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I . TJIE OREGON DAITjY JOUHXAIi, POItTLAlTjP, : WEPNESPAY- JEVI!iayGt u JAyTTAHY A 21, 1903 The Oregon Daily; Journal " 90r&A3t Tvstxsmaa cokvaityv Proprietors, v.--, " ' C. 8. Itrkmon. - . ' - ' Address til 0EOOW DaXLY JOVBXAI S89 Yamhill Street, Setweea Tourth , ' and Tltth, Portland, Oregon. , , ,' UTOEFEMIIINT DEMOCRATIC FAFEX 0 OXEOOV. : Sintered at the Postoffloo of Portland. Oregon, tor transmission through the tualls second-elasr matter. Postage for Single copies For an I. 10 or 12-page paper, 1 cent; 1( to 2s plgee, 2 ctnU; ov.- 22 pacts. 2 centa. - ' Telephones: ' Business Office Oregon. Main BOO; Columbia, 708. . J , ' Editorial Room Oregon, Main COO. City Editor Oregon, Main 2E0U TTTH JOURNAL, one year. THE JOURNAL, six months... THB JOURNAL, three months. THE JOURNAL, by the week.. Terras by Oarrleri THB JOURNAL, by mull, per year THE JOl'RNAU by mall, six months... THIS JOURNAL, by nail', three months. . ...$S0 ... 2 ... l.t ... .10 ...$400 -.. 200 ... 100 with .other member! of the Legislature no( to obstruct its passage through the Assembly,' and Who now wears a va cant stare 'and an absent look 'when he hears mention of the law that Mays wrote and Oeer signed and that Reeder signed an that Fulton himself signed. That was In 1901. This Is In 1903,ahd Tempus has fuglted Considerably In the Interim. J . . NOW FOR PROGRESS. In the hurly-burly of state politics, In the rush for news of Senatorial - contests and talk of appropriations for the. Fair, let us not forget that we .have a great task ahead of us that'wlll link Itself to the progressive move ment that must come with the decision to hold the 1ewls and Clark "Exposi tion. Portland must take herself a little more seriously in the matter of gen eral Improvement, and its citizenship must land their helping hands to the enterprising people in our midst who are trying to make of It a great city. .The charter "offers many opportunities for betterment of conditions and these opportunities must not be neglected. We stand today on the brink of a forward movement that means the expansion of not only Portland, but a tremendous advance in the commer cial affairs of Oregon. Portland must brighten up her' appearance and place herself in a position to receive her visitors. We are lacking of good streets and. many -other necessary improvements and these cannot be secured - without concerted action, although the law will later provide a necessary ' "pro rata of taxation to meet all requirements. What do weneedt Almost everything that a progressive city requires. ' Let ua not lake criticism of conditions aa the layings of carping and dls- gruntled critic, but as words intended to put life and vigor into the city's ' forward steps. Let us be brave enough to acknowledge our deficiencies and .loyal and determined enough to Correct them. No place on God's green earth ever Idst anything by being criticised. It is .the silent man, he who endures without protest, who is a danger to the well-being of a community. And who would say that Portland Is not fully capable, financially and other wise, to meet an issue face to facet Whatever the progressive element of the city, the manufacturers, the real estate men, the bankers, brokers and merchants of Portland elect to do toward Inaugurating a new method of building up and Improving the place 7he Journal will assist them by every means in its power. APPARENT DEFECT IN EDDY BILL - ; Although k copy of the bill is hot at hand, yet from the rather carefully .. prepared reports by correspondents that have been published, it I apparent that the B. X Eddy bill for ft license tax contains a serious defect, a de feet that suffices to condemn it. Representative Eddy has offered a bill that tontains la brief these provisions: ' ' .'An organisation tax of one-tenth of one per centum on the first f 100,000 f capital, and one-half that rate on capital above $100,000, religious, char itable or educational or other corporations not formed for gain to pay an or : sanitation tax on only IS. ' The license tax is graded according to the amount of the capital stock, tf "the capital stock does not exceed $60,000, the tax Is $20 per annum; ex- teedinf $50,000 and not exceeding $100,000, $30 per annum; exceeding $100,000 and not exceeding $500,000, $40 per annum; exceeding $500,000 and not ex ; Mtdttg $1,000,000, $50 per annum; exceeding $1,000,000, $100 per annum. , 1 '? Corporation must file annual reports by July 1 of each year, giving pre . scribed information concerning its stock and officers. 1 The capital stock of every corporation that pays the annual license tax v shall be exempt from taxation. - The last provision seems to be grossly wrong, else some important omls- ' slon haa been made clerically. According to the terms of the bill as under" Stood at present, a corporation In Oregon could have $500,000 capital stock, actual working capital, too, pay A license tax of $40 per annum, and escape the . 'payment of any more taxation .ppon its capital. .If this be the intent of the Eddy law, of course it should not become statute without elimination of the section that makes such a provision. It , strould be absurd. V ' ' - " ' The contest In tjte State of Wash ington appears -to ' have narrowed to one proposition will the King County Legislative delegation abide by their anti-elect Ion pledges and .support Harold Preston for the United States Benate? Even the unmentionable John L. Wilson sees the obvious duty of the King County members and tells them that they must "go down the line" with Preston, exhausting all possibil ities xor nis election. ...........; ' J fid,1 iv ?".- v -'I r)V.'''.U-.tf''' " AN OROOON PGKIJN. By aul e Xaey. .f 3- A Portland citizen writes from a Kansas town to say that In that state j last year religious revivals were num- cToiiii and protracted. Now, says he, there nre no revivals In progress, and ho iravs the grim and bloodcurdling conclusion that the carclty of fuel has operated to kill the usual dread of go ing whore thoologlans claim It is ex ceedingly hot. School directors who fear that the Pierce per capita tax bill In placeof thp fixed mill tax will work to h9sen the-amount raised for school support, will be pleased to learn thnt it contains a provlwloh that no district shall real ize less than It realized during 1902. and that in some instances it wl)l raise more revenue for thnt purpose. Oregpn has a llttttrFekin of her owni " It! is not' a '"Chinatown," In the, outskirts or In the deserted portion or a city or town, out it ia at a remote point from railroads :nd transportation facilities, and Chinamen constitute the majority of the population. There are whites there and : they have their schools and. churches and business houses, but la point ox population the China men outnumber them. ' V ! ., The Chinamen have tltelr Joss house, they control the exclusive sale of liquor, their games run night and day, and t the. opening of these Is regularly announced throughout the day ana jeveninzs oy a uninese oner, cna voa, uie Clllnese whisky dealer, is the most popular man in town, and possibly deserved ly so, xor .his uniform liberality, i ne women aii speaa weu oi Xfoc, ana un children Tonslder him a perpetual Santa Claua ' , 'j ' ).'' -, These conditions may have changed in the pastTew months, but they bad not ehanged a few months ago for the past SO years, and it is more than probable- that old Doc still is king and that Chinamen are In the majority at mainour city,' ana thnt trie stranger is iea to Deiieve ne is in a reu, oia vni' nese village when ha reaches, the place. : ' - Malheur City is one of the oldest towns in Oregon.' It la situated in the' foothills of spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and la reached, by a ride or Ifi or 40 miles in a stage coach over the roughest road's that cross the mountains and penetrate the canyons Of Oregon. It is In Malheur County, and' is east from Huntington and northwest from Vale, the county seat, though its distance from the oourthouse limits traver between the town ana the county "capitoi" to cases of absolute ncfselty. --.r- " : 1 The fact Of -Malheur City's isolation, and the further fact that it was ens of the first places discovered in that entire section of country, la another illustration of the old saying that you oannot hide a1 gold-bearing rock from the prospector. Forty years ago Malheur City was the most prosperous mining camp in the Faolflo Northwest, xnousanas or doners 'were taxes irora me sluice boxes and pans daily. Men made fortunes in a day. There were mur ders, robberies, gambling, stealing, drunkenness and everything that went to make up a prosperous placer mining district ' - How this little gold-bearing spot was ever discovered Is not known, al though it is -claimed that it came through the California discoveries. While the great excitement was prevailing there men who were not satisfactorily suc cessful drifted away and sought other fields. , It is presumed that some one or more .of these drifted Into this Isolated spot and found gold, and that the news spread, as It uisualfy does la such eases, although there was no rail road, telegraph or other means of rapid communication in the entire country. The Chinamen found their way there. The field "was not so large as was expected, and the army of miners soon washed out the best pay dirt and moved on. . But, the Chinamen remained. They still wash, and re-wash the old tailings." Many of the whites drifted away, though a few of the old timers still remain.. But the, Chinamen are largely in the majority. They have their stores and gambling houses, and pursue life according to the customs of their own country with all of the American freedom, and they may be said to be the happiest Chinamen In the country. With pick and shovel and pan they go to the culottes and canyons in. the morning and return at night with their day's earning in gold lust. This the merchant, gambler or old Doc. welghe and days solloltlng new business, Is meeting ash. Thon It takes its place on the table and is nasaraed along witn great success. -"There will soon be ' f " 1 ' 1 ' V 1 1 ' ! ' " 'V l,1J.MM,,,,.,vti WHAT THE FAIR Wlt,L, DO FOR ORHaON e flr- t believe the LawIs nA n.rV invnoattton 'will ha at thm mataa t,..., Oregon. Somo of my reasons for believing this are as follows: . " , . Oregon haa been content for many years to rely on. its. resources and thinking it was- not ' neoessary to make any showtng to the world. As a con sequence, tha .Btats of .Washington has developed Its resouroe and received an Increase, in population -greater than Oregon. This will be a Paclflo Coast exhi bition, and without hurting any other state it will be of the greatest benefit to Oregon. Itself. It will stimulate the 'growth and development of Oregon by making others, believe in us, and what Is of more importance, will make us believe in ourselves. , It will start Industries , and the development of Ore gon's resources which have hitherto been nut. off until some- more convenient seasoa It will make Oregontans acquaint!-with each other,, and win remove local jealousies lor the grand object of a great state growth. It will increase ,he state pride of all Oregonlana. v ..l-'i-v4V4-i:v.HV''-- j Th Fair must , of necessity be. held at Portland for convenience,' for in Oregon all roads lead to Portland, r This is the best place, and where strangers' would naturally expect it to be held, and where it must and can only be suc cessful. The Exposition will show in ajcompact form not only what Oregon , has and is doing, but what she can 'have and may accomplish. : . K t 8o far as the people of the Eastern states are concerned, it would be a great damage to Oregon if the Exposition should not n6w take place. A alN ure now would amount to a state disaster. We must not Only not let itybe a failure, but Oregon must make it a grand success. We have gone too far to turnback. (.i.,',(.wr t-U v . -, - en. e . . . . i it sees e OPDnONS 'OF OTHER EDITORS j ).. mi . s . e'eeVeea Anything for a Change. Boise News: Rmallnoz haa broken out in Halt Lake. If It would detract atten tion from that everlasting Senatorial muaoie, tne public will welcome the di version with a sigh of relief. J, JProperly Said;. ' Boise News: North- Idaho furnishes a practical illustration of the need of a state reformatory school by sending to me penitentiary a, jo-y ear-Old girl. Improving Telephone fJervloe. La Grande Observer l ' Mr. Mawnnmh wno nas been in the city for several "The retail grocers are approaching nearer and nearer to the cash basis, the great desideratum," remarks the Portland Tradesman and Commercial Ilecord, and thereby cites the proof that business Is conducted more ra tionally nowadays than when long time credits ware the rule throughout Ore gon. Colorado has two Senators,, .each claiming to be the right one. The situation there reminds Oregonlahs Of the quondam Republican County con vention held In Portland once in which two chairmen presided simultaneously I and two sets of delegates clamored for recognition. Colorado is to be pitied. It is said that Lieutenant-Governor Tillman expressed no regret at the death of Marslsco Oener Gonsales, whom he shot in cold blood. His must toe a savage nature, Indeed, who can thus be transferred from the list of assaulters to that of murderers without so much as a shudder. pays for in cash. with the other stacks of coin that pass over the table dally. The white population Is composed of an intelligent cltlsenshlp. The post master, merchants and hotel men, as well as the local justice of the peace, are all old-timers, and they do not mind living in a town where the Chinese are in the majority. They have a good school, the citizens are liberal, and In the valleys farther away there are prosperous white farmers. Besides, the prqupects are bright for a great future for the town, and the eountry sur rounding It Rich quartz mines have been discovered, whits capital la develop ing them, and when the wealth in this line Is brought to the surface at many points, as is expected, railroads will be built, the country will settle up and the Mongolians will occupy only a small spot In the future City of Malheur. Old Doc,. is a politician and philosopher. It Is probable that a white man would not be permitted to sell liquor at Malheur City. Doc. only sells It by the gallon at least, that class of trade Is only permitted In his license, but he sells liquor. - It Is the wonder of the people of the town new Doc. makes a living. They know he makes large sales, but bis liberality is such that he Is believed to alve away more than he takes la The white children stand about hta door and are kept supplied every day with oranges and candles and nuts, and every thing that they want. No child has ever been turned away rrora old Doc's door, and all of the children come there every day and some of them more than once a day. ' ;. ' 1 The women and men are also benenoiaries or on Doc s liberality, when the men are not feeling well tney Know where -tney -can get a little "drap" without buying a gallon, or paying anything, SO far as that la concerned, and they all speak well of old Doo. Then Doc. Is good to the women. He gets silks from China and he gives them silks. They make "crary"' quilts from old Doc's Bilks, and the young women- wear silk waists made from the China-, man's gifts. Old Doc, Is anything but a prepossessing looking Chinamoji. He is aged. a heavy, stout old fellow, and has just enough beard to make him look hide ous, but In spite of all of this old Doo. always wears a smile and treats his frlenrtH well, and they all like him. He Is pracUcally the king at old Malheur City, but he rules with a charitable hand. . . 150 'phones In La Grande, and In-a shurt time, possibly within 60 flays, there will oe a reduction in the present rates, party line residence 'phones will be $1, Individual residence IS. and individual lousiness lines ii.to, ,. .t . . ' 1 . ' 1 "" worn or KAKiwa TXAttrs. it St Ilaker County apparently must suf fer Ioks of $17,000 because of laxness In keeping the bonds of the former Sher iff, A. II. Huntington, who Is alleged to be short In his accounts. .The fact carries its own lesson to other counties and especially to Baker County's of ficials. Jess's esse ssss,. s NO ILL WILL HERE. j ' e.e OUR CENTRAL OREGON FIELD. ' , - . X heneful sign Is to be seen In the comment of newspapers and com mercial bodies on the subject of the right of Portland to command the trade of Central Oregon, But there must be more than comment. Ttiere must be subscription of money, cash, dollars that will pay for surveys and proper equipment This money, must come from the pockets of Portland , capitalists. ,. ; ---j. Shall .we merely talk to set forth the needs of the city's commerce? Shall .we not study the map and learn what bright possibilities await the build ing cf , Central Oregon road.? Shall we In' future years view a territory gut Into pieces by Our commercial enemies, and divided among them as they Will? ' Or, shall we allow our. commercial rivals to wrest the Central Oregon eountry from us and divert its trade to San Franclscp to ouj irreparable loss and iU permanent gain T x There remains an alternative Portland money can be secured tj organize and bqiia g, road. Into Central Oregon and Insure that for all time Portland hall Command her rightful field of commercial operations. Every bit of work done Jn perfecting the roadbed would be part of. the chain that would bind the Central Oregon region to this city for all time to cm. Every, delay , renders the work more difficult and the danger of fail ure greater. WORTHY TODERTAHNG. A new department Is soon to be -evdded to the Portland Toung, Men's Christian Association, the object of .which will be to properly advise and counsel young men regarding their life work. This will be In the nature of an . experiment, and the result will be , awaited with great . interest. There is urgent "need for such an gency, and if the Young Men's Chris tian Association accmpllshes good re aults it wUl add a mighty influence to the already -splendid work of that organization. A boy Is a peculiar piece of human ity, From 10 to 20 years of age he must be handled with care if one1 de sires to make a success of him. Or dinarily a boy ought to be in school at this ' period of . life, but through a faulty economic system and "mart's In , humanity to man," thousands are forced to lay aside their books and shoulder the burdens of active life at an early age. Right . at this critical period is the time to determine what the boy Is host fitted to follow. Not a boy in all the Wide world but who possesses Vsome rare "talent , and genius. Determine ojj Once What his talent is. If he must Work at tender years, start him, rlgh, ,-Too many graybeards of today havfe . tolled away their years of usefulness In some obscure region, barely eking ' Out an existence, who might have ap plied their efforts to other lines of ac tivity. Too many men are failures imply because they got a wrong start. Too many are allures as farmers who ' Would make brilliant successes as me chanics, acd the. poor mechanic would often succeed at agriculture. , Centralisation of forces and faculties IM the' crying demand of the day. The young man who would succeed muat specialise. The day of the "Jack-oY-ftll-trades" Is past, and the day of the specialist is upon us. No line of busi ness Is overrun, except the "odd -Job" class. There Is not a merchant or business man in Portland, but who has need of better men In all departments of their stores, and the1 young roan who fits lilmself for advancement will be sure to eome day receive reward1. On the other hand, the man Who is not adept at a given avocation may never hope to climb to the top round of the ladder of success. As water cannot of Itself rise above Its level, neither can a man rise above his ability. - So let the Portland Young Men's Christian Association lend Us Junior members this contemplated aid, and great will be the Influence on their lives. United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt has been nominated to succeed himself, the Republican caucus voting 10S to 1 for the aged boss. Piatt Is the only remaining member of the po litical firm of Piatt & Croker who is doing business at the old stand. The name of the poatofllce at the' head of the Deschutes River has been changed from Bend to Deschutes. In early diiyS'it only mtftked a bend In the river, and now the growing town draws Its support from the rich country all along the t:p.i"er Deschutes. j LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, j CONDON, Ore.. Jan. 18. 190J Editor Journal: I see it Intimated In some of the Oregon papers tnat tne Democratic members of the Legislature will, when the proper time comes, com bine and assist Irt electing Mr. Geer to the United States flenate.. Now, I do not know whether or not this report has any truth In it, but'for fear that it may have, and in vtew of the fact that such political combinations are not un known in the State of Oregon, I think It the duty of every Democrat wha loves the principles of his party to . protest aealnHt any. such possibility. In terms so plain that they may not be misunder stood. Mr. Geer Is dqubtless, personally meaklng. a very fine .man, - but what jeinui-rni, wini 1111 uui . i ' ., ,j haA thlncr .ir1- tha Dam no rata nre " wu.u worse." ringing in his ears, afford to vote I for Mr. Geer.. This language is said to have been used by Mr. Geer in Ohio, (The Journal desire-- to Inform Its . M 1 - - - , 1 1 ..t 1 . . . " . I.t. . 1. ,.. . last year auring ine xtui 1'anipuign, tinu mm n in inn a no far as I know, Mr. Geer has never j "Dutchman eater." as he puto It. or a 8ELLW00D. Or.. Jan. 40. (To the Editor.) The following paragraphs are taken from the editorial columns of The Journal of recent date: "Germany and the tTnlted States were scowling at each otlr, but not enough to warrant sending back the ifearfplns Prince Henry gave us." "Germany Is said to seek our friend ship. . Her new minister says so. She has abandoned that warlike program and Is now making love to the United States." You appear to be what I call a "Dutch man eater." but I know that Johnnie Bull was the biggest eiemy this country had for the last 200 hundred years and Is today yet. The British would treat today the Americans as they did the A GERMAN. The good will manifested towards the Lewis und Clark bill for an appro priation by the legislative members augurs' well for the great Exposition. Mr.. Fenton's 'prognostications appear to have been founded upon knowledge of the actxial situation. A Jury trial in a justice court at Sumpter in this state resulted in an unexpected manner. The Jury con Blsfed of six men and after a long de liberation, they decided to bring in two verdicts. Three of the jurymen signed a verdict for the plaintiff and the other three returned a verdict for the de fendant. The court accepted the ver dicts and discharged the jurors, One ef the parties' to the action did not have an attorney. This Is the law that Mays wrote. This Is the Legislature that parsed the law that Mays wrote. This is the Gov ernor (Geer) wjp signed the law that Mays wrote. This is. the Speaker of the House (Reeder) who also signed the law that Mays wrote. And this Is the President of the Senate (Fulton) who affixed his signature to the law that Mays " wrote, and who pleaded The' Tradesman and Commercial Record presents an improved appear ance since adopting the, Jjuarto form. It Is now a well edited weekly trade Journal, und Is successful under, the editor and manager, Mr. P. W. Custer. Another move towards the comple tion of the Salem federal building $4,000 provided for work on the ancient structure. It is apparent-that It may be finished in time to occupy it before the end of the century. , , The Illinois Supreme , Court has handed down an opinion dedlarlng the inheritance tax law of that Atate valid. Illinois' .Supeeme Court decisions upon such questions will weigh with courts olher states. In fixing flat salaries, for sta'te fleers, observe one rule well paid ser vants wbrk better than do underpaid servants. It Is false economy to keep them upon too small compensation.' . Xiong life of Clover Seed. (New York Press.) I will bear witness to this: A farmer in order to grade the yard in front of his house, removed a mound that was known to . have existed over ,100 years, digging down some seven or eight feet 'from the top. The earth was a reddish clay, slightly moist. Within 84 hours clover was sprouting on the bald epot and in a week the leaves cqvered the ground, 'ine seeds had lam dormant (here more than a century. Why can not. science explain this phenomenon, familiar to every countryman In this city: Cut down a pine rorest ana scrub oak will grow on the land; cut down an oak rorest ana scruo pine wiu grow: The original forest may have been there since-the flood. I wonder,, if you wi-re to cut down all -theJ forests of men, whnt sort of stock would growt denied It, Mr. Geer has a. perfect right to think of the Democratic party Just what he olcasus. but he has no right to expect. and- no member elected to the present ; Oregon legislature as 'a Democrat hue any right, to vote for hlra as a United ! States Senator. What would our Democratic friends In Ohio think of us if we should through : our representatives In the Legislature, assist In sending Mr. Geer, who has In- 1 suited the intflligenee-of every -Demo-; crat in the United States, to the Senate? There were hundreds of Democrats who ; voted for Mr. Oer for Governor, and while he was yet serying in the office 1 to which their votes helped to elect him, , he stoops beneath his dignity and in- I oitlta thnrvi V,v uinf th lfinfttlACra above quoted. Mr. Geer may be a good enough man for the Republican- to --.elect to the Senate (but I du,bt If a majority of even that party can lf made to think so), but I would hate to think that the Democrats of Oregon could think that such a man wiih In any manner good enough to be sent to the, United States Senate with their help. , .. : '. For my part. I think It Is plainly the duty of every Democrat In the Legisla ture to vote for his candidate first, last and all the time, nud no assist the Repub licans In electing a Republican who will go back to Washington-, and use his whole lnduenco while- there, and after his retura to Orsgon, to destroy the organization of the party, a part of whose members assisted in his election. DEMOCRAT. 'Dutchman lister," as he probably In tended, but is an admirer of the Dutch people and proud of their Hccompllnh ments in the struggle for a better clvl llzatloniand a greater Fatherland. There was no Intention of displaying ill will in the paragraphs quoted from The Journal. Editors. BABY 0IHOETK HE S02T3. froel.tent Word has taketvDOSSPSsle'n of the Haliian palace and moved hit belongings. Tney are now ready ror the next revolution. The .Washington Post,' ... - Hew York's 60,000 JTegroes. There .are GO.OiO colored inhabitants of the City of New York,, of Whom 36,000, more than half, nre residents of Man hattan boroneh. l,noo residents of Brook lyn. .2.fi00 of Queens. ,S0O of The Bronx and 1,000 of Slaten Island. ' The politics 1 division Which Includes tho largest number of, colored resident In New York-;ity W the Nineteenth As sembly district of Manhattan. The total colored population of the district Is 6,000 out of a total population of 69,000. The two Assernwy districts which in clude the Tenderloin, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, north of Twenty-fourth pndeouth of Thirty-sixth street, the Twenty-fifth ami the Twenty-seventh,' have respectively 3,800 and 8,300 colored inhabitants. , , In the Eighth Assembly district, the chief political landmark 'of Which Is the Essex Market Police Court, . there were at the time of the last enumeration only nine colored reslUonta out Of a total pop- nl-lHnn of '.3.MKI i . In the Twelfth AssMnbldistrlct, which includes. most of the Grand street Hook, thero were only four colored InhabliraTrfs and ln the Sixteenth Assembly district, Including the Drydock portion of-' the Eleventh Ward en the East River water front. South of Fourteenth treet,there were only two colored Inhabitants . ta, a total population of 75tCK)0, v-- V Chicago Chronicle. - i. - - -. A flutter of hands 4n the lacc-shcltered ctib, A flashing of eye of cerulean blue; A gurgling cry from the downy white depths,' And the baby beglnneth: "Agoo, ; agoo." And she slngeth. a wonderful song of her own, VJ " As sweet and as pure as tho Hit of a lark. And the angels lean over from sky courts above At the soft, cooing cadence .to listen ,and hark. j - A flutter of hands .in the whlte-bowered crib, Like rose petals scattering over the snow; A faint little whimper, a soft little sigh And baby awaketh to coo and to Crow. But never a whisper of where ehe hath been, I " And never a word of the, dreamland' of blue, As she gurgles and crows in her moth er's embrace And telleth her story: "AgoO; agoo." For she Is returning' from regions of dreams; On her cheeks Is a kiss from the rose, tinted skies. And a hint of the glories no grown-up hath seen Is lingering still in the glint of her eyes, . , - K Merry Old Custom. In a romantic and picturesque otd man sion in Derbyshire, England, is one of thoee curious relics' of bygone s times which carry the mind back to the habits and customs of one's great-great-grand- ratnera A handcuff is fixed to the screen of the banqueting hall. When the ban quet had advanced toward Its cenltht it any gentleman among the gueeta refused to drink the full quantity that was deem ed the proper thing at that time he was merrily carried ' tb the oak screen 'and placed With his arm upraised and se cured and locked in that position by the Iron ring. His sleeve, then open wide, offered a tempting receptacle for the wine which he had refused to drink and the contents of the goblet, with as much more as the roisterer thought fit, were poured down the unlucky victim's arm-Chicago--News, - y Zs Important to maihroads. ervee for an Advertisement. An announcement that the general passenger agent of a Western railroad had offered a substantial prise for the best name for a new fast train calls at tention to the value of such a name to a railroad for advertising purposes and the troublv to which ita officials go to securing aXterse catchy designation of uieir iasiefi,.jtna most luxurious ex presses. 1 nese efforts result In some very queer names and some very good ones. Every one haa heard of the iake "Shore Lim ited, the Empire State Express and of the Twentieth Century Limited, the latest addition to the New York Cen tral's fast trains. The Pennsylvania Railroad gives simple names to its fast est trains. The Pennsylvania Limited and the Pennsylvania Special are the titles by which the two finest trains on that road are known, while all the other trains are simply named after the city to which they run. ' One of the most picturesque names is that of the Sunset Limited, which dashes daily toward the land of the set ting sun, California, by way of the Southern Paclflo . line. The ' Overland Limited la a name which represents well tne ideas or the men at the head of the Union Paclflo Road, while the North Coast Limited is a sonorous title for the Northern Pacific's fast train to the North Pacific Coast cities. The Rock Island has chosen a high-sounding title for its new train to California, after which It Is called, the1 Golden State Lim ited. The other Western roads have generally called their trains -after their own names, as, for Instance, the Alton Limited of the Chicago and Alton and the Northwestern Limited, of the Chi cago & "Northwestern, while others again are called after the names ef cities or states, the Colorado Special, the Den ver Express, eto. The Twin City Lim ited la named after the popular appella tion of the- cities of Minneapolis and St Paul, from which It runs to St Louis. With the anthracite coal strike set tled, the-Black Diamond, the fastest J train 6t th Lehigh. Valley road, will no longer arouse resentment In the traveler. That road,' by the way, has another oddly named fast express called simply the Buffalo train. . . ' . Over the Baltimore & Ohio and the Rcuding runs the'Rpyat Blue to Wash ington, so called after the color of royal blue In which all these trains are paint ed, though this name for an express to the. capital city, of the republic is not as well -c hosen, perhaps, as Is that of the Congressional Limited, running to the same city over the Pennsylvania. 1 Be tween the capital and Boston runs the Colonial Express, and between New York and Boston runs, among others, the Bay State Limited. There are several Con tinental Limited trains, one of them go ing over the West Shore to Chicago. The' Lackawanna Limited is a sample of the Lackawanna's style of calling things by their names. - Among the queerest names given to trains are, perhaps, that of the Ghost Express, which formerly ran ' between New York and Boston,- leaving at mld nlglu, its cars being painted absolutely white, and the F. F. V., which familiar letters the Chesapeake and-: Ohio ex plained as meaning the Fast Flying Vir ginian. Another picturesque ' name with a tinge of romance is thaRip Van Winkle Flyer, running over the West Shore in summer to .the Catskllls. ' Whenever there' is an exposition anywhere there a ra giiM tn hA RAVersti ffvnmtttlftn flfftra. The latest ot these Is on the Big Tow, running from Cincinnati to St, Louis. Tliere is, perhaps, no railroad man, In whose composition sentiment enters as little as into that of J. J. Hill. Per haps for that season he haa never paid much attention to names for his trains. His rivals, however, nicknamed his first throuah train from St. Paul to the Pa cific Coast the "High GrasSiXilmltedr because It ran through so much unin habited prairie. Today that train Is a magnificent palace - on wheels, and frequently carries thirteen " cars, with a total length of nearly one-fifth of g mile. , - . t ' Qt foreign trains, probably the most iamous are the. -Flying Scotchman and the Orient Express, the latter from Paris to Constantinople, having even been made the subject of a play pro duced by the late Augusttn Daly. (-1 M.lSI 7l II M II lit 51 TOHZOKT'S ATTBA0TI0V8, ' The Baker "For Fair Virginia," Neill Stock Company. Cordray s "The Gambler's Daughter." Fredericksburg Vaudeville. . . coxnra attxactzoxsj. The Marquam Gouid Osatn ruWriA. Wltsch. famous Russian rtajil.t. - in cltal, Thursday evening, , under manage ment of Miss Lola Steers; Friday and Saturday nights and matinee, "The Ev erlasting Devil's Auction," Charles H bale's production. The Haker-V'For Fair .Vlrainlal" fhi. week. ' Charley s Aunt" cominr wauk Cordray'a "The Gambler-a Dauot." this week. "Whose Btfby are Your and - w .nuiH, ucA k ween. The Arloa Concert. Besides the elnalnr of th kmShm r the Arton Society, last evening at the, Arlon Concert, the playing of Portland's most brilliant and charminir nianuf-, Be atrice Barlow-Dierke. wu th on. attraottortr Mrs. Barlow-Dierke, perhaps. i7u muter, witn only a very few years of musical fern hahind h she has nevertheless won the .piaee of Portland's first piano nerformer. .nfl h. given many marvelous renditions. In the past, but none that were more excellent than those of Tuesday night ir. Paul Weestnger, baritone soloist, waa hi good voice and saac aa he Unv does, with several enoore asked by the listeners. Mr. Louis Danunasch lad with hla n.u.i facility. The program wee: "EnohaUe Meachtloar Jubalktano" m Rrkel), Maennerchor. "Hinuneleklnder" Max von Welntler), Maennerohor. a waiaesrauscnen," b "Onomenrelgen," 0 Cfempanella," three ooncert atut'la (Llsxt), Beatrice Barlow-Dierke. "Old Folks at Home" (Vendor Btuckanl. Paul Weeslnger and chorua "FMedrich Roth tart" (Thee. Podbertsky), Maennerohor. a "Uergehliches Staendchen" J. Brahms)): b "Ion Orolle Nicht" TR. Bcnumanj, faui wesstnger. "Bcherso" (Chopin). "Nachtstueck" (Schuman). "Caprice Eepan'ole" (MosxkowskyV Be atrice Barlow-Dierke. "Vater Rheln OX Mohr), Maennerohor. xxgionr AnroimcziOTTS. The Other Bide, A great many autflWlUcs are contribu ting articles to current magazine telling how Congress might control the tcusts. The eqdally pertinent subject, "How Trusts Control Congress," ia being ig nored, although itcpuld be told in -.half the space. Omaha Bee. sr ,. Weeded OlliagV" A little tbnee-year-old miss, while her mother was trying to get her to sleep, became interested in a peculiar noise and asked what it was. "A cricket, dear," replied her mother. "Well remw-ked the little lady, "he ougnt to get nimseii jPtonie's raper, . A Catchy Title. "Whose Baby are Your is the catchy title of Mark B. Swan's three-act farce that makes Its appearance at Cordray's Theatre for four nights, beginning with a matinee Sunday, January 26. The piece was constructed for fun-making purposes only, and its chief claim to dis tinction lies in the fact that it Ls said to be the funniest farce on the road this season. It deals with the tribula tions of a young artist, his sweetheart, a model and a baby. The plot ls full of amazing complications and tha dia logue ls - brilliant and snappy. "My Friend from India," another fun-producer, follows ".Whose Baby are Yoar" "Everlastlae; B evil's Auction." M'lle Irene and Zaaa, one of the many special features with Charles H. Yale's "Everlasting Devil's Auction" Company, which comes to the Marquam Grand Theatre - next Friday and Saturday nights and a popular matinee Saturday, had recently an odd experience in Bang or, Me.,- where they were playing. ' Returning from the theatre, M'lle Irene and 2aza had gone directly to their room In the hotel, and on entering it M ile's dog began barking vociferously at a large cupboarA staadinv la the aor ner of the room. . "Mon Dieul" exclaimed M'lle, "a, mail must be In there!" She cautiously ap proached the cupboard, and sura enough, she could detect the .heavy breathing of some one Inside. She turned the key la the door and left her dog barking at the cupboard .while she ran to tha head of .the stairs, screaming for tha landlord. The landlord came up the stairs -five steps at a time, followed by all the male help and . members of the "Everlasting Devil's Auction" Company, who entered M'lle. Irene and Zasa'e room, guided by the screams of M'lle. Irene and the bark ing of the . dog, M'lle. Irene pointed to the cupboard and managed to gasp out: "He Is there." The landlord broke open the door, while tha gentlemen of -.the company got their revolvers ready. In rushed the dog, bringing out a bone. that had .been placed there for safekeeping. As the truth dawned upon the landlord and the people assembled, like the Arab, -they silently.' folded their tents and stole away, ' ' ' " - Vew Socialist Move, The Socialist Sunday School is the lat est method of Inculcating into minds of the rising generation a hatred of cleric alism. Schools have been started la OHnagow, Scotland, and in London, Liver pool, Bradford and other English cities. The Sunday schools are conducted very much like the church school. A book has been gotten up containing simple ques tions, and answers explaining the So cialist belief, and the children are taught in the schools to strive against the "evil giants" of oppression, and work for the time when all nationalities and races will be upon the same plane of brotherly love. The Socialists send their children to these schools, and by. this means hope to Instill their doctrine' Into the minds of the young, so that the next generation will see the Socialist movement extended by a race of enthusiasts, whose Ideas were shaped soclallstlcally during the time they learned to lisp the first words of the language. j "-"' : World's Statistics. 1 "' There are 3.004 languages In the world. tund Its Inhabitants profess more than 1,000 religions. The number of men is about equal to the number of women. The average length of life is about S3 years; of 1,000 persons only one reaches KX years of life: of every 100 six reach the age of 63, and not more than one ia W lives 80 years. London oisms . - -V: 1 V.
