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There are ninny kinds of love, na mnny kinds of light.
And every kind of love mukea a glory In the night.
There la love thnt stirs the heart nnd love that given It reat.
But the love that leads life upward la the noblest and the beat.
Henry Van Dyke.
SENATOR CHAS. W. FULTON.
Mr. Charles W. Fulton succeeds Mr. Joseph PImon na United Rtates
Senator from Oregon, by act of the Legislature.
Tha Journal greets and congratulates Henntor Fulton, feeling that the
confidence Imposed In the gentlemnn la deserved, and thut tie will represent
tht people of regon. irresiiectlve of section and )olltlcal faith.
lenator -Ttrfmn wm grrwr rvrn targer grift tirvntfer Tftittgr The "heavy
responsibilities of the office, weighing accurately and equitably the muny
Old varied Influence which made him Senator.
Senator Fulton's surress la not sullied by bad methods, nor by of
fensive manipulation, nor by the use of money. Ills election was clean
and grntlfylr.gly free from the taints of Ihe unclean nnd unhealthy. From
thla standpoint, ns well na others, his election In a credit to Oregon, arjd
The Journal predicts It will be fruitful of good .nwult in bringing the dif
ferent sections of the state In closer relationship and sympathy.
Portland 13 big enough, generous enough, broad enough to put aside
her regrets, such as they are, occasioned by the failure of the honor to
fall to one of her "favorite sons." and extend the "glad hand" to the Senator
elect, with no other object In view than to enlarge and advance the great
Interests of a great commonwealth, thut present and future generations may
all nJoy a grander nnd better Oregon.
'"In this day and nge, there is no room nor reason for ill will between
individuals, nor sectional jealousies between peoples, for auch attitudes
determine a narrowness and selfishness that, in the nature of things, nre de
structive of good, nnd exceedingly discreditable to a thinking and pro
gressive race of men.
The Journal takes pleasure in pledging such support aa It may be able
to five In making Mr. Fulton's work easiest to him, und at the same time
most resultful to the people' of the Oregon country.
AND WAY NOT?
"Chief Joseph's mission to Washing
ton. in so far as It relates to the restora
llun ut tha lands In tha Wallowa Valley
to his people. Is hopeless. The time
has gone by when white people can be
dispossessed of their homes by Indians,
This fact waa made clear to Joseph on
his last vlalt to Washington; hence It is
flrobably only the ostensible object Of
his present visit, tha real motive being
his human desire to be made mueh of
In the official and social circles of the
nation. This In h perfectly legitimate
desire, since It hns human hature for
Ita basis and the rulers of the earth are
Its exponents."
The above Is from the editorial col
umns or KUItor Scott a own organ.
Probably the "human desire" referred
to therein Is the force behind Editor
Bcott's Indirect attempt to breuk into
"the official and social clrclea of the
nation." This "human desire" In Uie
big red chief and the "big white
chief appears to possess a fellow feel
Ing. Joseph may aspire to a United
Htutes Kenutorwhlp before he dies, and
why not?
THE PRIZE ESSAY. "
a
fjasierners are asking who were
Lewis and Clarke? Rome of them be
lieve that they nre an enterprising
Western firm of business men who are
going to Klve a big Exposition, but
they nre wondering; why the public
should take the paina to back the pro
jeei so entnusiastically. This is a
specie of ignorance of a kind with
that of the man who naked in what
part Waahingterr Oregon was lo
cated, nnd thnt other fellow who In
quired where in California was Seat
tie.
The most puzzling problem, in deter
mining nntl-trust nctlon is how to
luevent the giving of rebate. Strike
ut the trusts through an effective antl
rebate law nnd they will have re
ceived a solar plexus blow.
If AVAL ACASSMY SX.A1TO.
Localisms
Hears at Aa-
j A WORD FOR THE CLERKS.
' ' at la refreshing to note that most of the large stores of Portland show
great consideration for their employes, but It Is unfortunate thut In a
few Isolated cases, abuses of women clerks and underpaid men are most
flagrant.
Thla Is a very strange condition when one takes Into consideration the
effect of the masses as purchasers upon the average store. The plain
people are those who keep alive many a gorgeously appointed establish
ment, and were their support once withdrawn, down would fall the fortunes
Invested In goods that plain people buy.
The rich man buys from the .exclusive establishment as a rule, nnd
this la Ms right, -but the worklngmnn, the pointer, the clerk, the mechanic,
the lady-clerk and the general average of wage-earners troy the things
that tbetr limited purses compel them to seek, In stores that, offer the best
bargains.
'. W In Ihe circumstances it, would seem that men who aim to secure
the trade Of the plain people, would at least show some consideration fur
this class of purchasers. Suppose, for Instance, these buyers were to unite
to avoid the store that treats its employes unfairly. What would be the
result? "There is not a house in Portland or any other city thnt could stnnd
the result of such a decision. Then why not "Give unto others as you
would they would give unto you?"
, These "words are spoken not in a spirit of desire to create a dis
cussion, for it must be said that the treatment of employes by most of
the stores of Portland is away above the average of treatment accorded In
Other cities, but, because certain letters that have been received at The
Journal office, written in good temper and making Just complaint of abuses,
Inspire a word or two, at least, for the overworked clerk.
CHIEF JOSEPH'S MISSION.
" Joseph, Chief of the Nez Percea, Is In Washington, asking the gov
ernment to return him and his people to their ancestral hunting grounds
In the Wallowa Valley. Ills prayer will not be granted. The white set
tlers In the Wallowa Valley will never be disturbed to permit the thing that
Joseph asks.
It is the decree of Fate. The Indian must be cared for upon humane
Considerations. And, too, Joseph, brave, brilliant warrior, most capable
native general w-ho ever led his troops against the government soldiery,
is entitled to everything thnt can be given him. His is a record worthy
' the. most eloquent tongue, the most facile pen, and tributes from those
Who commanded the opposing forces in the wars of the 70's. These trib
utes he receives. General O. O. Howard and other generals who com
manded government armies in those wars testify that Joseph was the most
skillful, masterful military character against whom they ever directed their
genius and resources; and that he was also the humane commander, ob
serving the rules of civilized warfare Just so religiously as did any of
the governing generals. In his laststand, in the mountains of Montana,
leading a forlorn hope, fighting a superior force, after pursuit across the
country with all of the vigor that the federal government could exert, he
manifested genius of leadership and strategy such, a3 (stamped1 him a man
of war according to highest conceptions. ,
Jorfeph was all this. Yet he must hear refusal from . the government.
He'cannot return to his ancestral hunting grounds. His people must abide
frf Northern Idaho so long as there is a remnant of the once warlike tribe,
now reduced in number and shorn of all but mendicant qualities. '
The brave old chieftain has probably gone upon his last quest. He
will probably go back to Lapwal and sorrow out his days because he cannot
satisfy the natural desire of the aborigine to die in his ancestral home.
Which On
napolla.
Slang among- college men, slung among
street gnmlns end slang In society has
been referred to anC the terms quoted In
public print, but there are slang terms
at the Naval Academy at Annapolis
which have not yet, and probably never
will, become common property. How
ever, the dignity of the future admirals
of the nnvy will not permit of It being
called "Blung"; therefore it Is known
only aa "Annapolis localisms." Here ore
h few of the "localisms" of the "mid
dles": The "yacht" Is the training ship em
ployed for summer cruises and for win
ter drlllc: the ' brig" Is that part of the
berth deck where the "plebes" are sent
for light punishment, such aa for smok
ing, drinking, spitting on the floor or
deck, taking "French leave," "playing a
little quiet game" and getting caught at
It, etc. Kiich ship I" commlnsion also
has a "brlx." to which only the sailors
to be punished may be sent, the officers
helnic confined to their rooms when un
der punishment. To "shake a leg" means
"to get a move on,' to twirry. To be
"protected" or "hung on the Christmas
tree" Is to be posted for low mark: "sat-
and "iinsat" are short for satisfactory
and unsatisfactory; "skinny" means
chemistry; "sup" Is nlre, "Holy Joe" re
lers to the chaplain, and "hlyntonlnn"
the decks applies to the. use of a. big
Wn.-k of sandstone, with a rope or toggle
at each end, by which It Is hauled back
und forth to scrub the decks white on
every Sunday morning, or when the
President of the t'nited States or some
Mch ofllcinl Is expected to visit (he ship;
"grub" signifies foot! and regular meals;
"salt horse" Is tho designating term for
salt beef; "plumduff" means a sort of
rnlypoly pudding, a mixture of dough
without shortening, and through W'hlch
if one wants to stop to Investigate, may
be found here and there a raisin: "spuds"
means potatoes; "tag ends" is the name
of a book of jokes published at the Naval
Academy a few years ago; "binnacle
list" is lh, list of sick made out by the
surgeon each morning after he has In
spected and examined the tongues and
pulses of those who complain of a pain
In the back, sick headache or a touch
of malaria.
That It Is best to be careful and dis
creet In the use of "Annapolis localisms"
when in public is shown by an Instance
of a midshipman who received leave for
a few days some time affo. Stopping at a
restaurant, the young officer said to the
waitress who appeared at his table that
he would have some "spuds" with his
ham and eigs. and when she hesitated
to catch the meaning of the latter part
of the order he sputtered out: "Come,
now; shake a leg." She did hurry, but
to make a complaint of this apparent
rudeness to the proprietor, and th next
moment the "bouncer" of the cafe whs
giving the "middle" a "lift" out of the
door.
If Rockefeller's plans to spend $7,000,
000 or more In the attempt to discover
a cure for consumption shell succeed he
wflL be one of the greatest benefactors
of mankind. There Is a cure for this
most devastating disease, and it ought
to have been discovered long ago.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
THE IRONY OF HUNT.
It is bitter irony for Senator Hunt of Multnomah County to offer
Senate Joint Resolution No. 27, asking the Congress to submit an amend
ment to the national constitution providing for election of Senators by
popular vote. There is also unconscious sarcasm in the mere mention of
Jhe fact, when mention is made by a member of the dominant party of this
'tat.'''
So fr as Oregon is concerned, we have a law offering. opportunity to
, Inaugurate the reform bo devoutly wished for by the people. The Mays
law makes It possible for the people of this state to decree the same
moral mandate that compels every presidential elector to proceed to Wash
ington, and vote in the Klectoral College for the candidate that Was sup
ported by the people of Ms state. He need not vote in that manner, so far
as the legal phases are concerned. W. J. Furnish, one of the Republican
lectors Jn the last election, could have gone to Washington and voted for
,W. J.. Bryan, had he chosen so. to do.
Of course, he did not wish to do otherwise than as his constituents
Wished. But he was no more bound to vote for William McKinley than
present members of the Legislature are bound to Vote for the candidate
Who received a large majority' tipun the Republican ticket The Journal
does not expect that Mr. Geer will be elected. But, for that he was on the
ticket, received a heavy majority vote for the Senate, received It under the
provisions of the Mays law, no man can get away from the conclusion that
it is just as legally the duty of the Republicans to elect him as it was the
iutf of the" Republican electors to elect William McKinley.
, Senator Hunt's Joint resolution carries a spear of Irony that pierces the
vulnerable body of the Republican party. Indeed, for a Republican member
of either house to offer such a resolution is for that party to fall upon Its
wa sword n4 conuijr political harlkarL
r
Ml IP I ' I ' II U I I
The Oregon Society of Bona of the Revolution' of
fered a 2I prise for the best essay on a aubject per
talnlng to the: American Revolution, and Miss Hatel
Mae Brown, of this city, a student at the Park School,
was the winner. The young lady's clever work la
herewith reproduced:
The Treason of Bensdiot Arnold.
On the second day of October, 1710. there perished
on the scaffold at Tappan, New York, a man Of singu
lar promise, under circumstance thut called forth
the deepest sympathies of two hemispheres. Much
has been said and sung of hlm-r-he died a spy. It la
true, and rightly died, yet he - Uvea In honorable re
membrance. I, Inked with his name Is another, a name hopelessly
branded with Infamy, and one our youth instinctively
single out as suggesting trulta abhorrent to all true
principles of government and that name (I scarcely
need give It) Is Benedict Arnold.
There Is no sadder chapter In history thnt the one
that tells of his downfall. The fame of his gallant
deeds was yet ringing through the land, when, In the
darkest hour of our country's new-found life, while yet
that life was flickering feebly and unsurely, lie found
It in hla heart to betray the cause of liberty. That he
had been wronged, and deeply wronged. Is true, but
one wrong can never Justify another, and Arnold's
crime, by Its very enormity, stands with dark, hard
oulllnea forever unsoftened. Terribly Arnold realised
thla when the event was past and the fever of his
blood had cooled.
Almost from the first of his military career, an
evil genius seemed to dog hia footsteps. Its first
marked expression rnme from the hulls of Congress, ,
when, In February, 1 777, live major-generals were ap-
pointed from among Arnold'a military Juniors, while
he, with an already brilliant record and a merit far
exceeding theirs, was Ignored. The uroud spirit of the
man waa touched to the quirk. A. ready ho had been
charged, and grounillcx!y, with misdemeanors while
at Tlcondcrogn. run I iu;ufn. later, at Montreal, and
trial for the latter was still pending; but Arnold wa
ail tnycfpared -for soelr ertrlmre vt lMfeeMng. "''"""
Arbitrary and over-learlng, intense in hta loves and
hla hates, he readily made enemies, and already nn
opposing faction existed In Congress.' The real under
lying cause of the slight, however, was stute Jealous
lea and doubtless, also. Arnold's outspoken friendship
for Schuyler, now in disfavor.
Arnold tendered his resignation. I nder like clr
rumstancea, other noted generals have done the same.
regarding such appointments as nn Insult to their mili
tary honor. Dissuaded by Washington. Arnold again
took the field, for Iiurgoyne was approaching. "Kvery
personnl Injury shall he burled In my seal for my
country, he said bravely, and plunged into the thick
of battle.
Still Congress grudged him his proper rank. He
Importuned tn vnln: and it was only after the notable
battles of Saratoga, when Arnold's praises were en
every tongue, that Washington, who truly loved him.
"'th Joy. "Arnold has been restored to a
violated right."
abuui this time. Arnold presented accounts
against the government for expenses Incurred in his
campaign. These were contested as indicating intent
to defraud, and up to the time of his treason, they
reirfalned unsettled another thorn to rankle In his
heart.
Whether or not there appears here some slight
lapse of moral Integrity. It Is certain that up to this
time the current of his patriotism ran pure., It was
now to diverge and flow Into muddy channels.
His leg having leen fractured at Saratoga. Arnold
was obliged to leave active service, and after the Hrit
ish evacuated Philadelphia, Washington appointed him
to the command of that city. Already brooding over
galling charges and unforgotten slights. Arnold at this
inauspicious moment came Into the atmosphere of Tory
Ism. Here he was courted and toasted by loyalists.
who fed the fires of his resentment. Here he gave
those costly fetes und entertainments alike to Tory
and patriot, which, far beyond his means, entangled
him in hopeless dept. Here the lust link In the
chain of grievances was forged, when the President and
Council of Pennsylvania, with evidently hostile Intent,
preferred a series of eight charges against him. which
culminated In public reprimand. When Congress re
fused to accept the verdict of artjultt.il from Its own
committee and referred the matter to court martial.
Arnold again felt the controlling force of factional
hatred, and again attributed It to a nation's Ingrati
tude. Then nnd there came Into his mind, it seems,
the first wretched impulse toward desertion.
Confident court martial would ucqult him, Arnold
urged Immediate trial, but for reasons seemingly
trifling, it was delayed. Months rolled away nnd the
cloud still hung over him. After a year of fierce im
patience, he was acquitted of all but two charges,
and of Intentional wrong In those, but as a concession
to his enemies, apparently, on those two charges he
was sentenced to be publicly reprimanded by Wash
ington. Washington's reprimand bore the marks of the pure
spirit that uttered It. It was the quiet, inspiring
breathing of a comrade to comrade of words of hope
and trust, leading on from a dim to a brighter light,
and carrying scarce a suggestion of reproof. "Our
profession Is the chastest of all.'" he said. "The shad
ow of a fault tarnishes our most brilliant actions I
reprimand you for having forgotten tnat In proportion
as you have rendered yourself formidable to our ene
mies, you should have shown moderation to our
citizens."
Arnold, thus publicly disgraced, was stung to des
peration. He had been at fault. It is true, and offens
ively arrogant, but the penalty overmatched the guilt.
Already Injured, and exaggerating his injuries, he had
become a dangerous man. Fiske points out that It
was inevitable he should drift into Toryism. Tem
perament, conditions and environment were all against
him. and now all combined to hurl him headlong.
In April, 177:1. he had married, and his beautiful bride
was of a loyalist family. How far )ove for her lent
as halo to the British cause, nnd odium to the Ameri
can, is uncertain.
It is now known that months before the fatal
reprimand Arnold had begun correspondence under
assumed names with Clinton's aide-de-camp. Major
Andre. Clinton's policy was one of bribery, nnd Ar
nold was now ripe for his use. Submerged in debt.
disaffected toward the government, brooding over
wrongs real ami , Imagined, change of allegiance came
easy. At nrst nothing more than desertion or the cause
seemed Intended, but as the thought took on propor
tions. It Involved him in the depths of personal treach
ery and national crime. With deliberate design, ho
sought and obtained from Washington the command
of West Point, and contrived Its betrayal with Clln-
ton. He would fly to Kngland's embrace with a prize.
West Point, the OlbneJtar of America, and give her all
Burgoyne had sought but failed to gain.
Some one must confer with Arnold. Who so fitting
as Andre? And so the John Anderson and Gustavus
of the correspondence met. .The British ship Vulture
bore Andre up the Hudson on his weighty mission, and
boat with muffled oars brought him to the shore.
Washington, and then blunderingly notified Arnold of
tne capture or "Jonn Anderson. ' i t : '
It was the SSth of September. 170,' the day ap
pointed for the fall of West P61nt. The garrison had
been scattered through the Highlands to make the post
ran easy prey to Clinton. Arneld was at breakfaat.
with members of Washington's staff. Washington had
unexpectedly arrived, and would soon join them per
"haps, to demoralise everything! ' ( ,
But other forces were at work. A horseman gal'
loped up with a message. Arnold read hla .ruin In
the worda, and calmly excusing himself to his guests,
retired.
"I must fly," he said to his wife; "My life de
pends upon my reaching the British lines in Safety."
The dread words seemed to freese the life blood In
her veins. Bhe fell fainting, unu thus he left her, the
bride of scarce more than a year; and kissing his
baby boy, he mounted hla horse, dashed down an un
frequented path, still known as "Arnold's Path." and
waa rowed to the Vulture, The next morning he was
with Clinton In New York. "Whom can we trust nowT"
aid Washington, with tears, a few hours later. -
Himself, only, had Arnold sold; and at England
hands he claimed the reward of a treachery "which
had gained her nothing, and lost to her tha life of
her darling,, the brilliant poet and scholar, Andre."
Andre, unconscious of his true position, pressed
Major Tallmadge as to the penalty he would Incur.
"I had a much-loved classmate at Yale College," said
Tallmadge reluctantly, "by the name of Nathan Hale,
who entered the army in 1776. Immediately after the
battle of Long Island. Washington wanted informa
tion respecting the enemy. Captain Hale tendered his
services, went over to Brooklyn, and was taken Just as
he was passing the outposts of the enemy on his re
turn." Then, with emphaala, "Do you remember the
sequel or tne etoryr- "lea." said Andre, "he was
hanged as a spy I But you surely do not consider hla
case and mine aliKey "res, precisely similar, and
similar will be your rate."
Andre s death has been deplored. Certain it Is that
he waa found within our lines, disguised aa a spy,
and on a apy'a errand, concerting measures dangerous
to our country a welfare: nnd as such the law of na
tlms demanded his death.
Andre met a merited fate. Say not that Arnold
went unpunished. No brigadier-general's commission
end ffi.000 of traitor's pay could restore his bartered
manhood. No country claimed Win, and. the inemnrx
r , i t ' -i i ' .: i v. ji . i ' . r - . t" , . . .
or ins gatiuni ueoua was nurieo iuwioms aeep in me
blackness of his treachery. Blacker still his record
became, when he bedded a hand of renegades against
his native land, ready. In bitterness of spirit, to sweep
all before him.
"What do you suppose my fate would be," asked
Arnold of an American officer capfured In Virginia,
"If mjs misguided countrymen were to take me pris
oner?" "They would cut off the leg that waa wounded
nt Quebec," replied the officer, "and bury It with the
honors of war, and the rest of you they would hang on
a gibbet."
Quite likely Arnold doubted the possibility of
American Independence. Conway's conspiracy aimed
at the dismissal of Washington had been unsuccessful,
but Congress was inactive and Inadequate; the land
was tired of war nnd lacked unity; the army, starved
and nuked, was threatening to dlsbanc. "Indeed, I have
almost ceased to hope." wrote Washington In despair
In May. 1780.
Kngland had triumphed at Savannah. She triumphed
again at Camden, and pressed threateningly into Vir
ginia. Now let her gain West Point, and doubtless
again over America would float the Cnlon Jack! And
why not? The victory of Saratoga bad wrested from
tngland a concession of rights. Independence alone
had lieen withheld, and' maliy contended that America
should now return to her old allegiance, reject the
alllamv with Catholic France, and stop tlte shedding
of blood.
This view Arnold had Imbibed: and with strange
unreason, blinded as he was by-the mists of Impulse
and passion, he dreamed not of the odium to come to
him.
Savs an Impartial historian: "His treason ap
peared not to him what It was when frustrated. The
end was to be so vast that the traitorous means taken
to gain it would be overlooked let Congress blunder
on he would overwhelm her, und carry the country
back to its old allegiance."
There are things that transcend death in horror,
believe t he racking memories of Arnold's wretched
fall were a thousand-fold worse than death. Ia Eng
land's later wars he sought to redeem the glory of his
once great name, but Kngland refused him a command.
Fame, fortune, country, friends, all were gone. Eng
land gave him a home, but her Liberals met him with
blighting scorn. America, the land of Washington,
whose friendship he had so cruelly betrayed, wildly
denounced him.
At last the proud, spirit that had "dominated battle
fields, and faced shot nnd shell unheeding, but could
not face disgrace." sank beneuth the load. A terrible
melancholy came over him. and he lived in a cloud
of morbid gloom, which he could not or would not
dispel.
He had carefully preserved the uniform in which
he had escaped to the Vulture; and there is a tradi
tion that as death drew near, he supposed he was
again on the battlefield, and asked that the uniform be
put on him again, with the sword-knot and epaulettes
Washington his Washington then, but his no longer
had given him. "Let me die," he said. "In this old
uniform In which 1 fought my battles. May Ood for
give me for putting on any other."
And so he died died in unconscious infnmy, a piti
ful wreck of what, had he bullded welt, must have been
a glorious manhood. He died, but his name lives on,
and that name is "Arnold, the Traitor."
HAZKL MAE BROWN.
290 Fourth Street, Portland, Oregon.
?THI3 THIRTEENTH HOL.D-ufc
By Tmvl S Zay,
MS
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j SOME TIMELY SUGQEStlONS
'The Importance of being In, araeat.1 .
Darkness covered the deed. There, concealed In under
brush nmntiK the firs, with treason burning in his
heart, Arnold awaited the Briton.
Ah. Arnold, you who led your troops so bravely
through that terrible trackless wilderness, and boldly
stormed Quebec with a hanarul or stricken men; you,
who shared with your comrades the flesh of the dog,
and cheered their way undaunted; you, tne hero of
Saratoga, on those memorable days when the sloth of
Gates drove you to frenzied action and momentous
victory; you, the beloved of Washington is it you,
that same brave Arnold, who Is now skulking away
in the bushes, at this midnight hour, intent jjsjt a
traitor's mission? Yes, It was Arnold Arnold with
a eullen purpose eating its deadly way into the heart
of his Integrity. Moodily he had wandered on the
Hudson shores and there, in the pure air, amid God's
unyielding mountains, in the chastening injfuenee of
a wife's love and a child's innocence, he had matured
his plans 'for revenge.
Dawn found the plans of conspiracy unfinished, and
the plotters went within the American lines to the
house of 'one Smith, an unintentlonnl accessory, to
complete the arrangements. While they were there,
the Vulture was fired upon from the shore and retreat
ed down stream. Fearful of a repetition of the can
nonading. Andre was compelled, unwillingly, to return
to New York by land. Provided with pass and horse,
and accompanied by Smith, he set out on his Journey
to death.
Onca past the American lines, and on neutral
ground, Andre proceeded alone. This region was in
fested by marauders of both parties called Cowboys
and Skinners, both equally bent on plunder. Andre
had nearly reached Tarrytown when three men, lying
in wait for Cowboys, sprang out of the bushes. The
foremost wore a British coat, a fact that led to Andre's
undoing. He avowed himself a British officer on im
portant business. Arnold's pass was useless paper
now! The rough fellowa searched their victim ..with
intent not avowedly patriotic, and found, within his
stockings, papers in Arnold's writing, containing plans
agreed upon about West Point, and the method of at
tack. "My God, he's a spy!" exclaimed the red-coated
Paulding.
Refusing to be bribed, "No, not for ten thousand
guineas," the young patriots delivered Andre over to
Colonel Jameson. The papers Jameson forwarded -to
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20, 1903.
Editor Oregon Daily Journal: Day after day I read
the suggestions of our "leading citizens" as to "What
the 19H5 Fair Will Do For l's." I most heartily con
cur In all that has been said. All arc as a unit in de
claring that "People will visit our Coast who will be
attracted by our vast undeveloped resources, 'thereby
greatly increasing our population ana wealth.
But as yet no one seemB to suggest definitely Jast
whnt to do, or how these advantages are best obtained,
or handled. There nre many persons, indeed, the ma
jority of people are quick to act, and to enter Into
Sn enterprise If only their attention is fixed upon a
definite plan. Now, it seems to me that the Individual
duty of every Inhabitant of Portland and vicinity
should be to devise ways and means to Interest every
visitor, not only during the Fair, but now and all the
time, then we will be ready. People will not come
here Just to see our Fair, but they will take advantage
of reduced railroad rates to come from the Far Eastr
ern Bid Southern States to see whai the Northwest
is like, and it is a part of our business to keep them
here and interested Just long as possible.
There is no part of this continent ttiai has the mag
nificent material found here, ns yet undeveloped. Let
me suggest that we might with profit 'take lessons of
Los Angeles In vitalizing our resources, also In at
tracting and interesting tourists. They have taken
the most unpromising places, and by beautifying mak
ing them easy of access adding every possible novelf
ty, above all, by advertising early and late, so fixed the
attention of the tourist upon some particular place
that before he ever arrives at Los Angeles he Is so
interested that he could hardly be induced to leave
without a visit, even if it takes several days and Con
siderable hard cash to make the trip.
Now think you, if they had our immense forests
and great logging camps, as we have, so near our city,
they would not be utilized for all they were worth
-as attractions, novelties? Their Chambers of Com
merce and their transportation companies Insert in all
literature sent out elegant pictures tf every point
of view, descriptions setting forth the desirability of
the trip, easy of access, etc. Time taDles of all trains
and boats to and from this camp would be incorporated
Into all schedules, and hang in every conspicuous
place in the city. '
The average tourist or traveler is away from home
to be amused, entertained, and he Is willing to pay
for it if he is well cared for. If he Is interested he
will Interest others, so the benefit Is unending. I am
told that within a few miles of our city are logging
camps where the giants of the forest are almost
In unbroken, ranks, where the trip and return can be
made in a day. This to strangers, at least, would be a
novelty and would be a very entertallrig trip, (besides
giving a very definite idea of one of our great in
dustries. I would like to add another suggestion for our im
provement. I refer to the scarcity of places where re
freshments of any kind are served to the public, On
an excursion la any direction one is .compelled to take
a lunch along, or go hungry. Thene conditions, of
course, will have to be Changed before the Fair, but
isn't it time to awake and think about it?
Jjs- A. ROBB. i
"Ail ready I. 1 Ail ready! Stage for Sugar Pine!"
I had arrived on the train at the terminus of the new
railroad at 7 o'clock p. b.
The station was In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
mountains and a small mining town stretched out in
a gulch a half a mile away.
My objective point was the Sugar Pine country,
higher up In the mountains, and upon my arrival at
.the station I waa Informed that a stage would leave the
mining town for the place I sought at o'clock. Just
one hour from the time of my arrival.
Ifollowed the only hotel runner at the station over
a rough trail to the town, carrying my own grip, as he
ran the only hotel in the place and was not Inclined
to burden himself with other people's troubles, anyway.
I'pon our arrival at the hostelry I rushed a ahave the
firat thing, informing the proprietor that I wlBhed to
take the stage to Sugar Pine, and thut T hlan wished
dinner before I left. '
I waa Scarcely half through the meal when my host
came through the dining room shouting at the top
of. hia voice: "All ready! All readv! Km ire ft,r Ho roe
Pine!"
I rose from the table In hurrv. chewlnir tha
mouthful I hud taken aa I went, and In compliance with'
the instructions of the driver took a seat by him in
front on top of the vehicle. I had noticed thm th mr.
talna to the lower department were closely drawn and
fastened and that the crowd around the front of the
hotel looked on with wondering faces, but I waa not
prepared to criticise anything I saw In that country, for
It was my first trip to such a section, and I w nr..
pared to see anything, from the stories I had read of
the California mining region.
"We have a neavy load of freight below." explained
the driver, with condescension, however, aa this trip
was so out of ie ordinary thnt he feared I would notlca
It, "and It would be very Inconvenient riding below."
I explained that It Just suited me to ride outside
and It did. for It was a clear, comfortable evening, and
as the light died away in the west from the lingering
flashes of the long set sun the moon rose up full and
round in the east. The steep Incline before us made it
appear as If we were climbing as rapidly aa the orb of
WtfMW wu thwlMMM --tnat- tbenJ TBpWly fn ttts
valleys behind us looked like a great cavern, dark and
dismal, beneuth, with ominous shadows hanging over It.
The ascent from the start was noticeable. Only
when a ravine or gulch crossed the road did the team,
so accustomed to the road, atrike a trot, and thla was
momentary, for the minute It struck the up grade the
steady, monotonous walk was taken up again, us If self
preserVHtion as the first law ot Nature was also the
Instinctive motto of the animals.
"Suae!"
"Suae!"
"Suae!"
This word uttered at Intervals was the only word
that had broken the monotony of the trip for the
flret mile.
I was deeply studying and admiring the beauties,
grandeur and welrdness of the surroundings such as
only may tie seen on a midnight ride up the gradual
slope of the 8ierras while my comnanron sat as erect
and silent as a ghost, save the occasional uttermien
from force of habit the word "Suze!" This was di
rected to the leader in the four-rig team, for she either
stepped quicker or slower, or took a different nosltlon
on her side of the road.
The driver was (10 years old or older. He was thin
faced, so far as could be seen from his lona flowlnr
white beard, and his head was small accordingly.
though the long gray locks that escaped from beneath
his sombrero wVuld have given it better shape Jf they
had not been confined by the close-fitting hat. His
hands were large and clumsy and his limbs nnd bones
were large and awkwardly formed. But his eyes were
as keen as those of a mink, and their smallness gave
them more the appearance of the eyes of this animal.
I looked at him often, but he neither looked to the
right or the left. He kept his eyes steady on his team,
composed of four horses, and never spoke, except the
drnwled-out warning to "Suze!"
I finally ventured the question: "Have you been
driving stages very long?" He looked around at me for
a moment and was then silent for a time.
"Yes, 40 years," he replied, after I had given up an
answer.
"It isn t like it was in olden times." I suggested.
He looked at me again.
After a few moments' silence, he said: "A grent
deal of difference. Then a stage driver was somebody.
Now he ain't as good as a common teamster. He got
puld for his work, too. Now he barely makes a living.
Then he was a gentleman and had others to work for
him. Now he works for everybody else. Why." said
the old man. warming up to his subject. "I used to wear
a plug- hat. fine buckskin gloves with long gauntlets,
got my S 1 50 a month and never left my aeat except to
go to my meals and my bed along the route and at
the end of the Journey. When I drove up to a station
the hostler hud my fresh team ready, and while he wus
making the change I went in the hotel or station house
and got my meals or my drinks, returned and found a
man in charge of my team ready to turn It over to me.
And he wan as afraid of hla life as he waa of not bring
ing things up just to suit me. At the end of the Journey
a man was ready to receive my team at the hotel anil
brought It back lor me on the day I was to leave again.
And the passengers and people and managers looked up
to me. I was king. I was ruler on the rond.
"But now, I am only getting 40 a month. I have
to take care of my ewn rig, except at some of the sta-i
tlons where the station keeper voluntarily helps me a
little. I hnve to carry a hundred messages every trip,
deliver small packages along the road at every farm
house, carry neighborhood gossip from one house to
another, and when I return home have to work in the
stables until my next trip.
Emperor William having offered us a statue of
Frederick the Great, it is suggested that an appropriate
return might be made by sending to Berlin a life-size
bronze figure of President Monroe. Philadelphia lIorth
American. ......
"A stage driver's life is a dog's life now. But I am
not fit for anything else. Don't care to live anyway,
except for my boy. I did not see htm at home this trip.
He was away on a hunting trip. He la just grown
now. He Is just like his poor mother, who
died several years ago. He Is my only hope
now. As soon as I get him settled down I will be satis
fied. He is a wild young fellow. But they are all wild
out here. I was wild before him. They bring me a
great number of bad reports about him, but he will
come out all right. He has given me a great deal 'of
trouble, but he will make a good man. I can t give
him as much money as I would like, but he will make It
all right. He gambles a lytle too much, but he'll get
over It. I promised his mother I would make a man
of him, and 1 will Suze!"
A long silence came over the old man again. Ha
seemed to be looking back over the past half century.
We were now well up in the mountains. The ascent
was becoming more marked. The road cut around the
side of a yawning abyss on the other. The grade waa
Just wide enough for one rig. except at the switches
where rigs were supposed to pass. A- few feets' devia
tion from the main road and we would have rolled
hundreds of feet Into the darkness below. Larga
trees now bordered the roadside and covered the moun
tains. Those near the road had signs nailed on them.
Some were' the announcements of the enterprising
merchants of the mining towns, and the patent-medl-olne
man had been there. Then the Salvation Army had
explored the country, as nlong with the other signs I
read by the bright moonlight the words painted ia
large letters: "Have you made your peace with your
God?" 8
Then as we crossed a little ravine that tore down
the mountain side I saw the sign: "Hold-up tre
Black Bart held up stage July , 18 ." The old man
glanced at the notice. He saw me reading it. "Have
you ever been held up?" I inquired cautiously and tn
a sort of undertone. It was getting late in the night
now.
"Suze!" exclaimed the driver. Then he looked around
at. me, and after a few minutes' pause said: "Yes, 11
times! Whoa!" and the team stopped.
, Tying the lines to the brake handle, he crawled
down from his seat to the ground. I started to take
the reins so as to be of assistance in holding tha
horses. "Let them be!" he commanded in no uncer
tain tones. I obeyed. As soon as he reached tha
ground and started toward his team I discovered
that he was badly maimed. His right leg was crooked
and almost limp. He fairly dragged It after him. only
bearing enough weight upon It to create locomotion.
After fixing the harness on one of the horses which
had become disarranged in some manner he clambered
back Into his place and shouted: "Suze!"
.'t As the team started up he placed the lap robe mora
(closely about his maimed limb, and remained silent
for several minutes. Then he became reminiscent for
thh first time on the trip.
"I have been held up Just one dozen times. Black
Bart held me up three time. It was a pleasure to be
held up by Black Bart that is. his work was not like
that of the average highwayman.- Black Bart under
stood his business. He went about it systematically.
Tier never lost his head. There -was no danger,- se
you attended to your own business. But it Is the work
of the greenhorns that is dangerous. I can tell one
as soon as he orders "Hands up!" He Is nervous. He
shows it in his manner and In his voice. Black Bart
Went at it Just like a veteran. His hold ups -worked
Just like machinery. There was not a hitch anywhere
until that fool boy made It so hot for him that ha
dropped his handkerchief. That episode waa tha
(To be Continued.).
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