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PORTLAND, OREGON"
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C 3. JACKSON
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TO BE, OR NOT TO BE?
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'APAN la manifestly between the devil and the deep
blue sea. The situation which confronts It la one
from which even the boldest might shrink. If It
stands still the outcome may be figured with almost math
ematical precision. Hemmed In to Ita own tight little Isle
' with Us rapidly accumulating population, the problem of
exsltence must become Increasingly difficult and the na
tion, now glowing with abundant vitality, must necessarily
:' fretrograde, and Japan, which as one might say was elec
f trifled Into life by Commodore Perry, must sink back Into
lethargy and take Us old-time place among the decedent
', nations of the world.
On th? other hurid. should It plunge itself Into war with
Russia, the very preiiiderance of numbers would seem
' destined ultimately to crush it Into the earth. This la not
to say that Japan would not make a brilliant, heroic and
. even masterly struggle for, with the realisation that this
would practically be a fight to maintain Its national en
tlty, or all of it that would be worth saving, an element of
desperation would be added to the conflict which would
transform the humblest Jap Into a hero of traditional
tnould.
No matter what the possible outcome, It would appear
that Japan cannot afford to sit still and fatalistically ac
cept whatever Russia has In store for ber. Such a con
clusion would do violence to the genius, courage and
prodigious modernization of the little kingdom. There Is
abundant evidence to show that Its ruling powers fully
. appreciate the gravity of the situation which confronts
them, that they are meeting it with superb skill, courage
and fortitude and that back of them stands the nation to
a man waiting only for the word to literally lay their lives
on the altar of their country. It Is a situation to Inspire
patriotism everywhere and to give the world a new and
exalted conception of the benighted heathen about which
it ao glibly prates.
' IX the worse comes to the worst we have an abiding
faith that the Jap will give a good account of themselves
and that If they are destined to perish from tha face of
the earth, they will add a new If pathetically tragic chap
ter to the histories of national heroism and ,self sacrifice
which have come to us glistening down the ages.
of their way, systematically expanding their possessions
and building such secure foundations for future growth
and continued prosperity.
HANNA AS BARKIS.
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the: reason of it.
TAh"reJ l is ALWAYS APT TO BE a little slackness
, ' I In general business on the eve of a presidential
election and next year will be no exception to the
general rule. Were it not for the general prosperity of
the country, that la a prosperity which has permeated
every line of Its' industry. It la not Improbable that we
should now be in the midst of. a panic. Wall street and
Its operators have done all they could, voluntarily and
Involuntarilyto bring it about. There have -been devel
opments In stock Jobbing which have set the world aghast.
snd the world la no longer squeamish about such transac
tlons. In fitting sequel the .prices of stocks have come
tumbling down and the escaping water has fairly deluged
ome' of the unfortunates. They have Indeed .done what
they coujd to unsettle confidence, but many of the biters
have likewise been bitten. In the midst of the stock reve
lations the ears of the country were dinned with the an
fauaj croaking from 'Watt' street about tha 'crops,' With
money tight where could the vast needed sum ne ee
cured to set the crops in motion? But even this failed to
worry anybody or disturb the orderely course'of business.
, The crops have been moved, no surgical operation has
been necessary to raise the money, and even jow nobody
seems able exactly to figure out how it has been done with
out fuss or flurry and without the least disturbance 9l the
financial centers.
, The reason that there have been no financial shocks,
that the country has viewed with comparative indiffer
ence the tumbling stock, market, is because the farmers of
the country never in their whole history have been so
flush of money. Many of them have been growing rapidly
wealthy In recent years. They have lifted ' their mort
gages, they have Introduced the best modern methods of
cultivation, they have money in the bank and they are
ready to take .advantage of any condition which arises. to
give them topnotch prices for their products. There Is
where the steadying Influence comes from and this Is
chiefly why the country Is not ridiculously frightened Into
a" panic. iy the stock Jobbers and gamblers.
Add in the Northwest not alone a goodly share of this
prosperity,, but back It with a shrewd conservatism which
keeps away from the whirlpools and rapids of carelessly
contracted debts, and we have In a nutshell the reason
why the happy people here are following the even tenor
HB PRESIDENT'S FRIENDS are evidently deter-
mined to force Senutor Hanna, out of the tall
grass. At the very bottom the cordiality of the
two men cannot be expected to Jump much farther than
their mutual Interests will carry It. Hanna was tha War
wick of the last administration. He was the whole thing
and Just a little bit over. Ue could speak by the card be
cause he was in the president's Inner confidence and, as
the largest single factor which contributed to his eleva
tlon, mightily Influenced his public, actions.
After Mr. McKlnley's death there was an entirely new
man to tha fore. He was Influenced by none of the tra
dltlons and association which had surrounded, If they did
not actually hamper, McKlnley and he was under none
of the obligations to Individuals which McKlnley did not
fall to feel and acknowledge. The only obligation which
Roosevelt could be said to feel waa that which might con
tribute to achieving his ambition to succeed himself. To
this degree Hanna has been a factor In his admlnlstra
tlon, though as the unintended residuary legatee of
Hanna's labors, the latter could not be expected to look
upon Roosevelt's elevation with either enthusiasm or
equanimity.
Indeed tha death of Mr. McKlnley probably changed the
whole current of Senator Hanna's career. Had McKlnley
lived, in which event Roosevelt might have been safely
shelved, Hanna might have found himself In the position of
heir apparent, a position which undoubtedly he would have
enjoyed. If he could now see his way clear he would be
a presidential candidate. Everybody knows it and none
better than tha president himself. But he cannot yet see
SENATOR FAIRBANKS SEEMS TO BE THE MAN WHO
WILL' RUN WITH ROOSEVELT
Raymond's Washington Special in Chi
caso Tribune.
Governor1 Durbln of Indiana was at the
white House today, and this naturally
produced a revival of the previous gos
sip regarding tha second place on the Re
puDiioan ticket There are those who
believe tha Indiana tovemor wlll.be a
candidate with President Roosevelt, but
most -of tha Republican leaders hers say
the governor is not likely to figure In
that capacity. On the contrary, there
are some men high In the councils of
the Republican party who say the natu
ral and logical candidate for the second
place Is none other than Senator Fair
banks of Indiana.
It Is said on what authority remains
to be seenthat Senator Fairbanks Is
the accepted candidate of the old Mc
Klnley element. It Is this element the
close friends of President Roosevelt are
now most anxious to' conciliate. It la
an open secret that if Senator Hanna
desires to do so and will consent to be
come chairman of tha national commit
tee he will be permitted to name the
candidate for vice-president
The relations between Mr. Hanna and
Mr. Fairbanks always have been ex
tremely cordial, and It is believed by
those who have studied the situation
that the Indiana senator could be per
suaded to take the aecond place only on
tha theory that in so doing he would be
considered the representative distinct-
vely of the McKlnley element in the
party.
In other words, It Is probable Senator
Fairbanks would not be likely to be a
voluntary candidate for vice-president.
but, on the other hand, if he were urged
by such a man as Senator Hanna, he
would find it difficult. If not Impossible,
to refuse the office.
Before President McKlnley was shot It
was well understood that Senator Fair
banks would be on active candidate for
the presidency. It whs slso understood
the senator would haw the warm sup
port of the McKlnley administration,
nd that, so far as such things are pos-
ible, he might be considered the residu
ary legatee of the distinctive McKlnley
During the trying days whloh pre
ceded the war with Spain, and (luring the
period following the war, when the ex
pansion policy was being developed, the
tall, lanky flgure of the Indiana senator
waa : a . familiar one about the White
House early In the morning, and most
particularly late In the evening, when
the really Important conferences were
held.
It Is said by those In a position to
Judge that the nomination of Mr. Fair
banks , would strengthen the president
materially. Injthe first place. It would
attract to him the old McKlnley ele
ment, which Is still a potent faotor In
the politics of the West In the second
Discs, the recognised conservatism and
stability of Senator Fairbanks, his Inti
mate association with the large railroad
and corporate Interests, and his general
political methods, would be such as to
Insure for him support among the mon
eyed element, which Is now suspicious
of President Roosevelt's administration.
Some time previous to the recent elec
tion it came my way to talk to a num
ber of Republicans of undisputed promi
nence In the party, and I was struck
by the fact that they all referred to
Senator Fairbanks as the man who would
II ."WHEN SLAV MEETS JAP," BY O. K.' DAvfs, IN
I v;v': ' EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE u-""
Russia has-acquired a far stronger t of the sea" In that brief wntenee Us
hold on Manchuria than the world at the key to the strugg la. , To Mve.her,
larae realises, according to O. K. Davis self, Japan must win
In the December Everybody's. She has
been far from Idle during her time of
unmolested oecupatlon of those Chinese
provlncea Even before the Boxer
outbreak she bad proceeded with un
wonted celerity. The guards allowed by
contract to protect her great railroad
had grown Into garrisons which have
now become an- army of oooupatloa. At
every Important post on the 1,500 miles
of railway, horse, root, ana artuiery
have been stationed. Permanent bar
racks have been built forts erected.
strateglo points fortified. Great quan
titles of military stores nave Men col
looted. At Llao Tang, 40 miles south of
Mukdan by railway, tha great highways
from Pekln and Korea converge. There
the Russians have stationed a strong
force snd constructed fortifications. It
Is an admirable base for military opera
tions either against Korea or to the
south to meet a force advancing from
the aea toward Mukden. Such a situa
tlon only the arbitrament of armies can
clear.
trength. Friends of the late president
hla way. The best he can do Is to send out feelers and know he placed great reliance In the In
trust to the chapter of accidents, not committing himself J tr'ty. loyalty wlM conaervstlam
beyond recall In the meantime, so as to be ready to take
advantage of whatever may turn up In his favor. The
president's friends, on the other hand, are making every
of Senator Fairbanks.
No one outside the Russian war office
knows the actual number of troops the
Csar has In Manchuria or within reach
be likely to give the necessary "balance" I of it The Russian army In point of
to the ticket, and as one whose nomina- I numbers Is the largest in the world.
tlon would not only reconcile the Wall- I Nearly 900,000 young men reach their
street element to President Roosevelt, I majority In Russia every year, and each
but also Insure a vigorous and spon- I is bound by law to spend Ave years In
taneous contribution to the campaign I the army. If all were taken they would
fund. make an army too large even for Russia,
Todav'ft vl.lt at novtmnr Durbln to so only 111.000 go to the Colors With
the White House must not be taken, "r r the fleet, and the rest go to
therefor, mm ntritml to him. Oov- me reserve, Tne lowest peace sirengtn
ernor Cummins wss there not long ago, Russian military establishment,
and even Governor Tates might be in- therefore, numbers more than a million
vlted for an afternoon's chat without men. With 41,000 officers. In war time
necessarily Involving the selection of practically all these young men Join the
any one of the three for the second coiora. iwniinf me army 10 me siu-
place on the ticket. penaous ngures or f.evv.ouu men ana
t. '. .... I im.uw ameers, (or wnom intra sre pro
It Is at least significant that the ar- I ia-a tin aaa u , ... i
?.k Tur rurbm,ha en C0J position to guess shrewdly say there are
Incident with the renewal of the talk .i .ft nAn t i. ,.,
about Senator Fairbanks, and both these Manohurla or near it now. The number
things are apparently connected with that can ba nut In the Held thara t. lim.
the extraordinary efforts being made
by President Roosevelt's warmest frlenda
to induce Senator Hanna to remain at
the head of the Republican national oom
ml t tee.
lted only by the will of the government
ranmm a wioht cm.
effort to commit Hanna to the president's fortunes. The yaople Kay Sleep In the Klddla of the
game on both sides is, therefore, one of political dexterity nay Bnt Vot ' After Dark,
not unmixed with cunning, and so far in tha race the presl- w,Uiam E. Curtis' Madrid Correspon
dent not only has the pole but his course Is unimpeded by ence Chicago Record-Herald.
tha hurdles which litter the Ohio senator's track. I The Madrllenoa are the greatest folks
you ever saw for sitting up nights. Busl-
lrlC. I IT AID i n fKiV.,. three hnnr. fn th. mMl. k.
for a siesta, which is the practice
O BUILD UP a $40,000,000 enterprise In the brief mrougnout all the Latin countries. In
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utxtax or auu oxmi.
A well-known military observer has
said In speaking of war between Japan
and Russia that the "foundation of the
strategical future will be the command
teat. No one realises ii oeiwr man ins v
Japanese, and their new navy has bees
built to Insure them the victory, An
other force in Japan's favor Is that her
people are animated by a patriotism
which borders on fanaticism, and which
counts it a privilege to make anjr sac
rifice for the national honor. Th4 Rus
sian autocratlo government will meet a
government enthusiastically supported
by every cltisen. from prince t ricksha
coolie. Japan la poor, but such a people
engaged in such a war 'will count noth
in as hardship or deprivation, which
furnishes means to the common end.
And there are certain advantages of po-
sltlon in her favor. Japan Is compact
and well within herself. Her popula
tion of 41,000.000 can support no "such
army aa that of her antagonist, but
what there Is of It Is In position to be
used suddenly and to strike swiftly.
The mighty whit bear would do well
to remember the story of David and
Goliath.
It will be something to see the Rus
sians fight the Japanese. ' It will b
nearer demonstrating what happens
when the irresistible force meets
the Immovable object than , any
thing that has occurred- In a long
time. In tha end weight may tell and
Russia win, but If will be only after
aome desperate and spectacular fighting.
In which It Is by no means sure that
the Russians will have the advantage.
Behind Intranchments there is not much
choice between them. In the op in field
the Jspaneae Should be vlctoriotJb, other
things being equal, because of their as
tonishing mobility. They will go sround
the Ruaslana very much as the cooper
in the old adage went around his barrel
But after that, what? Admiration of
the Japanese Is unavoidable for one who
has seen, them In active service, but
one who has seen the Russians wUI
never forget the Impression of mass
they give. Contemplation of a struggle
between the two always brings up a pic
ture of a small man trying to stop a
great stone from rolling down hill by
getting In front Of it He may check
It as the start, but It gathers momen
tum ss his strength wears out, and It
will overthrow him at last and crush
him.
iii rtirran or biltkoks.
Tas Old rasaloasd Olrl JUturnlaf With
Xodlfleattoas.
From London Ladv's Pictorial.
There are signs and tokena on every
slda of the coming re-establishment of
A Magmlaoeat Xspet-isaaat Abandoned by
Toaag Oreergo Taadsrbilt.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Soma veara no Mr. fleorra W Vnn
the girl as one, e knew her. The Inds- derblIt ukM a large tract of land near
pendent, atrldtnt-volced person, well out
of her teens and free from anything
like reserve of manner, is faat disappear
Asheville, N. C. He built a fine mansion
laid out the grounds after the beat land
Ing. She has had her vogue, like cycling acaps plans, and made the spot so beau
and garmenta of masculine cut and text- tlful that It was "famous the country
ure. and she la being replaced by what round." He christened the estate "Bllt
we may call the old fashioned girl, freed, more." and Bllt more was not only the
space of 15 years, to develop It In an Industrially h'a"h'"?!? "J"' ,nd !?wn" a"
. ',.. . 'he shops are closed at noon, the tram-
now cuumry ana Duna u irom me very looisione cars stop running and the streets are however, from the silliness and affecta-1 orlde of Asheville and North Carolina.
to the pinnacle of the superstructure, is no child's play, entirely deserted between 12 and 2 I tlon and bread-and-butterlshness of her but visitors from all narta nf tha conn.
even in these days of dascllng billion-dollar combinations, o c,ock' and ou w0"ld an soon think of predecessor. The girl of the period is try admired It and at proper times were
manv of which have such an unhaDDV facultv of falllna- to "l - ciock in me vai improvement upon me giggnns welcomed witnin its hospitable gate,
many ox wnacn nave sucn an unnappy racuity or railing to mornint; between those hours, young creature whose conversational re- its owner was on good terms with all
pieces when they ar built. It took brains and brawn, it Madrid, however, is an up-to-date city, sources were of the most limited kind, the region around Blltmore. It was a
took faith and foresight. It took courage of the highest lt na" a" th modern Improvements, and who was content to be treated as a beautiful rural home but without the
order and a breadth and grasp of details in their depths as ,ln!P8t f"8.u,0ni' fTT Parl" and "J"11 TI th1 "h W" cl,vness that characterises so many
well as In their insignificance to produce the bewildering ure have departed from the customs of fled woman, and even Indeed by the maj tors were allowed the freedom of the
achievement. And lt took more, for It destroyed the vl- their Castllian ancestors. You can uru- tron f more injure years. But for grounds, and, on certain days, of the
taiity of some of the superbly constituted men who gave ally catch a streetcar and find a cab at awhile, after this, the "girl" developed house Itself. ,
., tv . .,, , .K,.. noopday. and the big shops keep open. ,n distinctly objectionable manner. Petty troubles soon began. Visitors
uV we.. 7 " i but the streets are more lively and noisy 8h m " secret of the fact that aha were not content to stroll through the
In the brief space of four months three men have died, between 12 and 3 o'clock In the night preferred being "on her own." to use grounds. They must injure flowers and
In DenveH'whO have been very largely identified with the than they are during thoee hours In the hr own teems;, she-cut loose from all shrubbery and Utter the grounds with
unbulldlnr of tha Colorado Fuel A Iron comnanv a rr..t day- A n'ffht long, almost until day- trammels of conventionality. She refuse. They were not content to enter
, 7 , . break, we who live In the downtown ho- snappea ner nngere at cnaperons, enter- the house and see the pictures and fur
steel, coal and coke organisation which now employ tels can hear the rattle of wheels over ned her friends on her own account, niture and bric-a-brac. They muat take
nearly 25,000 men. The first to go was the vice-president the stone pavements, the shuffle of feet ccPte invitations for herself, made away souvenirs; In plain language, steal
and traffic manager: within the past week the treasurer "P the sidewalks, the chatter and "pls" .a0" 5.n fthe.r : a"d- Jn ing Mr. Vanderbllt's property. Then the
, . . , . ,,... A.A ,. ,w . laughter of people passing, tha cries of "norl- nta an tne rreeaom not me aervanta began stealing by retail, and in
and president have suddenly died, almost on the same day. thpa "I tZl fascination of the married woman. But Mr. Vandarbiita absence thev atole bv
AH were young men in the fullness of their prime. The men. women and children who sell lot- ,he waa a Bybr,d creature whom we re- wuoleaale because they found no one waa
lata president of ths company was only 48. He died of tery tlckete. The hand-organs were ardod aa a" Indifferent substitute after watching them and no one cared. Those
overwork Of -tremendou .driving fore, and lVlr.
an unlimited faculty for hard work, he never learned the nute ,tKt'he corner below the elkDs ence a dellht being looted. Day before yesterday the
lesson of leaving the details to the care of his subordinates. It up until 4 o'clock, and two orchestra 1 a T cashier and timekeeper of the estate
From first to last, from tha incipient dava of tha or. of blind men who stray about from Place '"!"rL"t 'r " 'J""l' indicted for stealing 111,000 by
ganixation until the very day when he laid down his bur- tlJn 5!r5 !1"n.c.h.irTu-SJ? "Znlc Tin a "much ore .Uractlve Alt? "
dens, he tried to keep his Angers on the practical detaUs before the entrances of the shops do not
from top to bottom, until overwrought nature suddenly give up their game until almost day
gave way and he fell like an oak riven by the lightning's llgnt The b",rl ulr tln the la8t'
via and they sre as numerous here as In
i . .i 1..
yji inai reauy great, cumoinaiion dui two now remain,
one the head of the legal department, the oldest of them But it Is a peculiarity of this city that of tht) paBt wttn the more companionable
all, but seemingly gifted with perennial youth, and the people seem never to t0 vu creature of the present. Her manners,
!th!r-D5J!.Vf,a"d Ose centra sun of the or- 01 5435 lrTJ
Bumiauuu, a.uvui jvuuiu un me omers revoivea, still in me Dusyooaies ana tne loafers oi t0 her elders, but one cannot expect too
the very nusn ana vigor or life, who, having learned the Maana- 81 Hnv nour tne nignt wunoui much at a time. It Is, anyhow, pleasant
lesson of relaxation In the midst of exacting duties, sms Beein ouu ?r. euu, peop!" lanu,B ,a'y w see the girl reinstated to a great ex
HMfn 1. .i th. e . . f-1 ound. smoking cigarettes, talk ng pol - tent , ner old position, and to see fresh
-..-, ...v- " .v iimuoiiiai tics ana gossiping witn eacn omer, evi-1 young faces where, awhile since, one
drama In which his commanding talents always gave him dently without the slightest Intention of I sometimes met the made-up features of
form than that in which she appeared
I aforetime The newer system of educa
tlon,-the wider views of modern parents
the experience which the girl has herself
gained by the larger freedom now ac
corded to girls, has produced for us
pleasant combination of the simple maid
the center of the stage.
XJTOXAirA MAX XH P A. KAMA.
OoL Shalsr Banning Railroad for This
Government There.
Columbus, Ind., Cor. Indianapolis News.
' One Of the nwn who is taking a
prominent place In the changes which
have brought about the new Republic
of Panama la Col. J. F. Shaler. general
.manager of the Panama railroad, who
took prompt action when the crisis
came, the dispatches saying that he
; averted bloodshed by a display of nerve
and determination.
' .Nearly every old railroader In Indi
ana knows Col. Shaler. He was born
. in Kentucky, and. after the usual num
ber of occupations Into which a young
mun drifts, he went into the railroad
business, and learned lt from the bot
tom up. He went to Ohio and whs em
ployed there for a number of years, and
later to Louisville, where he was made
superintendent of the old Jeffersonvllle,
Madison & Indianapolis road. He held
this position during the years 1879 and
J 880, and resigned to take me general
managership of the Louisville & Nash
ville.' Levi Hege of this city, who has had
years of experience as u railroader,
jtnew him vjry well, and tells many
stories of the former superintendent.
He was an excellent railroad man, but
had a gruff manner and was not popu
lar ' with the men who worked under
him- His friends assign this to the fact
that the pien were never acquainted
with hfm and that when he once made
friends with a man there was nothing
that "he would not do for him.
When the Union Gen. "Jeff C. PavU
died In Louisville and was taken to
Memphis for burial, a number of prom
inent Kentucklntis wished to ntt-nd the
funeral. Gen. Davis was a popular man
in Iioulsvllle after the war, and the men
who had been close ko him in his last
days Wished to pay their respects at the
grave. They appointed a committee to
confer with CoL Shaler, who waa su
perintendent cf the J.. M. & 1. The
committee naked for a special train to
and from tha funeral. They were met
; with a curt refusal, and Col. Shaler In
formed thra that they could ride on a
freight He said If tbe freight train
was not good enough fbr them that
they could stay at home from the
funeral,: His decision was final, and
there was no Fpeclal Jrain. Tha affair
' nwulted in a great deal of unfavorable
comment against Col. Shaler, and there
was considerable feeling both against
him and the road.
After remaining with the Louisville
& Nashville for about one year he went
to Georgia and became general superin
tendent of the Chattanooga, Rome St
Columbus road, which place be held for
several years. Leaving the employ of
this road. Col, Shaler went to Mexico,
where he waa made general manager of
the Mexican Central and later drifted
into Panama. When the offices of the
Panama railroad became the property
of the United States Col. Shaler sup
posed that the manager of the road
would be some military official and
offered his resignation to the United
States government. The officials at
Washington informed him that they
wished a practical man to have charge
jf the road and retained his services.
He Is ntlll in full charge and will prob
ably remain there for some time.
OKEOOV nOXTB IV XTOSXA.
From the Pendleton East Oregonian.
Pendleton flour now goes to the Orient
by the carload, and the visit of H. hi.
Dosch to this city yesterday, to urge
an increase of the output here, gives an
added impetus to the industry. Pendle
ton hoasts the first prize from Japan on
woolen manufactures, and now enjoys
the novelty of listening' to an agent for
Oriental traders beg for more products
from this city and county. There
should le a ready response to this call,
on the part of Pendleton millers. It is
Interesting to know that the only word.
In the Kngllsh language which a re
turned traveler from Manchuria could
find in a remote station on the Siberian
railway, was the label on a. sack of Pen
dleton flour. It even preceded the Pen
dleton newspaper into that corner of
the world.
An Indian Bomuoi.
Krom the Yamhill Reporter. .
J. C. Cooper will soon publish his
Indian romance, "The Yamhills." The
story pretends to be the history of the
establishment of a tribeof Oregon In
dians, Into which is woven many inci
dents, legends and traditions familiar to
the early settlers In this section. It
contains love scenes, battle scenes. In
cidents on the trail and in the village,
and many of the trials and struggles
rOUTZCAJ. WIS BOSSES.
going to bed; while the peddlers, as a maturity.
matter of course, remain also and are To' the king and queen, who delight In
moving around among them. Human the companionship of young people, is
streams continue to pour Into the square certainly due the re-establishment of the
from the side streets until daylight and I girl; and it is noteworthy that in return
From the Union Republican disappear In other directions. Coming Ing she has brought In. her train the
A Reouhliran renroHont. 1 1 t home from the theatre at 1 or 2 in the chaperon, who has of recent times been
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met Max Pracht of Peachblow Paradise ' V',l;,;r' ' ! a si?'
"""'' VI., HOW Special i. .h.l. o.ma .r l..1lnr thorn hv tha hilt am a thnrnnirhl a.nalKl. naniui
ogem oi me general lana office, sta- hand na if thev were returntnar home I not bent on SDOllina- fun bv keeping
uonea ai jjurango, uoio. He Is the from some pleasure trip or from paying every "ineligible" at bay, nor yet des
father of William B. Pracht. who had a visit. Tha cafes are open all night, perately scheming when a "good chance"
charge of one of the mines near Union and the theatres have plays beginning presents Itself. But she has a deterrent
at the breaking out of the Spanish as late as 12:30 in,, the morning. I effect on that freedom whloh was making
war and resigned to go to the Philip-f The social life of Madrid is found at for the decadence of society, and we
pines with his company, the Second Ore- theatres. Instead of exchanging calls at I are as honestly glad to see her again as
gon. am is now mining near Ash- their homes, people visit from box to box I to nna that the frivolous married ana
land. Max Is an old political fighter in during the plays and between the acta the doubtful mature are no longer to
Southern Oregon, and his fighting blood There is a great deal of dressing. Th have lt all their own way. The girls
hots up wherever he goes. He butted theatre is the only place that many are the natural Howers that Should deck
up against the big coal land rlna in wnm.n have an omtunitv to wear their society's gardens, and we have too long
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' ineni on me ragged good clothes, and the young men ana "uul cu aivMiuwi mito
edge. Max Pracht says the alleged land mmr women hat. Greater fr.wlnm thera I "
frauds under investigation in Oregon for n.,nvrtion nrt flirtation than thav SPwtwr OUOOri Am.ES.
can t noid a candle to Colorado. .Bn have anvwhera else. It is constd-
where they are past masters In the art ered perfectly safe and good form for a I The gathering of the 190S erop of
or oeaimg poor uneie namuei out of his young man to stroll up and down the apples in- the Rogue river valley has
eye teeth. Old Oregon friends will be corridors of a theatre with his sweet- beon practically ' completed, and the
pleased to hear of Max and William heart, when It would be Improper for work Of packing and shipping the fruit
Pracht and of their success in a busi- them to be seen In the park or in the to market Is now in progress, says the
neon way. street together, or aven in the draw- Ashland Tidings, a conservative estl
imr-rnnm of their own home. And if mate places the apple yield of the valley
BEVOEBES PROMPT aid. thev choose to withdraw their chairs for export this season at from ICO to
back into the shadow and. miss a part 175 carloads. Of this product It is estl
From the Union Republican. of the play, no one objects. These con- 1 mated that 90 carloads will be turned
A lady stepped Into a hot water rations make the theatre a popular place over to the Southern Pacific company
spring in tne spring nouse at Hot Lake 1 of resort for young women, wnose.reis- at central , iomt, si cars at -Meororo,
one day last week, and would have been tlons with men are restricted by the 1 14 at Talent, 10 at Ashland and some-
seriously scalded but for the timely old-fashioned etiquette; and, of course, I thing less than 10 at .Gold .Hill and
assistance . of a drummer. Before the where the candle is the moth will fol-1 Phoenix. . The pear shipments of this
lady could even make an outcry, the low. I year amount to 75 carloads from the
drummer's arm was around her twice Theatre parties are the most populaa I valley, most of which have,, been
and she was lifted out of the water and forms of entertainment. As I told you shipped from Medford.
carried to a place of safety, but it took
two men and a crowbar to break the
drummers hold after the danger was
over. Of course the drummer was from
Portland, and a maiden lady from Pen
dleton ha writteb to the Portland
house asking when this drummer will
be at Hot Lake again.
BOWH XH CIHTKAX OBECrOlT.
with a sprinkling of Indian words to
give occasional emphasis. It will make
a book of nearly 200 pages.
From the Crook County Journal.
With the Southern Pacific the Colum
bia Southern, the proposed line from
Arlington to Condon, 'the 'Hepp"ner
branch, and the east end of the O. R. A
N. all dangling southward from the
main line along the Columbia, a rail
road man Of Oreaon will soon hearln tn
common to savage life as he saw lt,TTbok Hke a dsn line set across-a river.
Keep a pirenin Doys, tnere's some pretty
good bait down in Central Oregon that
you haven't got on your hooks yet.
In a former letter, what we call hospi
tality la unknown In Spain. Italy and xZttK rBXCZS TO nOXSSAXXSS.
the l.attn countries. -ne aoors oi me
Spanish houses seioom open to siran- From the Times Mountaineer.
gers ana oramary acquamumce, ana Complaint comes from Pendleton that
costs uvue vruuu.c .Uu jiving is unusually . high, but Pendleton
vlte a friend or two to your box at the ,,nt th6 only town .,miiarir afflicted;
theatre They can make th . acquaint- these be pretty hard times for those
ance of the wife and- daughter under wno m Mt bma by the sweat of
very pleasant surroundings and have an y,,,,. t0 kecp ven ,or wages have
am Kskt la nf wings WlftS thAtTI rUha ...
... v- r " " I not increased wiuv, tne price or ootnrao
tween each act
ditlea. Up there errs are selling at 40
eents a dosen. With those prices It ' Is
seldom a dosen eggs are purchased at a
time. They are handed out like oran-
But-
The Brownlow BUX
From the Tillamook Herald.
The Brownlow bill, which provides ges which are sold at I cents each.
for the improvement of country roads ter Is selling at 40 cents per pound roll.
by the national government, is a good having advanced recently from 10 cents.
measure If even one-half the money Although that la near the great Milton
that hasj been graftedJn the postal and fruit belt, soma apples are selling at Ave
land departments had been converted to pounds for 25 cents. Wood- Is selling
tnis worthy purpose, tnere would today I at 17 per cerd, and coal has gone up 50
be good roaos everywhere. . -' - I cents on the Ion and Is selling at .60.
well as loot at Blltmore.
It Is not strange that Blltmore some
time ago ceased to have any attraction
for Mr. Vanderbllt. His property had
been injured by visitors, who took mean
advantage of his hospitality. His serv
ants, caretakers, and officials had de
ceived him, stolen from him and vio
lated their trust. He promptly decided
to get rid of Blltmore. Mo one can
blame him. He also decided he would
go abroad and live where his rights were
not in danger of invasion. He leased
the 125,000 acres to a club of 100 mem
bers, men of great -wealth, who will use
the estate exclusively for hunting and
fishing and will keep the public out. This
will not be a popular move, but It will
be economical If the publlo were al
lowed to fish and hunt at Blltmore there
would not be a beast, bird or fish left
there in a week. All the same the tron
blea of Blltmore are not ended. Mr,
Vanderbllt will get his rents, but lta oc
cupation and use will stir up class feel
ing. The Blltmore club Is likely to have
the same trouble that the Adirondack
preserve owners are having. But no one
can blame Mr. Vanderbllt for leaving
Blltmore In disgust
OOXTXD AJTS KOMAJT.
How the former Seoured Xoekefeller'a
rrleadsaly.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
As the head of a, mighty trans
continental railway system that has
Inch by Inch fought Its way into the
front ranks with Its bitterest foes, and
which gives promise of soon outstrip
ping thsm alk George J. Gould (s today
one of the most remarkable and one of
the least understood of those pictur
esque characters in that most thrilling
melodramas Money.
But Gould is more than picturesque;
he is more than dramatic. He Is tragic,
for he has arrayed against each other
two great armies of multt-milllonalres.
A move for supremacy one way or the
other may lead to such a battle as tbe
world has never known.
Soon after Goorge Gould had ob
tained full charge and was practically
dictator of the interests left by his
father, he called at the office of J. Pier
pont Morgan In regard to the purchase
of, the Naw. York & Northern railway
by the Manhattan elevated road. There
were some things on which the two did
not agree; some remark was made by
Morgan; words passed and Gould left
the office in anger. In telling the cir
cumstances to a friend, he afterward
said that he would never again enter
Morgan's office, and he never has.'. The
friend, however, who had known his
father for many years, took the young
man to one side and said;
George, you are Just beginning your
career where your father left lt for you
to resume, now let me give you a bit
of advice. If you desire to be success
ful, as your father was, you should not
begin by making powerful business
enemies." i
S SEAMED XZX8XLT UTTO WXAKTX,
From the Minneapolis Journal.
James Waller, an Australian, had never
been in England until he went over in
1897 to see the queen's jubilee. The night
he arrived In London he dreamed that he
stood in a large circular chamber in the
British museum, and that the walls were
lined with books. He dreamed that he
took down a book from a shelf, and found
behind it a lump of solid gold. The young
fellow had never been In the British
museum In his life, but his dream waa
so vivid that he wrote to the head
librarian for a ticket of admission. On
entering the room he recognised It per
fectly. went to the spot In which he had
found the gold, took down the book, and
found nothing at all.
But, as he had always neara mat
dreams went by contraries, he only
smiled at his disappointment Then he
took a glance at the book in his nana.
It was a work on metallurgy. He sat
down, opened It. and began to glance
through lt Suddenly hi eye was caugnt
by a description of a certain ore oi tin.
a yellowish-brown or gray metal of great
weight, tbe blnoxide of tip. -uooa neav-
ensl" he thought, "why, there's tons of
that on our ranger. . v
Very soon he became convinced mat on
his father's property in New South Wales
there were valuable veins of tinstone. He
hurried back borne, and 1 already a very
wealthy man.. .
Not such a bad dream to nave;
; . Turkish lovetsa. ' -
From the November Century.
With' patience sour grapes , become
sweet and the mulberry leaf satin.
Bv the time the wise man gets mar
ried the fool has grown-up children.
Give a swift horse to him who tens
the truth, so that as soon as he has
told lt he may ride and escape.
Be not so severe that you are oiamed
for -it, nor . so gentle that you are
trampled upon for It.
If you have to gather tnorns, ao it py
the stranger's hand,
Gould said nothing, but he thought of
the matter carefully. He had made an
enemy of Morgan and he was too proud
to make any concessions to him. The
next best thing, therefore, waa to gain
a powerful friend to offset the powerful
enemy and he determined to seek the
strongest man financially In the world.
At that tlmo John D. Rockefeller Was
one of the heaviest stockholders in the
Union Pacific, of which the Gould south
western railway system was a direct
rival. Gould accordingly called on
Rockefeller. He said frankly that ho
did not want to run tbe Missouri Pa
cific In competition with the Rockefeller
Interests, and he asked the great finan
cier, much after the manner In which,
a son seeks advice from a father, Just
how he could conduct his road and its
branches in harmony with its , former
rival. There was something about
Gould, something In the confidence that
he reposed In Rockefeller that won his
friendship. , - A harmony plan was at
once arranged and from that time for
ward the friendship between, these two
men grew stronger. The more Rocke
feller saw of Gould the more he liked
him and believed in him. When the
split between William - and John D.
Rockefeller came the business Interests
of the latter and of Gould were
strengthened. Rockefeller millions be
gan to pour into Gould propositions. An
extensive system of expansion ' was
planned and the Gould roads reached
out toward the Atlantic and the Pa
cific. .
Gould, realizing the importance of
making-strong allies and planning for
the future, was quick to seize upon a
circumstance that brought him. and
Andrew Carnegie together. Carnegie.
who may be said to have changed the
railway map of the United States, was
engaged in a fight with the Pennsyli
vanla company, which ha thought was
charging too much for freight He had
heard, of George Gould's ambition to
bring the Wabash to an Atlantic port
and he determined to use him as a
wedge against the Pennsylvania people.
uouia ana uarnegie had several confer
ences, the result of which was that a
contract was entered into by which the
Wabash was to receive 26 per cent an
nually of the output of the Carnegie
Steel oompany. In consideration of a
railroad being built into Pittsburg. The
United States Steel corporation, of
which J. Plerpont Morgan Is the head
and front, and one of Gould's bitterest
enemies, has now that contract to fdl
fill. This one tonnage ' contract Is
enough to guarantee the flnanaJtal aim.
oess of the new line frorriy.he start, and
hiubi jniiuitu immure vi vuv wauie ,
matter Is that the money comes from
the very- men who most strenuously op
posed tne entrance of the road into
Pittsburg. ' -vw--
-- Too Thin. , v- j: : i ; -u "
From the St Louis Globe-Democrat. ' -Turkeys
are scarce, say the dealers In
them, and so thin you can see through
them. So are: the stories of scarcity,
started every year just before Thanks
giving, , . . .
I.