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r Editorial ournal : ft . iu3i . 'f of The Page THE JOURNAL AM IHDBPSNDIHT ggWSrsrsav A I. JACKSOn. ......... .PaMtakW . PasHaVes imr fniki SaaTl a "I tw SaMay aonlua. at Tbe ,oa'"' f"1'T f. ruis sas ium, - VRfa. ; .V ' Iilm4 at tk mM-i t rarliaea. w ? . f" traaamiaatoa tkreusk SMila Tua atartctv TKuraoKU 1 pmtortal .Mil Buetaeae OfSee. ..Mela rUBKIRN A HTf BT1IINQ ngPaKSgHTATIVg 1M Hmm street, 7n Tartj TtUmm lac, Ciktlt, .- - Sebatrlptlea Tarsa kr an to am la U Value state. Caaaaa v Mestaa. . . DAILY- Oaa rar.,.....S0 I Oaa SMa.......-t SUXDAt. . Oaa peat tto Oaa aawfk.... I DAIr ASB tOiOAt. ' Oaa raw.. 17.00 I Oaa aM-ta... Faith wO nor mountains, Industry will place them where yon want them Anon. DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, TT T IS curiouj that so many people . I who hare certain ) opinions should think that everybody else should . agree with -'them, and that they, should become incensed and perhaps almost abusive toward 'those who differ with them". There re very many such people who re gard their statements and arguments .as irrefutable and conclusively true, and the statements and arguments of those who oppose them as entitled to no consideration whatever. ' Let such people stop a moment to -think what an intellectual stagnant " marsh the world would-be if it were ; not for differences of views, -of opin , ions, everywhere, and upon almost all conceivable Subjects. This- shows that nobody knows what absolute truth and right, pn almost any propo sition, are, but that a great many people are trying to find out, and to . get more into the light Don't take 1 ; " it "for granted that your opinion is j altogether add just exactly right and the other man's is altogether and absurdly wrong. He may be as con- j fident as you are, and may have quite as good grounds for being so. Re member that there are many points of view of almost any subject that may te-diKBS8td: ant man may be largely . right, and another who differs with htm may be equally right. It's the point of view. that makes the differ- .' ence. ' V. ','-''.- - , In politics men imagine that they are at antipodal points of opposition, and each maintains that he is all ; ' right and the other fellow all wrong, whereas they may both be nine-tenths n religion there are almost num berless creeds and sects, each one sure it is right and the others wrong, whereas all are to a great extent ; right and each, perhaps, in some measure - wrong. '.At least; nobody v can decide. . Let each have its own . opinion, then, and go forward, but i not being too vociferously assertive ' of others errors.'" i So,, with a thousand practical sub jects and problems, honest and intel ligent difefrences of opinion must be expected and should be respected. .One story is good until another is told. : Ia many counsellors there is wisdom. No one person knows it all There are many points of view for people to place themselves in. It is a good thing that people think 'differently. It would be calamitous for nearly all to believe just what a . very few said, and quit thinking. ; Each one should try to think out problems for himself and form inde- ' pendent conclusions as much as pos- sible. , BAER AS A "BLATHERSKITE" T HE PHILADELPHIA North American prints an extract from an address on "Land Tenure," delivered in 1887, bv George F. Baer, now a coal road pr.ident, in hhr-said: It (the mineral wealth of the state) " baa passed into the hands of irtirantio associations kspt together by utate rhar ;' ters or soma cunning called s trust V. whose principal stockholders are not i among us or of us. Dally they carry -off . our treasures and leave us only ; enough to pay the labor which pre , : : pares them for and transports them to the market. The profit which should , rnflch our cit liens and state goes be yond our borders and ws reeeWs Httlo ..;.fcetlt from It. It is through the mi . nlpulatlon of these aasoclaOons (trusts) ' that men ride to "sodden wealth" and thereby provoke the discussion of social J problems tna promulsatlon of the r ortes which are at variance with all ' aound thinking and past experience. JX In 1887, hof evCf.-Mf. Baer was not a member of a trnst. nor engaged in carrying off for the enrichment of a few the wealth belonging to the peo ple. He was 45 years old, a practic ing lawyer, and hd been discharged from employment by, the Reading rosd;.but soon afterward J. P. ftlor gap picked him up as a "confidential ,". adviser," and some five years ago he hecame president of the Reading and me neaa oi tne coai-ranroaa irusu Circumstances alter opinions as well ss rates, and "accordingly toi "Baer opinioa now he was in 1887 it "blath- ft:----- - ftv erikite." Butte was not then pos sessed of any "divine" right to the coal mines. ,. ,. . . . .-: ...'.... THE MURRAY CASE. HERE IS law-making in the . Murray ' verdict. A code as effective and authoritative as the"tw evolve d by 4egUlative enact -ment is the outgrowth of such inci dents. Though unwritten, it is law, and is the product of civilization and man's growing conception of what is right and what wrong. It is the un consciously created statute of . that final arbiter and court, public opinion. By it, seduction,-under promise of marriage, stands condemned.' Orlan do M array puai&bed that offense with death, and a jury refuses to condemn his act -It refasca to j-ermi him to be roeehed in any' way, though he ronmntred wswr&ts nnder the cfrfl cod when h iw tie man who wronged his sister. It is oa!y one more of a thousand verdicts of ks kind, ren dered since man 'started np the scale of civilization. It u only one further step in establishing the authority and majesty of the nnwTitten code.' It is well, perhaps, because it is the only means of invoking a penalty to fit the crime. Juries would hardly bang the worst seducer, even were legisla tive statute provided. Some states provide capital punishment for rape, but convictions are , practically un known because of the inborn sympa thy of the men who sit in the jury box. , ' ' So. a brother with stern ntiroose. a cool head and a loaded revolver are of necessity the only means of reach ing the low hounds who gamble on woman's honor and revel in woman's downfall.' That is why there is an Orlando ' Murray, and why there, is another solemn approval of the un written code. - -t - ' There Is a blight of TdoodT" and it will be Orlando Murray's punishment Once blood is on the hands, it cannot be washed away. ., The dead eyes stare ahd stare forever. Eugene Aram covered the body of his victim with leaves, but the wind blew them off and he could see the white face. He threw the body, into the river, but it came to the surface' and floated. He could not put it out of his life,, and ly the same with '-. arl who ' Shed . human . blood, , even though it be shed fof the honor of a wronged sister. It is a punishment that cannot be escaped, a burden to carry that cannot be cast .off. It is a penalty, that all must reckon, 'with who seek satisfaction under the terms oil the unwritten code.- It is an alter native of ominous aspect, and one en- 7ttTe7tlrely--betweeii the vegerndtsTIn-like-maTrner, every contention of conscience. c Orlando Murray, is free, a jury has refused to condemn, ominous warning has been given pursuers of young girls, the unwritten law has been once more signed and sealed, and the inci dent is mostly closed to all but Whit ney's slayer. That is the meaning of the Murray verdict ship subsidies! VERY EFFORT that was ever made in this country for ship subsidy has been hypothe cated on false pretense. The princi ple of subsidy is of-vneh character that there must be resort to hypoc risy in order to justify or defend it By it, money is taken by government out of the pockets of. one individual or group and handed over to another as a donation. In the case of the pro posed ship subsidy, it means the col lecting of large sums from all the peo ple and giving it gratis to the ship ping trust for the avowed purpose of making the business of the trust more profitable. Of the enormous sums so given to this trust 65 per cent will be collected from the farmers be cause they produce 65 per cent of our exports. , , By the unalterable law of necessity subsidists do not dare present their claims on other than a false pretense. They pretend that subsidy is needed to get American products shipped abroad, and yet in the ten years end ing in 1900, our exports rose 73 per cent to the enormous total of more than a billion and a half a year. They pretend-that subsidy is needed to increase the number of ships, while in truth and in fact, their scheme would enable existing companies to combine and drive out foreign ships, reducing, the number Of ships, divid ing the subsidy among a few ship owners and providing large' bounty to the ship trust already making enormous profits. . They pretend that "the purpose of subsidy is to assure larger American cargoes, but instead of doing so, the subsidy graft would make it possible for ship-owners to sail empty vessels and still secure a bounty from .the government, They pretend that if costs more in this country than abroad to build thtpsn-that-Tt-sidyianetdeA on that account. But Jamea J. Hill, one of the largest independent ship' owners in the world, recently, said: Japanese on V rrooa th rubiie. . On ovary Important Issuo oar ena. Which Is roJaod by . rrealdent Roosowlt la his messago. ft Is evident that no writes tinder tho eojavolougjteaa. of tro- nondous proowro from or-poalt )lro UooUtt Ui annate Tcptift. th mesaago taeters now to th! side and totters now to tho ether.- as tta author go&o circumspectly up and d In hla errorta to naianco hostile and funds mentally Irreconcilable Interests. - The oxeaptlon is that part of hie rnea- sage In which tho president rives r, sons for hla proposed method of deal Ing with the Japanese question hi Cali fornia. Hera his wordsring strong and clear and true. Hero bo strikes a. high moral key and titters a true democratic note without til scord. This part, of his message goeja far to show the kind of democratic leader Mr. Roosevelt might be. If he were In truth a man of cour age." -' But tho reader whoso enthusi asm Is evoked by, Mr. Roosevelt's aplen tleaams n'Salillllg tHe JUTJuTeaeT can hardly overlook tho fact that 'Japan Is powerful, no tho other fact that American sentiment against tho Japan- is so local and or such recent origin as to bo easily stamped out. It requires no courage for Mr. Roosevelt to defy tho local anti-Japanese sentiment of San Francisco In tho Interest of ona of tho most powerful nations on earth. Such a criticism x would not hold, of course. IT other outraged races, with no power ful nations behind them, wore treated In tho message as this document treats tho Japanese. But that Is not tho fact ' I!.' I' , 'I1 ' Tho Chines of the Pacific coast will find no such eloquent plea, in tho mes oago for their lights as appears there In behalf of tho Japanese. Is It because no powerful government comes forth, as Japan does for tho Japanese, to demand fair treatment for tho Chinese? Is It We can build ships in this country as well and as cheaply as they can be built anywhere in the world. Now, had figures within the last . year from the best' builders on the Clyde and from yards, in this country; and, to my. utter amazement, the Ameri can figures were $40,000 to $50,000 a ship lower than the bestClyd.e yards."! Mr. Hill backed up his statement by having four of the largest ships in the world built in this country. They pretend that the subsidy is wanttfd for the . benefit of American sailors and ship-building workmen, whose wages are higher than are the wages of their foreign competitors, and yet the bill provides that the sub sidy shall be paid, not to the seamen and workmen, but to the ship-owners, AVlut is moie icmikMetflna this respect is, that ; it further provides that if American seamen cannot be secured at a reasonable wage, foreign seamen may" be : employed. This means that, after, being paid in ad vance by the government for paying higher-wages to seamen, -the ship owner may hire cheap foreign sea men and pocket all the subsidy- - the subsidists is veiled in thin hypoc isy,' and is untenable.' It. is one of the most preposterous schemes ever pro posed to an American congress.. It masquerades as a public purpose, but is in truth a shameless private graft. It is hostile to the spirit of our insti tutions, and is morally wrong. There is no more resson to pay bounty to an American shipping trust than to an American sawmill or an American circus. The scheme for government by statute to better the business of an already over-rich group has long been overworked in this nation. Though the new bill is to be some what changed fom the original, the principle is the same, and once the wedge is entered, all the evils of the scheme will come to pass. - It is in comprehensible that Mr. Roosevelt usually clear of vision, has permitted himself to be cajoled into assent to a plan which -is a private graft mon umental trust graft nothing more, nothing less. ' ' ' Again, there is some talk east of the mountains in three states of mak ing a new state but of eastern Ore gon, cistern Washington and north ern Idaho, but it will take a great deal more talk, and then something besides" talk, to bring about such a result But what's the difference? States in. the near.luture we are. told.1 are to. sink into comparative insig nificance as political - entities. The United States spends an aver age of nearly $200,000,000 a year for military purposes, on' the army and navy; and there is no great complaint about it. But as soon as it is pro posed to spend one-fourth as much in improving rivers and harbors, mem bers of congress begin to turn pale lest their constituents should de nounce such extravagance. - The president mercifully separates his sensational , messages .by a few days,' yet with the one said to be coming Tuesday they are frequent enough to keep congress jn a semi- stunned state.- As soon as they are all in congress, will adjourn for two weekuto.re5t, . , It seems like rather a small piece of business bn the pert of th great Southern Pacific railroad to ask a bonus of $i00,0W7or"bufld;ri Coos Bay town, as it fs reported the company hat done, unless the road tne Message because tho antl-Chlneso .sentiment Is older and mora wldesprosd and deeply rooted and consequently too dangerous for politicians to rope with! Or is Mr. Roosevelt concentrating Jtl attack upon tho oolnt of least resistance for tactical reaaona? We-can hop fpr the latter Interpretation but It U only a nop. -' a a e :. Iit us also contrast tho president's splendid sentiments regarding -tho Jap anese With his Bunsbytsms regarding the negro, In hla handling of this raos question. With hero a kindly phrase for the negro and' there an extenuating con cession to whits prejudices against him, all so suggestive of a keen appreciation of tho value of tho white vote at the south and of tho negro vote at the north, Mr. Roosevelt reminds ona of the complacency of tho dying man who said he hud n fears of death ' because throughout his life he had kept , on pretty good terms with Ood snd on pretty good terms with the devil, too. For-all that ho says in behalf of the neern Tr. yt09feVfU ' "p"'"f"" tl"t negro a white persecutors; and in the end tho negro is advised to be good, in a tone and spirit which implies that it he has any rights that whits men are bound to respect he must prove his merit gradually and mustn't meanwhile be Insolent to his betters. - e " e The same disposition to put his elo quent plea for human rights back Into the olareonhola from which Ka drew it for tho benefit' of , the statesmen of Toklo, 1s . exhibited, by Mr. Roosevelt .when hs handles Industrial qnesttons In his message. Neither side in this con troversy Is all-powerful. The. division cuts public sentiment In half, and self- seeking politicians dare not take the strong ground either way mat Mr, Roosevelt takes on tho Japanese ques tion. The result is an agile dancing upon tiptoe, comically suggestive of live turkey on a hot floor. Whenever the German parliament doesn't pass a bill that the emperor wants passed,' he '.Cannot arrest, and transport them,, as the czar . did some members of his dourna, but he sim ply decrees; "the Reichstag is dis solved." One can , easily imagine President Roosevelt sometimes wish ing that he - had- this-powerr Z-L IT DOESN'T PAY. PHE CASE of Mrs. Bradley, who shot former Senator Brown, is another that causes a good deal of discussion on the point of justifiability or excusability. When a man has held intimate relations with a woman for years, and has become the ; father of her children, under PWinw 'if some convenient season to marry her; and when, tiring of her, he makes arrangements to, marry an other woman, leaving her unprotected and helpless, to what extent may she go without moral blame in avenging her wrongs? If Mary Murray, in stead of her brother, had killed young Whitney, of course she would have been acquitted as he was, and nearly everybody-would" have approved her acquittal. Mrs. Bradley's case -is dif ferent in degree rather than in kind. Supposing Brown solicited her companionship- and v promised marriage, and should not she as well as a young , maiden be held guiltless in such a case? There is a difference we admit; Mrs. Bradley was a ma ture woman of experience, understood men, and has not so clear and large an excuse ' a "an inexperienced and truthful girl might have; yet, if Brown had had intimate association with her for years in consequence of a promise to marry her, a large proportion of men would be. found willing to vote her "not guilty." . The lesson to other men and women of this and many other simi lar tragedies is-that such illicit rela tions do not pay. If Brown,' before his death, were conscious and reflect ed on his life, he must have realised that his wrongdoing brought disaster; and Mrs. Bradley, hysterical with grief and remorse, is ' certainly, con scious that her sin was an evil seed that brought forth a harvest of woe. And so it usually turns out; men and women who enjoy "the pleasures of sin for a season" find too late that they are terribly and ruinously costly, that they do not pay. -' ' , ' . would thereby be diverted from a cheaper-end more natural route. It may be excusable for a new,, road pressing into an undeveloped region to ask a bonus of towns on the route, but such is not th case in this in stance. ' Coos Bay towns and the region tributary, to them are quite deserving of a railroad that pays its own way and for , whatever ,it gets, and this the Southern Pacifie is quite able to do. This congress will be in session only about two months, and the presi dent has hurled enough raw material at it to last about seven years and has kept the tarifcf back, too. Can't he understand that congress Is not made up of high pressure, double geared, dynamite legislative machines? The wonder grows how so almost i UCCtfau manly -wise ,,and shrewd a man as the president became so "stuck" on Maria and Bellamy in the first plaee. . ' ' oughT. to ' be able to, ap- predate and agree with the spirit of justice that prompted the acquittal Is Patriotism a " i rime.'. This is a free country. It Is the corner-stone of liberty, so to speak. But did you over try to flaunt tho trade mark of liberty before tho populace T Try it and see how quickly a blue- eoated guardian of tho peace approaches ana saya "Aw, cut It outl" says the New Tork world. All of which means that you are not permitted to sing The Star-Spangled Banner" all by yourself in tho opsn air, Not In this country. The foreign ar tists - with - their rag-time pianos may din away all they please. - The Neapoli tan ladles with tho tambourines may do their tlng-llng-llng stunt and solicit tho gate receipts, but you. being a plain cltlien, roust not step to the curb and sing: Oh, say, can you s By tho dawn's early light etc Of course, you might do it and get away with It If you knew the policeman and had passed him a cigar or two. Lots or men have "rh if1 "W,.'IV name Till Morning" and nothing has happened. - However. It Is not the part of wisdom to attempt "The Star-spangled Banner." oven tho (simplified) you do actuated by patriotism. . 'in France any man can sing the na tional air on the streets unmolested," said a globe-trotter the other day. "In fact the gendarme on the beat will de velop patriotism enough to saluts. But over her your policeman oees In It something unusual something calculat ed to draw a crowd. This, being con trary to tne regulations, worries him. and he saunters ud with sn order to "forget all that . sort of thing right away." - ' -''.., This, of course, is tho ttme to assert your American citizenship. Just tell the policeman that you have a perfect right to sing the national air of your country. - Assure him that there la no law against It. Then proceed with the vocal exercises. Try raising your voice In the melody of your nstive land lust a little above the hum of the street Tho patrol wagon happens alona- and you are booked at tho station as ,'flls orderly." A vague charge, to be sure. Privately, the gang around tne mRce ststlon who learn what you have done believe and say that you are crasy. And the newspapers will print the news about your case because your conduct Is so Irregular. What you did was this: In an excess of pstrlotlo feeling you sang your-country's song. That was th"f f enso. ' ' Such conditions prevail In no other country. The authorities are too glad to have any loose patriotism lying around to stifle it. Foreigners, as rule, cannot roast their rulers as we csn. but they can sine- their country's song without being jailed for It. Therefore, let. us all grow Indignant forthwith and go out and ten sumnoody what ws think about it. of young Murray without 'seeking to make a sort of a dime novel hero out of" him. Modesty and" not- hoastfnl- ness will become him. And now the German '.emperor is pretty -ngry and proposes also to pitch 'into -the pope, just when he has other especial troubles. on his hands. J Vhy should the , pope, be blamed for the action of the emperor's rcichstag? v If all thcTIand thieves in the coun try or all the persons accused of land grabbing, hive to wait for Heney-to get ready to try them, most of them can consider their, cases as good as indefinitely postponed. . Senator-Elect Jeff Davis says he is going to jump on some of the senate fossils, HeXshottld be careful' not to make a mistake and try to land on the man with one eye and a pitchfork. Hermann voted against the increase of salaries fotl.members of congress, which was his way of expressing his good will to his successor. s ', . .Heritage. y , By James Russell Lowell.- The rich man's son Inherits lands. And piles of brick, and stones and Sold. ' , And he Inherits soft whits hands. And tender flesh that fears the cold, . Nor dares to1 wear a garment old; A heritage, it seems to me, ' -One scarce would wish to hold In fee. The rich man's son inherits cares; , The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst' his bubble shares, And soft, white hands. could hardly earn ' . A living that would serve his turn;; A heritage, It seems to me, - , One scares would wish to hold In fee. . ''.' - ; The rich man's sen Inherits wants. His stomach craves for dainty fare; With sated heart, he hears the pants . Of tolling hands with brown arms bare. -r-Andwearlsg tn his easy chair: , A heritage. It seems to me. One scarce would wish to hold In fee. What doth the poor man's son Inherit? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart A hardy frame, a hsrdler spirit; - , King of two hands, he does his part . In every useful toll and art; A heritage, it seems to me, A king might wish to hold In fee. . What doth the poor- man's son Inherit? Wishes o'erjoy'd with humble things, A rank adjudged by toll-won merit ' Content that from . employment springs, i - A heart that In his labor sings; A heritage, it seems to me, ' AAlng might wish to hold la fee. What doth the poof man's son Inherit? A patience learn'd by being poor, . . Courage, If sorrow come, to bear it ' A fellow-feeling that Is sure '" ' To make the outcast bless his door. A heritage, It seems to me, A king might wish to hold in fee. ' . Cute."k ;...';' Jack London, ths well-known novelist aa--gYeaTBTfectIoh for children. In Ban Francisco there are two twin sisters, little girls of years, of whom Mr. London is very fond. . On 'the way to his boat one morning. Mr. London met ona f-the--twlnfc-Hejf STbApSd atid shook her. hand. "Good morning, my dear," he said. "And which of the twins are your . ' Tho little girl answered gravely: I'm the one what's out waUUnV Sermon THE LIFE Because I live yo shall live also.' John lv:l. . , '-..,... By . Jlenry JTV Cops. LIFE Tl f? ITE reaches out after more Ufa, The evidence of vitality Is its ppetito for greater vitality. The higher the form of life tho stronger this passion. Tho Inanimate dust knows no desire, but tho lowliest form of life comes under this law that it must grow from more to mors. Man most of all finds this within him. the root principle or ms Being, tnai no must either live a larger life or die. This principle of life explains many things, amongst tbcra man's real less search for wealth and pleasure and fame. The child .seeks more life through self-activity In play, the youth In sports and surpassing others,' the man in business. In taking Into himself tho experiences of travel, of pleasure, at, paws. oar slh "A siaiii as us ceases to cars about making the most of himself ho ceases to bo worth any thing to himself or to others. . Religion has often, failed to find re ception with reasonable men because It neglected this principle. -It has too often been said that the most religious man was the one who could, make tho least of hlmselfJhe Ideal was an an swer , to the cry. "O, to bo nothing!" The preacher cried, "Empty yourself probably meaning in pocket as wsll as In pride. : The churches cried against education, ambition and pleasure, against all that would enlarge tho life. It was not strange that such an atti tude bred narrow characters,' men of mean minds, cramped prejudices, cap able of littlenesses that looked to their distorted - vision like righteousness. Small wonder, too, that tho religion that robbed Ufa of Its beauty and fought against primal Instincts found only a small plnca In life. It became tho creed of the dead and Rot of the living; It fixed Ita eyes on graves and yew trees, or on another world, 1 This world went on Its way. truly a wicked way, for It lacked tho aaving salt of the- Inspiration to larger, nobler living that' the' church' should cave given. Our fathers, unable to separate sanctity from the odor of theaepulchre, cursed the world for tta vitality and knew not that God was mora likely to Hymns to K. now. The Pilgrim Band, i ''"'. . By Bern hard Severln Ingemann. This Is Denmark's contribution " to the hymns of the Kngirh-poaklng Peo ple. It takes its place beside "Kin' Feste Burg," by Luther, ss hsvtng been bom abroad, but, despite translation, becoming well loved here as well as In Its own land. It- was written bv Bern hardt Hevertn Irtgemann, l'M-1862, pro-fesftor-nf -languages and literature tn the. Acadfmy-trt" .--st 7!-e land, ren mark, and translated by the Rev. Sabine Raring-Gould. In tho 'Rngllsh It Is a favorite hymn at gatherings of Ohrta tlana who come from many lands, or from ' differing creeds.' for It sings or the closer unity for whtch all hope.t. , Throughthe night of doubt and sorrow Onward goes the pilgrim-band. Ringing songs of expectation, -t Marching to the promised land. " Clear before us through tho darkness ' Uleams and burns the guiding light;' Brother- clbspe the hand of brother, Stepping fearless through' the night1- OnS. the llght of Ood's own presence, - O'er his ransomed people shed. Chasing far the gloom and terror Brightening all the path we tread.' One. the object of our Journey. Ohe. the faith which, never tires. One, the earnest looking forward. One, the hope our Ood Inspires. One, the strain that lips of thousands ' Lift as from the heart of one; . One the conflict one the peril. - One. the march In Ood begun;' One, the gladness of rejoicing . '. On the far eternal shore. Where the one Almighty Father . Reign In love for evermore. Onward, therefore, pilgrim brothers. Onward. ..with the cross our aldl -Bear Its shame, and fight its battle. - Till we rest beneath Ita shade! Soon shall corns the great awakening; ' Soon the rending of tho tomb; Then, the scattering of all shadows. And tho end of toll and gloom.. ;" ; To Make It Square. Edwin Markham, - the famous author of "The Msn With the Hoe." Is a bitter opponent of child labor. Discussing tho effort that he la making towards tho reform of the child labor laws,- Mr. Markham said recently: ' "I would abolish, too, the contempti bly unjust system of fines. What right has an employer to fine a hand an hour's pay for five minutes lateness? What right has he. because tho hand has damaged some goods S cents.' worth, to fins him a dime?" " Mr. Markham, after a moment's pause, smiled. ' - - .." . "I wish to goodness.'' he sold, "the. every victim of tho despicable fine sys tem had the same story to tell as an actor I heard of yesterday. v ''This actor worked under a manager who was a great finer. For a bad make up, for lateness, for nolsa in the wings, for a hundred things, the plsyers were bilked from a quarter to two dollars. Tho worst of all the fines was ona of 10 cents for a fallure.to return proper ties,' tor this was a duty that every one continually forgot . , : 'r "In a financial drama ono night the supply of stage money ran out and the manager loaned an actor eight or nine dollars In realibllls to uaa In the next scene. ". "' "The manager ssld sternly to the actor tho following Saturday: 'By tho way. Booth, you haven't re turned that nine dollars ! gave you In act HI Monday nlghr.', . - " 'Never mind.' said the actor, flna me a dime.' " Juot December IS InHlatory. ; ms-iccomwell became Lord Protector. 1771 Cargo of taxed tea destroyed at ', Bosfein. 1T1 AhbotfT 1 Lawrence, founder or Lawrence Scientific school, born. Died Aua-ust IS, 1&5. ' 1135 Great fire In Now York; 20,000,- 000 nrocertv loos. ' i lit General Burnslde's army removed to' north side of Rappenannoca. lilt Charles do Lesseps arrested for complicity In Panama canai frauds. ll7-Wllllam'Terrlss, amtnent English actor, murdered. ltt -IstheManweanal . treaty jatlfledby United States senate- . llel Franchise grantad Pennsylvania railroad for great tunnels under North and fcast rivers,. New Sork. , ... ' for Today ABUNDANT. be in s world that was alive than In a:" church that was dead. . Slowly have wo come to know that tho good news Is a -1 call to tho fullest most glorious heri tage of free eternal Ufa. , . This la tho gospel for today: tho life -more abundant Is open to all. - Ona who has shown us how to live, the master of tho art of living, opens the door Into ' tho life that alona will satisfy tbo deep desires of our being. Ho who so on- . larged his life that It broke tho bounds of his time and tho borders of a Syrian village until It covers all earth and all time teaches men' how to make tho most of their-lives. ' Remember how little bo said of death. ; how much of life. Think how he 'called . Uvea out of their shells, how bo broke tho limitations whloli formalism est on .' tho Jlva of men. how ho led Into -the . freedom of the truth; how ho led tho little grounoffxillOS'sra fr"-n "-'r nar rOW Selves Into great service,, how many , have found greatness In this way since. '' ' He called to tho good that was in men. sleeping, but never dead; and It an- .' swered his call. He pointed to tho beau ty of nature, tho Joy of dally Uvlng, the glory of commonplaces, tho great world of spiritual being as food and atmos phera for the development of life. Ho 1 pointed to the life Itself, tho character, and soul of man, ar tho Ideal aim, as contrasted with the furniture and fix- ; Ings of life. ".-" i . , . A. man Is good, a man la worthy ac cording to what ha la and not according , to what he is not. Tho life approacheo (ho divine ideal not by its depletion but--' ' by Its development - Religion is not tho setting of a fence about tho dally path; it is the obtaining or a new and nobler force In the life, with new strength . striking out for more glorious ends. Whatever leads a man into larger Ufa, whatever widens the circle of his syra- c ' pathlea, hla service, hla knowledge, or enriches his mind and makea him worth more to the world, is truly religious. Whatever limits tho 'life, narrows the. Soul, is from below. Tho, lord Of Ufo did not set in man tho law of growth ' into -larger life with tho Intention of finding pleasure only In mooklng and obstructing It. If man bo In his like-! . ness, who shall set tho limits of hla , life? Into tho glory from whence he came ho must return.. , Sentence Sermons.; The life reflects ths love. . - .'. ... ;. :: -Every soul either serves or shrinks. ,- e e '. ' XJreatness Is revealed In gentleness. , ' ' . i . " ... 1 Lasy folks never have any l!sura. '.- This Is a sad world to him who looks at, It with sour eyes. , . ' "'-. ' ' - --"Su-sul-e. "' - '" There Is a world of difference between : a tender heart and a soft head. Tou do not acquire, morel muscle by - ' dodging duty.' ... s ' ; : , .... ,, - i Many men- who are telklng'sbout their i vision i Srs' referring1 to nightmares. ... " : 'V'v ',..' ... . . -', . - A man must he Judged not alone, by hla attainments,' but by his Ideals. . , ; ' -v - Every time, you do a worthy thing yett-mako-lt Easier for' others "to be ." worthy. . . . '"' .. f - ' . s . e ...i - : "Men was not made for" the sake of ' morals. i hut Morals, for the making of -the perfect man. I - e - e -.',.. J, t The sermon of the Msn Is mightier than even his sermon on tho mount. ... , ' : a;: a - - -" ' . Consecrated Ignorance Is only slothful blasphemy. - ... y : a e - .-:!' - : Small wonder some go to heaven slow- Iv. when they are crawling there as "worms of the dust." Working for men la the best-way of waiting on Ood. , , . , i ... A. Cruel Hatred. J . From the New, Tork World. They start after senatorshlps early In the south. Senator Frasler ef Ten . nessee Is entitled to his seat until 111, bus already Senator Carmaek, who was beaten by Bob Taylor and retires on March 4. has announced.., that ho will . contest for Frasler's seat, and so has Benton McMIIlln. ths governor. ' r. '. - "How are you. governor f a friend asked of Governor McMIIlln a few days ago. t "Never, better," McMIIlln said. "I only taka three drinks a day now. take a cold bath every morning and am get ting myself in magnificent physical and mental trim for my great fight for the senatorahlp." . V . Senator McCarmack was told of Gov ernor McMlliln'a preparations for the senatorial fight and said: "Tho hatred that would drive men like Benton Mc Mlllln to the bath is as cruel as death snd as remorseless as the grave." '' WUllam H. Kendal ' Birthday. ' William Hunter Xendat tho English -actor and manager, was born in London, -December II, 1141, and commenced his' career at Glasgow tn 1161. where ho re-, 3alned until Ills, supporting Mr. and . rs. Charles Kean, 'Helen Fauclt and other famous stars. Mn Kendal's first ' London . appearance was made In IMS In "A Dangerous Friend." Ho remained ".. at the Haymarket five or sis years. In 1S7S, in partnership with John Hare, ha -became lessee and manager of the St. James' theatre. In 18(1 Mr. Kendal married Madge Robertson, who' was al- , ready well known as an actress. Aa , atr. and Mrs. Kendal," husband and . , wife have become among the best known of English players. In tho early 10'a ' they mads several tours of tho United States and Canada with great success. ' aa i a . Poor San Francisco.' f From the New T.ork World. " "Poor San Francisco!" Represented tiro John Sharp Williams said after, listening to tho ' reading of tbo preal dent's message, in--which ho - let of f some fireworks on tho Japanese ques tion, "First eomeg an earthquake, do- -stroylng many 'of the handsomest buildings of tho city. Tho people are Just recovering from this visitation when tho great firs burns the magnifi cent structures spared by a merciful providence from annihilation by tho . earthquake. Even this does not .kill hope In tho breasts of tho aturdy Call- fornlans, and they aro lust recovering, . when along cornea tho president do- . clarss war on San Francisco and threat- en to Daekr" be.rtieship-"tisr- f o -"th r" Golden Gate and blow what to left of " tho city across tho mountains. Only moving tho city, to Seattle could be WOT SO," j . -' ., -u -
