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Great men are they who See
that spiritual Is stronger than
anv material force; that thoughts
ml? the world Ralph Waldo
Emerson. '
RAILROAD DEVELOPJIENT IX
CANADA
I T IS trite to say that railways at
this period are essential to the
development of any new terri
, . tory or area. The railway build
ing now going on and certain to oc
cur in the near future In portions
of Oregon heretofore without rail
roads, Bpells great development, of
til kinds. 1 ,
Canada Is developing greatly, too,
in consequence of railroad building.
Though many people who went
across from tht United States have
been to greater or less extent" dis
appointed, and s6me have returned,
or are wishing to return, yet there
Is a great area acrQss the border
that will support a constantly in
creasing population. The winters are
long and' sometimes severe, and there
are chances of frost and drouth to
take; yet one year with another prof
itable crops of hardy grains and
grasses can be raised, and millions
more people can live there. Mil
lions succeed fairly well In Finland,
not to mention Norway and Sweden,
largely by agriculture, too. But the
practically new areas of Oregon that
are being "opened np by railroad
building offer far greater opportun
ities and advantages to the agricul
tural adventurer.
Railway extension is active in Can-.
8 da at. present, and promises to be
so "for soma years to come. The con
struction In the Dominion this year
will total about lv00 miles, about the
same as last year. The greatest In
crease Is In our nearest neighbor
province, British Columbia. Part of
this Is to be credited to the construc
tion of the Grand Trunk Pacific
frorn Moncton on the Atlantic to
Trince Rupert on the; Pacific, a line
35(0 "miles long. ; ?. ..
- The Dominion government Is
building the eastern portion' of this
'great new transcontinental railway,
and of the 1804 miles from Moncton
to Winnipeg 724 are graded.- Of ihe
t i 4 6 miles from Winnipeg to Prince
Rupert 915 are completed and trains
are now , bekig operated between
Winnipeg and Edmonton, The sub
sidiary Grand Trunk Pacific Lines
company has just placed on the Brit
ish market an issue of 6, 000, 000 4
per cent bonds, guarantead by the
province, for the construction of
branch lines In Saskatchewan as fol
lows: Regina to international boun
dary line near Portal, 155 miles; Re
Etna to Moosejaw, 110 miles; from
Kiggar southwesterly, 50 miles;
Prince Albert branch, 110 miles; and
Cut Knife branch, 50 miles.
Under an agreement with the Al
'berta government, a company has
undertaken to build 600 miles of lino
In that province, and has started the
construction from Tofield to Calgary.
Tn the eastern provinces consider
able new railroad construction is
also going- on. The Canadian Pa
cific Is douWe tracking hundreds of
miles, on not only its main line but
Us branch lines, away up in Wfnnl-
. peg, Manitoba and even Saskatche
wan. Another line known as the
Hudson Bay & Pacific railway is con
templated in the near future. The
Great Northern of Canada lias a
large mileage surveyed for construc-
; lion, but the only point now where
active work is being done is between
,Abbotsford and Hope, in British Co
lumbia. In Newfoundland the Reid
Newfoundland has agreed with the
government to construct 280 miles
Of branch lines at the rate of 50
miles a year.
So'; 'It Is not only lQ the Pacific
"northwest of the United States that
railroad building is both cause and
jiroot-of development, but through
out Canada as well. The ppople arc
necking for land, must have land;
and for them to use the land suc
cessfully there must be more and
more railroads.
AN ORGAN'S COMPLAINT
GOM PLAINING about the result
of the primaries in California,
the Los Angeles Tim.es says:
"The insurgent. Republicans
pnd the Democrats stood and still
Mand for about the same political
rrinclples, including particularly the
tariff. The insurgent newspapers
aud the Democratic organs worked
together In perfect harmony, ex
changing compliments arid cheering
the two hosts on in their bitter strug
gle to defeat the regular Republi
can party."
Well, what crime is there in in
nirgcnt Republteaus-and Democrats
Mariding for the same principles and
OMiperaUng Jn politics? Are they
lhi uatne as "regular" Republicans
In point of rights, privileges and du-1b-s?
lias a "regular", Republican
n flfcht to prevent or object to an
"irirgular" Republican and a Demo
crat voting for the same candidate
or proposition? The Times seems to
rfgard.lt as a crime for a Republi
can to. vote as he believes it his duty
.to vote, rather than , as he is dic
tated to by some leaders or organiza
tion. ; .
The same complaint arises here
In certain1 quarters. Some Demo
crats ' are . charged with being half
Republicans, and some Republicans
with being half Democrats, and it is
said that they are wickedly and
traitorously Inclined "and, designing
to vote for whom and what? For
what they honestly believe Is right,
and for men who they thjnk will
serve the people most, acceptably.
This howl about desertion of par
ty principles and amalgamation of
opponents to party organization is ;
really funny, when one "thinks It
over. If men cannot vote as they
please, under the law, of what use
to the common voter is citizenship
and suffrage? The idea seems .j be
with some people that every man
.calling himself a Republican is
somehow. obligated to vote as Chair-'
man George or some other leader or
ders him to vote. If he doesn't do
so. whether he likes the candidates
or "principles" presented to him or
not; he Is a scoundrel and a traitor.
No wonder there Is insurgency
against such an idea, such a policy
as this. Of course the increasingly
intelligent and patriotic masses of
Republican voters will not submit
to it.
JAPAN'S ACQUISITION OF KOREA
JAPAN'S actual sovereignty over
Korea seems at last assured, af
ter many years of aggression on
one hand and resistance on th'e
pther.. The result will probably be
a good thing, ultimately, for the Ko
reans themselves, for their govern
ment was not one fit to exist in any
nation pretending to respectability.
From an abstract or ethical point of
view, Japan had no right to go across
and take the Korean peninsula,
which theoretically belongs to its In
habitants; but Japan is a nation, and
to grow or even to exist It must
have an outlet for Its teeming popu
lation. By the treaty of Portsmouth Rus
sia tacitly acknowledged the para-
mouncy of Japan in Korea. Great
Britain had a 6hort time before done
substantially the same. So in 1906
Marquis Ito took up his residence
in Seoul, the Korean capital, and at
tempted actual Japanized rule of the
country. There was continued but
for the most part ineffectual resist
ance, which was not aided by the
assassination of Ito last October In
St. Petersburg. The Koreans' strug
gle was vain because they are Incom
petent and unworthy of national ex
istence. In this connection an ex
tract from an article In the .'New
York livening Post may be of Inter
est: On the whole, It Is best for Korea, for
Japan, and for the peace of the world,
that what had to happen should happen
at the earliest moment It would be
Idle to deny that the Koreans under
their own emperor's rule were not a
well governed or happy people. If the
Japanese rule haSi been harsh, It has
been largely because Japan has ruled
In Korea as a conqueror and py military
methods. Annexation may give the Ko
rean the privileges and Immunities of
Japanese citizenship without burdening
him more heavily than he Is at present.
The peaceful assimilation of a people
whose numbers are estimated at any
where from eight to seventeen millions
Is a task that is sure to keep Japanese
statesmanship busy for many years to
come. To that extent tt will save us
from the world-wide schemes of Japa
nese aggrandizement which the strained
Jingo eye discerns In the most insignifi
cant dally event of Toklo polities.
ROOSEVELT 18 INSURGENT
SO ROOSEVELT has plainly de
clared himself at last, on the
general proposition of insur
gency or regularity as a Repub
lican; and not unexpectedly, lie is In
surgent. In an address In the heart of "the
enemy's country," Utica, X. Y., the
home of Vice President Sherman,
conspicuous type and personification
of the "regulars," Roosevelt de
clared: '.'The only kind of politics I
care for Is the kind of politics In
which decency is combined with ef
ficiency. I hold that the only way
in which a politician can preserve
his party is by helping that party
efficiently to serve the people."
Taking all the circumstances Into
view the contest, between the "old
guard" and the "progressives," in
New York; the place, and the fact
that the vice president was conspic
uous by his absence the Interpreta
tion of this language becomes easy.
It means, freely translated, that Re
publicans of the Sherman tspe have
not combined "decency" with "ef
ficiency," and, summarizing the
whole question of party action and
duty, have not "served the people."
Roosevelt gets back to this service
of the people. Sherman and his sort
are not performing this service.
This in effect is what Roosevelt
says. And having declared himself,
there Is no doubt that he will flgnt
hard, and to a finish. He sees that
there can be no compromise with
I Aldrichism and Cannonism. And the
i people, most of them, except eelf-
' unnlrlnn r.nlUtnlono' 'nf n 0 1. i
type, will be with Roosevelt in this
positlom
Since the assembly leaders are
having so much difficulty In finding
a candidate for joint senator from
Multnomah, Clackamas and Colum
bia counties, why not Indorse Dan
Malarkey, who is already in the"
race? He is a good even If not a
"regular" Republican.
It has been nearly if not quite as
long a period of rainless weather in
this region as ever was known-
hence more forest fires, in propor-
tion to the forests to be consumed,
than usual. There are stories of das
tcrdly criminality, not proven yet;
all these fires may have happened
in the -usual way, through mere care
lessness. The lesson becomes 'more
Impressive and imperative every
summer that better measures of
prevention, if possible, must be used.
Nation, state, county and city must
get together and see if means of pre
venting such . horribly destructive
holocausts cannot be devised.
rRJESIDEXT FOR FURTHER RE
VISION SO PRESIDENT TAFT, accord
ing to a report, is to advise in a
"keynote speech" 'further re-
I f - m il . i a m , r v
, viaiuti or ma iai ui. n nas re
vised his opinion that the Payne
Aldrlch tariff law Is almost perfect,
and will advocate the reduction of
some schedules. It Is due to the
president to say that while he has
commended the tariff, he has done
so with some reservations, mention
ing especially the woolen goods
schedule. But there are other sched
ules as bad, notably steel and sugar.
Why has not the president attacked
them?
But now, after hearing In various
ways from the country, he is going
to recommend revision so that ex
cessive profits cannot be made
through protection. Note the admis
sion in this, that protection gives
some manufacturers and combings
excessive -profits. But what busi
ness has a government to consider
the profits of any particular business
or people at all? The only proper
function of government Is to see that
life, liberty and property rights are
duly safeguarded, with exact equal
ity of treatment to all law-abiding
citizens. It Is none of the govern
ment's proper business whether any
body's profits are little or much,
whether any particular person suc
ceeds or falls in any particular busi
ness. If the government is going to
see to It that certain manufacturers
receive fair profits in their business,
then the government should do the
same for the farmers, the dairymen,
the newspaper owners, even the me
chanics and all wage earners, If, the
government is going to see that the
woolen and steel and sugar manufac
turers get certain profit3 out of their
private investments, it should do as
much for everybody, high and low,
rich and poor. As soon as a gov
ernment begins to concern itself
about any particular investments or
Industries, it becomes a government
for some rather than for all; it is no
longer a people's government but one
for certain classes or interests.
The only right and reasonable tar
iff law is one for revenue only, elim
inating protection as far as possible.
The country seems, to be moving to
ward that right position.
In relating the efforts of the as
sembly leaders.' tjp fill the vacancy on
the legislative ticket, the Oregonian
naively states that "the committee
understood that Dr. Andrew C. Smith
was not ready to make the race if
called upon." As a bit of unconscious
humor that Is highly entertaining. It
Is eclipsed only by the fact that the
committee had the nerve to ask Dr.
Smith to run. Do they imagine that
he has already forgotten the manner
In which they administered the
"double cross" only one short month
ago?
Since no one else seems willing to
take that vacant place on the as
sembly's legislative ticket, why not
put forward some one of the high
brows who are responsible for the
movement? There Is some admirable
legislative material among the "lead
ers" Just look 'em over. Charlie
Lockwood, Jimmy Kertchem, Frank
Middleton, Max G. Cohen there's a
galaxy of patriots for you and any
one of them Is well worthy of the
senatorial toga. Surely they are not
all deaf to their country's call.
Every candidate for office whp Is
opposed to the assembly should make
that fact known to the voters by hav
Ing the words "anti-assembly" placed
on the ballot after his name. This
Is what voters will be looking for
when they go Into the primary booths
next month.
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The "best tariff law ever enacted"
proves to be the heaviest incubus
that the Republican party has to car
ry in the congressional campaigns
which are in progress all over the
country. Mr. Taft was the recipient
of a gold brick. He's too confiding.
Still one vacant place on that as
sembly legislative ticket. Wh6 else
wants to join the Down and Out
club? One man makes as good food
for powder aB another.
New York Republicans seem to
have been inoculated with the same
kind of "harmony" which the assem
blyites are administering here in
Oregon.
You can save vexatious delay If
you register now. Two weeks hence
you will have to stand in line.
So Max G. Cohen has been ap
pointed receiver of the Othello Im
provement company.
Aldrich, Cannon, Balllnger, Sher
man who will be the next to walk
the plank?
Prison Reform.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
England has long stpd in need of
the reformed methods of prison manage
ment which Winston Churchill proposes.
The details of prison life as revealed by
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.imp, iUHyuiiin emu uiutus n:m unneces
MrU harsh nscoinDared wltht hj
Uoaiment given incarcerateu persons
here. Penal methods accomplish thejr
purpose better when all aspects of in
Justice are. removed from them, a fact
which Is better understood, here than
It seems to bo,- in the Id country.
Walt Mason
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"The poet laureate of the American
Democracy," whose, prose poems
are a regular feature of the edi
torial pan6 of . The Journal.
Harbor Development
(From a paper by Frederick C Howe
!n Scrlbner's and republished by the
Wall Street Journal.)
The prescience of the German city Is
seeti In the harbor and canal develop
ment which has taken place In recent
years. There Is keen competition among
the Rhine towns. And their phenomenal
growth is largely due !o ilia Intelli
gent way In which they have tncout-
aged business by the -Joviilopment vt
water transportation. Thought In Amer
ica Is obsessed with the idea that the
law of commerce are ltfce the laws of
nature. We assume that they cannot
be controlled or aided by man. Trans
portation must be left to private con-
ol. There Is no such assumption !n
Germany. Germany takes It as a. mat
ter of course that many things must be
done by the state, In order to protect
its life and develop industry.
Frankfort, Cologne. Duisburg, Dussel-
dorf and other Rhine towns have be
come metropolitan cities by the devel
opment of- their waterfronts, by the
building of doeks and wharves, hy
draulic devices and machinery for eco
nomical and expeditious handling of wa
ter freight Duisburg Is one of the
centers of the coal and lumber trade.
It is one of the centers of the lower
Rhine trade and the great Industrial
region of the Rhine provinces.
In America, waterfronts are dedicat
ed to one thing or the other. If they
are used for business purposes, they
have r.o value for pleasure. Beauty is
Ignored. This Is not true in Germany.
Busine?s Is made to adjust Itself to
art, pleasure, recreation and use by th
whole community. The harbor proper
In Dusseldorf Is more than a mile In
length. It is divtded Into great basins
for various Kinds of freight. There is
no confusion "and no dirt. Tracks are
laid Along the embankments, In connec
tion with the railways and street, rail
way systems. This is all done by the
city, and owned by it. It Is all as com
plete and symmetrical as a machine,
and the cost of transshipment is re
duced to a minimum. Here are erected
warehouses, elevators and storehouses,
all connected with one another by rail.
The docks of a German city are great
terminal systems equipped with every
convenience for even the smallest ship
per. 3y virtue of these works the
trade of Dusseldorf Increased 300 per
cent In 10 years' time. And within a
very short time the Improvement will
yield a profit from out the rentals of
the enterprise. The harbor development
of Frankfort Is. even more wonderful.
It borrowed $18,000,000. It proceeded
to deepen the Main river for several
miles, so that large boats could come
to its doors. It erected docks and hand
ling devices. Its harbor traffic In
creased 1200 per cent In nine years'
time.
Letters From tke People
The Bad Lands of Portland.
Portland, Or., Aug. 19. To the Editor
of The Journal I would like through
your paper to call your attention and
also that of the people to a condition
existing in this city, the like of which
1 have never seen anywhere. In walk
ing to and from my office It Is neces
sary for me to pass through that in
fested portion of our, city known as
Second and also Third and Burnslde
streets. Take from Burnslde street on
down Third street to the bridge. You
would go a long ways before you could
find a more motley crew of toughs,
drunken Italians and rowdies than in
that section. Not only that, but they
are positively lnsul.ting to anyone who
has not made an animal of himself as
they have. 1 would no mpre think of
letting my mother or sister walk
through there alone than I would of
Jumping off the bridge. I see they
are making an effort to Y!d the street
corner and cigar stands around- Sixth
and Washington of so-called "mashers"
and other undesirables. If they would
exert their efforts a little more In this
other direction, which I confess Is
actually the worst I have ever seen, I
know It would be appreciated by many.
I hope this will be printed with a view
of enlightening those who are ignorant
of the condition of the locality. Any
way ycu take It, a trip down will be
convincing. ,
OTTO CURTIS THOMPSON.
Riding for a Fall.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph. (Rep.)
"Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad." ...
This aphorism, trite and commonplace
from frequent repetition, has almost
gone to seed, and yet It may be aptly
applied to the Republican situation In
New York. Panic struck by the pres
ence of a real creative stateman in their
midst, those leaders who have played
at polities for a generation always
with the single purpose of exalting
themselves and their interests are now
determined to ruin the organization If
they can no longer rule it. For the
third time In two months they have
tried to humiliate the only Individual
who is In a position to restore confi
dence and contribute to party success.
Of course thay have not accomplished
their purpose. Neither "Sunny Jim"
Sherman, of the Indian sign,, nor "Tim"
Woodruff, of the reverberating waist
coat, nor any other of that ilk, is big
enough to humiliate a Roosevelt They
may succeed in eliminating him as a
l&St9Xj ntbeJlKOjn Ip gJM$JSSI-XUi.
tlon; they may even prevent hun from
having a voice in directing the cam
paign, but already they are foredoomed
to ultimata failure arid they seem to'
know it They seem to understand that
they must accept Roosevelt and the pro
. COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE
Now th hop men don't want it to
rain, ...
Th world Is getting mor up In the
air all th time,
' Th assemblyltea Invited their own
worries and troubles. ...
We expect to hoar amy day that even
Chairman George has, resigned.
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Some of the apparent political moun
tains are only mole hills, after alL
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To ; everybody, : some, other . people't
way of trying to be happy are curious.
Jim Jeffries mutt have more sense
than brawn; h says he has nothing to
say. , '
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Bo Taft and Teddy have made up:
and will play together again some
more. ..; - -
It 1s stilt the (rood old summertime.
but It has had some bad freaks and
features.
"Taft Kill Story," is a headline. But
from a killed story many worse Ones
may arise.
To be sure of fine, enjoyable vaca
tion, and be admired and petted, get
on the police force.
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After all. the rood mother Is more de
serving of love and admiration than the
vaunted, flaunting Summer Girl.
Bv' the way.' why Jiasn't some microbe
hunter counted and declared the number
of bacteria on a J-0 gold piece?
Now there are antisentlo banknotes.
But most people would gladly selxe on
banknotes, however mrectea wun mi
crobes. There have been many heroes and
heronels in connection with the terrible
forest fires, who - will always be un
known to fame.
Having made several other kinds of a
fool of himself. F. Augustus Heinze wlU
marry an actress- who is ,n love with
heraclf and his money.
"Jaw broken by a pitched ball," says
a news Item. Resrrettahly, it wasn't the
Jaw of an anti-bridge, lawyer or an In
terest serving pulttlHan.
Roosevelt could be especially Inter
esting If he would come out as a rem
oerat, but he might have trouble trying
to tell what a Democrat Is.'
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Farmers' wives In Ohio are said to (he
on a strike for shorter hours. We sup
posed all women favored longer houijs
for the purpose of sstylng good-bye.
Senator Warner of Missouri, a Repub
lican of the "regular" sort, also an
nounces his Intention to retire. Old
ago is given tts the reason, but there
may be another reason. The old age ex
cuse could be made with advantage to
the country by several other senators,
among them Burrows and Gallinger.
August 24 in History
Harrtlv mi event connected with the I
second war with Great Britain aroused
so universal a jplrlt of Indignation on
the part of the people of the United
States so united a seniimoni oi iron
tlllty against her ancient enemy as
the capture and burning of Washing
ton Citv, the federal capital, on August
24, 1814.
The commencement of this year was
llitarv and political
occurrences of transcendent Importance.
The British government ueciaea io my
waste to the whole American- coast
from Maine to Georgia. About (he
middle of August an English squadron
of between fifty and sixty sail arrived
in the Chesapeake to strike the first
decisive blow, namely, an. attack on
Washington. The British force was
divided Into three parts. One division
was sent up the Potomac and another
was despatched to threaten Baltimore.
The main body ascended the Patuxent.
apparently with the intention of des
troying Commodore Barney's flotilla,
which had taken refuge at the head of
that river, but with the real intention
as it was soon discovered, of attuck
ing Washington. The head of frigate
navigation on the Patuxent was reached
on the 19th of August. The following
day the land forces debarked to the
number of 6000. By the 23d the British
forces were within twelve miles of the
capital.
The American army that was avall
ablo for defense of the city was 3200
men, with seventeen pieces of artil
lery. On the morning of the 24th var
ious reports were brought to the Unit
ed States headquarters of the move
ments and Intentions of the British.
Finally they made their appearance and,
although they were met with stubborn
resistance, the raw American troops
t nhle to reMst the seasoned
British soldiers, and the Americans were
compelled to retreat at every point. Fin
ally the British had a clear field and
marched triumphantly into "Washing
ton and began to carry out the threat
of the commanding Invader "I will
make a cow pasture of these Yankee
capital grounds."
The British, after they had received
the capitulation of the city, started
to set fire to tt, burning the capitol,
gresplve policy, or they must turn, the
commonwealth over, to their Democratic
opponents, and. as far as any intelli
gent person Is able to Judge, they have
decided upon the latter course. It is
well. Indeed, It is perhaps the best thing
that could be done in the circumstances,
for it will foreshadow a new alignment
and a regenerated Republlcanism-a
Republicanism that can appeal for votes
two years hence with clean hands.
After the machine has written its
platform and has nominated its reac
tionary candldate the election. The
Kolger disaster of 1882, which placed
Grover Cleveland in the executive chair
will be repeated, and then the machine
will be demolished, if not for good for
a term of years. A Macedonian cry for
Roosevelt for Roosevelt, the only man
who is able to prevent a Democratic
landslide in 1912.
The Political Humorist.
From the Boston Globe.
Speaker Cannon evidently labors un
der the deluslonhat he has been de
puted to play the part of a humorist
or a comedian, not to act the part of
statesman. The fact that Abraham Lin
coln told funny stories and liked to
'read Petroleum V. Nasby's comic letters
apparently has inspired many public
men to try to hold their Jobs or win a
place by attempting to be funny.
Good natured fun Is all very well,
but habitual Jocosity, unless It has
something to back It up, becomes tire
some. If Lincoln had been a Joker and
nothing more he would never have been
heard of boyond the banks of the Sanga
mon. Samuel Sulllyan Cox, known as "Sun
set'' Cox, was too much of a Joker for
his own good. A man of "merit and
abrtltles. he let his humorous Inclina
tions obscure his substantial talents.
OaljrUhQ..grealestaa,.beBaali'.Jjas
morous. Cervantes could make Don
Qulxdte ifnmortally amusing. Shakes
peare could 'give perennial life to Fal
staf f. Llnooln of . the emancipation
proclamation and the Gettysburg ad
dress could render forever attractive tbe
NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Bend will have two railroads, asserts
the Bulletin, making" It quite a railroad
town. .
A Corrallls kodak man has customers
in several eastern states, and expects
one In the White House yet
.
The Laldlaw . region Is furnishing
many fine agricultural products (or the
Great Northern railroad s exhibit. ,
Watermelons drifted ln upon Moro
at the rate of six teams' one after an
other,, says the Observer. Two 4 horse
loads sold off the hay scales at so much
a pound. .
. .., . . . .
Among the freak curiosities In. this vi
cinity is a "white blackbird," which has
made Its home all summer on the ranch
of J. T. McLaln on Pralrla creek, with a
flock ot blackbirds, . says the Joseph
Herald, . , . ,
. ' ;. ' :, ';..''. ;:'"' "..'?.('; : (!.:t
The Eugene Register tells of a man
ef that town who -.has handled eight
cars' of watermelons so far this year,
and when It ts remembered that each
car contains' some ItiOO melons, he has
been doing some melon business.
'
. McMlnnvllle News-Reporter. N. H.
Sltton, who came back from Alberta
awhile ago, moved his family there for
the second time. He has purchased 10,
000 acres of land, and as It ts now said
that there have been some good rains
recently, prospects are Improved.
' ,-"
Southern California men are here
looking after, some vetch land. ays the
Corvallls Oasette-Times. They are or
ange growers, but at the price paid for
hav In that section, they are inclined to
think it would he profitable to grow hay
here to ship there. They like our fruit.
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Sixty acres of wheat near Corvallls
averaged 33 bushels to the acre. Twen
ty acres produced an average of more
than 40 bushels to the acre. Consider
ing the fact that the eeneral average is
seldom over 20 bushels per acre, this
average Is remarkable, says the Gaxette
Times. It Is reported that there are very few
huckleberries in the mountstns this
summer, says the Canyon City Eagle.
Some claim thts Is a fact because the
coming winter Is to be a hard one. We
can not av whether huckleberries make
hard winters or not but we are in a posi
tion to state on authority that they do
make good pie.
The Corvallls cannery Is getting large
qltihtities of fine Bartlett pears. $20
a ton Is an inducement that is bringing
the fruit. This section is essentially
the home or the Bartlett, this pear
growing here In tremendous quantity
and size. Twenty tofts of tomatoes have
been contracted and about thirty tons of
peaches are either contracted or desired.
$30 a ton Is being paid for these.
Two Mormon missionaries In the Lo
rsne neighborhood, a farmer of that lo
cality reports, are big, broad-whouldered
fellows, who trv to make their way by
solieiting free entertainment among the
farmers and taking their time In trying
to preach to them. They have met a
rather cold reception in that locality, ss
most of the farmers are too busy with
their work to take time to listen to
them.
Burning of Washington
the president's house and other publlo
buildings. An 'English narrator who
wax present tells the story In the fol
lowing descriptive way: -The blazing
of houses, ships and stores, the report
of exploding magazines and the crash
of falling roofs was one of the finest
sights to be conceived. The sky was
brilliantly illuminated by the conflagra
tion. The scene was striking and sub
lime as the burning of St Sabastlan's.
Towards . morning ' a violent storm of
rain, accompanied with thunder and
lightning came on. whose flashes
seemed to . vie In brilliancy with the
flames which burst from the roofs of
burning houses, while the thunder
drowned the noise of falling walls and
was only Interrupted Jy the occasional
roar of cannon and of large depots of
gunpowder as they exploded one by
one." ,
On account of Washington being the
seat of government of the American
Republic its capture occasioned great
eclat on the part of the British and
much chagrin and indignation through
out the United States indeed, the whole
cKillzcd world exclaimed against the
act as a violation of the rules of mod
ern warfare. So overwhelming was the
effect upon the people of the United
States of the wanton burning and plun
der of their capital that party spirit
instantly vanished and with it the dis
sensions which had almost paralyzed
the government and the whole country
was in motion. It. was not long, how
ever, after the burning of Washington
that the war was over and the public
buildings in the capital city were soon
replaced by substantial structures.
On August 24 occurred the destruc
tion of Pompeii In 7 8. It is the date of
the massacre of St. Bartholomew in
1B7I; and ihe brittle of Rladensburg,
Md in 1814. August 24 is the birth
day of Letizia Bonaparte, the mother
of Napoleon (1750); William Wilber
force, the philanthropist (1769); Joseph
H. "Worcester, the lexicographer (1784);
and William Walter Phelps, statesman
and Jurist (1839). It Is the date of
the death of Thomas Blood, who at
tempted to steal the crown Jewels of
England (1680); and Napper Tandy, the
i Irish patriot (1803).
drolleries and Jests that fell from his
lips.
Balng funny Is a serious business.
Eruptions of humor have ruined many
bright young men and damaged the rep
utation of many, old fellows. Mr. Can
non Is a most conspicuous victim. A
little less jocosity and a little more
sense would make Uncle Joe a winner.
Humor promises to promote you rap-'
(dly in the estimation of your fellows.
Piling up solid and sensible thoughts
is a slow process and the builder hear-
no cheers while he Is building. All the
handclapplngs and laughter are for the
humorist for awhile and then comes a
frost for the funny fellow and tre
mendous applause for the man of sub
stantial Ideas..
, Young men, do not Imitate Mr. Can
non's funny business, unless you have
the energetic fiber of a Lincoln. But
the admonition Is unnecessary. Jior If
the Lincoln sort of quality Is In you you
cannot be a Cannon.
Double Crop (ln Harney County.
From the Harney Valley News.
There Is a very rare and remarkable
exhibition of. what this country and
cllmato can do In the recuperation of"a
crop supposed to be ruined, to' be seen
on the farm of Sebastian Hog, northeast
of Burns.
Mr. Hog put in a crop last fall of
winter wheat which oame up In fine
shape and made a splendid stand, btft
when It was In bloom the severe" frost
of last June gave It a Itard scorching,
so that he considered It ruined for a
grain crop and cut It for hay, of which
It made a nice yield.
Now follows the strange part With
scarcely a drop of rain since, thnt stub
ble has developed a new life andthas
thrown up a new stand of wheat that
Is the wonder of all' who -see It, and
ralilfl prnrplyet f y jfilfl Weill, W"rth lflT-
vestlng. ' v ...
A sample from this field with the
truthful statement attached shogld
prove an attractive feature of the car
load of products to be gathered for the
Great Northern railroad exhibit '
TANGLEFOOT
By Mile. Overkolt
SHIPP THE SHOWMAN.
or... . .
"It was In Honolulu where. I made the '
big hit with my "famous" tittle Joke en
titled 'The Old Maid's Idea or Every J
Woman Her Own Husband.' " said Khlpp
the showman, as he dodged the prunes '
which wer being passed for the fifty- '
first time. "It went' like thts:
'"Will you marry muhr said the
anxious old lover, longing to monkey
with the half million dollars possessed '
by the unbeautlful and well seasoned
woman. . ,
"'I Will tioL' PercK'l fl inn tjv.m. i
dehyde. I .have a swearing parrot, a
......intrj mm cnews roDaceo, a magpie
that cusses, a dog that growls, a stale '
beer barrel, smokehouse, a scarecrow, a
hog that grtints, a mule, an uncorked '
demijohn and a goat with whiskers. I
will obtain other features as I see the
need of them.' "
",'Yealr; but looky here, Ablgal Gwen
dolyn Mabelloe Smith, yuh kin get me,"
which takes the place of all of them an
imate, and I am all In one piece.' .
,v " 'That's Just the trouble,' said the old
maid. 'I'm a reform, anif whan T mm
across, something In that bunch that
uoesn t Bint me, why I can kill It and
feed it tothe hogs. Now with a man.
by the timet had eliminate nil th. nh.
Jecttonable features there wouldn't be
anyimng lert but a cynical smile and a
saloonish odor."
"Mr. Shlpp," broke tn the landlady, 1
will not ask you for money this morn
ing, provided you will ask me to marry
you within a week, otherwise''
But Shlpp had seized a prune and (led
the scene.
The sun shone bright upon tne faoe of
our old mother earth.
The siren voice of summer said:
"Come on, and frolic, kid."
And that's the reason that you see but
little cause for mirth'
Within these lines the past few days,
because, you see, I did.
TOO CLEVER.
He was only a tramp all covered with
rags.
With rags from heels to head.
But he was one of our cleverest vaga.
And when the Judge with his verbal tags
Said, "A warm suds bath for all such
Jags."
He was drowned in the tears he shed.
Good Roods Movements.
From the Lewiston Teller.
A remarkable thing has been ac
complished in road work In Iowa A
good highway has been established at
an estimated cost of building and main
tenance of 13 a mile for the first year.
This road extends from Council Bluffs
to Davenport and 1s S!0 miles In
length.
The work was practically all done by
volunteer labor, on the "township unit"
plan. There were commissioners for
each county through which the road
passed, all without pay, and Ul classes
of people, including farmers, automb!l
owners, bankers, clergymen, "merchants, '
teachers and editors were pressed Into
service. The townships were also or
ganized, and like a great military ma
chine, the whole line was put Into ac
tion under the direction of the "dragged
road secretary." The road was divided
among the varlons squads and persist
ently dragged Into good condition. Drags
were attached to autos, w'hleh' proved
very valuable for the purpose. The good
road was very speedily evolved from
what had been a mud road. One of
the results was the encouragement of
tiie use of more motor cars, and it is
said that 8000 of them were sold in
that slate this season.
On a smaller scale something of a
similar character was recently done in
Idaho. Last Sunday a large number of
auto owners of Wallace made an excur
sion to Fourth of July canyon. Each
one took an extra man and carried picks
and shovels. All worked hard all day
on the road between Wallace and Coeur
d'Alenn for the purpose, of making It a
good thoroughfare for motor vehicles,
and. Incidentally for all other vehicles.
The moral of these Incidents Is that
cooperative effort goes a long waye in
road improvement- The building ot
good roads does not necessarily Involve
the collection of heavy taxes or sub
scriptions and the spending of a large
sum of money. The contribution of a
small amount of labor by many Individ
uals under a systematized plan of work,
W'tll often accomplish wondtrs in road
Improvement
The Same Old Summer Time.
The same old summer time Is here.
The same old scene Is set,
Of dancing waters, shining sands,
And rocks where high Tides fret
The same old golden moon comes up
To make the scene complete.
Along the shore I walk with her-
The same old tale repeat.
The same old mountains stand to guard
The. little lake so blue;
We paddle 'mid the Illy pads
The same old bark canoe;
The same old pine trees whisper low
As dreamily we float
And from the same old poets then
In thrilling tones I quote.
The same old band Invites to danoe.
And I at once make haste
To place this same old arm of mine.
Around' her slender waist.
The same "Blue Danube" sets the pace.
And in the giddy whirl,
I thank my stars this same old time
Brings always a new girl!
Life.
Different Tastes
(Contributed to The Journal by Walt Maiou,
the turnout Katmai poet. Ilia prote-poetui am
regular feature of this column li Tu Da!!
Journal.)
It Is not well to scoff or Jeer at other
people's Joys; the pastime that to you
seems queer may please the other boys.
One man's amusement in this life Is
playing dominoes; another fellow heats
his wif. and. gives hls soul repose.
One packs a heavy -gun for mites,
through stream and swamp and fen.
and wears al) kinds of happy smile
when I19 comes home again. Another
likes to risk his bones on flimsy aero
plane, and when wo scrape him frbm the
stones we weep for him in ,valn. One
fellow thinks It fun to dodge the cops
with speeding car; another likes to. go
to lodge, where all the passwords are.
And all these things I understand, and
sympathize with folks who rummage
through the .blooming land for pleas
ures and for Jokes.? But when I watch
a statesman try to 'run an office down,
and talk .until the fount Is dry, uml
bore the whole blamed town; and when
I see him, worn and tired, a-hanglng
round the polls, to find that he's been
Timnsff1 ana1 "fired nV1 pinfrnfrTTuTsTT'
ask such sphinxes as arc noar: "What
sort of men are those, who chase f.ir-
office year by year? Docs such snort
V-aalltf Tl oa at a 9" 4
VM 1 J 1 UU I3W I . 1. ,
CmriKbt. 1910. ' b
Qaorg - Matthew Adami,
v.