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f' JUSTICE TO KUROPATKIN :
i Amid ths Jrouhled, swnes of -Russia 'a, war at
fcast one admirable episode-appears. That is the
f doing of justice, though tardily,; to the man who has
tonspicuausly done best, or least ill. in the whole
' ouunatirn. savs the New York Tribune. General
?; Europatkin has at last been appointed commander
. Ex-chief of ths Russian armies in the far east. That
: a only a fitting recognition of his merits and his
achievements. His early boasts about driving the
Japanese from the continent and dictating peace
; at Tokio and Lis later talk about V luring the Japa
mese on" may be remembered with an indulgent
smile. The "last infirmity of a noble mind" should
easily be forgiven. What is certain is that in cir
cumstances of peculiar embarrassment and difficulty
-le has shown himself patient, resolute, resourcful
' and possessed of masterful ability in both defence
i and attack. Russia may have had greater generals
than he, but the world will hesitate long before it
-ventures to name them. Certainly not one of them
vex commanded in two as great battles' as those of
Liao Yang and the Shakhe river, and not one held his
ground against mighty a foe as that which for
months has confronted General Europatkin.
The incident is of pood promise to Russia. It
will be well to have all the armies in the .'r east
ender one control, instead of having one under Ku-
lopatkin anJ a second acting independently under
Cripeaberg. It will also be well to have t-jr that
cpreme commander one man who has shown himself
appreciative of the real situation there and at least
more competent than anyone else to deal with it
Had Europatkin been pnt .in supreme command at
'the beginning, the campaign thus far would prob
ably have been far more profitable for Russia than it
kaa been. It may be an open question whether cvtn
he, at this stage of affairs, will be able to recoup
the losses that have been suffered and repair the
tiachief. that has been done through divide! eiun
arls and through the crass ineptitude of its titular
superior. At least we may be sure that whatever
can be done to that end he will do. If he does not
win a complete victory for Russia, he will minimize
ter defeat J ' .
As for the unhappy blunderer who now steps
down and out of the place he has filled so oailly,
Russia may well rejoice in being rid of h?oiV He"
nay still pose as viceroy, but it will be as a viceroy
with no army, no navy and no civil government at
lis eommanri the veriest figurehead. There he will
te impotent for mischief. He is now returning to
St. Petersburg, perhaps to be "kicked upstairs" into
rune place oi distinguished insignificance. It il)es
ot seem credible that he will again be intrusted
Tsitb such sway over imperial destinies as that which
Je enjoyed a year ago and which he so egregimisly
and disastrously ill used. It is characteristic of
liin that in his latest proclamation he all but ex
lansts the vocabulary of flamboyant adulation upon
limself and has no tribute but that of studied slights
and ill-disguised contumely to offer to the great sol
dier who succeeds him. It is characteristic and it
is appropriate. A Europatkin could wish no higher
f raise than the spiteful slights of an Alexieff.
forgotten by most people. To how many is tlw name
of Sylvanua Cobb, jr., fnmiliurt Very few. Yet
Slyvanus Cobh, jr., was America's most popular
novelist only ft few wars back. Franklin Tierce was:
a very popu'ar man in the state of New Hampshire,
and he served one term as president of the United
States. Hut a far-seeing son of his own state clearly
foresaw the inevitable, when he remarked that
Frankling Pierce did very well for New Hampshire,
but when stretched over the whole country he would
spread out pretty thin.
The troubb with most men lies in their lack of
individuality. Most men are content to think with
the crowd, to live like the crowd, to be nonetities
in the midst of nonetities. If they hold office they
have their earjelose to the ground to detect what
wave of popular emotion is playing. If they are
writers thsy, write to suit the masses. If they are
business men they will never forsake the old ruts.
- But the men whom the world remembers are the
men who have' been true to the highest light they
could see. They have concerned themselves with
truth, and not with the popular ignorance. If states
men, "they have stood firm, like Seward, for the
higher law;' if writers they have dwelt in the
eternities. ; ,
Individualism is only the assertion of the right
t f opportunity for individuality. It perceives clearly
that what tl-e world needs at all times more than
anything elsw is individuality. All tyrrany is deplor
able, whether it comes from individual despot or
majorities. It aims to crush all originality, and
every type of character and way of doing things
that is not in agreement with its muddle-headed
brain. Individualism is the eternal protest against
tyranny, and the assertion of the right of the indi
vidual to maintain his individuality, and do his
work without Jet or hindrance.
INDIVIDUALISM. , ,
All progress must come from the power of in
itiative. At all times we need the men who can do
things. "We must have men who can conduct busi
ness, manage the affairs of state, write books, pakt
fietnres, cane statues, compose music, men, in sh;rt,
to do all the work that the world requires to have
irae. !(,'.
There have always been men who fancied they
were capable of doing this work, but the majority of
them have beci! failures, says the Ledger. The ma
jority of men who have posed as business men, states
men, writers, composers and artists have been men
whom we quickly forget. Their work has been weigh
td in the balance and found wanting. There are
few of those immortal names which are not born to
die.
And why these failures! The answer must be
because these men are not able to speak the large
word or do the large thing. Some of them were suc
cessful enough to suit their own day and generation.
There have been writers who have made a fortune
from the sale ol their books, whose names have been
ADVENT OF THE ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE
Manifestly the big electric locomotive, built for
use on the New York Central, on its city termina
and in the tunnel, inenns business. It means even
tual mischief for the locomotive with the wreath o
smoke and of tteam, and with its scattering of spark;
along the lines and routes over which it hauls- its
tons of freight, and thousands of passengers. The
trial of the big electric locomotive was satisfactory in
II respects, though it was not attempted to speed it
to the limit claimed for it 100 miles and hour.
In testa of power to haul heavy freights, in per
fection of movement, and in answering its helm
as Secretary Morton might say in a fit of abtsrac
tion the testimony of the experts and the railway
officials shows that it was a pronounced success.
named a neavny-ioaued train ol ireight at a speed
varying from 60 to 70 miles per hour. Whether it
is the beginning of the end of steam is a question.
There are locomotive graveyards in the United States
in plenty, but it is only after years of faithful ser
vice, and when convalescence is pronounced to be an
impossibility that the steam locomotive is sent to the
yard to rust out its life, and, eventually, to be melt
td over again for the reproduction of another loco
motive. .. .f
There ere too many locomotive engines in the
United States, and their value is too high in the
millions to allow them to be discontinued at once,
notwithstanding the perfection of the electric motor
tnd its smokeless, qualities a quality devoutly to be
wjshed in all cities.. But it is evident also that the
locomotive has attained its highest degree of perfec
tion,' while the electric motor is comparatively in its
infancy. By the time the motor attains all the de
sired qualities it will be a strong competitor, even
a magnetic competitor, with the. locomotive engine,
and in the contest the latter would go down and into
the graveyard... ; K
The motor engine is swifter, cleaner and not so
noisy as the rteam locomotive, and its drawing ca
pacity is in line to be as great. Then it will be the
age of electricity, and not the age of steam.
THE PEACE CONGRESS.
President Roosevelt's proposal to call another
international peace congress comes just at the right
time, says the Saturday Evening Post. The Russo-
Japanese war has been watched by the civilized world
in a spirit that is wholly new a spirit that shows
how far and how rapidly the human race, under the
impulsion of steam and electricity, has moved away
from traditional ideas. The civilized see as they have
never saw before that war is frightful, patricidal,
The practical cce as they never saw before that war
is wasteful and ruinous. Not through the glamor of
glory but in the cold light of reality appear those
myriad maimings and slaughters. Men read with
aversion, and the whole race is shuddering.
Sydney Smith said that a moment before Moses
struck the rock doubtless many were insisting that
there was no great demand for water. And doubt
less many now believe that there is no widespread de
mand for the abolition of war. But there is. And
when the roc't is struck at the right time and in the
right way we shall all be wondering how mankind
permitted itself so long to be dominated by a passion
so bestial and so insane.
"We shall be not only prosecutors of wrong,
ut builders of right," says Walbridge. The repub
lican party has shown the constructive faculty as
well as capacity for honest government
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K 543-545 Bond St
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FOUR REASONS
Why young men and women
should attend the
PACIFIC LUTHERAN
ACADEMY.
1. It has a large faculty of well-
trained and experienced teachers.
2. It believes that the school
exists for the students, and not
that the (students exist for the
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3. It furnishes tuition, board
and room at the lowest possible
rates, thus making it possible for
persons of limited means to get a
good education.
4. It gives persons whose early
education has been neglected an
opportunity to study just such
branches as they need.
For further information apply
to
DEPARTMENT B,
PACIFIC LUTHERAN ACADEMY.
Parkland, Waah.
Notiot of Primary Elaotion.
Notice la harebjr (Ivan that a pri
mary election for the republican party
will ba held In the city of Aatorla.
Oregon, Saturday, November I, Ittti.
between the houra of 13 m. and t
p. m. of auld day, for the pur pone of
electing thlrty-alx (S6) dolegutea to a
republican city convention, hereinafter
designated, which aald delagalea are
apportioned aa fotlowa, to-wlt: -
Klrat Ward 12 delegatea.
Second Ward 12 delegatea.
Third Ward It delegatea.
Tha -following polling placea and
Judgea for aald primary election have
been aelected:
Flrat Ward Polling place, court
houae; judgea of election, 8. O. Trul
linger, P. J. Ooodmun, J. A. Montgom
ery.
Second Ward Polling place, office of
C. E. Foater, 84 Commercial atreet;
Judgea of election, Jamee W. Welch, C,
E. Foater and B. A. Elgner,
Third Ward Polling place, omce of
Aatorla Bos Company; judgea of elec
tion, Ouat Holmea, Iver Anderaon, W.
T. Scholfleld.
Furthermore, notice la hereby given
that a republican city convention will
be held at Ota court houae . la the . city
of Aatorla, Oregon, on Wedneeday,
November , lo, at the hour ol p. j
m, for the purpoae of nominating fah
dldatea for the following cltr offlret - '
to be elected at the city election. on
Wedneaday. Iecember 1. l04t j j
On cltjf attorney, for a term of tw !
yeara. ! c
One councilman from the ' Becond ;
ard, for a term of three jreara. '
One councilman front, the " Third ;
ward, for a term of thiee yeara. M ',
j uy order of the republic cltr ean-
trul committee. t .'
HARRISON ALI.BV. Chairman. ;
CIIA8. H. ARERCROMniE, Boe. -
Not A Slot: Day Slnee.
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