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I DAIIT AXD St N DAT. . , Cm xr T.on o ntb I Covetous ambition.' think- ing all too little which pres ' ently it hath, supposeth itself I to stand in need of all which I it hath not Walter Raleigh. friz TEHUANTEPEC RAIL." ; v' 'ROAD. - ;' ';, V ' HILE we are waiting 10, IS or "20 years tor the ... r .u - r i v. tuuiiciii'ii vi ii- ama canal,' the new railroad across . the isthmus may prove an object ot . interest.' n The eastern terminus of the canal is on . the Caribbean sea, while that of the railroad is at Coat- , sacoalcos, on the Gulf of Mexico, di feftly south of New Orleans, and its . western terminus is Salinas, '- good harbors having been made at both ports, and the railroad having been constructed in the most substantial - and modern manner. It was built by ' English and American capital, .but is ; owned by the Mexican government, which has leased it for a long term of - years to inc uuiiucis. ucykit.ut inches,' secured at great labor and ex ' pensej a breakwater being necessary " on, the Pacific eide Already . several " .steamship lines . calUai. these- portsr-and-4t4s-cxpc44 that laterthe American-Hawaiian line will utilize this railroad instead of the straits of Magellan. Steamers plying . between, Europe and Mexico will land at Coatzacoalcos, and from Salinas steamers will run ' to ports of both "TfiftTTand" South America. The dis tance from New York to San Fran cijco via this railroad is 4,226 mites, as? against 5,401 by the Panama canal and, to . AcapuIco,7 Wazatlan, Yoko hama and Honolulu shorter in about the same proportion, as it Is also from New Orleans and from Liver pool. "That is, the average distance saved between Atlantic or European and. Facific ports by the Tehuante pec 'as against the Panama route is "aootrl50 miles, and-frvg-dayrin . time are gained, assuming that it would take an equal time by either roote to cross the isthmus. . a ... , f he, Panama canaljwill '.cost per- Llliaps $200100,000; the Tehuantepec railroad and harbors have cost about . $65,000,000. There is of course the expense 'and disadvantage of trans shipment from vessel to cars ' and from cars to vessel, but the Tehuan tepec road may yet be quite a rival to the canal, and is likely to do a very large husinesef" Ihe canal it completed. It will be an interesting road to watch. AN INHERITANCE TAX. T71 'HE president's recommenda- Xtion has removed the question from the realm of academies and projected it into practical politics. It is .a good omen for the future. We v stand face to face with grave prob lems of over-swollen fortunes, and of the fast growing tendency of these fortunes to become - progressively augmented. It is impossible for us to avoid, or to much longer postpone the application of reinedials. It is " , for the best that from no less a figure than the president himself to mo- nirntoiis a proposition should have sprung. It is also a happy .coinci dence that the proposal should he made by one whose authority and In-t fluence will go far to bring the rec , ommendation to a successful fruition, and be.an influence to keep the ques- tion out of the "hapless domain of par- tisan alignment. , It is' not the first time a graduated inheritance tax has been proposed in this country. Senator Wolcott of Colorado brought it forward during the war for liberation of Cuba, the plan was accepted by both houses and the-measure-was signed by President McKinley June 13, 1898. It was fah onedt after a similar but more drastic in easu re that passed the British par liament' four years before, and par took in the main of its featues. Its . ' . Constitutionality was questioned, and attempt was made to overthrow it on of the most-eminent. lawyers in the country v. ere pitted against a single defender of tha measure in a famous legal batik, wha the result that tbe 1sy Yj 'pr:irertNini weeping. Aplu, ion by Justice White, The ' law re- mainded in -effect four years, and after a satisfactory operation, was re- peire'Jf with other war taxes in 1902. TheBritish model is "till m effect and is much esteemed as a satis factory means of revenue. .. Like the graduated liicoi"e't5S7"i vital .principle in the plan is whether or not taxes should be laid according to'the ability of the taxed' to pay. It is an " old principle, and should not startle those whom it will affect.-Jus tjee White of the United States su preme court said of it; "The review which we have made exhibits the fact that taxes- imposed with reference to therability7of the person" on whom the burden is placed to bear the same, have .been levied since the foundation of the government.". As long as 130 years ago, Adam amith announced that ''the subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the sup port of its government as nearly as possible in proportion to their re spective abilities." In taking up the question,. Mr. Roosevelt is in harmony with courts and with r. Jong line of economic critics. He will have behind him in his campaign all the thinkers and ob servers of every walk, who admire a fair and equal chance for all before the law. . '. At Spokane and Tacoma prolonged, expensive and fairly desperate efforts are' being made to make such a show-1 ing of "insanity" as will induce juries to acquit or not convict of murder in the first degree two young murderers,-who were accounted sanef enough until they committed thpse deeds. It is not for us to say what the verdict and judgment 'should be, but speaking generally it may be said that the "in sanity dodge'' in behalf of murderers for whose defense. much money can -greatly over- worked. a Jong article purporting to. be a resume of political events in Oregon during. the past five year-ttehtdfng the senatorial struggle in 1903, the Oregonian studiously omits 'all refer ence to the fact that among the "also rans" in that famous contest was Harvey W. Scott. Why such extra ordinary reticence? Has "Modest Mr. Pittock" an imitator in "Modest Mr. Scott"? r Members of the legislature seem to be nearJyif-notquite unanimous in favoring railroad legislation, but as to what form it should take, few, if any, have any definite opinion, showing" that it is a question requiring:- good deal of study yet. What is wanted, as a general result, is clear; how best to bring that result, about is-the prob lem that must be solved. ) Ljri- It is said for the president that he was not in earnest jn what he said about, "international morality,. etc., but. meant It for Tokio consumption excmsively, winking ths other eye at home.. This is certainly not1 compli mentary to the president, and we don't believe there is any truth in the excuse. . . . . If all the candidates for' the presid ing ottices of the le gialatw . r agreed on important matters demand ed by the people, it is riot of much importance which ones are selected. But it is important, however; that they be men who can be trusted to serve the people's interests. Some will find in Mark Twain's performances at Washington evidence that he is in his dotage, but it, was a long time ago that he desired con gress to make an appropriation to erect a monument to Adam at Elmira, New York. One objection that the-enate will have to an extra session of congress after March 4 next -will be that Jeff Davis of 'Arkansas will be a member; and he may out-La Follette the Wis consin man. - - Browne!!, apparently so friendless now, has Jeen a friend of many who have climbed indeed, of all, hasn't he? Goldfield Stocks.' A large number of leasing companies have been Incorporated In Qoldfleid, but only a few have been successful. . Th Investor ahould remember that In near ly evry Instance the leasing -company owns absolutely no property- and the life of Uie leaee being never mora than 12 months makea It at best a very pre esrlims venture. Apsrt from thla many of the leasing companies may have been formed by unscrupulous promoters who have no desire greater than to get the money from the other man. This fact la also true of other promotions -formed to acquire properties and develop them, and every Intending Investor should rememlM-r that every Ooldfleld stock Is not a "good buy," and the probabilities are that time wilt prove that only n small percentage were worth purchas ing at all. While ths enthusiasm of the local promoter or broker In Ool.L fMd Is enally understood It Is hardly TTeuSaMe fnf"ThrtatmnT'wat -m of them make In their proeftwtanes, anil It is apparent that some of these proa pectuses are written rekla!v anil with deliberate Intention to deprive and mis-' ma uie unwary. - . . y A Little Out THINGS PRINTED TO Tak Thobght If on who has cauaht a cold Will 4te thoughihewMI oftn find ; that h has prepared hfns1f ffmhfi tlon by tomt tx on hU physical con11r Hon aoree extra- werk which has da- pri-eeed his bodily powers, soma worry which ha prayed pn-hi, mind, aorne loea of sleep, aome undue exposure to atmnepherlc changes, or soma dietary Indiscretion. ' For InJIwreet eating la one of the moet prolific and yet tha toast rerog nized of all the predisposing rauaeji of a cold.' The"- tramp may suffer from frost bite, '.from pneumonia or from consumption, .but unless the "farmers wives along his route Have bean unusu ally generous, he seldom baa a old In his head. December 10 in History. 17f Timothy Pickering of Massa chusetts became eecretnrr of state. . 1 86 i -Leopold II ascended throne of Belgium. 186!) National colored labor conven tlon met in Waahlngton. 1S74 Destructive fire at Charleston, West Virginia. 1S9I Financial panic In Newfound land, government ' resigned. 189S British lost heavily In unsuc cessful attempt to carry Iloer poaltions at Spytrontein. , UOi British and German fleets seised custom-house at La Gunyra, Ven esuela. Friendship. A ruddy drop of manly blood The surging sea oatwelghs; The world uncertain comes and goes, . .. The lover rooted xtaye. I fancied ba wss fled And, after many a year. Glowed unexhausted kindliness, Like dally sunrise there. My careful heart was free again; O friend, my boaonr said, Through thee alone tha sky la arched, Through the the rose Is red: All ihlnga through thee take nobler form, . . And look beyond the earth: The mill-round of our fata appears A aun-path In thy worth. Me, too. thy nobleness hsjTtaughC To master my despair: ,r The fountains of my hidden life ". Are through thy friend shlpf air, RaTph Waldo Emerson. Countess of Warwick's Birthday.- Lady- Warwick, the "most ardent So cialist In England," was bom December 10, 1SS1. the danghter of Colonel C. H. Maynsrd. In she wua mail If J to Lord Brooke, who. upon the death of his father In 1893, succeeded to the title of Earl of Warwick. - Lady Warwick, fa mous though she Is for her beauty, hss achieved quite as much' distinction on account of her various and well-dlrectMd charities, and her practical effort to Tke Play ' ' . By Johnston McCulley All men and women who essay to play Shakpeare must be placed on an equal footing for criticism whether, they play It In stock or whether they are stars. And Shakespeare's power was through -Individual characterisation: ' therefore they must be; criticised - individually, standing,' as it were, without the prop of other members of the cast. The Baker stock company opened yes terday afternoon T8 "The Merchant t Y"entce.'' The production was magnifi cent scenery and costumes were better than 'can ba seen In productions put be fore tha publlo by road companies. The stage was alwaya well dressed; the play en were always appropriately dressed. Two crowded houses saw the opening performances of the week's bill. - They got more than their money's worth. John Salnpolla, as Shylock. was satis factory. His conception of the role Is vastly different from that of certain Shakesperlan stars. - For this he Is to be credited rather than blamed. The depth of Shakespsars allows tha player to make his own Interpretation, and one thing In Mr. Salnpolla' favor la that he Is brave enough ta' forgwt -'what"-Shakes- perlan stars have don befor-now an''!1"" do the part In his own way. He makes Bhyloek detestable, narrow-minded. He makes him more than a mere worshipper of money bags he makes him such a worshipper of money bags that he stands burlesqued among his brother Jews, by them termed a miser and usurer. This conception, putting Shylock In the low estimation' of his own people, giving them their traditional traits to such an ex cess that he becomes repulsive. Is a new characterisation that Is not, without Its strength. Mr. Salnpolla Is to be con gratulated for' his manner of handling the role. His voice Is fitting to the part he can get the cringing tone, he can Instill sincerity In his words, he can be the despairing beggar for mercy from those to whom he showed none. ' In the trial scene, perhaps, Mr, Salnpolis was a little weak, due more to a complica tion of unfortunate circumstances on the stage yesterday than .to his own work. In the earlier acta he was as good a Shy lock as man could wish to aee. Miss Lillian Lawrence did the best Work of the present season as Portia, She looked beautiful, dre-sed appropri ately, did away with certain .mannerisms of voice that have a Jarring effect at Hm knew her lines and jrork jietXwtly, put the proper amount of vivacity In the role and emerged from the Intricate paasagea of Shakespeare triumphant. Lillian Lawrence Is about M per cent this week. Antonio was plsyed by Mr. Wallls Rob erts, an Englishman who. Is a newcomer to the Bakr. Mr. Roberta gave a good rharactartSAtlom - His stage appearance was good. He carried his weight of anx iety well. In the trial scene he wss capi tal where he showed his calm resignation to the knife of . the cruel Jew. . .. , Leo Llndhard. a Portland hoy who hss been doing bits wlthr the Hakerltrs. did well as Bnlanlo, putting more spirit' In his work than he has ever done before. Donald Bowles carried off one of the blue ribbons for his work as Oratlano. This role haa often been murdered by actors termed distinguished. It Is a difficult role, written by Shakespeare, no doubt,, to relieve the tension In certain parts of the play. But Bowles did not make his good-natured merriment appear unseemly. He went to the proper limit, but did not gf beyond. He did not bur lesqueithe part. (Ha dressed It wall and on tha whole gave a most satisfying per formance; .. James Gleasn wss good as Salarlno. Mr. Ernest Hastings, the new lesdlng man, was unfortunats In rendering Baa-snntor-lw tbe- -first plsca-Mr.. Hustings was obliged to play the matinee wlill.i on the verge of a nervous breakdown and suffering from a splitting; headache. He was unsble to remember his lines, and betrayed his Illness In bis actions. Mr. of the Common READ WHILE YOV WAIT. brlahtrn tha lot. of tha lowly. Sha has rvx on the board of poor law guard ian and founded a college for training lh .111 Mh tnra tf np'lif i. .Inn. I m poultry keeping, etc. Bhe founded "mectintcal school for boys and girls In Esses, and at Warwick established and maintains a home fo,' crippled ' children. . Several years ago ah astounded society by Join ing the noclal Democratic Federation, Since thnt time she haa worked and spoken In pubtlo la advwacy of the prln clplea of Socialism and In behalf of the labor and Socialist candidates for seats In parliament. -Man of the Biggest Checks The man who signs checks to tha greatest value In this country, and probahly in the world. Is William Jv Oil pin. Every business day Ms check ag gregate $15,000,000. ' .- On October last- year, - by putting his name to a check he made the little slip of paper worth t37.61,IS, making It the most valuable piece of paper that had- ever been In existence up to that time. The man who signs, those checks Is the aajdntant menB'fr nf thi TArtr Clearing-house and the checks represent the amount paid every day to tbe banks that show a balance on the day's clearings. Greatest Pearl Necklace. It Is said-that the most magnificent and costly pearl necklace In the world Is now the property of tit Countess Henckel. It Is made of three historical necklaces, each of which enjoyed consid erable celebrity In former times. One of them, valued at 10,000, wais sold to the countess by a grandee of Spain, and It Is known ns the "necklace of the vlr Cln of Atokha'.': the 'second belonged to the ex-queen of Naples, and the third was the famous necklaoe belonging to the Empress Eugenie and by her lately sold to a London Jeweler for $100,000. I. vDyspeptic Philosophy. - ' At a certain r a woman begins to worry for fear she won't get married. and a man fur -fear" he will. No man forgives unless he also for gets. " Happiness Is the reward of - being commonplace.' . -., When misery loves company. panV may be pardoned for packing up and going home. Whisky will Improve with age, but the trouble Is he won't let It. " Second thoughts may be best If they are on time. It Is often the under dog that starts Uie fJgVC The girl who marries her Ideal gen erally Uvea to realise that there Isn't any such thine. ' After wsnderlng through a cemetery and reading a If the tombstone Inscrip tions one is apt to wonder where -all the sinners are burled. ' Heatings did much better at the nv.nlng performance. . Howard Ruaaell gave tie a good Lo renso, doing the tittle, dare-devil lover with his usual skill.' Anne Singleton was fair aa Norissa. William Harris gave a delightful bit of 'acting as Ofd Oobbo. demonstrating once mora that he Is an excellent Interpreter of aid men William Dills made one of tlie' hlts of the performance as Launcelot Gobbo. a most difficult Shakesperlan clown and a role' which actors, are went to epoll through burlesque. Dills did not bur lesque It. He played It well. His make up was a triumph. Marabelle Seymour, the new Ingenue, made her appearance as Jesslcar Miss 8eymour gives evidence of being, a de lightful little actress, but could have-a better voice. ' However, her talents are not to be Judged by her work as Jessica. a role where she has but little chance to reveal her utmost skill. It Is a difficult task for a stock com pany to put on a production of'The Mer chant of Venice". In a week, and when It la taken Into -consideration that the company rehearsed day and night, played another productmn while so doing, that Director Salnpolla. besides getting Into one of the most difficult of roles, had to attend to staging the production and seeing to every little bit of "business," It may truthfully be said that the Baker- is to be commended for his. lavish dis play of scenery and costumes. "The Merchant of Venice" will be the bill at the Baker all week, with a mati nee Saturday. ' ; The Two Johns." At th Empire this week Is "Th Two Johns." a rollicking fare with two big. fat men In the -leading roles, a bunch of pretty girls to sing snd dance and a crowd of funsters to mske things lively. The two Johns" opened to two crowded houses yesterday and seemed to please. The Marron Brothers plsy the "Two Johns." They look so much alike that It lr difficult to tell which Is which. they weal- make-up that Is Identical. nd the fun and comullcstlons they cause Is enough to mske the spectators taugn until their sides ache. Grace Dare and Julia Burns do a singing and dancing stunt mat is weji received. Charles Dar- rlngton Is an excellent mimic. Marjorle Maxwell does some good Irish songs, and there are other spells-rtlea.Uist.ara worth seeing. ."The Two Johns" will undoubt edly prove a winner during the week. There will be matinees Wednesday and Saturday..---- - ' Coal Mining Under the Sea. Up In Cap Breton Island, where there ere a great number of collieries digging out coal from under th sea, th sub marine area thus undermined smounta to about IS ordinary farms of 100 acres each. The outer end of the hole is sometimes over a mile from shore. Strange as It may seem, the workings nave never oeen invaded by sea water streama, although fresh water streams hnve been encountered flowing out in th strata under the ocean bed. Th thickness of the strata over th mines varies from 600 to 1.149 feet. About 6,260.000 tons of coal hav thus fsr been taaen rrom these submsrine .workings, and there Is as yet no Indication of rail. ur of the beds. With the Door Locked. From Fllegende Blaetter. Stranger I , hearoyou hav a dark room for eveloplng' In the house. Small Boy yes; fsther lsn ther now. Stranger What IS he dolngT Small Boy Making brandy. m i i " Hope She Isn'i a Yala OirL 1 From the Houston Post. To you" thlnlTlie loTes hi-, neighbor I a iiimsejiT - - i ' "I guesa so: she's mighty pretty, and he's Jus hd his hair cut and has bought a nsw red necktie." 5K ouia iNot lhinJ of Suicide. v..'1 By Slla Wheeler Wllcog. v If-fou are discouraged, ill. unhappy, do not let . the Idea of aulclde enter your mind. Every day tha newspaper report the attempt at self-destruction of aome poor, mistaken human being. - f I.aay the .attempt, because wo being ever succeeds In ending life. The man who. commits aulclde ends this one earthly phase of life, but he flnda him self just aa much alive and Just as miseranie as he wasv here.' - f - - He may not suffer with the bodily ailments, but ha suffers with, tenfold tha mental, anguish when, he realises the Indestructibility of life. I know this statement will call forth many challenges for proof. t havo-not space or time to give my explanations here, but he who chooses to hunt for such proofs may find them. There la -a book I' would TTgrtarrW- ommend as full of valuable Informa tion on this-subject. It ts by E. C. Randall, an attorney at Buffalo, New i org. it is caned "Life e Progression. ., , , e . e . e . ..... . . : . Tha facta given In this book are not obtained In a wsy that I can approve. The methods by which 'they came ne cessitates the certain martyrdom ot a human being, a being who subjects her will and mentality to the use of other Intelligences out of the body. It Is alwaya dangerous, it Is always wrong, tor the highest duty Imposed on us is to retain and develop our own In Indlviuuallty am. to learn the "great law of concent .-atlon 'and discover Ood's truths In the right way. But the mind, which has been the Instrument through which "Life' -Progression" wss written, received such valuable and Important facta that I beg all my readers, e-peclally any who are suicidally-Inettned, to obtain this book. It Onto Ins more truth than Is preached In all the churches of the world. Aside from the spiritual phase of suicide, it 1 extremely vulgar. The drug and alcohol victim, the burglar and thief and asssssln take to aulclde easily. Who wishes to place himself In that clsss? Then why seek the methods of exit from this earth selected by them and run the risk of falling Into their com pany on the other sldeT Then, too, at any momsnt the un fortunate conditions surrounding yon may change. Health Is greatly-a matter of will and common-sense habits. iporsofTsjepTe-de dared to be hopelessly ill, invalids for life, to recover their health without the aid of doctors or medicine. The milk diet haa cured thousands. Electricity and violet rays have cured thouaawdw: - Twenty minutes a day given l active physical exercises have cured thou sand. ' Belief I'n health has cured thousands. ! So there la avery chance of getting well, even at desth's door. A for poverty, the world Is full of opportunities of wealth, and If you keep your, eyes open, your heart open and your mind open, the way will be shown yon to find prosperity. It all depends upon yourself. If sorrow Is yours, remember this, too, will pass away. Busy yourself with th sorrows -of. others, and believe, your own were ent for your self-development. When you are tempted to commit sui cide, remember the old saying, "There Is a long time to be dead." - eo atny alive her on earth until you are called. Everything will be different tomor row. Walt 1 President Attacks California. Trom rhe Sin Francisco Chronicle (Rep.) ii.. i airricuit to trest with -the re. spect due the office regardless of the Individual th astonishing outburst of the president In that portion of his message which refer to the law of California'" under which the children of Asiatic parents ar taught In separate schools In the public schools of this city. We pare nothing whatever for Mr. Roosevelt, but w do desire to at all times speak w!tnrepect of the presldeut ef th United State. . It Is necessary, -however, to say that th president hss degraded his position by assertions wnicn are untrue, assump tion which hav, no basis in-fact, rrc ommendatlnns which can rmW cxrte ridicule. Implied threats which he haa no power to execute, all presented In a tone calculated to rouse national and International passion, and the worst of all Is thst h Is evidently Insincere. The president ssys "to shut out the Japanese from the public schools Is a wicked absurdity." They are not shut out from the public schools. Thst Is ths untruth. The president demands more power "to enforce th rights of aliens under . treaties." Th context shows that his assumption Is that Japanea have a treaty right to enter our schools. There is no bssls of fact for that assumption. He recommends that Japanese be by special law ad mitted to naturalisation. This Is the proposition to be ridiculed. Its natural effect must be to cause ihe Japanese exclusion act to' be pressed. He says "In the mstter now before m affecting the Japoneee" that Is. their education In separate schools in this city 'all of the forces, military snd civil, of the United States, which. I may lawfully employ will be so employed. This, Is an. Implied threat to us military force to put Japsnes children Into our schools,' when he well knows thst he has no authority to do anything of the kind and that any such attempt could only lead to Ills own Impeachment. That expression and the who) ton of the paragraph will strike th country a an exhibition of Impotent rage which It Is very mortifying to sea In a formal message of the president. The Wanderer. Upon a mountain height, far from the ses. I found a shell. i - And to my listening ear th lonely thing Ever a song of ocean seemed to sing. Ever a tale of ocean seemed to tell. How cam that shell upon that moun tain height? - ' Ah. who canjay, . " " Whether ther dropped Df aom too careless hand. Or whether ther cast whan ' ocean swept th land ' Ere th etemsl had ordained th day? Strange, waa It not? Far from Its na tive deep, 1 One song It sang ' Sang of th awful mysteries ot th tide. Bang of th misty sea, profound and wide Ever with echoes of th ocean rang. And s th shell upon th 'mountain height ; Sings of th sea ', So do I aver,- 1s and leagues away So do I ever, wander where I may Slut. O my bom, sing. O my horn, ef the., eEugsne field. BIRDSEYE VIEWS ef TIMELY TOPICS SMALL CHANGE. Fulton will have soma good, .Oregon help, notwithstanding. ;-. ..' " ' " e e .What the United Railway seem tp need to do I to unit themselves to a lot ef money. e e Already about 100 men in Oregon think they are Just cut out for railroad commissioner. . ' e e - ' That Mlssourlan 'who 'mentioned Cor telyou to succeed Roosevelt Is suspected of being an, unwashed Joker. Peary la locturlng on his Arctic trip, but he oan scarcely aspect his audience - to Become warmly enthusiastic. 1 r '..: The Gillette murder esse seems to be one In which there Is no room for rea sonsble doubt thst th fellow ought to b hanged.- -- - J e e - - - Judge Qrosscup says the president's message I a craiy quilt. But It was Intended to cover a large number of di vers subjects. ; . e e Speaking of valuable" Chrlstmss pres ents, what s th matter with a dosen eggs? That Is. eggs that there's nothing the mstter with. e e If Mrs, Sag had said that she would consider all th mall request of deaerv- Ing applicants, the postal deficit might hav disappeared, . ; 9 m . ... Vice-president Fairbanks la now styled th repository of sound statesman ship." But does "sound statesmanship" need to be put In a refrigerator? e e The president may be abl to get away with the biggest or Drums, but when he tackles the big Bear Stat he has a rather large Job on his hands, even for him. The people of Oregon" are not going to believe that their one lone representa tive In congress Is a crooked, corrupt man on such alight evidence aa Col lier' presents. A man hss been sentenced to six yesrs in the penitentiary for shooting th pipe out of another man's mouth. If he had shot th other man through th head, he would, probably, hav been acquitted on th ground of Insanity. -Letters From-tlie of Current Interest Xtunaaity sad Immortality. - ' Arleta, Dee. S. To the Editor of The Journal Mr. Green's letter of Decem ber 4 certainly is very Interesting. No doubt he believes what he ,wrote his belief is evidently based on'th teach ing of the' authorities he quote; he no doubt would be right if hi authorities wer right In the assumption ot their premises. But ar they? Mr. Green, however, did not state the most s musing -conclusions , held by his authority and concurred In by the leadln;- psychologists of today. - W ar told thst the. soul Is the seat of life; nay. more the seat of th pss slons, emotion snd Instincts . of bdth mm and th mere animal. Accordingly, both- man -and beast ar possessed of souls But ar they?, . , , . ' Professor Hudson assert that th "objective mind" or "reasoning mind" Is -"but on ef - th' function of - the physical brain, , . is th out .u , " ',labsoluto powar to da tlther right oi rth of man physical necessities.'. ron(f at"wU1.. ,.UM, of ,Uch tran " J" ,., ' " M , I acendent power th soul 1 Justly belt grow BUt He also declares thst the seul of it self is Incapable of entering Immortal ity; It must first b awakened, aroused to a realization of Its power, to exist Independent of .th objective mind and the physical body. This, In view of other claim too extensive to quote her, la amusing. Indeed. Th awakening of th soul Is accomplished by th object ive mind, provided th latter 1 suffi ciently developed 0 cultivated. The brain of the mere animal being defi cient in culture, it objective mind la unable to arouse the animals propor tlonstely stronger soul to consciousness and Immortality. Immortality Is, then, as It were, conditional upon educational qualifications. But really, now, can that be th case? Psychologists tell us thst th soul, slso known as th "subjective mind," is, as the nam Implies, entirely subject to th "objective mind"; that th latter I responsible for' man'a morsl conduct. They tell u that, as long as th ob jective mind remains In control, th acts of th Individual sr'e proper, right, sane: but as soon as the subjective mind Is allowed to control, the acts of the Indlv.dual ar those of the mad men. Furthermore, w are told that th "objective mind.' though clothed with reason - and responsibility, "cesses to exist at th death of the body," while the awakened aoul may llv on forever. SunDoe. for th sake of argument. that w accept the statements aa made by modern authority and assume tnai th soul hss been aroused tnto con sciousness . and Immortality.-:- Then what? . Professor Hudson ssys: "Whst greater rewsrd could such a being 'ex perience then would a found In the contemplation 6f a' well-spent life? Whst greater punishment than th re morse -of conscience seising from th ever-present memory of a life of wick edness and crime?" . But w must not forget th upposd relation ef the two minds to sch other: must remember thst durlndt it association ,wlth the ob jective mind in the body the ubJecUv mind was not supposed to be fr to act; It was subject to th mandstes of Its associate, a me slsv to its mas. ter the objeotlv mind. Why, then, should it reco(v'th rewsrds earned by Its assoclst. or be made to Buffer the punishment deserved by It master? H If, as w-sr taught and onaiy oe- lleve, Ood instilled, into me n wi man his everlsstlng principles of right and wrong, snd msn, according to such principles, deems It right tht he who earna rvard ahould hav It. and only just that he who, doea wrong should suffer -for hi crime, then it 1 Impos sible to harmonise with dlvln Justin and love the. decree that in a future state of xlatnc th soul, th alav. should receive the rewards not earned, or uffr th punishment deserved by Its mester to endure throughout eter nity th Ignominy r.f aets to whlcrf it had been but a helpless, unwilling wit ness. To hold to ;iirh theory wer t Imput ! to Inflnll love, wisdom and Jostle a crime so deep and vest that It must appall tha very-aroh-flend. Should w now assume th theory that man U actuated by on being that. Mr. Green put It. "all th conscious ness th fleshly mind possesses I r fleeted by th soul-consciousness" then HI ' OREGON SIDELIGHTS. 1 A brlokmaklng plant will probably ba locaUd at Wlllamlna. Lincoln county" la to hav a county sawmill, and perhaps a rock crusher. .. : " ' . Heppner will entertain a large number of Umatilla .eounty visitors tomorrow. - e ' . Coo bay expects to be the terminus of tha Chicago ; Northwestern rail way, : , . -- .,- " Mr. Root c-f Mosler Is to be visited by a brother whom he baa not seen in 40 years, . . - e .; A man near th southern stats Una haa secured a lot of frogs and is going . Into th frog raising business. - - e . Several parties near Dufur hav turned their attention to apple growing .: In the last three or four years. Now country peoplo ar beginning to wish thoe good roads had been built or If they were, ar appreciating them, v , ... e e . -.-.. A new sawmill with a capacity of B0.O0O feet or more per dsy will soon be erected near Candon, whose lumber doe not have to depend on a railroad. A MeMlnnvill warehouseman diet that If th car shortage continue for 10 days longer th farmers of Tarn- mil county win lose at least 150 ooo on potatoes alone. Th enrollment In the Newbers nuhlln achool now exceed 100 pupils over thut of last year and there' are enrolled 1SS children whothav moved Into the dis trict sine in oioss of th last term, r .. e e . Mrs. Ellsa Thomas, who died at SIU verton last week, wss St years old, lived where she died sine 1S47, and was the mother of a Urge family, among them triplets, born in 15lo, all of whom grew up, ., Echo Register: Rumors are flying thick and fast that th long-talked-of hie ho cutoff to Coyote la assured In the near future; that a new depot I to be built, a roundhousdplBcdTfere ' and a number of other improvementa mad. . Pcoplc-on-Topics- w ar at a loss to account for th ' paradoxical phenomena exhibited by man. It is an evident Impossibility that a being can b active against It- self snd accomplish anything Just as Impossible s for Mr. Green to travel north snd south st th asm tlm In his entirety. Ther are, however, posltiv evidences,, to show that man Is actusted by two "; separate' snd distinct beings.' 'On - of them Is possessed by both man and th . mere aninal; th other by man alone. Th former la commonly known aa life animal Ufa. Th latter Is th soul,' the mind, the rest self. Though life is, a creature of growth snd development, possessing ka memory and certain other. quallUea, It Is void . of resson, the knowledge of right or wrong, or th power to dn either right . or wrong at will; while th soul pos sesses a perfect memory, th knowledge of right and wrong, reason, and the power to do either right or power th soul is justly neia resuonslhl for the acts of msn. INVESTIGATOR. esse la tke Council. Portland, Dec. S. To th Editor ot Th Journal """hat was a history-making - scene -witnessed In - the council chamber Thursday afternoon. An ordi nance bsd -ound It way into the docket, th sourc of which it is not difficult to Imuglue. It had th "car marks" ot th snloon, the'asaurancs of th saloon, th effrontery of th saloon, and withal It betrayed Its anxiety for th saloons life. The meaning of tha bill Is to le galls th us of Instrumental muelo In the saloons of Portland; ostensibly In th Interest of social ethics, but really as a drawing card against th good morals of th city and the safety of tbe unwary. It was championed by om "profes sor" of footllght music, who. talked as though he represented th Boston Con serve tor y of Music, a brand of which had wandered out west and, to "mske ends meet." urged th psssag of th ordlnsnce so that it eould supplement Its exchequer during the hot summrr months by playing In-saloons. . . When it is sought to mnk music heavens gift to tolling humanity th . handmaid of vie and th servant of . th arch enemy of man th liquor sa loonsIt Is tlm for th people to csll a hai. and th real lover of musto to protest. .Another act In the drama wss th plea for tha ordinance on accouht of th opportunity it would afford a widow to maintain iier little household by her tal ent as a vocalist Th mother who Is endowed with such tslent and wlshss to employ .. for such commendubl pur pose should b encouraged therein only when such uss of har'-sbriTty do not endanger th welfare and peace of wives and mothers In other homes. . No one csn truthfully deny that the saloon ha blistered th faces with hot tear and clothed with rags thousands of wives and mad thousands ef widows and beg- gared thousand of children. To In crease th enticing power of th saloon t'6 perpetuate that element of Its crime ' In order -to enable' one woman to pro vide for th maintenance of her hous hi!d would be a grim sort of philan thropy. Besides th lameness of such., reasoning, what about th propriety of placing good woman In such environ- , ments? Thera ar reputable way of appealing to benevolence which will not noourng ruinous institutions. Mrs. ' t'nruh left no foundation for that argu ment, not even Its plausibility. Th Ions talk which at th beginning of the drama was hurled at th msyor ' need not give that worthy executive any special concern. . Let him reflect that hi righteous official acts are making friend for, him among the best cltl-' sen of Portland, and that the support-, ers of th saloon will by and by be con signed to th darkness of oblivion with retiring slot machines. Th names of the five cotinellmen .who voted against th Iniquitous measure will be em balmed In th memories nf th people for .future us, at th . beiloL lo, and, specially that of Councilman Wills, who acquitted himself so finely. by his' unequivocal speech. 3. H. LEIPCR. A .V, ,-
