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EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE JOURNAL journal pubushimo oo. c. s. jacxson. no. r. cahholl AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SundayyJuly 9, 1904. 'CONTEMPT OF THE LAW." erwise naturally beneficial influence of thV new climate, tee of fhe house, Conirressman Burton or Ohiov is one of the placed around his neck. What a spectacle for a theoret- . i : Jl . The average sick person cannot permanently improve under best-informed. on these subjects in the United States. What- ically free, law-abiding, and Christian Countryand thpse OUR ESTI'EMED CONTEMPORARY, the Oregon- such circumstances alone, with no friends or acquaintances ever information is to be- laid before this committee, should southerners are professedly the most religious people in the ian, writes a very pretty little homily on contempt near, only uncaring and perhaps rude strangers, or persons be liberal and absolute. There should be no spread-eagle land, . lut utterly distorted and stupid ideas those people of the la' as it has' frequently been exemplified in sick, suffering and despondent like himself. talk, but there should be an indubitable array of facts and must haveof their dtity as citizens, and teachers of chil- h ncluiig -eases in the south.' "Some attempt," it says, "haa So the new gospel of cure for consumptives Is not so much figures such as will appeal to practical men and force from dren ; thus to make a young girl thestar actor in a scene been made by the duly constituted authorities, of tfe south in a mere change of climate as life in the open air, the best their sense of justice the recognition that we must have, of real murder. What sort of a woman can they expect to suppress the expression of contempt for t lie law that has of food and plenty of axerclse, which should come from There should bje a coming together all along the line on this her to become, after this performance? Either she must disgraced the idea of popular government there in recent work to be most effective. With some, this regimen may important subject. The matter should first be discussed suffer a lifelong regret, on adult consideration, or else the years. A systematic effort to inculcate in the minds ofthe be pursued with better results away from home, perhaps; in all its bearings, anil then the line of campaign should be spirit of lawless revenge, thus kindled into flame, will be people, and especially the young, a reverence and respect but in the case of the majority, it will be better undertaken paid out. Competent men shottkl be set to work to col- come a ruling passion, rendering he to say .the least, a for law would be lnorcto the purpose." ' without a long journey into a far different climate and ct all the facts and. figures bearing on the. river, in order woman of an unlovable type. Such, at, least, is the logical To all of which we say amen, but we should require a among entire strangers and non-sympathizers. It depends that a case may be laid before congress that cannot be ig- probability. Her willingness to perform this act may be more general and at the same time more specific application largely upon the temperament of the patient. nored. Then it should be vigorously pushed by influen- considered proof that she had really suffered sharrietUtvio- of the principle. If contempt of the law is deadly to our But the open air the fresh air, the wind and the sun- tial citizens back oi the congressional delegation, and the lence at the negro's hands;- or, on the other hand, and institutions when manifested in the south, it cannot be shine, day and night these," according to the new doc- subject should not be allowed to rest . until the work is en- nearly as likely, it may be evidence of a depraved and cruel H ih ur&' if it u :o -,.x.-i k J?..... u tirelv finished and the benefits begin to flow to all this disposition, seekiner to exhibit itself, and earn notoriety. is dangerous abroad', it is none the less daqgerous at home; elements of cure, nd the "change of climate" is rather in- vast re'on- .- Three other young white girls, according to the account, Were given places ui iiunur, ur uim i ui uisiiuuui, aiiiju 'the spectators. Thus are they instructed in the manliness of lawless force, the Christianity of venomous revenge, the if it is deserving of reprobation far afield, it is not unworthy cidental; it 'alone is not the chief thing; indeed, it may be of notice; and criticism at home: And even in this respect disastrous. we will go further and say that, hqwever demoralizing con. Another story was also told this week of a young, woman tempt of the law may be when shown by a body of citizen of New Orleans, who, her physicians' told her, was hope acting in a-manner, however flagrant, but which is in con- lessy iU of consumption, could live but a few weeks at most, ponance with the sentiment of the community, less harm But 8he was a young woman with a will and stout nerves, is done than when a contempt of the law is shown by of- In her- a cnange 0f -climate, though not the chief de ficials who have sworn to uphold its provisions.. sideratum. was essential. She came to western Washintr- A NEW LINE OF WORK. s UCH MEETINGS as that held last evening at the womanliness of murderous cruelty, the grace and sweetness Commercia much good ial dub are stimulating and productive of Pssed by the act of lynching a nigger d. The ehiefest lack of Portlanders in the , There are cases of assault when a speedy lynchi f .-cir Jo i.L. f -tumJ nouy indignant Diooq, seems aimpsi excusame, dui to maKe prone to accept as a matter of course the natural advantages yunS P PF,nc'Pai P"iormers in sucn a scene snows A case in noint is found here in Portland, thoueh it har tnn witli hr mmKr wmt ot into th ,mH nMr which surround them, and to view with surprise not un- a moraI. perversion inai aeserves ine naying lasn oi every pens the contempt of law here exhibited has been upheld and slept, even in the cold weather of early spring, in the mixed with incredulity the enthusiasm which strangers Pen an tongue in- the -land. ramer man reouxea Dy xnc vjregonian, wmcn now writes open air. bhe walked, climbed, fished and hunted, chopped naiurauy manuesr. over ine unexpectea Deauues ana aavan- so eloquently on the general subject and specifically as it down trees and cut firewood ; and instead of dying she grew tages which they find here. While other cities pushed their is applied to the south. Ther are laws on the statute-books stout and hearty and well. 1 AH could not do just this, but advertising propaganda to almost absurd limits, Portland, prohibiting gambling. Nevertheless, those laws have been something like it consumptives not too far gone must do, confident and serene, looked on, indifferent to whether the abrogated. T he city administration not only permits open and in most cases such self-ti;eatment will effect a cure. stranger came or went. Men found their way here ; they gambling, but it has entered into an arrangement whereby Plenty of pure, fresh air has been fonnd to be better than were not urged to come by alluring advertising. It is an it shares in the profits of the business. It has gone even an the medicines ever invented. Dr. Sim ontrJasss all the amazing proof of the stable qoalitics of the city and sur further, for it has created a monopoly for certain men now doctors of the world combined. Then plenty of good. food, roundings that so many found Portland out and here de engaged in ine Dusmess, ami inrougn us ponce lurnisncs beet, earne, fresh etrefs and pure milk and all the exercise AMERICAN TOADIES. IHE AVERAGE AMERICAN is not a toady, though tne genus toady is by no means unknown among us. The average well-balanced, self-respecting American fawns upon and worships neither the multi-millionaire at T the protection to maintain that monopoly. There is abso- that can be taken without exhaustion, will do their part to luteiy no dispute, no question, mat me aw is Deing openiy, cfefct a cure. flagrantly apd deliberately violated. And the deed is done and the example set by the people's own trustees. No newspaper can too strenuously uphold the law. In a popular government like ours, the moment respect. for the law is lost, the foundation of the government is gone. It is upon that that the whole superstructure rests, and the exemplifications of it, as in the TUden-Hayes controversy, as an example, have not only made this government possi ble, but have stimulated the movement the world over. - Contempt of the law should be, denounced by all good citizens, wherever, whenever and by whomever shown. While one section of the country may furnish a text for pass ing comment, we should not in the heat of our denunciation of that section oveflook glaring illustrations that wodld add pith and moment to the context simply because they are occurring under our very noses. The change of altitude and latitude may or may not be beneficial ; this depends on circumstances, and on the suf ferer's temperament. TIME FOR ACTION HAS COME. itsdestiny, and to achieve to the fullest the career which its fortunate surroundings insure for it, there should not iHE TIME HAS NOW COME when the question of uc u7" ' 'fVT I the Columbia river is far and away the most im portant -that of country that lies T.l.,1,.. A.. . . . . . J ... t ri"iTw tliu if 1 a ann must ,vpr remain Anuthiniy tnof rrr mpclrtant quest on, and, while it long has been realized, " r Vu- T- ' 7 i V j Zl we have been slow to set in motion those strenuous agen- tnbuftc9 in d'rectlon that 13 calculated to arouse this cies. which would effect its improvement and utilize to 7heisPmt 18 worthy of every encouragement fullest the advantages which it should afford. There stood provements, but that all those things should be done which .11 v: .... .t... r i i . i... i . confront Portland and the great scope r"u , j K "'C l"c "i 77 i back of it clear into the panhandle of nwLed?t C ft '-JtzgtB afforded, not alone by Port- . i, lira . uiiL uv liii rdL aidic iiiti ri lu 11 w r iiHinrM mr- ra matter nt tart it has a wav nn thp mrnat ' . J o - . . CLIMATE A MINOR CONSIDERATION. and still stand two chief obstructions the bar at the mouth of the river and the stretch between The Dalles and Ce !ik which awaits the building of a ship canal eight and a half miles in length. Work is in progress at the mouth of YOUNG GIRLS AS LYNCHERS. fTHE STORY was told yesterday of the unexpected th. river. the dredce Chinook beinc in constant use. thoueh 1 death of a Portland young man of consumption in Df unproved utility, and a jetty being in course of construe- a capital one, and they may speedily be tried, convicted, erallv real eentlemen and ladies ng, in home, nor fhe Hflelf arisTocraT abroad". BuT fhefe are ex- - " - .v ... . .. . . III.-., ill.. il.X.l termined to cast their lpt. Without conscious effort, and ceptions, ann me millionaire nimseii.wno iiKes ro oe. roaaiea almost without adventitious aid, the city has steadily to by.ms financial inferiors, is in the other case about the thriven ; in the past four years it has grown by leaps and most conspicuous and disgusting of American toadies bounds. It has taken its place, naturally and without effort, abroad. , . as the metropolis of the northwest, and that place it still 11 h been observed by Thackeray and others that the maintains against all comers. 9 Americans fat -out-toady the British commorLpcople in the But nevertheless it is realize that in order to achieve ?f aristocracy, ? this ts probably ue of me Americans wno, conceiving cvcijriiuujj in men umi country except their money to be vulgar,. and nothing in it (with the same exception) worthy of admiration or re spect, go over to Europe on every possible occasion. Our greatest toadies are the newly rich people, though not the very richest, who itch to get into touch with for-' eign high society by means of the expenditure or display of their wealth. These peopl are the very incai nation ot American vulcaritv. So the' average comnton American was amused rather than indignant on reading last week that a lot of rich American toadies who had exhausted every effort to get within the charmed circle of royalty and nominal nobility , 'J ; . at Kiel had been most distinctly snubbed by bmpexor-AVill- LYNCHING of negroes for assaults upon women is in- iam who would not allow one df them to come nigh. Ho defensible, because if the cnlprits merit s'peedy death served them just right. mm., mint. Lie it . i , V. i . i ' ... m.,. I. i .. mhh. . f T- . . T" 1 A .... - - onjf omit n. niiiiiu iu jjwvvti iu iimM mia nunc i ne aristocracy or nurope, ai irasi oi imgiaiiu, arc Ren al one. and thev mav soeedilv be tried, convicted, -rallv r-al tr-ntlrmi-n and ladies. Thev have some absurd Arizona, whither he had gone in the hope of cure, or tinn At the verv least there are two more vears of work and hanced. Another consideration - which makes these nntinm q tr th-ir -nn-rioritv. hut as a rule thev are con- at least of benefit. News of his deathr was surprising to Dn the jetty, and even then, it remains to be demonstrated barbarities inexcusable is that in many cases it is not at siderate both of he rights and the feelings of foreigners his relatives, because the last preceding report from him whether or not another jetty to concentrate the channel on all certain that the victim is really guilty. The mere accu- particularly Americans, and do not treat them with m was encouraging. . t. the north side may not be required to accomplish all the sation of the woman or child assaulted is sufficient for the dignity. But they know no better than we do that one This same story has been told repeatedly during the past intended results. Meanwhile this year's work is likely to mob, and it is not impossible for her to be mistaken. The Sure sign that a person is not a read gentleman or lady, in few months. Persons afflicted with tuberculosis have gone exhaust fhe appropriation. Nothing was secured at the last negro lynched in Mississippi oneday last week protested the broad sense, is his or her-desire and attempt to crowd to some other state or territory, into a different climate, session of congress-, and possibly nothing can be secured innocence, and warned men of his race never to go near a jn where his or her company is neither necessary, desirable perhaps to a higher altitude, and at first reported improve- at the next session to render the funds available for next white man's house when no man was there, apparently nDr agreeable. And this absence of a necessary quality "in ment, encouraging their friends, and then came the news season's work. meaning that even this act might be sufficient foundation the making of a, true gentleman or lady is accentuated and of their sudden collapse and death. The work up river is in little better shape. The right fr an accusation and the unwelcome visitor's violent and rendered all th more conspicuous when its lack is . . The lesson of this is that a mere change of placer altitude, of way for the canal, which is to be turned over to the lawless death. Probably he did not express the truth as pompously and brazenly sought to be supplied with money, scene and climate is not always or ordinarily curative or federal government without expense, is still hanging fire, to his case, yet he may have done so. Cases are not rare An honest, industrious, well-behaved, intelligent Ameri beneficial, though it sometimes is; but, on the contrary, is and when the actual work may be begun no man on earth in which men have been punished by long terms in the Can is the equal of anybody; he is infinitely superior to an frequently, if not usually, fatal. can say. There is little encouragement to be found in the penitentiary on the false or doubtful testimony of some child, European aristocrat who is also a cad, a snob, or a spend- Tht minn mav not Me in th- rlimnt of fh nla - r-. fart that th- small canal at the Cascade Locks took twentv influenced possibly, by older persons actuated by a revenge- thrift rake: but thes newlv-rich oeoole. who thus seek to sorted to, but rather lies, probably, in other circumstances years to build. But it should have this effect of putting motive. - bask in the light of royalty and hobnob with aristocracy are i or conditions. The change of altitude and atmosphere may, the people of this city seriously to work in organizing a This lynching was remarkable in the part "acted by the not typical Americans. Lord preserve us from their ever indeed, be a cause of collapse rather than of cure; but be- movement which will speedily bring about the appropria- alleged victim, a girl of 14 years, who was induced to play becoming so. "JM sides this, the weak, despondent sufferer may become so tions by congress necessary to complete these two great the main- part in the revengeful tragedy. The negro was We are more ashamed of them than the real as well asF homesick and discontented jvith his surroundings that public undertakings. In this connection it may be said that placed upon a horse, which she held for that purpose, and . nominal ladies and gentlement 'of Europe are. They are worry and lack of comforting cheer may overcome the oth- the man now at the head of the rivers and harbors commit- then led under the ribose, which, one account, says, she the most offensive type of American roadies. THE READJUSTMENT OF HOME LIFE By LADY HENRY SOMERSET rE great difference that exists between young people nowadays and young people1 when mother waa young. Is that they feel It their duty to make the moat of their oppor tunities, to do justice to themselves, and not to b on tap for all the rest of the family." Thla explanation was glren to me - by a charming young married woman, who prides herself upon being a leader of the modern school. "Ton ee," she continued, "the old people have had their day; they have no right to hamper the lives of the younger generation, and the old-fashioned Ideas as to the neces sity of daughters sacrificing themselves to their mothers is gone. The mothers who brought them Into the world are bound to give them care and education, and then they Should send them out Into life, without any idea of repayment - for services which the children have a right to expect." For a. moment my old-fashioned mind was shocked by this rude revelation of the po sition of the modern mother; but, hastily recovering, I said: "The twentieth century woman has to nt herself to be a wife, and therefore, I suppose, would have, In any case, to learn her home duties?" "Well, naturally she may marry," an swered my charming Instructor; "that Is to ay, if her career Is not Interfered with. But of course, if she has set herself to do serious work the may not have the time for do mestic life; not, at any rate, until she has achieved a large measure of success. "In any case, the modern man ought to feel thaf it Is his solemn duty to advance his wife's career as much as" his own, to leave her undisturbed during her hours of study, and to fit in his' demands on her time with the requirements of her serious life." "But what about the education of child ren 7" I gasped. , "Of course, that Is a matter which they would hava to consider, and the probability Is that really earnest workers who meant to make a mark by their work would settle to have none. For my part, I feel that If a woman's time is to be monopolised by giving children to the country, the stats ought to engage her to do so, and pay for the serylce? ls It does In other callings that benefit the nation." Here I remained silent. For years I have been trying to maintain that wider educa tion for women, that broader opportunities and equal responsibilities for both sexes need never for a moment destroy that ideal of family life which Is the best heritage of any nation. ' Is the age of poetry dead? Is the Ideal of love laid low? Hava we hurled beneath the embers of utilitarianism all the exquisite emotions which have taught the language of love to countless ages? Are the Juliets of the present day no longer to know "that sli ver sweet sound lovers' of tongues by night, like softest music to attending: ears," but to be absorbed as sanitary Inspectors In a sys tem of new drainage for Veronal And Is Romeo to consider their study of refuse de stroyers and new methods of sanitation to be more sacred" than the "exchange- of thy love's faithful vow for mine?" What Is so changing th old order, which had the power and the leisure to love, and a generous desire to lavish Its treasures to this commercial partnership, which measures Its meagre gifts of time and its starved ideals by a standard so sordid and so prosaic? My answer Is Miat It Is the rebound from a system of subserviency which was equally regrettable In the past, thst the balance will adjust Itself again. If those who advocate the via media do so, on sans and sacred lines. After all, the home standard was not In the past so very high. It is true that we had certain phases which sounded well, and which became national shibboleths, but the mother's ambition not Infrequently began and ended with the Idea to get her "girls mar ried;" and that, too often. In exchange merely for "saint-seducing gold." while the father's thoughts were occupied In "getting the boys on." And the pretty girls married and the clever boys arrived, according to the law of the sur vival of the fittest. But what about the ugly girls; and the dull boys? They were too of (eft sacrlfled. flow many girls who could have earned a good living- and led a happy useful life, re ceived no education because "Tom must be sent to college." and college is an expensive place, or "May (the beauty of the family) must have ball gowns," because If she pre sented a good appearance a husband was wore likely to be secured. But the first prin ciples of education had been so learhed that all idea of rebelling against the Infallible parental judgment was undreamt of. The old system of family life was un doubtedly subserslve of Individual freedom. If a girl, for Instance, made no success in the matrimonial line, the only duty that lay be fore her was not to be heard of to live an utterly uneventful and useless existence,- and to retire Into the background of life' with subservient alaclrtclty. ) Borne years ago I remember calling; at a certain house, where the family consisted of nine daughters. I was no sooner in their midst than I perceived a cloUd was overshad owing the domestic horlson. What was It? A death, a disaster, a money loss? I did not wait long before I learned that the, tribulation through which they were passing arose from the fact that the eldest of the nine plain damsels had announced her desire to train for a nnurse In a London hos pital. When ths news was broken to me by the tearful mother I waited, wondering what was to follow which could account for the tragic tones, but I found there was nothing mor to relate, so I endeavored to express my views as to the good sense the girl had shown, but I say that I was trampling ruth lessly on her tenderest fellings. "People will think' she waa obliged to work," was the first objection. To this tefr rible possibility I could only feebly rest? that we were all Intended to do some work, and that after all it was not necessary to be beggared of this world's wealth In order to fulfil bur- wholesale destiny. "It Is so hard that she should dream of leaving us," said the poor lady. I ventured on this to Insinuate that there ware eight young women still left for parental consola tion, and that, if she had been bidding her goodbye In fMer to make her own home, no objection wour be raised. "Ah, but that was such a different matter, that was a woman's legitimate calling'. It was all useless. The Idea was firmly rooted that a girl had no separate existence, save as she found her life in man's. What won der? It waa the outcome of the teaching handed on through the years, 'He for Ood, she for God In Him.' " . But at last a new conception of her pos sibilities has opened out before the eyes of countless girls, who feel that their life was not Intended to be valueless because they have not drawn the lottery prise of mar riagw; that there is no law which should sacrifice them utterly for their brothers' ad vancement; Indeed, that his career can be bought too dear, If it Involves the principle that women were created mainly to minister to his wants, or to wait upon his wishes, for such a demand made upon sisters at home means a tax levied bye and bye on the wife also. ' ' When, therefore, we regret much of the exaggerated demands made nowadays by women, and we fear for the safety and sanc tity of home life, we have not to go far to find the cause. The victims of convention have been many; they have Inwardly revolved against the injustice which sacrificed the leas fav ored to the advancement of th- few. The unreality of the code of family life, and the oppression and subservience that It engendered, have been silently rebelled against In the past and have resultd In open revolution-ia our time. Utile wonder, therefore, that, under changed conditions, in the glare' of a new day, women are dassled and lose their bear ings for a while. "What Is the remedy? It rests largely, I think, with the church. Here is tbs great educating force' which should always be ready to adapt Its teachings to new devel opments, social and moral. Let the great religious teachers face the Inevitable, recognize that the old order which regulated family life has passed; that the same mighty bonds of affection exist, but that If the sanctity of home Is to be pre served the'y must be' differently adjusted. By facing facts unflinchingly the real mischief of the modern position will be avoided. Parents must understand that their re lations to their children demand a far greater recognition of freedom, for both boys and girls, when they have reached years of discretion, but In training them for freedom and for the exercise of their gifts and powers let them, from their earliest years. Instill the Inviolable sanctity of the marriage tie, for so only can freedom be safe, either for the state or the Individual, so only can the sancUty of family life be mantalned. and men and women understand their true relations to each other and to the divine laws which change chaos to Cosmos. It Is so impossible In these few words to touch so mighty a question, but I shall hops soon to be allowed to express my opinions on this, the most Important aspect of our changing social conditions. In another brief artlchy. MAK.Tl.ASrD BUMKI1 LUIACT. Prom the Baltimore News. The change of sentiment whlrh has g weC uver Ui Democrats nt Maryland within the past few days regarding Mr. 'Cleveland Is remarkable. Man who less than one month ago pronounced his nomination for the presidency s's Impos sible and said such a' course would be disastrous now admit that the New Jer sey statesman would be a powerful can didate, and some of them claim he would sweep the country. That much of this sort of talk comes from atralghout Uornrnn ' men seems remarkable wheal - one ennslders th state of feeling which has been sup posed to exist between Messrs. Cleve land and Oof-man for the past decade It would net do to conclude that such sen have forsaken Mr. Oortnan, neither would It he wholly right to believe that Mr Mdrrnan has sent a quirk tip down the line lu the affect that It. would bt better to drop state pride for a sure winner, but the fscts sre here given as they are found to exist. nisnatchea ""n i?ewIorM.persJltntlg Jilttl Umtl ha the anti-Parker combination may de- cor cide upon Mr. Cleveland as the only available man upon whom they can unite with any prospect of success,' Mary landers, though, do not credit these ru mors. Tor they say If Mr. Gorman finds he cajmot gat the nomination for him self hn would probably prefer Judge f'arker to Mr. Cleveland. It is believed by Mr Oormans Maryland followers that he will not come out In the ooen as sla candidate unless he think' h.e sees sfnts way clear to be both nominated and alerted. Local Kemorratlc leaders sssert that Mr. Cleveland's nomination would as sure Maryland to the Demo.-ra.-y next fall by probably 20.000 plurality, and that it would enable them to carry five of the six ( ongrenslohal oistrlctk Con servative Republicans, while they do not concede such a majority, admit that with Mr. Cleveland as the standard bearer of their opponents, they would have great difficulty In carrying any hirnsiunaf diss rise x-.Ht ho-:txrh. Mr. John K Semmes said today: "Mr. 'Cleveland la. to my mind, the only candidate the Democrats can win with this time. Mr. Koosevelt is.lsi pulsive and rash, but he la nhw Indus trious, honest an4 manly, and the Amer ican people admire that sort, of man. Therefor.-, he Is a strong candidate, and It will require a man possessing all these qualities to defeat htm. Mr. Cleveland is -that man." That not a wrfhrle rio! Instruct ed for Mr. Cleveland makes but little difference. Garfield and Heymour were both permanent chairmen of the con ventions which nomlnsted them, and were never placed In nomination, and "were not voted for until after many bal lot a were taken. Many of. the presiden tial and vies presidential candidates have been selected wlthAut the formal lty of a nominating speech. If, by the nme the St. Liouls convention -meets sentiment te?HgK"llt th" . -uauatff- has" f trevsiopea as strongly lr favor of Mr. Cleveland as It has here, the- mention of bis name may create stampede which will carry everything before. It A MO WO RUSSIANS. tt. Petersburg Cable to Chicago News. In spite of the czarls efforts to har monise his counselors, the strife between the parties of Admiral Alexleff and Gen eral Kuropatkln has broken out afresh. Thi civil element has renewed Its at tempt to dominate the military situa tion and confusion prevails In Manchu ria. By order of Kuropatkln two dlvl slons of Infantry were to be dispatched to Llao Tang when they reached Harbin. Admltal Alexleff, however, stopped the troops snd sent them Into camp. Rome days elapsed before the commander-in- chief ascertained what had happened. He protested to the csar and a violent .junrrai enaumMt "RuroDatkln'a frtTtVla In at . conrsea Aiexierr wmi dellbesately sac rificing the national welfare to his pri vate, grudge. Thla accusation was re sented by the oourt supporters of Alex leff and personal encounters were nar rowly avoided. The complaints of the genera staff against Alexleffs rule are endless. It Is alleged that the viceroy's contractors snd engineers, while engaged In work In connection with' the railways, were guilty of great corruption. Th masonry .of bridges over numerous riv ers has been found so bad that recon struction has been necessary. Under the supervision pf Prince Hlikoff, min ister of ways and communications, soma bridges have been destroyed and tempo rary wooden structures put in their places. It la eharMM that tk. MAnMAn. . v ...... . i, w ,,. 'I I whom Alexleff gave the order for trans-, port on Lake Baikal, at the rate of &0O rubles (S10S) sn engine and 8S rubles X44J,iJ) a carriage, get the service Twr- lormeo at ine rartf or so rubles (15 40) and ? rubles (18.60) a carriage. Infor mation Is lacking as to ths truth or falsity of these charges. However, there is not tbs least doubt that the dispute raging around them paralyses Russia In the presence of what even the dullest intellects are beginning to real ise Is a great national peril. Germany's benevolent neutrality Is beginning to cost Russia dearly. The financial world Is alarmed at the con cessions Germany is demanding In con nection with the forthcoming commer cial treaty between the two nations. Bvsn Tstlscheff, formerly M. Wltte's financial agent In London, but now Plehva's confidential man. has publicly stated that the Berlin government is asking Russia to sacrifice its commerce interest to Germany. .The situation la especially serious. Inasmuch as Russian commerce is already badly hamnared hv I the ruUIng of frWgnt raies STT Tne stale'' "railways to meet the exnenaaa of th. DOESN'T AT. . From ths Farm Journal. When a farmer gets to sottin' And a-loafln' In the stores. And a-plnyln' cards snd dloih't XVhen he should be doin' chores; Lhen the cows go late for mUkln' And "lne"horses gst no bay. You may put it down In wrltln' That farraln' doesn't pay. When the pastures grow to bushes. And the seeds choke up the farm. And the harvest .lies a-rottln' When It ennuld be In ths barn; When the fanner stops the harrow ' 'Cause It comes a cloudy da He will tell you, and he proves It That fannln' doesn't pay, V