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TJIE OREGON DAITjY JOUHXAIi, POItTLAlTjP, : WEPNESPAY- JEVI!iayGt u JAyTTAHY A 21, 1903
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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.
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AN OROOON PGKIJN.
By aul e Xaey. .f
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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
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WHAT THE FAIR Wlt,L, DO FOR ORHaON
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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 . -, -
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OPDnONS 'OF OTHER EDITORS j
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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
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worn or KAKiwa TXAttrs.
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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 . -
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