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I---. ' i ' ' , , , -aaaaa lM M II 1 . - " ' - ' i n , i i i . i ii i i ... TUP TOT'TD XT A T 'thout - Tht la th .whole J V WIMXIW gtory of the present slump In stocks ' V a 1 mpKi'KMDiwT mwsPAfin. "There hare been brighter boom s. jMtn ............. ...'.rwnhar I days than these, when , money was riww4 mrr vcotnf (iret BsSanaa easier, wnen puouc confidence In GrVTu 7Ea7u '.r: "curitJes had not been shattered by . tb. tomc . PortuM. or. Pr of HarrUnanism. when the tnMaiMtoa throw um auiu m Moed-eUM l crops were bumper ones and invest ,.,., or" elt o need for economy and TKJtPHONH UAIS TITS. n t. ... ab era.rtm.ntt wa- br tbu w.bM. conservatism. But the eyes of the tm u oprtof tbt dpirtmBt rm wt. commercial community hare been roEsioi iDVEBTiiNo refrubntativi I opened too wide, for them to be de- celred Into thlnklor that the period of natural contraction Is due to past SAIS. riTO eelT6a to tMaMnr.that the period York; Tritmn Bonding. Chicago. r tnbMTtpttoa Ttnu br bu to njr ddnM fines fcr future prosecutions of law- at U Caltas SutM. Cnd r Muioo. . DAILY : ".ciat. "0"a' ' "The rV of 60 different rall- '"'hitiV'sTivKVKr. ' roa, ar more tD" 20 Per cent Qm ff trao i on math......-.. $ jB lower In the stock exchange quota tions than they were on the corre sponding date last year. And we are asked to believe that President Roosevelt and Judge Land Is hare caused the change. Consols in Lon don are lower than they hare been THE HEAD AND FRONT OF OUR OFFENDING w T HE JOURNAL'S offense to the Portland newspaper" trust is, I . that it is a newspaper, and tnat it dared to locate and. survive TALES IN TABLOID "SusW the Nsw Nor.1 by Ernest OUm.adW. ToU in BHf by ' Julian Hawthorne , ' in Portland. Tha nian( atnrv la tnM In tha' Haat It was not a wicked act in the eyes Of most I English manner, In the very best "form." nrnU M,rant9l now la hnr anH new hlnnA or. rrxU w," msue nne-iaays skirts all f O w " " I thrnila-h It A araat Aaal A nalna life to any city. They are desired and sought by most all people been expended en it; n is ingenious and in all cities, and commercial bodies are maintaingd to secure thfcm. I nd can bt read ,n thrM a(ttr" r, . . T . . t it I ' 'A V . I" uu " " lou wuauiaoMuua. WIU dui, uccausc me juuru.ii cmc lu iuili.hu anu uccamc a living, I tell you tha flt of It la aven time but you tnuat finish It for youraalt It Here thou art but a stran ger traveling to thy country where the glories of a king dom are prepared for thee; It Is therefore a huge folly to be much afflicted because thou hast a less convenient Inn to lodge In by the way. Jeremy Taylor. la all a la4y'a diary, and tha aventa oc cur In about four weeks. Three bun (3 red pages In four weeks Is a rood tfaaj of a diary; but that la tha English way. A handsome, virtuous, learned, ktark maa young lord in love with a pretty, thriving, throbbing activity, it is an offender. Over this newspaper field there presided formerly a ruling newspaper oligarchy. It was the only source of news, the onlysource of sentiment-making. It was a self-sufficient autocracy, intolerant of others and unsparing and merciless in denunciation of all who dared differ with it. But t , .. ... . ,, i . inonast, jovaoia, stupid lady's maid Isn't for Its own folly it would have been all-powerful, because UnOP-l a'Sht-to be seen at cloee quarters posed. It sought to rule the Republican party, and it split that Mme and state are miss Gertrude Lang- organization asunder. It bullied the living, and assailed the dead. orVhaTrrdTatiy belutifu"? proud. Its career of dictation and insult was a blitrht on Or-tmn. Tn th- e?a.TAy" ?Zllr21, a.b-ou-t,-22 "r! d - - C " ' w w.f aaw MIMIUi a SVA A UIUUVI1BJ domination and self-will of this newspaper autocracy, more than hoy.!: .fftiot i : j a. i r a. 1 1 a. t . -tr . i ivr stii v Liiirisr m.na m. wnman since 1848. Are we to have our ere- ny"ng tisc, is auc mc iaci max, in population, wasnington, tfte Olbsbn. the groom, hid long loved her; dulity strained to the point of believ- child, has outgrown Oregon, the parent. Oregon was perpetually vTn I lng that our federal authorities have misrepresented and misconstrued as a result of the license and JSonriHoIJSiV hlm thatKOM been ruining the English? ungovemed will of this newspaper oligarchy. doubi. knot Jn thia story. But Busan, "Both countries. In fact, are sober- V .. , u . i!i?.b? J??l W.?J,? n- rin.il ftr on r nf Inflation " " " "" ...i umou.mcu UUWCJ ,t.rk.m.rt mm th. wV that amounted to a speculative de- ,n any ,lnc of endeavor is ruinous alike to those who wield, and J.f."' BriUtwtaihV'Showi oaucn. But American men or dusi- iuc wuu icci, inai power, n nas Deen true since tne world oeiran, lu7;5""r lo nor mistress. ...... J-. . , . . , I Tnere is not now, and oannot everbe nana rmnnnt n hllnrlan tn tnm tart I anH tf urn lm ha.. n Pn1I 1 AM M a - .imi,... ' iL . . . f T , . . , - . ,k " v. mv uvu in luuiauu 3j luiiK as uuc w iwu II1CU con-1 u wumu in me worta save as The Journal has suggested. that ..fetv lies In nunlshlng and not Lii- -i.ij t. .t.? ....... . ?..u..whn -1 tor a wife." da rn, i In the nature of a rnihlfp anrv. . . .. ... jicwaad uciu. it was me cuy s crying rnisionunc cr y ituaaington. who has Just ,j in me nature 01 a puniic serv- Derpetuatlns: rast rottenness. Ll.l.ji . . . come of age and into one of the richaat ice, similar to that of a com- .The 8tory of March , belng r6. ,KWBl' "U,V,V- xuc ""cy was mam- thri2 mon carrier, It Is properly the peo- toM more impressively. Two 'pan- fest m the unblushing newspaper support given to the liquor traffic times, walking with her. mistress, and pie's, that Is, the government's, busl- ,ca. and so far no fanuree make up a through a long series of years, a support in which people who op- over but 'the Veddinc conctrn u u , auuw . .uu lflW5e COm- BUDanury more absurd than terrify- posed were denounced and maligned. In a championship of dive shin that SS Ke-VVLS?? Sff; SrV ZmZ. mm hurt by I f:? ll . .""" . - S"KSa! ate. charged, profits, wages paid, mrgln play. Many look ruefully at r.., CU aPPrWVai An"C W3S nne 10 d,sputC' none to h, weai" .he T. Tuit. LiiduciiKc, nunc 10 acny, . It wks in the midst of these newspaper excesses and unbridled now In fact , subject to government dend earning capacity the real abuse 61 editorial privilege that The Tournal annar-H in Portland regulation and control, and the pres- vaiu of their stocks Is unchanged. Tt rami a a lamt,m,fa af-,r;a .i,: ki:- ti -1 ent strike furnishes a good occasion More far-sighted men are looking at "i V . 7 a F t , P 'hould- th girl .tik.Tt .. it i. in and a sufficient excuse for looking T . and unparalleled success were the living protest of the it I vuv esie fit m cm itiiv ui iiouo I t -v 4.L. . . . . I 'c ichci ntxjm DUaian la prOp- inorougniy into tneir business and and manufacture; at the assurance ciatuig regime, n was, ana is, tne peoples miw9vl0trtrtmtothrTt Seeing If It needs correction. Lf better harTMts than conld have pronouncement, against a Controlling and UnODOOSed newsnawr them involved In It? that "she and haV I la. a - . . mletraae a .A 4.,ai . . LET IN THE LIGHT. fy OMMERCIAL telegraphy being, naturally somewhat aoitatert hatwaan fear, pleasure, pride and frank bewilder ment. Talking the thing over with the imrujy jess astomsned Mill Lana-lev. she persuades the latter to draft a reply ui ucr, ana inaieaa oi copying mis out. as tne writer of It had meant aha an prop- .the pretty, Susan on the boat, and she and her mistress in doubt whether he may not be the Infatuated Ruddlngton thus pursuing them they arrive at tha ancient seclusion of Bafnta VerOnlque by the sea: and there Ruddlngton's love letters-o.ulta gentlemanly ones, but de terminedbegin to arrive, and they are replied to through the medlumshlp of Miss Langley as before for how can she expose poor Busan to embarrass ment my makin har continue In her own handwriting, spelling, grammar and Ideas a correspondence begun on an in tellectual and moral plane so different Gertrude, of eouraa. nannnt haln haar In a srraat deal about Ruddlnvtnn from Busan, and consequently thinking about him overmuch; and tha arrival of his photograph glvea them both further food for reflection: It would aeem that miss juangiey was more favorably lm- ireasea oy 11 man Busan, wno mourns he lack' of a mustache. Suaan. Indeed. Is obviously of a divided mind; she does net 'understand his lordship's let ters, nor those that her mistress writes to him for her) and Unacknowlada-ad thoughts of. Gibson stray through her I be healthful. But we suppose that it's maiden musings. I controlled by a trust who wlU make It Being a great lady would be fln: but I nearly expensive as butter. how lf he were to tire of her, or she of I . him. or both of each otherr Miss Lane-1 An Item tells of a hen that laid six ley Is bored and lmpatlekt beyond " ,ln ne dsy. Probably aftWwanted wni-ria- hut wtiat a aha Xt In tk. I to taka a WMk'l vanatlnn MiA&aMiK. midst of It ud bobs not Ruddlnrton. 'WJ a nature fake. but Gibson, with further rumbllna-a oil ' . discontent and Indignation at Susan's I Somebody baa already told in behavior and peril a. I magastne wat the presldeitt s next And Just about that time It Is revealed I message will be. Didn't that' fellow to Miss Lngiey by the perverse power I unaersiana inai ne neeaea a vacation T mat ruies our assumes that ens is hope lessly and passionately In lova with Ruddlngton herself! And then she looks In her glass, and 1s frank with herself for oncel 'If Susan la pretty, am beautiful, and I am more beau tiful that Susan Is pretty. If Susan Is graceful as a nymph, I am as noble as a goddess. If Susan's blue eves are as blue as the sky, my brown eyes are deeper than the sea. If Susan la curds Small Change .-TjMWUJJ00TK,tt,ro,m,a11 "lnees for f.Tli Jl Jhn W.. Gates, to betHf terms of. franca. , .f - . , .... It la nnnoMil ' wnmaMAni v allowed. wllfin 100 mUMVorth. 'n.'S town of Ilarrlman. . . .,., ' -,,.,.- ".,' : ' -: " y.W e y '':X.-:,:-;'t, . , John ' D. ears ha nulla tha i-' which the people -ride.. But he doesn't offer to change places. , , , . 040: ': "y y, ' What noor eeoDla need I who will tell them how to , live com fortably without eatmg: -. I" m , The Hague conference might wake " up and conaider the war between tha -Teddy bear and the rag doU. , 7 . Chicago's population Increased 17,000 " during the past year. This. la nearly' as much Increase as Seattle'. . e ' Mr. Fairbanks Is not one of the In diana novelists, but his biography le said to be largely a work of fiction. , ' e Mississippi and Alabama are to be congratulated on one aocount: their legislatures won't meet again for near . . ly four years. . . t We believe oleomargarine Is said to Oregon Sidelights Raising clover seed oars many farm. era well up the valley. e e Washington county la great for both dairy produots and fruit e e and cream. I am lire and snow. If Susan Gilliam county farmers have fixed II can turn plain men Into heroes, I ought I as the pries of alfalfa hay to raise heroes Into gods." I , , It was reported In The Journal keen hoped 60 days ago: at the gen- oligarchy as a hindrance to oublic orotTMs. and rfano-arm,. tn th Sunday that the Western Union Is .r.i Imnrovement In railroad Mfg-UnhliV wm! capitalised at about five times the ing8 over the year's first quarter and actual value of Its property, and the the easing conditions In the banks Postal company for perhaps three whiCh liquidation brings about and ; umes Its property s Talue, and there gave, the necessity of calling loans. This was The Journal's offense, and its only offense. It came into a field, that the Pittock autocracy thought it owned. By the same interest it was regarded as a poacher on the oligarchy's own a.! t TT eee- .. .a Is a practical combine between the "The Rockefeller-Harrlman band particular Dreserves. Unwillinc that annthr ntarnri. chnnU K. . I O -- j-' a tuv uuvuiu two. Recently rates, already, as it .n mild atit a viaw nnmnkln tttiw a I a4rla4 t r TVtv-f lmsl a.m..J J ' . I 1 . . 1 . ... .. . , . , - - - vv j.v,i..Uu, nugcicu aim smicu uccause mere is anotner aeemed. exorbitantly high, have new candle and wait for times to u t AWAA w a j:. .... . . .been raised, so that fat dividends w tt. n m f v. . " . " a,,u u,aulc us EmS, aISmayea can be paid on this capitalisation, American people sinrply refuse to be bau,se ,Ane Journal enjoys a large share of the public confidence, two thirds or four fifths "water," frightened by Wall street's present 1 100KS DacK on ine days wnen " was k,n? n its kingdom, and it is 5ourea, aisappointea ana disgruntled. This is all there is to The Journal's offending. It is the offense and the only offense, of certain Portland citizens, whom the Pittock people daily assail, slander, abuse and malign. With the old au tocracy it is a grave offense. But with those who want both sides SAN FRANCISCO'S PLIGHT. Ifhd yet nny.attejnpt 0 telegraphers jack-'o-lantern of disaster . to secure better wages or conditions Is resisted v' , , It seems to as that if the govern ment permits the stockholders of these corporations to draw dividends from the public on so much "water," the . government, representing the people who pay these extortionate get F OLITICS, as well as everything else, is so mixed and torn up In San Francisco that at of public questions presented as a matter of public safety, who want mis distance one cannot Portland and Oregon delivered from a one-sided newspaper domi- a urw wuuopuuu vi me n at inn. who want Dracrnn r,nA VtUA . rates, mlebt nronerlv IndlmtA ita .inifi..n.. f ha in,aa. fcai ' " " e, -fowu rUL inr roaa 10 sire that these emoloves be fairly there Tndav. it frm tb. P1"053' who bcIlcvc th the interests of Portland and Oreeon paid. At least it should be ascer- reports, however, that the Union La- are paramount to the interests of a private few with all such the tamed whether the corporations bor party stands by Bchmits and will coming and the staying of The Journal is a happy circumstance. coma ana reasonably snould divide a make him its candidate for mayor; little of their profits In this way. If that the machine element of the the 0Ternmnt course any con a lot of water were squeesed out of Democrats, led by Gavin McNab, will temPlate( movement for revising the their securities, they might be able control the nominations of that tarlff wlu be eUen up- Tne poor' to pay employes living, decent wages party, and that the reform element PerBecuted trust lnB'st .on a for the Important and wearing work of the Republican party triumphed BtanPat policy unless the tariff is .Which they do. ;. In the primaries. It is true that the lo 08 royisea Feir interest. The public, the people who use regular or machine Democrats pro- TLc Play men have their own reasons for say ing nothing In retort about the greed of the big lumbermen. the wires, pay the bills, and they fess to favor the Heney-Burns- Th greed of tne ra,lroals should have some roice, expressed Spreckels investigations, and reform rum the Btat 847 the lumbermen, . through the government, as to the of the city government: but that unless nISnr freight rates on lum proportion of wages and dividends, thev are led hv MrNnh whr. Mntmi. ber can be prevented. The railroad The public should know, first, Just s machine, renders their profession , how much the Investment really is; of little worth. In fact, no party and, second, what the Income is; organization can be trusted at all In then it can be better determined such a case, or indeed in any case whether the corporations can afford of municipal administration. The to pay the wages' asked. ' The complexion of different party orean- patrons of these corporations desire Izatlons varies no more than differ he, employes to be well paid; they desire the stockholders to get good, fair dividends on actual Investment; then if there is a surplus the rates , might be reduced. The time is near at hand when public service corpora- . tions must make a complete showing of their affairs to the people. WALL STREET BLUFF. THE FINANCIAL situation In Wall street Is well handled by the Philadelphia North Amer ican as follows: "Wall street has been a slow pupil. But at last It is learning its , long-needed lesson that 'You can't fool all the people all the time. The happenings of the last week among the manipulators of chalk marks would have caused a panic .' and universal alarm, if not actual ' commercial distress, throughout the country a few years ago. Securities - have been dumped overboard and the biggest moneyed interests have offered the market no support. The Shrewdest observers think these men have led the 'bear raid" by unloading their own holdings, as they did last -: March. In any case, they have ap proved the 'break by sullen acquies cence, If not by secret aid. i "Standard. Oil and Harrlman still think they can stampede the Amer ican people In senseless fear. Tha game played and lost last March Is being played and , lost again. : The attempt to frighten the business men of tha country Into opposition, to fur ther prosecution of perpetrators of primes of cuacing la being renewed ent brands of tar. San Fran cisco has tried all of them Republican, Democratic and Union Labor and Herrln was the boss of all of them equally. Of all cities In the country San Francisco should free Itself from machine or "organ ization" party politics. There can be no genuine, permanent reform under a party organization, any more than a fig can grow on a thistle. On the surface, so far as one can judge from the reports, It looks as if the best chance for decent or tol erable government, lf there must be a choice between three evil things, lies in the election of the Repub lican ticket, or the greater portion of it. Schmltz again is of course unthinkable. But probably by elec tion time Herrln will own the Re publican candidates. If successive strikebreakers keep striking for higher wages, perhaps after awhile the telegraph companies will have to pay, for a little while, wages somewhere in proportion to their charges for service to the people. If the Alton road should be obliged to pay fines In proportion to those levied on Standard Oil, It would be in hard luck Indeed, after Mr. Carnegie says the problem of the age Is the proper administration of great wealth. But an anterior problem is to prevent a few men from acquiring great wealth, by rob bery, legalized or otherwise, of the people. Appleton's hot work Is Game Called. Edmund Vance Cooke In Masrazlne. Game called. The day' done: The player is a man again And even as you and other men Is grateful that his rest Is won. Game called. The bleacher's right to groan He purchased with a few poor pence If forfeited. Outside the fence The player calls his soul his own. oame caned. The effort which they . cheered 1 Was good because they saw it win: Vnr failure 1 ntia T . - - . iimj nut. A stronger struggle and they jeered. Oame h.4.. 1 .. . a., . iuowuria turns M-oni US an wumreu uj The oame or .Life, the Umpire. Death. called. And we have spent our No more the mad mob roars and frets. The world turns from us and forgets; Harrlman to the extent of $63,000,- 000 The Wall-street panic breeders are clamoring for relief from the treasury again, of course, but so far Secretary Cortelyou seems inclined not to rush to their relief every time they rock. the financial boat or go on 4 monetary toot ' , - V H, as reported, tha trust ara to be Prettyuch left alona hereafter hy Game called. An Error or a Hit? Why, what to us are praise or blame? We only know we played the game. Home beckon and the Lights are lit! Retaliation Won't Pay. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The last thing the railroads .can af ford to do Is to meet the rate question In a spirit or revenge, in the long run acquiescence wUl pay better than re taliation. Quite Likely. . ; From the Washington Post Tha administration seem, tn h.va mm. eluded that a good look at som of our battleship, will cure that restlessness otJapatfaLcJi?-., ' s At the Marquam last night the En llsh comedy, "The Second In Command," was presented by the Stockwell-Mac- Gregor company with Franklyn Under wood In the title role. It Is a strong play In so far as It presents to the cast many opportunities to show whether or not they possess the capability of Interpreting a part when they have the cnance. Last night a large first night audience listened to the play as it un wound Itself and was pleased. Each member of the company gave satisfac tion by his or her efforts, but Franklyn Underwood most of all. - ine second in Command" Is an Eng isn story taken from the barracks ol me English army at a time when each soldier wearlntr the po!nr nt h. n-int. empire was waiting for orders to go to ViT ?i, "" i nimseir a target for the rifles of the Boers. Woven through the plot Is. of course, a love -y''' uui yocuuar one. There is the i me regiment, wno Is a man renowned for his bravery and decorated for his service. Also there Is a major, classmate of the colonel, who is more i u "n man a goo soldier and Who on that account was superseded In command by his old friend. There is ?i!2a leVtenant vrhose fondness for ,1. " J" nn" P'ungea nim in diffi culties and debt. The lieutenant has a Ulster who Is beloved nf hnth th. i. "s .viutji, mm arouna inese princi pal characters the whole story turns The. major according to the story, has been for several years a steadfast .mw wi ira nana or Muriel Manner nl. ,,!.,e1rI ,n Question, but has met with little success other than a firm and steadfast friendship. At last, how ever, he wins a reluctant victory In his battle of love Just prior to the time when the colonel appears upon the S i,. ,Bi'""" me majors aream by falling In love with Muriel, who recipro cates the feeling. The major, being -KB'.V,"ci"i,A"a,i.5. "oiuier, gives iinu': biiu we Kin. ThrOURh all this Fmnklvn TTn1a...Aj as Major Christopher Bingham holds the center of the, stage. Last night he piayea nis part oetter perhaps than any he has undertaken heretofore while In Portland and demonstrated that he Is iiui umy versatile nut capable. Edward Emery as Colonel Miles Emery made a good soldier nd a good lover, while vrwiKia vvaiaron reaa tne difficult .u. "io'!.nvrln. .very well. vv i mistress are Just settlna out for tha sou in or FTance for a month's stay, and will he please write to her not oftener than once a month; so that they may have time to think the thing over, and become a little acquainted before they actually meet? Off they go, accordingly, In spite of the protests of Miss Langley's match making friend, Alice, who declares that Ruddlngton ought to marry none but Gertrude, and In spite, also, of the very forcible and manly remonstrances of the groom, uiDson asservatmg that Busan belongs to him and that he will murder any one, even King Edward himself, who may offer to do other than the square thing by her. He does not know, nor does any one else except the lady, the maid and the lord, who the suitor Is, and you are to bear It tn mind that this secret is kept to the last After an adventure or so by the way a coarse-grained cockney flirting with And. of course. Ruddlnrton. since he had seen tbem both together, ought to bav fallen In love with her Instead of with Susan. But he didn't- and 3er- trude's own letter had confirmed his In fatuation in the wrong direction. Honor and modesty forbade that Gertrude should do anything to enlighten him. It was all wrong, and It must stay so. But by way of easing ber heart a little, she writes Ruddlngton Just one passionate love letter on her own account, telling mm ner wnoie neart; leaves It on the tame, meaning to nurn it tn the morn "Cut the thistles." says the North Tamhlil Record. Thafa right e Irrlron melon raisers were badly vmuuivu u iiu seeds, "Shall we have a theater V asks the Pendleton Tribune. Ask the trust t Roseburg has no wood yard and an ticipates a wood famine next winter. There are more crops around Klamath Desirable Qualities Wife in a 1th the extentlnn nf To,-. r tAh.j unuiciuiit nmior ituinnenng, wno (rave mi. iiMuauuu oi a man wno races dlssrace for his devotion to the gaming table, there was little opportunity for the others In the cast to distinguish themselves. Edward Lawrence as Lieutenant Peter Barker, who does Ms best to win away the hand of Norah Vlnlng; Miss Frances Sloseen: Norval MacGraror uu. brand Carstalrs, to whom Norah 1 en raged on probation; Miss Georgia Wood thorpe aa Lady Harburg, Who Is trying iinu kuuu uiarriaaea lur inn nr we occeptBDie in tneir uirrerent parts. "The Second in Command" will be at the Marquam for the remainder of the week with a matinee on Saturday. Appreciating the Chinese. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat A Jew days ago the Chinese minister to the United States said In a Speech; There Is no difficulty othat may arise between the two countries which oannot be adjusted by a free exchange of views and a full appreciation of. each other's limitations and wowers." It is one of the good points of the 400,000 vOtf Chinese that they are not Jingoes. . . Love and Cheerfulness. By Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Copyright, 1907, by AmerlctB-Joarul-Kximlner) 'There are two words much employed In the world, old, old words, but In them lies the essence of all that makes for happiness In home life. These words are love and cheerful ness. I heard a man say his first, last and only demand in a woman was a power of loving, a quality possessed by few, so he thought Perhaps he was right The majority of women seek to re ceive rather than to bestow affection especially is this true of American women. But were I a man and did I kno the sex as I now know my sisterhood would matte my plea to the Fates in mis wise. "Give me, oh, kind destiny, a panlon with the capacity of loving and tne naoit oi cneenuiness. I have known loving women who were monuments of melancholy, in some natures love takes a morbid nase and is soon so mingled witn hypersensltlveness and Jealousy that It is like sweet cream turned acid and less palatable than skim milk for a steady oeverage. Love and cheerfulness are the qual ities wnicn maxe a woman an adorable wife, an Inspiring mother, a perfect iriena. Many a woman loves her husband so unselfishly that she would die ror him, yet she makes him miserable with her melancholy outlook on life. The woman creates the atmosphere of the home. Upon her devolves the responsibility of creating the climate in which her family must dwell. Whether that do mestic climate is perpetual spring, summer, autumn or winter, she de cides It by her attitude of mind. No matter how little she has in her life to make her an optimistic, yet tf cultivated she la born with, or has a hopeful, cheerful and humorous way of looking at things, her home will al ways be a center ror husband, chil dren and friends. They will seek her presence as tourists seen a warm climate In winter. Such a woman, with a delicate nhvslaue. small means, many worries, and a husband Inclined to take life mournfully, has created a paradise for her whole family and enabled those near her to surmount mountains and survive floods: and she has turned defeat Into victory and sorrow Into Joy, Just by her persistent optimism and lovfnl serenity. No genius, no beauty, no charm or manner can compare witn sucn a habit of lovlno- cheerfulness In a woman, She seldom plays tne roie oi a de serted wire. Men often tire or beautiful, gifted. and good women, but they rarely tire of a woman who makes life a contin uous "fete day by her delightful sense of humor, her mlrthfulness, and her capacity for loving men. Being lovers of comfort, even the most selfish and immoral of men, when wedded to the woman who Irradiates tnese tw oual lties, find themselves more comfortable In constancy than in seeking after new pleasures. Ail nan to tne cneeriui woman i She is a power for good in the uni verse. - - i She is worth more than diamonds and rubles and mines and estates to the fortunate man who possesses ner llf.'-Mi1" .VJJL?w.J,be.,.tr.0Ia5r I Falls than ever before, and better one: iKuowuii, emou " m.rim v 4WI U 1110.1 I ( Q Susan had found it and posted It as- Xn h mtinrt w ... sumlng it to be one of her series; so Cr2?k and baftd hav ll wS?th that although It had not been elaned. ET!eK' nd bale1 najr U worth U serious trouble seems close at hand. I Good heavens. I should think so! A I ti,. a ...... letter post haste from Ruddlngton an-' V runningday and T night with "a full nouncea his immediate arrival at Salnte I crew n wun Veronlque. He and the man v and mur- derous Gibson will meet and what may "Tongues of Fire" -ra a nuisance In not happen? Susan Is In hysterics for several valley towns; turn the hose on reasons reft obscure: Gertrude is to them. meet Ruddlngton on his arrival and ar- range a meeting between him and his If Astoria la rlnaaA win v,. t-i-.. uniurcu iu unzi morning. nv to swimT aSKS Tne Dalles On- Several hours of groplngs and blun- tlmlst derings and poignant " heart gripping. follow, amid which Susan semi-tragic- There la not one rabbit around Irrigon ally vanishes; and then Miss Langley where there were a thousand a few unexpectedly meets Ruddlnrton. in tha years ago. moonlight face to face. And what does ' . outter rat is 14 cents in corvallls, and men with a few dairy cow are In luck. The nostofflee recelnta tnr Tnl in Ashland were St per cent come than in July, lftOf. Irrlgon trees and vines that received proper attention have made a fine growth this summer. To add rich spice to dull Ufe'a scanty L..f oTi1" m contracUd his hops, dole scanty about 20.000 pounds, to an Albany, New By frequent, frantlo dashes for the York "rm at 10 cnU- Figs as large and perfectly develonart those raised In the most favored onmouth. ne ao out eaten ner in his arms and murmur in her ear, "My Susan." Susan, by Ernest Oldmeadow. Luce Co., Boston. Dashing Captain Peary. 3. Dean Collins in the Dallas Observer. O, Peary, dashing, muchly-f urloughed man! 'TIs well nigh eighteen years since you nole: Indeed, your whole career, it seems to us. Might be set forth with 'strings of dashes, thus: Tet all your struggle, ferment riot fuss. Confusion, stamraah, scramble, rumpus, muss. Pother, excitement, mix (and so on down, 'Till pooi old Webster's goose is rottBiea Drown, i Has not achieved for you your long sought goal That strange, elusive thing they call the poie. . Though baffled oft, still do you yearn for It And still pursue It, with your camping an. Tour lanky dogs and greasy Esqui maux, Into the Arctic land that never thaws; And where the pole, as wise men appre hend. Sticks visibly out of the world's north ena. portions or California are grown In There Is growing in a Forest Grove yard a full sized fig tree heavily loaded With fruit Which la ahnnt twfna h size of the California fig. i Prlnevllle Review: RaUesnakes are more numerous these daya on the desert than they have been for years, and their warning is frequently heard. A Brownsville man was out hunting when he saw a deer. He fired missed the deer and killed a $40 steer. He dis posed of the meat for $20. so he was only out $20. An Aurora farmer said he knew of no better way for the farmer to make money than to have a bunch of cows and sell the cream that It beat raising hops out of sight When from the north the six months' daylight flees. Tired of your diet of sweet memories. jesouea snoe-soies, aog SKin, wairus on, From f.SOO strawberry plants In Wal ed gallons Of I. The anMra crop was canned at the ranch, makinr tlve soil And. victualed up again, serene and rat Immediately you pass around the hat Iowa county two hundred Dernea nave peen picked. over 40 dozen quarts. A niece of wnnri waa tntttjt K .. meat, bear borers near Aurora 250 feet beinw tha ruiiaic ii is tne oniv Diece neard nf irn nut v,n.l. . T "" "a .... iwi who wuiuiiib up, Over one hundred new dwell! Deen erected in Dallas thia still there are not enough to supply the ucinauu Hum muse wno want to reside In that enterprising city. Dallas Itemiser: With on i i , ...... u v.., j.vu ""vm " uur sunny, na- lately tnat nas gone down lng our new comnanlonshln. And her children call : her blessed V will rise Up and To Mf nd Hot Water Bags. From the Circle. A bot water bag will of ttimes sud inly soring a leak when most needed A piece of adhesive plaster "planed oyer the; break will ana wm eta: 11 stop th leak Immediately ' In place for quite a while, y be renewed - and nravea a most satisfactory first aid to an in jured rubber article. x . .-. It . can easli Deluded man, remit your fiery search! rx or leave us an in tne (financial) lurch! Within the temperate sone's serene Ten thousand poles are patent to your ?I!,am.?IL now ,n actua operation, we glance: feel ,bir than ver. Now let us all Behold, they tower before each barber VTrTfTB Some plainly striped, some gilded on the ,n order 10 utlllze otner of our produots. , topi - . . , Aurora, says the Borealls, la a wide these (and truly, they ara many open town. The authorities do not be more linva in ratrlrHno tha 1IKA. Than e'er you saw 'neath the Aurora Mhing, and for that reason cows are , entitled to run at large 24 hours a day ucains, o on uiuugn your single 1"r? arc given tne rignt or way, -Was doubled by the potency of rye). Take you your choice and let our green backs rest In their snug roll breast. Of upon our panting "An East Side Bank for East Side People."1 Let Wellman cleave the asure dome of IIDOVCII"-' To him enough spondullx Hath been given, vut or tne Kecord-Herald's coffers vast, ' To make his dash to hunt this polar in as l, Then let him dash and see the matter through: But dashed if we'll dig up again for This Date in History. 1848 Prince of Conde victorious over Archduke Leopold at battle of Lens. 1672 Massacre of the brothers De Witt at The Hague. i7io Battle of arsgoasa. 1829 AdrianoDle taken hv tha T,.. siane. ' ' 1841 British expedition mmm,.. the ascent of the Niger river. 1848 Cardinal Martinelll first delegate to the Unltod Statesborn torn n w. A tv - j . "X.TI!?' w.-""a principalities constitutes. iS22"i2ap,?fwi occupied Catania. . 1892 President Harriann i.., . proclamation retaliatory upon Canada. by establishing tolls on Sault Ste Marie canal. 1899 Anti-government rinta ..i bloodshed tn Paris. - 190S Lord Curson resigned tha vira. rov ship of India. , , 1906 Insurrectlonarw nAvamavita) ls ' cub, few.-;- -r-:ri Your Idle Money Should not be allowed to remain Idle. Deposited in a SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT AT THE Commercial Savings Bank It will work for you with, good result, compounding interest at the rate of 4 per cent, semi-annually. 'One dollar opens an acaount -COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTs'v invited and given every attentfKS : .ororv Am wnoxA.4, ats. . (. " .' ::." George Bates. . . . .Presldent J. 'A, , Birrel ............. .Cashier ' ' i. -; i 7i;