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A COUNTRY-WIDE CRY.
TILL THE CRY. for relief
' seems to fall on ears that
hear not, or fail to heed.
iVVhat is it, what motive, that impels
the railroads to disregard the general,
the widespread," the persistent appeals
JBtbetterserTic'e? No one doubts
that they are aware of their delin
quencies, yet there is no evidence that
they have attempted to correct them.
ffhere1 would be room for hope if any
effort were made at improvement, but
there is none. -.., Why re intol
erable conditions allowed to become
snore so? In vain have we sought a
reasonable explanation for this per
sistent disregard of public Tights.
There is no other conclusion than that
is proceeds from a lamentable indif
ference,, which if the people cannot
overcome in one way will be con
trolled in another. . For the people
are not going to be trifled with any
longer than they can find a way out.
'And they will find it" , ..'-'' i ' ; !.
The above is not copied from a Pa
cific northwest paper, but from the
'Atlanta Constitution, and is but a sub
stantial repetition of what ' being
aid all over the south, and also.in the
eis t,. as well a on the Pacific coast.
This deplorable situation shows that
the railroads have been "indifferent,"
negligent, careless- of the country's
transportation needs, for years past,
or they would not have gotten so far
.behind-'! ;V. '..V..'y: v'--
And, what are they doing to relieve
this situation even now?. The coun
try has a right to know. People are
suffering immense losses daily. The
railroads ought to have had thousands
of men at work building cars and locomotives-for-
months -part. Instead,
we hear they are going to economize.
Jf the railroads were doing all they
could at last, though late, the people
would still be patient, lenient,. though
they have already, been despoiled of
millions; , but so - far as anybody
knows there is nothing in particular
doing to increase transportation facil
ities. '; j:: V-.,,, .' :. ,
No wonder legislatures are planning
lq do something. As the Constitution
ays, the people '.'are not going to be
trifled with any longer than they can
find a way out And they will
find ft" . - : -
LATIN-AMERICAN STATES.
-T7 NGOURAGINGLY--rfgnificairrt
' Vj wcr "e " presence ' and
speeches at the Kansas City
banquet of so many distinguished and
. influential South American statesmen.
, The United States has treated those
republics with scant consideration,
Commercially, and has never exhibited
" a due apprehension of their latent re
source and their possibilities of d
velooment in every way. We have
maintained a "Monroe doctrine" a
4 to .them, which, as Professor Bur
gess (aid lately in Berlin, has Urelv
- PutlvtdLitllisefulnesA; but orome.
cially we have treated 'them, as we
treat Canada, as foes, and otherwise
tiperciliously. It is true .that the
Latin-Americans have not solved the
; problem of self-government as well
as we have; they are warmer blooded,
less patient and leas calculating; but
In other respects the superior classes
mong them are civilized in a high
degree, and the masses have in them
h makirfg of good citizens.
The Latin-Americans prefer Euro
pean countries to the United States
partly because they are largely of re
cent European extraction, if not na
tives of Europe, but also because
fpain, France, Italy, Germany and
England , treat them better commer
cially than we do, understand them
better, and help them more to de
velop their Industrie and commerce,
y't have Tut i small fraction of their
trade, whereas under liberal and fair
reciprocity we ought to have most
cf it ; ' ;,''
Some of the South American states
are exceedingly resourceful, and cap
iMek( great development. Politic
al. 'and in population and wealth,
r Vila nt tnsigiulkaoL. they ars small
fp comparison with onr great republic,
which ought' to take . all possible
measures to get ' and remain ofTTh
timate terms with, them, and to help
rather'than hinder them on their hith
erto rather rocky way. ' ' , .t
' It is to be hoped that the visit of
Secretary Root to those countries will
mark the beginning of a broader pol
icy, and more fraternal relations with
our impetuous but interesting south
ern neighbors ; .,.Y,
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Hr? RIVER and harbor, bill in
troduced in the next congress
will " probably ' command a
more systematic and determined sup
port than! ny prevtousone. The pecK
pie are waking up on this subject,
arid congress cannot afford to, resist
the rising demand. -'
The trouble has been," and will be,
that along with large, irieritorious and
urgent needs and demands comes a
clamor from all parts'.oflhe country
for the improvement of comparatively
insignificant ' streams ' and .. harbor.
Undeserving or unimportant projects
are yoked up with great and deserving
ones, and those working for the latter
sort have to yield to those demanding
slices of the appropriation for proj
ects of small consequence, in order to
get a bill through, -The system has
been to some extent s distribution of
the appropriation among congres-.
sional districts, in order to help the
reelection of members of the domi
nant party. .
This is wrong, of course. The
work ought to be concentrated mostly
for the present on main channels, and
such as are clearly meritorious; but if I
the bill cannot be passed Otherwise
the usual sops should be thrown to
Snail slough and Crab creek. Better
to waste a few millions on them than
for the really important work to be
stopped or delayed. . . ,
The people demand the' opening up
of the -country's main waterways and
the improvement of its really import
ant harborsrand of those that by im
provement can be made so; and will
not complain if incidentally and neces
sarily aom percentage of the appro
priation is bestowed upon projects
that are not Of much consequence.
MR. HARRIMAN'S MISTAKE.
V TR. HARRIMAN is reooHed as
expressing the opinion had
ing corporations simply because they
re corporation is subsiding and the
more sober judgment of the people
is coming to the front."
f Mft Harriman befa'sves there--has
been any ; uch "popular erase," it
show that he has much mistaken the
nature of the sounds he hears and the
movements ne sees. there is no
"popular craze" against corporation
as such. If such a "craze" ever ex
isted, it long ago passed. There is
no "craze at all. - - r; -.-
is
There is, however,' a growing and
increasingly insistent demand that the
railroads shall obey the laws, treat
the people right, and recognize the
fact that they are public rather than
private concerns and must -be op
erated in the interest of the people
rather than of Wall street" gamblers
and multimillionaire combines, . ' ,
Perhaps this economical streak on
the part of the railroads is caused by
their discovery that they have been
pending entirely too much money for
cars and locomotives, and they have
concluded to build or buy no more.
When one looks over the Oregon field
and sees the great, number of empty,
idle cars that are waiting for business,
one cannot wonder nf -the railroad
managers are remorseful for having-
spent so. much money for needless
cars. ' ' ',' '' '.
A - Gotham magistrate has fined
Singer Caruso $10 for grossly insult
ing a woman. This shows that New
YojlLkJeterminedJo defend Jhedig-I
mtyljlJ air sex, and to those who
think that a $10 fine for a. cowardly
and infamous attack on a woman is
rather small, it should be stated that
a Bowery tough rarely gets more than
two years imprisonment for kicking a
policeman. ' : '
The eastern " papers . are making
some fuss over the reappearance on
the streets of a man named Chauncey
M. Pepew. The .name seems fa
miliar, but we can't recall whether it
was at the foot of the indorsement for
a patent doormat or of a new whisker
dye that we saw it last.
In all the advertising that Roosevelt
has done for a good, steady, sober
man to fill the place of commissioner
of the general land office, ,the most
conspicuous" note refers distinctly to
the fact' that no Oregonian need
apply. ; '
Secretary Shaw pleads ior the
adoption of a policy that will build up
the merchant marine, and yet never
mentions reciprocity and a reduction
I of prohibitive- tariff duties, and
-A-Little -Out
THINGS PRINTED TO READ WHILE YOU WAIT.
"v " ' ' To Tell Amber.
Bo many Imitation nf amber are
passed on the unwary that a tat by
which real amber ran be told la worthy
of mention. If you are In doubt aa to
whether the mouthpiece of your cigar
ette holder la genuine amber or not you
can make certain In the following way:
Rub it vigorously on a piece of cloth
your coat will do-r-nd then anply It to
a small piece of paper. - If your mouth-
pieea la the genuine article you win oe
able to pick up the piece of paper with
it in tna manner of a magnet.
. Bad Habit Encourages Another.
Brandy and water are supplied at the
expense .of the government to every
member of the Belgian parliament wbo
makes a long speeon. : - .
V;:'' . Victor. " '. '
' ' By TronauHTe. " ' ' r ' w
Be waa a hero fighting all alone,
lonesome warrior, never tine more
brave
Dlsoreet, oneldeialo anfrTiiava.
Ho fought soma noble battles; but he
gave - .
No voice to fame, and passed away un
known. -. : i- . , v
AO grandly to occasions did ha rise.
Bo splendid were the victories that he
planned.
That all the world had asked him to
command ...,....
Could It his- nativa valor understsnd:
He fouKht himself, and, winning -gained'
tba prise. .
WilUatn, S. Fielding's Birthday.
;lttamBHvehTrTloIdIng7Canadlan
minister of finance. Is of 'English de
scent and was born at Halifax, N. 8..
November 24. 1148. At 1 years Mr.
Fleldlna began newspaper work - and
passed through the various stages of
journalistic work till he became manag
ing editor of the Morning Chronicle of
Halifax. At the provincial general elec
tion of lgg Mr. Fielding was elected
for Halifax county. In 1884 he became
premier. In July. 18S, Mr. Fielding
was appointed minister of finance In
the Dtturler cabinet and was elected to
the house for Shelbourne and Queens.
At the session of 187 he Introduced a
new tariff policy for the Dominion, the
striking . feature of which waa the
granting of preferential trade arrange
ments with Great Britain.
Respect for the Dead. ; j
A man who fails to raise his hat
when a funeral procession Is 'passing
In Chester, England, Jis Ilsbls to a fine
and Imprisonment'' " . " '"" " j
v This Is the Reason.
' Why do we use the expression "apple-'
Die order" when we mean that thing
are exactly tn their right place?
- Because every Saturday a certain ru
rltan -d&me.. HepzibaliMerton, made a
practice of baking two or three doxen
apple plea which were to last her fam
ily through the week. She placed them
on the shelves In nfer pantry, labeling
each according to the day of the week
on which It was to be used, and the
chan
angein tr
rhapsnot
in the navigation, law, so he is
pe
very much in earnest.
Senator Depew shows himself in
public places occasionally, as much as
to suggest that he havnot fallen to
the denths in which Senator Piatt is
great difference between their respec
tive levels. ' . .-, ''
"The more anxious we seem to be
for reciprocity with Canada the less
Canada seems to desire it, says the
Indianapolis Star.' But we have
never offered anything like fair reci
procity to Canada, but only the jug
handled sort... .
. Ridgeway's "A Militant Weekly for
God and the Country," that has been
issued in 14 towns, has cut out sev
eral, among them Seattle. Are "God
and the country" pf so little conse
quence in Seattle? -'
I " 'TEeficebTlufkjrfraysthe
commercial editor, "ia going up."
Oh, dear; and just at Thanksgiving
time, too. ,
' Kipling Lived Too Long.
"It was the mistake of Mr. Kipling's
literary career although, of course, bet
ter for his personal "fcapplhese that Ti
did not die of pneumonia when ha was
in In New York aom years ago," Said
Professor William Lyon Phelps of Tale,
in him lecture on The Modern Novelist
New Haven. Conn.
"Mr. Kipling," he aald, "la now like a
man who Is In constant terror that he
Will y ' eomethmgeommonplaoa, and
his work seems to show a frightful
striving for effect .
"When the first of Kipling's stories
appeared the publla said: It he can do
these stories at 25, what will he do
when he la 40r Well, h Is , 40 now.
and what has he doneT "Stalky and
Company la, I think, the worst book I
Jiav ever read,' and for his stories of
machinery I prerer 10 resa ireuw m
the subject In an encyclopedia.' '
"Russia today leads the world In
novel-writing, followed by France and
EngUnd. I am speaking now of liters
tare and not of the works of Hall Calne
and Marie Corelll. May Sinclair's 'Di
vine Firs' had undoubtedly some of th
fire In It. but the flame la occasionally
hidden by smoke. Hltehlns' 'Garden of
Allah' I melodramatic and overladen
with description. Ills -Call of the
Blood' Is better, but I think the main
character la drawn from Hawthorne's
Marbl Fawn.'
"Mary Cholmondeley writings eon
tain a certain kind of grim humor which
makes her work effective. This au
thor's name, by the woy, onght to be
Investigated by the committee of spell
ing reform, for H could be reduced te
one quarter of It present length and
still have enough letters to give th
oorrect pronunciation.
Thomas Hardy I th best rt the
prnsent-dsy English, novelists. Of late
years he has turned to writing of
world-dramas which are weary and fu
tile. From th "publication of Th
Oreenwood Tree' down te hi latest
novel his output I the best of any liv
ing writer of English flcUf" '
: r ' .. " I '
of -tke -Comrnoi
pin try, thus arranged, was said to be
In apple-ple order.
"'. November 24 in History.
'- 1761 Massacre by Indiana of Mo
ravian missionaries at Guadenhuetton,
Pennsylvania.
. 1784 Zachary Taylor, twelfth presl
dent of the United States, born. Died
July S. 1880. t . ... !.:
1887 Sir Henry Havelock. hero of
the Indian mutiny, died. Born 17(1.
18(V Henry Ward Beeoher chosen
president of National Woman Suffrage
association. .
18S8 John J. Jacob,, first Democratic
governor of West Virginia, died. Born
pecember S, 1818.
' 1888 British officials at Manila eel.
ebrated American Thanksgiving.'. -10J
Labor riots in Havana. '
. How to Steal Elephants.
To atearan" elephant 'Would seem to
be well nigh impossible. 'But the Brit'
ish consul reports that It la a common
practice In Slam, says the London MatL
There the huge quadrupeds are em
ployed In the. teak forests and fre
quently disappear. One British firm
last year bewailed the loss of a doion.
and reported that a many mors were
stolen from their contractors.' Another
firm lost nine, only three of which were
recovered. As the average of the ele
phants Is about f 1.000 a head, the con
sul naturally enlarges on the serious
ness of the matter, - What Is annoying
about It Is that the ofrlclala are Indif
ferent and If one of the missing oreat-
ures Is recovered, at all tt Is only by
means of a search- party organised for
the purpose. ' ,
Concerning . Odors. '
A generous lump of soda placed In
pots and pana In which4 fish, cabbage,
onions, and other strong-smelling foods
have been cooked, will make them smell
sweet and clean.
A teaspoonful of vinegar boiling on
the store "will counteract the small of
strong food. ...
A teaspoonrul of ground cloves on a
few hot coals will produce the same
result ' '',: ' ,
A sponge placed in a saucer of boil
ing hot water, tn which has been added
a teaspoonrul or oil of lavender, gives
a fragrance of violets to a room In
which It Is placed. . Files will not re
main where th odor of oil-of laven
der Is. s .v'-- . - . "'.;
- A stale crust-of bread boiled with
cabbage . will absorb the disagreeable
Odor. ' '
A large lump of charcoal tn a refrig
erator will prevent a musty smell:
A pound of copperas dissolved tn boil
ing water. If pourod Into drain pipes,
will dissolve the grease and other im
purities. An onion breath may be gotten rid of,
by swallowing a mouthful of vinegar or
drinking half a cup of hot water In
which a pinch, of baking soda has been
dissolved.
A few rooulhfuls orHnwaterror-
"ew drops of the tincture of myrrh, la
tumbler of Water will sweeten an un
pleasant breath, and a small, piece of
orris root. If chewed, will give a violet
odor to the breath. .
Woman's Influence
in Politics
From th Chicago Trlb"une -The
women who "fought for their
rights" at th doors of parliament a few
day ago and were carried away shriek
ing andatxuggling . Jnth clutchf ot
policemen may well consider tneir ex
periences ss contrasted with th for
tune -of their more dlplomatlo and
more efficient slater. When so valiant
a Briton asDr. Magulr declare openly
that England -1 a "pettlooat-rtdden
country," h evldently-has not In-mlnd
th women who are seeking the rlgnt
of suffrage, but the more favored of
their' sex who pull th string that con
trol th government.
' Much ha been said at on time or
another in reference to th hand that
rocks th cradle, and In all civil Ud na
tion th influence of woman ha been
properly recognised by ' orator - and
poets. . But It might be protested by
the Englishwoman of thl decade that
while the England of Edward VII Is as
much controlled by women as th Eng
land of Charles II or th Franc of
Louis XV there la still lacking that
peculiarly agreeable distribution of
feminine Influence essential to th wel
fare of the nation. The form of petti
coat government that 1 eonflned to an
lfiUgarchyDrpnePr.tWpampered fa
vorites does not rspresent the feminine
Idea of women' sphere of usefulness,
and. while the discomfited suffragists
of England may learn something from
the smooth ways and method of suc
cessful petticoat rule, they are not pre
pared to admit that thl manner of run
ning a government adds to th toy and
advancement of .womanhood In general.
A more creditable exposition of th
cower of woman' Influence ha been
made recently In a Pennsylvania town
where a certain politician set out to ob
tain the postmastershlp. Bo objeottos.
able waa he to th local feminine
thought that th women asserted their
domestlo authority and compelled their
husbands and son to lgn th petition
of the man of their choice, whereupon
th. discomfited politician retired from
the- race: In this lnttane the - unloa
of women easily and effectively aocom
pHshed the object In view, though It Is
not to be asserted wltn eonridenc that
in every case th victory would be ob
tained 0 easily.
Bo It would seem that women can
draw both from England and Pen nay 1
vanla much solace for their . wounded
pride, and may content tbemselvsa for
th moment with th reflection that
woman govern, whether directly or in
directly. Eventually women may ae
outre that larger liberty In all parte of
Kurope and America that will assure
to them general responsible participa
tion in the affair of State, but their
present condition I, not o hopeless or
helpless a to bring forth groan of de
spair. ' ,. Another Fake Cartoon.
From th Albany Democrat
The Oregonian I trying to creete
prejudice by publishing a cartoon rep.
resenting that th eastern brewers ar
boycotting Oregon hops because some
of th counties of. the state went dry.
All of which Is th worst. kind of rot.
It Is a big a fake cartoon ss the re
cent one libeling W. M. Ladd. The
author 1 evidently ashamed of himself,
for he falls to sign hi nam according
to custom. Th eastern bopman gets
hi hops wherever he oan secure them
at a satisfactory price, that's all, and
Is paylns; no attention at all to th lo
cation of their consignment.
Of oours Mr. Harriman at u tell th
government Just what ought to b Aon
or rather not don. ,
.Letters Trom the
eopleT
Th ChryaathTamji of
Salem, Or- Nov. St. To th Editor
of Th Journal Seeing mention In The
Sunday Journal of th large chrysan
themum grown by om on In Junc
tion Cl tv, I took occasion to measure
soma very cholc one w hav In our
garden, and find that I hav on which
stands exaotly I feet high, with SS buds
and blossom an it, and, another t feat
high with IS. The blooms that are
out on' both these chrysanthemum are
perfect, and the bud coming on prom
lse equally a, well. We -have tnlnnea
both of the somewhat, but are unable
to state how. many bud we hav re
moved. 'Theft are probably three or
rour otntr that measure ever six reet.
. ... r. A. WIGGINS.
fc - Coatroversy afore (TkaiatUalty.
Portland, Nov. 18 To th Editor of
Th Journal J. C. Proe.bstel.tn answer
to-Albert ' Johnson says:- "Christian
faith and worship are not proved by
any scientific demonstration, and that
everyuting nas m pint uod nee . a
plrlt," to, ' ' i
Christian faith and worship are mat
ter of personal belief and practice,
and are only aclentiflo according to
practice. Pur: Christianity 1 aclen
tiflo to a high degree In It demonstra
tions. For Instance, 'th soleno of
Christian healing of sin. sickness and
disease through mind, la a direct dem
onstration of aclentiflo Christianity. It
la applied (dance. If we read the Nw
Testament understandings and are
guided solely by it teaching (f we
really and truly "walk In his steps,"
and follow the practice of Jesus and hi
apostles, we must conclude that the
commandment to "heal th sick," not
with " drugs, ibutT with " th"power of
Christian understanding, la- lust a
binding today aa In th past ages, be
cause truth I th same today aa In all
um. .-. - .v - ' -
A Strang thing In modern Crrrlatl-
antty ,1a that neither preacher - nor
laymen believe that God has power to
heal disease. It Is admitted that he
can forgive sin. but when It come to
sickness or disease, God 1 mistrusted,
and drug are relied on. 'And yet the
command I plaint "If any of you are
sick, go to the elder of th church; th
prayer of faith shall aav the Ick."
Th samaC power 1 ,ln th churches to
day if they would' us It. But. from
lack of understanding, those who
preach that God Is all powerfud, shew
a strange Inconsistency In no going to
Him In Um or need, but in-calling In
the good doctor, who usually does th
best he can according to his under
standing. Why, th plainest thing In
the life and teaching of th Natarene
Is the determination and deal re that
all hi follower ahould heal th sick.
Those who will read for themselves
and rely on their own Judgment aa to
what the book teaches, will be forced .to
confess that th Christianity of Jesus
must heal the alck. does heal the sick,
as well as the sinner. This proposition
Is too plain to be debatable. . . '
' As a theological student of "the "relig
ions of the world, I find the best defi
nition of God in Mrs. Eddy's "Science
and Health,-Wltbr-Key-ta-th Scrip
tures." 'If reads thus:
"God I divine principle, euprem In
corporeal being, mind, spirit, soul, Ufa,
truth, love. These terms refer to on
absolute God, - Th term soul
or spirits Is as Improper aa th term
gods. Soul, or spirit signifies dslty.
, . There I no finite soul or
spirit ' Science reveal spirit,
sou, aa not In the body, and God I not
IfTTnanrottrirTe mClfedTyTan.'" "
spirit, soul, i not confined In man, and
is never in matter. If soul
sinned It would be mortal; for ln 1
mortality' elft Inasmuch as It kill
itself. Error rmjst be mortal being th
antipodes of truth, U truth 1 immortal,
because soul la Immortal, soul cannot
slrl. for sin 1 not th eternal verity of
being."
Brother Proebstel should read th
book, not - for the - purpose of -picking
flaws, but for Information. It la. a
good book, filled with th essence of
true Christianity, love for all mankind.
It converted me from Intense Infidelity
to a belief in th Bible and Christian
ity, which I was bitter against. If
read without prejudice, sacking for th
good in tt, it will aot fall to make
th reader healthier and better morally.
Now, th book which elevates and Chris
tianises mankind, - no difference - who
th author, should be kindly, lovingly
received by all who profess Christian
ity. ' Creed are nothing. They are
all man-made, of earthly origin, and are
mostly opinion of men. But love,
truth, God are Immortal. Pity th gos
pel of lore I not th universal slogan
Instead of th gospel of creeds.
What- U- needed la thla-age--ia not
controversy, but more real Christian
lov for Christian people, more work
for principle and lea theological hair
splitting on point of doctrine. TJnlty
of all churches, of all Christian I
needed. A-universal creed I needed,
founded on th fatherhood Of God and
th brotherhood of man. No wonder
th world is rank with Infidelity and
distrust of th churches, when there
ar several hundred different creed all
In violent controversy en disputed
scriptural texU whloh make their
creed. ,:.
What 1 needed 1 fewer churches,
hotter Christiana, and abov all, mor
charity. It doesn't make a thing o
because w believe It to be so. There
Is a lot to learn out In th aunllght of
God' terriai truths What. 1 truth to
on may bo error to another. It I best
not to rely on th belief of other but
to read th scripture undertandlrigly
aen ior nimseu. J. H. DAVIS.
Press Agents for, Government
An entirely new feature ' In th big
government maohln tn Washington, th
departmental press agent, ha oom Into
existence In th last fw year. It I
growing. Th, reclamation service,
which baa charge of gigantic federal
Irrigation projects In th west, was th
pioneer
- When thl work was undertaken It
vaat Importance and th million ts be
expended mad It of national Intereat.
But the nature of the work, th lan
guage of It and all th detail ' were
brand-new. Director Newell was over
whelmed with Washington correspond
ent and others seeking Information. It
was hard to find tlm to do any work.
In desperation, after many conferences
on th subject, he solved th problem by
giving a newspaper man an appointment
and making him publicity agent. It
worked well for all concerned.
Olfford Plnchot followed by placing a
press agent, a former newspaper writer,
In tha forestry bureau for th diffusion
of useful Information. Th agrlaultural
department 1 thinking Of getting a
preea agent to axplolt it work In Intel
ligent fashion, and tn poatomc de
partment n experimenting with "copy"
telling about th adventure of post
office Inspector and other departmental
affair. The press agent title I not
officially recognised, but he's In the
ervlc and doing voluabl work,
fll "OIRDSEYE
111 -M
SMALL CHANGE. ..v:..1, 'a
- Thar 1 never . ahortag of wis
plaint. v. -.. -' .'', .-..
Football playar will kick, whatever
th rules. -i- v,. .
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Help . make, th
Cowltta suffsrers
e ' .':' i-'. '! 'V' ;" ;
thankful.' , . ...
Mv! but thoae ancles
look " good
nougn to att. .
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Make aura that tha noor hare cause
for thankfulness. . '
A t.u ... .. 1 " , www, " "
Iverna I no longer a phantom" ablp.
Now Peary will hav "a Harm tlm
rustling up funds for another expedi
tion. . .'' -..'. ..A-.
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After the dlvoree Bonl .will probahlx
fall "madly" In lov with hi former
wife.-. ' ,.. ......
Mr. Bryan ; la a man who seldom
needs to be told to look pleasant by th
photographer. . i .
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Bonl says h cannot live without hi
wife. Th worst thing about thl 1
that Jt Isn't ao. ' - .. ;
f w w. ' t -
It win a-et ao after" whll that tha
least exhibition of 111 humor will b a
caus for dlvorc. l '
Wa. h.( tA fa ' mmwwimA ' tiArharia
Bourke" Cock ran will keep a . llttl
traigbter politically. . ; v
-i , ,f f . e .e ; .
Thanksgiving will k ' celebrated by
football game and some other exer
cises not worth mentioning.. .
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Just In order to keep up PltUburs
reputation, a millionaire woman of that
town ts years old ran away , to marry.
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Anthony Comatock aya Adsm hid be
hind th skirts of Eve. how eould a
fellow a amall aa that hav eaten a
Hood River applaf ' w'
No wooder Lawyer Clin plead ym-
pathetically ' for Grandpa Rockefeller;
according to pictures of him Clln
hasn't a hair on Ma head either. ... ... '!
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I do admire you o. -'''".- ' :
Suggested Stgnor Caruso;
But tba lady' wrath up flaw ao. .
' That th cop sard. "I'll do ao,"
And to Jal want Caruso..
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' If om stor would msk a window
display , of Oregon naturally red
cheeked girls, the police force would
have to be Increased to keep th adja
cent streets open. - ' . .
A ship that la buffeted by 'mountain
wave and fierce wind for a month
and comes safely into port 1 bettter
than two ship . ashore on CJatsop
Beach, by Jink a. - . ,
. .. e . e j ..
rTes, Adolphus, after examining your
picture we admit that you hav a great
amount of well ' disordered hair, but
nevertheless eould not positively assure
you that you ar th greatest pianist of
th ag. ' ' - ; -' j - ' ',. :?,., 1
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-' Llpton says God sends every man a
good wife and h I watting for on to J
be aent to him. sue in jorq expects
a man to do a llttl rustling around;
th wlvstnlfcOmwttliOttt asking f
may hall from another source. -
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Of cour' that Boston boy who can
speak four Unguagea and la away up In
mathematie and physics. I etoop
houldered, pale, wears double-lens eye
glasses and I already old. The law pro
vide no punishment to fit th crime of
hi father, who Is a physician.
BaaBBaaaaaBaaa
Hearst and tke N ational Democracy
From th Atlanta Journal.
Th reason for the abaorblng Interest
In tha New York election thl year waa
but th recognition of th fact of tha
Importance of that doubtful state with
Its large electoral tote In any national
contest. The successful candidate fer
th governorship at one become a na
tional figure. It Is only fair to say that
In thl Instance th defeated candidate
waa already a national Ogur. .
He ha accomplished thl much, how
ever, that he 1 no lunger regarded any
where a a mere nonentity with a for
tuns, a mere hirer and - uaar -of -Other
people' brslns. HI candidacy for thl
high office In hi own slat ha resulted
In bringing out th fact In hi llf that
go to correct that estimate of th man.
He la a fore to b reckoned with In th
political future of th country so long
aa he shall la teres t hlmlf in polttlee.
And thl program Is a popular one. it
was a more conservative on than tb
platform on which h ran for th
mayoralty of New York City. - It ap
pealed to th . elements of discontent,
but tt did much more than that- New
York was with him and th country 1
largely with blm on th question of th
regulation - and control of th great
corporations which hav virtually be
come monopolies, on tb right of th
publlo wher public utilities ar eon
oarned. and. government fxncnl,ee ar
bestowed But th more we admit on
thla Jlne'th mora It I evident that
Hearst th personality waa defeated and
not th Hearst movement which h ba
oome largely identified in th popular
mind with th anti-trust movement. -
Th election of th .remainder of tb
Democ ratio ticket Is proof positive that
this was a 'Democrat's year In New
York. Not ven Mr. Hughes, almost th
only Republican asset in New York
stkte with a record for hostility to cor
ruption, could hav pulled th Republi
can prty through. uhdr ordinary con
dition. , " ,
............. . . .
Any good Democrat with th help of
th Hearst following could hav won aa
the other candidate beside himself 00
the Democratic ticket did win thl year.
But it was also tru that any Demo
crat could have ' been defeated with
Hearst running an Independent. That
waa th whip that Hear! held over th
head of th Democracy. And th danger
waa. though It turn out to hav been
mor supposed thn real. tht th
Democratic party would hav been third
In the rec. It would hav lost-tb
emblem, even th rlghtHO appoint emo
tion official, as on of th two great
parties of th state.
But th fact remain that whll
Hearst had It In hi power to elect or
defeat any good Democratic candidate
-jian himself, he could not lct himself.
. he lesson should b plain enough to be
read by him who runs, either In n
election or a foot rsce. Th method
that ar sometime adopted to win a
nomination ar th very one that lsd
to a defeat In aa lcUon, , . , .
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VIEWS
TIMELY TOPICS
OREGON SIDELIGHT. .
Medford confidently expect an ampl
supply of artesian water.
: V ' .." ' ''':' e ;. e i '
If -I believed by resident that ther '
Is oil Jrt. paying quantities near Dufur.
Lakevtew I confidant of a railroad
In ; th near future, .and then of '
boom. (-' . . ,' .
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' No lees than eight tires were set la
Lalts-vlew by some dastardly miscreant
wltblo two weeks. . . .-.
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Fiv millionaire hav been' In Jack
son eounty bunting bear. . They got
only on, and no bull. -. ..' .; r ... ,
-'.'..i.i...; j. X '-:-: a : t:.T-s.!.-'.-.- r : 7-.V. '
Aa unlimited .quantity and 'superior
uallty of building granite I to be
found tn Rogu river valley. . ' 4 ,
- Th Aurora Boreal Is -refuse Portland
and also Oregon City ads, believing
home merchant should be .patronised.
Th BHanley-Smlth Lumber company
at Green Point will subdivide and put
on th market S.OQt acre of fruit land.
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: A Redmond woman while creasing
a fill met a big bob cat, which wouldn't
"shoo,"- so she had to retreat and go '
around by tba road.
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A' eougar that had carried' off several
sheep was killed nesr Gild In Douglaa '
oounty. Timber wolves are becoming
numerous thereabout. ; . .rri".. . T., .
It la- demonstrated - that ' th coal
mine between Ashland and Medford I
genuine and permanent; coal can . be
mined for 71 oents a ton. ....
. .v, r i-t' .' -.
'A Coti man will put out a new
Cherry orchard 'of 1,000 ! trees nsxt
spring. He already has a largo orchard
that thla year yielded S!I per acre.
v ' . a.'-.. '
' Mosler apple ar going; to New York
a fast aa they can be loaded. ' where
they have been eold and ar bringing
th highest pric ever paid for Spltsa'
and Newtowna In Wasco, county.
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: From the 'number of new 1 buggies
recehtly purohased by young man In
this community it I evident that ther
will soon be no old maids near Holley.
ay th Holley correspondent of . th
Brownsville Times.
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Builder wanting big blocka'of fin,
granite ahould com to Wallowa coun
ty, aaya th News, and ee tha great
mountalna of grdy, mlcacoa. blue and
white, rose and white granite In waiting
for th mason's chisel.
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, A Phoenix man, from eight cow, two
of them 1-year-olds, obtained products.
that yielded 9S in October. For th.
year ending November 1 h received for
cream-U64.lt. beside having plenty of.
milk, cream and butter for family us
and akimmllk for pig. - ' ; ' .'
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Hood River and valley ar growing
rapidly and property la constantly in
ereoalng In value, due not entirely, says
th News-Letter, "to th . unequaled
fruit produced In the valley, but may
also be In part attributed to th energy,
publlo spirit and progression ess of our.
farmers and business man. ,
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The output of potatoes from Grand
Rond valley for hlpraent will be about
100 carload. Th cost of production
1 figured at $11.50, and" the 'averse
net return 1 about 127. SO per aore.
On man near Cov dug 10 sacks from
one acre, worth list. On aix-acro
field yielded too cke an aero.
A politician who Und before th -pooplo
a a reformtr of axlstlng abuse
must need be mora particular In .hl- .
politloal methoda than a candidate who
do not pretend to be in th ranks of , .
reform. . Th Buffalo convention waa at
heart aa antl-Hearat convention. The '
unit rule waa remorse! y enforced by .'
Tammany. ... Th convention waa organ-.
Isd In th Interests of Hearst Whole 1
delegations elected as antl-Hearat - -Democrat
wr ruthlessly depled their--eata
and thoae aeate jnven to th de- .
f eats d rmlnortty. Then -he- wa -nomi-
nated, by th grace or Murphy, with r .'
Bourk Cockran declaring that he pre
ferred riot to rottenness - and Senator '
Grady affirming that he had don the
dirtiest days work of . hla Ufa - - If . ... r ..
Haarat could hav obtained the.noml- ,
nation by mean that did not divide
rather than unit th .Democracy, he , ,
would hav won. , . " i '
Th campaign also had Ita blunders
heaped on blunders. Mr. Hearst Invited
party disloyalty throughout th ' cam- '
paign. And hi paper attacked many "
a man whom th Democracy ha de-
lighted to honor, Just as they hav at-
tacked other Democrats of national '
fama, such a John Sharp Williams, ;
Senator Bailey and a host of others. .
Th result waa, not merely that Hearst'
waa.dafaatod.but that h . ran. bhJnd
hi tlckt vr S0.O0O vott. ',''..
' It I Impoastbl to bellev that the
am result would not fellow hi nomi
nation for th presidency. The Democ
racy would be marked for th worst de-
feat In It history If Hearst should ' .
fore hi nomination In 1I0S. No man.
who fought sincerely for th national
ticket In 104 would fail to , remember
th Hearst opposition to that -ticket.
And th present personal distrust of Mr.
Hear", In th south, In th west, as '.
well In Nw York," deserved or un
deserved, th distrust of hi sincerity ! ""
tn advocating the reform in which, th
people heartily bellev. would lead to .
hi overwhelming defeat. . ' .
At the- same time, Mr. Hearst,, with
hi 4,000,000 reader of hi paper,' with
hi large and enthusiastic following,
could probably defeat any other Demo-
erat a he helped to defeat Parke. Hi
advocacy of tb Democratic candidate
nd platform would go far to fleet It.
That la hi position, and it may a well
bo frankly recognised.- - .
Th Democratic party demand that
any who ehalt b great within It hair"
be It servant, not Its driver. You can
drive th Democratic donkey to water,
sometime, but yon can't tnak him
drink. Mr. Hearst' present role a
martyr I offset by th publlo estima
tion of him fc a marplot, II has' that
to 11 v down. That accomplished,
service rendered, confidence ,. restored, ' . '
ther may be a real hope for tha -,
furtheranr of hi htsheat ambition,
which It I an' honor In Itself tor any.
American t chart. ' , . . .