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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 ,.,.!,.
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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.
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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. - ,
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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.
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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 ?
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