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That there are so many
plrltual capacities In man
which he cannot develop In
thla life, pplnta to a better
and more harmonious future.
Goethe.
AN OREGON HANDICAP.
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REGON has a handicap. It Is
a disadvantage that annually
costs the state hundreds of
thousands of dollars. By a
little endeavor, the sum conld he
' easily saved. Are not the figures a
price worth while?
The sheep of the state are under
the ban. They are In quarantine by
..the federal authorities. The same
Is true in all other coast and Rocky
mountain states; but Oregon hus
bandmen ought not to rest under the
stain. Our sheep and wool prod-
: nets are too splendid, and our pos-
. slbllltles too vast.
By the rules of the quarantine,
"" Sheep shipped from Oregon must be
dipped at the point of embarkation.
The process is troublesome and ex
pensive. What is worse, the bad
form they are left in ax shipping
purposes, detracts from teli value.
'.. A cash loss of 50 cents perJiead on
every animal Bold, and reflex de
pression of the value of every sheep
In the state, is declared to be the
. consequence. There are 4,000,000
( abeep In Oregon, and the reduced
- Talnee becomes a serious loss. The
state has rested under this handicap
-'ever since the quarantine was es
tablished, four years ago.
The problem of lifting this em
bargo Is in the hands of the growers.
- Effective and consistent dipping
Will quickly solve it, set the sheep
free, and restore the good fame of
: the industry The treatment eradi
cates scab, removes vermin, and Im
proves the general health tone of the
animal, Thecost is more than off
Bet in the benefits derived, not
counting the elimination of disease.
Not to apply treatment, is to allow
the quarantine to stand, and to per
mit the Industry to remain discred
ited. It Is ruinous from a business
standpoint, costly to individual
' growers, and a crying injustice to
Oregon. It is a heavy handicap to
every husbandman, and a burden
some load for the industry to carry.
Standing as she does at the bead of
the procession of states in ability to
produce the finest sheep and wool
In the world, Oregon, for her prodi
gality and bounty, deserves a better
fate. For his own sake, no grower
should, for one moment hesitate to
fully and faithfully observe the
law and regulations on the subject
law intended. It was well for the
government to prosecute and punish
some land grabbers, but, we do not
see that it is a "square deal" to do
this and pay no attention to this
greatest case of land-grabbing of all
though we believe the government
is making some preliminary move
ments in the matter now.
We have rivers and harbors to
Improve, and are not at present com
plaining of the government's treat
ment of us In this respect. Here,
however, is the Willamette river,
for the inland waterway commission
to consider. The state has appro
priated $800,000. on condition that
the government appropriate a like
amount, for buying the locks or
building others at Oregon City, and
we hope for that commission's favor
aDie report. The members will
doubtless look thoroughly Into the
facts, see how this great valley has
been "bottled up" and taxed ever
Bince settled, and that the state is
willing to do Its share to open the
river at Oregon City, and report ac
cordlngly.
We have a great undeveloped or
but partly developed country here,
and greatly need more railroads, and
we suffer much loss and Injury be
cause the existing railroads are not
provided with sufficient equipment.
This may be out of the area of these
visitors' observations, but it Is a fact
that we wish all influential men to
know.
The
present average. If the progress in
20 years to come Is conynensurate
with that of the past 20 the goal
may not then be far in the distance.
The American average of wheat per
acre is now 12 V bushels. England'!
that was once 6 1b now 26 to 30,
France has Increased her's five-fold.
Belgium maintains the enormous av
erage of 41 bushels per acre.
Independent of the station Investi
gators of whom Dr. True Is the head,
Is an army of scientists working
along much the same lines and for
the same ends In the department of
agriculture. An Invention by one of
them recently Is of almost equal
value with the Babcork test, and will
be as widely used. It Is a wheat
tester, by use of which any farmer
ran grade his own wheat and save
himself the disadvantage of parting
with his wheat as number two and
rrn t f ir - Y - : 1
X he Jbove or money u tne
Root of All Evil
By Mra. John A. Logan.
(Copyright, 1907, by American-Journal Examlnar)
Kvery day one Is confronted with in
disputable evidence or the truth or tnia
text. The Jove of money haa wrecked
thousands of men and women. The
possession of too much has caused un
sprakable demoralisation and clouded
the fair fame of both sexes.
In recent years,, carried away by the
alluring- prosperity of the times, a long
list of persons have succumbed to temp
tatlon and have stained reputations they
were years In building up.
One recalls with deep regret the num-
Buryin Two Dojjs and One Horse
Small, Ch
are
W Da Not Groove Them tKs Tombstones, the American Flag" or
the Religious Services
"ar
I
Br Arthur Brisbane.
Three animals have reoently . been
burled with demonstrations of honor
and affection.
One was a dog named Pluto. His
funeral was advertised In the news
papers, he lies In a line grave with a
monument over It
The second, also a dog, was buried
at sea with the American flag wrapped
ber of universally respected men, who a,"nd m-
were supposed to be exemplars of the
highest character, who were proven In
the Insurance Investigation to have been
The third, a pacing mar, named
Florence Nightingale, was burled elabo
rately, and, according to the Louisville
her by a clergyman of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
When the big St Bernard dog Pluto
had his funeral advertised, one of our
partners In the Iniquitous" business of J'1"' a b"rlal nrtee wa read over
robbery of widows and orphans, as well
as other persons who were better able
to stand for their systematlo piracy.
nv- i 1 I .m h1w Aim.
wivi uid wucai. no untuuoi auu i io vTcrwiieiiuinB iuuvi vi I readers wrote Indignantly si th
having the buyer sell It as number honesty caused a number to break down t)j, 8p,n(,inr of money In IhaVwaj ws
CUlTipisj(,Jijr anu to cumuli invn i an umiagr.
others were so tonsclous stricken that when th second, dog was burled.
they became wrecks mentally and phys
lcally; others dying by their own hand
or by disease, the result of the polg
nancy of their grief and remorse, while
others are eking out a wretched exist
one. By the discovery of another
hese investigators, potash, of in-
nlte value in restoring depleted
of th
finite
visitors will have observed
that we are not living In a desert
or suffering for the necessaries of
life; that we have some passable
fruits of the season and a bountiful
harvest coming on; that Oregon is
a large state that could accommo
date several times its present popu
latlon, and that Portland is growing
by larger percentages than any city
In the country. Our daytime atmos
phere will not prostrate them with
heat, nor need they perspire through
out the night. We would that they
could stay longer, and hope they
will enjoy themselves.
GOVERNMENT BY RECEIVER.
T
Is
OUR OFFICIAL VISITORS.
W
E SUPPOSE that in such a
epeedy trip through the Pa
cific northwest, halting only
a few hours at the principal
points, it is not the purpose of the
secretary of the interior and his of
" flclal companions to make any par
ticular investigations or thorough
observations, but rather to obtain
passing glimpses of the country and
, - Its condition, and enjoy a semi-vaca
tlon in the best summer climate and
" among the finest scenery in the
, country.
However this may be, they are
cordially welcome to Oregon, and to
. Portland, as all visitors are, and
, especially such as occupy high of
' flcial positions at Washington. Ore
gon has in one way or another a
v good deal of Important business with
: th federal government, and it is
not all connected with land frauds,
either.
t,W have great forests, the great
est 'And moat valuable of any state
la the Union. Hence we are Inter
ested lft the forefBt reserve policy,
aad wish It pursued in a. practical
' way for the best Interests of the peo
ples We, have large areas of arid
and Irrigable land, and so are deeply
" Interested In,, reclamation projects.
In ! this state i we some 3,000,000
acres of .land held in violation of
" the terms of Its grant for more than
a third of century by a railroad
corporation, aid we want the gov-
eminent to take this matter up rig
orously and require this corporation
to give up or' dispose of this land.
HE GOVERNMENT'S reported
plan of having receivers ap
pointed for trusts and corpor-
tions that violate the laws Is
not a new idea. It was suggested
many months ago by some proml
nent person and was discussed by
The Journal and other newspapers.
There seems to be a good deal of
merit in it. If a railroad, for In
stance, that receives Its corporate
existence from the people upon cer
tain implied as well as express con
anions neglects or refuses in any
way to perform Its proper functions
In the Interest of its creator, the
people, let he government. If It be
an Interstate railway, appoint a re
ceiver to run the road. Thus
government control obtained at once
Then, too, the government can as
certain all the facts about the rail
road that It desires to know, and in
cidentally can gain a good deal of
experience In the railroad business
that might be subsequently useful.
Or In ' the case of a trust, an un
lawful combine, put a government
receiver in charge who would llteraly
and actually obey a court's order to
dissolve the trust or merger and
restore natural and proper competi
tive conditions. '
All this would cause a good deal
of trouble .and disturbance, of
course, and there would arise terri
ble outcries against government In
terference with business; but It Is
becoming more apparent every week
that some drastic measures must be
taken to protect the people from be
ing plundered by the trusts. We
can see that right at home.
AGRICULTURE A SCIENCE.
H
to achieve a fertility of soil through
so that the people can get It, s the I the country two or three times its
OW, BY leaps and bounds, scien
tific investigation is making
discoveries for advancing the
agricultural Industry of this
country Is suggested by the visit to
Oregon of Dr. True, chief of the ex
periment stations, It is but compar
atively few years ago that farmers
of the vicinity were dumping ma
nure, to get rid of it, into Cayuga
lake, New York. Recently the ex
periment station at the same place
issued a bulletin showing that ma
nure applied to Cayuga lake fields
Increased the product of timothy hay
$16 an acre.
Trained investigators In the ex
periment stations are i daily discov
ering new truths and cataloguing
them with the result that agriculture
is not a haphazard accident, but an
exact science. The Babcock milk
test, discovered at one of these sta
tions, Indispensable now in even the
remotest rural district, Is a sample
of this evolution. Many other dis
coveries of almost equal importance
have been made through their
agency since the stations were estab
lished by law of congress in 1889.
Perhaps an ultimate Jn the work is
laftds for plant growth, is now taken
frCm granite at a cost far below the
former price, when It had to be Ira
ported from Germany. Another
achievement Is the discovery recently
of a process for preventing rust In
barbed wire and extending Its life
from a period of only a few years
8 0 or 40 years, thereby saving
millions to the farmers of the coun
try in building fences. What makes
the story of these discoveries inter
estlng is that they are patented, and
ence because of the continual whisper
lng of a still, small voice.
wrapped in the American flag, and
thrown Into the ocean, another reader
wruie 10 aav tnai tne nnhia nav hrt
been desecrated.
And now that news nnmu nf tv na.
Ing mare with a record of I-14U tiAin
laid under a tombstone, with full burial
service, we are requested to denounce
thla as an Insult to religion. But we
K of a still, small voice. 1 . i ""i'"u. out we
They no lonarer command the admlra- d n?' propose to denounce or criticise
tlon and reanect or the neoDie: tney are I v.. . . " "
. . - r - . ' - . I W mi
Inclined to avoid being conspicuous and
are prone to get away from associations
tney once courted.
Investigations in all lines or business
have developed the most unscrupulous
conduct begotten or avarice, jjemorai
lzed by excessive salaries and the pos
session of too, much money, men have
had time to wfeste In dissipation.
insatiable In their thirst for excite
ment, they have Indulged their appe
tites for alcohol tobacco and other vice,
until reason and self-respect have van-
isnea. step ty step tney nave wanaerea
because the men who make them are away into paths that led to their de
struction. They have become victims
ish we could bellava that nnt nt
inree orainsry human funerals the
average corpse might deserve as kind
words as were deserved by those two
docs and that horse.
In view of their limited opportuni
ties and possibilities. It
nled that the dogs and the racing mare
did better than the average human
being.
TOU mav SSV this for althar An nt
the dogs: It was faithful to Its friends.
It was unselfish and prompt In defend
ing any weak child that depended upon
It for protection. It waa as sooif a
friend In poverty as in riches. No mall's
money or prosperity could have templed
It away from a poor owner. It did hot
know the meaning of disloyalty or ftfse
friendship. It developed to the utmost
the powers that were given to it -And
therefore, while it may -properlm be
called waste of money to bury such a
dog elaborately, it cannot be said that
the dumb creatures were unworthy, or
that either of them would disgrace a
first-class funeral or a flrst-clasa flag.
On the contrary, such a funeral and
such a flag are more apt to be dis
graced by the average human corpse.
As for that racing mare, and the serv
ice that accompanied her funeral, we do
not feel Justified In criticising. Certainly
tne power that created us human beings
created the honest, loyal, ambitious
horse. It happened that the money
hlch she won 12,600 In all was
given to the fund of the Methodist
Episcopal home mission board. That
fact la used as an explanation of her
unusual burial.
we don't see that anr such explana
tion Is needed. v
Florence Nightingale, the pacing
mare, never broke any of the Ten Com
mandments, or very few or them at
least. She may have envleds her neigh
bor, when her neighbor won a race from
her. But certainly, for a horse, she
did her full duty, while others around
her on the racetrack were gambling
and cheating, she was honest. She al
ways went as fast as she could, she did
her best to earn her living In the world.
In fact, she fell dead on the racetrack,
falling dead in her work.
When you consider all the shirkers,
all the cowards, all the wretched apolo
gies for men that are elaborately
burlod. you can't arudlre that horse or
either of those dogs a Tittle part of the
nnai riummery in tne way or tomt
mauharite
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The bla- man T.-.
The hobo at ha' tk.
Is an undesirable cltisen.
NOW the nuestinn a finlu I. . arm
(the Jury believe Mr, Moyert
. a 'a "
When a "llterarv euas" rota
tlon, any old roKhe writes "goes." .
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j t i i " uuuuuon Ttrry Dice) a Own
et the beaches now but so la Portland,
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Rockefeller haa such reanant tar
law that he tries to keep out of lu
reach. ,
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It must pusxle the wisest buck deor
In the mountains to keep track of tho
deer law.
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What an old mossbaek the sea la: it
never advertises any improvements, nor
makes any.
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People who are kicking about the
treasury surplus would kick worse
about a deficit.
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Jingo rumors of naval warfare are
the only occasions for Admiral Pewey
getting Into prlnt
If Japan la coin to flarht nniv Ran
rrsncisco or t aiirornla, we suppose
Portland, and Oregon are safe.
ee" swlm-v;
otora' and
It is doubtful If they are "free1
mlng baths: there are the dootora'
unaeruueers' bills to consider,
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This is also the time of year when a
girl likes to learn to swim If she has
the right fellow to teach her.
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For the finest Imaginable summer
weather, come down from the uplands
and up from the beaches to Portland,
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An Increase of 1100,000 In customs
stones, etc.. with which human beings 'P1" ' n P"1.,11 yw
delude and delight themselves. The fine Moth" "vidence of Portland's growth.
tombstone. It Is true. Is an elaborate
waste so far as the dog or the horse Is
concerned, a dog or horse doesn t want
a tombstone and to that extent It la
more Intelligent than the human being
wno does want one.
paid by the government ''for their
work the patents are dedicated, free
of cost, to the American people.
Among 84 of the leading cities
of the country, Portland is at the
head of the list in the percentage of
increase in building during the past
six months, as compared with the
first six mouths of 1908. Portland
has maintained this record regularly
each month for many months past,
and the prospect is good for Its main
taining It for months to come. Port
land Is beginning to be discoverable
on the maps used by eastern people,
In a bank failure at Macon, Geor
gia, it was discovered on investiga
tion that the capital stock and sur
plus of $650,000 are gone and whea
the bank closed after a run of four
days $300,000 was still due depos
itors and there was not a dollar In
the vault. The bank examiner down
m Georgia must be one of the regu
lar kind, not In the least Icono
clastic.
of designing persons, the majority of
whom nave been women, who nave
speedily estranged them from their farar
Hies and menus, rnar Diignting inriu
ence of evil association and dissipation
rapidly loosen the ties which bind such
men to high and noble things, and In
evitably they become morally depraved.
within the past raw years our coun
try has witnessed Innumerable deplor
able Instances of the fatal consequences
of too much prosperity and the acquisi
tion of too much wealth. Had not the
great multi-millionaire been awarded
fabuluus salary and been permitted to
multiply his minions by manipulation
In stocks, he would never have deserted
and the mother of his children, and pub
licly lavisnea nis ricnes upon a woman
who had gained an unenviable reputation
berore the footlights. Neither would
his conduct have been repeated bv oth
ers who have had vast fortunes at their
disposal.
society Is responsible for the Increase
in the number or such traced es. In that
It has condoned these offenses by open
ItiK wide its doors to the most exclusive
tlrlces for the admission of the actors
In these dramatic affairs. Money can
pave the way for the entre of libertines
nnd questionable persons wherever they
wish to go: there seems no barrier that
money cannot remove.
No questions are asked as to how
fortunes are accumulated, or aa to tha
antecedents or present character of the
possessors of millions. Let It be once
established that men and women hsve
wealth behind them and that thev will
entertain lavishly, and high and low are
Euoxervient to tneir Dlddlng, not only In
this country, but anywhere they may
l he proud kings and queens, emperors
Ttc Empty Home Nest Situation in tne Far East
8ome people up north may regard
the people of Texas as barbarians,
but they seem to know more about
methods of trust-bursting than those
of any part of the country. They
not only will not allow any trusts
to exist In that state, but merchants
are liable to heavy punishment by
Imprisonment if they deal in any
trust-made goods. Perhaps we might
get some pointers from those seml
clvillzed Texans, after all.
and empresses of Europe have accepted
irum ana exienaea invitations to social
functions of men and women whnaa
oniy claim to such recognition Is based
solely upon their wealth, while thn
presence or the most honored nnd n
tlngulshed citizens of the United Ktaten
ac many or tne capitals on the contl
nent is usually unnoticed. Ona won
ders how much longer the golden calf
win continue to do worshiped, or how
many more lives and hannv hnmu win
be sacrificed through the fateful power
VI II1UJ1C,
A curious fact has developed In
connection with Mr. Rockefeller and
other multl-mllllonalres that a
man can become Immensely rich in
or from a business and know noth
ing whatever about It. Doesn't it
follow that ignorance is a prime
cause of exceptional financial suc
cess 7
Governor Johnson of Minnesota,
it is stated, has not only lowered
freight and passenger rates in thut
state, but makes the railroads pay
3.000.000 a year taxes. If this be
so, it is no wonder that he has been
mentioned" for president.
Mysterious Fires-
E. T. Humphry, a representative of
the Hanover Fire insurance company of
New York, cites what he believes Is t
frequent cause of unexplained conflagra
tions. Mr. Humphry returned the other
day from Liberty, Texas, where he spent
his vacation. While there he dropped
into the town hall one afternoon to
listen to the proceedings of a special
meeting of the board of aldermen. The
temperature at the time was hovering
near the 95-degree mark In the shade.
"In the midst of tlieir discussion,"
said Mr. Humphry, "the table at which
the aldermen were seated was observed
to smoke furiously for a second or two
and then burst into flame. This was
not the resulL of un overheated argu
ment, but was brouRlit about by the
glass bottle of water on the table, which
focused the sun's riy like a burning
glass upon the baize table cover. If
the room had been empty a serious
fire might have resulted, and no one
would have suspected the water bottle
as tho incendiary. NV)W. the same
thlna- might happen and no dubt it
often does in the case of dwelling
houses. There are many bedrooma, !-r
instance, into wincn me sun snines dur
ing some hours of the day, and it only
needs the usual bedroom carafe of water
in the direct line of the sun's rays and
some combustible material at the rleht
distance on the other side to insure a
fire whose ' origin will always ba
wrapped Jn mystery."
Letters From the People
The Direct Primary Law.
Portland. Or.. Julv 12. Tn h Wdltnr
oi me journal Tne Orearan an dne
not like the direct nrlmarv. and
Improvements might ee. made. The im
provements likely to be adopted by the
people, however, would suit the Ore-
gonian school of political thought less
inun ine present original law. It Is de
sirable that the Drimarv voter h al
lowed to express his second, and, per
haps, his third choice, so that the nomi
nee of the party have an actual majority
or ins party Deninn mm. i nus, suppose
Senator Fulton receives 25,000 votes, Ed
itor Geer 20,600 votes and Cake 9,000
votes for candidate for United States
senator. The second choice of the Cake
eupporiers would oe divided of course
and counted the same as if Cake had not
been a candidate. This would give one
or the other of the two leading candi
dates a decided majority and preserve
mai narmony wnicn tne Uregonlan SO
naaiy aepiores. it would also give the
citizen more freedom of choice than at
resent, wnicn it is nardly likely Friend
cott fully approves of, as indications
indicate at present.
FRED C. DENTON.
Who May Take Up Homestead Claims
Rainier, Or July 10. To the Editor
or une journal will you please answer
the following questions through your
semi-weekly newspaper:
1. Can a person who is 20 years of
ngo iue on a piece oi government land
and prove up by living on it for five
years?
2. How far Is the Heppner forest re
serve from Heppner?
Yours respectfully,
CLIFFORD GAMBLE.
In answer to the first question: The
law says that no person unless he ! 21
years of age or a citizen of the TTnid
States can take up a claim. However, a
young man under 21 years of age who Is
tne neaa or a ramjiy may take up a
homestead claim. This does not Allow
him to file under the timber and stone
act, or mo oesert land act.
The Heppner forest reserve la 1 mllea
aue soutn oi .Heppner.
The evening tide has cootie apaoa.
The sunset gate has closed.
Night's mantle is tucked softly in
Above the world's repose. '
rm listening for footsteps light.
But none have reached my ear;
The merry laugh that cheared my heart,
Alas I do not hear.
I open wide the kitchen door.
But twilight's after shine
Reveals upon the clean-swept floor
xno Dat, nor nail or twine;
No little cap or well-worn coat
Is hanging on the wall;
A silence is In every room
-jtuats like a funeral pall.
Have I forgot, have years and years
Sped by with noiseless tread.
Since I put them In their snowy gowns
vriinin ineir trundle Dear
Ah yes. I see, time could not stay.
But swift with flying feet
Has hurried on those children dear
j-iire s duties now to meet.
I'll not repine, but once again
I'd love to see them Just as then,
But only as I look far back
Along the Journey's checkered track
Do I see those children as of yore
A cherished memory, nothing more.
Nellie S. Keasey.
By Dr. B. Putnam Weale.
Although the terms of the Anglo
Japanese alllanoe make It unlikely that
the present truce shall be broken before
115, except by movements of disorder,
which may develop Into rebellions In
China, no one will probably deny that
auoh movements are more than likely
to come.
From geographical considerations
alone, the two moot Important factors
must of necessity be China and Japan
China which Is at last waking up to the
urgent need for action and Is doing
many things, and Japan, which has to
Justify in some way an enormous ex-
fendlture and a most peculiarly en
renched position in Corea and south
ern Manchuria.
England, from the fact that she Is
allied to Japan by a hard and fast alli
ance, haa assumed in retard to this
Island power, which may soon consider
Itself under the necessity of onenlv bn-
coming a continental power as well, an
attitude which may have seemed Justi
fiable In July, 1905, having due regard
to the position in the field at that data
but which Is rapidly beginning to make
serious ana iar-seeinar men in tha axf
wonder whether the military Impotence
which la so openly advertised by the
Lansdowne-Hayashf treaty will not be
bitterly rearetted befnr jnlddia.xi
persona have crown old. China, unriar.
standing something of all this, and
cynically estimating that England la be
coming anti-mllitarlst. aa she herself
haa been in the past, is forced in her
foreign affairs to act in a wav which
proclaims that the Anglo-Jananeaa alli
ance, aunougn it nominally guarantees
territorial integrity, is
Illinois undertakers have agreed to
call themselves "morticians." But thla
won't change the gaiety of their call
ing. a a
Of course Senator Fulton will extend
a far more cordial welcome to Vlce
I President Fairbanks than he would to
Senator La Follette.
a a
Old Oeronlmo Is displeased with his
eighth wife, as with all her predeces
sors. It Is to be feared the old rascal
win never te quite satiaried matri
monially in this world.
a
Dr. Wiley estimates tha value of a
baby at 11,000. Yet some wOmen prac
tice race suicide, and others wouldn't
look at a thousand limes $1,000 aj a
price for their baby.
Oregon Sidelignta
There Is much building activity in
Glendale.
a a
The Dalles Is to load Itself, with a
Carnegie library.
a a
Several brick dwellings are being
erected in Vale.
a a
Crop prospects In Linn county are
the best in many years.
a a
Eugene also needs a new first-class
hotel, says the Ouard.
The Bandon Recorder has been
larged and Improved.
am
ber
Bandon Is to have two telephone sys
tems Instead of none the Pacific States
concerned
more especially with the taritnrini in.
, , . - . I mine iiicau ui uuilo ilia rauino
twn'.LHVKdlfi P1"01" ' the and one owned by an individual
It may be boldly said then that tmm
the Internal point of view the truce In
tha fnr,a( n. jt , v. - ...
The Unreliable Associated Press,
From the East Oregonlaa.
After all the protestations of Asso
ciated Press papers, that that news-
gathering and editorial-writing corpor
ation faithfully serves the public, re
gardless of personal or aalflah intar.
ests, at all times. It Is rather amusing
to outsiders to hear the Portland Ora-
eonlan and the Spokane Spokesman-Re- the far'east centers around the future
lew, tho two leading Associated Press actions and policies of three countries
members Of tha nnrthttMt on .( Flnplnnit Iinnn u I " '
each other of sending out biased and Of these three factors Japan Is at
unreliable reports to the association. the present moment by far the moat
Each of these big dallies accuses the powerful, but it Is important to remem-
other of sending out highly colored re- per that thla condition Is produced
V, "1 iwurua, oi me "f, me orinan alliance, which,
proceedings of the Spokane railroad while making Japan what she la In re
rate ease and hearing and In aiimmim latlon to tha nutar n
uif umnor umjuuian says: tne iar eastern question to certain
The Associated Press report from limits and thereby constrains other fao
Spokane is sent out by the Spokesman- tors probably no less powerful (e g
Review and knowledge of this fact com- Russia) to remain temporarily Inactive
pels the Oregonlan to send a speolal rep- and to have the appearance of external
resentatlve into Spokane territory when, rather than internal forces
ever an event or great importance la to I rso one win deny that the present"
.fuiu. , , , "Jrs is an ariineiai ona.
And the Spokesman-Review answers which cannot be continued indefinitely
back spitefully, "ditto." without producing abnormal results one
Here are two of the leading papers of which may be actually harmful not 'only
the west, two which are nerhnna rd to one signatory of tha Anirin.Tnon.
mum o&iouoivcij' in mo nonnwesi uiin 1 " lu lne otner as wen. The
any other Associated Preaa ninr. nH I alarmlnar discovery that FincHon
yet neither will trust the other's honesty n longer protect her great Indian em-
iii Bonuiiig uui, iiui private reports for t rul ac, wnicn ror tne time
special service, but the regular Assoc!- "plng can only be assumed to be Rus-
ated Press reports, taken by hundreds elan attacks, without calling in an alien
of leading papers throughout the coun- soldiery to help In the defense, is Itself
iry una uepenaea upon Dy a large part ull'"i produce ins proroundest
of the public for reliable news. melancholy and to make men wonder
Reallv It betrln tn down nn th. I whether a great decline haa miu
ing public that the Associated Press Ln those virtues on which the Anglo
trust Is one of the same old brand of Baxon Prided himself and owing to
trusts, bent on deceiving the public to hlch ne succeeded ln exalting himself
lunuer private enus and swell personal I " viubi nations,
fortune. TTrpn ftr th r,aT... . I m
- - ...w ..CB-lCLflTlBI
in these big dallies will be talfen with This Date in History
a measure nf nranautlnn .1. .... I jjiibwi-j,
openly accuse each other of unrelia- .. Sir Walter Raleigh landed on
uity. wo loianu or wocoKon ana named the
jueanwnue tne news assoc atlnna mnv, I wumiLry v irainia.
as the Scrlpps, Press Publishing com- l819 TlTi ,e8"lB,-tive body of Eng-
i-ojij buu uimij kiuwiiik up in opposi- it mot at. Jamestown
tlon to the Associated Press will con- . .
A lot of fine Linn county mUch oowa
sold at an average of Hi. S3.
a a
There were new home-grown potatoes
ln the Burns market last week,
a a
A Benton county young woman is
named Heartless,' but young men don't
take her name seriously.
Albany has the best railroad commu
nication with the surrounding country
of any town In Oregon except Portland.
tlnue to give the publlo the unbiased
n u in, teariess ana unarraia.
Illiterate Letter Carriers.
Incredible as It sounds to English
ears, there is at least one European
country In which many of the letter
carriers are unable to read. This la
1787 Slavery abolished in th
tory north of the Ohio river.
1816 Napoleon I. surrendered in th
captain of the Bellerophon at Rochefort
1832 Henry M. Schoolnrnft rii.'
ered the source of the Mississippi river
1864 RIotiner of anM-d.-.,
XT " muuo 1U
1866 Baroum's Museum, at Ann
.v.sov oiiiwmy, new lork, de-
irujcu uyt tire.
tne country over wnicn in me orninar i oo . . .... .
course of events the latest roval hahi "rT,""' "TBB lost 0T tornado in
.m fc ., i - auiiiicovuv
will be called upon to reign.
18?I Attempted assassination of
Fishes' Moving Day.
From the London 5lobe.
Sir Charles Welby of Denton Manor
haa had one of the large ponds on his
estate, known as the Church pond, at
Denton, emptied and all the coarse fish
removed therefrom and placed ln the
Nottingham and Grantham canal.
Tha alcSt waa a rAmarlrnhlo rtno nnd
a large number of spectators watched
the proceedings, ah Kinds or vessels
were used ror tne removal or the rish,
and six big' loads were transferred from
one water to the other. It is computed
that 10,000 flan wr removed to their
atw tome
With a June Rose.
i torn the Pall Mali Gazette.
Careless of all things but Love,
Love, with his burden of laughter.
This would I ask for thee,
Easing life's task for thee,
And, as for what cometh after,
Who shall say "Right," then, or
"Wrong,"
Save thine own vigilant soul?
Life Is divine for thee,
Poureth her wine for thee;
Hid with the gods Is our gosJL
I have a garden of dreams.
And room that garden this rose
Cometh all sweet for thee.
Wishes right meet for thee,
Rise as Its petals unclose.
Lord of my garden Is Love,
Kingdom so fragrant and fair!
And my best thought for thoe,
Graces new-brought for the
Proudly, O messenger, bear!
Of the . 20,000,000 people inhabiting President Carrot of vZVX
opain oniy aoout t per oent can read 18BBtewart Fre. hTTv.; r-. v.
defeated ln tha Hniia. f fSr."?" 1L11
tlves
d.M.9rA,51r,oan R8jlTOy Union strike
An Expert, Yet Not an Expert,
From the Chicago Tribune.
"I have known women all my life,"
remarked the philosophical boarder:
"and the more I know them the less I
know them."
YJ Vni tliM wall V. I. .
not to let ths landlady hear big.
and write; another 2ft per cent of the
opuiation can read without being able
o write, but the remaining 8244. ner
cent are quite illiterate, in tne south
or spam it is impossible to get a ser
vant who can read and write, and many
of the postmen, says the London Tit
Bits, are unable to tell to whom the
letters they carry are addressed.
They bring a bundle of letters to a
nouse, and tne owner looks through
them and takes those which, are (or
wnicn ne minus are) addressed to him.
The Spanish post rrien are not paid by
the state; the recipients of the letters
have to remunerate tnem according to
the amount of their correspondence, and
each letter costs the addressee at leant
a" halfpenny. It is a joke among the
easy going Spaniards that he who treats
the postman best receives the most let-
ters, whether they are Intended for him
or not.
In a population where 65 per cent are
Illiterates and where out of the remain
ing it per cent probably one ln ten can
only read or write very little, it is
obvious that tha badly paid and pre
carious posts in the lower ranks of
lire are not likely to t ruled by the
comparative, few -possessed of these ac
complishments, and herein lies ths rea
son for the otherwise inexplicable fact
that many of the individuals handling
the nation's correspondence oannot read.
IUisuli the Collector. ,
From the New York Post
Linnaeus and Humboldt as a collector
of foreign specimens
1898 The Antln-AmtHn..
was organized in London.
League
; A Coos county man has new potatoes
that are over seven inches ln length and
are equally large ln width ln proportion,
and says they are nothing unusual
) a a
Several big Irrigation schemes are
n ln Malheur county, any one of which,
If consummated, will make Vale a town
or &,ouo or more people, says the Orlano.
a a
, Mrs. Klrkland of Glendale, nearly 80
years old, spends much time painting
landscape scenes, which are said to be
very good artistically. She has never
worn glasses.
a a
Linn county now haa 86 sawmills of
varying capacity ln operation, and all
are reported as doing a good business
wun psenty or room for more mills of
the lame kind.
a a
The Astorlan advocates a "clvio
merger of the peninsula townsites of
Astoria, Warrenton, Hammond and Fla
vel, the whole to be included ln one,
splendid and composite municipality,"
to be bounded on the north' and waat
Dy tne C olumbia river and the Pacific
ocean, ana to contain 60 square miles.
a
Walter Kline has had hullt the tSWaat
barn ln Benton county. It Is finished on
the outside the same aa anv reatdanne.
and the Inside is lined with first-grade
flooring, and given a hardwood finish
throughout. There are double and large
panel doors between the rooms, the
same as vou would see ln a realdAnr-a
all given the hardwood effect. There
are plain and frosted windows, nlarht
and aay doors, glass door cases for har
ness and other articles, hardwood floor,
water on tap inside, hopper-bottomed
grain bins on the second floor with
spouts leading to the first, water pipes
for slushing out and cleanlns- stalls.
modern arrangements for feeding, ven
tilating and other fltures for letting ln
fresh air and keeping down odors. "
The Catfish.
.. FIi the Charlotte Observer.
full" 18 warm en de moon
T0U kto pulfh m0' &t" aan 70U 'rc"
No trouble 'boul de bait;
A grub '11 do or V liT fat meat.
Fe "If n wnts Is supp'n' to eat.
En he ain't no han" to wait.
Nor dar ain't no trouble "bout luck wld
him.
Yv klt,t,e yeV-Hne to a swlngin' Mmb,
wiioii JUU eotNS to IOOK
You 11 fin' dat limb a-dodgln' 'roun'
En bubbles rlsln en floatin" on 'down.
En a catfish on yo' hook. -
But I chooses to take a pole in mine
EnB.1.ln.aJ"plot.c,n r bright moonshine
En fish dar wld my han';
I knows, dem, when 'e hits his lick
yaw a waiiers aa noon; you needn' be
En I lets him show his man.
Whea I slings him out on de good dry
grass
He don't complain, hut he's full er sass
He kicks a Mttla while. r sass.
Den lays dar, wld a pleasing look.1 f.
En whils I's rippln' out de hooky-
e lakes it wia a smile.
pte Commercial
Savings Bant
XVOTT fe WTT.T.TaaTH ATB.
INVITES DEPOSIT. AC
COUNTS SUBJECT TO
CHECK.
Four Per Cent
Interest compounded semi
annually will be paid savings
accounts.
Oso. VT. Bates...
J. S. Blrrel.
...President
.....Cashier
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