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Editorial Page - of Xhe " Journal THE JOURNAL " M lilPlcrBWDgMT WrWBPAPBE C. & JACKSON ..PabHaaee t-utilUhttf wry (MTt Sen" 7) T,1a rr ua-iar sxtralu . t Tbe JoMl Ball. In(, truis 4 Y.ablll atrarts, Enter It tlx soetorftee Poetised. Or., foe tracimlolos teraua tba Bulla ee eee-MMl-claie KLIPflONtl Vdlfwrlil Hoo. I)utuMa Ota-e... .Mala V .Mala too FOUUUN ADVtkTlSINO RKPRr-SKHTATI Vft Vr-rUnd-Bea-arala 8rll A4wtl! -.--. 1M t;wi ilml, hew Vort; SrtbuM Build- lag, CQlrafn. ' AiibMTtptlna TrroM br BU to aa addiaae la U I oi t4 aula. Canada er Maaleol . DAILY -. - ; ' - ' Oaa rear...,. ....S3. CO I Ona month.,......! JO SUNDAY '- Oae -rear... ...... S3.00 Ova -emits........ Daily -and sundat Oh im... ST.eo I Oaa atoalU ..I .SS WkaRn nn Ann trie rfrVi da ' ' . not ask: , How much money has he? but, How did be get it? Anon.." COLUMBIA RIVER APPROPRI- ;v-- ations. ';. , . REPORTS u from --Washington regarding prospective appro priations for the Columbia river are fairly encouraging. Not air that is desired will be secured, or can be expected, but the outlook is hopeful fqr continuous prosecution t( the jetty.workai the mouth -otihe river, after a little, and for such a beginning of the Celilo canal as ..will resultin - continuous i work--o -that project' later, It is believed that at least $1,000,- 000 will be appropriated by the house for the mouth of the river and per haps half that much for the canal and the lower river channel, and these amounts are likely Jo be raised in the senate. Chairman Burton and other influential members are un- ' doubtedly Impressed with the excep tional, merits of this project, and are disposed to be liberals irom their point of view. ' ':- - A very ""Important ' point to be gained is the placing of these pro? jects on the continuing contract basis, which is likely to be done, in which case the -work Will go ahead even when the 'specific appropriations made .therefor are exhausted. If con gress this winter will appropriate even the amounts suggested nd make these continuous jobs, weVhall have mjiich cause to rejoice. " This ' being" accomplished, more pressure can be brought to bear for appropriations for Coos bay, the Wil lamette locks, Tillamook, Suislaw, Yaquina and other Pacific coast pro jects that are deserving of govern ment support: Tnthe next congress Oregon will have four-members in stead of practically-but onerThere will also be s closer union of Pacific . coast members iii regard 16 !mprove: ments for this coast. , And many prominent ; members . are becoming favorable to , liberal policy in the matter of river and' harbor appropri . ations,' r- ; - All these things will count greatly in our favor, fo that if we can pull out with anything like fair appropri ations this . winter, the future will assume a brighter sspect EXTRAVAGANT EXPENDI- TURES. . . IHAT there was extravagance 1 with the city's money last year , ' can easily be shown, and that there will be a good deal more ex travagance this year . is probable if Bot certain. The council insisted on 5.7 mills tax levy, an increase of five tenths of a mill over last year, not withstanding greatly increased as sessment, and this means the collec tion and expenditure of a good deal more money than was needed. , For tunately, there may be a council the Second half of the -year that will put on the brakes a little. Everybody admits that with the rapid growth of the city must come a large' increase of expenditures, but that expenses should so much outrun growth, that, they should be nearly double over ,. 90 per cent more this year than what they were only two years ago, when we had the Lewis and Clark fair to take care of, is unreasonable, and an imposi tion on. the taxpayers. The revenue from city taxes in 1905 was $490,000, in 1906, $682,000, snd this year it is expected to be $949,000, snd thirbe sides fevenues from liquor licenses and other sources. The people gen erally do not believe such heavy taxa tion was necessary or is beneficial to the city. It will be a wonder if it does not result in graft and boodle, Heads of departments always make outride estimates, the utmost rthey want, expecting them to be- scaled down, but it seems that tl depart ments are to have everything they vlc for, without scrutiny or question. The" fire department must be well i maintained, Wit it may be doubted vhelher it should cot over $400, 0)0, more than $100,000 inex. crM of lt year. The police depart l imt uliou'd hare been increased a ; Alt, but raising the force to 125, and providing for 10 new sergeants nd detectives, besides raising, sala ries, was piling .it on unnecessarily,., Increases in other . department" are out of proportion to the city's growth in population and, wealth. '- T But this'is not the. .worst of the matter. Expenditures of public money, like everything else, grow )by what they feed on. The more ..the departments get tius year tne more they will want next year. , The men who get the money i pay but, little of the taxes. And if ' a council raises the levy fjn a greatly increased as sessment, an example to succeeding councils is set, and at the pace set by the- present council we shall in a few years have a 10 or 8 mill tax, even on an assessment double what it is now If the city wants $1,200,- 000 now, those who run it when.it has grown 50 per Cent will want not $1300,000 but $2,400,000, or more. Hence the importance, the necessity, of councils setting a certain figure for a tax rate and not exceeding it providing there, are approximately full-value . assessments. That rate ugi V) nare oeeii iiicaTr nv? mini, i and then the garments of expendi ture should hivi' tTien cut according to the clothof revenue-that this rate would produce. r . ' '.. The mischief is done now, for this yearbut it Is well to point it Out and keep irinmindrarid hereafter- know what candidates for the council win do if elected. ' I r BENEFITS OF PORTAGE ROAD. HE report of Superintendent Smith of the Open River Transportation 'company - is voluminous with convincing argu ments in the shape' of faqtt and. fig ments in favor of maintaining the portage railroad between The Dalles and Celilo, and of the cordial support of the Open- River Transportation company by the producers of the upper country and other shippers. During last fall the company car ried grain at from 30 to 40 cents per ton less than the rail rates, it handled merchandise for from 30 to 50 per cent" less than the railroad, and it thus manifestly benefited a large number of farmers and merchants. If sufficiently encouraged, this bene fit will be extended in future, snd for years during j which "the Celilo canal is in progress of construction, to a far larger and constantly- in creasing number, of peop!e, Several electric lines of railroad extending from the river to interior producing regions have been projected, and there will in time be others, bringing an increasing volume of products to D.eLJPO'?.ti0Oh'Jment.t-the lower rates. ,'. ,' ,' ' - '; - i-lEfca-if-4h-Tailroads-rduce -their rates to those estahlished via the river, the producers and merchants will be benefited just the same as if they used the boats and the portage railroad, but common fairness an d a spirit of reciprocity in proper and deserved benefits would Suggest the patronage, so ' far as convenient at least, of the Open River Transporta tion company's boats; and besides, if it becomes necessary to withdraw these for lack o'f patroiuge the rail road would immediately .. raise the rates again, the shippers would lose the benefits gained, and the portage road would be a dead , loss to the state. - - Mr. Smith's report shows that the river company and the portage road cut. down the rate on Washington grain ' from Arlington 75 cents per ton, and cheapened' the rate to far mers around Condon, 45 miles back of Arlington. His table shows a re duction, due directly to these causes, from various stations above Celilo of from 20 cents up to $370 per ton, according to class of freight' and peculiarities of location of shipping points. The excess of former and unless the portage road and boats are sustained, of Suture rates by rail over those by river fun from 60 cents on a certain class from Celilo td as high as $3 from Riparia snd Lewis ton, $7.40 from Wallula, $7 from Umatilla, $S from Castle Rock, $4 from Heppner -Junction,'-and so on. These figures are very significant, and indicate what an immense benefit an open river will be. ' For these reductions, ss Mr. Smith says, the portage road is responsible, showing already that its construction wis, justified, and he points out that the reductions made by the O. R. & N. apply only to points where itcomtfs into Competition with the O. R. T. company's boats. The portage road and the boats must work together. In conclusion Mr. Smith makes these encouraging suggestions: - ( With a relatively small expenditure, eumtared with the benefit whloh would result therefrom, the Columbia and Snake rlvere could be made safely nav-la-able for steamers of tares capacity the entire year from Celilo to Trlest Rapid a and to Lewlston.1 It Is quit prolwble the legislators of Washington will aid to the extent of f 150.000 tha approaching session. The extension of the portage railway to Tha Dalles will be of Inestimable benefit In both lower ing rates and expediting handling the trafflo. - v . A Little Out THINGS PRINTED TO, READ WHILE YOU WAIT. Paying a Compliment. Perhaps the oddest Idea, of paying- a compliment belongs to, a tribe of Indians on tits Alaskan coaat When a chief wishes to do honor to a distinguished visitor ha Invites him to a "potlfttch.' or feast. ' Then whea all have eaten their fill the chief roes to the edge of the cliff and solemnly casts Into the sea aa many of. his possessions as he thinks ho van afford. This Is held to be the highest form of compliment and much superior to merely giving- presents to the guesU . January 5 In History. - ; 0 Kd wrd the Confeaaor dleL . ' 1SJ7 Frederick, Duke of fork, sec ond on of George III. died. . , - -. 1844 Buda Pesth taken by Wlndlsch- gTatS. , : ' -' ' , J86 Omar pasha arrived la tha Cri mea with the Turkish army. 18S7- Northern Belle, American ves sel, wrecked near Broadstalra. - IgtSn-Unlted States military jiaylum at Augusta, Maine, destroyed by fire. - 18 Cecil Rhodes realg-ned permler ship of Cape Colony. 1S9T British tradlna? expedition mur- Atr hv thA ktna? of Tlenln. .central Africa, ma Foundation atone of Gordon Memorial college, Khartoum, laid by Lord. Cromef. T. ' : David Bispham'a Birthday. David B. Blshpam. the .baritone, was born In Philadelphia January S. 1867, was educated at Haverford college; for a number of years he was an amateur singer before going on the operatic stage. He studied muslo under Van- nucctnt, Lampertl and Shakespeare. For many years-he engaged In business and It was not until rather later In life than most singers do that he gave his entire attention to his art And became a pro fessional. London, a lty to which Blspham Is largely Indebted for his success, first heard him on the concert platform In oratorio and a a ballad singer. Blnce 191 he haa been the principal baritone , at tha Royal Opera, Covent Garden. During several seasous in America he established himself ss a favorite by his Impersonations of Fred erick von Tebramsend. Alberlch. Iago, Beckraesser and Wotan. i Paper Drinking Cup. ; A handy folding drinking cup of water proof paper can now be purchased. It cornea In a flat folded package that fits the vest pocket. When opened It forms a cylindrical vessel bound with wire and having a wire handle. It holda about a cupful of cold water, milk tea or medl-clnes.- It can be used -to bold hot liquids but can only be used once, or at most twice. - i , "'- ' Presidential Third Term. There Is no actual law, verbal or written, on the subject of a third term for a president of the United States. The constitution does not limit the num ber of terms for which a president may be chosen, but the "third term tradi tion", has now made It practically Im possible for the same man to be elected -Being asked by reporters when in Wall street , last week whether he was going to relieve the money mar ket some more,: Secretary Shaw re plied: "What I might say to you would beentirdyZunreliablelIf-I4n-tended to give relief tomorrow, I would probably -telLyou- I-did not" The 1 secretary- -evidently considers false statements on his part as ex cusable and legitimate, if any were to be made, because a true statement of his intentions might be taken advan tage ofW divert the 'reliefT into un worthy channels; yet such a declara tion as that quoted is not calculated to elevate his character as one of the chief officers of the government in the estimation of honest people. A man in his position should descend neither to falsehood nor flippancy. ' . ", 1 ..: . 3 Some of the English papers are lugubriously discussing the Autcome of , war between this country-and Japan, and are predicting what Great Britain will have to do when hostili ties reach a certain stage. . We do hope that our London i contempora ries will quietly Snuggle down, and go to sleep again; the! only person who has ever thought of war between this country and Japan is President Roosevelt. The council considered that a great deal of money, nearly 'twice as much as was necessary two years ago, was required to run the city this year. and yet. refused to adopt the plain, simple, reasonable expedient of rais ing liquor licenses, that would have yielded about $100,000. Senator Piatt of New York 'says the stories to the effect that he has resigned i -are- greatly exaggerated. While this is unfortunately true, they had their origin, in the belief that he should have resigned. The bankers and business men of Portland, assert that the prediction of the New .York pessimist who says we are on the verge of a great finan cial panic and -Commercial disaster, is merely another Fish story. ' . The money can all be well ex pended, although so much, was -not necessary, but whether it will be or not is a question. ' ; i ' Each town thinks that Bryan ought to find time for ona more;' But he will have to drawihe limit some where. :.-' '' v ::.. .-. - Most of the southern senators are sympathetically supporting the presi of the Common for more- than two germs. . The tradi tion dates from the refusal of President Washington to accept a third -term, President Jefferson,, also refused, and the. defeat of the adherents of General Grant tn their endeavor to break down the precedent in 1SS0 was considered to have established the tradition as a rule. Financial Education. . The public schools of Francs teach the pupils, both-boys and girls, how to save money by depositing regularly In the government savings bank, no 'matter how amall the amount. The government will furnish money to all public ..school pupils, under certain conditions, . with which -lo help start an account to pro vide an Income in old age. . , - Very-Easy Indeed. :. Here is a Mexican superstition: A man proves to be a bad husband and his wife wants to get rid of him; the only ay to accomplish this Is to make him die, because divorce does not exist in Mexico. But for this women do not ap peal to knives, revolvers or drugs, but to other means. The one most In vogue Is to have a ribbon blessed by a priest, on behalf of the saint whose name tier husband bears; with this ribbon the man im -maaawrett when a steep; TtierrTBBonls cut and next morning a mass is ordered In " honor of the man's saint s name when the priest Is giving the final bless ing the ribbon Is burned and the poor husband dies wUlllna;n10ntHTron SS unknown disease. . What Children Swallow.: In the London hospital is a tiny pa tient, on year and three weeks old, who Is suffering from the effects of swallow. tng a hair ounar. The baby Is kept un der close observation with the X-rays, and It is hoped that, as there Is no in flammation or high temperature, an op eration will not be necessary.- The case Is by no means exceptional Recently child was under treatment who had swallowed a toy bloycle, and another was brought In with a brass monkey in his Interior. Coins and boot buttons were very frequently swallowed; while thimbles, pins and even knife blades have been removed from tiny children. Owing to the X-ray the treatment of such cases' has been much simplified. Why Toast Is Wholesome. Toast Is always recommended for In valids because - toast ' Is ' predlgested bread. - What makes fresh bread- trying for Invalids Is the starch In it. Starch Is very hard, to digest. It needs a good stomach to take hold of the soggy starch In bread and change It to strengthening, stimulating dextrine. When you cut bread thin and toaar It brown, the fire Itself chsnges the starch to dextrine. That, In fact. Is what the brown color In toast Indicates that the starch Is gone, and oextrlne has taken Its placaj Ths,.stu.fi If. predlgested. ', . Palindromic Sentences. Able was I. ere I saw Elba. Snug raw was I, are I saw war guns. Madam. I'm Adam.) ' T-Was It a cat I sawT - --y- Name no one man. . J""i dent in his action in discharging the negro troops, but this does not indi cate that they would support him for re-election. H-The men whcrwnIliltTeomeT perhaps not "all paid for yet, will think " about : that ' 15 mills on the dollar they will have to pay if any of the present4 councilmen should want to be re-elected next June. t "' ' ' ' . -, ( ' J'baUwasl strange.it em-joJLjjews that came from Atlanta yesterday. A negro was legally- hanged there for committing an assault on a white woman. Good for Georgia. . ' Congressman Glenn of Idaho has patented a perpetual motion machine, which is said to be patterned after the hand that writes those messages to congress. ;.! . ;"... : It will be found that the greatest snag in the (way to traffic by river bears a sensationally close resem blance to Edward II.. Harriman.. .... Dialogues of the Day... By Wex Jones. : "Well, thank goodness, my Job's done for another year," said Santa Claus, with .a sigh of relief. . "Gee, and my busy time Just oomlng on," said the water wagon. . . ,, . : . . , "The new Rurltanlan ambassador Is a great man," said the foreigner. "What has he doner' asked the Wash- Ingtonlan. ' "Done! He's written the greatest book on The American fystem of Cen tripetai uovernment. ; tie's written a lot of other things as well, and his name Is known In every university In the world. Besides, he's a trained dip lomat, -f . "And how is be equipped to fulfill his duties In -Washington r , "Why. I've Just told you." "But you haven't saidxa word about playing tennis or potting grizcllea," said the Washlngtonlan. "Tour old mummy will be a dead one here." 'Tan!" growled the Teddy Bear, ' "Boo-hool" wept the Dolly. . .; "Margaret wont look at you any long er," sneered the Teddy Boar. "Boo-hool" cried the Doll, f Never mind, Dolly," said Jf Coah from the door of his ark. "Teddy Beer will be dead and thrown out when you're In Margaret's arms again. - His fur cost wont button and unbutton like your clothes." - - - ... i i And Bhem, Ham and Japheth Snd Mrs. Noah and - Mesdamaa Bhem, Ham and Japheth acknowledged the wisdom of tholr skipper's remarks. San Francisco's Bank Clearings... This has been the banner banking year of Ban Francisco, says the Journal of Progress. The bank clearings of San Francisco Increased during the ' first three quarters of 1S0I from - I1.S7. 000.S8S, tha total for nine months of 1905, to 1.39.8s7.77. a gain of 190, 187,880, or more than $7,000,000 a month on. the average, despite the fire,- In October the bank clearings amounted to I20.98S.7I, leading October In 1101 by the great sum of 140.000.000. , Letters, From the People" '.:.;': " Home and Foreign Markets. Stayton, Or, Jan! l.TQlhe Editor of The Journal The Salem Stateaman indorses on its editorial page an article from -the Norfolk (Nebraska) Nsws, stating that there is great advantage to the American people In a protective tariff, which enables an American cltl- sen to soil his products cheaper In foreign market than he sella the same articles at home. . When we consider that the producer takea his products out of the best market in the world (made so by a protective tariff) and pays all the necessary expenses of dray age, ; wharfage and freight, and of an agent to sell It, and than sells It abroad cheaper than he can to American eltl aens, the system seems surprising in deed. IX a 10-y ar-eld. boy could not see that the Statesman by that state ment is trying to humbug someone, would think the boy a fit subject for the lunatio asylum. 1 In conclusion, let me advise that all protected articles which can be sold us cheap or cheaper in a foreign market should be put on the free list. I know If coal oil, coal, -iron, steel and many other things were put on the free list so that we could have competition, there would be no lack 'of these articles in Uiehome market. ' " , , , . "T am fully -convinced if the gov ernment would put all protected prod ucts on which a trust, or combine has Men lormea on ine iree iisi inu mo government need not tight them any more. A" few "years" ago salt" -soldfor 11.60 per 100 pounds. It was pot on the free list for six months. It sold Id a short time for 7& cents per 100 pounds, and wheat went from 4 S cents to tt cents. " . SCRIBBLER. ) r. Complain of ths Water, i - J land. Jan."4.-To the EditoV ofl Portland. The Journal People . living north : of Russell street, on the east side, are denied the privilege or rights of using Bull Run water. We pay for It 11.60 a month but don t get it. - it seems we are charged and are raying for something we don't get Worse than that, we are getting what -we don t want. -' - ,. ' 1 here Is a large settlement north 'of Russell street that Is supplied with something pumped from a well in Lower Alblna.. The said well is red from what? Please give us the truth or facts In regard to this, so that we may be governed In drinking or using the water. We have no objections to pay ing the rates as charged, but give us what we are paying lor. or say II tt Is intended to give us Bull Run water, or acknowledge that this locality ts subjected to a great Injustice. - v W P.. MOORE. T What Is Keligion? f ; Portland, Jan. 4. To the. Editor of The Journal In talking .or writing upon the subject of religion, many seem to forget that religion means "belief In God.' which does not necessarily Imply Christianity. Uohammedlsm, spiritism, Christian science and over 1.00OQO oth ers are religions, but they do not acoept Christmas their savior. Christianity means "belief In Christ," so let us never use the ... term . "retting : religion" when speaking of the salvation of a soul, for aa some one has said, "Hell is full of people having religion.'' -.-' These religions cannot an do rigni. every person must admit, and I also believe that every reader will admit that it Is Important that we should be positive what Is right before we decld,-foTouri steniaraesUny" hafigs on our decision. .. We have all heard tha question asked. "Why are there so many religions?" and we have probably asked ourselves thf same Question. In the human heart exists a belief In Ood, and also a long ing for something. It hardly knows what. But there also exists in that heart what Is commonly called "sin." Therefore the question with that heart Is "How can I satisfy he-desire to worship God and also ' still - my con science and at the same tiro continue my sinful lifer A person In that posi tion generally tries to believe in some of these sugar-coated religions. . snd probably succeeds In quieting The still small ,volee." Some will see a. book with the word "Science" on the title page; then they read It and accept It without knowing wnat li means, ask them about the book and they will tell you It is scientific! Let us rid our minds of prejudice and resolve to our hearts thst cost what It will we shall know the -truth; then tne arords of ths Nasarene shall be fulfilled. Ye shall know ths trutn ana me irum sbsll make you free." ' What Is the true religion and now shall I know that It Is true? In an swering a question of this kind we must use our brains aa well as hearts for we want to understand as wsu ns believe. The system of religion wnien rirat lava Its claims on us In this civil ised land Is Christianity, ror unnor iia-j Influence we have been -urougni , up, anil naturally it presents Itself first to our -hearts and mind. Whv should the religion- or jesus Christ be more true than othersT" Is asked. Because It Is the religion thst If centuries of persecution and ridloula has not been able to allay, becauss It changes human lives and satisfies tha heart It is tne religion mr me. now about you T s PAUL ROOD. -. . Keep Up the Work. From the Eugene Register. ' There should be no cessation In the movement for an open river to Eugene. At the shippers ana proouoers- meet ing In Albany. January 10, delegates from this city should see thst tho movement Is Indorsed. Lane county's delegation in the legislature should se cure ths Dsssage of a Joint resolution memorialising congress to make an ap propriation for ths carrying sui or tne project. ' '- , - That Is a splendid Indorsement . Of the Guard's position on this question In The Sunday Journal. ; It , rings clear . and true.' - "Why have tUy waited so Jongr asks that paper, . . Nobodv knows, but there will be no more walttng. Unremitting Work and ceaseless vigilance must : be the pro gram until the Willamette valley is emancipated from, the grasp of railroad monopoly. ... --I ...:.. 1 .The Earth...,. JV V ' - By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. : The earth Is yours snd mine,' Our God's bequest; Thst testament divine 'f ' ! . I....: Who dare . contest T ..- j . Usurpers of ths earth,' We claim our, shsre; ' ' We are of royal birth " 5 , - Bewarel Beware! , ' Unloose the hand of greed , ' , . ' From God's fair land; .: We claim but what we need . ' Thatj ..we. demand. .. ,.v- T5IR.DSEYE VIEWS 0f TIMELY TOPICS SMALL CHANGE. On Its last six-months' quarter the council. a e ' . ,; ' Pay. walk, get an automobile, or stay at home.' .. -. - ' , - v . . . e e .(.'.' O, well, tt won't be-very, long now till spring. : e: e - : ., Consider Joe Gans and " then wonder why anybody can object to social equal ity, f x .. ,; ' ' ' ' 'i e ,'e ,(;. . ,' " '' !; - King. Leiipold thinks rulers of other countries have been rubber-necking too much. ' . -. 1 .. ,;x ' .' -a e.V ,- ..- :. ..' . Notwithstanding the ' law, tt can scarcely be expected that the mince pie label will tell the whole truth. If there la anything the people want at the hands of the council, the way to get It Is to ask for Just tha opposite. --.:....:..:-:,. V : e, e.. :; .' " The weather gods seem to have' be come tired of hearing about the proba bility of this region becoming drouthy. A Pennsylvania prophet says all the rivers are going to dry up. It would be appreciated if he would set the ex ample. . . " ' 1 1 ; ' - e -e - v , ' fA-Nobraaka man offered his wife as security for a loan, but the man with the cash considered ' this a good deal worse than no security at all. - In the opinion of Mr. Davey - Mr. Vawters In the gravy , While the thought of Mr. Vawter u that can't ha ought-ter. - A Pennsylvania man died after eating six pounds of beefsteak, and it wasn't embalmed either. But maybe he was presented with the bill for it. ' , -'.; . e '..,.. ; , 'Currency Is one thing, capital Is an other." says the Louisville Post, Tea. but if a man has plenty of currency be needn't worry much about capital. , ;;-: -e e ,. .... , A Mlchlrah man has sued for a di vorce because his wife has scolded blm for seven years; But some men have endured- their wives' , scolding a good deal longer than that. ' . - -- '-. ,. . : e . a ' . . . v ,' : - .; '. A colored man passed a civil service examination for a position In the post- office at Hattlesburg. Mississippi, but declined It In spite of the pretty femi nine name of the place, perhaps fear ing ne would Da stamped to death. Not many .hunters are In' the.'" woods now to be killed for deer, and nobody goes bestriding with the boat-rocking Idiot, but back east thin Ice can be found pretty' easily, and aU over the country the-unloeded guns' that children and fool a are allowed to monkey with are loaded. .. .... t , ' - - . . - . e r.: . A slid occurred at Dod son's and also at Dodson's store, a quarter of a mile apart, on the O. R. eV N.- Whv wasn't Dodson's store built at Dodson'st Since there was to be a Dodson's. that, peo ple wiU think, was the place for Dod son's store, or else Dodson's should have moved to Dodson's store. But perhaps uoason was bound to be located at tha place of both si Idea But let ,'er slide. ' By Milt ' Richardson. When wt survey conditions In our country; when we see combinations of capital known as trusts taking charge of our Industries and our transporta tion facilities, driving out of business all competing lines and forcing tha maases to pay tribute to them, we feel like paraphrasing the Immortal utter ances Vf Patrick Henry In the house of burgesses lu Virginia over a -century ago, which aroused , Into action the dormant power, of the people and shewed -them that the power to right wrong fay In themselves. " What was true of the power poesesssd by the masses then Is true today, and will be true for all time to come. - We are not weak If we make a proper use. or the. means placed within our reach by the founders-of this govern ment. In a government like ours, founded on the wise principle that' It derives Its power from the consent of the governed, the people - display a weakness when they complain of op pression from a few Individuals- com bined for the -purpose of enriching themselves at the expense of the many. Just as long as the many complain aa individuals against tha oppression of the trusts Just that long they will be robbed and oppressed by the trusts. . There Is a universal cry through oar state as well as through the nation for government aid In removing obstruc tions to navigation In our water courses and putting our highways In better condition, so that the products of labor can be more easily and quickly sent to .'' ".-,"''. Little 1907. . 3. U. Cradlebaugh In Salem New' Tear's ;' , Journal, - . ; . , r The baby came In last night On the wings of the western breese, From out of the Nowhere, far away. In the 'midst of the. Sundown sea a On hl breast he wore a crescent brooch Of sapphires and emeralds twenty. And on his back from a ribbon hung , - A golden "horn of plenty.? Mis little tunic wss edged about, . With lilies and springtime posies, And-on his baby brow he wore ' A wreath of but , half-blown, roses. '. And .these he brought from the far away, . . From ths lands where- the fairies1 - rally; A 'gtft the elves had sent themselves - To the fair Willamette vallfy. Sapphires tor v skies, and emeralds, sward; .-.: - A verdure never ending. The curling horn to show the wealth . Of her golden. harvest's sending Posies, the besuty of glade and glen, - v .And pool where the rlcver dallies, Roses, fragrant and red to crown . The beautiful . Queen of Valleys. Greatest Foe to Physical Beauty. ' ' If I were asked what was the greatest foe to beauty-In both man and woman, I would say, hot errors In diet, not lark of exercise, not overwork, not cor sets, not any one of these, but bad men tal bablla. If we observe closely the faces of the people we itaeet at random on the streets, at the theatre, or In the s-reat shops, We will observe tfaet nearly Remedy for 'Transportation Pro Diem- : : r r . m HanJs of the People .v OREGON SIDELIGHTS. North Bend will have a brewery. ,, .' e e . ' -'..; Streams higher la Tillamook county ' than since I80, : ' Salem Is beginning to put on Its bt- ,: en nlai session smile. ; . - , ' e . e A large number of homeseekers and ' Investors are In Douglas county, .. ..::.- " . . e- e , ; Klamath Falls Is In need of a large, -first-class hotel, says the Express. The: people of Mitchell mafle their preacher a holiday present of $41. OS. Several more lake launches will be built In Klamath Falls this winter. : : .. ' -. m - e - ' ; A Merrill man haa two yearling muls colts that weigh 1.1T0 and 10 pounds. f . , ' ' ""':"; '.. Canyonvllle voted to '- have a new school houae by a majority of 1 4T to 4(. . , 1 " - ;r e " ... t ' i '." . ' : '. All tha principal Oregon towns want Bryan to visit thanv but. moatoJ. theni will be disappointed. , - e . e ' - ' A bees' nest containing over 100 -pounds 'Of honey was found on top of a Merrill tankhouse, " , . ,.. , . , A Roseburg lawyer who was fined for ' refusing to get a license will take the case to- the supreme court. j --: vr ... jl.1... ;....e 'e i " f '" T";'VT : "Ther"1s no lack of rumors concern- " Ing prospective railroads nowadays, and about every one-la headed -fo Klamath,-- -says the Herald. . . .-- . . ' ... ,. . -..e -. e ' :, ,. - ; - The Baker Cltr.lemocrat urges that streets be paved this. year. That la what is needed, not only there, but la Salem. Eugene and other towns. Paving pays. ...vi. -v'-i.. .... The Klamath public library received f 127.4S as the result of a voting contest for the most popular glrlbetween (.and 11 years old, who proved to be Louisa, daughter of Judge Harry Benson. - '-r -. '.- ':"'": - - -t-'-r- f- OrW. Sleeper, ex-sheriff of Coos coun- ; ty, under indictment and In Jell for em besxlement, bored 31 holes around the lock and escaped. " He was not so much .. of a sleeper as. his custodians thought. v. " '7 -' ;- ".':::. --- ' The last day In 'lOOS made a record for the year In The Dalles, ss upon that day sn- honest. lawyer called jit the : Chronicle office for the purpose of a.l- vertlalng an umbrella which was lert in his office. .,,.' . , - " -..'''. V 1 '-''''. A Crook county men who went up -Into British Columbia after a better place In which to live ssyss 'Ths , country was misrepresented to me and If the Lord will forgive me for roving over It I will promise, never to -do -so , ' again, -. - ...., ............ The Springfield News la evidently not In love with the prohibition law, for it says that last- Juno Springfield ."could boast of being out of debt. and .having .a snug surplus. Now aha is over 1 1,7 Oe behind, with her Indebtedness fast accu mulatlng, and there Is nothing to do but -: sit with foldod hands and watch Iter go deeper and deeper la the hole," ., , markets. Are ths . people who are so loud In their demands willing to stand by the principles.. taught by the grange and demand or the government., not alone , the removal of obstructions to navigation, but that the government guarantee to shippers of produce the right to put aboard and have delivered at place of destination their merchan dise free from unususl and unnecessary Incumbrances? v 'v What Is the use of our government spending thousands! ttay.roUllons of dol lars deepening our harbors, cleaning out snags, dredging shoals, digging canals and making locks . around falls and rapids, if tt allows and upholds by law combines In owning and controlling the Shipping points on the streams T 7 We have sn experience of this sort In Yamhill county. . The government spent thousands of . dollars building locks around the rapids between Day ton and McMlnnvIlle. Those locks have been completed arid In working order for years, but the whistle of a steam boat Is -never heard at McMlnnvtlla Why? I have asked that question many times and of many people. Home tell me that the wharves tn Portland are all owned by a railroad monopoly and the steamers - have no place to land their cargo. Others tell me that the landings here are owned and controlled by a like - monopoly and there Is no place where a boat can receive load. Whether this Is so or not Is not for me to say, but I am sure there Is a "nigger" In the - fence somewhere. Wl.H the multitude that Is. crying for free rivers help to scare hvn out? -; - v 1 alt of. them, are characterised by the. iinra mnu-n, ine orawn nrows ana omer facial disfigurements which accompany had mental states, says Dr. Latson, In the Outing magaslne. v. -. - ' v" What do I 'mean by bad mental states , I mean anger, fear, worry; anxiety, Irri tablUty, regret, envy, Jealousy, lack jot trust In oneself snd In the Great Good sll these are bad" mental states; and all these destroy nearly, not only by Inter.' ferlng with the-action of the vital or gans, hut by directly ' disfiguring the ' expression of the faoe. ' , , i ' Unless the beauty seeking young wo man Is prepared tn deliberately cultivate ' good . nature, kindliness, calmness, cheerfulness even to hilarity unless She is prepared to. deliberately conquer all tendencies to the bed mental states ' above mentioned, there will be little or no results from her efforts to develop In ' herself that most divine gift of beauty. '., ' - i 1 , The Sayings of a Boss. Mr. Morarlty, the political boss tn Ar thur Goodrich's novel, "The Balance of rower.'j.ya a number of smart things. Here afe K few of them: . , ''But 'tis the chip on his shoulder that makes me mad. 'TIs always there and I always want to knock It off." "If ye want anything out of a new laid, successful politician, ye want to get after It quick. He'll give 'em the ' whole town now he's- so happy." "But polities Is like a horse race. How you look beforehand don't count so much aa the way you look down the stretch." ., -. "Oi think ye'll go fay farther per haps tbaa Ol think.", r--JJL - ' i
