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'4-4 i;- rage ' PORTLAND, OREGON. 1 vW;: r OR BOO N DAI LY; J OURNAU .-.v. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Oregon Siddlights ' Cl. JACKSON PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. JNO. P. CARROLL .'.IT Published every evening (except Sunday) and every Sunday morning, at The Journal Bull din,1 Fifth and Tamhill ?"&' '; streets, r-oruano, uregon. .- ... , ; , ,, (: Jefferson U. to bar a. baseball turn. Beef cattle are scarce In Umatilla bounty. . i iv OFFICIAL. PAPER OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND 1 DEMOCRACY'S ONLY CHANCE. Corvallis li getting In fashion; had a burglar. It halt GREAT DEAL is said by opposing and bickering Democrats about "Democratic principles." Gen rail the talkers or writers on neither side state ' what these principles are, but If they do they substan tlally If not exactly agree. Yet there are very prominent , men In the Democratic party who would rather see the party lose every election as long as they live than to see It succeed under the leadership of any one with whom lt they disagree on really minor points, or against whom they hold a grudge because of past differences. This la folly. If these leading Democrats are substan tially agreed on present Issues and a future policy, why not be aenalble and practical and If they are sincere In their professional-patriotic enough, to "forget the things that are behind," abandon whatever of past platforms baa be com rubbish, confine themselves to such points aa they can agree uponwhich are all the essentials, and ' Get together, pull together, and go ahead? 'T r ' Democrat are all against the high robber tariff though, to their shame be lt said, Democratic congressmen vote for the highest sort of protection If they thereby think they can gain votes in -their respective districts. Democrats are an agreed that we have no right to make the Philippines United States territory, and deny to Filipinos the rights and privileges of residents of other United States territory. They are probably nearly all agreed, also, .that, accepting the Philippine situation aa t Is, which cannot be helped, those people are entltjed to eel f-government at the earliest practical moment. bemocrata, if they are either going to carry the next election or , make ji respectable figure therein, ..and put themselves In a position to win later, must take a firm, outspoken, determined, positive and Unequivocal stand against the criminal trusts, that are robbing the American people- of hundreds of, millions annually; and they must head their ticket with some man whoe record and Ideaa and future policy on thla Question cannot be doubted. If he has not spoken on this subject, and with language of no uncertain sound, he must speak before he should, expect to receive the nomination at 8L Louis. The party cannot afford fo nominate a trimmer, an equlvocator, a dealer In glittering generalities, a man' who cov-rs his real sym path lea and designs with a hugger-mugger of Talleyrandlo speech. W ' -'. : - ; " ' ' ' Neither. It may be added. Is lt necessary or politic' to go back to the platform of, 100, and declare for eyerythlng therein, any more than to go back to the platform of 1J, or of 186., If the Democrats are going to stick to pre cisely the same, platform In all details, forever, they thereby confess that theycannot leani-rand proa-esa Stick to the old baslo principles, and In matters of cur rent affairs move- forward, and keep up with the times. To sum up, the Democracy can hope Jo succeed only by getting together on such things as can be agreed upon, and nominating a man who not only can be depended upon to carry -ou the people's all! and protect their Interests, but also one In whom conservative as well as radical peo ple wllliave confidence ''I,. , a .. , :. j ' t The man will be mora than the platform, unless his opin ions are unknown: in that case he must, speakf out very plainly befdrehand. V" f ;" - POLITICS AND OUR FAIR.. t U HE MAJORTTT In the house of representatives are I ' , higgling; and haggling about making a half-way , ; decent appropriation for the Lewis and Clark fair. They would do it except for party, polltlca They want to cheesepare to make' a showing next fall, to save them selves. The' two excuses are that they have appropriated too much for St. Louis, and will be asked to apprpprlate something for Jamestown. " either excuse has aqy merit The Lewis and Clark fair stands on 1U own merits, which are entirely and . peculiarly deserving;. This fair should really, in fairness! and Justice, have had half as much, at least, as was given to the Bt Louis exposition, and been placed on the same basis. :' The event to be commemorated Is almost equally important. . The significance and surroundings and prob able effects and results of the holding of a great fair here in 1905 are even more Important than those to be con sidered with reference to the St. Louis exposition this year. ; . . ' lien we are on the shores of the Pacific, fronting the hundreds of millions of Aala, with whom we can incraae our commerce one hundred fold in 20 years. Here we art, ' - ' the central point along the great Pacific slope the rich est, fairest, grandest portion of the earth, midway between Nome arid San Diego. Here we are. In the focus of the' richest nroduclna realon. when developed, In the1 United States, or In anv other country under the sun. And. the paltry politicians hlggle-haggle nbout this air! . This city has raised nearly half a million" dollars. This little state In point of population and developed wealth has given another half a million dollars. And yet the congress of this great country, after pouring millions into (he lap of St Louis, haggles and higgles over a compara tive pittance in aid of this great enterprise. Senator Mitchell will doubtlens do all he can, and Sen- ator Pulton will aid. If any sort of a bill ever gets through the house, to obtain something reasonably com mensurate with the Lewis and Clark fair's needs and deserts, but there, seems to be no effective friends of the enterprise in the house. Tawney is to be hanked fdr deigning to concede us a pittance, on plcayunlsh terms, but even he and his committee are not able, apparently, to get their hew bill before the house. . ! Something will pais, after awhile; but it is manifest that what Oregon needs Just now, not only for this work, but for the one supremely Important work of Improving the Columbia river bar, Is . ; J -Men! , " r Big, strong, forceful, capable men; not mere petty, par tisan, pettifogging, wrangling, plcayunlsh politicians. WHY PORTLAND GROWS IN IMPORTANCE The Salem Journal denies that ' Mr. Harris has earned Marlon county. Horses for the Japanese cavalry aerv Ice are being purchased in the John Day region; . In 31 years lt haa rained 17 times en April Next Bunday should be dry, to even up the score. The Eurene athletic field is being drained. But there may be enough mud next fall for football. In spite of bad weather, there are al ready strawberries in Douglas county as big as grains of corn.,. A Coos county family Is named Sleep, It la a good place to sleep over, there also a good one, however, to be awake. The Coos bay country creameries are starting up. That region will rival Tillamook in dairy products some day- Baker City expects to be the second city in slse in the state before long. What do Salem and Astoria think about ItT The Eugene band -gave an - open-air eoncert iff the park last Sunday. If the people were sufficiently supplied with umbrellas and overcoats they may have enjoyed it TREMENDOUS CHANGE has come over the spirit of Portland's dreams in the past few years. Tor Its Slse and Importance It had less pretense and self assertion than any other city of half its slse in the United States; Its cltlsens were so conservative and so little prone to boast that the general public gave it very much less credit than It deserved. When people came here' they were surprised to discover the slse and Import ance of the city. But if they were surprised at the slse of he city they -were, amased at the quality and extent of Its tributary country. Msny of them had such con fidence In the soundness of their Judgment that they came here to settle and every one who has done so has had reason to be abundantly satisfied. . ' - In the past few years, Indeed It may more properly be said within the past year, the average citizen of Portland has swung around to the opinion entertained of the city and country by the average intelligent visitor. He sees the city steadily growing at an amaslng rate when many other cities of the country are at a standstill and he Is not surprised because he knows that the growth of the city is behind the growth of the' country of which Portland is the metropolis. He discovers, notwithstanding draw backSi to its navigation facilities which should long ago have, been removed, that the city continues to move for ward In a remarkable way; that Its Importance Is best appreciated by the transportation managers who are stead tly concentrating their efforts here, determined to be be forehand In handling its rapidly developing; traffic, Ho realizes now ' as never before-, how comparatively little If the effort heeded to remove the, obstructions to navigation, both at the mouth o the river and along its course, and he appreciates better than ever before the need of steady work In that direction. He does not forget, as average cltlsens used to be Inclined to do, that very little of that work has yet been done though a start has been made at the mouth of the river and preparations are being made for a start on the Celllo canal. He Is therefore a unit now in urging the steady prosecution of these works and will not receive excuses for failure to secure necessary appro priatlons with as good grace as he did in former years. AH of this augurs well for the future of Portland, but no less so for the future of the great country tributary to lt It Indicates a broadening out that was very desirable, an expansion of that citizenship which would confine its effort and Interest to the growth of Portland and give' little heed to that much broader growth of the whole Oregon country which means an even greater-growth for all sections con cerned. It Is a realization of these things which Insures the growth of Portland and the tributary country and which In the next five- years is destined to work such mar velous changes in this much-favored section of the country, When the next federal census Is taken six years hence Portland should have a population of over 200,000. If the people are true to themselves and their own Interests, if they work' steadily together to secure those improvements in navigation of which all recognize the supreme need, prophecy - will- become - realization and Portland will- be without a rival worth mentioning in the .Pacific northwest The Irrigonians offer a town ' lot for the first child bom in Irrlgon, two lots for twins, and three lots for triplets, and there draw the line; groups of four or more are barred. District Attorney Sam White of Baker City, chairman of the Democratic state oentral committee. Is having stout op position for renomlnatlon as district at torney, and may not have his own county solid. If their space is worth anything, the Willamette valley and southern Oregon papers should get not only as many full tickets as they have friends to Homer Davenport's lecture, but most of the gate receipts," too. 'Rev. Joseph Hoberg of MoMinnville, It years old. In a birthday communica tion to his grand-daughter, wrote 1,060 words plainly on a postal card. For most people this would have been hard work, but it was fun. for the old preacher, , There Is more water in and alone Butter creek. Umatilla county, than ever before, and farmers expect to have wat nouan to irrigate all summer. Butter creek was, originally so named because nobody who lived along lt ever had any butter, but it is different now. Corvallis limes: A man in town the other day said: "I know where Creffleld is; but I don't dare tell. He Is In hiding within nine miles' of Corvallis. A line drawn from Corvallis to the spot where he is would be in the direction of Philo math, That is all I can tell." WHAT; WHEN, ANP flOW xH1'. Bell, in 'Chicago 4KewsiC What to drink, when , to ' drink, and how to drink are vital questions to those who work with the brain. Coffee is the best drink for high . effort ' The .bean should -be pure, freshly . roasted and freshly ground. The liquid should be made by the percolating process and modified only with cream. ' One should be sure of the honesty of one s dealer. for coffee has been the object of the ver satile talents of the adulterator, slnoe 172S, when, the government ; of George I Imposed a Density of 1500 for: this or fense. At that, time, burnt scorched or roasted peas, beans and other ' grains masqueraded as the aromatic berry, and today, despite the various laws and the official vigilance Of two centuries, the consumer in quest of coffee cannot be too careful to avoid a sophisticated ar ticle. ' . .. Any pure and finely " flavored ""coffee makes a good beverage. One of the rar est blends Is composed tf equal parts of Mocha, Java and Mysore. .It should be obtained in the berry and ground at home Immediately before use. ' The wa ter poured through 'It should be freshly boiled and should be maintained at the boiling point, until' no mors of it is re quire! to make the amount of liquid de sired. The latter should be. served at onoe. Its astrlngency should be neutral ized with cream not with milk and sweetened. If sweetened st all, with dul- cln or saccharin, particularly , If the consumer be middle-aged or past ' Sugar in all but young or exceptionally vlsA oroua stomachs, militates, not only against the digestion of coffee Itself, but aaalnat Its tendency to promote the di gestion of other things. iii i Among the powerful nerve stimu lants good coffee takes the first rank But for the bad effects or its' excessive use, or of its too constant use. it might be made to double the world's capacity for labor. Nothing else stimulates so Strong a flow of nervous energy, snd ample nervous energy translates itself into signal feats of thought and action. Unhappily man looks In vain hers aa be looks In vain elsewhere for a safe and easy ascent to the heights. . Coffee's availability aa a stimulant Is limited by the power of the system to combat its evil side. Taken in exoesslve quanti ties or taken day after day year in and year out Its peculiar dietetic value is lost and it manifests itself only In gid diness, insomnia and disease. One break fast cup a day will be found sufficient for the average person of sedentary life.. The black after-dinner coffee is a mis take. It aids digestion but hinders as similation and excretion. The sallval and gastrlo aotlvlty for which it is re- sponsble may be had as well from a small cup of good cocoa sweetened with dulcln or saccharin, and sipped hot and cocoa does not spur the nervous system Into spasm. Do not permit coffee to rivet yoke upon your neck. In the matter of diet, as In other things, preserve freedom of actionW Drink coffee three or four morning a week and then take tea or cocoa Instead. When you return, to coffee lt will stimulate and strengthen U Tea, especially for weak digestions. should' be piads.Of IDS, nrsi pioaina; the-par Ceylon leaf, should not Infuse more than two minutes and should be very weak- Cream and a harmless sub stitute for- sugar make the- beverage complete. Thus prepared and, taken in moderate quantities say two. or three cups a day It is an unmixed blessing, but consumed strong or In large amounts It makes a diversified contribution to human misery.' Tea, like coffee, should not he taken with monotonous regu larlty. It should be varied with cof fee, cocoa and beef tea when Its charms will abide., y H;.' Coffee for high effort; tea for medium effort; cocoa for repose.. .The latter fits nioeiv into a dietetlo niche as a variant from coffee and teev.Beef tea Is a mild nerve stimulant It may bs taaen wun advantaa-e before getting up, a few hours after meals or at almost any time wnen mind . and body . crave a genua mup. Malt liquors are poison to dyspeptics. Of wines, hocks, moselles ana, ensm pagnes the dryest obtainable are the least harmful. To, many persons they eoell both exhlllratlon and efficiency, However, here once more, manipulation, variation, should go hand In band with moderation and occasionally all should alve place to abnegation. Thus will the stomach be kept interested and , alive, lust as the mind Is kept awake and active by an unlimited prospect 'of piquant uncertainty. ' ; . J) Drink, co-oneratuig with food, is po tential nervous energy r the petrol ef the human .motor. It Is also potential im agination and potential Individual and national achievement And when to drink and how to drink are questions as im portant as what to drink. Take a small cup of tea or beef tea, before you get up, Drink a cup of warm liquid-' with your breakfast Take a eup of beef tea or egg and hot milk, with a biscuit an hour before lunch. Drink a tumbler of plain or mineral water with your lunch. Take a eup of tea, with nothing to eat two hours before dinner and let your liquid at dinner be similar to that at lunch. Take nothing else during the evening, unless - thirsty, when a .little plain water Is best Tou should never drink, as you should never eat when tired or worried or an gry or depressed. Avoid gulping, as you avoid bolting. Sip yeur beverages and dwelt upon, their flavors. Let them lave the inner surface of the Hps, tht palate and the tongue. Thus the springs of saliva will be unlocked, the gas trie Juices will flow snd the wnole digestive tract will rejoice. Take 15 or 10 min utes to consume a biscuit or a bit of thinly buttered split toast and a cup of beef tea, or a glass of egg and milk In thla way you will get more pleasure, mors nourishment - and' nwr Mrength than the gorger gets from a heavy feed. DINKLESPIEL, WILL DO 'PARSIFAL SmChangd The peach.tree couldn't wa'li any lon ger.. -v-: :.j . "'V. v V-','' ?f ' On' Ooo4 ' Friday ' be " sod end ever after, 5y::.,iv.';; '.t.,'vp v';vj ;' S-.vJ i" ;i, ,1'.' - - 'fciiKiy??::: ' The lambj arrived but shivered i'a : mm v m wuiwi , luuto, aying ' breath-;: If you believe .loeal 'ootion -'is "rimtit'in. dare,' to. sa. so,'... : ;. . i . ,.'".' Because one gets fooled Is no reason V lor nis being a tool Spring Is making valiant attempts to arrive and do business. m-,, .;; '. But what will become of Brother Bln"..-V"' -ger If he. doesn't get It? , , p, J, ? , 'tnta Korea might as well understand that ': i It is to i be thoroughly Japanned, v - Graft Ilk" 'wppendieltis." Is bnly s Ti modern namsfor an; old disease. $:rjyj-fo Even on ' 6od Friday itlds and silly -1 adults will fclay April-fool tricks. . . Housemovlng is a growing ' Industry owing to the expansion of business dls- ' trlcts. , . , v;;. Consul Miller of Oregon,' ab Nlu Chwang. may declare war against. Rus-4. s la soon. - , ; , ?. ''-'-O Whatever your opinions, respect and even cqnatder those of; other honest and intelligent people, l ,i- AU will be forgiven, and In time for gotten, if the, weather - odS will b good to us hereafter. . ' " ; s ' -! "" It.' ' )' ' If, after a day ' or two of rainless weather, "if should pour down again' Sunday wouldn't it lar you T A revolt In- Nicaragua is threatened. One in overdue, not only there, but In several other pinto republics. ' - A , Chicago man says Christopher Columbus was a liar. If he had not been ao brave, he would have said it about Adam. ', " . x If Russia is looking for more trouble, she can find lt by. haullnr ' down- the American flag where It haa a right to be afloat Mr. F. Augustus Helnse won't miss 120,000 much, but he cannot afford to treat the court's orders contemptuously too often. " ' " If the sun shines warmly tomorrow. men will be so good nstaured that the women may ' run as big an Easter bin as they wish to. ' If we had not had two months of al most continuous clouds and rain we could not have appreciated the sun shine so muoh. Robert Hesten, a man about (0 years of age, met with a lonely death In the Cascade mountains, lt- miles east of Ashland, on the line Of the Ashland' Klamath Falls, wagon road. Thursday or Friday, while traveling a-foot, with a small bundle, en routs from Klamath Falls to Ashland and Portland. His body was found Saturday morning. Lee Moorehouse of Pendleton has se cured from John Swltzler a very old rifle, supposed to have been used by an Indian warrior. The rifle Is of the same style used a half century ago. It was removed from an Indian grave by David Beavert and was kept at the Swltzler home after lt was unearthed. With the exception of the stock, which la partly decomposed, the rifle Is in good state of preservation, even the ramrod being Intact j Mrs. Olive 8. Rising, long experienced in the Indian service, haa come from Illlnola to take the position of matron at the Umatilla reservation school. John H. Wilson, for some time a teacher in the Chemawa Indian school, has also been transferred to this school and will have charge of lt in the future. Mr, Wilson has been In the employ of the government for several years and Is recognized as a very- successful teacher among the officials of the government service. 1 1 CHILDREN AND CONSUMPTION (By Herbert N. Caason.) l; ' Most people think that consumption, like delirium tremens, Is strictly a dls- " case for grown-up people. They are w afraid that their children may get croup .".A orj diphtheria, but they never think of their children getting consumption. t The fact is that consumption kills as , many, people, oia ana young, aa croup, diphtheria, whooping-cough, measles, ' scarlatina and typhoid fever taken to gather. - And it is also true that a great - ' many little children and even babies die ,. of : consumption or some other form of lung disease. ' -; ,1, ,"; What are the signs of consumption In , children? " They are so plain that you ..cannot make a mistake. Pick out the :; boys and girls who have light hair, nar iX;toyr chests, stooping shoulders,' thin I, Km hands and bright eyes, and you will not K' make many mistakes. . Very often the consumptive child is at the head of the class. He may carry oft the prises and be very fond of study. Consumption is not like whisky lt does not deaden the brain. But all hia clev erness will not add a day to his life If he is kept in a hot room with his head bent over a book. It Is a tragedy when a little child dies of . consumption, because a child does what it Is compelled to do by Us par ents. A child has no Independent bank account" If K is ordered to go to f?'' school 'it cannot-go to the park Instead. without being sooner or later found out 04:;'''and punished. , t'.Vv - We grown-up people live In a republic, -: .:) but our children live under an absolute j:.:? "monarchy.-'" "They" may have a voice sometimes, but they have no vote. The '-' poor little tots must obey orders, even though the white hearse stands waiting ' at 'the end of the short road. , ;Ib plain English, the man or woman "". ' - who does not make sure that the . child 'jiV; sts plenty of fresh air is not fit to be a ; f parent As Flchte, the famous German iA thlnker once said: "Ood Will forgive X." you if you' do "not ' givs your children ' bread when bread la dear., but He will not forgive you If you do not give them 'fi fresh. eir.;;;sr;j., 1 . . V; i There art over 100,000 children .of " r school age in New Tork City as many aa -the' total population q Manchester, ;Naplea or Madrid.?: There are 82,000 in . Manbattaa alona - r ; U ti;s cWWrea t .Vtm. Xprk were to ''t f 5 : move out of the city and start a city of their own. their city would be the sev enth largest city in the United States. Therefore, when we are talking about the problem of children and consump tion, we are dealing with a big question. In all our large cities, but especially where the tenement house flourishes, there are thousands of children whose homes have been turned into Jails and hospitals by foolish parents. The .children are kept Indoors so that they will be "safe," an if consumption were not a more terrible enemy than a trolley car or a reckless teamster. For days at a time a little child will be kept Indoors until lt Is as sickly as a wilted flower. Every week It becomes, paler and more peevish. Then there Is either a loss of appetite or a fever. The doctor is called in, and the shadow of the undertaker haunts the little home. There are two thing's that every con sumptive child must have fresh air and plenty of good food. Of course, everjt child ought to have both, but lt Is a matter of rife and death with the weak-lunged children. The best In the world Is not too good for the children. No one can blame them for the slums or the trusts or the "high financiering." Surely In this wonderful twentieth century, which has struck the word "Impossible" out of the dictionary, we ought to be able to give every child good food and a chance to breathe. JO KB OS AM X92T0B. From the East Oregonlan. Here is one on McManus, the versatile editor of the Pilot Rock Herald. While the writer was In his office a day or two ago Mr. and Mrs. Charles OgUvy of California . Gulch came In to attend to some business in connection with some property at Pilot Rock. ,, ' Shortly after, while they were seated at the dinner table, ' a score of guests being present Mr; ' McManus came , in hurriedly and handed Mrs, Ogilvy a red leather pocket case, ' saying: - "This IS yours; you left it at my office when you were over a while ago.','. . . Mrs. Ogilvy picked lt up snd was very much scandalized upon reading the label to find that it was a cigar oa. When the laughter had subsided, and when she bad indignantly denied the ownership. of the case, her husband reassured her, In his broad Scotch, by saying: "Wist, woman, uinna ye Ken that Mao la a I pulr, lone creature with naethlng to love but Psyche, his coyote.: and he was making ye a bit of a gift to shine up to ye. Mac is still explaining, while Ogilvy tells hlrm "Hoot mon, its a fair field and no favor. If you think after all these years ye can cu me out with the auld lady, why, go ahead." STRAWS IN THE STREAM (By H. R. R. Hertzberg.) BAJTQVXT8 XJT XVSZAM TSBSXTOBY. Dispatch in Chicago Record-Herald. Georgo K. Prltchard. the "fighting mar shal," whom President Roosevelt found In North Carolina and sent here to keep oraer, nas caused a tempest by the an nouncement that hereafter he will prose cute persons- at banquets In his district where liquor of any kind Is served. This Is taken as warning to the Territorial Bar association, which Is soon to meet at South McAlester. One of the features of this annual meeting is a banquet at which the custom has been to serve wine. At previous meetings this has caused a great deal of embarrassment to the Judges of the -districts; who were always invited, but were afraid that It would give them a too Intimate knowledge of a crime khown in the territory as "Intro ducing" liquor. But at the last meeting the temptation- was too strong and some of the judges attended. The tales of the revelry of that night are retold to this day, and It Is said of a certain Judge that at 2 o'clock In the morning he was doing a cekewalk in the corridors of the hotel In his night shirt a dress coat high silk hat and' cane. A OOOI. WOKAV. Miss Chlorla Fackwood, an employe of a Baker City hotel, on going to her room in the evening, discovered a strange man within two feet .of her. She did not scream, or faint, ! but moved away, sat down on the opposite side of the bed, took off her snoes and put on slippers, went to a dresser and combed her hair, meanwhile watching the vis itor tn the mirror, then walked to a side door and went out, though the mail raised a gun and pointed It at her, and so gained the parlor and safety, the man following and threatening, but disappearing when she would . not "scare," So ths story is not a very ex citing one, but Is rather unique. Some women would have dona tuecwlse, Xer Beautiful Wrinkles. Little woman, If you will, Listen for a space. Turn to me (so pretty still. Sliver crowned!) your face. Truly, wrinkles there are wrought Wrinkles not a few. But wl' their engraving naught Sorrow had to do. Laughter caused them to appear Since you love to laugh I - Pleasure pure haa written here Oft Its autograph! Thus I deem your wrinkles fair, Little wrinkled wife: For the history Is there Of a happy, life. Shins Them Anew. Of course there's dust upon the road; Tou couldn't Walk, the worldly way With shoes whose patent leather gay Not once a trace of travel showed. Of course there's dust, upon the road. ' - Each morning shine your ahoes anew; The shoes of your endeavor, friend I And then, unto the Journey's end ' (Good will's the polish) they will do. Each morning shine your shoes anew. After they have reached a certain age mpn rhnna to remain nn a.rth luat u Ihe majority of the audience at a one- ring circus chooses to remain for ' the concert because, although It Isn't prob able, there might be something good on the program. ' They say there la honor among thieves. Well, there may be a very little honor among a great many thieves. It Is queer, Isn't It hat every one should "Begrudge the poor Industrious mosquito his living? - By Oeorfe "T. Mobart. (Coprrlgtat, 1004, by W. R. Hearst.) Id vas all seddled. I haf daotsloned to did "Parsifal." -I vtU now .hand der barber der toe pitcher und become a Imposslbleartol "Parsifal!" dara la der road to der -bank i I vas going to did "Parsifal" In a tent at der Expose in St Looey. . Eferybody. In der vorld is going to do soraedlng or somebody at - der 8t. Looey Fair, so why not It Echo makes der remark, Vy not? In my production of "Parsifal" I vlll haf two Topsles, two Marks, der" law yer; two leedle Evas, and two Herr Conrieds. All vlll double in brass und sing In der choruses. Like der roller skates und der bl- soocle und splng-spong, "Parsifal" la der latesd craze. All a man has, to do these days is to stood on der corner und yell "ParsIfal!" und der public runs up und hands der man two dollars. -.- Vunce a craze of dis kind gets started It nefer stops till der publlo sprains Its wrist from digging into der Jeans. Der man vot can start a craze in America, wedder lt vaa for hand-painted pretzels or imitation pickles, soon finds himself burled in a ahower of green backs, und he awakea In der morning to find der public throwing gold dollars at his bedroom vlndow. Den der man vot Invent toned der ladesd craze ateps politefully to der vln dow, places a " carnation.. ffw.MtlZ.in. 4et buttonhole of his silk pajlmmies und eggsplalns passionately: "Stop throw ing money at me, because I don't de serve Hi" - Den he crosses his Angers Intensely und hopes he doan'd get his vish. Seeing dot he is so modesd aboud It der public yells mtt delight and carries him off to a furnished apartment in der mint In dls qveer vorld of ours Budding succeeds like eggsceases. Dot Is vy eferybody has "Parsifal" on der brain, und dem dot haf no brains can always find a friend dot Is vllllng to carry eggstra baggage on dls sub- checkt . I Dare vas not a man. woman or child1 ren east of der Ohio river dot vlll con- f6sa dey doan'd know nuddlng aboud "Parsifal." I vent, by Bbauerbat our grqoer, und I set py him: "Shauerbst I vardlnklng aboud doing 'Parsifal' In a tent!" "Veil," set Shauerbat "mebbs he de- serfs It; but vy bodder mit a tentT" "Chlmmlneddy!" I eggsclalmed; doan'd you know vot is Parsifal T "Sure," set Shauerbat; "I know vot he is, und Rosle, my wife, knowa vot he la, und leedle Lena knows vot he is. Ve vaa Introduced to him in der news papers." 1 "Veil, vot is her I Inkvlred. "He is der fellow vot lnventloncd der new style of sleepless insomnia," set Bhauerbat I vent py Bauerscnmldt our butcher. "Bauerschmidt," I set, "I vas going to put a leedle money in 'Parsifal.' " "Doan'd do it." set Bauerschmidt: "I put two dollars on him In der fourth race at New Orleans yesterday, and ven ne got in der stretch vun of der udder horses Insulted him so he turned around und valked back." I vent py Ooosedlpper, der clumber. dot comes In vunce in a vile to chloro form our gaa meter. "Ooosedlpper," I set. "vot dfl vou think aboud "Parsifal' as a nttznesa nran. osltlonr "He vas all to der. soot." set Ooose dlpper. "I vould like to haf him for a fadder-in-law during der dull season." "Hlmmei:" I shouted, "who dlt vou Mng..,;jrai-i,rsr , iir "Chay Plerpont Morran's allent nart ner, aln'd ItT" set Ooosedlpper. uare it is. Eferybody knowa "Parsl- xat- Dy name, but ven dey eome to men tion hlsJamlly history der sret concus sion or oer brain. Anyvay, I vlll do "Parsifal" at 4ar ou xoy Expose, mlt two Topsles und two leedle Evas und two Marks, der lawyer, una two Herr conrieds. Alebbe also I vlll have two Simon L. grees. If some of der war eorresnonrf. ents get back in time. 1 Ven I get der craze I can get rust aa crazy aa any udder; man, und perhaoa re. D. DINKLESPIEL, ?' Per Oeorge V. Hobart If a census wars taken of the men whoee principal' occupation Is banging around waiting for .some one to ask them to drink, the number would be, a big one. '. .";. v 'From now on look for., reports from. Kansas of floods, drouth, hot winds. , hailstorms, crickets, cyclones, cinch-' bugs, weevil, snd bucketshop swindlers 7-and later a 100,000,000 wheat, crop.t Millions to trusts without a murmur) but a richly deserved pittance to hard working mailcarrlers can only be ob tained. If at all, after a long and strenu ous struggle. But hurrah for the O. 0. P.! Speaking about , clean Journalism, what an ideal paper would be the prod uct of a partnership between Mr. Bath of the Hillaboro Independent and Mr. Wash of the Polk County. Itemlser.T Salem Statesman. Couldn't an editor Soap. be soared upT ' Eastern papers say that John D. Rockefeller has cornered the violet mar ket; but It Is not probable,, as all any one can get out of a violet Is a scent- Seattle Post-Intelligencer. But If every violet were a cent John D. would forego eating and sleeping to "corner"? the. vio lets. There Isn't any sense in doubting one's neighbor. "It is far simpler to not be lieve him at all.;;-'- Whenever a woman ' agrees' With 'Wu entirely on any preposition, look XGr. the flUlHitU " VAST BAT THE ABB BOW. '1 From the Springfield Republican. It Is a literary pleasure, as well as a relialous insnlration. to read Governor Ablram Chamberlain's fast-day procla "In obedience to the mandate of Al mighty .God, the patriarchs of old fasted and preyed before the Lord. After the supreme atonement of our divine mas ter, his disciples observed the sacred rite of fasting and prayer, and the prom ise of them, as to us, was 'Humble your selves In the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up:" Our God-fearing an cestors instituted a like custom, in Con. tinuance or wmcn I nereoy appoint Fri day, Aprjl 1, a day of fasting, penitence and prayer, and I request the people of this commonwealth on that day to ab stain from secular pursuit and in their home and various places of worship con fess their sins and in a spirit of humll lty entreat the continued favor of our Heavenly Father.' The proclamation haa a delightful ar chaic flavor that suggests the style of a governor or tne eignieentn century, when Connecticut really fasted and con fessed her sins. It is a pity that so beautiful a religious proclamation should result, as lt wilt In almost nothing but baetball. V HBAB8T IB MXBSJDSOTA. Zand of the Oaseara Tiesa. From the. Cowllt Advocate. The peeling and selling of cascara' bark is becoming quite an ' Important industry in surrounding counties, and lt is expected' that during the coming summer many, more people wll be en gaged In the cascara bark Industry than heretofore. I , , , , Xwbable BxpUaatton. ' -'1'K" 'ffVnm tha 17a Virtr 'KAmtit 'v' "OlvVOeorge, I'm' so 'happy! -wnat s up t .pome of the neighbors in rouDierw . From the St Paul Dispatch. Will Minnesota Democrats send a Hearst delegation to St Louis? Two months ago such a question would have been greeted with laugh ter. - Today the old-time Democrats fear the worst as a possibility. James R. Bennett of St Cloud, Mr. Hearst's manager in thla' state, has been very active. The Hearst game Is being systematically worked, and the fact thnt Democrats are very tame this year and taking- little interest in thinn in this state gives the Hearst people the very opportunity they are looking for. They believe that a little quiet work will make it possible to win out A Hearst club of L000 members haa been organized in Duluth. One will be organised In Minneapolis next week, and St Paul will .soon be tackled. TAOB JOSBXjro OAtrSBg TBOVBIB. Chteago Dispatch to NewTork World, - Amateur theatricals in Which hugging and kissing are a feature are an Issue in' the, Arche Woman's lub, Mra Wil liam Parker, an amateur dramatist, is up, for the office of president Mra Frank T. Bliss opposes her. Mrs. Bliss says: ' ,. ' . . "Eight homes on the south side were broken up by amateur theatricals given at the Old Oakland cub and three fam ily .quarrels have resulted from perform ances at the Colonial' clubU There, is much hugging and kissing in all of the plays, and by mature women, 'too. - r'- "Most of the theatricals are given Just as an excuse to let the vouna men and young women have- a chance to make love. Amateur theatricals are a menace to society and to young, woman hood. Mrs. - Parker write .: clays, and therefore '. wa do not want her to ' be president of the Arcbo club, - The people of eastern Oregon remem ber that Moody attempted to graft a widow. Roseburg Plaindealer (Rep.). They remember that Moody was falsely accused of crookedness,, brought to trial on. . evidence, .thaii.didnoJiiuatJU,n4h.. dlctment and aoquitted on the order of Judge Bellinger, and that the whole per formance was a persecution. v POUTiai; pointers Salem Statesman: Moody made one of the moat effective representatives in congress Oregon has ever1 had and his . retirement two years ago was an act of unjustifiable stupidity bordering upon malignity Itself. There was never any reason given for It save as he was made a victim of the Multnomah J. ac tional fight aa were some others, wholly Without reason, and a splendid repre sentative was sacrificed that the war dance, might -proceed. Everybody prays most devoutly that that fac tional fight Is burled, forever, and one of, the best svidenoas of lt would b4 the graceful nomination or Mr. Mooaj for 'congress. Baker City Herald: In the -Moody camp it is insisted mat Muunoman a instructing Its delegates for v William son is a signal to other counties that they shall havt no choice Of a repre sentative, but Multnomah's. Moody fol lowers declare that Multnomah's action is sure to make the smaller counties resentful and unify them against Will iamson, and the Moody people admit that they have had - a hard right, but as one of them said yesterday: "Mal colm works hardest on an uphill grade." The Dalles Times Mountalner: ' Who wUl be the Republican nominee. for con gressman la the second congressional district is yet an open question.' When , Multnomah county, with its 71 dele mteai j instructed . for Mr. Williamson. it appeared as if his nomination was as sured. tJUl wun several eaaiem uregon counties going against him, and they generally being favorable f-to" ex-Con-: gressman Moody, It begins to look as If Multnomah may be forced to get down off Its high horse, and listen to the will 'f eastern Oregon. ' ,-; - Salem Journal: Of course, the States man and ths Oregonlan have - accom plished their purpose creating the Im pression that Harris has carried Marlon county'. - They do. not care to publish " the facta" But Many things have been , done In the face of lying, and will be . again. i h '-' j; . Albany Democrat; Lawrence Harris . has discovered, that a good- many man -who punched hinv In the ribs and urged him, to be paAdidate are now, .dumb,