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' ! 3 ,''- . ' ' Y ' ' ' ' '' ' V '' ' .. Editorial Page of :1iS3 JoEirnfl! SATURDAY. JULY 16. 1804. , v ' ! : PORTLAND, , OREGON. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL Small Change 1 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER . -,".'.; ' ' ' ' ' Oregon Sidelights I P . : ' ' sor - oJJ. -ST l Ski it r -r mi ) C. JACKSON Published avery evening (except Sunday) an every Sunday morning at ' . streets, Portland. Oregon, OFFICIAL. PRINTING NEWS WHILE ITS FRESH. PEOPLE hava discovered that If they want the news tha aureat and quickest way to get It la to take.The Journal. A number of big newa events have trana ptred In Portland n the last 10 daya. The bigger they - were tba mora certain the atory of them waa to be found exclusively In the column of thla paper. They have cre ated much talk and they hava drawn forth much comment on 11 va and energetic newspaper methoda which waa far from unpleasant for The Journal io near. They have mora and mora atrongly impressed upon newapaper reader tha fact that If they wanted the' freshest newa, presented moat attractively and accurately, there waa only one place In town to get It and that waa at .Tha Journal headquarters. Our alow Coach, contemporarlea might wait day or two days after tha original atory had been. published before they condescended to notice1 It, acting on the very pleasing theory that nothing could be regarded aa official until It bad found lta way into "their own dull and capacloua columns. But tha reliability of Tha Journal's newa -has been ao frequently teatad that the publlo baa felt Itaelf Jus tified in having perfect confidence In lta eourcee of Infor mation. Thoaa who to begin with might hare entertained some doubta have? been brought around to tha right way of thinking by tha publication of precisely the aame facta In our morning contemporary two or three daya afterward, tba atory then being given forth to-tba world as a brand raw discovery. In thla way readers of the morning papeT "'(for ita evening annex no longer counta In tha aea of any 'body) haver constantly found themselves behind aha times and forced, to resort to Tha Journal to learn of all the 'really snappy thlnga that were transpiring about them, ' Tha two big streetcar companlea hava decided to con-' "aoTldate-arTnatter of supreme Interest to tha. public-of Portland for tha reason that this "will mean a system of transfers embracing tha whole city, further extensions, better equipment and many large Improvements: The Journal published the whole atory Thursday evening; the Oregonlan aUowed It to get good and cold and printed 'the aame faota thla morning." Tha public appreciates that, The Journal constantly strives to publish, the contemporaneous newa without waiting for It toJe embalmed In history; that It la alive, up-to-date, loyal to the best Interests, not alone of tha city, but tha tributary section, that -It Is thoroughly reliable, without . private - axea to grind or , grudgea to settle, that when it attacks public officials or publlo abuses It does ao from motives of the publlo good which are perfectly apparent to all except those who will not sea. - Tha Journal "atanda for aomethlng," It-represents something and It tries to do aomethlng for tha publlo good. And the proof la that lta circulation and bualness are steadily growing while tha circulation of lta esteemed contemporary la at least not growing so faat that It de- ' manda tha employment of mora men to auoceasfully take care of It ; "- ; ' ' COMBATTING THE DRINK EVIL. I ' T 13 NOT ONLT In tha United efforts are being made to check 1 decrease lta evil results. England new law. providing, In brief, for heavier penalties on each recurring offense, and making It a misdemeanor to aell intoxicating "liquors to habitual .drunkards, or thoaa who hava been repeatedly arrested for drunkenness. In thla connection it may be of Interest to correct a recent misstatement In a contemporary . regarding '. the ' amount of Intoxicants used In Oreat Britain and thla country respectively. .. The figures 'for 180 J; as presented . by the Statistical Abstract, are aafollowe: People of the United States consumed of distilled, spirits, 1.46 gal lons per capita; those of Great Britain, 1.05 gallons; wlnea, United States, .68; Great Britain, .86;' malt liquors, United States, 16.04; Great ( Britain, 30.24. So, while Britishers consume much , more beer and ale per capita than those of tha United States, they consume only three fourths as much wine-, and about aeven tenths aa much dis tilled spirits. . . Of coffee an American consumed 10.76 pounds, while an Englishman used only .68 of a pound. But the English man makes up for hla abstemlousneea tnthe use of coffee by the consumption of" 6.05 pounds of tea, while the Amer ican uses but LI pounds. . ' : A still more- determined movement In restraint of the ! alcoholic drinks 1s on foot In apread to Austria and Switzerland. Public conventions have been held, wherein the evils -of the alcohol habit have "been thoroughly discussed'; eminent medical men have written pamphlets and magazine art Idea about It; the German parliament has considered It; and tha result Is a widespread ' movement toward the? production of palatable non-alcoholic drinks Sot the masses. Tbeee drinks con sist mainly of .carbonated or aerated waters, such, aa are familiar In America, seasoned with fruit extracts, and these have become measurably popular, especially In tha I iiiun aroTiCEO asboas. From ths Ashland Tribune. Eugene and Ashland are growing to be big towns. Their newspapers are an Indication. -Portland Journal, ' . Thereare two things In the above clipping that will surprise our business ,.' men. ' First they will be surprised that Ashland's future Is so well thought of by people residing 340. miles from here. ; Ashland haa lived within herself for so long that many of her merchants have adjusted themselves to the rut and have become more or less satisfied with their 'conditions., The future of the town mems not to enter into their thoughts. 'What Is, IS good enough for them, re gardless of the wonderful possibilities that lie within her undeveloped trade and her natural resources. Not long since a local merchant told the Tribune man that he was doing all ther bttsmesa- he-scared tt. - This; of .course, is an exceptional case, but it - goes to -prova that there If atll quite a urowth of moss in our little city' that should be remotftd. V But the greatest surprise will be In the statement that Ashland's newspa pers re an indication of its growth. Some (X'our baelness men have yet te learn that there are newspapers pub lished in Ashland.' Some there are who know It, who criticise them for this or that reason, but who never spend a dol lar with them for advertising. In spite of this ths papers have Issued regularly, discredited at home by some, but find Ins; their way all over tha state to meet with approbation and encouragement It Is a pity that ao many business men cannot be made to see' the benefit ..accruing to Jhe town, at larse . through the success of her newspapers, and to the merchants directly through Intent- 'gent advertising in their Columns. l'.ut have courage, esteemed local con temporaries? The time Is not far dis tant when the Importance of advertising wilt 4e brought home to every commu nity and to every merchant In the town. ' Home will not wake up until the dust of thatr competitors almost chokes them. Others will It 1 time to gird up PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO, Tha PAPER OP THC CITV OP summer months. Such diminution la made to produce Such questions not to choke off The monopoly of Portland by way of States that Increasing r the drink habit and note? speech la now trying a Democratlo W quently, with candor, voicing President tolled tha glories tha world would would be In them, slaying, conquering, to the end of the "keynote" on this really great speech But do the people picture Kooseveit, uniform and an charger, going forth no jumi suit our Germany, and It has im ue worms their loins and by a well-timed and Ju dicious advertising spurt make a nfcek-and-neck race of it for business suprem acy In their respective llnea - The Journal Is light 'Ashland Is going to be a big city. A sufficient number of" her "business men are"enter prislng enough to carry those less pro gressive to greater things. This year has seen a growth that presages a splen did future, and that growth has been no ticed by non-residents. Her reputation as a home town and a business center will spresd. Co-operation on the part of the cltlsens with the local papere will accelerate that growth. Come, gentlemen, put a shoulder to the wheel! " , Z.OBrSOBT'1 XtOH BZVTS. He Is Indeed a lucky" man who owns building propertywlthln the four-mile radius of London, for 'he'ean command a small fortune in the way of rental for his houses, shops or offices aa the case may be. Singularly enough it Is not in the west end of London, as maay peo ple Imagine, where the highest rents are paid, but near the Old Lady of Threadneedle street. Some rime ago one room near the Royal exchange let for between 110.000 and 616.000 a yeer, while a house agent who advertised cer tain properties In Throgmorton street asked 61.200 yearly rental for each of sevea telephone boxes. For a suite of three rooms on the menanlne floor 66, 000 a year was also ssked, slid 610.000 required for six rooms on the first floor. For shops and business premises In the Btrand gigantic rents are paid, al though, -of course,. Bond -street "IS "the dearest thoroughfare In the world with regard to shops. Many shopkeepers be tween Charing Cross and the old Ly ceum theatre par between 610.000 and 616.000 rental, exclusive -of rates and taxes. Perhaps' one might be able to obtain a very small shop for 66.000 or 66.600 per annum; but such a price would secure very Indifferent accommo dationprobably , only ' the one room V which faced the Street JNO. P. CARROLL Journal Building, Fifth1 and TarohlU PORTLAND The conceded decreaae In thecdnaump' tlon of beer In Germany In recent yeara la believed to be due to these efforts, aa much aa to Industrial depression. especially noticeable In tha larger cltiea of central and northern Germany, Efforts are also being beer, which is a very popular drink In Germany, that contains no alcohol, yet that will retain the taste and nourishing qualitlea of ordinary beer. AU these efforts may not have any very appreciable re sult Immediately, - but continued - efforts along - thla Una cannot fall to accomplish considerable results after awhile; and trie fact that, they are being made ahowa that people are becoming mora apprehensive of ' the evil effects of Indulgence In Intoxicants by so great a proportion of peo ple, especially of wage earners. , ' NO MONOPOLY AT PANAMA. HAT would tha people of tbla state say If tha O O. R. A company were to apply to the gen 'era! government for the exclusive privilege of using tha locks at tha Cascades,? What would they sayWf, when tha canal at The Dalles is completed, the aame ap plication were made on tha ground that having always en Joyed a monopoly. It should forever be. continued and extended? seem almost too absurd to ask, for the locks were built and the canal Is to be built to open the river to free and unimpeded navigation, to prevent undue exactiona upon commerce, to foster and develop trade and and paralyse competition, "Jet. absurd as all thtajs, Inconceivable as It may appear. It la pre cisely tha condition of affaire at Panama.- - : tha Pacific Mall Steamship company by virtue of Its contwrnBeTanamaanroadTla about to expire. Thla railroad haa now passed Into'the- owner ship of the United States. Tha Pacific Mall company has applied for a renewal of lta contract. ; That company Is owned by the same Interests as those which control, the railroads.' As 4 competitor It is on the aame footing1 aa the- O. R. A N. company and the Southern Paclfio railway. The' Panama canal la to be built by all the people. Ita purpose Is to promote commerce and to foster competition. Controlled by the ralroada It could not serve tha publlo purpose which led to Its building, Pending Ita construc tion, the Panama railroad can act as a regulator and check on excessive ratea and should be open to all on eaual terms. Freight could be delivered from New York to Panama In four to five weeks. It may ba accepted aa fact that the great railroad operators are not aalebp. It behooves the publlo also to be vigilant. Under no circumstances should a contract giving either a monopoly of use or a differential in rates be granted to anybody or any Interest. This subject should and doubt less will' receive the closest attention of those whose dutv it is to safeguard Portland's commercial Interests.' THE WAR SPIRIT AND THE PEACE SPIRIT. N ONE PARTICULAR at least Mr. Black great "key at Chicago waa Justly criticised by the keynotes at St Louis. Mr. Black, elo and presumably on-such an occasion Roosevelt's sentiments, sounded and ex of war. He In substance declared that never be at peace, that peace waa not de slrable, that expressions In favor of peace- were only the chattering of children or the mumbling of old women: that there would' always be wars, and that the United States would be going out fighting, killing. overcoming, trampling,' by brute force, chapter. . Stripped of rhetorical, persiflage, this waa Mr. Black's subject, and everybody supposes that his had been submitted to and approved by President Roosevelt before It was delivered all the more ao to be presumed because these- sentiments exactlj suit the president's temperament. '. a like It? Which Is the more acceptable with sword, gun and pistol. In khaki imperial helmet, mounted on a champing to (laughter any a.uch- peoplea aa do xancy; or a calm, cool, sedate. Quiet. learned jurist president, not of course afraid to go to war ix neea arise, but atrlving always and in all ways for our own and the worlds peace? . ,.-T. peace an iridescent dream? Mr. Black says It is a merely Infantile- Idea Yet the greatest minds of tha world today are atrlving and' working with thla exact object In view. And In The Journal'a estimation; notwithstanding Mr, Black's eloquence, this la the noblest object that can occupy great man's mind and energy aa much nobler aa Is tha astronomer's search of the heavens or the geologist's or botanist's search of the earth, than tha search of a savage la the wilda for a foe to kill hint . &Asraa m wiiostarvra to was. Ithaca, N.,T., Special. . In his address to the 627 graduates who received diplomas at the 86th an nual commencement of Cornell: uni versity today. President Jacob Oould Schurman delivered a fierce denuncia tion of the unmarried college men. , "I have no patience," said President Bchurman, for the college graduates who deliberately elect bachelordom. In this country, where there Is no place for drones and idlers, the primary duty of every young man Is to earn a living, but thla la the lowest ex pectation that can be had of you. It la equally your duty to provide for a wife and family. "The college man who deliberately leada a single life, whose social circle Is, the club, and whoee religion Is a re fined .and. fastldlousr.teplaureanlsmr - la not a man. It Would not be worth whlla for the production of froth Ilka that" President Sohurman's sentiments are received with enthusiasm by the grad uate ; t - On the platform from which the pres ident delivered bis denunciation of tha unmarried man aat several old bachelor members of the Cornell faculty, who graduated from the university In lta earlier years. Prominent among them were Dean Ernest Mr. Huff cut of the College of Law, Professor George Lin coln Burr and Professor William B. Finch. . . . . . a A sTatural Mistake. . From the Philadelphia North American. it is regrettable that the gns bag of gantos-Dumont's ejrshtp-'should have been cut to pieces, b'ut he ought tohave known It might be mistaken for a pres idential boom. Tha Expert at Work. V From the Kansas City - Star, One of the very first official acts of Paul Morton, the new secretary of 'the navy, will doubtlese be to arrange for new roundhouse for the warehlpe, and provide setting for the mosquito fleet The blessed rain. - ' " T ' Oregon Is - herself agaln. There Is no gold standard Issue.' More than ducks and frogs are happy, Ths In the moon changed hla mind. 1 ' L'huit, choose. Lhassa, . or Laasa, as you Judge Parker's cattle slept' quite well last night .-., Now It waaa't quite ao bad, after all. was It? President Roosevelt's appetite, eon- tlauee good.' Parker. Davis and .Fairbanks were all poor country bora "',,', Kansas City (double) should Inaugu rate ar crusade for a sane Kaw river. Tha weather bureau man didn't know or tell K, but we all forgive bim If you want to And a live Issue, look for what the Republican organs are most silent about The water makes crops and other property, and destroys them. It de pends on how the water acta. A good many people "Just ' worry along." Don't . "Along" you must go, but worry's road is a rocky one. Some people are . sorry It rained be cause there ls .no excuse lor soaking their lawns for. hours at a rn .. The office of vice-president - waa created, according to modern Interpre tation, "to add strength to the ticket" The Salem Statesman says the Demo crats ire vlctlmscf opslraathy.Bvi dently the ex-governor haa been look. lng Into- his dlotlonary. , ' There appears to be a general bolt among the Democrats In the west. The Dalles Chronicle. This is about the biggeet piece of - political newa of the yean It true. . ' , ' "Bathing suits lit tighter than ever," says the Albany . Democrat. Which shows that he has been to the coast and not using his eyea altogether for newa purposes. Grandpa Davis, not being Just like Uncle Russell Sage, will send a good slsed check to the Democratic chair man, and die after a little while Just as happy, whether he la elected or not Senator Fairbanks parted his halr(s) on a line with the top of his left ear, and carefully burshed the few threads over his otherwise bald crown, without a perceptible tremor, as usual, this morning. : -., There couldn't be a platform made that some Democrats wouldn't stand on. aa easily aa on: any .other. ' And again there are Democrats who wouldn't stand without wriggling and writhing on any platform whatsoever. The. gentlemen from Nebraska, Miss issippi, Missouri. New York and else where having subsided, we will occa sionally turn our attention to Kuroki, Kuropatkln. Oku, Skrydloff, . Aleacleft, BtaxeiDerg. oku, hi, et at .- The two Kansas Cltys should shut or the Kaw, or turn Jts course, or move. Holland haa shut out an ocean: can't the Kansas Cltys do aa much, somehow, with than awful Kaw? If not they are iiaoie to grow Daekwara. - If the Republicans could have fore seen tha the Democrats would nomi nate Davis for vice-president .they prpcaniy would nave nominated Sen ator Scott of the earns state. He and Davie and "Steve" Elkins, In common parlance, own west Virginia. ' Miss Pauline Astor, daughter of Will tarn waiaorr Astor (of England), Is to be married to Captain H. H. Spender Clay. Not being a lud, but the son of a " verjr rich beer-maker, he will not marry ner to spend' er dough. But what a shame an Astor marry a brewer, and not a lua. JXFDQM. Judge Parker .on a summer's day Raked the meadows, sweet with hay. Beneath his bonnet bussed the bee Whose other nama waa Democracy. Raking, he thought and within him etlrred Thoughts but he would not say a word. Thoughts that he scarcely dared to owa Of aomethlng better than he had known. But aa he looked to the summer sky A messenger came sauntering by. "A telegram." aald the kid. "By geet For A.(B. Parker." The Judge said, "Mel" The judge tore open the envelope And his heart beat high with a hopeful hope.. "Dear Judge: You're It If you don't ob- Please wire reply. .leot." . Sighed Hilt Col. "Thanks," wired racy: the Judge. "Democ I do accept It Signed A. B. P." "Aha r said the sage Of fair Esopus, ' "I guess this Is my magnum opus. Proverbial silence must now be broke. Though alienee la golden that ain't no joae. And of all writ glad words that e'er were The gladdest are these oya, I, am IV" Hooray for Parker! Hooray for JudgeKU Hooray for the.message that mad 19 mm . Chicago Chronicle ?B3TXCTXD .rtrDoa. From the Detroit Free Press. After the Jury in a Texas eu hmA I listened to the charge of the court and sona io ineir room to Deliberate upon the verdict one of the-46 went right to the- point by saying: -That thar" Pike Muldrow orter be convicted on gen'rl prlnclplea Hit bad as they make 'em." . As the hum of approval went around a weasened little Juror aald: "I heerd that Pike auv It out that he'd go gunnln' fur us, If we sent him up, Jes' soon'a he got out an fur the Jedga, too." We mast perfect the lodge." they agreed, and the verdict waa "Not guilty." ; July 16. We continued our route be tween a largo Island opposite last night's camp and an extensive prairie on the south. About six miles we came to. an other, large Island, called Falrsun Island, on the aame side; above which lata spot where about JO acres of the hill have fallen into the river. Near this is a cliff of sandstone .for two miles, which Is much frequented by birda - At this place the river Is about a mile wide, but not deep; aa the timber, or sawyers. STARBANKS IN (By Garrett P. Servlaa). ' One of -the great mysteries of "the universe Is the re la tlon between neb ulae and clusters 'of stars. The revela tions of astronomical photography are deepening . thla-. mystery even while bringing out details which may lead to ita solution. At present however, many of these details seem contradictory and confusing. 'Look outl the nebulae are coming," Sir WHliam Herechel used to call to his sister, Caroline, when she was as sisting him In his eorploratlone of the heavens with his areat telescopes. This warning was the result of a pe culiar experience. Whenever' he .found the telescope aa It swung across the sky beginning to drift as It ware, over empty space, with nothing but blank darkness around, the few stars hereand there looking like bubbles In black, bot tomless water, he always encountered Immediately ; afterward a filmy nebula, like a mass of phosphorescence, floating in the ocean of immensity. Bo frequent wag this phenomenon, and so accus tomed had hla eyes become , to it, that tie could detect at a glance the signs of approach to unknown nebula. He had acquired a fisherman's Instinct in bis celestial anglings. A starless hole in space meant for him a lurking nebula, and he was seldom disappointed. But Herschel would have been greatly astonished by some of the photographs of nebula In and near tha Milky Way that have recently been' taken. What would he hava said, for Instance, to such a sight as that of a nebula pho tographed in Cygnus a long flbroua cloud, made up apparently pf luminous filaments wonderfully twisted and Inter mixed, and . completely enveloped with stars?, ' Tet here, too, there is something re calling Herechel'r experience of star lessspacea around nebula, for, aa can BIG AND LITTLE SISTERS - (By Beatrice Fairfax.) ' Thla talk la for big alstsrs of little sisters. I wonder If tha bis? anas realise how much the little ones are Imitating them in behavior, dress and mannerisms. It la most natural that the little sis ter should regard her elder sister aa a most wonderful person. She envlee her, tries to look like her; to walk, talk and pattern her behavior in every way after that of the sister who in her eyes can do no wrong. So you see, girls, what a great respon sibility is yours. re . If you misbehave yourselves, such as flirting In the street talking loudly or vulgarly, dressing conspicuously. . you may be sure that - the little sister is taking notes and that aha will Imitate you as nearly aa aha can. If she sees you take things to drink she will think It the right and smart thing to do, and so will do 'likewise. Why not when you have so much in fluence, put it to the best use by con ducting yourselves so that the little re ceptive mind will only get what is best? She will be Just as eager to Imitate your good qualities as your bad. Talk to her; don't make her feel that you are far away from her; tell her how you felt when you were her age, and ten ner now glad you are now ror 9very good quality you cultivated and every bad one you let die. Encourage her to tell you' all her se crets, to tell you what boys and. girls she knows, what she thinks of them, and how they behave. Never laugh at her little confidencea Sometimes' theee little sisters make sad mistakes through lack of having some one to whom they can confide all their little troubles and Joys. .' , , . ... IW OTBXST. ' ' I Sli Ketkoda Are Attracting BMoh At- - taction In England. . From the New York Herald. Londen, Saturday. London haa been flooded during the week with highly colored reports of marvelous cures ef fected by William Rae, a Scotch miner. living at Blantyre, a little village near Glasgow. . ' -i ' Special correspondents nave written columns : telling howthhalt were cured and the deformed made straight by an old man whose medical knowl edge waa limited to a few notions of anatomy obtained by a cursory study of a handbook. Some of them went so far to suggest that Rae'a power was su perhuman. . His cottage. It was said. presented a remarkable sight -derfly.- Crowds of people, some on crutches, others ..hobbling along , with walking sticks, but all full of the hope of being cured, besieged the former miner, who, Is was added, was devoting 1 hours a day to treating his patients. Oae Instance of Rae'a methods was given by a highly veracious correspond ent as follows: The patient was a little boy who could not walk here. Said Rae: " Thta Is a case of a dislocated hip. The doc tors call It disease, but It is not' Hs made the boy lie down, then suddenly seising tha llmbr he gave' it a jerk. There waa a sharp crack, a sharper ry from the boy, and before the lat- tar's,, mother,, who waa present could recover from her astonishment her child was walking about the room delightedly waving 'hie discarded patten weighted boot in the air." Another case termed typical waa de scribed as follows: . . It was that of a girl who waa a hunchback. In this instance the mother waa not permitted to be with the child, but In ev quarter -of -an- hour later, the child came out of the cottage "straight aa a die" and sobbed out her happiness on her mother's ahoulder. There were dosenk'of stories such as this detailed at length-In the Dally Mall, the Dally Chronicle, tha Dally. Express and several other London newspapers. Photographs of Rae have been pub lished, showing, him to be a sdmewhat uncouth msn. With a Badly trimmed beard and heavy features. ..,' Uia fee may be seen scattered across the whole of Its bottom. At 60 miles' distance, we saw on the south, an island, called by the French L isle Chance or Bald Island, opposite a large prairie, which we called Bald-Pated prairie, from a ridge of naked hills, which bound it running parallel with tha river aa far aa we could gee, at from three to six miles' distance. To tha south the hills touch the. river. We camDed a Quarter tjf a mile beyond thla, In a point of woods on the north alda The river continues to fait THE MILKY WAY ba seen at a elance.'the stars are much Lmore numerous on one side or tne neo Plla than on the other side. Thle neb ula "might ha called a cosmla fence, or a hedge, with a starbank heaped against it on the leewara side. Of course such an analogy' cannot hold. We cannot In all soberness im agine -a wind drtvlna clouds ' of stars kefora It, and a nebula withstanding it and causing tba stars to beap up as be hind an obstruction. That la simply the appearance of things; tha reality hidden within so amaxlng a phenomenon' remains, for us., a mystery. Even tha naked eye or the opera glass sees banks of stars, in tha Milky Way, but they are not like thla one. They do not look aa If they were being driven against a, neb ula, and were curling over like -throng ing anowflakea In Its lse. But there are other photographs of nebula and stars which suggest an even more Intimate relation between ' them thas is shown here. The Fleiadee are completely entangled with twists or nebula, and they glitter amid - Its dif fuse luminlsceoce like a handful of dia monds thrown upon a bank of silken floss. The Pleiades, and all those other stars which have nebula about them, are presumably suns, but what a situ ation for suns to be lnl Tet we are not sura but that ur sun. too, haa Ita nebulous' scarf, for what Is that marvelous light which compara tively few .persons ever see,, but which is one of the most conspicuous phenom ena of the heavens when aeen through transparent air, aa I onoa aaw It from the lofty cone of Mount Etna? It la certainly a good thing for actence that astronomers from the Ooodsell ob servatory are going thla summer in search of a better photographing ata tlon among the mountains of Montana, for it is some of these mysteries we have been talking about that they are trying to clear up. , . Don't always cast her aalde and choose older companlona . Some day aha will catch up to you In yeara, and then aha will if you love each other ba the dearest companion In tha world.. It la largely In your power what tort of a woman thla little sister will grow up to be. The eyea and intentions of childhood are very sharp, and even when they seem to be paying no attention to their surroundings they are taking in everx thing and storing It away In thslr busy uttie minds, to be brought out at some future date for good or bad. I have often heard a little girt when scolded for some wrongdoing, excuse her self by saying: "Why not? Slater does It" Another thing that you ahould be most careful about ia tha way you talk before the email sister, and the books you read and leave lying about for her to seise on. She will listen eagerly to all you talk about and will not have the sense to separata the chaff from' the wheat and, of course, she will read every novel that comes her wsy, Taking all this Into consideration, girl a you can see that you have A great deal of responsibility. Just make up your mind to pay some attention to these little sisters; find out what they are doing, and see If you can't find aome common interest Tou will find that they know you far better than you know - them. Try reading aome interesting book to gether, take an interest in their clothes. and, above all. when you 'find yourself aoing sometnmg that you know is not quite right eay to yourself; "How would I like to see my little sister doing imar I never .varies. To all alike he charges half a guinea - From every part of England and Scot- land, if one is to believe the accounts one reads, people bave traveled to seek Rao's assistance - and - pay their half guineas. Still, Rae is not wealthy, al though It appears he haa been carrying on ms Diooniesa surgery" Tor yeara His fame, indeed. Is said to have trav. eled to America, and a few days ago he received a cablegram asking on what terms he would cross the Atlantic. Rae win not ne tempted. ."America at my year? Nay, nay," the old man Is declared to hu. miA By soms of ths' dally newspaper! Rae'a' methods have been compared to inoae or lt. jorens, but by medical Journals he la placed on a lower level than the late Prof. Atkinson of Liver pool. Mae s aoctrlne appears to ba that bone disease Is an Invention of the doc tors, to mm conclusive proof of this Is that neither he nor any any one else naa ever seen a diseased bone In a llv lng man. The secret of spinal curvature, hip disease and every other condition caus ing a deformity or lameness is contained tn- tha single - word "bluid. for ' Rae's eootcn accent la one of his special charms.' - "Where that's wrang," says this pa thological oracle, "aw tha rest's wrang." The British Medical Journal, com menting on the affair, says there is nothing of the wondrous talk of the col lier surgeon that will surprise those who know how little the education acts have done to dissipate the clouds of lgnoranoe and credulity which Drki the publlo mind. The really Interesting point to know, would be how so foolish a thing wsa made a subject of a suc cessful boom. "i '.I' A OOOO OAJTOXSATS. Fromjhe Albany (Or.) Demoeret The benoa ought to be a splendid ateo- plng-stone td the office of president of the United States. It la an office that teaohea a man to weigh every propoaltt tion before him." That la whatSa presi dent should do, and not be a man whose harum-scarum career has been such as to make him spasmodic and arbitrary in bis -conduct. , The people of the United States will find plenty of rea sons for giving Judge Parker their sup port....... Anti-carnival ' ordinances in ' Oregon . towna may be In-order next Notwithstanding tha light orops there, ' harvest hands are scarce vIn Benton county, ' f '' '' ';-"' Grain an fruit are making a fine showing in the Echo, Umatilla county, neighborhood. - i The jhopa'beld a wireless telegraphlo oonferenoe and concluded to grow and ripen,' after alt Seaside Is not only a popular sum mer resort but Is going ahead at a lively rata aa a town. , Benton county ia Issuing warrants Inn stead of cash, temporarily, but la other wise entirely out of debt . .. -.. ; Ashland, a "dry" town, is' not "dead," but according to the Tribune, la build ing up muob faster than aver. ... - , . . i Oregon tn summer Is ths hobos para dise. Don't tr to make them work; you can't succeed; but don't feed them. - A sammer rain after a long dry spell' tempts one to essay poetry almoat as much aa a fine early, spring day after a hard winter does. Dell R. Morgan, aged tt', erased by whisky, having at one time squandered 61,600 that he received for a piece of 1 land, committed suicide at Paisley. Through soma miscalculation several Oregon hatcheries will not be used this . year, on account of .the lack of funds. This Is bad, and must ba-e-emedled next. year, .i - . r j- . ' Not quite so many eastern tourists ' may come here- thla year aa would have done except for the' St Louie fair, but think of the crowds of them that will come next year. The Echo rabbit cannery may be verted Into a fruit cannery. When the jackrabblta - hear, of thla they will prick up their ears and take a few extra long Jumpa - ' A fine team belonging to, and being driven by. Ell Banged at Eugene, hap pening to think .of their m aster's name. , and being sportive, ran away and caused him to suffer bangs. . The deputy county coroner of Baker oounty aays that If he had a billion, dollars he could dam Bering strait ao that dry laqd would connect the two : continents,- Other people can damn Bering strait without a cant If they choose. X . The Willamette valley desires a good soaking rain The Dalles Chronicle. No adjectlvea needed just rain. It will be. was, la, "good" and "soaking." The Willamette valley ia or was like the elderly spinster: .'Good Lord, anybody, so long aa tt is a man." As mall carrier Kissenger. of Eugene waa standing talking on tha street hla revolver went off, all on Its own mo tion, apparently, and Inflicted a severe wound in his leg. Moral: Mall carriers should not stand and talk, ahould not ' carry revolvers, should stand straight , when talking, should out tnat'f enough. The biggest thing for Salem, the big gest thing for Dallas, the biggest thing for Polk and Marlon counties, that ever happened, will be the building of the Salera-Dallaa railroad, says the Baiem Statesman. But It adds. 'If It Is con structed." "If!" AU TBalem etfould Im mediately declare .war to tha death on that "if." .- 4 ". Roaeburg Plalndealert 1 The prune business In ths Paclflo northwest la now readjusting itself quite rapidly. Tha districts In which good crops of Italian prunes can be expected early every year will keep . en raising prunes and will And the business more reliably profitable aa the acreage decreases in the dlstrlota In which there is a crop only once in a whlla There are a number of rather limited' sections In whloh the Italian prune haa proved aa reliable a bearer aa can be reasonably expected of . any frulta. . . Advice to the Lovelorn BY SXATBXOI y HIT AX. Dear Miss Fairfax Having . no mother to advise me, I would Ilka to . ask your advice In this matter. I am a girl of 17 and hava been engaged for the ' last six months to a young man two -years my senior. We were to be mar ried in a year or two, but lately , he askea- me to marry mm in a montn, .aa . he Is of a Jealous disposition and he thinks if I marry blm he would, not be eo Jealoua Dear Miss Fairfax, kindly advise me, aa he ia good, but I don't . know If I will bs doing right or wrong -en account of my age. - - A. C You are very young to marry, and I . do not know that matrimony will cure the young man' a Jealousy. Do you glva him cause for Jealousy? If so take my advice and try. and help him conquer the miserable feeling by giving him no cause for it If I were you I would wait a year or so before marrying. You are both too young . Dear Miss Fairfax t am a young girl and want to go on the stage. Now, will you please tell me how I can get a ' position In a good company In sqme large city. I think I have a talent for the stage at least I hava been told ao. can sing and recite. , I am tall and dark, I will be . very much obliged to you for your excellent advice. - MARIE DO DOB. My dear girl, have you -any idea of ' what going on the stage means? . There is no . profession . which requires such hard work. When you see a girl dressed prettily, singing or danoing to the ap plause or tne audience, you Imagine that It is all like that It Is not all like tha by any mesne. Those girls have to work long and hard to make even the smallest kind Of a success. Singing and reciting that aound very well In private life would not do at all In public You need training.' The publlo does not psy to hesr amateur' singing. ; No fc tress ' evef advises a girl to go en the etege. stay at noma, near girl, and he content with home Ufa . WBOaTO SBTABTMBBT. From Hal-par's Weekly! A prominent physician tells thla atnr at the expense of the modern erase for specialisation In the medical profession! A poor woman from the east aide of : New York wenteto a nearby dispensary to gs aid for her little son, who had one of his fingers smashed with a base ball bat At ths first room whan .h. applied she was told by a curt attendant that ths boy could not be treated there "Wrong piece." he explained, "thla ts the eye and ear department" i "Vere is der thumb und fine a.. partmentr Inquired the woman, simply. ( s r I 4 .'if