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Mm Editorial Page of The Journal i THE JOURNAL c a JACKSOM.. .reiutr FablMM iwf eveala eiept . . mt fteaoar swralas. ' Tbe Joeraal " 1 le. gift aaa I.malU etreai. Portlaaa, ur. - - .. th MMteftaA at Partlaa. Or.. traaaailaakia tfciaoak tbe walla aa seosA-laee TnLEPHONB MAIM TITS. ' AS irtanta laerbed f ttaU saabsr. TWO ska onerata IM sapartaMai Jim wan. bBvi.iu i niiaHTtBIU rt DlPBVIIIlTl TT V S VrrakaA-BeaJaaila Special aartllii : IM Kian HMt, New Verk Trlbaae U. la. Ifctoso. . - Sekecrlptlea TersMky suU ta ear sAares Cm year... .siao I om Mtk UNO A I . Dm reer.........tl.M I On Mtk. JB OAILT AND ICMDAI Om fitf ST.SS Oae Mtk. I A JOURNAL ewoi cntcnxATiox , eSaraary, 1ST, 20,372 vauy . . OOKTAEATITS KATZXXH. rakmrr, lT. aafly ever !!? raraair. UN, AaUr Ararat .SMS warn la tke yea (sally avengs)... . Tee Jearaal la tka aalf Hj papar In Parties that fives .ctrnlatloe facte and flcaree to tbe pa bile, folly asd freely la abort, Biakaa Its raearoe aa cees keok. Bark C every Joaraal clrealaUea etatemeat la abeaoaat aaailarlnf pnot. apes ta ararT aavertleer wba aeelree ta smss aar aaaal taasntsatlee, pwaareoai reports, car rier reate atraata. etrralattoa raeorda, papar fell, aapraaa aa eoetnrflee receipts, eea UM auk raealpta (or drealatios, Ua kaal evtoeare af all. Oa tap at thla Tha Jaaraa! la eatlUe ta Bewails AaMrteaa Newspaper Dtractorr'e pirulM alar, taee naorins taa roll salivary at tie goads ta tbe so- - THE NEWSPAPER REPORTER. fyvHERB passed 'away 'the other ' I day In Philadelphia a man ' X '' said to be the oldest reporter '.In the' country.' He was 81 ' years old, and he had' seen 65 years of actlre service as a newspaper re porter, He bed never risen to be ' come editor or proprietor, but bad remained to the end, when over fourscore years', what be was. when the tyro and kid of the Mice, away back In 1?4 2, before most men ac tive In newspaper work were bom. . Yet, it mast not be assumed that his . life was a failure. That be did not , rise to a higher station may have been dne to natural limitations, not to faults; that , he was still a Ve l porter when he tottered and fainted 1 and fell Is a testimonial to his worth. whal won'dersT this manT"saw7 ; beard." wrote? of t was In some sense . . a part of." What V transformation of Industrial and. social conditions and llfeJie witnessed, and in minute . portions helped, perhaps unconscious of the change, to narrate and por tray. What a vast kaleidoscope of events of every Imaginable shape, size, . color- and j equality, of j impor tance, bis. work, would, make.,., rf ij ' The world at large hears little of . , the ordinary reporter, but be Is the ' backbone of modern Journalism. He Is ambassador . at large to all the ? : powers that be., He . is paid no princely salary, but bis duties are both onerous and responsible. . . He must be trusted by all with whom i he comes In business' contact, and ;-. be knows that this trust must not i be betrayed. He ' 'ta p at raid f no one, however great or bigh.' and Is i' the cheerful confidant of tha low ;' llest. "He mast submit with dissem- '' blance to the patronage . of his ln TJ f erlori,"and Teagerly" acquire stores . i of knowledge .from every possible .' j source without betraying ignorance, i' He ma at one time resort to flat ; i: tery and at another, to pressure upon . a guilty conscience, but never for a base purpose. ' If be Is sometimes Jesaltical. be has the reason of the y order for his ' excuse. He ' does " within the limits of his doty many a person valuable favors, and is ex- j pected to feel himself honored : if v handed a cigar. ; ; The actual work of the reporter ;. Is a dally marvel. He gets a mul m titude of facts, often from reluctant ' "?'. sources,' and whips them in lncred ", fbly brief time Into a true, salient ' story. ' He mast be careful of his facts and bis English, must tarn in bis copy, on time, even If the event " has scarcely finished happening, and most pound out the tale at the rate ' V of 1.000 words an hour in the clat 't tering bedlam of a dally newspaper r shop. He must agonise tor both de , tails and accuracy. . He Is the live t' wire of the day's news and the truth of all reports and rumors. On him tens of thousands of people depend .' to know what has hsppened through ; the day or over night He Is read and depended npon by millions who never bestow a thought npon him, , many of whom Imagine that the ed ' '. ltor-ln-chlef finds put Hind writes . everytblnf la the newspaper. ... ;. The reporter who has lived up to the constsntly rlslnsj standards of thla profession for 5 years Is worthy of something more than a two-line mention of bis demise. The amount of work that man has done is some thing awesome to contemplate. Who else did so great and important a work? Does be not belong In! that category of. men whom Bmnetalre rated above all others those who strive faithfully and falling short of apparently great achievement have none of the gross Impudence of suc cess T k r ' - ' A yon sit round your poet-dinner firesides and " read the . multifold stories of the world's activities for the day fresh from the press, take at least a momentary thought of the army of live, rustling, game, true blue men who in every clime and un der every conceivable circumstance of difficulty prepare and put in shape your evening news repast. . . ... THE TRIAl73f NOW, UOtnvit, assume iui j. a (which stands tor John Smith) was born In a bed headed north, ana aiso in me dark of the moon; that he was unt usually worrisome when cutting teeth, and tumbled over a great many times when learning to walk; that he was caught In several fibs when he had played hookey and licked every new boy in school that, didn't lick him;; that at the age of 16 he fell in love with a freckled, red-headed girl older, than himself and dreamed of eloping with . her; that . he had mumps, measles, whooping cough and spring fever; that as soon as he oould raise a mustache he squan dered most of bis spending money baying Ice-cream and bonbons for girls who sniggered at him behind his back"; that after falllnjjniqve. with 17 different ones be married his aunt's hired girl, who in seven years presented him with five young 3's; that he bad a sister who was cross-eyed, an aunt who taught a country school for i ( years, an an cle who was twice divorced, a cousin who served a term In the legislature, and a grandmother who was born In New Jersey; that at SO he had corns and a notion to move to Cracker box Corners and go Into the real estate -business; that" and so on for about 17 columns "was -J.--8v sane or insane when he set his bull terrier on Mrs. Jones' veal calf?" : And nine wise experts say, "In sane beyond a doubt." And the other nine say, "Sane as anybody." f The court: "Gentlemen, it you believe tbe experts for the prosecu tion "yon will find tbe defendant guilty; If you believe the experts tor the deTehse-TOttwilr- nd-hlm-iit milt on- the- ground - of J Insanity. But.. If, like myself, you don't Re lieve any of them 70a will do as you please.". . . ..' .'. .' : MR. RUEP ASTONISHED. fipR. ABRAHAM RtTEP is evl- M dently -a sadjy disappointed man. "'From no one' of the : docen or so courts and Judges (hat be has appealed to could he get what he wanted, except In one in- tance, that of Judge Hebbard, and according to report this Judge at the time was not In a condition to allow such little things as laws and con stitutions and criminality to stand between friends. But no other Judge would pay any attention to . Heb bard's proceedings. Ruef'i attor neys rnshed'around from tme court to another, state and federal, with writs and motions and notices an,d appeals and affidavits and habeas corpus papers and to his astonish ment they were" all turned down as fast as presented, and Ruet was in effect , told to go back Into Judge Dunne's court where he belonged and be tried. After succeeding in delaying proceedings tor months, to have the matter thns brought to a climax all at once, and when as be supposed he had red-tape material enough for years yet, is something Mr. Ruet, as a lawyer of resources, cannot understand. ' He Is evidently being persecuted,' Is being railroaded along toward tbe penitentiary, and Justice, bound and gagged, hangs her shapely head and metaphorically weeps. Mr. Ruef regrets that he ever became a member of tbe legal profession or had friendly relations ith courts. The profession has availed him not In bis emergency, and the courts In which, as an al leged offender of much astuteness, he depended as temples of refuge have transformed themselves into prison anterooms. Mr. Ruef has been be guiled, betrayed, outraged and as tounded. Of course a trial is only a beginning, but that even this be ginning could not have been delayed for some years yet Is too hard a prob lem even for his astute legal mind. Only a general conspiracy among the profession and the courts can account for It. Mr. Ruef Is a ter ribly disappointed man.' The top of the morning to ye all, and may. tbe Influence of the good saint of the Emerald Isle be potent for . good and true ' happiness , this blessed day. ' , Wall street is only about one thou sandth part as important as it Inv- sgtnes Itself t,o be when on a specu latlve "tear.". "' . -'a "SPEAK SOFTLY. CARRY A BIG STICK, AND A a RECENT PAMPHLET Issued by Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Paclfio Rall- ' way company, closes witn these words: , J. - "The cause of a malady creeping over business Is discovered, tbe rem edy, is at hand. - It can be applied successfully only by a close co-op eration; by a mutual tolerance, un iHmrtTmflfnp, a-al.AUh-anf Inatlnrt of helpfulness that shall put an end to the hostile attitude and forbid the endless iteration of malcontents whora work, at best, can only be de structive. The. big task before the American people, before the people of the northwest, can be performed only by the laying aside of old dif ferences, . the celebration of a new compact of amity, the hearty pull to gether of the two partners and allies the people themselves and the railroads, In what spirit and with what action shall this emergency.be met?". .. . . ' v e . . - - - - Mr. Hani man In 'a recent inter view expressed sentiments that In dicate he also Is learning that the publlo as such has a direct Interest in the operation and conduct of the railroads. He said: "If we had all met on common ground " and co operated for our mutual benefit, no body would be worrying over the situation as It Is today: We all made a mistake In this. We feel that we are now, all of us the pub lic, the government, and the rail wayson a common ground, where we can deal with each other in the right spirit. : I am ready to make .the advancement of such a scheme of cooperation my chief in terest. Railroad managers have, I am willing to admit. In the past neglected to build np - a strong harmonious relationship between themselves and the government and the public Our policy In the past has been a mistaken one." " ' , . - ' .. These statements sound well, "and yet words are no deeds." We note Mr. Elliott uses the ex pression "partners, and. allies," and Mjrmmairnieeks-rrTconTey-tb Idea, that he looks upon the public in about the same relationship It these sentiments are followed by ac tion In the spirit In which the auth ors . evidently 1 wish them received, the clouds will soon disappear from the railroad sky, . But evidences are not lacking that heed might be given the warning' of the Psalmist "the . words( of . his mouth, were smoother than butter, but war as In his heart" and then one wonld not be charged - with using undue caution. - ? ' !"i Not having personal experience with the character of ."partnership" existing between the Northern Pa cific and Its allies, we are not com petent to speak as to its results, but we do know the relationship which WHY NOT MORE VARIETY? I T HAS been announced In several Oregon papers that a carload of Oregon youngwomen will be sent east next summer or tali to give concerts, free drills, and vari ous pleasing performances, as an advertisement ot the state. V It Is thought that such anexhlbltlon will be an agreeable and effective change from exhibits of minerals, grain, trnlt and timber. The require ments for this bevy of Oregon beauty have been announced as fol lows: ;, , Age 18 to 28; weight, ISO to 140; complexion, . brunettes; height 6 feet 4 Inches to 6 feet 8 Inches; models of, physical excellence, grace ful carriage, with sufficient endur ance to stand an hour's hard drill; ability to sing. well In chorus; good eyesight no glasses f no nervous ness; no girls who wear corsets or tight shoes; certificates of : forms and good looks and indorsements from responsible citizens, as to good character, , deportment and good health. We .. approach thla momentous topic with all due diffidence, but it we were to make any criticism of these requisites, it would be that they involve too much uniformity of height and weight, it not of age. No "frights" if there are any in Oregon should be sent but' why not permit or even Invite two or three above and below the average In these particulars? .Why notaend one or two of ouf "stunning"; maid ens who are S feet 9, 10 or H inches tall and weigh 160, 176, even 200 pounds; and on the other band one or two of those "little women," the praises of whom a poet sang? Oth erwise eastern people might suppose that all tbe girls, in Oregon were about alike In these respects. And we are not sure that, there should not be representatives of sweet six YOU WILL GO FAR." has existed .between the producers and shippers in this state since Mr. Harrtman acquired control of onr chief lines of transportation in 1898, and we know, and we believe It but fair to Mr. Harrtman to say, if it has not been told him heretofore, that It Is and has been highly anaat isfactory to the "partner" oa this end of the line. It Is also but due hil t,o payujth Qrjthat the n9 compact of amity," the new 1 part nership'" articles, will have to be drawn on very different lines from those which bare been acted on heretofore, but.- 'which' have now been abandoned forever. ' . . ' . "Community of interest," recip rocal advantages," "mutuality - of purpose," "pulling together" have been the constant effort of the peo ple of this state tor years. , During this entire period not one word of so-called ."adverse" legislation ap peared In the statutes., Rates, ex tensions, service were solely in the hands of the railroads; Their will was law. Their. policies their own. Measured in '. returns the 'only measure at the command of the average business man, how has this spirit of friendliness been metT To what extent and how far in the past etght years has Mr. Harrtman opened np this state to settlement and to progress? Ho -many additional miles of road that he has built have been added to his time card? What changes In rates have voluntarily been made, to . give to the other partner" some portion of the prof its resulting from economy in op erating T Is the. great southeastern Oregon country, comprising 40,000 square miles of territory, any fur ther along In transportation facil ities than it. was ?0 years ago? More than three years ago, it was announced officially by Mr. Har rtman himself : that the Columbia Southern was to be extended south into Crook county. This plan was abandoned because . it was de termined by local officials that a better line could be built by com-iBg-lft-the-otherwayJjut-Whohai heard of the spade being struck in the sod to build the grade running in any direction! c" More than two years ago, it was announced that the necessary mil lions had been appropriated to bay modern steamers and build new, docks in the city of Portland for the line between Portland and San Francisco. Yet today the same old docks, and a. service the managers are ashamed of and publicly apolo gise for Is still maintained. In the meantime" what , has ' .the western "partner" been doing? He has fur-, nished ' the funds to build new bridges, . new steamers, lay, heavy rails, improve the roadbed, straighten grades, and make Improvements In every direction, and In addition, has teen or younger, and an old maid or two who would own np to being over 80, J 1st for variety, which has been said to be tbe spice ot life. . One of the expert alienists in the Thaw trial says there is no snch thing known to scientific men as "brain storm." - Bat how about , cy clonic cerebral agitation, doctor?' Mr. William Rockefeller says his faith in the country la not shaken. O, well, If the Rockefellers say things are all right, why, of course, they must be so. Tbe railroad presidents hesitate to visit the president tor tear he might have a brainstorm in their presence. Oregon Is emerald, fitly clad to celebrate Saint Patrick's day In the morning. Everybody feels the Irish in his blood today. .. . ". . Governing Persia by Telephone. Front Contemporary Rev I aw. Tha una tha praaant 8 hah. Mohammad All. makes of the talphona as a ptibllc venial for complaints of rulers under him and officials sanerally Is barbarous In Its directness and bears the stamp of common sens. He already tried It at Taurla, where he set up a publlo tale- phonlo establishment for the communi cation of the srteranees of people who could not writ. A department In his palac attended the telephones. In scribing; the messaices in a daybook and taking down the addresses of those who sent them. The governor, aa th shah then was. looked Into them next morning- and acted on them aa he thought fit Klaoal officers learned to fear the public telephone. Could Haroun Al Rasehld or Charlemagne hare made a better use of telephonl communication? - Tbe Journal's Good Record. 'From Pendleton Eat dregonlan. What la really a remarkable record In. newspaper making has beenjachleved by the Oregon Dally Journal In Fort land. - . Th Journal was started five years ago this spring, and was an exceedingly shaky little proposition at first. Owing not only produced enough oa one ot the lines , ot railway to pay all fixed changes, take care ot depre ciation, pay dividends oa preferred stock, but also pile up between 1897 and June 80, 1906. - a surplus of 824.404,078 a : sum great 'enough to have paid large dividends on all the common stock of the road and to have grid Ironed this state . with railroads, and- all could have been ddneurTorsU'rTTnraTntngST-- - Today we are practically where we all started in 1898 and to some extent in a worse condition. Never in the history ot the state since It had railroads, has business been so handicapped by lack of transporta tion, facilities. It is not only lum ber that is not moving, bat grain and other products as welL Tbe money of the western "partner" has been used to largely reduce. the cost of transportation, but the share of the western "partner" therein has not appeared in reduced rates. Bat a change . has ' taken place. This change, notwithstanding the seeming acceptance, by the eastern "partner," Is not relished, but Is re sented by him. The sooner this spirit of resentment is cast aside and that professed j by the great chiefs substituted, the better It will be for all concerned. Tbe people of this state are fair minded and conservative In action and temperament, but once they set their hand to the plough they will not turn back.: What theywant Is development, good service and rea sonable rates, and under every prin ciple either ot good railroading or as enunciated by Mr. ' Elliott and Mr. Harrtman In their authorised state ments, the people are entitled to these things. . .... , ; With Mr. Elliott we are ready to lay aside "rtd differences"; we are ready to celebrate "a new compact of amity"; we are ready to 4'pull to gether" as "partners and allies," bat the new compact must be mu tual, the new "partnership", must be a real anion of Joint capital for a cofflmTraton-' of pi of lt-and -a-recog- nltlon of the rights ot each other. This new compact could be cele brated with no more satisfactory as surances ot sincerity than the build ing of a railroad through southeast ern Oregon with a branch to serve Crook county, the establishment of a satisfactory steamship service be tween Portland and San Francisco, the famishing ot adequate facilities tor the . prompt dispatch of busi ness and tbe making of reasonable rates throughout the state. .' These acts to the people of this state would signify that the new compact Is a vital force, the "part nership" real, the community of in terest a , recognized policy. And nothing less will satisfy them. to numberless failures which had pre ceded It ia Portland and to th strong opposition of the Oregontan, which, with Its evening issue, th Telegram, occupied th field alone, the large firms were alow la : giving th,' new paper its share ef th buslnsss of th city. . . ; Finally, however, the Journal began to ahow signs of longevity and aa It added new . machinery, new feature, new departure In Portland Journalism. Its . friends multiplied, until today It has a bona fid circulation of almost 10,080 and carries more advertising, week by week, than any other Portland paper. Thar la no other aucoeea Ilk It la th hlatory of newspaper making on th Paclfio coast. - (, , Triumph of Heredity. From th Chi oA go Tribune. 1 The other college boys war basing th new freshman, who was th son of a clergyman. "Ton will be required," they said, as they stood him on a table, "to preach a sermon." "I'll do It, gentlemen," he answered, "on condition that yon do not Interrupt me entll I have finished." . ; r W promls." "will you kindly furnish m a ttr "Tou will preach a sermon," they said, after consulting together a mo ment, "on Cerberus." "On Cerberus, gentlemen T great Be" . ... 1 That's text enough, sir. Oo ahead. Tou are wasting time." --. . "All right. Cerberus It la My hear ers, the subject of this discourse natu rally divides Itself Into three heads. As goa have been kind enough to promise not to Interrupt me I shall occupy your attention only half an hour on each. I remark, firstly," eta They stood It patiently for1 II minutes. Then they sneaked out, on by one, and th basing earn to an and. Ahead, Yet Behind. 1 From Judge. " ' Th ; nervous foreigner got up 'and wont back to th conductor of the street car. j "Pardong, m'sleur," said he, "but sea car, be run so slow, and why. If you pleese? Eees It not ot" "Tsp," rep,.ed the conductor. W can't help It, tough. Tou see, th car ahead 1 behind." The foreigner's eyes opened wider. "Would you mind saying him again?" he asked, apologetically, "I say," 'replied the conductor, louder than before, "that th ear ahead Is be hind. Seer - Thf foreigner returned to his seat "Zee car-r-r ahead, he ees behind V said he to himself. "Most wonderful, moat astonishing is sis oouatryl" Hymns to Know, Evening Peace. 'By John Ellerton. ' John Ellerton baa i written some ef the best of Cur modern bymas; his work was don leas than It year ago. but much of It already la fixed among th classtoa of English religious poetry, "Th Evening Prayer ' for Peace" was written especially for en ofth choir festival which used to b common in England; It was Intended for th clos ing pleo st this gathering of ehouM from many parish. It now w en of our beat known dosing hymns. Savior, again to thy dear nam w raise With on accord our parting hymn ef praise: We stand to hi a the, are. oux worship cease, . Than, lowly knsellng, wait thy word ef n . pac. t Orant ns thy peeve upon eur homeward - - wayj - - With the began, with the shall end th nay; ' , Ouard thou th Hps from sin, th hearts from shame. That In this hous have sailed upon thy nam. ' ., Orant na thy peace, Lord.' through th coming night, Turn thou for us It darknas Into light; From harm and danger keep thy chil dren free. For dark and light are both alike to ; , ' the. Orant ns thy' peace ' throughout oar earthly llf. Our balm In sorrow, and our stay ta stiif: Than,' when thy vole shall bid ear con flict ceaa. Call us, o Lord, to thla eternal pea. Sentence Sermons. By Hnry F. Cop. It's no us fiddling Jigs In a grave- yara. . . - Th eaddeet failure of all Is not to try. ..'". H who sneers at mn cannot see God. .-'e.e 1 ' Th measure ef your lor Is tts cost to your lira . v - He who Is not afraid to die is truly Immortal. " a . e i . The work ef the moat high are his best words. . '.. e e ; 1 Th really good man always is better than -h knowa, Only those things that ar put Into living ar iarno. ) Folks are always sure to eome p to your ex pacta tlona . . Folks wh balk a great deal always kick a good deal more. . e -. Th greatest hindrance ef all is to meat with no opposition. Peoul who mako-a-ahow on . credit seldom mak a creajtaoi snowing. e e Tou never can b more than a small man until you believe la groat thing a, - Bom ar aura they will find rest la heaven becaua they are aleepy in chufeh. 1 " . - ; . ' He who refusee honor te others usu ally lacks th roots of honor In himself. He loses any benefit from relation- ahlp to Ood who shirks responsibility for man. Th man who eannot show his re ligion In his buslnsss hss n business with his religion. Th ltchtwelght Is almost eur to feel that h I celled to be the light of th world. v :.. . v . ' . Th crooked man believes this would be a straight worTTlf th upright were out of It. . 1 . e ' The ns of th tailor's goo en your clothes will not take th goose out ef your character. . Vanv neonl Are talklnr about tha gladness of the gospel who know noth ing about th gespel of gladness. - e e 1 That is not A virtuous llf which does- no more than abstain from a few vices and contributes no virtue te ths world. Thla world would be a good deal bet ter If some folks who talk a great deal about their love for the human rao would fooalls thstr affections. Dictionary of Misinformation. - - Wes Jon, Lexicographer. -Boas On who knows loss than bis employee. First Employ Th boss is a murr. Beoond Employe The boss Is a Chump. . Third Employ aeel look wnat. me bos . want m to do he don't , know nothing. Hammer Chorua Lamon--Obsolat. rVi,', Monaco Asi animal that doean't know Its own plural Ocean A clam's bathtub. -. . Ollvey. pessimistic cherry. Prettyglrl Any girl mentioned in a acwapaper story. Tie plaintiff, a prettyglrl of II sum- mem, produced a bundle of love letters in court JBreaeh, of Promls Report. - Touch Colloquial) The act of ex tracting coin gracefully, Dear Bill 1 got into an argument with Karl Juggles yesterday about you. He said you were too tight to stand for touch, and P bet mm lis that if I wrot you'd send m a flve-epot by re turn mall. Tou. know how much I think of you, old man. and I hop you won't let me lose the bet Jack. ... Twins A catastrophe. '. ,. V . ..... - 1 . 1 .. ; , , , Quite Smart Shower.. From th Rayvllls (Mo.) Enterprise. After many days of arid desiccation tha vaporing captains" marshaled thetr thundering hosts and poured out upon scorching humanity and the thoroughly Incinerated vegetation a few Inchea of aqua pluvlalla. '.' A Worthy Foetnan. ' From th Denver Republican, Wlsard Barbank ha succeeded so well In making sweet-smelling flowers out of noxious weeds that thsre I hop h will try his hand on denaturing th automobile. A Sermon f orToday - The Conditions of Peace. By Henry F. Cope. - v , Thou wilt keep him In perfect peace who mind I staid on the. N. asvl:. IT II I I T IS possible ' for th orooerl yad- juatea wneel to revolve so rapidly to seem not to move at alt That peso; not Inaction, not stllln not th death of desert olaces. but harmony, calm, freedom from fret and fear, from friction and foreboding, from the discord and dispersion of powers. Tbla la th deslr of all our hearts, t eom to a calmness of self-control that shall put ns la full command ef eur powara. But bow can on find such peao In th whirl of modern business, in social distractions. In a life whera-unknown evils await, and where the heart often la torn by myaterlou sorrows and dis appointments? How can peace be found with th manifold demand of llf upon on with aspirations calling higher and sin and aloth luring down? Haa thla battlefield of being anv nlaea for neaeef That peao la worth desiring depends swj not oa plao or circumstance; It Is aa much at home in the press of business ' as in th parlor of th prayer meeting,. In th forum as In th cell, for It Is , wholly a matter of th mind and heart A mind at war- with Itself will find only eonfllot though burled In a monastery, whll peace of heart will earry a man through th maelstrom of a trial with the calm of heaven on his face. That kind of balance and equlpols ef llf Is possible only when the llf fa centered on thing that do not change, when It has a oenter of equilibrium that la atsple. When through all th changing course, th buffeting and tacking, th contrary winds and flares storms, th mariner ha ever th und vlAtlng oompes before htm. he knows mat tnough sails be rent and apars be broke he shall com at hast to his desired haven, t - - There must be some thlnaa ' nartaln fixed and dependable, else all is chaos. -- wm. vui pnysicai lue wouio. . be Ilk If there was nothing certain, no uniformity In the law of nature. We depend with perfect confidence on tbe principles which science and experience demonstrate a prevailing In the realm of thlnga Tet there ar many so fool- isn aa to imagine that In the higher realm of thought motives, character, ther ar no law. . , There comas a wonderful tneasuf of calm to th llf when at last one is able to set It down as one of tha In dubitable, unshakable facts of existence that th power that ta back of all being ta a power for good and not for 111, that whatever w may mean by th divine w mean not something evil.' but soma- ining oenencent worthy ' only of wor ship becaua it Is working out . worthy, nobl and glorious purposes. " ;- 11 tnroagn an that seems III. throush the defeat of our little plans, th cross ing of our purposes, even . through our losses and pain, w may know that fcood I working, and that this la Infinite, ultimate, eternal, and ' all wis 1 good, what measure of strength, of willing ness ta endure., ta wait, nf Mlmnaaa anA ' peace, come to ua i On I willing to wait to andure. to a 1 d patient, if only It be worth whll. If some good and great end Is to be served. The thousht ot th on who Is attrthe f heart uf all being, mho calls liltnself the- Father of us all, gives aasuranc that no toll, no tear, no weary watching nor long waiting la In vain, for Infinite goodness governs all for good. ... no a man rails Into harmony with tha spiritual laws of th universe. He finds peace by concord with them. He la na longer the lone soul struggling with life; n la part or th great aoul of all, leagnlng, developing, movtna- out into larger life through living, rinding peace, by progress, dear, definite and Increas ingly comprehensible. ... . No man can aet Ood st tha oenter of his life and think. always of th things ef th Most High, eettlnc his life In the light ot th eternal, without being lifted Into its atmosphere of calm, clear peace. ' in consciousness or tn dlvin may be unformulated; It may seem beyond ex pression In terms of our thlnklnsr. and still It may become the very center of iu ana ui secret or peao. . . . 'Today In History. V im City of Valenciennes taken bv Louis XIV. 177s Boston vauatd br th Brit ish. ISO I Admiral Nelson began his our- sult of th Frenoh and Spanish fleets. lilt Return J. Melg of Ohio be came postmaster-general of th United Btatea , 1M0 Provlno of Conoescloa de clared -Itself free- and Independent of Chile. ;. ms--Btate reservation at Nlaarara Falls opened aa a public park. 1181 Princess Victoria Patricia. younger daughter of th Duke of Con- naught born, - ISIS Prlne - Bismarck resigned tha German chancellorship. Ull Steamer Utopia sank in eolii. ton with steamer Anson off Gibraltar: l?4 lost , ' . 18 Quean regent 'of Spain niraad treaty of peace with United State. . 1101 Senate ratified Panama eanal treaty by vet of 71 to (. - . '. General Kuropstkln's Birthday. Osnersl Alexel Kuropatkln who. da. pit his 111 auccess la th conflict with . japan, ia ami regarded as Russia's greatest soldier, waa born March ' 17, 1141, He entered' upon hie career at an early age, studying in several of tha l.afn. ntl1tw ftnhjMl. t -. . '4 .uw.a kiiu unr -' Ing service In barracks and camp. HsPl rvav iv viiw DvnniftDa ox tne rtuaslan army and became minister of war. For years prior to th clash with Japan h was th unchallenged head of the war party In Russia. He believed In puah- ng Russian troop to th uttermost nd of Asia In th movement to ward th Indian frontiers, in th absorp tion of Manchuria, and tn th attack ' on Korea his hand waa plainly seen by all familiar with Russlsn politics. He Is not a cabinet warrior, however, for few generala have aean - mora aetlv service In the field. He served In th xwmis- i ui.iio war, im nnivan expedi tion and the Khokandes and Msrv 1 eampalgne, besides directing th Rus sian campaign in th lata war In Man churia A When Henry James Spoke English!, From S. I Oodkia Letter In Bcrlbner sV Magasln. , There could not b a more entertain ing treat than a dinner at the James ' hous (the elder Henry James) when all tha young people were at borne. They were full of atorlea of th oddest kind, and dlsoussed question of moral or taste orllteratur with a vociferous vigor so great aa aometlmes to lead the young men to leave their sears and ges ticulate on the floor. I remember In aome of these heated dtaouaalona It wss not unusual for the sons to Invoke hu morous curses on their parent, one of which was that "hie mashed potatoes might always hav lump la them.". V A - 1 J