The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, April 30, 1905, SECTION TWO, Image 20

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Newspaper Page TextTIIS CrxCOII SUNDAY JOUniJAL, PCliTLAI ID. CIT- TOHN-: cy t t ' ' ' - " r ,. f i . ' - i i 1 1 i . " " ' " T. "" vJoitik is jreir Twk C - ' . m "T-i OR ths "rst time In the 40 years i -4 that John Davison Rockefeller ? haa been In tli. public eye IS - inm nlotur of th 1 a-. , Ik. A rat tlBM tell la fcoekefeller's own ort. hl 5ef f tt business methods of the Standard . Oil company aiyi defense cf himself the exponent of the methods, v. Is these 40 yeara wortlJ tol,w'n -this nu ilmplT ea tlw wtjtof of a forma wort phenometuU. It has town him aa . th heed and brain of the . greatest ggTgaUos. of trust awl the , evils that they Imply.- : ,'v -It hu known him ea a man who telds a aoeptra well nigh omnipotent .the sceptre, of wealth. ' It baa known him aa tha bead of com mercial enterprises that hav ground be neaih their wheels' the saea of small ' meane. - - - ' ": :'Vj'm ' r It has known himas the head of the Standard. OU company, a pitiless cor poration whose business, methoasjxav beea execrated of men. It has known htm as the patron of education a pat ronage that has been looked at aakaaoa by some and applauded by o therm. ; ' It has known him as tha oppressor ' of the weak, a man deaf to ithe cries , tf his kind their cries for mercy. It -. fcae-known bin through all these things and ell thee ways tout .-:. J . .It has known hlra Imperaonally. r .... The world knows BockefeUer taper - .oonally.. because It known him only through the reflection that th. enter prtaea f which he Is aocredltad with " being th master, produce. It aeea htm ' therefore only aa In a Bilrror the re fleetlons changing with the llgbU that aurround the man. ' . t - ' Kot until th man VeveeJed to the -world fac to fac can It therefore ob tain any bdt an Imperfect aoncepUon -r of th real Rockefeller. . j ; 4 ,; . Th Baal BookafeOa " What I hare written here today la an .itnM tha real Rockefeller. mail, w " - . s revealed In his private life and ' words - It has to d with' neither the blsras nor the praise of hlm It baa to do with a careful study of the man by one emi - . f h luk- tudy made of the man when he was stripped of the trammels of th commercial world, when be was at rest with Ms family, aeeklnc th thing that . all his wealth Mr. Rockefeller permitted himself tel be catechised. io ( suggestion that his private uie s w i - Kkii ttfm anil vice versa. He II VU 111 . ' listened attentively, sighed and declared that - from his . viewpomi that waa patent to th careful observer . ... .a Vlnk " ' He was asked why he permitted the Btandard OU company w.wmuv. .v-.-- affairs la such a way as to make It an execration among th tight thinking and well informea. ?.: . ' . He listened to the- criticisms quietly, and then In a grave way naw k.n.. h.t fh wit h was conducting th affairs of th Btandard Oil company was compauDie wa ii , morals. f ---i sThai sthlos of th He was asked how It waa that a man w. . chriBttaa In the hiabeat ap plication of the tern "a home life could trampie au urn i.i- -v. I m in th hualneas world . puce iu m . .ii.il. - . ' His reply was that ha and th Standard - OU company were doing business .ac cording to th ethics of the time arid that he saw nothing Incompatible: be tween his publlo and his private life. He declared in so many words that the Standard OU company "was of inoalcnla , ble good to th people In that it gave to thipeopl a high grad oil that was jaot inimical to th health or Uvea of the people; that It wss selling- this oil at a prlc that waa cheaper than it ever was mold before. - ', -.:.''-- He declared that th Standard OR company Is not a philanthropy, that It charges for lta wares go as to make a fair profit; that la the scheme of the business world it Is the victim of the trend of the times, which U to ward centralisation of all businesses of - common kind; that it Is only keeping stefr with th times in this and that as a result th world at large Is th pro- ' titer. . Th things with which this writing ias to do happened at Mount Meenagha, a autet retreat -la the B ha wan gunk " mountains, whltber Mr. Rockefeller hsd gon with th members of his family in search , of health la th Spring of 1I0S. t There was at the" place to wtdch Mr. Rockefeller repaired at the tuns as a iru eat of Jhs proprietor- of " th hotel, . 'Rev. John'-Hutcblns, a minister of the Congregational church, now th pastor : of th church of thst denomination at Litchfield. Conn. , ST flf HE HTBTORT OF NOKTH I , AMERICA," Edited by Dr. '1 - Ouy Carleton late, ph. D . "Th Revolution," by C. W. A. V edits, I'h. V.. and Professor B, B. James, of Western Maryland college, ia th subject treated in vol. vt. which baa juat been received. With each new vol ume the scope, extent and value, pf this history la emphasised and Its importance recognised. Up to this number tber Is nothing to make one, believe it will not surpass In magnitude and range any Ilk history that has preceded It, and that tt baa been wisely planned and ia being , well executed there ia no room to doubt. . The collaborators of this volume are men of distinction tn several- historical odettee, hold high sad honorable posi tions aa Instructors and lecturers, and have acquired fame" and honor In th lit erary world. Thus belnn equipped and auailfled for the work, they hav under taken, the first point to public favor la strongly established: the second point. ki.k ta whallv nf a malarial nature. but playing a mach'mor Important part than students ar aiwnre wuum iv aa- 1. 1- . 1. laMnanma In wlitah.-tlia nilH- ltsbers hav presented the reedinjr mat ter to the Publlo- and what ia said In that way of this volume applies equally . - Um riva nraAanaanots. - OoodiSub- BtanUat btndintfT clear type pleasant eolor effects, convenient and comiortabis a tha aima accessories to a welU Miiaa atorv ar authentia history that aha anitaal framinga are to master' -place of art; they .do not enhance the reel merit of the picture; but assist In hniiaar tba attention until the Intrinsic raina a the erork Is discovered and tnakea it a loy'and beauty to possess. t tku laaaaai rianrva Rarria A Bans. the publishers of this history, stand at . Ins head ia Aounce, civuuns wmu""! a. taawtrv, taumea - from . their t ... dnaa not antar Into any of t.. ir eatinrtte of a book; but equally aa well do they guard againat tiwagnc nr lslshnra. but every volume comes atsmned with worth sod merit. - V, hn the eamial renders of history v(l with the, "Bostom tea arty- and ;:,u-..:--t'i I ;f.If -le.al VM I IH I VMl n. t . I J rC fC rrl I 1.1. Jl. JIVtTl ::-r "i ' S -': l I . ;'' " 1 r w . a - -. .- " . '.. w m ar a ma ni " ua mm a at wa ar a w m wa. m wa. aa sa .Sa. m , mmmw wa1-tw -wa-.anv' asnn. wan anaav 1 - a- - r - j , in u . .. ttw.krfll wfraut tA . the nm. krfn. jt h hAt1 that ha rfahil ta bav th' whole hostelry reserved tar his party io th exclusion ot au oiner aniaeta.' It was arraiured that Mr.' Hut- chlna'aliouUl reroaies Wheal Mr. Rocke- feiler Jtrrlved he "made th minuter a. member of his party, introduced him to, tha aavaral memherd of tha famllv and to such -friends thaffrom time to time visited them on missions or Dusines In this way Mr. Hutchlns was la in timate and doss contact ,wlth Mr. Rockefeller and his family, and bad th very rare opportunities that are eesen , IUU to a tuoe uorvuen iluuj v& man, his private life, his mannerisms and those or nis xamuy as wea.: . Mr. Sutohina ate at th earn table, Joined 'la h varying topics that a n..Af th famllv. tnAk nart In their pleasure, their walks, their entertain ments ana -uetr morning oa vtbiuji prayers for It. is" th hablv-of the fam ily to hav both, .v probably no. oiner ' person nai nan, lhM.fnM . aa arraat an ADDortlinttV t learn th Intimate things that go to make up th character of the oil mag nate. ,. Certainly no ether person bad as great an opporvuiucy wwrviua m man. About th things of which, th world at larr knows nothing, i but in which tt la most Interested. These things Mr. Mine runs mm to me. believing that they were of publfc moment withholding only thos things In which th publlo has no concern and to which it has no right. ' - At the tint Mr. .siocseieuer went hi u,n uanhi tha . w 1 Id viburnnm was In flower, te laurel was a-bloom and th air was ncn wiia toe uie 01 awakening Spring, xne room ana we .klMil Awaw tha ftulfMlna- Af BUtL VI1Mi, w . v and all things a-wlng and a-fleld mad m nays xuu wiia biuv .vi u era of nature. It was in lime wncn nature called cut the beat In everyone. . n.k VM.bfiUf nartv'a davs were spent In long rambles In the . woods. I lie trrenuiaa w w M sonf and entertainment in which all of the party looa pan. ia in wnuve tnlA tha nnmnaav of tha trees and the birds and the insects, for be familiar vrlth them.' .. H mm' Iff V fat tha V.f Jlitflnaw tnM rlTlhlnnna at U Uw alfa J waeneeuap - - were Mr. Rockefeller and his wife, who hwas a most devoted nurse; their daughUr Bdlth, th wire of Haroia mc Cormlck. and Alta, now th wif of El XJ.-m.lu Pntillna ' At times the oartv was augmented by th arrival of friends irom. ins v. In these walks - Mr. Hutchlns was . . k. AAmnanlAa Af.Un: Roeka. felles, and thus It waa made possible for this arucie 10 o wmwn. " ' I Interviewed Mr. Hutchlns at bis bom In Litchfield yesterday. - The bouse is on. th- top cf th Jumbl of hills that smaka cf Litchfield aa ideal re sort for the sick. . It is a great quaint squar house, Colonial ta typet painted whit and with a brass knocker on a squat little door that is tha mala en trance to It. - -' - ' r . :- I lnterviwetj(r. HOtehlna n his li brary, an amble roora, with a big fire place and many books that showed ear- t,l alaH.. : . . Tt : .' . y ' ' ... Mr. Hutchlns is a tall, lean man, with a face strong In its preaata or i ore- head . and bngnttnea Dy , oeqp : crown mitnlrl mA alart. ' ' ' - - .. ... , Th first few words of our eohver- satloa showed Mr. iiuustuns to o a great admirer cf Mr. Rockefeller. Tbis opinion wss strengthened as th later- "fir. Hutchlns," I said, th world Is Interested la Miv Rockefeller probably as in no other commercial prince. - Ton hav had a rare opportunity of observ ing and talking with him. and I would Ilk to get from yon a study of th man, - - Mflaital In hla Mnvtrulfeni with you during your Stay wlthihlm at Mount Meeaagha.1 i "I would M vary giaa to leu you ail that Is permissible, forhlnk-tbs pub llo really knows lltUa of th man, I was with .him during his star at Mount Meenan-hai waa. In fact, made a member of i his family, and -tbua bad many chances of talking with him or the things that th publlo knows but va anal v. .and lncomnletel V I will tell you anything that I can. A v . I then put to Mr. uatchins- lass questions: - - ' - ' " " Trom your closest observation f Mr. Rockefeller, what la your- opinion of him as a Christian manf . " .- -I beller that he Is an eminently Christian -man. His priraU lif Is Ideal. . His hoasebold is a religions household oof th gloomy household that tha tai m "rallaiana ueuallv maana to most people, but th pleasant, ohaar- conclude-with., the .surrender Qf.Tork town, they feel they practically under stand the whole situation, ana oonsioer III instillis weu reaa 011 rBuiuuu.i i history of bstUes and fightings and the gigantic struggle, for Independence, this does about cover It; but the half has onlv lust been told In that apaa of time. for It waa the forces at work before the unsettled, divided. hrterogenous con dition of th country that needa to b Studied If a deer comprehension of snb- - - I a ha annMMafafl. TO taenia vwuva aa mrw wa." 1 1 il theae rears and the condition muchl of thla volume is devoted, and no clearer, more Impartial exploitation has probably vr been set forth. Historical myths. partisan accounts and the popularity 01 tha so-called historical novel have been responsible for the erroneous conception many people have of the causes that led up to the revolution; ana me ii work, which clearly asU forth that tt waa not a spontaneous movement, but the culmination of a growth of genuine patriotism, must do much to dissipate an ma of these lm Dress! one. While this may shear tha story of much of its ro mance, the croewr w get to th real his trv. which aa few have vr tried to do, th more our samirauon awwa th aeLf-eacrtflce wisdom ana enaurin nf the men who mod lta sue- M noaalbie. Kes-arumg wis lemiaTv of the work, th editor says: "The pres ent volume is4n no tse radical: It alma tn nreaent a cnnservattV' View Of the nartnil ta which It Is devoted, yet its con servatism Is of that, qualltyt 'that h rink, an far from the 111 -balanced on- thnsissm-of chauvinism as iromtnv Iconoclastlo fervor, of those Who rv)Ct natrlotlsm as a mere sentiment." . T write the whole history of Tha Revolution" the , authors commenced It In 1711 whan the treaty' bf Paris waa signed, entering logically ' Into Its effects upon th countries of Burop br the termination of the "seven I ears- war" and Ha corresponding off sets upon the rolonles of tba new world, by the termination of tha .'French and Indian wars." Bvery phase of colonial life, social, pellttcel and religious, , tba au- V:,.UV; :f J.i.i i .r';' 'V . 'V 11 i -: '.. . . i, i . iw i.' -V' -:'-.-v ' v at John Davison Roc-iefeller, From Snphot Photogiph Taken Fpr Day Ago atjewood, LN. J. -cV, ' ' ' f 'the aat Photoyraphi of th Oil ifihf Ewi Taken. . -!:. . ful household . that shads Its radiance and reflects th soul" within." , . . Mr. Hutchlns then told m th things that" ed him to become a member of the Rockefeller . famUy. - as narrated abov-'' '".- "Mr. Hutchlns." I said., "if Mr. Rock efeller la th type of Christian that you declare him to be, bow la it that be ran reconcile his conscience with his business methods ss exemplified tn th conduct cf th Standard Oil company?" cannot reconcile them, nor do I think yon can, for I think that th way tha Btandard Oil company is conducted la aa awful diaaraoa but Mrs Rockefel ler reconciles them, and is satisfied that GOSSIP OF SOMEDCtJRRENT BOOKS thora havs fbUowed out la their beariog upon Tutur conditions and have shown the gradual anfoldlng which blossomed Into tba glower of a republic govern ment ; when In 17IT a convention waa called to adopt a constitution which henceforth should be "ol the people. by th people and-' for the people of the United B taxes of America.-, an enor mous amount of material '-must have been sifted, and a mass -of records perused to obtain such cleaneut facta; material which of course always axunea but which few historians have taken the trouble to cull out and substantiate. On peg- 140 is Inserted afacslmlie of a memorandum - of John Hancock giving the relative - rank Of the first aenerals annotated br congress, finis should settle many disputes that from time to . time spring up by eome-ent- bltioua dascendsnu , and : throws th World of Revolutionary eons and daugh ters Into dlr consternation lest they are being, outranked by an inferior. . , Speaking of what waa known as the west at that time, It la pleasant to note that tha authors give due credit to one whom congress waa slow to appreciate. The amy: "Among the western leaders whose names ar cherished for their success in preserving for the new na tion tha vast territory of the west, none holds a higher place than the young Virginian, George Rogers Clark." They then show why and how this wss, and In this wsy they Have shows many of the Intricacies of our history and given a dignified place to men who hav don signal service, hut rtnums have been overshadowed by more brilliant events, but much less Important In result a The book Is beautifully Illustrated with 44 handsome portraits,- maps and facsimiles, with aa exquisite colored portrait of Paul Jones for frontispiece, which will be particularly interesting just now. This picture Is after the painting by Charlrs Wlllsan . Peele. which now hsjiss In Independence hall. Philadelphia ; Kull particulars of this'. history may be bad by , addressing ' . ; . ' i - 1 - .'. - -a' I -' ... I . i .J;-" : ; :, i . . . "it.'. '-' . .. .. ; 1 t : he la doing what ls fright. By.: what process -of reasoning he reaches this conclusion I de not know, bat th face. Is that ha Is himself satisfied with his acts and those of bis company." "' CJnewttoa Bqnaraly Aakad. ' "Ton converted with him en this sub- jectr. ' - '! v -; "Tea, many Umas; I put It-ta him squarely on day while we-ware tramp ing over th mountains. I said to him thist Mr. Rockefeller, bow is It that yon who hav such an Meal horn lif and who Vend a private life thawsms to be above reproach can be satisfied in conscience with th things th Btandard Oeorge Barrio A Bona, lilt WaQ street, Philadelphia. , . ' f V? . The Plum Tree'' David Graham Phillips. , For the past year the "polit ical novel, if not superseding, has to som extent overshadowed th historical novel and while it haa taken longer to ingratiate ftaelf into public favor, its chance are much better for a , pro lnnrari Ufa. The mnrazlnes for the past year or two have preparetf the ground for an Intelligent approolaUon of a genuinely good political story. When - Qrover- Cleveland- appeared in fiction aa tha thinly disguised "Hoa Peter Sterling" and scattered th Tam many hoeta, the reading publlo knew little about "rings" and "trusts," but Lincoln Bteffena, Ray Btannard Baker and Ida TarbeU have demonstrated the relative between polltica and capital so forcibly that Mr. Phillips' "Plum Tree" will not aeam aa Impossibility, but right In line with these authentia acoounta. The romance cf tha story is weak and not to tha credit cf th hero,' but as a "marriage Into the trusts" Seemed nec essary to the working out of tha story it may be forgiven, but la hardly pleas ant. . A ,'-- u Tba whole story, which Is written eutobtograpbtcally, relstea to the pollu te! jcareer Of Harvey Bayler, who rises from a law clerk to United States sen ator, political dictator and president- maker. It la one of the most clover political stories of the day. To a well posted politician the actors and situa tions can b discerned, but to the aver age rsader they would appear wholly fictitious, for th author baa carried hla characters "rlrht Into the White house, and everybody knows. we never had a President Burbank, but from this very exaggaratioa on might read backward till they found th germ of truth. The author has shown himself a deep atudent of human nature and while the material buying and selling of honeaty and honor ar handled with callous ease, a strong psycologleal .force is recognised end th struggle between th, two Ig well worth , ' f It It On ol Oil company doe and can sanction tha principles that ar represented by it In th business world T Do you find that they ar compatible with your, moral conceptions and th teachings of your church r . V' , . - -. ; ' Hla ranlv to ma was' this: -1 am fully aware that I aa soersely criti cised for tha things that tha oompany does. Tha criticism at time la moat severe' and ta generally nndjosei-red. Mr. Htrtchlna, th Btandard Oil company is not a philanthropy. It is not conducted on philanthropic Una. It is a boslneas as much a business as that of sell big harnena or tha like, Th Company ia studying- "If It were not or this fea ture of the book one might revolt at ine groasness and disgusting ambition of many of th characters, and which we would be loth to believe existed tf we did not see this redeeming, finer strain. Th book is full of sx callent, quotable things and "Old Gorgan Oraham" him self never measured people with richer worldly wisdom. Aa tt deals with the problems uppermost In the minds of tha thinking people of th day tt will be read with avidity, but- tt would hardly be a safe text book for aspiring young politi cians to atosr their course by. t - The book la well presented with a very appropriate cover design snowing1 the plum ' tree witn ita oouar mere fruit. Bobba, Merrill it Co. Prioe $1.60. The Flower of rxuruay" wmiam Dana Oroutt, Thla is a oramauo His torical little ..romance with Louis Na- aaian.f.. tha hare and tha beautiful and dashing Eugenia,. Com tees de Mont- ljo, for tea heroine, wnue bob un ...... a tha ainrv era cast In London tha plot to decidedly French. Th early obaraaUra are Introduced to the reader In one of London's famous faahlonable gambllneT 'halls about ISIS. The scene Is so realistio one can almost Imagine they hear the -dice click,, and see th cards shuffling in and out, while the gold and silver coin, rings with omin ous portend as tt passes back and forth tn a glittering, tempting stream. Even the exhilarating atmosphere of good luck th. Manraaalan nf the lOOCr. WtnSS itself about one as the author describe the scene and Intersperses It with th small talk of society gossip. Tha amMtlon of NSOOlcOn HX for tb throne of France, hie - lovo for the aharmlng Kugenletand her unselfish de votion to bis best Interests make the story, while through tha whole rune the thread of romance connected with -Th Flower of Destiny" the fragrant violet, which held eo mutch sentiment and ro- tha famllv nf Nanoleon. Find ing it to be ICugenle's favorite flower on aooount of its legend, the prince ex- r -etJ t!T ta lins jam own U "lie tui' . s worl as being thos of toy. The- lines all tend toward tea cact Uo lfisa. By that I mean Vmt bux jesses cf common kind are ta tha future ta ha eondnctad ia a greater way asJ on a bir?er and broader seal than they nave been in ui-nwi. means that tbepubllo wUl benefit' Im mensely.' " ,i , Dld yu- ask him bow th Btaaaara Da oompany was benefiting th people T" I aakad. ' -7 v.i T Ma and his renlv WSJ as peerly this 5s t can rememben. .' Th Ktandard OU comnanr was or ganised to glv to people better oil than they bad been getting before th company was organisea. we reunv " 11 atanitamt thairainovea it from tha category of dangerous things. This waa oeoesssry in new 01 ine-viaos nn when we went into th oil business oil was very dangerous to use. It was not refined or only partly so. , It waa. dan gerous to the lives or won wn m It. for It was liable to explode with th wast provocation, n wu wiriwa tal t th publlo health tn that it was not pure and gave orx ouorn am s" that were hurtful. It was dear. Our 41-. all thla. Wa made a good oil. - We eliminated th noxious odors and maa 11 rowanumiwy us. " Wo reduced th oost and gav a better krtlcl for less money. Thla was his answer. - -:: Oonoarainr 0nmon, m a .. that thaan war verv good things, from th uslnss and health . i u - MathAita nnr. stsnapoints, bu mm . i.niin in famine the mall consumer to th wall. I eaked hlrn how he reconcued tns acts ana consequent prtvaUons to tha poor with his ideas of Christianity. - "Hla reply waa that tn eompnuy wa in th ell business and that It waa th knataan narnaeerllT to Sell all th oU tt could, and that tn selling Its oU it wss doing a gram gww th people, and therefore lta business vturae. I am BO SOloO. I COOld not delve Into th men's mind and de termine bis process of reasoning, .but It a .a- aaa . Sana ttSn ntThfnlran haft WaftJI sn-aH fj MmVW ejaew n-jr most sincere and believed that hla an swer wss all tna explanation ma. waa . . . . -Ha MniilMmlinll OT nteato. ..- waa - bis conscience. -He said so la so many words.- " - -. . v '.Waa h ccntrovaniiauy looiiwu 1 1 xQulta th contrary: ha did not seek controversy dia not avoia 11, answers wsra positive aaaeruuua w m k.. ka ilatarmlnad tha OUSStiOnS luau wmv accorlng to bis own methods of reason- . . k . k mi.m bi nr. ing. uu uit - I a anew that von should interl rogaU him oa then uingsr m "Not at all he was a most pollt and -1 i .a-annat' afTahln and kind. He was concerned aa to tha welfare of each of thoe of hla part and waa considerate Of tn peny buwjmk" ere wont to beset on at a Summer . -1 fpwa. Va kara with fortitude b- BVlWi w " rood Chat on might expect from a maa of great wealth. xnen, . --i-k ua navar eomnlalned. He bora hla Illness with patience. He ex hibited ait ma nnun ot wrau, . . .1.1. -a.- . a h Manaait ma t a renew ana uiia a-q . .. ..- na.ii.nl mi a ffalra fr. Ul IUiu w -- - quantly. Always bta answers were the aama. He did not aevisie in utn, civ was at least consistent.-' - - Jv Itory to Zllasitrass. Mr.Hutchlas then launched into this story. . , : ' " ' - ' " .m. a a-M V waa ri r n mci n f in a Roman Cathollo famUy. th bead of which Waa discussing wiu nis wue we l-. tha ahitrah f , wttlrh the V DIUVIWW va mw " " belonged selling thing by raffles and lotteries. Tha good woman said that so long as it was for th church It was all right. The bead or tna nous men maoe answer thus: Mary. dear, thla ex planation may wash with th church bat It won't wean won a man s mb-mm ri. 1 - m-- ta ha tha MUa with Mr. Rockefeller and tha Btandard OU problem his explanation may wasn vra the business world, but It won't wash with a man's conscience. "At another tint when I waa preening Ul SUM BUOjeci, air. Jwmauior aauaa m Vata aaaa aa tA ant At tna tale ataoart meat Stores tn New Tork and yon wilt find there everything from th needle to th anchor. If you want a set of har- n wTTY a t It thara. It ml M outside of t)w store to en of th little ntnjW Bi lew wiuvw oma i a , hi w. yon will hear them decry th depart . - a a a-a aalllM. hapnaaa Ta tha cry yost because it Is made? if th de partment ntor can sell things cheaper than the smaller dealer and thus glv the puMld th benefit, tifcoa what ground would yon stop in naia of :: plains Us connection with his family history br telling bar. "Napoleon (Bona parte) believed that the violet wa his talisman, and ble followers hare al ways cnerishea It for his sake, ' After hie banishment to Kibe the little flower become a recognised emblem a token that be would return to France, This wsa one of the happy events. . He did return, end aa he passed through one city after another on hla way from tha oast-to the Tuileries ladles assembled to rreet him. wearing violet-colored gowns and carrying hug 1 bunches of violets, which they threw beneath his feat as hs Deseed by- - ' - Th story ts Jsy far more one of ro mance - than actual history, and wnat taiit-t harm! ana. but It ta a pretty story, full of poetry and color, with here and there a dash of exciting interest, and entertain ing from start to f lntah. The publishers tiave made the book one of exquisite art and beauty. Ita cover design, of gold on dark green. Is a conventional one of the smblems of France and The Flower of Destiny." while each page is adorned! with a delloate tracery of suitable de sign dons In violet, and the intertwining Initials of the hero and heroine stand- ins at the head of every peg give it a truly regal appearance. , t ' If we might except "For the White Christ," tt is the most elegantly pre sented work of fiction thla year. Its loose mustratlone la black and white oa transparent paper make a feature of the work, A. C Motaurg co. ; tries. , ' KaftanTaTTW. ; ' - . Mcaure'e. for May offers a great va riety of good thinga It la a. far cry e-aaaa T Jnanin sjtafran'e Starr of how New Jervey earn to be the haven of corpo rationsand a mlgnty unpleasant story It la to . William rfames- otnimi; i of course, distinguished appreciation cf one of the really treat men of . our times, Thomas Davidson. Then "Colonel harness In tha derartsoeat storT It la th aaav tblaa' with, the Btanixd Oil comrin? r ', :. y". "On evening as en et tie gins waa flriUhlng a splendid performanoe at the plant) and th rest of as were applaud ing her X turned to Mr. Rockefeller to tell my pleasure at hearing the muaie. H shook hla head gravely and said to ma: Tf I had th education of my children: to consider again I would give them less of tha accomplishments and mora to max them itrong and healthy.' ' j . . "Tha family food was most plain. It was good and wholesome and there waa an. abundance cf It. There waa nothing French. Everything waa -thoroughly American. .. ' "What-waa 'Tory nouceani 100 waa th absence cf Jewelry and baubles. Thsy wore almpl little lace pine where necessary heepsaiea ana presents nut from one to th other, and only these. ' "I cannot ear too much of the aweet and motherly character of Mrs. Rocke feller. -iSha reminded, me very much of Mrs. Gladstone Like her she waa the nonatant attendant of bar huaband. Bhe took charge cf me aa II 1 were ner son. r B& was always very dudb vuBwaai ; tn her husband's walks, saw . that he changed hla flannel as soon as he earn In and had many a quaint, remeay xor his Uttla 1US. ' ' . . . "Did you ever taut to nun x nis . ,lth T" X aaked. - . ' '- .... . "Tea. I did, as I did also with nis secretary, Mr. Qataa, aa to nis cnarr- -Ues. I wss told that be had a Ions list . of .pensioners that are helped from his . bounty each year. ' H maintalna a corps - of clerks and a secretary io wea wr hla charities alone. They amount to a ; vase sum. I suppose, la the year. Of these things X shall not apeak, though. I know that a goodly sum is .spent Dy Mfe Rockefeller in this way. . "Speaking one Day ox tna opportuni ties of today td make a fortune, Mr. . Rockefeller said te met . "'Men should learn to eave, Thsy ; should acquire the habit when they are young. It ia surprising how quickly; money will Increase v when added to : from day to day by llttl seringa. Bvary maa ahould pat apart a little of -what he earns each day. - Thus hla old ag-e is protected.' " ' ,v "He told me of the way that be had helped many to small . fortune. They bore the Impress of truth and were very interesting,1 - . - - .. .'. In this eormectlon tt may be Interest- 1- a nav. Oeore-e F. Pent- cost a virwa of Rockefeller expressed, la a recent sermon, Mr. Pentecost Is pas tor pf Madison Avenue Be pus l cnurcn, New Tork. He said: . "' "TVa alohaat man In tha WOrld M Bald U have from 09 to 1.000 millions. He baa given tn charity za.svu,oee onrai hla life, and some people hail him there- " for as one of th greatest benefactonr . of modern times. : : ' "They have raked ewer his lire,- saia Dr. reteooet. "with a One-tooth eoraD and this ta th sum they have dis covered he has given. . I tell you It Is no j more for that parucunw , have giveri that enormous sum than- It : h. tn tha man with an Income of 41.000 a year to glv oenta a year. " If the Liora naa so pruepvivu huh p - -, to give him the high genius, the high tntergrity to make euctt great riches, the $11,000,000 Is not benevolence, tt Is a mere palty excuse.. It ta. not the amount that ia given,, but . th amount, that is left after tha gift, that, la lm- portent - If a man with- I5.0OO a yeaf . ' - A aia . gives BOO, a proyeruonaiv am. va . - - -11k 1 Afl wnnld ha f 100. but the ' Brat man would- bav 14,000 left and the eeeonly only ftoo. end so in gener osity Of the .second would oa we . STeater. - ' A maa comes here with 11,000,000. tK ooe soA. t2S.000.000. and- we do not aak where b got it We ran down and worship him. Yet Ood baa told us to throw tt away and not Bring It to hla - altar: -". .-'- - "There Is a moral quality la money aaa la a Ala AnlV BefSOn WbO haa betrayed his Savior for to pieces of Liver, that IS .i u oar innnw. "Just afur th election of Van Wyck ; aa mayor a letter was sent, from Tarn-, many hall to all the ehurcbea announc- - Ing there waa Oioo.ooo.iert in me cam- paign fund and aakingf how much each i ..1 .a Aa 1, aAa aharltv. CIVTIlirail wm.m v . - - " - - Every Protestant church refused it "For to accept money is 10 conaone , the methods by which tt ts acquired, and whether we take money from Rockefeller or anyone else, w by o doing becom partlcipea crl minis tn bis ' doings." - . "Now that the aurae haa been raised with regard to Btandard Oil, the churches ar not Justified In aooepttng money from Rockefeller till lt.hsa been settled. - 1 : i J i ." ' llxunpklns,' John McAuley Palmer's re- luruvu naa Baunnj captain or industry . lurows 'ugni on ino street car problem. - "Tarrnrn a tha II-- . - ' a dereUeta and hfatorio ocean mrsteries, by P. T. McOrath. opens up another Held of human interest, and a description of ' "Hans, th Educated Horse of Berlin. " by a man who haa Been him preform, adds another to the Ions; list of varied article each one absorbingly Interest ins. That's tha great thing about He. dure"; anything In It is bound to be IntaMatlna Vvaa t k. .-1.1. I- i ....... - ...... cw-wm) - W IWIf pn marily Instructive, important, timely or '' significant, tt la above all. made "good rtsuui, u uuuua is ajwsya ine real - tbins.", . . . , :,:.: 4, : "Frensted Finance" will na doubt con tinue to "hold the boards" In nnnnlaa in. 1 tereat, but' to the Paclflo coast readers .' an interesting subject starts Infths May. number. In "West Coast Land Graft- ' ' era" tb writer comes into "eur midst and tells us som plain facta about our own people. To be aura we hav had It ail In our daily papers, but to find V our neighbors yes, - and our' friend written Up to their discredit.' In one of ' ' tbo popular megrims,, Is rather start- ,. ling. The frontispiece la an excellent ' portrait Of Francis J. Heney. The leal- ing article ia by Bailey Miliar d, ahd ' deals more apeclfically with the lanf , frauds of California than those of ore-. . -gon. but promises "Oregon greater at tention later on. . f . ,. ; A rather sensational article is Thu -Greatest Trust In ths World," by C. E. Russell, and deals with th beef trust, .t and promises for th Vun Installment' of th story an arralgnmentot Com ! mlsaioner Oarfleld's report on IL . - , j Beveral abort stories and soma good , f rnnstrations make up A very creditable ' V I ua - t- . -. - -r . .;; ; ; ; r- - Plcklesaurr nefer takes any eggserclao because be Is sivays itanding oa hlai .'' dignity.'; . ' :