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ED ; ? r-sT THE JOURNAL AN INDEPIXDKITT NEWSPAPER. a . Jackee. .Pabllaher PnbllikM every evening (etrept Sunday) and arery Bandar moraine, at The Journal Build- uf, nnn ana xanjolil itreeta, romana, ur. . Catered it tie poatoffl ca at Portland, Or., for tranaaiiHiaa tanmca tea men aa Mwiaut auttar. TILEPHONS MAIN TITS. AU tapartnaata warned bf thia number. TU tba operator tke department ye want, JTOKCIO ADTKHTI8IN0 BEPRE8ENTATITE Ynwlua'-BanUn.ln Siwrtal Adrertlalnf Aarnrr, flruiuwirk BulMlnc. 225 Fifth araooa. New Tork; Tribune Building. Chicago, Subscription Tarma by maU to any addraaa I American, la tba loltrd Stttfi. Canada or Mai lea. DAILY. Oa year 13 One month SINDAY. Ooa 7ar $2.fM I (Mia month 1AILI AKII fLi'l'JIIi On r $7. be) I One month.. Ai you gro ready for It, somewhere or other you will find what Is needful for you, in a book, or a friend, or, bent of all. in your own thoughts, the eternal thought speaking in your thought George Macdonald. an excuse. There ,nas been no ac tion by legislatures or oor rulers' that would naturally and properly depress railroad stocks below a fair market price. What the high financiers are angry at li the at tempts being mad to debar them from the opportunity to continue their operations for the inanlpula tion or railroad properties in their own interest, "The time has paired, " remarks tha' Philadelphia North when men like Harrl- man and Morgan and Gould could make twenty millions In twenty $ -as minutes. There la nothing the mat- ..1 .68 ter with the productive forces of the country, or with the government or the laws. The desire for legislation which would correct railroad abuses causes, except Inaofar as th high-land villages. We cannot avoid the Tin- Sino1r Tat "rVTnv.ttir.rif finnnMora mada railroad .e-lalaHstn nnM...lnn that rural n...o-n hit X I1C klUgaC X Ut, 1 IO VCHICIH a va -- avajaaiaMVtVI I vvuviuoiuu via V UU usv not yet been sufficiently advertised, Its claims properly presented. Den ton county did aome good work in By Klla Wheeler Wlloox. (Copyright, 1B0T, by Aiaerlcan-JoaniaJ Biamlner ) "Any law which tends to build up a nart fit -in v nrranlam at th n,nM nf mis nuo, wnu aausmciory ruu, th, whol a prnloioua law : and any Coos county has been advertised a I law which tenda to niri nr enrich a I Bv Arthur Brisbane, mnA dai hnt immir.nf. ant to part of a community or social onanism I In oup changing world and our d ? . ... at tha axDenaa of u other nart la a valoplng civilisation on of the Interest. rinn nrnor nnrnrn nit a r n n n mH i i w - w i . , . , . dangroua law. Society la an organlam estate booms; but It would aeem whlch t Bf0rel. M . whol, or that such counties as Washington, ih aa a whole, and in tb stnjggl ,y n(1 modestly, all hr llf. now finds oerseu in possession 01 power, or mony or froxen labor which ah can liberate. This lady, fortunately for the public, WHAT OLD PEOPLE WANT Doctors and Money Cannot Supply Everything Small CLange .1 4 Ing alght la Mrs. Ruaaell Bags. An old lady, having Uvd vary qutat- Polk, Columbia, Lane and Union which goo on between th aavaral M not to mention them all would find aoa I WnAlMAmt law mnar a-tt at frKaa 4m It profitable to advertise themselves bajn0e. Th momant it begin to dl. ,a od-iartd woman. Intelligent and wiaeiy, inorougmy ana sysiemaiic- orimlnat In favor of on lntrat and ally. Independent of or In connection lagalnat another, that momant it ba- wlth what Portland organlxatlons coe" a w- are doing. archlata. Th.v .houid h. - miifii -the disease But while doing this, earnesi ana that anarchists cannot exlaf From """t persistent efforts should be made to The Publlo. provide real, substantial attractions Th latest chanty which ah an nounces la a gift of 1300,000 to ba de voted to atudylng th troubles' of old nd ma ana of rellev- A number of people knowing my In for homeseekers In the way of small I terest in tha single tax philoaophy and I tlon with the City Hospital on Black Mr. Saga's money, so generously given, will be used to establlah a path ological Institute to be run In conneo- has appeared in every part of the farms at reasonable prices. This Is m llet lhl " cul would solve weira laland. That la an appropriate I I Alt t n A I ml 11 at Ha 1 npAhlama a rka Aav I bnnt tnw sinAnfi ( n av th tnAnav ITAt fin country because these abuses, long especially the work of the cities and hav, u .t.t. ,.h Hiarkwair. l.iand tho tha.t" rti.n.n.a existent, had become at last too I towns; to grow as they desire they been accomplished by any aingl taxer Mrs. Sages charity will b able to in- grievous to be endured." must be ready to show people small in OTitr tnat l ralgnt ,4V- only facta among old people-thoaa. that poverty Thia wholly Insincere and base- and productive tracts of land that Mlc ,nto nwiuin .objects of lesa attempt to scare the people Into can he bought at prices that, will dent of the Manhattan Single Tax club. I If they study Intelligently, with broad A, . , . , . , . . , . for atatlatlcs. mlnda, Mrs. Saga's physicians will learn Mr. Laubuachar was on of th men t&e trouble wita old peopi mat are who stood with Henry Oeorre in his I unhappy and 111 Is not always a trouble A CLEAR CASE. NEW WHEAT TO PORTLAND. T HERE IS no doubt whatever about what was the intention of congress In granting land to the Oregon & California rail retroaction must miserably fall, be-1 look good to purchaser. I cause the people are not under ex isting circumstances to be ao easily duped. As. to losses by and between the "blackrlegs." as the Philadelphia paper calls them, the country cares ! nothing. The people are pretty well advised of the nature of the situation, which, as sympathy, than with all the drugs and wim 111 me aieaioincs. It Is not in th Black well' Island aay lum alone or In an othar charitable In atltutlon that old people are In need of ins vara ma.i Doctors can nvr giva. juanr an oiq man ana woman in tn es timalion Of th unthinking world eon aldared "wall eared for" would gladly vAunaiiajv unn-naii 01 in a pnysicai com fort, one half the mar cash allowance ror a mil or tn alfeotlon, th ivm pacny ana tn row interest that alone can maae in worm whll. Th aaddest thine: in tha warM ta an old man or woman actually starving for human sympathy. There Is nothing more traaia in mis woria man tna sight of an old woman who has given all of ner aiiecuon. xeeiinar ana uavotion tn children and others In bar youth, and wno in ner 01a ase is left nealectad. alone, merely fed and houaed Ilka a workad-out bora with a kind-hearted owner. Mrs. Sage's doctors will spand th tsuu.uoo so ainaiy riven, in various ways. They will inveatlcnt th worn- out, brittle arteries of old people, and trv to find aom way of keenlna- the arteries rrom Becoming so crime. They will study th problems presented by eniniy, oj leeoie circulation, Dy mainu rrmon. But they will not do a kindness to old fteople If they merely succeed tn pro onglng their lives. It Isn't Ufa that Is worth while. It la what Ufa contains. If Mrs. Sag could devise aom way first campaign In lit and subeeauently of th body to be cured by pills or other I of giving to th old sentiments of r . . l . . "T. "-i,v. 1 . , 1 A ( . I.tuint n1 f f mttt Inn that Ira mhmvmrmJ Here Is what Mr. Leubuacher says In r- Human beings. Ilk tres. dl at th nlv to mv n...ri... uu"'-"r ,n 19 t0D. They wither away, grow feeble URRT-UP though thorough -a and die out, because mental Interest Is . . , , . . "I well recall that Mr Oanrra waa taken away rrom mem. ine aourca ui Work is being done on the k. " ..1,7 i1 .SVi 1??' w? m.n a nr. and hanolneaa la In th brain. north bank railroad. In order attention of the people to the menu of -cl!?!t"?,ViIT . the Australian form of ballot. After tn bTaln a aottvlty ana auu us power, to carry a larre port on of that the oueation . t.v.n .11 n.r old ga la a curse and th saddest part the American this year's eastern Washington r;X7' ln'V. need car. In many way I - a 1 ii.a a . I T V n tweJt 4A mYCfA a 1 Of rt at Bl sTtKMI H' ejws A nw stavi rt tha QAiiifiArn . ' .v, uvn M.a- nothlne more nor less wneat crop down to a point oppoalta . mong in tixerw rvrSnf Pacific. That Is. there Is no doubt JJ ,B JTZt the The Dall,., or in that vicinity, for ...'0.. Dai, .r.Td'uo? 'ut'rfo'than all o, these thy of the ostensible, publicly-announced tb&n, geat T , , shlnment by boat to Port land T,ai R'viiw.and J. R. AblrtoJi. ,fhT.marf iSw . . . . . .... people, who demand a aquare deal snipment by Doat to Portland. in New Jersey; L. h Custer, in Indiana " In ,hat half-way fjaveyard cwiea intent, whatever .ecret Intent may ?' lnTMtmanti. and . few Though the wheat will have to be L-l McQhe Southota; Hon! i-i--SiSir ST 3?eSS - . . I w, "viii auu v-ii 1. a.ricaaon, i - I .. . . I h.njIUil a Avt.l tlma ttalai la. V. , I UlnnaaAta I i ' ifnma or mnnAv Rinrft. wno aesire 1 nmw, iuw is uui 1 .....i-. others you will find Dr. irime of the band. The outcome cf the mountains, At th Hl TO4da .ljTelTloj5 corpora' tion attorney! and grafters. Thel . ., . .m.n .Irswharlr in rnmn.rl.nn L ! A 1TU.V d . r?ferendum. h" Kr . , , r'-.A-j.' - - m 1 m . iue om lueiuuua ui iiuaiiiiut (ink - 1 wuum m m. oumutr or Slates I IYI laarariTia VlFCUlMlLlUIl el anguag. of the law conform. 0 the q ey with lifting it half a mile high by 'hf'jr LlMt"in VirCU1"" intent. Noboay lias ever naa any 1 . . . maWJ engine to get it over the Cascade William T. Hill of MisiourL Rev Hr- doubt as to What the law meant. ------ 1 , . bert 8. Blgelow of Ohloand the late nor that the granite corporation audaelously and Insolently violated Its contract, tha clear terms of Its agreement, and has persisted in do ing so for more than a third of a century. Everybody knows that the orlg lnal corporate grantee and Its suc cessor and assign should have been made to forfeit all these lands to the government, the people, many years ago. The corporation has held ; onto the lands, and defiantly re fused to comply with, the terms of the -Jaw, not because of any eqult able or even legal grounds that It had to stand on In doing so, but soect and affection that are ahowered upon her, ah would Indeed be doing a great wora. it moae mat spend ner money oould spend It to make young people more thoughtful of old people. If tney couia spend it to make young peo- rle realise that It Is not enough merely o give money, or food, but that the heart muat aluo give aomethlng. they would be benefactors of old people. Unfortunately, the money will be spent in investigating the material, the animal side, the disease side of old age, and that Is the least Important. Many an old man and woman would gladly have life shortened. If only hu man kindness could be Increased dur ing tha time remaining. u?J!!W JJihmm' Brooklyn. I rnmmentlna- uoon the arraignment of strut! Is not In doubt. The' only done hitherto. The result will b .'v.1! L "l?"- Caiifomi publlaher in th United 00 - 1 "- " i oaejui VUUJUfjr I - . 1- .v. ..iaAi a 1 Arc ft IncrAAftA fn PnrtlanrVai whnt I om and exDemlv mathnd. h Kan I fltti court on the char re of perjury, from the lack of definite knowledge export, during the coming year, and .n&TSLfr Wm- ioTS v. ,v.. I atlll a-reater lncrfiaa th-rafter lopff In Maasachu.ette, wherejames his paper to a postmaster , order us iu uuw iuui iuuiuoiu; iiuauticin . carrel wu ui roremoat advocate. He I that his paper may d pnvw mo ha1 Nature made the way: Hill at last 'atelv . wrote an artlcl In Moody's .-onml claaa maU matter, the Editor 1..1 v mwmu A tvi i..tI. I Is utiliilnc it. aa the Northern Pa-1 It 1. haina Hn..,.ai k- r..i.i.. a . land Publlaher Bays: fs"'11" " - 1 i).7i.;; r. ,"r "V. 1 . .. .,,r,,r,.n, in that plfln mirhr to havn dnnA varnra m "u. ipuii neajiater uusiav i" in"" ""-- cino ougni 10 nave aone years ago. ThompBon of Brooklyn, both of whom the federal government, while taking But this is no reason for abating r ln", taxerB. cognlrance of an offense against the in the least the efforts for an open "Of course, you know ex-Congressman postal lawB, alBo brings squarely before river This la needed hnwernr ?bert Baker and what he has done, the publlo a moral Ibbub that dlrecUy river. inis is neeaea, nowever HlfJ stand wintt tej-.-i-tora accentma : ...mlk., .nn .v.rv ad- I . m . . . ... . I m. 1. .... - " w : r I L-UUUvl 1 1 V WS M yuwil"'' - - - ICE-PHESIDENT FAIRBANKS I " ' " a Z tor but now bi.n aTtid not vrtlser In th. country, expresses mmseii as very io omy Dy m national government, but table." "YELLOW JOURNALISM.' V himself aa very Its DanKS. Mill ana Hamman are only by th national a-overnmant hut "Is It a greater moral offense to mis- mnnh rltanloaaAd with "vpIIow likely to Combine and raise freight bv. .n.arljrt vry stat government, state circulation to a postmaster than mucn displeased wun yellow wu"" " "uu " What is not so well known. Is the fact to misstate circulation to a business Journalism." But to know rates at. any time, unless me river : tnat ne is me rather or home rul in man for the purpose or getting ma la.alU. J X' X? . I . ....rllalnir whether to agree with him or not. opened up and kept open a. a regu- Prou know'Vh.Vxci'jShn.oa ha.sTace? And besides, river boate aone on in6 -cnt rar question, which The Editor ana ruousner mhm ' "K rate hua hn Adr.nl h it ...... that fraud unon the cltlien who buys . . I Innrnaliam." aa undnrstnod by the OUgnt IO QO a large business, in addl- Some 15 years ago. while a member of advertising space la as criminally wrong imply because the government all ' M ' 4 ' , H tn thmt .., . thtk rnr i.. congress, ne Introduced and brought as a fraud upon the United States gov- exaiiea vice-preoiueni., auiu auowi- "j """""v" I to a successful issue a bill providing ernment. ; this time haa been favoring such 'corporations, allowing them to dic tate terms to the government, to have their own way in all respects, . and has In doing so Ignored the in teresta and rights of the people. The Southern Pacific, In trying to retain these lands as against the de mand of the people that they be sur ... ... . I . v. . ... a i ai l fnr thai ..r. . ..i I "whpn a Diiui buys advertising space edge or the particular specimen, or - uD,c.uP tuor r--..:r-YTh. n.HnV rAi ,,u in a newwpeT. he has a moral right 'yellow Journallsjn" he had in mind, will be more heavy freight than both Jt'ls Inferred that he was alluding railroads can handle. to criticisms of the cocktails lnci dent, but do such criticisms, ap- The Pendleton Tribune admits pearlng In Methodist church organs, that the tariff has nothing to do he being a member of that church, ,th the price of wheat, nor even Whll on th subject of separate as- to enlightenment upon the character of seasments. one must not forgot Hon. Purcnase aa mucn -" Lawson Purdy. now th oraaldent of th- b"y "V marketable commodity. Sa!"A.o?&f TTaw Z cav::tnmp?o7"Tlh.V"a. r-iv w z? , . l . ino oiii inai in new iorx l.ltv lAnrt nri i Improvement, be aeparatel assessed "f!: .A"' ourchasw bew"a7l'' . The result Is that taxation ' on land tit nil Cuse Is IVl" upon largely Increased, while that on tha ""dJnVi K-in th ... ..... . .. .. v lU lav. .1.1 J M 1 i AAnirt iia "va As lAtipnD iam"T wa w Lit i in vihiii. hiiii wn iiHRinn i n Of VI m, I . i . . . wuDumiu j ci.w t jvwi uwiiohu . i ' "v iiuur mane aome laraeiv necreAasid nnrt . ... i . h r. "U1"l,,"u"i' u-u.- . t... . a. -...,... Rrnfhpr n.or nn vi . the tax -ate fell from about 11.80 S "f" .."T tC.t i rendered, or at least sold according ... . . ... . . ab.?"1 . . ret for my moneyr He is asserting ui mn TiciryicDiviTiiL i imo lu nraiui "4 o ufovt u menu it uiuucn unutm, man I hla rlrht to measure the gOOCB uetivarva, I . . - ..... ... tthnm tharm I. .a kralnla. . I " . . .ffa A II. to the terms of the grant, has not a leg as big or strong as a plpestem ra,lroad hlgh-flnancierlng ' wou'a ajeo cornerea that , ,ht for yerV To" hive congress d.n riatSl'taowthT and to .Und on. has not a shadow or Journalism." The people have th Uriff on wool has nothing to do Eth.1! true cirlaUoa of th. paper in which h i...,- i ... vi- a right to know how a man aspiring w"h good ranges or twin lambs, and tax. with th result that the Dries has Than .11 th mibiiahar who mls- BUlUlllin VI U1UIBV1 Ur CUUliaUlO UP .... . . H-nnn. ' I equitable fense to the movement now on foot. to the presidency made f 4,000,000 except In the case of large wool dropped.' This is but tota. o.lrniilatlnn outs a wronaT UDOn all I hi. faiinw mihllahera. He casts a Btlg- a partial list of many ma noon the whole profession. Me . Iln a fow vnnra and tha Mathnrllstat. growers costs the flock owners aa BUI Dy WIS we OO not mean IO - '.... ... . .. ' J. v0f. things done by the single Uxers, and arouses advertlaers to say 'Advertlslna aav that either the ntsonla as a whole WUOBO ruumt U1 ulBL14""10 "vu""' Dut a preiuae to wnat they are working does not pay.' It Is well that ne d aay wai euner me peopie as a wnoie . ....... , ,,. I v v vi to accomniiah. Rut vn tha r.w n.m. L 1JV1,. ..r.iMnt or hv other to teeioiaiism. aon v auam a mw - """" U'B ui master K,ven ah-ov9 m- concIuslArely prove mana? ' nue Dy upDraiaing a waywara 1 1"? ivu.vuu unproxeciea wool mat me roiiowers or me Menry George brother who sets up cocktails to his I consumers or the particular claimants and settlers can win. This by no means ' . . euests The sumDtuarv incident we for the one and have no thought for ar Interested In the work, and tha In Oregon that glvs dally lu clrcula- the government, and we have Just Buesl8' ine umPluary mciaem we m A " . u " v" no mougni ror Women.,. 81nK,e Tax club of Naw y0rk tlon figures and accorda the advertiser k. .ii.... Industrial philosophy are alive and at In this connection It may be remarked wny De SO SOIlCltOUS work. Many women, as well aa man that Th Imirntl la the onlv daily paper said what the government's course has been. A legal technicality Is often of far greater weight than a leave to the Methodist brethren, but the 100,000? the railroad stock manipulation while Mr. Fairbanks was a senator. It Is reported that the govern hi-wnrM fnii of Hht and Inatlc 7 whlcn PP18 Involuntarily made ment will not prosecute Mr. Harrl mm a millionaire, is everybody s man ior vioianonB or ine law, but business. Borne "yellow Journalism" will be satisfied with the publicity is excellent and necessary. In Rus- of the facts ascertained. Perhaps and congress is still Infested with a horde of corporation lawyers and political nincompoops. Yet our public affairs are mend Ing a little In these respects. We shall see If our public servants are still faithfully serving this corpora tion instead of the people. sla none of it exists. OREGON'S SLOW GROWTH. THE COUNTRY SERENE. REMAINS j T T the rest of the state is not keeping step with Portland In this respect. While quite a good many HE Wall street high financiers new homeseekers are scattering out are having a hard time trying through the state, and considerable to create even a semi-panic or development is going on and popu- a serious slump in any direc- lation and production are increasing not enough proof was forthcoming to convict Mr. Harrlman, but if there was, where dpes the "square deal" come in to other violators of law? HE population of the state of Would it not require the govern- Oregon is not increasing as It ment to say to the man who had seems that it should. Apparently robbed a postoffice or counterfeited money: "Having ascertained and published all. the facts, and let the country know Just what a scoundrel you are, we are 'satisfied, and will not prosecute you"f tlon, so that they could have some basis for denouncing recent railroad legislation and executive inquiry Into trust methods. The volume of business throughout the country shows no diminution, prices of prod ucts are not declining, the rall- . roads are even now embarrassed with more traffic than they can promptly handle, and the surplus In the treasury is three times as large as it was a year ago. Under such circumstances It la difficult to scare the people. Yet the New York Financial Chronicle recently complained of ' "the low state of credit," and said this was "most apparent in the mar ket for railroad securities, the larg est body of . securities in the United -States, arid it is so because our lirulera and legislators have been showing a disposition to do what wlllput'tb. Income of that class of '.'companies below v point ; at which th6 managers can maka enough to cover their neeeasary repairs, needed new work, ordinary. expenses, inter est charge and dividends." -' Thia false statement will deceive nobody. :i The ., slump, in railroad tocka - waa due. entirely ' to other to some extent, yet the growth qf the interior towns and rural com munities is still slow, in comparison with the big growth of Portland, and in consideration of the opportunities and attractions that rural Oregon and Its smaller cities and towns offer. Lack of long overdue and prom ised railroads is partly the cause, but not altogether, For some rea son, or without apparent reason, the tide of immigration has never set toward Oregon aa much as is fully warranted by the advantages which all parts of the state present. One reason why some counties are not increasing much In population is the ownership by a few people The salmon fishermen will never agree until there are no more sal mon to be caught. And then they will disagree about what caused their extinction. The salmon fishermen are not to blame. They are merely mortal. Each kind wants all the fish. There is no longer much hope of ever electing legislatures in both Oregon and Washington that will prevent the extinction of the Chinook salmon. The only hope of such prevention ie in an identical drastic law passed by the people of both states. Is active and alert. every privilege to examine Its clrcula 1 nere ia pverv rnaann wnv wnmatn I r nn rapnrnH: in anurv. uiuvoo am uia.u' should be interested In this topic, be- I lation, the advertiser receiving the full cause u Dears directly on marriage. And amount or circulation vnai no paya ma marriage ought to be a woman's most money for. In addition, The Journal Important consideration In life. Any is th only dally paper In Oregon that conaiuon or a . country, wtietner re- is given in --ajuarainoo vr j llglous or political, which has a ten- ell's American Newspapar Directory, dency to make men hesitate about es- which credits Th Journal with a clrcu tabllahlng homes. Is a false and danger- lation rating -greater by several thou mm rnnriltlnn fnr tha r-anm mn .11 arwut ma nA than that Of the MOmlnK Oregon women should work together to over- lan and 6,000 more titan that of the come it. I oregonian s evening mu. Monopoly which causes the earth, air I "' ' ' and sunlight to be controlled by a few Portland, Queen of Flowers. every city to forego the privileges of Wher can I pluck the falreat rose. home life. It causes thousands of women to heal tats when marriage Is suggested and maternity contemplated. So, If there is any possible project under discussion that can give the masses of intelligent. Industrious people In the land a prospect of more room, more light, and more air, and the cour age to marry and rear families, surely all women should lend an ear, and a voice. In this discussion. that decks our native soil. And plant It on my bosom to scent the balmy air? Whsr shall I find its lovers who plant ed wun so mucn wu, Th rose of June that blooms so soon and looks so ncn ana iain Wher shall I find the garden that gives the cooling shade To a olant that sinks beneath th bt&hd of every mountain gale? Where can I find a flower so fair that never seems to fade With velvet leaf and ruby hue that decks the smiling vaieT Another woman is called to the front In Portland's public service, and placed in a very important po sition Dr. Esther Pohl. who has of so much of the productive land. I been selected from among a number Many well-known men in New Tork are devout believers In the justice of the single tar-oowment It Is not alwkysvnosslble for such men to be activeworkers, however, ow ing to the rusts.V For lii8tahca.,t'V earnest sine-la. tai- .... . HT. T,.1. . - a va. 1 a. . a j j periodicals owned by capitalists who are Where can I find in richest clims, natural enemies of ant mnvfmnt hi.h flower that bursts so slow threatens destruction of the trust and monopolies. TYiAma n,an Kn ... .v.t!tA. t. . and while they could not be hired to Thi" flower can find a genial dim In write In favor of th system thev do- Portland of the west, splse, they are deprived of the oDDor- Where plant .can grow and nowers .tunlty to write In favor of the one thev blow, rar rrom tin biting Diast. respeot. They are simply forced to Where man may seek and find a horn w uoro uatui w cenn uu vsv And live and play in scenes so gay Wher shall I find the deep blue skies where gentle zephyrs blow To give it such a crimson tinge that notning eise can mow: To give are while a lasting smll to tnis rair scene Detow r write not at all on the subject They express themselves freely, how ever, outside of their editorial work and they give the cause strong vibrations of thought currents. President Roosevelt recently said: "The mineral fuels of the eastern United States bav already passed Into where fairest hopes can last Sweet blushing rose with chams di vine, I take you in my nana. And plant you In my garden where the gentle sepnyrs mow; the hands of large private owners, and I When Heaven's knell shall summons me This is especially the case In Uma tilla county, and in a less degree In nearly all others. Great areas of grazing land, much of which might be farmed successfully, also retard the growth of population. While these conditions cannot be changed, at least Boon, there are yet room and opportunity for thousands of new families on now Idle or but slightly used land, and for a propor tionate dumber in the adjacent cities of competent physicians as city health officer. We have no doubt that she will be a capable and worthy officer; a woman in any pub lic service she undertakes usually is. ' Joe Day is In hard luck again but he is UBed to it. His latest prisoner to escape perhaps had a hunch about Joe's proverbial bad luck about keeping prisoners In custody. those of the west are rapidly following. This should not be, for such mineral re sources belong In a peculiar degree to the whole people." This Is the single tax doctrine; "the land for the people." Louis Post of "The Publlo" says; "Railroad, streetcar, telegraph, tele phone, city lighting and city water sup plying privileges are among the most valuable uses to which land is put Tet there are those who think onlv of farm acres when the importance or the land question Is broached. They talk of coal mines as something apart from land, which they associate only with a team of horses, cows, pigs and chickens. They never think of buwiness sites which in the heart of a great city ar veritable gold mines to their owners." For further Information send to the "Manhattan Single Tax club. New Tork" nad literature will be forwarded. . Particular. "From th St. Louis Qlob-Democraf. Conditions will bav to b just right before there can be any American evacu ation of Cuba, When Unci Sam moves he always Insists unon laavina? tha iaWmliH la anal file ordaav to tread another land I'll pluck you from my garden and isjce you wnere i go; Erin. Washington's Fourth of July Dinner, The menus run very much the same throughout the books (Washington's ac counts), out mere IS one page wnicn holds the attention. In spite of its sim ilarity to th others. It is dated Thurs day, July 4, 1776. It shows what Wash ington had for dinner on the very first Independence day. The account reads: ijeg of mutton. ...a ...6 id Loyn of veal. 7s Rnnstlne- niece of beef 6s d Cabbage, beet and beans 6 s 6d Peas , 2s oPtatoea .....Ss Blackflsh and lobster ...Ss 8d Here's Optimism. From th Chicago Evening Post Mr. Pryan is in a happy frame of mind seeing disruption at work among th Republicans and harmony among the Democrats. What it is to har only th aeiiaa ex your own yoloe . t i Letters From tte People Are Portlanders Unappreclative of Chautauqua? Portland. July 10. To th Editor of Th Journal Yesterday I attended the Chautauqua assembly at CJladitone park. It has been my privilege to at tend many such gatherings east and west, and I can truly aay I never saw auoh a feast of intellectual good things offered for so little money In my life, or, I was about to say, so little appre ciates:, oui tnai wouia nardiy dp cor reot, for I never saw a more appre ciative audience but such an audlenow for such a Droarram! and within a hal hour's ride of a city th lz of Port lano: it is a burning shame and most serious reflection on the lntelll gence or th community. Chautauqua cannot maintain Itself on sucn audiences, and ir it Is allowed to die for want of natronase one of the finest educational Institutions will be removed rrom our midst, and the stigma, to say nothing of the loss, will never De outlived. Does It apeak well for this city tha three tlmea as many people get off a the Oaka aa to on to OladatonaT And look over the audience when It arrives and you can count almost on one hand, the business people of this city to wnoae interest it is to support It, This season's Chautauqua la lust opening: there is time yet to aaal(a it a financial success, and It. ta now uip to ruruauu i nui i juuge ao irom wnat the president said yesterday to keep a great educational institution with you or let it ai ror want of your sup- Thia Date In History. 1174 Henry II paid psnanc at th iomo 01 ine muraerea Arcnoishop Becket 1191 Acre taken bv Richard I and otner (jrusadera after two yeara' alea-e. 1617 Almagro defeated Alvarado at ADancay. 1776 British soldiers under Sir Wil liara Howe landed on Statan laland. 1804 Alexander Hamilton, American statesman, aiea. Born January 11. 1767. 1812 Governor Hull nf Mlnhlran mad unsuccessful attempt to -capture run muurn. 1861 Louis Jacques Mande Dagnerro, pioneer of photography, died. Born 1858 British foroas evacuated the Crimea. 1868 Cincinnati proclaimed under martial law. 1890 Henry M. Stanley and Miss Dot-othy Tennant married in West minster Abbey. 1892 An avalanche from Mount Hianc destroyed villages and 200 lives. 1901! General Kitchener received an ovation on his return to England from Doutn Airica. 1904 Forty-five thousand employes oi me i;aicago pacsung-nouses went on strike. 1906 Alfred Dreyfus vindicated by tha French court of last resort and re stored to th French army. 3 w Mineral Wealth of the South. From the World's Work. About on seventieth of tha mineral production of the entire country comes from the southern states. Of bitum inous coal, the most valuable mineral, the south produces one fourth, and of Iron about one ninth. Its total coal re sources amount to nearly 600,000,000, 000 tons, 'or more than one fourth of our estimated coal reserve. Of mineral chemical materials the south supplies more than one half, chiefly prosphate rock, all of which Is Sroduced In Florida, Tennessee and outh Carolina, and nearly one third of the mineral pigments. Of nrecious stones the whole country produces only sszo, uuu worm, wun in soutn furnish Ing its fair share. The showing In Iron ore reserves la quite ss good; a safe minimum is 8, 000,000,000 tons, or nearly one third of ine nations total, ur workable Iron ore the south contains one snd one half times as much as the famous Lake Superior district, and this does not In clude the deep lying southern ores, un workable at present. But all ores must be counted in any estimate of iron reserve. On a basis of value of product tha south furnishes more thsn two sevenths of our oil and more than one sixth of our gas. Children's Papers in India. Nowher in the world is there such an abundance of good Juvenile literature as In the United States. Not so in India. Regard for the needs of childhood Is one of the distinctive marks of a Christian civilization. Until th present year there was only one magazine written expressly for children in all the Mar- atm-speaKing country or inaia. That one has the attractive title of Bal dodhraewa, or Pleasant Reading Matter for Youthful Readers. The editor. Miss Emily R. Blssell, has recently made ar rangements with the Youth's Companion of Boston to translate snd adapt some of its articles, and to reproduce some of its outs, to rurnisn good wholesome reading for little folks is a rather Inter. estlng form of modern missionary serv ice. The Streetcar Hog. From the Philadelphia Press. When It rains and th end seat of the open trolley car is under water the end seat hog doesn't stick to his job. He goes and takes tha middle seat, which everybody else wants at the same time. Streetcar riding comes pretty near mak ing hogs of all mankind, as you have doubtless had many opportunities to ob- arv- . i Mr. Fairbanks may oaptur th eock- tail a ama.t 111 WftlltoM I, mm M be overflowing for Tart. a a Schmlts insists that h will run for mayor again. But running space will be limited where he la going. 0 But It Is to be xpected that a man who has been In th oil business for many years would be slippery. But Mr. Fairbanks should understand that the Christian Endeavorers are only a small part of Seattle's population. a a Tha hn la frequently th only on Nf the big concerti who can't afford to tana a vacation. i"i for Instance. . Atohison Glob: Mak your horn comfortable. You won t occupy It long, and when you leave It you will b a long tini away. Mark Twain dined with the London Punch staff. There are times when a humorist needs to relax by getting into solemn company. This Is th season when some peopl will wear themselves out In cllmDing som mountain mor than thy would by a year's work. Th harvest fields are the hobos' yel low peril or would b If ther wft any danger of the weary ones being am- peuiaa to wora in mem. a a Th Ice trust In Portland hasn't such a "mortal cinch" on people as tne ic trusts of some other cities have; peopl her don't need lc so badly. a a We would advise Oregon girls not. to nut thamaalvea In oeriU of drowning when th vlce-prealdent la near by; that may be only a press agent's yarn. a a Charles Dana Gibson having deter- mined to etlck to hla studies In oil. per haps he cam back to thia country to ret som pointers from Rockefeller. But Rockefeller "don't know nothln'. " a a Whlla cuttlna- a 124.000.000 melon th Arfama Rxnreaa campany la putting up a plea of poverty In Nebraaka In order tn nrevent a 26 per cent reduction In express rates, says th Commoner. a a Whether one can kill buck deer next Monday and for a month thereafter dependa on the whim of aome member or the legislature wno irinimn i pleas himself or some neighbor, not ror th PUD11C Denrm. Tha vlra-nrealdent rescued a drown ing waitress up In Montana according . .- hut there Is no use in her falling In iove with him, and waitresses ....' vnia Tha Incident shows, how ever, th value on aom occasions 'if long legs. Mankind Invents many ways of play ing, amusing themselves, trying to b children again, a witness these sum mer encampments of militia, and sham naval battles. But grown-up people a playing Is mostly patent humbug. Ilk children playing grown-ups. Oregon SiJcligkta Carpenters sre bsdly needed In Qlen dale. sys the News. a a "Too many strangers In Toledo to count. " ssys th Leader. a a Of 70 trout caught near Mehama six measured from 16 to 17 H Inchea. a a A. Crank Is at th head of a 10.000 boost club In Pendleton. W. A. Crank. rather. Th loss from the hailstorm last week in Union county 1 estimated at $60,000. a Tha Citisens' bank of Myrtle Crk has been organised with a capital of 110.000. a. riru nt rntawold sheen near Cor- vallls yielded an average of 16 pounds of wool. Rose Fern, a Scapposse Jersey cow. sold for $1,600 and 500 was reiusea for her calf. r..n. nawmla BuhacrlbeH $1,026.26 for the Fourth celebration, and every cent was collected. m m A piece of a limb 14 Inchea long from Rickreall cherry tree contained 92 fin Royal Ann cherries. fonhnrt Rnma a former reaident of Coquille City and who represented Coos and Curry counties In the legislature. was recently eiectea a prosecuting i torney In Indian Territory. e Oregon's only redwood forest lies In Curry county a few miles up -hetoo river, and comprises snout ou.uuu.uww ft and had. as we understood, long sine passed Into private hands. But It seems that a portion yet belongs to th rnvornment and will be set aside ss a national panic a proposition that ought to be pleasing to everybody. a a Yonealla. announces the Courier, haa tmir aranAraV rn rr h R nd 1 se stores, on drugstore, one hardware store, one feed atnra two livery stables, two black smith shops, two saloons, one meat mar ket, one bank, one racaei store, una confectionary store, one restaurant, two hotels, one barber shop, one newv paper, one water company, one cannnf, three, fruit driers and packing natfses. a Rnsnirinar of the nroDosed rest plac for country women, the Eugene Register .av.- "Aa far hack as 1902 the Wo man's Republican Patriotlo league of Eugene, conceived th Idea Of erecting a tvn-Mlnrv rest cottage in the west park which was built and equipped with all the conveniences of a home, put a matron In charge and for five years this raaottnar nlflna has been a boon to th country people who have found it a won derful convenience and a great help to them In various ways. Eugene muyt be credited with the Initiative In this matter with the honor resting upon a band of patriotlo women. "An East Bid Bank for East Side People." EveryDollar That you deposit in the saving department of this Bank com mences to work for you th first month following and continues to draw Interest at th rate of 4 per cent as long as it remains IrT the savings department of this Institution. Don't be, afraid to start a bank account because you cannot start with a large one. The depositor who has an ac count of $1.00 Is treated with tha same courtesy as our largest de positors receive. We pay 4 per cent Interest and compound it twice each year. Commercial Savings Bank aOTOTT aUTO WTT.T.TSini ATS. George W. Bates. .Pesldent J. S.. Blrrel. . ...... . ... . . .CaahUr