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THE EDITOR AND THE SENATOR.'
7 HP RUE TO ITS COWARDLY INSTINCTS to
- iL . M frnm the
I contmues to tear ioc """" " "
quivering back of S.tot John H Mitchell Not . at
. j .I.. k. h, Krrn convicted nd disgraced, that he
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k I- ln0fr a factor m DOliraes, mat n
i nded and that his span of life in the ordinary course
" ;'J ' of events is nearly run, it continue it shameless and
" ' dastardly attack upon a defenseless and feeble old nun
who haa.been a often honored by bis state ahd who,
I . -u- k. r,t him. for years sustained its
, j: i- ih- hills of conrtes"and did unnumbered
favors to his constituents of high and -low degree.
Nothing mora vindictive, malevolent or indefensible has
t ever been nrintedin an American newspaper. No mat
ter how intense the hatred, no matter how bitter the
rivalry, there always fomes time when every Hidivid
' ' ua! with a spark of manhood in him voluntarily draws
k tnt una ana . - .
.'-No man who measures up-to the meanest standards
-ua HI mrn-his victim bevond the grave and
; no roan who has in him a. drop of the milk of human
kindness will torture a helpless and writhing victim
whose power of retaliation nas ranisnea never io
And why this malevolence following o quickly on
v' tha heela of the poisonous, kiss of peace? Who sought
.out Mitchell when he emerged triumphant" against the
' "bitterest opposition from his last senatorial campaign?
jAVas if not the -editor - the Orjtgonian? J Was it not
lie who proposed to- bury the hatchet, who designated
'the fight as a personal one and suggested that the two
' ' eld men hereafter live in peace and amity? It was he
'-and none other, as every well-informed resident of
Oregon .knows the fact and can detail the attending
circumstances. And why this sudden right-about-face?
" The explanation is not far to seek nor hard tcTfind.
It finds ita illuminatioa in the passionate editorial
: ... in ta nt TVsr wu anus-tit at a
matter of calculation. vWith -Mitchell arrayed on his
aide the eenatorship would fall into the editorial lap like
an overripe plum. But when that strangest of all sen
jjUorial contests came about, when the editor disclaimed
with heat" and constancy' lhar which" h most eagerly
. sought fend the ridiculous climax finally came with the
, "Casstus-sive-me-or-I-sink" dispatch to George ' C
Bfownell, then did it become clear why the pretense of
burying the hatchet with Mitchell was made in the hope
. of securing his' aid to make Scott his colleague. - And
so the unforgivable offense was committed. Mitchell's
strength did not go for. Scott and nowIorsooth, when
omer Cllllcns woo na nocr unu tuuti tvuiiyii
or personal friends feel for him nothing but sympathy
to this one man alone in all Oregon is left the con
genial task of kicking a prostrate human being and mak-
inf the welkin vTing with his jubilations. Faugh I ' ;
HAS "THE LIMIT BEEN REACHED? '
T T THATEVER .whitewashing may ultimately be
V V don lt " ,uite ?v'dent tn,t the legislative
..' v investigation of tbelifeliMiirajeewCOinpaaiet
now in progress in New York will be productive of
' much. good. "With regard to-the great companies It" is
apparent that it is a ease of six of one and half a dozen
of the other. They were an managed in much the same
. ; , way, whether- mutualized or not,- fof - mutualiration is
-nothing but a delusion and a snare. The men who
loaned their money were all actuated by precisely' the
1 same motive.' ; Extraordinarily luxurious salaries were
paid to favdrites and dlljfiemwerfcJiaed--aa-j
venience to Wall street operations. When individuals and
tne companiegptetirnnco uc same acais u was nonce
a.ble-Jha"te individual investments seldom shrunk
"""""while the investment of the companies were vry apt to
' do so. In the flotation and concentration of the great
stock companies that have marked the past few years a
; new idea has been developed in high finance. Under the
plan the stock was purchased and the companies or the
larger figure. The bonds were bought by the' insurance
companies and the steels-put up as the collateral to back
them. ' In this way was evolved the great American
scheme of acquiring control of tremendous railroad prop-'
erties without putting no a dollar for them. And in all
(. these cases the insurance , companies held the sack!
' Heretofore the insurance companies have been the1 pis
i lira virtima. It is scareelv . nosaible that the intereatrd
stockholders win much, longer permit them to c
:TRIIiVI&AND. PgOprt,,,S MONEY.
. is a paper recently read by Scott Hopkins, presi
dent of the First" National bank of Norton,
Kansas, before a meeting of the. Kansas Bankers' as-
?v aociatron."' ; ' "-. : i
r There has been no more luminous and instructive de
liverance on the topic presented in months. Mr. Hop-
kins takes for his text the gifts of "tainted money" by
;J; " great money accumulators and starts out by saying that
. "the trust problem is reaching a point in its evolution
7- where sound statesmanship and intelligent public senti-
; .ment-demand a different order of things in spite of the
. 1 active opposition of corporate influence, the timidity of
- legislative bodies or traditional conservatism of courts
. of law." , .. - . 1
; Going through the history of the attempts to do this,
and what congress could or might do, Mr. Hopkins Says:
"tWhen economic problems ire linked with moral propo
. . sitions, especially by1eaders "of public thought, it is in-
eontestible proof ot intense popular concern in the con
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t - . Mr. Hopkins very interestingly and instructively turns
.hit eyes backward upon the eighteenth century, which,
" he says, was ruled by the dictum that "might is right,"
' but he remarks, what Js true and always important to
remember, that "as a ruleTsoxiety-does what it thinka
; is 'fight, jind majoritieaarecomposed of men who base
Jtheir action oa'conscientious judgment"
'"". iJp.to the period of the civil war, Mr. .Hopkins says,
we had merely struggled for existence, and continental
' xcansion; we had'felled forests, raised children. vr.
" body competing;, bad been pursuing a natural and con-
ervativse course toward individual independence. This
was all "changed by the war, and the "patriot" in con-
" - sequence thereof got into power. The war "taught men
. how to move in masses, how to unite force and nam-
bers, how to do large things in combination, and st the
same time, opened the way to tremendous opportunities
""'in the forestsi, in the streams, in the fields and in the
' mountains, reauiring only energy and capital to brine
fort If fabulous returns. So individual effort was sup
planled by combined actidn. The partnership, the joint
tock comoanv.lth small corporation, the pool. . the
' trust holding corporation andtbe reat monopojijtic
corporation followed one another injaturtr auccession
as the opportuntty or necessity 01 ine; time warranted
Thia is notargument. It is tne statementotci,
and-tmwrtlnl facts. The flUeStlolLJOw is: whaLare we
coinff to do about it. if -anything'
"A revolutioilU-l5Cy reminds us, for it Ts
-.no news, jn ftprth reconsidering, "has occurred in busi
. nrss methods. ; Formerly, .he constituent plants of
tie modern combination hasT aeparate offices, in their sev
eral loealitiea. Each office 'maintained its force of em
ployes. Each enterprise asked for credit from the local
banker.' There was a well-defined ebb and flow of ?ur;
rency each season from the money centers to the in
terior tCTTOeet "the demandsofthe-tnanuf act uret Com
petition was the life of trade, ahd there were wastes and
burdens in all lines of business. But, withlW trust
came a new order of things; The books and records of
the small olanta were transferred to the great city.'of-
fice. The local operating force was culled out and 6nly
the' most skilled workmen were retained. -This concen
tration pf business in the money.centers imposed greater
credit burden on the ambitious metropolitan banks.'
LrgerTTserveswere:demanded7;more "capital and
stronger financial resources were necessitated. ' These
banks, therefore, proceeded 10 enlarge their, capitaliza
tion, or, in 6rder to increase their reserve, began to
form close working affiliations with other, moneyed in
stitutions. An agitation was instituted for assets ' cur
rency and branch banking. : Finally, their necessities were
met by sensational alliances with the large -insurance
companies or through the agency of thef inancial trust
companies."1 ;Vr '-.':"vv " ' . ; '''
Mr.- Hopkins, goes on to show how the. big insurance
companies the Equitable;; the New . York I"e the
Mutual Life and a few others joined hands with the
big favored banks, in the centers of financial industry.
Again, this' thinking Kansas country banker- pointed
but, the modern trust has outgrown "the. business of
manufacturing .raw material into a finished fabric. It
now owns or produces the raw material as well as dis
tributes the manufactured products. Its workmen and
overseers are the most skilled that, money can com-
mand.. It produces on mammoth scale with closest
economy at strategic shipping points. It studies the law
of supply and demand, figuring at. all times to produce
what the market will absorb, thus enabling it to pro
vide Igainst overproduction and loss. Then it disposes
of .the middle man. It contracts with the retail dealer
orithe consumer direct, thus eliminating bad debts Jfrom
its ledger, and enormous expenditure in the way of ad
vertisement and salaries, of traveling men." ; s
We cannot pursue this plain-speaking man through all
his conclusions, but he sees that it is inevitable that
the government should control these trusts, and that
there should be a government fit to do so, in the people's
interest To quote briefly again from 'this admirable
address, Mr. Hopkins says: "After a while, when the
lean years come, when the farm products reach a lower
selling standard than now, when salaries are lessened and
the wage of labor is threatened, there, will be a great
awakening unless a different policy jrevails.Already
irTcertain sections of the' eountry have occurred, mani
festations of the -coming struggle. A continuation of
present .conditions would lead this nation to disaster.
The way points to agitation and social disintegration.
The city is building up at the expense of the country
and each year there is more of the snohblsttrd'ent of
rapidly acquired wealth displayed before a discontented
proletariat The gulf between Divea and the beggar is
slowly widening which .even billionaire philanthropy
may not in time safely bridge. The absorption of the
natural wealth of the nation by. great industrial corpora
tions removes from the. small operator opportunity and
hope. The encroachments of intemperate avarice have
reached a point where limitation most be established or
state socialism may be the fruit of our indifference.
"The- trust -problem- is not to be solved by volcanic
eruptions of 6Talory ir epithet TThe first essential is a
determination of the facts in the case. This is being
accomplished through investigation committees and the
feariessJIJujnmaiingdoj
magazines. Ibe next step is to enact and apply cour
ageously the law adapted o the case
The country needs a lot of plain, sensible business
men like Mr. Hopkins, who, while handling the people's
money, see how it is diverted, and can suggest proper
remedies for. its misdirection. :.
EXTRAVAGANCE IN COLLEGE LIFE.
T
HE VICE-PRESIDENT, ot Stanford univeraity,
in an address delivered a few days ago before
the student body called sharp attention to the
rapid increase in luxury and expenditure, that was be
ginning to mark and mar the college life. Much of it
was due to the intense rivalry of the fraternities but
by no means all, for athletics cut a very important figure
in the score ot extravagance. i.. . .fraternity lite, " he
says, "haa come to be vastly more" expensive than is
either necessary or reasonable, and this cxpensiveness is
kept up. not by the necessary requirements of the or-
gankationauly.duldih. rivalr. jn,, dfoplaYjn
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some instances,-wnue you are ncrc apenamg cnuugn
money to support an ordinary family, back at home are
father and mother working, early and late, saving and
denying themselves in order to pay for these indulgences
of yours." "V "; .
It would be unjust to imply that this criticism was de
served alone by Stanford, for unfortunately it applies
indiscriminately to all colleges to a greater or lesser
degree. But there are universities, of which Stanford
was asserted to be a ndted example, in which, the demo
cratic spirit prevailed to a most delightful degree, mere
money counting against rather than in favor of a man.
and where each student stood upon his merits totally ir
respective of the cash- equivalent which he could muster
back of him. It was this reputation that waa doing so
much for Stanford and which was .calculated. to do so
very much more. -If the contrary spirit is creeping in
it is best that it should be throttled in its inctpiency. If
the fraternities are largely to blame for the xonditioffS
then the men who control them should patriotically set
on foot reforms and carry them ' to a definite end.
no matter how much their societies may appear iramed
iately to Suffer.. There is presented at Stanford a noble
opportunity for aspiring young men to acquire an educa
tion at relatively slight cost live. .spirit ot genuine
democracy should not be permitted to die out and no
matter what, the cost the university should be saved
from that calamity;' , - v-
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THE JAPANESE RIOT3.
IOTS "express varied ; conditions. " Russia s "in
ternecine strife was the voice of the oppressed.
Japanese troubles at home tell of a faithful
neoole who are'dcluded by victory. Whatever the in
fluence, riot is the language of the people. Popular
feeling is given vent through such exercises, and these
tell rulers that aheir deeds are acclaimed or damned.
Japan has been a brilliant example of patriotism and
discipline since its modern role was essayed. Its first
fault is just revealed. Virtues of an emperor that made
cheerful sacrifices of men on the field of battle, do not
auiet the sense of disappointment' felt at a reduced
measure of victory. People who do not question the in
tegrity of .their mikado threaten his dynasty whn-.he
would save the blood of his subjects. He and his min
isters know. Japan's strength better than, its masses,
thalltnge mature judgment tor the
e mass
Driviltre of further combat
Russia's riots brought anathemas from the worlt) for
its ruling aristocracy. Japan's troubles have the effect
of causing other, nations to pity its people. Japanese
have proved wonderful soldiers, but their success was
possible only through the guidance of wise -men who
planned battles and had the foresight of statesmen
That these should be followed implicitly when regf
tnents were offered, and that -to. people should then
question the wisdom of their rulers when a disappoint-mg-peacer-waaMe7em4T-tmpossibIe,yet
is true.
Such riots must surely be ephemeral. ' Victory might
unbalance even the Japanese for a moment, but the
Spartan fortitude that was proved on Manchurian fields
the past year and a half will quickly right public sent
iment, and. teach it the victories of peace, where suc
cess does not become lust ' ' Z' '
THE MACHINE IS , DEAD -FOR GOOD.
FRANK C BAKER'S INVITATION to."innu
. tial"A Republicans and' to the office-seekers of
Jthe party to assemble "in Portland next month
for a peace conference has been the topic of much dis
cussion by certain party organs. Every practical poli
tician and "without any serious danger, of damaging Mr.
Baker's reputation he may be put in' that Class under
stands that the sole object of the proposed gathering is
to form a new machine Jjich. shall have the distribution
and control of political patronage "in the statt Mr;'
Baker's, Republicanism has always been. of the Stamp
which looks out first of all for Mr. Baker; and it is safe
to assume that those who are advocating his scheme are
no mora disinterested than he. Editors as well as others
sometimes become ambitious to hold "public office, and
it is a matter of common' gossip that Harvey W. Scott
is again entertaining dreams' of representing Oregon' in
the United States senate. "' .
.'But the petty personal ambition of those whoare
covertly trying to restore the reign of machine politics
in the state and to subvert the direct primary law are of
little teal importance.- Their .effojrjs will be . productive
of nO real results. , The"day has passed when a coterie
of bosses could ' meet and apportion among themselves
an their followers all the desirable public offices. 'The
people have taken back to themselves the right to select
their servants." ; - :.V ''.'-''
- Mr. Baker and his colleagues have overlooked the fact
that hereafter the ."influential Republicans, will, not be
the boises with their following of heelers and strikers,
but the rank and file, of th party whose individual
preferences and opinions are henceforth-to dictate' the
party nominations, fit is little more than', year, since
the people of Oregon, by, an overwhelming majority,
" .v itsaasggesBg-sBsas-BBg- 1 y .
adopted the direct primary law, thereby taking from the
hands of machine politicians. the selection of party nom
inees -for public office. This assertion pf .the right -of
the people to dcjJheirown thinking was no meaningless
declaration. It waa an avowal in practical form of, the
deep-seated opposition to the methods which have made
the political hjstory of Oregon a record of graft and cor
ruption. Frank Baker's career as state printer n "of
fice out of which he is reputed to have made over $200,
000 is m itself a sufficient illustration of the evils of
those methods.. The leopard does hot change his spots
noTethlcp!arrtiVikiivriftate
son to doubt that Mr: Baker talus the same "practical"
view of politics that he has taken in the past His party
Is dear to Mr. Baker just so long as he can make it
serve-his private ends.' ... ..v ... '.
If is a matter o( trivial importance whether or not the
proposed .conference 'of "influential Republicans" is
held. Any attempt of Thia kind to restore the rule of the
machine is tertain to meet with stern rebuke at the hands
of .the people. ' ...V"-. ' ' ." ,' :.. ': ,
-J, STILL WINDINQ UP CHICAGO'S , FAIR.
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ROM THE STANDPOINT,! of 7 the Lewis and
Clark fair the St, LouiS exposition is already far
in the background, but here comes the Chicago
papers giving forth the information that 'the Chicago
fair Is Still in process of winding up. After 12 yeara of
tedious work the president and secretary, of the- com
pany still remain in office, for they have yet on hand to
distribute to stockholders about $20,000. Chicago sab
scribed $5,500,000 for the purposes of the exhibition.
While there were, many large individual subscriptions
there were 6,000 people .who bought a single $10 share
of stock. - Since that date there have been several dis
tributions of dividends. Meantime the "subscribers have
got scattered all over , the earth and some of them it
has been -almost impossible to find. In many cases the
money haa been forwaided to its owners in Alaska and
Australia and various European and oriental points.
Some of them will never be found. In addition to $20,
000 ready for distribution there is another sum held in
reserve to pay possible judgments against the fair association.-
If these suits result favorably to the fair the
money-will be donated to local 'charity.
Portland's fair will -doubtless be wound tip much
sooner 'than that'. .. .. - . . ,..
WHEN THE SULTAN jj
PRAYS'
' From the Naw Torn Sun.'
Ai a military and-reltgtoua chlaf, as
thtemporatndsplrltualaircr
Mahomot, the aultan, who la alao-callfa
(oommandar ot the faithful), ta obllaed
by hla rellcloua dutta to go evary Fri
day betwean .il and 1 o'oloek. In eraat
pomp, to a oioequa of his onoico ana
thero mako hla raa-lamantary prayor.
Thia of floial ceremony la called tna
salamllk. It waa during this ceremony
that tha latest attempt to-assassinate
him waa mado tha other day.
Ha haa had built in olosa proximity
to tha palace, tha Moaqua of - Hamldle,
and aoaa there only. All the moaquaa
Ja Constantinople : are so. .iw,. ja way I
Hamldla la not mora than 100 yards
from the entrance of TUdia-Kioaa, nis.
favorite Dalaee. In tha arounda of which
he takee tha only promenade ha enjoys.
It U 11:45. Tha troops beam to
appear. Tney com , irom na
marching to tne road taaaina: xrom
palace to tha ' mosque -and lining vp on
both sldea of It . ' ' - '
I Larca daUchmanta guard eacn ana ox
IiU-7Tha fence around the moaqua la sur
rounded. ' Tha cavalry la maaaaa io vna
right barring all approach- from that
quarter, which la tha aide of tha elty.
All tha different corps are repreaented:
Tha Infantry dreased In blue, tha engi
neers In maroon, the marines In dark
blue, with the Urge collar trimmed la
red;' the Byrlan Zouavas In very light
blue embroidered la red, and with their
green-taaaeled turbans. In all there are
10 companies, with a total of about 1,000
men.' .
When the troope are piacea ino cor-
Mnnaara. Four carrlaae aavance
at a walk oloaed earrlagee and with
blinds half down. It la the harem.
guarded by black eunucna wearing iodi
topooata. . '
Then, on foot In two lines, at regular
lntarvala. the high dignitaries of the
court the ministers, generals, governors.
all in gorgeous unirorma cowrm mm
gold braid and orders, uunoi me
ceremony there le a continuous going
back and forth of aervants with vallaee,
containing ehanges of regaiu needed as
k. .ii.iimii nrooeeda.
. Tha horaca appeanAedhy Jvand- They
tnoaBted-Pj" two yenag m.niiii.
and everybody has more, or less gUt
save tha sultan.
The avenue la now almost deserted,
all the troops have gone. They were
there not. for his protection. The truth
la that as the religious law requires
that the people, or at least some of tham,
shall witness the ceremony, Abdul Ha
mid II compllea with lt In a. way be
deems safe. Hla soldiers are part of
hie people, andrepreaant the others,
As aoon as he has taken hla place In
the carriage the top Ja raiaad Is It aim
ply because the sun la ao-hot? an!
the carriage returns to Ttldla-Kloak,
surrounded by the Albanians. -who seem
to be pushing and pulling It so elose
are they. "..
The carriages of the harem follow;
the noble ladles have not .moved, nor
has even a curtain. The horaea, more
fortunate, have been - unhitched. . In
aplte pf the Jusury of tha ceremony, the
chief feature of lt la the . ennui-and
evident disquiet. ;..,.: .
are
aultan'a aona. . ' 4"
A chlff not over I or yeare old. in
fuU uniform, with decorations on hla
i . a. aword try his side which
aems to- g4ve htm great trouble, walks
to the aoox oi me bi"4 -
main sUndlng. A doaen young officers.
ni..,' nt nvrrll. follow blra ana
t.w. nlaee about him. Theee are the
aultan a granasona '
Twelve-thirty, tub oincar. :u.b--with
the eurvelllance of the terrace or
der the closing of all parasols and sun
imiuirial carriage appear a,
rial UVSs a saw ar -
advancing at a walk, driven by a magn f-
lcent coachman isavaaa; in
co."ume most eUborately embroidered in
... ..nnM it la aaluted by a
cold., mechanical hurrah, given hy the
hn nreaent arms. Ths aultan U
.,;. - it,, hack aeat with the mln
i.n, rr war racinr mm. -
i. ihi Albanian guard on foot
in several rows and as. slose together
as walking will allow. - - .
The aultan is simpiy u,bo
woara tha fee. With his rignt nana.
in white, he responds to the a
lute. Hla downcaet eyes are raised for
. mnmint toward the terrace. He eeema
ill 'at ease and anxious io om wrouin
with the ceremony. .
He does not resemble published poT
traits of him. He Is much better look
tw laaa old. less latiguea, iobb anav
i.h Mrh more energetic. Moreover,
how could his portraita oe launiuir
Who has ever bees aoie -o paouigravu
him:
Cameras are forbidden In Turkey. Ths
M.iirinua law forbids ths worship of im
ages and considers tha reproduction of
the features of aa Individual aa a be
ginning of idolatry. - , '
Received by his grandson aa ha alights
froml the carriage, the sultan walks up
the raw steps leading to the moaque.
As soon as he eroaaes the threshold the
pectator vaguely hears a strident
chanting, soon drowned by the noise of
the troops at rest. . - .
a half hour naasea. The troops begin
to leave, passing by the mosque'a'door
and on to tbalr quarters. . The prayer la
-ended. , ,. . r '
.A carriage, drawn by to admirable
gray hors. orawa jap Dsiore ine
meaaus. B'he hftTgia who brings this
equipage leads lt on foot and la dressed
in red and gold.
The formalities sre most minutely ar
ranged. The aultan, who arrivea in a
landau, muat leave In a "daumonL
which he drives hlmsalf, - Tha harnees
Is gilded, the sales are gjlded. the body
of the carriage la gllded-o-everythln,
s Sentence Sermons, . .
' ' " ' By Henry T. Cope.
Weakness cannot wait
J v' . e" e , - .- ;
lbOT Is the noblest ef all prayera, '
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BSvery sla would ' like to syndicate
Itself. :' '.. ,,.
Truth needs no Unset v i U,
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JOURNEY OF LEWIS
AND CLARK V
Sim
Friends aerar eome In flooka. ; ,'
The world needa kindness mere than
creeds. . ' - --
- . . a a .. . -, . . .
Love la the great human lodeetona.
, .- ' ;. - ...i.''-v
When religion Is only a thing It Is
worse than jiothlng. . ., . ( ,
It Is easy to forgive the man who has
wronged the other fellow..
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Ijeok to your works and your wings
will take care of themselves.
e e . ,;: : " ;-.
Toe many hope to bull their own re
ligious stock by bearing that ot others.
Tha day of rest la never the better fof
making It a day of rust -
. Enough Is as good aa a feast: jnort
leads but to famine.
No man can be an- Infidel who haa
eome faith In other men. -
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' All saints' are home-made but none
are self-made. . - . .
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: The "cloth"-la an affective Insulator
between men and ths ministry.
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Ths only doubts for whloh to apolo
gise' are thoae you feel like advertlalng.
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..Many times do we get the names of
our troublee and our treasure! trans
posed. X ', .
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The top notch of sentiment Is gslnsd
more easily than the lowest step of
service., "' ; . -': ''
...'.. e" -..... .
The trouble with the habit of criti
cism Is that lt soon becomes a cloak for
our own faults, j.- . ; .
.... , . ... ... .. ; e - e ..' : . '.'- -
- There Is mors of the divine In a little
diligence than In all the dignity In erea
tlon." , -., .- , . w :N -
,. - :, :
Borne men think they ere forehanded
when the truth la that greed has only
msde them four-footed. ''-', t
' -.. . .':' ? .
No man knows Just how much religion
he haa until he goee flatting alone where
mosquitoea are busy, '
An Unselfish Plea.
O congressmen who make the laws, -Whn
you convene again, .
I humbly pray you give no eause .'
Toto tha Beef-Trust men ",
For any kick. And try to please.:
The worthy oil men, too:
'And set ths1 eoal men at their saae
I humbly pray you, do.
".Attend unto the beer men's tale, ' --r
Their modest wishes grant,
'And beed the ice men's woeful wail
And give them what they want.)
The moanlngs of the foodstuffs gang '
I urge that you do heed, ,
And help the whlakcy men to hang
' Right on to all they need.
And what of roer Oh, don't mind me,
Just leave me to my doom; .
I'm only one of thoee, you see.
Who venture to eonsume.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Specification Demanded.
.' From the Seattle Times.
"Now watch the Republlcane ef Ore
gon ell fall 4n," suggests The Oregon
Dally Journal. Fall In 'whst? -. The
penitentiary or the "soup"t
Kaartng the Columbia river. .
September IS The morning . being
the-' rest of the party smployed In re
pairing -. their clothes. . . Two of . them
we're sent to the Junction 'ef the river
from the east along with' the Indians
going to the Missouri. ' It is about aeven
miles above Travelers Rest creek. The
country, at the forka la aeven or eight
miles wide, level ahd open, but with lit
tle timber. Ita' course la to the north
andwe Incline to believe that thia la
the river which the Mlnnetareea had
deacrlbed to ue as running . south to
north'along the west elds of the Rocky
mountains, not far from the sources of
the Medicine river. There la, moreover,
reason to suppose that after going as
far northward as the headwatere ef that
river lt turn to the weatward and Jolne
the; Taoootcheasee. .Towards evening
one ef the hunters returned with three
Indians whom he had met In hla excur
sion tup Travelers' Rest ereek. - As soon
aa they saw him they prepared to at
tack him with arrows, but he quieted
them by laying down his gun and ad
vancing toward .them ' and soon per
suaded them - to eome to camp. - Our
Shoahoae guide could not speak the
language of these people, but by the lan
guage or eigne and gesticulation which
is perfectly Intelligible among the In
dians; he found these were three
Tushepaw Flatheada In jpurault of two
men. supposed to be Bboahones, who
had stolen 11 of theiithorsea. Ws gave
them some boiled vehlson and a few
presents, auch aa a nahbook. a ateel to
atrlke a lire and a little powder. They
eeemed to be better pleased with a piece
of ribbon which we tied In the hair of
each one of them. They were, however.
In such haste, lest their horses should
be oa tried off. that two of them aet off
after eunaet In quest of the robbers.
The third, however, was persuaded to
remain with us and conduct ua to his
relations. These he said were numer
ous and resided en the Columbia In the
plain below the mountain a. - From that
place, he added, the river was navigable
to the ocean; that some of his relatione
were there last fall and saw an old
self and who gave them-aome handkar
chiefs like those we have. The distance
from this place la five steeps' Journey.
When our huntere had all Joined us we
found our provisions consisted ot four
deer, a beaver and three grouse.
The observation of today gave it de
grees S minutes II seconds as the latl'
rude of Travelers' Rest ereek. '
. Trouble in a London Cafe.
From the Baltimore American.
, Be waa a sad-faced American tourist
and as 'he seated hlmaelf In a London
restaurant he waa Imedtately attended
by an obsequious waiter. -
"I want two eggs," sstd the American,
"one fried on one aide and one on the
the other. V -.." . -
-'Ow Is that alrr asked . the 4 as
tounded waiter. . .. - ' . , ,
"Two eggs -one fried On one aids and
one on the other." - '
: "Very well, sir." . ..".'.'. ,',:. ,
1 The waiter was gone several minutes,
and when he returned hla face waa a
study. ..
'Vould you please repeat your horder,
slrt" ' m- ,. ., ,
"I said, very dlstlnotly. two eggs one
fried on one side and one on the other."
- Oppressive silence, and then a daaed
"Very well, sir."
'This time he was gone longer, and
when he returned he said, anxiously
"Would It be awaking too much, air,
to 'av you repeat your horder, sirt I
cawn't think I 'avs ft right, air, y
know." - i
- 'Two eggs." said the American, "sadly
snd pstlently; "one fried on one side and
one on' the other." , .
. More oppreaaiva silence and
Uend fainter "Very well, sir."
mis time ne waa gone longer. When
he returned his collar was unbuttoned,
his hair disheveled' and hla face
scratched and .bleeding. Leaning , over
the waiting , patron he whispered be
seechrngly: . '
' '"Would you mind taking boiled hegge,
sir! I've 'ed some words with the cook."
Danger of the Gloomy Mood. -
From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Never, permit yourself to make any
decision of Importance while yo are In
a state of depression. Never oommlt
line- error of taking a aerloue etep while
you are measuring lire by standards set
up In the darkness of an unhappy mood.
The shapes you see are distorted shapes.
Tour vision- le at fault. . The only time
you are capable ef true Judgment s
when your eight, becomes clear enough
for-yon te really see that life Is worts
J, living and "ali a right with the world."
By Henry F. Cope. .' v
Whenhe was yet e great way eft hla
father aaw him and had compassion: and
ran and fell , on his neck end - biased .
him." Luke xv:S0. . .
. An old man. with hand that trembles
with excitement and eyes dimmed with-'
sudden upwalitnt of tears of Joy, run
ning down a duaty road and embracing
aa unkempt travel-stained tramp; , a
father whose affection wlpea out all
the wounda that the- aon'e disgrace haa "
tnflloted; that la the picture of tte
great -Oed a a the world'a moat wonder-i
ful reilgloua teacher haa drawn it That '.
the ragged wanderer stands for hu
manity we are all willing, when we '
know ourselves, to confess. But men-.'
kind haa bean alow to receive the aig? -nlfloanoe
of the other figure, to realise
that the father, the one of Infinite ao
Uoltude and -long Buffering affection,"
stands forvthe most high. That waa a'
revelation t that day aa It te te thia '
Tat, the veiveesence of the gospel Is
In this scene. Thm-good pawa the world '
waits to hear, the good ,newthat will
bring this world to its best Is thlhsXhai
the infinite seeks men, .longs- for them
aa ons yearns (or a lost child, that the -heart
of the universe le sad and restless ,
until humanlty comes at last to its
horns. ' This is the ampler setting of the ,
old time singer's words: ' "Like aa a '
father pitleth his children so the .Lord
pltieth them that fear him." i
Long had their propheta recited the
might and majesty of the great God; ,
long bad they Bought to drive a rebel- ' '
Uous people back to loyal submission to
their unseen sovereign. Appeals to.fear.
to self interest to superstition, all had
failed. Then thia fearless voice rings
out Ita new message; the hearts of man
are stirred, ajiclent delusions and hoary ..
customs are shattered, and. their, cus
todians tremble and - rebel. The voice
declares that the power that lies behind
all things, the mighty spirit whom all
man dimly know, la's father, a friend, '
lover. . - , f .. , v . ' '
Thia waa tha, first clear statement ef .
the truth that ,haa slnoe lifted every '
glorious life. It crystallised the hope .
of . mankind, the hope' that there la,
working through all .the foroee of this
world and above and behind all our Uvea
and affairs, one who Is touched with-,
a feeling pf our Infirmities, who - la
guided by the Intent to do Ue good and '
whoso Immeasurable might ervee that
Jcraon
Today
X: FATHER'S AFFECTION.
-mar
It makea little difference whether-a '
maa bellevee in the existence of a, God -If
that belief maana only agreement to
a theory; it may mean damage If It in
volves subservience, fear and trembling. ':
But lt makea all the difference what a
man. believes concerning Ma God.' He
faces life with courage, he serves with .'
sacrifice If he bellevee that thia" uni
verse but veils a power making for all j
he knows to be best. winning his love'
and lifting his Ufa. v
Piety Is always personal. An idol et
atone is as good aa a. god whose only
glory Is that ha does not sin. Bur how
readily life answers to life when man
flnde that a heart of feeling, of glorious
affection, is with us. that the ail wise
la the al loving, that more-than man"
oould Over long for. heaven or-, for holl
nesa Ood longs for man. ,rv
It to God corning to man that brings
man to Ood.-the touch of the? human
In the divine that makes - divine . the '
human... Man needs no persuading to
love when he knows he i loved. Ths
sin of the church Is In seeking, to. keep
Its God afar off. In trying to Incite rev
erence by remoteness, T forgets the"."
father -running down the dusty high
way. Never will men he won to God
and right and truth, never will they
leave thelr'grubblng in the dirt and the
husks with the ewine until they see God '
coming down to embrace - them. And .
then the love light In his eyee shall tall
how he has suffered for them and how
love baa-grown with the pain it has "
borne. - , - - . ; . . v '
Man's unsatisfied longing te for love.
Humanity- flnda ita home. Its abiding
place, when lt eomee to know that kind
nesa. compassion, helpfulness, sympathy,
the Joye of glowing friendship, are the
supreme and overshadowing attributes,
the eternal glories of the Lord -who
made heaven and earth.
HYMNS YOO-OUGHT
. TO KN6W
Consolation.
y ' - By Thomas Moore.
(Thomas Moore , (Dublin, May 11. '
177s Bermuda, -W. L February H.
ll&l), the celebrated Irish . poet and
singer of love eonga, was also the writer
of about 80 hymns. These were pub
lished In Illl, and among them, -under .
the title of "Relief In Prayer," la found
ths beautiful hymn which is today so
often sung on occasions of mourning.,'
wnue rew, iz any, or Moores poems re
tain the place they once held In dodu-
lar appreciation, and almoetall hla other' :
hymne are forgotten, the comforting :
thought In this, poem haa given It' a
place of permanency along with thai.
other great English hymns. '
Come, ye disconsolate, where'er, ye lan-
gulsh; -Come
to. the mercy .seat fervently .
kneel? .
Here bring your wounded hearts, here ,
tell your anguian, .
ttarth has no sorrow that heaven can- .
... not heat ..-' ,.- . - '. '
Joy of the desolate, light of the straying,
Hope of the penitent, - xaaeioas ana .
, pure: '.'"..' -...-..,
Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly
' saying - "' --''"- ' 1
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can--,;
.. not eure. . ' ' -:
Here see the bread of life; see waters ;
; flowing -'
. Forth from the throne of God, pure
from above:'" .
Come to the feast of love; come, ever,
knowing -,
s Earth haa ne sorrow but heaven can
, , remove. . ,.: , "'. , : -
- A Hall for Evangelism. -
w(W Tork Correspondence, Philadelphia .
Ledger. .
It la proposed to build shortly In this
elty a giant evangelistic hall, to sear
S 000 parsons, and also' to' establish in
connection with it a training school for
evangelists. This Idea terminated with
Rev. O. W. ' McPherson, a well-known
evangelist The coat of the ball will
probably , be SS00.000.
"The present is the day of evangel.
. - - . r ir.Tit...... v. .'
WOra OS tne ifni vHimis""rv inrousi).
out the elty has proved that through
them the multitudes een be reached and
are no leas responsive te the tender note
of love and fellowship which, the even
gellst firings to them than the people of
more fortunate condition,
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