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" -Eaiiorial.-Pace off :Jer ml , PORTLAND, OREGON . SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 190 ," THE OR B CI O IN D A I L, Y JOUR N A L, AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER C S. JACKSON PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING Ca JNO. P. CARROLL Published every evening (exeept Sunday) at The, Journal Building, Fifth and ; Yamhill itretU, Portland. Oregon. 2 OFFICIAL. PAPER OF THE' CITY . OF PORTLAND THE JOURNAL'S PLATFORM A Trinity at Events Which Waul J MaVs of Portlani , 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 IT WOULD BE HAILED WITH PLEASURE 1 TERE PARTISAN POLITICS aside,- and considering lll th mmatlnn nlmnlv In llt-hrnml osnwll an It would affect the public good, no greater blessing could be vouchsafed Oregon than a strong, aggressive and self-respecting minority political party. Where the par, ties are closely divided, where there is always uncertainty as to the outcome of every political campaign, each party must not only put Its best foot forward in the matter of nominees but it must come cleanhanded before the voters in whatever record its representatives may have estab lished during their terms of office. Each side, with one eye firmly fixed on the people watches the other with. the keenness of a hawk. Corruption Is scented from afar and the news of it ir triumphantly spread broadcast. Jn this way the public Is assured the best service, first, because of the evenly matched chances, of both parties to win an election and, secondly, because with 'watchful partisan eyes on those in office to report derelictions the public service in tear and self defense is kept up to high stand arda. . " In Oregon there are two great political parties, but. un fortunately for. the state, they are both factions of the national Republlcan'party. Without' intending ' any diSi respect to either or any reflection upon the many good men la both, the. public good is simply an incidental element in the campaign which they are constantly waging for su premacy. The success of the faction is necessarily the chief end in view. Practically on the outskirts of these two has ranged the state Democratic party, siding with either that promised the best returns. So long . as this policy was pursued it was idle to hope for a strong ana self-respecting organisation. There was no principle' at stake; there was nothing but the loaves and-fishes'' to be considered. Hence, many men whose natural affiliations were Democratic, declined to waste any time on the organ lzatlon and went their several ways utterly indifferent to the outcome, k ."'" . t But there has lately grown up a sentiment, 1 largely based upon the election of Governor Chamberlain, that the time, bias come for the organization of a real Demo cratic party which is ready to go before the people in its own proper name and, standing upon its own platform, with no disgraceful or indecent alliances with any faction of the other party, ready cheerfully to accept defeat for that whl.ch.it believes, the foundation might be laid for future supremacy. If this were too big a dream the party could at least-be sure of drawing to its active support every man who professed Democratic principles, no decent man wouid have .reason to be ashamed .of it and no defeat. however disastrous, could spell annihilation. -It is in this spirit, it is said, the local Democrats propose tonight to celebrate Jackson day. If it is carried out,' if the Democratic party will stand true to the test which it thus applies to itself, there is a brilliant future before it in Oregon and nbt'only men naturally1 allied to it, but the people as a whole will have cause to rejoice, for it wilt be another and long step in the direction of better public service and a higher standard of efficiency, honesty and character in the individual officeholder. . . A FURTHER INDICTMENT AGAINST " DIETRICH. . . EVERYTHING with United States Senator Dietrich of Nebraska depended upon a Judicial determina tion of the question, 'When is a senator not a senator?" If he was senator after he had been elected or after he had begun to draw pay as such, then he doubtless was guilty of the grave charges which had been- found against him by a United States grand jury charges which, In the whole history of the country, had never be fore been preferred against a , senator ' of the United States.' But if he was not senator until after he had as sumed the oath of office the- crimes charged against him In the indictment, having been perpetrated in the interim between the time when-he was elected senator and the time when he was sworn in, then not being a United States senator in a technical sense, there was nothing to do but to enter & nolle prosequi in the case and allow the distin guished senator, from Nebraska to go his way In peace. The decision of United States Circuit Judge Van De vanter in defining when a senator is a senator was there fore of the most vital consequence to Dietrich, for on it hinged whether or not there would be presented an op portunity to try the case on Its merits or dismiss it upon purely technical grounds. Fortunately for Dietrich the decision was all right for htm. The decision was doubt less good law; if Judge Van Devanter did not believe it so it is Idle to think that a man of his quality would have given record to the opinion. But while it provided a loop hole for the escape of Dietrich, and while be avoids the legal consequences of what are believed to have been his crimes, he has in no sense escaped the moral responsi bility which still attaches to them. He may be deemed fortunate to have escaped legal punishment, but this Is a long ways from a triumphant vindication after a fair trial in open court. He Is apparently perfectly satisfied to es . cape on purely technical grounds and, so far as the law is concerned. It is through with him, but bis 'trial will still go on before the bar of public opinion where tech nicalities are not recognized, where each case is weighed on its actual merits and wher! a silent but effective ver dict is thereupon rendered. In that arena- he is- still , .... a - a ji .. i . . I m . . 1 ... . . . a V s. n .4 fear It would not.be much to the satisfaction of Ne braska's thrlftly senator. .-That verdict, will, find expres; slon when the senator in due course comes up for re-election, if his party will then have the nerve to stand sponsor for him. 5 " .. ; .i . - A CAMPAIGN FOR. THE MOTHERS. ifTAHE MOTHERS of the city, the women's clubs and I . all organisations interested in the cause of hu " ' , inanity, should unite in a determined effort to abolish those dreadful adjuncts of the public schools, the so-dialled recreation basements. For years they have been accepted as a matter or course! 'They were ln- use, there fore they were accepted because they were in existence or because they were believed to be the best that could possibly be done under the circumstances. . In a section where "rain is ' the most distinct and blessed feature of the climate a foolish fear had grown up that the public school children would in some mysterious way be hurt by It. It was a fear which was shared by parents who, it they were unwise enough to coop up the children in their homes every time rain threatened, would have them in doors much of the time during the winter season and on the sick list most of the time. But the system of keeping the children within doors during the school hours has grown apace until it threatens to become imbedded for, all time in our public school sys tem. The very best of theae baeerrients are cold and cheerless. They are all poorly lighted and evil smelling, some to an unbearable degree and some less bo. No dis interested person who has made an' Investigation of the question has any "doubts that they must have a bad effect upon the health of all the children and a really serious effect upon children of delicate organizations. .That the health of every child is involved, if not actually impaired, by the forced recesses in these dungeons every medical expert firmly believes. In the estimation of The Journal no more serious responsibility rests upon the school au thorities than that of the health of the children who are under their charge for so many hours during the long school term. If the health of the children is impaired, it their physical growth Is stunted, if their vitality is re duced by any rule or regulation, it matters not how fully the schools meet the requirements in other respects, they nevertheless must be regarded as fatal and fundamental failures. ' ' A serious campaign in this direction has already been too long delayed. There is no need to wait until such time as the public provides adequate recreation grounds. These must come in due course of time. But meanwhile a fearful responsibility rests upon the school authorities. It involves the health and future of the children under their ' charge. "That responsibility should and must be met. It should be met now. It can be partially met by abolishing the foul basements as so-called recreation centers for the school children.7 It can be almost fully met in all the schools even now by giving outdoor recesses, ln'a recess there are two essential things demanded. The first. of these is freedom, from restraint and the second la the opportunity to fill the lungs .with pure, fresh and In vigorating air,,; For. this there, can. be no substitute and no makeshift will do, least of all the nauseating base ments which are now sapping the energies of the school children of Portland. 1 . . , As we have, said, here is an opportunity for the mothers of Portland to work through a reform that will mean much for the coming generation of men and women and, by raising the physical standards, at the same time ele vate and strengthen the mental qualities as well. , PRICES TOO LOW AND TOO HIGH. ffHHI PRUNE RAISER is deeply Interested in the I price at which his prunes are sold at any place in "the world. This is natural enough and the matter of high prices at retail and low prices to those who cultivate the prune should receive his earnest attention, as it will at the meeting to be held In this city next week. i But the consumer of Portland likewise has a deep per sonal interest in the subject. By going 20 miles up the river he can buy prunes from the dryer at one cent a pound; by going to his grocer he can buy them in 10-pound boxes for a dollar or in bulk at the rate of eight and a third cents a pound. The relation between the price of the prune in the Willamette valley and the price of the same prune in New York involves some complicated figuring, but the relation between the price 20 miles away and the price in Portland 'should be much more simple, while the outrage on the consumer is even more manifest. .We hope the prune-raisers will go deeply into this ques tion, for In developing their own Interest they will lnci-. dentally shed a flood . of light which will illumine , the case .for the consumer who is now being outrageously held up. We call particular attention to this case for it is of a piece with others, where. Oregon raised products, which have little freight to pay, cost the consumer excessively high rates, the bulk of which do not go to the raiser. All of this means that while we raise here pretty nearly everything needed in our business, for some reason the cost of living is rapidly going higher and while the profits of the producers are not increasing proportionately, the consumer Is paying altogether too high for his whistle. The general subject Is well worth a close Investigation, for artlflcally raised prices are among the most serious evils which now confront the country. The esteemed Oregonlan contrasts the military .accom plishments of President Roosevelt' and President Jackson Without inftny way dimming the brilliancy of Roosevelt's record. ''Roosevelt's dashing leadership at San Juan hill," It says, "made him governor of New York and vice-presi dent" Roosevelt's dashing leadership on San Juan hill consisted solely, as he himself confesses, in safely watch ing that movement through a field glass from the neigh boring Kettle hill, while the colored and white troops, with whose disposition he had no mone to do than the editor of the Oregonlan who was then safely ensconced In the Tall Tower, picturesquely forced their way to the crest It is thus that some history is written and the capable press s gent earns his wages and gets for his favorite very much more than Is Justly his due. JAKES X. BABB'B CABXSB. JHe Km Blum Trom Messenger Boy to a Bailroad Fresldsacy. From the New York Times. Severn! changes were made yesterday In the personnel of the official-, of the Seaboard Air Liu at a meeting of the txiard of directors of , . the ., company. John Bkelton Williams, heretofore president of the system, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the fond, a position especially created for Mm by an amendment of the by law. - "" ... Mr. Williams was succeeded as presi dent by James M. Barr, heretofore vlce prexldent of the system. Mr. Williams, It 'is understood, found that tils varied linking interests demanded more time than h could spare while holding the mo of preoid'nt. Mr. Barr is sup voQi to te the choice of the new inter ests that recently came into the com pany. ' i Mr. Barr is a native of Ohio, where he was born , in 1855. He entered rail way service In 1811 as a messenger boy in the office of the superintendent of one of the divisions of the , Pennsylvania railroad. After that he became stenog rapher and then clerk In the vice-president's office of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. In J888 he became superin tendent of the jChicogo, Burlington & Northern. From that office he went to the Union Pacific, and in 1890 he Joined the Chicago, Milwaukee St St. Paul. From 1894 until 18&6 h .was with the Great Northern, which he left as gen eral (Superintendent to, become vice president and general manager of the Norfolk tc Western. In 1899 he became third vice-president of the Atchisw, Topeka & Santa Fe, which position 1) occupied until he went to the Seaboard Air Line: . , ' DUBIOUS FBOFSBTXES OF BADXUSL - Mme. Curie in January Century.'' . The properties of .radium are ex tremely curious. This body emits with great intensity all of the different rays that are produced in a vacuum tube. The radiation, measured by means of an electroscope, is at leant a hilllion times more powerful 'than that from an. equal quantity of uranium.1' A charged elec troscope placed at a distanceof several metres- can be discharged by s few centigrammes of a radium salt. On can also discharge an electroscope- through a screen of glass or lead five or six centimetres thick.- Photographic plates placed in the vicinity of radium-are al most Instantly affected if no screen in tercepts the rays; with screens the ac tlon is slower, but It 'still takes place through very 'thick ones If the exposure is sufficiently long. Radium can there fore be used in the production of radio graphs, . -. Famous Sermon From the Bible The parable of the sower and the seed the exposition of lto The parable of the tares, of the mustard seed, of the leaven, of the hidden treasure, of the pearl, of the 'drawnet cast into the sea: and how Christ is contemned of i his own countrymen. - -, St Matthew, 13:1-88. .- The same day went Jesus out of the house and sat by the sea side. 1 And , great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that be went into a ehlpi and sat; and the whole multi tude- stood on the shore. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up; Some felt upon stony places, where they Had not much earth: and forth with they Bprung up, because they .had no deepness of earth; . . AndwhentheBun"wasup, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and. choked them: ' But other fell into good ground, ana brought forth f rutt, some an hundred-: fold, some : sixtyf old, some : thlrtyfold. ' who hath ears to hear, let him hear. And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables T 1 lie answered and said unto them, De- cause. It is 'given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.' but to them It Is not given. - : For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abund ance: but whosoever bath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. ' Therefore speak I to them in par ables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esalas, which salth, By hearing ye shall hear, . and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and Bhall not perceive; For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing. and their' eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I Say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have de sired to see those things which ye see, and Tiave not seen them; and' to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. ' Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. i When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth It not. then cometh the wicked one, and eatcn- eth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. But -be that received tne seea mio stony places, the same is he that hear eth the word, and anon with Joy re- ceiveth It; - .. Yet hath he not root In himself, but dureth lor a while: Tor when tribula tion or persecution arlseth because -of the word,, by and by he is offended. lie also that received seed among the thorns is he that he'areth the word i and the care of this world, and the deceit, fulness of riches, choke the- word, and he becometh unfruitful. - ' But he that recelveth seed Into the the good ground Is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and brlngeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty, Another -parable put he forth unto them, saying. Tie kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. .- " So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares? . lie Said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him. Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said. Nay, lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the har vest: and In the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them In bundles and burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. . . Another parable put he forth unto them, saying. The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his Held:. Which is Indeed the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, It is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge In the branches thereof. Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven Is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a pa rable spake he not unto them: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. ! Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his di sciples came unto him, saying, Dcfclare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. lie answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the. son. of L,-m&n; The field Is the world; the good seen are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the . children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest' is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered And .burned In the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. ' The son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom oil things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 1 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnash ing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in 1 the kingdom of their father.--1' Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. ; Again, the kingdom of heaven Is like unto treasure hid in a hay field; the which when a man hath found, he htdeth. and for Joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. , Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant : ma,n, seeking goodly pen rls: . ' Who when.' he had' found one pearl of grea,t price, went and sold all that he had,1 and bought it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like onto a net,, that waS" cast Into life sea, and gathered of every kind: - Which, when it wes full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good lntovvessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come' forth, and sever the wicked from among, the Just, ' And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be walling and gnash ing of teeth. j , Jesus salth unto them. Have ye under stood all these things?. -They sayunto him. Yea,: Lord. Then -said he unto them, Therefore every scribe whichi is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which brlng eth forth out of his treasure things new and old. , And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. . , ' . And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their syna gogue, insomuch that they were aston ished, and said..' Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenters son? is not his mother called Mary? and his breth ren. James, and Joses, and Simon; and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with Us? Whence then hath this man all these things? ',.!- And they were offended in him.' But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not wtthottt bonour, save in his own country. and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. ',i:'i-.- 1AS YEAB IH BAWCS.VCP'i. Bepublle Quiet In 1903, Except for Be- Ugtous and Xabo Troubles. Parts Correspondence of Chicago News. Franc's has -had a comparatively quiet year, but the third republic he been making Important history nevertheless; doubtless development Is easier When the mob is In the cabaret Instead of the street. During nearly every month of the ' year, however, blood has been shed in the provinces over the continued ex pulsion of brotherhoods and sisterhoods of teaching monks and nuns whom the government that succeeded M. Waldeck- Rosseau has been intent on driving from the country. Meantime the - republican schools have made good their claim of being able to handle the extra hundreds of thousands of pupils and surreptitious ly in various places the Jesuit and. other orders are continuing their work on a smaller scale. ,ffhe year 1903 will rank as a "via dolorosa" for organized bodies of Catholic teachers. The most important event of the year otherwise has been the visit of King Ed ward VII, which' has-gone a long way toward decreasing the - traditional ani mosity which the French have felt for the English more than the latter far the French. The occasion, was in Ad vance seized upon by the ardent advo cates of international arbitration in Paris to bring about a treaty between France and England, which Is today ef fective though naturally not so extensive in its provisions as its authors hope it will become. The visit of the French parliamentary group; in favor of arbitration to London, followed later in the year by a visit from the corresponding group in the house of commons, went still further to insure the effective working of a convention which had taken its beginning before even Edward came to Paris, The half-tragic, half-Jocose "Humbert affair" has " been settled during August of the present year, . when Therese Humbert and the rest of the swindling family appeared' before the -assizes and four were sent to Jail for varying pe riods. The year closes.' with, the estab-. llshment of a special commission to ex amine Into the relations which are sup posed to have existed" between the fa mous family and .sundry French public men. : Thus far 'nothing haa been discov ered more important than that the Hum berts foresaw the approaching calamity with sufficient, clearness . to try to ce ment any and all powerful public rela tionships possible, ' , - In the closing days of the year it looks as if ex-Capt. Alfred Dreyfus would at last obtain the final. and effective revi sion of his trial. The "new fact" which had to be ascertained or suspected be fore the case could be technically re opened consists in a repetition of what was recognized as vitiating the first trial In Paris in 1894 the. communication to the Judges of matter with which the de fendant's lawyers were not given the op portunity to become acquainted, v M. Dreyfus Is playing a quiet role in the affair, but in one sense the affair is out of his hands and in those of powerful political personages with, whom Dreyfus personally counts ss only part of the question at issue. The labor troubles in the country since last January have been Incessant, but with the exception of the strike in the manufacturing district around Armen tleres they have not been important, and even the Armentiere problem was not solved. Military force and the physical necessities of the. strikers themselves patched up a "modus operandi" which in question Of hours of work, fair wage and right for labor to organize will last until the committee now deliberating on the subject comes to some kind of a conclusion. . ' . In the meantime the socialist move merit is growing in France, as through out the rest of Europe, and the workmen are lulled into the hope of speedy direct legislation. ' In aeronautics little progress has been made. The lack of a light and powerful motor delays further advancer The ca tastrophe on the Metropolitan Under ground railway led the government to in sist on such precautions as will prevent similar accidents in the future. Franca lost few of her leaders In 1908. There has' been no unusually noteworthy con tribution to literature, art or musical composition. s ' ': DZ OXSHOZOL AT SSTEXTCY. New York Was Granted Perpetual Monopoly in , . Steam Navigation . . . . From the New York Sun. .An interesting and a rather remarka ble group of men is the Eleventh Army Corps association, which' had Its annual dinner at the Hotel Martin the other night, and perhaps the most Interesting of all its members is the venerable Gen. Louis P. dl Cesnola. . The. general is pretty well known to the art world of the United States and Europe through his long connection with the Metropoli tan Museum of Art, but the public is not so familiar : with his career as a sol dier. ' ; : At the age of 17 years Dl Cesnola was fighting the battles of Italy. NOw, some what past the. three-score-and-ten mile stone, this old soldier is not only able to look back upon his fighting days in his native land, but also , to . service in the Crimea, and to service in the civil War of our own land. For the latter he re ceived thanks and a medal of honor frorrt the congress of the United States, Gen eral dl Cesnola is hot. the . only: medal man In the association. General Schurs, who commanded the Kleventh army corps on the first day at Gettysburg, is another; and Captain I recti, who opened the first- day's, fight -at Gettysburg, in command of a battalion, is another. Jt is an Interesting fact that all three of these gallant fighters of the civil' war were born on foreign soil. J;; " .Jl. , From the New York World. What steam navigation in the waters of New York would be like today If confined by monopoly to the heirs of Fulton and Livingston Is an interesting problem. , . ' All the ocean steamers, all the coast wise eraft, all the harbor tugs and ex cursion boats belonging te :a perpetual monopoly! The city could hardly have thriven under such a regime, "iet the legislature in 1823 did enact such a monopoly law. and it was enforced for two years, " as described by E. F. De Young in the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad News! " . - The steamboat Fulton had made her first trip to New Haven in 1815. Seven years later the New York legislature to recompense , the Fulton and. Living ston heirs for labor and expense upon steamboat construction for public bene fit, granted the monopoly. Connecticut promptly responded with a counter-law forbidding New ..York boats, to ply in Connecticut waters. There was in New York harbor then, nearly finished, the -steamer United States, left apparently useless by' the New York monopoly law. Benjamin Beecher. Jeklel Forbes and Stephen Hugglns were; her owners, and she was to be "Jhe pioneer of the fleet or . the New Haven line. ' - How to get the United States into Connecticut waters, was a problem, The new law forbade the plying of 1 any steamboat except those of the monopoly In New York. So the , large sloop Huntress, belonging to Captain Beecher; was sent down to tow tne steamer into- Connecticut waters. ; When the Huntress began to beat up the East river there was excitement at Hell Gate, where obstruction had been placed with the hope of getting the United States ashore, l But Captain Beecher was equal to the occasion. A good stiff breeze had set in from the southwest, and standing on the deck of the sloop, calm and reso lute, he guided his charge safely through the swift currents of the Gate Into Long Island sound. Meanwhile the. crew of the steamer had not been idle; steam had been -made and immediately the two vessels 0were clear of New York waters the United States took the Huntress in tow and steamed , to New Haven. Captain Beecher was . then LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE . : What We're Coming; To. . From the Atlanta Journal. -An establishment for the cure of shy ness has been opened in London. . We shall soon see advertisements headed; "Blushing Cured by Mail." . 4 ';:, r They;0n''-u;:r4ls'!'-ii" From' the Washington (la.) Democrat. We hope nobody ever courted like they do on the stage. . , ' . ' ' t 'I j. Extending the Principle. Portlond. Jan. 7. To the Editor of The Journal. Good morning Mr. Policeman. Good morning, sir, What can we do for you? --' - ' - 'Well, it's iike this, see! I'm a profes sional burglar and want to do business in Portland. Tut! Tut! that's clean against tne law and ordinsnces. We should have to run you In. What's that you got In your bag there? Them's a slick lot -of -drill and Jim mies. Got a nice wad of capital tied up In 'em and It would work me a hardship to have to lay 'em oft. See? Yes, I see, and if you get. busy in this town you gets pinched. See? - , o - Wot fell do youse suppose I- piked all across the continent for? Me frens Ntcky Slot .and Greeney Wheel wrote me dere -was easy money here. - So there 1, and we need a .bunch for City Improvements. -., : . Sure ting, pard; everybody should chip In. ' Now I don't wants to be bothered with being pinched every time I goes out to crack a crib. Suppose I Just comes 'roun every two weeks and gets fined, see? then the swell guys contributes trough me, See? I'm Just a collector, See? : Ye-e-s.' Guess you better see the front office and get the law on the case. ,8'long Mr. Cop, this town, all right, all right. No more East for me till 1906. See? ' SILAS. A Briton's Beply. Portland. Jan. 9. To. the Editor of The Journal: Referring to a letter in your issue of yesterday, under the head ing, "England in the Controversy," I would say it would be an Insult to the Intelligence of the readers of the daily papers to answer the several statements in detail. The whole article is so pal pably false tnat It Is surprising the writer should -expect anyone to believe him.' Is It the raving of 'a mono maniac, or a display of the executive ability of the "would-be" home ruler? ... OBSERVER. SBHTESCB SEBMOJTB. From the Chicago Tribune. God gives peace by sending pain. '...;....., Perfection never, comes by patching. As long as sin is hidden it is grow ing. , .- Many. a man's walk snuffs out his talk. He lights no lives who makes light of love. The poorest church is the one that has no' poor. , Manhood is the greatest magnet, in any pulpit - ', v '4; : '' -' -vv :.' : ':l -;,.,' The serious life expresses itself . In simplicity. '' V'n. ':V, '"";.V:''""i ' ''Vsr ';.,:,; y?' Uncover the cause of sin and you dis cover its cure. -.. v A slanderous tongue without listening ears would be as idle as a clown in the desert. ... The giving of grace depends on the grace of giving. . 4v"v .'.;.?'..,..,'. ;. .-,.' e ;,, '-i'-fV':;:;.'l The true leader IS ever ready to re celve new light ' ; , ' When a donkey . gets a diploma he bangs It on his ears. v. iV-':':;-:.:..'; t' -:-,'i. :?'J i A man cannot reverence that which he cannot respect. , . , i.-.'i".A:. , . :::,?: t. : ;: p 'i Si ' j j We need to look forward, for we. mi. :i some day took back. ; :; Tv?-ZJ-':XiS'AS' ' ''prf--irr-V':,-;'y- -xif Character is the n . thing" without limit in its development. . -' The best religion to have in hand is the kind we give away, u: !" ',-..:-.:' '.'.- ' .;.;:.v-"";''; r.. ' .,.T Sanitation is not salvation, but salva tlon will includo sanitation. J ., -. 'v;' i 5' ;' i'A-i'S '? False love will fatten a foe as surely as true love will finish him., r . Reflections of a Bachelor. " ' '. i . From the Nw York Tress. -"-' ',--; Some women save money for men by not marrying ihem. . , . ; When-you hear that people have re formed, either they aro pretty sick or very old. s . , :i s Men go to the1 opera with theli wives Just the way women listen to the polit ical arguments of their husbands. i j . It makes a man feel- awful -cheap 9 go home and find calling on bis wife a woman who reiusen to iook ai mm i the streetcar. transferred from the sloop -to the com mand of the United States. The United States made several ex cursions after her arrival in New Haven, and when the legislature set in May she went to New London and Norwich and brought on the members from that sec tion of the State. -, , The United States was, considered. fleet of wing and of magnificent proportions. The. boat . had no staterooms and the entrance to her cabin was not mucli larger than ' the - companion-way -of a small sloop. The pilot stood in the stern and guided the vessel with a tiller. As a means of protection In stormy weather the pilot had rigged up on deck-a struc ture which might have been taken tor a floating chicken-coop. ' The cost of the United States. Includ ing furniture "tackle end equipment, amounted - to 822,899.44. Some of. the items-- includsd , were' back-gammon boards. and .lamps,. 831,88;' blankets, 122.25: two chessboards. 82; carpeting. 851.68: kitchen furniture, $109.8$; bed lace, (2.50; set chessmen, $4.76; sheet ing, $144.77. ' June t, 1827, the United States started in making three, regular trips, each week between New Haven and,. By ram Cove, with side trips to New London- and Norwloh.- Byram Cove Is situated, at the boundary line of New. . York state and Connecticut. The restricting ,,laws would not permit the boat. to enter New York waters, - consequently - connection was made to this point with stages to and from New York, requiring passen gers -to Journey overland a distance of 28' miles. The : fare was. then...,, through. - , f ; These tslps to Byram Cove continued nearly ' two years, when in the. spring of 1824 the law restricting steam navi gation was declared unconstitutional by the United States, court, -and steam vessels were free, to run through to New York or anywhere else they chose. The system of - tickets ' was first started on .the United States; previous to this -the passengers .were way-billed' the same as-freight. t It was the custom when coming Into harbor of a dark night to fire a small cannon from the bow of the steamer as a signal for the stages to be In readiness to convey 'pas sengers on to Merlden, Hartford, Provi dence and Boston.' ,- , ., ; ' Advice to the iJcrvdorh BY BXATSICE rAIXTAX. ' Portland.' Or., .Dec. 29. Dear "Miss Fairfax Reading the letter' in - last night's Journal asking If a man tires Of a woman after they are married, 1 could not resist answering it, but If not In , order ..please put In waste basket, I have been married 12 years. end If you could be a mouse and peep in sometimes you would think we had Jjst. begun our honeymoon, but we never - act- soft or silly In. company. -My husband says he would rather have our love in the home. A friend - said about two years - ago; v I know John loves you. I can see it in his eyes when he .speaks to you or of you. I was 21 and he was most 23 when we were married., , Magdalyn would see something In her 'lover tha t would, dls rust (her. If he is not the right jooe. I know I did' with different young .gen tlemen, till ...I,,, met my husband y' kfnfc f.rtmnmmr' :tn hmifr...tiiA...vnfirv mnti It seems to me, ,the day drags, tlli.be comes .homa'from his business, .and , It seems if - he was. . taken .' from,- me i I couldn't live- for .all : I rhave two chil dren to live' for. Yours In favor o,f marriages.. . . ' '. 1 . . . A CONSTANT READER. My Dear Miss Fairfax Kindly give mo your advice in this matter -A young man who is two years my junior haa Just told me of his love for me. I al ways considered him my brother's friend and never thought that ' he even cared for me. If you were me would you learn to love this young fellow I know that I could or would you consider him a he was always to' me, my 'brother's friend? I have other frlertds, and be is always at our house and sees me going out, but never mentions it. I have been out several times with him, but never suspected anything. Kindly reply as soon' as possible, for : I Shall see him soon. and he wishes an answer either one way or another, and I am doubtful as to what to tall him It was so sud den. , BEATRICE YOUNG; If you do not love him there is but one answer to give him, and that Is "No." Tell. him you do not love' him. but that you feel that you might learn to. Theni If he wasti to wait, try the learning pro cess. Human love, you know, Is not the growth of humanJ'will. and you 'can't make yourself love anyone. , , - My Dear Miss Fairfax 1 am a young girl of 18. I am in love with a young man of 23. ' Last summer Defore going to the country he asked If he might write to me. I said yes,, and when I answered his letter I found he bad gone out West to his home, as he was 111. I love him dearly, and, as he. has told me several times that he loves me, I thought I would write to him, as I know his ad dress. .But he does not know mine." He says he will marry me as soon as I am a little older. . Do you think It proper for me to write him and send him my ad dress? . ANXIOUS READER.. Yes, If there is any understanding be-' tween you, it is quite proper, for you to write to him,-but If he does not an swer your letter do not persist lh writing. Men, you know, sometimes grow careless and forget their promises when they go far away, S i .-.'.-', n ii ' I. ...j. i .. i nil' . ' WOMEW Ag Z.A.WYEBS. Professor Ashley in Harper's Weekly. Today women are admitted to the bar on equal terms with men in 84 states of the union. Woman Is Intellectually as capable of .studying-, law as man. There, Is nothing to deplore In the tend ency to enter the Inw. They lose thereby neither chirm nor tany true womanly character;-! no study.or train ing; can change a genuine woman to anything else she will be after, as she was before, the same genuine woman. As far as education is concerned, woman is in the. law to stay, and the world will bo better for it. . New York university has a regular law course for women, and has graduated soma 68 with the degree Of bachelor of law's. The work pf-these women n the law school Is generally ; excellent; and in soma cases brilliant , 1 NEEDED THE aABSEJT SEEDS. i From the Washington Post" ' Representative 'Tim" Sullivan was engaged in a heated argument the other day with several members over the reso-i lutlon Introduced by Representative ftheppard of Texas to abolish-the free distribution of garden seeds by the de partment of agriculture. "My constituents believe, in the free distribution of garden seeds, and I shall hot vote, to rut thorn off," declnred Mr, Sullivan,' who represents the east slda of Greater New York. - ... x -, .; "But what possible uae csn your con stituents have for garden, seeds?11 some one naked,' 1 "They make soup of them," responded the New York member."