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LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES MUST BE
,;' PLEDGED. J 'V
DO THE PEOPLE OP THE STATE want to
'.elect., theif United States senators? Do they
i, "want actually to designate the men who art
' so to serve them or, with the power
they now have it through tnedirtct
want St ill to delegate it to the legislature either wholly
: j ''or partially?;; :, VT-'. ; r v"?:.: : " ' ; ' f .., . ;.,
"r- These are questions whicb -non but the voter of
" the state can settle for themaelres. For years in all
parts of the . county that is all parts except the south
' where the problem has been largely solved by the prj
. - tnaries, there has been agitation of this question of
election of UniiedStates senators by popular vote.
Heretofore it has always taken the direction of a con it i
tutional amendment, almost-impossible of achievement,
: Jfor the senatepwhlch-Tealixed preciselyrhat-it would
" mean to that body, stood firmly in its) way. As time
. has gone on the demand has become mora insistent
as the manifest necessity for precisely that course has
become more apparent. ' A happy solution of the diffi
culty has been found In the direct primary. Under this
V law the voters may select their own man and under
pledges of members-elect of the legislature, makeof
-that bdy In thi one respect a. counterpart of the presi
dential electoral system which simply
of the p9pl
We have reason to believe that
" load talking being, done Jhere is no intention on the
. part of the old-time Republican machine to comply
'' with this provision of theMaw no matter how stren
uously the voters demand it. .In any event there is be
fore the voters one of the most solemn duties which they
hare ever been called upon to perform. It is manifest
that if they propose to elect the. United States senators
. the starting .point is the exaction of a downright pledge
that the representatives elected to the legislature will carry
but the will of the people ' and elect whoever is ac
corded by them fhe plurality vote. The law itself pro
vides the way." It gives two pledges, only one of which
is absolute in its term. We observe that some, an
notinced candidates for the legislature have signed pledge
,? Ho. 1, that otherf have seen fit to modify that pledge to
suit their own convenience or purposes, while still others
. have altogether ignored Jt
On this question the men as such
-the community cut no figure. The primary test to be
applied to every candidate for the legislature is whether
or not he has signed pledge No. 1. If he has not signed
that then he puts himself out of the race, no matter
yhat his qualifications' in any-or every other-respect
may be. This is the supreme test to be applied to each
and every candidate.' It rises far above any consideration
of politics, partisanship or personal qualification.- It be
". hooves the voters of this' state to get' the right point of
view on this question at once for
applied at the coming session of the
take care of itself hereafter and afford
other hand if they allow it to be ignored at the coming
session they will destroy the hope of achieving this great
reform perhaps for years.. Now is the time to act and
to act with intelligence and vigor. ' 7" . ' '
BY PRIVATE CONTRACT IS THE. WAY. .
on
iOO MANY PIECES OP EVIDENCE going to
i ' I . show that the canal building business has been
i-r- much mismanaged are cropping out from various
sources to allow full faith and credit "to the administra
tion's fervent asseverations ., to the contrary. Not that
Poultney Bigelow's testimony alone, or that of' some
others, each by itself, amounts to much, but when so
many agree in various points of criticism their collective
testimony can scarcely be wholly unworthy of credence
Tr notice;
One of these reports, madeby a
who has been working on the isthmus for the past year,
is to the effect that the government's operations are
hampered by interminable red tape, that of 5,000 Amer
icans now credited with being at work on the canal 3,000
are clerks, and that hot so much actual progress in canal
digging has been made as was made by the French in
the same length of time.
T Those most familiar with the situation and who are
- relied upon to express an unprejudiced opinion agree
that if the job Is to be completed within the designated
jtjme, or any reasonable period thereafter, it mustbe
; done by. contract. "Uncle Sam is so easily "worked,' and
is such an easy mark for grafters, that unless the gov
ernment lets the job out by contract it will probably not
be completed in 25 years and will cost several times the
, " " estimate.
V ', There is no doubt that the canal has attire mid in
fluential enemies, working more or less in the dark, and
7 they find" it much easier id hamper ' and 'discredit the
jwork when under government and to some extent po
litical control than if it were being done by responaible
contractors under a sufficient bond. Men who tunnel
through mountain and under gTeat river beds, and con
struct lengthy subways through solid rock under cities,
and with apparent ease execute many engineering mar
'. vels, would dig the canal within the prescribed time, and
while allowing them a big profit, at far' less cost than the
government can do.it. . " '
, this policy had been adopted in"
jontoactojsjbad been allpjyocure0: o, ae
wherever they pleased for an 8-hour day in this work
ii of no benefit to American workingmen they would
have had agood big beginning made by this time,
wbereal the government appears to be principally busy
in manipulating red tape and investigating complaints
tad charge without making any actual progress. '
SupejiritiooSetiatori:
. From the Baltimore American. : '
Although they do not like to confess
ft, many of the aenatora are supersti
tion. - The ether day one of the oldest
aenatora noticed a colleague eating an
apple an the floor of the senate, and
going a ar to the neat next to him eat
down and naJd: . -
-I hope yon are not' going to develop
ta apple-aetlng habit.-for I want to
telt T there la bad luck tn that habit,
especially If you oat apples for your
iunrix.zz:TrL- r
The apple-munching senator -became
rurlona and aaked hla colleague why
apple eating tn tho sonata was un
lurky. . The older aenator replled:
"Anple-attng anatore navar gat r
lacted. Look, at Senator CockreU. )le
PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING
SunSay) and every Sunday morning, at
mil arrears, rortiana. Of gen,
CONTROL
The operation of
in their hand aa
primary, do they
general attends or
shareholders of.
be inspect and
new railway, and
expenses. The
operation of the
concerning the
of the consulting
records the wishes
posed . change in
notwithstanding the'
There are also
or their standing in
forbidden; further,
if the law is rigidly
lingly underrates
to apply that aame
legislature it will
starting point for
other, shippers, for
fe tf say thst
is exercised by the
tne agent ot tn
spectors ot the
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AH accidents are
its employe tee
dition and that
Massachusetts man
(hl. .
All this would
but the -opposition
HEPBURN
through o easily,
erable amending in
to favor them, are
the principle of rate
ana tne .weak place
the first place and
strengthened aa
the railroads are
was famous for eat tnf apples forlunch.
Ha waa dafaatad two. yaara ago- for re
election, and Joe Blackburn,, who suc
ceed ad him mi the senatorial apple
eater, has just been defeated for re
election. Toii are too good a fellow te
tempt fata, and I for ona don't want
to e you defeated. If you must oat
apples, eat there at home and don't
devour them on the floor of the senate,"
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- Confession.
yvoat- h-PhHadXphht Ke4,
More than a year ago the leading rail
road officials declared that thay had
eoaeed to grant rebate, which la scarce
ly consistent with their present declar
ation that thay are perfectly willing, to
abolish rebate ,
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JO UR'NAL
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Tb Journal Building, Fifth and Yam.
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OP RAILROADS IN PRANCE.
Lt RAILROADS IN FRANCE, whether owned
and operated by the, government or by private
' corporations, are subjected to the. ame degree
of nation! sunervision. and it thorough and strict
each railroad system.is Intrusted to In
scector-generals of railroads and bridges, who have au
thority to consult the books, papers, repoirTsTeTc, of the"
railway companies to which they are.. everally assigned,
and all document neceary to reveal fully the con
dition and transaction of the railroad. An lnpector
is represented at all meetings of the
the roads under his control, and if he
considers it necessary take a hand in the proceedings;
approve or reject plan and design of
of repair,' and verifies-their cost and
otticial control extenas to me iccpnicai
railway lines; supervision of the motive
power.rolling Jtockv workshop verificitionjofaccounu
and a strict iTurveillanct over; the objervance of rule
work of employe, and it embrace the
itudy of rate and all commercial question ot interest
to the railways.
Under a law of 1001 f portion of these dutiei. devolves
upon government railway directors, who are members
committee of railways, and can take
part in railway- director meeting. ' A government di
rector mint make himself acquainted With the need of
the population, and carefully examine and report there-
onoheJnifltster-oilublirworki7"ahd "aa tff all pro
rate schedule. He studies the in
dustrial, commercial and agricultural affairs of different
localities and province, and i in constant communica
tion with chambers of commerce and other organization.
government agent called commistaire
of surveillance at every large station, and other agents
are employed to aee that the railway companies observe
state regulations as regards employes, rotation of en
gineers and firemen, running of -trains, etc, The, con
sulting, committee attached to the minister , of public
works is composed of the chairman of the senate and as
sembly railway committees, and of the public works
committee on agriculture, fhe director of railway at
tached to the minister of public work, the director of
roads, navigation and mines, a director of state railways,
a member of the international congress of railways, and
two employes of the railway companies, besides senators,
deputies and others to the total number of 75.
No rate can be imposed until approved by the min
ister of public works. Before applying any tariff or
rate a railway company must sumbit to him a schedule
of price to be charged for transporting passenger,
livestock, merchandise and other things, and if ap
proved it may. be put into-effect in 30 days All ex
penses of transporting freight ' must be reported to the
government annually. The companies are required to
transport all consignments with exactitude and celerity,
and without any favoritism to anybody or any place.
The government fixes an absolute maximum rate -for
freight and passenger, which ia reasonable. Senator
and deputies receive passes, for which the government
deducts $20 from their salaries. ' Other' government of
ficials get free passes. Half-price tickets are granted to
parties of over 12 persons.
. Any private agreement to grant a rebate is strictfv
if a company knowingly, and wil
any given merchandise, it. is obliged
rate to the aame kind of goods to all
a period of three years. It is need-
inrh errors rr airpsriiaevaiaa ... ml rrft
occurrence.- r - v-- . -
Government : supervision of the working of railways
engineer of road and bridge, by
control service, as well a by the in
commercial operation of the lines and
the commiaiariea of administrative uperviiion. To any
or all of these agent the compsnie are bound to pro
duce tneir book ot expense and receipts, circular and
order -of service, contracts with other transport agen
cies, etc.- ". y .... - -
investigated bv-therovernmentrand
that stations are kept in Proper con
order is maintained." Locomotive and
cart mutt be constructed according to the best models
and of the best materials, registers of all locomotives and
axlea being kept Cars must be comfortable, arid cannot
be used until government permission is given. - There
are regulations aa to the nuatber of persons and cars to
a trainy-and-evcry precaution against accident must bo
i . . .. . .
laKcn. me time oeiween tne aeparture of two trains
from any given point, and the speed of trains are reg
ulated by the state, and at certain points .reserve locomo
tives with steam up must be stationed. In brief, the gov
ernment regulates and controls railroading, private as
well as public, down to the minutest detail.
not be practicable in this bio- countrv.
to the least little bit of control or
regulation of railroads here must seem strange to French
statesmen and business men, and those of this country
might perhsps gain some light on the subject by a study
of the French system. .
BILL PASSES THE HOUSE.
IT -It .
THE RATE REGULATION BILL passed by the
v bouse yesterday by an almot unanimous vote
now" goe to the senate, where if will not eet
nd perhaps not at all without consid
the corporations' interests. Nobody
knows just how the Hepburn bill will work if it should
become a law as it is, and it would probably be disap
pointing in results, for the obstructing and nullifying
resources of the railroads, with many courts alwava readv
numerous and various; 'but if a bill
embodying the general features of the Hepburn bill can
get through the senate a beginning will have been made.
regulation will have been recognized,
in the new law can gradually be
thiv ir Hiimnml knA .v..
cura 4etter repreientatkm m Tongmr!
particularly in the aenate. We do not expect the Hep
burn bill, if it can pass the senate unamended, to accom
plish muchdirectly. lutwhen-.the oeoole discover ih.t
outwitting nhem they will take the mat
ter more earnestly la hand and get a lawthat will be re
spected and obeyed, for fear of worse consequences.
For2UvxXoina.
From the New Tork Times.
Representative Maynard of Virginia
haa Introduced a bill authorising the
government to participate In the James
town Tercentennial exposition at Hamp
ton Roade, In 107, and providing an ap
propriation of tl.40.00v for government
buildings and exhlblta.
The bill also provides for the coinage
by the government of l.WO.OOO fj silver
pieces, the e position to pay for the bul
llon .ueed. By thle means the exposition
bop to realise profit of about fcWO.oo
on the difference between the coat of Jthe
silver and the circulating vrlue ot the
eotne. . . ' . '
Representative Maynard bellnvta thers
will be a great demand for tt sliver pieces
bearing scenes typical of Jamestown, i
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SMALL CHANGE
Friends of Pro feasor Hawley srgue
that a missionary Is needed la congress.
The irrlffon Irrigator remarks: "In
this district w practically htra, s yet,
no Republican candidate for congress,"
The Salem Journal doslrea to know If
the -forest Grove Tlmoa. that shies at
cood fallow Toose. would aupoort
candidate, who rented land to raise hop
oa. -. .... .. -...,.. ,,.
A araat many poodIo should have a
aort a' frlandl fall aw tmlnm lor ribni.
ary. oecauso n a anon. r
Joys did not com alnaly to aa Illinois
ramiiy; atra. Joy raraatly gave birth to
me sixtn pair or iwina. . ,
Beeause Colonel Mann erttlolsad the
Rooaovalt wadding Invttatlona la .no
proof 'that he received one. - . .1
Mothers-in-law earn te beeominc
mora trouhlasoma than usual In Port
land. ,
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It Is roported that Count Bon! haa
pawned hla watch, which will aire him
spending monay for a Jew mlnutea.
Dora Jsnnlnga wants to write a novel
containing the atory ot bar life: yet even
thia la not sufficient te Inflict capital
punianment apon her.
T ' ' ' a .a , , .
What good would It do te find Rocke
feller? He wouldn't know nothln.
Portland ' la entitled to a live saner
like The Journal in tlie field agaiaat the
morning and evening Oregonlan. whloh
bafora na4 a monopoly of things, ra
marks the Albany Democrat.
Taeoma la short of water, and doesn't
take kindly to beer. ,
Well, do n't Mlsner deserve a pilef
What a ehanga, my' eountrymen. If
Rooaavalt should aucoeed Piatt as Sana
tor from New Tork.
gome pebple have doubts about Ben.
tor Bailey being aa great a statesman
aa be lata on to bo.
So far, February favors development.
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It la very inconsiderate for naonla Ho
clamor for lower priced maata or a bet-
tar price for cattle. The feaa of all
those lawyers must be "something terri
ble." a a
The Ideal neighbor seldom lives "next
door.
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But 'can the nrestdant so easily rout
the senate Insurgantsf
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The" older ena gats' the less Valentines
day amounts to.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
The Lake-new Herald haa bean revived
and la owned and conducted by two
women. ' . -
" lAke1 county farmers and stockman
are feeling Jubilant
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Speaking of aspirants for' office the
Lakevlew Herald says: Oo in boys,
give them an Imitation Dinger Hermann
handshake,' full at that velvety touch.
and -talk to "them with tears In your
voice. . You wilt surely win; If you don't
the other fellow will.,"
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The httchlng-poat Issue la paramount
In Albany. s -
a a .
An average of 4 MO feet of lumber
par day la aold In Eoho.
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- Eugene school children have to drink
boiled water. . . . , . , ,
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. The Eugene Guard Is making big im
provement!; has ' a new Simplex type
setting machine, being the only paper In
Oregon outside of Portland and Salem
with two such machines, appears In a
new drees and will soon make other
Improvements; signs of development
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, Roade are being Improved In many
parte er Oregon; there's no better way
tu ueteiup.
a e
- 'Astoria la too much of a glass house
to throw stones, remarks the Albany
jjemocrat now, boya, ne good.
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A tunnel to be dug across the "Ox
bow," a loop in Snake river, reducing the
aietance irom rive muee to i.eoe feet.
means the completion of the largest
power plant . In eastern Oregon, the
building of en electric line from the
Seven Devllo country to Baker City, the
development of a rich copper -region
which . now lacka . transportation snd
power facilities, and - the opening of a
rtctr agricultural ammct.
A St Paul (Oregon) man boaate ot
Immense crops of hops , snd babies
raised around there. ' :
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" People of Northern Douglas county
are talking of eodnty division.
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The Toncalla Independent la the latest
Oregon paper; It's neet and newsy.
I . e e
Many deer have been driven from the
higher, lands of Wallowa county to the
rivers and are being killed by hunters.
wno nave no rear or tne taw.
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Riddle may have a flour mill and elec
tric lights. .
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Wallowa News: Are. your cattle on
Mud creektA bunch of cattle end
ytrong hoisea have-twau repui led --tost
at what Is known aa the Washboard1. If
your stock are there, kindly let the
News know of it by your becoming a
member ef Ita family. " -
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The fleece of a Polk county Angora
They ars having to mow lawns
tn
Willamette valley towns.
.'' The railroad building boom hae atrnclrf
pretty cioss to independence.
No gambling la Baker county, says
Sheriff Brown.
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Baker county farmers anticipate a
year ot bounteousness. Plenty of enow
makae plenty of water -and . the latter
Insures big crop yields, . . . ,
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A- man la -In Jail in. llarrlsburg f or
Jumping a board bill, ,
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Avmari near Ijildlaw haa a well on
high gmund, only three feet deep, that
continuously overflows, furnishing sn
abundance ef water, ",.'. .
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
- LESSON --
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By H. D. Jenkins, D. D.
--Jeaas Callln " nahermen,"
iaiko v; 1-11. i
- Oolden Text Be ye therefore Imita
tors of Cod, aa beloved children. Eph.
v: L . - :
-XBtrodnoeUaw '
John had dlscrplea, but we nowhere
read of his "calling'' them. " With our
Lord there was present from the first a
eonaolouaneaa of . the difference between
Ilia HitaalM mij 4K A .n ni4aA.
. .u - - - a-
sor. And besides, despite the attempt
made-to repreaent -the Inctdonta of hla
career as taking him by aurpnae, no
from the beginning of his course had
in view Ite traglo brevity. It waa to
ba of - transcendent importance, but
wbtle evenkually-aueeeeaful it would
pass through the appearance of defeat
(John xli: 14).. It la only by ignoring
plain statements or. wresting direct tes
timony or throwing out-entirely the
wltnaaa at thoaa who were constantly
with him. that ona can fall to see In
hie career something which be knew
from Ita inception and whloh he defi
nitely chose.
Our. Lord called" dlsclprea Because
he ahould have but a few montba in
whieh personally to aow.thaaaad (Matt 1
xxvt: li). Tet. that .seed muat be pre
served. It ehould never perish. But
to that end he needed wltneaaaa of his
deeds and hearera of hla truth.' The
calling of the disciples waa with refer
ence to the future.' a future when he
ahould not bo with them. ' During hie
own Ufework they remain In the back
ground. They may . dlapute - between
themselves aa to . aupremaoy or place,
but never with him. He waa recognised
by them as belonging to Sv different cat
egory, entirely.
We muet not euonose that tne calling
of the flrst disciples occurred immedi
ately following the temptation. ' Nearly
a year had alanaed. orobably more than
year, during Whlcmune jesus naa
been teaching publicly and becoming
known. But this earlier ministry waa
In nart at laaat Judaan (John 111 and lv)
It la not possible to trace eeven step oi
the - Sevtor'a early ministry with ab
solute confidence, but the calling of
these dlsclplea waa preliminary to what
la known as "the great Qaitiean minis-j
try.'
The scene of thle lesson is tne anore
of the Galilean lake, which at that time
waa aurrounded by populous towns, ele
gant villas and hills terraced to the top
with orchards and vineyards. Now the
scone ie almost desolate. TJie lake was
crowded with boats and tne wnoie re-
erion was nroaoeroua All the writers
of that time who have oooaaion to refer
to the lake country, apeak of lte charms
with rapture. The ahorea of this sea,
atudded -with- rich and bustling cities,
afforded our Lord a stage for hla reve
lation of himself the most appropriate.
In Judea the people were hostile and
hie Ufa constantly menaced J ohn xi:
7, I). In -Galilee he wee seldom threat
ened except aa the people might be In
cited by thoee who came down from
Jerusalem Mark Hi: Jt).
f " The aVssnem. .
Verse L Why the people pressed upon
Jesus la made clear In the preceding
chapter. Jesus had entered upon a
striking career, Even In hie old home.
Naaarath. hla natgnoora ware aurrea
by what was reported ot him (Luke
lv:l-. In Capernaum the people who
heard him In the synagogue were struck
with the difference between nia preacn
Ing and that of the ordinary rabbi
lv;Sl-i3). His miracles, also, were In
creased In number, and wherever he
went Dooola crowded about him to be
healed or to bring friends who were 111
(Iv:e0-41. These events resulted in can.
big out
great aoeomnenylng rrrowfl
wnerever na waa. v
Verse a. When we remember what pul
pita bar become, of what precious
marbles they have been ; wrought and
by what art embellished, we must note
that the Savior was more particular
as to words than as to the "desk.
A flshlng-boat is not an attractive eeat
How recently these dorlee had been in
use mav be seen from the faot that the
fishermen were still close at hand wash'
ins the meehes free-from-the rubbish
which they had accumulated during their
recent use. But our Lord s dignity as
a teacher was such that men listened
to him without reverence whether he
spoke from the rabbi's platform In the
temple or from a .fisherman's trawl by
the seaside
Verse t. Then Jesus, calling to him
the owner of the boat, Simon Peter,
aaked that It might be thrust a lltthe
way from the shore In order that he
mlht rnmm.rifl a wider view Of tlv
environing land. There he assumed tha
attitude which In the east la associated
with authority, and began to apeak of
heavenly things. When a man's spirit
Is transfused with the truth- It la not
difficult for him to find either a pulpit
or aa audience.
Verse 4. The conscious superiority of
tne Messiah comes out In hla dealings
with Peter. He will confer a lasting
nenent upon one wno la te be a disciple,
but he confers It aa a sovereign be
stows a diamond atar. He Is "the Lord'
even in hie benefactlona. He did not
wait for Blmon to Implore hie help; he
Bestowed- it-' out of sheer compassion,
knowing tha disappointment ot the man.
But ha commands Peter te catch fish
Just as ha commands us to be saved.
He le never leas than a king even in a
fishing-boat - -
Verse L Simon was a tired man when
Jesue told him to go back to tho lake
and resume fishing. He wae weary with
the long and fruitless toft of ths night
He had Just cleaned hla nets and put
them awey. He was an older, man than
Jesus and hs waa a fisherman, while
Jesus waa or . had been a carpenter
(Mark vi:t. Could anything appear lees
reasonable, than this T What did Jesus
know about flah t BuTTso lnstlncUve
waa the faith of Peter In the Maater
that he, with some murmuring to be
sure, obeyed.
Verse . Th greatest catch Is eome
tlmee after the longeet wafting. The
obedient disciples were amply rewarded
for their faith. It la a dark night be
tween revivals. Bufwhen'th Master
cornea, tha Insatherlng Is tar beyond
our dreams. Waiting and obevtna are
the road to spiritual suocese,
Verse 7. The men with whnm ah
Lord wae now brought Into close per
sonal elatlons were to be taugtit never
to despair. And when Jesue gives, be
glvea Ilka king. (I Klna-o lS:xlll).
Oreat awakenings are, even to those In
me miast or them, great .surprises.
Those heTerTd the men who are blest
share In the blessing If thay come to
their help. The men who were across
the lake had no part In the catch. Those
who believed In It and rejoiced In It
shared In It The church that .stands
aloof during the progress of a work of
grace has no boat aunk by Ita welaht
There may be some dangere accompany
ing a -great Ingathering, but they are
not more to be feared than starvation.
Verse I. Nothing so Imnreseea ns
with a 6onsclousnese of our eln as the
goodnem -of God. -If-men realised the
love of God as they profess they do. It
would engender within them a sense of
their unworthlness. The wayward boy
who Is not affected by tha rod le some
times subdued ty a kiss. But the sign
that a maa la won la his crying out.
am a ainful man.". No oonaclousneaa
of love which la not aaoomimiilad by
eonaclousiiese of aln la of that kind that
Peter knew. . But In hla netltlon that
Jeaue would "depart" ....from :Jim-nd
jaawa aim- atone, La abowed bow de
fective bi knowledge, of the divine
'goodness waa. A man convicted of aln
loathes hlmaelf. but ha haa X hen coma
Into tho condition WPSd Ood'S love IS
arawn to bla rescue.
. Versa . ' And if PeUr waa convlnoed
of a dlvlna proaenca beeauao of one
great draught of nahee, what should
men feel upon whom heaven poura its
bountlea richly all the while? The beat
that Peter aver knew In the mutter e(
worldly prosperity was a little - thing
oompared with what many of our mod
era bualneaa men know every day. Ood
u ill IU pnnt Willi ,U1UMVB'
nesa of raolstanoe there might- be ra-
gooaneaa to him broke wnat stubborn'
maining 1-Peur. .Why ahould U no
i. usr It la the design of goodness to
lead to repentanoe (Horn. l:lv).
a man will, read Uils lesson who haa
full nets) at every draught of the aelne,
and- he takea it perhaps with - Indif
ference. That la to lose something bet
tor than the nsh.
Verse 10. Not a disciple waa won by
a Judgment. . Not one appears to have
been drawn to Jesus by preaching Judg
ment Jesua caught men; he did not
Shoot them. And he said to the disciples
who ware won by this exhibition of hie
grace, that thay ahould In turn become
"fishers of. men." .Gospel duty may
sometimes require us to denounce aln
and. to declare the righteous Judgments
of Ood Rom.'t:l-Ui), but the Master
has 'nowhere indicated that thia la the
way to- "catch man." He did not so
seek the men whom he most dealred.
He' won them by making them realise
hie love. He taught them that before
they were moved Xo respond to hla a
faction, he loved them (I John 4:xK He
not only won them. bu. In doing o he
taught them how to win others.
Verse 11. How profoundly they were
affected by the. incident and bia words
we see la the fact that they chose to
leave everything else to be near, their
Lord. They bed . bean present before
when he had Wrought marvelous deeds
fjohn l:l-xl). And Jesus wrought
miracle upon -a member of Peter'e
household soon after this (Mark l:xx.
xxx, xxxl). Peter lost nothing by
cleaving to Christ . There never comes
time to the true child or ooa wnen
he does not realise that In following hie
Savior he had received "an hundredfold
mora" than he has surrendered.
THE PJLAY
Every once In -a while, or, perhaps.
once fn every long while, some one
writea a play or a book whloh atands
out from Ita fallows not because of any
originality of plot or freshness of treat
ment, but because' the book or play pre
sents. In proper setting, a aeries of
vividly portrayed types. "David
Harum," so crude In workmanship that
almost every publlshsr In the land re
fused IV sold -by ths hundreds of thou
sands and brought cheer to nearly every
home that reads. James A. Hsame's
"Shore Acres" la playing yet years after
It waa first produced, and there . are
people who go to aee It every year.
Typee again.' "Atisona" preaenta an
other example and George Ade'e plays.
"The College Widow" and "The County
Chairman, owe their- remarkable suc
cess, to the typee they present
When "The County Chairman" opened
Tn Chicago two years ago,) last falL at
the Stud ebaker theatre, the title-type
waa enacted by Maolyn. Arbuckle, then
a little known actor, who speedily- made
hlmaelf and the part be played locally
famous. In the company, which la play
ing at the Marquam Grand the part ia
aaaumed by Theodore Baboock, who ia
certainly a worthy successor of Ar-
buckle. AJPuekl created the role, while
Baboock merely copied It but his copy
Is so good as to bs almost perfect' He
makes the county chairman a bit" leas
genial, a bit more cynical, . but other
wlae his rendition of the part la almost
Identical wlth'tha original.
Of the typee that make np the play,
that of the county chairman stands out
prominently all the v time. He reminds
one Instinctively"- of - David Harum,
though- in many ways not at' all like
Weacott e character.
In the theatre, last night a kindly old
woman aat behind the writer, comment
ing audibly at every good turn. Her
oommenta were brief and the aame In
every case, "There a good character."
Thle continued during the first three
acta, but at tha climax of the third act
where Jim Thatcher, the county chair
man, to oniem ins wire and daughter
teara In two the affidavit which, be had
Intended to have printed in a
paper, prevlag that hie sumin Judas
In a local I
mioji was a tnier. tna aid wnm
tnrer.
turned to her companion and with tears
In her voice said. "That's a good play.
Isn't It George T" And George agreed.
wwrTf: . " rewd playwright
With this and one or two other touches
which work upon our emotlone almost
aa a melodrama attempts to, ha has
made the play likeable, without cheap,
anlng It It Is almost the consumma
tion of art
George Thatoher, a veteran minstrel,
playe the Impecunioue darkey, almost
ready to eell hie vote, but never etaylng
ii ne piays n remarkably
well. Thatcher's negro le the atage
negro, but not the extreme minstrel
type. He le real, and mtgMy funny.
Ths other parte are all creditably taken,
especially worthy of praise being Will
F. Phillips as tha windmill
Charlea A. Burke aa the old settler who
shot squirrels with Andrew Jackson,
and "onct hearn William Pen- male. .
speech," and James H. Bradbury aa tha
etore box orator afraid of hla wife.
nermann Lien gives ne a likeable but
not remarkable Tllford Wheeler, who
wine the fight for proseeutlna attorna.
ana nwasra w. union, as Ellae Rrgby,
th sharp lawyer ,ht g,a down to da-
feat, presents hla character to the en
tire satisfaction of that part of the
audience that likes to hiss a villain. Or
the women, Zenalde WUliame plays ths
flirtatious milliner well, and Laura Av
ers le a convincing boas of her husband
and boarding-house, while Grace Ro-
nune m a Iboroughlx -lovable Mrs. JfUgi
by. Kathlene Macdonnell aa the dauah.
ter of Judge Rlgby and sweetheart of
Tiirord wneeier doea the best ahe. can
tn a rather common-place part and
handles well the one or two good bits
that are given her. . ,
ina county i;nairman" will ne nre-
aeniea again tonight and tomorrow aft
ernoon.' .- . , .--
"ABsJurway-oui1
There waa a change of bill at the
Empire last night the Pollard Lillipu
tian Opera company leaving "The Belle
of New Tork," after pre em ting it suo
eeaafully three nlghte. and putting on
"A Runaway Girl." Aa In the case of
"The Belle," the excellence of the oomM
opera. last night made for the success
of the entertainment "A Runaway
Girl" la one of the beat light oparaa of
recent yeara. Preeented by the popular
youngsters. In a plesslng stage netting,
the ahow delighted the patrons of the
house. ....'.(
A new prima donna, the baby ef the
company Of children, Eva "Pollard,
played Wlnalfred Gray laat night and
eatabllehed herself at a bound. Daphne
Pollard waa charming aa ever and John-,
SUCCESSOR TO
-CHARLES -TryEHKESt
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-From tha New Tork Herat
Early In January, says the Railroad
Gasette, there waa announced the. ap
pointment of Sir George Glbb aa deputy
chairman of the Underground Electrlo
company of London, which controls the
Metropolitan, the Metropolitan District v
the Great Northern, Piccadilly and!'
B romp ton.. Baker Street' and Waterloo,
and Charing Cross. Bustln and Uamp
atead subways, and also the London
United -tramways. . Mr. Edgar Speyer
wea elected chairmen of Us eompany
to succeed Charles T. Terkea, deceased.
In the new organisation, however, the
management control rests with the dep. '
uty chairman. .,. -
Sir George Glbb was born In Aber-T-deen,
Scotland, tn me. Hla first rail-
road service was la lS7, as assistant-Ifr
the solicitor's office of the Great West
ern, in lit! he went to tha Northeast- V
ern as aollcltor and became - general -manager
of that road In lll. He acted
as arbitrator for the Northeastern in
the wage arbitration case in IStT, waa
appointed a member of the committee
on war office reorganisation In 101, a'
member of the - Royal commission - of
London )jrjn lr1,t? vna ',lled - the " -
lng evidence tn that connection. He ,
was knighted In 104...,. ... -
In tha. 14 years that he haa been gen
eral manager of the Northeastern rail
way hla work has been In many ways -radical.
If not - almost revolutionary.
from a British viewpoint He haa been
the foremost advocate tn Great Britain -
of ton mile stattstloa and of heavy train
loading two toplce which are euro to
provoke much hostile discussion at any
meeting of British railway shareholders.
In the face of opposition, however. Sir
George haa been. fearless and consist?,
ent In his methods. A solicitor by train
ing, his entire attitude of mind Is quite
different from that, of the traditional
English manager.. He haa always wlahed
to satisfy himself on important points
da novo, and he analyses the traditions
of railway working as If they apper-. '
tatned to new matters Instead of eld
ones. For some yeara after he entered .'
upon hie duties as general manager he
was chaffed more or leaa .by hla asso-
clatea for Inquiring moat minutely Into ''
all the details of operation, asking ques- .
tlons whloh seemed to subordinate offl-.
cere4 to be rudimentary. It le acarcely
necessary for an American to be. told .
that In this way he has acquired a won
derful knowledge of every detail of the
working of a British railway.
He knowe where the profits are and -
where the loeeee are, and he haa been. '
most active in increasing tha former
and cutting down tha latter. For exam
ple. In the last five yeara he haa In
creased his freight train loada by H :
per oent - He baa also Introduced rail
motor cars to handle branch Una traffic, ,
although at present not convlnoed tn
the4r-eoonomy;-and hie company, along
with the Lancashire and Yorkshire, was
the pioneer In 'electrifying branch line
territory, with tne important oi iterance
between the two that the Lancashire
and Yorkshire designed Its own power
house equipment while the Northeast- -
ern buys its power, and apparently naa
the 'better bargain of tt Tha Scotch
habit of mind looks into the future far
more than does the English,' and it la
aafe to say that, there Is no railway tn
Great Britain that haa studied and die
counted tte future more Intelligently In
recant yeara than hae the Northeastern. 1
In his personality sir. George le quiet -'
and modest and haa much, charm of
manner,
Front tha Nsw Tork Sun.
Three-day excursions to London and
retuYn are the dream of an inventor
who le now perfecting' a motor which,
he believes, will drive steamships at ths
rate of 100 to IS miles an hour. '
Thia new motor ia a simple axrair, 1-
consists of a pipe whloh rune through
the hold of the vessel below the water
line. Thle pipe Is open at both ends.
Attached to this pipe, about one third
from the after end, is cylinder whlcn ,
le Just ths diameter -of the pipe and In
length about three tlmee Us diameter.
At the bottom of this cylinder the pipe
that attaches it to the main pipe curves
aft '
Ths rest of ths motor la simply an
application of tho gaa engine. The oylln-
dor when working Is charged with sas,-
" " prll Tr"l i"r"-
sens oil. An electrlo aparker explodes
this gaa and forces it out through the
pipe at the stern of the boat. Thia
glvea the boat a kick which drives It
ahead, and at the earns time the gas;
driving through the pipe at the stern
cteetee a vacuum at the forward end
Irfto which the water rushes so that
the Inventor says, it Is drawing tha
boat ahead at the aame time that It Is
driving It forward from the kick in the
stern.
Herbert E. Rider, who devised the
system of underground trolleys that ia
In use In this dir. and who baa invented
other things, haa lately been devoting
hla time-to the atudy of dynamics and
hydraulics.,- He had a email model of a
boat built laat summer and applied the
motor, with the reault that the email
elx-foot boat, fairly flew through th
water.
He figured that he had got a con
tinuous cable which would pull his boat
across the North river, or, if the bot
were large enough, across the Atlantic
ocean. Mr. Rider at once had hla In
vention patented.
Mr. Rider has built an lt-foot St.
Lawrence skiff In which a email motor
la to be lnstnlledand thejKMU will be
exhibited at the coming sportsmen e
show at Madison Square Garden. The
motor that la working is a long piece
of pipe four Inohee tn diameter. - .
At Fort Clatsop.
February Collins and Wiser set out
on a hunting sxeumlen. They took our
canoe and paaaed the Netul a little above
In the evening Drewyer returned..
He had killed nothing but one beaver,
though he snwa black barlhaonly.
Individual of hls species observed
since bur arrival at this place. - The
Indians Inform us that they ars abund
ant but at thia season hibernating In
their dens. ',. '
- Appreciativs Germany.
Tram the Nashville American. ' ,
Bismarck haa more statues nerhanS
than any man Who haa aver . llvarf
There are 104 of him tn Germany and
s mora are to DO Dullt V
nle Helnts made faces at the crowd un
til the theatre shook with laughter,
"A Runaway Girl" will be presented
for the rest of the week, with the ex
ception of Saturday matinee, when the
attraction wlU be -pinafore.'
- -TO-gUROPB4N A DAY.
- LEWIS 1AOT-CIJIRKZIIZ
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