OP THE iJO
DBNAb
THE JOURNAL
AN INDEPENDENT NW8PAP.
C. , . fACKSON.
.PvbUabat
pnbllhd atary Tntec (trt ndr swl
am fundi aaoralit. II The J ""' f '
In. TUik aae VaulilU senate. I-ertlaao, Of.
EM-ttrf at te poatofnee at (Drtlaad. Or..
traiwailaalae Uroitia toe awlls aa eecoeifKlaae
aiAttrr. . '
ief.GrnoNir-afAiN mi home. a-l
All oapartmanta raachwJ bf tbaae aomtwra.
Trll tba oparat. the di-prtnit m, waut.
Et Bid.- affloa. B !Wi Kaat SSft.
89.1, and tha yield wu 484,000,000
bushel on an acreage of 81,665,000.
The acreage this year la only 80,089,
000, but the present condition Indi
cates aa large It not a larger crop
than last year, which was above the
average, la the winter wheat belt.
Besides, It Is probable that the acre
age of spring wheat will have con-
LESSONS OF THE PRIMARY
T
""THE LAST OF THE SHOGUNS" .
. I
Brannrlrk HuIMln. SE Firth ataaea, Haw
York I Tr lira oa Bnlldl
wllK hare to be whipped by the
United State. ' Any . congressman
who Indulges In Jhls sort of ml j
rhlavmia ihinM h reflrod to
HE write! of nrocrtss could not be turned back In Oretron. I n .. I
0- .... . . . . . , .. , I . . , " -nv vr.rw.,n. .,..rn
i he people oi the state could not De lorcea to turn backward .. i 1 a-; : , t .,.,- vim.-
:to take op a cast-off and. corrupt political system, i Those The cheerful heart and the clear! ,. . Toklo, March , 18 Any fine afternoon In Toklo ne way see an old
a . a - w J i a. . k iL . r ' i 3 i a. l x: a. i MAnanianna variii r am ania r mn mw inn aAiTnaHa ..kitx i sj i . li.. i aw w a il. a a . w a
. - - a Ma mm m m, m . . . I 7 A a, A CaaiA'af APA I f f W Ina Aflf I r J AV. Ml A. AW J a. - ' T n. M ... .a
Aeisi, ioa iiueemn ana iani 01 me lOKUgawa DDOguns, , a arnasiy ' 01
military usurpers which ruled Japan for 26S years, until the restoration
of the mikado to actual power In 1868. Kelki, whose official nam Is
Prince Toshlnobu Tokugawa, came Into power at a time when the 6ho
gunate was already trembling to Its fall, and by his resignation in 1867
be. saved the country , a long civil war. For a time he was retired
to a small place In the town of Shldzuoka, deprived of rank and wholly
skirmish. The nomination of Mr. Cake and the defeat of Mr. Fulton Easter Sunday, even If It rains and
alderablv. Increased. - In the Pacific : ..a;. t TJki;. nnnu: -k:. rst w new ponnei vr spring buh cuo
- I 13 IIIC TU Vit V V Va Vll W iV UUlUVail T VH-I v VU L'VUUIV j VIIUIVU VI BLlldaVI el .
A, aL . ' . A f . I ' . ..111 Af
! .v ,vT A further verdict will be rendered by them in June, when a legis- rr
V.?A7!r:h!llature irrevocably committed to Statement No. 1 is almost certain ' s,
not be displayed to advantage.
northwest the
whftat. ovlnr
greater thaS ever; before, and the aturc irrevocaD7 committed lemeni xno i is a most cejiam Sunshine for Eaater Is very lce,
roKKioN ADvtBTisiNd BEPBE8ENTAT1VI I nresent condition Is excellent lo v 'ccicu. ii so, it wm iuai. uc y i.u.c jjuaau HiSvuia.5 put m il oe rememoerea inni inese
?ri.BS B.nj.aiia spaciai Aaiain fr. i Everything roc helDs evervbodrJ OI corruPl P,ulcs m c6un ' , m .. numiy,rirfininf ownuim ruo
ltd Id. Cfcicaa.
. Sabacrtptloa TarM br Bn to any
tB ls i)Bita4 Stataa, Canada r Moiloo,
DAILY. - ' -.v
On ntt,,.S.(W I Ona wootk.......
. ... ..... ,. hi n'Da v. -
On rMr..-.-tlM' I (l mnntll.. .....I
. DAlLr AND BUKDAT. , ,
Ona Tar...... .17.50 1 Ona mouth.......!
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good price they will help everybody I fittest survives, and , here is evidence that it must be so in the i
Were half the power that fills '.
. . the world with . terror, .
Were half the wealtb be
stowed on camps and'
conrts, y-
Given to redeem the human
mind from error, , ,
There were no need of ar-
; - senals or forts.
' - Longfellow.
If the winter wheat-growers raise an ";V.The' effort to resuscitate that ugly' deformity, driven, to the J showering down million of money I without' Influence.
th-luDon the Pacific Northwest. ' ' I .
. 1 . . . . . ' ...... . . I - H i, ' . . I . f Mi ma.m . . ik. M b.4.i,l. ftll .Imii.I MlllitMil ..llrl tU
in uortinas. waua ma revolution irnw
out of Internal mattara, the admlaalon
of foreigners to the country undoubt-
aaiy nau much to do wuu preciyiuii-
and his an
capital. Ha
n the affair
r.n! iTIi. oH.nmff-.;U ' ' . . I of Eovanimont. devoting- hlmaelf for
wi me viu ivgum-i nwu.u ,v wvv, v. .,v uuu1i ...v.M i . . . , x I AniUMtnaDt to his bicycle br day and
heraus-. trt have achieved it would ' have been inFamv incarnate. I ' Bianaaro un siocc conunuea loittia rhonorraph by nlaat One in
la war wfv 1 c .vaaix wa..v w ' wb.. w i w.. MA as.w
: Tru,u " '.TJtz: u.lt,ma.le num?n .a"a,,r": ?:,yxv: w inio Indeed to Mr Sh,pberdi; wlthout prlnc. ,D Wi own VUht. thu. .. h.m
H lives
And It looks however and wherever the mire of a rotten and discarded System at this time would i:ave "S assistance S5 Wklng SSJ to ita tonrt w
jlroul'yVar beet tragedy. To have brought her sovereign peoplender the wouM probably have won Ellis' seal 'S.JeyKirca?
yv Vum , , lash and leash of bossism, with a renewal of the tascality and not inicongress. v . . ', tk very tutie interest tn ti
EASTER.
0
Ala rnonorraph by ill gat. . unce in
UR CLIMATE, renders the ad- Those who attempted it. have been put to rout by the same ballot P-' Probably the corporation'. fwhn with ZW&tR,
vent of .pring, and Its birth- revolution that originally ' drove the - old system and its devotees ".rne?a7 !!? ".?.r. 5" 22?H-. " iS-IK iTSrSSi ft fTriS
dav In the rells-lotia world. 1 Mrj K- - .... i tUi. tanw uu im turn win nr Tt 3 -;" n u".. 1... roilon. tha dhnna adnnM th tiilt a'
less significant, or at least out that the people, hold the dead past of politics in Oregon under ; v ' ' ' - ;
Jrah't" bef " f11 C" . jForelsn Ideas had been aeepln Into the ...
Ingr it.
Commodore Perry's vlalt In 1154 was
followed by embaaaies from other coun
tries, so that In It5!) the port of Nasu-h
akl, Hakodate and ' Kanaxawa, now
Yokohama,' were opened - to foreign
trade. The foreign powers made treat
less inorougniy appreciaiea as ucn,i,Mft, j rAnH.m.,,vn nA W tV.r. V.r. mav nrtli.r otf.mnM rt...a o... - When the fats' of the Bhorunate be
h fSan In ...t.n, r,r,orn ..! " " 4 us yonou Dvm u . came evident and Kalkl and Tile
vaaaaJs a
' V "T"'
Tins JOURNAL'S BUSINESS.:!.
vh f to breathe Hie into its rotten carcass are sure to pass tinder the rod. have an opportunity to sample a knew that they must surrender their
Sm5 !tek' coming of S ' T" defe4t of Ir- FuJton the inexorable logic of late events, .peclmen of Oregon Cake. But this ft r'T. tft? tSSS? SSSt
is morVof an vent. morm iovLsiv Time and again The Journal told him truthfully, that the "day he H not certain yet, ' . "L". 'fi.th.? 5hfc. JStt .V!
B aaHBMaaBMBaaaaaBMBM , ' B IUB Itii L a ur EBBS IU UU uu a. bjuijisiisi. Situ a
welcomed, than here, where enrinE turned his back on btatemcnt NO.-l he 'made the mistake Of his I : : r ;.' ; : IkarL" The dalmyo left the presence of
ha. coquetted with a puny7., make- life." , Repeatedly, it warned him that the opposition of htofrirads w Jt lVVi.i!'r.rBhali
, .t.i.Mut ...A . ...AMl.MM.Mn JmWiHW A M K . M M V.A I ' ' f lh. H
country through the little Dutch ohlnk
at Mag-aaaKL and the Bnogun naa Dee
tranalallnc Dutch books on military af
fairs Into Japanese. The little taste of
European know led re rained la thle way
created a areat appetite for more, so
that when the foreigners came the more
progressive of the younger samurai be-
believe winter tor. weeks or, months. I to that statement was weakening. his candidacyand bringing the LlwaT, u ft office little to do
SOME politicians reckon it none Nevertheless, we have our seasons, outcome into great doubt. Over and over again it called upon him !n(. ltont, to aet.
. of The Jonrnara business as to though not ao sharply defined and to declare for Statement No. .1, and to request his friends to ceas -
whom Republicans might y nom- accentuated ' asthere; and it Is their opposition. jt pointed out to him that the attitude of himself - Tet the people of . Mt
asa,w vtvw - ska a ugig aiov viuiAAUi usig nr
- . . a V I 1IJ vsai 1117 u ICl v a u w a a i"vw ' If" -w w aw j
Dome men aro porn lucaj, lucreaithe Bhogun and with a deft turn or file 1 came eager siuaenta. . . 1
A group of theae banded together In
1. wav Anil a.nothar. tnlr advajitaffe of
una saia; -ioi jor jvoiki. tnu 07
his violation of the ancient Japaneae
standards of honor and auiclde Prince
Tokugawa Is alive today to enjoy his
Multnomah I blcrrla and his Dhonocraoh.
nave ai-l j :. 1,:. t,. AoA th h,miM ' present emperor or japan is ini
r DannKllini think ntliArvtiia Thev I m.v An,i iwiuuj nuo ' wn-j.i.f, ..u J "- -. wcfVMuvui . " I cireci oecenaanc 01 ino ursi misauo,
of Republicans tblnk otnerwise. iney ready come, and more are coming. onnos:tion' that would verv lareelv disaDoear'if their fipht on stand Coffey In the r leg slatlfe Jimmu Tenno who ascended the throne
buy and read the paper. By the April, fickle, warm and chill, radl- opposition .inat wouia very largely aisappearu tneir ugnt on r . . AU, years before Christ, uis is the
statement isio. l were to cease
ters. commending It on Its lndepend- .wells and blushes and thrills more . i he attitude of . the state press, almost unanimous for the , Now let the neonle decide, next bitoVy jTui'V;
, " - . 1 700 ar IDO veara bafora the restoration I 1 ZZZT'i .w . .
oldest dynasty In the world and can
laim the longest direct una or ruiers in
V il V ea-w a I a sMivvuvia iwa gku vsMivaiw vs
the dlasatlaf anion of the olana with the
Bhogun, raised the cry .of loyalty to the '
MiKaoo ana started . tne revoiuuon.
There were a few conflicts, but- the
Tokugawa clan was too weak to defend -"
Itself, and In 187 the last of the 8 ho- .
guns laid aside his title and estate, ana .'
the Shogunate passed into history. In
the next year the preaent UikadO as
sumed actual control of affairs. Issued
a proclamation promising ttiu people a
name only. The real power was vested
la the Bhogun, a military captain who
kept the mikado virtu fly Imprisoned
ent and fearless stand , on public and more, yielding to the compelling reformed method of electing a senator, and the fact -that it is a une between lwo good m m'en tor o 'l TVuV1 in
Questions, uiaen vi uibib, awami, sun. : xnis, noi irost-Douni January, iv.epuDiican measure, aaopicu ana uapusca uy me xvcpuoiican pany, rjnted States senator. '
nominations for office, solicit the la the true beginning of the year. was put forth in, these columns in the form of advice to Senator
paper's aupporLV''".- But everywhere, east and .west, Fulton. But it was all in vain. The senator played his'own game. A G.-.--- tTnA'
As to what Is, and what Is not. The ?,.,,.(. it,',i,.ilonM(i' tha tr. .u,A if nA lct TT irt fnr rcnni'tli wcrmon iur x wuay
f0" a,,.b!1 f ame. Nature. as. expressed In the could easily foresee. These reasons were, that people are sick and
is fully advised il iVn""pA "eaaon. suggests, or supports and il- tired of deleatinff their oublic acts to be done bv reoresentatives.
em ana consirncxivs i newspaper. iaBtrateB. . the solemn, tremendous hri, r o-H irA f if Wai, th- a.,tW5fv rt H.1f I 'florrow not. aa others which hava no
Aside rrom serving w m reaaers thonaiht of another life of life after I. V . . . , , , , . . V "J tX. hope ' l Thess. iv:ii.
r ,rin ,rv dv in th. l.D0gnt. ? notliep 01 ur arwp has been time and aeain debauched, and themselves betraved. Ther -
:::Z' .7. ;rT . aeam, or me resurrection. goes j . . ,,,ft,r trt r-r-j. mnr, aH mm. 9n A .1-,-I T-a ASTER is hope's birthday. AU
. - . . . uu Uruw ui euupuii vr sugstwiiuu i , , , ' - , m. , , . - . . - , "
lorelan
He removed with his court to
delegations at
Easter.
By Henry F. Cope.
received the
Kyoto.
Y.dn. and the - name of the city waa
changed to Tokyo, "the eastern capital."
thus making the Imperial power and the
seat of the Bhogunato usurpation one.
The dlamvoe were compelled to live
near the court and the aamural were
glvn governmental wora to ao so mat
their natural fighting spirit might not
break out Into revolution. - .
This great change or government is
called "the restoration, and from it
Is to build. for a bigger and better L, thtt Ant.frlnit nf trni nf in . less and less to .others. They are determined to rule themselves,
Oregon country. , It sees here a mag- j bIgher Btat6 than thl8 however, aqd I and not to be ruled by bosses. Such is the logic of Friday's ballot
nlflcent empire, worthy of. and wait- wU, erv6 u, but a single step on ing, and it is well.
IDS tor mo ouuuers uouub... i u-ftll- - ImmortnlltvJ tnr the
holds here an honorable ana con- BA-.rtn j ftn1- P.-rPAnr ht in not know It. they oueht to. If the
etructlve people, eager to put this tg , repeated process nature makes members, of the Oregon delegation
commonwealth In order. It holds no . progress, ' effects no, betterment, hare not made these facts clear to
the sincere service of this people and xbe'artn , revives: dead nature nil .Washington, they should do 'so
this Oregon to be the proudest and comes t0 ure . agalnV-or, " rather, at once. Inthe light of the real
happiest privilege that can fall to a Bieeplng nature reawakesj earth Is conditions, it ought to be matter of
newspaperenterprise. It treads on reK5lad anewJ DUt there is no . im- perfect ease to secure the sending of
the horizon the story of a coming de- proVement over preceding springs, several ofthese ships through the
velopment along noble and, colossal WhatthJs 'April is a million Aprils fresh waters of. the Co)umbia Into
lines, r Its concern, now and always, have , been, and a million Aprils th safest harbor In all the world.
Is for this newspaper to be a factor BnaU De. but thus, .we are led to The mere consideration of the In-
and alder In the growth of the Ore- bope and believe, it shall not be with etitable cleansing.of the ships, ,to
Kou couuiry im iuai. " . the Immortal soul of man. In anl- say nothing of what is due neglected
which It was deBtined by a prodigal . - h an -nlH kireeon. oueht to settle the anestion.
progress,? advancement, t enlighten
ment; how much more so, may we
not fairly ' reason, ' will It- be with
the soul? ,
nature. , i . '
It Is with such a conception of
what Is its business, that. The Jour
nal looks back on the past, contem
plates the present, and faces the fu
ture. Animated by tnat conception
is under their control, and like re
sults may be expected, through ma
chine manipulation, throughout most
of the state, and under a unit rnle
at Kyoto while the affairs of state were
directed from the Shogunate In Fedo.
The Shoauna orlalnallv were the chiefs
of the mightiest olana and reached their
position ty. sheer roroe or arms in ae
featmg other clans which aspired to the
chief military rule.
Most Oonspioooaa Ka-uxa la. Japaa.
The Tnkurawa Una of Bhoruna. of Mil to. the historv of modern Japan. Thi
which Kulkl waa the laat. waa founded I year 108 is known in Japan aa tli
In ISO) by the great Iyeyaau. the most 41st year of MelJI, an era being co
conspicuou
JaMta. It
of a feudal
vent toe eternal warfare among the I "moon." and mrana "the relgn
clans., It waa Iyeyaau, also who shut I llgbtenment-'' In view of the progress
nn Jiimk tmm h. nnf.Mn world and I nf I ana n in its 41 years the Japanese
hat the fullness and beauty, of Ufa Is I Mrc.! that no fnmicn.r mirht com in think the selection of the name was-a
v tn h. " ' i : land that no Jaoanrae mis at ao out I cnod omen. ,
Earth swlnaa around- to 4tha sunl."" "c'"u" Jr ".." " Maui Era waa aioi ainnun rwmvmt
iui.iiu aninaa arvuuu n j um I ttnv ronoesaion at Naaraaakl aranted to I : ... . . . . i
again; the -flowers smile at . us ones u,. Dutch tradera. but their Intercourse '"A.ffWJiif-n. Evolution.
f'CtaV ClUb avaivsw w - - - -
n 1877. which amounted to dvU war
else may be lost -to us. but this
remains, the ray of bope athwart
the darkest clouda of bereave
ment and mourning, the confi
dence that cows, as .the yeara ripen.
t
by the great Iyeyaau. the most 41st year of MelJI, an era being co
loua figure in the history of extensive with the reign of aa emperor.
It waa ho who made the plana The word "MelJI" la written with tho
indal system which would pre- two Chinese characters for sun and
ie eternal warfare among the "moon." and meana "the reign of en-
more; the winter ta past and gone: aa I wlta the Japanese waa quite limited.
the Whole delegation would go surely aa the seaaona,hava gone . ! jimM.l!I''ii..i0i .Zt " at various tlmesVlhere were signs
against Bryan, whereas there Is no to !!; W ' fr.1?:, -l?,v Sln'nV Jfhiej2eruTt ettaf TXl ? bJAr
resioraq Dim
his dynasty.
doubt that At It were left to .the Xa our hea?t;Vn7w.r to the gladnew Pn anJ persecuting the native Chris- -wnoIoMd him To the" ancient
- 1 - . m i 1 wA uani. 01 wnom inert) wero xreit nuni i " .... msnafad itv
. - ... . - . . 1 . 1 nowir or iiib uviisusijr. aa
1 tnia.wora or exteiroinauon ne - concessions and by
aavice or tne rrotestantuutcn f" ,:n,,r h. country and form a com
M a tm w sa mk m-J fmr rt m, w mwar xnariaaasai - . . a
rank and file New York would be of tha resurreotlon of nature and hope
OVorwhfilmlne-lv fnr T. ' I ? ??0.r ?rt7. ?r.' th had the,
' T ,.-' r i" me sou!, new year. : i I tradaura and tha Roma-hatlna-. Rnwltmhl-".9.'?'.'
f loe Will Adam.;" who was" the ;irs, .Vlnortt
SSfi'ttS; "SPUffatt. IVES- ""2! but in which dlslayalty to.
A PEOPLE'S VICTORY.
a i tiiii o..tn At ....... I Death drore a veu tnat' we cannot
iu niuu4B, puihtbu, law UlUCiai i , w what lt.a havond. but
head of the party, in that State, a Icons of all our friends return to answer
member and tool of the. predatory "f l.,"'Aeu"." tVi.lu.
Interests, and some Others who haveNlth faith as deep and hope as strong
partial control of the party organlza- " riHiuSt;
tlon, are determined to beat Bryan, I ther is light: we reach out the arms of
although It la certain that th Demn. I va ana oeiieve tnai tnougn we may
. "... . . TT . . . I not sea their races our aectiona4reacn
v.hvw v. Mv mwwvw UWSV, M.JA I JCIl
lived at the court of the Bhogun. taught
the 1 Japaneso how to build ships, mar- ;,,d Bmi,0 were the men who had charge .
.11 m tcsnAMA wrnmai. anil waa AM. I . .... . . . W .
" -..v. 0f the eariyreoonsiruciioa ni im
ated a nobleman. A statue erected to rnment and It waa they . who deprive"!
fcia memory teatlfies that ha has not the mlahty diamypa of their feudal
been forgotten. Iyeyasu's grandson, Dowero. "
Iremttsu. oerfectod the feudal avstem v .itr. vr.ii.n Increased bis
of Japan which permitted the various -tranrth by promising a popular form
lorde. or daimyoa, to rule as they liked r, .overnmenl often under great pren-
In their own provinces provided they suri from the liberal element U ll
raid certain tribute to the Bhogun and ,,rinpial oooular aaaembllea wera or-
onc a year visited tne court at xeao I J,anile(j mn(J the next year a prociatna
In. token of their loyalty... fin,, waa issued announcing tha eatab-
clana still axtst
are conoerneo.
uvaltv 10 tne cenirai
ta unknown. . Okubu, . Kido
by a very large majority.
It Is at all events the season of
of its errand, and guided, ty that renewed life, of rejuvenation, of re-
alone, the paper is pressing forward, creative impulses. ;, i nere is in u
to aid in making state history, and t!e thought and spirit' of ; eternal
HE CRUSHING defeat of the
Hoclsoa-Balley-et, al machine
i , ticket, whose- campaign effort
. was managed by the lmpecnn
hn tlalv r.,Jln,ml TT XlaaA ta
iviuo uut . . ..w, . . ,fc . - . I ceen by ltseir .every lire in . many re-
. Mn wrhth' tha nmnla nf entatl01 T them of the "rank and .DM,ta la an (enikma'and the future
' . -..- ... - I . .v .1 ." -yv-i "-.w- r- . ... ,n . .. I k.i,. 11. - . . ....
it cares nothing for the criticism of ur, via,. , ,uUlii. ,vl Multnomah county, and even of the w ""T , , The puiie of life beats too strong la
Its critics. Oregon has been kept !th Woon fragrance and fresh- whole Btate may well congratulate porter . obiect- ' " ta VotHbla that u, f 1?now ". to bViiev, that these
bedridden for 3 0 yeara by the manip- "" a parity. , though ot eager them8eives. Nothing so Importantly Bom 01 tneae misrepresenting dele-
Elation or pouticai gangsiers, wnoBe i """"" X Iv. 7 . gratifying has happened in tne local " ' , v.. . WUk
innront on Of the State and DeODie . u 7 ntuiol floll thex manv. veara . """" -waaaiwiuaa av uuw.
is, that they are the means nd ,ob- deep or chill rains fell on sodden . It means that 'no attempt : to re
ject of spoils and exploitation..-To aroiina.j . - anioias construct ' a partisan machine here
them the conception of a great com- Its delicate beauty; the tulip, lifts can BUCceed, It means that the" peb
mnnwealth was not a.thiriK to con- her chalice,, and the hyacinth his unnnm,h .nnW rr Ports'
.T J :' . ..... ... . . .nJ ,V. JtffAllc m-A 4..I1. I " r
wtroct ana; buua v,pw j.w prey -v. land, re determined to uphold and
maintain the primary law and in
The Inoulry as to what may He be
yond the crave la not merely an aca-
ii is bucu manipuiauon ny cor-Icem, unH. " ra,wl. ''i"1!;
rupt, machine, interest-serving poll-I w. w live la a terrible mockery If It
ticlans, and the consequent mlsrepre-J0 11 the life for which we may look.
few days of preparation, this period of
learning to live, tens aw lire s story, 1
CHASING A CHIMERA.
nnnn. ! Tnev comroiiea nnut ure-1 " tv uuu.
eon. the parent, has almost been WW and take color, robin and blue
doubled, in population by Washlng-
blrd and thrush and wren are Jubi
lantly expressive; animals move and
speak . with renewed,-" joyous life;
"the young ? man's . fancy lightly
turns to t thoughts of love" ; God
seems to smile put of his heaven of
ton, the child.- Home builders do
cot seek life1 In states notorious for
senatorial deadlocks and political
skulduggery, and the same is true of
ranifAi aeekinz Investment. Bo Ore
gon has suffered, and when a news-1 heavens; the earth is born again.
paper sxuea w icai-i. kiau vi
better' things, it Is assailed. Its
pleas for an Improved system and
: better civic models rnn counter to
the plans ot the predatory, and they
become Its enemies. It is an en
mity that The Journal courts, and
i
the aim and sola purpose of all thla In
vestment of time aad tears. Are we to
believe that life's ending Is In Its be
ginnings, that Infinite wisdom has or
dered, such a universe to bring out no
more , than this fragment of belngT
vn ociiAivi jjuui uv uas ueenihnnlc the more clearlv la it seen to be
discovered In his retreat In I written that law? reigns everywnere.
an i unfrequented quarter Of worthy, end, that chance and fate hava
particular Statement No. X thereof; t. thft ,:orJ. .,v. movements of life. Then reading the
it Ui.a - tn . hla- wnrd that -within K a " v.v,. SMrmxicance or tne oroeriy womaset
.w uivMUHj - ' i is rnnnin r Atir rnim.tnim ntAKAfiA rthAiai nws. w Mrn rnnr. wnauver wa
aWery few years there has been a tt,rl , Ki, i.ik.. i... ,u. my think of their final cause, here la
-ttVia Di.,HrtTi tn TinHtlcut ldpB I . vjf infinite wisdom and love at work.
Veritable revolution IU political ItteaB, I ftftn .lofl(a At uma i, , Nothing la loat: nothlna- strives in
n..vt..f .4..kiiia .. I vain, nothing suffers in vain; neither
fAu.ioauwii, eveu n lauu- the stars in their courses nor the child
able. . The ; preferability ' of , Mr. I ifiarpiay o their part without pur
Roosevelt to Mr. Taf t is admitted. 'ee.d. J!..!w" Jl11.1 .-fr.
notable, if only a, : local, victory, fori but according to no less an authority j course or our' experience but for some
the people.
ticlans, ,come .Iirst. iney, not me possibility. . 1 : And shall all this Ufa of ours be an
T WILL NOT, be out of the ordin- bosses and office holders and,wire ;.;0.- naA0; ,a nfiptlflna wlaA , VLlL
ary If no battleships are sent pullers, and machine managers,; are wn cou ngel8 hnt ta iftv.mi.n m- bear no fruiuge; shall wUdom be gar-
io I'oruana. in matters over I m power.
which the Washington bureau- must . be
its lessons learned - only when we are
reday for the next school.-to hear the
mocking voice: "There Is nothing be-
AnA fn, rr a n-T I ... ...
It" caused nol- Every unflllod longing; "every only
third-term sen-1 partially -developed, power or wnien -we
I, AJVII0.,UU7 , Wt J , VA IU1IUIUUII
to make life worthy; every natural
longing for completeness . cries out
against euch a conception. There Is
planted in us a paaalon for living that
death cannot crush; aveity, when its hand
la upon ua we look .for more - life ad
pass - ntc the darkness ' believing.: we
There - is not a biad or grass or
THE ; EXPECTED.
can do What they please,! . . ' , .' . ""Inerea for so short an enriching; shall
, . ' " 'jpresent enterprise presents many of Jpoin be borne and no days of power
Obeyed. : ;Y H V ' the nhasea of 1riv'a Uhnf lnnt Hia nd peace follow; shaU life be lived and
U1LLJ tuak 4y o.wuiui vvumui wawv s , a . . . ... ... I ... 1 r ' " ' -tm 1ADann. laafno rwilir wstiaa at-aa
-w.v. Vnorit ita mnpt crais preside, it is auncuit to get All this is almost a new vtnmg difficulty la heiehtned hv th nn-
numeroua and truest friends have Portland and Oregon on the map. under, the. Bun. If marks a great fruitful results of his prize-package
come and will continue to come, as 11 B " aluai- lu5in cnange, pemaDio -puuuwu trauu- magazine enterprise.
. ..,tt fi&mi. ir n,nA n nnr. been tie rule from time immemorial, formation.' Gradually, one by one, Dercentlble flurrv in
Buinc this, its own conception of We baTe 1)6611 discriminated against the machine politicians are learning timent It came and went, indeed,
what is Us business. . ,n e.Tery matter pertaining ,to the this lesson, in the only way they can uk6 a maiden's dream of love. , , v
vrnuuyuri. service. , vvo ar uiscnm-1 learn, oj anoca-aown uwvn, unuu Then there Is another obstacle, in
GOOD i WHEAT PROSPECTS. mateu ngaiiust ia ui mailer oi mm-1 nas jearnea u. - xiouaua ei. t our senator's pathway. A panic ar-
tary posts. . we , are uiscnminatea i learned it. ine reopie nave uecome rived
HIE GOVERNMENTS first crop against in the matter of inland water the bosses.
report of the season, issued a ways,, which -are set aside by this
few days ago, Ib very favor- congress that money may be Bpent
able, especially to winter by millions in armaments. " When-
wheat growers. . It Is a long time ever there is the usufruct that comes
yet, from a crop-raising point of from government contracts, it is' the
view, till harvest, but unless there two coast states to the north and
are unusual setbacks, a big crop will (south of us that get the persimmon.
BRYAJLAND HIS E5TE3UES.,
It came during the adminis
tration of Mr. Bourne's idol. That
M
R. BRYAN: is undoubtedly the
choice of the "rank and file"
of Democrats for the nom-
. a i ata. i a, ' iii . I " o . aw iiwu am utauo wv ftiano 1 v ea
I uuimiw event icii. ilb umer trail oi I wayside flower but chords with our
misfortune through wide extent In P.28 l?IS r,pe ana.t."u? UB lP"
Ul.' I.J..I.I.1 ...a ' m. - ,a . iiilq ia AiAivr mau uoami. ... aa .yi jiia
the Industrial east. Ten thousand return, the reason for the winter ap.
unfortunatea In Chicago have neither Para. Nature seems to. como back to
. . .v .7 . . . . . 1 life again; every swelling bud and
ination for president at Den-
be harvested, and the present out- it has been so from time immemorial, j w, and we think he will get, the
shelter at night, nor food by day, and
there Is talk of soup" houses. A hun
dred thousand of their . brethren in
A
' , , .. AAAAAfc . "".?:bH."-I1a r.ltv ara nnfimnlovfld
a - Ji.ii.ti ja.MMA...M .u .' u - . . , H. i KAMifintiAn Avon tinid - r na . i :-----
WOK. IB , oieuucu , ravviu ana .promises '..tO'.De -PrPetnai,- i,W6 I vuua.M,. "" nimrtAr;if A million In Mow Vrtrlr
are in the - same "dismal situation.
only needs good crops and fair prices keen our daieeationa ? in -. eann-o . i thirds, rule; yet he or his : leading
. " - Wll . " " i. " : .. .l,nl nnt 1.Ai.nmA i.aav . . baaaa uapaaia,
Fgam ini ia.vh ana tney appear, to oe active ana j "'""";' Unreasonable as It may seem,, and
street am iiwi"""wi auu vigilant,, nut we eet no resuiu." uca"w T"v
nake tne Danm ui tu, iwai ,-rne stato hag dutifnnv rnn Ri- "s- i v, m. ...
like Solents." ' ' Publican, but even that seemsinot J? " variably wreak-a vengeance. It is
The government report, as; pub- to have gotten her name off the fed- haa Perfect rtght to aspire to the I h..torr th't fter hft. b.. f
iM IP TAH. I ' m . ... . - I Amlntfnn An Tils, rrlansia bawa fc 1 m
m wwut- Am n ftcir list. . IS h A nnnlKflfifl . llPf 1 avaaaaa4va.Va iVAiuB 1Mff.j l- . .i,a.M -a .j,!,,..!'
5- It hPattl;i ln o TUden; whose
should not be attacked and censured yotej, dW not CQunt; Jt , unnappy
p-vaa -v. but it is of record, -where our sen-
? .?. Probably, however, what nettles I nt nn mail anil fnt-arnrof ' WftVi
?i.3 rf cent. Auwrtjuaro uwu uaj eyen mis exemplary conduct fails to Bryan s most entnusiastic inenas is j him, wo may regret the president's
sorlnrfna- leaf and radiant flower de
Clares that death's dominion Is but for
a season. '.. .. :! -,-
Easter Is the fruitage of Calvary and
tha lomb In the garden. All our tombs
are set in gardens, gardens where- hope
blooms and no flowers die."-. Our ears
mar heir the. falling clod: ' but faith
sens the , breaking sod. ' tha:' returning
lire.,' ana was our hearts aery aeath.
Is, hungry men turn to government jiivevthe;iife that is for more than a
Uiy, BHU RTCA A1IO AAAO AA1CAV mUUi, IWW
its fullnesa some day, , ...
lished some days ago in ine wonr- eral black list She puntehes .her
n&l, shows , that the Average condi- criminals, is orderly . and . sober,
tlon of the winter wheat crop on maintains a high standard of citizen
Avrll Iand nothing has occurred ship and commits ho acts that bring
t ince to cuango n juaiciia.nf-r-a.a on international ,. lmorogiioa, out.
five eaasons since estimates nave oeen
Made in which the April condition
of winter wheat was-above' 90,
cad only once, ia 1903, did the hai
vest fall to realize the April estimate
Large crops have always been gath
ered when the April condition was
ri ove average, end the average for
C.-.'.a month Is 86.2. It Is the wlnier
t-, a.-na that do8 the 'most damage
i. winter, whoat; that "season over,
k Is jt. t'y s ifo to yield according to
; ! tftl: g estlmats, v; .. -i-k
avtrn ;e ia Aprll.l.tFt year was,
.move the Icy hearts of the bureau
crats. . Hence if no battleship comes
to Portland, it wjll merely be appli
cation of the old, expected rule. -
Portland and Oregon are entitled
to this courtesy of battleships sent
Into Columbia waters. The myth of
Impossible depth of water Is exploded
over, and. over again, year lo and
year out, (every month In the season,
by the .coming and -going of big
freighters. The country knows ' It,
and the commefce of : the world
knows it. If government officials do
the fact tnat in some cases the anti-1 paging, but what else do Mr, Roose-
uryan aejegates wm not at aa repre- velt's own words, and the signs in
sent tne ran: ana me or tne party, f the heavens, mean?
tois is especially true or new lorr,
with the largest delegation In the Few men in Portland were better
convention'.. . The state convention j known or better, liked within his
was run by Boss Murphy and Chair-1 large circle of personal acquaint
man "Flngy" Connors, the malpdor-! ances than the late Patrick Powers,
ous Pat McCarren 1 being overriden I He could always be depended on to
for local purposes, though v all . of J act on the square
tbera and - their - allies, are t against
Bryan, and titey are utterly unfit to j , A California representative in
represent the respectable people of (congress named Hayes is making a
any.'party. The state organization fool of himself by saying that Japan
Sentence Sermons
.. By Henry F. Cope.
- Love has no trouble in being faithful.
. e e "
Truth .needs no authority- other than
its own., ' -
.'
vHe la rood natured whose nature it
is to ao gooa. . , . -
He does nothing 'extraordinary, "who
aespisea tn oramary. . ...
Things always are looking up to the
man wno tries to uu mem up,
Faith In 5od without' friendship with
man. Is Ilka poetry without print , -
y.-. :;;? ;- r' ;;.-! ::':,-.yryy,i
" Nothing worries soma- folks mora than
to find trouble taking a little nap, v
x i- yy-s-yy,; -.-.e c.y---' y , fS'':.
: Va never are ready, to be lifted tip
Until we have been thrown" down a few
times. , . - tJ , j s '
IK t thin tA watch the buu4
In the meantime the Mikado was lit
tie better than a prisoner at Kyoto.
llshment of a nstlonal parllainent IS
yeara later. In 1890 tho first parlla-
Ha waa regarded as sacred, aa the de-ment met under the constitution pro-
scendant of-the Sun. and Moon, and! muiKatd-a year
looked upon as an actual deity. To look! revised treat lea 1
upon ui. lace wuuiu wuk aa munu man.
so he sat with bis neaa nentna
foreli
before. In lttl
went Into effect.
wers resigned the. right
tho
ilgn powers resignea me F'nA "
lurisdlctlon of their grants or terrwrv-
acreene, presenting tha hideous face of n open ports and foretgnera wera for
a dragon. The ttnoguna paid nominal I th. first time oermltted to craae in u -
obedience to him, ana each waa appoint- parts of Japan. ; Hence it la but nine
ed by the Mikado. But tha emperors years since the foreign powers reoog
often did not have enough to eat; they nlsed Japan aa a civilised nation to
were usually little boys who were forced whom they might entrust tha protao
to abdicate by the time they were ap- tlon of their cltiiena.
proachlng manhood, and their - only During all of this period or nnrrst
dicatlng Mikadoa beoame monka and Shoguns. has supported tha emperor and
went Into a life of retirement. - j has paalvely contributed uht0TJ?J
Sostlve under aXiue ox TTranl . j peaceiui reorsTuiAUA. wa. ""-r,",''
.v., . " - I he taken advantage , of reyolutlonaryx
' . . , I ...iiM.ni tt la noaaioio mat ne mint
In the first half of tha last century I min, times have raised his standard
soma of the diamvos and many of ihal.n nrAMinitated a civil war. But ha
samurai,, or anigoia, oecaia rvsuva ua-i
aer the rule or j tne iyran enogun.
gu
Revolution waa Insidious and It required
a long time for It to ripen, but when the
time came the country waa ao thor
oughly prepared for It that the Sbogun-
eaoe and now be has his re-
i Amir-
to con
sole him for the loss oi nis migmy
nr.farr.n n.
ward In a happy old age, with his Amar-
Ipbii blcvcle ana HIS pnoBograpn w. oon-
nice ' about Indifferent
4-
who is, over
things...... ?. -- ,j.-;r r.-ryr-..
Tou are not booked to heaven simply
because you are versed In tho heavenly
book! . ",:- "-!:Wf' ;....-".
Th. ".mindneaa . of your VlrtUO does
not depend on tho volume of sound you
can make. y,. :-:.:;:
........ . . ; V - ' -. -.
The first step' toward" cleaning up
our neighbor's backyard ' Is taking a
oe to. your own. a J - ' : ' (
Thara' la something ; wrong With a
man'a prayers when they never choke
bla utterance. . .-.,' -
rt i hatt to alva-vour friends- A
little lift now "than to put a lot of love
all over their tombstones.
Manir a. man is mlsslngv all the ten
commandments because he ia so busy
manufacturing an eieventnt ,
Thai heavenly orlza Is mora likely to
belong to tne tame man on mtj uu vuau
to the atmete wno is on, un iuk.
.';,T 'IX-v..-:,'.
flnma man never .hear the bugle . calls
nt h.nvan henaiise they are ao occupied
with listening- for the trumpet of .fame.
' This Date in History,
1X9 0 Robert II of Scotland, died at
Dundonaid caatie.
iTKf.VIannunt .' Kxmouth. - famous
English naval commander, born. Died
1833. ' i
1775 Battle of Lexington and Con
cord, -the beginning of tha American
revolution. ; : .
t24 Lord Bvron. the - poet, died at
Miaanlons-hL Greece.. Born in London.
January S3, 1788. s. . , '
1850 Clayton-Bulwer . treaty 1 signed.
1881 Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Bea-
cOnsfleld, died. Born ; December - 21,
1804. -, ' v '
107 Hollo. - Island' of Panay. de
stroyed by fire, and. 20,000 people made
nomeiesa. -
'y Howard ' Banker's Birthday.
Howard ' James Banker, a noted
American authority on biology, was
born at Schaghtlcoke, New Tork,; April
19, 1866, and was graduated from Syra
cuse university In 1892. Ha made a
study ot numerous branches of science
and' also completed a course : In 'the
ology. , For three years ho acted a
an instructor In. science , In the Troy
Conference . academy In - Vermont, and
from 1895 to 1898 he waa pastor of
a church in the same stato. . He gave
up his pastorate In 1900- to become In
structor in mathematloo at Wllllam
port Dickinson seminary in Ponnayl
Vfcaia, where he remained for one year. .
power, his noble fortress and his royal
prerogatives. . ... -
Hymnfl to Know
, , n The Risen King. ' t
.: By John Bakewelt
t John Bakeweli (Brailaford. Derby
shire, England, 1711-Greenwich, MarcH
18, 1819) was ona of tha familiar char
acters of tho Wesley movement in Eng
land. . He wrote several hymns. , It is
probable that we have lost tho original
form of thla one, as la seems to have
suffered from attempt at improve
ment .: . , . .
. Hall, thon once despised Jesus!
. Hail, thou Galilean klngl i
-Thou didst suffer to release us.
Thou didst free salvation bring!
Hail, though agonizing Baylor,
Bearer of our sin and shame; ; .
By thy merits we find favor;
Life is given through thy name.
Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,
- All our sins on theo wero laid;,
By Almighty love anointed,
Thou hast run atonement maae,
All thv r,,nnl am fnrarlven
Through the virtue of thy blood; ,v
Opened is the gate of heaven; M
feaoe ia,.maae 'twixt man ana uoa
Jesus, hail, enthroned in glory, .
. There forever to abide; -v
All the heavenly hosts adore thee, -Seated
at thy Father side.
There for alnners thou art pleading;
There thou dost our place prepare; - '
Ever for us Interceding
, . Till to glory we appear.
Worship, honor, power and blessing;.
Thou art worthy to receive; ' .
Loudest praises, without ceasing, -Meet
It is for us to give. , . '
Help, yo bright angello spirits;
.-Bring your aweetest, noblest lays
Help to sing our Savior's merits, , v
. Help to chant Immanuel's praise.
Soon wo shall, with those in glory,
nia transcendent grace relate;
Gladly sing .the amazing story -'
Of his dying love so great; , - ,
In that blessed contemplation
t We for-evermore ahallv dwell,
Crowned with biles and consolation,
Such as none below can tell. .
The next three years he had charge of i
the department of biology in a state
normal ..school An--'- Pennsylvania, v Ulg
wnrk In ' this dpMirtment attraoted "tlia.
attention of ta Pauw 'university and In
1904 he was orrerea -and accepted' tho
professorship of biolopy.in that lnstltu- ,
tlon. Dr. Banker Is an activo mtmhur
of the -. American Association : for the
Advancement of Science and other ,
learned bodies and is the a"uthor of aev.
eral scientific . works that ; have at- -
tracted much attention. - ..