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Ityw Franklin. "
r THE ANNUAL' CAR FAMINE.
rTTHERE is an. annual car short
I age luting for weeks in Ore
: ' ' gon, and there . seems to be
no effort from one year to another to
remedy this eril and provide a suf
ficient number of cars, particularly
or moving the lumber of -western
Oregon mills, that . annually . have to
shut down and lose a large fraction
of the business they are prepared to
do, on this account The railroad has
for years known of this situation, and
also known . of Oregon's increasing
production of surplus products, par
ticularly of lumber, and yet never
considers the. matter of sufficient im
portance ; to' provide -enough cars.
The destruction of San Francisco and
the consequent need Tor lumber has
perhaps made an unusually large de
mand this summer, but without any
similar calamity the demand from va
rious sources will doubtless be even
larger . next year,; and will increase
from year to year, and the Harrimsn
railroads are treating Oregon shab-
' bily and injuriously in not furnishing
more eafs. Excuses that might have
had some merit for a year or two are
not good year after year, perpetually.
There ought to have been more csrs
: this "year, as The Journal urged a year
ago, and .there -ought to-be many
, more next year, even if .they be idle a
! pari of the year. - It is little short of
an outrage for Oregon mills to have
to shut down for weeks just when the
demand for. their product is' the
greatest," because, of this everrecur
.ring' car famine. ' ", V.-.f '' .- Ct.:
SEND ON YOUR DOLLAR.
'H1LE Oregon has already
elected her congressmen,
the people of this state
-are observing with. interest. the prog
ress of the campaign in other states
which are to determine .the com-
plexioa of the next house of . repre
sentatives. The following address to
Democratic voters, issued by the na--tional
congressional committee,-will
A therefore be" read" with interest" by
;' Oregon Democrats and deserves to
meet with widespread response: V
If there ever waa a tlma in the his
tory of th Democratic party for the
r manifestation of loyalty and patriotism
, on the part of Us members, ft Is right
,. now.
If wo are to win a victory and alaet
- a president two yaars hanea, wa null
; f lrat aloot . a house Of reprosaatatlvaa
this falL A Dam oc ratio houee etn and
wlU lavestlgate ovary department of the
government With all of thorn honey-
oombad by "graft," tha edgea of which.
only, bava boon touched by recant expo-
aura and prosecutions, there will be a
revelation of rottenness that will aa-
y found tha country and create a demandj
- zor a iMmoeratic administration to clean
the government workshop.
To win the houao wa need money to
' defray legitimate expensea and get out
. our vote. We nave no protected anonop---lles
from which to draw to fill our
coffers, as tbey do those of tha Repub
lican party. Wa tnuat. therefore, appeal
to loyal Democrats for contribution.
tWIU ou aend ua ft at once, and In
return for this we will aend yon copies
of our campaign literature aa Issued by
tne oommittee. You will have the
- thanks of tha entire Democratic party
. for your favorable response to oar re
quest. Aaar an remittances to J. M.
Orlgge, ehalrman, Muasey building,
Waahlagton, D. C.
- " The sole hope of a tariff re-
' duction lies in the election of
a ' Democratic congress. The "Re
publican party arid President
. Roosevelt are committed to a contin
. . uance of the present tariff, the great
est menace to the prosperity of the
, nation. Every believer in tariff re
; duction should aid in the work of the
Democratic congressional committee.
EUGENES WATER SUPPLY.
UGENE'S water supply is pure
Closest examination and the
most searching analysis have
proved this beyond the shadow of a
doubt The Journal is glad of it,
congratulates the people of Eugene
and rejoices with them in the pos
. session of this blessing.
Some time ago it was stated that
the water used In the Athens of Ore
gon wss impure; the people demand
ed that the corporation which served
; the town abandon the bid wells, get
' a new supply and improve its mains.
This was done, and the water drawn
from the new source has been de
clared by the highest authority in the
state to be above suspicion. '
The people of Eugene have done
more than get a supply of pure water.
however. Through their commercial
club they are calling the attention of
the world to the facts given-here, and
in 'such a manner that what seemed
a misfortune last spring will undoubt
edly prove a blessing now. ':;' . v
. Here is a copy of the report made
by the state health board's bacteriol
ogist,. Ralph Matson:
"The. examination of the specimen
of "water from . Eugene Sent: tf Dr.
Harris sliows t no contamination.
There was an absolute failure to, f re
duce gas or even growth in, fermen
tation tubes. Plates inoculated with
varying quantities of the water, failed
to develop a single colony, on any
one. : .t "
"The result is most remarkable and
I fear aa error somewhere before the
water arrived here. It would, be well
to know Just how this'' water was col
lected. Even the purest water -us-ually
shows some growth." "
I The Journal gladly gives space' to
this certificate to .the purity of the
water consumed by Eugene and .con
gratulates the publicity committee of
the chamber of commerce on the
promptness with "which they spread
the good. news. J;-
AID FOR CHILE.
. . ; , s
GHlLE has been the most pro
gressive of South . American
republics, and perhaps the
most prosperous, notwithstanding its
rather limited resources. Its arable
agricultural land is small; it consists
of a long narrow strip along the Pa
cific ocean and consists principally of
a high mountain range. Jt-has form
erly been verj rich in mineral wealth,
but though Its mineral resburces are
still considerable they have lost their
pristine glory. It has considerable
mountain pasture and grazing land,
and some timber, but considering its
comparatively , limited resources it
has done very well for a South Amer
ican state. Its people are both gay
and brave, and Chile has more than
once been more than a match in war
with neighboring states. Its com
merce, centered chiefly at its principal.
etty, Valparaiso, now largelydc
stroyed, is large and important 'and
that city Mad many banking and com'
mercial houses that woui3. have done
credit to an even larger American
city, English and Germans had made!
large investments ,there, and it is
supposed reaped the lion's share, of
the profits, though the Chileans ap
pear to have been generally con
tented and Tfnrly well provided for.1-
Chile, even making allowances for
some possible exaggerations in the
reports, has suffered a terrible calam
ity, most of its ' cities are atAJesst
partly in ruins, business is largely
paralyzed and there will be all sorts
of losses and suffering. Under these
circumstances .should not the. people
of the United StatetLthe-richest-and
most prosperous nation, in the world J
extend liberal aid? . We have helped
Japan in her recent famine, and were
the first and most liberal people to do
so.. We helped Russia; we have
helped Ireland, and India. We poured
millions into stricken San Francisco,
and we never missed all those contri
butions, and jwent on, as to prosper
IIV VVI14UCIIIIB SIIIU " IV WMIUVIi
The people of the - United States
ought now to help stricken and sor
rowing Chile, and do so as soon as
possible and to such an extent as will
keep up this country's reputation for
generosity to neighbors in distress,
The barbarous practices of Russian
courts, which for the slightest of
fense exile to the death-swept ice
plains of Siberia unfortunate men and
women, should . not be tolerated in
this free country. The Journal pro
tests against the sentence Judge Fra
ser passed on poor Mrs. De Cicco.
This misguided woman . may have
been guilty of grate crimes, but noth
ing she could have done warrants
her exile to Tacoma.-
The Salem Statesmsn says the peo
ple have decreed at the polls that all
four of the . state normal schools
should be maintained. They did
nothing of the kind; they only,de
cided that the bills held up by the
initiative should be paid. But we
suppose the four schools will be main
tained, though one. or two of them
ought to go. " -
Either the forest rangers are not
sufficiently vigilant and energetic, or
else there are not enough of them
to prevent fires in the forest reserves.
Which is it, and what, if anything, is
the preventive remedy ?
A "plot to overthcow.tb.e govern
ment of Cuba has long been overdue,
but this one wss' nipped in the bud,
ss it msy be expected others that are
likel to be formed will be. . The
government of Cuba is not ss it used,
A Little, Out
THINGS PRINTED TO RE
Looking Upward. -
' A FAREWELL, TO C B. O. '
My fairest child. I bava no song to give
you; ,;- .
No, lark could pipe in' sklea so dull
1 . and grays ' "
Tat, If you will, one quiet hint I'll Jeava
yu, ; ,.-
. .For avesy. day.
Be good, sweat maid, and let who can
be clever; f f- '
Do lovely things, not dream them, all
f day lone: .-...
And so-make Life, and Death, and that
, aor jsver.' ; . '
One grand, sweet song. ' ;
Charles Klngslsy. -
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MotberV Advice.
Andrew Carnegie la famous for tba
excellent advice that be gives to poor
young men.
.'In considerable fear." said a New
Tork millionaire. "I once consulted Mr.
Carnegie about a new venture. The
business looked as If It ought to bo
profitable. There aeeemd to be a public
need of It. Still, there was some risk
Involved, and I was afraid.
"But Mr. Carnegie laughed at my
fears. --.
"If It Is a , good thing, plunge In.
he aald. "Fear la old-womanish. Fear
Is what ' keeps untold millions from
making -fortunes... When -Benjamin
Franklin thought of starting a paper In
Philadelphia his mother greatly alarmed
tried to dlsauade him. She .pointed out
that there was already two newapapers
In America."
' Lightning Dig Potatoes, . V.
From the New York World. '
Lightning at Terry a Bridge, Connecti
cut, struck .a bed In which the-young
son of Harvey . Johnson was sleeping,
splintering the headpost, but did not
harm the child. Al bed in which Mrs.
Jonhson waa lying was also struck, and
she escaped unhurt
At J, W. Warner's farm a bolt made
long furrow In a row of potatoes.
exposing the tubers. . ' , .
V Origin of "Love Apple
Curious stories are told of the man
drake, a scion of the potato family, the
fruit of which need to bo called the
'love apple". (a nam later applied to
tha tomato), no doubt because to eat
of it generally produced temporary In
sanity. It was muoh used in love phil
ters to awaken the tender passion, and
the most efficacious specimens were ob
tained . from the vicinity or gibbets.
where evil doers were swung by the
to be; it is fairly stable, and the peo
ple are measurably prosperous, and
contented. Revolution is nearly a
lost art in Cuba.
ft- Mrr Gompers is-""exercising bad
judgment in expending his ammuni
tion upon ' such strongholds as the
bailiwicks of Cannon, Littlefield and
Longworth. .. In all human ' prob;
ability the most he can do is Jo cut
down their great majorities a little,
but. maybe he thinks this result will
be worth his powder.
The observant reader of the daily
papers has -probably noticed that as
soon as1 there is a big news story in
another part of the world the mor
tality among the grand dukes and po
licemen of Russia suffers a material
decrease.'''- . - '-
There are all sorts of heroes, and
0rie7of them was the , Pennsylvania
man crushed to death, whOr though
dying slowly snd in greatagpny,
begged that his wife should not be
told because it would spoil her vaca
tion. - : ' ..:
The, announcement of the defeat of
the Portland ball. team yesterday was
as startling as the news of the earth
quake in Valparaiso. ' We trust that
the Giants are not taking the ennui
cure for the winning habit
Georgia has been in a turmoil for
over a year over the election of gov
ernor, as though tha very life of the
state was at stake,-and yet to the
common people it makes not a cop
per's difference which man wins.
There may have been some truth
id Spain's statement to the effect
that the only liberty the Cubans want
is that that permits them to live with
out, working. '
While it may possibly be true that
Patrick Bruin is stsnding with one
1 foot on his own political grave, it
must be admitted that his other is onl
the necks of some of his opponents.
. 1 1 ' ;
' "Stop the. free seed fraud," exclaims
the Salem Journal. But this ts only
a small fraud, compared with some
others, and pleases the farmers. .
Oregon's Oold.
From the Sunset Magaalne.
But ell southern Oregon's gold comes
not alone from placer channels. And
while this section of the state has some
of the richest quarts mines Of the west,
ledge mining is in its Infancy here. Be
cause of .too' greet amount of gold on
the surface, the genuine prospector was
long in oomlng. At present there are
over IIS quarts mliiee being operated or
developed here end more than thrice
that number- ef elelme. and p roe pacta
Where there la such vest acreage af
placer ground and surface diggings,
there must alao be deep-setting ledges
whence the gold of the wash channels
came. 80 the development and opera
tion of recant yeere has demonstrated
that sonthern Oregon has vast bodlea of
free-milling and base ere In its mineral
ised mountain ..
of tie Common
AD WHILE YOU WAIT.
neck. There waa but one way te gather
the mandrake, under pala of death for
mletake, alnce the belief was that It
groaned aloud when pulled from the
ground, and that whoever heard the
sound fall dead on the' spot. The cus
tom waa to fasten a dog by the tall to
the plant and beat him until In hla
struggles ho pulled the plant out bythe
roots. The person superintending the
operation had hts ears stopped with
pitch. , ; - . y ii
Beggars Who Take the "Cure."
From the Pail Mall Oasette.
' 1 Begging seems to be a lucrative call
ing In Vienna. In one of the district
polloa. eourta a. man and- hla .wife ware
summoned to appear on a charge of
begging in the streets. Only ,the woman
appeared, and in answer to the magis
trate's questions stated that her hus
band bad gone to Baden to take a euro.
The proseoutlng attorney remarked that
the Viennese beggars earned such good
incomes and lived" eo well .that tbey
were forced to go to some bath resort
to recover from their high living. Only
a few days ago,, he said, a beggar well'
known in the Vienna polloe eourta had
returned from Carlsbad after taking the
cure there and had returned to hla beg
ging with renewed vigor. . '
Wedding Ring In Fish's; Stomach. '
From the Ban Francisco Call. .
While fishing in the river opposite
Red Bluff. Willis Brown caught a pike
weighing over four pounds. The young
fisherman being ? anxious to ..make - a
meal of his catch, proceeded to' dress it
He noticed aomtehlng hard in the
fish's stomach and en opening it found
a f lna gold wedding ring. It Is a plain
band, and on the ' inside surface are
plainly engraved "A. C. to M. B."
The supposition le that the ring was
lost by some person while bathing in
the river. A ring similar to the one
found in the fish was lost in the river
near Corning, to miles down the stream
over a year ago. ...-
- Norway's First Coins.
Norway has Just issued its national
coins, which are to take the place of
the eld money of tha united Kingdom.
The first eolns that have been minted
are bronse ones, which correspond in
value to about one third of a cent
These bear on the obverse the arms of
Norway as they were recognised in the
thirteenth century, with the Initials of
King Haakon VI L - The reverse bears
the date and the denomination. The
coins were designed by the Norwegian
painter, Eillf Petersen, and the dies
were engraved by M. W Throndaen, of
the Nqrweglan mint
Li
etters
- - aTJg taoeaae U Boo Klver.
Hood River. Aug. IS. To the Editor of
The Journal Noticing In a late Issue
of -The Journal- a. correspondence . from
Hood River entitled "Hood River Im
proves With High TUcens," I take the
privilege of responding. If the situation
has improved as 1 that writer declares
It Is probably in spite of the change,
not on account of It. It would also be the.
part of wisdom not to be premature
regarding conclusions. -
Many would dislike to admit that' tha
wonderful reeourcea of our valley could
not contribute enough help along legit
imate lines without resorting to a reve
nue from- debasing institutions auch as
the licensed -saloon.- That appetite-
engendered by- the open saloon la the
past of one class and avarice from an
other, has had a damaging Influence In
our city, eannot be denied, and that
these elements of society have tried in
various ways through their -.blind - pig
annoyances during the city's dry period
to get the grog shop reinstated, can alao
be well proven. The evil spirits, like
death love a shining mark, - and ' they
have chosen Hood River to ply their
dangerous and disgusting -trade What
do they care if through drunkenness a
wife has been beaten and choked, horses
abused nd people shot, and also mads
to drink at the point of a revolver
all of which has happened In our vicinity
(the products of the open saloon), since
June L
The Hood River correspondent seems
to' give special emphasis to the "lights."
It would doubtless be necessary to have
better provisions now in that respect
as the burglars and drunkards would
bs more easily apprehended and women
would . have better protection. When
the city, of Hood River eomes to the
sensible conclusion - that It can thrive
better In ovary -point of view without
saloons It will then deserve the reputa
tion It Is trying to maintain of being
one of the moet prosperous towns of
the state, but we do not call any city
prosperous, in the best sense of the
term, that win for a stated . revenue
.tnvltq, aa it were, the attention of those
who seek to overthrow good government
or prevent a people from being good.
It Is tbe quality, not the number, of In
habitants that Is the most to be desired.
In our estimation. Tour Hood River
correspondent was no doubt partial In
his views, and possibly did not give a
fair statement J. A. HUNT.
Judge Clement's Oas WeU.
' From the Ontario Democrat
There are several gas wells In Ontario
and a strong flow of nature) gas abounds
but a short distance below the surface,
which' baa been pronounced by experts
to be oil gas from the highest grade
of petroleum. - But the strongest flow
yet discovered waa found in Judge J.
T. Clement's well - oa his premises in
the north' part of town. The well, which
Is about S00 feet deep, was sunk about
two years ago, but waa not known, to
contain gas until recently, when a gaso
line pump was attached to ralae the
water. After pumping awhile It was
thought the well was running' dry or
the pump was leaking, by the peculiar
plugging of the water, when It wae sug
gested that It might contain gas. A
lighted ' match was applied to a two
Inch lead pipe that ' carried the water
about 100 feet from the- well, when a
blase shot up two feet The blase will
sometimes follow -the water some dis
tance en tha ground. Experts say the
flow from the well . Is SO per cent gas.
The Judge wilt build a tank to utilise
this gas.
' ' kost Be Heart Failure. . , ,X
. From the Minneapolis journal.
The Pennsylvania railroad has just
put In service an all-steel, collision
proof, fireproof snd largely soundproof
ear. A thousand ef theee new cars will
be in service when the New Tork tunnel
Is completed. The ear ef the future
must be as safe aa engineering science
can make It and people who loae their
llvee In them, If they Insist on it must
die of heart failure from fright or
shock when the ear-telle over aa env
pan want, ........ . ,
A Little Nonsense
.. . Proving JForgery.
A - leader ef the Lincoln party told
the other day In Philadelphia, a story
of the aatuteneaat of Lincoln as a -lawyer.
"I . .
"When Lincoln waa practicing law,"
ha said, "ho had a ease Involving a dis
puted will. Tha opposition claimed that
the will was genuine, and for several
hours adduoed proof or this. For Lin
coln, who had to prove the Will a for
gery, things looked black; ' .
"Lincoln, however,' only called ens
wttness.a retired paper manufacturer,
renowned the country ever - for hie
wealth and probity.' - .
r.'Mr. Dash,' said Lincoln to this wit
ness, banding him the disputed will,
'please bold that paper up to tha light
and tell ua what .is the watermark oa
iv . ... ....
"The watermark of my own nrm,
Blank dt Co.,' tha witness answered. . .
" When did your firm begin to manu
facture, paper r I . ; ::... v, v ; ' .
" "In 1S41.'- - - - ' ' -
'Ad what's the datVof the docu
ment in -your bandar , . - i '
"'AUgust 11. 1S3S, '
" That la enough. 1 Gentlemen ot the
Jury, our ease is closed."
.What He Lacked. -, r
f From the New Tork Press.
Former Senator Guv says he thought
he had been "touched" by all sorts of
beggare, but a man he met in Fifth
avenue the other day sprang a new
dodge on him. ,
"Bee oardon.- boss, but won't you
please help a sick manf said the men
dicant . v
"What alls year kindly maul red the
former senator,... - -.'
"Well, you see, it's this way: rve got
a. prescription that a doctor gave ma,
"Oh. I understand. You waal money
enough to get it filled r - ,
"No, indeed, slrl I've got the medi
cine, but it says on- the bottle that I
must take a dose after eating. Now, all
I need ts the price of a meat" -
Mr. Gut gave a dime to the man. tie
thinks any one who can Invent such a
story is entitled to tha money. .
The Sea." : '
Cantaln Duaae of , the Hamburg-
American. Prlna Oscar, stood by the rail
aa hla handsome boat neared Gibraltar. -I
The dar was fine, the sea blue ana
sparkling, and a pure, cool wind waa
blowing.
"How beautiful the sea is.- said cap
tain Dugge. "Did you over witness the
wonder of -tbosa who sea the sea for the
first tlmef .-
"Once I saw two neasants In such elr-
eumstanoes. They gased at the bound
less spread of rolling blue water with
awed eyes. . Then ona aald v
" 'Amasina! Who would bava tnougnt
there could be so much water aa thatf
" Tea.' aald the other. - 'And remem
ber, Fr its, yoa . only see -what is ea
top.'''. ....
Doable. Entry and Double Dealing.
Juda-e Lindsay of Denver Is a foe to
the modern business methods that have
brought each world-wide contempt upon
America. ',. - '
"If areat businesses hereafter ere te
be conducted as they were conducted in
the nast" said Judge Llndsey, -an our
business terms and. definitions will have
to be readjusted. '-
"We might begin, tor instance, wita
double-entry bookkeeping; and In. the
business colleges, when- the instructor
aaka what .this , sort .. Of bookkeeping is,
the pupil will reply, winking and smll
ing: .- . 1
" "Double-entry booKKeeping w tne
keeping at two seta of books, one of
which may be produced in court if re
quired.'"
Penitence. I . r .
' or the aenltenee of a corporation that
had been found guilty of corrupt busi
ness methods Senator Tillman aald with
a smlls:
"Tha sorrow ef theee people at once
disgusts and amuses me. As I consider
itr I think of a druggist of Paint Rook.
"This druggist being la a nurry to get
off to a ball game, made a mistake la
compounding' a preserlptlonthat eon
talnedarsenlo ana in consequence 01
his error tbe patient died.
"When tbe druggist heard er tne
man s death, he struck his forehead with
hie clenched flat and groanea:
" 'Wretch that I am he was my nest
customer!' " , . ....
A Tart Retort. '
The statement of the "New Tork Bun"
that the Englishmen's prowess in manly
sports haa 'flailed down to tennis" Is
causing a great deal of amusement to
British athletes, says the London Ex
press. '
"Express" representatives Interviewed
several famous athletes, Snd obtained
from them their views on English ath
letics. The following is a selection from
the interviews: ; '
Ben Bayers (golf); "I could find JO
men to beat their SO."
Eustace Miles ; "It is absurd to pit
England against the world. It le still
more absurd to fix upon suob extraordi
nary examples of physical' genius, as
Hackenschmldt and Jeffries. Each ene
Is abnormal. If you take sport In gen
eral, however, you will find that Eng
lishmen do more than hold their own,
and this .despite the fact that IS per
cent of them live a elty life.
"In rowing, our - crews defeat Ameri
can 'cracks' ttmee out of count In long
distance foot faces England ranks easily
first In racquets, walking, swimming,
golf, billiards and shooting we rank
high." - - . .'
Montagu Holbein: "England haa many
champion swimmers: America only one
Daniels who Is English born. For
medium and distance athletics In all
forms England leads.' ' - .
R. C. Lehmann, M. P.l There Is no
elgn of decadence in British rowing, and
the ere we are aa good as they aver
have been. We have many erews which
could defeat the Belgians. The- London
clubs, which alone opposed them at Hen
17, were hdi a.t v. tuwir ivimyi
It is absurd to argue from this fact I
that ws should have been -defeated in
an international contest" . ,
. Sunlight Puts Fires Out.
"An' oven or stove should never be
built where the sun will strike it" said
an architect "Sunlight pute a fire out
you know. , 1
- "I had often heard from old women
that flree would not burn well if the
sun shone oa them, but I thought this
waa a superstition. X thought ths fires
only seemed to burn less well because
the bright light or tne sun maae meir
flames look pale and weak. I was
wrong, though. '
"It la a fact sunlight en a range er
at ova -will weaken and eventually ex
tinguish 'the fire. The reason la that
the eun'e rayr .hinder combustion, rare
fying the air. and lessening the bulk of
oxygen ee neoeesary to a good, aright
hleae.'- ... v... , ,
PfclRDSEYE VIEWS
-P ef TIMELY TOPICS
'; SMALL' CHANCS. ;
Have those weeds been out yet t
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Better te be a haa-beea than a never
waa. -. " -- ..- ,
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Autoe wlU never supplant good horses,
whloh ere higher now than for many
years. :
Borne people would like to see Bryan
and Sullivan - settle It by a physical
scrap.- ts - ; . r.
. . .. v: ; ,-
Rala would never suit everybody, even
If not a drop . had fallen for three
months. . ' ,' , -. ,,
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In grain, fruit hope, wool, livestock
and timber, harvest time laata th year
round la Oregon,
. . . e e ,
Labor Is said te be also opposed to
Representative Longworth, which JLlioe
no doubt thinks la real mean. : . ,-. .
-. .e e .-..' .
King ; Alfonso haa escaped several
bombs Intended for him. but the chances
are that one will get him yet
. ' . " ' ".'' "
1 Any day now we may expeot to hear
of another homicide by some fellow who
thought hleompanloa waa a deer. -
. e . e . : . .
The Demon ratio' candidate for ' vioe
preeldent will probably be an eaetern
man, but not Gas sa way Davis. .
1 V ;''."'
Country people are complaining more
frequently and loudly ef scorching auto
mobiles. . and aome - "accidents" are
threatened. . v .. . ;
- - V" ' .-
There are always enough Democrats
to be gotten together- to have a - row,
even when they have no hops of winning
aa election. - ; 1 -.. .- .-.,.iv,.
. a '; ; .
' Papers up in tha valley say that the
accounts In tha Portland morning paper
of fire losses up on the Santlam were
greatly exaggerated. - , . 4 . . ,
' . . '''"' '
All a man haa "to do te get rich le to
buy and sell. Portland real estate. But
the trouble wlth some men la that tbey
nevar haveenough money to make -the
first buy. ,,. -
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Last year from S0.800 te to.eoo hales
ot hope wera predicted, and the yield
waa about 111.000. Now 111.000 te 110..
000 balsa were predicted, and will the
yield be as much larger proportionately
aa last year?
Nooks i and Corners of .History,
HOW WEBSTER
By Rev. Thomas B. Gregory.
As often as nature makea a demigod
out of a man she tacke ante hla come
badge ot infirmity, aome sign or token
by which the, leae favored ot the race
may know that he te' not absolutely re
moved from them, - hut ' la. In aertaln
waya, eoj-helr.wltb them Jn common hu
manity. , .. : i-
. The "godlike Daniel.'' "expounder ot
the constitution and father ef the sen
timent ef ' American nationality, whose
Jovian front awed all men and whose
eloquenoe tbe "applause of listening
senates" did command, waa mighty ears-,
less about his financial obligation
seldom troubling himself about what
ha owed or about what others owed
him.- -
Tha late Erestus Corning and Web
ster were warm friends, and- thereby
la explained the fact that once upon
a time Mr. Corning Indorsed Mr. Web
ster's note for a considerable amount
Ae things go la thla world aotea
must sooner or later come due and
when thle particular note reached ma
turity It went to .protest But Web
star waa the "great expounder," and the
firm, not wishing tp embarraea him,
paid it
Time BasedTanorwhen-ir-WiS-iupr
posed that Webster's financial condition
was Improved Mr. Corning waa pre
vailed upon by the firm to ask Wsb
ster If he could make It convenient to
liquidate tbe claim.
Ia answering Coming's letter, Web
ster sent a note abounding la apologies
for the trouble he had put hla friend to,
and wound up with a most cordial in
vitation to tha gentleman to visit aim,
when hs would probably be In a position
to pay him, or, at . least to give aim
some tort of satisfactory security.
Corning accepted the invitation and
went to see tbe expounder.
In due time Corning returned home,
delighted and charmed with his visit
to Marshfleld. ,
Entertaining his partners with enthu
siastic accounta of tha great states
man's hospitality and with descriptions
of the various incidents of the visit
. The Sleepy Song.
By Josephine Dodge Daskam.
AS soon as the fire burns red end low,"
And the house upstairs Is still.
She ainga me a queer little sleepy song,
Of sheep that go over the hill.
The good little sheep run quick and soft
Their colore ere gray and white;
They follow their leader nose te tall,
For they must be home by night
And one slips over and ene eomes next
And one runs after behind.
The gray one'e nosa at the white ene'e
tall, - .. - . .
The top of the hill they find. - '
.i . - . . -.
And whea they get te the top ef the hill
They quietly slip away,
Bat one runs over and ene comes next
Their colore ere white and gray.
... . - ... . ' .
And ever they gov and ever they go, .
And over the top of the hill.
The good little abeep run qulok and soft
And the house upstairs is still.
And one slips over and one comes next
The good little, gray little sheep!
X watch how the fire burns red and low,
, And sha says that I fall asleep.
Shopping in London. . ,
Thousands of American women timed
their vtalt to London this year to coin
cide with the "summer sales," and now
that these are drawing to a .close ths
wsst end tradespeople are sounding the
praises of Transatlantic customers and
olalmlng them as "model shoppers,"
says the London Express.
Tt would be difficult" eald the man
aging director of one great drapery ea
tablletiment yeeterday, "to Imagine a
greater contrast In 1 the . methods em
ployed by English and American women
when shopping at-aale time.'
"The Englishwoman regards a eele as
a legitimate sonrca of excitement a-peculiar
and adorable kind of enjoyment
ID
X ; OrZOON glDSLIOHTJ. '
Good fishing and plenty "of deer la
all the Oregon mountains. : 'n
' .'s ' e e
' A' good many eastern men are buying
Oregon farms, and will be 'happy ever
after. '. ; . " -) ,
Drain expects . another " Railroad, to
Bkelley, six mllesi -to be late extended,
to Coos bay; -t -.
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With alfalfa and vetch! a lot of stock
can be raised even on a eomparatlvely
small Tarm.', ' -'' '' f-z; .. '
'. '. e.,'e . . 'rl''' ',
Prune crop very 'heavy tn'aome le
eallUea and light in others. Price light
everywhere. ... ' ' - . "' '
w ,Ae ; 1 ,--
Irrigation will work wondere ia the
Willamette valley though it le far from '
an arid region.
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Many non-aprayed trees reeking with
the Baa Jose aoalo , right in Newberg,.
-gays tbe Graphic . t , - ;
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. The Newberg mill,' by working double
shifts,' wtl'soon be turning Out 110,000
feet of lumber per day., . , ,
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Newberg business men talked of tak
ing two or three days off and helping
the farmers harvest their erops, but '
only talked. '
; . : O e .-' . :(;
' A fisherman near Tillamook caught a "
seal In his net and it was rapidly tak-
lng the net Out to sea, .when he got rid
of it by cutting a large hole In his
net .' v . , .; i ,.'..
,. 7'",. v.- ' e ,
' Recently a, Jefferson man ' was fined
(IS for severely beating hla wife, and
another waa taxed ITS for cruelly beat
ing his horse. The Justice seem to
value a horse above a woman!
.. . - j.
Anybody who will go .into amelon
patch and not only eat and carry away
all he wants bat cut air the rest and
tear up tha vines, as aome one did at
Hlllsbore the ether night, ought to be
In tha penitentiary, and will probably
get' there. , ;'
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Many apples offered for. sale are In
fected with. Ban Jose acale. feelings
dropped In a yard will frea this pest
to start en bis work; eft deetruotlon on
nearby orchards. All such, fruit should
be destroyed wherever found. Oregon
must rid Ite orchards of this and ether
posts. .
PAID HIS DEBTS."
Corning forgot to say a word about' tha
main object of the visit
Finally, after Corning had' exhausted
himself n describing the good-jtlmq ha,
had 'had, a member of tbe firm .broke
in -with the' remark, "Walt: I suppose
Mr.- yfebster was. highly, pleased ,ta be
able to pey the note ' ; ' .,;.
' "Highly pleased to pky Ifca ' n1!
responded. Coming; ""hi didn't pay iany
note, tie hot only did nipt pay the note,
but he so charmed and delighted 'ma
that he got ma to sign another note
for him for tS.OOO.. and X am thankful
that he did pot . aak ' me to make It
S1S.040, for I don't think could have
refused to grant his. request"
. An old Bostonlan, who knew,Wbter
well, told mo some years ago. the fol
lowing story; '
A Portsmouth (N. It) tailor- had a
bill against Webster .for - several hun
dred dollars. ' When Webster . waa
elected United States senator tha tai
lor went down to the "Hub" to sea hlm
about hla bill, thinking that he waa
then in a fair frame. ot mind. to pap; It
When tha Portsmouth man got to
Boston Webster - was holding a levee,
at which were gathered the most die-
tlnguished men of the nation.- - -
, Presenting himself at tha-door t the
tailor was denied admlssloa on "the
ground" thaCMr. Webster jwas engaged
with affairs of state aad -ooald not be
disturbed.. ..,.-.'. . .
The tailor sent ,up his card," which
Webster no sooner saw than he. ordered
the gentleman ta be ushered Into hla
presence.-. ,s ; . ....-...
Receiving the man with a cordial
hand-ahake and 'a look or supreme be
nignity, Webater Introduced htm. one by
ona to the Illustrious -company; dined
him and wined him, and In the coarse
of time the guests, including the Ports-
mouth man, departed. - -
Upon reaching- home the tailor waa
asked If he got the money for hie
biu. ..... : ... -? - j,- ,-. . j-v
. "Money for my bill, the devil!" he re
plied.. "Mr. Webster treated -me like a
lord, introduced me to more big folke
than I ever saw before in all my life,
and do you suppose I could have-the
heart to mention the bill to hlmr
The American woman regards her shop
ping aa a piece of stolid business.. ,
"The . Englishwoman never , knows,
when she enters a shop, what she wants.
She Is swayed by impulse, grabs wildly
at everything she likes, or thinks sha
llkaa, and probably comes ' back and
grumbles tha next day. Bhs la also com
pletely lost if the shopwalkers do not
dog her every footstep to Implore her to
look at' this charming toque,' or conde
scend to 'glance at thle special line In
eheap skirts.' ' 1 . .
"But tha American woman." resents
any suggestion that she does not know
what she wants, likes to be left severely
alone, and If Interfeted with may ab
ruptly leave the shop. " '
"But while she is less Irritating than
the Englishwoman, she Is far mora ex
acting. . she detests having to wait In a
queue, expects the undivided attendance
of she ..shop assistant, and. invariably
grumbles at tha unfortunate young man
or young woman who does not know
where anything - is or what anything
ooata." ' !.-,--; - '
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'. Mew Idea in Hairbrushes.
- 1 ... . .'..(,-
,The barber eelsed a huge Wruah with
enowy and Stiff brletlee quite .three
inches long and fell vigorously to work
upon ''the woman' thick and tangled
hair. .)-
"How beautifully that bmeh works,"
she eald. "Why, the tanglee are gone
alraady." - 1 - - .
"It le a brush ef fiber," eald the bar
ber, "Instead of animal bristles. ' To
get animal brlstlea as lone-nnd ettff ae
these would' be Impossible; or, if S-ou
could get -them, 'brushes made of them
would cost ft or ts apiece. But these
new fiber brushes only coat ft- 1 t.
"Fiber! brushee will soon eupplantVf
bristle ones altogether. In lenath and
stiffness they excel the costliest bris
tle brushes. They clean and untangle
and polish the hair wan Incredible, speed
and thoroughness.' ' They; are very easx
ta lrap-eleenT - ' f , a "
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