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:::n . yu: 3.Y Jrj) iiail.-QSo:n:;L 1 C3TLAUD.J. OREGON. TUL2DAV. . ... a -i are .. O TH E?, O R EJO N VD A I L Yr .1 ' C ' . ': AN. vi iacxms elhed rjy - -r"--pXTR0NI2K HOMET!NErcrSTRIES.,Tu " VT .UVING SOMETHING? Laying in a: fallsupply? f"S '. 1 Hae to buy' things ;in order, to live, don't you? ... ";. Many kind of things? Yer. of course..; . v . Live here, don't you? " In, business yourself, perhaps, and expect patronage?,; Want a job and good wages? Have some 'real estate and would like to see prices ad- ' r vance? s ..-'. A-'"' A1- --'' - Av' In a word, yeu expect your neighbors and people liv 'J. fng in this city nd- county and contiguous .countryr- to help you to make a living and to succeed, donVyou? VViUjfiiit.them. you .could .onjy,, eaten lisn .ana Taist.po 71 tatoes;' eC sleep', "vegetate, rust, and di,. . " --...J The law of a progressive, highly and-healthily pulsing community , is for everybody , to .help' everybody else. f Tass the profits ardund, and everybody, adding his own ; . efforts,: and contributions, prospers, :":nunitr. a areat city. a great state, is ; It is often said and truly, that a great need of Portland, , to be a big cityythe foremost city of the Pacific 'tiorth V! west; is more manufactories.'.; feut there will be more and greater manufactories as. soon as tne pcopic ot ron - - land) of Oregon.-patronize the good manufactories that '.' arf already established. , - '' V ' - ; Hundred of thousands of dollars are sent out of Ore gon annually, that ought to be expended right in this . ' atat,-. with., the men who,-perhaps in -the face of some disadvantages. nJ at some risk,' have established1' manu A i facturing enterprises here," and are turning put just as ' good products, as are made anywhere. j ' ' - .If yqir buy of these, home manufacturers jroti pay jhem -' profit.of courseand help themjibi; only to contjntre in' -. business but to enlarge and improve their business and ; ; employ more workmen and buy more -of -your produce : and merchandise, and in every way help to build up here greater city; greater state. . . I-.- ' i , " v You pay them a profit, but no greater profit than you bay to the .eastern o-foreign manufacturer, if you buy from him, in which' case you, help him, not your neighbor, his neighbors, not yours? his city and state or country, V ot yours. ...'';.''--';. ;;:'-;.' r '...;-,; -' ' , ,And get rid of the notion that the farther away a thing fs made the better. ir is.;JiomejmanHfactwedgQDds;.of ' piany kinds machinery, woolen goods, clothes, cordage, , various implements and materials, foodstuffs and soil ' fnd animal products are equal to those to be bought ;u inywhere. Spur local manufacturers as a rule are able, conscientious, enterprising men." V ' , 'i. . ' i. '.. ' " J The iebplev of Oregon, and particularly" of Portland, ave not stood together on this matter strongly enough. ' Consumers and dealers have not sufficiently realized the importance of jipbplding the enterprising hands of our !iome manufacturers. Do this more; do it generally; do t regularly, and we shall soon see Oregon, great man fcfacturing tate and Portland a great manufacturing city, , is they ought to be. ' '. ; - y Ask for Oregon-made goods. Take no other if what ou want is made in Oregon.; Every dollar of profit you pay comes back to you if spent here; if spent abroad it never, comes 'back. Help r build vtip home industries. 1 : lliey will n'elp build you up. They, prospering through your patronage,. will make your .business more profitable, , ' will increase the value of your " real estate, will, create a ' ; V constantly increasing demand for labor, will steadily in- K: . Crease contntmprkm- of ererythtng- produced.-ir h Oreronians should set in the habit of natronizinsr home ' ; $ndutriesi It ifh;r'gfit 'dsensible tjiirfg'to daft It , is tne protitaoie ning to o.' it -"ye - t V What do you buy?,- See if it is made in Oregon. Buy that. Be loyal to your home city and state. " 1'atronTze Home Industries" -THE BRUSSELS PEACE CONFERENCE. t aX7 'HILE Russia and Japan were of peace, and the eyes of turned unon Portsmouth. VV held in Brussels-a 'peace conference that attracted less attention' and. accomplished less specific, and visible: re sults, yet that was not unimportant, and whose delibera tions and declarations will not be without influence in the world. The chief work of the Brussels formulate a model .arbitration treaty, and a plan for a " permanent peace congress, to be submitted to the Hague " conference on its reconvention. i . v - 4' One of the most active delegates to this Brussels con ference was Representative Richard Bartholdt, for- the last 12 years representative in congress from Missouri, 1 : -ional pgaceegi-jature, affirming he expressed President Roosevelt American people were now desirous of joining in such a plan, and saying, however.-that if other nations did not join in the adoption of some such measure for the pres ervaftonf the world's peace the United States would construct the greatest of the world's navies and display military and particularly naval power in proportion to its wealth and resources. - Mr. Bartholdt aaid in part: 'J "European governments have choice between joining the United States in a union or witnessing the growth of . a naval power in America calculated to make the lovers of peace there and elsewhere tremble at the possible fcrostitutkm of this power to evil ends by ambitious men. Nothing can prevent the development of a great navy in America except the early creation 'and rapid growth in power and' prestige of a 'parliament fectmte "affair- foreign -policy foa all ot wnicn shall be home rule and an open doo for all na tions in the, markets of the world." ' -: - It'rs'not .to be expected that there,will be no more wars, or that an international arbitration congress, such as jt is understood President Roosevelt favor, would . kaye power to prevent two nations' from fighting, but all'this discussion and these'sentiments and movements for peace are significant, and will not be without re- When the leading-nations of the Jti an earnest, sincere tnoyemenLtO - "New Houss of RepresenUtives. From tb Washington Btar. rraentatlvaa offloa bulldlna U being raphHy laid. ' Tba xeavatlon la prao " tlcalljr complt, and tha outlining of ' tha ealUr plan of tha bl buUdlna In brick and mortar ta In proarcsa. Over rly tha antlra aquare which la to b -nreuptod, by tha building tha brickwork baa been ralMd to n height oft several 1 fret. . Tha railroad tunnel which cuts Under tha aoutbeast corner ot tha ' nnaart la complete and covered, ao that progress oa tho offloe structure la not hindered in tha leaat ' by - anything la tltat direction. The bricklayers, whd ara at rasnt In force, are vary busy, and it ia plata t- b seen that tha authorities do not inland to VM the 'grsss'grow under their fret. In tha natter f patting up this msantfloent building for tha popular brencb f eonaraas..-. . Un tblng very not Ices hie tn the work Is th elnetng et the "railroad tunnel , vltbout nrovlaios) for an undeaground INDRPBNDKNT NEWSPAPER published by journal publishing CO. (azept Sunday) and vry Sunday mcfnlng . ' etrta, Portland, Oregon.. tt pre'venlarrwip"niay will . be rare, and. eventually international disagre will be settled by see signs of that vision, when there parliament of the world." immJl J" ' WHAT DOES CHAIRMAN BAKER MEAN? HAlRMAN are to narticioate discuss the question X nus a great com made. 'v.' , ., . make them, and and let the people - . t JpxmrqnditionSJ pie generally wish to that end desire their Jiands off. party affairs, but THE i FFICIAL, sia has lost, and : il ' wy gror .and; "it- -concluding terms all the world were ' there was beinar conference was to gain. and 4t is , supposed! s views that the brought no letter. prospects hang on KIm aval of nations tdlfH V Here he comes nations, the basis expecting a letter, A great national we-have with us world loin triffttir Ihavf r -rlinf preserve - peace, and postman'. Give him station in the basement of the building, where members of the housa of rep ra- slonal Limited within a few steps of their offices. It will be remembered that when tha plana for tha building were first discussed It waa given out that this i unique convenience would' be provided. . About a vear aao. however. U wss denied by the architect in charge of the drawings, who aaid no such plan had aver beta seriously considered for a moment Still Guarding McKlnley'g Tomb. Washington Cor. New Tork World. The annual -report of Colonel Walter T; Vl'"n eommandlng the department of the lakes, haa fceen published. Tha report mentions., among other things, that a detachment of the First infsntry. consisting of one offlcer and IS enlisted nien-,,tr0J'of- -Wayneatlchigan,-was on duty at West Lawn cemetery" Canton, 2"-" retf Tw t tha leu President atcaUnley, - JOURNAL no. t . CAimou TU Journal Bafldiaf, Plfta and Yasnhfll future disagreement formal arbitrament. Already we may good time coming seen uthe poet shall be a. "federation of mankind, a BAKER has Invited the members of I, ;the" Republican state -central committee to meet. . 111(1 UrillK tllCII IIKHU9 uggcsjid4hjijjjiranislojrcf0se What the committeemen, aspirants and other Republicans in the chairman does not even in timate. It ii supposed, however, that the leaders will of holding a convention next spring, and if this be -decided upon the further question of what the- convention will do. . - ' ; . , . ; v , ' There is no law-against Republicans or members of any other ..party getting1 together and talking matters oyer, nor even. against holding a convention," though as to nominations, a convention will have no authority to we think the people quite -gerterallyj would fesent any attempt. on th part ot a convention even'Jo . recpnimemi or suggest candidates for office. The new law places, this' business directly and wholly in the Tiands of , the whole. electorate . of party.. The peopb will be inclmed to use this power and will resent any attempted interference on the prt 'of ambitious leaders. ;. - V"-,.'..-".: .: ' x.: : w. The Republican party in Oregon, as everybody knows, has suffered, a good deal from the mistakes or bad con duct of some of its leaders, and it will be a considerable time before any of them, will be trusted and followed im plicitly as of. yore. Perhaps it would be best for the party if. its. leaders and prominent men kept rather quiet select' the candidates in full accord- l n L. . 1 .t. - I ance wim toe spini as vcu a mc icuci ui iuc aw. It is supposed' that most of the' leading Republican politicians very much dislike-the direct nomination law though they do not openly oppose it, and Ihaf lhey de sire to circumvent it as far as possible, and re-establish noi ?syj .foUfeS-Seo to give the law a fair, full trial, and the professional politicians to keep . - ' " ' It is well enough for Republicana to discuss ' their there is bound to be a auspicion that the I 'real objecf of tnemeefinS called by Charrmah Baker is to lay . the fpupdation for a convention, and for a cut-and-dried slate to be more or less formally and in sistently presented to Repyblican -voters for their suf frages next spring., If this be the case we think it can not do otherwise', than weaken the nominees . TRIUMPH OF JAPAN. ,, ; RUSSIA doubtless cherishes the desire 'and yaguely.hie.design to go to war agm with Jaoan at "some f uture time to regain what Roi attain its objects, for which.it persisted ,t.. KA..wh am 4k . . y Mr t .... Tll, 111 uic Ka' caHjite wivum ...i. " as time passes and the wounds heal, and .the peace en' timent;of. the : worjd - becomes- i stronger, Russia may abandon this design, or maybe granted sucn privileges as it-ill render .waY unnecessary -even-from the Muscovite point of view It is not unreasonable to hope that the peace Just concl-Jded will le lalting. ; f . . I The more' the situation is. studied the plainer it ap pears that Japan gained all she fought for, and .could -.n afford ,tfl aNs-My?" rlaim. inc . inHmnit In.. sread of Japan's victory bringing the western nations faceto face with a yelow peril," aa some 'European statesmen ' feared, it really advances the cause of hu manity and civilization. It is especially -important to this country in that its results will be to-tihite, com mercially and otherwise, the Occident. with the orient Japan now sits in the council of great nations; she is the one great power in the orient; she has proved that ahe is an exceptionally enlightened, progressive nation, yet ready and anxious still to learn and progress, and readily and enthusiastically to join hands with this great re. public jjf thejwestinjdvancintJhe welfare pf humanity. - The Japanese as a rule are moral, industrious, am bitious to learn and to excel, and intensely patriotic . In the triumph of such a people the world, and especially this country, has nothing to fear and probably much to -TH E- FAITHFUL LETTER-CARRIER.- ' 1; TT event ' Often it is important. Even the man of "T, large business, who receives many letters daily. never Ceases to take air interest m the maitras-tnaeea he must, for, they mostly pertain to hia business and if owing to a' train wreck or other accident his letters arc delayed, he is "like a fish out of water" till the usual batch of mail arrives. , . .. ' ;fy And who at some time has not anxiously expected letter, one with a remittance," or a message from some loved one or news about a sick relative? How eased and rejoiced you were' when the eagerly wished-for missive eame. and how deeply disappointed if day after day How many hopes' and plans and these . letters . tnat the postman ''"'.', "''' i '- you know just the hour, when he is due to pass your door. He is always there no matter what the weather. If you have letter you know that will' s-et it. 'And he knows when you are especially and is almost as much pleased to give it to ;you s you are 10 get h. n-s rcjn. wn u i vnnr inv. and svmoathins with you in your sorrow. : institution is the letter-carrier whom numerously today. He is a faithful. useful public servant, and usually numbers his personal friends by the number of people whom he serves. You now to show truyon appreciate tne a welcome that he will remember, Says He Waa Sober. i n-fflneJyncUpn "toc Johnson went to the oircus with tha crowd, and not having a freight permit to return, ha concluded to hobo it home. He crawled Into a boxcar and pulled tha door in after him. On account of tha watchful "brskles" ha kept well under cover and never showed his whiskers until- tba-train atopped. Thinking tha 'train waa In Irving he remained under - cover - until about I o'clock In tha morning. Concluding to remain all night in Irving ho ranted a room lo tha hotel and when ha got up in tha morning he discovered that ha was In Junction City, only two blocks from homo and "Doc" waa. duly sober. ' v. 1 Lucky f pain. . Pront tha Kansas City Times. ' Whon the pending'. paCT-toTma"aM considered. Spain la ready to thank ita lucky atara that It had the United Statea lastaad L Japan to deal with ' 3 SMALL). CHANGE Still railroad' rumora multiply, These ara tha boy a who bring TPS tha lettora. . 1 .I.,,., ,,., a . -.J . When it cornea te crops, there ta no such, word as-twjlure. in Oregon a iei- con'. .. .- ..v-.. . '..'...-. . No mora holidays till Thanksgiving, ' v. ' ' . ' ' '-'''i Railroads have got to coma, ' V Wlah wa were a achoolboy or a school teacher. ;.v e e Probably the death of Law son's dog waa duo to his bad System. Jerome can't see hia way clear to be- in bensaeyor-nnd -district attorney. Tha world'a folly is ssln illustrated In tba alleged fact that Ooorga Ada a in coma la lleO.oee. year. , ; -. ., . . e e ' 'J. '. Doesn't Miss Bummer know that aha la getting to be sn old maid? 8om Oregon papara are stAl pitching Into Heney.. but this aeema not to worry him much.' ' ; ' , . . " e ,o- . . - . -Na nawa from Wooator. OtiloV ia good news. -: . . Thla" la the' month to run up tha' at tendance record. - .. C , . '. . -e e " ' Tba mayor of Atlanta ta golnrto ba Impeached for being too bibulous. But It Isn't charged that he blew in the clty'a money. -' '.--.-,-r-,v The sultan of Turkey also wanta to borrow. " Too many women ara aa ex pensive aa a war. r',1' ...... . v- ' ; Still It isn't nret-claa oyster woatha'r yet V ,,'-..-. ' ';''.'-. ' ': : : General Linlavitch la In luck: tha world wlU never discover that ha la not a great goparaJ. . - : ' . Six weeks for Portland to make a greet record In-tha-matter-of rho f atr; . , . " 9 . A.. Soma preachers ara bragging on - tha number of snlmsls snd birds they-have killed on " their vacation. If-another animal that the good lord made had killed ono of them, ahouldn t the victor have also boasted? ...... .: J.- .. O -o .-t-- If Norway must have a king, it ahould hot overlook our friend J-n B-rr-tt No, Anxious Inquirer, tha weather bu reau haa almost aa mue - power xo change tha weather aa to predict what it will be. . i ' , . ' . .. ' o - v , .,. .. . Russian Paaaant "I guess It la In-. tended to douma all right Witte, not being a general, cannot be Murtmstlsled.' - - .. OREGON SIDEUG Rainier' needs ataant laundry. . i vy .a- - '.. . - h Irr.gb'n wsterraelono are fine. -Tillamook people, in .the dumpa agalp some, not alt, - ..r.- - - . - --- .. - ' . . A Jefferson tnan'S t. poach orchard fielded bliu esse1 an aula. "" " ". " ;; A Forest Grove' men received a Sa- pourtd salmon from bla daughter, Jessie Buxton,' who caught is nereeu at new Henry Lady haa returned from tha mountains, says tha Sheridan Sun, and "remembered the printer, and wo can vouch for tha fine quality of tha moat for wa have oaten thereof. Wa wlah to say right here that that la nothing that touchoa tha heart of a printer like dear meat if It comes Ilka that we have Just ecelved.".-.? iU.-,- - City ownership question being warm ly discussed In Eugene. TrontBshlng good In Lake Lablah. Now the hope muat aurrender. Worth TamhlU wslka need .rspalrlnc s county, i - 9 m An Elk City man aay that frequently deer coma down from tha hills and wait on the banks of tha river tor htm to shoot them, and tha other night two big trout jumped into his rowboat and ha had to go to tne trouoie 01 areaaing them for breakfast . : rr S Alleged Wheeler county aharpahootora ara in Jail and may ne convicted. "... '. e -... . . ,. Pino, new barn and contenta-in Dal- iaa burned. Children matches; I i 1 ' ' e ' . Tha Wasco County News ssya that Wasco people, aa wall aa all the people of Sherman .county, will welcome tha news of a change in management of the Columbia Southern railroad. Mora council dlscusslsng light and water problem.-. e ' e . Houlton Reglatar: Fifty ducka in one day la the limit Now , If a .man can't hunt any more untl he eats those to ducka it will work a hardship on some of our people who are In the habit of easting less than te ducaa per day. The law cannot bo made to suit alt V I'l ' 1 Severat Orants Peas at ores ara being anlargd-ownndjbuainasjrowng. Prubably anntHer 181118111 Ind tUnlng a idany forest riraa, yet not so many or great aa might have been expected considering there haa been praotloally no rain tor three months. ; Three famlliea ara -on their way to Brownsville from Colorado reault" " of one man visiting the. fair. jacason county ( horticulturists are going to raise a greater variety of frulte. ; e e Alfalfa seven feat talj on Klk creek. A Medford box factory aold last week 400.90S oranga boxoa to one California firm. 1 . - ' ''I . Art' apple trejier -Eugenahaaappleo matureo, appiea or nan aiaa and apples Just formed from tha bloom and fresh blossoms, and ita bwnar . regard it aa ,a perpetual appie-raieer, .; -1 r LET ' THE LAW OBEYED DE - From tha Corvallla Time. - f Thar ara two lmoortmu reasons why tha two or three, lndrvldoale who lnetl tuted and ' are conducting a1 BO-jCalrad club in. Corvallla ahould abaodoh that enterprise.. The testimony of witnesses and tha admissions of the principals in tha late trial of ita officers show tKa club to be. a saloon. nothing. more, noth ing lees, sailing under government It cense, , but paying no revenue to tha cuy. ., ' ..... -'. V'. It waa voted in tha election iast No verabv by tha emphatic majority of 1 that no ' saloon ' should be' conducted in Corvallla. The only way that order can be maintained and Society be protected it for the majority to rule, and for the minority o-wubm!tPrslstent atteropta by ,a.-atlnorHV' to' set at naurht- the wlahea of a strong . majority often haa lue worst . Kind . or . sequel to-Wlt, trouble, demoralisation and the bitterest fouda. In obedience to the declared will of Corvallla votera the four saloonkeep er of Corvallla, when the local option law went Into effect last January, Im mediately ' withdraw .f ram the sale of Intoxicants, and., like other good clti sens, aet . about to uphold and respect tha .law. . Hera, however, eomea Hooli gan. V an irresponsible but ordinarily harmless person, and Mike Kline, but a taw months a resident of Corvallla,. and set up a saloon, whero liquors ar dis pensed, and where all the business of an ordinary saloon la transacted.- In splta of law. In spit Of tha known duty of ovary- cltta to -obey .law.- thla sa loon la dally eonducted and maintained, liquors ere regularly and freely dis pensed and tha majesty of the law," and tba ballot decree of a heavy majority of citlaena, ast at absolute defiance. ' Thla ia one reason why the enterprise ahould b-bndond. -.. . -Thar la another ' reason. ' Tha. two persona who conduct this saloon hv been sentenced in th court to pay a fine of tses each. Trusting In th as surance of firm of unknown lawyers. mesa-persons ar depending upon sub terfuge, deceit and sham to be able to run saloon in Corvallla. whan tha aai of liquor la prohibited by lew. The vryx-iith-"iawyars advise cllenta to embark on an enterprise" of falsehood and -fraud Is in Itself proof that they are not lawyara Of high char acter and that their counsel Is in all human probability untrustworthy. Law ta baaed on common ' aensa - and tb courts are' not Idiotic. . Tha sham on which th Corvallla. aalodn la conducted la ao thin that it deceives nobody aave perhaps the officers who Conduct I), and some of Its membership. ' It la a sham that will fool neither tha law nor the courts, and which, ulthnstery wrtir bring ita principals ir not some of Ita auxil iaries, into unhappy consequences. Buoh la aa certain aa fat to b th equel to club enterprise, of which th SlOo On for Hooligan and Klina la the. beginning. It la a second and complete reason tor the abandonment of trje enterprise. 77 7 The. Counterfeits ,; rf. A. Phelan in Chicago Journal..' For years they have glowered grimly inreugn tne gap oz the Khyor Paee: -. --rjr -'r.r:-- Pofyaar they have threatened aternly with their rowa of steel and brass; Aa.the seasons fame and vanished with ".. their silent changeless length. On lther' aid of th "' Indian galea .they have muatarad their giant V -etrength: : .- And the world haa watched and waned. At tb sight of th British cannon and th. gleam of the Cossack spear. All that waa fearful in battle, all tha't Muat coma with the devil's grapple of tne Lion and Adara-zad! Crouched for th spring they 'hav . panted,' red lust of Power in their .. eyaa, . - Tha mountain line aa tha barrier tha - Orient world aa th -prise! . . . .: - . . . . -. ! For these were th natlona which wa deemed tha beet of all in fight; ' These - were - th - natlona ' which , - - averred that might la aver right And tha other peeplee watched them, while trembling on and all, -; Aa tha little children in th street - . watch strong men in a brawl 1 Thata rose a war in an Afrlc land, and a - few poor farmera dared . To match themselves with .the Lion's paw. Th towering Lion glared. Launched for th leap, and found him- aelf beaten and harried and acarrad, Thrashed Ilk abeaatofburdeBuwlth blows that, were many and hardl en th amoka had cleared and ' tha war waa idon. the world in ita - gibing aaw . v ' - That the Lion it dreaded through the . - yaara waa only a Thing of straw 1 Clawleaa and toothless and nervelees, battered and tattered and sore; The glamour gone from Ita haughty , front and nothing left but . the roar! ' ' - Then, while the world waa atiU mocking, another war cloud rose. And the awful might of Adam-Zad waa . aimed at bla yellow foes. Through the Asian hills poured tides of blood to alak the brown earth's --thirst , -; ' And tha evening aun on a score of Balds aaw another bubble burst! ; The Coaaack apear tha world had feared ' - proved but a lance of lath, . . And the beaten Bear, in shame and rags, ! Turned limping from tha path! All that waa fearful In battle, all that waa dlrefully bad, -Ended In gibes for tha Lion and Jeering a for Adam-Zad!.- ' .' -r , 'Si Per these were th natlona which wa - deemed tha beat f ,n fight; ( Thea - were th '-.nation which averred that might la ever right I And "the other peoples mock and Jest - while the - conquering cannon eool, . - .... "gibe at drunken fool 1 A Bad Otiess. From Jhe Oregon City Courier ,..,1 4 1 population of Clackamas county. aa shown by the start census. a 10.177. The gain la less than expected, since tha population in ISO waa 1S.ISS. Clatsop, which had 11.711 five years ago, now baa 1S.04S." - . The above --article, appearing lii tha Oregonlan, ' Ik read throughout the-antlra northwest. What will th people Of thla great territory think of a county that shows an Increase In population of a littler more than I per cent during a period of five -years T They have ao way of knowing that the figure ar a gross misrepresentation. ' The lew requires the assessor to make en enumeration f th Inhabitant of the county.- Willful neglect to perform this duty render him liable) to a prescribed penalty. It la probable that ha ean avoid being subjected to the penalty oe tlonai and not willful.' guch a defense, however, la a confession of stupidity We are not. able to see any reason for giving out, auck a reoort sant xqi u.i .. .: - . - . ,.V...: the purpose of escaping liability, for the report is apparently the merest guess. and it is indisputably a miserably poor guess st that. . . . - ..U- - - Those fsmlltar with tha altuation know that a rapid increase of popula tion haa-bee taking place 1 In Clacka maa county. To give out to the world information to th contrary from an official position isa bass Injustice to those who hav property Interests in tb eounty, and a .rank - breach of -of flolai dUty.' ..); THE PLAY Truet thla man Brady for novlty I He never yet haa allied hia name with a dramatic . article that didn't fairly scintillate -with newness. . And In 'The Pit.? presented tha first time in Portland last night at the Msrqusm. he has sur. psased them all. It Is as near "tha, areat American dramaaa w may hope to gat. No roan Is acquainted with a stronger atory of modern, metropolitan Ufa and no maa want to see a better Play.. ' '" ' '.' ' - Not that ' the ' piece waa written by Brady: oh. no. It ia a 'dramatiaatlon by Channing pollock of Frank Norrls' popu lar novel. - But In every acene and eyllsble, It aeemed to me.' there waa tha reflection of a producers "master hand and that waa Brady's. , '' - Th curtain ia raised on tha foyer of th ..Auditorium In Chicago during tha grand opera aeaaon. Snatchek from th masters ar aung by people who really know' how to alng. Tha audience la expectant desirous. There enters Curtis . Jsdwlq, stockbroker and busi ness man, who determines to win Laura Dearborn, because we suspect some one alae wanta her. Ha plays shrewd gam, thia Jadwln. And ha wlna the girl, before the third act begins. It is a delightful love atory, but love I -its least dramatic feature. Jadwln, the first thing w know, is'besd over heela in the Stock market and neglecting this wife; and there Is one quiet little ollmax a trifle greater than the others, because It rings true, when . the. wife exclaims, with a wealth of ' pat hoe.' "Success!" at the cost of her unhappl neae her neglect . ' .It Is at this time that a rival lover of forme -year becomes a eerlous ele ment In tha drama. Ha nrgea an elop nut : He haa already represented the husband - aa a worm-ilka creature and she la Juat a trifle too willing to re spond to hia appeal. . She puts on bei wrap, "but at tha critical Juncture hot other - half appears, thoroughly "fren sled,." and announces his ruination In the pit. ' Then th girl becomes a heroin Bh aenda away tha lover and atlcka by the life companion aha has chosen. On which the curtain descender 1 There . ia no attempt hi th' gelng to describe th action or the piece. To do ao. much would require column There la ' the : stirring seep In the broker's office and tha mighty moB acene In the , "wheat pit when Jadwln attempts to win the 'day by buying fat beyond hia . resources, even after his housa la . mortgaged. There are aix scenes in the play. In . fact and each ot them, .la of more intereat than ita pr deceaaor.. The tenor of the piece, aa ot the ' book. ' is Intensely dramatic, but at the aame time it reveals th subtle at tribute of comedy. - There ar selections from "Fauet" in-the Brat act ' What would ba. funnier than th comment of th dear, meddling old soul "Now,;, why didn't the '.gentleman . In 'red tight marry ,MaS;uerltr' - The -comedy - is there, and ltta. rich and human; just as. much -soslritlc' wealth of the- play. t ,' ,'t - . '. : Wllton-Lackaye Is an actor literally buUt for Curtis Jsdwln." '"He plays the role msgnlAoently. unctlouaiy. .Ha. has a Sn assistant In Jane bsker. the Laura whoa wealthy father, some years ago, offered her 1 100.000 If t aha 'made good-' within a certain period on th stag. And at tha and of the allotted time ahe Was leading woman with Jamea K. Haekett a goal to be deslredt Miss Oeker-plays ' with repression and consummate akilL ,lt Is perhaps th best work aha - haa ever don and ' ahe waa liberally rewarded with pralaa laal night' - ' ',:'' - ,. .-, ., u. - But for that matter, there isn't weak ahowlng In the cast . Frank Dekum, a Portland boywho p)aya harmhms comedy role, waa tendered an ovation and there wis a good deal of sincere eulogy "for Hale Hamilton, the peinolpal "heavy"- Ada Oilman. as dear, de plorable Mrs. Wessela, and Beulah Wat eon aa Page Dearborn. It la an excel lent company and a magnificent, play Tou cannot afford to tntss It -s: r "Tha Pit" will run until Thursday night- when Trilby'?- will - he. revived, with Lackaye In Svangaii, th role' that made him. ' . . ..'"'. ; Laughs at the Belasco. ; " If . you ara looking forVlean, whole some comedy with only on or two se rious, momenta. It la obtainable at - the Belasco theatre thla weak In tha produc tion of "Harriat'a Honeymoon." It IS a. play that added greatly to th repute tlon vf Mary Manoertng, and yet It la without aword-play or pistol shots. - It la novel without -aensatlon.-'-.' ---r - Harriet and her husband, a Stock broker, ar at a German watering plaet on their bridal- tour. He losea his pocket-book, - containing " hia letter' of credit ' and all' the rest of hi posses sions that ara af immediate necessity. She can alng.- - They decide to give a concert in order to pay their; hotel bill. She Is billed as a foreign artiste, ha aa an impressario;- Th adventure 1a funny enough to begin with, but when the so ciety women visiting tha springs begin to murmur "knocks" as to the marital relatione of tha tw, a prince -traveling Incog,- haa - found 'the lost pocketbook and appropriates the name of Ita real owner, -which leads to many compile tlona, which are, of course, righted In the end. -' "Harriefa' Honeymoon" wilt rank with tha moat enjoyable of the Belaaco pro ductlona. It Is , gorgeous, scenlcally. and in no former, presentation baa tha company sppesieil rw. better advantage. His Lawrence playa the title role with excellent effecti-drawlng the many lights and few ahadows of th rhsrscter with auiaue eara. tnd Mr. Wailing Is assuredly aU. Ihal4 he desired -trr the opposite role, Mr. Satnpolla la excel lent aa the prince. Fred Sumner, tha new Juvenile man." waa received with an ovation, although ha' haa very little (op portunity in the currant bill. Oood com edy parte fall to Mri Montalha. and Mr. Frohoff and -clever atom" ts done by Mlse Brlssao as a nWwspsper woman of New York, albeit ho playwright haa ever yet been able to happily handle the reporter. Why it ahould be so herd is quite beyond the Imagination, for every author claims to have bean whsn h meets a nwepaparman-"an old-timer in your bualn?a-." -Tha minor parts are all acceptably filled. . . 1 "Harriat'a Honeymoon" will, run alt week and will ba followed by the first production In thla city of Henry Arthur Jonea' "Judah.". RACK . WHrrtfHXv-4 . Seaelde haa had mora visitors from the landa east of the Rocky mountains thla aeaaon than. It haa had in all jjt u"iurx nereioiore. , THIS 1IAN CHOt)LD:NOT HAVE MARRIED SJ wp j By Rev Thomas B. Gregory. - . ''-. A Boston woman 'writes aa follows! Dear Sin Will yo kindly answer this, letter through" the columns of The Journal T The partlea ara friends of mine. ' , " , V - Tba ouple have been , married ta years. . t)h la a very- ladylike, person, and' ha la supposed to be a gentleman. He cornea home to hia meals, without a smile upon bis face, eata in Silenoe, and, if at home for tba afternoon, either reads or sleeps, Hav known him ta be at home for hour without ever ex-, preastng a loving word or term of en dearment to hia wife. , . ... ' Does thla man love his wife?. She re quest me to ask you. He never talks, at table, never paya her a .compliment, and, you know, doctor, we women all love to be loved. It sweetens Ufa to hear tender words from'- th lips of those who are our. life partners. ... v ; v MRS. A, B. C Certainly It does, my dear - madam, and 'the man who does not know it Is unfit to become a husband. . , From what you tell ma I .have no hesitation In declaring that; thla man ahould newer have married. ' 1 . Clearly be ia dot fit to be the husband pf a real woman. . . Tha basic principle' of alt , human goodneaa la Sincerity, nd evidently thl man haa within hia character a large vein of deceit " It waa by deceit, ' undoubtedly, that he. obtained his bride, for surely 'tie woman could hove fallen In love ailtb. a man ao cold, churlish and selfish 'as thla- man now la. . r '-' 1 - I am ura that during the courtship days he had words of love, Words of "endearment" tender", words 'thai touched hia sweetheart's souL-v - ' . Waa it all but a maak under which t win her heart and handt - - t : At. any rate, a change ba com ovaf the aplrtt of hia dream., and he la now not a hueband, not even, a companUmj but pimply a lasy, selfish brut. . " A Brute, I ssy; for In order to-b a brut tt la not necessary . that a bua. band ahould knock bife wife down' with a club, or beat her with a cowhide,, of deluve her with curs words. ' , A husband can be brutal, to hia wife without doing any of these things to her. Without bnilBlag her flesh In any way,' without stinting her In any of tha necessaries or luxuries of life, without any visible manifestation of Ill-will, tlw husband can be brutal to hia wife by atmply . neglecting her, by falling to ahow the kindly appreciation and fine affection for which th heart of every, true -wif yearna. " . ' .."' By falling to apeak tb loving word ewtf ri-rttenrngr brrdr. getting to manlfeftf fte tender appreela iion tor . wnicn me wire - ia- waicnmg, the husband break her heart! --And surely It la aa brutal -to break a wlfe'a heart aa It Is to brsaa..hr headt quite as mean and cruel to starve tier aoul aa it la to starve her body.--'.- , The man you, apeak of, madamt' fa tba kind of man that laswelllng'- the. divorce Hat. - . . Women arte better than man, infinite ly better, and divorces. would ba corn pa rttvely rare wer it not for the kind. 'of man you write xf. - .'.. . . - Lord Byron knew what he wa about when he wrote the familiar lines: "Man's love is of msn's life a thing ;' '-apart. '.-'.'. ' ,', '-'''' '',:' Tie .women's whole Oxlatence"., ',r. "No mart ahould 'marry who dre rfot elskrlr andevatemd ' thla fact.-. Without acknowledge of this-fact' no' man la fitted t marry, ---v -tr-w ,v. ' Th man who Cannot give hia wife hia. heart ae wholly, and aa beautifully and as rapturously aa ahe gives her to' him should , remain In . famgiw 'kles where he ean be aa mean and lasy and selfish and brutal aa he pleases with out breaking some good woman's heart and making her Ufa a living hell,' ' - - . 11 : LEWIS AND CLARK f ; Near the Columbia river. ' September W; assembled, th chief and warriors and informed them who we were and tba purpose for which we visited their country. : All this waa; however.' conveyed to them through so many different languagea that It Waa not comprehended - Without difficulty. Wa therefore proceeded to the' more In telligible language of presents' and made four -chlefe presents, giving medal and a email quantity of tobacco to each. Wa received In turn a preaent consisting of the skins of a bear, an otter and two kntelbpes, and w ere trea ted ' b y'Tt h e women . to aom dried roots -and berries. We then began to trafflo for horses; and succeeded in exchanging seven, purchas ing 11, for which wa gave a few articles of merchandise. Thla encampment con sists of St tents, In which were about 400. eoula, among which SO were men. v - ; v The First' Aeronaut ' V. V By. Wex Jones. ;." . i .' ' ' ;'; Icarua, up in tha dlsay blu r Doesn't the picture wheedle net -. v Fled from tha raaeally Cnetan crew, , He and hJa father, Daedalua. : .. Into the cloudlessly sapphire aky. Proud of hie wlnga, naw-epfouted,-' -Icarua aosred In the aun-god'a aye, ' ; Nor heard what hia father shouted;' '- But way overhead ' '.r' . ,: , :' " Raah Icarua said. - ' '""-'; 'I'm a bird, aa I never have doubted. ' But the aun waa exclusive and mad his retreat. '..- Should be thua by a mortal Invaded, So ha ahone and h ahone on th flyer from Crete, ' ' Who waa out In'ihe ether,' unshaded; And presently Icarus, terrified; felt - That hia wlnga, which were fllmSy and waxen, . . .- - ' Were very distinctly beginning to melt In a climate ao hot and retaxln. "I'm curaed unwell - Such a darned sinking spall,'' '; 8aM-t he flyer ht- pungloMonc Downjwent Jhe Jlyerberaft oi wJngSx. Splash! by the archipelago, . . . . Tliliihlng." iwj doubt f number -at inwgav. But mostly how deep could ' a feJT' ' - low go. ' 1 ' " And ha a been tn the water alnce than, . . you know, " . ' ' ' Come fair or come heavy weather,' For out on tha beaches ha dissent go, 1 Aa he flew in tha altogether. f; But he anorta from the brine, '.-' 'Com tnf ifa.Juat fins," -. ' To thoe who their , airships .: tether.- . ... un A Molting Lobster. , '' . Letter in London Mall.- i . ' Recently a ' lobster In one ' qf" the aquarium 4anke east hia akin. Tha proci aea lasted about half an hour. A spUt appeared In tha thin akin Juat In front of the first Joint of th tall (abdomen;, and tbjough thlsrptQlng, the labatet slowiy withdrew the fprepart . of his body, lege and feelers. Then with 'a jerk the tall .was withdrawn.- Tha old skin waa left Intact and absolutely par r V
