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r THE JOURNAL ' AN ' INDEFENDBKt KKW8PAPIB. C. 8. JACKSOM... ..Publ latter " j-uhllhd ery wnlng (axc-pt Sunday '' rr-rr Hnnair nmrn ir. at 'in journal buiiu- trie. Fill od i", nib 111 (tract. PortUnd. On. - taterad at podofflc it Portland, Or., (or " i trniulMloB throufb U malls as aacoau-claas jKLErHONES MAIN T17S. HOME. A 0061. v.'..,!'- All erparta.-i.ta ruebed by tbeaa number. I ,. ?eu to eirtuc tha department yon warn. tDHKlGN ADVERTISING REl'BESENTATIVH rland-Bralamln Rnorial Ai1rtUlns Aeencv. ',Yl;.'" Brunswick Bul..ln-, 226 Fifth ima. , . , iori iriwioo millcllnr,, inn-urn. ',, 6'ihacrlptlon Term by nill to ny (ddreu , ; to tha Uultnd But. Canada or til. ' ' DAILY. ;M year tS.Oti One moots $ -50 "'.'. 81,'NDAJf. , -,. a year 12.50 I One month.., f .26 v J DAILY AiD SUNDAY. a yeir 7.6i one month." .68 THE OLDEST PERSON DIES. Ml RS. MARY RAMSEY WOOD. who died in Hlllsboro on New ear's morning at the age of 120 years and 6 months, was far as we remember the oldest f; white person on record in this coun- It Is to be remembered that" h ran as a ' non-partisan more than as a Democrat; for he had particularly repudiated orsanized party dictation and avoided partisanship in his ap pointments. Besides, the Repub lican candidate, who "was handi capped by certain elements of sup port, would in all .probability have been the nominee of a party con vention. Or if not, the party nomi nee would have fared no better. A majority of the people were and are against government of the city by a partisan mayor, the tool of a party machine and ring. But this is what the Oregonian is hungering and thirsting to get back to. Why Bhould Republican voters re fuse to support a nominee under the present system any more than one selected by a convention out of sev eral eager aspirants, each with an army of friends and supporters? There is nothing to show that such is the case. There is no reason for "knifing" under the primary law more than under the old law, nor is there any evidence that more of it is done. Now, Just as formerly, ' - CLnm ? -J I 1 . i . 'XnZ" uu,"u" "uu uesroes uavo the party with the most votes elects v- been older at death.-according to nearly all the candidates. Now, Just r popular report or their own asser- as then, there is an occasional ex- would rather be what they' are than States would leave It an easy prey a man with a good home and all the I to the " Bear, which nobody knows ' 1 . . . 1 lla.i .At- J A "L - - i - -.... .at comforts ot life U tnese mvojvea i oetir in.au ino eiaer , ruiers ot actual, persistent, lifelong work. Nippon. " i- Some, esneciallv the younger ones, I can be reclaimed, and Boclety should Tn malign, financial machinations do whatever it can to accomplish of Thomas P. Ryan and J. Pierpont this, but a'laree DroDortlon. it is to Morgan nave wrecked me Airline be feared, are hopeless cases. They Seaboard railroad. No corporation have no ambition or self-respect on or legitimate business enterprise which to base reformatory efforts, could stand the enormous rates ot The real remedy ia the work til Bev- interest, commissions and rake-offs eral generations, of a better system that those buccaneers of finance and of education in homes rather than Industry required, ' Against them in schools, and in Juster economic there is no usury law, nor any con- and political methods and higher spiracy law. wnai less or eise are ethical ideals. To cause a man to such men than colossal robbers? be somebody Instead of a tramp, we must begin with his grandfather. OREGON EDUCATION. C That Portland has the lowest death rate of any city of consider able slxe in the Country only 8.27 per 1,000 Is a fact that ought to be advertised as widely and thoroughly SI ' ? l the alleged ception. Pennoyer was elected gov i? V WVU UUl U, ,qlUeU, R WUI( p,.,,,,,, U,JC0 un(Jer o(1 to haveeen done sufficiently in the Webb was elected state trcasurer. - case of Mrs. Yood And what adds chamberlain was elected district at- .xoinewonaer other longevity is the torney here,-and before that attor , fact that untll almost the end she riey.general. Surely the primary .was In fair possession of her phys- law was not responsible for these - lcar and mental faculties, jo that terrible calamities, that wrought she could walk, talk sensibly, eat, Buch terrible wreck and ruin in the and act In general like what we call Btate ' ell-preserved old woman of 80 or So aI tnig wainng an4 gnashing 85. But In spite of this, life must of teeth is puerile, absurd, without lave become quite a heavy burden any reasonable cause or excuse. But for nefvand she wa's no doubt glad even if the new law should result to lay it down and go hence. tn dividing up the offices a little - How far back the term of this more( jn causing the voters to be- ! woman's - life takes us! What come more discriminating and in-world-transforming e'Vents have dependent, no harm would be dope. taken place in it! In the same year The state would be auite as well oft. 'that shai was born the fathers of the Voters now have' some voice in de- ;; American republic framed the con- termlning the choice of their pub- stitutlon, and when Washington was nc servants; under the lauded rep- first inaugurated president Bhe was resentative system .they had none, i "nearly two years old. She was mar- it was a-slate in every county con-1 ; 1.; riea auring jenerson s nrst admin- vention. a slate in every ' state con v" Istration,- and when Jackson became vention, a big ring and smaller rings president was a mature, middle-aged an along the line, and some such matron. The year of her birth fellow as Jack Matthews in charge Louis XVI dissolved the' French as- 0f the machine. The new system semwy, one or the acts that led to does not work to the oerfect satis the treat revolution and his and his faction of anybody, perhaps, but we .-.queens execution. She was two think the people of Oregon will not years oia when the Bastile fell. At soon be ready to return to the old ; aer : birth Napoleon Bonaparte was systn , -u arvuicr iitsuienaai, a aemocrai ' nd a revolutionist, 28 years old. Fredetick the Great had died the ' previous year. Catherine was czarina . and empress of Russia. When War , rea Hastings as tried Mary Ram - sey was beginning to walk and talk. Ceorge HI of England, who fought I tramps, hoboes and bums. This .to. retain he American colonies, probably an over-estimate, but there . lived till she was 33 years old. If h8 a great army of them. Most of fler; oldest child had lived till now, them are not criminally inclined, ex he would have been 102. She was a Cept In petjty ways, though there is . woman oi wnen ner aaugnter at a fraction- that on pressure will . whose home she died, aged 77, was commit burglary, and a considerable . . . number of 'them graduate into ,wnai mjrjaos norn later than "yeggmen." A portion of this great , Biie usYt. passea away, wnat na- ftrmy o( men afflicted with the "wan . tions have crumbled or been re- rieri.ist" wTii wnrir Brfin nnrtinn modeled. What Industrial and eco- Uf the time, Just enough to maln aomlrevolutions have heen accom- tain existence when It cannot be pusnea. vvnat wonder those eyes 8Upp0rted otherwise, but many wiU saw and those ears heard, during not work at all, under any circum- " pi more man sjancea. A writer in the Philadel- half a century she had lived in Ore- phla Press thinks the existence of K . 7 v , I, , y. 10 a8Sume this vast army of loose-footed and I f healt,hful a!r and Practs low.minded people is "the biggest ,, helped to prolong her life. Yet with menace confronting the United these it may be long before a per- state8 today. and he takes a fa- ..' J ,lveB m KJCOD 10 06 yeara vorable view of the suggestions made J AVUJMAUU U A i.AXA.CU j 1V1 luvl kj AND THE PRIMARY r ".Z."U1S'."..? " I . j I uuw a practicing puysiciau oi iBi- YNICAL COMPLAINTS with ref erence to education have been as possible: and the true explana uttered in Oregon of late. It tion should be given, that it is due is asserted that our youth are largely to our exceptionally equable given instruction that leads them and healthful climate, and even away, rather than " into, industrial more, perhaps, to the best drinking life. A charge ''made by one news- water in the world paper is that our parents seek by education to Dut their children in What of it if Ohio is not solid for the way of gaining a living without Taft? When Cleveland was nomi work, and that tho effect is largely natod the first time and the third a kid-gloved college output. time, the New York delegation was There are but few tests deter- against him. Yet he won both those minatlve of the truth or falsitv 6f times at the polls. The second time the charge. Such as are available the New York delegation was for seem to Indicate the charge to be at him, and he was defeated. variance with the actuality. For il lustration, the most widely attended When any of our state exchanges educational institution in Oregon is 'eel like condemning Portland and the State College of Agriculture and wishing it were in Guinea, or any Mechanic Arts with its courses of where out of Oregon, let them re- technical instruction. There are at 1 member that Multnoman county Corvallls aDDroxlmately 1.000 stu- Py 31 Per cent 01 tne 8tate taxes, dents, a number not very far short and does so very cheerfully nf tho rnmhlniiH fit tnnrlnnrn nf nil It is said rnaw is quarreling witn his lawyers again. And of course it is understood without telling that THE GOVERNMENT THE LAND the colleges and universities in the state, normals and Portland instltu Hnn evditriAri Tta unnnnrl rnmpa from every county, and indicates they are Qarrellng among them- I THE ARMY OF TRAMPS. T HAS been declared that there are in the United States two mil Hon roaming, homeless, unam bitious vagrants, known is TARTIES THE PORTLAND morning paper aEes of 9 and 25 associating with is most dolefully pessimistic a11 Krades ot the vagrant army, was about Republican party pros- crested over 100 times, and served pects under the primary law. 42 terma ln Jalls- He mentions va- The Republican party, it says, hai? r,ous causes which drive men into abdicated, surrendered, quit;' has trampdom, and says: "A great per become nothing, non-existent, be- cent are mere ,ads wno 8tarted out cause of this law, which has abol- wlth bo'lsh fancies about fame and Ished parties. There follows some 'ortune and who have got bo far moldy claptrap about the necessity lnto the dePtbs that they are afraid of parties, the insignificance of tho to 80 home. There are no end of man and the imnortancn nf "nrin- causes which tossed into the whirl- ciples" declared by a party conven- Pool of vagrancy those million and tion, converted Into a machine and run by bosses, who never have any principles except to humbug and that the trend Is as strong as it might be expected to be, in the di- . ' . . a I j. 1 , i reciion oi industrial uuu tecunicai training. It shows a distinct ten dency to secure that industrial knowledge and skill which means an after activity in the orchards, on the farms, in the shops, factories and mines of the state. It seems to in dicate that there is very little dis position to educate along the cul- selves. Congress meets again next Mon day. Now, Brother Hawley, show 'em how stout you' are. If. If I were Are, I'd burn the world away. If I were wind, I'd turn my storms thereon. If I were water, I'd aoon let It down. Cecoo Angouen. tural to the neglect of the industrial And warm it till -It blossomed fairly forth. lines. It is probable that other ex amples could be found to confirm this view. That the next decade will show still more favorable phases in this direction is certain. It must be And In the sweetness of Its smiling mien Resemble some soft southern garden scene: And when the winter came again I seek The chilling homes of lowly ones and meek, From., the Pendleton Tribunal There ) much of apparent Justice in the. Sunday Portland Journal's severe criticism of tha , Juggling that has maraed tie courae of tha national, ad ministration , la the pas v of United state District Attorney W.C. Bn.toL UniKir the clrcunancejiaa.iar as the puDiio baa been Derm It ted to under stand the situation. thr la Mm ground ror the suspicion that the vlg orous nrosecutinn tr th n,.i.in. e"d,an,t I" the land fraud trials la not i. in ntiE jnnfl. Tha tin. warranted and unnftesaaxy delay haa been docldedly unfair to the accused men, and the cessation of. the trials, now near t mm . v.,r. 0n . . The idua that the government Has had no. money for tha purpose, first urged, wm of course, a mere subler- ruae. That th unv.rnm.nt n . United States la not able to pursue a V tr1aB JL thu character la a claim absurd in the extreme. When it la able tO Indict M-Omlnailt man n.t ..... endless quantities of money to the pursuance of a, plan vigorously proea cuted. It should 6e able to give the de fendants a apeedy trial and not fofoe them to rest under a .cloud for ycara lr innocent, nor let them Mrmw nun. shmnt when thr of them, are serving ther ierms behind prison bars. or it .should be remembered that wno nave been pronounced . the Letters From tte People Putting Himself Right. Portland, Jan. 2. To th Editor of The Journal In reply to Esmond Ford's letter, which appeared in your iue oi uecemDer jo, wm say that, un like him I' have been regularly dis charged from my ship In Tacoma, Washington. I have never been to sea as a coai passer or have I worked my passage to any part of the world. I have been In. and I carry my discharge with me. If it Is news to Mr. Ford I may aay that I cam to th Pacific coasi irom England on the steamship htlaine. As far as my having run away from my mother la concerned, will say that Mr. Ford haa another guess com InK. My mother came some time ago ii urn Australia to t'ortianii ta m and my many friends who met her her knew that Mr. Ford'a statement Is false, I might aay ihat ever .Bine leaving iiume i nave aepi up a regular corre spondence with her. Now my advice to Mr. Ford Is: not to meddle with nthr people's private affaire, a he only makes himself ridiculous and la liable to get hlmsolf into serious trouhln. I am not accustomed to throwing mud ln the public press, but I thought it only fair to put myself ln a true light to the readers of The Journal In the face of this attack on me. david s. Mcdonald. borne in mind that Oregon has as And do my small, but most efficient part heart. , yet but six persona to each square mile of territory, while older states, like Rhodo Island, have as high as 400 or more per square mile, and that our educational system is as yet in Its infancy. What is possible elsewhere 13 not yet possible in Ore- If I were wind I'd turn my breath upon The calm-bound mariner until, anon, The eager craft on which he sailed should find The harbor blest toward which it has Inclined: , And ln the city streets, when summer' dava gon, because of sparse population. Were withering the soul with scorching The thorough organization and cost- rd .eertBhe fevered brow and lv industrial instrumentalities of eves Massachusetts are not possible for An1 brln to them a tft8te of pwd lack of people and wealth ln Oregon, if i were water it would be my whim What w havn accomnlished ednca- To seek out all earth b aesert places tionally is as a matter of fact, far in And tifrVeach arid acre to a fair 1vnr nf what we have achieved Lush home of flowers and oasis rare. aching in other lines of Btate development, as is suggested in our tardy growth in people and production, compared to what they might have been. That we are on the threshold of a great development In all things is apparent and that our instrumentali ties of education will accommodate themselves to growing needs and advanced ideas, is equally probable. That the conditions and prospect on all sides are such as to inspire real optimism rather than misanthropy Is The Journal's view of the situation. The future, indeed, seems overflow ing with good cheer ln every direc tion and from every standpoint. T a nair I speaK aoout ana if thpy just got the chance to get up and stand on their feet they would "work" the people. There must be Jimp at it." What they need, he party organization, says the dis- eays, is decent clothes, a little tressed Oregonian, which of course money, a chance to go home or to be somebody elsewhere, and make a start, and then they would work all right. So he advocates a law that would at once compel and en courage these fellowB to make something of themselves. "When a moans a return to the old methods, when a few self-seeking and grasp ing fellows were the party, and the masses of coonle nothing tholp in. , terests cared for less than the wel .vfare of bo many sheep or mules. Republicans fit for office, we are vagrant. Is arrested he ought to be ftold, won't seek nominations under sent to jail and put at hard labor the present law, and if they do they and made to work Just as hard as he cannot be elected. This contra- can producing something which is -'diets everything Abe same naner 'has salable. F6t this hard labor he . said about' "Republican candidates ought to be paid a certain sum by i during the past s tfyree years that the hour or plece and when his t ihey Were good land worth v men. term is up and it should not be too ) which '.In. the main' is -true; and it Short, either the money he has .' contradicts the undisputed fact that earned should be given to him, part 'In most cases they were '.- elected. ra presentable clothing and part in The governorship was an exception, cash." And the ex-tramp think but Withycombe was not beaten.be this would in great measure solve AN OLD CUSTOM. HE DARK history of the Title Guarantee bank, now in large part disclosed, contains Inci dentally, a warning against the alliance of business and politics; that is, the bargain, hitherto com mon and almost universal, that busi ness concerns in return for favors shown to candidates or other pol Itlclans should be- rewarded, by of ficeholders who were thus helped to win. - In this case the evil was ac centuated by the fact that both parties to the supposed bargain were handling in carrying it out not their own money, but the money of others who had no knowledge of such a transaction and would never have consented to it on one side money of depositors and on the other the money of all the people of the state, much of which, except by rare good fortune, would have been lost. When, If ever, will the time come when a public office shall be re garded as purely a Jpubllc trust, and when candidates will Indignantly spurn, Instead of soliciting, all at tempts to finance their campaigns for a consideration to be paid in voluntarily by the people? iT-V !-- Buuu, Mfc U14MJ, V- K:l hoto ti fta. r?hBm1iQi1itn L-. ' tried and the people wanted hint-for another ' term. - He would have Deaien. any man nominated ny a con ;TentlOi just ' the - same. Furnish - wm TinmltntBil lindur tha nM tem.no" :M ( was beaten; then why blame the primary law for Cham herlaSft's success-which must be the grievance; for no other Democrat of the new.' law" In Oregohrr.If Mayor Lane .he considered a case In point, tho tramp problem. It has been A great deal of comment is made because the Japanese are buying stated that J. Eads How, a St. Louis millionaire, 'has offered to spend f50(M)00 in , aid of the passage of sucba law in the different states. Such a law would no doubt do somr good; the.; suggestion, is along the right line", but the ex -tramp doc totisltbgether too optimistic in his view of results. A large proportion of tramps are so because they want to be and .like to be tramps, in pref erence to performing real, steady labor " at whatever much war material, and all the fire- alarm newsmongering attachments are chattering of an intention on Japan's part to fight the United States soon. The premises, if true, does not support the conclusion. Japan looks far ahead, and believes in being abundantly and thoroughly prepared. The war with Russia showed , that, and as Japan expects another war with Russia as soon as Russia can get . good and ready. Japan proposes to be prepared. For rewfrd, ; They Japan to g& to war .with the United i Resolved in dew, I'd nestle In the rose. As summer rain I'd ease the harvest woes. And where a tear to pain would be re- rellef A tear I d be to kill the sting of grief. If I were gold I'd seek the poor man's purse. I'd trv to win mt wit Into the verse Of some grand singer of man's brother hood, And prove myself so pure, so fraught with good That all the world would bless me for the cud Of happiness I'd brought for all a sup. And when at last my worK 01 joy was o er I'd be content to die and be no more. John Kendrlck Bangs. The Money Went Back. From the Breeders' Gazette. Illustrative of the wrinkles and kinks developed during the financial flurry a story Is told by central Iowa banker who was carrying a time deposit of 14.000 for a farmer who took alarm and dpmanded hla money, although his denoHit certificate aid not require pay ment until January 1 next. Persuasion and argument proving futile, the banker decided to appease his Irate customer tiy paying mm, suojeet or course, to ror felture of tho Interest, amounting to $80. As a salve to his Injured feelings he handed out the money in metal, an tlcipatins that When the deposlfor saw its bulk tie would relent: mil tne de positor was determined and shouldering the hag of coin, strode across the street to the postofflce and made a peremp tory call for $4,000 in money orders. "I'll trust Uncle Sam and nobody else," he declared. .He received his orders in due time, a pocketful of them, paying $40 for the privilege of making the postofflce his custodian of funds. His total cost to protect himself, a he Im agined, was $120. "Well, I can go home now and breathe easy," he remarked complacently as he tucked tho orders away. "Yes, you've got a good debtor," as sented the postmaster, "but will you do me a tavor ! "Sure!" "Well. I've got rheumatism In my back and I've got to get that bag of money over to the bank to deposit It. Just tote it over and I'll be your's truly." The reassured capitalist complied, but his subsequent conversation was so sul phurous, in an earnest effort to ex press his chagrin to see that the money went back to the bank from which he had drawn It that the town marshal experienced the necessity of taking him In hand. Another "King Jake." From Lipplncotfa. . With a scowling brow the Irate vau deville agent awaited the next applicant, who. was not long ln coming. A long, lanky individual, with more hair than j was absolutely necessary ana a coun tenance that waa not a bit cheerful came to his desk, and in funeral tones said. "Good day, Ir," "Well, what doyou want?" was the unnromlsing reniy. "I need a lob Justow about as much as anything else," answered the lean person. - "Ever had any experience?' ."Oh, indeed, I have bn with" "Chop it short. I ki iiw you've been with all the big stars rom Hamlet to omelet," Interposed th agent shortly. "That doesn't cut any 1 reezes With me. What'a your line?" "I Ij I'm a a a comedian," was the faint reply." ' "Well,' then, make- me laugh," de manded the agent with a snarl. Longitude. Portland. Jan. 2 To the Fdltftr nf The Journal Please let ma know whether longitude i from north to south or from east to weat. P. J KKr.T.EV (Longitudinal lines run north and soutlj. from pole to pole. The longitude of any locality la Its distance east or west of Greenwich, England, which Is the usual base of reckoning). The Panic and Hard Times. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. Now that the country has passed through a mtoney panlo It Is time that everybody who has contributed to It . , ' Small CJiange ' a fina2tartCOra h flnrt tl?r'!). ,a 1 I, j 0 LI ' f J , ' . 1 - win xo oanisn ue uniuCK? guilty wero Indicted for practically the Friday superstition f , .. - n'- same 'offenses as those now under in-1 j '!2;'','V',!'';';'. ' . dlptmnnr und this unfair delay lacaa 1 uui r Ulll ' eniinilA r hi 7. . . . . . . . 1 - - - - - ...ItflttvlnHliul .. . ' WUWHWH . w lime -or mini nquiviiini iu uuiiii" vm vHigusir una yearT -.. hat there Is but allaht hone of Ultl-1 , mata 'convictions, .which would. b f But then Jeff nvi 1. mnat MniilvAlant to 1 fDrtner aamiMlon I unrtA. r-".T - . "uio.i. that 1n the former trials there" wac i " . V,' , T;" v J "a approaon-10 a raiiroaaina vrw ' i , . ' - - jIoyed. w! i - I ... i ,n W1! mawetc but the .To closr the atmosphere In : these ''Jf mlnerc arc cheap in the mines. matters Mr. Hiney -ahould -have been 1 . . " s : directed to proceed wun tne inais w coma oeattic have pulled off 1U soon as the Indictments wfere found, sjialr, next year without Portland men T Representative 'Williamson and ther,l. This. year i just like 'all th. rmmf w 4n a-ravea. aome In Prison I (ha vm. k.LVt. " tn" and others on appeal. And Mr. Bristol I , . .1 Zr'r r ahmtM hava haif tha unhesitating BUPI 'm... . - t ort of our delegation ln congress and I ..llrii !vlnu..I,.?,Me eurrenoy of the aamlnistratlon, not only ;in- 7 puW aai tne money us atructed to orocecd witn cua irmis, put v"w - " 1 wnr not make J Vlm.. u.... This would : have been the Only fair fTretrJ' the treasury and done with way to the defendants, to uia ai-irw 1 . ' - t attorney and to the public. As 'mlgnt ierhBr. ' ' ","L !' ' have been expeoten, tne aniy-uuuyni 1 " -'"",,1. c ai.v'"" methods puraued have given rise o .7ten VS." " 10 P'- mu oubllo susolctoB that there Is a lack niion to books.. ; ? of sincerity back of tne matter; ana 1 . ( . :' that somebody beside the derenaanis jck- Mattnews Is delighted with . j . 1 marv nnm n.HA. 1 - - There la bur one fair course to the . , , ,e - accused ir.cn aid 1 for the 1,pvf"M tCndidate for the senate will have aiiu iiiai i - - - i vnnia oui soon, or bold thalr naaca at once and dlipose of them all before for four years more! noia.ln,,r P0' another vacation ia permuwa. . r. a a a--.'1" 5r'v 'Possible that one of I Menfttnr Ttnuma'a xr-. -1..; I tlons waf to drop the third-term propU ganda. i7 HOW ttmiM Vilm tloli. A. aim deat. William J. Bryan of Nebraska; for wiuiam j, tjryan 01 - a v iu 1 Bristol haa at ell times been ready to go ahead with them, but The Taft Mistake The fleattle Tim., aava tur i now at least as large as San Francisco, Dut -aamits that Chicago is a little a a Don't despise a man thaaa Hivi nn "eeenra!0V.".t-of hl" perhaps il we by the t holiday present from his wife and he From Collier. That the secretary of, war would make an excellent president we are more than ready to believe. Once In office, he would get back to his old independ ence. Nevertheless, the collapse of the Taft movement is due ln large part to mismanagement of the Taft campaign. A worse error could hardly nave than the Seattle Dech. followed b Cincinnati deal.' In January.- 188 ian- ' "" pul Iorwru Vim-L A Michigan man had his head frac ... I iiran nv at t-im a at W L. . - It la a matter of business with Mr. f"." w" "rrl" Cox. He cares as little about Repub- u,;"VAr.ee.t:.w."en n reU- Mor,: lican principles aa about the topography 1 or the moon. He does not care ror sent-1 .. . . Iill.nt Vila ..rirlnu mn.t hji aatirad If I Get tiriCM Tnr a fillvvavit 4a. nomination is desired. The result Is he night," say a New York pacer. Better haa become quite wealthy." I come to Oregon where bracing for blls uu year nia servicea were iccurra -u. iivi necessary, Dy t nose having in cnarge ine aecre- i a ?.ry. . campaign. In August, 1U6, .a German governor of Tonao land had xo pay $3.50 for killing a native. But William H. Taft declared: "It is a condition of affair a local if he '.hould Id a " h.lV,J-,lC despotismmuch to be deplored. If I get the price per head reduced to whole were able to cast my vote In Cincinnati I Baie rates. " In thn romlna- election. I ahould vote I a a against the municipal ticket nominated Bryan' Commoner wished a "happy bythe Republican organlxat on. New Tear a twelve-month of neac. aS We advise anybody Interested In poll tics, who has access to the "Cltlaens1 Bulletin" of Cincinnati, to read it care fully. There are few publication as sound and illuminating ln regard to what government la and what it ought to be. This periodical,, ln one of the issue in wnicn it eauoriaiiy regreuea the secretary a acquiescence, proaucea the following from Seneca' "Pilot": O Neptune, you may save roe ir you will; you may sink me If you will; but whatever happens, I will hold my rud der true. Tommy Todd Writes Uncle Jack. By Wex Jones. deer unkel jack 1 suppose vt no Iday Is krlsmls 1 no Itt 1 got 60 cents 2 time last nlte 1 time from mister brown & 1 Time from bii Wllsun each Of them ed putt This self what it 6ras all about. Materially, Industrially, there ha been no cause for auch a condition of mind from which we have suffered. We have simply been seeing ghosts of our own conjuration. Business is good, crops are good, and except ln so far as wo have influenced them ny our foolish alarms, times are good. There is notn ing the matter with us except ln our mina. The panic from which we are now re covering had no rational justification. It waa rational enough that there should be some reaction from the abnormally high prices of securities and commodi ties, which reached their culmination a year or two ago, but it was supersti tion that caused so many security hold ers to act upon tne presumption or a coming panic merely upon the theory that another panic was about due. Then, when. In addition to this, we underwent a money stringency wnicn was not un natural under our miserably defective currency system and our banking sys tem, as perverted by the New York banks and trust companies, we thrashed ourselves into the panic which we had convinced ourselves we had been ex- Fiecttng. And that "we" includes main y two classes the banks and the de Dosltors. The depositors grew afraid of the banks and the banks grew afraid of the depositors, and there we were! the absurd and disastrous deadlock was the reSult. We had our panic ln due time, or rather ahead of time the more fool we. It Is time ta right about, we snail not have resulting hard times unless we choose -to have them, as we chose to have the panic. We can have good times more easily man we can nave nara times, because the good times are Still at our door, ready to remain with us, unload vt are hent unoti drlvlne them away and having the hard timex. It Is with us entirely. All that we have to do is to recognize the good times and quit talking hard times. Pills and Power, Bv C. B. Qulncy. A sura-eon may be placed In command of tne naval nospitai snip enei. uen eral Leonard Wood was formerly an army surgeon. Would you wear a flashing sword. And he a. brleadler. And1 charge the hostile horde, And fill the foe with fear; Would you, wear enough gold lace Your uniform to fill? Here's the way to get the place jearn 10 roaae a, iivar put. prosperity, to everybody throughout the world" and didn't axnant i nmvav 1 a. - a It 1 to be hnne1 tha tha naHu,. from Indiana, who Is also a literary gent. Booth Tarklneton. will h as.haral up by the time congresa meets again wiuugu b ia nui important. a a Louisville Courier journal: "But can e live on ii.uon a vearT" aalrait ha 'TiPt'S Sen." SUM ah. "Thaatra llr.a will cost about $260 annually flowers aa much mora anil hnnhnn. .. 4aa Certainly we can do It. John, ana save muuey into me Dargam." A PIttsburr nreacher refused fia new zu pieces mat did not have "In God w trust" on them, contributed as part of a Christmas purse. But If the donors had taken them back and not (raiwuuiifn any otner money. ahonM h .v HK, tna nvor Tha dor of ,T'lu "T Wouldn't -lii u. I. r -"u "i"-xf -.. - -; - - i no nove regreiiea nis refusal T Sil the hawl. s Oregon SideligLts I went 2 mitt the neece thare butt sis Had putt A bigg peece Thare awl reddy soe 1 Gott 2 6 cents for Dootn nuthln Kfinta klawii Wll come down The chim- bley 2day butt L Peepd inn Tne ciosei juearora l likely to have a fine new been The COOS countv sheriff haa raiding gambling Joints. The heavy rains have been walrnmait equally by farmera and miners. when itt Was open & 1 saw A awto itts opera-house this year. for mee 1 gess toodles wooaeni vvani Itt shees onlv A aerl like sis 1 cant see What bll wllsun & mister brown want 2 Bee round with slss for she cant slide down The bannister tommy. flaar nnkel lack I Have 2 rite sum moar 2nlte the how Iss full of x site- J The all-state fruit show at Portland ment doo not Forgett 2 morrow Is I should interest all fruit-growing parts arismia. . I " ",u "" miatar hrown Hee throo bil Wilsun owt of Thee dore thay came Att Thee I So far the winter In eaatern Oregon aim time & eech lookd att the missel has been mild and stock haa naat4 h.. toe & thenn Att eech utber & bil wilsun little feed. But there may be plenty of (B1S8 CIU1S uyiliu 1 nv iiuclu vt. in c i J Bvv.iu ncaiuei jw, iron at vain hee sea recmove yure self! u pupp whoo R u enny way A Kandy For losing his temper and 'Striking atoar clerk LthA editor of the Tribune. F. Osen. mister brown he karriea bll wnsun nrugrge, president of the Medfnrd clt Owt & droppd hymn over Thee fense council, was fined $10 by City Recorder & sed runn along & by Yure self sum Collins for assault, though the editor rnuiis. i rciuwrn id niMn a complaint or testify RIIQ JllULV.il Jl 1 . . a ."" ,11111 mister brown Then hee mett slss At thee d6re & he catchd Her & shee sex A Minnesota expert Is o wnoo cooa nav pun mai mare mines in ine uogue river valley for mirier uruwn neo w- iliilmcu w. ii -.w iuiil uapiiaiiaiH, ana IT his report gav mee anuther B0 cents thisa iss eesy. I la favorable large investments will prob- 1 waa tninkin A wnue pupp vtroou oue i aniy roiiow, and coal mining receive the A nlse present for A boy. tommy fleer nnkel lack 1 herd Pod say hee woodnt allow Knny moar pupps Inn thee hows. . 1 think A trane thatt runs by B learn wood bee nlse for A boy dont ? u. toodles shee sex 2 tel u A doll mat impetus which the character nml i.a of the deposit Warrant Almost frozen, and In an lntnxioatV condition, an Indian woman "was found 4 bdoui nine mile rrom Salem Monday! in em. nn liuubii was snivenng near say papa & mommer wood Bee A nlse Mliitlon. were ihatah. hJSn present butt that like A gerl A dolls Trom Srsa! Ue a a Never mind what .runs are for. How an army mould De lea; Never, mind the art of war, Learn to feel a pulse instead. If you can prescribe a dose For a patient wim lever. You'll be brigadier, or close. With the aid of such a lever. Or should you prefer the sea, Want to run a navy ahlp, Let the navigators be. Learn the treatment of the grip. Would you like a seadog live, And defy the howling gale. Learn the proper dope to give When a patient's looking pals. Do not study tide and stream Or the way to shoot the sun; A stimulant's as good as steam If the engines will not run. Can you write the doctor's "R," In prescribing draught or pill. You're a thoroughgoing tar. Just the man to fill the bill. The Longest Year. From the London Chronicle. The longest year on record was the year 4 B. C This year had 445 days because Julius Caesar ordained that it should throughout the Roman sphere of Influence. To' clear away all the eon fusion which had previously existed In reconciling the lunar with the solar gear, Julius Caeaar, with the help of oslgenes,- an Alexandrian astronomer, undertook a thorough reform of the cal endar. He effected it by making the year now called Atth C, -'the year of confusion," consist of 445 days with and the succeeding-year of 865 days with me exception oi every lourtn A fnnl thine merry krlsmls deer unkel jacK tommy. Lee S. Overman's Birthday;. -Lee Slater Overman, United States A report that on the branch of tha Bm.fh em Pacific railway now under construe non lu Aiumiun rous rrom wmh. r.n rornia, worn win begin within a few Senator from North Carolina, was born nay to straighten the main reclama ln Salisbury, North Carolina, January jlon canal where the railroad Is to cross 3, 1854, and waa graauatea rrom innicy u umirTOi imavny una upper niamath college with the degree of A. B., in 1874. He taught school for several years, after his graduation and then became private scretary to Governor Vance and later occupied the same po sition with Governor jarvis. He Degan the practice of law in 18801 Five times ha was eleated a member of the legis lature, and lh 18816 was the unanimous choice of the uemocrais ror me spean ershlD. but was defeated by a combi nation of the Republicans and Inde pendents. - He was elected speaker of the house In 1883. In 184 he was pres ident of the North Carolina Hauroad comnnnv. In 1895 he was the choice of the Democratic caucus for the United States senatorshlp, but wa aereaiea uy Senator Prltohard through a combina tion of Republican and Populists. In 1900 Mr. Overman was president of the Democratic atate convention, and In 1903 he was the successful candidate of the Democrat V succeed Senator Prltchard in the United State senate. vaar. whlih waa tn HAntiiln QAft rf.u. OKi.a wa established the Julian, calendar a Help The little Christian community TKSh IrnnW tfr tAHoV . ..i Ja.. .. . IrtoU 41 a. JtUiaaaka. The Unlncky- Japanese, rtrtaf taleirranhla reports of disasters In Japan give only a faint Idea of the aituatlon there. Decimated by war and struggling under a burden of debt the island empire has also suffered this year from a series of fires, floods and earthquakes that would overwhelm a less plucky people. Last May a big fire nearly swept Sapporo off the map. In August Hakodate, ln the same vicin ity, waa almost entirely aesiroyea. top dwelllnr of every foreigner except that of the United State consul, Mr. King, was burned. His house was filled up with about 40 foreigners and over 100 Japanese. For inree days It was Im possible to get food. The telegraph pole were all burned and so communi cation was cut off from the main island for a time. An eye-witness said: "It was a scene of desolation auch aa I hope never to. see again. The flames, whipped to fury by a violent gale, licked up the wooden structures like tinder. In six hours nearly 10.000 buildings were rased to the ground and 45,000 people left without shelter." Yet thav have accented the situation with courage, making no foubllc appeal for lake, suggests the early continuation of rmiruau wurn norm or Klamath Valla on the route of the projected road te lost four out of their five churches. . Faded Dreams. I want tp be a gypsy, ln.the springtime; I want to be a rover, in July. But November winds have racked me, and those thing now don't at tract me v v I Just want to be a quiet little guy. In a nice, steam heated dwelling In the city, ... With a carriage to conduct me to my toll, , 1 . Which should last from 10! to z and corral tne revenue; Yea, in winter I'm an alien from tha SOU. ' , . ,. I want to be a farmer In the Maytlme: I want to be a vintner ln the fall, But I wake from such ecstatlo dreams for reasons quite climatic ' My ears no longer hear the WlldwoodTS call. For me the simple joy of town exist ence, Some twenty minutes from the publlo sauare: Lost Ideals! I wished, in June, I were tramp or picaroon Now, I only want to be a millionaire! Cleveland Leader. .This Data ta History. Sj Iff JA ItAaiaJUr Annli1 ItAWa... ' hl.a June 14, 1801. 1777 Washington mirprlsed and de feated the British at Princeton, New Jersey. ' 1780 Benedict Arnold appointed a brigadier-general ln.the Britsh army. 1798 Rev. Jacob Ducha, who deliv ered the first jrayer before the con tinental congress, died in Philadelphia. Born there in 1737. ' 182S Parliament buildings in Toron to burned.-' :. ;, 186$ James A. Tawney, member of congress from Minnesota, born in Penn sylvania. . ." 1895 Public degradation of Drevfna at Paris. .7? -.'. l- . ,,r ' ..! .. ; ,, -if- t n: Sir.; l: l1
