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DAILT AND SUNDAY.
ar .IT. 00 t Oaa Booth.
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He who shall pass judgment
on the records of our lives is
'the same that formed us in
frailty Robert Louis Stew
enson. ' . .- '
THE CRIMES OF MONOPOLY
--THREE RAILROAD corpora
I tions controlled by Mr. -Har
riman, and one fuel company
controlled jointly by Mr., Harriman
and Mr. Gould, have been .indicted
for crimes. Various officials of these
corporations who ' were i the " direct
agents in committing;, the crimes
have also been Indicted..;? It Jas been
announced that after; the. holidays a
federal grand jury I wiIU"inyestigate
further and presumably find more in
dicrments." Judging by the success
of the government recently In other
cases convictions may be expected,
with resultant ; fines and, perhaps,
tome, jail sentences. The fines are
an appropriate penalty, and the only
one available, as far as the corpora-
tions are concerned, but fine. of the
corporations are not sufficient for
-tbec-uiUy-individuaIs. '
'It is time that the prosecutors and
courts went to the root of the evils,
in the matter of punishment as well
as of proof. Fraud upon the people
and oppression of them by combined
capital, that disregarded .thepublic
welfare and defied the laws, have fairly
run riot in the United States during
- the past quarter of a century, and par
""mcutarly duting the past decade e-f
unprecedented prosperity-rprosperity
that has not been fairly or naturally
distributed. As the San Francisco
Chronicle says, "Long impunity Jias
" induced trot only boldness, -but . actual
recklessness in the commission 'pi
what may be called the crimes of
monopoly," so that evidence of the
. crimes is easily obtainable. .", 1 '
TH at the convictions ire Hot always -'
of the men who most deserve' convic
tion and individual punishment The
corporations can do no wrong; the
crimes of which they are convicted
are those of the corporations' presi
. dents and boards of directors, their
executive heads. The crimes are'
, cbmmitted in pursuance of authority
from. these heads. "The men whom
Mr. Harriman nd Mr. Gould hire to:
violate the law should be punished,
for people should learn that it is not
safe to hire out to commit crime; but
. ' it should also be made individually !
disastrous for a man in a high quasi- ;
public position to hire-men to com-
fait crimes. No subordinates in the
railroad world would commit such
crimes . without orders , from their
chiefs to do so.
Hence, the clearly discerning sense
of public justice will never be satisfied
' by sending here and there a traffic
agent tj jail while the responsible su
, periort remain secure in their exalted
: . stations, too i high - it seems for the
arm of the law to reach them.
Not through petty envy er an igno
ble and ; mischievous desire to see
1 strong and mighty men "dragged down
and humiliated, but simply that man
ifest justice be done, and that the vo
. calized "square deal" may become a
v concrete reality, the people demand
that the men most responsible for
these "crimes of monopoly' be dis-
tmctively punished.
. HORSES IN DEMAND.
IT AVILL be remembered that the
introduction of motor vehicles
was predicted by many to mark
the gradual decline, the beginning of
the end, of .the horse, to herald his
ultimate extinction, The bicycle
would put a large proportion of the
equine servants of man out of busi
ness; the automobile would do the
rest. . It was not meant that the horse
would entirely disappear, but : that
there would be but little use for him,
and it would scarcely pay anybody
to raise him.
But, though steam and. electric ve
hicles and bicycles and automobiles
have multiplied, our patient and docile
big friend, the horse,, is with as yet,
'las numerously as ever, and is in
' greater deniahtf'!haftT5r"yeafrpaSt.
According to statistics furnished by
the gdvenment bureau of animal in
, tliutry, horses have gained in strength
: and quality since the automobile came
.. 1 into ,qjil general u ,nA the- prie
for good horses has advanced 'over
H-per-rent-itr thr past-five-year:
This does not 1qo1c muchXike an
equine vanishment.
I ,. - : . J r " 1 ('
I . Jt it not safe to prophesy in i
period of such transcendent "develop
ment,' siith-iganticdajitd4n.dHt
trial activity. .The "horse raising in
dustry, was not doomed to extinction.
as was thought, but it Jiad to submit
to improvement, reformation. Peo
ple no longer want scrub or cayuse
horses, but there is an eager demand
for well-bred, serviceable horses, es
pecially draft animals, at figures that
make horse-raising profitable. And
while heavy horses are mostly sought,
fine driving horses do nbt'go begging
for purchasers.. A great "many peo
pie. will always prefer a span of good
roadsters to the big chug machine.
; In the horse-raising industry; as in
so many others, Oregon is quite at
home, and asks no odds of any state.
Nowhere are' conditions more favor
able for raising fine horses, as has
been sufficiently - demonstrated, and
great many Oregon farmers - are
now just beginning to .raise good.
heavy horses. They see that the pre
dictions of some yean ago are not
likely to come true. ,
FIELD AND PULLMAN PROFITS
N ARTICLE in System-eulo
gistic of- the late Marshall
t Field's business acumen cred
its hhn with a large share of the great
financial success of the Pullman Com
pany, of which he became the direct
ing spirit about 11 years ago, when
servers.! of the big passenger lines
were hostile to Pullman contracts, or
secretly preparing to cut loose from
them. Field had powerful financial
and personal relations with various
railroads, and when he took hold of
Pullman affairs'- .the - revolt - toon
-i3ta?SM9T-wcieuiltJ
the Wagner rival was absorbed, and
then the Pullman company really en
tered upon its career of "unexampled
prosperity" at the public expense.
Nine years ago the Pullman com
pany was enabled to declare an, ex
tra cash dividend of 20 per cent and
a stock dividend of 50 per cent in
order to distribute its surplus, besides
its regular dividend of 8 per cent, and
thought i' was doing quite well. In
1903 "the surplus was $10.778,0307m
1904 $14,275750, m 1905 $18,017,37,
and in 1906 will be $29,500,000. The
total valuation of the tompany on
Mr Pullman's death was $54,000,000,
but is now placed at $120,000,00a.-"
1 Mr. Field's connection with the
Pullman company enabled it to suc
ceed so enpimously because he had
large busjness,interests in common
wTtheTinroads, and oif
them to yield to the ' company's de
mands and perpetuate a monopoly.
He knew a good thing when he saw
It, and also that the American people
either like to be charged excessive
prices for their traveling accommo
dations or know of no means to have
those prices reduced. - , -
But there are atmospheric disturb
ances that indicate the approach of
new times, when a public service cor
poration that is able to pile up mill
ions of.net pofits or surplus will have
to pay taxes accordingly and reduce
its. charge to. reasonable figures. T
' Commander Peary boasted of his
last ship, the Roosevelt, which seems
to have deserved his praise, but now
he says that if he had the right kind
of aessel he could get to the pole
in a year. 'Twas ever thus; the voy
age can always be made in advance;
but an airship is the only one in all
probability that will ever reach the
pole, and it has only a slim chance of
doing so. ' ' ! ,
The recent violent storms off the
mouth of the Columbia have done a
little of their usual winter work of de
stroying the uncompleted jetty, and
how much more may be washed away
before money to extend and complete
the work is available no one can pre
dict; Such a met hod-of-con st ruction
is a monument of folly.
The president has insisted that he
will not be a candidate for president
himself, but has not said that he
would not take a hand in dictating
the nominee, and it is suspected is
training, and testing Governor-elect
Hughes. It might be better that he
rather than the rest of the party
should select the man.
Russia , wants to establish a rap-
presentment with the United States
for the repression of Japan. That
would be very fine for Russia, of
course, but what satisfaction Uncle
Sam could get out of a flirtation with
the crippled Bear is-, not clear. The
less this country ..has to do with the
troubles of the Far East the better, t
Nowadays, the unwritten law is
pbdWrajr-ftttty-iyite-that Ig-rnoTeHwiiK
Ored in the observance than in .the
1 t.
urcacn.
The coherencpr of predatory and
A-Little Outof the .Gomirion ' '
THINGS PRINTED TO .READ-WHILE YOU WAIT1.
, Tortoise Shell .
' M"t et fX tortotse shell, of commerce
la obtained rrom Uie bawkablll turtle,
which la taken chiefly in the1 Caribbean
ra. Turtlea-'CHUght'ln theaa waters
vary In size frbm 1 to 41 feet lona
with a maximum weight of 164 pounds,
and the average weight of shell obtained
from each In. from six to seven pound.
The commercial value of tortoise shell
depends upon the thickness and else of
the plates rather than- upon, the bril
liancy of the colors. The price of the
shell In this market fluctuates from i
to 16 - in gold per pound. As the best
prices are obtained In England, the larg
est amount of the ' shell shipped from
these parts goes to that country. The
Han Bias Indians, however, trade a large
amount of shell to coasting .schooners,
which la partly carried to the states and
partly brought to Colon. ,
December 14 in History.
nSS-reorge Washington, flrat presi
dent of United. States, died.
Born February 21, 1732.
Ill British captured flotilla of
. American, sun boats In Lake
Borgne.
181s Alabama admitted to the union.
I860 Karl of Aberdeen, English prem
ier, died. Born 1784. v
1162 General Banks superseded General'
Butler at Mew Orleans.
1174 William Mosher and Joseph Doug
lass, supposed abductors of
Charlie Ross, shot and' killed
In New York. - r
United States supreme court re
affirmed constitutionality of
law Drohlbltlnc DoIvKramv.,. .
1885-
1181 Marquis. le . Caux. divorced hus
band of Adeline, Paul, died at
Parts...- .
1881 France 'broke off diplomatic re
lations with Bulgaria.
1886 Prince Albert of Wales born.
1901 Brltlnh and German cruisers de
molished Venezuelan- fort at
Puerto Cabello.
1805 Sultan of Turkey submitted : to
the demands of the powers .con-
A Fighting Bird. '
The tiger bird, so called because he Is
the on thing the royal beast of 'India
fears. Is no larger than ths English
sparrow. Tet so bold and combative Is
he that If tha great cat Is surprised by
-suf ldeflt-Rmber-ef the -tittle crea
ture's kind far from the protecting shel
ter of the Jungle, It will go hard with
himjWhen alone the bird will not at
tack. . Supported Ty aTldck or rftendsr
however, often numbering several thou
sand,' tha bird will seek out his hered
itary foe and give battle. On such oo
oaaloaa the tiger seeks safety In flight.
A band thrust Into a cage filled with
these little gamesters will elicit a furi
ous assault from .their combined forces.
Assembled en masse they know no fear.
t Catacomb of Pari. 7
The catacombs of Taris are vast ex-
cavatlons snenmnTCHderthe city of
other sorts of wealth- is again illus
trated by the unanimity 'with which
the nation's rich men are fighting the
income tax and the lack of consider
ation they give to the proposed inher
itance assessment. ' r , V
President Roosevelt is admittedly
Tderful man. but he mifllicsGra
weakness in his inability to bear with
patience or regard with calm con
templation any interference with or
opposition to his own ideas and plans
for governing the union and the uni
verse, in every particular.
A Japanese newspaper supposes
that about the first business of im
portance the United States will. at
tend to is the changing of the con
stitution to suit the Japanese view of
what it should be. The prowess of
the: Japs is surely fully matched by
their egotism.
The publisher is the one man who
cannot recoup from his customers ad
vances in price exacted by the trust
controlling the product he uses; The
paper trust has lately jraised tlje price
of white paper, but this makes no.dif
ference to the patrons of The Journal.
i "I," said Louis bf France, haught
ily, when it was suggested that' his
action might not have the approval
of the state, "I am the state."
"Tush, tush," roared Theodore of
America, on a similar occasion, "I
am the United States."
I There are people in the -Unfted
States who would be glad to lee a
war with Japan just sufficient for the
eaptuie of the Philippine islands by
that country, and then to be called
dff. But, of course, our "honor' ex
tends over there," '
t Laymen are bound to believe7 the
engineers when they say that the
jetty, if sufficiently extended, will
Create and maintain a deep and per
manent channel. The fact cannot be
actually demonstrated until the jetty
rs completed. , ' '
J Without questioning the sincerity
or musical taste of our astute presi
dent, it can be stated authoritatively
I that if he had intended running for a
third term he would be playing a dif-
ferent assortment of national airs.
How would it do fo the president
to require the J ambassadors Abroad
to leave their wives at home? The
ambassadors are back on vacations
frc4- hU,UtiietanywAy.-
Being a member of congress won't be
quite so desirable, now that a portion
of ths mileage received has to be paid
lor transportation, .
Paris, - formerly subterranean quarries
which furnished the building .material
XoiljUiiltXra iatte
eighteenth' century some portions of the
city began to sink, and It was necessary
to strengthen the roof of the quarries
with masonry. In 1787 ths catacombs
were arranged to contain ths bodies re
moved from other burylng-grounds, and
It Is estimated that upwards of C.SOO.OOO
bodies are now preserved In them. Ths
bones are arranged in varied designs
along the aide of the galleries,
Jesse Overstreet's Birthday.
Representative Jesse Overstreet. who
has represented the seventh (formerly
ths fifth) Indiana district In congress
for more than a decade, 'was born In
Franklin, Indiana. December J 4, ,1858.
He attended Franklin college, and was
graduated In 1SK2. He studied law In
the xff Ice -of his father and was ad
mitted to the bar; In 1888. , He began
the practice of his profession In Indian
apolts And had attained considerable
prominence when he was nominated by
ths Republicans . and elected to ths
fifty-fourth congress. In the house Mr.
Overstreet has taken a leading part
in more than one memorable debate and
his counsel I always -sought by the
leaders of his party when important is
sues are at stake. -
-- Evolution of Chemistry. -- - 7
Ths first chemists were , ths alchem
ists, who for hundreds of years vainly
tried to make gold by eompoundlng
various chemicals. Chemistry was In
troduced into Spain by tha Moors In
Ilea, and the Chinese and -Egyptians
claimed an early acquaintance with it
However, chemistry was not a science
until the seventeenth century. Boer-
haave was ths first to combine the
study of chemistry with., medicine, and
since then Its evolution , has bra
rapid. ' :'. v-
Musings of the Gentle Cynic'
-' From the New York Times. ' .
At a wedtdng ths best man can't al
ways proveTt ; : r. r-
A safe bet Is tha on you were going
to make and didn't. '
Hs who realises his own follr aeauirea
lust thst much wisdom.
The fool and his money are generally-!
aivorcea wunoui alimony. ;
The ktttwrr rtar Its eyai opwieortaTiTh
days, but ths fool haa to wait longer. ' .
Many a man looks everywhere for his
worst enemy except in tha mirror.
m 1 . ... . ... r I
Home fallniga n,.vr tnn wjin f..y
aro licked, and others get so used to
It that they don t mind.
Borne men's Idea of giving to the Lord
la to buy a cushion, that will make ths
church psw mors comfortable.
The great trouble with the artlstis
temperament is that It generally wants
to borrow money for breakfast.
: You can lead a horss to water, ut
you can't make him drink. On the other
hand, you can lead an actor before ths
curtajtu but yo
maklpg a speech.
? , . , By Johnston 'JTeCuHeyv t"-
lAttl night James 0Knnl and' his Com
pany gave Portland Tbe Voles of the
Mighty." the new biblical play 'dealing
with the Ufa and ,imea .qf. John, the
Baptist, which Mr. -O'Neill opened' In
Minneapolis soma weeks ago., .Ths play
is similar to ptner clays or its natuce.4
and cannot be said to be original In any
sense. It gives Mr. O'Neill soms chance
to do effective work, Ths others of ths
company, however well they acrvs In
Monte Crlsto " are not fitted "tk the
work allotted them In "The Voles of
the Mighty." Alexander Leonard does
well as Phillip, brother of Herod: James
O'Neill Jr. does soms meritorious work
as Annas, and Teresa Dais pleases as
Herodlaa. But Salome, tha character
which makes possible tha strength of
ths production, is poorly, rendered by
E.tnei Dunn, and this does much to
weaksn ths bill.
f - Ths scenic effects are all that could
bo desired, and the costuming is elabo
rate. . And In spits of ths company, Mr.
O'Neill does some great work as John
ths Baptist and la certainly worth see
ing In the role. Hs will play "Ths
Voles of the Mighty" agatn tonight, and
tomorrow afternoon and night will pro
duce ' Monte Crlsto." His present en
gagement closes. with. tomorrow night's
performance. -
: Hustle In.
- J..-A. Hart. - .--..-
If you want your town to grpw,
. ' ' Hustle In; 7 .
Prove it good or make it so, " .
Hustle In.
Do your own honest part .
With a strong and willing heart;
Just get In and make a start; -
. It win. wtni' ;
Would you see your business thrive?
Hustle in;
Bhow ths people you'r illVer ',
Hustle In.
Things will never come your way
While you grumble or you play;
I'It,cU right in and work today;
it wm win.
Would you see your paper live?
, HUHtie lnt
Surely you can scmefhlng give;
- Hustle in. - "-
flat-right In with all yottf-mlghf
Show the world that you can write;
Hustle, bustle, day nnd night;
.m It will win. j . .
If you wants litis wife,
"Husns mr ",
Faithful partner of your life, .i ' " '
-, Siustie in., ; ; :
Start your court without delay, -.
Else some other fellow may
Bear your sweetheart far away; v .-.'
, i -v Then he'll Win.- -t -f '-
. , . . . .... .
"' One Peer One Horseshoe'.. .
A curious custom, which is of greai
antiquity, still prevails in the town of
Oakham, in Rutlandshire. Every peer
of tho realm passing near, the castle,
which was buflt by Walkelln de Ferrers,
is expected to deliver a shoe from the
foot of one of his horses, or to pay a
fine in default. - Tha fine usually takes
the form of an ornamental horseshoe,
often surmounted by the coronet of the
peer presentlnsj.lt. The totnl number
of shoes at present in possession of the
local authorities' Is 300, and among them
the moat valued are those ( presented by
Queen Elisabeth, King George IV, Queen
Victoria and Queen Alexandra, who
passed through the town some years
sgo when Princess of Wales. Additions
to the collection hsvs recently been
mads,.byJUr4JDenman. nd
iicneatrr. Mny or tna snoes nana n
the hall-of the . castle, which is now
used as a Hhlret IiaII. The building Is
said to be the finest example of sn iso
luted Norman hall ttf be found In England-
t. - 'y ,
511 tkc News Erom
Rattitvillc
X nw ilhels twTnains in our midst, a
entleman from the Dalles having sold
out his blslness and mooved over hers
to go . into blslness In our midst. The
S. In whU. lilts thtt;
s . . Hennery Pineapple;' ,
5 Undertaker ' ,. :;;
t ' -Shoes Bhlned . : ' : ; :
i . PoetVy Wrote to Order
.'.' '
: Borne nice secondhand shrowds
1 for sale or. to lease at a
t reasonable rate ;'.,
S also coffins ' , ' t '
e e -"..'
There was a wedding at the Bunco
House parlours at hlgbast noon yesterday
at twelve e clock, the parson splicing tns
unfortunate cupple. The groom was that
versateet and accomplished gentlemen
from over Smock war, known aa Hair
Up Fete, who Is ths cook at a sheep
camp over Smock way. The bride was
Miss Mellnda Overfed, a charmingly
beautiful young lady, though not as
young as she were in IKS, when sh was
born in a little town down in the lower
aldge of Arkansas, where the self- sharp
ening raaor back, hogs were originated.
and where moonshine whisky Is - ths
staple output. Miss Overfed was born
down In them dlggins, but received her
education In a cow camp In Texas. She
Is a very accomplished young lady, very,
Bhe weighs 98 pound by- the clock and
bllt on the cubic order, being as wide
as shs ts deep, and aa deep as she Is
thick. Shs was very beautiful until shs
lost her . teeth and had her left ey
nocked out and got a gash on the rite
cheek, that, looks like a streek of red
paint, but she Is as good as she Is
beautiful, and Hair Lip Pete 1 not as
pdtty a -man aa they say Beau Ilrum-
mel was, and his talk sounds like he
whispering of . a pile driver, and Is about
a undesirable, sence hs lost the upper
end, of' Ms mouth. The bride wss taste
fully, not to say elaborately and beauti
fully arrayed. In a many-colored bath
robe, which I said to be the latest stlle
for .high, noon weddings, and the groom
had xn a very handsome jumper and a
pair of very, very beautiful goat-skin
shaos." while unon his number IS feet
he wore a old pair of sum boot a And.
w forgot to say that the bride . carried
In her rlt hand a hickory - ax-handle,
festooned with carnations and Oregon
grape. Tou see . the wedding day had
been sot several time during the isst
months, but on each oocsslon Hair
itp-liad-rnade- lit -eaperTuf thlrtlme
the bride, and the cltlxens, was de
termined that he should stand np and
take bis medicine like a man. . And he
did, and immediately after the nott was
tied the happy cupple left for part un
known on their bridle tower, and may
ths Lord have mercy on their soles.
Well, we -be a doing thing out In this
preclnk. and dont you forget It. Our
latest ' moove I to moov the ' town a
little further to the weat so we will be
rite upp behind Hood river, only more
behind Mosler. That will jjit us into
the new territory of thl new county
rs mebtre
you Hav "herd about it. and we think
beyon.d, .dought .we can git. to be
county tt. , We will locate our, f own
aa near, the center, of the new county,
they want to call It Cascade county, and
Just near th " center of thi new
fOodty ' we; easf get. why we will get
You be;tt that la a great skeme. out of
my 'owii Jlant- Intellect too, noboddy
helped ' me, noboddy never- doe, and if
it wassent for me there wood be no Rab
bi tvll Is. But this latest skems will surs
bring u to. the front, and it will be a
good ... mova-awe-ways than t ha 4oe,
for w "can get neerer to wood and
watter down there. And being neer to
the center of ths new county we will be
in shape to elect awl of the county
of flcars, - and - you - bett that will bits
some of them Hood River feller. , I
am going to be the Judge and 81m
Dtpp will be treasurer and Hank Stlfel
will be county clerk, and 1 guess we
wlU make Bunco the superintendent of
schools. He can mebbe lera to -read
and writs by that time. And Major Fair
play will be conntr commissioner. But
w have got to lay low and keep It shady
for mebbe If it leeks out that the Hood
River folk wont get tb of flees thst they
wont be so keen to get a new county.
80 we must be wily like a serplnt and
llgh Ilka a fo. but all the time pre
tend that we want and must let the
offices all go to the Hood Rlvsr fokes.
:. e. -
The city drug store his ths most
stupendous array of Xmas presents ev.
ver - seen in these parts, and all at
prices to soot. And for a starter they
will for a few day give with each
purchase one of their new perscrlptlons,
called ."A PalouawrP They are Una for
men folks but two' strenerous for most
femalls. So to wunmen snd children In
place, of srl'slouser. they will give a
small, bottle of castor oil a a souvenler.
a , ; '
The Bunco House" Win eerv a Tabble
Dots dinner on Xmas dsy at 1 of the
clock p. x. Come one come all. Price
of thl Tabble Dote SO cents, worth a
dollar of any man's money, but ws.do
It to Introduce the Tabble Dote to our
friends, none n( , them ewer having
et a reel Tabble ' Dote.-
' Do not forget that at the usual time
and place next Babbatb, evening there
will be no. services, as tha, parson has
took a Job of herding sheep to raise a
little Xmas munney. ' Doo notice will
be-glven-of future services". -'- - -v- :
ssaysDy:
By William' F. , Kirk.
... .',- , "of. NEWS. '''-'''
' New 1 vwbat w reed In the paper
from.- day to day wich tells us whst
Is going en- In thl grate- world. It Is of
I kinds Oood news Bad news, the
first kind I the nicest, such a munny
from hoam ' when Yure rich Aunt
talks, her; , last long Jrl1e-, beeyond the
hills. i. , - -Av '.'..
there, Is lot of news going on Just
now of, wlch I shall tail you all I know
but that alnt much beekaus Pa says
I sm to yung to reed the papers.
; Missus Anna Gould la free from Count
Castaway eV her noabel husband 1
bronk. ha tried to matk her talk pity
but she , said No. I will' not talk pity, I
would jest a soon 'talk Pari Oreen,
then the Count sed I am dying of can.
car, feel over my breast A you can feel
It, but the Countea felt 4 sed That
tsent a cancer, that la one of my pock
et books. '' - ..
- Mister Harry Thaw Is going to be
tried Dec. I at he has ordered three (i)
new suits ba toald the tailor I wllltiav
t plain suits & -one -checked suit but
mind you, no stripes!
Mister Peerpont Morgan I in our elty
again aV he la looking fins, he told a re
porter yesterdsy "I have always tried
to do good & run y be sum day 1 will
ir-n-seter." "' ' ' "-' -"-""-thuts
all the new t know.
,- Consldersble Important mining de
velopment win take . plac aoon around
Pralrl City. , -
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BIRDSEYE VIEWS
..TIMELY-TOPICS
SMALL CHANGS.
,. jn ,,, .eases .salseUaUCTmnU
a good deal of a fare.
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' The United 'railways is at least allv
enough yt to talk a little. .
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The. murkrskers sre quiet. , Even
they know If near Cbrlstms.
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There I work for a larg number of
Heneys. Is there only on Heney?
v; e a ,. . .,'" -
Will we really discover after Janu
ary 1 what breakfast food ar mad
e e : V'. : ,
Th president interpret the phras.
"teaching th young Idea how to hoot."
literally. ..
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Ther 1 no report yet that Anthony
Comstock has an offended y upon
Mr. Bryn. ,
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Perhaps Depew thinks that his. re
maining In th aenats 1 also a joke
on the public. , . .
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Bourke Cockran won't be ther thla
winter. What' congress, when a man
ha a new wife. - y .
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. A noted physician say running' la
conducive to good health. But he may
not have meant running for office,
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"Club women Want a horn." says
th . Spokane Spokesman - Review.
Thought they wanted to get away from
home. . v r-":-.-, .' -.-
Some ' people do appreciate th sd-
vantsg of doing their shopping when
they have more to select from and ean
be waited on more satlsfsotorllybut
other don't, -
Ah old bachelor paragrapher says a
man expects to pay out a good deal
more for Christmas present than he
get back, but a woman schemes to
have a balance In her favor.
Letters From tke People oi Topics
. " of Gurrent lntereat ...
Always Ootaee Skldoo.
Portland, Dec. H. -To the Editor of
always comes . skldoo' example as
printed Inst evening, and I hops you
will publish the correct figures this
evening. ,. - - . . ' M. B. .
M. B.'s new skldoo nnmnln' la thla!
Name any figure from 1 to t; then add
1; then multiply by . and drop th
left Hand tlgurer add 14 to th other,
and to th two add th number first
thought of, and skldoo! ' ' ' -
For Instance, you think ef 4: add 1
to that, making I; then multiply by ,
making il; drop the, 4. and add 14 to
the 5, which give It; then add th
4, and geu hav iJ, . ,,. . M. b.
dnotton ef Atypical Children.
Olendal, Or- Dee. 11. To the Editor
of The Journal. At th urgent request
of many person who are directly In
terested In securing legislation' upon
a subject of vast Importance that will
result In the founding of a state Instl
tntton for the ducationrofeii4iqTen'Bf
feeble intellect. And also for their
physical development and to teach them
useful employment, - this I written.
Within th con fines 1 of our great and
prosperous tat ar many atypical chil
dren, who are not feeble minded In the
ordinary aense, but require educational
influence particularly adjusted to their
Individual need. " '-
The atypical child, especially th one
which represents th type of arrested
development, give us an opportunity, to
learn -the many simple velement that
are actually combined In producing the
bending of - their arm, th closing of
fingers, et-,-while ordinary . children
learn theas movements by unconscious
Imitation. An Institution that will sup
ply th special training that each pa
tient or puplt requires, by having tutors
who will understand th lines along
which each child may be taughtr and In
what particular exercise each will re
ceive th greatest muscular develop
ment, would be of Inestimable benefit
to th state. And again" w ought to
consider ' th awful responsibility rest
ing updn parents, who have one un
fortunate among the little ones of the
horn. If that ons la sent with it
brother and sisters to 'a public school.
It becomes the object of jest and deris
ion to th other pupils,'' teacher cannot
prevent th cruel taunt and sneers
that follow the reebi minaea.. one oy
thoughtless associates. The result is
thst the poor tortured child, 41K sn
animal at bay, becomes vicious, and de
termined te resist all approach to
kindness. If all of Its associates were
of the earn mental atatuiO such a piti
ful condition could not exist. Along the
line of life ws have known several of
these unfortunates, and w hav always
called them "Ood'a own little darling,"'
for surely He who watches ths sparrow
will require of u all th manner in
Which w treat th portion of HI herit
age that Is lacking In the intelligence
He has given us. . ' "
Ws wish to ask opinion or isarnea
people on thle subject And-- discus
sions of the facts as they appear to
each on 1 desirable. Especially w
call th attention of every member of
both house of our next legislature to
thla matter, a dely i dangerous to
the children who ar In uch great
need of proper education and training
In an Institution that Is designed for
their urgent need. And w hop our
tut law maker will carry thl meaa
are to a speedy fulfillment.
FANNIE ROBERTS MlwUCn.
rasior Ooauasnd Mayor.
Portland. Dec. 11 To th Editor of
Th Journal Permit -me to ay wo
In eommendation of th action of Mayor
Lane in enforcing th law against tna
Iniquitous nlckel-ln-the-slot machine. W
feel that the, cltlsen of thl town who
hav Its welfare at heart and who hav
lonr. realised that the gambling mania
being created, and fostered by these ma
chines, where the boys, our tuture cm-
sens, were learning their first lessons,
wss Inimical to ths future business in
terest snd moral welfare of th town,
have caul for relolclnav
W,r only recently her from Ohio.
and let m say mat tns, ones 01 -on-land's
nlckel-ln-the-slot machines wa
heard as far east th Buckeye stats.
Ons of ths reports that w had heard
there.long , before, we had thought of I
locating here, was that Portia hd wa thf
worst jumbling town - on th Pacific
coast. Whether this be true or not I
am not sufficiently acquainted with the
situation to say. But if It is trus I
think on of th cause, If not th cause,
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OREOQN SIDELIGHTS.
Why certainly Oregon; is going t
become the great fruit state
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One Albany' Arm shipped nough
prunes to hav given- every Inhabitant
of Unn eounty ,000 prunes.
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Over SO ton of material for th new
wtrslesa telegraph station st Cap
Blanco arrived at ' Port Orford last
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Skating Is the popular pastime In
eaatern Oregon: in westsrn Oregon
ther I no danger of anybody falling
through th Ice. " ' ' , ...
"A man hear Med ford sold lm worth
of strawberries and plants from two
fifths of an aere': An apple orchard pro
duced ever 11,00 an acre. . '
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' Th" deserted town of Comer In Orant '
eounty wa entirely deatroyed by fire,
with none of the former occupants of '
the buildings near to see them burn,
." .' , . v e s , . . .
If Homer Davenport made Stlverton
famous. Milt A. Miller promise to do
likewise for Lebanon. - None -speak of
thla Linn county town without realising
It la the home of the "sage of Lebanon,."
say th Eugen Register.
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The prospect Is that Albany's bobtail
horsecar, which, say th Salem States
man, has been th laughing-stork of the
traveling public for many yeara. will
soon disappear front eartband its plac
be taken by a modern electrto car. . ...
t' ' ' '. "i e e. ' ''.';.,
Salem Statesman: A suggestion come
from Dr. James Wlthyeombe of the Cor
vallla college that an article of course '
flax can be grown In this valley-whoae
fibre would be an excellent Substituts
for Jute In tha manufacture f araln
aack and similar articles for Oregon
farmers. Olven such supply ss that and
th Oregon Jut mill proposition would
be at once popular and a paying Inetl- 1
tutlon all .round. ' . .
can be traced to the slot machln. If
It I not true, the - wholesale use of
I these machines haa at lesst given th
enarg in coloring or truth, and the'
enemle of Portland hav not been slaw
to taka advantags of our misfortune and
magnify th facts, for reasons that are
elf-evident. . .. .-.j' .
In forcing the pernicious little ms
chines out of business Mayor Lane ha
rendered to the city a service that el
deserving of, and I am pleased to se Is,
receiving public recognition. I fear we
ar too often slteine when we should -speak
out. We fail to commend and
rally to the support of eur offtclsls who
work for the best Interests of tho com
monwealth in the faithful enforcement
of the laws, and only condemn those
who fail to do so.' Oo th other' hand,
thos who violate the law or prefer
their nonenforcement, ar not slow te
"turn down'' the official ho dare to
do right, and rally "round th one who..
best serve their purpose. -
We believe th moral sentiment In
Portland i strong . enough to sustain
Mayor Tain or any ether of flelst-wh baa
the moral courage to enforce the laws .
snd enhance the moral and business in
terest of the town.' Let that sentiment"
speak out; let It be heard; let it become
th power behind th throne; let those
who are of th day make It easier for
an official to enforce the law than to
disregard It. Then w , will hsve a
city. - , . .;:,.
. I pledge Mayor Lane my hearty co
operation and also that of my rongre- .
gallon, without respect of parly. In any
movement he may inaugurate for the en
forcement of law and the betterment
of the moral conditions of our city,
Yours for civic righteousness.
L. Cv HOOVER, -
Pastor Memorial Evangelical Church. "
Immortality and aXnmanlty . , '
Portland. Dee. 11 To th Editor of
The Journal: Several correspondent
hav aimed their Idea In the Journal
at Immortality, all of which I gues
work. In sll th agss no one has come
back from the tomb with proof of man's
Immortality. - Nor 1 ther any posltlv
proof that man' existence 1 continued
after he passes from earthly stage of
ctlon.
Immortality I a question of faith.
hot of knowledge, oatsldn of the New
Testament there Is no promts of im
mortality. We ar told that "Jsstis
brought Ufa and Immortality to light
through th gospel his gospel th gos
pel he taught with signs following In
the heiling of disease and sin. - Jesus
classed sin as a disease, and disease ss
th result of sin. To the men he held,
he said: "Oo and sin no more, lest a
wore thing tfefall thee." .
. That Jesus lived; that he healed the
sick and sinful, ar historical fact
which can not be doubted. Even Rob
ert Ingeraoll admitted th truth of th
Ufa of tha Nasarene, and that he was a
good man though he rejected hi Idea
of Immortality. . Ingeraoll admitted that
Jesus taught a good code of moral,
snd the great sanostlo tried, to live ip
lo that mornrcode, for he wa a good
husband, a good father and a good cltl
sen whoa honor and Integrity could not
be called Into question. - But he stoutly
opposed Jesus' doctrine of a f utur
life. ,. -.. ... , . . , , ,
Now, briefly, and pointedly, th whole
question of a future Ufa hang on th
promises of Jesus. If what ha taught
he true, then a future Ufa I a oertalnty.
If Jesus wss In error, then ws ar all
at sea, .drifting like a ship without a
rudder or chart, on the. ocean of pecu
lation. - Th story of Jesus and tit work 1
the grandest in history. Individually,
I bell ev it Jt Is a horrid thought to
think that man, on of Ood's Ideas man,
created (spiritually) In th Imegs and
likeness of God, wa mad to be snuffed
out Ilk a candl at what w call death.
Taking th word, then, of Jesus and
hi apostle a tru. man I immortak
because spiritual and not material. It
man were material h would die th
death. All thing material perish.
Spirit la substance. Ther 1 no life
in matter, according to th teaching of
Ju. . , - , 1
Th right thing 10 do 1 to study th
life of Jesus and llv np to hi precept.
All who do. thl will be better eltiaen.
Let each b hi own savior. Th way
to reform th world I for every man te
reform himself. Then. If thl life be
trar -d res mf-an there- 4a a ilf Jey.onl
this, tne good man her will be bet
ter and more advanced In th next Ufa.
A Jesus said, 'Search th scriptures,
for therein y . think y hsve eternal
lif. v . J. H, DAVIS."
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