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A NEW YORK PHILANTHROPIST.
TN PEARSON'S MAGAZINE Albert B. Paine gives
an interesting- account of the public benefaction of
," a Jewish citizen of New. York City who has gained
a national and even an international reputation;,' Nathan
ftraus. This useful, rich 'man "was born in" Bavaria in
and came with his father's family tothispeountry
in 1854. - Though a. comparatively poor boy and young
Inan, he had, like most of his race, a talent tor business,
and succeeded largely but his mind was "never "con
centered ali o self," and he was always looking rabout
to help others. It was in 189? that Mr. Straus' attention
, was called to the startling death rate among the little
r hildren of New York City, and he became convinced on
investigation that it was mjfiitdue to impure milk, so
lie established a ' sterilizing laboratory, and, during the
first summer distributed 34,000 bottles of Pasteurized
milk, with the result of a prompt and marked decrease
in the infant death rate1. , His work wa followed up. and
later, with the assistance of his wife, who wa in full
sympathy, jwith him, he established pure milk stations
in the public parks, so that children could have a nour
ishing, refreshing drink instead of the worthies blue
stuff that had been sold to the poor. " He also organized
a regular supply system throughout the thickly pop
ulated 'districts, dispensing sterilized milk at less than
cost, and paying all expenses of rent and help from his
own purse. ;' -."'t;' '
But Mr, Straus, branched out in doing good in other
directions. He owned a lot on which was an old unused
building in the rear of a church builling where an -an-pelfs.t
conducted meetings! this he fitted op into It lodg
ing and lunch house, where - poor people could obtain
either a bed or a meal for ,fiv. tents. He. said tp the
preacher: "Yoii must save bodies before you, can'-avt
souls." A multitude of people preserved their self re
spect, and some of them even their lives, through this
means of help.J. Pierpont Morgan,' learning of what
Mr. Straus was doing, sent for. him and asked how he
could help..-.. -,.,..:-...., .- uw....i. j '
- "You can establish a great store," replied Mr. Straus,
"where the poor can buy provisions at cost, and get coal
without going to the docks for it. I will see to it man
agement" Morgan; agreed,' Mr. Paine relates,' Stipulat
ing only that his name should not be known in the un
dertaking. So t big depot was opened on Grand street,
and all day long the army of the poor marched through,
obtaining the means of life with their tickets, that were
now made legal tender for any article of merchandise, as
well as for coal and lodging. No questions were asked.
No investigations were made.' AH were serve Jwhe
cameLr-l'fT -, J'-'.
. Mr. Straits' idea wSs to help the helpless poor, but at
the same time to make them feel that they were not de
pending on charity, that they were paying the worth of
. all they received, but he protected them from, being
-robbed, and incidentally spent a Urge amount of money fmatterfenrtipfamatic inquiry an
in carrying .on tniswor. - . ,. , . - s ,
- In 1894 more than two million of these 5-cent meal
and lodging tickets' were issued, and thirty-seven and a
half million, pounds of coal were distributed, and the
work has gone On ever since. V" " '' ' i.
The recreation piers that now surround NewYbrk
City are another of Mr. Straus' 'ideas, and in all such
work he jias been in large degree the mainstay of Jacob
Kits and other workers in that great, metropolis for the
benefit of unfortunate or foolish humanity." V . v ?)
, In a comparatively sntall, city, like Portland there is
no such urgent occasion for such work as in great cities
like New York ahd London, yet there is even here and
in all towns of this size and more, opportunity for help
ful and noble .work, and for the kindly office of such
men as Nathan Straus, who are none too numerous in
the world.. ,. v . - -..,';.;..,
Portland has got along fairly well, for many years
with a comparatively small police force, less than that
of almost any other city, and while still larger force
might be advantageous, we , can still live in tolerable
safety and comfort if, the force is kept down to it pres
ent number, for a year or two. There can, never be
.enough policemen to satisfy some demands. ' -
A TEMPEST IN AN ISLAND EAPOT ; . 4
HE TROUBLE in the Isle of Pines is a teapot
tempest. While . it will be natural for. Amer
icans to sympathize with their few countrymen
who inhabit that island, and according to reports own
most of the land, . it appeals clear tnat cuc-a is enuueo
to the island, which seems to belong to it in considera
tion of the privilege to the United States of establishing
and maintaining coaling station on the Cuban coast.
These American residents of the little Isle of Pines
attempted, it was reported last week, to take control of
it and establish a "government there; tney aemanaea
that the island be made and treated a a territory ot the
United State. There are only a few score of them, all
told," and the proposition is absurd. They claim, that
the Cuban government -taxes them without giving them
any benefits in return. But if the island is Cuban ter
ritory, as it seems that it u.or is to be, they nave two
mean of redress. One is to appeal to the Cuban courts;
the other is to move. . 5 ''.;"
But it is claimed in their behalf in some quarters that
the Isle of Pine is United State and not Cuban' ter
ritory.,, If there be nny doubt about tnat, u is a question
to be settled between the governments at Washington
and Havana. There is a -chance for a quibbling lawyer
or diplomat to maintain that the Isle of Pines is United
State territory, but we think that under the legislation,
amounting to a treaty agreement, through . which Cuba
became Jree from Spain and the United States became
to some extent that island' guardian,, thi contention
will not stand. h-;'' ' v:".-.;.'.. 3 ,
Spain, when -whipped, relinquished authority over Cuba
and -ceded to the United State Porto Rico and all
"other islands," except Cuba, in the West Indies Cuba
claimed the closely contiguous Isle of 'Pines as part of
it-territoryr yet it might have been and wa argued
that it wa one of the Another islands." The Piatt
amendment to the war legislation of that epoch stipulated
that the title to thi little island should be. left to future
adjustment between the United States and Cuba. But
General Wood, acting for the United States, presumably
with full authority, handed over the island to Cuba, we
of the United State having reserved the privilege of
coaling stations. It was generally understood that .th
island wa a quid pro quo. ' ..; .
. Secretary Root, when secretary of war, presnmablji
with the concurrence of Secretary of State Hay, ruled
that the Isle of Pines wa Cnban teTritory. ' And the
American who are o vociferously insisting that it is
American territory must weH- know that the Piatt
amejidmejitpTesslyieft'theitle-Hvoubtndto-iuture
settlement, and that Cuba, with bur government' con
sent and apparent approbation, has ever since exercised
sovereignty over it.? -1. v. "" '
It may be that Cuba has mistreated the 'American
property owners on the island, and if so this may be a
-:-smegt4fl-ir'fejo!cThirTilIar.
touair over their new king. Well, if a
kin- pleaaee , them, it la none of our
business, though really they have : no
mora use for a king than w hava for
a national duenna
wherei-has ifitived totMeTffcouragcment and sup
port, but not enough to render it success at all probable.
The persecutions' and massacres of Jews in Russia, in
which country are. some five million Jews, perhaps 40
per cent of the total Jewish population of the world,
may give the scheme a new though probably only a tem
porary impetus. Jew of America do not want to leave
this country for Palestine ,or elsewhere, nor do most of
those of England, but it? would not be strange if there
were a general migratory desire among the Jews of
Russia and some other .. European . countries. There
must be something , else, " ; however, and . something
stronger, than mere sentiment to move a sufficient
number of'Jews to carry out Zangwill's plan. ?
' The Jewish Chronicle of London expresses a doubt as
to whether. Russia will ever be a safe country for the
Hebrew race, and thinks a wholesale, exodus the only
hope, declaring. that the duty of providing , a refuge
for these afflicted coreligionists devolves upon the more
' fortunate Jews of other countries. . . 5
' The original plan to re-found a great Jewish nation
in Palestine seems to have been abandoned, as it was cer
tainly impracticable, and Zangwill and other Jewish en
thusiasts are' still considering other locations. He was
at one time it was reported, offered by the British gov
ernment a large .territory in South Africa for a Jewish
state, but this was not accepted, partly because the lo
cation did not suit, and also because of the impractica
bility of carrying out the scheme at that time.,' South
America has. also been considered as a possible place of
refuge, and re-nationalization, but there. are- difficulties
in the way that at present seem insurmountable. '( ,
So the likelihood is that while many Russian-Jews will
emigrate td more favored lands, a large proportion of
them will remain in that country in hope of more favor
able condition there, and that, as heretofore, the Jews
will inhabit all countries, assimilating themselves with,
the several people among whonMhjelliticilly-1
ITiTd indusltlaTTy" while femainTng racially and religiously
a distinct and "a peculiar people;" and thai Zangwill's
nationalization or "new Zion" scheme will never ma
terialize, or at least not in our day. 1 ; . ' ? ; ,
The ' appointment of Justice Wolverton a the uc
rrssorjof Judge Bellinger on the United State district
luicli will meet with unqualified public approval. He
i a man of (injudicial character and attainments with
nut any affiliations tht would embarrass him in the
discharge of his public duties. Few men could be ele
vatr J to such a position upon whom there would be a
more cordial agreement respecting his merits or his
tj'ulifications and under existing circumstances this will
I c a nurce of peculiar satisfaction to the people com
x!ing his district.' ',. - i.; "
lIo; will firing a hTgh price again about the time
Lt cl srower juit raiding them, ' ' (
belongs to Cuba, as seem to be settled, at least, in
formally, what more are we going to do about it?- rf
. These Americans do not claim to be citizenslof Cuba,
refuse to become so; inhabiting Cuban territory they
retain American citizenship and Apparently think Uncle
Sam will pull their business chestnut out of the Cuban
fire and help them some 200 or 300 people to establish
a territory .of the United States." The notion smacks of
absurdity; Uncle Sam has bigger fish to fry than to
make every American in the Isle of Pines a. federal of
ficer or deputy in order that they may become independ
ent of the Cuban gdvernmenc
- A "merit system" that does not make competent, and
faithful grade 1 teachers its principal beneficiaries is not
meritorious... , 7 -v.- . ' . ' ,
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THE ROOSEVELT-WHITNEY. EPISODE.
N HIS HARSH and extravagant criticism of Henry
M. , Whitney of , Boston, ..President Roosevelt
scarcely place himself in a position in which his
best friends and well wishers "would most desire to see
him. His denunciation is altogether too vehement and
unmeasured to comport with the dignity of his great
office;'" Mr. Whitney is not in every respect the highest
and best type of American citizenship. Although a man
of fine educatjon and higTFsocial standing, he has been
tO Boston Wharjferkgs, tPfi tri-trar.mfff , n
JEWS IN RUSSIA AND ELSEWHERE".
SRAEL ZANGWILL'S plea for the establishment of
an independent Jewish nation intesti great semi-public enterprises . and
went into politics to get through the public's representa
tives concessions for which he inadequately paid and to
some of which he waft not entitled. Therefore, so far as
Mr. Whitney is concerned, there no profound sym
patby for him, f But the president, in. this transaction,
as in the Bowen episode, has placed himself on trial and
notwithstanding the. kindly sentiment entertained for
him by all the people without regard to politics," the
verdict' cannot without mental protest be rendered in
his favor.1 -...(!:. . r- t-i'-:-4 -m-rl-'v' .-
A committee of the Boston chamber of. commerce a
year or so ago called on the president to urge reciprocity
and tariff changes. There was a long, informal talk,
and Mr. Whitney and the other members of the com
mittee understood the president a expressing ' certain
general opinions on the subject discussed. . In the recent
campaign in Massachusetts Mr. -Whitney, who was the
Democratic candidate for lieutenant-governor. stated in
speeches the substance of the president's opinions and
expressions as, he understood them, and the president
thereupon ih"46ilinf "Ifldignation, declared ' that Mr.
Whitney not only misquoted and misrepresented him, but
that the talk was confidential. The other members of
the visiting committee say that there was no intimation
at the time that' the conference wa confidential, and
they- understood the president just as Mr. Whitney did
j The episode for the sake of all concerned, but par
ticularly -for the sake of the president himself, should be
speedily buried out of sight for even though he is en
tirely right in his contention the way he chose t prove
it will not elevate the matter, into dignity nor the presi
dent himself into the unqualified admiration of those
who always wiih him well. ' ; -".' ; ; i
. Speaking of "dulcet word" and certain things "suf
ficing" whileallowing still other "to pass,", and over
much protesting and frequent" refusal - 6f the - kingly
crown tn the hat of a United Stales senator fromrOxt-
gon, it is barely possible that the editor of the Oregonian
could have grasped the prize nvl902, as he. says, but it
didn't look like it then and it doesn't look particularly
like it now in retrospect. Neither did it look like it
when he telegraphed Brownell that fatal final night the
Cassius-save-me-or-I -perish message: ."Now is the time.
If you can help me it will be appreciated." As a matter
of fact no one could have delivered the goods to Scott
on that painful occasion. Fulton might have stepped
down and out but his followers would not have gone
over to Scott It wasn't a Scott, year.';' Indeed it ha
never been a Scott year and according to the best in
formation available it never will be: - But let that pas.
' The sugar and tobacco trusts, when it comes to doing
justice to the Philippines, are more powerful than the
government of the United .States; or, rather, in matters
in which they, are particularly interested, (hey are the
government '' "- v ' ' '.-; '.-... ; ' ,
SMALL CHANGE
Ths' wonder Is that that decent man
who -is a areat-arandaon of Oeorae IV
will' nrknowledge bla ancestry on bis
jather'a aide. , . '' '
; Some blow down tha river.
i4 Astoria. Budget: The Democratic club
of Multnomah county has taken the lead
in suggest In that J. K. Smith of this
city be nominated at the primaries to be
held In April as a.- candidate for cotv
grossman. A better aelectlon could not
be mad and we desire to congratulate
tha Portland club on the steps It has
taken. Mr. Smith is a most , capable
man for the position and owing to tha
disruption In the ranks of the Republi
can party there will be an excellent op
portunity to elect a Democrat to con
gress from this diatrlct. '
JPa, how big Is Taftt ' . j
Indiana eoal operators have advanced
th. pries' of coal Si cents a ton at the
mines, "due to a shortage or cars." The
"poor crop" excuse Is not available In
the coal business, '-but the "shortage
of cars" ruse reaches the same end.
Indianapolis Star. As soon as It gets a
little later and colder Brother Baer will
discover a shortage of cars farther east-
Thank heaven, we can burn stumps out
hers yet. If need be, though they're get
ting acarce. - 'l ' ... . ...
If we had time to publish an alma'
nae, we would say in it: "About this
time of year, look out for storms along
ttyi seacoast.'. , , . ; . 4. . ... , -y. : -v.
Boss Murphy ought to be carrying a
hod. .. - V; 1 ...;.'.;'. 1 ,.
.'.:.s- '"' :."'.: ' . " "" ' , :..
Pine word are ftne things, Mr. Presi
dent; hut there's T. Cader Powell! . v -; ,
Nobody knows yet ' how Oregon will
go next spring. . It's fairly safe to say,
however, that nobody will havsw 40,000
majority and that Is well.
Oregon must fight, for a certain big
item in the sundry civil bill; get ready.
Those east, side people art going its
accomplish something.
' v.-;''? "'-'- :.".','.;',?
Colonel Hofer of Salem won't have
anybody for governor but Withy com be.
nor anybody for t representative in con
gress but Toose. Well, they're pretty
good men, no doubt, but Colonet Hofer
won't cast over a million votes, one way
or another. ..- . :
clouds to roll by at this time of year io
Oregon. . .
"The only way Russia could make
showing of any peaceful days Is to set
Its calendar ahead It days to correspond
with th rest of th world. ... ..
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TJncl Jo . Cannon : doesn't expect or
want to be president. In which h la In
accord with most other people. :
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Oregon will be the neat state to 00
eupy th political stag. --r- T
In the late elections th only machine
that th people favored was th voting
machine,' and there la some suspicion
about them. ' J, - ";
LETTERS FROl .THB
- - PEOPLE -
i- A OalifmUa TUw. ; .
San Francisco, Cat, Nov. 17. T th
Editor of The Journal For the actual
death of ' Branch, as th result of
mutually agreed upon manly fight,
would not punish Meriwether at all.
But is Midshipman Meriwether was
not wronged by the report made of him
by Branch to bla superiors, in the per
formanee of his duty, I would punish
Mr. Meriwether good and hard for hi
unmanly resentment of the conduct of a
brother officer In the unflinching per
formance of what he believed to be his
duty. Respectfully. . f 3. O. B.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
' More goats In Lincoln county. They're
money-makers. - .
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Brook Corr. Oervals Star: Sunshine
Is the latest chicken food in this com
munity, on of our cltlsens having raised
a whole brood on nothing but Oregon
sunahln. . .-."-t .
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. Of course. Coos bay will b mn In
creasingly important . harbor. Why
now, k. .. -
Am Outsider oa Sops.
Independence, Or.. Nov. it. To the
Editor of Th Journal While I am not
Interested in th hop situation, I am
desirous of saying a few words.
The growers of this coast are to
blame for th present - conditions . ot
values as to market prices, why, we
might have had IS cents or better. Bu
as th people, or growers, "have pushed
this market to what It is, don't blame
the dealers. You are alone to blame.
am only an outsider on this hop -situa
tion. As to th markets, I alwaya sell.
my product when th markets open.
would -advise peopla in such Ilk Indus,
tries from a business standpoint Why
did not th growers contract , their
product at II centa when they had
chancf ' All contracts of this nature
hav been taken in without a word. .
know this to b right.
- - - P. A, M'CAUIT.
. Aaether Tiaw f th Cass. .';.
Monmouth. Or Nov, !. To ' th
Editor of Th' Journal I hav watched
with a good deal of Interest for replies
to your request for opinions regarding
th. Meriwether-Branch fight' at .the
naval academy. Thus far I havob
served only, three, and hav concluded
to give you my views -on the subject.
Th United State has two schools.
believe, on at West Point, for th
purpose of training young men to fight
In th army, th ether at Annapolis toe
the purpose pt training young men to
fight In th navy. In order to obtain
admission to either, ' young men must
be of good moral character and phys
ically Sound. 1 , :,. , t ..
These two" young men had been ad
mi t ted to the naval academy. . Hence,
we conclude they were both of previous
good character; that they were totn
athletes is admitted. It seems these
young men had a alight misunderstand
ing or quarrel, resulting in a ehaileng
to settle the matter in a fist fight ac
cording to rules of th prise ring.
One account says Meriwether was
th challenging perty-a later account
say Branch was the challenging party,
But in my opinion th on who accept
a challenge Is equally guilty as th on
who sends it, if there is any guilt. It
seems they met and fought" on equal
grounds, with rereree and seconds on
hand to see fair play. Each intended t
ftV-thT)ther7 goooT sound thrashing
If he could. But neither of them de
sired, or intended, or expected to kill
the other, or even to inflict any perma
nent injury. I believe our courts hav
ruled that where ther is no Intent to
commit crime ther 1 no crime com
muted. A both were in th hospital
it is safe to asaum that both were
severely punished. Th death of Branch
resulted front a blood-clot-on the brain
caused by his heed coming In contact
with the- floor whew knocked down by
aienwetner, or rrom th surgical oper
atlon afterward. Ther Is no doubt that
MerlwetheTfeels a bad about It as
any man can, and th fact that a fellow
student met his death through an act
of his, unintentional though it was,, will
cast a gloom over hi whole future life
I thlnx he has been punlahed enough.
1 Now just a few words more as to
what has been the practice in tha Mit
I served In the union army over three
years during tha war of 161 to lies,
and such-, puglllstio scraps were quit
irequent. Mot only were they permitted
and winked at. but sometimes actually
connivea at oy in commissioned offi
cers, a time and plao set and th con
test rought to a finish according
to prls ring rules. - If - any ons
was permanently injured in any of those
scraps 1 never Heard of It I presume
th same thing la proticedJn th
United States navy to this at
I leaat I see that an 'International fistic
mms ssiween 'British and AmeTl
can tars" will take place in the near
Good time as any to go to th sea
side. . .1 , ! , . .f
A notable and curious thing happened
In Baker City tha Other day; a passenger
train was on time for th first tlms i
months.
.-,:. -e .
The farmers' telephone line In th
dales creek neighborhood has been iu
creaaing Ita clientele. New phones hav
been put In and th Una ha been thor
oughly overhauled. '. V
Lots of bears in th mountains. ' ' .''
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Lexington, says th Wheatfleld. is en
Joying a steady and substantial growth,
as is eviaencea oy tne -many new build'
Inga erected within th east ' , thraa
months. Others hav been repainted and
improved, all of which greatly Improve
tne appearance 01 me town.
1 A drunken man sat down on th rail
road track below Th Dalles. A train
cam along. Th coroner couldn't iden
tify., him, . - ..
.Pendleton Is successfully stiivina'tm
be a big commercial center. ,.
A tract of. land on the Bant lam aold
for f 209 an sere. - - -
Ixjts of gees along th 'TTnner Co.
lnmbla, but not easy to get
Mor Observer; Bully for Ban H.
McLauchlan, ez-chlef of Portland no
lle, elected mayor of. Shanlko this
week. . , j. . .;. ' ' '1 .'
Douglas county farmer still nlowln
Th Fossil StarHpologlses for belnir
a day or two late last week, giving) as
a reason that a dog fight In th offlo
pled all th type. , - -
Nsrsa will, soon have two fin, new
stores. .1 ' ... ,..,..,.-.,
t..:,, 1
Nyssa Is ceitalnly pushing rapidly to
tha front In a manner that Is most
gratifying, asys th Progr. ln th
last two months three .of ssfin busi
ness houses hav been built as an be
found in any town three tlmee Its sis,
while residence are being built right
along. "l .
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Many hog being shipped front Wal
lowa. , . ....
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Wallowa bank about' ready for bust-
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Now Iron .warehouse in I n
futur.
J e that ons man aays that Merl I
weuier snouid 60 sent to th peniun
tiary and then adds, 'ow would vou
fet if It was your soar It seems to
m ni snows a vtndlotlv spirit , I
suppose if thst man' son was killed In
a football gam he would bsng the
wnuiai ivoiDBui i tesnj' 10 gat - revenge.
Truly. ; .. h. 8. CHASE. -
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. A Buy Man's Library.
Edited by Wes. Jones.'
THB DOMESTIC NOVEL tTRAQTCl
. Th river sobbed plaintively past the
weeogrown neias. a melancholy whip
poorwlll called from th dins distanc.
Small whit clouds hung in mid -air, ilk
lawn handkerchief's flung aside by th
weeping SKies. . ...
A cow mooed. The sigh had in It
something indisorlbably mournful, a net
01 mor 1 nan covin yearning.
Th sound eaused a woman to took tn.
!1 Sh not , th cow, the woman was
seaieu on a wiinerea woooen Chair,
about which hang an air of . nameless
sadness. It was a chair that had evi
dently seen better sitters. Th legs of
in cnair, an tore or them, appeared
dubious . '.(;- -v. ,r'. v- - '- ; ,t
It began to rain, slowly at first, then
with an appearance of vengefulnaa. . A
heavy drop, evidently by design, struck
ths woman on th back of the neck. The
cow mooad mournfully.
But eh kept on peeling the potato
the woman did, not th cow. The akin
fell off in grotesuu figures, letters, odd
designs. .,
Th potato was of, unusual nrooor-
Hon a Evidently it was for th wom
an's dinner.
Sh mooed again the cow did, not
the woman. - It was unexpresslbly dole
ful. .-..1 x-i -.1 ..
Th potato grew whiter aa th skin
fell off. - It .appeared to, blanch wlth
xorenooing. At last th peeling wa
Completed. ' ... t
Th cow mooed mournfully and vet
menacingly. The woman - ralsasd th
battered knife she held. Th crucial mo
ment was at hand. .1 , .
Sh draw th knife acres the throat
of th potato, ' and th next . Instant
fainted away aa if overeome by re
morse. ..
But it was not remorse that over
cam th Woman. Fat had overtaken
her. Th blow had fallen. '
Th potato was rotten instdet
Thoma Nelon Page Th Man.
Vivian M. Moses In Publlo Opinion. '
. To th person who holds a few min
utes' conversation with Mn Pag ther
must return again and again on im
pression tbst stand out mors promi
nent thsn any other: that strikes the
keynot, s It were, of th man' whole
personality. Jbi impreasioaj thi Ideal j
quality that stamr and claims him for
ita own, la an all-pervading, a never
failing courteousnesa, aa distinct aa per
feet and as charming as that of one of
his own southern character. -And thi
despite th fact that half a dome a other
characteristics lay violent claim upon
your attention as th same time.
' But the courtesy or Mr. rag is no1
as It Is in so many people, a negatlv
quality, a mere lack or anything ap
proachlng discourtesy. , Not only is Mc
Page's ..courteous habit ... of though
speech and action a thing Inborn, in
bred and therefore a thing of whir-
he is entirely - unconscious but . with
him it seems to-be a positive expres
slon of ne of th higher Ideals of life,
on method .of .utterano. of the soul
striving. It is as ingenuous aa It I
spontaneous, and as deep-seated aa It
is the essence of being. It is unbe
lievable that it could be stripped from
him under any conditio whatever. ' Thi
courtesy Is more than an ordinary po
liteness. It expresses Itself in. the way
his y lights up to greet you.' In th
strength of the clasp of his hand. In
the expression of his mobile features,
and. most of all. In the deep, sweet tones
of his mnslcal voice.. It expresses itself
in the manner Inr which Mr. Page speaks
of people and of things; In the kindl
and charitable way In which h allow
for those thing to which he la op
posed; it is given utterance in th
broad and deep philosophy that under
Ilea his thoughts, and cognises the
purely human in all men, and which
forms a sort of mortal apology for their
shortcomings. , . j ......
Ther' are, two more nights of Andrew
Mack's engagement you -would batter
Too frequently it happens that an
actor Who nam and fame. have re
mained conscientiously; on the other
side of the Missouri river comes to the
far, far weat and introducea himself
Under the circumstances .thst attended
Mack' local debut last night at th
Marquam. 1 Heis a bit f an Irishman
who makes people fight their way Into
McVlcker theatre in Chicago for week
at a time but he comes her and finds
an audience - which might hav been
mistaken for a reception committee.
Th -actual expense of the show is
known only to the management, per
haps, but th real losers in this instance
ar thos playgoers who fall to attend
the . beaatlful pertormane ' or "Tom
Moore." It. drew mor tears than peo
ple and more laughs than tears.'". , .
Thos who want ther as skeptics re
turned aa nthualaata and a few of
them at least mad up their minds to
return, w haven't had at ' th Mar
quanr this season so many good attrac
tions that th man or woman in search
of entertainment can af ford-to overlook
Andrew Mack. . - y. , ' ,
The play. "Tom Moore., aa th pro.
grsm somewhat superfluously explains.
is founded on . "certain romantic hap
penings" .la th lif of Ireland's favor
ite, poet It is not a play that on
Id eall m. winrtl.' nut It posaeaaea
on rare distinction; it is bathed la sen
timent that is not maudlin. I don t know
how much of it is true about the Irish
bard, but it strikes th heart a gqpd.
healthful blow and kind '- makes you
glad you,'r living. Tou wish, in fact.
at th end of an, hour, that you could
hav starved aa long aA this young
genius did or rn .his stead and that
wish is paramount to on other you
anight entertain that i you might ' win
love. lame and fortune at the nam cost
Th author, Theodore Baytss,;, waa
prodigal, with his Irish witticisms, and
there is no reason to doubt that Mack
himself provided a few. He has it in
him and he loves to let, gq c-f It in a
rigni . s t 1 't 1. ' : -
Among Irish singing comedian there
ar only two now-who attract nolle.
They ar Mack : and ' Olcott Their
methods ar much the sam. . So ar
their conceptions of What people as
pect of them. . Neither, th chance
ar. has - ever produced a play that
wasn't , full of children. ' So, in this
case, the curtain goes- up on a. school
room scene a pretty act It Is and
there is a wholesome frolic before th
play begins in real earnest to tug at
th heartstrings. Meanwhile. Mr. Mack
has sung. And, by th wsy, vocal muslo
was never introduced more naturally, or
reasonably, than In this play. It Isn't
on of those "Well-while-I m-waltlng
I'll-slng affairs, but ther is method in
fnttLjtf th mn-1 1 1 1 TIM
1 best exemplified when he sings him
self into favor with the irate landlady
Who haa come to his. bars lodging to
collect -the rent now long since due, end
again when he sings for and play with
school .kids." f -
Mr; Mack wlU never be classed as a
'great actor. There Is a suggestion of
artificiality In his work that forever
precludes th possibility of such ' a
thing. But on great indispensable as
set he hasan admirable faculty of
touching th tender spots in Our superfl
clal emotionalism; that is, of collecting
our sympathy at 10 o'clock in th even
ing and returning- it next day. With a
W 11 lard or Sothern, th memory of a
seen goes on forever. With) a Mack or
Olcott. it is apt to die befor th trt
lights ar turried off.: His singing is
delightful. He is not nesrly as tricky in
voice as Chauncey, his contemporary.
but he will pleas quit a many people.
Among his pretty rendition wa "Th
Story of th Rosa," and in response to a
thunderous recall he gav "Believe Me,
If All Thos Endearing Toung Charms."
He also ing "Lst Rose ef Bummer.'
May It nvr fad so long aa w can
hear him do Itt - . ;
Th company supporting Mr. Mack is
fair. ' Eddie Heron, as . Buster, th
man-servant, was exceptionally good.
The leading woman, Josephine Lovett.
made th most of her opportunities and
Annie Berlin was a splendid Irish land
lady. -T -- V- . .' .
The engagement ends tomorrow night
- RACE WHITNEY. ;
A' Coin, Named After an American.
' Ihrom a narner Rulletln '" "
'The distinction of giving th name ef
private eitisen to coin Is somewhat
rare. Kings and emperors have some
times dons so. One of th first Persian
coins Is attributed by soma to Darrlus,
th great king, who first sought to brlna
frs" Greece under tils1 sway. 'In later.
times th gold Louts and th Napoleon
ar familiar instances of - royal names
for coins. Th ducat derives its nam
from th Duk of Apulia, who mad th
first issue. Some of the South Ameri
can countries have given to their coins
tne name or their national heroes, ss
the Bolivar ef Venexuela. , The only
modern ease where such sn honor has
been conferred upon a prlvat . cltlsen
Is the "Consnt" the standard coin of
th Philippine islands, named foi
Charles A. Conant, th monetary "ex
pert, who has written several book on
money. Mr. Conant was so successful
In perfecting a plan for ths Philippine
currency that he was invited by tb
government of Mexico to visit that
country, and afterward aided In the
creation of th new Panama unit, which
has been named the Balboa, for th dis
coverer of the Isthmus. . Out In Msnll
everything Is quoted "Conant,' to dis
tinguish the new money from th old
Mexican and American gold. . . t
"MR. DOOLEY ON
POLITICAL HONESTY
In Colller'a for November II 'Mr
Dooley. dlscunslpg business and politi
cal honesty, among other things says:
"It's sthrange people can't see it th
way I da. There's Jawn CasJldy.- Tfe
know him. He's a pollytioian or grafter. '
Th' aame thing. His graft la to walk
downtown to th' city hall at I o'clock ,
Ivry mornin' an' set on a high stool
ontll ( In th' afthernoon ' addln' op
figures. Ivry week twlnty dollars iv
tb taxpayers' money,' twlnty ' dollars
wrung fr'm you an' me. Hinnlssy, is
handed to this boodler. He used to get
twlnty-flve in a, clothln store, but he I
s, romantic young fellow an h thought
twud be a fine thing to be a statesman,
Th difrrenc between a clothin" clerk
an' a statesman clerk is tha,t th' states-
man clerk gets less money. van' haa th-
privilege' It wurrukin' out iv office
hours Well. Cassldy come In wan
night, with his thumbs stained fr'm bis
unholy callln'. 'Well.' says I, 'y
grafter ar'rt goln' to b hurled out. I
says. 'I suppose so, saya he. . 'We'll
have a business admlnisthratlon.'' ssy ' .
I. -'Well,' aay h. 'I wondher waat kind -lv
a business will it be,' he saya. "Will
it be th' insurance buslneest I tell y ,
if 'they Iyer inthrajooc llf insurance '
method -in our little boodle office
there'll be a rtvolutlon in this here cttv.
Will it be a railroad adminlsthrstlon,
with th offlo , chargln y twice ss
much fr wather as Armour pays? - Will
It be th" bankln' business, with . th' ,
superintendent takln' th' money out lv
th' dbrawer ivry night an puttln In 1
few kind wurruds on a-allp iv paper? a- -.
'What kind Iv m business afr y
goln' to us to purify our corrupt gov.
ermlntT Iok here,' aaya h., 'I'm -goln'
out iv pollytlcka.' he says. 'Me
wife cant stand th' sin rain Iv eeelnth'
newspapers alwaya referrin' .; to' me be Jt
m uittiwm in quoiaiion mams, t ve :
gqt me old Job back, an' I've quit beln
a statesman.' he aays.: "But let rae tell
y something. I'vs been a boodler an' .-
grafter an' a publlo. leech fr five .
years, but I used to be a square-busi
ness man. an I'm glvln' y th thruth
whin I say that business ain't got a
snaoe on - pollytlcs In th' matter Iv
honesty. - Th' bankers ws (sthron
sgainat Mulcahy. But I know all abv'
tn- banks. Whin I waa in th clothln'
business MInsenhelmer used to hare th' '
banks overcertlfy Ms checks ivry night. '
That wud mean two years In th' stir
bin fr a pollytioian. but I don't see no
bankers doln' th' wan-two In th" Iron
gall'ries at Joltet. 4 1 knew a young fel- .
low that wurruked In a bank, an' he tol '
ma th prlsldint sold th' United States -statutes
to an ol' book dealer,' to make '
room f r a ticker in his office. We may
be a tough gang over at th' city hall. A ,
foreign name always looks Jc-uch, whin
It's printed in a ray form idltoryal. But-
thank th' Lord, no man iver accused u -iv
bln' lif insurance prisldlnts. We :
ain't bunkoln' an' acarln' people ' with
th fear iv death into merged gin' their '
furniture to buy booae an' cigars fr ua
hsys. J. yt maytokprlbsbcausi
we need th money, but w don't give
thlm because we waat mor thin w
need. We're grafters, ye sav.- bti
there's manny a. dollar pushed over th'
counter iv a bank that Mulcahy wud - '
fling In th',y lv th' man that offered
it to him. . . . '
""Th pollytlclan grafta on' th' .ouhllo ' .."
an his tnlmles. It don't seem, .anny
wors to him xhln .wtnnln' money on a
hor race. . He doesn't see th' writhing
lv th" man he takes th' coin fr'm. But
thes her high fi-nanore arrarta on th' '
publld an' their tnlmles, but principally 1
on their funds.' : Dump ye'er pardner 1 .
th' quickest way to th' none v. Mulcshw ' -
wud- rather die thin skin a frlnd thst A
had sthrung -a bet wtth Mm. , But if
Mulcahy wag a railroad boss instead lv '
a pollytical boss, he wud first wurruk :
up th' con-fideno Iv his frlnds in him.
thin he wud sell thlm his stock, tbin h
wud tell thlm th' road waa goln' to th' '..
dogs an' make thlm give it back to him
rr nawtnin-. thin h wud gat out a
favrapl rayport an aell th atock to
thlm again. An' he'd go on doln' this
till h'd mad enough to b llioted nrlsl.
dint tv good govermlnt club. Bom lv :
tn' boys down at our office are owners '
IV Stock. Whin do thev first larn that 1
things ar-r goln wrong with th com
P'nyT Afther th' prlsldint arf board iv
dl-rectors hav sold out, Don't y get
OHLanny gas at me bew business men 11
an' politicians. 1 niver knew a polly- "
tlcUa to go wrong onUl he'd ben eon- .
laminated be contact with a buatnesa '
man. Ive been five Tears la th vat ha
office, an' In all that time not a postage
lamp nas oen missed. , An we're nut
down as grafters. What is pollytical
graft annyhowT r It ain't atealin motiev
out Iv a dhrawer. It ain't robbln' th
taxpayer direct th' way th gas comp'ny
does. All ther' to It Is a business man
payln' less money to a. pollytlclan thin
n wud nav to pay -to th' cltv If ha
bought, a athreet or a dock direct If
eoorse, there ar-r petty, larceny grab
b polisraen.",
LEWIS And CLARK
."'-rv: r... lu.,
In the '' neighborhood ot : Chinook. '
Washington. , . ' -' .- . " ; ;
November " It Ths morning - wa .
cloudy, and from noon till - night It
rained. The wind was high from the ;
southeast, and the sea so rough thst
th water reached our camp. Moat of "
th Chlnooks returned home, but w
ware visited in the course of th day by
people of different band in. th neigh
borhood, - among whom ar th Chllts, .
nation residing on th saacoast near . ,
Point Lewis, and th Clatsops, who live
immediately oppoalt osv on th south -std
of th Columbia. - A ohlsf from
th Orand rapid also -earn to ss ua.
and w gav hlra a medal. To each of -our
'Visitors w made ; a present of s
small- piece of Tlbbon,. and purchased' t
some cranberries and soma articles of '
their ' manufacture, such a mats and .
household furniture, for all of which w
paid high prices. After ws had been
relieved from thes Indians, we war
Surprised at a visit of a different kind.
An old-woman, tne wu or a cninook '
chlefr-eams with six young woman, her
daughter and nieces,- nd,-1iavm
llberately camped near us, proceeded to ,
oulttyat,8 an intimacy between our men
and hVcfiTir wards.- .a; , -i.
r .. I-
Freak Election Bettor In Aaylum.
From a Cleveland. Ohio, Disnatah. .
M. W. Hlssey of ZaneavlU. formerly
a preacher and now a Republican poll-'
tlctan, who during Senator'' llanna'S
regime was a party leader In central
Ohio, will become a patient In the State
Insane aaylum. So sure was he, thst
Herric would be reelected thst he of-,
fered to spend a week with th Insane In '
th event of PattUon e election. He will
pay the bet . . , , ' . . .
v " Need ot Live Machine, ; v .
V From the Philadelphia Record.
- The result of th election ahowa that -It
la Impossible to wticoessfully run a '
live machine In Philadelphia wlthoBl '
dead . voter s. . - t
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