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WEEKLY OnccON STATESMAN.
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: JUNE &. 1S77
civil kkkvice KKra.
The New York "Times editorial thinks
with few exception the civil service is a
failure." The Times is one of the ablest
papers now publis'icdinthel""nited States,
therefore, its ut eranees are entitled to
great weigh. In shaking of the 1 "resi
dent" ajsurancta.rtriea, edl. given on this
bject,the Time says : "The reform ele
ment of the connor, to which he must
chiefly 1 k fr support, is in no niood
to be put off with petty sentiments or
glittering gerierali'ies. Enemies f the
public service are only to 1 routed by
direct attack." "'The President
has made a mistake in temporizing. He
aui repair the error only by forthwith
adopting a system of appointments which
hall proceed by exac and rigid competi
tion, not to petty politicians and bum
mers, but to all honoralue men who chime
to cuter the lists," etc With a portion of
! he criticism of the Times" editorial we con
cur most fully ; but with the dimly out
lined plan of reform we must respectfully
take issue. Iu our jndgtnent it is not
within the jmwer of any President, fully
sujipord by his Ca'iinet. to institute
methods of refirm, ani e.-.rry them out
ucctiwfiilytwithou: the support of the peo
ple. And that support must take a more
tangible form than simply an endorse
ment by the genera public; it must jier
weavie the whole system of government,
commencing with the people. If the tieo
jJe choose dishonest or incapable men to
fill the minor offices; if he men appointed
to stand in high piacts are sorely in need
of reform themselves it will be worse
than futile to expect good recommeiida
xioiii for appoin menu to office. If the
channels of information are c.irrupt the
ftppointmen-s will naturally be cor
rupt also. In this "competitive examin
ation" business wehare no patience: there
la emietiun enough already, it is with
bad selections 'hat our complaint U made.
The Presided and his Cabinet may sin
jrely desire to make ouiy good appoint
neiijs and la1" earnestly to secure such
results; no rules can be hud down no pul
ley eau ' ait p cd that will be an entire
UC;X-K-i, until the (rrk of reform has fulii
taken p Mii n of the masses of
the people. Rules and regulations
ktc gfcjd in t'.ieir places, and so are
laws and cotL-ititudiHial limitations,
bat of what avail are these, without the
mural support of vhe eople. Law in the
sns rac; is of a value, it is the proper
enforce men tha: gives importance. The
laws of our country are for the most part
good enough, when earned out according
feo the spirit and intent of the act. but it
is the misapplication and the lax-k of
proper enforcement that pln the mis
chief in he world. An upiioht judge
is essential in judicial proceedings, but
almost powerless with false witnesses and
corrupt jurors. The President and bis
Cabinet may accomplish much in the di
rection of CH-il Service Reform, but
iSssy cannot cure all the evils connected
with this business at once, and it does
not show good judgment in those who
expect and demand this of them to the
fullest extent. Greaf reforms are not the
iiurL of a day. When the jieople get
-rally in earnest on this subject, and wake
up i jermal responsibility in the prem
ies we may hojie for good results. "Is
he honest V and "is he capable .'" shoidii
be Paramount e inaidera ions in the selec
tion of all officers whether elected or ap
jtointed, aud then hold each resj nisi hie
o the full extent of the pari performed.
When this comes to be the rule of ac
tion throughout ell the Departments of
Government, we will 1 ave Civil Ken-ice Re
form in the true sete of the term. Un
der present conditions it is expecting en
tirely too much to demand perfect ion in
J1 the complicated workings of our Gov
ern rnent.
1EBT LalCBaJKIX.
ExiITfjs Statesman : We notice a recent
imue of the Evening Farmer makes the
startling anaonacBDMot that it a a uon-pax-4taaa
paper devoted to the local interest of
eialeni. The resm way this aanouueement
;s ao ridiculed is that the few readers
til the evening Farmer live in Marion county,
awd hence are acquainted with Sam Clarke
ad know it would be impossible for him to
-nut a p"'-"" paper as he usually desires to
change his polities once or twice each tear.
-Upon examiningthesame ismeof the Evening
Farmer, we notice a great many items about
Piety Hill Belle's striped stockings etc.. all
rj which lead ns to conclude thst the second
jiftrposition, devoted to the local interests of
iem, is substantudly oorrect. We are at
' kut, however to anderstand how it is that
each a sedate gentleman as Mr Craig can ,
Vrd to send out such a silly mess of trash
v an intelligent people.
The SrATBA. uiider iu new manage- i
imjnt in just the paper we want, I inch '
Jtrttwitb a club of names which is a
J'eginnsog of whit w? propose fc 'lo for tlis
Jvf.nTms, Ms 31t, 1TT.
TWC MLVKK nTM.
Tlie silver question is again attracting
considerable attention. The telegrams in
to-day's pajier gives what purports to lie
President Hayes' financial views, also
wise of the criticisms of the New York
Times dissenting from the President's re
ported jHwition. It is well enough,
doubtless, to have a policy on that sub
ject, but it is evident to Jcaref ul observers
that for cheap demagogisin, there is per
haps no theme more fruitful tlian this.
To grapple with the question of National
Finance requires not only a thorough ac
quaintance with and a careful analysis of the
business transactions of the Na'ion, but
also of the commercial world. In treat
ing the question of currency it is neces
sary to understand the laws of trade and
oonunerce govenuagthe commercial world. '
If the laws of t'.ie government are not
made to harmoi-ize wb the laws of com
merce, the resui. lur.y prove disastrous to
the government, for the reasnn that the
i laws of commer?? cmtrol in all questions
of finance. 7i;" irie may seem very nice
on paper, but hen reduced to practice
prove utterly worthless.
Gold and silver are the recognized nie
: dium of exchange among all civilized
j nations, uid in order to regulate these
j in any one government by statutory en- j
actments, there is great danger of dis-;
, arranging the flow of circulation so as to
work injury to the business community,
j To illustrate, if the government should
by law fix a greater or less relative value j
. on either gold or silver than the commer-
I eial world recognizes, the eifect would be j
I I j drive the undervalued out of the chan- j
i nels of trade, and to flood the country
with the overvalued medium of exchange,
j For these reasons, it is of the utmost im
j portunce to keep the relative standard of
! values so evenly balanced that it will keep
i up the equilibrium of traffic and circula-
tion. If by law the present standard dol
i lars of g ild and silver are fixed as equal
for all purjujees and in any amounts, and
the commerce of the world place a differ
I ent relative value, it would immediately
follow that whichever medium the com
merce of the world discounted would flow
into excessive circulation, while the me
dium, at a premium, would pass
out of circulation. A - stand
ard of values that would work in har-
mony with the laws of trade to-day so as
! to keep in circulation a due proportion of
I each of the metals, might not in six
months or a year from now, answer the
j intended purjiose, by reason of some uu
i forseen change in the flow of exchange in
; the channels of trade. Hence the difficulty of
fixing a standard of relative values, and
maintaining them continuously for any
! great length of time; the laws of trade are
j more potent than statutes. W ould ;t not be
) well to fix some standard of weight and fiae
! ness in each of the nietaliccoimt. and then
transact business entirely on a sjtecific
contract sys em ? If business was es
tablished all over the country on tius
basis, commerce would regulate the rela
tive values, and there would be no dis
crimination between the rich and poor, in
business transactions, through the me
diums of exchange. Prices would be reg-
I ulated in proportion to the kind of pay
j contracted for. To make gold and silver,
alike legal tender in all sums, unless the
relative values are kept equally balanced,
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I u 10 uutne a uiscnrainauon,noi in law, nut
in fact, in favor of the rich as against the
poor, for the medium on which there was
a preiuium,would soon 1 hid away in the
vaults of the rich, aud the business of the
country would be transacted through the
discounted medium. By the laws of trade
i coins, like all other articles ol com
i nisrce, will go where they will command
j the lies' price. The pure cannot lie con
fined on a level with the baser no more in
monetary matters than in any other de
partment. And to make silver a legal tender in
small sums only, is also legislating in the
interest of the rich The laboring man
and the small dealer are compelled to re-
i ceive pay in depreciated currency, but the
bankers, large dealers, and creditors will
stand on their privileged rights and de
mand the exact "pound of flesh." It is
the first duty of the government to iro-
tect the laboring class of community, the
nca can take care of themselves.
The telegraph announces the departure
on yesterday of the members of the Gro
ver investigating committee for Oregon.
Grover may noW'put his house in order,"
for about the twentieth of this month the
fur will commence to fly. It will be in
order, no doubt, to send for Benator Kelly
to explain Grover's crookedness, since he
has had some experience in that line see
his screech on the Patrick dispatch.
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"We go to press, the Daily .Record and
Willamette Fanner, in consequence of which
our paper" will lack several of its leading
feature to-day. Evening Farmer of
June Cth. "The public will ins nndemtanil :
exactly who to hold responsible fur any brit? ;
bant eifuxious that may steal into the col
ii3in, such a) the "Folk cuanty girls "HKik"
i:d 'gazing over the fence. ' Souh lmr.t. of
t-i'-Uin h'"j!d not !t crjvle'l (;nt."
ALL WUU AS ALL KIV-BTT.
It was all wrong for Gov. "Woods to
draw seven hundred dollars for services
visiting the Penitentiary, but it was all
right for Gov. Grover to draw in two
years ending September 1st, 1876, for the
same services the sum of seven hundred and
sixty-seven dollars and fifty-five cents
for the Mercury endorses it.
AX r. LTTTKBt Tw 4i. at AlHtiB.
Deab Sir : I notice in the Statksm as,
of June Cth, your ironical attack upon
the resolutions passed by the Liberaliats,
regarding the Sunday Question, and as
I was the only speaker upon that occa
sion, 1 feel it my privilege to reply. But
in order to do so nnderstandingly, I will
state what I take to lie your real meaning,
namely :
That Sunday is a holy day, made sa
cred by God himself, (instead of being
human invention, as I contend,) and that
any amusement or unnecessary labor on
that day is just as wicked, and should be
punished just the same, as lying, stealing,
killing, etc
I am aware that all ignorant religionists
hold to the foregoing doctrine, but that
a gentleman of your high literary attain
ments, who knows exactly how to sell
"pic(kttiio(ky" should take such a preju
diced view, somewhat surprises me. Now,
sir, I deny your premises, as I under
stand them, and challenge you to a public
debate of the whole ouestiou
iu order
that thtse who feel an interest in the j jierfecting the "Anaconda coils" around
subject may hear all that eau lie said on j the "sick man" of the East,
both sides. Nor will I limit this chid- j Present appearances indicate less pnd
lenge to yourself, but leave it Ojien to all abilities of outside interference than at
who take your view of the matter. Shuidd
this challenge be accepted, I hereby agree
to treat tay opponent with all due courte
sy; but if not accepted, and the Chris
tians persist in their abuse of the Lilier
alists, then I may be tempted to pay
them in their own coin.
I never find fault with an opponeut, no
matter how severe he may be, so long as
he is willing to meet me openly; but it
is very annoying to have an opponent
pretend to all the decency and honesty,
and at the same time, without the least
provocation, insinuate tliut I and my
friends are the advocates of "lying, steal
ing and killing," yet when called ujion to
either make gid their charge, or retract
it, they get uftm their dignity and as
mum as the grave. ruch a course is not
gentlemanly; but whether in accord with
popular Christianity or not,l leave others
to judye. Yours resjiectfuUy,
V, . H. C'HASJHf.
U swt-i as"i IxFOLmc. Angered con -
trovern- orijuarreling never pays, and under
no crdinsry eircunistauces should it be in
dulged. It not only renders you unhappy,
hut ouce indulged in, your own temper be
comes nioro irritable and yon gradually but
surely loose self control. A quarrel degrades
a man in his own eyes, and words
are often spoken in anger which are far better
nnsaid, but when spoken cannot be recalled,
or forgotten. A quarrel not only degrades,
but blunts the finer sensibilities, and lowers
the standard of morals, by disgracing those
that indulge the pastime, lowering them in
the estimation of the world. The truth is,
the more peaefully and quietly we get on in
the world, the better it is for all concerned.
our neighbors as well as ourselves. If a !
man cheats you -quietly inform hun that
you are aware of it and quit h,m, forever,
u.-.-..,.,,,
win prove tne netxer conrse to puraue. ii
yoa are abused quit the company, without
running away; avoid personalities, that in
their tendency stir np bitter feelings; if you
are slandered, let your actions give the he to
whatever accusations are hurled at you.
There is no better way of meeting calumny
than by a quiet mannerof treating the wrung
n t-i-l, 7 :..u m.;i A.... ; ..1
, , , , , , I are infringing niion the lilsirties of the
will hern out, aud quarrels neglected be- i , . . , , 5" ;'t i , .. , ,
' s peopie ana ought to lie ulioiiHhea.
come dull as sn extinct volcano. What- j 2. Tliat religion (so-culled) is an ii.di
ever your circunistanees in life, no matter j vidual affair and therefore needs no pro
what you are called nu to pass through, tection aud hindrances to individual cn
quietly meet the rough edges that will not ' jynent can only exist within each lmr-
wear off by friction, but leave them to w ear ! ' coi'tr"L, , ,
- . ... ... . ti a. ihat the day set ariart for religious
SDHHith by tune, tunimg neither to the right 1 . - , . ' 1
, . , J. ... , i actions lieing unneccessary, the
or lett, but straightforward, not heeding the name haU cjlai,ged U, Nick day, as a
accusations that may I hurled at you. or tribute of respect to the first advocate of
noticing the inueu.li that are intended to unlicensed freedom.
ruin you by your own good conduct, aud a
self-assured conscience, void of offense, yoa
will have won the respect, that follows as a
result, of a life spent in trying to do right,
leaving anger and the baser passions at the
starting point.
ns a m su a mcwblb mm wr k.
a ru tkvt i rArt.au
CifM Aiso, May 25. In the Presbyterian
Assembly this morning there was a long,
personal and excited discussion on the stand
ing of a church member who owns stock in
a paper which is published on Sunday. The
whole subject of violation of the fourth
commandment came np in dulnte, and tiie
propriety of church members owning gas
stock, street railway stock, railroad stock
and mining stock was questioned. The case
in dispute was occasioned by the report of
th Committee on Bills and Overtures that
the hyiKid of hne might disciple a church !
in the t'.rie Presbytery which persisted in re- j
t-uiiiug it iMMn a niau who was pan
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Wdl -ma, Frbytenan tr.end m other.
T. . "!u!
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n:v:..-. ii- Li ,n e .-
ST UlttU HM'.I.
Ttwrv no dearth itf fcmdnM
in Hub wiirlU of our ;
OnW in our blintiiwtM
We gullir treinw fr Sowar!
outwunf, we an tminittu?
Tnuuidim on aiioclMr '.
While we wjv lliiy yvwrniug
At the reuue at "UnMlwrr
There's nu kuinh at khulnea
Or Uve ani,iuK mankttMi,
But ia dorkliu kiovlinm
Htttl hww ci biixui'
Full of kirHlneM liotln;,
soul u thut fniui eiHil,
Wheu Ihey sittftil be minltn
in uim kiiuhvti whik!
There nn dnh of kindiw.
Though It be uiMrwkeu,
Par the heart It biiituvth
KjuiinKuiilMi in tkei
Thau there be nolle m InwU ,
Hut bve eiime einre) touch;
Yet, ntiraiu; h unholy,
W live (or mti too much.
Ai the wild row hlnweth.
A run the hapiky nvr,
Kimioee freely tlitweth
is the hesrt firever.
But if ma will hanker
Kver for fpiluen titmt,
KiiMimt heart will canker.
Brightest qariu ru.
Thare no dearth of kiiidnee
In thw wurtd of tHir.
ihtlv in our bliminee
We rather thorn for ftowers!
Oh' cherwh Gid' het glvuf
r'ailtiur from above?
Life were not worth living,
V re it not for Love.
In scanning the dispatches from Eu
rope, it is difticult to glctui anything very
definite as to the progress of the war. The
general tenor of the news dtes not give
an encouragement to hojie for peace at
any early day, !U some of the dispatches
for the last few days foreshadowed.
j Russia seems to lie massinc her forces and
any former time. Tile "coup d' etat" of
President MacMahou has somewhat un
settled affuL.-s in France, and caused con
siderable disquiet among the different
European governments. England cannot
afford to o to the rescue of Turkey w l,ile
there is r,!iy uncertainty as to how France
will act in case of an emergency. There
fore, for the present, Turkey will have to
contend single-handed with Rusaia. It
also apjiears that Russia finds it necessary
to move cautiously for fesr of treading on
the corns of Austria, hence the necessity
for holding in check some of the minor
provinces that are chaffing br the fray.
No important battles reputed. The ris
ing of the Danube has temporarily delayed
movements.
Thomas B. Merry, hite of the (Seattle
Disjiatch seems to think it unhealthy for
newspapers in M'ashington Territory, un
less the same are sulsiilized in some way
1 or other. Mr. Merry is an able writer .but
j for some reason he luvs not lieell able, or
seen proper to remain i:i one pxiitioii
any great length of time. We hojie Mr.
Merry will find some place where "inde
pendent journals" are a success, and that
he likewise will liecome a success.
Hl.tl 411E.4T1.
Editor Statesman: Your notice of
the resolutions, adopted unanimously by
the Saturday evening gathering at the
Opera House, bus iniurested me as show-
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mg a deemed expression of a claas of cit-
lzens tliat evidently knows all aln-ut the
W 1 1 T1 J i tl flll.dtll iTl
I eathtjr from the bmt rwt.jlvt; that thtrv
art nit hif lis-n- V.iif lh.-ii.. in i.n
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j From the second, that some ,H,rtio of
y """iV8. , .
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iiiiru, mat picKmiciKj excursions are
at least epial in moral and spiritual intlu-
enuv auvoiieviui oi pruuw, open air wor-
ships, or distribution of gif why chance.
Fourth, tliat Sundav laws are such a
nuisance that they ought to lie abolished.
Permit me to continue the list :
Rkholvesi, Tliat in this free country
! all laws for restraining individual action
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a. xiicii. auiooiis, piuuius, i oni i or
eins, race courses, profanity, lying, steal
ing and killing are free to all, and are the
surest way for exalting the human race
(vide article on Hemp aud its cultivation,
page 3io) and upon prtqier consideration
of this subject hang the destinius of our
nation.
o. Tliat all schools or institutions of
learning that have anything different from
the freest actionforindividiialsasthe hight
of human happiness and the end and aim
of life shall lie abolished.
0. That all laws governed by any code
of morality axe infringement U)mii indi
vidual thought and action, and that
committee ought to present and urge the
same to the consideration of the next and
all subsequent Legislatures.
7- That the principles of our action
are each one for himself and the for
us all. G. Kaihkk,
Secretary pro tem.
x,iiw-nvii . ineiiayoi uays, tne trreai
'.the inward eve out-mi to the I mty lit
thi t th: ;I1i,,rw,..nc,. f l ,w;
Emerson : The day of days, the trreat
. . . . . .
bniniiK. to t.n: omiiiiirefl'jiiee ox : i -
that what is nniHt !k.-, and on;:! t t- he, -r
is oe'-ti.
LIS tlttUlt tYF.V
The New York editor, of the evening
Mercury, gives a full description of a
plan for the reclamation of thodescrt plains
of Africa. French engineers have made
surveys and estimates of the cost of cut
ting a canal from the Mediterranean Soa,
into the great Saliara Desert and thus
rendering fertile an immense district of
country, now barren and utterly worth
less. The project has lieen rejmrtod feasible,
and it is now proinised to irrigate the
sands of Africa, even if it drains the Med
iterranean Sea; then indeed shall the
"desert blossom as the rose." Notwith
standing that this is a project inaug
urated by French engineers, still there
may be an opening for western enterprise.
The desert land squatters in California
and Oregon have not had full scope for
their "taking talents;" besides it J ments which culminated in the resoln
is extremely annoying to sensitive minds' tions that were adopted, nor was I ac-
tvi have the uuappreciative populace con
tinually giving publicity to modest enter
prise. Here there is a bnw.1 field for
"desert land" sjieeula tion free from the
petty annoyances incident to land grali
bing efforts in this narrow contracted
country.
Here, uo jealous Homestead or Pre-
eniption claimant would lie found to c;iu -
test or question the right of holiest i nn- i cation, and made assertions that are
tors after dry lands to file his application merely insinuations.
for uulimitcd quantities of the sea of inov- j You are viewing the mutter in question
ing sands, in the great Sahara Desert. j from so differeiit a staid -jMiiut that any
Then it would be a hiiire joke on the j thing like a fair investigation would not
Frenchmen, after their skill and money
liave ojwned a channel for the sea to
fl kkI the plains, to find the whole plains
claimed under the provisions of the "IV--ert
Land I!il!;" then would the "tide in
the affairs of mon" take a turn and East
ward "the march of emvire takt-I its ;
way. j heat of debate, is "too thin."
Twice glorious would lie the consuiu- My wish in writing this coniiiiunication
nuttion; it would give ample scope to ex-! m'y t:Um U' U,m t,mt tlle cltti'
, , ' . ,; of individual nght of action is not to lie
panding ge.nus and rest to the actual j Md hen the conMiquenoe. are suck.
Homestead and Pre-emption claimants in : as to dirH-t!y destroy the recognized pi in
California and ("rvgon from uuptuasaiit ciples of those laws, that as good ciiiaeiis,
dreams of sjKtculator claims. Then it j "v i'lwlg'-d ourstilyes to al.ide by.
.11 l .i , j " hatever of "irotiv" existed in the at-
would leem a hule more considerate to L- , waM ,1ttt;:. af :,,:,.:,,,.
j jump a chum of the French, than that of
neigbliors and fellow citizens.
THE "STtlliv-s it- AM ITS II1.1KI.
The .r,iw, under the new manage-1 TsrrjMii: ti.
m;it, seem to lie in the wav of mnkiug i , , '"
columns of figures eoiictiniing money j 1 be destruction of the Turkish iroi
drawn by certain persons from the State ' c"td on the Dunulie by gunbouts onus!
Treawury, and theu, for fear none of its with torjiedoes conveys a lerson of grat
reiul.-r will Udieve them, wants us to en- I imp,irtanee. If a great ironclad caa be
dorso uie figures to give them reaiiecta- ! - , , , .
bihty and standing in that paper. This tlm,i 'c"'!y dwtr.yea by a few -we
have refused to do, for were we to do ; significant vessels, the whole character tf
so we would lie endorsing a falsehood and ! lu.vul w arfare iiiiiht lie changed, Sone
impairing our t.wii standing for truth and ,vam hould i.robablv be made f.r
veracity. In the issue this illuming it is ; . , . , . :
charged that ei.G,.vnr,.r l!r,,v,r. for l),v ,md ,B "! ti,e Turkish gunners, fir a
I tears, eiiduig Septeiulier 1, lHTti. drew
for expense in visiting the Penitentiary
STCT iw, while the tnuh is, from the re-
iwrw, ue om urv cxj.i as eAiMinm: in
1 . . . . .
visiting said institution from May 1, 1873,
toSenLnberl.lfCi;. a i-ril ..f ,,arle
x, . , , rr - ,
All lull I 1 ins is an tinenuivdcaianswur
' 1
; U it f We, in .mr aimplicity, supiHised
: tM nl,n f s ate Treasurer to l
We iiius'
confess that we
v UIWfc Wfc
; did itiukt' a iiiintake f f'ltir .lollni in our
cacultttlllw, it ,m,ht ttl hav, 1
1 ilu,t(,a(l f ..TlltJ truth M
i bown bv the Treasnr..n-, ReiH.rt. that L,
., , fix.-
eittMji
; Fund, lietween and including the hint
tf:.y March, I17 i, and September,
1Hfi . , , .
six
months the kiiiu of Si, 140 55.
Th,
t ... ,, -it i i I mail suitace to an enemy, and that h
four years. Our neighbor only make a . , "
. i-o ,i i,,.,;. ,! i i aiaivity of movement it umv render utv
mistake of i44J in this one item, besides .. . n . , -
: ,. .;. .i f - .i , ! ami uncertain. The toniedo (luesti'i.
misstating the fact as to time, the period , i, ,,. , . . ., x. , .
i i . I ' however, concern the Lngtish navy ciufc
lieing nearly four years instead of two. - I . , , .. , ' " '
v ''.. i - as nearly as that of the Porte. Rusat
"Mercury" should not endorse a fa-eliood j the future' than the heavy armor plshs
neither do anything to injure what lit- and the big gun have iu the mst. 1U-
tk-standing it has "for truth and varauity." onl 1 ,ii"n- j
So it niust have lie:ii that ither fellow , The publication of the delinquent tax it
the Stwte Treasurer, that has been put-1 of Chicago, thi year, it is said, will at
ting up these figures on the Ex-Governor, j the tax payers C. (.. Ovx-r two hundsl
Eleven hundred and forty -six dollars and pages' of a gotid-sizeil uewsjiujiur is requod
lii'ty-five cents, in three years and ix j set it up. It looks as though there mHit
months, drawn out of the Penitentiary j ' a ""ct "l'" ''tth- job in the arrangmist,
Fund by Ex-Governor Grover, so says j at aU vnt tl,( "'".wing i not ver Ui
the State Treasurer. , l""lt f,,r the "(jue.-.i rity" of the Wt..
Come noighlKir, lie umipiivocal and do j A California pajier is reHi.sih(. r jie
not imjMtir your "standing for truth and ' fact that all the ugly girls are dmwird ai a
varacity. But to be candid, neighbor,
now iu it come when you were giving
the figures exact as the "truth is from
reiHirts," that you did nut tell us just
how much Grover did draw out in two
years for this service f Were you afraid
oi luipturtiiu your maiming i xui men j
k. .t ...
much of a start; it may be, after a little
further effort, you may lie able to give
"uneijuivocal" answers, to some of the
other. ,une we have propounded. "Cour -
ago ,
The h...,.elit man in A, -ill ei.il
III TlIl
phiaog-
'.veiling
Oregon in a few days. He has the
nomy of the ideal pnza fighter. - r.
tic uwi buiimm inu( man reaeuei i orv
1 I 1 .1 I .
land some time since,
hut
very body (iiikwI
knows something smart,
There are nine things that n il! n.nl.e a
man mad, but one is enmu h when his'
vite n inm imcnnt iui-. ,.ii,-.ii,.,...Pif..
-- --- .. . ..... ,, , ,
cause she c.uldii t g -t the wasU-lK.iU-r off
, tlie stove m time
Ussvjt'rvwAi answers are the Mer
cury's strong hold. "Would it not be well
to let the people know just how f ir the
Mercury endorses Grover's action in the
Cronin business This may lie important
in view of the investigation business the
Svnato Committee has in hand. Grover
will need a little "unequivocal" support
Mr. Mercury, and iierhajis it would lie
just as well to give samples of your "un
equivocal" equivocation.
oKRroDi:K.
W. H. Cramtt Dear Sir : Your on
letter in the Statesman addressed to G.
Kaiser is before me. Its invitation to
discuss the subject for the benefitof others
is noted and declined for these reasons:
I did not attend the meeting on Satur
day evening, and neither know who were
prominent in the advocacy of the senti-
quainted with any jierson (the Secretary
excepted) that had been connected with
the discussion of the subject.
I cannot Wlieve tliat you would enter
upon the projMnied discussion with a gen
tlemanly spirit, or conduct it without
jiersonulity.
You have entirely mistaken or willfully
j misrepresented the tenor of my communi-
' mlv '"'I'rart'cable, but impossible.
After st:ti!w w hat von U lievp tohethe
meaning 4 toy "iroiiiad" cumiuuiiication
your Jirsit counter staU'iiu'iit is a sneer at
"ignorant religionists'' and with a playful
illusion to my gift of sjK.-kiiig, places
me among the despised tUti
) "hen vou commenee with jici-sonalitv.
u iiiiiiK u rvinun iroin u uuriii j llis
r liU-rals.btit at eonchisions which could
j I legitimately deduced fnnn reaolutiont
' given to the pul bc for considtrratioii.
Vours Skeptically, U. KaIskk.
', lt ret!y conceivable tliat trained
I tillerists would have suffered the Rui
j gunUmts to approach mi closely with ii-
t . v . -.1 i i
iiiinitV- !'V,rf lift,, if iimut iu, ,....k
1 " " " " , "; " "mj" ru"K'-
! ,M "l"1 gUl,Utt presents a vey
f ' it- IO H11C. m.
t i... :i a i i . j
i aJIC voniiv iiroviire kiiriiefio IKiaiS. Sat
S l.-fore them T the most formidable in
? clad in the British Beet would apirentj-
! f""d 1,"ie cl!WM!e- Jf m tl
....u- unu-,.;,.,. i-i.
; i. JLu . .
wUh' 'snnd. , ca 7 uL
j quickly, and .letailed f..r the express
i I1" "' H'tomptuig toqmd.Msi. Ail
t tvu" il,vni " tliu itussian Uovernmrt
; lwd , mi)wije ecHimbting the Whitehall
torpedo, it would lie itlmost impiektible i
; protect HiitjM against its attacks. Its
; evident that the tori do is destined .
revolutionize naval architecture, and tit
it will tllav a far inul-o iiu'uirf '.mr t.,.,-1 in
certain age in a Lower California ei-, si,
withstanding this, the girls outnumber La J
boys two to one and not one of they jm.-
"stnped stockings."
Where does Dr. Mary Walker
rise a
match t JJautiury News. A
who
know
wears
bifurcated frocks should
! enough Ui strike a match on the
jd oon
iafe to
taini" t',u briiimUme- ami it ia
1 wur tl,at -be do. Nomstoi
' m .
Her-
1 The laU-st "war" maps are all wel
longh
amusoinMit l,nf fk.il ll.,l!..ia
'" ,,Io,h1 - the wheai
' 1 j
nn tea
I
i rnore "'" aH t,ie "'"l in the worl
Now that bustles are going out
nsrset
dfsshion
I . I I I
oeuire seaiiinx ner ;1I.
J
Are almoin iihiviiio- or-,. n.,1 lm-j
j asked a little four-year-old,' rJ other
evening, when she saw the metol shoot.
A f.ilhia- !iAv irl..,..., iu
.,aWii u ii;.i hi t iiK7.no sonn. to r r,t oi
.1 . e .;i . i. . i .t
freckles. He still has a feiv !;. fore
but inside he isn't frt jklcd a hi
f