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IL - rrLAl4l,OREG0N P VT A -. r - -f TH E -O REG O N D A Irt Y J.O.U N A L 'AN-.X BNBBN T NEWS P A PB R -PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBUSHNQ COZT JNO. I". CARKOU. itabuahe4 every evening, '' except . 8unday ) and every- Sundayr morning- at Tbe Joornal Bufldin, Fifth and Tamtam . .' . streets, Portland, Oregon. (;.--..., , ; , t ...' " W; : "IfrFICIAL'PAPER OF THE CITY OF PORTLANO ' '. v '- ' - -r.j:-.-i,-.-i.-- : ' 1 . .r-- ... l : .: .; :.: ". T .. - t KlTlONTfi-C RfSTQ when lie encompassed' - .1 j ln ' t Cl - .1.. o...-:.. . i.. inc aownnu oi an twroj, me iu)jiu: mum- V. , .' ... i i it. contemplates- me mangica. rcmaina- nt-w,3-inc ---n4 Ike' Sefifute, uncle of tjhe'czar. Since, the recent -V r.ttprising' this is tne nrst-Diooay vicujm -wmcn tne revp ; fv-'; lationists hare offered as a acrificCv-lTljpiei. rnosu,fa: ;Tniliar;with JRusslanhistory, those who best appreciate the .dreadful condition surrounding the people of that . .-'' unfortunate countrywill in nowise be disappointed over -., this .qutcpmIt,wa.entirel3-axpected-1)3r them, for the TrcVidation. having failed in. one manifestation, it hnmeil ; lately seek to. rpove along the line of least resistance knd that happens' to be. the assassination of members of . the. tyrannical, oligarchy before whose frightful, record Vlcivilization stands aghast..: .'s'. " ; " -v - It is asy to thcof 5canr?r1sasy to demmeoUhete ' frightful crimes. H we give thesethebiics and denuncia tions a local application, there k manifestly not. ;a word ' '. to be said in extenuation. We are free or think we are - v free in this happy land. Whether, we are or not there is ' thmp, certain, ihat the greatest of all powers bere ts , '. the" power of public opinion. If we suffer it is always be "':: cause of jour 'own faultgcish-we. can rale-nnd-tf ; ; enoflghotus afftjioroaghly determined -president ctn- grcsa an.g icgisiainreins row uciore oiir win. , .. . i Bnt in Russia it is far otherwise. - The whole scheme j riT government is based upon the exploitation of the peo-JTlff-' Thsy re the burden bearers r they are th drudges "aqd slaves who have been created apparently for no other . purpose than to be the creatures of those who mlcover j them. Russia is the last outpost s that stands against rnodern" civilization; it is a barrier, against 'which even fthe most qualified ideas of human rights is broken and shattered. And-yettt is a : country in: which a few . patriotic spirits! Jiave ixideavored nnder tremendous" dif- ficulties to uphold the doctrine of human rights. "Many . btthem have fallen by the wayside; many of them have perished, in dungeons and many more of them have given up life and hope in the Siberian mines. But.there.Juve .alwajrfcbetfcneTrtrTlfcF the ranks' and stake for which, they played. Dreadful suffering and dreadfut crimes have marked the. history of the move ment and the end -is not yet There is now a manifest determination to. wring from the terror of the oligarchy -what they have" found impossible to secure .from its sense of justice and humanity."" The Grand Duke Ser gius will not be the last on the list for men so'desperate and determined, who apparently see no other way, wiH pndou,bfrcdJy ronfcntrate-themseiver'UponriSe small body r"rwithin their direct reach and at whose doors they lay I most of the ills from which they suffer. ' ' ; VALUE OF GOOD. ROADS. fXyilU GOOD ROADS movement must go forward . " Tyjtb cpnstanty increasing scope and results. " " ."And each county, and to some extent each sub- -.rjivisioiiv;of a county.mustdepcnd .on itself, must Wofk oui in some siaics, is gwu nq jci wt cuuiu scarcely ' iexpect the legislature of Oregon to adopt this policy as 'yet, until what seemed to be more pressing problems are solved, until in some way the revenues are greater in pro portiojs to expenditaressr J Yet that -good roads are of .great importance Is acknowledged by, all vho have-xon-sidered the subject, and should be realized more sensibly I by people in general.':- vV.. i ,; '- F, G. Young, professor cf.economtcs and sociology in the University of Oregon has just published an in structive-pamphlet on "Tendencies in Recent Road Leg- The. wheelmen stilted the first good roads movement and bicyclists and autotnobilists will aid in securing good roads. But the country people must depend cnteily npon themselves, and they must beprepajed two years hence not only to ask for state aid, but with it a system of.ex peqditurejn4 iut e)e:t member who know jt. what they are proposing and why. Xhe tirst state aid to rural road building was granted by New lersey in 1891, and sine? thett 13 states 1have followed. that example. Ap propriations have gone on increasing, and the taxpayers do not . complain because the money is well invested. Most states provide a money tax for the several, counties, and -wkh-thts-for .-the present we will have to .be .content. Some states, including the northern States of New York, Illinois, Iowa and California, nse convict labor to some extent in road i building, with gooJ results, but this pro jectjseems to have been abandoned, in this state for the present , A wide tire is also a reat aid, for as has been said, ''narrow tires are road destroyers ; wide tires are road makers,' ---- - . '.i.. .;'.; .... ; ...,',v ... I..,. Let - every .Oregon - connty do what , it can for itself during the next two years, and perhaps then a larger and more definite policy may be idopted. For keep it in mind, that nothing that country people can think abont and work for is ipore important than good roads. ...r-r KANSAS AND THE & O. OCTOPUS. ANSAS has-defied the Standard Oil octopus and at the state's request ; the national administra tion will prosecute inquiries to see if the" great Standard Oil monopoly has placed itself in a position to justify the general government jn interfering with it in Kansas be halt. Kansas, briefly, , is trying to" save one of -its great in dustries from being swallowed up or ruined by the in satiable- Standard Oil company-An area H)f about 60 square miles in the. southeastern part of the state was found a few .years-ago to be extremely rich iq. oil, and thither thousands of enterprising; men have gone in con sequence. The annual product lias reached, we believe, npwardsf-sw.oooTtarrelsrtheStindard T)tt company .0 on wwtion live., a, -V oil, and the oil-land owners prospered. But as the yield increased the price was lowered, nntil it could be pro duced and deliveredronly-at "anactual loss.1- "This of course was-done to discourage the owners so that they would" sell , their lands and wells cheaply, though the later moves of the octopus have been made in a spirit of revenge and to intimidate members of the legislature from -enacting 4aw unfavorable- to the company.- , . . But a Kansas legislature is not easily scared, and so it has passed laws for a state refinery and fixing a min imum price for the transportation of oil in tlie state. What these measures will accomplish remains to be seen. iThe refinery can" handle only about one tenth of the oil product of the state, and what is to be done with the rest? And if more refineries were ..built, how can even the great state of Kansas compete successfully with the mnnut.r Standard Oil' fnmhm that rnntrAt. railtad terminals; markets, and means of distribution? . Small Ckange V What.. M;blU. stolen T.. 5- JrUIators and tazpayera ar Ured .Isn't It about' tuna to sus;reat t tb mlnlotera and church people that -they : ) - . Men who beat their wives ar to b wuippeo. Women can tttrow thtnxa at their husband with Impunity, aa bera- The-school board la. or has been,, oa the brink ot a . blunder. In fact t aeennr toj-bar taken a step or two over uo edge.-. , , The king's fcpeech on openlnr parlla ment baa one merit over the annual mea-aa-o rof our presidents; It . is : always veryDner i . ; : i T It keepa the Republican orsana watch ing keenly to keep changing their posi tion so as to bo in harmony with tha administration. - - r . Will congrOaa please officially inquire or the attorney-general if ha has noticed any decrease In meat .bill since he busted tha beef trust.' . :.' ;-i BowaEa tahaTo a atata tax-eoda eommtsalon, - liut Jt would not toe' wle to build any very great caatlea of bona and expectation upon it . j ' 8lnce the president la Kbt a eandldata for re-election,, he waa not playing poli tics In vlaltlng LltUe Xlungacy. . He iuat likea to dJ that aort of thingl.. The publjof would . haVT been consid erably obliged to Uugllelmo if bo , had glyen -Klorebello a precedent for his timely act of aerf-deatruetlod; ; "King Edward told parUarteat that the situation in' the Balkans continued un aatlafaetory. But that waa ' noJlnewg yen to the "British parliament The Standard Oil company baa draws down a three months' dividend of II per cent, at tha fate of 60 per cent a year, and ao can stand a little worrlment One reason, why Senator Bpooner doea not want. ah extra aession of congres? ia that ba wishes -to. postpone his col- leagueBh.lD.Wlth. l--Follea--a-iong-as possible. -. 'jr '-. ,: i '" IV. BO0lUr"Wajih1ngtoir:1ias ; Tlslted .the white house again, and he and tbo presi dent slipped through an inside door and sneaked a snack in the paotryjjnba- knownat- 10 merrponera. , An Indiana girl was aeeldontally wounded by the dlscharga of a pistol in tha pocket of the young man whom ah was hugging. Next tlm maybe she will hug him In the proper place. . "Senator Fulton, let-it bo understood. will never be Indicted." declares the Astoria News.' For which ' guarantee. providing the News lias power to peer into tno rutnre, let us do tnankruu Lawyer McMahon'e mottvea in caus ing an Investigation of tha state pen!-, tentlary appear to have been wholly selfish and revengeful, bnt that, doea not excuse any grafting that may., be divulged. ... v I islation," ijt which he summarizes the details of the good byroads movement.- It is essentially, a recent movement, - , there having been a .remarkable awakening to the im-n j. ; portance of the subject during the past IS or ao years, re- " - .suiting ui the formation of the National Good Roads as ,' isbciatknv and of work of instruction in several states by the federal government. The good roads sentiment has -spread into almost all rural communities, until the true idea that good roads will-be-the Jargeit factor in restor . ing the balance of advantages to farm life and in so do- - Sng wJl serve at the deepest regenerating inflnence in 'J: lour .civilization is taking deep root And the good roads movement is almost as active in the cities as in the rural districts, for the cities are benefited scarcely less than ' ,the country by good roads. . , ; ' - .V" The crucial element in the gobd roads problem is the t tost, and the" sooner it is realized and accepted as an in- ""'eviuble fact" that good toads will cost a good deal of the better. Btit what, is the difference what the. -cost o long as good roads pay, so long as the money ' 7 ' ispent for them is a paying investment ? Havingde- .lermiaed. on ood-Toadsrhavlng(""c6unted the cost arid concluded that' the investment pays, the next phase of the problem is to apportion the cost as nearly as may be among the beneficiaries, and compel its payment. This -- is a problem that should be worked! Out" here inlthc near ;v . faturcfThe state undoubtedly! should arid will help as j, ituroe part of the burden, and counties and. communities 'X.-i most pay the balance. f As soon' as the results begin to i 1 - appear the cost will no1bhger' appaT." ' Older states can go, farther and accomplish jmore than Oregon can, but Oregon must make a .beginning, or hat ing made it, must - "move -forwards New York in two years, has made more S ' ? permanent improvements, in' Us highways than had been .-IL-made for; ano years r befer "Other states are doing sim- ; t It is estimated by an expert authority that otTpeTceril v of all the commerce of the United States which is trans ported by steam is hauled some distance over, public V . ;t- highways, and in many instances it costs as much to haul - 'j goods or produce to or from a railway station as it does to transport them across the pontinem or from one con "'21' .-'.Intent to another. , Inquiries have shown tharihe aver-; . , sge cost .of hauling products over Vagon roads is V cents per ton per . mile, and that it would be less than ;' '',one third of this pver good roads. The" cost of hauling ' farm products to the railroads is estimated at $000,000,000 : ; annually, two thirds of which vast amount could be tv hy universal goqd roads, - ;- .. - -frr-r-The-Denefitsof god roads hare been thus sum- - marired: ()) Economize time and force in transporta tion between farm and market; (3) .Enable! the Jarmer --to take advantage .ofmarket fluctuations in selling and 'buying;; .(.ifpermit transportation of farm products and purchased commodities during 'times of. comparative ..leisure', (4) Reduce the wear and tear on horses, harness and vehicles; (s) Enhance the value of real estate. ,r Steam ad trolley railway lines should help, for the ' better the road fhe-more produce will be hauled away. ers were sent sliding through the legislature without any reference to the popular will,-indeed usqally in open de fiance of it. .It is even suspected that at times they were hoens-poensed through regardless even of the legislative will. rl 1 1 , 1 1 -- Bot-ithese times are lnckilr passed, we hone never to return. The starting pomt of better thmgs was 1901 wnen tne legislature created a cnarter ooard. The re sulting charter was submitted to the people for adoption, which was achieved by an overwhelming vote; the legis lature of 1903 approved it without change by a unani mouIvot. In tire present legislature four or five amendments have been suggested by the old charter board. . .These, together with a bill proposing a two-mill tax for bridges, have passed the legislature but before they can become effective they most receive the ap proval of the people at the coming-xlectionrAlI of this meansKi-legislative interference in the plan of Fort land's self government from 1901 at least until the next session in 1907. Meantime the principle will have been so thoroughly established that no- legislature will dareJo tnTerfereWilhitwithoutsubmitting its amendments to the people themselves. : - ' - - " v ' ; . J Altogether it will be seen .that progress is-beipg made in the right direction and at least three Oregon legisla tures have not only not stood in the way but have ac tually aided the movement toward local self-government in ' Portland. . T Z - .r--.. . THE TASTCOMMISSION. "MOE-IMPORTANT, and at the same tima,: Tgratifying law could have been passed by the legislature Jhanlheone providing for- the ap pointment of . a tax commission. The shortcoming!! of ourpresentflaw are manifest to everyone.. The burdens 6Ftaxatiori aredistfibuted-dispreportionately-aiid fall heaviest upon those least able to bearthem. VVh ile" th is is more or less always true everywhere the degree is lest accentuated in some other' states than it. is here. Oregon-is destined to grow in the next five, years more rapidly than in any previous ten in its history! There will. be great accessions to Our population and neces sarily great increase in small holdjngl which are always self evident to the assessors and therefore usually bear the brnnt of the burden. A more equitable adjustment is demanded; it may come through a clean-cut, intelligent and courageous report of a tax commission. 4n this vespect -4hgovernor cafv-fnlmensejyaid a -fa vorable outcome through the appointment of particularly well qualified men upon, the commission. - These, men are not hard to find, not because there are so many of them, but because they stand out conspicuously in the various communities in which they live. - Therefore to get the Very best qualified men the governor should not find it an insuperable task and we look forward hopefully to, see ing hint announce a list that will thoroughly fill the bill in all respects and thus reflect the highest credit npon the good judgment of the man who rfTaVcs" it. ' OLD AtTBOm atAJTO. Front tha Aurora BoreaMa. ' - fttmll Aunons represented -a' the Tortlaixl fair nest summer! There are Tw plar In Oregeev-wlth a mors Inter esting history than Aarora. There -were two things In particular, that brought Aarora Into prominence n the early ay-" tha Aarora hotel, and 0' Aurora band. . The meals served here were fa mous 'from- California to- Washington, and the old Aarora band was doubtless the Brat band of any consequence In the state. Old setlers everywhere In Oregon still have words of praise for the old Au rora band. Many. of tha players have passed to .tha great beyond and' others are old and feeble, but moat of tbo old Instruments are still in existence, and some are fairly well preserved. ; . The lo st rumrnts are all more or less odd and would make an Interesting exhibit. That Auror had some able musicians in those dsya Is evinced by tho fact that seven) pieces .written especially for the' old band are' pronounced by musicians to be marvels of harmony and beauty, ; , ;,, , The csar, it Is reportM. will ne for peace just aa soon as his forces win s derisive victory. But if they suffer a bad defeat be will have to keep on fight ing. Under these circumstances Japan will-keep ready to fight. Its results may be important, especially if Uncle Sam takes a hand and plays it strongly, . which he, is showing a commendable disposition to do. j ,",T; . ', f 1 LOCAL SELF-COVEKNMENT IN PORTLAND.' rTTHAT things have changed decidedly for the better M . .l t ' ' . j --w in in? pa icw years is nownere maae jnore 'MSa ' M,mvl' 9nmnltmt tl... 4m til.. I.i.i.l.4tw. v.l. lioiisTb Pbrtland-lt is only a few year?Sgo that chart-j -aibany plnmbora happy, Tuettcrs f ; j Froxar tke Pcojple f I rroblag tho Kama, rraade. Bakeoven.- Or., Feb. 1. To tha 'Edi tor Of The Journal If tha .government ouicisia wiy. redeem their promise to go to the bottom of all land-fraLd caaes in Oregon, the time will not be 'Very far off when an interesting chapter of such frauds as practiced In, Wheeler county will come to light before tbs federal grand jury, from, thla part- of tho state, where ansa have fur years violate the federal statutes, by fencing thousands of acres of public domain, where for years past men were hired to conspire against the tonnunint hvltiiktnsr tin land for certain big etockmen. ... - mich Tellows, that would no value the gift of a homestead from Uncle Sum more than 1100. found work at those big ranches for at least 14 months, and after they had made proof by false-testimonies before the land officials theV transferred title to land (in most cases-receiver's re ceipt) and loft tha country. - In many cases the homesteader baa not Spent a dollar in improving hta land, auch being inclosed with other .claims obtained the same way by his smployer for years past. AS a rule the best PWw land was selected, la such shape to cut the . adjoining land in and 80-acre tracts. In order, to -dtscouraatr aettlera and after a while buy tha aaroa aa iso lated land.- Home claims'" were- atrung out a mile long in order to surround vast tracts or- vacant land and have the ex clusive use of. it. Aa to residents oo these claims. tha.Juuneatoader in- nvst cases would not bare known the loca tion it his land If the shanty put there by his employer had not been pointed out to him. While soma or these homestead ers, have worked for tha man most Inter ested in securing' patent to tho land, oth ers have . lived 60 miles from , their claims, occasionally comings onL visit ot a few days every six month. As to the nature of the land, the1 value of im provements, the number of acres., under cultivation, the time of "foaidence on tbe claim, the grossest, perjury .has., been committed. ' ' '.. ." - Small ranchers' stock-Is driven off, his fences mot respected, - and . by., other schemes resorted to he la forced to sail out, while these conspirators and thieves, as Mr. Heney nut It, are allowed to prac tice fraud in acquiring title to vast Uacta of land, get tha exclusive use or thousands' of "acres of ' publlo domain, build cottages aiid.hava fast horaes.,at the expense of the people. Tho time will eomo-when theso-faots- will- be proven and the guilty ones p u n Ished . - p --r-r AN HONEST DHTTMCn. Oregon Sadeliglits . , . ... Farmers plowing around Monroe. ' laurt week a Junction City man picked apples that were in good condition., . The -Tillamook council has passed an occupation tax. which.' of course, 'causes much-kicking - ' Big logging ope rations are going on' In King's valley, moat of tha loga being do- signed for paper pulp. - w ' Two Corvallla men are branching out In the Mongolian pheasant bustnesa A pair of pbeaaanu are now worth 17. 0. .A La Grande green house became a red house, a white house, a smoke house, an ash house, a no house, Jn a short time -fire. " . . . ( ; ' - Tho CoqulHe city council has passed a habltnal drunkards" ordinance; salooo keepers prast not sell to certain specified persons. ; -' ' " ' . Freight bills paid by Weston draymen ona day. recently amounted to 1300. show ing thai. Wefrton produces soma revenue for tbe railroad. . - A Linn county matt has worn, the same pair of trousers for 60 years. He must need a new pair worse than Oregon needs a new constitution. . ; v. Joseph Nichols of Junction City, who has) been visiting at La Fayette, Ind., bought a fine horse there to bo brought back to Oregon, for which be paid $1,700. An Albany Chinaman went to a place of business and asked: "Where's- the boss?" - "Ob, he'e. dead," was the an swer, made Jokingly, font taken seriously. A in a jew minutes it .was all over town that the aoaa was dead. . - . ' The Pilot Rock Record last week tised nearly atjuarter of its first page to an nounce tho election of ' Roosevelt and Fairbanks, IndlcaUng that Brother Mc Manua bad largeujoubta of tha result, of supposed that his readers had. An eagle with' a spread . of wlnga I feat from tip to tip waa recently killed In the Hudson ' bay neighborhood . In Umatilla county. Tha bird waa attack ing a young calf when discovered by a party of, men with dogs, who 'soon dis patched it. . Steps are- under way for t fie location of a colony of Utah beet-sugar experts on irrigated lands of Crook county. The people comprising tha colony went aome years age. from ttah to Alberta, where they raised sugar beets successfully, but desire to get back to a milder climate. and tbfty believe that the Crook county lands are lust right, for raising augur beets. , ; . Kg School Bonds. Portland, Feb. !. To tha Editor of Tho Journal Saturday being the . day aet apart for the taxpayers of Port land to vote yea or no on the question of -issuing bonds fqr-tbe -purpose or constructing a high .sohdpl - on a block of land purchased 20 years ago fpr that purpose, I wish to say that in order to accomplish thla most desired and all taxpayers- s hould ' attend to 'th MT m af ter and bo at the school clerk's" office end make It known in no uncertain terms as to their " real . wishes In this matter-There -ahould be ne antagonism. especially oa-tho east side of tha wn-- lametts liver. The time will eome. and that very soon, when there will . have to Jba-two- buildings -for- this purpose on the east side, and liberality in provide Ing. facilities for -thla purpose wtr) re sult In good - to . tbs - - whole . district. Hhotrld there bo no concerts action on the pert of the taxpayers, or if there should be' a disposition to" defeat thla matter because some particular locality is not favored. It will result In dissen a Ion,; disruption and I repairmen tref our epiddra; Put Inadequate school facul ties... . . I . , . .. TAXPAYER. tho money I lost. You- will ilhd your wlnd-brokoa horse hitched i to the fence about a mile ud the road. ' Tlie. farmer might have made pro test, but for the fact that Mr. Coons 11 feet 4 incnes tall and weighs about 160 pounds of solid fleah.. and he con cludd that any protest he might, make would bo or no avail. . Mr. Coons went back and. got info ma ouggy. -uia you nnd youn money r asked his eomoanion. - ' "Oh, yes.' I found It all .fight.'; You . "But are you not going to take yoo new horse with vntil" . - OK no," saia Mr.' Coons Mletly.-I )usf sold him." , ; f- ' Angli can B iatop-J - From tha London Malt We regret to announce' the death of Dr. Richard Lewis, bishop of Llandaf f, which took place at' Llandaf t palace. The bishop, who was in hla itth -year, had been ailing for aomo time, and the end waa not unexpected. - Ha Waa the oldest and one of the smallest of AnglV can -prelates, but ba waa full of energy and alert in all hia movementa He waa a . Welshman by sympathies and. descent, and had spent practically tne wnojo or nis lire in Wales. j ikj he "was selected by Mr. Gladstone "to succeed -. Bishop . Ollivant, '.' He at-once threw hlmaelf with leharacterlaUo heal and energy Int tbe work of church ex tension. - - - J 7 started " wbar is'kiiown' as "ha Bishop of I Jandaf fa Fund." and ap-. pealed forrfSt.eoo, which was speedily raised, and ah additional -f 300,000 waa secured. During hla episcopate IIS new churches and - mission-rooms bave,'ben erected, 'and Tt enlarged, of .which 21 have been consecrated, tn all, aecom modationthas been proHded" for 70,000 additional church worshlpera . In the early days of1 his episcopate he refused to Institute two English clergy men preferred by -the marquia or Aber gavenny . to -the livings of Ooytre- and Llanhllleth. the blShop declaring that none but Welsh-speaklDg ministers could adequately carry out the nutlea. : Tne marquis brought a suit against . . tha bishop, but Baron Haddlestone gave Judgment in Dr. Lewis's favor. U ia stated that the niahop naa a weakness for propounding conundrums. :if .U.Jlakaa.your .bUlMin. aweeg to. sat a ham " ha la alleged to nave asaea clerical gathering, "how long would It take him to eat a' hammer?? "He then made a diplomatic- departurato catch hts-tralav Whan the company had given nn the problem, they telegraphed to Llandaf f for tha solution and recervea tne reply, "I don't know; I've never tried." ; , .': A atoldlasfs TIsbosL V EHVcton, Or., Feb. H. To the fedltor of Tbe Journal F enlisted in company I, Ninth Indiana Infantry, In April, 1S1. In October we were on Cheat-Jnountaln; West Virginia. I copy from my diary: "October 11. General MUroy sent W. W. Giles and me on a, trip to see If we could locate a road around the enemy's outposts. Four miles irom camp -Is bald spot, where once waa a farm, now covered - with - thickets of . briers. The aoenory Is aa fins as the'eyt could wish. Seven miles to tho next ridge, mostly covered with snow. - Red and gray sand- atone ahowa Spruce-pine and laurel are evergreens, oak and. maple bare of leaves. Far below the ranges meet at Greenbrier river, while hers and there a Ins cahln. with smoke coming out of Its atlck chimney. ... "Five years before I enlisted I left my body In South Bend, Ind., traveled over the country till 1 saw fine moun tain: scenery. Here, oa October 11,1 saw the original of a mentsJ photograph, I never saw a mountain tin after I was a soldier.". . .. - . Who ean explain such psychology T 1 writs this ss a tribute to tho priest's story printed In Tbs Journal of tho 12th about seeing a dead boy. - AMOS DAHUFT, Pastor of tha M. K. Church. xuaroop oatxs It having been reported that a Bangor (Ma) Swede la maklna- a fortune out nf an angle-worm farm by selling the worms to' fishermen for bait, tho Olen-dsle-News thinks, a similar Industry might pay there, for It says there Is bet ter angle-worm sell in Douglss county than tn Marne. or even In Missouri, and that Cow creek nan'tbe beat for fishing. nut we -suspect tnatg-ood angle-worm soli s too common to admit of snv ona making i fortune In Oregon selling this species ot isa oaia From tho New York Herald, Fred P. Coons of Rockton, . I1L. "hn David Harnm beaten ! blocks." Though Mr. Coons is owner and manager of a largo paper mill, he finds more pleasure la trading horses that be does In mak ing paper.. -i- - -..... k, Mr. Coons wraa driving through the country one time and cams across a farmer who had a horse to sell that Mr. Coons rather fancied. - Ho waa as sured by tho farmer that the horse was sound, of - good wind and had no blemishes. Mr. Coons paid the 1100 asked by tho farmer snd started with bis companion - to drive' away, leading hia new purchase behind their buggy. They eame to a steep- hill a mile away, and .almost had to drag the new horse up It. -. He wheesesVfla badly .that It was necessary to stonkSnd rest him before the summit of tha hilt .was reached. At tho top Mr. coons said to his companion: , s,. ' . . ' "Stop a moment here. - I have . lost aomo 'money and I , want to go back after it."- ; . He hitched the homo . to the fence and walked back to the house of the fanner of whom he bought tho animal. It was dark and ho had a lsntern with htm. 'Going directly to the barn be got down on his. hands and knees and be gan pawing ever the bay. The farmer came out and , asked what ho waa doing. "1 lost some money here," said Mr. Coons, -"and I want to find It" I he farmer helped him la the search.; they tossed over all to (hay in the barn. . " "it does .not seem to be bore, said Mr. Coons Anally,, 'perhaps it Is among the money I paid you." -. "I will get It and see." replied the farmer, and he went Into tha house, got tha roll of bills sad counted them over carefully. . -. - - - ' ; "No." he said, "this monet, Is all right. It la Just I10O.' -"I.et me count It." replied Mr. -Coon. A1I right,"., an the farmer passed him the .foil , . Mr. Coons took It, counted It with csre and then put It Into Ma pocket. '.This Is lv;.' h said coolly. .'This la, . Famd arary SMerebello. -. Portland. Or Feb. IT. To tbe editor Of .The Journal Having . heard that Some of the members of the local Italian colour bavs stated that they will have myself and . my brother : arrested for having, collected a fund with which to paythe runerat expenses oi joe noro betlo. .1-defy any ona to prove : tnat Florebello waa dishonest or . a vagrant. In a flt of jealous anger he committed aa awful crtmei-he has suffered, foe It It he was such a bad, man. as some now wish to. make Mm out, 'nelthef; my brother nor myself .would have done anything toward giving him a decent burial. " T'TZ 7"" -1-..- I think It Is. a shame for -certain members of- the Italian colony to talk as they have during thepast WW days; but those . who have been doing the loudest .howling did not ' know Flore- hello at all.-, - I After tbe man killed himself I went to the county court and asked for aid to bury him. Tho clerk told me that In case -ws-did not want tbe body to torn It over to tha county' and it would be given TO eomo medical college for the atu'denta to out hp. We have never al lowed the bodyt of a Portland Italian to be cut up by students, and I did not think "that 1 should be allowed in this esse. My brother and I set to work to take uo a collection to pay tbe funeral expensea We secured a large sum. The funeral will take place Bunday at 1:10 p. m., and there will be many carriages In tho procession. . .. . JOB MORAK. atpW OBQKXaV XOOSsTTOOAaV " From the New York World. ' -Those who bad not seen Mr. Croker in several years were' much astonished by the change In his appearance. He Is no longer the rugged hale man of a few yeara back. . Hal.-and beard have turned almost white, - and - his . figure, while apparently quite aa bulky as for merly, is not nearly as wen snif The lines In hla. face are deeper, and the strong, steady erase of his eye has riven nlaoe to an almost patnetia. met sncholy. - HlsT manner. Is -no longer brusque and curt, and In speech he Is not so, assertive or commanding. Alto gether, ho looks tho part of an English oountrv aoulre. well along into tne au tumn.of hla days. He was dressed in conventional black, and a soft bat-was pulled down over his eyes. With youiig Richard, be entered a car riage and was driven - directly to St Leo's Roman Cat hoi la 'church. - - They entered through the residence of Father Ducsy, -On . Twenty-nintn . street, ana went' Immediately to the mortuary chapel, where was the body of his eon Frsnk. : The aged father was greatly over come by -jrrlef and rased long and lov ingly" at tha face Of hie dead boy.- ' He seemed unable to tsar himself away and spent more than an hour lost In con templation of the features of! the son rWho wss his pride. At times hia whole body shook With emotion, no one dis turbed htm. until at last he turned away, and placing his arm on the shoul der of tho son left to him,: passed out of the - room. . - " , . : . In another part or tha bunding he waa greeted by his nephew, Charles B. F. McCann. "Mike" Daly and a few others of the --01d Guard."- - r- . There were traces of tsars In his eyes aa hs gripped them by the hams, and he could scarcely trust himself to speak. ' Una Weaaiagy Anyway. ; From Harpefe Weekly., ,. J. A southern planter was asking one ot his colored servants about her wedding. Tea. suh," she said, "it was Jea the finest weddin' you ever see six brides maids, flowers everywhere, hundred ev limit art rt hMd ftfin,.N "Indeed." commented her master. "And I suppose Sambo looked as handsome as any of them." - ... An embarrassed pause. "Welt no not 'xactly, air. Would yer believe it H dat' foot- nigger neber - showed tier Mad aa Advasnstra, From the Minneapolis JournaL ' Mr.-- Bmnot says he cannot see why modern prophets ore not Just ss reliable ss prophets who have been dead a long time. The prophets of. old never tackled the weather. , :z Markjt Basket Jl 4'- -1 y . t' ,-u,n.l .n.m.'-uCsi - Snrins ' limh I. ik. Sort of makes you think of grsen -fttM' II ana mini-iinea. -walks. -A few nice, ten der ones came fromthe vielnlt -of vorvains and were eagerly 7 received bv tne aeaiera. 'Tne arrival of lambs Is al ways hallea hv tha f r-Bi mm tlon thM snrlnrt- v. t V earneat, and things that smack of wintr ooiq are inroeui aaide.. ; The price is rather, high, - but that- doesn t . stoo. tha.. sale to aY extent.. . - - - - There ia a scarcity of poultry, an 1 prices on all sorts of chickens are higher. netauers louno it exceedingly- di(flult tha paat -week to secure choice stouka. and those that did get them were forced to pay . fancy - figures.- Good dressed chickens are selling at 48 esnts a pound. Supplies of wild birds ara oulte fat and almost everything In season . cau now be purchased In the markets t moderate prtcea . ;- New vegetables are being-. received from California; A Fourth atreet market . yesterday had for sale some very nice rhubarb from the eoutluit Is sold at ltVo a pound. Hew- California cabbage, vei-r tender. Is also coming In and la selltha'. s v cents a pounq.r;. T7:T,T77T..T. .,7 The colder weather' has caused a luck of tha usual heavy supplies -of csuli flower, and 1 prleoa-aro flrnver.cAs.- the season ad vanoes the pries fef California fresh tomatoes advances. ' Supplies now In- market-however, mr of good quality.- i nera la a -better-demand for first class apples, and prlcea on good; fruM arn higher thap those ruling' on the' best, oranges. First clsss Hood River, Spits enberg and Yellow New towns are -not so plentiful as they, have beun, and at re-. : iaii prices nave aa vane to o fx. so a box. r-- . 1 1 '. " - f Thegg market la beglwntnw te shaW- l signs of - weakness sgala aftef a .fsw days of firmness, and prices at Whole sale have dropped several cents. Aa yet no-changes appear In tha retail, but If tne -present downward trend contlnuita some changea will be due the coming week.- Thirty cents is-en average price" for freah atockv- -i -- - - ' .. '' , Freah fish of all kinds was Scarce the paat few daya on account of the cold weather.1- r : r-r 1 There is also a general scarcity ot. smelt from the Columbia, and those deal--era fortunate enough to secure them ara asking lOo, for. a dosen XJah,' Instead of selling by -the pound." ---". The retail prices Oa-various products today arer '. . -'. - - -r. , ' Eggs,' fresh Oregon.' See per doaen; eastern cold storage, two dosen for lie. - Chickens. - lcTurTiey--Ser--tsme- dqeks, II each; tame geese, ltX0oT pound; mallards,' tl.lt pair: - teak - 0o-, Lpalr; wldgoon. 75c pair; Jackrebbtts, iwacn; snipe, sec eacn. - y- 1 Oranges. Iso uo ner dosen! tangerines. He;, bananas,- !6tS0cdoen.-'-- Orasuav . Malaga. 40c per pound. Applea fancy Bpltsenbergs, $1.50 per box; Baldwins, si. 5001.00: Rhode Island Greenings. I1.50. Grape fruit. 1 for Y&e Jersey ' cranberries. ISc'ouarL . ' .' Steaks, i OlOo pound; Mutton chops, . 1015c pound; .veal cutlets, ' IQOllUc pound; pork chops. . 10 It He pound; roasting beef." 11, UUtrlac pound; Doll ing meats. OSo poinnd; pot roast, 9 lOc . pound ; . corn beef, - 8 1 Oo po fvl ; ham,. 15e pound; boiled ham,r4ec poaiuli sparerlbs. loito .. pound; pork 'tender-lolm-.tae poiiaaVlLi ' " . j;; -Crabs, two', for 25e; lobeteTs, 50c pound; -eastern-' frog. legs. tOc dosen I - ahrlmpa 0o pouixl; eastetii prawws-a-. I pint; salmon,-two pounds, Z5c:' Royal Chinook. 100 pound; . flounders, ' ioc pound; rock cod. 11 He pound; Califor nia soles. 15e pound; .perch, lOc'pounil; Callfomla striped bass, 1 So 'pound;' Sac. -rantento shad, two for 15c; smelt, Co--lumbia river, 10O pound; Puget-sound. lOo pound; catfish. 10O pound; black-cod. ' two pounds,- 15c; halibut two' pounds Ic: sturgeon. 11 He pound. .' . , New potatoes, foil r pounds for 'IBcl radishes, turnips and green onions; tww -bunches. 5c; watercress. 60 bunch; let- tuce, fancy heads. three -for l l Oct egg I plant, -110 pound;, .tomatoes, zoo pounUi , nuckieoernes, 10c pound; rnuoaro, - be pound; aweet potatoes. 10 pounds. 25c; Walnuts, two -pounds, tsc; ' others, 20c pound; beans, string, two pounds. ; llmas, green, two pounds, IScr artl-- chokes. small, three for 15c; large, twl : for 15c; celery. 10c head;' peppers. j pounds. cabhare. 10ei5obead; eaull- " flower, 10 S1 5o "head; Oregon peas', pound; euoumbers, 15c each; slimmer squssh, three for 16c; bread fruit, tio eaoar-sausoraoms iss peun a, , ., 1 1 1 1 , m m Lewis and Clark - la winter - quarters near . Mandan. North Dakete. Febrnary 17 The Weather continue.! as yesterday, though tn the' afternoon It became fair. hotawhorora and hla son cams. to ae us. with- about SO pounds of dtled buffalo meat and. some taiiow. . t com: OVAX. 1TBIOOXJBI.. From the New York Evening Post There era some of the lower snimats whoso organisation . Is so elementary that all emotlona. fear,. Joy, hunger, or anger, nna expression - in .. tne , same squawk or wriggle. . We pity such, ele mentary creatures, mot realising, . per haps, that they merely afford a perfect biological parallel to our congress, which has no means of giving vent to it collective feelings of whatever na ture except -by adjourning.. Jt adjourns to express , sorrow at the death , of a member, .athlgh outside officlel, or a friendly potentate. : It adjourns to ex press joy at a victory or to celebrate a ' fortunate anniversary. . it takes. a re cces, aa It did yesterday, to express solicitation "for- a member seised - withe I sudden illness. Mr. Baker. wanted it to , adjourn to express horror' at the Rue- ' Ian? massacres. - There IS oertainly no . other, human form of action which can . . be made to signify so many and diverse r feelings.' unless It be taking a drink.-- ? She Followed Xastraetloaa. - From -the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Mrs. N. wss giving Instructions to her new servant "Before removing tho - soup-plates,, Mary, always ask each per son If he or she would like any mora." , "Vary good, suflam."-.- Next day, Mary, respectfully bowing to one of the guests. Inquired: . "Would the gentlemen like some more soup?" .'... i v ' "Yea. please." . ' There len t any leTCV " ' " ' ',- . Breed the wood. Work. I, ' From the Minneapolis Journal! ' ' : The Nebraska teoate Is going to ob serve Ttjarsdajr- as the anniversary1 of tne oay wnm senator ttichard ONeni arose In the sacred senate chamber ana Id'. "Kvery man should -be nmud-ne the land of hla nativity, whether he wss bom there or not. : ' .There ;are Some memories one docs not willingly .let die, ' -.5 -t 1 ;J '1? V:-'