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EDITOEIAL FAGE OF TUB JOURNAL THE JOURNAL ' AS HTOEPE-VDEST KKWSPArEB, - C. S. JACKSON ....... Publisher 'Pohtlsbrd every -evening erert Sunday) snjl every snnaay morning ine ini Ins, Fifth and YamMU streets, Portland, Or, Ententd at 1h nnstafflca at Portland, Or., tor transmiaaloB tliroug-b Ui mails aecopd-clasa : matter. - . s , iTFi.EPnnviaiMAiJi tits. home. A-eaet AU drpartmenta readied by these numbers. i Tell the operator be department you wauu : Kast Sld ffire. B-2444; Kaei 'FOBEIGN ADVERTISING EEPEESENTA5MVE ; .Treelanrf-Ronlumtn Snerlal AdrertininK AsenrT, : Hrnnavlrk BiiiMIn. 25 Fifth avenue. New ' Tork; 1007-08 Bo joe Building, Chicago. Siibacriptloa Tprrna by ,tnH or to any address in lite Lotted state, canuaa or: nexico. DAILY. '-'!- - Ona rear. ...... ,.S00 1 Oue memth, .,..,.$ .50 SVXDAY. " lOna rear. 12.50 1 One mooth ..I .35 5 DAILY ASD 80XDAY- ' 9ne rear.. ...... .f7.no I One month 9 .65 ty Cnxulstton tSuaranfct Thii CertlUe that the circulation of the I oszaov JCtrxwAi vla Rees- audited aat ft guaranteed by the' Advertiser' Certified Circalatioa Blue Book ;Civblim Mefmf Pufa . Tin Paper ha proved br iniesugUion that the cirrulmtio record are kept with tart and the cimlatiou atattd with tveh race that adrertocrt mar reft o any atatemeat or mw maot of toe puoinoer under the owaertbip ana management m control a.ntemlM . 1MB. ' . I tart ,, J awrai X'ut Jh am Kn,A Thrice is he arm'd, that hath Ids quarrel just; And he but naked, though lock'd up In Bteeft Whose conscience with Injus- .,; tice i8 corrupted. . Shakespeare, THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES TO BLAME THERE IS consternation through out the United States over the advance in railroad rates. The advance is' 10 per cent on a .variety of commodities whether bound east or west. A Portland , merchant declares that it is ;a new tajr. of $200,000,000 laid fcy the railroads upon the people of the country. He insists that it is a tax of -$2.50 per head on every manr . woman and child.;, The real source of alarm, he says, is in the principle -that la involved. If the railroads can by combined arrangement levy 'this toll of $2.50 per head on every unit in the republic, when will the f roada "concluda to levy an added "tribute of, $20 per head on every ,.person in the, nation? " i And this Portland merchant is correct. If a tax of $2.50 Is possible now,, a toll of $20 is possible to 1 morrow. It Is a' toir levied without -excuse or reason. No railroad is in fibankruptcy, nor .threatened with No railroad is in a re- re- No railroad is losing Register, ."is civilization's Incubus that has to be reckoned with the year around, regardless of whether times are good, bad or indifferent, for his sole aim in life is to live upon the bounty or charity of others and shuns labor of any kind as he would a pestilence. The greatest favor municipality can do him from his point of view is to 'run him in and give him shelter for the night bo that he can go forth the next morn ing to ply his avocation of begging for something to eat." ' It is true that the hobo, thus de scribed, is not a great criminal, but he is nevertheless a great nuisance and an aggravation to all industrions citizens. Perhaps the only practical plea that can be made in his behalf is that by not working he negatively increases the demand for lubor, but giving this all due weight he Is still an "incubua." Besides, the more en ergetic of the tribe evolute into yeggmen and become thieves, burg lars and even murderers. A hobo may philosophically de fend himself by the argument that there is po law requiring a man to work, and that he has as much right to be idle in his way as the idle inheritor of a fortune, but the cases are different in that the hobo exacts support from the public. '. It is poor livlng,;ajnd the cost to the aver age-citizen is not appreciable, but he is a nuisance- nevertheless, an ir ritant, an Incubus, a petty criminal ugly blotch on socfety, and he ought to be suppressed. How? is tne problem, and it Is one much discussed. The general answer is, make him work on the streets or roads in whatever com munity he appears. This has been done to some extent, but not one- tenth as much as might be done There is as little excuse for the hobo in Oregon as in any place on earth, and he should not be tolerated even to a limited extent. Wherever he appears, make him work, not merely a few hours, but several days at a stretch, and really work, not loaf. If this can be done, and would be done for a year or two, hoboes would e few In Oregon.' THE WASTE COST I "bankruptcy. .(Ceivershlp, or menaced with a Icelvership. money, nor- threatened with con ditions to bring about loss of money. iThe country has produced the great est aggregate of agricultural products in its history, aggregating above seven billions of dollars. On every Hand there is a similar produc- "tion by hand, land and machine. The published reports are every- where declarative of Improving con . ditions. The 1 published reports of (railroad earnings show enormous pronts, that of the O. R. & U., for Instance, mounting to a colossal total of more than-$29,000,000 in a decade. By every known or es- timated "condition, there .is not a single incident" to warrant tb new mulcting to which the people of the ' country are to be' subjected. The only possible deduction is that,- for some unknown purpose, additional I sums of money are needed in Wall - street, and that to raise it, the kings of finance have sent the word over their kingdom to tax it out of the i people. Who is to blame for it but the 'people themselves? They have the ballot. They have a congress. They have;-J the . president. They have courtB. They . have the means In their hands for resistance. Why don't they go to the ballot box and do it?; Why .don't they, at that ballot lox, drive from public place -,- the tools and toadies of railroad in terests? . . . T IS' notorious that he high cost of living makes life a problem with the wage earner. ' It is no torious that the property owner as well as the rent payer has a thou sand heavy charges to meet. It is notorious that a fruitful source of cost to all are the leaks and wastes of municipal and other government. Public pay rolls are filled with in competents. There is a wide lack of efficiency among employes. In many a city and in the federal government there are long lists of useless time servers and salary drawers. We pay too much f r the kind of government we are gf. Jng. Comptroller Metz of New York city has just given an exemplifica tion. He has increased the working hours of the clerks and officials in the financial department. They are to begin work at nine in the morn ing, have an hour for lunch and stop at five o'clock. Formerly they stopped at four. The new schedule is to take effect in January and it is expected to dispense with the serv ices of 100. If then, remarks the New' York World, the clerks would work as efficiently as in private busi ness, the force could be further re duced. The logic is apparent. It is logic for nearly every city in the United States. Longer hours, increased ef ficiency and intelligent supervision of city government workers, munic ipal and national, would save many millions a year to struggling rent payers who in Increased rents help to pay these leaks and wastes of public funds. often be so furthered that commu-j Quired? It is manifest that the peo nity and railroad would in. the end! pie generally, and not this woman be benefited. - That policy would pr her heirs, created this vast value. COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF often be a means of preventing agi tation against railroad corporations In a recent address in San Francisco Mr. Stubbs of the Harriman lines appealed for a better understanding and more friendship between the railroads and the public. The op portunity is offered the lines ' that tap the Lewlston country to do Its part , toward a perpetual friendship and a perpetual peace. The business Interests of Portland are in deep sympathy with the LewiBton people, because it is a community of inter est with both parties dissatisfied with the attitude of the roads. CONGRESS AND "THE FOLLY PISTOL r be copied in all Why," then,- la it not reasonable and just that by right taxation the peo ple should claim and take their own? , SMALL CHANGE Probably the kaiser would like" to IWlb Inhn. mrlth . P,AClJ.n, X5 ...... s Dr. Thomas W. Evans, formerly I long enough to laJk awhile. - celebrated as "the American dentist I , . - in Paris died li years ago and nooo onVifJ1 "hnH co f left a fortune of about $6,000,000, 1 United States senator. ... of which he left his natural heirs $800,000, and the rest, about .$5,- 000,000, to found a museum in Philadelphia. The case has just been finally settled, the contesting heirs getting what little Of the $800,- OREGON SIDELIGHTS. . Np5r-ter IS near enough to make a wi ui iror.Dte. Perhaps that hard winter will Mm an a vnnsimaB present. ScnAtOr RmirnA nrsiViaMv tnA tk.l AAA n l.n,..... V ..J hlU. vwa .lOO S1A vvv tuo ianciQ uave ItUI. LUCU1, aut4 I vjiuuieii, 1 A A AAA 1 I J J a., , I . . ai vv,vu ueatuea, ana mere is uniy t. th -nnhiu .,.ht w., tv. an AAA AAA -M- it- I -" y ."B , fWVU auoui i,vu,uuu mil ior me muse- I xirunner saa nin cnllUren between 6 um. That is, approximately one- Vonwn m hair tne 66tate, $3,000,000, has been jars doing their part to populate Oregon, spent in litigation. But perhaps con-1 " , iv.t iv. ,iv 1 . .' uinwriB mine nienaiem vauey Dmo,m6 luc "D iaoicu nave be)n swindled by a rang- of swln- no much was Utt ?r,8 'r..?LouT n Chicago mall uruirr 11 u uses, aay a correspondent ot the Clatakanle Chief.- Belter patronize That the United States govern-1""""1? 'T ment is a very Bound financial. In-1 A Union county woman publishes thla BtltnUnn and thr Tlnrlp Ram'a I faveriisement: "i Hereby notlly all Biuuxion, ana mat uncie &am e hone tart h am trvfn tr, t.nrf credit is the best of any nation, was to my affairs, that I am fully capable Uliutrarprl - rAAntlv In th snln'of ?' attendlnK to my own business. There - I. recently m tne saie 01 lg no exception-to this rule." AVe be. ou.uuu.utiu Atwo per ceni ranama 1 neve zrom , tnu straignttorward an- honrls atNiA vfiraefl of 102.43. P"c"" ? capabjft of tak- - -- - -- ing care ot neraeir. British 2U ner cent consuls sold at the same time at 83, and' Ger man threes at 84 V. The interest orders were 250.000 brick for the 1 rata la nrtlflrallv loworaH In thla na" at Milton, and aZo.UOO ror tne rate is artiticaiiy lewerea in ims cha , rnnnin.h9m hniMin. i pa country by our banking BystenvJiut I says the Leader. Another order of 60.- uuu HERE IS promise of national legislation against the con cealed weapon madness. The need of the reform has im pressed Itself upon those to whom Is committed, the . master problems of the nation. , Fresh from the scene of a tragedy in which a leading Btatesman of the day was shot down in cold blood, a Tennessee congress man will introduce a bill to banish the folly in the District of Columbia. It Is hoped to make the law a model one so that it will b the states. Thrco nrpsslrlnnf a rtt trla rpniihlir" " f ' I - - - T- ' 1 AAA .. Ml, 1 m . 1. , . A : havo hpn einin whim in nffi nnri this e ves the United State's a ereat "" ,,;".1"r "5".u?" In each instance a concealed revolver advantage in the construction or I ly made to different pointa in the Jn- w 1 vit- ..- a. 1 i- I lanu emnire. was the weapon used. C201gos2 puonc worns, riucn as ine ranauia , canal 051 inland waterways. , That the residents of Doug-las county nits uwtijtt?fituH iu ine ioci mac -uui ronas fired while his victim was reaching forward to shake the assassin's hand. The revolver was concealed under the murderer'B handkerchief. That one tragedy, and the method of its accomplishment was ample reason to seek out and disarm every suspect in the country, then and to forever after keep them revolverless. Ten thousand people killed and 100,000 wounded and maimed is the record of revolver victims every year. It Is a ghastly toll on life, a gory com ment on our sanity. Even the death tribute levied by accidents among the inexperienced and our youth is a sufficient reason to brjng the folly to a reckoning through prohibitive legislation. The weapon carrying lunacy be lles our boasts of civilization for it was a feature of that barbarism in which there were no laws, no courts, no officers, no court nouses, nc schools, no churches. The promise of national legisla tion is encouraging. The Journal has urged the reform throughout Its existence. Its owner has advo cated such a reform In this and other newspapers for 10 years, and it is proposed to keep up the fight The time will come when society will wonder why it tolerated the madness bo long. nA u -i.a.ni I i. ,M , t. a .4 ...... I .... The IndlananoJIs News, the napei1 ment of a country could be no better owned by Delevan Smitk whom the 11 presiaent so rierceiy assanea recent- the aeverai road districts asking- au- W in nf ihn inrlpnpnrifW order In thorlty to levy a special road tax, the iy, is 01 tne maepenaeni oraer in monev to expended exclusively in the politics, usually supporting the Re- construction of better highways, says mihllrAn nartv hut thia it' in- ,he RoHeburg- News. County Judge puoncan partj, dui tnis year Jt in Won(l(.ott t.ted that 25 out of the 6s clined toward the Democratic candi- road districts contained in the county ditAH fnr fnwrnnr and memhprd nf ,lad petitioned the county court, re- aates ror governor ana memDers 01 queRtlnK the privilege of levying- a spe- tne legislature in tnaiana, inus aia- cmi tax. ing in the defeat of ex-Representative Watson for governor, and of Hemenway or some other Republi can for senator. 11 a. haxlcet ami rake social St Rich mond on Thanksg-ivtna: night 1300 was realized for the benefit of the public scnooi. - Nature has done much for Tillamook City in making- it a small snipping port, says the Headlight. But with a live, energetic, Port of Tillamook and the ex penditure of a small-amount of money, this can be made an Ideal shipping port tor large vessels. : . - Kewberg- Enterprise: In attempting to haul up a big log from the boom tne belt that drives the machine slipped and lut the loaf hack into the Dond. The loir went back with such force that the ma chinery was toi"n out and pieces of it were tnrowrt an over ins mm. . .-,.- ... a TTnnHnartnn Mr-raid.' ' William Tnsen hoffer, better known to his many friends as 'BlHie., who Js 76 years of age, nas luat rOTritrerAil fmm a few navs ill ness, this being the first time he was ever confined to his bed. which is a re markable record. , ; ... a Waldnort had a three days' shooting tournament laat week. The fun began Thnraulnv unit rnn tinned till dark Satur rt v eveklnar. Prises ran Kin a: in ' value from 11 to $7 were given, which in cluded everything from a turkey to a quarter of beef, . ' : . Monmouth TleraJd: W. J.' Mulkey re ports killing a hop last week that was estimated as weigmng ato uuuuuo. uuni which he secured IS gallons of lard and three gallons of' sausage besides head cheese and other extras. This is almost as good as one of John D.'s oil wells, and if it keeps up we may expect to see Mr. Mulkey s picture in the daily papers. Tillamook ITeadllaht: Sheriff Cren ihn ia n n a atumn. He has a barrel of Old Taylor whiskey that was attached witn m. k. i yier tnmgs wniun aro ur dered to be sold. He does not dare put the whiskey up to be sold, for he would have to arrest himself for running a blind pig1 if he does, and he can't glvo the "critter - away to any or tne tniiBiy souls who are dying- for a drink. . Tea ule Creek corresoondence Oreaon City Courier: The grip, is still holding sway. Mrs. ana miss iessie viumn are the victims this week, as this plague is no respecter of persons. It takes hold of the only cooks of the household, leaving poor, helpless -men to scratch for their own picking, which is so try ing: on those who are not skilled in the art of cooking. CLOSING THE LEWISTON GATEWAY from the Lewiston Teller William Mack, "crazed" with , li quor illegally procured, killed a man without provocation in Josephine county a few days ago, and now, With two of the great railway sys tems of the northwest tapping the ter ritory and at leist two of the great cities bidding for its trade, the Lewis ALBANY'S NEW INDUSTRY I LKWISTOX'S ISOLATION THW HOBO ' ; a LMQ5T DAILY the newspapers fl of . the principal towns of the . "V Willamette valley contain items about the , presence or ' the enforced departure of gangs of hoboes.' In, Eugene, for example, from 20 to 49 of, these objectors to work have Wen rounded up in an evening, . lodged over night and es corted to the city limits on numer ous occasions this 'fall , and this is probably the case to a greater or les3 extent all the way from Oregon City to Ashland. Hoboes prefer, a. ..wet town of course, but they seem not to have stricken the dry towns from their visiting list. If times were very hard; If severe, winter "had been ."prevailing, or It western Ore gon were a region wher work is dif ficult to obtain, there would be ex cuse for these constantly i passing f-nuada of able-bodied men; but con-, rtli Ions being Jho reverse of these, there Is no -excuse for their exist rnre.' and it is one of the practical pi ithitsins of society to suppress them or rr k'V them pay their way and ' ;'; thnt the world does not I T IS a legitimate protest that is raised by the business1 men of Lewlston over the change in train service to Portland. They have just cause for complaint They are part of a territory that should have easy access to Portland. In its ultimate, traffic is bound to flow along the lines of least resistance. If the railroads are not willing to accept this inevitable rule of trans portation other means will 'be found for applying it. An adequate train schedule for facilitating the business of the Lew iston country and for a prompt com munication with Portland is an ob ligation that the railroads owe to Lewiston interests, to Portland in terests and to themselves. The Clearwater region, of which Lewis ton Is the chief shipping point, pro duce. 10,000,000 bushels of wheat annually, and Is as yet but In the infancy of its development. The stock shipments, as ii Bet forth In an article from the Lewiston Teller in another column, run'into the hun dreds of carloads and bring a re turn of 14,000,000 annually to the stockmen. Shipments of fruit, flour, lumber and other milling products, though but partly developed, reach a large aggregate. To handle the traffic taxes the capacity pfhe rail read equipment of . the lines that tap the territory. The lines are said to be . the most' profitable on the whole system. All this with the re sources of the region in the infancy of development makes a showing that would seem to justify the care ful consideration of the J-aHroad6f-flclals. ( It railroad properties were managed more with a view to the' i-r"-f of ropirr-nnitios tho dwM-1 T IS announced from there that Albany is to have a milk con denser. The present capital is for a $24,000- plant, but it is oped that enough may be addejl to raise it to $40,000. The valley city is to be congratulated. The achievement is a manifestation of that self help that is a fundamental for progress. It is a spirit to be fostered and that continued will build for a greater Albany. The environments of the place are ideal for the new industry. A splen did agricultural area stretcheg away in every direction. The soil is as fertile as the climate is mild. An all year around green feed with its economy of effort is possible by use of vetches and kale. It is a possi bility open to few spots in the union. The milk product of western Oregon is peculiarly favorable for condens ing purposes. It commands the highest values, and is widely sought No industry is a better agency for community construction and thrift making than Is the condensery. It is an industry that refertillzes the soil instead of impoverishing It. The combined opinion of experts is that fruit and dairying is the ultimate destiny of the Willamette region. By that testimony, Albany should be pleased with its new activity. A FEW REAP WHERE SOW MANY N AGED spinster died lately in a suburb of New York city leaving an estate estimated at $50,000,000, all in a single tract on which she lived. A little over half a century ago this Harlem farm was bought for $40,000, she Inherited It, and now it is worth to her heirs approximately $50,000,000. She never put the ground to any large business use, and did nothing to create the wealth which it now represents. As the New York World says, "'She simply sat still while an army of toilers poured tribute into her lap, every new business firm in creasing Its bulk, every Bhipload of immigrants adding their share, Pittsburg, Chicago, the east and west and south contributing, until the sum total of her unearned wealth, exceeded the fortunes acquired by men whose names are synonymous with the nation's' commercial de velopment." , There was no legal obligation upon this woman to do differently; nor, most people would 'say, since the laws are as "they , are, any moral obligation either; but should there not be some change in our system by which, juich estates, would have to yield helr "unearned' Increment," or. a rU?nthejwfv to; the publfc having become sober and remorse- ton country is about as effectually shut fill, he says the officials are to off from proper comrdunlcatlon with the blame for the killing because they outside world as if It had no railroads did not enforce the prohibition law: Z ?" To"n 'Kt.wSE He is right to the extent that they yet, apparently, the railroads that have are heavily to blame, and may be gone to the expense of tapping this ter- ,iw ,n v, -. rltory have closed the gateway effec- . . . vi xTltlvely y operating their train service man has to craze himself with li quor, even in a legally dry town. Letters From trie People Mien to The Jotiraal should bewrttten on one stile of tha nniiAr nnlr. and should be ac companied by the name and addreaa of the off by the adverse schedules over the upon the worst possible .schedules. The withdrawing of the night trains between here and Portland is the last straw. Before this there had been a hope that the new line of communica tion would recognlre the needs of the country and that with this outlet to Portlana Lewlston 7 business Interests might gain easy access to markets shut writer. The name will not be nxed if the wrllpr Jinks that It be wl.hhcld. The Journal Is not to be understood as Indorsing the tlewa or statements of correspondents. Lettera should be ma do aa brief as possible. Thoae who wish Northern Pacific lines. Under the conditions that now prevail merchants and business men from the Lewlston country, who desire to vial close leostaV,tUrn'd Wben mt "" elt,,Rr Portland or Spokane for a day's 'rorrJinndt'nt. an nottfi.it that letters business must sacrifice three days to reedlna an words In lentth mar. at the dls- make the trip, one going, one there, one cretlou of th editor, be cut down te that limit, returning-, and the Porthmd or Spokane men seeking to extend their trade in this Drug Store Sells Liquor. territory suffer the same handicap. The ttor.H TJlver Tw 11 Tn the Rdltor result is xewer trips ana a great nm of The Journal The drug store on the drance to. the natural development of heights of ihis place was caught sell- trade and traffice between these points. Ing liquor again this week without a With night trains out of Lewlston to license. The place had been suspected Portland and Spokane and from there for some time, but as it had been caught to- this point business men found it pos- onA flnerl 1 ant anrlnar-fnr a like offenap. Bible.-- WltlHn 24 hours and the loss of ithe proprietors were a little sly this no aauuionai wme, to hh vp time. Our city marshal has been keep ing' an eye on such places and is at wty ready to help people to stay within either way, transact their business and return to their homes. It was the easy and natural service between these points and the one demanded by the Importance of the traffic. The Clearwater country now produces annually 10,000,000 bushels of grain. Its stock shipments run into the hundreds of carloads, the aggregate for this in dustry alone being- a return of approx imately $4,000,000 to the farmers and stockmen. Its fruit shipments, output of lumber, of flour and other milling products swell the aggregate until the annual estimate la $10,000,000 for the sum total of the products of the Cler.r water country. The traffic taxes the capacity of the railroad equipment tapping the territory and the lines already in operation are concededly ,the most profitable on the whole system. Yet the country is only In its Infancy, and its resources are practically undeveloped. It has gained a stage, however, when its demand should be met with a greater degree of. satisfaction that is vouchsafed by tne scneauie oi service now given It, and it would seem that if it were wort; while to construct tracks they should not be confined to the carrying of freight, but should give such adequate passenger service as will give the busi ness men who create the freight somi measure of comfort and economy in carrying on their private business, through which the freight is created, The business men of Lewlston are willing to cooperate with the business men of Portland and Spokane in demand ing; that the night train service between Lewiston and these polntsbe reinstated. Tie REALM FEMININE, A' Last Hour Gifts. FTER today, onlyeeVen days left before Christmas, A happy thought for the little children who are waitings for the time ' that them the moM joyous ?5 th5 year' but a dibconoerting thought to the wnman t. Wlr. .. her.t,ll,lon5 1,st ot those for whom of remembrance. There are a few last hour gifts, how ever, that can be made, and these may help to complete the preparations. lou never saw a woman yet who had too many bags. , No matter how many sne has and for -wiiHt hi VAa iistaai ihAV are planned, she has room In her affec tion and in her homo for one more. And perhaps the easiest solution of the one more bag-Idea is to get the bright colored bandannas In attractive designs at the shops, gather a heading for the d.r.aw 8trln- which should be of narrow ribbon to match some shade of the handerchief, and draw it up, letting the .four corners hana-r Thi mau. attractive little handkerchief bag, or it may be used for soiled neckwear, handkerchiefs, or for buttons. To make a large bag on the same - order, buy four of the handkerchiefs and stitch them together to form a large square, then gaOier up la the same way. This rnakea a pretty laundry bag -or shoe bag for the closet door. W'hilo talking of bars rmnilir tfc pretty little traveling cases which can be i made of any pretty piece of linen, silk or ribbon. Shane ltkn on ?ind a"a,ch ribbons ro wrap around and no. .in ia is me most nanay little ar ticle for the suit case. If it is lined with oiled muslin it will do for the wash cloth or cake of soan or small sponge that Is so necessary on the Journey. Made a little longer and la the shape of a roll with cardboard in the ends It is Just the right thing for the great assortment of nlna. hn&utv pins, safety pins, hat pins and miscel laneous pins, that every grlri who makes an overnight stay at a friend's house wants. i nese are nearly always troublesome to pack. If one puts them Into an envelope thev stick throua-h and if stuck Into clothing they spill out and perhaps are lost. The neat little pin case Is most handy to have. Any woman wno is aert with her fingers can make a Drettv coiffure ornament- of ribbon for a girl friend. fresh ribbon, perhaps a bunch of ar tificial flowers, an aigrette or a pretty buckle are needed. The ribbon roses which are made bv colllna- the folded ribbon about a center and fastening securely, are easily made and pretty for an ornament of this sort. A few I artificial green leaves add to the ef fect For the ribbon adornment for the Greek coiffure velvet rlbbori is good. A new arrangement is to' braid three strands of ribbon and at the ends have small bunches of the very small flowers that were worn so much last summer for-get-me-nots, tiny rosebuds or primroses. Eight Hours a Day. the bounds of the" law. It Is indeed hthJ.tr.dman surprising how some of our best ap- Wno atP,iy jn tnjS town has said pearlng citizens object to having the The eitv's helD. who work for pay. drug stores fined for handling liquor Should "hit it up eight hours a day? the same as a saloon would in a Yes. yes. there is! town not supposed to be dry. Of course He's breathing now! the.-e are quite a lot of good cltlaens The cruel monster who stand brour hal - EspTtheate. that such a wretch ing to help him enforce the laws any SnouJd Ret who nas) neck to stretch! time they can. A CITIZEN JPOTl THE RIGHT. Down, down with him! whopver heard Of any measure so absurd, So heartless. dreadrulT Say, by heck. He ought to get It In the neck! lot. The AVomen's Resolution. From the New York World thene three matters of fact: I Eieht hours a day! rru .i , v, a.,eMi- mAtuMAntiOh. think of what . .. . .. . . . . , Tt means to labor such a aespue tne laugnier or tne wor.a or hen now thev rto their office tricks men, mc (tii'-'oi ...uuo.. By workln g sometimes less man six: neias oy women; wives uuiiiumuei ing i KlRhl hours a aa huchnnria twn tn nns na nlalnttffs in the I Dlra Htamnl thmiarht aic haa .o o tii a ins On Tnt thev Hhnun ne so overwrouirni: voa'rs in the United States. I Kght hours a day for these poor souls! t i ,,, tn ,ot ..M(.i Uh, snoot tne tyrant tun oi noi: the three issues thus presented. They wS. That wa are all manifestations of one general Live in a land of liberty? movement a revolution of women, I Eight hours a day! due chiefly to a new industrial regime. under Which a woman can do a man's work and earn what was a man's wage hardly a generation ago. Woman is no longer afraid of freedom. She can make her own way. Spinster- hood has ceased to be inevitably a bur den. Marriage when It becomes a dis aster or a despotism need no longer be borne as the penalty of despondency. In her new spirit of independence wo man may turn naturally enough to pol itics, though the, suffragist ' movement !n the United States is thus far least important among feminist agitations. Other revolutions have changed maps. dynasties and governments. A women's revolution may greatly affect the des tinies of the whola race. An Issue is presenting Itself 'which no prudent statesmanship can. safely underestimate or ignore. His Wife Was Wise. From the Philadelphia Ledger. At one of the largest playhouses In this city recently at the end -of the lrst act a fire Insurance man hurried ly arose and said to his wife: I hear sn alarm of fire. I must go and see ere uiyl what It is." She heard ho alarm," but silently made way for his exit. 'It wasn't fire," he said, returning in time for the second act. ' "Nor water, either, I'm sruessing," said his wife, and she was a good guess- er. 1 ; On Her Guard. From the Washington Star . , "You see," said ' the professor, "the science Of chemistry depends on. the dis covery of certain affinities . - "Pai'doa rae," Interrupted Miss Prym, "I trttsjt the conversation " can proceed without drifting into scandal." new hotel has been opened In Ah hitter call. Why should they have to work at all? Let taxpayers work Eight hours or ten. We've got to have some gentleman. And can a person be that way If he must work eight hours a day? Eight hours a day! Kind heaven, swat The mutt who advocates such rot! W. J. Lampton, In New York World, Who Got the Money? From the New York World J. P. Morgan & Co. say that while they received and receipted for the $40, 000,000 Panama canal payment, they did not distribute the money. Mr. Crom well says that the $40,000,000 was di vided. $26,000,000 being paid to the li quidator, the old de Lesseps company, and $16,000,000 being paid to the new Panama Canal company. This is almost as blind aa J. P. Morgan & Co.'s answer. Prior to the sale of the de Lesseps company's assets to the new Panama Canal company its obligations could be bought at a few cents on the dollar. The old company was hopelessly bankrupt Who bought the old obligations and di vided up the $25,000,000 paid, for them? 'Who were the new Panama Canal com pany which divided up $15,000,000? Who participated in the $5,000,000 syndicate and furnished the cash to buy up the old obligations, finance (he manufactured Panama revolution and put through the canal Job? Let congress Investigate fully at once. openly -and Impartially.- The people of the United States who paid this $40. 000,000 are entitled to know who were the ultimate recipients of It' . l . - , i , i Gilliam county is to- hsve a 'atraw berry farm with 40 acres of the luscious berries, says the Condon Times.- The M. J. Lee company, which owns the old Blalnck orchard, is planting $7,000 Clark seedlings on the place and will install a 60 horsepower am a entrlre ttfipximv watnr ti Irrigate the whole IrvWivhieii Ml Won. I An ode to be read at a memorial service on Milton's birthday, December Soul of England, dost thou sleep. Lulled or dulled, thy mighty youth forgotten? Of the world's wine hast thou drunk too deep? Hast thou sown more than thy hands can reap 7 Turn again thine ear To Jhat song severe, In thine hour of storm and war be gotten! Here In towered Loadnn's throne-. In her streets, with Time's new mur mur seething:, Milton pacing mused his hanehtv inn ir Here he sleeps out feud and fret and wrong. Nay. that aplrlt august Tramples death's low dust. Still for us Is kindled, burning, breathing. . Laurence Binyon In London Times. Isaac Sharpie Sixtieth Birthday. Dr. Isaac Sharpies, president of Haverford college, was born In Chester county, Pennsylvania, December I, 1848. and, after a preparatory course. completed his education at the Law. rence Scientific school of Harvard uni versity. After his graduation la 187 -he taught school for several years, and in 1876V he became an instructor in navenora college. In 1879 he was ap pointed to the chair of mathematics. Ave years later becoming dean. In 1887 he was appointed to the.. presidency of Haverford college, which position he still holds. Dr. Sharpless is the author of a number of textbooks on geometry and astronomy and of several historical works. In . recognition of his literary and educational work he has received honorary degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Fwarthmore college and several other prominent Institutions of .learning! Thla Date in History. - 1515 Affonso d'Aubuquerque, famous explorer and soldier, died in the Bay of Gosu Born in Spain In 1463. 1672 John Caslmlr, king of Poland. in whose reign the dissolution cf that nation Degan. died in f ranee. Born In Poland about 1400. 1714 George Whltefleld. celebrated evangelist, born tn GoUcester, England. Died In Newburyport, Mass., September 30, 1770. . , ' 1773 Destruction of cargo of taxed tea, In Boston harbor by-citizens dis guised as Indians, known as the "Boa ton Tea Party." .' . , 1835 Great fire In New "York;' $20, 000,000 property loss.1 4 1899 The Broadway National bank 1902 George Moorman, i adjutant general of theVnlted States (Confederate Veterans, died at New Orleans. ISO" The American battleship fleet If you do not want to make tier- sonal adornments, a novel dressing table cover can be made of the JaD- anese towels, which no doubt you have tooKea at ana wisneu you knew now to utilize. Buy four of them, cut them square 'and hem all around, then either catch them together with whatever they call that connectinar stitch her ring bone is it? and finish the out side edges of the cover with the same hade In the mercerised cotton, or use rick-rack braid for the Joining seams. xou understand that the four towels are put together to form one large square as described before In the case or the larpe handkerchiefs. These Jap anese towels launder well' and can be used most attractively for curtains. They make that pretty note of bluo and white that is so attractive for the bathroom. If one goes into the realm of the water colorist. there is no end to the firetty trifles that can be made for ast hour gifts. Nothing could he prettier than the candle shades mad of found water color pnper In the shape of a cut-off, -.cone t believe we used to call it truncated In old higii school days fastened together with the paper fasteners used In business offices, and bordered awlth pre,tty de signs in clover, wild rose, autumn leaves, pine cones or daffodlla. Most exquisite effects can be made In these with a few hours' work. Place cards are not new, but thev are always- in demand If the person for whom the gift is planned does any entertaining. Something novel In the way of get ting these up is to have them rep resent the art of distinctive countries. For instance, a set in tulips would be deUghtful for a Dutch lunch; Jap anese designs not the atrocities which 'are American-made imitations of Japanese, hut delicate India-Ink copies of bamboo, leaves, a half-leafless branch, a flight of geese those delicate, poetic interpretations of na ture in which the Japanese peopln excel, would make a delightful set for a Japanesce luncheon. Chinese art Is half barbaric, and to reproduce it fori such an occasion it would require the aora-eous colorinars. the distinctive pa per, such as the bright red paper which ' comes around tne rirecracKers, a on rip ling coin or some other feature which would at once suggest the kingdom of the heaven-born. And if time is too limited, and you must purchase, then take refuge in books, calendars, or the dainty pretty rinted cards or neaitnrui ana inspir ng sentiment which are now so numer ous and so attractive. Or, since this takes time for selection and means a. trln down town, sit down and write a pleasant Christmas note, telling your friend that you love ner ann wisti her happiness In the new year, so soon to he . with us. Believe me, it will be appreciated. 1 n . Opera Fudge?. HREE cupfuls sugar, three quarter cupful water, one cupful strained honey, whites of two eggs, half tesspoonful cream of tartar,, roasted and coarsely chopped. Place the sugar, water and honey in a saucepan and boil until it will spin a stiff thread; let stand to cool nve minutes. Beat tho eggs to a froth, then ndd the cream of tartar and beat until stiff. Then pour the cooled syrup onto the eggs, beating all the time. Beat until It be trlns to stiffen, then add the almonos and extract Pouf into an oiled Jelly cake tin, and when cold cut Into squares. It It lingered Apples. OUR pounds tart apples, four pounds sugar, one pint water, one ounce green ginger, grated rind' of four lemons. Chop the apples very fine Rnd cook the sugar and wator until a thick .syrup la Tfirmed Then R(1rl the chOODed IP- pie, grated lemon rind and the ginger chopped very fine. Cook slowly for two hours. What To Eat. , $-"' The Daily Menu. BREAKFAST. Cooked Cereal with Cream.. - - - Earea Poached in Kee Cuds. Minced Ham with Cream Gravy on Toast. Cortee. LUNCHEON. Cold Veal Loaf. Hot Baked Beans. - Boston BrOwn Bread.v. ,- Apple'- Sauce. Cookies - . Tea. -. ," DINNNER. , ' , Corn Souj. Pot Roast of Beef la Mode,: Cabbage arid Celery Salad. . Prune Whip. White 'Cake. Nuts and Raisins. - Black Coffee Macksburg is on the boomerang. We C . have now a store, a blacksmith shop, a . church, ard l;it but not lenst a snloon.
