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A clown looked at a king and sighed:
"Oh that Just for a day
I might alt where ha alta, ao proud.
To dazzle and to awe the crowd,
With ne'er a bitter tear to hide
While aeemlng to be gay."
The kins looked down upon the clown
And thought: "Ah. happy wight!
Tou rally caper all the day,
Ne'er burdened by the sorrows they
In aecret bear who have to wear
The purple, on the height."
a E. Xiser, In Record-Herald.
j A CHALLENGE TO THE TRUST.
. i v Tha Journal In Ita Issue of Wednesday called attention to the work of
Vrertaln agents of the local newspaper trust who have been resorting to
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falsehood, regarding the circulation of this paper for the purpose of lnjur-
InT tta advertising business. The Journal's advertising haa increased
iteadlly, aa la obvious to every Journal reader, and the trust la much
4 alarmed at the prospect of having- to get down to an honest basis of com-
petition.- Surely but surely It Is dawning upon the trust that The Journal
J haa coma to stay and that the age of guff and graft in local Journalistic
circlea la rapidly coming to a finish.
. . Aside from Ha extensive country circulation. The Journal has In the
:lty of Portland 4,000 subscribers. All paid subscriptions, no "dead heads. '
)Ms circulation la among people who patronize advertisers, as The Journal
' Almi to reach the plain people and gain and hold their confidence. The
, jpeople have 'attested their faith. In the prorhlses of thla paper to enlarge
eUld (It) them better service than tl.1 have ever had before, and better
UU to give them honest and effective representation untainted by the lame
, abuse of a narrow aoul or the sordid selflshnesa of a dog In the manger.
Portland haa had enough of the falsehoods, misrepresentation and greed
f( monopoly of Its news and has come to the assistance of The Journal
i I n a manner that has stirred the Ire of the opposition aa It has never
- ' : teen Stirred before.
' j " Bather than resort to the manly methods of business men, honest
jmsn of honest purpose, the hirelings of the trust seek to stab In the back.
; ! t Their lack of brains and lack of courage prevent their operating In the
I'"; pen
I "'therefore The Journal will make this statement as a matter of pro
tection against the band of trust servants:
1 THE SUM OF 9100 TO BE PAID TO ANY CHARITY NAMED BY
! A COMMITTEE OF THREE DISINTERESTED MERCHANTS OF THIS
I f CITY IF THE CIRCULATION CLAIMS OF THIS PAPER ARE NOT
CORRECT.
- Furthermore, The Journal challenges the agents of the trust to appear
, ' before any two representative merchants who will prove disinterested,' wlt
lf ; "' itesses and repeat the lying statements that they have been using In an en
deavor to fling- mud at The Journal.
. IF THEY WILL REPEAT THE STATEMENTS UNDER THESE
CONDITIONS THE JOURNAL PROMISES TO TAKE THE MATTER
WWTO COURT AND NOT ONLY PROVE THAT IT HAS DEALT HON-
lESTLY WITH THE PEOPLE BUT THAT PORTLAND IS HAMPERED
t (BY A LOT OF JOURNALISTIC BLACKGUARDS.
DEFEAT STILL RANKLES.
In commenting upon the statement
of the Albany Herald that throughout
the First Congressional District "there
is a strong demand for a man of firm
and known convictions on certain
great and vital questions which af
fect the great West," the Oregonian
observes: "We should be glad of
the name of a man, woman or child
In the First District yes, or In the
Second, either, thut has ever ex
pressed the desire Indicated or would
insist upon It In preference to a puck
axe of garden seeds."
Evidently irritation still rankles In
the mind of the editor whom the last
Legislature elected to stay at home,
Instead of sending him to Washing
ton. It Is hardly a fair inference that
the people of the Htnte are indiffer
ent as to the character of their rep
resentatives at the National capital,
because they did not select him as one
of them.
When the time comes for choosing
the next Congressman from the First'
District, the Oregonlan will doubtless
have much to say upon the subject.
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RAILROAD AS RPORMERl
(Staff Correspondence. )
PENDLETON. Of. Max oh 11 "Western railway
men, In comparison 1 with Eastern railway men, own
their home In large proportion, drink less whisky,
and hold their poatldba by fully as finely wrought
system of merit rewards," is the opinion of W. Bollons,
general roedmaaterof the O. R. A N. Company, whose
haedquartera are her. Mr. Bollons has returned from
a 7,000-mtla journey which took him Eaat by the Union
Pacific route and brought him home via Arlsona and
New Mexico. Mr. Bollons la an official of wide exper
ience and close observation. Mia expression of opin
ion regarding the social status of the Western railway
man Is worth Intereeted attention. In a conversation
on the subject, ha said:
"In the first place, railway men all over the country
drlok less liquor than formerly. Almost every company
has evolved a rule of some sort, stringent In one case,
lax In another, fair and moderate In the majority of
Instances. Moat of the railway companies work under
the rule that an employe ahall not drink while on duty.
with the Inevitable provision that he shall not report
for duty while under the Influence of liquor. This rule
Is fair and does not trench upon the personal liberty of
the man. though It protects the employing concern and
the public from the consequences of irresponsible service.
BaOways as Xeformers.
"The development of this rule has been the most
practical temperance reform the country haa ever aoon.
It la ratlfinu) iuut nouullilA of onforeffment with an
The voters of the district may recall! proximately perfect observance, appeals to the com
mon sense of the employe, and compels him to realise
that It Is as much for his own good as for the good
of the public. i
'All over the United States this more stringent i
regime has gained prevalency, until nowadays people
know railway men aa sober, Industrious and of excellent
habits. Their frequent recognition in business and po
litical life attests this.
"As to a comparison between Western and Eastern
railway employes, during my recent trip which took
me over 7,000 miles going and coming, I believe I
was oorrect In drawing tho conclusion that our Western
employes have forged ahead of their Eastern brethren
In two, perhaps three, respects. They own the houses
In which they live more generally than Eastern em
ployee do. I refer more particularly to conductors and
engineers.
"This tendency to purchase and maintain their own
homes engendera a disposition to aafeguard their hold
on their positions, and that Is resultant In preventing
bad habits and making them careful in every respect
that they do not lay themselves open to dismissal.
A Civil lex-rice System.
"Did you ever think of this that the railroad com
pany haa developed, a most perfect civil service sys
tem applied to great Industrial Institutions? A rail
road employe Is about as certain of holding his posi
tion as he is certain of living, provided ha does bis duty.
In fact, the employe has a firmer hold on his Job than
has the railroad official on bis. For, although the official
may at any time lose his head with a change of con
trol on Wall street, the employe remains throughout
successive administrations and Is in no anger of dla
missal excepting for a cause which he himself creates.
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when that time comes, the estimate
which that paper places upon their
motives and their patriotism,
An Eastern paper suggests that as
Germany is about to present this
country with a statue of Frederick the
Great, It would be appropriate for the
United States to reciprocate by send
ing to Germany a statue of President
James Monroe. As Frederick was the
great exponent of emplre-bulldlng, a
policy of which the present emperor
is also an ardent advocate, so Monroe
was the first of our presidents to pro
mulgate the doctrine which Is now a
recognized principle of our govern
ment. The bronze effigy of Monroe
gazing down upon the people of Berlin
might serve as a needed reminder
that Germany's predatory raids must
not extend to this hemisphere.
For the first time Cuba Is enjoying
a railroad extending almost from end
to end of the Island. The new road,
with its branches which are soon to
be built, will be about 900 miles In
length. It Is of standard gauge, the
bridges are of steel in the most ap
proved style of construction, and the
rolling stock Is of the best. This is
one of the substantial improvements
which have followed upon the throw
ing off of the Spanish yoke.
POJUUY
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While DeWolf Hopper geta bla usual
amount of glory for his Inspired Inter
pretation of the part of Mr. Pickwick
in the musical comedy of that name, one
of the chief attractions of the produc
tion la the dainty acting of Miss Mar
guerite Clark. Aa Polly, Sam Waller's
sweetheart, she is making a great hit..
CI1RL, CHILD'H SUICIDE
By Van! Be laney.
KAOBXriOZBT CXBBMOVniS.
ADVERTISE OUR CITY.
One of Chicago's packing kings spent a few hours yesterday In Port
land, leaving In the afternoon for Seattle. There is reason to suppose
that the Object of his trip Is to select a location somewhere In the North
Wrest tor a large packing plant. It Is unfortunate that some intelligent
effort-Was not made to acquaint him with the advantages which Portland
:,Jias to 'offer for such an establishment.
This city should learn a lesson from the policy pursued by Seattle,
tan Francisco, Los Angeles and other Coast cities. If Portland Is not
be Out-distanced In the rce for commercial supremacy, Bhe must make
I lavn active and systematic campaign to attract Eastern capital and Eastern
f manufacturers. Every other large city on the Pacific Coast is constantly
'' f J Advertising its attractions and advantages, and the results have more than
' J compensated for the time and money thus expended.
; 1- The Portland Chamber of Commerce Is doing much with the limited
1 ' Resources at its command, but the scope of Its work qould.be greatly en-
r Every citizen and especially every business man should feel that ha
Js directly and personally concerned in all efforts to sid the growth and
development of the city. It is money in his pocket to assist in the work.
I Every buainess house with Eastern connections is apt to learn at any
f .time of the contemplated establishment on this Coast of new agencies or
manufactories, and by communicating such intelligence at once to the
Chamber of Commerce the advsntagea which Portland has to offer can be
presented.
' Advertising Is' just as much a necessity for a city as for a business
fnaa In these days of keen competition.
It is stated that "Lee Mee Glnn is
to be floor manager" at the coming
reception to a noted Chinese reformer
now on his way to this city. Is Mee
Glnn the same person as McGinn, who
was a member of the last State Sen
ate? If so It Is timely to remind our
Chinese citizens that he was a de
cided failure as a manager at Sulem.
He always has a hearing and may prer.
aa In a court of law.
"The Western railway employe c i
advantage of his opportunities quite .
has the Eastern worker, and the ad .
position socially has been rather rem.i
entitled to recognition for what he has done for himself
In these regards. The railway employe of today la, aa
a class. Just as desirable as any cltlsen the country
has." JOHN E. LATHROP;
,ls case Juat
.is taken
. letoly as
.t In his
..e. He is
Charles M. Schwab is on his way
home. It is to be feared that the
president of the Steel Trust will find
America rather tame, after his ex
periences in Europe. It is partic
ularly unfortunate that Canfield's Is
no longer running In Xew York.
Jingo, an elephant bigger than
Jumbo, Is on his way to this coun
try. If he is to travel about the
country, he will do well to profit by
the fute of his predecessor, and take
out an accident Insurance policy at
once.
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' EDUCATING THE FILIPINOS.
j Many jornuaawe aijncuues are Deing encountered In the task of edu-
(, .; I Catlng the Filipinos. This initial step toward civilization and American
ization J masting with strong disfavor among the natives. At the outset
the curiosity of the Filipinos brought them to the schools in shoals, but
recent, reports from the Islands indicate that there has been an extra
ordinary diminution in the attendance.
,' An fmportait feature In the curriculum Is instruction In English, but
M the natives discover that a long and tedious course of study will bq
required to order to gain any degree of proficiency in the new tongue, they
become discouraged and leave the schools.
j In most of the villages the school buildings and fittings are of the
1 , Hldest description. American teachers sent out from this country are
n complaining hltterly of the failure of the government to furnish them
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I (.--' uuniiuuaius, i;iiuik, Biaies ana oiner
j sr suppum.
. . It IS said that in many Instances salaries have not been promptly paid,
gold this has added to their discontent. Many of the teachers who went
out from this country were admirably euulrmed and filler) wifh nntvoid.
Asm for the work. Tliere were others, however, who went merely from
a spirit pf adventure and without any real love for the calling which
they had chosen. The latter soon became disheartened and anxious to
week some pleasanter occupation.
The task Of educating the Filipino promises to be a long and a diffi
cult one. It demands vast patience, enthusiasm and self sacrifice on the
part Of those. -who engage in it. The most difficult part, of the under
taking will be, to teach the natives their need of instruction and to instill
j , n tnem a desire Tor it.
The difference between a special
news service and the old style press
association Is the difference between
a suit made to order and a hand-me-down.
The extra session is rather hard on
the good senators, who did no fili
bustering. They are being kept after
school with all the rest.
The first English newspaper was
published In 1588. Some newspapers
are still using the methods then in
vogue.
rOBKS OF OATHS.
The bill to'repeaTth'e law providing for extra Judicial
oaths In all civil' courts calls attention to the variety
of oaths that might be' brought Into practice in a court
of world-wide cosmopolitanism. The section of the law
which It Is sought to repeal has been oq the statute
book for many -years, but has rarely been Invoked by
either of the parties to an action. Its existence has,
however, sometimes been prejudicial to the impartial I
administration of Justice. Chinese witnesses must be
worn in several ways if they are to be bound to tell
the truth. In aome cases the witness breaks a plate
and assents to the Imprecation that his soul, may be
shattered In the same Way If he strays from the paths
of veracity.
With a large section of the Chinese the formula Is
for the person administering th oath to lleht a match
or candle and. blowing' it out, tell the witness that tbuB
will Ills soul be extinguished If he does not speak the
truth, to which he assents by giving a short nod. Some
tribes living on the Thibetan tableland can only be
sworn in court by cutting off the head of a live game
cock. The Hindu law says: "Let a Judge swear a Brah
min by his veracity, a soldier by his horses, his ele
phants, his arms; an agriculturist by his cows, his
grain, or his money, and a souder by all his crimes."
Quakers in all civil cases are alloweu to give their
evidence In affirmation, as also are the Moravians and
Separatists. A Galla of Abyssinia sits down over a pit
covered with a hide. Imprecating that he may fall Into
a pit If he breaks hii word. A Brazilian savage, to
confirm his statement, raises his hand over his head
and thrusts it into his hair or touches the point of his AJg SXjtBa BOSK.
w?u puns.
Among the Aracans. an Asiatic tribe, the witness Lieutenant Jan von Logins, a native of Petersburg,
swearing to speak the truth, takes in his hand a mus- South Africa, a bright young Boer officer, is In the
ket a sword, a spear, a tiger's tusk, a crocodile's 1 city, and it Is expected by many of the friends of his
tooth, or a stone celt. The hill tribes of India swear j countrymen that he will give a lecture in the German
by a tiger's Bkln. ami the Ostraks by a bear's head, i language concerning his country, says the Balem
The sacred oath In Persia Is "by the holy grave," that j Journal.
is. the tomb of Shah Besa 'de, who Is burled In Cash- He served a year in the Boer War. and was taken
mere Members of the Kirk of Scotland are sworn by ; prisoner when wounded at the brilliant battle of Spion-
llftlng the hand while the book is laid open before I kop. His father was a captain, and was killed at Colen-them-
Jews are sworn on the Pentateuch with their I so, and -tba. young man has no relatives left, although
hats on; Mohammedans by placing the right hand nat
President Boosevelt, Former President Cleveland sad
Pnbllo Men Oenaraily Attend.
ST. LOUIS, March 11. The magnificent character of
the ceremonlea contemplated for the 30th of next April,
at St. Louis haa scarcely been touched upon. The oc
casion Is the celebration of the 190th anniversary of
the Louisiana Purchase, and the dedication of the build
ings for the World's Fair of 1904.
President Roosevelt, accompanied by his cabinet and
the diplomatic corps, will attend. Former President
Cleveland will deliver the principal address. Cardinal
Gibbons. Bishop Potter and Bishop Hendricks will rep
resent three of the great church organlxatlona at the
ceremonies. The Governors of the Louisiana Purchase
States will be present, accompanied by their staffs.
The Governors of many other statea will also be pres
ent. The National Commission and Board of Lady
Managers of the Exposition, state and foreign commis
sions to the World's Fair, and many other distinguished
persons will take part in the event.
A public holiday season will -be proclaimed, continu
ing for three days, April 30. May 1 and 2. Major-General
Henderson C. Corbln will be the grand marshal
and over 6.000 government troops and 10.000 members
of the national guard will attend the ceremonies In uni
form and participate In the grand parades.
The fireworks display will be of a character sur
passing any previous attempts In this line. The tire
works program covers the entire three days, and pro
vides both day and evening displays. Tho program
for the evening display of Thursday, April 30, contains
62 parts, and for Friday evening, Muy 1, 44 parts. On
Saturday, May 2, a day program otdy will be given.
Among the mltny large features will be the unfurling
of an American flag 300x400 feet in size and the flags
of several of the leading nations of the world, 200x300
feet In size. These will be carried 2.600 feet Into the
air by seven immense balloons, and there th fireworks
of which they are composed will Ue set off. One of
the set pieces will be a representation, full size, of
the Illuminated cascades ad colonnndes oi the Cas
cade Gurdens. This will be over 60 fett high with cen
tral feature 200 feet high, and the whole over a quarter
of a mile long. There will be flights of 100 rockets of
various kinds, flights of 100 bombs, 1.000 triple star
candles, 600 mammoth prismatic whirlwinds, volleys
of 1.000 showers, grand bouquet of 6,000 large colored
rockets, a Jacob's ludder, consisting of 1,000 special
rockets, an illumination of the park, a flight of bal
loons carrying the flags of all nations. Jeweled mines,
100 batteries of gyrated wonders, etc. The display Is
the largest ever planned for any occasion.
Splendid musical events will be a part of the three
day celebration. Two hundred thousand visitors are
expected, for which provision has been made by a
complete canvas of the city, and provision will be made
for the comfort of all.
on the Koran and the left on the forehead and then
bringing down the forehead to the book, and Anally
gazing a while at the book. The highest oath of tho
man who dwells by the Ganges in India Is taken on the
water of that river. Milwaukee Sentinel.
Kaiser Wilhelni Is said to have 52
residences. If he votes in every one
of them, no wonder he is boss.
A California bishop Is charged with
playing tennis. What better evidence
of heterodoxy could there be?
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. New York haa a severe epidemic of the grip, and doctors are advising
the public to refrain from kissing, if they wish to avoid all risk of contagion.
jiA. few people, however, are still willing to take a chance.
P. A. B. Wldener, the Eastern street car magnate, cannot ride on a
trolley car because it makes him seasick. Evidently his own medicine is
toe much for him, .
If the beautiful snow caused half as many blessings as curses,
Urould deserve some of the Juice things the poets say about 1L
it
Tale's Tall and Small Men.
Hardly was the announcement made a
week ago of the formation of the Pewee
Club, composed of the shortest men in
the senior class at Vale University, be
fore it came to light that the tall men
of tho college in the senior class had
organized a clUb and called themselves
the Brobdignags.
To become a member of this new band
one must measure $ feet 1 inch in
height. There are 12 members at present
Tho president is Frederick William Wll-
neimi or fiew x orK City, a member of
the football team. George A. Gosa of Wa-
lernury is the secretary, and Stuart B.
Sutphln of Cincinnati the vice-president
ami treasurer.
The tallest man of the crowd is Thorn
Baker of Cincinnati, who measures 6 feet
6 inches. Whenever a member of the
Pewee Club wishes to speak to Mr. Baker
he has ,to climb a ladder or else make
connection with the long-distance tele
phone. The members are extremely reticent
as to their organization, but it Is said
that a lively Initiation Is one of the first
things the applicant for membership has
to encounter.
The limit for admission to the Pewee
Club Is 6 feet 4 Inches. The King Pewee
of the club. C. R. Aldrich of Evanston,
111., comes Just within that limitation.
He is the tallest of the eight members.
Henry Potter of St. Louis is the small
est man of the lot, and is less than 6 feet
2 inches in height. The organisation
was started by H. A. Waring of Savan
nah, Ga., a member of the Board of Ed
itors of the Tale Literary Magazine, and
his paper read at the first meeting of
the club was on the advisability of ban
ishing all American women above 6 feet
3 inches In height to the Philippine Isl
ands.
TRIUMPH OF XiABOB.
The railroad men of Oregon have Just Issued a report
of their work for the passage of the fellow servant law,
by the last Legislature.
, It Is 'a neatly printed pamphlet of 15 pages, and
thoroughly discloses all the gauntlets run by the famous
law, through the ranks of corporation attorneys, rail
road committees and anfi-labor forces.
One of the most irafrestlng portions of the report,
aside from its historic and economic value. In the long
struggle of labor In Oregon, Is that paragraph acknowl
edging the service of Oregon's Governor, In the Interest
of the masses.
Speaking of those who befriended the laboring men
of the state, in their efforts for recognition before the
Legislature, the report Bays:
"Of Governor Oeorge E. Chamberlain, In whom the
railway employes have always had implicit confidence,
we can proudly say; He has fully redeemed every prom
ise made to the worklngmen of Oregon during the cam
paign; he has assisted your committee in every pos
sible Way, his sympathies are with the worklngmen and
his actions as Governor of Oregon show that ha Will
fearlessly defend their cause on every occasion."
The report does not contain a word of denunciation,
bitterness nor passion. In the. face of the allied oppo
sition of all the railway corporations, the employes
made a fair fight, won It, and are quietly enjoying the
fruits of their labor in the satisfaction of knowing that
their cause was championed by a majority of Oregon's
Legislators. East Oregonian. i
qOOKSOAOK AITS KEITBOAOK. "
At a Jolly dinner at the Arlington the other night,
which was attended by a number of prominent men.
Including Senator Hanna, a sprightly lady from Oregon
told this story of a Frenchman's struggle wun junguan.
says a Washington correspondent:
"After the Rochambeau statue had been duly dedl
cated and the French visitors were ready to depart, sev
eral of them called at the State Department to thank
Secretary Hay for the courteslea that naa oeen snow
ered upon them. Secretary Hay was not In and the
visitors called on the Assistant Becretary, Dr. H11L
The spokesman of the party, struggling with his Eng
lish In a manful fashion, told how graterui tney ware,
how much they had enjoyed their vlalt to La Bella
America, and so forth, and wound up by saying:
"But. Mr. Secretaire, we ahall no longer cocKroacn
unon vour most valuable time
"They were on the point of leaving whan Dr, HilL.J
seeing what a horrible verbal wunaer naa Deen com
mitted, gently explained, "Measieur,' he said, In America,
If you will pardon me, we say 'encroach' and not 'cock
roach.' .
" 'Ah. Je,comprend; je comprendr replied the French
man, with animation. . uocaroacn is ze masculine ana
hearoach is se feminine! Ah. rear "-Washington Star, j
their family was at one time one of prominence and
considerable wealth.
He had 6,000 acres In the Transvaal, near Petersburg,
but this has been confiscated by the British govern
ment, owing to his having made his escape while a
prisoner of war upon a prison transport, while in the
port of Colombo, Ceylon.
tVlth five associates he made his escape from the
ship in the evening. He was picked up by a French
ship, while two of his companions were drowned, and
the other three reached a Russian man-of-war, and
were taken to Europe. Lieutenant Logins was taken to
Java and Japan.
Later he went to Manila, where, by gaining service
under General Humphrey he later secured passage to
America, landing In Seattle about two weeks ago. He
Is now stopping at Hotel Salem, and hopes to make
bis home here, if he can gain suitable employment.
Lieutenant Logins Is now practically a subject rf
the government of Dutch India, notwithstanding ho
took the oath of allegiance to King Edward upon his
capture. He now proposes to become an American citi
zen, and cast his future lot with Uncle Sam's people.
He says he does not want to become a rover, but
hopes to settle down at an early date and become a self
supporting, self-respecting citizen. He speaks German
and. French fluently, besides the Holland dialect, and is
acquiring the English as rapidly as possible.
10TALTT OF OEBMA1T-AMEKXCAV8.
Some few months ago, says a correspondent of the
London Spectator, I was traveling in Switzerland .with
a German-American wbo had married a Swiss wife
and had retired, on his meana in that country.' I asked
him why he came to Switzerland, and having left
America, whyhe did not settle In his own country. His
reply In purest American was: "Well, I guess if it had
not been for my wife I should have stayed over the
water, and if I wanted to make a move It would not
have been to Germany. I have breathed the air 6f
freedom in the States too long for that, and an occa
sional visit-to Germany to sea my relations is enough
for me."
I think the rulers of the Fatherland "the ruler of
Kaisenana wouia oe a more appropriate expression
today are astute enough to know that the above Is no
isolated case, and realize only too well that should
such a calamity as a war between the States and
Germany take place, among the bitterest foes of Ger
many would be found the German-Americans. Material
interest Is, of course, the greatest incentive to emigra
tion, but not the only one, and men are glad at all
times to exchange military despotism for civil liberty
and equality. Germany will not risk a quarrel with
America If she can help it.
; "Come to supper, Llxxier 1
, "I'm going te Joia father I" A
; "He'a already at the table, dear!' V
"But I'm going to Join my real father!"
.. .Tha wind was raging outside. The snow was fall-
!n rollln blinding sheeta. Long before dark
the bam and haystacks were covered several Inohes
IB depth.' The row of arravea on the hill near-bv mmrd
aa White aa the headboards that bora the hrlof akatnh
of the dead. The great, tall pines trembled at their
base, as the gale shook and twisted their booths, and
large lumpa of anow and lea rained down oncaalonallv
from the branches. The men had come in from their
night werk, trudrtna- through tha mow. their annrnanh.
lng Steps giving out a dull, arlnrllna- nolaa aa thai
feet came In contact with tha freahly-frosen element.
" origni nre masea in an old-fashioned fireplace and,
the fibers of the large aticka of wood made a noDDlnar.
anting noise aa they yielded to tha hungry names
that gnawed their way Into them. Juat throuah a atria
uoor a long luoie waa covered with dishes from which
curls of steam rose as their hot contents came in con-i
"tact with the chilling air that stole through tha cracks'
and openings of the crude ranch houae. The houae
wlfa aat at one end of the table buay pouring out
coffee and tea and her husband sat at the other end.,
while a row of ranch hands sat on either aide of the
table talking and helping themaelves to the dishes'
that most struck their fancy.
"Didn't you hear what I said, LixxleT" shouted tha
woman at the head of tho table again. 1
There waa no response.
As If told that something had gone wrong, every
one around the table looked up with the tell-tale ex
pression on hla face. The mother waa first to rise.
8ho ran Into the room. She waa immediately followed
by her husband and then came the men.
Llisle, the only child of the household and the
pet of her mother and all of the men, eat In the
big arm rocking chair In front of tha bright fire. The
light reflected fully on her face. 80 full of lift and
vigor a few minutes before, her cheeks were now pale
as death, her little head rested back against the chair
posts, her limbs hung limp and motlonleaa. and her
ejrea, usually ao bright, wfre no glased and dull.
-wnats the matter, LlzzieT" shrieked the mother.
There was no response.
"Shake her, arouse herr shouted one of them.
In response to this rough handling and the ahouta of
those around her the child gave one look of lntellu
gunce, raised her hand feebly and pointed to tha mantlt
soar a.
"I'm going to Join father," she whispered.
One of the men took a bottle from the mantle board.
It contained strychnine. It had been used by tbe
stockmen for poisoning coyotes. A large portion of
its contents were rone. Lizzie had taken the greater
portion of this. All of the antldotea at hand ware an.
plied and every effort made by those unskilled persons
to save her life, but in a few minutes she drew her
last breath.
A bright girl, only 13 years old. and without any in.
parent cause, a suicide!
One of the men mounted one of the beat ranch
horses as soon aa it was ascertained that ahe waa
dead and rode away through the storm that night to
apprise the Coroner at tbe county aeat 40 miles away of
wnai naa occurrea.
The ranch waa situated on tha former site of an
old fort In Eaatern Oregon. It waa laolated far from
civilization to thla sad day. The soldiers spent several
years there putting up buildings, cutting wood and
raising hay ror their horses, and incidentally had an
occasional running fight with the Indiana.
But the ranchnr had about obliterated all algna of
the former occupation of the ground. There was still
one evidence, however. Up on the hillside near the
ranch house, beneath a group of tall pines there was
a little cemetery. The fence had been torn away, but
a dozen wooden headboards, painted white, bore Inscrip
tions In dim black letters telling who the "silent sleep
ers'" were, where they were born and when they died,
and to what company they belonged.
Ever since Lizzie came to the place, which was only
a year previous, she spent much of her time In the
little cemetery. All of the graves were kept clear of
rank growth by her, and one had her constant care.
She planted flowers upon it and set out an evergreen at
ItB head. On a pretty day, 'when not doing house work,
tho child could always be found at the cemetery, or near
It, Site would sit for hours beneath the tall pines and
llNten to the moaning of the wind in the boughs above
her head. If one of the headboards happened to fall
down she would prop It up and would not let the men
rest until one of them fixed it up again.
"Lizzie Just lives in the grave yard," would say her
mother.
"Little girls should be more cheerful," would say tha
men, and they tried to make her cheerfal, but ahe al
ways appeared sad, talked sad, looked on the sad side
of everything.
The moaning of the wind In the boughs of the great
pines waa in perfect harmony with her nature. There
she found music that seemed to soothe her sad soul.
They were to leave the place next day. Their lease
had expired, and but for the storm would have gone
away. Probably had it not been for Lhtzle's death they
would have gone anyway.
She had stood at the window all day and watched
the graves. She saw the snow gradually grow deeper
upon them. She saw the great lumps of snow and lea
fall from the trees above. Then sho would look down
the narrow road that led away from the place with a
shudder. Tomorrow they would leave. Who would
look after tho graves? Who would look after the one
with which she had spent so much time? Perhaps no
one. Many times her lips quivered. Then a tear would
steal down her cheek.
"It's only Lizzie's queer way," thought her mother.
The fort had been abandoned 10 years before. A
soldier had performed service there who slept in the
little cemetery on the hill. He had been transferred
fiom Fort Bidwell to the place a year before It was
abandoned. At Fort Bidwell be h.ad wooed and won
the heart of a young woman whose parents lived near
the fort. They v.-ero married. A girl baby waa born
to them. When she waa 2 years old her father was
transferred to tbe Oregon fort He tried to get an hon
orable discharge from the service. But there was no
valid reason for granting his request and the Army re
tained him. He was of a dreamy, despondent nature,
the last man to have become a soldier, but once enlisted
the term must be served. He brooded over the absence
of his wife and child until his health gave way. The
surgeon finally .announced the approach of the end. The
poor fellow begged to see his wife and child.
vuju-iieui lou Ainiy umcers onen ao tuna acts. Iney
often do that which they are not required to do for
humanity's sake. A messenger waa sent to the dying
man's ffimilv. The wife and 2-venr-nM hahv arrhnH
"It is so good to have you here!" he said feebly.
"It won't be so bard to go now. Kiss me and tell me v
you will meet me In heaven," he aaid to his wife.
"I will!" replied the grief-stricken woman.
"Teach baby to be good and to strive to -meet "me
In heaven," said the simple soldier.
"I will!" replied the mother, deeply affected.
"Little one," he said, as the mother pressed tha
child's cheek against his own, "be good and meet ma
In heaven."
"I will!" came the surprising reply-from the prat
mil luugue ui me ciiuu. "
In a few years the widow married again. The chll
had longed to visit the old fort again. Her step father
had chanced upon an opportunity to rent the .place-and
-had done so to gratify the wish of the child.
The thought of leaving it was too much for be
tender nature. That deatn-bed scene had ruined hef
life. Her simple experience told her that If the white
substance In tho bottle would kill coyotes ltnvould kill
'human beings.
"I will Join my father!" she had said.
This la not a story of fiction, but one of Itslmple trutih
BTjEZFT BATXWAT TBAVEX.SBS.
To sleep at any moment Is undoubtedly a sign of
physical soundness and Philistine sanity, especially in
the matter of the brain and its functions., A physician
would have little anxiety about the general condition of
a patient who could sleep at will on a railway Journey.
In these days of hurry and bustla there could be no
more encouraging sight to the philosopher than a rail
way carriage at noonday, full, of sleepy passengers.
DXOAYXD OEBHAV NOBELXXY.
According to the annual edition of Prthe's Almanac
of the German nobility, thousands of waiters, coach
men, barmen, miners and other workmen In the United
States are recruited from the ranks of the German no
bility. Herr von Nordegg, an eminent authority on the
aristocratic world of the Fatherland, says. In comment
ing on the book, that a glaflce over its contenta re
Veals the ominous fact that practically every blue
blooded family of the empire is now represented In the
United States, where their scions for the most part are
engaged In the humblest employment To this It may
be added that not only In America and Qjtber foreign
countries are scions of noblo German families found.
In the lowest strata of society, but even In the Father
land the names of the very 'oldest nobles which appeal
In the highest ranks of the army, court and officialdom
are encountered among coachmen, copyists and common
laborers.
In all Berlin ope lawyer only Is of noble birth, while
the city directory gives lists of hundreds of agents,
constables and skilled and unskilled laborers with fine
old noble names. Marriage with commoners in these
aristocratic circles Is always regarded aa, and generally
Is, marriage for money. The German nobility, unllkt
the English, cannot separate from such marriages thf
odium of mesalliance. In German noble families,
unlike the English nobility, the father's title Is Inherit
ed by each of his children, resulting in ao. endless pos
terity, of counts, eouutessea ew . -
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