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SUI I--"4 V, CyTC TOnTtAMD, bREOON. 1 - A- -. . i ' I ' Ver . . . ' t.H&- 'O REG O N vSXJN D A Y yj OU R N AL AN A t. f ACBSM ' published by; journal, puslishino ca y- T. CAftlOXA 4 PORTLAND'S COMMANDING PLACE - AS j A , PORT AND RAILROAD V; ': ;r,;,v:-:-'- S HH r W y t- TERMINUS. -y ;;y ?;;'':?. .:';y-V ,jiLyur should do very great deal of good in helping to bring the two sections of the state, into closer relation and in effecting a better understanding of each other's needs and aspirations. ; ' . i saav, y,:, -:; - MR. EDISON ON WORK AND SLEEP. HE, ERA. o? Competitive ritway . building is . u. tiimmin' mil there is i.- upon us,. M " -A'r 'Wr-Snniiiance-Uat is right One cart l i ik. fte rltrhr ' trio, in congratulating ' himself that the Union Pacific is one of the roads, in t certain tenses the only one, that Anticipated conditions .t v.ffrht "itself to the highest stage of physical de velopment m-preparation iur jiut iw jitions which are now npon ns,he rush is for an out ' tt to the coaet' Far tip in Canada there is great trans continental activity; a little lower down in the provinces the Canadian Pacific is showing unmistakable signs of a determination to meet Mr. jtill on his own ground. On i-the other hand Mr. Hill is preparing to carry wc w.t Afric. . The Goulds from the Salt Lake end, of their Denver A Rio Grande are pushingjtheir Western Pacific clear to San Francisco. Farther north the Chicago & ; North western to pushing well along to warn in wcsicra confines of Wyoming. Still farther norths the St Paul Id n.ohinir He WMtmrd wav tnroua-n UUU W1UI llic iu- concealed determination ol linaing western, ouuei at a Pacific tidewater. ; Closer home the Harriman lines are showing unwonted activity in this section of the country . t..ininf? thrir ri-aHheds no to the hisrh- K)iu il iiv. ... j r . . .t.n.nii K.i am artivelv Dushins some of their long- u.t .j k t:-.. ,t.;tj ill nthera are rine for work. ' The Northern Pacific and Great Northern are pushing (heir own extensions into "Portland wltjh . all, the. speedy which men nd money can command. ... ' 1 '. ' ' i In all these great railway movements, that are so near- .'. fruition there is no city vn the coast that can gam so ., . . - m 1 J J . L. .k. . mucn as r uiiMiiu. in mo ewwv ..v. bv" was primarily the acquisition of public lands railroads v. v;u Bvwtiri nl under inr conditions. . But ll l it . w w. "J - - those times have gone never to return. What competi tion and the commercial conditions" now demand is the cheapest and most direct route to a given point There (Portland. In the broad sweep of the continent from far fiorth in Canada to the southwestern boundaries of the United States there is do river that pierces through to ' the coast but the Columbia. Follow the line which na ture has shouldered through and yon follow the line of least resistance. It is the line which the O. R. & N. followed and it b the line which gave that road its long Veara of oreemmence. It is tne line wnicn tne iNortnern Pacific and Great Northern are now naturally f6llowing and which whether or no, will make of Portland the terminal of their main lines. ' - v - . , S, The 'closing up of the" Riparia jrap to Lewiston is to be the beginning f-ihe end of that extraordinary System of railfoadingv which flies in the face of, nature and rhirM th nnfri.nii shinner on the baSIS of the most rather than the least exnensive haul. That alone will-; open up to us the great Lewiston country with its diversi fied productions and Industrie. ' The north bank line will bring us intcS close and immediate relations with the Big Bend country 'on the basi of a water grade haul in which there is nothing involved but a Question of apply ing1 brakes to the load. , But the moment that Is .ac complished a direct and economical route to the . coast from the east will be demanded for these roads. Back of the eastern ends will, leTthe pressure of the Great Northern, the Northern pacific and the Burlington for a Pacific coast outlet that will place them upon equal or better terms than their competitors. This will mean that the road will bebuilt, s originally it should have been built, from Missoula, over Lola pass and down the Clearwater to its Junction with the Snake at Lewiston. Anyone who takes a first hand view of Potlatch canyon through which the road Is now built and notes a pair of powerful locomotives Staggering up the' steep inclines with a handful of cars and then notes the delightfully easy water grade down the Clearwater can come to onlj one conclusion and that is that in the economy of things there is iut a single commercial outlet and that the one suggested here.: - . V ' '' ' '" ' -If that is an outlet for one road1 it is for another and out of it all Portland must royally profit. Indeed, there is no city, in the country for which railroad building means so much as for Portland.' .Nature made this city the mistress of a great scope of country when through its rivers it pierced the frowning mountains and left bar rieris in all other places. For years the jealousies of rail roads, theirf grasping avarice andTthe keif interest of their managing men, diverted" triific in the face of natural conditions and utterly regarrlless of difficulties or expense. ( But, the newet and saner days have come. Time, trouble, cost, ill must now. "be considered and all must get their' due share 'of consideration, h Neither freight not passengers will be lifted over mountains' at great unnecessary expense if they can better be hauled along a water grade. "This not only because it is com mercially criminal under existing conditions to do it but because competition will no longer permit it. The busi ness of the orient .this is what the country is now going after, it is what the railroads are preparing and reaching for. With, such ' natural 1 advantages as Portland pos sesses, advantages literally unequaled on the coast, the inevitable, the logical must irappen and Portland must take its place along side San Francisco in the years that are now closely facing us. 1 - , v ( , 1 . A BIO EAST SIDE PROBLEM. Lt THE STORlks In circulation with reference ' to new lines down Front street, leading tartner and farther out into the Willamette valley, and the suggested possibility of the removal from Fourth areet f the Southern Pacific track dose to the river, arc exceedingly interesting, but there is a feature of the ., . . j . ' A A v.k CCl ease that ao tar Jias rcceivea io lucwwo. nm nuuk, both water and tail, congests the waterfront district, it . u that tha diffifuliv of orettinff to and fro across the bridges will , be ery materially increased and th Mnonnci iu Li a. T v. v. uwvi w . " get 'unbearable. J-: .'.;,.'i,:,-,4- ' '.Z'- i'.-.i to the eastern part of the city in the Past few years. . . . t .i k- Jne price oi property on' tuia biuc vi w ii u (driven thousands to tne east siae wno were icck more and cheaper ground than thqy could expect to get else where, not lor tne purpose oi renting, um iu iiuu tpmes. While these people live, across the river, the very great proportion of them work on this- Side. It is Imperative with most of them that they get, over here nt an early hour; it is equally desirable that they get home expeditiously at night Anything that materially interferes with reasonably rapid transitvis bound to in juriously affect property prices in that section of 'the cky. There, has been marvelous growth in : the east jde residence sections in the past two years, but the record threatens to be broken in' the next two. .: Not I 1 aL . -. 1 11 T' .a- mm.i. mam hmlHinflp tn rlt. Idences, but the 'whole waterfront should be practically transformed. A great deal will be done in any event, But in case the people and the property owners rise to an appreciation of the conditions wonders are likely to be performed. : . - ' '..y. ' ' Anil tret tha mora orobahle it is that creat- oroarress Is to be made and with it still greater need for better transportation 'facilities, the greater need there is to face the problem of. precisely how all the people who ' want to take 'advantage of it will be transported in ' 3 Lt. 1 I .L . 1 T T ... long will int TWeMt ortwDnaget iccompusn me lasic. aA ha tht-v h4m reached the 'limit of' relief ' that -" " -J mm . a at , they can atrora wnat win oe aone ana wnat win nappenr ,wiu tne east siae continue to grow as ujiaa oecn grow- ; Ing, and will bigger ana Better nusiness nouses oe ettteneil there, tnarether with minv wholesale establish- .... . . l mt 1 I r . iDcnu urn nuw.iiouii.n on iui iiuci i iuc piuuicui ui ine east siae is mainiy,; inougn not oiogcincr, one oi transportation. ?. That settled and . assured," there is no ' doubt about its continued growth,' but those financially . Intev'etit! in 4-ht-. ae.tin ahrt1l treen a aharn v. ntl mis proDJem among tne many otners mat engage uieu - attention. . ; THOMAS, A. EDISON, relieves the strain of, his , scientific and experimental labors in the domain of electricity occasionally by giving some hygienic advice.-; Not long ago be had something to say about cigarette smoking, and a little rater he informed the public that they eat and sleep too much. He says work never hurts anybody, that one can, scarcely do too much, that only five hours' sleep is needed, and that a very light diet is best ' 'f1 ', .V:": v. Let it be admitted thar most people -tat more than js irood for them, and that some people sleep more than they need to, and that a good many people would not be hurt by working more than they do; yet Mr. Edison's wholesale generalisation is not to be accepted as wisdom. He is an .exceptional man and comes ot exceptional progenitors. .His father lived 96 years, his grandfather 102 and his great-grandfather 104. Not everybody se lected their ancestors so well as Mr. Edison did. He says he has worked five days and nights consecutively without a wink of sleep, and then after nap felt as fresh ss ever, but does he suppose everybody or many can do the same? - - .'?,''.;':' v Mr. Edison being an exceptional man and apparently judging all the rest of mankind by 'himself, is not a wise adviser as to food, work, and sleep. In fact his talk, if he sets himself up as a criterion or model, is foolishness. His advice is like that of a taan who wears a number 8 shoe or a number 17 collar that every other- man should do the same. y ,X. 'S ''..' -. . Peoole are lust as different in. other respects as they are in their height weight and girth.' Of all the myriads of men who have lived and died no two were alike in ternally any more than externally; their digestions dif fered the same ks their countenances. . ' -; There are people who can live almost exclusively and gro- fat i mili, and' 4o others it will -five dyspepsia and frod i leanness., lt is the same with Other foods, solii and Uqdd - 'r ...', ' ' ' 't Tere s a peot'e Who.'like Napoleon, need bnly four or five'hotrs sleep, however hsrd they work; others need eight or even ten hours' sleep. The cspscity of some people for work is five times that of other and outwardly healthy people.; Tobacco and; alcohol are bad for most people,, perhaps necessary , forj none, yet. occasionally a person is benefitted by the moderate use of on of the other. ; . ,' f -,.v ' ? X O " There is not a single specific rule of hygiene, as to eating, sleeping or -working, .that will fit everybody. Each oerson should intelLiffentlv and arradually discover what J best for himself, and make his own rules No- I ooay can make etues lor a muitituae. , . n ft ;A FRIENDLY INVESTOR IN PORTLAND. " MAN best shows his faith byis works. There ia Harrison R. Kincaid, a "man wejl in the seven ties, who for. 40 veara has edited' a weekly news paper at Eugene and, in the process accumulated a modest fortune. Of s,II men in Oregon none has had quite so much faith in Portland as Mr. Kincaid. For 40 yean, more of less continuously, he has preached the doctrine, that Portland was destined to be the greatest city on the Paci'fic coast, not even excepting Sart Francisco. ; It wa his 'judgment that none other was so . advantageously situated, that Portland was so placed by nature as in evitably to drafn such an empire that its commercial supremacy would ultimately be uncontested. " 1 The general propositions that Mr. Kincaid laid down Were self-evident to all observers,' though so long as the railroads flew in the face of nature what nature itself intended was impossible of accomplishment. But the tendency in the right direction is now so pronounced that Portland has started on a career destined to attain speedy and great results, i And Mr. Kincaid has shown his faith in hi own judgment by coming to Portland and investing heavily . in business property, iri which respect he not only showed his faith, but his good judgment as well. . .. y' '.'. :J JOURNEY OF LEWIS AND CLARK T . : CHINESE. EXCLUSION IN ENGLAND. MERICA'S EXCLUSION LAW against the Chi nese is not alone the source of agitation and trouble in foreign relations with ancient Cathay. Britain, in the exigencies of colonial development, per mitted itself to indulge the luxury of Chinese immigra- fiuii iui 'ycuuu, im wuiuwing inruugn poinicai -rumpus just now as a result, Chinese labor has become a political issue, which Liberals and Conservatives fight over wrathily. , The "out" party charges the "in'' party ' with maintaining a species of slavery in the Transvaal, and will, go before the people of the home land with sombre pictures of brutal treatment for Chinese coolies " In far-away Africa. " '., f . - :.".. ;.-. ' After-the' mine operators of the Transvaal passed , a . . : 1 1 . ih. i . . . . . provincial uiuuiautc iiiTiiinn viiincsc contract laDOr tO :N the Rand, the issue went to Britain, where the final vote lies. ' Mining men' won again, and a treaty was negotiated ' with China for permisison to secure coolie labor. Con- tractors went into the Kwang-tung province, which has been the fruitful source of most'of the foreign emigration from China, with .offers of 50 cents a day in the Rand mines, on a three-year, contract . , Wary Cantonese did not bite. Wages were low, and conditions not at all en rouraging. Coolie contractors went further north, and from Pechili and that section inaugurated the emigration. But after a year of effort, something like 40,000 Chinese have been enticed to Africa, where at least 100,000 were urrently wanted. ' . ': '. , i'hy the difficulty? English politicians are giving the answer. If their statements may be -accepted 'Without al fowanee for political coloring, coolie aervice on the Rand is truly slavery. Compounds are living1 quarters, like those in which the Kaffirs are kept at Kimberley. These cannot be left until the work is finished. To meet the necessities, of dissatisfaction . among the coolies; severe ordinances are enforced, giving operators power to im prison and punish Chinese who break their contract Chinese aver, and are confirmed by their political cham pions in England, that the coolies have been gfossly de ceived regarding .thetr , recompense, and find themselves coerced to pay for transportation, clothing and provisions bought from company stores. When the coolie begins work, he is heavily in debt As a debtor, he is being ar rested and held to service.' Induced t& contract through misrepresentations, and. compelled to serve his time whether or no, the Transvaal contract laborer is said to bcrnore absolutely a slave than ever existed under the Kruger regime. " --'n ; : ; ' ; Australia and New Zealand are strongly in' sympathy with the effort to force the Rand mines to white tabor, or close them, if the native Kaffir is undesirable. .Can ada is largely against the celestials in any part'bf the empire.- British politics are thus given a live issue, and the neat balance often .maintained between Conservatives and Liberals may be shifted in favor of.the anti-administration party. J . (- ' ''',' ,";''", ' Jy WHAT IS TRUE HAPPINESS? PRESIDENT ,ELIOT of Harvard university con tributed a good thing to current thought and , literature a few days ago in his address on "The Durable Satisfactions of Life." Yourig men and women, and older ones, too, ought to read that, and think it over. ' Is Rockefeller or Leopold or George Gould or.E. H. Harriman "happy," "satisfied" with mil lions? No; but that does not involve the idea that poverty or pinching financial conditions involve happi ness or satisfaction, either. ' The prayer of a "person mentioned in the Bible;, "Give me neither poverty nor riches," had a basis of good common sense, as it reads; yet instead of praying, he should have worked and aimed for what he prayed for and probably he did. In this great age some men must be rich, must have control of -large' capital to carry on large affairs; but the thought is: t Except .for the necessaries and simple and decent pleasures of life money is and will be con sidered, more and .more as humanity rises "toward a higher plane and with a purer atmosphere and a clearer light,' a means, not an end. It will be asked 100 years hence, when a man dies, not "How much did he leave to his. heirs?" but "How did he use what he had?" t , Look, for instance, at Russell Sage on. one hand and at David K. Pearsons on the other. -Who doubts which is the happier man the grasper or the giver? And who can doubt which soul will be happier in, that undiscov ered country that bourne from-which no traveler has ever or will ever return. ' ' ':''" ; ' ':'.-? The lesson is, the true, things,, the right things only, bring or are conveyancers of happiness satisfaction. Any pleasure, carried to excess, becomes a pain. in tne last analysis, jiappineia i pouting cise or rnorc or less than peace of mind, the sense of duty well done, the ability to sleep soundly after a word of sin cere prayef, "unuttered Or ' expressed," and to waken refreshed with a natural smile and a healthy, honest sympathy with the world : ,' ;, v: , t . Lord Chesterfield said: "conscious virtue is tne only solid foundation ; of all happiness, for riches, power, rank, or whatever in the common acceptation of the word is supposed to constitute nappiness, win never quiet,' much less cure, the inward pangs of guilt" No, nor give back an intelligent creature with a conscience his sense of self-respect .: ; .'. I So be happy, but be happy right! There is no other form of happiness, on earth or in heaven, t - THE BUSINESS : men ' I ; taking another ANOTHER TRIP PROPOSED. ' of Portland contemplate ing anouier trip, tms time as tar soutn as A .1-1 A . - . . .1 J J 1 . 1 rvsnisnu. iney propose 10 aian iuuui ine miuaic of next month and be gone at least thre days..; During that time they will .visit 25 or' more toWnS,: giving each the time they can-afford, in such a hasty trip. . This determination is the outcome of the recent visit to the Lewiston section and the benefits which have come therefrom, both directly and 1 indirectly. 1 Perhaps the most gratifying feature of that excursion . was the fact that it brought so many Portland people into closer relations and heartier, accord. ' ' . . This trip is being anticipated with much pleasure and .yv, K' : '.: - ' ' ( - v". ......... . - . ' 'Ytr: -. In Skamania, county, Waahlncton. ' October The morning waa atlll cloudy and the wind from the west but as It had abated "its violence we set out at daylight (At the distance of tour miles we crossed a ereekv on the right, one mile below which a village of seven houaee on the same side.' This is the residence of the principal chief of the Chlllucklttaquaw nation, whom -we now found to be the earae between whom and our -two chlefa we had made a paece at the Echeloot village. " He received ua very kindly and set before us pounded fish, filberts and pther nuts, berries ot the aacaommls and white bread made of roots. We gave In return a bracelet of ribbon to each, of the women of the house, with which they were very much pleased. : The chief had several articles, such as scarlet and blue cloth, a a word, a Jacket and a hat which must "have been procured from the whites; and on one side ef the room were two wide split Doaras logeiner. dee to edge, so as to make space tor a rude nrure of a man cut and painted on them. On pointing to thle and asking- what it meant he said something, of whloh all we understood was "gooa, and then stepped to? the Image and brought out a quiver, which, with some other warlike Instruments, -were kept behind it. The chief theo directed his wife to hand out his medicine bag, irom which he brought out 14 forefingers. which he told us had once belonged to the same number, of his enemies whom ha hai killed in fia-htin with tne na tiona to the southeast to wnich place he pointed; alluding, no doubt to the Snake Indians, the common enemy of the nations on the Columbia. This bag is about two feet in length, containing roots. Boanded dirt etc., which tne Indians only know how to appreciate. It la suspended in the middle of the lodae. and lt la supposed to be a spe cies of sacrilege to be touched by any but its owner. It Is an object of re ligious fear.- and from Its sanctity is She safest place to deposit their medala and their more valuable articles. The Indians have likewise small bags which they preserve in their great medicine bags, whence they-are taken and worn around their waists and necks, as amu-, lets against real or imaginary evils. This was the first time we had ever known Indians to carry from the field any. trophy except the scalp. The fin gers were shown with great exultation, and after a harangue, which we were left to presume was la praise of his exploits. . they were carefully replaced among the valuable contents of the red medicine bags. This village being part of the same nation with-the village we passed above, the language of the two is ths same; their houses are ot similar form and materials, and calculated te contain about 10 souls. The inhabitants were unusually hospitable and good humored, so that we gave to the place the name of Friendly village. We break fasted here and, after purchasing 12 dogs, four sacks of fish and a few dried berries, proceeded on our Jour ney. The hills we passed are .high, with steep, rocky sides, some pine and white oak and an undergrowth Of shrubs scattered over them. ' Four miles below this village is a small river (Klickltatt en the right side; Immediately below ts a village of CblllucklUequaws, consist ing of 11 houses. Here we landed end smoked a pipe with the inhabitants, who were very cheerful and friendly. They. as well as the people of the last village, inform ua that this rirer comes a considerate distance from the N. N. B. that it hae a (great number ot falls, which prevent .the salmon from passing up, and that inhere are 10 mo tions residing on it who subsist on ber ries or such game as they can procure with their bows and arrows. At lt mouth the river Is SO yards wide and has a deep and very rapid channel. From the number of falls of which the In dians spoke, we gave It the nam St Cataract river. W purchased four dogs, and then proceeded. The country as we advanced Is more irocky and broken, and the pine and low White ak on the hills increase In great quantity. Three miles below Cataract river we passed three Urea rocks in the river; that In the middle Is large' and longer than the rest and yrom the circumstance or us having severely square vaults on lt ob tained the name of Bepuleher Island (Klickitat name. MemeJoose ( Ilshee "Island Of the dead"). A short distance below are 'two huts of Indians on the1 right The river now widens, ana in three miles we came to two more houses on the light one mile beyond which Is a rocky island tn the bend of the river toward the left Within the next els mtlee we passed li huts of Indian scat tered on the right bank, and thep reached the entrance of a river on the left which he called LabUsche's river, after Lablesche, one of our party. , Just above this rlrer is a low ground more thickly timbered than Usual, and In front , are four huts of Indiana on the bank, which are the first we have seen on that side of the .Columbia. The ex ception may Be occasioned by thle spot being more than usually protected from the approach of enemies by the creek and the thick wood behind. We again embarked, and at the , distance of a mile passed the mouth of a rapid ereek on the right 1 yards wide. In this ereek the Indians whom', we left take their fish, and from the number of c'anoea which were in It, we called It Canoe creek. Opposite this ereek ie a large sandbar, which continues for four miles along the left side of the river Just below this a beautiful cascade falls In on the left ever a precipice ef roe 100 feet in height One mile farther are four Indian huts In the low ground on the left and two miles beyond this is a point of land on tne runt, wnere the mountains become high on both eldes and possess ' more timber and greater varieties of it than hitherto, while those on the left are covered with snow. One mile from thle point -we halted for the night at three Indian huts on- the right (Skamania county. Wash Ington), having made It miles. On our first arrival they seemed surpnsea, out not alarmed, and we soon became In timate by means of smoking and our favorite entertainment, lor the maiana. the violin. They gare ue fruit roots snd rootbread and we purchased from them three doge. The houses of these nennla era almllar to those of the In dians above, and their language Is tha same; their dress, alee.' consisting of robes and skins ef Wolves, deer, elk and wildcat Is made neasly after the same model; their hair Is worn In plaits down each shoulder and around their necks le put a atrip of some skin with the tall et the animal hanging down over the breast like the Indiana above. Thev are fond of otter-skins and give a great prtee for them. We here saw the skin of the mountain sheep, which they ear tires among the rocks in the moun tains; the skin was covered with white hair: the wool wae long, tniog and coarse, with long, eoarse hair on the top of the neck and en the back, resembling somewhat the bristles or a goat, id mediately behind the village is a pond, tn which were great numbers of email swan. SENTENCE SERMONS - By Henry F. Cope. There la no preservation without puri fication. -i.- . , Band wagons carry no freight ': -e e -, The email heart la likely te hold big sins. . Singing of heaven gives no certainty of singing in heaven. . , . . , - . e . e There is seldom any ealt In the salted sermon. - ' . . -, e. e A life le but a lamp without the oil ot love. ' .;'v' !,,: : " " v - Many men think they are virtuous because they are verbose. i ' . r' ' e " e The track of life le only the servant Of Its terminus. , . .,: e. e ;. v;, Many prayere would be' more profit. able If they were pruneo. . . - ' ' ; V .: .;- '. "' :-'' ,' What passes for strong purpose Is often only weak prejudice. .. ' A really smart man will refrain from saying things that smart. '-' v '-4. The ealt water of your cynicism Is sorry stuff for a thirsty world. . , a e 3 it Is better to have your bank In heaven than your heaven -In a bank. , The great danger-Is not In differences of belief but in deneiency or any belief. ' ; v e e ' Only a blockhead Is. sensitive to blockhead's ridicule. - e e .- . . The sword of the Lord le valueless until It becomes the ewerd of Gideon. , . " " ... ; -, ' e, ' v- 7. Many a man thinks he has prslee- worthy aspirations when he only aspires te be praised. - . . ... .... e : e . V ' A funeral sermon 1 may ' be a good oration, but It doee not count for much esj a prophecy unless history Indorsee It. e e J 1 Many a prayer for vision ought to be changed to a petition for vertebra. " e e Ton cannot tell how much a man has invested In the church by the Interest he takee In the dividends. When a man buys a horse en Its specifications be le likely to call hie folly ' faith and ite consequence the dispensation ef Providence. ; LETTERS r FROM -PEOPLE : : 5 s THE. ;.l:Uy. see Who Is Responsible for Condition? Portland. Oot ft -To the Editor of The Journal Noticing an. article In last evenings paper, In which Post master. M into kpoke of the notable in crease of new houses in the Upper Al blna section and of bis trying to get extra carriers for that district I would like to call his attention to the wretched maO facilities that exist la that grow ing section at the present time. Chi cago le about SIS miles from New Tork City and a letter sent from the latter to Chicago will reach Its destination and be delivered in from St to tl hours, while here in Portland. If I drop a letter in a box in the heart of the city at 7 a. ' m.. It Is taken out of the box at I a, m. and goes to' the postofflce, lays there all that day and night and reaches its destination, upper. AIblna.,the next day at 1 p. m.. 10 hours after It le put In the- box, and the distance only two mlleev ' .- . -y ..'' The eondttlone in regard te a letter sent from Al bine to the wee t side are even worse. A letter sent to me was put In the box, corner of Fremont street and Williams avenue, on . Monday, October IS. at 1 p. tn. It reached me Wednes day morning at S a m., 4! hours after It was put in the box. Another letter that was put in the same box at 1 p. m Friday, October 10, reached me Sunday morning. It was postmarked l:S0 p. m. on Saturday evening at Sta tion B. - y ' ' .: Can the Postmaster tell me where that letter wae for the tl houre before it was postmarked at Station BT Ie there another city In the United Statee or iso.oeo people that can enow arsimi lar state of wretched mall facilities?. 1 doubt it and can only say that the per son who Is responsible - for these eon dltione reflects no credit on himeelt Some time ego the people of Upper Al, blna had two deliveries, a day. one in the morning and one in the afternoon Now they have but one.. -.,- -t A newe Item some time ago In one ot the daily papers stated that In all prob ability the number of carriers would -be reduced after the fair. I think from conditions existing there should be an Increase Instead of a reduction. These people have suffered In silence es re garde their mall matter, but I under stand. If there le not a change made soon and mattere remedied, they Intend te lay the facts before the department at Washington in order to see whether they know of such conditions as exist here and also then whether the poet master-general sanctions such methods In a city of 110,000 people. W. H. S. Who Is tha Oldest Free Mason? Portland, Oregon, October. 21. Ed Itor of The Journal I noticed ai article In your paper a few daye since In relation to the death ef a gentleman residing east ot the mountains (I cannot oall to memory the name of the place). At any rate the Journal stated that he wae the oldest Free Mason tn the state of Oregon. . Considerable discussion in relation thereto has taken place among several of the oldest Masons now living In this city and vicinity, and if t be possible would like very much to have thle question solved as to who le really, "without doubt" the oldest -Free Mason now living In Oregon. ' I am inclined to believe that I have the honor of being the eieeet Mason In good standing up to this- date In the United States, as I can produce a certificate showing that I entered the grand lodge of Masons on September - Is, 1S41, 4 years ago. take great interest in thle matter and If any brother in Oregon or elsewhere, after reading thle article, can produce a certificate earlier than the above date I - shall be obliged te withdraw . this statement in favor ot that brother. Let ue know through the oolumne of the : ' F. TAG ART. USSst A Csrnion for Today ; ; POWER 0? HAPPINESS. i-tf ' By Henry F. Cope: The Joy of the Lord is your strength. Neh. vlli:10. v ' . : , - f - - - ) INSTEAD of the strength" of your ' faith being marked by the. length . -- of year sighs, the geaulnenese ef . your relUlon la ta be known bv Its Joyfulness, ihe same Ood bo gives I the sunlight and the smiling fields, who ' makes the brooks to laugh through the meadows and the stars to shine at night would rather see smiles then frowns on the faces of hie children. His glory le ' not in gloom, but In gladness. He de signed this world 'for happiness, and re- K ligton is but the pursuing of his plea -. for the good of his children.' That Which la holv must ha hannv. Artificial sadness is alwava alnful. A ehuroh . Is not sacred because it looks ' like a eepulcher: mualo la not sacred - because all the spring is taksn out ot It. Tou do not keep day sacred to divine ends by making It dismal. It is a re ligious duty resting on all to cultivate ' happiness, to' make thJs world less sad. -; No matter how sincere a man mav ba if hla aanotltv -..,.!. nni - to others its satisfaction to him must count for nothing. There is a great deal . or piety that needs operating on to cut . the bands that -tie ite heart and reduce the Inflammation of Ue spleen. Happiness . is tne very health ot religion. If rellg- ; ion does not give right relations to the . r things that determine the tone and eolos - of Ufa It Is a failure. . ttut true nappinesa can never be self ish. It grows only, by giving. No one , can oat a reast by hlmseir. Happiness ' is not round on lonely mounts of vision. ' It Is a fair, refreshing stream that flowe ' through the dusty ways of dally life. ' Its watere are never so-sweet and cool to you eg . when .you seek - them for others. None ever find It who go with their own pitchers alone. . The reason so many wouia-oe saints are aad le be cause they wUl not be other than self- Is lt not strange that men who love this heaven-born life ef oura should turn away from the religion that represented . w.o.j umyyr jvjvum liuoiin I II .'is mm mi .- enormous offense against Ite Ood? Once men gathered together every dark and , depressing thought and things and said , . ineee consiuuie ins aivina in mis woriaj they looked out through the - smoked -glasses of sanctimony, snd of every glad, ' generous hearty Impulse and aotlon, they said these things must be evit because . they are heppy. .- , .-. -The old houndar Una between tha pain that was piety and the pleasure that epeit perdition has almost passea away. Men now know that there Is pain and loss In the wey of sin. that the wey os um inuivanmor w naru; invy twra : by tasting them that the fruits of right eousness are Joy and peace. ; The atre demands what the ruler of alt has ever intended, that religion should send men on their wsy with the vigor ot happier , - hearts,, with the upweuing love, or men that should drive the squalor, misery. . despslr end heartaches of sin before it. . ' Life has Ua work end It has Its sor- . rows; but they ought ootb to be for Its enriching. , The business or religion-le . to teaon es tnat .understanding ana ad justment of life that will t make it a lull 9S JM isinii, tv iwd mm mm. Ood. of all desires the jood of eltf Thsf mora irue Dieirr inm aveajna .xor ui - loving will of the all-wlke and loving- there ! In this world theimore pleasure : there wUl be In It Thle happiness Is the cure for the madness that some call pleasure. Life is a irovkcct inavw w inwi wimi wnij- hope is for the houre of leisure In which to anna 11 ma aeaoenina oraita i ex citement the lethal cup that only hides life's misery by paralysing the faculties - 01 Bee Jis a MV awcfaaeaea.awap eaa s wa iuawMi If men might only hear at tin tha call of . him who -bade the weary and tha heavy laden to come; If they might but ; kUUW l lie l usa w7 wi. aaaej mm i v w sMhlna 1 1 4 m. wo larK Vaa swan easssas atv suipju - ... Make life happier and you win mane it holler. Make It full of pleasure not inn vt . .Wl m V mtm w f w . ui.l w, peace with heaven's plans, with the Joy of knowing that over all le Infinite love. A the strength that eoma from knowing rla-ht la Invlnelhle. the tender and aweet joys that spring up at the touch of hu man love. Oo your ways -to make them " patha of gladness, to show love ehlning " throuah sorrow, to give love In the name ef the lord f love, and yours shall be . religious service indeed. ,, , , HYMNS YOU OUGHT .y .TO KNOW , v v Blest Be tha Tie That Binds. . JSg nii- ", t " By John Fswcett D. XX. John Fawoett (Lldget Green. York shire, England, January S, 17SS Wains gate, July, tl, HIT), an English Baptist pastor, was the author of several beau- 1 tlful hymns. It Is said that in 1771, after he had served the little congrega tion at Wainsgate for some years, living on a email salary, he decided to accept a call to an Important church in Lon- Ldon. - He packed his goods and preps red te leave, nut nie anecuon tor nis peo ple led him to recall hie acceptance and' to remain with them. . On that occasion he wrote this hymn. He little knew that he wae writing a hymn that would be sung In many lands and at almoat all times of parting end" ef reunion. , yVi ' Bookbinding. - '1 From the London Chronicle. Of course there Is beautiful bookbind ing even now for the amateur who can afford to' pay for the beet material and the best workmanship but authorities will tell us (and prove It to ue in the nearest library) that about 75 per eent ef the leather used for bookbinding dur ing the last 20 years has either de- cared or le decaying. The blame spreads far, and we are brought Into touch with sundry malpraotlces of modern ' trade Nowadays most leathers for bookbind ing are prepared solely or mainly with a view to what le called .their "finish." There le a reckless use of mineral acids to secure brilliant - ehadee of color. Leathers, again, have almost ceased to be genuine. "Persians" and other Beat Indian skins are stripped of their original tannage and then finished In morocco, . Sheepskin undergoes a me chanical grnlnage and emerges es goat, seel end pig. Leather that le treated ee the skillful end , unscrupulous me chanic knows how to treat eheepskln le rendered worthless for the librarian. These are but half a dosea tnstaneee, ... . , . . . v . . . . .. y- , . Bleet be the tie that binds ' Our hearts in Christian love: The fellowship of kindred mlnd.i . '; le like to that above. - Before our Father's throne ' 5 We pour 'our ardent prayers; ' ' Our fears, our hopes, our alms: are one. Our oomforte and our carea ; . - , V - ' , 1 - '": '' ' . 4 We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; -And Often for each other flows ,.. The sympathising tear, . ; . . ; - . '' . When we asunder part, ' ? It gives as inward pain; ' But we shall still be Joined In heart, , - And hope to meet again. . - , . r v 'j', ., ' - .: -' ; ,v 1 Thle glorleue Hope revives ,; Our courage by the way;. While each in expectation lives And longs t see the day. , ; ',. . .. , ,t , ' " . ,t'. From sorrow, toll, and palv r,X. v. And sin, we shall be free, -And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. . . : A Delicate Hint.' y ' ' . From the Chtcegd Tribune. . Mr. Bryan's announcement of the fscl that he Is 4S years old may be taken s a delicate hint that ha will here et talned Just about the right age for the presidency in 110s.
