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THURSDAY1, AUGUST "fl, 1902.
SCHOOL MONEY LIES IDLE.
JDr. S. JS. Josephl, ax-Senator from this
county, In a communication., published
this morning, calls attention to the fact
that there Is over 1700,000 of the irreduc'
- lbla school funds lying Idle, owing to the.
fact that the Stat Board la uncertain as
: to their power to lend the money at less
- than t per cent per annum. The law
" provides for lending on mortgage . at
. tola rata, and further provides as follows:
Provided, however, that If at any time
there be surplus of either of- these
funds over and "above alt loans applied
: for,; the State Land Board may, in its dis-
cretioa, invest such portion of said sur
f plug as in their judgment they may deem
pfoper In bond Issued by municipal cor
poratlons and echool districts In the State
- of Oregon, the legality of such bonds to
be approved by the Attorney-General."
Aocording to Dr. Josephl, who was the
father of the measure, this proviso was
1 Intended . to meet the many conditions
.'which now exist. L ., when mortgage
loans could not be made at the prescrib
ed ran,- then that investments might be
made in bonds. The doctor says (hat the
construction of the law la for lawyer.
but aa to the legislative Intention, there
can be no doubt, and further gives bis
opinion that a fair construction of the act
authorises the Investment of the -school
moneys,, in the class of securities de
scribed In the act In this construction
we agree. It is matter of great Im
portance that this large amount of money
. be Invested, aa the loss to the school
ind is hot lee than $25,000 a year while
t la lying idle. In view of the fact that
vie Income from this fund reduces by
so much the amount to be raised by tax
, lon, it should be Invested within the
mt at the earliest possible moment. -
1 CONTROL OF RAILWAY8.
There is Justice, in the contention of
President J. J. Hill, of the Great North
' era, against laws that Cx minimum
:' rates for carrying grain or other pro
: ducts. As to commissions that are ex
pected t regulate rail affairs for th
people, there may be and Is no doubt
some good in them.
-The objection, to fixed rates under sta
'tutory limitations is that they are not
aubjeet 6 alterations according to alter-
Ing 'conditions. There should no doubt
be flexibility, and flexibility cannot be
had under statutes that are subject to
',. change only during sessions of the Leg
laxative Assembly.
Hallway commissions, granting honesty
en the part of the members, and intelli
gence In their decisions, and authority
to command instead of merely to sug-
.gest, may be the means whereby the
: question will be settled of retaining suf
ficient of power In the state to offset
, tne enormous leverage acquired by the
combination of capital in rail line merg
ers. But in all legislation on this sub
ject, there should be no enactment that
does aught but Justice to the companies
themselves, and it occurs to The Journal
r that, fixed rate bills are based upon a
principle of injustice, as well as upon
bad business policy.
., That there may well be means for the
exercise of. power to meet unusual con
ditlons affecting transportation, moat
f people will concede. Dut it should never
,,v be of a character to subvert the ordinary
. principles that must govern all Indus-".-
trial or commercial enterprises.
. Governor McBride's proposal that the
State of Washington take steps to as.
Sure prompt action at interims between
cessions of the Legislature is timely and
wise, He should win out In his conten,
tlott. The only question la, what means
can be employed? And, so much of posi
tive assertion as is made In this article
certainly te Justified: by the eondltom
that Obtain in our neighboring, common-
ViveiitiW.:-fc?:: '.';;', .'
In giving the dead Samoan Chief, Tul
tele,' thUiUuent'tneAinAr'-can
Captain, used wise discretion. Tulteie wn
ne of the aristocrats of the South Sear
Be had unusually good executive abit-
(ty, was popular among those whom he
governed, and was ever ready to llstei,
to a reasonable suggestion from its
whites. He was one of the chiefs for
whom Robert Louis Stevenson held great
hopes and his mental qualities were gen-,
e rally much above those of hie "race.
Something spectacular la necessary at all
times to win the South Sea Inlanders,
and the recent funeral will have, a last
ing effsct on that part of the Samoa n
group.
THE "SWEAT-BOX."
The sweat-box has no place In modern
civilisation. It Is repugnant to evtr.v
principle of law relative to the rights
of the accused. It is unjustly Inquisitor
lal. It is. In a degree, a cowardly atti
tude of the big body of the Oovernmenl
to assums toward one who Is yet lnno
cent, inasmuch as he "has nut yet been
proven guilty, .
Officials are prone to get distorted
viewa of their functions. They axe apt
to forget that fundamental proposition
that underlies all our criminal law a
man Is Innocent in the eyes of the law
until he has been proven guilty. They
are not slow to think that a man when
arrested is guilty. In short, they as
class "have it In for any man upon
Whose wrists handcuffs have been
placed. )
Maudllrt sentiment and silly sympathy
With noted criminals is not creditable.
Men who break laws should be punished,
and they should be punished severely
Toward ultra-severity sometimes the Ju
dlclal pendulum should swing. We must
have no foolishness' on this score.
But a man is not guilty simply because
he Is suspected, and no set or peace of
ficers have right to Judge a man before
the court shall have given him a hearing.
Because a Sheriff or Chief of Police, be
lieves a man guilty does not give Mm
the right to bulldoae a prisoner and sub
Ject him to virtual torture, such as that
to; which Tompson was subjected In the
Bartholin case Jn Chicago. Thompson
writhed and twisted. Under the sweat-box
methods of the police, and was almost a
nervous (wreck. Tet he was entitled to
preserve silence concerning the crime ol
which he was charged, and to protect
himself as the coming defendant In
trial the Issue of which was a human life
his own. It la not an edifying spec
tacle to see the Chicago police "bully
ragging" Thompson, lit a manner that
would put a blush of;shame on the cheek
of the most skillful of the Bpanlsh In
qulsltors.
Some men have gone bankrupt from
having an elephant on their hands. King
ling Bros, are making money with 18,
but then they have a better show than
most people.
CANDIDATES IN THE OPEN.
In the Third Congressional district In
Minnesota one of the seven candidates
for the nomination for Congress, Frank
Wllsan, comes forward with a proposi
tion that all who are asking for the posi
tion on the ticket meet In some place to
)e selected and present their views for
the cbnslderatlon of the voters. There la
good sense In the suggestion. Perhaps
Mr. Wilson feels Confident that he. with
superior debating abilities, will be at an
advantage-over his opponents, but never
theless there is considerable good in the
idea.
It is apropos to Oregon's Senatorial
contest, that Just now Interests people
who care who represents them In the
upper house at Washington.
The Journal is disposed to commend
those men who have come out into the
open and declared themselves as candi
dates. Such a course Is In keeping with
advanced views on the subject of elec
tions, and Is In opposition to the viewa
and practices of those who look upon
public office as a thing to be bartered
for In private and dealt out much as
personal property Is handled.
'In no spirit of captIousness.lt Is urged
that the people of the state Bhould know
all about the men who are to be voted
for at the coming session of the Legis
lature for United States Senate. It is
their right.
Therefore, the matter should be dis
cussed fully In the newspapers, here In
Portland and throughout the state. The
press of other towns Is giving attention
to It, and The Journal is endeavoring to
keep it before the minds of the people.
The suggestion Is gratuitous that a simi
lar course would be good newspaper pol
icy for all contemporaries. If the candi
dates will not (get together to debate
their views, at any rate let them all
come out in the open and permit the
searchlight of public opinion to be
trained upon them from now until the
Legislature meets. "
The terrible , explosive which pierces
14 Indies pf steel, and the secret, which
belongs to Uncle Sam et present, makes
first-class battleships feel uneasy. It
seems that John Bull and Uncle Bam, '
between them, are putting up some hard
flghtlng propositions and will make the
Anglo-Saxon language heard anyway the
foreigners want lL We buy the best
THEY, make and we keep the best WE
make, and it is no wonder that some ot
them are uslnr their best diplomacy for
poaoe. " . '
THE T0BASC0 COLUMN.
Oregon politicians are anxious to solve
an algebraic problem Into which this
equation enters as an element: "Quod,
erat demonstrandum." will be written In
January.
Mrs. T. Suffern Taller of New York, the
daughter of Pierre Lortilard, has been
granted a divorce at Sioux Falls, S. D.
The name ought to be good grounds.
"Suffern Tailer!" Sufferln' New Jersey,
but wouldn't that Jar you.
Portland, like every place. Is afflicted
with pests in the form of men. Here is
PEST NO. 1, who stops you on the street
and insiata on telling a story when you
are in & hurry to meet an appointment.
Wattereon, speaking of Oregon, said:
"You -people live in the most wonder
ful climate in the world." We all knew
that. What we want to learn Is how to
live on It.
A full-blood Sioux Indian has - been
chosen leader of the brass band at Car
lisle, Pa. This will probably go a long
way toward making Pennsylvanlans
"loathe the poor Indian."
These men are smiling over the wea
ther In Portland, and saying that any
one who would not be pleased with it
would kick if he were sent to heaven.
Paris has started a crusade aga'nt
abBlnthe. This Is periodical and betrina
when the Frenchmen begin looking be
hind them for cats, tigers, and such.
It Is true that watering the stock has
been carried to the extreme by circus
lemonade venders. This does not allude
to the people who drink It.
General Alger thinks that upon ma
ture reflection he will now take time to
think about what he has reflected on.
Russell Sage celebrated his S6th birth
day last week. He was too stingy to
hire some one to celebrate it for him.
Portland may have a reputation for
rain, but at any rate Taooma (the moun
tain) is known to be Ranter. '
Paul Dana occupies a somewhat pecul
iar position. He is editor of the Sun'and
also son of the editor.
Santos-Dumont has sailed for Europ
in a huff, which is much safer than
sailing in an airship.
Even Oom Paul shows signs of being
reconstructed. And the dove of peacv
can go mldiflcatlng.
The Democrats should get J. Plerpont
to get the whole party into a sort of
political trust.
"You know Ping Pong, of courier'
'Certainly He does up shirtwaists beau
tifully."
Who would use that ordinary address
of "Hello!" to Miss' Maybelle Douglas
now?
Why not put the Fair site up at the
Elks' carnival and vote for ltT
How would Hill and Bryan merge un
der Morgan's manipulations?
There Is a crisis at hand in Venezuela,
and another due tomorrow.
ODDS OF INFORMATION.
Water power in the Philippines Is said
to be plentiful.
The average longevity In the United
States was 35.2 in 1900.
The number ot sheep in Australia to
day is given as about 87,000,000.
San Francisco has one saloon for every
: adult male inhabitants.
Over 1000 bunches of grapes have ap
peared on a vine now growing near Bo
ron, in the Tyrol.
The new Ameer of Afghanistan has de
clared against the admission of mission
aries to his country.
Modern Inks only date from 1798, at
which date the researches of Dr. Lewie
In the chemistry of ink. began,
Miss Margaret Donnelly of New York
as the unique distinction of being the
only elevator girl in the world.
The largest loaves of bread in the World
are those baked In France and Italy.
They are cften as much as six feet long. '
There are seven species of salmon In
the Taku River, Alaska. Each has Its
date of arrival from the tea at the
pawning grounds,
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AMUSEMENTS.
SHAKESPEARE'S HErtOiNES.
After 14 years' absence from Portland,
where ahe taught .for four years In the
public schools, JHrs. Kate Tupper Gal
pln, Shakespearian student and reader.
entertained many of her former friends
and others who love the Bard of, Avon,
at the Unitarian Chapel on Wednesday
evening. Her aublect was "Some of
ShakesDeariaft Horatnea." and It woe
treated with literary and dramatic ex
cellence. '
Mrs. Galpln more particularly spoke of
three heroines,, with comment showing
Lady Macbeth, fascinating. et going
wrong through too great ambition; Con
stance, the most attractive mother, yet
too hysterical and full of vanity; Kath
erine of Arragon, patient to bear all the
trials that life brought, in contrast with
Constance.
There was running comment, the three
characters being used to point morals
on the experiences of women in general,
with the ethical significance of the lives
and acts of the three Shakesiiearlan
women who formed the basis of the dis
course. Appropriate readings were given
throughout the evening, and there were
earnest congratulations by many present
and expressions of gratitude for the rare
treat Mrs. Galpln had given them.
COMINQ -ATTRACTIONS.
THE MARQUAM.
The success of the comic seasori' at the
Tlvoll, San , Francisco, was the tamous
opera. The Serenade. This piece "us
the repertoire of the Bostonlana for sdv
eral years and with It they scored then
greatest triumphs. The Serenade, vylnc.
with Robin Hood in popularity. It is in
the Judgment of many, the finest effort
of American opera-makers, for it con
tains a wealth of brilliant mualc, a funny
plot, and good dialogues, and all so even
ly balanced that the presentation Is pro
ductive of laughter and applause in
equal measure, with not a tiresome mo
ment during the evening. The Tlvoll
Opera Company, headed by the clever
comedian, Ferris Hartman. will be heard
in this delightful composition on the
evenings of Monday and Tuesday at the
Marauam. The San Francisco organisa
tion Is stranger this year than ever be
fore, for in addition to the well-known
people who visited our city last year,
several prominent Eastern singers have
been especially engaged for the present
tour. The Serenade will be mounted
with the orlgtna.1 scenery and costumes
that wer used in the home production
and as the San Francisco press and pub
lic were a. unit In placing the Tlvoll pre
sentation above that of the Bostonlans,
there Is no doubt that our theater pa
trons wll! receive ample recompense for
their money. i
The Idol's Eye?'hncl The Toy Maker
will fill out the balance of the week.
AT CORDRAY'S.
It Is not a new thing to use electricity
In stage effects. For the last few years.
the subtle power has been employed In
various ways to carry out sensational
Ideas In serious drama, or to produce
brilliant spectacular effects In extrava
ganza and opera. An entirely new use
of electricity is shown in Abram and
Smith's new realistic drama, "The Tide
of Life." However, a villain who la
better out of the way anyhow, Is elec
trocuted on a live wire Borne 20 feet
above the stage, in full view of the aud
lence. He jumps from the second Btory
of an office building In his flight from
justice, and clutches at a trolley wire,
Thcreoe hangs with flashes of steely light
from all parts of his body, and the his
sing and crackling which tells of the
deadly work of the electric force. It ts
a "weird, powerful scene, and one that
the spectator never forgets. It seems
fitting fate for the rascal, who has had
no mercy on any one else. "The Tide of
Life" does not depend upon Its realism
for success, however. It tells a touch
ing heart storyj and abounds In whole
some humor, set off with singing and
dancing as well. In fact the play is In
every sense an entertainment worthy of
the Intelligence' and appreciation of a
latter day audience. It achieved a re
markable triumph in ' New York City,
where It was originally "produced this
season, and has repeated that triumph
wherever else It has1 been. It will be
presented at Cordray"s theatre next Sun
day evening, August 24, with the scen
ery, mechanical and electrical eirects
and a company of well known artists. A
matinee will be given oh Saturday after
noon. SHIELDS' PARK.
An exceptionally strong show is booked
for Shields' Park beginning Sunday.
Captain John Holtum of the Danish Roy
al Artillery heads the bill with his ma
nipulation of heavy cannon balls. One of
the wonderful feats he performs Is to
catch a solid ball fired from a four-Inch
cannon. He offers $100 In gold to anyoiie
in Portland who will duplicate the feat.
It will be his first appearance here.
The great fire and color dancer, At
lantis, is another star feature to appear
for the first time in this city. She carries
ten special lights and four electricians.
Millard Brothers come third on the list
In a neat. banjo and. dancing turn, and
Leonard .and Leonard, who are making a
big hit this week, will appear in a new
act. The Polyscope will have new pic
tures and new Illustrated songs will be
rung.
Friday marks the fourth amateur night
and a big bill Is promised. - Business was
big again last night. .The Japs return
August SI.
AN INTERESTING LECTURE.
Rev. Ray Palmer will lecture In the
First Christian church this evening on
"The Temple Character." All are most
cordially Invited to hear this eloquent
preacher on this great theme. '
A DANGEROUS POSSIBILITY.
."It makes me so glad." ahe said, "that
few kings nowadays have the right to
put their subjects to death without first
giving th4m a trial." j '
"Yes," he replied, "It Is rather a good
thing, "but there's no tailing how; toon
the kings may go back to the old way
of doing- things by providing themselves
with automobiles." Chicago .Record
Herald. . ' . -'
A QUALTTATTVE THEORY.
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Financiers advocating the gold ' stand
ard rest thslr beliefs upon the qualita
tive theory re economics, and argue thrt
It is the intrinsic valus of money that
determines Its excellence. The qualita
tive theory ' may be applied to news
papers, with quite' as much pertinency.
I believe that there Is going to do a
change from blanket-sheets tp news
papers of smaller' bulk, edited carefully,
with all superfluous matter eliminated.
These are days of common reading.
Everyone of intelligence reads papers,
periodical of all classes, and numerous
books. The demands upon one c time tire
heavy, anil there must be a, rlgij aelec
Hon of what one reads, else It will be
Impossible to accomplish a well-balanced
acquaintance with the literature of the
day.
MUCH TRASH PRINTED.
In the newspapers of the time is print
ed a vast quantity of matter not to read
which Is not to lose anything ot value.
There are wearisome details of Incon
sequential happenings, transmitted across
thw continent, and news bureaus do not
exercise the faculty of intelligent selec
tion of matter of local Interest and perti
nent to the issues that pertain to a par
ticular locality. The same stuff is given
to all papers that are strved by the old-
line news associations, the people or
Oregon reading the same useless details
that are wired to papers printed at tho
extremities of the continent. Nino
tenths of the telegraphic matter primes.
every day In the year might as well b
killed" by telegraph editors, with no
loss to the readers.
A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
I myself once had an experience that
Illustrates the subject in- hand, spending
a year in the Klondike country, cut off
from news, excepting bits that cropt In
over the Ice and snow, and came by
word of mouth. We saw practically no
nowspapers for a period approximating a
year. Being In the newspaper business,
representing Coast publications on. that
Klondike stampede,. I naturally was con
cerned lest, when I came out, I vou;d
be so poorly informed upon the 'occur
rences' of the past year that I wouiu
be of little use In the work of the news
paper with which I was connected. Too,
I was at the, telegraph desk, six days in
the week, and feared that I would be un
fitted to perform my functions.
FEW SIGNIFICANT FACTS.
I found that, Tor the year that had
passed (and it was the year Including
the winter of 1337-8. I left before the
war was on with Spain, returning aflei
the battle of Manila and most of tne
subsequent engagements) I needed only
to skim over the files to secure a very
few Important dates, and never was
much embarrassed by reason of the
year's absence. The fact Was that the
great majority of articles that had been
printed were inconsequential details, that
were of no value to even a newspaper
man. Occasionally I referred to a file
for some Important event, but such ne
cessities were infrequent. In a week I
had absorbed from conversation ana
hasty looking at files all that It was
needful that I know concerning the year
of absence.
A CONCLUSION DRAWN.
There Is only one conclusion to be
drawn from these facts, and that la that
we newspaper people are certainly giv
ing the public an enormous quantity of
stuff that might as well, or better, be
left unpublished. In short. It Is right
to apply to newspaper economics in the
matter of utilization of space, the quali
tative theory that is basic with support
ers of the gold Btandard. The prevailing
conception of newspaper people Is tha
ho who Issues a 60-page paper has ac
complished something momentous.
Whereas, he has, been guilty of error as
flagrant as that which underlies the views
of those who believe n the quantitative
money theory. THE! OLDTIMER.
Portland. Or., August H, 1902.
THE BAD BOY.
His hair Is red and tangled, and he has
a turned-up nose,
Hla voice la loud and strident, and It
nver gets repose;
Hi face la full of freckles, and his ears
arA ahatwul IIIta flna
And a large front tooth Is missing, as
. you'll notice when he grins.
He is like . comic picture from his toes
UP tor his head
But his mother calls him "darling" when
iucu nun into Deu.
if is he who marks the carpet wfth the
- crint of muddv boots.
And rejoices In a door-bell that Is nulled
. out by the roots;
Whd whistles on his finger till he al-
most splits yourxear.
Ant) shocks the various callers with the
slang he chanced to hear. -He
fills the house wlfh tumult and the
' neighborhood wlyh dreed-t-- .
But hla mother cals him. "darling'
- When'sne tucKsv mm into bed.
t-CincwaaU Commercial Tribune.
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i No More Dread
New YdirkD
" 4U an Morrison Sts. Portland, Ore.
NoPaiii
FnD Set of
Teeth extracted and filled absolutely without sal a. but our late
aaethod applied to the Sums. Ha
These are the only dental pari
nces ana ingredients to extract, gll
arewnn u ad actable from
aaianu
ei Bsa leaet paia.
Honrs: 6 JO to &XX$auUy &30 to 2.-00.
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POLITICAL AND S0O0L0GICAU
MARK HANNA.
The laboring man is getting surprising
ly chummy with his former bugaboo,
Mark Hanna Duluth News-Tribune.
Mark Hanna has survived all sorts of
attacks, but whether he can live down
Pettlgrew's praise of him is a more seri
ous problem. Hartford Post.
From addressing Chautauqua circles.
Senator Hanna, thinks he may rise to the
pulpit. Well, his speeches, about har
mony between labor and. capital make
excellent sermons.Vlfew York Mail and
Express. -
Mr. Hanna has taken another advanced
step on the labor question. Mr. Hanna
may yet place himself In t ppsltlon
where ft will be impossible for him to
decline a Presidential nomination.
Washington Post.
Senator Hanna talks of retiring from
statesmanship to devote Ills 'whole time
to adjusting differences between labor
and capital. Well, there Is enough In
that line to keep him busy Philadelphia
Press. , ,
The Nlcaraguan Government may play
fast and loose, with this country, but it
will , find U Is dealing with a different
proposition when It tackles Mr. Hanna.
President Zelaya will do well to turn
that Ohio man loose.- Washington Post.
Senator Hanna explains that he was
jolting when he spoke of retiring from
the Senate and living out his life ut
Cleveland bringing labor and capital to
gether. He might take a lesson from
thergeneral applause he got when people
thought that he waa serious. Boston
Globe.
When Senator Hanna talks, however
lightly, of retiring from public life many
friends of the Republican party are much
concerned. When Bryan says anything
which Is taken to mean that he Intends
to quit leading the Bourbons of the coun
try, the enemies of the Democracy are
worried. The difference la as wide aa
that between success and failure. Cleve
land deader.
BALDWIN'S POLAR DASH.
Baldwin seems to have explored Zelg-
ler's bank account. Buffalo Times.
It might even be unsafe to bet a big
red baldwln apple that Explorer Baldwin
will ever reach the pole. Boston Globe.
Next year Explorer Baldwin will prob
ably be able to work his enterprise up
to the relief-expedition stage. Washing
ton Post.
It is pretty certain that Explorer. Bald-
win found out enough about the pole
to do some lecturing next wtnter.-Ali
bany (N. Y.) Times-Union.
We fear Explorer Baldwin will dis
cover .that the mild spell of excitement
has ' worn off before he can rig up his
lecture tour. Washington Post.
Professor Baldwin denies that his
Arctic trip was a failure. He must have
raked together enough material for a
book. Rochester (N. Y.) Herald.
According to his own statements, Ex
plorer Baldwin Is not the least bit Bur
prised that he did not reach the pole. He
has planned a five years' campaign and
couldn't think of spoiling the ' program
by turning the trick at the first dash out
of the box. Kansas City ' Journal.
SENATOR MASON.
It is estimated that 1400,000 will be re
quired to secure the re-election of the
Hon. Billy MaBon. Now Is the time to
subscribe. Washington Post.
Senator Mason may not be In the Presi
dential race, but he Insists upon sticking
to the track and blocking the way of
the other performers. Toledo Blade.
Somebody has figured out that It will
take 1400,000 to re-elect the Hon. Billy
Mason. We don't believe It would be
worth the money. Kansas City Journal.
It is not altogether certain that Sen
ator Billy Mason will find it as easy to
whip the Republican party of Illinois as
It was for him to whip Spaln.j-AUanta
Journal. '
Senator Billy Mason Is running around
Illinois declaring? that he Is a candidate
for re-election, and that he will succeed
In his efforts. The people are watching
the gyrations of this dead pplttlcien with
some interest, ae he remind them of a
chicken who! hae Just parted with Its
head.-LoulsvHle (Ky.) Evening Post
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Unfortunately all contrition Is -ex post
facto. , v ' " '
Some husband keep their affection
in the safe deposit vault. -
Some people' are so mean they wouldn't
everi spend a counterfeit bill,: ,
gome men are so lucky thatwhen they
get ip in the night and go 4on to the
dlnln i-oom to .get a drink ot fater they
will walk n the "fly paper with .their
bare feet If Ite uck. to ths, cellingv
New York Press.
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"MODERN FEUDALISM."
In the early seventies durin " nrst
outburst ot antl-rallroad feeim., ,n Min
nesota, and when many of tnj Western
states were putting granger railway laws
on their statute" books, the late Cush
man K. Davis made a speech which
started him on his great career. Its sub
ject waa "Modern Feudalism." The railway-owners
were the barons, said Mr.
Davis, the people were the vassals. Th
oration proved immensely popular. The
Legislature ordered a large edition of it
printed and Mr. Davis delivered It many
times. For years Minnesota men could
not hear Cuahman K. Davis' name men
tioned without thinking of "Modern
feudalism"
As the years went by and Mr. Davis
became Senator Davis and a highly es
teemed corporation lawyer with Intimate
connections with the railway barons the
had cramored against In hla youth, bis
views underwent decided changes. He
had found that, after all, the railway
baron when you come' to know him, eat
at his table, travel In his private car,
belong to tils club, profit by his tips, be
counted among his familiars. Is not such
a bad fellow. So the Senator came
to look back upon the purple writing ot
"Modern Feudalism" much as the man ot
mature years look back In a sort of
shame upon his sophomore or graduation
orations. He gathered up and destroyed
every copy of the oration be could find
een, it Is thought, the copy kept In the
archives of the State Historical Society.
Yet within a few years many serious
minds have taken up the line of thought
followed in the flashy oration of Senator
Davis' youth, and had the Senator lived
a few years longer he might have been
rather proud of the production of his
tender and verdant years as a prophetic
utterance. The multiplication of trusts,
the strengthening of their powers, the
growing number and exciuslveness of the
extremely rich, the growing dependence
of the employes and producers of tho
country upon these fortunate ones, the
continual restriction of economic Inde
pendence and the elimination of competi
tion, have led to the suggestion that we
are rapidly drawing Into a new kind of
feudalism, (he basis of which will be
capital instead of land, the serfage of
which will be attachment to a Job or a
livelihood Instead of the baronical
estate. Minneapolis Journal.
THREE AGES OF MAN.
The first age of man Is when he thinks
about all the wicked things which he Is
going to do. This Is called "Innocence."
The second age Is when he does all the
wicked things he has thought of In
childhood. This Is called "The Prime or
fjfe." The third age 'Is when he repents
all the wicked things he has done. This
Is called "Dotage." Exchange.
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