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4. THE JOURNAL AK INDEPENDENT JiEWorArs.it. C. 8. : JiCKSOJf .... similar tract of land in Oregon. Ob- allotted time ig almost too Bhort a Judge: f'What la it that you work' wald West . secured 1 a far better period. ' It Is a time for the great-fingmen want that you haven't got? product, and a 30 to 50. per cent est and beat thought ofihose among! This worklngman at once answered. phiiMbM I Increased yield in his hop yard near l ut cnosen representatives to be de- Yankee fashion, with the question corvallis, f Experiments by. the gov- votea wun singleness oi purposetana "wnar is it. judge, mat you nave r"J5!JSiSS7 iSSSf wabSSSS,lhiiitf I eminent in'varlous localities. In the deepest seriousness to, the great got that you f don't .want?" ;That im, ruth pd ygbiu tret, Portland, or Valley though yet In the earlr" stages. I work. Oregon waits and Oregon was fairly; and wittily , putting the - Etmd it th potoffiot .t Portuod. or., for have Invariably yielded splendid re- People await the result with patience boot on the other foot. , trammiotoa uuvu w man u-" i turns. Problems and methods re- ana nopeiumess. a striae rorwara , - main yet to be worked out. but that n state development and atate build- Another "unloaded" pistol; a aii SSSSSSlL cM tr iSSSi they. will, be worked out and that ng or two years more, of retarded dead little girl, only three years i T.n oiwitM th ptm'ii joo water will lie Introduced on large progress are staked on tne outcome. 0ld, killed by her mother, V who .. . ?1. p , V (areas In the Willamette region Is The lBsues are momentous and the pui led the trigger in fun. What JORf,0AA?TBT2, p5!tR unquestioned. The movement is people are watching those who arel multitude and variety ;of Isickening bwi3 ; BniTdiirMs Ftfib it n.w glow because not so far deemed to 6e figures in tne session, They I tragedies the revolver, loaded and .r; iuoT-t Bojf Buucng. .c.. , nBrftgBarg t,fe has been easy and want 10 Know exactly wnere eacn "unloaded" causes. Snharrfnrlna Term hr mill or to an addren I rnnn corfntn -aritriniir Irricrarlnn I man 8tands. They Want to knOW u Ul. vutLv owin, vanauji -ISjOO I On month ; - &CXDAY.' : .....2.&a I On montni,.... PA I tT AND SUNDAY. ........57.60 I On month 8 . ' On year.. Ob ftar.. With water In abundance every- whether he is for the people Out of more than 60 conncllmen g .boI where, with vastly increased profit or against the people. They want of pntsburg, the graft manager says to come from its application and l" wciuri nn D im. six were honest and would not take with the natural advance that time 8n or against Oregon. They want Drlbe. This shows, that Pittsburg . .a On year., ff jn Ctrtifm that tbe timlaOoa of tit. f ind nrnonoo hinw n thimrD tho J to Know wneiner ne is ior resort to irrigation on mi extended &OQd legislation or against good i scale in the region will be one of 'egislation. They want to know . i - , , I vlifltliar hA rfiirArHa hla riff Ira na ft may not be quite as bad as Sodom was when it went up in smoke. Adrtrthtr'a Ctru&cd Cinulatioar Blot Book A 1 Tin Paoer hat nmrrd br lurtstieatioa 1 that tk tirrnimtinn rmcarda Aww font milk 111 mmm ami h eirralMtiom mtAtmd with Much aenncjr that mdrtrtntn may rtlj on any lUtrawli of tame mam or toe paomotn mmler the ojgatnaip aaa maamgeatnt control Kantambar 1 1908. 1 the steps of the future. LABOR AXD JAILS M .1, And the angel said unto ' them: Fear not; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.. For unto- you is born this , day in the city of David a "savior, which is Christ the Lord. whether he regards his office as a public trust or a private snap. They want to know whether he has things to do in secret or whether his acts UCH OF moment Is involved are to be open. in the sentencing of the labor whether he wants to hide things leaders to Jail. It is doubt- from, the people or take the people ful if there will be general into his confidence. They want to approval of the principle at issue, know whether the sessi6n and every It Is doubtful if the offense is as big thing connected with it is to be a las the sentence., i . square deal for them or a period of In the minds of Just men there is secrecy, silence and stealth. If there a higher law than that applied in are those who are afraid to take the the Washington court. It is a law people Into their confidence, can the under whlclr-the effort of men to people trust them? Increase the income of toll is not an offense with jail-sentence for a pen alty.' It is the great law of human ity which places men on a plane above the thing. The toll of the man produces the thing, and under the great humanized law, the man is Hurrah for the streetcar fender, or at least one fender in particular; It saved a life. Isn't this, the first Inatanra nf tha tlnd nn . rMord In iney want to Know PortlandT . - ; To anybody who : has done any thing to make anybody else Inno cently; happier, or anywise better today, Christmas will not have come In vain. "; Eat, drink and be merry but in moderation, for tomorrow you 11 have to go to work. , GREAT WHITE WAITS r iHERE IS agitation for a "Great White Way" between Milwau kee, Wisconsin, and Chicago. It is to be a broad macadam placed first and the dollar-or the of perfect smoothness over which property afterward. The courts may automobiles and other pleasure ve- say so, but It is not an offense hides may speed under the best and against society for workers, by all safest conditions. The significance peaceful means, to get all they can of the plan is that hard-headed capi- for their labor. His wage is the talists are behind the project, and in "Peace on earth; men. good will to Nature3 recognizes no holidays. "Joy to the world.' CHRISTMAS i Though doubters doubt and scoffers scoff, . .(h .till tmr rtt- measure of the worker's welfare and financing It, they will secure pos- Th0Ugh ieamed doctors think they know toe test or nis ramiiys comiort. session or large Doaies 01 iana along The gospel stories are not so; Unman wellholno- la tha nrlmnl nnri I ha rnarivrnv nnrl rolv nnnn (ho a A. 1 Though greedy man IB greedy Still , ,.i 11 t . iL.i. x m I And competition chokes good will, Tmm(f MrT-nron haa annn.moH omy ODjeci 01 social urRnuwu. n vance in value ior meir reiurn ior wh ,, "h -,h noo, men fr.t. that today he will give a good waB Tor ine,r muiuai weimeing mat constructing tne roaa. inis nint or Dear me! We can't spare Christmas yet! HUXGRV, AND YE FED ME N THE . downtown district a man j " needing one, without pay. He made provision to feed at least 800 men, and If they", are hungry and broke they, are aa welcome as If they had plenty of money and an uncertain Letters From tke People little groupB. The same principle, value of abutting land should be Meanwhile let s keep the day we ve got: larougn a prucees 01 evuiuuuii, icu i suggestive in uregou. ureal wniie to the Institution ,of governments. Ways in every direction throughout If the3e governments do not exist the state would quickly pay for uniMflla : TMi man anrl tila f.mllv Dien, the principle for Which they and add Immeasurably tO the COm- one aide of ih paper only, and nhould b ae- The Journal is infor doeslhls wer originally organized has been fort and happiness of Oregon life, SXf ,e anV "i "t b." if ib. nil tA ma lost oigui oi. neuuwu iu oiiu- ine wonuer is mai uuiuan etion -""- '""i" "Ci Z-."V..: z.., d a well na nn i Phrlotir.no Aav Plest terms, the eOnomlC task Of is not more directed in this avenue or atatement of correspondent. Letter ahonld !hi : " a intnLi no my S; Polltl" cons,st8 ,a helPin8 the which is so momentous for a more Jr'not SSiTS age iiiuu iu jiiuiib euuB uiuoi. joj i perieci social aim euuuuuii'; cun- v " . the test of human comfort and pro- ditlon. Great White Ways, such as I oTn" S word "7n nienKln m. t tbV tection the essenUal problem of that proposed between Milwaukee ereuon ,M Mlttr' " eut OOWI1 10 statesmen is to Increase the pur- and Chicago, are almost as much of r,, ,..1, t ,.,.!,. .. . . , ... . , 1 i.. " cnasing power 01 hu urumij u 0 a stimulus to civilization ana nappy 1 n,,- 24 To the Editor of work. living as are tne colleges ana The Journal In your issue of Decern The Buck Stove company has schools Rven the ancient Romans I her 17 I note the stand taken by O. I been the persistent foe, to labor in understood this, and in their road McPherson l n revird to section m t moneyless man out of work is turned e effort of its leaders to secure a building far surpassed us with all discharge of employes under civil serv- ubiici 6i iui iuo .wnitwiv "- unr uoasLeu ciiiaiiuu. nuj uu i ice, wnicn proviaea mai nu nuit,v,jr, era onfl their fnmlllpR rificaiiRfl nt ,.r nonnk atnrtv the, onhlopt anH shall be removed : or discharged except naid- hut . Rinm mani dn tinAn.v printed the fact of this hostility in break in upon them? Is not the hlm and a duplicate filed with the civil a labor newspaper they are sent to subject one through which the com- service commission, that any employe Jail for one year, nine months and hng legislature, by wise and brave 80 discharged shall have the right of six months, respectively. If tne action, can do a mighty service for original theory of' government is Oregon? Is there one man in the right, the sentences are wrong, state who prefers bad roads to wrong at least under that higher Great White Ways? and better law of humanity. Such FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE 'Against Flogg-mg- In tk Navy By R. F. Stockton, Captain U. S. N. (From a speech aa senator from New Jersey, In the, United States senate, pn his successful bill to abolish flogging in the navy, January 7, 1853.) - i I love the navy. When I speak of tha navy, I mean the .sailor' as well as the officer. They srert all my fellow citlaens and yours, and come what may, my .voice, will ever be raised against a punishment which degrades my coun trymen to the level of brutes, and de stroys all that Is worth living- for per sonal nonor ana self, respect.. In many a bloody conflict has the superiority of American sailors decided th bettle In our favor. . X desire to secure and pre serve that superiority. But, can noble ness of sentiment or honorable pride of character' dwell ''with one whose every muscle has been made to quiver under the lash 7 Can he long continue to love a country whose laws crush out all the dignity of manhemd, and rouse all the exasperation of bate in his breast? Ixxk at your history, that part which the world knows by heart, and you will find on Its brightest page the glorious achievements of the American sailor. Whatever his country has dona to dis grace him and break his spirit, he never has disgraced her. Man for man he asks no odds, and he cares for no odds when the cause of humanity, or the glory of his country calls him to the fight Who, in the darkest days of our revolution, car ried your flag Into the very chops of the British channel, bearded the lion In his den, and awoke the echo of old Albion's hills by the thunder of his cannon, and the shouts of his tr'umph? It was the American sailor! and the names of John Paul Jones and the Bon Homme Richard, will go down the annals of time forever. Who struck the first blow that bumbled the Barbary flag, which for a hundred years had beon the terror of ennsten dora. drove it from the Mediterranean and put an end to the Infamous. tribute it- had been accustomed to exact? - It was the American sailor! and the names of Decatur and his gallant companions will be as lasting as monumental brass. In the war of 1811, when your arms on shore were covered with disaster, when Wilkinson had been defeated, when the army of the northwest had aur rendered, when the gloom of d"pon dency hung like a cloud over the land who rirst rent tne tires or national glory and made th welkin ring with shouts of victory? It was the American sailor! and the names of Hull and tli Constitution" will be remembered as long aa we have a country to love. That one event was worth more to the coun try than all the money which has over been expended for a navy. , Since s. that day the navy has had no stain upon Its 1 national escutcheon, but has been cherished as your' pride and glory. '. The American sailor has established a repu tatlon throughout the world for a- hero- Ism and prowess unsurpassed. ' The great climax of Cicero in : his speech' against Verres Is, "that though a Roman citizen, his client had-been scourged." Will this more than Roman senate long debate whether an American ettlaen, sailor thongh he be, shall be robbed of bis rights? Whether, freeman as he Is, he shall be scourged like slave? Shall any American citizen-be scourged? Forbid it, Hesjvent Human ity forbid It!' Bor myself, I would rather see the navy abolished or buried in the depths of the ocean, than that those who won for it all its renown, should be subjected to a punishment so brutal, to an Ignominy so undeserved. THE GANAL CONTROVERSY Mr. Roosevelt Stands Unhorsed. From the -St. Louis Republic. ' But Mr. Roosevelt is neither cautiou nor resourceful and in the first shock of the conflict he stands unhorsed. McLarens give him meals and lodg ing all. the same tor awhile, and more "than " that they " help him to get a Job . If ; be wants one; they hustle" around and find work for blm. If they discover that a man won't work when he has a chance they cut off their charity, but no away. The regular price of meals and lodging is low .and would scarce- paid; but since many do notpay, It would of course be a. losing proposition- for the McLarens if they did not receive some assistance from well-to-do charitable people. , Whatever one may think of the advisability of this sort of charity, " he would be hypercritical who Is the view that will be taken by 'sincere practical efforts to ' benefit "Ho" f iu8t mn- is not ' unfortunate, shiftless or wayward ,-men. There nobody has to give his .pedigree and recount his history in detail, and then get a ticket for a meal after earning It, nor does he have to play the hypocrite by pro fessing to believe something he can't believe or understand; he Is simply fed, lodged, and helped the correct view, then our legisla tion for more than 100 years in which tariffs are levied for the avowed purpose of increasing the tollers' hire is fallacious. If it is F appeal to the civil service commission and the commission shall have the right to reinstate. Mr. McPherson bewails the fact that a civil service employe so discharged can appeal to the civil serv ice commission and if charges are not sustained can be reinstated. He would have, to use his words, the heads of de partments be the Judge and the sole inrlrA as to whether an employe Is ROM A news point of view, as performing his duties properly and CASTRO AXI GOMEZ well as otherwise, Caracas is a long way off, and as a strict censorship prevails there we efficiently. He would make appeal to the civil service commission Impossible and civil service positions a thing for the heads of departments to Juggle with, not the true view the purpose of , cccurrlngi and -ts significance, government Is mostly for the pro tection ot property and but little for protection of the man. However, This may' not be wise; no doubt Mitchell Gompers and Morrison seem uceuutfu iv uu iu jau. 11 cannot be very sure yet of Just what! a chance for them to play favorites in the matter of promotions, etc., Dy giving them the power to discharge employes whenever their judgment or lack of it some would condemn it ae encourag ing idleness and fostering beggary; "yet somehow, on this Christmas day at least, warm-blooded hearts will : throb -in sympathetic commendation and the results.' Apparently, how ever, Gomez, the vlce-preBident, has justifies it; or some one on the eligible taken advantage of Castro's absence 1 list to whom they owed an obligation. to hpItp thp irovernment and la an- wanted the Job. What would be the In to seize tne government, ana is ap- centlv, for one to attempt to pass rigid nrnvpn nnn win ii tmii nm 1r1.Hn 11 v tiihi 1 .....i-.iHn. km ... , . T V I r . I UIVII SCI V CAOlllinovivMio nuu i ou- win De a strange aigui. ii maj ue- VonMiiPlnin PAnprallv in dointr no. fii nerhim have to hold themselves come a. momentous fact. Meantime Tf ho rotoin rv.a .nnnrf A tha in readiness for months (and in one speech? . . to, tn ,a, case known .to me personally nearly two "c 10 years) only to find the permanence 01 himself as president, for awhile at! his position depending on the digestion what has become of free speech! 5, of the McLarens, 'realizing that like hVHAT OREGON EXPECTS FROM leagt While Castro kept himself In and consequent humor of the head of ; Abbu Ben Adhem, they rank high among those, who love their fellow men. A COMING METHOD I THE LEGISLATURE nnwor with llttl onen resistance. ePartment7 ; um "P th.e UAZ , . - js H n()t Uke,y tnat a oofly OI for nuarlv tpn vpnrs tnpra nm aicna I , a i . rvrirrrVT .vam Ka I J ' d wumera who buiuu nijuafci; luc Y OKEUO.N snouia De searcnea that the peope were generally pret- own meriW and owe allegiance to no irom one ena 10 uie uiuer, uui ty (,red of hig dictatorship, and Individual, will be more efficient, wnere I T-WAS in the Mollla district. Clack"amas county, that the first watermelons and strawberries were grown in the Willamette ' valley. It is now proposed to make 'the same district the scene of the i first extensive irrigation project .n the Willamette valley. For the pur pose the Canby Canal company has been organised with a capital stock , of 15000.. It is the plan to irrigate 6000 acres of lfnd, and by the . process to create large production where now there Is but little. To the Ultimate Willamette valley the . Molalla district is now to be In irri gation what It was' in the melon and strawberry business. ' It is to be a pioneer; pointing the way. Students of agricultural economics and con ditions have no doubt that great areas In the Willamette will finally come under Irrigation." They will isee In the Canby project the begin ning of the evolution from dry into Irrigated agriculture. ", .The, eiflcacy of the. plan haB been demonstrated many times in rejfjrlcted areas. The housewife dembastratea it every summer day in keeping : the lawn. Every, garden and every flowe; bed heret water is applied proves the theory The Oregon ; Agricultural college has demonstrated the effi cacy ot water farming in the case of .f(V'n. potatoes and alfalfa, in. which tremendously Increased crops ; of ach were secured. A Washljngton county farmer In a single applica tion of water secured the greatest .1 cf "clover ever grown on a one taxpayer could be found who would not velcome hl8 return wouia oe ior otner man a duhi- nesB session of the legislature. No other kind of a session Is wanted. It costs a lot of money to hold a Yet In case of their discharge they are given opportunity to thresh out the case and be vindicated or discharged, as the evi dence warrants, by a commission of impartial men, than- would a rabble whose only security lies in their sub servience to' and vying with each other he has powerful friends and follow ers, who will make Gomez much trouble. If incited thereto by Castro, anrl nvon nrnhnhlv without aiifih- In. 1 T. wtrtA mnnrt.. iff , - - - Bervienue nr aiiv vj liir wiui ootn uliiti session. It costs more money it umf i, .ni imnm),M0 . in.,i.H.. ih.mi... in h. false and foolish issues be intro- raatpn w'Ant BWv with th intpntinn graces of the respective heads, of their 1 . a .. i.t. if 11 J -1 J I 1 . . wn-nm- m mrr T win aucea wun couipi.cauous, ut-myB auu .ot tQ return wa8 prac. P" ticany Diocaaamg tne pons, cutting George I of Greece's Birthday. on nis revenues, ana ne was out or Qeoree I. kins- of Greece, was born tomfoolery. The bill has to be footed by the taxpayer. The bur- den falls heavily upon the business favor not only ;Uh mo8t European lTmr iCiSiCtZ Veconl son of men auu uu, WwUC. i nations but with tne United States the late kln or wnmar11' cnnstian ix. land, it falls heavily on the farm- j v m ,,, , When the Greeks finally succeeded In pr of thp ntatp It falls hpavllv on I 7. , -- ' "-'" throwing orf tne TurKlsn . nomination ers of the state, it tails heavily on thought that $ was a g00d time to and looRed about for a ruler, they called ui uubinebB men bhu pioj.eriy uwn- abdicate informally 1y going to Prince George of Denmark to accept t?r ui cnjry uicsuu iuwu. muus Europe But if not if he returns tne new,y createa tnrone or ureece. all these there Is a desire for an or- A mal BL ron ., .' was chosen king In March. 1863, and -..v. dvu.c a i VI1 nrnwnvil in November or inn aa.me Who Got the Money? From the Milwaukee Journal. The recital by the New York World of William Nelson Cromwell's testimony before the senate committee on lnter- oceanlc canals, when he was being ex amined by Senator Morgan, completely cuts the ground from under Mr. Roose velt. Though an unwilling witness. Cromwell was forced, when confronted with the documents, to confess that the conspiracy had been hatched by Ameri can capitalists and that they profited richly , from the deal. The $40,000,000 was paid to J. P. Morgan & Co., which lh turn distributed it. despite the assertion by President Roosevelt that it was paid directly to the French government. Public Cariosity. From the Providence ' Journal. The .story of the travel . of the for tunes of the original French company, following' its bankruptcy. Indicates that at their last stage they fell into the hands of an American syndicate. That the persons who got the money havs not publicly boasted of the suc cess of their enterprise is not surprising, That there seems to have been a per sistent effort to conceal essential par-1 tlculars of the transaction Is what fur nishes the sinister suggestion. On this point the dallying curiosity of the pub lic is now recreated into a righteous demand for full and precise informa tion. derly and peaceful session, with all the legislators bent on achieving tbat further deva8tate and large following, it means a civil war year. In 1867 King George married the good results for Oregon The state needs road legislation. It wants a better distribution of the tax burdens. It wants water power legislation. It watits irrigation leg islation. It wants legislation for protection of the timber resources, such as is suggested by the National Conservation congress. It wants legislation with reference to the Willamette locks. It wants legis lation In line with the progressive thought for conserving ell "our re sources. It wants legislation for the public schools. Never in the history of the state did such weighty anil pressing prob lems of legislation appear for solu tion. Never before la the history of the state has so much of state well being depended upon the delibera tions and action of a legislative as sembly. Never before was there sueh need for deliberate and wise action. , 'For all this the 40 daysvof otherwise injure Venezuela. A clergyman having said that j "luxury is as great a curse to the Grand Duchess Olga. daughter of the Russian Grand Duke Constantlne. The rule of King George has been a suc cessful one and no sovereign in Europe enjoys a greater degree of popularity with . his subjects. King George has six children. The eldest son and "heir numan race as aoject poverty," tne to the throne is the' Duke of Sparta, Public remarks: "This is dreadful- who has Just passed his fortieth year, ly true when the two go together. King George Is a keen man of business For where they go together the lux- & hifcIvS I'lst ?. fabe lbS ury of some spells poverty for the of many other rulers In Europe. rest. But the luxury tbat all might have by earning it, would that be a curse?" This, we suppose, is an ex pression of socialism, but it is worth some thought nevertheless. 1 5.. Whatever all the- facta as to Judge Root's transactions or nego tiations with Railroad Attorney Gor don, he is manifestly very weak, un suitable timber' for a supreme court Judge. . . - ; '.. '. -:' : . v ... A very intelligent and highly re spected workingman who died re cently In Ohio was once asked by a This Date in History. 1635 Samuel de Cbamplain, explorer, died In Quebec. Born In France In 16S7. 1774 British tea ship forbidden to land at Philadelphia. 1776 Americans defeated the British at Trenton, N. JT. , 1779 The city , Of Nashville, Tenn.. founded. ' i ' 1836 Rear Admiral Francis M. Butiee, V. S. N., born In Iartf ord. Conn., j Dted there, October 19, 1901. - , 1868 President Johnson issued ' uni versal 'amnesty proclamation, ' 1890 China Navigation company's liner Shanghai burned near Chlng Klang with loss f 800 lives. 1898 Great Britain Inaugurated Ira penal penny tf .800 lives. - : - eat Britain lnaugulra Running Sbots Written for the Journal by Fred C Portland should extend every aid and encouragement to ships that come to her wharves. We need some wharves owned hv rh rltv and hill It of lasting ma. terlals. -properly equipped and able to receive snips in an up ii unio momrei. Yes. stranger, some of the Initiative laws have ben appealed to the higher courts. With all our courts .and all our able and uncrimlnal lawyers the Initia tive laws go into their nopper, same as in other states tne otner aina aa. Frnm th waste of the sawmills In Oregon could be made great fortunes if we were wiser ana noi bo rccKiess. Tnrl Rum will not allow bridge or other prize card oartles to use the mails to extend invitations. Have Uncle Sam arrested for uslpg the mails to Advertise his land lotteries. To read that the representatives of the California fruit interests before the congressional committee wept at the ruin that a reduction of the tariff would hrlna- to the Golden State, and then read the loud brags of how California fruit was driving out competition in the foreign and domestic markets because of its superior flavor, appearance and sizemade elsewhere, ot course would make some men smile. "T.et us nrev!" and the pious trust smiles at the talk of tariff revision with that confidence and hope that makes his countenance shino wltn tne reriected glory of the triumphant Republican party. As Portland grows the bridges seem to get smaller and rewe. If Mavor Lrfine were the city council he might Improve the conditions, but if the cftv council were the mayor what would become or common ioik ; Labor oavs all bills. The rent paid for the use of land and the taxes for the support of government all come from labor. Why not take the land values annually created to pay taxes with and let labor be reieasea mat mucnr - A paper in California points out that tne united Biaies government m -constructing irrigation works raises the mice nf land held bv Dtlvate owners. Certainly. The creation of any and all public betterments raises the price of land held by anybody. When we aro sensible enough to tax land instead of the products or lanor to pay ror tne in crease we will have more public works and better ones. Tne paper is mistaken that says it increases the value of land 1 an acre to irrigate it. -To say $100 would be a mild statement oi it. Farmers who have settled upon land In the irrigated districts of the United States government should be given every consideration in making payments for the canals. The first settlers have 'a thousand . difficulties to contend with. and many disappointments. To pay the sum of 83 to it an acre ior water be fore crops and .trees have been grown, stock sheltered and fences built means ruin to many and little bare feet in the snow. , ... . . - v: Never shall It be said that the Chinese lover of the New England states sleeps! This country must, and shall be -preserved with - Chinese labor! The rec ommendation of the Roosevelt adminis tration that the Chinese exclusion law be repealed was wisely deferred until after - election, but the New England Fie tr lot and the corporations seeking Iberty lovlpg Chinese to populate the country got together ' in time- to tell congress what to do. : . . v .-. : , - 7 Eternal Fitness, i j From the Pittsburg post, i"T see a retired knockabout comedian Is" going to buy a title and have a' coat or arms." .- : i -.-:' ' s .'ITas h decided on anything? vr think be Is Considering two slap sticks crossed over a seltier siphon," Should Be Probod. From the New Orleans Times-Democrat The president has gone out of his way to bring the issue before the public, and instead of denouncing the author of what he declares to be a falsehood, leaves htm severely alone and assails one of the commentators on the objec tionable newspaper statement It la to the credit of the World that it has as sumed full responsibility for the story. Under such circumstances it seems to us that these charges will now have to be investigated. A Chronic Delirium. From the Charleston News and Courier. Whether the New York World's charges are well groomed or not we do not pretend to say, but it Is respectfully submitted to Intelligent and prudent ciuaens mat Theodore Roosevelt, if a competent, is not a credible witness In rebuttal. His utterances on this sub ject, as they were in rcsnect to the Parker charges, are those of one sick of a rever, but not yet weakened by it Mr. Roosevelt moves and has his being in a sort of chronic delirium: he is imnetu- ous. volatile, seething, ecstatic. 1 ; Oregon SiJeligKta Eastern Oregon farmer are smiling at the snow. Roseburg's streets are simply horri ble, says the News. . Less than five per cent of Wallowa county's tax remains unpaid. " Pupils at the Hermiston public school have Increased from 90 in September to 140. ' A Lane county man ham racAlvct mail a six pound cake from friends In ocouana. The Dalles tnfflclala hava ! session of their fine new city hall, cost ing tta.vuv. The bis- Irrigation nrn1. In -k La Orande valley is progressing rather ciivuurHKinftr. . ' Miss Marian Tt. Towna nf Mrnnt deputy county clerk, la atudvlnv lav uu expects to practice. Black Slouch lands near Astoria in beins- bought by Finns, whoaa larii la n. to. ijommererjarwea. 4 A Perrvdala man has hrmirhf hank from Kentucky 21 blooded Jersey cattle sua iu ma aureaay line nera. Excellent oroarresa has hn maHa during the past few days in securing ngius o way ror tne proposed electric road to Seaside, says the Astoria uuaget. ..... Not long ago the best Ian nn tha 8andridge in Union county could be ooue-nt ror l&o an acre, but now mnat nf It is held at 1100 or more. Prospective irrigation. A Myrtle creek man killed ia imo-a last week which dressed J500 pounds. They were only a year old. At cur rent nrlces for lard and baron amount already realized from sausage and bones, these 10 pigs are worth $260, or 826 coa;ii, bdj-b me -jnaii, I - The government steamer Umatilla la completed and with a dredge is doing guuu worn mm is improving tne cnati nels In the Columbia river ahnva rvitin says The Dalles Chronicle. This boat was built at Celllo and is a flna craft. costing $60,000. The boat is at present dredging Brigg's shoal, above Celllo, and la giving a good account of herself. - . - Our valley roads are in aa nrfK condition as in midsummer, says the La Grande Observer. This is an ideal winter; stock can be fed with little or no waste. Wood can be broua-ht frnm the nearby mountains with greater ease than in the summer, which prevents excessive prices. ' From a climatic standpoint 1908. has been a model year. Athena Press: Eastern. Orec-nn anA eastern Washington are in ' the markor now with apples that get the trade and the price not only in our eastern cities, but now the crowned heads -nf Knnm, are feasting on them. According to all reports, about a million fruit trees have Deen piantea in eastern Oregon and eastern Washington the last year New orchards can be found in every locality. Thev will be borlnar for oil nut at Pratum within a few davs. with tha finest outfit that can be bought In the country. The people who are putting up the money are confident that they will get the oil. If thev do. thera will ha another story added to th prosperity ot. urn wiiiamette vaney. unaer tne surface the oil. on the surface the -crops. Above the surface the timber to an nothing of the fruit, says the Salem Statesman No Opportunity. From .Puck.- " ' - w-?1 -.- Mrs. Dyer Have you had any expe rience In taking cara of chlldrsn?. Applicant No, ma am. Heretofore I ve onlyworked for the best families. - , 5 Tie RE, ALM fOUNINE, The Christmas Spirit. There dwelt in old Judea, , ... A maiden fair to see, v Tha mother mild and undenled . , r Of a blessed babe was she, . -O Noel, sing Noel, , And merry be alway, ; For Christ wrfs born in the early morn AH on a Christmas day. And as the Infant Jesus . ..' r , Lav on his lowly bed. - A circle bright of heavenly light , C isnona round about ins neaa. . O Noel, sing Noel, And merry be alway. ff-For- Christ was born in the early morn' All on a: Christmas, day. Tor this was Prince Emmanuel t Who laid aside his crown. . And all to win our souls from sin unto the earth came down. O Noel, sing Noel, . And merry be alway.t For Christ was born in theearly morn Ail, on a. Christinas day. - - W HAT a genuineness there is in the old carols that wera sung by a simple people out of tha " fullness of their hearts. How their true ring sounds in . our hearts today when we come to the blessed Christmas season, doing rever enc before the lowly manger wherein lay the unconscious Prince of Peace. The particular charm of tha simnle carol her given lies in that refrain, "and merry be alway" it is giving us the keynote to which to attune our lives through the coming year. "And merry be alway not nourinar out all our gladness and graclousness upon one day of the year- and with drawing into a shell of selfishness and egotism through the other 364, but car rying the Christmas feeling, the Christ sentiment,- the Christ example, with us and letting it shine out of humble deeds and unimportant actions. our nearts nave tnruieii wltn the reverence that moved the wise men to lay their offerings of gold and frankin cense and myrrh before the little babe, recognising In tits innocence and hu mility the sovereign power that was to regenerate the world; and we have re sponded to the angels' song of "peace and good will," wishing we might Join tnat jtcciaim or joy. Ana tnen. so orten. we nave come back from our. little Journey into far distant times, from our mental excur sion into that simple, beautiful atmos phere, and have looked out again upon the work-a-day world of this twenti eth century, and. with a sigh, have taken up its burdens, gone about its prosaic business, regretfully. Let us take heart today, from the simple message of this -Christmas song. It is couched in simple language, ror simple 'Tiearts to understand. It recog nizes the workableness, the Uveableneas of a sincere faith, not only in the dawn of the first century, but now, when the accumulated burdens of the old world claim our attention for their heaviness. Now, aa then, social problems press for attention; now, as then, greed lays Its burdens upon a community; now. as then, the poor are oppressed and down trodden: now. as then. there is sick ness, heaviness of heart, the trials ot the widow and tne ratneriess, tne smit ing of the falsely accused, and often our spirits are burdened with it all. We groan under our burdens, we lose faith in the ultimate outcome; we re pine that the way is long and the path atoni'. And yet the angels' song was more than an acclaim, it was a prophecy. Tha worshln of the wise men was not alone fitting for that -early light of one aupreme day in faraway Palestine, but Is a type of the mind of wisdom in this day; the coming of the Prince of Peace was not an isolated fact among manv facta in a Cold and muddled world, but It was Indeed the mark of a. new day, of tha dawn of a hereafter for all the worlds struggling people. It was not the evolving or a tneory too fine for common needs. It was not the bee-Inning of a scheme of regenera tion for mankind which depended upon vast armies of force. waging war against preconceived opinions with flre . and sword. It was the coming of the child, prepotent with a silent regener ation tnrougn tne souis i men. -. It haa in lta evolution not the plan ' of th violent reformer who would lay hntrt nnnn all tha Dossesslona of men and dispose them equally, nor does It de pend upon tne aream or oui penoiuuu which moves the ascetic, shut oft from the touch of his kind, but it is tha dawn of the soul, standing In undis mayed freedom before God. and hu manly housed in - an ordinary human frame, and touched on all sides by hu man needs and human sympathies. Reforms may seem slow, the sorrows of men may oppress, there may be wrongs and there may be problems- what then: shall we despair because it Is given us to touch these in our lives? He whom this day honors was sur rounded by all these. Born in a manger, sheltered by a humble home, surround ed by plain people with their cares, and their sorrows, he lived out a simple life, untouched by the wickedness though touched by the sorrows, and he left in the world Into which he came the germ ef at regenerating force which is even now working out its ultimate destiny. We are not isolated specks in a world of confusion, but because of that lowly Nastarene child we are individuals, a part of a divine plan, free to chose, free to live out our destlny-,apurred on by the thought that an omnipotent wisdom has decreed the result Why ahnuld we not take hold of life with new courage and new hope? Why should we not "merry be alway," not leaving our Christmas behind us when w a-o out to tomorrow's duties, but car rying with us Its spirit and its message wherever our lives may oe rami It is not a blind world majrtly spinning itnwn n trackless void: It Is God's world. and the day of the fulfillment of the angel's prophecy is every day a little nearer. . The prince of peace nas come. - 8 ' 4 A Christmas Fancy. VERY novel way to serv a straw-. berry h?e cream 'is to have It packed n a tall mould so that when turned out it will resemble a chimney some what On its top mount a little candy Santa Claus. t i : A; ' Si, may it bring Some Holiday Toasts. Here's to our Christmas us good cheer! May the joy of this Christmas reach alH far and near. May the message of Christmas to ' all v- hearts be olear;. May it soothe every sorrow and dry every tear." .. May It bind closer to us each soul that . is dear, And the spirit of Christmas last all - through th year. ' Laura R. Valbot A merry Christmas, wishing you pros perity in your friendship and joy in your work possessions .nor precious than "the peculiar treasure of kings." Ed win Alarktumi. Many merry Chrlstmases, many Happy New Years, unbroken friendships great accumulation of cheerful recollections affection on earth, and heaven at last for all of us. Charles Dickens. . H ' t V Fruit Filling. ' M AKE any good layer cake and fill with this filling: On cupful of ( t seeded raisins, .a half pound of blanched almonds, one of g9 and aim ot citron; all chopned fin. Mix Vhh enough frosting to spread and place be tween the layers, : v ? S
