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How mankind defers from
day to day the best It can do,
and the most beautiful things
It can enjoy, without thinking
that every day may be the
last one and thai lost time Is
lost eternity. Max Muller.
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A REVTEW OF BRYAN'S SPEECH
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1 R. BRYAN has the happy far
nltjr of concise and lucid ex
presslon. Though he talks
and writes much, he wastes
few words. His speech In response
to the formal notification of his
nomination is terse, strong, clear,
and In' large part epigrammatic
While his language concerning his
opponent Is courteous, he unspar
ingly exposes the weakness of Mr.
Taft'g position as a champion of his
party In view of Its recent record.
Mr. Bryan credits his third nom
lnatlon, coming from the rank and
file, to the growth of the principles
and policies ha advocates, and he
certainly has ground to believe In
such growth. President Roosevelt
haa made himself popular chiefly by
adopting some of these principles
and policies.
"The platform Is binding on the
nominees, says Mr. Bryan, not only
In what it says, but in what it omits
having reference, perhaps, to gov
ernment ownership of railroads, and
. meaning that as president he would
not urge this policy, but would thor
oughly try control.
Quoting Mr! Taft's statement that
the Republican party represents
everything good and desirable, Mr.
Brytfn says that on the contrary that
party is solely responsible for all ex
isting abuses, because it has been
continuously in power, and that it is
important to reform these abuses.
Its platform does not even declare
for necessary reforms; on the con
trary rejected all reformative planks
The overshadowing issue, Mr
Bryan says, and repeats, is: "Shall
the people rule?" This question
confronts us everywhere In con
sidering trusts, railroads, tariff, cur
rency, labor, or any political ques
tion of the campaign: "Shall the
people, or representatives of pred
atory wealth, rule the government?'
Mr. Bryan quotes President Roose
velt's terrific arraignment of cor
porate malefactors last January, and
says that Mr. Taft admits the in
dictment and says these abuses have
mostly grown up within the past 10
years, during which time the Repub
lican party has been in complete
control in every department of the
government. Why, then, asks Mr.
Bryan, no movement for reform un
til now? Why no tariff revision?
Why no anti-trust legislation? Why
no railroad legislation.' Why no
Currency reform? There has never
been even any promise of any re
forms till now, and the men who
control the party mean no reform
and are incapable of effecting it.
"The masses," truthfully declares
"Mr. Bryan, "have little influence on
legislation or administration. For
a generation the Republican party
has drawn Its campaign funds from
beneficiaries of special legislation.
Privileges have been pledged and
granted in return for money con
tributed to debauch elections. What
can be expected when official au
thority is turned over to representa
tives of those who first furnish the
; ainews of war and then reimburse
themselves out of the pockets of the
taxpayers?" The Republican party
while in power cannot regenerate it
self. Attacks upon it would disgrace
manv of Its prominent members. Its
malefactors construe each victory as
an indorsement and so continue and
enlarge their abusea. The only way
to reform the party is to give It a
period of fasting in the wilderness.
The Republican convention re
pudiated publicity of campaign funds
by a vote of 6 SO to 9 4. There Is no
hope of this reform In thaf. party.
Mr. Taft individually recommended
publicity, but only after election,
when it Is too late for publicity to
accomplish the very purpose for
which It Is proposed.
;Tbe Republican party stands
against the election of Tnited States
senators, rays Mr. Bryan, which is
"the gateway to other reforms." The
people bow in rnoet state hare noth
ing to, do with electing their sen
ior, and eo are not represented by
them. The three lat Democratic -national
convections have declared for
election of senator by the per.;,ie,
utile the RepnbHraa conventions
bare been silent upon this tjutioa,
ur.Ml this year, when the convention
rejected the proposition fcy a vote of
'teres to Ainei. The despotic, rule of
the ho-re by the speaker" and a
tma!l roramitt of his choosing Is
; o n"r-d r-y Mr. Dry a.
Vlz.".'-Be declare, that tha rem .
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edlal measures for which he stand
are only, reasonable and niodernte
are reconstructive and not revolu
tlonary, are not opposed to tariff or
enterprise or the honest nccumula
lion of property or corporations that
obey tno'lawa and submit to reason
able regulation. And If these re
forms be not undertaken now, by
those earnestly and sincerely
pledged to carry them out, those
that are more radical and drastic
will be sure to come later. a
While there is nothing In this ad
dress . to conciliate or win over
strong and firm adherents of the
Republican party, It is a strong pre-
Rentnient of the case against that
party, in its conduct of affairs, es
pectally during the last 10 or 12
years, and a powerful appeal to the
people to become, to a greater ex-
tent, their own rulers, for the com
mon good.
A LrOOK AHEAD.
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WENTY years from now, or even
less, the Willamette valley will
be a very different region from
what it is now. Irrigation and
electric railroads and subdivided
farms will have multiplied its pop-
ulation and products. The waters
froin the enclosing mountains will be
used not only for irrigation but for
power, and manufacturing industries
will have sprung up; large areas of
land in the adjacent mountains will
have been cleared; the dairy and
fruit industries will have become
better systematized and grown to
enormous proportions, and the towns
will show a growth proportionate to
that of the country.
The vision of the future Includes
not only tens of thousands of acreB
of fruit orchards more than are vis
ible now, but also 'a great area of
walnut orchards. Thousands of
acres of walaut groves will be plant
ed during the next few years, and
In this favored clime they begin to
bear In a few years. It has been suf
ficiently demonstrated that Willam
ette valley walnuts are equal if not
superior fo any "raised in the world
and trees here will bear large crops.
What an easy, sans souci life that
will be for the fortunate owners of
these walnut orchards. A large
comfortable income, and practically
nothing to do only to pick up the
nuts once a year and' market them,
for the trees need but little cultiva
tion. With a few acres whereon
food can be raised for a team and a
cow or two, and a garden spot, a
family can sit around and loaf
about three fourths of the time and
have a good, fat income. No won
der a good many people are planting
walnut orchards.
THE NATION FACING A CRISIS.
T
HE Detroit News says that "pa
triotic citizens should realize
that this country is facing a
crisis, and those who are truly
patriotic will not permit themselves
to be Influenced by the sentiment
that certain 'malefactors of great
wealth' are trying to manufacture."
This is a big country, with so great a
population, and we have been piling
up wealth so rapidly, continues the
News, "that we have paid little at
tention to the robbers who are gam
bling the country to death." We
have given certain corporations the
right of eminent domain for the pur
pose of building railroads, and they
imagine and act on the theory that
the roads are theirs, but the News
says, as The Journal has often said,
"the railroads are our highways.
We gave these men what we did for
the sole purpose of making them our
highways."
"Yet," continues the Dotroit pa
per, "the control of practically every
railroad in the United States Hps
upon the gambling board in Now
York, to be played for, to be won
and lost. The real owners, the hold
ers of the mortgages, otherwise
known as bonds, are satisfied if they
receive their interest regularly, anf)
they say nothing, and legally can say
nothing, for or against t lio gambling
In the stock. It Is none of their con
cern. The stocks are thrown into
the hopper to be the stakes In the
greatest gambling game in history."
If a road needs money for more
equipment and betterments, it de
clares an unusual dividend, so as to
thinks he,can set on the inside, buys
railroad stocks any- more. They are
not a safe Investment. They are en
tirely at the mercy of a few New
York gamblers, whose object is not
to furnish the people with good and
sufficient transportation facilities,
but to "rob" others. This is exactly
the situation today.
Standard Oil is closely allied with
these leading and most successful
gamblers, Is, in fact, the leading one
of the lot, and it Is this corporation,
and the big railroad gamblers, and
all the allied "groups," who lead in
the rejoicing over the reversal of
Judge Landls decision. The law,
they perceive, is impotent to harm
them, or to protect the public. View
ing these conditions, the Detroit pa
per concludes: "It Is indeed time
for honest and patriotic citizens to
rally to the support of that govern
ment which is engaged in a struggle
the outcome of which may eventual
ly determine the fate of this repub
lic. The assertion so freely peddled
through the country that the big
corporations must be left alone or we
will have another panic Is something
which every patriot ought to resent
with nil his force. No honest man
has anything to fear from the equal
enforcement of the law, and we ns a
nation cannot afford to buy commer
cial tranquillity at the price de
manded."
Small Change
Th crop failure was a failure.
Senator Bourne sticks eloaely to Taft
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The water fountain muat be retained
Must we wait till tha atate fair for
rain
The postmasters are presumably all
fur Taft.
WHO AHK AOAIXST IJHVAN.
M
R. J. KRl'TTSCHMTT, Mr.
Harrlman's right-hand man,
declines to discus's politics
farther than to say that he
will vote against Mr. Bryan. This Is
really no news. Mr. Harriman will
also vote against Mr. Bryan. So.will
Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Morgan, Mr.
Gould, and all men of their sort. All
the men who want and try to be
monopolists; all those who seek to
control prices and make uncon
scionable profits off the people; all
he bif stock gamblers; all the men
who desire to make millions of profit.
n saving the country; all the rail
road presidents who resist every ef
fort of the people to control tne rail
roads or get a square deal from
hem in brief, every man who aside
rom legitimate business is trying to
work a big graft upon the people
s going to Vote against Bryan.
Among these are many very good
men, personally; most of them, let us
uppose, honestly believe that they
should have and exercise the power
hat they have or are striving for;
rom their point of view the people
hould have little or no voice in
either business or political mattersT
ut from the common people's point
f view why should they vote the
same way that Mr. Kruttschnltt, Mr.
Harriman, Mr. Rockefeller and oth-
s of their type do? Do the people
ant these men to have practically
11 power both in business and in
politics? This is really the principal
question in this campaign. If all
thvse monopolistic, oppressive,
grafting elements are against Mr.
Bryan, why should not the common
people generally be for him?
Tlio expected happened again; Bryan
aci i it
As vet, nobody has mentioned those
"principles.
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There will also be no panlo till after
tlie election.
Will the people hurrah much for the
robber trusts?
What did "the party" ever do for the
average voter"
Proprietors of summer resort hotels
pine for an outing.
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"Shall the people rule?" haa become
the national Issue.
Sheath (rowns are scarce, but rainy,
windy days will come berore long.
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The farce of notifying Sherman and
Kern ii to ue gone tnrougn wun yet
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Tramps and hums at this time of
year Mould have the dos set on them.
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Tnft wrote poetry. But don't lay It
ii i against him; It was a long time ago.
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The air navigators don't always, know
where tliev are going, but they are sure
they are on the way.
Some people want a new charter who
know nothing ahoiit the present one,
:ior- how they want It changed.
Hi van and Kern might get along to-getln-r
in the White House all right, but
how about Airs. Ii. and Mrs. K. ?
A ''li'-ago minister puts that city
next to ln'ne!. litu maybe the report
er substituted "heaven" for the other
phu f..
A Boston man says: "Mr. Tnft Is
Palengenitus Kteilatus of the present
yen- of our I,oril." On the strength of
H is he Is expected to carry Boston.
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As soon as Walter Wellman gets
through tailing that he doesn't know
how the election Is going, he will re
sume thoughts about the north Dole.
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Mr. Bryan's notification speech was
rnihc r short, but he gave due notice
that lie would write n longer accent-
am f address and make longer speeches
soon.
A Chicago woman who saved her pin
money has nought and paid for a home
without calling on her husband for any
contributions. This Is a sort of Ad
vance. Thought for women that mere
man can appreciate.
Oregon Sidelikt3
AN ILLINOIS MAN TALKS ABOUT
OREGON. CHERRIES
Oeorne A. Lyman, the editor of
me Anmoy, journal, who cornea to
Oregon, has been recently writing a
series of letters to his paper about
Oregon fruit, and one of his letters Is
partly reproduced:
It cannot be disputed that within a
radius of 40 miles of Salem are grown
the beat and largest' cherries In the
world. There la Droduced In the 'Wil
lamette valley the most perfect cherry
known to civilisation: and there also
may be found the largest variety of fine
cherries. The else and flavor of the
Oregon cherries aia sources of wonder
to people from tne east, and they are
visiting the orchards here at Spring-
brook to procure samples to take home
with them to convince their friends of
facts that they are slow to accept from
reports.
The crop Is fair thla vear. and the
quality excellent. One old cherry or-
cnaru or only two" acres prouucea j
tons of Ttoyal Ann cherries one of
the trees yielding 67S pounds. At the
market price of 180 a ton the crop
represents n saug Income. The famous
old Abernathy cherry tree two or three
miles southeast of Sprlngbrook. pro
duces eagti year from $40 to $70 worth
of cherries. The young 20-acro orchard
about 23 tons this year compared wun
14 tons last ysar, as the orchard Is just
coming: Into bearing. A cherry orchard
nas to De rrom 10 to 12 years 01a Be
fore It becomes profitably productive.
Other fruits as well as cherries, are
unusually flourishing and productive
here. C. E. Hosklns. the pioneer
horticulturist of this section and orig
inator of the famous Hosklns cherry.
ells me that the land here is worm
500 an acre for raising strawberries
lone; and the returns to growers prove
he truth of his assertion. iiemrl
Mills, who Is engaged extensively In
itrawberry culture here at bprlngurooK,
s realizing an Income In excess of that
estimate. Mr. Mills Is the orlglvitor
f a fine new variety or strawnerry
hat he has named the "old Dollar,
una feature that Is favorable to small
fruit Brnwlin nnrt Indeed to horticul
ture and farming generally. Is Hie free
dom of soil from weeds. The roads,
fence corners and fields are absolutely
clear of weeds. The pigweed, ragweed
barngruss, sweet ciover, aariamion, win
nnrKliln an ii other nests that trouhl
Illinois farmers and deface the land
scaoe. are unknown here. There are as
vet no reallv troublesome weeds grow
fn here. wheat la rlne and Is be In
harvested In nllioes. It will stand In th
fi..l,l after rinenln for weeks wlthou
taklnsr harm. South of here, where
threshing Is In progress It is yielding
from 80 to 40 Dusneia to tne acre.
Kngllsh walnuts are a sure crop and
very remunerative. There are probably
Nin nrrpu net 10 wainuis in xhiihuii
cnimtv. nearlv all set out recently. The
luraest acreage is on tne mim o
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1 nomas miice OI wri-rTHj.oi, I'lnon. v
owns a large tract of fine land on the
lied Hills two miles southwest of New
berg and has a prune orchard of ,J,80
a.roii lla Ivan ninonar the first to Dis
cover that this soil will produce the
best quality of Kngllsh walnuts, and has
more than 100 acres set to walnut
treos. with about 40 acres already In
hnrinir He rets 18 cents a Dound for
the nuts and some of his trees produce
more than 100 pounds to the tree. They
a,m i.oir for at least a hundred years
after arriving at maturity, ana an ins
grower has to do after the tree is
planted and looked after to the bearing
stage, Is to pick the nuts, for which
there 18 always a reauy mooin. m
fruit exhibition In Portland lust year
Mr. Prince showed is wainuis averag
ing IS Inches In diameter, but the
smaller ones are the most profitable
oommerclally.
Tho nuimln nf Oreron) even the en
terprlslng business men of Portland,
have not been awake to the wonderful
latent resourres of this charming Wil
lamette valley. The writer has visited
this section every year for 11 years,
and from the first has been flrrnjv
vinreii toni tne remarKRuiv uruuue-
tlve soil and unenualed climatic, condi
tions presented possibilities in rarming,
horticulture nnrl dairvlng of an extra-
nniiimrv ehnracter. not fully perceived
and appreciated by the Inhabitants. The
truth or tins is now uawnmg upon me
nnhile mind, made evident bv the vari
ous fairs and exhibits olproducts of
the valley, and the excellent worn or
the Portland Commercial club.
Playing Harx-Kari
Corvallls voted 65 to 1 for
f chesa).
a high
People of Union are talking of a pub
lic park.
The license for
In Enterprise.
"near beer" Is J400
NO NEHO OF ALARM.
s
OME three or four Oregon papers
talk as if it would be a terrible
disaster to Oregon if it should
t;ive Bryan a plurality next No
vember. To believe them one would
suppose that such an event would be
a calamity to Oregon worse than the
earthquake and consequent fire was
to San Francisco.
How ridiculous this is, when one
thinks it over a little. Would not
the sun shine, the rain fall, the crops
prow, the water run, the livestock
fatten, and people work and play
about the same as if the state gave
4ft.onn majority for Taft?
Whether this state will go for
Bryan is, of course, doubtful, but
we know no good "reason why it
should not do so. What h'e believes
in Is about what a majority of the
people of Oregon believe In; what he
desires to accomplish would suit
most of them and be for their bene
fii; his ideas and purposes are all in
line with the good of the common
people; and it ought not to be
st ranee If a good many Oregon vot
ers turn from the support of Aldrich,
Klkins, Cannon, Dalzell and other
Republican leaders to the support of
i lent is bettej than expected," l-i
me general report.
People of Klamath Falls are talking
of boring for artesian water.
Potatoes Jn northern Ike county are
"'"R on uiiirrigntetl land.
Several fields of barley around "Wes
ton yielded 75 bushels an acre.
Two plaice, a fish In much favor In
England, were caught off Yaqulna bay.
A Dalles baby fell from a third story
to a second story veranda and was not
hurt.
Roseburg will pave 18 blocks to be
gin with. This will help Roseburg to
grow.
A Drain man has gathered 76 gallons
of cherries from one tree, selling the
fruit at I'O cents a gallon, or 115.20 for
one tree.
People of other and smaller towns
are complaining bitterly that Salem
win ao uttie or nothing toward build
ing proposed electric lines.
The Long CreeK Ranger Is carrying
63 land notices at one time. That 's
a pretty fat take for a six-column folio,
patent lnsldes, says the Burns News.
Nails In Canyon City sidewalks, says
The Kagle. stick up from a quarter to
half an Inch, and the population will
have to get the habit of stepping high
or the town marshal will have to get
out with his hammer.
The general average around Wasco,
says The News, will he In th nirh.
borhood of 14 sacks, or 28 bushels to
ine acre, i lie wheat la weighing on an
average 140 pounds to the sack and
is selling at iSc to 81c per bushel.
Fifty-three stout, able-bodied men
were counted at "HivervieW ho
tel near Mldgley's planing mill in
Eugene the other evening and all dsv
the parks were lying full of them. They
even scorn the man who works, and
get a living without it.
From the Burns News (Rep.)
The Oregonlan of July 2S contained
n editorial that will do more, if lis
tened to. than all other Influences to
disrupt tho Republican party of Ore
gon. The article not only demands the
retirement of W. M. Cake from the
chairmanship of the state central com
mittee, but also attempts to read out
of the party all Republicans wno are
adherents of Statement No. 1, Insists
they are not Republicans and that no
party victories can be won under their
leadership.
The first erroneous Inference sought
to be conveyed bv the Oregonlan in this
stand Is that the election of a Demo
cratic senator was brought about by
tfie Statement No. 1 Republicans. This
Is not true ani the Oregonlan knows it.
It knows that It was the vote of he
anti-statement, ultra-Fulton people tha.
defeated H. M. Cake at the June elec
tion and that such vote was cast for
Chamberlain with two purposes, viz:
Revenge for tl defeat of Senator Ful
ton, and the determination to inaugur
ate a movement for the destruction of
the primary law, the Initiative and
referendum and all the forms growing
our of the new system.
Whether the people of Oregon will
ever allow' this to happen Is not a
question for this article that can be
considered later. ,
But is not the Oregonlan neginmnB
too late In Its mourning ror tne Dom
ical misfortunes which have developed
in Oregon si.ne last March?
The Oregonlan could have- prevented
the defeat of Senator Fulton before the
April primaries in two ways: By ad
vising hln nomination as the strongest
man and aiding the rest of us who
were friends of Mr. Fulton toward that
end, and it could have materially helped
the gentleman bv showing up In the
proper lirht the attacks and charges of
Mr. Henev. Instead of parading them
with a practical show of endorsement.
The Oregonlan sat supinely by during
the primary campaign, playing the
croaking raven above the Republican
parlor door, prophesying evil, goading
the voters to anger find offering no ad
vice for averting trouble.
Then the Oregonlan could have pre
vented the defeat of Mr. Cako In June
bv giving the Republican ticket hearty
and sincere support, which it did not
do. It gave aid and comfort to the
Chamberlain machine through Its news
columns and rave no words or assist-
Letters From the People
Ittirs to The Journal should be written en
one side of tbe paper only, and should be ac
compuitied tiy the ni.tne and address of tbe
writer. The name will not be used if ttif
writer ssas that It be withheld. The Journal
Is not to be unrierMiKid as Indorsing the views
or statements of correspondents. letters should
be made as brief as jmsalble. Those who wish
their letters relumed when not used should in
close poptage.
Correspondents r notified that letters ex
reedlng 3H) words In length may, at the discre
tion of the editor, hn eut down to that limit.
(living Away Liquor.
Corvallls. July SI. To the Editor of
the Journ-il: I would like to Inquire If
it is lawful to give away spirituous
drinks in a dry town.'
On election dav, here a well-known
Fulton man was kept busy," for once.
In his store, dealing out "wet" to the
whole crowd, In the dressing room of his
store.
Of cours. that -thing should stop, as
a great many people send tneir poys
here, Decause mis is a dry town i :)
TEMPERANCE.
It Is as unlawful to give away as to
sell intoxicating liquors in a 'dry
town. J
REALM
FEMININE
K
ince (jor Mr. cnKe.
I ne iireconian is
cause its Rtock to rise, and the gam- j!rvan
Ming robber buys thousands of Wp are jnciined mildly to protest
shares in advance on margin, and so . against this assumption that the
pockets millions of money, beyond r,llmfrv-s salvation depends on keep
what is needed for legitimate pur-ing tnps0 Republican patriots in
posg, and in many cases the better-1 power while the success of Bryan
ments and Increase in equipment are would cause Mount Hood to vomit
not made, and needed extensions are 'lav;, all over eastern Oregon and the
not built; and if they are, money is i pacific ocean to Inundate the Wil
taken from the earning for thar inmcttc valley,
purpose, which is another form of ;
robbery- ' So. at last," says American In-
The News says further: "It is by rlustries. -'there is to be a test of the
thene processes and others of like claim of Gompers that he carries sev
diahonesty that men are enabled to era! millions of worklngmen's rotes
tart with ncit to nothing and in a ( in his breeches pocket and can de
few years come into control of a llvjr them with equal facility to
third or a quarter of the railroads of If -ithrr party. Gompers cannot
the country. Plainly it would be im-, repudiate Brvan, no matter how ac-
ponslble to do ao by legitimate enter- lively he may wriggle. He Is com
prlM. Nobody could become lord ofjm;tted and most go on and deliver
a billion dollars' worth of property w hat odds and ends of the labor vote I world for the fine grain
In IS rars through the old fash- may consent to follow his leadership frult wh,Ph u prD'
ioned methods of running a busines at the polls." This is a sample of
for the pront it can l)rmi,y earn " the monopolists' political literature
Railroad earnings are no Uteij Gompers never professed to "carry"
for the purpose of mir.iiulatire or be able to "deliver" working
stock value, that I. gambling if j men's votes. He gave his reasons for
cne gambler wins. omeb.r?r mus urporting Bryan, and woriDgmen
loe. The irr.meiiat ortecslble mar arr with him or not. as ther
Almost every day some newcomer
Is In Enterprise looking for a house to
rent, says The Chieftain. Althougn
there has been no time in the past year
that a new dwelling was not in the
course of construction somewhere in
the town, the scarcity of houses to
rtnt has been the same for months.
That the neonle of Alsea are nuMlo
spirited as well as Independent is borne
out by the manner In which they are
Improving their public hlghwavs, says
The Times. A force of 40 men and 20
teams is now working at Klecker bot
tom and expect to reach Alsea moun
tain before the season for read building
ends.
The business of the Bonanza cream
ery is entirely satisfactory to all par
ties interested In the enterprise, says
the Klamath Falls Herald. During the
inmim or juij ine iarmers were paid
approximately 11.200 for butter fat,
while durng the same month of laat
year tney received in round numbers
oniy ouu.
The Dalles la and la constantly be
coming more famous for the fruit
which Is raid In Its vicinity and
shipped from here, says The Chronicle.
New orchards and farms are rapidly
being developed and within the course
of the next few years this locality will
attract the attention of the whole
and lnaclous
itr"r ma j ur oiner wan street gam
blers, but It Is eventually the p-opje
bo ma it pay, w ho most uttie. Tbe
"robbers" stand In with one a trot her.
No man of god Judgment, gr.M he
la aa Inside gacsbler, or cue bo
please. Bat tha combines that
American Industries speaks for are
trying, as usual, to Intimidate and
otherwise compel worklagmen to
vote arafnrt Bryan, whether they
a la to do 4 or neC
A Eurne man who haa been on tbe
upper McKensle says the cougars and
timber wolves In that vicinity are sim
ply annihilating the deer. These beuU
of prey are growing more bold and
vicious every day and If we are to aave
tbe deer there should be an organised
effort at extermination commenced at
once, says Tne liegister.
s playing havoc with
tha Rennhllean nartv In Orecron. VV e
believe it Is out of touch with honest
popular opinion and that its course, if
persisted in. win mane mis a i'i-mui mi
le state, for juxt as sure as the voter
is faced with the alternative of sur
rendering bis rights as a citizen under
the primary and Initiative laws or of
going to some otner party to oroieici
them, Just that sure will a sufficient
number take the latter choice and vote
against the Republican party.
We reiterate once again the beltef
that the road to Republican success lies
In meeting intelligent popular aemano
and the vote of the state the past few
years Is clearly indicative of the na
ture of thnt demand. The rights of the
neonle to choose all their officers and
of the masseaVaif the party to choone
their candidates must be recognized.
We predict ths.t-.na leader In Oregon will
ever lead the porty to victory again on
any other platform.
No Room for Speculator, -
From the Pendleton East Oregonlan.
The decision of Secretary Garfield of
the interior department, that a "settler"
cannot live In a city 35 miles away
and farm a tract of iand under a gov
ernment irrigation project Is Just, al
though it will disappoint many good
and well meaning people In this city
and in other cities adjacent to these
projects.
The reclamation act Is intended to
give actual settlers homes on the public
domain. It Is not Intended to open the
door to speculation In any rorra and
the decision of the secretary, while It
will deorive manv people residing In
cities of the right to hold excellent
Irrigated land, is yet Just and right
and will be hailed with satisfaction by
all who have the Interests of the west
st heart.
The reclamation act la one of the
greatest laws on the statutes of the na
tion for several reasons. First. It pro
vides for the reclamation of once useless
land. Second, It provides that settlers
on these lands shall cultivate them and
make homes, and third. It eliminates
all sorts of speculation and requires
every settler to Become a oona rine set
tler, thus adding to the wealth, popula
tion and Industry or tne country.
Barber Poles on the Curb Line.
Portland. Aug. 10. To the Editor of
The Journal A few evenings ago I
read in The Journal that an ordinance
(which had never been enforced) is now
going to be enforced compelling barbers
to pay the city 10 per annum license
for having a pole on the sidewalk in
front of their place of business.
Will you please tell me through the
paper If they can compel barbers to se
cure a license for a pole which does not
stand on the sidewalk, but out at the
edge of the curb, and the outer edge at
that, away from the walk where It
could not Interfere, w ith pedestrians?
I am running suburban shop and
am Interested In this question.
SUBSCRIBER.
Ordinance No. 14232, passed Septem
ber 22, 1904, rcajulating signs and ban
ners, provides that "for a sign erected
on a pole at the curb or'pnlnted or af
fixed to a pole," a license fee of $10 a
year, payable in advance, shall be paid
to the city. This part of the ordinance
Is believed to be Illegal, because it
grants a special permit which would
obstruct a sidewalk, and the city audit
or's office has never prepared a license
blank for this particular thing. All
barbers who have pabl the license, have
been given a treasurer s receipt In ac
knowledgment. Mayor Lane states his
belief that persons who have paid such
a fee could recover their money Irom
the city. Ed.
This Date in History.
1521 Cortex retook the City of Mex
ico. 1687 Prince Charles of Lorraine de
feated tho Turks at Mohaci. Lower
Hungary.
1762 King George IV of England
born. Died Jupe 26, 1S80.
1778 French fleet dispersed In a gale
off Rhode island. '
1803 Agra taken by the British.
1812 General Iirock-arrived a Am
herstburg to oppose tho invasion of
General Huil.
1849 Albert Gallatin, secretary of
the treasury in the cabinet of Present
Jefferson, died at Astoria. L. I. Horn
in Switzerland, January 20, 1761.
1861 Litchfield, Conn., celebrated Its
200th anniversary.
189 J James Russell Lowell died.
Born February 22, 1819.
1898 Protocol signed ending hostil
ities between the United States and
Spain.
1907 opening or tne international
Esperanto congress at Cambridge, Eng
land.
Advantage of the Country.
N INVITATION to our-of-town
readers to contribute their ideas
, of the advantages which the
country offers over the city, for
tho rearing of children, haa
brought In many Interesting answers.
Every mother who loves the wholesome.
breezy country, feels that she could
never be content to bring up her chil
dren In the crowded city. And yet there
are many children whose whole lives
are spent in city environment. Coun
try mothers almost without exception
apeak of the city boy as though he
must be an overstitnulated, unnatural
product, wise bayqnd his years In the
things that make naughtiness, and al
ready set upon the path that brlnra
dishonor and' sorrow.
It would be interestlnar now. to hur
the opinions of city mothers) those who
have brought up their children In the
midst of the things that the country
mother dreads, and have the satisfac
tion of knowing their children tn ha
sound in health, sturdy of mind, clean
ui iiiougui. x nere are many such.
Will the city mothers who can snnalr
from personal acquaintance of tha ad
vantages of the city in bringing up chil
dren let us hear from them? Thin col
umn Is open to all who wish to express
the opinion on this Interesting sub
Ject.
ADVANTAGES OF COtJNTRT
REARING.
By Mrs. L. M. Connlne.
I believe that men and women ar
happy or miserable, contented or dis
contented, useful or a burden tn nthera
Just In proportion as they have made
the qualities known as truth, honor,
se)f reliance, energy and cheerfulness
their own.
Whero can these qualities become
part of our very selves? Implanted with
our earliest years, nourished and foe-.
tered, as they can in the country close
to nature's heart.
The truth of nature appeals to us
Whatsoever ye sow that also shall ye
reap;" the stability of natural objects,
the everlasting hills, the windlnsr. shin.
Ing river, even the great flat rock
whereon we played when children, each
leiped to tlx the impression that only
ruth Is everlasting.
Children reared In the country can so
easily bo taught truthfulness, whioh la
honors' twin brother.
e learn to do. by doing," may Just
as will read. We learn to be, by being.
"Whatsoever thy hand find to do that
do with all thy might," Is one of the
most helpful commands known to the
uman race.
Wisa country parents can find conn
geni.il employment ror each child, re
quiring each to do his allotment of la
bor In the time In which It should be
done; always for a purpose, always
with Interest, always with hope, and
always with cheerfulness; thereby
building up the very bone and sinew
of greatness. ,
Can money values often fraudulent
ly obtained ever compensate for loss
of true self-respect? Does the "cute"
city noy. who learns by environment,
that disgrace Is being found out, not In
being dishonest, ever grow up with the
breadth and depth of morality found in
the majority of country reared boys?
Some one will doubtless point to the
exceptions, but you know It takes ex
ceptions to prove rules, and while I ad
mit, of course, that all country reared
persons did not have the benefit of
their environments, that selfishness. In
difference, or Ignorance on the part of
the parents often produce a different
type of manhood than was represented
by Washington, Lincoln and Whlttter,
yet the advantages of a country rearing
are very apparent.
I nose whose homes are In the coun
try are rarely dependent upon their
fellows for entertainment: but find a
vast fund of entertainment and amuse
ment In the open fields, the quiet
woods, or the lapping waters.
City b'-ed people hasten to the coun
try for rest and recreation, which thev
are far less capable af enjoying than
the sturdv sons of toll whoso every
day life has given them strength of
limn, or mind and purpose.
Allow me to quote from that prince
of school masters, iiwnrd Thrlng,
"Noble character Is trained bv noble
examples of life, and by honest sur
roundings, whether In word or deed."
If all the bones are put Into lessons.
and all the loveliness, tho life, the feel
ings, tho pleasures, flung away, no one
need to wonder that lessons have 111
luck."
In the country we have the beauty.
the freedom, all the means for culture.
If we can realize
"The freer step, the fuller breath,
The wide horizon's view;
The sense of life that knows no death.
The life that maketh all things new.''
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The Daily Menu.
BREAKFAST.
Bananas. Cereal with Cream. ,
Dried Reef, Cream Orn-vv. Coffee.
LUNCHEON'.
Fried Clams. Shell Beans.
Iced Cantaloupe. Wafers. Tea.
DINNER.
Gumbo Roup. Scalloped Salmon,
Creamed New Potatoes.
Green Corn.
Huckleberry Roll. Cheeso.
Bent Biscuit. Black Coffee.
Mount Angel Is another Marion eoun1
ty town that Is numbered among those
having creameries, a new manufactory
of this character having been built
there this season. It Is now la opera
tion ami has a rapacity of ftos pounds
dully, which can be easily doubled
til1 Ms patronage Increase to sach
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Races Will Not Mix.
From the Washington Herald.
The establishment of separate schools
for the Japanese or Chinese pupils on
the Pacific coast ahould prove an Ideal
solution of the racial difficulty out
there. These children of th far east
ore. If we look th facts squarely In the
race, here on surrersrnce; the marked
differences of blood and color can never
be wholly harmonised. 8ome American
girls wed themselves to Japan men,
but such marrlagea seldom tarn out
harrtlv. and those who have eeen the
children of such marl&gea reeognlxe the
sereiity with which nature exacts a
toll ror the violation or ner laws. Lt
ns be thankful. Indeed, that American
assimilation, of the yellow race la Dot
likely ever to be accomplished.
There Toei Are.
His Daughter's Bean T er er
want to aek you, elr, for your er ef
daughter's hand. sir. 1
Her Father1 I'm not dlepoeleg of ber
tn eectlors, hot In willing to lf'n to
say proposition tavelvtcg aU of ber, sir.
From the Ad Columns.
Gentleman wants shooting.
Our pies cannot be approached.
Tea and coffee Inside Mrs. Brown.
Wanted A horse to do the work of
a country minister.
wanted An organist, and a iaj to
blow the same.
Bulldog for sale. Will eat anything;
very fond of children.
Inventor of new perambulator wishes
to meet financier to push same.
Annual sale now on. Don't go else
where to be cheated. Come In here.
Sixpence extra, for admission to ree
tne wild beasts eating John Russell,
proprietor.
Gentlemen in the cabin are requested
not to use the seats until the ladles
are seated.
Services on Sunday next at both west
end and east end chapels. Babies bap
tized at both end.
Wanted, bv a young woman, her pas
age to South Africa. Wlllln to tak
care of children and a good sailor.
A Chinaman, in intimating to his fel
low citizens In a Chinese city that be
had started buseness as a banker, hung
out a sign with the words, "Kurope.au
Loafer."
Bourne's' Action Explained.
From tbe Wood born Independent.
Our Jonathan Bourn ha been plav
Inarfgolf recently with Taft We ti
pctd that Bourne's reurn prior to the
Chicago convention was taken merely to
frighten soma of the antl-Rooaerelt
men Into supporting Taft. and ar now
certain that the senator played th
shrrwd game, with Rnoaarelf aanrtlmi.
to secure the nomination of Taft. That
Ronaat-elt demonstration at Chicago. In
stigated by Bourn during th conven
tion, was all a part of th scheme. It
takes a Yankee to fool m. and erpe
ca.il It Yankee with wtts rrh fawned
In Oregon.
The Drain Normal echaol w 171 . try
t winters get tbe legislature te
reinstate It.
Fried clams Take large razor clams,
remove shHls and wash well, split nerK
to remove sand and remove black por
tions. Cut off hard portion of neck.
Dip each clam In beaten egg. then In
cracker crumbs and fry quickly In hot
fat. Serve hot.
Gumbo Soup Wash. dry. slice thin 1
quart of green nkra pods. Fry hrown In
2 tablespoons butter or fntj add 1 onion.
1 tablespoon of butter. Cook H hour,
add 2 tablespoons of flour, 2 quarts or
water and cook 1 hour. Cut pared to
matoes 1 cons, stir In and cook 1
hour more. Pass plain belled rice or
rice buttered and cheese sprinkled over
with the soup.
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Charles W. Bartlett's Birthday.
Charle. W. Fgrtlett, for anumher ot
years one of the Democratic leaders In
Massachusetts and an Independent can
didate for governor of that state in
1907. was born In Boston. August 12,
145. He served In the Civil war as a
private and after the close of the con
flict he entered Dartmouth college and
graduated from that Institution in
1869. For two years ho taught school
and at the same time stunted law. Af
ter his admission to th" bar he entered
upon the prartice of his profession 1n
Boston and soon attained prominence.
He first nmf into the eve of tho state
as n whole when in ISM he was made
chairman of the Democratic State Ex
ecutive committee of Massachusetts. '
In 1905 he was appointed Judge advo-cste-gcnersl
ef Massachusetts and two
years later h entered the field for th
governorship. Being defeated for the
Democratic nomination by a close vote,
he ran Independents and was defeated
t the polls bv Curtis Guild Jr.. the
Republican candidate.
How to Groom a Hnrw,
In an article entitled "Vommon Pense
In the Care of Horses." in August Su- '
burhan Life. Mr Newnham-Pavla says:
"Begin by cleaning the dirt out of his
coat with th dandy-brush and then go
OTer him again with th bodT-bruah-
cleanlng th brush after every few
stroke with th eurry-oonih, which Is
designed for that purpose only, though
ii may tw uei gently ror removing
rsVed Mini and wt that will not
yield readily to the brush. The face)
hould be brushed with .the body-brush
and then sponged with the soft sponge
not rterleeting the eoetrtls and Hps; It
is wU to examine and snonra the
mouth, too. a some food. iotMv he
barley bay glv-n in the wept, lodges In
th angles and under tb tens-ne where
t d-ftreptcs and quickly becomes o-fraaite."
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