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' v PORTLAND, OREGON
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1904
THE OREGON DA I LYL J O U RN A L,
' . , AN INDBPfiNDBNT NEWSPAPER '
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; Published every wvsnlng y ' (except Sunday) at The Journal Building, Fifth ana TamhlU streets, Portland. Orsgofc
OFFICIAL,
l IT MADE A HIT.
VTHE SUNDAY JOURNAL which made Its first ap
i ' I appearance yesterday is already by popular ver
v diet reckoned among the established institutions
' of the city and state". It wag not started as an experiment
' but in response to a public demand. . The crying need
which led to the establishment , of the evening" edition led
logically to the outcome of a. Sunday morning Wsue. It
! is only natural in a city of more than 130,000 people that
' there should grow up an irresistible demand for more than
' one newspaper. It was in response to that demand that
- The Journal was originally started and it was in response
the same demand ; that the publication of a Sunday issue
was begun. ' In no city of the United States containing
. anything like the same number of people are there so few
daily newspapers as there are in Portland. In no other
city has a monopoly so long been maintained,, The ef
fect of one line of thought, of one line of methods, of at
' tempting to bring all the people and all the things into
i one groove, had long been felt and deplored. ; It undoubt-
- edly has had the effect of retarding the growth of the city
and state. Tending to render the people impervious to
new ideas and suspicious of new ways it, has helped to
keep the city and state at a. standstill. Enterprising peo
. pie who came here"" seeking new fields were driven else-
-where and the amount ot damage thus done can scarcely
be overestimated. -
' It was an appreciation of this fact that led to the
starting of The Journal and which has since led to Its sue
v cess in its week-day issues and its phenomenal success in its
Sunday issue. There is no intention of quietly resting on
? what was accomplished yesterday. The purpose is to
! raise the standard with each succeeding issue. The storm
of- Saturday night made a sad havoc with our telegraphio
report Wires were prostrated in every 'direction and it
was simply a physical impassibility to get through the
report. A very heavy cable report specially, covering all
the European capitals, among other , matters, fell by the
r wayside. In its next Issue it is at least unlikely that the
same difficulties will be encountered. Many new features
are now in .contemplation to add to the value "and Interest
of The Sunday Journal and to make it preeminently the
pewspaper ot Portland and the Columbia river basin. '
SPLIT IN MORMON CHURCH.
MEMBERS of religious sects, . as well as political
parties and other organizations and associations
. of individuals, being but . mortals, are pretty sure to
disagree at some points among themselves, causing splits
- of greater or less depth and dimensions. And this seems
to be as true ot a comparatively small or restricted organ-
, izatlon as of a large one. The Populist party,, tor exam
pie, no sooner began to gain some public attention than
it split Into warring factions, one for fusion, one tor the
f middle-of-the-road course. The Theosophists, as another
' example, have long been divided Into two antagonistic
camps. So with the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, commonly called Mormons, with respect especially
to polygamy, This qutftrel within the Mormon church,
which seems to be a very Interesting piece of news to
" some United States senators, who have sent for witnesses
to tell about It, is no news. to people whose business it
baa been to watch for and note the news; to them It Is
an old story. - '
President Joseph Smith, the present head of the Mor
mon hierarchy, asserts, and proves to the satisfaction of
his following, that polygamy was a divine revelation to
the founder of the church, and was practiced by him and
enjoined upon his apostles and followers. Another Smith,
a grandson, we believe, of the original prophet, contends,
; on the other hand, and furnishes strong evidence to show
'that-the founder of Mormonism never practiced or taught
; polygamy, and that this practice was never a church doc-
i trine until ft was '"revealed" to and promulgated by Brig
ham Young. There has been in fact for years before these
recent discussions arose, a secedlhg branch of the church,
claiming Jo fojlow the. original tenets and practices, and
rejecting polygamy as a foul Innovation invented by Brig
ham Young for his own base or ambitious purposes. Both
sides were fully presented a year or two ago in the Arena
'magazine. ;' ;",. L,-,- . ,-; ;.;-: .-':',
If, as is claimed by the main body of the church, polyg-
amy has been in fact abandoned as a church doctrine and
- practice, except as to those who had plural wives and
, families before 890, and who assert that they cannot in
Justice and reason desert or ignore these wives and fam
s illes, the Question is not one of great importance, and will
gradually disappear with the death of these polygamous
. husbands, mostly now old or elderly -men. ' The only live
' question is whether polygamy has been practiced since
that date, and if so to what extent vv-'," '; , ..' v O .
As to Senator Smoot he is not a polygamlst nor Is he
accused of being in any. wise a law-breaker; and bl re
,lfglous belief or affiliation is not a proper subject of' in
qulry. " However, the senate is the sole Judge of the quail
flcatlons' of its members, and can throw one of them put
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
' jT Oambling aad ' the City Streets.
,;, To the' Editor of The Journal In
your issue of last week I made reference
, to the various gambling institutions
; now in Portland, especially In regard to
slot ' and so-called , merchandise ma
. chines. , The honorabW; mayor seems to
I bave.a partiality, to certain kinds of,
gambling, such as faro, roulette, poker,
etc,,' which he seems to think are not
contrary to good morals. Since the. law
has been sacrificed In favor of an, open
town for the purpose nrichiqg the
city treasury, it' seems; sfraage that
-any distinction fhoiiid be made In, any
of the gambling lev Ices, lot machines
have been running for. months; the
mayor must be aware of this 'fact, as
well as the public. Tbey have been run
ning full blast and not contributing a
cent toward the public treasury in the
shape of fihee. His honor now claims
' that this particular species of gambling
Is against public morals,, but he did not
attempt to stop the machines from ruu-
, ning untU stricken with a sudden vir
tuous spasm. ' Since it la deemed proper
, to have gambling contribute to the wel
fare of the city, why Ignore the very
things which would bring in the most
revenue, auch as merchandise and slot
,; machines T ;. ' ," ':
What bur. metropolis needs is a well
'organised, street department There
1 should be a plant with all the necessary
implements ' pertaining to - the proper
. kwrplng of the streets. The superln-
, tondent of streets should know the
character and eonditlon of all the streets
In the city, and it should be his duty to
repair them a soon as possible. The
treats now are permitted to go to
. wreck and ruin, as It aeema to be no
body's business to rare for them. If
our citUtens are aeslroua ot having good
PAPER OP THB CITV OF
reputable women of
human souls and bodies, deserves to be socially ostracised.
The pressure brought to bear , upon the sons, husbands,
fathers and brothers of such women would be too great to
admit of resistance.'-;"" "V:''--. v-. !"",.'
neglect and ignore
hey could do so
ey would have
tendency on
be, very much shocked and doubtful that such things
could be, or that, granting their existence, they should
ever come up for discussion; there be some women who
agree with the same sort of men, that these evils are
necessary evils, but they are toot In the majority, for which
we are duly thankful. But if the thing is not wrong it is
right, and It it is right that it should be, it cannot be
wrong to discuss it, or, If it Is wrong, then It is certainly
right to discuss it. It must be discussed If It Is ever to
be righted, and the most pessimistic of us must admit
that it has been righted to a small extent in other cities,
and is not quite so bad as it once was even here.
Moral suasion 1s
more effective. Why not try a little moral suasion and
see what the effect
PRELUDE TO
streets the taxpayers should , see to It
that there is a properly organised body
for that purpose. Nothing requires ao
much attention, as they are in constant
use; at present they receive no care
whatever from the street department,
The policemen of the various beats
should have tools distributed at various
points where they ould. If necessary,
relieve Jammed : culverts, etc These
tools could be distributed at convenient
points, where they could be easy of ac
cess when desired,, especially In the
suburbs. The city engineer, should also
see that all surface, culvert and othei
drains are in a condition to do their
work. This matter is wholly neglected
in all parts of the city. .It seems Incred
ible that Our citizens should tolerate
the slovenly manner In which the public
officials render service 'for public wel
fare. No parallel can be found for such
carelessness as is everywhere exhibited
In our city. . . .-' . . ' ' . .
I assert .that If the gamblers con
tribute the amount of money which they
should each month it would furnish
means by which Portland could have the
best thorqughfares in the , northwest,
were it judiciously used.
THOMAS QUINBAN.
Another- Side of It. -
Portland, March 20. To the' Editor
of The Journal dn Saturday's issue of
your paper there, appears an v article
signed' "Questioner" criticising the en
tertainment in this city on St, Patrick's
day. For the Italian , band I have , no
apologies to offer; but, on the contrary,
the highest, commendation for the ex
cellent music they rendered, both Amer
ican and Irish alra, -Tjmt there 'Is no
Irish band here may be due to the fact
that Questioner, who doubtless has
musical talents of his own, knows of
some that would no t make up such a
band In this city, but falls in getting bis
men together, perhaps, from the fact
that he Is one of those that harmonises
with himself "only."- However,- If he
will set about It in the proper spirit and
prganlze a band and prove its fitness to
T
PO RTLAN D
on any pretext which it may; decide is sufficient or pop
ular, ' , .. .
WORK AT OUR OWN DOORS.
IT IS ALMOST too'muoh to hope that the men who have
been called before the grand Jury, to answer regard
ing the alleged renting of houses for Immoral and Il
legal! purposes j will be prosecuted. . There' 1 : no doubt
whatever in the inind of any member of the community
who has any knowledge of the ownership and management
of certain houses in Portland that these men ara guilty
of an offense against the law. , But that the necessary evi
dence to convict them will be forthcoming, will, not be
suppressed, or if not suppressed, will secure their convic
tion against the force of the "puH" which .each can muster,
is a' doubtful question.
There is a remedy outside the legal remedy for the
state ot moral turpitude in which a great many citizens of
Portland have fallen and it lies mainly In the hands of the
women, as does nearly every other social reform. ' If the
the town who have the good of the
community really at heart should refuse to socially. recog
nize any man known to be guilty of renting or receiving
revenue directly or indirectly from houses used ;for im
moral purposes, there would be a great change for the
better In Portland. V The woman who 'has reached years of
discretion and is willing to eat the food, wear the-clothes
and be the recipient of all Or any of the necessities or
luxuries of life which are purchased in whole or part toy
the money which is a part ot the profit of the traffic In
Women who have taken a foremost part in 'reform
work pertaining' to the southern ; states and the. ; negro
question, or to East India and the child widow eviL utterly
the work at their own, doors which
much better by reason of the fact that
some knowledge of the subject. There
the part of women, to shirk this ques
tion, save in private, and then they are, or pretend to
a better thing than compulsion, and
will be. '
AN IMPORTANT EVENT.
HE MEETING this evening at the Commercial club
in honor of the officers of the American Mining
congress, which will meet here later, promises to
be largely attended, and an, occasion of interest. Port
land is yearly becoming more and more a convention city,
and few national conventions or congresses that, have or
will come here are more Important than this mining con
gress. In It will be represented a great amount of cap
ita! invested In mines and mining enterprises, and a far
larger amount still looking for such investment, In safe
or, desirable mining propositions. Many ot the men who
will gather here on that occasion are as yet. but little
acquainted with the mineral wealth of Oregon, and their
visit here will arouse, their interest In the vast and as
yet but slightly developed mineral resource ot this state,
arid lead to. Investments and greater and more rapid de
velopment. , '
i The output from Oregon mines Is yearly Increasing, but
this Increase can be and should be rapidly accelerated, and
the holding of this congress in Portland will undoubtedly
have an influence In that dlrectpn. The mineral districts
of Oregon are so extensive, the work of prospecting. Inves
tigating, testing and developing' Is so great, that it will
take a Jong time to place this state In the rank as a min
eral producer to which its undoubted, mineral wealth en
titles it; and much' capital Is also required; but as the
time passes, and Oregon's mineral resources become bet
ter known, this capital will be' forthcoming. The great
work will go on. Increasing In volume and output from
year to year,' for many years; but the meeting here of
this congress, properly, entertained and suitably advised,
will do more than any other event that could be devised
to give an Impetus to this already great and growing in
dustry. , ".;"-": : -'.. :'."'-1-'-V ' 1-
. Hence It Is fitting that the officers of the congress be
formally met, welcomed and shown that the business men
of Portland are not indifferent to the importance of Ore
gon's .Immense but as yet but . slightly developed mineral
wealth. """"
compete with other musical organisa
tions, it will not be very long till not
only the Irish, but the American people
will reward their- efforts Just as they
honor that self-made man, Patrick Col
lins, mayor of Boston. '';
As to the rest of the program, every
number was applauded in a manner that
left no doubt in the minds of the per
formers' as to the genuineness of. the
same, and to prove what I say there was
not a single one on the whole program
that did not respond to the encore they
received.
: In regard to the vocalist from ' socio
other nation, there was none such. Ev.
ery person that rendered a number on
that occasion was an American - born
cltlsen of this republic, and not a soli
tary one of them .received any compen
sation for their services, either. How
ever, there were some there of different
religious beliefs,-and one among them
was highly applauded and returned and
not only smiled sweetly, but sang three
different times. ' This was the only-exception
to the double-header rule of the
others, which goes to prove that "Ques
tioner" must be very young, and ' after
he saw that sweet smilewords appealed
to him no more e'en they were uttered
"Coming Thro' the Rye."
' : So far as the church Is concerned, it
Is able to answer for itself, but Iri draw
ing our-conclusions- let us remember
that' this is America a land pf liberty,
and not a place of hide-bound and stick
together religious bigots, such as your,
correspondent Indicates by his "stlck-up-for-one-another
policy." : It is this
Kind of a policy that leaves Ireland as
she is today, and not a lack of urilty
upon the part ot the Irish In America.
Ninety-nine per cent of the Irish people
are united for two things in this coun
trythe first la to support the stars and
stripes, and the second is to place an
other banner over College Green that
will have the same meaning, regardless
of the fact that there may be non
Catholics singing in the Cathollo churql
and vice versa, , ; . .EDDIE.
Oregon Sidelights
- Ashland has a new ' pressed . brick
Plant J
Weather forecast for next summer,
fair and warm.
: Some elephants are loose in ' Yamhill
county Republican, of ' course.
; Cottage Grove . Is rapidly gaining in
population, which .is now about 2,000.
The Sllvles liver, Harney county, ' Is
not slow; It raised eight feet in one
day. ,,:';
The people of Oregon want that right-of-way
procured, or the jportage railroad
built, or both, with as little delay as
possible. 1 1 .
: It will be a close race between sev
eral of Oregon's big industries to de
cide which will make the largest growth
this year. .,
- According; to the Burns Times-Herald,
there are several very good business
opportunities In Harney valley, among
them a creamery and a steam laundry.
It took six days to make a round trip,
In moving a family, from Corvallls to
Lobster wherever the Lobster Is. Bad
rorfds cost; much time. Moral: ' Make
good rorfdstJ , , , '
Lumber la on the ground at the Mount
Hood hotel at Hood River, and C L.
Gilbert la about to spend 18.000 In mak
ing improvements. When completed the
hotel will contain 83 sleeping rooms and
accommodate 125 guests.
T. B. Barnes, Who decamped from
Hood River after embezsllng $4,000 or
85,000 from a lodge, a school district
and others, has written the district at
torney from California that, he Is com
ing home. Broke, probably. '.
It Is asserted by an Oregon city man,
says the. Salem Statesman, that ' the
country is building up rapidly, and that
the city - of Portland extends all the
way to the city by the falls. And
Salem will gradually build on down to
meet them.
Dayton Herald: - It Is probable that
the oldest married couple in Yamhill
county live in Dayton. Mr. and Mrs.
John Baxter were married April 23,
1839. Mr, Baxter was SO years old Feb
ruary 28. and Mrs. Baxter will be 83 the
17th of May. . , ;
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Mrs. Legg of Baker county, ?wtose
husband,' soon after marriage, suspected
her of trying to poison him, has sued
for a divorce, and turns the tables by
charging that he threatened to poison
and otherwise kill her. He even charged
her with being a "dumb brute." She
might have stood all the rest, but to be
accused of being dumb was too much.
POLITICAL POINTERS
East Oregonlan: Malcolm A. Moody
was one of the most "energetic,' progres
sive young men in congress and while
there he did more for Eastern Oregon
in directing the attention of the govern
ment to the possibilities of irrigation
here than any one member of congress
from Oregon has ever dona His friends
are legion in Eastern Oregon, among all
parties and the injustice and extreme
maliciousness of the opposing faction
In bringing charges against him and in
carrying the persecution so far as to
secure his Indictment, is not a matter of
pleasant memory to carry into the
coming campaign. Mr. Moody's friends
should vindicate him and give him the
honors he deserves. , ,
Salem Statesman: Joe Simon has
been killed several times. But the
trouble is that he has never found out
that he was dead. , He may stay on top
of the earth a good good while yet.
Joseph of old lived 110 years, and he
saw harder times than . have ever yet
visited the Joseph of our day In Oregon.
Toledo Reporter: While our favorite
sons are all right and we are proud of
them, we have not got offices enough to
go round, and as Hermann has been true
to every trust imposed In him by the
people, there Is no doubt but he will
again be the choice of the coming con
vention. ' ' (
Curry County Radium: ".Some of the
disappointed aspirants for senatorial
honors would have us believe Brownell
is the only politician that does not keep
his promises, and is a slippery Individ
ual when dealing with matters legisla
tive. There are others, ""f
Salem Journal: The contest for the
control of the- party organisation Is a
defeat for the Simon faction, and will
result In eliminating many aspiring
politicians who had no other Claim to
distinctions than faotlonallsm.
tt&XASABTT OKSETZVaS.
is a Great Success.
Prom McMlnnville Telephone-Register.
On the 11th day of this month The
Oregon Journal was two years old. But
Very few newspapers In that length of
time have attained the success that it
has. From a small beginning as an ex
periment It has attained a position which
Insures its permanence, and it now has
one of the best-equipped offices on the
Pacific Coast, , i" ,;....,
Being fearless and outspoken in its
opinion, It wields a great influence for
good. It has now a circulation that de
mands a Sunday edition, and on the 20th
day of this month it will begin pub
lishing a Sunday paper. The great suc
cess of the evening paper assures like
success for the Sunday paper.
' Wonderful Progress.
From the Burns Times-Herald.
The Journal has made wonderful
progress , since its t establishment . in
Portland a couple of years ago, and is
now one of the foremost dailies , pub
lished in the northwest. Good luck to
The Journal, v ' :
atrssxA'g DAjrasB wrrKzsr.
From the Cleveland Leader.
Russia's righteous . menace Is from
within. Generations of hate are stored
against her; the sins upon the fathers
serve as incentives to the children to
overthrow a, despotism - that wrecks
their lives. . Promises of amendment,
denials of accusations, mean nothing,
and. ,less than nothing, when promise
or ..genial comes from the lips of Rus
slan'mlnisters. .Officially Russia is a
natl4n of liars, and this is largely so
becfttse it is "without that grand old
middle class that, before the .days of
Hnguenot or Puritan, made for decency
In administration aAdf faith-keeping
among administrators.- ; f - v , -
Before the Russo-Japanese' war has
ended there will be shocking manifesta
tions of the hatred that bums; In Rus
sian breasts , against such tyranny of
church and state as has its counter
part only in the habitat Of the unspeak
able Tu'rk or 1n the kraal of some Cen
tral African potentate, . ,
PARIS IS AMERICA'S CAPITAL.
I (By Henri Pene Du Bols.) V;
"L'Escarpolette" Is to be played in
Paris at Sarah 'Bernhardt's playhouse.
The play is in verse. Its author, Grace
Constant Lounsbery, Is an. American, a
graduate of Bryn Mawr and the favorite
nleoe of Mrs, Richard Lounsbery, daugh
ter of Richard Haggln, of whom the Cal
ifornia are vain.
Miss Lounsbery wrote this play and
another, "Delilah," In English. They
were read by the men of letters, players
and playhouse managers that are author
itative here, and praised as works of
art But they were not accepted by the
playhouse managers here.
They said, as If they were bound to
talk as one, that there were two sorts of
plays plays that draw and plays that
don't They pretended that they knew
how to distinguish them in advance.
But Jt Is an absurd pretension. 1 They
don't know how to distinguish them In
advance. Every one who has taken the
slightest Interest in the stage knows that
they don't. V ,,'-,. , . .- v .t
Their failures are innumerable. They
have no successes at all. They 'make
money sometimes, only because It Is dif
ficult not to make money. But they
have produced nothing whleh made
money and something else, that Is, ar
tistic appreciation. "Art 1" the managers
exclaim in chorus. "Tou want us to
produce something because it is, artistic
Do you want us to be laughed at?"
Paris is the capital of America be
cause Its' playhouse managers are not
afraid to be laughed at. They are to
play "L'Escarpolette,'. which is a work
of art stmpty. They do not pretend to tell
If It Is to draw. They pretend only to
tell that It deserves to be admired.
The title is that of a painting by
Fragortard which la. familiar - to most
person. A young woman In a swing.
a shepherdess in pink silk, ' loses her
slipper which a young man catches in
the air. It is the theme of the play."i;
Marcel Bchwob, the translator of
"Hamlet," and the writer : In artistic
French phrases of ancient American
legends for which our publishers do not
care, has translated "L'Escarpolette."
His wife, Mme. Moreno, who Is the most
captivating feminine reciter of verses on
the French stage, is to take the leading
part In the nlay ,.,."..
How this happens Is as Interesting as!
it nappens. miss Lounsbery had much
trouble here to persuade men of letters,
players and playhouse managers to read
her playa Because she had manuscripts
she was their enemy. -,
They had no time to read them. They
had time - only to make money, for
Time Is Money.' This old commonplace
Is Idiotic and sovereign. ''Why don't you
go' to Parts with your play?" some one
asked her. "Parts Is the' capital of Amer
ica. If , your plays are good Paris will
take them. , Then New York will buy
them' from Parla", : ; w.'
HILL WILL CONTROL, new york;
From the Brooklyn Eagle. 1
A convention called for the purpose of
electing delegates to the national con
vention in St. Louis will be held at the
capital ot this state next month. It Is
estimated that the strength of Tammany
Hall there will be represented by about
130 . yotes not a , formidable showing
out of a total of 450. There was a much
more even division when swords were
drawn at the meeting Of the state com
mittee, but even there appearances were
somewhat ' misleading, the fact being
that the victors could have displayed
greater strength on rollcall had they
been so disposed. For reasons personal
and political, , however,' they deemed It
expedient' to hold some Of their re
sources in reserve. - As a matter of fact,
at no stage of the proceedings had Tam
many even the shadow of a chance of
winning. Apparently, and according to
printed announcements, Edward Mur
phy and David B. Hill came to an am
icable understanding after the. meeting
of the committee, but the announcements
were belated the two. agreed to stop
disagreeing before the committee was
called to order. Of this fact Charles
F. Murphy probably knew nothing. Had
he been aware ot the reconciliation he
Would scarcely have carried his oppo
sition as far as the calling Of the roll.
In parenthesis it may be added that' his
surprise was shared by others. Edward
Murphy and David B. Hill had so long
been regarded as lmplacables that, it
was doubted . whether the - pressure of
any political situation, no matter how
severe, could bring them together. ' Poli
tics makes strange bedfellows. ,
Events have played into the hands of
the sage of Wolfert's Roost. Two years
ago he forced a nomination unacceptable
to and bitterly resented by the party,
The convention' he dominated was co
erced.. It was compelled, and compul
sion came at the expense of the man
who will apparently be the choice of
the Empire state at St Louis. In spite
of coercion,-in spite of compulsion,, for
which only the Republicans have reason
to be grateful, Mr. Hill retains his lead
ership. He will go to the national con
vention as delegate at large. Three oth
ers will share this distinction with him,
but he will lead the forces from this
commonwealth. And, no matter what
may or what may not happen at St
Louis, It will undoubtedly be within
the power of Hill to name the party
candidate for governor this year. More
over, according to all Indications, few
men will cut a more conspicuous figure
at St Louis. Few could ask for a more
glittering opportunity. , He will carry
there credentials susceptible , of no Im
peachment, and the power to humiliate
him will be possessed by none. ' Assur
edly he will hot have to plead for rec
ognition after the. fashion of four years
ago. So it is no exaggeration of his
case to say that not only have events
played Into his hands, but they have re
habilitated him. He is where he was
before the polling-place results of co
ercion Incensed the Democracy of the
State. He -owes his advantage to re
specting this year a party and popular
demand which he sidetracked in 1902.
For all this he is under obligations to
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
ball. These obligations are unquestlon
BA7XB0AB TO HVTVU.
. From the Dufur Dispatch. '
The new railroad will be very 'grati
fying to all but a few old croakers who
have. a great dread of change. Tea, it
will change everything In and about Du
fur. - Orchards will be trimmed up,
cleaned and ' extended. Where there Is
one apple or, pear how, in 10 years there
will be 600, and where there is one berry
now there will be gallons, and that, too,
In 'five years or less. A better class of
hens will' be cackling in our barnyards.
They will lay more, the roosters . will
crow more.-' The facts are, the railroad
will put everything and everybody more
In touch with the wprld there will be
more me, more- activity, 1 more traae,
more people and more money. ,
. ; . . 'Whafs the Tsef f':iH"''
From; the' Chicago Tribune. -Teacher
Thomas, mention a few of
the proofs that the earth is round, like
an orange. ' ': V.;"A ;
Tommy Tucker (who has been fclny-
lng truant) I didn't know we had to
have any proofs, ma'am. t I thought
everyooay admitted it,
' She went to Paris, and there she did
nothave to ask the men of letters, the
players and the playhouse managers to
read her plays. They asked to be per
mitted to -read them. Marcel Scnwoo,
Sarah Bernhardt and Coquelin were the
first to accept Miss Lounsbery's plays
because they were the first to ask to read
them. , ,
She has written a book of poems and Is
translating Baudelaire Into English. Bau
delaire was the French translator of Poe.
If Baudelaire had not translated Poe's
works and praised them we should think
still, doubtless, that Poe was a bad poet
because he was Incapable of ' making
money, and he said that art had no other
object than no realise itself.
Our publishers resent this definition of
art as an insult, and, since art does not
think that It is to make money,' for them,
repulse it without pity. I know the man
uscript of a novel, written by ;a young
woman, which Is a work of new and cap
tivating genius. It Is running the gaunt'
let of the publishers. ' "
. They say that it Is beautiful, that Its
ideas are admirable, that its style Is
unique, but that It will not sell. William
Dean Howells, who has as much exper
ience with new books as they have,' says
that what theV say Is nonsense, that they
do not know that a book will not sell,
that their test Is only this: "Is jt a work
of Art?" 1 ..
If the book be a work of art It Is re
jected. This fs why Vlele Grlffln, a Vir
ginian, and Stuart Merrill, a New Torker,
the two great American poets of today.
live In Paris and lead there with their
French poems the French poetry of the
century. ', This Is why r Natalie Barney,
one of the-most artlstlo of the American
women that write In , verse, writes In
French. -v,.i ..; lr!. vu.;. j i-.-,.: -
This Is ; why. Paris Is the capital of
America, v Politically It Isn't, and Kemy
de Gourmont writes In the February
number , of Mercure de France: "Since
the Egyptian affair Francs has not com
mitted a fault .in foreign politics graver
than Its abandonment of the . Panama
canal. .i-- :'.-; . t :
"What a series of things abandoned
Canada, Louisiana, India, the Far East!
We are a race of beginners. Every enter
prise not achieved at once annoys us.
At the first obstacle we retire joyfully,
ana go 10. some otner pan or tne gioDe
to begin something else, without knowing
how it will end. We are to participate
in the festival and the show by. which
the United . States celebrates the pur
chase of Louisiana. , Our political synlc
tsm is one of the most revolting varie
ties of cynicism imaginable." .
Remy de Gourmont tells the truth.
France's foreign "politics are abominable,
but politics pass, as all things which
have only material ends, pass. France
may lose every province that it has and
be France still, if Paris continues to be
the artistic refuge of Americana .
able. The Murphy bid for state control
was bold enough. Also it came soon
enough. It might under any circum
stances have been regarded, as a trifle
premature, seeing that Mr. Murphy has
only just won- his spurs as a local lead
er, but now turns out to have been over
bold, which is not Its principal defect
There. were conditions under which, it
might have been no blander, whatever
under which, on the contrary, it might
have been recorded as a stroke of po
litical genius. For instance, he might
have espoused rather than antagonized
the cause of Alton B. Barker, who will
evidently be presented at St Louis in
the name of the state oT New York
That would have made all the difference
In the world. It would have made a dif
ference as far as Edward Murphy is
concerned, which i Is to say It would
have obviated any necessity for 'recon
ciliation. And it would have made at
least as much, if not more, difference
as far as Patrick H. McCarren is con
cerned, for McCarren and Hill have bad
their differences the love lost between
them would have made a mockery of a
microscope. . In short, the Tammany
leader forced both Murphy and McCar
ren to make a sort of pilgrimage to Wol
fert's Roost, distasteful though It may
than a stroke of political genius. It
was a blunder. Perhaps it is just as
well. Much of the odium 'long attach
ing to Tammany has been dissipated
in a few weeks,. Mayor McCle)lan has
made an excellent impression, j After
election he renewed the pledges made
while canvassing for office, and he
seems to be disposed to, . keep : them
to the best of his ability and without
parade or ostentation. Still, the rural
regions of the state like Tammany at
a distance. Nor do other sections of
the country care to have the wigwam
particularly prominent when national
Issues are the subject of discussion and
determination. So, it is anything but
detrimental for Judge Parker to be in
the first Instance under tew or no obli
gations to the tiger.' The chief trouble
with the situation la that the . empire
state, should figure in the national cal
culations as a house divided' against
Itself, when by unanimity and by con
cert of action it could virtually have
dictated not, only the ticket but the
platform. Regrets are unavailing now,
but there was a time when the affirma
tive, the positive, the aggressive was
much In demand. The party waited un
til Impatience developed into weariness,
into disapolntment. If not disgust It
la now known that the state will speak
as a unit though it is by no means a
foregone conclusion that the tiger will
gracefully acquiesce. From sources not
to be -whistled down the wind as un
reliable, comes the intimation : that
wherever there is a fighting chance re
sistance to the program outlined by
Hill and his allies will be interposed.
This is supplemented by the positive
statement, that money will be freely
used, which is likely to be the case In
Erie county, more especially. So much,
by way! of warning. Precautions should
corresp6nd, II would seem as though
at any price the Influence of the state
Is to be as far as possible neutralized,
and It 1s not difficult to guess the rea
son. For the present, however, the
guess Will keep.
BELf-DESTBOYnra EESEimiEWT.
Kansas City Star. ,
If the congressmen at Washington
want to cut their own throats politically
they will carry , out the persecution of
Joseph L, Brlstow according to-the ar
ranged schedule. They will remove the
postofflce inspection from his : control.
They will deprive him of supervision of
thfiL free delivery, Brlstow, to the na
tionals the embodiment of official lnteg
rltyt, If . the - squealing congressmen
know what Is good for them they will
let him alone. - r 1
. - . Soma xes Count.
From the New, York Mall; '
"It 1 the man who counts," said Mr.
Rockefeller, Jr., to his class Sunday.
But some men are able to count a great
deal more than others because tbey
have got it to cont - -
11 V '.'Oi-"1" ,!"''..,.-,' . 1 ".' ' ." 'V ' 'Vv.'y. :
Zn Sanger.
Fronv the Buffalo News. .'
1 Bryan and Cleveland fire ' at each
other, but the Dcmocratlo scow is be
tween them and acts all the shots from
both sides.
Small Change
Too many candidates; or not nearly
enough offices. ,,
The Chicago climate, given a little time,
Is a sure cure for consumption.
Candidates won't be so numerous and
eager at the Democratic convention.
There' Is a whole lot of both hyprocrisy
and cowardice In . the prosecution ot
SmOOt .i ; .
The Sherman antitrust law was loaded,
after all, but only in one barrel, and
that with small shot.
The gamblers and slot-machine owners
are not badly scared yet. What's the
law as against "Jack?"
There appears no good reason' to sup-
pose that Port Arthur Is not about the
most peaceable place on earth.
General Miles has a presidential boom
every little while, , but It Isn't ever big ;
enough to hurt, or be expensive. . ,
' Another big New York bull, this time
in the .cotton Held, ' has had his horns
broken. But they may grow again. i-
King Edward has forbidden songs about
the war. He is a merciful monarch
though Austin and Kipling may not '
think SO. : ' . .' '.v-.; !,.:':"
Apples are said to help cure bad bablts, ;
and are all the more effective, it Is sup
posed, when they are scarce and dean
Then they, become the apple-silver cure.
' A Nebraska man- who advertised for .
S wife received over 500 replies. How
badly they muBt want to marry to be
willing to live In the Nebraska climate. ,
Now most voters who have hot reg
istered will put off doing so till the day
before election. , Human nature is the
most curious thing In the world. ,
President Roosevelt would like an In
crease of $25,000 a year la his. salary;
he thinks he needs It In his business; but
he will be glad to take the office again
at ' the ' present salary, just the same. '
Officials are quite prone to dlsoover their
cash value only after election.
.The city could well afford to pay the
real damages ensuing, provided . no one ..
was killed or. crippled, it a whole lot of .
other buildings similar "to., the late car
barn shacks on Washington street would
tumble over. The obstruction In the Tanner-creek
sewer results In . some good,
after all. '.v. .;..' .-.
The ctty authorities will keep monkey- ,
tng with illegal gambling operations and
slot machines, and thus violating their
oaths of office and scorning to do their
duty until the people will become suf
ficiently aroused to take the matter in
their own hands and elect men to office
who will do their plain duty.
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY BZATUCS J AIM AX.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young man
19 years of age, and am desirous of
making the acquaintance of -a Certain
young lady about the same age as my
self. I meet this young lady, nearly
every Sunday at church ' and occasion
ally by acoldent on the street I am
very anxious to know how I may make
her acquaintance.- I ao not know any
one who knows her, nor do X seem to be
able to make the acquaintance of any
one who knows her. She is a very pretty
girl, very lady-like In manner, and very
sensible. Will not flirt nor -act other
than in a lady-like manner. I do not
care to act ungentlemanly by speaking .
or bowing to her, fearing I might insult
her by so acting. I really think the
young lady would be willing to make
my acquaintance It a chance of an in
troduction or such was given us. Kindly
advise me on the matter, as I am most
desirous, ot hearing your opinion.
,''4-''?.'; M. F. W.
If you 'both attend the same churcn
surely vou can find, some- mutual ac
quaintance who can introduce you. She
seems an extremely nice girl, and I
would not advise you to risk her dis
pleasure by ..speaking to her without an
iniroaucuon. ";. ;., ,., - ' ,
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young girl
ot 18 years. I am working In an offloe
In the city and on my way to business
and sometimes on my way home I meet
a young man who seems to be very
nice, as far as looks go.' While In the -car
he keeps looking at me all the time.
What I want to ask Is that this being
leap year, do you think it would be
proper for me to speak to him, or what
would you advise me to do? '
ROSE M'MAHON.
The fast of Its being leap year does '
not make it right for a girl to act in a
forward manner. I would advise you to
wait until the young man seeks an In
troduction to you. - , . ,
Dear Miss Fairfax: Not long ago.' on
the train from San Francisco to Port
land, I was introduced to a young man,
I save him mv 'Dhona number hut ha
did notVlng me up. Now, Miss Fairfax,
ao you wins it proper for me to ring
him up. as I have since discovered I -gave
him the wrong number. '
', PHYLLIS.
Since you gave him the wrong num.
ber, you should communicate with him '
and correct the mistake, of course.
, i A PUZZLES .VOTES,
' -From the Chicago Tribune.' '
Once, there was a man who com-
plained that unworthy men were too
frequently elected to Office.
"Do you attend the Drimariee?" .k,1
his hearers. . 1" ..
"I do not," he said.
"Then you have no risrht to kick."
they told him. "It is the duty of every
good citizen to attend the primaries and
see that the best men are chosen as
candidates.". . ; ..,,
Whereupon he began attending 1 the ,;
primaries. " .
He worked faithfully for the nomina
tion of sober, honest and reputable canV
dldates. , , .:,' . .
But it did no good. . ' ,
The other fellows urned out In ;
greater numbers and outvoted him, and
bad men were, nominated and elected to
office, as before. ,
He felt that he had a right to kick, ,
this time, as he complained again,
. "Do you attend the primaries?" his
hearers asked him.
"I do."
"Then you ought to keep your mouth
shut" they said. "You are a part of the
crowd that nominates these bad men,
and you are responsible for them."
Moral: Do you get off here or wait
till the car stops? , , , ,
Made a Mistake.
1 ' From the Atlanta Journal.
' The Philippine Islands continue to ask
for appropriations., When we paid .$2
a head for those fellows we should '
have got k receipted bill of sale, so that
we would-not always be having to buy
them Over ; again, . , -
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