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IN DEFEAT
vEBRASKA wheeled Into line
I for her Commoner. At a time
I when the flow of sentiment
was strongly for another, the
Btate of his adoption forsook Its an
cient idols and swore allegiance to
her niost distinguished son. In hon
oring him, the presidency ltseii couia
have done no more; tor, in giving
him all she had to give, Nebraska Is
type of the affection that millions
of his countrymen feel. Though de
feated, it is almost possible that he
is greater in defeat than any man
can be In victory.
Nebraska's loyalty is consequent
from the heart throbs of her people.
" She responded to this call of her
. son because her citizenry knows the
' man. v. Eighteen years of public life
have left his name as stainless as
the winter snow, and Nebraskans
know it. His simplicity and purity
of heart is as deep as the ocean,
his fidelity to his country as stead
fast as tjme,, and Nebraskans know
it. , In time, all his countrymen will
know it, and then this champion of
' the: masses whose truth Is as firm as
, Gibraltar will be esteemed by his
country as Nebraska esteems him.
-. The world has not Been a more ex
alted citizen.' Millions of his coun-
trymen are moved, and will continue
to be moved by his. political philos
ophy. , A third-def eat can no more
destroy him and his influence than a
breath can blow away the ages. The
'; rejection of the man was not the re
jection of his philosophy, but the
devotion of his countrymen to the
material phase of, life that they be
lieved better embodied in the can
didacy of another. That other. In
promoting his campaign, had to in-
: alst on his loyalty to much of the
' philosophy of Nebraska's favorite,
and" hut for that profession, could
not have been elected. His admin
istration must bend in consonance
"with that philosophy, or the people
of the country will rebuke it The
forces that have been Bet in motion
have vitalized Into life the splendid
conviction that there ' should . be , an
inf usion of moral principles into pol-
- itlca, and it is a conviction that has
Impressed itself deeply upon the be
lief of millions of citizens. These
forces, awakened Into action by his
sincere and simple teachings have a
potentiality as' powerful as the ocean
tides, and have brought into view
a play of conscience that teems with
abounding promise for the Tepubllc's
- luture. No citizen of history, has
done so much to whip commercial
Ism out of political life and illumine
it with the light of conscience. The
preachments of the country's Com-
v moner have awakened responses
from every county in every state,
and havebeen echoed back from him
In the presidential office.
To the man who has won Nebras
ka's allegiance, the presidency was
only a means. It was not the trap
pings of power for display that he
wanted, but the power by which he
hoped better to serve his country and
his countrymen. An executive about
whose candor there is "no twilight
tone," and whose justice is as un
swerving as the hills, is his exalted
ideal of what a chief magistrate
ehould be. In such an executive he
hoped for deliverance for multitudes
that are hapless, and Nebraska, the
state that knows him best, has voted
her Commoner such a man.
Another gubernatorial . triumph
for-the better class of all sorts of
people was the election of Hadley,
the Republican nominee, in Mis
. souri. -Jlis 'opponent. Cowherd, Is a
typical . organization Democrat, a
party man right or wrong, a
political bedfellow of Senator Stone,
of unsavory notoriety and who
curiously beat Folk: for the senator
ship. When the Republicans of Mis
souri nominate a man like .Hadley,
- e t, l - the Democrat sl sticjr to Stone
and Cowherd, it la lime the state
' v nt . Republican. This is the virtue
of the western country; the people
are more discriminating than in
New England, where yellow-dog vot
ing Is still the almoeVnniversai rule.
A GREAT EVENT FOB PORTLAND
T
HE BANQUET to Mr. J. J. Hill
and his associates this evening
is the formal . expression of
Portland's acknowledgment and
appreciation or. a great event, of the
completion of an enterprise of in
calculable value to this city. The
Journal has on several occasions
pointed out at considerable length
and in detail the vast advantages
and benefit to Portland that the
building of the North Bank road
would bring, and so will not recount
them now. Indeed, they are appar
ent to every observant business man.
The completion of this road to Port
land is the most important single
event that has occurred in 26 years,
since the Northern Pacific Joined the
O. R. & N. to make a continuous
transcontinental line to this city.
Railroad building has been slow,
and consequently increase of population-
and development have been
slow,, in, Oregon, but will be more
rapid hereafter. This road will be
a mighty factor' in the upbuilding
of Portland and an Immense tribu
tary country, and perhaps partly in
consequence of its building other
roads will be built, up through cen
tral Oregon, and in western Oregon.
Mr. J. J. Hill's wonderful and ad
mirable career as a railroad builder
and country developer has often been
portrayed, and is fully understood
and duly appreciated by the people
of the Pacific northwest. No other
man, perhaps we might say not all
other men combined, have done so
much to add to the population,
products and wealth of the northern
tier of states, from the Great Lakes
to Puget Sound. He and his road
are surely most warmly and sin
cerely welcomed, to Portland. Long
may he yet live to benefit this land,
but even if his work were to end
now it would be sufficient to make
him one of the immortals.
TAMMANY
T'
HE BOSS system in polities' had
illustration of its beauties in
the ' action of Tammany Tues
day, The treachery character
istic of the aborigine from which the
organization draws Its name was
never better exemplified. By every
bosslet In the organization the stilet
to was plunged deeply Into the back
of the candidate for whom but a
day or two before Boss Murphy had
mouthed encouragement and alle
giance. The war whoop of Powhat
tan was honorable in contrast with
the lying professions of this treacb
erous New York boss. The original
Indian led the settler into ambus
cade in defense of a domain that
was literally the Indian's own. Mur
phy and his political cut-throats led
on their ambuscade for the loot of
New York city. They refused to
Bupport the candidate for whom
they professed allegiance because he
couldn't be handled. They wanted
a tool to be Murphy's man, and a
tool who from the nation's White
House could promote the peculation
and piracy practiced by Tammany
hall. With this Tammany chief and
his chleflets political principle is the
hold-up of a city, and a political
pledge the betrayer's kiss. To
them .this country is not a patriotic
citlzen'B country,; but a place to be
prized only for the amount of loot
it can be worked for. To such, cit
izenship Is only valuable as a dis
guise for public pillage in the name
of the state..
Knowing they could not make the
Commoner Boss Murphy's man, the
big and little bosses of the organiza
tion traded him on election day for
votes for another they expected to
make servile. They lied openly of
their purposes and secretly worked
the betting for the limit of that kind
of loot. Their exploit is the climax
of Indianized betrayal and ought to
ostracize them for all time from
party councils. It ought for all time
to be made the shibboleth of defeat
for any candidate that bears the
Tammany earmark. It ought to be
made a war of extermination until
creatures of the mold of Boss Mur
rhy and systems with the civic con
ceptions of Tammany hall should be
come Impossible. ,
OREGON LANDS FOR OREGON
W
HY SHOULD not Oregon
have the management of all
the public lands within her
borders, forest and other
wise? Why should not all the states
have a. similar control of the public
domain within their limits? Such
a plan was proposed by the Trans
Mississippi congress Eft Denver in
1891. It is, by the terms of her ad
mission into the union, the plan in
vogue in Texas. That state has al
ways controlled, regulated and sold
all its lands without Interposition by
the federal government.
- The plan for Oregon and all other
states to exercise such control is de
clared to be permissible under the
federal constitution. It is urged by
the Denver Post, which is support
ing such a plan, that congress could
pass an' act relegating the manage
ment of the public domain to the in
dividual states. It has approached
such action Jn the Carey act provid
ing for the states to take control of
lands for Irrigation purposes. Un
der this act Idaho has reclaimed &
million acres and Is passing Into the
control of a second million. - -
It is a plan to' appeal to business
discretion. -The story of great land
frauds perpetrated in Oregon and
other states 'under .the present sys-
t,m far 4 nnn. t ,V n n 1r asm -
(federal control. A 1 far removed
Washington department with ' the
people's birthright of lands In the
hands-of corruptible federal agents
has faults that have been shown to
be fatal. . The colossal frauds with
which the past . reeks would have
been impossible under a state
regime) The state administrations
may have had faults in Judgment and
lack of business sagacity, but in fed
eral management these are present
with the added infamy of theft and
criminality. State management in
Texas is beslimed with no record of
criminal outrages on the public do
main. It could be so and would be
so in Oregon were state control to
be established. Under such a regime
the enormous thefts of magnificent
forests by railroad corporations
would have been impossible. The
stealing of valuable water powen in
forest reserves by monopolies fcould
and would be averted. The saving
of lands and water powers alike and
the setting aside of a part of their
Increment for the common schools
could be provided for. It is a plan
embodying many phases of promise
and few if any disadvantages.
GOVERNOR HUGHES
T
HE REELECTION of Governor
Hughes in New York will be
pleasing to millions of Demo
crats as well as to the major
of Republicans. Governor
Ity
Hughes has become a figure of na
tional prominence and importance,
not merely because he is governor
of the greatest state in the Union,
but because of the kind of governor
he has been. While a Republican on
national Issues, as he showed in the
late campaign, as governor he has
been entirely independent of the
Republican bosses and organization
In New York. He has not only not
done their bidding, nor followed
their suggestions, but has not coun
seled with them, has in effect re
pulsed and defied them. So they had
a notion to beat him, and to so trie
extent aligned themselves with Tam
many an alliance not at all new
for that purpose; but some of them
weakened in fear of personal results,
and the common, decent people, in
eluding many Democrats, rallied to
his support, so that in spite of the
opposltlon of the leaders and organi
zations of both parties, he was
elected by a large plurality.
Governor Hughes' election is a tri
umph for clean, honest, consclen
ous, courageous , official administra
tion, and is therefore an occurrence
at which good citizens of all parties
can rejoice. Governor Hughes dares
stand for the right; for the enforce
ment of the laws; for civic righteous
ness; for as high business ideals In
official as in private life. He stands
conspicuously against race-track
gambling, and it is sufficient fo him
that the organic law of the state pro
hibits it He called on the legisla
ture to do Its duty in passing a law
In conformity with the constitution,
and after a notable battle fairly com
pelled that body to perform that
duty. In a word. Duty is Governor
Hughes' official watchword. He may
make mistakes of judgment, but he
is clear-headed, duly conservative,
well-balanced, and is a man who can
be safely trusted in high places, even
by those who differ from him at
some points in national politics and
policies. The nation thanks New
York for . reelecting Governor
Hughes.
There are a few quite large
crumbs of comfort for the Demo
crats in the elections. The great
est of these is the carrying of In
diana for not only the state ticket
and the legislature, but the gain of
seven members, of congress. This
involves the retirement of Hemen
way, one of the corporation sena
tors, and the probable election of a
Democratic senator. Ohio has also
elected the whole Democratic state
ticket, and the legislature is in
doubt, Colorado has redeemed It
self from the shame and crime of
IGuKxenheimism, and will send a
Democrat to the senate. Hepburn,
one of the old guard of standpatters,
has been beaten in Iowa, Overstreet
and Land is, close followers of Can
non, in Indiana, and McCleary, a
rabid protectionist, was for the sec
ond time defeated in Minnesota.
Throughout the west, while , Bryan
was emphatically, rejected, a great
deal of independent voting was dis
played, One freak of some voters is shown
by the varying totals of presidential
electors of the same party. Thus
while in this county 17,819 votes
were cast for J, D. Lee, a Taft
elector, only 17,598 votes wew cast
for F. J. Miller, another Taft elec
tor, a difference of 221 votes. Yet
these electors are only figureheads;
their duties are purely formal; and
to the average man it is an absurd
freak to vote for one, two or three
of them and not for all four. Simi
lar discrepancies show in the votes
for other candidates. Strong per
sonal friendship or antipathy, or else
dense ignorance, is the only explan
ation of jsuch freak voting.
The Mount Scott and Woodstock
suburbs having voted by a decisive
majority to become a part of greater
Portland, the city will cordially wel
come them Inside its lines. They
will add perhaps 7,000 to Portland's
population.: Other suburbs, possif
blr, even including the ambitious
..''"' x . i
city of St. Johns, k may conclude to
come In later. The xnore the mer
rier.. . v f 1 '-
: Steel stocks have taken a big rise
since the election, and all the other
trusts are now, happy and confident
They feel so good 1 that crumbs -tf
prosperity will very likely be scat
tered about quite liberally among
the working people.? Meanwhile, the
country will be so prosperous that
the trusts can raise the price of all
necessaries and pile up more hun
dreds of millions at consumers' ex
pense. v (
Already it Is, announced from
Wall street : a.' great wave ot pros
perity is beginning to ' flood the
country In consequence of the result
of the election. This ! Is - well, In
deed, but it Is to.be hoped that this
revival i of prosperity will not pro
duce another panic for It haa of
ten been said that the' panic a year
ago was . caused by too much pros
perity. .
In the last Issue, the October num
ber, of the Rose; City Magazine," Bes
sie Gnlnean Stone, well known lo
cally as a writer, announces that she
has taken full editorial charge ot it,
and will endeavor to make it one of
the "booster" publications of Ore
gon. She is capable of doing good
work In this line, and her many
friends wish her success in her un
dertaking. ,
Letters From' tkc People
Letter to Tha Journal ahoald be written on
ana aide of the paper only, and abould be ac
companied .by the namo and addrsa of ttai
writer. Tba name will not be uaed If tb
writer aaka tbit It be withheld. Tba loaruaJ
la not to ba understood aa lndoralng tha views
or statements of corraaaondenta. Lettera abould
bo made aa brief aa possible. Tboeo wbo wlab
tbelr lettera returned when not need abould lav
close roatace. ......
Correspondents are notified that lettera o
reeding 800 worda In length may. at the dis
cretion ot tp editor, ba cut down to that Umlt.
Unreconciled.
Balls-ton, Or., Nov. 6 To th Editor
of The Journal The "fright campaign"
Is over, svnd the masses of the people,
afraid for their lives that their mil
lionaire masters would touch the but
ton and precipitate a panic, have meek
ly crawled to the poll and ejected John
D. Rockefeller's candidate.
Chafln Is right the Derrf&cratlc party'
Is dead, and the Republican party has
now assumed the roll of the Jackass.
Next thins; in order will be to put on
the blinkers of a fictitious prosperity
for a year or two, while the cinch Is
drawn to the last hole and monopoly
gets so firmly seated In the saddle that
nothing but a revolution can unseat the
king. 1 can imagine the smooth, smil
ing, adipose gentleman who has been
elected addressing a labor audience and
telling them how he loved them, while
to himself he said, a la Falstaff:
"Even I myself sometimes, leaving the
fear of heaven on my left hand, and
hiding mine honor in my necessity, am
fain to Bhuffle."
When Teddy comes hack" from the
African trip he will find "my policies"
retired to Innocuous desuetude, and the
doctrine of let alone followed by the
easy going occupant of the white
House.
Mr. Bryan represented the great middle-class,
now being steadily crushed
out by the giant monopolies. This will
be the last campaign the people will
have a chance to vote for a man of
that type. Hereafter the monopoly can
didate will be duly installed until the
final struggle between the oligarchy
and Socialism. That conflict may not be
far off we move fast these days and
I extend the hand of congratulation to
J. D. Stevens and his comrades.
WAD-LACE TATE3.
Canada's Gold Mine.
Portland. Nov. 4. To the Editor of
The Journal I beg to call your atten
tion to an error In your paper of the
4 th which Is better corrected, If for
nothing than because It is misinfor
mation. ' In a leading article of the
above issue entitled "The Premiec. Gold
Mine," you quote from the Outing mag
azine to show the enormous value of
the wheat crop of the continent. Of
that crop for 1908 Canada Is credited
wjtn yu.uuo.uuu Dusneis as against f30
ono.000 bushels for the entire United
states.
I desire to point out that the wheat
crop of Canada exceeds the amount
credited to It above by at least as
much again. The crop of Manitoba San.
katchewan and Alberta alone for this
year is more like 112,000.000 bushels
ana mere was grown in the other prov
Inces about 80.000. 000 additional malt
ing a grand total of 142,000,000 bushels
or wneat ror tne whole of Canada.
The population of the United States
IB aoout 11 or 1Z to 1 of that of Cnnadn.
If, therefore wheat were grown in this
country In like proportion, the crop of
the United 8tates alone would be about
1.600,000.000 bushels or two and a half
times wnai it now is.
I draw -your attention to the thnva
facts to point out where the "pay streak"
or tne "tremier uoia Mine" mentioned
may be found. E. P. BRENNER.
Can't Vote in Orpgon.
Cliffs, Wash.. Oct S. To the Editor
of The Journal Kindly Inform me
whether a soldier, marine or sailor In
thy United States service can vote in
thra state or any other? In other
words. Is he disfranchised?
A READER.
' This Date fn History.
1638 James Gregory. Inventor of the
reflecting telescope, born In Aberdeen,
Scotland.
1671 Coney Clbher. an actor, who he-
came poet laureate of England, born in
London. Lied there, December 12,
1767.
1760 Rev. John Carroll made hlshon
of Baltimore.
1829 New England coast visited by
ftorra of unusual violence.
1M1 Nelson W. Aldrich. Unltpd
States senator from Rhode Island,
bom. i
1847 First American mlnslnnarv
churah organized in China.
18W5 Tha Ton federate nrlvsteor
Shenandoah, surrendered at I,lvrnnni
after having destroyed about 80 ves
sels.
1872 43eneral Geore-e G. Meade flled.
Born December 30, 1815.
1S83 South Dakota adopted a consti
tution.
1903 The republic of Panama reroar.
nlzed by the United States.
Ignaoe Jan Paderewskfs Birthday.
Irnace Jan Paderewski. the fammia
pianist, was born in Podolia. a rmvlni
of -Russian Poland, November 6, I860.
At the early age of g he began to play
ma fjiaiiu. .nin urni tuwarn music was
nunureu Dy his rather and at 20 Jan
was sent to Berlin to study harmony.
His first ambition was to become a
composer, but he afterward determined
to master the piano, and he placed him
self under Leschetltsky. That noted
master found a willing and abje pupil
In the young Pole, and Paderewski ad
vanced with a-rapldity and a thorough
ness that' utartled even his experienced
teacher. His debut was made In Vi
enna and was all that he could have
wished tor.- His genius delighted and
thrilled all who heard its manifesta
tions and his fame soon., became world
wide. In- 18R9 he made his first ap
pearance before a Parisian audience
and a year later he was heard In Lon
don. Then came his first American tour,
which Is naid to have cleared the pianist
more than $160,000. '
COMMENT AND NEWSYi ITEMS
BMAIJj CHANGE
Ohio and Indiana, ara near-Democratic.
anyway. .
Bryan can at least point with orlda to
Nebraska.
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PuEEle: Find . tha Oraaronlan'a standi.
data for senator.
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The ceoole like Brran. all rlarht hut
not for president.
Taffs majority corrasrDonds nrettr
weu wim his sue.
Whoever else, von hurrah tor tonteht.
hurrah first for J. J. Hill.
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But the next leslslatura raav make
Oregon a Democratic state.
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We shall hear no more of Mr. Hlsaren
or the Independence party.
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The great expectations of the Social
ists also failed of realization.
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All light! ' Let us hare elentr of
prosperity; make ltv unanimous.
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Mr. Hearst will need a masmtfrlng
glass to see his vote in Oregon,
A few trust-serving senators will
be gotten rid of on March 4 next. -
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J. J. Hill is a man who does thlnrs
with an eye upon the people's benefit.
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Perhaps Brran Is now convinced thit
"those fellows don't want him In there."
Let us now be careful not to get
prosperity of the panic-producing kind.
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Welcome. Mr. Hill: Portland has the
glad band out for you, In all sincerity.
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Hughes and Hadley are two Republi
can governor-elect wbo deserved to
win.
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The president is determined to con
tinue to rise in life: he is going to be
an editor.
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The banauet tonleht is slls-ht ac
knowledgement and appreciation of a
great, event.
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Nevertheless, some of the old stand-
f ratters and corporation servers are bo
ng weeded out.
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oters of San Francisco did one ex
cellent thing Tuesday in beating Carrol
Cook for reelection to the bench.
.as.
Since Gumshoe Bill Stone beat Gov
ernor Folk for the senatorshlp In Mis
souri, It is well If It has gone Republi
can. a
Democrats can't be more than tem
porarily discouraged: look at those
nearly 10,000 votes for Bryan In Mult
nomah county.
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At least Mr. Mack is not claiming
Bryan's election three or four days af
ter his overwhelming defeat, as the late
lamented Chairman Jones did.
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What became of the labor vote, and
the orthodox church vote, and the Ger
man vote, and the colored vote, -that
Bryan was going to get? Apparently
Taft got about all of 'em.
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Rev. Baker Butler Brown Johnson.
colored, of Portland, desires to represent
the united States in Haiti. He may be
a fit and worthy man for the position.
out might stana a uttie oeuer chance
if he would eliminate one or two of
those B's. i
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
'He Una iscovered Country" By Jonn J. Ingallf
From a eulogy in the United States
senate, January 25, 1883, on the charac
ter and career of Senator Benjamin H.
Hill of Georgia.
Ben Hill has gone to the undiscovered
country.
Whether his Journey thither was but
one step across an Imperceptible fron
tier, or whether an interminable ocean,
black, unfluctuating and voiceless,
stretches between these earthly coasts
and those Invisible shores we do not
know.
Whether on that August morning
after death he saw a more glorious sun
rise with unimaginable splendor above
a celestial horizon or whether his apa
thetic and unconscious ashes still sleep
in cold obstruction and insensible ob
livion we do not know.
.Whether his strong and subtle ener
gies found Instant exercise in another
forum, whether his dextrous and disci
plined faculties are now contending In a
higher senate than ours for supremacy,
or whether his powers were dissipated
and dispersed with "his parting breath
we do not know.
Whether his passions, ambitions and
affections still sway, attract and impel,
whether he yet remembers us as we re
member hlm-i-we do not know.
These are the unsolved, the insolublo
problems of mortal life and human des
tiny, which prompted the troubled patri
arch to ask that momentous' question
for which the centuries have given no
answer, "If a roan die shall - he live
again?".
Every man Is the center of a circle
whose, fatal circumference he cannot
pass. Within Its narrow confines he is
potential, beyond It he perishes; and If
Immortality be a splendid but delusive
dream; if the Incompleteness of every
career, even the longest and most for
tunate, be not supplemented and per
fected aflter Its termination here, then
he who Fd reads to die should fear to
live, for life Is a tragedy more desolate
and Inexplicable than death.
Of all the dead whose obsequies we
have paused to solemnize In this cham
ber I recall ho one whoso untimely fate
seems so lamentable, and yet so rich in
prophecy of eternal life, as that of Sen
ator H11L He had reached the meridian
of his years. He stood upon the high
plateau of -middle life,, In that serene at
mosphere where . temptation; no Ion gen
assails, where the ' clamorous passions
no more- distract, and where the condi
tions are most favorable for nobis and
enduring achievement His upward
path had been through stormy adversity
and contention such as Infrequently
falls to the lot of men. Though not
without. the tendency to meditation, rev
erie and Introspection' which accompa
nies genius, his temperament was pales-
trie. Hs was competitive and unpeaee
fuL He was born a polemic and con
troversialist, intellectually . pugnacious
and combative, so that b was Impelled
to defend any position that might be as
sailed, or to attack- any position that
might be intrenched!' not because the de
fense or the assault was; essential, but
because., the positions were maintained,
and that tfiose who held them , became
by that fact alone his adversaries. This
tendency of - his 'nature made his orbit
erratic. ' He was meteoric rather than
planetary, -and flasbed with irregular
, OREGON SIDELIGHTS
A "black hear was shot withln tWO
miles of Albany.
. Eugene's building' permits for October
amounted to 8&,uou.
A Lebanon jnan has been eohvicted
eight times of violating the local option
law.
a a
- A five-acre prune orchard near Dlllard
netted the owner, U. W. Gage, ,360 per
acre.
Peonle -of Cottaare Grove have ' been
eating strawberries quite regularly
lately, . ,
, An athletlo club, with gymnasium,
reading-room, eta, has been formed at
Condon.
e '
A thousand new books have been re
ceived for the publlo school libraries of
trout county. ,
Klamath Falls is to have a box fac
tory that will consume at least 1,000.000
feet of lumber. t . v
A Umatilla county precinct has only
four registered voters. Formerly it
contained a big sawmill.
e
A Ball ton man was accidentally shot
in the leg by a gun In the hands of his
wife. The moral is easy.
" .' :, e
There Is probably more lumber piled
up In Union at the present time than
at any time during the past five years.
..,'..-
That the shingle market is getting
better all the time is. evidenced by the
continual increase of demand for the
output of the three mills In Bandon and
vicinity, says the Recorder. ,
a a
Every dwelling house and every avail
able room of any kind in Madras which
could be temporarily converted into resi
dence quarters haa been quickly rented,
and still there is a demand for houses,
says the Pioneer. v
a a
Linn county has a couple that has
been married 63 years and claims that
to be the state record. Like the biggest
cherry tree, this rvcord will probably
look small when all the returns are in,
thinks the Eugene Register.
JPlbany parties have bought the Bayne
tract near Peterson's butte of 1.000
acres, at more than I B0 an acre". The
land will be platted into 10-acre tracts
excepting 400 acres which has timber
on it, and will be sold for fruit land.
. a a
Cecil correspondence -of lone Pro
claimed Wild geese season has com
menced since the rains. Every morning
large flocks alight in the nearby wheal
fields and fortunate is he who possesses
a double-barreled shotgun, for a goose
is his for the taking.
a -
Bonansa Bulletin: Indians on the
reservation have been coming into.
Rnnanu until there, are about 100
camped Just across the river from this
city. They are buying quite a lot of
: ii Mn.HMi,ana ...
JJIIUR uuiro a iv.i vj .
frlv snendlnsr the 150 ter head recent-
lv given them by a paternal old Uncle
3 " .it-
a
The growing of cranberries started In
several of the coast counties of Oregbn
and Washington some five or six years
ago. And while the business has proved
a success and the area devoted to the
fruit has been steadily Increased, it is
still one of the infant industries or tne
two states. Local dealers say that a
time will come when' Oregon and Washt
tna-ton will eunnlv their own markets,
and with a grade of the fruit fully equal
to that of the east, but it will be some
years before this is brought about
splendor rather than shone with steady
and penetrating rays. His advocacy of
any cause was fearless to the verge of
temerity. He appeared to be indifferent
to applause or censure for their own
sake. He accepted Intrepidly any con
clusions that he reached, without in
quiring whether they were politic or ex
pedlent.
To such a spirit partisanship was un
avoidable, bat with Senator Hill It did
not degenerate Into bigotry. He was
capable of broad generosity, and extend
ed to his opponents the same unreserved
candor which he demanded for himself.
His oratory was Impetuous and devoid
of artifice. He was not a posturer or
phrasemonger. He was too intense, too
earnest, to employ the paltry decora
tions of discourse. He never recon
noltered ,a hostile position, nor ap
proached it by stealthy parallels. He
could not - lay siege to an enemy, nor
beleaguer4 him, nor open 'trenches and
sap and mine. His method was the
charge and the onset. He was the Murat
of senatorial debate. Not many men of
this ' generation have been better
equipped for parliamentary warfare
than he, with his commanding presence,
his sinewy diction, his confidence and
imperturbable self-control.
But in the maturity of his powers and
his fame, with unmeasured opportuni
ties for achievement apparently before
him, with great designs unaccomplished,
surrounded by the proud and affection
ate solicitude of a great constituency,
the pallid messenger with the Inverted
torch beckoned him to depart There
are few scenes in history more tragic
than that protracted combat with death.
No man had greater Inducements to live.
But in the long struggle against the in
exorable advances of an Insidious and
mortal malady he did not falter nor re
pine. , He retreated with the aspect of
a victor, and though he succumbed he
seemed to conquer. His sun went down
at noon, but it sank amid the prophetic
splendors of an eternal dawn.
With more than a hero's courage,
with more than a martyr's fortitude, he
waited the approach of the Inevitable
hour and went to the undiscovered
country.
A Heartfelt Promise.
The following Is from the Chicago
Record-Herald, a Republican paper:
Dear Voters:
Tes, we will revise the tariff Just as
soon as we have time;
Though 'twill be a shame to change it
" aye, a shame, if not a crime; j
We will take it up, removing semicolons '
here and there;
This is not an empty promise; we have
made it on the square; ' I
Surely we may both be trusted, as ourj
Who can hesitate, suspecting "Sunny
' Jim" or "Uncle Joe"?
Well revise the good old tariff we de
clare it here and now;
There are several concessions we shall
graciously allow,
And If while we scan the schedules we
discover now and then
Something' needing more protection, we
will grant it, gentlemen; - -We
are out to keep the promise that we
made so long ago, -
And remain - .... : ,:. -, ": .
Affectionately, '
. SUNNY JIM AND UnCL!8WE. ...
There are 10,000 'acres
on Manhattan Island.
f floor space
Ihc BXALM
FILMININL
. A Grandmother's Tinrla .
1
ti CHINA it la not considered ii dis
grace to be "a grandmother, nor is
that important time in a woman's
life minimized. Chinese women do
not expect to receive the same ro
mantlo attentions at 50 that they did
at 20, but they do expect and receive a
finer reverence, a more elaborate court
esy and more distinguished privileges.
Madame Wu of the Washington lega.
tion has become a grandmother and by
this advent of her son's first daughcer
has attained distinguished honors. Mora.
over she haa many active duties toward
tne young cnua wnicn may largely in
fluence the number and the extent of
the entertainments which may be
planned for the winter in th fhlnnaa
minister's home. Margaret Downing
writes Of the ceremonies which Madame
Wu must supervise Apr the baby's bene
fit. -.. , ..: i
The ceremonies began at the tender
age of three days, when little yim
Long was first put into the bath. All
the friends and relatives were asked and
there were candles burning before the
sarins ot xne goddess of children, and a
feast spread when the prayers were
over. When little Tim Long was a
month old there was still more preten
tious celebration.- A train all tha frinni
and relatives on all sides of both houses
were asxea to a feast, r lrst there are
prayers long and fervent that tha child
may sleep well at night, be good-natured
and easy to care for, and these
are said while the child Is held before
the altar of the aroddesa ot nhtlilran
when numerous candles are burning.
mere are ccieorations wnen the cnua
Is old enough to sit In a chair and these
were an event in the legation last month.
All mesa festivities are accordlnar to a
strict regulation and Madame Wu Is re
sponsible that np formula is neglected.
There comes a time when the wrists of
the babe must bo tied with red cords
to signify that she will be willing, do
cile and easy of control and were this
ceremonial neglected; reproach would be
the fate of the grandmother's that she
failed to tie the fords and thus ren
dered the fates unpiroplMousv
Madame Wu has Ao treat admiration
for the free and easy manners of our
western civilisation orthe lack of rev
erence we display which Is to the ori
ental mind little short of paganism.
I was reared under the old rul."
she said to Mrs. Downing. "Mv par
ents. Mr. arid Mrs. Ho of Canton, fol
lowed traditions carefully and thev seem
to me cafe and admirable trnilltioriH
Chinese girls now want to learn every
thing which their brothers learned. I
was taught that it was better for a
girl to learn rleht behavior toward her
future mother-in-law and husband; In
my day girls were taught the four vlr
tures and the three obediences. The
first relate to proper conduct, a sub
missive demeanor, modesty and docllltv
and proper employment of the time, that
is. to woric faithfully at your tasks as
the station requires, embroidery tor la-
i . . . - - ,
wttnviiijc mr t H)HH in lower cirnicn
. TP? three obediences are those of a
i "f"n''r 1 Jlrll fttt,cri, a wffe tuhr
I nusband, a mother to her son. Theua
dutres are amply explained In Chinese
religious guide books and It seems an
excellent way to train any girl, even
here In this country. They are charged
to be truthful, unselfish and loving, to
be. tranquil and reverent In the thoughts
of the heart and the Inner life wllW'leir
ly manifest Itself in the outward ac
tions. She Is specially counseled never
to search out the affairs of other peo
ple, like a busyhody. . She is warned to
ireat the handmaidens and Haves with
forbearance and kindness and not exact
too .strict a reckoning with them on the
spending of the household funds. ,.
"The Chinese girl Is taught even to
make the toilet a time when she can
reflect on the necessary virtues. One
of the spiritual books tells her that
even when she spreads powder dh her
facn he should think that It be for
whiteness and purity, within as well as
without. Alwavs tha Chinese srlrt la n.
horted to be good. rhedlent and meek,
and In my day, the elders always
thought that much learning would ren
der her not bo submissive towards her
husband and sons."
M K
Some New Tlecipeg.
EGGS i
blesi
lng
GGS with cheese Melt a level ta
blespoon of butter in a small fry
er omelet pan. Drop In four
eggs unbroken and cook; until the white
is nearly set, then sprinkle each egg
with finely grated cheese and finish
cooking;. Have four slices of well
browned toast trimmed neatly and lav
'nn ears? on each allce. .Timt before th
cheese Is sprinkled on dust the egg with
salt and a few grains of cayenne pepper.
Cooked salad dressing Beat three
eggs, add one tablespoon of oil, one level
tablespoon of sugar, a slightly rounding
teaspoon of dry mustard, a level table
spoon of salt, one cup of hot milk and
cook until the mixture thickens, then
add one cup of hot vinegar and -stir
rapidly while It cooks a minute more.
Cool thoroughly before using.
Custard sauce for pudding Beat two
eggs light then beat In one cup of pow
dered sugar, pour on one cup of boiling
milk and cook until it thickens. Add
flavoring and It Is ready to serve hot
or cold as preferred.
J3ijusvpuit iuib vrrain uu cup I ' )
butter, add two cups of sugar and beat
light, one cup or sour mux. xne yoiica
of four eggs beaten light, the Juice of
one lemon and half the grated yellow
rind. Add last three and one half cups
of flour sifted twice with a tevel tea
spoon of soda and one half pound of
currents rolled lightly in flour,
Angei caxe airt one cup or riour rour
times with a level teaspoon of cream
tartar. Beat the whites of 11 eggs to a
stiff froth, add one and one half cup
of fine arranulated susrar and a tea
spoon of vanilla, and beat well. Last
fold the sifted flour, in lightly and
bake slowly 40 minutes.
K st K
For
Chafing Dish.
i N Oyster Rarebit Put Into the ehaf-
lng dish one half pint of oysters
with their ewn liquor and cook
a moment or two until their edges begin
to cockle. Turn into a hot bowl, put
Into the blaser one tablespoonful of
butter, hair a pound oi cneese. finely
crumbled or grated, and one saltspoon-
ful each or salt, paprika ana mustard.
Beat two eggs lightly, add the oyster
Honor which has been strained, and
when the cheese is melted pour In grad
ually, stirring all the time., Add the
oysters, and as soon as hot turn over
hot toast or crisped crackers.
- st at sv
Celery Salad.
S3AVE very fine one half of a small
' cabbage . head, four stalks celery,
four ripe tomatoes, mix all togeth
er. Make a sauce or one egg beaten
well, one half teaspoon mustard, one
half cup cream, stir well, place on the
stove till It comes to a boll.add vinegar,
salt and pepper to taste. Then pour on
cabbage, celery 'and tomatoes.
This is excellent served with cold
boiled ham.
. ESTHER WILLIAMSON.
. K R K
- The Daily Menn.
BREAKFAST.
Concord grapes Cereal with cream
Broiled nacon BcramDiea eggs
Hot biscuits correa
LUNCHEON.
Jellied chicken Boston baked beans
Apple and cress salad
Sliced oranges Cookies
' Cocoa ' '
' ' DINNER. ' v
Cream of celery soup
, Pot roast of htit
Creamed carrots Sliced tomatoes ,
i Lettuce. French dressing , ,
Peach; sherbet White cake
- i..- -, J Black coffee i ,
' fApple and cress, salad Cut apples In
rather thin slices. Dip each slice Into
Union Juice and put in a bowl, filling
With cress, then mixing alt ' together.
Make a aressing oi on ana lemon Juice
and a little paprika and pour over tlia
apples' and cress. j- : fr
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