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There is nothing little to the
really great in - spirits Dickeni.
RAILROADS WIN PARTIAL VI C-
; TORY.
WTHE HARRIMAN forces won
Iwbat they manifestly consider
a great victory in the house at
Salem r Monday, j' and while
balked in the senate yesterday ap
pear confident at this writing of
carrying their point as to the ap
pointment of the railroad commission
"by a board, and their election there-
' after. - - -
:,. For this result, rlnee a commission
- could not be defeated," the railroad
forces have striven and schemed, in
every possible . way, during -the ses-
aion.r Their organ in Portland has
to the extent pi its malign ability
seconded their efforts, and sought to
prevent any reformatory or regula
tive railroad legislation,; It chortles
with glee nowat Jhe.pQSjiMc,. defeat
of the people in the amendment of
the Chi pin bill, an. amendment cal
- culated. tor weaken,; it and render it
. . coniparatively worthless,- and" -it loads
"' with praises the leaders of . the rail
road forces in the legislature, who
have, used' partisanship - to defeat a
' very, important feature of a bill de
markled almost unanimously by the
people 'of Oregon. , ,. ' ' . j
If the bilL passes as amended in
the house by the votes of. some mem
bers who mysteriously changed their
,"' position 'at' the last moment, it'may"
accomplish some good, but oneeof
its best and most necessary features
will be lacking, and it will have been
cut out by the "railroad forces," led
. by "speaker Davey.. , , f
fj SHOWINO FAVORITISM.
IF THE Oregonian can ! get its
spite bill through the legislature
repealing the gas franchise, it de-
aire that no other perpetual fran
- cbise ibe repealed by- that body. A
perpetual franchise ' is a ; very bad
thing, in, its estimation, if it is held
by people against whom (he proprie
tors of the Oregonian have a personal
or business grudge, but is not bad
enough to be noticed if held by Mr.
Harriman or any other of the bust
ness friends' of the Oregonian. It is
argued that the gas franchise stands
on a different footing,' and that other
7 franchises can be repealed by the city
- council, but this is only a newspaper
opinion, and perhaps not an honest
; one at that
. r At any rate, it will do no harm for
Jhe legislature, if it repeals one per-
' petual franchise, to repeal the rest
also, lest it might turn out that the
courts should hold this to be neces-
aaryif jnotitself Sufficient These
companies should all be treated alike,
of course, and one not singled out
for persecution at the behest of the
Oregonian or anybody else, and the
. legislature is not likely, to allow it
self to be made, the vehicle of that
paper -pite-r- j -
There is, as .a matter of fact, very
little, complaint about the gas com
pany,' . and few people have any
grudge against it, . but a perpetual
franchise to any public service cor
poration is out of date and should
be repealed. But there should be
neithef favoritism nor spiteworlc
A STAR CHAMBER PRACTICE.
R' EPRESENTATIVE CRUM
PACKER'S bill to give people
I accused of. fraud in the use of
, ; the mails a chance to be beard
in their; defense, a "day in court,"
that has passed- the house and is
pending in the senate, seems to be
one entirely '- meritorious, and that
ought to pass , without objection, be
fore congress adjourns. Under the
present law and practice a depart -
mental "fraud order" pnts a man out I
. of business without "any "chance to
defend himself in a. court. It is an
ex parte proceeding, the result of
tecret investigation on the part ol
postoffice agents, who are not averse
v make a reputation, and while it
may be assumed that their reports
are usually well founded and corrext,
'life practice is a bad one,. and con
trary to the Democratic spirit of our
institutions.'' 'i ' ''''...,', ,
The trouble ia that . If mistake
has been made the injured party is
without a remedy. No appeal from
the decision of the postmaster gen
eral ia allowed. He combines in his
own person the' functions of judge,
jury and 'executioner, and when he
has spoken the rest is silence. One
who has been convicted of murder
and 'sentenced to death can appeal
from ofte'cOurt to another to an ex
tent which appears to be solely limi
ted by his financial resources and the
ingenuity of his counsel, but when a
mail exclusion order has been issued
there is nothing to do but submit.
This, says the Philadelphia In
qulrer, may tend to promote the
effectiveness wh ich Xh 6 "post mas te r
general exercises for the public good,
but such official absolutism is not
in harmony with enV inatjmfirtna, and
it jars .the AmexicafTsense of right
and wrong. An order , which means
the ruin of the interests to which it
applies ought to be reviewable under
conditions Carefully . framed to pre-
Terifthe"privilege-"bemg-abnaedr-nd
the passage of the pending bill, as
suming that It does not work the sus
pension of the order appealed from
pending . a final decision seems a
mert matter of justice." ; :
PORT ( OF COLUMBIA.
HERE IS some objection down
" in Columbfa arid more' particu
larly in Clatsop county to the
-Port of Columbia bill now be
fore a select committee consisting of
the members from those counties and
Multnomah. ; This bill " proposes in
effect to extend the Tort of Portland
to take in.,. Columbia and . Clatsop
counties, , so that they as , well . as
Multnomah shall contribute jo the
improvement nf tht-ChaaflcLgflhe
lower Columbia.' , :" v: :'v TZ'TZ:
The bill ia a reasonable one, and
ought to pass aa it waa drawn, for
these other counties have a large in
terest in a deep channel to the aea,
aa well as Multnomah. "But if it be
impossible thus to extend the terri
tory of the present Port, of Portland
and make it the Port of Columbia,
the necessary tax should nevertheless
be raised within the present territory
af the Port of Portland.
vMembers of the Multnomah dele
gation cannot afford to miss enacting
a measure for raising the necessary
revenue because of the 'objection and
obstruction of Clatsop and Colum
bia counties. If they. wTIKnot help,
as they should or. cannot be made
to help, then Portland must go on
with this work alone, as jt has done
heretofore, until the desired and nec
essary channel is secured. .
- This is a matter of such great, and
manifest importance that it must not
be neglected, nor any chances of fail
ure taken with respect to it To se
cure th,e commerce absolutely ' essen
tial, to the" life and growth of Port
land, the lower river channel must
be further deepened in spots and
maintained, and Portland, if not the
rest " of the tributary region, must
with the government's aid attend to
thil work. '. ' v ---f;' r, "-;
Get Clatsop's arid Columbia's' help
if possible Hhejr ought tcr help but
eep up the -necessary work anyway.
STATE 'APPROPRIATIONS FOR
1 OPEN RIVERS.
E
XPENDITURE by Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, in con
junction with the federal gov
ernment, , in opening up the
upper Columbia and Snakerivers,Js
becoming . a very, live question .; in
these three states Such action would
be unusual if not unprecedented and
some look upon the' project doubt
fully, on the theory that such work
is 'wholly the general government's
and fearing thatth more-thestates
spend the less the government will
spend. . ' ','' '
That this work properly belongs
to the general government 'and not
the states to do nobody disputes, but
the question is whether, recognizing
that fact, the states should not,.. in
their own .interest, aid the govern
ment, and so hasten the work to com
pletion, or to" such a point of im
provement as will open up the upper
rivers to navigation a portion of the
year and so afford river competition
to the upper country as soon as pos
sible. It is a growing -beKef-that
such appropriations would be a most
excellent investment, and ought to. be
made. '-
Nor is it likely that .the federal
government , will decrease its appro
priations if the states offer aid. On
the other hand the probability and
presumption are that such action on
the part of these states would.be a
strong inducement to . , congress to
make even more liberal appropria
tions, on the theory that States that
thus help themselves are deserving
of liberal federal aid. In this respect
the Columbia and Snake rivers are in
a different class from the Willamette,
which i-ntirely within one state and
has no commerce from Other States, v
. If . these appropriations should be
made it would be, well to place the
funds at the disposal of the govern
ment, rather than that the states
should separately carry on the. work.
Ihen the states will have no salaries
to pay, and will make no blunders.
Uncle Sam's work may be slow, but
it is sure, and his men" in charge of
such work know what they are abcit
The atate of Washington ia pretty
sure, to make a, liberal appropriation
for this purpose, and respecting it
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says:4
Cltlaena of tha auta. lrrcapaetlve of
locality, who ro Intareated In U) bp
butldlnr of thla ret eoramonweaUh
should applaud and approv the appro
priation measura for tha Improvement
of the Columbia and Snake-rlrera. Tha
Intel 11 rent opinion of wee tern Washing
ton certainly la in favor of auoh 'Im
provement. We real lie here, far bettar
than many ' of tha worthy aentlemen
who conatltuta tha mtmberahlp of tha
tes-lalatura from the "eaatern part of
he- atatv hmtm aaenied to Bo, m merit
of auch undertaklnge, and there la no
auch petty Jealousy hero of any Tat
and merltoroua publlo undertaking In
any other part of tha atate.
, In simple justice Oregon should
be credited with a large expenditure
already- ihader-partlytfof1 the-benefit
of Washington and Idaho.-- Not only
did Oregon build and will extend the
portage road above Celilo, but the
Port of .Portland, .has expended about
a million and a half on the lower
channel, work of direct, distinct bene
fit to eastern Washington and Idaho.
But Oregon cannot afford to be fini
cal about this. . .The important thing
is to get the rivers open, and if this
can be accomplished the money ex
pended in doing so will come back
many fold.
REPREHENSIBLE TACTICS
THE MOST insidious and repre
. hensibte means yet taken by
the railroad .interests, through
th eir Port lan djorgan Jod ef ea tl
a railroad regulation law," is that
which endeavors by . indifferently
masked suggestions to make it ap
pear that the Chapin bill is a. Port
land bill, and therefore to arouse or
justify opposition to it on the part
of members of the legislature from
other counties! than r Multnomah.
There is even yet in some parts of
the state sdme sediments of commer
cial antagonism to Portland, and the
railrOad organ has sought on several
occasions to stir these up into an in
strument 'of "hostility to the Chapin
bill. A few days ago this journalistic
enemy, of the people argued, infer-
entially, that without such - a law in
terior towns might et terminal rates
and . later it gives much space1 and
prominence to alleged hostility to the
bill aroused by requests' of lumber
manufacturera for its passage,
These are disreputable methods to
employ, to defeat the people's de
mand, but not more so than might
have been expected from their source.
The Chapin bill is not one in the in
terest of Portland any more than of
other parts of the 'State, and not as
much so as of portions of western
Oregon. , It is demanded by the peo
ple ; of the Willamette valley and
southern Oregon even more earnestly
than by Portland. And any public or
prominent . man . or newspaper that
seeks to create or foment hostility
between Portlandknd other sections
of the state for the purpose of defeat
ing a law. demanded by all sections
and in the interest of almost all the
people is a public enemy, traitor to
Uregfln.
Among the bills of merit that ap
propriate money is the one in aid of
carrying on the topographic and hy
lOgrihicaurYey-jftJieUtoJn
conjunction with the general govern
ment Only one-sixth of the surface
of -the state has been thus surveyed,
and it is of, much importance that
this work be more rapidly prosecuted.
The state has hitherto appropriated
only 5,000 Xyear" for" this work but
it is evident that a much larger
amount ' would be money well ex
pended, and would be of great benefit
to various classes of settlers and in
vestors. Some facts showing this,
published in The Journal Sunday, are
worthy of the attention of the mem
bers of the legislature. .
Though there is quite a period this
time of .year without prolonged
school vscations, the pupils get a few
days off on account of teachers' in
stitutes. Shouldn't there be a law
prohibiting school sessions more than
two weeks in succession, or requiring
a , week's vacation at. least every
month during the school yesr? '
'. i .
The government is going to pro
hibit papers that print objectionable
evidence in the Thaw trial from trans
mission in the mails.' But how does
a government officer know what is
too bad for circulation? Evidently in
the opinion of the president a press
censor is needed, but how is he going
to JeJimj te d! in h is, powers I :. . "' ;
The death of professor Thomas
Condon at Eugene, the . scene of
many years of useful labor, removes
one of Oregon's foremost educators,
and for -a long time the-foremost one
in bis special branch of knowledge.
geology. Professor Condon's repu
tation -as a well-informed, conscien
tious and helpful teacher, not only ia
the class room but in his writings,
is national, and his death will be re
gretfully noted in many places out
side the bounds of Oregon, where he
has long been respected and loved.
: The Journal is in receipt of a letter,
with literature enclosed, from "the
Massachusetts Association Opposed
to the Further Extension of Suffrage
to Women," but respectfully declines
to discuss . the subject at this time,
a . the people of Oregon, having
passed through three woman suffrage
campaigns, ought to be pretty well
advised on the subject, and prepared
to undergo another campaign which
is promised next year.- r1
The country is not, agreed on the
verdict that the Thaw jury should
render, but is . nearly unanimous in
hoping that some agreement will be
raehed."A retflalwouy be literally
"awful" ' ; ,
Great Britain'? New
Amlassaclor v
By lira. John A. Logan. ''
The appointment of tha Hon. Jamas
B rye a a aueeeasor to Blr Henry Mor
timer Liurand as amDaaaaaor rrom
Great Britain to tha United States dla-
poaea of the ailly goaalp that Blr Mor
timer waa recalled tnrougn ina inriu
anoa of a woman who objected to tha
democratic methoda of 81r Mortimer
nd his agreeablo family. - It Is far
more probable thatTlr Morttmer-TI-
alred a change for reasons -It waa his
(ratify a curious public t .
In tha selection of Hon. James Bryce
King Edward VII has manifested much
wisdom and demonstrated that the
United Statea la no longer considered
of aeaMMdary liupuilsnce. Mr.-Bryce
Is without a "peer tii England as a man
of masterful ability, aa an author and
diplomat. Ha has studied tha American
government, people and Institutions
mora assiduously perhaps than any of
our own statesman and political econo
mists. His "American Commonwealth."
of two volumes. Is considered the ablest
analysla and commentary over -written
on tha government of the United Statea
and Its institutions. His criticisms can
not ba considered aa being without
foundation and In tha light of avanta
occurring since they were written they
may ba pronounced to have been pro
phetic. : m m w
It will be Interesting to him to . be
here at thla particular time when there
Is a ' contest going . on between tha
executive and tha legislative branchea
of tha government. Ha has doubtless
watched with Intense Interest the- ex
posure of corruption In tha official life
of the agents of tha government and
private corporations, . as - wall as the
stupendous effort that has been put
forth for reformation along all lines
of publlo and private Interests.
In volume II In . many chapters ha
dlacusaas "Political Parties and Their
History." "Politicians." "Local Exten
sloa of Rings and Bosses. . "Spoils,
'"Corruption" and many other Questions
so fairly and truthfully that ons must
accord to him tha credit of being an
unprejudiced crltlo, though ona might
feel Inclined to take Issue as to tha
superior advantages of English methods
ever American.
From every standpoint England 1a to
ba congratulated on having so bril
liant a representative - to this country,
while tha United . States Is most fortu
nate In having a man of Mr. Bryce'a
caliber hare. There Is no possible
danger of misunderstandings or of Mr.
Bryce'a failure to comprehend and ap
preciate the changed conditions since
his visit to this country, mora than SO
years ft. to study Americsn sffalrs
and gather material for his great work,
"Tha American .. Commonwealth." He
will doubtleaa be Impreaaed with tha
fulfillment of his prophecy as to tha
destiny of tha American republic .
..
i On page I4S, volume I ef "Tha Amerl
can- Commonwealth," in speaking , of
tha house or representatives, he said
"I have spoken of tha din of the
house of representatives. - of Its air of
restlessness and confusion, contrasting
witn tha staid gravity or the aenate:
of the absence of dignity, both In Its
proceedings and In tha bearing and as
pect of Individual members. AU these
things notwithstanding, there Is some
thing Impressive about .It something
not unworthy or tha - eontinent for
which It legislates.
"This huge gray hall, filled with per
petual Clamor; this multitude of keen
and eager faces, this ceaseless coming
snd going or many leet, this Irreverent
public, watching from the galleries and
forcing-Its t war -nrr "to tha flobr," all
speak to tha beholder's mind of the
mighty democracy, destined In another
century to form ona half of civilised
mankind whose affairs are here de
bated. If tha men are not great, the
Interests and tha Issues are vast and
fateful. Here, as so often In America,
ona thinks rather of tha future than of
the present. Of what tremendous strug
gles may not this hall - become the
theatre In ages yet far distant, when
tha parliaments of Europe have shrunk
to lnslgnlScance."- . . -
Mr. Bryce will b most cordially re
ceived and will assuredly ba ready to
acknowledge tha marvelous advance
ment and achievements of civilisation
In American and In other lands by
American agencies. Ha wltl enhance
tha happy relatione existing between
England and the United States by his
comprehension of American Institu
tions and form of government He will
unquestionably be ready, as the repre
sentative of a great nation, to co
operate in every movement for tha
evangelisation and betterment of the
people of tne whole world. England la
so much Interested In tha movement
and congTraa for "universal peace" that
it goes witnout saying mat air. Bryce
will heartily loin In tha advocacy of
any effort which may ba made for the
consummation of tha plans of tha
world'a workera In that direction. En
thusiastic unity (St the two greatest
Engllah-epeaklng nations In tha efforts
that are .to ba put forth will assuredly
ba most potent In securing favorable
action by tha congress soon to- convene.
With all dus respect to his distin
guished predecessors. It Is not saying
too much to express tha belief that all
In alt the appointment "of Mi1. Bryee
Is especially felicitous.
A C6oa county man was offered $0
for a-, yearling mule. It pay to rais
mule there. .
.Letters rrom the
People -
Blue Laws in Harriaburg.
Harrlsburg. Or., Feb. 11. To tha Edl
tor of Tha Journal As Tha Journal is
recognised ss ona of tha leading news
papers of tha Paclflo northwest we be
lieve Ita intention la to give Its readera
only Items of news that conform to
reality.- TVe suppose .. It la sometimes
imposea upon. An article from this
place sppeared on February which U
misleading; It says tha Oood Cltlsens'
lnagna of thla place offered "the blue
law" of t Eugene: requesting that It be
adopted as a whole aa an ordinance for
thla olty; tha council took no action on
It whatever, and that Dart of tha coun
cil Bad made promises It had not kept
by passing an ordinance removing paint
rrom windows and stopping games on
Bunday, and that this had been indefi
nitely tabled and would possibly never
sea the light of day.
Tnt raots are and they are matter
Of record and In tba hands of our city
recorder this "blue law" was presented
as an amendment to an ordinance that
had Just passed Its second reading at
the meeting mentioned, requiring paint
to ba removed from windows and Pro
hibiting games on Sunday at soft drink
places. Tha council toox very quick; ac
tlon on the proposed amendment by In
definitely postponing tha same by a
vote In which every councilman voted
yea, aa all considered them "blue lawe
Indeed. -
Any other aotion taken by tha -coun
ell would have bean severely condemned
by all fair and liberal-minded voters of
tho city, among them our beat cltlsens
and heaviest taxpayers. ' Tha ordinance
rarerrod to has not been tabled, but ts
alive and taking Its legal or duo course
snd win coma up at tha regular meet
ing of tha council next month, either te
Docome . a law or ba rejected. '
Member of tha City Council of Har-
risourg, Oregon. , ,
-: - Doctor and Lawmaker.
Medford, Or, Feb. 11. To tha Editor
fof Tha Jcnmal Warmota-mctlon has
been taken by tha legislature to put
through a bill favoring osteopathy. We
ask why tha taxpayers should commis
sion our - representatives to indorss
osteopathy; mental suggestion, or hrt-
notlsnw Osteopathy -s another Tiama
for "massage," which tha medical pro
fession should ' know. . Maasajre is a
part of the ' discipline of tha trained
nurea. Tba trained nurao la an angel
of mercy In our hospitals and at tha
Deasias. do not-ror her -of an nart
of her profession. We are forced to ba
Hera, however, that tha lleeneed doctor
of tha weat coast states -are Inadequate
in soma way to hold up th reaul re-
men ts of the profession. Hence the os
teopathia law. .
Would it not ba better for tha medi
cal societies of thes state to atop
fighting tha reciprocity law and com
pel tha stat medical examining boards
to admit tho doctor from other states
to practlco by showing a license of ex
amination f rom lha stat he halls from?
There should bo no Jealousy between
doctor. Th eastern doctor has modern
experlenea and come to thxoaat with
his friends who settle In a new. coun
try. Thousands of eastern people are
coming and are bringing their children
and. tha old family physician with them.
Tha state medical examining board
should grant them a license to practice.
If an examination la - required, let It
catch all doctor. -
A. B. SWEET, M. IX '
Want High Steel Bridge.
Portland, Feb. It Td th Editor ef
Tb Journal There ia no -doubt In tha
minds of tha citliene of Portland that
In the near future a new ateet bridge
most tak the place of th narrow, low,
wooden ' ona across ths Willamette
liver. I would Ilka to suggest that It
la possible to build a very high bridge,
so that all river boats could pass uader
It, and that at all times and stage of
th river without th use of a draw.
Tha train on both aides of th river
could pass under th approaches to th
bridge and thereby remove all danger
from collisions - with . streetcar and
other vehicles. With a railroad brldg
somewhere near Elk rock, th Fourth
street railroad travel (south) would be
transferred to tho east side, thereby in
creasing business by trains and switch
ing, consequently a higher elevation
than the present ona ought to ba se
lected by County Commissioners Light
ner and Barnes and County Judge Web
ster. Tha location 4a to ba found either
on East Market. or East Mill street
starting tha approach ta tha bridge on
East Second street; on the west side of
tha river on Columbia street, or pos
sibly -front and Clay. No doubt auch
a move will have th approval of all
th people -in city and county.; This
proposal jnTUaln vestlgatlon.
A. VAN HOOMIBSEN.
C E. Borchgrevink'a Birthday. '
C. T. Borchgrovlnk, th Norwegian ex
plorer, was born In Chrlstlanla, Febru
ary IS, ISf 4, was graduated from tba
Royal College of Saxony. He emigrated
to Australia in isss, worked for soms
years 'as it -teacher in QveansIahd and
Now South Wale and also a a -sur
veyor. HI first voyags to th Antarc
tic seas wss mad on a whaler In 1S94.
On his return to Australia he organised
scientific and exploring expedition.
which succeeded In penetrating ths
frosen seas to a point nearer-the South
Pole than had ever been don beforeJ
in iuj tsorcngrevina waa sent by tha
National Geographic society of Wash
ington to Investigate the volcanlo con
ditions in tha Weat Indlea Mr. Borch
grsvlnk has lectured throughout Amer
ica and Euros and ha been awarded
high honor by th sclentlflo and geo
graphical aocletle of eeveral oounttie.
February 13 In History. , ,
1141 Catherine Howard beheaded In
th tower of London.
16SS The reign of William and Mary
began. '
1 804 Samuel Phelpa. eminent English
tragedian, born, died November I, 1178.
Iks iora Randolph cnnrchlll born.
18S1 Asrault on Fort Donelson. Tsn-
nasnee, began.
18f 8 First session of th New Bruns
wick legislature after confederation. '
18SS Richard Wagner, eminent com
poser, died, -
list Horn Rule blU introduced bv
Mr. Gladstone. .-
1901 Oenrral Waylar proclaimed mar
tial law In Madrid. .
Wagea Low, Hours Long. ,
Th hour of ' labor in Belgium ar
very long. Th laborer begin work at
I a. m. and eeaaes work at T p. m.,
with the usual breaks for jneals. . lie
is paid on an average of T to t cents
a hour for 10 houra, and 21 per cent
more for two additional hours, making
his dally wags 84 rents to 11.08 for 13
hour. Numerous factories hav been
established ther by British firms,
owing to th very low rat at which
labor can be secured, ..' ..-,
Latest News From
Raltityille
(Reported by A. Bennett In The Dalles
Optimist) -
Have I been down to Sallem aglnT
Sura I have, and I had a bully good
time, you can batcher Ufa on that
took a bigger stock of persorlptlons than
usual, and while they lasted I was tha
popularest man In ths Lobby. . Speekln
of the Lobby reminds m that , them
normal skool .feller Is th dryest lot
of fellers I ower seed. They can drink
mora perscrtptlona than enny ekwat
number of Lobblers what Is, and never
bat a eye. no matter how strong tha per
sorlptlons ia concocted. I had soma that
would eat tha heda off. of tenpennle
nalea, but them normal skool fellers
could put a haf dosxen of them under
their westcotes and nsvver flinch.
maid - them . feller think I was with
them on th normal kwestton, and
maid am beleava I wanted to git a nor
maLaknnl for Rabbi tvUle. aad whan I
aaen the Idear took. ' I just wont to
boostln. , and now It looks like ona of
two things will happen, either we win
put a normal 1n every . town, or else
wa will kin off all of am aa at pres
ent located and have on Orate Normal
Skool at Rabbltvlll,, tha only ona In
the estate!
a---- e
Whan I got th machinery all graeaad
and oiled up along them linea l went, to
have my Interview with tha governor
a par aggreoment maid last weak, and
now give it verbattlm Inaxpenso, aa
lawyer Cotton wood say. I went up to
th governor office and found the room
full of fellers, abowt 40 or fifty of em.
and most alt of am boostln for normal.
Whsn tha governor seed me, he sed to
them feller, sed he, now I will ax
cusa all of you gents, for I hv an ap
pointment with thla young feller rrom
Rabbltvlllo to give him an Interview on
Orat Publlo Kwestlona, and you fellers
had batter hlka down to tha baaement
for about a hour or two. Whan they
had pulled their fret th governor said
tnara teller raaa roe urea, out i cant
verry wall lull ara, but X-wlsht-I eood
I sed to him I bin tryln to kill am for
you, for I brung down soma peracrlp-
tlon that 1 warranted to kill at too
yard, but they swaller em down end
look pleasant over em. Tea, ad tha
Gov., them, ehapa Is immugn aglnst on
nythlng but 1 kind of pi sen, and that
kind alnt bin dlsklwored a to now.
Now on thta great kwestion of Normal
Skool a, say th Gov., I' hav spent
wakeful nits and sleepless day, and I
hav finally resolved th kwestion down
to this; that th atat neada on Great
Normal Skool and that skool ohood be
at Rabbltvllla, and now and heaseforth
be agoing to band all my enerjtee to
that one pint On Grata Normal Skool
at Rahbltvtlle, and kill 1 tea outer a
aea a a nernn.-. . . , .
Well Sir you eood have Just nocked
m down with a f ether, but I snok
Into a corner took a yopener or a,
and than I sed to htm-, this goes to show
how grata mlnda runnln tha same chan
nel la, and I grabbed hi hand and fell
onto hi neck and sad George (I eood
afford -to- b confidential)- George sed
you hav th levveleat had and th
biggest hart, and th most nerve of
nny man )n th stat of Oregon, and If
we i pull together we can make that
feller Tou Wren look like a nine spot
of trumps In a galm of T-up, too low
for high, too high, tor low, and not worth
a dara for gal ml And then wa fell on
each other' bu scums and wseped sev
eral grata weep for vary Joy. Than I
com horn' for a few more bottle of
perscrtptlona, and will tak down, a few
with hair onto em and If them feller
drink cm and Uv I will 111 my bottlee
Ith Nltrlo Aocld and resolve a few
wlr nalea into It and try that onto era.
J guess mebbe we wont git no county
seet for Rabbltvlll thla winter, for
them Hood River feller cant git th
new county I am a freed. But I will not
cry about It and Rabbltvlll will not
cry. All of th weep win b hard from
th Hood River fellera But wa will ba
good to . am heeraf ter. Wa will give
them aom offices from now on. and
that will heel their soars. Jest a few
offices skattersd around amongst em
will dedden th county set fit a ded
as a mackerel and dodder than that I
ges w will glv them th aenator. for
Mr. -Whealdon dont want It no more.
and we can give em both-of th 1 ren
resentatlves, for they don't count for
much, and noboddy up thlsara weigh
wants them Jobs. And they ean have
th sheriff, and oounty clerk, likewise
th skool superlntender, and th sur
veyor, and also tha county Judge, and
the both commissioners, and The Dalles
will tak what left Mebbe that will
kill th county divide fit, unless there
Is - moar office wloh ha bean over
looked. - And th Hood River papers can
do th county advertising and county
printing 1. If ennythlng 1 overlooked,
they ean have that also, and Th Calls
and Dufur and Bmock and Mosler and
th Lock and Wamlo and ' Rabbltvlll
will tak what 1 left. . ,
Thar Was doing at th hotel Bunco
th yother nit, th nit of the deep
now. Th thamomraater waa down al
most to Nero, and atlll falling, when
tba Bunco house chlmbley ketchad afire,
and It wa abowt 8 p. m. o'clock In th
early morning, and all sleeping peaceful
Than th allarum wa glv, and It rung
out on th still air ilk a cry of a lost
solel And then the Bunco guestsbegan
to fall out of tha winders, and clime
onto tha rufa, and slide down tba post
and kllng t tha cornlshes, and all tba
time yelling something awfuL And not
on oi m remembered to put on their
olothea, except Mlsse Bunco had on a
face maak for her oomplectlon, and old
man Bunco wore a par of garter wlch
he forgot to took off th nit previous!
And tber wa no flrel It wa a fain
allarmom feller stoppln up th chimb-
bley for a goakl Hence w draw a vale
over th subsequent perceedlngs. And
a few vale d rawed over th ntlr
acn wodent hav bin Amissl
.. A. Very Old Order. : ,
The removal of the British war office
from Pall Mall to Whitehall ha led.
according to th Aldershot New, to a
curious occurrence at North Camp. Aa
officer In command of a battalion quar
tered In Marlborough Line was amased
on morning -. to . find on hi . parade
ground a , traction engln and eeveral
truck of stonss and graveL - Th ma
terial was deposited on th ground, and
In due coura th .engln and trucks
returned with further loads. ' Going to
hesdquarters for an explanation of th
delivery, th commanding officer waa
Informed that . th instructions had
com from th war office. Not satis
fled with this explanation, he caused
further Inqulrle to be made, with the
result that th original requisition for
th material wa produced, and It was
found to b dated 1S541 In moving
out of th old office In Pall Mall a
Clark had coma across th requisition
In a long-forgotten pigeon-hole, and
seeing it --wss for 109 tons of red ma
terial for th laying out of roads, had
th order executed, with th result thst
th material was dumped lnthe only
available spot ia North Camp.
Small Change
Now will w hav an Oragon Heirlnt
Tomorrow 1 Valentine' day. Don't
get mad. ,
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Harriman won a big victory at Salem
yesterday by a close shava,
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1 Perhaps no two oounellmen ar agreed
on the mayoralty question.
It look Ilk It wa nearly tlm to
if that lawnmower la In order.
e ;
8peaker Davey Is angry at Th Jour
nat Ths truth hurts sometimes. ,
The prent mayor is probably ' 6
posed to any Devlin la that of floe.. .
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Party and people ar two master
whose Interest frequently, conflict
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The steel trust earned HIT ana ana
past year. If loves the sacred tariff.
Oh. wlL xtortlont nrlne faJ
nugmy poor xust ar not quit so bad as
no fust , .,.,..
And th country drag' alon- soma.
how even during Tom Lawaon'a inn
If "gall war th " onlv Moni.tfa
Councilman Shepherd - would i hav - a
walkover, -. . ..- I
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Emperor William now think ha la
nearly as great a politician aa President'
Roosevelt . .. .
Th beauty f th unwritten law la
it adaptability to th caa of almost
any murderer. - .
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Probably Harry Thaw I another aaa
of those chap who hav a poor opinion
of their mothera-ln-law.
".-.' ' -.!'. ,'.,'-' v ' -It
costs ths polloy-holdar lifts a dav
to eount th ballots. Henc th eount
must prood vary alowly. -h .
A 'scientist - ay many Insane man
ar In business, and business man know
tnat lots of scientists ar erssy. - - ,
Colorado Jury ' wa eomneaod of
leven men and on woman, and th
wonder la that ah didn't naeg It --c
Republican leader, if not candidates
thsmaelvea. mostly prefer Fairbanks,
but there's that pesky Bryan to run
against ttira. -. ; -. :-
Th government pay th xnna ef
food examinations, but th "par food
manufacturers .have. rtalsad th prioo
Just tha aam.
:w (-.. a -a v
Bryan and Bvr!dg ar ta chew fha
political rag for a year In a masasln.
and then every bo ry will vot Just th
ame as they war going to. V ' . "
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It I nearly tlm for Steven to ha of
fered a better Job and resign. Perhaps
ths canal will- have to wait two year;
when Roosevelt will b fre to build it
hlmaalf. : --
It 1 reported that a lot of lalanda
hav been added by convulsions of na
ture to th Philippines, which waa no
favor to Unci Sam; he'd rather hav
lost a few hundred of them. yi!
Oregon Sidelights
Baker City seem sur of a flour mill.
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Now fruitgrowers ar preparing te)
spray. -,- .- -
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Springfield' main street 'wtn mmS.
ably b paved,
Alslks clovr doe well on Linn
ty whit land. ' 5 ;
Beat Oregon annlea ara aalii M..
II a dosea ia New York.
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Baker City 1 th outfltMnsF ctaint
th Bnak liver OOPVer rrion .X. ' -
Th poatofflo receipt ef.Bandon In.
creased per cent Jsst yar, . .
Th anew waa a treat Ma..n.
wheatgrowers in eastern Oregon. ,
A larg bald eaaie waa aurht ii.
a lasso by a Malheur oounty young rata.
Th two woman teachers . of Kaa-tai ' -
Point quarreled, and both war die
charged. . - y-,,.
if ...... TV-'" V--' r ;-i...-v-.V. , ...
Many Baker City henroosts are halna-
robbed, and gbuckshot -Objection - I
threatened. . ,
Alsea peopt hav taxed tlmimala
13.000 and will rais $1,000 hy SAibsorlp-
tlon to build roads.
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A Philomath man ha a ealt a mmitin
old that weighs 1,010 pounds. Ita moth
rwsigns..nariy..-t,soo- -r-
Whll shaving atakss a Mvrtl CreeV i
man accidentally cut th and off mm
of th fingers of his llttl daughter.
Same old story.' A man near Madras
was mown to kingdom com by is
mlt he was thawing. That would not
hav been ao bad, ,. but hi wife waa
nearly killed, too.
Philomath Review; RnrinVt'tna m
far off, (for wild flowers and aarlv
hrubbery .ar budding, and occasionally
. precocious llttl flower la imk nnA.
ding serenely amidst the battling else
menta -
The Irrlgon Irrigator had
pages last week, having s-ona ta ores.
it says, on account of th blockade,
without any "insldes.' without, an
'dope" ads, all horn print and will in
th near future out th "dope" sheet '
out altogether, ' .
Ther ia a larg demand from mlddl
wet atates for Oregon Chinese pheas
ants, and Gam Warden Bakar, thinks
mat quite an industry mlaht ba '!. "
oped In thla atat If parties would rata ,
them. Thsy sell for 17.80 er pair, and '
In larg lota they readily command Is.
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Where, ask a Tillamook ranr. . ia
thr another ohees factory In th stat
inai mwrra ,M,1JI) pound Of milk I
for 10, turried out a ton of cheese par
u uuim, mi summer months, and -for
th 81 cow which euppllsd milk-
to this factory, gar an average of
$6(.7S per cow , . . ,
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An Athna man weht bp on th moun- '
tsln aid lat week to look after hi
crop of potato. Ther I a larg acre
age of mountain potstoes In th fields
this year. Thl I said not to b un
usual. Potatoes left In th ground corns '
out In firm snd prima condition when,
dug in the spring. '