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aorlkwaal tb root host tha Draroa eoeatry
to publlak Ita clrealatloa ery oy aa
tarll latere! to aotna and exan
laa Its records at sr UM. Tba Invltatloa
la atlll op to trlaad or foa, area to an?
rvoraaratatiTa of oar rivals, was otlll har
llnnrlac' eoabta of THK 'OUAgAX'S
rifuroa. TSX OUAa'ALA taUawoU ara
accaptad a aU adrorttelac taiborltkM. aoata
of wbaa have ame axaalnattaoa, aad aa
tha llmllt of which BowaU'a America
Nwapp Mrectary eecora THI JOCa.
MAX tu gaaraatee atar. which Cnrttaor tn
avree tba eon-tr-la of Tba Journal a
claim aad tiger. THI J0UBAL ba
tn( a greater paid cinelattoa la Portland
and in Oroaoa tbaa any other dally -vapor
M effer tba greatest IndneaaMnta to 4
Trtlprm. tboa Making tin coatraeU o
In given tbo kenaflt af rata lea tha
S cent par lark, par laeertlee. per rbowand
of prvrad elrvnlatkm, a lower rata tbaa
a ay paper aa tka ouaat. Tba dTertlaera
take aa-astac of kotk Joaroal elrcalatloa
and rataa, an ach ao that lu eoluswa are
crowded with their baalnaee and reealta
flow to the hi aattafrlns aaaatlty, wall
tU JOD&Jf AI proa per aad floarickea.
THB PEOPLE PAY, THE COST.
T
HE TORRENT of relation.
continue unchecked at . San
Francisco. Each atep in the in-
: -Teatigation , makes" the glare of
the dic Voiutes more lurid. JThree
. hundred thousand dollars was (pent
by a telephone company In i city
campaign in jthe effort to ' elect a
board ofsupervisor that would give
. it a franchise,' It is an appalling.sura
when it is i emembered . that 1 the
money has. eventually to be paid by
the public in tolls.' Then, there was
tha' other telephone J company, the
ulljnguresof whose corrfaption fund
are not yef disclosed.
; And, m addiUcm, there re the
other corporations, representing gasj
eiecinc ijkui. waier, tucn ui inu
other public service companies, all
- doubtless" exacting from the public
inordinate tolls and spending portions
in corrupting voters and officials.
And, there are other cities than San
Francisco, other states than Califor
nia, and there is the United States.
Could Heney and Burns lift the lid
on it all, what a carnival of corrup
tion would be exposed.
And if all this graft and dishonesty
could be eliminated and the public be
given light, water, street car, railroad
and all other public service at the
reasonable, margin incident to ordi
nary business . transactions,' what a
reduction ' there would be in tolls,
feel and charges? What a 'reduction
it would bring in the cost of living, and
how much easier it would be for the
humble citizen to better his lot?
And, if there) could be eliminated
the campaign contributions, which
are given in expectation that special
favors of government are to be re
. cerved.ia return, what I long step
would be taken in restoring ' their
rights to tha multitude, and ridding
the republic of cormorants that hin
der the poor and plunder the help
less? In 1 contemplation of , these
JhingSjL what an incentiye.JCLpuali lor
public office, men who like Mayor
Lane put public interest above party,
personal ' friendships and the claims
of spoilsmen. - . . ' ? ;"
..V, -.; I I II
i 2 A JUST CRITICISM. " )
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JER
OME'S implied criticism of the
"different consideration given to
- th Thaw ase from tha which
would be accorded to a murderer in
a lower stratum of society is justifi
able. That the man killed, whatever
his faults, was of more consequence
.In the world "than the victim of the
; ordinary "tenderloin murder" must
he admitted, and it is not in human
, nature to regard the killing of such
. . a man, and under the circumstances
, attending his death, with no more in
terest than the killing of a "nobodv "
And, it may be admitted farther, a
.millionaire woose conauct' nas at
tracted public notice on, two conti
nents and a young -woman who has
become noted as Evelyn Nesbit had,
must inevitably attract greater public
attention in such a case than a young
man and woman in the lower walks
of life of whom the world had never
heard. Yt the theory of the law, to
which its practice ought more nearly
to conform,' 'is that it , regards and
treats every one alike, making no dis
tinctions on account of wealth or po
i;ion. This in the nature of things
the law cannot do literally, but it
could come much' nearer' doing so country will regard hfm as in a meas
than it does. - From a purely legal ure insincere, a poseur, a man who
point of view, there ia no reason why affects to believe 'that other peqple
the trial of Harry Thaw should have
been prolonged- more or considered
of greater consequence than 'that of
a poor mechanic or common laborer
who had killed a man too attentive
to the murderer's sweetheart or mis
tress, nor has the law any good ex
cuse for departing from its theoretical
principle , and regarding ' Evelyn
Thaw'a'casc of superior importance
to that of the housemaid or the wait
ress who had undergone a' similar
experience. : " J;'r..' s .' ',,'v,'
' ; Everybody knows that If a com'
mon laborer &nd a common working
girl 'who had been vain and foolish
were the central figures in a murder
trial, it would not. thua be prolonged
and made ; a , cause celebre. - Why,
then, should a court' permit such a
difference to appear between that
case and this? .Thaw ia no better or
wor sejth arianyjLaother. ma n-who,
inexcusably jor justifiably, has killed
another; Evelyn Has been 'ho more
foolish and has suffered no more than
many a girl ' who had , never been
heard of until she figured in a simi
lar case. . The. public clamor for all
the ' details in this , case must .be
yielded to by 'the newspapers, but in
a court the Harrys and Evelyns should
be no more 'and no less than the
Jeannots and Jeannettes in like cases.
A REGRETTABLE LETTER.
TH EODO RE ROOSEVELrS
friends and supporters are
" numbered ty" tefli tof "millions.
He" has earned, they believe,
their confidence,' regard and support
They will not and cannot lightly di
vest themselves of their opinion of
him. It will take much to cause the
people to believe that he is not de
serving "of "their confident "approval
and loyal support. ' Yet every intelli
gent, candid friend of the president
regrets that he wrote that letter to
Harriman, and that he 'has made -no
explanation, of it that would square
with their estimate of him. We are
sorry the letter was written. We do
not say it is enough to destroy con
fidence in the president, but do say
that it is one that causes his friends
sincere sorrow. And since it was
written and sent, and has been pub
lished, it is the people's privilege, nay
it is their rJuty,-tocrjnslder It. to estl-
mate'it carefully, to7try to under
stand it truly. The letter written
during, tne campaign of 1904, is, as
follows: i ;V' " ' , ';
; ' , (Parsonat)
"Mr Dear Mr. Harriman A susr-a
non naa eome to ma In a roundabout
war mac you ao not think lt wis to
ooroo on to e mi In theea cloalns
oi ne oampeurn. but that von
ara reluctant to refuae, inaarnuob aa I
hava askad you. Now, my dear sir, you
and I ara practical men, and you ara
on ins arouna ana xnow the conditions
batter than I do. , ;
"If you think there ia any'danaer of
your viait to ma eausfnr trouble, or If
you inin inera l notblna; apeclaj I
should ba Informed akout, or no matter
in wmch i could .lva aid, why, of
course, slva up the Vlalt for the time
being and then a faw weeks benoo,
before I write my meaaage, I aball a;et
you to come down to. discuss certain
government matters not connected with
th cam pal sn. . . , ; i . .
"With rreat ngmrX ialuoerely yours,
"81aT1ed,-.
, . , "THEODORE, RQOSEyELT."
V.,'1! -': '.. -. .
SENATOR BAILEY'S TRIUMPH.
0'
N HIS return from Washington
Senator Bailey was drawn
through" his home town in a
carriage trimmed with white
silk, and drawn by four white steeds,
and the city made a holiday and be
decked itself in gay attire' in his hon
or. The handsome and dramatic sen
ator received . these exhibitions of
favor and honor as his just due, and
we"must admit that a" manlhus re
ceived in his home city cannot be ex
pected to hide bis head in shame or
break; forth' , in ' apologetic explana
tions. v Nor has he lost all, by a good
deal.' If a man's neighbors generally
'think well of him, there must be con
siderabie good in him, even if be nas
wandered off into by 1 and forbidden
paths.-" ;
-"The scnator'a speech at his- home
coming .was characteristically grand
iloquent, belligerent and vainglorious.
He .boasted long and loudly of him
self. He said that being neither a
weakling nor a coward his many ene
mies had heen beaten.- This year; he
said, he had killed them; next year,
h would bury them. WhyJi,should
leave a lot of carcasses unburied for
a year he did not state, probably ao
that the public nostrils would not no
tice the smell of Standard Oil. .
Senator Bailey admitted that he had
been killed off as a presidential pos
sibility; that if his colleague, Culber
son, would take' the nomination he..
Bailey, would help him to get it; if
not, ha was for.Brysn. , Bailey's per-:
ceptton is clear in one respect, at
least, that he has no chance ever to
be nominated for president. But he
thinks .he will hsve an agreeable job
in killing and burying bis enemies as
they appear. ' , - ;
However much Bailey may talk,' and
with whatever pomposity nd affecta
tion cf righteous c Indignation, the
don't believe that he haa dona any
thing wrong. ' But the country,, while
having; considerable . admiration for
his' talents and his dramatic ability.
knows that he has never explained
satisfactorily those large - financial
transactions with Standard .Oil and
Waters-Pierce,' Their stain will Stick
to him if he should stay in the senate
30 yesrs yet.
. ; ' 'PURE milk.
T HERE IS a good deal of taTk in
i many large cities' about impure
milk. Much of the. milk con
aume'd is either known or sus
pected to be impure. In such great
cities as New York and Chicago it
is almost impossible to make sure of
pure. milk in all cases, but-continued
efforts are being made to do ao. One
demand, - js .jh.at noi milk .whatever
should be used Without being Pas
teuriiedr ast it Js -impossible topre
vent some impure milk from leaving
the dairies. The question of an ample
supply of absolutely pure milk is one
of the utmost importance to every
large-' and " growing . community.
Whether tuberculosis germs are con
veyed to the human organism by milk
from tuberculosis cows is a mooted
question, but it is Better to suppose
so, and to see to it that no milk from
cows afflicted with tuberculosis is al
lowed to be sold. Milk is a nutritious,
necessary food, especially for infants,
but it acquires impure . taints more
readily than, almost anyT0ther : food.
To keep it pure great care must be
taken in extracting and handling it,' r.
No great amount of complaint is
heard lately about the quality.of milk
used 'in this city, but "eternal vigi
lance" is necessary. . Watered or di
luted milk is bad enough, but tainted
milk is worse, is dangerous, murder
bus.' . The,,' proper ; authorities , must
keep a sharp' lookout for impure milk.
If none such u sold, no harm is done;
if some such is sold, much good can
be done by detection, suppression and
punishment The larger . Portland
grows, the greater will be the danger.
unless constant vigilance is exercised,:
of impure milk, and the more harm!
it will do. Nowhere are natural con
ditions more favorable to pure milk
than here. " Everybody. ought to be
sure they get pure milkt and then not
npt allow it to accumulate impurities
before using, especially if given t6
children. . Portland ' is noted for its
pure water. Let it also be noted for
its pure milk. '2 . . ''
f- A LATE SPRING. : ,
I
T, IS a "backward spring." Vege
tation and crops are not as far
advanced as usual, at this data.
Yet there have been more "back
ward", sessons, and there is nothing it
this one so fsr to cause any anxiety.
On the contrary,' it I" better for the
season to be "backward" than "for
ward." But there is no weather rule.
No two years are alike. AH we know
for certainty, from past experience, is
that "the weather" will cause some
disappointments and minor losses, at
some time during the year,' and that
in spite of this there will be, on. the
whole,. a .bountiful . yield of crops.
Oregon can always be depended upon
for this.--;, .' ? tv
But the outlook was never better at
this point in the calendar year than
now. - The prospect thus far is for a
big grain,. crop in eastern Oregon,
where the soil has been aoaked as it
has not been for many springs. Range
grass will be good fill Iste in the
season. The outlook for fruit of all
kinds is so far excellent. With the
exception of some peach buds in
south rn Oregon,' tto fruit" has been
killed by frosts. Tne grsin harvest
in' portion of the state will be later
than usual, but may be none the
lighter for; that. j '
There has been" a large increase of
orchard area, that will begin'to count
this year, and more and more here
after. A great deal more alfalfa is
being raised. Diversified farming is
yearly becomings more-v popular.
Dairies are increasing." The otulitv
of all kinds of livestock Is being im
proved. J', ;s ?::. "', ?. ' ,
', Don't vorry about, the season in
Oregon. - We will have to wait a lit
tle longer than usual for Oregon gar
den truck and berries, but they will
taste all the better when they come.
And '(.hey will. last later.; Whatever
has happened or will happen, it is go
ing to be a good year in Oregon, very
likely in Volume ,and value of prod-
nets its best year. ; If men. will. do
their part, .the Oregon seasons will
need no watching. ' J- .?
'. Still, it is rather unlikely that Judge
Parker would have been elected, even
if the corporations , had not r con
tributed to the Republican campaign
fund. , :' . V " ; .'. :
With so much cold air outside and
plenty of hot. air inside, Wellman's
airship may be able to go some.
'The Socialist yote in Chicago da-
clined from 45.000 in . 1904 to 13,000
last Veek. But perhaps .this is be
cause the old parties ara becoming
more socialistic ' v -'
AFTER THE NORTH POLE.
I ET THE north pole, that has
' maintained itself in frigid icono
J clasm so long, ever since no-
' body knows when, look out for
itself, if it can though it find .itself
helpless when American feet stand on
it and American eyes glare upon or
into it, for it can't run away. Not
only is Peary, going to make another
three-years', try to reach the dent in
the ice misnamed the pole, but. Well-
man is , preparing to swoop down
upon it in an airship ere Peary gets
fairly started, and some other adven
turous fellows are organizing an au
tomobile dash to the earth's hyper
borean extremity. . We suspect that
there will be a new record of automo
bile breakingown ' and - smsshing
up; that Wellman, if he ever returns,
wilt have a long story to tell about
contrary "air-currents" sftd other; ob
stacles of Arctic air-sprites, and that
Peary will have to report the limit of
his travels along in the SO's instead
of 90 flat; but since there is a craze
to reach the aliened or fancied pole.
let them go it all, and may none of
them leave their ( bones . as unusual
morsels for the menu of the Polar
bears. v."-.-. ' w ', : ,
Major Goethals having arrived 1 at
Panama and made a speech about a
week ago, it is supposed he is only
awaiting for kn offer of a higher sal
ary to send in his resignation. ' '
. Taft and Foraker may have a pres
idential scrap in Ohio,' but they will
do well to- remember that Bryan and
Beveridge arc conducting the real na
tional campaign in. a magszirie.J.,
That Roosevelt should win a great
price as a peacemaker seems strange
to some people, . . .
V The Play V
" Mora tuneful tnan any other comic
opera of tha seaaoo, postfeaslna' aa
abundance of clever lines and catchy
aire, and preaented or' a thoroushly
hle-h-clasa company, "Tha Free Lance"
made a tremendous hit at the.Hellls
la at nla-ht. A bim . audience welcomed
the Bousa opera. .'
Although antlclpatlna -an - entertain
ment of tHe"HtSITSTr)Tawr bwiauae of
tha name of tha March Klnc. the nubllo
was hardly prepared for the enjoyment
i It received last nlaht. Souaa ha never
composed a mora tuneful and ,oatchy
opera and Harry B. Bmlth baa never
written a more eomlo and really Inter-
eating- atory since the appearanoe of
ifooin noon. .-7- .
."The Free LAnoe" really has a atory
or a plot sufficiently developed to be
noticeable, but there Is no dancer of
mental exhauatlon In 'following It. But
u ia not tno atory that makes the piece
ao wouoerrunr popular it . Is tha
mualc, the Jokea, which ara 1 new. the
coatumes and settlnas, and tha work of
inree nian-cusa principals. auDnorted
by an excellent chorua.
, Joaaph Cawthorn ta tha atallar feat a re
of the caat, and cloae to him In point
of Importance in tha east ara Jeanette
Lowry and Nella Barren. Cawthorn la
about tha funnleat of funny eomedlana
and aocompllahea bis object with the
use of very little horse play. It la
doubtful If ha aver appeared, to better
ad Tan Use thaa hurt nlaht.
Mr. cawthorn takes tha part of -Blaa
mund Lump, a German goatherd, for
merly a brigand chief. He muat have
been In tha mind of tha author when
tha piece was written, for It la doubtful
tf there la another -comedian on tha
Use more aulted to the part He haa
a bunch of Jokea that ara entirely new.
at least to Portland, and raised a laugh
a WUJ. .:-
Miss Lowry Is another who cauaea an
Immenae amount of merriment, flha
has a smile that Is decidedly pleasing,
and though her voice Is not In the
prima donna clasa, ah takes a very
prominent part In making tha piece the
great aucceaa that It la. . -
For volca and looks the eomcanv la
dependent upon Mlaa Nella Bergen, who
created an immenaely pleasing Impres
sion. Bha takes tha part of the Prln
ceas Tolande, and Is as handsoms as a
real prlnceas Should ba. She- noaaeeaee
a? remarkably sweet vulce-whrchwoa.
instant favor with tha audience, . -
utnera in the caat who have promi
nent parts are Albert Hart, George Tall
man, Georg Bchlller and BUnley Mur
phy. The chorus Is an unusually good
one. Including some good voices and a
number of pretty airls. Coatumes are
a feature of the production - and the
piece la. magnificently ataged.
"Th Free Lance" will be nreaented
again tonight, tomorrow night and to
morrow matinee. It ia -certainly tha
beat comic opera that h,as been heard In
rprtiana wis season. :. ; , . '
".- ' -Tha Voice. t ; V
, A sound rose eat of tha south,'" .
Sweeter was never heard, '
- like th rain song after drouth .
From tha mouth of a bird,
' , " . " .
. Over th hills It cam J
- 1 , With all th haate of hope. ' ' -
'And th glint of an amber flam
, Touched verr slop, j , ... t ., ; -
- "I am the vernal votc, -:-
Thee were th word It said,
;"And I err to th world:' HJolc '
, ,, O'er th Winter deadt" -
" Then th ancient mother of all, "
Tha fond earth mother, she '
Threw off the Iron thrall , t -, j
; J And stepped forth free. ; . 1 '
'.Oh, th oelestlal glow -, S '
- Again In her veins aaMr : , . '
Come, my heart, let us go
., And be clad with her I ) '.
',.'- r Clinton Scollard.
"Semi-American Style" Won.' . .
Today's boat race should b en of
th most Interesting for many years.
A year ago Cambridge ware aa good a
crew as any university haa turned out,
but they were and ar a revolutionary
crew. Btrok Tows on the bow side
and the whole- crew horrify the oH-
faahloned critics by rowing IA a sami-
Aaarlcaa manner.
The PrcsiJcnt ya
"Harriman
From th Detroit News (Rep.). . ,
. Even th moat truating admirer of
President Jtoosevelt will ba compelled
to reoognlia, In view of the latest dla-
closures, th unfortunate character of
tb alncular fatality which aeeme to
bring the chief executive Into repeated
conflicts of veracity with those to whom
ha pas sustained confidential relation.
Hlr acta, utterances and purpoaes
have been mlaoonatrued by thoaa whom
be truated in so many oonaplcuous in
stance aa to Justify th conolualon that
their accumulation muat be due la aome
degree at leaat to paoullarltlea of his
own temperament and charaoten, .With
in a comparatively brief period the
eountry haa been re sal ad with the' de
talla of hla eontroveraey with Frealdent
Whitney of th Boston Chamber of
Commerce, whom h accueed of a di
rect betrayal of confidence; - with hla
dlaagreementa with ex-Senator Chand
ler over the rat bill conference; with
evidence of exeoutlre folly or atupld
ity In tha Bellamy Btorer Incident, and
with th inalde history of his poltUcal
relations wttb Mr. Harriman. tha per
eonif tcatioa -of -that tjredatory ? waa I th
which baa been the chief object of the
preaident's political attacks. - Of leaa
sensational Incidents of x like nature
there have been, more than plenty.
But, oonaldered wholly apart from
Ita effect aa cumulative evidence of Mr.
Rooaevelt'a proneneaa to differ with for
mer mend aa to questions or xaot con
cerning which they must hare been
equally familiar with himself, th Har
riman controvorey ralaea th aerioua
doubts aa to whether tb real Rooaevelt
bears any aubatantlal relation to tha
Ideal which has been widely held by
the nubile. . . . . - , . . . . '
Even accepting his own version of his
dealing with Harriman during the cam
paign of 104, there remain much to be
explained bef or ' th . popular concep
tion of Rooaeveltlan political Idea la and
method an b wholly rehabilitated.
Recardleaa of Harriman' aaaertlon as
to th nature of th service h was
aakad to render In adjusting th dla-
turbed party condition In New York,
It la reasonably clear that his aid could
have been deal red In hut on direction.
Hla position and record ar such that
hi asistano could hav been Bought
only on th financial sld, his only po
litical reputation and Vnfluenc Ming
that of a liberal buyer of whatever ' fa-
vora or immunities b might wisn to
enjoy. ' . . ; j
"The president 1 too, good a politician
not to hava understood thla fact, sunt
it 1 obvious in th correspondence now
published that th prealdent understood
that a definite quid pro quo would b
expected. That the Insurance situation
was closely connected with th Involved
political gam producing th condition
aought to be adjusted was obvious from
tha efforts made to insure th selection
of Hyde or Depew for th French am
bassadorship. If th president failed to
detect this fact, th failure I not to
th credit of his astuteness. Moreover,
the knowleda Of hla familiarity with
th interior workings of that remarkable
camnaicn in New York Inevitably ralaea
anew th question aa to how far h was
cognisant of th corporate sources or
camnala-n centrlbutlona, and how aln-
cera hla'lndlmant denial of Judge Par
ker's specific accusations way hav
been. . ' ' ..'''!. . '"
It has alwaya been a source Of re
gret to many of Mr. Koosevelte' most
ardent supporters that h was not rhor
aggresslvw and tnsjatent in tne uori
to hav all th facts regarding Ah
funds colleoted by Chairman Cortelyou
And Treasurer Bltaa brought out, after
th expoaures mad in th ineurance ln
vestlgatlon. Th vnts of th past few
days can not fall to Intensify that feel
ing. , If his Ignorance of th facta waa
extensive enough to Justify his public
repudiation of hla . opponent' chargee.
It should still be poaaibl to establish
that fact through th testimony of th
Centlemen named. . .,
Letters From
People
tnc
",4 "
.: .Aak, the Lawyers. "
Portland. April 10. To tha Editor of
Th Journal If It' - a crime agalnat
th law to rebate, and th offens haa
bees proven, why 1 4t necessary to
prov Intent to violate ta secur pun
ishment t Not even Ignorance pleaded
aa an excuse, a In th Standard Oil
caa bef or Judge Landla of Chicago,
mentioned In - this evening's Journal.
Doean't It look somewhat fare leal T The
judge would make good' Judicial timber
for tb United state supreme oourt in
making kidnaping decision In eases
Ilk Haywood. Moytr and Pettibon
being handy. C. W., BAUNDERS.
, Tha Journal Appreciated. ;
'From th Astoria Herald. .
According to N. W. Ayr' newspaper
directory, Th Oregon Journal ha a
larger circulation than th Oregonlan or
Telegram. It was but a lew year ago
that th Oregonlan had th largeat cir
culation, but it ha lost hundred of
aubserlberB daring -the past two 'years
on account of th bUter fight It ha
waged against svery section of th state.
and particularly Astoria. If The jour
nal published a morning paper, Instead
of an evening paper, ,ther would not b
10 Oregonlan taken In Astoria. Th
Oregonlan Is generally despised by
everyone lnAstorla,. and people only
take it for the telegraphic news which
la the only medium through which It
can b obtained. Th Oregonlan haa al-
wava antagonised Astoria and -fought
every enterprise, while "The Journal haa
always had a good word for th city.
Th peopl "of - Astoria - eppreeiat to
Journal, because It Is th beat paper
published on the Pacific coast, and It
would hav a larger circulation If It
were a morning paper. Th Oregonlan
Is a back number- Impregnated, with
moaabaokiam. . . i ' . - ,
- Expert Testimony Land. ; f
1 From th Dnver Republican, '
O eome with roe to Strang, strange
aanu, .
Where black masquerades as white;
Where, the clearest facts that w under
stand .-.,..'
Ar gloomy snd dense as nlghf;
O far with ms 'neath tha insane trees
In th forest of tech-ni-eal-l-tiea.
Com let ua sail o'er the gibberish seas.
Where the 11 birds ar plumaged red)
Where nothing's, th truth, ,so Saoh
agrees,
' And every one's touched In th head;
O com where th dippy flahea sport
And the wheel-brained cuttlefish chuckle
. and snort. " t
Let you ego Hit to th dreary, plain
Where . th . atralgbUackat fits . all
backs; '...-.. ' ,
Where th technical terms descend Ilk
rain, ... .
Aad th doctor converse In quacks.
Or come where the brainstorm sweeps
. th hills : t ... ,
While the expert witness smokes opium
pUlsl , ...
SkoulJ Children Be
"Wliippecl?
Br Ella Wheeler WUoox. :
(Ooprrlftit. 1SOT, by AaMricas-Jooraal-Cxamlner)
A woman asks' me what ls my ug
gaatton for a substitute In place of
whipping children aa ; a punishment
whan disobedient. .' . - '
. I recall my own childhood aad rs-
Lmember that nothing caused such a
lasting sens of shame and humilia
tion aS the conaclousneas that I had
dlaaopolnted and pained my elders,
whether relatives or . teachera. -'. -
Tbs few bodily chaatlaaments given
m worked only harm. ;
Bitter resentment at th i Indignity
offered me and th awakening of the
worst Impulses In my nature were all
"whippings" -accomplished,. ,.-,'
- Thank heaven ther wer fw., I do
not believe on human being haa tha
right under any circumstances, aav
thoe of elf-defense, to strike an
other's body. !
OccasloaaJIy. perhaps, an object lea-
son haa to be given a. child who per-
alsta in hurting ether children or ani
mals. - . .-. - - . .
A littles girl could not be broken of
the- hablt-tf biting her-play male -ana
her , baby brother untlf an older per
son talked to her seriously of the
pain she inflicted and Illustrated to
her by biting her arm with aurriciem
force o cause -pain. The child ..was
cured of th habit from that time.
' Another child Ignored Its elders' re
quests to p kind to a kitten and con
tinued to pull th animal about . by
Ita tall and ear. . .
A lady pulled th child's hair, telling
her that was th war th kitten felt,
and th lesson had Its desired result.
Tst It muat b held In mind that
th object lesson waa not given . In
anger, or with loud words, or an ex
preaaion of vengeance. The children
were being taught th erualtr of In
flicting pain not that soma Infuriated
being of greater strenpth was carrying
out a vengeful purpose. .
Almost every child has lov of ap
probation wall developed at an early
age and a certain affectional vanity,
which causes It to deslra to pleas Ita
parents. and- teachera. . ..
. Sudh a child can experience no keen
er punlabment than to b mad to
realise that it 'has pained, disappointed
and hurt th feeling of those who ex
pected better thing of it.-
Mors stinging - than brows to such a
nature ar calm words, spoken in
gentl -tone."' but ' expreaalng th sur
prise and disappointment occasioned by
unwortny . conauct. n , .
Of course s. child must first - b
taught th happiness of receiving
praise for well doing, or th Secondary
result cannot follow... It -must know
the sweet of lov before Ita loaa can
be bitur.3 a , ... '-.
If It Is accustomed to fault-flndina
and Irritability from Ita parent over
trine a just reproor, loses- au Ita
fore and moaning, and is classed by
ine imam mina wltn other unjkst ex
periences which It haa been subjected
Parents and teacher and alder rah
atlves do not realise how they ar ana
lysed ana weighed and judged by In
fantile minds, who often possess aa
tnnats sense -of justice.
I hav known tb feelings of reanect
and-co nf Id enca. to . be.jTorever. destroyed
in sensitive enud's heart by seeing
parent -fly ('inU an unreasoning pas
slon' ovr a - trivial error -and admin
ister undeserved punishment, 'y
One let the lemnt which' fllla th
nome d jove ana ail will be smooth
aad easy aaUlng for rauns and oM. -
Occasional squslls and atorma maw
anaq, out wey W1U BOOS BUDSldS, nd
each ship wlU find Its . cours and
reach Ita haven safely.
A mother must begin before hr
chUA 1 born to govern herself If she
expects to bring an eaallv wnvamt
child into th world.
Bb can do more for that cMM'a Aim.
position In th sight months proced
Inc lu birth than she can do la eight
years afterward. , .
Lf her keen herself ' tMmiiai i,v
cheerful thoughts; jet har read cheer-
' lei ner mink of herself aa
a divine being whom angers ar watoh
Ln ?' n0 matte' how poor and
humble she may be, and how uncertain
she la of food or clothing for th baby
to be . born. If ah resolves to fill
its lltU soul with deep lov and rv
reao and faith and to max H trust.
Ing and hopeful tr har own thoughts
and emotlona sh will find th future
of that child a much lea serious prob
lem than if sh 1 dominated by de
spondency, fear. UMempwr and hys-
thousands of "expecUnt young moth
r wlU read these words. Let each
on raeolv to mak har child, how
yer unwelcome the thought of mater
nltr has hwen t her. a . blessing to
the world aad to herself, u all de
pends upon th mother. Sh has th
power ln her own mind and aou to
domlnau a score of "Inheritanoee.
- Then. aftr th child comes into vls
Ihl existence, keep up th lov spirit in
-l-m! !h P?nhment" quel!
tlon, will Uk car of Itself.
. v' ,
Today In History. . '
ITOt First -number of - The Tattlar
appeared. . ',..".
k msAbb Raynal, famoua French
I lT9ln Amr,c '. IMd March
I78t-Admlrar Rodner defeated De
Grass and th French fleet la th Waat
Inalvst. ' - A
o lT--Earl cf Durham, -govarndr of
U5--Th town of San Salvador de
stroyed by an earthquake. .
; A9r:Ui1,t,,..8U'M S-ovemment paid
$21,000 indemnity to the families of ths
Italians lynched at New Orleans,
1893 Complete Syrian text of the
four gospels of the New Testament dla
oovrd in th Mount Binai convent
U0O Charles H. Allen appointed gov
ernor of Porto Rico. . . . . "
High Diplomacy.'
- - MeLandburgh Wilson, i
Thar I wo among the nations,
. Thar Is rage across the foam,
7 In fit, Petersburg and Paris, .
. London and Madrid and Roma. ;
For th kaiser's Bpeck von Bternburg
, Stol a march upon th rest
- When he taught the Roosevelt children
, , How to rid and hurdl best. .
- , .. . . ,
. No doubt cable now ar hissing
, Bearing questions rude and blunt
Baying. "Bryce. you chump, get busy
Can't you teach th kid a stunt?"
- While to Jusserand Instruction ' '
' ; For th honor of; hla flag , '
Make th frensled call to duty:'
" "Men Pieut Teach .'enfant a tag"
t t t v 1 I
Hence th diplomats are thinking
' That their lot la rather blue.
. Not alone to play with Rooaevelt,
, But to teach th youngsters, too, ,
' Small Change
A keen observer can detect several
signs of spring. t -
;'':;.
On can put up a permanently good
fight only In a good cauee. .
a e
Ther appear to be several antt-gas
candidates; also some gas candidates. -a
e , . . : ,
Perhaps th more Taft keep out of
tha country th blearer hla boom will
grow. .
. District Attorner Jerora told th Jury
a lot of truth, as eorn of th Jurors
know.
; ., : ;''':',''.'-
Poor old Ananias: what fc told
wouldn't hav been recognised at II
the days. ' - . -
-' -, ; )' . :': -. 1 - .
' Stilt Judge Parker need not suppos '
that th peopl ar excitedly elated over -
hla Indication. ., . . ;, ' ' . t .
It Is supposed that th prealdent waa
not ao prone to call peopl liars when .
he went out In the wild west .
. ..' -
It would seem that Spokan muat be
out of a Job for luelf. to wast tlm '
and expenae oa the new state project, t
7 - . v .a -- .: ; ,
What ta a frogr" Inquires th stu
dious Boston Transcript- It may b
either a train wrecker or a swamp
singer. ... ' . ...
1 . e e .. -, . :. , :
A trial judge should' decide, one fors J
ari, eater awins tiuohu, jii cnamoers,
a to a prisoner" sanity, aad let that
settl It
i, . . ' e - -
- Peary will keep making effort to
reach the pol ss long aa h caa find
anybody who will spend bis money In
that way. ..
.
'Porto Rico' has appropriated $190,000
for a capltol building. That would have
scarcely trimmed and furnished a room
la th Harrlaburg capltoL ,
- ' - ' ':''.
Th late Ruaaell Saga's example of
many year seems to hav had but little
effect on Mrs. Sage; ah haa not "sworn
off nearly all her proper taxes.
"What Is sausage asks th London
Lancet Millions of peopl hav asked
th earns queatlon, and If a great medi
cal Journal can't find out who can?
v . ., -. -Th
Dlnejey duty on prune Juice la
1K.S1 per cent Let Oregon prune grow,
if rejoice that they ar - protected
against th pauper prun Juice of Eu
rope, . - v. . ., .... x - .v., r - ...
. . , ...';.'- -.. -.
A candidate for mayor la aa Illinois
town pledges himself to accept a salary
of only SO cents a year In th event of
hla election. H might "b dear at that
prlc. : .. , ' , .
. Th people ar willing to tak It for
granted that nearly everybody whom
Heney ia after la guilty, but a convic
tion or two would be worth many new
lndlctmepta. v "'..'
"Am at present advjsed," Bryan won't
nominates Roosevelt for president In th
next Democratic national convention.
Bryan haa a notion that a certain
Democrat may be nominated.- -
I f Oregon Si JeUglita
Many Grant county peopl ar "busy1
fishing,-. . J v . . ,. ... ., ..r 4
. ' . e . . .' r; ;.,
Three creameries : are- running near
Coqulll. ,.t ,. ,
Th Eatacada creamery has begun
business. .. . . '- -.
.,.,......',... ',
Grant county ia now mostly within a
forest reserve.
A stock ticker has been tabllshd la
a Medford. hotel. -...,
. -. . . -" ..--,' . . - - ...
- Th . Stay ton cheese factory la doing
a large business. - -,
A new lumbar company . haa been
formed at CreeswelL
A Forest drov woman haa kept a aran
uln S bill for II yeara. -
.'..- -,
Th Medford Mall predict a dry of
10,000 ther in a fw yeara..'
e e .- . a
Ten-acre tracts near McMInnvlll Sail
st from 1140 to I17S an aor.
' A Coo county preacher left hla watch
on th pulpit and It waa stolon. ,
s A well being bored for.artealan water
at Talent ia down S00 feet and no water
ret
No city In Oregon la a more desirable
place to llv thaa Arlington claims th
Record. ...
i , ,,.'' . .v .. .
A farmer near Newbers sold IS acres,
Including hla buildings, to a neweomer
for 14,000. ,
Th eows ar bawling their PPlcJan
tton to th voters of Falls City, lays
ttNW. ; .
An estate that haa lingered In the
probate court for II years la being set-
uea at uorvaiiis.
Curiously, at Dairy. Klamath county.
many people hav to go without butter
at thla tlm of yar. , ,
. a .... ,
Many tranafera of real estate ar be
ing; mad In and about Newberg. New
comers ar arriving dally. . - ;
Th Bugena-Corvallla canal proposi
tion will be, discussed -at - tnaas mU
lug in th former elty April IT.
Th Lord might hav made a finer
climate than- we have at The Dalles, but
he never did, snd probably never will,
says ths Optimist t. v.:
m m .
Th ' subscription of Klamath Fall
people' to the 1100.000 railroad bonus
Is due, but as no railroad la in slgoVa
tney won t pay up.
Eight families will arrlv at Coburg
from Sweden thla month to work in th
new glass factory. Band will b shipped
from Pennsylvania or Indiana. - -
North Yamhill haa a gravity water
system of fin spring water, no bonded
Indebtedness and water paid for in ad
vanoe for nearly four years for fir pro
tec tlon. j '
.,..-..'.. ! ...
North Tsmhlll Record;' There hav
been a number of calls her recently for
small tracts of land, which can not be
found for sal,. We need a dividing up
of soms of th large tracts near tewn.
" .... - ee
' A Rogu river man has made th fol
lowing affidavit: I, W. A. Pointer, stats
under oath, that during th year 10.
t sold from a piece of land II feet by (0
feet. 10 worth of strawberries; and off
the sam tract of land during th winter
of ..-, I sold over 110 worth pf plant