DIT!.IAL PA
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JOTTSKAt HTBLTSHTira CO.
0. B. JACKSON, JTMO. T. CAHOIX
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Sunday, March 27, 1904.
THE COMMUNITY'S RESPONSIBILITY.
fTpUIE CASE of Haines who has been' collecting for
p I years the money, for his children's wages and at the
3 : same : time failing; to provide the children with a
decent home, is one which should arouse the. interest and
tause the interference of the public.
The child labor laws are inadequate for the. protection
of children; such as they are they are rarely enforced, and.
the children bf dissolute or lazy parents are almost without
protection and are frequently the. miserable little slaves of
those1 whose first duty it is to care ioid them properly.
I , Robbed of his childhood' and- youth the child of de-'t
pendent parents is only too apt to retaliate upon society by '
becoming, criminal or vicious or both.. There are notable
examples of men who have been forced to-support their
parents or others at an early-age, and who have climbed
to an exalted position in the, world, but there is not one
of them who-does .not regard his escape from the pitfalls
f pread for his young feet as almost a miracle ; and there
is not one y?f, jthwjpwul jyilngliviJbiiW
fnffd o alce the same" 'risks' for even greater chances of".
winning some -of life s prizes, the proportion ot those who,
fall; to-: the lowest "depths is too great, nor can we blame
Jhera for the fall.
i The community which permits the bargain and sale of a
little child's life for the matter of a small savins to the '
urchaser and a small proht to the salesman is as guilty , as
he parties to the bargain. , . , , r
.. ..CHANCES IN THE COUNTRY.
f.
t A t PROMINENT. Umatilla county farmer recently said:
lVf"I am paying $l a day for farm hands this spring
l and it is impossible to keep good men at that price.
Most men will work but a few days. when their feet begin
to itch and they 'hit the' road,' Stock ranches also pay
good wages, but cannot keep good men. What farmers
need; is a supply of steady, sober; hardworking ' young
men, permanent in the country, who wish to secure a foot
hold. Such men can always find steady work at from $20
to $30 per month and more on stock ranches. - Young men
can take up homesteads and when they have gained title
can have saved up a good start on which to begin for
themselves. 1 Some of the richest farmers and stockmen
in this county began herding sheep or working on a ranch
only a few years ago.". ',
These facts will be of no interest to many young men,
hut should be to others, such as are poor but willing to
work and capable of working. f in the sheep shearing and
harvesting seasons large wages are paid and such' a man
need not be idle any other part of the year.
Neither is. farm work, while requiring strength and
endurance, so .wearing a drudgery as it used to be. Men
are expected to work only a reasonable number of hours,
and not from earliest dawn till after dark, and then do
''the chores." Nor need any .impecunious but ambitious
young man suppose that by hiring out on a farm or a stock
ranch for a few years he thereby sacrifices all chance of
rising above a farmhand's station' of that he must bury
his ambition As this farmer says, . theA most successful
farmers and stockmen began in just this way. But they
did not yield to "itching feet." They did honest, faithful,
steady work, and in a few years were well-to-do. . Many bf
them married their employers' or their neighbors' daughters
and 0 soon became respectable and responsible house
holders. ; And such as were men of somewhat superior
intelligence and unusual push in their work became in
more ways than one leading men in their respective com
munities.' Hundreds of young men are in this city today who
might thus make a real success of life who will make a
miserable' failure of it by persisting in trying- to become
lawyers or doctors or merchants or mechanics or specu
lators, for which occupations they are not and cannot make
themselves fitted, , or by trying to live without work.
The advantages of country as! compared wtih city; life
will not be dwelt upon here, but it should be remarked that
in well-settled farming communities the country's former
disadvantages have to a great extent disappeared. ' Better
roads, better, schools, more and cheaper, newspapers and
books, the increase of facilities .for, travel between farm
arid town, in many cases the advent of the. electric railroad,
.an&he
every day, better, houses and furniture, more intelligence
and progressiveness--all these have diminished, if not. en
tirely bridged, the' gulf formerly separating the rural ' dis
tricts from the city's admitted advantages in some respects.
Large portions of, the country have by these means been
brought into easy communion if npt close contact with
the nearer towns. Nowadays the farmer, in many localities,
has his daily newspaper, his fresh meat and whatever he
desires from town, besides the advantages peculiar to the
country. ' -V ' . . ;v:'-
And even if, a young man .strikes out so far that all
this does not apply, 'he still finds conditions .far superior
to those which; -confronted' young men- a "generation ago;
and he still has around him and all the morethe un
tainted air, the uft vitiated fragrance, the peace and beauty
of nature, the voice and view of God in allr that the skill
and toil of man have in the city in a measure destroyed or
depraved. '., ;."-,,
Of coure there are many young men calculated to suc
ceed better, in the city and to whom this advice does not
properly apply, but as to many it deserves heed: Get
ye into the country and grow up therewith.
- ANARCHY IN COLORADO. .
gone to these camps not to preserve order, per se, but as
partisans of the, employers to crush out all opposition at
public cost. . ;
- We are speaking now of the metalliferous mining dis
tricts. ' There censorships have been established quite as
rigid, as that : which Japan J Has ' enforced. No. news of
what was actually being done ; was allowed ' to get out to
the public. Men, women and children have, been driven
from their homes, without trial or form of law and warned
never to come back again. To maintain - the militia has
cost the taxpayers of. the state hundreds of thousands
of dollars; and the end is not yet : in sights 7 However? it
may be sugarcoated the fact still remains that the purpose
of the militia and the governor to use, the military arm
of the government to break thebackbone of the miners'
organization and to. drive forth the leading miners regard
less of whether or not they have been guilty of any overt
act ' , -
, The 'spectacle is one which no disinterested American
itizencan - view with cool blood. It is one that places ;
a jstlgma .on.the..state. and..its..adnainiitratiQnltt is .nothing,
but anarchy pure and simple. It is a sowing of the wind
to reap the whirlwind. Force in one direction invites force
in another. It would seem that in an American state it
would be . possible to settle labor disputes in some other
way than is now being done in Colorado; pf all : ways
assuredly; the hardest and the most dangerous has been
sought and the outcome of it all cannot fail to disastrously
affect the state's future prosperity, degrade its people and :
arouse passions which .will be; felt for a generation to.
come.. . - "i; !,.:
world in general, and its home city and state in particular,
better, 'it must always dare to declare the truth, to turn
on the, light, to strike unsparingly at falsehood, fraud and
evil, to serve wilfully no wrong and wicked cause, to stand
firmly, clearly, luminously for the things that are right and
lawful and clean? and just.
, The Journal believes that the world is growing better
and that the people of this city and state, among others,
are constantly becoming more enlightened, intelligent and
E regressive ; but that this advancement will be accelerated
y the publication here of the type of newspaper described.
The ; belief encouraged The Journal's . establishment, and
its support is; evidence that its judgment was not at fault.
MUTATIONS OF POLITICS. - " :
THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS.
THE SPECTACLE. which Colorado is presenting to
the eyes of a wondering world is not edifying. For
the whole winter the state has been torn with labor
dissensions. Militia has been ; maintained at several of
the coal and precious metal camps at a cost which must
be terrifying to the taxpayer. The right of free speech
has been entirely obliterated ; the militia has ruled with an
iron hand. , Mere suspects have been hurried in defiance
of the courts to the ready "bull pen" there to be in
carcerated until such time as the military authorities have
seen fit to release or drjve them fojth from the community.
Military proclamations have been issued so ridiculously
bombastic as to remind one of the days of DonQuixote.
But there has been this 6harp distinction that under them
American citizens have been not onjy addressed, like dogs
but treated like dogs. The military martinets have ac
knowledged no law but their own sweet will. They have
TO THE OLD and much-debated question: '"Is the
world growing better?" The -Journal unhesitatingly
answers yes. Never in the world's history has there
been such development in all directions as during the past
half a century or less, and. that development altogether
makes for the world's betterment. The principal . good
things of the world are irfcluded in the terms light and
truth and freedom and pure atmosphere ; and of these there
has been a tremendous increase since our grandfathers, or
even our fathers, looked around at the world with youthful
eyes. "
But a vast work remains for those who would help
make the world still better, an endless work for those
who would , bring about approximately perfect or ideal
conditions in it. In this work , the press must, bear a
large share and should be an increasingly powerful factor.
And to this end it is essential that the press should be not
only keenly observant and broadly wise, but. also scrupu
lously and inflexibly true, to its clear ideas of duty, un
hesitatingly courageous in its every attitude and endeavor.
It is sometimes . said that newspapers complain and
criticise and censure too much; but while deserved appro
bation and commendation should not be neglected, there
are enough of wrong and evil, falsehood and darkness
and filth and misery all around us, in political and social
life, to demand a true newspaper's constant attention and
to deserve the lash of its daily denunciation.
If a newspaper is to fulfill its highest mission and per
form its most useful service, that of helping to make the
fTHE uncertainties, the tips ind downs of politics are so
,1 apparent, so often illustrated, in every large com-
munity, that every man who goes into politics ought
to be prepared for them in.his Qwn.,case andtoTtake , aM
'thing has happened to many good men before it happened
to him." . . . . '
But. there is a sort of fascination to; many men in the
life political, or. official, and; once they have tasted of it
they cannot be content with anything else, even though, life)
might 'be easier and, more profitable in some private. Voca
tion. Office-seeking and office-holding do. not spoil all
men who'go into politics, but it has ruined many a good
fellow and rendered many others discontented during a
.good share of -their lives. . - - ,
Of course the '.man who is . thrown out when he-is ex
ceedingly anxious to stay in,,who is rejected by his party
or the people when he is extremely : desirous of being ac
cepted, always feels as if he should be "vindicated," that,
he has not been treated right, which in some cases may be
true; but as a rule he will'be wise if -in such an event
he shows his independence" and self-esteem by scorning
'to, thrust, himself forward where he is t not, wanted. ' Let
him console himself, if he is sure he is so superior a man
for the desired place,; by the' reflection that his ejection
is the party's and the people's loss,, rather than his own.
A man who goes into ' politics should be prepared to
take some defeats as well; as .victories and be cheerful,
or at least dignified in the time of disappointment, as well
as buoyant in the hour of triumph. Politics is a rather
tricksome business and everybody ought to be prepared to
get along otherwise, if the fickle jade frowns instead of
smiles. -.. ..- ' -. - . . .
. The inclusion' in the sundry civil bill of $100,000 for
work on the.Celilo canal project will be good news to
eastern Oregon. This plan" is due to the joint efforts of
Tongue and Moody who secured the authorization of the
canal as a continuing work, in the last river and harbor
bill, repealing the portage road proposition. The engineers
made their estimates olthe amount at present necessary
for the prosecution of the canal and this amount' is included
as a matter of course in the sundry civjl bill. The accept
ance by the state of the proposition of the engineering
department that the state procure the right of way, has
put the project beyond future controversy.; ;;;; :
THE CONQUEROR V By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
0 (Copyright, 1904, by W. R. Hearst.)
MUCH 1 is ' Bald; of, self -control ' by
preachers and teachera tha world
over, but to bow many human be
Jtigs can we point as Illustrating the beauty
ef that virtue? In truth, what is self-control?
'
1 Were your child to ask you what you
meant by the word, could you explain?
1 Are you exercising this admirable quality
fn your dally life, and, If. so, In what direc
tion? -,:.' : ..."'-.
, Perhaps you hav an Inborn taste for
ftrong drink, and you control It and "touch
riot, taste not, handle not the unclean thing."
I That Is well and good. Tet are you bring
ing on disease and early death by indulging
k gross appetite for hearty foods?
Possibly you are Indolent by Inclination
and you compel yourself to work.
; That, too,; Is well and good,
The human drons who does no labor, men
jtal or physical, for the good of the human
felve should be driven from among his kind.
Tet he who;, would be worthy of the appel
lation of self -controlled man" must do
ftiore than to labor in sobriety.
If you are possessed with an Inordinate
love of. wealth, your very labor may be a dis
sipation and call for the use' .of self-control.
Next to the sin of Idleness comes the sin
of intemperance In work. To work day arid
night to the Injury of your health and to the
neglect of your family means the destruction
of the temple of your soul and tha founds.- ,
tlon of happiness on earth the home. .
If you are mad for great wealth, it will be
an easy matter for you to make a necessity
of a desire and to commit domestic and hy
gienic suicide by a lack of self-control. -;
An hour or two a day, an extra evening or
two in the week, might be given to recreation
' and home life, were you to realize how small
an object In the general result ot happiness
wealth proves when placed beside the things
you are sacrificing to obtain It. ( ;
Perhaps you are a literary man, or a cler
' gyman, or an artist engaged In creative
work. Upon the success of your work de
pends the comfort of your family and your
reputation as a man of talent. Therefore
you feel Justified In being somewhat "diffi
cult" in your home and social relations.
I saw an angel with majestic mien
And radiant brow, and smile divinely sweet.
Strong human passions . writhed beneath his feet;
There, too, expired those coward faults which screen
Themselves behind inheritance, and lean
On dead men for their strength and think It mlet.
All, all lay prostrate, owning' their defeat.
Then to the spirit with the eyes serene ,
. I cried aloud, In wonder and In awe
"Oh, mighty one, who art thou, that thy glance
Can circumvent heredity-r-cheat chance,
And conquer nature? What thine occult law?
Art thou Incarnate Force the over-soul?" ' "
The angel answered "I AM SELF CONTROL." 1
whole moral nature, nothing which so de
stroys the fibre of character as a loose rein
given the passionate nature.
It is the most, persistent, familiar and fas-,
cinating temptation encountered by men and
women on this Journey through earth.
womanhood are you doing what life demands
of you. - -. -
It may be you are a paragon of the virtues,
but your weakness lies In the direction of,
extravagance. Money slips through7 your
hands and you are not able to account for Its
Bepause of the all.-powerful underlying disappearance. That means a weakness of
You are nervous and Irritable, and you
have no excuse to make. Talent is expected
to cover a multitude of such sins.
Talent excuses nothing which weakens
character, and the first element in character .
development Is self-control. .
Control your belittling nervousness and
your childish Irritability If you want to rank
among the worth-while souls of earth.
Again, you may be a good husband, a good ,
father, a generous provider for your family,
and an honest, earnest business man, but
your weakness lies where the fair sex Is con
cerned. .' ' : .' j
So long as you keep from scandal, and so
long as you blacken no woman's reputation,
you feel you are excusable for an occasional
lapse from what you term the "goody-goody
path of rectitude." ,
Tet there is nothing which so weakens the
creative impulse, throughout the entire unl-
r verse, this temptation lurks in every byway
1 and on every highway as we pass along life's
pilgrimage. Only the half -born or the half -dead
are Immune from It. ; '
Do n,ot think you jsre exceptionally
tempted, and therefore excusable for yielding
tb your tendencies,.
Where there is passion there, too, Is will.
1 Exercise your self-control and your will is
sure to assert itself. If you are a beautiful
or a fascinating woman, you are no doubt
tempted to forget your dignity and lower
your Ideals for the love . of power or ' the
pleasure of conquest. If you break no com
mandment you feel you are doing all that
could be demanded of one . so peculiarly
tempted. . . , ' ,
But only as you develop your power of
self-control and satisfy your highest Ideal of
character. Use your self-control and ac
quire .a reasonable habit of economy.
Have you never learned how to wait? Im-.
paUence is not an attribute to Mother Na
turebehold with what quiet Industry she
goes along the year, waiting for, seed to
sprout, for sprout to blossom, for blossom
to ripen-Into fruit Behold the patience of
the stars within their orbits. '
Even so learn to control yourself and wait
the coming of events. There Is nothing the
self-controlled human being may not ac
complish. But the word must be understood
in its fullest sense and applied in its broad
est application. . " ' r ?
He who would conquer heredity and over
come temptation, and create opportunity
and build character, must know the whole'
definition of self-control, and, knowing It,
live it., ,;';: y; ';vt .--.; .. -'-,-,;:,.. t
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: Dinkelspicl as War Correspondent
, (By Oeorge . Robart)
V (Ooprrlght, 1904, by W. B. Heant)
To me baa came vun of der most de
. lightsome egg-sperlences I haf efen vlt-
lieased since my eggsistence, yet
A friend of mine py der name of Beer
lab n has nwentloned a machinery
Vich 1 der came Idea as a ylraless tele
phone. . f
, . Beerhaben vorktd outd bis Idea from
der principal dot der wibratlons vloh
vas in der woltage unted der armature
of 1 der ', resistance varq der .- magneUo
needle meets der thimble,, darefore, ven
you divide ells py four and carry eefen,
tier result vaa equal to. der circumfer
ence at der base of Pompeys statue. '
-.g I hate to use so many technicalities in
, (lis article ven 1 speak abould Beerhab
en's system, but- all us sctentiflcers find
It a necessity to use loud vords ven vs
vlsh to convey a meaning vlcb no vun
can understand.
i I eggsplalned to Beerhaben dot a short
. gonversatloning mlt der emperor of
C'hapan could be- a fine1 test for der ma-
, chlnery, no Beerhaben rested his bead
: on der table and let der veels go round,
j Der sounds caused py der galvanic
passing ofer, up und above der rheostat
, und mixing mlt der storage battery to
der left thereby causing der eleetric-
' Kisslty to pass; under der duplex, vich,
fprmeti on der ampere, vas thrilling.
! Pretty soon der noise grew louder und
more home-like.
. s It vas a voman's wolee.
' "Number, please!" set der wolee, ',
' "Keep ould, Central!" set Beerhaben;
"T . vlsh to go straight through to
Chapan." ..
I doan'd know vot der voman spoke,
bit anyvay she hat der last vord.
Den a beautiful scientific .spectacle
. happened. , :
: I cannot eggsplaln dls scientific spec
tacle to you because der vords I. vould
t to use vould Jook like I vas calling
you : names.
Anyvay. in a minute Chapan vas on
iS?r vireless. . .. . v -.
' I nefer vas so surprised In my life as
ven I heard der feller at der udder end
of der vireless say: "Vot dot you, O
llnky San?" - . ' " ,:
' "Who haf I der pleasure of apeaklng
etr' l net using vun of my most laugn
able miles, because I vas so tlggled
dot he knew me so far avay. '
"Dls vaa der mikado," set der wolee,
und I could feel such a pleasant breese
from his fan. ; ' -
Tust aen der non-conductor bit . der
quadruplex between Oer oscillator und
der cornucopia und spilled der current
for abould free miles oS der coast or
der Phlllypeanuts Islands. -.
Ven . communication got back der
mikado set: "Augustly deign to pardon
me, O Dinky San, but dey vas bumbard
Ing Port Arthur again, und a bura-chell
hit der vlfelees. May I miserably Ink
vlre if you vas honorably veil, O. Dinky
San?"
"I vas veil to der point of bursting,"
I responsed. "Vot is oer goot news mit
you. Mlkr
"Dese vas busy days mlt us, O Dinky
Ban," set Mik. "Should you honorably
deign to listen to such a stupid piece of
mud as I am den vill I -miserably tell
you dtr var sltlvatlon up to date.''
"1 vas all ears like a chack rabbit," X
vlspered. "Honorably cut loose, Mlkl"
"Dls morning between 4 una 6 o'clock
ve bumbarded Port Arthur," set Mlk.
'Ten minutes later my troops unter
Cheneral Begorra Ohara captured
Laughlngstok und threw It avay. Den
ve bumbarded Port Arthur. , Fifteen
minutes later my troops unter Cheneral
Dlzzo Dyspeptic surrounded der Rus
sian army near Sneakovltch and lacer
ated der names of eight Russian offi
cers. Den ve bumbarded Port Arthur.
After a short stop for breakfast my
troops unter der command of Cheneral
O'Mushlmush - drew near to Laughlng
stok und pinched der ouldposts. Den ve
bumbarded Port Arthur.. Between
o'clock my troops met der Russians
near der Yalu river und ve gafe der
river a run for Ha money. . Den ve bum
barded Port Arthur. At 10 o'clock we
rested for tlffln. Den ve 1 bumbarded
Port Arthur. After 10 und between 11
o'clock ve met der enemy unter command
of Cheneral Bhakemoffski und Lieutenant
Rainovltchlndetfaceolf und ve smashed
dem In der alphabet Den ve 'bumbarded
Port Arthur. At abould noon o'clock
our torpedo flotilla ran into Laughlnstok
and pushed It .ofer nearer 8t 'Peters
burg, Den ve bumbarded Port Arthur,
Ven der "vun o'clock vlsslp blew der
Russians tried to dam der Yalu river.
but ven ve got through mlt dem dey
tried to dam us. Den ve bumbarded
Port Arthur. At abould"
Yust den Beerhaben s pipe spluttered
und vent outd.
Anyvay, dare vas someding dldlng at
Port Arthur. O. DINKELSPIEL.
. Per George V. Hobart
umvca nuiOHt.
Prom the Chicago Tribune.
Selfishness Is the heart of sin.
The fussy are never effective.
.
Obedience Is better than oblation.
Character Is crystallised conduct
Revenge Is sweetest when renounced.
as we measure
Mercies multiply
them. .
Only manufactured
vertlsed.
doubts are ad-
Nothlng spoils the life like living-for
the spoils.
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Olvlifg happiness Is the only secret Of
getting It :
.:... ....
There Is no delight for those who turn
back from duy. . .
An unbridled tongue goes with an un
burdened brain.
Bins of the imagination are more than
imaginary sins. .
' A man's love for Ood may be measured
by his life for men.
f .., - .. ,: .
Tou can hardly expect to get fire out
of a cold storage religion; '-. .
A principle hung up on the wall may
be worse than none at all.
'
, The man who can smile at a small
trouble will subdue a great one.
J'.-; - -.v. ; v.-; - .. ', :;?
The man. who is looking for a chance
to be grateful Is never without one. ,'
i Kntoal Sympathy. :
From the Kansas Cry sur.
However, Utah Is probably as much
distressed over boodllnrfln. Missouri as
Missouri Is grieved By polygamy in
OV OA9 TO BAmUVTOT,
Under Present System Bnssia Must Oo
Trom Bad to Worse.
From the St Paul Pioneer-Press.
In one of the few leading papers of
the United States which are friendly to
Russia we And the following summary
of that country's nnanclals situation:
Russia's debt owed abroad is esti
mated at about $3,200,000,000, with an
annual Interest charge of 1150,000,000.
Russian railroads are heavily over
capitalised. The Russian agricultural
conditions are reported to be among
the most degraded In Europe, and are
growing worse. . The money-lender
abounds in Russia, and practically ab
sorbs all the profits of agriculture. The
population la Increasing rapidly, but so
are national expenditures. , Superficially
the government tby its ownership of the
great iron works and mines, has been
growing richer, but at the expense of
the population, as the result .of the
greatly increased ' taxation Imposed "to
develop everything In all directions at
once." Kuaaia has been running behind
in recent years 1100,000.000 a year, and
between 1887 and 101 Russia added
$660,000,000 to its debt for enterprises
that are still nearly all unproductive.
There is nothing whatever to encour
age any hope that the anual deficit will
be lessened so long as the present form
of government exists. The present war,
unless quickly terminated, will add an
other billion or more to the agregate
of debt; and, as was only recently de
clared by Russia's minister of finance,
M. Witte, there is no possible way of
increasing the revenues. The Increase
of the interest charge, by the addition
of one-third more to the debt will then
make the annual deficit in the imperial
revenues' at least $loo,000,Q00. - How
long can such a baleful Increment ef lia
bilities be endured, before a point will
be reached Where the holders of Rus
sian bonds will be obliged to whistle
for their money? . 1 , ;
To curtail expenditures, ' other than
those Involved In warfare, , Would
mean an attack by the central adminis
tration on the salaries, contract rev-,
enues, fees and perquisites of the Rus
sian bureaucracy on practically - the
whole office-holding element of the. na
tion, civil and military. This . element
Is notoriously without a parallel . for
corruption unless such parallel ' be
looked, for in Venezuela or Colombia.
Russian officialdom would probably, see
In .national repudiation a lesser evil
than a reduction, of Its own perquisites.
It is Idle to look for such an exalted
patriotism as would demand the mainte
nance ,of tne national credit' at any
sacrifice to themselves, in the breasts
of a set of men who have been plunder
ing their country's revenues for years,
and who are doing so even now, in war
time. ' Rather, the bueaucracy might be
expected to argue that a suspension of
Interest payments on the national debt
-would be a lesser evil than a diminution
of their own perquisites. ' If, in the face
of such figures and such probabilities as
the above, there is not an early and de
cided slump- in Russian securities, it
will be something remarkable. '
'';:''; nn olas. ....
O heart of mine, we shouldn't
Worry so!
What we've missed of calm we couldnH
, Have, you knowl
.What we've met of stormy plain
And of sorrow's arlvlng rain
We can better meet again
If It blowl
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We have erred In that dark hour
We have known , .
When our tears fell with the 'shower
" All alone 1
Were not ahlne and shadow blent
As the gracious Master meant?.
Let us temper our oontent
' With His own.
: .'. -
For we know not every morrow
' Can be sad, , :
So, forgetting all the sorrow we have
.had,. l. r
Let. us fold away our fears . ,
And put by our foolish tears,
And through all 'the coming years v
Just be glad. . .
, James Whltcomb Riley.
--.- -. Za a XTntshell. .
From the, Louisville Courier-Journal. ,
"My country," says the Russian am
bassador to Washington, 'does not ask
that you should be pro-Russian and not
pro-Japanese, b.u. that, you, should 'be
pro-American." But considering our experiences-with
Russia ,in the far east
recently. It is hard to- be pro-Amertcant
witnnut being pro-Japanese, as Japan is
fighting against the very- po'Hcy of Rus
slan bad faith and selfish aggression
which menaces the interests of America
as well as of Japan, to say nothing of
the civilised world. -, . 4
; w Blarney t ;;; ;
Janet Tuckey in Temple 'Bar. '
A lake-side dweller, young and fair,
The dearest little maid in Kerry,
With blue-gray eyes and blu-black hair,
And Hps as red as any cherry.
No shoe nor stocking to her name,
Which was but simple Kitty 'Brady
And yet a lord from England came
Imploring her to be his lady.
She had another , worshiper ,
The boldest boy about Klllarnay,.
With only love to offer her,
A little cabin, and the blarney.
She favored him with many a glance.
Until the lord came on the taplst
She smiled on him at wake and dance, .;
And Faddy as a king was happy.
The lord was Just a trifle glum
The moral of an. English IqvSrl
But sure, If he'd been deaf and dumb
His Jingling gold could talk one over.
"In silk and satin you shall dress,
And I will give you Jewels," said he,
"To twine in every glossy tress,
Sweet Kate, it you will be my lady."
Och,. but them words were eloquent!
Poor Kitty was no more than human,
And very fond of. ornament '
Like every reasonable woman,
"'p-ls true, Pat courts me best but
Still" (.'-... - v. .
Thought she "though" with the talk
he's ready. :.-
Arrah, let folks say what they will,
It's mighty, fine to be my ladyl"
And so she wouldn't look at Pat . -In
vain he watched for her and sought
' her," .,:.. v--t.- ;. .:
Until one evening when he sat
Just flinging pebbles in the water, -His
downcast face and heavy sigh
Might have moved even atones to pity;
And she passed gayly tripping by, ,
His worse than stony-hearted Kitty.
She tried to pass, I mean as eool (
As any cucumber or melon;
But though In love, Pat was no fool,
He'sprang to meet his truant Helen,
fehe wouldn't take his outstretched hand;
; "An' 4s It you. Miss Kitty Brady,"
Says he, "that's got so stiff an' grand?
v Good-morrow to ye thin, my lady!
"Bot Kate, .ag-ra, now stop and spake,
;, If but to tell me what's dome e'er
you' I ,
Or Is it that your eyes are wake.
An' you can't see me here before you?
Och, sure, alanna, you've no call :
To murder people for your pleasure, :
An' I can't live at all at aU
Without your purty self, my treasure.
"That Fngllsher has wealth, galore
A rint-roll longer than my arm;
Why should he stale from me, asthore.
That's nlver done him any harm?
Just give me something he's not got
And thaff your own thrue heart my
honey; . "
Sure, then I would't change my lot
With him for all bis dirty money."
And what is little Kate to do?
She laughs, and frowns, and sobs, and
- .. blushes; f " ..- ' ' . . '
"Och, Pat, t, give it up to you, " '
You'd charm a bird from off the
bushes!
Well, Just to save your life, machree,
- An' not because I care about you, ' ' -I'll
think it over" so said she - -
' "But I could live and thrive without
.' you1." ; '-- ;-t : ;
And now to tell the lord of if ' ,
No wonder if he's rather crusty.
But little Kate has Irish wit
That's never suffered to grow rusty.
"Sure, if your, honor I refuse, - '
It's well for you och 1 botheration
Whin It's yourself can pick and choose
From all the grandeur of the nation.
"An I would look a holy show, 1
Drest in the beautlfullest bonnet -Even'
if all the flowers that grow,
r An' feathers, too, was stuck upon it;
An' in a strheelln' satin gown,
I'd still be on'y Kitty Brady
Sure, thin, If I'd the Queen's goold
crown, - ,;- : "
T wouldn't make me a raal lady." 1
At first bis lordship felt the cross "
Being unaccustomed to rejection,
But thinking, "It's the girl's own loss! ,'
Found comfort in that wise reflection. '
And ere he left our island green, - -
. He saw a wedding at KUlarney,
An' drank In genuine pdtheen,
: 'Success forever to the blarneyi" " "
: Slight Change of arame. -r
From the Atlanta Journal. V - "
In Biblical, times the tax gathering t
trusts were run- by politicians, . Now '
iney are run py Bepubiicane. . K ; v