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AH INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
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So in our little dealings,
humble trades,
Our small besetting cares, our
' Simplest duty,
We trace With golden threads
of everlasting beauty.
. Leighton.
THE GOVERNOR S MESSAGE
T
HE GOVERNOR'S message was i to the taxpayers. The Institution
M
TRUST SENATORS STILL RULE
i
T BECOMES increasingly clear,"
remarks the Republican In
dianapolis Star, "that the re
actionary coterie in the sen-
ate, led by Mr. Aldrlch, is as obdu-
- rate as ever In its antagonism to re-
forma demanded by public denti
' ment.' The Star cites the currency
question, on which Mr. Aldrlch made
a show of yielding to reform sent!
ment, but it Is evident that this was
only a false pretense. Various Wash
ington correspondents are telling
very plainly the method by which
Mr. Aldrlch will attempt to prevent
any honest and reformatory tariff
revision, while affecting compliance
with Mr. Tatt's program. On most
other matters Aldrlch and his
coterie of trust senators would yield
considerable, if necessary, in order
to prevent any injury to the robber
trusts. As the Star farther, re
marks: It will be easy on these heads, there
for, for the ruling coterie in the sen
ate to make a great show of yielding: to
publ(o opinion, meanwhile concentrating
strength on the defenses of high tariff
schedules which the people want to Bee
reduced. It looks now as If the new
administration would have a tremend
ous fight over this same tariff revision,
and when we reflect how the "Interests"
emasculated the Wilson bill, it la im
possible to view the outcome without
misgiving. The new president Is not so
spectacular a fighter as Mr. Roosevelt,
but behind that sunny smile, diplomatic
- sauvity and Judicial aspect, there lies,
we can not doubt, a sense of justice and
a determined spirit which the senate
may arouse to its own peril.
But the people cannot -afford to
depend on the Influence and power
of a president. Veteran tools of the
corporations like Aldrich will either
defy or outwit him every time, as
they have Roosevelt. What the peo
pie of the states misrepresented by
; these trust senators need to do is to
get rid of them, at the first possible
opportunity, and the best way to do
that is to adopt the Oregon plan and
elect a legislature pledged to elect
the people's choice.
read to the legislature yester
day. The state's affairs grow
yearly more and more complex,
and the document was necessarily
long. It reviews the fiscal affairs
of the Btate and shows them to be
in the best condition In the state's
history. The Irreducible school fund
has increased $830,720 during the
past two years, and on the thirtieth
of September aggregated $5,429,930.
Of this great sum only $11,848 is
in the bank unloaned. The principal;
of the agricultural college fund is
$195,878, and It is all loaned ex
cept $1166. The university fund
aggregates $104,205, and is all
loaned but $840. The amount of
interest collected from the irreduc
ible school fund during 1908 and
disbursed among the schools was
$256,067, ag compared with $247,-
289 for 1907. All the funds are in
excellent condition.
The receipts from the various for
est reserves were $139,808, of which
90per cent goes to the federal gov
ernment and the balance, 10 per cent,
aggregating $13,980, has been paid
into the state treasury. The 5 per
centum fund for 1907 was $74,001
and for 1908 was $66,870. which
has been paid into the Btate treas
ury. The price of school land has
been raised to $5 per acre and more
and of Indemnity land to $8.75. The
prices are. the largest the state has
ever received, and the lands being
sold are the. remnants of a former
princely domain.
There are 131 old soldiers in the
Soldiers' home and veterans draw
ing $30 per month pension are now
admitted, the former limit of ad
mission being restricted to those re
ceiving $12 or less. The home is
in excellent condition.
Good results from the bacteriolog
ical department and the need of
facilities for fighting fire are re
ported at the insane asylum. The
Institution Is now crowded to its
limit and means must be provided
for a new one or added facilities at
the present one. Stripes have been
abandoned and cruel and unusual
punishments abolished at the peni
tentiary and a more humane system
has been inaugurated with good re
sults. The governor recommends
that in conveying prisoners to the
penitentiary the work Bhould be done
by attendants of the institution as
in the case of the asylum, and fig
ures are produced showing that it
can be done at about half the cost
now have a population of 239,803.
Every added fact makes the late un
derestimate of Portland's popula
tion more and more nreoosterous.
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
for the feeble minded has been in Why isit necessary to, belittle Port-
operation a few weeks and Is ex- land s importance? Why not give
pected to be an agency for great her the position and standing to
good. , which she is entitled?
Increased appropriations for the
SMALL CHANGE
Oregon state fair for premiums and
other purposes are recommended,
and the need of a greater water sup-
The really important matters.
aside from the ordinary appropria-
tlons, are or can be comprised in
ply for penal, reform&torv and char- about a dozen bills, and most mem
itable institutions is set forth. The bers can agree on what the most im-
repeat or me lau.uuo oenosir. law i moimiB ore. lucra wen
for insurance corrmanles and the worked on and legislated on it will
creation of the office of Insurance De a small matter if the rest are
commissioner are suggested, and the I -08t ,n the shuffle.
Recommendation of the board for the
continuation of three nnrmal Kchnnla
la submitted. Attention Is called to down to Georgia, and is sticking to
rnrtion war rioim. oni tn ,ivii wor him closer than a brother. As
claims with recommendations that Bourne is working to raise Taft's
they be investigated and that such ly from $60,000 to $100,000 a
as are valid be paid. The good
work of the railroad commission is
recounted and its larger and further
usefulness predicted. The library
commission has loaned 25,000 books
to readers and delivered 54,845 vol
umes to the schools at a cost of $30,-
589.
half of the National Guard, and
with strong emphasis the corrserva
How would you like to be the milk
man:
mm
Now are they going to play politics,
after all?
No excuse will servo, aa to that
torial pledge.
The pitchfork seems to hav at laaar
one broken tine.
There should h a n aana
a week from today, i
Why doesn't the kninar nnr th -r-
service after the reichstag?
T- . V. . .. .
Ronator Rn., nun-A TQff ""u Fv.er. -says the weather
.. wwvv iiiuh. Metier late than latar
WllV Shouldn't I fix tha nrl. nf
aona nun. ir sunsnins and rain?
No other nresldpnr itlsMvuraj uninn
mua oi prominent liars.
It IS lUCKV fnr nil on . Umt
that 29,400.0'00 fine will tinr hnva tit Ha
I yaiu,
A biff icicle 1m rather
but WOUld be hpftpr snnrio kA MAf
Tula v,a. kVU VA.
OREGON SIDELIGHTS.
3
1he REALM
FEMININE,
A commercial club has been organized
in Hubbard.
Two Sheridan men bagged 124 ducks
nu one crane one day.
Union people are talking Of putting In I
a municipal iignt plant.
"Q
year, his presence may be accept
able.
Senator Foraker is still harping
on the Brownsville affair. The
country is tired of it, and of him on
account of it. Few believe there is
onir clnAaolfn n Win onAonknn Utiles I Will illlman De O. leSI OT H treater
Consideration is asked in be- o - favorite as a Chautauqua spoute"r neit
subject.
summer?
But what avail was all our wit?
We had a fit
When morning broke to find despite
our roresignt bright
T t vn.iat U n - i n ...
n u,i (k. I . t '"-"i . "V opt&ifr .ole
fin,, nr noh,..! on..r.o. to -.M P. I II'. ".J. "-"" inai maae mm
v.. ..o . gestions in bis biennial message the J UV1"C1D,-
IZ . v , - legislature cannot go far wrong. The word of a legislator to the people
the richest state in the union and ought to be ai good ai that of any man
tne worn or tne uregon commission Slngf nol pinmber! uwr'
is imuuuieu as wis oesi in any eiaia. we turned the water it at noon, I Burbank has bred a thornless cactus
The need Of an adjustment of the None too soon, put ne has not yet attempted a thorn-
flh(r.ir law. onH nf . matr rHo onrl If1"" "'V"1. l" "Bl 01 lno I
" - 1 tieiirn. no. ney;
some measure by the legislature for Emptied the pipes just the right way,
rarnnrlnn fni. tha nnhlin it thi im. " was V. li.
a . u l u a.vra a,v puuiiv va, tuv uu
appropriated water powers are top
ics upon which much stress is laid.
The extension of the employer's lia
bility law, the extension of the time The water pipes uack our plight!
1X71,1 4 Were frozen tight!
nriation. a non-nartisan ludlclarv. a Words are not found In Holy Writ
bank guarantee law, a law restrict- Unvoice our righteous rage and woe,
ine the carrying of concealed weaD-1 Hey, heigh, ho!
ons, relief for the supreme court, rtht tdhld. fn mak th water
oy ine aaauion or two new justices i
or continuation of the present com- LP0" tne labyrinthine maze
mlssloners, the establishment of ex-p)pfs outside, inside, cut-offs none,
periment stations in eastern Oregon, . 'un
- " 1 wnen tne wora was aone:
loo-nl hnlirlav a law fnr nrnnnrt Innnl I
,nMt.tiA. j onn,nnrtnnn Those tortuous pipes! Genius devised urdays and Fridays. The peoples busl
representation and an appropriation , tnem, I ness can always wait.
tar a tuoercuiosis sanatorium are so do not condemn; ,
rocnmmpnrler! 1 rV nara. as we can tney never win
The message is characteristic of our labor is in vain:
Governor Chamberlain in its far- Traps (rightly named) no use to ar- He neeos to use his Jaws.
. t i . j 1 m 1 1 I I --
signiea compreueuiou 01 largu yot- The inspector urbane. "The poultice of slrence has come to
icies for the state and in its Biflcere I I heal the Ohio wounds of sound." says
j ,Q,noo esll.1fta fnr tlta A"" "ol waicr pipe i 111 ouwrrauji wan, 1 an eisrern paper, bui coraKer IS JiaDie
uu co.uoo. I Exposed to the quaii 1 to break out again any moment.
fare of the people. Its recommen-1 When the icy north wind In rage un-l
The Bible David was even more radl
meet with earnest consideration in Fire will not thaw it. Come, plumber! I all men are liars. Roosevelt would ex-
A new Dlav is cnllpd "Tho Vafiinm "
A good many plays are pretty nearly
that, intellectually.
A Portland Preacher delivered a lec
ture to prove "The Fact of Kin." Has
anybody disputed it?
All the PuKet sound emintrv ham ,1-
pertenced an earthquake but it was but
a weak imitation of that In southern
Italy. .
PerhaDS if -rant vlthnut Ho-ht.
for a while we would And that they are
a luxury that we can aet alonar aulte
Well without.
Occasionally onfe mav hear bird
singing as cheerily as he can these
tnanKS
The Chcse.
UEEN and huntress, chaste and
fair," the poet sang of Diana,
and o, perhaps innocently
enough, Initiated that curious
belief In which
Polk county is gaining an enviable " lne Present day that women aa a
reputation, for fine slock. T i ttre Per,sttly engaged in the
1 i nunung, ana tnat their game
Tha school census Indicates a.!rjonula- '& man. .
tlon of 227 In Silver ton. EverjTfew days some wl inHlvM.,.1
, . flv,u"e'-ance to some system which
Several farmers near Toledo have I he thinks win ntnn tu .. tj...
flurchaaM a. S76n alalllnn Mntl .. " V" ' "
' ' ' I ' - J a, niHH ranm In 'anr Vnvlr nrhA
A cougar killed five nias one niaht !l'hlni?5-w for ntrtmoiiSU..
for a Umatilla county farmer. , "..ETJ? - ..,. X
a . r-jrM . I YUP8 WOUlAQhOOd, the Bole thonirht im
-ra. tv nouu wu in nici kui mcuii uiimaA ...
water by digging a well 740 feet. 1 1- n no Pens'
i , """vugajice aeniea, no
I - - vw.cu,
Corvallls Presbyterians will build a Z?T, " artirice shunned, that
new church to cost from 116,000 to $26,- hintraM mii,i Korgeously decked out
vvv. I .r,,i i k.i l; ner victim
5v.tV b,e. Vle gorgeously decked out
huntress autakaut in anrun i ...,
ana to brlns' him pnnnnA i .
Many Corvallls business men are pro- L, fl,w 4"alI.y ,s that a fair estimate
Bting against the low assessment I ft S ,n yunf womanhood? Is
a lit unbiased, level headArf n..i
chivalric. or even 1it ? lvh.n ,
A railroad through Harney vaHey is PZlll&h Places, and when their public
coming this year sure, predicts the ""Vn naY weight of authority, we
I'd Mum wine anu JUSI.
We have a right to demand that their
NAhnJ lrnnna ,Ve.n fratrlit wilt I ueClHlOn, Cref llllv wnlirhorl n . rfl I K
be brought in here, says the Gold Beach erately spoken, shall add in some meas-
Globe. . 1r? the world'a enlightenment. But
I sort or talk is neither of these. It
The Echo Register Dredlcts that Grant! 18 one sided, foolish and untrue
B. Dimlck will be the next governor of I .
Oregon. J American women are showing more
" " I ""u ,u" , mai me wholly dependent
This weather will aid in the destruc-1 woman, who thinks onlv nf mnrra
tlon of thousands of covotes in eastern I a means of livelihood.- la hmin
Oregon. Imore and more scarce. Nowadays there
" I nunareas yes thousands of young
A Bonanza, Klamath county, man im-1 women, well equipped in every wav to
ported two hunting pups from Illinois 1 pe sensible, loving wives, who are earn-
0. ing ineir own livelihood becauan tha
right man has not yet appealed to them.
at a cost of over $100
days,
no doubt to hla human
friends for food.
Three holidays durlne- the 40 1v ses
sion, besides Sundays, and several Sat-
Henev is back in San Francisco, readv
to Drosecute Calhoun, and honlne that
nobody will shoot him In the jaw again.
both houses of the legislature.
UNCOVERING HERCULANEI M
wHIirLATE earthquake In south
1ern Italy was very different
x from the volcanic eruption that
y deeply buried Pompeii and
Herculaneum nearly 2000 years ago.
Messina and Reggio were not burled
under molten lava, but their inhabi
tants were none the less mostly de
stroyed. In the cases of the ancient
cities the eruption 'from Vesuvius
must have been of enormous volume.
for they have lain for many centur
ies buried at a depth of many feet
For years past the work of uncov
ering Pompeii has been going on,
and It has mostly been opened to
public view, but only a beginning
has as yet been made in disclosing
" burled ! t Herculaneum. The work
wjll doubtless go on, though the ob
stacles to overcome are great. The
best engineering skill and much ex
pensive labor must be employed, and
the task -progresses but slowly be
' cause Italy cannot afford large sums
to carry it oh and objects to for
eigner doing so. Last year a shaft
six feet square was sunk from a
spot In Resiha, which is built over
the burled city, to a depth of about
60 feet, and has been equipped with
electric Jighis and an elevator, but
a difficulty is encountered in the
opposition of the people of Resina,
who claim to own the soil to the
center of the earth, and imagine that
great treasures may be unearthed, so
they demand the deposit of a very
large tun of money to allow the
work to proceed. But the Italian
parliament will probably pass a law
depriving present land owners of any
right to buried treasures of antiqu
ity. Eventually, however, what re
mains of these cities that have lain
deeply hurled for 2000 years will
be fully disclosed to the wondering
gaze of tourists from all over thei
world.
carefully selected committees will
not only lend additional encourage
ment, but will practically, assure
such a session as is universally de
sired. Thus the eyes of the state
are upon Preident Bowerman and
Speaker Ho Arthur, and with a fer
vent hope that each will name com
mittees above reproach and equal to
every duty. In the selection of each
committeeman let the presiding of
ficers use the plummet, the level
and the square.
try schools are not suspended because
of a spell of weather colder than
usual.. The Bch'ools are run' at great
expense, which the people cheer
fully pay, but both children and tax
payers are entitled to continuous
sessions, as far as possible. There
are long enough vacations and
Behold
Here's our gold!
Portland, Jan. li;
1909.
O. M.
cept Plnchot, Loeb and a few others.
The Oregon Senatorship.
From the Tacoma Ledger (Rep.)
If Republican members of the leglsla- do so.
ture should violate their pledges to
support "people's choice" for United
States senator, the party would be in
worse plight than ever. Faction and
If this legislature doesn't obey a
specific demand of the people and keep
the pledge of a majority of the mem
bers, tha Deorjle will Drettv surely elect
a legislature two years hence that will
& c- i .a li. I They are clear hmlmui i . . . i
walk with hops, which are not worth I ?rave . ad sane young women, who.
much for anything else. nen, lneJ marry men who are their
.,m i.iciiiui equals, will be In
mt . r. n . , ill. , I ww j T JILICU I I IIH THA ItlAthara T
i ner r vni scnooi cuuaren in I men Rnr m-a .,,i, . l j.
Lane county, as against 9167 last year, rfbei eorn,,Wwmnu bt dt
makine a net arain of 630. ?5rL-ta -8,8 rKeo.U8ly decked hunt-
.coocb, enueavoring xo ensnare men?
Marria.iT ham lamTv i f ,
About January 1 a Gold Beach woman I tha nnlv hnnnrahu " ,
picked a peck of quinces from a tree, I women may engage. The constantly
mo secona crop mis year. growing army of women doctors ana.
I clalists. lahoratnrv nrnfirara iih..in..
A Ehiaene livery man has kent four school teachers and what not la in tt.oie
sleighs stored away for IT years with- sufficient answer to the claim of the
rauin as 10 tne straining of
women after the warliiintr rin.
Our homes are not all hannn Laa
It is true, but we must remember that
out a chance to rent them till last week.
a
Edwin and John Weaver sold big
slices of their holding near Myrtle
Creek for sums aggregating a total of w?, ae, J"8.1 now ln a state of unrest
$eo,000. i Which Is the preceding condition of a
. better settlement of the question as
H. R. Klncald of the Eugene Journal OuVounr'women'ari? .I?1?6" ,
has just begun his forty-sixth year ln for mat?monv ? ?. VV.1 raln,ed
the newspaper business, running the ?' m. trtlnl on', ".I'S! but 1-"y
aama natur all tha time. true, is the ract that our young men
same japer au tne ume. are not tralne(j for lt eUh8r B
... ' , . Look at the shambling, unturned
It Is generally understood that the trousers, cigarette smoking" sport lov-
Usting- of Jron oT by Drchu- lng, money wasting individual turned
u.. " V- . , . . r-i, , V '""' ' "i largo quantities Dy our best col
the steel plant for Gold Hill Is now legem for men, and compare tnis es
an assured thing, says the News. centric individual with the healthy
tnlnded, clean, vigorous.
mpntal I V
Old "Joe," noted as one of the best poised young woman who is his college
me mm, ana consiaer whether she is fitly
as pitilessly hunting him
huntlna: does ln the state and
friend of every kid in town, is no more, described
having in some manner got access to a I down,
salmon remnant, says the Athena Press.
a I Women must marrv. 1t la imm or.,
The magnificent power project of the I the ,r.ace must be perpetuated. , But the
coquiue valley rower company is very win noi iurn oacKward, and
much alive and la destined, at no dls- women will not go back to that state
tiint riav. to work a meltamnrnhnsla In Of helpless dependency of tha lrl af
the industrial condition of the Coqullle the period lugubriously chanted, in the
the Enter-r en oif style of ballad the girl
valley and the county, says
prise.
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
A COMING EMPIRE
F
OR THE year ending December
31, 1908, the postofflce receipts
at Corvallls showed an Increase
of 23 per cent over the pre
ceding year. The sales of stamps,
as reported by the Times, was 2 6
per cent larger than for December,
1907. The phenomenal growth of
population behind this increase in
the postofflce business Is unusual in
a Willamette valley town. Though
the Corvallls increase is perhaps the
largest, ll is accompanied by approx
imate showings of the same kind at
Albany, Salem, Eugene and other
Willamette valley points. Being a
firm believer ln the ultimate great
ness of Oregon. The Journal expects
to Bee this growth In Oregon cities
and Oregon rural life continue. It
is a growth that by the character of
the region, its possibilities, its ad
vantages and its opportunities was
due a long time ago. It is a land
where a failure of crops was never
known. It Is a land where the real
extremes of winter and summer are
unusual and where a slight flurry of
snow and cold as ln the present In
stance Is the occasion of general
consternation. It is a land where
the peaceful and gentle character
of the race with which lt is peopled
offers a tempting environment in
which to make a home. It is a
clime where the extremes of pov
erty are unknown and unnecessary.
The contrast that it offers in com
parison with the cyclone-swept, bug-
ridden, storm-beaten, blizzard-blown
and heat-laden conditions In other
localities beckons the homeseeker to
a "haven of peace, plenty and rest.
The growth at Corvallls and other
Oregon towns is a natural sequence
and of which a permanent continua
tion may be expected.
contention would grow. Electors that
enough holidays, in all conscience, believe faith should be kept would
wlthniit keenlne the schoolhoiises merely wait until another time to pun-
vacant whenever a little eastern win- . Pledge violator, and those who
ter weather makes US a Visit. The The ReDUblicans of Orearon had a hlar
"New England" By S. S. Prentiss
(From an oration before the New
Bngland society of New Orleans, De-
schrJol authorities should Droflt bv part In opening the way by which Cham- cember 22, 1845.)
hi. atnt berlaln has traveled toward the sens- uiorious iNew n,ngiana: inou an
i . ,. tv,. . . . . , 1 1 torshlp They can not honorably go still true to thine ancient fame and
ing to lt that before another win-
back on what they have done merely worthy of thlno ancestral honors! A
tr comes the schoolhouses are am- because they now find it operates to thousand fon.d associations throng upon
piv equippea in an respects lor wiu-i punLitm uppuuenu us reused by the spirit or tne hour!
ter weather, even If it does not come .The Sa situation Is a lesson in on thy pleasant valleys rest, like sweet
,v ,f . t. tne need of great forethought ln the dews or morning, the gentle recollec-
enactment of laws. It Is a warning tlons of our early life; around thy
against taking up with the divers po- hJU, and mountains cling, like gather
litlcal panaceas with which legislative t0. mista tha mitrhtv memories of th
Jersey City has an anti-spitting d.t0,? aIefafVllk 8t0clked- Th8 cranks revoiution: and far away in the horizon
for another ten or twenty years
may come any year.
It '
law, as many cities nave, but as
in most other cities lt is honored
far more in the breach than in the
observance. But Jersey City differs
from other cities in having a promt
nent and wealthy citizen, Mr. Bed
ford Allison, who has proffered his
and the faddists have been in the sad
die for some time ln Oregon.
If the Republicans of Oregon choose
to give the electoral vote to Taft for
president and then send a Democrat of
the Bryan school to the United States
senate to
is their
Senator Fulton will be wise not to
services as a special police officer, Abased on l a VsregiVd of p.edges
wunoui pay, tu euiurce iuib law. no maae to Oregon voters.
has not gained even a local reputa
tion as a crank, but he has observed
that most people give no heed what
ever to the law, be believes the prac
tice of cpittlng in public places is
a nKii k.oitv v emancipated their slaves.
UI.U6CIUM mc jjuuiiv, ' I 1817 The ahln Rmrrllnni nf MnrfnlV
sees that regular officers will not experienced a tremendous shock In the
stop it, and bo he offers to under- KUI, stream' ""Pposed to be an earth-
take a very disagreeable task with- j825 Slavery abolished in Mexico.
out remuneration in order to bene- 1 1834 Horatio Alger Jr., author, born.
uiea July 18, is
fit the people. Here is a man who
is willing to make a real sacrifice Hudson's Bay company.
of thy past gleam, like thine own bright
northern lights, the awful virtues of our
pilgrim sires!
But while we devote this day to the
remembrance of our native land, let
iia nal firirot iYim rtnA In u.tt!nh Anr
' h.ampe'Vth8 Taft P,lclM' tht happy lot is cast We exult ln the re
prlvllegel flPftlon that th&usrh wo count bv thou
sands the miles which separate us from
our birthplace, still our country is the
same. We are no exiles, meeting upon
the banks of a foreign river to swell
Its waters with our homesick tears.
Here floats the samo banner which rus
tled above our boyish heads, except that
its mighty folds are wider and its glit
tering stars increased in number.
The sons of New England are found
in every state of this broad republic
In the east, the south and the un
bounded west, their blood mlnrjleb free
ly with every kindred current. Wo
have but changed our chamber ln the
paternal mansions; ln all its rooms we
are at home, and all who Inhabit It
are brothers. To us, the union has butj
This Date in History.
1 776 Andrew Caldwell appointed
commander ln chief of the American
neet.
1788 The Friends in PhlladelDhla
1849 Vancouver island ceded to the
for the public good,
rare.
His sort is i
FIT SCHOOLHOUSES FOR WIN-TER
1864 Judah Touro. a Jewish nhllan
thropist of New Orleans, who gave IlO.i
000 toward the building of Bunker Hill
monument, died. Born June 16. 177S.
1868 Senate reinstated Secretary of
war tawin m. Stanton.
1S4 Natick, Mass.. almost destroyed
The bill to be introduced in the
legislature prohibiting any one from
linluatlv rrlMflalnff- nr mlarAnroaaTil. I by fire.
, (V, ..ii i,i . 1885 Schuyler Colfax, seventeenth
ing the financial condition of a vice president of the United States, died
bank Is a sample of many that
should be rejected without wasting
any time on their consideration. It
is wrong and injurious to the pub
lic to do what this bill prohibits,
but everything of this nature can-
suddenly at Mankato, Minn. Born
March 23, 1SZ3.
1908 Two hundred lives lost in thea-
tre fire at Boycrstown, Pa.
The Ever-Faithful Goose.
Thompson Seton.
Am fnr t Vi o n t rum n SAnHmanta n f ti n
not be or should not be prohibited nogamy which I have claimed for wild
by law. Such a law could not be geese, I can cite one clean cut Instance
enforced, and its onlv effect if any trom thla very flock- Three or four
,nM iwa aHH t lAimm hm, yrs ago the husband of a female goose
, , . . "'fe- died. For a year and a half after that
tlon. There are already too many event I tried to induce the widowed
statutes vainly attempting to gov
ern people In comparatively unim
portant matters.
A duty that the presiding officers
of the session face is that of nam
ing the committees. Upon the com.
mlttees depends in large part the
success or failure of the session The
personnel of each will be scrutiniged
with much concern all over the state
There is everywhere deep solicitude
for a strong, harmonious and con
structive session. The effecting of
reaiUiafion with bo bitter contest!
i tneouraged that hOpe. Strong.
U'
NDER GOOD management and
with sufficient foresight on
the part of the officially re
sponsible parties, such a ces
sation of school work as this city
has suffered during the past ten
days or so would not, occur. When
deep snow stops ,the ' cars, many
young, children cannot well attend
school, but the car traffic was not
suspended sufficiently to stop the-
schools for more than a day or two,
and while the weather has been se
vere for Portland lt has not beeoJ
cold enough to hart well-clad chil
dren in going to and coming from
school. In other parts of the coun-
goose to take another mate, but with
out success. She remained single dur
ing that time and declined to enter
upon any intimacies with any of her
companions. Seeing that lt was hope-
Now that there has been an earth-1 less to overcome her fidelity to her dead
quake in the Puget sound region, it mte, J 5hen avt ""t? the Bronx Zoo
. j 4u o .a.i ial and 1 have not heard from Mr. Horna-
is supposed the Seattle exposition day since then as to whether she per
authoritles will advertise it.. widely slsted In her desire to remain single
as a possible special attraction. Bnt but 1 can vouch for the year and a
... rnnkl. la thmt CLoottla. or. I ul IttlulIU' WlOOWnOOO.
VliV a, a uuuiu ap viiuit a,r , o a, i, a v-ea, uuui
truthfully claim to have been the
chief center of seismic disturbance.
Other towns made a far better record.
who smiled with delight if you gave
her a urn lie. and trembled with tenra
at your frown.
women of this nation are demanrllnir
somethlng themselves ln these day.
They are beginning to insist upon a
man's being decent fn his relations with
both men and women, upright in busi
ness, morally minded, truthful and of
sufficient mentality to command her
respect.
So far from chaaine marllv wfter
every sort of male creature who conies
her hunting preserve. he Is
one domestic hearth; its household gods
are all the same. Uton us. then. De
rullarlv davnlva tha rtntv nf fundtnir I Within
the fires upon that kindly hearth, of keep ng herself aloof from heart en-
niardina- with nlnui r-ara fhoaa aarrari tanglementa until much later than did
ha-hM -J- sacred ner forhears ln th femfti Ilne. Mst
nousenoia goas. young women receive at least two or
We cannot do with less than the three offers of marriage before they ac-
wnoie union; o us u aamits or no ai- cept one and theae. to a right mlmled
vision. In the veins of our children I gin, are only those tliat were absolute
flows northprn and annthorn hlnod ly unavoidable. How many she mluht
How shall it be setiarated? Who shall have had If she had not been discreet
, . r. ....... ... enough to steer them Off nobodv knows
' M . .,,, . ft these things she does not speak of.
noblest Instincts of our nature? Ve If we are iroine to lament that women
love the land of our adoption, so do are not trained for matrimony, why not
we that of our birth. X,et us ever be true apply the same thing to our young men?
to both, and always exert ourselves ln Are thev trained for It?
maintaining the unity of our couatry. . Are .tllev. ruthlessly hunted down by
tne Integrity of the republic "ft. nlPfg tlVl!!.ZlV ,?p."rVhh7Vn
. ,,J1 j ,v.. . ,. . spite or themselves? If no, what he
Accursed, then be the hand put comes of that fine theory of the all suf-
forth to loosen the golden cord of the flciency and the masterly wisdom of
union: ut no, tne union cannot ne the lords or creation?
dissolved: its fortunes are too brll- , tt st
nam io on marrea, us neaiinies too ., ci-.t Mr,,.
Dowerful to bo resisted. Here will ha ,n lne B, K ".
their greatest triumph, their most " IVE onl' few articles at one time
mighty development. And wheal, a cen- I y and s:rve only a medium helping
tury hence, this Crescent city shall of each. Never crowd the tray
have filled her golden horns; when but leave plenty of room so that the
within her broad-armed port shall be I patient can move one article without
gathered the products of the Industry
of a hundred millions of freemen;
when galleries of art and halls of learn
ing shall have made classic this mart
of trade then may the sons of the pil
grims still wandering from the bleak
hills of the north, stand upon the banks
of the great river, and exclaim with
mingled pride and wonder, "Lo! this is
our country! When did the-w-orld ever
behold so rich, so magnificent, a city;
o great, so glorious a republic!
The number of births in Portland
ln 1908 was 2,758. The number in
1900 was 1,040. The increase was
165 per cent. Tha population of
Portland according to government
census ln 1SU0 was 9U.4Z6. Esti
mated by ratio of increase in the
number of births Portland would
The People Watching.
From the Woodbum Independent (Rep.)
There seems to be no doubt of the
election of Chamberlain for senator and
the will of the people carried out. The
Republican party cannot afford to de
feat him. The people are not in the
humor to have their rights trampled
upon and would - throw party to the
winds in the selection of a legislature
next time If their wish in thla respect
Is disregarded. Senator Fulton,lt is
aid. has bowed to the will of the
people, and the few papers that have
been fighting Statement No. 1 have
Shut us. ::..'
Figliting tke People
lYom the Scio News.
There are a handful of the dethroned
political bosses now engaged in the
endeavor to break down the primary
law, through the overthrow of State
ment No. 1, a most Important feature,
for it practically places the election
of United States senator In the hands
of the people: But Statement No. 1 sen
timent is so strong with the people and
so many legislators have subscribed to
its provisions, that the effort to restore
bosslsm is doomed to Ignominious fail
ure. A rich corporation, also. Is en
gaged In the effort to break down in
itiative law making. It Is the Pacific
Coast Telephone people who are thus)
trying to defeat the people's will. Why?
Simply because the people of Oregon
made a law requiring this corporation
to pay its Just proportion of the taxes.
The lawsuit brought by this corpora
tion has been transferred from the
state to the United States courts. ' If
the last named court decides that the
people have a right to make laws and
enforce them. Initiative lawmaking ia
destined to spread until the entire na
tion will be freed from the domination
of the political boss.
So the people should Impress upon
the minds of their respective legisla
tors the Importance of exercising a
most Vigilant care against any appar
ently harmless legislation, restricting
the powers of the people.
The assault upon the direct primary
law Is to be made in the attempt to
defeat Governor Chamberlain's election
as United States senator. The govern
or, being the people's choice for that
office, should be elected. Not alone on
his personal account, but because tils
defeat means - discredit to the law
which made him the people's choice.
Another danger his defeat Involves is
the establishment of the principle that
the U'glulator is not a servant, Vut a
master of the people.
There has grown up in our country.
in recent years, a disposition of non-
responsibility to the people, that is a
serious menace to our form of govern
ment. Public officials and especially
our lawmakers both ln state and na
tion, seem to forget that they derive
their lease of power from the people.
that the people possess the supreme
power ana are greater than legislature.
congress, tne president or even the fed'
eral constitution Itself.
General W. P. Duvali's Birthday.
Major General W. P. Duvall, the pres
ent commander of the troops ln the
Philippines, was born In Maryland, Jan
uary 13, 1847. He graduated from West
Point ln 1869 and the same year was
made second lieutenant of the Fifth
artillery. In 1877 he became first lieu
tenant. He graduated from the Artil
lery school in 1892 and In 1898 was
made captain of artillery. When the
war with Spain began he was made
major Inspector general of volunteers.
In 18,99, after having been made lieuten
ant colonel he was honorably discharged
from the volunteer service. He was
mustered out of the service ln 1901 with
the rank of colonel. The same rear he
was made major of the artillery corps
and In 1908 took the rank of lieutenant
colonel. In March of the same -year
he reached the grate of brigadier gen
eral. This rank he held until October
2, 1907, when he became major general.
Last November he was selected to suc
ceed Major General John. F. Weston
ln command of the troops in the Philip
pines. ..
Reincarnated.
From the Washington Post.
If memory Is frot'at fault, the beef
trust was dissolved, a few years ago,
and yet here Is the government after It
agnln. Why don't there Infernal trusts
slay killed when they are officially
Killed! - . . - - v I
knockine all the others over.
Never Whisper In a sick room. Either
speak In a low tone or retire from the
room and do your tailing from the
outside.
A convenient shade for the gas jet
is a common tin pie plate. Punch .
hole In the center and slip It over the
gas jet. When you llglit the gas you
will find it casts a deep shadow end
this can he regulated by tipping the
pan In any desired direction.
wnen preparing ins Dea use plenty
or sarety pins. ioin tne sneet wen
up toward the top. Lap under the mat
tress and pin three or four places. Then
do the same at the foot of the bed.
Pin lt also once or twice on each side
and tuck the covers well ln at the foot.
There Is nothing that adds so much
to the comfort of the patient as a well
made bed with the under sheet per
fectly adjusted.
Never leave cut flowers or plants In
a sick room during the night and at
all times exclude family pets, tor some
times they are family pests. Never
read or relate distressing incidents t
a patient. Even the strongest minds
are affected by these.
M w A.
Rabbit Ragout.
STEW slowly one rabbit in wate
one hour; take up; when cool
enough to handle pick meat from
bones; return to kettle with two r
three potatoes cut In cubes, with two
cups of water, a little salt and dash of
pepper. iet tnis cook siowiy while
vou fry one half pound of salt nork
cut in small cubes. Stir constantly to
keeD from burning. Then add one larera
onion cut fine; fry until pork and onion
are wen cooaea; in ract, there should
be no cubes and onions should nearly
disappear. Add this to kettle of rabbit
and potato, then add one pint cooked
tomatoes, one saitspoon or salt, one)
fourth spoon of pepper and a little
cayenne or one fourth of small red
pepper and a -quart f water or light
soup stock, coek a Tew minutes: when
ready to serve add milk to make the
desired thickness. Let come quickly to
a dou ana serve. jou can vary thin
by adding a small carrot cut fine and
pieces of celery. Two rabbits will servo
11 people.
K
Baked Ham.
PUT the ham in kettle and cover
with cold water. Bring to a boll,
, akin and set back where It will
Just simmer for three hours or until
almost tender. Add tw tablespoons
vinegar and boll until tender. Ijet
cool In same water It was cooked in,
and when- almost cold, remove skin,
sprinkle with sugar and bake in ra'hT
slow oven fnr sn hour. A few whole
rloves ran be sturk Into the hsin be
fore, baking, if liked
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