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PORTLAND. OREGON.
THE OREGONSPAILT JOURNAL
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A LITTLE TALK TO THE PEOPLE OF PORTLAND AND OHEGOII.
, UR SPECTACLE ' of Satin rebuking sin b in.
. if ..t the a1ht of the pluto-
' .-rat f nlutocrats rebuking plutocracy is a spec
tacle to arouse the amazement of the, wondering multi-
j- . n.. '.u- tha xvihxju oreionun cauuc
tUUC UUl IUV vagi.. ... '
' t t-u i uA.vk ti1f intiirv of
. ana minority stocxnoiacr, wuu ui - -
time has kept hit wary eye to wmdwara ana, ma reaay
paw extends waving aloft the sanscuioitic oanncr aim
exposing hia bleeding heart to the gaie of the common
- j ,.i.,t.4 in imnit the amused amaze
ment oithc thoughtful and to atir to it depths the aente
of the 'ludicrous in the breasts of the ungodly. Harvey
Whiteheld scott, tnena or me common yivyi., vv-
' . .t. ' -i..-' ...i.AU.llilr rirht. rhimninn of
icnacr oi tneir taaac,. uyuumv. . ,
their aspirations,, ye gods and little fishes behold him as
lie this morning poses on nis eii-ciw
hold him comfortably squatted there and then tear the
time-tried and fire-tested Pecksniff from the pedestal
. . . i i .h mn in Hirvrv wn !
wnicn nc nas so iojim kvv ' - - ;
field the place, so rightfullvlhisl , , - '
: The poor weak. totterfoK .dodderm! Qregonia,'has
no capital," it has "no power to coerce others" ana tne
Lord in high heaven forefend that it should if .it had. It
has nothing, and one can feel its spaniel-like voice sink
to a whining whisper, it has nothing out a-imie cour-
"some power of aggression if need be," bnt these it is
ready to pour out to the last drop and the uttermost
tittle in behalf of the common people, in proof of which
Its Diceaing nan wv. - -
Boeetacla to stir the hot blood in sluggish veins, to bring
trin to fvri unaccustomed to ween, to arouse the timor-
cause moae woo win iu iau uvwu ww.om.j.
shrine' of this jovelike character-who through all. the
qng years has found his interests and inclination in
such-complete and profitable accord! God bless Saint
r oH1,.Mjl'a A,twwi saint ' tojIia hmm itnn mnA
4 1 l V j t A VI wu v. m cn "
dared so much for the meek, the lowly and the long
suffering and who now after all these years throws un
accustomed bouquets 'at himself in lieu of substitutes I
, For over a generation Harvey Whitefield Scott has
occupied more or less of the center of the journalistic
stage. v The power his position gave him he has ruth-
imc nn wnnnm cause aina ilikjul oruvucaiifja uc
has torn public and private citizens limb from limb and
with gibe and jeer held aloft their quivering remains.
He has invaded the sanctuary of the home and torn
from it its secrets and he has thrust his ghoulish hand
into the "sacred precincts of the grave itself to drag
thence the weaknesses and foibles which charity long ago
buried, He.,Jbpve all other men has been . Portland's
r1;r rtlirr ' F.wrv nw fnternrise accented him
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and what he, stood for or moved elsewhere to more at
tractive and less costly fields, i Nothing escaped his
carious and thrifty eye. If feed like a lawyer there was
nothing he would not defend and uphold. Public gam
bling to him, was a thing of beauty and joy forever.
When it was' said that the community should enter into
ship would be 'debauched his answer was that it was a
case of a survival of the fittest and those who allowed
themselves to be contaminated bv legalized brisrandasre
were unworthy to live anyhow. And why this sordid,
this commercial, this narrow and brutal view? . Ask the
winged winds that blew from the sodden precincts of the
IPiirttantl rluhatlr them and see what von will discover.
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The Journal seeks no fight with the Oregonian; it
seeks no fight with any man or institution. It came here
Came in response to an overwhelming public need. The
newspaper business was stagnant: the city itself was
starnant Opposition was needed to clarify the atmos
phere, to stimulate things, to arouse a feeling of civic
pride that was rapidly passing away from ns, to help
bring us into par own. For years these conditions had
been recoKnized, not alone by our public citizens, but by
tveryone. Experiment after experiment had been tried
only to be bludgeoned, strangled or secretly hamstrung.
Business men were terrorized. They did not dare pub
licly to show their good will, for in the event of failure
of the new enterprise they knew precisely what they were
io gei ana wnere iney wouia gci ic ahq so ior yean
and years the monopoly was maintained until it seemed
as though it never could be broken. ' Then The Journal
was started by a few men without capital. For a year
it had the usual career, living more or less from hand to
mouth. To sustain a new newspaper which the inter
ests of the whole community .so loudly demanded re
quired much money. It'was a patri6tic impulse there
fore which brought together a body of Portland s roost
substantial men. They were men who differed in poll
tics, who had varied and even clashing interests, 'who had
widely different ideas on many subjects, but they were a
unit in the belief. that an opposition newspaper was sadly
needed in Portland and they were willing to take chance
on an investment which past experience scarcely prom
ised to be profitable. Not one of these men who orig
inally came together was in the newspaper business, not
one of them wanted to get .into it or was willing under
any circumstances to git into it. It was instantly per
ceived that the newspaper to be a success must repre
sent the interest of the public and not of any individual
or combination and its management must be left entirely
in the hands of practical men. - Both stock and bonds of
the company were sold but the control of the stock which
carried with it the' control of the paper was left in the
hands of Mr. Jackson who came to Portland after 20
years of experience in Oregon journalisnf So it was
from the organization of the present company: so it re
mains today. . There is not a stockholder of The Journal
whose interests at some time or other have not been ad
versely affected by fights which The Journal has made
and to do them bare justice there is not one of them who
ever interfered or ever squealed. This newspaper has
had its struggles, it has had; its dark and
gloomy , days and it hat had periods when the
outlook Seemed- 4 unpromising , and even threat
ening. But there has never been a moment of wavering
in the determination to make of it a financial success and
the paper has now "got there" with -an emphasis which
could not be more loudly expressed than It is through
the atteeks of the Oregonian. .
Every man who put up a dollar to establish The Jour
nal knew precisely what he was to expect in the event
that venture- proved a failure. He knew too what he
might expect if it proved a success. He also knew that
to a very great degree he must defend himself as best
he could. That is the contribution which the stock
holders of this paper have patriotically paid to the com
munity. It is claimed by the Oregonian tha it never
until yesterday knew who were the stockholders of The
Journal. But everyone in Portland who wanted to know
has been in full possession of the information. Our ad
vertising solicitors have had the names printed on their
business cards and some of these cards have been in the
actual possession of the editor of the Oregonian himself.
Indeed the names of The Journal stockholders are even
better known than the names of the stockholders of the
Oregonian Publishing, company. .Who are they outside
of Mr. Pittock, who owns the majority, and Mr. Scott?
Does any one know?
As we have said, The Journal Is courting trouble in no
direction.. It has proven its worth in several hard
fought battles and ithas demonstrated that it has se
cured the "public - confidence, doubtless - because it de
serves it. But while seeking no quarrel it is avoiding
none. . It cares little who its opponent is provided it be
lieves it is right If it happens to be, the Town Bully
of the Tall Tower it will meet him face to face without
a quiver. " It knows him, it knows his record and it
knows precisely what he and they stand for. It feels
this evening in a very accommodating frame of mind.
If it is peace that is desired then peace suits dowrfto the
ground; if it is war then to war will it go with a blithe
spirit, taking what it gets with all the philosophy it can
assume, giving in return the best it has in the shop. It
is for the Oregonian to say which. .
SMALLS CHANGS
October, evereoat, oyster.
The picture of Candidate Ivlna
blaa that of J. D. RockoftUor. . But ho
la a very different man from the oil
kin, or he wouldn't be squandering hla
money, this way. -,. - o
Southern hospitality la always all
Candidate Ivlna flcurea ont hU eleo-
ttlon by 16.000 plurality. He ia doing
this flawing at the nam ume.
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The James and Tounyer "bora" oper
ated on a little different line front the
MeCurdrs and MoCaHs, but to the
purpose. '.
It the exnoeltlon surplua were divided
Into as many parta as there are opin
ion about arbat should bo done with
It each part would not amount to
day'a salary for a president of a life In
surance company. ,
Adam la runnlna for mayor of Buffalo.
Look out xor aire ana ner appie
journey of lewis
' And cxarkI-
The year 0 will bo notable for de
velopment In Oregon. , ;
Tea. you can avoid being held up foe
zi cents a pouna ror a Tnanasaivma
turkey by payina II for one now and
feeding; him tl.lt worth of stuff and
spending !. worth of time fwatohlng
Dim grew. .
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It is outrageous to bother those In
surance companies presidents about all
these trifling details when they get such
email salaries. .
Castro la keeping so quiet be must be
meditating something awful.
Down the river, down the river, down
the Columbia. ' ; .
frothing like getting acquainted.
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Walter Wellman has settled It all;
the candidates for president In 1S0S are
to be Taft and Bryan. There la no use
In anybody else making any calcula
tions on a nomination after Wellman de
cides. ' ' ' .
All of eastern Multnomah county, and
Qresham Jn particular, are fortunate in
having so excellent a local paper as the
Kaat Multnomah Record, 4rnd It well de
serves liberal support. , . - ' -
An eouallsatlon of railroad assess
ment In the several counties of Oregon
Is needed, the assessment varying from
tt.000 to flCOOS per mile.
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Taggart won hla case, but the leaat
he can do to atone for his scarcely less
discreditable performances than his
wife's la to resign from the army and
bury himself In aa dense obscurity as
possible. ;--
The captain of ' the Iralda surely de
serve one of those Carnegie medals.
. The probability ia that Mies Roose
velt will not have an opportunity to go
abroad again under her present name.
Goats milk is' said, to be better for
some purposes than cows milk. - Tea, a
goat is a better butter than a cow.
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Can the president Influence the sen
ate by flourishing -the big stick T : -
, EASTERN OREGON WHEAT LANDS.
DR. JAMES WITHYCOMBE, extensive farmer
and director of, the agricultural experiment sta
tion at the Oregon Agricultural college, makes
the somewhat startling statement that if eastern Ore
go wheat raisers persist in their present course of pro
cedure raising a crop of wheat on the same piece of land
every other year and letting it lie fallow the intermediate
years all that region will relapse into a desert waste.
He declares that letting the land rest every other year
not only does not benefit itbut on the contrary exhausts
it more than raising several crops of wheat does.
- Dr., Withycombe ranks as an authority on this- sub
ject. He says that to conserve the fertility of the soil
the wheat farmers, instead of letting half their land lie
idle alternate years, must raise other crops upon it,
preferably alfalfa or vetches. This, the theory probably
is, will really "rest" the land so far as its wheat raising
energies are concerned and. will prevent the wasteful
evaporation or exhaustion of its chemical properties that
are requisite in the production of wheat , ,
Something analagous to this is true of .any individual.
'A change from one form of work to another is a relief
and equivalent to a rest, while continued or frequent
spells of idleness leads to incapacity for work. ' ' -. -
There appears as yet, we think, no plain signs to In
dicate to the average observer the catastrophe Dr.
Withycombe predicts, for land on which wheat has been
raised for a quarter of a century or more still produces
as well as ever; yet he may, as he should be able to, look
- farther' below the surface of the agricultural industry
than most other men; and his advice as to raising alfalfa
and vetches, is certainly good. ' k ;
i It has been demonstrated that these crops can be pro
duced on dry uplands, and that being the case there is
probably as much profit in these fodder crops as in
wheat On some farms around Walla Walla four cut
tings of alfalfa were made thia season, aggregating per
haps 9 or 10 tons an acre, besides several weeks' pas
turage early in the spring and again in the fall Surely
this is better than the best wheat c,rOp. ::;.
? At any rate. Dr. Withycombe's declaration and .sug
gestion will arouse much interest and wide attention in
the wheat fecit, ;' " .; -
TROUBLES OF AN OBSTINATE LAWBREAKER.
T TP IN CORVALLIS lives Mike Kline, who if he
I I had devoted his energies as persistently to some
legitimate business as he has to trying to run a
filoon in that town contrary to law, probably would
! ave been aa honorably wealthy mn. Three times he
f t a been convicted, in connection with one or more
t -.era, of selling liquor contrary to law," for CorvsJlis
, - J Benton county voted for prohibition last year. ' At
i t Kline thought he coujd openly defy and beat the
! l-t fai!4 and was fined. Then 'he . and others
rtel a s&'cra under the thin cloak ot an athletic
ari;:.i end fined again. He persisted ia n
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other attempt, with like result His fines in the first
two esses amount to over $1,000, besides 20 days' im
prisonment; what his attorneys' fees have amounted to
only he and they know. He may appeal, at large ad
ditional expense, and with small chance of success, for
higher courts have held the local option law constitu
tional. . ;V : : i- '
In view of these facts the Corvallis Times askss "Has
Mike Kline no friends who can induce him to give up this
fool scheme on which he is bent? . With $1,000 in fines,
and more to come, and with 20 days and more for him
to serve in jail, all without a single ray of hope in the
mgner courts, will none of his friends point out to him
his position, and advise him to close up this shebang
that the people, the courts, the laws-and three juries
have declared shall not run? These fines will have to
be paid. These sentences have to be served. The juries
are not a jest, the courts not a hoax, the laws of the land
are not a joke." . j i:." ., -r :
' Folly takes many forms, and one of them is ob
stinacy. Men have ruined themselves financially by law
suits over a calf or something else not worth $10. Mike
Kline's . folly seems to be of this type. But his per
sistency ,and obstinacy in wrongdoing may b of some
benefit to others. The public will get some money out
of him, if he has it, and other men will restrain them
selves from trying ta break the laws, no matter what
laws. In a good, lawful occupation Mike ought to suc
ceed. f He should switch. .
AT CELILO 100 YEARS AGO.
Ti NE HUNDRED YEARS AGO yesterday Lewis
4. M nd Viark passed down over or around Celilo
falls and rapids, snd'in consideration of what is
being done and is in contemplation there now their jour
nal is at this point of peculiar interest ' Did they foresee
the settlement and development many years late.r of this
region, and that states of the Union would be carved out
of the territory they were traversing? Did "any vision
appear to them of craft carrying other passengers and
freight than Indians and their fish? Or
did they suppose that 100 years from their time this re
gion would be nearly as isolated and inaccessible as it
was then? They surely could have had no idea of steam
navigation, for that was yet incubating in fertile brains.
And as to railroads, nobody in the world had dreamed,
and told his 'dream, of such a thing yet How then
would this country ever be settled? How would any
considerable volume of commerce be biuilt up in it?" If
Lewis, and Clark- had thoughts as to the future of this
parraf the country, they did not commit them to writing.
Pretty easy traveling now, gentlemen, to the great
Pacific ocean. Only the dalles, some 30 miles below, to
give some some labor, and inxiety, and then down you
canaloat easily and restfully, except for exploring tribu
tary streams, through the Oregon mists or October sun
shine, gliding on the great , river Oregon between
primeval and interminable forests, down to the con
tinent's very df e, and into sight of the great salt sea.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Hlllsboro Independent to Tillamook
papers; Tou fellows ought to quit kick
ing and get to work; or ao you expect
some one to hand you a railroad on a
platteM .
Alrlle Correspondence Dallas Itemiaer:
Joha Taylor is plowing for Percy HAd-
ley. .
Estacada's latest manufactory Is , a
mattresa plant. ...
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The Dalles Chronicle: Travelers up
that way and people who live along the
river say it looks good to see the steam
er Columbia making dally trips up and
down the liver, hauling freight to the
portage 'road. , ..-.
- A Moro lemon tree ha produced one
full-slsed lemon this year, and baa J9
more growing. t.0 .V -... 'V.
Toledo Reporter: The present car
city of butter and eggs and the high
prices at which they are held should
stimulate our dairy men and poultry
men to greater efforts along these lines.
A Clackamas county potato hill yield
ed 47 falr-stsed potatoes.
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The Liberal correspondent of th Ore
gon City Courier says: Every one that
ha purchased apple trees from agents
and paid as high as 11 a tree, now have
commenced to bear fruit and they are
nothing but the worst kind of seedlings.
Ton can find better apples In the wood
among th brush, i , , ....
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A Molalla pointer dog brought 1100.
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v La Grande schools crowded.
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Pendleton society Item: Three Uma
tilla . squaws left today for Arlington,
where they will fish' and visit for a
few weeks among their friends, the
Columbia river Indiana - ' . .
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Elk City has a telephone line again.'
sjiiverton's commerce growing.
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A Forest drove man' wants men Who
sell liquor Illegally punished by whip
ping, the same as wlfe-beaters are. ;
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When young people go to a dance at
Looking Olass they put on their best
hppearano. e ' e ' ' f "
Roseburg larndealer: If th Plain
dealer fails to come up to its tusual
standard this week, It will probably be
owing to the fact that an assistant edi
tor - arrived ' Tuesday - morning. The
young gentleman was not scheduled to
appear for a while, and consequently
the nurse who had '-been engaged wss
not to bo had; however, kind friends
and neighbors came to th rescue and
rendered all th assistance needed.
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Brisk times at Dallas. "
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, Smith river region (southwestern Or
egon) rapidly settling up. .
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8om women over on Coos bay are
worrying themselves almost crasy- with
fear that when th railroad I built all
th children will be run over.
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' Kew manufacturing company at Ban-
don mostly shingle at first,
Descending the Columbia, j "'
October 14. The Indlanf approached
ns with apparent caution, and behaved
with more thaa Usual reserve.', Our two
chiefs, by whom the circumstances
were, nott unobserved, now told us that
they wished to return home; that they
could be no longer of any service to us,
and they could not understand the lan
guage of the people below the falls;
that those people formed' a' different
nation from their own; that th two
peoples had been at war with each other,
and as th Indians had expressed a reso
lution to attack us tbey would certainly
kUl them.
We endeavored to quiet their fear,
abd requested them to stay two nights
longer. In which time we would ae th
Indiana below and make a peace between,
th two nations. They replied that they
were anxlou to return and ae their
horse; .we, however, insisted on their
remaining with us, not only In bopea of
bringing about (a reconciliation be
tween them and tlielr enemies. but be
cause they might be able to detect any
hostile designs against us. and also as
sist us In passing th next falls, which
are not far off, and represented ; a
very difficult. v
They at length agreed to stay with us
two nights longer. About golock we
proceeded, 'and on leaving our camp
near the lower fall, found the river
about 4 OS yard wide, with a current
more rapid than usual, though with no
perceptible descent. At th distance of
two and a half miles, ths river widened
into a large bend or basin on the right,
at the beginning of which are three
huts of Indians. At the extremity ot
this basin stands a high black rock,
which, rising perpendicularly from the
right shore, seems to run wholly across
th river; so totally Indeed does It ap
pear to stop the passage, that w could
not see where the water escaped.- ex
cept that the. current appeared to be
.a l , W Km t1
thelef t ot th rock, where was a
great roaring. ;
We landed at the huta of th Indians,
who want with us to th top of this
rock, from whli h w saw all the diffi
culties of the channel. We wer no
longer at a loss to account for the ris
ing of th river at the falls, for this tre
mendous rock stretches across th river
to meet, the high hills of th left shore.
leaving the channel only 41 yarda, wide,
through which the whole body of th
Columbia must press Its way Short
narrows). Ths water, thus forced Into I
so , narrow a channel. Is thrown into
whirls and swells and -bolls In overy
part with the wildest agitation. But
the alternative of carrying, th boats
over this high rock was almost Im
possible In our present situation; and
as th chief danger seemed to be, not
from any rocks in the channel, but from
th great waves and whirlpools, - we
resolved to try the passage In our boats.
In" hop of being able by dexterous steer
ing; to escape. This w attempted, and
with great car wer abl to get through.
to th astonishment ot all th Indians
in th huts w had Just passed, who
now collected to see us from th ' top
ot the rock. Th channel continues thus
confined for a space of about half a
mile, when the rock ceased. W passed
a single Indian hut at it foot, where
the river again enlarge to th width of
100 yards, and at th distance of s, mile
and a half stopped to view a very, bad
rapid; this is formed by two rocky
Islands which divide th channel, the
lower and larger of; which Is in ths
mlddl of th rlvr. .
Th appearanoe of this place was
unpromising that we 'unloaded -all th
moot valuable -articleav-auch-Jes guns,
ammunition, our papers, etc., and sent
them by land, with, all th men that
could not swim, to th extremity of
these rapids. W then descended with
the canoes, two at a tlms; though th
canoe took in some water, we all went
through safely, after which we made
two miles, stopped In a deep bend of
th river toward th right, and camped
a little above a large (Echeloot) vil
lage of 11 houses. Her we landed and
as It was late before . all th canoes
Joined us. w wer obliged . to remain
thi evening, the difficulties of the navigation-having
permitted us to make
only six mile. , .
Thi village IS situated at the ex
tremity of a 'deep, bend toward the
right, immediately above a ledge of
high rocks, SO feet above th mark of
th highest flood, but broken In sev
eral places, so as to form channels
which are at present dry, extending
nearly across the river;' this forms a
second fall, or the place most probably
which th Indians Indicate by th word
"Timm." While th. canoes were com
ing on Captain Clark walked with two
men down to examine the channel
On ' th rocks th Indians are accus
tomed to dry fish, and aa th season for
that purpose : is now- over, the poles
which they used ar tied up very se
curely in bundles and placed on the
scaffold. After examining the narrows
s well as the lateness of the Aour would
permit, he returned to th Village
through rocky, open country Infested
with polecats. . ' .. v :. .
This, the residence of a tribe called
th . Echeloots, consist of 11 house,
scattered promiscuously over an ele
vated situation, near a mound about
SO feet above th common level, which
ha some remains of houses on it, and
bear every appearance of ; being arti
ficial. -. The houses, which ar th first
wooden buildings we ' have seen sine
leaving th Illinois country, ar nearly
equal In slse, and exhibit a very singular
appearance. A large hole, SO feet wide
and to in length, is dug to the depth of
feet Th eldte ar then lined with
spilt piece of timber, rising Just above
th surf ae of th ground, which ar
smoothed to th same width by burning
or shaved with small Iron axes. Thees
timbers ar secured in their erect posi
tion by a pole stretched along th aid
of the building near the eaves, and
supported on a , strong- post fixed ' at
each corner. Th timber at th gable
end ris gradually higher, th mlddl
pieces being th broadest At th top
of these is a sort , of semicircle, made
to receive a ridgepole th whole length
of the house, propped by sn additional
post in b mlddl and forming th top
of th . roof. From.'- this - rtdgepol' to
the eaves of th1 house are placed a
number of small pole or, rafter; se
cured at each end by fiber of th cedar.
On-thea poles, which are connected by
small transverse bars of wood. Is laid
a covering of- th whit cedar, or arbor
vita, kept on by the strands of th
cedar fibers; but .a small distance along
ths whole length of th ridgepole Is left
uncovered tor ths purpoee ot lighting
and' permitting th smoke to- pass
through. Th roof thus formed ha a
dosoent about equal to that common
among us, and near th eave Is perfor
ated with a number ot small holes, mads
most probably to discharge arrow In
caae of aa attack. Th only entrance Is
bye small door at th gable end,' cut
out o( th middle plee of timber, 19
Inches high and 14 Inches broad, reach
ing only II Inches above th earth. Be
fore thi hole is hung a mat; on push
ing It aside and crawling through th
descent . Is . spade by a small wooden
ladder, made. In the form of. those used
among us. One half oti the fhslde is
ueed ss a pise of deposit for dried
flab, of - which large quantities ar
stored away, and with a few baskets ef
berrie form the whole family provi
sions; the other half, adjoining the door,
remains for the accommodation of the
family. On each slds arranged near the
walls sre small beds of mats placed on
little scaffolds or bedsteads, raised from
II Inches to I feet from the ground;
and In th mlddl of the vacant epace
I the fir, or sometime two or three
flrea, when, a I usually th case, th
house contains three famlllea,
The Inhabitants received us with "great
kindnees, invited us sto their houses,
and In the evening, after our camp
had been formed, cam In great nUmbers
to see us. Accompanying them was a
principal chief and several of th war
riors of th nation below th great
narrows. ' We mad us of this oppor
tunity to attempt, a reconciliation be
tween them and our tw chiefs, and to
put an end to th war which had dis
turbed th . two nations. - By represent
ing to ths chiefs th evil which thi
war inflicted on them, and the wants
and privations to which It subjects
them, they soon became disposed to eon
dilate each other; and we had some rea
son to be satisfied with th sincerity of
th mutual profession ' that th war
should no longer continue, and that in
future they would live In peae with
each other.- On concluding thi negotia.
tlon we proceeded to Invest th chief
with th Insignia of command, a medal,
and -some - small articles of clothing,
after which the violin (Crusatte's) was
produced and our men danced, to ta
great delight of th Indians, who' re
mained with us till a let hour. -
- - - - - -i. n u-L -U-Ul-ll
THE PLAY
Robert Louis : Stevenson's pen was
majestic and magical. Among-th best
of hi work Is to story of a prince
who loved th chas and neglected hla
principality' and a prim minister who
loved th prince and conspired to
wreck the kingdom. - i : .
" Otis Skinner was first to take advan
tage of th drematio poMlbtlitJee-erlha
tale. - He mad 'a splendid dramatisation
and made one of the hit of hla Ufe in
It 'on Broadway. Originally th play
was called "Prince Rudolph." For aom
reason the -nam was later changed to
"Prlneer Otto." And this Is the play
which Whit Whlttleeev and the Be.
lasco stock company ar presenting this
week, Portland has rarely , enjoyed a
more thorough dramatic treat.
it i in a mytnicai land of nowhere.
A princ who I for sport first and
politics '.afterward ' has on ether con-
splcuou quality he adores his wife.
A prim minister take advantage of
the prince' inattention and stirs up re
ndition in trying to steal th princess
and th throne. When," after becoming
hta dun, she finally realises the full
extent of his Iniquitous ambition, she
kills the traitor and th loyalists out
down th uprising,
Mr. Whittlesey's Otto Is smong the
moat fascinating of th performances
he has yet- given.- He carrlea it grace
fully, with quiet ease and repression,
yet he makes th herolo climaxes strong,
especially that at th end -of th third
act when he tears th emblem of th con
spirator from th baron's breast Miss
Lawrence adds luster to her reputation
as ths princess, a difficult role contain
ing full opportunities, none of which
eh lost Mr. Salnpolla a th baron.
Mr. M on tain a th loyal cousin. Wil
liam Harris as th old chancellor and
Louts Frohoff a th farmer. Leopold,
were deservingly received, while the
women of the cast, without exception,
won honest plaudH.
The play I in five acts and for each
of them Artist Qrabach has provided a
handsome setting. '
" Tha Views); of 'One,- 4 r
By Ambrose Blerce. ,
This Hall of Fame matter is become,
a was to have been expected, ridiculous.
Edgar Allan Po Is denied a place and
James Madison Is selected "by a heavy
plurality." . It was needless to drag the
name of that political imbecile from the
sunless pantheon of American presi
dents and damn blm with a deeper ob
scurity. - ' .,'; .
"Erected by the widow of Colgate, the
millionaire aoapmaker, a tomb, ."prob
ably the most expensive of Its kind in
the United Stat," will hold th ashes
of "Dandy," her favorite horse, and In
cidentally keep green th memory of
th family product.. I venture to sub
mit th following lines for inscription:'
His virtues her inscribed where all
- may . 'm. s .
Dandy reposes in this horeoleum,
Who massiv marbles, fit with Tim
to cope, -
Proclaim that even after life there's
... -; . .. soap.
When th president Shall hav regu
lated to hla taste th American birth
rate and don it by talking, and when
he shall have set up art Alphonse-and-Oaston
code of football . etiquette, I
should like to Invite his attsntlon to the
abuses that hav crept into th national
gam of "Simon says thumbs up.? It' Is
not at all what It was when its Illus
trious Inventor left it as a legacy of de
light to a grateful posterity, and I was
recently beaten at it by an unsports
manlike conspiracy between a girl of
tit and a lad of 10. For -wnarHav w
presidents T , .; - . , -'. .
Mr. Hall Cain explains that he does
his best thinking In church. Good, but
th doxology and th benediction must
hav a paralysing effect on th thing
that he remembers with, - - - ,
t-r - ' " ":- ."-..-'--
"I am convinced that the 2,400-pound
projectile fired by th IS-lnch gun Is
ntor effective In proportion then the
1.000-pound shot of th smaller guns."
Secretary Taft. ..
In proportion to what? The expense
of firing itr - If so. Its destructlveness
Is truly volcanic.' , l. ;. ." '- , - .
No, Mr.' August Belmont's vermiform
appendix may have been "cast a rub
blah to the void," oi- may hav wriggled
away Into the Incommunicable Afar, but
he is not "out of danger.? His life te
still shadowed by th Imminent peril
of remaining what he alwaya was.
' "Japan does not wish to disturb, the
Philippines." Minister Takahlra, '
. No-mor did Dewey, : .
. ? V Pat's Possible Plea. '
.From th Washington Post !
'Tat". Crow might argue that It la
no greater crime to steal a boy than It
Is to stea) his father's life Insurance.
. . . Their Consolation. - ; ' "
From, th New Tork Amarloan.
Policy holders Should find some eon
sotion In Mitten's saying that he also
serves who only stands and waits.
JOE WEBER AND LEW
Rumor has It that Jo Weber and Lew
Fields. have kissed and mad up already'
end will be seen together on th stage'
again yet says the New TorH World.
Joe, who la a better business man than
actor; la said to be tired of holding up
th business and artlstlo ends-of the
Weber company, while Lew. who 1 a
better actor than business man, la said
to be tired of holding up th artlstlo
and business and ef th Fields com
pany. ' ; ;'.
At an Impromptu highball convention .
in Browne last ntght It was reported
that Joe and Lew had a conference just :
before Joe went on th road with hi,
troup two or thr weeks ago. Ths
members of the Arm and Hammer union
who spread th report described th
conference as follows: .-, - r
Jo Hallo, Meyer.... S:X . - :' ..
Lew Hello. Mike. .
' Joe Are you lonesomeness, MeyerT
kew I vould be lonesomenese lf.lt
rasn t for my relation Dey won't let
m forgot myself. , - -- - v
Jo Yen aia't such a monopoly en
dr relation. i . : . ,
Law Mlk. sometimes . In dr mlddl '
of der daytime, ven der sun is shining
und dr oughtn't-to-mobll vagon is
singing in der street I gad a loneeome
nass. .
Jo Tou haf got my symbdoma. '
"Low Mike, dem vaa good old day
(Business af thinking.)
Lew Dot va a grand bunch va
turned ouid Lillian Ruesell. Dave War
field, - Fay Templeton. John T. Kelly.
Pete Dalley, Charlie, Rosa, Mabel Fenton
and soma more, too numerous t make
mentioning. - -.. - - ' .
Jo Don't forgetting Carter Nw
Haven, vot vent Into a extetv - 1 '
Lew Who did you turn ouid alnc V
got a separation? - .. .
Jo Anna Hold and Mister Anna
Held. Who did you turn ouid, MeyerT '
Lew Mary Ann CahilL .
Jo Meyer, do you vr t'lnk of def
fun v had framing up dem sklndt- '
catest ' '
' Lew Don'd make me laugh Tv been
eating onion a. .- r- , .-. -,.
Jo Alvaye, Meyer, I used te get der
vorst In dem sklndlcatea, v
Lew But Mike, didn't you alwaya
hav der parrot der man mit money T :
Joe Vile v stuck by dem stage skln
dlcatea,, Meyer, v va all to der mus
tard, but ven v vent Into a real syndi
cate v didn't get half vay to der pa
prika. , . '. i t a'.. ;;"-"-,'''-""
Lew But aln'd it great Mike, to be In
der actor-manager claas-mit Henry Irv-
Ing and Richard Manefleld?
Joe Tee; but look at der vetght va .
haf to carry. ' '.'"
Lew Mike, from my aould ouid I say
It you ar der best comedian on ider
stag..,. ' ;:, - -
, Joe Meyer, you should not sprain
your generosity.' Tou haf got . me
aklnned to a srhmear.
: Lew--If It vaen't for I am Scared, X '
yould' make la motion.
I Jo I dar you to make it.
" Lew Deii "consideration It made,
- Joe I mak it a second.
"Lew All in der favor of dot motion)
signification by hollering ay.
Both Ayet " ., " - " .
y Jo But rvot Is der motion? "
Lew Meyer, you. ar still a ' foolish .
nass.''1-'--' - " ' ' "' ' " "
" Her ' th former partner began. ' to
talk about money,1 and the narrator of
th convereatloning could not follow
them, but h swore that Jo guaranteed
Lew 11,001 a week and that Lew. after
mature consideration, ha about decided
to tie up with Joe for next eeaaon, re
viving th firm of Weber Fields.
. :
. An Example to Students.
By War Jcmes. ; -Thi
Is th story of Ptolemy Brown,
Who poss much money and mora
' renown. .'-.' '
Some years ago he waa all to the bad.
A big-boned. 'loose-Jointed lout of a lad.
But his courage waa high,- hla will was
r -"strong, - - -...
And He went to college to get along.
Th professor said aa bo looked him -
. ' - o'er:
"In the greateet of " game. ,1 think
you'll cor, '.,
If you'll do. your utmost to learn and
- - learn, '' '" 1
And cast not a single glance astern."
And Ptolemy Brown, said: "Tee, Sir, I
Have come her to learn, and I'll try
and try." -, ." - -,-, .s
His lessons began with the other scrub. .
But Ptolemy soon outclassed the dubs.
The way that he gobbled up all tha'
' kTiOeledge -
Fairly astounded th wondering college,
. And Ptolemy Brown .
i- Ws th talk of th town.
With hi head-work, his tricks, hla
' . dodges, his cunning, '
His punting and bucking -and hurdling
. and running; - v.- - -In
short, like the lightning event of a
dream, f -
Was th way he became th star of th
team, " - ' '
And he played for th college a number
of season e, - - -
Till asked te retire, and confronted with
-' reaaona - i - h
Thus Ptolemy Brown was turned loos
on th nation -
With nothing to ltv on except educa
. tlon; - ..- -' - - - - -' t ' '
But he didn't look; round tor a Job very
.,' long, '. , - ' - -V- -
For a dosen employers wer after him
- strong. ' ' ' '
Thsy bid and they bid, but Brown was
. no traitor, - ' - - ,.'-.- .
And accepted ths terms of his old Alma
; . ' Mater i
Especially elnce they wer hlghastw
. and here ..- . - ", ; -Is
Ptolemy Brown th chief coach of tha
year. -'--.- ' ;. . ( i .
' N So boys, if you climb, . .
Pay heed to this rhyme,
And rake in much money and greater
. .. renown : -- ,.--
By learning your lesson like Ptolemy
',. . . Brown. '' ": .",'' ' ; -, ( ;
ii , i ' ' " i !
Reverie of Mosquito. :
- Front the Atlanta Constitution.
- "It's a hard row I hav to hoe," said
th mosquito, "and for growling that
human race is th wonder of th unl
verse. I've got to live ss well as th
rest of 'm, but If I approach a victim
and sing srs I sting he growls, and -swears
hs wouldn't mind it so much If
I didn't Jilng. then If I eteel upon him
silently 'tie complains that he wa hit
without Warning. '- And then when th
... . h .Man A I i,nv, f.ua, amm
they swear I'm at th bottom of th 'i
whoi ousinese ana nave my picture
taken and writ book about m and
mak national reputation at ' my ex
pense. But It's all right I gueee, and
I reckon I'll pull through; I'm really
-an -aristocrat in aisguise, and good
blood flows in my veins la fact th
beat in th country." v . J
New Form of Policy.
From th Chicago Journal.
' .The life Inaurano com pan lee should
how get out a new form of pollny in
suring reputations against suffering
from xpour .