Editorial Page of TEe Journal
WEDNESDAY AUGUST SI. 1904.
PORTLAND. OREGON.
THE OREGON DAILY
A N
t.S. JACKSON
evening (except Sunday) and every Sunday morning at The
streets, Portland. Oregon.
Published
THE PORTAGE ROAD WILL BE BUILT.
HORACE O REE LET said. In 187J. after the subject
had been dlacusaed for months, and almost every
body was at sea In regard to It, that the way to
resume specie payment waa to reauma specie payment.
Sure enough; nobody had thought of that. And the poli
ticians and alleged statesmen, acting on Greeley's sugges
tion, resumed gbecle payment. ' It waa eupposed to be
very difficult lif not an Impossible thing; yet It was ac
complished without the faintest Jolt or Jar.
' Now the people of Oregon, especially of eastern Oregon,
and of eastern Washington and northern Idaho, have long
wanted a portage railroad from above Th Dallas to Ce
lllo. They know that a canal will be built there some time,
but not for five to 10 years. It took 10 years to build the
Cascades canal and locks. But those people and we of
Portland too want that obstruction removed, not 20 or 10
years hence, but now, or at farthest next year,
j Wasco county has thla year three quarters of a mil
lion bushels of wheat. Sherman county has about three
million baehels. Gilliam county has over a mUlkn-nd It
hag Just begun to raise wheat. ; Morrow 'county has a mil
lion and a hair Or so. Umatilla county has 6,00000 bush
els. ' Walla Walla county has t.000,000. Whitman county,
with a' short crop, has over 10,000,000. And there are other
counties, and other crops, that might be mentioned all
that region, from The Dalles to Lewlston, and to Spokane,
and Baker Cfety.
For a generation or more the people of thla vast'feglon
have wanted the open river, but they have waited for
some one to do the work for them, and It has never been
done. Now they have- decided to do it for themselves, and
It la going to be done and that promptly, too. Instead of
saying the road ought to be built, men are now saying
that it will be built; Instead of waiting for others to act,
they, are acting themselves. Instead of waiting for the
government in Its own methodical way to complete a
canal that will afford relief years hence they set about
getting relief at once through: the medium of a portage
railroad. Instead of waiting for another appropriation
from the state, for more money will be needed to do the
''work than the state has set aside for the purpose, they
simply take what they have on hand, begin the work and
make up the deficit out of their own pockets, watting
themselves for reimbursement. This is the new Oregon
spirit, the spirit that does things, that believes in the
theory that God helps those who help themselves, that be
lieves, the way . to resume Is to resume. It Is the spirit of
the. Greater Oregon about which we. read and of which we
are hearing something but It Is the latest, greatest and
most gratifying outward expression of it.
The road will be built; It will be buUt on time. Where
there is a will there Is a way and the way la perhaps al
ready found.
THE YOUNG WOMAN ON
r :
HE YOUNG WOMEN of a country
If It were not for them,. tp world would be a
wretched wreck Jn a short time.
' It is reported that a young woman,
on a slope of Sagamore hill, met the
United States, who also was taking a ride. She knew who
he was, but ha did not know her; but being a gentleman,
as well as a president, he lifted his hat and was passing,
but she stopped and of course he stopped. A president
is nothing in comparison with a young American woman.
She lfcved thereabout, and the road over which they were
riding was in a' bad condition, had not been properly Im
proved for years like some roads up In Linn county In
the spring. This young woman called the president's at
tention to the condition of the road, told him it ought to
be Improved, and that he ought to attend, to It. He at
once concurred In her view of the case, and promised "her
DINKELSPIEL
L
(By 'George V. Hobart. )
Tuxedo, Today.
Vunce more I vas In society.
A friend of mine has a wllla up here
und I haf been spending der veek's end
und eight dollars mlt him.
Der scene ven X entered society Is
vuh vlch vlll sparkle forth through his
tory on a sun-svept beach.
It tas at Mrs. Sklmmerhorn-von-Plckleslne's
reception und bright der
lumps phone ofer brave wimmens und
fair men.
I vas eggstremely nerfous should
making my debuttal. but I vent through
der ordeal mttould having to unbutton
my collar.
Ven I entered der reception hsll und
handed my overshoes to der feetman
der 400 burst Into silence.
It vas a dramatic moment.
"Should I remove my shoes und gif
dem also to der feetman?" thought I.
"Is he der real ding or does he vear
open-face socks!" thoagnt der 400.
It vas a critical moment, but not a
critic vaa dare. -
Suttently der blue blood arose to my
surface und I vas saved. Mlt a low
' bow I shook hands salt der butler und
two minutes aftervarda I vas at my ease
asking der hostees vot vas for supper.
A leedle later It vns a complete tri
umph far me ven I upsetted a plate of
soup In der lap of a chent dot nefer
used soup In any form.
For der benefit of dem dot may come
after me und may haf to rush suttently
Into society some day I haf author
shipped a short eattleklsm vlch vlll
carry dem through der angry surf vich
beats forever on der shore of der smart
setters, dus:
Qvestlon It vss a beautiful day to
day, ain't It. yest
Answer Yes, thank you; und so Is to
morrow also.
Q. Is your health improving or do
you Intention to took der mud bathaT
A. No, thank you. I haf been on der
.rater vaggon for ofer a veek, so I
doan'd haf to go to Hot Springs.
O Vas you going tn haf a new di
vorce die fall or vlll you use last sum
mer's" .My husband gets home so lata st
night so vs half hat no chance to talk 1t
ofer yet
q Vaa you fond of pickled Ice
cream T
1 A No, tbaak you; a nigh ball vlll do
nicely.
(j. Do you play golf mlt dar Scotch
or Kngllsh accentuation?
A. -I prefer bridge vlst because I vln
ftwn dollars at It yesterday.
Q Do you vear your chewing gum
on der starboard or der port side.
A. No but 1 vlll puff a ciguroot mlt
you If dare vaa nobody . looking.
Q- How should der hair be vorn at a
cotillon?
A In der case of der leader der hair
should he parted at ahould latitude 68.
nude II vest. Dare la no rule for
. bald headed men. because day part to
jeeel no more. J$
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then and there that the road should be repaired and prop
erly improved.
Being an honest man. he will keep his word. Whether
he will get the supervisors of thje county to make an extra
appropriation, whether he himself, assisted by his boys,
will do It. is not known, is In fact nobody's business; but
that this road on Sagamore slope will be Improved there
Is no doubt. The young American woman asked for It;
the president of the United States, holding the highest po
sition In the world, promised it, and It shall and will be
done.
It might be well If other young women would ride out
and accost our governors, legislators, mayors, county com
missioners, and so on few men can be presidents and
call their attention to bad roads, and order them fixed.
For no office holder could refuse such a request of a young
woman on horseback.
M'
started, for once the system is Introduced its growth will
be rapid and whatever expenditure is made will be abund
antly Justified by the results. That there Is need of such
an institution In connection with the public school system
Is demonstrated by the results attained at the T. U. C. A.
rooms. Much of the class work there has been done after
school hours and at night and the earnestness and seal
with which the work has been prosecuted gives ample
proof that It fills a need In the community which cannot
be completely met without the aid of the public schools.
In a practical nation like this, where opportunities haver
been so rapidly opening along what have hitherto been re
garded as non-professional lines, every city owes a duty
to its youth to provide them with the means to begin work
of this sort. What Is true of other cities seems to be par-.
tlchlariy true of
been In the direction of meeting the constantly growing
demand for this character of education. We look for
ward to the time In the Immediate future when the manual
training school will become the most cherished, If, not ac
tually the most valuable, of all departments in the public
schools. This has been the record elsewhere and It will
be the record here.
The selection of Mr. Standley was a wise one. He pos
sesses peculiar almost unique fitness for the work. He
has had much experience. Is a man of fine character and
he understands the local needs better than any other man.
Under his management, if he is allowed reasonable lati
tude, the manual training school will speedily become an
Institution in which every citizen will take the deepest
pride and satisfaction.
HORSEBACK.
T
HE deadly,
are Its salvation.
riding on horseback
president of the
IN SOCIETY
Q. Vot is der rule abould full dress
ven you own a yaeht? .
A No matter how many yachts he
owns no man should forget dot he is a
chentlemana und vear a low neck ahlrt
mlt a Tuxedo ohacket, even If he has,
der aerpent of der Nile tattletooed across
his boosum. DIs Is vun of der largest
bunches of ettyket in der social vorlJ
today. Many a noble leader of der
Cberman has been chased off der social
ladder yust because he vlshed to prove
dot he hat a fine landscape of der Amer
ican eagle flying across his solo appo
plexus. Q. Name der five best books In der
vorldT
A Bank book, check book, pocket
book, mileage book und cook book.
Of POUTIC8.
Judge Parker's Ideas on the Duty That
Patriotic OlUseas Owe the State,
The article from which the following
extracts were taken Is baaed on an ad
dress delivered by Judge Parker at the
commencement of Union college, Albany,
In 1(01, and was authorised by him for
publication In the September Issue of
Sue
Superficial observers of present politi
cal condttlona, which too often disclose
local leadership to be in the bands of
selfish men who use the power they
possess to accomplish results hostile to
the public Interests, frequently assert
that there Is no opportunity for the edu
cated, thoughtful, unselfish and Inde
pendent man In politics; but. If such
persons would only sound the depths of
political history, the feet would be re
vealed to them that, whenever a great
question of publlo Importance has
arisen. It has been presented and cham
pioned through the press snd on the
rostrum by the educated thinkers of the
country; who for the time being are the
real leaders, and under whose banners
the organisation leaders hasten to mar
shal their forces lest their power shall
be overthrown by the Impelling force of
an idea.
It has often happened In the past, and
In the future will continue to happen,
that organised forces, under the leader
ship of individuals having for the time
no more lofty Ideal than their own per
sonal advancement or that of some of
their followers, are made most effective
Instruments for the accomplishment of
results wholly foreign to the leaders'
purpose and often hostile to their de
sires. My observation has led me to the con
clusion that there are many cultivated,
patriotic men who would gladly con
tribute something of their time and ef
fort to the Improvement of public condi
tions. If they but saw the opportunity;
but this they often fall to see, for the
sola ressesi that they look for It, at the
Very outset. In the larger field of state
or national affairs. Instead of analysing
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THE MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL
ANUAL TRAINING will be started In the Port
land public schools In a very modest and unas
suming way. but the main thing Is to get It
Portland, where the tendency has not'
THE WAR SPIRIT.
desperate conflict In Manchuria will
probably be the last one of that sort for many a
year. The nations of the world will be slower, on
account of this fight, to go to war than they have been.
The slaughtering of tens of thousands of humankind over
a quarrel that any Just Judge could have settled as well as
It wfil be settled by the dread arbitrament of war. Is
something that the so-called civilised world will not tol
erate much longer generation or two, perhaps.
There are voices in this land for war, for fighting, for
bloodshed, for a great navy, a great army, always ready,
always on watch, to go out and kill, slay, slaughter; and
the same people and politicians who In one way or another
show forth this spirit are professed believers In and prac
tlsers of the doctrines of Christianity, which brought to
the world the gospel of peace and good will.
The brains and hearts of the ' leaders and teachers of
America should be for peace, not war, for love, not hatred,
for righteousness, not cruel wrath.
the conditions In the town, village or
city where they live, and then attempt
inn to correct the errors of local gov
ernment to be found there.
A man who would succeed In business
should begin at the bottom and work
toward the top, which he may reach If
he master every detail of It and prove
himself more skilful than those who
are vying with htm In the struggle for
Its ultimate control.
The same rule applies In politics.
There are exceptions to the rule, but
they tend to prove It. as exceptions
usually do; as where a fond father
makes the fatal error of putting his
young and untrained son at the head of
a great business about which he knows
nothing, or an accident In politics
places a man without experience In pub
llo affairs In an office of great power
and responsibility. The result. In either
case, Is disappointment and failure.
Tou who have outrun my argument
are naturally asking yourselves, 'Where
at home, when my education Is com
pleted snd I have entered upon my
chosen pursuit for life, shall I find the
opportunity to render even a modest
service toward bettering governmental
conditioner I answer without hesita
tion that, wherever your home may be.
there -you will find, upon investigation, a
chance for helpfulness.
In nearly every town, county and city
government the expenses are rapidly In
Creasing. Although, for considerable
portions of the Increase, corresponding
benefits are being received, the tendency
to wastefulhess and extravagance is not
only marked, but It already threatens
our municipalities, In the not far dls
tant future, with a burden that will be
borne with exceeding difficulty. Thla la
due largely to the fact that men of edu
cation, supplemented by professional
and business training, are unwilling to
contribute, as did their fathers tn the
paat. aome portion of their time and
ability toward the duties of local government-It
Is Just as much the duty of a
patriot to contribute of his efforts, so
far as practicable, toward Improving
governmental conditions In "a govern
ment of the people, by the people, and
for the people." as It Is his duty to bear
arms In defense of bis country sgatnst
sn enemy in time of war.
It has always happened, and always
will, when men of thought as well as
of action persistently labor for the de
velopment of an Idea helpful to the pub
llo . interests, that after a time their
project will be picked up and carried
on by ,a competent party organisation
which hopes to gain strength from It.
and In return will make It effective. Just
aa the party organisations In state and
nation have given effect to civil service
reform, although It did not In the first
Instance originate with them, and was
not taken up by them until public opin
ion had become established In Its favor.
Klamath Falls Express: Eleven four
horse scrspers and a six horse plow are
at work today between the first shaft
of the Klamath Canal Co. s tunnel and
the lake.
Small Change
' Few babies are being named Debs or
wallow.
The Black Hand needs to be met by a
Mailed Flat.
Perhapa It won't be fall In Port Ar
thur till next winter.
In 1808 Root vs. Polk perhapa
That might be Interesting.
Dollar wheat la a straw vote
be an early frost. If it comas.
So will
Now It Is a no-hat fad. It la nice for
fellows who can't afford to buy a hat
Still General Miles. In spite of his
great style, ha a lot of deserved friends.
Mrs. Maybriok will not go on the
stage; therefore everything la forgiven
her.
It Is a good time to build steel bridges
while the moguls are cuffing one an
other. Prince Henry la anticipating a goodl
time when he comes over again, even If
be la married.
. Uncle Joe Cannon has a right to love
the Republican party. Look at the fun
he has had out of It
Mosquitoes are very active at the
White House They have been reading
Of the strenuous life.
The air Is tremulous with premoni
tions of another farewell tour by PattL
Chicago Tribune. Good Lord, deliver
us!
If Abdul Hamld couldn't see a bluffing
fleet outalde his house when he got up
in the morning he wouldn't enjoy his
subsequent prayer.
Tou can still find fools talking about
the Democrats carrying Illinois, snd the
Republicans carrying Missouri, but they
are not very numerous. i
Four carloads of American cigarettes
have been shipped to the Russian sol
diers. If Japan were not excited. It
would not fight any more.
But If Tom Watson sees sn automo
bile coming, he will get out of the mid
dle of the road and sit down and rest
himself in the farmer's fence corner.
Oh. how sorry we are for the teach
ers and preachers who have to go to
work again soon! They must envy us
people who never work, and so have no
need of a vacation-
There will be a total eclipse of the sun
of September that Is, In South Amer
ica. Take a smoked glass snd the girl
you like to kiss In the dark, and ooon,
for the eclipse won't wait
"Whoso flndeth a wife." said Solomon,
who was accounted a wise man In his
day and generation, "flndeth a . good
thing." But. a good many men who pay
divorce fees seem to disagree with him.
FW WATS AT WIDlUItW.
Oreen la a Bitdal Qown A Dor Drives
His Daughter's Carriage.
Front London Opinion.
By marrying In May and introducing
green 'into her bridal gown Miss Ida
Drdmmond set the season's fashion for
novelties at weddings. The Idea caught
on.
Miss Agnes Birth followed, substitut
ing trails of flowers which fell from
the markers of her Ivory prayerbooX
for the conventional bridal bouquet.
Lord Acton's bride not only made her
bridesmaids precede her, but provided
them with seats during the ceremony.
Lord Galway drove bis daughter to
church in the family ooach-and-four,
while Lady Palmer Introduced the moat
novel mode of holding her daughter's
wedding reception several days before
the wedding took place.
If the erase for novelties in weddings
continues we may yet see the regulation
white gown laid aside and brides led
to the altar in all the colon of the rain
bow. Bridegrooms' gifts have also struck a
note of novelty this year. Mr. Bertram
Brooke presented enameled necklaces
made by hla mother, the Ranee of Sara
wak, to the children who attended his
bride.
Sir Henry Redlngfeld gave brooches
In the form of a falcon, and fetter-look
the badge of his family ever since the
wars of the rosea.
Lieut. Charles Mason, of H. M 8.
Jupiter, who married Lord and Lady
Robertson's daughter, gave hla bride's
maids brooches In the form of an eagle
the badge of hla ship.
Bnt perhaps the moat novel of all
bridegrooms' gifts ware the sprays of
Jewels set In the form of violets given
years ago by the Earl of Mar and Kel
tic when he married Lady Violet Ash
ley. From the Chicago Tribune.
"Tea, he la dead, quite dead. We can
tell. We are alive. What did that last
poem of hla mean, anyway T He may
have wtjtteu the "Recessional,' but now
he Is gead. We ' crawl between his
finger and his thumb, where, If he were
alive, one pinch would do for ua. But
he la dead. It Is a delightful feeling for
ua. We never could feel superior to
him before. We should be more then
coffin worms If we refrained from tell
ing everybody about It as soon ss pos
sible. There are some vertebrates,
there are even some Insects, that pre
scribe a period of silent mourning. It
Is the coffin worms, and only the coffin
worms, who know how pleaaant It is to
wriggle alive over, the breast of a dead,
genius, who has Just died, and to an
nounce the news to the world. He may
have been superior -to us ones. If so,
we have all the more reason to gloat
over his death. Hear ua gloatl By the
way, that was one of his phrases. He
taught us most of the phrases that we
know. And now we can chew our
master. We began to shout aa soon ss
we thought the breadth waa out of his
body. Anybody could see how we ex
ulted. It was the moment of our tri
umph. He trod us under hie heels when
be was alive without knowing that there
was anything between him and the
ground. Things sre different now.
And It will not be our fault If the world
doesn't know It. We sre alive, we cof
fin worms. He is dead."
Some morning Mr. Kipling will Just
shake himself slightly and a colony of
terrified coffin worms will go burrow
ing. Caught on the
From the Chicago News.
Blowboy (at summer resort) -I am go
ing to the postoffice, Miss Peachly.
Shall I aak for youT
Miss Peachly Of course you may, Mr.
Slowboy, but it Isn't necessary to go to
the postofHce. Tou will find papa down
In the billiard room.
vssl BSBW-rSBBBg lsaa saw Flrfsriuii sa8rsss n
bTclV'tI'JA i 5!ae VJwjiceM.wei
- W! . 1 L 71.'
August SI In the morning after
breakfast the chiefs met and sat down In
a row, with pipes of peace highly orna
mented; all pointed toward the Seats In
tended for Captains Lewis and Clark.
When they arrived and were seated, the
grand chief, whoae Indian name,Weucha,
fa In English "Shake Hand," and in
French la celled "Le Llberateur" (The
Deliverer)' rose and spoke at some
length, approving what we had aald and
promising to follow our advice.
' "I see before me," said he, "my Great
Father's two sons. Tou see me and the
rest of our chiefs and warriors. - We are
very poor; we have neither powder nor
balls nor knives, and our women and
children at th village have no clothe
I wlah that, aa my brothers have given
me a flag and a medal, they would give
me something for those poor people, or
let them stop and trade with the first
boat that eomaa up the river. I will
bring chiefs of the Pawnees arid Mahas
together and make peace between them;
but it la better that I ahould do It than
my Great Father's sons, for they will
listen to me more readily. I will also
take some chiefs to your country In the
spring; but before that time I cannot
leave home. I went formerly to the
English, and they gave me a medal and
some clothes; when I went to the Spaiir
lah they gave me a medal, but nothing
to keep It from my akin. But now you
give me a medal and clothe But atlU
we are poor; and I wish, brothers, you
would give us something for our
squaw"
When he sat down, Mahtoree, or White
Crane, arose.
I have listened.'' said he. "to what
our Father's words were yesterday; and
i am today glad to see how you have
dressed our old chief. I am a young
man, and do not wish to take much;
my fathers have made me a chief; I
had 'much sense before, but now I think
I have more than ever. What the old
chief haa declared I will confirm, and
do whatever he and you please; but I
wish you would take pity on us, for we
are very poor.
Another chief, called Pawnawneah-
pahbe. than said:"
I am a young man, and know but lit
tle; I cannot speak well, but I have lis
tened to what you have told the old
chief and will do whatever you agree."
The aame sentiments were repeated by
Aweawechach
We were surprised at finding that the
first of these titles means "Struck by
the Pawnee," and was occasioned by
some blow which toe chief had received
In battle from one of the Pawnee tribe.
The second la In English "Half Man."
which, seemed a aingular name for a
warrior till It was explained to have Its
origin probably In the modesty of the
chief, who, on being told of his exploits.
would say: "I am no warrior; I am
only half a man."
The other chiefs spoke very little:
but after they had finished one of the
warriors delivered a speech In which
he declared he would support them.
They promised to make peace with the
Ottoes and the Mlaaourls, the only na
tions with whom they were at war. All
these harangues concluded by describing
the distress of the nation; they begged
ua to have pity on them, to send them
traders; they wanted powder and ball,
and seemed anxious that we ahould sup
ply them with some of their Great Fath
er's milk, the name by which they dis
tinguished ardent spirits. We gave
some tobacco to each of th chiefs, and
a certificate to two of the warriors who
attended the chief. We prevailed on Mr.
Durlon to remain here and accompany aa
many of the Btoux chiefs as he could
collect down to the seat of government.
We also gave his son a flag, aome
clothes and provisions, with directions to
bring about a peace with the surround
ing tribes, and to convey some of their
chiefs to see the -president. In the even
ing they left us and camped on the op
posite bank, accompanied by the two Du
rlon During the evening end night we
had much rain and observed that the
river rose a little.
The Indiana who have Just left us are
the Tanktona, a tribe of the great na
tion of Sioux. These Tanktons are
about 200 men In number, and inhabit
the Jacques, Des Moines and Sioux riv
ers. In person they are stout, well-proportioned
and have a certain air of dig
nity and boldness. In their drees they
differ nothing from the other bends of
the nation whom we saw and will de
scribe afterward; they are fond of dec
TORONTO FOSTERS HIGH TARIFF
(By John H. Raftery, Special Corre
spondent of the Chicago Tribune.
Printed Simultaneously in The Jour
nal.) Toronto, Ont., Aug. 27. There la no
city In Canada so representative of th
divergent international trade policies
of the dominion as Toronto. Every one
of Toronto's five seats in ths house of
commons at Ottawa la filled by a con
servative. Being the leading manufacturing city
of all Canada, Toronto Is the culture
bed of Canadian high tariff. Further
more, It Is dominated, not numerically,
but quite potentially, by tpry Interest
The town and the tributary regions of
Ontario were founded and developed by
loyal unionists who quit the United
States during the revolution. Emigra
tion to thla section la largely from Eng
land and from that portion of Ireland
and Scotland which produces the Or
angemen and the Caledonian Presbyte
rian. The swift upbuilding of factories
within the last decade, all nurtured by
the tariff wall between the states and
the dominion, has put both money and
argument Into the hands of the Toronto
tarljrite
The last official utterance of Premier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier with reference to
reciprocity commanded the tacit, and
always selfish, approval of the conser
vatives of Toronto, for he said with
vehemence that the next move toward
reciprocal trade relatione with the
United States must come from Wash
ington. That pronunclamento, coming from
the head and front of the liberal gov
ernment, suits the Toronto ' manufac
turer quite well, so far as It goes. The
latter does not believe that Washing
ton will ever take the step which Can
ada desires it to take and which. In a
day, might relight the fires for reci
procity In every province of the do
minion. Toronto manufacturers, and some of
them have come hither from the United
States, do net want any lessening or
lowering of "the existing trade barriers.
They are doing well; their Canadian
market is growing by leaps and bounds;
they are organised for protection, and
they have better access to the powers
at Ottawa than haa the public On the
contrary, they wlah for an enhanced
tariff embargo against America, and In
orations, and use paint, porcupine quills
and feather Some of them wore a
necklace of white bear's claws three
Inchea long, closely strung together,
round their necks. They have only a
few fowling-pieces, being generally
armed with bows and arrows, In using)
which, however, they do not appear aa
expert aa the more northern Indians.
What struck us most was an institution
peculiar to them and to the Kite
(Staltan: See p. 68 Indians further to
the westward, from whom It is said to
have been oopled. it la an association of
the most active and brave young men.
who are bound to each other by attach
ment, secured by a vow, never to retreat
before any danger or give way to their
enemle In war they go forward with
out sheltering themselves behind tree
or aiding their natural valor by any
artifice Their punctilious determination
not to be turned from their course be
came heroic or ridiculous a short time
since when the Tanktons were crossing
the Missouri on the Ice. A hole lay Im
mediately In their course, which might
easily ha,ve been avoided by going
around. This the foremost of the band
declined to do, but went straight for
ward and was lost The others would
have followed his example, but were
forcibly prevented by the reat of the
tribe. These young men sit, danoe and
camp together distinct from the rest
of the nation; they are generally about
SO or 36 years old, and such Is the def
erence paid to their courage that their
seats tn council are superior to those
f the chief and their persons are more
respected. But, aa may be supposed,
such - indiscreet bravery will soon di
minish the numbers of those who prac
tice It, so that the band Is now reduced
to four warriors, who were among our
vlaltor There were the remains of SS
who composed the society not long ago,
but In a battle with the Kite Crow In
diana of the Blaek mountains II of
them were killed, and these four were
dragged from the f tela by their compan
ions. Whilst these Indiana remained with
us ws mads very minute Inquiries rela
tive to their situation, numbers, trade
and manner This ws did very satis
factorily, by means of two different In
terpreter and from - their accounts,
Joined to our Interviews with other
bands of the aame nation, and much In
telligence acquired since, we were able
to understand with seme-accuracy the
condition of the Sioux, Tilfherto so little
known.
The Sioux or Dacorta Dakota In
diana originally settled on the Missis
sippi, and called by Carver Madoweslans,
are now subdivided Into tribe a fal
lows: First Tanktons. This tribe inhabit
the Sioux, Dea Molnea and Jacques riv
ers, and numbers about SSS warrior
'Second Tetons of the Burnt woods
Bols Brules. This tribe numbers about
S00 men, who rove on both aides of the
Missouri, White and Teton river
Third Tetons Okandandas Ogalla
las. A tribe consisting of about 160
men, who inhabit both aldea of the Mis
souri below the Cheyenne river.
Fourth Tetons Mlnnakenono Mlnne
conjou. A nation Inhabiting both sides
of the Missouri above the Cheyenne rive i
and containing about S60 men.
Fifth Tetons Saone. These inhabit
both sides of the Missouri below the
Warreoonne 'river and consist of about
S00 men.
Sixth Tanktons of the North or
Plain or Big Devils. Who rove on the
heads of the Sioux, Jacques and Red
river the most numerous of all the
tribes numbering about 600 men.
Seventh Wahpatone (Waqpetonwan
or Wahkpatoan). A nation residing on
the St. Peter's, Just above the mouth of
that river, numbering 200 man.
Eighth Mlndawnrcart on (Mdwakant on
wan), proper Dacorta Dakota or Sioux
Indians (Gens du Lao of the French).
These possess the original seat of the
Bloux and are properly so denominated.
They rove on both sides of the Missis
sippi about the falls of St Anthony and
constat of S00 men.
Ninth The Wahpatoota (Waqpekute
or Wahkpakotoan), or Leaf Beda (Leaf
Shooters). This nation Inhabits both
sides of the River St. Peter's, below Tel
low Wood river, amounting to about 160
men.
Tenth Slstasoon Blsseton. This
nation numbers 200 men, who reside at
the head of the St Peter's.
Of there several tribes more particular
notice will be taken hereafter.
the Chamberlain plan they forsee thl
to them, most desirable denouement
Here, more than anywhere elae in
Canada, you will hear reciprocity, free
trade and commercial unity denounced
as little less than treason, sine, accord
ing to the tariff orators and publicists,
each In turn Is but an entering wedge
for annexation and a parting of the
ways with the British empire and the
flag of England.
It Is a bold and effective campaign
cry and it may swing elections In the
future as it haa done In the past For
the royal unionist, the Scotch Imperial
ist, and the Irish Orangeman rally to It
each upon hla own narrow line of
thought or prejudice, but all to a com
mon center.
The conservative-Imperial forces of
Ontario, most active in Toronto, are
looking too, to the change of sentiment
amongst the Roman Catholic French of
Quebec, where the desirability of Brit
ish cltlsenshlp is being fermented as
against temporary commercial recipro
cation leading to national amalgamation
with the United States.
The Canadian French Catholic of
Quebec are not, sentimentally, imperi
alist but the cure, the church, swings
Quebec, and estrangement from Great
Britain means the loss of those tem
poral advantages which the Roman
church In Canada now enjoys and util
ises to an aatoundlng degree.
At a strictly utilitarian policy, how
ever, reciprocity with the United States
commends Itself to the majority of the
electorate of Toronto, aa It doea to the
majority of the voters of all the prov
ince of Ontario. Importer Jobber
wholesalers and conaumers realise that
tney are gradually "falling Into the
hands' of the manufacturer If they
could strip the reciprocity question of
It sentimental and bigoted aspect,
they would be for It by a large ma
jority. The bread and butter voice of
the majority crlea for reciprocity; but
sentlmentallsm, In answer, cries trea
son. Meanwhile the manufacturers do ths
lobbying; the liberal government's hands
sre tied by the uniformly antagonistic
posture of the Washington congress,
and Its feet are bound In waiting upon
the Britjah decision upon Chamberlain
ism. There 1 another phase of the ques-
Oregon Sidelights
Next week about 26,000 hop pickers
will get busy.
Now they are coming horn and most
of them want a rest.
A great amount of
brought Into Dayton.
wood la being
Three Olex children died last week
of cholera Infantum.
That oil well up at Salem
needa an appropriation.
probably
But there are fish elsewhere In Oregon
besides in the Columbia river.
Have a gun ready when the geese
begin to fly aouth. They're fat.
If you have a good crop of potatoes
the prevailing politic and religion are
Juat right
The hops, In billions, sre courting the
deft hsnds, and will sprinkle them with
dew In the dawn.
- Plenty of gravel or crushed rook la
heeded on many Willamette valley road
now. before It rains.
There will be an Indian wardanoe Iq
Tillamook September S. Sorry we oan't
go, but It la really too far to walk.
Important society Item from the Long
Creek Ranger: ."Mel Conger Is assist
ant mixologist at the Gem saloon this
week."
The lone Poet interestingly says that
"there la in operutlon In Morrow county
18 steam threshers, two combine har
vesters, two tread-power and nine horse
power."
Tillamook Herald: A great many of
our people are suffering with a bowel
disorder, occasioned. It is thought, by
an ovar Indulgence of fruit and green
vegetables brought In by wagons from
ths Willamette valley.
Romans correspondent of Klamath
Falls Express: Sunday la bathing day
for the Bonanaa youngsters; they con
gregate In the street then make be
line for the river. Anyone having bath
ing suits "to let" would do well to ad
vertise. Condon Globe: Last Sunday's Issue of
th Portland Journal says that In on
day of the previous week there was con
sumed In that city 8,260 gallons of alco
holic drink We don't doubt It, because
we sew a lot of Gilliam county bnnch
s rasters in the oity at about that tint
Tha Dalles Chronicle: Among the
latest fads of tha summer girts are sun
burned initials on their arm Short
sleeves. Initials cut from black court
plaater and affixed to one arm, and the
sun will do the rest, leaving the letters
In pink and white on the sunburned
skin. This fad began at The Dalles,
so we are Informed by some young
men.
tlon which must not be overlooked. In
Toronto I find that the manufacturing
interest favor Mr. Chamberlain's tariff
plan In so far a it promises both a
weapon and a fortification against com
petition. But nobohdy of foresight here
Is willing to admit that Canada will
give, England any further trade advant
ages. In exchange for the all British tariff
wall that, is anticipated.
Canada, by its liberal government,
has already given England a tariff pref
erence of one-third Off on importations,
and the manufacturer of Toronto, being
utterly selfish In his 'regard of reci
procity with the United States, la
equally selfish with regard to any fur
ther concessions to England.
In a word, then, Toronto and the
tariff! tee of Ontario are for the Cham
berlain plan ao far aa It will help Can
ada by shutting out the United States.
But they are not for Chamber lajnlsm In
that it may require further co-operative
conoeaaloas from Canada. Chamber
lain's plan for Imperial trade unity must
fall to the ground without the co
operation of Canada. That la evident,
and It la admitted here by men of all
shades and qualities of political belief.
And yet. even now, regarding the whole
matter from afar and forestalling In
various way the ultimate dec talon of
the people of England a to thla ques
tion, (he Canadian high tariff man him
self admits that no matter what Eng
land wiahea Canada must get the best
of the bargain.
Granted that Chamberlain finally suc
ceeds In England with his tariff plan,
what will happen If Canada refuses to
yield more than aha has already yielded
in the matter of British preference T
Canada la the keystone of the imperial
arch which Chamberlain Is building, but
Canada cannot yet stand free trade, not
even with England, and If the dominion
holda aloof, as It promises to do, the
Imperial unity structure crumbles.
Furthermore, in Canadian popular be
lief, as Is In the belief of England, a
tariff system for the mother country Is
a theory, a dream, which may become a
reality and an experiment Free trade
IS a fact In England, and the British
publlo Is not inapt to prefer a satisfac
tory fact to an alluring experiment.
Bo far aa Canada is concerned, a pro
hibitive or retaliatory tariff against the
United States would be an adventure,
alluring under present conditions, but
still a speculation, a gamble, a chance.
Reciprocity, on the other band, he been
tried and it waa good. The publlo of
Toronto knows that trade oommunlty
with the United 8tates-wa good fact
They are not unwilling to believe that
Imperial commercial unity may become
a tangible benefit. Chamberlalnlstn Is
a theory. Reciprocity la tried, ap
proved, but lost condition.
The manufacturing capacity and
power of Toronto trebled within the
two years passed. The dominion govern
ment Is beginning the expenditure of
8100.000,000 on the new Grand Trunk
Pacific railroad which Is to be run from
Moncton In New Brunswick to th Pa
cific ocean at Fort Simpson In British
Columbia. Manitoba, Alberta, Saskat
chewan, all of the Canadlafgorthwest
Is filling rapidly with aapiouleutal emi
grants of whom, a quarter of a million
have come from the United States and
England.
Canada Is flourishing as It never did
before.
- The manufacturing Interests, centered
here In Toronto, are on the crest of the
wave The alien labor law. originated In
thla province, is a measure retaliatory
to the alien labor law of the United
States. American farmers are coming
to Canada. Dominion factories, pro
tected by the tariff, are thriving beyond
expectations. American capital, as ex
ploited In manufactures, Is coming to
Ontario to dodge the imposts.
In spits of these condition in To
ronto and In Ontario, the numerically
preponderant sentiment Is for reci
procity with the United State
But. as Sir Wilfrid Laurier says, the
next move In that direction must coma
from Wsshlngton. The matter Is no
longer a Canadian Issue. If it Is, or may
be, an Issue at ail, It must be an Ameri
can Issue.