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AYOR ; LAKE'S INTERPRETATION or the
civil service provision of the city, cnarter it
lilcely to -strike the average cittaen .as ptain,
practical Cpnunon 'ense," however it mar be. crittcued
by rthe peanut politician "and their organs. In the
mayor'-annual .eneasage to the 'Council hi view on
i the subject are set forth as follows; ?ft;,i,v;; ,',"-.;..
- kV ''It seems -to me that there should be a common sense
Lr J rnerhwtrxif 'ixaminlnsrappneanta Tor" "position r In - the
jApubU,ierTkeLCapBcity.and fitness areahcjeal que-
, , non to db QeicnnincQ ina w.ijwiKiiigw .vtn-jm-L
thtr by 1 a utirelyteademie standard. It ir Tny-behef
"-"i that if aooikants lor: the ublic::rvicr artnelectecLcn
; - account of their -experience and practical capacity, withr
.?. ( out reference to their religious or political pcueis, me
: ' spirit as well as the letter f the law has been complied
41 with.. In my opinion, if the civil service commissioners
. - do not adopt the best method .of selecting employes
" for the public service, they have failed in the performance
i " of the duties of the position to which they were ap-
A 'pointed and have failed to carry out the spirit as well
as -the letter of the law.' With an eye single to the
V. betterment-of the public service,' I shall continue coa-
'A . sistently to urge this policy, so far as I am advised that
; iit is within tny power under the . charter to do so, be
. the consequence what they may. i 'If this be treason
;make the most .of iUC-: ' S : ' f ;
-. Those eminent civil service reformers, the members
V of the city council who are, sitting. in judgment, oa the
.T,7my6r anr his" methods, profess to regard these '-utter-ances
as revolutionary. But while the mayor's policy
of endeavoring to get the '. best men possible for the
. ' public, service may: be an -innovation' it will not cause
-. any . widespread , alarm' except, in .the .ranks of the. pro
-'ftinal piehunlera , . , j i ' ' .' ' ' ' ' I -r
Keliihcr, the state land fraud artist, gets live years
. in defiance of the warm protest of his attorneys, who
; thought two should be the maximum. This was a- piece
; of work expeditiously,' Intelligently, and beautifully per
formed. If there is more to follow so much the better,
for the stste knows nothing so rank as the administra-
tion of the state land laws. " Meanwhile .there are two
cor$picuou and aching voids in the- tatc1nitcnliary
' which Puter and McKinley would fill to the 1 perfect
satisfaction of all the people.-' Are
sny closer to this pre
, 1- ,. . t . ,.
precious pair?.. '
TH3 PRIDS AND THE
nrH8 PEOPtE OF MISSOURtare trying to find
Jl " out why they ahould permit themselves to rc
T main helplessly bound to the. Standard Oil mo
nopoly, -t They are endeavoring to proceed in a per
fectly orderly ..and .legal ; way, giving the , corporation
every opportunity to prove the justness of its cause, if
it can and to make clear that it is a matter of public
interest and not wanton persecution
ing motive in the case.'.; , ;;
In " this endeavor v the attorney-general lof thej state,
presenting' the 'dlgnlfy'of the ebmmonwealth, is taking
testimony in iewr Xork. S From Ahft
met with the most supercilious treatment": At the open
ing of the investigation it' was proposed that all the
1 testimony be -takeirlg loiighandrair
cccuing caicuisicu to anve everyooay
"to make a farce of the proceeding.
nesses examined n Saturday-vrMHery-H-Rogers,
vice-president- nd. executive- man of the Standard Oil
.pany. lit- bearmg on the-stanff
emphasize, the impression, which prevails that in. the
: 1 estimation of the .. Standard's votsrie it rises superior
..to the administration, the government and the: people
i 1 themselves;, that it is a matter of perfect indifference
what anybody thinks or says or what legal steps are
v4aken to kiosej the.' tentacles whichj it .has stretched
throughout the'eouhtry. : , , i,
' Mr. Rogers himself was jn a delightful humor. The
proceedings seemed, to him a huge joke and the effort
: of the attorney-general to elicit information a bit of
- childish "presumption -which he bardy tolerated." Hi
I lawyers acted aa though the legal representative of Mis
' souri was the veriest scalawag picked up at the nearest
comer, some one to be insulted,' annoyed, browbeaten
and scoffed at'; They objected to' every quettkuvtook
. . answers out of. the mouth of the. witness and peremptor
i Uy ordered what was to be done. The witness flippantly
i declined to answer any -question that was of the least
- consequence..,; y , f t.,U.v
t7 A few months ago- there, was an aggregation of great
' ; life insurance magnates, not so great s Mr. Rogers, to
be sure, but still very-great indeed, , who hsd an awe-
some influence ii pon the populace: Tts ihey condescended
to fide by. Few men in the country seemed more
- securely i placed upon their pedestals. -And - yet, see
'where and who they are today. Utterly repudiated, the
' penitentiary stares them in the face .if they are. to get
their jus due, At the beginning of the investigation
- they,' too,' were high and mighty. They, would barely
.' condescend to; sit up and take notice and-their point of
'" view was as far awav.as Mars from what constituted
the rule and guide of ordinary people. . , i '.'
. Herein somewhere may be found a lesson for every
man, however great he may be. For year the people
i may stand imposition; they have done it in this country
. until one could scarcely make up bis mind whether they
' E. H. Harriman'a Record Trio. '" "
J " Although o attmptswere mada. to
maintain a ' record-breaking 'spaadon
V the oea'a and " railway journey made
. ; lmt Oetoba by K. H. Karri ma a and bia
party , from tha orient and across the
: continent to New Tork, the oontlonoua
'trip of thla party to tha faataat that
haa aver bean accomplished over the
' route. n -' i : . j., , ;., w ...
Tha aehadule of running time shows
. tha followlns laterestlns fig-urea : - To
. hohama to flan Praocisoo, 4.5IS tnllea,
" 1 dy, 1 rbonrari minute; Ban Fran,
claco tapsdrn,.TSJ mllaa. 1 bourses
mlnutaa; Oedea to Omaha. l.0 mUea,
. St baura, S mlnutaa; Omaha to Chicago,
- l mVtom, 1 baura, S4 mhrotea: Chicago
to Now lark. S4S mllaa-. SI bear. IT
ml nates i total for rail from fee a ma
elaeo ta New Tork, l.ts mtlea. It hours
. 1 SI mlnataa; totat. Takobama ta New
; .Tork, 7.T77 aallaa. It days, II hours, 4t
' minutes. " n.
t thla rata tha avarag-a speed for the
' entire rail trip ef I. It miles was 44.1
r- " per hour, which la a reeord for
. aach lanar dlanaaa., s r v : '. -:
rrited Sbx-Dollar Bula. y
, Trom tlta Philadelphia Telegraph. ,
A vtj.ia aeries of combination nav
I I i I ' a wss printed a few days
at v . i of engraving and
a ...a la being aalled Judlol
y ". i lit c.a-dollar bills" among
i c( tha bureau.
A er by mlstak Issued to a
rat e fnr one aide af a It bill
t Kl i i r one alia of a, s sUl.
AN INDK;IKDINI' NBVIPAPlIk
PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. .wo-
Sunday) and every- Sunder mpming, at The Journal Pulldtner, Fifth and Yanv
V t . MU stnats. Portland, Oregon.! ,:.,..... I-. i'tb'-'V-.; ..I-'-
MEN.; 1 .
very plan it now
more consistent in
time to complete
for themselves
and they are not
aredetefmiried to
largely increased
the sleuths getting
'.y
FAJLL. . . y
which is the actuat-
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shou4.,riotlhedeucjency . be. supplied
vef y-putsthe has
i mf aciou
from Idaho that
boring state. "One
fntermmaWe proUlnfuriatd-.oyeftliia-jndignity the shorn one sailed in
and pounded his
10 aisiraciion ana
Among the wit
at leisure" then,
end peppered ft,''
TfvsrrcalcuialedTto
we are puzzled to
or equity or is it
HE'PtEA'
The work want oa all right for about
aa bear. whan, the girl who assisted the
printer in washing tha plate after each
impression dlaaovorad that the bills as
printed called for 11 an one elda and II
on the ether, and she gave a ahrtek and
stopped every press In tha room and sent
cold eblils running up and down 101
aptnaa wl t tha thought that aome ac
cident bad happened and soma one was
nurt. ;,.j,..v.. ijviu .rv i
. One hundred Sheets of bills had been
printed and these were duly burned, and
the" fact fully established by amdavlte
tbat are now anugly on file In the arch
ives of tha treasury. department. .
3 Not a Passenger Christmaa Day.
From the Vew Tork American.
The Pennttylvaaia limited ex prase be
tween Maw .Tork and Pittsburg made tha
entire trip en Cbiiatmaa day without
carrying ana ;p asseoa-er throughout tha
I.SOa-mlle run. Tha train palled out of
Jersey dry sharply at 11:14 a. m. on
Christmas with tha conductor, porters,
brakeiwVn, ' baggageman, anginaer, . fire
men. dlnlng--r waiters, etc., at their
poata of duty J stopped at Philadelphia,
Harrtaburg and Altoona. and draw Into
Pittsburg on time, and throughout tha
ran not a ticket was punched, not a
meal aarvad. not a passenger af any kind
on board. - - i, i t
Thla la probably tha firat time In the
history of railroading that a handsomely
appointed train has been sent over Us
complete schedule without carry tag a
single passenger. ' . .
M1MU
were fatally indifferent to all but their immediate con
cerns or actually lacked the moral stamina to make- a
fight for their rights. , But this one thing is always cer
tanTin the ultimate that when the people are once
aroused it is wise for -all offenders, no matter who .they
are, to stand from under and bunt cover. 'Men in New
York are. less qualified than any other Americans to
gauge these t things. The : warm ; blood, the genuine,
hearty, self-respecting, man to man Americanism, lies
west of the Wall street, pie belt' It is too early yet. is
our history and Ttviliration forany -man-or-set of men
to too persistent!? impress uoon the public that he and
they consider themselves far beyond the public reach.
is not too- frequently invoked, hut-deep-down it ia-at-
ways'tneTe7 anve anr aive, vrr'ed out means that
the majority not only can but at times will rule. When
this time. come it is the tnsn who stands in the way, no
matter who he is, who will regret it, and of this fsct
it might be - wist ' even for the mighty potentates . of
frenzied finance to note and heed. ' " l , ' - ;
" Ye gods and little fishes, the Morning: Silurian, one
of the last papers Ja the state, has actually come out in
favor of electing United States senators by the direct
primaries. It gives its proclamation somewhat the air
of an original discovery in politic. Things are moving
swiftly in the state and doubtless in its slow and cum
bersome way it has just caught on. It is not unlikely
that next week or the week after it will oppose the
favors. No newspaper has ever been
its inconsistency and all it needs is
the circle of views on every kind.
class and description entertained on any public ques
tion, .' The people, however, have settled this question
Tbey voted it 'into the statute book
only aoina to kee o it there, but they
make it vitally effective st the very
first opportunity. ..;'t:.--: .'fiV,';.
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' V WHY NOT MEET; THE DEMAND? t' ::
ORTtrAND is the livestock center of the state- and
, packers from all over the coast come-here to
', buy. : The ' inauguration of beef , canning hat
the demsnd for livestock and with the
growth of that business the demand for cattle will in
crease . Practically three fourths of the hogs, used by
the packers of the Pacific, coast are brought here 'from
- far east as .Chicago, from Kansas City, though the
main upply comes from Nebraska points. Buyers here
are willing to pay eastern i prices', with freight added.
Many Oregon and . Idaho shippers nevertheless send
their product east in the. hope of getting higher, prices;
Sometimes these hogs are reshipped here, thus adding
double freight bills to the cost, which .the consumer
eventually pays.7; ;' ': -'--.'--..- v ;'.),a;';:
There should be a good field, here' for the raising of
hogs; there is a good opportunity. It-' is - time it - wss
seized.'' Oregon can be aa nearly self-supporting a any
other ; state in the union, providing its people' desire
to be. Here is. one respect irf which it falls, short Why
correspondent telegraphs The "Journal
two men got into a fight in our neiah
man bit an car off his ooponent
antsgonist. into a pulp. v Temporarily
he hunted -up the missing ear, malted
and forced his erstwhile antagonist to
eat it in hir presence. No one can fail Jo appreciatf
IheelicacybrThe alientibn thus bestowed but what
understand is, is this a case of justice
merely cannibalism under pressure?
, UNDERPAID POSTAL EMPLOYES.
made for larger 'pay for postal em
ployes carriers in both city and : country, is
a just and reasonable one, and worthy of an
affirmative response on the part of the congress. These
men do very useful and imjmrtant workj it hasto be
done promptly,- steadily" and intelligently, in all kinds
of weather, t Promotion is -slow, and after-many year
of faithful service the salary is yet very moderate. We
do not believe it is just or r reasonable to pay -a , man
like Engineer ShonU a. salary if41SX0QO a year how..
ever capable be may be, and realizing the importance
of the work placed upon his Shoulders, end pay a faith
ful hardworking mail carrier only $700 or $800 a year,
or even less.t Some, it is reported, can earn only about
$500 a year. Ambassadors, ministers, consuls, congress
men and other public servants are constantly complain
ing about the inadequacy of their 'salaries, -hnd perhaps
in somecaewithgood reason,, but if-there ia to be
better, pay for these classes of people th postal em
ployes should hot be overlooked. . : ...nr.,
s It . thera was only soma -way- to- Oslerixe Bob Fitz
simmons and his beautiful-and bounteous bride, to do
it effectively and copiously yet with a delicate and
proper appreciation of the demands of the lew and the
regulations of society, this gay old world would be all
the better for it and there would be much rejoicing in
sections we wot of."-i '' ,:.,n-y - A .;,
't is v-"', .;.'';'. .. 4,i.,7 .
Mr. Hermann still keeps up his reputation for being
elusive, t He " has ; mysteriously disappeared from r the
public ken, but we. refuse to believe that he is either
lost or ia hiding.,. i Vv'-kv;v V ' i i'jii.-,-
; -r.Thd Joha Dajr Valley.' ,
V From the Prairie Clty.klnar, --Prairie
City will within a few short
years become one of Oregon's most pros
perous little Inland town. . Located at
a central point fa the John Day 'valley
makes It the natural townalte for dis
trict Which is rich beyond computation.
Tha valley Itself la not extended by any
meanev containing ; in Its area . only
about 19.00 aeree of tillable : land.
Bat what It ay lack In aaa la xom.
pansalad lot by tha fertility of ita aolL
Add ta thla advantage of climate and
tha sum total of Ite agricultural posal.
blllttea la almost " incomprehensible.
Probably no district" within the sute
can combine with Us natural assets
mining, timber and agricultural, re
sources In such Illimitable abundance
mm Kmn ui iiriu." iyi j nine are
clothed with virgin forest,' Its valleys
are watered with Innumerable streams,
its mountain are ribbed with "quarries
f mineral wealth. . ,
Oovonimant arperta, ' clentlate' and
mlnltt anaa- have declared the mineral
wealth of this district comparable to
any within tha United States and time
will prdve their assertions true. . " -
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'. ' ' ' Her tontribution." v ' ,
Prom Harper's Weakly.
Visiting Philanthropist eod morn
ing, madam. I am aollactlna for tha
Drunkards' Home. .
aire, MoOuIre Shore. I'm alsd of IL
sor -If ya ooma round tonight yes can
take say husband, !,, -, v ;. J
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SMALL CIIAKG3
No, t ts sot a ertme not t rftter,
yet to vote le a tUaan'a duty. .
' s. ' '.
' CandtdatM wUt be thick soon,
It ta nearly time for that hard wintaf
to put ts an appearand. If It is eonv
Ins;.
' Praaldent Roosavalt said Veaantir in
u 'addrass that the oonmoa sohoola
wore , 'tbe faetortos of Amartoan eltt-
sensnip." Thla ta true, but there is a
srreater.r factory or. ahould. ba the
boma, . v ' :-; ,. .' :'i
Btamn or xatbar, apray out the flan
tfoae aiaua past. ;r , .-. -
Btlll wantad a oandldata or two" for
Well.- how- do you ltxe tas Oregon
mtdwlater weatbsr, anyway T
Tea, well all stand and vull for free
locks at Orasou City.
Work oouata more 1 the Ion
run
' Wan, euppoae we alt give em aD. to
: arlon county, and be done with ItT
But the trouble la - they xAa't agree
among memaeivea.
.i e a .4"i; :
''Br the wayr that poultry show wlu
be worth looking at ..'.
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Kx-Oovernor Gear Is said to' be the
only Oregonlan, at least . - In ssodara
times, who Waa aent for. to etump east
era state. " But, after all, what of taatT
.''.- .a-- a..:..., s-.'. '',;. ..u.
' ejeereUry Shaw has bacoma aa used
to a daOctt that ha isn't afraid af it at
Ba -better the a
first why not?
Only what ts used money, talent or
ablllty-Ma useful. . , r ;;''
' Tbera'alwaya seems to be aome sus
picion of a "farmer Bandldate."
r ad
If oralea hag perhaps gene to hunt up
Agulnaldo. .
:...,j..,.v:i.e ,v.,-r;..,,.r
r Russia, however seams t need a. big
pollUcal boafc -v. , - ,
. - -' . ,-" ,
Perhaps Senator La. Pollatte ts not
caring vary much how the old man of
the senate treat hint. X i ''
New Rainier hf. XL ehnreh will he
dedicated the latter part af this month.
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. Two feat of snow at the head of the
WUlamlna. . . v " .. . - . -.t,
,;;''. ", is,, , i-Y -
-K preparation, lima, sulphur and
aalt wUl kill any ordinary past that may
be at workman 'the roae bvahea, . Let
roaagrewars. exterminate tha Saa Jose
acale that la threatening the healthy
axlaUnoa of their bushea, aaya the
Foreat arova'Newe.1 "
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: Ontario creamery will noon be In op
eration. ,:. , ,
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' afcMlnnvina News Reporter, January
t Not Infrequently le tha roar of the
surf down-by the sea beard in this sec
tion. . Saturday aA Sunday were two
of tha rare dayo whan MeMlnnvllle peo
ple could hear It without Journeying
acroaa tha mountains. A. K. Peaonen,
keeper of tha North Head light station,
said that 'Saturday's weather waa the
worst be had ever . seen. The aea waa
a whirling, boiling mass of water and
tha wind blew a gala. The waves pre
sented a grand spectacle, 'and aa they
rolled' in all along tba eoaat front the
Columbia to Umpqua, they broke with a
noise Ilka thunder. '.. ,
y 'V-' m: :' rs
.Newbarg improved saueh ' during , the
peat year, 'and reasonably expects to
do even batter this year.
-'PTOducttva ewtsrpriaoa needed ' and
would do well In many Oregon town,
. ; ; a a .-i .- .. ,.;.,'..;. v ;.
Tba Aurora Borealla new haa one of
tba most complete prlntertea In 'the
state. v' i '-v'. i
An icemaklng'and eold-storag plant
will he put In At Rainier In connection
with the eraam ery there. ; . .
-' , ., " a ;- 1 ... - ' :
'.New saloon and lively revival meet
logs In Baaverton. .
Heppner le properly proud of Ite new
club organisation ana prospective build-
Ing., v - , '.-; ''.',-
Ontario le making a notable growth.
. Grass Taller Journal: Those that
have not got a. cold are not la fashion.
stock doing well en the : range In
uneoia county. ' . -.
....... O ','.J'',i'v.,.r.,j
Eggs getting ehaaper up the Valley.
-.'.''.; 'v.ve-- a
'. North1 Tarn hill Record; , Tha strong
wina last aunaay ciew sown a hop
house of Jasper Smith In West Cha
halara and destroyed a hack" and wagon
which were stored la ft The building
waa a new structure ana 'Had never
peesr ueeo.- . ",', '
. . . o ;';-.. 4 :s
Wlllamlna .Cbrreapondenee McKlna
villa News-Reporter: . Victoria Wilson
took dinner with Mrs. Jlvan Tocom,
Ratber lively, all-around,- aarly-year
times in Waco , , ,
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Dayton - Herald f -The Yamhill -Leeks
appear to be quite a pleasure resort,
aummar and winter. A People from all
sections or the country to to the locks
ror a pleasure anve. it la e unusual
si flit, when tha roads are good, to see
from half a dosen to two or three dosan
rigs standing rear tha gate to tha en
trance of ' the government grounds on
Sunday.1 ..- ; ,: '; .
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Oakland Owl: " Tha Owl is ruly thank
ful to admiring patrons. - Tha other day
a man told ua ha had read about every
laaue of this paper and never paid m
oenC" V' """ ", ' i ' V
The' MeMlnnvllle Telephone-Register
studies, out this curious piece of logic;
"Vine W. Pcarca, a Democrat, was the
first to register for the primary elec
tion to ha held la April. This means
that the Democrats will be found In the
front rartka in taking the power from
tba hands af tha boaaae and placing It
with the people; also that Democrats
will be found at the bead of the column
whan It comes t counting the vetee In
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OREGON SIDELIGHTS
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TH
REALM FEMININE
"We seead eat BMaey far waat we nke aa
we are ue that Sor which we saeaa ear aanvy,
UUaa WalUag. ,r
Don't mix things. Por example, don't
wear a linen or a cotton stock with a
silk waist, or tha reverse. The fecl
le alwaya batter if there la an obvious
relationship between the waist and the
stock if there Is some of the walai
material in tha atock or collar. C
Don't make tha mistake of euppoeing
that "white looka well with anything."
It la the aaslest thing In the world to
kill the arttetio and pleasing affect of
any costume ly the use of white, if it
le . not -actually In the- oolor . schema.
White with white to alwaya aafe; white
with black uaually so, but thera are no
end of soft neutral colorings that whit a
- n- m m.. - ' -
rnnmw wvwnsivwiifaa tntvevt viwn
or some deUeate tint af greea or blue or
red will give Just tha touch that makes
tha difference' bet waaa being well and
badly dressed. This can be decided only
by bringing these colors to the test until
the right effect la secured.
Don't buy a whole lot of thine be
cause they happen to be pretty la and
of themselves and then put them oa all
together. Put on Is the proper phrase,
for while all woman wear clothes, how
few, comparatively. Impress one aa be
ing- wall dressed- . What a . genuine
pleasure tt ta to eee a woman whose at
tire showa the wearer had an Intelli
gent comprehension In - her own mind
of the fact that a costume, no matter
how atmple or inexpensive, ahould he a
Somplete and harmonious whole,' aa
luoh aa e pteoe of mualc ar a painting,
and not a harlequin Jumble Of articles
that happen to look pretty In the store
or that might aerva aa an aid to good
dressing fn aome other oomblnatloa.
l Don't wear plaids. They ' are aa
atrocity to b eschewed. If " you are
thin they call attention to the fact, for
who can resist the awful' fascination of
a allm woman divided off Into Quarter?
sections of red and green and yellow t
If you are stout, words break dowa
under the ataggerlng weight of such a
proposition. .
Plalda are nowhere to be found In na
ture, which Qj Itself condemns them.
There waa never an artlat who would
guilty of painting a woman In a
plaid dress, ar If .one aver did perpe
trate such a ertme against both art and
beauty he-Is no doubt deed and de
servedly aa. ' i . .
Tha Sootch are arobablr twauousible
for thia affliction of womankind, but
the distinguishing plaids 'of the olana
wore worn In eelf-defense at a time
when "life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness" depended absolutely upon
being able to tall a friend from e too.
and to do tt with "neatness and -dle-pateh."
' Happily that time haa de
parted. 'What s pity the big plaids did
not go with it.
But thera ' are soft. Interminable
Mendings of colors In such fine weaves
that the email bare are hardly percept
ible, that are lovely and then there are
the "shadow checks" -that make up vary
effectively, and also the standard "pin"
cheek In blue, brown or. commonly,
black and white. :, . : -;- I
Tat Knglish FaeMort. . ' '-' - ji'V'
From the depths of my Amarloan ig
norance I uaad to wonder how our Eng
lish eoualna sou Id . sup so constantly
and contentedly on tea and bread and
butter and Jam.7 J, wonder no longer.
for somewhere on ' Nob hill lives ,
charming Kngliah family with whom
am privileged to partake- of this ortho
dox British repeat. Not tha laaat of the
aauree of woeh an occasion la to note
which of the many oualnt or valuable
teapota belonging to my hostess1 large
and vary rare collection of china ' has
bean caoaea to graoa tba table, v
The tea aervtea la arransad la a lam
lacquered Japanese tray at my hostess'
right hand, and before my hoat to placed
i wheaten loaf on a aarvad. flat.
wooden bread plate, Hanked by a knife.
while, delicious butter and Jam circulate
freely wherever wanted. Tba Jam,' by
the way, ia anade of "truly" pluma, above
the euaplclon of gelatine, -er-.t .
There ia something mrstarteuslr aa-
duetlve about the brew of my hos tees'
tsa that -vausos you td pea your eup
snamewaaiy again and again, just to
drink with that last piece of bread and
butter and - there -era - the light- and
warmth Of the pleasant dining-room; the
spontaneous shatter of the children rip
pling through and over the graver talk
of the older folk and.-whan the pleas
ant meal la finished, tea and bread and
butter and Jam have disappeared In al-
moat hnballavable quaatltlea, : .
Physical Cultura. ?,1 V-' . V.
- The busy housewife or - hualneae
woman haa very little time for tha com
plicated work of tha gymnasium, but
there are two most Important axerolaee
tha come Into every day's work that
saa be made of great value; They are
walking and standing. Xor Standing per
fectly stiu and standing properly is ons
or tno neat or health exercises. .
The Bible somewhere ' tails M to
"confirm the feeble kneeeS and here ie
the key to the sort of walking and
standing that Is the most araceful and
that Involve the least fatigue. Just
etudy the chorua girl and you. will see
that if ahe lan't aalled upon to do any-
thing elaa, ahe must know how to stand
atUl and stand gracefully? ehe la taught
to do that and aha wouldn't be able to
hold her "Job" If ahe couldn't not for
a aingle performance, Weil, if you
watch her you will see that aha stands
with her knees bent sharply and (Irmly
back; that, without f urtheg. effort on
her part, throwe the weight of the body
on the balls of the feet where it t
longs, relieving the hips and baok of
a teak they were never intended to per
form and one can stand almoat indefi
nitely ia that manner without fatigue,
I onoe .watched several witnesses as,
one after the other, they ware called to
the stand, end not one of these persona.
for a moment, stood squarely on two
feet Thay shifted with weak. pent, un-
I certain knees,' flret toone htpand than
the ether la a most cbaraotenstia, un
steassnt -fashion.
Learn to give your knees the " work
they are amply able to do' and tha' work
thay are calculated for -and you will get
through the day with, -one-half the fa
tigue the shambling, careless way In
volves. ... f. - f -. . ; . s ,
By the way; thle matter of energetic,
decided - knees bant baok with sufficient
forca- to- sustain their ahare - of the
body's weight, haa a very pleasant re
flex action upon the mind which will
grow more alert .and vigorous to cor
respond with the change In bodily atti
tude. Try it faithfully f of a aaonth and
All communications intended for this
Column should have "Realm Feminine''
in lower left-hand corner of, envelope.
. w .. t
fiothem lit Elaek-Faca. $ '
Providence, R. I-. Dispatch New York
Herald .; - '
What ' fcjrx;,t ricu!tors jro4
If seats hsd bean sold for
t t"i tk,"i the curte'a
eros at l . t rov, .ouca ouera Louse" )u
before mldalght Chrlatmaa sight. Cold
and dark waa the auditorium, but the
stage was a, 'scene of fun and frolic
The Katharine and Patrucblo of Mies
Julia I arlowa and C IL Bothern dle-
arpated with tha audianoa, and work
men were soon busy placing a Christmas
tree II feat hint. Ledlea with costly
remembrances for the mambera of the
eomnaoy and little Oladye Wilkinson, In
psrucnutr, ware mere, sacn donnao
child's fancy eosturaa, and It . was
marry group of children that gathered
about the tree and summoned Miss
Marlowe to be fairy godmother of the
least. . ,
Not a whisper had she heard of the
Intended celebration. Miss Marlowe waa
tired after the -taro performance a, but
not xor long, in a twinkling. Mr.
Sotharn appeared disguised aa "Billy
Primrose. He was to be Interlocutor -of
the special minstrel show. . In diamine
rod aatin "pants." white vaat, huge col-
1-r s"1 r'achened faca ha and his snd
r t ...1 an lncsanf rounaof
Uu.'uUr unta nearly I o'clock in the
morning, -wojan the eartala anally 4e
soandad upon the merriest night In tha
annala of modern thesplans.
Lach and every one had to . do
stunt" It mattered not what They
had all been forewarned, so tha "turae'
war tragle, com 14 and burlesque la
turn. Some Bang, some did dialect, oth
ers danced.
Mlaa Marlowe, when bar turn came.
did a shirt da nee that made aa tnatan-
taneaua hit. Mr. fiothem ,i from - bis
throne told etorlee.and weird Jokes.
Than there was an interim for eupper.
Mr. Sotharn had provided a feast. Not
only waa turkey abundant, but there
were individual miaco pies ana unnae
man puddings.. Meanwhile Santa Claus
in a perfect maJce-up aiairiDnieu ina
one with a sold place.
The Dallaa. The portara do not rau
over themselves In their effort to open
the veetibulea oa both sidea, There to
a . depot there .so constructed that
moot anybody can determine which aide
is used for loading and unloading pea
sen rers. 'But a certain actor la B. X
Carnantar'a "At Crlonla , Creek" -d
pany arrived at the wron conclusion, i
aAaaad hla train, and at yeeieroay aiv
sraoon's performance of tha melodrama
at the Empire the sola proprietor and
manager Waa compelled io . tame sua
nlaca.
-. Now. Mr. Carpenter doee hot profeae
to Sny great hlatrtonlo ability. He can
lay out a route for a company avpd ean
pay aalariea. But tha acting he Wisely
leave to the other halt of the family
MlUIcent Bvana. , Tet he struggled
through the role consisting of nearly
two '"aides" yesterday and acquitted
himself- with honor and elory, aotwlth-
standlns hla painful ', And somewhat
oueatlonable Impression that tne e
boys and aainsrs lit "Colorado wear pat
ent leather shoes to work In aye, ovea
In tha depths of tha earth. Ae an actor
manager Mr. Carpenter may be . set
down as a auoceea. - : ,-. -
But as to the play Itself. Rarely
have - the Emplre'e patrons faced aa
offering of greater merit. "At Cripple
Creek,' aa - the billboards depicted it,
was. la the blood-end-thunder class not
far removed f roan clap-trap, , la fact.
But. aa 11 developed it la In reality
thrilling story of western mining Ufa,
without tragedy and almoat without
platol ahoL The actors engage la
struggle for possession' of a mine. -
dynamite plot to frustrated through tha
Joint efforts of A -hero and: a. heroine,
as Is a later plot to flood the mine. The
place- waa written by Hal Tteid an 1s
considered the bast work of that author
a well aa the beet attraction Carpenter
has yet put out on the road, which la
probably true la both lnstanoea. The
company, which to headed by Miss Br
ans aa Maggie Mason, an. Ideal girl of
the hills and canyons, ta eapable with
out a single exception, and the audi
ence of yesterday, -which, by the way,
broke the Sunday record for the pres
ent season, were wildly enthusiastic.
"At Cripple Creek" wlU prosper. So
will the Carpenter -tatereate ae Ions aa
they afford entertainments of this quai-
nr. ; '" . - ' 7...., ,-
'"Innocent Maids" lu.t - ..
While It to doubtful If th Salvation
Army baa aver committed an act that
would' entitle it to being burleequed ia
the manner in which It waa -at the
Baker yesterday,' tt must be admitted
that th two large - audience - which
started ths 'Innocent Maids" oa a
week's run found In It an - sacusw for
hilarity. . Thay found also ' a ahow
which, as a whole, will be remembered
by those who follow the wheel. The
specialties are ell of a high order, and
In he list several novel tie appear.
while the chorus to ' good-looking and
attractively dressed.
The White Status." the opening eklt.
la as nonsensical aa ' usual and. glvea
both chorua and comedians abundant
oportunlty. - Tha hit of the sketch la
Mlaa Aleene's song, "Id Uks to Take
Tou Home With Me."!
Curtln and Blossom, singers, dancers
and acrobats; Deonso and Elliott, a pair
or numan rubber baiia; Markey ant
Moran, a Bong and dans team, aad Bu.
gene jarga, rn illustrated songs, eon-
tribute features of the bill Which proved
immensely pleasing. ( .. . ,
- "Stranded," which close the show,
Introduces the Salvation Army. That
there Is comedy In it to undoubted, hut
tha wisdom of linking suggestlvenees
and the army la another question.
From the Minneapolis' Journal .
The Filipino ought to have free trade
with the United States, but not be
cause tha beet auger Industry la net Im
portant, Ths beet sugar industry hss
been or ratner siow growtn, and yet it
seems destined eome day to become A
very important business In this country.
It does, not appear, however,- that the
admission of sugar from the Philippines
st a reduced rata or free of duty would
materially Increase Importation. Tha
"maret fsrnUerHSm"TnTTinipplnea
la in the ortmt, on the Asiatic coast and
In -Japan. It will command a better!
price there when tha producers are able
to show to tha consumers la Vhlna and
Japan that they can ship their surer to
the United' States, If necessary to get
a good price. That'e Wbyhe Filipinos
want ua to take off the duty on their
eugar; not because thsy aspect to sell
any considerable amount bare. . .. 1
One .reason -way -beet sugar- falls to
command muoh'support for Its' claim to
protection, even against the products of
our Island possessions, ta the Urge con
trol of tha industry by the sugar trust.
The consumer 1s Slow to respond to a
demand for protection for an iriduetry
so thoroughly dominated by tha trust
ss tbs beet Sugar business is coming to
be. At the aame time, it 1 not aafe to
say that It la not an Important Industry,
at least prospectively. It has act bean
seriously damaged by the concessions
granted to Cuban and rorto mean pro
ducers, and we da not believe that tha
reduction or tne duty on eugar rrom tne
Philippines, or even admission free,
would alleet It materially. .. v ,
ave t'
I - A;:t';"wIrV ;
I it jt ii jijTLJiXjn-srsrsairijr'ii VT H I
AND CLARK
At Fort Oatsnn.
January l'we set out eerlv aad nro-'
edsd to the top or the mountain, the
nigbest point ef which ( .Mt
Jeelna; the ooean. It to situated about
I muss southeast of Cap Disappoint-'
hei5n!lf JP7Jf "early twq and a
no the aea. Hare One of
I.f00"1 l'r1.tful views m nature pre.
Bents Itself. Immadist.i. t. ...
'oh breaks with fury. cS) the
coast, from the rocks of Cape iSaap
Ptmtv ar as the eye Ma dla
oern to the northwest, and against the
highlands and Irregular piles of rock
--7 . enore 10 tne soutn-
east TO this- boisterous an r.
'"' wim its tributery water,
enlng Into bays ks It Approaches
"W ana Studded on kn.h .M.a
I vmnoou ana Clataop villagaa.
J kenaath our ?.eet " srs"
stretcned rich - prairies, enlivened by ,
three beautiful streams; whloh conduct
Lm r.l mu talWB the foot of the
hills. W etopped to enjoy the roman
tio view from this piaoeT Which we dla-
nil"ha br ,h" aark'a Point
or Tiew, and than foHowed our guide
down the - moan tain.-- The descent was
?k!?Pw.,,,1 nangarousj to many placea
the hillsides, whloh are formed princi-
xellow day, have beea washed
by the late rains, aad ar now slipping
Into the .a la large masaea ef W to loe
acres. In other mrt. k. .,w
th rugged, perpendicular rooks which
overhang the aea, into which a false
Map would have precipitated ua. The
mountalae are . covered with a very
aaaveu. gruwiB DI nmrbSbJ a1alausrla enlsaaa ssiA .
rjsome of which, near Clark e Woint
f y'w. perfectly sound and solid, rise
tO a height Of 110 tmmt -n ta
feet In diameter. Intermixed to the white
WT ?r.areor-ntaa, and a smaU quan-
"'f ma aiaer. two or three feet
thick and to m ta height. . - "
At length ws saehd '
' house.-'
the remains of an old Killamuck -village,
situated amon m.k tm -
bay Immediately en the eoaat We then
continued for two mile along Ua aand
beachi and after crossing a ereek at
yards IA width, near which are . five
cabins, reached the nlaca where - the
way had throws the whale ashore.
The animal had bean atranitad
two Killamuck villagaa. and such had
peen insir industry that there now re
mained nothing mora than tha akeiaton.
which w found to be let fact ta length.
Captala Clark then returned to the vll.
lege of five huts on the ereek. to which
ha gave th nam of Kcola. er Whale
creek.; The natives wr all busied in
bourn the blubber in a lars-a sauar
uvaga at wooo. py. means -of heated
preserving- tha cQ thus aa.
tract sd in bladder and th entrails of
the whale. Th refuse of th blubber,
which still eoatalned a. . portioa of oil,
hung up la larga futebae. which, whan
wanted for use. are warmed on a woodea
spit before - the fir aiid eaten - shw
alone or dipped la oil, or with roots of
th rush or sbanataque.' Tbeae KUla
mucka, taaugh thay had great quanti
ties, parcea wtta it reluctantly, aad at
such high price that our whole atock of
merchandise was exhausted in the war.
chase ef -abeut 0 pnund-f btubbar-
tew gallon r oil. With -thee
we set out to return, and having re
areessd. Eool oveek, -camped oa its bank.'
whert v.er waa ahundaaos at fine Urn
her, . . rt -.' .f,....,' inrU-.' v
We were' soon JohMd- bv the am ef
ths vUlace, with whom we smoked. anJ
who gave as -the Informattoa they poo
rs ie rive to their eouatrv. These
KlUanracka are -part of a much larger
! ei me aame name) tneyJtow re
side chiefly ur- four- vtiutes, each ar
the entraaoe of a ereek, all of which
fall into C.' bar on th aoutharaat eoaat !
that at which we near are' being th
most northern, aad at the dtetaaee of
about 41 miles southeast of point Ad-
Tha, reet of the nation are scat
tered along th eoaat. and am tha banka
ef a river, whloh, aa we found tt In their
SellnaaUana, w sailed Klllamnck river.
emptying Kaeir in th same direction.
During th ealatoa season they . eatch
great quaatltlea of that fish In the email
ereeka, and when these fall, their ehlef
reaouree to th sturgeon aad ether fish
stranded along the coast. The elk are
numeroue in the mountains.; but
thsy cannot procure many of them 'with
their arrows. Their principal eommual
cation with strangers a by means of
the Killamuck river, up which thay pass
to th Bboeatlleum to trad for -wan-
to root. In their drees and appearanoa,
ana jnaeea every circumatanc er lire,
they differ very little from the Chi
nook, Clatsops and other nations In tha
neighborhood. The chief variation we
have observed to their manner of bury
ing the deed; the bodice being secured
In . aa oblong bos oL plant" which Is
placed In an open canea on the ground.
with tha paddle aad other small article
Of to aeeeeaea by his Bids.--.-.
Whilst smoking wtth tha Indians, Cap
tain Clark was surprised about t o'clock
by a loud, shrill outcry from the oppo
site Village, oa hearing which all tha
Indiana Immediately started . to arose
the ereek, and the guide Informed him
that some on had been killed.. On ex
amination one of the men was discov
ered to he absent, and a guard dispatched.
who met nun crossing the ereek in
greet bast. An Indian belonging to
another band, "who happened to hcewlth
the Killamucke that evening, had treat
ed him with much kindness, and walked
arm in arm wtth blm to a tent, where
our man found Chinook squaw, who
old acquaintance, prom. -the
conversation and manner ef the stranger
thla woman discovered that Ms object
wss ta murder the whits man . for tha
Sake of the few articles on his person;
when he roe and pressed our man to
go to another tent, wnere tney wouia
find something better t sat, shs held
McNeal by tha blanket. ' Not knowing
her object, he freed himself from hsr,
and waa rolng on with - his pretended
friend, when shs ran out and gay ths
shriek whloh brought tne men oi tne
village over, ..and the stranger ran off
before McNeal knew what had ocoa-
sloaed the alarm. .v ".!"."
John Bajrjeyconf si Juhdv...
From the St, Louie FoabDupetch.
tr John Barleycorn knocke cut a
prlse-ftghter at 42. at what age Wilt the
buelness man throw up tba sponge to
the gTeat-'Champlont' '
We are 1 told tnat bow ritsaimmons
waa not a drunkard. He waa a steady
drinker. . Few business men are drunk
ards, but many of them are eteady
drinkers. - ' ? . '' 1
A business man may go on for years
drinking staadtly, and if th punch In
th stomach In the ahape of unforeseen
difficult! does not eome he may pnll
through. But who can aay when It will
com or that It will not com at all -
la It possible that the business man
ha a better chance ta surviva tbs
punch than ths pugilist? --."-
, - . , w
. Coura In Emergencies! ' '
' From the Chicago Tribune. -The
principal difference between bas
ing and football Is that If a man is
hurt while nlsvtne- fnAthelt tha ntvr
fellows ds not rua awry acl I re I