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PORTLAND. OREGON
. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1904
THE OREGON DAILY; JOURNAL,
1 - AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER V
C. 9, JACKSON
PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO.,
JNO. P. CARROU.
Published every 'evening (except Sunday) at The Journal Building; ';3n2A.'wf .Tanbhl 'strata. Portland. Oregon.
OFFICIAL. PAPER OP THE CITY Of PORTLAND
THE LAW AND THE LAW ; BREAKER.
"Of law there cnn be no less acknowledged than that
her seat is the boBom of God, her voice the harmony of
tho world, all things-In hpHven and earth do her homage,
the very least as feeling her care, and-the greatest aa not
exempted from her power"
A'
1" EVERT MEETING of, the Kir association,, on
every occasion when lawyers foregather, the high
founding' phrase at the head of this article la sure
to be used with telling effect. This and a score of other
. resonant expressions have done duty for lo, these many
years, aa judges and advocates alike pay homage at the
shrine of Her Imperial Majesty, the Law. Unconsciously
one wonders just how much sincerity there Is In this con
stant Hp worship and praise when contrasted with those
Stubborn things called facts. , I , '
In the circuit court of this sute in this county there
. is now pending a most remarkable suit. Remarkable, In
every aspect, but most of all in the amasing effrontery
and audacity of the parties to it. One gambler has sued
three other gamblers for twice the amount the innocent
plaintiff lost playlrig'faro." In his complaint he does not
mince ' matters. He charges the defendant with keeping,
conducting and maintaining a common gambling house;
' find of conducting various games of chance therein. He
sets forth the various dates and amounts he lost, and asks
a court which enforces that which has "her seat In the
bosom of God," to grant him a Judgment for $1,440. This
. 'complaint is sworn to 'by the plaintiff, ,
Full of confidence in the majesty of the' law, the three
defendants enter the lists and under oath In their answers
admit the keeping of the gambling house, but claim that
. they, and not the plaintiff, lost, r They give1 dates and,
amounts, and they ask the court to cast "the gladsome
light of JuBpnideneeupon 'iheii' defense; and by Aid. of
'it to grant them a Judgment for XZMrTr-f-f'i
. In, this Oregon' of ours we have seen many strange
things, but we doubt if that "dull, rooted, callous 1m
, pudence, which, dead to shame and every nicer sense, ne'er
. blushed," even went further than this. The callous indif
ference to and contempt for the law, the court, and pub
lic opinion, almost staggers belief. We have seen the
courtesies 'and the floor of the senate of the sovereign
state of Oregon granted to the keeper" of a sailor boarding
house, but thus far the Judiciary has at least been treated
with pretended respect. , We know that the "Influence" of
the gambling trust has paralyzed the enforcement of the
law so far as the city, and part of the county, govern
ment is concerned. We have known that its "influence
with the iowors that be was far greater than that of law
abiding people, but we did not believe that this "trust,"
ven though drunken with power, would ever seek to make
of the law It has violated a'creature to do Its bidding.
Think of the irony of itt ;, The.se self-confessed law-breakers
In a court : of justice asking a Judge and Jury, who
represent the majesty if the law, to determine which of
the two shall get the money lost or won at "faro!" Think
of the absurdity of, having the taxpayer burdened to main
tain courts to determine disputes between law-breakers
over la W broken! Shades of "Marshall, of Storey, of
Deady, of ten thousand others who have honored,, the
ermine, defend us! Is it, possible for brazen impudence
and indifference to public opinion to go further? Are
our courts also to be made part of the machine constructed
and operated with the approval, if not under the 'super
Vision, of our chief executive? We ; -shall see. Unless we
mistake the temper of the men who honor the bench' in
this county, the litigious gentlemen who appear in this
suit will find hey have gone too fan ;
" While there Is a law permitting the recovery of twice
the amount lost at gambling, there are other laws in the
same code which proceed upon a different theory and have
other penalties. - l-;;--tt-;- --,r-:r- 'v--; --T-- --.-irV
this case there is no doubt as to the facts. Both par
ties agree, except as to the outcome of the "game," and
the courts of the state of Oregon, Instead of the cards or
dice, are asked to settle that question, An Eastern Ore
gon Judge, when a like case was brought before him, in
dignantly struck the dirty .thing from the civil calendar
and significantly had it transferred to the criminal sjde,
and in no uncertain tone and in words " of unequivocal
meaning pronounced his Judgment on the character of the
proceedings, and repelled with proper spirit the insult to
the court, and to the law. .This case will, in' our Judg
ment, never be tried, .Such cases rarely are. It is part
of the game of "bluff," but the suit has been brought, the
record made, and If courts and lawyers hope to have lay
men respect the profession; if the law Is not to be' a hiss
ing and a by-word; if it is to stand as "a correct principle-
drawn from the inspiration of the gods, commanding
what is honest, and forbidding , what is contrary,' they
must assert themselves clearly .and sharply in such it case
as this. .'-..,;
THE HEARST SERVICE AND OTHER THINGS.
EROM ALL OVER the state The Journal is recelting
evidence of .appreciation of its. enterprise n se
curing the full Hearst war service to supplement
its regular news supply. Letters of commendation are
freely coming in and they are backed by the even more
substantial proof of swelling subscription lists to show
that appreciation, in concrete form. The people of Oregon
. are beginning to realise tbatvwhen it comes to getting the
best new of.tha world particularly tha news upon .wfclch
the attention of all the people is concentrated, the element
of cost "will -cut "lib figure with The Journal,' Tne theory
of The Journal is that the very best is none too good for
its growing army or readers and it Is determined to utl'ize
for its Own territory the services of the ablest men in the
profession. t ', ," ' - f ,
While on this subject it might be well to advert to the
stories so industriously circulated by the employes of the
evening edition of the Oregonlan that The Journal receives
little or ho telegraphy; news. In this connection it may be
stated thaf in the month of. January Hhe records of the
western Union Telegraph company will show that The
Journal paid but .more money for telegraph tolls than did
the Telegram. ' This, to. it will be. remembered, " was be
fore the war broke out. entailing great additional expense
for telegraphic news upon The Journal, while the Telegrira
Js still-marking time In Ms good old thrifty way. As a
matter of fact the p'eopfy o'f 'tbis city and state- have djfpf
covered that whatever excuse- there may be for the con
tinued existence of (he Oregonlan, there is absolutely none
to satisfy even the Inmates of a home-.' for the feeble
minded forihe publicatlon'of the Telegram, It is a false
pretense ; and tiwkevbellw from start to finish, thinner
than skimmed milk and flabbier than a Jelly fish, It has
no' mind of Its own, for It is simply the timorous and In
consequential shado'w of its morning parent., Jts -so-called
jiews Is very largely lifted from the columns of the Ore
gonlan to save- expense of typesetting. It has never con
talned a vital opinion on any, subject under the sun. It
has no initiative and it even lacks the poor merit of being
a good Imitation. ,-. t
Those peopl who want to read inthe- evening the news
printed the same morning in the Oregonlan may still
clamor for the Evening Telegram, for there they will find
that which they seek. But most people have progressed
. beyond that stage. They do not want two doses of the
same medicine the same day. One.of them is oftentimes a
heavy drain upon their vitality. , They want to know some
thing about the other side of questions. They want to get
unbiased news and opinions which' are not dictated by
private interests or eccentric editorial policies. They
want to array themselves with the- live, progressive mem
bers of the community who are always to be recognized
by The Journal, In their hands. These are some of the
reasons why th Oregonlan's 'evenjng shadow Is steadily
losing in circulation. It cannot lose in influence becau
It never had any."' For a time people took It because there
wasn't apy other evening newspaper. But even the most
conservative people are getting beyond that stage since
The Journal: came to town. They can no longer stand a
dead-alive newspaper, that must be galvanised to present
even a semblance of life. , The progressive people naturally
want a progressive newspaper,, hence The Journal's ad
vance in power, Influence and circulation. - Things are
rapidly reaching that stage when a self respecting man
caught reading the Telegram is tempted to apologise for
the reflection, upon bis mentality which" the act Implies.
Everybody Is now, beginning to know that a few months
of careful and conscientious reafllnf of the Telegram will
land the most muscular Intellect on the very brlnk. Six
moptbs hence It will be Impossible to bribe people to read
K even by giving away books as an i Inducement. There
'wJU-bVsonie things which the live people of Portland will
not -be able to stand and at the head of the list will be
the Evening Shadow of the Morning Oregonlan which Is
positively the weakest, most inane and distressing news'.
paper false pretense .that ever attracted the professional
notice -of the journalistic undertaker or drove strong men
to drink to temporarily drown the recollection of the
calamity of its evening appearance as a libel onathe in
dustry, progressiveness and pride of the fair city of Port
land. ; . - ... . ... -V ,
The Japanese Eager to Meet Russia
By El Ira R. Scldmore in - Chicago
Tribune.
Tok4o. Dec. 25. The Jinrlklsha coolie,
with his. little lacquered carriage, does
not view the , clanging electric, railway
cars with equanimity. Flesh and blood
and muscle cannot - compete with : the
subtle, current and the 8 sen li cents)
fares, and it Is evident that thousands
of jlnriklahas must ; go from Tokio
streets and hardships fall to the coolies
mis winter. One such human pony told
me: ,-' .-v . -. .' . , ,
"Jinrlklsha soon ha flhlah " anil wV,
ssxea what he would do, answered: -r
"O, Russia make bobberv. make bob
bery, then come war, and plenty Jinrlk-
isna - go mancnuna. i go Manchuria.
"And kill all the Russtansr -f
"Sayo de gosarimasu." (That la so.
certainly), and he bowed seriously.
- With this relief In view, the jtnrik-
lsna coonee are ; contentedly waitinr.
Any day they may step from the shafts
t an hour's notice' and - with their
blankets and lanterns go to the railway
station to be hurried down to waiting
transports at Ujlna. . A coolie corps
toes with each regiment to do the pack
ing, the hauling, and heavy work that
lessens the fighting soldier's power to
uiuruu ana snoot, t '
On the march to Pekln the American
soldier, loaded like a pack horse, broke
down or threw away his load, as at
Santiago while the . nimble : Japanese
scampered here and there a-Soldlerln.
and, came up at the end of each march
as fresh and 'smiling as their tireless
leader. General Fukuahima. The Jap
anese coolie did the coolie work, and the
Jinrlklsha transport 'corps was a mobile,
flying force compared to the American
four mule army wagon trains or the
British India tonga cart service. The
human pony could look after himself,
and when there was a stream to ford or
mud slough to argue with two coolies
could take the jinrlklsha on their
shoulders and with catlike tread pass
over and leave the Irate teamsters hours
behind. ,':'-
The Jinrlklsha coolie Is certainly tha
man in the- street." and one hears the
words: "Roo-sha." "Choreu," (Korea),
and' "Manchuria" often as he passes a
stand of waiting vehicles. They read
all the sensational extras and firmly be
lieve the present depression In their
labor market to be the forerunner of a
boom, when war time prices will -rule,
and they will be assisting in the great
(reus;. - .f '
The recent offer from America f a
corps of trained- nurses who served in
American army hospitals durrna- th
war -with Spain to come over' and num
sick and wounded Japanese soldiers In
me event ot war with Russia, is hlrti
appreciated by the Japanese people as an
evidence of American symDathv. n
would not be possible, however, for for
eign nurses to be put to any use If they
were on the spot, as, aside from their
certain ignorance of the Jananeaa 'lan
guage, Japan has the model field and
military hospital service of all modern
armies. It proved Its efficiency and
practical superiority when working side
by side with the' same service arms of
the American. English, French, Rus
sian, German, Austrian, and Italian
forces at -Tien Tsln and Fektn in 1900.
English and American official reports
assigned the Japanese the palm for thor
ough system and smooth working, per
feet ion of appointment and intelligent
Their hospital and medicaj service
was as smooth working and efficient in
the campaign of 1894-06. It did not
hreak down during the rapid marches up
the Korean1 peninsula and across Man-
cnuriato. Port Arthur and swschwang.
There are schools for trained nurses in
very large city in Japan, and In Toklo
the empress, as special patroness of the
ea cross hospitaland school, always
presides at the annual meeting and gives
me diplomas to the, white-capped sradu
ates, , One of the Imperial princesses has
taken the fulL course of training and
other court ladles are as accomplished.
When the American minister suffered a
stroke of apoplexy and died at a hunting
party a year ago there was nO medical
man within 10 miles, but Baroness n
nomya, wife of the grand, master of cere
monies, had had .training at. the Red
Cross classes and was able to take entire
and intelligent charge until a professional
arrived. ;.. i
In the north China camnatrn of lfioo h
Red Cross society was as active and ft.
flclent and every year some flood, earth
ouake or disaster calls for the Rod Cross'
prompt relief. . '
There - are- branch societies In' each
province and each year the annual meet
ing Is held at Toklo, where 10.000 members
often gather at the great outdoor session
In Uyeno park. One sees the ribbon and
insignia of the order : worn tvarvwhim
these days, from the Princesses Arlsu
gana and Fushunl, who actively preside,
down to the elderly matrons and widows
of the provinces, to whom the function is
an event comparable to the great Febru
ary sessions of the Daughters of the
American Revolution at Waphlngton.
It Is a pleasure to see some of these
elderly women In their rich but severely
tinted crepe kimonos and heavy brocade
obis ss they go about the capital sight
seeing. ,.juasjing as the street scenes
may be to them, they observe good form
and ride with the jinrlklsha covered up
not out. openly, brasenly In dayllaht.
like foreign women do. In summer haat,
autumn sunshine, as in rain, the Japan
ese lady: has the Jinrlklsha hood drawn
to shelter her trom common gase. ;
Each day telegrams from different
provinces announce that the preparations
for active service by the Red Cross socle
ties are complete, and when war begins
the Red Cross work will go on as ad
mirably as during previous campaigns. It
might be more In keeping with compara
tive conditions or the recent history of
the two countries, If American nurses
asked to come and observe, to study the
working of the Japanese hospital and
relief system. It would seem that the
offer was prompted by the Idea that the
Japanese had not trained nurses and
tralalng schools, nor so complete a Red
Cross organization to supplement the
metlcal corps of the army.
Miles, per hour,
The Great .Editor stood -upon the sidewalk gazing In.
tently at the clock in the Tall Towers
A passing friend slapped him familiarly on the back.
, -wnat you doing, Harvey 7 - Marking time? And the
friend chortled explosively.
"Ha, ha!" responded the Great Editor, though with no
noteif enthusiasm In his tone. "Pleasant weather. We've
been having," and he moved off solemnly in the direction
of Sixth and Alder streets.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE'
A rriend of WakeSeld's.
Portland. b. IS To the Editor of
The Journal Would you please give an
unbiased person a few lines In your
paper7 in the last week one of our
I'Hitens has been held to answer to the
grand jury for the fraudulent use of
me mails, j would like to have At
torney Hall, Foslomce Inspector Rich
u vr juuxe Mcn.ee snow wnere there
is any fraud In this fcheme.
Tou pay fl per month for JO or SO
months, but the contract says' 20, If at
the end of that time your contract is
not matured and you are not satisfied
you can have your money back with
per cent interest, or you may stay in
me iuu du muninn, which is longer -than
any contract will run. You have now
paid in lino, S2S ot which goes to the
company, sr goes to your credit, you
now have a $1,000 bill to pay, for which
there Is a mortgage on deposit as se
cur it jr. You pay this at the rate of $
per month; IS.eo goes to your credit and
60. cents to the company. This will
leave jou 1974 10 -pay st $5.60 per
month, which will take J74 months.
You lisve already paid to the company
$!(; sow you have to pay SO cnta per
month for 17 montus. which win make
$$9 plus $2$ tnekes $1 thst you' pay
for the use of $1,000. There has been
noi other way provided yet where ypu
run getmoney, so cheap nor on such
easy payments, and there Is not one
contract in a Hundred that will have to
rsy that much. ; Some will sy that the
company snu't tve at hls -rate, but
thst Is eayW Let the company start a
Membership of 10 per month. When the
first contract has. expired they have
inrmhemhlp of 2.000, which this Wy or
a ny ether of the same slxe will keep
up, They are then selling 10 contracts
month ana they are paying 10 contracts
per month, which brings the company
$1,000, and U seems to me that a person
would have to study a long time to get
a better or easier plan for persons with
msu means to get homes, and Ihe only
plaee I can see where the present manr
agement has made . g mistake Is In
keeping some men connected with the
order who are not what they should be.
M. E. GORDON,
J Room i, Manley Block.
WHAT MABX TWADT IB SOOra.
From a Harper's Bulletin,
Mark Twain is at work on a new
noy,el, which was begun many years ago
and laid aside. Now that he is In rtaly,
with more leisure and less liability to in
terruption, he has gone to work system-
eiiaiiy to complete it. lie has Just fin
ished a new short story, which will ap
pear in an early number of Harper's
Magaalne. Mr. Clemens writes his stor
ies to suit himself, snd then hands them
over to his wife, as he says, "to edit the
hell-fire out of them." After Mrs. Clem
ens completes her Important share , of
the work, their daughter copies them on
the typewriter, for which her father pays
her at the regular market rates.
aiunt Truth.
From the Albany, X, T Journal. O
An English wrltey-has written some
confessions"" in relation to his reading
when a boy, Dickens he had no liking
for. until later years, but Browning, Mac-
aulay and Pepys interested htm. He
says tost, book Jovers are. few a. few
thousands - at most among the
millions. If men would but dare to con
fess, he adds, tt would be found that not
one'ln a thousand has ever read Shakes
peare. ..,." . . .
Mlssourt ' Republicans are booming
Cyrus P, Walbrldge of Bt. Louis for vice-
i nresldent. Ha has held a numlwtr dt nf.
V"f oioiuli, maturing 10 contracU per nces aud bus never been Indicted. :
0 TAXVXSa XV ALASKA.
.'When people read that Alaska Is ca
pable of great agricultural development,
they should pass up the statement for
rubbish and nonsense," said Mr. H. Brat-
nober, to the Washington Post reporter,
"Alaska 'la one of the richest parts of
creation in the precious metals, and that
is all it Is fit for. I have been in Alaska
for several years, and at the risk of in
curring the governors 111 will am here
to-say that people who go to Alaska in
ino nope or raising crops are on the high
est sort of a fool s errand. Last sum
mer, sway up on the Copper river, I met
three honest farmers, wno had been In
duced to sell their places In Indiana and
go to thst desolate region with a view
of cultivating the soil. They planted a
ton of seed, but never a grain came up,
and when I saw them they were heart
sick over their failure. It 5s a shame to
sena out sucn delusive reports."
;' 1 " X - '
WAVTXS AJT XXTBOSVCnOV.
From the Saturday Evening- Post.
When General Grant was In London
on his trip around the world he was
invited to Windsor castle by Queen Vic
torla. The.aueen received the nartv in
one of the private audience chambers
ana chatted with General Grant for a
few moments before dinner was served
Jesse .Grant, then a small boy, was
with the general, and stood Just behind
him. As the general was talking Jesse
pulled Impatiently at his coat talis a
number of times. ' Finally, the general
turned halt way; and Jesse whispered;
"Pa, can't I be Introduced?"
."Your majesty." said the general. "I
should Ilk to present my son, Master
Jesse.? "7 yf-r r- -. -
The queen shook Jesse's hand cordial-
1 57 and that young man; thinking It In
cumbent on him to say something,
glanced . approvingly around the room
and said: i . . , , . ....
"Fine house you have-here, ma'am."!
BPZEO or AXOUg TAAIJrS.
- From the Boston Tranani-tn .
The American Economist's table of the
worms-iasi trains js as jtoliows. the
speed given being the number of niltt
par hour after deducting four minutes
iwr acn stop maae
DIs-,, Speed..
tanca. Miles
Atlantic City Express
Atlantic City to Cam
;r den, via P. & R.
R. R.
; Atlantic City to Cam
den, via P. R. R.. .'
Camden to Atlantic
City, vis, P. R. R.
Camden to Atlantic
City., via P. R, R,.
Medlterranee Exp
Paris to Calais......
Paris to Calais
Empire State Exp
New. York to Buffalo
Edinburgh Exp-r ; -s.
- London to Edinburgh,
via Great Northern
Hamburg Exp
Berlin to Hamburg..
Edinburgh Exp
' London o Edinburgh,
via Is ft N. W....'i
Plymouth Exp
London to Plymouth,
via O. W. R. R...
Twentieth Century Ltd '
New York to Chicago
Plymouth Exp
. London to Plymouth,
via L. ft . V. R. R.
Medlterranee Exp
Calais to Vlnttmille.
Nord Express (whole
' lAitrnAvk-M
Ostend to St. Peters-,
burg ...,,....,,,
In Belgium
Ostend to Herbesthal
In Germany r
Herbesthal to Eydt
kuhnen ...........
In Russia
Eydtkuhnen to St
Petersburg ........
Bud .. Express (whole
Journey)
Paris to Madrid
In France-
Paris to Hendaye.'. .,
In Spain
Hendaye to Madrid..'
Estend -Wlen Budapest
Exp( whole Journey)
Ostend to Vienna..."
In Belgium
Ostend to Herbesthal
In Germany
Herbesthal to Fassau
In Austria . -. -
Passau to. Vienna.,,.
Nord Bud (Brenner)
Exp( whole Jdurney) -Berlin
to Milan,.,,,
In Germany .
Berlin to Kufsteln
In Austria and Italy
Kufsteln- to Milan... .$U.I7
California Limited-
Chicago to San Fran-
elsco, via Santa Fe '
railway Ittl.OO
Overland Limited .
Chicago to San Fran
cisco, via N. W., U.
P. ana 8. P. Ry... ,21100
Orient Express (whoie
journey)'
Parts to Constanti-
nopl Ull.tl
In France-
Paris to D'Avrlcourt
In Germany . - : .
D'Avncpurt to Bals-"
burg .............
In Austria-Hungary
Saisburg to Belgrade
In Servla, Bulgaria and
Turkey . .-.
Belgrade to Constantinople
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Xolst by. His Own Petard.
- From tliel Albany Democrat
An eastern Oregon editor had this in
nis columns: "if you see it in the
It Is so." The next day he was whipped
for lying about a neighbor. i
TATXSK TBMTT1 OTITEB.
Korea a PossiUs Prize of War
J. Sloat Fassett of New York, who
has' personally studied the Korean prob
lem upon the spot and who has met the
emperor and crown prince pf the 'Hermit-Nation,"
gives in the Review of Re
views an interesting picture of the poa-
ejuie aeai oi me war,
L" First as to direct American interests.
The clttaens of the United States are
more largely involved in Korean enter
prise than even those of Japan, Ameri
cans constructed and sold to the Japa
nese the Chemulpo-Seoul' railroads.
Americans constructed .for t)ie Korean
government the electric railway In Seoul
and some 1$ or 20 miles of suburban
roads. Americans have also constructed
lighting plants for Seoul, and are, in
vesting in a water .system for the cap
ital, Americans import Into Korea im
mense, quantities of kerosene oil. of
canned ; goods snd of cotton cloth.
Americans own. In association with Eng
lish and French capitalists, the largest
Single enterprise In Korea, and one of
the largest in Asia a mining concession
in the northern part of Korea. v
Korea is not a Jarge country.' about
the else of the state of Kansas snd
twice the else of New York state. Its
importance is due - to Us position, Its
climate and the swarming millions of
Its people considered as possible cus
tomers for cheap goods; v ,.. - S :
"Roughly speaking.'' says Mr. Fassett.
"Korea is from north to south 600 miles
long, and from east to west it has an
average width of 135 miles. The popu
lation s estimated as low as 8,000.000
and as high ss 18,000,000. It Is prob
able that 10,000,000 is about the, proper
number. :'.;:..-.- ,.,.,, .:,
"The parallels of latitude that would
pasa through the cities of Sab Franoisco,
Chicago, New York, Lisbon, Rome, Con
stantinople - and ; Peking, would pass
through the peninsula of Korea, ' The
capital, Seoul, a city of a little over 100,
000 Inhabitants, is located in about the
geographical center Of the country, and
almost, exactly west, or east, of -New
xorkv Korea was long known, and is
yet known to its Inhabitants, as Chosen,
and Is fancifully called by them The
Land of the Morning Quietness,' or The
Land of the Morning Calm,' ; .
'The soil of Korea is fertile and well
tilled. The people raise rice, barley,
millet wheat, sorghum, beans, potatoes.!
turnips, cabbages, radishes, tobacco, cot
ton, apples, pears and small fruits. '
"As early as three centuries ago the
Koreans had made great progress in the
arts. They built ships 200 feet long and
covered then) .with plates of iron, the
Iron being hammered into small plates
and fastened by small spikes driven Into
the wood. - They made woven fabrics
and were very skillful In metal work.
in tne lasnioning or jewels ana. in tne
manufacture of pottery. - Three centu
ries ago Japan overran the country and
devastated It transferred whole colonies
of -artisans to Japan, and broke down
forever the military power of Korea.
"The people of Korea may be de
scribed generally ss robust, amiable, ..ls
dustrious, .pleasure-loving ; and given
rather to tne arts of peace than to the
ardors " of war. The universal costume
Is' cotton cloth, bleached and unbleached.
In winter this is padded with short sta
ple cotton. Their headgear la remarka-
hltf vutiAin fnrm . Th.tf h.v A Iff...
ent form or a different kind of bat for
almost every statiqn In life. - All the
unmarried men in Korea are -called boys
and wear their hair in braids down their
backs. Marriage may take place at
any age from 13 upward, and when a
boy is married he is a man.- The women'
of Korea have no legal status. A man
may have one wife, and her children '
are his legitimate heirs, but a Korean
may have aa many concubines as he
may have the ability or the disposition
to support" -..
The government of Korea Is a cruel
Joke, : In 1897, after the close of the
Chinese and Japanese war of 1894-96,
the. Korean king assumed the title of
emperor to prove that he stood on the
same basis as the ruler of Russia, the
ruler of China and the ruler of Japan. ,
His rule Is absolute. Torture is per
mitted in legal proceedings. There Is
practically no army, the 7,000 men so
called being Uttle more than a mob, who
pillage for their pay. Korea was the
cause of the China-Japan war nine years
ego. ' -. . --v. - '
'The Ideal solution of the esstern
question, ss at present it manifests It
self," Mr, Fassett remarks, "would bs to
put Korea In commission, with her In
tegrity and independence guaranteed by
the great powers." But the Ideal solu
tion is seldom the solution of stern fact
Famous Sermon From the Bible
lew Bivalves Are Eaten by Their area
est Enemy.
From Pennsylvania University Weekly.
One of the interesting exhibits at the
meeting ot the Delaware Valley Natural
ists' union at the Academy of Natural
science will be by Dr. Edwin G. Conk
lln, professor of soology In tho Univer
sity or Pennsylvania. A number of liv
ing marine animals from, the vivarium
of the university will be shown, among
iu.iu ma oyaier ana iM starnsn, next to
man, the greatest enemy the oyster has,
Where these creatures ars very abun
dant it is practically impossible to raise
an oyater, in such places, for instance,
as Long Island sound,- the oystermen
are compelled to resort to' various de
vices in order to destroy these pests.
The manner In which the starfish eats
the oyster is most interesting and re
markable. These creatures have no
means of boring through the oyster
shell, yet, by a curious method, they
succeed in extracting the delicious bi
valve. The principal element of suocess
pn the part of the starfish In this ap
parently aimcuit task of opening the oy
ster is persistence. The starfish crawls
over the oyster, snd spreads its body
over the opening of the shell, so that the
oyster is unable to open its shell In or
der to draw In currents of fresh water.
In this position the starfish will remain
for many hours, finally suffocating the
oyster until It is compelled to open the
sneu a little. as soon as this happens,
tne starnsn i discharges ' Into it a di
gestive fluid from his stomach, which
gradually oauses -the shell muscles to
relax, and, the oyster to open wldtfly,
The starfish then turns bis stomach In
side out, and protruding it from his
body, thrtfsts It Into the shell of tbe
oyster, where the oyster Is digested snd
absorbed. A very large oyster can only
be opened by a large starfish, but the
smaller ones are destroyed In vast num
bers by small starfish.
One of the methods of preventing the
depredations of starfish on oyster beds
is to orag wnat are Known as tangles,
which consist of an Iron frame, covered
by a mass of tangled ends of strings.
over the oyster beds, and these strings
eaten tne arms or the starfish, which are
.thu dragged up, gathered into scows
and carried ashore, where they are
heaped up and left to die.
Inasmuch as a single starfish will lay
approximately 50,000,000 eggs, this way
or destroying these pests is practical y
a hopeless one. The only other method
really concedes them the victory In the
struggle for existence, namely, the
yielding to the starfish of all tbe oyster
Deas wnicn are round in pure salt wa
ter, and the confining of the cultivation
of the oyster to brackish waters, The
oyster will live in sea water of much
less density than is required for the star
fish. ; !....';.:, v.- . : : '-...r-v., -i
Why aiea Torget to $ait Letters.
.' - From the New York Times. ;
A feminine sociologist has at last dis
covered not, only an explanation why
men forget to mall letters intrusted to
them by .their wives, but also an excuse
ror it that Is complimentary, to the men
which is Just like a woman for all the
world, however unlike a sociologist It
may be. She says the men forget the
letters because their own work Is care
fully systematized and specialised, so
they have' not practice, and no acaulred
skill, in the performance of little odd
jobs Ilka this one. while women, whose
jobs are or were all little and odd,
with no relation one to the other, can as
sume an almost Infinite number ot them
and forget none, even the new. ones.
That is a very pretty theory, and It will
awaken a vast amount of masculine
gratitude. Certainly no man ever thought
pi mat excuse, or of any nai& a good.
Ooloael Batcher's Case. -
From the Athena Press, y 5 ,
Alt who know Col. W. Y.: Butcher of
Baker City,- and they are a majority of
the people of the state, regret to learn
of the unfortunate occurrence of his
shooting a man In his home town. It
will be a difficult matter to convince his
acquaintances thst "Bute It" was not in
the right and acted only In self defense.
g Matthew xvlI!:t-S4..
Christ warneth his disciples to bs hum
Die 'ana harmless.' to avoid oneness
and not to despise the little ones
teacheth how we are to. deal with our
brethren, when they offend us: snd
how oft to forgive them-, which he set
teth forth by a parable of the king,
that took account of his servants,
and .punished him, who shewed no
mercy to his fellow. i 1
At the same time came the disciples
unto Jesus, saying. Who Is the greatest
In the kingdom of heaven?
And Jesus called a little child unto
bim, and set him in the midst of them
And -said. Verily I say unto you. Ex
cepl ye be converted, and become as
little children, ye shall not enter Into
the -kingdom of heaven.,
. Whosoever therefore 'shall humble
himself as this little child, the same is
greatest in the kingdom of heavea
And whoso shall receive one such lit
tle child in my name recetveth me.
Rut whoso shall offend one of these
little ones which belle veth In me, It were
better for him that a millstone were
hanged about his neck, and that he were
drowned In the depth of the sea.
' Woe unto the world 'because of of
fenses! for it must needs be that of
fences come; but woe to that , man by
whom the offence comet h.
. Wherefore If . thy hand or thy foot
offend thee, cut them off, and cast them
from thee: It Is better for thee to enter
Into life halt or maimed, rather than
having two bands or two feet to be csst
Into everlasting fire.
And If thine eye offend thee, pluck
It out. and cast It from thee: it Is better
for thee to enter Into life with one eye,
rather than having two .eyes to bs east
into hell nre. .
Take heed that ye despise not one of
these little ones: for I say unto you,
That In heaven their angels do always
behold the face of my Father which is In
heaven. --A, wvA
For the son of man Is eome to savs
that which was lost.
How think ye 7 if a man have an hun
dred sheep, and one of them be gone
astray, doth he not leave the ninety aad
nine, and goeth into the mountains, and
seeketh that which Is sons astray?
And if so be that he find it, verily I
say unto you, hp rejolceth more of that
sheep, than or the ninety snd nine which
went not astray. - -
Even so It Is not the ; will of your
Father which is In heaven, that one of
these little ones should perish.
s Moreover If thy brother shall trespass
against thee, go and tell him his fault
between thee and. him alone; If he shall
hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother,
But if he will not hear the, then take
with thee one or two more, that In the
mouth of two or three witnesses every
word may be established.
' And If he shall neglect to hear them,
tell it unto the church: but if he neglect
to hear the church, let htm be unto thee
as an heathen man and a publican.
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever
ye shall bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven: snd whatsoever ye shall loose
on earth shall be loosed In heaven.
Again I say unto you. That If two of
you shall agree on earth as tduohlng
sny thing that they shall ask, It shall
be done for them of my Father which Is
in heaven.. . -'. .:;
For where two or three aretgathered
together in my name, there am I In the
midst of them. '
, Then came Peter to him. and said,
Lord, how off shall my brother sin
sgalnst me and I forgive him? till seven
times? ' i r-, -.,'.v-' ,
Jesus sslth unto him, I say not unto
thee, Until seven times; but Until sev
enty times seven. .
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven
likened unto a certain king, which would
take account of bis servants.
And , when he had begun to reckon.
one wss brought unto him, which owed
him ten thousand talents.
But forasmuch as he had not to pay,
his lord commanded him to be sold, snd
his wife, snd children, and all that he
had, and payment to be made.
The servant therefore -fell down, and
worshipped him, saying, Lord, have pa
tience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Then the lord of that servant was
moved with eOmpassloln, snd loosened
him.' and forgave him the debt.
But th same servant went out and
found one of his fellowservsnte, which
Owed him en hundred pence: and he laid
hands on him. snd took him by , the
throat, saying. Pay nfe that thou owest.
And bis fellowservant fell down at
his feet and besought him. saying, Have
patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
. And he would not; but went snd east
him into prison, till he should pay the
a4trr'--..''r-?--r T'.i
Bo when his fellowservant saw what
Was done, they were very sorry, and
earns and told unto tholr lord aU that
was done..' ' --
Then his lord, after that he had called
him, said unto him, O thou wicked serv-
ant I forgave thee all thy debt, because
thou deslredst me; ,,,. ,.
Shouldest not thou also have compas
sion' on thy fellowservant, even as I
bad pity on thee? ' ,- v
And his lord was wroth, and delivered
him to the tormentors, till he should pay
all that was due unto him. '
So likewise shsll my heavenly Father -do
also unto yovu If ye from your hearts
forgive not every one his brother their
trespasses. ...
1 CAgye t or na wab. t
A Vrlmer of the Dispute Between Bussla
.:' aad fapaa.
From the Kansas City Star.
What Is the trouble in the far east?
Japan la trying to keep Russia out of
Korea.
What is Korea and where-is It situ
ated? I'. . .
Korea is an autocracy under Japanese
Influence, about as large as Kansas, with
a population estimated at between 1,00,
000 and 16,000,000. The empire occupies
a peninsula just south of filberts, Jutting .
out Into tbe Paclflo ocean between the
Yellow sea and the Sea of Japan, and
reaching within less than 100 miles of
the southern end of Japan. l r
Is Korea a rich country? ; '
Not especially. It' is a purely. agri
cultural land, and the methods of culti
vation are primitive, A few gold mines
are operated, and there are supposed to
be deposits of copper, iron and coal.
. Why. then, does Russia want Korea?
" Chiefly because of its position. . Korea
Is an extension of .Manchuria, which
practically belongs to Russia. In the
natural development of contiguous terri
tory - Russian merchants have crossed
the boundary Into Korea, and, Russian
Interests accumulating there under the
weak native government, naturally took
to the csar for protection.
Why is Korea ot strateglo value to
Russia?
For two reasons first. Russian ves- ,
sets must make a long detour around
Korea to pass, from Vladivostok, 81-
uwrio, iv jrori iiruiur, m numiQ iiar-
bor in Manchuria. In ..ils Journey they
must traverse a narrow strait between
Korea and a Japanese Island, compar
able to Gibraltar. To Insure free pas
sage Russia seeks to control the end "
of the Korean peninsula; second, when
Russia begins its , anticipated absorp
tion of China it ' would be Inconven
ienced if a hostile power should have
military base on the northeastern
coast of Asia.- Therefore it desires to
annex Korea. j- .
Why does Japan object to the Russian
annexation of Korea? -
Because Japan Is overcrowded with a
population 12 times as dense ss.tbst of
the United States, snd It seeks sn out- 1
let for its emlgrents on the mainland.
Tbe Island empire has hoped, too, to
make Korea the base of an attempt to
extend Japanese influence. throughout
China. Furthermore, It now conducts
nine-tenths of Korea's commerce and
owns Korea's two railways. And, final
ly, Japan holds its own Independence
would be menaced were Russia to gain
the harbor at tbs end ef the Korean pe-
nlnsula, almost wltbln cannon range of
the Japanese island fortress ot Tsushima.
Does Japan want to annex Korea?
No. It is satisfied to maintain Ko
rea's sovereignty, with the expectation
that Its natural advantages of situation :
will give it the lion's share of Korea's
irsae. -. .. -. . - -.
When did the trouble between Japan -
and Russia begin? ; , - -....- v y
It began In 18!6, when by war Japan
had -forced China to recognise Korea's
Independence and to : grant Japan the
southern end of Manchuria. Russia
forced Japan to' give up Manchuria,
seized the surrendered territory and se
cured i timber-cutting concession In the
Yaht valley in Korea, ?-
What brought on the present crisis? ,
Last year Russia advanced the claim '
that th timber concession extends to
theivajley of all rivers tributary-to '
the Yalu, and that gives ' the Russians
the right to build railways and i to
monopolise tbe port of Yongampho at
the Yalu's mouth. -
Pld Russia announce Its Intention to
annex Korea? ... ' i - , ;. '-
It did not. But Japan took the .
ground that its procedure meant virtual
annexation, and so issued a protest,
2f AOTI ABOUT BT. 1,0X718 P ATt
From ths World's Fair Bulletin,
Fair opens April 20, 1904; closes De
cember 1, 1904. ,
Approximate eost of the exposition.
$$0.000,000.,
Size of grounds, 1,240 acres, nearly two
square miles. ' r , ;
Thirty-five miles of asphalt and travel-
roadways in grounds,- . ...
Main picture comprises 10 great pal
aces arranged fan shape
The pike, a mile long, eoncesslohs
costing mors than $5,000,000. . - ' .
Three great cascades. largest water.
falls ever constructed by man. -
Map of United States In growing crops
covers area of five, acres, . ,
-I.
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