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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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. .
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A reputation often counts for mere
than real talent.
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The Brownsville affair and Foraker
are equally stale.
A fatality to Taft would be a treat
calamity to tne country. '
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There was nothlnar In the message
about simplified, spelling. -
It is not expected that Mr. Taft will
augment tne uars ciuo mucn.
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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.
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It will nrobablv become aulte fashion-
nuio iu wo vuucu ail iniamuua iar.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Mr. Taft mounted the water wagon
nearly a monjh before New Tears. Bet
ter early than late. v
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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.-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.