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HOAR'S ANTI
v- ' George F. Hoar, United States Senator from Massachusetts, haa a bill
which he will offer Ahis week, anti-trust in character. ' It la drawn by the
" xaost profound acholar, the moat astute economist, the oldest Senator, the
fnost courageous statesman Jn tbe
1 pointed out by the veriest tyro In
. i . The measure has a clause providing; that the bill "shall not repeal nor
limit any witl-trust law now upon
y IX M atrarure, indeed, that Senator Hoar should make so obvious mis
take ,ln attempting anti-trust legislation. Upon the books is now tha Sher
man, anti-trust law, which has been there for nearly IS years. It was drawn
lor the purpose of preventing the formation or continuation of trusts.' It Is
an elaborate statute. Involved and made bo complete aa the wisdom of Sen-
.lot- Sherman, then slUra." dictated. " "
Senator Hoar now proposes another ' anti-trust law,' and that the Hoar
-rw& Sherman Uws be smott'ihA.poaka
,Ons ot the dlfUcultles experienced by officials in enforcing law Is the
conflict between statutes, one of which in pertain cases is at variance
, .-with another, and the courts being
tent the one shall be effective and to
' ! How much wiser If Senator Hoax were to draft a bill absolutely repeal-
lng the Sherman law, and then placing upon the statute books ' one that
would, combine all of the accrue knowledge of the subject that has been
s developed since Senator Sherman drew - his bill before .the country knew
tnuth of the subject' 1 -
Sometimes it appears as though
Hoar, strove to arrange legislation so
' business for the profession, to which
tion Is absurd. Yet, viewing' the situation superficially, one.' Is tempted to
draw truch a conclusion from the premises and argument.
"") - if only. legtslatlve.lawyers were
1 . a - . .1 . ,L.i I
wuuiu TKpemt uincr riaiuica uiai iuikiu tumuci wueu nvj uru. a utw uw,
making the newer statute cover all of the essential features of the old, and
making' Interpretation thereof simple.
cleared from about one-half of the laws
. 1 1" Recently,' tnetOregon Legislature passed a new road law tor governance
' of county courts In the matter of road regulation. 1 It dtd not repeal the law
already upon the booka. This apparently made It optional with the county
j courts whether or not they retain the
yisora, or appoint .one county superintendent .of roads.' ', ' There was. conflict,
as.,. a matter . of .: course. , And this Is merely local illustration of the
, evil of passing, law 'after law referring to the same subject and therefore
likely. to be conflicting. . - ";'.'
i-1 Senator Hoar should be sufficiently
trust subject to draw a raw that would
'pherman law were repealed there would
the other, as might easily be the case.
INN0N IS WISE.
" " " Representativer "r Josepfc-Tannohr- of
'JO' niinola, refuwa, to. becomea candidate
, for the office of United States Se'n-
ator. He practically has been elected
speaker of the national House, and
; believes a Senatorship would not bring
fclm higher honor or more prestige. .
Wise Joe Cannon, He would amount
V to something like one-tenth , as much
as a Senator, compared with him as
speaker. -He would forfeit power that
' is second only to that wielded by the
President Of the United States, for
that la ' exactly what the speakership
brings to Its Incumbent. '
Cannon, too, Is peculiarly fitted for
the speakership, for his training has
t been in the bouse, and there he has
.'been a force for SO years. He will
' . bring to the oflloe experience, vigor ot
mind, pourage and persistency, and
will be just as good a speaker for tbe
country as tbe Republicans could se
lect. If he lose not his character as
. ' the "watchdog of tbe treasury," Can
non will perhaps institute, some re
forms that will cot off some ot the ex
, travagances that have been features
" of our. Congresses.
.TAKE THE SAFE COURSE..
Inasmuch , as there be doubt con
cernlng, the effect upon existing fran
chlsea by the enactment Into law of the
new charter, there Is only one course
to pursue, the safe course. Some law
yers beUeve that the charter will op
rate to perpetuate certain franchise
rights,' making them permanent when
they rare not presumed to be. Other
lawyers bold opposite views.
- However, there is doubt serious
doubt. (This doubt, should be removed
by the Council. The Flegel ordinance
which Is designed to correct this po
tentlal evil should be made into law.
The Common Council cannot afford t
Ignore the matter. It is not trivial,
It cannot be passed over with the ex
cuse that other Important affairs ab
sorbed 'attention.
This matter Is of paramount Im
portance. Let the Common Council
be careful to attend to it.
Tomorrow afternoon the Common
"Council will consider the new blanket
ordinance prepared by City Auditor
Thomas Devlin for the merging of the
franchises of the City eV Suburbs n
auwygMaMbeiiterestalh
municipality by enacting it into law.
Messrs. Councilman. That was what
. yen were elected for to guard the in-
tereste of the people. And their eyee
' are upon you just now. Auditor Dev
lin is conversant with the conditions,
and has drawn a measure that pes-
eases .the merit' of preserving the
right of the municipality, while at
the asms tints demanding nothing un
just from the railway company.
, IS'o one fs standing sponsor for the
. reform in our state land laws, nor is
any one yet, to the fore with a meas
1 ore that proposes to preserve tbe land
Inheritance of our school children from
tht ravages of unwise administration
tt some land board. Here 4s Oppor
Jscsoa.
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country, yet It contain a defect that way '
atatecraft.
the statute books."
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sa tha .ma tima .. 7 .-' . . ;
unaer necessity ot aeciaing to wnat ex
what extent nugatory. '
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lawyers, even so profound as Senator
as to confound the courts and make
he belong. Of course, such an lntima
to simplify matters more. If only they
1- a al 1 A ..t .1. MA
If only our statute books could be
that are written thereon.
former system of road district super-
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complete In his grasp of the anti
cover the ground, and then If the
be no danger that One would nullify
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tunlty for some s ambitious young
etateamanto make far himself a name
and to do Incalculable service' to future
generations. Who wlJr-aWrl"'op
portunlty? Who will , secure legislat
ive action to stop ' further sales of
school lands pending inquiry into the
conditions and the preparation of a
rational, business-like law that will
enable tbe state to realize value for all
in ut m , . .
Cirrr
04uiMluv1.il uiiuugll ui liim uuui.iu
was turned over to the, state educa
tional system by the federaU govern
ment - ;: i: - .
The North Pacific Rural Spirit
reached Its 85th. birthday on January
2, and begins the year to go on to fur
ther good attainments in its. field. . M.
D. Wisdom Is editor, and Layton "Wis
dom associate. They have builded up
an excellent' farm paper, which goes
far and wide, to spread valuable Infor
mation and assist to better methods In
the Pacific Northwest - The Journal
has pleasure In wishing the North Pa
cific Rural. Spirit continued prosper
ity- - : ' X ?''';.
Increase In pay for 300 men on tbe
Oregon lines of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company Is one of the New
Tear' gifts that Is not a gift but
merely recognition of the rights of the
men to participate in the prosperity
that all roada are now enjoying. Nev
ertheless, everyone will rejoice in the
higher wages that are' to be paid.
How many people realise the value
of a franchise? It is in case of the
street car railroads, the rental to them
of the publlo highways for the purpose
of securing profit Who would give
right to cross his farm unless there
were some other compensating ad
vantage?
Don't cease shouting, as C. J. Millls
advises, .until that National Livestock
Association has voted to bring its 1904
convention to Portland. Mr. Millis
has done good work, and deserves to
be backed by the people of this city
with a big delegation to- Kansas City.
No UridgV across - the -WHlametto-
River shall be turned over to the' ex.
elusive use of any railroad company,
street or standard. What citizen will
fail to see AhelgdomjLhls jnotto as
a guide for Common Councils!
Councilman Flegel's ordinance to ;
prevent the new charter from making j
some present franchises . permanent,
deserves favorable actlpta; Indeed,
there are no reasons why it should not
pass, and every reason why it should.
wxui rnraxivr aa AXBAwozn.
(Myrtle Point Enterprise.)
'The Enterprise force works 62 weeks
per year; that's labor. Now and then
some one pays for the paper; that's cap
ital And once In a while some son of
a gun of a dead beat runs up a big bill
and refuses to pay It; that's anarchy.
But later on luetic will overtake -the
last-named creature, for there Is a place
wnere be wui get bis lust deserts; that's
belt- ".' '.; " t
BETWEEN OURSELVES,
' BY K. K.'
4
Miss Margie Qeos hagan of AatorU baa
been tha gueat of Misa Ruby Kellogg for
tha last 'weak. Saturday evening . Miss.
Kellogg invited a few of tha friends, who
have helped to make her guest's visit
pleasant, in for a litle informal farewell
twrty. There was" mualoT games and, twn
generally until a late hour. Thosa pres
ent were? Miss Haggle Oeoghegan, Mlaa
wtnnifred Chance. Mae Isa Irvine;
Meaara. Floyd Everts, George Pipes. Rus
sell . Johnstons) and . Ray Steal.
X LANDSLIDE.
"One of the pVettiest weddings of the
aeaaon" was most unfortunately post
poned by a heartless landslide down the
river Saturday. Regardless of the wait-
! lng bride and expectant groom nay, even
of Cupld'a falllnir tears the barrier chose
that time to descend. For once the old
saying, "where there's a will there's a
way," proved untrue. When the bride
groom found there was not lu, atom of
chance of the tram's speedy rtleaae, be
telegraphed to one of Portland's popular
river captains, offering his kingdom for
a boat Unfortunately, the captain was
not ready to retire to any outside estate,
however royal, preferring the Steady It
smaller gains of his regular route, so. the
weoaing was poatponeo, tna guests oia.
nitsaed and the bridesmaids, after a last
longing look at the cake, 'went twine to
w ait until time and landslides were more
propitious.
THE ART CLASS.
The Teachers' Art Class held their busi-
hess meeting for January laat Saturday
evening at the Portland Library Building,
Of course, In a sense it waa the begin
ning oi a new yearwitir the class, and
they were enthused with new 7 energy,
One week from next Saturday the aubtect
is to be Van JPyke, and the papers- have
oeen given into able hands.
THIS AND THAT.
To be the editor ot a college nanar is
one ot me most important offices con
ferred on a student, and a Portland High
School graduate, William L. Flnley, is
enjoying the distinction at Berkeley. He
ia up for the holidays and has been aaked
to give an Illustrated talk on birds and
their hahlta at the John Burrouirhs Club.
Wednesday night 'In their rooms "at the
city Han.
Air. Flnley la gaining- Quite a reDuta-
tion in the East with his articles on birds.
it is not a new study. His friends re.
member his fondness for the subject at
the old High School. It must have been
one of his, iirat terms in the school that
a party went pfcf.Ick.tig ' ip the river to
uregon city. The captain of the boat
had a queer stuffed bird in the pjlot
house, and when he was questioned had
not an idea what kind of a bird it waa
Mr. Flnley surprised every one by giving
very tun description of the bird and
all his family. He won severe) presents
wun aniciea Derore ne left for Berkeley.
Mr. ana Airs. j. a. Btrowbrldsre and
Miaa 8trowbrldge leave Wednesday for
ran irancisco to attend the dedication
of the Stanford Memorial Church. They
will go on to Lps Angeles, where they
will remain for the next few months.
Mr. Robert Collier spent the holidays
with his wife and daughters at their
winter home In California. He has re
turned to Portland,, feeling much rested
by his trip, .
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. KIncald. who have
been In Med ford, Ore., as the guests of
Mrs. Klncald's mother, - Mrs. Charles
Johnson, returned to Portland Saturday,
Mrs. E. H Lvtla and Iflaa Holnn T.vtla
are home again afteV a pleasant visit in
jnr. and aim. ueorge wasnourn were
in Albany Sunday. -
Miss Helnbach has returned to the city
to take up her dutiea In the public
schools. She spent the holidays with
friends on tha Sound. ;
Lucile Collette, the tiny violinist who
ia one of Professor Coursen's most prom
ising pupus, jeii witn her mother Sat
urday for TaconuL ghe is to play Tuea-
oJ artemoon ai tne aesM-monthly must
"f the Ladle.'.MUsical Club of that
I city.
Mrs. 8. Spencer of Eugene Is the guest
of friends in the city, ,
Mrs. R. Carton is still in Grants Pass
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Cook. .- t .' " , ,.;
Mr. and Mrs. Walrath were surprised
by their friends at their Irvlngton home!
Friday night The pleasant affair waa
arranged by Mrs. LIndaley.
Mrs. and Miss Steinbach are expected
home from Europe next 'month. They
are now traveling In Europe.
Mr. N. Poston haa accepted k position
In Seattle. Mrs. Poston and her daugh
ter, Mary, will remain In Portland until
the close Of the Portland Academy School
term. They will make their home at
The Beverly. . V' j'
TWO NEWS ITEMS. -There
Is la oertaln young lady outside
of newspaper circle who thinks every
paper should have' a column headed
'Things We Have Just Kpund Out." Be
that aa it may, there la. something K.
K. would at onoe add to such a column-
two things, in fact.
Until Saturday she never I reamed that
the officers in tne Italian army - were
prohibited by law from marrying
girl who haa not a certain aet lum of
money. The lower the rank, the high
er the sum soars. There are endless cuts
at our own army men and their fondness
for heiresses, but the government has
never found it necessary ; to interfere.
Of course, army officers and their wives
are our only aristocracy, and a lady of
fortune ia alwaya anxious to share
her goods with the elite, eo no doubt
things are managed just aa fairly for
the army here aa in Italy.
THE OTHER.
That rulers actually 'have' doubles.
Such Stories as 'The Prince .and the
Pauper," and Anthony Hope's "Prison
er of Zenaa," seem too j ridiculous at
first for belief, yet an old beggar who
lives in Whitechapel, London, la so like
King Edward they might be twin broth.
era, and if he were dressed ' tn -royal
robes he could not be distinguished from
the real ruler,
The Czar and the Prince of Wales are
Bald to be wonderfully alike, but . they
are nearly enough related to make the
explanation simple. King Oscar of Swed
en's double la a wealthy resident of Ly
ons; the Kaiser William's, a' German
named Adolph Hlrschfteld, who -greatly
fears lent the Emperor, will, ask him
to leave the country. King Humbert of
Italy had a photographer of Salertno for
his counterpart It is explained by the
old proverb there are always two beings
on-the-earthi-at -the aame time who are!
alike in all respects.
A new year; an old auesttoo,
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FlDS FOR OTARVIISa FilNUAINDER
Finnish naham.n on tha Columbia
iuuiu ior ramine-atncKen inasouanis oi riniana. At HinhKuM - i.,
(wof MtQ raiawi wiiMniiiimHiaca i afc wort . -
me coast Mail has been Informed
- i ne mnabitanta of the stricaen
j large proportion of them are, in deetitute
t. i causa of tha failure haa oeen
lands-were flooded out, and even the.
tw vn w proauce and save a crop.-
for the people, but starvation for the
mwwwu grain nas aiao rrosen out.
i ine coadltlODa are the worst since
uvuv w mi cuuniry me peoyio w ukiur w auyaiai vn oreaa maae OS One half
flour and one half ground bark, which falls to pieces aa soon aa baked., People
m m uuuuirr can nave no gviiwdiiub
ef affairs in that Far Northern clime,
im syeiani or relief is wen ursvnixea. ai me ume or tna rim im of is7.
an organisation was formed for the relief work.' 'The central committee haa been
kept up ever alnoa and waa ready to take up the work at tola time. --
"The moat curious feature.' to an American,. of thla matter la tha that
this central committee still had. on hand
If years ago. - fiuch a thing would never have hanoened in this .conntrv hn it
lyunam in Trugallty or t innisn peopiv, ana me noneacy ana independence which
prevented them from using more than was absolutely necesaary of the funda con-
ItribUtedV bit amounts to a guarantee
no dollar will be unwisely expended.'
WHITESLAVES.
The trial of the anthracite coal strike
question before the arbitration commis
tn nas brought out some astounding
facts.' . ,:.:.
As a sample of some of the evidence
roliw into the tanner, take the follow.
ing: kri:- -!. .:..'
Andrew Chlonle -. a 1?-var-old breaker
boy. "no taller than a yard stick," took
the witness chair. ,
in a childlab. treble. Andrew told of
how his back aohed at hla work and of
how the'boaa, was accustomed to wring
nis ears ami tell him to hurry.
nut, tnat was only an Incident
Thla boy,, who ought to be in school.
testlfled that bis father died M montlui
ego, owing tbe coal company ISO. The
boy was working- on this account He
had worked four months and had hot re
ceived a cent. , , .
More.' "A'X'i'
His due bills showed that he was deeper
in debt than wbea he began.
Jamea Gallagher, an elderly miner, tes
tified. Gallagher . had worked for bis
company 17 years and 9 months, and dur
ing all that time had drawn only $501 He
waa compelled to deal at the company's
store. . ; .
Gallagher explained that half the work
he had done W the mines was done on f
his knees. v
lSxplainlnr the store system, he said
r revisions and clothes at the company's
store were' anywhere from to to 20 per
cent dearer than in the Independent
stores. , , , -.v
Mac "I don't ' see you apendin' no
money nowadays."
O Jaggs'Wawl The missus don't lolke
them constant little ; dhrunka,
savin' up for a big one,"
so I'm
Certain gee to res are absolutely iden
tified with certain feelings. To shake
one's fist is to threaten; to hold up one's
finger is tOjWarn. To, Indicate thought
we place the tips of the fingers on the
forehead; to show concentrated atten
tion we apply the whole hand. To rub
the hands ia Everywhere a sign of joy,
and to clap them a Sign of enthusiasm.
It would be eaay to. -multiply example.
Affirmation, negation, repulsion are all
indicated by motions that every one un
derstands. . ... , 1-
It Is the same, in auite' as great a
degree.' with nationalities, W Spite" Ct the
original diversity of the races that make
them up. The mimetic character results
at once from race, from history and from
climate. v. v-
The gesture of the ' Englishman is
fierce and harsh; he 'speaks briefly.
brusquely; he Is cold,, positive, forceful.
His salutation is cold and accentuated.
but his handshake la loyal. 1 The gesture
of Germany, is heavy, good humored and
alwaya ungraceful. . Many of the Slav
people are unwilling to look one In the
face, and they have a false gesture.
-Tb.a,SpBUMal and the Portuguese, T
though dwelling in a southern land, ges
ticulate little; their language is rhyth
mic, alow, solemn; they are grave, their
salutation Is a little theatrical.
The Italian's Is lively, mobile, intelli
gent, gay; his language Is harmonious,
sonorous, warm and luminous, like his
country's sky. The salutation of the
Italian is quick and full .of feeling, his
gesture colored and exaggerated.
x-xio close to in am or nm.
The pope on Tuesday, , November 4,
had occupied the chair of ' St .-'Peter
longer than any of bis predecessors ex
cept Plus IX. It is a singular fact
cited by some as a testimony to the in
creased healthfulnesa of Rome, that the
two longest reigns recorded in the an
nals of the papacy should have been the
two last that of Pius I, whose pontif
icate lasted for 31 .years' and seven
months, and that of Leo XHL who has
worn the triple crown for 4 years and
eight months, and more than a fort,
night Until November 4, "he had at
tained the years of Pius VI, who died in
exile at Valence in 1790: The tradition
that St Peter had been bishop of Rome
for 25 years was the origin of the say
ing addressed to succeeding popes on
their accession: 'Thou Shalt not. see
the years of Peter," a prediction
falsified for the first time by the late
reign, and likely to be so in the present
case. The reigning pontiff, despite his
great age, has been surpassed in longev
ity by two of his predecessors St Ag
athon, who died in 582 at the age of
TOT," andGregoryTX.who; at the-date
f-wsHleath in-14lrd-aminsattw
age or 9. - VV"
EAKTX'g OTATIOT." -
A demonstration Of -the earth's rota
tion upon Its axis will be. given in the
rotunda of the Capitol "during the meet
ing to be held In Washington this winter
of the National Academy of Science.
The exhibition will be a replica of that
given in the Pantheon in Paris some
time ago. Suspended by a piano Wire
from the dome will be an Iron ball sev
eral pounds in weight As the earth re
volves tbe ball will naturally change its
position from time to time, the rotation
of tbe earth being thus demonstrated.
KotrLs-xATB von so. "
Washington Star: Countess Castellans
Is in New York. It is to be assumed that
she left Count Bonl a check book with
which to amuse himself la her absence.
River and alone- the Tm ...
about tha tnatteras follows!
aistrict number sbout z, 500,000. and
circumstances, from a crop failure.
an extremelv wet. cnlri imuh , t,. i.
high lands where the hay la raised were
'ins resun is not only, a scarcity of food
cattle, ; The fall has been so bad that the
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tha sreat ramina of lssf. T
vz uii auiiennv antaiiarr tvw i,h a
where the struggle for existence is a hard
some funda left over from tha work of
that the help asked for is jneeded. and that
vn a nuonn BLAinC.
'(New Torsi Times. 1 -
Lawyer Abe Hummel -is authority for
tbe statement jthat If bachelors who wish
to avoid breach of promise suits will
use telegraph blanks in doing their pro
posing, they will always keep on the
safe aide. He bases this assertion on
an incident i In a Westchester County
oreacn or promise caae, in which Ham
mond appeared for the defendant - The
plaintiff's lawyer began to read the al
leged proposal of the defendant to the
jury, -as it appeared on a message blank.
He began with "My dearest Louisa."
Mr. Hummel interrupted. "If the
court please, this document is partly
printed and partly written. By all the
rules or evidence, the plaintiff cannot
offer parts of that Instrument ' He must
read it all."
The opposing counsel protested that
the printed matter has nothing to do
with the case, and that the fact that-the
proposal waa written on a telegraph
blank was an accident The court ruled
that everything on the blank should be
read. Reluctantly the plaintiff's counsel
read: :;;' -v
."There is no liability on account of
tola meaaage unleas the same is repeated
and then only on condition that the claim
is made within thirty days In writing.
And then, after the signature, "Tours
lovingly, John," followed. "N. B. Read
carefully the conditions at the top."-
It didn't take the Jury long to render
a Yereucticse -r ,--r 7.,..., , ,-.
AVTOXOBXXsl SUA BOOUTg.
As military motor bicycles have al
ready proved themselves to be of value
In scouting, it is probable that In nearly
every civilized country they willbelarge-
iy used in future land warfare. Why,
if the faat land scout proves so useful,
snouia not the navy adopt the aame
methods? A boat CO feet long, with
35-horae-power engines, built very light
to carry, say, four persons, and to be
capable of considerable speed,' would be
a most useful addition to a battleship
of a fleet The ordinary torpedo boat
ia too long and draws too much water
for scouting near shore or in shallow
water, but a launch might be made to
draw leas than three feet of water, and
yet have a speed of upward of SO knots.
There would be no funnels or smoke
to, attract the notice of the enemy, and.
with under-water exhaust the boat
might be made almost silent If built
low la the. water, or with the power of
auhmerslon, it would be difficult for tha
enemy" to observe, tatsa sttu 'mdrtr- dhff
cult to hit Probably such a craft
would be more useful than anything
yet invented in tbe way of a scout for
sea purposes.
JOSEPH'S CMOS TKUTQB.
(Wallowa County Herald.)
Joseph la not behind other towns of
her elasa In the matter of her commer
cial and financial institutions. Five
general merchandise stores are doing a
thriving business; a harness shop, drug
store, racket store, three blacksmith
shops, two millinery stores, two jewelry
stores, a restaurant a flour mill, planer
mill, two butcher shops, a brewery, sev
eral saloons and the largest hotel in
the county are anions' her business in-
stitutlons. Here, too, is the home of an
institution, which for financial strength
and commercial standing, la second to
none lo. thla, section, of the state The
First Bank of Joseph. The largest
and most complete newspaper tn the
county The Joseph Herald ia published
here. A new stone hotel of magnificent
proportions and splendid appearance will
soon be In course of construction. Joseph
also boasts of the best band on thla side
of Portland, with the possible exception
of Baker City, In fact Joseph is not only
not behind ui is far in the lead of
most cities of her else, and la destined
to be one of the leading cities In this
section of the state.
"?i aBicaxAmra maoxxn.
A machine Which la intended for plain
L bricklaying, such as walls and the like,
is. an Invention which must be credited
to the Ingenuity of an Englishman, John
H. Knight of Baroeld. Farnham.
The mortar Is run out by hand In front
of the machine. After, each row of bricks
has been laid,' the girder on which an
operator performs Is lifted by hand three
inches.' Holes are bored in the pests to
form catches for a lifting lever, Two
men and a boy can operate the machine.
One man spreads the mortar, the second
feeds the machine, and the third operates,
jar. iinigni asserts mat anyone' can
operate the machine. He clalma for It an
ability to lay 600 or 600 bricks per hour.
WXXUsTCt TO BtAKa AaCBITSg.
An amusing street Incident happened
recently, a young :aay lert her hus
band s side, to look in -a window. On
leaving it she took, as she thought her
husDane a arm, and continued her con
versation, s -. . . .
'"You see." she said, "you don't even
look at anything I want to see. You
never -care how I am "dressed; you no
longer love me. Why.-, you have not
even kiaaed me for a week, and"
"Madam, .1 am sorry, but that is my
misfortune, not my fault" said the
man, turning around.
. The lady looked at him and gasoed.
She had;, taken the arm of the wrong
man juonaon ex.
OOOB BOiDS KOTB.
' ' (Bandon Recorder.) "" '.-'
tAgwloadsT5dnyeirttofl
meet at uoquuie wity, January 7, at 7:10,
by S. B. Cathcart vice president for
Coos County, of the National Good Roada
League. Tins convention should - have
the attention of the - citisens of Coos
County, as better publlo highways wilt
prove to be an important factor In the
development .of the country. - Nature haa
been , lavish in giving to this county
choice resources, but ln tla bnatown, of
these sources of wealth she left the road
question to be solved by those who reap
rewards rrom ner abundance; -
-" 'waaam wiu re uin tot ; -
(Exchange.) ( '
1 Some' time ago ths doctors placed a
scientific ban on kiaaing. Now comes a
doctor 'with the notion that we ought
to cult the friendly, brotherly grasp
business. He bases his objection on the
ground that diseases are communicated
by handshaking more easily than In any
other way.
,.(g .Mt.M.M.I.M..IMMIMt. . . " -
16 ITTI 6 UPPER-CUTS O' COIV.; ' '. 'j'
- r Con CLeary the man with. the famous uppercut haa turned poet says -ha
Evening- Wisconsin. .- Con haa been bartender, solicitor, expressman, boier, ,
professor and every other old thing, .but his friends never accused him of being a
jot ., Con'a dream ia as follows; - ' 'ti. - ; ' ,," . . , , s
One night as I lay dreaming, r-
Of great flsrhters of the da v.
J dreamed of all home talent
And some far far away. - .
I also dreamed of Johnnie "Stone,"
Who was nahtlna into fama."
Until be met a hot one'
Kid Herman was his name. .
Johnnie, doea ot fight for gold, 1 t
He does not care-for wealth: - ;
His heart is broke ever since that 'night
ue waa lata on me sneir., :
. . ...... '..' J."' t, , :;'
Then alone came Dan EL'"Uyde, . - '
The chamoion of them all l :..v -
I don't mean for hla lighting, , ' ,
I mean for his horrible gall, . '
There la Fenton and also Burke, '
Claim thev know tha fltrhtinr trick.'.
I But I think they would make more money
Handling the anovei ana pick, , '
I also dreamed of Joe de Percenta,
Who anlla tha nloa.ha.nan!'
Joe he Ilka de boxing game, ' .. -'
He fighta moat any man. - ,r .
But over home in sunny It
They don't use the boxing glove,
But let little Joe fight with the stlllett'
Ana ne wui be a Terry Mcuov.' ,
Then next came Michael Rellly
H Of Thlivl Want f.m.! . -
He le an honor, to Milwaukee;
"And a rariit. tnr thA.s-ama ;
He can' take an awful punching,
wAnd haflghtrwith all hla might. '
But they are sure to take the count -
twnen Mickey lands his right v i .
Then along came pretty Jake, , -
rWho flew hie kite quite high;
He thought alt others en the ground
se waa-jn ne say,-
Until he journeyed to Fond du Lao-
Well, I won't put him In rhyme,
Seif you want to know -the rest
,jud go asK Ctuqay Jtyan. .. v -
I also thought of Mamrtce Savers
And hla mininr. U,m viinir
Who busted the Kid clean to the top,
And never stopped to think 1
That there were men right here at borne
Good enough for him to meet
So if he had let Clarenoe Forbes, alone, ,
, wul" Hv fvv vwu lunu,, . V' -ft
I also dreamed of Dock Irish, " -J
Better known as Harrr Falls:' v
Whenever he steps Into the ring
His man he cenerallv whales.' -
When Jake Magmer faced thla hero,
And felt the sting of his right mit
It took old Dock just six short rounds
to snow Jake ne, was.it.
I also dreamed of managers i '
- Milwaukee has a few--.
There is Paddy Dorrelt Tn W'eflf btfeef :
He Is Lew Houseman No. .
He puts his boys all in good trim.
- fiends them out to win or lose, .
While Paddy takes things eaay
raaaing out tne .good old boose, , :
j also dreamed Of Dannie CJark, i
"Captain Jinks.''
Tonight at tha Marquam Grand Thea
tre "Captain Jinks ot the Horse Marines"
will be the attraction, continuing .Tuee-
day- and Wednesday ngh&iH As event
w interest, both to the faahtonable And
5,ifc3a6BO,f5.?iia,, CAjnlrur
appearing of the. Clyde Fitch comedy,
"Captain Jinka of the Horse' Marines."
with a young and charming actress, Elis
abeth Kennedy, in -the part of- Mme.
Trentonl, the heroine of the play.' , -
The dramatist selected the early seven
tics, when Grant and Greeley were run
ning for the presidency, in order to avail
himself of the. rather odd costumincr m
the time, which is sufficiently exagger
ated in this production to excite no small
part of the merriment arising out of the
various acenes. His atory relates to Mme,
Trentonl. who has just arrived on a Cu
nard steamer to Join- Maplesoifs forces.
The opening scene la on a landing dock,
wun a crowd of reporters deputised to
interview the dlvaAll the time-worn
witticisms growing out of the Interview
log of incoming ' celebrities, are cleverlv
Introduced by Mr. Fitch, not forgetting
ine Qoesuon ot now the new arrival likes
America. There Is plenty of gentle satire
In the meeting , of the singer with the
customs Inspector, end also with the
fashionable young men in military attire,
who present themselves to welcome the
ruing star. Indeed, this act is often
considered the moat entertaining of the
play, and when Mme. Trentonl sends out
these exclusives to exercise her dogs the
fun becomes quite Irresistible. ; On, of
the number Capt . Robert, ; Carrolton
Jinks, makes such good use ot bis time
with the fair songstress, that when the
first curtain goes down he has achieved
an appointment to meet her,-and a love
affair la In the wind,, baaed upon a bet
wnicn ne nas made witn- hla comrades.
The second set relates to the develop
ment of this love e flair. The scene Is
Mme. Tren tonl's - parlor in the Brevoort
House, ana the prettiest incident Is the
iovemaklng. which.; Is unusual in its
method and manner, thanks to Miss Ken
nedy's altogether novel treatment of thla
incident Of course, difficulties are en
countered The captal's mother ebleots.
and that foolish; bet comes up to plague
the young lover,' just as a like foiry has
ereated trouble, in many. other plays.
Thus a scene beginning with smiles ended
in en outburst of rage on.'the part ot the
diva, whose angry tears are almost aa
charmlur' as her gayer moments. ,:The in
troduction of a regular ballet engaged
in practice Is tbe peculiarly Clyde Fitch
incident of this act and excltea a great
deal of amusement In the third act all
comes out right t' V . v ' . , . '
V' Prinoess Chlo. , ' '
"Princess Cliio? will be the .attraction
at the Marquam Grand Theatre pext
Thursday and Friday nights, January 8
and 9. . 1 - . :
The sate of seats . will befrln tomorrow
(Tuesday) morning at 10 O'clock for the
engagement' ot Klrke La Shelle's dashing
end romantic opera comiqua.. The piece
Is said -to be notable notonlyior-the
quantity, but the quality of Its music,
aa well, as the dash and swing of Its
lyric lines and ;the genuinely' romantio
atmosphere of Its libretto. - The opera la
rather unique among contemporary comic
I oiieras in that the ptotri"reaay"consis
tent, and bar much dramatic power. The
chief characters in the romance are the
Princes Chic of Normandy, and Charles
the Bold, Duke ot Burgundy.. Other
character In, the opera are Louis XI. ot
France: the ' Chamberllna of the Duke
and Princess; Lorraine, the pegs to the
Princess, and a couple of rasamuffin scal
awags, who profess to be soldiers of for.
tune. The chorus of CO people is used
to represent huntsmen, retainers, men-at-arms,
peasants, cavaliers and courtiem
The time of the opera is H6S, and the
place the Chateau of Charles the Bold
in Burgundy. ..! . - ' -.
"The wrong nr. Wright"
Henry Bereaford, who will appear at
the Marquam Grand Theatre next - Sat
urday night January 10, in George H.
Broadhurst's merry- farce,- 'The Wrong
Mr; Wrigbt". proved one of the beat of
last season's attractions wherever be was
A .manager of fame.
I do not think hla name ia Clark, ,
Dan Stuart should be his name.. -" ' '
He haa got a bunch of battlers - -- - '"
And they say some are good men. r '
While others often take a rest
. For that fatal count of ten. ; , v '.
Then along came Joe Crawford; ' . - f ,
I can't let htoi alone, -: . . , ,' i, '..
For he manages a champion . . ' " ,
By the name of Ted Malone, ' .
Joe has solved the problem .-!;' ' -s
Of left-hand Jaba, don't 'fear;" . ,
But I think he knows a little mors ' ' ,
About dishing out his beer. -.' :
' . . t - . . . : . - ,. 7. " X . '
I also dreamed of Charley Neary." ",
The little South Side cycloneT ' '
But I could not dream Tom Magmer ''
- Ever knocked out Ted Malone. ,. ': '
Jake haa got some chloroform punches ;
If he lands them in right time, 4
But I think he hsft them all at home "
. The night he , fought jrlth Adam Hyan.'j,. .
I dreamed of Michael Irish, : i
AI Gear and Solenbere-. tnn ' ' . ' . - .
Wtio' make a fight Just twice a year, '
To see what they coir do. - -1
They don't httch.inside the ring,; : : v-
Of that I can avow;f
I think they would look better ' '
11 tney were bitched up to a plow,
" r ,.. :,".,.' , , . ,J "
I dreamed If roadhouse fighting ' ,
Them were tha rood nlri rinvn ,
It was out on the Hales-Corners road '( '
Ted Murphy fouaht Harrv. Falls. V '
It finished in a rough house, ' .'.-' fcv ,'
Of sidewalk rulea we had any amovint '
But the referee of the evening ' '. ,
vvaa ine reieree taxings, tne count
It was in the spring, of '9V
wora irom wnioago came
For me .tp fight their champion . f .
George Kerwm was his iiaine. ' .
I went to the Windy City ... ...
This mystery for to tame. 1 r
But when I got bacl to the City of beer
ne was cnampion just the same, ,
I dreamed Barry had redeemed himself;
1 And proved that he Is abas
ina provea tnai ne ts abas
ahow that there ia something good
T In Tot Sa11'. .l.kl.
To ahow that there ia someth
Ud in Pat Rorrell'a atabla
He haa fought a dosen flkhts or mora.
And never met defeat;
Now he is a credit to his manager.
.uuaemaa px weus atreet
Then along , came Con OXeary. ' ' "
The daddv of tham all- 1 '
Before whose famous uppereut
Oreat heroes had to fall.
Whenever he stepped into the ring.
wiui a nearxy cneer him they would
greet. ....
And he never had cold feet
But suddenly, as I woke up,
x neura an awrui snout;
knew that something happened
Just then my pipe went out '
seen. He received praise from both oritlo
and public that would, if given to a less
well-balanced mind, have turned his
head, but not so with this, young star.
The kind words that have been, spoken
ot him have only nerved him to better
efforts, and hla manager, J. J, Coleman,
promises that Bereaford will this year
I-rlng to bear upon his part in 'The
Wrong Mr. Wright" a riper knowledge
and a better understanding of w hat the
votaries of the theatre demand than he
was able to give them last year, and
Manager Coleman further promises that
his young' star will be surrounded by a
cast of the cleverest people that can , be
obtained, therefore when thts tfterry farce -makes
its appearance here a particularly
The advance sale ot seats Will be placed
on sale t r Tj) 'u-aday morning.
"The tittle Xlnlster."
Starting with the usual, Sunday mati
nee. The Neill Stock ' Company will pro
duce all next week J. M. Barrle'a great
Play, lit which Maude Adams made .such
a tremendous success, "The Little Min
ister." The play ia one which has gained
for itself a position among the late pro
ductions that Is most enviable. The
Baker win undoubtedly be crowded to
overflowing cut every performance, and .
mere is nine question but wnat the rec
ord of the house will be broken. The de
mand for seats is exceptionally large.
A word to tha wlia ia sufficient
Offloers at Play.
Gen. Randall and Staff," together- with
the officers from the regular army, post
at Vancouver, Wash., will attend the per
formance of "Captain Jinks of tbe Horse
Marines" at the Marquam Grand Thea
tre tonight.
AtVOXD'S ITS W BOOKS.
The London Academy .has put Its an
nual question, "What two books In the
past year have you read with the moat
Interest and, pleasure?" - and Herbert
Spencer, says the Chicago Inter- Ocean,
answers, "I have not read any new
books this year."'-' ' ---w-a-ww
Some ot the other answers are aa
follows: .
Professor Skeat of Cambridge Uni
versity "I have not read any new
books this year. I have quite enough
to do to read the old ones." .
Thomas Hardy namea Margaret . L.
Woods' "Princess of Hanover" as one.
' Edmund Gosse Selects James "Wings
of the Dove," and Frederlo Harrison
picks out Stephen Phillips' "Ulysses."
jrovxx. yiaaxste xxna,
In France a novel method of catching
fish Is being tested by anglers. A tiny
mirror is attached to the line near the
baited hook. The assumption Is that a
fish, when It sees Itself in a glass, will
conclude that some other fish is trying -to
carry off the bait and will make,
haste to secure the tempting morsel It
self, the result being that It will speed
lfy be caught on ther relentless .hook.
From experiments which have been
made there seems to be some founda
tion -for this assumption, At any rate,
some anglers say that they catch more
fish when they use the little mirror than
they ever caught before. .'- .. .'
l -i APptiis cujix -zsaoK3ri9u '
According to one of the medical jour
Tials,everybody- ought to know that
the very- best thing they can' d Is to
eat apples just before' retiring for the '
night , No harm, can come even to t
delicate system by the eating of ripe
and Juicy appla before going to bed.
The apple is excellent brain -food, --be h
cause it has more phosphoric acid la
easily digested shape than any .other '
fruit It excites the action ot the liver, -promotes
sound and healthy sleep, and '
thoroughly disinfects the mouth. - This
is not all;' the apple prevents lndlges-"
tion and throat diseases. ' i v
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, CTTBB TOB lAKZHZBS.
It is now pretty generally aa-reed thai
laziness, scientifically known as "ankyl-
ostoma,-' is a disease. - It Is also pretty
generally - agreed that oil of birch, .
mixed with a few drops of extract of
nustie, is gooa for it ; "- , -
.'' vawsPApaa pmasrwrim.
The Freewater Times. - replying te
neighboring papers that have been criti
cising its grammar, says: "Look at
home! --Before you adviae grammar, we
a the need of its use, in your . 001-