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eontiol Baptambot 1908.
1
Accept your lot as a, man
does a piece ot rugged
ground, and begin to get out
the rocks and roots, to
deepen and mellow the soil,
to enrich and plant It.
Henry Ward Beecher.
i
riLlCTICAL EDUCATIOX
fWT ARI0US : PEOPLE worthy of
W heed have been saying recent-
ly that our educational sys
tern is faulty In paying too
much attention to general "book
Jearning" and too little to practical
knowledge- adapted to the use of
students when they leave school;
that the expansion and, elaboration
of education .In recent years are in
the wrong direction.
, , A very practical and successful
business man, . a high government
official and for years a member of
an educational board, says: "There
are too many high schools, and they
. are turning out regiments or incom
petents. . Common school education
without frills Is all a boy needs to
succeed 4n commercial life. He
ought to be learning business from
14 to 18, and yet he is encouraged
to spend those four years acquiring
. a taste for neckties and fancy shirts.
There are too many high schools
and not enough trade schools.
Cities are filled with small salaried,
discouraged men, who instead of be
ing mediocre clerks (and he might
have added low rate professional
men), ought to be good, self-respecting
carpenters, plumbers and elec
tricians. The four years spent in the
high schools ought to be spent In
learning jto make themselves Inde
pendent. " It Is special training and
not general culture and boiled shirts
that make a man valuable." .
' This : and much - more like talk
should hot be accepted too literally,
yet there Is much truth and wisdom
In the Idea conveyed, the sugges
tions made. We would scarcely
agree with the assertion that there
are too many high schools and other
Institutions of higher education, but
rather that while it would be well
if more boys attended them, a con
siderable proportion of those who
do attend would better be learning a
business or a trade. All are ground
through the same mill, whether they
are suitable grist for it or not. Many
get a higher education, to a greater
or. less extent, so as to pursue some
genteel and supposedly easy voca
tion, for which they are not fitted,
and are spoiled for an industrial,
mechanical or commercial career, to
which they are naturally adapted.
The need seems to be, then, not
fewer high schools and higher
schools so much as a system of edu
cation th&t would differentiate more
among youth, and that would turn
them Into the paths that will most
probably and naturally lead to the
highest and truest auccesaremem
bering that a superior farmer or me
chanic isK a greater success than a
mediocre lawyer, doctor or preacher,
and that a farm hand has as much
chance to win fortune and happiness
as a clerk.
THE XIGHT RIDERS' TRIALS
i HAT IS a strange trial, for this
age and generation, that is go
ing on at Union City, Tenn. It
belongs rather to a semi-bar-
fcarous.time and people. The de
fendants and their deeds are com
bative and contradictory of civiliza
tion. Jt would seem that a painter
of geniui might find here a eubjeit
for a great picture.
These eight men on trial are
typical though perhaps extreme ex
amples of the people generally who
Inhabit certain mountain regions ot
Tennessee and , Kentucky. Among
them Is an organization known as
Night Riders, of which these men
are conspicuous members and lead
ers. The burning of .cotton and to
bacco warehouses has not been ex
clusively their work and It was only
mi In'i(i-nt or pham ot their babit
.;.! annrchltm. They assume to be
a !,i7unto themselves, are defiant
tf n'lV.Iur laws and authority, andj
doubtless regard this trial and pun
lshment, if It should, follow, as ty
ranhy deserving vengeance on all
engaged iif it.
The fight of fishing in Reelfoot
lake was the immediate cause of the
murder of Captain Rankin and the
intent to murder the old man Tay
lor, who gave the details of the
crime. These nlzht riders-had been
forbidden to ilsh on private . prop
erty, hence they went, forth to mur
der. But this was only the climax
of a long series of outrages com
mltted by these lawless men. They
constituted a despotism throughout
a large degion and regulated all
sorts of private affairs and pun
ished with merciless Hoggings or
otherwise anybody who did not act
to suit them. As 'an Instance, they
required a woman who had left
brutal and drunken husband to re
turn to him and when she refused
they flogged her almost to; death.
Eight men are on trial for" the
murder of Captain Rankin, but there
are Indictments for murder and les
ser crimes against 125, and It con'
vlctlons can be secured and pun
lshment inflicted, it will be a vic
tory of law over lawlessness in that
region that has been already too
long delayed.
THE CALIFORNIA REVOLT
THE SEEDS of . peaceful revolu
tion are -In the great protest
Callfornlans are to make
against the railroads December
30. Fifty thousand shippers joining
in concerted mass meetings all over
the etate is a remarkable activity.
People met in the same way and In
the same way slgnaslled their . re
sistance to aggression in 1776.
Events of the kind never happen
except as a result of unusual provo
cation."' In this instance the pa
tience" of a patient people has been
overtaxed. The limit of silent sub
mission has been reached and the
Sequel Is a peaceful uprising.
It is anomalous that railroad
freights should be advanced. The
claim that it is necessary is peculiar.
Inventions and better devices have
greatly lessened the cost in freight
hauls. Locomotives and tracks are
so Improved that one .train crew
handles SO instead of a dozen cars
On many lines. The grades are re
duced and every item of outlay min
imized. Appliances are no longer
crude. The -science of railroading
has been developed to its highest ef
ficiency. The population, produc
tion and traffic tributary to the lines
is vastly increased. Traffic In nor
mal conditions is such that the lines
are often unable to handle it with
dispatch, - Every known or visible
sign betokens railroad prosperity.
In the" span of 20 or 30 years men
who have genius in the busi
ness and engage In it, rise from pov
erty to enormous wealth. It is no-;
torlous that roads pay enormous
dividends not only on their legiti
mate but on a great Illegitimate cap
italization. In addition to all this there Is a
natural law that processes are cheap
ened by civilization. It is so in
every other line and it is a violation
ot all laws if It Ib not so In railroad
operation. If not so, it is the nat
ural order to go back to the ox, the
rude steamboat and the prairie
schooner. A reduction of rates in
stead of an increase is due by the
logic, and analogy of all expedience,
and the California Rate Day is a Just
ifiable and laudable resistance. It Is
a protest that should be carried from
the mass meetings to the ballot box,
not only In California, but in every
state. It is as natural for a rail
road magnate as it is for a farmer, a
mechanic or any other unit in society
to take all he can get and if there
be no resistance there will be ag
gression, such as is manifest in the
present Increase of rates.
Railroad commissions, state and
national, are a means of defense, and
they should be fostered, strength
ened and safeguarded. Such com
missions, state legislatures and con
gress are the weapons to play, and
at the ballot box the people should
see that they do play, and that the
game is fair.
WHY DELAY1 IT?
T IS announced that Mr, Mc
Arthur contemplates giving writ
ten assurance that if elected
speaker the office will be con
I
ducted solely in the interest of a
business session and that it shall not
be used for frustrating ratification
by the legislature of 'the people's
choice for senator. In so simple a
matter, the wonder is that Mr. Mc-
Arthur has not already made such
a statement. The Journal invited
him to do so, and he refused. Why
the refusal? Mr. Bean, though not
a pro-statement member, did not
hesitate to define his views. He de
clared that the people settled the
senatorial question in June and that
if elected speaker his office should
not be used In any other Interest
than for a straightforward business
session with the interests of Ore
gon, Its people and taxpayers para
mount. Is that a hard declaration
to make? Why should there be de
lay by any candidate for speaker In
making it? If there la such delay
in what but a suspicious light must
the delay te viewed by those who
want a session of business and not
a session of tomfoolery? . If we are
all on the square in, this matter of
the speakership In which It is of su
premest Importance to " the people
and' taxpayers that we be -on the
square.is it not 'Important, that there
le ne!thpr unwillingness nor delart
in giving legislators and the people
exact Information as toJhow we all
stand? ..' ' , .:;-'
The Journal has no candidate for
speaker. It has no candidate for any
office. It Is not concerned with the
organization of the legislature ex
cept that It wants a square deal for
the people. It desires to ascertain
for the people and the taxpayers, as
well as for the legislators, exactly
where candidates stand.; It Is due
to the electorate )n this great com
monwealth that every man shall put
himself on record. In this speaker
ship matter not a nun in Oregon
wants to catch a cat in a bag. No
speaker is wanted by anybody who
will balk like a cayuse after he gets
In the harness. No man worthy of
the office will shrink from having
his purpose and "his plans exposed to
the open sunlight of the eternal
truth. The very unwillingness to
disclose those purposes and plans
arouses suspicion as to their sin
cerity, n tne report that Mr. Mc
Arthur will make a statement is
true It is well. It ought to have
been made before.
THE CASE IS MADE
B'
EFORE THE congressional com
mlttee yesterday Mr. Carnegie
reiterated his statement that
steel can be made cheaper In
America than in foreign countries."
He added that "the cost of produc
tion is cheaper here than abroad;
that no tariff is needed and that it
is, impossible for foreigners to com
pete seriously with home manufac
turers.? The evidence is complete.
The case Is made. There Is no mo-
live for him to misrepresent the
facts. Yet there is a tariff of sev
eral dollars per ton. Mr. Schwab,
steel king risen from poverty,
lives in a $10,000,000 palace. Mr.
Corey, another Ironmaster, lives in
regal magnificence. The American
farmer pays more for an American
made plow than the German farmer
on-the Rhine buys itfor. The tariff
raises the cost of every nail, every
rivet, every tool, every machine the
American farmer buys. ' It adds to
the cost of every wagon, every har
vester, every mower and every other
Implement he uses. It Is a toll on
every household in the land. The
cost of living is so high that wages,
toil and effort are swallowed up
by ft. Government commissions In
vestigate the question of how goes It
with country life, and find -that
there is lack of comfort and barriers
to thrift. There is an exodus from
the country to the city by boys who
seek opportunities that country life
does not seem to afford. Farms by
the hundred in New England have
been abandoned as unprofitable.
These known and notorious condi
tions are everywhere confessed and
nowhere denied. The annual profits
of the steel trust are 1175,000,000.
The Carnegie testimony is of ex
treme value. If the present con
gress does not eliminate this cease
less toll by ateel some other con
gress will. .
THE HARIUMAN DECISION
J
UDGE CLEMENTS, a member of
the Interstate Commerce com
mission, takes issue with the re
port sent out some days ago that
the recent decision of the United States
supreme court in the Harriman case
was of little or no consequence, and
weuld not hamper or materially re
strict the work of the commission.
On the contrary, Mr. Clements de
clares that It will have precisely
this effect, and will prevent the com
mission from pursuing investiga
tions to what it deems in many
cases a necessary length.
It will be remembered that Mr.
Harriman declined to answer cer
tain questions regarding his notable
Alton deal, and his dealing in stocks
for and -with railroads of which he
was a controlling or influential di
rector. The New York federal court
held that Mr. Harriman must an
swer tbjbse questions, but the su
preme court, three justices dissent
ing, hold that he need not do so, say
ing in effect that no authority could
be given to any official body to pry
into a man's personal affairs to this
extent. This seems good doctrine to
the average layman, but it is still
to be remembered that as to these
transactions Mr. Harriman was In
popular If not in legal estimation
something more than a private citi
zen. He waB handling money paid
in by hundreds of thousands of peo
ple and In a measure dealing with
their Interests as well as with his
own. A common opinion will be
that the privacy that would and
should be held sacred in the case of
a private stockholder ought not to
veil the tremendous transactions of
Mr. Harriman, who buys railroads
as an average man buys sheep or
poultry. However, a majority of
the supreme court says that Mr.
Harriman In his great and power
ful position Is no different from a
little man who has but small af
fairs, and so such is now the law.
Various leading newspapers also,
on a reconsideration of the decision,
agree with Commissioner Clements
that the decision will have a weak
ening restriction on the work of the
commission. . Yet the commission
will' have scope enough yet to do
much good and necessary work and
so need not be utterly discouraged
at this adverse decision.
. It will he hi pretty spectacle In
Indiana, f the Republican senate
goes to'" unseating ; Democratic mem
bers and the Democratic house coun
ters" by unseating Republican mem
bers.. It will be an.edjifylng illus
tration of constitutional government
In the election of senator by the leg
islative process, of which we have
heard So - much In 'Oregon of late.
The constitution Is a convenience
over which politicians become great
ly concerned, at, times. In Oregon
for instance, tbey have never consid
ered It unconstitutional to buy legls
lators to vote for senator, either In
dividually, in pair or in blocks. The
constitution is never violated until
the whole electorate, through the
ballot box, attempts to direct attalrB
Yet a fundamental constitutional
guarantee is the rule of the ma
jority and the ballot box the ' only
test of where the majority lies. If
the Indiana program Is carried out
as now projected, the" taxpayers of
that state will have a pretty bill to
pay and the outcome of the sessloj
will be masterly legislation. -
The tragic sequel to a shocking
marriage was enacted in Illinois
Monday, when . the' white wife of a
Chinaman poisoned her four chil
dren, stabbing the one who was a
girl to make doubly cure of her
death, and then killed herself by
falling in front of a streetcar. After
13 years of the incongruous yoke-
fellowship she could ehdure it no
longer, nor could endure the thought
of her halfbreed children .growing
up to become the scorn of their fel
lows. Girls who are prone to "faU
In love" with Chinamen, however
worthy men. of their sort they may
be i-and not a few young women
have had this fever should learn
a lesson from this tragedy. A white
woman who marries a man ot an
other race Invariably makes her bed
In hell while on earth.
A legislature which goes about its
business In a calm businesslike way
and brings results of value to the
people Is the pride of any state. If
its deliberations are orderly and its
enterprises constructive, the favor
able publicity th&t comes commends
the state everywhere and cause3
people otherwhere to think of that
state as a desirable one to live in.
It is a sign that such a legislature
Is not in the hands of bosses and it
is a better advertisement than all the
work of all the commercial clubs,
all the advertising and all the boom
Ing methods of all the real estate
promoters combined. A good,
straightforward session of the com
Ing Oregon legislature would be of
infinite service to the state In what
it does and what it does not do.
Judge Crane, who" is trying the
Hains case, seems to mix a whole
lot of plain common sense with his
judicially. For one thing, he will
tolerate no "brain storm" or, "de
mentia Americana" defense; for an
other, he believes that jurors fit to
try such a case are to be trusted to
separate during an adjournment over
Sunday, and go home, or where they
please. May his precedents become
popular on the .bench.
A great many more or less promi
nent Republicans are busy fixing up
Mr. Taft's cabinet. But most of
what they say for publication Is only
guesswork. Mr. Tatt has an
nounced his selection of two mem
bers only, and when he has fully
decided on any others he will doubt
less take the public into his con
fidence, as he did in these cases.
The same Interests and Influences
that are dlsguisedly opposed to the
Celllo canal and other up-Columbla
river Improvements are also not sln
cerelyr in sympathy with free locks
at Oregon City; and for the same
general reason.
The people of the state of Wash
ington generally will rejoice at
Governor-elect Cosgrove's reported
Improvement in health and prospect
of recovery, but some officials iffay
not be sincerely hilarious.
This Date in History.
1620 iAndtntr of first settle at
Plymouth, Mass.
10(1 Stephen Pay.e who dtd the first
work done In the colonies on a printing
press, died in Cambridge, Mass. Bom
In England In 1811.
171 The "American. Weekly Mer
cury," the third newspaper in America,
marie its first appearance in Philadel
phia. 1789 Ann Haseltlne Judson, first wo
man missionary, born In Bradford, Mala.
Died October Z4. 18!.
1823 Thomas Wentworth Hlrslnson,
American author, born In Cambridge,
Mass.
1835 Principal Grant (George Mon
roe), whose writings first revealed to
the world tlie possibilities of the Cana
dian northwest, born In Nova Scotia,
Died in Klngstm, Ont., May 13, 1902.
1891 Jerome I. Case, millionaire man
ufactiirer and horse breeder, died at Ra
cine. Wis.
1894 Captain ftreyfua found guilty
and sentenced to Devil's Island for life.
Solon H. Borglum's Birthday.
" Solon Hannibal Borglum. the sculptor
of the Genera) Sheridan statue recently
unveiled In Washinffton, wns born In
Ogden. Utah, December 22. 1848. . After
spending several years at the Cincinnati
Art school he went to Paris and studied
under the direction of Louis Reblsso
and other famous masters. It was not
long after his return to America before
his work began to attract the favorable
attention of the critics. He made a
special study Of western life, living
among the cowboys and the Indians. The
exhibits of several 4lecjiL of his statu
ary were rewarded with inednls at the
Buffalo and St. Louts expositions and
at the Universal ; exposition , held In
Paris In 1900. - ' . ; T .
So as to Fly Off.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
What a pity it, Is that men whose
heads 'are. lighter than air are not
dirigibles ? ' .'.'
A y ' m. r. hi" 1 1 ,
V; Time Is Fly in. vY-'' 4
i' v From the Washington Star. " .
The time Is almost over when anybody
will be, eligible to the earlv Cbriatmas
shopper class. ; . ' ,
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I. IN I III 'III I II I I
COMMENT AND
S3IALL. CHANGE
Let r rain. ,
Become am a little child. : ,
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Now Jt'a late to buy 'era.
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Be a smile manufacturer.
Old 1908 la becoming- very
..a a
thin.
If you like to be in a crowd arn tn th
a
OnlV a few dava mora In whlnh in hut,
a
A little freeslnar weather "goea a Ama-
B. 1. ' . 1 1
. ' a a
Snow and Ice would be fine Christ.
mm presents tor DOys,
a a . a
How Would It do to awear'nff ahnu
a a .
Perhaps Castro foresaw a ravnliitinn
jiu nauieu 10 do qui OI IX. t .
a a ' .:
Hs thia been the hard winter that
we nears aooutY
Will there ha Danalitara n tha Ana.
nias a century Hence?
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The berth rata troublaa nnlv. thnaa
wau travel. ... , - .
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Turkeys will be chean aaaln after
v.nriBimaa.
a a
Mall nothing without one or more red
tamps.
a a
Conaresa la now reattna- frnm tt
long and asuuoua labors.
a a
Stilt the Question. "Who wot the
money rr is not answered.
a a v.
Evidently the holdup amen also want
to have a merry Chriatmaa,
A Chicago air! Is aofna- to marrv a
Jap. The Japs are noted for bravery.
a a
Tennessee can ao far toward redeem
ing its reputation by hanging a lot of
those night riders.
a a ,
Schwab Is In favor of maintaining the
present duty on steel. He hasn't near
as much money yet as Carnegie.
a a
Senator Piatt Is writing his memoir.
By Collaborating with Mae Wood he
might make them salable.
a a
Some congressmen evidently believe
In the old maxim: "Assume a virtue
though you have It not"
a a
O yes. there Is a Snnta CI a us, but he
rides in an automobile now or maybe
an airship.
a a
Mr. Harriman has the rheumatism
again. Perhaps the winter climate of
Klamath county would be as good for
him as the summer climate.
a a
At a recent election In Somervllle,
Mass., five Smiths were elected alder
men. If anything goes wrong In that
town lay It on the Smith family.
a a j
The kaiser's official Income is $10,
000,000 a year, yet he can't live on It.
The only cheap thing he could Indulge
tn. talk, has been denied him.
a . a
An Indiana woman accepted a bulldog
as alimony perhaps suspecting that her
ex-husband would come around to make
up. I
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
Our Plymouth, Forefathers
(Closing paragraphs of an oration
which was delivered at Plymouth, rr
"the meeting nouso of the first pre
cinct" the third place of worship of
the original Pilgrim church, December
22. 1803.) ' ".
In thus calling your attention to
some of the peculiar features In the
principles, the character, and the history
of our forefather, it Is as wide from
my design, as I know It would be from
your approbation, to adorn their memory
with a chaplet plucked from the domain
of others. The occasion and the day
are more peculiarly devoted to them, and
let It never be dishonored witn a con
tracted or exclusive spirit Our affec
tions as cltlsens embrace the whole ex
tent of the union, and the namea of
Raleigh. Smith, WInthrop, Calvert,
Penn and Oglethorpe, excite In our
minds recollections equally pleasing and
gratitude equally fervent with those
of Carver and Bradford. Two centuries
have not yet elapsed since the first Eu
ropean foot touched the soil which now
constitutes the AmaMcan union. Two
centuries more and our numbers must
exceed those of Europe itself. The des
tinies of this empire, as they appear
in prospect before us, disdain ..the pow
ers of human calculation.
Yet as the, original founder of the
Who Got tte Money ?
Vrnm the- New fork World.
Charles P. Taf t seems to regard the
World's challenge of Mr. Koosevcu s
miaatatatriAnts of fact as personal at
tack upon him. If full publicity or xne
facts about the 'Panama transactions
Implicates any of tne Tafts, he has only
himself to blame. . '
William Nelson Cromwell Is primar
ily responsible for the bringing of Wil
liam H. Taft Into this matter. It was
Mr. Cromwell who conferred with Mr.
Taft at the Hotel Manhattan the day
before Mr. Taft went to oyster Bas.
and who met him again on his return, rt
was Mr. Cromwell who visited Mr. Taft
at Hot Springs and secured the appoint
ment of George R. Sheldon as treasurer
of the Republican national committee.
It was Mr. Cromwell who undertook to
manage the Republican campaign.
But it was not Mr. tromwf(i wno re
plied to the question -wno , got tne
moneyr with "liar," "abominable false
hood." "not merely scandalous but In
famous." Not Mr. cromwem out mi,
Roosevelt staid: - ' .
"The United States did not pay a cent
of the $4J).OO0,00O to any American citl
sen. The government paid this $40,000,000
direct to the French government.
'The United States government ha
not the slightest knowledge aa to the
particular Individuals among whom, the
French r government - aistrioutea tne
same.
So far as I know there was no syn
dicate." - . "
Mr. Cromwell's testimony before the
senate ' committee ' In 1908 contradicts
each of these statements of Mr. Roose
velt . ;. -
To these contradictions In the senate
record la now added the emphatic con
traction rf Senator Millard of Nebras
ka.' the Republican chairman ot the
committee on lnteroceanio canals, who
says: . j.
i JThe French government had nothing
to do with the sale of the canal property.'"-.
.'.-.vi-.;' -" '.',-. ''' 'V I
"About tlie only man who had any-;
thing to do with thatwas William Nel
son Cromwell. . , , I , . . A
"The monev was paid to-J. P. Morgan
NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS.
Albany la gazing at Its first electric
car. . - '
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The Dalles Fruit cannery did a very
good business this year 7214 cases,
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Again the prospect brightens for
Pendleton to keep its woolen mill,
a a
' Tillamook's ' Christmas present Is.
competition Jn the transportation bual-
liaaa'.
'.Because old oeoDle don't careaktou
or believe In Santa Claua any more, is
no reason why children don't or
shouldn't . '
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Levi White of West Roseburg re
cently became a father for tne twenty-
first time. This is the tentn cnua corn
to his present wife, It having been born
to bis nrst wire.
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An Irving man Is milking four cows,
one a stripper, ana is making 15 rotn
or 28 pounds of butter a week. This
at 70 cents a roll makes $12.60 per
week.
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A Dalles vardener of vears of experi
ence in truck gardening xor tne cm
cago markets says that in various
narta of Wasco .county the soil and
climate conditions are excellent for the
production of first class celery..
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Enterprise's assessed 'valuation for
1908. ia $588,195 or almost $600 for
every man, woman and chlla in tne
city.- The gain over a year ago is
$114,133, an astonishingly rapid growth
in weaitn, says tne ctuetiain. -
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Pendleton's railroad business has
shown no decrease thla year. The
postofflce business has shown a heavy
attendance thla year la 20 per cent
rreater than In the past , and at this
Ime a suitable dwelling houae can
hardly be found by a prospective renter,
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Echo Register: We have too many
larae ranches In Umatilla county.
While thev are arrowlna- lararer In aome
parts of the eounty they are being spilt
up In others. There will soon be 60,-
00 more people in Umatilla county,
but they will be In the Irrigated seo-
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Last soring a Dufur man had aome
of the old trees in his orchard cut back
and grafted. He took t no particular
notice of the trees, except that they
appeared to be doing well, until Just
recently, after the trees had shed their
roiiaire. when, no louna a run grown
apple on one of the grafts.
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Prospects were never brighter for the
future of Columbia county than they
are at the present time, says the Re
view. During the paat few weeka there
seems to have come a reaction rrom
the business, depression that has been
felt for nearly a year.' and -In every
line of business the outlook is hope
ful. Columbia county haa re sou roes
that are not surpassed by any other
section of the state or country.
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n C Rnlnlr rtt Klamath aarenev. has
succeeded In securing a five year Tease
on lands along both sides of Spring
creek for a distance of a mile. Thts
includes practically an or tne cnoioe
camping and fishing grounds along this
stream, it is tne pian oi nir. opina
tn form a company to rtanaie tne tourist
trade to this point. Spring creek Is said
by aome anglers to be the best fishing
stream in tne country, out cuuiu nm
be fished In muoh because within a res
ervation.
By John Quincy Adams
Roman state la said once to have lifted
upon his shoulders the fame and for-
tunes'of all hie posterity, so let us
never forget that the glory and great
ness of all our descendants la In our
hands. Preserve In all their purity, re
fine. If possible, from all tbelr alloy,
those virtues which we this day com
memorate as the ornament of our fore
fathers. Adhere to them with inflexible
resolution, as to the horns of the altar;
Instill them with unwearied persever
ance Into the minds of your children;
bind your souls and theirs to the na
tional union as the chords of life are
centered in the' heart, and you shall
soar with rapid ' and steady wing to
the summit of human glory. Nearly a
century ago,: ona of those rare minds
to Whom It IS given to uiscern imure
greatness in its seminal principles, upon
contemplating tne situation on in is con
tlnent. pronounced. In a vein of poetic
Inspiration. "Westward the star of em
plre takes It way' .
Let tfs unite In ardtmt supplication
to the Founder of nations and - the
Builder of worlds, that what then was
prophecy may continue unfolding Into
history that tne aearest nopes oi tne
human race may not be-extingulsheti in
disappointment, and that the last may
prove the noblest empire . or time.
& Co., Instead ot to the French govern
ment as stated by Mr. Roosevelt.
"None of It was paid to the French
government, so far as I know, and the
French government did not have the
distribution of It."
Another contradiction of Mr. Roose
velt's statement that ''the government
paid this $40,000,000 direct to the
French government" Is found- In the
checks to 3. P. Morgan & Co., and by
them Indorsed, which are on file in
the treasury department E .
Solicitor General Hoyt In an Inspired
defense says that the money was paid
to the liquidator, Mr. Gautron, and that
this was payment to the French gov
ernment According to Cromwell's tes
timony, only $25,000,000 of the $40,000,
000 was paid to the liquidator of the de
Lesseps company. ' Even had it all been
paid to M. Gautron. that would be no
more payment to the French government
than a. payment to the receivers of th
Metropolitan Traction Is payment,, to'
the government of the United States.
The old de Lesseps company had
failed and a receiver had been appoint
ed. Thefe was no market for the prop
erty and the claims were selling at a
few cents cn the. dollar. Somebody
bought up many of them. Then Mr.
Cromwell, acting for the new Panama
Canal company, sold - the property of
the old Panama Canal company "to the
United States for $40,000,000 and paid
the de Lesseps receiver $25,000,000 for
what cost the United States $40,000,000.
i So;. far as - the World's Information
goes, none of the brothers of William
H. .Taft was In the original syndicate.
The executors of Senator Gorman and
of Senator Hanna might furnish infor
mation about the original syndlcators.
So might 3. P. Morgan & Co., Douglas
Robtson and William Nelson Cromwell,
If any of Mr. Taft's brothers were -syndlcators
they cam in later. -
A public Investigation by congress to
find out who got the money is an im
perative necessity. .
His Silly Question.
From the Cleveland Leader.
Him Am I the first man you were
ever engaged tOT s...-.
Her twn't Insult me. You know per
fectly well that-1 am '25 "years old. - Do
tl look like a.letnon?
2 REALM
FEMININE.
"L"
AST call' for home made gifts
In the sewing-room, might be
the cry tha.t sends nimble fin
gers flying .these last ' two
days before ChriBtraaa. Thers
Is alwaya a demand at this time for
last suggestion,,, for something that
can be made quickly, and which doea
not mean a half day's shopping trip
in the crowds at the department stores.
no. a few hints far th elnvnnth hmi
gift. , , . . . .
You have noticed the pretty hatpin
holders made of rose petals contrived
from satin ribbon, but a new idea in
this line is to represent a carnation In
stead of a rose, which is easier. Take
pink baby ribbon, or red. ooth good car
nation colors, mnk a frlmre eit lnnn
of this ribbon about the mouth of the
glass test tube which can be purchased
at the nearest drug store, fasten the
fringe of Detala flrmlv' In nI iiu
make. the calyx of the flower of th
green baby ribbon. Leave loops of
either the pink or the green with which
to hang it up. -,...;.'-".-.....,,,.,
Has your friend a sewing acreenT To
make this. Cut thrra mnuli nf Mit.
board (happy thought, the breakfast
food package la Just the thing) cover
them with cretonne, both . BifTea. mil
attach the little ribbon loops Into which
w aiicn xne scissors, tne emery bag,
the pocket for needles, the tape 'meas
ure, and the like, then merely lay
them together with a ribbon, atlch at
the top and bottom, holding them In
place. The screen can be" folded In any
position and when standing on the sew
ing table' It displays all the tools in
neat order. Two rosettes of oolored
ribbon Which ia Wlda enntiarh tn maWa
a two-Inch frill when folded, on placed
upon the other, and the center orna
mented with stamens of yellow silk,
the stem made of flexible wire cov
ered with, .green ribbon, make an at
tractive plh cushion which would enat
a pretty aura at the stores, but whioh
can be made at home at little cost.
i
Have you seen the erettv a win a
seta made of crochet covered rlnaa
strung together with two atranria nt
colored half-Inch ribbon?
Thla affair simulates a collar and U
hung over the sewer's neck;, the four
ends of ribbon are left long enough to
reach her lap with the sewing Imple
ments fastened upon them. 8uch a
pretty little trifle for the girl who
llkea to take her aewlna ta nnih..
girl's homo for the afternoon.
, Of pretty handkerchiefs no end ef
dainty gifts can be made, but at this
late date It will not do to attempt any
thing elaborate. For the woman who
uses powder a nrettv miff tnr tha
dressing table can b made of a hand
kerchief. Stitch in the centers
small piece of chamois, draw the hand
kerchief through a erohat i-nr,4
and. spread the four corners to form a
iiower snaps,
Another nrettv trifi fnr th flraaln
table is a hair receiver made of a p rat
ty embroidered handkerchief, drawn to.
gether in a cornucnnia th mti.a
points of th embroidery are then
caught together, leaving the spaces be
tw?n them for the half Inch ribbon
which Is run from top to bottom and
tied in a bow. At opposite corners th
hanging loops of ribbon are fastened.
This Is eminently practicable, as It can
be laundered .without undoing the
StiChes. Sew the notnta tna-atha. nnlv
about half way up th side, leaving a
""' " i me otner points.
Then, If it Is too late for any more
sewing make dainty boxes of heavy pa
per, tied with holly ribbon and fill
them with home-made candies made by
your own willing hands.
Various recipes for these from" the
first mixing of the fondant up to th
finished Droduct war nnhiiBhsH rv.
ce-mber If. 4 4. If. 18 and 17 In thi.
column.
K It K
notter Farm Conditions.
By Mrs. H. IL Anders.
THE question that Is uppermost In
I the minds of many is "How to
better
the conditions on the
farmr
First. I think one ahnnlit n,,ir.
thrift, economy, and I nflllKtrv. An 1,,.
dustrious and prosperous farmer, is
known by his surroundings. Strangers
passing along the hirhwavs ana th
comfortable homes, and the fences In
gooa conauion. tne nome surrounded by
beautiful flowers, could eee at a glance
that that farmer is prosperous. We
should endeavor as far as possible to
live close to nature, and surround our
selves with everything that is beauti
ful. Beautiful trees, beautiful erarriana
beautiful home and above all a beau-
tirut character.
The farmer haa th advanta n
his city brothers In a good many ways.
He has rilentv of wholflanm tnn
breathes the fresh, pure air and, in
fact, lives as close to nature as any
one could get.
The table la supplied with plenty of
fresh laid eggs, and xrisp vegetables
at their disposal, fried chicken when
ever It Is wanted.
In fact, the conditions nn th farm
ara growing better every year. With
me teiepnone, so tnat social commun
ications are almost aa eaxv anri a
pleasant aa in town, and there Is no
reason why every farmer should not.
have one in his horn. And th rnr.i
free delivery by which your letters and
papers can be brought almost to your
door. The tlmo is not far off when
the electric lights will ba in llmnat
every farm house, and the phonograph
is no longer a luxury It Is a necessity
in every home, where there ar chil
dren to enjoy It there It belongs as a
part of their education and entertain
ment Where there are no children. It
equally essential, fnr tt talra ih
Place of their merrv vnli- an4 n1a.
ant laughter, and let me repeat again.
-mow can w better the eondltions on
the farm?" We have It here In a verv
few words. The Industrious farmar
that knows how to manare hia farm
and lives up to all the requirements
essential to farming and to his spiritual
welfare, one that Is kind to his hired
help and to his, children and to the
dumb animals that come in contact
with him, that man will better his con
ditions on the farm.
K K It
Plum Pudding.
0 NIL cupful suet chopped very fin,
one cupful light brown sugar, one
half cupful molasses, one half cup
ful our milk, three unbeaten asrars. tan
cupfuls stale bread crumbs, sifted; one
cupful flour, one level teaspoonful soda,
one fourth cupful eo Id water, one cup
ful of raisins, one cupful of currants,
on half a cupful of citron, one -tea-ppoonful
cinnamon, one half a teaspoon
ful each of nutmeg, mace, cloves and all
spice. Thoroughly mix these Ingredients and
pour Into a buttered mold and steam
seven hours, or Blare in nound hakinr
powder tins and steam three hours.
- Ancestral Pride.
" From th Cleveland Lea, r
"Do vou still want this genet.rjrvr'
asked the man who digs up such things.
' "Sure, I do why not?" :
"Well, I've found that your great-great-grandfather
was han(J formur
der, your great-grandfather was lm
prisoned for robbery and your - grand
father was tarred and feathered - for
beating hlsWlfe. That's not a ' very
proud record is It?" .--'-:-- i
"I should say It Is. Shows how my'
family Is getting better each genera,
tlon. I'm an Improvement on the whole
bunch neverV been In jail yet t Let m
have those records I'm proud of 'enir
A CToad of Prophet. -
From th Springfield Union.
Tn predicting the -defeat 'bf Bryan In '
1912. the New York World Is merely
getting in ea!y to avoid the nish.