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In dally seense circulation for Mar.
' 1909. wm 81,604
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10, was 83,446
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1908. waa 30,838
The arerte dally gain la Mar, 1909.
m Ma' 1008, wa 689
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THE EXCISE AMENDMENT
THE USUAL error of reformers
Is that they become too radi
cal. They attempt too much,
and by the reaction they create.
Injure their own cause. There is
always an Independently conserva
tive reserve in every community
that is Invariably the deciding fac
tor between the opposing extremes.
This reserve body must be secured
In order to gain success for any
measure at the ballot box, and to
enforce it If adopted. It is because
this reserve has been secured for
the sane movement of local option
that so much progress has been
made in reform of the liquor traffic,
not only in Oregon, but throughout
the country. It is a voting strength
that must be reckoned with, and
must te held in line if temperance
reform is to go on unchecked. If
measures proposed are not reason
able, reaction will be created, and
the entire movement "retrograde.
These are psychological maxims, au-
thenticated by history, proven by all ought equally to be the most effec
human experience, and ought to be ,Ive for a municipalit v. It was a max
completely understood by all torn- lm wUh an ernneat political philoso-
perance reioi mers, no matter now ,
radical
Altogether too much is attempted
by the proposed McKenna excis"
board amendment, which says to an
Individual that he cannot order from
a wholesale establishment a case of
ale or other family bewrrages for use
in his home. Of all the traffic in
liquors, and of all the use of it, thisiusijaj
Is the most respectable, and the
least liable to abuse. If itll the
beverages were sold by this plan
and by no other, the liquor question
would be almost eomplftfly solved.
Yet, here is a proposition that not
only forbids this trade, but actually
opens homes to Interference and
meddling irritation in the hope of dis
covering illicit traffic. The proposi
tion Is so radical and so hidefensibio
that it is infinitely harmful to the
cause of those who 6eek reform of
: the traffic. It plays directly into
the hands of saloons, which are the
eonfessed chief offenders against an
Orderly traffic. It Is a blunder so
. patent as to fully warrant all friends
of local option and genuine reform
In Vigorously opposing the McKenna
excise board amendment.
... Along with some good features,
other equally Impossible provisions
appear Inthe amendment. The em-
' parrassment that its radical provis
Ions would thrust upon hotels, restau-
' ra&ti and clubs by giving a monopoly
Of tho retail business to saloons is
bo Irrational as to be out of harmony
with the rea spirit of temperance
reform. To attempt to go to ex
treme la 111 adrised and will, should
the amendment carry, only result In
mischief that will usher in reaction
lth moat fatal effects upon the
very cause In which this legislation
is Tropod. It Is'a measure that the
discreet friends of temperance reform
wfll do well to oppose.
- Not being able to find a negro
murderer, aa Arkansas mob, , thirst-
ing for revenge, lynched his entirely
innocent brother instead. This la
a reversion to the rule of. savagery,
but what else could be expected of
a mob bent on murder?
THE rilOPOSED NEW CHARTEIl
I
T IS PROBABLE that Portland
would do well to adopt the new
charter. There are few persons
in Portland who will not con
fess that there are incurable weak
nesses in the present system. It
j presents the anomaly of leaving the
citizen practically unable to fix re
sponsibility for instances of mingov-
ernnient. The division of authority
is such that It is next to impossible
to locate a fault and apply the pen
alty. It moreover opens the way for
wrangling that postpones action' and
obstructs progress. Portland's gov
ernment is perhaps as clean as that
of any other municipal government
conducted on the same principle,
but, as evidenced by the 19 meas
ures proposed by the council for
remedying it, its processes are full
of defects that are detrimental to
effectiveness. It is tuch defects that
have led observers in every part of
the country to Insist that municipal
government In this country is a fail
ure, a thesis that few students of
political science are willing to com
bat. It Is improbable that Portland
could worst herself by the proposed
change. There is reason to believe
that in many respects her system
would be bettered. The principle of
the new charter is exactly the same
as that applied in their affairs by
great industrial, commercial or oth
er establishments.
Were the principle not more ef
fective than any other, it would not
be applied in these private concerns.
Experience has demonstrated that it
Is the most economical, that it Is
most effective and that it yields the
best results. If so In private affairs,
there is no reason why it would not
apply with equal satisfaction In the
concerns of a municipal corporation.
It has been applied with unvarying
success for more than a century in
the New England town meeting. It
has been applied for an equal period
In school boards and county govern
ment, and there la not a hint that
either should be changed or aban
doned. Its satisfactory use through
all these years in these fields, is the
influence" that led to its adoption in
a number of American cities, and
Its results wherever thus utilized
have been attended with unvarying
economy and universal effectiveness.
The experience of these cities has
been so confirmatory of the excel
lence of tho plan; that hundreds of
cities throughout the country are
now adopting or planning to adopt it.
In the main, municipal govern
ment is a business undertaking, car
ried on by a corporation. There are
important business transactions to
be handled. There are streets to be
paved, sewers ft) be constructed, fire
protection to be provided, water sup
ply to be maintained, bridges to be
built, a system of patrol to be sup
plied, and a hundred minor matters
to be promoted, of which all are a
mere application of the ordinary
princ iples of business. The interests
are not widely conflicting in a city,
as they are In a state of widely vary
ing districts or a nation with widely
separated provinces. The problem of
administration is not unlike that in
the repair, maintenance and opera
tion of a railroad, a great manufac
turing establishment or a large com
mercial house. The simplicity of ad
ministration has been found to be
tht hi'Kt for these the stmnlPRt form
phr , hat that ppol,,e is best governed
that Is least governed, ,and the com
plicated system In Portland with its
obstructions, cross purposes, inter
ferences, divisions and the corre
sponding postponements and delays
in action stem to prove tho theory.
The simple system with its mayor
and council of six, elected in the
way, with rrsponsihility defi
nitely and inexorably fixed, with re
moval by retail if Incompetent or
malfeasant, with no extraneous
hoards and departments, a system
thus simple Is in line with the bet
ter thought and present trend in
progressive America.
NKW THEATRE NEEDED
N'
OW that, the Heillg theatre has
been closed, as It appears for
good and all, and the Orpheum
Is to be devoted indefinitely to
vaudeville, the question of another
and a first class, commodious play
house for Portland becomes one not
only of wide Interest but of real im
portance. Fortunately, the Bunga
low and Baker theatres can arrange
to accommodate Mr. Hellig's en
gagements for the rjest of this sum1
mer season, but no longer, and af
ter September 5 he will bo in a the
atrical sense homeless, and the at
tractions he has booked and those
contemplated for next fall and win
ter will have to be turned away en
tirely. They cannot be accommodat
ed in the Armory, or any 6uch place,
for lack of stage, scenery and other
necessary appurtenances. Portland
theatre goers will simply lose a large
number of excellent plays, because it
can provide no place for them.
Mr. Hellig already has an option
on a piece of ground at Seventh and
Taylor streets tjiat is an ideal loca
tion for a first class theatre, and if
enough other capital besides what
bp - can Invest were forthcoming he
would build such a theatre there at
once and believesahe could have it
ready by November or December. If
this could be done, Portland would
lStiu have a first class show house,.
for most if not all next winter; oth
erwiso this city will be in the small
town class theatrically. Those still
running are all right as far as they
go, but there is need here of a larger
and better theatre, and it seems to
bo up to some Portland capitalists
to step into the breach and help get
one, as soon as possible.
Tho Journal is informed that an
Investment of $100,000, or at
most $125,000, would insure the
building of such a theatre as is need
ed on the site mentioned. That It
would be a paying Investment seems
certain, but besides that, there
should be capitalists of Portland who
would be willing to risk a little rath
er than allow Portland to go Indefi
nitely without any theatre in which
first class and additional attractions
could appear.
TAKING THE UNEARNED VALUE
T
WENTY per cent of the Increase
in the value of land Is here
after to be taken for public
purposes by the British gov
ernment. This form of taxation Is
of course based on the theory that
population makes the increase, and
that all the Increased land value
does not belong to the owner, but.
in part, to all the people. The step
in England Is emphasized by a sim
ilar movement, in Germany. There,
the conservative party proposed the
plan, the department of finance has
approved it, and a measure carrying
it Into effect is almost certain to
pass the reichstag.
The German plan proposes exac
tion of the tax alter each sale of
real estate. The sales in the em
pire annually aggregate $1,400,000,
000, of which $150,000,000 is In
the cities, $500,000,000 in the coun
try and the remainder in the towns.
It is estimated that the increase in
values is 2 per cent per annum In
the cities, 1 per cent in the towns
and 2 per cent on farm lands. A
revenue of not less than $10,000,
000 per year is expected from the
tax on a present basis of 0 per cent.
That Christendom will presently
take a more favorable view of this
form of taxation is entirely prob
able. The value of an unimproved
city block that brings a million Is
not created by the owner, but by
the enterprises and toil of an in
creased population It was by the
gathering of the thousands and the
enterprises these thousands set afoot
that this value was created. In act
ual truth, this value Is or ought to
be a trust created by tho commun
ity and temporarily in the owner's
hands. Under present conditions,
these owners, numbering perhaps 5
per cent of the population, have the
idea that they made the community,
and that great deference is due
them. But they are wrong and by
every consideration of justice and
ethics, they ought in every way to
help promote the community, fos
tering its public enterprises, using
heavily of their means for the com
mon good. In such an attitude there
Is an approximated justice as Is seen
by the policy In Germany and Eng
land, where a part of the-unearned
increment in their land values Is ex
acted by the government for the
common benefit.
It develops that IS years ago
Congressman Hepburn reported to
the proper authorities the detection
of customs employes in the return
of false weights and measures for
the benefit of a sugar corporation.
Strangely enough, no Investigation
was ordered, and 18 years later the
sugar trust, caught In the act, con
fesses to connivance in false sugar
weights, and pays more than $2,000,
000 into tho New York customs of
fice. How. many other millions the
trust profited by corrupting customs
officials since the .Hepburn report,
and how many other Importing con
cerns have robbed the government by
the same process is mere conjecture.
It Is the price that has to be paid for
placing political hacks at the head
of great, customs offices like that
al New York. .The country will be
thankful If Mr. Loch carries out the
house cleaning which has been prom
ised. Having unmasked the germs of
disease, scientists aro now in pur
suit of the germs of murder, insan
ity and other violent brain manifes
tations. They have contrived appa
ratus whereby they are able, by ex
amining a drop of blood, to deter
mine whether there is any taint, in
herited or acquired, in any person
guilty of heinous or violent crimes.
It is declared that it is known that
CO per cent of the insanity cases are
due to this taint. Presumably, If
the plan succeeds, a curative serum
will be evolved, whereby all of us
will be able to get rid of the Adam
that is within.
There is direct conflict between
the proposed new charter, and the
19 charter amendments proposed by
the council, all of which will appear
on the ballot. If the new charter Is
to prevail, the council's 19 charter
amendments must be defeated. If
the one is voted for the others should
be voted against.
Those who euffer delays through
congested- traffic on tne Burnside,
Mcrrison and" Steel bridges, can vast
ly better the condition by voting for
the Broadway and Madison bridges.
Every pedestrian, evtry. autolst,
every driver of a vehicle, every
streetcar passenger who has occasion
to cross either of the old bridges
should be a soldier for the Madison
and Broadway structures.
A high Japanese official at Wash
ington proposes a great triple al
Hance the United States, Great
Britain and Japan. The high-up
Japs are great diplomatic jolliers
but there may be a good deal of
merit In his suggestion.
Xhe Bridge of Life
From the Vision ot Mlrzah, by Addison
"Mirzah," said he, "oust thy eye
eastward, and tell me what thou seest.
"I see,' said I, "a huge valley, and i
prodigious tide of water rolling through
It." "Tho valley that thou seest,' said
he, "is the vale of misery, and the titla
of water that thou seest In part of the
great tlda of eternity."
"What Is the reason," said I, "that
the tide I see rises out of a thick mist
at one end, and again loses itself in
a thick mist at the other?" What thou
seest," cold he, "is, that portion of etct
nlty which Is called time, measured
out by the sun, arid reaching from the
beginning of the world to its consum
mation. Examine now," said he, "this
eea that Is thus bounded with darkness
at both ends, and tell me what thou
discoverest In It." "I see a bridge."
said I, "standing In tho midst of the
tide, "That bridge thou seest, said he,
"Is human life: consider it attentively.'
Upon a more leisurely survey of it 1
found. that it consisted of arches, with
several broken arches.
"But tell ine further," said he, "what
thou discoverest on It." "I see multi
tudes of people passing over it," said I
"and a black cloud hanging on each end
of it.' As I looked more attentively,
saw several of the passengers dropping
through the bridge, into tho g-reat tide
that flowed underneath it; and upon
further examination, perceived there
were innumerable trapdoors that lay
concealed in the bridge, which the pas
sengers no sooner trod upon, but they
fell through Into the tide, and imme
diately disappeared.
My heart was filled with a deep mel
ancholy to see several dropping unex
pectedly lri tho midst of mirth and Jol
Uty, and catching at everything that
stood bv them to save themselves
Somo were looking up towards the
heavens In a thoughtly posture, and In
the midst of a speculation stumbled
and fell out of sight. Multitudes were
very busy In the pursuit of bubbles
that glittered in their eyes and danced
before them, but often, when they
thought themselves within reach of
them their footing failed and down they
sank. In this confusion of objects, 1
observed some with scimitars In their
hands, ntid others with pill boxes, who
ran to and fro upon the bridge, thrust
ing several persons on trapdoors which
did not seem to lie In their way, and
which they might have escaped had they
not been thus forced upon them.
"What mean," said I, "those great
flights of birds that are perpetually
hovering about the bridge, and settling
upon it from time to time? I see vul
tures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and
rpany other feathered creatures."
"These," said the genius, "are envy,
avarice, superstition, despair, love, with
the like cares and passions that Infest
human life."
About the Journal.
From the Echo Register.
The Portland Journal has Its face to
the future vand Its' heart filled with
hope. It Is not a knocker, a malcon
tent with liberty and progress, nor does
It constantly worship the past and af
flict us with Latin quotations. It
shows up local land monopoly without
being a crank, and It advocates the best
for Its city and the state according to
Its lights. It recognizes that Che peo
ple have some rights, that the corpor
ations have some valuable services to
perform and that the direct primary has
come to stay. That Is why it Is popu
lar and circulates all over the state. No,
no, friend; we were not casting Insin
uations at other Portland papers. There
are others.
Sectarian Teachers.
From the Monmouth Herald.
We want to go on record as being
diametrically opposed to allowing grad
uates of sectarian schools to tench In
the public schools of this state. In the
first place they are, as a rule, pre
judiced In favor of their particular re
ligious denomination and narrow In
their Ideas, In the second plaee they
aro sot trained teachers, but are edu
cated with the end In view of proselyt
ing for the denomination that has grad
uated them. But above and beyond all
Is the danger of uniting church and
state If a large number of any par
ticular denomination should be allowed
to hold positions In the public schools.
Otis Skinner's Birthday.
Otis Bklnner, the well known actor,
was born in Cambridge, Mass., June 2,
1658. the Eon of Rev. Charles Skinner,
a noted unlversallst divine. In
he made his .first appearance as m
actor In the stock company at Wood's
museum in Philadelphia. The follow
ing season he played in the Philadel
phia Stock company of Mrs. John
Drew. His New York debut came a
year cr two later when he appeared
in a spectacular production at Niblo's
garden. At iiooth's theatre he found
his first metropolitan opportunity of
note when he 'was cast for the pari
of Francois In "Klchelieu." Ho mad
a favorable Impression and received a
good offer from the Boston theatre,
where he played during the 6eason of
1 840-81.' Tho following three seasons
he was with Lawrence Barrett, and
from 1 854 to 1S89 he was with Augus
tln Daly's company, playing on the oc
casion of the first three trips of th.it
famous organization to Europe. , Dur
ing the season of 1890-91 ho was with
Margaret Mather and the following
year he appeared as a Joint star with
Mine. Modjeska. Since then Mr. Skin
ned has added to his fame by starring
in a succession of romantic dramas.
This Date in History.
11J1 Richard ReHingham chosen co
lonial governor of Massachusetts.
1783 Washington furloughed the
soldiers of, the revolution.
1 804 Aaron Burr proposed as thi
Federalist candidate for governor' of
New York.
1SG6 Fenians defeated at Rldgeway,
Ontario.
1884 Republican national convention
nt Chicago nonJnated James O. Blaine
for president.
1S94 Dedication of the Field Co
lumbian museum In Chicago.
1901 Richard C. McCormlck. ex-governor
of Arizona, died at Jamaica, X.
Y.
1903 Cruiser Tacoma launched a;
San Francisco.
1908 Balloon Chicago, flying- from
Qulncy, 111., to Clear Iake, N. P.. broke
the aerial speed record, averaging "5
miles an hour.
squire Rycraft of Alsea, now nearlna
tho 80 mark In life, will start to Cali
fornia in a few days to explore a little
mound of dirt that attracted his atten
tion many years ago and has sver since
preyed upon his mind.
1 .
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE
They're all running about the same.
apparency.
The procers should stay over next
week, of course; t
The Aldrlch bill may make the Ding
ley bill a popular memory.
a '
The groceryman is an imoortant toer-
son.ln every neighborhood.
There were two Jim Hills; on ef
them Is dead the right one.
Still, the success of airshlns should
not lessen Interest in the good roads
movement.
Bourko Cockran says there is no Dem
ocratic party left. Can anybody 'dis
pute htm?
mm
So far there have been twoC2) sum
mery days. A third will rtft along
some time this month. y,-,
A dual vice presidency is croDoaed
In Mexico. That may be all right un
less the two officials spell it duel.
Lawyer Hartridee annears to have
been paid about a thousand times what
hU services were worth by the Thaws.
TWie Texas town of ZeDhvr was de
stroyed by a tornado. The person who
named the town grot raUier more than
ho called for.
Zeppelin Derhans reararda himself an ti
bigger man than the kaiser. But his
turning back was a mean trick to play
on that Berlin' crowd of 600,000 people.
An Ohio pastor has a rlan to srlve
away a free lunch with each of his ser
mons. If he will add sofas and pillows
the comfort of his audiences will be
complete.
Harrlman lsTtght when he said that
good crops are more Important thnn
what congress will do about the tariff
especially when we all know that con
gress will not make the tariff law any
better.
"Now is the time for the people to
watch every movement of congress."
shvs the Oklahomao. What's the uae?
S e all know lust about what Aldrlch
and Cannon, aided bv their so-called
Democratic allies, will do.
m
A Vancouver preacher drove several
big hats surmounting voting women
from his church Sundtiv evening bv a
caustU; remark concerning them the
hats. Unless a church row Is engen
dered no harm was done; a sermon
would certainly do the hats no good.
and the wearers, at most, as certainly
as little.
V
It Is Improper and Illegal for hovs to
go swimming In the river within the
city limits, and especially within sight
of other people, and they mustn't do It.
t et it must be a prudish sort of soul
that, at a distance of several hundred
yards, suffers a severe shock at the
ight of a lot of kids, half grown or
less, disporting themselves In the water.
Surely there are always other ways to
look.
With June has come the summer girl.
and fragrance in the air's a-whlrl. and
soon the merenry will rise, and there'll
appear ten billion "files, nd everv other
man will t-ay, "Is It. hot enough for
you today?" And dust will also be
a-whii-i, ".J off will hie the summer
girl dowi. to the edge of this big land,
where sea waves kick the sodden sand:
and all who can down there will go,
ieeatme the fashion, tls, you know.
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
"Trie Glory of Massachusetts
(Closing paragraphs of the governor's
address to the legislature, January 4,
1894.)
Gentlemen: Among the common
wealths of the earth we believe that
Massachusetts is facile prlncepa. What
was said of the masterpiece of Grecian
architecture, 2000 years ago may well
be applied to Massachusetts now. To
her belongs "the grandeur of antiquity
and the grace of novelty." Hec achieve
ments in science, literature and art.
her Intellectual development and the
grace and completeness of her culture,
have made her the Attica of the new
world. In schools. In courts of law, in
works of charity, In factories and work-
hops, in peace and In war, on land and
on sea. her energy, example and leader
ship have been everywhere felt and
everywhere respected. Almost three
centuries of marvelous vicissitudes have
robed her in the purple of heroic
achievement and heroic endurance, and
her brow Is radiant with the newest
Life vs. Mortality-
From the Amerlcsfn Life Magazine.
National efficiency depends partly on
natural resources, partly on the integ-
ity of social Institutions, partly on hu
man vitality, and Is a reaction against
the old fatalistic creed that deaths in
evitably occur at a constant rate. The
new motto Is Pasteur's, "It Is within
the power of man to rid himself of
every parasitic disease." Longevity va
ries In different times and places. The
average length of life In Denmark and
Sweden exceeds 60 years; In India it
falls short of 25. In Europe It has in
creased in 35 years from less than 20
to over 40 years. In Massachusetts, in
less than half a century, it has In
creased five years. As longevity In
creases, mortality decreases. The death
ale In the "registration area" of the
United States Is 1(5.5 per thousand; in
India It is about 42 per thousand. In
European cities it varies from 16 to 40.
The death rate has been decreasing
during several centuries. In the sev
enteenth and eighteenth centuries 11
was 40 to 50, and during the pest pe
riods rose as high as 80. It is now 16,
In Havana the death rate after Ameri
can occupation- fell from over 60 to
about 20. The greatest reductions have
been effected among children. The
mortality beyond the age of 60 years
has remained, stationary. Special dis
eases have decreased, such as tubercu
losis, which Is now ono third as pre-
alent as two generations ago; typhoid
fever, which In Munich, after the elim
ination of cess pools, decreased 97 per
cent, and In Lawrence, Mass., after the
Introduction -of a public water filter.
decreased over SO per cent- Smallpox
has practically disappeared since vac
cination -was employed and yellow fever
since Its mesqutto origin has beep
known.
' A Great Fact,
From the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
The nation has not yet grasped It,
but irrigation is the greatest fact now
before the country. It l not only pos
sible but wholly practicable to take a
tract of desert land, apply water by
Irrigation and make every acre of It
more productive than the most fertile
acre of England, Germany or Francs
under expensive fertilising, and highly
Intensified farming.
There is a fact for Uncle ra to pon
der over.
NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Methodists will build a $10,000 stOne
church in Joseph.
A salmon caught in Astoria harbor
weighed 84 pounds. " ,
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Road Improvements in Douglas county
are Improving finely.
A farmer near Bherldan thinks be has
struck a vein of coal.
The Dalles will send 1000 boxes of
canned fruit to the Seattle expo.
A 10 acre fruit farm sold In Union
county last week for $800 an acre.
.
Klamath county court did not get a
bid for certain team work; teams all
too busy.
Several places on 'Upper Klamath
lake have been sold lately for resort
purposes.
An expert linotyper who has a farm
near Milton, will set up his niachina
there and do the printing for the Milton
Eagle and other papers.
'
Already Grant county farm lands arc
In demand over the prospects of the
Sumpter Valley railroad, building this
year, to the John Day valley.
, a
Gervala Star: There Is a wonderful
growth in the milk and poultry produc
tion of this section. One farm here
handled over 11600 worth of eggs dur
ing one month and there were others.
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There Is reported to be a great deal
of snow yet in the mountains and we
believe there will be an ample supply of
water In the Malheur for late Irrigation
In the lower valley, says the Vulo
Orlano.
At present the outlook for a revival
of business of alL kinds In Gold Hill Is
very bright and the next few weeks will
probably see several old enterprises re
vived and some new ones begun, says
the News.
There are a great many strangers in
Tillamook county, says a local paper,
and they are Increasing every week.
For the most part they are looking for
business openings and investments and
there Is every Indication of -a large In
flux of persons Into the county as a
result of the railroad being built Into
Tillamook.
The on forage crop w'hlch will be
of more Importance than any other In
Josephine ctiunty under Irrigation will
be alfalfa, says the Courier The price
of hay In Grants Pass market today Is
122 per ton and the reason for this high
price is that It has to be brought here
by the railroad and the freight has to
be added to the grower's pro'tlt. If our
fnrmors who are under Irrigation will
grow alfalfa and can be sure of a mar
ket at $9 a ton they can become rich
a the business.
Minnesota parties who bought a farm
of 600 acres on Orave creek are plat
ting 400 acres of It and will sortm begin
the sale of 10 acre tracts, says the
Grants Pass Courier. The cutting up of
this place, which is one of the choicest
spots In Oregon, will mean much for
Josephine countv, as It will bring to
this section 30 to 40 families who will
each depend upon their 10 acres for a
living and this will secure the highest
cultivation. The whole tract Is bottom
land with plenty of water and we may
expect it to he covered with the choicest
of fruit in the near future.
Frederick T. GreenLaltfc
thought of humanity. No accumulation
of wealth could compensate for the loss
of Individual or national character. But
Massachusetts has attained extraordi
nary material gains without losing the
nobility and simplicity which marked
the character of her early Inhabitants.
As I have before suggested, the unifica
tion of the diverse elements of her pop
ulation has been proceeding with a
wonderful rapidity and completeness.
The oneness of the spirit of her peo
ple will manifest Itself In the faith,
energy and courage with which she
will meet and surmount every obstacle
In her pathway to peace, prosperity and
glory. Upon one thing we must In
sist. The people of the newer Massa
chusetts must be taught to revere and
emulate the people of the elder Massa
chusetts In their fidelity tQ the prin
ciples of constitutional liberty. In their
public spirit and fervid devotion to the
common weal. In this way only can
you be assured of the efficacy of the
prayer, "Sicut patrlbus lit Deus nobis."
Letters From the People
Letter to Tha Journal abouM b written on
one aide of the paper only and ahonld l ac
companied by the Dame and addrpaa of the
writer. The name will not ho used If tha
writer aak that It b withheld. The Jonrnal
la not to be understood aa Indorsing the views
or , temruta of correspondent. I.ettrra ahonld
he made a brtef aa posatnle. Those who wish
their latter returned when Dot mod should ln
clnae postage.
IWreano.-idents ara nnllflrd that letter ex
ceeding SO" word In length mar, at the dis
cretion of tbe editor, be cut down to that limit.
Muoly tho Strongest Man.
Portland, Or., June 1. To the Editor
of The Journal Democrats, are we go
ing to be played for suckers again?
Rev. Brougher, the Republican political
preacher, who boosted for Mr. Albee
In a sermon (?) said he was advised
that Judge" Munly wouid not get over
1600 Votes.
What is the game of these Albee sup
porters? Don't they know that Joseph
Simon always threw tho votes he con
trolled to the Democratic candidate
when he wished to beat the regular
Republican nominee? He was too wise
to bring out an independent Republi
can to beat the regular Republican nom
inee, and he accomplished his purpose,
too, more than once.
Mr. Albe is an excellent man and
citizen, who was brought out after
Judge' Munly was nominated In the
primary election, yet, Mr. Albee excel
lent citizen that he 'Is has nothlnp,
absolutely nothing, on Judge - Muuly
as a progressive citizen, a Christian
gentleman arid a good business man.
Democrats have aided In electing Re
publican presidents of recent years, and
acted Independently In many Instances,
locally, and it does seem the height of
folly for any good citizen, who really
desires to. head off the machine rule
Simon will surely give us, "to waste his
vcjte on Mr. Albee or Mr. Kellaher.
Voters, put this In your pipe arid
smoke It, Judge Munly will bo first
or second when tbe votes are counted.
C
Popularity Will Grow.
From the Coos Bay Harbor.
The "Mysterious Mr. Raf f les" . of the
Oregon Daily -Journal make a noise like
a big subscription list for old sorrel
top, and. the howl of the opposition
sounds like sour grapes served with
vinegar. Cheer up, Harvey, The Jour
nal is not near as popular as It will be
lomt day, ;
22 RE.ALM
FLMI1-JINE,
Overcoming Defects.
THE woman who has- gyown up
without the best educational ad-
vantages need never despair of
of finding life interesting and
flndlrtir that rio-ht mn-i ..ln.lu.
profltabta, if she will only consider that
there is an education of the heartland
soul that is possi61e to any person, and
more necessary to the worlU a progress
than much of the purely intellectual
training which she lacks.
The person who has acquired much
knowlerlarA anri with ft an Maa .
- u ,,,ai tutv
knowledge is valuable for the mere fact
,c iiuiuta ii, wtju estimates uiniseit
... ...v.. o-o ucuiB a. vciy vuiiaauie person
because he knows things, has1 much to
A Mil an biln,,tlnn n,t,l,,V. .4 . , ,. ..... i ,n
neon!. un'.ot a, ,,4 ,l,l. , . 1 .... ,
kind, helpful and neighborly, la so much
Without the best of educational train
ing one may do much. The only
requisites are the ambition to maku
something of one's self, patience la
eliminating glaring faults, an interest lu
other people, and a steady hope and
trust that life will be found valuablo
according to what we put into It. - Tho
hardest thing to overcome In the caso
of a woman who has grown up with
limited advantages of education, is in
correct speech. What the ear becomes
accustomed to in childhool Is hard to
escape from in after years, because tho
incorrect word or tense does not grata
or startle such a one as it does the per
son to whom good English is habitual.
In training the tongue and the mind
to detect one's own errors, and In read
ing good English, however, this trick of
usrtig faulty grammar can be overcome.
Most of the people who say "You was''
and "he don't." "it happened so sudden,"
"an awful pretty dress" know that they
are not using the best English, but the
are laxy. They,would rather use the
easy word that tomes to 'their Hps
without effort, than to trouble their
minds with the matter of selecting tha
right word to express their thought.
Much of their thought Is lazy' thought,
too. It seems to reyulre some effort to
think clearly on any subject, and tha
common tendency is to spare the brains
as much effort as possible.
'The woman who knows her English
poor and her grammar at fault has a
great advantage over those who do not
recognize their short comings, and is
more likely to Improve than those who
are too hizy to think.
A good text book, such ns Is used In
the common sehools, a mental effort to
us? the correet word Instead of any'
word which eomes to the lips, and
steady practice In rending some good
English uloud to train eye and ear will
help much. Remembering that It Is not
affectation nor an evidence of being
"stuck up" to speak correctly will also
bo of service. The next best help to the
woman w'ho wants to Improve herself in
Intelligent reading. But that Is some
times hard to discern and not lwaji
easy to obtain, and the person who hiisi
no why 'but that of her own Judgment,
and that an unformed one, about select
ing good reading, is often at a loss to
know what will be of value.
Then again that besetting laziness of
mind Is an infliction under which some
people suffer. They do not know what
would be a good course of reading, and
so they read anything that comes to
hand, making no distinction between
trash (or worse) and valuable matter,
asking nothing of any book but that It
should amuse.
But that kind of reading puts ro
one farther on tho way to appreciating
life and getting the most out of it.
A bourse of reading on any subject In
which one Is Interested, however, a
course In poultry culture, or gardening,
or basket making, or horticulture, or
good housekeeping, or bringing up chil
dren any line In which tbe woman is
herself sufficiently interested to make
the readtyg matter of use to her. will
awaken the mind and make it receptive,
will arouse faculties that tho Individual
did not herself know that fhe possessed
and will make life interesting.
And then there Is this to remember
that no matter bow intelligent a woman
may do, how mentally cultured and alert
and wise, she will not do herself or tho
race as a whole much goo.l unless she
Is willing to live among other people
and make her knowledge of use.
The converse Is true. too. that a
woman may still make lapses In speech,
may appear 111 at e.iso and awkward,
may not be able to shine In society, and
yet may be possessed of the true ipuili
tles of heart nnd soul which make life
richer for all people.
To be heart cultured Is banter than
to be mind tultuied. It tikes deeper
digging and more weeding nnd constant
ly more Intense watchfulness Yet it
pays better than anv other kind. It
pavs In winning and holding .friends, in
uniting In the sweetest and dearest ties
those who are one's kin. and In making
ones life a fragrant, hippy. Influence
in the world.
After all, .there Is nn better culture
than that.
K K
JaiMuieso Strawberry Omclrf.
"A
JAPANESE cook taught mo ine
other day how to make ft straw
berry omelet," says Fannie Mer-
rltt Farmer in Woman's Home Com
panion for June. "Wash nnd pick over
one pint of strawberries. Cut In halves,
put In an earthen howl nnd add ono
third of a cupful of powdered sugar,
one half tensttoonful of vanilla, one ta
blespoonful of water and a few grains
of salt. Let stand in a warm place 15
minutes. Beat eight eggs slightly and
nid ono half eupful of cream, two ta
blespoonfuls of sugar and one half tea
spoonful of salt.
Put two tablespoonfuls of butter In a
hot omelet pan and when melted pour In
the egg mixture. As It cooks prick and
pick up with a fork until the whole la
of a creamy consistency. Place on a
hotter part of the range, that It may
brown quickly underneath. Before fold
ing and turning on a hot platter add
one half tho prepared strawberries;
sprinkle with two tablespoonfuls of
powdered sugar, and pour around the re
maining strawberries. The strawherries
may also be used -with your ordinary
French omelet recipe." -
(Contributed to The Journal by Walt Maaon,
tbe famous Kanana poet. His prone-pi'f ms will
b a regular uatur of thla column in Tha
Dally Journal.)
The doctor Is sure that my health
Is poor, he says that I waste away; so
bring mo a can of the shredded bgin,
and a bale of the toasted hay; O feed
mo on 'rice and denatured lc. and the
oats that the horses chew, and a peck
of slaw and a load of straw and a tur
nip and squash or two. Tbe doctor
cries, that it woiVt be wise to eat. of
the things I llkef If 1 make a break at
a sirloin steak,'' my stomach Is sure
to strike; 1 darV not reach for the
luscloup peach, or stab at the lemon
pie; if I make a pass at the stew, alas!
I'rfKSure to curl up end die. If a thing
looks good. It must be eschewed, If bad,
I may eat It down; so bring mc, a jar
of the rich pine tar frorn the Health
Food works up town; and bring me a
bag of your basic sing, and a sack, of
your bolted prunes, and a bowl of slop
ffomthn doctor's shop," and ladle It In
with spoons! I will have to feed n
the Jimson weed, and the grass that tho
cows may leave. for the doctor's sure
that my health Is poor, and I know
that he'd not deceive.
tCoprrlffht. 1909, by . A . JTft
George - Ma tthew Adm.
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