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at 1 5 (fiits per bushel, would
bring, the growers $22,500,000
which Is no small sum to distribute
ntimiiK ii comparatively few people
mil me outcome Is Jlkel.v to bo a
pood deal better than this, and at
the worst there Is no occasion for
discouragement because of an oc
casional unpropit loua season.
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The fittest place where man
can die Is where he dies for
man. Michael J. Barry.
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KO OCCASION FOR GRUMIiLING
A
GROWLING, prouchy tone
emanates from a certain
journalistic shop In Port
land over the prospective
Issue of over $5,000,000 of bonds
for various Important public pur
poses. The only thing that seems
to be considered In that quarter is
that these bonds will Increase the
city Indebtedness and the interest
fcurden. What the money to be
procured will accomplish for the ad
vancement, development and en
rlchment of the city seems to be
considered unworthy of notice.
The Journal has no sympathy
nrlth this tone or the spirit which
prompts It. It would be very nice,
Indeed, if Portland could get all
the things It needs without cost.
r would seem so, though this would
not be advantageous, for there is
BO genuine, permanent improvement
nd advancement without cost and
self-sacrifice.
Either Portland needs these
things for which these expenditures
are to be made, or it does not. If
it needs them, and the people have
decided that it does, the only way
to get them is to borrow money on
bonds. Raising the money by pres
ent taxation would be both imprac
ticable and impolitic, and besides
auld be unjust. The people of the
future, greater city ought to help
pay for these things, that will be a
permanent, enduring benefit.
A further Indebtedness of ?5,-
000,000 or $6,000,000 is nothing to
be scared at or to growl about, pro
Tiding the money is honestly and ju
diciously expended for important
and urgently necessary things. Be
fore these bonds become due Port
land will be a city of over 400,000
inhabitants, and every year there
will be many more people and much
more property to pay the interest.
... . The Journal agrees with the ma
jority of the people that the things
proposed to be acquired and done
are wise and necessary, and will be
well worth the price. It believes
that there is need of another Bull
Run pipe line, of a new bridge, of
municipal docks, of more park
grounds, and of the other things
voted for, and also, in the near fu
ture, of a new courthouse and a new
city Jail; and that the money ex
pended In these ways will be well
invested and that the additional bur
den will be easily and cheerfully
borne.
It will not be necessary to issue
all these bonds and incur all this ih
debtedness at once, nor perhaps
Within a year or two. But it is nec
essary to be able to move forward
in the attainment of these things
as soon and as fast as is practicable
and advantageous. There Is no oc
casion for grumbling or pessimism.
It is a time for everybody to pull to
gether for advancement, for greater
and better growth. The city has no
use for a grumbler and knocker.
IIKltK seems nothing In the
Denver "Injunction plank" to
which any reasonable person
can take objection. ThPre is
n needless declaration of faith in the
courts nnd absence of intent to at
tack the "Integrity" of the courts
needless because criticism of the
wholesale use of the injunction pro
cess in labor disputes needs no apol
ogy and is not an attack on the "In
tegrity" of the courts. The courts
may have gone too far in issuing in
junctions in labor cases without los
ing their "Integrity." All the talk
about the courts having been "at
tacked" emanates from trust attor
neys, and is an effort to divert at
tention from the real matter in Is
sue. The meat of the Penver dec
laration is contained in the follow
ing language:
"Questions of Judicial practice have
arisen especially In connection with In
dustrial disputes. We deem that the
parties to all Judicial proceedings should
he treated with rigid Impartiality, and
that Injunctions should not he Issued In
any caes In which Injunctions would
not Issue If no Industrial dispute were
Involved."
Mr. Gompers says this is entirely
satisfactory to him, as the. head of
organized labor, is all that was
asked, and we cannot pee why it
should not be satisfactory to every
body who favors justice and a
square, deal between all men. Why
should Injunctions issue against
organized workingmen, when un
der like circumstances ' they would
not be issued in any other
cases, against organized capital, for
instance? It is simply a declaration
of Impartiality, which the Chicago
convention would not make. No
special interest is to be regarded In
the issuance of injunctions. Isn't
this right? Why should so great
a furore' nave been made over so
manifestly just and fair a proposi
tion?
Every section in which Mr. Hill has
built railroads has profited by his
work. He has made money through
Kreat energy and far-sightedness
and deserves hla success. He has
been a pioneer, and Is thoroughly
western In his sentiments. He has
bo:n a creator and his roads repre
sent his on work, not the thought,
aspirations and work of others. It
Is fitting that Portland will cele
brute the opening of this road.
Whatever Is done here In this connec
tion should be worthy of the oc
caslon, and the whole cltv should
participate In It. Let Mr. Hill and
his associates be made to feel that
they are among friends and admirers
who appreciate what the building of
this line means to Portland, to Ore
gon and the1 great Oregon country.
Small Change
Not very ninny will want
tribute over 10,000, anyway.
to con-
Bryon'B picture fills the who! front
page or mm wi ck a oinmoiier.
DEMOCRATS DO A PUBLIC SERVICE
From the Philadelphia North American
A Dakota, girl roped a
several Now York Kills
counts.
coyote. But
have roped
JAPAN DOK8 NOT W A NT WAR
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CAMPAIGN FINDS
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WHEAT CROP PROSPECTS
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HEAT crop reports from the
Inter - Mountain region
seem conflicting, but are
largely harmonized by the
iqv niai me crop is more
"spotted" than usuiil; that Is, the
damage done by drouth Is far
greater in some localities than in
others, and in manv cases the areas
of poor and of fairly pood yields are
not far apart. It may be accepted
as an ascertained fart that the yield
in eastern Oregon and eastern Wash
ington as a whole will be far short
of that of last year, and much un
der the average of several years
,pasx; yet, the data at hand by no
; means warrant the pessimistic pre
dictions msde in some quarters that
the yield will be only half or. less
;Ot that of last year. Reports of
shortages are almost InTariablr ei-
k i -aggerated beforehand. On the light-r'"-r
ana mora arid lands in some lo-
ralltie the yield will be very light,
; but Oil a large proportion of the
. better portions of the wheat belt a
good crop is being or will be har
vested. But whit will be lost through an
ennsoally dry aeasan win be large
ly; if not wholly, made tip by wheat
ratters as a whole la the price, if
preheat pre pert t holeV root' With
.wheat at or 75 c?nu a bushel,
a farmer with a yield of 29 or even
IS fcu-bf's ta sere win make tcac
rrorey. wk!S the" who anticipated
truths ta srre and get only 39
r r Ji wi:j lave a rtnlr-cTne ss.rr.las.
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i;3 t; t :.! ct ttst rtfioa
HE action to be taken by the
Democratic national commit
tee regarding the publication
of campaign contributions.
and literal compliance with the
plank of the Denver platform on
this subject, at Mr. Bryan's request,
is commendable not only as adopt
ing an importantly right policy, but
as evidence that the party adopted
this plank in sincere earnest aridl
not merely to deceive the people.
No money at all is to be accepted
from corporations; not more than
$10,000 will be accepted from any
person or firm; and all amounts
over $100 and their sources will
bo published, so that, everybody will
know just where the campaign fund
comes from.
This Is an important reform, and
Is in sharp contrast with methods
hitherto used In securing campaign
funds. President Roosevelt and
Candidate Taft have both declared
In favor of this policy of publicity,
but the last congress refused to pass
any measure requiring it to be put
Into execution, and since his nomi
nation, Mr. Taft has remained sil
ent on the subject. Will he and
his campaign manager, Mr. Hitch
cock, adopt this method and take the
people into their confidence? 13 the
Republican party, as well as the
Democratic party, willing to submit
its cause to the people without the
use of corporation and trust cam
paign funds? If not, why not? It
is Mr. Hitchcock's turn to speak up
HOMAS J. O'BRIEN, the Amer
lean ambassador to Japan
who has Just arrived In this
country on a vacation, gives
further testimony in support of the
Lextreme improbability of war be
tween the two countries. He savs
that during the time, nearly a year,
that he has been In Japan, he "has
never seen the slightest sign of Ill
feeling toward America, or Ameri
cans. It is absurd to think that Ja
pan wants war with this country.
Nothing is farther from the mind of
its people. I believe Japan is sin
cerely trying to enforce the restric
tion of emigration to America and
thus remove any cause for friction
on that question."
Such statements from such a
source are entitled to more credence
and respect than all the sensational
jingoism that Hobson can utter In
a year. Of course Japan wants no
war with the United States, and Is
in no condition to go to war with
this country if it did, and the rav
ines of Hobson ought to be frowned
upon by all people to whom he ad
dresses them. The New York World j
correctly says that what he said in
the Denver convention is "sheer
balderdash," which would deserve
no attention except from his posi
yon as a member of congress, and
his representations concerning the
fears of the president, which nobody
believes.
Ambassador O'Brien only con
firms reports made recently by other
reliable persons, particularly by Mr.
Taft, who should understand the
situation as well as anyone, and
whose testimony will be regarded as
thoroughly reliable. Hobson has
become a national bore. 4
A real ticceaafiil crop failure win
never pulled off In. Oregon yet and never
win ue.
Ileratise a row has cloven hoofs and
noma is no nronr that she la a mem-
oer or the Old Nlrk family.
bo oxniuria is an old disease, or an
old symptom, after all. and the doctors
at lenna uim 1 discover anything.
Honduras and Parairiisy have been
havlna revolutions lately, but, so far
as Known, mere were no casualties.
The Brother Charle.y In. the Bryan
case doesn t count for much: he has no
Darrei, line Hrotner Charley Taft.
A Philadelphia preacher aavs all
amusement is sin. IS 0 wonder many pco-
ie aon i care to go to Heaven with
im.
Even when the battleship fleet geta
The Democratic national convention
would not Imve met lu vain had It ad
journed Rfter tlolnii nothing beyond
placliifr its atamp of comiomnatlon
upon Uuffey unci hla band of political
hlKhhlmiers. That ono act would have
justified lta existence.
The Hrmi hi lean mnlorltv la an In ran
- . : - :.v
ana m democratic volo ao small 111
this stato that national conventions In
to Honolulu It will be at home. Boston Ouffev
the past have thnucht It aafe to Klv
scant attention to I'ennsylvunln. Hu
Pennsylvania no longer passes uiinu
tleed. I'pon this ntate has fallen tl
unenviable distinction of possessing on
party wnn management so bad u( t
command national attention.
In other words, the methods of th
men In control of the Democratic or
ganlsation In Pennsylvania have been
so odlouft as to convince the l)emnerata
of the nation that for their own protec
tion tney must repudiate that manage
meni. The sentiment or the Denver as
semblage. was that some means must be
found to throw over a handicap loo
heavy to carry In a presidential contest,
Ann ine convention naa acted in ac
cordance with that sentiment
No makers of the lnws of any nnrty
could be expected to have foresight suf-
ricientiy prophetic trMiroviue a regular
and orderly method of disposing of a
(Jlobe. Yes, and also away out yonder
at uuani.
Bryan's smile Is very expansive, but
It Is doubtful if he can ever make It
such a whnt-a-jolly-good-fellow smllu
as l ait s.
The Independent party appears to be
wholly antl; nterely a collection of
Kickers and knockers, standing for noth
ing ninrnmuve.
Possibly what, would be rood for
Alice Lnngworth Is to send her back to
ni awhile but he might decline fur-
tner responsibility.
In a Pittsburg famllv the third set of
tripieti has arrived, ir this Is kept
up a few years, that famllv could start
a town or us own.
A curious variety, mankind;
ate always people who really believe
that the lJroh hltton party w 11
either this time or next.
there
illeve
win,
The contract that has been let
for building boats to run on the
upper Columbia river is a step in
the very Important movement being
carried forward by the Open River
association for aiding at once the
producers of the upper country and
the commerce of Portland, and ren
dering them freer from the exac
tions of the railroad monopoly.
President Roosevelt takes stunts of
pitching hay. and Bryan Is out these
days looking after the "crops." Groat
farmers, these big fellows.
Bryan says that If elected he will
not become a candidate aealn. But
there will doubtless be a Democratic
Hourne to insist that he break his prom
ise.
Bryan Is always happy; believes he
is going to be elected until the votes
are counted, and then believes he is go
ing to be nominated and elected next
time.
The simplified spelling board proudly
announces that zo.oun persons have for
mally azreed to adfrot its simnle sneH-
Ings. The other 84,980,000. or thete-
aoouts, will Keep on spelling and mis
spelling in the same old way.
Jonas Lie, the Norwegian novelist. Is
dead. lie told many lies In his lif?
time, but only, so far as we know. In
following his craft, otherwise not trv
ing to live up to his name, which In
Norwegian Isn't "He" anyway.
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O yes, Taft is going to carry Mis
souri. Tennessee and several other
states, and Bryan Is going to carry Cal
ifornia, Indiana, Wisconsin and a lot
more northern states. We hear this
sort of talk every fourth fall.
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An Ohio woman was refused a mnr-
Outslde of Pennsvl venla. bad Demo-
crats and bad Democratic organisations
have at leust one merit fidelity to
their own party. Like crooked Kepuli
llcans. they commit crimes In the name
and under the banner of their party or
ganization. And aiway they plead their
loyalty and their regularity aa their jus
tlflcatlon.
The cme exception Is Ouffey. Ills
entire leadershlD of the Pennsylvania
Democracy has been subject to the
standing charge of continuous and un-
aeviating treachery to his own party.
And to that charge he virtually pleaded
guilty In Denver. For when arraigned
by the supreme council of the party, he
was unable to point to a single Instance
of effective party service or to an ac
complishment of any kind the citing of
wnich would navo served to con round
his accusers.
The Democrats In convention were
confronted with an extraordinary ense,
one for which there wan no precedent.
But since the highest council of a party
Is the party's lawmaker, they found a
wav to meet the emergency.
The indictment against Ouffey and his
trading allies, presented In detail to
the committee on credentials, could
leave no doubt In the mind of nnv un
prejudiced man concerning the continu
ous treachery of Ouffey toward the
party In the past.
Those judges already knew about
Ouffey. They knew already of Penn
sylvania's political scandal. The mere
reading of the Indictment nnd tU total
lack of any substantial defense wore
sufficient. They were not excessively
particular about .demanding proof of
the charges, which could have been fur
nished In ample quantities, had the dc
mandbeen made.
It was Bryan's fight of course, for I
Bryan knew, better than Derhaps an
other man outside, thla stale, the nature
ana extent or uuriey trvaohery. li
knew not by herusay. He had been on
the ground and needed no report at soc
ond hand, Hla acquaintance with men
anu arrair in Pennsylvania caused, him
to reach the decision to purgo the party
of Ouffey at any cost
Therefore, ho did a .most unusual
thing, by declaring In advance that
Ouffey'a continued presence In the na'
tlnnul committee would ba an embar
rassment to him throughout the cam
palgn. He knew that the reelection of
Ouffev would be the placing of a traitor
In Ihe Inner councils of the party the
submission or every. secret to a toot or
Bianaaru un, .
To Bryan's opposition undoubtedly
was due the overthrow of Ouffey. But
we do not believe that Mr. Bryan was
actuated mainly bv a desire "play
politics" In this matter. He' thought
the elimination of-Ouffey necessary for
me good or tne party. Hut our nener is
that political decency rather than par
tisan advantage was ins principal aim.
Whatever may have been Mr. Bryan's
motives, however, In our opinion, noth
ing that' has been or may be done at
Denver will prove more helpful to hla
cause In every state throughout the
nation than this branding and condem
nation of Ourrey.
The choice of James Kerr aa his SUO'
cessor Is distinctively a victory for de-
cency. Not only does it give to loyal
and honest Democrats cause for rejoic
ing, but It arrords to loyal and honest
Republicans almost an equal reason for
gruntuae. ,
Mr. Kerr Is a representative business
man. able and In every respect reput
able, the possessor or right Ideas ana
good Ideals. He Is a thorough Demo
crat, a good fighter and a square man.
Pennsylvanha has reached Its present
level of civic shame largely because the
state has had no respectable and effec
tive minority party organisation In re-
'ent years. Evils have multiplied, main
ly because the Democratic party In this
state has been made a corrupt adjunct,
contemptible side show or the Re
publican organization.
The downfall or ourrey and tne ele
vation of Kerr now mean the dawning
of a better day for the Democracy of
Pennsvl vanla. provided that the party
baa not been so long debauched aa to
make regeneration Impossible.
in tne same measure as mis augury
of good will Inspire honorable Demo-
rats so will it instill nope into tne
hearts of Independent Republicans.
The great preponderance of the Repub
lican vote in the state, we believe, is
frnvlded by thoroughly honest citizens,
bit these have come to regard as futile
any effort to alter for the better any
vicious political conditions, because both
Republican and Democratic organiza
tions were dominated bv the same in
terests and the same men.
The. overthrow of Ouffey may mean In i
the end a blessing to botli parties, by
providing the long desired weapon for
rebuke ond reform In local and state
affairs
REALM -FEMININE
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A Strong Ticket
From tho Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Democratic party has donned its
fighting clothes. It scents victory in
the air of 1908. It has chosen twi
cnpable gladiators to lead the fight.
The thunderous demonstrations at Den
ver differed from those of other years
In that they were Inspired by harmony
and not by strife. The outbursts of
enthusiasm were not of the sort manu
factured to stampede the delegates to
or from any man. They testified rather
to the revival of hope, the d!seardlnn
of differences that had rent the party
hopelessly asunder, and to the deep
rooted virility of Democracy.
Mr. Rrvan Is at the very flool-tlde
rlage license because she gave her age f -of physical strength and mental vigor
Nature knows neither religion nor
politics except as she shows forth
God's marvelous handiwork and pro
vides mankind with the raw mate
rial of livelihood and comfort. She
recognizes no Sabbath as a restday.
and treats the G. O. P. elephant and
the Democratic as3 impartially.
Crops will grow just the same under
either Taft or Bryan.
There are indications that there
will be more really doubtful states
as the campaign progresses than
there have been since 1892, or at
least since 1896. There is, to begin
with, a very large uncertain vote,
that for years past has been surely
Republican.
as 30 when in fact she was ho. But
when did It become Illegal anywhere for
a woman to make a little- misrepresen
tation like this about her age? And
since she was going to be married, per
haps she felt as if she were only 30.
COMPLETION OF A GRET WORK
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HE completion of the north
bank road will mirk an epoch
In the comnurcial develop
ment of Portland. Its impor
tance is but faintly realized as yet.
It places this city in direct commun
ication with the cattle-producing
section of Montana. Without it
Swift's packing p!ant would have
been impossible. The trade of a.l
of eastern Washington and even part
of Canada will be naturally tribu
tary to this cUy. The lines of the
grfat systems of which the north
bank road is a part put us in direct
touch with an enormous section of
the country. It is a competing
through line. It will necessarily
have its feeders and branches within
this state. It was built on business
principles and for business. First
cost was not considered In Its con
struction, and it is probably the cost
liest line of single track In the
United States. Its level track, easy
grades and curveless lice arex evi
dences of en intention to handle
freight and lots of It. Great ware
houses, modern freight houses, built
to care for great traffic, plainly in
dicate the policy of the builders.
AboTe all, that master of railroad
transportation. James J. Hill, is at
the head of this enterprise and his
lientenants and aides are ia fall
sympathy with his plans and pur
poses. He does- not claim to be
operating aa eleeciosngry. Institu
tion. Ht built the linefo thia city
b4 on a water-level grade In re
sponse to ound enotBic cocsldera
X:vi.t ar.4 for tuc!sest ' reaso&a.
Drouth, frosts, hot winds and elec
tric storms always do some damage
In some parts of the country, to the
crops, yet on the whole the harvest
is always great, and' the American
people are the most fortunate and
favored in the world.
"There never has been a satis
factory explanation of the low prices
of western wool prevailing this sea
son, " remarks the East Oregonian.
Might not the possibility of Bryan's
election be the real explanation?
Also of the unusually dry season up
there?
Whoever shall be chosen as the
Democratic campaign manage, he
will probably not be long In finding
out jthat it U Bryan rather than he
who Is the real boss of the campaign.
Salem will expert a big delega
tion from Portland tomorrow, and
should not be disappointed. A
greater degree of nelghborllness is
to be desired.
The Walla Walla election may Jbe
a very small straw, but it seems to
be a. significant one.
The railroads, If they persist In
raising rates, may help very materi
ally to elect Bryan.
Letters From the People
Challenges Dr. Dyott's Views.
Cornelius, Or., July 15. To the Edi
tor of The Journal In the Oregon Dally
Journal of last Monday, July 13, you
published the main substance of a ser
mon of Dr. Dyott, In which he denies
eternal punishment for the wicked. Ac
cording to your report, he said at the
conclusion of his sermon: "I do not
wish bv my remarks to convey the Im
pression that we are free to follow our
predatory Instincts, or In other ways
to eo contrary to Ood s wishes, but
do mean that you shall understand that
when the great Judgment day comes Ood
will have found a way for all of us to
enter Into the kingdom of his presence
which Is the blessing I wish you all
Did this Dr. -Dyott never read the
KlPle. or aoes he not Deneve what is
taught In God's word concerning the
great last day or ludgmentr
We read John. 111:36: "He that be ev-
eth on the son hath everlastlna- life
and he that bellev-eth not the son shall
not see life, put the wrath or Ood abld
eth on him."
Matthew xxv:41-4 : "Then shall he say
aiso to tnem on tne lert hand: De
part from me, ye cursed. Into everlast
ing fire, prepared for the devil and his
angels. And these shail go a wav Into
everlasting punishment, but the right
eous Into life eternal " See also Thess.
1:3-10. J. T. DOESCHER.
Pastor of the Lutheran .Church at Cor
nelius, Or.
A Precarious Existence.
The superstitious woman started to
go downtown. Put round that she had
forgotten something. It was hard work
to get her to go back for It, but when
she did she sat down for a few min
utes to "take the curse off" before go
ing out again. On the Bldewalk she
passed a cross-eyed man, and had hard
work to keep from spitting three times
over her left shoulder. The first car
that came along was No. 12. fche let
It go by. and waited eight minutes for
another.'. On the way down town she
remarked to a friend that she "had been
In excellent health this summer " In
stantly she was Obliged to lose her
glove, and rub her bare palm on the
wood of the bench before her. As she
and her friend were walking on Twenty-
third street some thoughtless person
darted between them. The superstitious
woman was much disturbed and wor
ried over the thought of a coming sepsei
aration.
That night her husband upset the
salt cellar. She Insisted on his taking
a pinch of the salt and throwing it over
his uhoulder. When ne oisrobed lor
the night she discovered that she had
been wearing one slocking wrong side
out all day. It was the sign of good
luck, and It allowed her to go to bed
happy. But some lime In the ntcht a
dog howled dismally under her win
dow. From that moment she has been
looking for a calamity. Nothing will
make her believe that there will not
soon be a death In her Immediate fam
ily.
The immaturity that was charged
against him in other years can be no
longer urged. Never . a mean antagon
ist, he has developed and grown
through years of travel an study until
he has become an adversary worthy of
the strongest man's steel. In the pres
ent campaign bo cannot fall to take
advantage of a condition that militated
largely against his success In 1SHR. No
candidate was ever more prone to put
his finger on cankeg. spots than Mr.
Bryan. There was much in the Denver
convention to indicate that he has hack
of htm this time an earnest, determined,
united, fighting party.
John W. Kern of Indians, nominee
for the vice-presidency,, nns long been
conspicuous in public affairs. While
known better In his "own stain than
elsewhere, his fame as a Jurist end nd
vocate has spread far through the
land. Judge Kern Is 1n the very prime
of life Though defented for governor
of Indiana on two occasions he Is very
popular in his own state, nnd Is held
in high esteem even by his political
opponents. Indiana is still regarded as
a battleground In presidential elections,
and no man Is better flttnd to win th
suffrages of this doubtful stats than
Mr. Kern.
The ticket nominated nt Denver Is
good one. It combines many elements
of strength. Both of the candidates are
splendidlv equipped mentally nnd phvs
Ically. Both are excellent, campaigners
with a broad knowledge or public af
fairs. Knch Is of unimpeachable clmrnc
ter. They go forth to batllo as un
sullied knoghts. strong In the confidence
of those whose champions they are.
There Is going to be a fight In this
year of grace, 190 8, and n good one.
Indiana Men.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
For the first time In 24 years the
Democratic party has turned to Indiana
for a candidate on its national ticket
Not slnco the nomination of Thomas A
Hendricks for vice-president In 1884 has
the Hoosler state been called upon for
a standard bearer. in the lll-starrei
campaign of 1S80. William H. English
went down to defeat with Wenerai Win
field 8cott Hancock, while feur years
;ater Hendricks was elected to the
chair which was vacated by Democracy
at the close of Buchanan's administra
tion. During this same period the Re-
ubllcan party nominated and elected
enjamln Harrison U the presidency In
1 RSS. who was dnrnleJ for reelection
In 1892 by OroveT Clevelsnd. In 1S04
Charles W. Fairbanks was nominated
for tho vice-presidency and elected. The
nomination by the Democrats of John
W. Kern of Indianapolis for the vice-
presidency at Denver shows apparently
that the leaders again regard Indiana
as fighting ground. It may ba that
the delegates were persuaded that there
s luck In an Indiana candidate. Inas
much aa only one candidate of either
party rmm that state in more man a
quarter of a century went down to defeat.
X tm of Filler's Earth.
It's Very Queer.
When you call a girl a kitten
You are ure to get a pat.
Bo why should you get the mitten
When you say she Is a cat?
But you do.
If rou nay girl's a vtslrm.
It will fill her with delight.
So there should be bo collision
When you ear ahe is a sight.
But there Is.
T"-i call man a aly rM dojs
He asks ran ta if sup;
Why should It set'hls wrath ago
hi yon say fee t a pup?
But it 4&e,
rtilirrises Goistp.
In a Heathen Household.
From the Philadelphia ledger.
Elizabeth's mother did not teach her
Ittle daughter much that she should
have learned about religion; nor did tne
father.
The other day a guest said to the lit
tle girl: 'Elizabeth, does roar father
aay grae at tne tamer
"What grace?" return
noeentlr.
. "Why, thanks for what you hare to
ea L"
"Ob," replied Elizabeth, new enlight
ened "We don t b to thank asy
one for what we bare w always pay
eaaB."
tied th girl In-
The Wheel of Time.
From the Chlcr R-mrd-Heeiild.
In the William Tsft fruit. ,
William Tsft Braa ai4 ttie William
Taft Johnaeni wiil T eraduatia sj4
(ttUr.f marriage llctcaea.
Fuller's earth, a very absorbent clay,
that waa first used for taking grease
spots out of cloth. Is now used In tha
I nlted State chiefly for clarifying
oils
Florida furnished nearly TO per cent
of th entire output of fuller earth
In the United State In IM. Arkan
sas. Georgia. Pouth Carolina. Massa
chusetts. Colorado and Texas also con
tributed to the production, ranking !n
the order named. Th total product ton
or the i niteo states in hot wss si.su
short tons, valued t Mil."?, the larg
est production and value ret reported.
The Imports wera 14 4t long tons, val
ued at $11.211, th largest quantity Im
ported In any one year sine il and
th largest recorded value In any year.
An idrtnct chapter nf "Mineral He
ource of th t'nlted Plate, calendar
year 1," oa th produ-ilon of fuller
earth, hr T. B, il Horn, lust fuh
II shed by th I nlted Sa)t Oeoleglrwl
Survey, furnish the statistics re
ported Th rpr c-italn f?laru.
ic f th eue of the Mechlng
rwer arwl els rif fin action t fuller
earth. q "toe von that la of conalderabl
Interest ta ehemlrta.
A tn realty man fclPed fmr
- r'ght. rd te.eM Iter w id-
cats, for who fcUi t !'. 4 It l
ca.
rVhat; Watterson Says
From the Iouisville Courier-Journal
According to an eminent alienist
there nre three great causes of sulci lo
nd insanity, each of which begins with
"w." Ono of them, and not the least
of them, is worry. Everyone advises
everyone else never to worry. Few
persons tfike tho advice, except those
who frould not worry If the world were
coming to an end tomorrow and they
had murdered their brothers vesterdav.
Tho president of a "Don't Worry" club
in iWW 1 ork committed suicide the
otner aay. The incident is the subject
of no little humorous comment, but It
was pure tragedy. What Is more pa
thetic than the self-destruction of a
man who had promised himself and his
friends that he would never let worry
get a grip upon his mind? The tnle.
of tho ending of his life points a moral.
Wine, women and song, of the quality
that kill, a wise man may escape, but
worry may set its fangs In hla vitals
despite his every precaution and liis
every resolution. And worry, so .he
physicians tell us. breeds toxins of its
own, as well as to aggravate anv ohvs
cal ailment that may be preying upon
its victim.
It is a great thing to be able not to
worry. it metins a gift from provi-
ueiM-H nr a certain sort or physical and
mental makeup. The negro rarely
worries. js a rule, ne is free from
care. as a race he Is Immune fr6m
certain nervous diseases. Frovidence,
which gave him for a complexion "the
snnuowca livery of the burnished sun."
put more sunshine tpon the Inside of
mm man is nottied up In a half dozen
whita men. It is not necessary for the
negro to belong to a "Don't Worry
club. .
Wtiat became of the man who, ob
serving that evervbodv worried nhont
something, decided to worrv about bis
red whiskers because ho didn't reallv
care what color they were, and felt
that he would not suffer greatly, his
tory has failed to record. Very prob
ably another worry overtook him and
laid him low.
Tho greatest relief from worry is to
" out auuieoiio oiner man a povrce
mln lu wijum you may leu your trou
uica. i sorrow enarea is a sorrow
ngnieneu. The general rule for avoid
ing worry Is to live so that if mlsfor
tune overtakes you, you can console
yourseir with tne reflection that It I
misfortune and not your fault. Join ,
"lon't Worry" cluti th best one may
u" lounu a i an nu a neartnstone if you
will, but do not expect that all of vour
efforts will rout all of your worrle.
When the president of your club blows
uui ins urains, Dear in mind the fact
that he was unfortunate rather than
perverse. He did not worry because
he found It an enlovable naxtlmn rte
mu not reruse the consolation he of
rereu because of obstinacy. Conslirn
him tenderly to "the soft embraces of
tne sweet, cool earth.' and tn nrnh.
abl, or at least possible, peace. Rest
assured that there can be no pttnlsh-
iiicm in hiiiir ior mm, even in a Drlgh
Iv burning hereafter, somewhat below
the level of the sea and snmewh.it
above the temperance of Tucson, that
will be more of a torture than tin
maiaajr mat enaea In his death.
The Voice of the OiH?n.
OW la th time of tho year when
the lur of th open becomes
moat potent. Day by day w
walk the streets of the city, and
night by night as w catch be
tween housetop glimpses of far-off
starry spaces, the sound of th -wind In
the tree of th forest com to mind
and the memory of shaded green places
haunt us.
pur spirits cry for releaae, not o
mUch from the dally task as from man
made surroundings, and we long for th
woods, the hill und th pleasant meadow.
Tner are tnose wno us to can tnis
lur of the open, atavism, which 1 a
neat and indefinite, term, standing vari
ously for the reversion to typ of tha
smf-educated Indlun, the burking back
to ancestral traits of the child or the
puppy or the migratory Instinct, Inher
ited from noinudlc ancestors.
Ho the passion within us for wood
and sea, for Wide reaches and sunlit lio
rlxons, they would call only a stirring
of hulf-obilterated memories, and up
heaval within our breasts of th
primal Instinct for quiet and shelter of
the pursued animal-man, a homing In
stinct, not quite dead, In men concerned
with progress ana invention, derived
from earliest ancestry.
But this explanation seems shallow
and Insufficient when we put aside our
tools and our playthings and sink our
restlessness In the peace and quiet of
nature.
The hold that It has on animal na
ture seem quite Inadequate to account
for the hold It has on us, ' For It 1
not the animal within ua that I aroued
nor placated nor appealed to In any way
n this wide vision or beauty ana ini
harmony of silences.
Rather It appeals to tn better pan
of us, the- part that In ordinary Inter
course with our fellows beoamea atro
phied, the part that neither struggle
for supremacy nor desires gain, nor 1
concerned with market report, nor with
the ceaseless warfare witn passions.
This Is the secret hold It has upon
a. that It lulls to sleep the baser Bid
of us ajid lets the real man forth.
The appeal to each one who recognise
this truth Is Instant and real. It be
comes a voice crying to nis spiru m
tha wilderness, not that man forako
sin, but that he live his real life; not
asking the negation of what is base, but
the actuality ol the good; not speaking
in terms of warfare, but In the terms uf
a perfect truce.
Thus and so, we feel, was man meant
to live; himself a unit in the eternal
scheme of things.
Then the vacation tlm eecames a
festival nf roiiI. when the spirit of
man comes out Into a wider realm,
greater than space, and knows himself
a part of an eternity longer than time
and wider than love.
Ilishop Lewis' nirthday.
ut. w uson neeiev Lew a. who wa
eieciei a nisnop or the Methodist
Episcopal church at the arenernl con
ference held In Baltimore last Mav wma
born Julv 1", 1 857, at Russell. N. Y.
He attended St. Lawrence unlversltv
nd later graduated from Cornell col
lege. After his graduation he became
school teacher and .for a time he oc
cupied pastorate of the Methodist
Kplsccpal church. In 188 he became
principal of the Epworth aemlnsry at
Epwoith, Iowa, and h filled that posi
tion for nearly ten year. In 1897 he
was chosen president of Mornlnrslde
college at Sioux City, Iowa During the
en reara and more that he continued
n th presidency he established hi
reputation among the foremost educat
ors In the middle west. His success in
building up Mnrnlngstde college was
directly responsible for hi being elected
a bishop of the church at th Baltimore
conference.
Quite other Is the claim of the city.
It appeals to our admiration for it
size, for its Inventions, for Its power,
for its material advantages. But we
cannot but feel that we hear all too
much In these days of the power of
wealth, and of commerce, and of the
utilitarian arts. "Let us have poorer
cotton and better men," ald Emerson,
miMn. th thnucht that the drudgery
of toll, the too laborious sacrifice of a
man to his own material wants, dwarf
the soul and narrows lire.
The man In us Is stifled: his ears
dimmed to the voice of his soul by over
much clatter and whirr of wheels and
saws; his eves blinded to the verities of
Ufa hv the Rmnke of the fires of indus
try and the false glitter of gilded tow
ers He needs to come out from the
mnri nnri the furnaces and from the ma
chines, Rll man-made, and listen to the
voice of the eternal speaking to his
soul. .
For there Is something, larger in na
ture than man. If we attempt to cau
man the perfection of nature's building,
the highest pinnacle of her wonderful
nrncenses. we cannot but see that fop
rtiturn of force that has gone
to his making the result Is pitifully
weak and fragile. Even great men do
not content us. They are great In only
one direction. They have arrived at
their greatness by the sacrifice of .ill
others powers, as a florist produces on.j
extraordinary rose by pinching oft all
the other buds.
The greatest books of the greatest
men do not satisfy us. They promise
to plunge to the heart of the universe,
read us th riddle of time and eternity
and then they make but a shallow cut
nnd leave us, hungering. No, if a ma n
Is the whole result of this magnificent
expenditure of force, he Is a sorry prod
uct and the whole process but a moun
tain travail whence Issues the mouse.
We must admit that there" Is some
thing more to be than has been. The
.v. .. r. .. nt evnlntlon.. cosmic na
ture groaning and travailing together in
spirit until now, is not jet ceasing The
something within us that reaches hss
. it. full content.
There is always the hope of a greater
man. a fuller prophet, a "earr Pg1?
to the God-like than the world of men
has yet produced. And In this thought.
whlci we cannot escape, when the fool
ishness of man's inventions and the
noise of his petty strife Is shut put. we
come to a realisation of man s one
ness with nature and with nature a God
And this is the Vision that we pant
for, the satisfaction that we long for.
and that man-made surroundings can-
nTh?sVs the thing that we go tfftdty
forth to grasp. In the relaxation from
toll and the putting awn.y ul
This 1 our real vacauon.
Little Rock Cakes.
tUT one cup of flour Into mixing bowl.
K J1 a pinch of salt and on tea-
0
This Date In History.
14l Charles VII of Franc crowned
at Rhelm through the Instrumentality
or tn siTnpl peuant girl. Joa or Arc
1(74 Dr. Isaac Watts, famous) hymn
writer, born. Died November Ii, 174S.
m 17 Fxecnttotf of Chsrlott Cordav.
111 British and Indian capture!
Fort Mackinaw, one of th strongest
outpost of the Cnlted State.
1MI William Whttev m nf th
fmtnder of th Protestant Fplscnp!
ehorch In America, aal rbsplsla of th
Contineetal concre. died In Phila
delphia. Bora there. April 4. 174?.
1 1 rireer turtsrd t earner Britan
nia arrivd at I?Uf
Indian ttu ef Bm Dry Waste.
Artnt.a. '
I aa rve'4,l -Te1vI STr-d. Ill
set adaUUBt VuUi t u, urtoa. (
spoon baking powder, then rub tn
one ouarter pound butter or lam, aair
on quarter pound sultana raisins and
small quantity of candied peel and on
quarter pound powdered (or bown ) ,
sugar. Beat an egg until It Is frotny.
then add It gradually to dry IngredU
ents. ana wore . io, .Vt cold
fairly stiff paste, adding sufficient coia
milk to brfng to .right
Take up small portions at a time ana
drop them into Jlttie neaps on
tin. using a fork to giv necessary rough
appearance, and bake In a quick . oven
If oven Is not hot enough, mixture v. Ill
run and spoil the appearance of the
cake.
w,
Orange Sponge,
NE eup sugar. Juice of six or eight or
anges. Juice of hair Imon. one oun.
genuine, on half cup cold water, one
half cup boiling water, whites or mur
.e-g ealt. Soak gelatin In cold water.
dtssolv In th hot water and strain Into
ugar. Cool to imootn syrupy n.
ency. Beat whites tlff. then beat Into
. , a I . . . u ni,iij Ann mold
iruji uii""- Jg
nisratarr; a .m.-t .
TUCE two cupful Of stal bread
crumbs soaked In two cupfuls of
milk, a little salt and three egg
beaten well. Tak on and on half
cupful of alfted flour and trtlr Into it
half i tessponnful of baking powder;
add on end on half pint of black
berrlea Put Into a buttered pudding
dtsfc and ttum for two hour. Bcrra
with a rleh sauce.
.
Nothing SarprtalnK.
From Chicago Journal.
Aa Mchsrr trie to anak a point
hr tuentleelng that th hp or h
f'sa hok ha not changed In J.rt
jear Pooh, neither 1 ths hap ol
th ia.