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GET READY FOR THE PORTAGE ROAD. .
HE CONTRACTORS on the
'. ' iknnt ri4- frt heein the
Under their contract the
foyer ready 'for business 6o days from last Wednesday.
It is therefore Of the utmost importance, if the - pro
ducers of the Colombia river valley
.",1 pected benefits from the building; of
i--shotild at once -arrange, for transportation on the upper
v. river. The people of this state have
customed to hearing of portage roads,
C canals that.it is hard for them to realize that if evcry
- thing goes well within 66 days a portage railway will be
"i actually completed and ready for business." The chamber
' of commerce, the board of trade, ihe
socaation and the Commercial clnb of Portland, as well
' as the organizations of eastern Oregon and its producers,
must be up and doing if they desire to get the results
v which should flow to them from the building of the port
J" age road. . The state has done its part nobly and lib-
erally; it now remains for the people for whose benefit
the state paid the money which made the plan possible to
Z do their part to grasp the benefits which will flow to
' them if they are alive to their opportunities. The. traffic
is there and. present rates on commodities coulTb cat
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in half and still be high.- A lowering
the line will benefit every one. , The aeed of immediate
action in the direction of op river transportation cannot
be too strongly impressed opon the
THE REPUBLIC OP SANTO
I.
HE PROPOSED GUARDIANSHIP of Santo
. Domingo by the United States, and the1 senate's
. awalrie1 efforts trt riifctutaa
how or the present, have aroused
ouiry about that tropical island, called HaytL half the
, orthographisU spewing it Haiti. There are-two little re
, publics on the island, Hayti and San Domingo. The
Haytiens, black people, axe in an almost chronic state
of disorder, but the San Domiagans, being backward and
i apathetic, are Jess so. They have no troops or police,
' and no dense settlements, though the soil is rich enough
to support a far larger population than is now there, if
they would work, which most of them will n6L - Their
chief implement o( agriculture as well as of war is the
machete, (made in Connecticut) and the farmers content
themselves with sowing-a few seeds and planting a few
bulbs and letting -tecund nature do
. The chief agricultural product
TOOfioo hundred weight were exported in 1903.' la 1900
4000,000 pounds of sugar were exported, but' the output
ot Dotn sugar and tobacco has been
The- cultivation of tropical fruits, especially bananas', ot
ters unlimited opportunities, and
throughout the island. The forests abound not only in
common but in precious woods, ., each as mahogany.
There are also; large mineral deposits, gold, Silver, cop
per, tin, petrolenm. There is perhaps ao naturally richer
spot on earth, but the people will not work. -
' Tft IMA im .Mf .mnHittuI a j( hw - ..J
- 4, to $3t2JJ,ooo, bnt these have decreased since. The cus
, 1 toms duties on imports average 66 per cent ad valorem,
and there are-also duties oa exports. Tftns commerce
j , is being taxsf jout of existence. The government has
j never been abl -to make both ends meet, the revenues
. ... . stun uuuuw tiuvu iuu icvciw less, ao war. lot
public debt is now about Suoo.ooa
The coon try needs men of enterprise Mines of wealth
lie ia its resource. But the San DonUngans are sus
pidons of foreigners, and then, they don't want o be
disturbed. They want to .sleep, and dream,- and oc
casionally have a little revolution for exercise.
' ( It will be remembered that General Grant, while preei
'dent, desired to annex Santo Domingo, bat was over
ruled. There are those who .believe the proposed ar
rangement will, end in annexation. Bnt there is nothing
now tangible upon which to base such a v concl as ion.
Senator Morgan charges that Lawyer Cromwell, father
of the republic -of Panama, la back of the gnardiaaahrp
or voasBcnm ca.yxsv
that ITaii f?H JTiii,ii1
Jbn Priaar, a doapcrat nesra outlaw,
jwas tba terror of tba ArfeucUa moun
tains for many years, but wsa anally
;hansad at Fort Smith, Art. In mi, for
the murder of a man aad tola wife near
(Port Jkrbuckle. -. -
, H first murdered the husband and
. by aad her forced her to remain until
I be arsw tired of her and then murdered
' ner. Tne bonea of both victlma ware
takea la a box before Jurge Parker and
, a Jury, and when FTMay saw It was ao
use denylnr the chars be confessed and
, told of seven! otbes daeda still mor
horrible. United States Marshal Mer-
sbon, who was known as the "sleuth"
: of the Arbucktea, captured Friday In the
: cere, and U Is aald that Menhoa knew
, ni otaer eavea in tnat locauty more
wonderful thaa this one. l
It appears that eatlaws would live In
' these eavea for months at a time aad tbe
officers were powerless to dislodge thera.
A man living- in Darla sars that he
knows of eavea within 1 miles rt Darts
. where cattle bare been alanghtered and
their beads and horns are ami there as
evidence, tn a perfect state of preser
vation. There are nooks and corners
.down there, be says, where an army of
men could hide themselves, and unless
one knew Just where to look be would
.1 never nnd an entrance. -- -
i.... . It Is bellered there is a large stream
of water running through all of the
( eaves In that vicinity. ranchman
, ' '. - says that Honey creek comes throngh
;; ' ,j the caves and offers proof by abowlnir
V'. V; 'the large springs which gnsb out of
' . the mountain aide Just a bora Turner'k
Fall a on Honey creek. These falls are
' ? widely known as the "Little Niagara"
- cf tbe Chickasaw nation, and are visited
i ' ' : . by thousands of people every year. The
, spring la bellered to be the king eure
all and Indians bare made it their beallh
- - resort for many rears.
Tbomaat Grant : a cattleman and
: farmer, who Urea within a mile of tbe
)a fort, says eaves abound In that part
' tif the cosntry, and mentions one mid-
. war between Elk and Foreman, email
Inland towns, that can be seen from the
wagon road. It Is on the very top of a
big hill in the prairie aad a few feet
down It widens out Into oae vast Oar
em. From all appearances it must be a
wonderful plane. This ears Is known
aa "dead man hole" from tne fact
that some years ago the remains of a
man were found there who had been
snardered. The eaye Is wall ventilated
and perfectly dry as far as It baa keen
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O N A I Ij Y
IMDIP.INDSirT NEWSPAPER s V
PUBUSHED, BY 'jOUMtAL PUBUSHlNtl CO.
official' papcr op the fcrrV op Portland
portage road are
wnrtr of tracklavins?.
government in
road must be tamed
tired, he could
Domingo, the land
; . ' !TTDE OP
are to get the ex
this road, that they
T
H'ETIDE"
been so longac
has set in
boat railways and
rhrals at
MBit: Febraarv.
Manufacturers' as
is predicted that
breaker.
The immigration
about 40,000 less.
four months of
of rates aO along
migration was:
may exceed the
people. " ;-
Many people
DOMINGO.
many mora people
nf th matter vhm,
jority of these
good citizen-.
some renewed -in
end, well aad good;
I
T IS YET far
eral. ' Ha has.
home will say
judgment He' has
. . . t A?-:
ppnea, in disgrace
the rest ! '
is cocoa, of which
Russian general
lately decreasing.
cotton grows wild
upon men at St
feated, humiliated
tainly" ihowed tome
tle, and be teems
ger in his efforts
nettle danger: bnt
that Linevitca or
corrupt, bonrbonUh
government that
leading newspapers
remits are not fothcoming from this work.
the niln Record.
- We have bean contemplating soma Of
tbe moat practical . altoruine routes to
wealta aad have concluded that the
eafeet and surest la - the egg route.
Therefore we hare concluded to adopt
the egg route All w lack, la tba ban
sua iai eggs. some mxnu irjeaa wut
brine forth the ben we will try and
rustle 4b setting for her to alt on, or
tbe ait ting for bar to set on, aa the hen
would prefer, and will pay la cash, giro
our notar a share of tbe profits. But
w want a motherly, Industrious hen.
one that will not sleep while on-duty,
wllT work eonttnaoosly' and rustle In
our neighbor's front yard for her board
and lodging between, shifts. W will
not be particular aa to tbe eotor or pre
vtoua condition of servitude so long as
she Is young la . appearance aad wise
in the way of tba world.
W0 FACTOBS Or WAS. .'I?
From the touisvUle Courier-Journal.
Mr. Wltta, the eminent Russian states
man, la quoted aa saying that the Rus
sians must taevltably beat tile Japanese
In the and by virtue of superior finances,
earing nothing ef the army aad navy.
He puta tVi years aa the limit of the
time during which Japan can pay the
expenses of a war. Still one would
think that It will be necessary for the
Russian army and navy to win a vic
tory at some time la the future. -Besides.
It Is pointed out that ia the last
six months the prices of Russian bonds
hare declined, while Japan's credit baa
Improved. Money Is very powerful In
war, but aa army that ean wm victories
caa hardly be dispensed with.
Vraaa tba New Tork Boa.
Those who seek oddities In city Ufa
are gloating over a restaurant recently
opened on the lower east aide. Tbe
most conspicuous object ia it is a large
aquarium filled with aalt water flan of
all aorta. Before taking bis place at
tbe table the customer indicates the
Ash of his choice, it Is lifted out with
a scoop net and within t minutes it
lies before htm fried or broiled.
The Xeaa Way It Works.
From the Detroit Tribune.
If you refuse to marry roe," said the
wealthy old man. "1 shall pine away
and die.'
"Of course,' responded the girl, bit
tarty. "And If I would marry you you
would hang to life Ilka a bulldog. But
that's the way1 it foea." -
- j; O U 'R N. A L
' JM. P. CAMOU.
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PSUk M Yacnhfll
The Joejrael BtiMsnf,
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scheme, wfth a vievof 'collecting a lot of doubtful claims,
and probably this is correct The plan look suspicious,
especially when we remember the perfonhancesof our
acquiring the Panama canal company
interests and setting up the republic of Panama,
What do the San Domingans care? . When a man
almost wish he had been born in Santo
of languorous rest-' -'..'
IMMIGRATION RISING! "
OF IMMIGRATION to-ouf-shores
stronger than ever this year. Ar
New York alone were -41405 during
January and -&66o during the short month of February.
Arrivals at all ports for the same months in 1904. were:
January, 28,624; February, , 33fi7i ' J looi Jantiary,
47 Ar. v '
The records ahow that for the past five Jrears January
and February have been the highest immigration months
of the year, that April and May are the heaviest months,
and that 'March and June contest for third place. So
with the figures quoted far two months ascertained, it
this year immigration will be a record
,- v
for the fiscal year ending Jane' 30,
1903, was the heaviest in oar hsrtory : that of 1904 was
There was an ebb tide. In the last
the former period the figures were
March, 91,6662 April, ia&a86: May, 137.514; Jt"t 08,82 1
These are exceptionally large figures, but the record for
January and February indicate that they will be exceeded
this year. For the last two calendar years the total im
1903, 930,830; 1904, 808,099. In 1905 It
million mark, - ' v
regard so great an immigration as "a
menace to oar institutions." We dont, provided strict
care is taken to keep oat people of criminal tendencies,
habitual paupers, and contract .laborers; There 'is room
under "square deal" laws and administration for
in the United States. -And the ma
foreigners in a little while make fairly
If tbe- foundation is there to reach that
if not they should not be admitted.
;'. THE FAILURE" OF KTJRQPATKZN. '.
too early to make an intelligent and
comprehensive estimate of Kuropatkin a a gen
miserably tailed and his. enemies at
that he baa also shamefully failed, bat
the impartial world will study his case ".after the smoke
of battles has cleared awav" before oronooncinB? final
been suspended, dismissed, it is re-
-'it- . . .il L.k
rex n is not certain uibi any omer
could nave done better. We cannot tell
yet by what restrictions and impedimenta be was hand
icapped. Others high ia authority and influence have
been Jealous and inimical to him, and now are trying
to lay all the blame for Russia's horrible military dis
aster and calamities' opoa hia shoulders, bnt tbe prob
ability is that 'the main butden of fault should be laid
Petersbarg rather than upon baffled, de
aad disgraced Karopstxm. He cer
points of good generalship at Liao-
yaag, he sorely fought weO when he could not avoid bat
to have shirked neither labor nor dan
to pluck the flower safety from the
he most miserably failed. Who knows
Nicbolaemtch, or any of the rest of
them, would have done any better? They are all Rus
sians, with a Russian' limitations, and behind any one of
them would have loomed like dark and dangerous clouds
rthe weak, ' vacillating aemfr-eontemptible cza and the
dry-rotted trareaoocracy. ' '
It is not Kuropatkin that has failed; tc is the Russian
ha miserably, shamefully failed.
The Union Pacific i makfng one ' of the best sys
tematic advertising campaigns for the Lewis and Clark
fair that has ever been undertaken. It embrace all the
of the Atlantic coast, the Mississippi
valley and tbe middle west not to mention the mag
azines and weekly publications. The advertising is con
fined exclusively to the fair and hence from its concen
tration is doubly effective. It will be surprising if great
" "' From the Chicago Law Journal.
One of Assistant Attorney -General
Beck's stories was especially appreciated
by law students. A general la tne Civil
war applied at the cloaa ef the conflict
for admission to the bar of the United
States.
. A committee of three examiners re
ported that be bad answered correctly
two thirds of tbe questions put to aim.
A Judge, astonished at the general's sue
eess, asked tbe ohalnnaa of tba com.
mlttee what tba questions were. "Wea
ns replied, "the first was, What la the
rule of BheUy's easer" aad the aaswer
was "Writing poetry.' That was not
correct. 'W
"Then wa asked him what waa a "con
tingent remainder and a wasted Inter
eat.' and be said he did not know. That
was correct, aad wa admitted blnv"
AKD
' From the Kansas City Star.
It Is not surprising to learn that there
Is a strong tendency In New Terk to
make disparaging comparisons between
the newly found statue which nobody
caa deny may be Venus by Fraxiteies
and the modern young woman. If the
nnlsbed product at creation, tba twen
tieth century young woman, did not
compare -. favorably In form with her
untutored .Greek sister of IS oentmies
go, then what bath the dressmaker of
all her labor and the vexation of her
heart, wherein aha hath labored under
tbe sunt To admit defeat would be to
cast a blight on all artistic endeavor. It
would be necessary to concede at once
the vanity and uselessnesa of human
toll.
Aa iui season ef aarqUBy. "
From tba Toledo Leader.
Portland la greatly excited over tbe
resignation ot Jack Matt news, a leader
of the Republican party. From tba tone
of the press It Is a serious matter. No
other men can be foaiwl tn An . wll
Vor ss bsd aa "Jack." Ws hasten to ex
tend our sympathy aad express the hope
that some man with Jack ability and
purity of character may be discovered
In time te aa- the party from disrup
tion. Foafilraly Brasal
r ' From tha Chicago News.'
"Mrs. Gabbles I bars resolved never
to say another word against ' our neigh
bors Gabbles I suppose that mean ther
la abaolataly nothing more t be said,.
Sniall CLangc T Sun3ay Sctool
Every little helps 4a eelaning up.
The
ayor eooidat wait any longer.
The memory of good Saint Fatrlek
win, aver be kept greea.
Aftar IWIT the president may tak that
eaaai puiioing job nimaair ...
Tba mora Of everything elf be loses,
the mora the Bear prises bis ooor." .
It Is now hinted that he Is an Irlab
maa, and hia sum properly p listed la
Mukdua is the tomb now of a good
deal mors than ancient Chinese royal
parsonages.' ,
Tba Russian war office Is not besieged
with volunteers for the proposed new
Maacburlaa army. -
Mrs. Chadwfok. aald Mr. Carnegie's
name never crosaed her lips. She didn't
writ. with her Ups. .
' Lots ot Has tit Joba now down in
Panama. But the climax Isn't quits aa
agreeable as Oregon's. .
Tba preaddeat will have great dlfn-
eulty la making the Retiubllcan party
w a square aea.
Hereafter Crssssy's "Fifteen Decisive
Battles of the World" may need an ad
dltioaal chapter or two. . .
If . tha Russian government doesn't
hasten that new general forward, ha
will have no army to command.
Senator Heybura proposes to
Santo Domingo. It will probably come
to that, but lb senator she old not bo
too prevwois.. .
Colorado baa., tba distinction of being
the only state that changes its governor
betweea elections, aad seating a candi
date who was not elected.
It Is aald- that Judge Parker la
earning S&O.Oe a year, aad be does It
a good deal easier thaa Roosevelt earns
bis tl,M, aad hasn't half tba
Tha leader of "Little Hungary." ta
New Tork city, aays: "We'll be Rapab-
lloaas Just aa long aa the president ia.
But a good many ReptibUoaas are doobt
ing already whether the presMcot la
Republican, .
A London professor baa dlsooveie!
that President Roosevelt's inaugural ad
dress Is almost a repetition ef portions
ef - Farleies' - speech aa as - reported by
T-pyfliaas. - Oood bee venal - Baa t
prealaeat been pata-ra-ag treat Tooky-
aeeas-i'
"They dasoe drrtoety particularly the
Aadahnrtaa Noae of them rely upon
high kicking aad abort skirts. They
melt aad die away la tha laagwor ef the
music, and, presto, a m-. of white
tulle, a flash of red satin aad black
eyes, they are gone," wrttea Colonel
Watt arson from Madrid. It la certainly
time for the wolrraei to oome home, or
at least aead far a ba-rel of IT sn tacky
Oregon SiJeliglitfl
Hurrah for TtQaaioekl
TamWng time la"
Many now asp yards being planted.
Town all over Oregon are cleaning up.
Country people . looking plea saa tar
Xrrtgntt, II
months
population, i
The Cava la to have electric lights.
"A dean CorvaUJa," demands . the
Times. .
Many
being erected in
Corvallla.
The Banisburg council win 'enforce
a eleaainar-up o rains noe. -
.1 .-
Rosaburg broom " faiiiiwy. - reoenl
burned, baa resumed oparatloaa, -
Tha pay roll of tba A ah land Manu
facturing company amounts to O,00
a year.
On man Irving near La Grande has
received 1J.0OO fruit trees, wblch he wUI
plant on J9 acres.
The Astoria Budget believes the closed
fishing season will be strictly enforced.
No salmon ruanlngT .
Lakerlew Bxamlneri Born. In Lake-
view. Oregon, March 4, 105. a tbvrougn-
bred heifer calf to R. T. Btrlplin'a
oow. ; . ., .,-
Grass g growing as If It wars May,
and stock never looked better at this
time of tbe rear, says the Port Oxford
Tribune. .,
Who would have thought years ago
that Pendleton would nave to have aa
ordinance regulating the speed of auto
mobiles? , . , .
Ontario oow baa a new manufacturing
establishment one for turning out eoo-
crete blocks to be asad ia be 11 drags,
foundation and pavement. - -
Where 'is heaven T asks the New Tork
Herald. . Wall, Oregon Is about as near
as you ean get to it on, earth. Oregon
Dally Joarnal. North Portland T Wood-
burn Independent. Been there? .
Two Fans City young ladles want out
greening on day last week, says the
Argus, aad they got tba finest lot of
greens that was ever seen: they war so
fine that a small thlmbl would bar
held them all.
' No toe-up a the jart ef the tireless
Jape. : - y t ' .
. everybody oaa do something ta lnt
prove ataevraaeee. ,
A eltlaen of Tba Dalle write aa fol
lows to the Chronicle: "Tbe Dalles
shows her clvlo pride as a eity by bar
ing her alleys and atnttM cleaned and
the rubbish cleared away.- Now she
should do aaother thing and pass aa
ordinance prohibiting tha painting or
otherwise defacing of our beautiful
bluffs along - the eity streets. Tbese
bluffs are nature's battlement and
should not be allowed to become bill
boards or bulletins. Their besuty of
coloring harmonises with the beauty of
our trees. BVery letter placed ea them
makes them ugly, snd all those so
marred should be cleansed of tbs letter
ing by a wash of aa eradloator or by
paint the oolor ef the rocks." .-. .
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'. Cay ST. 9. gaaataa, 9. .)
March 1.- Hot Topic, "Healing
the Man Bora Blind.'' Joba ta: 1-11.
Golden Text. "I sat the light of ta
wono,- dona ix : a. , i .
Responsire reading. Paalm TT. .
It may be that men were more prone
ta believe la tha miraculous when our
Lord waa upon earth thaa now. but It
cannot be denied that tha evangelists
record his works as ef a character to
challenge belief even than.- They do
not record them aa oommonplaee Incl-
aenia,, out aa extraordinary "signs.'
They say that eren bis relatives were
long unconvinced (John vll: I), aad that
ta the and his chosen disciples found -it
hard to giro oredeade to - what they
themselves saw (Lake xxtr: SS. ' The
gospel do hot assume faith to be easy.
They apeak of it as a "gift of . God
Bran .the veteran St. Paul counted It
ground for grateful praise that he bad
not lost his own faltn but preserved it
(II Tim. Iv: T). Aad ear Lord himself
wrought many of bla graeloua acts for
the benefit of those who found It diffi
cult to credit all bis claims (Mark r
is). There is. we might say, aothing
with which' Jesus seals mora gently
than tha faith ef one who ' wishes to
believe, but find It difficult to repress
his doubts. ,
Tba Incident recorded la the last
for today was oae of thoae astonishing
exhibitions of divine power which
strengthened bla disciples aad ambit
tered his foe. The rery same act which
ia one breaks down opposition. In an
other rouses nercer enmity (II Cor. 11
II). That which endeared him to the
disciples, drove to desperation bis foes.
This miracle marks a crisis in our
Lord's earthly mission. ' For the first
time wei read that profession of faith
In him is followed by actual repudia
tion of tba disciple ch- ix: St). The
follower of Jesus would no longer be
permitted ta worship la the tempi or
be repaired as. an Israelite la social In
tercourse among his old-time friends.
Verse L Jems, la passing by, saw a
man who waa bora blind. Such a case
la by no maaas common even ia the
east, where blindness is so often en
countered. Jesus Is spoken ef la eon'
neetloa with ' six miracles performed
upon blind persona. His sympathies
were particularly appealed to in tha ease
of ail who had loot their sight. It Is
also possible that those thus afflicted
were most eager, not to say moat clam
orous. -for help. Many of our physical
troubles are obscure, and It la possible
to persuade ourselves that they are not
real or that they are disappearing. But
It is bard to dispute or ignore blindness
Bat this is the -only esse of congenital
blindness recorded ia the gospels.
Verse L The pertinency of the dis
ciples' inquiry lies la tbs fact that the
Jew regarded ail suffering aa tha direct
penalty of soma particular- sin. Bven
when mea were aaddealy overwhelmed
by - some suddea calamity, it was in
ferred that they must have been extraor
dinary Blatters (Luke xlii:2). - Ia tha
aaae way the baa then regarded a ear
peat' bite aa tn stance of divine retrlbU'
tlon (Acts xxriil:l-). But bow could a
blindness which antedated birth be the
penalty ot sin la tba aaaa's owa Ufa?
Upon the ether hand, could tha man'
blindness be considered a penalty in
flicted upon the ps rents who bad unlm
paired vision? Tha blindness certainly
waa worse for aim thaa for them. There
was, however, no alternative ia their
minds. It must be for their sin. If not
for his. .
Vsrss I. Jasaa girea as aa entirely
new view of Buffering. - It ia aot neo
saiilr related to Individual aln at all.
It may be, ia this caa it waa, aa oppor
tualty to exhibit divine compassion.
Hera waa aa oooasloa ia which tbe great
power of God aad the Infinite tender
ness or jtbe redeemer could be signally
shown. Aad beside all this. It would be
aa opportunity to disprove that tbe suf
ferings of the saints war meted cut as
due to their transgressions. What a.
comfort it givea to all of our Lord's
disciples to think that their trials are
not set as a punishment but as
aor. They- are by these enabled to
show . forth Ood' grace as no others
Versa 4. ' Jesus waa never In basts
but nerer Idle. He rested, but he rooted
that ha might labor the more success
fully (Mark ri: II). How to labor with
out anxiety and bow t rest without
becoming slothful, la tbs lesson most pt
Christ s disciples aeed ta learn. What
ever are do must bo dona quickly. To
those of longest life tha night still
comes quickly, measuring time by what
la to be done.
Verse I. Christ' work Illustrates tbs
Ideal life ef man. How brief was our
Sartor's active mission! tWe say of
man who dies ta the third year of bla
public service that he la cut down "apon
the threshold" of Jits mission. But Jesus
In that short period had what a commis
sion to fulfill t And he wrought for the
world more by what bs was than' by
what he did. He was the light of the
world. Ha exhibited tba divine eharac
terlstics and tbe human possibilities.. He
is living not ror a nation, but for a
world. While he limited bla active serv
lea to tba ancestral boundaries, bs al
way spoke of bis completed work with
relation to the world.
Verso . W do not know Just why
Jesus "mads clay of the spittle" to put
upon this roan's syes., because we are not
torn wny. ws may surmise, out our sur
mises are likely to bo vary wide of tbe
mark. Inasmuch aa tha ruler made not
the healing but tbe anointing a matter
of accusation, it would seem probable
that Jesus Intended to work the euro in
such a way aa to sbow bis contempt for
their ridiculous and burdensome tradi
tions. It may have been to strengthen
the faith of the blind man. or It may
have been to gire tba man a part t do
In washing off the clay.
verse 7. Jesus laid upon the- on
about to be healed an active participa
tion, not in the errective healing, but In
tba effective exhibition of the nilracle.
He was to do something which Could not
cure his blindness, that la true, but it
could and did show his readiness to
obey and willingness to assume any con
sequence of dlscipleehlp. Nothing
saves us but the grace of tbe Sartor;
yet in a certain sense baptism aares ua
(i pet ni:ii), and in a certain sense
oonfesalon saves us (Rom. x:l). By
our co-operation with our Lord we show
our dtseipleshlp and we are made th
subjects of his redeeming power.
versa a. it Is wonderful bow many
beggars Jesus relieved compared with
the well-to-do (Mark x:). And thl
was because our Lord wa attracted
more by men's sufferings' than by their
worth or position. . Our best prayer to
Ood Is for forgiveness of "great" traarf-
gresslons (Ps. xxrrll.) As Victor Hugo
tells us, there hare been companies of
depraved men who maimed and disfig
ured children sd that their deformities
would appeal to tbe pity of th public;
ro It was not the fair and strong -that
Jeeiis felt for,, but the poor and. the
afflicted. W may be sure tbst no one
Is so Welcome, at tba throne of grace as
tbs slnner conscious of his sin. It .was
our sin tbat brought Jesus to the eerth.
Our misery move hia to heal. It ia not;
tba well but th sick he would oaa
(Matt. tx;10-ia) Of-course,, tbs great
change, wrought upoa this tnaa drew
attention to him, 4ut the eaaage la bla
appearance also made people uaoertain
about ua identity. ...
. Versa . Wbea a man la soundly con
verted, it does not aeem possible that he
la the aame man. Waa this eloquent aad
devoted man upon . tha platform the
ragged and dirty aad maudlin creature
whoa others had beea accustomed to
help, home tn hi drunken fits? - Joba
B. Oough said: , "I am he.- Was this
faithful evangelist who taught Che love
of Ood to tbe outcasts In the Blums In
New Tork tha same man who kept
rat-pit for Sunday cruelties and Sunday
gambling? v joni aald, Thia looks Use
him," but bs said. "I am Jerry MsAa-ley.-
The same wonder has beea re
peated innumerable times sines Saul the
persecute was changed to Paul the
apostle. The aame work la being done
every day. - -
Verse 1. Tba world will necessarily
put tbe question, "How were thine eras
opened r- Blind men are not trouoteo
with such inquiries, but healed mea are.
It no ene marvels at our Uvea, they
have aot beea greatly changed. . A great
work el grace always calls out inquiry
and alwaya arouses opposition. There
never waa a marked revival which did
not meet bitter opposition. Edwards
aad Whltefleld aad Kirk and Nettletoa
aad Finney were mad th aubjeeta of
tremendous opposition. . They were often
forbidden entrance to ' tbe most promi
nent pulpits In America. '
Verse 11. Tbe saved man does not
need to' argue tba case or . explain th
mode, but all he needs to do la, to
exhibit the care.; Let him' tell the
truth as simply ss possible. Do aot be
afraid to msntlon the Lord's -nas
Threw tba responsibility ef belief or aa-
belief upon the hearer. Tou have ao
responsibility for aar man's surrender,
but yon have for your witnessing. It I
our Inestimable privilege to ten tm
story of Jesua and bla love" In connec
tion wrtn oar redemption, arvery savea
sinner has such a story to tell. .Men
were - converted ta - greater numbera
when we had more witnessing -te-the
truth aad less discussion of it, - Jesus
nerer called any man to - prove the
gospel, but he baa called every saved
man to preach it It is welt to be
learned. It Is area better US be faithful.
SACS on CAM 90 so:
From the Salem Journal.
Let each ope improve a little in front
of bla owa property.
Park tbe lot In front ef year bouse.
aad set out a few rosebushes.
Clean the streets of weeds, bushes
aad rubbish, and remove eld fenoee.
A coat of paint wlU cost very little.
aad wUI add 1 per cent to the appear
ance and value of your property,
Let this be tbe white city or white
homes. '
All public building should be painted
white. -
All grounds around public banding
should 'be cleaned. " .
The streets should be cleaned around
public property and kept sprinkled.
FubUo officials ewe mors to tha com
munlty thaa to sit still aad draw their
salaries, aad remain Indifferent to public
improvements. -
Let each one, public official aad pri
vate eltlsen. resolve to do something
for the improvement of the apeparance
of eity and county.
Nature baa done ao much, that If man
will only do a little, thia caa be made
the moat beautiful country In tbe world,
ef the Oaa set
Portland. March It. To tha Bdltet
of Tbs Journal Tbe result ef Dr.
Cawood'a punishment st Golden dale has
beea ta .'bring out the spirit which
late la aome of th self-styled sanctified
holiness advocates of the Free Metho
dist church.
First comes a rello ef antiquity. He
has seen ths gore of two war in the
service of his country, and tbe war
spirit la btm is not dosd yet. he long
te be ia charge of aa army smd to go
to wicked Goldendale and wipe that eity
off the face ef tbe earth aa completely
as was Sodom .of yore. Hia nam la
Gilbert.
Then pa ail Is tic Pitts, With his power
ful. . ponderous physique. - He would
quietly lead a small company ef . his
Ilk to the shore named city aad proceed
to preach .Peatlooatal purity and physl
.Uy punish all disturbers.
Then comes Coffee (a cheap grade),
not strong physically, but with tha same
fighting- spirit, aad a more refined
Intellect. who proposes to eren thing
ua by resorting to law. Tba Rev. W,
N. Coffee is presiding elder of tbe Free
Methodist' church snd president of the
Olive Branch mission. New tbe doctrine
these people expound to tbs people from
time te time la. a Ufa of peaoe aad
purity, dead to thia world, carnality ex
tinguiahed aad the cares ef this world
eradicated from their heart, mind, soul.
spirit and body, this being brought about
by the process of sanctirteatlon, as
taught by them from tbe holy word.
Christ said. "Those who preach my word
a hail be persecuted, aad blessed, aad ye,
when men shall persecute yea." etc New
reader, while you and I may net be able
to see where the blessing- cornea i im,
can plainly see tbat the people wbo
wish' to resent this act would take It
th their own hands to prevent a blessing
from Ood on one wbo has tbe moral
courage te preach hia honest eonvks
Uons. Christ was persecuted, and not on ene
occasion did be resent' it with fores,
although possessed with all power.
Peter struck off tbs soldier's ear and
was strongly reproved by Christ, who
Instantly repaired the damage. "But I
ssy unto you, resist not svlL " If any
man take your coat, give him your cloak
also; turn te him tbe ether cheek also,"
etc. A sanctified person has tbs spirit
ef Christ , dwelling la him aad he 1
Chrlstliks In his daily life, Nothing
could sbow plainer the aeed ef sanctlfl
oatioa ta those who are preaching that
doctrine thaa the outcome of the
Goldendale episode among leaders at tbe
holiness move. . ,
There ia only ene among the above
named people wbo ah owed, tbe Chrlstliks
spirit ia the least degree, aad that- waa
the reaipleat ef the persecution.
Did Dr. Cawood merit or deserve the
treatment? - Scrlpturally-he did, for is
not written that if any man shall
preach my word bs shall receive perse
cution. . From a humane standpoint he
did not. for be was giving tbe people
truth, good Bible truths, and the peo
ple alwaya aqulrm wbea they bear the
truth If It hits them ss hard aa It did
tn this ease.
Tbe conclusion we arrive at then 1
thia: If those who are ao loudly preach
ing aad professing hoUnese aad sanctlfl
cation get down to get th experience;
then, as Dr.' Oodby says, they will be
in sbspe to Impart the blessed experience
to others by preaching, as It I Im
possible to give to ethers what out doss
aot possess aimsetr. " '
.. ' W. A. S LINGER LAND.
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Tigbtlag Ita Owa Fight, .
From the Kansas City Star.
Kansas welcome every aid that may
be offered and wblch may be made avail
able in Its fight on Standard Oil. but It
Is not depending en help; It Is relying
on Itself. And. woe ta any deserter, who
may leave Its ranks to fight ea the aids
f Standard Oil. I
1 '
tetters From tlic
trae Pawns Case. ,
Hill shore, . Or., Marco ' !. To the
Editor ef The JaJurbal I , have
followed with no little Interest the mat
ter of Rev. Mr. Oaweed aad the Golden
dale mob. for therein is contained a
queeUoa of paramount and growing Im
portance to every ltlsen of the United
States who aeeks - the welfare of his
oountry. , i , r
. It Is aot a question ef whether or not
Mr. Cawood preaches orthodox sermons
(If anyone knows what tbat means),
but It is a question of whatbsr or not
th American people are goinar to submit
to mob law. We are auppoaed to have '
sufficient laws to protect all the right -of
tbe people aad If any nave a grievance
th law Is open to them. Are ws going
to continue to allow vicious aad lire
sponsible parties te tak matter la their ' -own
bands and tar aad feather or burn
at will, or ahall we so deal wltb this
class of outlaws and this most danger- '
eua element of outlawry that we ahall
once and for all put aa end t it? - '
No country is af where th mob is . "',
la evidence, and no true American eltl-
sea will ever, under any circumstances,
become a member ef a mob. It la op
posed to every idea of right er decency,
and la tha child of cowardice, moral de
generacy aad Ignorance. It ought to be
a sufficient reason to ' take tha right
of franchise from any one participating; -for
such are unfit tg eaat tbe ballot.
They are blind to the great principle
for which eur government stands ths
right ef the Individual te be heard, and
to be held innocent until he ia proven
guilty la a fair trial before his peers.
Mr. Cawood personally, has nothing , -t
da with thia subject. Neither any
thing he said or did. ' Nothing excuse -a
mcb in a free counfry where the gov- , '
eminent la by . consent ot tbs governed.
Though he were a "Holy Roller" wr a
Mermoa, it- would not in tbe least ex
tenuate a mob.,. It will be a aad day
wbea we turn ever the Judgment ' of '
American eltissas to per eons so vicious
and ignorant aad un-American that they
will take part la mob violence. I may
add. however, that tbe Free Methodists
are aot a "new sect" and the doctrine of
the church, for tne moat part, is souna.
If ene is a thoroughly good Free Meth
odist be ia an excellent oitlsea ot any
oountry. If a man is a crank, that ie-ha -
aad the church's misfortune, but no ex
cuse for a mob.
I am disappointed In1 Mr. Cawood' at-
tltude toward the guilty parties. , Notb
ing would be se salutary to the morals
of the individuals snd to" tbe community
at large as to give the guilty parties
the limit of the law or else compel them
to publicly acknowledge their fault. This
ther would be willing ta do U they nave -
any manhood whatever, and in the ab-v
sence of that, tne only errective course
ia to give them a wholesome fear ot tile
law and teach them that the rights of
American eltlsen must be respected. -
Someone will have thia ta do later If r
be doesn't.
The Idea ef Christlr meekness which -
obtains in oms directions Is perfectly
sickening. A meek man la one who
holds up his head and stands for the
best interests ot hia fellowmaa and hi
rights as a human and eltlsen. -7 Paul,
wbea he and , bla companion ' were
Whipped contrary to Roman law, said to '
the cowards wbo would bars turned
them loose slyly. "They have beaten us
openly aneoademned. being Romans, and
now do they thrust us out privily? Nay,
verily; but let tbsm come themselves
and fetch us out." "And they earn and
brought them." Acts avt:S7-ts. Paul
didn't beg aay oaera parooa xor living
or preaching the gospel, and he gave
them to understand that if they did not
make a nubile aoology bs would prose-
cute them. It was thl fear alone wblch
caused then te do so.
Tbs first step toward getting any
man converted is ta inspire him. to teach
him in aome way. to respect himself
and ethers; to be a lady or a gentleman
and a law-abiding eltlsen. . Without thia
is In soma way Instilled into the soul
the mm is hopeless. Many ministers .
are a great detriment to the cause they ,
represent aad to society at Urge, for In-
stead ef demanding tnat ins 1 cause uey
represent and the house of Ood and thef:
nf the country ahall be-sespected
and only self-respecting Individuals al
lowed to attend, tbey allow the godless '
te take possession , and conduct them
selves to suit themselves. The result
Is that persona are graduated la suca
planes that are worse thaa cattle, a dot- ,
riment to society, a menace to govern
ment aad aa eternal blight to them
selres. By sans tbs above courss la
called "meekness." but It Is moral cow- .
ardice, - When a reau ' minister of the ,
.k alum of kurh A Disc. 1.
and tbey are not a few such places, tbe M
first thing be is obliged to ao is to Dring
the law to bear and weed out tbe Ineor- '
rigiblea. . Many so-called religious Instl
tut lone are doing much te damn tha 'i.
world by a lax government. -1 sincerely
believe that the-greaieai danger inei.
threatens our government today is the
Miein mcdTttm.'"' lie ie sisns nf .
nestlneas snd is greatly on the in-
,mu a rteid covernment In church
and school wUI do much toward his ex
termination, and that ene who is isx
In thia matter ia gum before Ood snd
V ROT. FRANCIS AV PHELPS.
kow Akoaa tha Appropriattoa Fsttttoaaf
Tinker' Cltv. Or- March II Te the ,
Editor of Th 'Journal Readers of The
Journal bar seen little la th paper of
late in regard to the matter of a petition
for aubmlttinr tha appropriation act to
a vote of tbe people. If those who began-
tbe movement are going anssa we suppose-we
will get a copy la due time.
We want to have a chance to express by
ballot our opinion of lobbying Jobbery.
Caa you inform aa what Is being dons?
bah x lu&au&na. . .
March It The weather waa cold and
cloudy, the wind from th north. We
were engaged In packing up tha goods
into eight divisions, so as to preserve a
portion of each in ease of accident. We
bear the Sioux have lately . attacked a
party of Assinlbolns and Knistenaux.
near the' Asslnlboln river, and killed M
of them, - r ' - - a, . '.
MX OAMAIm
From the Boston Globe. .
The celerity with which under modern
conditions tbe Isthmlsn canal ean be dug
la Indicated ay tne estimate er tbe chief
engineer, that with 10 steam shovels .
Installed, with a Complete systsm of
tracks serving them, a yearly record of
J9.000.v0 cubic yards of excavation
may be reached without requiring a
greater output per shovel or greater -
speed in working than haa already been
attained. And the magnitude of the ua-
dartaklng ia shown by the statement tbst -' -
at thia rate of progress, to complete a
-level canar, with a tidal lack of t.00
feet long and 10 feet usably wide, -at
Mlrs-Ooree, will take from 1 to 11 7 ear a,
1 tT??-rT""7 .
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