able salaries and dividends "should
be at the disposal not of the officers
or directors but of th stockholders.
In conclusion Mr. Prusalg said:
"An attempt at federal control of
all or most corporations would be
so groat a step in the direction of'
r,, ., tfcJ-ltofn- PnHi.;d. or.. !, centralisation of all gorernment and
traMiaiadoa Uiwib tti Mils ecood-ciaM g0 serious an inroad upon local gov-
ttiattW., r , j ....
erumeui nuu mm ngins ob wen m
so cumbersome and dangerous in Us
delays as tp arouse universal oppo
nit Ion, though a simple statute for-
-THE JOURNAL
AW tWPIPEWDEWT WKW8PAPKB.
C. aV JACKSON.. mblhibtr
lulllae,4 vrj evening (airrpt Sunday! and
nr; Sondar moralng, it Tha Journal Bulla
: Inc. rift d4 Vanihlll atreats. I'ortUad. Or.
IKLIFHONKS MAIN TITS. BOMB. A-SOM
All apartnnts rtartiM by tbaaa nonitra.
i m u operator tD lnmini
Eut flld office. B-S444: Kaat
Smiil Ck
0;;..
and character of the rank and file of not'bbund by ny ""Statement No.l,"
Oregon Republicans, they will not soma or JJiem will not obey the peo-
be driven, like trie geese to wnicn iviv manaaie. so Aentucicy, may neacK Hariris was "a chin of th m
I 1 .LI ' -. I I ........ B.n,M....-.... ' A. I. a . ..
mey are coropareo, oy mm i-bviuk uu temior ior,, two years, oriDioc.
V fT. 1 . I nH nnnf .nlllni I lAtn A tlnri1 In. . a h . .V. JM 1
aDUBe. J.IIH tune ii uuuumu ouuig if a J iu UJUC. I rath 1ii'a aAi ,
men In this way is past in uregon. iTieanwniie me legislature is aeaa- track.
locked, And all other business Is
Barrlman
roa want.
rOBEiON advebtisinu rkpresicntati vk bidding stockowneruhlp by Interstate
VrwUnd-RfBjaiiiiD 8pocii Aiv-rtiain Artn-r, commerce corporations is a different
Vori: TrthoiK, Buff.Hnit. cMcco. and most excellent thing. Individual
Salwerlptloa Tarme by nail to anr addma State legislation, properly guided,
to tha tnltad Sutra. Canada or Moslco.
Ilill v
On raar IJ.OO-l On month I
SUNDAY.
On year 11.80 I On month I
; DAILY AND SUNDAY.
Am Tt 87.80 On month I
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; The best thing we can do,
' Infinitely the best. Is to be
ourselves true. Beyond 1 all
doing of good Is the being,
food; for he that Is good, not
only does good things,- but
til that he does ia. good. :
George Macdonald.
A WISH CHOICli
standardised and harmonised, on the
bo larger subject now under discussion
.23 can oe ODiainea dv a campaign 01
education and friendly cooperation.
"The time is ripe. Throughout
this great valley, the struggle is on.
Senator La Follette, Governor Den-
een, Governor Johnson and Governor
Folk are standard bearers In the
cause. In tne east, Governor iiugnes
has packed more good work into
eight months time than anyone
thought possible, and has crushed all
opposition. Last and foremost of all
Is Theodore Roosevelt, who has an
other year and a half in which not
WHY-TRl'ST THK PEOPLE ATlmor8 or1 less tainted or Influenced
ALL? . tnereby. . Better have the legislators
pledged.
ENATOR HOnsON and Senator
Beach assert mat mey win op- Representative Leake of New Jer
poae any legislative candidate -- - rjrofessed or nominal Demo-
wno favors me uregon raetnoa crat. one of the Bort onI tbtLt Cftn
of direct selection of senator. The ho ntnrtkA i. ,. f,t- mniin
S
The council Is becoming a public.
nu.aa.nce. ,
W won't hear of punts. Arenas again
till the feet etopa there going back
ii i( goes taca. j .
a
The man who a few days age was dic
tator of Portugal la now scarcely dlo-
tutor ot nimaeii.
PortUnd Is the aolldeet. ateadleet.
moat prosperous city on the Paclflo
IjiiUnH s d In X n I r-v n nmiMfv will sffc I . ..
ru" -" or Bryan's "socialistic" tendencies, coaet
the same. Their attitude is that the r ,v : v.. I.
legislature should choose and that . , ,, . f !l I rTv . R'Prnative Elli. any opln
legisiaiure biiduiu tiiuooe, nuu iui I nrlnclnallv Into tha hnnrln of the Inn on th nrimrv i ,
in v. - .w m I r ' . I V. - - r "" -wu.wu
mey win nKai nnyuuuy w0 lavur. nrotectfld trusts and monev monon- " ur course not.
choice by the people. Why not, then. n. if i v, ..(.n-(i, I
i.... hof iho inD.i.i.tro wt th- -.:"''" An Iowa paper anys Shaw Is -the
liioiov liifi J ' a v- w niv a A f A. aI rm'w WAfA Itt nHfAC UhvoN 1 I ncreat eMail I . Ka Aaaa A .Jt .
i .aaui'UV4VD w ci w iu ui uva jji j t i i. man an tuuuuj luuaji
uru.. At.... ..i.i.l w 11. v
KiMf hum : vuy iiul xinvtj iut jruin iinma. I. .naia . no inuii pay in nuvanc.
laiure eiect me congressman: nij u tho whom Le.ve renre-
not have the legislature elect the sec-Be1ltn are anarchists.
retary of state, the state treasurer . r . -
and the superintendent or public in- The state board acted - wisely in
structlon? Why not have the legls- LrmnlntlnB- Mr. H. R. nirkera itiDnr.
Jf a donkey properly represent a the
nemocrauo pariy, me Portland council
must De radically Democratic.
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It Is olnr to be Lard aleddlna; this
pnnjr lor mi anii-primarv taw ana
lature elect the attorney-general, the hntendent of the new institution 0r antl-utemeiit No. cnemera.
supreme Judges and all the other defective youth, and reappointing n- i n si.i'Ji, I w.it-.-,
offlcers? If their notions of things jjr fj, Looney superintendent of tikd of as a candidau for onresa.
are rlgbt. why not have congress the reform school. Mr. Looney is wuu" "u"
wcl luo irwaiufui 01 ma said to be an excellent man ror tnis St Valentine survives, but he eeems
Btatesf wny not nave congress place, which Mr. Bickers filled Tery 10 2y people very ineiminoant corn
... . . .1- 1 Tim rsan in wnsi Mai i ai
to complete but to shape and build elect tne vice-president, tne camnet gatisfactorlly for five years. And
ud the structure for which he has and tne supreme judges! the services of Mrs. Looney and Mrs.
cleared away the rubbish and laid There Is not one single reason why Bickers as matrons will be no less
solid foundations on the rocks of a senator should be chosen by valuable
THE SWIFTS have chosen well
I , Eternal fitness is a potential truth and right, and reared the first legislature and congressmen and
I J force In determining finalities. 8tory in the policy of a square deal governor and others offlcers not also
, Than Portland it would be dif- and no favorites. be chosen by the legislature. There
ficult to find a site more Derfectlv vht shall th hnrvAat h ail 1b not one single reason why, if
adanted to ia treat nackinar house La nH nn wheat ail nnnti and congressmen, governor and
Industry. No spot is more acces3i- joss and no gain or reform?
pared to what h used to be.
Apple Man M. O. Lownsdale's work
will not be. duly appreciated till he Is
aeaa. iry to appreciate It now,
Thompaon-Seton aays mosquitoes do
not Due rrog-a. That must be the rea
on why frogs sing ao sweetly.
Do the people want to elect their
senator? Then they must stick to the
primary law and statement Ho. 1,
Learn to Spkvc Correctly
Rt Ella. Wheeler Wilcox.
(OoprrUrbt. 1908, by Americaa Joorsal Iiamlner)
To the person reared in boms where
correct language . la weed and accus
tomed to hear the rules of grammar ob
served. It is an absolute : pain, like
blow or a wound, to hear ungrammatical
language.
Compared with 111 temper, or vulgar
manners.- or vices, bad grammar Is,' of
A man can save 25 cents br solnr to
Tacoma to get his hair cut that la. If
'It Is strange that Democrats
should rllaaarpft." remarked Conn
cilman Baker when Oouncilrrren
other Vaughn and Concannon voted on op-
Let us Btllte officers should be chosen by posite sides of a proposition. It was
ble from the sea. and from the in- try to formulate and enact into unl- the people the senator should not pnly a facetious remark, we suppose,
terior. ' One of the greatest inland Tersal laws a few principles and al be ch0Ben by the People. Sen- yet it Bhows the persistent tendency ht doesn't ; coYt Anything to go there and
waterway systems or' tne country methods founded on mutual rights aior "oaBon mows mere is not. 0f-the Fourth ward councilman s naca.
L l 1 J I J 1 .. I I C7 n . T . . .K V n nmm , . A v A I m nnf I I . . . ii . 11.1 I
iutuei nero, jiin ayieuum uuiuui- warranted by experience and ap-l "-D luw. "- i mina. u rani conBwnuy ia puiiucs, Detroit News: "Prosperity Is the la
bia and its tributaries reach half aDr0ved bv Justice which will meetlTne Marion county Fulton men partisanship, with which the conncll sue," declared "Uncle Joe" Cannon in
. mininn inn,M fnlloa f t-rntont l., . j..... .v.n tnn fhprA U nnt Whv not h k.. nmnoi tr. An tti, i. ueirou a year ago. Tne issue seems xo
u . i me present, aeiects, until mou man - i yivnj have got it In the neck,
jivestocK country, irom wnicn aniBav 0f our worir as said the apostle: sincere ana siraiguuurwaru ia iucbo nas witn tne ur. urepsey quarrel or
enormous output will , be delivered. I matters of vital public moment? If the mental status of Thaw. That rheumatism of Admiral Bvana
men insist on taxing away irom tne
people their right to choose senator, The' Oregon Humane society is in mar climate of the Pacific coast
By and by these rivers will be un
fettered and afford the cheapest of
all transportation, and will be the
means of moving so stupendous a
volume of traffic that there can
never be congestion. Joined to this
system is , the Willamette, which
flows through a region unrivaled in
man use It lawfully.' "
HOW DO THEY LIKE IT?
T
why not also rob them ef their right need of funds for carrying on Its ex-
to elect congressmen, governors and ceedingly good work, and it is de-
IHE MORNING PAPER continues other officials?
to scold and rail at all Repub
licans who ever, for any reason,
did not vote for the whole ma-
Its advantages for livestock produc- chine ticket, or who Dlcked out on
tion. Along the banks of these one or two occasions an exceptional
rivers are water grade railroads, ly acceptable Democrat to tote for.
that so far as cost goes, can lay it rants and raves as if every such
GOING BACK ON PROTECTION.
N
OT MANY years ago the Repub
lican papers were very few
and far between that ventured
to oppose or in any wise crlt-
serving of liberal support. Under
the superintendency of Mr. W. T.
Shanahan for many years, this so
ciety has with little noise and scant leaders would not revise the tariff , say-
i a - . -..f .,-f "et well enough alone." When
licuh uuuo a mvuui. t" times are hard they. Bay, "Walt till
In tnls City. good uima return
The trouble with the O. O. P. In Ore
gon la not the primary law. but the
looks and smell of the "waah" It waa
compelled to hang out In Its front yard.
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When times were good the O. O. P.
T7i - .ti.ii tv.t . i niniar ia ai
r . v 1 1 n i r 1 1 1 1 i in. i ii i 1 1 rr unnu i . . . .
iclse the monstrous McKinlev or L.-..,.... r,, .JL
dnvn thA niltnilt rtf tha refflon In I vntar war, a iraltn in hla iniintix
- . - wuv.,, n. , .!. 1 iV. r ' ' . I T 1 al -l.
Portland more cheaply than similar and a criminal deserving of death l"u'"'"ul constitute the sum total of political Hr".' IrkiZi to o
without benefit of clergy. " . " . epunncan party wlsdom and virtue, it must be re- " . .
Chamberlain is the great bugbear f Bianas Ior Protection, but a membered that the fumigation of the A bride dielocated fcer Jaw laughing at
I lo0A nwnnsft ln A D....l.1l. I 0 ... I Ana r t Viar .inriani1'a inlraa V)n I- this
With some 30.000 Democratic votes ""'""u Ul IU,',B",KB Per" party. in Oregon is necessarily a slow ' t "Vove th, it wa. a io .
the Oregonian declares c. .na in inese comparatively m- proce8S. nor even that she bought it waa Bh
s,ay
products can be laid down at any
other city in the country. As the
trained and sagacious minds of the
Swift 'people discerned before the
selection was made for their packing
house, no other city in the west of
fered so many and such extraordi-
v nary advantages. The interior, with
its boundless production, will lie at
the very door of the great packing
plant By the sea the north and
sooth halves of the , western hemi
sphere and the whole eastern world
is within easy reach. By ' nature
Portland was made the meeting
place lor 'this interchange in the in
dustry, ; a supply point for the na
tions. This 'selection of . this . spot
for the packing house proves the
sagacity of the Swifts and by it their
sagacity recognizes and exalts port-
land as a maritime and trading cen
ter.. -k .. . ' '
Yieth f n rl Vi !m trt Clracrnn Ion A rT a ras
that Chamberlain will carry the ?pfndent "m(SBv ar? dar,nS ,to
June election, in which probably over
100,000 votes will be cast. The
Oregonian though, nobody supposes
sincerely gives up the fight four
months in advance says the voters
of Oregon will choose Chamberlain.
It does this to try to whip Repub
licans who might be inclined to vote
for him into line, and to place party
that protection has been carried en
tlrely too far. Here, for example,
is the Louisville Post saying:
"The steel trust has decided to
reduce prices abroad, but to main
tain prices at home. Having this
power. It uses it to oppress its best
customers. The- 'home market' is
handed over to the steel trust to do
above their wishes, their Judgment. fs 11 Please and it is doing
their conscience, "the welfare of the ,Cheap ra,Is and cheaP structural
Country. ieci are recti veu wnn aeilgm, DUl
It reiterates claptrap about "basic our fm?8ier8 aeciaea mat cneap
CORPORATE REFORM.
EUGENE E. PRUSSIG, an
eminent lawyer of Chicago,
recently delivered an address
An enrnnrata rofnrma hpfnro
tie national civic conference on
trusts and combinations that de-
1 serves the attention, of all makers of
laws and moulders of opinion.
was delivered at the height of the
- panic, which he said was a "corpora
tion panic," and "is greater than any
, disturbance of the financial '. world
' since the bursting of the South sea
bubble 200 years ago." . Tet
, should have surprised no one, for
"from the day of Bryan's first de
feat and the election of McKinlev.
' successive debauches of promotion
and resulting fits ot Indigestion of
i securities have gradually weakened
tha, people's resources and confi
dene. . . The $29,240,000 fine
. Is comparable in its- effect to the
blast of Gabriel's trumpet. It opened
all tha graves, and there is walling
and gnashing of teeth. . . The
separation of the sheep from the
goats by the people is now going
on." Mr. Prussjg praised the cor
porate idea, but said It had been
greatly abused, and there was need
of tne greatest publicity and the
i strictest regulation of corporate af-
. fairs compatible with practical op
eratlon. A corporation, as between
Its managers and its stockholders,
is simply a trust. In the legal sense,
and It is or should be so as between
the corporation and the public.
.:-:A corporation should be created
only on a petition filed in a local
court, setting fo'rth Its purposes in
. Entail an. tKo eUta'o ffni.nav
should attend the vhearing in behalf
of the people...' Similar proceedings
should be had on everyj proposed
. change of - the "amount of capital
stock or Investment in other corpor
ate stock or . property; The manage
ment should be 'under 'strict super
vision, and .should noube left to a
ingle body: of directors' or officers.
The stockholders should have an
actual voice v in fhe v corporation's
control, and ' 1t should- always ;. be
tinder Judicial control. Mr. Prusstg
went Into detail td j Illustrate bis
roeaning, and compared corporate
control In this country arid "abroad,
showing that we are far behind other
countries In-this respect .Surplus
xni'.'.t, frier the payment.oi reasQn
principles of the party." What have
they to do with, or how do they op
erate with regard to control of rail
roads, inland waterways. Improved
rivers and harbors, government own
ership of coal lands, revision of the
tariff, checking of the power of the
plundering trusts, or any other live,
up-to-date Issue before the people toe
day? What has "basic party prin
ciples" to do with land frauds, rob
bing the state school fund, taxation
of franchises, extirpation of gam
bling, regulation of streams, or any
thing else in which the voters of
Oregon have a present lively inter
est? All these Republicans who ever
voted for a Democrat or in any wise
opposed the machine and the bosses
are said to be "shapes of men with
souls of geese." And thia insult is
flung at them because they have be
come tired of Doodling, and grafting,
and deception, and corrupt trading
for offices and spoils; tired of the
leaders and officeholders and cor
rupters and dlsgracers of this state
who have flourished-- here for 30
years. Votaro would be far more
deserving of being called "geese" If
they did not revolt acalnst these
things, and if they should now all
"fall in line" and "stand shoulder
to shoulder" for the revival' of a
party ring and the rehabilitation of
the party machine.
Tiere Is no better citizenry in this
country than the rank and .file of
Oregon Republicans. 'They have
steel in no form could benefit the
Americans, the greatest builders in
the world."
xet we suppose tne same paper
can '.'point with pride" and is ready
to hurrah for the highest protection
1st in the country if he should be
come a candidate for president.
The Journal takes pleasure in re
printing and commending these sen
tences from an editorial in its morn
ing contemporary. But to those
who do not read that paper it Is
necessary to say. that what is quoted
below Is contradicted and combatted
dally at far greater length: "The
day has passed in this country wlren
the people can be led by the nose
to the shearing pen. Henceforth
and forever let ua hope, the men
who do the work and create the
wealth of the nation are .going to
rule it, and political success can be
won only by sincere devotion to the
interest of the great public. The
day of class legislation 1b almost
over."
Comment of State Press
on Statement One
Has Come to Stay.
From the Newberg Graphic (Rep.)
If we mistake not the Oregonian waa
7 "V"D " " 1 r j-T , a . low standpat paper. Yea, knd fey
advocate a direct primary law and to the same token about half rne Rppub-
may have wanted a new hat.
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"Whenever President Roosevelt laya
down a few principles, Mr. Bryan
promptly echoes them, aays the Kenne
bee (Malne Journal. Which shows
that Roosevelt la at lrast as much of
Democrat as a Republican. .
"When the tariff topic comes up the
democracy of a so-called Independent
newspaper is nicely to crop out," eay
"No man will be or can be nomi
nated for senator under the primary
law whom the Republican masses
will support with unanimity at the
polls. The reason is that the con
etltutlon of the United States pro
vides and requires that senators
shall be elected by the legislature.
Oregonian. Now If anybody can
discover any logical connection be
tween these two statements, be-
twppn (ho nrflri ellnn and tha ao.
stooa oy tneir party, Because iney g, d reason he w, be deserv,
aVoltAXAj l 4 1- n imtAa n n I v ( I 13
of a medal for the gift of penetra-
believed in it, at times and in in
stances when they would have been
justified in going over to, the othef
side almost to a man. ; The wonder
is not that a large number of them
tion Into the occult.
At last a policeman used a revol
ver, and the result is a dead neleh-
have become . independent, but that Dor and friend, a poor man with
they have so long and so faithfully Beven young children. The. incident
adhered to their party, hoping for Ja commended to the notice of The
better things. That many of them journal's critlcB who recently argued
are not blindly tied to their party, that the revolver was a very good
and to ieverything it does and that and necessary weapon. If the vic
its ringleaders propose, but will ex- tim of Policeman Henner's revolver
ercise the Independence of free, man- na(j Deen a holdup man, with a re
ly, conscientious American citizens, Volver instead of a pipe, the result
is a healthy- hopeful sign of thejy have been a dead policeman:
make due apologies for seeming dis
crepancies in such a law that was tried
In some of the states several years ago,
but the editor of the big dally is now at
such white heat in opposition to the In
itiative feature of our direct primary
law that he Is advising; voters to vote
against every one of the fifteen meas
ures that are to be passed upon by the
voters at the coming election. Senator
Fulton stated in the presence of the
writer a few years ago that he had
pointed out to Mr. Scott his mistake in
advocating the primary law, and yet In a
short time afterward Mr. Kulton stood
up at a big political love feast In Port
land and told bow he stood In for the
direct primary law. all of which goes
to show how great men will change Salem Statesman: The paragraphers
front on great questions. The editor of have overlooked saying Portland will be
the Graphic does not presume to put a Swift city when the big packing plant
himself in the class named above, but Is running down there.
ne win venture to predict mat wniie our
direct primary law may have some de
fects that need correcting, It has come
t rt titav uinna If I. I. , V. a ma1n
proved by the masses among voters and
they are not going to he stampeded by
the simple cry of "wolf."
llcans are becoming Democrats. Where
Is Congressman Lacey?
Oregon Sidelights
A Eugene hog, dressed, weighed over
tuu pounds.
Spray 'em or cut 'em down, says See
retary Wilkinson of the Horticultural
society. That s the talk,
The Fox Valley grange at Lyons,
Linn county. Ia In a prosperous and ac
tive condition, many new members be
ing received lately
Another Story in June.
From The Albany Herald (Rep.)
The "old guard" Republicans of Mar
ion county held a meeting at Salem thi to mrK
. , V. ...HI...Af U.J . . . . . a
win" iiia,. jii ioouuci uruiuca iui(o tne uaiance ot tne state.
nominate me nupuojican canqiaates ior
The editor of the Klamath Falls Ex
press bought a shirt, and lost It, and
advertises that if anyone has It In
"their" possession "they" will confer a
favor, etc. In other words, he wants
tnose snirt DacK.
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Eugene Register: Portland Is to have
a 14,000,000 packing plant. Snore a big
success ior tne metropolis, we are glad
or it. mvery sucn enterprise secured by
Marion In the old convention wav. It
will be the easlesr thing In the world
to nominate men the bosses want, but
It will be quite knottier story to tell
the day after the Jurre election.' Some
politicians ?. undoubtedly tfvkm thn
rank and file of The Republican party of care,
to do aampnuies.
J. L. Vinson of Milton last month sold
eggs and chickens to the amount of
S69.33. while his total expenses were but
is. wnicn lert mm a profit of 181.33.
He raises nothing but the best blooded
stock, and he gives his flock the best
Plain People , Like It.
From The Albany Herald (Rep.)
The Oregonian has through -Its edi
torial utterances demonstrated the fact
within the past few da.ys that ft is
thoroughly in sympathy with the plan
of doing politics In the old convention-
Out of 21 candidates In Klamath
county who have announced themselves
as candidates, 19 are residents of Klam
ath Falls. Of the two from the coun
try, one lives so close to the city that
he might well be considered a suburban
resident.
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There Is such a confusion of time In
Burns that the demand Is general for
some standard, says the Times-Herald.
way, where one or two bosses, by Jug-
I I n .. An,, lc ..,..., n I Ii , . .1 1
' 1.1 (S mill 1. 1. 1 111R me frcuijita UUU liil- I u I V. l , . , , , , '
. : j . . ' I which hopes the town clock fund nwv
them by some otner "Doss'' higher up in r" i::; ,i. ;.Z i . u "v:.15
the recession. The plain nnnl Yl to. keeD th same tlme wt": tbe public
tho Tirn.t nrimarv bn. hotio. ,.. . scnooi or any otner is simply Impossl-
"r..:" " .? Ihl at nroaiSnt. and it la varv .
mouint urey wuuia. in ream to th i . vu u.
fllecttnn nf United Stataa apnatnr. nuisance to n concernea.
eourse. a amall offense; but tnai does
not place it among tne virtues.
It IS misrortune ' wnen a. man or
woman grows to maturity witnoui
havlnar aouuired the habit, if not the
rules, or correct apeecn. v
Tharefora. 1 can understand how
woman who haa become fond of a rood
and worth man who adores ner nesi
tates at the thought of becoming his
life associate when be breaks the laws
of grammar with almost every, sentence
uttered.
Ihe musician with nneiy attuned
ear mlsht hesitate In the same way at
inougnt or companionanip witn one
who sat down eacn a ay ana struct ui
cords on some 'Instrument or continu
ally sang out or key.
in a- caaa now unaer aiacussion. now
ever, the man la keenly alive to his
shortcomings a a grammarian, and de
nlaraa ha will take UD the study Of
grammar with 10-year-oia enuaren,- ix
necessary, and continue It for the re
mainder of his life, until he learns
to aoeak correctly.' If the woman ha
lovea will eonaant to ba his wife.
Thia a how a an admirable course and
worth-while character. A woman ceuld
hardly refuse to give such a man her
aid and encouragement along with her
h'art. ...
It would be an excellent thing Tor tne
two to read aloud the Dest American
and Engllah authors, and for the roan
to write a page of good English litera
ture dally, copying it from some book
or play.
Let his lady love write down half a
dosen or tne sentences in wnicn na
most frequently trips and explain to
him the proper way of forming these
phrases, and 11 mm need tne conver
sation of others and make mental
notes.
It la moat difficult to master the
school books after the mind haa ma
tured, but correct speech can be ac-
aulred by study of good authors and
ataninr to the .conversation of the
educated, and making notes of the ex
pressions they employ.
.v ought to be a part of every
mother's duty and pleasure to urge her
children to the use of good language.
If she haa been deprived of education
she should aek her children to correct
her aentlv when they learn how to
apply in rules of grammar to con
versation, and thus the home life would
supplement the school.
An nour given eacn evening
home to good-natured criticism or
pronunciation and expression, with
tha aaaiatanca of a crammar and a dic
tionary, would lead To life-long benenta
fnr all roncerned.
It is an important part of life this
matter of language. W must com
municate with one another by speech,
and we ought to take pride In using
choice and correct phraseology.
W ought to feel a sense of shame.
In this age of free achools and libraries
and schools of correspondence, to use
slipshod and ungrammatical language.
A little study, a little application, a
little reading and observation and we
can correct the faults of speech we
may have fallen into through lack of
sartv arhnnllnr nr lack of proper at
tention. And the man who in his
prime is ready to begin the study of
grammar to pieaae ins ear ui ma ujr
love ougnt to win m un.
2fc
REALM .
FEMININE
Valentine's Day Games. ' (
HE patron' saint of lovers, good
i Saint Valentin, , today ; "holds
'way, and to his , shrln oome
young men and maidens, with
the tender thoughts of youth
and love. Th hostess who ia planning
to entertain th young people, finds It
beat to ha v. the entertainment begin
with, th . arrival , of th guests, that
tner may b no Icy pa us of waiting.
Hearts with uncompleted quotations.
home made valentines cut in two, or
some such easy device will at one
cause th comparing and talk and fun
that seta th affair going. , -
It Is appropilat to arrange every-
thing In couples, but it la also wall to I
plan for frequent changes during thel
evening, In order that the wrong boyl
my nut monopolize tne rignt girl, or,
what Is still mora disastrous to tha
enjoyment of th whole number, let thel
too well matched couDlea shv off Into I
corners ana spoil in general enjoyment.
uearta, near is. neart. fin tnem on I
th tablecloth, htm them from thai
doorways, make garTanda of them, use I
tnem for nlaca carria. cut tham In tarn I
or tne lirced una ao that thav muat ha
matched for partners. Give the vouna
people plenty of hearts. Nothing isl
uiur appioptiate to tne occasion.
Tha avhi n,. . ... 1
long ago for the little people may be I
utilised to good advantage for th older!
gueaia.
A tarrst. heart-ahaned If you like. I
mar be made of different nolnrakd ra. I
pera In graduated a lies. Th score
cara may be arranged with couplets I
suited to each color, to ba consul ted I
after each ahot These are easily made I
to match the target. Suppose the Inner I
ring or Heart, the bull a eye of th tar-1
net, is maac or rea paper, next to that I
green, then yellow, then blue, then I
lack. Improvised coupleta mar then I
d written on in score cara a as:
If vou hit the yellow band.
Lovers will desire your hand.
If vou hit th areen todav
Love shall fly from you away.
One who strikes no more than black
Love and lovers both shall Jack.
Tried and trusty, here's the blu
ou snail nave a lover true.
Happy one who hits the red
He ahall be the first to wd.
After each ahot the score cards will I
be consulted and will furnish amusing!
propnecies.
Bows and arrows may be purchased!
at tne jnpnnese stores ror a tririe.i
They may be kept aa souvenlra, or ln-l
significant prises may pa awarded fori
tne best snota.
Cupid's Discovery.
By Mrs. Coral Black.
Dear Cupid sought a shady glen
Where tinkling brooklets flow,
A spot where he might rest secure
. And muse an hour or so.
He rested on a flowery bank
Beneath the fluttering trees.
Assumed a thoughtful attitude.
His elbows on his knees. ,
His tiny brows, with dainty grac.
Were puckered in a frown.
For dire disgrace had threatened
Thi. imn nt wide renown.
It seems the style of darts had changed
since hundred years ago
And Cupid found to his dismay
mat nis ware an tou siuw.
"Oh dear, oh dear, what shall I do,
ahall I turn for aid?
Some old maid witch hath wrought a
spell
On ma I'm ao re afraid.
Why ever sine dear Eden's days,
Han I annlled mr art
And thro' these years have scare been
Known - (
To miss a single heartl
"Oh, had I but some talisman
To wear about my necx
Or some love charm placed on my
shafts
To hold these hearts In check."
Then, as a sunbeam lights the stream,
A smile irr ud his race.
And picking up his quiver bright
He quickly leit tne pace.
The weeks sped on and every glen
Waa made an ambuscade.
Where Cupid's wiles led artless youth,
And unsuspecting: maia.
O'er every hamlet, village, town
Ha wrouarht his mystic spells.
Till all the land resounded with
The chimes of weaatng pens.
Deep down within Earth's dunreons
Where the mlarhty smith holds sway
An urgent note from Cupid
To vulcan rouna its way:
Twas thus it ran: "Dear Vulcan,
I ne'er had such luck before.
Please fill my order out at once
For tnirty tnousana more.
I've captured old and young alike,"
And then in postscript bold.
'Be sure and don't forget my friend.
They musr d tipped witn gold!"
ment No. 1 is the essence of the direct
primary law.
George H. Beck, who died recently at
Hamilton, Grant county, was the oldest
resident In Fox valley and was In the
sneep Dusiness at tne time or the In
dian troubles In 1878. Mr. Beck stayed
in tne mri -i uuns reen ana wouia oc
casionally visit the sheep. One of hi
herders was killed by the Indians.
Preparations are being made by the
Clatsop county court to do a large
times. And we do not think such
men are to be cudgeled into line and
induced to repeal the primary law
and give up the election of senator
by this virulent and persl3tent abuse
of them..
" How do such men, the equal ia
manhood, intelligence and honor of
any! in .the country, like being called
Vshapes of men ' with souls of
geese". by a would-be party dictator,
an organ that if ft cannot aosoiutely
rule would utterly ,'rutp? , Unless
we are much mistaken in the nature
his weapon would have been useless.
Hasn't Portland a lawyer fit for
United States district attorney, In
the estimation of Mr. Heney and
President Roosevelt? It looks that
way. ! .
Voters of Oregon who are consid
ering Statement No. 1 have an ob
ject lesson In the Kentucky ' capital.
The people of the state last , fall
choso Governor Beckham, senator.
but as the Democratic members were
Letters From tne PeopI
Why The Journal Is Popular.
Buena Vista, Feb. 18. To the Editor
of The Journal. Some people are curi
ous to know why The Journal has such
a larae circulation and la real hv an amount of road improvement T7ork rtur,
many Republicans In preference to their tnR li!e coming summer, and before next
own party organs. In my opinion th la'V2 m5 " ."lam nignway. will be
question Is very easily answered. graded and either rocked or planked
cii-ot Thn Tnnrn.i i'. icA , 1 the entire distance from Astoria tn tha
common people, and cheerfully offers Jyn.ct,n wlth the Elsle rod "ys the
them a chance to express their opinions Budget. . .
on different subjects pertaining to the . , . "' , " . "
welfare of the state at lance throua-h . The I1 "lave pipe has been completed
Its columns. " conduct water across the river bed
Second The Journal stands for a-ood near Bend. This project Is by far the
frovernment ana is reariess
ne drafters and boodlers.
be Democrat or Republican
Come youths and maidens one and all
To learn there's none too old
That love's made more effective by
Judicious use or gold.
Andrew A Macdonald's Birthday.
Senator Andrew Archibald Macdonald.
one or tne prominent matures rince .Ed
ward Island has contributed to the nub.
lie life of Canada, was born In Prince
Edward iBland, February 14, 1829, , of
Scottish parentage. He received his
education in the public schools of
Georgetown, in his native province, and
from private tutors. He was In busi
ness as a general merchant till 187S,
when he retired. Prior to -that time he
had become prominent in tne public af
fairs of Prince Edward island. In the
provincial legislature he was a well
known figure from 1863 to 1868, and
again from 1863 to 1874. Senator Mac
donald was a delegate to the Quebec
conference on the union of the provinces
in 1864; was provincial postmaster-general
In 1873, and, acting postofflco in
spector till 1884. He was lieutenant-
fovernor of the province from 1884 to
889, and two years later was called to
the dominion senate.
Third The Journal has done more
toward suppressing; crime in the city
of Portland than all its contemporaries
combined have done. And why? The
answer Is because The Journal does not
live In a glass house and is not afraid
to cast a stone at an evil doer.
A, REPUBLICAN.
ss in denounc- I)1eg,e8t ,n of. ndve completed Vstof
, whether they I Crook county. The finished pipe la w igig
can. I J20 feet long and has an inside dlame- onened.
ter vi reet s mcnes; tne central point
Something New.
From the "club window they watched
the na the tic flarure cross the street, and.
frowninsr sadly at the ftestures. th
queer Jerks of the head, th starts and
backward leaDS. Tete de Veau said:
. "What's the matter, with him 8t
Vitus dancet" : .
"No; automobil . scare," - replied
L' Qiauioa. , , , ,
of the pipe Is 40 feet lower than the
enas. inirty-nve men are now em
ployed, and this number will be doubled
in the spring.
A man living In Idaho near th Ore
gon lin has a fin band of mutton
sheep, off which a monster eagle has
long been living sumptuously. He has
been trying sine last spring to shoot
the bird, but only succeeded last ic
It measured seven feet six inches across
Inches In length, a mass of wool and
nearly two pounds of flesh. which It
had torn from the back of a. sheen In an
endeavor to1 carry It away. - . 4
This Date in History.
1400 Richard II, king, of England.
murdered.
1778 Colonel Pickens. With a fnrra
of Carolina militia, defeated the Tories
est or uroad river.
1818 Congress of Aix-la-Chanella
ODenea. .
1878 First telephone patent granted
to Alexander Graham Bell.
1879 Chair of the senate occupied
ror tne nrst time dv a negro senator,
Blanch K. Bruce, of Mississippi.
1890 Universitjr buildings at Toronto
burned.'
1900 Relief of Klmberley by General
French. -
- 1903 Great demonstration ef Lon
don's unemployed In Trafalgar Square.
Why He Sobbed.
the wings, and when It fell it held In fTher was a young fallow named Harrjv
m laiviiB, iueanurinT tnree ana one-nair
Whom a coy girl Invited to tarry.
..one saia, inie leap year
Let us wedded be, dear," ' s ? i "
But he sobbed out, "I don't want to
marry." Baltimore American.
Proaresslve aames are always in fa
vor and help to mako things lively by!
the rreauent chanares. An easy proares-
sive gaine is made by placing on three!
or four tables cards unon which ques
tions are written. Those who take their I
rlacea at the first table muat write!
he answers to the questions on their!
cara a and at the ringing or the belli
pars to the next table.
When ell have completed the round of!
the tables, the cards are collected and
prise given for the beat set of answers I
by a girl and th best by a boy. Booby!
pi lies may De given also, in ail sueni
contests It la In rood taste to five onlvl
the simplest prises, so that the fun ofl
winning may be quite removed from alll
thought of money value. Valentines,!
heart-shaped pin cushions; or even!
frosted heart-shaped cookies will bel
better than expensive prises that causal
oissatisfaction or envy.
A progressive a-ame similar to this
may be made by writing on the cards half
or a quotation, the guessers to supply
the rest and the name of the author. Do
not allow too much time for this or it
will be a bore to the less posted ones."
Plcturo tableaux always pleas the
young guests, but they require some lit
tle tim and trouble to prepare. If there
Is a stock of old garments, the odder th
better, a wis or two and th material
ror a simpio make-up, tnese may De ar
ranged and are good fun. The same
materials are excellent for charades.
and it Is a pity to let these b quite
lost slant cf in th entertaining of
young people.
Success In this kind of entertaining
lie in tne good nature or tne company,
no element of envy or pique being al
lowed to enter, and unon the watchful
ness of the hostess who ia ready to sug
gest a new gam before th old on
pails.
With two games, and. an open fir,
chaflnr dlah or story tell in r aunnar.
the young people should be able to pass
tnree hours in merriment ana to depart
in good humor. If that Is accomplished
your party win De voted a success.
Bliss, Bills and Babies. '
ATS a writer in an exchange:
"Walter and May ahav been mar
ried three years. Before his ma;
riage, Walter, although a very steady
going young- man, and a good worker.
lacked, perhaps, tho ambition, th "go-
ahead" which would make him a com
plete business success. Sine then.
however, some Inspiration has been at
work within him, and he is forging
ahead. Especially la this true sine
the arrival of his son and heir, inaa
much as before this young gentleman
had cut his first, tooth his fond parents
had planned a complete college careor
ior mm.
"May certainly is a model of eoonomy.
Why, that girl can make tl go fur
ther than I ever thought of making
82 sro in my bachelor days ' declared
her huahand nrmidlv.
"Walter goes about nowadays advis
ing all his bachelor friends to marry. If
they want to be happy ana success
" 'Even not counting In the senti
ment.' he asserts, 'and by that I don t
mean that there shouldn't be plenty
of sentiment the thing wouldn't work
for an Instant without It, any more
-l - i 1 J hi tknnf
steam but taking the sentiment for
sranted. and regarding marriage as a
business proposition li pays.' "
Anil than annthpr aavs:
"It aaama to ma that It is a ' great
mistake too soon to close 'the bright
lexicon of vouth.' That happy , time
when every day brings Its new hopes
and possibilities; when to go to a party
is to wander In Elyslan fields; to at
tend a play is to be in imagination na
hero or heroine; when, to the ambitious
vision of youth the whole world Is not
too large to conquer. ' -
"Later, after experience has rounded
the impracticable dreams and oonceit
nt the vniinfer man into a more ' solid
character founded on achievement, and
hi. Income Is sufficient, to support al
facsily In comfort; when the girl Is not
so giddy, and has deveiopea pnysicaii,
nrentany ana morauy into wuuiu i
tn ha tha mieen-tnother Of a home
than I At them mftrrv. and they Will be
much more apt to live nappuy, eve
rt.rwaril " ' .
"Therefore, be It. Resolved, That for
a very young pin t0 marry a very
young woman on a very -small salary
la not conducive to dubwcbb
and doe not pay." .
A Refreshing Decision. ;
' Vram thn Brownsvlll " Times, v
It la an aaMom that a constitution
Is taken literally for what it saya that
It Is refreshing l reaa uage uauo
way's Interpretation of the,Oregon con
stitution. HIS decision means mat iixeo
salaries for atate-officer will remain
fixed salaries, Just as the constitution!
says, and tha fees and perquisites. If
any, will go into th stata , treasury!
wiwn iney ti(uuuur uetuug, :