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PORTLAND.', OREGON.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1904.
Editorial
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i H E OR EGO N DAILY
v .AN
4LMOM
A CLOSER ACQUAINTANCE
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T HAS BEEN SUOOfcSTKD that
Id ft th business nm of the city would, by per
sonal observation, acquaint themselves wit ths
Interior of the state. With thla suggestion we ara In
heart? eocord. In no other war oan the Impression be
.eradicated that the great Inland Empire hi only a cnudns
country (It alone (or herds of oattle and flocks of sheep.
The fact that million of bushels of arala welch down
the docks, blockade the railroads and fill the outbound
ships ta accepted as a matter of course without seemingly
bringing horns ta the averse man the consciousness that
" the product comes from what they have always regarded
as the great sheep and cattle raising section of the state.
Ne mere written description carries with It an adequate
, Impression of the country. There Is only on way to
know it, and that Is to see tt face to face.
v : How otherwise can they fully realise that In the south -
, eastern portlou of the state thai are thousands of square
'miles of rich country practically without transportation
facilities? How, without seeing It, can they fully under
stand that from the Willamette valley to the coast, from
the Columbia river to the California Una, there are untold
millions of the finest lumber that ever grew out of doors,
'rich valleys, meadow lands and everything except trans
' porta tlon to make tt a populous and rich country
Under their . very eyas the business men hav seen
. opened up in Mnltndmah and Clackamas "counties a
productive section they had never dreamed of. In old
Wasoo Sherman and Ollllam counties,
hub deep by the wheat teams, where but a short time
ago all the land was given over r pasturage. In three
er four years time Sherman and Ollllam counties will be
, producing annually ten million bushels of wheat. Here
Shouts we scarcely suspect a fact such as thla. Tot what
Is going on there la going an In other parts of the state.
'The greatest boon that could befall Portland and the rest
the state would bo a movement which would lead to
'completer: knowledge of the actual conditions and needs
of the various sections of Oregon. What la needed above
ail things Is better transportation faculties. With a few
object lessons before them of what baa been don under
extraordinary difficulties they would soon begin to realise
what could fee don with this grand old state If modern
facilities were jflaced within reach of all Its parts.
J T know s)h sate,' not superficially, or through Hs
, towns, Jo the pressing need that now oonfronta us. .Th
men at the, bead of mercantllefend financial establleh
' ments are the men who should make this deep, first hand
study. Then they would know precisely what the state
offers and what may toe expected of It In the Immediate
future." Knowing It, they, would put their shoulders to
the wheel to help oJonf conditions in alt. .other,. parts of
5th state, first of all because It would be a v'. patriotic
thing pot do, and secondly because for purely selfish rea
sons ft would be the wisest and most far-sighted step that
the men of thtf metropolis possibly could make.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF AT
Hps sTTWNWtr Bfonfartanately
, of Juvenile license to destroy property and torment
the world. Boys may he boys, as we are assured
by will be, may be chip from the old block or the
bra sen eaponents of new conditions, yet adults erave the
privilage of existing fa a relative degree of peace while
the coming generation takes root. Fun la a wholesome
element of youth, but fun has no greater latitude than
other formsa of Individual effort, which always, must
" cease where the rights of others are Infringed upon.
-Halloween- Is not inherently an abuay. Its suggestions
for unique, uncanny departure should afford pleasant
diversions, which the world would enjoy- and welcome
with the seat of human appetite for novelty.
Instead of possessing these elements of real fun, the
; occasion', has grown to be one of unqualified, abuse.
- Lifting a yard gate and hiding ft a. half mile distant
. where mere chance alone will reveal It to the 'owner Is
, no better than theft. Destroying a wagon or other
I vehicle, breaking window, defacing the front of a costly
founding, or placing obstructions . that will cause serious
t accidents unless keen vigilance I maintained, all savor
jof bar wantonness and malice. Such practices would
not be fun la a youthful mind .taught property In humsn
'sympathies. Committing a. deed of violence because an
I opportunity exists to pass unpunished could hardly appeal
to a lad Instilled with the proper sense of real courage,
f it Is net for police authorities to restrain Halloween
excesses, although they will do so' when violence assumes
teway. Parents with anything of filial oontrol could limit
.the scops of practices with but few words of caution and
advice. , Arrests and such unfortunate' occurrences as
was recorded at Fulton Park four years ago when a youth
fWaa shot by the victim of malicious torment, will be an
incentive to parents if they ar not prompted by anything
, milder, for boys unrestrained know few
BIRDS OF DIFFERENT FEATHERS,
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I PINIONS AND DECISIONS of
where new or important questions ar presented
are always Interesting, and sometimes Important.
The state of Washington has a law prohibiting the sale
; f egret feathers, which some women desire to wear on
their hats, and the milliners of Spokane- defied the law.
old the proscribed feathers to customers, were arrested,
fined, and a Spokane Judge evidently a brave mah-has
decided that the law la constitutional, and that the women
will hav t pay the flues.
1 . We are glad of thla decision, and while liking wornan
: kind In general and milliners In particular, when they are
-. In trouble, hope the supreme court of Washington will
uphold the brave. Just Spokane Judge, '
Millions of birds ar killed annually In order to adorn
-; women's hat. The slaughter hag decreased a good deal.
STsTDXOATR,
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Fress Leslies Monthly Wagasfns for
November.
The eontraet once olsned with the
"syndicate people, the theatre awnagers
were absolutely at the mercy of the
. erne teste. leod or bad, they had to
take what was offered is the choice ef
play. If they rebelled after signing,
the syndicate whipped them Into sub
. saiesloa by forcing en them wtllyaHly
a whole raft ef "rotten shows.' A
assjuiger. If be were amWtloas enough
to write g play for himself, had no op
portunity te produce It. This actually
meeened, and the unhappy uthor-men-Stfer
was not only made to give up his
pet scheme, but, bad to tax Instead a
costly production, which Was a flat
failure.- And no fegsl redress was poe
sIMe the oontrsot - bad been s Igned.
FurtherBMre, If the eradicate en de
sired, K mule grab up any theatre of any
feoeklnf value in the country. H has
allnwed manegers throughout the l'n
lit State as keep possession ot their
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PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL, PUBLISHINO Ca
Sunday) end W7 mp- aser lng
treeta, rwruead, unfWi .
OFFICIAL PAPER Of THS CITY OF PORTLAND
WITH THE
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It would be a good
gratulation that
birds, as against
bipeds, the' customers of milliners. '. .
sentimental. If you
The first reason
right to live out
have. No woman
murder of a beautiful. Innocent fellow creature. ,
But, If you call
time that amount
bushes. Even the
as no woman would
chatter so bo tally
fit and a blessing
crumbs, they will
We.ars glad the
the milliners.
the roads are wortt
THE NEXT
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T IB VERT
next June one
eleven of its
The and other
fitness solely, and
A political party
ministration. Aj
proper object of
fair year.' They
men. They must
Can we get such
Nernment a dismal,
HALLO WEEN.
mistaken fWwiie
an office Is that ft
self -enrichment.
men in office now,
A great political
because tt helps
of life; a man , who
large burdens of the
proud next year
clean, clear-headed,
Above all things
or tool of the political machine which has done so much
to disgrac and demoralise ourr public affairs.
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the dynasty,
the oriental statesman expresses the secret of the ruler's
bold upon his people's affection in the following message
to soldiers! "Whether we Shall be able to protect and
guard our empire
If our glorious empire should crumble Into dust, the dis
grace will be yours.
spirit among yourselves, then we will divide the honors
wtth you. - ,
A sharp contrast
monarch to his soldiers, and the custom of ' reading to
limits.
the American soldier a Hat of summary punishments that
will be Inflicted for Infraction ,of discipline, The Jap
anese are appealed to a vital units In the nation.
responsible and Independent members of the society they
Judges In cases
are called upon to defend with arms. When volunteers
entered the United States service recently to fight against
Spain, they had read to them articles of war, enumerating
a half dosen cases wherein they would no oourtmartialed
and shot for breach of discipline. .
Japan has been held a rella of monarchical primltlv
ness, tn which the government theory subordinates th?
masses to fortify the ruler, America has been heralded
proudly as a nation exalting the people, and resting upon
the strength of Individual, who were moved by their own
sens ef responsibility, rather than threat or reward of
rulers. Tst America sends her men to battle with the
threat of death ta their ears if they do not move at the
beck, and call of superiors, while Japan tells her soldiers
their duty, and places upon them disgrace If they shrink
from tt, ..
own theatres; because by so doing, the
owner bears possible looses which oth
erwise would have te be borne by the
syndicate, and the percentage fee by
this method ef business has to flow lu
te the coffers of the syndicate, whether
the season Is a favorable one or not.
It is "Heads I win, tails you loose."
Remember, too, that the syndicate al
ways Insists upon getting its profits
week by week. This means that where
there are ne profits, the losses are never
divided. - n
Training a CaUe ta the Vs ef
.Prof. W. I Herrey In Chautauquas..
Training la 'responsibility end Judg
ment is the uss ef money Is with la the
reach ef every family, even; the poorest
I have never seen children so poor as
not to have spending money. To be
given the responsibility for the spend
ing, saving and giving away of this
money, In Inereastng amounts, seeord
tng to the age of the boy and the cir
cumstances of the family. Is one Of the
most educative ef sxpcrloace. .
J O URN AL
Th Jounal Jlaildbc. Vtftk ) T
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through the efforts of John Burroughs "societies, and
other organisational end many woman who .formerly
wore stuffed bird, or feathers that cost birds' Uvea, do
so do longer, Tst there la too groat a demand tor thla
sort of ornamentation, and It Is a matter for public con
the law will respect the rights f the
the fancy of those more Important
The reasons why birds should not be killed for this
purpose ar two on general, the other specific; one
please; the other very practical.
la that birds hav exactly as good a
their natural lives as men or women
can properly adorn herself through the
this eenttmentaltsm, there Is another
reason. The birds ar friends of mankind. They ar
great insect destroyers. A robin that through a season
pecks pises out of a quart of cherries earns 120 In your
garden. -The little wren, that screams at and sauces you,
and that costs you, if you feed her and her brood what
theywlll take, perhaps a dime a year. Is worth a hundred
In your garden and lawn and, on your
little brown all-year birds here such
wear la her hat and that chirp and
these coot, damp mornings, are a bene
every day. St yotj give- them a few
repay yon a thousand fold. ;
Judge decided for the birds and against
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MAYOR OF PORTLAND.
IMPORTANT that Portland should elect
of Its very, best men tor mayor, and
other most worthy men for councilman.
city officer should be chosen for their
absolutely regardless of their politics.
has no proper business In a city ad-1
partisan ticket , in a city election is a
suspicion. We need men in office to
serve the people, not a party, under the new law we
hav to recognise the existence of political parties, and
to soma exteut act In conformity to their formal actions;
but when ft comes to a vote for a mayor, for council
man, for city attorney, the party should be utterly for
gotten, only the men considered. . 4
' Ws must corns to this, or else municipal government
will be a shameful failure,' .
It Is especially important for Portland to have a first
class -set of men In oontrol of Its affairs next year the
must be large men. They musj be clean
be men above suspicion of any fgYaft."
ment If not, isn't our municipal gov-
contemptible failure T
"- Look over our present council. How many of them
merit -re-election T As good" cltlsens, as true men you are
safcod the question: "What are you going to do with
them" ", ''."; "- ; ""
Portland to 'In a critical period. Its future depends
much eVwhat happen during th next three years-
even next year. We dont want cranks, or Impracticable
ref offlic"i. -or- mouthing mounte banks of "any sort, in
office; but .neither do we wank men whose only Idea of
ts a handle to a graft, a means for
And there are quit a lot of Just such
and they want to keep In.
majority 'in; a . city la a - bad. thing
bad men Into office. The mor evenly
partis are divided thex better men they will put forward.
We nerd, nartlcularly. for mayor, a man In the crime
will hav to make a acrlflce, and
who will do so cheerfully, to accept the- mall salary and
office; a man of whom we can be
when he face the visiting world: a
all-around,' broad-minded man.
we want- no man who to a creature
A CONTRAST,
AKON K. SUTEMETSU gives a graph io summary
' of the Japanese soldier's creed. The emperor.
the nation." In equally clear terms
and prove ourselves worthy of the
blessing of heaven and the glorious deeds of our ancestors
depends upon whether you fulfill your duties as soldiers.
But If 'you preserve the - warlike
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la presented by this message of a
Ajrf Wl XBtrOBT
. 1 From the Chios so Tribune.
The world's fair poet has appeared.
His name is C. R- parsons, and he halls
from Kansas. Here is what hs says
about Napoleon and the Louisiana pur
chase: When this hero handed our commission
ers, . ,
The deed to sll ftoulafamn V '
His remarks were extremely significant.
And he said la a dram a tie manner;
T have this day given vnte Bngland.
A rival that will humble her pride"; .
Tims has fulfilled this prediction.
Showing that he with prophets vied.
We regard this as the moat elegant
poetic gem that has Sppeared since the
publication la the eastern papers of that
remarkable obituary poem, beginning.
MI was personally acquainted with Sla
ter Perkins," eta.
Hsrrlsbqrg Is Improving rapidly, and
oM residents of that formerly sleepy
town would soarscly know it new.
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101 is sot 'far oC ' '
Hsve you, cleaned upT
Help make a better elty. t
October, we throw a kiss at you.
Only elsht days more for Tsggert to
carry Indiana,
Hs are we to have smn football
without udt
Uncle Davis will not hav to go to
the poorhouse, snyway.
Parker tells too much truth te suit Vie
Aepubllcaa nlm-ftammera.
Has the csar any - mora admirals at
large of the Rojestvensky type!
Have you planted something new that
will bloom . In beauty next year!
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If poor Old Ananias were alive, he
would take his bat on to Rojestvensay.
It was a great Russian victory at last.
The flshtlng trawlers oould not beat the
battleships.
The weddings are still "prstty," and
most of them are "quiet What nice
people we be! j
What will Roosevelt. If - elected, do
for Dowte and Mrs. Woodcock ? .A pho
tograph won t suffloe.
Wa are yet hearing of "the first gun.1
What will make a Joyful noise In the
land will be the last gun.
Whatever the Democrats should have
done, or could, might or would do, would
be objected to by the virtuous Republi
cans, of course, - -
Judge Parker knew Just what he waa
talking about when he stated the ooat
of the Philippines. ,.HIj critics' figures
dls of attenuation. '
The eastern chestnut crop Js reported
to be terser than ever, which, conelder-
Ing the silence of .Uncle Chauneoy De-
pew, la remarkable.
Ha -a, Bryan rode ta Grandpa Davis
special car, and yet professes to be a
friend of the poor working man. Abas
Bryan 1 viva the tariff I
If Indiana sees Democratic Mr. Rrran
may buy a farm and go there to live
Indiana will doubtless elect a. .Demo
cratic' senator again some day. .
Of course our friend Binser Hermann
w Just now very patriotic and enthusi
astic But for such as he, how oould
the country be saved ss often?. , ,
Still, everything considered. Oregon
would be better off If It were more even
ly divided politically; but -vote as you
please brethren, and Ood bless you.
The Republicans ef the state of Waah-
Ingtoa must have a fat sack. Judging
from the labored reports, of their coming
success pusiisnea in the Oregonlaa. ..
"Vote for your own Interests," urges
R. H. Plagg of the St. Helen aflst.
There Isn't A particle 1 of- doubt that
Flagg on alT occasions praetioea what
nereaoaea, l tela regard. rat
" The price oT" Colonel' 'xoungBUBbahds
friendly visit te Lhasa w ostly.xs.7ta.-
000, which the Tibetans must jpay, or
Colonel Tounghusband will. Call again
ami bring nia wire end motner-in-law.
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Answering an .InqulryY ' President
Roosevelt was married la 1st, when 3i
years old to Alice Lee. She died next
year, after airing-birth to Alice Roose
velt, now 10 years old. In 18M Roose
velt married Edith Kermlt Carow: Their
children are: Theodore, Jr., aged 17;
Kermlt, Ui Btbel. It; Archibald Bullock.
14, and Quentln, T. - - :
It was probably a Jilted old bachelor
editor, who was after all rather glad
of what happened, who piped this mel
lowly cynical opinion: A study of the
criminal records makes It quite evident
that lovejy woman Is ths direct or led!-
root cause of more crime than King Al
cohol, but who would think of starting
a crusade looking toward the prohibition
of the fair sex by a local option amend
ment? . J '
sraw n? op IjOstbov.
Prom the New York World;. -Camilla
Clifford, who made the hit of
"The Prince of PUsen" during its recent
engagement at the Shaftesbury theatre
In London, as the New York girl' la "The
Song of Cities;' has decided to remain
In Dngland and will play a similar role
In "The Catch of the Season" ' at ' ths
Vaudeville "
Pour years agQ Hiss Clifford landed lo
Boston, a steerage passenger from Swe
den. The girl knew nothing of the coun
try or the language, and had no friends.
Life ta the new world was a hard propo
sition, and the girl who was to become
the darling of the London Johnnies In
four short years was compelled to scrub
floors for a living. 1
Later ahe had charge of the candy
stand at the Columbia theatre. When
"The Prince of PUsen" was put on la
Boston three seasons ago Henry W. Sav
age engaged her as one of the golf girls.
Last season she was the new York girl
In the eastern "PUsen" company, and In
a beauty contest at Daly's theatre was
selected from more tha 390 aspirants to
create the part In London. She followed
Gibson's Ideal of the, typical New York
girl.
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Her wonderful success saved the piece
and made her .the most famoua chorus
girl la ths world.
A aTJnCAV P AXXTTU-g TIjT. -
' Prom the Condon Globe.
Ben Steever, well known" character
around Arlington for several years past.
died at that place Monday afternoon
after a lingering Illness. Ben was only
a gambler but those who knew him well
recognised the fact that beneath hla
rough exterior throbbed as big, warm a
heart ae ever treated a man "square" er
a dumb brute kindly. His pet dog, and
Inseparable companion, Cultus, is as well
known as was his master and while he
lives Ben will not be forgotten.. Ben's
life may have been wasted, bis oppor
tunities for being a useful cltlsen thrown
away, but It Is worth something to be
able to say of a man after he la gone
that he treated people square and that
his dog loved him.
Prom the New York Sun. -
Antwerp Oeneral Tlramermane, rep
resenting King Leopold, gave a dinner
In honor of the officers of the United
States cruiser Des Molaee.1 A number
of prominent Belgisns were pi sent. -
At the same time the Antwerp ptarrtson
gave a dinner to the sailors of the crui
ser. Afterward the men paraded, with
arms linked, -singing. American naga
were displayed- everywhere.
The banquets and parade developed on-'
precedented popular pro-American mani
festation
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.Yeste relay Oregon Sidelights
. S. sfuckley, pastor pf Hhs First
Christian church, gava a report at the
moralng service of the national conven
tion of the Disciples of Christ held at
at. Loula.
"I did not ave opportunity to hear
all the addresses of the convention,"
said Mr. Muckley. "as some time had to
be spent in working to get the conven
tion for Portland next year. But the
addresses I heard were of a high order.
There were over to, 00 registered at
the convention, making thla one of the
largest, if not the largest, convention
of any single denomination ever bla.
"During the year there were t4,4
conversions though there wis only a
net Increase of tl.ltl, making our peo
ple 1,131,984 strong. The net Increase
would have been larger, but for the fact
that we are so Intensely evangelistic
that we make converts and organlss
congregations faster than- we can pro
duce preachers to take pastoral cars of
them. There was, therefore, a shrink
age by some falling hack Into the world
and many finding church homes in other
religious bodies. Ws now hav 11.188
churches, an increase of ITT, and I, Ml
preachere, an increase ef lis. It wilt be
noted that the Increase la churches ex
oeeds the Increase tn preachers by
and that ws have nearly twice as many
oongregatlona aa preachers. But there
are more young men In our colleges
studying for the ministry than ever be
fore. Xt is hoped, therefore, that the
supply of preachers wUl overtake the
demand.
"The missionary offering ' for the
year, home and foreign, amounted to
$779,717; $l,t8t was contributed te
educational work and various benevo
lences. The total offering Yor local
church work was $1,170,000. The grand
total for all purposes was I7,4M0I.
During ths last IS years there has been
sa increase of 100 per cent in per capita
contributions In our great brotherhood.
"One of the most inspiring meetings
of the whole convention was the great
communion service in the Celllseum.
assembled te participate in the Lord's
Supper. There Is no record to my
knowledge of so large a company of
disciple of our Lord ever before hav
ina meKIn one asaembiy to commemor
ate the Lord's death and resurrection.
. VOne of the most interesting features
of the convention waa the address by
Dr. Ball, a veteran educator and
preacher of the Free Will BapUst
church. Hs wss appointed by the con
vention of that body, held ta Hillsdale,
Mich., this summer to bear- fraternal
greetings to our convention snd assure
us of their hearty readiness to enter
Into conference relative to the uhlting
of the two bodies. Dr. Ball la i years
old, but s vigorous aa a young man.
nroM tiois
aw, Beesurasg eat vh Strike and Cftvts
fr ' - sMvaxlon. i-
Rev. J. Whitcomb B rougher began 2
series of sermons yesterday morning
at the White Temple on "The Holy
Spirit." He discussed the relation or
a splrlt-flllsd church to the salvation of
the olty. A large congregation was
present and at night standing room
could not be found, many being turned
away. Speaking of the salvation of. ths
city he saldi r ,
He spoke of Paul's method of reform
thg Kphesus. Paul's ohurcb, he said,
waa a powerful, preaching, praying,
personal working church, Every one
felt an Individual .responsibility for
some other Individual,
"What was ths result? , The whole
city waa .stirred up. Some criticised and
spoke evil of the -way,'- They didn't
like the way Paul did it They prob
ably said. Us is sensational.' Why, he
stirred up the people until they mobbed
him. If most of the preachers should
happen to do that they would lose their
Job So msny of our good people are
afraid of something sensational. They
do not believe In excitement, except In
business and politics. Again, religious
humbugs tried to Imitate him, but the
devil end his forces beat them at thetr
own trick. Those who had been cir
culating bad literature were converted,
and brought their books snd burned
them. It would not hurt our -city- to
have a bonfire made of Its Impure liter
ature. Again, those who were In the
idol-making bualness became fright
ened at the progress of the gospel, and
they mobbed PauL This gave the city
a bad reputation and they blamed Paul
for tt. The saloon men and ths gam
blers are crying out today, "Great Is ths
Ooddesa of Liberty,' and are fooling
some Christian people by" - their cry.
But may Ood hasten the day when the
gospel will so mightily prevail In this
city that every liquor dealer and every
gambler and dlvekeeper will see his
business destroyed and the city saved."
"Young Men and Women In Business"
was ths' subject of the sermon of Dr.
J. W. Brougher at the White Temple
last night. In. that connection he re
ferred 1 to the strike of the telephone
girls who were discharged by the Pa
cific States Telephone company, and ex
pressed sympathy or the strikers.
He declared that after Investigating
the situation hs thought tha company
should pay larger wages. He else said
that ths girls deserve the sympathy and
support of the entire community.
"Any manager who engages a young
woman at low wages and suggests that
she can make the reef by Immoral
methods ought to 1e tarred and feath
ered and eowhlded out ef town," ho
said. "Any corporation ,that will amass
wealth by equeesing the life blood out
of its employes should be exposed to
the public and ths people should see
to It that they do not have their trade."
XAaJunao, Ta zoxro
At ths Taylor Street Methodist church
yesterday morning Rev. p. Burgette
Short discussed the subject, "Learned,
Yet Ignorant," using for his text John
111-10. "Art thou a master of Israel and
kneweet not these things f He said:
Israel bad many priests sad teachers.
but a, new one the priest and the
teacher appeared. He talked Ilk none
before him. He showed himself by
many lnxamoie proors and drew to him
self the attention or all men. Even
those of high position sousht him.
Knowledge must not be despised. Wis
dom must be diligently sought Ths eye
tnac appreciates uie beautiful, the heart
that le Inspired with the sublime, the
wen rounceo brain is a blessing to all
people. The more cultured one really la
the more nesrly is he like his Maker.
""Let Rubens do his beat on canvas ;
let Mendelssohn write as a mors glorious
oratorio; let Tennyson, and Longfellow,
and Browning again ravish our hearta
with poetle beauty and truth, and let
some new Cicero, Brooke, Simpson snd
Beeeher charm and stir the multitude
with vigorous and eloquent speech. The
beet Is not too good for man. But be
hold the multitude that are learned, yet
ignorant.
"Christianity Is not a philosophy, not
a solenee, not a department In literature,
not one of the religions. It Is the re-'
llglon and the revelation from heaven.
atajjrette Sheet sa Buying; After
- Wisdom.
Therefore, It Is a Ufa, and smsus aa
lHw-wSer-wtk ta AtawsnV '
Pine pear jdder up the .valley,
u
Hew sasw sa the peak around Silver
Pheasants very numerous la Tillamook
county.
Still mors rural telephones. Oct ao
Quatntao, .y .
Weather forecast for Oregon rain
before Christmas.
Reed mill sf Ralaier now cutting
W.fiOO feet a day.
Good huckleberry picking yet In the
TUiamoo sand bills. , .
Lewis and Clark mass meeting tn Polk
county next Thursday.
Hood River against th world, It
yet be the metropolis of Oregon. i ,
The Hoed River Glacier la one of
the best looal newspapers la the United
states. . . , . ,
Clatskanls Is rejoicing Over a
read through that town, and quit
way out into the timber.
While fa St. Helens Pridav we bad
tha pleasure of meeting Judge J. B.
Dosn sf Rainier. The Judge is looking
t Ine, Clatskanie Chief. Bet the Judge,
subooribed. and aet' em up bcstaas.
Prohibition will carry la nearly every
Dveolnct In Columbia County, say the
Houltoa Register, and possibly In the
entire eountr. The reason for this
plain the people want leas hoodlumlam
in conducting the saloon auaines.
A Bee vert on man haa Ut a com
blned wood aaw. older mill and
sprayer. The motor power will con
slat ef a four-horse power gasoline
engine. He is likely not only to get
rich, but to have been a benefit to his
day and generation.
(treat County (John Day) Newet The
vineyard of James Small has yielded
an enormous crop of fine grapes thla
uon. With Mr. Smith's unstinted
generosity vast quantities of frutt have
been distributed to his neighbors and
friends, and the remainder made up
into Jellies and wines. Of ths latter, he
has to gallons stored away.
A Washington county woodchopper 40
year ohL whose Wife is aettlnar
divorce, burned his cabin, and then
raked away the cinders and made a bed
in the warm ashes where he went to
sleep and received quite a severe burn
on his back. He has been cent to the
asylum but. perhaps the man is not oo
very crasy, alter an. wnat sayetn
the scriptures 'Setter a bed In ashes
snd a burn In the back than a brawling
woman.'
Items ta Sheridan Sunt A public shed
te being erected near the M. K- church
at present. A large crowd attended
church last Sunday, owing to the fine
weather. $dgar Duel haa been visiting
his uncle and enjoying the ecean breese
snd mountain -scenery the - peat two
weeks. Mr. Panins' long loot horses
have returned although they are not
looking quite so well aa whan they die-
appeared but they are etlll la the ring.
Harney county Is figuring on making
a unique exhibit at the Lewis snd Clark
fair next year; . tnat is, or its nerrvs
birds snd animate, Investigation dis
closes that there are at least 100 varie
ties of the former and about. 40 Of ths
latter that could be. mounted and d la
played. Nowhere, perhaps, ta the Uni
ted States, says the Burns Timea-Hsrsld
could such a collection be made. Xt add
The uniqueness of such a display aa
IB0 mounted birds and animals would
be the attraction ox tne rair. tm i
sary funda must be raised by public
subscription and we ehould devise ways
and means to raise ft."
As k fishing party from the Grove
was sitting en the bank of Oales
creek, five or elx mile up toward Gales
City, last Tuesday, they heard a splaeb-
Ina- In ths water some distance above
them' and a few moments later a mag
nificent buck came running down the
creek light past them -and not more
than a couple of fish note lengths away.
They had heard shots up the side of the
hUl so ros time before and ths baying
ef hounds, snd the, deer being closely
pursued took to ths water. The dogs
and hunters cams along some II. min
utes later but the deer seemed to have
made a good get-away aa they learned
afterwards. Forest Grove Time We
are glad that deer got away from Its
would-be murderers, and hope tt will
live and enjoy life, 40 years yet
perfenos. As such every minister and
teacher must feel Its thrill and pulsa
tion before equipped for service. Christ
look upon all with favor. He gave no
more attention to Nlcodemus than to the
harlot. He cam' for one work eavlng
the lost This wss first, and when this
Is first ether things readily adjuet them
selves. Christ Is ths interpreter of the
mystery of his own life snd death. This
study suggests four lessons; -
"First On may be learned, yet Ig
norant
''Second One may be high church
official, yet unsaved.
"Third Everyone must settle f or
himself his relation to God.
"Fourth Spiritual life 1 the Ideal for
Which mea ahould seek." . ,
BaTuaras rjg srroaurs.
Object te eke V-
dUsiusaW Otsk ' '
' Rev. 8. C Lapham, pastor ef the Sec
ond Baptist church, believes tn divorce.
In hie sermon last night In which he
replied to Dr. M. A. Matthews of Seattle,
who recently delivered a lecture in this
olty on "The Undlvoreesble Olrt,' be
stated that he believed Christianity
would be doubly cursed were there no
dtvoroe courts snd man and woman not
permitted te marry again.
"If we-believe." said be, "marital re
lations to be above all else the union of
lives tn mutual confidence, true affec
tion and fidelity to each ether, why
should we not declare separated those
who were never truly united T Why per
mit a legalised immorality? When mar
riage seasss to be a holy relation tt be
comes an Immoral relation. The women
who have been betrayed, abused and de
serted are a hundred to one as som
ared,wlth men who have te any degree
suffered because ef the lack of Intelli
gence or Industry en ths pan of
women,
la speaking of Dr. Matthews' state
ment that hotels are dangerous places
for married women, he stated that they
are Just as .dsngerou for anmarrled
women. He said a decent woman would
be a lady anywhere and would not be
leea a lady or a true wife In a hotel then
than In ths congregation . of Dr.
Matthews church. In conclusion he
said: "Love, will forever destroy ths
abuse ot atroyotr
Cin $300 -Furnish
a Flat?
(By Rev, Thomas B. Gregory.)
There is a great deal of human inter
est In the following letter Just received!
Dear Dr. Gregory: I turn to you for
advice and counsel" In my present em-
barraesment and as your, time and
space are valuable. 1 will make my story . .
aa short as posslbte.
I am If years old and am thinking
of gstting married. I have saved about
1 800. the half of which I was thinking
of using toward furnishing a house, the
wmvw w aw in osaa ui bh
of sickness er loss of work.
My Intended thinks that the S0 Is
not enough, tbst on that sum we "can
not make the horn look vary respec
table. What do you think about ttt We
hsve agreed te submit It to you. and to
bide by your decision.
' BROOKLYNITB,
I am going io answer It with oheerful
noes and honesty with cheerfulness,
because It Is always pleasant to write '
about vaunt nennla and tnilrlmnn' aiul
with honesty, because upon so impor
tant a subject I could not afford to be ;
guided by snythlng leas than the spirit
of a perfect sincerity. '
X give R ss my opinion, then, that "
HOC la amply sufficient for the furnish
ing of g house, or flat, for two people,
er, for that matter, for four people.
Three hundred dollars will buy a great "'
many things, of one kind and another,
and tt would be my opinion that with all
the stuff ta It that $I00 would purchase,
the place would be to orowdsd father
than the re versa.
If BrooUyalte's intended hss heen
about much, and haa kept her eye open. ,
she has seen homes that were so full
of furniture that there wss but precious
little room left in them for the folk.
Mow, aa X look at It a house ehould
be primarily, not a furniture establish
ment but a home, and should exist not
for show but for ths sosafort ef Ms oc
cupant
Of course a great deal depends upon
the character of the occupants. If they
are vain, being governed, net by com
mon sense, but by the opinions snd
fancies of other vain people, they will -furnish
tha home tn? ihn rather than ' -
for oomrort wane ir tney nappe to
have the common sense they will make -
the oomfert flist and leave the other
mattera to shut for themselves.
I would say. In thla connection, that , .
ta my humble Judgment we are very '
foolish to burden ourselves with a lot '
of unnecessary luggage - ss ' we go
through thla Ufa The less luggage th
better.
Life dee not consist tn ths trapping
that we may have hitched onto us or
piled up around us. Life Is subjeetlv.
not objective; Is to be found within, net
wthout '
Lice is tnougnt. lev, worm, nonisvs-
ment, not haberdashery, upholstery and 1
brio-a-brao. If the mind, heart and hand . '
are active In the right way the matter
of the furnishing of tha borne so long
as It la omfortabie is but a trivial -consideration.
,
The best furniture for the horn ta
inwiiigant wnarautwr, iiuiniviiimi -
dustry, love. If such things are there
the absence of some other thins will
not be noticed te any great extent
couple to buy ths little book of Henry
X. Tnoreati, entitled 'Walden, and to
read, with especial oat, tha chapter
therein on 'Furniture.' It will iv ;
them Just the information they ar seek-
log, '
It would be doublr wen ir every
young couple about to be married would
read . Walden" three or four times
tkMnvh lufAM vntna te hu tha
things' for the housekeeping.
Speaking of "things" It is but the
simple truth to observe that they are
the greatest tyrants and tormentors in
the world.
The less we have to do with them th
better off we are, The greater our de-
pendence upon "things" ths greater be '
comes .our servitude and misery. ' ,
People who have something serious to .
think about and to do can get along very
Well without an elaborately furnished
home, for their minds will be upon their
Work, and not upon what other people's '
opinions mar or mar ow swiut um
elegance of their dwelling place.
A ParsUftOWAX, PAYOR.
S7 rTJXs sVUUVMBH
VU w els Hiut viugivwiue wsviv
of th New York oar was the lata
Thomas Nolan, a lawyer, whoee witty ;
retorts furnished subjects for merri
ment at many a lawyers' gathering.
Now, Nolan was at one time counsel for
poor widow who was suing a con
struction oompany for ths death of her
husband. The case had been pieced
upon the "day calendar," but bad been
u.mI -uutruHujl anil lln Unrl.
arity, by the time she had made her ,
fifth call, waa in an exceedingly Dis
turbed frame of mind, consequently th
tones of Nolan's rich brogue were more
than usually fervid as he fought against
the sixth adjournment
"I am sorry.' said Justice DugrO, '
your opponent has shown me good
cause for the adjournment Mr. Nolan,
and ths case will therefore go over un
til tomorrow." -
"Very wall, sor," said th barrister.
sweetly, "but might X ask wan personal
favor of this coortT"
."Certainly, sir, with pleasure.'"
"Will vour honor kindly stnep aown
to my office and Just tell Mr Morlarlty
that you have adjourned the easer
A1TR FAJTAJtA.
Prom the New York Evening Post
It must be great relief to Secretary
Hay to know that King Peter of Bervla
haa at last been regularly "anointed.
A monarch who haa received from tha
church the symbol of grace ought not
te be spoken of lightly any more as an
assassin, er aa the beneficiary of assas
sins. We sav that this wiU Please Mr.
Hay, because tt applies to the alleged
crime of King Peter the same cure that
eras applied to Mr. Hay's Irregularities
In Panama. That Is to say, the method .
of recognition" has been employed ta
either ease. Becauss European coun
tries "reoognlsed" our solluslvs renublts
of Panama, Mr. Hay has argued that
there could have been nothing wrong I
the manner of Its setting up. By parity
of reasoning, after a metropolitan he
poured the holy oil en Peter's head. It la
well nigh Impious to assert that here
was anything Improper In hla accession
Is the throne.
Prom the Annapolis, aid. Chronicle.
Midshipmen Charlee R. Keller of
TCason. Pa., a member of ths aeoond
class at the Naval academy, haa bee
given 100 demerits and sentenced to
he confined aboard the prlsonshlp .
Santee. for the remainder of the
aeademlo year for violating the Naval
academy regulation in regard to amok- -
tn. Young Keller wss caught on sev-
era! occasions, smoking and the academy
authorities placed him .under suspen
sion temporarily pending the action of '
the. navy department. This was ad ,
fabovs atated. , ' ' ' t
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