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PORTLAND, SUNDAY. JULY 30. lf05.
A TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE.
New Orleans checks the yellow fever
since the cause of It, or the agencies
and instrumentalities of its propaga
tion are now known. If these epidem
ics are visitations of Divine Providence
it is some satisfaction to know the
methods, or somewhat about the meth
ods, through which DJvine Providence
works Its sovereign will.
It has been ascertained that yellow
fever Is an acute infectious disease
which Is transmitted from the sick to
susceptible individuals through the
agency of a mosquito. This mosquito
serves as an "Intermediate host" for
the yellow fever parasite which Is pres
ent In the blood of those sick with Jhe
disease, during the first three days of
the attack. After filling Itself with
blood from a yellow fever patient a
period of twelve days is required for
the development of the parasite in the
body of the mosquito before it can
transmit the disease, by Its sting, to
another Individual. Only so, however,
"""van yellow fever be propagated.
Having ascertained these facts, men
now know how to fight yellow fever.
The measures are all prophylactic
They consist, first, in Isolation of every
yellow fever patient, so the mosquito
can't get at him and so carry the dis
ease to others; and second, In Avar on
the mosquito 1n all possible ways
through destruction of his breeding
places and Interposition of the mosquito
bar. especially at night, against the
visits of the insect to those who are
well.
The germ of yellow fever Is a para
site developed within the iriosqulto.
Study of this development Is one of the
most Interesting of all things in the his
tory of microscopy. The ordinary laws
of sexual life-history. In parasites as
in all animated nature, are observed In
these germs and In their transforma
tions. The human race, then. Is very largely
at the mercy of a parasitic organism,
discoverable to the eye only through
the microscope a parasite that devel
ops through an annoying insect; and
the result is wholesale destruction of
the human race. Life of man, then; the
Immortal being, depends on the mos
quito: and so the life of man and the
life of the mosquito are In some way
mysteriously correlated. All Nature,
then. Is one man and mosquito and
man must take his chances. But we
may suppose man has some advan
tage. His range of knowledge is lim
ited; but he knows it, and perhaps the
mosquito lias no such thought. But
think of human beings, the lords of
earth, destroyed In multitudes, in this
secret and insidious way, through a
contemptible Insect! "What is man
that thou are mindful of him?" Is,
however, the superior power more
mindful of man than of the mosquito?
It would not so appear, from these or
from similar facts, discoveries or reve
lations. Bitten by this mosquito, car
rying Its parasite In a particular stage
of its development, you will have the
yellow fever and probably will die. The
process will be less mysterious than
heretofore, but the why and the where
fore will be even more insoluble.
Prior to the Civil War yellow fever
prevailed almost annually, in the region
of the Lower Mississippi, and .was gen
erally believed to be a disease of the
climate, beyond the control of any pre
ventive measures. The first hint or sug
gestion that this was an error was sup
plied by the close blockade and strin
gent quarantine regulations enforced
during the war. It Is now generally
recognized that the introduction of one
or more cases from some foreign sea
port usually Havajia or Vera Cruz
has been the beginning of 'every epi
demic at New Orleans or other ports of
the United States. Frost puts an end..
to it by stopping the breeding of the
mosquito. Bat It Ss an error to suppose
that more northers localities jgxs im.-.
xnune. There never has been in New
Orleans so great mortality from yellow
fever as In Philadelphia, In the year
1793. when ten per cent of .the popula
tion died In the co.urse of a few weeks.
The disease was very-fatal In New
Tork In 1798. and the same year was
prevalent in many of the towns of New
England.
It is not doubted now that the disease
by vigorous measures may be con
trolled and epidemics prevented. The
work at 'New Orleans Is proceeding on
the basis of the new knowledge, with
entire confidence of success. But un
remitting vigilance, supported by rigor
ous measures of authority. Is required
The only, chance is to compel the .indi
vidual to yield to the control of the
state.
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
The war between Japan and Russia is
probably ended. Both belligerents are
maneuvering for advantages looking to
an armistlpe.and the negotiation .of a
treaty; dui anotner great iana cattle is
unlikely. . nor do -well-informed observ
ers expect -the siege of Vladivostok.
The Japanese envoys are on the ground
with characteristic alertness; the Bus
sians have sailed for America with
something less than tholr characteristic
dilatorlness. The pour parlers will soon
begin, with good likelihood of ending
in a treaty. Russia-has nothing to gain
by more fighting. There Is no victory
in sight for her on land, and certainly
none on the sea, and she knows it- All
attempts "to save her face" are sheer
waste of men and money. They can
only Increase the prestige of Japan, dl
minish her own, 'and further perplex
her internal troubles.
On the other hand, whatever Japan
gains by fighting must now obey the
law of diminishing returns. Each new
advantage, because of greater distance
from her center of population and sup
plies, must be won at a cost advancing
in geometric ratio. This Japan is wise
enough to know. She also knows the
danger of exciting the Jealousy, or, per
haps, the hostility, of other nations by
pushing matters too far. Success may
be too brilliant and victory too com
plete. The Greeks conceived It best to
deprecate the Jealousy of the gods by a
sacrifice when their prosperity seemed
to surpass the measure of human
desert. Sulla commanded the sculptor
who chiseled the Inscription on his tomb
to ascribe his victories to. fortune, not
merit, lest the envy of the. gods be
awakened. ' It Is a fanes, or something
more than fancy, of the Scotch, that
Just before some overwhelming calam
ity a man Is often superlatively auda
cious. They say then that he Is "fey."
The Japanese are not puffed up with
overweening self-confidence. More than
any other modern nation, they seem
to have the virtue of temperance so
much lauded by the ancient philoso
phers, which includes simple habits,
moderate desires and restrained ambi
tion. They are the most practical of
peoples. Americans often claim pre
eminence as practical men; but In some
respects, at least, the Japanese surpass
us. They have adapted their national
life to the teachings of science with a
sweeping approach to completeness,
which shames not only us, their first
preceptors, but also, and more, the
European countries where science has'
had Its birth and largest development.
Our application of scientific, or "theo
retical.", truth to practical affairs Is
limited to commercial undertakings.
"We are quite willing to admit that
mathematics, chemistry and physics
must govern In mines and manufac
tures, in telegraphs and railroading;
but we hesitate to conform our practice
to theories equally Inexorable when It
comes to politics. Even in medicine our
public conduct Is that of a nation ig
noring wide realms of established truth.
We cling to the ruinous fallacy that
what is true In theory may be wrong
in practice a state of mind which ex
cuses ignoranoe and Indolence and en
courages dishonesty.
What is true in theory Is right in
practice. If there is a variance here. It
proves either that the theory is false or
the practice out of accord with It. The
Japanese accept this precept and carry
It out inflexibly in their politics and
military affairs, as well as In their engi
neering and manufactures. Therefore
their success In statecraft and war
amazes the whole world. Germany Is
passing England in the technic of pro
ductive industry because her factory
superintendents are better theoretical
chemists. Japan makes war better than
Russia, not because she has braver sol
diers, but because she carries out sci
entific theories which Russia knows
Just as well, but Ignores In practice. It
Is a tritely quoted saying of Napoleon
that "an army travels on its belly."
Japan agrees with him, but recognizes
also the humble utility of sound feet
She not only warns her soldiers against
Infected drinking water, but gives them
slippers to wear after the march. In
the Spanish War, America lost fourteen
men by disease to one by missile. Japan
has more than reversed the proportion.
America knows medical theory; Japan
applies it The common diseases of the
soldier are all preventable.
Again, the missionaries assert, and
the world bellex-es. that Japan Is essen
tially a Christian nation. Russian .talk,
echoed by France, of Japanese heathen
Ism, Is discounted everywhere. Not
that her ancient rites and formulas "of
worship are discarded, but she has re
Interpreted them In terms of the Chls
tlan theory of life; Just as the Occi
dental world is driven, every genera
tion or two, to restate the meaning of
Its creeds. The words are of little con
sequence; but all denominations feel
that the meaning must change as our
understanding. of Christian theory' pro
gresses. Japan has accepted what is
true in Christianity, Just as she has
accepted chemistry and physics, and
with as little fluster. Her astonish
ing genius for civilization is shown
In this treatment of the relig
ious problem more clearly than in her
rapid mastery of science. There has
been no outward change, no iconoclasm.
All has been the subtle work of the
spirit; the simple recognition and ac
ceptance of what Is true.
The enduring quality of Japanese
civilization is manifest In her discrim
ination among theories. She Is equally
wise In accepting and rejecting. The
word theory Is made to Include "specu
lation" as well as "truth." England
boasts her rejection of political the
ories; It is speculation that she rejects.
She has a theory of government com
plete and consistent, and her practice
rarely varies from it America has a
theory of gorernment hat it is "of .the
people, by the people and for the peo
ple ; but her practice varied from the
theory in the beginning and has not yet .
completely conformed. Every depart
ure, as in the election of Senators, was .
& weakness which time has inexorably j
political practice to our political theory,
as In adopting the referendum,
strengthens our civic body. Japan be
gan her civilized career as the pupil
America; she may continue it as our
teacher, at least of this" precept, that
what is true In theory Is right in practice.
A VICTIM OF PERVERTED ETHICS
Widespread interest will attach to the
resignation of Dr. George T. Moore.
physiologist of the Department of Agri
culture. Reading between the lines of
the telegraphic report one cannot es
cape the feeling thatOhc was dismissed
for misconduct though Secretary Wil
son sugarcoats acceptance of the resig
nation. That the scientist was guilty
of graft in m.!ld form Is clear.
Every American who cultivates the
soil will regret thatDr. Moore departed
from the path of strict rectitude. He
set out a few years ago to do' a work
which would have almost immortalized
him. Experimentally and practically
he modified an Idea of foreign scientists
by which many blades of grass could -be
made to grow where one grows now.
Their plan, tried unsuccessfully In Eu
rope, was to inoculate the ground. De
tails of the discovery and its applica
tion were published a year ago,, but
may be repeated here in brief form.
Soil needs to be renewed by nitrogen.
This element abounds In the air.. Grow
ing legumes absorb nitrogen and
through their roots put it into the
ground. Now, by inoculating the seeds
of legumes with certain germs, their
capacity for absorbing nitrogen and
putting it into the ground Is multiplied.
Dr. Moore discovered a practical way
of producing these germs and of inocu
lating the seeds of clover, alfalfa, peas,
vetches, etc. By actual results achieved
on measured ground from measured
crops. It was demonstrated that the
product of Inoculated fields was about
five times as great as the crops from
similar earth not Inoculated. The cost
of producing germs enough to inoculate
an acre of ground Is about 4 cents.
These germs .were to be furnished
free by the Government but the
facilities of the Department of Ag
riculture for cultivating them are so
limited that only a small percentage of J
applications could be filled. It appears
from yesterday's news reports that Dr.
Moore referred applicants to a company
'jn Pennsylvania which manufactured
the inoculating material. A block of
stock in this company had been given
to Dr. Moore's wife. Dr. Moore started
right' He declined to patent his discov
ery, and gave it to the people of the
United States. It would probably have
made him rich. But he weakened and
became a victim of modern perverted
ethics.
DOCTORS AND BIG FEES.
Senator Clark, of Montana, Is on the
high road to recovery from the mas
told operation -to which he submitted
a. short time ago, and his surgeons are
anticipating a fee that will enable them
to retire from the worries of profes
sional life. His Majesty of Russia Is
said to have rewarded the physician of
the Empress at the birth of the Czaro
wltz with a fee of $250,000, bestowing
upon him a highly-valued decoraMon.
Dr. Lorenz was paid nearly half that
sum by Mr. Armour for curing the
deformity of his little daughter. Each
of the physicians of Senator Clark ex
pects to receive a check for 1100.000 In
case the copper king Is restored to
health. Skillful physicians and sur
geons are compelled by the humanities
to do a great deal of work in the relief
of suffering and the saving of human
life for which they receive small com
pensation or none at all. In cases like
those above cited and many of lesser
note, but still largely remunerative,
they make up the, balance that is due to
their skill and responsibility.
Of course this method of striking a
balance may be. and often Is. pushed
beyond a reasonable point, but in cases
where men possess millions It works
no hardship. The "big fee" Is the thing
expected, and Is commonly paid with
out protest
REASONS FOR GERMAN INTERFERENCE
Under the diligent coaching of Ger
many, undoubtedly assisted by Great
Britain France'and a few other coun
tries vitally interested In Oriental
trade. China has at last begun showing
resentment at the treatment given her
subjects by the United States.. The
Chinese have been somewhat slow to
anger, and had the foreigners refrained
from pouring oil on the flames of their
wrath, it Is doubtful If the present anti-
American movement would ever have j
proceeded far beyond the stage where
It could not have been blocked by a lit
tle more liberality In interpretation of
the existing exclusion Jaws. But our
foreign competitors In that rich trade
field saw an opportunity and were
quick to make the most of It
Germany is blamed for the greater
part of the mlschlef-maklng,-and will
undoubtedly profit by the trouble she
has caused. When we read that Ger
man commercial agents are doing
everything In their power to create a
sentiment hostile to all American trade
or policy, our first thought Is naturally
one of resentment A little closer analy
sis of the situation, however, will bring
to mind the fact that Germany, as well
as China, has a large-sized .grievance
against the United States traders. Ger
many produces large quantities of beet
sugar for export She also grows bulbs
which are much sought after In the
United States, and has for sale many
toys and other manufactured articles
which the American public would like
to buy If It was given the opportunity.
Germany buys from the United States
Immense quantities of cotton, steel.
Iron and other products, and. as they
are all needed -by her people, they are
admitted either duty free-or at a very
low tariff.
This policy Is beneficial to two great
classes, the American producers of
these exports and to the German con
sumers. The united states needs a
moderate quantity of German sugar
and other products, fully as much as
Germany needs the American products;
but Instead of following the same
broad, fair trade policy shown by Ger
many, we shut out her product? with a
prohibitory tariff, thus injuring our own
consumers and the German producers
and benefitting no one except the trusts,
which have grown enormously wealthy
through this selfish, unjust policy. Ger
many has a satisfactory commercial
treaty with nearly all of the great na
tions of the earth except the United
States. Her Inability to make similar
reciprocal terms with this country has
angered her. and she is. exhibiting this
anger by giving us a stab in the back
while hiding behind poor, decrepit old
China. Such conduct on the part of
Germany im not pleasing, and we fee!'
to understand the cause that has pro
duced the effect.
Our foreign trade Is growing rapidly.
It Is breaking all previous records, and
for the year ending June 30 last reached
a grand total of f2.S35.970.333.. a gain of
nearly J200.000.000 over the previous
twelve months. And yet we fall far
short of Germany or Great Britain In
the volume of our foreign trade, al
though we have a larger population and
1 neater resources than either of those
countries. In comparison our high rec
ord shows poorly Indeed when we con
sider our capacity for development
Until we can approach a little closer to
these great commercial rivals we should
do all in our power to. promote busi
ness by the most liberal policy possible.
Instead of seeking to obstruct It by perr
nlclous barriers erected to protect
trusts.
Our treatment of Germany has not
only aroused her wrath at home, but
she is stirring up trouble for us In the
Orient If the present anti-American
crusade in China should assume propor
tions that would cause us trouble, we
should remember that no small part ofr
the blame must be credited to our own
foolish, restrictive and Insulting trade
policy.
SCANDINAVIA.
The Scandinavian peoples differ little
among themselves In language and less
in blood. Dane.. Swede and Norsk look
alike, talk alike and think alike. The
destiny of nations has awarded to Swe
den the palm In war, to Norway In lit
erature, and to Denmark In art .Thor
waldsen the Dane was the only modern
who could challenge without Imperti
nence the glory of Phidias. The Nor
wegians Ibsen and BJornson have no
rivals Iri the literature of "Western Eu
.rope for the last half-century. Gusta
vus Adolphus. the Swede, defeated the
armies of the Holy Roman Empire,
when those armies under Tilly and
Wallensteln hadalmost subdued Prot
estant Germany, and he made his coun
try for a generation the dominant
power In Europe. Virile and conten
tious children of the unkindly North,
the Scandinavian nations have been for
five centuries pioneers of civilization
and champions of Intellectual and re
ligious liberty. The public schools of
Denmark are the best In the world; In
no other country, not even In the land
of Tell and "Winkelrled. does the lot of
the common man so nearly approach
the Ideal of the golden age. Sweden led
the world In emancipating women.
While America was still Jeering at
women's colleges, Sophia Kowalewsky,
whose Intellect Is one of the glories of
unhappy Poland, was professor of
mathematics In the University of TJp
sala. Sweden has taught the world
how to solve the problem of Intemper
ance: she has given sloyd, rational gym
nastics and manual training to our
common schools.
While Latin civilization was slowly
dying In Central Europe.. Norwegian
sailors In open boats voyaged Into the
Mediterranean and -crossed their breed
with the decadent Italians. They pop
ulated Northern Ireland and the Scot
tish Islands. They colonized Iceland,
where for more than a thousand years
their children have cultivated lofty vir
tue. With the Danes, the Norwegians
cleared England of the wreck .of Roman
rule. They crossed, the Atlantic to
America long before Columbus Boston
has erected a statue to Lief Erikson,
who sailed with his vikings to New
England. There is another on the bluff
that overlooks Lake Michigan at MIl-
wauicee. The arm points westward.
with a noble gesture, and the sons of
the vikings have obeyed the sign. The
emigration from Scandinavia to the
northern valley of the Mississippi was
like the descent ot their fathers upon
tottering Rome. Wisconsin Is pure Teu
tonic. German In the east, Norsk and
Swedish In -the west Swedes dominate
the commonwealth of Minnesota. They
farm the wheat fields of North Dakota.
Ibsen was read and his genius' appreci
ated In "La Crosse" before Boston had
heard of him; even as Herbert Spencer
had ten readers in Chicago to one In
London, when he published his first
books. The Old Icelandic revival was
preached In the University of Wiscon
sin while the home literature of Nor
wav was still subservient to the Danes.
From the beginning of their history
the Scandinavians have been a (fertile,
migrating, conquering' race. The moun
tain chain which runs the whole length
of their peninsula, dividing Norway
from Sweden, leaves, on the Atlantic
side, only narrow valleys for the
farmer: but between the spurs, deep
fjords run far inland, tempting to boat
men, while fisheries along the coast In-
j vlte to a reivard' of Industry which the
land gives grudgingly, or not at alt
Hence Norwegians have always, been
sailors. Their country has a milder cli
mate than Sweden, but it Is smaller and
less populous. Sweden Is formed by the
rise of the Russian plain from the bed
of the Baltic Sea toward the Scandina
vian mountains It is a land of lakes
and plains, not overly fertile, with great
Iron mines Jn Dolccarlla. Once Sweden
held all the" land from Denmark around
the Baltic and the Gulf of Bothnia to
Norway what Is now Northern Prus
sia and "Western Russia. "When Peter
the Great founded St Petersburg. Its
site - belonged to Sweden; .but Charles
XII. who was then King, was too busy
fighting the Poles to Interfere until It
was too late. The Swedish King ulti
mately sought revenge by marching on
Moscow, but in this venture, as in Na
poleon's case, his army and the military
prestige ot his country perished to
gether. Charles XII was Voltaire's
hero, a strange, ill-balanced man, but a
military genius of the first order. He Is
the best known of the Swedish man
archs. but by no means the greatest
That honor belongs to Gustavus Adol
phus, though many Swedes would
award ft to Gustavus "Vasa, who freed
the nation from Danish rule and estab
lished the Protestant religion. He was
a nobleman who sided with the miners
of Dolecarlla against the Danes, came
off victorious and founded one of the
most remarkable dynasties known to
history. The. Kings of his blood were
all gifted men. and. Christina, the one
Queen among then, ranks with the
greatest of women."
After Gustavus Vasa. Norway and
Denmark had the same King, but Swe
den was under separate rule until the
time of Napoleon. During the hurly
burly of that period the Swedes called
Bernadotte. one of Napoleon's. marshals,
to their throne:r and in the settlement
of Europe, affer the fall of the con
queror, the powers gave hira also the
crown of Norway. It is & "nice point of
this 'arrangement which has persisted
until the recent troubles, that each na
tion was nearjy independent having Its
scoarate domestic administration and
Legislature. Norway was. .not subject
to Swesen. It was meetly' te foreiga
rlty imperiled by the union. But Nor
way is a proud nation, and Justly so.
She desires complete Independence, and
deserves It Nor Is King Oscar to be
censured for agreeing peaceably to the
separation. It Is unjust to class him
with Nicholas as. weak and vacillating.
He Is a liberal and enlightened mon
arch: known to the learned world as a
generous patron of science; a lover of
the arts: one of the trustees of the great
Nobul prize fund; the friend of Sven
Hedin. The fate which brings these
troubles upon his declining years Is
cruel and unmerited: and. If he yields
with what may seem excessive meek
ness. It Is not because, he Is weak, but
rather because he is Just
John Carbutt. whose name ought to
be a household word throughout civ
ilization, died yesterday at his home In
Philadelphia. Twenty-six years ago he
Invented the photographic dry plate.
Without it there could not have been
the kodak, the pocket camera and the
many forms of picture-taking appa
ratus used dally by millions of ama
teurs. Carbutt's dry plate consists of a
gelatine emulsion which contains
nitrate of silver. Photography Is dis
coloration of this silver by light Be
fore Carbutt's Invention, a plate of
glass was covered with collodion which
was dipped Into a solution of silver and
exposed while wet jUntll the dry plate
came Into existence, outdoor photogra
phy was confined to exceedingly narrow
limits and then practiced under great
difficulty and with unsatisfactory re
sults. BIoscoplc pictures were further
from serious thought than traveling
now by airships. Carbutt made possi
ble newspaper and magazine Illustra
tion, which add so much to the day's
news and to nearly everything else pub
lished of human Interest A notable
example of world-wide Interest are the
pictures of operations before Port Ar
thur. "Without the dry plate, these
-could not have been secured. The
world often "reads" pictures when It
pays little attention to type. Carbutt
popularized picture-making and con
verted a profession Into one of the com
mon recreations and pleasures of the
multitude. "
The 'Norwegian steamship 'Tricolor,
less than a year from the stocks,
equipped with all modern Improve
ments, full powered and stanchly con
structed from stem to stem. Is pounding
to pieces on the rocks at Cape Mendo
cino, where she piled up In a fog a few
days ago. She was engaged In carrying
coal" from Vancouver Island to, San
Francisco, a short coasting route which
has at various times In the past claimed
many other fine vessels. It may some
time dawn on the minds of the under
writers that a coasting vessel Is S3fer In
the hands of a coasting matter than In
those of a deep-water man who Is un
familiar with the hidden rocks and
shifting currents that make trouble for
navigators along the North Pacific
shore.
The victims of yellow fever In New
Orleans, like those of the Intense heat
In New York, have been mainly con
fined to the poorer classes In the crowd
ed tenement districts. Huddled to
gether, miserably fed, starved even for
air. these people are readyt subjects for
disease and exhaustion. They are the
despair of sanitary science. In their
normal condition. When pestilence enT
ters their poor quarters, cleanliness is
enforced as the only hope of stamping
it out Resistance to this process Is use
less, and. to the credit of the Italian i
residents of New Orleans, among the
poorest and most squalid of whom yel
low fever has found ready victims, but
little resistance to sanitary commands
has been met.
The Washington Post has an Inter
view with Mr. Sol Poznanskl. of Helena,
Mont. In course pf which he talks thus
about the Lewis and Clark Exposition:
The show Itself Is meritorious, and then
the climate U a delight, but ot all the at
tractions they have I think the roses are the
real think. Roses! acres and acres of them
on fvery side appealing to the senses of man
In a way that no ordinary floral exhibit 'could
compare with. I have seen the magnolias
or the far South and the lily fields or Ber
muda, but they are not to be ' mentioned In
the same breath with the gorgeous and en
chanting ypectacle of the roses of Oregon.
There may have heretofore been some
uncertainty In Portland as to who Mr.
Poznanskl is: but there is no longer
room for doubt He is a person of su
perlative taste, rare Judgment and ap
preciative insight
Gray's Harbor people are still endeav
oring to secure steamer connection with
Portland and thus divide the business
that now goes to San Francisco. A
serious mistake was made In placing
such a slow and poorly equipped craft
as the Toledo on the route. Nothing
but failure could be expected with a
vessel that was unable to make the trip
of less than 200 miles In two days. The
failure to make any kind of a satisfac
tory showing with a boat of this kind
should not reflect In the slightest degree
on the real merits of the proposition.
There is a large and rapidly growing
traffic out of Gray's Harbor by water.
Portland can get some of this trade if
she goes after it with a good boat It
cannot "be secured with a steam scow.
A woman has come to the rescue of
Johann Hoch. the multl-wlfe-murderer,
with money sufficient to secure the ap-
,peal of his case to the Supreme Court
"Here Is evidently a woman who has
read the Bluebeard legend jn vain, or
whose education has been so shocking
ly neglected that she has not read It at
all. Let us hope also that she has not
read the evidence upon which this wife
murderer was condemned, but has sim
ply. In a blind, unreasoning way. come
to his relief, and that the stay of exe
cution will not be extended beyond the
day now fixed.
It is cheering to hear Portland Judges
calling thieves who masquerade under
business vocations by their right
names. These lay sermons, while not
strictly necessary, tend to clear the
commercial air of fpul-smelllng mists.
Jealous Callfornlans In times past
have' been wont to say that Oregon has
two seasons-he rainy season and Au
gust The thousands who have enjoyed
our June and July weather are likely
to change their views. .
There is a savor of downright brav
ery and civic rlghteousae? in the act
of A. G. Baker, a Southeastern Oregon
barkeeper, who promptly fallowed a
murderer forty miles and arrested him.
It was a groat day for Uk OtaeM and
Oteatvt. Haasoas aad Baa,, as all
0REG0N0Z0NE
A Few Lines to a Flirt
(Just any flirt)
O woman, bewltchingly beautiful, fair
ily made
By the hand of God, from a heaven
perfected plan;
Trusting and true, and simple ana" pure,
and steady-and staid;
Fit for the crown of angels, meant
for the comrade of man!
O woman, designed by God In the self
same happy plan.
To be a creature of gladness, a pho
tograph of Joy
That hath its original In heaven, where
It began
Thou picture of an angel, pure gold
wjthout alloy!
O woman, -grhy art thou so fickle, so
faithlessly false.
When Truth for admission knocks at
the latchless door of thy soul.
And Love, that is faultless and fair, at
thy heart's own window halts
And yearns to enfold and hold thee
In his serene control?
O woman, how canst thou wear thy
heavenly angel-face.
Thy human form that is sculptured
with high divinity's art
Thy angel-face, thy human form, with
its subtle womanly graces
When a Devil sits and grins In the
window of thy heart?
Grass Valley Cuttings.
When In doubt don't do it now; wait
till about the middle of next week, and
then maybe you won't want to..
If it is true that folks have to be ani
mals after they die, I hope to goodness
gracious I'll be a mule, because a mule
can kick all he likes to without be
ing called a crank.
When I run up to Portland and see
a woman old enough to be somebody's
mother packing a fluffy poodle pup
along the street, I just make a note of
the fact that I agree with Mr. Roose
velt on the race suicide question.
If Mr. Rockefeller should begin con
trlbuting to the conscience fund and
keep it up until his mind rests easy, his
private secretary would have to. burn
so much midnight oil in mailing out the
checks that the Standard couldn't sup
ply It. and that would break up the
monopoly.
Hints for Cub Reporters.
A negro Is always burly.
In most cases great excitement pre
vails.
The victim is Invalably found in
pool of blood.
The fire fiend licks .up a building ev
ery time It is turned loose.
The orator for whose entire speech
the paper hasn't room, always says in
part.
Whenever there Is a railroad wreck
or a cyclone or a dynamite explosion.
the scene beggars description.
Prizefights are pulled off. Any de
viation from this important rule will
result in your Immediate discharge.
Carlo Feels Safe.
First Tramp Dog Which way you hlkin.
Carlo?
Second Tramp Dog Hlttln the trail for
Portland: big doin's there.
First Tramp Dog Better watch out; the
Iggyrots'll be there next week.
Second Tramp Dog Huh! they'll have
to put up a mighty hard scrap to git me 4
In their Dot
First Tramp Dog What's yer.game?
Second Tramp Dog I useter b'long to
Jim Jeffries.
It is pleasing to note that there is noth
ing backward about the .crawfish market
.Says the Beacon, of Brokene Bow, Neb.:
"Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Leisure starred this
morning for the Portland Exposition, to
be gone several weeks." Apparently Mr.
and Mrs. Leisure are going to take their
time about It
The San Francisco Examiner remarks
that E. H. Hantaan Is disgusting tour
ists because their have to stand in line
at Portland "all the way from five to
ten hours" to get their railroad tickets
validated, owing, to the lack of clerKs.
The attention of Governor La Follette.
of Wisconsin, should be called to this
matter. Will the Governor be willing to
Include Mr. Harrlman In that little hang
ing bee which he has outlined for Stuy
vesant Fish?
Hall Calne has Just published an essay
entitled "M? Other Me." What! does
Hall Calne admit that there Is another
one of him? How can he consent o t!-
vide the honors?
1 Overworked.
"Your mother looks awfully weary and
fagged-out these days."
"Yes; she has been overworking her
self." "Indeed! In what way?"
-Trying all the rest cures suggested- by
wrlters for Sunday papers."
President Roosevelt objects to the use
of his picture in an advertising pamphlet
issued by the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce. This Is quite proper. Pictures- of
Presidents should never be published In
the lifetime of ' the Executives; they
should be preserved for use on postage
stamps after the original has gone hence.
A writer in Harpers Magazine points
out that there is not a single great writer
in whose writings numerous errors or
grammar and other mistakes may not be
found. A seat writer may make mis
takes with impunity, but the rest of us
must be careful. If you are rich you
can wear slouchy clothes without losing
money, but If you are too poor to buy
good, clothes you simply can't afford to
be wlthoutthem. Queer, now, isn't It?
According to Richard Lc Galllenne.
"Coney Island Is all the wondera of the
world In one pyrotechnic masterpiece of
coruscating concentration." Come out to
Portland. Richard, and hit the Trail. - It.
Is co rs seating-, concentrated and pyro
technic seven days a week.
ROBERTU3 LOVE.
Comforting News.
IJppincott's.
It takes a good deal to upset the New
Engla rider's equanimity. A New Hamp
shire farmer was driving past a country
house and witneMeCine tragedy of a child
falling iato a well. Instead of rushing,
appalled, to the sceae. he observed that
plenty ef help was at hand and jogged:
stolidly on.
About a mile below lived aa aunt of the
little girl whom the aeei4ent had befallea.
"How-do. Mis Faith." he drawled to
the woman afeellmg osas by the kitchen
door. "I Jus sees yec sfcter's Httle gal
fait down . the ctotera. I gosos she's
drowBeloa."
Thoa, havlK 4t)hroroi V jkys,)m.
VERSES OFJHE DAY. V
Thy "Will Be Done.
(The following poem by the late John
Hay does not appear In any of the editions
otrC Hay's poems. It was originally
published in the Independent)'
Not In dumb resignation
We lift our hands on high;
.Not like the nerveless fatalist
- Content to trust and die.
Our faith springs like the eagle
That soars to meet the sun.
And cries exulting unto thee:
"O Lord! Thy will be done!"
When tyrant feet are trampling
Upon the oommon weal.
Thou dost not bid us cringe and writhe
Beneath the iron heel;
In thy name we assert our rights
With sword and tongue and pen.
And e'en the headsman's ax may flash
Thy message unto men.
Thy will! It bids the weak be strong.'
It bids the strong be Just:
No Hp to fawn, no hand to beg.
No brow to seek the dust.
Wherever man oppresses man
Beneath thy liberal sun.
O God! bo there, thine arm made bare.
Thy righteous will be done.
Tho Foolish Folk.
Between life's gates of mystery
Throng solemn men and wise.
With scales to weigh the things that be.
To sift, reject and prize;
Long bowed beneath their wisdom's yoka
They ponder as is meet; '
But we. we be the foolish folk
Who know the world Is sweet.
Scholar and sage and fearful priest
They trudge a dismal quest. .
And marvel if the great be least
Or If the least be best;
Weighs each the worth of prince or hind T
"Neath cowl and cap and hood;
But we, we be the foolish kind
Who know the world is good.
Within the dust of yesterdays "
Their gaunt hands dip and stir; -C
They ponder on tomorrow's ways
And guess, distrust, aver;
Yesterday's fault, tomorrow's sin
Their withered lips repeat:
But we. we be the foolish kind
Who know today is sweet
Oh. wise men of the somber heart.
We be of little, worth.
Who play our useless games apart
And take our joy of earth:
God's mirth when this his world awoke.
We only heard, we foolish folk.
Who know that life is good.
Thcodosia Garrison, in The Smart Set
The 3Ian "Who Works and Gives.
There Is hepe for the man on the long,
steep hill
Who is tolling to find success;
There is hope lor the man who uses his
will
In the struggle and strife and stress.
There is hope for the man who will banish
luck.
And bend to a wiser plan.
If,' shoulder to shoulder, he stands with
pluck.
And gives to his fellowman.
Deep In the whirling, eddying stream
Of striving humanity lies
The smold'ring flames that will glow and
gleam
Like the light from famished- eyes.
When fanned by desire, ambition and
pluck.
Let these be your tools for success not
luck
And give to your feliowman! . r
Milwaukee Sentinel.','
A Japanese Sonjr. '
Lovelier are the flowers
That drop down to the earth.
Snatched an whirled by the wind.
Than they that wither away on" the trees.
T3m Vor n t-o t)in tt t--I -t-o . .
Than those that die inglorious on thelrt
(Leave fruits delicious and sweet:
Let the warriors leave their names . -And
glory lasting forever after them!l
Translated by Uokichl Kawai from aen-'
sai Murai's "Tale of Akoya."
A Lesson. 4
HIghup upon the mountain
A tiny blossom grew.
With soft, sweet, velvet petals
And little heart of blue;
A hot and rocky cranny
The only soil It knew. . . '..
And yet it never murmured. N.
' There "on ita sterile height.
But glorified the crevice
That patience made so bright,
In Summer's golden daytime
Or Winter's silver night
No life Is all so barren - .i
But some green spot Is there.
Some memory Its perfume.
Some hope that makes It fair, ,
And sheds Its sweet aroma -
Around it like a prayer. f
And yet another lesson "
That I have not forgot
We each may shed a glory
About some desert spot
And feel a new contentment
Whatever be our lot
Maurice Smiley, in Four-Track News.
Canoeing.
Gently gliding down the stream.
Youth and maiden fair; '
Life 13 but a rosy dream,
Joy beyond compare.
Lover with his sun-browned arms.
Guides the frail canoe;
Maiden with her sun-kissed charms.
Smiles upon the crew. .
He's the crew from mate on down.
She's the captain bold;
He fears to see her wear a frown.
He fears to hear her scold.
And so he guides the frail canoe.
Where'er she wills to go;"
She smiles upon her gallant crew.
He loves his captain so.
Canoeing Is not unlike life.
As dajwn the stream we float;
Man takes his orders from his wife.
He gently guides the boat
She watches him and gives him cheer,
'Tis she that keeps him true;
She is captain, without fear.
And he the gallant crew.
E. A. G., In Detroit Free Press.
Camplnjr Songr.
1
Has your dinner lost its savor? .
Has your greeting lost its cneer?
Is your daily stunt a burden?
Is your laughter half a sneer?
There's a medicine to cure you. t
There's a way to lift your load.
With a horse and saddle and a mile of
open road.
Is your eyeball growing bilious?
is your temper getting short?
Is this life a blind delusion.
Or a erlm unlovely ort? '
There's a world of health and beauty, . -
There s a helD that cannot fall.
In a day behind the burros
un a dusty mountain trail.
Come out. old man, we're going
ro a land that s free and large.
Where the rainless skies are resting
un a snowy mountain marge.
When we camp In God's own country.
you will and yourself again.v
With a lire and a blanket and the ciars
uoon the Dlaln! . .r-
Bliss Carm n. in the Reader Magazine.
.
Storm In Summer.
See, heralds of departing .drouth.
Phalanx and cloudy phalanx form
While flash along the sultry south
The pyrotechnics of the storm:
Bright mantling crest and slope ana,
Bringing to earth her long desire
Tne lever sootmng 01 ine rain:.'
Clinton Scollard; i New York San.'
EnglaHd's Ccrse.
, 3lkm Secolo.
Betting has become the corse of Eng
land. The iNeapOiitaa passioa for we kk-
eroJgna, Lords, nombora of Parltemoat
vorkMB, kkdJo, oUL. xaoa .aad. nhJUntv
Mecuni, It' is a odateal froa