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THE JOURNAL
AN 'IKDEMCSDENT HEW$PAf.
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C. . . JACKSON..
.PoblUhw
not now combatting that almost unl- 'or a lawyer, j prea'cher, doctor or
versal belief why la it that when I politician. , v
one party has two thirds, three The art of teaching If to find out
fourths, seven eighths, even' nine (the child's -bent, foresee what It can
tenths, of the offices and the power I best and most successfully do when
Election Comment ! r
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People for Statement o.,l.
, From th Eugene Guard. "t
The peopia have declared strongly for
THE GREAT COMMONER OF JAPAN
l-ubiuw (fmini :unrt Banoaii M land the political privileges and per-1 grown up, and direct Mi, mind so- statement No, l. meaning th. -ejection
. IZr'rf-ISdTbui VtriUl. iZZuii ,w. J Qiilsltea and spoils. It wants the other cordingly. But directing his . mind of senators by direct popular vote. Ful-
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Br FREOERIO . JlASKIX.
The hand and J ton tost morevote, from his vnaertatn
I fr.xtln at.a- .,. .a...,. h,Hm I ,1snA la tint inah
iZ. 7m;iu Too4iiM. are necessary, whv don't the editors muscles should be educated too. and stand, on this question-than from. th.
MttPC " ' wkA .K J 1 1-. l.'ika Ha Ka tha. 'M 1 tTW I f''irM I vs. ie-ii.usi JiQiiVi
-(Copyright 19Q8. by Frederic y.lUakin.r.' '
- Toklo, March il. Count -Cblge-nobu Okuma Is the great commoner
or-Japan, and In many respects has the most Interesting personality In
.the'-land of the Rising! Sun. Ho is peculiarly tnterestinsr to Americana
M'e REALM' -7f
FEMINISE
otintv . the anti-statement I because tit th fart that tt min h. ...
home. maiorltv narfv. turn ahnnt whn thar I and nobllltv of useful. Productive people were thoroughly organised' and o... w .... .'.. .... - . .. .
AM V-MHiMati mc-h by th, auan.tr, I - - - " , , - - 1 , . , " , . I got their forces to the polls, making a I vunvu nueu mo ottu r rnuuntu acuooi question sua ine im-
TEl.erHOKCS-MAIN TITS.
111 tb operator tb. drrtmt
. Rut Aid, arfnee. B-SM. Kaot
wat 1 1 party becomes overwhelming, at the (labor,
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rOBKIO! APVKETI8I
VrUn4-Bn,Ji
BniMWIrk i
Vara; Tribune
strong showing because
ratio or rour Pr rive to one, and neip rrom nis neigni as presiaeni , . :?,Z Count Okuma undoubtedly seized udoii these, nations .a a n.,h wh
of the Usht mlgratfon aglUtlon first came up. As, the leader of the opposition.
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ia 11m Lult4
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,f8on on awets.
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.n.H I On month.
DA I Li AND SCNP4T.
On fM tIM I On awBta.
One
One
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owl would insist that the ninetieth should
t be a Republican also. Which shows
.1 .et
' . Labor rids us of three great
evils; Irksomenees. vice and
poverty. Voltaire.
that here, as in many other cases,
practice does not conform to theory.
But the Dallas editor sees no hone
of two strong political parties so I ha. ve lived and died, and that these
I
Our Housekeeping, ",' ,
T WILL of courae be quite satisfac
tory if the visitors to the Rose City
during the festival time shall drive
', along the streets in ways -that we
, have appointed for them, under the
enjoy the features that have been r
ranged for them, accept the roaeS whiK
going, their several waya, publlb abroad
the beauties, hospitality and , ordei 11-,
ncof the queen city of. the north
west, i- .
- But suppose they stray from-the roo
slrewn path that haa b-n assigned
X- T A Imlll.rt in ,h. .rltll olnU lha i reer fif that illlumm. .) nml tan I mir r;r, n ni'i
tain house, where conanmntlvea V . " . - Zl.lL l,?":" V." eral blograDhlos and some ex tract a from 1"': 'm. .1?
.. . ... : . .. : . rrom tne renaieion Kaai uregonian. t -- ,.-.,.0 . , ,-.,,- h..mm 1 '' vacsni iois ne
inil iflArf an that thai ... . . ... ... I.ni ni....tli..t u. l.nn'Mi.1;: ... . T : . 'T . . . . ... , v Hnnnn.. f htr .hall an thlnrl
1 ni nrimirv law ia jti . a-raaraac in. I ..tiuiiinivn. tnnvj. xt-.u.wv,.w rnminu. wnn ma nrinnin . -. ThrM i - . . - J - - t ' -
' " ' I . . . 1 ------ ------ m : ' I (HI r blnmln .h,dir., nf f-arrillna I aula
no inrPBRSKKTATI VI I tha avaalr nart tr KQ.nm. atmnaar I Harvard Tip IT lint anrMi all this anil I :T. . . V . ' J; T'
1 - - v w v" -.wue. , 1 - - - - - , I oinnr nana ine oiaiemnnt po. 1 neoiue 1 wnicn 10 DeiaDor tn rovArnniAnr:. tint at tha aama tima hk aa nnr m
&'&,frl2. VSv7W Jft :l!ttl0,.t o . tholr fire teg5.er.-kll along down the --Jo' conscience to. do so. ' He hold, that the Jauaneso noo
RuiMina. cbinio. , i beautiful theorv mir be verified? I line sound advice. .. l... i..rii..i... r.V..J i. 1?.. I . .1. ,v. . . . ... .t . .
- t- ar, a - - - v ir in iitt i v w vn uuiuti lb iu i . ' fi n ni suss h iMi. imiiv iiH Mri UN i ri i ii m w, nDfin i a naa rsrnap vnnr r n a a ia wt r
i n ii i 11 -J 1 1,1 11 " l&.aaiA. . . . . I I . . . , . , , ", ." I w - - r - " "J -" -r vav k-Mva u vvjivo. VI I UVMVI v U It VUVi V gSI UU
TerM br ). to say -dr--i wo, u 8 KepuDiicans were certain, to , ;- - LTiXi."!. -' m: (dlfferenc. of derre Inherent In dlf famnc f . . r. .
States. Cbmos er MmJos. . 'Ih WtAi1 ' tX th Urlnlatir thevl ratrfir. nv mvArnTTny. L1""5". '"A1"? ",.r,"1nH - , Tt ,T " ; ,:. .!.; ....j.-; ' v
,.,.. . i , -n - w iiruni anniiKn wiinoui any oraniJ-ei i
aaalstanre to aland tha asaaiUta of thai atoncaiiy, count Okuma is account-1 count Okuma should edmlre the great
T MAO ln ku. .,. anal I ergresaiva oppoauion ana is pominauia i m-one or ins eiaer statesmen, out as i '-i.ai tmurr.i, niuum, wnnaimn.
"AS long been rather rague y b?f a fo0(J m,rfla und)r . tn,: drcum. th- . 4n 0PtJO,lti0 nd as in .V.'L1S"!!4.??,1!h PTJi''r"
Known, or ai lessi oeuevea, mat swnce. w . , . . , ..,.-,,.1 n-mrat ii ,.. h. . r?""'"T ...VJ "y
Consumption germs Stick to cer- nim Will TtlA-k V mltted to that nrlvlleaed elrola -of the reer of that sutsmnn. 1e read sev
Iong as we have the direct primary, germs ere dangerous to future inhab- strument. of clean government that has "Pa of state u not to be un. y-ars ago William 1 JWininga nryan wag ta untempt. ii"! yards T bleak bacit
Darhana ha m.ana that nnit t h la I It a n a ' aiinti t.naa.a Tha health I .. 1 I- .w. ,ai I Overestimated. flOWSVer. for hla attitude I Ot COUnlOltUma ana lhe Con- I . , ;,,i.K(.K nil., 'v.'k.r. than
n making Uenshlp. It Is the finest disinfectant I1" ?P?l",,,invbM !uclLtthtmJ Drya-n went back to he. United Statee he
to prov. U corrupt politic, and .1. that i.esrb?., r,Bi.?rTso
rerunpa oe means luai unutr iuib i liants outu nouses, lue Aeaua lever oeen piaoea in the bands or ciu-1 wv' .yw.T... v. . " I versitlon fell
system there can be no "strong ' I department of Paris has been
party organisation and machine, and I Investigation, which seem
occasions to elect the minority I statistics nave been kept of all deaths I their appreciation of It by -a liberal use I men whe brought about the restoration
party, candidate If he be the better from tuberculosis, .nd It wa. rt4tiW&2Jfflu lmMil,lbl. ",:
man Or they thing. ne.Wlll Serve mem I mat OUt Of a total Of V.S78 deaths Itn viva iuI flmp, at annuah lalPrtnea Tlminli tht'mmt arlatooratlc.
. ftfiAuaa ( uoueo wruei com- ((.. This la nrobablv true, but from this Aiaim 7.R07 rwriirrnd fn I Known to warrant tne assort ion . mac i oeiween imh two, atidcs no
nlalnlns-Tv fit Tha Journal'! I ,., it i. - v av w.a v u. . UIrr.n, -u wu juuaiu.ut ,.v-v, . m Ui,uu..v
w m-s - - - i wtj iiuiuiu iu iv w vuuimiii i uvudci ffuvtxi. lucio uau ucru y i j-
on Jefferson. When Mr.
position of honor In the old count's li
brary. -
The Influence or Jefferson upon Oku-
ina'g life Is marked. As Jefferson In
his days placed the University of Vlr-
Ctnta aoove every wora or nis lire as
Is most worthy deed, so Count Okuma
fences and rubbish nllea. Where then
will be our reputation for good house
keeping T ,
A city la like any other big business
enterprise. It tajtea constant vtgUanoe.
overalght and management to keep It
from running down la one section while
It builds up In another.
A visitor In the city-last summer
protested that our roses were 'all that
hmA m - . I . a.kl . L. . ... I , 1
f.'",..,K'.,.UonwM.,0"J,J Du th our streets and oupblll boanla
ii . ' i wrj uuiuiut iu si. w vvuiuiam uvuor;- tucic uau uccu viv i t,b.v won tne tiav. Tha DtODiA iiiv ex-1 com in rratMi conairuciiva isiee.-1
rV ..recent ..Utement that able- about or get worried over. If the vlous death, from the same cause. erted their pollJcal energy and the. re- man of the orient The student or com- X, -frtioart acoomlshmenti wised. S thoVe oV'chlcVio TwMched tS
" bodied men seeking employ- people-get what they want, why The Pari, authorities claim to have "ttt&'r. from-h. t&5i&"S gim.V ' fcuIiYuV .'n-.o 5'??
ment conld find it in the country. He ghould we care much about party or ascertained farther pretty closely the advance ground -he ha tsken. The gton, midway4 between ue riiries of J1.; '9 ht rrVersity of vir- p now " b- able totear'
My. The Journal is not up with the particular candidates? - type of house that l. mosi dangerou.. tt&i.t&B'KZ ii'iiWainJ SSTS 'VcVunVu'r lk.fe'oon rbM.ftt & reUr.
"current new. of thetlay." (which if It ta DOt clear that the direct rr- that is. most likely to attract and re- had enough , If J .Jnat. Weed , of N?!"i"XE& hmumAtit tiFV?rS?g? iL'?oX "1 $
fh"4 'tnd0e" 0V te" m,ry ,s ructlve of party. It is tain the germs, and It is In almost SLZt&i otTX&r'l XTto tXTfan tSS hffiK ShtHnH.E"
of the -ending out of a great many onty destructive of party machines, every case a house that lacks light out .utement-No, U.-Let -. enact it the people in affair, of ute l. heard .ffiVnT whia- Jeffern wuid nSt So".to'yct-iotiuVnd thV"
letter, to farmer, by the immigration bosse.. .buses of the people', confl- .ad ventilation. A well-built snd ad mIe'muTsoM & Vdm'. rft'iugS 1 bWaVor A.ha
bureau, only, a .mall traction of dence. fllmflammer. of the people, well-kept house that 1. dark and illy- wv tiRttol m- hi. democracy, and if'TKat. quality ha.
nkuma's recent work,- "tlfty Year, or i accomplished something, and we very
New Jupan." he frankl" .ays Uiat the I nearly agreed to make It an annual af-
aiapunese notion is not yei-arnrvi ai i rnir. unci t year we wouia Clean up
the level of civilisation enjoyed by other I whether we needed It or not.- Yet the
great nattona. . He declare, that Japan day. are going by and no high Voice of
i. .till at school, and must stay on at authority 1. beard calllnsrus to the task:
it. atud.es until the tasks are all and so we do not do it. A city la a
finished. Then, be thinks. Japan will be business In another axpeot. 8me one
the equal of any nation on earth. While must aay "you do Such a thing at
I such a time" and we do it, Lacking
recognising-stho Inferiority In . accom-1 such a time' and we do It,
pllsliment, be 'denies that this Is Inner-1 the command we let 1
.hLh I nit rA ... . m A ihn. V . 1 . d . . 1.1. I . I 1 ..f I ... . . . ... . . . I ii i a i i
""-"- .uCo, -uu Beu-seeamg. parasmc, piraucai im- venuiaiea is rar more ii.eiy to oe Th- a.nria tni.i A rt. the eoDie. it has also lost him the in-
remarks: low. who have arrogated all powers infested with tuberculosis germs rrom tha Aatorian. lluen?l.?rlttn Jtovr?nJt .cifk"" wn,,ch
,vl !.., .u. ..4 n.i.n.a. i iiti.. i ih.m. ,w j....... u..,.,' , . yrom the Aatorian. ... he. might otherwla wield. ' The expla-
iv ia uuii uo uuu ui nm uuoui- au i"i.ie v iuiu mo uu iiubi. um rsuiiuKkis ion- xn alignment now stands, so rar as nation or his statu, goe. rartner oaca
ployed that they have no work, but selves, and treated the people like a ement that ha. plenty of light and the senatorial question goe.. Portland .than the modern political career of the
of a vlcloo. system, and those who band, of boats. It was under such air. . versus the Democracy of Oregon. The fbe twe Tstrongest clans w.m tio.1 of
favor a svstem tha makes nnsalble a system that the Republican Party Tlila now nrnvon fact la ararpafv Democratic csnJldate la known noto- the Choshu snd tho Satsuma. These
such condition.... exist today would wa. ".trong," we .uppose the Dallas naW. yet ,t ,. well to haTe th. VTOOt flousiy and beads hi. .party In the state: two t an. , .till rule in J p p"
do well to refrain from misleading philosopher mean, to .ay. Now the Md to publlsh lt everywhere, .o that m m w J f clan f.ag-CMot , be lnlXl 'a Teffi ,
. a,.. n.i. , . m . a ia f . ..J. ... w,n ho an at avatar ) .. . . . . . I ennaMarait null, tlm.lv anouarh fftr the I OVSriOrOWn ln S IBW ueCaUBB, . , I r t . . .... T K I a. . i a 1 ,1 .
a vice, wmcu insieaa vi auoTiaiioK ci w u w w anui, " i . na DeoDie may snow ana neea. me i rr:::.r..- . .t. ,..i.r: ..... .c . i.. . . .. i rj uu .uu. m vum ui w " u. ii ui'iir
,.. in...... iv. -..i.. t ),. nM fMhlnn hut It la a rood d pal Uj. . , . . , If . S 9 Ay J "i lw" mManv. w rcifrnmtnt adopting a policy nv wnionilf wa try. feop e in omer citiea nave,
may Increase the miseries Of the on- Old fasnion, out It IS a gooa aeai Trench authorities are foremost in Ileal place for the declaration and the Both Ito and Yammaa-ata are of the Tt nlerfrea itself to accent as rlaht the If you want further nroof of it look tin
AmnlnvAri." ' I cleaner and more respectable, and I .,.vi, m. i000.. v. fight It Is needless, to n; that Port- clan of Choahu. Count Okuma canlmandata of another nation that Jana-1 the "cltv bMUtlful" artlclea In' all the
' ' a .L: '.' 1' i A I; the neonle are nolitlcally stronger. Th.t h" . ',V. "7' .77 IV ."? .LJV. n.AnVnc,.bJ! ? with, neither of theae ne-e .peorla -hall nt go where, they household p.per. of a yaf or two bark.-
we aumit uu mere is mucn mail" ----- - - - - - iku iuai ii, nu ire tm imua. ir himupiou, im iira w,i. u runng lamuies. is wunout tne psjeipiense, just aa roreigner. are anoweo i . -
is wrnnr In "the avstem"- that laws This last fact is really the Important toeetDer Louis Pasteur declared flecf,t Ier. fount ,t . . , '.w I of the oligarchy; and haa maintained his to come and go la Japan. ; I One way in which to make the bnc
wrong in ue system , mat laws m..mmm..i l.8rl"r. . .... ,lour Portland has shown It. hand In the influence by .heer force of character. I ... V a - ...Mlvard aatl.factory. Is - te turn it Into a
favor combinations Of capital and vuv' tnat "It IS Wltmn tne power or man work of Friday too palpably to hide Its broadness of mind and knowledge of "w -TrZr? vegetable garden. So little Is needed
mnhnrmlloe- that .c.m. . i party Strength, yet it seems to be to m.k. ,11 nar.aitlc diseases dlaan- uUor'.or pneme of -ending Ita own man practical politica.. Yet hi. power has -' . - Oablaat. t0 ,Urt one .that. any energetic family
. . . Pannhllran ed- . .v v I lo vvnanmgion .exi winier: ana ine been great In the day. when itwasl It vn In support of this doctrln. or may accomplish it, lettuce, roincs,
equitably made; that false represen- tne 1 "W 01 16 "epuoiican ea pear from the earth," and the contending host, will scrap It out be-j.tlll i question whether the reatoredlnatlonal prlJe and dignity that Count turnip., beta. peas! bean and If there
iibr in m aiuRnu ui ouiraicm rmpergr wouia resign xn. greater pari I uauma voiced tne antl-Amencaa aenii-iis room, aquaan anu corn, .row aa icnu-
-na mo equuiy pueni ueimiica ui 1 0i nis power to in people, (j it u ma. .too) I ment whlca .tlrred japan a year ago, iiiy a-s grass in arornana oacayaran. n
metropolitan senator agalnat the state; las the champion of popular right.. His althaurh he used Hie Issue to hammer less, of course, they are too much
tatives of the people have given bll- H?r" tTe'not even apprehended yet French doctors and scientists have
faith In hi. declaration.
WAS BADLY MISTAKEN. Light and pnre air; these are the
greatest physicians; these are what
lions of dollars' worth of the people's
property away to a few; that a few
small groups of men can bring on a
panic, or the semblance of one, and
cause the. discharge, without good
reason, of hundred, of thousands of
worklngmen. All this we see -and
acknowledge, and have
M
1 R. GEER'S paper, the Pendle- consumptive, and many other unwell
ton Tribune, said last Fri- people need; wnat, along witn plenty
day mornlntr: of pnre, nourishing food, will in a
There is every reason to believe multitude of case, cure or prevent
written I that the congressional race haa ended what not many year, ago waa sup-
score, of column, about it. But in th. victory for former Governor T. T. I posed to be an unpreventable and an
these facta in no wise contradict our 0w,r n1 thU forecast is borne out by I incurable disease.
statement about getting work In the J J BV" 01 M '' fACT;
. . . ; ... . . . .. , Una to the estimate, given Mr. Gaer
country, nor renaer, unwise our aa-1,,,- come t0 eaitern . Oregon with a . Senator Fulton can surely find no
vice to . worklngmen to. do so, es- Iar(re ,ea(1 oveP stfepherd, his most dan- little consolation In the great ma-
peciany vm uregon ana ine racinc gerou. rival. If this prove true anJ joritjr with which he carried his
nortnwesi. ine circular letters ai- no reason exists at thi. writing for nome county, Clatsop. At least hi.
inaea to wereseni presumawy to aoup.mg. ur y.r7 .s neighbors and those who know him
iarmers oi ine norm Auaniic states, ouvyim ,au.v ... bmt nnrsnnnllv .hawed tin nonnlnr
or at least eastern states. Where con- how!ng ouUide of Multnomah county Bt J0. "f9"?'
. to nrov a winner in eastern Oresron na w lucm. nueu a uinu
aition. are airrere.u vP.ot so'mucni ' . , .oVM. r i, hA. Hv-d in a commnnitv vr an
rural development work la going on conned, ;Ten by hi. friend, on the years, and been very active in poll-
mere, tarmers are suojec to naruer we.t .ids and the recent developments tio. n-arlv ail that time, and ran nnll
conditions than here, , and perhaps Jon thi. aide of the state have come close ahout geven votes to another candi-
noi so mucn xarm neip, ana oi course to eummaung mm irora tne race, in
' . a I A aa a MS- r la VaO. BAllnH a. a. n I n as
n, w boco , in clearing up new i" - .". . . . n.utttm ht
around. Is needed. Tt In thIaatat- Em- that some are predicting M .-will -j "
oe unuDio 10 cacry umiiuia count)
with anything like his old-time strength.
Yet Ellis ran away ahead of Geer
and region there is a constant and
urgent demand from the country for
laborers.- There may not be room
... . ,. . ,, . m . . aiuiUBL.. every wuere, especially ii
and opportunity, ln the counfry for-Lhelr nome mnnij; even Shep
it, uuciiifivjcu iucu,i , vuuo, vui n
large proportion of them could find!
work there, especially on this coast,
friendship and adherents.
If they would go out and look for it.
and really do it. when they found it.
' A worklngman has a right to se
lect his own sort of a Job, of course.
.There is no compulsion upon him to
' do farm work. But if he will not do
" this sort of work, which invites him
, on all hands, and ln Oregon nearly
the year round, he should not com
' plain that he is . hungry because he
can find nothing to do. The. fact Is
that many common laborers will not
do farm work under any circum
stances. They would rather eat one
or two 10-cent meals a day and sleep
,'ln a -10 or 15-cent bed, or without
any, than to get out into the country
. and do farm work.. In going from
Now it mav be nrettv eafelv nre-
aimoBi tsverynuere, especially in A,rtaA that tha nett arlalntnra. with.
i .
out anv delay, debate, wrangling, in-
herd made a better run in the dis- tarference or deals of anv kind, will
trict than Geer. .The remarks quot- elect elther Mr. Cake or Mr: Chain
ed are a striking Illustration of the Derlaln senator, whichever one the
people tell it to elect by a majority
vote next June. This done, the prin
ciple and the practice will have be
come pretty well established, and
this spring's fight will not have to
be repeated.
perversion or partial obliteration of
vision " which political self-interest
often causes. Even so experienced
and ordinarily level-headed, a poli
tician as Mr. Geer was completely de
ceived by his self-interest. What he
ardently, desired he felt sure would
como to pass. There ia. a host of
such self-deceivers In politics,
EDUCATIONS BROADENING
. . . FIELD. v-V
RESIDENT ELIOT of Harvard
university "will probably rank
first, as viewed from a future
' perspective, among American
place to place looking for work they college presidents, of , the . present
never leave the railroad track, the time; and this will be) so, if so, he
next town is their only Immediate cause he regards education from the
goal and ambition. This is their broadest possible point of view. : He
privilege. It is a free country for all looks with Interest and critical in-
who do not commit crime. But weJspection,'iiot only upon! the univer-
confess to but slight sympathy for slty and the college, hut also upon
the strong, healthy, young or middle- the academy, ;the- grammar school
aged man who tramps the track and and the primary school, and he sees
bums meals or seeks little hand-to-1 that it is in these lower institutions
mouth jobs in town, when in a day's that the 'foundations -for the right
walk ln almost any direction he could sort of an education must be laid.
find work where he would be well- .In a recent address before the So-
fed and housed, moderately well-paid, clety for the Promotion of Industrial
and be able to save almost every dol- J Education, in Chicago, President
EJlot Said: . "We have come upon a
new function for the teachers in bur
elementary schools, and in my Judg
ment they have no function more im
portant. The teachers of the ele-
, lar of his earnings, and bo become
independent.
The Journal has heard of many
farmers, dairymen, and unimproved
land ownors, who want help; it. is
always so J but the average tie-counting,:
freerlunch patronizing "work
ingman'J will neither go out into the
country and huuta Job, nor take it,
meaning to do good, honest wort, If
It is offered to him.
PARTIES AND PRMUBY.LAW.
THE La Grande Observer having
observed thaf it believed in
, political parties, that , "the
. country muBt of necessity be
governed through parties," and that
'the best possible legislation , will
only bo secured when we have two
ptrons parties," the Dallas Observer
gays It agrees ; that, political parties
are a necessity, but that we will
nevr-r have strong political parties so
!ng as we have the direct primary."
it two strong parties, -or two par
t it a'i. ere necevary--8nd we are
mentary schools 'ought to sort the
pupils, and sort .Jhem by their evi
dent, or probable, destinieB.'V That
is,' the function of the teacher is not
only to Impart knowledge or show
pupils how to acquire it but to dif
ferentiate' the pupils shrewdly, .and
do all that is possible to lead them to
acquire the sort of knowledge that
will do them the most good m after
life.
:, As a partial recognition and adap
tation of this great principle in edu
cation,; an Industrial or a mechan
ical department -baa been added to
the common schools and high schools
in many cities. It is as yet scarcely
more than experimental, but the In
dications ; are ; that -i,t will , be. : main
tained, and extended.? The making
of many a good farmer or mechanic
has been spoileds h bo educating
him that he became a poor excuse
J ' '
A" reader asks: "If the president
of the United States should resign, to
whom would he send his resigna
tion?" There is neither law nor
precedent to supply an answer. Prob
ably it would be done by a special
message to congress, and formal no
tice to the vice-president.
the battle line Including the adept I nroaram waa aiwava modified hv the tha hala nf tha nahlnat. Nfow that the I ahaded. . If the family I. too small to
Democrats, and the recalcitrant Repub- power, that were, but nevertheless he Issue is no ionrer to be used as a do- msko a-garden practicable, the posit-
cans who will .warm to th. Portland alway. .alned a part of what he fought luteal cry. Okuma and all hi. follower. Ively beautiful effect to be gained by
tandsrd. - for. He was the founder of the pro have ceased to talk. Count Okuma de- planting hardy annuals, should not be
If the sentiment for statement No. .resslve party ln Japan, ha. been prime clares, as all Japanese will declare, that overlooked. These are some of th.
1 shall Drove bv that time to be too minister anil now. although ratlrad from ih i'ni,a. at.t.a t lamn'i K.r H.nrt desirable ones: Aster., nasturtium.
strong' for the Portland man and doc-1 active politica, 1. .till to be reckoned J and that trouble between them Is un-1 petunias, mignonette, candytuft, sin
trine, then lt wlU be oulte as easy with as a power. He, like .the other! thinkable. But Count Okuma adds, as nlas, -coreopsln, galllardlas. sweet pea-,
to swing .auarely ln line with the elder statesmen, haa been connected I nth,, .Tananaaa An not that tha United I If .pace permits. Introduce a few hardv
Demoo ratio program and tend their I with governmental affairs from th. I state, must treat Japan as an equal In I perennlala, scattered along In column
rennect. When aaked to addresslr mix, or mon, w '"" '
man where It cannot .end Ita own but I time of the downfall of the ahogunate. eVerv respect
ucrwaiiny ariia iiui acuu
any other part of the atate.
certainly will not send a better from! He wa. the Intimate friend of Okubo. himself to American newspaper reader. I pur, peonies, phlox, oerman ins and
tt. lone of the great triumvirate . which I h. said: . coiumome. a gerauima. "?"!"'" rt-
T
brought about , the restoration and Is -Japan came Into-th community of bena heliotrope, dahua giaaioii can-
w t- I today regarded a. th. highest authority I nntlnna hw tha Introduction and under I nas anq nouyuwcmmy .v"
Lfft'M Trnm the Kfionle I upon question, of apanee hl.tory ot the ld&nca of the United Btates.Hn the border. . It W an esceaent, piace
Wha Shall Run the City?
the paat half century. . ; , ' . which fsot. we appreciate ,,W. were , tulips, hyacinth., ana pi uer
Fifty veer. go CodMt Okuma wa. I lanaht h h. TTnit,i cttatna and we arelbuiD..- , - -y
""J v jit. m. aumn .nTOuci,,,!, learning rrom America. cm ine 1 1 iwa
. l --. w ' "ia- ii icarilllia i .'ill A,li..Jaa. uh anv , . . . .-
Portland. Or.. April 18,-To the Editor w .H!S L LiJLrl?Li:VnvM Americans, should, rem-mber the words I ' TanTeJ
The JournalIn last Thuray'. n 1 ranVii Th-h-iUf. Virginia creeper cobea
, . a at I . a al I 1 t.. -J - . . a." a. .1 w - - - . " SAflMiiSnS VTltftn
Of
Journal I .aw where the . pastor, of of their exclusive race. But to these United State, should .tudy the condl-
East PorUand ara going to try and ".."""Tt L7i.-ia.e2T
scandens, morning glory, - scarlet run
" iiAn ftf Kt nnnlL JaMii W learti f rom n, hopi. clematfs panooulats, En.lls!i
- !Lon of.hr r"p 1.kJ? W.I t- .1. vy, honeysuckle, wisteria and wild cit-
f JP'th.n.d Ellit&n$Sl 'nbr omi of ,h wntrton-eaiiUr
1 that they way the Dotter unoerstfina MiimKaarsi nisnv nt th rltmhina
make thla aide dry. xnia 1. -ometmng moaor, paary and the granting of .h.t"th.. V th- hatt.r undr.tsnJ cumber are.som. or in. common y
cannot understand. Why preacher, treaty right, to foreigner, by the eho- Nowaday, the . American under- fB "ffTh.:. rinMitV of irowVR
try to run a town to a certain extend H" ,K,iD,",ii rundlng of the Japanese people la im- irv-m", n" m for " variety anl
... . , -.u. . the -"red-haired barbarian..'' The law nrfopt. In tha American newspaper. a"1. "rrP. J
nov unij in ruruauu uui u.uci w.ua ,,, ft. f.. at.rnlv asrainst the Phrln. I re". "," .-.t; i v-.- .,... .A..-, lamouni uiuiuuih.
. . v .1 a w l.l l 1 J . 1 1 1 . ....a.iwau . ...
BS WC11. t
they take
mayor and
and how P
people elect men to run city ariairs an American missionary who. was rtrtand Jafjan. and are therefore ' i t 1. ..
and thev do conduct it to -the best of secretlv SDreadlnr the forbidden doc-1 5n.l5lWLa -r.apI.a 1a ,uf ..i.t.Vlll.t "uch an enterprise depend.. It Is goodi
.u.i -Ina- h... .,h.r. ...4 I 1 1. at,'. . -u. i. i wiiimw iwiar 11 w . -'--'" i to shout ror tne Kose (JUT ana to sena
mnth. onmnl.tBln. ahnut l.laiinif No: V-rherlr ai TJIcoH.mn. T -ant Jaana "W"P"?T' "i'" . varl-COlored enclosure, in our letters,
nni; nM l-'a reat Vhile. ' hv nlVht ft tt V.nfcl ml. lc'' P.p" a. "."L?", 1.U. but It 1. better Still to put OUf Own
I "Ruph nf II at must CUItlVSt HIS OWn
1 lama, lutjjr iu ira r wucniiin religion anu miw.uu.ne., ina try .nd OUTS. In Japan On never hears ..V-V, V,. . haJ.n .,M hv tha naman
up City affair, and tell our K!.. h"8". ?f -uch a thing except a. It 1. repeated --.y,
councU what they .hall :Vr"-" " "'I'k", k' V:aJ,,-ne.r.Ph ?r ruth It bear, repetltlon.w.rt from
Portland, muit be run. The So it happened that Okuma heird of IKL? VrC?vilm n.."V "US ,n,"c.nc'': 'L"tmP2V
by alght
mrom tnat renowned mission-1 aT.-. . . ...,i..,.i ...1. ,
dod nut. all "these many things on arr the vming' Okuma learned of theli.". '; .v. Tr-. 7. P""',
. . . - . . . - . 1 - . . . . . . . - - nifii a. aaaxn iiisbb. liibs yaunucBn. uua aw bb w nava v
earth to be usea ana aoe. not say in great woria outsiae or imi wippon. or - t.mnorarr: It will craduallr die ZZ-i'J.i. .1.--1 ..h-n..tw TmV
what way, nor doe. ne .ay wtr mi m nation, wnere men ruled thwneeive. ont- and Will ba eettled without dlf f I- "f - . r . -
ln order, so that whether
we have visitor, or not we ansii d
be made out of them. That part wa. for I snd of the precious doctrines, of the
us to find out; Did not Christ give a (rights of man. First of all he learned
wine .upper, ina ne um- 11 wai it no reaa tne tjioie. -inen cam. tne one 1 am ... at.. ,.. t.. 1
In to drfnkT Why 'no. If the preach- political document which the devoted " ,u -T-m-it .I f- thi 1 iAlNT brush or a
culty. In time even the labor element
In America will get over It. anprehen-
t.?. V.XH MaJKer" tbf : f"00 met.me - th. yellow journal, are .re-
Onlded by Declaration of Independence.
Toung Okuma "read the , immortal
Voters should look into the merits
of the various initiative and refer
endum measures, and be prepared to
vote , on , them intelligently. .Vote
one way or the other, and show that
the people take an interest in their
public affairs. '
Mr. Ross" attorney is quoted as
saying that even if a crime was com
mitted, he thinks he can show that
it was the hank and not Ross that Is
guilty. Quite likely. Possibly the
farniture should have been indicted.
" Now the west side of Portland has
become the small side, ln point of
population, and will continue- rel
atively to decrease. Yet the west
side is growing Quite finely, thank
you. ', , . .
A few nominees for the legislature
throughout the state should be left at
home, and the right kind of candi
dates by petition will bring about
that desirable result.
Story for Moving Day.
"Blest "Be the Tie That Rinds." waa
written by Bev. John Fawcett. who In
tha latter part of the eighteenth cen-
lury was -ine pasior or a poor little
church In Lockshire, England, accord
ing to Church Eclectic. - ...
in 1772 he accepted a call to a ten
don church, f His - farewell , sermon had
been preached, six wagons loaded with
furniture and book stood by the door.
His v congregation, .-men, ; women , and
children,, were ln an agony of tear..
Mr, Fawcett and hfa wife sat down
on a-packing case and cried with the
Others. f Looking tip, Mrs. Fawcett said:
"Oh, John, John, I cannot bear thla!
I know not where to1 go!"
"Nor I. either," said he: "nor will we
go.v Unload the wagons and put, every -tiling
back In It. plafce." ; t ,
Ills letter of aocentAnp to tha Tn.
don church was . recalled, .and he wrote
this hymn to commemorate the episode.
Portland would be a dull town It sa
loons were closed. J ' ' 1
art TtrVlni too Is to close thrsaloon. harter American protest and inde
are trying to do ' W.c,0". 'M':1??" U.ndiinci tml hla aonl waa u nn fir-
up on tnis siae, ana 11 ucctsiuv i .iJi ..
tfiev will work on the west .lde. Does ?.UA Ahe .?Jhe' y"."Ld
ZLM h4'uVuImu rry of his handsomely appointed home
preacher run thi. large ana prosperous an Mld. .Th- otth9 Declara-
"11 .otDlhlnk .t rom what I say that of ""fr Lw" .b
that : the doctrines nroclalmed bv It
have ever been my guiding rule In life."
. In view of this lt Is not strange that
Small CLange :
' Ay tank Ton Tonson Iss going some
now, en 1
Tea, tha people Ilk. It
learning. .
very seldom 'go into a saloon and when
I do I drink one glass of beer and go
out. That happens about once per
month. Hoping the people will think
it over, who .hall run the city, preach
ers or mayor and council T 1-.
; READER OF THE JOURNAL. .
... This Date ln History.
... 178 Alex Anderson, first wood-cut
engraver In United State., born. Pied
January 21, 1870. " . ,,
1785 Count Flahaut. a celebrated
French general under --both Napoleons,
born ln Paris. Died September 1. isvu.
1796 John Phillips, founder of Phll-llps-Exeter
academy, died. Born ' De
cember 27, 1719.
1819 Oliver Evans, who made ' th.
first application In America of .team
nower for propelling land carriages,
died in New Tork. Born in Delaware in fight as to know how to fight,
1766. - ,: '. .
1838 Battle of Ban Jacinto. v
1888 Beginning of the Spanish-Amer
ican war. - .!
i9uo Attempt to blow up tne gates or
th. Welland canal.
sponsible for keeping alive the agita
tion." - i-. -. -
But with all hla peaceful talk Count
Okuma holds that a Japanese man 1. the
eaual of any man, and tnat tne dignity
St. K M
Housekeeping Suggestions.
upple -1 Ions
brisUed tooth brush t that will
reach all th. crevice. 1. the bent
utensil for' cleaning cut glass. Borax
added to the water add. lustre.
If tha vinegar cruet has become dim
A
of the nation . require, that he be so colored, or a vase which has "a .mail
which set hi. oul on fire SO-years Pjeea ottw potato P 'l" ntb; .
ago and quote: W. hold these truths &7ZL!?-Pa-
to be seff evident, that all men are Jft"rAhkiETt .f ima1.iA -h-t rtt5
created equal; that they are endowed by "?,utl0" ?' "alt and "om mal1 hot ls
thtilr creator with v certain alienable also good. , , ... .
For a rerresning mint juiep witnotit
alcohol, bruise the leaves and sterna
their creator with." certain alienable
rights; that among these ara life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness." -
They are
- Also,- sometimes, a lie, crushed to
earth, will rise again.
v Warm sunshine after rain; now you
can almost "sea ming. grow. - .,
It is as Important to know when to
AVTilch Yon Tonson? '.
Frnm the Chicago Swedish Tribune.
Bay Ylmlny. Aym glad to hear ,
Von Vnnifin 1 in the race:
A son of Svaden. - gude an dear. -
Ay bat he'll via the place.
Ay'd laltato se heem mak' a win,
An', at the White House visit;
The Svades will put Yon Tonson in,'
But wich Tou Tonson 1. It? -
Ay know Yon Tonson yumplng logs,
ar. 7 Mllt.l.iv m.w...
Ay know Yon Tonson training dogs,
Yon - Yonson mak lng , house. -
Av know Yon Yonson railroad yack, ;
On heem ay mak wan visit:
Of Yonson. ay Know wan pig pack.
O, wlch Yon Tonsoa 1. It? . ?
In Stockholm. Copenhagen, too. , ,
Are Tonson. bay the score: .
Bay Tlmlny, ay tell you true.
Th Iflnnaanta aainra . . " a
Ton Tonson, copper, on the peat, ' s
8vada servant girl, tney visit; .
So many Tonsons ay have meet,
0,.wich Ton Yonson la It? t
You hat Ton Tonson' gat ma vote, .-:
Ay know heem gude an true;
Ton Tonson deckhand, on the boat, '
Or captlng of the crew.- "
Ton Tonson, milking cows, maybe, ;.
Ayvdon't care; ay won't mis. it; k ,
It makes no deeferenco to me, "i.
TVflch Ton Tonson Is It,-
Athena Press: Farmer, are wearing
a smile of satisfaction these days, and
Indeed .they have cause to, and every
one with them, for the sight of the
hllia green with growing grain is a
Joy to behold. All agree - that never
were prospects brighter at thu season
for bountiful crops. ,- u -t.-.
A good many people are likely to
vote for both those fish billa
--..-;--;v.vv e-i -pi -.-:'".:-; '"
The Easter hat Joke, if not (he hat,
la laid away for another year.
- ,;v' r ;.-;--v '-" .?''
Evidently - the Haytlan government
need, reforming, by annihilation, .
News item In' 1958: The pension
budget this year will amount to 81,719,
000,000. -
fell upon the Just
and . tha "merr
' The Easter rain
i and ; th. unjust
widows." '
O. ves. ; what is needed is 1 adherence
to "Jeffersonian principle." Mr. Har
mon; anything you like. ; , -.
"Kill the file" says the Birming
ham Age-Herald. Walt -a minute; may
be they prevent some worse plague.
Senator. Fulton ha. nearly a year -to
serv- ver. in ine aenaie: - ine peooie
I hope he iwui do nis best, notwitnstana
lng. . ' '
Senator CuUora .ay. Castro needs a
spanking dn general -principles. But
has he any? And -where are they, io-
cftted? ,
, . -,. e
De Sagan went away abusing Ameri
ca, ll tne ieuow were worm consul
ering at - all, this - would -be compli
mentary - to America.
, i e f e 1 .
- The only news that we - would like
to read about that fellow De. Sagan
is that he had been ' sent to the rock
pile, where he belong.. - -; ' '- ,yA
."'".''
Prominent men .nd" women '.who get
their picture, ln the. papers never grow
any older according to the pictures.
Most of them are represented as they
looked or better than they - looked
anywhere from 6 to 15 years? ago.
Oregon Si&clitihia ,'
' Gold HIU has a milk trust, says the
News. - . . .
Myrtle Creek district has -171 school
children. , , - ,
of two or three sprigs of fresh mint
between the finger, and place In a
glass half filled with shaved lea Mac
erate thoroughly, add four tablespoon
fuls of grape Juice and fill the glass ,
with .el tier or carbon water.
O K t : .
- The Dally Siena. ' ;
-"Prunes. s-French toast v '
Omelet Coffee. '
Luncheon.- i i..
The - Independent Home -Telephone - . Veal loaf. Escallooed potatoes.
Is spreading rapldjy in, Walowa counfy. I Coffee cake.. Sliced oranges. Tea
:'..-.-. 'if -i dinner.. . .. . .
' Two men in a Short space of time' Egg and lemon soup. , Browned , pot
ofndleton0111 ln 8pa,httl wST'toSfatT Artichoke,.
. Coffee, " ' . v
French toast Beat two eggs, adding
a little milk and salt. Have a spldar
or griddle hot and buttered. Dip the
bread into the egg. then put into' the
The Echo ' precinct, which includes
Hermiston, had i2& voters registered
for the primaries. -
' Some ' losses of lamb.- ln Morrow nan and brown on both sides. , Butter
county on acooust or arouwi, dul nui and serve hot.
heavy, and It has rained since.
A Riirena man is shipping an aver-
a.ar- or about 3 SO pounds of asparagus
a day to Portland, and expects to mar
ket 20 tons this spring. ,'7 , . . -
x' t, ,r -r...nvi.. '.ally .freeze, add the stiffly beaten whites
wiuenw " of three eggs , and continue freexlng
until soiia. jLec siana ..iwo or iiirt?
Pineapple sherbet BoIL on& ausrt of
water and two and one half cups of
sugar for five minutes, remove from .
the fire, add one quart-can of rat-jd,
Slneapple and the juice of two lemons. ':
train through ' a Jelly f bag, - presHing
nam to -extract tne juice, cnui, parti i-
Curry - county wa. destroyed by fire
last week, and soon after he fell dead.
He Waa 75 years oldt and much re
westnn has-the twd banner Demo
cratic precincts ln the county although
it's a small panne?, says mo Laeaaer.
hours before' serving.
V
John Mnir's Birthday
- John Mulr,- celebrated a. ,nn explorer
and naturalist; wag ' born in , Dunbar,
That returns show a less preponderance I Scotland, April 21 1838. Ho came to
here of Republican votes , than any- America as a youth and . received i his
whera else. , education In the University of Wlscon
- Th. Hilton Fruitgrowers' - union will sin. Imbued frpm ' boyhood with . a
erect a new warehouse two stories (high strong desire to see the world and to
and basement; .It will be.of concrete study nature, he spent the three or four
and modern In every way. The Union years that foUowed his graduation M
will pack and .hip the fruit of. about taking long Journeys afoot through, va.
800 farmers. . . i w rlous parts of Canada, the United State.
utf. iarmers. . , . ' and Alaska In 1903 and 1904 he pur-
Master Tom, Caton, with eyes bulging I sued his botanical and geological studies
In xHtement rushed into the Athena
Press office - and presented the editor
with about the largest hen egg ever,
'It's a hen, egg there ain't a goose
on the ranch," exclaimed Tommy. The
egg in question is a double decker, con
taining two -yolks and measured Hx8
'f A -Lake, county, man , has invented a
sage-brush "gruDher, wmch 1. made on
the plan of a V-shaped road scraper
and has ar'coolter shaped device at each
corner to keep it from being shoved
Aldewlse. . Ha say. although it la pret
ty hard on horseflesh -and takes 13
animals to pull the machine, it does
good and rapid work.- It Is 13V4 feet
wide and Is pulled nearly as faat aa a
plOW. l .'. ' '. '"..-(' .. "' '! I
in many parts of the world, traveling:
through a' targe pan -or uurope, Asia, : :
Australia and New Zealand. . In 1880 he
was a member Of -the party- sent by the
United States government to search for
the De Long .expedition in the Arctic re-
glons. Mr. Mulr was one of the pio
neers of the movement for forest pres-
ervatlon ln America. . He Is best known "'
to the (TUblie, however, as the discoverer
of the famoua Mnlr glacier. He Is a :
member of the leading scientific bodies --.
of America and has -written extensively .
on natural history subjects, - '
- Ialnn county is td be one of the most -
economicHlly- .' managed in the state. '
Though the fourth- In slse in popula
tion it Is the sixteenth in the expense
account. ' . , t '. .. ": 7. '