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PORTLAND, OREGON.
MONDAY, " JUNE 27, ' 1001 "
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL;
Sm&ll Change
Oregon Sidelights
; AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
.JACKSON
PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO.
JNO. P. CARROLL
a.kii.1, c.-rrnt Rundav. and err Bandar morning at The Journal Building, Fifth and Tambill
streets, Portland, Oregon.
OFFICIAL. JPAPI2R OF TMB CITY
DISPOSITION OF ONE'S PROPERTY.
- " TntIEH THE LAW, ft rich man, the same as a poor
rl I man. can before death dispose ot hi property
under restrictions as to dower If he leaves
. hn nleases. This In a free and enlightened
' country must be the law; It Is rightly so. yet the dlspo
' altton of a man's property by will, especially If he be a
" Very rich man, is a proper subject for newspaper criticism.
Hence these few words.
,.ii.rtn vol not a. verv rich man who died In
. Denver this week left nearly all his property, about $275,-
000, to found and maintain a home for poor boys, and left
only J 10 each to his .three children. This action may
' have b?n reasonable and right, but assuming- that his
" sons and daughters were not phenomenally depraved or
unworthy. It was not a Judicious or proper disposition of
Ms ; wealth, however good the object upon which he be
stowed It Children of a wealthy man are entitled to sup-
. ' pose that they will Inherit according to the law of nature,
a well as of man if no will is made, most of his property,
and except In extreme cases they are ethically entitled to
a reasonable fulfillment of these expectations. Large be
quests for such purposes as this man had In view are to
be commended, but thus to cut out natural heirs entirely
( tarnishes the gift with a suspicion of unworthy motive.
On the other hand a very rich man, Levi Z. Leiter, died
' a few days ago. leaving a fortune of upwards of 125,000,
000,' all of which goes to hfs children, not a dollar being
given to charity, or education, or science, or any lnatltu
, tlon, of the city In which this man had made his Immense
fortune. , This it was his legal privilege te do, but who,
unlesa It be his heira, can much respect the memory of
this multi-mllllonalreT It was the rapid growth of Chl
- cast), more than his own good business brains, that made
. - him very rich. Should -be not, when old age reminded him
that death could not be far away, have reflected that he
owed something to other people, to the city that In his
residence there grew from 75,000 to 2,000,000 Inhabitants,
to the country to which as a youth her came and which af
forded him such Opportunities T
. Had this very rich man. In his long residence In that
city, never read of. If he had never seen, the hopeless sad
nesa, the consuming suffering, of Its multitudes of poor 7
Did he never think in these later years of leisure, of the
sweatshops', where women wear themselves out, body and
brain, heart and soul, working long, weary hours for
barely enough te procure the merest necessaries of life,
and helping to make millionaires like him? Did he skip
,, when he read the dally papers the accounts of scores of
people freexlng to death in that city every winter because
they coald not buy fuel? Was hla attention not In the
least arrested when he read of the premature death of
thousands a year there, because they had neither the
financial nor the intellectual means to combat those twin'
captains of industry among Death'a ministers, Consump
tion and Pneumonia T Had he Wver taken a walk along
Clark street, for instance, and been horrified at the vice.
and filth, and ignorance, the disease, degradation and
crime, that were visible, and that suggested worse horrors
behind 'the grimed walls and stained curtains? "'Had his
out never thrilled or warmed In the least as he beheld
the efforts and activities of 'unselfish,' noble men and
women, some of them rich, too, in behalf' of unfortunate,
distressed, suffering, or ignorant, depraved and debased
humanity?
; Did he never think, during all these years of leisure,
what an Incalculable amount of good a few million dol
lars might be made to do, how It might be made to work
through decades and generations and centuries, for the
OF PORTLAND
betterment of humanity, and incidentally to build to 6ls
name a lasting monument?
He lived an upright business life. He met all his busi
ness obligations. He even paid some $3,000,000 for his son
that he was not legally obligated to pay. He was In these
respects an admirable type of man. But there praise ends
for his soul after all never rose above "business."
WHAT TO DO WITH DOWIE.
THIS Is an extremely tolerant country. Is it tpo
much so In the case of Dowie, for example?
Should he be somehow suppressed? That he is a
vulgar, blatant, ignorant disturber and nilschief-maker is
certain. He was not tolerated In Any other country he
visited. He dared not appear publicly and deliver the
tirades that he makes in this country. His language is
vile; his motives. It must be concluded, are wholly selfish
and vulgar. It is a question how far such a mouthing
mountebank ought to be allowed to go.
The courts In this country have always been very toler
ant of such fakers. The fellow Creffleld, and some of his
'disciples," were examined at Corvallls with reference to
their sanity, but the Judge concluded that he could not
or should not commit them. Possibly this Was wise and
best; for many would have said, If he had sent them to
the asylum, that they were being persecuted ;vthey might
have 'been soon liberated, and, posing as martyrs, have
done even greater mischief than they did. Tet we see the
results of allowing Creffleld and his vagabond associates to
continue their ministrations several people hopelessly in
sane, girls ruined, and two or three families broken up.
Dowie is a man of more brain's than Creffleld; he op
erates on a larger scale; but the theory on which he
"works" credulous and silly humanity la the same.
As a beginning It seems to us that newspapers have a
duty tp perform and that Is to drop Dowie. Much of his
notoriety has come from the publicity which they have
given him, although this same publicity will contribute
mightily to his ultimate undoing. It has placed him be
fore the world as he is and the Judgment of the world is
now being entered up against him. Therefore, the quicker
he is dropped out of sight by the newspapers the better.
Should a fisherman's breath be Dated?
If It won't rain,lrs have all the more
picnics.
But Fairbanks was as silent as I
Parker. - , '
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There is yet time for Cleveland to 1
decline again.'
. i ni . i one jraue we paasea, at tne
Old Summertime, the cummer airl island of amn i.i.n.4 nw -nr....
Those Jap columns in Manchuria seem
to be double leaded.
whlcVIs about -JO yards wide at the en
trance front the south. , Here the Mis
souri is. confined within a narrow bed.
ana the current still more so by counter-
Now see the Hoo Hooa do a fine Job currents or whirls on one side and a high
up In a hurry at St Louis. bank on the other. We passed a small
. niana ana a sandbar, wnsre our tow rope
Why didn't England butt in about oro" twice, am we rowed around with
Varley, who 4s a British subject? treat exertions., We saw a number of
- : loarroaueta and killed anma Ammr it..
Shouldn't Secretary Hay stipulate rniies we camped at the upper point
with Pcrdlcarls not to write a book? of the mouth of the Kansas' river. Here
we remained two dara. '
The Oreron bUUdlha- at St. Loula had
a narrow escape, but a miss is as goodl June 27 and 28. Here, aV the mouth of
as a mile, the Kansas river, we. remained two days.
during which we made the necessary ob
it being leap year. Senator Fairbanks servatjons, recruited the party and re
did not have to propose to Miss Vice- palredUhe boat The Kansas river takes
Presidency. its rise In the plains of Arkansas In the
natte river, and pursues a course aren-
The good old summertime is work- "rally east till Its Junction with the Mis-
ng a good many hours a day in Ihlslsourl, which Is in latitude t8 derraes. 31
solstlclal season. (minutes, 15 seconds; here It Is ZtO yards
wide, though It Is wide a short distance
The longer a man Is delayed in ret-1 above the mouth. The Missouri Itself is
ting a desired wire, the greater becomes about 600 yards In width; the point of
nis stock or. ire.
Wood is only $2.50 per cord at Forest
Orova-,.',,;: ... y. , ...- ,y
A number of new buildings sre going
up in Peyton. C
Rainier is improving about as rapidly
as any town in Oregon.
Southern Ore son is coming - to the
("union is low and subject to inundations I front rapidly as a geld-produolng region,
of K0 yards; it then rises a Uttle above , . . " . :
high water mark and centinuea so as far I uncie wen nayaen has votea at every
back as the hills. In tne south of -the" lctlon for (3 years in EolA precinct.
Kansas the hills or highlands' come Polk county. 1 ; , 4.
within a mile and a half ef the river; on '. ' -
the north of the MiaaouH. vimi d tint an. I In any procession of Oreson counties
proacb nearer than several miles, but on I 0,d Ysmhill refuses to march very far
ail siaes tne country Is fine. The com-1 n
parauve specuio gravities of the two
rivers are, for the Missouri 7$ decrees, the
Kansas 72 degrees; the waters of the lat
ter have a very disagreeable taste: he
former has risen during yesterday and to
day about two feet On the banks of the
Forest drove - neonla hava a-anamllv
signed Postmaster Atwell's petition for
reappointment ; , i , .
Jackson county in a few years will
Kansas reside the Indians of the gime Prka bt" rnost noted fruit county
name, conslatlnr ef twn vlllaaaa. nna at I e United BUUS.
A Newberg man who. bought a new
hack for $80 offers to sell his old one,
that he has used 28 years, for only $60.
about 20. the other eO leagues from Its
mouth, and amounting to about 500 men.
They once Jived 24 leagues higher than
the Kansas, on the south bank of the
VflMar.il t-1 mrtA .M tn mn,. m..mam..m
but they have been reduced and baniahad . A burglar broke into the residence of
by the Sauks and Ayauways. who being h V'1. ra.mny ,n ?lnt! PM but
better BUDDlled with arms have an ad- I .7 ""
tintaM Ant tfo X m r m m m tkA,h' tt l.t
tsafl SI wlAf latM flaMA ASS r lltia I
r hstm smI vrsksi This. nsiln la I The fillets Indians are to have
wiviuwiivm easa uwuvh see tiv w uuiuiua m . . . . , . .
on the plains for buffalo, which our "T 1lV:i ?" Ir17.;.. "uL;.nJ7.Vf
hunters have seen for the first time,
The Oregon exhibits at St. Louis
ought to improve in quantity and qual
ity every month.
THEY SEE THE BIG SHOW AT COST
be something In connection with it be
sides feathers.
McMlnnvllle college has a Chinese stu- -
dent who expects to earn next year's ex
penses by working in Snake river fruit
orchards. The heathen!
Portland may at, least expect plenty
of gamblers next year if the pres
ent regime continues.
(By H. B. Martin.)
St Louis merchants are complaining
oecause tne world's fair visitor la not
spending his money downtown. The big
Perdlcarls was formerly a olaywrlcht stores ana restaurants are doing about
so a new play, with Ralsull as the vil- one-third the business they expected to
aln. may be expected. ao ana me t neat res nave been com
peuea to close tneir aoors. The whole
Ralsull doesn't care where the money Interest of the out-of-town guest is cen
came from. But he had better keep ierea in ine exposition inciosure ana
OREGON'S OFFICIAL VOTE.
T
HE TOTAL VOTE of Oregon this year, as compared
with former years, and considering the large in
crease in Oregon's population, was surprisingly
small. Tet the surprise win disappear on a brief exam
ination into circumstances, which may be summed up
very briefly. The registration law; the growing disap
probation of machine management; the confidence of Re
publicans tend, except as to here and there a local of
fice, particularly that of sheriff, the hopelessness of Demo
crata.
The most significant feature of the election, however, is
the growth of the Socialistic vote from 678 votes in 1902 to
$.419 in 1904. At this ratio Of Increase it would not take
long for the Socialists to carry the state. It does not fol
low necessarily that they are likely to do so, but a greatly
Increased Socialist vote,. enough to worry the Republican
machine, may possibly be expected.
It is worse than Idle to say that this Socialist vote, or
even the Increased Prohibition vote, is entirely foolish or
senseless. On the contrary, most of such voters are not
only entirely conscientious but exceptionally intelligent.
And an increasing number e'f them must be reckoned with
by the Republican managers.
A xzssotnu jtbt scoses.
A Missouri Jury which had Just ac
quitted a stunning specimen of fern In
, inity of the charge of robbing a casual
visitor, was dismissed by the court with
this stinging lecture:
"It is a pity that a slckenlns flirtation
between Jurors and the defendant In a
criminal case has the power in this
court to defeat the ends of Justice.
discharge you, and hope none of you
will ever again sit on a case in this
court."
, ' The circuit attorney who prosecuted
the case was even more emphatic than
the Judge in the expression of his opln
ion to the Jury. He probed "deeper be
hind the returns and arrived at what
he believed to be the cause of the ver
dict In a sarcastic address he said
"Uentlemen, I thank you for your ver
' diet in the name of all that is lawless
and shameless. I thank you for the
high order of citizenship you have die-
v played in being Influenced In your ver
dict by a pretty woman's winks and a
! glimpse at a bit of open-work stocking.
You are a credit to your class." After
which excoriation we do not imagine
that the home reception of any of the
twelve susceptiable Jurors was as affec
tionate as it was strenuous and inter
rogatory. kxxuohs or bats.
E. J. Thatcher of Corvallls, says the
.. . Gacette, has received dippings from pa-
pers In Illinois, where he used to live,
; containing accounts of an unprecedented
Invasion of rats. Millions of rats have
i suddenly, made their appearance, doing
!i great damage to stock and grain. Where
the Invaders come from is a mystery to
t . the farmers. The rats appear to be
most numerous in Mercer county, but
there are many thousands in tho ad
f Joining counties.
An ideal of the magnitude of the pests
can be gained from the fact that one
man in two weeks succeeded in captur-
lng and killing 3,435 of the rodents,
using steel traps to catch them. In
. spite of this enormous slaughter his
farm Is still Overrun ind there appears
to be no diminishing of the number. The
rats attack -droves of hogs, biting them
and tearing their flesh, which results in
blood-poisoning. Hundreds of hogs arc
being killed In this manner. The rata
also kill little pigs outright end devour
; them. These complaints pome from all
parts of three counties. 1'oison has
been used, cats by the thousands have
been imported Into the counties, hut
there is no abatement of the plague and
the farmers are greatly worried over the
outcome.
XABBXT OOTTVTT XBBXGATXOS.
dry sage brush tracts east and south of
this city under a ditch where It can be
reclaimed. Just what effect this will
have on the proposition of disposing of
the W. V. & C M. Road company's land
In small tracts, or whether the company
has anything to do with the proposed
irrigation project, we are unable to say.
In any case It will be a great bene
fit to the country and be the means of
bringing Jn settlers and do much toward
developing the country.
" ' SOUGHT WATEB, TOUKD OIL,
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From Xhe Eugene Register.
Real for sure oil has been struck In
8pringfield and the roaring well, which
caused many denlsens of that nlace to
wish steadfastly that they had voted for
local option, has been relegated to the
rear In public interest.
Merrltt Huntley In quest for water on
his place caused a well to be sunk. Down
to 28 feet it was dug, but from that point
Mr. Huntley secured the -services of a
drill. When a depth of 32 feet all told
had been reached black sand was en
countered and oil oozed from the crevices
w ork was stopped and the water was
baled out in the hopes that Its flavor and
general appearance would Improve, but
to no purpose. From a barrel of th
liquid, four lard palls of crude petroleum
were skimmed off. Walter Ross of this
city applied a blotter to the mixture and
afterexposlng it to the air a few mo
merits touched a match to the paper and
It burned and spluttered, throwing off
heavy fumes of petroleum.
- Water of the well is rendered unfit for
use and Mr. Huntley feels very much
chagrined over the fact that the trouble
and expense of sinking for water has
come to naught. However, the find may
be the means of greatly enriching him.
THE TAXTZ OT VACATIONS.
,, From" the Burns Times-Herald.
Those who Sre In a position to know
state that an Irrigation project of some
!" kind will be pushed- to active work
this, season. If the. government" doesn't
' take up the Sttvles project private cap
''ital will -Start Irrigation works. It Js
; an injustice ,to this section to allow
- 'such matters to' be tied up and thereby
c retard Its ' development f The time Js
ripe and wtU not be allowed to remain
aa It v -v.v-
The Times-Herald Is not In a post
' Hon to state just what wilt be done in
this respeot, but one thing Is sure
Harney valley Is going- to have a sys-
tern of ' Irrigation and an attempt, at
, least, wilt be made to place all the big
George O. Eldredge In Sunset Magazine.
The man who atempts to do 365 days'
work every year will end his life with
his work undone and go down upon the
books as a shirk a man who did not do
hla full share of the world's work. All
religious considerations aside, that man
who would heap up finished articles
around him, and desires to do the most
possible good work, must have at least
one day of rest in every seven, and
Fpond that day In the way best calcu
lated to refresh his whole nature. And
Hill more than this Is true. The man
who Is ambitious to do the most and
best work will, if he be wise, take a
month out of his summer each year
and Invest It In pure air and sunshine.
He will let himself lie fallow for four
weeks; and then go back to his business
with xest and earnestness, to accom
plish more In the next 11 months than
he could possibly have done in all the
12, otherwise.
WOMABT BXJrraAQISTS JPBOTXST.
Miss Mary Anthony has paid her taxes
again under protest She writes to the
city treasurer of Rochester, N.- T.;
"Once more all women, politically
classed with minors, criminals, lunatics
and idiots, are compelled to contribute to
the support of a government which de
nies them any voice in the control of af
fairs, and once more I pay my taxes Un
der protest . Please so record if .. Miss
Mary Anthony and her distinguished sis
ter, Susan R. Anthony, never pay taxes
without a protest of this kind, ,
WX2BB nXBUT AU SA2SED.
Montana remains at the head of the
wool-producing states of the Union. The
report of the acting statistician of the
department of agriculture show that
that state has more sheep than any other
state in the Union.
The report indicates that Montana has
6,270,02 sheep, having an average value
of $2.31 a head when the estimate was
made.
Wyoming Is second with 4,602,65$
head, with an average value of $2.68 a
head. New Mexico is third with 3,860,
466, with an average value of $1.93 a
head. Idaho is. fourth on the list with
3,588,034. $2.21 a head.
Next in order are Ohio, Oregon, Cali
fornia and Michigan, each above the
2,000,000 mark. Colorado, Texas, Wis
consin. New York and Artsona each have
more than 1,000,000.
The most interesting thing about the
sheep census is the fact that the 61.-
630,144 head in the country shows a de
crease Of 12,334,732 head.
That is a shrinkage In numbers that
is highly Important to flock raisers all
over the land. The total number of
sheep reported In the United States last
year was 63,964,876.
out of the sultan's reach.
nowhere else.
Probably the most interesting feature
On the theory that 30.000 maiorltv or this big fair Is the sightseer himself.
Is proper, Chairman Baker can ask for though unconscious of the fact that he
some cash and speakers for Oregon. I la lUBt funny to the Patagonlan or
me uipino or tne eiameie as tney are
Perhaps Judse Parker la keenlna to him.
mum so that in case he Is nominated Seeing a world's fair has become
people will read his letter of acceptance, habit with this creature. He is a man
or experience aatlng oacK from tne t-hl
Roosevelt . has scarcely any doubt cago exposition, and he has been "do-
whatever as to the nature of the Infor- ,n 'airs ever since,
matlon the committee will convey to This Is the type of a visitor that does
him. not enrich the coffers of the downtown
merchants. He has the thing down to
J. P.. Morgan Is taking a needed rest. science. His stay Is usually limited
A good many people wish he had rested to 10 days and he has figured out to a
earlier; some of them have to work 6-cent piece Just how much he Intends
now. ' I to spend of the long green. He ar
rives at the grounds in the morning
Bryan says Parker Is negative. Bryan 3ust ' tbe time the gates are unlocked.
Is himself extremely positive. If ex- He carries an umbrella, a camera and a
tremes meet why can't they "get to- lunch box, and spends 26 cents for a pair
gether." I of smoked glasses. When he came In
on the train he purchased a 26-cent
King Peter of Servia is going to be guide book and has carefully laid cut
crowned. Probably It has been too quiet his plans for the day. He knows how
for him and he wants to stir up a much time will be consumed ' In each
revolution. building or exhibit and what time he
will get down to the pavilion where the
Lawson of Boston either has a real band plays. If he has . mapped out a
hot grudge against 8. O. and A. C, course in the direction Of the anthro-
or else ha la determined to keep hlra- r pology exhibit he must do things thor-
self in print oughly In this vicinity. If the lunch
runs out he can furnish the restaurant
The Astorlan is responsible for the keeper with food statistics on the last
first campaign . rhyme, as follows
Rickety, rackety, rough and ready;
what in h is the matter with Teddy 7"
four big fairs. He knows what a
chicken sandwich cost at Buffalo, and
what tbey charged for an egg "omelet
at Omaha. He is little Johnnie Wise
A steam laundry has been started in
Corvallls in a building formerly occu-
about everything. He can argue with b th,f ?lv,V'OI Army Corps of
th. . ... -v-... I tbt town. Cleanliness is next to god-
the price of souvenirs, because he has I """
been buying them for the past 40 .de.
ir tne Mrs. be along she Is clad In
F. s! Rleder, county clerk of Harney
the Alice Roosevelt three-quarter White "n,Ji pf intf? "1 "'S
company, and the headquarters will
coat and hat with the flowing veil,, be
cause this is the latest fad. Then she
affects the Roosevelt walk, and she can
keep up Just as strenuous a pace and
cover Just as much granitoid pavement
as her hobby.
They had not forgotten to register In
their state 'building when they first en
tered the grounds,, and it is frequent
trips they make here to find out If any
more of the flock from their village
has arrived. Then the Aether state
buildings must be visited; in fact noth
ing is missed, whether it is worth seeing
or not When the doors of Ihe larger
buildings are closed, at 6 o'clock, they
must transfer their "rubbering" to the
pike or the Tyrolean Alps, and they
must see the illumination in the even
ing.
hereafter be at Burns.
Better roads In any county will hold
Intending settlers, while bad roads Im
pel them to look fartheiy-And the more
settlers that are gained, the easier it
will be to pay for building good .roads.
On an Isthmus slough (Coos bay)
ranch a kllnj of 100.000 brick will soon
be fired. The superintendent, an expe
rienced brlckmaker, says the clay, of
which there Is a very large quantity, is
of superior quality.
Oakland Owl: At the age of 71 years
J. B. Ooff of Fir Orove has discovered
that a baby dan be kept quiet for 6 cents
But he Is usually tipped off beforehand r, mo"tn or PrhP" JrlCe ' b
on what amusements he must spepd his
aougn on the pike, and the barker is un
able to make an impression on him un
less this particular attraction has been
recommended beforehand. He follows
the crowd Into fair Japan because the
little Jap is Just now the centor of all
eyes here. There is little chance of
selling him a gold brick at any stage of
the game. When the gates close, at 11
o'clock, . he goes away worn out and
exhausted, but satisfied that he has re
ceived hla money's worth.
What chance has the grafter and
faker with i the man like this? And
there are thousands of them that visit
the fair every day.
giving It a common tumbler and a few
toothpicks. Mr. Ooff says the child will
put the toothpicks in the glass and take
them out all day, and remain perfectly
satisfied.
Perhaps never before in Its history
has there been so much building going
on at one time in Forest Grove as now.
Wherever one may go in any part Of
town piles of, new material and partly
constructed buildings are evidences of,
the fact that the town is growing. The
Times mentions 29 items of proof of
these statements.
The Atchison Qlobe remarks: 'This
Is a great country for rain when we
don't need it, and for dry weather when
we need rain." la Oregon becoming
like Kansas 7
MR. MARTYR AND MR. HARRIS
I cannot for the life of me see, Mrs.
Martyr, what you can And to object to
In Harris. I am sure he is witty and
tv,. .,,t . ..i -ia . Tin.- i-arooa naturea. ana wnenever no cornea 10
Alio uki.is u, a, . vDiunui . i 111. i ..
under present circumstances, to work dinner his good-natured raillery is the
four years for the nomination for presl- very llf ot ;the n,eL
A p-..mi.. v.. . Of course, who have no sense of
mriv innM.n.ai humor, take him too seriously.
sou were actually uucuuriwui w
TAMIrarla hnA l fln. ntitin fh him wnen ne a8K.ea you II you naa
of his life, living on the fat of the cold chisel to cut the pie, and positively
land. Now Ralsull will have to go Into impolite when he said he guessed your
niaing to Keep out or me way or Amer- '
lean citlsens who want to be bandlted.
That elderly married Detroit man who
ehot a girl before Jumping out of a I
lxth srery window is another conspic
uous example of a man who did the
wrong thing before he did the right one.
XT Z8 TKB CKZZiBBlIN WHO DIB.
From Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
It is the children who die. Tears
ago in the cathedral at Lima, Peril,
during a procession, a little girl, care
less possibly for a moment allowed the
candle she was carrying to fall on the
veil of a companion, and 1,000 children
were burned to death. - A flash on the
stage of the Iroquois theatre, and more
than 500 children were burned or choked
or crushed to death. A flame In the
hold of the General Slocum, and more
than 1,000 children were burned to
death or drowned. In each of the three
great and shocking disasters there were
ad lilts who lost their lives, but they
were rew in number, comparatively, and
of the number of adults present the
greater number escaped for it Is the
children who die when a panlo comes.
The fact ought to bring more closely
to the management of excursion boats
and railway trains and to managers of
theatres, to the clergy, and, above all,
to the officials charged with Inspection
of buildings and of vessels, the great
responsibility attaching to them, for In
time or panic it la the children wlui
die by the hundred and die In agony.
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From the New fork Globe.
The Providence Journal's statement
that "if true that Judge Parker eats Die
twice a day,, it Is Impossible to hope
when he does break silence he will be
worth hearing," has drawn Are from th-
Boston Transcript, as might be ex
pected. Far from eating pie twice a day
being a disqualification, the Boston pa
per finds it the strongest indoraement.
and goes back as far as Washington to
snow mat pie ana patriotism are one
and Inseparable. The discovery of
Washington's cook that apples could be
made into pies Was celebrated by a ban
quet at. headquarters,, to which, the
Transcript says, -the invitations are still
extant and adds: "It is an historical
fact that Washington placed great con
fidence in pie eaters." The Parker cam
paign slogan should be: "Parker, Red
Poll SuU Peter and Pie l-... I
The rhymesters will have about as
hard a time finding anything to rhyme
with Fairbanks aa Pont TjiiirentA Austin
did in inventing a rhyme for herse your feelings, and when he slapped the
meat Sauare ranks, rare thanks, bara servant on the back and told ' her she
too strong to work.
And yet these things were the merest
pleasantries, and only intended to make
tha time bass more en lovably.
I am sure I was not offended when
he said the butter needed a shave. I
know it was only his harmless way of
talking. He never means anything by
it
His remark that the baby looked al
most human was not intended to hurt
shanks O, we'll quit
ought to be getting $60 a week I could
see no reason why you should irown
on him.
Really, Mrs. Martyr, if you are going
to act that way, there is no use. In my
bringing men of brains and wit to the
The Salem Journal urges Jn black
letter type the people ail 'to pray for
rain. Incidentally, though not so im
portant they might pray for the edi
tor nf that nAner who apAma in ha onn. I house at all.
forming more end more dally to the They always have their eccentricities,
late W. H. Vanderbllt's description of Take Boggs, who writes Mother songs,
his late $on-ln-law, EUot F. Shepherd. and is one of our greatest living poets.
You always grudge him enough to eat
Holding a good site for a factory or because, you say, you never have
mill at an unreasonably high price be- enough in the house,
cause it is the only or best one avail- Supposing you don't. When Boggs
able and Is therefore especially de- comes you ought to send out and' get
Blred. Is a very short-sighted policy, and something extra for him. It certainly
the site-owner in a town who does this Is worth it ,to hear him sing.
and thereby drives the mill or . factory
builders to another place, is the worst!
enemy a town can have. a
Why, last night after dinner, when he
sang "My Mother's Face in the Clouds
Above" his grand voice rang out and
filled the room, and the neighbors were
so delighted that they all ran to the
In one Item the Odld Hill News says:
"Just now it is so awful quiet not even
a lamb stirred, nor has the wind scarce
ly stirred of late, but we hope for lively"
times er long." And in the next col
umn It says: "Gold Hill is taking on s
building boom Just now. and the carpen
ter's hammer is heard on all sides."
How about this, Brother Alien?
Cottage Grove Nugget: A brother of
windows and shouted. -Bully for hla Frank Guglielmo, the Italian who re-
mother!" And yet you deny this mad cently killed Freda Garacio In Portland,
the food he needs to feed such a soar- has been employed by the Southern Pa
lng genius as that clflc in the yards of the company in this
.And as for Harris, you positively in- city. Upon hearing of his brother's
suit him. He told me the other day crime he asked for transportation to
that he felt so hurt at the way you Portland. As it was not forthcoming as
treated him that if he could get any- soon as he thought it should be, he quU
thing fit to eat In his boarding House work. All the other Italians working
he'd never come here to dinner at all. for the company quit at the same time.
I guess it's no use. , I try so bard
to bring cultured and intellectual
friends here tp the house, but you never
seem to understand them.
Bowser, the , comedian, who plays
Marks in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," has not
been here since you told him'that gen
tlemen didn't use napkins for handker
chiefs. He knew that of course; he
only used his napkin because he didn't
have any handkerchief. Geniuses sal
dom carry them.
And Branson, the advertising agent
whose funny poetry so delights the
crowds In the elevated cars, . will not
come here any more because you spoke
to him so sharply about playing poker
with two decks. As' long as I did not
object to that harmless little practical
Joke of his, I don't see. why ..you
should.
No. I cannot'hope to have my house
filled 'with bright and talented people.
The only friends to whom you will be
civil are the commonplace neighbors
Tou have no idea of refined Bohemian
Ism. You do not in the least under
etand what talented people are like, and
your manner simply drives them from
the house.
leaving carloads of gravel standing on
the sidetracks.
XTTBOFATKXJt AJTS AXXXZBXT.
The story of the murder of a new
born Infant by its father or parents,
at Coqullle City, is almost a duplica
tion of that told last year of a young
Aberdeen couple, except that the lat
Ernest Williams Hewson in Sunset
Magazine.
Admiral Alexieff, viceroy of Russian
Interests in the far east, had been aware
ter were not married. Toung people Ifor-soms time of Kuropatkin's intended
who can commit each a crime in a vain
attempt to shield themselves from
shame or at least the male deserves a
heavy punishment.
XAXSAS FHXLOgOPXT.
and first visit to Fort Arthur, and ac
cordingly, made arrangements for his
reception. It wis, ft' fact well, known in
Slav circles that the two representa
tives of militant Russia did not pull
well together, and much .conjecture was
current as to whether or not the two
grlssled veterans would take t pleasure
at the meeting. The Askold, with the
flag of the minister of war floating
From the Atchison Globe.
It is not a very pleasant thought for
a man, but when his women folks re- from the peak, entered the harbor of
solve to be better, in order to wear a I Port Arthur at 1 p. m., amid the deaf-
crown, meir nrst resolution is always I ening salutes of the big guns of the for
"to be more patient with father.', tiftcatlons and the ships in the roadsted:
After a man passes 60 he has three ! The bfar. flve-funneled cruiser drew no
specialties: xne trusts, rheumatism and at the new dock, where viceroy Alexieff
mo intiw uujr. J ,r- i ana itan ana t oetacnmeni ii una
in leoKing Dacx a man aeciaes that he
was happiest when he had the least, and
hoped for the most - '
ThetlWt half of a woman's call is de
voted to hearing apologies of her host
ess for, the condition of the house and
the second half to saying goodby. -...
About the only compliment a husband
pays his wife is to eat -her cooking
and ask for help .when he gets Into
trouble. ; y ;-
Why should girls dread housework?
Every worthy woman' in the world un
derstands housework, which is import
ant, the mark of capable, and useful wo
man. Every man who succeeds In the
.world understands his trade. Every
woman should understand hers. If there
is any worjc in the world that is dlgnl
fled . and respectable, it is housework.
A good housekeeper is nearly always,
a successful, useful woman;, a woman
wbo is respected. ,
sacks headed by a magnifloent band
awaited the war minister. It was a
splendid spectacle to see these servants
of military Russia, all big, well-proportioned
men, standing motionless, their
Immaculate white blouses contrasting
strongly "with tha dark loose pantaloons.
The ship's gangway was let .down and
then occurred an event - which nearly
marred' the day's festivities. The vice
roy remained on the dock awaiting the
war minister, who refused to leave the
deckof the ship until after the viceroy
had oome aboard and paid' his, respects.
It was a question purely of precedence
in rank. Each maintained r that he
ranked tbe other. An embarrassing si
lence ensued. The Cossack band struck
up the "Alexieff March," composed y a
Kussian musician, to relieve the tension
Kuropatkia pocketed, bis , pride.
Hs
came down the gangway, and was met
by Alexieff with a military salute and a
cordial shaking of "hands. To all out
side appearanc.es the meeting was
friendly and cordial, as though nothing
had occurred to mar the ceremony.
TBB BtrOXSB CBEEX B TBI KB.
From the Rogue River Courier.
The recent gold find on Sucker creek"
is of value to Southern Oregon far be
yond the i immediate returns to the
lucky discoverer-f or it calls widespread
attention to the soutnern Oregon min
ing district in a manner which cannot
be Ignored. The Grants Pass mineral
district is now receiving more' recogni
tion than ever before and it is largely
on account or, the stir made by the new
discovery. .4 People who hear ' of this
rioh strike can hardly fait togain some
knowledge of our district in other ways;
our rich quarts veins awaiting develop
ment, our-mammoth base ore propose
tlons, our immense copper deposits, our
placer -fields and the many properties
awaiting development in every direction
from Grants fass. According 1 to the
statements of those who know, there
is more mining ; activity at present
within a radius of SO miles from Grants
Pass than there Is anywhere else in the
state. . Our mineral field is as yet only
scratched , over: and there " are errand
possibilities awaiting the miner on
every hand. Grants Pass Is the center
of the Southern Oregon district and is
theri natural and only practicable dis
tributing point for an immense area of
mineral ground which Js unsurpassed
in. the unites Btates. Recognition of
southern- Oregon v district is slow in
of the moment The reception must I ewilng, but it will have to oome sooner
aurar n.v om aiaasirousiy naa novj pi later. There are too many posslblll
ties here to remain bidden long;
Advice to the Lovelorn
8T BEATRICE rAIXfAX.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a widower
of 33 with two children and am deeply
in love with a girl of about 19. Shortly
after my wife's death the girl's mother
spoke o me very often about. her
daughter's good qualities and asked re
peatedly to make and wash clothing for
my children, which I finally consented
to. My occupation brings me to the
girl's house frequently and I was sev
eral times invited in by the mother and
given to understand that the girl' didn't
wish to get married soon. I never
had an opportunity to speak to the girl
privately, nor was I ever invited to the
house by herself. One afternoon about
two months ago I walked with her about
a distance Of two Oiocas, converainsr
about the weather; and she before part
ing invited my children to her house,
who were always made 'much of when
there. A few days after thU I noticed
that the alii avoided me on tho street.
and she has done so since, but pods when a
we meet per chance. Then I gave ner
mother to understand that I cared for
her daughter's company, receiving no, en
couragement however.' The other and
older sisters are still very friendly to
me, and keep asking me to let them .at
tend to my-daughters', dresses, etc. I
have done nothing t deserve such kind
ness and am pusxled. I have not seen
the girl for almost a month now, and
don't feel Justified to ask ; for an ex
planation, although I don't think' that
1 have offended her, as I have always
acted respectfully toward her, as. well as
her people, for whom I have the highest
regard. A friend of mine thinks the
people are only Jollying me, but that I ,
doubt, for I think them above any such
act? besides, I have n't given them or any- .
body else any reason 10 tnin mat 1 was
In a hurry to get married again. The
girl, although very young, is well edu
cated 'and fond of children, and if she
loves me as well as I love her I have no
doubt that we would be happy. She has
never Shown any love for me, nor have
I; for her, as I thought it highly im-proper-to
do so so soon after my wife's
death. However, I think I have shown..
my esteem for her and family by accept
ing favors from them which they know
can weit airord to pay for.-. I love the""
girl with all my heart and am anxious
to know whether she returns my love, '
but don't know how to go about It as
never see her now and don't like to
write for obvious reasons and because I
think it unmanly. What do you' advise J
me to do? - v ... BRONX..
The only thing you can do is to find :,:
some way of seeing the girl and then
tell her of your love and let her answer
deolde the quaatux"