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L Editorial ' Pagerb 1?3: :JDoii?itol PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESDAV, DECEMBER 9. 1903 THE OREGON DA I LV.J OURNAL. !' . -i I- ' " AN INDEPENDENT NE WSPAPER ; ' ' y' t ' C, 8, JACKSON Published every evening xotpt BupUy) t Th' Journal Bulldln. rirth and jYarohlli streets, Portland. OiH .OFFICIALi PAPER Of THE ' CITYOP ' PPRTLAND " THE JOURNAL'S PLATFORM A Trinity Events Which Would Make jof Portland : j- th Mightiest City of tha Pacific Coast ' ; First Deepen the Columbia river bar. J ' Second Open the Columbia river to unim- j peded navigation at and above The Dalles. Third Dig an Isthmian canal A GOOD SHOWING. 'T IS an' altogether surprising Bhowlng gon country makes In Its .contributions to the .na tional government. It Is a showing of which rela- - tiyely and absolutely Oregon itself and Portland hays every reason to be proud. In BO years the Oregon-country lias paid - In customs receipts, Internal - revenue and the sale, of public .lands nearly $55,000,000. , During" the same period It haa received 4a' the way of appropriations a ltt tie over 113,000,000, These appropriations Include every dollar -that the national government has devoted to Oregon, Washington and Idaho tor all purposes, including its great j system of waterways. . In customs receipts alone Portland has contributed within two, million dollars of the entire .amount which the government has. expended in ail these jears in the .whore of Idaho, Oregon and TSVashington.y These figures have been prepared by the treasury -department in response to a resolution of Senator Mitchell and are therefore authoritative.' It wflj he seen from them that the Oregon country may with very good grace go 'to the government at this time and ask for an appropriation in aid of, the Iewis and Clark fair.. . It haa -done its full share in maintaining the government and in contributing to the general prosperity. When there is furnished fr6m the same source a complete . list of . the : appropriations which have been made in aid of similar, be found that on the ground of common is an element in the transaction, this project should be treated with liberality. While other sectiona have, been treated liberally, indeed lavishly, no money for any such purposed, has ever come to the Pacific JJorthwest.; There is inereiore, ampie grounu upun - witn able expectation that something-willBVdow-atthli elon of congress which will make it apparent that the na tlonal spirit still rules and that when it comes to a ques tion of this sort merit is the only thing and that sectional prejudices cut no figure. On that basis we might. safely rest our case. MR. HARRIMAN'S. VISIT. ETWEEN the realisation that the PS certain railway enterprise is Tactual undertaking of -the, work, a big gap. , The.delay may be caused which are; not apparent to the eye of the but which -must' be taken Into as serious consideration by those who project the road as the element of the money with which to build it. , Things have bringing the Southern Pacific in Oregon . ard, which it has attained elsewhere hasty criticism in consequence.' But it strated by Mr. Harrlman, since his visit here, that while "they have accomplished miracles la the line of construc tion work s-rid" betterments of their lines, while la the ahort space of four years they have spent $135,000,000, arid are , still able to do anything which depends upon themselves alone, they occasionally fail for reasons that( are placed beyond their control.1 If it has been Utterly Impossible to secure rails from any of the great establishments of . the country they could not by mere force of will power imagine them into the road bed. This is altogether reasonable and when there is added this further fact that the company is proceeding with all due diligence and thatthe work is to be completed at the earliest possible moment, there are grounds for genuine congratulation and such criticism a has been offered .mast in decency be withdrawn. ' t .One point, that Mr. Harrlman made'VaBt night In this connection Vfaa it striking one. He said he had. been 1 here 18 .month ago and then expected that by ..tW time everythftlg toemplated . would have been done. Much had been done, et the work on the Southern ;Pacifio Into - Oregon had not been completed,- Turning to jiajor Lang fitt he said the, work on the Columbia bar had been in pro gress during that whole time and called upon him to state whether ornot the water over the bar had been deepened ' Major Lahgfitt replied that it had. hot. in speaking of . iran oinit w.' i From the New York World. : Joe Miller, national secretary . of the Brewers' association, is in Washington, resting from his labors in trying to settle a beer war that haa been raging in Columbus for months. ' ' - The brewers .cut-prices until beer sold at i a barrel a ruinous price, the.brew era pay. . ' .. ' " ' . , Miller made peace with everybody eX r crht one brewer. Thatone insisted on , selling his beer at J a barrel, and would " llBten 'to nq proposition for a higher ; price. Miller saw this brewer M his cave half a dozen times, and anally went to tils house.- f -' "Bet r must be 1 a barrey anaounced the brewer, after Miller had pleaded for , . neace for half an hour. "But whyf asked Miller - '; ' "BecauiMi my control says I shall sell 1t at that price," the brewer replied, solemnly. . , Then it developed that the brewer Is a Spiritualist and is getting nightly tnes--sagea from some spiritual source which .- inmitti that he shall receive but 3 a bar rel for his beer.. Miller gave it up. .; As Ambitious Woaiaa. ' if '' . A. V. Spencer in December Lipplncott's. . "My grandmother was an awful ambl- tlous woman." said a native -of a well i. known Island off the coast of Maine, i , "and when she was dying' and the doc ' . tor had told her she had only about an . vhour to live rihe aaked her daughter to 'r bring her some green apples. Bhe eat up in bed and pared two pansful of ' them, and then lay back with a satisfied ' igh. 'Well,' said she, Tm determined : that the folks that come to my, funeral hall have enough apple sass tor once in II. K 1 i , . ; , . A' Tostserlpt . -fr ' - C, M. B. in Llpplncott's. ' - A Utile St. Paul girl had a very large - family connection to-pray, for, and one ' night when she rose from her knees her Ulthr said: "" , "Whyk Kdlth. you forgot grandma!" 8he got right Jown on her kueea again and mid: ...: ... j "Oh, jd. wouldn't "chat give yoo'cold fwt I forgot grandma! WtU srot stay Put. . r - From the Washington Posf, .' Senator Hanna keeps pn putting his preid(ntiat boom away, but does not keen) eble to make it stsy put. "PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING Col the Lucln cut-oft' roads had completed undertaking in 20 dallying with the construction at the mouth, of the Colum bla which had as yet produced np beneficial results. His theory seemed to be that everything should not be ex pected of the railroad and that it was only right, that something should "be expected in other .directions; notably in this' government projects .; . . . . . ' And in this respect right. The announcement that a road would be built mto Central Oregon is naturally received with much' pleasure, Taken altogether much to clear the has tended to make of the railroad while at the same time it has demonstrated the needs of the ectlon. It has done" much good in show which the Ore ing,that lfl all practical achievements there are a great many things that Intervene to prevent their accomplish ments besides those which appear on the surface. But the perfect good f faith of the; corporation Jbelng demon strated, it is a long stride forward , in establishing the good relations which should exist between the public and the railroad whoseinterests are interwoven In, w many different directions. ,. '-f,c;" The visit oLMr. every respect. He has cordially met the4 people more than half way and he has met every situation presented to him with refreshing frankness.1 We hope he will leave with a. heightened , impression of the importance of this great section in the great railroad system of which he is the head and that so realizing he will be always ready, as he has shown himself while In Portland, to give the mat te'r the attention which it "deserves and should command DO THEY "I WAS MUCH reading your enterprises It will decency, if that lng the public schools. " I do not, flnln;jDther"partsof the country that I have visited the. same conditions that seem to be presented hereJ; Elsewhere the public schools seem to more largely meet the modern demands for a varied education, starting In at the very beginning with the kin iu uasc a, reason Their not-onlv fit the oretical Jlnes, bift fit to move congress for many duties of life. ;It seems t6 me we have, fallen short in, this respect' and. if It 1b shown that the private schools are cutting into the public schools Jn the lower grades then' it Would appear to prove that we are not meeting the needs in other MirectIons". :. :-T ' - The Jdurnal is a great believer in the public schools. It believes in them not only for the educational advantages so freely afforded but for their. Influence in instilling the undertaking of a advisable and the there Is oftentimes suirlt of democracy by some things witslde observer, common plane of that?ia in them. moved slowly In op to' the stand- schools, particularly and there has been haa been demon These are serious public schools to are! now meeting unon them? If they due to lack of funds, lack, of facilities' or lack 'of. teach ing material? These questions are not urged in a -faultfinding spirit. It'Js easy to find -fault wtth the best edu cational institutions if one only sets out to do it. ; No hu should reasonably which so much .public money is spent and it should be en in Portland, it we are getting the As we haye said should arouse the educator but of every person who realises the vast influ of our public life and AJt ' AiraLO-AlCBBSOAJr VAVAXi ,B- - TTWIOW. , From the New York Bun. ' Mr. James Gordon Bennett cables an editorial to his paper suggesting tha't 'ln- aamuch as a areat British squadron la about to visit West Indian waters tnd hold there a great naval parade, we should sleae- the occasion to send a like naval, force thither and have a grand sham battle with the English ships. The idea Is full of fascination, and the more one ponders it the more attractive it becomes. It would be a splendid tning for the Jack tars of both nations, ana it contemplates the only kind of a meet lng on the high seas -that we are likely ever to have with England. The nroiect has our . enthusiastic ap probation, and we would have the commander-in-chief of our army end navy take charge himself in person, out we would like his personal assurances that only blank charges would be Used. WASxnraTOH'g uqet bxdb; ' From the. New York World. "What do you think of the New York situation nowr, Senator Depew was asked at the-White House yesterday. "It reminds me," eald.jthe senator, -ot the famous general In i. the Civil War who telegraphed1 to his wife, after a bat tle: Desperately wounded, but every thing is lovely, and the gocae hangs high" 1 " - " ' . : ,' . in i ' ', . One of.- ex-8enator Mason's young sters, who attends Sunday School, came home and repeated a dream tb Sunday School teacher had said she had had about Heaven, r '' , ' '" ' s 'What do you think of it?" asked Sen ator Masou! ' v - "1 don't take much f stock ire It," the youngster : replied. "Doesn't it.-seem kind of funny to you that she never dreams of anything but Sunday School '-things?" One of Representative Tawney'a coun try constituents came to Washington and stopped at a local fcotel, . . "Don't blow .out ""The ' gas." was the first sign he read on euterlnglils room, and he didn't. It burned all night. When he paid his bill the next morn lng. he found this ltem:,' ,; ... - f "Extra charge for- burning ' gas all nlaht. 40 cents," - -"By Oeoige, you can't get ahead of these noi-Keepers, - ne aaiu. vi.,w JNO. P. CARROLL across Salt Lake he aald the Harrlman 29 miles of an' extraordinary difficult months, while the government had been no one -can doubt that he is entirely the visit of Mr., Harrlman ' has done atmosphere In various ' directions. It plain to the public the point of view Harrlman has been well worth while in MEET THE DEMAND r STRUCK," writes ia ; subscriber,, "in comments on the growth of the prl- dergarten and closing with the manual training school, ttt oseTtenemr children in the lower grades largely share, children with an education along the them practically, bath boys and girls which, placing all children upon a merit, is lively to bring out the best In Portland the private schod'l has b&- comer a great factor. - The children who attend these schools would necessarily under other, conditions attend the public schools. Why do they' attend the private in the lower grades? Are these schools better? Do they more fully "meet the modern de mands or- wy, di). parents send their children to these schools and pay money for the instruction while they are at the same time contributing to the support, of the pub lic schools? f iJ'f'.vf 1 : ' questions for those in charge of the face and answet Are they sure they every legitimate demand which is, mad are not;, what is the reason? Is it man Institution is perfect and none is beyond even legiti mate criticism. But there are certain broad results which be expected frorti institutions upon tirely proper to inquire if these results are being attained should, ne . jusunaDie to inquire . wi have completely, caught the modern spirit of educational methods and whether with the facilities at our disposal best attainable results. before this is a serious matter which concern not only -of every parent akd ence which the public schools have had in the development character. txi BJBsmTS or noruaior, The treasury statement for the first five months of the fiscal year shows that the party in power still finds it, as Col Fred Grant' said, "much easier to han dle a surplus than a deficit." ;,' f '. , For the period from July to December last year there was a: surplus of upward of iH. 000.000, whereas in the five months lust Tended there was a deficit of more than $2,000,000. The ne! de crease In revenue was 8,247,000, while the Increase in expenditures Was nearly lie.flOO.OOO. The deficit for . November was 12.731,19.1, against a surplus 'of above $500,000 last year. . ; TRere'ls still a net cash- balance of about $220,000, 000, exclusive of the gold reserve fund; so that Uncle Sam is not likely jjfi follow Dowie into the handi of a receiver. , But the "stand-narters' for tjbrti than war fariff that shelters monopolies have by their profligate ex penditures done their best to stop the public demand for a reduction of taxa tion. . '.. - . 'D : ... --: The Huge Money-Order Business. M. O. Cunlft In the World's Work. There is jio (business In the world that grows half fONfast as our postofflee money order system, Last year its total business increased at the rate -of $1,000, 000 a .week. To make it plainer, the money order department will handle next week $1,000,000 more than It handled this week. It loses by fraud lees than $1,000 a year. . It showed Its regular annual Increase in tne. period or financial depres slon from 1893 to 1897. perhaps the only large business In the country that did. Btad With , Interest.,;; ' " From the Crook County Journal. ; The Portland Journal , apparently is treading pretty close on the heels of the . Oregonlan. The former's Thanks giving cdftlon was a credit, not only to the paper itself, but . to the cltf and state as well and was read with much Interest :by the local subscribers in this vicinity. -,- --- - v - oomiag to the ttont. ' .; . From the Aurora Borealls. ' ' ' . The Oregon Dally Journal of Portland though only about two years old, is rap )dly coming ta the front as the leading daily on the Pac-ifip coast - Its Thanks giving edition would htfve been a cred-it to New York or Chicago THE SENATE WIU, SOON CONFIRM THE CANAL - TREATY WITH PANAMA ; : , Raymond's Washington Dispatch in Chi. , , cago irioune. . As a result of a quiet but systematic canvass of the senate, undertaken for the information of the atata : depart ment, and embracing both Republicans and Democrats, assurances have been re celved that the Panama canal treaty will certainly be ratified, and with compare tiveiy small delay. At no time has there been much doubt that more than two thirds of 'the senate ..would ultimately vote to ratify the treaty, but there was a serious question whether a few irrecon cilable Democrats, with Mr. . Morgan as a isaaer, mignt not aeiay action xor weeks and months, and thus add to the diplomatic compiicat-lons which have al ways surrounded the canal question. Under the principle laid down by the administration, it would make no differ ence which government happened to be in the .saddle, so long as the treaty once was ratified, but until the convention be tween the United States and the repub lic of Panama . becomes an actual con tract, signed and sealed by' both par ties, there will 'be danger to United States interests on the isthmus. If the Senate, should delay for an un usually long time, the Panama people might- become, -discouraged and in con sideration of certain financial induce ments might transfer sovereignty back to the republic of Colombia. The As surance that the senate will act prompt ly, or at least as promptly as the senate ever acta on anything, will therefore be a great relief to the administration. There is a sort of an informal un derstanding on the part of a large num ber or Democratic senators that there Is no possible advantage, either political or otherwise, in delaying action on the treaty. The political chiefs of the De-. mocracy feera, to have decided the peo- f la want the canal, and they will sus aln the .administration without? beslta tion in pushing the present treaty to the front. The Democrats do not think they -can gain' any ground by opposing the treaty itself, and so have partially agreed that after Mr. Morgan of Alabama shall have tired himself out a vote shall be taken WOHAX SEHDS OOTTOX VT. Kiss Giles' rigorea aa Influence In Sharp sue TeeterdAy. v From the New York Sun. . One - of : the Influences In brhighig about : the sharp advances of $1.66 to $1.20 a bale in cotton yesterday was the publication by Kate M. Giles of an esti mate -of only 10,370,000 bales for the year's crop. This is the second estimate made by Mies Giles Which baa had a market effect, the first being "that of iu,3ou,oou Dales, made a montn ago. Miss Giles Is1 a young woman who learned the secrets of crop statistics under a- former "chief statistician on wheatTcorn and oats'' for tha. govern ment, who later ; left the government employ and mad estimates, including cotton, for operators in this city. When he died, two years ago. Miss Giles took over his busln She has 1,800 r4,000 -correspondents, and compiles for clients monthly 'cotton estimates. Her estimates of 10,300,000 bales month ago was close to the government figures and gave weight to her figures yesterday.- : - - Dick Bros. & Co. of the New, York stock exchange have made up estimates of the cottofa orop, in which thejr point out that the price will have the effect of bringing into the market a, larger or smaller' yield, as the case may be. Should the price be low, a considerable part of the year's, growing will, in their opinion, be kept in planters' hands. The firm says:1':- ' ' :'. - "Should spot cotton sell throughout the South next spring and summer at or near 1.5 cents a pound, then, we think, the whole production wiU come in sight, and the crop will be 10,885,000 bales. Should the price sag from the present price 11 - cents the orop of next sea sdf wilt be 10,000,000 bales. 7 xmct or cu YE&Aars's . x-ettek. New York Cor. Philadelphia Ledger. " nouncing that his determination not to become a candidate for the presidency la unalterable is believed, by the ma jority of (the New York Democratic leaders, to - have strengthened the chances of Judge Alton B. Parker for the nomination. A local paper today published the views os.lt national com mitteemen and leaders In various states, n tha sffoot of Mr. Clevaland's decis ion. Ten of these leaders expressed the opinion that Judge Parker's chances had improved thereby; tnree neiieve tne out- inni, ! niva favarshl for (Virman: two think that David B. Hill will be the gainer; one .that: ueore u..Mcueuan hnnM nnw ha nominated: one that Judge Gray is the strongest candidate. while seven were non-committai. 11 is common gossip that Charles F. . Murphy was preparing to use the Influence of Tammany Hall in favor of the -nomina tion of Mr.-Cleveland, ana now tnat tne ex-presldent. has positively declined ..,. AnnaMemhlA sneculatlon as to who will.be the recipient of the power- TUl Tammany leaaer iur m un na tional convention. Mr. Murphy shares uui.r' Cyr.rtkr'm antin&thv for Hill, and the latter is considered as eliminated as a nresldential possibility, it is not believed that Mr. Murphy would counte nance a boom for McClellan, ' as the mayor-elect is not. yet ripe for presi dential honors,' apd, besides, his con ini,.nn. in tha mavor'a chair .for two years Is desired by the man who put him there. in ne aosence 01 any vuwr r.nrllilatn from . New York. ninir tmnresston is that Judge Parker will secure the support of the powers in the party in mis state sozoiootrr. 7 7 Ethel M. Kelly An the Century. Now I lay me down to sleep Don't want to sleep; I went to think. I didn't mean to spill that ink; I only, meant to softly creep Under the desk an' be a bear 'T ain't 'bout the spankln' that I care. t s'pose If Td Just oried a lot An choked sll up like sister does, , .n).i than I vuz. ' t All '- - -- - -1 ' , . - -1-1 V. . , , Ik.' naurhttf AAAt ' She'd said, ''He sha'n't be whipped Je .U.-n-t - '. ' '.',' . An' kissed me but, somehow, I can't ' But I don't think It's fair a bit That when she talks sn' Ulks at youj An'-you wait patient till she's through, AxC start to-tell your side of it, '; She says. "Now." that'll do, my son; . I've heard enough," , 'fore you've begua .... I ,- '- j.; .: ' i : t : " 'F'l shohld 'die before I wake - -Maybe I ain't got any soul; -Maybe there's' only Just a hole v v. .Where 't ought to bethere's such an .'--,.-'... - HUU. ' . .' Down, there somewhere!- She seemed to 1 i ' thlnK'."' . 1 1: j :' ' . f '.'.' That I Just loved to spill that Ink! " '' x,ebaaavs meal Ovportaaltr. u i'I. TiKaiiiv aliiMild lnvanl an nlrahin that -will cutthe trees down before it a'riwes taep With little delay. . All discussion is to be 'in executive session, under the rules, and for this reason it would be impossible for any Democratic senator to get be fore the people any satisfactory reasons for a -vote against the treaty, itself. On their part the Republicans have tacitly agreed they will not do anything to provoke Senator Morgan or to arouse bellicose sympathy on the part of his Democratlceolleagues. ' They will hoid.J constant, executive sessions ipr tne eon- slderatlon of the treaty and will oppose tha Introduction of outside issues in the debate,' but the aged senator from Ala. bama will be 1 permitted literally to tire himself out and no limit at all , will -be put to his monotonous discussion of the entire canal question. .''.' - Instead ofattacklng tha treaty itself, the Democrats have about concluded as a matter Of tactics to attack President Roosevelt's administration' on the grouad that it has 'brought about a revolution on the isthmus and that it has destroyed the influence of the "United States on tla continent because the smaller American states hereafter .will always feel afraid of the big repub.lc, and will ultimately band themselves together to Veslst simi lar aggression on the pari of the United States. :;' .' .- v'-" ' ' The Pemocratie plan., ofv attack . ia therefore to Join with the Republicans in ratifying the treaty and withholding the .-attack on. the administration until after the safety of th canal Is assured. In many respects the Demecratlo policy is to be similar to that at the conelu sion1 of the Spanish war, when they per mitted the ratification of the -treaty of peace and immediately made a concerted .attack upon,. the expansion policy adopt ed by President McKinley. .?i 4 i-, "Th time has come,' . said . Senator Cullom, as chairman of the committee on foreign relations, Vwhen must actually ibegln to dig the canal . I have no dcAibt' the treaty will bo ratified now withw'a' compajratlvely short 'time.- We shall' keep it before tha senate in every possible way, and there will be plenty of time to debate it after the Cuban reciprocity bill is passed and while the house ia still working over the appro priation, bills." . t XX. BBYA3T ABXOAO. Be Has Made a Decidedly Good Xmpres- sloa U Oreat Britain. , Editorial In Baltimore News! 'i -t .' Mr.' Bryan's visit to Great Britain has been followed with the keenest interest by his ; fellow-Americans. It . has been most -interesting -to-observe how ' the English publio received him and how' he bore .himself . in meeting : our cousins across the- water. Naturally, a man Who has been twice the .candidate of one of. the great political parties , for presi dent of the United States, and whose career in politics , haa , .been, meteoric, would attract curiosity and interest in the minds of the older branch of the Anglo-Saxon, race on the occasion of his first trip abroad. ? ; . . , All accounts sgree on two noints first that Mr. Bryan has given most excellent account of himself, and," sec ondly, that the British public has been delighted with him. As an all-around speaker he has extraordinary gifts, in the cultivation Of which he has had a training not . enjoyed . by any other American.' His eloquence has made hjra a lion at the public affairs in his honor. His ease,-sense of humor-and amiabil ity have surprised a public which not Improbably thought of him as a sort of political ough rider. Mr. Bryan has never allowed his earnestness in his chosen role of champion of the down trodden to make htm atrabilious Jn his view of life, nor has reverse embittered his natural good temper. Our ambaa sador at the court of St James, the versatile and amiable Mr. Choate, hss had personal charge of Mr, Bryan's London visit and we are told that their progress through the cty was in the nature of an ovation. The English newspapers,; following out the policy of cordiality toward everybody, and every, thing-American,' have recorded Mr. Bry an's movements in a spirit of the Warm est . appreciation. In fact from every point of view the Nebraskan's visit-to England has been a marked success. --Phpseiwho have been against Mr. Bryaniand the course Upo which the Democratic party debouched under his leadership, will nevertheless feel a cer tain pleasure' in the good showing that he has made on the other side. Most of us who have been opposed to free sliver are as much opposed to it as ever, and we can never think of a man carried away by enthusiasm for that Issue as a statesman of the first mag nitude. But fair-minded observers have recognised his admirable . traits. He is a splendid physical - type, an orator, a keen and logical disputant, and an ex emplar of alt the personal virtues. We hope that his visit to foreign lands will refresh him In mind and body, and that he win return with the enlarged horizon and broadened views which come from the agreeable contact and enlightening observation of travel. . BOX HAS WIXEX.ESS TELEPKOirB. From a San Francisco Dispatch. " " Francis J., McCarthy, 15 years old. has invented a system of wireless telephone, which he has tested and found practic able' for eending messages four miles. When 18, he entered a dry goods house aselerk, ahd his employer helped him to buy books and to make electrical experi ments. He first began developing, the wireless telephone in his own house, and then, recently, he raised a 80-foot pole on top of his home, and by the aid of another pole four miles away set up communication. All his apparatus .con sisted Of tin pans on the poles and a wire down the recolvlng station on the house pordh - The , .experiments .were Successful, I -.V':' .'.-J.-',,.. "I used the Hertzian wave principle as a basis for my investigations," ha said, "and the fact that ' I-have tele phoned more than -four miles proves that my ineory is correct . ' - m" ' " ' 1 '.' '. HOMESTEAD HOSXHas. Uriah, .Or.,. Nov. 28. To the Editor of The Journal. Has a man got a right Of nung on a. homestead and holding earns regardless of how much land he owns? In answer to the above. A. B. Dresser, receiver of the land office, at Oregon "In making application for, filing o'n a homestead one must make oath that he Is not the owner of .more than ISO acres of land In any state or territory in the United States." This law was passed about 10 . years ego: Anyone who has filed on . a piece of government Itrhd since the new daw has - been passed and vio lated these conditions may have his homestead taken from him through con test'-" '-' ' -f ;,. V''T"A.,' ill, I ' 1" V IIT" i'iii' Ull'l eai"ini" Ill III 111! I If 'l. L .HI. ' A Halnhow arumber. 'j FronJ- the Condon Tlmeer The Portland Journal's Thanksgiving number of pages; Just - Issued and known as the rainbow edition,- ranks Among the finest editions ever gotten up on this coast, both from a literary and a typographies standpoint' Tne . journal people are not"followmg .ln the Tut of other publications, they are "blazing the trail '.tp. newer and better things. ' THE FIRST CASE ON RECORD WHERE A HUMAN EAR ;.' HAS BEEN GRAFTED , ..." (Ft E, Sturdevant in New York World.) As a friend of Dr. Andrew I Neldon, I was permitted to view today his cele brated patient, upon whom he has graft ed a "living'' ear from the head of a man Who sold his ear" foe $5,000. Except for Dr. Neldon - and the '. physicians - and nurses who, have been attendant oh the case, I , was ( the first person to see the patient, whose IdeiStfty, is being kept a prfltound secret- v U--L.. ' nv,.,,:,. . Dr. Nelden conducted me. to the operat- ng room in, ma residence -on East Twen tynlnth street, where the patient was be ing treated at the tlme.The man was ly ing In the. operating ch'alr with the grafted ear exposed. Dr. Nelden assured me that unless unlooked-for contingencies arose the operation would be an unquali fied success. , , ,'.,-' Except for a slight swelling and in fiammatlon, the ear had -a perfectly nor mal appearance. So , fas a "fit" "was conperned. Dr. Nelden has copied nature with scrupulpus exactness. From lobe to tip there was no indication that the tis sues had shrunk, and the healthy redness of the member showed that complete Clr eulatton had been established. Dr. Nelden removed with infinite oare a silver needle which had been passed through the side of ths ear ahd under the cuticle of the scalp to 'serve -as. a skewer In. holding it nr a-'flat, natural position, and a silver wire which had been fastened to the tip of the ear and secured over the head to prevent it from "lopping'", until the . increasing circula tion had sufficiently strengthened ; the tissues. : ,: VV'-' i:-' ' ''' :t:'r'-""-"' ' : After Dr. Nelden bad removed these supports I saw the ear retain of itself a normal position. The scars of the stitches which had held the ear to the patient's head are still apparent, . but Dj Nelden says they will not be visible when the wounds heal. There was much congealed blood About the ear, as no attempt has been made to wash ths wound for fear of disturbing, even In the slightest degree, the uniting tissues. Swellings, were no ticeable both above and Immediately back of the -ear, and at the side of the face Just below the cheek bone. ' Dr. Nelden said these swellings presented no menace to the ear. The patient still wore over the side and back of his head the plaster of parts shield which had served as a foundation for the solid plaster of parts cast which had held his head to that of the man from whom he had purchased the ear. Pus had' collected in the Swellings about theear, but the ear itself was, without blemish of any description except for the high coloring and fullness. The dressing was performed without the -use of any anaesthetic and the patient did not ap pear to be seriously inconvenienced He has been made restive by the enforced inactivity of the past two weeks, but the knowledge that a false move may. shatter the success of the operation '.nerves him to unceasing vigilance. Announcement of, the successful ac- compllshment of grafting the ear of one man to tne head or anotner was made by tr. Andrew I Nelden of N5. 13 East Twenty-ninth street, last night The patient- upon whom Dr. Nelden grafted the .ear is now being cared for in the physician's, home.7 He isover Joyed in the physical possession of an ear which another (nan wore little more than two weeks ago.. . - " The man who sold his ear for $5,000 is now In a private sanitarium in Phila delphia, where the operation was per formed. He will be v. released In two days and 'will go immediately to his home near Pittsburg, where nls wife and child -are awaiting him.": He is per? fectly . satisfied with his' bargain. Dr. Nelden says, and will use' the $5,000 to atart life anew. The patient, was brought to tnis city yesteruay, , ... . v Wide attention has been attracted to the case, around 'which great -secrecy has. been thrown to prevent revelation of the names of either the patient or the ear-seller." This ? seerecy iwlll be maintained, but f in the ! interest of surgery Dr. Nelden decided to make pub lic all the other facts in connection with the case. This is the first time in the history . ; AFPBECZATES AT JiAST. ' Hew the Convict Came to HeaUse the " Value of a ists-f tore. By Auburn 26,278 in the Sing Sing .Star t A. of Hone. ' 1 I began life as a farmer my first recol lection of anything in particular dates back to a time, now dimly remembered, when X. found myself sitting in a daisy covered field, wondering what it was all about, and who I was and where I came from. ; ' There is something mysterious about first recollections.' One ean't quits' de tide which la really the first and which is not However, Just about the time I "first discovered myself, I discovered an other. This other being that came into my .life from nothingness, gravely In formed me that her name was "Ban." As I grew older, I discovered further that I was of a sex locally known as "byes," and "Ban" of a sex categorically placed in the local vernacular as "gala"; also' that "Ban" was my sister,. j As the time continued to go on, as tlms will,', I dlsoovered further ( that I lacked something that most of "the boys that X knew possessed that is, an adult "gal" whom I could call "ma,", "mar,'? "mam," "maw," or "mum," when speak ing in the second person, or "me mud der." when Bpeaklng in the third - a ft How I ever got into this world 'with out having that whlcn all the other boys seemed to have I couldn't understand I don't believe that I thought a great deal on the subject during those early days eventually I discovered that I had a mother, but that she had entered the eternal rest, as was beautifully expressed in the ; old Bible Ban used to show me, upon the same day my personal history began. Poor dear Ban. she filled, that void aa much aa she could with that, frail figure and immense love. Both mother and sister was she. and so I grew and grew, like Mr, Phlnney'a turnip until I was in . knickerbockers, then into cowhide boots, and all the i time there was ."Ban," ' Who, after my 18th year, seemed to cesse being larger than I in fact, seemed ' to shrink. Then came the time when I discovered how. foolish ; it was for a man to be dictated to by a woman, and that woman a sister. At 21 the disgrace of ecelvlng even a hint of what -considered my plain duty," coming from! this now some what frail woman, graVeled me. 80 I had my own way. and landed here. And then well, you all know who it Is that sticks. Jt is mother, sister or wife; no body else! never! .. - . ; ; ; And o, as I est here thinking over the past and Ui mistakes, the .face of. a frail little woman, her , hair slightly tinged with gray, k'Pt coming before me. Then I thought of theyears this woman had- 'wasted for me; And - then well; snd l . discovered that this gray-haired woman was the dearest in the world to .me my mother and my sister in pne, and sa I have averred in my long-ago childhood my swetheart. . 80. when this "bltr is dvor; here's a little boy, that goes buck to the old farm and tries to repay some of the old love given him by his old sweetheart, Ban of surgery, as far as the records go, that the grafting - of an ear has been accomplished. , Dr. Esmaroh, the oeie- ' brated German surgeon, has striven re peatedly to graft the whole or part of an ear, but in no lnstahce did the Issues-. unite, , A plenty of subjects were: fur nished to him front among the German , students,, whose j ears ;, are i frequently maimed in sabri; contests. ' The failure of so eminent a surgeon as Dr, Esmarch . led surgeons the' orld over to believe, that ,ar-graftlng .was -practically .im possible. 1 '. ' : Dr. Nelden is a pioneer in his methods, end his success is' considered a eurgl-: cal ; triumph of . great' importance; f He : said last night that the success of the operation convinced him that surgeons would undertake the grafting of hands and feet, and possibly of arms and legs. In tho near future; following the same principles adopted by him in grafting the ear.- ; ".,-i'''-" Dr. Nelden 'advertised in the World of November I ari offer of $5,000 for the right ear of am'aa or woman, 2 inches long, '1 inchei wide, with i perfect curves and full lobe, .More than,. 400 J persons;' including several' women.? were anxious to sell their ears.- Offers came from almost every state in the Union and many from .Europe. : Dr.-$felden , was authorised to. make the offer by a rich western man who had lost his ear in a mining accident: , One of the condi tions imposed was that the name, of the jlhan- must never, be' revealed. :,f r,.s rV'V It had been planned to perform the operation at Dr. Nelden's residence on November 1$. Dr. Nelden was unable to obtain from District Attorney Jerome a releaso from legal responsibility, the operation .being' technically a -violation of the law against -mayhem. Dr. Nel don took his patients.- to; Philadelphia, where the operation wag performed in a private sanitarium ou the night of November -lg, :i!' '' : ...'.-;-.r.- rr J Dr. Nelden gave to the World last night the first detailed description, of the-operation. He said::- : u : . . "Both-mon reclined on two cots, which were placed, head to head. The right sides of the' patients heads were in closed in plaster of parla casta, so as to prevent the slightest movement leaving only the ear exposed. I first injected" in the ear and about the head of both, men a solution of a quarter of a grain of morphine, '160th ef a grain of, atro phtne and 1 per cent vt eucalne. This local anaesthetic was the only one em-- .ployed and the operation wa practically painless. After 'freshening: the surface -about the head of the 'earless' man I made a free inclsionwlth a knife, sever ing the cuticle for half an Inch around the "ear and freeing half of the ear.-The ear was then bent back and-sewed fast to the headot the patient. tThe-inltlal.operatloa lasted Just half an hour, and tha man. who was selling his . ear was less perturbed than the patient It was more of a strain on both men: during. the succeeding days; when they had to He absolutely motionless, than either had anticipated. The patient wae restive, but the winning of the $5,000 apparently had a quieting effect on the ear-seller.' At the end of 11 days lacking two hours, I cut, away with a harp pair, of scissors, the cartilage se curing the remaining part' of the ear to the original possessor, Long silver plna were employed to fasten the raw sur faces together and a wire was fastened to the tip of the ear to support it. "After .inspecting the ear today I can confidently say that the operation is a complete success. The Only danger to be guarded against now Is cold, which might result in erysipelas. It will be an .easy matter for the man- who has sold his ear to secure an artificial one, but he shows no anxiety for this." Thf patient now enjoys as good hear ing as he did before he lost his ear.. Dr. Nelden believes tha V complete circula tion will exert Itself in the grafted ear withfm a few weeks, The ear will prob ably be without feeling, however, as the nerves will not grow with the other tissues. Two eminent surgeons of this city wlewed Dr. Nelden's patient yester day and spoke of , the work in the warmest praise. Advice to theLovclorn BY BEAT&IOB fAIRFAX. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am 20 years of age and have been engaged one year and two months. When I was first en gaged we set the time as the following October. My folks would sot consent to this as they thought I was too young, and that a year was not long enougji to be engaged. I gave in to them which made-Thy betrothed Very unhappy. He is earning good pay and can give me a nice home. . He wants me--to be mar ried next spring now, but I' know my folks will, not consent for another year at least I am not strong, and this is one reason. Another is they think I am too young, and then I am the only child. They- have done .everything for me to make me happy, ao that 1 have never had a, real eare in my life. Will you please' advise me what to do? Whether I should give In to thera or not? I have always tried to do aa they wished me to. )'" ' ..':' v;,;''vvv- I,: think your position ' an . extremely difficult one. .ove and duty are pul ling you in opposite directions, Let us look at it from all sides. At 30 years old.youx parents consider you too young to, marry, though you have been engaged over a year. They probably were mar ried much younger than that, so I -de not consider,. that a very good point in the question. The young man is, you say, making a good living, .and can give you all the comforts that you are ac customed to. You love each other and are naturally anxious to be 5 married. Those are the polnta of . the argument in your favor. Now let us look at the other side, IFrst . and most important of all. you are not very strong, and you should not saddle any young man with an invalid wife, Next,, your parents have loved you and. gven you every care and comfort all through your life and you owe them a debt that only love and respect can tay.-' You are their only child and all their hopes are centered in you. - It seems . to me that the scales balance pretty evenly. : Certainly you split the. difference and decide that if you are etronger you will be married in Six months. ' ...' ''. ' Dear Mis Fairfax: I am in love with ' a young man eight years younger than -I am. I have never told any person that I loved him. as didn't want him to know for the, reason I am so much his senior, but, he has found it out and has gone so far as to ask-me .rf I was in love. Would It be best for me to tell him the truth! We are placed .in position to-be in each 6thera company a great deal, but. there is also some other person present. ,, : For f our months he hss never left my mind and I am mis erable when he is absent. - Please let me know what to do. .MISERABLE. " The difference In your ages Is great and I wonld advise you to put the young man out of your mind. . It will .be hard, I know, but bring your pride and sense to your aid and I am sure you will be "glad some day. Do not lot. b man- see that you care fur him 1 . . , ...1.' y J)