The Oregon daily journal., September 10, 1906, Image 4

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DAILT AMD SONDAT. .
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; Never bi grandiloquent when :
you want to drive home a truth,!
Dont whip with a twitch that
haa the leaves on h if you want '
to tingle Beecher. v .;',;' '
OREGON'S
GREATEST
LEM. : - !
PR0B-
rilE JOURNAL published yes
terday a review of the opera-
i tiona of the O. .Rv & N. com.
pany in the past ten years, showing
the immenserofhswuich lhec6f
;Jott?Pil,has marl, and its persistent
policy of ignoring the interests of
the people of the state. . Jn a second
article, published today,, figures are
.given 'which strikingly present "; the
' burdens from which the state has
suffered through excessive distribut
ive tariffs said to be higher than in
other sections of .the United States.
. These articles, and others which
are to follow, should be of profound
interest 1 every , shipper, ' every
- farmer, - every lumberman," every
- sheepraisef, every , merchant,: every
consumer in Oregon. The attention
of newspaper editors throughout the
v state is especially called to them, with
the suggestion that the facts set forth
at Worthy of republication and of
the most thorough discussion. s
The magnitude of the transports'
tion problem in "Oregon 14 cannot be
exaggerated. It is a problem which
imperatively demands' the attention of
the whole state. If the-problem is
to.be solved intelligently, the people
must know the facts and these it is
the purpose -of The Journal to give.
FORGETS ITSELF.;i
: ITTIHE -OREGONIAN- cries out
-.-- I hysterically-- upon viewing
: 'TT " The Shame of Oregon," con
sisting in the acts of several of its
, prominent men,' as detailed by S. A.
D. Puter. r It is a "terrible story,"
says the Oregonian, which goes on to
'depict the sources of revenue of the
gang thst haa' been exploiting Repub
lican party politics in Oregon for a
long time. Puter'a story is entirely
. credible,' says the Oregonian, ter "all
who know anything of the course of
Oregon politics for many years." The
' game was played, we are informed,
., through the connivance and agency
, of a United States senator, a servile
sioner of the general land office, aq
unscrupulous state senator, a1 double-
dealing United . States marshal who
; was also a ."boss," a pliant "United
States attorney and another state sen-
ator who might bribe juries; and the
luiuuui ujuiiiiiik iit. uer reviews
Ing the "terrible" develonments ex
claims; :"Whatak storyLUWhatla
record! "What a heritage for the
children and the children's children
of the chief actors in Oregon's in-
'm i '.tin r .-- -
irayi" Trnai a reproacu to Uie gooa
;. name of the few who knew what was
J going on, and to the intelligence and
insight ' of the many who didn't
- aii , tnis coes not chime in very
harmoniously - with the Oregbnian's
frequent statement that there have
, ; been equally bad or worse land frauds
states. If this be true, Oregon is
" lint VeaHrif innirnitt in anw Am.rm
disgrace - than they are, though we"
' admit' that it is bad enough off in
" this regard... ; '. . .t .
The Oregonian wts one of those
' who all through these years "did not
knowwhat was going on."." It had
. no more perception of these events
or of the character of the men whom
it supported for ' office" than "an
- esquhno;n-til native ke" hole; It
. knew nothing whatever against Bin
ger Hermann either of the last two
times ; he ran ; for: congress,' and
vouched for him as i good, true man,
although President Roosevelt had
.kicked him out of office. and his of-
ficial misdemeanors had been thor
oughly exposed in Tha JournatThe
; : Oregonian during- a hird uf i c a
. tury of contact or contiguity nevef
' became at all acquainted with "Jack"
Matthews, . Every one whom It now
holds up as accursed, for Oregon's
Art m f atrv4rwtti4 fti m A m rs A m
and in mot if not all canes it knew,
or had the means of knowing, u1(
about wbati: character of men they
were. ", v.. -. ;. .,, .. ,
It exposed Mitchell many years
ago, no? in the least on account of
any wrongdoing on hi part, but be
cause Scott had a deadly ' personal
grudge against him.. But. when
Mitchell was elected the last time
Scott became excessively friendly to
him, only turning against him when
Mitchell declined to help Scott into
the other Oregon seat in the senate.
; With no regard whatever for their
characters, or their performances, or
their rascalities, ' accomplished Jpr
probable,- the-Oregonian - has invar
ably supported these men, and others
like them except Mitchell years ago,
long before he was accused of any
official misdoing and it will follow
the same course again. While) it is
wailing over Oregon's " disgrace
through these men it should cry aloud
also: v Mea culpa! Mea culpa!"
VARYING
ASSESSMENTS.
B
JCAUSE COUNTY assessors
value property very different
ly for purposes of taxation,
the Salem Journal urges the creation
of a stateboard of equalizatiotv with
power to raise or lower the assessors'
valuations. This may be a good sug
gestion, though it is 'to be remem
bered that a similajboard created, in
1889 was a failure, and it was not
loi-fterwatd--abolishedr:
But there should be more uniform
ity - in assessment In accordance
with the opinion of a large majority
of assessors, as expressed in their last
conclave, the assessment of some
counties has been doubled, or nearly
trebled, while that of others has been
increased but little. , We think that
the assessors of the latter counties
have not , only not done; their duty
as positively required by law, but
that they have placed their counties
in an unenviable and discreditable
position. ;''; r '
' The law clearly requires , all prop
erty to be assessed at its full cash
value. An assessor is sworn to obey
the law. . Formerly, when by' common
consent no assessor obeyed it, there
was some excuse for each not doing
so. But now, Since the state tax is
not-apportioned according to the as
sessment roll, as formerly, there is no
such excuse. ;r.vV.:'': .iv
. The assessors oughtto- be ; made
to obey the law or be removed for
misfeasance in - office. - We believe
this . could J be done under existing
laws, but if not there should be ad
ditional legislation with this end in
viewr---;- '----:-:r---::--'---
- It is absurd for Polk county, for
instance,, to be assessed at about
$8750,000, instead of a little over
$4,000,000, as it was last year, while
Yamhill's assessment" remains about
stationary? or for Marion county to
jump up to nearly- $30,000,000 while
Clackamas officially appears to have
only about one third as 'much prop
erty..':. .
With careful, conscientious county
officers, the full-assessment policy
will be very beneficial to. the coun
ties adopting it, and the assessors of
every county , should be required tp
adopt it. because it is the law and
their sworn doty. . '-
WHAT vWILL" BE THE LIMIT?
AN PATCH has paced a" mile
D
in 1:55.. Not very many years
ago such a record would have
been-conildreJ7asmposibIe as for
iman" to run a mile in three min
utes. ; Plenty of men can remember
when anything under a three-minute
gait for a trotter was Very fast,and
later when 2:40 was regarded as near
ly if not quite the limit of horseflesh
capability. But gradually and stead
ily, with better breeding and train
ing the record has been lowered, and
it is only a short 'time since the
two-minute . mark was reached, and
that- surely : seemed .the, limit-'- But
now a horse cuts five seconds under
(hstf This is certainly a marvelous
gait and as surely cannot be beaten
very much in the future, for there
must be some limit to the speed with
which a big animal, not a streak of
lightning, can get over. a mile of
space, yet 1:55 may not be that limit,
and Dan Patch may have to yield,
as all his predecessors have, to a
still speedier horse. - ' t
CLEARING LOGGED-OFF LANDS
HE DONKEY engine is doing
wonders, as it would have
, seemed to old-time land clear-
erg, over in Tillamook county. With
in the last few years hundreds of
acres 'of rich bottom land have with
its aid been cleared of stumps and
brush, that otherwise would have re
mained idle and useless, and tome of
this Isnd will produce 100 bushels of
6au,or "500 bushels" of potatoes, to
the acre, or immense crops of hay. '
' Tha Tillamook Herald mentiona as
a ssmple of severs! farmer-dairymen
Oiie. man who this summer has thus
cleared 15 acres of land that had been
logged off years ago, and instead of
being worth practically nothing to
A Little Out
THINGS PRINTED TO READ WHILE YOU WAIT.
Right y.Placa to Transfer. .
.
Tun ha Now York Wosia.
. When you have reached the oorner
of your mind whore you can't so any
good lu tho world. - .
When you havo roached the venu
whore you want to walk down It to
moot some good- follows juat to Uko a
drink. '. , . ' -
. Whoa you sat to where you ean atop
In your work to hear tho latest lnde
eent story. ; . ,:
When -you romo to thoplaoo whoro
you are oontont to lot thins to halt
done boeauao you're doing it (or some
ona else. -. '
When you will go In debt for'aomo
thlng you don't have to havo but want
It Wauao aorao tno elao haa It. .' ,
When you havo .reached tho - place
whoro -you think that no one appro
da tea you. " . -
Whoa you "find It too muoh trouble
to do aomethlns for aoroe ono boetvuso
you have: arrived wharo you think that
no one ever appreciates what yoq do
for tbem. . .. , .- - .
When you are trying to borrow money
from a friend for pleaauro expenditure.
When you find It more convenient' to
apeak abruptly than pleasantly .to in
feriors. .. . - . .',
When you can't bo plea aant around
tho house In the morning.
When you havo reached the' place
where you're Indifferent to "tho comfort
Of others.. ..i i : .--
When you have got to the place whoro
you are not bothered with the ghoat of
work badly done. ' -
Whan you haven t anv time to llatan
to anotherf poraon'a misfortunes. -
wnen you ran t aee any merit in any
one" who worka at the same thing you
do.' ' ' . .
Note About Coke.
It is - calculated that In " making
oka la tho oommon beehive ovens used
In thtf United States, between . 160.000
and 400,000 tons of ammonium . sul
phate, every pound of tt valuable for
fertilising purposes, la wasted yearly.
In Germany moat of tho coke is made
fa Improved evens which save this by
product ' ',. , - '. v. '
y;:, A Curious Tomb. ;'U.
- .From St- James'a -Oaaetto.
Hard by .tha newly made grave of Mr.
Bolt is the most curloua tomb In Eng
land. It ia tha tomb of Lady Anne
Orlmston, - daughter of tho . Earl of
Thanot who died nearly two centuries
ago, and wag - burled In . this same
Tewin churchyard. Upon her deathbed
aha disregarded tho efforts of those who
ought to administer spiritual oomfort
him this- land will hereafter be worth
at a low estimate $500 a year." Pretty
good pay for the trouble end expense
incurred.' Work that it formerly took
years of boring and firing and tugging
to do is now done by steam power
and a donkey engine in a week or
two, or a month. -
' By this process then, we may f xT
pect to see the logged-off , lands of
the coast counties rapidly cleared up
end converted into fruitful and profit
able grain fields, potato fields, mead'
ows and orchards. . What it formerly
took the pioneer settlers half a life
time to do will be done in five year
or less, and it will not be long after
the big trees have disappeared from
fertile soil till it! will be contributing
to the agricultural and dairy wealth
of Oregon.--::.vvl: .'V t ,;i 'y) ... ;
If the storj of Steve Adams and
his wife is to be believed, cr can be
substantiated, it puts the detectives
who worked up the case against the
alleged assassins of . . ex-Governor
Steunenberg, and some of the Idaho
authorities, in a . very discreditable
light" -'J -''V.-"''' '- ' '
If it be true, as a prominent China
man says, that Chinese coolies do
not want to come over to ' dig the
Panama canal, and will not come, a
fw"yearFmdre msy be added to the
estimated time of its. completion. But
we th'ink the coolies will come, all
right, if offered fair wages."
Next year will be the biggest rail
road-building year" hr Oregon's his
torythough a right smart beginning
will be made this year. ' ' -
The Play :
By ' Johnston" Mcfjulley. - '
It's a ' acream from - start to finish.
That is th only verdict that explain
th effect of "Because She Loved Him
BoM on an audience. And while th
famous, play of William Gillette haa
been produced la I Portland before, 4t
safe to eay that It haa never been
produced better than it was yesterday
by th Baksrit.
in th nret place, L,iinan Lawrence
was beautiful . and her heart was in
ber role and ah acted aa ah haa sot
for some time. In the second place.
Thornton proved bis right to th title
of versatile artist, and portrayed th
husband in ' th eas with admirable
artistic skllL Th role h enacted I
on that may asily be overdone but
Thornton never overdid It; It la en
wherein a mas may rant easily If he
that i way . Inclined but Thornton
never rsnfid." He gav s performano
gauged to . th proper limitation of
temper and tenderness, b . fluatuated
from love te momentary anger - and
eapalr with juat th right light and
shide. . .i
In th third place, Howard Russell,
for th first time In soma weeks, had
s part that might have been manufac
tured for him,- SO well does It fit hla
capabilities. , . And Russell mad th
most of It, and the audienc laughed
long and loudly. - - .---'i -.-
Likewise, William Oleeson did clever
work a th Rev. Lymsn Lsnglay, and
Mrs. Oleasoa excelled -herself as Mrs
Watherbyr and John Stoppling 'wis ex
cellent aa Mr. Weatherby.
- Frances Arno had her chance ' and
made th most of It. . Thar 1 th stamp
of the "road oompany about Mtsa Arno.
Her movements aed voice Suggest to on
th fact that ah wants to rush th
she; ss th uusks esa be psoas, sad
of tkc Common
An atheist she had lived, 'an .atheist
he would die. "It Is aa likely that
should rise again from .'the dead." aho
said, "as that a tree should grow out
of tha middle of my coffin." A t
has grown out of tho middle of her cof
fin an oak. and by Ita side a syca
more, The vault la square, of brick
and granite. The two trees first filled
tho Interior before they could find
way out ' When they did burst through
the masonry they so spread aa eon)
pietely to envelop the grave. ,
' ; "'X -" Tha Hallmark, ;'7.-) '
' In England, "hallmark' la an off!
clal stamp pujt upon articles made of
gold and silver aa an evldenoa Of genu
Ineneaa.-ao called from Goldsmiths hall
in London, the seat of the Goldsmiths'
company, by" whom the stamping Is. le
gally regulated. It consist of various
mark placed close together, aa follows
(1 the mark . Indicating the standard.
as, for silver of tho now standard.
figure of Britannia and a lion's head
erased; (t) -tha mark of tho assay
town, as a crown for Sheffield or an
anchor for Birmingham; (I) a mark
denoting that the duty haa been paid
(4) the dat mark, consisting of a let
ter of 4b alphabet for each year. In
series of differing style or design; l)
the maker's mark, usually two or more
(initial letter: (S) the workman's mark,
which ia not alwaya present.
:". Th Tins Hostess.
She must make you feel Individually
that you ar th favored guest.
Bh must make you feel perfectly at
horn...:- M
Shsmefaev"erFthIng, and yet
possess the art to see nothing. :
: She must never look bored. -
- Bh must know how to got congen
ial people together.
' 8h must know how to keep conver
sation alwaya going. .
Bh must never let anyone be alight
ed r overlooked. - . .
Bh must know when to ask' th ama
teur musician to display hla ; or her
talents. -
Bh mast be-perfectly unselfish shout
her own talents. .
- Bh must remember that nothing la
so tiresome, ao suaely death to all an
loyment, a tho feeling that on Is be
ing entertained. . . ,
;. Tha Secret, -; ;
From Everybody's Magasln.
"But you have grows so grave and
His questioning ys I could not meet
A rose and It bud within hia hand
I gently laid. Did h under tandT :
the scenery bundled up In tlm to catch
th midnight express . But this will
wear off, -doubtless.' And it might be
noticed tnat Miss Arno gives s hint of
going, to beeomS a, popular member of
th Bakerltaa. flh has talent k .
Donald Bowie. Ithat romantie young
chap who has become Portland' popular
naime iaoi, staruea sia aumirors ye-
ieraay oy appearing, as sn old n
th eccentric Mr. Mar eh. But Bowie
mad th audlenoe laugh. Bowles would
make s good ehsrsctor sctorrjusras he
I s good Juvenile, . His performano I
artistic to a great degree.: When he
first appeared th audienc laughed to
aes mm in such a role; before th per
formance was finished they still laughed
10 see mm in sucn s rol but for s
flirrerent reason. Th work of Bowles
is this character, peculiar- aa It may
earn to some, is of th greatest excel
lence., i ... ; . -. , .
Manager Baker sprung a myslery'ye-
leraay. in m roi or Margaret, th ec
centrlo old nurse, who furnishes s great
deal of th fun in th last two sots,
was a woman characterised on th pro
gram ss Mis v Miss need
no be ashamed of her work or her name.
She enacted s difficult role with srtlatio
precision. Her nam should be In big
letters on the program. .
And tha play it is th hopelees Jum-
Die or complications . mat will not
rlghten. It I s tale of Jealousv and
Intrigue In th lighter ense of young
oiooa in s rrensy. ana old mood reDond
Ing to th frensy with s frensy peculi
arly us own.' it is th tar of a Jealous
wifs-who-ls 'time learns to curb her
Jealousy and bring peace to half s dosen
torn and bleeding hearts "Because Bh
Loved Him So." - '..
But all this Is not done with melo
drama and loud talk and daggers lfHh
pacs. it i aon through bumorl. Jnd
nothing but humor, and in s manner That
makes s man or woman better for hav
ing - een It and more - inclined ' to look
with fsvor upon th vloissltude of life.
L"Becsua Sh Loved Him So" I th bill
ail week, with matin Saturday. .
"Th World," th tapis. ''
"The World" opened st tho Empire
yesterday for s week run and opened
auaptcioualy. A pleasant thing about It
la that It brings back to us Georg B.
Berrell, 1st of th old Emplr stock
eompsny, who 1 st present director of
th company presenting "Tha World."
Upon bis entrance yesterday Berrell re
ceived th glad hand In generous quanti
ties, and earned it by subsequent good
aotlng In tb character of Morris Ab
rahams - '
Cor King Bwaln, th fair - leading
woman of th company, I an emotional
aotreas of no mean ability, whov combine
good looks with - shinty. Bh - carried
herself through th five long acts of "Th
World" with eredlt. It la something
for sn setres to go through tha length
and breadth of a raging melodrama
without giving s hint of unreality, yet
this bj th very thing Core King Swain
does-.-"
The supporting eorapany I an ex
cellent one. Th play introduces a num
ber of superior mechanical devices that
ar worth seeing. ' Th explosion on
th steamer Falrplay and th drifting
llferaft ar realist to and portrayed with
some regard for th Intelligence of th
people who sit In front. ' '
"Th World" will be at th Eranlr all
week with s matlne Saturday.
Sevres Graft Ended in France.
From the London really Malt
Th budget commission lis decided
to abolish th famous "bona d Sevres."
M. Calllaus, president of th commis
sion, state that this decision has been
arrived at, owing to th frequent sbus
of th tickets
v.Th famous chin ha In faot com
te be regarded a s convenient form of
currency - In transactions to wbloh It
would sot always be eonvenlent to give
a nam. An artist te be complimented,
s politician to b placated for aervlcee
In th past or for possibilities in th
future received order on th great na
tional porcelain faoterr.
In late years th practise has reached
th dimensions of s scandal ao marked
that th management of th factory haa
at laat taken heart of grace to stop It.
Henceforward th - establishment will
not In any. circumstances part with
goods except against cash.
A Little Nonsense
, ' Not for Publication. . . ;
' The engagement between a wealthy
Baltimore belle and -an Impecunious
clubman of that city was at on tlm
laat wlivter perilously sear th 'break
ing off" point, and all by reason of th
amonunaie misims 01 a iivnn ,
Sis t ant of whom th young man had or
red flower for hi beloved. J .
It appears .that the. young fellow had
hastily dispatched tout florist's estab
lishment two cards, on bearing sn
order for rose to b sent to tb young
lady' address, and th other Intended to
be attached to the flower. - - .
What wea th aatonshmnt and indig
nation of , th beloved - on -when, en
taking the roaea from -their box, aha
found affixed, the - card bearing th
legend: . . - 5
"Roses Do th best you can for II.
Weatherman's Troubles.
-Willis Xi.-Moore, chief of the wthr
bureau in Washington, said st a ban
quet: i
"Is th past tb -weather forecaster
would often be s good deal embarrassed.
H would start out on s plcnio or sn x
curslon. his wlf In her palest and most
delicate gown, he without sn umbrella.
and though h had prophesied In all th
paper J 4 hours of perfect weather they
would both, ss Ilk as not. com bom
drenched. Embarrassing, ehT .
"Embarrassing, truly. Llk th posi
tion of th cross-eyed gentleman at th
balL This gentleman said with a bow:
'May. I have the honor of this waits r
"And three ladles atd aid by aide,
rose simultaneously. .'With pleasure.'
they naid.", - A'.
Sauca for, the Gander. '
A woman entered a barroom and ad-
tsnctd qureily to her huiband. who. aat
drinking with three other men. Bh
placed covered dlah 'on tha tabl and
said: "Thlnkln ye'd be too busy to com
home to cupper, Jack. I'v fetched It to
you hers" And ah departed. Th man
laughed awkwardly, u invites nis
friend to shar tb meal , with " blm.
Then ' h removed tb cover from th
dlah. Th dish was empty. It contained
only s slip of paper that said: "I hop
you will nJoy your supper. . It Is.th
am your wlf and children hav st
boms" .. . v ":
' ; A Spoiled Romance.. : ' .
- From the Cleveland Fialn Dealer.
Th beautiful girl waded into a yeasty
Surf. . . - .. ;
Presently she uttered s shriek or ter
ror. . . - ' v . - -. . . ;
"Sav m!" sh cried, ,
Thar were seven men, on th hotel
plasma. . They conferred hastily.
Then th on wttn in clearest voice
called to ths struggling maiden: -
"Awfully sorry. - he ahouted. . "but
there isn't sn unmarried man sraeng
us" . -
Than th lovely girl ceased bar strug
gles snd presently waded ashor.
Letters
' Bfsklng a Voos Memory.
"Portland. Sept. . To th EdUdr of
Th Journal Scott- says la hla paper
this-morning that Dr.-AndrwC Smith
was defeated for president of the senate
and thst Mr. Brownell was elected by
th Mltohell ring snd th land-grabbers
Th facts ar that Andrew C Smith
waa the candidate of Jack Matthews
for president of ths senat snd was
openly supported by Matthews, by Mr.
Scott Snd by ths Mitchell man gener
ally; that Mr. Brownell was supported
by CTW.""Falton.." Jonathan Bourn Jr.
and Joseph Simon. - senator Franklinj
Mays. Puter'a partner, voted against
Mr. Brownell continually, and supported
Andrew C Smith In th caucus Sana-
tor Marsters of Koseburg, Hermanns
friend, voted for Smith and would not
even vote for Brownell after h had
received th caucua nomination.
On page I4T of th Senate Journal Of
1S0S th - record snows tnat senator
Mays, now on trial; Jones, now on trial,
and Btelwer, under Indictment, all voted
for and supported Mr. Scott for United
States senator until tb last ballot, and
on th last ballot Franklin P. May con
tinued to vote for snd did cast bis last
ballot for ' Harvey Scott ' foe united
States senstor. This - would at least
show that Mr. Scott had th support
of som of th most prominent mem
ber of what ha call th land ring. .
On pag T71 Of the Senate Journal Of
1108-it shows that Mr. Brownell, as
president of th aenate, was given' the
thanks of th senate under senate reso
lution No. It, "for the exceptionally
able, fair and impartial manner In which
he performed bis duties" ' This .was
unanimously adopted by a rising Vote,
which must have included the votee of
Andrew C Smith, Bcott'a friend, ss well
as Che candidate of Mays and Henry
McGinn for president of tb senate.
May and McGinn also voted Tor th
rewlutlon..... . ... A -REPUBLICAN. .
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vTnc Storm V
By Mabel Linden.
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I. ,UU .U mJl L WW V LIAUf ,
llong, low wall then s deep burst of
anguish and th storm 1 with ua.
Louder and louder roar it fury a
It penetrates corners Snd rushes through
space. : The Ships of th ocean are tossed
like eork in a pan of boiling water.
God' might ia o'r : us; but- h 1
merolfuL .:
, Oiant oaks groan snd - crash to th
earth .under hi hand. - What Strang
longing fill m as th atorra rages snd
ths wind alghs and moans then rise
to such s height that tt seem to bear
my soul away with It '
Oh, oodi that i should be such a little
enseless human being with no power
to comprehend this magnificent world.
Oh, Oodl that I were strong enough t-i
lend a helping hand to make this world
what you would have It.
I feel each throb in tho long dead,
calm. But. bark; th wind 1 gather
ing Itself for s greater effort W ar
Ilk th worm , under man's foot when
th Storm bear down on us Death I
In every lull snd fury of It But as for
ma, I rejoice to hear It '
Again l eay my wnoie aoul is nited
with that indefinable something, and
my heart leaps at th aound ' of th
storm. J l ,
A Splendid Newspaper.
3
Frhm the Hover Sunahtns
The city of Portland end the atste Of
Oregon ar to be congratulated on hav
ing such a' splendid newspaper as tbe
Portland Journal. .It Is th best even
ing paper . on th coast, I brilliantly
edited, attractive in Ita typography and
devoid of the cumbersome style which
so many dltor assume, I dignified and
scholarly. -ft la xoeedfnaly newsy,
fearless progressive. Ther I not a
sleepy department on The Journal. - Mr.
Jackeon, It publisher, haa set s sac
which no evening paper on th Paclflo
ooaat has been ablto follow, ..
BIRDSEYE VIEWS
cf TIMELY TOPICS
SMALL CHANGE. , .'
Jf h takes ona 'T' off. can the presl-
oeni see me tarirr question!
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Republican roosters seem to have
nothings to crow .over .in th Vermont
Motion. ,. '.'..,.
Maybe Neleon will go on jth stag.
too, but h Is already regarded sa
"bad actor."
1 -' . ' " .'." '
Th stock answer of th morning pa-
par to any on who differ with it Is,
You're a fool. . , -
' Btensland and Herlng are Juat Ilka
two erlmlnal kid when caught; each
lays the hlam on -ths other. - -' '
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A man who has dons wrong Is some
times pretty -heavily punished before
b 1 oonvloted or acquitted.
From th return from South Caro
lina it ia supposed that Tillman broke
hie pitchfork early in th campaign, -
It la said that Harry Thaw la break-.
Ing down physically. Stanford Whit
brok dowa more , suddenly several
weks sgo.
A family with a dog that haa1 the
nlght-barklng habit should move far
out Into tb country where there la no
neighbor within a mils ..
Ther ar boy thteve snd burglsrs
not s few, snd sn 11-year-old boy of
Th Dalle tried ItO commit-aulcidsv
Tis becoming s fast world. v . '
Tha eld Adamlo exeua Is made muoh
ua of yet whether s woman la tn tha
cs or-not: Ha or ah tempted me snd
did eat of forbidden fruit . .
" yr -.. e e ; , I ' . v;-..- -.
A man who assume to b wondrous
wis advises people to refrain . from
work when they are tired. But a good
many, peopl srs always tired. :
. ' ' e . , '
Man cling to llf "s the most price
less gift snd possession Imaginable, yet
moat of them cut It short from I to
years by their ways of living. -
Judse Hunt advised s Pendleton bar
tender to set out of, that bualness and
ao to work. But tending bar would b
pretty hard work for moat people. . , -
Th' matrimonial buslnass starts out
wall for September, which Is encourag
ing Mors marriage ana zewer : Di
vorce would be s significant sign of
Improved, social conditions
If anv municipality of like sis haa
mors trouble with respect to Its officers
and government than St Johns, It must
hav. taken pains- to keep It trouble
conceeried from ths world at large. :
""Vice-President Fairbanks la "Ijusy'ae
bee." that "all th livelong day Im
proves each Shining hour." Democrat
would do nothing if they could to defeat
his nomlnstlon; he would be beaten by
Bryan a good deal easier than Tart ,
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- Thrs --slwsye - will bs - psstg and
storm snd other - difficulties to over
corn, snd It la well that It Is so, ls
mankind would become too laxy If not
too rich. Man wouldn't b good ' for
much If Hf war sot a warfare of on
kind or snothor. ' x
Dinlelspiel . on a
BY GEORGE
' Main Lleber Looeyt Ve haf rscslfed
youritter from VUmlngton, Del, und
v vas glat to snow 001 you vaa pros-
perlxlng on dr road. , '
Tour mother und m vas kt der sea
ahor und v yust got back, poorer,
thinner, und mlt a vlstful look In our
aysa : - -'
Abolud two veek age I t 9 your
mothr st horn vun efenlng: "aty
dear. It 1 such a hotnes In der hu
midity of der atmoephertoals. darefor.
haf v no friends In Atlantlo City to
vlctf ve owe a wlsltT Remember, our
honor Is st stake, because -v should
pay our debts alvays 1 Try bard to
recollection- som vun v ows s wlsit
toi" ' , ' :..-..' -"'.. i
Tour mother set: "Dsrs .vas der
Plckleaauera on Kentucky sfenus - I
entertained Mrs Plckleaauar und bar
daughter. Harmonica, at a luncheon vun
day. I met dem in a compartment
ator, und v hat som shredded canta
loup Snd prune passepartout Sha In
wited m to call on her ven I vas tn
Atlantlo Cits perhaps ve owe her,
year" """.;;: ' "'r " v'
"UfS ar ncaiesmner in -near uer
Boardvalk vara ve can sit In der parlor
vindow und can a der wlalon Of fair
vlmmen und braf mens mlt shapes on
dem Uk s ' Bpanlsh mackerel aa day
emerge from der briny billow T" I ln
kvlred. . - 1 "' - - ' " -
"No. der Boardvalk IS som distance
und -quit ' unseeable from der Pickle
Bauer house," your mother responded..
"Qlf yourself a receipt ror aot aeot;
It 1 paid." I vlsprd. "Try now to pay
BOtnedlng near dar Boardvalk. Tot is
der us to meet s social obligation un
less v get s rbata" 1 - --r""" "
Dsrs vss Mr. snd Mrs. Bnausrostn,"
set your mother. "Day keej s board in g
hous near der ocean und 'I entertained
dem vunc on a Broadvay ear by having
a dispute mlt der conductor abould my
far.- Mbbs now l aer sppointa time
to pay such a social obligation, y.",. .
Mlt a burning desir In our hearts lo
be honeat before der vorld und pay dts
wlalt vlch v owed so long und so un
chustly ve packed up s few hand bag
gage und rushed to Atlantlo -City.
Ve soon found aer ucnaueruatn noara-
lng-houae und der Bhauerbatbs receifed
ua mlt open arms, open faces und open
pocket-books . ,
Dy Immediately took down all der
social bar und put us st our eas by
charging us fifteen dollar a day for vun
room ofer s bathing pavilion, und ven
v cggsplalned mlt tear la our eyes dot
v vaa on a pilgrimage to pay our hon
st debts mlt a long t or got t erf wlsit dey
smiled feverishly und set dey vould rod
der v owed dem der wlsit forefer If v
vould pay dem der caah for der room.
. Und dla la how It cam abold dot your
mother und I had tb put on patent eye
glasses ao v could see eferydlng double
und try to get our money' vortb at At
lantic City. - .. - ' -
Much could be aald abould der eights
v saw, 'und some day ven my pocket
book loses Its hectle flush mebb I sill
say It but not now, Looey, not now. -
Among som of der ggarltement vlch
your mother dragged me Into vas a very
svell ball vlch vaa glfen on vun of dar
piers ouid of ar der boosua of der ocean.
11
OREOON SIDELIGHTS, ' ,
Lots of fresh-water clama In Lost
rlvr. near Merrill. , ; 1.
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A. A Courtney ' of Portland will
build a big mill on Isthmus inlet. Cooa
ba.y. .... ... .- ',. .--, -
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A Dairy, Klamath county, man com
plains of porouplnes eating up hla grain,
crop. -...,'.--
t Klamath Fall merchant will' pay
out thla fall approximately 1100,001 for
freight. ; -, v . , .-
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. On a littl over s half aor of ground
a Roseburg man - raised 4,000 musk-
melons .. I". . 4 j. ; ',.
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'-" Albany seeds factories to fJU up th
scores of a vacant houses, says : th
Demoorst, . . !"'a . , . .... '- ' .
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Fruit raised near Eakevlew, Bay th
Herald, cannot b excelled aaywber In
tb world.
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Not to be behind Astoria, Skamoksws
wilt also hold s regatta, thla .week,
Friday snd Ssturdsy. y , ,
,r .; - V...; '. '
A man la drilling for oil near Culver,
in Crook county, but will b pretty wall
atlafid It h gets artesian water. -
.'. r v "
' A Weston young man threw a stick of
wood at a dog and brok a pan of glass '.
tn hi stor front A girl could hav
don sa wall, remark th Weston Lead-
Many thrashing maohlnea snd stacks
of grain- and some grstnnSld will hav
been burned befor th harveet 1 over.
It seem as' If such accidents wer pre
ventable la most instances, but perhaps
net ,.-." ., ' ' .
On what ha heretofore been consid
ered worthlee "whits" land a man near
Independence produced . from a small
patch potatoes st th rat of IIS bush-'
els. sjktrBcr. Some of them wlghd
1M pounds,:. . A. ?w..-JLli-..i-.,
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' Last Saturday - a" terrlfle cloudburst
oocurred . in. Warner valley. Several
larg haystacks war washed away and
entirely destroyed. : Fish wer washed,
from th streams and deposited to the
mesdows , ..'j
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' Another acoldent muat b charged un
to th suta On acarsd a horse at-.,
tached.to a buggy on a road in Douglas
county "and a littl girl In th carriage
grasped her doll so tightly thst Its srm
th doll's was broken. -
'-.'',''- '..'" s 1'..' .''""', . ';
Oh. how we do wish that Bom ens
would kindly some In snd psy up a sub';
serlptlon Or advrtlsmnt so that w
could get snotber eqiiar meeil walla th
Val Oasette.-This 1 ths fourth tssus
of this paper we have wearied through
ths press and w hav bad only on -meal
pr day. . . -.
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' Cloverdale Courier:'' Say,' what I th '
matter ; with -J th . washhous at -ths -cheese
factory 7 i Some menrhe' sgsws
saw s lad tickling lassie' dimpled
chin as sh tossed a handful orlrrl-,.
descent "bubble from th tub,' and" now
they are married, and only yesterday
w saw another good-natured lad teas-'
Ing th smiles from a shy laaal by
feeding her. gum drops snd ehocolst
cream ovr th asm tub, ' Look out
Max. it is catching. . ,
Seasnore - fTrip ;
V. HOB ART
Smart Setters und leaders of local "
Four Hundred from Plainfleld, If. J. .
Dovr, Del.; Seat Saginaw, Mloh.; Eau
Claire. ' Wis; Havr d Graoe, Md.;
Painted Post N. T.l Kslamaaoo. Mich.,
und udder spot on der map vas present
In larg numbers, und diamond tararaa
burst fort' from chentle boosums mlt aiTT
der ggcltmnt und glitter of a gas
bin. ':' - - ; .
"Nefer befor dlt I see suoh a vunder
ful oolleotlon of fair vlmmena, dressed
mlt sU dar atyllahn dot money ean
buy, und graf men vioh vas dr vry -fountain
heads of svell aooUty. '- '
I -hat often notleed dot der easiest
vay to becom . s famousness 1 to
plaster der hair down tight ofer s qvlek .
forehead, peel der eoatsleev back so der
vlt euffs vlll show, den smll loosely
und enter soolaty.
I-vould Ilk to mention dar nam of
s few of do I mat at dla ocean ball,
und vot day vore, yust to show you, .
Looey, dot my powers of opservstton-
ment va no alouoh, alretty.
Among der Smart Better . mlt . vlch
w mlnkled va deee, as followlngi Mr.
and Mrs Oaaderkurds. und delr daugh- ,
tr. Concertina; Mr. und Mrs Beanllf ter,
und delr son. Pinochle; Mr. und Mrs
Oust Sohmlttplggls und delr two daugh- ,
ter, Panatelia und Perfecto; Mr. und ,
Mrs .Oscar Hoffbrew, und- delr' niece,
Mercedea Cauliflower, und many UdderS -too
notable to mention. ..
- Mrs Plgglaaoua vor ' heavy blu '
satin appliqued. aoroas der eorssg mlt ,
four par " cent gufferment : bonds und
trimmed mlt Vita chiffon. Sh vor
abould eight volte of slternatlng dia
monds ' ' '' '-'. . : .
, Mrs Otnderkurds looked Iuffly In a
creation in three aot literally trans
lated from der Frenob und out j.laa
eferyvare ggcpt der bUL - Bb vor .
nough pearls to short -olroult should
nine volte of diamonds .
Miss Concertina Oanderkurds vor s .
charming confectionery of taffy-colored -bombasine-hand-painted
mlt Standard .
OH atock across der bodice und trimmed
mlt magenta motr. antique mlt colo- ;
rado madurs lacs She vore yun are
light at Tier Px of "der t'rOst
Mrs Oscar Hoffbrew vor a home-
mad gown -f purple und green silk
trimmed mlt horseradish chiffon ofer a.
corsage of chinchilla welvet spangled
mlt Imitation mixed pickles Ofer dee
vlshbone sh vor s necklace of Incan--
deaoent diamond of should . ten am- -pares
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Mlse Panatelia Schmlttplggl vore s '
Crepe d chin bodice mlt s scrambled
egg effect tn vtte tulle, und to ahow dot
ah lived in Williamsburg uad vaa '
proud of It aha' had der skirt trimmed "
mlt pink transfers .
Mia Meresde Cauliflower 'Vor a .
ha nd-t Itched gown of blu corduroy out -low
on der applique, mlt a Brussels "
sprouts effect os der bodice. - Sh vor -
a bunch f diamonds on der cheat vlohV I
vaa trained to glf s Imitation ef s oamp
nrs - 'i'f '
Der ball vaa s big Success, but v left .
rly bcaue, Looey vot la der use to :
pay fifteen dollars a day for s room van -you
sln d la III Tours mlt luff,
1 ' , D. DINKELSPIBL,
. .Li.-: ' iPor Qsorgs y. llobart, '