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RAILROADS AND OREGON.
a GAIN it is announced that the
A proposed and long-talked of
new railroad ' projects, and
those begun, in and near Ore'
gon, will soon-go, forward." These
include the completion of ' the Ri
paria-Lewiston line," the Elgin-Jo-seph
extension, the Drain-Coos Bay
line, the Pendleton-Pilot Rock
branch r and "more important perhapf
than these, the road across central
Oregon and the line from Natron to
Klamath Falls As to the latter, at
least, there is no absolute certainty,
but the, local railroad officials, as
told by he news columns of The
Journal, 'talk, encouragingly. .They
say nothing of ' lack of funds or
fear of insolvency. ; ,
; We think the new law passed, by
the legislature will not, as it should
not, prove In " obstacle in the way
.of this railroad building, or bt con
sidered by the railroad officials as
inimical to teir interests. They are
saying just now that they desire to
correct some evils that they admit
tfwv have been iruilty of, ' and to
work more on " the principle of
mutuality of their, and the peoples
. interests. There is a gopdchance
here in Oreoon to dothis, 'and to
aid immensely in 'thefi speedy devel
- opment of this splendid state and xe
gioa. Oregonhas never aho'wn hos
tility tothe - railroads, and there ' is
no hoa-Wity, beyond what may , be
necessarily involved ' in self preser-
ration, in the heW t laws,
The railroad commission of Ore
gon is expected to do its duty by
' the people of the state, and to re
gard their interests - aa paramount,
but we doubt not that the commia
- arnn la and will be. disposed : to
treat the railroads with fairness and
even with liberality, under the law
. and it will certainly carry out the
people's sentiments if it. does so all
the more cheerfully and effectively
if these railroad projects are prompt
ly ; carried . forward. -The ' people
would stand a good deal even in the
war of hich freicht Tares if -these
. ura-ently needed roads were built
' and enough equipment supplied to
' move their products. If the railroad
kings will treat the people of Ore
eon anywhere near right, the peopl
will not be beard to complain. But
they need considerable .: showing.
' Many of them are from Missouri.
MEN WITHOUT SOULS, t
TNCIDENTAL to the discussion
I aroused by some, doctors that the
? X human soul has weight, our morn
ing contemporary remarked d
oriallyi .There are persons in' I he
.world tvhose aouls weighed nothing
; and we can prove it. To their t'ass
belongs these who nre too stingy to
make street or sidewalk . Improve
ments,"
This (s interesting, if true, not enly
' because of the fact stated, but also
because it affords the public an op
portunity, with but slight effort, to
, ascertain the identify of some of the
people who, have weightless souls.
because they "are too stingy to irske
street, or sidewalk improvements.'
The Oregonian is no doubt able to
' speak as an expert on this suoject, as
well as on plagiarism.. . . ; r
There is a short bit -of much trav
eled street, the extension of Madison
" street from Front to the west end of
the bridge, that long rexained in in
almost impassable and disgraceful
condition- because the owners' of ihe
abutting property, the principal
rrirtor of the Oregonian and hi On
In la-av.r " arintrv to make" the
in-Iaw, were too etingy to "
absolutely necessary improvement.
Finally the city, being unable to on-
pel theie confessedly soulless tt:en toi
improve thii little but very Important
.... . k 1 j j- : . i a 1
paten oij street, nau w
own, that ia, the public coat " So
. . . .. . . j . :
rittock ana iaaoeuer prouiiu,e i
teems, by being without souls, for the
rest of the eople paid for the work
that benefited these men's property
and that they should have paid for.
Not having any aouls, according
Mtloa-OwnMPeX,. svjrjithe:
little money and made tneni a nie
richer. . - - -..- -y H. ''.:-';
But somehow this reminds us. of an
old question: , "What shall it prolit
the whole world and
man to gain
lose his own soul?".
10 W A REPUBLICANS.
sqr HE lows City Republican de-1
I - dares that the. Republican party
X - in that state "was never at as
low an ebb as now. The Desl
Moines Register and Leader (Rep.), I
corroborates the statement. The Sioux
City Journal, that stands with the The percentage of. dishonesty in the
other or anti-Cummina faction, does body is startling. The mayor-who
not dispute the assertion, but lays the went in as a white-robed saint of re
blame on the Cumminsites,' who are form, became a chief ainner in the
tariff t revisionists, while . the Des system of graft If a reform mayor
Moines -and Iowa City.papers attrib-jwilt
ute the trouble to enemies o Cum-
mins,-hinting that at their head, is I
Senator Dolliver. All these 1 papers
deprecate factionalism, but each, of 1
course, insists that it is the factional-1
ism of the other fellow that does the I
mischief. The Cummins organ thinks
every Republican ahould get in line I
and stand shoulder to shoulder for
this leader, who has . thrice been
elected governor, i The standpatters
say Cummins is a dictator ani a I
party wrecker, and ia not supported I
bv the Iowa senators and congress I
- . . ..i
men, and came near being beaten last I
fall. '''..-.'r :v- ' l'
"The fact Js "that voters" of Iowa, as I
well as of other states, are becoming!
more independent politically. Many
of them decline to follow blindly a
leader, and to accept' everything he
uvi and does ' witnoui qu-iwu,
whether he be a senator or a gover-
nor. Factionalism may not always
be a bad thing. If a party is rentbyl
factionalism, it may be because of the
ambitions And schemes of i5al lead-J
ers. but it may also be partly because
the rank and file are not satisfied long l
with. either aet brjtaders.; , . -.
Cummlna made his fight principally
on the tami revision ana twuimu
resrulstion issues. He was very bit-1
terlvantaKonized - "within .his i- own I
rty, but triumphed, and a majority
of the Republicans of Iowa are no
doubt with him on these oueitions,
Most other Republican leaders want
to "let well enough alone," and reon the proposed saloon ordinance,
both jealous and afraid of the 4Tver: I lnd , Mr. McKenna exhibits h.is civic
nor, who is accused of being hall aioyty by reconsidering his rcsig-
Democrst. Hence . the Republican I
party in 'Iowa was never at as low an J
ebb as now." ' But thst may not w
the worst thing that could happen
to Iowa. ' ' " -
STATES AND RAILROADS.
HE RAILROAD question is
very live one aown soutn
Jl particularly in oeorgia, , wncrs
particularly ' in Georgia, where
the 1 people have many griev
ances against the railroads. Gover
nor Hoke Smith recently delivered a
speech - in Atlsnta in which he re
viewed the situation, both locally and
nationally',' with , much " ability. " He
showed that a railroad was different
from a strictly private corporation,
and that its duty was first to the
public and second to the stockholders.
He criticised the carelessness that re
sults in so many fatal wrecks, the de-
lay in shipping produce, owing to m -
sufficient equipment, and the evil and
injustice to the people ot stocir. water-
inir. and ; declared tnat government
'- , , TT
control had become imperative. He
advocated control Dyotn icuerai ana
state governnentsr and speaking par -
ticuiarly ot tne situation V''
ssid that the way to accomplish good
results was to begin at home.
people . of Georgia,"; he said, "can
protect , themselves." He advocated
the creation, of a railroad commie
sion, composed of men "wise, honest
and brave," nd said that , while, he
was not now in favor of government
ownership of railroads, he did favc
-sute ana nations.
railroad lines as may be required for
the purpose of '.m
TrT
ana oy aiv -
aavvira 'furniched." '
The proposition of Mr. R. G. Smith
of Grant Pass for Oregon to build
a railroad across the state ia similar
to one made in conclusion by Cover
nor Smith, who said:, "
How better eould the etates ef Ten.
nesaee and Kentucky serve their people
than te build a railroad from Chatta.
nooga, connecting there" with our state
road te a point on the Ohio rlverf How
better eould the states of Ohio and In
diana serve their people than te extend
a line from such a point on the Ohio
river to the great lakes, and then how
could Oeorgta better serve tha people
f all these atatee than to build a road
i tha aoaant We ml aht
- J then nave from the takes and from Us
h, river to tha omu aTeettreno-
portatloa company. operated not for sel-
lim)l aaiD to pay dividends . upon lm-
gopari, i..u.i 1 atek. banjU. but
Tlc ,t th T0r ,M,t co,t
w fZXLX.
determlnad that Georsla will oontrlbuta
- " . - -- -
bar part towards protactln tbe-rignw
ef the shippers and the rlshta ef the
arraat maaaaa ot tha people asalnat
every unjust burdan, :
; ' I ' " "'
THE LESSON OP SAN FRAN-
v; . Cisco. -L:,v,'
THE disclosures of graft In San
1 Francisco prove the wisdom of
Oregon in drawing nearer to
the people in her system of gov
ernment The logic of these disclo-
"8 ia that pdwer delegated to offi-
Icials is in constant and grave' danger
of abuse.' It is tbesafer rule to keep
the finality of prerogative in the col
lective citizenship. It is a necessary
precaution to rescue 'officials ' from
(themselves and -to eave the people
from being plundered.
Of -all (he 18 supervisors in an
Francisco, there seems to have been
but one that remained uncorrupted.
not stay honest when he gets into
place, what of the man who takes
official position with no pledge of
purity on his lips?
Temptation has proven the ruin of
many mao. .A public franchise is
concession of great value.. For the
safety of officials themselves as well
as for the welfare of the people, the
power to confer a franchise should
never be delegated to a email group of
individuals. '" What happened in San
Francisco explains the reason, wny.
Dishonest men will traffic in them
snd men ordinarily honest willC
. ... . .
made dishonest by tne proms' sucn
traffic offera. V ..- S
In every mumcipahtyin Oregon,
snd in the state at large, the right of
veto is vested inxthe people and the
San Franciscoepisode ahowa that it
is welt
Those strong-armed and justly in
Ufgnant. citixens of s Winlock, Wash
ington, who aevere.ly beat a man with
a barrel stave who bat repeatedly
beaten and knbckel'down bis wife,
(were somewhat, irregular,' but Ihey
would not need to plead Drnatorm
in order to be acquitted of assault be-
fore any jury that could ce orougnt
roitmw, ii ,...,.,
it was in not whacking the scoundrel
harder and oftener.
,' The Initiative One Hundrc 1 has
no occasion to cease its gxd work
because ita members could not agree
nation. There are many important
matters upon which the One Fun-
,jred can agree with substantial
unanimity, and the 'city needs just
such an organization to help it keep
moving along- .rapidly in the right
d:rction. .
. Again the great valleys of Cali-
ornit are deva$uled with floods,
. . .
rence there. Calif ornians sometimes
allude to Oregon as a land of ex
cessive wetness, but California can
beat Oregon on overflows of ram'
pageous and destructive . waters.
Here, as a rule, the water helps pro
duce crops, instead of washing them
away.
Detective Burns says he ha 'dis
covered but one honest official in
the San Francisco lot. This ia worse
, wt trt ure 0f .bout Sodom
. i0om0fr.Bj tH we know ia that
of he . &td not con
i . tnt,t
I lt W Jjaaa..Vae . ev-a.
tt wM not limited to office
hoWerfta
1
The briber would be as bid as the
hTlht9 except .t the httef hat taken
an oam to serve iat pwy.a- wuw
honored and trusted him.' Hence his
I crime is incomparably blacker than
that of the scoundrel who buy him,
Astoria having an ordinance pro
hibiting": "dives,"- or combination
dance halls and saloons, Mayor Wis
hi , j by oraering them
'
t.bli.hm.nts, the thing, to do I. to
A" the ordinance, against them.
The general opinion will be that
' Heney grants immunity to Schmits
nt . pn carrying po.
icy of using "state a evidence" en
tirely too far' . .
It does pot take very much push
ing of municipal boodlers to show
that in their case at least there it
no honor among thieves "" , , ' -:
.v ... rii i i 1 ii1 1 a,
" ' Monopoly.
' Prom the Terrs Haute Tribune.
It was Eve who had tha best husband
ta Us world at the Una - ..
LITERATURE IN THE MAKING
nut tht Oraa-onlan hail
prided ttsajf on the wonderful vtrttlty.
amesine- ertglnallty and unparalleled j
brlUlaney ef Ha edttorua pa- Dunns
tbe eanie years discerning readers
have often found evideaee ' that Ore,
sonlan editorial writers use at ne in
thalr work, colna tbrough the world of
literature and. like a butterfly catcher.
enmeahlnv ell the brls tninee tnat
strike their fancy. la other word they
llshtly commit the orrenae or piasaxr
lam soraetlmaa approprlatlna' a ae-
tence; efton whole raratrapha and ocoa-
lonally lonsr aruciea. wrai to uf
author is not to be thought ot It is
-i . t.. .1m wnt-lr la flMmiil aOOd
enough to adora the Oragonlaa editorial
. The offending- goes on at short Inter
vals. ' aenerallv the Injured party IB
some one whoae wrltlnga have a limited
circulation, but soraetlmas the pilferers
help themselves " to , the treasures oi
great authors whoae work la known
wherever the English language la
spoken. A Portland student who takes
a Sherlock Holmes aengni ia . '
gonlan adltorlala recalls a time when
large chunks of an eaaay by the la
mented Robert Louis Btovenaon were
stolen to make aa Oregonian editorial
This was oa February 1. JOS. The edi
torial bore the attractive title. "Vaga
bond Man ef Qeniua." and dealt wltb
the life ot Francois Villon, a raymmg
thief who lifted money and plate, but.
unlike Oregonian editors, dledalned to
steal ideas. A dosan yeaxa or more
prior to the appearance ot the Oregonian
editorial rererrea to- xtQDer
ai.vmaa nuhllahed an essay entitled
nrrancnla Villon. Student. Poet and
Housebreaker." , . ; , ;'- - ' ' . :.'
Bangs tha editorial and the essay aid
by aide and note the aweep of the but
terfly net. Stevenaoa apeaks r VU
Ion's "evil, ironical temper.'VOJke a
parrot the Oregonian editor Tepeate the
words. Btevenaon refers td Villon as a
writer who had parched hlmaelf astride
the gallows. The Oregonian editor likes
the Idea so well hat he Instantly ap-
nroDrlatea It. Btevenaon speaks of VU
Ion's Paris being "full of famine, shame
and deaths This must be so, for the
Oregonian editor says that Villon's Parts
wasifull of famine, shame and death."
Stevenson gets no credit.. He was not
ing quoted. Somebody was stealing
from him, taking his best and leaving
the rest. .... - , . '
In the words of the printer, the Ore-
Jronlan editor was "making pbat,". which
a this lnatance merely means making
use of the fruits of another's labor.
Here la a modest instaneei
fOraaymlaa.V I , ffltavanaoa.I
At SO are find tbnv) Ware wi ait find
atadaat. -poet , and
ftlaa. la aumaier lei,
alaa! ha la anee mora
aouaebreakar la a aol
aeaaa pit. wbata" he
waa plarad by ardar
at the Blaboa M Of
laaaa as a pualabmaot
tat hla erimaa. Bare
be lay. rnawlog hard
eraata an til bla teeth
were like tha teata ot
a rake, aad raralag
the MalMf as PfaadofB
and blaaalas tha paa
pla la tba aaaUsht ..
la daraaea; tula Una
at Aiaon-ear-Lotre, la
tba arleoaa t Thl
bault d'Aaaalgny, Blab
on af Orlaaaa. Ha bad
baea Inwaraa la a
baaket lato a Bolaama
pit, where ha lay, all
iat. raawlng bars
I ana ratline epaas
(ale. Hla taatb. ka
aaya, ware Ilka the
teath at a rake. Above
all. ha waa i
with aevy aaa aagar
at the traafloDi af
otbera; aad bla heart
flow ad eaer lata
earaaa aa be tboaaat
ot Tblhaalt d'Aaaale.
Ity, walklag the atraata
n m i aonuaat. ana
blaaatBf paopla with
extended fingers.'-
. : e e . e ....
Whenever the Oregonian editor s
anything he liked he merely cried.
spy." and tt waa his. Mote wnere ne
cored again:
IOraeonlan.1 '
(Bterenaoa.) -
Tbla extraonUaarny
Thla aaUvwaIrS waa
(If te gallawa-blra
the one great writer
ef hla are and eo antra,
and initiated modara
literature (or rranre.
aa It la, ta It
aalf, a Beiaarable fart
that, before 1S4S, la
the vary dawa e(
printing, aad while
modern rrince waa la
the making? the worka
of VLUoe ran throoxh
aaraa Alffaraat . ed
tlnu. " v
waa tne one ara
writer ef hla ace and
eoentry. Berare 1S42,
n the very eawn w
tinting, the worae ar
'llloe ran thraufk
eaea edltloaa.
And then with stenographlo hand, at
tuned to the work, the Oregonian editor
pitched right In. Btevenaon' dldnt have
chanoe. ' e waa aeaa. oi utr
e-onlen editor thought nimsell alive,
and here Is what he did to -prove it:
fOraaoalan.l
( tM 7 CB fM1V l .
la a aptrlt ef grim
Baator ia one ef bla
aoama Vlllea be-
Be beqaeatne hla
epetaele arlth a ha
moreaa raaerfattoa at
tle caaa to the boa.
Cltal for blind panpara
aoera aa tba rlftean
arare. Tbaa eeatppad,
let the blind paapert
to and eeparata Uie
good from the bad to
Tha cemetery of . tha
Inaeeaetal
What does it matter
now that they baea
lain la atata bade aad
ourlehed portly bod Ira
npva cakea and craaiat
Bare ther all lie. te
be trodden in the mad;
the larae aetata and
the small, eoendine.
Ttrtae and adroit ar
pawarful alee, la eery
mueh the eame eoadl
tlon: and a btiboa not
qaaatba hla aperta-
elaa to tne aoapi
tal for blind paapere.
Tlioa eqalppad, let the
blind paapera go and
arparate the sood
(rsaa the bad ia the
Cemetery of the Inao
aaata. What daaa It
Biatter that la Ufa
aoma of the . daa4
alapt la atata beda
and (e aa eakea and
cream? Hare they all
Ua, ereddra la the
mnd, the Urea aetata
and tha small aetata,
eoandlng Tlrtne and
adroit or pawarful
le. la eery mneb tha
a m e eoadltlon
blahnp not to be dla
tlaanhmad froa) a
lampllcater with rraa
the euoageet apecU-
to be dletbiiralahad
from a lampllrbtar
with eaea toe ataoaa'
tlea.
t aat enectaelee.
Twould be cruel to go on. This Is
s time for teara. not for gloating over
the (exposure of a-eulprlt. The great
literarv authority of the Paclflo north-
weat the coiner of fine phrases., the
originator of editorial claaslcs so
called' because they are seldom read-
has been caught pilfering once mora
Alaa! alas! and again, alsat
Today In Hlatory.
IMS Johann Bebastlsn Bach, com-
nnaar hftrn . TMed JUlV tt. 176.
171 British .under Cornwsllls took
rtana-sinrn. India.- trr- storm. . ' ;
1801 Sir Ralph Abercromby mor-
t.ll wounded at battle of Alexandria.
Robert' Bouthey, English poet
laureate, died. Born J774.
! Rattle of Henderson.
list Mavor of Moscow assassinated.
' U7 Fleets of the powers began tha
blockade of Crete. : . " . .
- U99 France and England elgned
agreement on Nile boundary question.
I 1 L
. Where Polly Got Her Name. ,
ream the Kansas City Times.
The name Polly, applied te the parrot.
la said to hare, been nrougnt to tne
north in an early day ny riaiDoaimen.
who took grain and provislone down the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Or
leans. . Parrota were in cages st 'ths
doors of many French shops and ths
westerners heard the French say to 4h
bird, "Paries, paries," pronounced rr
lee and meaning "flneakt speak! This
word, bs they brought it beck, some to
be polly. 1
v . ; . Hot Air.
From the New York Press
- A maa ean brag even about bow loud
hie baby can ery.
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Homer
.Davenport's
Sketch of
Harvey W.v
V- 1 . . ' . i
Scott'
Letters Froiiv tte
- Immortality and Humanity.
. Dayton, Or, March l-To the Kdi
tor of The Journal Permit, me to give
expression : to a few thoughts .touching
the queetlon dismissed through the col
umns of your paper , today via: '7m
mortality and - Humanity. "Night-
watch" affirms that neither Adam nor
any other man had Immortality in him.
I believe thla v statement can be dis
proved. . First, we- read, God e rested
man in his (God's) Image and likeness,
not In the material form which
term man. but In the - Image ef the
sternal and spiritual existence. God
had Imparted to the material form spir
itual life, and man became - a living
soul. - Now, this muat be accepted as
true If we believe in Holy Writ Ie It
reaaonable to Suppose God Imparted hie
eternal end apl ritual existence to man
without the poBsibllity of man becom
ing Immortal T It would be rank folly
for us to sssume that all we possess
of God's Image and ltkeneas Is this
tangible form and material extatence.
for that would reduce the Creator to
the level of the material.- But. Inas
much as man partook ef Ood'e eternal
nature. It followe that this eternal prin
ciple was to bs coexistent with . the
Creator. - X '
Farther, tt Is a mistaken Idea thst
Christ came to Impart Immortality te
man. ' Take the term 'life- ae prom
ised to such s believe In Christ; it
does not mean Immortal existence mere
ly, but eternal tiapplneas. - Hence fu
ture happiness alone la conditioned
unon faith-in Christ, snd not our fu
ture being. . He Is our life la that he
reatoree the eoul te - Its former spir
itual harmony with the Creator by his
spirit, and raises our bodies from ths
dead; but our immortal existence Is
not made dependent upon the reception
or rejection or- salvation , tnrougn tils
name. Ws ehsll exist forever, whether
In happiness through faith In Christ
and a righteous life, or in misery
through a life of sin. Thst man : Is
Immortal and has a purely Spiritual
nature distinct from ths body tn which
it dwells, snd capable of a separate end
conseloue exlstsnee by distinct and en
tirely different nature, ean be proven
without a doubt The Immortal nature
In man le ss distinct from the body in
which it exiate ss electricity is dis
tinct from the body in which It may
sxlst and ss light Is distinct from the
erystal through which It paaaes and
svery pert of which ft pervades. ' r,
- Be - the Immortal nature or soul,
though now in ths body, Is distinct
from tt and as capable of eeparata ex
la tence without the body ss electricity
la without a ooaductor os light with
out a telescope. Thoee thst try te re
fute thle ' Idea have ae- distinct con
sciousness In regard to tha question
at issue; but let a person sit down snd
throw his thoughts within and calmly
contemplate the relation ef that which
thinks and reesons . snd remembers
with him, to the physical frame with
which it Is connected, and If he does
not resllsv a oonsolousness thst bs is
not ths body, but merely the occupant,
I believe it will be becauee such con
sciousness Is st war with his ereed or
because ha is unaccuatomed te distin
guishing between his consciousness snd
his senaatlone. The body snd soul are
distinct eaaencea. and that the latter is
not wholly dependent upon the former
for Ita powers snd capabilities may be
seen by a comparison of vsrious, phys
ical and mental phenomena tn the rela
tions which the body, end spirit bear te
each other in their preaent state of
union. ' Consulting our personal con
sciousnsss upon - the question of eur
spiritual occupancy, of the body, it ean
be shown by the control which the
anlrlt axerclaea - over the ohysloal or-
rani am. and the relation oi seme oi
our ore-ana te certain artificial belpa
to sensation, that the body as a whole
le the mere Instrument of the eoul. and
no more the soul Itself than the locomo
tive Is the engineer that runs fit and
the idea that the brain ta ths living
agent that controls the wondrous
mechanism and is the source or au
our mental phenomena Is unon Its face
a saleable ebsurdlty.
It is therefore reasonable that, al
though the body may be laid aslds at
death, aa one laye aown a lejeaoope,
the soul will still live on, unconscious
of dfsablllty snd unaffected by ths fats
ef the material organism with which
it was for a time connected end ever
which it once held dominion. We are
not the body, and the body Is not our
selves, nor Is It a valid objection to
this view to affirm that if It were
matter of consciousness sll men would
arrive at the same conelualon and there
would be no dispute upon the subject
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: Questions Dr. ' Gregorys Views.
Salem, March IS. To the Editor of
The Journal would you permit a lay
man a little epace In The Journal to
offer a mild dissent to Rev. Thomas
B. Gregory's notions ss to "The Hidden
Demon." Be 'enlightened ana liberal
man as he cannot by any possibility In
dorse ths orthodox teaching as to
demons and devils. Were Mr. Gregory
ta give us a heart-to-heart taJk.be
doubtless would tell ue that all demons
snd. devils of whose exlntence the wlaeat
of men can have knowledge were once
embodied in human form and denlsans
of earth ae are we ouraolves. Not one
of alt ths generations of the past H
dead. Death hss no power over the im
mortal spirit. Ite work ende with the
dlasolutlon of the mortal form. - 1
Neither does death change the mind,
of the freed ' spirit Demons here,
demons there, with will snd powsr to
influence, , and often power to control
thoee In earth life who are like them
selves. Not all mon have thle lurking
demon. Were Mr. ' Gregory's - theory a
fact then would mortal extateno b a
horrid thing and hell indeed. '
' - Borne are vlctima of prenatal condi
tions that hsndlcap them through life,
and render them vulnerable to the at
tacks, or leadings of the evil eptrlte
referred te. In en anguarded moment
they go down. But the great fnaee ef
mankind - are better born and better
environed spiritually. The Bible ebounda
with this kind of teaching; but the
clergy. Bo-called, deny or Ignore, for rea
eona well known to themselves and to
an increasing army of the common
herd, all thoee gems .of sacred truth.
Few there be In thle day who Indorse
the thought thst the "Millions of spirits
thst walk the earth unaeen, both when
we wake and when, we Bleep are
demons dark, seeking whom they may
destroy. Are they pot rather, minis
tering spirits T . J. R.
Parson Mulkey in Find Form.
From the Dursnt (L T.) Nswa,
The Rev. Abe Mulkey eut out the
trlmmlnee last nlsht-and gave te his
hearers the plain article right from thej
faotory. He hitched up truth to facta
and ploughed deep in the soil ef sin,
never slacking , until ths entire field
wss broken ua.- " ,
Small Change .
Jf you must, smoka wslk. .
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There's paranoia left to Abe Ruef.
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The Thaw trial got under way first
but Hermann's will outlast It
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It seems sad to see eo much fine
baseball weather going to waste.
At any rate, some people's souls are
not heavy enough to bother thera much. -
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If a man has done anything bad,: be
should be careful not to be murdered. "
T,,7 e. ' a ; " " ' ' '.'
The coat of a eeneeteaoa." ' ta the
way one newspaper alludes to Rocke
fellers gm.
Mr. Harrlraan muat really be guilty
of much; he hae atabllahed a literary
defense bureau. , .v 4
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The spring necktie Is something, yet
it cannot venture to compare Itself to
the spring bonnet' , . t t - '
It nrobabiT will never be eertoualy
reported that the president Is for for
aker for his eucoeaaoT. . ,
What 1 won't some men' think -' oft -
JTeaee R. .Grant has been mentioned ss
presidential possibility,
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The first eong birds are en the
wing," singe a Chicago poet Out here
the birds are busy going to housekeeping.-;
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The calendar aoring begins today, but. '
no thanks to the alamanao, spring haa
been wide open In Oregon for a month,
or ao. . ' "., :.i
.-.. e . , ... v . -Isn't
tt strange hew many prominent .
Portland men don't' want to be mayor.
or don't want to say they would use-
to bet t - -. ; .- ''.':
How would tt de to make Roosevelt
national railroad - commissioner, -with ,
unlimited
powers, when
hie .term .
ex-
pireoT
.
It Is hinted that Unole Joe Cannon
has gone down to Panama because he
Is eo familiar with dama. But hie kind
Is Printed with a final ir". ...
A Pennsylvania man elalme te have)
two hens that have laid eggs for II
yearn Aad when they ean lay ae losgec .
they will lest a long time foe food. . '
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Liquid air can now be produced st -
a coat of t cents s gallon, but ite frigi
dity renders It useless to candidates in
the approaching municipal campaign. .
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Thaw a lawyers. If he should he eon-
vtcted. eould certainly show on appeal
that the Jurors had plenty of reason to
be Insane when - they, rendered theli
Verdicts. '. . , . ;' '
The 'Boston Advertiser ts ef ths opin
ion thst "ths great bulk of Americana,
ill .. a Wllll.m u raav Tha. .
Ws suppose there will be a movement '
ef fat men in his favor. . "' ' 7"
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Back In Boston and Chicago and' ten
thousand other, places they are still
looking and longing for the coming of .
prlng. Of course they don't know about.
Oregon or cant st nere: ,,V ,j
' Being sole to prove within a week
thst Trill was and was not a plagiarist.
the Oregonisn considers itself aa ex-
part on that subject Aad it ean ehow ,
Bt years of practical experience. r .
'-Somebody has said thst an Invading .
Japanese army could 'not be 'stopped
this slds ths Rocky mountains. . Then
let ua hop It will eome la. the winter
season, when ths cosst leglalaturee are
In session. v ..v ... . t-.,.t -
Oregon S ldeligKtS '
Brownsville ts -on "ths; up ' grade.'
aaye the Times.- .. .. ....... 1. ,
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' Thirty oil locations have bee efted
in Melheuf pounty. j i -r-,
' Many orchard treee' are being ' aet '
out around Freewatec ? : '.
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Several families -from the east have
located In Union lately.
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The first "grasshopper of the eeasea
has appeared In Grant county. - ' - . '
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A roan aged 71 and woman ef (I
were married In Linn county.
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One may see the best horsss ta Ore
gon tble apring, says the Register.
A men living . near Independence
ralaes persimmon aad sasaafraa .trees ,
with succesa --.
s .. e .' -. y :
A western man sold 109 seeks ef po-'
tstoes at to cents. He raised 40ft seeks "
on four acrss, v ' -.-- : -
j- . e. e . ' '...; -v-'-
The' Philomath Review has such a
rush of timber notices thst It will have
to enlarge Itself. . - .- :.! .. '
Three new stacks at ths Carlton
power house are 99 feet and four inehea
high above the boiler. 7-
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On Ita cleaning up day Pendleton
......, Ma 1 1A iMild nf ararlwma-o faaatAaa '
burning up many tons. .
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Strawberries grown en pumice Isnd
near Bable Rook are of superior qual
ity snd there is a great, demand for
them. - v. .' f . ;
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" During- February a man IMng near
Dayton marketed MOO eggs from 100
brown Leghorn hens, after supplying
ths family with ail it eould use. ,
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Some el" the pspers ef the ' aewly
created Judicial dlatrict In eastern Ore
gon say there was no need of It
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A Hood River man killed a hawk
that measured three- feet and eight
inches serosa the wings. He hed car
ried off eeveral chlckene.
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A southern California man hss bond
ed 1M0S sores of timber land In Curry
eountv. and will have chipping points
at Chstco and the mouth of Pistol y
river. ?-,"
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A lsrge aoreaee of tlmoer lande ef
Cooe county will Je- eold to Wlacnnala
Capitalists this ehmmen Crulaers are
now golna? over the timber, making esti
mates and furnishing data.' - , .
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Ths Milton Saris says it .' "recently
consigned to the flsmes over no worth
of acoounts agalnat people . who tinv
taken ths paper SU the wsy from fjx-s
ts 10 yesrs 'to help It stong.' . We dutl't
Wnnt to be helped along la that wsy
an iirthar" '' -