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way.- Plato. . V"
"BIQ BILL" TAFT. ;
"T HE BULK or rumors and ex
It. pressed opinions is that Secre
tary - Taf t is the president's
j- choice for his successor. J A
great many Republicans, ..apparently
an increasing' number of them, per
ist. in . belieying or ' saying that
iRooscvelt will be forced to run dt
. spite his refusal; but a majority of
them seem to agree that if he should
succeed in avoiding' the nomination
his first choice would be selected,
and that Taft would be the man.
There is considerable present prob
atity m;lhia,iiTft,tindoubtedlj
a great favorite, with the president
So isf Root, though Root has always
been a - corporation . man. . But the
president probably realizes that. Taft
.would . run better than, ' Root The
president has. kept Taft much in the
public , eye, , and ..the.', people .rather
. like his sort of a man, but-nobody
knows how, much, backbone he has.
! Unless Roosevelt should ' be' swept
Into the position of candidate In spite
. of ibimself, it looks m6re" like Taft
than any one else. . ';ri'
If It were t:ertainf that Roosevelt
i and would- decidedly remain tn
favor of. Taft, it might-be said that
his 'nomination is almost certain, Jfor
IRoosevclt canertainly bring a great
' and probably, a. controlling influence
to bear upon the cpnvention. ' Possi
bly it was with this jn view that Taft
did not accept a position on the su
preme' bench. ' "'
'. Bat Fairbanks thinks he will have
something to say. And. others. A
tremendous effort will be made ; to
nominate a "sane and safe" man, and
If Taft is Roosevelt's choice he may
, be considered doubtful. Much may
happen in 15 months, but just now
Taft . looms up rather , larger thap
anybody except Roosevelt
'":J. INTERIOR WATERWAYS. ;
T HE ' CONSTRUCTION of ' the
Panama'canat, and the country
wide failure of the railroads
; to tnove the products, have
brought the water transportation sub
ject to the front again as it. has not
been for - half a centnry. And in
recognition of this fact President
, Roosevelt has appointed a national
Interior waterway commission, the
first of its kind in the history of the
.country. v . ' .;, yl
It is perceived as never before that
Inland waterways must be maintained
' wherever possible, not only because
' they are the mightiest lever that can
be brought to bear to keep down
freight rates, but because it is seen
that it is and will be simply impossi
ble for the railroads to carry the prod
ucts Offered them for transportation.
The country must go back in some
measure to the interior water trans
portation, which prevailed half a cen
tury ago. Not to deprive the rail
roads of business; they will still have
all they can do and more; but as sup
plementary to them and regulative of
them. .,;''' ' ' ' ;'
' This commission, and congress act
ing on its suggestions, need to move
swiftly in this matter. The states
msy have to help, as some of them
are already doing or planning to do;
' but the main burden must fsll on the
federal government, and instead of
Spending a comparatively small sum,
it ought to spend at the least $50,000,-
000 year for 10 rears on tha coun
try' watcrwaya. . ,
- Thia commissioo in tha couraa of
its' iaveatigationa will doubtleat visit
tha Columbia rmr and other streams
of the Pacific northwest, but steps
should be taken to ascertain whether
the Member or soma of them are
sura to come, and whvn, and prepare
to receive them and "show", them.
Chairman Barton and soma other
members hare been here before, and
know the situation pretty, well, but
they can learn more. Let ua see that
they hare a due appreciation of the
situation-. titrerT" rTT ""
ROOSEVELTS OREAT TASK.
IF THE president succeeds In his
project to eliminate stock water
ing in railroad and other corpo
rations, .the effect on his own
place in history will be enormously
consequential.- -The task. is on that
a few years ago would have been dis
missed. alTmpsSbre7nsompfish-
ment has been the theme of writers
and the .burden of economic orators
for a quarter of a century. It has
been dreamed of and chanted about
by political organizations and civic
societies through' Industrious and in
definite ' years. ' Its importance has
never been misunderstood nor under
valued. ;-;'-; 'j .' ,,..' -V.
The ability to make merchandise
out of public faith by creating bogus
stock out of nothing and selling it
for millions, hss been and is a main
avenue to over-swollen ' fortune for
the already overrich. The practice
is a demoralizer -and disturber of val
ues and an easy means to make pan
ics . possible,, As employed by Mr.
Harriman it. was a scheme of piracy
dazzling enough to make the late U
lustrious ; Captain- Kidd torn over in
his . grave. ' The false values, false
principles and false system involved
are so dangerous - that none - but
country of enormous resource like
the United States could have survived
them so successfully an$ so long, j
la the disclosures relative to the
Alton and other deals, a public senti
ment is created , that . give great
strength to the president's. -. plan
Those who have opposed must stand
back ot be crushed unier the chariot
wheels. . The disclosures show that
in his project the president is not to
attack the railroads, but to save them
and their stockholders from Spoliation
by such as Harrimaq" It is tn' er
rand in which Mr. .Roosevelt can
scarcely fail, if he presses his pre
ent advantage home. For his reward,
if he succeed, history will write his
name high on the roll of those who
have nobly served the republic . .
. WORD FROM COQUILLE.
s
EVERAL traveling wen, -repre
senting prominent Portland
firms, , writing from Coquille,
say, a published in The Jour
nal yesterday1, that ' having ' visited
that region for three years or over,
they find an ever increasing request
for Portland to aid the business men
of the Coquille in establishing better
transportation' facilities. "Moch.' bus
iness," these1 keen observers ay, "is
done ' with us in the face of heavy
obstacles, - and were " Portland " to
awake to her opportunities by plac
ing a steamer or steam schooner of
light draft on the run into the mouth
of the Coquille river to Bandon, the
business could be" more than quad
rupled."i i'" Y Y":;:- '. '
Return cargoes, they say, could be
be made of dairy products, lumber
and coal, and thus an important trade,
that would gradually increase, could
be established, by putting a steamer
on- between Portland and . the . Co
quille river. . . Y-
Such opportunities ought not to. be
neglected, and any reasonable propo
sition made by1' the Coquille people
should certainly be favorably enter
tained.. Portland cannot afford to be
slow" or indifferent about the trade
of these easily come-atable coast re
gions any longer. . 1
WOMEN TEACHERS' PAY.
I
T IS reported that women teach
ers, by a well-organized plan of
visitation at the psychical mo
ment, captured, the. New York
legislature ' and secured pledges
enough to pass the. bill to pay women
teachers the same salaries as men. A
good many member! who were really
not in favor of the measure egreed
to vote for k,-partly because they
could not say no to a squsd of pretty
and persistent school-ma'ams for be
it known that the majority of teach
ers are not elderly and ugly and
partly because the members realized
at once that these teschers, if they
chose to exercise . their .. influence,
could control -a good many votes.
Some of the male teacher were on
hand to protest ' against the ' bill,
though it did not reduce their salaries,
but they were accorded slight consid
eration. The women -teachers arc
overwhelmingly in the majority, and
though they cannot vote they can in-
directly outvote the men teachers
many to one. So the politicians sur
rendered. J - '.' Y".'
But why should not women teach
era receive the same pay as men for
doing the same workf One reason
may be that. e mat may have a fara
ily to support-while a woman has
not but this is no; alwsys the case,
and it is not much of a reason at
best' That there are' many women
applicants to one man applicant is
not a reason In the case of teachers.
as in other occupations, for the public
in hiring it teschers, does not seek
the" theapesrlabor possible; i"n
manufacturer does, but the first requi
site Is ability, efficiency, and in this
particular profession women as a rule
have that, in a greater degree than
men. . r . - .
It seems to be generally considered
that men are better for '. principals,
and for some position in high
school, and if so they are entitled to
higherjpayi3ujtJotthfniework
vwoman is entitled to the same pay
as a man. It is only in the schools
or the public service thst this equit
able doctrine can be carried out, but
so far as the schools are concerned
we sea no reason why the measure
urged by the New York school
ma'ams should not paas as a matter
of principle as well as of politics.'
THE LAST CONGRESS.
C
OMMENTING on a light re
mark of The Journal, the Pen
die Tribune says: "The last
congress did not Mo' the people
in any particular and The ... Journa
doesn't believe it did." Y
Well, not much more than usual
It did a good thing in passing a lib
eral river and harbor bill. And in
its first session, spurred by the presi
dent it passed a law regulating rail
roads to some extent But nega
tively,"- rath er v than affirmatively, it
continued to "do" the people. It re
fused to do a little act of justice and
"plain duty", to the Philippines, at
though urged thereto by the presi
dent and Secretary Taft, showing its
subserviency to the sugar, and to
bacco trusts.' It refused to pass the
La Follette amendments, necessary
to .deal with the railroads intelligent
ly and effectively. , It made no effort
or .motion to cut down the- nrotec
tive tariff -support of the trusts, thst
have . waxed : gigantic through . this
species of 'indirect taxation of, the
people. Y Except for the filibustering
tactics of the Democratic sen tors' it
would have passed the ship subsidy
bill. And it passed the Aldrich-Rock-
efeller currency bill, granting very
large additional favors and privileges
to pet yanks. It spent a vast amount
of time discussing Smoot, but enacted
no reform of the land lawi.
The ; fifty-ninth congress made
little better record than it would if
it had not been for the White House
big Stick,. and yet the man in the
White House was in favor of the worst
bill proposed in a decade. We may
be thankful, for , a few things, and
generally that the last congress was
no worse, but we' cannot -eonscien
tlously join the Tribune in laudation
of it ', - ": - ,: Y- -' '. ' Y
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CONFLICTING DECISIONS, 2.
A1
.S FAR (as heard, from, federal
Judges are a tie on the consti
tutionality of the employers'
liability law, relating to em
ployment on railroads, passed hy the
sions rendered, one by Judge Evans
of Kentucky and the other byl Judge
McCall of Tennessee, declared the
law unconstitutional and void, be
cause it was not, interstate commerce
legislation. A little later Judge Han
ford of the state of Washington took
the opposite view, and in' what was
said to be a strong opinion, upheld
the law.; Now' Judge Emory Speer
of Georgia, a jurist of national repu
tation, follows Judge 1 Hsnford's
decision, and declares the law consti
tutionaL When federal judges thus
disagree, people less learned in Jcgal
lore must necessarily remain in doubt,
and await the decision of the United
States , supreme court members of
which, it may be expected, from these
conflicting , opinions, will also come
to opposing conclusions; but as this
highest court is composed of an odd
number of judges and the majority
makes law, the matter will be settled
one way or the other. It is possible
that a decision sustaining this law
would indicate that the proposed child
labor law fathered by Senator Bever-
dge would also be sustained.
A poll of the Iowa legislature
showed 9$ Republicans for Roose
velt, 7 lor Cummins, 5 for Shaw, 4
for Taft and 1 for Root Not one
wss for poor Fairbanks. But what
some of the ; would-be. candidate
would like to know i who the Rooe
vent men's second choice is, Y
Have the Roosevelt spielers suf
ficiently considered the language of
his statement the dsy following his
election? Here it ia: "On the fourth
of March next I shall have served
jhree and one-half years, and this
three and one-half years constitutes
my first term. The ' wise custom
which limits the, president , to two
terms regards the substance and not
the form. . Under no circumstances
will I be a candidate for or . accept
another nomination." ,
The president could not, if he tried,
make it any more emphatic than he
did the day following his election in
1904. The most he could do would
be' to isueanofficiaI bulletin every
week or day saying, Them's my sen
timents yet" Y
It is not strange that the attractive
head-line letters of . The Journa!
helped little Gerald White, 4yi years
old, to read, but fortunately he did
not understand much sbout the Thaw
case which was his first reading. -
"Salmon are in market at from 85
to 90 cents a pound," says the Boston
Globe. . Refrigerator ice between here
and Boston must be very expensive:
The more people argue about the
Sabbath and. like questions the less.
f possible, they agree. Nobody is
ever convinced against his wilL
These', "far-flung", excursion of
business men show that old Portland
has pretty thoroughly waked up, and
is not "slow" any more.
Handl) ooks Fo r
Hurried
tn,
By Wax Jones.
This ts the at of handbooks. Wsek
!y papers . .
This ia no book tor "mollycoddles.' '
The man who ts any cnod aa e clt
lien will camp out' for at least four
months ever year ana thia book wlU
ten him now to do it. .
In preparlrir for a trio to the Ca
nadlan wilds do not male tha mistake
of carrying too much baggage. A light
khaki euit. a pair of oxford shoes, two
pairs or open work eocka, a pipe and
a coupie 01 pound or tobacco and
good book, says the "TVlnnlng of the
West" will be enough. For grub take
a can of roast beef, which ia "purer
than the thoughts of childhood,' since
the lnapectlon bill was paaaed. Bark
and leaves can be found ia almost every
xoreai and make excellent salads.
A tent Ms not neoesaary, but some
tenderfeet like to bare a covering at
mgut. At extra Handkerchief will
Serve the purpoae, a hatpin serving as
ridgepole '
. Once In the ' wilderness the hunter
meat keep on the out vlve for game
Qrlxzliee ere dangerous antagonists for
Inexperienced cltlsena, but with a little
care they may be overcome. Wear light
boxing gloves when in pursuit of this
game and avoid clinches, aa the grlzsly
has sn unfair .habit of wrestling and
hugging te avoid punishment Hit- your
opponent on the heed until he is da sad
and then carry Mm beck to camp.
Bobcats are also bed things to get
Into a mix with. Rely upon quick foot
work to avoid their jumps, and try to
eaten tnem orr their guard. . -v-
Everr , morning : before .breakfast
which is to be eatea at 1:11, practice
a sprint of five miles. This Is neces
sary if you are to run down the large
Canadian . wolf. Soak ' your . hands in
alum, as the-wolf has sharp teeth and
yon may be scratched when catching
him. ..' - ... ....
- Squirrels make good eating. The
firoper way te capture them la by climb
ng e tree after the nimble little fel
lows and chasing them from branch to
branch, when you've chased them to
the last breach, you've got them, unless
they Jump. Ia this case, run down th
tree so quickly that you'll be waiting
to catch them before thsy hit tbs
around. ' ,
. Should you be attacked by. Indiana
give the Carlisle college yell. '.'
The mollycoddle is very likely to be
lost In the woods while be Is hardening
himself to be a useful eltlsen. . In such
a oese, aak a policeman which ear you
should take for your camp.
' There la nothing more exciting than
calling moose. The daring hunter waits
behind a tree until the bloodthirsty
creature approaches within easy range
and then fills It full of lead from s
magaslne rifle The principal requialte
for this sport Is- e - good memory,- as
there sr 2,000,02s moose In Canada,
and none of them will . oome unless
called by Its own name .
( Some Lines on Spring. ;
By James Montague -
When the solemn nlght-tlde . found us
with the covers tucked around us,
TJngrammatle'ly, but blithely, we wars
; breathing: "Spring has earns !"
For the breese blew mild and mellow,
and the moon shone warm and
yellow,
And the stars beamed forth bentg
nantly In tiny spots of flame
"Hal" we mused. Ue for the. barrel
where w keep our spring appareL
Win tr--tlkln't--teet- ferevacr-though we
thought It mlaht at. that."
Then, so eliow, the deal was shifted,
and what time we . slept there
' drifted . - .. . .
Neatly molded snow heaps under
SVery window la our flat. ,.
Spring! Outside the wind waa whls-
. sing, bllssards busily were blls-
' sing...
Frost was on the foolish crocus and
. the streets were chock-a-block.
Spring) . Through frenslsd financiering
pauld panic went eareerlng.
For the rude relapae of winter frose
the water in the stock.
Ones a foolish poet person wrote some
ehle snd charming verse on
Welcoming the lovely springtime when
you feel that It la nlsh:
Bat If you ere In poeseeaton ef the com-
anoneet discretion,
Keep your welcome dons in moth balls
till the first of next July.
Colored Bottle for Milk. '
From Science Sifting.
French mothers are greatly Interested
in the edvlc which is being given them
by physicians te bav the milk which
they give their children after they ere
weaned, kept in colored glass bottlea
Milk, they advise, was never Intended
by nature to sea -the light Experi
ments have shown that milk which Is
kept In colored glass is far superior to
that which la aerved In the. ordinary
white glass bottles.
Letters From the
. People
eBMsesBeeaaaasaaa j
. Humanity and Immortality.
Portland. March t To the Editor of
The Journal From Rotherham's trans
lation of the New Testament from the
ureek text of Tregelles, I quote the fol
lowing extract (see II Timothy, 1:8-11)
"Ood; who saved as, end called us
wi.th a holy calling, not according te
our works, but according to a peculiar
purpoae and favor, that which was
given us la Christ Jesus before remote
age times, but -Was made manifest Jus
now through the forthshlnlng of our
8avlor Cbrlat Jesus; who, indeed, abol
ished death, but Illumined-life end-tn
corruption, through the Joyful n
sag;" .. . ,. .. . .. . ,, -. ... .. i-.
The natural man. ' who ts without
faith, cannot please Ood. He Is ever
learning, "end never unto a ull know!
edge of truth able te coma." But w
by faith ere to understand that man Is
mortal, that Is, the life In him will
leave him st the time of his demise ot
when he is changed, which Is the same,
and which will take place if be I alive
at the arrival of Christ. : "
By faith we ere also to understand
that la men ie no good thing, aad that
eveaf tea -e,--enr-1 a - begotten of Ood,
end the spirit of Ood Is in him, and
that without end. there dwells la his
flesh no good thing., : .
The most terrible moment tn a man's
life ts when he asks himself, "What Is
it all forf (From James Ham-Lewie)
What the snd of these things shall e
end what life 1s end why, I shall sn
deavor to boldly expound, for the time
Is short If I mlastate or misinterpret
the Scriptures they are aoceastble to
you also. It I explain eorreetly. be
lieve the truth for the truth's sake .
-'?. ... NIGHT WATCH.
. Say Charge Are Untrue.
Los Angeles. CaL. March IS. To th
Editor of The Journal Have Just re
ceived a copy ef your Journal ef March
1. in which I nnd an article entitled,
"Swapped Love for Property." As an
Intimate friend ef Mrs. Kmma Gorman
end out of Justice to a. woman I feel
that the charges msde against her by
her huaband. J. W. Gorman, should bs
contradicted.
He elleges that Mra Gorman "con
spired by love protestations and honey
moon promises" to get his property.
Mr. Gorman omits to state thst at ths
time of bis marriage (101) he had no
property whatever, not even -money to
purchase th wedding ring or his wed
ding suit both . of . which, , and . many
other debts, were paid after bis mar
riage by his wife s careful economy.
I elao wish to. call your attention to
a misstatement wherein Mr. Gorman al
leges that "shortly after their marriage'
she got him. to make over hie property
to her, and he also states that "within
a week" ef ter she obtained the property
she deserted, him, implying that ths
duration or tneir marriage waa e rew
weeks, et meat while the fact Is that
they were married over etx years. -
Daring this time they had worked to
gether, she doing her share to accumu
late the small property which was sold
in September, ISO, for 11.100. SS0O ifl
cash and a mortgage of $400. Mr. Gor
man falls to state that he took his share
of the property ($400 in cash), giving
Mrs. Gorman S200 faah and the mort
gage for 1400 es her share.
. -.. : ... . . . ( ONE WHO KNOWS.
Congregational Episcopacy.
Tuallttn, Or., March. 17. To the Edi
tor of The Journal Hitherto the Con
gregational minister has had to recog
nls ths authority of the congregation
snd they have now imposed upon him
tnat or the state superintendent. The
latter has power to place end displace
the pestor. This ia subversive of the
independence end standing and useful
ness of the pastor. Not only his eccle
siastical but hie civil tights snd social
standing are thereby Impaired. I am In
favor of . dispensing with the office of
state superintendent entirely, beginning
with Oregon and extending over ell the
states. I submit this matter te those
Interested. I think it would have
good healthy moral v affect to shout
down on this uncongregational ef fleer
and exclude him from their affairs. The
money spent oa a stats superintendent's
salary would go a long way to help ths
missionary churches. , -
.- ...A ..yi.-f D. CAMERON,
Dictionary of Misinformation. ;
Wex Jones, Lexicographer. .
.Cab Aa Individual - trolley. - 7'"
Has or (1.) See Lawnmowsr.
. A
Mississippi hatpin.
Statistics, rnrellable Eight ' million
stamps and three subway guards are
licked every day In Manhattan. .
Ninety policemen ere asked every day
If "the Brooklyn bridge Is th entrance
to the city ball. . -
Four hundred , couples alone every
wva in rtew x ora. -
Three .hundred and nlnetr-nln cou
ples wish they hadn't eloped. ,
enow in New TOrk is serened off hv
two men with two shovels. ..
In ths United States senate evarr riav
10.000.S5I words are spoken: of this
number (t ere listened to.
A Jackrabblt can lumn 11 feet. Inmn.
lng backward and forward for six
months and flvs days, ths rabbit would
have remained In the same spot. v
Teeth Ths dentist's orchids. ; . .
Tombstone A slab under . which a
dead lies snd . over , which aa epitaph
lie. . .
Violet a.) A flower. (l. A mod-
set shrinking person. - - .
1 gave you tha health of tha vlolat of
American politics ThSodore Roosevelt"
Senstor Beverldge. .
- Hie Narrow Escape.
From ths Chicago Tribune
Mr. Fergusim. two of whoaa down.
town friends had Just dined with him,
bad .taken them Into the libra rr for a
smoke ' - ,r..
I must tell yo a rood on a an wtv
wlfe," he aeld. "She's been roasting me
because I look at the headlines In ths
papers once In a while to see If any
thing Important la happening In the
Thew trial. - Well, the other afternoon,
while ths girl waa away, she put a pen
of biscuits la ths oven to bake and
whll she was waiting shs picked un a
paper and began to reed the stuff her
self. She got so- Interested In It that
she let the biscuits"
At that moment Mra Ferguson cams
Into tha library for a book.
"And ths Joks of It' waa," continued
Mr. Ferguson. . without, a moment's
psuss. "that thsy found the cow next
morning In a 40-acre lot"
"Ha! ha hat" roared the guests,
laughing till ths tears ran down their
cheeks but not at the story.
Y Tlp for Taft Et Ai. 1
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
. If Measrs. Taft,' Root end Fairbanks
are not careful, a man by the name of
Hughte will be the next Republican can
didate for president
Always Try to D(
Your Best
" By Ella Wheeler Wlloox.
Jt Is aad that so many of us are eon-
tent with our second beat. We reaob
a certain point snd there w stay,
smugly complacent
Not one in ten of na Is making ths
moat of Ufa and Its opportunities Mod
arete success seems to satisfy us and we
sit back content with ourselves. We
could all 1o better than w ere doing
If we had the grit and perseverance to
keep at It. . s v -
Th trouble with most of us Is that
we are elwaya going te do better. We
have vague Meee ee- to the great things
we will do, but that Is aa far aa we get.
In the meantime' th precious hours
are slipping behind us and nothing has
been done .
If we live to man's allotted three-
soore-end-ten yeara (TO years), we have
14,750 days to make or to mar. Tnat
seems a good many, but can you afford
to waste one slngls day of theraT
Already a xair soars of tnoae xo.too
days havs gone Instead of being Im
patient for the hours to paas, we should
grudge every- flying minute r
An f . what hav, vnn mmA fif vnnr
Hie I it. you--aeve enerrted- -end are
bringing up a family of girls snd boys.
you havs done a great deal no woman
can do more . But even if you 'do not
merry, you can still get a great deal out
of life - .." .
It you are still young and have the
prospect of marrying, you esa train
yourself te be the kind ef woman who
will maks a good wife and mother, v
It you are past ths marrying are. you
can help others snd make yourself of
use la the world. -'-
No one who lives solsly for self can
be said to havs lived at ell. The desire
to be of use to others brings oat ell that
ts best in one - Zou must be siert, seen
to observe, quick to seise opportunity.
The dreamer lives all by himself, in
his rose-colored elrcastle; be ia ot use
to nobody: the world is not one whit
the better for his having lived.
But the world ts th better for every
man snd woman who have bravely and
unselfishly done their duty. -
One of vour duties is to do whatever
work you may be engaged In to ths best
of your ability. It may be uncongenial
work,, but do it as well as you can.
Shirking en thing will never help you
to And another. -. - ' '
Try to And some bright spot In every
day. If you do ens kind ectlon during
the day your day has not been wasted.
Do not be self-satlsned; that is ratal
to'progrsee of any kind. Before you. go I
to bed tonight tnina ever your oay. 11
you had it to live over again would you
spend -It Just as yon have done t- Most
of us would not Well, we still neve to
morrow, 'and othsr tomorrows If -
live; but we must begin right sway. Our
lives are such tiny stoms in tne vest
scheme of eternity, and yet they er
everything to us. end It seems incredible
thet we should not mass ine most 01
our brief chance ' - .
No matter how well yon do anything.
try to do it still better. Don't be satis
fled with anything but the very beat
that you are capable of. n ,
If vou feel - yourself getting into
rut trv vour level best to get out of It
ss quickly es possible. " Remember that
this Is your chance. . The younger you
era the more time yon have to make
somsthlng of yourself. v' . . '
Don't lose your golden opportunity.
Weakness 6f "Strong l&tn.m '-
By Staff Surgeon. A. Gaskall. of .the
British wavy. . : - - ,
" In ordinary language one may divide
Strength Into two varietlee physical
and constitutional. The former Is tbs
strength of large kind to be desired.
A man with lares - muscles ana
heart strained hf ths improper use of
dumb-bells ts of bat little -use as re
gards endurance If, however, his heart
has not been damaged, his treinln in
co-ordination may have been neglected.
and se render his largs musoies use
less. 'I.' " .,' . ' ' -. " '
It seems to me, speaking purely rrotn
my own experience among many thou
sand of men, thet the pnysioeuy strong
man. es trained by. let us say. the orig
inal Sandow system, stands the inroads
of disease badly. - .
I recall a perfect giant of muscular
strength' who rowed for three years in
the Cambridge boat end very nearly
died from an sfttack of Influensa, while
fata sister, who was a woman of poor
physique, not only passed through an
attack uneventfully, but also nursed
him whll h wee stiU 11L
How often does the "strong" man
show such signs of degeneration as
baldness or premature grey halrT Sel
dom does th "strong" man reach .1
benny end heeUthy eld age - -
Physical culture should always have
an and In view bearing on th man's
avocation, -r- -v '.'' . -. -"n . 1
The first thing to be taught In all
physical . culture Is ths avoidance of
strain, and next . th imperative duty
of kaanlnar tha mouth onen.
earrings Is snother important detail
and correct ways of walking and stand.
Inc. ;.:.-'.-
Avoidance or fatlgns is an important
point A good brisk walk la .the fresh
sir. with free breathing and good style.
ss useful a form of physical exer
cise s any I know. -, ', 4 ."
" Today in History. ' .
1CT0 Raphsel, the painter, died. Born
1183.
183S Governor William Kleft arrived at
Nw Amsterdam... -
1760 Margaret Wofflngton, ths . eels-
bra ted eotfess, died. . Bora 171SV -
The pienet Pallaa discovered by
Dr. Olbers. . - - "
1814 United States frigate Essex sur
rendered to British ships Phoebe and
Cherub In harbor of Valparaiso, Chili.
ISIS General Wads - Hampton ef the
confederate states ' army born..-- Died
April U,180t. . ,- . .....
IMS Seminole treaty concluded.
1846 American army, . under f General
Tayler, invaded Mexico. ,''-,.
1S64 Great Britain declared war against
Ruasis. ..). - ;
1SS Confederate steamer Iris takes by
United State steamer Stellln off
Charleston, South Carolina. A -. .
1SS8 Earl of Cardigan, leader or the
Light Brigade at Bel ak lava, died. Bora
1797. , ....:.'..-
1871 Paris Commune , proclaimed.
1881 Canadian Pacific railway . com
pleted from ocean to ocean.
189S Resolutions declaring war with
Spain Introduced In congress.
' Snoring No Excuse for Murder. .
From ths Albany Democrat
Snoring Is undoubtedly a disagreeable
sound, but It Is ns occasion for murder.
Nor are a great many other thing in
Ufa la on's dally life one fans across
a great many disagreeable thing, and
with murder In the heart thers might be
trouble almost any dsy. But one has no
business to become Impatient with ths
little thing ot life, whether that of
snoring er anything else as flimsy. In
stead one docs well to be philosophical,
take the common things of life good
natu redly and thankful because they
are no worse
Small Change p
esasJassBWaeaeaasaBj ' ,
Speaking of lively event soon to ee
our, don't overlook the BC John election,
s ' ' :
Secretary Taft doean't see kow he
oould "rattle around'' in Roosevelt's
place. : - v
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tf Honduras Is really whipped. It Is
probably willing V, Sam should Inter
vene.' ' ''.',.
Foreker Is no doubt confident thst he
and - little Dick tould fix th Ohio
primaries.
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Isn't Count Bonl being shamefully neglected-these
days T Or Is be toe broke'
to notice? v
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Still It Isn't every farmer that would
maks a good president of aa agricul
tural college .. , " .''"'
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Now we will hear some mora party ,
talk, but moat people woa't nev much
attention to it.
. a';.','.'".-'-
March having been e pretty fair win.
ter month, we may reasonably expect
April to bring spring; , - - r
'MyTSbneegueT Roosevelt" says Em
peror wui'ina.- 80 It is a trinity now,
me Gott und Roosevelt t ... t , .
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After a little apparently.- ths burden
of proof wilt be on the state te show
that a murderer Is not Insane. .,
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Henry Clews Issues a warning against '
the man who habitually drinks alone .
Mightn't he as well hav left eff the -
last word! . --v .. .. .... . - . . . ..
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Some old maids don't care muoh about '
who will be nominated or elected presi-
dent next year, but they are Interested
in 190 because it is leap year.
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What to do with Rooseveltr ' Why.
elect him. president again, send him te
the senate from New Tork and appoint
him chief engineer of the canal. ,
Aa exchange seys stopping a bad habit
la as easy es rolling down hilt More
like climbing up hill: keeping up th -
habit is mors like rolling dowa.
An Illinois man has organised a new .
sect, on tenet of which Is "Know all
things." Nothing mors Is needed te
prove that ths founder is a fool. '. , ' -
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All the trains will be running en time
sgaln before long. Salem Statesman. -
Verily, ws hav not heard such an ex
pression of optimism, nay, not In Oregon.
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It Is suggested thst Rockefeller wants '
to civilise end Christlanlss ths Chinees
so. he can "do" them more easily. He
works as poor civilised, .Christianised
Americans all tight . .. ' ,
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- Ths price of eosl oil hss been relied
sgaln ef course Couldn't an Injunction '
be Issued to restrain Rockefeller frota '
giving away any more millions of the
people's money without their oeasentt
. . - . re 't '.k .-'V
A Philadelphia paper ' speaks ef tks
recent eruption ef the Ohio river as "the
western flood." Thet 'Writer probably -supposes
that Cincinnati. St Louis and
St. Psul are on the confines ot inyilise-''
tion.' -' ' -A ' v,' . - . ' - '
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Oregon Sidelights
tTnlon . will have a big new planing
mlU. - . '
Prlnevllle reel estate la rising la
value .'. :,.':- . '-h.
Milton people, are moving for a now
modern hoteL . . I'
. .
A ranch ot 1.000 acres nesr Antelope
wss sold for 125,000. r-'r -.
f -a. ; . : s' ; . '
Msdford lies three bank bufldlngs
srected within two yeara s
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Several families - from Michigan ar
rived at Madras last week. ,
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Timber erulsera ere stIU scouring the
country west ef Junction City. .
Ten year ago there were four cheese .
factories In Tillamook county,' while to
day there are 18. ;
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Public ownership of waterworks 1s the
paramount end Indeed th only Issns In
ths, Eugene election. , .
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A Myrtle ereek men sold hie farm ef
480 acres te five men. three st them -
newoomara, who will plant fruit on most -
of It ,
' e
Th county court of Harney county
hss msde sn order appropriating f7t
to the Harney county fair association
to p used for premiums and to adver
tise ths resources ef Harney eoanty, - '
"Ltt ns kick and kick hard." exclaims
ths Monument Enterprise, about ths
mail service. "Coats off I snd let as go te
to work to fight for what ths govern. ;
msnt owes ns." ' - , .. "
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' Some people of Ths Sadies srs'een-
sldaring . ths scheme of providing a
summer camping ground along the river,
that will be strictly a Dalle affair,
where families may. spend the heated
term Inexpensively and to which ths
head ot ths house" msy have easy
aeesea. ', -. , .,; '. .
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Sheep men are experiencing greet dlf- ,
floulty In seenring sufficient help fo
lambing, says the Antelope Herald. Bach
Is the scarolty et man this spring that
boys srs being pressed Into service at
men's wages. Usually, many men come
tn at this tlms of ths year looking for
work st good wages, but this spring
few havs put In an appearance
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Myrtle Point Enterprise: Ths town .
should bs made too small to hold -the
sneaking cur. ths cowardly oorote. -the
dastsrdly snake who, foi the profit on
bottle . of poison sold by ' Mm for
whisky or wine, would sell ths soul snd
corrupt ths moral of the smartest,
handsomest, moat gehtlemanly boy, In -town
and brag of his achievement. ( ,
Salem Btatsamsnt The hlstorlo Long
Tom river In th southern part of Ben
ton county, may yet become famous In ;
the annals of Oregon, as the proposed '
10-mlle canal connecting .Eugene . amt
Corvallls would hav its outlet in thst
river and "th sdded weter flew from
the canal with such artificial Improve
ments as oould be edded would make
ths Long Tom sn svsnus for the route"
for steamboat navigation. .
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AU the Vowels.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.'
' "Abstemious" and "facetious" srs the
enly words' In English having ths vowel
la their order.