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I 1 A i . TIII2 OHEGOX DAILTJOtmifAiw TORTLANi FniDAT' ENIXd.Vl'EimUAnYld, 1003. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL ; C. ft. Jtekies '. 'i VOVBVAA 9VMJMWXMO OOWAIT, Proprleto. teareae TU OaUCOOV 9AXX.T rOUJUTAt, get TasakdU Street, Nnm Tonrtb Ml rtftk, j-ertlead, Oregon. - - mtnnuf siioobatm rxnm r ossaov. . ' Entered at tbe Ffslomc of Portland. Oregon, for uansm.1 Jon through the ffleiie a second-cla matter. .Postage for aingl eopiea For an t, 10 or 12-page paper, 1 cant; II to 21 pages a cents; over pS". cm. '. l.' -r Tlepaeneei ", if Buatneaa Offlce-Orgon. Main BOO; Columbia. TOS. ' Editorial Koom Oregon, Main too, city Editor Oregon, Wain 1(0. Terms fcT Canieri rTTB JOURNAL, one year pHH JOURNAL, six month ,, ,,, rHB JOCRNAl three months tHS JOURNAL, by the week ,,. Terme ay Mailt BTHB JOURNAL, by mall, per year -THIS journal oy man. six montn THH JOURNAL, by mall, three montba .lo.vv AAA' . I SO . .10 ..14.00 oo The Oregon pioneer aurmounta every obstacle, for ha haa graduated from the hard training achool of the plains, ttnd Buffered the severe discipline of the wilderness. Prof. J. B, Horner. , , THE TABA5C0 'COLUMN. : LEST WE FORGET During the axcltemant of a session of tbe Legislature, a man who has een an obnozloua partisan, though drawing money from the people In (be alleged capacity of United States Marshal, haa been partly overlooked by this paper. iie. aa -al lMa ovarloakad .by. thai. mane and apparentjr meaningless i Bureau for the creation of salaries. The Department of Justice at Wuah tngton, JXC ' ' HIS NAME IS WALTER F. MATTHEW 8. , The Journal haa not forgotten him, nor have the people of Portland lyho have Buffered from hla offenaive political Crimea ; , What haa Walter F. Matthews been doing? Almoat any man, woman Jar child of thla aectlon can anawer thla quesllon, yet that aleepiy "Little (Brother of Lha KIch.M Attorney-Qaneral Knox, and hla assistants, can flqd va poaalbla reason for reprimanding a publto servant who uses a public office fta a private convenience. The Journal does not expect anything from the Bureau of Heated Dxone, no more than It. does from the Civil Service Commission that per fnita an- employe of the' local Postofflce Department, holding a responsible fxialtlon. to apend hla time at Salem button-holing candidates in the interest Vf the Senatorial aaplrationa of the editor of the local newspaper trust. IThla gentlemen haa; violated every principle of Civil Service, but he is probably serving the administration political machine that through its bald , and ungainly efforts Is rapidly wheeling Oregon, a staunch Republican tafnia tha Democratic columns. - Thtt'mif be good Republican politics, and It certainty la from a Demo tralo' standpoint,. I The Department of Justice and tha Civil Service Commission are perhaps busy with other matters. Democrats, we presume, are all hoping that they remain busy. Now since it has been discovered that the human body generate alcohol, la a person supposed to pay a liquor license? The present cold snap causes many a man to assume strange position in the early morning. LINCOLN. Nearly 40 years ago the noble heart that beat so thoroughly In unison Irlth humanity was stilled forever, yet Its throbs are still reaching the rnultltude and its great sympathy is still felt In the pulsation of the life - ftvnd vigor with' which we cling to Its teachings. The mind that gave strength and help to the nation yet tends to build fip with the work that it created and upheld, an enduring and powerful IrepubllCr and the generous, impulsive nature which gave to his country that great example of aelf-denlal and love of his fellowman, still holds a lace in the hearts of those who love liberty- The far-reaching effect of hla efforts in behalf of the nation is shown jlo this day, and groWa stronger as time clears away any misconception Of his actions, and makes us acknowledge the Judgment, honesty and tem perance with which he upheld the cause of the Union, and the forbearance .and meekness with which he submitted to the harsh criticisms of his fnemlea, and made us prominent as a nation and powerful as ah undivided republic , The hand that guided the helm of state still held a finger on the pulse of the people, and the spirit of loyalty with which he clnng to the principle 'of truth and right was made manifest in the strong, determined grasp of every duty entrusted to him. The reward that It brought was the ever recurring knowledge that his broad-minded Intuitive policy was building Hp the cause he was so valiantly fighting for. ..Such was Lincoln in hla prime. Hia birth and early childhood, his poverty, and the simplicity and courage with which he battled with life's hardahipe, and his grand and loyal faith in Ood, have become part of the nation's history. . Lincoln was pre-eminently the typical American, honest, keen,' rigorous, bread-minded, shrewd, yet with a humorous insight lnte the faults of mankind that made him what he was the noble-hearted fmaoler of those in trouble, the friend of the afflicted, the comforter of those who relied upon him and they were countless. With that blind trust In humanity, which never left him, full of forgiveness for his enemies, and lenient and merciful to those who had attempted to stay the hand that , reached out ta throttle the power that aimed at the cause he loved, yet tie demonstrated to the world his great principle of love of Justice, and love tf country, and his vindication' his own noble aspirations in behalf of the slave and liberty, helped to cheer the less sanguine and made them rally to'bls side and accept some of his own loyal faith as their own. His actions. were governed by a supreme confidence In the work that he was guiding' and a feeling that the cause he believed in so faithfully would eventually triumph. - .' During an the tumultuous war times, his duty to his family was not forgotten. The love be gave them was fully reciprocated, and thla fact Kms a great solace to him, amidst the carea of office, and fully com i pensated him for any additional strain put upon him. "wasfehtgten gave us Independence and Lincoln gave us liberty," but the great factor that made -Washington so dear to ais love of country iwat Intensified later when treason, backed by foreign and domestic enemies, tnade Lincoln "the watchdog of the nation." Then was his worth well tested. His maaterty display of statesmanship and the heroic manner In which be endeavored to guide the great work entrusted to him, was made evident. Then came the end; the assassin's band was uplifted and the blow struck that, overcame' the nation with the terrible shock. His death was a fearful calamity, yet it made the cause he had fought and died for aacred. With such an ending to such a career, it was doubly sure that the great heart which had so often bled for the Union, should be fully remembered, and the principle he bad fought for hailed and vindicated as time sped on. And with so great an example of moral worth and Integrity to guide us, it is only fitting that we should perpetuate, by a sacred obeeryance of his birth day, the noble name of our martyred President, Lincoln. A GREAT TRIUMPH. Eight members of the House of Rep resentatlves voted against the bill for the portage road, and four members of the Senate did tha same, making 12 negative votes In the Legislature against about 70 for the measure, eight being absent. It was a great triumph for the solid lntereata of the state, and was one of the most significant measures that ever the Oregon law-makers have en acted. It means more for the com mercial health of this city than any bill that has gone before the session, and to the vast region east from the Cascades it means a great deal. Complete satisfaction should pre vail throughout the state over this act, for it is no experiment. The Cas cades portage road has hitherto, proved the value of such an enterprise in com pelling reductions of tariffs. It may be coincidence, it may be as cause and effect, nevertheless, follow ing the announcement that the House had paased the bill and that there was to be no opposition in the Senate, came word from Washington that, so soon as the engineers determined that the work could be done for no more than tbe 14,000,000 provided for in the appropriation, operations could pro ceed at once. Whichever it be coin cidence or effect, a glimmer of hope shines through the clouds and we hear now thaf" we may soon see government men at work at Celllo. Tears will elapse before the work will be completed, and the portage road will afford an approximation of the benefits of an open river in the In terim. The Journal congratulates the, pro ducing empire of the Interior on the portage road legislation, and predicts that It will be one of the most salu tary measures ever recorded by a Western Legislature. Opposed from the first proposal of the bill, all prin cipal elements of Influence were forced to withdraw antagonism and to align with the friends of the project, until the final vote was practically unani mous. In this gratifying work The Journal had its part and experiences keen sense of satisfaction that victory came to crown efforts that were put forth In support of an open river to the sea. ex TWO PEIVDlINa BIL.1S. U There are two bills now pending before the Legislature at ' Saltm, both t which. In the ppinlon of The Journal, should, be defeated. . . - The first Is sn act to amend the Bancroft bonding art, so as to provide that tend may.- be issued for cement sidewalks.. Thla. seems - to ua to be carrying tha Issuance of bends al most to the ridiculous. In the first place. th " bonded indebtedness of the city and county la now very heavy, and these bonds will be direct liabilities of the lty and will be counted against . in all Ita financial transactions. Furthermore, , a aldewalk should be paid for, as lit oeariy -every case the expense is but limited.. From any aspect, it would seem that this bill should be defeated. Another bill which does not meet the ap proval of Tha Journal, so far aa the County of Multnomah Is concerned, Is that which recently passed tbe Senate, providing for monthly settle ment by the sherHr with the county treaaur- . era Under the present law the sheriff, re quired to settle and turn over the irfoney on hand every week. 8 far as the Countyaf Mult nomah la concerned, this law should be con tinued, In effect ,vfr counties other than Mult nomah desire a monthly settlement, then this county should be exempted from the operation of the lew Without Intending sny reflection upon any official, It Is within the knowledge of most of the resident of this county that a weekly settlement a number of year ago would ( have prevented great losses to the county. MADADE2 HUMBERT, ALLCQGD SW1NDL.GR Ik PARIS, Feb. 4. Madame Humbert who 1 alleged , to have been the master mind in the colossal frauds that netted a total of some $1., 000,000, Is quite a muh, U- the -saagUteu.. w no. accQxdlng. to the French , system of legal procedure,, haa been marged with the Investigation of the "Crawford case." At the outset of the examination very little was allowed to leak out. but details published at a later stage In the Fa papers give Interesting glimpses of the woman who for more than a aonre of years deluded some hundreds of practical business men with stories of a fortune, as mysterious as It was monumental, left to her daugh ter by two unknown American brothers. M. Leydet Is the examining magistrate. At one ses sion ha referred to the marriages In the families of the Humberts and the Dnurlgnacs. He asked if these unions had not been arranged by Madame Humbert EM"lEl?f AE niDI nMAT J -J.' 1 -.! i w.i , ..'. :' - -if? 'V'., , - Ho member of the diplomatlo corps is more popular In Washington than Baron Hengelmuller von Hengerval, Ambassador from Austria-Hungary. Ha waa recently raised from the rank of minister to that of ambassador. ' Hla charming personality, wit and tact hate"; made this., distinguished foreigner in -eat demand at all social festivities capitals M,.m,:J..Jt. x.'. rest demi .atthcuKl ORCQON "LOST" RIVER& i ,-' By Taul Be Xanay, . '- - -rr rrt THE MISSINQ AH UN The President sat In hla office In state On the banks of Potomac, to riddle tha fata herself, for her own purpose that I to say, so that or a cute little maid. In whose destiny he she might be able to use her relatives in carrying Lteciaea at once intereated to be. out her schemes. - Thus, not long after she herself had married the son of a former Minister of Justice, From Portland's fair city In Oregon State Luclen Humbert who was French .Consul at Baku A letter had come, which, stranse to relate. where he "died of fever, wedded Marie Louise Daurlg- Told a tale of odd doings, in accents most keen. nac. and Alice Humbert became the wife of Emlle Daurignac, who Is a prisoner along with Madame Humbert. Sentiment Outweighed the Money. Madame Humbert replied that ah had not made these matchea The young people saw each other fre quently at family gatherings, fell In love with each other, and then married. 'In my family, added the prisoner, "as you can ascertain easily for yourself, money has never weighed down the scales of sentiment." Another question put by M. Leydet was about a legacy said to have been left to Mane Louise Daurign ac, who married Luclen Humbert, by a Spanish priest named Oardos. . According to the opposition of this, Marie Louise . Daurignac, the Cardoa legacy , of $60,000 was bequeathed to hex In 181, but her sister Theresa, Madame Humbert that is, laid her hands on It. As the magistrate pointed out there was in the papers on file a letter written by Frederic Humbert to his wife in which he advised her to abandon all claim to the legaoy, ,as the priest's will waa contested by his next of kin in Spain, and any law proceedings taken by Madame Humbert would lead to disclosures and would entail enormous expenses. At the same time Frederic proposed that in order to compensate Marie .Louise Daurignac the family should give her. a dowry of $30,000. That dowry, how-, ever, was never established, and Marie Louise did not receive anything. Madame Humbert answering, said that the Span Ish legacy existed, and that It was left to her sister. When the bequest was announced it was quite true that a compensation was arranged for Marie Louise, nut as sne was an extravagant person, who kept no accounts whatever, and allowed money to slip through her fingers, her friends had to be careful. She had money from Madame Humbert, however, and received a periodical allowance. . The Kusaberts the Snpea. . "That Is so," said M Leydet ; "she states herself that she received an annuity.' "What more do yoa want, then?" cried Madame Humbert "She has admitted the fact, and I believe And the letter was signed by "Virginia Dean." "A little white girl la restrained and held in Sad bondage to Chinese 'her name Is Ah Lin." Thus ran the queer letter. It gave Teddy shocks And he soon turned It oveV to Oeneral Knox. United States District Attorney John Hall One morning received a most peculiar call. A letter from Attorney Oeneral Knox, Told him the sad tale of Ah Lin In a box. He was told to abate this unpardonable sin To effect the release of coy little Ah Lin. He made diligent search, like a hound after game. For the little white girt with the little "Chink" name. Thus far all the efforts have ended in vain To locate the white maiden who bears the "Chink" name. No one can discover "Virginia Dean." But maybe Ah Lin will turn out a pipe dream. c. e. a SOITJ. QT7AIJTT SZOVS. No election of a Senator until the end of the session! And this is the net result of all the ballotings during the past few weeks. The Republican majority in the Legislature will be held responsible for ignoring the Maya law Its own creation and burdening the session with the Incubus of a prolonged struggle that in sure to affect all legislation. Probatxly, .there are certain perons who are lying awake nights cursing the pen that indited that" law, and thus placed the Republican party In so embarrassing po sition. 'Paralyzed the tongue and palsied the arm whence came thisj statute," wll be an epigram In the future literary products of politics in ftJregon. .j . xmcourage tne coming of all packing houses to Portland. Payrolls and markets for products in contiguous territory are two essentials to Portland's continued prosperity. We have now the Union Meat Company, as. Institution that has offered much towards Portland's commercial Strengthening. But, we want more such institutions, and therefore let us extend the band of welcome to all. In this connection it might also be remarked 'that there must be a rapid increase In the quantity of market able stuff produced hereabouts, before the packing business can grow to tbe proportions warranted by the possibilities of tbe Northwest. When tbe cannon was completed and ready for UBe, Gllland decided to give IT a trial on the hflls in the suburb. The only double-barreled cannon in the world adorns one of the public - parks at Athens, XJa. DUES TO THE DEVIL. . "Give the Devil his dues," Is trite, but founded upon Justice, and Justice is, after all, the great law. Hence, to keep this great law, let us give James Ji Hill the credit. of stating a truth when he says that anti-trust legisla tion to be successful must be against watered stock. Mr. Hill does not by any means state all of the. truth, when he avers that this Is the ne plus ultra of anti-trust legislation. Rebates pre scribed. Jurisdiction of the states over corporations that are of the Inter-state class, and other features are parts of the plan of campaign of those who really desire to crush the trusts. But Mr. Hill has said well when he asserts that there should be legislation against Watered stock. it mignt near neavity upon his fellow trust magnate, Mr. Morgan, were there to be honest attempt by the federal government to prevent the watering of stock, and Mr. Morgan, and, mayhap, Mr. Hill, too, might be worth a few that poor Frederic and. myself have been the dupes In the matter. We did the beet for all our family, and we have met with small ; gratitude for our gener osity." Pressed by the magistrate as to whether the Span ish legacy was not intended to be used as a bait with which to borrow money from others, Madame Humbert exclaimed indignantly "That Is a very subtle question of yours; it is fully M. Leydet suggested that if the original of the Spanish will could be produced as a bait a copy of it, attested by a notary, could have been shown to those from whom money was to be borrowed. The prisoner maintained her attitude of virtuous indigna tion and said that the insinuations of the magistrate were preposterous and absurd. ai anomer perioa or tne examination came an interrogatory founded en the depositions of a Madame Delattre, taken down by M. Leydet in the course of his preliminary investigation of the Humbert case. Thla Madame Delattre declared that In the year 1182, when Madame Humbert and her family occupied a very humble flat In the Rue Monge, sne waa applied to for money by them. At that time Theresa Hum bert talked very volubly about various legacies be queathed to her. She spoke of a great property, not in Spain, but in Portugal, worth 20,000,000 francs, which was to oe ners. Madame Delattre lent Theresa Hum bert 10,000 francs and had great trouble to get It hacK. "Can you give me any illumination on these Mat ters?" asked the Judge, adding, rather facetiously, "Tell me why your eastles were at that time in Portu gal, and not in Spain, and what was that property worth 20,Q0,00 francs? Too also, 1 believe, borrowed from other persons as well as from Madame Delattre." Bepald by Ingratitude. I ."It is not true," answered Madame Humbert. "I never spoke about a legacy to Madame Delattre. I 'was not in the habit of talking to everybody about my business. I never took strangers into my confidence. This Madame Delattre, who taught girls to play the piano, had savings amounting to 6,000 francs. She wanted to go on a Journey with her-husband,- and she asked me to keep her money for her. I did so, and now this Is all the thanks she gives me. There is another service rendered by me, and repaid, as usual. by in gratitude." M. Leydet Let us get on now to something elaa In January, 1882, you left the Rue Monge flat for the Rue Fortuny and went thenc to the house In the Avenue de la Grande Armee. What was that fort Madame Humbert Simply Because I had Just given birth to my dear little Eve and I wanted more" room. M. Leydet I do not think that was quite the rea son. The removal is a very Important matter for my purposes, for it coincided with the nomination of U, Oustave Humbert as Minister of Justice. You thought at the time that hr order to insure the success of : Eastern Oregon is truly tha land of wonder. Those , who look upon it. as a mere ."desert," stock range, a succession of hills and dry plains covered with sag brush and lava rocka have no conception of the coun try. It haa the barren hills and sage-covered plaina V ana Java rocas, n is irue, ami ii jiaa great ireiciies ei country ao Impregnated with alkali that no kind of vegetation will grow upon, it; and It has mites aad water to be found, but' its many resources of value- lakes and streams of pure water, vast meadowa of natural hay, rich valley that will produce anything that will grow, well watered by mountain streams, ' mountains of forests, thickly, settled, prosperous com- munltles. thrlvins towns, arrest bands of horses, cat,. tie and sheep, mountains oT rich' ore, coal deposits, a ' variety of other resources that would fill a book la , enumerating them outbalance all of the things that ' give it the name of "desert" and Justify the people UH . calling it the "Great Inland Empire." An Interesting feature. - What are known aa the "Lost Rivera" of thla vaat aectlon .make up a feature of the country that ia not lacking in Interest These may be found at many points , In that portion of the state, and there are rivers that ' might be called "Found Rivers" for -the same, reason . that the "Lost Rivers" are named; and there are rivers that might well be termed both "Found" and "Lost"' rivers, aa they do not only "lose" themselves at one; point In the deaert sands, but after traversing 'a large scope of underground country.- "find" themselves again by rising out of the earth like a boiling cauldron and flow away through a natural channel to their place ad destination. ; V,M1X7 H XStD f These rivers may be found In Klamath, .Lake, liar . ney, Crook and most of the interior countlea At soma' points they rise up from the plain, the water rolling. and foaming as if it had Just escaped from some great reservoir where the 'pressure " is - greater than has ever been constructed by human. hand.- Then they itMsaripTirr-ageimyTOnhs" desert 'sands ws-M'-they-y-i were passing through a great fllterer made for the purpose of taking from the water every 'Impurity that might have been gathered on the way. - These rivers do not appear at one place or In one community alone. but In many, and they are scattered throughout that ij vui secuon. upon ine zaci or ineir existence ins iMMiern uregon citlien bases great hopes ror tne future of that country, from a standpoint of Irrigation. It is well known that nearly all of the rivers snd smaller at reams of that country - have been largely utilised already for irrigation purposes: that the storage sys tem is depended upon to reach many points where the natural watercourses are inadequate; and that there are many points that cannot be reached either from the natural watercourses or from the water stor age aystem. Many of these rich, valleys lie far away from the mountaina and streams and they can never be brought into a state of cultivation except by local Irrigation. Artesian Walls. Upon the "Lost" and "Found" rivers of the country the citutens base a theory which is agreed upon by science. It is claimed that these rivers are in fact natural artesian wells,' and that they indicate that vast ' bodies of water lie under the surface of the earth at, many points throughout this country and that the entire section is easily accessible to artesian water. The further fact that large lakes are Interspersed all over the country ia taken aa corroborative evidence of the existence of underground basins and the. accessibil ity of artesian water. The isolated condition of the country at present and the difficulty of getting machin ery Into the place has prevented extensive experiment for obtaining artesian water, but the few cases re ported, where only the crudest spparatus for boring was used, indicate that a heavy flow of artesian water may be had at the points where experiments have been made at ' an unusually slight depth and of an abundant quantity. In Klamath County. Lost River In Klamath County Is one of the moat Important and most historic In the state. Some of the best ranches In Klamath County now He along this stream, though in early days It was the battleground of the Indians. Along this stream more immigrants It Is one of the unfnrtunat nonaii. that the quaint street slra of mhr h.v. ...... the way of all thlnr of old Tim. .. T. who wanted a sign that should advertise himself and his wer Blaln than at any other polnt ,n tne country' nd wares set to work with Dalnt and hni.h ,n.i ..mi. it ' wu here that "Ben Wright and his famous 23 of grammar, punctuation and association of ' Ideas, pro- wreaked vengeance upon the savagea by attacking a duced a result that was a thing of beauty to himself I whole band) and killing and scalping the men. women im a juy lurevtr 10 xne neart or the antiquarian, I ana cnuaren. Tne river runs tnrougu a level . plain. All this waa of old. The modern sign painter is I 'losing" Itself and "finding" Itself again more than Usually more or less Of an artist, and haa n nnn I nnce It pises un aa a. vast narlna-. and. after flowinn iiie riuicuious, Desmes Deing grounded in common school a long distance. It disappears again in the sands, but English. Today the curious who would see odd sign-1 rises again at a short distance, and one may watch boards out of the ordinary must -o into th kn, .u. . , .A ... . .v.... . . . . ..... j i i u c .uui wuu lb im IV unci nunc IIWI IK im n.t :""".uc,.t"r""m,"my' Ueorgetown wa once a h m. stream. The .oil I verv rich ln It. favorite hunting ground for such, but even there the antique "catchpenny" advertisements of a former gen eration of merchants have nearly all disappeared before ine auvance 01 improvement Aa Old Type. same stream. The sou is very banks, snd where the Indians once laid in wait for the weary Immigrant who sought the water of this stream, after crossing the plains, for himself and team, and to spend a few daya in this, at that time, great oasis in One still remains, however, a tvne of a lar. ia.a I , . . j Wln it wo. .,,. A i I.! "7 r men uweu in pcucw .nu i-un.iuri. nu in ici.iri, , -- n - ii wi bu miraci aiien- tlon and business at the same time. It waa niai ii.no- ago on the wall of a tannery. The tannery is no more. I iver. but the weather-worn Blgn still proclaims to tbe pas- ( Anne River, at the head of Summer Lake in Lake rby: I Count v. 1 an lnterestlna study to the stranger. Only "Hyde's my name and hides I buy, five or six miles from the head of this beautiful lake OT wet and ten ror dry. ' r I l,t ni,r anrlnv. nut r tha nnnnil Ilka, a torrent It was a fashion once to make " if u.u,,uw inner ror years naa in front lake. Winter and summer the water noils forth from to their homes is always out to the weary traveler. of his place of business the following: "My name is Black, but I am white. I make old roofs water tight" The modern sign that attracts attention because of us oaaity is usually wrong in its snelllns or comnosl tlon. In cold weather it was a custom of bootblacks when retiring indoors to hang in a window the legend -Boots Diacxed inside." The ambiguity of thl was seen, and the would-be humorists who Inquired whether the outside of their boots could not also be blapknunl. or wno asxea h tne process wouldn't soli the stockings. were legion. A very precise "gentleman of color," wearied of such .tormenters, and prepared for himself a sign reading "A black bootblack will black your boots black. Out side, inside." 'i Out in Fourteenth street is an oyster dealer nra- sumaoiy. xnere is notning aoout nis place to tell what he sens save a couple of ancient shells In his show window. Nor does his sign throw any particular liaht on tne BUDject. it is or tne "straddle " variety, and reaas. on one siue: "Families supplied by the.PW-Qt, and Gal." On the other side is this, even more, confusing; "Families supplied, stewed or fried." One is reminded of the old farmer who, walking down a city street one day, saw the announcement, "Ladles' Exchange." "What's in a name?" is an old question; older than a hollow basin more than an acre In width and breadth and flows away, making a current large enough to float i an- ordinary river boat if one could live upon it The water bears a luke-warm ' temperature, winter snd summer, and is pronounced artesian water by all who i it and taste It Comes Ttom trader a If ouatala. There are many theories about Anne River. .It Is claimed that it flows under a mountain and -Is fed. by Silver Lake, on the opposite side of the mountain. many miles away. Silver Lake is ata much higher altitude, and although it does not have a feeder, its depth is about the same the year round. It is claimed that as underground river from some far away basin feeds Silver Lake, or rather, supplies it with its back waters, -and then flows on beneath the range of moun tains and supplies Summer Lake. Stiver Lake has a peculiar clear, glossy color that doubtless gave it its name, while Summer Lake is more like the average lake fed by mountain streams. : The "Ink." At another point near the Lake and Harney County line, a mountain stream flows out into a level place on the desert and disappears slowly, filtering through the sands of a large area of ground. It is railed the Sink.": In this sink and around it vegetation grows luxurtantly'nd the adventurous pioneer was not back- Shakespeare s old as mbim themselves. Ulysses w4fa , uking advantage of the situation. He moved hundred millions less- than they are presumed now to be, yet they would" I rouf ambitious schemes, it would be advisable to live not suffer materially, and the wolf woifl'd be kept from the door for some time, even under, stich a regime. So, let us give the Devil his dues, or, In other words, give Mr. H1U his dues in praising his utterances on trust leg islation. However, we must take ex ceptlon to what he says anent labor unionism. His doctrines upon that BUbJect are not truth. Lieut De Clairtnont ef the Philip pine Commission, reports the existence of an pdd white race of people lat the Island ef Mlana- in si fashionable district and to have fine rooms for re ception purposes. Tou could not act the grand lady in tne nue Monge. you Know. It is not an aristocratic local My. The neighborhood ef the Bois de Boulogne Is better for gramtoiee of purposes'. , Madame Humbert The appointment ef ML Oustave Humbert as Minister of Justice made no difference to me. Everybody knows that the position of Minister is unstable. I myself would Infinitely prefer to have a nice berth as a Judge or a lo official, with full proB pect of a permanent post. Then, monsieur, I think you lay too mnch stress on our removal. Tou seem to forget that as my husband became "Chief do Cabinet" of bis father, when th latter was Minister, we Could have gone quite as easily to the Ministry ef Justice ana occupied comfortable rooms there, it was I my self who objected to that I did not want' to go to live at the Ministry. ; - made a despicable pun when he invtted the cyclop and sent the blinded one-eye abroad bellowing that "No man ' had hurt him. it would seem, though, as if some people patterned their avocations after their names, as witness this sign: I. Needle, Dressmaker. And this one, equally speaking W. Pipes, Plumber. A little tailoring shop on Thirty-second street has thla legend painted on a large card? Pants repaired in the Rear." 'i Another old colored man, a gardener. Is evidently a believer in phonetic spelling, ror on his little card he has painted, for the benefit of those who would have their lawns sodded: "Sardine-dun." Another itinerant merchant, a green grocer, whose Wagon goes aooui ine cuy, mauigea in mis good aavice Pay as U go, .1 U then wont O. Our Lieutenant-Governor Haggott has made one great stride upon' the broad roadway of fame. A Kansas City paper has printed his picture from the starting point of his Intellectual forehead back of hie ears down to the, first vest button. ' Senator Tillman, says he will not visit the White House while tbe present occupant is President Perhaps ha fears that in the light of recent events he might be searched at the door to see if he has a pitchfork concealed about his person. 9 An Ohio physician claims to have discovered an elixir tat will put life into a uead body. As our Legislature has arisen from the dead of Its own voli tion his discovery will attract no Attention In' Caa- tutn - . -. ' '' Our consul at Tsmatave, Madagascar, write that there are good openings there for American dentists to flit. The openings they so skilfully fill In this soan- try are usually very bad ones. to the bordflr of the "Sink" and selected the best plat of ground and "squatted" oh it He was Isolated from the world; It Is true, and his nearest neighbor lived many miles away, but his cattle and horses prospered , at the sink. -He grew all of the vegetables he needed and sold enough besides to buy the other few neces saries of lit, and remained at home and watched hi Stock grow up about him. After he was Independent he selected a friend td come and. take up another claim and share the "Sink" with him. Then another good neighbor was selected, and there were intermar riages' amongsthe families, until today the "Sink" Is onr of the most prosperous little communities in the coun try. And the; people are Independent,, too. There it no more land to be taken up and the country IS barren in every direction for many miles, and ; they boast of tbe fact that they can never be crowded by outsiders. Za Crook County. . f5",. In that Knnntrv lvlna about thn haaitaratar. the Deschutes River.'in Crook County, are several of those, "Lost" rivers. Three; bjave been located that. 'lose" arid . "find" themselves again repeatedly; But few settle ments have been made In this section yet but home seekers are beginning to look that way. The country also abounds with game and these 'lost" and "found" streams teem with trout The' ranchers from the Des chutes country make regular trips Into the section and regard it as the best hunting and fishing country ia Oregon. : . But it is predicted hat the day is not far distant when all of this comparatively unknown portion of the Inland Empire will be thickly 'populated with -pros perous cltlxens, apd that where the grounds cannot be watered by means of ditches from -the natural mountain stream or from the reservoirs, that will be built by the government, artesian, wells wiU amply supply the demand., ,i . .- . :, j , ...'.;' ' It Is announced that a Boston Club which has had 2.000 dinners has never dined on baked beans once. They have Just condemned a man to death In England for, a less treasonable crime than that, r: . v