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KVMBUXGS FKOM THE tF0UN
DATIONS
I HERE IS portent in the resolu
tions : adopted by the central
labor union, and endorsed by
.- the committee from the state
granger tltfJa the Tumbling from
the social foundations. It la an
advance protest against substitution
- of personal .program for people's
1 rule in Oregon, i'lt Is a,voice reflect
ive of Jhe voice of the multitude,
and It emphatically denounces the
attempt' to upset the government as
ordered by the people of Oregon and
conduct affairs by the plan of a
clique. . It is a sign of value to those
who would accurately sound public
sentiment , in the state, .. It fore
shadows what wiU x happen If . the
legislature attempts to substitute for
the people's choice for senator, a
choice "framed up" by a few per
sons. . If a revolution is wanted in
Oregon It 'can be had. The legis
lature can' easily light the spark.
The labor "grange resolutions Indi
cate .how, and indicate whence the
storm wlllifome. . It will be a revolu
tion that( will shake the' state as
never before. ' People' are in no mood
to' be trifled with. They have had
all they want of elections of senator
by a legislature. They understand
that plan perfectly, and are tired of
it.! The ,668 votes cast for com
pulsory statement show they are
tired of It,. and men wio refuse to
see by that vote that they are tired
it, are senatorially mad. By that
vote every, legislator, . pledged or un
pledged, knows that he has 69,668
votes behind Aim If he supports the
man the people have named for sena
tor. There Is not a member, pledged or
unpledged, hut knows he has 69,668
votes against him if he joins the plan
of personal rule as a substitute for
people's rule as Is proposed. The
69,668 votes are a warning and the
worklngmen's and grange resolu
tions .are a warning. The time for
bamboozling Oregon people has ex
pired. The gam was worked too
.long. - If the coming legislature at
tempts to give the ' electorate the
double .'cross, the whirlwinds will
unloose. It was Lincoln, a great
Republican.- who insisted on govern
ment by the5 people; in Oregon it is
a few socalled Republicans who in
plst on'a personal' '-program rule.
: Sixty thousand, six hundred and
sixty-nine Oregon voters believe with
Lincoln.
BOATS OX THE UPSER COLUMBIA
T
HE Open River association's
new steamboat,' the "Inland
Empire," was launched at
Celilo Saturday, and its com-
panion-boat, the "Celilo Falls," will
be launched; about January 1,
making two neW boats of this com
pany for the' upper river, to corre
spond with the J. N. Teal and Sarah
pixon ,below Celilo. The work of
the association- - in building these
boats .and putting them into opera
tion ought to be appreciated by the
producers and shippers of the upper
country, and of Portland also, 'whom
theytare intended to and will benefit.
They are designed chiefly as freight
regulators , rather than money
makers,: but . of coarse they must
have patr6nage in order to be main
tained. :The middle river boats have
already effected a great reduction In
freight rates at. competitive points,
and the :" upper "river boats will do
the sajne. Even , If the 4 railroads
should reduce rates to',; or . below
those of the association, still ship
pers ..should stand by these . boats,
ever remembering ; that except, tor
them there would thave been no re
ductions, and, thst if they should
disappear permanently, rates would
to raised. ; ' ; ':y' v :VvvrT-U-.'-
The Columbia river is" jLaturally i
rropfrly ; a great 'freight rate j
regulator between Portland and 'all
points on or near the river, and It
ought so to be utilised. The com
pletlon of the locks at the Cascades
cut rates In two up to The Dalies,
and the Celilo canal will do the
same for the region along the river
above that ' point.' But until the
canal can be dug the .portage rail
way, owned by the state and used
in connection with these boats, will
to a great extent accomplish the
same purpose. Hence these vessels,
and the people who were public
spirited enough to- build I them, de
serve both the moral and khe practi
cal support of the people of both
Portland and the inland empire.
TO 51 ARE OREGON PROSPEROUS
rHE JOURNAL is very much in
earnest In its urgent advocacy
of the patronage of home Indus
tries, the purchase '. by Oregon
people, as far as possible, of Oregon
made products, and' it Is pleased
that its efforts are so well seconded
and so well appreciated not only by
Oregon manufacturers but by many
others. . ' . ; '
If all or most of the people of
Oreeon would adopt and resolutely
carry out this policy; greatly and to
many people sttrprisingly beneficial
results would soon become apparent.
Industries would expand,- 1 plant
would be enlarged, many . more
nrlttnrmn - would be employed.
there would be a larger market for
all kinds of agricultural products;
this would be a great inducement to
the right kind of immigrants, who
in turn would produce and consume
In a word, it would cause Increased
business, production, consumption,
and wealth all around the Industrial
and commercial circles.
No one is expected to buy a much
inferior article, or pay a considerably
larger price for an article, because
it is produced in Oregon though it
would pay in the long run U Oregon
people were to sacrifice a little in
either of these ways; but all that is
asked, is that when Oregon, products
are as good and as cheap as tnose
Imported they be invariably, chosen
for hurcha.se. This surely is a rea
sonable proposition,' and one, it
would seem, tnat airuregon peopie
would be pleased to accede to at
once.'
But in this connection a word of
caution is in ordert against a too
prevalent notion that the farther
away from home a thing is made the
better It is. This delusion is not
peculiar to Oregonians; it exists
throughout the country. Many peo
ple will pay twice the price of a
home made article for one really
inferior because it was made, or is
said to have been made, abroad.
Doubtless there are things made
abroad that are superior to those
made here, and some needed things
are not made here at all; but in
the list of life's necessities these
are exceptions. Most needed things
are made or produced in Oregon,
and sold quite or nearly as cheap as
equally good imported articles; and
The Journal urges the purchase of
such things as something of great
benefit to all classes of people, and
almost a civic dnty.
PULP AND PAPER DUTY
A HEARING was had Saturday
on the tariff on wood pulp and
news paper, which, like several
other duties, enables the
manufacturers to form a trust and
raise .the price. A strong effort was
made in the last congress to remove
these duties, and their removal was
recommended by President Roose
velt, but of course the effort failed.
The head of one of the big manu
facturing plants of the trust admitted
that its profits had been s high as
24 per cent, and it is to be assumed
that he did not exaggerate any, to
say the least. The common but al
ways false plea that worklngmen
are benefited by excessively high
duties was sufficiently contradicted
In this case by reports of unions en
gaged in five departments of the
printers art stating that the in
creased cost of paper due to the high
tariff resulted in less work and
lower wages. Spokesmen for the
trust were quite moderate, however,
not asking for any higher duties
but being contented with those now
In force. That they should be satis
fied with a profit of only 24 per
cent, taking their own word for it,
is something 'remarkable. But as
there has been a good deal of agita
tion about these duties in particular,
all the newspapers of the country
being their victims, the trust is' gen
erously willing to stand pat and "let
well enough alone," but, suggesting,
however, that there should be such
flexibility in the countervailing duty
as would prevent foreign manufac
turers from selling paper in this
country cheaper than they do in
their own. This is an exhibition of
"nerve," indeed, when it is known
that many highly protected Ameri
can manufacturers sell their products
abroad much cheaper than they do
lnftbis country. The. present duties
on pulp and paper are wholly in
defensible, but- no more so than
many others, and so f higktarlff
newspapers have no right, to coni
platn about them.- These and most
other duties . would be sufficiently
protective if cuf in half, or .at least
reduced by a large percentage, i i ;
Each house of the legislature, has
some little plums In the Tvay of of
fices and clerkships v to distribute,
and these will properly go, for the
most , part at least, to Republicans,
for the purpose of ocganltatloa and
of distributing these offices, it will
be proper, for Republican members
to go into caucus. If they can agree
there, very well; If not, then organ
ization will have to be effected on
the floor of the chambers. But no
Statement No. 1 member can find
any good excuse for going Into
caucus ori the ' senatorial question
They are bound by their pledge to
the people to regard that question
as settled. Their , action in this
matter will be regarded as a test of
their loyalty to their pledge, to the
people who elected them, and to
themselves.
MB. TATT AND PROMISES
NEWS DISPATCHES from Wash
ington are to the effect that
Mr. Taft ' will insist that
pledges rade by his party in
the late campaign shall be faithfully
kept. It is even suggested that he
will engage in a conflict with Can
non if necessary to keep the prom
ise of a real rather than a fake
tariff revision.
The news is the best that has em
anated from , a president-elect In
years. It blazes out a course of ac
tion to easily overshadow the Roose
velt administration. It makes the
conscience' consideration a factor In
the conduct, of government. It con
templates ; big things " rather than
peanut politics as a policy In the
nation's administration. The fre
quent custom is to be patriotic and
promlseful on the surface and rot
ten at the foundation.
It would be easy for harm to come
to the American system. The va
cant lands that have always been a
safety valve against unrest and dis
content are well nigh exSausted. A
million of .uneducated foreigners are
pouring into the country every year
from Europe, and becoming the tools
of demagogues and bosses. Safety
lies in an administration whose
promises shall be faithfully kept.
With this as his announced policy
Mr. Taft commands both respect and
admiration. It will require enor
mous moral courage, in view of those
who were his most energetic sup
porters, to maintain a policy of con
science, but his friends have all along
urged that Mr. Taft possesses It in
extraordinary measure.
, In any event his demand that the
promises of the party platform he
kept, stamps his statements as full
of promise for the country's good.
How does his demand that pledges
be kept sound to Oregon legislators
who have made pledges? How do
they sound to those wjio are advis
ing that those pledgeB be broken?
ISOOD
NEWS FOR
OREGON
EASTERN
THERE IS .good news for eastern
Oregon la The Journal's Wash
ington dispatch yesterday, re
lating that Dr. Kerr of the
Oregon Agricultural College, has se
cured the cooperation of several de
partments for experimental work in
connection with the Btate in Beveral
inland empire counties. The interior
and agricultural departments have
granted special concessions. The
reclamation service will give lands
fenced and supplied with buildings
for an experimental station at Her
miston, and the bureau of animal
husbandry will assist in maintaining
it. The bureau of cereals has con
sented to cooperate with the state
in dry land farming experiments In
some of the arid counties. Presi
dent Kerr has also secured for
Portland next year's meeting of the
national farmers' institute conven
tion of 500 delegates.
If a bounty on coyote scalps is to
be paid, won't there be a demand,
nearly If not quite as meritorious,
for bounties on the scalps of other
animals cougars, rabbits and squir
rels? An argument has been made
already for a bounty on 6kunks and
crows, because they destroy the
eggs of China pheasants. It may be
that the coyote is in a class by him
self and requires killing more than
any other animal, but if the bounty
door is opened on his account it will
be difficult to close It against other
animals. And would not the very
large amount of money required for
this purpose be better expended on
good roads or the common schools?
The reported opinion of Dr. Raf-
fety, a member of the water board.
that big new water mains should be
paid for by direct assessments on
adjacent real estate, and not" out
of the receipts of water consumers,
is clearly correct and in line-with
the right policy in the conduct of
this business. The new mains are
of particular and distinct benefit
only to the districts they supply with
water; they greatly enhance the
value of all real estate in these dis
tricts and(thls property ought to pay
for them.
The Oregonian is troubled about
the Republican party's "loss of self-
respect" if a Republican senator
is not elected! But the men who
don't keep their word to the people
In the senatoi-Bhlp matter are likely
to consider their own individual and
representative .- Belf-respect, and let
the party's took out for itself. And
fo that mitter, it is not easy to
see how a party can lose Its self
respect ,by obeying an instruction of
the pepole v adopted by an over
whelming majority.
Mr. Carnegie was greatly mistaken
in one point In his article on . the
tariff; In a New "Tork magailne
wjaea ' bo J3i4 : Xh&t . the- jjrotectlxe
tariff taxes the rich ; and exempts
the poor. No matter if the specific
duty is' somewhat higher on some
things bought only by the rich, the
ad valorem duty Is as a rule much
higher on cheaper articles. Besides,
the millionaire is far more able to
pay the duty than the poor man, and
is protected in his property many
times as much.
Yesterday The Journal contrasted
a few of those who favor perjury
and those who are against it, with
reference to pledged legislators.
Max Cohen, student of Piatt, James
Kertchem, Cohen's understudy, and
Elmer Colwell, defeated legislator,
were named as those' !wh favored
the perjury plan. John Gill, C. M.
Idleman, Judge Lowell, Judge Mc
Ginn, Frank Fields, City Attorney
Kavanaugh, W. B. Ayer and C. E. S.
Wood were mentioned as those op
posed to perjury. Through a typo
graphical error a sentence in thear
ticle mentioned the latter as opposed
to the "primary." The wora "pri
mary" should have been "perjury."
Running Snots
Written for The Journal by N
Fred C. Denton.
W ,r fnM that Taft la folllnar h
tariff tinkers that a reduction must be
made on something-. Certainly. Art
products and lace ljnported from Mars
will suit, and enable the G. O. P. to keej.
Its sacred faith with the people.
The wolves of the Standard Oil crowd
have torn down the fortunes of Tom
Johnson, as has been repeatedly proph
esied. Tom has led them a merry fight,
and has always been true to his trusts.
his convictions and his friends. He
will be just as rich when he is dead as
Rockefeller will be.
Three times have the Deonle of Ore
gon said' by1 "Overwhelming votes, that
they wanted the naming of United
States senators. Yet the plotting and
the hunting for dishonorable men In the
Republican ranks of the legislature goes
on tor ail tne world as if some million
aire was putting up the coin.
What a Klorlous thins: it is to be a
successful pirate In your old age. Bs-
Feclally if you have a horde of lawyers
o keep you from the yard-arm. How
fortunate to be a pirate of commerce
rather than an old-time sword-in-hand
on the Spanish main. Once murder
ous old ea pirates were aided and
abetted and received by the governor
of New York colony. That was when
regulation or piracy was the correct
thins:. Now even the White House Is
open to the piracy I'liiefs of those great
transportation systems the administra
tion is regulating.
Oregon people should helo Orea-onprod-
ucts by anktng for tbem at the retail
dealers. The average dealer will get
you flour from Maine and canned milk
from Switzerland if you demand it. De
mand home products and he is your
willing servant just the same.
Jim Hill wants free trade with Can
ada. Holy Smoke. Hhould not some of
the standpatters take him In hand?
What would happen if the Canadian
line should become a convenient mark
along the ground the same as a state
tine near Walla Walla? All. Canada
would give us everything produced there
for nothing and we would all starve to
death in the midst pf abounding plenty.
Why should we be burdened down
with worry over whether an American
girl is to marry an lfalian prince? Det
them wed, but let the possibilities of
an Italian king with American blood
in his veins fret the Italian nobility.
We have troublesbf our own.
By all means let the charter tinker
commission, submit amendments, but
let us not forget that the people will
have a chance to amend the amendments
through the Initiative. The city coun
cil will be no more representative of
the people with six than with sixty
members if they are elected at large,
the plurality electing the entire couir
ell. as now proposed. The minority
f :roups or parties should be represented
n proportion to voting strength in or
der that the majority may rule.
.
As the growth of the city proceeds
apace the bridges across the Willam
ette and the gulches on both sides
should be increased in capacity and
number. The congestion or traffic is
getting to be a serious drawback to the
development of the city. Let us have
llgnt ana Dnages.
- The time foT resolutlng about the
United states senator was last June.
The recorded resolutions of the people
were undoubted, clear and easily fol
lowed, ana oy ts.uuu majority tne legis
lature was Instructed to do as directed.
Resolutions now by Republican clubs
are as much out of order as resolutions
by . Prohibition clubs on,-the-subject.. If
th people had wanted a Prohi In the
United States senate they would have
so declared. In what way has there
been any indication that Chamberlain
Is not the choice still?
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It is cheerfully assumed that. thou,
sands -of Democrats registered as Re
publicans last spring in order to name
the weakest candidate for senator on
the ticket. Had Fulton been nominated
instead of Cake and had he been beaten
(as he surely would by an even bigger
vote) the same protest and excuses for
not doing what the people have direct
ed would be made now. The fact la If
Democrats did anything of the sort
they voted against Cake, bpcause -Kul
ton's notorious training with the antl
Roosevelt forces in the senate made
him especially obnoxious to the rank
and file of Roosevelt Republicans and
by far the weakest candidate. The
sooner the Republican machine realizes
tnat tr it wants to Keep jjemocrai
out of office Republicans must not
knife one-another the sooner that long
fled angel of harmony the Old organ la
ments about will appear on the horison.
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Is the next legislature to again dem
onstrate that If the people want an im
portant law thev must initiate It
themselves? The security of bank de
posits must re taken up, and it can t
handled better by the legislature than
anybody lse. But if the people must
then 'they will settle the bank deposit
matter themselves.
The holding of vast tracts of land
out of use can be easily-discouraged by
local assessors and county boards. The
assessment of timber land by special
cruisers has already helped the road and
school funds of a large number of
counties. The holder of Idle land is per
forming no service . to the community.
When people get that idea grasped mora
firmly the assessments of little clear
ings and small farms will be reduced to
the figures placed upon the Idle sections
noor schools and half paid teachers will
disappear when the residents of a eoun-
l y ma Lilt? Bm.ui.wi .J via v .nil 1 1
way and untax the user to the limit tb
other.
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Victoria, a wealthy and populous Aus
tralian state, has joined the ranks of
progress by giving women equal suf
frage. Oregon Is not going to be In the
rear of nations another century. '
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In Tasmania the local stats parlia
ment is elected by a method which as
sures the minority . and majority par
ties their just share of representation.
The senators for the Australian parlia
ment are chosen- by the people. ThlF
Advanced democracy may be scorned bv
the machine politicians of New York
but In Oregon we want to go' that way.
more tnao tne politicians ner seem
COMMENX AND
SMALL CHANGE :
' Even the toughest' old rlngsters in
Washington are surprised at Fultoni
attitude. , i .-.'
Rockefeller cannot complain of a lack
of prosperity la this country during the
past 40 years. ' o
Haas was lucky In. his second shot
If he fired it as well as In his first;
he's dead; Heney lives. .
Mr. Taft cannot expect very much I
public attention until after -the fooFI
ball heroes have been, duly, worshipped.
Why don't the .wearers of woolen
goods combine for protection? - They
could surely hold a monster convention.
May I go out In an automobile? Tes,
my darling daughter. -But get a chauf
feur that .won't run" over a precipice
into the' water.
But won't a monthly publication be
entirely too slow and Infrequent for
Roosevelt? What tie will need Is a
daily magazine. ,
It seems from renorta that Mr. Taft
is inclined to do better, with respect to
tariff revision, than he indicated he
would do during his campaign.
Representative Burton is a candi
date t Senator from Ohio, and has
been visiting Taft But what about
Brother Charles and his barrel?
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Now People who have made srood
roads can laugh at. xr oltv. those of
other communities who will have , to
wallow through the mud all winter. ;
Who wants or exnecta to he senator?
If anyone but Chamberlain can be hon
orably elected, why &oea not some one
come out openly and announce, his can
didacy? - m .-
President Roosevelt latelv ura-ed a
lot of students to "play fair." But he
failed to quota In addition: "An' may
ye better reck the rede than ever did
the adviser."'
Portland, and Oregon, and all the
'inland empire." should null for both
an improved lower Columbia river and
an open upper river. Neither. should be
sacriricea to tne other.
Anna Gould - Castellans'. De Saran
won't get much sympathy anywhere in
whatever troubles she may have in
future. She has acted as though she
was hunting for more trouble.
Now it If said that her name was
Tsio Hsl An.- But the future historian
may discover wore of It. As great a
woman as she would have had a name
a yard long in some countries.
m
Nick Longworth' is Credited with sav
ing that he has succeeded in reducing
the number of cigarettes his wife
smokes from 40 to 20 a day. If this
Is so, Nick must certainly be rec-oe
nlzed as a real reformer.
'The Republican nartv of Ore mnn in
In a h . of a fix," says the Pendleton
Tribune. Some of the old ring politi
cians are, perhaps, hut the masses of
the people seem to be -doing quite well,
manic you. tney win oe entirely sat
isfied if their public servants strictly
follow Instructions..
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
'Alexander Hamilton"
Funeral oration from a stage. In the
portico of Trinity church, New Yocjt,
July 13, 1804. Alexander Hamilton was
killed by Aaron Burr Is a duel.
, If on this sad, this solemn occasion,
I should endeavor to move your com
miseration, it would be doing injustice
to that sensibility which has been so
generally and so Justly manifested. Far
from attempting to excite your emo
tions, I must try to repress my own;
and yet, I fear, that, instead of the
language of a public speaker, you will
hear only the lamentations of a wailing
friend.
Students of Columbia he was In the
ardent pursuit of knowledge in your
academic shades, when the first sound
of the American war called him to the
field. A young and unprotected volun
teer, such was his seal, and so bril
liant his service, that we heard his name
before we knew his person. It seemed
as if God had called him suddenly into
existence, that he might assist to save
a world!
The penetrating eye of Washington
soon 'perceived the manly spirit which
animated his youthful bosom. By that
excellent Judge of men he was selected
as an aide and thus he became early ac
quainted with, and was a principal actor
In, the most Important scenes of our
revolution.,
Shortly after the war, your favor
no, your discernment called him to
public office.. Tou aent him to the
convention at Philadelphia, he there as
sisted in forming that constitution,
which Is now the bond of our union,
the shield of our defense and the source
of our prosperity. ,
At the time when our government was
organised, we were without funds,
though not without resources. To call
them Into action, and establish order in
the finances, Washington sought for
splendid talents, for extensive informa
tion, and above all, he sought for ster
ling. Incorruptible integrity. All these
he found In Hamilton. The system then
adopted has been the subject of much
animadversion. If It be not without a
fault, let tt be remembered that noth
ing human is perfect. Recollect the cir
cumstances of, the moment recollect
the conflict of opinion and, above all,
remember that the minister of a repub
lic must bend to the will of the people.
The administration which Washington
. Letters From tlie People
fitters to Tht Journal should M wrlttea en
em ld ef the paper only, and should be c
fompanled bf the asm and address of tM
writer. Tbt nam will not he sued If tht
writer ask that It be withheld. The Joornal
la not to bt nndrratood Indorsing tbe rlewa
or statements of correspondents. Latter abonld
s mad (a brlrf as posalble. Tboae who visa
tbeir arrter returned whea sot Baca sboaid ln
eloae poataf. -
Correspondent are sotifled tint letters
evading S00 words la arastb nar. at tbe dis
cretion of tit editor, be- nt down to that limit
Study Farmers on Farms.
' Gaston,' Or., Nov. S0-To the Editor
of The Journal Your paper informs us
that a party of government experts are
on a tour of Inspection, to see what
alls farming and that their stops and
inspection will take place in large cities
and at agricultural colleges. Is not this
a good 'deal like trying to learn city
life In some noonwin- u. w
some quiet tod secluded wooded vale?
' As mistaken information from these
gentlemen mtght result in bad legisla
tion of some sort, can not you suggest
to Mr. Roosevelt that his agents go out
among the farmers and study real farm
ing, conditions? : . A FARMER. ;
John W.' Stewart's Birthday.
John Wolcott Btewart, United States
senator and former governor of Ver
mont, was born in Mi(Jdlebury, Vt, No
vember 24. lglS.Tand graduated from
Middlebury college In lttt. He read
tlaw jn the office. of united States Sen
J alar Horatio Seymour, and was admitted
NEWSTINf BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS.
Hlllsboro will be the center of oulte
a small tract movement next spring and
summer. ,,; . ,
- One hundred ' and four carloads of
grain and hay were shipped from North
powder in October. y ; ,
Whiskey Hill school district In Clacka
mas) county -has a new well, but there
is no whiskey in 1J.
As usual, a large amount of fruit in
Douglas county . was lost this seasoq
for , lack or a cannery.
Very nearly if not quite as fins Spitx
enberg apple are raised near ClatskaniS-
as anywhere in tne state.
A'Waldport man caught a crab with
three Instead of two pincers. Perhaps
he was a beneficiary of a crab high tar
iff, i . - : '
' "
'.'The Salem Journal has quit printing
editorials. Is this confirmation of the
rumor that the colonel aspires .to be
governor? , . -
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A SUverton Hills woman raised this
summer on one-half acre of ground
and sold, besides what was used in the
family, 123 worthy of cabbage.
Some of the real estate men. of Ore
gon City say that there are many new
comers to Clackamas county, most ol
them being from the eastern states. .
Dave Edler, Lake county's sheep king,
will bore for artesian water. A drilling
outfit weighing SO.000 pounds and capa
ble of going down 2,600 feet is being
brought in.
i.
An Ebla women has grown a eucalyp
tus or Australian gum tree from the
seed that has grown nine feet in height
this year, and well bransfced, the side
limbs having grown four feet. It is
near a stream of water.
i
In the ranae country around Antelorje
I-sheepmen have purchased hounds, pay-
ma as uign as iivu e&cn lor mem, Hop
ing with their aid to exterminate the
increasing number of coyotes.
.
The Echo alfalfa mill has turned out
200 carloads of meal this year so far.
It has made a cash market for alfalfa
and has placed Echo in the list of pro
gressive manufacturing towns, says the
Register.
' .That southern
Oregon granite and
marble ' will ' one da
lay be or great com
mercial value on the Pacific, coast and
be famed for their quality is the opin
ion advanced by Arthur Putnam, the Ban
Francisco sculptor, who - has been ex
amining them. . .r
, Dairy correspondence of Klamath
Falls Express: The fact that a certain
popular young man in North Yonna
Is paying much attention to a certain
handsome and marriageable young lady
in his neighborhood is the occasion of
rumors of possible matrimony.
There Is no city or town in the state
that is, or has ' been, more open and
receptive to positive advantages as they
have offered themselves than this city,
says the Astorlan. Her people have
made innumerable, and costly sacrifices
to attain to the standard things of the
day and have succeeded Invariably.
By G
M
ouverneur
orris
formed was one of the most efficient,
one of the best that any country was
ever blest with. And the result was a
rapid advance In power and prosperity,
of which there is no example in any
other age or nation. The part which
Hamilton bore is universally known.
Brethren of the Cincinnati there lies
our chief! Let him still be our model.
Like him. after long and faithful pub
lic service, let us cheerfully perform
the social duties of private life! 1 O! he
was mild and gentle. In him there was
no offense; no guile. His generous
hand and heart were open to all.
Gentlemen of the bar you have lost
your brightest ornament. Cherish and
imitate his example. While, like him,
with Justifiable and with laudable seal,
you pursue the Interests of your clients,
remember, like him, the eternal prin
ciple of justice.
Fellow citizens you have long wit
nessed his professional conduct, and felt
his unrivaled eloquence.' You know how
well he performed the duties of a cltl
sen you know that he never courted
your favor by adulation or the sacrifice
of his own judgment. You have seen
him contending against you, and saving
your dearest Interests as it were, lnri
spite of yourselves.. And you now feel
and enjoy the benefits resulting from
the firm energy of his -conduct. Bear
this testimony to the memory of my
departed irind. I charge you to pro
tect ins rame. it is ail ne has lefU
all that these poor orphan children will
iiiuerii irom tneir ratner. nut, my
countrymen, that fame may be a rich
treasure to you also. Let It he the
test by which to examine those who so
licit your favor. Disregarding prof A
view meir conduct and on a
doubtful occasion ask. ,"W,puld Hamilton
nave uone tnis tningT
you an Know, how he perished. On
this last scene I cannot, I must not
dwell, it might excite emotions too
strong for your, better Judgment. Buf
fer not your indignation to lead to any
act wnin mignt again offend the In
sulted majesty of the laws. . On his
part, as from his Hps, though with my
volce--for his vo(ce you wjlKhear no
more. lei mo entreat you to respect
yourselves.
And now, ye ministers of the everlast
ing God, perform your . holy office, and
commit these . ashes of our departed
brother to the bosom of . the grave:
to the bar In 1850. In 1858 Mr. Stew
art was) elected- a member of the Ver
mont legislature. He served as state
senator In 1862 and In 1864 returned to
the house to become Its- speaker. In
1870 he was elected governor of Ver
mont for a term of two years, and af
ter another short term as .speaker of
the house, he was elected to congress
from the First Vermont district In 188?.
Ho was reelected to' congress for three
successive terms. Upon the death-of
Senator Redfleld Proctor last March Mr.
Stewart was appointed by Governor
Fletcher Proctor to fill out the unex
pired term of the letter's father' In the
United States senate.
This l)ate in History.
1807 Thayendanega (Joseph Brant),
a famous Indian chief, died .near Bur
lington, "Ontario. .
v 1818 William W. Holden, governor
of North Carolina, who was Impeached
and removed from office for his course
in the "Ku-Klux" troubles, born In Or
ange county.- N. C. Died In Raleigh.
March 1, 1891. .
' 1829 New England began the custom
of celebrating the last Thursday In No
vember as a day of Thanksgiving.
1841 Lieutenant 'William D. Cushing,
who blew up the .Confederate ram "Al
bemarle,", born in Delafield, Wis.- Died
in Washington, D. C, December .17, 1874.
vI868 General Sherman's... command
crossed the Tennessee river and gained
a part of Missionary Ridge by assault.:
V 1867 Execution of the "Manchester
martyrs." - ; -v : - v -'-;-." -: 1
TKi REALM
FEMININE,
Wfw'a nf Plain Unl,,
" - v. mm m MM 11. . ,
"I
T'S - ABOUT the , children." . she
said: ' "I'd like some saga to tell
me how I'm to- bring tbem up
In the way they should go, when
. there area so many thoughtless
people loose in the world. , Just yester
day afternoon Mrs. Clay came In and
told a story with a profane word in it.
Mrs. Clay Is our next door neighbor,
you know, ; and ,a good-hearted woman,
but vulgar and careless In her speech.
She had hardly rone when Jack in
formed me that Jlhnny Smith's mother ,
whipped him for saying that very word
last week. He , wanted to know if -It
were not very, very wicked for Mrs.
Clay to 'sav such -a thins:, and I was
compelled to say It was. It is quite
iiKeiy jhck win tell Mrs. Clay though
I cautioned him never to mention the
subject . again, and then we will have
a: neighborhood fuss at once, for she
needs to be handled with gloves. ' -v
"There's, airs. Peters . who (nalita nn "V
telling every horrible thing she . hears j
or reads In the papers In tha presence-!
of the children, and . I am powerless.'
erne is a sort of forty-second cousin of -the
family, and one of the old ladies
who are ' sure children cannot iinrior.
stand what they hear. . It Isn't always
possible to send the youngsters out to
play, and I cannot afford a nurse girl,
so they listen with eyes and ears wide
open. I wish you could hear some of
tne questions they ask when Mrs. Pe
ters goes! I have told, her toy vlewa
time and again, but she only sniffs
and says the modern mother is a crea
ture of whims. Sometimes I wish I
could have a lodge in the time-honored
wllderrifess to keep the children from
things they ought not to hear, but I
suppose that is out of the question."
"What do you do when Mrs. Tanner
visits your.: inquired the hostess, who
thought she saw signs of a lull.
"Mrs. Tanner! That woman! She
gives me all the details of tha dead
and dying till I. am ready to turn her
out of doors.- Actually, -we have to
burn a light at night since she har
rowed uo Mary's feelina-a bv telllnar hi-
of the spasms little Nellie Porter had
before she died. Nellie and Mary were
inseparable and the poor child cannot
set off her mind the sufferlriar Noliin
endured. I had told her the angels took
neuie to neaven, ana sir seemed to
feel that her little friend was highly
honored, but since Mrs. Tanner's laat
Visit She wakes ll in the nlarht crvlnar
and lamenting. People like Mrs. fan
ner ought to oe locked up! If she must
linger over the sad things of life, why
doesn't she como when tbe children are
taking their naps or when they can run
out to play? She always takes a ralnv
day, and sits there In her blackvelltlll
I positively go frantjc;"
These are not all the wnoa nt tha
platn mother, who writes in the Orange
Judd Farmer, but they are a fair sam
ple, and too many mothers know how
real are the troubles which such neigh
bors bring Into the home.
And what protection have the con
scientious mothers aaralnat auch n.lih.
borliness?.
Drinks for Invalids.
EGG LEMONADE Beat the yolks of
two fresh eggs until very light,
'add the strained juice of two lem
ons and sugar enough to suit the tasta.
Fill a large glass with shaved Ice. Now
beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff
froth and add a little water to tha
shaved ice then Nthe esjg and lemon.
Serve immediately. This is very nour
ishing. Pulled Bread Bake ordinary yeast
bread in the- shape of long, narrow
French loaves.' When oool, but not en
tirely cold, cut lengthwise through the
center, then with two forks scoop ,r
pull the bread out of the crust and,
still using the two forks, pull it apart
in strips six or seven inches long and
In Inch or more in wldh. and thickness.
Line a large baking " pan with brown
paper and arrange tne strips of bread
on this, rough and crinkled edges up
permost. Set in the oven with the door
fiartly open until it dries out thorough
y, then close the door until the bread
turns golden brown. Warm each time
before serving. This is much like swei
back, but Its odd shape appeals to the
Invalid.
Koumiss Take two quarts of milk,
two tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar,
two tablespoonfuls of water and one
third cake of jreast. Put the milk In a
double boller.vbut do not let It boll.
Just get lukewarm. Put the sugar and
water into a pan and stir until it melts
and let it boll two or three minutes.'
Dissolve the yeast in two tablespoonfuls
of the warm milk, then add tha syrup
to the milk, .then the yeast, which
should be poured through a strainer.
Stir all thoroughly. Bottle and cork
tightly. Stand Hi a warm place for 11
hours. Then turn bottles on side and
put in the refrigerator for 18 hours,
when they will be ready to serve.
st
Housewifely Wisdom.
A LITTLE flour sprinkled In the pan
when' eggs are frying will prevent
the sputtering hot fat that Is so
disagreeable. (
; iMud stains may be removed from tan
leather ; shoes by rubbing them with
slices of raw potato. When dry, polish
In usual way. ,
Finger marks on paint can be easily
removed by rubbing them with a clean
white cloth dipped In kerosene. The
wood should afterward be wiped with
a dry cloth.
If muslin -curtains are needed In .a
hurry for a kitchen-or bathroom, they
can be washed, slightly starched, shaken
hard, pulled into shape and hung up
without lronlng-
Small '"unctures In hotwater bags or
rubber gloves may be replaced by ap
plying a small patch of tailors' mend
ing tissue; moisten with common
chloroform, lay, on a second patch and
moisten again, until- four or five patches
have been applied. The chloroform dis
solves ths tissue, and when It evapor
ates leaves a firm patch.
. Match marks on the kitchen walls,
which have been caused by carelessly
striking matches on them, will disap
pear If rubbed first with the cut sur
face, of a lemori; then. with, a clean cloth
dipped In .whiting. Afterward wash
the surface with warm Water and soap,
and then quickly wipe with a clean cloth
wrung out of clear water.
. st st si
The Dally Menu.
BREAKFAST.
Cereal and cream
Picked codfish on toast
Wheat cakes with maple syrup.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Fried calves brains .. . .
.Escalloped potatoes
Quince marmalade ? Nut wafers
Cocoa
DINNER..
Cream of barley soup ;
Koast snouiner 01 mujimi
Sweet potatoes Stewed celeriac
Apple and nut salad
Rice pudding with currant Jelly ,
Black coffee .
x Nothing to" Expect.
'From the Detroit News (Rep.).
From present appearances there is lit
tle to expect. In the way of reform leg
islation, from this Investigation of tar
iff rates. Its friends "ore too strongly
entrenched in the committee and In the
house to allow anything but a little
nibbllna- at the Iniquities 4 that have
crept In and that prevent that natural
expansion of Industrial activities that
would In time enable the commonwealth
to successfully compete with the man
ufacturers of. the old world in the-
world's marketa Making a close cor
poration of ourselves In supplying 'the
home market. - snuts us out of the
world's marketa - . . '- .i -- V-. V' i
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