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' The : ; fortonate V circum
stances of our lives are gen
erally found at last tp be of '
our . own ' produclng.--Gold-
smith.""
WHEN MR CAKE JESTS.
IT. IS HAiiu , not . to jjeucT yuuj.
Mr. Cake Js Joking when he In-
,. slsts that ; the election of Mr.
rTJS HARD, not. to believe that
Mr. Cake Is Joking when he In
sists that the election of Mr.
Devlin is essential to the preser
vation of . the primary election law.
But for the fact that Mr. Cake has
never attempted the ro of humor
ist, all Portland would doubtless
laugh uproariously. That tha ma
chine should be solicitous of, and
that its candidate should have leger
demain powers for, preserving the
integrity of the primary law is a
proposition gay and festive enough
to amuse a marble monument. It is
so extremely odd. In view of the fact
that the big asset of ordinary po
litical machines is spoils, and spoils
is out of harmony with the'prlmary
election law and Its purpose. The
significant fact that the Fortland'ma
chlne condemns and opposes Mayor
Lane's Idea of f,publie Interest first
and party, interest afterwards," and
insists that tbs is partisan cam
paign with party, interest rand spoils
first and public Interest afterward,
means,' if it' means anything, that
spoils for spoilsmen Is the" real Dev
lin issue, and that makes Mr. Cake's
Bollcitude about the primary election
law a monumental, though a bewhls
'kwed'jestlr Were the "public interest" rather
than "partisan interest" the rallying
cry of the Devlin push, there might
be appropriateness ; In , Mr. . Cake's
sudden and 'wholly unexpected seal
for the primary law. . As It is, "the
spectacle of the north; end and the
manhtna nniilnr H thtt rll-trlnfil V-AD-
polntcd custodians bfthe' primary
IVIU lv;i4 vuobv utnuv vy vhv fjr .-aa j i
law is about; as appropriate as an
. i ' a . j I
Indian tobacco sigh and c ntckel-in
the-slot machine In the pulpit of an
orthodox Portland church.
1,;,V-
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
AND
SOUTHERN OREGON LANDS.
p-T, 13 reported that people of south-
v I western Oregon are also 'filing
on land of the Southern Oregon
Land company, hoping in spite
.of. a' decision of the late Judge-Bel
linger to compel that company to
sell it to individual settlers at 12.50
per acre, as it is hoped by claimants
to Southern' Faclf lc lan . to force
that corporation to do. The lands
pf the Southern Oregon Land com
pany are in a aiiiereni position, now
ever, from those? held by the South'
ern Pacific company. In the case of
the former lands the grant was made
to the state as a trustee, the lands
to be given to a company that would
build a wagon road from the Rogue
river valley to' Coos bay. The state
certified that a company, had ;tullt
the road, and on the state's certlfl
cates . patents were issued, 'and the
lands have since been transferred in
a body. Judge Bellinger held that
the provisions as to the price of land
and amount to be sold to one person
were mere incidents to the grant
. that the 1 certification by tho state
" was & aisavowal of the trust in these
respects, if a trust existed; that the
plaintiff was not a beneflciary-of the
grant and so had no standing In
court,' and that the great lapse of
time since the grant was made J 4
year wasfa bar to the action1.
It is to be presumed that notwith
standing the case of the S. P. Tands
is not on all-fours with that of the
B. O. land company, much the same
arguments, except the state's part
as a trustee or agents will be used in
support of the railroad's position as
against the numerous claimants who
are now seeking to gain possession
of these lands under the terms of
the grant ' If this action had been
taken a few years ago we w'Uld
have had no hope that it could have
maintained' Itself In the courts, but
, there Is growing up a disposltlpn on
the part of the" courts to ' talo a
somewhat different ;Tiew" of many
matters relating to corporate rights
and privileges than that which ob
tained some years ago. Courts, as
well as, if not to ao great an extent
or so quickly as legis'atlve bodies,
i csptid to public sediment i i and no
l-'ri can fall to ses and know at
equity and
corpora
the railroad com
I panjr r ' wroagf nll withholds ; those
lands irom tne people. ueyona any
I . .. .. - ...
doubt tne ranroaa corporation nas
. - - . . , ,. - , .
for more than, third of a century
continual!? and Derelstentl violated
I .. .a .v.. .-, A1aotal
I and refused to perform Us plain,
clear part of the contract with the
people.'. But it will be said that these
particular claimants have to especial
Interest, have no standing la court,
that only the government can act
and many other legal arguments will
be made;, with what effect remains
to be seen. v. :. ":.4-:: '
Possibly, even if these particular
plaintiffs and settlers cannot win di
rectly, the railroad company may be
Induced by this movement to - put
the lands .on the market and to al
low the people to possess them, and
If so the main object will be accom
pllshea.""anTlhe orlglnarihtent of
the grant will be carried out. But
for the railroad to keep these lands
from sale and settlement longer will
DA ma continuation pi , wnai ior a
quarter of V century has been from
a record, point of view an outrageous
crime npoi the people of the coun
try and this state In particulars-
; A GOOD MOvS v V';V '
MOST -worthy enterprise, in de
sign and; general program, is
that recently organised ' nnder
tha nam' of , the Portland
Country etnb. ' There is scarcely any
Industry In. this region that deserves
more careful and constant attention
than that of raising livestock of va
rious kinds, and an organization that
wljl Increase and deepen the interest
la this grea Industry and stimulate
livestock growers to greater efforts
for the production of well-bred and
first-class livestock will be a pufcllc
benefaction, t In ho portion' of the
country, can better livestock of all
klndB ie raised than In the pacific
northwest. ' Indeed, this region has
already gained celebrity , oh various
occasions on accoiut of the superior
excellence of its horses, cattle and
sheep. Some of its race horses have
gained national reputations, and it Is
now producing draft hones equal to
any. It was an . Oregon cow that
took first prize at the St. Louis ex
hibition, and eastern Cattle breeders
were surprised and delighted at the
Splendid exhibit of cattle, as well as
other kinds of Ilvestpctratthe Lewis
and Clark exposition. Much has been
done also, both In eastern 'and west
ern Oregon, In improving the breeds
of sheep, and Oregon can produce
rr. -w- - ,
the ; best of fine wools as . well as
nM wvmm mmaI, ' fit A aVa Inrllt at 1.V to
yuaiDtn. www, , "
growing, and Oregon mohair is the
best produced. But there is a chance
tor great Improvement yet, especially
respect 'of bettering tho strains of
stock of those who have no yet paid
sufficient attention to systematic and
scientific breeding and care
A 1 regular "rreat '. livestock show
will do much, will have a great In
fluence to stimulate emulation , In
this fine and ,! profitable Industry.
Portland is. naturally the best place
for holding such a show, to accom
modate ; the livestock growers not
only of Oregon, but of Washington
and Idaho.' To Portland men, there
fore, falls the chief burden of labor
and responsibility for organizing and
maintaining such a show. It will be
of much benefit to this city, but' of
proportionate benefit also to all sec
tions of this great region; In' every
part of which stockralslng is a large
and Important business.' '
- Associated' with the "fPHland
Country club In this laudable enter
prise are, the Livestock association,
the Portland Driving association and
tho Hunt club, and these combined
organizations have secured an option
on a large and suitable tract of land
at Rose City park,t where it is the
intention, to have athletic and picnic
grounds, a large convention hall and
all tbeappuHehances
institution of its kind. , The names
of the Incorporators are a sufficient
guarantee that the enterprise, when
nnrn fairly -dfjtanlzed and started.
will be carried on In the most ap
proved manner and ' for the benefit
not only t those most directly con
cerned, but of the livestock raisers of
the pacific northwest. .
PORTLAND CEMENT.
HE .RAPIDITY of the develop
ment of the cement manufac
turing Industry in this country
is gratifying, and it would seem
wpuld be interesting and suggestive
to capitalls'j of thls region, where
uch increaslnsr -Quantities '!of '.' this
material are .in demand. The output
of American-made Portland cement,
according to the Manufacturers' -Record,
has steadily" increased from 42,"
000 barrels ?n, 1 8 8 0 to 4 5,8 1 0,8 2 2
barrels in 1900. The greatest per
centage of gain has been 1 recent
years. In 1885 the output was 150
000 barrels; in 1890, 825,000; in
1895, .990,000; in 1900, ?,482,020,
and la 1905, JS,216,812. The pro-
nce that as "a matter of, eoj
real naked right, atbetween
CORRUPT USE
THE CITY-
HE CORRUPT use of money
.'.: . -
evils.that are endured only because tney are om.. vmuu;
; A a hinr it wni nVht. But a wrone lone tolerated grows
unashamed and comes to- think
InviKlv in the acheme of things.
It is an old illusion that this' evil
: The peoplfr-rthe unrjurchasable
il'lUi AnnA if itit a thiv have
political machine. Eventually
have extirpated other outrages against tne popular, mc iwi w,'"
will. r: -v' v-1 : 'o; .v;.; t v.-;: '.. ' 2. "y-v-;,. .
The corrupt use of .money is a concomitant of machine politics.
4. marhlfii thri'is monev. and wherever there is
money there is a machine. The
Siamese twins. . . --'.'
Moneythat is to say, more
this electionIt i fact not difficult to substantiate ior corrupi
a twav nf ri-vealintr it& ooerations. ' The proof had may
not be of that judiciar directness
punishment, but it is cogent enough to mvite ine puouc juuK.cn
of" condemnation. ; In Vase of doubt, if there could be a doubt, the
people will give themselves the benefit of the doubt. . ; , ; ;
j j Thf ar twrt wavs here of ascertaining the truth of the matter.
One way is to note that sort of
Not the rallies nor the speeches nor trie open enon constitute uic
proof.' It is the still-hunt that discloses the sack: Where there is
a still-hunt there are still-hunters, and, these do not work for the
good of the'eause." ; They work for money.! ( " " ' .
:T-f It is no secret Indeed, it is an avowed fact that .the Devlin
campaign is constituted of a band of still-hunters. There are public
the nnlitical orator does-his usual stunt,
but the real work is intrusted to
The other way to know that
trt that tri Divlin committee
.mM hat, trtsnA ftnlitics and
nvuiu v v -
to have accepted Mr. Montague's
a-s f sKfifirwi ti Tint tW.'riiH not
VV11U1VUMVI -.a " ' t
concluded that the publication would reveal the existence of the cor-
ruption xunu as wc. s n ojui wvo.
' T tim tn iliseourace the use
it is time to stop it If there were
might be helpless to disapprove the
their vote. But this time there is
now and for all time to come.
monev useless. In short, that way is to beat the money side, to
rout it utterly, to drive it into the
' . . .
If that were the only question in tne campaign, it woum uc
worth the trouble of the people to teach the lesson good and hard
that the use of money to corrupt the election is the surest means
to defeat the side that uses it. ,
We have been having some reforms in recent years in public
elections and the method of their conduct. ' This reform comes
nextand this is -the psychological moment. It is now, today, and
on the third of June, men against money good men against bad
money. - i ; ; '
ductlon last year was an increase of I
over: 10;000,000 barrels, ana tne
prospect is that the increase will be
even more rapid In succeeding years.
The Record says: .. ..
"So great has been the percentage
of increase,' even during the last few
years, that it is difficult to under
take to forecast anything as to the
vast productions of cement' during
the next five or ten years. No other
large IndustryTwe believe,1 has ever
made such a marvelous record of ad
vance as that of cement, and for it
there seems to be practically no
limit." ' ;
v We have no doubt that there Is
unlimited material in this section of
the country, for the manufacture of
this very necessary and extensively
used material, and hope to. see its
manufacture . engaged in here on a
large scale In the near future. It
certainly would be of Immense ad
vantage to all our growing cities. '
: -r. ---. "' v
A paper published in Corning, New
York, near the Pennsylvania line,
says ,the first snowstorm felU there
on October 1 1, . and the latest one
on May 11, making a winter of seven
months' duration, and remarks: "It
Is a fact quite generally recognized
a marked change within the
past 25 or SO years, and at the pres
ent time we do not get more than
three months of real summer weath
er, The reason for this Is left for
the astronomers to explain"' And
probably most of those poor people
know little or nothing about Oregon,
A candidate who intends to be a
mayor of and for all the people, re
gardless of - partisan or business
nulls, should have nothing to con
ceal about campaign expenses or any
thing else that is the people's busi
ness. , , -.
..''; fc."-'-' ' caHaaagaMaMaaM " ... . ;.' i "
It ; has been conclusively , proven
by Mr. Devlin's book that In ad vc
catlng a partisan and spoils city ad
ministration 7 he designs , to do the
city an evil.
The outlook respecting the next
council renders the election of Mayor
Lane exceedingly Important. The
city may need him very much, ,
Uncle Shelby Cullom having de
clared for Uncle Joa Cannon for
OF MONEY IN
CAMPAIGN
in elections is one of thoseold
a. . 1 1 f VT L. J
that it belongs naturally; and
, But it does not Deiong mere.
f$ ineradicable.; ..f ; ; ; .Vv '
people-never am nice it.
condoned the other sins of the
they will extirpate it just as they
: two go together. They are the
- ' '; ' - " .
money than is honest is usea in
thatrwould justify a penitentiary
activity that only money produces.
the paid emissaries that infest: the
money is at work is louna m tne
will not publish its expenses. It
these men are eood politicians
w -
invitation to publish the campaign
do that, and therefore it is to be
;. . ,
of money in elections. , In fact,
a fund on both sides the people
corruption ot tneir elections dv
a way to end this ancient evil
That way is to make the use of
sea. . t. ,
.. ; . j . .
president, it would be only fair , for
Uncle Joe to say a word In favor of
Uncle Shelby. It is pleasant to see
the old boys patting' one another on
the back.
"It will be a whirlwind for Taftf
says the St Paul Dispatch. , If It
is a big enough whirlwind to get
him in motion rapidly, .people would
better get out of his way. , ,:.
'After awhile we will get the re
call, too, for use particularly In the
case of councilmen who persist In
flagrantly voting against the peo
ple's Interests. ' -.
This Date In History. ;
1810 George D'AmboIse, cardinal and
prim jnlnUter to LouU XII, died. Born
wen
. 1659 KlchArd Cromwell, formerlr ab
dicated, arter nominal ruie oi aevra
months. - , ' .
173 Fort St. Joeph taken by the
Indiana. -
1829 Flret congress met in Bolivia.
, 184 Sir John Franklin sailed from
Bheernesa on his last expedition to the
Arctic. - '
.- 1867 Andrew P. Butler. United States
senator from South Carolina, died. Born
November 17. 1794.
- 1881 Royal Society of Canada held
its first meeting- at Ottawa, :
1891 United States supreme court de
clared "original package" law constitu
tional. " ;-;'-v-?U .,:f!-:
1899 Rosa' Bonheur, French painter,
filed. :. Born,1821 -mfrufoi.-r-t
1901 Norwegian - parliament Con
ferred franchise on women taxpayers. ;
1908 British troops defeated the Mad
Mullah In SomaUland.- : . ' V "
, i , ii ' ' i ifey
Birthday of Bishop Potter.
Bishop Henry Codman ' Potter, head
nf the Protestant Episcopal diocese In
New York, was born In , Sohnectady,
New York. May 88, 183S. His father
was an Episcopal bishop and. ha himself
received his early education In tha Epis
copal academy of Philadelphia. Later
he completed his studies at the Theo
logical seminary of Virginia, and In 18S7
he was ordained. During the next 10
or 11 years i he - occupied - pulpits in
Greensburg, s Pennsylvania, ? , Troy . and
Boston, finally becoming ;. rector of
Grace church. New York, just before
the civil war. For 10 years thereafter
he acted as secretary to the house of
bishops, which position he resigned in
1888 to become coadjutor to his uncle.
Bishop Horatio potter. Mtt 1887 Bishop
Horatio Potter died , and his nephew
was chosen - as his successor. Bishop
potter Is ' probably : the ,:wealthtest
churchman In America and his social
position in New York Is of the highest.
He has taken prominent part tn many
publlo movements, : and Is - the author
of a number of works on religious and
kindred subjects. " ; -
' y On the Side. ' ,
By Wex Jones. .-r
Secretary Taft Is handicapped by
"Bill.n Imagine a "Bill bear."
- Even the dog at the White House eats
'em alive. ' t
"May. . tha season of flowers and
furs, v -
Portlanifl
or-
tunityf
, From the. Madras, (OrY. Pioneer a..
" That trip made by the business men
of Portland to the towns along the O.
R. A N. railroad between Portland and
Boise. Idaho, and to' the Inland towns
along the branch lines of that road, was
all right as far as It went and will be
productive of good to the business in
terests of Portland, but tha trouble is
that It ' did not go far enough. What
Portland business men want to do Is to
get off of the railroad and out into
that a-reat , Inland empire . known as
central Oregon, to learn for themselves
of Us wonderful resouroes, and of the
possibilities of Its development and
tha resulting trade for tha Oregon me
tropolis, if Portland ever comes to
realise the Immensity of this territory.
the vastness of ' Us possibilities ot
trade and tha relative smallness of the
investment which will be required to
roen un this section and tuVn Its Urge
volumes of business to Poruana tor an
time to come.' tha business men of that
city would not be long In grasping tha
opportunity. Tha trouble la tnat ron-
land does not know enough of tha great
field ' for ' exploitation that Ilea at its
very door. . ., ; v: i- i-jjy
It has been said that Opportunity
knocks but one at any man'a door, but
here, to borrow a phrase. Opportunity
lies In wait with a etuffed dub, for
Portland'a business men. It Is true
that Portland gets tha trade front this
section at the present time and Is ap
parently satisfied, but with the advent
of a railroad into this territory,- that
trade would be Increased thousand
fold. , Portland'a opportunity Is to fur
nish the needed raU transportation for
this section. A railroad up the Des
chutes-river would tap tha entire cen
tral Oregon country with a line that
would draw alt of its business to Port
land; it would give this section an out
let by a water-level route to its nasi
marketa, and would forever hold this
territory, tributary to tha Oregon me
tropolis, against tha Invasion of any
railroad front tha south. , , . , .
.' ""..-''-.,. ' !' e V e
But Portland closes her eyes to this
opportunity, and tha Indications are now
that tha first road Into this territory
will be from the south,' reaching up
from California Into tha Klamath coun
try, and on north Into this section, and
drawing to Ban Franclaco , that trade
which should rightfully belong to Fort
land. Those who are familiar with tha
situation can aee the opportunity slip
ping away from Portland. -
What Portland business men need is
to take two weeks off and coma out and
get better acquainted with that great
undeveloped empire known as central
Oregon, with its vast area greater than
the entire state of Ohio; with tta bil
lions of feet of finest yellow pine tim
ber; with Its 800,000 ' acres of wheat
lands; with Its great thoroughbred
stock farms. Its hundreds of thousands
of head of sheep and cattle; Its mines
of gold and silver, cinnabar and coal;1
with Its Deschutes river and other
streams affording unlimited power for
manufacturing plants; all this compris
ing tha great empire of central Oregon,
awaiting tha advent or tha railroad to
open It up and permit of lta develop
ment. , .
Central Oregon Is truly a great em
pire In Itself. With ample railroad
transportation, affording opportunity lor
Its development. It would soon become
tha richest and most productive section
of tha state. Thta empire is naturally
tributary to Portland, and with trans
portation facilities, all of Its vast
wealth of trade and commerce would be
poured into that city for all time to
coma, witn tnis empire neyeiopea ana
pouring lta wealth alnto ; Portland, It
would make Of that place the greatest
city on the coast, and lnaura for all
time to coma Portland's preeminence
among tha markets of tha Paclflo slope.
If Portland never got a dollar tack
directly from Its Investment In a rail
road Into this section. It could well af
ford to spend the money for the vaat
benefit that would accrue to the busi
ness interests of tha city. But such an
investment would pay from .tha start,
for this section of tha state Is ready
for ' a railroad has been for years
and there Is aufflcient business th sight
now to put the road on a paying basis
from the start -With th growth of
this section under the Impetus of bet
ter transportation facilities it would
only be a few yeara until such a road
would be taxed to Us utmost to handle
the Immense amount of tonnage which
would b developed. .''.,-- . ' T'
Thi la Portland's opportunity. ' What
Is needed Is that her business men
shall come and aee for themselves.
One let- them get to know this section
as they should, and .enough? money
would be subscribed before tha party
got back to Portland to" give central
Oregon Its much needed transportation
facilities. : -
' Incomparable Umatilla. ; ,
From th Pendleton Eaat Oregonlan.
It is good to be alive these spring
days. " .-. .-
It IS especially good to be alive la
eastern Oregon, and mora especially In
Umatilla county.
. in no county ' In Oregon is there a
larger crop nor a better crop now grow
ing than in ; Umatilla. ' In no 'county
In the state Is there a better prospect
for the : home-builder and tho settler
than in Umatilla. .--.. v. ;
Climate soil, water, transportation to
maxketrand thaiieceaaary' -aeeoriH
paniments of a rich and progressiva em
pire are here. And th county is Just
now at the first faint dawn of its best
period. The developments in Irrigation
within th next five yeara will startle
the- world.: 'iyi ; svw iJi-wf?
Tha East Oregonlan delights in. pic
turing tha future of th Irrigated dla
trlcts of tha county, when email farms
occupied by families and highly culti
vated will cover . the entire west and
north parts of the county. - " .
In all these triumphs Pendleton will
stand as tha commercial center and dis
tributing point The future look better
than ever this spring.
" Tha Lesson of Ruef.
From the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Spokane has its machine politicians
men who are willing to throw aside
their Ideals, to discount their honor, to
skulk through shadowy paths of deceit
and trickery, ; to Join' hands with law
breakers and grafters, to wink at crime
and corruption if they ean only" gain
or hold political power. They- are not
confined to one ward or one party.
Sometime they are found In business
circles sometimes in publlo office
sometimes they are little better vthan
street loafers, living no one knows how,
yet J deeming themselves " competent
Judges of : what should be don In the
affairs of the city, th state or the na
tion. Can - these politicians whether
called business men,' loafers or publlo
officials read no lesson in Ab Ruefs
confession T Must they wait, to learn
too late that nothing la worth while In
public Ufa or private life that rests on
Use, tncaerz &4 iusaoaosiy.1 , f-
tke Postman
en
( ' wV John Anderaon Jayne.
Among th many man who pass along
th street, and who w vr a"y'
none is of mor interest to us than the
postman. Be th weather wet or dry,
cold or hot, ha, Is always found at, the
appointed . hour in his own particular
plaoa. Tha sounding of th fire alarm,
that attract tha attention of every on
else In tha dlatrlct, haa no call for him.
Though It should be the next house .on
his route that waa in names, am wwuw
int a ta deliver the mall. Or StOW
It away In his-capacious Backhand, go
on to the next house above the burn
ing on,, satisfied only t do his duty
as he knows and underatanda It -
Tha postman la a conspicuous figure
In the busy, huetljng life of our Amer
loan cities. . Every one knows him. His
neat, gray uniform makes him a maraea
Individual. To th man who weara it It
la more than a uniform. It S a certifi
cate of character, for under tha regula
tlon laid down by our wis old friend,
Uncle Sam,-only- those who are.poa
sessed of certain auallflcatlons along
character linos are privileged to b th
distributors of our tnall. - Th man wha
weara It must be -sober, industrious ana
not given to profanity, a good citlaen
and have tha moral backing of reput
able men In th community. It mat
t.r. little that he la able to Stand th
civil service examination if ha la lack
ing In these , things, no comes w
pasa that ine man wearing u ij
uniform haa received tha approval of
th United States . government Telatlv
ta his character and th uniform h
weara la th certificate of that approval
As th months and tli yeara go by
anil the noatman continues faithful In
his work of delivering tha maU there la
built up between him and the recipients
of. hls labor a feeling or rnenaanip mai
la more than tha ordinary friendship ot
Ufa. Continually ' receiving irom nim,
and never giving, w unconaclously
coma to theplac where w regard him
aa tha universal almoner of bounty,
and w honor , and respect him oeoord-
He is a wis man, too, and with a
wladom born of experience anew now
t,i avmnathiia with thos who hav re
ceived from his hand the letter telling
of aad news In th far-orr noma a
true telepathiat of tha heart Is he. and
without entering lnt. voluble .protests
tlons of sympathy, succeed In bringing
a ray of nop to (n saaaanea spirit
with th thought, Bfr news , may
mum tomorrow.' '
All the children on his route love him!
They know him by name ana ne, xnow
lng them, lives them th letter "mam
mi baa been waiting for." or. with a
kindly smile, answers, "Nothing today,
little ona.""",. '
Unconsciously he learns muen or ine
Intimate affairs of th family to whom
he 1 delivering tha mall. He watches
tha faea of the mother aa It lights with
a great Joy when a letter is brought
from the hoy in tha far-distant west or
the Phlllnnlnes. He knows when the
bills come thick and constantly and
knows whether or not the family Is
havlnc a hard time to make both enda
meet He knows of the going away oi
th daughter in the home, how aha la
doing and where , she is living. He
learns the most sacred secrete, and, all
honor to his nam, h never betrays any
of th secrets h has learned. '
He Is . courteous, gentle, dlgninea.
persistent, kind. No natter tha sorrow
of, his own heart, ha la a fountain of
goad cheer at an times, tie messes, in
spire, and binds up broken hearts and
la a .genuine miaalonary of th gospel
Of good will, .
' And when by order of government
th changes Inevitable to life; of J
call of death, he Is removed from onr
route, we always miss him, and wonder
why It Is that th new man la so aiow,
ao different, so cold and distant . But
as th days go by and tha new man, si
lently and honestly does his work, we
give him a place in our hearts and out
of the mingling of tho old carrier's
characteriatlca and the new , carriera
methods, and a consciousness that all
carriers are men doing their work faith
fully and well, there Is born Into our
minds -a composite picture of a true
hearted, noble-hearted American gentle
man, tha mail carrier for Unci Sam. :
And so it comes that when tha post
man rings the bell, we are glad to wel
come him, glad of his smile, glad for his
messages, and glad to bid him . good
cheer aa h goes on his way. So, now.
after, having 'left;; tha long-looked-for
letter, we feay, as he takes his depa--ture,
"God bless, God bless our mall
carrier'-.kA-.-!' .! -7" '
A Mayor of the People. :
From th Medford Southern Oregonlan.
It Is th opinion of close" observers,
disinterested citizen and those in touch
with the Portland situation that Lane
will be reeleoted mayor. His admln
istration ha mad many vital forward
step in th. way of municipal , reform
and better government He has been
an untrammeled mayor of , tho people
and not th tool of, any clique. Tha
words "Democrat" and ; ? "Republican'
hav little terror for the Independent,
thinking citlaen any more. They ar
Scarecrows used by professional poli
tician, largely, to keep their constit
uents in submission and In line. Men
are divided as good and bad, fit and
unfit, clean and Unclean, honest and
dishonest, by th thinking citlaen, the
studious, patriotic voter, and : not as
Democrats and Republicans. The old
moorings are broken ruthlessly and the
day of political prejudice are num
bered.' Tha younger,; virile generation
will "not ' b - held byth worn-out
strings of old party prejudice Some
thing up to date, . something modern,
aomethlng vital to their present day
welfare, must Le offered them as party
inspiration, , Politics should ' create no
divisions among men where, th spirit
of th times binds them together In a
common interest, . Kii';;;v-;iu.Vi&v:.
. ,- ' A Hlgh-Minded Hen. 1 '
. - From th Hlllsboro Argus. ra f -:
C Blaser hunted a hen's nest all laat
summer on hi plaoa down on Ieyrich
lake, but without avail. The hen would
so un on the sldehilL lay her egg. and
then eackl In derision. Blaser would
go uo , and hunt, while the hen would
just -cackle a little louder. t'-ir
Late this spring he chopped down a
fir, and 90 feet from the atump he
found, where the ' tree ; forked, a hen'a
nest, with several young chickens, dead,
and several eggs that were not fit for
easter service. - Ther had been an old
tree leaning from the steep bank, which
reached within a few feet of the crotch
of the tree in which the nest .was lo
cated and the hen went out on tha in
cline and took up a homestead 00 the
standing timber. While ah waa hatch
ing tha leaning tree fell and When the
phlcks came out of the shell they cnuld
not get to terra tirma, and neither
could tha old hen get back.
1 Explained at Last
From the London Saturday Review.
; Mr, Harriman. it is said, wanted. to
take Mr. Depew'a place, which had
been promised .. him by the mayor of
4Nw .Xork, Xr. 2Uglsa,
Wh
Rings
Small Change
A:
"Corey, 'has plenty of alimony money"
left... :.- -, vv v , :-;. -
' -WheajT seems to b exceedingly pros
perous also.;,.; ''i?;-'. )y:,v,..:i''-Li.'
When a young man ia la love th .
mother is. of small account '...' '
"' i ,
The gumshoe and pussyfoot campaign ,
Continues; no questions answered. ,.
yi -r';.: - ?,:';:;::! f r.;v
' If you don't believe this is th latter
part of May, oonault th calendar.
e ;. I-: '; 'i'',,--'
v San '" Franelaoo continues to h the
souroe of about . as much bad news as
KUSSla. .':l.:..v"v.'" i f :;.JJ"?;i -'
, .. : . ,,' . . -. '.'!,.;';;". r.'- ;
' After . th eourt'a summer vacation,
th dreary farce of securing a Haywood
Jury will go on., , ,
"Ot course the 80-odd million consum
ers wilt have nothing to say about th
revision of th tariff.
-. A Massachusetts baseball team Is
composed entirely of preachers. ' Mayb ,
the B-o-rS could beat It fl , ,
'::''" '' -;;
v. Mr. Devlin doubtless considers Chair
man Montague a questionable, or, at
least, a questioning character. -
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' .The birth of tha' Prince of Spain may :
have given Queen Wllbelmlna of Hol
land sad thoughts. V
It's lltU the lucky fisherman,, arClaJJ
woes cf the world.
".Being rather hardy flowers, tha rose '
manag to oome out slowly la spit of
th Marchy weather. , . v
,vV-: . ;1 0; e '
-. Pete, the president' bulldog, having
been ticked, nothing aggressive haa been
heard fronaTtha White House since.
- n " "
A good many people of Portland think
that 18 years' contlnuoua service for th
city entitles Mr. Devlin to a vacation.
,j ',''1 , . S , v., r
A man with a Jag takes very Ilk in
terest In the question whether the whis
key he drinks is straight or blended
Caruso Is to get $200,000 a rear for
four years, ha to make TI appearances
a year Out of thta he ean pay several
810 flnea '
Wa don't want to arons any un
pleasant suspicions about that Spanish
baby, but why waan't Its weight an'
nouncedT-
. : ... .: "1 ' .. vr -,' y . u
It is surely time for somebody to In
spect the Panama canal again, proba
bly all th diggers ar asleep down
there again.
But if Taft ahould be elected and
make Roosevelt secretary of state,
wouldn't Roosevelt be th real president
for four years more, anyway? -
:,:-,?:;.'.-'":'.;:'''':,:''; T'---yil.
A big newspaper 1 in rather email
business In editorially roaating a man
nearly 99 yeara old because ha is poor
and has not always been wis.
: Collier says Vice-President Fair
banks own th Indianapolis News and
haa 1200,000 Invested in th Star, bene
thea papers are not expected to whoop
it up for Taft' . ; '
A Connecticut fisherman 'claims to
have seen a red-headed devtl-Tish which
stood on Its tall and biased at him. And
Connecticut Is not a atate that prohibits
the use of bait, either. ..
Oregon Sidelights
Harney county Is "better than $30.00
to the good," says th Burns Times-
Herald.
There are IT carpenters, painters and ..
masons In Vale, and every on of them v
I busy, says tn Orlano, , -
rtailaa' -aava the Observer, haa rood
publlo buildings, an abundant supply of
nnwm nnnnt.ln vattr. an excellent svs-
tsm of sewera, a well-aqulpped fir de- .;.",
partment, on of th j largest electric
light and power plants In th state, and
nnn r at nf - nncrte sidewalk than
any town of qual population in the
oorthweat . '
Val '.'''Orlano: v A' featur of. much
value is the existence her of hot :;
springs -and flowing wells of boiling
water. Present plana contemplate rip
tag this hot water Into th residences
and hotels for heat and domestic use.' ,
This water has a temperature of III de
grees Fahrenheit, and has mineral In
gredtonts In solution. ,.. .. -
By marryinr Mra Martha Horner in I
Lebanon, Samuel Mills becomes . th
grandfather of his brotner's ; chlldrtui 1 " L
Homer Mills, nis younger ntotner mar
ried Agnes Horner, daughter of Mr.
Martha Horner, about IS years ago. By
the new wedding Mills becomes the
grandfather of his nephews and, Mrs.
Horner th aunt of her grandchildren. ,
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Two - carloads of Oregon fir timbers
averaging about CO feet lh length and
about 18 inches square passed through
Th Dalles to the Jamestown exposition,
where they wilt be used tn th build- -inga
and incidentally to advertise Ore-goni--They-wr-
awed - la an -Aetoria
mill and will no doubt get , ther befor
th show. Is-ovr..--X---'.ri''t(-"i'.:',i;.i
Hubbard correBpondenea of Woodburn
Independent! Talk about Hubbard be
ing alowt W wish to call your atten
tion to our streets. They hav been
graveled for years, oiled -for. four years
and In better shape than th atreeta of
any other town of its size In Oregon.
Hubbard haa had but one tax levy and
that was 8 ; mills about : 18 , yeara ago.
Prospects are good for bank, large hop ;
warehouse, harness shop and tlnshop. -
Medford Tribune: A 40-ehilllnr note . .
nf date nrlnr tn tha declaration afi.wi..
loan Independence is a treasure ina. " I
possession of H. Lorlmer of this cltyTI-'
The note bears tha Imprint of a Phila-
delphia printer and la signed . by t th
iiowunr va aiat. v, - .uuBi,aUH,
It la In an excellent state of preserva
tion, and to a numismatist ; would be a
treasure Indeed. Mr. t Lorimers family
haa preserved the note through several
generation
r.ti- : ":;J; '-r ::':-y".. 'i'-' ' '' j I;
Vale Orlano: 8beepshear1ng plants at
varloua points In the interior are very
buayPnow. At Skull Springs, ;. 80 , miles
southwest of VaK s a larger shearing
plant where over 800,000 head of aheep
will be 'kheared. Other similar camps
are at Juniper Springe, 60 miles west ,
of Vale,'and Gwyrn & Anderson's place,
18 miles beyond Skull Springs, i Ther '
are also many smaller shearing points
where machines nr not used. Befo-e
the end of the aeeson over : J.000,000
pounds of wool will be shipped froj.
yal. 1 .