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coMcrin east portion.
southwest;
PROHIBITION SENTIMENT.
Um AAiienimnnx ftiffBS of the
times is the steady and extraordinary
growth of the prohibition sentiment j
of the nation. ! No day passes without
some record of its remarkable spread,
and usually in places where it is least
expected as a cardinal proposition of
civic procedure. What was once a
despised element of the political and
commercial programs, is, today, the
vtry cornerstone "of effective propa
ganda aU over the United States. And
the marvel is well worth searching an
alysis on the part of those whose won
der is excited or whose business is
imperilled. . ' , , -" ., T e
' Primarilv. it is due to the daring
assumption of the liquor interests of
the oolitical oreroffative in this conn
trv and secondarily, to the graceless
success of Jhat assumption. The coun
try has revolted, at last, at the dictum,
and the wave of prohibition is due
leas to the actual sentiment behind
the doctrine than to the popular re
sistance to a control at once insolent
and disastrous.; We have laughed off
the matter for long years, but the irk
some truth sank into the public con
science finally, and the sweeping, un
disputed course of prohibition every
where is one of the results that as-
tnnnds while it gratifies.
Let it be remembered of all men
that this powerful expedient is not of
any given field; its universality s
crucial proof of the fact that it is be
ing used as a political weapon rather
than as an ethical test of the anti
liquor forces that might be engaged.
There can he no doubt of the exist
ance of the rebellious attitude of the
American public against the domina
tion of the liquor-control everywhere;
even here in Clatsop it is in sure, but
quiescent, state, and needs but little
to make itself felt with a command
ing force that will turn things over on
the instant and for good. It is no
child's play; it is a living, engrossing,
potent fact, with a threat in its power
and a sting in its final application, for
those who shall invite its application.
THE PARDONING POWER.
. . . . . ...... A,.r
may be turnisnea eisewnti.
nwrM has th exclusive executive
right cf this fine function and he has
used It with" his, customary sagacity,
for political ends, and those ends have
Wn served, without doubt, to his en
tire satisfaction. But the people are
not satisfied. There is very ptain and
mAotwrma- comment abroad over
the State in this regard, ana a grow-
ins sentiment in favor Of consuiu.
tional qualification of the great prero-
Mtive -..For ourselves, we snouu
like to see the right vested in a board
of pardons, of not less than five, with
two women in the group; tne wnoic
membershio to be distinguished by
rears of pronounced civic standing
and good citizenship ana our one
enn Brh Tear, lust soout mis
time. This would take it out of poli
tics, which is the main consideration.
earned the distinction ot "empire
builder" by the sheerest and sharpest
application of the term to its farther
demonstration.
We are not the idealists the Fot
man think; we arc a very practice
neorde who cossets the true idea of
our own great West and the formid
able conditions that beset such men
as James J. Hill when they undertake
their projects.
The Saturday Evening Tost is pop.-
..iir nut here in the Northwest: but t
can easily disturb that popularity bv
such gratuitous snarls as the one mi
uuestion. Such utterances are calcu
lated to waken the suspicion, that .the
Post man is iinderstandingly commit
ted to Mr. Harriman and his inter
ests in the Northwest, so gratuitous
and unaccountable is the stricture in
last week's issue of the Tost: nor
would we deprecate even such an tn
terest -if Mr. Harriman built more,
and speculated less, in Western rail
ways.'
This is written from the farthest
western terminus of the" Hill line
and is prompted only by the sense of
fair clay that should govern a paper
like the Saturday Evening Post. The
article in question appears elsewhere
in this issue of the Morning Astorian.
Fate and Mrs;
Bayard.
By LUIU JOHNSON.
Copyrtgutwl. lS. by Associated
1.11WAIT I TOM.
COMEDY IN CRIME.
The
London Urchin With tits Bun
Down HI Back. ,. . ,
It has been a matter ao customary to
look upon crime aa tragedy and crimi
nals as tragedians that to aver that
comedy Is more frequently to bo found
tn crime than tragedy seems at first
view paradoxical. let such ta tho case.
A little London urchin ran into a
hiker's shoD and. niacins? a halfpenny
on the counter, asked nervously and
timorously, "Mister. "ave yon a air
penny buster (bun)?" .
Tea. my little man. Hera is one
cnltB hot." . ."
'Thanks, mister. Would yon mind
a-ehovln It down my bacr
"Down your back, my little man!
Whv down your back t"
"Cos, sir.. I'm only a Uttla on, and
If those chapa outside know I've i
boater they'll take it, and I am so 'nn
trr I ml
"Dear me, how wrong of them!
Come round here, my little chap. There
there. It Is down your back."
The boy ran off. In an instant an-
nthpp entered a blcrer boy.
"1 aay, mister, 'as a little coy just
been In 'ereF
"Tea."
And did ' buy a 'alfpenny busterr
-Tee."
"And did arsk you to above it
down 'la back, as na big fellows would
take Jtr . :-.
Tea." '; : - :: : :
'Yah! Where's your watch and
ehaln? 'Fs got 'era. , E's Just round
the corner 5 f ; s i ,
Out rushed the baker. In a trice the
biz bov collared the till and bolted.
The shopman never saw the comic
side of it all. London Btrsnd Maga
sine, ; .
At this season of the year, just
when all the kindlier instincts are in
full play and mankind is thinkin?
most of his fellows, the relative values
of the pardoning power are well with
in the purview of discussion; and out
here in Oregon there is even ampler
cause for its public treatment than
,( EASTERN PEEVISHNESS.
The editor of the Saturday Evening
Post throws a dignified spasm be
cause, forsooth, a Western editor, an
ardent admirer of James J. Hill, gives
a bit of testimony in his columns of
that irentleman s masterly thorough
ness and public spirit in the building
of one of the the finest trunk-lines
in all this section of country, and at
tributes the ardor expressed to syco
phantic devotion to a rich man, etc.,
etc. "' " '
We are willing to make due allow
ance for the Saturday Evening Post
man's ignorance of Western senti
ment and of'the absence of traditions
in the .West, and to acquit him of
any definite knowledge of Western
realization of the greatness of such
work and of the local gratitude leu
when our interminable distances are
reduced to a minimum by the pluck
and money and brains of such men as
Mr. Hill. And we are not particular
that it shall be due to Mr. Hill; any
other able man will do.
We do not know to whom the Post
man refers in his diatribe nor do we
care who it is. The comment is ripe
with insult and should not pass un
rt;-ri- it is a reflection uoon the
press out here. The West is grate
ful to Mr. Hill for many things far
nreitrr than the buildinff of the "400
mile branch" alluded to; just as it is if it were not tor weaitn s iooi
crateful to 50 other men identified , friend, or if people would always take
with the marvelous development of a joke, there would be even less tn-
the West He is no exception in the jvidious prejudice against wealth in
scale of pioneer railway projectors ( this country.
THE JOKE THAT
MAKES YOU PEEVISH
MMMtMttMttttttttttl
and builders out herei nor' in the
matter of the millions that have in
nured to bira from his superb courage
and splendid ability. He is entitled ti
Lis last dollar of profit, since it is
known that a vast percentage of that
same profit has gone back into enter
prise after enterprise until he has
There Is Only One
That la. '.:.,.
ImQizQtivG )':Bpohio Quinino
VSED THE WORLD OVER TO CORE A COLO III OMB DAY.
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"An Unfortunate Mistake" A
By Special Request Miss Holland will render that
DeaUlUUi UiU uyiuu agaiu ui iTigto
J ADMISSION 1? CENTS
SEATS FREE I
For example, a branch railroad 400
miles long was recently completed ia
the Northwest. It was a creditable
piece of work, ihe dirt was accu
rately shoveled, so as lo make a level
roadbed, the ties properly placed and
the rails laid exactly so far apart all
the way. The achievement was cele
brated at a public banquet, where the
gentleman who promoted the branch
in modest expectation of earning a
neat profit on the investment had the
pleasure to see himself described, m
letters of golden fire, as the "Empire
Builder."
Contemplating this, a thoughtful
contemporary somewhat atremble
with ecstatic devotion observes : "We
think we are entirely within the mark
when we say that the Pacific North
west owes more to Mr. Hill than f
any human beinor who ever lived."
Passing by the strict grammatical
construction, which would imply that
Mr. Hill is not a human being, this is
.the kind of thing that makes some
: citizens, albeit peaceably inclined,
.turn peevish and look about for ;
brick. They think Shakespeare. New
J ton, Lincoln to mention only a few
at random aid as much tor tnem as
for people who live off the line of
Mr. Hill's railroad. A gentle imputa
tion to the contrary, instead of pro
voking laughter, really irritates them.
Saturday Evening Post
Morning Astorian, 60 oents per month
Ceres Dlliousness, Sick
Headache, Sour Stom
ach, Torpid Liver and
Chronic Constipation,
risasant to take
Laxative Fruit Syrup
Cleanses the system
thoroughly and clears
sallow complexions of
pimples and blotches.
It is guaranteed
"Tu W wtiirln," calM Etlwl,
eAtiut PvrvTlnely the tall, well pro
portioned flnr In the doorway. I m
hldlnif." le explained CutsUotuv
came forward. "I'm "uldlna; from a
man."
ttomarkabler was Chlsholtu'a quiet
comtucttt b dropped Into a dwlr
opposite tuft settee . on which Minn
SpraBUo sat "I ha v. como hor to
hMe from a woman-a woman I nerar
met." ' , r i
Ethel clapped htr hand. "Wouldu't
It be funny if it happened that you
wewi running away from me aua I
ier ruimliifi away from yo we
both should be hldlug hero together
tmm Biirli ntherT
. than llkelv wo are the vic-
tim nf Mr. Rsvani'a well iutentloned
efforts." asserted Culsuolm. "It la oddj
that after dod-mf Mrs. Bayaru wj
iumi.1 tnA minwtvea in the same re
treat with the common aim of avoid
ing each other.'V - '
fU on should tali me your name
sugswted Ethel, "wt could find oul If
v mllJ th only two vk-ttms of
Mrs. Bayard s matctimaaing erase.
An.t nh the situation of its piquan
cy ofcjoeted Chlsbolm. "No, Mla-
Miss-eir-Mtss Ilmpl. I tnina w
will enjoy a chat far morts because we
ara not absolutely certain that pres
ently we will emergs rrom our retreas
only to be pounced upon by the ener
getic Mrs. Bayard, thereupon to be in
troduced to each other while the world
-our little wnrid-looka on and smiles
its commisvmtlon." ;
tr. iiimrd meuiis well." deciareu
Ethel, "bnt it Is dreadful the way she
nr.nn.i intrtHtucIns neonle with a
look that says. 'Now I have introduced
you youug people I shall expect yu ,u
b marrlrtt iuinietlltttely, because you
are perfectly aulted to each other.'
Every one finds such amusement In
Mrs. Bayard's matchmaking tnai ner
Tlctlma are marked persons, so they
corns to hate tack other. , i 1
rf h wr content with mere Dints
ii vnnM not b so bad."V continued
Chlsholm comfortabb".. "bnt she had
me over bere this morning 10 reu me
that tonight I should meet my fats."
"And she wrote me," explained
Ethel "It seems that she has three
sets of victims hero tonight, so as
soon as I came I made straight for
this flirtation nook. Mrs. Bayard be
lieves in flirtation booths to runner
tutr amiable ends, and it seemed a
clever bit of satire to take refuge in
one of her matrimonial traps."
"I felt much the same way," asseni
oA Chixhoim. "Of course some time
in the course of the evening I shall
bave to undergo tne ordeal, out i am
trying to defer her Introduction uutll
the Inst moment
ThlH la th first time that I ever
have been warned that I mast marry,
whether or no, andwell, I don't sup
pose that it would sound right to say
that I am bashful but I don't seem
ta fsncv the idea."
' "Which is ungrateful when Mrs.
Bayard' goes to such trouble on onr
eeonnt." reminded EtheL "Bbe elves
three or four balls a year Just to 'bring
nennle totrethcr.' as She expresses it"
"Just as though the people would not
And each other If let aloneT' comment
ed Chlsholm, with a laugh. "Now, I
can imagine that in nappier circum
ntnnres I mlirht
Whatr demanded EtheJ as Chls
holm naused.
"I was eoine to say." ne concluded.
"that left to myself I might perhaps
have carried out Mrs. Bayard's wishes
through natural Impulse and not
through a sense of duty.
Ethel colored softly, at tne remark,
for the meaning was not to be mis
taken. Moreover, she suddenly re
gretted the matchmaking propensities
. . ....
of her hostess, wmcn naa resuiiea in
prejudicing the mind or this new
found acquaintance against ber.
I remember when I was a young
ster in short trousers," reminisced
Chlsholm, "that one day my fatber
mixed a pall of whitewash, placed a
brush beside it and gave me strict or
ders not to whitewash the chicken
coops because I did not have th
requisite skill. Then be went down
town, and I took chances on a thrash
ing to prove that I could do it"
"We always want to do the forma-
den things," assented Ethel. "I sup
pose we Inherit the trait from our flrst
parents." i
"It's human nature," agreed uiis
holm. "Now. if Mrs. Bayard bad said.
'Above nil things, keep away from
Mlss-er-Dlmples.' I should bave
hunted up the Introduction the very
first thing instead of running off to
hide."
"And then toti make my acquaint
ance tho very flrst thing, Just the
same,"
"But we are not certain, yon know,"
tilendefl rhlshnlm esirerly. "Yon said
yourself that there were four other
victims."
"Jiut of course we are ona of the
MlrR." insisted Ethel.
"Perhaps not of the same pulr. It
may be that through some nappy
chance fnto has been permitted to
Uike a hand and do things right." '
"If you would tell me who you are,"
suggested Ethel, "we could settle the
matter."
"And spoil it all," reminded Chls
holm.
"Then t shall ten you my name," de
clared Ethel firmly. "I am"- ;
"You are Ml8 Dimples for lust a
HttlB whlld." nlewdsd the man. "All
too soon tho awakening will come.
t ut u anlov theso few minute With-
nut iha thouuht that fate and Mr.
Tiiirant si eiiiitrlvlna to luiike tie
1 hiinfiil ta each other."
lf 1 am hateful"- mwsrestwJ I.tuol,
rising:.
"iKui't go," pleaded CUtuholm. "1
didn't mean It that way, you nr not
hateful. You are a moat adorable d
charming young woman. It Is only ft
an merllable thing that you could be
! como-uot hateful, but' i
"Irritating." auggvatcfl Ethel, reauiu-
Jug her seat. "I suppose that when w
are introduced I shall fuel same
way about you."
"Then you do not feel that way
now J" he pressed.
"Yen are not hnteful-yet." sh con
ceded. "I think that I should like you
If I were not certnlu that Mrs, Bayard
la looking everywhere for ua to glv
the detested Introduction." l
"Then 'don't let OS I Introduced,"
pleaded Chlsliolm. "I mean not by our
faoateM. Wa can get soma owe elo t
introduca os, and when Mrs." Bayard
sees us talking together shs will leave
os alone." ,
"Perhaps that might bs done,"
imwii Kthel ttioiiirhtfnllv. "The only
trouble l that so few hert know mo;
It would be running a WsR to go tn
search of an lntrodueer."
"Then wa mlitht co and look for
th dertl," hs completed unexpectedly
as the palms wmcn screened int en
trance parted and Mrs. Bayard swept
In.' ' :
-Thne vou arvM ah cried, shaking
plump, roguish forefinger at tha pah".
Mrs. Bayard would insist on being kit
tenish In spite of 200 pounds of au too
solid flesh. "I have been looking er
nwhere for von two." she added,
and Chlsholm groaned. Evidently they
were one or Mrs. nayara s -pairs. "
"l think it's a ahame," eonttimed the
good lady. "There ara Mr. Wynne and
Miss Maurcr flirting deierateiy. ami
all the time I've been looking for you
two to Introduce you to thorn."
A gleam of luterest shone In Chls-
holm's eyes.
rwr Mrs. Bavard." be suggested.
"don't you think that perhaps It would
be well to let that lufatuatw coupia
alone and rent content with introduc
ing us to each other F
villi. c,.M..nt Me rhUhnlm." re
peated the hoategs, adding. "I am mire
that you will Ilka Miss Maurer when
you meet ber. Mr. Chlsholm."
"I am oulta eonvtneed of that," as
sented Chlsholm calmly. 1 am al
ready very grateful to Miss Maurer
for occupying Mr. Wynne's atten-
Hons."
There was no mtstaktns tb meaning
and the mastery tn Chlsholm's tones,
Mrs. Bayard turned and fled. Chls
holm faced the blushing girl
Rine it was fate and not Mrs. Bay
ard who took an interest In our af
fair." ha snld stirnlnrantiy. "I-tbat is
-there is a good half hour befors the
snpitfT dance. Let s spend the timo in
irettlut better acooainted." Ana D
at down agafn, this time on the bench
beside ber, f. , , , ,. ,'; , . ,
awalaam.'ww
im inc osiy mum powacr mauc ixcsa at s
i Royal Grspe Cream c! Tartar ili A
lk MADS FKOSU CKAJE5 jffflP
ik Of greatest healthfulnegt and .
, Kfttt -' v f it PURR '! 4
i
HU Lady's TrsssM.
fiarah. the flrst Duchess of Marlbor-
iwirh whose temneatuous character
larked mint of the ordinary graces of
womanliness, was yet sincerely loved
by the two persons who knew ner nesi
-her husband, the Duke of Marlbor
ough, and tbe "good" Queen Anne.
Amnnff tha many pictures wnnn air.
rritri-nriiM Mollov. the bloirrapher of
the duchess, Incorporated In his "Life"
is one which is not only lively, bnt
eharmlna: , ; '-.
On the death of the duk the duch
ess found in a cabinet where he kept
all that he most valued a mass of ber
hair. Years before when he bad
thwarted her in something sue re
solved to mortify him, and; knowing
timt hnr benutifui and abundant hair
was a source of pride and delight to
him. she bad it cut 07.
Tbe shorn tresses were left In a
room throuch which the duke must
pass and in a place where be must
see them, for whatever wariuorougn
riM ho did thorouithly. But be
came and went, saw and spoke to her
and showed neither anger, sorrow nor
eurorise.
When he next quitted the bouse sne
Mn tn hnr tresses, bnt they bad
disappeared, and on consulting ber
isu1lriiv ntnusi aha aflW how fooIUh ft
thing she had done. But aha said noth
ing about ber shorn locks, nor oiu we
duke. She never knew what bad Da
come of them until after tha death of
the duke she found them among inose
things which be bad held most pre
cious,... ".(!":'
How Oysters Drop Pearls.
"Tbe peart oyster gives Its pearl to
you as i pretty gin gives you
whlto hnnd." said a Jeweler. "Did you
vinb that iiba n ovster ooener In
111, .'A ...- .
an eating bar, tbe fisher pried open
the shell with 0 kniro ana weni juir
blng about In the soft flesh? Oh, no
-nothing so uupoctlcnt The oyster
opens lis Hps auJ silently lets drop
Its pearl. ' ' ' '
"The oysters,"., be explained, are
brought In to port and are laid on
sloping boards, mouths downwara. a
few Inches below their mouths Is wa
ter. In two or three days the oysters
become dreadfully dry and thirsty.
The water tantalises them. It in-
ornnaon ihelr thlrnt. At last they 0PU
tbelr shells, and if there are pearls
within they roll forth and crop into
Mia nnnn 'nf wit ice. That ia bow nearls
are obtained. To open the oysters and
search them Is a useless tans imu is
never thought of at tho fisbcrles." ;
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"l am, so exuHpcriitcdl 1 attended
the ' moctlnu of tlio Social BqunHty
longue, nnd my parlor maid presldHd
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