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meonuot itDtomlm 1. 1908.
Our appointed llfeway Is
an ascending path upward, if
we would have it onward.
There are obstacles on it
ft is for ua to choose whether
we will 'stumble on them,
crawl around them or surr
mount them; and our des
tiny Is contingent on our
choice. Andrew P. Pea
body. ' .
CHRISTMAS; CHILDREN; HOME
C
iHRlSTMAS IS peculiarly a chil
dren's day. They are made its
prominent figures. It being a
joyous holiday, they naturally
harmonise, with, it For the most
part they are . Joyous creatures.
Their sorrows are but ' momentary;
swiftly succeeding them ;.re smiles,
f On the echoes of crying comes
"laughter.-::,;. ' v ". : "
But there is' a less apparent rea-
on why children come to the front
on the' assumed birthday of hjm
. whose life and words-are the basis
of 'Christianity. Religion includes,
4 at least theoretically, innocence.
. purity, freedom from sin, from will
ful or conscious evil. Little children
are lilting, blooming types and ex
amples of this the only ones, out
side of a nunnery. "He called a
little child. and set x-- him in the
, midst." . ."Of such is t,he kingdom
i of heaven."- .... I
. There ;is another; reason, a . little
below , the surface. Christmas is
" peculiarly the home coming or the
home remembering day. There are
homes without children and cb.ll
' dren without homes but these are
exceptional cases. The main uBe of
the home is to raise children, and
few men, however lonely, or .far
strayed, or degraded, fail on this
holiday to. think of their childhood
home. At the homes on Christmas
gather the scattered members of the
" family,' or to and from the old home
presents are sent; the old home ties,
forgotten at .other times, are felt, on
this day as on no other day of the
year. There was where, we were
children; connected therewith are
sacred memories of parents; tnecce
come floating across the yearB hal
1 1 lowed memories. Christmas is the
; day when memory's homing pigeons
..take their annual flight.
..' This thought suggests especial
kindness to the homeless on this
i holiday.. Some deserve no home;
.many apparently desire none; then
pity them, and be kind. And chil
dren who are homeless should be
especially remembered. Christmas,
Children, Home; these are tomor-
, row's passwords.
LOOTED CITIES
THE DISCLOSURES of corrup
tion among Pittsburg city of
ficials are consequent upon in
vestigations by citizens' good
..government organizations. The
movement for reform is in progress
.Un many cities. The Municipal
league of Scran ton sent sundry of
ficials xo ine peniieniiary. ine agi-
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IHLIUU JB MIIIIIUS a""UL ICJUllMB 111
a dozen other American cities. The
.original organization was the bureau
of Municipal Research of New York
city." An account of its work ap-
pears in an article by Robert Sloss
ln the current issue of Van Nor
den's magazine.
. The achievements by this organi
; cation have been magical. The work
I has not been to present a theory
J about T-eform, but to . establish a
practical method , for: bringing re
j form about The effort has been
to give to the jcitlzen more of the
J. good things he feels his taxes should
j buy and results have demonstrated
that municipal, research Is the only
practical way of getting them. ;
I The bureau has demonstrated that
4 New York has been spending $2.21
each for installing '. six-cent coat
hooks la comfort stations. By the
came - monstrous business ' methods,
$64' was spent by New -York anthorl
'. ti- for five and one-half hours'
Work In repairing clocks, and $1
Ot.ii la 1987 for the cleaning of I
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one municipal building, or $378.98
per room as against $24.15 per room
paid by private owners for cleaning
in one of the city's tallest sky
scrapers.
Over against instances of the
many bootblack, fruit stand, boat
house and other privileges paying
Inadequate or no rental, the bureau
brought it about that the park com
missioner by public letting, secured
over $8,400 for a soda fountain prlv
ilege, which paid before as low as
$600 per year into the city ex
chequer. Disclosures like these en
abled the bureau to effect correc
tlons of vast abuses with enormous
savings to the municipality.
The basic postulate of the bureau
is that as in private, so in public
business organizations, it is not who
the official is, but what he does,
which counts. Why, it Inquired, is
it that the best business concern
would pass at once into bankruptcy
if it employed the business system
exemplified in the municipality? It
began, not In a spirit of sharp shoot
ing for Irregularities, but with
courteous requests for permission to
study In the light of modern busi
ness methods the systems prescribed
for the prevention of waste and the
accomplishment of work in the city
departments. Even from Tammany,
the bureau found officials willing to
afford opportunity for Inspection of
methods and a purpose to cooperate
in betterment of systems. A sample
disclosure was the discovery that in
its relation to the street railways
there was due , the city $1,500,000
for paving done at the city's ex
pense between the rails of the com
panies, and the pressed collection
of these neglected claims resulted. I
Another discovery was that existing
systems not only put a premium on
peculation, but made it impossible
for even an honest official to render!
efficient public service. The report
Bhowed the system made possible
the carrying of unnecessary men on
the payrolls, the absence of any
check as to whether or not employes
were on duty, the diversion of trust
funds and the evasion of the legal
method of letting contracts by pur
chase of goods from dummy supply
companies, whose profits ran from
3V to ouu per cent, uae Dorougu
president was removed, another is
soon to be tried for falsifying rec
ords, a third hurried to Europe to
avoid trial and a fourth is now un
der Investigation.
AN EDITOR MILITANT
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UBLISHING a live and aggres-
ilve newspaper in Jackson
county has its drawbacks. The
testimony of George Putnam
editor of the Medford Tribune, is
in point. It appears in another col
umn on this page. There is a
closed season for wild game, but
none for Editor Putnam, at least
in JackBon county. He has been at
tacked by grand juries and felt the
heavy hand of a court that held it
an offense to criticise the action
of a grand jury. He has been per
sonally assaulted by a deputy sher
iff who elected that an assault
would disprove ,a charge by the
newspaper that was not otherwise
disproved. Along with the other
manifestations toward him of Jack
son county Justice, he has been in
jail, but in the face of it all he and
his briKht newspaper are still in
the ring. Happily there are higher
courts, and If his vitality holds out
Editor Putnam will survive the
courts, officers and grand juries as
applied in Jackson and reap the re
ward that always comes to the pa
tient. A great political party per
ished because it attempted to muzzle
free speech.
THE PITTSBURG PHOTOGRAPH
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HERE WILL be those who will
condemn the methods employed
in detecting graft among Pitts
burg councllmen. It was out
of the usual order, and a portion
of the public is always ready to con
demn the unusual. There is con
demnation by some of immunity for
defendants who turn state's evidence.
Yet it remains a fact that bribery
and graft are of such character that
detection is most difficult. In all
crimes. In fact, the burden of proof
is on the state, and convictions far
more difficult than acquittals.
Because the detectives led the
Pittsburg councilman Into decoy ne
gotiations, proceeded to pay him the
money and then took a flashlight
photograph of him while in the very
act of accepting the bribe, a cry
of unfair methods will he raised.
Apologists will say that the man was
led into the act by a trick, and that
his guilt Is therefore artificial. In
Pittsburg, a storm of protest will.be
raised on this account, and senti
ment will be more or less divided.
Yet It Is obvious that this council
man Is as guilty as though his detec
tion had been by usual methods. The
flashlight photograph displaying him
in the act of taking the money is
finality In proof of his dishonesty.
Every man is either honest or dis
honest. There is no middle ground.
If honest, this official would have
spurned the detective. He would
have scorned at the first blush the
attempt at negotiations. He was,
on the contrary, dishonest, and he
walked straight into the trap. His
guilt is as complete as if the briber
had been an actual briber. The
methc-d. Is Justifiable, Just as im
munity for witnesses r who betray
partners In -guilt is justifiable.- At
best the , avenue to detection and
punishment of the guilty Is difficult
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land round about. Because It is so,
grafts and crimes are manifold and
punishments comparatively few. If
a batch of councllmen are sent to
the penitentiary as a result of the
Pittsburg photograph, the ends of
good government will be well served
RAILROADS AND WATERWAYS
R'
ECENTLY Mr. , James J. Hill
asserted that , the end of the
era of railroad : building had
been reached. He gaveecon
omic reasons for this statement, and
in a modified 'sense he is probably
right That is, . railroad building
will not entirely stop; Air. Harriman
Is planning to build a good deal in
Oregon, and Mr. Hill will build
some more himself. As Louis W.
Hill lately said, in effect: "Where
we see a resourceful region without
a railroad, we build there and de
velop It." But henceforth the main
efforts of the great railroads will
be to combine and to Improve ex
isting lines in every possible way,
so as tcf handle a larger traffic upon
them, rather than to complete and
build new lines into one another's
territory.
It will be readily remembered
tha"t in 1906, the year before the
panic, there was a great congestion
offreight and a car famine, causing
much annoyance and loss. The re
sults of the panic are slowly passing
away, the presidential campaign Is
over, the tariff will be tinkered up
somehow next spring, and it may be
expected that freight congestion and
car famine will recur next fall, and
for years thereafter. Railroad men
like Mr. Hill see this, and ac
knowledging that in the, near future
the railroads cannot take care of
the traffic they are urging, not op
posing, the improvement of inland
waterways.
Obviously, transportation facili
ties must be increased and enlarged.
We cannot measure the future by
the past year or two. Mr. Hill has
also made an estimate of an Im
mense amount of money that would
have to be expended on railroads to
prepare for and keep up with the
prospective traffic, and he intimates
that railroad men are not going to
get and spend this money for this
purpose; hence the urgent necessity
of the fullest possible Improvement
of all practicable waterways as soon
as the work can be done. The
friends of improved waterways In
congress should be prepared to
make a combined, aggressive and
persistent campaign for the $500,-
000,000 bond measure as soon as
congress reassembles.
THE MISSOURI MUDDLE
jtl
HE SENATORIAL situation in
Missouri Is curiously compli
cated. Senator Stone won out
in the popular election by a
small majority over Governor Folk,
but most of the legislative districts
that went Democratic gave Folk a
majority. Stone's majority was
nearly all in St. Louis, Kansas City
and other large towns, and It is
asserted not only ' that the vicious
and lawless classes all voted for him,
but that gross frauds were perpe
trated in his interest, and there is
probably considerable evidence to
prove this. Stone's career in the
past is no guarantee, that he would
not sanction and willingly become
the' beneficiary of such methods.
The legislature is Democratic on
Joint ballot by only four, but Re
publicans control the house and con
tests have been filed in 10 districts,
the apparent purpose of the Repub
lican leaders being to unseat enough
members of the house to give the
Republicans a majority on joint bal
lot. The same alleged frauds which
helped Stone to defeat Folk also, it
Is claimed, helped elect several Dem
ocratic members. One proposition
Is to give the Republicans the lieutenant-governorship,
which they ap
parently lost by a very small mar
gin, In exchange for their withdrawal
of these contests. There' is likely
to be a warm mixup in the Missouri
japltal
this winter.
Those who have criticised our
sleuths should withdraw everything.
Instead of no captures, we have on
hand two complete sets and positive
Information that both committed the
same train holdup. If everything is
genuine the country must take off
Its hat to ov.r sleuths for the first
and only case of the kind on record.
The incredulous, of course, may stop
to inquire how it happened that two
separate gangs of highwaymen per
formed in a single holdup. But then
there is the reply that perhaps two
trains were held up and a capture
of one guilty gang was effected be
fore the holdup. Of the second train
was even discovered. Or, there is
the other theory, that perhaps there
were two locomotives on this train
and that one gang operated at each
end. Maybe that later a third posi
tively Identified and genuine gang
may be captured, in which event the
theory will probably be that there
was a third locomotive in the mid
dle of this famous train. In any
event this business of performing as
a sleuth has its possibilities as well
as its drawbacks, and in the present
instance it Js the possibilities that
are on parade. It is a great field.
Oompers and Mitchell will have
to go to jail for contempt of court,
but whether th,e court Is right, or
wrong, the decision and. sentence
will make these leaders martyrs in
the estimation of a great number of
people and add immensely to their
popularity amopg unionized work'
Ingmen. It will, be truly said, for
oi.e thing, that rich . employers who
violate a law are never' sent to jail,
The merchants have been doing
an enormous business, and doubt
less will report far larger sales dur
Ing the ante-Christmas period than
ever,i before. , .There Is no sign of
hard times in Portland or "in Ore
gon; and a prospect of better times
thk,n ever so people generally may
well take a happy holiday tomorrow,
Castro seems to have been more
than half right In his contentions
with other nations, and especially in
his attitude toward . the asphalt
trust, but he -was domineering, die
tatoriaL lacked diplomacy, and be
came an incubus on Venezuela vnicn
is well rid of him.
Let nobody who is very poor or
otherwise in distress or deep trou
ble be overlooked tomorrow. "In
asmuch as ye did it unto one of the
least" ,
Having been fully shown about
the subsidiary Standard Oil com
panies In that state, Missouri says,
"Get out o- here, and stay out."
Jackson County Ju5tice
From the Medford Tribune.
It Is to laugh!
When is an asaaul. not an assault?
When it happens in Jackson county..
Surely nothing- more absurd has oc
curred to make a travesty pf the law
than the whitewashing of Earl Jackson
by the county grand Jury Juat dis
charged. ......It m. . . r. AH
A yv&r ago m.11 uaauit nun umua uwu
Mayor Reddy and an ax hurled at his
head. The grand Jury held it was not
a punishable offense to try to brain a
man with an ax.
The Tribune criticised the grand Jury
for falling to perform Its duty, and
the Jurors, who saw no crime In a mur
derous assault. immediately discovered
heinous crime in remarks upon its
own shortcomings. The editor was at
once indicted, pulled off a train and
thrown Into Jail for his wickedness.
Then came the trial. A forger es
caped unscathed - the consequences of
his crime. A murderer went free, but
the relentless wheels of justice grind
exceedingly fine when the real thing in
the line of criminals (an editor) comes
up. The courtroom rang with oratory
that reminded one of the matchless elo
quence of Sergeant Buzz Fuzz in the
celebrated case of Bardwell vs. Pick
wick and 12 good men and true brought
In the comic opera finish and sentenced
the wretch to punishment. The penalty
still hangs over his head until the su
preme court in its own good time passes
upon the points at Issue.
Now follows chapter two and another
grand Jury.
In the course of the political cam
paign of last spring, the Tribune print
ed a story, the truth of which has
never been questioned, that Earl Jack
son, while deputy sheriff, triced a pris
oner up by his wrists. Some five months
later, during which not a word had been
said on the subject, the Tribune editor
was assaulted, without warning on the
street by the former, deputy whom he
had never seen.
Without loss of time, the young man.
whom publication of the truth had so
Injured, hastened to the city recorder's
court, where he filed a 'complaint
against himself and paid the minimum
fine. Then he hurried to Ashland, where
he had a similar complaint filed before
a friendly Justice of the peace, who also
accommodatingly gave the minimum
sentence. In neither case had the young
man been In Jeopardy in neither case
had the Injured party filed a complaint,
nor had anyone who witnessed the as
sault filed a complaint they were fake
prosecutions to enable the assailant to
escape real prosecution.
A complaint was filed before a local
justice of the peace and a real prosecu
tion begun. The youth with pugilistic
propensities was bound over to the
grand Jury, which, after hearing the
evidence of tha. complaining witness,
brought In a not true bill thus declar
ing that an assault Is not a punishable
crime In Jackeon county. Just as the
previous grand Jury had decided, that an
assault with an ax was not punishable.
The grand Jury had nothing to do
with the fact that the defendant had
twice pleaded guilty upon fake prose
cutions. Whether he could or could not
escape punishment upon the plea of
former Jeopardy was a point that the
circuit judge alone could decide and
this column could be filled with cita
tions showing that he couM not so es
cape. But legal points and technicali
ties are not for grand Jurors to unravel
they are sworn to act according to
me evidence Derore mem and the only
evidence placed before them was that
of the complainant. Tet no indictment
was returned, though these same grand
Jurors took oath to act according to
evidence.
The Tribune has profited by experi
ence the grand Jury has been dis
charged so the editor cannot be Im
prisoned by-It, The annual grand Jury
farce Is over for this year and the mer
riment of this glad Christmas time Is
considerably enhanced by this opera
bouffe exhibit of Jackson county justice
cakewalking tor the protection of thugs.
It Is to laugh!
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In spite of the grand Jury's decision
to the contrary, the Tribune wishes to
announce that the open reason for edi
tors has ended as far as its own editor
is concerned, and the closed season
is on.
This Date in History.
1737 Silas, Deane, a special ambassa
dor sent to France" in 1776 to seek aid
for the American cause, born in Oroton,
Conn. Died In England, August 23.
1789.
1800 Attempt to assassinate Napo-
tenn oonapane.
1809 "Kit Carson, noted scout nnri
pioneer, born in Madison county, Ken
tucky. Died at Fort Lyon, Colo., May
, lOOO.
1811 The "New Orleans," the first
sceamnoat mil.t in western waters, start
ed from Pittsburg for New Orleans.
it i i reaty of peace between the
united estates and Great Britain signed
at Ghent.
185 Two United States shins mIzoA
at Havana for conveying arms and sedi
tious .proclamations.
1864 Wilmington, N. C.,' bombarded
by tho union fleet.
187S Johns Hopkins, founder of Johns
Hopkins university, at Baltimore, died,
Born May It, 1796.
1893 Unsuccessful train robbery on
the Southern Pacific near Burbank, CaL
Balm for Fat Men.
From the Atchison Globe.
t Every picture of the devil in human
form represents him as very tall, very
slender and elegantly dressed. The fat
men need all the comfort they can get
and may find soma in this,
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE
A good day to swear off.
Castro may ba laughing in his sleeve.
Many people 'will be too tired to be
merry. .,.;.
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So far the Toung Turks haven't taken
ine narem.
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Tomorrow is It Ba aa hannv and
goou um you can. - , . r -
But of course there will ba manv
crimes and accidents.
Everybody wishes the nresldent a
bully, corking Christmas.
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'toon't blame Tha Journal : it kect
warning you to buy 'em early.
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It Is an unhaDDV nerson who cannot
enjoy the happiness of children.
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So far Castro Vasn't rone down Into
tha low country to call on Wllhelmina.
Oversea! on ' the nart of attorneys
when they have no caaa doesn't help any.
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Doubtless) Castro wftnld Ilka tit send
Gomes a bomb for a Christmas present
But how ' could Rnhwah . have built
that 15.000.000 palace without tha hlsrh
duty on steel.
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Senator Plait shouldn't: the soonar na
Is forgotten the better though a hor
rible example has its uses.
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Mr. Hearst is -now a warm eham-
?ion of the president. Once Mr. Root
old what the president thought of,
Mr. Hearse
It might be a godd plan to begin
tomorrow practicing on the conduct that
you are goinar to make a resolution
about on January 1.
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The three days' holiday scheme that
s being adopted In Chicago is one that
l multitude of overworked salesDeonle
will approve heartily.
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A lot of whlnkev amountinsr to SO 000
barrels was sold in Louisville the other
day, an Indication that some people in
tend to have a certain kind of merry
Christmas.
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There is a piece of evidence that one
town is really dry. A visitor there gave
stranger, after a brief conversation.
$5 with which to buy some whiskey for
him. and the fellow- hasn't found any
yet; at least he never came back.
Senator Bailey Is exceedingly indig
nant' at - the president at an alleged
hint In his message that some congress
men or their appointees needed watch
ing, ine senator is exceedingly sensi
tive ever since that Waters-Pierce
transaction was discovered.
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He might be a benefactor of humanity
at least he would benefit the hop
growers who would Invent some large
use for hops besides beer-making. But
mall quantity or hops is used In a
barcel of beer, and wtmt is needed is
some other means of consuming; them.
and they are said to be healthful things.
Dorando, the Marathon runner, ad
vertises a certain kind of wine for
days before he runs, claiming If he
can only drink enough of it he can
sustain anything; then while he is run
ning he wears a sash on which is In
scribed the name of a certain brand . of
cigarette, as an advertisement of his
choice. But he fell down and it was
Tom Longboat, an Italian, who doesn't
drink wine or smoke cigarettes, who
won.
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
'William Penn" By
(The closing lines of the "Life of
William Penn" (N. T. 1S82).
Born in stormy times, William Penn
walked amid troubled waters all his
days. In an age of bitter persecution
and unbridled wickedness, he never
wronged his conscience. A favored
member of a court where statesmanship
was Intrigue and trickery, where the
highest morality was corrupted, he never
stained his hands with a bribe. Living
under a government at war with the peo
ple, and educated In a school that taught
thft doctrine of passive obedience, his
lifelong dream was of popular govern
ment, of a state where the people ruled.
In his early manhood, at the bidding
of conscience, against the advice of his
dearest friends. In opposition to stern
paternal commands, against every dic
tate of worldly wisdom and human pru
dence, In spite of all the dazzling tom
tations of ambition so alluring to the
heart of a young man, he turned away
from the broad, fair highway to wealth,
position and distinction, that the hands
of a king opened before him, and, casting
his lot with the sect weakest and most
unpopular in England, through paths
that were tangled with trouble, and lined
with pitiless thorns of persecution, he
walked into honor and fame, and the
reverence of' the world, such as royalty
could not promise, and could hot give
him.
In the land where he planted his
model state, today, no descendant bears
his name. In. the religious society for
which he suffered banishment from
home, persecution, and the prison, to
day, no child of his blood and name
walks In Christian fellowship, nor stands
covered In worship. His name has faded
out of the living meetings of the
Friends, out of the land that crowns
Letters From tne People
Letters to Tbe Journal sbouM be written on
one aide of the papar only, and should ba ac
companied by tbe name and address of tha
writer. Tha nama will not ba nued if tha
writer asks that It ba withheld. Tbe Jonrnal
la not -to be understood aa Indorsing tha views
or statements of correspondents. Letters should
ba made as brief as possible. Those who wish
their letters returned when not used should In
close . postage.
Correspondents are notified that letters ex
reeding 300 words In length mar. at the die.
eretion -' tha editor, be cut down to that limit.
Says Hammer Away.
Vancouver, .Wash., 'Dec. 14. To the
Editor of The Journal Dear Sir: It
has only been about two years since
I have shaken off the 'tenderfeet ' and
cast my lot with the Evergreen state.
After looking over Oregon and ming
ling some With Its people, I decided
that the former nickname, "mossbacks,"
was very nearly correct.
After looking over your very re
sourceful state bnt a few weeks, I' found
that a railroad had It "fenced In," and
was bleeding it to death, neither build
ing nor letting others build railroads;
that this same railroad was illegally
holding millions of acres of the best
land In your state. ; Tour king, Mr.
Harriman, said in a ' speech delivered
in California a year ago last September,
that they . would hold that land for
"future generations." Who are these
future generations? The Harriman
juniors? .; , '
I also found that your: people 'Were
just simply sitting down and permitting
the P. R. L.' P. Co. to levy toll on
a navigable stream at Oregon City.
tow can fool some . people beyond
those locks ' to - "pay the freight," but
not all of them, j . I
, And now com' your politicians and i
NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS.
The Drain road. district has voted
t mill tax. . ; . . - .-' '
A tSOO shlnment of fruit trees to
Tonna valley man Is lost, strayed, or
siuieu. sr.-, ,i . ;'! - ' .
' An Ions butcher discovered two well
developed hearts. in a steer, relates the
Proclalmer. :
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Skating is fine on Klamath lakes,
and a large amount of Ice will probably
d narveatea.
A Milton man who sold 101 head of
fat cattle guessed within 40 pounds o
ineir toiai .weignt -
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The Pumnkin Center schoolhouse an
prooriatelr has a numpkln suspended
irom ine center or ine ceiling.
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In a divorce case at Pendleton a big
pue or rocks and scantlings are in tne
court room as extilDits. , .
Tha enumeration of Corvallis school
children shows an enrollment of more
than 1000, an Increase of something
more man iuu over tasi year,. ,
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The alfalfa mill is kept running day
and 'night, the output being 25 tons
per day, aaya the Echo Register. - The
nutritious value of the meal Is much
greater than was considered at ilrat
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A rella of the antideluvian age. be
lieved to be a tooth from the maw of
a huge mastodon and weighing nearly
six Dounds. was recently picked ud
on tne bank of J-oat river near Merrill.
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The percentage of increase in O. A,
C. attendance the past four years
reaches 118, which surpasses even
Washington State college, which shows
only 107 per cent Increase from 1904 to
19U8.
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A farmer brought to Jacksonville
one beet weighing 27 V4 pounds and
from four rows four tons of beets were
marketed. He also brought in several
carrots weighing from seven to ten
pounds each.
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' A movement is on foot for the en
larglng of the Stay ton Woolen Mills
company plant. The company has been
gaining ground steadily and with more
capital could do three times as much
business, says the Mall.
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A Butte, Crook county man, raised
some fine turnips In his garden this
year, three of which weighed 11, 12
and 18 pounds respectively, and ona
head of- lettuce that was three feet 10
inches in clrcumrerence.
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The Crook County Journal tells of
the importation by a Haystack man of
26 Hampshire sheep and in describing
them says that "they present a striking
appearance, tne rams naving Doia Koman
countenances and the ewes characteris
tically strong but feminine faces,
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Crook county is the abiding place for
10.088 horses, valued at 2l6,974; 17
mules, valued at 8340: 80.882 cattle.
valued at 8310,830; 102,880 sheep and
goats, valued at 8178,645; 1540 swine,
valued at 34402. and three dogs, valued
at 8.150. Cattle have Increased In num-
creased. The total valuation Is 17,070,
254.
rne attorneys ojr coos county are
moving in the matter of securing a new
judicial district for Coos and Curry
counties, says tne Marsnrieid News.
Douglas county Is now a part of the
district, and the circuit Jndge resides
there. The object Is to have a resident
juage ror uoos and curry, wnere i
great deal of legal business is trans.
acted.
Robert J. Burdette
his memory with slncerest rwwence
Even the uncertain stone that would
mark his grave stands doubtlngly among
the kindred ashes that hallow the
ground where he sleeps.
But his monument, grander than
storied column of granite, or noble
shapes of bronze, is set In tho glittoring
brilliants of mtghty states between the
seas. His noblest epitaph Is written
In the state that bears his honored
name. The little town he planned to be
nis capital has become a city, larger in
area than any European capital he knew.
Beyond his fondest dreams has arrow n
the state he planted In the wilderness
Dy aeeds of peace." Out of the aloomv
mines, that slept in rayless mystery be
neath its mountains while he lived, the
measureless weaitn or this model state
sparKles and glows on millions of
neartnstones. From its forests of der
ricks and miles of creeping pipe lines,
the .world is lighted from' the state of
Penn with a radiance to which the sons
of the founder's sons were blind. Roar
ing blast and smoky forge and ringing
hammer are tearing artd breaking the
wealth of princes from his mines, that
the founder never knew.
Clasping the continent from sea to
sea,1 stretches a chain of states as free
as his own. From sunrise to sunset
reaches a land where the will of the peo
ple jh ine supreme iaw-a land that
never felt the pressure of a throne, and
never saw a sceptre. And In the heart
of the city that was his capital. In old
historic halls, still stands the bell that
first, in the name of the doctrines he
taught his colonists, proclaimed liberty
iniuugiioui tne iana, ana to all the In
habitants thereof. This Is his monu
ment, and every noble charity gracing
wn mine is nis epitapn. ' . .
some of your newspapers ask your leg
islators to break a solemn pledge and
your people support such political
mountebanks and such corrupt sheets.
If The Dalles Optimist cares nothing
for the will of "the people," as ex
pressed at the polls, aa your editorial
of yesterday seems to say, why do you
"mossbacks" tolerate such an affair? An
affair that would corrupt a legislature
even before it Is in session.
I wish to congratulate' you for your
continual hammering away and hope you
will succeed. ' R. T. WILKINSON.
Manuel Estrada Cabrera's Birthday.
Manuel Estrada Cabrera, president of
the republic of Guatemala, was born
December 24. 1858, and acceded to the
rulership In 1898. His election followed
the assassination of President Barrios.
Cabrera was the first president of the
republic taken from fivll life since 1838,
those Intervening having been military
chiefs. Cabrera was a thorough Span
lard and an advanced Liberal. Though
he has held office considerably longer
than the average term enjoyed by his
predecessors, his ruls has been beset
with many troubles. . In 1899 an un
due issue of paper money caused much
dissatisfaction among the people and
the result" was that several unsuccess
ful attempts were made on the life of
President Cabrera, To the Internal trou
bles of the country, were added serious
disputes with the neighboring republics
of Salvador and Honduras, which a
year' or more ago assumed such a threat
ening aspect that the United States was
obliged to Interfere to bring about peace.
'; Regularly prepared manuscript sheets
were circulated as newspapers In China,
Rome and Venice long before the In
vention of printing. ., , i
Vie RLVALM
HLMININE,
my tne 1'oor. ; -
T-
HE closed door, the lack of room, .
the preoccupation, tbe indiffer
ence of "that solemn midnight,
centuries ago," when the kingly
child was born in Bethlehem, are
not less in evidence in these days.
The Christ came, but found no wel
come. The Christmas time comes, but
wakes- no echo in many cold.- hearts.
With all the Christmas Joy and happi
ness that there is in. the world, yet
many lives reflect none of Its warmth.
These are tha really poor at the
Christmas time. Those who are poor
Indeed are they who have starved out
the human need for their kind, the Inv
of little services, who have crushed the
nean tnrob of sympathy, denied them
selves th privilege of loving. Among
those who are poor In worldly goods at
this time there ia to be sure sadness at
being dented the privilege of giving.
But in many lowly hearts the Christmas
spirit shines, though the day brings
little of personal cheer. Theirs at
least ma Driviieere or Deinar in accora
with all the spirit that makes festivity.
A neighbor will share a gift with them,
some one will, send them a basket of
food, some on remembering old friend-,
ship will send a letter; they will pick:
up a piece of holly in the street, or they
" isuy wis uiaupff iw iiiww imu
- Few so poor that Christmas means
nothing. But our hearts may well be
moved with pity for those who, well
supplied with means of blessing, get no
blesslnsr from It. Into whosn ice bound
souls the Christmas glory can not shine.
Who walk among the throngs of holiday
shoppers, eagerly searching in these last
moments for something to gladden a
)m,.4 MnA 11 1 . 1 -
. " . . H VllV. UUI IV Mil IIVUBOIIH,
nuisance, tomfoolery, buncombe.
xou nave prepared gifts for those who
love you. Tou have made a careful list
of those to whom you have been in
debted for little services in the past.
You have recalled the names of those
whose lives touch yours at some point,
such as the postman, the janitor, the
grocer's boy, the messenger who comes
with the Christmas parcel. Then you
have thought of soma rtoor whose,
Christmas you could gladden. For
all these you have taken thought
and prepared some especial remem
brance of the Christmas season. But
there are other noor than those whose
Christmas seems sad to you. And these
are the poor, starved, unresponxive souls
to whom the coming of the Christmas
season is a disturbance of carefully ar
ranged business method, a tax unnn
clerk's attention, a huge piece of foolish
ness wnicn annoys, aisturDS, rons tn
man Who wishes to give his thouirht ami
his whole life to the business of amass
ing. Suppose some kindly woman had seen
the travel worn Marv and her. husband
coming Into town on that eve of the first
unnstmas day and had said, "there are
so many strangers in the town: come
and stay with me." How that woman
would be blessed and remembered In all
our succeeding Christmas seasons.
But the ignorance In which the mod
ern world and its devotees are sitting
today nas no such good excuse. It is
a willful Ignorance, a determined blind
ness, a deliberate shutting of the door.
Pity the poor at the Christmas time.
Tes. indeed, pity the poor. Those who
deliberately shut themselves away from
It all, holding It folly, those who have
grown so crabbed, so narrow, so hard,
that there is no room in them for the
Christmas spirit.
S K
for the Dinner.
Crab for
SOMETIMES we overlook the easily
procured edibles in our searrh for
noveUy. Crab meat, which is com
mon enotfgh with all Portland markets.
Is a highly prized and priced delicacy
in many cities and is one of the daint
ies served at the most exclusive hotels.
As an apoetizer It Is delicious for he.
ginning the dinner and may take the
place of raw oysters.
Served ice cold in small glasses as a
stsrter for the Christmas dinner crab
meat prepared In this way la good.
For six persons take half a pound of
flaked crab and mix it with three table
spoons of tomato catsup, two table
spoons of fresh horseradish, the iulce
of one lemon, a little salt and paprika,
about two tablespoons of mild vinegar
and about two tablespoons of finely
minced pimento and? the same of green
pepper, If your family Is fond of hot
dishes. Or the peppers may be omitted
If preferred.
Crab a la Newburg must be served '
hot. and is good tilled llirhtlv on rounds
of hot buttered toast. What to Eat has
tnis recipe for the making of a New
burg on the chafing dish. Gas stove
cookery Is not different:
rut three tablespoons of butter in
the chafing dish, when hot add two enns
of crab flake and let it cook for a mo
ment, adding a little salt, paprika and a
dash of nutmeg. With the spoon draw
the crab to the side of the dish and tip
the dish in order to have all tha butter
by Itself; now add one tablespoon of
corn starch (a scant measure) and cook
until It bubbles; then pour in one cup
of cream and stir all together until St Is
boiling; then lower the blaze and add
two egg yolks slightly beaten and one
tablespoon each of sherry and brandv
mixed, and serve at once, on hot plate's
over hot, buttered toast. If there sre
blectlons to using the Honors use more,
nutmeg and the Juice of one lemon,
which will make a good dish, although it
is not then to be called a 'Newburg. '
at, St St
The Invalid's Christmas.
TERHAPS there is an Invalid in the
hearty Christmas dinner provided
for the rest of the family. Don't leave
him out Let his room be bright with
dainty holiday gifts, the brightest and
the prettiest. Bring a tiny tree and set
it UD for him with Its colored ranera
and a few selected ornaments. Buy him
a new cun for his cocoa or a dainty
serviette for the tray. Let a spray of
holly or mistletoe accompany his frugal
meal.
These little hints mav heln fnn in
serving the Invalids Christmas dinner.
Chicken Broth. Select a four-pound
fowl and cut into Its natural divisions
Remove the skin and all the fat. Break
the bones with a nntatn rrnuher ii...
In an agate kettle and add two quart
of cold water. Place on the fire and
bring to the bolt Boll briskly five min
utes. Reduce the heat to the simmering
point and cook until the fowl is thor
oughly cooked. , Drain the liquid Into a
bowl and season lightly with salt -and
pepper, vv hen cold place In a very cool
place and It will jelly. This can then
be used plain and hot In a ran.n,
with thin wafers. You mav, make a
change by serving it with an egg yolk
or by mixing with hot milk.
Hot orange iuiee-slie-htlv nuu
and strained will make a nice change.
To make a small nimniltv n v,-..
broth take one pound of finely chopped
lean beef, nlace it In a
add one pint of cold water. Let s'tand
half an hour. Then place the sauce pan
on the fire and bring the contents slow
ly to the boll. Boll briskly five min
utes, reduce .the heat and cook 80 min
utes. Strain, season and serve hot.
If one ia in a hurrv. hMf ..t.at . ..
be made in this way. Place a pounfl of
fresh chopped beef in a Mason Jarand
ouu iwn uiuieBDoonruia or coia water
Stand the Jar in a kettle or saucepan
containing cold water and bring slow
lr to i the boiL Boil 15 minutes, drain
off the Juice, season with salt and serve
at once. "The remainder of the meat can
be used for stews or hash for tho rest
of the family. i
Foaming Milk. Ingredients, one egg
white, pinch salt teaspoonful sugar,
cupful hot milk, tahlespoonful whipped
cream. Add the- salt to the egg white
and beat until stiff.. Then VddV the
sugar and hot milk. Strain into tall
tumbler and place the whipped cream on
tOp. ;'.'-, v i
'Mr. Arch hold's Answers.
' From ths Philadelphia Ledger.
Archbold was, merely trying to be '
Ignorant, having: heard somewhere tni! ,
Ignorance is bliss. , ' . "T