rpTTTj , T"M7T XT A T d0M tne cUr service In his advo- ly and enters . upon .its struggles retired farmers who are Uvlng com- had dominated the Republican party
X XXXj J J,X.lxxJ-cacy of It Another flreboat . will be I partly defeated. He need not do so, fortably npon their Incomes; there la Nebraska; Allied with the Union i
AN IXDEf KNDINT NEWSPAPER.
Party Lines Fading
C 8. Jackass...
an expensive thing not only td ere- for every calling has Its place of I are several hundred thousand dol-1 Pacific, Burlington and other rail
...Pnhiuher lfA hut ta maintain, but If tha bust I aneclal tralnlna- and it la free choice I lara in tha focal banks mn h want 1 rnada waa thm mtnArA rn ani i I. '' From the Aatorlan (Rep.)
. i 1 r , . i " i : - - i 1,1 . i. ..a ik.t
tha lfnoa A ' nnllHcal nartlannahln ara
slothful, seml-comfortT I combination that has given Mr. Shel-1 fjlnr rapidly and plainly. It J ex-
trt!Mid Tei7 .Twine (axrpt soodar) sort of one is built it will be a good when a lad enters unprepared.' It anything morel r Why not dose life I was the overthrow of this powerful
K.VrT-SdruiY n to auper- Is tempting fate and inviting defeat away in
" rntaiad at tha mtarfiM at Pnrti.n or er 8ede the Madison street bridge is a for him to do so. ; i ;,'; I Why wear lives out In rustling to 1 don his niche In the hearts of the paeted that the grosser sapression. as
tnaraiuira hrouh tha mail at aecondcUM I man feet necessity. " The new Bull . The developed , brain. , widened grow or Improve? So rood manv oeonle of his state. A farmer bv oc I ,na,ctM la "on organisations,
Run pipe line might wait a year or mentality : and trained ? hand is an of the people think, or act as If they cupatlon, though a graduate of sev- ;v" ,Z Xid the Z i, he!
Extinguishing Fi
ires
atS
ea
utter.
TELEPHONE MAIN
AH drpartBienta reaebad
f tha opera lor tha department
.....
by thia Bomber. Ten J two, but it will not be long, at the asset that cannot be lost, destroyed think,' and therefore the town has J eral universities, Mr. Sheldon was I discerned and seriously commented upon
ot yo want. '.T present rate of Portland's growth, or stolen. , Once acquired, It s al- j never had any occasion td change elected a few years ago to the state I by the leaders. ,' ',',. 'v --,yy
Riches take wings, its name f r6m Wantvllle to Hasburc legislature and became at once the . A"10' the $ -vs things that have
ddreaa
foheigm advertisino bepresentativb I till t will be needed, and it is per- ways an asset,
,' -' VrMlaad-Beojamla .Special AdrertlalBC Ateaey, I , . ,a v . ,
' Hrun.wira BuiMg, 25 rifth aranoe. n I haps none too early to provide ,the but education
for park improvement and boulevard less, because enduring. It Is precious they really, would like to see their jorous fight, be swept the state upon
building can bo expended - to the I for the graduate, and precious for town grow and bustle with business, la reform platform. - His admlnistra
great and permanent advantage . of I the , state, because the better edu- are excessively conservative. They tlon has been forceful, clean and
the city; and Ithe; results will, add cated the cUJien th' mightier and will take no riska - whatever with able, he has fulfilled his pledges nd$thm7drS, expected from evi
much to Portland's prestige through- more majestic the republic The their precious money. They must be done much to restore his party and thought and make it dependent uponlMo.tvMM1iraWll,ii
- Sobaerlptkm Terroa bjr mall te an
la the Uottad States, Canada or Mulct
. One rear..
fAILY.
,......$0 00 I One nioeth.
Bunv a.
One f""' I3.AAI Ona month.
'. - , - 'OAILX AND KUMJAK. ,
One rear........ . 17.80 One nraoth f
8.50
S5
aaA. Ik. M .
I conspicuously rood and advantaireoue oa
thla. It will do more to bring- the whole
i paopia to vneir aennea
anorc or a areat . war.
V From Pearson's Weekly.
Of aU dlaaatera that can befall
hip nona la more dreaded by the mar '
iner than' atftre at sea. Indeed, tb?
annala of tJovd'a record few greater
ocean trajrediee and be it said, no more
(naplcuous instances of a-allantry and
herolo effort, than those connected with,
ahlpa afire, .. . . ; y:
' No wonder, than In vtaar ' at tha
'wti yvMioujuee ox an ouwreax
fire on board, that a thorough knowl-
than anything edge of the proper steps t be taken
It will brlntfMn .,i.t.t- . v. ....
the alleged, leaders up With a round tur5 7 : , T , . VT:
and demonstrate the unflattering fact or' ,9a,t' holding them In eheok,
11 give " xpecie irom every officer from the
out the country.
1-
: ,The fruit of liberal educa
tion is not learning, but the
capacity and desire to learn;,
not knowledge, but power.
; Charles W. Eliot. i ' , V-'i
commencement days - and the chll- positively sure of receiving a large! state to popular control. Mr. Shel
don Is one of the youngest of our
governors, but SC years of age, and
a brilliant future awaits him.-,' ;
Portland has reached a stage In its t dren of the commencements, with interest from the start, before they
growth where It needs thesft new their freshness and beauty of the will invest a dollar In any enter-
clothes, and though, they are expen- morning," are the priceless legacy of I prise that will benefit the , town,
slve she can afford them,-providing an uplifting civilization. V;. ISome of them cannot see that doub-
JOHN MANNING, REFORMER.
she gets her money's worth in ma
terial , and fit. ; Before these bonds
become due Portland will be a big
city, to which this amount will be
a small matter. Let 'us have these
new things, for we need them and
JAPAN'S EGOTISM.
ling the town's population and busi
ness In a short space of time and
Closing saloons on Sunday, would
have been considered a rather radi-l
IB
ea iBiaoi llltiOirav ! luej linill Ul auni . I
emaVleia 0.m leV aarn MetUklai ata,M..U I ..4 M " al . ' a I aafnmjan an all mA.m an4 Ikat (a. eaihui I OUIDff llletll
"""'"s 'itVv' w prwoBurs lew ,cars mo, bui 'J rr-.X.M lui not secured too firm a hold.-
Moat vesaela are nowadays fitted wlthf
hydrants,, several on each deck, and in'
tha ease of large liners hoses ara kept
In handy places, ready to he ettaohed,
to the hydrants) at a moment's notice.
Moreover, avarr Urn miim,m hn. t
i. ni .i - it.i i i 1 1 - '
hl.hblnd.V a'nd r'.lea e. the"" "sh carries a number of portable extinguish
ment to the rear.' It Is Indicative of a streppea m a man i
hft fim..i ! k. h. . n4 I DKCK. Tne snray Irom thaa
I course, thin,
Its own wisdom and farsightedness, rs-
ther than upon the will or wish of el
group of men heretofore composing the
real autonomy of the parties. I
Anvthlns thai forces the eommonHltvl
to tninK ana weign out us own course
and destiny Is a public blessing, since
k ISTRICT : ATTORNEY ; JOHN
MANNING has rarely if ever can afford them, but let the people
A - .a a I . w ' i - I Has) hJasasft at Aafta M i
iMwiaMi.Mf " aoroad. would double the value Of now Portland Is- rather, behind the long year. For bad H been In vogue ,h1:r;rUJ 0m kly fsattire in
Japanese : government, which thelr hoidtaff and so repay them times in allowing' open saloons. - ; CA mVbeVoVthS Sre'wf fflii 7 rcaZ
. i t V J - - I .... ... I - - ,. . . . I " - ....... v. " " I I . V- 11
ay of corporate ravage and official " CU1" wy. , ure
ien tha dav dawns that enlv the S given, he takes his. position an
Americans hope and under or- weJ1 for their Investments in enter-
dinary .circumstances would Dri8e. Tea 1 reCeived no In.
the way
rroni
TV
, aiiiu uaa taiciy u aiferican aiiora tnem, oui lei me peopie . vvu-.-v-. prises, even u wey received no in I ' The operatives la a 7 Chicago In-1 When the' day dawns that only the ,vnt. D l,t Bl" P,lt,on '
J been tccused ,pf being overly also. Insist that - there must be no presume was due It, as that of an en- come directly. They are very can- dustry ;who struck " on account of fBeofhJ ItolonTJiStSZt the tSr Wm. ' pM " "
aalotia in fnforclne? tha : laws. MnhKan ta iWrivinnm "irnl tin I lightened j modern cower, one must Hn.,, .ina ..wi.t, ),... vL I Brh.n th. h .. til - " '' a '! ,J
anil tiia rnlatAl rfU!nn ' mnra than ....1...... i. ..t.. n I sunnnss that most of the comnlaints I .. -..t..-. ... j a . 1 1. A a . ...... . ' I henchmen are unknown, and the word of
.... ... - wiBicwuw, u mimi vu i - buu yviuay, v wvum uuv Fia5or" I tueir ireaimenL as louga. , i cnoioe. . election and confirmation are
four years after taking Office, that larre Droiecta.- ' ... , - and yelled threats against Americans to ear atlna-r . V In a word, thavl , , i h " ' I with .the primal, authority, the nation
the saloon-keepers really must ob-1 : -s. , 1 1 11 t ' -land the American government come are not publlo-splrlted. They talk
Will b cleaner and haDDler. with a cow.
Wo&ders seem never to cease the I r nd confidence and away never known
anrra tha finndav cloalns- law baa I DoftTn'T . tuu ' AiicTOTTM from sensational "yellow" Japanese I .inna. .its tt. ... v I , ,'... j -jlLn "s history. snd tha example will be
. - . ! f u nvatanwnti i - ' - i " w auvui uis usvui iBBb JUwr - U luv nawuvu auu I lor tne -SOOd Ot1tn WROle WOrlQ
When an outbreak' occurs ths fire
alarm Is, if possible, avoided, so as to
prevent panic among the passengers.
Word Is passed quietly around, ths pas
senders belna keot In 1 mora nee aa fone-
as possible. In fact, more than one fire
nns oeen exunguiehea without
naturally aroused more or less skep
ticism as to his motives and his sin
cerity ot purpose. Perhaps It is a
waste of time to discuss either. Suf
fice it to say, so far as this paper Is
concerned, that we believe that the
BALLOT LAW.
I
at sea
nininir, anA IrHinnnitMa nwn. ., nr a. . - . . I - . .. ' ' . ... I M, .i....h..i.iaj amn. ..... suspicion On tne part Of the pi
-w.. - ...w-, ui miMTuw iow wonaer wnr tne scnmits cases was securea nerore tne 1 '"C"zi' "-t,.-""""isengers that the outbreak ih,t
ing mischief-makers among the little ioc.i -dltoP. At nat hfto.t .nA hnM nnM Aua m . v, hTh..,,, f, W.VVa: 3 ?! inl"'r wiww by
T in nfniMxf raaif thm iHnh k - ttt. a v.n.- I . . : 1 : " ' I infiiiUai aiwh tiin'iii 7k miuu.1 1 orrioers to giro tne passengers a
. ' Brown poys. . wo uuu-. i wantvilie's ; sunerior advantages . " ' : , I i.' t: - V. .i' . ' I cnance or seeing what could be dons
Ing resolution of the 4 st&U
v ..1, 111.. I - . I , ' , -
mis quit as niucu as wo whiuu u, i more: thev comnlalii btcanaa nthra A RaatMa-Tinahanit AannnnM I save some senperaie siuauonv nat nas
grange declaring unalterable op- for It seems certain that the Japan- don.t do -omethina- to build n th. .if. .- . thf .h.i. im f.-TVVhat
party. The homo itself will out
ense figure In the new deal, and
position to an7 change In the Use government has been trying to town but thT trinrarni (n mn mi,. mn,'.;.a n nn w ! !t:
i. . 1. . . . ' . .. ... I ...-. u v.n.1 i. ,im..ii.. ... .... I ' . .v v ..-.. . r i an lronnnM
laws snouid be observea and that k ----r some extent to magnny rm inning no rigkB wltll ve,r 0 monm Bor tna llTa ln geattia.
Is the duty of the district attorney aawiueu. or no., vsry wruir. episode, wormy or out sugni u any lnTe,t in any local enterprlsa until
m a a. ' . 'wet a a . I taKtiVa -a rVa AM4 In V aa Inf. Iavrlaa I a a S a. xt .1 .JS.I. I .
now, jus. as u nas oeen at an times - " - o" notice, into an in.ernauoaai su-ir, K j, a ure dlrldentf payer. And so Take care ot the Rose fiesta in
and ever since Mr. Manning took of- Iture, proposing such changes. v fcnd an offensive act for which the wantvllle doses and : drones along good style, and the Fourth of July
ate a m ' Ml I JF1 1 1 d 1 1M a-t 4-A 1 ft ST Wl 14 Ka tA I a . J . X . a. V .all.J I. I1"
lice, io eniorce me 4aws, including i . n .w-.w, v. . American goyernmen. must oa cmioi i -ust M did When ItS middle-aged I Will take care of Itself,
the Sunday closing jaw. , lu - -at.- t0 account.' cut jet os iuu do cnar- people were children and Its old peo
Mr. Manning has been at all times ward,' and to give the lie to those itable, and suppose that the Japan- pie were in their youth and prime,
habitually, lenlent with lawbreakers who plead for best models in gov- ese government received a greatly Wantvllle Is surrpunded by a fer-
and it is not1 strange that saloon- ernment The Australian law is the magnificent, or1 a .distorted account fanning country. Most of the
keepers generally entertain the Idea Product of civic righteousness, and 0f the Incident. And we may even lan)j j, aiTjaed jnto large farms that
m it- a . a. a. a a. 1, a . . AtiS s.l-41.a Vaat ttAB ml ml 0 m SS.ea aa 4 1 ' 'ai. ..A J a ' t. ll.t.l f Jl
inat iiis lates. eaici is a mere - wis wu. go xarmer in our caaniaoi. cuosm- ar0 indifferently tilled. Farms of
"bluff," and that continued Infrac- senshlp. It Is one of those govern- eratlon of the Japanese officials and from 100 to 400 acres,' supporting
tlon of tbe Sunday laws will be at- mental models for which the state pardon them for some silly official only one family each, ae numerous,
tended with no serious consequences has become Justly famed throughout belligerency of attitude, in view of Yet that land could be made to pro
to the offender, "It's a ' gallerj the country, and which other states the enormously Increased and abnor duce from four to tea times tW
play," say roost of the liquor deal- copying and assimilating as fast mal size of their governmental caput yalue of Droducta it does now and
A... . 1 . ' - I an AL .1 -.wAa. .'-Jal. i1.. ... . . . . . aaaa. I "
ers; 'it s a political piay," say oth- icgtBiai.ors cn p wn w iimce tney licEed tne wussians. xne gUpp0rt , dlrecUy or Indirectly, from
I e ' e ' t O
irimmais snaps
Detectives
tot
this will be a godsend, because as
things are, , and have been, the home
Influence la' Ariterican politics has been
nil, and where the home spirit does not
operate mere is aanger.
We shall hall the hour of freedom
with honest satisfaction on account of
the superb possibilities inalienable In
the doctrine of oubllo and oooular con
ception ana control.
The Diary of a Deer
tha portraits of Scotland Tard detec
tives In the Illustrated papers until they
are either retired, or are just about to
retire 7 ."'(, .'. :'.f ,
ersj andstm others declare with ee the llghtC The preservation of Japaifese appear ; nor on twenty times as many people, tect iv.
seeming confidence: n"Tou'U see the ,,ictt models is a means for peopling not the slightest doubt that -they An that is WManr i. th. anMi.ia. Ui ouittin.-his aervica tha other dar.
saloons running Just the same, fori tn with a desirable population, could whip the United States, or all on 0f tneB0 farms Into smaller ones, w were you familiar with Chief in-
mnsuwr sirivw p wvuw uiua aivj eav-
aaakaiaA,. ; at akaa m a a.A.4 .S
on his friends." t .fr f
is common lain mat jar. Man- """e" wmDDCW,B . 6WU anxious w oo so jn.iue.very near tematlcallv and scientiflcallv to Mt If you think carefully ever these two
ning intend, only.to throw the whole oli and a salubrious climate. ; ; future, and to that end spar no op- everything possible out of the land. yrr..0irthitUyouUir.hVn'.b?. etonan.Ve?
Question into .me couns ana ineren ''wwmHe portunuyo magnuy moienius. jow withoue abusing or exhausting It. Ciifiiflt'fiW
relieve himself of all responsibility most, perfect protection and most mountains of offense. ; - Then the Increase of nearby popula- m"tronnwasev"UP
for six months or a year to come, perfect opportunity for the Individ- The latest occasion for an outburst Uon woula Ju8tlfy the establishment fKPnWuSwrtttol.w? Scot'ani
a- jj aa all Ati . 1 ... nil II th.u if, an! AiliMaA K .a V..HI ... . mn. " uumnuia in.ewuaw)
Attuiuiug w ism., S. B1UK10 s i - - ; . i o. vavautwo uoiiisdiou t,o m mi, 0 canneries, mills and manufac- Jra
By Wax Jones, i
Ttf A H a mm tAitav Tha ntVi.rfl
t .. nr it I , - -
rom rwarauua ityobai,. Ilka mmA an' f arnntat .Ith thara
isve yoi noiiooa iu u. Jthoua-b tha new animal aaame4 harm.
irisnism-iw yw naroiy jvor, ouC. H, B) Boms and stands on
bis hind legs in a ridloulous way. The
others said be was vary dangerous,
wore than a wolf, io fact, and that
he could kHJ me aver so far away.
Saw the man again today. He, was
watching mo a long time, and didn't
in the event of the "real" thing ooour-
ring. '
In many cases. ' of course, the nas-
sengers have ta be Informed, but the
newa Is always broken as lightly as
possible, and some special entertainment
eonoert, a dance, theatricals, and so
on Js got up to allay any natural feel
ing of norvoas anxiety. Of eourse, if
the fire- shows signs of becoming un
manageable, the boats ara sot read t
and ewung out in case It appears neo
essary to abandon the shiv.
- Every boat on large Uners Is kept
fully provisioned, food sufficient for
several days being 'contained in air and
water-tight Unka. . . .
The' Worst 'fires St sea ara thnaa
which cannot easily ba mot aL These
usually occur amid the cargo In tha
lower holds snd are often spontaneous
In their origin. In such cases it Is
J highly dangerous to open the hatohes.
he fire, whlrfh may have been smoul
ering for days, wll naturally buret
Into a blase aa aoon aa tha air la ad.
mltted. f . .. . . ;,. ;.t i .
The nroier course la tn atuda tha
air in every possible way: consequently
Mil
even the ven
the folds are
ators are stopped ud,
Ilttea with steam nine:
the ateam la at once turned tn other
cui in
water Is .
wise holes are
! fire-hose , and
In tha Aanlr tiiat
large enough to admit the nosalea of the
vigorously
seem to want to hunt ma,, although he I pumped into the hold.
had a funny blaek box la his hand. , I In the- case of a recently ' Invented
flame man there aaJ todav. Ma .hail exMnguianing spparatus. instead of
- ; w --- t if nfl m ft vavaa ra an inhi.HAiis aA
another with him and when I Carta on Injected, the fumes feeing generated in
;nem. suaaeniy ne looxea up . ana the I a machine SMciallv flttarf for h.
u.. . . ft... ....'HI .bl.. A. J .. . A I ... . . . -- -
in the air r heard the man say to his ly
This injection method la Klrh-
errecuve. and rarely fails if the
...1. .1 ... Al.... f. l...Atw' . A .
loon-keeper will be arrested ; next w", ngn are anriagea ana op- row , m which some noodiums torles. bringing In hundreds of other teciiv. la'indwho has not been
Sunday, a test case will 'then be portunity .crippled-,,; A purest elec- smashed a. Uttle furniture or a tew people soon business of all kinds f,hot0rDhed ovr ftn over ssain, for
framed and it will drag its weary tlon law mean purest forms In gov- dishei In a Japanese restaurant, Just wm, LH tk w? th. is'tVce a Va5.a8onf Wmlnh who make a
way through the mazes of the courts
until, many months hence, the su
preme . court shall at last affirm or
deny the validity of the law, " In the
meantime and until a - decision is
finally rendered by the court of last
appeal, It is expected that Mr. Man
ning will take no further steps to
ulator who profits most when laws
are worst, - Loopholes ; in laws by
which he can work his schemes and
get at the citizen's usufruct are his
heart's desire, and that Is why he
wants good laws tampered with. The
u arier. v4jeriam e- they were foolish to be so afraid of y"""1"' "lee or iron, uuen is the
aoeclalty of ceruin hmy hi. Thli m -..irJ.,ia.f, buoyancy of a vessel so constructed that
nn. a, avamnla alli I Iu7 'T "" "' Instances have bean known t . ...
PORTLAND'S
NEW
CLOTHES.
timely.
.J; . ''' "'. 'A
WHEN COMMENCEMENTS
. .. COME. .. i-r,w'.
T IS THE graduating season. At
all tbe colleges, pretty; girls,
bright young men, white gowns,
music flowers and commence
ment exercises are in evidence.
Classic halls are to be quitted, and
kindly Z instructors '' abandoned. 0'A
world of buoyant hope and brilliant
promises lies In the foreground.
Into Its lap the stately sermon on
Sunday and the fateful commence
ment exercises a few days later toss
the graduating classes, with all their
plans and
some season.
mencement occasions are a rich
legacy to the country. : -
obtained to professional criminals.
Such photographs are, for obvious rea
sons, greatly sought after. Certain de
tectives maae
lines of crime.
with coiners, another with anarchists
snd undesirable aliens generally, and aa
on. AU really high-class criminals also
specialise in crime. There you have the
thing in a nutshell. For a professional
coiner to be familiar with the features
And be usually Is familiar with them,
ernment, and he onlr t man that a. they probably might have dowta lmpr0Te an J gSSn
weuik ,k is tow f uiiwuat iuuy- any otfler cneap restaurant jr jonn i provide Itself with what it wants-
Barleycorn gave a smashing Order, people would wake up and take a
Immediately the bellicose. Japanese pleasure and a pride in their home
were breathing forth : threatenlngs clty, and Wantvllle would petition
and.., slaughter against the whole to have Its name changed. . ' '
American nation, and a lot of dlplo- These things being so, If Want
matlc correspondence and explana- -hw n.Ahia aii wn
enf6rce the law, and that the saloons Pronouncement of the state grange tlon have resulted, in consequence of thlg change,f they don't really pre- Mm'W'oVhM
ft ' a. 1 . f . ltan.ee4e. mn V ddaaa mm ealllaa aHJ .ti.t 11. .. ...... A a , a a I li.. a 1 a.
; wui coniiuuf co run viae open on v puu.oui, ad uvm vwuub $ uu i wnicn u is announced mat me jap ia anra. r.ji aMr. aeV jr aowrpifj.
. a. SI a ' a el . . I gM ,.1m . , .- i .,l i 1 r I , m - a a m . ..ml a w
ounaays as iney nave in tne past., : ;
. i If this Is Mr,-Manning's program
we do 'not hesitate to characterize it
as an empty farce. It is on a par
with the suit which he filed a year
or more ago for, the express purpose
of inducing the courts to annul the
Jaw which prohibits poolselllng ln
cities a suit which was brought at
the Instigation and request of men
engaged ln the poolselllng' business.
We shall wait with much Interest
to see how far Mr. Manning goes in
his announced crusade .for the ob
servance of the Sunday law. V It will
be gratifying if trie; doubts aa to his
sincerity prove unfounded, and in
that event" we ehall have some sug
gestions as to lurther, reforms which
he may well attempt - :
companlon.Clee, thl, wjll be a-peach pipes are properly placed in each hold.
?'o.t8rte- teew'th.-rm' turn.d.earom
very day. and he doesn't seem dan- If a fire breaks W in' the hoi" an .4
f!I0,ul.Xl'l9r warn .day assumes such, dimensions that steam in-
.., Silir v"' . r" "tv wujvcb, i jvotion is powerless to check it. the
:,i t , '.i. ' u XT . w'u"l' mimav waa i vaasei IS, wnen DOSSIDie, got IntO Shal-'
slicked tha black box at me aavaral I ia i... L ri
1a. K.., ..Ikl.. I T i-"- .. a m.wr, mwuw,
iieara man say. to his companion to- h.
day "Well. I must get back to town I., In. n7 f? aeaeoeks ef the par
today. Ifi been I s?Ss.t'tim L;2 are opened and the holdal.
the woods, and I've aot iom. buiiv niZ 10..P ; ".n. water. This
turea. I hope our pal the deer will
always have as. happy a time la the
forest as I've had.
Man has
gone away. . Told the others
nan
usually be dons with very little fear of
tne vessel rounderln. as modarn hull.
ships sre divided into many compart
ments senarated hv itrnna witi!i.K
bulkheads Of steel or iron. Buck Is the
Strange man in woods today;
a glimpse of him. when a fiai
terrible noise sent me flying through
the trees. Heard nan an v n tt t
Think I ahall ha dead Mim Mnmln
Hope bo, anyway, to get out of this
suffering, gaw the strange man today.
uo smeminr at me. tne way
I
the other man did the black box.
anese; Will not eat np the United ast only to be let alone, especially thanks to ths snapshotters. themselves stopped to look and the man said,
i oiates just yet,- mougn a
I ma.ny .f th'm .? not .?.ac.feward. 1,1 ber of their wealthier citizens quietly r.efoudd b.h in lo'ssessnlot
intimating mat iney wm ao so oe- organise a company and buy nn a n'y the photographa of the men
forA vprv loner' ' ' I. a a a. 2, a a I who arrested him, but or carefully tab-
ior very long. I lot of these ad iacent farms. e.ltn. i..a rttM aKrin')ii r ,k.4, in
The United Rtates cannot, afford eeti.er 2,000 or 8.000 acres or more. th.
to go to; war on any small or silly Ulvlde them up Into smaller tracts. Tr.-T.w-
pretext, nor even to avenge trifling and Bell them off to actual settlers "a reporter was talking to Thomas n
l affronts, but It Is nevertheless aggra- and workers.' not at a blar tirofit. not IHarley. tha ysung Cleveland millionaire
Looks like a. Dlcture bv nn. ot lhu
nature fakere." In an instant there
was a fash and something tore a ter
rlbls hols In my side. "Oood shot,
said the man. . "This Is what I call
sport" I staggered off , and he aald to
his companion: "No use following him.
He'll lie down and bleed to death, and
we can get him ln ths morning."
vating for a big nation to be nagged to make a , lot of money, but at awb, u oln tour ,h world f.or
and. nipped at on every nosBible oc-1 .ka. v v. Iwife, .
V; I ' a'a'a .1 vuov, auu lur uuug- a .ounr . ot our means." aaM oy uou' w"
casion ny a power uuw nas a tre- tmtei purp0se of getting the thiigs the reporter, enviously, -should ha ," 1de.-
The Fairy Flower Beds,
t "Thla bed of flowers was blue this
morning, and now It ia pink. That one
was white, and it is now rose." The one
by the hedge was yellow yesterday, and
uiouuuuDi, BS6Br,ieu uonuB ui us the town wants? The process could no difficulty in finding a wife. He
prowess. Japan has indeed made be repeated with tracts farther back shonldn't bava to tour the world for
Itself a comparatively powerful and electric roads would be built, and In 'a shouldn't her said Mr. Hariey!
a resDectabla nation, and it should . a' ... av. . . . . "Don't you know that ths right kind of
" V . wv..l. .111 UWBN I JUUKQ adl,ll U . 1119 I
rememDer tms not to make a fuss would haTe Bererat lta Bra8Mt m?neyT Money, my friend, is the last
tiio.r . trifles that should be anttlAd In ...,.a.. .a a.-a . -; ;:-r ng to raoge any one oy.'V -
sroanects It ia a e-lad-1 . 7 . pwpuiawon,. ana me town wouia not i "es. t,
prospects., h is a glad- ft pollce court hut rather to consider kn0w Itself as the Wantvlll. of nil ,"h wb0 J
n, and the various com- Wbo1, ,w' .HM,, ;n,VMH.i f WM Wantvllle of all u apt :to
The time. Is notably an era of col-
HE MAJORITT of people who lege men and 'women. The. world
voted in the late election de- Is .calling for them now, 'and will
? cided In favor, of the varioul call for them more and more. Weak-
; Proposed bond Issues, and so J ling intellects and unUught i brains ternational consideration.
siuivugu s aeciBion or ine supreme nave email piace. ana less price 19
court or possibly another election these Jostling elbowing, hurrylnr -itw w a M-re z-iw nrummTr.
herself above noticing such trivial theSe drowsy years,
mciaents. 11 anyooay assaults a
Japanese In this country the offender
is punished, the same as if, he as
saulted any other kind of a person,
and Japan ought to understand that
such an incident Is no cause of in-
The gardener chuclcled delightedly.
y "l cau 'em my fairy flower beds,
ma'am," be said. Tou see. they change
color. It's a 'grand Idea. Isn't itt - It
gives a saj-aen tucn variety.
-"But I didn't know that any flowers
changed their color T" vi -; J
"Oh, yes. That bed you first men
tioned is the mutable phlox. At aunrlse
it is blue, and in the afternoon it ia
fare like the Cleveland man I Dink.- - .
who gave a dollar to each of his little I . .The tone to ths right is hibiscus-
sons. . ... 1 nioiscus mutsbiiis. it goes through
am going away for a week. Take thia I the morning to rose at noon and to red
he young millionaire went on.
Judges, people by their money
1KB tne ui
TT av . , - .. . I W"B . " av, m wwn. ao kill. I .
HOW nicely the laws can be adjust-1 money and see how much you can make I at sunset
T
met ta tha mn1tl.mllHrtnira nffand... 9" of it in my. absenoe. , To him that
- . . QOeg tn6 13.... j h Ktve a , nne present.'
Although Mr. Harrlman would not! "Pn hl return at tha week's end be
,i,A 1.1...1.1: 1 caiiea tns Doys to nim. . .
tell the interstate commerce com- '"Weil, oeorse. how have you sue.
mission wfiat wanted to find out WtW. "dona
about his high-finance transactions, from his pocket, w-. - ;
he is immune from punishment be- l4b,M aW!4; B'r; ,"OMT5 '
cause of what little he did tell. A Tx(l"5:Lc IXM
man who lad stolen J 0 cents Instead "No, sir,' . said John sadly. 1 havs
lost all mine.' ' .: - t-
" "Wretched bor. r the - father ax.
we will call Wantvllle, whose pan long ago; no immunity for him. lTSWyXu,!,
papers are continually roicine- ' 1 " ' j
HERE IS a. city. In Oregon of a
few thousand inhabitants which of thirty millions would have been in
may be necessary before the bonds days of specialization. Three hua
are advertised and - sold, it may be dred millions In India are ruled by
considered as! settled that they are thirty-five ' millions in Britain,' and
decided upon. Altogether they will In India less than one per cent of
amount to'over $5,000,000, and the the women can read " and ' write.
expenditure of this money carefully! There, too, the pedestrian must el- the needs of the placea flour mill, With a parade of fine' horses and
."krlllIhA an (mnnpf ml . if av tv. I,a hfa w.w , . I . n 1 . , . .1. ... . ' ' . . .. .
. mv, vi u.. nv fHv.mi,iW vaui, w 1 ia mm, wuoin stun, a cannery, came mree quarters pi a mue long, . ' . " J , I 1800- Austrlaria
incoming aaminisiration.vT The peo- make progress on the street, and other mills and factories, more In- Corvallia sets a nace with a Hvflstnr . ,' ru " be Ho.
I I ' I ' ' " - fltarrVVr1B.n
"Ths bed by ths beds Is tha lantana.
a South American flower . that thrives
nons too well here, even In this fine
spring weather. , The lanuna ,ia yellow
one day, orange the next, and red the
tnira. .its cnanges ars siow,
"There's other flowers, too,' that
cnange. Tnere-s tne cneiranthus Cham
eleo, that shifts from white to yellow
and from yellow to red. There's the
gladiolus versicolor, that's brown In
tne mornins ana mue in tne evenlna.
There's the cobea scandena, that moves
siowiy xrom greenish whit to a deep
violet" - t
1 ,"
Wisdom of the Veterans. ;
1 haven't married a single clvI-war Penl,feiA destroyed by fire,
V f ; T:hla Date ln History. ' . -1
79 J John Howard Payne born.
1796 one fourth or the eity or co-
defeated at Monte-
nla vnta tlina hrt.,11 v..A nnth. at. ,. - wwgymaui. v '' 181? Biugene naie. united Diaies sen-
", -v vu.uvu vw,vvAiC., -uu" uaun auiu i.uc uueuiCT, mure people,, a , large pay- show mat commenas oer as a pro- them-to young and pretty women, too. ai0T irom Maine, oorn.
themselyes'to order; to obtain Ithe Ganges.- v,...;.v roll, better streeU. better sidewalks, gressive town, s The record Is one ano dele f fll iXr&rf"?
projected , improvements, but they - A factor In the difference between better water and sewer systems, and that Portland, In her coming llye-. tha pension. The pension would be i870 haries Dickens : died. , Born
Have a right to demand and expect India and; America Is the eollege so on. For a quarter of a century stock show, might do well to re- thSi;w 1 r "
mat : every uouar snaii oe put to a ; commencement. Tne Hindoo nas his 1 or more the Wantvllle papers have member,
good use, ! and cade to accomplishes
much as poslble. ; .. ',
' Some of these projects are In the
nature of "new' and to some! extent
experimental ''. Improvements here.
Thlr IS especially the case with .ref
erence ; to; the' proposed. I municipal
docks." Just low. much ;can be ac
complished ' by this ; expenditure
cannot be ascertained in advance,
tsut we believe It1 Is , an : excellent
oy and that Auditor pevlla has
handicap, and so has every man that
is no better educated. The race be
tween the college graduate and the
illiterate is dreadfully unequal. The
world wants the trained brain and
trained hand pf the one, and pays'
handsomely for it The undeveloped
mentality of ;the other is capital that
is wasting, unsought, and but poor
ly paid for. The young' man who
neglects his-education to get earlier
to .work plunges Into life premature-
been telling what the town wants,
and reporting expressions; to the
same effect of numerous . more ;or
less prominent ; eitizehs,' and Tet
Wantvllle Is but little larger or bet
ter than It was 25 years ago. It has
grown "a little. Improved a ''Uttle, but
very slowly, upinely,;s as It were
grudgingly Its people are gener
ally well-to-do; manf of them have
some thousands of dollars out at in
terest; a. large number pf them art
Governor George L, Sheldon of
Nebraska, who Is a guest of Portland
today, is one of the cchobl' of young
statesmen brought to the front by ;
the wave of reform and moral awak-
. "But now ur veterajis aref' setting Pering sea bill. V- - . i .
wiser. Ther are no longer marrying In I 19J Ford opera house In Washing-
. am i a .. a sak. TN .AJ.A J rV.la.B.WI . ' ..l1....Ji . m a
tneir oia age. -xnis is a gooo inmg no
less for them then for the exchequer of
A... 4... Aiuintn ' ... .': . . ..
Instances havs been known of a craft
remaining anosi witn only one or two
of these compartments dry,
If the burninar hold la lam
one, and by flooding it with water there
la danger of ths vessel foundering, tha
cargo la another hold ia thrown over
beard, or "Jettisoned." 11 It la it. it.
at sea, to counteract ths weight of tho
water admitted Into the first hold. AS
a .last resouroe, the vessel, if In dock or
shallow water.ls scuttled by opening
ths seseoeks. This hss been done mors
than once in Tilbury docks.
We seldom haa nn-iH.v. .a
v"'", in tne passengers' ouar-
Jrf'-iS?,.1!! Ji?r'' Ti? introduotlon
i,ecl0 5hting on . board ship has
no doubt oonduoed grestly to this lm"
rroved stats of matters, When a firs
""V, " ' in uo osoin it ia us
ually aoon detected, for s, eonstant
watch Is kept by the officers and night
stewsrds. who make periodical tours of
Inspection during the nocturnal hours.
Rainy Days the Best.
.Tbe witty Bishop Stanford Olmsted of
Colorado, at a dinner la Denver, said
apropos of Sabbath breaking.
I was Ulklng.to an eastern elers
man tne other day . about , Wa churcf
,S? Lu.PI0?i x."!f that l your dis
trict rain affects ths attendance oon
Siderablyr , "He smiled faintly. "
" 'Indeed, yea.' he aald. ' 1 hardi ,a
a vacant seat when It la too wet for
baseball or motoring.' " " . . "r
i
. . Jewel for Gotfers.
' From Golfing Illustrated. '
Ths sapphire. Judging from its his
tory and reputed attributes, would a
enlng .Which has swept the country I pear? to .be deservlnp? of ths peculiar
a,, t. v. ..a ..,,".-!., I pauvnaia vi gviinia. , a uia yai'uuar
during the past few yearly To. his of the Saints It la the gem of St
efforts mora than trt any nth or Ana! Andrew and Is emblematlo of faith and
euprxB, more man io any, otner one I rnaA hnna r .u.lw ni,,M. -nit,nr
cause, Is due the downfall of Union virtues. .. . ,
Pacific control in the politics Ot Ne-I'wtth truthfulness, "which oiisht to real
braska, tot .14 zean coraoraUom j itogjouffisV0" Prl
ton. District of Columbia, collapsed; ft
lives lost. . ,...i,. . .. ,
i.4 president oonsaies or Paraguay
deDosed and banished.
1801 Sir Walter Besant, English nor
ellst. died. Born 1838. -
- 1 90S Centennial anniversary of West
roint acaaemy ceieoratea.
"Ths 'new cook.1 said- Mrs. Tooting
Karr, 'Is tremendously neat She . puts
on a clean white-cap and apron and
washes her fare and .hands, eight or
nine times a day." , . .-.
Iter husband grunted. r
"Didn't you v know.", he said, "that
she is already . engaged to the chauf
feur.! .; . .
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