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Newspaper Page Textj.E.d 5 i rial- Page.' of Wo r'3MmM PORTLAND, OREGON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26," 1903 THE OREGON: DA I U V AN C, S. MCKSOM J?ubllshed every nine (except Sunday) at-The Journal Building. FUth nd OFFICIAL, PAPER' OF THE CITV OP THEJOURNAL'S PLATFORM r ATrinlty ot Events Which Would Males of, Portland ; . the Mightiest City of the Pacific Coast. ' 'First Deepen the Columbia river bar.. . .Second Open the Columbia river to unim . peded navigation at and above The Dalles. " - --Third Dig an Isthmian canaL . A BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON. ; ..,() . i j . , ' ' 1 OLD SANTA' CLAITS "was o busy in Portland yea terdaythat In the aggregate he must be sore "5f head and 1lmb today. - If he was . busy yester day It must naturally follow that he had been busy with his preparations for some time before and this Is un doubtedly true, as thousands' of people fully realise. - ' i The general Christmas trade, summing up all reports received, reached the high water mark In Portland during the holiday season. It extended to every branch of or dinary trade and in the lines which are particularly af fected at such a season Jit' surpassed all previous calcu lations and riddled the stocks like a series of popular auc tion" sales- This means that the prosperity was generally felt, for the buyers included all classes and conditions of people. 1 . " t 'So far as', the mails furnish an Indication they were Blmply phenomenal in bulk, both, coming In and going out of the clfy. "Railway malt clerks, who have served on other divisions, say the amount of ' matter handled exceeded anything n their whole experience. There was one very fortunate circumstance connected with the sea son and that Is there were no snow blockades to the east of us. The malls while unprecedentedly heavy did not, therefore,"accumulate, as has sometime been the case. In mountainous masses from which the men were days iri digging themselves out Whlle; there has; doubtless been some little delay owing to the tremendous ; masses of mall, It has been handled with much precision considering (all the circumstances, all of which should be put down to the credit ot the men who have worked' night and day to ac complish an apparently impossible task. To handle .the mails In ordinary times Is no child's play; to handle it In such seasons is a herculean task. To handle jt promptly llc . absorbed- in Its -OwnxoncernsLves.toolitUtj heed nd very much less credit than should MAIL CARS FOR THE SUBURBS. PORTLAND'S SUBURBS, particularly " on the ' east side, are growing so rapidly that the present pos ' tal 1 facilities of the city cannot keep pace with ihpm'. tlsitanlvCamaxlrir to those "who do not fre quently; go over thfe city " to: note the rapidity with .which Jt is , extending both toward .the Columbia and up the Willamette as?- well as" eastward. The new residences which have gone up in- those1 aectlona rn the past year alone caii'be counted by thehundreds and the activity now peems 'quite as great as at any time during the whole season. - - ,- ' ! . - r, . i j. v While: many of these , houses, are being built for prosi pectlve' tenants And therefore more or less speculatively, many more are being built "for homes by those who have concluded that they can.' better afford to own their own homes than to pay out In rent In a few years what they would cost; In -consequence-of this widely prevalent feel ing, the suburbs are rapid growing; populous and. there fore the Increasing difficulty to furnish adequate , mall facilities. There Is a loud and general demand for more frequent deliveries of the mails and so fa this demand has not been met nor can it be met with the existing facil ities. Yet these residents say with good reason that if the government can go to the expense"of furnishing rural deliveries to widely scattered population, a plan which they heartily, endorse, they see no good reason why it :: nf UIT XTEBBXDQB. j Taota About Big Structure Vow Opened f o Traffic , , From the New York World. Original new East river bridge com mission named by special act of legis lature, 195. .--- Total width or bridge structure, 11? feet; height for 400 feet of middle span, 1?5 feet , " " " " J ' '. Capacity of bridge structure, four sur face railroad tracks, twa tracks for ele vated trains, two roadways for vehicles, two footways for pedestrians and two' btryclo paths.'- ?.": r- - -,- '--.-: ...-- -., Work on borings for foundations com menced on July 11906. . First wire for construction of tempo rary footbridge strung on April 11, 1901. First wire for permanent cable drawn on November J9, 1901. . - ; Work of constructinst steel towers snd spans, involving manufacture and con struction of 12.000 tons of steel, accom pliHhod by New Jersey Steel and, Iron company at wmt of ll,22,i30.J Making of steel cables of 6,000 tons ot tepl'wire and tastings done by John Ai IWbUng & Buns at cost of $1,398,000. , Approaches to bridge built by Pennsyl vania steel company at cost of f 1:4(4.000 for Manhattan approach and $947,000 for Itrooklyn approach.. Manhattan approach made up of J J. 000 tons of steel, and Brooklyn approach of 8.000 tons. , Main span built by Pennsylvania Steel company for fl. 122,400. .' Kxceeds Brooklyn bridge in length by 1.284 feett width 3S feet; net width of two decks by (4 feet; in number of wires in each cable by 2,404; in miles of wire by 8. 0"H in strength of each cable by 12.200 tons. , and in height of towers above roadway by tl feet Total cost of bridge to date' 210,215, 239 90. Father of Williamsburg Bridge' and chief engineer. L-effert u Buck. The programme for the opening of the bridge is as follows: i Assembly of Manhattan offlojals, the Bronx and Richmond officials, ex-mayors end ex-awermen at city hall, 12 clock, en uecemoer s. ' . Procession to start, for new bridge In carriages at 12:30. . . Assembly- of officials - at Delancey street approach St 1 p. in. , Avsembly of Brooklyn aldermen, Brooklyn officials and Brooklyn ex-may w at Brooklyn borough . hall at 12 o'clock. . March to the bridge with troop C and Twenty-third regiment, Start from Manhattan end of bridge ly Mayor Low and officials at 1 o'clock, simultaneous with start of Commissioner tiumav Llndentliel and President Bwan- xront from lironklyn end.v , - Moeting of ofllcialM signalized by sa luipd from -ftrtlllerx, from guns at navy yard and uovornor s Island. Profession of ofiiclal and military to Brooklyn side. fc'iocUcs 1 by Mayor Low, : President INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED By JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. cities like Portland. This difficulty Is mail cars sent out malls to convenient Hvered Into all the of Portland could each one completely, periodical, : which reaches the general , postoffice. Such encouragement as this affords should be extended to the suburbanites. By Increasing ' the conveniences building in the suburbs will be encouraged and every new property owner which the' city secures ' is s, distinct acquisition in many ways. , It means generally a more responsible cltli senship, a heightening of the public spirit and a personal pride in alt that" appertains to the city which it is in the highest degree desirable to secure. ' ' - This question should be taken up in' practical form and as speedily, as possible by the postal authorities and the proper relief extended to those sections which are now suffering for the lack of attention. rp HJ2 NEED of an emergency hospital In Portland has I '- frequently been Illustrated, but never better than, last evening. .A man was caught between a car and the side ot the steel bridge and crushed Into uncon sciousness. His life was barely' saved, through prompt help from the passengers. The question of, what to do with him then arose as anybody knew prompt surgical aid was not extended he, would dle Under the circumstances there was nothing to do but to lay him out on the front platform of the car and gd ahead until help could be. secured. The driver of a pass ing police patrol wagon declined to interfere for the reason that he had been called out for another purpose and. had to obey that so the injured man, fatally hurt as everyone feared, was carried half a mile until a drug store was reached. . There the druggist and a was carried in and have brought out ceived whatever attention he Immediately required and in the course of a-very short time he would have found his way to, the hospital Itself where he would have received every attention -which his condition demanded. Portland surely has reached that Btage" In Its municipal develop ment when a matter of this sort should receive the at tention that it deserves. , " , ' THE M'CLELLAN DINNER. ; be extended. Trt HE BANQUET, I f McCIellan in m . . v.an Intai-ttof far as the national Democratic party Is concerned there Is no general tendency lk any one direction 6tf apparently toward -any one jman. Insofar as there Is any" exception it would largely be Iri favor, of Grover Cleveland but even the movement toward him Is more sectional than national and the recently written letter seems to place Mr. Cleve land entirely outside the list of possible nominees. ; WhlleMr. Cleveland has consented to be a guest of Tam many; pair of strasge bedfellows, and while he will practically be the guest of honor on that momentous oc casion, the effort to ' boom ( Judge Parker , doubtless had the most to do with Its inception. rTammany and New York are likely to be found lined up behind him and with the dinner as a focal 'point the active canvass In his be half la likely to begins v-1-: ' rr: : JThe affair will be watched with much Interest, for the nomination belongs to no one as yet and the party in the West, so far as expressions have been given forth, is not committed to any choice. ; When any man can boast a powerful and determined backing, it may clear the murky atmosphere' and perhaps reveal the Democratic opponent of .. Theodore Roosevelt We are" inclined to think that the coming campaign will show some peculiar lines of cleavage, measured by the past two national campaigns." 8wanstrom, President Cantof and Com missioner Lindenthal. . : ' Commencement : of fireworks display from Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges at 6 p. m. - . Illumination of both bridges with in candescent lights, showing portraits of prominent New Yorkers. ' ' Cost of day's celebration, 120,000. - ' scAiroB asaks am A -vrmnr." ( From the New York Press. ' Little Maude. Adams, is making fine progress In the world of fashion, and if the women who own splendid homes and give entertainments continue in their devotions, Miss Ethel Barrymore will have a rival. Miss Barrymore baa been prominent among the younger actresses because of her successes in drawing rooms. Tobight she is going to William C. Whitney's dance, which 'is quite an achievement : But Miss Adams; through the recent Portrait Show teas, got to know a great ;many. of the women "in society,..; MrsJ George. Henry .Warren took, a fancy to the wistful Maude, Snd Mrs. Charles E. Alexander whose lik ing for the cclebrltlea Is st its height, will take her under her wing. In- view of sll these glorified smiles, Miss Adams Is tripping forth In some fine' raiment Although formerly a short skirt and a silk shirt waist sufficed her, , Miss Adams Is , now superbly - gowned and goes in for costly furs and furbe.ows. A OXABT 0 XUL BAYQTS. New Yorw Correspondence Philadelphia .'-. ' vi..-. ledger. - ' ' .- M. Hugo, the French giant sailed on Thursday in Ia Sa vole to - have his Christmas dinner at home. He weighs 430 pounds, is 7 feet S Inches tall, and requires a bed 10 feet long, so that the largest stateroom on the , shin failed ignobly to meet the demand. 'To solve the difficulty, the partition between two staterooms was cut away and a special bed was constructed. Even at that the giant is In something of a plight, having to double Op every now and then: to keep from, knocking his towering head against deck coverings, while compan- lonways, dining saloon -chairs and tables and 'sll of the accommodations of the ship are many sixes toll small to com fortably accommodate the Frenchman. He Is 25 years old, and says he is still growing. ' - ' f Xa the Campaign for Beeps. From the North Georsla Cllisen. i The year 1904. Deo volente, will find the Cltisen fighting. cigarettes, football and the spitting of tobacco juice on the sidewalks. , : - - - .-. .: -. - Bo "Hon." for Mayor "lam" Joass. . From a Toledo. O., Dispatch. Mayor "Sam" Jones, with a penknife today., cut out the "Hon." in front Of his nam la the chart ot city officials. . JOURNAL, JNO. P, .CARROLL Tfcmhlll itrteU. PortUnd, Orecon. PORTLAND could not give .better service to the suburbs ot the - big " ' . met in other cities on the coast by from the general office which carry the centers from which it Js promptly de. suburbs. In this way the suburbs be supplied 'with two deliveries a day, clearing up all the mall, letter and AN ILLUSTRATION OF A NEED, ' and no one could solve It. So fat he might be so badly Injured that if call, .No 'doctor could be secured and doctop were, awakened and the .man laid 6n the floor. v. ' , ' With an emergency j hospital a telephone call would .n ambulanpe, the man would have re which is to be given to Mayor-elect -New York will be watched' with tmm alt nnrtn nf the COUntrV. ". So ACBOSS ATXAMTXO XXff BXAXX. BOAT. v . From the London Graphic i.,. . ' Captain Ludwlg Elsenbraun claims the distinction of having skippered the smallest craft that ever sailed acrdss thi Atlantic, The voyage was made single handed, In a 19-foot centre-board boat called Columbia II, and the passage oc cupied St days from Halifax, Nova Soo tla. to Maderla. . The frail little boat and her plucky captain were severely buffeted by the rollers of the North Atlantic, and during' a Ijeavy gale in mid-ocean Columbia II , was badly knocked about Her rudder and tiller, a sea aachor and a watch used in the navigation of the boat were carried away. ' All his provisions were also spoiled, and the captain entered In his log that "he lost everything but hope;" The British steamer Greenbrier was spoken and the watch replaced and a fresh supply of : provisions' and water taken on board. . On another occasion the adventurer reports that he collided with a sleeping whale, fortunately, how ever, without any serious consequences. Columbia II which will probably pro ceed to London and , thence to the St: Louis Exposition, is a square-stern, flush-decked boat, and is 19 feet long by 6 feet beam, She draws only 10 Inches -of water, and carried a mainsail and foresail only. Captain Eisenbraurt originally started from Boston with a "crew." , but the crew, which consisted of one man, re fused to accompany the' captain farther than Halifax. ' TOVVa IWOAJ.X. LOOMS TTP. Prom en Atchison, Kan.i Letter. . ' Some talk is heard in Atchison 'of Sheffield IngalU for the bouse in the country'' district of the county.-- Mr. Ingalls lives in the Ingalls homestead at the edge of town, and his legislative district extends to the west end of the county, (r miles away. Ordinarily It Atocta llAinivnili but It la hnllevftd that young Mr. ingalls could be elected. . He resembles his father much in face, speech and manner, and he is a vry popular young man,. He would bo accredit to the district and an at tractive character . on the floor of the house. He is a lswyen snd, more than that he Is making, a good living at it ' , Tit Xunlslunent ,) I From the Los Angeles Times. One Mr. Clot t man has been swindling numerous New Yprk lawyers. If Gott majt got money out 'of those fellows he ought to be permitted to escape, with ap plause, v- '' '' Everything fish for the Vet ' From " the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. Rockefeller doesn't mind being burned In effigy, as that calls for more coal oil. J SOCXEPEIUBR'S QOJ.T IO. ' Outdoor Game Has Had Oil sCagiiate , ; vJTot Only Kealtby Bat Jovial. Lakewood Correspondencs New 'York World. Golf is. giving to John D, Rockefeller the new stomach he once said he would pay 11.000,000 for. In fact the once de crepit old man lias become vigorous and almost UReluI solely through playing the game, no who was for seven years at tenuated almost to a Bhadow. who oould eat nothing heartier than cracker and milk, now weighs, 185 pounds, and can eat almost any food that - the normal, healthy, . strong man takes. ': ; r Not only has golf give youth and neaitn and strength to John D. Rocke feller, but it has given htm high spirits atr well..: For years the richest man in the world had the reputation of being iwmpy and crabbed; and he looked It. Now, however, his . face .wears a genial expression when bound for ..the golf links he looks almost jovial and .he appears like a man who finds Ufa well worth the living. : ; ,; . - It Is not alone in Ms physique and im- proved "spirits that MER6ckef eller shows the benefits of golf, but also in his dress, and 'general ? 1 demeanor. ; Where formerly he slouched around , In an old rusty black suit and congress gaiters, and any kind of shabby hat, he has now taken to wearing clothes of a decidedly sporty appearance,' With a cut and, style that a successful bookmaker would not be ashamed of on Broadway.. In no way is the change that golf has made In the great oil magnate more no ttceable than in the manner of his daily visits to his private links at this resort When Mr. Rockefeller first started Uo play golf here this was his invariable costume; Black trousers that nagged at the knees and that 'shone, a gray cardi nal jacket and 'his favorite congress gaiters. This week, when he played here, the following was his costume; Satin vest of vivid green, gray-striped trousers ot the latest cut yellow tan shoes and a jaunty tourist cap. He wore no jacket, and pranced around after the ball more like a 20-year-old college youth than a "billionaire" of to. . , And there Is another difference. Where formerly Mr. Rockefeller jobbed a vil lage hackman to drive him daily to the links from the cottage of his son-in-law, Prof. Charles A. Strong and a very dingy, tumble-down affair this back was. Indeed be Is now driven .to the golf grounds la a swell - surrey drawn by a team of, perfectly matched graycabs; with driver and ? footman in livery. Twice daily when he is at Lakewood does Mr. Rockefeller cover the i-hole course. Not content with golf alone, he takes additional r walks. Twice- around the links is about eight miles.: With the ad ditional walks Mr. Rockefeller paces over' about 10 miles daily. It is not only the exhilaration Of the game and the swinging of the clubs that have re stored Mr. Rockefeller to health.. It is the deep breathing of dustless air.' He has been taught the - deep-breathing habit, and - exercises ' It upon all occa alons-Hedeclares himself that he be lieves he is now fully restored to health, and attributes it entirely to the fas cinating outdoor sport He' says that hoeing, chopping trees and other exer cises that he tried did him no good; that it was not until he took up golf in California that he really began to know again what it was to be in any . kind of health. Now, he declares that he will never give up playing ,golf until he dies; that if necessary, he will sacrifice his business interests rather than forego the pleasure he derives from the game,- '' mum i H II mtamwimn, iShkiimh iiliiiint mil . ', j "DtrEPTJrO, XV BUT AX. Canadian Bounties Glre Canadian Seal ars a Great Advantage. " London Letter in the Iron Age. Walter 8. B. McLaren, a director of three large iron producing companies in Great Britain, which j between them make one tenth of the total amount of British pig iron produced, has turned the tables upon the preferentlalists In an amusing, but none the less effective. manner. -Inasmuch as the new fiscal tariff has been framed In the Interests of trade between Great , Britain and the colonies, and, -further, Inasmuch as "dumping" has become the bete nolr of the fiscal changer, it has never been an ticipated that Canada would be the first to. dump; yet so it Is on the authority of Mr. McLaren, who says: 1 .'The position of Canadian pig iron Is strictly analogous to that of bounty fed sugar. ; The Canadian government for some years has given a bounty of $3 a ton. on pig iron made in Canada from Canadian ore; not a bounty . on the pig iron exported, bat a bounty on the total amount made. It has given a further bounty of 23 more on steel made from Canadian iron. In-consequence of the advantage of this bounty, which has now been reduced, I believe, by about 25 cents, the Canadian iron masters have exported Canadian i pig': Iron -to , this country, and have sent us, or, to use the current phrase, have dumped upon us In the years 190K02 nearly as much iron as' Germany, Holland, Belgium and America put together. The actual fig ures are for those two yearsi. Germany, Holland and Belgium, 78,615 tons; Amer ica,' 45,97a. tons, and Canada 103,202 tons. ; This surely is dumping with a vengeance, and is unquestionably due to the benefit which the Canadian, makers derive from their bounty." - Walter McLaren not unnaturally asks whether, it legislation is to take place against dumping, it will apply equally against British, colonies. t I 'MB. CBOX2SB XXT XBZXJMffD. From the London News. .' .,"'''' "Former Tammany Boss - Richard Croker," to give him : his American title, seems definitely to have made- up his mind to desert, the land-of the Saxon, where he has tarried ao long, In favor of bis native Ireland. He has taken , a residence in the Curragh of Klldare, which he is to make his perma nent home, his intention being to spend the remainder Of his days-in the land of his birth. ' , A . This great man Is one. "of a family of 14 children,- of whom only four sur vive, a curious thing about the family being that the survivors are the eldest and" youngest sons and (the eldest and youngest daughters.- - .' .v - : ; In going to Ireland as his permanent home i Mr. Croker is taking a course un usual with i Irishmen who acquire wealth abroad, It ia very rarely indeed that wealthy Irishmen return to their own land. The most remarkable excep; tlon to" the rule In recent years was Mr. Kelly, the son of. an Irish millionaire banker in New York, who took the eele bra ted Castletown house, Celbrldge, County, Klldare, a place that was' once the home of Connolly, ' a DlacKsmltn' son, who rose" to a position of wealth and influence In the Irish, parliament ot the- eighteenth century, ikit was at this Connolly s funeral, by. the ' way, that white scarfs " were for t'h? first time worn, the object being to help the Irish linen tiiustry. , '. . , i' v '' " ' . ";,' . ' ' jt : Vopulatioa and C am t erica. ' i From the New York Tribune. '' TUf body of Herbert Spencer , was cremated. . How- -many . centuries? must pass before the swift Increase of the population of the world wllf so multiply the number of deaths . that the - space available for cemetorles will prove to be insufficient for the general custom of burlalsT. , ... , Powerful Influence for Good Exerted by European 1 ' ' Monarchs rf By an ex-attache in Chicago Tribune, ; "Anglo-American," in the North' Amer ican Review, after admitting that the so cial Influence of the crown might be the most powerful 'of all Instruments for the betterment of the people, declares that it is essentially baneful, especially in ureat Britain, and proceeds to -condemn: it as emphasizing "and encourag Ing what is least desirable in the na tlonal character. In ;fact the article contains a bitter . arraignment of the English monarchy and - even condemns the labors of thei reigning house In connection with philanthropic and chari table enterprises. In one word, ''Anglo American" denounces the mode of life of King Edward and of the members of his family as futile, and deplores the spirit it engenders and.' the example which It sets as perpetuating ah atmo- aphere which,.! fatal to the realization of the country's best self. Now? tho most effective manner of gauging influence, whether it be for good or. for bad, ,lsvby a careful con sideration bf. the results achieved. . And these both In the case ot the late Queen Victoria and of her 'son and successor, the present king, 1 have been of so far reaching and beneficial a character as to constitute in themselves a response to the accusations of "Anglo-American" and a refutation of the charges contained in his article in , the North American Revlow. : At the time when Victoria ascended the throne the morals of the court of St. James and the morals ot English society were at a low ebb. They were those which prevailed at moBfof the foreign courts, and in the leading capitals of Europe, where vice. was. fash ionable, and connection with a divorce suit or the destruction of a friend's home, far, from being' frowned upon, were regarded, indeed, as constituting additional titles to fame and distinction for the leading statesmen and politicians of the day. Among the moat important personages ' in the entourage of King William IV were ne members of his large family of natural children, while during the reign of his predecessor the power exercised by unworthy favorites, upon whom he lavished even the jewels of the crown, was so great that foreign envoys did not hesitate to pay to these ladles much the same Interested homage that was accorded to Mme. de Pompa dour at the -court of Versailles in ths days of King Louts XV of Franca Queen Victoria, by means Of her per sonal influence, changed all this, and, with the assistance of her clever and high principled husband. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, set to work to introduce a healthier coda of morals -not only at court but likewise in English society. Vice eeased to be fashionable, .The ap pearance of a woman in the divorce court, even in the role of an innocent and much injured petitioner, "carried with it exclusion not merely from court but fromany assoclationwlth the princesses of the reigning house for the remainder of the lady's life, and while it was found impossible to apply the same standard of punishment to the man in the case, vet the aueen and the prince consort lost no opportunity ef manifesting to them their displeasure. Indeed, one " of the most eminent of English statesmen, one enjoying international fame, and who is still regarded to this, day as a, past master on all questions of international policy, was driven out of office and forced to retire not only from the coun cils of the sovereign and from1 court but even from public life, owing tp his incrimination in a divorce case, that in previous relgjis would have been looked upon a, constituting a -feather-la-his cap. And society in tnis instance, as in many others, took Its cue from the queen and was influenced to such an extent by her example that it closed its doors against the culprit and subjected him, until her death, to the most severe ktpd of ostracism, t . - 1 . h , Nor is it necessary to make more than passing' reference to the downfall of Par- nell, when, at the height of his fame, and when he practically dominated the polit ical situation in Great Britain, his ap pearance in the divorce court in the char acter of a co-respondent was sufficient to bring about his overthrow at the mo ment when he seemed to have reached the ioal of his ambition, and as leader of the nationalists was treating with Wil liam E. Gladstone, then premier, as from power to power. Not a voice was raised in his behalf, even by those of his follow ers who had been most devoted to him, and the fact that his connection with the matrimonial differences of Captain and Mrs. 0Shea should have been re garded as rendering impossible bis con tinuance at the head ot the Irish party, and as plenipotentiary in the negotia tions with the government speaks vol umes for the altered tone of English so ciety and for the' different standard of morality front that which prevailed at the commencement of the reign of Queen Victoria, to whose social influence this change for the better was entirely due. - As far as King Edward is concerned the influence which he commenced to exercise upon English life from the mo ment when, shortly after his marriage just. 40 years ago, he was intrusted by his widowed mother with the task or representing the crown in its relations with society and publle. life,' has likewise proved of a beneficial character In spite of sll that "Anglo-American" may writs to the contrary In the North American Review. The cause of temperance in particular owes to the king a deep debt of gratitude.,; Up to the time when he may be said to have commenced his so cial reign, heavy drinking at dinner af ter the ladles had left the table was the Invariable, rule in England, and the phrase "as drunk as a lord'!. wee ton sldered a term, not ot reproach, but of praise. Inebriety was not looked upon ss a vice, not even as bad form, and but small respect or consideration was ac corded by society to the men who could OBXBDS raOBVCXB A2fX COBStTMZB A letter from Kansas City to the Boston Transcript on the meat trust opens with this amaslng statement: With the market price of cattle down to such a point that farmers and feed ers are counting how much 'they will lose if they continue to feed corn, prices of beef to the consumer are as high as when cattle brought fancy price. With the hog market going steadily lower, the price of bacon and hams is blghor today than a year ago. Some pork prod ucts have actually advanced while tho price of hogs-was going down. The beef packer is getting his beef at 1 and 11.50 a hundred pounds less than a year ago,, and yet the price for his products is Just where it was men. iast winter hogs brought 16.60 to $6.65 a hundred and pork loins were selling at 10 cents a pound. Now pork is $4 to 24,90 a hundred and the loins are sell ing at 13 rente a pound. Bacon that brought 164 cents in February Is now at 20 Mi - cents.,; i ' -n'W'- ::;'.; .''' 'i ': It is the same old story the grower Is skinned at one' end ef the purchaso and the consumer at the other, and the railroad rebates and special contracts cut off competition, ' and our products are sold abroad cheaper than to our own people, It Is exasperating and reason ably so. It isn't a political outcome, but a development of social conditions, and apparently all that "can. be done Is to watch their further development. - But It Is a dull mind that' considers the present situation a permanent one. not dispose of the traditional "three bot tles at a sitting." . i ,,. , -: Of course the example thus set by tire classes was followed and adopted in a still mors intensified degree by the masses, the only difference consisting in the character and quality of the liquor. Indeed, during the early portion of the reign of Queen Victoria the drunkenness lu Great Britain was something perfectly appalling. ' The marked decline of that vice, which was formerly regarded ; as a peculiarly English failing, is due, to King Edward. , It was wholly owing to his social influence that hard, drinking is no longer fashionable,' and as in everything else, 4 so also tin ; this,:: the masses have followed in the stfips of the ' classes, Drunkenness is. now. re garded as being bad form in the banquet ing halls of the peer as well. ea4a the back parlor of the small shopkeeper, livthe smoking room-of theorack London clubs, as well as in the. cafe or barroom bf the suburban pub or glnmlll. ' Swear ing and coarse language, too, have gone out .of fashion. Neither lor.d nor com moner deems it necessary any longer to preface every remark, with ait oath or to interlard each sentence with blood curd ling blasphemy. This change for the bet ter la, like the decrease in hard drinking, attributable to the social influences of King Edward.,.- -. .. .v. - ) " - One of the best features' of the English pepple s the respect which nowadays they one and all manifest towards the ordinances of the church. It may be that there is more conventionality than religion' in the atltude of many ot them. But be the motives and causes what they may, the result achieved is an excellent one. For regular attendance at church is certain to exercise an influence more beneficial than injurious, and the moral tone -ef the nation, - which has . been brought by its social autocrat' to look upon it is a sine qua non of respectabil ity, cannot be considered otherwise than healthy In the extreme. This churchgo lng la bilt another instance of the useful ness of King Edward's influence. He makes It a point never to miss putting in sn appearance at church every Sunday. The classes have scrupulously followed his example in the matter, and so, too, have the masses. ';::';:.' Much more might be .written, of the excellent results achieved by means of his Influence.! among ' which should be mentioned the altered sentiments of both classes and masses, in England. - With regard to the Jews, if the latter are no longer subject to unfriendly discrimina tion, but are now to be found . in the front ranks of English society, and if they are treated with more distinguished consideration in Great Britain than in any other country in the world, save the United States, It is again attributa ble to the example of King Edward. In Germany the social influence of the kaiser has been ot so wide reaching a character, and has impressed itself to such a marked degree oh every . phase and feature. of Teuton life, that it is difficult within the limits of a letter such as this to convey any notion of the extent thereof. Among other changes which he has brought about is the re-J vival of religious sentiment, since tneir a'ceension to- the throne the kaiser and his consort have rendered .charity and above alt religion fashionable in. Ger many. They have given people to un- demand that the surest way to win their favor and their good will was to build new churches and to endow and to cre ate philanthropic institutions. . Twenty years ago men rarely attenaea cnurcn in Germany, the women constituting proba bly lne tenths -of the congregation, -especially in the towns and titles, while the social status of the pastor was far fronvbeln en enviable wis.-' Today men as Well as women consider it to be their duty to put in an appearance at divine worship. Piety has become popular, while the increasing frequency pf matri monial alliances between the women of the aristocracy and the members of the clergy- Speak volumes for. the improve ment of the social position of the latter. All this Is due wholly and entirely to the social influence of the kaiser and of his kindly and estimable empress, Nowhere has the social Influence of the crown, which. "Anglo-American' de nounces In the North American Review as being so deleterious, worked greater results than in Spain, where, thanks to the Queen Mother Christina, conditions exist today that constitute a striking contrast to ' those which prevailed at Madrid during the reign of Queen Isa bella and even during that of her son and successor. The entire atmosphere of the royal palace has - changed, . and. thanks to the .purifying influence of the queen mother, quietly exercised dur ing the last 17 or II years, a court which was formerly one of the most profligate in Europe Is today among the most respectable and pure.- Following the example of Queen Victoria, Queen Christina set her fsce against every thing that was questionable, and closed the gates of the palace to people whose lives were such as to Invite unsavory comment. The new tone thus Introduced at court has extended to Madrilene soci ety, which in tbe ttme of Queen Isabella was noted as the most dissolute of any capital in Europe, whereas today It bears favorable comparison with that of the other metropolitan .cities 'of, the old World. -:'-:.- -"".".'.. . -' ' - U:-i - In Italy, although King Victor Em. manuel has been but a few years on the throne, his influence exercised in the di rection of economy, sobriety, snd purity of home life is making itself apparent in many ways, and the example which he sets alike to the classes as well as to the masses la productive of excellent results. Ijideed, there are .few rulers ef the old world at the present moment who have not In one way or another improved the moral tone of .their people and raised the standard of life of the latter by means ef their social influence. . WHAT A ''BOYAX, COMMA 1TD" MXABS . From the New York Press, King Edward's week-end parties are the Interest of sit England, and the men and women who are asked to be the guests of royalty are consldnred by Brit ishers to be tbe luckiest beings on earth. The -program at Sandrlngham Is sen slble 'and informal, and everything, is done by the clock. A royal command Is worded as follows, and Is sent out in the name of tho master of the household; "I am commanded by the king to Invite you to stay with their majesties at Sand ringham from Saturday until Monday. An equerry Jater'wiU inform ydu by which , train you are to travel." The happy guest Is met st the station by a royal coach, and usually arrives in time for afternoon tea. This is m ridiculously informal event,-and is arranged slung nursery lines. ' : " ' Goes Oat Too Mnchr ;, v From the phlo State Journal. The Rev. Dr. Morgan Dlx'of New York declares that the woman Of" today smokes, swears, gambles and drink. The good people of his church ought to see that the doctor stays home nights. , .. . - mot Chaexfnny Beslgned.: ? From the. Cincinnati Commerclal-Trlb. r,i . -.' . ... une. , . t. "'' " -' We do not believe ' the ; Republican party wlllKcommlt hari-kari! but, if the party 1 1n Convention says It must be Roosevelt, then bo say all of us. jSTORY: OF OUR SAVIOR'S . . BIRTH. ' The wise men out of the East are directed ' to Christ by a star. They worship him and offer their presents. Joseph fleoth. ' into Egypt, with Jesus and his mother. Herod slayeththe children; himself . T dieth. . Christ is brought baektn into . Galileo to Nasareth. SfcJitthew 2:1-39. ' ' Now when Jesus wss born In Bethlehem ' of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came, wise men from the East to Jerusalem. : Saying,' where Is he that is born king of the Jews T for we have seen his siar In the EaBt, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king bad heard these i . things,, he was troubled, and all Jerusa- - lem with him. - , And when he had gathered all the chief prleata and scribes of tha people together he .demanded ' of them, where v Christ should be born. ' ' iAnd they said- unto him, in Bethlehem : of Judea: for,, thus it is written by the prophet, : . ; v 1 " - And, thou Betfilehem, Iri the land of Judea, art not the least among the princes of Judea: for put of thee shall come a governor, , that shall rule my .: people Israel. . Then Herod, When he had privily called the wise men. Inquired ot them diligently what time the tur appeared. And , he sent them to Bethlehem, and .. said: Go and search diligently for the young child;; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. ' When- they had, heard the king, they departed; and, lo the star, ..which they saw In the East, went before them till it came and stood over where the young child was. . . When they saw the star they rejoiced 1 With exceeding great Joy. . ( And when they were come into the -house, - they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when , they had opened their treasures, they presented ; unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,. ; And being warned of God In a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed Into their own country another: wayr. . - -1 - - And when they were departed, behold. the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph In a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and hla mother by night and departed into Egypt: .. ; ...... And was there until the death of Herod; that it "might be fulfilled which was . spoken ot the Lord by the prophet, say lug, Out of Egypt, have 1 called roy son. ...V,-., - v.V-v?v-t :'' -..,;:..'..-.-'). .,V- Then-Herodi- when-h saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceed ing wroth,, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were In Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years ' old, and under, according to the . time which be had diligently inquired of the wise men. '...-: ,r-- Then was fulfilled ' that ' which . was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, la mentation, j and weeping, and great mourning,: ' Rachel . weeping for. her children! and would not , be comforted, . because they are not. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the. Lord appeared In a dream to Joseph in Egypt, - . , . Saying. Arise, and '. take the young child .and his .mother, and go Into the land of Israel: for they arc ..dead which sought .the young child's life. - - And be arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to ge thither; not withstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of -Galilee: .-.;' : - -,- And he came and dwelt in a city called Nasareth: that it might be fulfilled" which was spoken by 'the prophets. He shall be called a Nasarene. sxxrrxBCs sesmob. - From the Chicago Tribune. Faith defies fate. ; : .... . a. . . . , Duty is always divine. ' A mussle Is notf a cure. ' , . ,. . . , When a boy looks saintly send for a ' doctor, , , The ttme to boast Is when you don't need to. , ... .... The best work of this life writes the lease of the next. ',. ' ' "r:-', -A -''.' "'' 'i .The best kind of hope Is that which -lends a hand. i - : , "':- . ,i a ; s ... .; v. '. , He who 'cannot bear humility cannot wear honor. i . - . . . .... a. ; a .' - - An empty dlgntty is a valuable as i . hollow dollar .. , t . , i .. - i f-, . . . .: ? : ;' -' 'a . : j y ": Hitch your wagon te a atari but don't sell your mule. r .- . . . ' .'...- ' The man with a face that would sour milk will not save men. t The only effective prison bars are those : we forge with our habits, i :.',, i;. t y. -:-:''1 .. .''-;V. .". -The soul with wings docs not worry ab ' to the stability of this world. . . - .,. You cannot sanctify your sins try call ing their consequences crossesT"" ' .-. - ' . . ' .',.. , - , It Is no use praying against sin while you are sinning against prayer. . '. ?.'.:... ;:'..-.-. . - ;.i'i:;r:'r.s..fv L -There sre no curative properties -in the religion tuai is taken as a doao.-. - i ' You cannot move mountains of sin' when standing on the molehill of con celt : ,-v -., . '.' .:-. - t . , . ;'.': r -No man has a narrower outlook than he who Is on the lookout for himself alone. :-. - . a ' I i If you Intend to praise God for eter". nity you ..ad better practice on youj' neighbor In time, , . Two Millions for Christmas Ozeans." From the New York Mall and 'Express'. rsew xorx spends annually 12,000,009 for Christmas trees, holly and mistletoe This, is tho. estimate of a Veteran of SI ' years' experience in the business who to day tabled the expenditure as follows: ( . Christmas trees .H, 800, 000 - Holly I, ..r, , . . ., 6Q0.000 ' Mistletoe v.k.ii'i.. ,,.? 4"oo,oo Miscellaneous evergreens .... 200,0 Total ;,.i....7 J...,...U..J2,000,OOf) " j . m I A Chance for Building Operations. ':' I ' From the St Louis Star. - 1 -Out of 2,000 convicts recelyed at the . Ohio penitentiary, not one could i repeat the ten commandments. If that were -the test of keeping out, the penitentiaries of sll the states would have to be en- ' Jarged. ' ."