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One does not study the
world long without noting
that God bai Immenie re
spect for Individuality. He
nerer makes two leaves Just
alike, two apples just alike,
two trees Just alike or two
sky-scenes Just alike. Evi
dently -the good God has an
.unfailing respect for Indi
viduality. Hoghes.
and wselesa because clogged by
private graft
Though capable of moving quickly
and promptly to the Paclflo seaboard,
every product grown In the great
Willamette region and at but a mere
fraction of the present cost. It Is ef
fectless as a transportation asset be
cause unimproved. To ship a ton
of wheat from Albany to Portland,
90 miles, costs three times as much
as from Buffalo through the Erie
canal to the Atlantic seaboard, about
400 miles. The Oregon rate Is 12
times as much per ton mile as the
New York rate, though the New
York canal is handwrought, and has
a lift of 200 feet, through five locks
within the space of a few miles. The
Oregon river is nature's, but a cor
poration has a graft on It with the
result that It costs almost as much
to pass a ton of wheat through the
locks as to ship It entirely across the
state of New York. It is an am ax
ing condition, and that Is why Mr.
Fulton's bill Is watched In Oregon;
why Mr. Hawley's measure is
watched; why Mr. Bourne's presi
dential toy cannon is watched, and
why Mr. Ellis Is wondered about.
they can only live and prosper by I railroad Into Portland as expensive
working together peacefully, instead ( as possible, and to embarrass and
handicap It to the extent of his
power. But the road will aoon be
here nevertheless, and will get what
terminal grounds It needs, no doubt,
despite Mr. Harrlman. If it make
the people pay .for the extra cost
and trouble, they will have Harrl
man to thank for It, and they owe
him a large debt of similar thanks
already,
BETTER NOT STIIt IT UP.
THE MERRY DAT.
m
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of jumping at . one another with
bolos on every possible opportunity.
We believe that on the whole the
work la going forward quite satis
factorily. There have been frauds,
and excesses, and injuries, and
wrongs, and mistakes, of course
abuso of authority by officers, cruel
ty, and grafting but Ims than
might have been expected, and prob
ably less than would have occurred
at any former time or by any other
conquering people. The Filipinos
that havo so far boon brought into
close touch with the American gov
ernmental machinery are quick
witted and responsive, but they are
naturally insincere and unscrupu
lous; they will do very well and ad
vance rapidly while watched with au
thority, but cannot be trusted far.
Perhaps the rising generation, the
children now being taught in the
schools, can be trusted when they
become mature men, and by that
tirnjB the advantages of a stable,
peacable government will be suUT-
clently appreciated by the different
tribes to Justify trjlng the experi
ment. The present legislative as
sembly Is more a school than any
thing else; it has scarcely any real
power, and It would not be wise to
give it much power. Against all
this Is urged the theory that we
The East Oregonlan also object
to Frank Davey as receiver at Burns
because he has never till recently
lived In eastern Oregon. But Law
rence from Bend and Eddy from
Tillamook were sent to Roseburr
and there are other precedents.
What's the difference, anyway? Per
haps Davey needed the office worse
than any old resident of eastern
Oregon. If he performs Jts duties
weir, nobody has good ground of
complaint.
The New York American, which,
however, does not object to the fleet
coming to the Pacific, but clamors
for a great navy, says: "We cannot
consider with complacency the leav
ing of these mighty eastern ports
and coast lines unprotected by a ma
jestic fleet." Are you really afraid
back there, and what of? Does
anybody suppose that without any
navy the Atlantic cities would be at
tacked?
Unless congress Is owned by the
railroads, as Senator Pettlgrew says
it Is, It will pass without much de
lay or opposition the amendment to
the rate law providing that railroads
cannot raise rates wlthdut a hearing
before the Interstate commerce com
mission. This Is manifestly a just
and necessary provision, unless the
law Is to be considered mostly a
pR. T. T. GEER. In his Pendle
ton Tribune, grows warmly
wrathful over a paragraph In
The Journal about the case
fHOUGH THE religious feature brought against him and ex-Land have no right to conquer and gov
of Christmas Is large, strong Agent Odell, by people who spent ern a .distant, unwilling inoffensive
and lustrous, yet the day Is their money' during Mr. Geer's ln-Jpeople.' We can't demolish the the-
peculiarly an occasion of Joy- cumbency as governor for valueless pry, but here is the confronting con-
ousness, merriment, pleasure. Christ- misinformation about state lands, dltlon. It seems a case where, the
mas Is especially the children's holl- The ex-governor, as we stated, was theory having been Initially dlsre-
day. Without them in it,, nay, to held not legally responsible, though garded. It must stand aside for the
the very forefront of It, the greater Odell was. Mr. Geer protests that practical working out of the excep-
- and most significant part of It would he had no more to do with the mat- tlon to the rule.
Gisappear. cnnsimas, men, aym- r wan me governor or caiirorma. mit this view of the case only ac
bollzes and expresses innocent, care- He says he "knew nothing what- centuates the gross and cruel injus
free pleasure, generous Joyousness, ever of General Odell's contracts," tlce done those conquered, submis
' a 7 . ireeaom rom "r If mi uaeu WM 001 In ine employ 01 ie. teachable and responsive peo- farce
i uVVJ cuuuQoua, , uu .u.iuumurr, iubi an pie by our tariff law, which makes
noVemonr Id lorn. .VoTel. Tr. erS He S Tow iVVe?; Crene anToavn "CE
: bS?" T" ratedjong be- originating In the black heart, of a fdshlp when rob'E aMhe tIt
ZP:l: v Tk I V i "1 w iV ' iam. time that we teach them? We "business Interests," robbed the gov
like Easter, has been hannllv adanted that the comnlalnt la eomnoHnrt of v .j .u... . . . . . .
.v..... ' , " ' w.i v .7 - 'eui, uu iui7 canDoi reBiai, ana ernmeni or si, 700, 000 and did a
' .ZI a a l ... """T;' ;n " we tax them in such a way as to re- treasonable job besides, have at last rhJnt- bu rooK 'ht that,h,
i nittlnlA At hrnajiav tk v I m vmava I ManiirnAriitiAil few m 4aRa. J.VI. I . I 1 v v v I hftd navar He.fA4 mvtr f t hint- fn i- 1
www.w v ka uauvi eUV AUU1 a BUAl AL- I UinuuiftUUl CU VJ m UCUCUUKUIO I f a fl rt.Ar.M 4- V Jaa A .All a. s . wa. ...I I v
a wx..- a -an iicivui iuu ucveiu juini ut ueu out 10 prison, uui iney win
:ual or reflned purjose. skunk of an attorney." tneIl. natural industries and to de- no doubt be supplied with every
dui u . is peculiarly a cnuaren s ine journal nas not tne silgntest prive tnem of the benefits of com- possible luxury,
e ouaay, wny ao oiaer people make aeBire to misrepresent or annoy the merce. And we do this at the com-
o mucn oi u ana enjoy it so much, ex-governor, but In SDite of all thla mand of trusts that Actatn .pifr Evervbodv cannot ha Unrthir
, n !. . I I --- a icuuiiaiiiir, aiiiu j uuiiny, mo uiiic
, IOOT Because they all have some- rather Odorous language the fact re- schedules to our eovernment nt tha haDDV on ChriatmaB. hut th sum nt boy, were all In mortal dread of Scrooite.
thing, many of them much, of child- mains that people made bad invest- same time that we are Insisting to happiness may be vastly inereawd fnnh5rn?e
uv .en m iuiiu, ut umium uuai uiuuu luruufcu uenerat uaeu; mat tne r uipinos mat our government is " every one, or a large proportion Jt aorei miss reacnbiow,
aauiis are cioseiy connectea with or Odelji all the time had an office In the most perfect and Just one on of people, will search out some dls-
mumateiy laterestea in., children the land office of the state house and earth. They see this clearly, and tressed, despondent or discontented
their own children, or grandchildren, I did business there; and furthermore, are not only angry at us for our in- one, or more, and give or say or do
or reiauves or rnenas cnuaren. that a very bad state of affairs, that Justice but despise us for our manl- something to make them happy.
t fi.ua -many an eiaeriy, gray-nairea naa Been festering for years, in the fest hypocrisy. The American gov
man and woman who have no such I state land business, was discovered ernment by establishing absolute No possible amount of protestation
particular children friends' feel so-1 as soon as Governor Chamberlain free trade with the PhlHnnlnPn would canaJter the fact that for years
berly happy to witness and hear the and Oswald West had time to look do more than it can in years of ef- Pr,or to Governor Chamberlain's in-
fort otherwise to make friends 'of
C H R IS TM A S H Y MN
By PHILLIPS BROOKS
t at it
Oh, little town of Bethlehem! t . ' -
How still we see thee lie;
Above thv deep and dreamless sleep
0 The silent stars go by;
Yet in thy dark streets ihineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
For Christ is born of Mary, '
And gathered all above, ' j '
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love.
O morning stars, together p
Proclaim the holy birth I r
And praises sing to God the King
And peace to men on earth.
How silently, how silently,
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven. "
No ear may hear His coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive Him still,
The dear Christ enters in.
O holy child of BethlehenrJ
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in.
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell;
Oh, come to us, abide with us.
Our Lord Emmanuell
Small CL
Tomorrow's It.
aag
, Try to manufacture amllte.
Msrry Chriatmas, very body, "
Arsn't they happy the kids?
,
Notice how tht days are Isngthenlngt
ft an tat nana . '
atA at.
rscilV' m0r' .biM"' Kly than to
w.a'ti'd'.Vd! ,n"thht word. a.
..HtLP.iyw'hr: clWh'tf wor,h,p' "
ha? ffluW"M nor Mr'
set'lm K iWi?5t 1UU Ch',d- Md.
' The trusts will h 1V a fna-tw tfV!
maa; aary on. buaied eL '
a
k,,?0!1".0?1"1 Chrlatmae slslghioc
buj U haa Chrlatmaa roaaa. fu.
O, yea. lomi rain, hut .
or two any of the? averii. yet "
Behold. X brlnr von mnnA iui... . m
great Joy,' which .hall be taU p.5;i."
What ran Wt aTAWVkakMSa.4 m
favor. Unci." Jo.TVnonW io"r TOint?
nN,Wo TSrk h5 ,om "erl" vaude
ville Sunday. That afforded aoro. ?!-
Uef.
Bradley
police.
Ill a a
rhr .iZ. 7ki Ji00' merry
S?ii thlokln about the Portland
A
lovet
mall.
parephraee:
n moat, all
A CHRISTMAS CAROL-AND A
POSTSCRIPT
By Wex Jones,
Old 8crooge waa a hard man and too
fond of a dollar to throw It away
five It away to aorae on. who might
not treat It ao kindly. HI. wif. knew
him too well to aek him for money, and
he lived a dull life In a ahabby llttl
houie In town figuring In the Erie Joke
book. Mr. Scrooge wa. really or
frivolous dleDoettlon and had a aecrat
longing for Manhattan. Jewel, and fine
lur upon which to frivol.
In his office bcroore was resrarded
by hla employes with about as much
affection as the Russian haa for the
official et the other end of the knout.
bpeckle, the clerk: Miss Peachblow. the
stenographer, and Tommy, the office
those people.
ductlon into office the state's land
affairs were In a rotten condition.
never even cast a look In her direction
when his boss was around. It wasn't
very pleasant office, but Scrooae's
work was done In a remarkably
speedy and efficacious manner.
it was a couple of days before Christ
mas tnal Kcrooae underwent his sudden
and marvelous change. I don't know
t what alters Scrooges characters,
I think this Hcrooare had had a
couple of unaccustomed cocktails, and a
Bmall boy, begging under the thin dis
guise or selling postals, reminded him
that It was near Christmas
Bless my soul! exclaimed Scrooge
Just
but
GOVERNOR AXI) TREASURER.
Joy of even stranger children. Into It,
Thla holiday and other holidays, If there was anything wrong,
however originating, tend to become which the ex-governor seems to deny,
daya of pleasure, sport, amusement he says he had nothing to do with it
.too much so, in some cases but and knew nothing about It. But
this ahowa humanity's need'of this shouldn't he have known about it
diversion from serious and wearing tot people have their well founded
affairs of thei fimlsr . wnrkarisv nwk.i..4i.. . v. -
week, and month, and year. "All UovernoV. rffifna of it of nucAvll. . b.e able to gIve the required of a handcar, and no trace of thieves, "tenographer wondered what ha cone
k.. I . ... uu"u' uwauBB, as us aaia
T
HERE .IS considerable trepida
tion among leading Republi
The less his predecessors say about ln,.1?,r10', benevolence slightly tinged
, ,, ,!,.. , .J I with alcohol. "Bless my aoulf So It
mat uiauoi mo ucuer lur luem. i is. Ana n gave tne Doy a dollar bill.
When Scrooge entered the office he
Trcra i rlv iioiii-en ior ine ursi nme mai miss
" """"Ji I'eacbblow waa real v nrettv. "Hamirk.
Washington, carried off a safe Dly pretty," he said to himself, "and
Cans lest Mr. Stael should nor wolirhlne- a ton frnm a h n,..., I?" ,m(!fIlhr.1 ve.r.
- v a-A m b vv w wj UiVMUU
worn, ana no piay manes jsck a aun business. It was a mistake to let
boy," and It Is the exceptional if not Odell carry on his business right un-
the abnormal person who does not der the executive nose. And The
want and need to play a little some- Journal has a right to allude to the
itlmesi to be to some little extent matter, though It doesn't desire to
and In this only possible way a child keep stirring It up. The odor Is
safe or car can be found. No, the
Portland police are not working on
the Job.
again.
So while respecting those who
. worship, and sot Ignoring, much less
scorning, the religious teaching of
. the day,-we will do well to recog
nize Christmas as largely a play day,
a children's day, the one day of the
year when middle-aged and old
should approach as nearly as possi
ble to that morning land of toys and
joys, and looking iback. Imagine for
a little space that they are among
its romping, chattering travelers.
not pleasant. Let It rest.
THE FILIPINOS.
S
with shud
dering and terror, as if k would be
a crushing calamity, then the . gov
ernor would appoint a man who
would agree with him, and "the The aid extended to the widow
state would be in the governor's and children of the late policeman,
hands." Well, would that be any I Gittlngs, is creditable to those who
disaster? Might not the state be at extended It, and more is needed. It
least quite as well off? The ma- Is a sad case, that should enlist
Jority of the peopje elected Cham- much active practical sympathy
Deriam, ana are presumably quite
"Miss Peachblow," he celled,
and the
wrong.
Tou've had
a hard year's work," he
aid. "arid
He giveth most who
creature., great ana
Th. nnat. is In luck nof having
V.rdaman in addition to J.ft bavla aa
a member.
e e
Senator Wa frill AslVSl VCf II al I aa at
Taft. But a lot of Mu.n7.i..."-m
have to be shown.
e e
If Senator Jeff Davl. wa. knocked
"aild vou'r. th. best at.norrh.r J"r M knock.:
1 ever knew. I wish you'd taka this I. m'"7'iI'. "" will not paaa
prettily
any resolution, of Indignation.
a a
It i. aafa 4a autima k.
I Spain, Trinidad, will have a merry
Christmas, if all those Jackie, go ashore.
a a
W wJan. Ho-Timan and Schw.rln a
merry Chriatmas, and not a minute'.
$50 and two week.' vacation."
You should have seen how
Miss Peachblow blushed. But she took
the bill and beat It rapidly, almo.t a.
i sue iearea ner luck might change.
Scrooge grew glowler than ever.
"Speckle!" he cried, thrusting another
bill Into th. hand of th. dumfoundad
clerk, "take thla. And If rou show tin peace afterward until thv tr..t r.nn
In this office before New Year'. I'll and Portland decently
I'll punch your head." Speckle was even I a a'
more confused than Miss Peachblow. I a tr. . . ..... . .
But he took th. bill and beat It rapidly, letter wrluin .n year, ago At th.7
..TommyV h7V ,10- Hv a?o time the folk, wen i u.'ajfy well .ni
time, and I wish you a merry Christ- honed his folic, w.,- .'VJri ".Si
mas." You should ha v. seen Tommy .am. bie.lng ma
disappear. I a a
Scroo.e fairly mrtUtail hannlnaaa TIa I .J
locked up th. "offlc. and bought a ' di: the fUef J00 copie. Si K.mldlnVkZVZ
mond that was about as b a. han'a Iv.if. nn - . 'tP-
fir"' Wl.W It"1"! U. ""I Pt too bu.rdrUlfnT the JacklM
a kl.a. And
For you. my dear.'
when he got home.
ooni" .aid Mr.. Bcrooge.
Ana in. save Hrrnnra
ecrooge ten ao nappy.
"And I think We'll rat a hnnaa In Maw
York after Christmas." he .aid. And
you should hav. aeen th. look In Mr a.
Scrooge', eyes.
I never knew what the Chr aimai
spirit meant before," Mid Scrooge,
jwiu e jusi giowea.
P. S. Th. Scroocea movad. Anil nt
course Mrs. ecrooge couldn t wear any
thing but the Bwas-aerast clnthsa with
ailh a H I a m nn m ,4 V. n . . I A. ,
, , j '.a, biiu, jicviib 1UUIIQ nor
courage, she Just did work old Scrooge
ior evvryining irom pooaie pups to tour
ing cars, as i
worst conducted In town. Tommv'a
way shootlnar crars all dav mii
tl...LLI . . . '
rcatnuiuw comes aown jaie and goes
home early and smirns work. R nair k la
inn 1 m. un airaiu or in. oia man and I
think he', robbing him. Scrooge', bu Bl
ess associates don't call him "om
Granite" any more, but "Knav Mark
and they do him for as much a. the'y
can. I expect to see a bankruntrv nni.
KUjr uajr,
miu wrw wm nave lime to read It during th.
voyage, but none of them will do .0 ex
cept by strict orders.
Oregon SidcligLtJ
Th. Dalle, had .om. sleighing,
a a
Th. flow Of Oil In the Mai hour wall I.
aid tosbe Increasing.
' a a
The mayor of Klamath Tall. ha. .up
pressed open gambling.
a
Woodburn la en I
ng car. A. for the office. It', the I lon else and Importance.
"But how about the trusts?" asks
the Sclo News. Sh ! Can't you
understand that nothing must be
done to bust the trusts until after
the election nor then?
WHAT RESULTS SHALL WE SEE?
p 4ma-ujm wiu.J.aa a mil in Btudleg the Bltuatlon knows tngt exe.
. the senate for government own- cutlon of this theory would be dls-
, enimp 01 foe vregoa vuy locas. astrous all around. Americans, it
He had such a bill In the last lg true, are none too fit for self-
congress, Dut it slept on, tne caienaar government themselves, but they
tuv iwwi luag Bleep ut-iae juai
ECRETARY TAFT thinks It
m take the passing of a gen- wining' to trust mm to appoint a
eratlon before the Filipinos 8tate treasurer, if one should have
can safely be entrusted with to e appointed. The Journal has
self-government. He is probably no desire that Mr. Steel shall fall In
right. It is easy for an American ms Quest ror bondsmen; it would
"anti" who knows littl nn not put a straw in his wav: but that
less about actual conditions in rho the state would be a sufferer if it The only tbln8 don ln congress
Philippines, and the character of the should fall somewhat further "into 80 far wa8 to Bquander 50,00Q in
people, to clamor for Immediate in- the governor's hands" it is unable to the Petty form of bribery known as
denendenco for them hut ovorvho see. It seems so far to hnvfi hfpn lree see(l OlStrlDUtlon.
of cioBe observation and good judg-ja verv 00(i thing for the state that
ment who goes over there and ne was eiectea, and a treasurer of his
choosing would not hurt.
No state or city has more reason
to be happy this Christmas than
! Oregon and Portland.
If Admiral Evans' rank that of
rear admiral is not equal to that of
naval officers of other countries that
. ' waov
ISlhftVA AriVftfirprf ft VOrV Inno UtttanoA I h Will TTlAet nn M trfn nnrl 14 tVtla
f w mf v"o wiuiam-o 1 - - v y , uuu xl kuia
presenniu, in mis session, mat ahead of these ignorant and lrre- will be any serious disadvantage or
is likely .to be-more a congress of gnonsible thoufh sunerficiallv bright annoyance to him. then rnrmi
people "half savage and
Bonaparte talks quite well, some
times, but his actions don't corre
spond.
politics than of performance, also to
slumber? It is a Query of Import
ance In Oregon. . '
Congressman Hawley can keep it
awake. It is a measure that he
wanted transferred from the Orego
legislature to congress, and got
there, It Js a measure and a plan
to his liking, and as far as in him
lies, he will unquestionably try to
push it through his own house. The
danger is that bis powers as a na
tional legislator may not measure up
to the task.
Senator Bourne Is still chasing a
will o' the wisp in his preposterous
plan to spend 1,000 and nominate
Roosevelt. He may. be ' aiding the
Oregon City locW project, but it is
as a president-maker that he is
mostly in the spot-light. Ills strenr
uoslty as a national figure is ad
mired here in Oregon, but it is
hoped the; smaller things like the
Willamette Jocks will not be over-j
looked in - his $l,000-cash-prize-Roosevelt;drawing.;;,T:;?;v';.,-.tf;r-T-lleantime
, Oregon railroads can
tot promptly handle,', local, traffic,
freight or passengers. Cars, tracks
asd terminals ; are constantly con
gested. There Is more freight to
iove than they have the. power to
Ei ire. And, though a magnificent
tuural artery of commerce flows
t'.rpsn the great talley of the Wll-I-!'.,
alike In its fertility to the
"tn tgtr ef tit Nile, It is nnused,.
Jolm Morley's Birthday.
hi should havfi ralaprt hi- i, n nt.u 1 ' e '.lon-. Jon Moriey(-tn. .m-
' ' maim i iiieni. jiiiKiisn statesman wno n strone-
child." with that of any other seafarlne .iv t-ppose.i to the house of lords, was
.. . rommnnrlar wifh .i,, v " corn rit iiiackburn, Lancashire, Decem-
Even if the natives of Manila citv commanaer 11 Ith wllom ho must ber 24. is3S. h rvas educated at
and nrnvhra w oaMa cif. come in omciai or social contact: 'eitentmm college and afterward at
.-.. I . . He dp!frvPH nrl vnnpumont i v,w 1Jlntoln college, uxrord. We entered
government.lt Is to be remembered , aeserves aavancement, In poptr- the law and was made a barrister in
that they comprise but a few of
many mutually antagonistic and hos
tile tribes pr clans, the great ma
jority of whom, once American au
thority were withdrawn, would fall
upon ' the governing , tribes, and a
continuous bnshwacking civil war
of extermination would result. Do
the "antis" approve of allowing this
to happen, as it surely would under
independence"?
It may be that a great mistake
was made in. holding the Philippines
and in trying to teach them Western
civilization. Possibly, with the Span
ish fleets destroyed, and Spain con
fessedly whipped, we would better
have withdrawn and left the savage-
children: tribes to kill one another
off, or left the Islands -to be a pick-
Bp for Japan or . European powers;
however that may be, if the United
States is to retain the islands, even
to the extent of mahitainlng a suze
rainty over tnem, it must now go
la t - a 1 h 'm.
aoeaa witu its siow ana expensive
work tf training the ; nastable Fili
pino mind to capability in the mat
ter ,of self-government, And this
must he done not only with a few
tribes but with the majority, so that
they will realize that the interest of
all is the interest of each, and'that
lar estimation, as well as any naval 1873- striving for a political career he
officer, and the Un
not sena mm out to be snubbed this, borough until 1S95. The following
thouKh it would be funnv to an on Le?r.r".was elected to parliament for
j 1 1 .t. . , "I '" JM'Jnirose ooroughs and represents
admiral of South America of higher them still. He has twice been chief
. iv. ' lur jreiuna ana in xne present
rank snubbing him, and through him
the United States.
Now there is Mr. Schuebel, who
wants. to be United States district
attorney, 'when it has just been an
nounced that only "true-blue" Re
publicans of long standing were to
be given any federal offices. Only a
few years ago Mr. Schuebel was an
active and earnest Populist, and said
all, sorts of things, many of them
true, to the discredit of the Repub
lican party. How can he expect to
capture the biggest plum when sev
eral "true-blue" mouths are water
ing for it?
An Astoria -newspaper protests
against the appointment of Frank
Davey to be register of the; Burns
land office, because he supported the
Port of Columbia bill. But Astoria
is a long way' from Barns, and the
kick won t reash.
Liberal cabinet is secretary of state for
ilium, tie !H an author and la cnnnli-l-
ered one of the ablest statesmen In the
luersu pariy. Among tils literary
work he has written nv Urimn
Mume, voituire, Richard Cobden, Rous
.eau, Oliver Cromwell and Gladstone.
This Date In History.
1745 Bennlamin Runli. nhvalnlnn.
general in the American army, born.
Wed April 19, 1813.
1800 -Attemnt tn aaaaaalnata IvTo.
poleon Bonaparte.
1803 Mairiaan of .Ternrna TVmnnarto
and Elizabeth Patterson.
1822 Matthew Arnold, -Bngli.h
writer, born. Died April 15, 18?8.
1 837 Emnrpda a ,,...(.
born. Assassinated Senlamhnr 10. 1899,
1838 London and "rtrflnnwloh rallwav
first In London, opened to traffic. '
I hSl-Llbrary of congress and part of
na.tlattl.f,aPlto1 at Washington burned.
1898 William Makepeace Thackeray.
English novelist, died. Born 1811.
1872 Johns "Hnnlrina ifnnnil.. r.
j Jims riopams university at Baltimore,
J1SAi?r,tian steamer Arlosta, strand-
fit. uape uatieras witn loss of 21
A "Sky Pilot" of Eastern Oregon.
From the Pendleton East Oregonlan.
Hidden away in the heart of the
west, unobserved by the eye. of th
outside world, and yet performing
great service for humanity, ar. many
sen-sacrmcing men in tne missionary
xieia, dui pernaps one tnat aeserves es
peflal mention is Rev. O. A. M. Lillv
a Presbyterian missionary and Sunday
school organizer ln western crook
county.
Rev. Lilly preaches at Clin. Falls.
Redmond, Sisters and Laldlaw, and
travels 60 miles each week on foot In
making bis appointments at these wide
ly separated settlement. In Crook
county.
He has neither team nor saddle horse,
but carries his books and tracts through
the wild and unsettled portion, of west
ern t-Toon county, in me shadow or th
Cascades, ln serving his congregations
unu in organizing sunaay scnooia.
Recently Rev. Lilly walked over the
cascade mountains and down the Mc
Kensie river, a distance of 10 miles, to
Eugene, where he took the train to
rortiana 10 attend the meeting of the
synod of Oregon, and a few months ago
when he attended the meeting at Pen
dleton presbytery In this city he walked
from Cline Falls to Shanlko, wlue he
took the Columbia Southern train for
Biggs.
In rain or snow, winter or summer,
he makes his regular round, of the
large circuit on foot, and nMnm. it
ever, misses an 'appointment. A move,
ment has been started am on a- Prahv.
reman unuiunea 01 x'nnaieton presoy-
iu reuse a, lunu witn wn rn tn mir.
chase a team for him that be may con
tinue his work With less dlannmfnrta
ana inconveniences.
The people of the portion of Crook
county supplied by Rev. Lilly are
largely poor settlers, who greatly de-
ire a continuation of his servinoa hn
who , are unable to contribute to nnv
fr?.a extent to his support. That Rev.
Lilly Is ln love with his peouliar work
IB Bliuwn It V inn Tanr Thar ha
cently offered the Dastorata at a inraro
church where he could devote all hi
time to one- charge.
"Who would look after my Crook
county people?" he asked, when he de
clined th. offer.
Wheels Turning Again.
From th. New York Examiner.
Th. Harrlman railroad, hav. an
nounced the reemployment of 6,000 man
who wer. laid off when" th. recent
financial clouds appeared darkest Her.
I. a practical expression of th. restora
tion of confidence mora alnnuant than
all the clearing house reports and bank
statements that hav. been Issued since
the flrst shiver ran over tho financial
body. am
These men are to construct the Im
provements along the thousands of
nines. or tne union i'aclflc and Central
No telephone service at Gold Beach
for th. rest Of the wlntar- Una Klnun
down. "
a a
A Umatilla Indian Is named Eat-No-
Mea.t,v?ut 1,9 wouldn't answer to Drink-no-Whiskey.
a a
The Eugen. Register'. Sunday edition
j 1 "r?,wP t0 Pe. and they ar.
well filled, too.
a a
Eastern Oregon farmer, ar. happy in
anticipation a. well as in realisation
uuw mi unfrozen ground.
a a
Albany', police force .re kept pretty
busy with the so-called hobos. Th. val
ley is full of them, saA's the Democrat,
a a"
The Albany Herald Issued a fin. 11
lustrsted Christmas edition, the Wide
circulation of which should be valuable
to Linn county and Albany.
a a
Drillers of a well just west of Eugene
hav. reached a depth of 205 feet an4
Just struck the bedrock without anv-
Paciflc that had been nlnnH tn ka. I thing but surface water so far. but will
p;c. with the tremendous development co'ltjno until water is obtained,
of th. country traversed by these I
rOadS. When the SUdllan illn..al A llttla. rVl-tra1llai -I.I .
struck the commercial world; when the Claua the following letter: 'Twant vou
monev of t h onnr. - Kama A . w. - fa&fa-tu r 1 . . v wv
. 1 ---w is-kkji iu ud w wh.ii uia .t. real iivi I Pdn v haa f a
hoarded in strong boxes and anxiety diamond ring, a rocking horse and some
took the place of confidence, so that It skates, and lY you don't I'll .it Sn Dan?a
was Impossible to get funds for big lap and cry." n papa
a
Sublimity correspondence of Stayton
alt' 111 .n ..... AV II a .
enterprises, the railroads felt- th. prea-
oiiu juans or improvement
were laid aside, not to be taknn nn
mail. uur town Was full of vnl.ra
nUT i ungnter aays. I jmonaay, and all In
nk ! i ir neB men 18 roads- he meeting
fvl V. ui mai uuwn. un i muis 10 ie upialed
vm..uiuei i ma -wnnia arnama nr im. I rnnritrirm r,a n
Mr. Harrlman is still doing what
he can by means of the courts to
make the entrance oMhe new Hill
Joys of the Twelfth Month.
Oh, I love the bleak December
In spite of his rime and snow.
For then, s I well remember.
Comes the cheer of the lngl. glow.
Th gleam of the holly ember,
And th. rit. of tho mistletoe! ';
V , '" Xatlt Sua. ,
Fortland the Rose of the West.
Rose of the West.
Dawn comes to thee softly.
Vanquishes shadows and crimson.
itiey neigms,
Waking the songbirds to roundelay.
thrllllntr'
All the glad world with their melody
4.4JJ,lMj.
Rose of the West,
In the snlendor of noontMa.
Flashintr the alories In tnviah alianlaw
TT -I'--
V wiiu mmr ana gorgeous or nue.
Oh! Queen of the West, we do homage
Rose of th. West, ' '.
When the sun altos down rlnvlrr .
Flushing th. earth with rare roseate
Closing th. day with good will, for the
morrow.
Banished thy .car. is; forgotten 1. thy
vrruw,
interest of irooJ
levied a tax of i
ln imDrovlnaT the
ZT1 ln be '1. ThV Vn ar,' ail rljht, b In7th it o o'nT
Pan.nS .nept .at. work on the Unlon 'oadi movement." U 111
Paclfle until winter atnna' tham I . . .
hi8 i bX tak,n t0 California and Willamina correspondence of Mc
b. used on the reconatruntlnn nf ih. I iufnnin tirzrf 01 . s?c.
iaa,tFr,ancstW,en A"Mr .fiSeVS
ThfTBCbur-;m.nt tK. ,,,. ..?J e state -who fs not afraid
dollars that th work ilT-. " -Jr.il lno Press the .v ie
ZlTi't wo7ld"whUT.0tSelnma?terWwth0Vol5
?ntiieBtoring th." obstructed clrcu- county? Why don't they wake un and
SVf ATOYaVn g'realS " 5"?
thi the .caUtedaOnltOh.W.h0Jh,W0rl, - The LaGrande Observer mentions a
op! aft 5 ?-!SSM win?.6 Wohn0thh.&aHne0tlrested
TLIVV.- hI'i n'argood'rlcS,
perhaps than ftit nf - " f : "n3u Prin8' he has nothing to do
tnow.Pw. sr. eonvau-.ff J?.8"' ?UJ. ab .'. Of hones, ft? AnU-
ahead with hi. irranmant. ,n Jiff? D"tcne.L 60 t hog.
a regular .nap.
th. tremendo.i ' Ha. ! Ilv co. '-These farmers hav.
the moat nmanarnna n,.nr. ft.. Ir..Ti
has ever l?nSwn. " worm
Rqse of the West. -'
Like thy blossoms enfolded.
Night finds thee- wrapt , in thy
. Tciuuio-iraiin llllia;
Stilly the winds whispering down
4 through the fir trees, - -Join
with tho river ;in low lullabies. '
' - - : . R. B. .
A Eugen. man shinned K nun
of dressed turkey. Frldsy, and S.000
Vvaaama sakuiua IV'OCatUi, . : , J 1, ' I'
ZZ1 vi. the exception of a verv few Wa h..,
. v 1 aum 10 ueupie wno nave or will erect
Male Vanity Hakes Misfit Clothes. "b8tantfal building, upon their prop-
A t. (In a-. .
" 1 vaaau mio , a corner a
.nangsgiyin suit that had turned out
a misfit.'
"How .of' growieo.
"Why, when a man comes in her. to
be measured, he won't stand In his nat
ural way. H. Is too vain? W. go to
take hi. cheat measure, and to have the
satisfaction of hearing a big number
82?.!? ,??l-Z9 ,or pu out Ms
chest like a plaeon ami than hla
and waistcoat ar. too big for him. .
-f.V.e-.f2e". th. f8! with Jils back;
K.ii Liziuiin 11. ir nn im n iirr.nori a a
military erectness. The Same w'lth hla
shoulders; If they .lope, he raise, them
IS L8' u' . 'hey ar. round, he
im u w w ineui us.Tir 1111 r n a mn aii am-
Diaaes clash together. . And if hi. .torn
ten yrwiruuaa, a raws it in
"Thus our measurement, ar. all
wrong, anu llio suit, inanx. to tn. man .
Bitiy vaniiy. idusi ao 10
dealer.'! , - , , ,. .
th. misfit
, Christmas Hint.
" From, th Indianapolis Newa
Tou can't write messaras on r'h-lat.
mas presents Vvou mail a. third and
fourth-class matter, butt there . I. - no
need to remove th. Dries tnarka If thaw
are high enough to; be lmpres.lva. . '
erty. Already 13 dwelling, have been
ciovicu, una large Dusinea. house com
pleted, two more are in course of con
struction and the lumber is on thu
ground for still another. Th. railroad
and electric plant, which a year ago
were deemed visionary schemes, are an
accomplished fact From good authority
comes the statement that an Immenm.
plant for the manufacturing of brick
from the splendid clay of thla section la
to be installed soon." ,
V UhcIo Rooster on the Ladies.
A coauette "ia Ilka a. flaho- n ..i..
flehln 'all day, eats none of his ketch.
ncit. . om iwo gooa women. Th.
fu?.t. u i?9ad- th other CBr't be found.
Him that alway. knock, women don't
know 'em well, but him that alway.
prai.e. 'em. don't know 'em at all. .
The netticoat v marfv ain't- --
beautiful ; a. the on. wot turned y.
down.
Hire that trust. Jl wif. is deceived.
Hi. that miatru.t. hl.'n I. deceived Just
the same. . .f
To get even with a shlnmata ,nf 1...
done y. dirt. glv. him a pretty wife
Consolation. '
Though all', th. tree. ar. bare, love.
For aummai- ataa t ml-h
Ther.'. scrapple in the air, love. , "
.fv.va, vuuinm in LUa plM