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, ARB THE PEOPLE PRESUMPTUOUS?
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NE of the' most remarkable
cumstances connected with
the direct primary 1 law, so
the election of a United States senator by popular vote,
is that certain politicians seem to retard it as a piece
of presumption thst the people should concern them
selves about such a matter.' Legislatures have hereto
fore elected senators; it has oftentimes been profitable
to the members and a small clique ., of politicians was
usually in a position to dictste who the man was to be.
.Whole sessions, were oftentimes watted in making the
cttoinrnd-thc win selected wU'HOt
people, left to themselves, would have picked out This
" work hat been to long carried on that it is with a positive
feeling of resentfulness thst the politicians face the
possibility of the people themselves taking the matter , in
hand and designating the precise man they want to serve
; them in the greatest office within their gift When one
. comes to look at it squarely isn't this a marvelous state
J of affairs? Could anything., more clesrly demonstrate
the need that exists for precisely this step being taken,
providing el course the people want tolrule instead of
-turning over the work to. a self constituted oligarchy?",
The fault of the legislative system of . election has
long been apparent The people got representatives over
' whom they had little or no control Candidates- or sen
ator looked to the election of . legislators and paid no
need to the people from whom the legislator? got their
, power and authority.' ';' Therefore senators were usually
represetttatrves of soma class interest
. mentally opposed to the commonweal.
ditions have finally grown so scandalous that the senate
i no longer regarded as a representative body'but-s
body elected to , conserve the
Througli the direct primary , law ' Oregon has severed
the gordian knot, it has provided a way through which
the people themselves may elect a United States senator,
a practically .Impossible, achievement under . any "other
conditions. ' As party men they may take part in the
nomination of party candidates and as citisens they may
' afterward express their will at the polls, voting for the
man they regard as best fitted for the plats without
; reference to his politics or their own.' ;-:..f . t i '':
Beyond this there is nothing for them to do but to Jn-
. titt that every candidate for the legislature for whom
they vote be pledged to abide by (he decision of the1 vot
ers themselves andto ratify the verdict when the Tegis-
laturr ciedt. Every 'candidate for tbs legislature should
"bT forced to Sign pledge No. lj either that, or be given
the certain assursnce that he would be permitted to stay
at home. If the people of Oregon want to elect their
own senator the way it provided. The method It sim
ple but effective and if it is put in operation this year it
will run Itself hereafter and United States senators will
be elected by popular Vote for' slf time to coma in Ore-
gon. ;,.;. ,1:
TWO 'CONTRASTING
T
HIE ATTITUDE of the Oregonisn in the matter
of the charges against United States District At
torney Bristol is in curious contrast to its policy
only a few months ago when public attention was being
directed to the crooked record of T. Cader Powell.
United States marshal at Nome. ' Both men are federal
office-holders. One of them, by energy, ability and
hard work, has gained a high standing in the community
, and no breath of suspicion has clouded his professions!
reputation up . to the .filing of tb unfathered charges
now pending st Washington. The qther hss been known
for years as an ' unscrupulous, professional .-politician,
.. who, while county clerk of this county, robbed the tax-
' payers of thousands of dollars, and who was one of the
'. ringleaders in the -gross election frauds in this .city two
years ago. In one case , the charge is unprofessional
conduct not yet proved, for , Mr. Bristol has not yet
. been heard in bis own defense and In the other esse the
charges, proved, undisputed and notoriously, true, are,
first embeexlement of public funds, and second, com-'-.
plicity in the election frauds." - The, charges against
; PoVell had been prof en long before they were submitted
-' to the" president -; '.';.? i-Y ,' i-:; t
; What has been the Qregonien's attitude toward these
two accused officials f ArtcrisMcT"XtroTiresrr? rTslotT
the Oregonian has been orie of the prime movers in the
effort to oust him from office without giving him a hear
ing, and it has been informed in advance of every move
"that was to be made to accomplish this end. All that it
' could do to achieve his removal has been done. , i -j
;' As to Powell, all the influence that the Oregonian
could exert has been used to place him and keep him in"
' the office which-he holds, i With, full knowledge of
' Powell's utter unfitness to bold even the meanest pub
i 'lie office, Harvey Wc Scott wrote a personal letter to
, President Roosevelt, ur'ginsr that Powell be appointed
United States marshal at Nome. Scott knew, as every
r one knew who wss Informed as to' county affairs, -that
- while Powell wat county clerk a doten years ago he
embettled thousands of dollars of. the people's money.
' Three times his books were examined by expert account
; ants once under the direction of a grand jury and
; each time the expert reported a shortage ranging from
3,000 to $ll,000r -It war Bhly-tbrough the shortcomings
' of the then district attorney that he escaped indictment
and triaL .When Powell went out of office'he was still
, a defaulter -to the extent of six or eight thousand dollars
and the shortage hat never been made good. .
; Powell was again detected in crooked work only seven
months before he received his appointment as marshal.
. ; Original New England on Pacific
Ulexandar MhAdU m "CumaU o tbs
PaclM Coast,' tn the Oating Maga-
- sine. i'.. y ' -:' u...
."' Thera Is aeounon - saying that If
the PUgrua flathara had only landed
M the Padflo eoast a large portion of
the Atlastle seaboard would newr have
Bwon settled. Cailf oralaaa, Oregoniana
and Wasdtlxtonlaaa beueve UUe Ira.
pUoHly. la ethar words, - the eharms
i of the Pacino coast In the way of eil
anate are an appreciated that having
noe experienced them, men are un
willing to live elsewhere contentedly.
Mow, not one man la -a thousand living
mm the Peons coast -knows that as a
snatta ee ate the aoosnte of our mother
; tongue were hoard on theboaek not far
from flan rnuieiaco, at yare before Bns
. 1ih was spoken on Plymouth Rock.
More e musing still is the fac that the
original New England was on the Pacific
rnaat; for Franz-is Prake In UTS, at the
Clone eg a, suoaUi'a ata took, aeasssslaa
AN INDIPINDIMt KBWiririB
PUBLISHED -i BY JOURNAL 'PUBLISHING CO.
Sunday) and every Sunday morning,
- :'.:vTC Ml etreata, Portland. Oregon,
and noteworthy cir
ride the people's
the enforcement of
far at it 'relates to
Shortly after
Pftcfl tne'mSn', the'
plants, etc. but in
study and exhibition of the building of good roads. r
that wefe" funds-
- Indeed the con
protected interests.
CASES. V Kf
the trusts and corporations.-' i. -V t '
Senator Lodge
contiders the trust
classic -and oriental
thing, or at most
courts to remain
Senator Lodge
emasculating, as
bin..':.,, " ' .
pontic, .
-It will not be
lar. It the organ
the fullness of its
which would Jollow
of the country for his sovereign, "fetlaa
hoth, and named the new acquisition
Nouva Albion (New . England) because
ho thought the white cliffs near what Is
now point Reyes resembled the chalk
cliffs near Dover. , . , v ..
, . Refute Whist Talntad" Cash. ,
vvV'Proni the New Tork ua.v' - .
The Toung Women's Christian Asso
ciation of Meriden. Connecticut ' which
building a IB0.0OS home, the msney
being raised by popular subscription, re
fused recently to accept money from
soma of the most prominent women iaTse her life shall last
urwn. sccause it nao, neen raised by a
series of whist parties.
Mrs. Emily 3, Toungt. president of
ths association. Is not In favor of eard
playlng. and does not, want to have the
girls whom she Instructs feel that their
building was erected through efforts
that might be questioned. - .
The money win m to ether charitable
CUraoaea, las ladlaa now deaisra, .
rxo. jr. caixou
at The Journal Bunding, Fifth and Yam
Vs- s vN" "'"' --'Va;,.
He signed hundreds of the frsudulent affidavits with
which the local Republican "machine .attempted to over
will to the county election of 1VU4, and
bis part in the frauds wss made public tnrougn tne coi
umns of The JournsL i ; '. ; '. '.."'.-. . ''
Powell's appointment alt of these facts
were laid before President Roosevelt, together with an
ample array of proofs. Not a syllable in reference to
the charges was permitted, to appear in .the Oregon ian.
Not a word was spoken that might enlighten thepresi
dent aa to the true character of the man whom .he bad
been deceived into appointing. Not once was there the
slightest suggestion that- Powell should, be removed.
In stony, shsmeless silence, the Oregonisn gave, its tacit
support and encouragement to the most unworthy federal
apRoinfre.. thst Oregon has .known. acSilenca st inch a
time was cowardly disloyalty both to the president and
to the 'people.. ::--' x " f';''-'yjj.j-i.----i:
Whether or not the Oregonian will succeed In its .ef
fort to oust Mr. BrittotMrom his office remains o be
seen. .'-.Bat, what of Cader'Powell? '77--''J . t ; ', rll !
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i SAMPLE ROADS IN OREGON. v
HE DEPARTMENT OF - AGRICULTURE has
; done tome very good and valuable work for the
' people of' this country during the past few
yearsin the introduction and distribution of new seeds,
nothing more nor so triuch as in its
There is no subject more discussed and more neg
lected, none more important and left' alone, than this.
Good .roads throughout a region, state or county, are of
ultimately inestimable value, and this fact is being more
and better recognised from year to year. .
Good roads mean better prices for farm lands, and for
produce of all kinds; they mesn cheaper amy- easier work
for men and beasts; they mean more business for mer
chants in all the towns; they mean more and befter paid
work for carpenters and all mechanics; good roads are
at Ones a sign and proof of civilization, corriTort and
goodaenae. : A -, . . -..
'The government, thst generally hss to be kicked and
forced into doing anything for the common people in
stead of the trusts, which it is very busy serving, is do
ing a mightily good work in showing the people how to
build good roads, sod "encouraging them to do so, in
various psrts of the country. - Soon the government road
building force will be in Oregon, and will build a sam
ple mile of road near Pendleton and another near Salem.
This is a good scheme. The two miles will not amount
to much, nor is it intended that they should, but they
are intended to be a valuable object lesson to Ore
gonians, not" only in the particular localities selected,
but throughout the stste. . . : ' ' : , :
The , government at Urge and weTMncurred expense
hss found out hoW best to build good roads, and has em
ployed expert men to do this work, and will give Ore
gon two sample miles, in different psrts, of the state
near two of its principal towns. The lesson should be
of much , interest and value, not only to the people of
Pendleton and Salem, Of Marion and Umatilla counties,
but to those of the whole state.'' We are beginning in
Yamhill, Clatsop, Douglas and other counties to get
good roads. Let us go right forward in this good work.
Good roads are expensive, but they pay nothing better.
;Vv-;"V-' K tWtATOR LODOE, i Uyf'C
ENATOR LODGE made a studied elaborate
;, speech, on the railway regulation bill, although
it is not yet before.the senate. He is in favor of
soma , sort of measure anything that will amount to
nothing. - Senator Lodge Is a scholar, an orator and a
millionaire.'. He believes in the divine right of the trusts
and protected interests to rule. He. hss been considered
a oarticularlv close friend of the president and so has
been at the expense of considerable time and effort to
steer fait ultra-dignified senatorial craft between the
presidential small whirlpool of reform . and the im
movable, inscrutable rock' of senatorial subservience to
"views with alarm" the whirlpool; he
rock the bulwark of humanity in gen
eral and of senatora Irt particular. Sirice his good, great
and glorious friend Roosevelt hss raised thia rumpus,
Senator Lodge, after long . and studious investigation of
literature; has decided that the senate
should yield to the president on the surface, being care
ful to pass no law that would really- amount to ""any
that would throw every case into the
for perhaps 50 years. 1
.is a more dangerous type of public-!
man than Aldrich, for Lodge pretends to have the pub
lic interest at heart whereaa everybody knows Aldrich
to be an agent of Rockefeller and the trusts. Lodge
will not break with Roosevelt; he will only stand with
Aldrich. Foraker," Elkins and other trust senstors in
far as possible, the railway regulation
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Lodge is a trimmer, a scholarly incubus on the body
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many years till . the people, even in
moribund ' New England, will rid themselves of such
enemies in pubjSc life. - -. .: . ;,;,.';..
The morning organ of plutocracy carries an editorial
on the general subject of "Politics of the Almighty Dol
were really disposed to talk out of
knowledge if could print ' an article
that would create a veritable sensation, for in that sort
of politics it has never had and never can have a rival
in thia neck ojt. woods, r" There doubtlesr have been
nimble dollar chasers here ss elsewhere but there never
has been one so nimble and persistent as the morning
representative of the oligarchy ' and absolutely none
so: fsr its elusive trail through -thi
purlieus to catch up with it. Both sides of the street
the middle of the. road, the -gutter or the sewe were
always all one with it and so long as it emerged with the
dollar, the dirt that clung to it cut no figure in its. estima
tion or in the lest t affected that comfortable philosophy
which' considered possession as cohering all the sins of
accumulation. . , - v;v -;: : .;s ; (... t
- 4 Tha Wife'a Earnings. .
; Prom the Philadelphia Telegraph.
The wife la .a wage-earning 'woman,
but she la generally underpaid. In .all
tbs vast hullabaloo raised . over the
ladles who go forth and make their own
way la the world a word la due the
wife and mother, who Is a harder work
er than the busiest of 'them. A hus
band supports his wife, so runs the
popular prejudice. sTst, where could he
find a houeekoeper, nurse, mother end
general burtee to work for her board
and clothes as does his - wife, so long
Not for three.
fire, nay, nor eight plunks a week; this
Is the truth. 'peaking always of the
wife who works rather than the Idler
wife with no children, society's mnth,
Who sats bolee forever In the basful
world fabric, hut knows not nor cares
not to repair them. A man supports his
wife,, yet often she la ths prop tpat
holds him tap resplendent ' before , the
arorU. . .
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1
y-SMALL CILANG2
AH eandldaUa. ennldiH)a still away
above par,.it jroi believe them.
They're ail friends of the werktnamen
now the candidate.
. With oraethln like IS,SSS,s6o made
In It mn, slnoe tie wee SO rears old,
Helm could afford, to quit the game
lor awoue. .
The areat nhyaleal obetmctloa to the
Pamana catvu U; tne Chasrea river,
Well, dam(n) It -.
Lincoln X. Staffens seeraa to have
fallen into the aere and yellow leaf, lit-
srarlly, though bla flnanolal adlpoae tis
sue may be sauapactorr to tilmself.
The president eaanot serve two eaas-
tere. tho people and tha Republican
e e
Wen.' why doet'n't Lawson vote te
proxies mmseu, ii ne naa -emr ,
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Alios and Mick nave but a short time
now In which to, reconsider ana - back
out'; ..;' ,. -; v V ? S
A Bpckano married woman, II years
old, named Michael, eloped with a man
of IS named OaxmlchaeL phe wanted
to catch a ear. . :. . .,.-
A Taeoraa hop raiser; wants a law
Axing the amount of a (-cent drink of
beer at no lose than a 'pint. If be over
runs for office he will get the unantr
moua hobo vote without buying It
Casting oil on troubled - watere . Is
nothing new, but Standard Oil has re
vereed the Xrocess ' by watering Its
stock. ' . , , '" -.
The flpnkane Review wants a P4flo-
Waahlnaton squadron. ' - Of course ,lt
would never-deln to take cofnlsanee of
any ' Oregon or California ports. . r. '
We ean'rest contented In the confi
dent aseuranre that - Alice and Nick
won't go on the stage; " , -.,''' t
Another thing not profltable to argue
with Is the muasle of a gun. .
It Is also hard to keep some bad mea
down. . .-...::'.;., :'. , '
r . ' e e ,;, , .
Castre has deigned to make an ex
planation to France, which that nation
will regard aa only an additional insult.
i .," " . e e . : ' A
Peru Is threatenlnx to lick Chile. But
It may be only an exhibition of Peru
vian bark, calculated to warm Chile up.
. ... e e " .
The only way to gala the apprevai
and aid of the: senate la to form a
gauging trust.-; i !
A Philadelphia man grew six taehee
taller in his flfty-flrst year, gome men
In Oregon along about that age expect
to grow that much In one day this
spring.- . ., , . , .
The fuel mea agree that tt has been
a hard winter. . , V' ' : - .
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Now you eaa begin to hear that not
Before long.eongras win have to
ass a epeotal appropriation for Law
yer Cromwell; he will have all the ee
nal money and will be calling for more.
An exchange asks: "What Shall ht
substituted for football in our tool.
legesf Oh, anything that Is sport and
0Ot ducaUion.
e-i
te treat the
horn
ikere
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OREGON. SIDELIGHTS
. Tbs Drain Nonpars", wants hone on
subscription to 'help It cackle over the
bright prospects of, that town.
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A Bprlngdtqa man lately picked, sound
apples zrom.- a tree in pie yard. r - r
Prairie City Miner; The proper de
velopment will add ti to Ht to every
tillable acre In this valley. All it needs
Is ths harmonious and Intelligent work
along the ltnea of proareee. There la
not a district In the state that baa more
natural, advantages than -Ihls. This
eeuntry can and ought te be aa well
known aa the Hood River district where
land is worth i.ooe per acre.
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The death rate In Albany last year
waa amy about, s per cent. v. .-j ;
.. A man named Oally la a candidate for
county clerk la Wallowa county, and
conducts his campaign gaily.
- Some Enterprise people are consider
ably puffed up with mumps.
Frulta, Wallowa county, saw a meteor
Of the apparent alas of a cornfield pump
kin rush out of ths east and across the
southern sky and disappear behind ths
western mountains. The light It gave
wae dassiing. ...
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TamhIU county farmers are waking
up to the necessity ef good reads and
clean orchards. y -. v ,!
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Aa Independence man - cleared ' use
last year from alx acrea of prunes and
will set out enore trees, '. , - .
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' Rand's candidacy for representative,
thinks -the. LosUnd Ledger,- "will -pat
blHy Lachner out of business and will
largely destroy C. A, Johns' chances for
the nomination for governor.
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' gprlngflsld may have a big brickyard
requiring an outlay of tlM.oot and em
ploying from Tl to lot men. r. , . ,
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A tailor le needed la OUndale. ' ,
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Fifty-five conversions as - a result of
revival meetings la Lakeview reported.
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Canyon City Nswst For a vartsty -of
climate Grant county can take the pr'lse.
While the John Day vailey le experi
encing a summer climate, with perhaps
typical fall nights, the weather In many
placee le registering below sere. :
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Several buildings are" going up en a
new Coos bay towristte celled Seaport
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Tillamook Headlight r It would be
more- sensible to let alone the political
fight .and all get In and fight for a right
of way for a railroad.. - Let's fight tor
something that la worth lighting for and
something that would boom Tillamook.
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The Adams Carpenters union - Is
aroused over the advent of a non-union
mechanic In their line, 1
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Clearing ground, plowing and Sewing
ell ever Oregon, . T . (
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tiie cun:
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By H. D. Jenkins, n. I. C
Toploi A Day of Miracles In Caper
Ilium. Mark i:M-S4. , ... i
Golden , Text He healed many that
enwAwan ssImIp ' a . et a
Few things are of greater Importance
to me religious philosopher than
proper understanding ef miracles. If
Jesus he not exceptional in his power.
ns cannot ne exceptional in hie .grace.
If he were simply one of ua. we max
easily believe he performed no miracles.
it ne performed no miracles, he Is unon
our plane. If be did perform miracles,
he was la an exceptional sense "the
Son-of Ood." What Jeeue le or may be
to ua la thus bound up with the ques
tion of the miraculous. , -v
V No one who believes In the being of
aoe can philosophically dsny the poa.
alblllty of miracles. If Ood made laws
Ser.tha amlvsrse, he did not mafcw-a
superior to himself, klvery : will Is,
within -certain limitations, competent
to supersede the laws of ths universe.
Whenever a boy catches a ball he In
terferea with the operation of the most
universal of all laws, the law of grav
itation.. I Up to a certain limit he can
sst tnai law - asioe.,-rsxeept roe tne
Interposition ef hie will the ball must
fall. His will says the ball shall not
fall; and It doe not Let his will be
struck out and the ball drope to the
ground. .Yet the Interposition of hie
will has not "deranged the universe.'
A man'a will le operative beyond the
boundaries fcy which a boy's will . Is
limited : yet it nae ite own neia. Be
yond which It falls. ' Ood'a will differs
from both In that It Is limitless. But
the lifting of a stoae from the ground
Is Just as truly violence" to natural
law aa the raising ef ths-dead. Neither
one Is possible by natural law, but only
as a permitted interference ec volition
wita natural law.. -.. ...
( Jesus Christ wrought miracles. So
every- record or his disciples tssnfles.
He did notdo thle ostentatiously, but
etmpiy. He seldom did It te be seen
of men but usually In. order to relieve
distress. He frequently - refused - te
work miracles, especially when It was
demanded out of Idle curiosity a son
of "dare" on the part of the skeptical
or hostile. Ths exercise ef sovereign
powers le too sacred an act to be used
etmpiy to gratify foola. . . ..
Not a few- of theee acts of divine
power : were performed In , Capernaum
(Matt xl:Z0-J, which place aa mane
his residence after an outbreak ef hos
tility In Naaaretb (Luke 111:1s, SI-SI).
'.A tuimliH f hie flMfc aianltilea Mr.
dape moot ef the twelve, were from the
vicinity of this city, from Capernaum
Itself or the other cities upon the-north
and west-shores of the lake (Matt.
Ix:lt: John 1:41). Some of the ssed
germinated and some of the mighty
works lmnressed the onlookers. Caper
naum wae Indssd highly favored In this
respect foe Jesus healed tbs sick and
opened the eyes of the blind and
preached the word of life in her streets.
! J The X.SSS.W, . .
Veres 11. la a reoent discussion upon
tha oualltv and character of preaching
nowaday s. we were told that "many in
telligent, mea have ceassd to attsna
Sabbath asrvloss because they got noth
ing from the sermon." How much did
Jssus get from tha synagogues of Nasa
reth es Capernaum T it waa ma euotom
not to -neglect worehlp upon tne sab
bath, without reference te the eloquence
or ability or culture of the minister
(Luke lv;ll). Those who cannot go to
the house of Ood to "get good" may at
least go te "do good." Some years ago
ths wrttsr talked with a man or wsaitn
and education -and firm literary taate
who had spent the better part of hla
long life among the humblest ef rural
neighbors. Hs said that In 10 years
he. oould not . remember that he had
heard a sermon which had been of per
sonal benefit te htm. But he never
missed a service; hs was the ehlef sup
port of ths church. Anybody who enters'
into the oynagogue tsacass ty his exam
ple. Jeeue went to , teach where he
eould not learn, t - - ..,
Veres tt.' Ths scribes never pretended
to. be anything else than 1 so , many
mouthpieces for the prophets. - Jesus
Christ . nejer put . himself upon' that
Plane. , . He sometimes Indorsed Moses,
but he never asksd Mosss to Indorse
taint For us there le only one eouroe
of authority, and that le Jesus Christ
We believe In heaven and we believe
In hell because Jesus Christ . taught
both-uwlth authority" (Matt xxv:t)
4t). . And so of every other article In
our creed snd every commandment In
our law. Wo keep the Ten Command
ments net because they - were written
on stone but because Jssus Christ ap
proved them. And what he doss not lay
upon us, no man eaa make binding. Our
duty to Hun la our freedom from men.
Verse tl. With all our study of psy
chology we have not made much' prog
ress in- understanding any-Sf tha- real
mysteries ef the mind or.souL- Ww
have learned to call old facts by nsw
names, that le alt Why la the lunatla
usually dsn gerous ? ' People who will
not hear of a personal dsvll will glibly
discuss that ; "double consciousness"
whloh Is only In terms dlstlngutshabla
from demoniacal possession. We write
books about "telepathy" and "hypnot
ism," but - decry - the possibility ef a
lunatic's homicidal temper being due to
tbe malign "suggestion" of aa evil per
sonality. A very prominent old soldier
of the eivll war, a man Inclined perhape
to akeptlolam but ef sterling character,
said to the writes some years ago, "Why
de L who have always sought to live
purely, have each debasing thoughts
My only solution of It le the pressnoe
of a devil who thrusts upon my mind
what my mind, afhors." - Few better
expositions of this subject have been
written than rthat which waa written
many yeere ago .by Lyman. Abbott. Jn
hie "Life of Jesus of Naaareth." v ,
.Veres H No one le more quick te
recognise goodness than the bed man.
He knowe a ealnt at right The worse
a mea la tbe more prompt hie sense ef
repulsion la likely te be. Without a
word upon the subject ef religion being
spoken, a profane and obscene man soon
discovers that ths stranger with whom
hs has fallen in la not ef hla class. An
evil spirit , recognises Instinctively that
there h i' natural t.atagonisin between
a child of Ood and i-lmself There le aa
"Irrepreeslbls conflict" always between
hie sin and holiness, between the devil
and Christ '
Verse ts. But a good man hatea to
he pointed out by a bed man, even by
that bad man'e antipathy. Many a poli
tician has shrunk from ths acclaim,
"He's all right" when uttered by peo
ple he did not wish to be under obllga-
tlons to. Jeeue told the evil spirit that
knew him for the "Holy One" that he
did not wish the endorsement And be
bade the spirit dn -.rt from ths man
and leave him la peace.-1
Verse M. Certainly svil spirits may
desire to do bodily mischief to us, since
evil assn dot Savages delight in torture,
Just as the half-tamed young barbarians
of our collrgee cellght to torture strange
and homesick boys, and call It "fun."
But ths evil spirit however malevolent
and cruet had to obey Christ and come
out ef the man. Such a work waa
wrought In a still hesr sphere when
the war ehleL Afn.ander, became g
g '"day twu-htr lor fi Utt:
e area It Africa. - - -
erse tt. tuever oL-er evtueaces of
its divlns oi-.'n any csurcb may give,
something a Inching a it cannot cast
out devils. It d es not take a very great
felKlon to raa4 of yrtlt-msnnsred and
wsil-oisposed men decent worshipers.
But the test of any church la its ability
to go - right dowa Into ths pit where
devils lie and work miracles of grsee
there. - The church which eaa thrive
by proselyting is sn arganlsation " of
quite a different order from the church
that grows by . conversion of the un
godly. And all that look on realise It
tOO. , . '- - - ' -V'; - . '.v
Verse 3 s, The eld proverb which telle
ue that "good wine needs no bush."
migh be remembered with profit by all
religionists. A good religion la iU own
oast aavertissmeni - Its fruits make its
friends. . One does not need to point out
aa siectrie are when the current Is on.
What the church needs is not eonvew
stone It can count Up. bttt thoss that tbe
world cannot hslp talking about ..
- Verses IS. 10. We have neat an ac
count or a visit Which the Master paid
is rstsr-a house.,- ua was etui com
monly known by his original name,
James and his brother, were all fisher-
men from one locality (Mark 1:1S. IS.
Tbay were doubtless familiar with one
anothere . hones and Slmoa received
them all. with simple hospitality. - No
ona receives from the Master sweeter re
wardthan he who opens hie home te
the Master's fortunes- end labors,- Sir
mon would make Jssus knoarn to others,
sad Jesus somes, ta hie own house with
in ioucn ox neaiing.
Veree si. In the low eoentrv about
the northern end of the laks fevers
have always been prevalent, The case
brought before our Lord wae something
from which many had suffered. But U
wss not- beyond his power. . Nor wss
tbe euro so Imperfect that It was sub
ject to debate The mother, .who was
instantly relieved, waa so perfectly
nsaiea - tnat sna immediately resumed
her place, ministering to the household
ana its guests. i
Verses St. SI. As If to prove there
were ho bounds to his power. Jssus per
mitted frlende to bring In all manner
of patients. Just as today the gospel le
not a remedy from eome sins, hut from
an etna. ..: . .., ;; . .
Shakespeare must havehad a lot Of
fun writing The Taming ef the Shrew.'
We ean Imagine him giving un tragedy
for the time and turning hla attention te
a punning comedy: and it le agreeable
to think of the bard reading hie Jokes
to his roysmring companions for tbsir
approval.
It la likely that - tha com amnions ef
the playwright found the Jokes good, for,
soma centuries later, they plsased aa
audience at the Marquam theatre In
Portland mora than do most of the
Jokes which claim to be- more recent
Shakespeare created puna, -singly and
In series, eome of them very bad puns.
Indeed, for "The Taming ef the Shrew."
but they went like Mark Twaln'a Jokes.
Charles B. Hanlord and his company
Seemed to enjoy the puns last night as
much as did the- audlsnos, and 'the
tragedian and his support entered Into
ths comedy-with - the vim which -a
monsjr king givss te his golf. : Mr. Han-
ford seemed to play with his part, to
consider the offering last night rather
aa a sop to populas demand than a
thing of Itself worthy; and yet he acted
well, aa Ud the others, and the . play
raced along aa merrily aa "Charley 'e
Aunt" At . times the tragedian gave
tbe lines a colloquial Interpretation that
brought great laughs Xrom . the small
audience la front .
The company has a" comedian of real
merit la the person of Caryl Qlllln, who
last night as Qrumlo, serving man to
Pstruchio, made, aa instant ana eon.
tlnuous hit When Mr. Qlllln tlree of
Shakespearean plays he may turn hla
hand to farce comedy, or even burlesqus.
with nrotrlae ef.euooeasi a doubtful
oomollmsnt perhaps, but well meant
Miss Drolnaa wss a eapaois enrew.
and though . perhape hardly shrewish
enough at the beginning, certainly was
tame enough in the last act iter snrew
Is a woman of kindly heart, but violent
temnsr. s Dolled by an. Indulgent father,
and finally conquered by a combination
of bully-ragging and love-maaing. Tne
other parte are taken ' satisfactorily.
John M. Kline has the voice ex an auc
tioneer, and handlee It well enough, but
lis acting was stiff and unnatural. Miss
Blanche Kendall as Blanca la sweet and
likeable, though not ravoreu wit a
physique ' or voloe. The' eoenery -and
ooatumlng contributed not a little to
the pleasure, of last bight's perform
ance, s. v" ''
Mr. Hanford's ability aa a character
eator waa demonstrated decisively In a
little clay which preceded "The Taming
.k. si.u. Mitltla4 "Tha Old Ouard."
HIS playing of tbe part ox ataversaca,
one of Napoleon's faithful soldiers, now
broken in health and reduced la fortune.
- Mtratmiiina il is a
at, nart. this ef the tremunng eia
man who la Still every Inoh a soldier.
and Mr. Haaford naacuea h in a way
that ehowed him to no a carexui hwi
t a mean ability. . t " '
Tonight Mr. Hanrora ana nw company
present "Othello." Tomorrow matinee
the attraction will be "The Merchant of
Venice," and tomorrow nigai mror.
Oaf Popular Song Barest. ; ;f;
'" - By WtUiam F. Kirk -
ne M or 'mir Inimitable, unapproach
able series. snUtled "Taks Back That
Flnnaa Haddler- nae actually laasa in
song-loving world by storm.) - -, .
:-" v a. ' -
A handsome young neaa - waiter eioou
' within the line oafs, ' -j '
And motioned to their tablea all the
gueeU that came that way...
His full-dress suit all nicely prssssa It
surely nt nim nns . -
Perhapa a good deal better that elthef
vAiira er mlna - -
A pretty girl wee s.ttlng at a table a0
alone, -..
And she beckoned , with a finger tost
disnlavsd a costly stone. -
The waiter thought she liked hla looks
hs almost lost Bis lx aa: ..
But wbsn hs to that table went these
-words were what aha eaia;, . -.
CHORUS:
Taks back that Flnnaa Saddle, air-
It Isn't at to aatl ...
It's colder than ths Icebergs on Lieuten
ant Peanre beat. ...'
It's tasteless aa a stingy kiss from, dear
old Auntie May;
Oo feed It to the bread line dowa at
Ninth and Broadway 1", t ,
ii. - -f. ;
The poor deluded waiter, ' who bed
thought about a mash, -With
trembling, nerveless fingers Seised
. ths cold, rejected hash.
Tha tsars that te his eyee did eome he-
' cause of her rebuke ' -Dropped
In the Finnan Haddle of course
. It Wss a fluke. .,
Them tears were hot and scalding, and I
. think, as like es not.
It wssn't nothing else that, made the
Finnan Haddle hot - k
At any rate, when he eame bach, she
tucked It all awayV -And
sweetly' said "rorglve me tof the
. words that I d'S say:,
crAtrg: - '
"Take Vik that iutaa LiTV ata.
, , VAIXST?.rST '
' From the New Terk World. ' a
It Wall etreet ths vlls place it le
represented to bar wss eed of Qeorgs
W. Perkins J. ' ptcrpont Morgan a
"young man." 4 , ' w
"Not by any means: On the contrary.
It le the business center of the country,
where factories, mills, mlnee and rail
ways are not alone financed, but oper
ated. There are thousands of men snd
women In this country who put away .
a little money from year to year end;
having neither the time aer talent to be '
financiers, ars always in doubt as to '
the beet use they can make of their aa.
Ings. Will you 'give, then a word of
advice? .', : v
"Let them become the owners of all '
the worthy business enterprises in ths
United States; that la my best advice.
I believe la public ownershipnot gov-
ernmsnt ownership snd our grcatent '
Industries, except BUndard Oil. are so
er-1n6hTroTTr
the Illinois Steel company, and others. -
were about to enter upon a "war of "
building new and unnecessary, things.
Millions ef dollsrs thug would have been '
taken from profitable end good uee. An '
appalling panto threatened. On the very ''
brink of the battle the men whom I '
have mentioned came to New York and,
throwing their securities on the table
before Mr. Morgan, said 'There la our
property; take It pay ue tor It end run
it' Mr. Morgan accented that immensa -
and patriotic responsibility. .. ,
. -Ana who bought the nsw shares? v
I "Tha public. We read today, undsr a .
flourish of shouting headlines, that Mr.
Morgan., after a desperate encounter,
has again obtained eontrol of the United
B La tee Steel corporation. Yesterday we
were told In black type that Mr. Rocks
feller had gone slyly Into Wall street
and, after a Tltaalo struggle. Jiad wrest
ed the company from the avaricious
hands Of Mr. Morgan. Moonshine from .
first to last At no time slnoe Its crea--tiou-hae
any one man owned mors than
SIO.000 aharee of the . United' SUfS "J
Steel corporation. ' Anc StO.000 shares '
equals 121,000.000 la a total capitalisa
tion of a billion I The people have v
owned and they do' now own the steel
company. - Furthermore, they own all i
of tbe large railways in the country- -tbe
Penneylvanla, ,the New York Cen- .
tral and even the Union Pacific.
"I defend the oreatioriof tiu-greei-
Dotations because they are nm-essary : -
and for the reason that they offer a no- s. -lutlon
for several vexatious social prob-- '
lems. But I urge all men ef influence
to Insist upon government suncrvinlon
of the business of largo aggregations
of capital and upon tbe widest publicity
o thsir affairs.
r "You worked out the plan- to "sell
shares of stock of the United Steel cor- 1
poratlon to the employee of that great
organisation. Hss It been successful?";. .
"Vsry. Workmen of ths company now -own
about tan millions of tbh stock, end ,.
many applications for shsres sre being .
received In response to our second offer. -
which waa made recently." The public
has no conception of the Interest which , '
ths smployes of ths company take In Its . '
affaire. During the month of December -)
ISO reoorde were broken at our-various .-
works for. Improved and economical pro- -
duction.i Our theory hae been that tndl- '
viduinty counts in an Business unaer- -takings.
Therefore, when Mr. Csmegfe T Tj
and others dropped out we turned to
tbe workmen themselves and .Invited
them to Join the partnership. .. The re- .
eult hae been in the highest degree ssti
Isfaetory.- Our entire organisation . . la ''
a lira with, .aitalUy,, laUUlgeooe -and In- .
vsntlon.".' m -v;.. .."" -k . ,?,'.
"Ton received STS.soe a year ssan
officer of an Insursnce company. , A re- ' .
cent statement of the -company show'
that during, tha five yeere you were Its '.
chief financial officer the company made
tlt.000.000 on the securities which you .
bought and sold for It Just the same
I ask you If any man eaa earn 178,000 a -year?"
'- ' - - ' r v : -' .. ';"
There was a flashlight emus as tne .
question went home. , . '
"Oh, I dont care to discuss spectflo
easee, eepsclally If they, are personal." .'
Mr. Perkins replied." but I don't mind
giving you my vlewe about salaries In -' '
general. Whsa I- was a young follow ;'
ttl.OOS a year waa aa Immenae sum.
Then men-went Into business with the
oanltal thsir fathera left them. . If they
didn't have capital thejJ had to . dig .
around ana get it berore tney eould nope . .
to do much of anything. When a million !
waa msde the possessor .of It retired
from businsse and rested. - The reeult ' , ,
was the waste of a part of a valuable .
Hfe. - Dying,, the millionaire left his -fortune
to hla children, and tha chances are
that they also rested. So there v' wae 'T
more waate. . - ,
"The prayer and hope ef every young v
fellow la thia country ought to be for - -the
hastening of the day when there will ; .
be 10.000 IIOO.OOS Jobs In the United
gtatea. Then there will be something to' .',,
work for and to hold, and once' attained
a big salary oan't be held without con--tlnued
hard ' work -and undlmlnlshsd 1 .
genius and usefulness. Ths state Is .
benefited by salaries because they carmol
be handed down to one's children."",, , ,
February IS By esteral trials made
to adjust our octant and ascertain our .
error In direction observations, ws found
It to be t degreee 1 minute and it -
eeconde additive beyond the fracture; , '
This error wae detected by comparison :
with the sextant the error of which had
already been determined. . The octant .
error next to aero, er below CS degrees
St minutes Inclusive,' te only t degreee
additive. We sent Shannon. Leblrhe -
and Frsalsr Oils morning on a hunting ;
excursion up. the Kllhawanekle river, '
which dischargee into tha head of Mer- -
Iwsther's bay. ' No tiding ee yet or
Sergeant Oass and his party. - Bra tton ts
still weak and complains of lumbago, ,
which pains him to move; we gave him
baric ' Gibson's fsver continues ohstl-
a doss of Dr.-Bush's pills, which have
In many eases been found efficacious in
fevers of a bilious type. The niter pro-. '
duced a profuse perspiration this even
Ing and the pills operated later, after
which the fever abated aad be had a .,
good nlght'e rest - - - -
- i i m i j, ii i in x .
V Lbngwortli Wanta Onions.'
Front tho Baltimore American. :
Mr.' Lonrworth. however, has klven
an Intimation that hs Is getting tired of .
ths continued round or dinners ana re-
ceptlons and ether soda functions that .
have been showered upon him snd Miss v.
Roosevelt since their engagement was,
formally announced. " :s waa lunching
the other day In the houee restaurant
and hie companion. asked him why ha wse
only eating a roll and drinking a ';
eop of coffee, i - ? ' i
"I em really enjoying this little bite."
he said, "because for the Isst few weeke
I have been .obliged te eat all. sorts of
diahes prepared by eelehrsted chefs, and ;
hardly knew what I was eating.. I have-,
determined on one thing, end ' that is,
thst t era glad tha weddtog nay Is sp-
preaching, for after f am married snd
settled down to housrheeplng I sm going
to have beefsteak and onions" snd othr
such t'arn fare, 1nv 1 at t..e my iter ice
taat I have beea e.. .tl to aU."
- LEWIS AND: CLAPUC :V
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