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PORTLAND. OREGON,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,
I Editorial Pag
Journal
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Pushed
oiwspt stonday ) east t
SCHOOL NOT READY FOR
s
3MB ef the achooUi which
1 -r occupied, UlM the high school
Kelly, are closed again until snob,
days wbta the heating apparatus can
Irux order. The attendance si the
numbered 9U. At- tta Clinton Kelly
' hare bsca dismissed and to other
half days on sooount of lack ef heat.
with tta esT pnpile will not ba ready
iMxt weak, while a hundred and mora children watt tardy
Mnmmdttbni at the Ladd and Brooklyn schools. Bare
the we at ill nova abort fceM puplla,
H made, who have baan unable to secure acbool aeeommo
dattone and toa or mora who are attending hah? time.
. la this a record of which to ba proud
to apologise Cor aa the OreconJan does thta moraine and
baa dona before? There la an effort beta made aa usual
to ahlft the raaponatbllltr and ao distribute it that It will
definitely reel nowhere. Bat tt -will not do. There ia
one body and only one, ao far aa the publle la ooooerned,
'which la responsible for thla dreadful dereliction, and
that w tho ochcol board. That IS the only body tho nob
lie can recognise. To tho acbool board It haa delegated
foil power. gtvuJp tho maano and allowed what waa
considered amnio tint la which to ot everything In
meillmss for tho fall opening of tho schools. If tho con
tractor haTO boan alow tho performanoa of their con
tracts, tt than baa boon failure to any direction the
remedy waa to tho hands of tho board and all tho con
tractors are responsible to that body. s ..i
The lack of results la wtthoat excuse or JoottfloaUon.
To any that the task before tho board waa difficult justi
fies nothing, for tt waa dtfrtomlttoa which It waa expected
to surmount. To leave s,eo children without means of
Instruction, to have ail expenses go on' Just the same,' to
- Invito demoralisation In tho school work Itself, ao wall aa
among too children who am thrown
a. stato aC affairs that calls for tho
- curm, for It evinces a lack of appreciation of responsibility
'" on tho part of tho board .which la atmpiy aanaalna This
whole matter should now be taken hold of as though the
board really Bieant business. It should not lose a moment's
time nor permit any or tho contractors to do so. If tt
Is necessary to work day and night that should ba done
to retrieve as far ao now Ilea In Its power tho egregious
mlatako of which It haa boon guilty. Having dona wbat
, ever tt can to retrieve Itself, tt should not rest content
until ovary contractor who haa boon derelict In bis duty
haa paid tho fatt penalty, tf tho public holds tho board,
the board should hold the con tractors. In this way there
will ba Introduced a now sense af responsibility oil alone
the Una In ouch work, and while what has happened can
not now be remedied, there would than be a oertainty that
the same thin would not happen acaln next year, or any
subsequent year. '. , .' w ,
NO CHANCE TO REFORH.
n I HB Dalles TlineeMoo2iteinotr routes tho Incident
f f 'of a man belns; arrested la Out ettjr no aeon as
f he stepped off a train because he wore etothlns;
. fumsihd by the Walla WalliT penitentiary. Tho man,
John Toons' by name, had a bad record
convicted, and had Just flnhthed serrbts; a five years
sentence for that crime. But he had paid the fail penalty
- imposed by the court, and waa a free sua. , He bad done
, nothins as yet. according; to The Dalles pa par's statement.
' to justify his arrest, nor did the officer know that he
& eontomplatod any crime. While not probable, it Is possible
.-' that he utended to lead aa honest life henceforth. But
the penitentiary officials sent him forth Into the world
' with the brand of Cain upon htm In tho shape of a suit
' of penitentiary dothea, and the officer Jumped to the con
clusion that he waa Intent on another burglary, and ao
ran htm In. t -- ; . .v
This is all wrong. What chance has a discharged eon-
vlct to reform and bo an honest, decent cttlsen under such
circumstances? Mono whatever. It Is true that a great
many, discharged convicts would not altar their criminal
. career a they had over so much omiuuiageuieut, but oven
; they, having paid their legal debt to soctoty. are entitled
r. ; to fall freedom nnttt they commit some other crime or
. until tt is positively known that they contemplate a
.
. i . AVOTllS BATTXPJ PBATSB,
' St Is arely BbMU
Vp from Bfhtteal
To the Editor of the New Tork gun
Mr, Charles BstteU Loomls, with hla
militant sum and peaceful protesta
ttons, otters a form of battle prayer
whieh seems net, stale and unprofitable.
Why does Jm net go to the proper
source for hla Inspiration, the Bible
Iteelft Permit ee to suggest the fol
towing prayer as. sjore In eensonanoe
with holy writ:
Almighty and most merciful Ocd, we
beseech Thee to emits our enemies and
utterlr destroy thru (Deuteronomy, vll,
l-, and save alive nothing that
breatheth. (Deuteronomy, xx, lt-17.)
Sfod, we pray Thee, wild beasts amonv
" r OTsVeMesfMsygsV
i th tn, which shall rob them- of their chll-
I .'. dren. (Levltloua. xxvl. XI.) , Walk oon
V '-. " r trary also la Thy fury, that thr may
1 ' V: eat the flesh of their sons, and the flesh
fe; iof their daughters may they eat. t
r i Wltlous. xx rl, IHI.) gmlte them with
I X, '; eonsumptlon, and with a fever, and with
; the sword, and with blasting snd with
M mildew, let the heaven that la over them
b be brass, and the earth that la Under
y , them be Iron. Make the rale of thslr
t .' land powder and dustt from heaven may
It oosm down upoa them until they be
destroyed, and then earoasses be swat
unto all the fowls of the air aad unto
. .t the besets of the earth, end no man
' orar them away. O Lord, emits
, them with the boich of Kgypt. and with
the esMroda, and with the scab, and with
, the Iteh, whereof they cannot be btsltfj
I (Deuteronomy, xxvtll. tt-
' Heap mischiefs soon toemf spend
y to In arrows npoa them. Sura them
f ' with hunger end devour them with bura
J Ing best and with bitter destruction.
Smd slso toe teeth of beasts upon toem.
with the polsos of serpents of the dust.
' The sword without, and toe terror with
1 Is shell destroy both the young man and
the virgin, tho ouekllng also, with tho
,.' man of gray hairs. Dutreaoanr, XxxIL
tI-U. MiUie Thine erruws drunk with
blood and Thy sword shall devour flesh
( (lb M Stone tbera with stones, and
, btru them with Are after i.m haet
stoned thm with stones, (Joshua, vll.
, - t trtterly destroy all that they save,
end spare not: but star both ata and
' . wesson, la fa at and seckliag..- X sswel,
' sv. 1-1.)
H.rpy ehall be' be who taketh and
. daeheth thlr IttUe ones aaaJnet -thm
stnnee. (Fee) ma, c xxvl I. t.) Tea, O
memful Ood, gather them aad blow
; upon them the Sre of Thy wrath thef
O N D A I LY
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Portisnd, Or
OFP4CIAU PAPER OF THI CITY OF PORTLAND
BUSINESS.
crime. On the
citlaea If he met
were supposed! to be
chance. Itereiy
and the Clinton
houiit ba extended,
time In the course or
be gotten mto work-
high school yesterday
BchooV tM pupils
puplla are attending
enoourageroent and
The Atkinson oohool
useful cltlsena.
(or oocupancy until
Suppose John
such a coots of
whan a rigid oount
and to It a record
from the penitentiary? J , .
SALARIES
Important,
stantiated by tho
oatioa. which shows
for women. In
average la higher,
states still higher,
in boas-ridden Pennsylvania the salaries are only
for men and IM.SI
highest salaries of
greatest distinction
fornia pays tho
those to women
Is the southern
average for the
upon tho streets, 4al ttonad.
liveliest public critl-
Theee salaries
distinction In the
SUPPRESS
w
poker
as a burster whan
everybody knows
they may be melted la the midst there
of. Eseklel, xxll, II.) May the smoke
of their torment ascend up forever snd
ever (Revelations, xx.. i in the pres
ence of the holy angels and In the ores-
enoe of the lamb (Revelations, xlv, 10),
wnere the worm dleth not and too Ore
Is not quenched. (Marks, lx, 44. May
they drink the wrath of the Almighty
(Job. xxt It), and may Thy wrath some
upoa them to the uttermost. (I Thes
es on tana. IL If.) May Thv rlaht hand.
O Lord, dash In pisoee the enmy. (Ex-
odus, xv. a.) For behold, tho Lord will
coma with Are and with Mis ebaiiots like
a whirlwind, to render His anger with
fury and Hie rebuke with flames of
firs. Usalab. IxvL lft. k
Therefore. O Lord, deal In fnrv. let
not Thine eyes spare, neither bavo pity;
and though they cry In Thine ears with
a loud voice, ret wilt Thou not haar
them. Biklel, vill. It.) Tread them
In Thine anger and trample them la Tby
fury, and their blood shall bo sprinkled
upon Thy garments and will stain all
Thy raiment. (Isaiah, Isllt t.) Wo also
will laugh at their calamity; we will
mock them when their fear Cometh;
when their fear oometh aa desolattoa.
and their destruction oometh as a whirl
wind. (Proverbs, t g-K.) .
0 give thanks unto the Lord; for He
Is good, for His marry sndureth forever.
To Him that ssaots Egypt in their first
born; for His mrcy endureth forever;
but overthrew Pharaoh and hla host in
the Red sea; for Hla mercy endureth for
ever. To Him that smote great kings;
for His mercy endureth forever; and
slew famous kings, for H1o mercy en
dureth fereveA Blhon, king of the
Amorltest for His merer endureth for
ever: and Og. tho klog of the finahan;
for His mercy endureth forever; and
gave their lands for an heritage: for
His mercy endureth forever. (Psalms,
exxxvi, l-Sl.)
' ' C WATERS. '
Cleveland, September .
Prom the Philadelphia Publlo Ledger.
A man Who was "wanted" by the po
lice had been photographed to' sis dif
ferent positions, snd the picture ware
duly circulated among the polios. The
?- O,.po'lw.111 x"try tows wrotoieumbent upoa thorn but seek to control
to polios headauartori of the altv i
search of the malefactor few days
after the. set of portraMa had been Is
sued as follow i
"I duly received the pictures of the
ant miscreants whose capture la desired.
I have eereeted Are of them, and the
siith Is under observation and will be
secured shortly." , wu
;J O U RN A L
JMO. P. CABJtOU.
Te Jowrnal Building. Fifth and Yamhill
other hand many a convict oa his die-
charge after serving a first term would .become a worthy
with encouragement, 'hi he were given a
on tho score of economy, the smallest of
several considerations, this chance, this encowragemont.
to, them. - To thai and the system of
lnastormlnato aentenoes, and parole on certain conditions,
ought to ho adopted. There should bo aa nearly as
possible a sclent Iflo differentiation of Irreclaimable and
hoooleas criminals, and those who might with proper
under duo surveillance, become honest.
Young realty had made up hla mind to
life hereafter; hxrw can ho bo blamed
for renouncing hla good Intentions and becoming a sworn
and lifelong enemy of society when he la sent out labeled
by hla clothes aa aa hx-oonvlot, and arrested' on that
score as soon aa bo gets off a train bearing him away
QF AMERICAN TEACHERS,
TUB STATEMENT frequently made ' that school
teaching, than which no profession Is more
is the one most poorly paid, la sub
latest report of the commissioner of odu-
that the average monthly salary of
teachers to the United States Is M7.H for men and Mt.t7
New England and the middle etatea tho
IST.TI and S4X.M, and hi some western
being lS.M and SM.M la Illinois, while
for women. Massachusetts pays too
any eastern state, and makes the
between men. and women, while Cali
highest salaries of any western state.
teachers averaging MM1 per month. It
states and Pennsylvania that bring toe
whole country down to the figures roen-
are surely too low, considering the great
importance of teachers work, and pubUo sentiment should
be aroused to their tnjustloo to capable, faithful teachers.
Tot they are liberal as compared with salaries abroad.
In Oreat Britain male teachers receive an average salary
of ISM a year, and women teachers less than $SOC. In
Prussia the average Is. tilt, In Prance ISM, la Spain
tide, to Sweden and Norway fit to men and M to
a. These figures are significant aa ahowtng how
much more liberal the people of the United States are
than those of any other country, except perhaps Oct many,
in supporting common . schools, and also lp making less
matter of salaries.
Since it Is amorally admitted that women as a rule
make the best teachers, there la no good reason, except
that their oupply fa) so much greater, than that of smb.
why they should not receive equal salaries. - They really
earn' as much, ; ! ;, ,..v
PUBLIC POKER GAMES.
HATffVBR quibbling and vphistry may be
'employed in attempting to show . that tho
games are not under the legal ban, tho
sanar-as other gambling gamed that have bean closed.
that they are so. Notwithstanding the
false pretense of placards that they are played for drinks
or cigars only, everybody knows that they are played for
money, and that tho proprietors of tho gambling heuass
get a rery large rake-off. A "quiet little game of poker."
among acquaintances,- by private personal agreement. In
a occluded place-, is something tho law cannot prevent,
and should act, and does not seek to prevent. To that
extent man ought to and must be allowed personal liberty
of action. But the open public, freo-fer-o very body,
systematic, gambling poker games ought to be oup press id.
and Tho Journal will go 06 far as to say plainly that It
tho duty of tho courts to sustain the sheriff in bis
efforts to execute the law by suppressing them. There
Is not a lawyer, - nor a business man, nor anybody who
knows anything about them, personally or by correct
accounts of them, but knows that they are Just aa Illegal
gambling games aO any other ever Invented. This being
the case, quibbling and sophistry and pettifoggery to
make Mack appear white should find ao sympathy and do
great degree of tolerance In the courts. . ..
naasDmsmmwassmai
BEBBIBw A BfCASJ BT sUO, '
Prom the Chicane Journal.
Many persons will be surprised, doubt
less, to know that IS England a person
can be sent from one part of the king
dom to another by mall Just aa tf be
was nothing mors than a msre letter.
One day a man celled at St Martln'h
la Grand with the object of consulting
a directory and finding the address of a
customer who lived In a remote part of
Bel bam. He waa not acquainted with
the locality, and was most anxious to
see his customer st onoe. These facts
be mentioned to aa obliging clerk behind
the counter.
He waa at once Informed that he eon id
be sent to the required address by reg
istered mall at a f ee ef oente a mils.
The man gladly aocepted the offer, and
in lees than a minute found himself In
charge of a amart messsngsr boy. who
very soon guided him by the shortest
route to bis destination.
The boy carried la hla hand a printed
slip with the description of his "mailed
parcel" under the heading, "Artlale re
quired to be delivered,'' and this be re
quired the man and customer to sign
before he left too letters house.
xirow
Prom the Newberg Graphic,
A Newberg bachelor baa besn adver
tising la a Portland paper for a wife.
Thla Is a reflection against the young
ladles of this vicinity which should not
be allowed to pass UMtailengod. Or, oa
second thought. It looks more like a re
flect loo against the bachelor. He muef
either admit that he can't pass muster
with tho young ladles of bis acquaint
ance or wbat'e about aa bod, that be to
too backward to make known hla heart's
desire except indirectly through the
mod turn of printers' Ink at a distance of
t mllea If the Utter Infirmity la bis
ex cues he has our sympathy. Inherent
bsshfulness Is tho besetting Weakness
of the average bachelor.
Prom the Banttam Hewa.
Our United Ota tea senators do . not
matters la state poUtloa Thsy wish
to dictate who shall bo the seat presi
dent of the senate aad speaker of the
bouse, deems to the News thst they
ere meddling with something that does
not oncers them la the least. Ths
senators ought to give their entire ol
tentlon to matters of national stilt ise
and aot sals up la state aSaira, .
1
Small Change
Lena Is resting easier, .
Now for the Taaima fair.
It hegtns to feel a Utile like oyster
ther. . . .. . . ... , , ... 1
Portland's
growing.
suburbs
keep
V"-
right on
The campaign will be opened again
next week. . ,
Debs will likely be more Interesting
than Palrbaaas.
. People In 1001110 cities are havlag
(baled) bay fever. , y t ;
' Rossis waa going to evacuate Man-
chorta anyhow she said. .
If tho tariff made dollar wheat, why
didn't It make store of ItT ' v
Togs looks st San Praodsco harbor
oa the map with a frown.
To the weather bureau: 1
you are ready, you may lap It rate,
Evidently the wogglebug has not said
yet that It was going to rain sooa.
' -The Democratic party are"-- says
the Adams Advance, Taru't neither,
' Great excitement to Prance; a Preach
man haa been seriously wounded la a
duel. . . . ..
tt seems now that the report that the
Disaocratlc party was dead waa prema
ture....:. 1 ....- :
Cortatyou la a sensible chairman, ao
far: he stakes ao public promises
predictions.
Many experts say there are oceans of
ell under Oregon aou. But nobody
strikes It. Keep beting. .
Save Hill premie to swear off oa
New Tear's. But we all know- how aweh
New Teare prcealsie amount to.
. ejwsawemiwaB
Aren't we going to have Palrbanks at
Salem? Salem Statesman. Why, the
weather Is comfortably oool Bow.
BeouMloana and Democrats are both
satisfied with the result of the Vermont
and Maine elections, and ao everybody
la happy..".'. k
After election, if Roosevelt wtna, will
It be "Mr navy" "my army." "my peo
ple." etc, all the same as Bnweror
William aad King Bdward?
Albany Democrat: A teacher at Che-
ma we saye more work and lees frills Is
what the Indian girl needs. And that
Is what a good many'other girls seed.
When yea read a New Tork story of
what Judge Parkerb) going to do during
the campaign, you may be sure that it
will be contradicted la the next bt aot
la the same paper.
The Populists are said to be wn sup
plied with campaign runes. It needs
do great amount of shrewdness to guess
where they got them. Bven uaeio Jimmy
Jonas- eeeJd-e-lb r -
As a rattgloua eect, the Hormone, tf
Lthey obey the laws, are not to ba Inter
fered with; but their churen nas no
business In politics, and the party that
allies Itself with them should be beaten.
" Pure" food sharps say that meet "W
the raspberry Jam of commerce is com
posed of syrup of apple cores, anallne
dye and hayseed. City people might
stomach the others, but should draw
the line at hayseed.
Anierlcan-mads typewriters la the
United dtstes, HOI, kept at that price
by a tariff -protected trust. The same
typewriters In foreign countries, where
no tariff protects, - end efter paying
freight !- Whom does the tariff pro
tect, the half dosen firms making type
writers, or the millions of people using
them? It protects the former by rob
bing the latter. And tola la a sample
of, protection.
VAorzos op imw saps."
af too
Art of
Prom the Russkoye slovo. , ;
Yes, we were greatly mistaken when
we called them "little Jape.' We have
never before ted to deal with such skill
ful opponents. They have Included In
their tactics all modern methods, strictly
edaptlng them to their own national
peeullaritlea Por Instance, knowing
the weakness of - thslr cavalry,- they
never allow It to go out unsupported.
There la always infantry behind It,
and our cavalry often rune against tt.
not expecting Its presence.
The Japanese reeonnsJsoaaee to et-
footsd thus: A compact force- of rifle
men marches, sustained by screens, and
patrole move about five versta ahead. At
distance ef throe veratg tae eoouts
are preceded by a number of Chinese.
Theos last some to the Russian llnea,
examine the samp, and make signals to
tho Japanese ooneernlag tho whereabouts
of the oavalry patrole. AS the country
Is mountainous, they advance at the rate
of seven vents a day. Intrenching and
fortifying every atep they take. Their
path la an uninterrupted row of fortifi
cations. Knowing ths excitable. Impres
sionable temper of their soldiers, thsy
never pursue the enemy before settling
down in good order upon the position
occupied, because during a pursuit
troops often become disarranged. Judg
ing by their operations one could im
agine they are tho most pnisgmscio ana
methodical people in the woria so
strong In their military education and
their knowledge of the art of war. They
very reasonably avoid ths bayonet. Their
leading ranks run away to ths right er
left, opening the frost for the fire of
the succeeding lines. Running sound
these to the rear, they again form their
ranks, thus taking tba place of reserves.
If the troops uneoverod are unable to
stop our attack by fire, they repeat ths
maneuvers. ' What ee If -control, what
discipline are required hi order to do
thla and what a consciousness -or
strength! When they are oa tho march
it to all but Impoostbls for them to meet
with any surprises. In addition to wis
men detached for guard, they aurroOnd
their eolunma by ehslns of eoouts, who
advance along the crests of ths sieve-
tlona Movement under such conditio no
may he Blow, but It Is euro.
' lasae Matt toe People, ;
' Prom the Philadelphia Record. '
There never before baa been Issued
from the White House on any occasion
a missive ef a public character oouohed
in language of suoh studied Insult to
one-half of the people of the United
States. It reads Ilka a speeeh from the
throne of a God-anointed ruler Instead
of sa add re so of a public servant giving
sn account of bis stewardship It la a
breaking forth which makes only too
evident what has been going on In ths
betued-up seclusion of Oyster Baft "
A SOCIXTY DAMCJ SECRETARY
Prom "ths Chicago Tribune.
Probably there Is ao position to whieh
women eara money to which there are
so many ehoerful aspirants an that ox
private secretary to the rich acoiety
dame. '.
Quilelees notes t written on dainty
paper, cheerfully requesting the- post
and expressing absolute confidence of
being able to All .it, era part of the
morning mail of every Chicago matroa
prominent In society and club Ufa
Ths moot pathetic 'side to these little
ep 1st lee hi the utter Ignorance whieh
they show of the business qualifications
aeosssary for ths position for which
thsy so eagerly ask 1 am aooustossed
to refined surroundings, aad am euro
that I would easily fit Into your estab
lishment," or "I have always moved
a good society, and aa you see I can
write a good letter are some of the
reasons ursed for special fltnesa
As to how -different from this are trie
real essentials of a secretary, the way
la whioh the position is filled for the
"acknowledged leader of Chloago'e aot
of younger society - matrons may be
taken as aa example. Of course, the
aecrotary must be familiar with social
usages and have the art of well bred
lsttsr writing at her finger ends.
First, then, the secretary Is engaged
at 1T0 par month. This seems like a
princely stipend, which It would oome
nearer being if it Included the luxuriant
homO popularity supposed to go with
the post of the most trusted employe
of a "great lady." But It doesn't This
secretary of the' 'ladles' companion
type.- who Uvea la the house, hi out of
date In the best bouses, everywhere.
The pretty matron of - whom we are
peaking la noted for her ouslneos like
qualities, aad expects her secretary to
nod her home elsewhere and to come and
go to her business fat the earns Inde
pendent and Impersonal way that- ths
maa who holds the came position With
her husband does to hla,
he comes, then, at I :ls remember.
you who think It so easy, that this
means rain or shine every day but Sun
day throughout the year and that the
m Is gone over with "madam. who
la a noted early riser. Sometimes this
means Just the accumulation that came
the day before, after sbo ion. 'Madam''
points out what she wants eepeetaUy at
tended to, and "Madam" or "mam'selle
murmur," as the case may be, gets to
work at her desk until the morning's
ill Is brought up. This Is quickly
sorted and classified with a praotloed
eye, and the social letters demanding
Immediate reply are taken to "madam
the employer at once and the answer
outlined. The formal invitations are
looked over and compared to the al
ready full sngagemsnt book before they
are also taken to her to decide which
to to be answered with aeeeptaneee and
which with regreta Bills' are laid aside
until they are all la for tho month, when
they are also given to her to go over
and O. K.. which she does by putting on
the, familiar little business signature.
Some ef those, pertaining to household
matters and having nothing to do with
personal expenditure, the secretary
takes entire cbargs ' of herself. One
of her strongest business qualmeatlonB
Is a tactful discretion as to Hading out
and adjusting all that ehe can without
bothering her employer. , :, .
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Thf letters "from 'foreign nooses, often
lb. French, are replied to in French.
And then eomoo the bulk of the work
which demands the secretary's atten
tion. This Is the great mass of begging
and borrowing letters, which In quanti
ties undreamed of pour down upon the
devoted heads of tole rich woman and
her secretary- A funny side to It la
that at certain times this part of ths
mail becomes even unusually heavy.
Perhapa madam's, husband, who Is a
noted financier, haa beoa making aa ex
tra sueoissful deal In wheat, or any
thing else It dooea't matter. Probably
madam herself hasn't . heard anything
about it, and la not even enough In
terested la that part of the daily paper
In which .It la recorded to ever happen
to see IL . Certainly ths secretary isn't.
But she knows what has happened when
she boss ths mail la the morning, and
It she doesn't tho letters soon tell her.
"I see by the paper that Mr.
made many thousands on a big deal on
the board of trade the other day. Will
you not use little of this to send mo
THINGS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
- Prom the New Tork Tlmsa. -
Here Is something- brand new In a cot
glass dish that the woman who likes
dainty things for the table will be glad
to w el oome. Thla la an individual mush
room dish, with a bell cover. It la a
low, shallow dish, attractively cut and
with little ears on either side, the high
bell cover plain and with a sliver knob
at the top. They are etceedlngiy pretty
dishes and cost 7.i6 a dosen. They
may he more elaborate and may cost
more. The bell, for Instance, may be
engraved with mushrooms, or It Is de
lightful to have a monogram upon tt.
The bell tops oas be bought for fed a
dossn.
Another Individual service dish which
Is a delight la for tho oyster oocktalL
Ths oysters snd the dressing are served
separately. With this servloe every man
or woman la his or her own cocktail
mixer. It Is much more satlafactory
than the usual method. There is a cut
glass plats, In the center of which Is set
s small, rather ow-etemmod glass. The
oystsrs era eervod oa tb half shell on
cracked loo In the.. plate, which has
rather a high rim. and ths dreeelng Is
In the mall glass In the center. With
an oyster fork cash oyCter Is dipped In
the dressing and given as much or as
: pxors gMowzMg tot Arssuroos.
Prom the Nev Orleans Times-Democrat
"Did you ever atop to think-about the
fact that we have more showers Is the
afternoon than we have In the moralng,
and tho eauoea which bring about, thla
reeultf askee a man who tabes an in
terest la motsoroleglcal questions.
"The ohlef faotor Is the upward move
ment of the air whtoa la brought about
by heat. Ton see la dear weather the
heat le act at Ita height until after mid
day. Tho Changes which aot la aa a
result of ths air movement In the after
noon, and the gradual withdrawal of the
sun's force as the orb roUa dowa to
ward the western norison will bring
about Just those conditions fevorabie to
the production of eaowsra, and the next
result ts the showers ws so eftea oa
perieaos In the afternoon.
'.There eeems .to be In this, as la all
of nature's plans, a fine wisdom. It
would he Impossible to measure the ad
vantage at tbsoe showers to plant Ufa
Often plants need resuscitation after the
severe beat of the day. They are tn a
wilted condition, and need the sprinkling
we give the plants tat ths flower garden.
Nature doss the sprinkling by send lag a
good, re free h fog shower. The sfternoon
shower is a great institution, too, from
tho standpoint of human beings, and
other animals, for animals, you know,,
frequently begin to droop under the de
pressing influence of savers heat.
to colleger or "to help me Improve
myself r er to give sas a musical ed
ucation T er to tide me over a diuV
oult place until I em oa my feetr -
Sometimes these cries for aid are ac
companied by a promise to pay tt alt
back. Sometimes the promise la so defi
nite end the need so appesie to tho
heart of ths, secretary that she brings
It dlrectlv to the attenlon of her em
ployer. She Is not rioh herself, and her
heart goes out to these people who are
In a tlaht niece: and. besides, this is in
ths spirit of toe special Instructions
given by madam." who wants to give
what eases she can her personal at
tootlon, , Her attitude Is alee generous,
aad thsa It la the secretary's duty to
go aad took up uts ease, , , -. .
i .c " '
Oeaerally though she must act as the
butter between this class of appeal
which makes unheard of aad unlimited
demands and her employer. One of the
ways in which she instantly classifies
the letters la by ths transparent little
ruse ef marking them "pereonai.
which Is done of course with ths pur
pose of making them "pass" without
ftrst being opened for the secretary's
censorship. Naturally thla little plan
defeats Its owe ends, as the really per
sonal letters are never marked "per
sonal.'' and are easily detected st the
arst glanoa
4mong the great number of thla kind
of letters are tho appeals for work
Part of the responsibility of helping this
olase also devolves upoa ths seorstary,
who Is Instructed whenever possible to
make some- expllolt suggeettone aa to
where the applicant would best go to
and the beet kiad of work which she
la seeking.
In this oonneetloa, too, the work often
assumes a funny aspect. When, as
every boor kaowa thla woman's little
daughter woo tho subject of a great
sdrsical eperatloa not long ago, and waa
talked of through the papers from one
end of the country to the ether, the
number of letters which asked for the
special privilege of becoming governess
to the little patleat by woman with
endless strings - of credentials from
schools and colleges, assumed alarming
proportions, besides being in ' many
oases of tho funniest dssarlptloo ths
would-be teachers of the poor little maid
sometimes being apparently all packed
and ready to start upoa receipt of the
ex doc ted ursont telegram.
The task of answering all these ooav
mun lest Ions ts the heaviest work la a
household like thla one. Tho personal
"notes, too, are la hardly any ease dic
tated, but simply suggested and written
la tho form,- "Mrs. w desires me
to aay.f etc, The keeping of duplicate
ooples of the engagsment book, of which
one la upon the secretary's and oae oa
isdam's" desk, la alee part of the
recular work, and a tactful reminder
that such and such aa engagement Is at
hand la depended upon from her usually.
when dinners aad partlee of any kind
are en hand, the beeping track of ae
eeptaneee and regrets belongs to the sec
retary, and planning as mueh as possi
ble for the keeping straight of any spe
cial thing which la undertaken. For
Instance, whoa this capable matron took
oharge of the rehearsals of the charity
bail tho work of her secretory In plac
ing ensgesBonts must have bees simply
enormous.
Thsn. too. she Alls - out all of the
checks with which bills are paid, mail-
ins: them after they are elgned. and, m
turn keeping ail receipts carefully as
sorted, boo also has a larse sum of
money put Into her hands every month
with which to pay house Mile. 'and to
handle any transaction which requires
ready money. Of all this aha keeps so-
oount by accurate bookkeeping ' another
requirement not usually on the list of
accomplishments of the "would-be sec
retary. . Answering the telephone, too.
which la pieced upon nor desk, tm no
light task and la constantly Interrupt
ing her work. Through It or through a
pereonai Interview she meets all i
quests for Items by newspaper people.
and ehe slso receives all those who some
upon business of any kind which tt Is
considered expedient not to turn away
without an Interview. In all ef this she
haa need to be upoa the alert to serve
the beat Interests of her employer, ao
that net only tho secretary In this bouse
but In those of most up-to-date matrons
is selected because ehe haa bualne
qualifications which equal those of the
average work tag ousinoee woman.
little ss may be desired. The Idea of the
oyster on the half shell sad showing
thslr absolute freshness Is very agree
able. Together the plate and dish cost
a dosen, sad asperate each fit a
t.
rbc new moon hung la the sky.
Tho sun was low In the
And my betrothed snd I
Is the ehurobyard paused to rest ' '
Happy maiden end lover, ,
. Dreaming the old dream evert - '5
The light winds wandered by. '
- And robins chirped from the nest.
And lot in the meadow sweet
Was the grave of a little child.
With a crumbling stone st the foot
- And the Ivy running wluV
Tangled Ivy and clover, . . ' V
Folding It over and ever; '
Close to my sweetheart'B feet v
Was the little mound up-piled.
Stricken with name leas Tears,
he shrank, aad slung to me; '
And her eyes were filled with tears
For a grief that I did not sec; ;
Lightly the winds were blowing, T,
Softly her tears were flowing, .
Tssrs for ths unknown years '
' And sorrow thai waa to be.
Thomas Bailey A Id rich.
as a rule, the hewer le needed mere In
the afternoon than at any ether period
of Una" . , -
ASA
Clara Merrta, hi Center's for Septem
ber IT, sayst
-At the theatre the weary and the
care-rlddea seek forgetfulneas for a lit
tle while, and presently they actually
weep st fictitious woes, laugh at fic
titious misunderstandings, and heartily
applaud all patriotic er noble senti
ments thus returning thanks, aa tt
wsra. far the lossoa unconsciously
learned,
"And lying close to the heart are lib
erty, enlightenment and progrsss In
volving la their development and fruition
Buffering and happlneos, vtoe and virtue,
error and truth, defeat and victory 'the
stage comprises thorn all I Oh, what a
power! end when we See the vloiortee
won for the Btage by It, we feel that
sympathy ts ths fulcrum with Which the
pulpit should lift ths world r
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' 1 1 Pegotobls Itom.
Prom the Philadelphia Record.
Mrs Boggins Those busy neighbors
nest door who are always peeping
through the blinds have an awful lot
to say shout their family tree.
Mr. Buggins Hugh! I ll bet It Is a
rubber plaau s , . .
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Oreoa Sidelights
Mitchell n rapidly building up again.
McMtnnvtUs is also moving for a sub
lie park. . A , ,a ;, . u- -v
Development leagues are the order of
, . ,
' Chinook salmon and aalmoa trout are
soaxoe to the Y equina river. t , ,
Ths grain crop to portions of Wallowa
county la larger thaa ever before.
A farmer XI miles from Fossil baa
LfiOe sweet potato plants doing well. ,
Plekpooketa found many assy marks
at the stats fair and are sow flush with
funds. , (. - .
Pour new enginse of the largest type
used on tho O. R. d M, have arrived st
La Oreads . -.,(-' .
During August I. lit. CTt feet of lum
ber aad lit. too bath were shipped from
Coos county.' .' .
People all over Oregon are falling ta
line and getting ready for the Forward,
March order. - , - - - v .
- A Oood Roads, General improvement
and Advertising ohib Is to ba organised '
at Palls city, ,. ' , ,
The city marshal of Pilot Keek,' as
sisted by three other etout mea, killed a .
ratuesnake la that town.
" McMlnnvtlls ht figuring oa getting
Water from Baker oreek at aa ewvatlea
of 0 feet above the town, . .
OraadfatherA Clark of Pern Itldge,
Linn county, Is 94 years old, but Is well
end hearty and frequently rides to Sale
oa Seragbaosi , .. . . . - ,
An unusual number of farm fires have
occurred thte summer, burning grain,
hope, eta They saey. result la greater
ears another season.
The Dayton evaporator people are
buiidlag another largo addition to thslr
plant In order to have room for their
large generators of Vinegar.
Aa Ontario young woman went out
to milk the oows snd fell from a manger, y
breaking' her arm la two places. Girts . 'S'
who don't llks to milk will easily per- '
osive the moral of this Incident.
At a fruit farm near Irving to tens
of Italian prunes and S.O0S bushols of
apples will be raised. The French
prunes will be allowed to drop for hogs- -
to eat. as there le no market for thenw t
George Chandler, ex-otate senator, ex- A
member of the board of agriculture, and
one of tho wealthiest stock raisers of
eastern Oregon, was robbed of $11 at
tho Baker City depot Just before leaving ' A
for the stats fair.
David MeCulIy of Salem celebrated ' .
his foth birthday last week, spending v
part of the day at the fair grounds ex- ' '
amlnlng the exhibits with ss anion ap- .
parent interest as he did 40 years ago.
He has lived there continuously since
lT jh4 bids faur to live several
vet.. - : ' v ... .
Prod Whaa of Bakes City was out in
tho country shooting st any lnnoeent
bird thst He could see, and that had' ao
good a right to live as he has, snd one
of the bullets from bis mischievous gun
struck a farmer who was mowing, pene
trating his lung, where It will remain.
though he may recover. ,
arnaeiday.
& OHtoas, amttos af AMOrtem,
It to quite natural that Mr. George
Horses Larimer should be the- editor
of tho Saturday livening Poet, the paper
founded by Benjamla Franklin, for be
is ths Poor Richard of these dayfl of
shrewdness and slang. Old- Ben him
self never dealt out richer chunks of
worldly wledom than are dealt out by
Mr. Lerlmsr to hie first book, "Tho
Letters from a Be if-Made Merchant to
Hla Son, and again In hie second soak,
"Old Gorgoa Graham,' whtoh will bo'
published by Messrs. rjoubleday. Page
A Co. some tune next week.
Mr. Lo rimer wrote tho letters because
he wanted something of that sort for
his paper, He virtually wrote them to
fill space, snd with no thought that
they would attract more than ordinary
attention. No one wee more surprised
at their suocees thaa he was. The book
has been translated Into a half dosen
languages, among them Japanese. "Old
Gorgon Graham" Is every bit as clover
and amusing aa ths first book. What Ita
Japanese orltle said of the letters to
true of thle bookIt should be la the
hands ef every maa who haa to make hla
way In the world.
I have eboees some crumbs off wisdom
from "Old Gorgon Graham' that are
worthy of being pieced aide by aids with
Poor Richard:
It's been- my oxportonoo that when
ea office begins to look like a family
tree, you'll find worms tucked away
snug aad cheerful ta awst of the ap
ples.-
"When a maa makes s specialty or
knowing how some other fellow ought ,
to spend hla money, be usually thinks
la millions and works for hundred.'
"When an ess gets the run of the pas
tor ha finds thistles." . ,
Ne man's a failum until he's dead
or lease his courage, and that's the same
thing." . .
"I'm hopeful, but I'm a good deal like
the eld deacon bach is Missouri who
thought that games of- chance Were
elnfui, and so only bet oa sure things-
and I'm not betting."
Tvs usually found that these quick.
glad borrowers are slcwi sad payers.
And when a fellow tolls you that It
hurts him to have to borrow, you can
bet that the thought of having to pay
is going to tie him as Into a bow knot ,
of pain."
Trouble postponed always has to be
met with ecorued Interest.' t
"Don't hurt any one tf you can beta
ILxbut If you must, a clean, oulok
wound heals soonest. "
It's bettor to see If bores than to
miss one buyer. A house never, sets
eo big that It can afford to sniff st a
let pound sausage crdsr, or to feel that
any customer Is ss email that It can
afford not to bother with him. You've
got to open a good many oysters to find
e-pearl.'
"Ton can buy a lot of boms hsnnlneas
With a mighty small salary, but fash
ionable happiaeea always coots just a
littis mors than you're making.
'It's always been toy opinion that
everybody spoke American while the
tower of Babel was building, and that
the Lord let the good pooou keen rleht
on epesklng ft. So when you've got any
thing to say to me, I want you to say -It
In language that will grade regular
ea the Chicago board ef trade,"
-Iff isn't what a man's got In the bank,
but whett he's got la hit head. 1hfit
Bwkea him a great aicrahaat.' ,
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