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THE OREGON DAILY AN C 8. JACKSON Published every evening (except Sunday) at The Journal Building, Fifth and' OFFICIAL, PAPER OF THB CITV OF THBJOURNALS PLATFORM A Trinity of Events Which Would - Make of Portland the Mightiest City of the Pacific Coast. ' . FirstDeepen the Columbia river bar. , : SecoKl-Open the Columbia river to unim . peded navigation at and above The Dalles. Third Dig an Isthmian canal. " ANOTHER PUZZLEFROM THE DOCTORS. TO BATHE OR NOT TO BATHETtlraria rTi& quW I tion which la stirring: to Its depths the medical , faculty of . Chicago; 'Whether H 1 better to bathe and thereby Invite; pneumonia and through that fell disease to break our precipitate way into an untimely jfrave or, guided by.,, deeper wisdom, not to bathe, and thus to save our more or less odoriferous neck and crop, , jrlve the merry laugh to the grim destroyer and Jauntily sidestep vthe cheerless home he , had prepared lor .us- these be the considerations which give pause to : the speculative surgical gents and lead the waiting -toothless public to. tear Its sticky hair in Impotent indecision or recklessly to plunge Into the inviting depths of the steam ing tub and accept as best it may the fatal fat"-that may there await It. When doctors disagree who shall decided They say bathe and they say do not bathe. They "urge that the pores be kept freely open by needed baths to aid nature In throwing oil those Insidious superfluities which in their accumulation spell "disease, and thus1 give respite, sur cease and needed aid -to these -overworked organs whose function In the economy of the. human frame is cease Jessly to wrestle with Just such problems.- On the other -jiandr-they eny do not bathe, for thereby-is a sewer made of the skin and the processes of nature are so stimulated and disorganized that much is eliminated,, that is still needed in our business. In other words, to be even more specific In their language, if you wish to be dirty, bathe; if you wish to be clean don't bathe, an enunciation which will be received with vociferous enthusiasm by every American youth now living and breathing. ' ' But In the meantime what "are we to' do? Are we to take reckless chances on pneumonia and freely indulge our fatal predelictlon for semi-occasional baths , or are we to erect insurmountable barriers to. the dread disease by hanging out the "No" Bathing" sign, thereafter "carefully avoiding convivial contact with any of , our neighbors for reasons that are too obvious to mention? , Or shall we purpose our several ways as heretofore, bathing as suits ' our individual needs, lights or idiosyncrasies, and let the doctors thunder their academic denunciations, not un mixed with maledictions, upon the density of our ignor ance and the barbaric recklessness of our be'havior? . Our bumble little vote must still be cast for the occas- . ional if not periodic bath," neither making of it. a fad or a fetish,., but confining it to utilitarian in blithe comfort thai, collateral chances of acquiring pneu monia or whatever other disease may be invited by what . the unlearned public In its robust and aggressive Ignor ance will always persist in regarding as habits of cleanliness. THE TIME TO DO HOLIDAY TAhIS IS THE TIME to do "Christmas, phopping, I rather than a week hence. ' The stocks, are now full and while the merchants are feeling the stimulus of the holiday trade the crush which character izes, the few closing days of the season has not yet set in. It is .therefore still possible to shop ia comfort and to be waited upon with care and attention! Abt' onjy that, but those. who buy now are more likely to they want than they are at the fag end of the season. Those who postpone the duty till the last minute cannot always expect to get-just the. things they want' and in the crush they cannot expect the overworked and harried clerks to give each Individual shopper that painstaking ' personal attention which is given as a matter of course in less strenuous times. It cannot be given for it is a phys ical impossibility to do it. ' , . .1. The wise, J Christmas, buyer,, the one who saves .money, time and Irritation and who gets precisely what she I. wants, is. jibe one who takes time by the forelock and gets the bulk of her things the moment the Christmas stocks are complete. It is she alone who can view the near ap proach of Christmas with calm philosophy and who is 'neither worn out nor physically exhausted by the despera tion of the struggle to achieve her purchases in the clos Ing moments of the season. vAs to where to go and what to buy the advertising col- atABQtns ITO. Xe Xs the Most Influential ana Fsrhaps Ablest Xaa la Japan. Marquis I to, who narrowly escaped death at 'the , hands of an assassin, spurred on by the jingo section ot the Japanese press, is probably the most In fluential man in public life In Japan,. . for. although he holds a minor port folio, he la the man behind t tin throne. He has been referred to "as the Bis marck of Japan, but he is a sort of Bismarck, Von Molike ... and Admiral Dewey combined, for be Is a warrior by land and by sea as well as a statesman and financier. . ; I to it was who conducted the nego tiations that' led up to the war with V-hlna) he rained the funds for the war; he drew up the outline - of the plan of campaign; he commanded the Japanese . fleet which trapped the Chinese war ships at the mouth of the Vain river, and not only defeated a much superior s force, but practically destroyed It, thus . Winning the greatest naval battlo of modern tiroes; he was the first naval commander ttTput Into practice our own Captain Mohan's theories as to necessity for securing command of the sea, before undertaking military operations and when the Japanese had won a succes sion of brilliant victories, it was he : who conducted the negotiations for peace. , Hut it was only after the accom plishment of all this, having secured the most favorable terms for his -own country,- that his work really commenced, Russia, was craving for the control of . Korea, which Ito had secured for his own' country, and its ally France, ever ready to obey the behest of the ctar, : ruMhod to its support, The German em- peror, smarting under British snubs and 1 anxious to make friends with France, joined the combination, and little Japan was menaced by thoee three great pow rjy f it did not give up the fruits of its conquest. ' lirttain was not In a posi tion at the time to. come to the aid of ' Jpan, and the tnarqufs saw there was nothing for it but to yield, and the i!uro . jtan poweis. gobble)l uit'all that-lVla ' C'r' had on. ' ' , The fiery Japan could act voder INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPEfc' PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. umns' of The Journal frre day by day a complete record and Inventory. Those who have goods to sell and wish the public to know it are always found in the columns of this newspaper and we wish to commend them, to' the careful consideration of all our. readers. They will 1 be found to completely fill the bill and 'to meet $he wants of the Portland, public and whatever they have omitted from Iheir stocks is "very likely not worth having. In a per fectly friendly way The Journal' asks thfct they be first seen, in the confident belief that the seeker after holiday gifts will there find precisely what suits and at prices that are reasonable and fair. ,. A SHORT TIME AGO a warning note was officially AA uttered in Germany that the American consular " service had beoome so effective as to be an almost insurmountable.ibARrler to German trade agressions in many quarters of the globe. Coming from Germany this was a blgh compliment, for that nation, stands at the very head and front of all the nations in the care and attention which it devotes to the training Of its consular agents. They are trained in schools for that purpose and when they leave for their posts,, are familiar with the language of . the people with whom. they are to do bus!-;, ness, tjiey know Ahelr.customs. social as well as business, and. they try to meet to the letter the commercial condi tions which' these foreign countries impose upon them. The progress of Germany in finding new and extending old markets has therefore been very great in recent years, while in South America it has been little less than' as tounding, due to immigration as well as to consular effort. If : this was a true criticism of the American consular serylce it would not only be immensely gratifying, but it would greatly elevate a branch of the public service which has -heretofore elicited Jlttle praise and which 'was popularly believed to have been almost totally Inefficient. But the result undoubtedly is partially due to the private efforts of the American manufacturers,', The criticism which for y ears has been passed upon our consular ser vice' is that it is filled not by men either trairied or qual ified for the duties but by political hacks who are' thus provided with places because of work done in the mess of practical politics. In the past there has been good grounds to criticise the shortcomings if not the actual im becility of the consular service1, , though the standard has been gratifyingly raised in recent years. There are now very few more interesting and instructive documents printed by the government than the consular reports and the improved service has been immensely beneficial to American trade. - ': - , But even yet it is very far from perfection and many of the tig establishments find it necessary to maintain their own agents at important . foreign centers to keep fully abreast of the market needs and; Conditions. It is gener ally acknowledged that the- existing lawjla ineffective and its ' shortcomings are so manifest that strenuous efforts are being made to get through congress a more adequate measure. The growth of bur export business in the past two years has gven great added weight to the demand, and it would hot be at' ill surprising should a relief measure find -its way through this session Of congress. The pur pose is to" secure trained men for the service and once se cured not only to insure them permanent position but ad vancement oti merit 'when the opportunity, arises. This is both 4 businesslike and intelligent way; of considering thewfftier which should appeal to the common sense and intelligence of the congressional body irrespective of poli tics, and public sentiment will back it to the letter. x purposes, taking SHOPPING.- GOLONEL JONES, a bunch of fuss and feathers In the Hawaiian mill t la, has stirred up a mess which may lead to diplomatic correspondence between Germany and the United States and which in any event, will cause some ill-feeling. Me had a social chat with TJenerai MacArthur and that able officer too. rashly con cluding that Militia Jones was a gentleman, as well as a man of intelligence, .perhaps spoke... with ' some , freedom on world t wide .conditions as they affected the United States in the, relations of the latter to Germany. Jones wasn't .gifted with the capacity to grasp what was presented to him nor with the decency to realize the lim itation's placed upon htm by a social conversation. Therefore he immediately presented kjf port to the gov ernor in which he discussed matters of broad international consequence with the gay abandon of a Hawaiian militia colonel. AH of this might have been laughed away but for the fact that he hangs most of the utterances on the responsible head of General MaCArthur, and covers that officer with embarrassmentand confusion. t If Hawaii Is anxious to enter Into open ' competition for the prise ass, it could undoubtedly quality with Colonel Militia Jones. " " get precisely what stand his backdown and public clamor was so strong that-he had to resign af ter being a minister since 1876. He had visited the United States and Europe twice before to study their constitutions and methods of financing, and he em ployed his lelsurs llm In maklrig"a third -visit. When the present difficulty with Rus sia arose Ito was appointed president or ms privy council, and to Mm were entrusted thf? negotiations, although M. K.atsura is premier. He again nrougnt himself' Into conflict with the jingo ele ment by offering to permit .the Russian occupation of Manchuria, if the open door was guaranteed and Japan were given a protectorate over Korea, but he instated upon 'the integrity of the rest of the Chinese ejnplre. This was a .clever move, as It, made him practically an ally of the ,United States and BrltaiTi,- both ot which coun tries have been iiiBlatlng upon the" open door, but It did not-please the jingoes, who wanted war' anyhow, and the news papers threw out the suggestion thaV the honor of Japan demanded his death a suggestion which a, medical student was foolish enough to take up. , ' ' V y ---7-'., T. T. GEEtt, EDITOB- ' Krom the Eugene Register. : It lasid that T. T. Geer, ex-governor of Oregon, has bought an Interest In the Salem Statesman and will do the heavy editorial work. Nodoubt Mr. Geer's po lltical enemies of recent days gone by will 1 have reason to trejmble in their boots. t! Geer is credited with being a Vigorous letter writer and will, no doubt. Warm up the Statesman columns In good shape.- ' From the JSalem Statesman. December 8. The Statesman Publishing company hereby announces that on and after this date T. T. Geer will have entire conipol of the editorial columns of the Daily and Weekly Statesman', -'. . Froin'tb Chlrsfcor News. .. ' "AfteV mar,rina man to refornj'hlm, a woman soW begins )t0 complain that he isn't a bit XJks th'nutn she. married. JOURNAL JNO. F CARROLL Yamhill streets, ; Portland. Oregon. PORTLAND , AN IMPROVED CONSULAR SERVICE. A CHANCE FOR HAWAII OWLY timtO EX-PBISCBEHT. Olevelaad Bai Bees Mors Admlalstra . tions Tbaa Aay Other. . Krom tlis New York Bun. Mr. Cleveland has lived in the time of more administrations than any one who has ever .been president. Ha was born in 1887. In that year Martin Van Buren was inaugurated president, consequently Mr, Cleveland has lived in the adminis trations of Van Burenj the short term of William Henry Harrison and the remain der of the term to which Tyler succeed ed; also In thev administrations of polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Plercei' Buchanan, Lin coln, Johnson, two terms, "of . Grant, Hayes, Garflejd, Arthur, ". Benjamin Har rison, McKinley, and thus, far In. the ad ministration of Roosevelt ia all IS, and including his own 20. s .' Mr. Cleveland has not only lived in the administrations mentioned,- but ho has liven to see sue vice-presidents Succeed to the presidency three of them John son, Arthur and Roosevelt-cornlng to the White House through the assassina tion of .their predecessors. The others were .Van Buren, Tyler and Fillmore, The fact that Mr. Cleveland Is the only pre.Mat who -succeeded himself four years after his first administration is well known, and Is to be added to the other unusual things about his political lire. : .. , .'," New Chance for Ostentation.- " From the London Punch. The American . millionaire- who' -nub llshed the fact that he was willing to pay $6,000 for nn par has been Inundated wun oners, anu he is said, to - be now consldcrwig whether, . being a million aire, he could not wear more than one set of cars. What would strike us over here' aa ostentatious would not neces sarily -be considered so in America. i,,. , Joyful Though Quiet. ' -FVom the Washington Post. The president br-lleru declares that his country la enjoying law and order, lie probably means that they are having law and order there, but it is too much to-wMt us to believe, thcit they enjoy OLDHICXOBY'S .SOKE. ; ." ' 11 i. 1 -. . -,'', It Is Restored to Its Frurtine Glory By i the Hermitage Association. , 1 From, the Philadelphia North American, ''The Hermitage, the old home 'f Gen. Andrew Jackson, has, through .the ef forts Of the Ladies' Hermitage associa tion, been almost restored to the condi tion It was In at the time of the death of Oen. Jackson. In 1858 the .state of Tc-nnesaeo purchased rrom Andrew Jack son. Jr for $48,000, the Hermitage farm, which then consisted of 600 acres of land, and It was Intended to offer It to the United States- government for a branch of the West Point academy, but the civil wax prevented the consumma tion of. these plans. -In 1889 the state legislature of Tennessee conveyed to the Ladles' ' Hermitago association, through "a board of trustees, the house, tomb, all outhouses and 2$ acres of land, to ''preserve, beautify and -adorn, throughout all coming .years, In a man ner: most "befitting the memory, of the great mair and commensurate with the gratitude of his countrymen." ' - The association lies put forth untir ing efforts to raise the funds necessary to-purchase, the furniture and relies that were in the house at the time, of Gen. Jackson's death. The original Hermitage was built in 1804. - It' was made of logs, and part of it Is still standing. Aaron Burr , made his famous visit to the Hermitage in 1805, and was entertained in this log house, i Geo, Jackson .was living In 'the log. house when the battle of New Orleans .was fought, in 1816, and re turned to this humble home the "con quering hero" and idol of the nation. The present site was selected and built upon -in 1818, and . was of brick made there ; in 1816. Lafayette was enter tained there In 1825. This house was burned In 1835 and rebuilt in 1838 upon the-! same foundation' as It now stands. Gen. Jackson died In 1846, at the age of 78 years, and was burled by the side of his wife in the tomb In the garden. The Hermitage' Is built -,' in- the old colonial Style of architecture, with- large verandas lrt front and rear, a wide hall way, wtih double rooms oh .either side and wings-supplementing these. .The rooms aro large ana spacious ana are 11 in number, besides pantry; store room, kitchen, cellar, tij. On entering the hall, Which Is large and commodious, one notes at first glance the pictorial wall paper, which was ordered by Gen. Jackson, from- Paris, France, when the house was Dalit in isae. jt came oy way of New Orleans up the Mississippi and Cumberland rivers. It represents the legend of, Telemachus, and is that part of the story of the landing of Ulysses bn the island of Calypso. -Although Col. Jackson still has many valuable curios that belonged to the "old hero," the Ladles' Hermitage asso ciation has succeeded In acquiring either by purchase or presentation, no less than 172 separate and distinct relics, varying in size and value from the celebrated Decatur silver service that Gen. Jackson purchased from the widow of Commodore Decatur, down to the brass fender that has no value what ever, except that it was once the prop erty of the general. : .' BEGIWS AT THE BOTTOM. Joan D. Spreoklss, Jr., Conscientiously Mis the Plaoe of Clrk. From the San Francisco Examiner. Back of the counter selling tickets In tha Oceanic Steamship company's office Is the son of a miUlQnalre, resolved to learn the .transportation business, from the ground up. This Is John D. Spreck les. Jr son f the president of the cor poration, and he is a .worker. He as sumes no airs- because bis- father Is wealthsMind influential. If you want a steamship folder or information as to the hour when the' next steamer sails ne Is ready to supply you, and he does his work without giving yoij that faraway look tyhich soma clerks are persuaded adds to their Importance. ? In a word, he takes a democratic view of Ufa and la prepared to do his share of the world's work without putting? on unnecessary frills or assuming airs.' , , I Mr."Spreckles has been selling tickets for th company nearly a week now. It ft his duty, among other things, quietly to listen to complaints and explain the details of a complicated service. . He ex plains what staterooms are to be had. In a word he fills the bill. In discuss ing his work yesterday ha said: - -"Ton see, I want te learn the' steam ship' business from top to bottom. I want to learn every branch of he ser vice. - I am selling tickets here because this is a department I did not know any thing about. : Lots of people come in here with complaints they have some thing to kick about. Now I hear all these complaints, and learn what action should fee taken in - regard to 'them. 1 hope some day to .follow In my father's footsteps. Supposing I. was down at the lower" office I could not be looking after my father's Interests properly unless, when a -person came in with a complaint, I should be In a position to know whether he or the company-was In the wrong. I am fond of pleasure the same as everybody else, yet I know of no rea son why I should 'not .work because I happen to be a rich man's son. I want to be In such a position that my father shall' have the utmost confidence in" my ability. 1 am willing to check freight and I "don't care what it is," I think that the ..only way to be successful In any business -Is to learn it from, the ground work up." John D. Sprecklos, Jr., Is at the ticket office every morning promptly at 9 o'clock, and with the exception of an hour for lunch he is to be found back of the counter until the office closes at 5 o'clock. He is popular with the rest of he clerks; and the fact that his father Is president Of the company has no bearing on his work. His duty is to wait on customers . and . transportation men say that he Is one pf the smartest and most polite of the ticket sellers along the ticket office row. - . . '...;-vi .,) i i )..- a i.i in, i.'i ,.-i..,- . ' A JTOBICIAXi SOBSE TBADE. From .the San Francisco Call. The following is told on the late Judge Campbell whdT he was pbllee judge of this city: A prisoner was before him for some petty crime, but had no attorney. The prosecution, not wishing to take "undue advantage' of the prisoner,, moved a post ponement till he .could get a lawyer, Judge Campbell said: "Oh, that's all right. This is a small case. Let it go and I'll see that the man's Interests are protected. ' During the trial the court undertook to examine the defendant as follows: .,: The CourtyWhat is your business? ; Defendant Horae-trading.'your honor. The Court Ah! Have you any horses at present? Defendant Yes. your honor two. The Court Well, say, I have a pretty good horse myself. How'd you like to trade? Hut before the defendant" could an swer, the. : prosecuting ., attorney inter vened: - "Just 's moment,' if your honor please. Aa I xald, vt do not wish to see any adr vantage taken of this man, and I in sist on 4 postponement until he can se cure counsel to protect him." -.,;;:,... i:,,,i)i.,.,.'w' . 1 AB'Ajriral Example. "" ; From 'the 'Nashville Banner. ' Senator Piatt's right to be boss was never questioned' a Intnr .as lie re gnained a widower , " BEITIBK AMBASSADOR'S TATHEB. Sis Dlstlngulshad Strvices and Singular , ; . !-. Death la India, -' - Anglo-Indlani-in the-New tork Sun;' - In the appreciative notices which have appeared , in the American papers re garding the new IJritleh ambassador at Wash! nglon ' I have . not observed ; any reference to the services of hla-distln gulnhed father. Sir Henry Marlon-Du-rand, whoni I had- the. honor of meeting just 33 years ago on the banks of -the river. Indus,' when la December of that tear he made a 'tour of the Northwest frontier of India as lieutenant-governor of the Punjab.-- The position pt lieutenant-governor', of an Anghrtmljan prov ince is really that of governor, ahd I well remember. Sir Henry ' saying: V'How s1range.it Is that 43 years ago I cussed this river as a young cadet in the queen's service, little, dreaming that I should ever cross it again as the chief representative of the queen in this prov ince." . , r . This Incident took place only a month bef6re Sir Henry was fatally Injured as" ho entered on a magnificently caparisoned elephant through the gateway of the city of Tonk, in the Derajat district, ahd was crushed in the howdah. The ele rhant. was much, larger. .than thosb longlng to the native princes of Tonk, and no one had foreseen, the possibility of such an incident. H took place on the last duy-of the year,' and Sir Henry peacefully expired on' New Year's day, 1871.- His remains lie buried In the Eng lish churchyard -of Dchra Iamael Khan. Sir Mortimer's father ; was one of the most distinguished Anglo-Indian states men of bis time and, was known as the "hero of Ghusnl,'' for, when a young Heur tenant of engineers, : he accompanied General Keane in the invasion, of Af ghanistan, 1838-39, and with remarkable bravery led 'the- storming- party which captured the gate of that historic citadel. At the outbreak of the Indian mutiny be was British resident at Indcre, and Ird Canning, the eoverrtor-general of India, officially declared that Durand had saved the Interests of the British gov ernment with the powerful native Prince Holkar until material support arrived. It Is a curious coincidence that after Sir Henry Durand left Indore he occupied the same 'position under Lord Canning that his son, Sir Mortimer Durand, held in after years, namely, that of foreign secretary. - A gold- medal has been struck in mem ory of Durand, the hero, of Ghusnl, and every year one of these medals Is prer sented by . the -commander-in-chief to some distinguished native officer. The British ambassador at Washing ton comes of a heroic line. His puternal grandfather fought under Wellington at Waterloo, and his maternal grandfather commanded a regiment' under General Keane at Cabul, His distinguished father was not only a soldier of bravery aid; statesmanlike instincts, but he was a man of deep piety, and attributed his earliest religious impression to Alexan der Duff, with whom he came -to India and suffered shipwreck on an Island in the Indian ocean. CBOF OI PE1TBTEB. - From Leslie's Weekly.', . According to advices from the treas ury department, the government mill at Philadelphia will cease to grind out pennies for a time, there betng' now a surplusage of this kind of currency in the country. During the last five years 8,009,000,393 pennies have .been .shipped from the; Philadelphia' miwti which is th. only one that , coins B the l-cent places, to various parts of the country. Between July. 1, 1902; tfhd June 1, 1903, 89,800,000 - cents were coined. . If .this five-year, output were, collected In a heap- It would " make a aUBsble stage mountain at- least. Placed side by side in a straight line.- 8.000,000,000 pennies would make a ribbon over 23,000 miles long and would come pretty near girdling the earth, piled on top of one another, they would reach "up toward tha stars for a distance that -would take a good many ttlff el towers to equal, for It would not be- less than 8,400 miles far out beyond the point where the force of gravitation is supposed to be very active. Since, on .the ordinary base of computation, there are supposed to be about 290,000,000 chlldren-in the world under 10 years of age. Uncle Sam would be able from his present stock, of pen nies to give each child on the earth 10 copper keepsakes and have enough left over to All a-good-sized savings bank besides.- So much for the penny crop. "THE WOBJU3 18 . 0010 WBOUO." .. From the Chicago Tribune. Some days one sits and sadly thinks the world Is going wrong; . ' There Is a chord of falsity In every fleet- "- ing songr. . - - The smiles that yesterday were good and seemly to his eyes . . Now curve and wrinkle tauntingly In a deceitful guise; Tha friendly word seems but a mask for hidden treachery And all the time it's he that's wrong, if he could only see. Some days tW golden sunshine has the tawdry glint of brass. And" all the -world one sees but through a piece of darkened glans; . . Where yesterday he reveled In the beauty of the scene, ; . Today there is no prospect but Is worth- . less, crude and mean; '' The world,,, he vows, is bitter, and a cheerless, soulless lace But all the wrong he 'grieves of makes his heart a resting-place. , Some days one -sits, and sadly says the world is going wrong-- ! But ne Is showing weakness when the rail Is to be strong; The world gives laughs for laughter, and exchanges sigh for sigh, , It echoes' truth to honesty and banters lie with lief . . 1 : It gives Its wares ungrudgingly all go where they belong And If wa wish to vex our souls, the wise old world seems wrong. M3. I.ECKY'S TOBBEWT Or SPEECH. From the Freemen's Journal. . A' very brilliant Irish lady a couple of years ago arranged that the late Mr. Lecky should meet an able and famous Irin,httiaii..,if very' advanced opinions in politics. It - was Intended that they should exchange views.- ahd the Irish man had a good deal to say about Mr. Lecky'S later work and was well able to put what .he had to say in the most effective language. The door opened and Mr. Lecky was announced. - lie was In troduced tg the irishman, and before the latter had tlmtf to say anything ihe his torian began a political haranaue. which he kept going without cessation the wnoie time ne was there. The Irishman at first ..tried to break in i with a word, but. he was swept away, as it were, in the unceasing flow or Mr, Lecky'S", lan guage; so after a, time he sat In amimod bewilderment waiting until nature gave out. But when Mr. Lecky felt he was getting exhausted he arose from his chair, shook hands -with the hostess and her guest, keeping on talking all the time. They came out with him to the top of ' the staircase, but -could -not get a word edgsways even then, a's lie laiKeq au me way aowp to me door and was even In an unfinished sentence when the door was shut behind him, Thev looked at each other, and roared laugh ing , f '.m' flfe.i::., TOVS; ' i ' ik 1 ... . i H igii,iiiiiiiin.iii ii i i in i hi nil .. .' "'I! I'l', in. ii ' . CANADA HAS FEAR OF THE" FUTURE " ' ' - ' '. ; - -' . ' - . F Ottawa Correspondence New York Tri 3. t.L.- iK-, , buna. t - - - - Recent utterances and events' in the United States touching Canadian inter ests 'have given rise to serious appre hensions for the future this Side of the frontier. These , apprehensions find frank expression in: the columns of tha newspapers and In private conversation. benator Hale's, references to annexa tion and the comments of some of tha influential American dallies, the' prospect ot the French -islands of St. Pierre and Mlquelon being absorbed by the United States, and possibly Greenland, the foi mer involving complications connected With Claims of. alleged rights on the coast of Newfoundland, reported Ameri can aggression in, the Hudson bay region,-difficult lea in regard to the fish eries on the great lakes and on the coast of British; Columbia, the Cuban episode? the Panama affair and thipfrequent men tion or tne latter on the American side as- a warning; of what, may happen to Canada are quoted everywhere, and pro ducing more or less distrust. . . - , The address of J. M. Clark to the Mu- lQt'k--clubTorortto, on the importanca-of union between Canada and Newfoundland to checkmate - American influence over the island colony, is one instance out of many of the growing feeling of unrest, not only at the capital, but in Toronto and elsewhere. ,-' Mr. Clark drew attention to the fact that the greater part of the coast of Labrador belongs to Newfoundland, not to Canada, and that were Newfoundland to become allied to the united States. Canada would be shut in by alien land on the greater part of tha Atlantic sea board. This meann, as it has been pointed -out here,- "that this side the strait of Belle Isle,' northward by 700 or uu. mues or oast to the' entrance of Hudson bay. the land which bounds Canada is Newfoundland's territory." ir tnis coast line were to pass into United States or other control, what ever, natural advantages or resources may exist in the interior of the vast Labrador peninsula would be laraelv sealed up, so far as Canada's develop ment is concerned, and -room would be opened for international troubles and bad feeling, the limit of iwhich could hardly be foreseen. The Alaskan ques tions would be , looked back upon as trifles, t i Several hundred miles to the south of Belle Isle stretches the Newfoundland line, shutting In -the Gulf of St. Law rence. The mere rocks of Mlquelon and St, Pierre, on the Newfoundland coast, nave caused Canada trouble enough and would give a plethora,Ut Is contended: If. as is now suggested, the United States should acquire them from France. These tiny islands under foreign control are KIT BACK RA&O. ' Portland Irishman &int Being Called Anarchists and Assassins. From the Catholic Sentinel, Michael Davltt has exhibited certain enemies of the Irish race "sitting in the editorial rooms . , . with professions of loyalty on their lips and poison in their pens; with honesty loudly pro claimed In articles which salaried false hood had written: with simulated regard for truth,' making 'shame ashamed' of their concocted fabrications." It Is simply incredible to Aek-.one to believe that there Is an American citizen of ordinary information In this city to day that does not know that the United Irish, league of America has ever stood for constitutional agitation and that the Roman Catholic priesthood has thrown its inestimable influence on the side of this'; organization, "nd 'are ? among its most active and efficient officials from the national directorate down to its hum blest branch. . The very presence of one of the most learned and eloquent priests of this archdiocese as chairman of the late memorial exercise to the memory of four martyrs Jn the long list of the illustrious dead who gave up their- lives for an imperishable cause, and the pres ence In the hall of over 700 men and women representing every phase of com munity endeavor, might well give pause before likeniv; this gathering 4o "an archists and assassins" ot anyone but a frothy bigot, with the instincts of a vi rago. At the time -these exercises were be ing held in this city, Carnegie hall in New York City was packed to the doors for the same purpose. The Rt, Rev. Mgr. J. F, Mooney, vicar-general of the arch diocese of New York, was the Chairman, and the principal speakers were the Hon. William . McAdeo, ex-assistant secretary of the navy,, and Dr, John G. Coyle, dis trict deputy of that Intellectual and in fluential organisation,, the Knights of Columbus, - while -on the platform- wer several -hundred clerics and laymen whose names are respected throughout the land. Similar memorials were being held in Chicago, Boston, St, Louis and other large cities. There -Is no newspa per, - however Intrenched in wealth and exceptional 'advantages, can afford to outrage publWdecency by Indulging In such sn outrage and uncalled for abuse Of morals that characterized the utter ances of one of the Oregonlan editorial writers anent the recent memorial of the United Irish league. , a roKEiov-ExosAiraa exfebt, From the New York Commercial. Carl Ja'nssen, who for six years has been the . manager of the foreign ex change department of the National City bank, will resign his position on .Janu ary 1 next. Mr. Jansson is recognized as being one of the ablest foreign ex change experts in the country. When he-came to this country Six yenrs ago, with 'Imperfect knowledge' of the Eng lish language, ho had much to overcome, having received- hi 'training wholly at European centers. , At that time there wera scarcely1 half a dozen banks in the country that operated foreign exchange departments, the business being done ex clusively by private bankers. Now ft number of Wall-street banks,- besides a number of - banks In Chtaago. . Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia deal in for elgn exchange on aq extensive scale. Mr. Janssen galncw considerable prominence by the ability with which he nandled the 120,000,000 : Spanish Indemnity payment in 1399. He has accumulated a consider able fortune during the six years he has been connected with the National. City bank. Tf . FEATURES OF FATTI'8 COOTS ACT, ' From the New York Bnu. One of the curious features of Adclina Pattl's remarkable contract is the privi lege of her mitnager to call off any of-her concerts when at a specified tlme'before the ' date .the ' advance ' sale dpes not amotint tcr enough to Indicate receipts that will reach 35,000. That is .the minimum sum which the diva is to re ceive for every concert, and tlw manager is thus- secured from loss when It la plain that the receipts will not pay ex penses. The prima donna in such cases receives nothing ' and the concert is merely deducted from the number guar anteed to her. The receipts of her last he'w, . York concert went . Juft -enough above- 5,000 to . make it necessary to pay all the joiner expenses; There was little more than enough profit ror her. The indications are. however, that in the large cities she will have very- large re ceipts' bad enough. Jii Canadians are asked to consider what sort ot trouble might come from altun control of 1,200 miles of Labrador and Newfoundland coast, clos ing Canada oft from the Atlantic, A local comment Is that tha desire of every patriotic Canadian should' be to have Newfoundland within the confed eration, and that' without -loss of. time. . Notice should be served on the United . States by .Great Britain, aoeStdtng to the deliberate judgment. of the Citizen, a responsible and leading organ of pub lic opinion here, that the transfer of -the Islands-to the United States would be ! regarded as a cause for war, given in' these w.ords; . y "The United States has been frank, to put l)t mildly, in outlining its policy toward the other countries on this corn tlnent. It is about time Canada' Out- lined a policy and put a limit to the bounds of northern aggression, ' ' And as safe and prudent a policy as could be .devised 'would be to quietly ahd firmly intimate to . Great Britain that" Canada would regard the acquisition of the islands of St. Pierre and Mlquelon by . the United States aa a cause of war." -Sir Frederick Borden, minister of mill; tla, who left Canada last week for Lon don to confer tflth the Imperial authorl- ' ties on "Canada's "defensive fortfes, ex pects to be back by tha end of tins pres-. ent month. . He will then- .be in a posi tion to place before his, .colleagues in the cabinet the views of the British war office and government on the proposed changes in the Canadian militia. The decision of the Canadian govern ment to amend the militia act to abol ish the provision that the major-general commanding must be an imperial offi cer, and to take . power to select for that important post any Canadian or other qualified officer, coupled with the refusal of the Canadian government to contribute, as other British possessions had done, to. imperial defense,) presented an opening which the imperial authori ties have taken advantage of to review the whole situation. , - ... , . Signs of growing uneasiness In the in dustrial world In Canada, reflecting con ditions coming Into existence elsewhere, are noted, by public men In tha leading business centers. Mr.' Fielding, finance minister, has for some time foreseen the Inevitable subsidence of the wave of prosperity, on the crest of which Can ada haa made astounding progress the last Ave years. He has more than once In his place' In the" house of commons warned the country to prepare for com ing changes. : , Many leading authorities have echoed his words. Mr. Tarte sees In the politi cal situation at Ottawa a confirmation of the growing belief that the tide of prosperity has reached Its full and the ebb must soon set in.- i . , ; . . . Advice to the Lovelorn , BT BEATRICE TAIBFaX, Dear Miss Fairfax: I am desperately in love with Miss Hazel, 16 years of age. We are attending the grammar schoo. Her mother objects to her keeping company with mo. Please an swer and give me advice as to what to do. MASTER CLYDK SHIELDS. Miss Hazel's mother Is correct.' 8be should object to your attentions to her daughter,' until you are both older. Now Is your opportunity to do "the work of your life" at school and your thoughts should, not be distracted by those of love, which will do you more harm than good at your present age. Bo "a man" and cease your attentions until" it is more opportune for you to admire Miss Hazel. If you will exercise this com mon sense, the girl of your choice will think more and more of you and you of her as time flies and the fruits of ma turity come to you. Let it ever be in your mind, "Be a man." Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young man of. 19 and am engaged to a young lady "two Jhcars my senior. Lately it seems she9 has been going out with other young men, or going to- some friend's house of an evening without saying anything about It to me, and as I am in a position to remonstrate with her, I dl so, with little effect, although she promised each time never to do it again. Now I am deeply In love -with this young lady, and she knows it. snd she has also said she loved me, so kind ly advise me as to whst to do. A HEART-BROKEN LOVER. , If you are engaged to her it Is quite" proper that you should remonstrate with her if she is Inclined to. show too much ' Interest in other men. - You must, be firm wltlu her and 1st lur iu tlinf vmi mean what you say. Dear Miss Fairfax! I am a- young lady aged 19 years, and .ave made the acquaintance of a young man who Is three years by senior. I merely -liked this man as a friend, but ho Is under the Impression that I love, him dearly. He CnnfeKiiacI hlA.lnvA tnr titn hut T Hid not give him any decided answer, as I do not like him well enough to marry him. lie has taken me to some theaters and whenever he calls he always brings me some flowers or candy.. '; ... Do you thing I did right in accepting flowers and candy? If I do not like hlnv well enough to marry him, but just us a friend, would you advise me to tell him .to keep away? FLORENCE J. JUDSON. If you do not like him well enough to marry him you should not encourage In attentions and you should give htm a decided answer. There is no harm to your accepting his gifts of flowers snd candy, but Jot him sea that you look on him merely as a friend. ... - Vi-f : Vi-1" ' v m , . ninii iii'niii'n.Tf.fv'W.-.;-. ..'VMM OFEW ROAD TO SUCCESS. From the" New York, World. Robert II. Hibbard has opened 'a law office in this city at 38 years of ngt. He is two or three years later In enter .ing upon hia, proresKtim than the aver age young man whose way in life is made easy by his parents; but If there Is any virtue . in the Cleveland, rectpo for' compelling Success "determination, persistence, courage" lt should not take him long to catch up. For seven years Mr. ,Hibbanl has been a policeman., He has carried in his pocket pages torn from his ' text' ltltM frn ' fltlKlt nn lite iiff 111 stir forth from work. Ha has attended ev ening classes In a, law school whe-n ho could.- Last July he passed the bar ex amination. ' Because ho was to bo a lawyer he did not slight or .neglect or 'despise tils work, Ills polios record la clean. One conorete example like this Is worth fifty lay sermons to young men who , complain : that ' they have ' "no chance." ; A Remarkable, Coincidence. " From, the Philadelphia Inquirer. A m viiu .l ull, HWAIfl niun.t? 41, appear that whan a man shoots at an-" other in mistake, for a doer' ha never misses. , ". . Boostvolt's Bugaboo. t . " .1 From the Blrmlneham Aae-Herflli!. -'A corpulent i gentleman. -with .dollari murks on his clothes is disturbing , the slumbers of President Roobevelt just' now.- '- " ft. ,