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It makes one think of the remark of Ernest Renan. who said: "You can u . ri,j,,nri,i rnnttK ' never And God In a theological semi Compares It to Gladiatorial Contests PROMINENT ESSAYIST CON DEMNS GAME OF FOOTBALL. 1IAS AN ADVANTAGE over a poor writer. In an office position an do more and better work. Realizing this, we give much attention to penman Bhlp all our students become sood writ ers. For business use, we teach a plain, round hand; for professional work, every $" tyle that is known. Investigate our jichool; It will pay. Open oil the year; stu dents admitted any time; catalogue free. PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE PORTLAND, OUKGON A. P. ARMSTRONG. LL.IJ., PRINCIPAL Made of felt, thor oughly saturated with P&Bcompound. Not impaired by varying temperatures. Does not evaporate, crack, expand or contract. A low priced roofing that can not be equaled. Send for booklet- The Paraffinc Paint Co. San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Los Angtlu nd Denver, Colorado. SMITH'S HARNESS IS THE BEST mm" Made of best material by best work men. If you need harness, lnventl rate. Cull " viHimi UlII niUCK III ?, single and double harness. Baddlea, wnipa ana supplies and get our prlce. Repair work done substantially and promptly. J. A. SMITH, ai8 Court Street. Bargains in Real Estate I have a larger and hotter list of Farms, Stock Kanohes and City Prooortv tn an than evor before. Also a bic .lrl f 1.,.l . . i . O wv wi 1U(iu in ne comine ""c" uon ot jsaatern Washington. N. Berkeley of Rome Twenty-two Men Killed by It In the Year 1902. The following stinging arraignment of football, as a sport, was written for the Cosmopolitan Magazine by Elbert Hubbard, editor of the Phil istine: In the days of gladiatorial contests In Home men were occasionally matched to fight with boasts. Lucre tins, writing on the subject, apolo gizes for these contests, and says: i Tare is always taken to see that the , man is not overmatched; the spirit ' of fair play must not be violated. Ho must have a chance for his life, other' wise the auditors will manifest their disappointment." Finally there came a day when man was matched against man. And. In the time of .Marcus Aurelius. an order was issued that deadly weapons should be taken away from the gladi I ators. and they should fight only with bare knuckles, with the cestus, or with clubs. And these recognized forms of sport continued and came down to us, so that, until 25 years ago, men fought in England and America with bare knuckles, skin-tight gloves and single sticks. In the British army, soldiers still fight in a friendly way with the single-stick, with the result of an oc casional broken head; and, In Scot land f have seen soldiers "belting" with their belts, and these, lieing loaded with a heavy buckle, make a rather formidable weapon. Dut is is always one man against another. To meet the growing sentiment against brutality, laws have been I passed in England forbidding all prizefights excepting where six-ounce, at least, padded gloves are used. Within two years .laws have been passed in every state in America for bidding prizefights absolutely. Wo still have "contests" for points, but the police Interfere when these de generate into a fight. But it is always man against man, and these men, too, must be in a de gree mated. And so we hnve our featherweights, lightweights, welter weights and heavyweights. Recently in Omaha, Joe Gans, a lightweight, was matched against reter Jlaher. a heavyweight, for a six-round contest. The men met and fought two rounds, when the disap proval of the audience was so great that the referee had to end the fight. The schoolboy maxim. "Take some body of your size," is pretty good ethics, after all. During the year 1902, two men in America were killed in nrizefidhts: and, in a season of three months just past, men have been killed play ing football. Fifteen of these died from broken backs or broken necks. How many men have been ruptured and permanently injured in various other ways no man can say. it Lraiayette, Indiana. Thanksciviiic Day, I saw the same between Purdno and Notre Dame. Five men wero in- jured and carried from the field, their piaces oemg nued hy waiting substi tutes. But one of the injured men seemed to be suffering from concus sion of the brain, and, although he was not Insensible, he was for the time deprived of his mind. Ho win n maniac, and ran screaming into the scrimmage, striking at everybody. anu menus Had to rush in and over power him. And the game went right aiong as u nothing had liannened. What became of thn nonr fellow t do not know, but I do know that two young men with whom I nm nersnnnl ly acquainted are now in luuatic asy lums as a resuu ot rootba . and their ravings are the cries and signals of uns game, if you still think that football is manly sport, you might interview mo parents of these young men. wit mi. i " i no resuu or tne game was a draw C to C. There were hundreds of wo men present all were delighted. Everybody said: "What a beautiful game'" At the Lahr House, where I stopped, the visiting Notre Dame boys wiu mreu ior. i mingled with the students, and saw each of the 14 Notre Dame players who had taken part, in nhvslaue. two h nnrn hpfnr i the' were magnificent; now they were ii sorry signt. several could not walk without leaning on friends, and all were more or les bruised and batter ed. A physician whom they had brought with them, was in attend ance. Ho told me the next morning that ho had spent tho entire night looking after his charges. And very proud was this doctor to show mo that all of his boys were on hand for breakfast. But all limped, all were sore and lame, and all wero dull in ntellect. They had gone through a terrific ordeal, so that nature had no strength left for wit or that genial Play of thought, without which a man is only a brute. Misuse your body, and soul will fleo; thought will take wing, and all flne omotlonB or sympathy, aspiration, hope and kindness will depart and eavo the palace of your brain deso lato. I looked over those football players at breakfast the morning after tho battle i, and not one of them would I have hired to do anything. They wore oven too lame to dig In tho ditch; if I had wanted somo ono to carry a messago t0 All Baba. I would have ca cd In a gamin off of the streets, rather than trust ono of thoso bruised up. drowsy giants. And as for In tellect, there was not a man among them who had mind enough to match that of a 10-year-old girl. Of eourso I know that this condi tion of deadness would not last ed In 0U,;i 8G r03t,ed " ani1 1'bt ess In a few days bo pretty good fel lows and poslbly fair students. But Mo point I make is this: foolba makes no man better; makes no man more useful; helps no man to do bet ter work. lAEta nJa3r Ary Kood fellow ' f" of. football, but no man Is more of a man because ho plays foot- And now tho curious part Is that And here Is nil institution standing for culture which supplies us tho very acme of the other thing. Any Institution that represents ac tual life would never tolerate football a moment, for It interferes with, and is a hindrance and a menace to life. If you want life, and life in abundance you can never hope for It throujh football. A great manufacturing com pany at South Bend, Indiana, has a habit of encouraging games and ath letic sports among its workers. I met one of tho managers of this great concern last week, and we spoke of this feature of physical culture. "Do you have a football team?" asked." He smiled and answered: "I hope not our efforts, in the line of ath letlcs. are with an eye to helping along our work. The man who plays foot ball is good for nothing else. "But football in moderation." I ven tured. "Can you shoot a gun with modern tion?" was the rejoinder. Would a railroad manager encour age his brakenien .firemen and engin eers to engage in football? Well, hardly! He would have to hire a new lot of men at once if lie did. Those football players I saw at Lafayette hadn't energy enough left after tho game to safely climb the side of a box car. The entire intent of football is vio lenee, and that it may bo scientific violence makes it no less brutal. No young man can play the game without being less of a man, and without talv ing on the instincts of a brute. There in a football face, just as surely as there is a prizefighter's face, and be tween them there Is no choice. To push, shove, jostle and "tackle" be come his habit of thought, his dream. and this desire of his life writes itself upon the countenance. Elbert Hub bard. DETERMINED TO BREAK STRIKE. American Bridge Company Imports Men to Complete Bridge. Pittsburg, March 21. A determined effort is to be made by the American Bridge Company to break the strike of structural ironworkers in this city by importing non-union men. Last Monday 40 men wero brought from Louisville, but the men deserted im mediately upon reaching Pittsburg. Last night 47 men were brought into the city from Norfolk, Va., and 150 men, it is said, have been engaged and are on their way here. The men who arrived last night were placed on a large houseboat, which is tied up in the Monongahela River at tho company's plant. The , .nm.iu e iiu...... . 1 '"t.-ii wzzrirr mr.f.xij-:' u ...... f- The Children Enjoy Life out of doors and out of the games which they play .and the enjoyment which they receive and the efforts which they make, comes the greater part of that healthful development which is so essential to their happiness when grown. When a laxative is needed the remedy which is given to them to cleanse and sweeten and strengthen the internal organs on which it acts, should be such as physicians would sanction, because its component parts are known to be wholesome nnd the remedy itself free from every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents, well-informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjoy, because of its pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its beneficial effects, is Syrup of Figs and for the same reason it is the only laxative which should be used by fathers and mothers. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy which acts gently, pleasantly and naturally without griping, irritating, or nauseating and which cleanses the system effectually, without producing that constipated habit which results from the use of the old time cathartics and modern imitations, and against which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have them grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give them medicines, when medicines are not needed, and when nature needs assistance in the way of a laxative, give them only the simple, pleasant and gentle Syrup of Figs. Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the laxative principles of plants with pleasant aromatic syrups and juices, but also to our original method of manufacture and as you value the health of the little ones, do not accept any of the substitutes which unscrupulous dealers sometimes offer to increase their profits. Please to remember, the full name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. is printed on the front of every package. In order to get its beneficial effects it is always neces sary to buy the genuine only. For sale by all re liable druggists. ''H, I' .- ' .'-...-1 "i..ya Arte' ..-A -Jj f ! It i : i V i 1 r .i f jV , boat has been fitted up with bunks, dining room and kitchen, and it is proposed to house and board the men on the boat until the strike is broken. The men are to be used in complet ing the work on the new Wabash ailroad bridge across the Mononga hela River. A squad of policemen is guarding the non-union men. but everything is quiet, no move having been made by the strikers to interfere with the new comers. Before midnight all of the non unoinists who were quartered on the houseboat at Thirty-second street, wero captured by the strikers and in itiated into the union. Early in the night 14 skiffs, manned by strikers, arrived at tho boathouse and 20 of the new men were taken away. The officials of tho company then took measures to lodge the othe in a house on Ferry street. The ma were brought to tho foot of Fen; street by stenmor, where they ws met by a large crowd of strikers asl were induced to desert the compatj ! But 1xk per cent of the people i Bulgaria are Moslems. Niagara is worth $1,000,000,000 til a souice of electrical power. NICOLA COAL BRITISH COLUMBIA COAL FIELD To be opened up and developed by American capital and enterprise. THE Western Goal and Iron Company 501 Beinice Building, Tacoma, Wash With Nelson Bennett as president, have secured a large tract of coal land in the Nicola Valley, British rm TS t0 underlay the land, and T? E ?il 10t000000 tons of the highest grade of Bituminous Coal that has been found in the Northwest. nS tif andfbest coke in tho world, and for steam and domestic purposes there is no better coal pro R??3h P about 160 miles east of Vancouver, Greal Nort WSi? ? Whatcom and Bellingham Bay points. The Canadian Pacific Railroad and the be "here th in ? t2? 1 Ti h1P0??t0 cof ruct and tend thoir lines into the Nicola coal field and will 15 Cents Per Share advaLhedftom810Nceto SS8 -Or.10c Pr 8hare' Toda the Btock ia worth $125 Per hare! H d' to tKveSS d ill n ? ynT- at l,8afe t0 say thattb0 Nicola Coal offers today just as good chance per shireSS vLr 8 fNf 8t.in.18?6- We are quite certain that the stock is sure to Vdvance to par ($1 few moiK b,G f ltM0n fcofiround floor and make 700 percent on your investment in Standard OH The stock will be advanced next month. The ertyaninW our Company's prop- $2,500,000 CASH FOR THE LAND itZh Ca! ?Ud. Ir0? 9 Btock. The Tacoma company j formatioH as shipping facilities have been furnished. For further So uses, letters rom p7om nenS 8ample8 f ' coa1' r0Ports. V diagrams, prospect -r, uaiiKeis, lawyers and other business mn whn hivQ i:i.,i i.u.- ' iait on can bo seen. Respectfully, JOHN JR. HHILEY, JLOCAL AGENT, . Room 16, Judd Buildine. PENDLETON, OREGON BtHsBftjBllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllH