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.THE JOURNAL
A!f INDKfKNDMNT K1WSPAPBB
O. B. MCKSON..
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BIG APPROPRIATIONS.
UNLESS THE GOVERNOR ve
toe several billa carrying big
appropriations,' the total ap-
propriations made by the leg'
isiajore, just ended will be larger by
about a million dollars thsn -those
of any previous legislature, and near
ly I twice what they were only four
yean ago. They "will total about
$3,500,000, or $1750,000 a year, which
it a good deal of money for a atate
of Oregon's population to spend.'' , -
Yet it must be conceded that in
nearly all cases the appropriations
were justified by the people's de
mands. '. Some exceptions may be
found, notably m the normal school
appropriations, : where some $60,000
might have been saved. " '
- The legislature appropriated $300,
000 for helping to free the Willam
'ett river at Oregon City; but if
this will induce the government to
pay the rest of the cost and buy the
locks or construct new ones, that is
- surely a. good investment, and in
the event mentioned another appro
priation for this purpose will not be
: necessary The sum possibly neces
sary under the" Johnson bill to aid in
building good roads is large, but if we
are ever going to get good roads and
everybody concedes their great value
they will cost a lot of money. There
is no, escape from that- Tht $100,-
000 for the Seattle exposition was, lin
der the circumstances, a' necessity. So
with most' of the appropriations, they
' are excusable if not unavoidable; and
some bills that were defeated, like
that for purchasing ground adjoining
the capital, had merit in them. Let
us be fair in our criticisms, and not
curse the legislature for extravagance
without recognizing the merit in and
pressure for the appropriation bills
passed..," .. '..'.':'
We think the legislature erred more
in not passing laws designed to raise
more revenue, especially H. B. 82, rec
ommended by the tax conynission,
'than in making the appropriations it
did. Seeing and forewarned that ap
propriations must of necessity be
very heavy, plans should have been
devised and carried out for increasing
the revenue , by higher taxation of
railroads, franchises, estates, etc.
taxes that would not have borne di-
- rectly upon the people." This was the
suggestion of The Journal at the
beginning of the session, for it fore
saw, as every one scanning the situ
ation must have done,' the unavoid-
ability of big appropriations. These
- 'could not well have been a great deal
leas, but the direct tax burden upon
the average taxpayer might have been
much lessened. , '
. ' The demand for the railroad com-
mission bill waa too strong to be
' resisted, but as to most other prop
ositions special interests succeeded
is getting in their work at the expense
of the people, as usual . ,-. ; ; V .
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL.
THOSE WHO work to make a
city beautiful arc really dping
more for it than those,-who
' are working to extend and en
large its commerce and increase its
manufactures Beauty cleanliness,
flowers, neat '. buildings '..instead- of
shacks, clean vacant grounds instead
of' rubbish-heaps, artistic forms and
' colors wherever convenient is not
merely the gratification of a senti
ment; it is a valuable asset '
It is said that under a superin
tendent' of public works who held
office for 20 years Paris spent $50,
000,000 to make a beautiful city. Its
fame as such became world-wide, and
now his work pays for itself every
year .,. ....'.'"-.. "'- . ,-.
When "Boss" Shepherd waa given
a free hand to make Washington a
beautiful,, city, a great, uproar arose
over his extravagance, and although
the federal government paid half the
expense property owners said "he
would bsnkrttpt thn- But he went
ahead, an in a few years tha value
vf their property had multiplied sev-r
rl times, and when, after an ab
secca cf ausne years,. "Cos", Step-,
herd returned, he was welcomed like
a conquering general by a vast con'
course that thronged the length of
Pennsylvania avenue.
Mud has its . place, but it ia
damage to a city street. Every weed
in a city' is a detriment and a dis
grace. Every rosebush or other
flowering plant makes not only for
civic beauty - but for municipal
wealth.'. A clean lot pi young grass
that supplants a conglomeration of
weeds and rubbish makes the city
richer as well at mora beautiful Th
man who tears down an old shack
and erects a . neat, artistic business
building or dwelling not only ad
vances his own welfare but that of
everybody in the city. ';,
I Get the proposed .parks, and 1m
P A. ...... trt. i.
prove mem. xnougn it costs a mu
lion, they will pay. It Is Important
to enlarge and improve the harbor
It is no less important to have am
ple, beautiful parks and bouhevarda.
Both attract people, money, busi
ness. tThey "build up", a city. "
-Suppose Portland was known
throughout the world in five years
at the most beautiful city in Amer
ica, aa well as one where the finest
scenery may be viewed; suppose it
had and deserved the ' reputation
around the f!o,be of being the cleanest
city, the one with most flowers and
neatest residences and grounds and
the finest parks, who shall estimate
how much that would be worth
The more beautiful 'a city is, the
happier and healthier its people are,
morally aa well as physically. Like
begets tike. People are fashioned
largely' by their environment' Ugli
ness, like vice of which it is a near
relative needa but to become fa
miliar through being often seen to
be not only endured but liked. Dirty
rubbish and. old tumble-down shacks
and filth, and" ugliness of all kinds
breed mental and moral as well as
1 hysical microbes, disease germs. '
Brighten up. Spruce up. Clean
up. Burn up. jriant. iJuiid. faint
Help make .the city beautiful. The
city as a municipality can do some
thing in this direction, but the larger
part must be done by individuals, each
as opportunity affords. " r ,
TREATMENT OF JURIES.'
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE says
1 that the treatment of Juries in
; that city "is a' public scandal
. , They sre herded together in
unsanitary quarters in forced compan
ionship ' with -possibly uncongenial
men, their letters are opened; they are
not allowed to attend to even import
ant, private,, business, and in two re
cent cases' have been kept in ignor
ance of deaths in their" own family
circles lest their attendance upon a
deathbed might be made the oppor
tunity for bribery.?
All this,; the : Tribune argues, is
wrong and unreasonable. The jury,
it says, is as much a part of the court
as the judge. The 12 men are chosen
with care, aa to their judgment, hon
esty and responsibility at least in
theory and "are quite aa likely to
be free from external Influence 'as
a judge who depends upon the favor
of politicians and prominent citizens
for his reelection. The juror is not a
candidate for reassignment to jury
service. " He has no reason to ingra
tiate himself with any set of men.
There is no reason to believe that
the average juror ia more predisposed
to crime than any other man. Yet in
thia country it is the custom to treat
him as if the only way to prevent his
being bribed is to lock . him up. Why
not lock. np the judge?",. v b , v..;
, There appears to us to be a' good
deal of reason ' for this criticism.
The way a juryman in an important
case is treated if an' assumption that
he is dishonest : or weak-minded.
When the rule of holding a. jury to
gether in seclusion was adopted there
were no such long and tedious trials
as frequently ' occur now. Why
should not jurors be as free as judges
to sttend to their important personal
affairs and spend' their nights at
home, .except when deliberating on a
verdict? .Having been chosen, with
great care and deliberation they
should be presumed to be both intel
ligent and honest though the meth
od of questioning talesmen is not
conducive to the selection of such
men. ' ''' ' ' ' ' ,' : '
CAPITALIZATION AND VALUE.
T fcSiirxiJMu Deiore Minnei
-- - . m at
1- ebta, legislative committee,
President StlcTcney of the Chi
cs go Great Western railroad
admitted that he sold at 50 cents on
the dollar stock and bonds whose par
value was $3,600,000, realizing $1,800,-
000, or only one half their face; and
he said that he believed that railroad
owners were entitled to all the inter
est and . dividends they could get
providing treasonable rates were
charged. But how can rates be "rea-
snnsble" if the stock and bond holders
require high interest and big dividends
on a double capitalization? And
who shall decide what is "reasonable?
This seems to be the main ques
tun now to be determined between
the railroads and the people what
arc reasonable rates, based not on the
capitalization but. on the cost, of the
railroads? Senator La Follette con
tends, and hia contention , is surely
"reasonable," that a reasonable rate
can be nothing else than auch a rate
aa will produce a fair income on the
investment
The rate bill passed last year by
congress empowers the . interstate
commerce commission te- prescribe
ana enforce a uniform system of ac
counting for common carriers, snd
this may prove to be the most vital
clause in the law.. Thia will prepare
the way for arriving at a basis upon
which msy be determined whether all
previous efforts to fix reasonable
rates have been vitiated by the ac
ceptance Of fraudulent and fictitious
representationa aa to capital in use,
investment cost '
This' congress will do nothing to
strengthen the law at thia point'ss La
Follette' desires," but intimations have
recently come from Washington that
the administration contemplates urg
ing hereafter the 'necessity for sup
plementing the publicity clause of the
law with provisions for a systematic
valuation of all railroad properties, as
demanded by the rejected La Follette
amendment - Not until such informa
tion can b obtained can rates be reg
ulated on an equitable baSia. i
DEPEW ON FOREST RESERVES.
0'
NE OF THE senators who
took part, in the debate on the
forest reserve question, and
upheld the government in its
policy and acts in creating forest re
serves, was Senator Depew. It ia not
impossible that' Depew might be right
on some particular proposition, and
disinterestedly speak' for the -people's
welfare, but . the presumption . is
strongly the other way. When auch
a senator as Depew speaks, a sus
picion at once arises that whatever
he advocates or defends is wrong, but
this is not. necessarily and absolutely
so, and the matter cannot be properly
decided on that test alone. - But what
Depew does not know about western
forest reserves would make a volum
inous document, while what he ctjtt
about the welfare of the west could
be expressed taa briefly as the new
dog law. - On the- subject of lobby
ing, or grafting, or legislating in
the interest of a railroad or a trust, he
might speak . with much knowledge
and intelligence and indeed as an ex
pert; but on the subject of forest re
serves we do. not think his advice
is valuable to the government, and
are quite aure that the people of the
west need none of it
THE PRESS-GAO BILL.
SUBSCRIBER asks, with refer
ence to the congressional pos
tal, commission's report, re
cently commented on by The
Journal: "When is it ljkely that ac
tion will take place? Is, there time
yet for both houses to take action on
this bill, and is it expected (hat this
congress will dispose of It? In esse
they do not, would the bill die a nat
ural death or would it-come up next
session"'';' .'.:'.-:-...'..
This is only a bill reported and
recommended by a special commis
sion, and has as yet no standing on
the calendar, so there isno likelihood
of its being even considered by either
house at this session. All bills die
with the expiration of a congress, so
this proposed bill would have to be
taken up -as an original proposition
by the next, congress, in which, how
ever, the report might be a live docu
ment Such a bill would necessarily
call put much debate, and we have no
fear that it will be passed without
much modification by the next or any
other congress unless the president
should happen to champion it with his
big stick, which is not impossible. "
r There is a possibility of the river
and harbor bill being talked to death
in the senste again; there are senstors
small and mean enough to do this;
but it is not probable.' If this bill
should be beaten the president ought
to call a special session of congress
immediately to pass one like it The
country demands river and harbor im
provements. .
We hear ' of a general raise of
freight, rates, and yet railroad men
claim and. can produce no. end of
figures to show that rates sre-steadily
declining. - Nobody but a railroad
expert can mak the two .alleged
facts harmonize. 1, - 1
This is the week when tbe. M. C.
A. and Y. W. C A. fund should make
a big gain. Portland cannot afford
to let this effort of these excellent so
cieties fail, a . ,i
' Uncle Sam is easily 1 robbed - in
many wys, but when somebody gets
away with actual cash out of one. of
his sub-treasuries, he is surprised and
sits up and takes notice. This ia an
unusual way of robbing him, and he
doesn't like it.
This is the governor's busy week
and he keeps his veto ax handy.
Smallest Scliool in
All the World
Almost at th mouth of tha Kl1
canal In the Battle tea la tha amalleat
school In the whola worldw govern
mant educational Institution which cost
far mora money than tha district ra
calvea In school taxes. Tha sovarnmant
built the school houae and suppllas a
raiment teacher. Tat thera ara only
two scholars, and It diit ba aoma time
baf or th class roll Increaaaa. . .
This raoord-braakinf school, owned by
usrmany, is on an Island. Buderoo.
where only on family resides. 'Martin
Paulsen la fisherman and farmer, and
lord of th lele. U In comfortable
circumstances and has a crowing family
of youngsters. Thra years ago youns
Martin, his oldest child, became . of
school. age. Paulsen found It Impoaslbl
to send th boy dally to th mainland.
Having- been advisedwhat to do,' b
maa application to have Budaroog or,
a ted a school district, showing his tax
receipts, and proving that for many
years a had paid school taxes for the
whol Island.
Th government replying to th appli
cation, said that under th law It waa
not obliged to supply a school for only
mala chlldran. and as Martin Paulsen,
Jr.. was ths only scholar, Suderoog must
wait In two years Katrlna Paulsen be
came of legal -school age, and again th
zatnar applied to th government, this
tlm demanding th establishment of a
school.
And so last year Germany sent bricks
and mortar and lumber and workmen
and built a small but regulation na
tional school house. Then a govern
ment teacher, Helnrlch Arp, was sent
frona Kiel. Ths two scholars war en
rolled and th smallest school In th
world began lta sessions.
Teacher Arp, who la 15 year of ag.
pined In th solltud of th Islet and
mad application for a billet elsewhere.
But governments mov slowly. It has
been six months sine Teacher Arp
asked to b moved. Now he haa
amended his patitioa by asking to re
main at Budaroog. in the summer thera
wer many excursions to th Islet from
th mainland, and th- teacher mat a
pretty frauleln at on of th picnlo
parties, who has consented to becom
Mrs. Arp and llv at Budaroog. For a
married teacher th government sup
plies quarters, so a dwelling la soon to
b erected near th tiny school. -. .
In a few years. If all goes wll, th
teacher may b teaching his own eh 11
dren, and Suderoog school will lose Its
record of th smallest . school in th
world. .
The Play "
For -an evening of refreshing enter
tainment go to thji Baker and see "Miss
Hobbs." It Is a delightful satire on
what a few yeara ago It was quit
popular to term "th naw woman." It
Is on of th bst plays ever written
by Jorom K. Jerome, who wrote noth
ing that Is not Interesting, and is pre
sented by th Baker stock company In
a wonderfully faultless fashion. There
wer big audiences at both afternoon
and evening pert qrmanoes at th Baker
ystrday. And there was no doubt
about their being pleased. , .
Th story 1 on of dellolous comedy.
Th central character Is, of course. Miss
Hobbs, a really attractive young lady,
who Is affile tad with a man-hating
mania, and organises a society for tha
purpos of teaching how It Is possible
to do without auch unnecessary era
tures. It Is th task of Miss Lillian
Lawrence to portray th character of
th advanced-thlnklrig woman. In . a
comedy part Miss Lawrence appears to
her beat advantage, and In th title role
of thia charming story she Is given a
batter opportunity to display ber talent
than In any performance in which ah
has recently appeared. - It Is difficult to
Imagin how th portrayal could b im
proved upon. .
To Mr-. Edgar Baum is given th
part of Wolff Klngsearl. who accepts a
wager to make love to Miss Hobbs. As
a - polished and bnlshed actor, th Ba
ker's leading man has few" equals In
stock companies and he certainly meets
all possibl requirements of th play,
Aa Perclval Klngsearl, Donald Bowles
Is exceptionally pleasing,, and Miss Ma
rtbel Seymour does a remarkably good
plec of acting as Mrs. KtngsaarL
Others of th Baker company who ap
pear In the piece are Mrs. Mlna Crollus
Oleason, Miss Ethel Grey .Terry; Mr.
James Gleason, Mr. Howard Russell
and Mr. William Oleason. Each gives
a wonderfully clear and vivid portrayal
of th Individual part that has bean as
signed to him.
Th play Is on requiring perfect act
ing and It presentation by the Baker
company is as nearly perfect as could be
offered. "Miss Hobbs" la te be the bill
at th Baker for the week.
' "The Fast Mail" at the Empire.
"The Fast MaH." always thrilling. Is
sensationally so aa presented at the
Empire. It began a' week's engage
ment at the Morrison street theatre
yesterday and played to packed 'houses
st both performances. It has been a
favorlt' with th publle for years, and
la regarded as th greatest of all rail
road drama. Th reallstlo scenic ef
fects hav been enlarged and greatly
Improved, and tha company that is pre
senting this play of Lincoln J. Carter's
is an unusually large and strong on.
On of th most realistic and highly
sensational scenes Is th explosion of a
steamboat , on th Mississippi river.
Among th other thrilling features are
th duel on th suspension bridge, -tha
flight of th fast mall, th bank rob
bery and happenings In th Italian quar
ter of Chicago.
"Th Faat Mall" has been seen re
peatedly In Portland, -but ha never
been seen more advantageously than at
thy Empire. Nor ha it thrilled an au
dience mart thoroughly thsn It did at
that theatre yesterday. During It en.
gageraent this week It Will likely prove
to be as great a drawtng-eard aa waa
ever offered at the Empire,-
. Tha Worst Is Coming.
From the Baltimore America n.
At a recent muslosl exposition In Ber
tin aa Invention for Increasing th reso
nance of th vole wa exhibited. It
consist of a Aim, which Is applied to
the rnpf of the mouth, and acts as a
sounding board. . It la intended Sor th
us of orators, officers and any one
wishing to incress th reach of tn
voice, aa wall aa musicians.
Has Funny Dream.
Prom the Indianapolis News.. .
How do Americans pronounce the
same of their country T The head mas
ter of a school in England says it la
nunurruokugh.'t .
Dinkclspiel Talks on
Chances - V
Meln XJeber Looey V haf recelfed
your letter from Pittsburg, und ve vaa
glat to hear dot" you vas smoky, but
vail. I-.- i '.
I nottoed vot you say In your letter,
Looey, dot yust py der merest chance
you happened to call on a customer mlt
der result dot you sold him a t'ouSand
dollars vorta of goots.
Much. Looey, much In ' dls'vorld do
v owe to chance to aggscldent
It, Is der ggacldntal meeting be
tween friends vlch causes vua of dem
to lend der udder fellow . two dollars.
nefer. Refer, nefer .to return.
It . la. chance dot brings a oouble of
t'lrsty friends Into .der rathskeller vea
ve haf snook in alon mlt only der
prle for vun in our cloth. '
Chang und tsgacldeut ruls der vorio
---mlt a leeui help now und den from
der Trusts.
Der cow glfs der milkman all of der
best dot is , in ber, but by chanc der
pump gets in his vsy, und , owing to
dot chans eat blu milk mlt our
porritch. ,
Dr . baker is making up a mine pi
und py chanc vun of his suspender
buttons leave him ' suttsnly und goes
ouid into der vorld to seek Its fortuns
in der bosom of dot pi. .
Pi chanc dot sliver of Dl cornea
laughingly to us In der busy laedl
bean ery und py chanc v press dot
button svlftly between our teeth.
Der slmpl cggscldent of der teeth
pressing dot button brings us to our
senses, und v throw dot pi at der vat-
ter ana vunc mor py dls lucky chance
v vaa. saved from der curses of dya-
pepsum. 1
A man dot 1 know anent slsht bitter
hours making up his mind to so horns
und order his vife's mother ouid of der
bouse.
Finally, mlt hla mind mad no und a
sandbag In each handle started for
hom ! -
Van but a block from his' bouse nv
chanc der- gas company hat removed
der cover from der street and quite
unvllllngly he fell In It. ' .
Dus der sggscldent of Fata Inter.
wened to safe for der lady a beautiful
hom, and It vas onlv shortly after
dls dot she laid asid bar brass knuckles
vlch hat alvaya been such a atraia on
dos taper Angers.
A man mlt a Important annsemant
rush down to der street corner und
py chanc der motorman sees him und
atop der ear but nly py chanc. .
I glf you mother ten dollars to buy a
bombaaln Talking gown und sh goes
to der compartment stor und py
chanc sh sees somedlns- inn
spenstv und It comes hom C. O. D
und I pay for It. but nefer by any chanc
do r se dot orichlnal ten dollar, i..
But VOt la dSr OSS tn art narann.l'
Looey, van py chanc your mother Is a
goot friend to us bothf ,
Toura mlt luff. .
D. D1NKELSPIKL.
perOEOROB V. HOBART.
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Letters From tke
Why Hs Stops His Paper.
uaeu i io 7 Mr Journal yon ask
m to ex plan my self for calling your
j" uny anvei you say you stand
for a square deal now I want to ask
yon Is tsklng th pepol and then ap
propratlng that momey to Improve th
harbor and rivers a aquar deal
I fall to in It, who urn then
wtr corses does th people "NO then
who gets the benlf It of this money
THH steamships company, does the
pepole get aney benlflt In aney way
NO their frslts are raised, the pop are
called upon th following year to repar
th work all ready done thia la where
the benlf it eome In Islnt It
now. I for one say let those that it
benlf lta by these Improvement pay Jor
them If you call taxing the pepol for
the benlflt of Railroad company and
Steam ships eompanys a square deal
I dont want a aquar deal I consider
it an Insult to . th taxpayers of this
stat there - fore I called your paper a
dirty sheet you stand for eooprstions
I stand for the taxpaer th peopl
" wppoiigr. no, wnen you
get In line not ba for, lok to your kind
for support not to me.
hoping this will be sufleent
I am a tax peer
I am a Rancheer . .
I am a Laborer
3. L. KELLET. Odall era.
I request you to stoo the Journal aa
i consider it a airty sheet
'..' ' Sammy. ' "
By Willlsm r. Kirk.
Two years old and going on thre, v
flqtiar and chubby and bold waa he.
Gladly he heard his mother say: -
Don i pot tier ma, child; go out and
Play!"
For trot on the street were other tots, '
Vaguely forming their baby plots.
And babies are better chums. Ood knows.
Than a sobbing woman who sews and
sews.
Out on th tnt. where trsffla swirled
Dummy areameo or a strange new world.
ror in-, street joined a Milton far
away - -
A hill that he meant to climb aome day.
But the street car man waa large and
j gruff, - -.,..' i v
And the teamster man had 'troubles
enough.
So they paid no heed to Sammy's shrill
'Tease, Mister, take me up the hill."
He anked a man In a touring ear, '
But th man was busy, as tourists are;
He asksd a coschman in livery trim,
But th coachman only glared at him;
He aaked a mounted policeman, too.
With shiny buttons and cost of blue.
The mounted policeman shook -his head
And over the pavement awlftly aped.
But Sammy waa brave and pleaded still:
"Fas, Mister, take me up the hlU."
One fine morning ths air was clear l
Bam my thought . that the. hill seemed
near;
And while he waa balling a truckman
grlnj
Hla baby feet proved false to htm.
And th people knew, as the car ground
. past, - .
Sammy had climbed the hill at last, ,
The Dictionary of Misinformation.
"WEX JONES, Lexicographer.
Cdait, noun Th rim ef a country;
devoted to bathing, drowning, flirting
and being bombarded
Coast, v. t. To hit an old gentleman
in ths slats with a slsd.
Furs Th only overcoats which cost
mar second thsn first handr
Ic- TrustA non-exlatent body which
gats real money from real poople.
Love A foolishness of th head and
th wl'dont of the hesrt.
KiitV The street cleaning department. '
Turtle Th only thing . that looks
nappy la tn soua.
Sometimes There Is
Right in Might
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Did it ever occur to you that once In
a while might could, b rightr
Did you vr atop to think that
great corporation might b misused and
abuaed by an Individual or a score of
individuals
Of ours th corporation ean stand.
the Injury far better than the Individual
whan the ease IS reversed. Whoa might
le wronged it ha mor force to re
bound and right Itself than weakness
nsa. ,
- Tat a principle of Justice baa been
outraged, all th same.
' Most of us are quick t take aides
with th "under .dog In th light" al
ways. Tst th under dog sometimes
begins th flxht and deserves to b's
downed. -
I -I bay een -small er Irritate and
rteater a big Newfoundland until ths
great giant turned upon th pigmy and
laid him howling In th dust. Then
dosen people rallied and beat th NSW'
foundland with canes and words, crying
shame upon the big dog who would hurt
a little one.
Thia la sentiment,, but It la not Jus
tice. -
' Almost every day 1 eee women and
children, aad sometimes men, running
In front of th cabl and trolley oars.
or leaping upon them while In motion,
at th risk of their Uvea.
A man undertook to leap on a Broad
way surfac car at th Sixth avenue
crossing th othsr day, and but for th
quick aid and strong arm' ef th con
ductor h would hav bn crushed be
tween th car and th elevated pillar.
Th conductor turned whit with fright.
and maybe anger, a h aald: "Xou
shouldn't try that very often.".
Of course, lr th man had been xinsa
hla family Would hav sued th rati'
way company and th nswspapsrs would
hav written editorials - on the criminal
carelessness of motonnsn and conduc
tors. I ' ' 1 1 -
I Know th men ara sometimes
careless and Indifferent te human safety
or life. But I must confess that I have
seen them more ' frequently sinned
against than sinning.
Small boys stand by the wayside and
wait until the car Is near enough to
touch . with an outstretched . hand, and
then dart In front ef It, flinging a shout
of daflanc in th fac of th Infuriated
motorman. .
That more children ar not killed or
maimed for llf by th streetcars In
thia city speaks highly for th skill and
ear of th man who conduct them.
I wlah a law would b passed making
It a 'Unable offense for -any person over
I rears to dart In front of a ear, or to
attempt to board or iav It whll tn
motion.
Haul a few of these little, reckless,
mischief-raving tots off to the station-
house, and thef will b a cessation of
thia sort of "sport" and a deer In
th list of accidents and fewer suits la
the courts against the "soulless corpo
rations." .
great many of the cases f this
kind brought Into court ar aa unjust.
doubtlesa, aa it would b lr you sued
Canada because your child undertook to
go over Niagara falls in a rowboat and
was drowned.
Whan w read that a smalt boy lost
a leg by bstng run over by th trolley
oar and that his parents have sued th
company for 110.000 damages, we In
Mtinctivel hon that thev will a-s tit
The eompany Is rich and th people
are poor, and. a crippled child la a tar
rlble affliction. Tat la my secret heart
I always feel a great throb of pity for
the man who la guiding that ear, and
whe very likely did his utmost to pre
vent th catastrophs which no human
akUl could hav averted. I fl this
because of what I see. day af tar day,
and again and again.
If I am a poor, tired servant girl,
crossing Fifth avenue, and If I rush
blindly, stupidly or purposely In front
of Mrs. Astor'a coach and am beaten
under th hoof of hr aplrlted steeds,
it does not follow that capital I trying
to crush labor, or wealth is showing It
Indifference to poverty.
To be sura, she altaJn Kit carriag
unharmed, and I am la the atreet
bruised and bleeding; but whoa fault
1 ItT Pity m for my atupldity and
subsequent misfortune, but do not an-
athematlse her or her class becaus of
It.
It I sometimes possibl to b rich
and right and poor aad wrong' In tbla
world. 4
Let Os try to mix a llttl sense and
Justice with our sympathise now' and
then.
Anto Slang of London.
From the London Express.
With th motor-omnibus there
haa
com a new "slang"' language. It haa
evolved from the brains and tempera
of drivers and oonductora.
" In the words of one of them ' to en
Express representative, motor J'slang"
haa "grown up with the trade.". Here
is a table of the new vocabulary; ,
Result; An inside passenger.
Monkey: -An outsld paaaangar.
Gumboil: A passenger who tskes up
th room of tw--" .
Pill: A passenger who goes the whole
distance from the starting place. '
. Cudger: A pansengar who stops th
vehicle when slighting.
Tipper: An omnibus inspector.
Spot? A private detective employed by
.the company.
Tlntack: A vehicle that keepa In front
and takes all available pa mens era.
I'p the Staircase: A vehicle that lags
behind another.-
Domino: A hold-up' In the trsfdo.
"That Is as far as ws have gone,"
said an. Intelligent conductor yeeterday.
"But It does not Indicate finality." The
other day, for Instance, I heard a 'man
on the other step" style a fare who In.
slated on knowing the farthest point to
which he could travel for hie twopence
a 'bluebeard.' That may catch on In
time. It la always a question of time
and adaptlblllty. .
"Every man haa 'slang, words" of tils
own, but they do not become claaalcal,
so t speak, until they have hammered
their way through th whol mass of
motor-omnibus employes."
February 25 in tfistory.
171 Frederick I. tf Prussia died. Bern
July n. Uat, - rrr
17f Joseph HaborahamT of Georgia be
came postmaster general ef the United
States. i , .
wn French defeated the Russian' at
battle of Peterswalde. ,
W4S King William IL, present ruler of
Wurtemburg, born.
IMS National banking . system ef
United States organised.
IMS Disraeli became- premier ef Eng.
land on the reslgnstlon ef tha Eart ot
Derby.- , ;, ,
lffis V. S. senate ntsaed nrssldsntlal
electors' bill, providing that no state
no state eould be disfranchised without
ths Joint approval ot both houses,
ixOToen. Da Fonsaca elected nraal.
dsnt of Brasil.
United Stat Steal rrfimitlM
Incorporated. ,
Small Change
None of 'en had te walk. .','
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Who wanta a pas anyway, ht
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Evidently Evelyn waa easily led.
, '' - ' v. s . , .'. - ... .L, ,,
Th 'governor refuses to reeognls th
hoi, , , ' : ,"V-'-
,,r .". i .'; : . -'.-' '' ' '
How .many ef. their, conscience sre
elearT . .
1 ' a
Now th lawyers will get busy oyer'
the new laws. . .
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Th people ar taxed to much for
higher education.
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What eould be expected of Evelyn,
with auch a mother? , :, ...
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It Is a good deal easier and saf er to
yelp for war than to fight v
1 e' "
' A Mle Lamb married, a' Mr. Clover.
She thinks hlra sweet enough to att
And then again, perhaps Washington
would b glad he died a good while
ago. ...', :. . . ... ,. 4
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Now ahoot th song birds; th legis
lature has authorised thslr extermination.-,
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Th Insurance ballot Inspectors get
tit a day. They can't ba xpetd t
hurry. ,u ,. v.; v.: ; ' '
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' So long a basketball games flourish,
why should anybody ear what a Us!,
latur didt
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v It Is doubtful If any' en of thorn
eould tall Juat,vhat was dons, tnuoh
less how and why. .-.".'? . v
'-".' -: '-.
-Kuropatkln'a book will b quit a
eurioslty tn one respect; he . admits
that tha Russians war licked. .
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- Th man with hop Is looking down
In th mouth; th man with ahp t
shear Is happy aa a lord,
it ... a S' ... .
Th poopta asked fer aa anti-pass
law and got a compulsory pass law,' but
may b th peopl don't ear. -
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.. If exaggerated ego" constitutes In
sanity, some of the legislators need no
pass; It's a short walk to th asylum. '
y . ' . '. '
If ther la snythtns els that Teddy'
want of this . congr h will hav " .
to glv his orders and awing th big- '
atlck soon. ,
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Th railroad - la - Oregon will not
b subjected to a t-ont far law, aa
those of som states will. o hav
somsthlng to b thankful for. ' , ', v
Think what a horrlbl ordeal It would
be If a Thaw Juror should die In tbS-'
course of a week or two, and all thra .
Thaw aluah hay to b waded through
again. ' , . "
Oregon Sidelights
Albany la to hav a nw flour ntUL
A Wallowa hen laid 101 eggs during
loot, .';.,.- . .. - V
A new sawmill win b . built near
Brownevlll.
y
A Rainier woman atoppad behind k
lumber pll on a dock to adjust her
skirt, fell In th river, and wa rescued
a fifth of a mile below, but ean giro no
partlculara. . ;.
The Merrill Record has failed to put
In an appearanc for ssveral weeka past.
owing to th sickness of th editor, a:
th fact that hla wife presented hi
With an hair a few day sine.
...
Roseburg Spokesman: It Is reported
that a number of new cars and engine
are to be her In a few weeka - Thus
th new railroad law and demurrage
charge ar having th desired affect. .
A Creawell man wa leading a' hora
and th rop. got twisted around hi
for finger on hi right hand, when th
bora suddenly pulled back and th fin
ger waa taken off at th .first Joint ss
If It bad been eut off with an ax.
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Th " Albany Democrat makes - th
guess that the sale to Harrtman means
the extension of tha Corvallla and East-
rn Into Crook county, to connect with
a road running, south and north, "not
east, and that tb Natron road will not
be extended. - ,
A Bhedd men fell from a bam Into a
chute or flume and striking a scantling
his Jaw wa broken tn three places. H
was shot 40 feat through th num snd
dashed sgalnst solid rock, but hi foot
bsll training, he think, enabled him t
protect himself from fatal Injuries.
Th following from the Cottar Oreve
Nugget Is a sample of the good advice
being given by. the atate press gener
ally: ''With the approach of spring.
'cleaning' up' le the oreer, ana ins ouy
authorltiee should compel every prop.
the debris left by tn lat ntgn watar, ji
fix their fences, sidewalks, ate." UfrX.
. a ' .Jill
Ther la no diminution In th activity
f th hora market, as ye the Corvalll
Times. On th eontrsry, th price or
all klnda of horses sppear te be stdlly.
on th ris. A team for which twd
months ago the outside price would be
40A now eells readily at sso. uoou
driving horse and drtl horses -in
fact, indifferent ones sell readily at
from )100 to )150 each. -"" '
Dayton Optimists Many ef the Isrgse
farms in thl section win B cut
this year and th land will begin to pay
a profit to th owner by being prop
erly farmed. Th reason, as ststed b
an owner of a large tract. s thst It
cost over IsoO to maintain the place last
year, whlle6thre were cleaning from
50 to loe per acre n smaii iarm.
'. Sir Robert Bond's Birthday. .'
Sir- Robert Bond, who has been Pre
mier and colonial secretary or isw.
foundUnd sine 1H00. was born February
, IMA. H 1 th descendant or an old
Dvonhlr family. , sir nooes-i was mu
tated for th -bar,, but entered pontic.
and distinguished himself In a vryW
. . . , II. . . . W . . r t Ik.. -
house of assembly In 4 end vcutly
councillor, with ths -"pitrtfolto of Solent
lal sscratary. lMS-r7. H ha been' a
all th Important committee for th
consideration of th French shore end
the Newfoundland flsherlee questions,
besides having ' negotiated the famous
pond-Blalne eonvsntlnn with ths Unit
ed States. He wss knighted In 1!N en
th oecasion of th visit of th Duk
snd Ditches of Cornwall and Tork ta
Newfoundland. .. .
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