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tighter, while trade that belongs to
Portland, la bilpg diverted to other
points, and against riatural provision,
deserv to b In bOnBag forever'; de
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wild-asses, who tall their blrthrlghta
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Wealth la simply one of the
greatest powers which can be
'-entrusted to human hands; a
power, not indeed to be envied,
because It seldom tnakea us hap
py; but still leas to be abdicated
-Vdeaplaed while in thase days
anH in this country, it has be
com a power all the more nota
ble, rn that the possessions of
f ich ' man are not represented, as
they used to fee. by wedges -of cold
m ,-eonVrs of Jewels, tut by
raas?e ,of men variously em
, rioyed, over whose bodies and
mind the wealth, according to Its
direction, exercises liajrmful tn
fluenoet and becomes. In that al
ternative, mammon either of un
righteousness or of righteousness.
--John tuslrin.
;w; sound the alarm.
' Delay and defeat the building of the
pot tage road by the state, the .opening
of the Columbia "River to navigation,
the cry! The effort Is nelng tnad to
creat sectional Jealousies, to turn the
people ot the different sections against
the project by. using the. referendum aa
a club, .while selfish interest direct the
wielding of it
Urazen voiced agents are being sent
oiit over tha state to secure signatures
of, voters to referendum petitions with
this end In view. Why? Because the
, sum appropriated by the last Legis
lature la to be used to Tne freeing of
the river above The Dalles to navlga-
, tlon. It this mopey was certain to be
. . wasted, as 1? alleged; was Inadequate
In amount .for the purpose, there -would
be no cry against the -expenditure by
, the parties at Interest Dot sslnc It Is
to he spent fesultfully and with full
.'fruit the people of the great In
land Empire, to those of Portland and
the rest of Oregon, the hand of Eaau
.... , appears, to direct , affairs while , the
'voice of Jacob is heard in the land.
It would not do, you know, to have
the Columbia River open. To hurry
. forward that enterprise Is a crime, In
the- eyes ot those framing from pree-
ent conditions, a the "people-ra eer
lato number of Jthem are do be -used
as cat's paws to save the corporation's
Chestnuts from the Are.
These interested -in -this movement
i tgafoet 4he -portage .road, -against the
, opening of the river, re like the cuttle
, j flsb, busy inking the -waters in which
they are. swimming,' so m to blind
those mojJt vitally concerned in making
this" great waterway free in this de
eafle. .i Vrhose 'behind the mcn-ement
e;ven go bo fur as to. deny any connec
Voo Jth 4t; in fact pretend to toe
, ashamed of the "dirty work" being
one, alifl yet it .la self-evident that
f tJie Jbraytng Against the portage enter
prise would not be kept up a minute
, by those who are playing the part were
it Tiot ?or; the sinews r war supplied
. e .OTj-erlousIy and yet bo treely.
, tVTio'ls" fhla man W. C. Cowgill rep
resenUng? e pretends to be a. cit-
, Iseit of Eaftern Oregon. Think -of the
if uomlny of uuth fwetenee, w"hHe he Is
proving; m . traitor to that section, which
so needs the sUrauius that an open
river would afford!
A MODEL PUBLIC OFFICIAL
Joseph W, Folk, the Prosecuting At
torney of SL Louis, who has gained
national fame by his fearless .prosecu
tions of boodlers. has given an Illus
tration of his high, ideal of public of
fice In his recent 'refusal to accept a
handsome residence tendered to him
by grateful and admiring fellow clt-
itens. They wished to give him some
substantial evidence of their appre
ciation of his magnificent fight for
purity in municipal affairs, but Mr.
Folk declined to accept It. He gave
as his reasons that his salnry as Pros
ecuting Attorney Is euftlctent for his
requirements and that In prosecuting
the boodlers he mas simply 3olng his
worn duty. '
"No officer of the law," said Mr.
Folk, "should be honored with a monu
ment, living or dead, when he merely
does hla duty."
Beldom do public officials place before
themselves Ideals so stern and so lofty
as this. Mr. Folk deserves that higher
honor, greater than 'any material re
ward, the lasting respect and gratitude
of hla fellow cUlsens. , Few men of his
e. for 4m la but- IS, are able to ac
complish so much for the good of the
community In which they live. The
story of hla achievements la full of in
terest. Joseph Folk was horn in West Ten
nessee, studied law in the evenings and
hoed corn during the day. He is a
Democrat of the Jefferson school and
first attracted1 attention by his vigor
ous speeches In the campagin of 1896.
Later he was nominatad for Prosecut
ing Attorney In BU Louis, the ring then
in control of the ity finding it neces
sary to five an air of respectability to
fherr ticket' and believing that Folk
would look out for, the .boys." His
dec1arail6n hat If be Accepted the of
fice, he would do his duty was regarded
by the bosses as merely a campaign
promise.
His first -act after hl election was
to Indict a number of ward workers for
stuffing the . ballot boxes. He was
warned at one by some cT the ma
chine leaders that the cases must be
dropped,' but Folk replied that he pro
posed to enforce the law. Before the
gang realised what had happened, the
ballot box stufters were convicted and
sent to the penitentiary. (
Still more sensational developments
followed. Acting- on the Information
given him by a newspaper reporter,
Folk began an investigation of the City
Council and suddenly half a dozen
Councilman were : placed under arrest
and a dozen more fled from the city.
Folk had unearthed a mass of corrup
tion probably unparalleled even In the
worst aToverned of ouf American cities.
The boodlers were wild with conster
nation, but Folk did not stop with the
Councilmen., Millionaire business men
were arrested for offering bribes. A
millionaire brewer fled to Europe, and
other rich men found refuge in Mex
ico. A Kansas City banker was sent
to the penitentiary. To cap the climax,
Ed Butler, the king of the boodling
ring and the owner of five millions of
dollars, was arrested, tried, convicted
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years.
Desperate efforts were made to
swerve Folk from bis pursuit of the
criminals, but neither persuasions,
promises nor threats of assassination
proved of the slightest avail. He kept
on relentlessly in his tvork of sending
big thieves and little thieves to the
penitentiary.
Mr. Folk has now turned his atten
tion to the task -of cleansing the state
Legislature, and he has already car
ried dismay Into the ranks of the lob
byists and the boodlers. He knows -no
distinctions of party when engaged in
the pursuit of crime. His one purpose
is to ferret out the wrong doers and
nrlng them to Justice.. Rarely Is pub-
lic office honored by an incumbent with
such high principles, such fearlessness
would meet with a Uefat eveii more
ciuahing than that Of three years ago.
A very large and Influential element
In the Eastern and Southern states is
demanding G rover Oem&iyi'a nomina
tion. If this demand ' continues to
grow and if Mr. "Bryan' persists in his
determined opposition, serious con
fllct in the convention seems Inevitable.
The question at one -arises whether
the old line Democrats or the Bryan
Democrats 'will then be In the ascend
ant. .
An accurate forecast of the complex
ion of the convention Is, of course, im
possible at this time, but appearances
indicate that the Bryan delegates wHl
be In the minority. Cleveland sent
Iment baa been making extraordinary
progress throughout VM Southern
states. Many careful observers pre
dict that the South will be solidly ar
rayed In the ex-President's support. It
Is true that Henry WattersOn is ve
hemently opposed to his nomination,
but more potent. Influence' than that of
the Louisville editor will be required to
stem the tide of Cleveland sentiment.
In the Eastern states where Bryan-
lam was never strong, Cleveland's pop
ularlty In his own party is unmis
takable. It is there thajt the con
servatlve element of the party is
strongest and' there that the reaction
from Bryan's leadership is most
marked. There can be no question
that Cleveland is today the choice of
the New Tork Democracy. In" Penn
sylvania petitions urging his nomina
tion have already received the slgna
tures of 10,000 Democrats. In the New
England states the sentiment In his
favor has received a powerful Impetus
from the growing distrust of Roose
veH's policy towards the trusts and
the knowledge that Cleveland would
receive the support of many thous
ands of Independent Republicans.
The Middle West may be debatable
ground, but even there the ex-Preei-dent
would receive some support and
the remarkable reception recently ac
corded to him at St. Louts gives
ground for the belief that he is gaining
rather than losing ground In that, por
tion of the country.
Bryan's greatest strength lies in the
West and Northwest. There his forces
are thoroughly organized and fully
prepared for a desperate fight against
Cleveland's nomination. The party
machinery Is In Bryan's hands and his
determination to use it to the utter
most has been declared.
It would seem, therefore, that in the
national convention the West is to be
WORK FOR THE. BOARD
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0KE HONET MAIING'SOW "I
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PORTLAND, May 12 (To the Edl- I . It, is not the sow pig of fanciest color
ot or tne journal.) rfntt -ma iTONUmt sm.k ,.. .:,-'" -
tlot, of your valuable P In which to C- T IT" IC"'" i l' -place
aoyaelf . Wove- the Hma.aniiy ao I P,t,s, Utters ; Jo fact
tnai they may Judxa of the position, I
have assumed in the Board of Trade.
When I became a member of that
organisation it waa for the purpose ot
up a. strong organisation wnwa ht-j, ,.;;--- . "
wouia nave tha interests or tne citytati " T uoiui
heart and miM ..H.,vi. tn Immrova I mUk COW. does Mt In th nnrlr nr
the conditions under which eur munlcm I oeef pattern,' 'wrltasjjf. C. -Holme in
pauty ta ourdened. One or my leading .American. HwmehertL.
Ideas waa to have -the city government I " If Oua la buying. for 'show stock he
believe the gilt that WU1. prove the best
fnnakaH'4a,jl .S . 1
mm tawauer wm not tne one
' in anonest in neck and lea and
la fattest at hm tun of sal. : The sue-
run on a Just and economical basis, and
when outrages were perpetrated, such
aa your valuable paper has so conclus
ively shown. In regard to the matter
of the county finances, and particular
ly I regard to public Improve
ments, the contracting for the Improve
ment and bulldlne- of streets, and to pre
vent the great waste of the public money.
When a contractor builds a Street be
should give a security bond for a certain
number or years, end should he rail in
his contract to furnish a street each as
was expected, then tlie taxpayers should
have the right either to have him for
feit his bond or reconstruct the street
according to contract. An nrfrunlsatten
that would devote Its attention solely
to t'lrle improvements and that would
take palna 'to ahow when the taxpayers
were belnsr defrauded and were not re
ceiving value for the money expended
should also aea that the books of all pub
lic officials were experted every six
months, showing the amount of money
received and for what disbursed. This
would add greatly to the up-bulldlng
of our enyv
Were there -a strong body of men
organised for this purpose there can be
no doubt but It would be greatly bene
AciaL Were' the public money Judici
ously expended taxes would be ma
terlally lessened and the public benefits
would be Increased proportionately.
When I became a member f the Board
of Trade this was my chief reason for
Joining it, but Instead of making etvla
Improvements a leading . feature it . at
tempts to do what is already done by tha
Chamber of Commerce. As matters now
stand the Board of Trade is simply an
Impediment to the real progrens of tbs
rlty. If the cttlsens of Portland would
art aa the citlsens of Seattle end Spo
kane, and have one strong organisation
such aa the Chamber of Commerce,
where every Individual of this city who
has the welfare of the city at heart
would interest himself and become a
member of such body, the benefits con
ferred upon the city would be incal
culable. THOMAS GTINEAN.
Will' select the Silt that Will anal tha
peataat number of points and has the
fancy color markings . that nlease tha
y. But the young beginner and farm
er ean let the showman pay for this
fancy. , In the sow and cow it is Tiand
some Is. as .handsome does."
Select for a breeder rather tha a tnr
show. It Is notorious ' that some of
tti mosti noted breed sewa that have
produced soma of the highest prloed
animals have not had the form to till
the scale of- points as show animals.
That U a liehtnces in neck and annul.
aera mat Alsuur.ta them In the com
any of ahow animals. Thee- ha vm i
roomlnoaa in' the middle Macs and ill.
tie more activity and length of lunh
man is qesirable tn the feeder or ahow
animu. . ,
XBase, are , the tilts for flue nttera
or cnoica breeding that the farmer and
Deginner win do well to lank
- . n . . .
"tu"7 mil ins gooa Drood aowa one
eaa ana soe 'wherein they differ from
the standard form f the boar and show
sows. .. When, one we And a promising
urawer we nave better Dronertv than
the average claim la gold mine.
After we have found . a nrnmlalna-
brood sow w must remember she is to
produce pigs, "and we must do ur part.
so.Yar as feeding for vigor and strength
Is concerned.- It la the at rone- aetiva
sow. ami not theover-fed lubber tdat
la likely to do us the best service in the
breeding. pea. She must be a great
eater, but we must rive her buikv rathor
than conoentrated feed. Her powers of
digestion - are the basis of strength,
health and production ef milk. It Is too
much to expect of anr animal to excel
at . two . things of opposite nature.
. The milch cow cannot excel at h
pall 'and In the beef ahow at one and
in sajna time. She must be fed differ
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WOMEN EMPLOYED AS
TENEMENT INSPECTORS
arrayed against the East and the
South. If such should prove to be the
case the victory must rest with the
latter, whose greater population gives
them a heavy preponderance of repre
sentation. It Is easily to be seen that Cleveland
Is more beared by the Republicans than
any other possible candidate who has
been mentioned. The Republican press
in filled with ponderous arguments to
show that he cannot be elected if nom
lnated and with predictions that under
his leadership, the Democracy is fore
doomed to a hopeless division.
The animus of these arguments is
easy to understand. Republican lead
ers are keesily alive to the fact that
with Cleveland as the nominee, they
would be threatened with a repetition
of the greaj popular upheaval of 1892,
which swept Into the Democratlc'col
umn New Tork, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, - West
Virginia, Indiana, Illinois and other
states which in subsequent elections
have been accounted Republican
strongholds.
The chief indictment which, Mr.
Bryan brings against Mr. Cleveland is
that he bolted his party in 1896 and
1900. To suggest that Bryan and his
followers would bolt Cleveland if he
should be the nominee in 1904, would
be to charge them with the grossest
inconsistency.
In the flat, and tenement districts of
New York one encounters blue uniform
ed men wearing badges and hat bands
inscribed with the words "v Dement in
spector." Thifre are 170 odd of these
men employed by the New York .tene
ment iiouM. commissioner. But very
few, one -rnlgflt venture to say. come
across youiyf women dressed In blue
uniforms and decorated with the same
kind of official bands and badge as the' na after that for only one litter.
ently fof each. So the most profit
to com , rrom brood sows fed and
aanajaa ror breeding and not for ahow.
Tne young Sow that la to e-Iva ui tha
best' service, farrowing and suckling for
rer is come, must not be fed with
barrows that are to xe to the butcher
at eight or 10 montha Br that axe the
gut M to be ready for mntlnr. inatoad
of being fat as a barrow she needs to
oe strong as aa ox and active as a deer
and She Will toe both strong and active
ir allowed, ail the exercise and variety
oi ieea uie xarm can furnish.
As to breeding under a rear old. ami
Tor more than one litter, we have tried
both, and now claim the sow that Is
ready to farrow soon after she Is 12
months old aad then to produce at least
three jitters m two years, will make a
more regular Breeder and better suck-
ler wan it not bred until a'.vear old
and such devotion to his ideals.
MORE HOTELS NEEDED. -
Everyone who visited St. Louis for
the dedication of the World's Fair
came away deeply Impressed with the
city's Imperative need of Increased ho
tel facilities. The accommodations
were utterly inadequate for the
crowds. Even many of the distin
guished Invited guests, governors, sen
ators and others, werea crowded to
gether like cattle, lucky to find so
much as a place to sleep. The hotels
marked up their rates to most extor
tionate figures, and tne luckless visit
ors were mercilessly plucked. It was
men. There are seven feminine lnspec
tors of tenements and they are the first
to have been appointed in New York.
All of these inspectors are college Ot
university gradtintes and most of them
have been actively interested in associa'
tlonB for the betterment of the condition
of the poor.
"You see." said Inspector 182. other
wise Mary R Sales, "after we were
regularly installed the Be'en of us held
a meeting and decided upon thla uniform
We wanted service, as well aa atyle. and
it had to be cut In the most comfortable
fashion for oftr Work."
It was made of 'dark bine serge, with
a reefer coat and ankle length skirt, and
was extremely plain and tallor-llke.
From the breadt pocket of the square
out Jacket hung a large circular gilt
badge of the commission. This was
fastened on the end of a short strap, so
that It could be slipped out of sight in
the pocket. The black ribbon band, on
which was embroidered in gold letters
the words. "Tenement Inspector 182."
encircled the left arm above the elbow.
instead of being worn on the hat as the
men wear theirs.
"Kow do the people greet you, and do
you ever .encounter difficulties In the
wny of gaining entrance?' was asked, v-.
"Sometimes, but not often." she re
plied to the latter part of the question.
'You see the uniform Inspires a groat
dcui of respect anil tear." Kansas City
Stur.
X.OYAX TO EASTEKJr OKEOQV.
The ringing resolutions Issued tn sup- i
port of the portage road, ald In con
demnation of the betrayera of the people
of Eastern Oregon, by the Portland Board
of Trade, are encouraging to this sec
tion of. the state.
It is the most refreshing bit of Ore
gon literature written since the portage
road bill itself came from the pen of
the author.
The sow Is a money-maker, and like
our capital, must bo kept busy within
ut oounas or safety.
c wm io see more vounr tnon nt
our sales ready to pick up the bargains
mm may aaa value to their herds.
' AMERICAN WOMEN !
as.
WILL CLEVELAND BE NOMINATED?
The belief Is xerieral that if the
And, Tk Journal wants to know whv Democratic nomination for President scarcely an auspicious preliminary to
the iort land Morning Ora-an and Its should be tendered to Ornver rnv-
IfvVnlnjf.'T&ll do not asstst in arousing land next year me would accept it
the t paopkj of Portland, at leaaf n
stjrti. action as will prevent this con
spiracy Against cheaper transportation
through an open river? Why do these
papers lend encouragement, by giving
so freely qf their space to Cowtrlll et
aj, for communications written and
While his own utterances on the sub
ect have heen extremely guarded, and
have been confined in the main to the
statement that he is not now a candi
date, his friends believe tnat he would
again become th -standard bearer of
his party if he should prove to be the
puwjtwiea with the view cf delavlns: choice of a majority In the national
uhu inventing tne carrying out of fliis 1 convention.
...important public work,' either by tie
.state or the general rsvernment?
Such a service, on the part of these
newspapers, is valuable to Cowgill et
' !., butr surely. It has doubtful value
to the 'people of Portland to whom
th opening of the lordly Columbia
means M swelling tide of trade, coupled
with jhe coming of more millions-ryes
, raUyoaar-pf bushels of wheat to be
. handled here and etsewhes on " the
river,' and to be shipped out of its
inout& to the markets of the teeming
:; world. . ; . - '
Shall the shackles and thongs re
ato forever on our limbs, and the
crown of thorns upon our heads, put
there- toy these time-servers. Just be
cause we not rise to that pitch
of energy and independence . which
mast possess free men uid m free jeo
plet before they tan value their lib
erties, exercise their rtgfcis and buiid a'
Treat city and rear a great sUt? ,
Those who sit In silenoe while' the
Hackles wi being m elded tighter and
Barring any personal disinclination
of Mr. Cleveland's to -making the
presidential yace for the fourth time,
the chief obstacle to his nomination
lies In the bitter opposition of that fac
tion of the party which ia headed by
William J. 'Bryan. Mr. Bryan has de
clared In emphatic language that
Cleveland ian "Jmpossibnity," and
has given ampe eyldence that he pro
poses to fightihim wlthJall the re
sources af his command. Deeply as
such a factional strife Is to tie re
gretted. It 'is extremely doubtful
whether the two Wings of- the party
can unit on any candidate entirely
satisfactory to both and strong enough
to 'give reasonable hope of victory.
Twice the Democratic party has fol
lowed Mr. Bryan to defeut A power
ful reaction has now set in against tlie
views which, he represents and upon
which lie has made bis campaigns. ,It
needs ho prophet to foresee that if the
party Should again go tefore the peo
ple upon the Ire coinage issue, ft
the opening of the exposition next
year, when St. Louis will Invite all the
world 16 visit her.
The occurrence should afford an ob
Ject lesson to Portland. The Journal
has repeatedly pointed out the need of
enlarging the city's hotel facilities, and
the subject Is one that demands se
rious consideration. Doubtless' It has
teen held In abeyance through the la
tor troubles, and the agitation against
the lwis and Clark Fair, hut 'both of
these may probably he regarded aa
merely temporary obstacles. It is but
reasonable to suppose that some ad
Justment of the present Industrial dif
Acuities will soon be reached, and as
for the anti-Fair agitation it is -not
seriously to be feared. Even "should
the referendum be invoked, the appro
priation will be sustained, for the great
majority of the people of Oregon are
Btrongiy in favor of th FalrT" .
It will be humiliating in the extreme
If Portland Is unable to -give comfort
able accommodations to her visitors In
1905. No time must be lost if new
hotels are to be built. Plans should
already toe Well under way and the
work of construction "can then toe com
menced as soon as it is -definitely es
tablished that the Fair ia to be held.
Our visitors will expect to fare some
what iwtter than did Lewis and Clark
& century ago. ' " ;
Oysters for King Edward are being ob
tained from the west of Ireland,
Portland will be the greatest individual
beneficiary of this road, from a commer
cial standpoint, and she ia showing her
appreciation of this fact by an activity
that la characteristic ef .her. S.
The efforts of selfish -interests to de
feat this measure are direct thrusts at
the trade of Portland. Those who are
endeavoring to keep Eastern Oregon in
bondage -to high freight rates would will
ingly atop the settlement-of that vast
district where it now stands, and would
cause Portland to remain a city of 120,-'
000 population, instead of crowing, by
virtue of increasing trade and commerce,
to be a city of 200,000 souls within the
next 10 yearn, as she would with an open
river and competitive freight rates which
will permit the settlement of the interior
districts. . .
Tlie people of Willamette Valley who
are signing the petitions for a referen
dum vote on the portage road do not cer
tainly, appreciate what the construction
of this road means to the entire state.
They ere happily antuated themselves.
In the way of transportation facilities,
They are near the market center and
metropolis of the state. They enjoy the
benefits that follow th complete settle
ment of the country. They have no Jong
stretches or mountain wagon roads over
which to tediously oivey their prod
ucts to market tu they kav com pet!
tlon tn freight haadltnr which reduces
the cost of delivering thelc product rt
ithe market to a eiMmum.
a a ,..e -
Willamette Valley hould remember
these things before she willingly strikes
a blow at the Welfare of this section.
The loyal stand taken by the Portland
Board of Trade tn favor f the oppressed
counties of Eastern Oregon should he a
rebuke to those who are willing to defeat
the advancement tit the state to further
the narrowest personal alms. -Pendleton
East Oregcnhm. ; ,
Four-fifths of the steeple of the South
ern states live a farms, out not one
third of the land is .being tilled, ay
Hoke Smith.
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Her Is a typical article from an Eng-
nsn journal. Black and White, on Ameri
can women. It is by an Enxlishwoman
The American woman unquestionably
cpnaldors herself a queen, and as in this.
wotki peopie are ror tne most part taken
at their own Valuation, she is possibly
well advised In dplhg so. American
girls whom I have met on belnx Intro
duced to Strangers adopt immediately a
deliberately fascinating . manner and
plunge into personal reminiscences and
self-revelations with so simple an art
and so ingenious a belief In th admir
ing sympathy t their audience that the
audience. In splto of Itself, falls Into the
expected attitude of appreciation. Ameri
can girls assume, almost Invariably, that
nil the men that they know or meet are
their admirers, and insensibly this feems
to become more or less the case.- While
on English girl assumes for aa indefinite
period In the acquaintance that the men
that sht meets are mere casual strang
ers and hides a really modest diffident
feellna as, regards her own charms under
mask of reserve and shyness, the
iVmerlcah girl steps In and with an airy
assumption of the all-conquering man
ner which is .natural to her, she wins,
apparently without an effort, a .certain
amount t allegiance. For this sort of
thing English girls are apt to be Jealous
of Americana A fit of this nature I
treat wtth-consollng words. "8urelv."
say, "you .Wouldn't care to be Miss Pene
lope R. Browne, sitting tlyre and hold
mg, rotrn incnat dictatorial manner
through her nose, even though it ia
pretty oner
Tne seir-coneeLousness of American
Women in these day Is noticeable, Sel
dom hare I met one and I have met a
good many who has not been ready to
analyze tne type or "American woman'
and to throw all the light of whloh she
la capable on her paychologlcal work
ings. Sometimes It Is a clear and pene
trattng light,' but often It la more than
a iitw jnisty. To me this self -con
scloUsness is rather1 repellent
txaio took a special
The nerve of th travelina mibitc
wnetner , those who go to make It Up
Travel nrsi ciass or on tne trucks, has
oeen orien Demonstrated, but Porter
Mouley, of th Pullman Car "Smyrna,''
which runs between this city and Walla
-wail, nas a story that beau 'era all.
"Hoboes," fiald Mr. :ouey, "are get
ting bolder every year. The sight of a
Jail or a big copper has long since failed
te strike terror to their hfearts and even
the heavy fisted freight brakeman la
sometimes dened.
"Last week when General Superin
tendent Q'iirteo's car passed through
Wallula several tramps aole from the
anaoows or the water tank and secured
hiding places on the, train.
"One little fellow, carrying a roll of
PMnxew, managod to climb to th roof
of the superintendent's coach, but was
owtgea to drop his pack, j It was getting
dangerously near the tha for th train
te pull out, and cautiously looking over
the side of , th tar, Weary Willie caMed
to th porter: i
I way there, norter. would mimi
handtn bp me luggager
1 1j saronaed colored mai .
taken back by the words, that htBiowly
reached down, sicked -nn thla roll.
It up to the man up autre' and the oars
moved, out with WUlle and his blankets
on ne. upper necx."
Rev. Dr Henry If. FiehL iht
the famous Field brothers, reached his
81st . birthday . few days aco. Ha J a
living at -present at Stockbridre, but Will
spend th aummer as usual at his Lenox
home.- Dr. Field was for many years
editor, X the New York Evangelist
tourer is a little, thin man, with a
precis manner t speaking. Bridges is
bulky and red-faced, with a loud laugh
and blunt tyl or conversation. Some
times ' whea hla appetite la poor for
breakfast at th boarding house where
h and Souver resid he unblushlngly
explains to th other boarders that h
has bean "out with th boys."
till, th two man were on good terms.
Indeed, on day Souver asked Bridges
to sxplsln to him -th mysteries of stock
speculation. Bridges, being , a broker,
dld his best Souver was interested al
most feverishly so, "I should think,"
said he tentatively, "that you might
glv a friend a little tip, a you call it
one In awhile," . t- -
'I might" snswered Bridges, "but gen
erally that's a thing a man gets no
thanks for. . If I could tell for a dead
aura thing wnicn way in cat wouia
Jump I'd go down town and do on mora
day's work and than I d retlr. .No, it a
Just plain gambling and a moral duck
like y.ou ought to keep out of it"
Well,' laughed Souver. "you let me
know when you have got a' good thing
and let me try my luck.
About a week later Bridget gave hla
friend the tip. "It's Strawberry Mark
he said. "You can do as you like about
it. but it'a down to m cents now" snd
I've got a hunch that it will go nearly
to par inald ot a month. I'm buying."
"Strawberry Murk?"
"Yea; name ef the mine. It'a mining
stock, and I believe It'a good. I think
I'm a little on the inalde, but I don't
know. You might try a few hundred
shares, anyway, If you feel like taking
a chance."
"You're sure It's a good thing?"
"If I waa sure I'd buy it all up my
self. As it is I'm glng to be satisfied
with a couple of thousand."
Souver took a nOteboor from his pock
et and with a trembling hand mad a
few caloulationa. "I'll : do It." he cried
excitedly. "I'll buy yes, I'll buy 500
aharea. You get 'em for me, won't youT
I'll take It a favor,
"Well, all right." assented Bridges,
after a moment's hesitation.
"I'll write you a check for It when
get down town," said Souver. "I'm much
obliged to you."
The next morning Souver, looking at
the papers, saw that (strawberry Mark
had advanced S cents. H waa almost
wild with excitement and hurried down
town to Bridges' office, where, pushing
aside the detaining office boy, he burst
into his friend's private room and asked
If he had heard the news.
"What newsf" asked Bridges.
"About Strawberry Mark. It'a gone up
S cents. Say. we've missed the chance of
our Uvea. Why didn't your buy more?
I might Juat as well have got a thousand
or two."
"Oh, pshaw!" said Bridges, "Ia that
all? I thought the boarding house had
burned down. Well, you. can buy more
if you want to."
"At 6H?"
"Haven't you seen for yourself that
It's tit SH? It may go higher, though."
"But you are not aureT'
"Sure nothing. There's nothing sure
about it."
'Then perhaps I'd better sell nowt"
'Just as you like. I'm going to hold
on, though, awhile longer."
"Then you believe It will go higher?"
"8ee here," said Bridgea- rather im
patiently, "I eatfT" advise you all the
time. You can hang on or let go when
you'te a' mind to. I'll tell you when I'm
going to sell, If you like, but that's all
I can do. And, by the way, before go
ing, you might write me that check."
Souver went away-from the office feel
ing as If he had been mistaken in
Bridges. He did not like the man's man
ner and he seemed rather too anxloua
about that check. It might be well to
sell at once, he thought but then there
was a chance that the price would ad
vance still more,
The next day the stock had gone up
another cent and Souver felt reaasured.
When the next day It went up half a
cent higher he felt a little doubtful and
consulted- Bridges aa to the advisability
or eeiM-sx Home other stocks' had not
been doing well with Bridges and ha
waa rather short Souver formed a sus
picion that Bridgea waa playing with
him, with the Ultimate Intention of skin
ning him. T,hat half-cent advance looked
as if the stock waa about to fall. If
not. why didn't it go to an even cent?
The next day the stock Jumped to 65
cents j-
Then Souver made Bridgea another
visit and wanted to know whether now
would not be a good time to sell. Bridges
was a little annoyed, but he couldnt helo
laughing.
Oh, yes," he replied. ."I guess it'a al
ways a good time to quit when a man
ahead of the game. .You've made
close on to 8300 now. That ou-ht to
satlafy you. If you want to sell I'll
buy your stock and give you a check
"But it might go Higher stiU," said
Souver, doubtfully.
"Tea, it might and then again it
mightn't"
."Well, are you going to sell?" '
"Why, no," aald Bridges. "But that
needn't hinder you. t think If I were
you I'd selL You worry too much over i
a little stake."-
"Three hundred dollars Isn't Bitch a i
trifle,"" said Souver, : "If you had to work
as hard for your money as I do you
wouldn't think so. J propose to look
after it anyway" ' -
"Well, pull It out and put It In a safe
ty deposit vault" Jeered Bridges. "Then
you'll be sure of It As it is, you might
drop It Inside of five minutes,'
Souver grew pale. ,
"You don't think I . will, though, do
you?" fa asked. "Now. as a friend,
Bridges? Give it to me straia-ht. T
know you fellows In this business are'nt
as strict in your ideas, as " -
"What the dickens do you mean?" de
manded Bridges. "Do yau think I'm trv
ng to Deal you because I as good as
made you a present of 8800? You nut in
a little 127.60 and then because you've
turned your money over above 10 times
you nestef me to death and then Insult
me: ,
'Don't get excited,; Bridges, old man."
said Souver. T apologize if I aald any-
ming i ougnt not to. Then you wouldn't
sell?"- ,;;-".C , . -e .
Bridges looked at him a moment and
then broke Into a shout of laughter. "Oh,
you'r ood," he said. ."Now, look here,
I'm not going to tell you anvthlnr about
what I would' do or what I . wouldn't do.
When I make up mf mind to sell I give
you my Word I'll let you know1. I give
you my word on that, mind. I. Now, you
can do Just as you Warped please. I'll,
buy your stock If you say so." . v ;
No," said Souver. ' "I've ; got every
confidence iff you. I'll keep It."
"All right then." aald Bridges.
"He'a a deen one." salit Souver ta Mm.
self as the elevator took him down. "He
wants my stock and he's trying to bluff
me out cf It but t think I'm a little too
deep for him."' . j,
He was confirmed In his belief when
Strawberry Mark ' took . another little
Jump of 10 cents. "I'd hay been f-SO out
THE SOLVING OF A RIVR
-4 MT5TERY IN SOUTH AFRICA
IS
e-e
Th Mobangi Rlrr, emptying into the
Congo from th north, is t the largest
tributary of that fiver, jit la 1.600 miles
long and larger than any river of
Europe except th Volga and th Danri
ub. Colon! Van Oel. on of th fam- .
ous xplorrs of th Congo basin, has
Just written th story of his discovery
of th mouth of th great river In 1884,
This-discovery waa actually made by
the missionary traveler Orenfell aa
well as by Van Oel a about t he same
time, neither of them knowing -what
the other was doing. It was one of the
remarkable finds in the second greatest
river baaln of the world. A brief sum
mary of the. story told by Cot Van Oel
Is worth recording. T"
m neara rrom th natlvea that there
waa a great river called the Mobaniri
emptying Into th Congo on th north
ern bank. He had lived on the Congo
for year as a member ' of nt.ni.v a
ataff, he had repeatedly steamed up and
down the river, but he had Haver htn rA
or the Mobangi. He bad considerable A1
aouot that such a river exfaterf hut an. J II
ally daclded to take th little steamer A
En Avant and probe th mystery, to tha
bottom. There were four Belgians tdT
the party and 10 Zanalbar deekbandiT
The information they had received was
very vague and the only course before
them waa to keep rloso to the right or ' .
northern bank of the Congo till they
found the mouth of the Mobaniri np
proved that it did not exist The Congo
la miles la width, for a long distance
above and below the confluence of th
Mobangi, and it Is strewn with hundreds
of Islands separated from one another
by a myriad of channels.
Th party left Uuuatorvllle. above the
Mobangi. steamed down the river, and '
In two daya found themselves amid thla
tangle of islands. It was difcult to
find the north bank of the Congo, Some
times they skirted for miles what they
believed to - be the. , shore, of (he-river.
only to And at lat that they had been
following the.dge of an Island.
Finally they found a flahlnx vlllara.
.where the natlvea, with' aome hesitation.
consented to have dealings with them.
They bought aome fish, but the man re
fused to guide them out of the labyrlnt
or aupply them with Information.
Their confidence whs gained at last
and two of tbetn were detained aboard
the ateamer. A pile of brass rod and
cloth waa shown to them snd they were
told that the treasures would be given
them if they would pilot the whlto men
to th mouth of the Mobangi River. Th
men promised to do ao and again th
En Avant started down the Congo under
th conduct of the two guides.
"Under their direction," writes Col.
Van Oele, "we ateamed in and out
among the lalande and after four hours
of progress at full speed we found our
selves in a swift wide current of yellow
water. . waa et the bow of the boat
and looking back to Capt Hansens C
shouted:
captain, we are In a new river.'
"We are, aura enough,' he replied.
"It was true. We were in the Mo
bangi, and soon w saw along its left
bank a vast agglomeration of villages.
The people were a Mobangi tribe whom
we had never met before.
Before we touched the shore we
loaded the two fishermen with the
presents we had promised to them and
they sped down the river back to their
village in a canoe. The same day we
were the guests of N'koko. the principal
chief of that region, and the following
morning we signed the treaty with blm
and the other important chiefs of th
lower Mobangi tribe.
This Is the way in which the Bel.
gtans discovered the mouth of the Mo
bangi and entered Into pacific possession
of the country y treatlea concluded
with the native chiefs."
At the same time Grenfell was start-
ng up the Congo on his little ateamer
The Peace to find new altes for mission
statlona. He lost hla way among the
Islands and by the merest accident rot
into the fhouth of the Mobangi and did
not discover until he had proceeded 100
miles up the river that he waa on one
of the tributaries instead of on the
Conga
-ine fact is," he wrote, "th Mobangi
has ao wide a channel, so many islands
and a course so nearly identical In its
lower branches with that of the Congo
that the mistake, though apparently ab
surd. Is comprehensible,"
As soon, however, as he had passed -beyond
the first parallel of north lati
tude and tailed to find the town of Li
bongo, where he had expected to obtain
provisions. It was clear that he waa not
on the Congo. It was Very difficult to
Induce the natives to sell him any food.
But they finally became his friends, and
a little later he ateamed 400 miles up
the great river.
His report of this exploration was th
first news the world received of th
greateat Congo tributary. The news
cam to Europe, Just in time to enable
Stanley to insert the mouth of tha Mo
bangi on the map he published with his
large book. "The Founding of the Congo
Free State." Stanley had lived five years
on the Cdngo and had never heard of Its
most important tributary;
Three years later Van Oele ascend
the Mobangi some 700 or SOO miles and
proved . that the enormous river was
Identical with the Welle of Schwein-
furth, discovered by the German ex
plorer 17 years earlier. The sources of
the Mobangi were found to be not far
from the Nile., The mystery of th
great river waa at last solved.
-
Mr I
and he'd have been 160 In If I had sold
yesterday," reflected Souvef. "Oh, no,
Mr. Bridges, you've got to get up a ltttl
earlier in the morning.", ,
A report of water In one of the shafts
of the Strawberry mark started' It Th
Shares had gone to 80 and then In 24
hour s they had tumbled and tumbled
and still tumbled. A day later they were
offered at 8 cents, with no takers prac
tically waste paper. It was then that,
driven to desperation by what he said
waa the iniquity of Bridges, Souver went
to . him and gave him a pleoe of jfls
mind, with beneficial results. jt
That i, he started to give Bridges itt.
piece of his mind. ' He started quit ,
gently, put Bridges snowed a disposi
tion to be violent.
"See here!" said Bridges' at last "I'm
a chump to do It, but I want to get
through with you. I've got my stock:
yet, butrfthat'e no matter. "-You claim
that you have lost 827.60 as a result
of. my representations. It's like your
gdlt but we'll let that go. Give m'
your stock and I'll give you your 127.60
and you'll be where you were when you
Started." -v
When Soutaer had the check In his
hand 'he said he felt bound to obeerv
that Bridges had done no more than he
ought to do. . Sd4t lsnot surprising
that when Bridgea had a chance a littl
later ha sent Bouver thla letter;
"Mr. Ellas Bouver Dear Sir; In ao
cordanc'With my promise, althougftSho
occasion for it has passed, I now Inform
you that I am about to sell' my 2,600
shares of Strawberry Mark stock at a
premium of 7S cents above their par
value of 81, Thla is in no sense advic
to you to do the same in case you have
acquired any more of the said stock, but
to fulfill my promise and bring you to a
pleasant realisation of your own fool
ishness, Youra cordially .
v'-"' "HENRY J. BRIDGES."
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