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Newspaper Page TextTHE JOURNAL ' AS, tSDEPEKPEST KEWSPa-PEB- 6, S. J A0K8ON PbU.br Int. FWik im JambUl atraeia, r"- t-,t mt th mtnmn it Portland, Or... for h.'.u.UM throusta the maila as aaoona-elaas tatter. All n.rtaMili re-bl Tr thraa BttmUra Tfll th or?rator th clpwrMrrnt fvu waul. 1 East Bid ofne. B 24: ' FOREIGN ADVERTISING BEPRKSEXTATIVR Vrerlaod-Benjiiraln Special JkdwrtlKlnK Ajencr Rrnuavkk Bulldliw. S'2S r'ifto aTour. ,e .Yolk; lT- Bojce UaiMiBf. .mao. SnhaerlnrlSa T-rma by mall or to any addresa la uia Catted Statea. Canada or Mexico: DAILY. One year. ... .13.00 I On moot KITiDAT. On year. ...t2.50 1 Ona month -25 DAILY AND BCNDAt". n rar ........17.80 I On month .CS f, Cirralatfcn Ouaranto ZTbi Certiftf af t cirreatoo o f . . - . . ... . i . wr 4 tf for arfif aetf gvnnatteed by the" 2 Advertrter't CirtiSed CirrvUtht Blue Book ll Brun M Thif Paper promt by wmttfmttoa jt tAc cimrlavom recerdt f rpl mis can aso" lie tirtulmtioa tutted with nch sccarmcy tAat mdrtrtiten may n,f " "7 itmtrmetlll OI Bmme mmac or toe puotnnerw mmhr the owacrthp mmI magra" US mcemtroi Bautembar 1. J 90S. -3 A woman moved Is like a fountain troubled, Muddy, fll-seemlng, thick, bereft of beauty; And while it is so, none o dry or thirsty Will deign to sip or touch one dropof It. Shakespeare. OREGON ABROAD OREGON is in the eye of the east. The state has, at last, secured a place on the national map. Her products are everywhere admired. She was the only state that presented a printed and illustrated report of the state's resources at the National Conserva tion congress. Such is the announce ment of Governor Chamberlain on bis return from attendance at the Rivers and Harbors and National Conservation congresses. , It is an announcement that is eas ily believable, So Is that added statement thafc the state is the most talked or in the Union. The fact is daily reflected in the eastern newspapers. The Oregon apple is the premier apple bf the world. It is the most Bought and the most highly valued. It set the delegates to the two great representative con gresses into flurries of good humor and admiration. It gave the state entrance into the reflections of the big men of the nation. There are, too, other reasons why Oregon is in the public eye. They are reasons that were not recounted by Governor Chamberlain. The gov ernor himself is one of these rea sons. He has been one of the big factors in placing Oregon on the na tional map. He was the chosen spokesman for the governors at the Kntlnnal -Pnimervntion rnneresB H a at rat rK - ik s s xjct was one of the figures in that greatThis program of. perjury may see fit assemblage, and put forth construc tive policies for conserving our na tional resources. He met the honor embodied in his selection with ideas that reflected credit on the choice. It was the first occasion on which BO great an honor has (alien to Ore gon, and to tho credit, of Oregon and her citizenship the responsibility was fully met. Our state is in a career of prog ress. Her simplified plans of gov ernment are another factor in an emphasized commonwealth. Her citizens are everywhere admired and applauded for their achievements in working out problems of self govern ment. Citizens of other states and public men of other states are study ing us. The state has become an agency for the uplift of the whole country. It is a daily living appeal to people in other states to seek fcomes in this perfected common wealth on the Pacific. The elimin ation of the political boss from state concerns, the deliverance of legisla tion from cabalism and the exalted citizenship manifest in the state's re forms are an advertisemnt of the state to people it with the best citi senshiD the country can afford. In the m!dstof this pleasing contem platlon of the state's repute abroad, now unfortunate it Is that a cheap minority among us would put a blot on the fair picture, , and turn back the wheels of progress! THE CONGRESSIONAL REVOLT A MAJORITY of the house is still In- prostration before its un- crowned antocrat, , in a first skirmish Tuesday, those who hoped for elimination of czarism from the body by modification of the house rules were defeated. The resolution of Gardner of Massachus etts for appointment of a committee to report on whether or not a cnange of rules is desirable was beaten by a vote of 149 to 136. This first fail ure may not foreshadow the , Jflnal, collapse of the revolt. ,,TtV tide of sentiment against the yoke of Can nonism la growing throughout the country. It ta becoming more, and wore idely known that government ty th.,1 body is not government by f, - ?? ation, but ly Joe Cannon. It is a government that In spirit is in violation of the constitution., It is a subversion ' of the representative system, and the vesting of legislative function in one man and his chosen cabal. The power of this man is so great that members are hejd In sub jection through fear that a revolt would imperil legislation for their several districts. It is a power far greater than that exercfcysd by the king of England. It is a power so great that even the president of the United States, the embodied will of the American electorate, was not during the, last congress, able to move or influence it. It reduces legislation to a mere question of whether or not it is approved by the imperial speaker of what is ao credited as the popular legislative branch. To call It popular govern ment or popular legislation is to be grotesque, and that is why many members and millions of their coun trymen want deliverance. It is a condition that time and good sense of the American electorate will yet correct. , WASCO AND THE PETITIONS r HE NEWS from Wasco county is that the Beach perjury pe titions have been sent there for circulation. It is also reported that the eameV sense of outraged decency that greeted the attempt to circulate them in Portland' Is appar ent in Wasco. It Is wholly improb able that the scheme of securing sig natures will succeed. The moral and civic standard of citizenship In that county is too high to be debauched by the Beach method. Few men will be willing to sign a written re quest for other men to break a writ ten pledge. There are schools in Wasco coun ty. There are churches, there are courts of Justice and there are other institutions founded on truth. There are Juries that sit in Judgment, weighing the testimony, and separat- ng as best they can the truth from the false. They hear the oath taken by those who testify, and In the process are conscious that It Is the 'truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" upon which the sys tem of Justice, the courts, our Insti tutions and our very national life is founded. Upon that .truth and Its preserva tion depends the life, the liberty and the Just government of Wasco coun ty, the state of Oregon and the United States. It is the lesson taught by the public schools as the correct! guide of youth to useful career. It is the essence of the church and the teaching that has swept the church from a nothing into its present mili tant position for the uplift of earth. This truth is the life blood and lL"e essential of the courts, of Justice and the test of penalties of life and death. It is the soul of civilization, and by that token it is impossible for the citizens of Wasco county to sign a written request for truth to be perjured, for honor to be libeled and the spirit of our self-governing sovereignty to be profaned. Every sense of honor, every impulse of Oregon citizenship revolts at such a program. If it is to succeed, it is time to tear down the school houses, to raze the churches to the ground, to abolish the courts and burn the court houses and to set up neW In stitutions such as S. C. Beach with to vouchsafe. Give Mr. Beach a power of attorney to act for the peo ple, and let bim prescribe how the affairs of the state should be con ducted. That is the logical course, and the only logical course, if, by his personal wishes the verdict of the people last June is to be set aside and made meaningless. The Wasco perjury petitions cannot suc ceed, for they are revolting to the conscience of every citizen of that county of high minded people. CASTRO'S REVOLUTION r N HIS ABSENCE, the strenuous president of Venezuela is con fronted with a revolution at home. Violent men must expect violent conditions to follow in their wake. The dominative character of this one, and the emphatic bent of his purpose has naturally repressed those among his people who have differed with him in opinion. Men disagree on governmental problems, and the disagreement between Cas tro and the present revolutionary portion of his constituency is the product of natural forces. In the volatjle southern races, not yet pro ficiently schooled in self govern ment, the resort to revolution 1b easy. The seizure of Venezuelan vessels by Holland as a resnii of Castro's policy, has In tn.s instance furnished the pretext for the revolt against the absent president. That any ruler who may be substituted will be more devoted to Venezuelat and more Btrenuous In defense of that country's interests against for eign exploiters, is doubtful. Venezuela is a temptation to the exploiters of every clime. None knows it better than does the violent Castro. It has gold mines, devel oped or undeveloped, , of daz- tllng richness. The: El Callao mine has an" annual output alone of more than $3,000,000.'; Other products' of exceeding richness and great abun dance are copper, coal, salt, asphalt, sliver, lead, tin, iron,; sulpbur and petroleum. ? There was a national debt in 1903 of 148,000,000. In 1898 the" imports amounted to tj OOn.OOO and the exports to $14, 900,0001 The same year -the im ports of the United States from Ven- ezuela were $7,722,664. In 1899 there ware 529 miles of railroad, and 4026 miles of telegraph lines. The government is a federated republic having a president elected for six years, and a congress of two . . ...... ... nouses. i ne government is moa eled after that of the United States, There are three government univer sities, together with - military and other colleges. THE MUXICIPAi PROBLEM T HE DES MOINES PLAN" of of city government, which in its principal features It seems the charter commis sion will recommend, has its good and its bad or doubtful points. Municipal government is a continu ous problem, and every form, or at leaflt every change from the usual form in this country, which Is al most universally unsatisfactory, is experimental. The tendency in re cent times has been toward concen tration or centralization of author ity, which 1b a main feature of the Des MSlnes or Galveston plan, and while this has Its manifest advan tages, It also has its risks. A single man, a mayor, clothed with all au thorlty, would be better than a wide division of authority, providing a city could get an ideal, or almost Impossible man for mayor. So prob ably six councilmen will be better than 15, providing the character and capability of. the councilmen will be Improved In proportion. But if bad councilmen are elected, it will be easier for a majority of seven (In cluding the mriyor) to combine for any bad purpose than for a majority of 15 or 16. A large meeting of members of civic associations was held recently in Boston, which proposed a board of five municipal directors, to have control of all the affairs of thai great city. In effect five mayors, each In charge of certain depart ments, much as is proposed here, of which plan the Globe remarks: board of this son, no matter how conscientious the members might be, would soon be controlled by three mem bers a majority and the other two would be found recording; their votes In the negative on many Important prop ositions, and the entire membership could not be held accountable like a single mayor. As a rule, any commis sion Is governed eventually by one or two strong men on It, with the conse quence that the public loses confidence In It after it has been In existence a short time. But against any plan proposed objections could be raised. In Ger man cities, or at least pome of them, and elsewhere In Europe, the pol icy is the opposite of this one of centralization. A multitude of citi zens are given little shares or scraps of honor and authority, probably on the theory that where so many have a finger In the pie all will be watch ing one another, and also that the government will thus be more surely popular and representative of the people; so that, curiously, city gov ernment in a monarchy is more dem ocratic than here. But it is often asserted and appears to be true, that in Europe citizens are much more trustworthy in municipal offices than here. They take much pride in conscientiously serving their city, and would scorn any suggestion of graft or official wrongdoing. But we are doubtless making some progress toward better city govern ment in this country, and all these efforts and discussions, such as are going on now in Portland, are help ful. The "best citizens" are taking far more interest in the government of their cities than they did formerly, and many civic improvement soci eties are exerting a greatly benefi cial influence. As the Goston Globe says: "It Is an encouraging sign when public-spirited citizens meet In clubs and elsewhere to discuss mu nicipal affairs. The efficiency bf our city government cannot be im proved unless the citizens do take an active, personal interest in the matter, hence taxpayers are war ranted In feeling hopeful of legisla tion this winter at the state house that will improve the conduct of municipal business. " Though the total vote cast last month increased 1,341,531 votes over that of 1904, only a small fraction of it, as usual, was received by all the minor parties combined. The socialist party polled 448,471 votes, 45,368 more than four years ago, but its gain was really more than this, because then many Dem ocrats voted the Socialist ticket. Yet the gain is not great proportionately, and cannot give much reasonable en couragement to that party. The Pro hibitionist candidate ran "17,284 votes behind that party's vote in 1904, receiving 241,252 votes, show ing an actual and marked decline in the strength of that party. Hearst's Independence candidate got only 83, 186 votes, two-thirds of these in two states; WatBon Populist, only 33,871, and the Social-Labor can didate only i5,421. These minor parties make a good deal of noise during a campaign, but never amount to much in the count, and so far- as is now apparent never will. All new legislation is In a sense experimental. All the exigencies that will arise under Its enforce ment cannot be always foreseen. A case has arisen Under the child labor law of Oregon, in which a certain lack of discretionary power by the commission or." some other authori tative agency Is'regrettable. . This is the case of the boy eln jars of Pro fessor A: Roney, whose concerts on- der jhe auspices of the T. M. C. A, were prohibited ,by . a strict appfr cation of the child labor law. The boys, the character of their en dea'vor and their environments are such that the solemn statnta outlaw ing them as to Portland and Ore gon Is an absurdity, Professor Roney'a singers entertained. 600 guests for the president and his wife at the White House, and has the indorsement of Judge Lindsay, the best authority on JuVenile courts In the country. To make their work a misdemeanor in Oregon, means that our child labor statute has a feature that ought to be corrected. The In flexibility of the statute might tend to bring the measure into disrepute, and this, .rather than the incident here referred to, 19 the reason for a corrective. Emma Goldman is-comlng to Port land again' for four days of anarch istic deliverances, according to an nouncements, and what makes the matter worse is that, these days are Just before Christmas, when every body Is disposed to have good will for everybody else. Portland treated Miss Goldman quite well when she was here last and this early return visit seems - to show ingratitude. 1 It is well to beware of Idleness, unthrift, or dissipation. To one or the other of these was ascribed by Judge McBrlde of Oregon City the cause of seven death sentences that he has passed within two years. The announcement was made while he was passing sentence on Waller Montgomery Johnson. It is an an nouncement for our yonth and young men to ponder over. - A Journal Washington correspond ent is of the opinion that the talk and apparent efforts In congress in favor of the postal savings bank bill is mostly deceptive, and that there Is no intention or expectation of passing it. There is nothing to be surprised at in this, though it may turn out that public opinion, if suf ficiently expressed, will force the bill through. Our Pinkertons and other detec tives, it is announced, are certain that one of the bank robbers went north, another south and the third east, and there is some comfort in that. If we do not catch them, we shall at least know which way they went. The perjury petitions are not a general movement. There is no body of citizens behind them. They are the personal enterprise of S. C. Beach. Whoever signs them, plays second fiddle to Mr. Beach, and sets the people of Oregon at defiance. The Cnicago ' mother who has mortgaged her home for $89,000 and says she is ready to spend the whole sum in defending her son for themurder of his father, Is entitled to sympathy on several counts. A Jury was secured in the Halns case in New York in two days. This is certainly wonderful if not unpre cedented epeed. But the trial is not occurring in the city. The garbage problem is another one that illustrates how almost 'im possible it is for a city's authorities to do anything of .consequence and a little difficulty. St. Johns has decided to become wet again or its council has decided that it shall, but the fight Is prob ably only Just fairly begun. Alexander Agasslz' Birthday. Alexander Agasslz, the eminent nat uralist, was born in Neuchatel, Switzer land, December 17, 1835, the son of Professor Louis Agassiz. ' He came to the United States in 1846, and com pleted his education at Harvard - Uni versity and the Lawrence Scientific school. For several years he was con nected with the United States - coast survey. From 1868 to' 1869 he. was superintendent of the famous Calumet and Hecla copper mines on Lake Super ior. He surveyed Lake Tltlcaca. Peru, In 1875, and subsequently conducted ex plorations and scientific Investigations In the Hawaiian Islands, in Australia, among the coral reefs of the West Indies and In other parts of the world. For a number of years Professor Jcgas slx has been director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard uni versity. He has served as president of the National Academy of Science and has been honored with membership in many prominent scientific and learned so cieties of America and Europe. This Date in History. 1778 Four hundred persons perished in the burning of a theatre in Sara gossa, Spain. 1791 First Provincial Parliament of Lower Canada met at Quebec. 1812 Town of Derby. Vt. attacked by the British. 1824 Thomas Starr King, preacher, and lecturer, who paved California to the union In 1860, born In New York. - Dled in San Francisco, March 4, 1864. 1877 Edward Kent, first Whig- gov ernor of Maine, died In Bangor. Born in Concord. N. H., January 8, 180 J. 1880--Paul Kruger elected president of the South African republic. 1891 Drcxel Institute of Art Science and Industry dedicated in Philadelphia. A Unique Farm. . From the Kansas City Star. Near the town of Jasper a settler has a farm which i probably Is unlike any other in the world. This farm occupies the (able land on the summit of a ridge and lis inclosed with a fence which no animal has ever , broken through. It does not rise above , the surface of the farm, but falls sheer rom the edge a distance of many feet. The man who homestead ed the table land had a hard climb up the face of a cliff to reach the comparatively level summit. . By blast ing and drlilng the discoverer, made s path by which stock could be brought up, and now has' horses, cattle and hogs In his fertile little kingdom, but no wheeled irehiclt has 'ever been taken there ,, - : COMMENT AND SMALL CHANGE At least the toy pistol ought to go. ' Those who buy . least often are. long est about it. Now the criminal mill is grinding quite briskly. . . . - . - A reputation often counts for mere than real talent. a The Brownsville affair and Foraker are equally stale. A fatality to Taft would be a treat calamity to tne country. ' a There was nothlnar In the message about simplified, spelling. - It is not expected that Mr. Taft will augment tne uars ciuo mucn. a Uncle Joe mav be a aort of a czar, but ne isn't mucn afraid of bombs. The Germans nooh der Caiitro because ne la persona son gratia in France. m m It will nrobablv become aulte fashion- nuio iu wo vuucu ail iniamuua iar. . . i. . . ' . it.... ' e . The rest of this week la earlier than next week to do Christmas buying. But oltv 'tis, one can't alwavs buy Oregon made butter, pork and eggs. a Collier's is still trying to beat Can non for speaker. It Is a vain effort. It la reported mat J. Plerpont Morgan et pie for luncheon. Well, be con af- rora to. m m Probably nobody more enjoys beln a perpetual nuisance than the Goldman woman. Tlhe HoIt Rollers are also what are known in another slang terra as Holy Terrors. a It seems that at least one of those robbers was a big chump. Yet he easily got away. 1 Most cities now prohibit prise fiKht- Inir hut ntu nil si? (h,m )iiv, morm (n their councils. Omaha Is bavins- a corn show. As corn Is nearly a $2,008,000,000 crop. Jt has a right to celebrate. ' I m Mr. Taft mounted the water wagon nearly a monjh before New Tears. Bet ter early than late. v m m 80 far as is known Oenersl Simon Is yet president defacto of Haytl. Nobody knows who will be so next week. It has not been considered offensive ust recently for one person to ask an other, even a lady, to go to "The Devil." A Union cour.ty man was sentenced to 5 vears In the penitentiary for assault ing a young girl. Justice does get In a proper lick In the courts sometimes. An edict has been Issued at Pekln con ferring upon the late dowager empress, Hsau Tsl An. tho posthumous title of Filial and Admirable Krripross of the Heavens, Kqual and Bright in Practicing Holiness. nut tnis may not do recog nized as binding In the realm whither he has departed. A rnnort snvs that In dectdlna- an n n- pealed damage caao, the plaintiff having been lnlured bv a streetcar tne auDreme court of the state of Washington said: He was drunk as neu wnen ne got on the car. and retting drunker." A Judicial opinion as to how drunk that is, and now drunker man mat would be de scribed, would be interesting. FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE 'The Coming of tne P3(Jrim" By William Sullivan From an oration at Plymouth, De cember 22, 1829.1 Here begins that vast wilderness which no civilized man has beheld. Whither does it extend, and what Is contained within Its unmeasured lim its? Through what thousands of years has it undergone no change, but in the silent movements of renovation and de cay? To how many vernal seasons has it unfolded Its leaves to now many au tumnal frosts has It yielded Its ver dure? This unvaried solitude! What has disturbed its tranquility, through uncounted ages, but the rising of the winds, or the rending of the storms? What sounds have echoed through its deep recesses, but those of craving and of rage from the beasts which It shel ters, or the war song and the war whoop-of Its sullen, smlleless masters? Man, social. Inventive, Improving man bis footstep, his handiwork are no where discerned. The beings who wear his form have added nothing to knowl edge, through all their generations. Like the game which they pursue, they are the same now, which their - progenitors were when their race began. These distant and widely separated columns of smoke, that throw their graceful forms toward the sky. Indicate no social, no domestic abodes. The snows have descended to cover the fallen foliage of the departed yean the winds paes, with a mournful sound, through the leafless branches; the Indian has retired to his dark dwelling; and the tenants of the forest have hidden them selves In the earth, to escape the search of winter. This ocean, that spreads out before us! how many of its mountain waves rise up between us and the abodes of civi lized men! Its surges break and echo on this lonely shore as they did when the storms that first waked them from their sleep, without having brought, or car ried, any work of human hands, unless it be the frail canoe, urged on by hunger or revenge. How appalling Is this soli tude of the wilderness! bow cheerless this wild waste of wsters, on which nothing moves! A new object rises to our view! It is that proud result of human genius, which finds Its way where It leaves no trace of Itself, yet connects the severed continents of the globe. It Is full of , Where Lawyers Are Lax. From the New Tork Times. The uneducated man has overcome -his old fear of, hospitals and surgeons, but he 'still dreads a lawyer mors tnan the evil eye, and with some reason. While the medical profession has been hound ing quacks and malpractioners out of its ranks by securing the passage and enforcement of general laws against them, the bar has branded its black sheep only halfheartedly. Observe the pettifoggers who loiter about the crim inal courts.. It is notorious that many of them extort large sums from ignor ant prisoners, for .merely nominal serv ices. So offensive have they become that- the district lattorney Is seeking their disbarment But as their cllehts are rarely willing to talk, evidence against them Is hard to obtatni Pre vention, however. Is much easier than cure, We're-the Bar association 'to fix a reasonably elastic scale of fees,, were this scale to be posted .In every court. ?ir better yet a copy given to every ltigant, it i would , be impossible for a "shyster", to collect, aa one actually, did, several hundred dollars for steerKig a client through s routine police "court case, In which the fine was t5 ' NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON SIDELIGHTS. The Vale Booster is boosting all right e A new brlek business building in Stay- ton is talked of.- . e A largV bed of tine- reproof clay has been aisooverea near oresi worn. There are S04 pupils In the Sheridan school district, a gain of IS over last year. - . , . "Prlnnvllla mirtt hustle." SSVS tllO Journal, "to get a railroad." Well, you re n us tiers, areni your a . Th railroad romnnnv's well St Dor- rls Is down 840 feet, where the soil Is a black loam, supposed to be decom posed tules. r . a a . ' , McMlnnville Reporter: Prospects for a winning track team appear brighter this year than ever before. It is gen erally conceded that McMlnnville can the best material in her history, A cooperative store is being talked of for uranta raas, ana me promown state that they have over 200 stock holders already signed up for about 40 oer cent of the stock, the capitalisation being 16009. . Pallas Itemiaer: The three cells at the county Jail 'are now all full, each having one occupant. Ab Hembree ,is chef de ousinne. and takes rare satis faction in partlalluf out the grub to his fellow incarnates. Marrlshura- Bulletin: No one living In this vlolnlty need feel any regret over th condition or our roaas. inev.avur- a wo 11 with thp mads of most PrOR resslve districts, and are way ahead of the ordinary town. w Union Republican: C. W. Jones Is flnirlni nn nut tlno- In a batterv Of 15 tniMihfltnra at his webfoot ranch and estimates that by next fall he will have ducks enough to supply mucn 01 uie northwest territory. The arrival of the box factory force hna ajldflrt tla-ht new families to Sea side's population, besides a number of uinirla mn. hut whent the plant gets in operation to the extent of Its capacity. the present rorce win De aouoiea, ayo the Signal Monmouth Herald: Mrs. Maria Smith Is transforming her hODhouse into a bam. She has most of her hop yarff plowed up and will plow up tne rest as soon as possible. A little more of the same kind of work could be well done In the Willamette valley. a a More and more land Is coming under Irrigation, and project after project comes to the front, says the Echo Reg ister. Wkhin 10 miles of Echo will be 20.000 people In a few years more. It depends upon us Mlvtng today as to where that center of population Is. a a A horse sold for a cent In Iakevlew the other dav, where a man affled off his mare and there, were 110 chances, costing from one cent to 11.10. When these were all sold a man was blind folded and drew the winning number from a hat containing all the numbers. No. 1 was drawn. a a Two young men were camping out in Crook county and left their tent to cut some wood, and on returning found a large, wild looking man eating a meal, who on their approaoh raised one of their rifles and said he would shoot If they approached. They retreated, but stole around to their horses and rode bareback 8 miles, after dark, to Prlne vllle, but on returning with officers next day found nobody there. The vis itor had stolen nothing but a- meal to which he would -have been welcome on request. human beings of a complexion unknown In this far distant clime. They come from a world skilled In the social arts. Are they adventurers, thirsting for gain, or seeking, In these unexplored regions, new gifts for the treasury of science? Their boats are filled; they touch the land. They are 'followed by tender fe males, and more tender offspring; such beings as a wild desert never ' before received. They commence the making of habitations. -They disembark their goods. Have they abandoned their returning ship? Are they to encounter, In their frail tenements, the winter's tempest and the accumulating snows? Do they know that these dark forests, through which even the winds come not without dismal and terrifying sound, are the home of the savage, whose first prompt ing Is to destroy that he may rob? Do they know Uiat disease must be the in mate of their dwellings In their untried exposure? If the savage. If disease, selects no victims, will famine stay its merciless hand? Do they know how slowly the forest yields to human in dustry? Do they realize how long, how lonesome, how perilous It will be to their little group, before want can be supplied and security obtained? Can they have come, voluntarily, to encounter all these unavoidable evils? Have they given up their native land, their precious homes, their k4nd friends, their kindred, the comfort and the fellowship of civilized and polished life? Is this the evidence of affectionate solicitude of husbands, of anxious tenderness of parents, or the sad measure of distempered minds? Wherefore are they come? What did they suffer, what did they fear, what do they expect, or hope, that they have chosen exile here, and to become the watchful neighbor of the treacherous Indian? They gather themselves together, and assume the posture of humble (devotion. They pour forth the sentiments of praise, of hope, of unshaken confidence. They cast themselves, their wives, their children into the arms of that beneficent Parent, who la present In the wilderness no less than the crowded city. It Is to him that they look for support amidst the wants of nature, for shelter against the storm, for protection against the savage, ior reuer in aisease. The. President's Thought Tank. From the "New Tork Times. :. In some 21.000 words Mr. Roosevelt puts forth hundreds, probably thousands. In. ideas; They, are uttered, one' and with that confident unfailing and characteristic tone of full conviction as though each affirmation were the last word of the -highest Intelligence, su preme authority speaking ex cathedra. In most human minds ideas originate in thought and innumerable multitudes of them are slain by further thinking. With Mr. Roosevelt, the thinking seems to Stop when the Idea has sprouted. He no sooner thinks than he talks, and then he Iterates and reiterates. If men given to pondering and deliberation have the hardihood to call In question the sound ness of his ideas, be denounces them for. "a blind and ignorant resistance to every effort for the rform ef abuses." Td think a subject clear through, to weigh, examine and picture forth the working and results of bis reform ideas, is foreign to the president's habit This message offers Innumerable examples of his temperamental dislike of the process of holding an Idea In mental suspension, until Its merits and behavior can be suf ficiently observed. Tie RXALM-, FOHNINE. Holiday ftitertaining. f 0 UR Christmas observances are a curious mixture of old rites, folklore,, the beautiful Christ child story, and holiday " merry . making, containing a suggestion tor the thoughtful mind, of the long Journey that the race has traveled, and of the various contributions to our civilization. As there are so many Aasncfatlnna with this great holiday, in entertaining a hOUSerul Of vnuna- nannl. It la ., to separate one thema from th mm. mon store and let the decorations and observance follow that line. - . - One hostess may -find it agreeable to f la a for a Oerman holiday. To make .ucMiui mere must ne a small "w, : fumii, uerman raghion, upon a ,.Le an1 . mOBt elaborately decorated, with tinsel, cards, stars, bright orna ments of all sorts, colored balls strung from branch to branch, and lit by many tiny candles. In the Oerman household tn P. , are not hung upon the tree, as this Is so small, and merely orna mental. The trlflln rf. .Itknnt which a Christmas party would not be a success may be given-as favors at the supper table or presented in paper stockings, tightly tied at the top and all opened at once. Having a dressed up . Santa Claua with an affrighting make-up and whlskers, appear With much noise and ringing of bells has Quite drooned Into rt(Him with ns-li,. (wwijib wiro nu nu tv u ii i meir smaii- chv guests iriKtuenea into nervous spasms, and with hoatnaaoa: fnr children . who want something less hackneyed. - Another utfa-estlnn far th otnxVina which Santa Claus is supposed to have brought is to make these little stock ings of tarlatan, aa in iha arood nM. fashioned way of the Suntfhy school fes tival, ana to nine mem snout the room with each child's name plainly printtd on a slip attached to the stockings. Then let the little ones hunt for their stockings. In the few momenta' nult ftr thftHA a,l finnj 1 .Ka ,1mA . and while the little people are seated on the floor devouring tne sweets and edible trifles which the stockings con tain, let one. of the older neoDle tell some inrlstmas story, the -legend about the Christmas stocking, for Instance. This tells how Saint Nick overtaken by a storm one night sought shelter in a convent where he preached to the good nuns, after they had given him sup per, a wonderful sermon; how the nuns asked-htm to come again the following year and' of his promise to do so, and before leaving, his request that each give him one of their stockings. In the morning each stocking was found to contain sugar plums and in this way Saint Nicholas repaid the gentle nuns for their kindness. So man v .nrettv Christmas lea-anda may be told that it is easy to find one which Is appropriate to the age of the children. Hans Christian Anderson's writings will furnish many themes. Do not dwell upon sorrowful .scenes or tell of dire happenings that will linger In the minds of the little ones A little girl was told recently for the first time the story of Cinderella She sat spell bound and took In Vtyery word. When It was finished she drew a long. breath and said: "A nice story a good story all but the bad sister part. And yet tne mother thought she had touched very lightly upon the bad sister part These little minds are so open to Im pression, so . susceptible. We must be very earerul what images we present. For older children an old Kna-llsh Christmas party would be not difficult to manage and interesting, as the change frdm our modern times could be plainly represented. To be quite correct, rough benches should take the place of our easy dining room chairs, candles In Iron candlesticks should be the only means of lighting the table. Pewter plates would be correct but heavy china or even tin. which Is the nearest Imitation of the old pewter that could be easily obtained, would do. There should be no glusses. but heavy, big mugs, and these could be constantly replenished from, a bowl with a ladle, or from a big brown pitcher. As an old English brew would scarcely find favor With young American palates, a sweet cider, a fruit punch or lemonade could be the beverage. A boar's head would be extremely decorative and In keeping, but rather hard to manage, unless some artist in the family could contrive a pasteboard foundation which could be covered with pastry. This need not be eaten, but it would serve its purpose if elaborately decorated. Holly and mistletoe must abound. There should of course be a real Kng ish plum pudding, and It would be a correct thing to have a little alcohol poured Into the dish on which It stands, which is lighted when the pudding is brought In. There Is no danger of In toxication from this performance, ns the alcohol is all burned up before the pudding is cut I,et a piece of holly adorn the top of the pudding. If It would be possible to have old English carols sung under the window or outside the room while the feast Is at its height, It would be a great addi tion to the correct observance of the day. Largess in the way of pennies should be given the singers. For a menu for such an affair have everything thnt was obtainable in those days In England but not tropical fruits nor distinctly modern dishes. A veal and ham pie, so often celebrated in Dickens' writings will bo a tasty dish, and the recHpe can be easily found. Brown or whole wheat bread, made In large loaves and cut at the table would be appropriate, large dishes of red ap ples, a mince or apple pie, nuts, cakes made after tho old recipes, cider and sweets would be sufficient. Music, preferably carols, a dance or reading from Dickens' "Christmas Carol" would pleasantly wind up such an evening. St St at Desserts. STUFFED PRUNES Select large and perfect prunes. Wash1 well in warm water. Steam one hour and then remove the stones. Stuff with fine chopped English walnuts and a little powdered sugar. Fill them full, shape nicely and roll In powdered su gar. They are better if made a week before using. This is a delicious des sert or confection, inexpensive and ' healthful. Honeycomb Pudding Half cup of flour,' half cup of sugar, half cup- of milk, 2 -gills of butter, four eggs, - one cup molasses, little salt, one teaspoon soda. Beat yolks light, add sugar, sajt and molasses. Then mix flour with milk until smooth, add butter melted, then whites of eggs beaten stiff, , last soda, put In buttered pan and bake In slow oven three quarters of an hour. Serve with bard or soft sauce. Prune Whip One pint stewed prunes, stoned and chopped fine, add the whites of six egers beaten stiff, one cup of sugar, half feaspoonful vanila, bent well. Put in a buttered earthen dish. Bake in a moderate oven twenty min utes. Delicious served with whipped cream. 'Maple Puffs One pound maple su gar, 1 pound brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ful cream of tartar. 1 cupful , of water. whites of 3 eggs, 2 cupfulsl coarsely chopped. English walnuts, 1 cup candled cherries cut fine, cupful candled or ange peel. Place the sugars, the water -and cream of tartar In a saucepan and cook to the firm ball stage. Beat the Whites of the eggs, until stiff. When r the syrup is cooked remove from the fire and let stand five minutes then pour it siowiy over tne eggs, boating all the time with a wtrs egg. beater. When the mixture begins 'to thicken.'' add the other ingredients and beat until the mixture will hold Its shape. Shape In egg shapes 'on parafTine pnper' and let stand until "cool. This is verj- rich.