PORTLAND
OREGON
EDITOR
I A L PA G E O F THE JOURN A L
- MONDAY '
OCTOBER 5
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OFFICIAL, CITY PAPER
GOOD EVENING.
We find ourselves, fts ha been said,
"on a steep Incline, where we ran veer
but little to the right or left;" which
ever way we move we fall Anally to the
bottom. The fires we kindle die away
In coals; castles we build vanish be
fore our eyes. The river sinks In the
sands of the desert. The character we
form by our efforts disintegrates In
spite of our effort. If life be spared
.we find ourselves once again helpless
children. Whichever way we turn we
may describe the course of life In met
aphors of discouragement. David
Starr Jordon.
behind the paper. It shall be a FAIR news
paper, and not a dull and selfish sheet In
short, an honest, sincere attempt will be
made to build up and maintain a newspaper
property in Portland that will be a credit to
"Where Rolls the Oregon" country and the
multitude of people who are Interested in its
development and advancement.
Portland capital largely la behind The
Journal, and the fund Is ample for all pur-
noses. Coupled with energy and enthusi
asm, the work of maRing a paper devoted
to Portland's varied Interests is begun. The
support of the freedom-loving, the intelli
gent, generous people 'of Oregon Is invited
and will be duly appreciated by still greater
endeavor and achievement on the part of
The Journal, which hopes ever to become
stronger In equipment, stronger In purpose.
stronger In news resources and stronger In
good deeds. C. S. JACKSON.
SNUBBED FUTURE KINO.
ENGLAND'S EYE ON MILNER.'
: A STUPENDOUS FINANCIAL
BLUNDER.
TjAYINO OUT MONET, we have heard,
Is a rather disagreeable occupation
with most people. All the thrifty
ages agree that a dollar saved Is a dollar
earned. Likewise business Is business.
' Here we are In Portland with something to
eelL Properly placed In the right market. It
would command a great sum of money. The
city la under heavy expense, anyhow. It is
already beginning to primp up for the Lewis
and Clark' fair. It has spent this year a
million dollars In Improving its streets, and
should spend at least as much more next
year. If it spent the same amount the fol
1 lowing year; we would: then have laid the
foundation for one of the most beautiful
cities In the country.
' All of these things appeal to the esthetlcally
as well as the. practically Inclfhed. In our
good old Portland way, however, we are ln
. cllned to look before we leap; we fear to
bite off more than we can chew. Therefore,
while some public improvements are desir
able and others almost essential to our well-
being, we are disposed first to sit down and
- quietly count- the cost, setting that against
our capacity to pay and governing ourselves
Accordingly. It Is for this reason that we
. caa view with calmness of demeanor the
rotten condition of our flrehouses and the
antiquated fire system, to go no further.
But if the money could be found without
Violent segregation of it from our own
pocket, and all of these things ctfuld thus bo
done. It might prove a source of satisfaction,
if not actual joy, to the whole tax paying
public. His honor the mayor has shown
breadth and what Is called liberality In this
Very direction. He has tried to lighten the bar
dens oh the taxpayers by. entering into an
alliance with the gambling- trust, it pays
: the city 1 48,000 a year for the. privilege of
running gambling games in Portland. The
privilege carries with it a monopoly, and, as
we understand it, during the term of the
contract none but present members of the
trust are permitted to open and maintain
games.
Granting that such an alliance Is beyond
criticism from a moral point of view, that
. shrewd practical men of affairs are unwise
to consider anything except from the purely ki
commercial standpoint, the mayor and his
advisers are being' rather sharply criticised,
. among other grounds, because the gambling
. privilege has been farmed out at ruinously
low rates. It now appears that it was let
without any reference to that great Interna
tional affair, the Lewis and Clark exposition,
.which may be made a source, of tremendous
profit, provided the town Is turned nto a
general deadfall. The Journal wishes to go
on record as saying that If It is granted the
mayor is right In his contention that an
open alliance between the gambling element
: and the city administration is perfectly
proper from every point of view, he is niak
lng a grievous mistake from the standpoint
of business opportunity. Instead of selling
our birthright for a mere -bagatelle, a measly
J 4 8,000 a year, we might Just as well be get
ting a million. If we might just as well be
getting it, what excuse can be offered still
speaking commercially, be it remembered
for contenting -ourselves with the paltry
amount which now finds its way Into the
public till?
The Journal wishes to enter its protest
w
S HE GETTING CONSERVATIVE?
ITH the presidential nomination
looming up In the Immediate foreT
ground, it is not at all probable
that the president. In his forthcoming mes
sage, will go after any of-the delicate pub
lic questions with a meat ax. Indeed, so
far as his public expressions go, there has
been increasing evidences of conservatism
altogether unlike the natural style of the
bold and warlike Teddy. It is quite appar
ent that he has turned himself over to his
managers, men who carefully advise every
step that is taken, with one eye firmly fixed
on the presidential race next year.
That Roosevelt to a great degree lost the
confidence of some of the strongest financial
elements in New Tork through his earlier
expressions of opinion there seems no good
reason to doubt This is particularly true
of the J. Pierpont Morgan faction, the atti
tude of which is made apparent by the edi
torial expressions found in the New Tork
Sun and Harper's Weekly, both of which pa
pers have been rehabilitated with money
from the Morgan hanks.
Nevertheless, the signs are increasing that
the element of opposition la growing smaller
and smaller as the belief spreads that the
president's bark is worse than his bite, and
that while he may occasionally talk with
loose force and vigor, his advisers stand
ready to revise his actions.
This new attitude of the president de
tracts materially from the picturesqueness
of his character and leaves some of his
heartiest admirers in doubt as to whether or
not, after all, he is the Real Thing he has
been so loudly proclaimed to be.
OREGON'8 POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
THE JOURNAL NEWSPAPER.
TfHK JOTJRX A L oh rfio undep its prgnt
- management In July, 1902, and at that
c time an editorial announcement was
made of The Journal's right to existence.
Now, after 15 months, that editorial an
nouncement is reprinted for the purpose, of
impressing upon the public mind that this
newspaper has not changed in flesh or spirit
and that the flag of performance is still
nailed to the masthead and a straight course
is being steered to the harbor of success and
popularity, while both skipper and crew feel
the stimulus of the ever-Increasing support
of the people of the Oregon country.
From The Journal, July 24, 1902.
,;, -The Journal property has been purchased
and has passed under the control of the un
dersigned, and the paper will be conducted
on lines of greatest benefit to Portland, to
Oregon and to the areat Northwest, and in
' many ways conducted differently, as to men,
measures and methods, to those of its con
temporaries wmcn iohow narrow grooves or
newspaper habit
The Journal in head and heart w ill stand
for the people, be truly democratic and free
from political entanglements and machina
tions, believing In the principles that prom-
. ise me greatest gooa to me greatest number
to ALL MEN, regardless of race, creed or
previous condition of servitude.
Exuberant": assurances- are cheap and
empty, 1 wish to make (none. Performance
Is better than promise: action 'more' fruitful
than words." The columns of The Journal
froraJSav w daytrtll better reflect the spirit
A Tribute to the Governor and an Appreci
ated Compliment to The Journal.
Congressman Champ Clark's Syndicate Letter.
Everybody knows that Oregon is Repub
lican by about 10,000 majjrity; nevertheless
he has had a most excellent Democratic
governor In the person of that splendid citi
zen, Hon. George B. Chamberlain, who ap
pears to bear a charmed life politically and
who Is a veritable Democratic mascot.
Whenever things political In Oregon get so
bad that they are intolerable enough, de
cent Republicans turn to Chamberlain as
a political purifier and vote for him to elect
him to some big office. In this way and for
those reasons he was elected attorney-general
of the state when It went Republican
for congressman by about 10,000. In that
way and for those reasons he was elected
prosecuting attorney of Multnomah county,
in which Portland Is situated, when the rest
of the Republican ticket was elected by 6,000
or 6,000 majority. . Consequently Governor
Chamberlain must be taken and accepted
as a man of great possibilities. He is In
the flower of his years, a tiptop campaigner,
a first-rate lawyer and the Idol of the North
western Democrats. The national conven
tion could go no farther and fare much worse
than to nominate Governor Chamberlain for
president or vice-president. He has the ca
pacity and the address to fill either position
with honor to the country and himself.
Those who are In charge of the Demo-
-cratlo national CQmmlti.aa.may not know ltr
but Oregon is a promising field for mission
ary work. Governor Chamberlain's triumph
has encouraged Oregon Democrats greatly.
Another source of encouragement is the fact
that the Republican party In Oregon is split
Into two warring and bitter factions the
Simon Republicans, led by ex-United States
Senator Simon, and the Mitchell Republi
cans, led by the present United States sen
ator, John Hippie Mitchell. These factions,
which hate each other worse than the Mon
tagues and Capulets hated each other, are
whetting their knives for a fight to the death
a .fight In which quarter will neither be
asked nor given. The chances are that they
will be so busy butchering each other next
year that the Democrats will sweep the state
a consummation devoutly to be wished
and will land Governor Chamberlain In the
senate of the United States. Still another
source of encouragement to Oregon Demo
crats is the fact that thlty now have a great
newspaper In Portland to advocate their
causaT..IbAJtelly- JmirnpU-nne of
est newspapers In the land. So, -taken all
in all, Democrats everywhere would do well
to keep their eyes on Governor Getffge K.
Chamberlain and the heroic Democracy of
Oregon. I am- proud of the fact that Gov
ernor Chamberlain introduced me to a Chau
tauqua audience.
Inoidtntt in the Life of the Late Duke of
Richmond.
From the New York American.
The Duke of Richmond was the "Grand
Old Man" of the peerage,' and one of the
most Important members of the noblUty.
He held seven titles. Irv France he Was
the Duke "aAabrgny. He owned 284,408
acres ana had ah Income of more than
$500,000 a year In addition to a pensloa of
196,000, the biggest paid In the world. He
never moved a finger to acquire this vast
annuity, It being a perpetual family grant
from Charles II.
The duke was the direct descendant of
two kings of England and holder of four
distinct dukedoms. ' He came of a family
noted for martial services. The second duke
and his sons fought at Culloden and Dettln-
gen, the third duke became a field marshal,
and the fourth a general, who had three sons
in the army and a grandson who won the
Victoria cross at Sevastopol. The sixth
duke In his youth was a fighting man and
served 10 years as ald-de-camp to Welling
ton. He Is survived by a family of devoted
children and grandchildren. His two sons
are Lord March and Lord Algernon Gordon-Lennox,
whose 'wife Is half-sister to
the Duchess of Sutherland. The duke has
been a widower for years. His only daugh
ter. Lady Caroline, had been his constant
companion for years, and reigned at Good
wood house.
The duke was celebrated for his dislike
of smart society, and his abhorrence of bet
ting, gambling and slang. He twice snubbed
King Edward when the latter was Prince of
Wales. Ever since 1863, when Edward mar
ried, the Duke of Richmond had entertained
his future king and the royal family during
the Goodwood race week, which course Is
owped by the Richmond family. Early In
the '90s the Prince of Wales was there, and
was requested not to inaugurate games of
hazard in the house. This was just after the
famous Tranby Croft scandal, and the prince
promised to comply.
As was his Invariable custom, the duke
retired at 10 o'clock. Twenty minutes later
he went downstairs for a book, and found,
to his amazement, his future king and a
number of women playing baccarat His In
dignation knew no bounds, and in the pres
ence of all he rebuked the prince.
The next year the prince stayed away, but
again returned the following season, but in
1899 he snubbed the duke and visited Mrs.
"Willie" James. In retaliation the duke re
fused to invite him to his special stand at
the races or to give him the privilege of
entry by the private gate. Queen Victoria
blamed her son for the feud. In 1900 the
prince Intimated he would like an invitation
to Goodwood house, but the old duke again
snubbed htm.
The duke always signed himself "Rich
mond and Gordon." He was a large breeder
of choice cattle, and sold his stock to buyers
in all parts of the world. An American
woman from the Middle West heard of the
Richmond cattle and desired to purchase
some specimens. She knew nothing of thj
ducal title, and addressed her letter of In
quiry to "Messrs. Richmond and Gordon,
Gents." The duke told this story with great
zest.
Something of the Man Who Has Been Asked
to Enter Cabinet. .
Carlsbad Correspondence New York World.
The whole British government situation
revolves around Lord Mllner, whose already
high position has suddenly become one of
cardinal Importance, especially to. the Cen
servatlve parfy, because of the Invitation ex
tended him to enter (he British cabinet,.
While all this fame has been thrust jipon
him he has been staying quietly at Carlsbad,
going1 through the so-called cure and going
to bed at 9 o'clock every night. He left
South Africa two months ago and came di
rect to Carlsbad without passing through
London. . He was seeking a little 'rest and
restoration, having a bad liver after three
years of war work In overthrowing the Boer
government -
The fashionable season had ended when
Lord Mllner arrived. Not a dosen people
were staying at the Koenlga-Vllla, the hotel
where he took up his residence. In the most
democratic, free manner he formed the ac
quaintance of a few belated guests.
The arrival of the king's messenger with
an urgent request to enter the cabinet
seemed like an interruption from the outside
world. It disturbed the routine of. his sim
ple life among the people, who tacitly avoid
ed reference to politics.
But the messenger departed, and the next
day Lord Milner resumed his social Inter
course. He had breakfast with a little
American boy of 7, who shared with this
ruler of South Africa some fish he had
caught the day before.
To those who have the privilege of know
ing Mllner outside the restricting formalities
NEW FAD OF COLLECTORS. :
Revived Interest In Old Pieces of Sheffield
Their Soareity. ' ,i.
From the New York Tribune. .
There Is a fad just now for old Sheffield
plate, and most people buy It because It Is
fashionable. ' They are confident of Its . rar J
SHORT STORIES
t Whistler and His Creditors.
About a Quarter of a. rntiitv a ur Visa sii(ai
ltr and value, but do not know Just how I wnu,"r ent through the bankruptcy court
-wuoi ro me wnistier-Ruskln trial,
Which brought him only a farthing damages
ana a very long bill of costs. The Jesters
made merry and Whistler with, them.' It was
said that Whistler, the man of -arrange,
ments" In color, was beaten at last he could
not make an arrangement with his creditors.
rare and valuable it may, be. Connolaeurs,
on . the othec band,; -pieces tt a
long-past era whose r.. . of plate has
dwindled to odd pieces here and there, diffi
cult to procure and as valuable as they are
rare. Fortunately ror tnese, the marks on
Sheffield plate, after the first few centuries
of its existence, became so pronounced that I 'her wer comedies enacted in Whistler's
they are easily recognizable, and In Addi
tion to the stamp certain patterns and fle-
signs are peculiar to certain centuries, and
enable the collector to determine with cer
tainty the period to which any specimen of
Sheffield plate belongs.
The beautiful cups, for Instance, which
were made In what is known as the egg-and-tongue
molding, with bands of engraved
foliage, are the products of Elizabeth's reign.
Salvers of the time of Queen Anne proclaim
themselves by their shape and feet and by
the abundance of exquisite chasing wrought
upon them In connection with engraving.
George III seems to have had less apprecia
tion of decorative art than his predecessors,
for In his reign Sheffield trays are plain of
marks, decorated only with beaded edges.,
Birmingham plate is often confounded with
that of Sheffield, and Is practically she same
thing; but the two may be distinguished by
the stamp, the Birmingham mark being an
anchor Instead of a crown set In sn octagon,
the Sheffield brand. All old Sheffield ware la
nome, as wnen (by a borrowed Idea) the
oaiurrs man. put Tnto evening drees,' addei
to the artist's glories by waiting at dinner.
When the bankruptcy affair was over a
friend congratulated him cm having come
through his difficulties. "What difficulties?"
asked Whistler. ."Oh, difficulties with the
creditors." "My difficulties, Indeed!" ex
claimed the artist. "Theirs, you mean
tneirsl"
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None of Your Business.
From the Philadelphia Press. ' .
A seedy-looking Individual strolled un to
mo ucaei omce in a certain railroad station
the other day. The attendant was busily en
gaged at the time, and while waiting, with
his hands thrust In his pockets and lowered
head, the individual was soon lost In deep
thought. Presently he was awakened from
his meditation by the attendant asking him:
'Well, what la ltr
The Individual awoke with a start, and.
after fumbling in his pockets, he Anally
of official life it Is easy to see why he has stamped, and is more valuable than modern brou"nt fortn wrat pennies, which he pro
"THE CITY OF CRICKET8."
been so successful and has every prospect
of an even more brilliant future.
He has not passed the meridian or activ
ity of mind or body. You look at him and
see a man two Inches under six feet, with a
sturdy, well-knit frame, weighing perhaps
170 pounds. His shoulders have a slight
student roundness, but his step Is long and
springy, his swing of arms as free as a boy's.
There are four striking characteristics
about Mllner first, he has a large, firm Jaw;
second, he has a simple, earnest and frank,
yet confidential, honest and straightforward
way of talking, without the least attempt at
insinuating the tricky style supposed to be
necessary In diplomacy; third, he has a soft
musical voice, exceedingly pleasing to hear;
fourth, he has the ability to throw off care
in a moment to forget troubles in trifling
diversions.
Lord Mllner was born in England 49 years
ago of German parentage. He inherited nei
ther title, fame nor great wealth. He went
to Balllol college, Oxford, and there became
one of its most brilliant prize students,
among his friendly rivals being Curzon,
Brodrlck and Clinton Dawklns (J. P. Mor
gan's partner).
His first work was as a writer on the Pall
Mall Gazette under W. T. Stead. Then he
entered politics as private secretary to
Chancellor of the Exchequer Goschen and
pushed up through Important financial po
sitions in Egypt to high commissioner for
South Africa.
The Boer war gave him his chance to dis
play his ability, and now he Is on the high
road to possibly be England's prime minister
at some future day.
Milner still Is a bachelor, because he has
devoted all his mind and heart to work.
silver, although some of it Is alloyed with
copper.
Collectors complain that secular Sheffield
plate of a date earlier than the reign of
Henry VII is very scarce. It is the plate of
the century beginning with the reign of
Henry VII and ending in 1588 which fur
nishes the sideboards of today with their
choicest specimens. These pieces are. how
ever, not at all numerous, owing to the de
structive Influences at work during the con
flict of the Roundheads and Cavaliers, when
owners of beautiful plate ruthlessly melted It
down to obtain the wherewithal for the con
duct of the war. But still more destructive
to plate were the requirements of King and
parliament In a subsequent century and the
proclamation of William III at the end of the
seventeenth century, offering a premium for
hall-marked silver. Incredible as it appears,
great numbers of people readily parted with
plate of the greatest artistic value, and
scarcely less astonishing is the enormous sac
rifice of silverware made a century later to
satisfy a whim for splendid dinner services
in the fashion of the day. This destruction
was due to the fact that no new supply of
silver ore was available such as had once
poured into England from Spanish America
and had furnished the celebrated silversmiths
of that age with tons of metal.
Seems to Be an Appropriate Name for Sen
Antonio.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat
"San Antonio ought to be called the City
of Crickets," said a man who has Just re
turned to New Orleans from Texas, "for I
never have found as many crickets anywhere
on earth as I found out there. The streets
are literally filled with them. It is not sim
ply a case of the cricket on the hearth. It
is a case of the cricket everywhere you go.
I have been trying to figure out why it Is
that these Insects are so plentiful In the
Texas town In question.' At night they
swarm around the electric tights like the
bugs we are familiar with in other places.
It is Impossible to walk along the streets
without stepping on them. And there Is Just
a bit of poetry about the situation in San An
tonio with respect to cricket life there.
"The people generally look upon them with
a feeling of affection, and It Is a rare thing
to see a citizen show any sort of indiffer
ence to the members of this Interesting
family. No man would think of treading
on a .cricket. They take particular pains
not to do anything that would In -any - way
Injure the lives or limbs of crickets. I was
speaking of the poetry of the situation. It
is a fine thing to hear the crickets crooning
early in the evening. They chirp as cheer
ily as if they were hidden away In the
weeds of some romantic hedge or on the
hearth which has been Immortalized in
verse and song. Men hurry along the
streets; women brush along with the musi
cal skirts, and all the while the crickets
keep on crooning their little love songs, Just
as If the pulses of humanity were not beat
ing about them. It is Interesting, pictur
esque, poetic, and, if I had my way, I would
christen San Antonio the 'City of Crickets.'
I think the name would add color to a city al
ready romantic in Its rich coloring.'
NEW PORTABLE CHURCH.
Presbyterian Structure in the Bronx Has
Sections Bolted.
From the New York Times.
Something novel In the way of church
construction has been adopted by the com
mittee on Sunday schools and young peo
ple's associations of the presbytery of New
York In the new house of worship which
has Just been completed at Home street and
Intervale avenue,' in the Bronx. This house
is of a portable or sectional structure, and
can be taken down and rebuilt on another
site at will. . .
The committee which had charge of the
matter consisted of Rev. Dr. Arthur C. Mc
Millan, Rev. John C. Palmer and Jonathan
Marshall. The consideration which led the
committee to select the portable type of
building for the new church was the fact
that the committee does not hold title to the
land upon -which tha church stands, and
could not find any other site in the vicinity
so favorable for the planting of Its new mis
sion work. If the character of the neigh
borhood should change in the future, or a
more available place should be secured, the
building could be taken down and rebuilt
upon the new location.
In its dimensions the church Is 55 feet. In
length, 25 feet in width and 20 feet In height,
and will seat tfbout 200 people. The roof
is made of asbestos and the building of yel
low pine. Its different sections are bolted
together.
The Great Ohio.
From the St. Joseph (Mo.) New's?
Pittsburg has an "on-tq-Calro" scheme.
That is, the business men of that hustling
business center are using every energy at
their command to secure such legislation
and appropriations as will enable them to
make the Ohlo river navigable in all sea
sons for every sort of craft from Its source
at Pittsburg to its mouth at Cairo. They
urgue that -nature has provided this natu
ral, highway for commerce, and all that is
required'to make it available is the expendi
ture of a little money, which the public
ought to, furnish, because the public Is to
receive the benefit. Because railroad trans
portation has beeom comparatively cheap
and efficient is no reason, according to the
Pittsburg way of looking at things, for the
practical abandonment of a still cheaper
form of transportation.
Test of the Trusts.
From th,e Wall-Street Journal
tr
test of their strength and their ability to
fulfill the economic mission assigned to
them. Their existence is explained to be
due to the imperative need of reducing
what is called "the waste of competition."
It has been held that by lowering the cost
of production and eliminating waste and Im
parting steadiness to rates and prices that
the trusts Would be of the highest possible
benefit to the country. Moreover, it has been
argued that they would enable us the sooner
and the more effectually to enter and capture
the foreign markets. Lately the assertion
has been made that they would be a tower of
strength to us In any trade reaction, serv
ing to keep the reaction within reasonable
bounds, and to prevent any such demoraliza
tion In prices and rates as have in former
panics been so disastrous. Well, we have
undergone a severe liquidation in the stock
market, and seem to be entering upon a pe
riod of partial reaction in the trade, and the
trusts are therefore undergoing their first
severe test of endurance. Will they accom
plish what has been claimed for them? '
The Journal Is Right.
From the Pendleton East Oregonlan.
The manager of the Marquam theatre of
Portland has withdrawn his patronage from
The Oregon Daily Journal because that
paper told the plain truth In a very gentle
manner about a play which the manager did
not represent correctly in its advertisements.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The life of Mrs. Jefferson Davis cannot
fall to awaken memories that are sacred
and to revive hopes that are Inspiriting.
To her it was given to be one of the hon
orably conspicuous figures in a period that
Americans everywhere now contemplate
"with a sense of reverent pride. In the ti
tanic struggle of more than twoscore years
ago, American womanhood as well as Ameri
can manhood was put to the supreme test.
Throughout this wide country of ours the
women as well as the men were then re
quired to "defend the right as God gave
them to know the right," and it is but the
simple truth to state that in an hour that
tried their souls American women of the
Southern states as well as American women
of the Northern states failed not.
Of these devoted and self-sacrificing spir
its Mrs. Jefferson Davis was one. She went
through the struggle with patience and cour
age, and returned to her home in the ashes
of defeat to adjust herself in gentleness and
dignity to a world of which she had not even
dreamed. Like her noble countrywomen of
the South, she did not complain; she did not
cower before misunderstanding. She acted
as the strong always act. She worked and
prayed and waited. She put in the front of
consciousness her determination to cherish
the traditions' of her race and her breeding.
If in moments of success her example had
been stimulating to her people,, In the hour
of disaster It was little less than ennobling.
In her -modest home at Beauvolr and else
where she lived a life that won the respect,
the admiration and the love of all high
minded men and of all high-minded women.
Suffering was hers, and sorrow was hers
also. In the changes and chances of life the
gales of necessity blew pitilessly against her,
yet through it . all shone the Inextinguish
able light of a character glorified, by grief.
It is right that the world know this. It is
right that Americans of the Northern states
completely recognize it. And they do recog
nize It. The age of chivalry is not gone;
the age of economists and calculators has
not succeeded, and, the glory of America, at
least, is not forever extinguished. Still may
be beheld that "generous loyalty of sex" If
not to rank, that "digrMfled obedience" if not
that "proud submission," that "subordination
of the heart" which keeps alive and not In
ceeded to count.
"Let's have a ticket" he said, with his
eyes cast on the ground, and from his sus
picious manner it could readily be seen that
he was troubled with a guilty conscience.
"Where do you want to go?" asked the
attendant in a business-like manner.
The man slightly raised his head, and a
frown settled on his face.
"None of your business!" was the quick re
tort. "Where do you want to goT repeated the
attendant Indignant at his manner.
"I told you once it was none of your busi
ness," replied the individual, angrily. 1
come here to buy a ticket not to be asked
foolish questions,"
Aqd with that as a parting shot he ram
bled away.
His Friend's Ignorance, "
From the Argonaut
Two Highlanders, being in Glasgow for the
first time, were having a walk through the
city. Turning a corner, they were much
surprised to see a water cart wetting the
street Not having seen anything- of the
kind before, Tougal, under a mistaken idea,
ran after the cart and cried to the driver:
"Hey, man hey, man I Ye're losln' a' y'r
water I"
His friend, annoyed at Tougal's want of
knowledge, ran after him, caught him by the
arm, and said, rather testily: "Tougal, man.
Tougalr-dinna be showln' y'r Ignorance!
D'yer no see It's to keep the laddies off the
back o" the cairtr
His Calf "Rond a Vay."
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Residents of La Grange are deriving much
amusement from an offer of a reward posted
on the bulletin-board of the postoffice. ' The
notice was posted, on permission of .the
postmaster, by an honest. Dutch farmer
named Hans Bog, who lives a few miles out
Of town. Bog came to the postmaster In
great trouble, and asked for permission to
put up a notice offering a reward for a calf
which he had lost On being given permis
sion and a sheet of paper he wrote and post
ed up the following remarkable example of
phonetic spelling:
"ROND A VAT.
Von Ret and Vlte Calf mit its to behind legs
was plack he was a she Calf. Aney potty
ot prlngs Dot Calf home pays me five Tol-
' HANS BOO,
"Tree Mile Behind de prldge,
"Bear Creek."
lar,
.A Personal Bill of Fare.
A squire of Andover once hired a brother
tof Patrick, who 'was In his employ. The
terms were made with Pat beforehls brothi
er's arrival, and the following conversation
ensued:
Squire ril pay your brother bne-flfty a
day, Patrick.
Patrick (bowing and smiling) Yls, sor
yls, sor; and will he ate hlmsllf or will ye
ate him, sort
The squire thought that Dennis had better
eat himself.
How 8he Got Ready.
London Tit-Bits.
She'd dressed up to go out with him
'Twas on the topmost floor;
Before the mirror shl had posed '
A weary hour or more.
At last she started down the stairs,
And he was glad, but then
She tarried on the second floor
To Bee herself again.
The Journal, in defense of the public, told
Jwsacily-what the-play ae JIke after it jarvltu
was presented Bt the Marquam, and the story I "The unbought grace of life, the nurse of
was not creditable to the association which
booked the attraction nor the manager who
promised his patrons a good thing at a high
price and deceived them. The Journal takes
the ground that the public should be kept
posted, and to this end employs competent
critics to write up the attractions furnished
by the Portland theatres. If a play is not
good, the public should know It, so the com
pany presenting it may improve or put on a
new number. If the manager of the Mar
quam should buy a suit of broadcloth from a
dealer at a fancy price, wouldn't he" kick If
the stuff proved shoddy on delivery?' The
people want the goods advertised.
manly sentiment and heroic enterprise" is
not gone no, nor never can go so long as a
life as noble as is Mrs. Jefferson Davis' shall
have power to bless and to lave the children
of earth. ''
The Girl's Father And you say you are
sure your love could stand any test?
The Smitten 8valn Sure of it I have
even seen her picture In that family group
taken In the days when the girls wore Jar.
eys.
that
( Servant I dreamed last night air,
you gave me a ten-franc piece.
"That all right You max keep It " only his fogtm It
i Balfour Knows.
Fromrthe New York World.
Mr. Balfour's reference to the fact that
there Is free trade between all the states of
our union as free trade's "most momentous
and permanent victory" reveals him as a
British statesman who knows an accurate
thing or two about this country.
Hand and Foot.
From the Philadelphia North American.
TSe president had no hand in the Llpton
invitation muddle. And Secretary Loeb put
The Swesring Habit ."
From the San Jose Mercury.
The habit of swearing in public or. In
deed, anywhere is offensive and Is usually
condemned by the laws and police regula
tions, though It has become so common as
to be almost a national evil. 'The street
corner 'talk of loungers is often unfit . for
the 'ears of decent people. Men Indulge In
the grossest forms of expression without
thought for the sensibilities of passers, and'
seldom do creatures of this Ilk think to
lower their voices In the presence of women
and children; It would be -well if an occa
sional prosecution served .thft excellent pur
pose of emphasizing the fact that society
holds to certain conventions as to speech
which -cannot t lightly disregarded.
machine to make high dives at the lake re-
Bortt next summer. i v -- , , ;-
Two Miles a Minute. ,
From the New York sVorld.
The fact that a speed of 106.8 miles an
hour has been reached on the Zossen ex
perimental road in Germany Is Interesting,
but the engineers in charge are In error if
they think that this is the highest speed ever
attained. More than 20 years ago a steam
engine and car attached, both of light con
struction, were driven at over 100 miles an
hour on a single-rail "saddleback" road built
by Captain J. V. Meigs at Boston. Ten
years ago the Empire state express ran a
mile at the rate of 112.5 miles an hour. Two
years ago a train M the Plant system In
Florida ran five miles in two minutes and
thirty seconds, equivalent to-120 miles t.n
hour. t . ; ' ' ;
Some experts think that while there is no
mechanical difficulty . In the way of run
ning trains at the rate of 100 miles an hour
or more., no engineer will be able to stand
the strain of such a speed Without a nervous
breakdown. But with thoroughly pro
tected track, free from grade crossings, with
nothing tqnisturb the mind, and wKh,
orations reduced to a minimum, it may be
found that a train can be ran at two -miles lBur hearin riot the footfalls of
Before another mirror there
She turned and turned and turned,
And took her time and seemed as though
5nrbwww-ccTOernea:
She patted bows and touched up tucks
And felt her fluffy hair, .
And rearranged her new "flat" hat
With undiminished care.
t
And then she gathered up her skirts
And fixed them in her hand,
Coquettlshly looked back once more
Into the mirror and
Went down another flight of stairs
To the reception-room.
Where he was huddled like a chunk
Of rainbow-colored gloom.
He smiled, as any bus band should,
But managed not to speak,
And it was well, for he was sure
He'd waited there a week. .
He rose to gd, but she advanced
Upon the large pier glass,
And back and forth. In front of It
Began to pass and pass,
She started with her hat and hair,
And carefully looked down, 1
Inspecting things until she reached
The bottom of her gown.
She caught her- skirts again, and looked
To see how she'd appear,
And evidently satisfied.
She said, 'I'm ready, dear."
..'. j?
He heaved sigh (but made it soft)
And headed for the street
a minute with less mental tension than Is
He Might ' caused by half that sneed today when a
Prof. Langley might engage himself aiiJTSpeck on the track a mile away may develop
within 60 seconds into a wagon-load of pec-
pla -4 - . ;. - '.:.
Her Loul&XrV feet
He turned he staggered as he felt ,
Aaalnst the nearest wall . j
She was gazing in the mirror la .
1h hatrack In the halll ; - - l - .
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