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Newspaper Page TextTHE OUEGOK 'DAILT' JOURKAL,-PORTLAND, TUJ&DAT EVENING. DECEMBfiH 23, 1902; - The Oregon Daily Journal ;, ,. - c. s. IACK80. s ' JOTAH AX PTTBItlSKIMO COMJABT, Proprietor. . Address TXE OAEOOIT DAILT JOTKXAI 389 TamMD. Street, Between Fourta and Fifth, Portland, Oregon. i . LWDEPEWDEKT DEMOCRATIC FAFK OP OBEOOW. ! Entered at the Postofflce of Portland. Oregon, for transmission through the malls as seooria-class matter. i'ostagu tor single copies For an S, 10 or 12-page paper, 1 cent: IS to pages, 2 cents; ovev 28 pages, 3 cents. Telephone: Business Office Oregon. Main 6uu; Columbia, 70i. ' Editorial Hwm Oregon. Main 500. City Editor Oregon, Main 250. Ttrcu by THE JOritNAL. onp year THK JulKNAI,, six months THU Jot : liNAUUn ee months J'hii JoLiKX-ALHiy the week TIJE Jul iiNAl-j by mail.. per year . TliiJ Jol K.VAT,. bv mull, six months.... TIJE J i1 "KNAL. by mail, three months:.. THE NEW YEAR THE The year Is drawing to n close, ami would be well for Portland citizens to accomplished In the last 12 months of building, some improvement of .streets, women who are interested in the city, are deeply interested In the welfare of trade. Portland has the reputation of being somewhat slow to grasp her opportunities, Khe has permitted other cities to take from her that which la rightfully hers. We have stood supinely by and watched the efforts of places north and south of us to reach out for business, safe In the belief that our natural geographical position and splendid surrounding country Would, always supply wealth and traffic for the city.' Hut the time has arrived when ACTION is necessary to hold trade that is ours and to secure more business for our mere-hunts. We must not let conservatism be Used as an excuse for commercial stupidity, for he who Bleeps too long must have a rude awakening. Therefore let us nil work together. local enterprises In the coming-, year lmate cause that will help Portland. of Its space for the good of the public, Ish when a public question Involves chant's come to the fore and assist The Journal In bringing PortlandXind her advantages to the notice of the world. Organize for public actiojjr don't pass resolutions and order them placed on file. Resolutions are In most easel only a weak acknowledgment that there Is something that ought to be done,' and that noone iswilllng trt go -ouFhcJ' ttc; jt:"" " ' " - Portland needs proper advertising in the East and West. The At lantic Coast hasn't the faintest conception of Portland or Oregon. Why? Because there has never been any concerted effort to tell the people of the East that we have one of the finest cities In the country of Its slste, a mag nificent location and business opportunities such as no other city of equal population in the country can offer. In a couple of months The Journal will be in a position to do much good for Portland. It is absolutely necessary that the city sustain nt least three newspapers. That she has gone so long at the tnercy of ONE has long been problem to newspaper men all over the United States. For years news paper men have u voided Portland as they would a desert town, and news paper men travel and talk. But it will all be different now. The Journal has come to stay? and The Journal will employ good newspapermen and pro . duce whut Portland has needed for years a dally that will advertise the city properly and speak for all and not solely for itself. Will you held The Journal to help Portland? By helping Portland you will Indirectly help The Journal. UPTOWN TREND. ' In every city of the world. Such a trend takes place Just now in Portland, and has been noticeable during the past 10 years us never before in the his tory of Portland. Ten years ago down on First street were numerous retail business houses that are now so far aa Sixth or Seventh streets, and business is pushing out towards the west, with an Inclination towards the southwest, way from the water front and the railroad yards and docks that lie in the opposite direction. Heavier trade in wholesale and shipping always commands the right of way, when proximity to rail and water carriers is concerned. Wholesale dealers must be near to rail lines and near to points where the ships tie up to the docks. Manufacturing must be where good rail and water facil ities may be had. Hence, retail trade must move out. ' It is frequently remarked by older settlers that such and such a firm used to be down on First street, who now are six or seven squares distant from their former locations. Old Trinity Church was recently torn down, and the site will be used for business purposes, although for Just what has not yet been announced. Occasionally a residence is taken to pieces or burned, and In . place of the destroyed structure arises an Iron and brick or stone building to be devoted to commercial uses. , There is, now no business beyond the line described by Fifth street running north to Yamhill, and turning west to run up Yamhill. Yet 'every one knows that before many years where now are the residences of wealthy citizens will be stores, shops and other business concerns. When the Port land Hotel was built, by persons Interested In the Northern Pacific Company a few years ago, there were predictions of failure, and ' opinions that it never would be a profitable Institution. Yet It is now returning a yearly profit upon the Investment, being owned entirely in Portland, and Is In as good a location as could be selected. The Morning Oregonian building was rather 'far oufwhen It was constructed, yet now' it Is regarded as an srthtfrabte location for tustnesH. Only a tewyvura agn the site or the" Oregon Daily Journal offices and plant ' would have been"H lonesome spot" in -Which to do business, while nowadays It is In the center of traffic. Over towards the Imperial Hotel the same conditions exist, .with humming' Industry and trade surrounding what was at first an Isolated site for the transaction of business, It Is this uptown trend that makes property valuable in the center of any city that grows gradually and surely. Below the line of retail trade there cannot b depreciation to any extent, for wholesale and manufactur ing Interests and demand for shipping facilities will always maintain values. And the purchase of property bordering upon the present active business district will be certainly profitable, because of the pushing out for new business sites. PURE FOOD LAWS. Word comes from the national pure food association that the Jaw as be fore Congress, and which was passed bjr the House, is not desirable. It is particularly cited that the provisions recrrtnfcT to t&piijer&Xe&.tOQaa ar$ jjot adequate. ' Probably, this is true. In all likeli hood, the makers and dealers in the vile adulterations that are palmed off upon the public are strong enough to prevent insetting in the bill sufficiently stringent provisions. Whenever Con gress or a legislature attacks such a problem, always rmin! the human vul- .. tares, who-are, .willing to -fu-oftt from the necessities of their -fellows and who niaKc and sell products that are not fU for beasts to eat, which, in fact, beasts would not .af. t'pon the proposition of enacting a pure food law. there may be no debate excepting wiih all good citizens upon . one side, and selfish, conscienceless persons upon the other. A federal law Is Imperatively needed, and settles for nee and all the vexed question of reg ulation of traffic passing from state to . state. ' - JIoKever.. Jf ra.lical defects have! been, discovered, let our Congressional representatives exert their Influence to prevent excluding . from the bill as , flnaDyT&dopted provisions - sucjj as I H'lH.covtr tno ground. j . Oregon offer to the world, for ex- port, nothing but put food products, ' Carrier: 5.00 1 3(1 .10 ,J4 00 . :'.o . 1 oo - - - - r ' AND NEW JOURNAL ns the New Year approaches it Rive some attention to what has been the city's life. There has been Home some waking up of the men an 1 but not enough to satisfy those who .this great .enter of Northwestern ' The Journal will lead the list and will devote Its energy to any legit The Journal will sacrifice any nmouil and will try to be absolutely une the public s good. Let the Practically everything sold to other states or foreign countries is as pure as sunlight, rain and soil nutrition can make It. Hence, both from general considerations, as well as selfishly, Oregon Is Interested In seeing tfcat the Joodfl ,&L,Ah& nation -are jnire, so- ttiat we may not compete against Illegiti mate goods that are made cheaply and to save expense. We have had agitation of the pure food question here in Oregon, through the exposures by the Oregon Dally Journal. And now we are In a frame of mind as ti commonwealth to- sup port the national pure food movement with heart and. courage. J. --W, Bailey, food and dairy commissioner, may assure himself that the people of the state will back him In any request he mar make .from the representatives who are at Washing ton In both houses. It is gratifying to the friends of the governor-elect that his selection of ap pointees Is not hampered to any degree by unpleasant contentions between ap plicants for positions. The supporters of Mr. Chamberlain are agreed. that he shall make up his list of appointees only with the good of the public ser vice In view, and not according to the too common considerations of rewards for political servee. Mrl Chamberlain has the confidence of the members of his party, nnd no less the confidence of thousands of Republicans who sup. TABASCO COLUMN. The legislature meets so soon after the holidays that it will give us all a chance to do enance for our shortcomings the triad vuletlde. We suggest for mild offenses, read the headlines in the doilies eoncemlnir lt doilies. For greater or fenscs, reud the articles, and for genuine sins, read the hills Introduced. An exchange tells a story of a school- ma'am who asked all the little boys In her school who would like to be Presl dent to stand up. All stood but one, "What's ih matter. Johnny?'' said she. "Don't yon want to be President?" ' Yes ma'am." was the reply, "but I'm a Democrat." Th: King of Saxony has punished 0 orge A tithes for singing In America. The German tcnor'hai' been expelled from the Order of Albrecht and l'no longer royal court slner. Congress should give thtf King a vole of thanks. Portland, 200,000 In 1905, sounds all right, b,it Oregon, with 1,000,000 In 1906, and Washington -saying the same to you, nouiids belter, and comas nearer filling the bill for the Lewis and Clark Fair. When the tinltnals were coming out of the ark. It Is related the ant said to the elephant: "Who are you shoving?" But nothing Is said about It taking two or three elephants to resent the Insult. There are 3,23 people In this country. according to the Census Department, who a.e over 100 years old. It really looks ri though the former generations lived longer than the present one. When you find a man who Is hungry, and you feel charitably Inclined, Just take him down through Chinatown, where the markets are, and he won't want any thing to eat Jack Matthews" attack on Croasman resembles the row John Derby got Into when ho "Inserted his nose In his oppon ent's mouth, and held him firmly to pun ishment." President Castro nnd the revolution ary leader. El Mocho, have agreed to for get the past As they don't seem to have any "future, this Is peculiarly sad- ' V There are provided for the use of our Senators, Including committee rooms, more than 600 cuspidors, or about seven for each Honorable Senator. Castro has left the settlement of his dif ficulties to I'nlted Slates Minister liw. n. He will probably prove to be that famous Bowen of contention. The House has voted Attorney-General Knox loiio.ooo to tie used la fitfhtlng the trusts. This Is $IUS,,Ji.8j more thun he. actually needs. If Russia. Japan. Turkey and Austria would slund In with England. Germany and Italy, they might possibly intimi date Venezuela. England and Germany have turned an X-ray tm th Mwiifoe tkietrlne. They will probably see through it "before they are tf-'h,.- "-' - '-''-' - Bill postrtu now hava to pay a license of $200 a year. This is tough on William, ported him in the campaign last spring. They believe that he will act wisely, and practica'ly without excep tion will endorse his selections. His wisdom In the past tn such matters warrants the assurance that whatever he does will have been done with an eye single to the duties and responsi bilities that tire incumbent upofi him in the position to which he has been elected. The pure food bill has passed the House and Will doubtless become law. It will operate to correct innumerable abuses that have grown Into the man ufacturing and commercial system of the nation, and will obviate the enact ment of state statutes In many cases. As a matter of course, the extent to which the federal government may go in legislating upon this question has a limit, because of the recognized police powers of the states, and til explicit .Reservation, to th tatSt of - those po lice powers, by the national constitu tion However, even the most stren uous advocate of state rights will not object to such legislation as keeps reasonably within the lines set by the national Constitution, and will even countenance a slight Infringement of the states' rights in these premises. It is pertinently suggested that gen eral reading of the fascinating -story of Lew is and Clarke's expedition from the East to the Pacific Const a century ago would engender more enthusiastic support of the. proposed fair. It Is ro mantic, and will engage the attention of all who love daring deeds and the relation thereof. Mrs. Eva Emory Dye has performed Inestimable service in brlnsing into readable- form so many of the facts of that expedition, woven into tales told with fine literary flavor. Dr. Ella K. Dearborn, a Portland woman, has written and published "The Sorrows of Cupid," a booklet containing some clever poems perti nent to the theme 'he title indicates. It Is artistically gotten .up, end pos sesses no small merit. Bhe plays a Kenuine poetic lyre and sings a song attuned thereto that will give pleasure to ail who read the booklet. It is to be found at J. K. GUI & Co.'s. The East Oregonian wisely counsels the settlement of the annoying range question according to considerations of justice to the stock interests Involved therein. There have oeen numerous i disputes, natural under the circum stances, and these disputes should not operate to cloud any right nor, to prej udice any interest. Notice that wblle Portland, arjd, In fact, all of Oregon. haa Jjon enin3re ideal winter weather ' according to ii.iiqI 1 .'I,, -j t pnnHtttnn-' Wv,,vtlno- V, v j .i. . j'j i. ui . had the worst blUard ta its Mstory. THE 6 HONG KONG PAPER That the Lewis and Clark Exposition Is being talked of In the far East, thanks to the efforts of Hon. John article taken from the Hong Kong Dally . The great Exposition wlich is to be held at St. Louis, U. 8. A., in 1904, to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the purchase from France by the United States In l H'3 of the Louisiana Territory, la to be followed in 190S by another exposition at Portland,- Oregon, to commemorate the centennial of the famous expedition to tnefacinc rnortnwesi territory oy tne intrepia explorers, Lewis and Clark. In IW'5. ' , ' ' Before Hon. John Barrett, commissioner-general' for the Ht Louis World's Fair, left Hong 'Kong recently for the arter successful! v eomplettng negotiations wild japan, Korea, China, and tn Philippines, for their participation, he madean Interesting statement about the Lewis and Clark Exposition, which we print below. Although the commssioner generaj's official mission is solely on behalf of the St. Louis World's Fair, he has a deep personal oneei n in the success of the Portland Exposition, because that city la his home and legal residence In .America. As the governments which he has visited have promised In response to his diplomatic representations to take part at 8t Louis on a more comprehensive: scale than ever undertaken at any other exposition. It is probable that they will be ready tq continue their, exhibits at Portland in l o :, some four months only after the close of the St. Louis "Exposition in '1904. and so derive the double-advantage of two-expositions coming tn succession in .'.iy different sections of the United States. Commissioner-General Barrett said: "While I have no official association with the Lewis and Clark Exposition and my negotiations are confined to the participa tion of Asiatic and Australasian countries In the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, I am glad as a c.tizen of Portland and the State of Oregon to answer a few In quiries about, and say a few words in behalf of, the Lewis and Clark Exposition to be held at Portland in 1905, the year following the fit Louis Worlds Fair of 1904. - . . "The business interests of the Far East, both native and foreign, should give special attention to this exposition at Portland because that city and the wonder fully rich section of the United States in which It is located are destined to play a most Important pi rt in the development of commerce on the Pacific. There are already several direct steamship lines running from Hong Kong and the other Oriental ports to l'ortlanu. Oregon, and to Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, in addition to the one that has Its terminus at Vancouver. British Columbia, which Adjoins the State of Washington, and to those having as their destination San Francisco, California, which stats Is equally Interested with those of the North-west in the Asiatic trade. ' "The States of Oregon. Washington, Montana and Idaho, which ultimately be came a portion of the United States largely as a result or tne expedition or uewia and Clark, Comprise an area approximately of IOO.uOO square mtles, or three and a half times the extent or the Philippines, ana rana among xne ncneei iie m mm Union, although in the Infancy of their development. Both Oregon and Wash ington border on the Pacific and have a combined coast line of nearly 1,000 miles. Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, enterprising cities that have grown almost to eh durinar the last two decades, have a large growing trade with Hong Kong and Asia generally, and are the ports through which the products of the Pacific Northwest, the best known of which are flour and timber, are chiefly shipped. , ... "As for nearly ten years, beginning with my experience as American minister to Slam, I have devoted my energies to awakening interest In the possibilities of Asian-American commerce. I may be excused for expressing the belief that the .,v nn,iH.. i,, i held lenneetlvelv at fat. Louis and Portland will provide the best 'opportunities ever afforded for the legitimate exploitation of Trans Pacific trade, from which Incalculable benefits wUl result not only to the United States but to Asia." ; NEW. NOVEL DRAMAS. To the long list of dramatised novels which have lllled more or less prominent places on our stage during past seasons three mors have been recently added The Eternal City," "The Crisis, and "Audrey." Hall Calne ana w insiuu Churchill themselves undertook the work' of dramatisation In the caso of the first two named, and the stage version of "Audrey" was prepared Dy Miss Har riet Ford and Mr. E. F. Boddlngton. The Eternal City," which is being presented in London by Mr. Beerbohm free, and was performed In this coun try for the first time in Philadelphia, with Miss Viola Allen in the principal role, has eflcfted criticism of a rather unusual nature. It introduces a Pope- Plus X."-as one of the characters. and this feature has proven very ais- wsteful to many Roman Catholics. Father Ducey, of New f ork, has gone ' Pope uf the stage Is an Insult to the (Whole Catholic' world." On the other hand, the" London Tablet, Cardinal Vaughn's organ, takes the view that the Pope of "The Eternal City" Is a "beau tiful, dignitied and pathetic figure," and sees nothing In his conduct to offend the religious sensibilities of the most devout Koman Catholic. On its dramatic side, the play Is not , regarded by the New York critics as a j work of permanent value. "It hardly j explains nnd does "not at all justify live I pother, that has preceded It," observes j Mr. Winter of The- Tribune, "but It Is , a success! ul play of an inferior kind, j nnd doubtless It will have a remunerative career." The Commercial Advertiser savs: in its orltrlnal form as a novel, "The Eternal Citv" afforded scope for many different opinions. It was a composite piece of work, with a great l of poli tics, theoloKy and social economics, a well as romance, woven ii , in th,- nlav Mr. Came has careiuuy omu ted all these extraneous matters, retain ing oniy what he calls the 'human in terest.' and the result Is melodrama, pure ;ind simple, although melodrama of a distinctly high order. There Is an ef fective i limax at the end of each act, the staging is admirable, with some por tion or i be Impressive panorama of the Seven Hills always In the background, and voices . constantly rising from the atreftU Jlojljft, Inflammatory oration of the patriot Rossi, the angry cries of the mob. ! hanging to groans wherf the soldiers lire upon them, or the newsboys calling nut the arrest of Rossi, their voices mingling- with the gay band of serenades singing the familiar strains of i'inlcnl'-l'inlcula.' " "The crisis," which Is being presented at Wallack s Theater, New York, with James K. 1 lackett In Jhe leading role as Stephen Drice, evokes "Criticism of a similar oh ,. icter. Mr. John Corbln, of The Tin:is, finds the play "pleasing to the eve and measurably ' moving to the heart and imagination," but lacking in greater qcaiiiies. And The Evening Post declares: "The i In is noVremerkable for orig inality or dramatics-Quality. It has no plot to s.. lit ot l constructed on the simplest i . ,-s;bie lines, and depends main ly for ipi so, cess upon those illustrations of N'oiti.-M patriotism and Southern eh'.vnlr v , Men .have become almost con veeiioii.i! Hut the theme Itself Is one of unfajiu.g interest, the personage are fa fi-1 Ty : y i ' . a l T no time Ts Waateja"'upon lr relevant ni.iiter", and the 'crisis,' when It Is reach,.,;, is sufficiently exciting and, moreover, eiuirely credible. Altogether this is i vf ry respectable specimen of a p-emiine American play, and being of native induction, entirely wholesome, and de'i,i,,;iy interesting, it is deserving of all encouragement." ; The niin .l presentation of "Audrey." the KUig.. version--of-Miss Mary Johife ston's now I, took place at Richmond on November 17. and was enthusiastically received Pv critics and the general pub lic ' - MADE tOUTH'S FLAG. voman who claimed to be' the Ross of the Confederate States Tl; Pet has just I Although en. buried at Alexandria, Va. he said she made the first Confederal" flag, her death was unnoted. The ohimvint was .Mrs. Sibby A. Pad i t. wh i i ved in Alexandria. Bhe made the flag th it was the Indirect cause of the death of Cel. Elmer Ellsworth, the young and Impetuous fnend of Abra ham T.incoin she made it at the re qtiest of James Jackson, the proprietor of the m irshall -.House."" As soon as it wss eom'pvti A Jackson had it raised over his hold, when the young Colonel de manded ih.it it come down. Jackson shot Ellsworth a he was coming down the stairs vviih the flag. Th weapon with which the murder wtas, committed tSTMl exhibition in the National Museum, and a sister of Jackson, keeps a boarding-- house not far from the repository, of the -Detroit Press. . . TELLS 0E THE BIG FAIR. Barrett, may be judged from the following Telegraph: - countries of southern Asia and. Australasia, SWINBURNE ON "KING LEAR." Anv, new article by Algernon Swin burne Is regarded as a literary event of some importance. His recent paper in the London Quarterly Review on Charles Dickens (see the Literary Digest. Aug ust 16) was quoted and discussed throughout the English speaking world, and his new study of "King Lear," il lustrated by Edwin A. Abbey, K. A., oc cupies the place of honor In the Christ mas issue of Harper's Magazine. "Mr. Swinburne," remarks the New York Times Saturday Review, "Is at his best In prose when he can revel In the super lative, and that he can surely do with impunity in writing about Lear." How luxuriant his superlatives are, the open ing sentences of the article disclose. We quote: "If nothing Were lert of Shakespeare but the single tragedy of 'King Lear,.' it would still be as plain as It Is now that he was the greatest man that ever lived. 'As a poet; the author of this, play eaa oniy oe comparea wun Aescnyius: me i Tttbrew-WPhets TilW rrfcr are sometimes as sublime tn Imagination and in passion, but always quite incom parably inferior tn Imaginative Intelli gence, Sophocles Is as noble, as beau tiful, and as kindly a thinker and a writer; but the gentle Shakespeare could see farther and higher and wider and deener at a glance than ever could ' the gentle Sophocles. Aristophanes had as magnificent a power of Infinitely Joyous wit and Infinitely inexhaustible humor; but whom can he show us or otter us to be set against Falstaft or the fool? It Is true that Shakespeare has neither the lyric nor the prophetic power of the OreiAnd the Hebrews; but then It musSvfcbserved and remembered that he. amXjra alone among poets and among men, could well afford to dispense even with such transcendent gifts as these. Freedom of thought and sublimity of utterance come hand-ln-hand together Into English speech; our first great poet, it 1,,, lr,,.uu a ,,,1 anlAnHni1 nt anfrlt- anH nf word taken as the test of greatness. I was Christopher Marlowe. From his dead hand the one man born to excel him, and to pay a due and a deathless tribute to his deathless memory, took up the heritage of dauntless thought, of daring imagination, and of since un equaled song." It being reported that Vercesuela"s rebel generals are still at large, we infer that only the private was captured. The De troit News. This year Santa Claus will need a soft coal antiseptic when he faces the chim ney proposition. The Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia. Mrs. Molineux will have no excuse for weeplngly confiding to the trial Judge' that ho never knew where Roland spent his evenings. The Chicago Tribune. It cannet be denied that the present high tariu" on works of art is working a great hardship to the common people of the I'nlted States. The St. Louis Globe Democrat There is nothing remarkable In the fact that the Kaiser has called on his Uncle Edward. Many men call on their uncles about this time of year. The Kansas City Journal. .In South America. Tourist: "You cer tainly do-4..i. giea -many ; insurneo- Hons. Native: "Yes; our Insurrections are a frequent as your strikes, but for. tunately, not as serious." Puck. If the Sphinx is crumbling, the Amer ican up-to-date idea would be to- lot a contract to the lowest bidder to construct a new Sphinx much larger and hand somer than the old one. The St. Louis Olobe-Democrnt.- A great deal of care and thought must be xpended Tin the Christmas magazines. Since most of the publishers still Insist on furnishing some reading matter to go atone with the pictures.--The Chicago News. Wall street. It Is said, needs a Repub lican Club. Wonder what has become of. the old one Mark Hanna used to carry down the street when the G. O. P. needed campaign funds. The New York Even ing Telegram. The next great strike comes with the Christroaatlde. It will be universal and even President Roosevelt will not be ab'e to arbitrate it. The minors' unfon will then be recognized. The Saturday Even ing Post. Philadelphia. Invigorates the Hair?-The first edition of "Social Hell" Is gone and the second edition Is ready for mailing. Nothing like it to start the average man. Every barber, shop "should be supplied with a eopw. The Coming Nation. Rich Hill. Mo, The election of Hon. William R. Hearst to Congress from a New York district must be something of a national event. It has elicited favorable comment from f-ven so distant a publication as the Saa I Francisco . Examiner. The Kansas Citr Houraal . . nsas city , TOPICS IN BRIEF. OPINIONS OF Weston1 Leader;. Weston has the only corn mill In the entire Inland Empire except one at Walla Walla. It la now in active operation under the management of F, H. Beathe, and has created a market for considerable field corn cropped this season in the vicinity of Weston, a constantly increasing amount of which will doubtless be raised and ground In many years-to come. Among, the very few weaknesses of the editor of this influential publication is a fondness for "Johnny cake," and he has discovered to his profound satisfaction that wfoston corn meal is about equal to the-Sioux City brand for .-this delectable food.1 product For the welcome and ubiquitous , breakfast pancake, Weston meal Is unsurpassed. The ordinarily sad and silent "sinker" tak?s on a ne w and . lightsome character, and becomes a thing of beauty and a Joy forever at the matitutlnal meaL Manager Beathe has a couple of tons or so of corn meal on hand. He recently established . an agency with the Peacock ,Mllls at Milton, where he dfsposed tbia week of about sOO pounds. . ' .. ' .. , . ' . tafespinsa Alarmed. J ' , ' BakertCity Democrat:' . ths report printed several, days ago that a petition was being circulated praylmj the next Legislature to enact laws similar to those in adjoining states that no sheep could be herded within two miles of a residence, has stirred up the ttheepmen. They are preparing to take steps to prevent any legislation of tne kind. A prominent sheep grower said yesterday: "If laWs, Jike these are pas8ed,'sheep"Wrdihif'"lhEasferh Oregon will be at an end, because' the country is already almost wholly settled, when compared "with the mammoth ranges of Wevada and Montana. One. will have to go back a long way from the towns and railroads to find a section that is so far remote from a shack of some kind that could be styled a dwelling. Then the cattlemen, who are already anxious to drive out the sheep, will no doubt hire men to erect cabins and live In them, thus killing the sheep industry fn the state," i ,, -. , Was Hot a Corpse, Astoria Astorian: - That ghastly boatload of Corpse that was seen by jjver steamers near Puget Island has turned out to have been of the dummy order. according to the statement of Captain Jordan, the Bailey Oetzerva pilot. Captain Jordan also noticed the boat with the supposed corpse in It, and ran his steamer over to the craft that he might make an examination. The supposed dead nmn proved to be a suit of clothes stuffed with straw and made fast to the, seat of the half-fllled boat. Captain Jordan says a number of small boys on. the river bank set' up bowls of delight when the steamer stopped, and he concluded that it was a youthful prank to bother the river steamers. Another Clendale News; A man claiming to $10 check on IL O. Sottnema.m' of this plav on December 12, which proved to be fraudulent. It was on a printed blank of Iiadd eV Tilton, the Portland bankers, signed by A. I Meyer. No such account was known to the bank. It bore the number 34S1. Said Graham Is supposed to have gone to the South. oalp Bounty Bead. Blue Mountain Bagle: Through the pernicious activity of some members of the Oregon Wool Growers' Association in matters affecting the future of certain liisurn Oregon counties, they have, un intentionally of course, killed their pet measure, the scalp bounty scheme. That measure, which was entirely In the in terest of the sheepmen, and which to some extent served Its purpose, has not a rhost of a whow to be re-enacted at the coming session of the Legislature. An"A"bIs" 'MperT "T-.'' Heppner Times: President Roosevelt's message to Congress is a very able paper. Bis recommendations to congress on the trusts, Cuban, reciprocity and tariff re form are In accordance with Ws well known views on these subjects. The message Is very characteristic of Presi dent Roosevelt and one does not have to look for the signature to know who wrote t: that la, any one who Is at all familiar with his writings. Just Sleeping. - Wasco News: The Moro Bulletin sus pended publication November 21 because Urn Holder, who has two other news papers on his hands, could not attend to it personally and was unable to secure a printer. He assures us that it will again be issued regularly as soon as he can secure competent help. . Fixing His Tences. "EUgene "Reglatwr- Hour -Ci Wv- E.ultoa wa i lg-ene laet Tae ene last Tuesday on nis way nwTrtttt'tHWiif rmtnd up the boys to vote for him for United States Senator when' the Legis lature convenes. He says the indications are very favorable ' and he feels confi dent that he will be elected. Cam They Agree? The Blue Mountain Eagle: The caXtle and sheepmen of Grant County will shortly organise for the purpose of keep ing outside sheep from ranging in that county during the coming year. If tne present sentiment exists, not an outside sheep will be allowed In the county in the future. Should Insist n It Oregon Statesman: The people of Port land are to ask Congress for J2,o00,000 for the 1905 Fair. That is not too much. Let them insist upon It, as a matter of right nnd duty. It will pay the United States government to approprlat that muoh money for the purpose. A Credit to Albany. Bllvertonian: J. A. Finch, city editor of the Albany Herald, cams up from Portland Friday evening tor a short visit with friends. He made our" office a pleasant call and exchanged a few Ilea and we confess he carried away the hon ors. He departed on the 1:80 train Sat urday. . . . --BasK-Is tta.Ww., ..." Prinevllle-Reiiew:. XtUV9 r na tlons that the people of the United States care but little to be very Intimately con nected with, at least In a social way. These ore China and Carrie Nation. With silver quoted at 46 5-8 cents an ounce, the lowest price on record, and with silver dollars worth Intrinsically about 36 cents apiece, "the distance be tween gold and silver Is greater now than that between silver and tin," notes the New York World. And the Denver News, published In a state that has a production of silver .larger than that of any other state In the Union, and larger than that of any-other country in the world except Mtexico, says: "A fall of not many more -eats would be sufficient th stop product, " axe operated, for the sake of the silver they produce, as distinguished ftfom' those which are operated for their "gold, lead, or copper values, or because their ores are necessary fluxes at the smelters. It would be felt severely In three or four of th camps of the state and by the smelter trust, and, to some extent, by the rail ways." This low price for silver Is said to be due to 4he flooding -Of -the- silver market by China, In paying her indem nity, and to the prospective closing of the Mexican and Straits Settlements mints.' and the actual' closirTg "of tbe Slam mints, to the white metal. A number of papers are demanding "that Congress place the Philippines at once on the gold standard; but those who have investigated currency conditions in th Far -East seem to agree that the sudden Introduction of our currency system and ratios of coin age Into the Islands would cause more de rangement and loss than the continuance of the system, or lack Of system, that they now have. - Judge Taft, Mr. Conant and Professor Jenks agree that the Phil ippine currency should be considered by Itself and treated with a view to local needs. ' The chief evil appears to be the fluctuation of the price- of silver, rather than the low price, . . ; ' i Many Interesting reflections on the state of our own currency 'system appear in ibis connection. World: Saysthe NewYork i "We Imagine, that va have an overflow ing treasury, and so we have, but It is overflowing with what? Largely, with liver coin and bullion. According to the : LOW RECORD FOR SILVER. :; OTHER EDITORS Torger. be Fred Graham of Portland passed a (near Them AIL Times Mountaineer: Congrcssm"' n Tongue hns hud the character of every land official in his district washed whiter than snow, lie culled on Secretary Hitch cock the other day and got a statemtnf from him that none or ihe officers for whose appointment Mr. Tongue Is respon sible la under susp'eion. Will Secretary Hitchcock be good enough now to either sive the ether land office officials in Ore gon a clear certificate of character, or make open charges against those upon whom he cast reflections? Samoa Wow. 1a Grande Chronicle: Now It is in Samoa that volcanic activity Is boin.r manifested. Craters that have been ex tinct for generations have burst fort a with fire and lava, and the people are terrorized. The earth Is evidently over loaded with Internal energy that Is find ing vent wherever there is a weak spot. In many parts of the world there have been disturbances, and In some instances in the volcanic regions the results have been disastrous. Wants to Know. Ibanon Criterion: The public hopes that nothing will occUr to prevent Presi dent Roosevelt's strike commission from completing Its work and giving Its find ings to the world. There Is a general desire to know all .about the work in the mining regiW from an Intelligent and unbiased standpoint. . . Getting Crowded. Fcvt "Sswc- !Eiae- - Sfte JUat. of the Tillamook Independent, R. M. Watson's new paper, made its appear ance last week. It Is a neat eight-page, four-column paper, with a fair represen tation ot advertisements, and seems wor thy of success, but three papers in Tilla mook Is rather crowding the procession. It Is Hot Enough. Telephone Register: The announce ment that the tran-continental railroads will give 150,000 to tha Lewis and Clark Exposition Is good news. In this gift the Harriman lines are Joined by tha Northern Jjactflo and the Great Northern. Portland rather expected more, but the directors of the fair are qite satisfied. Kailxoads ob Top. Eugene Register: Some Interesting moves are being made on the checker board of Oregon railroad building. Lo calities are becoming few and far be tween that do not have a life-sized rail road enterprise of some kind on thai tapis. Th Sweepings Bar. Eugene Guard: A "reform wave" has swept Seattle clean of the dissolute class, men and women, with the result that Portland gets not a few of the unwel come waifs. The gain of the Sound city Is the loss of Oregon's metropolis. Koasy Is Plenty. Tliere J..Af-.; iiviiy itnu money in me luestern Oregon gold fields. As a matter of fact, tn no other mining district In the West 1 there such prosperity manifest. official statement the government ' held over 11,315,009,000 in caBh on October 1 of this year. That enabled us to set aside 1150,000,000 for a gold reserve and still leave a cash balance of $221,2S2,394.1J after providing for all other obligations. "But to get this very comfortable sit uation we counted some 13,000 tons of sll. ver aa cash to the extent of $506.545,711.2(H when the market valued It at only J195. 719,917.37. If we had carried this on our books at Its market price we should have had no cash balance at all and our gold reserve would have been cut down from 150,000.000 to $60,000,000. In other words. Instead of being 'on velvet' our treasury would have- been- on the verge of actual insolvency. We have averted that calam ity by treating as a substantial asset an Hem of bveiPhalf a billion doltanrwhich '' Is really nearly two thirds credit. "Fortunately w are rich enough'To' b able to perform that feat and 'get away with the goods.' But we should have practically no more difficulty In doing It If the price of sliver should drop to noth ing, so . that a ' silver dollar would b frankly a fiat coin, owing no more to th Value ot The material In it than does A brass, baggage check." TEMPTATIOIT IRSE8I8TIBU. ,. Oyasblngtoa . Times.) . . "Although there 1b some Justification fc the Indignation - of the pretty girls' Ot Brirfgoton, N. J., as related in the fol lowing story from th Philadelphia In quirer, It is not difficult td believe that they would be much more Indignant If the young men of that town had failed to improve so - good an opportunity. Read the story and see what you think of It: A local photographer left town sud denly two weeks ago and neglected te remove the show case, filled with pictures of comely young women, which stood on the sidewalk In front of his studio. Now the photographs are being stolen at night by unknown persona.. The gtass Is re moved, pictures taken out. and tho irinaa then put back. . The young women whose facial coun terparts have been sequestrated In this way are very Indignant and threaten dlrei things to the careless PhotoaraDher if they can find him.