PORTLANU, OREGON.
T H E ,
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FnNlshod ' wy 'Tcntof except
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r f ? THE MAN OR MAYOR,
MiE JOURNAL i inclined to
who are tiounderwg, about
. proposition that he should necessarily be a large prop?
. n enjr owner, .juuccg, 11 ia not iniyuniu iu ipuioncfwui
, v the very fact he was a big owner of
f yy: der him less valuable for the Quality, of service which
.' . will be demanded of ah official in that position daring
th next two years. We should all begin to realize that
Portland has come to 1 the parting of the ways, that . the
day of extreme conservatism has passed and the day for
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aciiun.iu many ncgicticu spucrcs ui
' In considering the proposition of
'" r let 'tis state at the outset that it is a
. for perfection In any given" direction.
: f aijd thmari ultimately selected as the candidate for
mayor will be human like the rest of us.' put there are
certain general principle to which his character,' career
'.'"nd record must square., He should be a relatively
young man, that is a man who,, while
' 6till has his ideals and much of' his
His identification with the independent movement now
, in progress 'should nave oeen.jo
. and so-well known that the very mention of his name will
' settle 'the, question of howjie will
questions now etore tne people and in the forward
- movements in material ways which are justbegmning to
attract the attention they deserve. He should be a man
- J of tested, and tried courage; who can neither be cajoled
Llnor browbeaten by any interest, however powerful, into
' doing anything at variance with the
lie duty. He should be able to devotehis whole time to
' the service for he will have before him a work calling for
"tbe undivided attention of an able, industrious and honest
, .'man. He should be thoroughly identified with the city
and, if possible to secure such a man, have been at some
time, and the more recently y the
some practical and unmistakable,
. public concern. Finally, wff believe
' publican in politics though neither
- - attached-to either ot the two machines. -....,.
' It is not impossible to secure such
possible to get one who will entirely suit every person
identified'with the independent movement or who will
- . not Tie, open to some criticism jn
' that he should be required to do
. - general demands which should b- made upon such a
man and that, his character, record and what he pre-
vioutly haT'dofleCwfir msure"tKe "qnlJrty orservrcewhich
the people will naturally expect in the two years to come.
PORT OF PORTLAND COMMISSION.
HE'Tortof Portland commission ought to be ut
tefl5' nunasL "thoroughly clean, andf' purely
oatriotic. If. should be. so far as anv oraftinff is
concerned, like Caesir'a wife, above suspicion. r- ,
' If XJeorfee B. Thomas Docketed" $soo as comoensation
for his influence in sity wronar.wav
,hav gone into his pocket irom
, properly Ife should- b j-wiched,
; ofrtntf conlffiission. lt inaaea iio'manner ot difference
what his politics is, or has been, or will be, or with "what
faction or clique he may," have, aligned himself. If he
- took that $5oa-veny if he took it as a loan, but got it
- thus because of his commissionership, he is an' unfit
... man for that position. 4 -
''. The. Port of Portlabd commission
instrument in our development , lis
, munity and port. It ought to be utterly free from poll'
tics, utterly divorced from all parties and political fac
t tions and cliques. Its members are
I an. important, service, without pay directly or indirectly.
JThere are men in this city who out of pride of citizen
' ship here are willing to do this. Men can be found, too,
'who are not cranks 'and chronic quarrelers, any more
than grafters. ; -v.. -
The members of "the water board
'"rows, nor any scandals.' ' They draw
ysponsibie person has ever accused them f any grafting
or any political wire working. ' The Port of Portland
commission ought to be a body on
spects, with the water commission.
, .This Port of Portland commission
- hundreds of thousands of dollars of
' . We belTeve that generally the money has been well ex
.' pended, but there are well-grounded suspicions' that fa
voritism, has, been shown in certain
'Shameful, scandalous.. . .
;. An important troth is that such a
not be elected by the legislature at
. na (laiiiuji ,iwnuii i ail aucn. (UIICCS, WUCO a DO-
Mitical machine, regards as .its meat. The whole system
of having such commissions elected by a logrolling if
', not a boodling legislature is wrong, ' absurd. Let the
.t people of Portland, or of the Port of Portland territory,
- cnoose these men nereatter. .
HOW MANY NORMAL SCHOOLS
ILE the McMinnville
- upon a Referendum vote
V 'appropriations, particularly. as applied to. the
normal schools,' why do they not give heed to the pther
; and Still more-important question of an' initiative vote bh
'. tha qacsridn of .the schools themselves? After all there
j v w . the very . beartof the matter. It is difficult and
sometimes, impossible for. a . legislature! to go to the
' .-'ft lengths - that, even S" majority' of the members, left un-
influenced, . won Id desire. Th ere jre conditions -fu r
' "' rounding every legislative session which are not fully ap-
preclatedby the -man on the outside." Only a compar-
i r atively few measnres go . through on their downright
' merits; the rest,' whether in legislature or congress, are
. the results of trades and compromise without which very
f frequently' nothing could. be done. ''; , .", ; ,..
k , The public; whkh ioots the bills realizes that there are
j;too many' normal schools and. that they tost too much
P ; money for the results achieved. 'It is well known, too,
; mt once tney are tirmiy established the cost, of their
;, '-maintenance will steadily increase until they become an
' - almost unbearable burden. ' This being' true the time to
1 face the issue is now and the way to face it is to face it
WA'M
' " 1 Ttotn Harper's TVeeklr. ' V
V Mr. C L, Irers propoeal to give- his
; art eo!ltlon. and a building o bold it
-. to the R ithsonlaa InetitoWon le of
much intn reet. Mr. Prwar H' a resident
of Detroit Hie collection. Which In-
nludoa paintings - and ceramics, is beet
. known aa tn dcpoaltory of the beat lot
of paintings' and etchings by Whistler
In ttenr, n bought tbe d'oomlon
- r Whltlerefamooa "peaeocfc roowt,"
and rr are "w in TVtrolU Besides
the Wblatlera. he collection la strong
In Ih work of other American art lute
., i of, JnnMy artlete. It 1" a)rMdy
.valnwi at abont SAA0S. and s4r..eer
i rroee to add to it ta the aatcat of
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PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO.
Sunday) and ' every' Sunday morning at
'i a1. Portland, Oregon. .'
. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND '
take issue with those
m the ettort to secure
property might ren
it is now.
ANOTHER
aA-urny, as uiitcu.
a man to fill the bill
waste of time to look
. terestini
We are all human
S a familiar
sidered a wonder,
less orange by
in the prime of life
career before him.
jopen, so unequivocal
stand on the burning
lutely coreless,
one immune, too,
This new apple
strict line of bis pub-
ticulars mentioned,
not be surprised
better, identified in
become a common
way -with 'matters of
improvement over
he should be "a Re
better. The seeds
disadvantage. But
a creature of ' nor
a man but it is im
some direction. ; All
is to square to : the
that millions of
nuaily, and that
it clean, free of
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of the apple that
ive on the seeds
Mr. Burbank
less apple.
nd no Soo conld
Wakefield 8t Bridges
and incontinently put
T-f ;.'
is a very important
a. state, city, com-
only a common Colorado rancher. -V
Mr. Collins, in the Scientific American, says
supposed to render
in the orange; and
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the seedless apple,
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don't have these
no payi and no re-
all fours, in these. re
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to the wine' sap.
has. the spending of
We imagine
the people s money.
quarters. This is
be destroyed; that
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their value; but it
commission should
less,-wonnless,
Salera. There thejdjt, appears, ah actually established horticultural fact
s
new people
an excellent work
ARE NEEDED?
ing the Pacific
cheaply. A great
people are decidinar
where from ?i,ooo
land, to make their
on the question of
develop it, to be
All such people
thing, to produce
come. .The more
And they are
bring about the
There is need
I400.00S mora, and te leavw tbe whole at
his death to the Smithsonian wKh a fur
ther bequest of 1600,00 to build bouse
for the excloii ve purpose - of sheltering it.
Bucb a little museum would add to th
attractions of Washington,-snd we pre
sume ' that; the regents of the Smith,
on la a will accept Mr.- Freer' e Offer.
; gtew waasaa'Bagaraa It ;
rtom th Kansas City Star. ' .'
Two more es-Kanmine have burst Into
th full glare of th Hmelight Samuel
H. Pile, juat elected to the L'nlted
Plates sennte from' 'Washington, and
Gvrg4 i Brnwnell, - formerly of Ness
county, indicted tor boodling In Oregon,
a p ft r -' ,:' 4 . . 1 1 -
mo. pcakrou,
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Th journal Building, Fifth and Yamhill
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rather than to complain of it later when it may be beyond
remedy. How many normal schools do we need in Ore
gon?! Do we need two, one - east and one , west of the
mountains, or de we really need only one strong institu
tion which "will uphold the highest .standard of require;
ments and" whose certificate"; will carry ' respect any
where that it is presented ? J i,- ! . .'"' ',
The laws really place the remedy in the hands of the
people themselves. 1 What do they want to do. bout it?
It is up to them to decide and the time to begb to do
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HORTICULTURAL- WONDER, V
HE CORELESS APPLE, if a reality, is an
one. The seedless orange has become
fruit, though for awhile it was con
but' the careless-apple beats tbe seed
just so much as the apple is a fruit more
generally-used, and of fflofe generalvalue.. Jf we had to
do without one or the other, few people would hesitate
between the orange and the apple -would hold fast to
the fruit that, according' to popular tradition, tve
tempted Adam with, and let the golden orange, lovable
as it is, go. ' ".' "f 'y-'- "' J-
- The old-fashioned way was to plant apple seeds and
thus raise apple trees.. Later, the seedling apple tree
was used to work the grafting process. Now, it isf al
leged in horticultural circles, we are to have an abso
seedless; wonnless, blossomless apple;
from frost and the codling moth. ' :
not new in variety but in the par
Frederic Collins aays ifMht -Scientific
American, will monopolize the markets of the world.
The seedless, orange- was considered when first prop
agated an horticultural wonder, and the coreless apple is
another one though after Burbank s triumphs we need
at anything. The seedless orange has
thing, but ft is really not much of an
the seed orange, in e flavor is.no
took up but little room, were o( slight
the coreless apple isa different prop
osition. Not only, is the ipple, as hereinbefore sug
gested, a far more valuable-fruit than the orange, 'but
the core of the apple takes from one folirth to' one Sixth
of its apace, virtue and value Now when we consider
dollars' worth of apples are raised an
good apples are in constant and grow
ing demand, we can see and acknowledge at once that
a coreless apple is a mightygQOdJhing. The. world
not only -igeta more clear meat in the new apple, but gets
.disease and of worms, for it is the core
holds tbe worms. They strike for and
of the apple, not. on its meat '
did not invent or propagate this won
derfully valuable new thing. The credit for doing so, ac
cording tothe" writer in the Scientific American, is a
Colorado' man named John F. Spencer. He has been
working on this idea for five years, and has at last pro
duced, what is admitted to be a coreless, seedless, worm-
Tbe tree, on -which this fruit la raised' Js tjloomles
something sacrificed, for apple blossoms are pretty- and
sweef.Ther being no blossom, the -codling moth, has
no , place, to, .deposit- its ggs, and no worms - can be
hatched. Some smair green leaves grow around the in
fant apple to protect, it 'from late frosts, so that an ad
ple crop if not a matter of guesswork or chanceat all.
No worms. : No danger from frost . And a better apple.
And it took thousands of years if not millions,' to pro
duce a man who studied this out, and proved it, and he is
' "The4eedless apple tree has a hard, smooth bark, and
may bk grown in any climate the meat of the new apple,
like that of the seedless orange, is very .solid, and in both
there fs -a slightly hardened substance at the naval end.
Through long development this has almost disappeared
while it is more -or less prominent in
it has been materially redaced on the
, a i, . .
last generation oi trees, ana an sizes icua to snow mat it
will nrow smaller -with successive venerations, as the
navel end of the orange has grown smaller. The apples,
which are of a beautiful dark red color with yellow straw
berry dots,' are of a goodly size and have a flavor similar
that the Spitzenbergs and Pippins and
Baldwin.-nd other fine varieties of apples with cores
and seeds will not go out of fashion all at" once; that tbe
Hood River and southern Oregon apple orchards will not
their products will not suddenly lose
seems certain that the coreless, seed
blossomlesS apple is an important and
GOOD WORK OF THE RAILROADS.
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HE colonist rates went into effect this week, and
will be instrumental -in bringing thousands of
to Oregon. . The railroads have done
during the past few years in advertis
Northwest and in bringing people here
many homeseekers, men with any
up to . $300,000 are coming, to buy
homes-in this favored region, to help
among our future taxpayers,
all men; and. women able to do some
something, tor-work at a profit to them
selves and the community m which they settle, are wel
of them the better. .Vri 4
coming, especially this fair year; in large
numbers. The colonist rates will bring a good many
that would not' have come otherwise. And good, artistic
literature of the railroads has materially helped to
good result. - i. '
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there is
for a bujldinV inspector, but
also crying need for repairs and added facilities at the
garbage crematory which is rapidly becoming a menace
to public heatrhv. There .was'-money for the first named
purpose but there was not a cent that could be spared
for the latter purpose.: This is the way the. majority of
the council looked at it. So far as Mr. Whiting is con
cerned, he must earn complete public confidence by de
serving it in the new position in which he hss beea
placed by the grace of Ui mayor. ' ' "y j
virxoAs rmtrrr stbxjbotbiobts.
..Further evidence to the many praa
tlcal methods In which electricity can
b used to sav money, time aad help
ta given by th fruit unloading device
operated by electricity Insulted at
many southern '- frvlt-recelvlng ,r piers.
Hlthorte this work was dona by negro
laborers at considerable damage te the
fruit Now a bunch of bananas Is
placed In in, endless chala a? cloth
aprons running from th ehlp'a bold
out on to the dock and carried up by
electrically pmpelled . , machinery with
absolutely no damags and at a greatly
decreased cost ; . - s .,
.Small Ckanije
' Relljlon without reason ui 'danaerous.
' ' Jl natural 1orn crank should not be a
school director. ,. - ; (, ;
Hay tb president ' prove te
bst one ths country evsr had. : ;
be the
- Having mads an ass of hlmselt Dr.
Oeler is pYpard-toKO lecturing. .! .Z :
' Theodor Rooaevelt ' will. fc tnaugur.
atad president for the flrst time tomor
row. .".,':!'' ..'. :;'.:'?''
' Bui:'" womin some women ' soma
widows. at least never gt ta-.be 40
yaara olddo theyT ;.;;,, i : :; ti
What Is democracy's first duty? aaks
Mr. Brya'a. Perhaps to keep rather iulot
and modest for awhile.
The suspicion Is srowlnc that Tom
Lawson llkea to . writ about himself.
And he knows be' entertaining, too. .
genes' may. not ' beat Standard 'Oil,
pnt she will keep up tier reputation, of
beJna always . ready for some sort " ot
a jrap...; . - -', ;., . ,
atonton, who as trafflo manaser of the
Santa t railroad habitually violated the
law,' .Is latlU In . President Roosevelt's
cabinet.
There's alwajrs aprae thins" to be thank-
nil ror Kaater ootnea lata this : year,
whan area may posalbly be both cheap
ana ireen. ,
Ausuet Belmont is reported to be
making arsat preparations ror the prina;
raoea. But he hasn't named .soyOf hi
horses Parfcer. - - S . -
Bom system of wireless teletfraphy
and waveleas telepathy may be nead'pd
before long by aome of our foxy old
United Btatew seaatora. - ' . y
A Berlin aeientlat predlcU that thte
world's supply of food will give out in
A. D. 1000. Bat none of ua will be bun
yry then. Wa Will all be living on angel
rooa ie(;ua nope. ,..
. Isn't the basketball fad. being rather
overworked T Basketball la doubtless all
right In moderation, but when people
can think or speak ot nothing else, they
are oaaaetDau eraay.
- The whole otxmtry regrets and monrna
Uie death or Mrs. Jane elan lord. She
was M exceedingly useful woman. She
and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst did great good
wiia tae weaita lert tnem. t
Sooth American ooantries owe aboat
11.000,000,000 to European natlone.i. ee.
cording to their figuring. If Uncle Bam
collects all that won't . he be entitled
to alee 11 ttie commission T ,.r
"A "palace," remarks th philosophical
Washington Post "may be as complete
prison as. a dungeon cell.- .True
enough, yet somehow nearly all of lie
would prefer the palaoe to th dungeon.
It would be too1 bad if It .should be'
found after bringing the remain of the
late Commodore John Paul Jonea bauk
to tbla eoontry, that they were the, re
mains of , sosna other Jonea Chicago
Tribune, . Not if nobody knows the dlf-
doesn't .. ,,. . . , , . . ..
Oregon SideliKts
ITTsmsth. i esarvatlon Indiana are still
after Agent Applegate'a scalp, j
Marshfield Man: Many of our gam
nthoslasU can be seen daily' hunting
for th festive .mudhen.. . A few years
ago one would taka a whack at a mud
ban merely t try his . gun, but now
It's a caa of meat. r. , . ' t .
-' Th ' chlnook In th mountains laat
Saturday eaaaad a sudden rise in WU
low ereek and the water earn down
with a - rush from the melting snows.
At th highest stag th water almost
filled -the channel of toe atream. ,
, Florence West; Bom of th ehildren
in town have lately been suffering from
a peculiar dlseaao. - By some It is pro
nounced chickanpox, but a number who
had previously had that . malady have
boon attacked by the disease now going
IM round. .v-.i-i -: j
- Dayton will hev ,a cannery. - A
pany has been formed and th money
SQbserfbed - for building and operating
the plant It will be , in -operation in
time to us this season's product of
fruits and vegetables for canning, van-
orating and making cider. , . .
Beppner Oaaette: At present there
to be a good demand lor aheep.
Many tnquuiee are being ' received by
ebeepmen la this vicinity asking about
tne prospects for purchasing. . . Indioa
Uons ar now that th surplus can be
worked orr to good advantage as soon
aa spring comes.. , ,,, , .
- Th decision of m lawsuit by Judge
Qalloway leads th Sllvertonlan-Appeal
to remark that milling la Sllverton, ac
cording to the statement of the early
settlers, dates - back nearly tl years.
and there la rather aa interesting his
tory connected with all th details since
the first mill was erected la thla Vicin
ity. I , ....".
Madras Pioneer;. 'John Banty of Cul
ver, who It a said has been having aome
trouble with his father,' A. T. Banty of
the same place ahot two. work borses,
belonging to his father on died Imme
diately; the other' fatally weunded.
th horses had strayed on 'to th farm of
th son who took this mean of getting
even with his father. Mr. Banty had the
son arreated. . - -. - a ' y, , -
Sllverton . Sllvertonlan-Appeal: The
new telephone line la 1 operation- and
without a single exception that we have
heard of the SO phones are giving per
feot satisfaction.. So well pleased are
the -patrons with the enterprise-there
will likely be a number more Instru
ments tnetalled soon and we. believe
that th time - Is not far distant when
very business house In the city and
almost every - residence will be con
nected. ? 1- ,' '. ', I. -,
Madras Pioneer; . We have a number
Of correspondents , who we should he
glad to hear from. , Mandy, for instance.
Is on of our best. We mlse her arti
cles very much. What Is the .matter,
Mandy 7 Iet us-hear from you. Sun
flower mast have frosen up. - However,
w are having some sunshiny daya now
and we hope she will soon thaw out
and attain her. usual brightness. There
are also others who w hope-will sym-psthlse-
wlth -ye poor editor In these
quiet days snd corns to his ssslstsnce
with a gond' list of happenings from
their' respoetlvs localities.
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Since
Isst week there . hss been a
heavy cut In egg values, wholesal and
Retail. The receipts during- th week
were enermoua and prices at retail
dropped to SS.cents a dosen; some deal
rs sold two -dosea for IS' cents. At
th close of th week th price stiffened
on account of th beginning of cold
storage operations, and it la believed
that the bottom prices have practically
oven, reacnea. - . , . t . .
Orange are very cheep. Supplies ia
this market at the preeent time are
extra heavy and sale are mad at re
tail as low ea $1.60 for a box.- By the
dosen oranges are selling from -10 cents
p.-;m ...-:; -s-- .-v.--'!,- y.y
Supplies of Columbia river fresh chl
nook and etoelhead salmon ar now quit
fair and aotd storage stocks have gon
out pf faahlon, as far as the present
eaaon la ooncarned. There la still a
general scarcity of Columbia smelt but
th demand Is not so great on account
or the higher prices now ruling. Other
wise the supplies of freah flsh are fully
up to the , demand. - - - " . S. v , t , j
Asparagus " made its ' appee ranee in
the . Portland market thla-week. Th
stock cam from California, and were
selling in tne retail market at ISO is
a pound. Th principal supplies of as-
paragua in th United fltatea come from
Bouldln Island near Stockton. Cat The
acreage ef asparagua beds in this sec
tion a very large and practically three
fourths of the eanned asparagua Is from
Bouldln Island. Utt year on aoaount
of the flooda in the San Joaquin river
there was practically a total failure of
tbe asparagus crop, and- canned stocks
wjare hard to obtain at any price. Tbe
principal packers- did not . put up - a
single ease of aaparagua the prevloua
.aeaaoa. - This- year th Indications ar
that the crop will be a neavy one. aa
the bed have been enriched by th over
flow of. the rlvr. " .-';
- At retail flrst elssa hens sr) worth
t cents a pounds and this piio Is con
sidered excessive by the .general public.
Th season for wild' gam has closed
and all stocks hsv disappeared from
th markets. ' 'y,' t, y-
i Oood apples ar now vry; hard to
obtain and values ar higher. "There is
an oversupply of ordinary grsde stocks
and prices ar vnry low. - -' s -.Prom
present IndioatHma . th onion
market will go skyward before the new f.
crop if in oanm. Aireaoy juivy an
selling at S eenta a pmind at wnoie.
sal. and even at this figure dealers ex
nerlene considerable difficulty, in ob
uunihg sufflelenf supplies for their trade
want,.,'' -
'' Contrary to general expectations there
will be no real low price In th potato
market this season. The demand for
fancy Oregon tocka Is showing a vast
Increase and this haa eauaed prices ta ge
several points higher. '
Tha retail prices on various products
todav ar: " M :-
Eras, freah Ovegon. SOfltle par dosea.
Chickens. " ISc; turkeys, feel tame
ducks, II sch; tarn geaae, . ll0SOe
noundi laekrabbita. fie each.-
Oranges.: ltvlua per dosen; taager
lnea. lie; aanaaas, 4)t0o dosen. Ap
Biea. f anev Strltaenburra. It par box;
4 Rhode Island Oreealngs, 1.I0. Qrape
fruit t for lie; Jersey cranberri, ie
Steaks, I O I So pound ; mutton chops,
Olio -Dound.r veal eutleta. lOAlltto
pound; chops, iboie pound r roasting
beer. IS. liykfjise pousa, oouing xaeais,
IQIc pouad: pok roast lOUOo pound;
earn beef, 1910c pound; ham, 15 pound;
boiled bam, loo pound; sparer! ba, SO 10c
nound: pork tenderloin. SOe pound.
Cra.be, t for tie; lobsters, 10c pound;
ee stern frog legs. lOe dosen; ehrimpa.
JOe pound; eastern prawns, 10c pint;
salmon, t pounds,. 1 0c; Royal Chinook.
10 pound; flounders, 10a pound; rock
cod. It "4o pound; California soles, lo
pound; perch, i Its pound; California
striped ' baas, lie pound; Sacramento
shad. S for tei smeit Columbia river,
10c-pound; Pugot sound, lie . pound;
catfish, loo pound; black cod. 1 pounds,
lie; halibut, a pounds, I; sturgeon.
II Vc pound.- rr ,.4?-' '.:-.-;,vr ,'i":""
New potatoes, 4 pounds for Sie; rad
lehea. turnlos aad green onions, !
bunches, le; watercre, bunch: let
tuce, fancy heads. S for 10c; egg plant
Iko mound: tomatoes. JOe pound; nock
leberrie. 10e pound; rhubarb, ie pound;
sweet potatoes, pounds. zc; waiauis,
t pounds, tlo; others. SOe pound; beans.
String. I ' pounds, lima, green, t
pounds, tic; artichokes, small. for lie;
large, t for lie; celery. 10c head! pep
pers. 40c pound; cabbage, ltf lie need;
cauliflower, lOOlie head: Oregon peas,
Utte pound; cucumbers, lie each: um
mer squash, for lie; bread fruit
each; mushrooms. Tee pouna. ;
, , 'mmlajutiom. :.y;-
' " . . , .
Slttln" 'round an' argutn' when the day
is don -. , ' . ' '
Don't so how a man tdn look for any
better fun. ' - . -
Tellin' -bout the government an what It
- oue-ht to dOi - .
An' flgyarin' from th almanie whan
--- winter will b through.1- , .
Don't see why folks pine for golf an'
.other hustlln' games) . -
Whan you kin sit before the stev,
V' awatchln' f th flam,' ". ,
Aa never carln' 'bout what coals coat
eitv folks a ton - ,i ,
Blttln" 'round an arguln' when the day
i Is dona. .
Every opportunity to have a friendly
'chat . '- ' -
AQ the neighbors droppln' In an' buytn'
... thla an' that; -'.-u. - ;.
Sometimes get excited.'- An then Is when
you see i - : ; f .,
Soma . real era tor y an" llktwlsa some
' repartee. .. '
Financiers an' sutesman ar e-tryin to
b wis... .-. . ':
Us folks are the audience. .Wo applaud
- an' eritlclse. i-,
We're safe, whtle others fret' their sousJ
o'er battles loat or won.: ' n
Blttln' 'round an' arguln' when the day
. Js done. - k Washington Star,
tlTM 0
BAT.
FYonr -rhe -New Tork Herald." .'
How to live on five eenta a 6a as
proclaimed . by eastern professors Is
nothing new or wonderful," said ,Mra.
W. H. McQulre. wrg. of a Dee Molnea,
la mechanic "When you come to- fig
ure up the mean soma pv-opl have for
making a living, the wages paid and the
limited aumbes of daya of our manual
laborers! work, It will sometimes be less.
Being the wire or a tnechanlo I de
termined last year to See how. far the
wages of my husband would ' go end
what we could sav from his earnings.
He receives tl.l a dsy for eight hours'
work. -During the year 1104 he waa em
ployed 24 days.). His totsl earnings
amounted te 9"4. We have six chil-J
nren in scnooi, tns Oldest nearly II and
the youngest years ef eg. ' We rent
ia floas ef elfht reoma, with ally wa
-1 he . .
ter, in University place, -for which w
pay, $11 a, month, amounting to- SIS a
year. - W do all of our wa, wssning,
ironing, cooking and baking, at hotaa,
and paid for fuel 170, or J.17 oebta a
day. i - -t - .. . ;,-
"Wearlna annarel ooat 1111.14. The
artlclee purchased Included everything
neoeaaary for wear, aulta -or cioinee
for . male members, dresses for- th
girls, - two overcoats, stockings, shoes,
etd For the replacing of - furniture,
diahea, etc. II1.S4. In' tbe mlacellan
sous column were placed doctors' and
dentists' bills, ear fare, life Insurance,
lodgs dues. - union dues, - etc, - - which
amounted ta SlSf.St. Ice and milk eost
124.14. One quart of milk each day
reached a total of IIS. - We managed I
have lc furnished for IS per month and
very warm daya w put our-mllk d
butter in ta ceuan , ..?
"Our personal property tax waa f( to
Is. ! insurance on furniture- waa. f
The cost of maintenance of the family
during the yeart wltaeait mention of
the groceries or" butcher, has. beon
K47.0S. leaving f 27S.I4 to furnish food
for eight persons for II daya ,
"Divided by 115 th amount left from
ray huaband'a earnings would give for
each day 75.17 cents, or a fraction less
than cents for each person's provis
ions, th asset figures being .1.11 cents.
Out of th salary I managed to save
Islt ":.'7"iy: r:y. r y. rrrr
: (By Belie Bllts.) .-'
. I ' see," observed the Stenographer,,
"that a . Cleveland lady with a steel
framed mind, who told, her husband to
take hla clothes and go, .claims that a
woman. has just aa good p right to fire
her husband if haieaasaa to please her aa
aha has to dismiss a servant who doesn't
give satisfaction." . ; .,.. -
"Do they turn tbe poor thing off with
or without . 'characters T " inquired. theL
Booaaerper.
"Probably 4 without" answered th
Stenographer, - "but that., doean't . out
any ice. In these daya no woman la In
discrete enough to demand reference
from her servants. Both are too hard t
get" v , -. C ' - -v
WWL" replied the Bookkeeper. - "Tt
looks to me like It was' a sup up for
my oppressed and down-trodden sex to
qualify la the servant class. It'll be the
glad day for husbaada when their wives
treat them with aa muck consideration
and - deferene - and - adulation - aa they
show to their cooks.' . 1
OB.- but think ofherelaOveTnT-
portance of a husband and a good cook,
pleaded the Stenographer. "A husband
is an almost superfluous luxury In a
household, whereas a good cook Is a
necessity. Ton can be perfectly happy
and comfortable, whereas a cook Is a
necessity. V You can be perfectly happy
and comfortable and contented without a
husband, but , you are utterly miserable
without a good cook. - .
. "It would add some ginger to married
life if you knew, that you were always
liabl to get warning If you- didn't to
the mark." admitted the Bookkeeper. .
"It would ajrread the Stenographer.
The reason 'most tiusbanda and wives
treat eaTh other Wittt.so IHtle politeness
la beeause .ach knovu- that the ether
has got to stay.- He ar ahe can't, give
notice and' quit If theyV. don't Ilk th
plaee. and tbeyan't b turned-off If
they don't gi-a- satUfaoUp. --v j
"I've seen a man who waa knocking
th breakfast-for everything ia sight and
telling hla wife that she waa the b am
ine housekeeping propoadtibn that ever
cam down the pike, simmer Ndowa. In to a
meek and deferential ; etate of . apology
th mlnut a double-Jointed llrlah-.cook
put her head Into the dining mtom door.'
"It would tickle a man na1fto death
to know that hla wife regarded him aa
being aa much of aa oracle as sha does a
real, live. Imported English butler, ob
served th Bookkeeper.- -
- "But you couldn't expect a woman to
feel that senss of awe of a mere b
who has never beea la. any better society
than she hss," urged the Wenogrnph
'That' so. agreed the - B
"Still, I ' think - thClereland lady
the Wise dsme when She SaUrs husban
and wives In the domestie servant
Only the thing ought to be a double-ac
M. .... , v '
"I tell, you thire 11 be-something doing
ta' th reform line when a woaatt;ean
call her husband tip of a morning and
say to htm: 'John.. I regret -to smell
liquor en your breath. -' I also sea the de
canter of Scotch la extremely lowi end.
while 1 do' not wish to accuse you of
Uking tbe whisky, still this thing must
not happen again. . .. -
. 1 have - spoken to you' about this
before, and If - the sams thing happens
again I shall bave to dismiss you. and
If any other woman applies to me for
your character I ehall feel It my duty
ta ten her that while la the mala you
are an honest and Industrious husband.
I cannot recommend you.'
"And wouldn't It bo Maria for th
rang and the cookbook It hubby could
say: i'Bee here, thla Is th third batch
of bread you have tried ta assassinate
me with thie week, and ir you can t learn
to cook I'm going to fire you and get a
wife who caa. " y
"Hleavenal" - cried the Stenographer.
"women have trouble enough as It Is
trying ie keep a servant. What'll they
do when they have to worry about trying
to keep a husband, toorv.
MAX AUrpOL
1 '., From the Ashland Record. v -The
statement wired out from Wash
Ington by the Oregon Is n-Tele gram rep
resents tive, . that Benator Fulton would
have charge of federal appointments In
Oregon, should be taken cum grano sails.
Aspirants for. government jobs, both
within and without the Fulton party.
wilt- then be saved needless heartburn
Ingavand the senstor will escape an ava
lanche of applications which may be -ex
pacts , to follow - an announcement of
tnat character, wo aeupt eienstor Ful
ton' ecotnmenaatlone will receive re
spctfurconsldratlon ' at th Whit
House, but there are others to give ad
vice in th premises for example,
Heney, Detective Burns, Hitchcock et aL
Also, ex-Senator Simon's party might be
accorded hearing when It comas to fill
ing up tHe offices that msy bk vacated
aa a consequence of the Inquisitorial re
gime of the United States grand Jury, .
Mr. Simons appointments, use that Of
Consul Harry Miller, are Highly credit
able to the state. Tha president Is like
ly, to' be Very independent In hi notions
as t appointments out her, and it may
be accepted that In any course pursued
he wlll'hsve a care that his futufs ap
pointees in Oregon shall, possess a ehsr
antar that wilt afford strona asauranne
'of ability to run ihs gsuntlet of the fed-
ami grand Jury,- ,..1 -
'vV- Spain's Arxer ef Bergars.
There are, ll,127 profeaslonal beg-
gars In Spain, of, .whom 11.141- are
women. In 'sum or th cities beggars
are lire need to carry on their trade.
Sacking alms Is recognised ss a legiti
mate business snd the municipality dot
mends a percentage upon the. collec
tions. Seville Is the only city In the
kingdom which forbids bagging jn-n
street, y . ; V t. , ''-;
fstaakeassssjsss
.References ior)
i - llusbandfl r . '
'r;y After ' Forty? u
J By Rev. Thoina B. Gregory, Y '
Dr.-William Osier of Johns-Hepkins ,
unlversHy, .recently called to the head
ship of .'the medical school of , -Oxiord .
unlveretty, said to be the leading medl-
eel man In the United Statea, declared ;
in an addresa Wednesday that a man'
Is T "practically useless after 40 Years ,
of sge.". : -v- '." 'v;
Said th doctor. Take the sum' of -human
achievement. In action; In science. ;
Iu art. In literature, subtract the - work
of the ' men above -49, and, while we "
should mlas grest treasures even price- -
less treasures ws would practically be
where we era todsfy." '- " : "-
. in snewer m inn urangi m niar na
pardoned for saying foolish eUtement.
1 anMAnA h... names i.ai mnA
achlevemanjta a few - only -out of a-,:
. I . ... . k . nUkl ...II. k. .Lum
did spsce permit , i
fiere are aome oi tne two as inai were
written after 40: -'.- . . i
Locke's "ICssay an th Human Uadr.
standing" (JH). :,.' j-.
enaaefvpeare e - ivn gremivst aimnws -"Lear"
(41). Th Tmpsf 47". r .
I I JQIIIVH ABtiauism awa, vn -w1 "',
i Ooeth' "Faust" (41 to - It) -Adam
Smith's "Wealth of Nations-
ill). - .- e- .;.
f Thoma Hobbea'a 4 "Leviathan itih .
Gibbon's "Decline and Tall" (Sl.
' KSat's Crltiqu of Pur Reason" ti7).
a 'VlnlllMr'a Tramti" rl '
.' Dr. smttel Johnson's Dictionary (41). -.
our1" ' 'jriinnm f rvsrwv- .
Atscaoisys mstory or r4ngiana .
Michael Angelo built the greatdome T
of St Peter's sfter he waa ie.---"1 .
Newton was 4 berore ne oisooverea,
th Isw ef the attraction of gravity. -" jf
At 42 Robert Fulton sailed hi teanv
boat pp th Hudson. . '-.-'-
At 4 rranaiin oiacoverea eieoxnciiy. -
Wesley waa i wnen ne lounaea us ..
great Methodist church.' A ( vv , t ,
Wellington waa ee wnen ne rai mi
great Napoleon t Waterlooi-
Webster waa4S-when h mad tbe .
ever-memorable "Reply to Hayne."
- Columbus was ,4 .when be dii
the new -world. - -
Waahlnaton was 41 when he took com
mand of the Continental array.'.; v
Beethoven was 44 when ha wrote his
famous "Maaa in D." -:t' :'-'-"-t
Haydn composed Th Creation''' at r
ft, snd Handel Th Messiah"' at IT.'
- At II Galileo waa In the midst of his ';
astronomical discoveries. - f ' 1 .
Harvey waa 47 when he discovered ,
the-elrculatlon of the blood, and Jen nor
4S VMS ciscoverea. tne ' smsjipos -Virus.
,-..',..':-'--"" -'-
Bismarck was IT and Ton Moltko H -when,
together, they conSummstsd the
unification of Germany. . :
- SctptO Afrtcanua waa II when he de.
9 mm 1mA Wannlhal at Ziml' and JnllUS
Caaaar waa past 4S when he began th
work which, made him -"th foremost
wmmw, nf all thla world." '
tended in the nesf'futur. 7': " ; "
March IThaiweathsf "pleasant tbe X
wind from the eaat with clouds; in the -
afternoon the eloud disappeared and the
M tint from tn - nortaweat . Th
man ar all employed In preparing .the '
boats., We are -visited by Poscapsan :
and several other Indians with earn. A. "
day. , v.- - .'.-j . 1.
Mr. Cockran of - New Tork Mr. -
Sneaker, if there be any 1 eaaon which ail :
history Inculcates It la th utter worth
lesnss f armaments. . was not tn .
war f secession tha greateet struggle-
of all history, conducted en, both side .
bv men who- had laid down the imple
ment ef trade to aaaume th wessons ,
of battle . vJ- ' '
Mr. Cmvthe ot Kalamakee Will - the
gentleman behind the - tongue permit a
question T . .- ' - -i .
Mr. Cockran ef New Tors certainly.
Mr. Cmythe-, of Kalamake Which '
tde licked? .r. - f - - - '
Mr. Cockran of New TorkI - Infer
9m the gentleman's singular habili-'
enta that he hss -been a long -time '.
daad and haa not my acqualnUne wlttt -
tory all history, , The ' north con- -
querad. . : - . .- ' - 1
r. cmyta or xaiamaaee Aa neuner
had aa armament aad botnr rought
- battles with volunteers, -wkst :
lebaan" would have bean -. "Inculcated " .,
by ihe triumph f the south t ' . '
Mr. Cockran. of Nw Tork Mr.
Speaiker. I protest l . . v
Mrl Cmythe ef Kslamakee Did the -
result prove th efficiency of the.volun- '
teers tnf th north, or th inernciency or :
the voQunteers of the south r - Did it not
atter of fact leave the-questlon -
of - the! .relative value, of armament"
and "no armament " lust , a It, was
foret
Mr.
kren of New" Tork la , th
cerulei
reaches of space. - where . the -
golden
ya of Infinity flicker upon the
olute; where eerruscatlng ex-.
utter
istences
urge around th - thunderous
throne of labatract being; ,whre
Tha Speaker The time- er the gentle
man f rom tspae has expired. 'V
waaningivn,, u v . ,,- rf ., ..
troMsi
. 4rawoatAjni emus.
From -th Philadelphia Inquirer, . ; -Keep
us. O VOd, from pettiness; let
us be large In thought; in .word, In deed.
Let us be dona with fault-finding and
leave of f self -sebking. . k , ' -'
, May we put away pretense and meet
each other face to fac wUhoki -.self-pity
and w'thout prejudice.: ; , i
May we never bA hasty in judgment
snd slwsys gsnerotl. - : . .
Let us taka time for aii iningaf max .
us to grow calm, serrne; gentle. , fk- J "
. Teach ua to put 'Into action our bet
ter impulse, stralghtforwsrd and ; un
afraid. . . ' f I - . .- .
Grant that we may Veallse It! tm the.
little things thst create ' differences; -that
ia the big thlnga lot W we .are
one. -
And -may we strive to Vouch' and to
know tbe great common wvman'e -heart '
of us all, and, O God, let unot leTget,
to b kind. ,r ve-'-'i-a'
UstftlUB 'MEgST
(otrf.
From Civil nd Military Oaiett Lihor.
A Hindu lady In Amrltaaf aa ' just
seen her fifth generation the eotof her
great-grandson. - ghe has undergrne a
ceremony called Svarga SopanarohVnaar "
(rising tn heaven by means ef s lndV.
After a two sours service or (nanscs
giving s hesp of r1c was put be fere tnfr
on which was placed a small 'AmTAr
gold. The--bT-
In y
Jewis an d. Clark
a...... .,-, m .-.rr-m
r
' y , 1 w T . -if i : 1 1 M
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