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A PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT
;.' are maving. in . the direction
of the Oregon system of gov
ernment, for the adoption of
'M;pj:taarylJRWirect:iIegl$iaton'
'r Hferough vth initiative' and) referent
! ' : Aum, election of United State pen
i ;-n rftojcs bf h"6:-jeeplef' a corrupt ;pra0
j jtkes act and the recall or some of
prri-these features of government of, for
' vnd. by the people.
i Millions of observing,1 patriotic,
'..intelligent people In all parts of the
i r ountry who are thoroughly dissatls
! M fled ond disgusted with conditions as
: : tJley have been and are in their eev
! -raj $tates with ; party,' machine,
-ah boss government,. with , corruption
; ysnd bribery . in politics,, with the
cruel, Insolent rule of utterly 1 .self
ish, unscrupulous IhterestST'ahd who
.(are seeking to improve the'fee condi
Hons and bring abou.t a" cleaner, more
"" JusC" system of government, ' more" of
n,a PPl'9 governmentfiave -been
' f t udying tne -" Oregon methods and
. hTP , generally impressed .favorably
tith them. ' Instead of being re-
; parded' as the ."fool of. the- family, '
'' Oregon is looked upon',by most such
. people as the pioneer 'state "in areat
s reform . movement that more , than
- anything that-has been done in 40
. ) years will correct political evils, ed-
urate the electorate as to their du
. tlos an'd responsIb.il Itles, and estab
. llsh and maintain a truly democratic
: and representative fofm 'of, govern--:
ment, which the people have In great
measure lost. ... '.
But in Oregon itself this notable
- and admjrab'le movement of .the peo
plo for better things, this largely
- pucrpssful effort of .the people really
; to rule, this grand conception of
povernm'ent in the . interest of the
whole people instead of government
In the Interest of corporations, cap
i, italisti and unscrupulous "politicians,
is vehemently opposed . and , de
nounced by men who in times past
took an active part in the affairs of
the state and who have 'assumed to
rontroUand direct the policy of the
dominant party In Oregon.' Thse
" men and the reactionary newspapers
allied with them .are blind to the
" signs of the .times. ' The significance
of. the Insurgent movement which is
sweeping reslstlesfily over the coun
a try cannot r mistanen Dy tnougut-N-l
and intelligent men. It is a htove
tt which no group of pcytty politl
no boss, no machine, no party
bwart or stop. It la a movement
Nni gain in jscope and momen
Vt! ; tha A 1 rlriis ont Pan.
"ii t
Guggenhelms , and their
i counterparts, are driven
i of public life. It is a
Vement, and the' people
take their affairs into
pels,, more, and more,
Bke no backward step
) will continue o lead
.id political liberty and
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CAUi ORXLVS NEW BJItTII
i IRI&E, capable -and "un'bossed
Vitrram w. ; jonnson emerges
,from - the California primary
campaign as a remarkable fig-
urein tne wave oi insurgency now
swapping the awakening west. Pre:
pared by thovbattle with grafters'in
San Francisco for the wider struggle,
he stepped into the fight to free Cal
Jfornla from Southern Pacific dom
inatlon as a natural leader lor the
ijpw born political conscience of the
people.
. He plunged into the fight, with
the same spirit he exhibited in de
fylng "the forces of graft in San
Francisco courtrooms. The Republi
can state .organlzalion was against
Elm, and it sent hhn a Letter de
mandlnK to know whether he woutd
support the- nominee of the party.
whoever won. He had the courage
-.to reply, that he would support-the
candidate, if the candidate stood fojr
: Independent-action", free fromvtbe
political bureau of the Southern Pa-
, tific"
. The saloons were for Curry. So
were all the. "good fellows" who de-
; clared :Curry to have the best bar
-room manners of any man in Cail
farnla. The Southern Tacific want
ed Andersop, who had once been
mildly againtt it, but Anderson
1 falksd to arouse enthusiasm and at
the last, much of the railroad'
(strength was turned to Curry in the
htipe of , defeating Johnson, firom
one end of the ttate to the other
Johnson Ms flayed the railroad has
told how it has corrupted" leglsla--tures
and railroad commissions and
fontrolled conventions. At the last
it was "anything to beat- Johnson'
but a long patient, people , have
turned with hope to the gospel of
freedom and Johnsori is easily 'the
victor. ' .."'' ' ' ''
But the victory is not personal
vslth Johtifon. He did much to con.
.tcn'-rate the movement,, and threw
flajT'ins. JrrerrjR In the sky that
"-"".T." t?T"?"y i'Ju'i o wtcTriu tEe
pnreary f ollfr But- the movement
of which- Johnson is an exponent Is
in reality a part' of tb national ins;
f .urgent' movwient. '
This Is shown by the remarkably
cl.6se race indicated by early returns
between Congressman .'Duncan Mc-
Kinlay in the Second district and'
William Kent'. The latter is an in
surgent.. He is wealthy, "is Inclined
to philanthropy, but lived in Chicago
until about two years ago, A com
parative stranger in the state, Kent
has made a wonderful race because
of the strength of the , Insurgent
Tdea. McKlnlay. with the old guard
behindvhlnr and a long record of
success, had to carry the deadweight
of , Cannonlsm ,and.;now he is in po
sition to sympathize with .the mis
fits of Kansas who were sent back
to private life. '
CALIFORNIA INSURGENT
OTHING more significant in the
realm of politics and especially
' in the line of insurgency has
"occurred for years than the
primary election in California yes
terday. 'The nomination of Theo
dore Bell by the Denxocrajts for. gov
ernor was a foregone . concl usion, and
therefore without much Interest, but
the nomination of Hiram Johnson as
th Republican . .candidate v makes
California's insurgency against "reg
ular? Republicanism- as notable a3
that of Kansas. Johnson is an -outspoken
and tnllitant insurgent, and
either . he or Bell will be the- next
governor of California. ;. The people
of that state have evidently decided
at last that their interests are para
mount to those of the Southern Pa
cific railroad. , - ;
Very significant; too, is-, the prob
able Bomlrjfttloii by , Republican in
eurgent ; of William ..Kent in -the
place of William McKlnlay fQr con
gress, tn the SecoriXcongrfiSslonal
district. McKlnlay is a typical stand
patter, a prominent Aldrlchite and
Cannonite, and may be 'beaten by
Kent, who came to California only
a few years ago from Chicago, and
has engaged in fruit culture, in
which he is an expert.
Along with other : insurgent .re
turns is the probable nornlnation of
Jqhn D. Works of Los Angeles for
United States senator. He is an ex
ceptionally fit man for that posi
tion which he will presumably se
cure if the Republicans should con
trol the . nextUegislature. - He was
for years a judge in southern Cali
fornia, and later a member' of the
supreme court of the state.
California seems to be swinging
strongly Into the Insurgent line.
SMALL WHEAT PRODUCTION
ROM A statistical bulletin It Is
ascertained that of the evtlre
land area of the United States
In . 1900, but 44 f er cent was
Included Jn farmsnind' by .farms, was
meant, also, xiock , Tinjei. the
land 4nci:udc,r In larwi;'.ilt-ll.S per
cent K4.0,n.d.?C ;CUltJxatlojh-nJ
tire 'acreage 4n;:wheat : ajtFjUme
comprised but 2.2 per .cent of the
landed area of the country. - "
rTnese figures show hot' heedless
is- the aarm "about . the failure of
surncient -wneat or otner- racxi pro
dnct!on,; so often ounded"'iately The
land' of the United- States can and
will at sufficient demand produce
far larger percentage at, wheat and
other grains, and all- sorts of food
stuffs. Our, agricultural area Is not
one quarter iHized; It would prob
ably not be an exaggeration to say
that the country is not producing
one tenth Its ultimate capacity. The
production oft Japan, "Belgium and
other densely populated countries of
comparatively small areas,' Indicates
Our people will produce much
more wheat when it pays better to
do so and so with other products.
Production 'will increase with de
mand, and the capacity of this im
mense country is almost beyond com
putation or even imcinatloBu
THE FINANCIAL
T
HE ENTIRE west has been
enormously almost wildly,
prosperous," reads the an
nual crop and business sum
mary of the Continental and Com
mercial bank of Chicago, a careful
and conservative commentator on the
business conditions of the" country.
It is a tribute to the west and its
power of recuperation from the dis
quieting outlook of a year or more
ago. ,:, .. : -
This Chicago banking authority
says ttw basis for the prosperity of
the west is the high prices of farm
products, leading to Improved homes,
larger' tilled acreage and more 'gen
erous purchases of the comforts of
life, it- finds that the farmer who
buys an automobile is generally bet
ter able tot pay ior it than the city
man and finds It of more real utility
for the farmer.' . . :
One subject of disquietude v hasj
. .v?n
been the state of the foreign trade
of the United States. Trade bal
ances were falling just at the time
the annual drain commenced, from
outgoing tourists and the other in
visible sources of loss. Sales of large
blocks of bonds stopped the gold ex
ports and the "market now stands as
.firm as before. Exports of manu
factures are Increasing and higher
wages are the accompaniment of In
dustrial progress, although elow'irl
securing a Juet share of the benefits
conferred qn the manufacturer bjft
legislation. ,
The "Continental and Commercial
bank report glvel on , the ;. whole a
hopeful view. It shows no reasqn
for 'alarm,' but gradual gain In In
dustrial pursuits, aided by a , crop
har vest, that will , be ample, though
not as prodigal as In some past year
The. total wheat crop, one of th
bH romrt'rS of r trade, . Is placed .. at
bTT,0uMlti7"buhhela, 80',000,0OO
bushels l?s than last year, but equal
to' the average for . 10 years.- Corn
promises a yield 2& per cent (rreater'!
than the 10 years' average, oats and
barley also are better than usual, the
total production of all kinds of grain
being over. 400,000 bushels in ex
cess of the average for 10 years.
AFrpm this glowing harvest there
is1 no escaping the flow of dollars
into every avenue of trade. The
northwest in particular will feel the
stimulus. Portland, at the Colum
bia gateway will .-have its share. . , '
PARTY ;
ELL, WHAT. is a Republican?
, What is- a Democrat? .Does'
anybody Irnowf In. the mitv
ter.of a county commission
er, or, clerk or sheriff, should " any
body care? t Is there -any sense In
the appeal- to . and for "party" T If
so-, we would be glad to demonstrate
itTn thls' newspaper.
. People have outgrown the worship
of fetiches. A party never colored
flower or gaje flavor, to a peach.
The Dembcratlc party never invented
a; faithful: housewife, and the Re
publican party never, produced , the
Bummer girl. . ; 1
The harvest is on. Fruit is ripe.
The sun rlBes according to the al
manac. There is, these evenings, a
floating moon. There Is1" wealth In
the ground and In vaults. JThere is
love in kitchen and parlor." Thefe
are worship and devotion In cathe
drals and on corners. ' -
But "party" has nothing 6 do
with all these, things.
PEOPLE SEEKING TRUE REPRE
SENTATldN '
T
HE CHIEF, cause of Insurgency
, Ja that too many public' men do
not really represent the peo
ple, Farmers . and . carpenters
and dairymen and professional mejrj
understand that very few of , them
can be elected to office; but. they
are demanding, more and more, true,
right representation. v.r ; -The
railroads have been represent
ed The banks have been represent
ed. The big manufactories, have
been represented. They were and
are entitled to .representation; but
the trouble la that the common peo
ple with no -special interest or pe
culiar pull, have been unrepresented.
This Is why .there Is insurgency,
of various kinds. It explains, large
ly, the disgust 'among the masses
with party. It Is at the basis of our
Oregon primary law.
The people have been misrepre
sented. They are' demanding; true
representation. , They will get It.
THE HARVEST IN OREGON V
W
HEAT tin . what ' we. usually
mention as 4he upper coun
try is not yielding quite as
much as usuaf, and there
have been years when prices were
somewhat higher. Some ranches ae
yielding-only ' 30 or 40 ' buBhels
I an acre, and" the farmer can only sell
ai some so cents a bushel, yet no
body wjio has any,, ground or who
does anything in tbe Oregon country
is going to .starve, -this yean. ' ; ;;
' It may not be every 'upper coun
try farmer who; can agreeably offer
his daughter to a foreign ' prince
and to "do , them Justice we don't
think, many of thenj would -or that
the girls would accept-r-but . they
will mostly rid6, to the banks in au
tomobiles and discuss the weather.
In portions of the Oregon country
the harvest is not quite up to the
average in quantity, but fn quality
and value It Is sufficient and satis
factory. " PUBLIC DOCKS
G'
OVERNOR HAY of Washington
has addressed letters to the
commercial organizations of all
the.jcoast cities In ' that state,
asking them to give serious attention
to the question of securing public
wharves before all the available water-frontage
has been grabbed by the
railroads. , -
The Washington governor has an
appreciation " of tho peril which
threatens the cities of the northwest,
and" which the people of Portland
realized when they voted bonds for
public docks'. Temporarily blocked
by a.n obstructive mayor, the way to
move on la to sigh tbe Initiative pe
tition now being circulated for an
other vote on public docks in Novem
ber.'"' - ' "
These, petitions should be liberally
signed, so there can be no question
as to the force of the movement be
hind' them. It. is a growing move
ment all over the countrj, and Port
land will do well to lead in the north
west, before the difficulties of ac
quiring the needed property are mul
tiplied. : , : ",.,..:-,- ;fc:'r:
A really great president wouldsnot
wait tor any undesirable man's res-
TT 1 J V ' - a. J
"" " wlu17Ie ,u
fire the man. Would Jackson have
had-a Standard Oil Wlckersham?
But then, Jackson would never have
appointed a Wlckersham In the first
place.
We commend to "the thoughtful
study of assembly- candidates the re
sults Of the California primaries. But you save-Jesus, Christ -and him eruci
. mOQf ia L fted.-Corlnthians, :l-2."
ment that will adequately impress
upon their (minds ttiat tlie people are
at last determined to rule. '
S.t McArthur.Js unhappy. He
misseUhls guess - when be tried to
determine which way the 1 political
wind would blow in this campaign.
Even a weather vane gets It wrong
BometimesI .
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Preacher' Gilbert foresees and pre
dicts war. . He gained some little
distinction Rs- a chaplain. , '
- k Roosevelt has- bvfin turned down
by a clique of New York Republican
politicians. ; It would be scarcely sur-
prir.fr.g to hear that TeHy hid
waked up some morning and de
clared that he' would henceforth be
a Democrat
Pittsburg has over half a million
population; The Psalmist was per
ceptive when he said that the wicked
flourished like a green, bay tree, and
waxe,d fat, or something to that ef
fect., ' :-':-"r;. ' -'
Letteri to The' Journal tbottld be written on
one side of the paper only end ebould be eceom.
penied by the Dame and atldPoea of tbe writer.
Tbe name will cot be naed U tbe writer tki
that It be withheld. Tbe Journal 1 not to. be
nnderntood Indorsing tbe Tlewe or etatemenU
of cnrreapondenU. Letter ehonld he made as
brief ai Doaiilble. Those who wish their letteri
returned wben not uled ebonld Inclose' postage.'!
Cnrresrmndents are notified that . letter et-4
eeeoins; auu word in lenfttn maj, at ue ai
eretloo of tbe edjtor.. be eut 4owa to tbat limit
The Child Citizen.
Dairy, Oa, Aug. the Editor of
The Jourfial-i-I wa deeply , Interested
acl highly edified by the editorial com
ments of The Journal on the suggestion
of Mayor Seldel of Milwaukee respect
ing the employment or making use ' of
the children tor the voluntary cleaning
up and . bettering the streets : of that
city, and venture to add a thought re
garding boy patriotism, and boy effi
ciency in the hope that it may inspire
a better' BDoreoiatlon oT the possibilities
of the future usefulness of the boy cltl-
ten, a a valuable factor In the com
munity at large. 'V -'.
. Granted that, it is boy nature and
plrl nature, too, for that matter to give
themBf Ives up to play and to tb lighter
frivolities t of life, it Js none the lass
true - that the - natural enthusiasm of
youth if turned into the right channel,
might make of them valuable factors in
the development of civic pride and civic
righteousness. It is a trite but true
saying that "the boy is father to the
man," and the most that is. needed to
turn -the mind and attention of the
youth' Into the channel of civic or com-i
munity betterment is a due apprecia
tion of possible accomplishments in that
direction by the men and women of In
fluence in the direction of public af
fairs. It is as natural for the boys and
girls of a community to jJattern' after
their seniors as it is for men and women
to follow In the wake of those who lead
in worldly matters, tn whatever direc
tion is the trend, the thought, the. hope, J
the aspiration or tne community as a
whole will be found the heart the hope,
the enthusiasm of youth, talking about
and acting: upon the suggestion of their
elders. Once awaken and arouse the
publlo sentiment of the men and women
to an urgent necessity fqr better things,
and the children and youth, can easily
be -mustered in active aid thereto; and
that community will be greatly bene
uted by whatever effort Is made in that
direction, while the children will like
Wise be better prepared for the active
duties of lif by reason of this pre
liminary introduction to the promotion
of publlo good. I do-not believe that
men of affairs generally appreciatetlhe
value of . children's help in carrying
forward movements for promoting civio
welfare. Those of our citizens who are
old enough to remember or take an ac
tive part in the events of the Civil war,
and especially those who served In the
ranks of .the union army, can readily
recall .how difficult it was for the
fathers and mothers of the youth of the
land to keep their boys from enlisting
when soldiers "were needed at the front
and how many boys of 16 and under
actually Tftn "away to do service for
their country in Its " perilous hour' of
heedj and it is no less, true that as a
ruie, -tnese mere. poya maue , as gooa
soldiers and did at least as good service
as their elders in the rinks- I recall
the fact that 16 of jthe boys of my com
pany, enlisting in '61; 'were but 17 and
under; and, of the 64 recruits who joined
us after our reenlistment, 22 were but
18 years old' or less; and it is but the
trutht Of history to record the fact that
these mere youths performed " as well
their part In" the struggle as those who
were older orten mstinguishing tnem
selves for valor. As an instance: In
the battle of the Little Osage, when
our fortes were .driving Price, ' with
his 'veteran army of 16,008 men down
the Kansas line, and Lieutenant Colonel
Benteen, in command of, our cavalry
brigade of 1500 men) charge that whole
army of Price, , in battle line, making
the most hazardous and, .successful, cav
alry charge of the entire war, creating
a panic which drove that army off the
field, one of the boys of our regiment
a youth or 1 6 came upon. General
Marmaduke and commanded his sur
render. "Take me to your general," said
that veteran fighter, "I cannot surrender
to a man of less than my own rank,
Where 1Tour general?" " "We have no
general," said the boy; "we are all gen
erals," and he was taken and .turned
over to the chllvalrous Benteen, who re
warded the boy's gallantry by a present
of the captured general s holsters.
. It is to ) the enthusiasm and civic
pride of boys like these hat Portland
and other cities need but to appeal for
aid in the betterment of their conditions.
Mayor Seldel is on the right track and
The Journal is no less correct in its
comment and commendation thereof.
When the test ctjmes, if come It does.
the boy and girl citizens will not be
iouna tacKing. i uniy give tnem a
chance. CW. SHERMAN SR.
Some Words on Worship.
T the Editor of The Journal Please
grant space in .your much esteemed
'paper to a few words. I wish to bring
before the notice of the ministers of
Portland and elsewhere some of the rea.
sons why a large number of people do
not go to church
- First I warn all whom It may concern.
not to lower the dignity of the word of
God by th common use of the word
"Topic,! in referring to- the would be
subject : on", the Lord's day. Ministers
ought, to. use Jthe more, scriptural term,
"My text which you will find in such
and: such a book and chapter and verse
or verses.
Second, I warn all the ministers of the
land against the frequent use of topics
Which are not written Jn' the word of
God,
" It would- be well for the majority of
the preachers of our day t study what
b'Ee of. the greatest preachers ever sent
of God had to say writing to the Co
rlnthians: "And L' brethren, when :
come to you, come not With excellency
of speech or of Wisdom, declaring unto
you the testimony of God. For I am
determined not to know anything among
So you ' see, Paul , did not attempt to
excite the carnal imagination or bis
hearers with strange ''topics" that are
not written in the wprd of God; like the
majority , of today's preachers are trying
to doy thinking thus they will draw
congregation. But it seems to me that
pure spiritual gospel preaching 1s too
old fashioned for- the learned preachers
of our day, consequently they endeavor
to invent a new! gospel that-wlll better
please the ears of carnal minds.
' Thlrdlyi I warn the ministers of our
.age against feeding, or rather trying to
eed, the souls of men with husks. The
Vord 'of" God Is the food prepared for
our souls As it is- written, man shall
not live by bread alone, but. by every
word that, proeeadath out of-ibeanou
U
of God.
The fruit of .the earth 'Is prepared to
feed our bodies we cannot live .oft
gravel. Hymns Which: are only the feel-
. Letters From tile People i
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE
Again It rained, but very meagerly.
- '.
Nobody is suffering: from heat these
nights. ... . : A . , '
e
WtfllruWatla is 60 years old. but it
acts yeung and. gay yet.
Now don't fail to heln make that fair
and livestock show a success.
..,. - ,
Roosevelfs silence is more eloquent
than -any-speeeh-be eould make-.
.Get a little piece of land: this is the
best worldly advice we can give to
many people v .
"Prosrressive Republicanism seems to-
be Entitled to the name; it is progressing
considerably. ,! ' .
The senatorial came in some states
seems to be to beat the man that the
people want for .senator.. ;, ? -
One admirable thin ' ab6ut hen Is
her Invariable cheerfulness. ' Bhe flwer
worries whether a man gets ,an egg or
not, or how .much it .costs... " ,.
One Rood eviderwe of increasing hu
man sanity) would be "a very small at
tendance rand no contrimuiona at ' aii at
one of Bill Sunday's exhibltJonaj - .. -i
A Chicaeo iudsre has held an automo
bile to be a deadly weapon; .Hemust
nave Darety missea nemg run over, uks
most other people who don't stay inside
uieir nouses. -., .:f- - '
Boston Globe: The two' great prob
lems about a vacation are first 'to find
place one Can afford to go and next
to Invent & method of getting through
that lonif. dead broke first week after
ward to salary day.
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Would lt.be such a terrible thing after
alt, if some Democrat like Harmon or
Folk were electedpresidentT " The crops
would arrow and the rivers flow lust as
usual, and the world Would wag along
about the same as if Mr, Taft were re
elected.
This suDDOse'dlv funnv story Is going
the press rounds: - A Spokane man
weighed 210 pounds upon marriage three
years ago. utsv wire Degan wnipping
him and making things interesting gen
erally, and now he weighs 'only -133
pounds. Just a - skeleton. .
August 17 in History""Our First Steamtoat
Few characters 'tn"onr national his
tory are more interesting .than Robert
Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat
Born near Lancaster, Pa., early In life
he, was left fatherless; As a youth, he
showed an unusual' natural -talent for
mechanics and. invention. A few years
of painting in Philadelphia and London,
and the painter is lost in the engineer
seeking to solve the canal problems of
England. . His . "double Incline plane":
invented, he goes to patent it in France,
and remains there absorbed in new prob
lems of naval warfare, hoping by sub
marine boat and torpedo to enforce that
"liberty pf the seas" which, ts to make
"the happiness of the world."
Napoleon, full of ; dreams or worm
conquest looks a moment at his plans
but makes no action, and wnen tne in
ventor drops the torpedo for the steam
boat he gets no hearing. New disap
pointments in lsngiana nnng mm oac
to America, where with Chancellor Liv
ingston he constructs the first commer
cially practicable steamboat the: Cler
mont, andmakes possible steam naviga
tion, v ' ,... , .... v..v.s;'
The Clermont was built on the East
river in the year 1807. The first trial
of the boat was made early one morning'
In August before many people were out
of bed to witness it l"ri ?V:; '
The engines were put In motion, and
with few 'spectators but the astounded
sailors in the harbor, the boat was
moved from the . shipyard around the
end of the island and across the North
river'to the Jersey shore., It was found
that she steered easily ftnif In every way
her progress was satisfactory to her
owners.
The public trial and the first real
trip of the vessel was made Monday,
August 17. 1807. Fulton and Livingston
had invited a number of their friends' to
make the passage, and - a public an
nouncement had drawn; an assemblage
of several hundred, people. Many of
them were friends of the passengers,
and bad them farewell with as much
solicitude as if they were going to the
pole, trembling at the terrible risk run
in sailing on a .boat full of fire, '
On the boat was miss Harriet wving-
ston, a cousin off the chancellor, whom
Fulton had met at the Pearl street
home, nd with whom he had fallen in
love. She- is described as "a beautiful,
graceful and accomplished woman-, -as
deeply in love with her handsome, gift
ed lover as any girl could be. Of him,
the son of the Immigrant tailor and
farmer, now at , his hour of greatest
triumph, she coulqfc well be proud. . It
was said that day of him that "Ills eyes
inga and experiences of man, and are
but husks in vcomparison with the
psalms "of David, which are the Inspired
word of God. '. ,.;', : ';,,i
And -God Will not accept the feelings
and experiences of man to be, worshiped
Withi He will only accept what comes
from himself. When the Israelites were
commanded , to build an altar unto the
Lord, they were forbidden, to lift an iron
tool on the stones, and when we attempt
to dress nd carve the word of Godt we
sin against God. :,;
Organ playing on. the Lords day is
no food for a hungry, soul, hungering
and thirsting, for the bread of life and
the sincere milk of the word, besides sT
number of aoung men and women lead
ing the prsnse ofG0d is unscriptura.i.
Ministers oueht-Ao studv the Bible.
which is the' golden "rule, and learn what
is woman's place tn the house of God.
I-happened to be once 'In-a eburch.n
this city;, and I was obliged to sit for
over a half hour listening lo the squeel
Ing of - an ; organ irbre we worshiping
God? I am' speaking ; for . thousands
when I say that We are disgusted at all
the unscriptural forms and ' so tailed
learned carnal enticing eloquence and
husks that we are driven from church
instead.bf being drawn to church. ; ;
And the common saying among people
Is: ' If the Bible is the word, of , God,
and If he Is to he worshiped in spirit
and in truth," .that the present day ' form
of worship is the height of. mockery.
BewarA lest any man ' spoil you
through philosophy and vain deceit after
the tradition of man after the rudiments
of the world and not after Christ Co
losslans, xl:8. I A MORE LIGHT.
' ' A Citizen's Omplaint. v'A h
' Portland, Or.', kug. 17. To the Editor
of The Journal I would ! like to staite
a few of the; many treasons why the
majority of the citizens of this city ob
ject to .'. the assembly plan ; of nomtnat
In candidates -for of f ice!. ; J,
The present city - administration 'la
th fruit of th assembly, and no sooner
had they taken their official seats than
the gas company at one swoop raised
their minimum . meter rates from 60
cents .t6 one -dollar; ..streets were. torn
up all over the city, regardless of the
convenience of the general-public, to
put down hard surface pavements.
wli-r tn many tnrfwncy-wgrTffl
ned of them, and that at eicorblt&nt
price. The public was told- that pav
ing was being done cheaper than here
tofore, instead of which, taking; , into
NEWS IN BPJEE
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Tillamook Is likely to have a . milk
condensery.
e
Stonecutters are wanted In Lakevirw,
says the ilerald.
v " . e . ,
Lots of Wheeler and Sherman county
famers a,re buying automobties now.
The number of boats arriving at and
departing from. Bandon, constantly in
creases. i ". v. .
i -'. - j e. ' , -' .
"The Ttnpwiedge that Jim Hill's Oregon
Klectric will, within 18 months, be run
ning ome 30-odd trains a day in and
out of. Kngene already heipB some, , says
the Guard. ' '
e; " .:':-:'i:.:"5:
Brownsville Times: "The -oldest In
habitant" , expresses' the opinion - that
the Calapoola river is the lowest since
the advent of the earliest pioneer. A
month or six weeks more of dry weath
er and tnre will.be very little water
left in the river and many' industries
of Brownsville will sutler ;,in conse
quence. . .'. . . .,' - -,,, :
'. ' '. ,,"'', -
Owlnr to the arrow tner ' demand for
spraying materials, the Eugenn Fruit
Grbwers' 'association Is . constructing a
bulldinar far that Durrjose of stoHng
tire
sulDhur-Hme snrav: savs the Register.
The building is about 30 feet in height
vy jo uy i a wu it, 'tainvn aio.ro m
va.l.V.atAn 4narJ1 Te.r-T rf rha hllllr1-.J7
inar.. will be occuDied by lhechemicalT,tBut I no care," he paTd.j said hN
used in. barreling cherries.
: . a i ' i , it i l . - - -'.
Langlols has ' been making a-' good
growth this summer, and promises to
keep right on growing and developing
during the dry season, reports the Port
Orford Tribune. Among the .new and
substantial buitdings tha.t have gone up
is a large livery 'and feed stable and a
cheese factory. Five additional t build
ings are promised for the' near future,
among which will be a Woodmen hall
and & warehouse that will handle feed,
grains, etc. , . . .
' Port Orford harbor has presented quite
a busv nnnearance durlnar the East week,
as a number of coasting vessels have
sought shelter in Its waters to escape
the heavy nor'wester that has been blqw-lna-.
' Sorne dav when the railroad and
breakwater shall have come Port Orford
harbor-will be utilized, by vessels of nil
sises from every marine tiation on earth,
both for the business that will spring up
and for the bar-less refuge it-wlU offer.
asserts the Trtnune.
were glorious with love and genius."
At. first however, Fulton had- little
time to think of anything but his boat,
which he bad named the Clermont, after
Livingston's palatial estate on the Hud1
son. At ,1 o'clock. In the afternoon she
left 7'fcer dock near the state prison in
Greenwich village,"' the smoke pouring
from her funnel, amid the shouts of the
passengers 'and the rather awed' cheer
ing: of the spectators.
In her first - form th Clermont was
far from. beautiful. She was called "the
very ugliest craft hat could be imag
ined," and was described as,'loo.klng
precisely like a backwoods Bawmlll
mounted on' a scow and set on f Ire."
For fuel dry pine wdod was used, and
the black smoke poured out In thick
clouds. And on the stern deck of the
ungainly craft -stood the party of gayly
dressed ladies- and gentlemen singing
"re .Banks and Braes of Bonny Doon."
To the sailing craft In the river she
was an object of astonishment and
alarm, and when. In spite of wind and
tide, they -were overtaken by this
etrange, new, saillese, smoke-belching
vessel, many a Cantaln and crew aban
doned their ship and took to the woods.
convinced that the shapeless monster
must have come direct fom the infernftl
regions,; , And at different points along
each bank would.be crowds of people,
where the .entire population of a village
had turned out' to gaze and wonder at
the novel sight ., . , . ' v
.At 1 p. tcl the next aay; after a trip
of almost exactly 24 hours, the vessel
arrlyed at 'Clermont, its first stopping
point Remaining one , night at the
Chancellor's, Fulton , the next day con
tinued to Albanymaklne the trip be
tween 9. in the mornlngr and 6 in the af
ternoon. Thursday at 9 a. m. he start
ed down the river again, i and after
spending the nlgjit at Clermont, reached
New Yirk Friday at 4 p. m. The total
distanw was 160 miles. Against the1
current ne had made It in 12 hours, and
with It in S0. The commercial practica
bility and superiority of the steamboat
waa established. . i
August 17 Is the birthday of Lucre
tius (B. C.; 9); David Crockett, the
pioneer and soldier (1786); Peter Col
lier, s scientist ; (1835); Julia JUarlow.e,
the. actress (1870), and R, P. Hobson,
who sank the Merrimae in Santiago
harbor (1870). It is the date of : the
death ; of John ' Gower, - early English
poet '(1408); Admiral Robert - Blake
(1657), and Frederick the Great-(1788),
and the date that. Edward V and' the
Duke of York were smothered in the
Tower of-London in 1483. - ' .
consideration the quality used, It was
really dearer. - '
-- It has been stated through th col
umns of the press that a water main
costing some 826,000 was laid, to the
Mallnda Heights, jk property owned by
some of our so-called prominent cltir
sens, T. B. Wilcox, president of the
city water board, being one of them.
On this property there are as yet few,
If any, houses', yet this main was paid
for out of the water fund, but on such
thickly populated streets as Marshall.
Lovejoy, Overton' and other Streets, the
property holders were forced to pay for
tne laying or tne mams.
At present a hard surface pavement
Is being put down on Nineteenth street
at a cost of 81.85 per yard, but they
are charging 85 cents per yard for grad
ing, while on Twenty-first street the
property owners were charged 65 cents
for grading and, that was considered a
very high charge for that kind nf work.
Wheif the private .Clthten goes to. lay
a sidewalk he gets, an excellent Job
done for 90 cent to one dollar a lineal
foot, but where .the ' citv does it thev
let contnacts at 81.10 and 81.20 per
jnwt, i am torn. i - f
y'-'e SIDNEY RAX WORTH YW
' Mulkey May Win. -I ','
From' the Ashland Record.; . .
' It Is generally ; conceded 'that B. F,
Mulkey's prospects for winning the Re
publican primary nomination for con.
gressman from this district are highly
promising. His Opponent has been
dyed-ln-the-wooi Cannon man and the
methods of Cannonlsm and the interests
that were served through him have
been so thoroughly ' stamped . upon the
minds of the people that there Is no mis
taking their sentiments." The landslide
in the JCansaS Republican primaries and
tne recent iowa state convention are un
mistakable evidences of forthcoming
events. . . - , , , . ) .
:iH.v.u; '; 1 -; ''', ;;"'.."":.' ' '';';;,"
' John Manning for, Governor...
i From the Medford ' Mail-Tribune.
' ; Mr. Manning ,; has t no element ' of
strength that would appeal tffthe Dem
pcratU; masses' He has donejkothlng to
command their confidence and support
His record' s district attorney Is not
so brlllianfas to Justify further po
litical advanctftnent. nor will the rank
and file swallow him. -
ployed at' Umatilla was drowned while
bathing Inst Tuesday. We -have his
name, but It carj be neither spellbd pr
jM-oirouneed, so leave it out
TANGLEFOOT
By Miles Overnolt
YKS, ITS .P-rRKAUIXG.
' I don't know Just how you feel about-
it, but personally, I think I'm .one of our
best little-poets. . Not speaking . egotis
tically, mind -you, but just gently ur
screwing a fact And so
The wily politician v ' ' ; .
Gathered -henchmen at his side;' '
Bays her-"Let's cut out fishin',- ' ' ,
It's time to mount and ride; ' . .
A clever plan occurs to me .
: We'll ride on the assembelee." . '
The poor man worked; from morn till
nit;ht ( ;
To earn his daily mush,
He heaved ; and groaned with- all his
? a ,
111 TT1U(1 and ram 811(1 Si
might . .i
siuan.
IT naf r Aa nesorrihal aa
4. guiin ua Huoi'Uiiuiuui
The mighty monarch on his throne
Said throne an office chair,''; t
Diotated in a vlcUus-'tone- -A
letter "fair and square."-
"From leaders-', machinations free,"
It read, "Is the assembelee.',' ' -
The almond-optlcked laundryman , , :. ..v
Stood in the door and smoked.
Though hot' he never rushed the can.
Albeit he waa choked. ' -"Me
likee much," he said, said be, ;
"Me likee his assembelee." ,
. i .
The puny country editor v , . ' .v'
For office sadly pines,' -So
he might pay his creditor, '
That's why his paper"' .shines -With:
"Come, be loyal; vote for me
My only chance: Assembelee'j, '.- .
. . ' '
Oh, Bure, there haver Is' a dearth '
Of men who want to. run.
Who have no chance on this (rreat earth.
With 8'tatement Number One; .
And go they frame a scheme, you see,.
And .call- it the "assembelee.',
, .,..- 8. W. McM. -
PUNK JOKE. '
"This rlnar Js "brass." - said the irate
woman at Lhe Jewelry .shop.'. , '
'"Yes? v Well, you ordCiW It by phone,
didn't, you?" Inquire the -cierfav. -
."Tes, but what has that got to do
wh nr .',V- u,0'". 'V
."Why. I thnuslit you wanted phonev
goods," said the, clerk ln an apologetic
Woman, Lovely Woman.
When good Professor Knowit saw that
every sanitary law , -
Was set ' at nought, when women
sought .; -
Tft cinch their Hhn tn tltrhtlv 1
He laid aside the. teaching trade and'
- proved to tnem that corsets made
Ingrowing' nerves and ugly, ourves,
Most shockingly unniefhtlv.
The women heard, agreed and wore '
Their corsets; like they did before., . -
When Dr. Ptomaine found ice cream up-
set tne gastronomic scneme
By subtle .stealth, broke down th--v
1 health - ' ,
And ruined the complexion.
He told young women that the way to
stave orr. premature decay
Without a doubt was to cut out
That lush, franned confection.
They thanked the doctor most profound,
And ordered up another round.
When Rev, Holpum heard the news that "
' rats 'were made from Chinese
n queues - , -
With various forms of germs n
swarms, : .
And shoals and -legions laden.
He set the facts before the girls who 1
wore transrormers, purrs and,
curls, v -v ,. v
Which now adorn the coiffures worn"
By many a stylish maiden. (
The maidens thanked the reverend
. gent .
And wore their rats in calm content
Perhaps you calmly think that you can '
ceaon a woman wnat to ao -,
In ways of dress to make her less
Well- say. we call It funny. - ;
But, ere your cash you rashly, blow t
teacn per wnat sneugnt to lrnow,
You'd better pause a while, because
Mayhap 'twill save you money:
Bhe knows all you can tell her, still. '
When she decided she will SHE WILL.
By J. J. Montague,
Very Good Politics.
From Harper Weekly.
Ther was not a suggestion of poll
itlcs in. the president's speech. New -
York Times. ... .,.,.:.. r,-r'.;-; . ;,-.-v..::;;.u....
He made the speech at Bar Harbor;
not to the summer colonists, but tq th
townspeople on th village green. Re
calling that bis father, a hard working
lawyer, thought that two weeks' vaca
tion was all a man, should need, he
said: .
"But .the American people have found .
put that there is such a thing as ex- .
hausting the capital of one's health and '-
constitution," and that two St three
months' vacation after the hard and per-
vous strain to whloh one is subjected
during the autumn and spring are neoes- "
sary in order to enable one to continue
his work tbe next year with that energy i
and effectiveness which it ought to
have."
Considering that h was talking to
the people , of a village whose chief
stock in trade Js vacations, and in ' a
state that sells 'million of dollars'
worth of vacation to, all' comers every
year, we think Mr. Taft should,, be
credited with making- a politic speech,
The colonel could hardly have done bet
ter. ' , - , . - "...
Not Taken Seriousfy.
, '. ( ' From the Albahy Demowat. .
The Oregonlan's effort t eliminate
Os "West and Jeff "Myers- from the gov
ernrbhip contest,, on the Democratic,
ticket- and put in Manning all alone
Isn't working seriously.- If it-is in the
Oregonian politically It is easy to guess
it isn't so. " ' v j
LEAVE ITV f ' J ..
TO THE U , . ..JV
Sir; . . "- '
An Easy Jot
' (Contributed to The Journal by Walt Mseot), ;
the famous Kanias poet.) Hi prose-oem arve ;
regular feature at this "column li lhe Iii'l
Journal. ) , ,
It Isn't hard to win renqwn as hav
Ing not a friend In town. Just have
an-ever ready sneer to spring when oth
ers' names you hear. -And -if you -hear
some fellow praised for deeds that left, y
the village daaed, insist that he's a false :
alarm;' and doing far less good than ',
harm. If neighbors prosper more than
you, just run them down, the long day
through1; Insist that all their wealth
was made by footing with the board of '
trade. Say bitter things behind the ,'
baks of" men who treat you smooth as
wax. Distrust men's motives' and Insist ;'
that alW hearts have a-crooked twist '
inatt an Hre curaits, hiju uui ior pell Jt
all men are frauds, except yourself.' And
alwavs -raise a nolsv storm when nnhif I
spealt.of a reform. Old ways are al
ways best you know, and';any progress
here belowifs Just the dream of foolish
men and -grafters pining for Hfie pen. t
Pwt tct ht'MH-tt-'nfr' a n(t-grnwi.""1
and wear a large relentless scowl, insist -the
world is on the bum aad folks wtll
hate to eve you 'c6me. ;
lopyrtBht. mm: i ! fK tfrt
., Ceorge. Matthew Adama. MiRUk' l0
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