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In conversation humor 1b
more than wit, easiness morel
than knowledge. Few desire
to learn, or think they need
it; all desire to he pleased,
or, if not, to he easy Sir
William Temple.
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FRAXC1S J. HEXET
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HE BETTER classes of people
generally will be glad that an
assassin's bullet fired at Fran
cis J. Heney did not do the in
tended murder, and hope he will, re-
cover and live long yet to be a ter
Iror to evil doers. The man had a
f grievance," which though not an ex
cuse was a real one to him, and he
may have Jjrooded over this vntll he
! had" hecome in & measure insane.
Then, too, quite likely other and
I more cowardly enemies of Heney, of
S whom there are many in San Fran
Cisco, had designedly fed the flames
5 of this man's hatred, , and by de
nunciatory suggestion, Incited him to
the deed.
ueney nas naa at aramatic ana
strenuous career. He is a born
fighter, and his life has for the most
part been one of battle, in which he
has delighted and he has shown' him
self ever fearless. The wonder is
not that he has .been shot now so
much as that he was not shot be
fore this. , "'.;' -
Heney" gained ""great national re
pute as a special prosecutor, espe
cially in several land fraud cases
in Oregon that attracted the atten
tion of the whole ,. country. His
conduct, of those cases,both in elic
iting evidence he desired and in "his
summing up to the juries, was mas
.terly in the extreme. - In his prose
fcutions of the grafters In San Fran-
Cisco he was also successful at the
start, convicting Mayor Sch mi tz and
sRuef, but the courts overturned the
..Convictions, and his work since has
i not 6hown much results.
i Mr. Heney. has also made many
'addresses against grafting and in fa
,"vor of political reform, and has un-
doubtedly been a force for good in
this respect. Professedly, at least,
.J he Is a relentless foe of every form
.of graft or dishonestly in public
-life, and for years he has had the
confidence of President Roosevelt
and of the public generally.
-A DREAM THAT IS COMING TRUE
M
'ANT YEARS ago a man, still
alive but now old, noticing
the fruit . In the small or
chards of the early settlers in
Jackson county, dreamed of, a fu
' ture when that would ' become a
great and famous fruit region, and
s. aeterminea to help make it so. The
' dream has come true, and 1b to be
.still more largely fulfilled, and he
has carried out his resolution. He
worked gradually, of necessity, for
-the region was isolated, . but he
studied and taught the science of
fruit growing, and partly at least
through his example and instruc
tion, many others owe their success
file not only extended his own or
charda and became rich, but he in
spired others to plant and cultivate
right, and iut brains into the indus
try, i So in his old age. wealthy and
yet healthy, he looks out over many
square miles or fine orchards, in
some degree the result of his (fream
that he made come true, of his per
sistent and intelligent but pleasant
'work, . Isn't this a successful life?
We do not mention this man's name
because a few others may have done
nearly the same, but such men have
.been great benefactors of their com
munities and of the state. We can ;
scarcely Imagine more truly success-
'ful men than they.- '
vThe Medford Tribune tells another
story; A; young man In an eastern
city ,wa 'broken down" and his
physician told him he must take a
;long vacation and plenty of exercise
in pure air. Among other places
h visited ob, hunting and fishing
trip was tho Rogue river valley.
wrirh pmiUarly attracted him, and
be ,specKTny noticed the ! fruit He
nt for a chum, and together they"
M5j.;H plMe of land as-l went-in
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SHALL MEN DRAG THEIR HONOR
IN THE MIRE? ' '
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HERE ARE not 'many men in
Oregon who will ask other men
in Oregon to repudiate a sol
emn covenant. The pledge of
a legislator Is or ought to be as
sacred as the pledge of a banker,
A promise given to the people . of
Oregon and to the people of -nty
legislative district" is as binding a
the vow at the marriage altar. ' It
Cannot mean and does not mean
that because a man is a legislator
the decent obligations of life o not
apply to him. When the jfcople be
lieved the Diedges or legislators ana
al the ballot box eomniitteS a sol
emn trust to the keeping of those
legislators it was with full confi
dence that the plighted word of
each would be faithfully kept.
If one of these legislators -withdraws
from bis pledge what will ills
word be worth in the future? What
will it be worth in a business trans-j
action? His pledge is in writing,
signed by himself and filed away in
the public archives. If he break
that pledge what will his Word be
worth In a future promise, whether
publicly or privately made? Can the
public believe him, 'can his business
associates believe him, can his own
wife believe him? Can a mac, with
his plighted Sword to a sovereign
people broken, teach his children to
be honorable? Will not those chil
dren contemplate him and his broken
word with humiliation if not actual
contempt?
Will not those children be sub
jected to the taunts of other chil
dren because of their father's acti
of dishonor? Ib it not fully as dis
honorable to steal an office by false
pretense as to steal money by false
pretense? If stealing money by
that guise is a crime punishable y
prison sentence, is not stealing an
work to plant an' orchard. They
became so lnterefted that they gave
up their business, i the distant city
and Btayed in southern Oregon.
That was not many . years ago, and
now thpy have great orchards . that
are pouring many thousands of dol
lars a year into their pockets, and
the old disorders that afflicted them
have long ago disappeared. This
was 'surely a wise or a lucky ad
venture. "
Many men In that region are
gaining wealth from orchards, in the
pleasantest of agricultural efforts,
and are living In a climate as near
ly perfect as can be found on the
continent and amidst inspiring scen
ery, and there is room for thousands
more to do the same. For apples
such as can be raised up there and
pears and other fruits will always
find a profitable market.
But if that region becomes crowd
ed, here are the whole Willamette
valley and portions of the western
slope of the Coast range, where the
same thing can be done. Possibly
the climate of southern Oregon may
impart a little better flavor to ap
ples, but apples good enough to
command a big price in eastern,
northern and southern markets can
be raised all the way from the Co
lumbia to the Callipolas. It is go
ing to be a great industry. They
are wise who get into it right. And
the pioneer teachers and exemplars
of this industry will ever ' deserve
the kind remembrance of succeeding
generations.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE
A'
NOTHER characteristic piece
-of misrepresentation and de
ception on the part of the
morning newspaper of Port
land appearB in its repeated and
persistent assertions and assump
tions that the recent North Dakota
decision applies to the Oregon law.
This is not so at all, as The Journal
has repeatedly shown, and as emi
nent lawyers of this city whom it
haa quoted say. Any one on even
a cursory examination can see that
the portion of the North Dakota law
against which the decision was di
rected is not In the Oregon law at
all.
Tfle North Dakota law provided
that before being able to qualify
members-elect of the legislature
should take an oath to vote for the
senatorial choice of their respective
parties .at the primaries. This oath
was of course void, and voidable, ap
being obnoxious to the, federal con
stitution, and could not be legally
binding upon members, nor made a
qualification for the office, and the
court so held. Nobody has ever
claimed that such an oath, or such
a pledge without an oath, would be
binding in law, that It would super
sede or interfere with the constitu
tional provision that the legislature
should choose the senator. But
that is not' the question involved;
that is the moral obligation result
ing from a voluntary pledge, made
for the purpose of securing votes
fromHhe people, and depending on
which pledge the people eleet cer
tain candidates to the legislature.
That obligation the North Dakota
decision doe9 not set aside, nor de
clare against, nor in any wise
criticise,. ' ; '; '
There fs In the Oregon law no
compultdon upon the candidate to
give the pledge, nor does It assume
to mete out any punishment' if the
pledge, having been givn, is. vio-
lated. ' It requires no oath, It legal
ly binds nobody; it merely provides
a way in ; which the candidate can
bird himself, as aa honorable, trust'
office on false pretense equally to
be punished, and is It not certain to
be punished with a sentence of pub
lic odium? If any legislator break
his pledge Is not Buch con.tempt cer
tain to fall upon him and his fam
Uy? Certainly it will, and for that
very powerful reason jae pledged
legislators will riot heed thar siren
xlces of those who are endeavoring
to lead them into false paths. Who
jcltb their true frleqda, the men who
are counseling adherence to their
pledges, or those others who for
selfish political purposes would use
these legislators in such a way as
to destroy them? The American
people love honor. They admire
and applaud the man who sticks
firm as Gibraltar Jo his word. They
honor the man who regardless of
consequences meets p.nd redeems
every premise he has made. OA the
other hand, they detest false pre
tense and scorn the man with worth
less word. They love fair play and
honor fair players. If pledged leg
islators desire the respect of their
countrymen. If they would preserve
the respect of their own families, if
they would save those families from
humiliation, they will stand as firm
as the roots of the mountains to
every promise they have made. It
is a position that, deep down In his
heart, every man In Oregon will ap
plaud, for there In the court houses
of the various legislative districts lie
the signed pledges, bearing the name
of each candidate, and no power In
heSven or on earth can blot out
these records and the memory. . Fi
delity to those pledges is manhood,
and the Almighty, the world and
mankind love men who are men.
By the record can any man sign a
petition requesting one of these leg
islators to break his word? If so,
whajt manner of man is he?
worthy man, tb' obey the expressed
will of the people. The law will
not force him to keep that pledge;
only a sense of honor and duty will
do that If he violates the pledge,
"there is no other punishment," as
Judge McGinn says, "than the scorn
and disgust of his fellowmen, al
ways meted out to those who repu
diate their word or violate their
promise."
So It wllj be in vain for any mem
ber, if any one is inclined to violate
his pledge, to point to this North
Dakota decision and quote the Ore-
gonian. No court has said, and no
court will say, that it Is unconstitu
tional for a candidate for office to
promise to do what the people spe
cifically and in a formal manner
even by ballot in a general election,
instruct him to dp nor to keep that
promise.
SOME VERV PROSPEROI S
PEOPLE
0
F COURSE prosperity cannot
be equally divided-or distrib
uted. Some people will al
ways be more prosperous
than others. This would be so if
the laws and their administration
were the m,ost equitable and perfect
imaginable. But on the other hand,
prosperity is conferred upon some
people at the expense of others.
Here is the .Northwestern Invest
ment company, a Northern Pacific
subsidiary corporation, organized
for the purpose of looking after the
land, coal and lumber Interests of
that railroad corporation, which has
declared a dividend of 629 per cent,
amounting to 117,543,000 on a cap
italization of $2,775,000. The com
pany was given the land, and was
allowed private ownership of unlim
ited amounts of coal and iron ore
beds, and so out of natural gifts ttf
God to all the people equally,-a com
paratively few men are made a pres
ent of some $15,000,000. The bene
ficiaries of this big melon are not
in the least to blame; we can all re
joice in their prosperity; but the
fact is that such a dividend,, from
such a source, hows that there has
been malgoverninent, that the peo
ple as a whoie have not been getting
a square deal. It shows, moreover,
that the plaint of some of the big
railroad companies about hard times
and poverty, and the 'necessity of
raising freight rates, Is not to be ac
cepted with altogether childlike con
fidence and credulity.
Advice Is given in several ex
changes by people assuming to be
competent not to burn leaves that
fall on lawns and gardens, but to
heap them around rose bushes and
other shrubs and vines, as they serve
as a mulch, a protector against
frost and a fertilizer. This seems
reasonable, and if correct It is sur
prising that more people do not
make this use of the fallen leaves.
Light boards will prevent them from
being blown away, and the good they
will do may more than repay the
slight labor required.
Senator Scott wants a tariff re
vision' bill passed next winter, so
that there will be no need of an ex
tra session, and so that business in
terests will know as early as possi
ble what the new tariff is to be. He
may have In mind the elimination
on Alarcb ' 4 of a few standpatters
and corporation tools and the . sub
stitution of a different type of men,
but there are not enough such
changes to make any difference, and
new members are supposed to have
nothing to'.BaV. So his suggestion
is a good. one. Everybody knows
already tha,t tariff revision will be
only a farce, enacted in order to
make, a pretense of carrying out a
party pledge, and the sooner , it is
played out the . better. But the
business interests will not be at all
alarmed at some delay; they are
resting in confident assurance, as
they may, that nobody will be hurt
but the masses of common taxpay-
ing people. ' ' . ;
Those who have all sorts of visions
that Statement No. 1 legislators will
be easy to swerve from their pledges
will be interested In 'a ringing mes
sage from one of them printed in
this issue of The Journal. It is
from Representative-elect Jones of
Douglas. One of like vigorous lm
port' from Representative-elect Jones
of Polk was printed two days a.go.
The word of such men is as good
as a bond. They can be neither
bought, wheedled nor whipped into
repudiation of their pledges. Their
straightforward example in civic in
tegrity Is wholesome In ts effect
upon the citizenship and youth of
the state. Such men are admired
and applauded, even by those who
would but cannot corrupt them.
Oregon Is a wool state, therefore
the duty on wool should be raised, Is
the argument of an exchange. But
Oregon is also a wool wearing state;
where one person raises wool 1,000
wear wool or pay for woolen goods.
It is always the organized few who
are protected, always the unorgan
ized many who pay.
The wine growers and makers
and the brewers and the distillers
also all want higher duties, not one
of them a reduction. Any lowering
of the tariff would "ruin" them.
And what they .say .will "go."
The Democratic Silver Lining.
From the New York World.
Thete Is ud 'mora ' hopeful alga lot
the Democratic party than the charac
ter of the new leaders who are coming
to the front.
Tiiomas Marshall of Indiana; Judson
Harmon of Ohio, and John A, Johnson
of Minnesota, were not elected to the
governorship of their states by acci
dent' They are men of proved charac
ter and capacity.
Marshall stands In the front rank of
his profession in Indiana. Harmon Is
not only a great lawyer but was one
of .'the most efficient cabinet officers
of the second Cleveland administration.
Johnson,, jtbree times chosen governor
of a Republican state, stands approved
on his record as a man of achieve
ment. There will be three new Democratic
I'nited States senators of equal ability,
force and character two of them suc
ceeding Republicans. Governor Cham
berlain of Oregon, who was selected
for senator In the primaries, Is prob
ably the ablest man In his state. Charles
J. Hughes leads the Denver bar. He
will succeed Henry M. Teller, who went
over to the Democratic party on the
pllver question, but has never been a
Democrat in spirit or an aggressive
Democratic leader. John W. Kern, the
Democratic candidate for vice-president,
will probably succeed Senator
Hemenway, as Indiana has elected
Democratic legislature. He Is a lawyer
of recognized position and wide knowl
edge of public affairs.
All three of these men will be strong
ana userui in rortirying the Democratic
opposition In the United States senate,
and will contribute greatly to the reali
zation of the Democratic party through
out me country.
Bryan as a Senator.
From the. Wall Street Journal.
ine state or Nebraska might do a
great aeal worse than to elect Mr.
Bryan to the senate whenever an op
portunity presents. The new legisla
ture will be Democratic, but there will
be no election until 1911. He Is the
most famous citizen of that state, he Is
a brilliant orator and he measures In
iuj.eiieciuai equipment up to the dis
tinction of the office.
Ir. Bryan Is a good deal more fitted
to be United States senator than to be
president. He la distinctly an orator
1118 senate is a magnificent ora
torical platform. He Is not
tive. Much as the Wall Street Jour-
mt luntrs irom Mr. Bryan as regards
most of his economic ideas, It would
uoiiguwii iu nave mm elected to
w.b ocnaie irom iNenraska Tather than
somebody else of far less rii.tuti..
and political experience. Mr. Hrvan
would have been dangerous as presi
dent, but he would not be especially
dangerous In the senate. We need some
men of the type of Bryan and La Fol
lctte In congress In order to estab
lish a political balance In that body and
prevent It. from becoming altogether
too bourbon Uwlts tendencies
Samuel E. Reid's Birthday.
The Honorable Samuel Edward Reid
commissioner of agriculture and pro
vincial treasurer of Prince Edward Isl
and, was born at St. Eleanors. Prince
county. November 14, 1864. Mr. Reid
spent his boyhood on his father" farm
and there received an excellent agricul
tural training. After a course In the
public schools of St Eleanors and Sum
morslde lm entered upon a commercial
rnreer in bin brothers' store at Summer
slde. Subsequently lie removed to
Ti yon, where he and his brother, J. D
..Vi i , "i, U " 1 rvon woolen
mills Mr. Reid was first elected to the
l8latu.re '1 1899 and was reelected In
1900 , and 1904. He waH speaker from
1900 to 1904. In 1906 he was appointed
provincial secretary-treasurer and com
missioner of agriculture, which posi
tion he still holds. Under his regime
agricultural conditions on the island
have been of considerable Importance
He has caused to be organized classes
throughout the province . n'limn f,m,r.
are taught how t Improve their crops
m wwiii-j ui meir live block.
This Date In History.
U24 Francisco Pizarro sailed from
i minnm inr uie conquest 01 Perm.
1567 Maurice of Nassau and prince
of Orange, was born. Died Ajjrll 23
1625. .
18 46 Tampico Mexico, surrendered
to Commodore Connor of the American
navy.
1869 A monument to Bishop Brown
cll, founder of Trinity college, was un
veiled at Hartford, Conn.
1881 Charles Gutteau was placed on
trial for the murder of President Gar
field - T , 'l
1891 William J. Florence made his
last appearance on the stage at -the
Arch-street theatre. Philadelphia.
1906 Prince Charles of Denmark was
chosen king of Norway.
j 906 Countess Boni de Csstellane
was granted a divorce and custody of
her children. '
1907 The third Russian Douma was
opened. . -
A Lake county-man and his sister!
named Bryant have propagated a new
potato, which they will call the "aLks
towrty-B tity.V..-U..j. , -,,-, jI.. i
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE
Her Is another conundrum: Why is
a councilman
Now watch the - protected interests
revise in lariri upward. .
Ton Tonson cart now pose as the
wan wno jiignt nave won., '. y:
It haa been great weather for har-
roeiiug a gicctv sppio crup. .
Probably Mr. Hearst would now sell
moseieiiera to Arc-bold cheap, ,
Bo tar as reported. Castro htm sent
no , message or congratulation to Taft.
It la reported that the emneror nf
(Jbina ta dead. Never beard of him be
fore.
How can Taft rest, with all those
prominent politicians going; to visit
One Yamhill eountv man raised Rn.OAO
boxes of fine apples this year. That la
going soma.- ,
.,
If all Oneea Beonle will ntan4 hv- all
Oregon business men, Oregon will proa-
After March 4 Vlcs-Presldent Vtr.
bankS'will be free to attend entirely to
his private business. .
Two Democrats were elected last wmIc
to the Michigan legislature. They will
probably have a row.
Prince De Sacan . Is belnr sued for
debts, but If the Gould money can't be
got at he doesn't oafe.
The Manufacturers' Record does not
deny that It took a big remittance from
standard oil, and Justifies it. ,
The steel trust la nrosDerous: It sells
rails In Mexico for $18 per ton, and
in the United States for $21.
At a salary of 15.000 a year, oerhaps
the city can secure some oouncllmen
who will do more and talk less.
Perhapa Kaiser 'William feels Ilka
saying: "If I have said anything that
I am. aojry for, I am glad of it."
"Divine Right" Baer says the mice of
coal Is nobody's business but his and
his a'ssoclates'. It looks that way.
The Willamette valley wouldn't know
Ha old self. If It could be reproducecl.
In a few years. It's getting a move on.
Why should it be expected that Sen
ator Aldrlch will retire? He never did
anything for the good of the country
yet.
Now we suppose golf will beeome of
ficially the national game, but the com
mon herd will continue to prefer harfb
ball. ,
Teachers In the Agricultural college
are verf valuably Instructing many and
older people besides those in attendance
at that institution.
The old ring politicians have It all
framed up to do up the people at Sa
lem nex winter, but may ' not have a
very easy Job of It.
The Atlanta Journal says the south
ern Democrats are the brains, bfiekbone
and heart of the party In the nation.
Also, It seems, the legs.
If Illinois can spend $20,000,000 for
a I,akes-to-Gulf canal, what can the Uni
ted States afford to expend for inland
waterways?
Of any Statement No. 1 member of
the legislature who does not keep his
pledge thousands of Oregon voters will
believe that he sold his vote and prob
ably they will be right.
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
"Cast Down Your' Bucket Where
(From an address atittTb opening of
the Atlanta Cotton states and inter
national exposition, September 18
1895).
A ship lost at sea, for many days
suddenly sighted a friendly vessel. From
the mast of the unfortunate vessel was
seen the signal: "Water, water; we
die of thir"st!" The answer Irom th
friendly vessel at once came back:
"Cast down your bucket where you
are." A second time the signal: "Water,
water; send us water!" ran up from the
distressed vessel, and was answered:
"Cast down your bucket where you are."
and a third and fourth signal for
water was answered: "Cast down
your bucket where you are." The
captain of the distressed vessel
at last heeding the injunction, cast
down his bucket,, and It came up full
of fresh, sparkling water , from the
mouth of the Amazon rjver.' To those
of my race who depend on bettering
their conditions in a roreign land, or
who understand the importance of cul
tivating friendly relations with the
southern white man, .who Is their next-
door neighbor, I would say. "Cast down
vour bucket where you are" cast It
down In making friends In every manly
way of the people of all races ny whom
we are surrounded.
Cast It down In agriculture, mechan
ics. In commerce. In domestic service
and In the' professions. And In this
connection It Is well to bear in mind.
that whatever other signs the south
may bel called to Dear, mat wnen it
comes to business, pure and simple, It
Is In the south that the negro is given
a mans cnance in tne commercial
world, and In nothing is tnTs exposi
tion more eloquent than In emphasizing
this chance. Our greatest danger is,
that in the great leap from slavery to
freedom, we may overlook the fact
that, the masses of us are to live by
the productions of our hands, and fall
u keep In mind that we shall prosper
In proportion as we learn to dignify
awxjt tflAvlfir r,immnn 1 c Vi lr a nil vtut
brains and skill Into the common oc-
cupatlons of life, shall prosper in pro
portion as we learn to draw the line
between the superficial and the sub
stantial, the ornamental gewgawa of
life and the useful. No race can. pros
per till it learns that there la as much
dignity In tilling a field as In writ
ing a poem. It la at the bottom of
life that we must begin, and not nf
the top. Nor should we permit our
grievances to overshadow our oppor
tunities. To those of the White race who look
to the Incoming of those of foreign
birth and strange tongue and , habits,
for the prosperity of the south' were
I permitted, I would repeat what I
say to my own race "Cast down your
bucket where you are. ' Cast It down
among the 8,000,000 negroes whose habits
you know, whose fidelity and love you
have tested In daya when to have proved
treacherous meant the ruin of your fire
sides. Cast down your bucket among
these people who have, without strikes
and labor wars, tilled your fields,
cleared your forests, bullded your rair
roads and ' Cities,-' and brought . forth
treasures from the bowels of the earth
and helped make possible this magnifi
cent representation of the progress of
the south. , Casting down , your bucket
among my people, helping and encourag
ing them,- as you are doing on these
grounds, to education 'of head, hand audi
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NEWS IN BRIEF y
OREGON SIDELIGiySi.
Ion Proclalmer: Our people are
feasting on wild geese these days,, as
tney are ao pienuiui mm nn '
easily ahoot 24 before dinner any day
in the wheat neias aooui, - :
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The eigne of the tlmee point unmla
taVanhlu- tn Hi doubling Of the VOPU
lation of Albany and this part of the
Willamette valley within the next 13
months, claims tne tieraio, - ,
Gtaxrtnn 'vraii' Verv few China i)heag'
ants have been found by the hunters in
this section thus far and but few other
unland birds. For some reason birds
are getting scarcer each year,
'.
rtnrna hasn't anv immediate oil pros
pects, but we do have prospects for ar
tesian water, saya the Times-Herald.
The drilling at the Miller springs, from
which wn nroDouS to have city water.
haa materially Increased the flow.
WhllA drlvinir home a Crook county
farmer lost a purse containing $50, and
naxt Tnnrnlnir ifrnva hack over the road.
but on arriving at Madrae was handed
the purse and money oy . o. uirmn
who had found it and waa inquiring
for the owner. ; -
Th .Tnnanesn ' truck orardeners hear
Boyd are having a large acreage plant
ed to wheat. The Japs do no farming
tharaaelvea but employ white labor, as
they are learning from, white farmers
now to ao tne worn, tm juu own
over 1,000 acres of some of the best
land in Waeco county. .
Rnenklnar of his gasoline traotlon en-
fine, an AJax farmer tella the Condon
Imea that he plowed 1,200 acres with
tt this season and ran for over a week
day and night. The expense while run
ning is much the same as for horse
feed, but the expense stops when the
machine stops, and no pasture is need-.
ed as with horses.
A company that oneratefs a ' large
farm between Clem and Olex has start
ed plowing with a gasoline traction en
gine ana is going 10 aispense wim
hnru" Th machine draffs six or
seven plows and Is doing excellent work.
It Is furnished with a big searchlight,
and If necessary can run all night. j
Tom Staten has established a farm
for the raising of mink op the Upper
Klamath lake. About 100 of the ani
mals are housed in cages or cabinets
and seem to do well and thrive In cap
tlvHy. As mink Increase- about five
fold, Mr. Staten expects to have some
thing over BOO In his cages next year.
The value of their fur alone will ag
gregate about $3,000, but live female
minks sell for a much higher figure
than their hide alone is -worth.
Mrs. Adam Rae of Elk City says
October 1, 1907, I had 125 young mixed
lavins.ljirhorn hens. During the year,
to October 1, 190S, I sold 1,631 dozen
eggs-for $38.41. The young rooster
brought me $19.40, making a total of
$406.81. 1 paid ciut for feed $2114
leaving a cash profit of $li2.03, or
J1.37H for each hen. I raised 9u pul
lets to add to my stock of hens.
Klamath Republican: It has-already
been demonstrated that this county can
raise the best pork In the world, not
excepting the famous corn-fed prodvict
of Kansas. Those who nave engaged in
the hoE-ralsing business here have
found it a most profitable .(business,
and as the railroad gets closer many
of the farmers are giving more atten
tion to It.
Thomas Hormdbn In Newport Malls
The growing of celery In Lincoln county
is well known tb be a prof itable Indus
try, and the soil Is well adapted to that
purpose; the sea being close, lies a ten
dency to make celery grow to perfection.
It Is well known that celery, asparagus
and sea kale were first discovered near
tidewater. All ' mamjree- that contain
salt are good for the growing of these
plants.
You Are" By Booker Washington
heart, you will find that they will buy
your 'surplus land, mako blossom the
waste places In your fieltls and run
your factories. While doing this, you
can be sure In the future as iu tbo
past, that you and your families will
be sun-omuled by the most patient,
faithful, law-abiding and unresentful
people that the world has seen. As
we have proved our loyalty to you In
the past, in nursing your children,
watching by the sick bed of your moth
ers and fathers and often following
them with tear-dimmed eyes to their
graves, so In the future in our humble
way we shall .stand by you with a de
votion that no foreigner can approach,
ready to lay down our Uvea, If need be,
In defense of yours. Interlacing our
industrial, commercial, civl 1 and re"-
UgloiiSyJife with yours In a way that
shall nlake the Interests of both races
one. In all things that ' are purely
so. lal we can be as separate as the
fingers, yet one as tBe hand In all
things essential to mutual progress.
There is no defense or security for
any of us exci-pt in the highest Intelli
gence and development of all. If any
where there are efforts tending to cur
tail the fullest growth of the negro,
let these efforts be turned into stimu
lating, uncouraglng and making him
the most useful And intelligent cltl
sen. Effort or means so invested will
pay a thousand per cent Interest These
efforts will be twice blessed "blessing
him that gives and him that takes.".
There Is no escape through law of
man or God from the Inevitable:
The laws of changelcsR Justice bind,
Oppressor with oppressed;
And close as sin and suffering joined,
We march to fate abreast.
Governor, Marshall.
From the Indianapolis Star (Rep.)
Thomas R. Marshall owes his elec
tion as governor of Indiana to his own
fine nualitles as a man and a -citiien.
All that tho Republican organization
could !o aainst nlm and all that the
breweries and saloons did for him could
not swerve from him the suffrage of
his fellow cltiaens In sufficient numbers
to defeat him.
Hp was not elected because of the sa
loon Issue, but in spite of It. The Votes
won for him by appeals to "personal
liberty" were more than offset by the
votes that by those appeals were atien
ated. lie was preferred to Watson by
voters enough who believed la him and
distrusted Watson. It is not a -victory
for the breweries or the saloons, and
these Institutions would make a fearful
mistake so to regard it -The-thing that,
turned the tide was Mr. Marshall's Ir
reproachable and amiable personality.
There is aft "element" of "justice and
rlghUJJi-this, res ulti..thatJihould .glve
heart to every man who ta-trylng to lead
a life of rectitude and honor. ; It' shows
that devotion to duty .and to the higher
ideals of life Will build ujs for.a man a
reputation and a good name among his
fellow . men that the vicissitudes and
mutations of politics can not take away.
With, preparatory work -now under
way, on all of .the private Irrigation
prelects having headquarters here, ami
with many new buildings proposed for
mo lOWflt WOQ is n UUFjr JMin-o,
Running Shots 1
Written i lor The 'Journal, by - Fred. C.
. .-, Denton.
', Oregon la every way la destined to bo
a great manufacturing state. Help it
along yourself by expressing a prefer
ence for OirgOn goods. , It pays to trade
at home.,. , v v '. ; ",V ' . -'
While It is true Oregon went .for Taft,
do not let ua forget that Oregon went
for, the direct election of United States
senators by nearly-twice the majority
it did for Taft '
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It la apparent to anyone' looking over'
the vast stretches of fertile lands luvlf
used In ' tha Willamette valley Unit
there la coming such a change in meth
ods of cultivation aa' would make the
orainary oia wme rancner sit up and
take notice. '
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It begins to look as if evergreen Ore
gon would have to be shipping Day to
California before long. Notwithatand-lng-
ita vast Irrigated tracts of land,
California is alwava hurt hv Ah of
Ita frequent droughts,
Bryan can do more good preaching
progressive and fundamental democ.
racy than he could parceling out a lot
of offices. It la mor comforting to
think so, anyhow. Who wanta an of
fice when ha can be free to come and
go, speak and write, as he pleases wHh
out a bunch of policy politician hang
ing to hla coattalls every time he wants
to take a step forward?
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After all. dear ohl UnM. .Tn
right when ho said Uiat If the Repub
lican majority in congress didn't like
any of his rules, appointments or de
cisions they could reverse him at any
time. All the honorable majority mem
bers Hke to have him for a master
and an -excuse. . This Is why the re
vision of the tariff will not hurt any
Important Interests or trusts, and Uncle
I
Joe will do to hide behind.
'
"Yes," said Farmer Freeman, "I nee
that Miller Grlndflm has' purchased a
lot of wheat of Purtvlte mid so J n ni
not jpoinr to deliver the grain. I prom
ised to him. if he wants grain of
Partylte, he don't want any of mine."
"Would you go back on your word ninl
honor?" "Well, you see. not exactly;
but Grindem can't tnnMe me, for lie
only has my word, and he went', ami
'lioupht wheaf of anineondy else. Thai
release me, anyway." "Trow can -that
be? Is a miller not at "liberty to huf
wheat from both of you?" "Nii; If !
wanted more wheat he should Inive
come to me. As ho ban onc t. pi"
neighbor, he evidently don't want mine."
This Is the way It looks to a man Ji v
ing to crv'P out of his pledged word.
Any excuse Is better than none. An
honorable man-nvlll not frame them u.
It is Just the same way as regards the
members of the 'leRlMsiluro pledged to
elect the choice of 'thi 'people for T'nited
States senator. Honest men are not .
framing up any excuses."
Look lively. The Hollanders have de
cided not to declare war on Venezuela.
Castro may yet become a world power
If he continues to run bluffs.
It Is being realized that Canada Is
likely to become an Independent nation
in the course of a few years. The way
Americans are settling in its western
provinces would Indicate that It may
become a state In the union, and not
have to go far to get there.
Nebraska In the hands of thev Demo
crats may mean that some forward
stepa.in'bank guaranteeing, direct legis
lation by the people and regulation of
local monopolies will take place.
No ex-presldent ever killed an ele
phant, flut Roosevelt has that on his
program. .The elephant might as well
He down and he good.
Nothing shows the isolation ' of a
greater .part of Oregon more than the
elowneaa with which the election re
turns come In. The ticket waa short,
quickly counted and promptly returned
by the precinct offtcera everywhere, but
the almost impassable roads through
gorge and swamp, the long dreary
Stretches of stage and packhorse trails,
hold back the final returns day after
day. Fortunately nothing Is on tho
anxjous eeat because of It Such re
moteness and delay retards buslnevH
and prevents development In all lines.
We want more roads of all kinds.
Oregon has plenty of Important ques
tions pressing for solution. They will
be studied and voted upon directly with
out personal or partisan' entanglements,
and the neonle havn shown n oroat ca
pacity In this state for separating
measures from men.
Inland Waterways.
From the New York America:-..
Illinois has voted an approprlHtien
of $20,000,000 for the deepening of her
inland waterways, connecting Just above
St. .IjoiiIs with the Mississippi river.
The hope and plan Is to quickly get n
shipping course from Chicago to tjie
gulf. Tho distance Is about 1,200 mile .
And that in this decade the scheme will
succcecl few who are acquaints! Willi
the' courage and the enthusiasm of the
citizens of the states bordering the
greatest river in the world will for a
moment doubt
When Lucas, 15 years ago, proposed
to so deepen the 'JSrtis.-ilHRipp-'i and tho
Illinois rivers a lo carry shjps drawing
18 feet of water Into Chicago, the coun
try laughed at Mm. Now, should- pres
ent Ideas be fulfilled, vessels of 25 "fer t
draught will aoorr be steaming through
the waters of the Illinois, the Missis
sippi and the Chicago sanitary canal.
- In. the lifetime of the present genera
tion men will e this entire nation
honeycombed with canals waterways
deep enough to convey heavy whips pro
ceeding from Toledo to Terre ITaufe,
Milwaukee to Memphis. Atlanta to Sin- "
bfle Dallas to - Galveston, Detroit to
Washington and from New lotk to Dcs
Moines. - '
The newly-elected congressmen almost -to
a man stand Convinced Of . the nceda
of better wcterWays as well as belter
highways. And let us hope Uiat there
will-be ina Interference with these n&-'
tional demands, ' : ,
'The Ilugcne Wll Incited 92 hnim ,
night, who werer. herded out of town -next
morning. j - .. '