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Ids quarrel just;
And he but naked, though
lock'd up In Bteeft
Whose conscience with Injus-
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. 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
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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.