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THE FOFKTH STREET XFTSAXCE
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OR many years the railroad on
Fourth street has been a large
: public nuisance. It was tol
erated because it was also
some benefit, and because people
. were careless. When Portland was
' a " straggling village in the woods,
, the original railroad company was.
- granted, a permit to use this street,
which then skirted the back sido of
the town. And as the city grew the
railroad was still permitted to re
, v main there, because the people w?re
easy, and not strong enough to make
the necessary fight for a . change.
r But over a year ago the council de
. A 'c la red that at the expiration of 18
. months the railroad rauat vacate
the street. . The matter tad been
j discussed a good deal and the rail
' road officers and attorneys, whllo
claiming' that the corporation had a
- " perpetual vested right to the use of
' the street, said that. a change to the
' east side would be made as soon as
ml practicable. So a ear and a half
was allowed for making the transfer,
' -which involved the building of a
t bridge across the Willamette and
the laying of a short stretch of new
' track. Some beginning was made,
lut this, like all other railroad work
.. In Oregon, was stopped last fall. It
. r; is only about three and a hilf
- months-till the time expires, and the
' railroad- corporation wants the tinio
extended, of course. Then, as be
T" fore. It will more or not, as suits Its
good pleasure. If all It has to do to-
, stay on r ourtn Btreet is to get its
'.. time for moving extended whenever
the previously prescribed period is
? about to expire, It can keep posses-
slon of the street indefinitely. This
method !l8 cheaper and easier than
A proving its alleged vested rights and
the validity of Its alleged perpetual
franchise, which might be very tfif-
ficult.
It would seem that it is quite
time that the city made it definite
- and clear that it has some rights
which that corporation is bound to
respect, and that one of them is the
right to the use and control of the
- streets. The city has been exceed
' Ingly lenient and liberal with the
Southern Pacific company in this
matter. I
It has permitted that corporation
to use Fourth street for years longer
than such use could hare been rea
sonably asked, and that without a
.dollar of remuneration. It has pa
tiently submitted to this great and
growing nuisance for nearly a gen
eration. And then it has delayed
?, action on the promises of the corpor
ation's officers that the street would
Te vacated as soon as the change
could be made. Yet, month after
month passes and the corporation
moves but slightly, If at all, In the
matter. It seems to have become
axiomatic that a railroad company's
promises are not to be taken serl-
ously at all; they are only made to
be renewed as occasion requirps, not
to be performed.
... -, But the panic last fall is the ex
cuse. That panic la made to bear
altogether too many excuse. Did
this great corporation become so fi-
. nancially hfird up that it could not
build a bridge and lay two or three
miles of track within a year and
a half? Mr. Harrjman has in the
. meantime taken quite a good many
millions of dollars out of Oregon to
spend otherwhere, but he cannot
spare a few tens of thousands to
f keep hlB promise to the pe'ople of
of the writer. Anonymous com
munications will not receive atten
tion from this paper nor will they be
preserved. The name of any person
addressing a communication to The
Journal will be withheld from pub
lication wnen sq requested, but his
Identity must be made known to the
editor.
Pf.ATT O.N HOW TO ELECT SEX
ATOR,
H'
OW to elect senator, Is the sub
ject of a late deliverance by
Senator Piatt of New York.
It has been deemed so val
uable that It has been exploited In
Oregon as a guide to our voters.
The source of It Is what makes the
contribution rare and Interesting.
Piatt on ' How to Elect Senator" is.
about as safe a guide as a- hoboe's
view on how to Yun a rock pile
The mighty senator thinks State
ment No. 1 is bad. The land crook
has a similar dislike for a federal
court. The trouble with Piatt Is
that Statement No. 1 Is a menace to
him and his brand of statesmen. For
many years he has been tha special
agent in the United States senate for
the Adams Express company. He
Is one of the barriers to the parcels
post, because his express company
wants the business. He was one of
the barriers to the many good meas
ures President Roosevelt vainly
begged congress to pass at the late
session, and tor which the people
knocked futilely at the doors of that
body for six shameful months, an
episode constituting one of the most
extraordinary spectacles in Amer
ican political Jlfe. He is one of the
men who, under the leadership of
Aldrich, converts the United States
senate into a place where what the
people ask for is denied, and what
the money changers require is grant
ed. Is not the late denial by that
body of practically all legislation
that President Rooseveltrbegged for,
the proof?
Statement No. 1 JmperHs Mr.
Piatt. If, through Statement No. 1,
or otherwise, the pepple of New
York could once get a chance to
elect their senator by direct vote,
Mr. Piatt, as a senator, would be put
out at commission In the twinkling
of an eye. So would Mr. Aldrich.
So would Elkins. So would all the
rest of the trust-tarred statesmen,
and not one of them would ever get
back into the senate. Why
shouldn't they think It bad?
STKOXG SUPPORT FOR BRYAN
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Portland and abate this nuisance of
snore than 25 years' duration. We
are Indeed a patient, long-suffering
people. The council should not ex
tend the time unless the railroad
fclvea some sort of security that any
1 rew promise made will be kept. The
company should be required to give
a bond, with a forfeiture of so much
a day to the city for every day be
yond th date fixed, that it" will
then hare removes its treffie from
Fourth streets
, becUea that, no rights n-
der throld permit should be recog
nixed. If that corporation wants to
use rourth street after transferring
- most of ita heavy .traffic across the
' river. It should be permitted to do
m only under-a new franchise, and
ca auch terras" the city may I tri
pos. Rather than yield oa this
point, tha city should take the case
to tha klgbetrt court of tha Ian
HE announcement of Mr. Her
man Ridder that he and his
newspaper, the New York
Staats-Zeitung, will cordially
support Bryan this time, is elg
nificant, and must be "especially
gratifying to the candidate and
his friends. The Staats-Zeltun
is. perhaps, the most influential
newspaper in the country. It
read and believed in by a vast num
ber of German-Americans in Xew
York and throughout the country
While formerly Democratic, as a
rule, it went over to the Republican
side on the money question In 1896
and has since supported the Repub
lican nominees for president. Mr
Ridder was opposed to Mr. Bryan's
nomination, not because he objected
to Mr. Bryan now, but because he
thought some othei candidate would
be stronger especially in New York.
But Bryan having been .nominated,
Mr. Ridder lost no time In advising
him of his support.
The cause of this change of base
on the part of this peculiarly influ
ential newspaper is principally the
Republican party's record and attl
tude on the tariff. Mr. Ridder was
the spokesman of the newspaper
union in behalf of free print paper
and wood pulp, and not only knows
how congress turned that reform
measure down, but has no faith
whatever In the professions aua ino-
tions which the Republican leaders
are making in the nlatter of tariff
revision. Mr. Ridder knows that no
Republican congress, unless It be one
radically different from any past
congress of that party, will enact
any genuine and reformatory revis
ion of the tariff; hence, he will sup
port Bryan and urge the election of
a Democratic or tariff-reform con
gress.
There are other reasons, no doubt,
why Mr. Ridder aail' many German
Americans who supported McKinley
and Roosevelt will now support
Bryan, and that they will do so
shows that he is no longer feared
on account of his former views on
the money question. That is now a
past and dead issue, and whether
Bryan was right or wrong is not
very important. He is right on the
live, pressing questions of the pres-
lent; hence, tne powenui oiama
iZeltung will support him. as it sup
ported Grover Cleveland in 1892.
It Is an eminently conservative pa
per, but is no longer afraid of the
radicalism of Bryan.
Roosevelt to aecura legislation that
he persistently advocated shows how
limited the president's power is In
thli re"spct. . .- 4
'Tht most Important requisite In
president." says Mr. Bryan, a lu
A, 1 m m . a '.
oinur ojuciais, is that sympathy
shall br, with, tha whole people rath
er (ban with any fraction of the
population. He Is constantly called
upon to act In tha capacity of a
Judge deciding between the Impor
tunities of those who seek favors
and the rights ard Interests of the
public, ' Unless bis sympathies are
right, the few are- sure to have an
advantage over the many, for the
masses have no one to present their
claims. Tftey.nart only at elections
and must trust to their represents
tives to protect them from all the!
foes."
This well illustrates Mr. Bryan'
paramount political idea and pur
pose service of all the people rath
er than of a part of them, seeking
the good of the many rather than
of the few, equal rights and oppor
tunlties and no special privileges
or favors. It certainly ought to be
reasonable to suppose that at no
very distant time a majority of the
people will come to the support of
this Idea, and of honest and able
me.n who seek to carry It Into exe
cution.
"The presidency," says Mr. Bry
an, "is the highest position in the
world and Its occupancy Is an Impor
tant factor In all national matters.
If he Is a devout believer In our the
ory of government, recognizes the
constitutional distribution of pow
ers, trusts thoroughly in the people
and full sympathizes with them In
their aspirations and hopes, he has
an opportunity to do a splendid
work. . He occupies a vantage
ground jfrom which he can exert a
wholesome, influence in favor of
each forward movement."
It is always "the people" with
Bryan; not this ofr that portion or
class or element, but the too-often
forgotten and but slightly repre
sented masses. If the big organized,
combined "interests" of all sorts In
cline In one direction in a cam
paign, might It not be well for the
unorganized masses to move gen
erally In the other direction and get
some friends of theirs at court?
Small GKanje" .
Webnter, Clny, Blalne--and TaftT
"Bullj now" If you can U sood civic.
Mr.
Hearst's canrlldnta 1 yet to ap
be
The Irna ijnlltlra In public aafvloa thai
Democrats as well as Republicans,
and people of all other parties, and
people of all creeds, and people of
all nations, will join in observing
the one hundredth anniversary of
Abraham Lincoln's birth on Febru
ary 12, 1909. Charles "Darwin, an
other great figure In the world, who
enlightened It greatly as he passed
this way, was born the same day,
and the centennial of his birth will
also be celebrated, but in the United
States Lincoln will be most remem
bered.
Can't blamtt the jrix-er If he la a little
croaa louay.
It muet be Door amuaement. flahlna
in a ary county.
V11 summer are aomewhat alike, but
no iwo juni aiuce.
Full dlnnnr palla of warranted TaftJ
origin may neip some.
Democrat will have quite a list of
aouDtrui states ttila fall. ,
THE DES MOINES J LAN' OF MUNIC
IPAL GOVERNMENT
Probably Senator Bourne did not say
u, ai leasi lor puoucaiion.
Flvo millions spent for good purpoaei
in x oruana win neip some.
A little piece of land, young- manj
wuj man you independent
Orecon doesn't care what tha nolttfaai
oi iier irienaa in congress is. -
The country would like a. canrtM rmln-J
on u; an. iiu on me jaai oongreaa.
Even without other attraction the
Coautauqua grounds are worth a vlalt.
The McKenna vs. Portland caa la
one In which the loaer la pleased t the
ream i.
Who work mnr hniirai In m. vMe nr
deserves a holidav better than tha ero
ceryman?
Mr. Hawler Is rather more at home
vet in a cnautajinua. RMpmh v than in
congress.
Yea. If Mr. Taft In worklnar to eneak
nothing but oralae of his oartv. he has
a hard job.
The cherry fair that opens at
Salem today Is an occasion of more
than merely local Interest, and will
be attended and enjoyed by many
neonle from all the surround
ing country. Saturday la Port
land day, and this city will
furnish a big delegation to the cap
ital city, that not only as a "Cherry
City" but m other respects is con
stantly growing in Importance.
Mr. Cortelyov, says the $5 7,000,-
000 apparent treasury deficit is not
a real deficit. This is quite pleas
ant information. But, Incidentally,
we suppose that emergency boodle
fund raised in 1904 from "malefac
tors of great wealth" was not Imag
inary, but the real stuff.
Enemies of football can now oolnt
to the jewelry store burglar aa a horri
ble example.
' The man who- lets weeds aro to seed on
his premises is In this respect an unde-
lraDie citizen.
It Is true that a lot of old shacks
need destroying-, but that does not Jus
tify Incendferism.
Probably nobodv would bet that Taft
will carry Oregon by a larger majority
than Roosevelt did.
"Ijet Republicans wake ud." exclaims
the Condon Times. Sure, and look at
the record of the last congress.
Already absurd camDalan rumors are
afloat. One Is that Bryan will make
only ten or a doxen speeches durlnar the
campaign.
Fortunatelv there Is Dlentv more Bull
Kun water wnere tnis comes rrom,
kind mother nature doesn't chargsT i
cent for It.
The congress of doctors at Vienna
discovered a new disease. Discovery of
new remedy would have been more
appreciated.
W V
This Is the time of vear when one
reels that it would be nice to be an em
ploye of the public, and get a good lib
eral vacation on salary.
That Is right: enforce the weed cut
ting law against nromlnent neoDle first:
It is their duty not only to obey the
law, uui 10 Bey a goua example.
That Jewelry store robber smashed
one too many windows: It la not safe
to conclude that no policeman will ever
hear a oncKtmt crashing through a
plate glass window.
- Pea Molnea. the capital and also the
commercial center of Iowa, haa adopted
a new ayatem of municipal government,
which tWausa of Itn-illHt liictlve features
lina been christened the Ilea Molnea
plan. To fix responsibility for admin
istrative acta, la , the easence of the
tilun. The second, consideration was' to
auvoriiiiiK uuuy rPHporiMive io
the popular will. A combination of
these two elements In proper relation-
nese two elements In proper relation
ihlp would produce a highly efficient
government,
The administration of municipal af
fairs, under the Dea Molnea plan, la In
the handa ,of a board consisting of tho
mayor and four councllmen. The board
nffcnda In !io same relation to the busi
ness of Kovernmunt as the directors of
a i railing corporation bear to the com
pany's buatneaa. The mayor and coun
cil make all appointments, appropriate
nil tunas, levy and collect taxes, eatab
llsh rules for the direction of subordi
nate officials and direct the exnendi-
vure or an money, in order mat the re
sponsibility for official- acts may be
still .further fixed, the business of the
city is divided into five departments:
Puhlla affairs, acoounts and finances.
publlo safety, streets and public lin-
provemenie, paras anu puDiio property.
Bach member of the council Is assigned
by mutual agreement to one of these
departments, the mayor assuming, by
virtue of hta office, the department of
tubllo affairs. Each councilman, there
ore. becomes individually responsible
for the conduct of tha affalra of hla
department over which he exercises the
authority of -a auperlntendent.
Ud to this nolnt the Dea Molnea plan
does not differ from the system of gov
ernment instituted in uaiveston arter
the city was swept away by the flood.
But the Des Moines plan haa other fea
tures. Coupled with this almost au
tocratic power and Individual respon
sibility on tha part of the cosncllmon.
is me recall. Aitnougn xne orricera
'moved from office at any time a ma
lorlty of the electors believe them to
be dlahonest or Inefficient. A petition
of 26 ar cent of the votera oompla
the accused officeholder - to again go
before the people ror their Inilfraemen
or refection. At no time la ai council
manfree from the immediate authority
of the electorate.
- The inltutlve and the referendum are
also combined with the recall, in the 1"
Moines nlun. Under the Initiative th
lntton, although the council might be
opposed to the gpeciric measure usejr,
A petition of not less than 10 per cent
of the qualified voters la kecessary to
bring a proposed ordinance before the
people. The section of the law covering
the Inltliitive and also the referendum
la mandatory upon the council antt com
Dela the calling of a special election
upon petition of tha required number of
votera.
The clause in the plan which provides
toff the referendum placea In the hands
of the electors power to block any leg
islation, with the exception of auch aa
may be reouired by siaxe law or trie
publlo aafety. If during 10 day after
the passage or an ordinance Dy the city
council, 24 per cent of the votera peti
tion to have tha matter sunmltted to
popular vote, the ordinance will not go
into eiieri until a iriajuruj . ni a av
oia 1 election vote In favor of It.
The plan haa attracted world wide at
tention. Booklets containing the char
ter, have been published by the Com
mercial club and distributed by the
thouaand to applicant from Maine to
California. Prealtlent Eliot of Jlarvard
naa evinced aucn interest in tne Dian
that he' made It the subject of special
Inquiry on a recent visit to Dea Moines.
. The adoption of th charter by the
metropolis of Iowa marks tha begin
nlnar.of a new era of civic spirit. It la
also lone of the outward evidences of
commercial awukenlnn that olds fair
are elected for a definite term, yet by to work a business revolution in the
oe
exercising the recall they may
re- I middle west
Marathon Course
Seven men want to run for president
of the Prohibition ticket It is a per
fectly safe way to gain a little tem
porary notice, with no danger of conse
quent official cares.
The city should stand and act on tha
proposition that the Southern Pacific
railroad haa no prescriptive and perma
nent right to Fourth street and that.lt
is there only on sufferance.
Now rumors are spread about
what Taft will say In his speech of
acceptance, but these are probably
all based on imagination. It is not
likely that Mr. Taft will allow the
public to know what he Is going to
say, thougn some pretty cioie
guesses may be made.
r
Secretary Garfield likes Oregon
better every time he visits It, whath
a common experience, and Ore
gon people who meet him return the
ompliment. It is well for Oregon
that a man in his position should
now and like the state.
A majority of the Portland city
council seems to be taking about the
ight attitude on fhe Fourth street
railroad matter. It Is certainly time
to bring the S. P. company. If it
ants more time, to some definite
erms.
It is said Mr. Taft In his letter of ac
ceptance will review the history of the
parties, but he may not consider It nec
essary to bring the history of his party
aown to me panic last year.
There'll be something doing In Port
land rignt along good roads conven
tion. livestock show, north bank rail
road celebration, and other things
worm mincing ana Deing a part or.
Oregon Sidelights
Much more good celery could be prof-
uaoiy raisej near ine Jjanes.
' (Canadian Press Cable.)
Representatives of the Canadian As-
psocintcd Press found It a narrow road
wnicn leads rrom winusor castie io me
Stadium, but not presenting, as viewed
from the motor car. the difficulties
claimed by Canadian Marat honers.
starting rrom Deneatn tne winoows
f the king's private apartments In
the castle, expressly bv wish of the
king, the Marathoners will make their
first public appearance as they make
their exit from the castle grounds.
Into Huh street thence tnrougn
Windsor, the road Is fairly level but
ke the whole route, somewhat twisty,
Passing through a slough, a couple of
small hills will bo found, after which
conies a beautifully wooded stretch of
a couple of miles; then the LxnriflKo
road, full of twists and sharp turns,
but more open country
At the nine-mile post there Is a sharp
turn, tho leader will find himself In
Park road, where he and those who
follow will find three hills not over
steep, with the London side of the bill
the longest and steepest When a back
lane has been covered the 11-mile post
has been passed whence the next few
niHes some portions of the road will be
found not wide enough to permit 10
runners to pass abreast, but the road
broadens as Rulsllp is reached and 13
miles haa been accomplished.
The road from Ruislip present a
more straight away route . until a
sharp turn at Pinner Town, and la on
a slightly undulating road. Those still
In the running make for the 18-mlle
post on Harrow Hill, thence down
along Bheepgate road and a short run
to wemblv, to find the rood as narrow
and crooked as the first miles were
found, and the hills to the tired run
ners will seem somewhat steep. and
unless there is provision made to clear
the way for the runners, dodging traf-
fin mnv heenme nftrt of the race from
Wembly to the Stadlulii, but those who
hold out until HarroTii road Is reached
may oegin io congratulate inemeeives.
ns they may read as they run that they
nave zz miles to tneir creait.
Another couple of miles and they will
have to speed along Old Oak Common
leading to uin oaK lane at tnnnisn,
where the leader will be within a mile
of home and fame for the Stadium is
In sight
TteREAUl - I
pfFEMlNlNE
T
The Also Itans.
HERE! ere thoaa who win hero
medals, and the 'plaudits of the
crowd, in recognition of th fine
")kH at thaw . m ts ilnna . . m
v m III" W W UVIlWi BIIU n as
a token of th admiration- (hi)
world feels for' courage" and calmness
In the face of peril. And there ar
thoae who -win no medals, who hear
no ringing shout of acclaim, no cheer
or trumpet call. and . yet Into whose
day-by-day deed goes the stuff of
which heroca are made.
Few of us are physical cowards.
Ther I often In the midst of omu
audden peril a aelf-forgetfulness. a
clearness of vision that ahow u the
thing to be done, and w do it. Rut
how 'about our more needed moral nnr.
age? Do we declare for the 4hln that
ia absolutely right as against the thing
that la expedient? . Do we insist upon
doing each day's work ilmnlv .nmir.
Ingly, unfalteringly? D we live, our
win tnougni instead of a half-way
luiproiniaei
.'
The world Is bo ant ta
achievement with purpose, to glv tho
plaudlta to the man who wlna, no mat
ter what ends ha-has usad, nd to for
get the "also rana" who mad a hp,v..
atruggle. kept purer faith, spent them
aelvea for the cause-7-and lost.
These are th unsung heroes. Thv
are not the men who alt jn high places,
and, like Dives. "fare aumptuously
every day." 'tfhey are not the men
whose wealth -buys speedy autoa an-1
golden-footed horses, and wine arid Jov
elry. They are more often rin
clothes a little bit shabby, living In the
aide atreets. walking to work in th.
morning.
llie world would say that they are
without ambition and would nolnt our
youth to the men who achieved. Bur
these are" the men, sometimes, who
thought the Drtce for- renown Or woalti
or position too high for what it gives.
They are the men who would rather
be right than be president; who pre
fer the lesa steen daces because th.v
have not to push down so many other's
In order to get up themselves.
'Always room at the top?" fcr
one. But how about the men's heads
nd hearts that must be trampled out
f the way? And what In th. ton'
t la given to few to attain hlarh'nnMt-
tlon because of sterling worth ami h-
catise the world needa their prowess.
Too often the man who Is on top
had the courage (If ono callr It that)
to aee others go hungry while he was
fed; who did not hear the sighs and
moans of the widows . and children
wnose substance went to swell his ow
of
It ftni to b necessary to state
enrs mors that letters sent to The
jTurxsl for putlicailoa mnrt be ac
f oirraclcd, by tha name axd address
BKVAX OX THE PKtSIDENCY
B'
RYAN'S "Conceptions of the
Presidency." published In the
current number of Collier's,
Is Interesting reading, as a
like article by Mr. Taft recently
published was. Few people doubt
Mr. Bryan's entire sincerity, and as
suming that ha speaks his mind
frankly it will be difficult for any
one to point out anything danger
ous In his Ideas or purposes. He
correctly says that -tha president's
power Is overestimated, because he
ran sot force or atop soy particu
lar legislation-. . The Inability cr
1 '
It is not to be overlooked that
there must be hundreds of thou
sands of Republicans in the country
ho are thoroughly disgusted with
the last congress, and .nave no hope
of a -change for the better etcept by
electing Democrats.
The reversal of Judge Cleland'sl
decision In the case of the charter
amendments was one In' which very
likely' the Judge reversed was glad
to find out that he was wrong.
When Mr. Oompers tells publicly
how b Is going to rote. It may be
presumed that a great many anion
worklograeo are going to rota tha
same way.
The land fraud case sem to be
about played oat. The men first
prosecuted when the public was hot,
were th unlucky ones.
Now as soon as thoaa bonds can
b well sold and the tnoney pat Into
operation, Portland will grow faster
than aTer. . " '
The Astoria regatta, for 1808 will be
tne Dest ever, declares The Astortan.
a -t
A small boy is sometimes an expen
sive luxury; one in Lmanils countv
eet lire to a neap or straw In a barn
yard, and the barn and content wore
Durnea.
Quite a number of new comers have
come to Albany recently, during this
dull season of the year, and there Is
hardly a vacant house In the city, says
1 ne ifemocmi,
There is no slump In real estate her
and values in wheat ranojies are, by no
means, deteriorating, says the Condon
Times. One ranch recently sold for
-s,suu, and anotner ror zs,400.
The Salem Statesman says: Portland
canners are Duying cnerries in Nalem.
paying three cents per pound, commis
sion and freight to Portland, yet th
local cannery Is able to pay only two
na a naii cems per pouna, ana turn
ing down the big growers at thafv-
those who did not contract.
Every day new buildings sre begun
In Kugene, but there In no Indication
of a boom, says The Guard. The cltr
1 destined 10 aoume n population with
in three yeara. and the present activity
Is only a sound, healthy growth. Five
yeara rrom now there wiii fr upward
of 20,000 people In th city limits,
and then we will be in a position to
really grow.
'
A. B. Hammond haa decided to cen
tralise all of his lumber Interests In
Astoria and has announced that the
principal place of business of the Ham
mond Lumber company and all of l
subsldary companies will be at the
office of the Tongue Point Lumber
company.- aays The Budget. Thla means
that hta Portland office will be closed
as well es his lumber interest at
Cureka will be directed from here.
'I
" Port Orford Trlmine: Five large
steam scnoonera paaseo up th roaet
Monday Inside the reef" and fully
many the day befere. This Indicates
that lumber trade la reviving, and baa
Ineas conditions ere Improving, aa many
Travels of thla class have been tied up
In fan Frnrtco for want of freight
at profitable rate.
It la no 'wonder' that a Ijnnuii
oetrtch" over at Marahfteld b1 stom
ach ache, for The Time say a the doc
tors tnnk the following article from
that or ran: Three lark knlvaa. n
braaf end of fchlft handlo. one t4 of
tnataj ftsntng rt two tarr loaded rifle
hells, three email helie. three Vcr
gey, on email r, three f-ent
ptecea. It d , t? baraa ehft Halls.
e-a Triin-e MIL ent eight-perry Rati.
lrrr tha a finger aa!t-
Vhy He Was There.
She was one of those ladles with two
aouls. An eminent" professor recently
explained how It was possible for a
wonrnn with two souls and he has
given It as his opinion that nearly ev
ery woman has two sou is can do in
love with more than one man at a time.
Miss Rawnsley had for a- year been try
ing to make up her mind, or, rather, to
discover the preference or her heart
But she had not succeeded. As far as
she was .able to analyze her feelings
she loved Dudley just as well as she
loved Brooks, and she was sure that
she cared Just as much for Brooks as
she enred for Dudley. She told them
so clalnlv.
If she had lived In the age of chiv
alry she would doubtless have sug
gested a meeting in the lists. As it
was, she informed them that they must
find some other means of determining
which one of them should be gladdened
by coming into possession or her.
One day Dudley approached her where
she sat on the acreened-ln porch, per
haps it was her woman's intuition that
made her cry out as she rose to greet
him:. "
"Ah! It is settled at last. TJu-and
Charley have decided which- of you, la
to claim me forever. Am be yours?"
Yes, Dudley replied, as he paused
for a moment before advancing to take
her outstretched hands In his. "We de
cided to cast lots. It seemed to bo the
only way-" '
How did you do ltr'
''Rf-rwilra ecnrA4 a rilca tinv and wa
LsTgreed that the first throw should de-
1 - .4 1 , v.u. 1,11.
viu, ih, nves vT-.jiig 1.1511.
uo on, piease. 1 m dying to Know
what you threw.
"I didn't, throav anything much.
Brooks had all the luck. He turned up
three ees and a pair of sixes."
1 m
Mary Baker Eddy's Birthday.
Mrs. Mary Baker O. Eddy, the dis
coverer and rounder or Christian
science, was born In the town of Bow,
N. H.. Jnav 18. 1821. and received her
education m the public schools and from
private tutors. In 1843 Mrs. Eddy mar
rled George Washington Glover and re
moved with him to Charleston, s. J,
Malor Glover died a few months after
th marriage and Mrs. -Olover returned
to th home of her relatlvea In New
Hampshire. In 1863 ahe waS married
to nr. Daniel Patterson, a dentist, and
removed to Lynn. Mass. Later she se
cured a divorce from Dr. Patterson, and
in 1177 married Dr. Asa O. Eddy. The
Jiaeovrr of Christian Science 1tes
from 1S6S and a year later Mra. Eddy
began teaching It. In 7 she organ
ised the First Church of Cnrlet. Sci
entist In Boston. The textbook of
Christian Science, "Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures, was pub
lished bv Mr. Bddv in 187S. In 181
Wra. Kd'ly remored from Boston to
Concord. N. H where ahe continued to
make her home until about a year aro,
when he returned to Boston and occu-
?ed a palatial country residence In the
eahlonable suburb of Chestnut Hill.
letters From tlie People
Tom riatt and Statement 1.
Sheridan, Or., July 15. To the Editor
of The Journal-M notice in tha Oregon
Ian a reported interview with Senator
Tom Piatt of New York, In which he
severely criticises the Oregon Statement
No. 1 law, and an editorial Indorsement
thereof. We all know who Senator
Piatt is; have learned something about
him from the Oregonlan Itself In time
fiast. but when the. old, discredited po
Itical boss, sieeped In corruption, de
nounces Statement No. 1 all-is for the
time rorglven and his criticism la given
editorial prominence.
And what Is that criticism? ' "It Is
poor politics." Not one word about its
moral effect on the state or nation. Not
a Question as to whother It tends to give who saw men fall where his hand might
iiip jxruyio a unit-, ur wiubs senator, i nHve sioppea mem; wno Knew his own
out me party in power is apt to be in- cierss wore underpaid and the womei
jurco oj 11. jie imieo 10 state tnat 11 1 iq nis mills unuerrea.
frequently happens that the party And when ail these things are neces
Bironajiy in power develops corrupt men l wrjr 10 wnai ine . iintninKing part or Jt
and corrunt Dractices: hrlhnd leirlislatnra the world calls auccena whnt innir
hold-im legislation and lhntt . frmid con-1 that some call It too much to nnv.
nlvance. But It Is "bad pollttfla"; may No, all the courage and heroism of
injure a party that might otherwise lne wona nave not gone into the making
win ir tne people did not have the flnal UI l" "uccessrui men ana women, urtea
choice. Could any stronger argument ,l.,a'tes ? nlsner courage to put these
d rnaae tor tne law man senator Piatt s I " ' e one wi ine many
oblectfons? - 01 wnem in worta aoes not .near.
The law that gives Oregon a Cham-1
berlaln instead of a Fulton, a man who It ua be very careful what stand
has always shown his deep Interest In ards we point our children to. Let ug
the people's welfare and guarded them be very- sure that we mothers do not
well as governor. Is good enough for the Put Into their minds the first seeds
people of this state, who care more for 01 a81re to achieve at anothers ex
its final effects than Its political stgnia- flense, the desire to. be proclaimed, at
cance. VOX POPULI. whatever cpst .
r- . . Do we sigh) for madame s diamonds
ana rur" a'M swrvants? Do the chll
watterson. aren catch a note of envy In the tono
From the Baltimore Sun. with which we speak of her trip to
Colonel Watterson. we be.lleva. la the Europe and her pleasure Jaunts? lo
greatest living literary man. His vo- lines tnings rankle so that we do not
cabulary Is illimitable; his style ia elec- notice the little hurts and th care-
tric; nis sigurcs or speech are over-l'leB answer ana tne inairrerence to cue
powering. He is a mightv nh rase- nest weuare or those who love us?
maker; an author. Inventor and orlg- 'Xt us, Instead, be sure we give our
lnator of epigrams that will never dia children our best, not our left-over
no, never. His compositions bristle thought Let us' be very sure that
and glitter with all sorts of novel and the standard that they' see In the
amaxlng personages, metaphors, tropes home, not occasionally, but always, is
anu images. ine siar-eyecl goddess or l" uf"ire ox ngni ior rignt s saKe;
reform." "the hegoats of high finance," of undevlating fairness, of sincerity
patriotism ana a pension, the lean I "o uin. 1 ueir success win oe ac-
woives 0,1 plutocracy, ''tne hills of coromg 10 tneir powers, duc let its
Yubadam," "from hell to breakfast" be certain that they get no spur In
"the glascutls whangdoodle and. oofdo- an unrighteous ambition from our words
goor, tne gin rifgy and the bedllda, I or lives, no aesire to obtain by wlth-
Klux-Klan;
He slings rhymes and nhllosonhv with
magnificent lavlshness: he Is never at a
logs ror a word, clause, sentence, para
graph, chanter, book, tome, treatise or
library. He has written more than 10,-
000 articles on tne Haves-TIlden con
troversy and is still going at rull speed
He has supported Bryan, denounced
R I
Preparation for Fruit Preserving.
Department of Agriculture Bulletin.
rHE selection of fruit -Is one of the
first steps in obtaining' success
ful results. The flavor of fruit
Is not developed" until it Is fully rlp-.
Bryan, annihilated Bryan
Bryan.
braskan
his
vor
lng. His mind ia divided
reaurrected DUt the time at which the fruit is at
his arguments against the Ne- Its best for canning. Jelly making, etc ,
were final and unanswerable: I .t K.en..- i 1. .1
arguments in the Nebraska n's fa- ai '.(ji, trultm th ermentaMve atai-e
will be Impeccable and Overwhelm- SIm!1 fIuJl.,.t.Q'?tmen!aiYe. "L11.?0
Into
rlnialv unnn lha tiorfo 1 1 ft,.
J?. stS; therefore It is better to use un-
halvflsi nna hainn a. 1mmAa o 1
and the other an Irresistible force. He Yl ,LLtZt,' . it. - i,pT.iiC
none 10 aa ius- 1 1, -.,,.
new iv iud vuiuiici 1 iwweriu pen. Ill ni It. it la .
la a. thunderbolt a l4-lrwh rlfll ! . ' XrUltS BMOUld, If possible, be
L" a inu".alr5"'. , r.L"ed."n- freshly picked for preserving, canning.
ouake: a cV hVd U ?nd ZX'n!&
aed ror jellies or mar
ting out defective por-
deafena tha Inhabitant nt in. fr.ov ""." ' "ruiseo- parts BIIOUIU not le
,, ' I Cllt OUt or nenchon or n,ri In
quase, a cataclysm. wnen ne dtp it ahntiM ha ii7
Into the Ink It throws off a ripple which fruit mat ii
invades the farthest Umbo of lost worJs. V,
When It scratches the paper the sound uons fThSe
it.ifu, in, inhohit.ni. t tions rui8ea
Malay Archipelago.
looting small-seeded fruits, like berries.
for canning, those having a small r-tr-
centage of seed to pulp should be
chosen. In dry seasons berries have a
larger proportion of seeds to fruit than
in a wet or normal season, and Ir is
not wise to can or preserve such fruit
unless tne seeds are removed. The
A Tbe Kind Gardener.
"Wllllaa digging oat the lettuce,
Beeaat' rmllfng on th peas!-'
""Precious darlings! Let 'em go It,
Anything, you know, to plea."
TJcnnl' crushing th tomato.
Flosala epolltng all you've done!"
"Well, -wo snatter. let 'era go It, -
If they're having any fun."
: Freqwe-atly. - .
..It frefluewtty tiappans thai th ma
I won't r Rowta tHI mors In ends without
a horn t go Vo at aay Ursa,
At Me.
She smiled at me, the summer sky was
rair.
And busy people hurried here and there
The bundle which had fallen at her fruit should be rubbed throuah n alev
feet . 1 ih.i 1. fi. snnh 1 v.. i. .v. .
t )..!.-. .. i .V""" " uai lire
. jinn Uj saiiauwj, uirm in me ieea. ine siraineo; pulp can be pro
street, I served aa a mirea or ma rma l..
And gave It to her with a courtly air. When fruit Is brought Into the houe
I Put it where It will keep cool and crisp
,v iw 111 ji ii u ,, m am aw.i r , r until juu arc irnoy io use IT.
We ne'er had chanced to meet before. Begin by having the kitchen swept
nvid ne er land dusted thoroughly, that there neo.i'
Again by chance or otherwise may I not be a large number of mold spores
. . . - I 1-. tlHM k. . . . ir, . . - 1 . ,
1 .uuui. uuai wiin a Gamp
one -smuea at me. cioin. nave plenty or not water and
pans In which Jara and utensila m-iv
She knew naught of the ills I had to be aterlllsed. Have at hand all neces-
to
bear.
Nor of the triumphs which I hoped
share:
If she had been, say,' twenty-four
ana aweet,
I might have aald hinga ahe would
Btlll repeat
But she was not, and bo I didn't care;
She smiled at me.
aary utensils, towels, surer, ete.
Prepare only aa much fruit aa enn
De coosed while It still retains Its color
ana crlspness, Before beginning to y
can fruit have some syrup ready, if
that Is to be used, or If susar la in be
added to the fruit have that m-elghed
and measured.
Decide upon the d mount of fruit von
Will COOk at One time than hnv, Ivn
bowls, one for the sugar and one for
the fruit that will hold Just the quan
tity of each. As the fruit is pared or
hulled, drop It Into Its measuring bowl.
This Pate in History.
172S Sir Joshua Reynolds, noted
Rnffllah artful twirn
177s Stony Point taken from the wle" thf meaaur la full put the sug.ir
British bv the Americana. "a me iruu mio tne preserving settl".
17M Th United States and Morocco Vn'l ' la cooking another measure
concluded a treaty of peace. mv Prepared, and put In the sec-
17 Abouklr In Egvpt sttarked and Preserving kettle. In thla wav
rrled by assault by the Turks under 5 is cooked quickly and put In th
ai uiiw, it-vinar xni
pans ready to sterilise another set of
jara
( St aa
To Renew Old Cheat.
TO CLEAN and brighten an old dusty
chest, get half a pint of beer and
Said Mustapha Pasha
IStt The director of the Rank of
the United State declared a dividend
Of IH per cent
1161 fcr,
nlted State ehlo WvomlB
sank three Jspanese ship In battle at
Shomonosekl. - - .
18 Admiral Cervere and other offi
cers of the Spanish fleet reached An-
apoiis, as prisoners or war.
1S03 Cuban senate ratified th treaty
giving the I'nlted States coaling and
naval atetton on th Island.
1 SOT Seven persona killed by th col
tapae of a building la London. Ontario.
Tod Good to Spoil.
" "Wben I was here several years ago
yoa were baring Ifvely pontlcal earn
palgn. the main Issue of which wa the
erecUoa f a new city hall. Th 00
poaent of th avbeme must hay ben
suceaafiil.".
"No. The one who favored it wera
Bucceasfu); but It haa been one f the
best political issues we v had her,
bene th new city ban is UU a thing
ef th futura" , , i
heat until It I It degree. With
rather a stiff brush, go over all the
carved part and get out much dust
you caa: then brush over with the
hot beer; when thoroughly dry polish
with beeswax and turpewtlne. nelng a
brush for the carved parts. Tb kind
pf brush that ia usually sold aa a shoe
brush doe very well, 'and If waahed
afterward can b used for many tblnga.
Hla Great Act.
From th London Oplatoa.
"New. Johnny." sat tfe Sunday
chool tencher. -ran ma i.n
of th meal remarkable !
did" ,-
"Tea. trss
ynuth, Tte irrr,k
Pptled th brtg'ht
all thi flunminrf.
menu at th sans tla."
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