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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.
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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,
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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
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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.'.
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ORCQON "LOST" RIVER&
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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.
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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.
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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,
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