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EDITOMATj EVQE OF WE eTOUKNAL THE JOURNAL . an ixntrr,vpr.wT HiJwSfAria. c. a jack-uin. . . . .taMWar .' Sn4ar o... t The JwmI Build lag. rifH . Vt:lll airacta. W Eniar el M pilofn Hi PoMlaad. ." tranaaulaaioa Ihroush IK " aacuaU-alaaa . Mall'. ". lriu.iriuil!l till. HOMK. . Tail IM auralac fa om aa " the nam ) expected to ultimately be proven true la other states. It raises the question of what vat be hind Governor Hughes' J-cent-fare veto in New York a veto that for his presidential boom will not be an asset, but a heavy liability. SQUARE DEAL AND W. C. BRISTOL s ruKBlUN ADVKIITiaiNU BKPBISICNTATIVS . v...i bi.i a.r.l Ail tort lain AtMf, Mnmaatrk HalltHli IX& Ktk IWi Yr; TrHmttr HuiliHns. ( alrafo . ntaxTtrttoa larnw tr mall e44 la taa laitad Sutra. Canada or Meilcw. HAII.Y. Ooa aaar 3.i I Ow SMItfe I M Cm Mar f.io i do "south I nil V AND HI! MIA T. ffcaa ra.r 17 IW I Om SmjM .88 -4 Of old hast thoo laid the foundations of the earth; and the heavens are tho work ot thy bands. They shall per ish, but thou shalt endure. ' Bible, GOVERNOR nrciiES. -i OVERXOR HUGHES is much In ' I ' " the public eye. lie Is a stellar yT asset la the maneuvering for a presidential nomination. The latest third term manifesto by Pres ident Roosevelt adds immensely to Governor Hughes' Importance. - la the view of numerous persons he is the fittest man in the Held for. the place. They are mostly In New England and New York, however, where views are rarely In harmony with the rest of these United States. Governor Hughes is a lucky man. He Is fortunate to be so highly cap italized on such short acquaintance. A few weeks in the limelight as head &of a spectacular insurance investi gation made him governor of New York, f Twelve months of governor Is the main asset of his presidential boom. It' is an abbreviated and in definite acquaintance, . but as presi dential timber, that is an asset, and a good asset. It Is notorious that men little known and of mediocre ability are most often named for president - , 1 r - The gallery of our presidents pre sents the faces of few men of . the first magnitude. It is unfortunate, hut It Is a fact that candidates are oftener sought for their ability to poll votes than for their capacity in constructive statesmanship.. Though respectively anxious to be, Webster, Clay, Douglas and Sumner could not be president, but William Henry Harrison, Buchanan and Grant could. Roscoe Conkling was an Impossibil ity, but Hayes was an actuality. A , mediocre governorship In Ohio made the one and a brilliant career in the senate precluded ' the other. What was not known of Hayes made him president, and Governor Hughes has the same asset . It has been a win- . nlng card often before; it might be ' again. Governor Hughes is lucky In that he arrived opportunely.' New York state was reeking with rottenness. Thomas Lawson had thrown the spot-light on high finance. ' Hearst, the Wprld and others had compelled the Insurance investigation. There is always a beneficiary, in such . af fairs. The revelations showed how, with the connivance of politicians, the money, of policy-holders - had . . been spent by Insurance officials In corrupting Elections.' The air was thick with the shame of the re vela-. ' tlons, and people were shocked and mortified. The political bosses were discredited and people correspond ingly aroused.., It was the oppor tune moment for an opportunist, and j the plum was plucked by Hughes. In the hour of their discomfiture he naturally gave battle to the bosses, and at he-legislative ses sion raised the Issue clearly.. It Was good politics, such as any well Informed politician would have in' , voked, for it was essentially a win ner. ' With the stench of public cor roptlon in their nostrils the people were aroused, and the' New York bosses, la ' the face of their wrath were as 'impotent as dead leaves in the teeth of a hurricane. Governor Hughes won; he could not have lost Nobody could have lost in, any char acter ot battle against . New York politicians at that time. The easy victory Is a handy . asset for Gov ernor Hughes' presidential, boom. It reads well In the south, it sounds - well. In the west and it has stunned New .York and New England. It has brought Governor Hughes very great ,, plaudits for a merely minor perform ance. If his battlo with the bosses had come before the insurance rev elations be would have been beaten to death it indeed he had thrown down the gauntlet to them at all. That is his good fortune, however, and it is creditable to him that he chose right, that he won and that his hands are clean. As governor, he has caused the rreatlon of several commissions of which much Is. promised and little to far proven. There .is confidence that they will achieve1 much,' but they must have a strong, honest gov ernor like Hr. Hughes behind them ftnd a trustworthy personnel, or they - will become implements of mischief. As. governor he vetoed the 2-cent fare bill, passed hy the legislature. Of all states In the union; New York la the one in which railroads could Lopt aSord 2-cent fares. .- InOhlo It. lb"., tffn proven 4tbat under 2-cent fan q the railroads earn more money T WHAT TO 1X SUNDAY. HE, SUNDAY question Is much discussed, and Is not uniroport ant. It is not so roucn or a question for contentedly mar ried people, perhaps, as for unmar ried adults, jet It is a practical ques tion for consideration by all who, bufy at regular occupations through the week, have Sunday for leisure, rest, recreation what they choose. Rest Is all right; this Is a prln clpal if not the chief use ot Sunday for those who have worked six days. Dut how rest? Mere idleness is not necessarily rest. To many people a complete change of activity Is more restful than Idleness. And mind as ell as body demands this change. Recreation? Yes. Sunday Is a proper day for that, If innocent and OME three months ago The Journal published the predic tion that William C. Bristol would be removed from the office of United States district at torney early In the present session of congress, and that the virtual aban donment of the land fraud prosecu tlons would soon follow. The first prediction is already practically ful filled and therefore comment upon it Is timely. -Inasmuch as Bristol's removal is now only a matter of a few weeks at most, depending mere ly upon the choice of his successor, It may bo treated for tho purpose of this discussion as already ac complished. When Bristol was appointed to office It was with the avowed pur pose on the part of President Roose velt of giving to him the heartiest supportof the national administration in the prosecution of the Oregon land frauds, and authoritative as surances were given that the govern ment proposed to prosecute tl un tried cases with the same unrelent ance. Inspired dispatches from Washington charged' bira with the responsibility, for the delays In the land fraud 'cases, although Heney had admitted that he himself was the one to blame. One charge after another was trumped up against Drlstol untlf finally, all other ac cusations having failed, Attorney- General Bonaparte came forth with the silly and puerllo, assertion that Bristol was to.be removed because one of his letters written to Bona narte was lacking In respect We doubt whether that letter could have expressed as much disrespect as will btf felt by the public when all the facts are known. work the government had to estab lish sanitary conditions, and- In other preparatory and experimental wbrk a vast amount of money bad to be used, but hereafter most of it, or at least a far larger proportion, can be used to pay for actual dig ging., , There has been and will be a large percentage of waste, not to speak of actual graft, of course. This Is In evitable when the government un dertakes any great project. An H: ymns to Kn ow A Soldier of the Cro ' ; By Dr. Isaao Watts. fit la strange ttiat this hymn,1 cer tainly one of the most popular by Watts and, on account of Its aplrw ot action, likely to endure when many of his mors contemplative pieces are forgotten should not be Included in the regular collection of hie hymns. You have to look for It In Ms published sermons where, under date of 17Utf, It la append. Christian t u. "flowery bode of ease." has doubt leae been more generally quoted than any other hymn phrase. J ... d to a dlacourae on 1. Cor. KV;1S, the army of useless and needless 'en. nangers-on ot ait sorts, parasitic pets of politicians, will cost a good deal. Besides, the plans ' have been changed and the canal will be built wider than originally planned. 80 the cost will far outrun all the orig inal estimates, and may reach $300,-' 000,000. The government has not . . .- an.. a No one accuses wnuam unstoi beoa KiTinc out anv estimates re- iVa ..1 ihrVh hiaodr .eaa of belna a tactful man. He Is neither Ant!v Vtiif jlmiMlAaa rnnaMiu will I f Am I a soldier of the croas, A follower of the lumbT 1 ; And ehall 1 fear to own his cauae, Or bluab to apeak bis nainef , 1 Muat I be carried to the ekles On flowerv lnd of eaae. While others fought to win. the prise, 1 Are there no foes for ru to facs? Muat I not stem the flood T '. Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me oa to Ood? . not annoying to other and reason able people, but within these limits ,ng Tlgor tnat WM djapiayed during the regime ot F. J. Heney. . II 00 Re- hat kind of recreation? This is worth thinking of. We should all get the most we can out of life, en Joy it the best we can, and the Sun days in one's ' life constitute a velt himself declared that Bristol would be kept In office until the land fraud cases bad been concluded. These promises were not kept our seventh partt)f it, and the most im- The lagt of tne and fraud caB0B tTlfi by Heney ended more than a year ego. Heney went back to San Fran cisco carrying with him all the evi dence relating to the remaining and untried cases, and that evidence he still holds. Months 'rolled by and finally complaints arose on account portant seventh, considering time with this end in view. One thing should be kept in mind; no person or class or organ ization of persons should attempt to oblige everybody else to observe Sunday & they do. Laws for some measure of Sunday .observance are of the delay in bringing these cases good, and should be enforced, but to trial. Neither the attorney- there must be a wide latitude of general,' the secretary of the interior liberty as to bow a person shall em- nor the commissioner of the land ploy his weekly day of rest Cer- office desired to go on with the land tain restraints are well, not only In fraud prosecutions, but they recog deference to a large fraction of so- nized that as .long as Bristol re- clety which holds Sunday to be almalned In office the cases could not divinely appointed and set apart I be dropped Sabbath, bnt also to provide legally 'The proceedings of the last few for an actual rest-day for working people once a week. ' But there ought to be no attempt at affirma tive compulsion in the matter of months bear all the earmarks of a deliberate plan on the part of the administration to railroad Bristol out of office. He was harassed with Sunday observance. All people can- instructions which it was impossible not think and act alike; what a dull world it would be if they did. In connection witn the Sunday theme, it is often asked why more people do not go to church. If we should say, because they do not want to, this would only be equal to a child's "Because." And it we said then, Because they are not in terested in what is Bald and done there, we should have said nothing much more satisfactory. But with out attempting to give the reasons, rwe may express the wish that more people did go to church, and would become more Interested in the things said and done in the churches. So ciety would be better off if this were done. So one good way to spend a little portion of Sunday, unless pre vented by some sufficient cause. Is to go to church for him to carry out, he was told to proceed with the trials without hav ing in his possession the evidence on which the indictments were based, he was deprived of needed asslst- cnntlT. But douhtlAMH conrriii will .... .... . . . . . i - - - 1 politic nor a pontic an. nen no be agke, for a blg ad(uti0nal appro was appointed United States district Drl.ti0 , attorney he made the fatal blunder However, the oeonla' want the of assuming that he was to perform canai whatever the cost. and they Sure, I must f isht. If X would reign; conscientiously the duties of the believe that the administration is office and he proceeded bluntly, nn- doing aa wen a, t cail( or M aQy compromismgiy ana vigorously on 0n9 coum i Ui construction. It this assumption. He took the presi dent at his word and prepared with characteristic energy and thorough ness to'carry forward the campaign against those Implicated in the land proud. frauds, tcariy in nis term ne oegan the preparation ot snlta to recover the stolen lands (the only action that could save the land fraud prose cutions from ending In utter fiasco) and numbers of these suits have been filed. Doubtless they will be quietly shelved when he is once out of office. His political epitaph may well read "Here lies a man who was too honest." 9 Bristol's removal. is a dark stain upon the Roosevelt administration. will be a very expensive affair, but will pay in the long rnn. And that it Is strictly an American enterprise is something of which the country is lirua mv rnuraaraL lrd: I'll bear the toll, endure the pain, , (supported by my wora. , , Thy saints. In all this rlorlous war, Hhall conauer thouffh they die: They view the triumph from afar, 1 And seise It with their eye. When that Illustrious day shall rise, And all thine armies shine In robes of victory through, the skies, The slory shall be thine. T M axims on w. omen like Tf la In flaorant riAflanrfl tit th nrln clple of "the square deal." It casts "ou no1 09 un.rwwi u -black suspicion upon the motives iull prove the true prediction, and the policy of the government in vlew encouraged by the fact the land fraud prosecutions. It uZyvr ucl,Jl u w"""-y .-i. .rr,n e-ronnd for the belief wer lne PeoP'e generally ana th- ,imin!traMr,n la .waved i practically opposed to the liquor ANTI-TKEATINQ CLUBS. HE ANTI-TREATINO movement may prove to be only an ephem eral fad that will run its brief course and disappear, as many fads have done heretofore, or it may grow sufficiently and stick with J enough permanence to prove itself to be a really great reformatory movement in the land. While the lurwcr uuiwui., juu.iu. vj j;oi, w Coquettes may hare their conquests, perlences. seems more Probable, we hapnineaa never; and are deeilued to aeaotauon in meir oiu .By Mildred. Stuart A woman with a cold heart is a flower without fragrance. Thoughtful women do little acts of kindness which bring them great re ward. Women who anticipate the wishes of those whom thry love Inoreaee their Influence over them. It la the little nothings that make Indelible Impres sions. AjOVS women of admiration has Into forbidden paths. Women, whone ambition led many beyond their legitimate erally come to grief. leads them sphere, gon- thls case far more by the approach of the national campaign than by considerations of right, Justice and fair play. And we may remark in naaalno- that V. J. Henev. In his an- parent desertion of the man whose antl-treatlng society, pledging them- appolntment to office he caused, ap traffic as now. This Is sufficiently shown by results of local option laws. Over in the little town of Kelso, it is reported, 65 men have Joined an pears in anything light. but an enviable affront to the . superhuman officers of the line. So Admiral Bqpwnson, who was chief of the bureau of nav igation, resigned, and tor good meas ure of relief the president turned him out of another official position. Thus war breaks out again, but fortunately Admiral Evans' fleet will not be needed In the conflict There will be fierce club and social bom bardments, but nobody will be hurt, except In feelings. Admiral Brown son will have maintained his heaven kissing dignity and his snow-cold to people who are not formal re ligionists.' On the whole, the churches are doing a good work in the world, and deserve encourage ment and support' 'And those who attend them regularly or often get good from them But aBlde from religious observ ance of the day, there are a multi tude of ways of quietly taking rest and recreation, any one of which, if not accounted evil by common con sent, is beneficial, and makes life better worth while. A little good reading, a' little friendly visiting., a quiet little trip in pleasant weather, more kindly and thoughtful asso ciation with the members of one's family than can be had on week days; sober but not sad considera tion of various phases of this mys terious manifestation called life, and of how to be at once more useful and happy while it lasts; some in nocent and not too noisy fun if oc caslon arises these are mere gen eral hints as to how the average per son may pass Sunday, and get some thing out of it that will reBt him and send him to work Monday morn ing cheerful and with a clear con science. honor, and the naval doctor, she! And this applies tered behind the Big Stick, will dose out pills and grog with about the same effect as if a "line" officer were his superior. Since there must be wars, one of this kind Is - not re grettable; ' nobody is killed, unless the doctor in excess , of triumph should deal'out too much dope, and there is In consequence of the epl soda a little addition to the holiday gaiety of the nation ADVICE TO DEMOCRATS. ffl poratlonB, with positive penal pro- vlotnna fnt ttB Infrnrtlnn fonrth n resolution fir an amendment to the ar?e Proportion of. whom are likely constitution providing for an Income tax; fifth, a law authorizing the in terstate commerce commission to find the actual value of a railroad for the purpose of fixing rates, and one giving the commission power to pass upon the future or proposed is sues of securities ot railroad com panies; and bills for arbitration and in restraint of injunction might also be presented. The Democrats should also force a vote npon the question of electing senators by direct vote ot the people, though the president has not yet Indorsed this. These are matters upon which the Democratic party can unite, know ing that a good many Republicans agree with them, and that they are approved by the president If the Republican party agrees with him It can pass this legislation without waiting till after the election, but nobody supposes that it will do this. Why should not the Democrats therefore force these measures to the front, or at least Into conspic uous sight, and make the Republi can; majority publicly declare Artful women are an abomination: they practloe their wily arta upon th4 Innocent and unsophisticated. Amiability la the moat charming characteristic In a woman. A violent temper is a woman a great mmt affliction Superstitious women suffer intense- I v nvar tmaa-lnarv lnlurlea. Women have, naturally, mora fort! tilde than men. Woman's Intuitions have saved many men from fatal mlatakea on account r.f their confidence in tneir Kino. . Women, whoee avnbttlona are inde pendent of their huebanda. rarely at tain the coal at which they aim. Fortunately for mankind, there are more eainta than sinners among wom en. There are very few unworthy of the mlaaion for which they were in tandui hv an all-wlee creator. Th. fnrv nt wnman ha. a always been to keep the pledge, not merely as a painted in strong colors, but no strong- AS t rn 1 crmon tor 1 od ay Faith for the Future. . , ,nr Henry F..Cop, , ... "Hy faith Abraham when he waa eali,i,t to iro out . , . went out, not knowing whither he went" Hebrews, Xl5e 'i ". OU cannot tell muh about a man's faith by Ma Wlllln ' In -futures without any founda tion in fact And yet no man la ready to face the future unless nis ncart is nerved by a high and worthy faith. TMs alons can give strength to look down the coming days and to take up their tasks. ' None of us can know what these new daya hold fof ua; fear readily conjures ; wiaaaicr. XJUl DCCause OT certain sublime confidences we hold we banish our fears, shake off our aloth. . wu aiauijf aiep out into the unkuown and untrodden couatry of tomorrow n lores of all the area. It cecums xor the past: It enter a am! determines the future. Because certain ' men in days gone by believed certain mings intensely: becauae thav ware- thriiled by great vlsiona. bv rlerioua . Ideals, history Was wrought out la the forgs of their convictions, under th nammer of their wills. No great things are dona eicent bV. ui power or xatta under alowinr honea and comnelllnr eonvictl talttrlo her boy's future that makes the ; mother willing to suffer, keepa her pa- L umii. mat nnova un ua rmh.. . strife and weariness of lira. Nn woman la doing anything that makes the wuim nunrr xvr mere Dreca and butter: some purpose sjd vision Is behind the It Is because somehow w n ' matter how we may phrase the belief, that destiny is behind this strango weaving we call life that ws are content to aeein to be the ahuttla 4rit hith, and Uilther. We bear the ills of today vei-auav we aim I or in work nsl wage, it makes, nttls difference what creed man may hold, fur that haa hk-in. almost wholly a matter of philosophical speculation regarding things unknown fldi).en unimportant, butlt makes all the difference what measure and quality of faith he haa, whether be feels the force of great aspirations and is con trolled by eternal principles. It may belono- to faw nt ua tn ha har. aided as heroes, and the ludament ot history may confer on none the mar tyr's crown, but ths hero'a tov and tha martyr's rlorv are In the heart of anrv one who, boldly reaches up to and lives out the highest he conceives, for he win not ao tnat without sacrifice and cause we dimly see the glorious goal the good of all. We do a full days . rk only as we see somehow an star selves not to treat or be treated. These are said to be not all young fellows ot rash Impulses and re morseful drunkards, but are largely mature business men who probably are la earnest In this matter, and a matter of sentiment, but for the very good and simple reason that treat ing and- being treated do not pay, In any respect, and are pure foolishness. It will not be surprffelng If sim ilar clubs are formed in other small towns, and even in larger ones, and If a considerable proportion of the members adhere to the non-treating pledge. And the majority of those who do this will quit treat ing themselves, being ashamed to er than It should be If they are prop erly reseated wrongs, sometimes in flicted upon them by unscrupulous men. Nothing but love and respect should Induce a woman to assume the matri monial yoke. Untruthful women are often the mothers of mischievous lies that cause serious tragedies, virtuous, noble women are more pow erful In the destruction of evil than the warfare of an army of men. North America owes much of ts civilization end progress to the nobll- ttv nt ilm women. It is matter of Infinite pride that American women who have married titles have sustained their positions eo ndmlrablv as to rival those to the manor born in the country of thtlr drink alone and concludlnz that Ba- I aHnntlnn The women or our country nave m- R. BRYAN in the last issue of the Commoner makes some anp-e-PKtinnH in tha Democrats in congress that seem worthy whether It is for the Roosevelt pol loon drinking at all is also .foolish ness. 1 ' We do not expect that this move ment is going-to stop more than a minor fraction of the treating and drinking habit, but it may stop enough of it to add very materially to the temperance element In our society and decrease appreciably the evils of drinking to' excess. At any rate it is a movement to be com mended and encouraged. tie for which to struggle In the matter of equal rights: Through tneir supe rior qualities of head and heart they have been accorded the. highest places In the respect of all the world. The women of no other nation enjoy tha same privileges and veneration as that extended to American women every, where. Bravery No Virtue. A physician turned in disgust from a street fisht wherein a big, robust man was splendidly conquering a small, thin one. "Bravery makes me sick," lie said. ANOTHER NAVAL WAR. f their favorable consideration, even If It be agreed tnat it is not the principal business or duty of a member of congress to play politics, or try. to put the other party in a hole. Mr. Bryan calls attention to tho fact that President Roosevelt has advocated several distinctly Democratic measures, that the Dem ocratic party has on one or more occasions -declared for, and he sug- eests that the Democrats nrenare and Introduce bills for carrying ouf j these reforms, and put the Repub licans on record on them. They are only such measures as have been recommended and urged by a Re- ides or against them? If against them, .why should not Republicans who favor these Roosevelt policies vote" next year for Bryan, who does favor them, rather than for some Re publican who probably does not? A party name is not the main thing; it is what the party's elected men stand for and do. CQSg OF THE CANAL " ' I HERE ARB intimations that rSjebme members of congress who r have recently visited the Pan ama isthmus are fairly stag- pretty well over. A great deal of, work that has been "It I; entirely a e8"" stopped tor awhile will be resumed I be blamed than a man without good n f - Tamtowv 1 o-ltrlnor AmnlAvmnnl I tfth. ""V1 T 7 F V' "r "Bravery depends on the heart's ao to many thousands 01 men now idle tlon. If you have a good, strong heart and putting millions of money in I that beats 72 strokes to tne minute, circulation. The gamblers' panic WXFA'VxKZtMMto flirt with your wife, the heart's action will only fall to 60, and, bursting with energy, you will jump In ana be a hero because you can 1 neip iu beatinsr only about 66, then danger will cause Mt to sink to 43. It won't be your fault who can regulate his heart beats? Yet, all the same, your heart will cause you to display every eymp torn nt cowardice. "If a robber is In the house, you will cower beside your wife, hide your head under the covers, ana ,in a rami, tremo. loua voice bid her pretend, to ba asleep, to make no noise, whatever happens, if It Is a masher you'll hurry her away, muttering that the fellow is . beneath Secretary Taft is going to tell how the president did not cause the panic, from which it is to be inferred that Mr. Taft Js in nowise guilty him self. But there Is no great need of tellipg the country what it knows already. Even assuming In a social way that Mr. KtPAl'a hnn rtannon ara oil gered at the probable total cost of rtm fn- th mm,nfs i,i fo tM notiAa the canal, as Indicated hv cTtuni. I . . I . "The heart roverns the courage as the 1 . . . - i" ' - j vivuui 1 rann nr ra nuuii mon ai m ni n 1 iw avsw n 1 - . . . . . HERE IS another row In the publican presment or one eiectea as ture8 and tne progre8B made to , T'- I navy, ana or course tne presi- I dent, who Is commander-ln . . cnier or tne navy, and never backward about butting In, is in the thick of it The particular cause of this ; latest outbreak of naval war fare waa the appointment by the president of a naval surgeon -or doc tor,;, who Is only a staff and not a a Republican, and one who, it is supposed, could be triumphantly re-j elected If he would consent to run again. Yet there is no movement, nor 'any indication of one, among Republican leaders in congress to carry out the president's ideas or follow his recommendations. Why, 1 then, should not the Democrats play iiuiD ui mew visit, come pa- tnh j i . .1. i 1 . 1 Juu yciD uicuuijr w uie enterprise ana 10 me aaministrauon are also wor- The Union weather governs the barometer, and he whose heart in danger beats 43 is per force a coward, while he whose heart beats 60 is perforce brave. "In fact, with a dose of digitalis, the heart-stimulating drug, "I'll agree to ried over the treat flnnrl n,n,nn ..." J . """turn any coward mio a Drave man tent - v. "iwiiuj 1 IH'f'n II RK1I1E LCI1H U III 1 1 1 1 II II H HT Tl frT 1 nftrarl I V that is being poured into the big Urofits durine the nast few yearn, vet ditch. The Philadelphia Telegraph has to reduce expenses, auit build- Carmen Sylva's Birthday, Dana i "if .((. .... ...11 it. j . .... construction of the Panama canal will require such inconceivable sums At this rate of outlay the hnc ni nJea that ft haa nn I Queer. Elizabeth of RoumaHo, better n In8 Pea tnat It nas no money. I hnown to the publlo under the pen name of "Carmen syiva, . was corn at iseu- ; - ,. - j .v. UaIIHm in. the ertpnt of hrintrtnir for- .v- ..v. 7" " .---.-d uuo uiiicer, iu iu vuuiuiauu oj, iu v- --- mu mj ricuust nation HI tne maps Of Portland water mains. They Wled. n her parents' home she became the ' Tinnar I acquainted witn mo cniei wrtiers, poeia. me . manner yltl. rt Br.,at r th hv. nA early showed a great gift for poetical. composition, i no juars ijm iu ibos i -l ttfote t!ia law vfas passed, and It ls said that Japanese have made gk i'xWJSiVS hospital ship Relief.: There Is al ward these measures ana making a Wbrld will stand appalled when the hM nt nverinnt h. r.n- acauainted with ways Jealousy and- enmity between fight for them, especially as they j stupendous figures begin to be creek sewer, the "line'' an rl the "stafT." hnth In are such as almost all Democrats are Vnnwn tn the t. anA tho tiairv Knt (i oo.m.J efnerelv fh favor of ? If the ReDub- I onahine- ni-nf ,.4- t.. tt, 1 i ': I she spent chiefly In travel. In 1869 she uw i(u, u. .u uWI vu. ..idiuvv.v., .. .... i .u ,7. I ""!":" -. wdv tou uo mud ouuius vuo ia ouuuay op married Prince Charles of Boumania. to oreaa oui'ottener or more easily i ticana i cnecaea, iae government will fie portunily OI xvv i to ao some good In the navy. Men who spend most go oa record as opposing ttte presi- called on to pay out at least five hun- or make some moraV improvement. of their time in arduous and dan- dent in ms reiormaiory poucies, anu dred millions of dollars before the gerous service on the rude salt sea that would be a good political play, canal is finished." ' . Better boll the resolutions down waves are naturally quick-tempered. Butt If enough Republicans voted But to these voices of alarm it to one or two than' make a lot that The "line." be It known, Is v com-1 with the Democrats to pass tne diub, may probably be truthfully renlled you know you won't keep posed of men of superior caliber and the country wouia get tne Denent orjthat it will not be necessary to coh flber. A sort of divine afflatUB doth the good legislation thus hrought tlnue- the present rate of exDendl- envelop ;them, . so that ordinary mortals, or even equally ranking men of the 'staff," should never ap proach them closely, apd at a' dis tance only with the : humblest .sa laams, in acknowledgment of the vast and brldgeless distance between them. This naval doctor appointed to conimand ; the hospital 1 ship was only one pt the staff, a fellow picked up from the putslde, not one of the predestined elect of tha line, and thus to promote him was a grievous about,-,? r I tores, ana tnat as time passes a The measures which Mr. Bryan great deal more work will" be done suggests that Democrats should in proportion to the money spent. A unitedly bring forward and make a large proportion of the outlays fight for are: v First, publicity as to heretofore have been directed hot so campaign ! expenses, and perhaps much to actual canal construction as even, the president's "plan that cam-, to establishing ' conditions on" the paign expenses be paid out of the Isthmus under which men could live federal vtreasuryr second, an . antir I and wkand to other preparatory trust law, drawing the line at trusts objects. To, mention a single item, that are practical monopolies and four clubhouses for worklngmen, cost; depriving them vof tariff benefits; lng $35,000 each,' have been con third, a law to liceqije Interstate cor- Etructed. T to retain men who will One trouble is that there are not places in Oregon for half a dozen f federal district attorneys. , I . Will It turn out that' Mr. Hawley has the strongest pull? - That should not be surprising.: t 'V - Mr. Taft will open ' his campaign at Boston tomorrow;, It is a cold place. , " S Friends of Senator La" Follette hsve begun . a fight to secure hiny the Ne braska delegation at tha next Renubll- can national convention, : In March. 1881.' Koumama was declared a kingdom, and bn May 22 of the same ! year the prmcesa was crownea queen. Under the name of Carmen Sylva she haa published several volumes of stories and poems, with translations of Rou manian poetry Into Cierman. Some of lir mint haautiful and. toucnlnar noems are those written- on the death of her only child In 1874. ' The queen is noted for her deeds of charity and is greatly, beloved by th Roumanian people. ' " - A Sugar Jag. , ; - Whn a enrara of sutrar reaches port the hatches are always lifted and the hold aired two hours before the steve dores are allowed to enter, '.' said W. C'T. U. woman.- . . f-- "This Is right,", she went OH sternly. "Otherwise these men would srct on a Jag, a sugar Jag. - The air of the hold, hlled with the gases rising from the sugar, would Iaze their eyes, ' cause them to stagger, causa them ta sing and shout, to want to ftgbt, to smoke and to make love. - . "I have aeen stevedores, riotously un loading . a cargo ' ot sugar, as drunk from the fumes ns though they Imd pain on his aide nor without enriching tor mankind on the other. . jne largest faith may be manifest In the lowliest places. When all tha work of tha ages appears, when tha weaving of the centuries Is turned with Us finished side towards us. ws may aee, that tha man who has laid tha brick or fed the furnace or the woman who has washed and cooked and tended the little ones, doing thee things for love, haa shot the most glowing colors into the great fabric. V , It Is not ths thlngou do so much as the spirit In which you do it that makes it great or small. Faith determines this spirit, for faith Is that which fashions the Ideal of the one we love, the Ideal we serve and for which we Joyfully suf. fer. The prophet whose burning word' we cannot forget lives by ths faith in a vision broad and sweeping: but not leas is the faith ef the humble toller who Uvea each day by the vision of his home and fireside. - . Nor is thin all. . It Is faith that drawn on life's Invisible sources of power, and' refreshing; It Is faith that finds Inner contact with the Invisible. How empty Is life If it hold nothlnr but things; how hungry, grows the heart fed only on cold facts. For each day as it comes we need to he able to draw on tha flean' springs of the water of life, the springs from which our fsthers drank and found strength to lay the foundatlona of our day. Faith is not the Mind confidence that somehow, providence will send us dally. hread. it is tne rscuity ny which the heart eats of tha .bread of heaven, by which it comes Into fellowship with ths great end Immortal of all ages; bv which it walks with Jesus of Natareth and every spirit Ilk his and learns to reiirt lire as love and law and sea it aa leading to eternal good. - ' Sentence Sermons .. Henry F. Copa. Public security resta on private char acter. . e The strong mind will not have a sore head a Arguing with a fool Is only augment ing folly. .. , a Every , Sunday prayer waits for a Monday amen. a . Religion should be a good aword. but it makes a poor shield., , There la In this world for any of us what we sea In it, and no mora. '.' The frults of truth are not gathered by beating about the bush. a Some think they are firm tn the faith who are only frozen In heart. If you ara a true friend you never need to put on an air of friendliness. A living exponent of the Bible Is worth any number of the best expos itors. - 'At Many a church Is substituting work ing the world for working for the world. An tonnual sprint In religion will not do much good in, the heavenly race. The world might soon be made good If only religious people would make good. .It Is as much our duty to brighten another's way as to lighten his 'load. Idle admiration of the master's teach.'' lng' la no better than utter rejection Of it. .1 . , ;. a a .t The strength of a1 man's will is itltalv to be In opposite proportion to that of his breath. ' . Many a man Is a hero In battle be cause he has not shirked the dull drill In days of peace. It's no use praying for a clean nltv unless you are willing to do part of the housekeeping. . . 7- "head the more careful he will be as t the use or the iront of it. HX,:!:?i .'..5 ' ".'" ' IiOts of sorrow would be cured If w would own It as thq fruit of sin in stead of charging It up to providence. . '. ' h The kingdom of heaven is manifest in any city not by the height of the stee ples, but by the level of the people, i eacb put away 1 glasses of dark beer." 1 king across tho Transvaal frontier This Date in History., z H$ ino-Thomaa a' Becket, ArchblshoBl of Canterbury, assassinated. . . . .."I 18U---American ship Constitution eapi I tured British frigate Java off the ooafv of ViraziL . k -ir - J' j-r i8.4 vpngress admitted Texas to the union, - 1863 Ship Staffordshire wrecked off Nova Gcotia. with loss of 175 Jlives rt 1857-r-Canton tken by the Brttlah, f --UtM. B. ?loyd of Virginia "rtt aa secretary of war. . l89o-"l,)r. nJameson's ride front Maf