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I, ; ' v , ' V , , , - ---eJL'-- II I mmmmm mm wmmmm mm -waisl EU'PORTt 't5r'goi,. Jeperv 11 th praise it rec'lve ' ' ummer resort. 8ome 30 years -'-mgo-th farmers from h yal-4 lejr.becan to drive over the mountains durlna; the hot weather and since thai ' lliilB KM naluim ailimg as sum - mar raatlna place ha.ve been enjoyed by , thousands. .On a warm day In summer the surf at Nye Beach will be dotted with bathers, for the beach Is composed, of firm, white sand,- maJtlns an- Weal place, to enjoy the aalt water, and the nUr shallow , for lonadlatane out.- thus offering perfectly safe surf - Darning. The first view of Newport Is not at . tractive, fbr It seems to be componed of one street of old buDdlnss - built along- the-beach and sheltered behind . the hills. It has all the appearance of a small fishing village, which It Is, ex cept during the summer, season. - But a walk -ever toward Nye Beach and Olaonvllle will dispel this idea, for the -cottages are neat, well painted and some of the lawns are fairly gorgeous with shrubs and foera: The longer one stays about the place the better they - like-4t -quiet pret tineas. The most of - the-oottagee-ar Jullt In the little- val leys that nestle-In the neck of land be t 'tween Yaqulna bay and - the Parclflc. This strip, about a mile in width, la an Ideal resort situation. Sheltered from the north went wlnda and with a aeml "tropical Tyimate. xa ""walkthrough- the- town Is Tike visiting the southland. Flowers and shrubs grow' luxuriantly, many of the cottages being almost hid den. But the natural flowers are found In great profusion, notably the mountain laurel or rhododendron, which is the chief glory of the hillsides. They are now on dress parade and will hold first place for about six weeks. A Place for Rest Here-bnemay-tTuijr restTTi sort of -dreamy -quiet nwea pervade alt things. One may be lasy the whole day and not feel one's conscience prick over time ;spefilan6Tnothlnf; doing. The twitter of birds and hum of insects soothe and ralmr while the roll of the Pacific is Just far enough away to make it quiet. ALPH0NS0,-"THE .. . ... . . n n a ' r . By Edgar Wallace In London Mall. THERE Is In Spain a tall, slim. smile. It Is the frank" lmne or - undisguised delight at the joy of living and finding things out For j him life is a birthday, with thousands of presents still unopened.-- His smile -' were I less respectful I might call It a delighted grin, for such it Is in very -t trutli is for the joy of discovery. I saw him standing up in his carriage ' once at Burgos responding to the hoarse Vvlvas" of the country folk. He might , have saluted gravely, taken his seat - solemnly, and driven away In pomp and . circumstance of his rank that would - have been kingly. " But he kept' to his feet with that-amused smile which Is chuckle suppressed, and waved his hand cheerily. He waved it to the ladles crowding the balconies, to the children perilously perched on unsuitable eleva '" lions, to the swart-faced peasants wrspped In their shawls. And the love of his people, the people , - who had watched, the fatherless baby grow, towards manhood, waa his first "..'" discovery. Then.. ha discoveredother 7 good" "things, riding and the joy" of the -hunt, and the delight of travel; and he went nn smiling. " ; Then he ' discovered that, given the nerve, a man might drive a car over a straight road at 100 kilometres an hour, ' and that waa nearly the greatest dis covery of all. C'olncldently with this, the ftpanlsh jeopIe, who did not share "- nia enthusiasm for rundlng. dangerous corners st full speed, remarked mildly, hut with that mordant humor which la . : characteristic- of the rsce, that there was no heir to the throne. ', ' They aay of Alfonso XIII that he waa the beet-ruled child In the wor!6V-.and . If .this be so, today he vindicates ths Latin provetbu hlch msy.be found In the appendices of most' cheap diction aries, and which la te the effect that ' the beet-ruled is the best ruler. , 8o that wt.en It came to choosing a wife, and when before blm were arrayed the dosen or so uninteresting 1 but' eligible ' princesses of royal blood, Alfonso, who, , as an amateur photographer, realises the fallibility of retouched photographs, ' atnrted forth on a tour of Inspection. . , Tha eligtblea of Europe war mostly. t . . s iw-: r;v- i mm - tinger rock.; cape iouiave2vtibR' . . -: 1 Ing7 dream-producing. - A" sort of hasl ness comes over the purpose and harp ing care is forgotton. We hark back to thdaysof"t)ur; barbaric ancestry and without" thought" ef fort " breathe in the ozone o forest and ocean while the eyes feast on - the rich-colors of the flowers and the rich green of the hill-, sides. i beautify the resort and one chn within a few -moments'-walk reach the heart of the old forest. Isolation la Ita charm and It Is to be hoped that nature's spell mill never be broken In this corner of the world. Far from the roar of mill, hum of factory or rush of train one for gets the fierce struggle of life and rests in nature's embrace as a child In Its mottier a arnm This spirit Is reflected In The lives of the-ciUtana,- On suld: Wemake tyor living so easily , that weilon't need to work-much; we reet most of the time." A fisherman says he lives .well on two bits per day, saying: "I work a little during the resort, noanon taking people out oa the "bay fishing, but the rest of the time I take It easy. I have plenty to eat and like my own cooking better concentrated In Berlin, but the young man we may . suppose that he carried jt off with that smile of his was politely indefinite, and went outside the list and chose a lady of England, who had certainly never been included. - Therefore the king haa made yet an other discovery, and that Is the swee'test of sll. All royal matches' are love matches. H Is part of our eternal hyprocrtsy to hail them as such, but here is a match which comes to the hardened cynic as rain following a drought. Here Is a real love mntch. an Infatuation that la emi nently boyish In its intensity, an eager love-making that would satiafy the most exacting of sentimentalists notice the king's smile In the photographs and a match-making so much st first hand that. If the truth be. told. it. almost estranged the boy king from hla mother. Bpaln Is the home of Cathollo majesty. In these days of agnosticism the wave of free thought has passed -over Bpaln and left It untouched; Indeed, if anything, it has closcil the ranks of Roman Catholi cism, against the heretical intruder. - The news of the match was received WTOS geimrne"ehlfiusiaam Ty the" people of Bpaln. - One hears of little else throughout the country, one sees their portraits exhibited In every Other shop. Ena of Battenberg entered the hearts of the common people, of the bourgeelse. snd of the thinking classes and I say this without gush and without cant. If ths truth be pursued, the match found itio " favor In the ultra-Catholic circle of the court Queen Maria Crla tlna had hoped that the choice would have fallen upon a princess of Austrls, of her faith; and the great officers of state, who have for years stood next to the -throne snd who through the king have ruled Bpaln, were at one In that opinion. . "A Catholic by birth," they urged, and though they were In the minority" yet they formed the minority that rules and has governed Bpaln for years. Ws ma, - without stretching " our Imagination, Imagine the king smiling at this opposition. For this king from the first pas had hla way In things thst count. They tell tHorr about him, a story of a small boy slaadiof bexcra tha por- KING- THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNIHQAIA Y ISC than at hotels; have a. good -cabin to live in; my boat and fishing tackle: all I want in this world.""" Truly the "Test microbe" 1s potent. . - - Still-there is plenty of "life anipio clety and things doing: for those who desire such and the business men are busy at trade and store and there Is a bowling alfey and sports and boating foe those who weed escltemewti but are in ths background and- those who go there for rest find an ideal place.' . I . " i ' Beautiful Scenery. ScenoryT Tes, the natives say the finest In' the world and It certainly equals any scenic beauty on the Oregon coast. Near the Jetty Is an Immense Immense prehistoric animal half burled in the white sand of tha beach. - It la 280 feet long and has been given the name of -"Whale RoclcFartherTlo the north la Castle Rock, an Immense mass standing clear of the. cliffs, sculptured and carved ; In "welrdfantasttesriapes and' colored with the blending- shades of yellow, red, brown and gray. Be yond Nys-Beach is Jump Off Joe, an WHO-SMILES sftlt of Philip IV, by Velasques, In the gallery here. He looked long-and ear nest at the picture. Then . . T a fso will ha-v chirr like thatv Tie said, and set himself to work from day to day. despite many smackinga, to pinch and mold his face to the shape of his ancestor's. - . ' . . That jt was an ugly chin "doeg" not matter It was the chin of Philip, and today when 1 saw the picture by Velas ques I was almost startled by the re markable likeness between the two mon archa. - - . -. Bo that having, altered his face to suit his pleasure I can see him smiling as he did It It was not to be expected that he should alter his life to please others. If this sounds Inconsequential It Is becausei I am dealing with, a boy whose life 'is made up of Inconsequences.- ; r - The weightiest opinions were gossa mer before this smiling youth, who could not spare one eye for logio when both were for love. Hewore down op position gradually but aurely, and to day finds Bpaln enthusiaatlc and the Spanish court more than tolerant. ' A few-tfay ago--f-wrent-f rrrm-Ageciras-tof Cadis to see him leave for the Canaries. It wss his last bachelor holiday, and all Cadis was there to wish him "God speed." ' As the launch went throbbing Lfrom the shore he stood In tha stern waving hla hand and smiling as though a trip to the Canaries were really the joke -of all Jokea Thrifty Yankee KlaA. . From the Wew York Bun. -. E. J. Phelps, former United State minister to England, was building a new stable on gils home place at Bur lington. Vermont. He wanted to put 'it on the line of hla property, and In doing so tore down pert of a stone wall which stood half on his land and half on the land adjoining. The workmen, lnatead of otherwise disposing- of the stone, as they had been ordered to do, threw it over the line, and Mr. Phelps feared trouble with hl neighbor, who was a close-fisted per son, ,'of a temper none too sweet and very Jealous of his rights. As Mr. Phelps waa obaervlng the. progress of tha werk oa hla stable one day ha saw . - - , .( Immense rock which has the appearance of being, broken off by -v giant-and hurled far out on the sands, the wonder of all who see It. Near this Is Torpedo Rockr-a, ame:. well-given to the long, slim rock pointing toward Japan, mute but clear prophecy of well, let the prophets guess some '. one will ... grase the truth and win wide attention. But at the lighthouse, four miles to thuJioxUi.. ..Ihfijrjjc kajrewjTdjwerrdT i. In ahape and form crlptlon - and - well fantastic, dangerous, defying r short - description worth all the time, that can be given them. , To the south are Seal Rocks, the Devil's . Causeway and other weird, beautiful formations well worth the 10 miles' drive along the sandy beach. About 10 miles north are Otter Rocks, the Devil's Ptlnch Bowt and some grand scenery along the cfifTs. ""His salaBlc" majesty - seems to be well supplied In this region.' The cliffs all . along' the beach-are -grand. showing well the erosive power of he water. Fishing lnbayTslnd -ocean 1- good, while some of the finest trout -streams in the state are within' driving distance. One-need not want for, shellfish, for the'mud bars ef Taqulna bay are filled his neighbor looking- rather - crose- at him prepared to make his peace as best he might, having it In mind to say that he would haul away the stone at his own cost, which would have been an expenalve- undertaking. He did not propose that at once, how ever. l He. went at it anothceayr "Good- morning, neighbor," said he. '1 have been meaning to speak to yon about that stone for some time. I sup pose It Isn't worth anything T" - The suggestion of possible value had Its Immediate effect on tha thrifty Yan kee mind, as, perhaps, the diplomatist had thought it might. "Waal, yaas, Mr. Phelps, I sh'd think that thar stun might be wuth quite a good deal fer bulldln pnppooses." ' - ""I am glad to knew that," aald Mr. Phelps., "but I can't" use It as well 1 ss you can. You are entirely welcome to my half of It." - Bo tha result of that Interview 'was peace, and not war. Identified by Thumb Frist Bent to . A x,oadoa. - , ,-, : Fromthe New York American. A print Of the thumb of Daniel Nolan, alias Henry Johnson, sent by the New York police to London a-few weeks' ago with a request for the man's record, was returned recently, together with a photo graph of a duplicate print, taken at Scotland Yard some time ago, a photo graph of the - man and - hia - criminal record on the other side. The print was sent as a test of trie thumb-proof method used by tha Paris police and tha Identification was perfect t- Nolan -was sentenced to ssven years on Friday for robberies la tha Waldorf Astoria. eboola for Army Cooks. ' rnVIS ID! 1 1 1 iuwi .uia ii an. . fVismlsMrr-0ner.l Marpe is so Back pleased' with the working or the srny srBool lot const and bikers that hti recemaMnftee' to Secrotsry Taft thst sraney prises be awarded to army eooks snd bakers st the eenelnalos of ears term of inatrortlon st the schools. Ob f these schools Is st tha Wsahlngtoa.- Pistrlrt of OoJumbla, barracks, and soother at Fort Lesvenwortb, Kaoaaa. If the secretary sp prove It will be aa InooTatlos, as prise Bavt rarer before bees gives for military rook Inf ill the army. General Sharp believe thst sorb, action will stimulate enmmendsbl rivalry and seal Is atirdr among tha mea taking the enorae. It Is hla Ida rbst thrae prlaa be glva te those wbe auk ths beat record la the nreeUcal aaa lhertlcel esasilsattossV i '-v ,.-r:V. J.A-V - "ofl? f '",A "' ")? LI. X f - with clams, crabsare Tlnlr and-the oyster beds of the bay supply all needs. Hunting rock oysters Is one of the sports. Armed -with-pick and hammer you go out -en- the rocks whan the .tide Is at the .lowest and -loosen a piece of tha: rock and the oysters will be seen by the hundreds, then break them loose and rill your pall. AR00SEVELT - WANTED - . K (From The Journal's Lendna OorTeapoadeat.) PRESIDENT . ROOSEVELT'S de "TTrtrnclatlun of tha deinorallsln g effecta on public and private life - of the abuse of riches, and bis insistence on the necessity, of doing something to check their pernicious In fluence, have greatly encouraged many public-spirited men hers who have long been convinced that tha greatest danger which confronts England lies In misused wealth. By a singular coincidence about tha time that President Roosevelt was delivering , his address a public meeting was held at the Royal United Service institute here st which the Rev. Mr. Tracy, head of a big scholastic In stitution, denounced the whole tone of fashionable society and fashionable edu cation.' He was warmly applauded by an audience composed largely of naval and military officers and which Included many famous generals and admirals. In the discussion which followed the com mandant of the Royal Military college at Sandhurst England's West Point declared that the cadets received there were Ignorant of history and geography, had neither Judgment nor Imagination, could not . write nor compose Intelli gently and were in fact unfit to follow military instructors In tha simplest problems. Lord Hugh Cecil, who until the laat election, represented Woolwich In parliament, caused a sensation by stating that among the humbler classes In that district he found a wider knowl edge of public questions and a keener Interest In morals and religion than existed In", society so-called. In his blunt, sailor fashion, Lord Charles Beresford has recorded hla opinion that "English society haa been eaten out by the canker of money.. From tha top to the bottom tha tree la rotten." Snobbery in the Army. It la In tha army that the evil effects of upper-class snobbery and degenerscy la most keenly felt, because from that class the officers sre drawn. A move ment has. been started by the best men In the army to agitata for such reforms In the educational training of these young" ebrlgs of tha aristocracy aa will lngura their being at least aa wall A. :'fl .' - XLrVTHUG. ' Water agates are a specialty of New port. When the tide la out people may be seen In all-directions hunting these peculiar formaof agates as well as all other-forms.. - Those of an Inquiring mind mayba Irept busy studying the methods of world ' building as written by nature's finger on the rocky "tablets" of the grounded in the rudiments of learning aa tha working-class pupils of the free schoolsand In general to work for ef- flclenoy all around. --'OrTThla movement .the unofficial spokesman la Dr. T. Miller Magulre,, a brilliant Irishman, who for many years has conducted the largest army coach school. In England and' Is an expert on everything that pertains to army organisation and military matters. Many of those who are backing the movement are mussled because of their official positions, but the doctor he is a doctor of law Is under no such re strictions, and furthermore Is utterly fearless In expressing his opinions and carea not a straw forhe red-tape-bound tinkers or the war -office. "The matter is a' vital one," said Dr. Magulre to your correspondent, "and we shall keep up tha fight nnttl we win It, but I wish to heaven that wa had a man like President Roosevelt -at tha - head of our government to help ua, - - School Revenue Wasted. -.'' . '"The richer English universities " and public, schools are allowed to waste rev enues which were Intended for elevat ing the poor snd "securlng"Tor""lhe na tion a proper supply of directing brain power on cherishing Ignorance, laziness, games and snobbery. The irony of fate Is that those places were founded by medieval heroes and priests, and by Ellsabethan merchants. In the Interests of hard-working poor men, to whom their endowments really : belong, and that' they have become preserves for Idlers and rich snobs, and are not of ,he least use for education, or Instruc tion, or research. In fact, real aristo crats are degraded by their residence in such abodes of sloth. Ignorance and In efficiency. These Institutions belong to the poor. They have become costly ana chronisms, adverse to the publlo In terests. "Our military eode Is a barbarous an achronism, aa waa recently shown by Blr Charles Dllke. Our system of mil itary training Is ridiculous. Our soldiers spend the greater part of their time In mounting guard, In plpe-claylng accou trements, ' polishing buttons, scrubbing barrack floors and In general acting aa charwoman, gardecer; cook, valtt, clerk BEACH cliffs or tha making of soil may be watched as oyster and atarflsh, barnacle and all the varied forma of plant and animal life perform their -varied part. In the world's economy. The sea: anemones with their varied bright tints -area never, falling aourca ofwonder. Tho closer you look the more will be7 revoaled of tha wonde IN - ENGLAND and general aervant to tha regiment and the officers In fact, as scholars of a gtgantlo Dotheboys halt It la this per- niclous system, '.wlthjta. many irritating technical offenaea, which la responsible for the fact that a total of 1 2.000 men on the home stations are driven Into military prisons every year." Tha Weasel aaoj XI Victims. John Burroughs In Outing Magaslne. More light is thrown upon the ques tion which I 'discussed in tha February number of this magaslne by the letters which I have recently received from un known correspondents, ons from Ksnsaa and one from Alaska. The Incidents given agree so well with my own obser vations that I have no doubt about theisi truth. The Bkagway correspondent writes? "The manner In which the slim snd aggressive weaael catches the rabbit may be many, but on two occasions I saw the deed done. The first time I waa- driving across a field of wheat stubble In the weet of England, and hearing the scream of a rabbit. I looked about for the cause, and saw a weasel -chasing one with leapa and bounds soma- what like the movements of a snske. but more rapid. The rabbit finally stopped,: apparently from fear, and the weasel caught It and had killed It before I got near them. When I reached them t Jumped out and picked up the rabbit with the weasel still holding fast, but I finallv ahiwilr If rift arA tt V.M lt--ie iM a thorn hedge near by. Having no use' ror me rabbit, I dropped it on tha ground . and drove on a bit, when I stopped and looked back, curious to see, What would hsppen. Tha weasel, feeling safe and no doubt hungry, returned to Ita kill and dragged It Into thealong grasses and plants .'of the hedge roV. "Another time, while musing and anon easting a fly over the placid water's of ' a favorite trout atream In the same lo- callty, I was startled by a rabbit Jump- : Jng nt tha pool and ewimmlngto the" ether aide, and followed In a moment or ' so by a weasel, who also took to tha " water,' being so rlose thst he evident! ' saw the rabbit. They, both disappeared in the vegetation beyond, but hearing tha rabbit's plaintive cry shortly after was evidence to me that another trued v aaa peso euaaiea.- i