OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
LEiQISLATUIIE MEETS.
Oregon Lawmakers Now In Sosilon
nl Onloin,
r-iiiii iii, .inn. HI. I Im soiialn was
mil til Id tinier liy llrnwht'll, n( (Hack
Willi, wllOWIla president lit lilll sennit
tit lliu session nl lllO.'l. lie was 111111I11
leinioriiry piililcnl mill 11 m 1 1 1 1 1 1
m ertucniiiii iippninicil, 'rim Hi'iiiili
1 1 icit nillourneil iinlll 2 11. in. '
At II111 iiflcrnooii session ii coiniiill
leu on eretlcnllal it'iiiirltHl anil II
new iiicnilicr worn sworn In. A 1110
Hull Unit tlm soiialo jirix't'i-il In itliTt 11
president wit carried. Miykcudall
Mlllvr illnl Curler were nomllialed. ()i
Hid Mint I hi I lot tlio viilo hIihhI Kuykcn
1 1, Sutler li, .Miller I, I'li'tiii 1
lilii 11k 1!. Tim vtilii ii'iiniliii'il uracil
tulty tlm same fur III) liallolH, when, nl
I Mil, lliii seiiatn iiillnimiiil nnlll 7:.i(l
In Hie livening 10 ballot wcto Inki'ii
Willi 1111 t'lmiiKii ejcopt mm tlm Di'inii'
criit nl it f till their vniiw from nim li
itnotlicr. Ailjniirnnii'iil was Inki'ii until
10 irrliK'k Tuesday morning.
Tliu limimi In tirgaiiliietl nml iciuly fur
lIUSIIHW. Mills, nl .M 1 1 1 1 1 1 i mi 1 1 ttll
olefin! speaker over liny ol Miirimi
(lu Iwllut standing 20 In .21.
Hali'in, Jan. 10. Nlni ballot wore
taken In Hit' senate Inr president this
morning without innti'riiil change. At
II :.'!() ni1iiiiriuiii'iit wn Inki'ii until 2
li.lii. Negotiations were coinnii'iicnl
ijy lilt' lllllMlll fatilnUS llHlkillg tiiMiirtl
A llnnl settlement, nml at II 11 t'lM'k ml
Jiiiiriiini'iit ii t Inki'ii until I ii'i'lm k
At Hint tlmu negotiation were nut
coiniilclo mitt it further rcci'esMiistnkcii
nnlll o, At Unit hour Hu senntnr
took tln'lr sent mill tlm 11 ret mil cull
tiitvu Kuykfiiilitll H111 1'iitliii Itcpuhli
out vnlf, electing I1I111. Ailjtiuriiincnt
wn tlit'ii taken mitt tlm Itcpuhllcmi
Mint Intn I'liiit'iiK In select clerks.
'I'lit' liiiiirii was called In unli'f liy
Clilct C'li'k 'I'liiimi won, Hpcnkcr Ml I In
being iibeont. I (til Ify n( Mnlliiimiiil
wns uliH'liil speaker pro ti'in. Tln
ttsilnl resolution fur mi 1 iil f stumps,
ctslc mul inspection nf dull' ulllrin mill
Institutions, fur printing tin' I'nli'iiiliir
nml fur obtaining newspnisTS were
offunil.
I'lfty lit 11m with introduced nml rend
tlio HtKl tliiii. Tliny will l ri'fi'rrul
alter Speaker Mill hluill linvi' tin
nouiictsl lliu committee.
Among tin' lilll" inlriKlui'iil were: To
villi) Klinniitli 1itL.it InmU to tlm I'lilttil
h'lntc; lo create Jefferson county from
iHirl" of Crook nml Wasco counties;
HlllIK MlllirlM llf Ktlllll tlllll'ITK, mul 11
InrKu nuiiilior amending town charter
Halcui, Jan. 1 1 . Thl wa the llrst
lny of 1111I work in tlm somite, nml 117
lillln wero Introduced as 11 starter. Tlio
usual resolutions were offered concurr
ing with those nf tin house fur sundry
i'Xcnc nml inspecting various ululi'
iiinlitiitiiiini. I'rulinlily tln most Im
(Hirlmit nf tin- lilll" Mil" Hint liy llrown
'll nf Clackamas, providing fur n com
stllutlonul ronvi'iitiiiii to Im lit'lil 1111
tlm second Mimtlny In HoplcinlHT, lllO.'l
A iniitix tlm measure with: To emit"
n statu mining bureau; to fix fee of
county niHinluni nml clerk; mncnil
liiK ni't nf lllO.'l, nml to regulate ino of
water frmn Oreiiiiii ntremiiH.
In tlm liotiHi) leglnliitlim wnit nnkiil
for Hin irotii'Hoii of forfxtn ncnlnxt lire;
for new irrlt'iitlnn co.li ; llilni; riinirimi
rlitlitii on tlm ('oliliiiplii, nml niiiemliiiK
Ki'liernl fi'liiHil Inwu. Altogether J.'i
lilll" were intrialtic-tt In tlm lumen to
ilny. '
Tlm two Iiiiiikck will meet in Joint
convention tomorrow 11 1 1 1 oVIuek to
Helen to the remllng of (iovernor ('ham
IhtIiiIii'm mituviKi'.
Snlem, Jnn. 11'. (iovernor ('limn
livrliiin rent hie liiennlnl iiitwigt' to
tlio leglelnturK tielny, lieforti the two
liouecit In joint neeemlily.
Kllthleen new hill" were introiliii'iil
In tlm et'imlti nml 10 in tlio lioiiee.
Aiikiiii; tlioen of tlm eeiintn were:
Milking eight hour" 11 iluy'e work ; to
pnivlilt' corjHirul iiinlehliient for wife
iH'iiterH; niltlinrizing employeH to bring
iiftlon iigninet either tlm employer or
1111 ineuriinee eonipmiy ineiirlng tlm
employer ng.ilnet loee, anil to rniee the
limit of iliiiniigi'M for taking liiinimi life
from $.'1,000 In $10,000.
Among the lumen bill" were: To ere
nlii eliito tax coiiiinleilon ; for girle' an
nex lo hIiiIk reform et'liool; to raieo
inarringe lleenee feu to
After fulling nttentloii to the general
priMperlty of tint elate, Hie governor in
lliu nmeeiigti i-ullfil the nttenlitin of the
lfglelutiiru lo tlm iifttl of 11 ntale tax
t'liiiiiiileeion; to lliu miiny Hi'iiimilnl
nenn of I11111I In the ntntn on wblfb 1111
laxi'M inn being paitl; ririiiiiliifnile: tux
ill Ion of frnlif lilein for elate puriioei'Hi
liiiproveinenl of wIiooIh In rural iIIh
ttlfle; fuvoie Hlngln bonnl for normal
et'lioole; inorn inoliey for elalii gnmu
wanlen; an appioprlalion for enforeii
iiient of chllil labor law; furlher Im
provement of roml" by convict labor;
iciliiillon of cipenei'H of elatn printing
olllco; placing elulo olllcerH oil llxeil
Nilliillee; a Jiivenlln court, lleileitll lit
length on Hin proper piolectlnli iigninet
foteel linn; gnve luilcii pmimi lo thowi
who m hi kill for tlm right of wny for
Hin eirtiigii roml ami neliiil that tlm
llnlliil Klatin governuieiit Im appenlcil
In In ptirfhaen tlm cnmil nml luck ill
Wlllmnelln lull", I In favor whatever
Icglelallon I" Imcceeiiry In Inilp tlm
gnveruuii'iit In the rcclnmiitloii of nrlil
liiinl" ami eloeixl with Hin ho)iii that the
IkuIuIiiI Ulllll.t ta.... II... tt.ll'lMltlltllV
of mi early niljoiiriimniit ami not to ,lt,t!"riNiiinn evn emiy inierienn wn
off tin. to hml lliu paeeiigo of luiHirlmit 1 1'"""!'1 'V"1 "M'-'l "''Hie
ueiieuti'H.
Itulb branclun of llm logleliituru ail
Jiiiiniiil until .Mommy.
MOIIE CONTROL OVEtl ItOADS
f'urpoio oLLaw I'ropoiml by Varl
County Court! of Slab).
Oregon I'lty "Tlm ('InckmiiitH conn
ty com t, thrimgli tlm Icglelativn ilclu
gallon from thU county, will peck t
hull' cllllfllil nt tlm prceellt ei'eeioll of
the leglelaluru lawn that will provo of
material alii to tlm varloiie county
courtH of Hie etntn In Hit) hullillng nml
repairing of rinulH," rcmnrkiil (ninly
.Imlge Itymi.
"I linve gjenl faith in tlm eminent
ilouiaiu theory which U Itelng Imloreeal
by tlm ilifferent coiintleH of tho elate,'
contiuiieil the Cliickainae county Jililgn
I he enacting of eucli 11 law will glv
to the county court of curb county tho
right to comlcuiii proHrty for Hid ue
tahliehiui'iit of a new roml, or tho up
propriatioii of aililitlonal property fo
he liiiproveinenl of roMiln nlremly
tnblieliiil, the rlglitH conferriil being
iilctitical to thoee ulrcnily cnloyeil by
rnllriMiil coriMirntlotie." It in nleo tlio
ptirKiee of tint Chickumai county court
to have paeeeal n law regulating tlm lieu
o which all roml" ehnll bo plnceil In
the matter of henvyllralllo, ami Mill
unotlier uieneiiro Hint will plnru eoiuti
reetrictioue lie to the Dee of uulomoblleti
on Hie public highway.
New Phono Line In Field.
Kllverloil An Imlepenilent lelephono
company Iiiih been formi'il to connect
Nilverton with tlm iitljoinliig Iowiih.
1'. I,, llrowii 1" tlm coiupauy'H Iih-iiI
repreeeutativii. Tlm old company In
working liiinl to keep the nuw 0110 from
getting 11 Mart, but moro Hum L'O
plioucH havu already been Kiibeerilivtl
for in Bilverton. Many uilvnntngeii
urn clnlinctl by tlio new company,
muting which am large extiiangeit and
fret) eurvieo between towim. Tlm nuw
company will bo known an Hit) Iutvr
urlian Tulcphonu compnny.
New Town of Threo Plnei.
'OrmitH l'aee A new town, known na
Thrco l'luoH, Iiiih been CHtablieheil in
-loeephlnti countj. It Ih locntetl IT)
mlli'H north ol OrmitH l'aee, on Hie
Houlhern l'luille. HtrcctH nml lotH are
now being mirveyetl, anil tlm new
place, which will be tliu trailing i1acn
for tlm Juinp-OfT-Jnc. mining tlietrlct
nml tlm timber belt of that eectiini,
pronileeH In beconm a Hirivlng Utile
burg. It Ih 11 plctureeipio epot, near
tliu foot of Mount Sexton. The placn
will also ho made, into 11 mountain ro-wort.
DourI Men Demand Good Roads.
Jtoecburg A tlelegatlon of repropen
ut Iv men from 11 majority of tho roml
lletriiin in lKiiigbm county caltiil iihiii
the county court in 11 leely ami iireeent
11I their petition nml reeolutloiie neking
1 1 111 1 tlm court tnkii tlm iitveneiiry etcpe
to iiroviiln thlH county with threo ectn
of uiiHlern roailbuilillng iiinchinery, in
cbiiling that number of ne k crueller.
roller, engine, etc. Knthueiaetic
gtxal road" nrgumvnt were priwentiil
nml tlm uintter wan then taken untie
nilvieement by tho court. Hi lieliev
ihI, however, Hint tlm court will net
favorably uihiii tho matter and Hint
largo amount of good road building will
U' done in Hii county tble year.
Get Lower Rates.
Dallae A promlee from tho IkkihI of
uiitlerwritcr at San I'raiif Ipco that It
will Immeiliatiiy make a new ruling
for li.illae patron", ami allow tfbatce
in the old premitimH dating from tl
acceptance of the new city water work
laet June, ha cauetil tlm I Lilian conn
II to Miepeml for two week ite puriew
if charging nil iueurnnco compauiei
loiug bueinem hero a licence fee. Tho
liccneo ordinance riwulteil from 11 fail
ure of the compmiioH to make 11 reiluc
Hon in rale" promlectl when Hie now
water work elionld Ih' completeil.
Prlies for Fair Exhibits.
Oregon City At n regular inifting
tlmcommlttco having in charge Hi
xhibit from thie coiinlv that Ih t
be ehowii at tho U'wl" ami Chirk fair tit
l'orlliind in IUII,') atlopteil a eehetlulo by
wlilcli will lie illetrilmtcil to the tiro
lucer of ClaekainiiH county tlio eiiui of
fino for tho hot Miiiiplc of agrlciil-
ural and other prieluct of which the
xhibit will Ih' ciiiupoeeil. Three
rizee are offentl for eaiii eamiile, rang-
ug from for II ret prize to M for the
third. The content Ih to conclude
April l.i.
Surveying Ended for Season.
l'ciidlcton Tlio laet purveying parly,
which ha been making further toet in
Hie Kdiii irrigation project during Hie
11111 year, eiiepemliHl wmk January 1
ami came in. Thin end." tho work thin
eeaetiu. I.ngliiccr .1 ol m I. wnietler
nyH work may bo reeunietl again in tlm
eprlng. Tho party which ha been
conducting the drilling in tlio Malheur
project Iiiih been traneferretl to tho
Waelituena tlietrlct ami Ih making tout.
of tho reeorvoir Hitc.
Tillamook at Exposition,
Tillmmiok Thoro wiih n public inlet
ing nt tho oporn hoimo a few diiyH ngo
to tnkii Into ciinalileratloii tliu matter of
mi exhibit nt tho Lew In and Clark ox
poHltion, nml to ask tho county court to
appropriate, f 2,000 toward tho 0xpc1iH.cs.
County Jiulgo W. W. Cornier preeliliil.
Tho Kcntlment of tho mcollng waa In
favor of n county exhibit, and tho mo
tion to ask for $2,000 curried. Jiulgo
Condor wn uuthorlzcd to appoint a
committee to tako charge,
To Freeze Rogue River Fish.
Aatorla Tho Hiiioonor Clietco has
gone to Itnguo river flttiHl with 11 cold
storage plant of a capacity of 225 tons,
to collect Chiniiok Hulinoii for German
shipment for delivery fror.cn. This is
tho first of n fleet being equipped by
Captain K. II. Hums nml 11 Seattle com
pany, mid the first tiuio llah fro.en 011
ieavlng wiitgr will bo dellvertHl freali to
European breakfast tables.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Wnlla, 85c; bluo
atcni, H8l)0u; vnlley, 87o.
OntB Nt. 1 white, $l.Sj 02.35;
grny, $1.!I5Q1.-I0 per contnl.
Hay Timothy, $H1(1 per ton;
clover, 11(312; grain, $1112; cheat,
1218.
I'utntooH Oregon fancy, 85c$l;
conimon, O0Q(15e.
Apples llnltlwins, $1 .25 ; Spltzen-
borgs, 1, 7502 por box.
lCgga Oregon rnnch, 29030c,
lluttor Fimcy creamery, 250270,
Hops Choice, 2O03Ouj primo, 270
28o per pound.
AVool Vnlloy, 10020c; Knatorn
Oregon, 1O017oj mohair, 25020c kpor
pound.
SHAH PAY8 PRICE.
Donnllfut Indninnlty for Murder of an
Amarlcnn Missionary,
Wiielilngton, Jan. II. Information
ha reached tlm Stain department that
complying with tlm Inelelent ileiuaml
of tlm United Hlalin, the I'erelnn gov
eminent Iiiih made to llm widow partial
reparation for tlm murder of tlm (lev.
Ilenjiiuilii W. l.almrrcc, an Amerlciin
mleelonary, by a gang of fanatics, anil
has proiiiieeil that nil the guilty per
son luvolinl In Hie t rilim will Im pun
lulled. The following slntemeiit re
ganllug tho tiee wiih made by mi oil!
1I11I of the Hlali) department:
"March loth laet the IVpartmeiit of
Nlato received llm Inlegralih intelli
genet' of the murder of llev. II. W. Iji
btirree, an Amerlemi mleelomiry, near
lliiroma, In rersln, by a gang of fanati
Kurd.
"A demand wa lluliieillati'ly made
for the nrrent and trial of the iiiurtier-
ere, whoso leader, Heyd Mir (II, alar,
wiih looked upon II II lineal diwcelitleut
of tho prophet. Tide circiimelmien
anil the fear of arousing religion ill
h Hit
the part
of the local iiutliorltieH. The moet
preeelng nml earnest represnntntions of
Hut Aiiiericau legation nt Ivhenili m
muiiieil fruitless until Oclolicr 12, when
Mr. Hay Instructed its minleter by
cable to make known to tho govern
ment of the slmh the president's con
cern in Hin adequate punishment of all
the criminals nml hi Intention to lay
tho matter Isiore congress with appro
priate recomuiendHtlon, with his de
mand" for full Justice, were further de
layed. "The murders were thereupon ar
rested, but the Persian government,
holding tlm life of a descendant of the
prophet sacred, offered 11 pecuniary In
demnity in lieu of the death 'iinlly
fur Scyd Mir (lliufar, ami promlectl ex
ecution of the iitromplifc. After con
sultation with the willow of Hev. Mr.
Ijilmrree, the offer was neeoptoil mul 11)1
Indemnity of (30,000 greatly in exceae
of tho sum named by the widow wns
paid to tlm American legation June 3.
Solemn iieeurmifo was given that the
guilty would receive effective and wift
piinieliuient nml that no sjicclal tux
would 1st Icivod on Christimis in tho
province to recover tlio amount of the
indemnity."
MAY BE ABANDONED.
New Mexico and Arizona Likely to be
Left Out of Statehood Bill.
Washington, Jan. 11. The Joint
etateliteel hill will continue to Ih' tho
print' itsil topic of discussion in tho sen
ate during the preeent week, but other
measure will receive attention each
lay during Hie morning hour, includ
ing the omnibus bill, for which Seuatoi
Warren stands siKinsor. The bill com
prlees moro than 200 IKiges, but the
senator nlremly has succeeded in hav
ing it read by utilizing teld hours, ami
thi hn put n largo ami Important part
of tho work of consideration to the
rear.
An effort will Ih made toget through
Hie bill providing for tho compensation
of American fishermen whoso vessuls
were eeiittl previous to the arbitration
of 181)3. This measure 1 in tho hand
of Scnntor Kiilton, who will press it as
an ad of Justice to men who have been
discriminated against.
Tho pure ftsel bill will remain in
the background for the present, not Ih'
cause tho friends of that measure have
abandoned it, but lsfaueo they consider
that it chanre will bo improved by
not pressing for immediate considera
tion. They have Isvn assured by the
Hepublicmi leader that the bill shall
have first place on the calendar aside
from appropriation bills, after the
statehood bill is dieMecd of anil there
fore Uiey will not antagonize the state
hotel bill for the presmit if nt nil.
Dm only real tight is against the
uniting of Arizona nml New Mexico,
mid there is talk of eliminating these
territories entirely from the statehood
pniK)sal. It is believed if this were
lone the bill for tho consolidation of
Oklahoma ami Indian Territory would
pas. Thus far there has Ihx'H no con
ference of opposing fuctlons on tho sub
ject ami probably little will lie done to
iiaugo the present status so long as
he leaders are anxious to keep other
matters in the background, as appears
1 Ih' the case nt present.
A h:rir 1' rVi,'lilhTrn7-'i,ii7-'"- " . rr. ,..'..'rni',...'.iS"
W. I.. UOIIIIR.
HARM DONE BYTAHMtnS' ALMANACS.
Br KT. 1. Moor: CUtt V. 9, Wtmlhtr naremu.
It III hoped the time will count when
It will lis pimslliln to forecast tlie wrath
f r for tlio coming sen so lis to specify In
what respect the coming month or sea
son will fun form to or depart from the
weather that Is common to tho month
or season but Hint tlnip linn not yet
arrived, nml the official of the weather
bureau have been Informed that they
will best serve the public Interests
when, without Indulging In personal
I lies or mentioning any long range fore
casters by name, they teach the com
munities they serve the limitation of
wenllirr forecasting and warn Ihcm ngulnst Impostor.
It I the opinion of the lending meteorologists nf the
world that the public Interests are Injured by the publica
tion of so-called long range forecast, especially by such
pritllctlons as relnln to severe storms, Hoods, drought, and
other atmospheric phenomena of n dangerous or damaging
character, 11 ml the persistent effort of certain men to foist
their prediction upon the public for personal gain have
rei filed siifll proportion that It I deemed advisable fairly
ami temperately to counteract the Influence of those wiinui
We believe to be preying tipim tho credulity of the public
Home nf these men may he holiest, and may. In their
Ignorance, attach undue Importance to storms that may.
accidentally, coincide In time of occurrence with certain
relative positions of the planets, or with change In the
phases or position of the moon, or with periods of Increase
or decrease In simspot or apparent variation In solar In
tensity. They may believe that they have discovered n
physical law or n meteorological principle that ha not
been revealed to astronomers, meteorologists, or any other
class of scientific Investigators; but the publication of pre
dictions that, by reason of their absolute Inaccuracy, are
calculated to be Injurious to agricultural, commercial and
other Industrial Interests casts 11 serious doubt upon the
honesty of their purixise nml upon their asserted disin
terested devotion to the public welfare.
Hucli publications bring Hie science of meteorology Into
disrepute, and cannot, therefore, be made In response to
a desire to advance that science along useful Hues, and
they retard the work of the honest Investigator, through
whose effort only can Rains be made In n fundamental
knowledge of the causation of weather that will Justify
forecasts for a month or season In advance.
It Is strange that men In any brunch of Industry should
govern their business affair by methods that were effect
ually discredited In the middle ages and which should not
be tolerated In the twentieth century.
a physician give a patient a lessened tense of his or her
moral responsibility.
Hpeclallzntlon la breaking up the unity of science Into
an ever Increasing number of department, with tho result
Hint tho layman who seek to have an lmiuest held over
Ids own ruined health must now go before a very coroner's
Jury of doctors, Kvcn tho Individual doctor has a tendency
to become a kind of civic hermit nml to detach himself
from the great Ixidy of III fellow men. He seeks to build
up a clientage ami to live In It as In a little world. When
successful you seek him In vain In other avenues of social
life or public usefulness. In general literature he takes
languid Interest, In public affairs practically none. To the
refinement of art, tlio teachings of science beyond the
boundaries of hi profession, to public affairs, he Is strange
ly Indifferent. He even loses touch with his brethren of
the medical faculty and rarely attend tho sessions of tbo
medical societies or the anniversaries of his college. In
short, he Is wholly absorbed In a little coterie of human life,
to which, with his curative powers, be Is a kind of benefi
cent but limited providence.
Krupp Gun Works Visited.
Ilerlin, Jan. 11. I'xteneive experi-
ncnts are being made witli new gun
nml projectiles at Messrs. Krupp'
range at Meppen, oil behalf of 11 10111
miesiou of Japanese olllcerH. Should
the trial provo Hatlefactory, large or-
lcrs will Im) given by the Japanese gm-
rnincnt. A deputation of Iliieeian
o I lifers has arrived nt Keren for a sim
ilar purpose. It I reported from Zu
rich that the Japanese government ha
ordered largo iiinouiitHof chocolate from
arlniiH Swiss mnimfacturein. Several
firms havo hail to decline the orders.
COMPLACENCY TOWARD MORAL DERELICTION.
Br John n. Beck.
I believe that the complacent attitude of men
toward moral dereliction Is one of the evils of the
time. Thus the exaggerated estimate which
many physlcans place upon the physical nature
of a man cause their patients to have a les
sened sense of moral responsibility. Doctors and
occasionally humanitarian philosophers are con
stantly guilty of the mawkish sentimentality that
all wrongdoing Is but tho result of some physical
Infirmity and that men's lapses are to be looked upon more
In sorrow than In anger. Unquestionably environment and
hereditary or acquired disease do play an Important part
In the lives of a certain doss of criminals, but there Is
no more dangerous and mischievous doctrine than that
advocated by the Ixmbroso school of scientists, who hold
that all crime Is simply physical Infirmity and that moral
STlliboukl be studied with the abstract scientific curlosltyof
physical disease. This exaggerated estimate of the physical
basis of evil Is destructive of the Idea of moral respon
sibility. A little healthy hatred of moral evil would do
this flabby age no harm. Never by a shrug of the should
ers or other species of good natured complacency should
TO MAKE MARRIED LITE HAPPY.
fir r. B. Merer, O. D.
The other day a young wife was endeavoring
to Impress on one of my lady visitors the mani
fold excellences of her husband, and having gone
through the usual list she ended by saying:
He not like a husband bo's more like
friend."
Kxnctly what she meant Is more cosy to im
aglne than define; but that Is the relationship
which should subsist between a wife and her
husljuud she must be his best friend.
This, of course, means that she must administer a Judi
cious amount of kindly criticism. She must say what his
other friends would like to say, but can't. She must do It
because she Is proud of him, loves him, and wants to let
others sec him at his best If his clothes are getting
shabby. If ho Is falling Into a bad habit. If he makes mis
takes, she must tell him privately, of course; and perhaps,
as Mrs. Caudle was wont to do, when the lights are out
and the house Is still.
As her husband's best friend, she will, of course, spend
hi money carefully. That she will spend his money goes
without saying. Hut she can generally get more for It
than he can. An ordinary good housewife will get as much
out of a dollar as her husband will out of Ave. This frugal
care Is one of the best ways of befriending us poor men.
What Is more woeful than for a woman to spend her hus
band's hard-earned money recklessly and extravagantly, to
run up bills with all the dressmakers and milliners In the
neighborhood, wasting her time In gossip and shopping, and
wasting his money on herself!
The wife that makes the best friend for ber husband Is
like the model woman of the old covenant, described In
Proverbs 31, 'The heart of her husband doth safely trust
in ber; she will do him good and not evil all the days of
her life." "All the days" not only In those of her young
and early love, or of her meridian charm and beauty, but
of her elder years always the same, careful and thrifty,
a good housewife, a prudent financier, a marvelous hand at
making a little go a long way, an adept at turning the
children's frocks, and cutting down coats and jackets for
the younger boys, and making old things look like new,
where there Is the need for economy, and, where there are
ample means, just as careful to aee that there la no willful
waste, and that the poor and needy have their share of the
bonsebold provender.
As her husband's best friend, a wife will extract hla
anxieties and worries. This Is a wonderful art which only
love can teach, lit comes home with that bored and fretful
manner, which Is not exactly bad temper, though It might
degenerate Into it. Bbe knows, as he shuts the front door,
that things are not quite straight Something has gone
wrong In business; he has lost money, bad a misunderstand
ing with an Influential deacon, or fallen out with his em
ployer or the chairman of the company.
CHICAGO'S 8UBWAY.
Valne of Freight Line that Curries the
Trannconttncutul Matt.
It Is claimed that the underground
railroad of the city of Chicago will In
a great measure relieve the congested
condition of the streets of that city,
not so much by the diversion of .raf
fle below the surface as by the re
moval of the great number of teams
heretofore required to handle the
freight tralllc of the great western
metropolis, says 'the Scientific Ameri
can. The first Instance of this kind was
recently accomplished In an experi-
tenance of wagons and horses. It will
also place at the disposal of the Chi
cago postmaster considerable room
about tho postofflce structure which Is
now given up to the purposes of
wagon stand. This Is nu Item of some
Importance In this case, as there Is
scarcity of room, and the space thus
gained can be put to good use.
SMOKING! A CIGAR.
One War of Dolnu It thnt Is Paid to Be
Ite an Impossibility,
"I have a customer who thinks he
smokes twenty cigars a day." said a
down-town doler. "As a matter of
Wrecks Off British Coast.
London, Jan. 11. Stormy weatlitr
till continue on tho llritlsh coast,
and several shipping casualties are re
ported, lho (ilnegow steamer Stella
Marie collided off Holyhead with tho
Kpauieh vessel Oris nml lsitli sank.
llm crows wero saved in tho lioats after
lrifting all night. Thollolfast schoon-
Dispalch collided with tlm Sunder
land steamer Dllllngton off ltaniegiito
this morning. Tho Dispatch was towed
into Itaiiisgato, but tho Dlllinglon Is
believed to luivo sunk with her crow
f ten men.
Naval Station at Arthur,
roklo, Jan. 11. Tho Jnpancso in
tend to establish a naval station at Port
lUtlmr. Vice Admiral Shibayama will
probably bo placed In charge tit It.
Iho military adininistrutiou nt Port
Arthur will retain only n email garri
son 11s soon ns tlio prisoners a 10 with-
Irawn and order I restored, iho licet
is busily engaged in clearing mines, but
owing to their great number naviga
tion will bo unsafe for a long timo.
Only government emit outer the harbor,
Fire Burned for Five Hours.
Philadelphia, Jnn. 11. A lire which
burned for flvo hours occurred tonight
nt tlio plant of tho Atlantic, refining
ompnny In tbo southwestern section
nf tho city. Tho loss, It la estimated,
111 reach fZ00,000.
ELKCTItIC TUAIX IN CIIICAHO'S SUBWAY.
mental manner by the transportation
of the malls by this subsurface line In
stead of by horses, conveying tho bags
across the city from one depot to an
other. The entire transcontinental mall
had to be transported In this manner,
and much delay resulted Incident to
tho exchange from the trains to tho
wagons and back again, Independent
of Hint which frequently happened to
the wagons In the cflurse of their trips
through tho thronged streets of tho
busy city. Connection had been estab
lished between the stations of the
Iike Shore mid .Milwaukee Central
and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul, nml upon tho completion of tho
work tho malls were transferred di
rectly to the tunnel cars and nfter be
ing sealed wero sent on their wny.
Tbo operation Is largely automatic,
and as tho way Is clear no time Is lost
In transit. Tho company undertaking
U10 contract agrees to cut tho present
time of handling tho mall between tho
points named In half, but nt tbo same
time the officials aro confident of their
ability to do very much better than
this. If tho scheme proves successful
other connections, will be modo and
the moll to and from the main post
offlce handled In this manner.
This Innovation besides cuttlngdown
the time of mall transportation will bo
the means of saving much money now
spent by tbo government In the main-
fact, ho gives away many of them
mid throw away some that tire only
partly consumed. However, be is firm
In the belief that he smokes moro ac
tual tobacco than miy man lu New
York, and a boast on the subject In
my store yesterday led to a curious
bet
"Ho declared, to begin with, that he
could smoke three ordinary clears in
half an hour. A bystander remarked
that 110 man alive could smoke even
cno clgnr continuously until It was
consumed without taking It from his
Hps. 'Ilosh!' said my man. 'I do that
tight along anil think nothing of It'
" 'I'll bet you n box of perfectos you
can't do It right now,' said tbo other,
mid in half a minute tho wager was
made. Hy Its terms tho cigar wns to
bo consumed In steady consecutive
puffs and not removed from the Hps
until burned to a mark ono and a half
Inches from the tip. A clear Havana
Colorado Madura was selected for tho
test, and tho smoker took a scat and
began.
"Ho puffed nway like an. engine for
about two minutes and accumulated
something under halt an Inch of ash,
and then bo began to wobble. Ho
shifted the cigar from side to aide,
pulled slow and fast and seemed to
have difficulty getting hla breath be
tween the draws. At an rate, he
kept turning his head to avoid the
smoke and finally got to laughing.
could see he waa In torture, but he
stuck to It until he got within half an
In,ch of the mark. Then he Jumped ap
suddenly, threw the cigar away and
walked out of the shop.
"I paid the bet and charged It to
bis account, and he told me last even
ing thnt the very Idea of tobacco made
blm sick. I doubt whether It would
be possible for anybody to smoke even
a moderately strong cigar through In
the manner I have described." New
York Press.
AN AUTUMN NIGHT SCENE.
Vivid Word rtctnre of a Clear Night
In the Pocono 3Ionnta.ln
Wonderfully clear and distinct tbc
myriad stars appeared. South of the
zenith a planet blnxed. Like a broad
band overhead stretched the milky
way with familiar constellations on
each side. Almost In tbo center was
Casseopla's chair. Near by gleamed
Andromeda and the stars of Perseus.
Just above the northern horizon lay
the big dipper, mid In the east Aide
Iiaran was rising, with the stnrs in
the belt of Orion twinkling near. A
faint streak which lasted but nn In
stant showed where a meteor's career
hnd been burned to dust. There was
no moon to dim the light of the lesser
6tnrs, and everywhere around the
brighter ones they crowded, leaving
no spot of this rare autumn sky with
out Its sparkling points of light
Out of a dusty comer of memory
came a thought which youthful fancy
had conceived; that the stars were tiny
boles In heaven, used by the angels to
peep through to see If people were
good or bad. and the light of the stars
wns the glory of tho great white
throne shining through tho peepholes.
To senses steeped In tho quiet of
this brooding scene came like a Bbock
the realization that In the north, close
to the summit of a 'dimly outlined
mountain spur, a faint phosphorescent
light was glowing In the sky. A long
pale finger crept silently upward to
ward the zenith, Then another and
another, until, Its weird beauty thrill
lng the heart, there flamed In the
northern heavens the mysterious lum
inous arch of the magnetic pole, the
first aurora borealls of the autumn and
winter.
Tho fingers of fleeting light contin
ually changed their position and form,
but bo mysteriously that tho eye could
not follow. They broadened and deep
ened, narrowed and glowed, faded un
til almost Invisible, appeared again.
died down Into -the evanescent cloud
at the horizon, stretched upward onco
more, one ray going almost to the pole
star, another piercing tho cup of the
dipper hovering, shimmering, all
keeping close to that source of mag
netic power, the point to which swings
the quivering needle of the compass.
Ilook News.
Country peoplo say some town peo
ple act mighty foolish when they visit
the country. The same people act
mighty foolish in town, too.
IN THE "GOOD OLD TIM BO,"
Vacte VTlilch Hhow How MueU JUtler
Oir We Are To-Ilny,
Not until February of 1812 did th
people of Kcnfucky know that Mndt
on was elected President lu tho pre
vious November.
In 1831 ono of the leading rnllronda
of the United States printed on Ita
tlmo table; "Tho locomollvo will learo
the depot orery dny nt 10 o'clock, If
tho weather Is fair."
The first typewriter wns received by
tho public with suspicion. It seemctl
subversive of existing conditions. A
reporter who took ono Into n courtroom
first proved Its real worth.
In Kngland, some centuries ngo, If
nn ordinary workman, without permis
sion, moved from one parish to another
In search of work or better wages, he
was branded with a hot Iron.
When Ilenjnmln Franklin first
thought of starting a newspaper In
Philadelphia many of Ills friends ad
vised against It, because thero waa it
papor published In Iloston. Homo of
them doubted that tho country would
bo able to support two newspapers.
One hundred years ngo, the fastest
land travel In the world was on thej
flrent North Iload, In Kngland, nfter It
had been put Into Its best condition.
There the York mall coach toro alone
at the rnto of ninety miles n dny, anil
many persons confidently predicted Di
vine vengeanco on such unseemly
haste.
When Thomas Jefferson was elected
President of the United State, on Feb
ruary 17, lfiOl, nflcr ono of tho most
exciting political campaigns In our hla
torj', the gratifying news did not rench
tho successful candidate for as many
days as It now takes hours to transmit
tbc result of a presidential election to
tho whole civilized world.
When, In Itlchard Trevlthlck ut
tered the following words, thero wer
many who considered him nn Insnno,
dangerous person: "The present gen
eration will uso canals, the next will
prefer railroads with horses, but tbelr
more enlightened successors will em
ploy steam carriages on railways as
the perfection of the art of convey
ance."
When Benjamin Franklin first took
tho conch from Philadelphia to New
York he spent four days on the Jour
ney. He tells us that, as the old driver
Jogged along, he spent bis time knit
ting stockings. Two stage coaches and
eight horses sufficed for all the com
merce that was carried on between
Boston and New York, and in win
ter the Journey occupied a week.
Napoleon, at the height of bis pow
er, could not command our everyday
conveniences, such an steam beat, run
ning water, bath and sanitary plumb
ing, gas, electric light, ralroads, steam
boats,. the telegraph, the telephone, tho
phonograph, dally newspapers, maga
zines, and a thousand other blessings
which are now part of the dally ne
cessities of even manual laborers.
When the first two tons of anthra
cite coal were brought Into Philadel
phia, In 1803, the good people of that
rlty, so the records state, "tried to
burn the stuff; but, at length, disgust
ed, they broke It up and made a walk,
of It" Fourteen years later. Colonel
George Shoemaker sold eight or ten
wagon loada of it In the same city, but
warrants were soon Issued for hla ar
rest for taking money under false pre
tenses. Success Magazine.
8AY8 TEACH BLIND BY EAR.
Jr, Heller Declare Touch System Is
Not Ilrat for Them.
Dr. Heller, director of the Jewish
Institute for Wind Children, describes
some highly Interesting and Important
observations which he has made In ro-
icnt years, says the Vienna correspond
ent of the New York Worhl.
He Insists that the educators of the?
blind are wrong In assuming from the
tirst that the mind of the blind la
awakened and Instructed by the sense
of touch. He says that the progres
sive phenomena of a blind child's de
velopment are so minute as to be
microscopical. But closest study baa
revealed to him that except In those
who are also deaf, the blind are de
veloped mentally by hearing, not by
touching.
Dr. Heller luya down the law that
schools for the blind of the future
must teach them to recognize by the
par what they have learned to conceive
by touching material, dimensions.
form, numbers and so on. He says.
too. that in teaching them great atten
tion must be devoted to changing the
passive Imagination of the blind Into
active Imagination, a process very slow
because tho blind are nearly enthralled
by passive Imagination. Hut It Is this
chango to active Imagination which
awakens the creative power In them.
Tho change can be effected slowly,
very slowly, by giving blind children
freedom In their play, by letting them
represent In their own way what tbey
grasp of nature and of life and by
placing at their disposal materials and
tools and leaving to them what they
will make with them and how they
will set about It
But Dr. Heller says with emphasis
that their teachers should never forget
that the band of Uie blind Is tho organ
that at once understand and executes,
and that if they are rightly taught to
perceive their manual capacity must
bo the most perfect of alL
Boston IJIank Votes.
The ballot law of Massachuseetts baa
been recommended for adoption In oth
er States because It compels the voter
to express a preference for each candi
date, and thus In theory favors "split
ticket" voting, says tho New York
World. It has another curious quality
the number of blank ballots it produced.
Parker, for President, bad 10,000
plurality In Boston, but about 0,000
allots cast wero not marked for this
ofllco at all. DouglaB' plurality wai
Bd,07S in the largest vote cast, but even
for Governor thero were 4,015 blank.
For Lieutenant Governor there were
0,757 blanks, for Secretary of State ia-
770, and so on In generally increasing
ratio until 23,250 blanks out of n total
vote of only 00,034 tostlfled that 24 per
cent of the voters didn't care a pencil
mark who was to be sheriff.
Evidently the Boston problem Is not
to get tho voter) to tho polls, but to
make them take tne trouuie to vote
right through the "bill of fare" when.
U " are there.