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yhjvL Sot interfere with the
rfhjto',, ; TAGK ROAD.
V A HOTHDt ILLUSTRATION o the profound theory
that Ood helps those who help themselves Is sf
f JL. forda Dy the letter of feoretary Tsft te Mer
i' Unffltt In response to the tetter Inquiry to wnt
1 'imrnnuat would be disposed to d ohm It escaped from
J th Mat right of ray for tfa propowd ship, oana. In
i .the event the people of Oregon asked permission to ran ft
J portage railroad over part of that right o war. Secretary
i .Tart doaa not deem It edvlseblef ta take aor action la ttaa
wttar ntU ttaa right of , way. haa been actually tnrnad
lover to ttaa government "Thta M only wtml ano propor
no other outeomo could possibly ba expected barond
the MBiiranaa. wWcb wao (Iran, that Uw war dapartmrnt
twanid. oo-oparat wtta ttoa paopla t
vilffnt ba eonalatantlr poaalbla-
la this conaaotloa U maat not ba
of tna nani ot way wnicauw mh
ox vm nam. " 7
that tha laad
wUwr. Juot bow Car, ondar taaaa elreumataacaa, tha w
rnmant would ba'daattfled la parmlttlna: any part of that
land ta ba wed for tha purpoaas at a portac railroad la
a aartooa qaaatfon upon tha aoluUoa of which nlfht hlngo
tha bulidinf of tha road la ttma ta ba of naa for tha amt
' aaat aC mast talTd ajaapa, ,i vtf;.:-. '.-
- But, foraaaataly. act hi oa tha naW. thaory of halptnc
lliamailiai tha latter la now aC Ilttla eonaMiuaaoa Jt tha
jopla of tha' atata;., Thay hava . praoaadod .atonar Ift
ttepaBdaat llaaa la tha aotuttoa mt tha quavtloa la aa faraa
It hivorraa tha rlfht of way for tha porta road and that
right af way they wilt aacura Indapandent of tba,rlht of
aray that will ba or haa baaa areond for tha ship oanai.
, la thai way aatthar antarprlaa will tetarfara with tha othar.
(Tha ahlp aaaal will ha buUt la Ito own Una and work tta
mraotaa of banefU to tha whole atata and aoctlono of two
jhborln atatea; there la goad raaaon ta belJere that
tha porta railroad wlU ba built on aoaadala tlnw and that
by, next fa wa eh all know what tta affect will ba on -the
epwre tranoportatloa problem that haa ao km confronted
tha Inland empire.
PITY THE WOES1
HI R8TBXMBD Oenaral Xnropatkla la the treat
la tarnat tonal foot -race now la atotreai to Mukdaa,
jr m no ntrma aeeme Hwr-
with the- acomt an tha barely. Napoleon ftla retreat
from Moacow had the elementa ta ooatand aaalnaU wail
nrapatkia haa thv etemeata, plaa tha
worst of. tha two ra Che Ilttla browa man. Here thay
have bean at It for 14 eonaaeatlve Tdaya. FighUn. awlm-
aaln awoUaa atraanav blvouaokln la
beat tbax can, avan fhea not flndln
In which to fight and haraaa the anamy,
tha mlddlf of th night ta eentlirae
tlon. Pity row woa af poor Kuropatkln ! Fourteen Uya
M fVnot ta nantlon tha blcbla, aad atiy ftafi aoa to
JoUow. Can human leah aad blood atand trp agatnet
theaa ttralaaa, pltUeaa, damiah Jape who
vapt aw-atraggla toward ta goal aM
regard to fatigue, weather or condition
to vicau mk oc eiTuiaea mem .
What, la tfi bacoBW Of this eataal
war? Cannot the Japa restrain thamaelree wltala or
dinary boundsT Will thay never let up and tr Karo
patkla a ohanoa to aaelt hit the high plaoaa oa th road
hornet . 1' - U . I--;:
ArpRMBR BULTAN of Turkey. Murad V, an alder
' brother of the praieni saltan, Abdul Hamld, la
aad at the a of Throughout his youth
V W wa kept tnawared la a aaetaded kiosk, baring no oom
- anunlaatloa whatarar with tha outside world, and forbidden
. n to discuss any questions of atata. Nominally a ruler
af ail the Turk, he waa la fact an abject slare. la HTf,
jwaea hia uncla tha deapteable Abdul Asia, waa dapoaed by
lk oouactt- of ailatatera. tha amplre waa rife with oon
aphatlea, and tha Bhelk-ul-Islavn, 'tm whom tta choice of
a aaooeaeor devolred, aalaetad afurad. Three moot he latar
aae ministers daelarad him Insane, rawored htm to a palace
prison, and appointed his brother, Abdul Hamld saltan In
his stead. And ha ' haa held down the job, with eon
idsraala troable. alaca . - ' : 1
Marad baa itace been a mystery. It wa never known
whether hw Insanity wa real or fictitious, though Ms
bringing up. .wa enough a raak a man Inaana. H had
been forgotten by almost everybody, oven hi Turkey, but
he waa seen a few years ago by aoma- Inquisitive Amer
; WHAT THE WORLD WANTS
- Orison Swett Harden la Suocies. '
l t .Men who can aot be bought. tr.
I. ' , Men wheee word la their bond.
t Men wjbb put character above wealth.
Men whs possess opinions and a will,
f Men who aaa tha divine in the corn
ea . "' ' .
Mea wba "woeidrmlbtr be right than
Men who wUl aetioee thetrIndividtt
allty la a erowdv -4
Men who will not think anything
pTltable that tm dlaheneit.
Men who will be as honest ta email
';-'; ;hlns aa ta great thlssm, .
Ms who will make ao oompromlse
with queetloaable things.
sn wnoee amoiiiona are not eoa
Kifld ta their own eetneh desire
Men who are willing to eaertfloe pri
''vate tateresu for tha publle good,
' Men Who are net afraid to take
ejrjaneee, who are not afraid of failure,
' Ms af eeurage. who are not cowards
1 la aity part of their natures.
, Mea who are larger than thetr bust
,'aeea, who overtop their vacation,
m Mea who will give M inches for a
yard and St quarts for a bsehel,
J Philanthropist who will net let then
. . ' Ja doing. , - .
Men whe will aot have oa brand at
i honesty for bueiaeee aaraoaes and ea
rl - 1 " other for arlvau Ufa
i . J Toung eiea whe will be true ta their
' T: : htaheet Weale m spite of the eaaers and
4 ' laughter of their eoetsanlons.
;.. Clergyaiaa who can sar a loader eeil
i c than thai of pabllo aprlauaa, larger
' : elarv. or a fashionable church.
f , BUteeraea who will not pack caucuses,
i vwull wires, or be lalteeaoed -in their
-. Bolter hv awreeaal motives. .
i MasraarMBMus souls whs do act look
' apoa cvryhody they met for th pee-
r - ' ' mtblm aan rhav wmv -Tm ta thBL
Men wee are true to their friends
i ,threush gong reeort and evil report. In
- .edvoretty as wU as la prosperity.
eVaae-hearLed pespte wa do as
INPIPBNDINT NlWIPAPlK
i PUBLWW BY JOURNAL PUBLISrHNO CO, ;,-,...,4m.tMl
Jt Sunday) and every Bondey moving at Th
PAPER OF TUB CITY OP
POR-
afurad, hta whole
fTHHRB WILL'
; I aaaoctatlon
Onon aa far aa It
;
forgot tan thai part
nmm
TT" T7ru, .VT" 4m in thla araaCbat
eould only be
wwnmnn wwn,
Japanaaa, and tha
tha rata, axlatlnc, aa
tha day lop enough
but getting up la
that plaaatn oooupa-
Knoz.nouitRC ax-
doa I a em., wtlhaatl
thaAvould jtear.
j v
oaonpatloa of making
wm amount to much
reasons, too; ano
ern Washington,
atata, politically, by
eult la tha election
neither be bribed
ec tnai atata.
at every proposition from the point of
view of "What Is there In It for mr
t Journalist who will net write scur
rilous, scandalous article merely be
aua their edltor-ia-chief wlahea them
to do ao. i ' .
Toung men and women who can stand
erect and Independent whtle .ethers bow
and fawa' aad -crlnga for. place ana
power."- ' - ---- - -i- !
Men who do not believe that shrewd
ness, sharpness, cunning ana KWig-
heedednese are the btat qualities for
winning aacceea.' '
Merchants who will not offer for eele
"English i wnotens manufacture In
American mills, or '"Irish linens" made
In New Tors.
' Lawyers whe will aot persuade clients
to bring suits merely to squeese fee out
of them, when they know very wail that
they have no chance of -winning. -
Men who have the courage to do their
duty la silence sad obscurity r while
ethers about them wm wealth and
notoriety by neglecting veered obit
tlons. i
PhyalehutS who will not pretend to
know the net tire of a disease when they
do not, or experiment on patients with
drug with which they ere not familiar.
Mea who are not aehamed or afraid
to stand for the truth when It is un
popular, who can eay "no" with enpha-
sis, although ell tha rest of the world
say "yea.M (
Men who have the courage to wear
threadbare clothes and to live simply
end plainly, . if neeeeeary, while their
competitors revel 'In-Usury purchased
br crooked BMtaods.'
, Men who have 'gained such complete
control of themselves that - they can
pass through the moat eaasperaUng
situations without doing or saying an
unpleasaet thing, without losing their
temper or firing off tnHr center.
"Mea who can atand before a demagogue
And acorn his treacherous flatteries
without Winking
JOURNAL,
Jooraal SaUdtaft Ftfl asm TambiB
PORTLAND
teatia who had read Turkish history. They aaid that than
ha appeared ta ba a man la tha full poaaeoaloa of hU
faculties. There ha occasionally been aoma talk of the
"young Turk making an effort to depose- Abdul Hamld
and Bbbstttut afurad, who seemed to have had tha best
right ta tha throne, but thla waa never doa and now aid
life a aad failure, aaa gone to
AN IMPORTANT CONVENTION.
BS a meeting of tha Oregon Irrigation
at Ontario on-the Jrth, SOth and Slat
of thla -month that will prove a revelation -to the
paopla of the humid aectkme of tha state.'. Irrigation baa
worked wonderful things throughout the arid wast, aa we
all know, but wa af Oregon are not ao familiar by actual
observation with what It aaa dona la certain eeetlona of
thla atata. Faw of thoea who llv- elsewhere realise wax
the problem of Irrigation antara Into tha economy of farm-
aa yet far from fully davalopad atata.
tatee when, aa a matter of fact, we have at least urea
distinct cllmataa, one of which affords tha wMaat aospa to
Irrigation eatarprlaee and nowher hava they proven mora
eucceesful and remunerative. '
In tha new arm to whteh w a have Just awakened there la
no mora Important opne (deration than that the paopla of
Portland become mora fully acquainted with the various
sections of tha atata, to cat la. touch with their paopla and
to ba brought to axoaltstn sense of the Intimacy of the
relations which bind together all tha people of tha great
Inland empire. Owing lopoor transportation faculties the
widely scattered sections hava baaa left ta work out thetr
own salvation upon almost purely local Unas and too often
have been fodced to rely almost wholly upon thetr awn ef
forts. That day. happily for all oanoarnad, has paaaad for
ever. It fa bain realised that all eeetlona are Inter-related
and that w hat beneflta or harms on must ba felt to a
oertaia degree by all tha other. Many of. -the problems
which have confronted localities In the past, and whose ao-
attempted by local enterprise are now
being aided in many unexpected way from outside aourcea.
But the. beginning of everything Is acqualntancaahlp, the
face to fao knowledge of tha paopla of ana aeotlon with
the people of every other aectlon. - , -
Thar are several state and Interstate events now billed
which should attract much attention from' over tha atata,
bat from no part of It quite ao much aa from Portland.
Among thee th Irrigation convention at pntarfs should
occupy a cafiaplcuoue place. Thar abould be a big dale
gatloa fronw Portland not alone i bepaoaa of the rntereit
which will attach to the convention but for the further rea
son of the crop dlaplay which will ba gathered from all
section, i.ir
. .1 ,. v -S ,..'r 'hi i ' . . ' .,
' POPUUST BY-PLAY IN WASHINGTON.
THX POPULISTS of Washington have; aa a matter
of course, denounced Mr. Tamer, candidate tor
governor of that atata oh t patnocratlfr ticket.
ThajraJlroada havg plenty, of money with which to revive
a ghost of the defunct Popullat party of Washington, for
over there the railroads are thd owner- of tha Republican
party They have! always been very rnueh InpoMtloa'ln
Waahlhgton: thay have absolutely and Inaolantly dom
inated every Republican legislature sine that atatea ad
mission; and now, be in siarmedjeeta big. Independent
man abould ba elected governor one .who while treating
them fairly would not ba run over by thorn, they hava put
up thla Pepullat oaracrow, and expect to a pond money
enough to distract aoma votea from Turner. It la an aid
trick: It waa worked bora years ago: but It la doubtful If
tha aliased pretended Populist party of Washington
m the outcome. . ?
- The Popullat party had Ita mlseloa; It had good grounds
for Ita ilea, and raaaon for lta show of strength aome years
aa; but It dwindled and died, presumably for sufficient
now It la only revived bar and there aa
a paid ally of tha trusts, tha corporations, and their po
lltloal servant, the Republican party.
Tha atata of Washington will doubtless give Preeldent
Roosevelt m ubotantlai majority; It la now a safely Re
publican state on national Issues. Rut there Is a- tramaa
douo uprising of sentiment over there, especially In east
against the audacious domination of the
tha railroads; and, this Is likely to re-
of Kx -senator Turner a man who can
nor bullied.
It would ba a vary good thin for tha paopla of tha state
ta elect Turner and a Democrat lo legislature, even ff it
chooses to stand by Roosevelt, This Populist by-play
ought to receive ne aid or comfort from any sensible voter
: Prom the New Terk World.
In these piping times of strikes end
leuckouts a little Industrial event In
Peterson. K. J, will aerve ta remind
old Inhabitants af the relatione that
used to exist between employers and
employed before the days of the walk
ing delegate and- the aothtng-to-erbt-trate
edict. -
The main building of a lumber com
pany la Peterson waa destroyed by Are,
and there waa an unfortunate hiatus- of
110,000 between the losses and Insurance
The lit " employes of the company
volunteered 'to contribute a day's work
each toward the erection of new
building. In a single day the atruo
ture was finished with the exception of
tha window cashiga, and hi the evening
the company gave a eupper ta Ita loyal
employes.
The affair was complimentary to the
company and Ita employee alike. It la
a reminder that there are still In
dustrial Institutions In which the men
who provide the capital and the men
who provide the labor do not regard
each other as mortal enemies whose
beet Interest can be advanced only by
relentless warfare oa occasions and
armed neutrality In the Intervals. -
Bmpioyes and laborers In general
could read the reports of thla Peter
son "raising" with profit to themselves
aad to the community. -.( ,;
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FYom tha Chicago Journal.
"Mabel.- said Archibald, "now that we
are enraged, we should have so secrete
from each other; eheuld we, eearT
"No." replied Mabel, after abe had as
sitred herself that her mother was aot
listening la the eext room.
"Well, then," he said, "do please tell
me hist how old you era,"
-With pleasure." said Mabel. -But
first. Archibald, please tell see Just haw
much you get a weak.".,
Archibald pondered. HW mind ran
ahead Inte the future.
Torsive ma. MabeL" ha Kapenaed,
It waa aene of my business to ask,'
Small
Change
Full for
The Waggle -bug says - t
War Is a Mile of barbarism. .'. 't
We doet need any blsBrmy.
. Wa don't need any bigger navy.
Execution of good laws Is tha demand
of the time. . v . . .
The range war la
eastern ; Oregon
must be suppressed.
Real etvUtsatloa decent go out aad
kill, either for fun or money.; .
The alaurttsrers of aheap ought to be
hunted down and shot Ilka cheep-killing
doga.;. ..... tr'mzry - -
We told you to get ready for echeoL
This la for young folk, but lots af older
people are going to ecboot toeor ought
tO. - -
A preacher who kills aa animal for
sport ought to have a slim contribution
la the plate. He hasn't learaed the ftret
principles of Christianity.
If the Russian soldier's pay la only
tl.tO a year, he can't be much blamed
for retreating, Slowed If we'd be killed
for that much a year oureetf. i .
The man who goee out and holds np a
sheep herder and kills e tot of sheep te
ne better Christina thav ha who burn r
a Bigger to death because he la black.
- what Auto Ada eaaaia.
Portland. Bent. To tha Bdftor of
The' Journal The Oregon Ian having wil
fully misrepresented the automobile gun
play which occurred on the Macadam
road Sunday afternoon. I beg to be al
lowed to explain through the columns
of your paper. The facie of the affair
are ap follower
Myself ana party were unvm anmi
the Macadam road, at moderate rate
of apead. when we noticed a wagon by
the roadside with two horse tied be
hind. 1 immediately Bounded an alarm, giv
ing tha party ample time to signal us to
atop or to hold his horse.
He did neither, but ran Inte tha canter
of the road with a doable-barreled shot
gun, which ha aimed atrelght at us, but
did not shoot 1 drove on to th White
House, and then returned to town, where
I reported the matter to tha police,
The man was later placed under arrest
by Detectives Day and Hartman.
The horses were not frlghtenec in ma
least at any time. -
- The above are the facts aa they were
given ta the Oregontan. which It appar
ently changed to suit Itself and in order
to get In 'a hot shot at automobile ta
general.
It seems almost Inconceivable that a
man at the head of a dairy paper should
make such a rank statement aa appeared
In tha Oregonlan some time ago, when
that paper attacked automobile and
wound up with the statement that thay
should not be allowed on the streets. .
After having published aa outrageous
version of the affair of Sunday, thef
were aivan a correct statement of the
facts for the second time Stnr not
belns satisfied with their previous mis
representations, they used about half a
column of their -rmaunbJe" editorial
page te make . It atronger. They
stated that the team ran away and neai
ly killed two members of the parly,
which la another falsehood. It would
be a great relief to the automoblle'Busl
nese in general If the Oregonlan would
state facta Instead of falsehoods lit the
future. - ART HATES.
' ' TATS IHriaiB'
When da maple leaves am ternfa a party
golden brown, ,
An ail begin a-fallln off an rustlln oa
do grouB ;
When de Beiiflower apples am a-Utta'
rlne an meller. f
Aa de Pippins am a-glttin' all apeokled-
1. W .n' Mllar
Whan de cider la de bari am a-glttln In
its prime,,
Wa know dat hit am glttla' does to ta-ter-dlggln'
time, , r
Whan de blackbirds 're warblln' an' flyls'
- 'roua' In flocks.
An ds raven am a-croukin erbout de
fodder shocks;
When de ducks am a-quackln for an
other blssrer pool. -
An de turkey-gobbler gobelin la oe
saomln' 'case It's cool:
When de bluebirds "rp startla far a
warmer, dryer clime.
Daa we know dat hit am gU tin doae to
Uter-diggln' time. , jr
When de bullfrog oroakla' lak he bed an
' awful col.
Aa de grasshopper hoppta lag; be gltUa'
lame an' or;
When de bluojays am eooldln
cherries in all none.
An de oi' buck ram am lttla' his whi
ter clothin' on; .
Whan de katydid am harpta a mehuv
cholv chbne.
Wa know dat hit am gitUn does to
tater-diggln time. .. t t-.
Whaa do frost git to ntpplo ds tomaty
vines an things,
An de mbrnln' amok raises ta do sky
In wind In' rings; .
When el Dobbin' s hair ess glttla all
fussy-lak' an' rougher;
When de roasUn'-years am turnhV hard
an' glttln' tough an tougher; ..
When dis nigger git to feelin' lak' he got
n tall. In rhTltlL
Dcq yo better 'gin to hustle, eaaS It's
'tetar-diggin' time.
op aeamAParr
t'1' " From Collier's Weekly,
Representative Heatwole of Minnesota
waa asked by a friend about a mutual
acquaintance who Uvea In tha aongres
man's district. -
Is ha rtchr was one query.
, "Well, that depends on geography,
said Mr. Heatwole. "Out at home we
oonstder him very rich. He la worth
about a mlllloa dollsra If ha lived In
New Jersey I suppose' ho would be
thought fairly we U -to-do. While if he
lived la New Terk folks would be drop
ping dollars in hta hatr - i
vf Reeeaa Were Ready. .-J-
Prom the New York Sunv
The telephone bell in the morgue rang
noisily the other night and Night Clark
Armstrong hastened to a newer it.
"Hello, oaa you save me two roeaur
said the voice at the other end.
"Haven't anything but small rooms,
and they're all pretty eoM," resiled Arm
strong. "That's all right earn she gnawer.
What, alas slab do you ; preferTT
asked Armstrong.
-Slab? len t this tha Astor house r
"No, It's th morgue,". 1
LETTERS FROM THE FEOPLE
- September T The morning was very
cold and tha wind southeast. At' Its
miles we reached and campedat -the
foot of e round mountain on the south,
having passed two small Islands. This
mountain, which la about too feet at the
base, forme a cone at the top. resem
bling a dome, at a distance of 7e feet
of nor above the surrounding high
lands. As we descended from this dome we
arrived at spot oa tha gradual de
scent of tha hill, nearly four acree In
extent and covered with email holes.
The are the residence of a little ani
mal called the French petit chlen (little
dog), which alt erect Bear the mouth
and make whistling aotse. but when
alarmed take refuge la their hole In
order to bring them out we poured Into
one of the bolea five barrele ef water
FREE TRADE AND ANNEXATION
(By John H.. Rgftery, Special Corre
spondent of the Chicago Tribune, Pub
lished Simultaneously In The Journal.)
The best eutborltlee on the subject of
reciprocity of free trade with Canada
have concluded that such policy would
eventuate in the ooneolldatlon of the
United Statea with the dominion. Bven
In the political campaigns of the prov
inces It haa been freely admitted ny
liberals and boldly charged by conserva
tives that commercial unity with thla
country would make swiftly and res Is t
lessly toward political unlen.
Having arrived at an understanding or
physical conditions, and remembering
that the bulk of publle sentiment tn
Canada favors reciprocity tn trade with
the United States, It must be under
stood that the attitude 'of our govern
ment haa' been anything but favorable
to the hitherto almost supplicating poe-
tuse ef the vast dominion te the north.
But In Canada there la another aad
almost aa vital an obstacle te the realis
ation of all plan fee -either reciprocity
or free trade between the two coun
tries, end thla obstacle Ilea la the fixed
and stubborn belief that eloeer trade re
latione will prove the entering wedge
for closer political affiliation,
Sir John A. Macdonald, the. moat popu
lar and influential gouernor general
Canada haa ever known, effected the sa
fest of the free traders to 1117 by say-J
"B0 ' . . . - . ...
-Reciprocity leads to Tree trans; ires
trade leads r political- unity. - M you
wish to repudiate the British flag, vote
for reciprocity. Free trade with the
United flutes means the parting of lbs
wave between you and Bngland. as for
me. I was born beneath the British flag.
r have lived under tt and. please ooa,
I will die In Its shadow.
That simple utterance did more to de
feat the liberals la their continental
trade unity campaign than anything
else. But It contains a truth that nei
ther liberal nor- conservative may dis
prove or - effectually controvert.
Tne moat eager friends of reciprocity
01 Canada today wlU not deny that trade
community with the United States must
tend towards political -amalgamation.
Free trade, even In their opinion, la but
the forerunner of - annexation.- But,
whatever sentiment there la against this
yet remote culmlnstlen la quite offset
by a realisation that Canada moat ex
pand eommerclaHy. There els a wide
spread belief that, whatever cornea of
the Chamberlain plan, Bngland and act
Canada will get the beet, of tic Canada
already has free access to British mar
kets. Whatever change may come In
that direction must be a concession and
not a gain for the dominion.
Meanwhile Canada la growing apace In
wealth and population. Ito future Is be
fore It It does not need Kngland at
all It haa England and will loee noth
ing of British trade whether the Cham
berlain propaganda becomes effective or
not. Ito future Is more dependent spon
the Halted States than upon any other
section of the world, and patriotic sen-J
tiaiem, racial oiry awuw .
and political whipsawlng cannot fore
stall sr defeat the physical and commer
cial necessities which are pushing the
Canadians towards universal reciprocity
and trade unity with America,
Prom the American point of view the
best way to consider the question of
reclpapetty with Canada Is by the phys
ical snap of the continent rather than by
the political chart. Begin with the three
maritime provinces. Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Thav are saaa rated from old Canada
via, Quebec and Ontario by hundreds-
of miles of unsettled and simoet wonn
less wilderness. The New Kngland
states of this republic are, on the con
trary, quite accessible in summer and
winter, nearer and oheeper ef access by
ralL and Infinitely mora productive of
exchangeable products.
. From Moncton. In New Brunswick, for
Instance, to Quebec la a long land haul
through a region which la -eargelp un
settled and valueteas either as aa ag
ricultural or a mining country. Then
look at Maine, Massachusetts, New York.
Vermont and the other adjacent stales,
with their good railways lnw Inter and
their open ports ta summer. The geog
raphy, after all, best answers the com
mercial problem of the maritime prov
tnoea trade, ,. - :
-Old Canada, which Includes Quebec
and Ontario, separated from the marl
time provinces by an almost uncharted,
wilderness, la naturally and unavoidably
allied hi normal trade relatione With
New Tork, Pennsylvania. Michigan and
the other central atatea of thla country.
The towns of thla region en the United
SOtfl AJTTBR ATJTlOg OP
v Prom the Pittsburg Prcee. v "
Talking of Strange experience, Mr,
Stephen Phillips haa bee obliged Co
leave hla charming house In Egham,
near Windsor, to whlcn he had recently
gone In search of peace and quiet on ao
eeunt of the dleturbance that ha ex
perienced - through ghostly vlsltantsC
The uacannlest nelsss eonoelvabie vie
wed ue directly wa arrived." said the
poet and dramatist. There were knook
tngs and repp logs and footfalls Itaers
banged and were ooenedi -
"I would be eitting quietly In my
study writing when the door would open
noiselessly. That waa more than man
In the dead of night could endure. All
the household heard sounds and expe
rienced sensation." -Finally
his little daughter told him
that she had eeen a small old msn
creesnag about the house. No auoh
perso wee td be found, but he after
ward discovered that, according te as-
other report, aa old farmer strangled a
child 10 rears before close to ths house.
Bo precipitately did Mr. Phllllpe and hla
family leave the house that they did aot
evm stay, to tab away thslr thing. -
without filling tt, but wo dislodged and
Caught the owner. After digging down
enotber of the holes' for six feet, we
found, on running a pole Into It, that
we had not yet dug half way to the bot
tom. We discovered, however, two
frogs la the bote, and near tt wa killed
a dark mttlesnake, which had swallowed
a small prairie eng. We were also In
formed, though wa never witnessed the
fact, that a sort of Heard and a ansae
live habitually, with these aalmala. The
petit ohiena are Justly named, as they
resemble a small dog In some particu
lars, though they have else aome points
of similarity to the squirrel. The head
resembles the aqalrral In every respect,
except that the ear la shorter; the tall
is like that of the ground squirrel; the
toenails are long, th fur la fine aad tha
long hair la gray. - -
States are constantly and conveniently
In touch with Toronto, Montreal, Que
bec, Ottawa, Windsor. Hamilton and all
of the great cities of old Canada. Dur
ing half - the year Quebec and Ontario
are practically shut erf by loo in the
St, Lawrence and In the maritime bar
bora from all traffic with 'Europe, New
foundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
and the Atlantic porta ef the United
atatea. The only easy and natural vent
for commerce during the winter months
Is by rail. Into 4he United Statea -
Looking westward from Toronto the
prospect for quk-k and profitable trade
Interchange la even more discouraging.
It la 1,190 miles frees Toronto to Winni
peg, and the Intervening apace fce Inno
cent of any trade centers, good farms
or thriving cities. It te a long and cost
ly land haul, with no tributary depots,
and the business of the wheat land
of the northwest of Caned 1 aa widely
separated from eld Canada aa tha latter
section la remote from the . maritime
province. .
Nature, 'end " not pelttide. furnished
this' obstacle te Canadian eommerotai
solidarity. But It dee not atop with
the Isolation of the maritime provinces
from Quebec and Ontario or the wide
separation of the old provinces from
Manitoba, Aeetnlbota, Saskatchewan aad
Alberta. ' These are the wheat acid of
the dominion, and they In turn are sep
arated from the- Paclftc coast previaoe
and porta of British Columbia by three
ranges of mountains... .It requires ao
stretch dT either the reason or the Im
agination to ace that the normal and
rational tendency of Canadian trade ex
pansion should be north end - south,
since, by' mens physical hindrances,, tt la
prevented from reaching east and west.
Political boundaries aside, tha marl
time provinces of Canada are naturally-:
aad essentially at ens with Mew Eng
land In the United States. In the same
way Ontario and Quebec are geograph
Icellyv. and. 'therefore, economically,
homogeneous With New Tork, Pennsyl
vania, Michigan and the middle state
In singularity, of character, mutuality
of 'enterprise, geographical - 'proximity
and respective necessities ths demoun
ts I nous atatea of this country are phye
ically ens with ths great prairie regions
of Jfsnltoba, Aaelalbpla, Alberta and
Saskatchewan.' - .
These grain producing districts are.
l-tn turn, separated from British Column
bla and the coast by three rangee of
serrated and enow-clad peak. But Brit
ish Columbia, lying along the Pacific
shore, la in gulch end easy touch with
Seattle, Olympic. Pdrtland, San Fran
cisco and all of the aeetern porta of the
United States. That these natural pro
visos and physical requlrementa are
having a mighty Influence In the growth
of Canada la evident from tha fact that
the progress and settlement of Canada
have followed the lines and limitations
herein set forts Thus:
Nova Scotia, through Hall fast New
Brunswick, through St. John, and
Prince Edward laland, through Chss
lottetowu. traffic with the United States
end offer their greatest settlements et
points nearest and meet accessible to
New England. ..All Of the Important
cltlea of both Quebec and Ontario are
adjacent to New York, along the St
Lawrence, or at ports of the great lakes
which are In Immediate touch with the
harbore of America. Tha Canadian
northwest progresses more with regard
to the nearness of the American border
than with reference to the richness of
the Canadian territory Itself. British
Columbia haa always kept Its active
hand upon the aiargla of the statea te
the south, : v -- - ' -,-' v
A mistaken Mea. prevalent la the
United States, la that tha region bor
dering Hudson's bay and In the mtd
cenicr ef Canada is climatically heat lie
to settlement. Thla la not true. The
region In the lac of tha western range
of mountains la mora blessed with equ
able weather then Ontario or Quebec.
It Is Inherently mere rich than any of
the older provtnees, and the only raa
aon that tt haa not pros reset a propor
tionately with southern Canada la that
It Is so remote from the United Statea.
In a word, you will find. If you seek
for Information, that th physical con
tour of Cans d haa mads, in an unavoid
able and wholly logloal way. for Its
commercial community with the United
States. Th maritime provinces with
New Bnaland, old Canada wiih New
York, Pennsylvania aad . fhe middle,
states, ths Cansdlsn northwest with
Minnesota, Nebraska, ' the Dakota and
the Mississippi valley, and British Co
lumbia and the Yukon with California.
Oregon and Washington.
IV 'N- :
; Prom Various ghtchanges. "
A school ma'am act ever a thousand
miles away found a lad In the geography
class who was deeply Interested in learning-
the points of the com pass. The
teacher aaldt "To have In front of
you. the north; oa your right, the east;
and on year Jeft, the west. What "have
you behind you 7" After a moments'
inflection,, the boy exclaimed! "A
peach on my pant" ' To make the In
formation more emphatic, he continued
In a shame-faced manner, T knew
you'd as tt. I told ma yoa would.". .
A parrot ta a country dletrtet aa
eaped from Its cage and settled c the
roof of a lfborere cottage. The laborer
bad never eeen sock a thing before and
climbed up with a view of securing It.
Whoa Sis head reached the level af the
top ef the roof the parrot flapped a
wing at htm and said; "What d'ye
wantr -
Much taken back, the laborer politely
touched his cap and replied: t
1 beg your pardon, sin I gheugat you
ware a birdji"
Ip-onSidhts
SprtagfleM sawmills will start ap
Ccouiils City has organised a beard ef
trade.
Pall -,
county.
beer roundup
Wallewa
Bend Is proud of Its new 'bank. The
deposits toe am week were ever gaooa,
Ths Joseph Herald alludes to the corpse
of teachers, if they are aot embalmed. It
will, ba horrible, ., , . , . ,
Letter Day1 Saints have been hotdiag
meetings, without being tarred and feath
ered in poos county. ., , .
- pTnsst fruits in tha world raised right
In Tha Dalle, claims the Chronlole, The
editor had soma (free). .-..-. ,
Oram Valley la going to bond Itself
for HMOt (or a Waterworks plant. That
amount of money aeeme ludicrously
email ta a big village like Portland; but
don't laugh at Ores Valleyt Ip (act it
weuida't be safe to do say there. v
Lata of weddings: lota of Mrths; sU
ever Oregon. Bajoioe and be. glad, for
the privilege ef living ta such pleasant
land- -Wa take off our hat to the hearses,
for people die here, toe, whloh to us
who are atfre and well seems strange
Booeburg watermelon and peaohef
were offered for sals at Marahneld mar ' '
keta last week. Whan we get a- rail-
road to the Inland city we will have fruit
of thla variety galore. Marahneld Sun.
Why don't yon raise them yourselves?
mNIm staeba ox eve baloneta ' I. ;
O. Regara of Echo were destroyed by v-
flre en Saturday night. Lees, tXaf.' .
Thla Is a sample of many Items that the .
Sidelight man haa observed during the
season, and ths lesson of them la clear-:-
insure.'.-,'.-.,.. .
Lahevlew Herald Proro" Warner
comas the now that an elopement took;
place la that neck of the woode about.
a week age. The paruee to toe euajr- .
are Dave Jones and a Mrs. Purgersoo,
It ta said that Jones and tha woman. '
and the woman's has band hava all diaaa ,
"' ' f- - - :Jt :
tone Poet! - We had ths pleasure of - .
visaing at the home of Mr W. J. Currta ;
one day last . week, and .were treated to .'
some of the beet wsxermelons ever :
crown, Mr Currln has a fine orchard,
garden and wheat crop, whloh show that
these bare hills produce wonderfully well
If properly managed, Mr Currln will
leave for Portland aeon,- where she' oaa
give her children advantages of the busl-
cess oouege. . ,ljt , , -y vV
John li" Wheeler, ear svnial merchant. !
waa' last week the reelptent ef M fin
trout from bis mono. TOurww Jtcsiui-
tin of : ths firm of Tlllsss j Eendel of -
Baa rraiwttam fnr vhom Mr. Wbaalsr
used to travel. The trout were from six J
to U-inches iong npnnineiu newa mss
tt eemc to this that a Sprlngusld, Lane
county, man receives a bushel or eh of ;
trout from a Sea Prenelseo traveling .'
manr There 1 a deep and poaalMy. a -dark
s mystery 1 thla . . ....
Corvallla Times: Chtttlm Is reaching
local dealers In Hberal quantities now.
Wagon leads from Big Elk, -Also and -ether
well known aetata arrive dally, and
sale of tha hark to weal buyers Is not
long delayed. The nrevainag pnee re-
main at Ave and one-quarter- cents per ..
pound. At that price It I aaid, that -
peelers can easily net per day for
thetr labor. Local dealers say the eon-
sunt trend of the. market abroad Is
downward, and that sales ef more than
one or two carloads at, a time oaa not -ba
atada, . . - ,V-t j. .
lene Poet (Miaa Virginia Beaton, edl-
tor and publisher) i We are ha receipt of v.
a paper this week which la full of matri- T
menial . advertisements. An explanation , ,
for sending the paper to as states that an -agent
for the paper waa through here
recently securing names of . ladles and
gentlemen In good standing arid not mar
ried. . Whoever gave In our name was
certainly very eollclteus ef our futur ? .
but we believe that right here In our ,
midst there are. pleaty of bachelor
homea, and si nee sending us ntatrU '
mo alal paper haa the appearance of be-
Ing a mild auggoeUon that our-youth and
beauty Is waning, wa will Insert an ad. ,
m the Poet as aoon aa aome of theun- '
married ,mea subscribe for tha paper. ".
the Adrian (Mlch.)Dally Tlmca.
Mr. Ocorgs W. Ha sen, of Portland, Or.
hou visiting Adrian, Is Very enthuat
sstic over his adopted, atata, and where
he ha lived for 14 yeara. Ma aaye west
ern Oregon haa moat beautiful climate.
and that last winter lee formed but twice
and not a, thick aa a pane of window
glass. Portland la Situated in th Willam
ette valley, about M miles from the Pa
oifle ocean, and the larger ships visit
Its harbor. Last year over 10 sailing
ships left Portland with wheat, besides
numerous sfsemers. Thla year Oregon
produced the largest crop of Wheat ever
known In her history. The city has a
population ef llO.ffo. and Is pronounced
by trsvelero the most beautiful city In
America. The finest rosea grown In the
eastern hothouses flourish outdoors and
in the greatest profuslesy - par grand
and beautiful snow-covered mountains
can be eeen the year arcundV and they
range from IS.etO to-.lt.OOt feet In
height
Beginning June-1 and dcsinsj Novem
ber l, 101, the Lewis and Clark exposi
tion will be open. Thla ex position will
commemorate th 190th anniversary
ths discovery of the northwest country
by Captains Lewis and Clark. ' These
Intrepid men were commissioned 1M
years sgo by President Jefferson, and
the history of their perilous but mo
mcntoue journey reads like a fairy
story.
The natural scenery from the exposi
tion grounds presents an exceedingly at
tractive and picturesque view and ths
grounds are beautiful. .
The expeeltton Itself promises to.be
intensely Interesting, and those whe at
tend will be well repaid. Persons going
cut front the east can get transportation
one way and another beck, and thus see
a large part of the western land , The
railroads promise to give low rales so
mat all claaesa-may go.
t stow, is aaa wwam sot ;
' Prom the Woodbum Independent
'Th Oervala -Star la tn error when If
makes a atatament that "ths Wood burn
school district ha defaulted oa Ita
school -bond payment" The bonds of
thla district will not mature until tig
years yet, and this district haa money
out at tntsrest There will be no trou
ble in paying these bonds when due.
Further. Wood burn Is aatng t0 to
beautify her school grounds. Oervals,
with her two teachers and a poor Bchoot
heuae m that hole ta the gronnd, has
not ths ambition te en hence the look
of her eohnol grounds, nor can she show
a achocr superior to ajany that are mile
sat la tha oountry, ,., . ,
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