ALFRED
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' ' j?y mail to sny address. ts.00
JOURNAL PRINTINQ CO.,
-V '- '. enure Drunnfc Mrton
' ' Kow that the political contest to assuming shape," and the opposing factions
have plaoea their candidate before the people,. The .Journal .will undertake ta
My few word a from lt own ataadpolnt. -H-, J '-H.' .
la the first place, without reforring to the, cautes which have led to the 41a
raptioh of the Republican party In this county, we believe Aha paople-and by
tha people H hieant ALL THB FEOPLE-wliI if better served by the election
. sf tha Cltlkenr ticket It la not only composed at the beat and moat available
. candidate Tor tb most part, but It stands for principle and honesty, Jt baa been
f nominated by the people In a fair and honorable manner, and hot' by rlnf meth
oas. such as characterised the Scott-Matthewa-McGlnn faction pf the Republic
party at thelate convention. ' :''..,-,';; :'7i f v ;j
' la eg second place, the electton lehe :!niitl'j Visits js-. . tnietaesa matter hi
which every good elttaen lit the atate l Interested. Those who live In Portland
are' doubly so. The election of a Governor la bo mora Important than tha elec
tion of a Mayor, n both instances, as in; tha other selections, they should bo
from the best material.""'::';-' "z ' .'..'y ' '
' The mere matter of party affiliation has no elgniflcance at tbs time, The fact
, that Mr. Furnish claim to be a Republican la not a, fit argument why he ahould
',- be-tha next Governor. Hla only Qualifications, if they can be called qualifications,
' lie tn tha fact that he has been enabled by abrewd manipulation to accumulate
little money. ' V
Aa astdnit hla opponent Mr. Chamberlain, there la aucb a vaat difference aa
v to make compariaona odioua. Mr." Chamberiala la an able, honest man, with a
; . ; raeord aa a mast and aa mm offlolal ;;whlch tnaurea him the confidence of every
auaa In. Oregon.' v''- A f : r '
Tha aame disparity mlsht be aaj of the nominee tor Mayor. One te.ex
' tremely aced and. In eonaequence more or leaa feeble, while .the other-la la hla
, prime and is full of nTFntajl and physical vigor, and in evtry sense a man of the
fteopla-- . ,,. r . J- " , 'y
i , Because of tbeae facta and because of tha shameful method used In thwarting
. the wUl tit the majority and the attempted dictates of euob, me as are new at
.. - as M . M ai la pnt .111 as.jf lea Vm ArYtsl
, - toward eJeoUiig the beat ticket. 1 : Tha self
so nave a voice in n matters in wmen ne nas an iniereai--an uwwi rwu'
. from being called upon to foot the bills-wilt rebuke the efforts o the Matthews
But aside from any personal feeling
'aArv rpnm nffuonai nirnTH. .nie mmuoi hwut oiuuiiii aiiur.
. At this election we are not voting for the retention of the Philippines or tor
f (he Indorsement of the Roosevelt administration. , It la simply changing one set
f officials for another aet It concerns Oregon, and no other atate. As self
' cornea first, so It Is In this eaae. The rhornlng'paper tries Its besU-or lt worst
to draw Into this discussion all sorts of ' issues foreign to the subject. As far
aa the state is concerned, It would not be a matter of great concern to ses it
counted In the Democratic colttron. In tact, we could see where it might be of
great soiytj:.:-, - -yyi :-J
' ' WhUe we have been prating of our big Republican majorities and our loy
. alty to Republican doctrines with tbelf bllllon-dollar trust appendages, our neigh
mot om tha aouth California and our neighbor on the north Washington-have
. been getting about all they have asked tor from Congress, while we. In Oregon,
have been told to go " 'way back." es we were so solidly in the Republican fold
that we could not 'break out if wo tried. So we say again .that worse things
eould happen than, to be called; a Democratic state- California Is not a safe stats
for the Republicans, ao it Is tob considered. Bo it Is with Washington. . "
' y How, it Oregon was not quite so certain, Congress .and : the Administration
i might be Induced to note Oregon's location on ths map. As self-interest costrols
In most Instances,; so it is In this, and the people of Oregon tti that it la Uma
they ware working a littls for their ow Interest.",' t'-M V:'-'-r ' '
' Ons of the results of this will be the election of George 1?. Chamberlain and
sne viusensr juoasi; a me.aa.oc sawsvt f j j -'-tT.! "tv5''.wmv
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, At the Democratic State Central Committee rooms it was Said today that the
. , impression appears to be gaining prevalepcy that the Republican Bute Central
- Committee will concentrate its efforts upon Furnish for Governor and William
Sou for Congresa. Tha reason given for this special stresson those two oandl
v dates is that thS fight has grown ao hot that something must be done to stem
the tide that is rapidly running against them. . V.
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--- Testerday he tCojohel' 1 Xu' Hawkins) piloted ah Oregonlan reporter over "the
hills west of ths cltyOregonlatj.; This Important event having . passed into,
" history, the city may return to its normal condition, and' the commerce of the
metropolis continue to course on and, on In Its aocustomed Channels. , :
. In the matter Of feeding frogs St the
.' travel will do him good. v yi
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" It the Exposition is to be located
' Will the directors supply each visitor
THROUGHOUT THE STATE -
The Medford dty council has reduced
the license on theatrical performances.
Mrs. T. J. Alien, of MoMlnnvlHe, found
. a four-legged chicken among a newly
k.l.kl K.Mn 'It AiA ainn htw.vf
'! An effort Ja being made to organise-a
'uniform rank of Knights of Pythias at
Medrord.
' At McMlnnvllle the other day, Wash.
Celthorp, a county charge, attacked a
. man named May, with a pocket knife,
lnoiauag several paimui i wo u nun. ioi-
tharp was arrested.
The Santlatn Mews now appears as an
all-home print paper. Ira Phelps Is
the publisher.
Charles Richer, of Marquam. and T.
: Boule of Woodburn, have contracted for
7,eoo pounds of their next year's , crop
of-hops to a New York nrm at 12H cents
a 'pound. '" .
McMlnnvllle is requesting the Southern
Pacific Company to erect a better depot
In that city. ,
The publlo school at Amity was closed
. for the term last week on account of
olptherla. 1
While working on a scow at Fishers
last Friday, O. A. Cowles fell into the
, rifer and was drowned. '
in oeiauit or nw ban, Andrew Homer
tits been committed to the Marlon Coun
ty Jail for anlllrtff linmir tn mltinm
The Southern Pacific Company has en
: cased in buiitllnr
the Sisklyous. south Of Ashland.
Wasco County has called for all out
standing warrants prior to May 1, 1900.
This makes the county two years behind
In Its payment. t
Ths Southern Orernnlun t n ' W.a.iI
m V . 4H15.Vft1J
haa decided to turn aU its fscilitlea over
to the school children of that ity who
will get out 'tan edition of the paper
for on week.
Oregon City is arranglnr a program for
a grand Fourth f July celebraUon.
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i ;'-".' .Divisions. 'f,''-- "
' Jenks Be Vhen your committee met to
, llsouaa the matter; there was a -division
sf oplrdops. obr . . ! s : t
" Casey Hub! Faith, there was division,
ubsi vision, , aubtraotloa an' tvery other
suid I'lng that's in the 'rlthmetic-Phll.
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-respecting ettlaeu, the man whb likes
that may or my not have been engen-
City Museum, Colonsl Hawkins mar bs
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at the City ' Park, tha question arises,
with a pair of climbers T
HAIRNECKER'S WEEKLY MEET
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tVhen tha No-Shave Neck Club met in
Pompadour Olsons back yard Saturday
'evening every member appeared with a
new style of leather bett.,,, This was a
strop made t eordovan. Thus, by an
economic move, sis it made to servo a
doubts purpose. 1 There are ' thef uses
to which it eon. be applied. As a persua
sive for bad boys It is unequaled, and
as a means of keeping wives
that get too gay In " proper subjec
tion it is unsurpassed. Pompadour Olson
confidentially said that this was his
fheory until he attempted to apply It to
his wife, since which time his Ideas havs
undergona a complete change. An in
dentation In his noble brow caused by ths
heel of a ilatiron tossed playfully by his
spouse may have caused a roflical
Change' in. his views. -.. v -;
XAtherbrush Peterson had a 'grievance
against the Barbers' Union. He shaves
himself at hems over the kitchen sink,
to the Imminent danger of the custard
pies his wife cools there In the dlhpan
of cold water, i , "Ays hat a raso made
tn Sweden, en aye tank set ees a good
tang to skavs jmas viskers off vTX Aye
tack heem down to barber aRop to get
heem sharped oop. Aye haf never pay
but two bit for do flees teng, on de bar
ber she charge mat fetnfty seats. "Aye
don't wen lika.;ot, Ays tank ve skat'
better geev Barbers' TJThlon boycot for his
impersltlon." v . . , ",
President Whiskers JvtcCarty remarked:
"Aw, gwsn wM yes. Yer race Is as tough
is a blacksmith's apron, so It Is. Let
your masumss grow or plans them off
with a machete from Cuba or let the
Chlnayman run the. lawn mower over
thlm. I never vote for your coming into
the Club, anyway."
,A chorus of angry voices turned the
meeting into a pandemonium as the mem
bers took sides on this question. Ths wife
of .Pompadour Olson appeared on the
scene with' a tM of . dirty dish watesJ
She properly drenched the members. The
meeting adjourned and the members de
parted with their ardor and shirt fronts
considerably dampened.
The schedule of t cents Tor heck shaves
and that of 60 cents for sharpening ra
sor for, patrons, which Is Juat double
what ths men used to pay, still prevails!
Maybe the membership of the No-Shave
Neck club will increase f when these
faofs become more generally known.
I r . ' , Discouraging,
j "It hain't no use for a' man tb try to
reform atthls house I" grumbled Uncle
Bllas. ' . .
"What's wrong now, Uncle?"
."Why, yesterday mornln' t stsrted In
tfi be a TsgtUriaa for a mental"
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,v "Ao' .the els woman went and had fried
Chicken, tor dinner t'V , , . K i .
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A beautiful young Kentucky woman is
headed tor Congress. '
This Un't saying that ehe'U get .thers.
But Just the same, she represents) aa aa-
novation in behalf of moderji women.
That Mlsi Mary Buckhart Is beautiful
is an undeniable credential for popular
favor-but her cleverness eounti taofo
heavily in the campaign and her wealth
stands sponsor for her Wat importance.-
'This ambitious young woman wants to
represent the Tenth district of her State.
She has mors than IMO.OOO tn ber own
right, and likewise IS the heiress of her
father, a rich lumberman of Ione Wolf
County. ' ' ' ; ' 'i "
Of ,,coure. Miss Buckhart' s fortune Is
no sign or symptom of her ability to rep
resent her constituents. , Her qualification
stands apart from her wealth and Isj ap
preciated and recognised. However, this
fortune gives to Miss Buckhart a malarial
interest In the taws concerning property
as well as Issues pertaining to the great
net benefit tor the largest number. She
argues that she has an equal privilege
of opinion regarding national eoonomtcs
with men who have Industrial and com
mercial and real estate Interests. . I ..
Miss Buckhart is not making , stump
speeches- Instead shs Is making- house-to-house
csnrass. This method Is rather
picturesque, considering she traverses a
mountainous section, and, en horseback,
rides through an almost trackless) forest.
She says: -h ;;&;vt ..
; "Some, of the men up here are saying
that my race Is useless that If sleeted 1
can't toe seated. I want to sty right here
that if I get a majority of the votes, oast
in the Tenth district I'll go to Congress
all right, and thsre Is no law to prevent
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If Miss Buckhart doesn't win out-well
-she will not have been on the winning
ticket., .- '-s.''.
You see, she Is tunning With ths Pro
hibition party therefore. Other than a po
litical principle may be ths germ of her
defeat. '" : '
GOLDEN RULK.
The associated girl students of Paris
have ' established a beneficiary , for .the
practice of the golden ule among; them
selves. , ;', :, ,,' : .', .",:,'.'
At a recent meeting held In the . hall of
the Boclete des Bavahts, the young- Wo
men engaged In the atudy of medicine,
law, '- philosophy and ' other . kindred
branches of science, agreed that those
able to contribute to a fund ahould do
so, the fund to be considered a treasury
from which students In financial distress
can take an honorable loan. '' S V Hb.
In spite of protest and jeers and Insult,
the girl student has gained an equality
in the Latin quarter. This equality was
WITH THE JQKESM1THS
MUST HA VH A BPECIALTT.
"So you are going to embark on an of'
flclal career at Washington?"
"I am." ";'. X
"What is your specialty, prose or
poetry." Washington Star. '
HARD ON THH DIGESTION.' '
'Tis, sail," said Charcoal Eph. ln iii
other one of his ruminative moods, "hit
keeps or man's dtgesttve apparatus busy
sperimenttn' wid de suah cure to' col' In
de hald dese days."-Baltlmore News
, HOUSEHOLD HINT.
Mrs. De Fadd The latest fashion Is to
have the piano built into the Wall.
Mr. De Fadd (wearily) Well, that's
sensible I Let's wall up oursl Tit-Bits.
NONPROGRESSIVE.' - -ry 5
Farmer Dunk That 'ere hired man of
yourn is pretty slow, ain't he, EsryT
Farmer Hornbeak-Yyss. He's too stow
to make a successful pallbearer. Judge.
HAD NOT REACHED THE UMIT,
Customer This steak is the toughest
thing I've eter had here,' waiter. , ,
Walter (confidentially)-Then you ain't
tried our roast chicken, air. London Tit-
Bits. , , .
SINGULAR, NOT PLURAL. .
"How Is it that you'rs - getting mar
ried T Tou've always boasted that you
didn't care lor Women,"
"I don't. But I care an awful lot for
one woman." New York World.?
WEATHER WHYS.'
A red sunset s haled wUh' delight ty
people who are going to take a holiday
the next day, But the reason why a red
unset Should Indicate fins, weather the
next day la probably considered by few.
It is very simple. Watery vapor In the
air affects the refraction of the light, and
where there is a large amount present Jt
largely . outs off the fed rays, rhejp.
therefore, the red rays are freely traas
mltted the amount of moisture does not
approach the rain point, and therefore
the chances are strong that ths weather
will be fine during the next ii hours.
When the barometer falls sharply we
all expect a gale, The barometer falls
because at that time It is under ' the
trough pt a big atmospheric wave. There
fore the pressure upon it and us is le$s
than usual. The ordinary-, pressure of
the atmosphere Is 14 pounds to the square
Inch. If the barometer falls an inch,'
that means 71 pounds less pressure on
every square foot ' of surface. , When
pressure is decreased so. much as this,
and raptaiy into the bargain, the, sur
rounding air rushes Inward to till op the
vacancy thus created, and a gals re
sults. ... .,. ' ..;,..'
Again the Small Boy. .
A charming young lady of Kenalngtoq,
who glories in ths possession of a wealth
of bright auburn-colored hair, Is the
teacher of a Sunday school class. On a
recent Babbath the rector made ths an'
nouncement of a hymn to sing, and, "Tls
Ing, waved his hands, and the organ
pealed forth. '
"Now," aaid he, ,ready-slng., ' . ,
A small and precocious youth Isi the
young woman's class said!
"Why don't you sing. Miss FrisbeeT"
"Me? Oh, I , hevea stng," replied the
teacher, smiling per prettiest. ; v" ,i
"uut,F exciaimea tn boy, "ie minister
says you must. Didn't hs just say. 'Now,
Ready, "slngf , t ,
Smelling salts and numerous other re
storatives had to be used to bring the
(eaeser out of bar falnt,( i.-
HINTS FO
R .'WOMEN
gained by the 'American and feng Ush girl
students ow, among tha French then
selves, higher sducaUoa for women
gaining practloal tavor every day. J
From alt over Europe, In X'aris." girlg
are sow studying for degrees in profes
sions and the solenoes as well ee for kll)
ape-reputauoa as artista. ' 'i,i'4.-
l This "honorable f fund" will JreaUif
mltltate the hardships of a oertala class
of students whose amblUoh Is no less
stanch than their bitter struggle for f?e
oeas. It Is Said tha since the girls hare
started tha fund several woaitny miiuon
aires of this country and Europe have
signified ,aa Intention to help aeservmg
Students heist themselves. -1 '
Of course, while the fund ls.phllan;
thropte, It is not a-ouroe of charity in
ths pauperlah sense. It is a business
Scheme oh a philanthropic plsnetbero is
a system of creditor and debtor through
Whloh the student whs borrows may avail
herself Of the benefit and still preserve
her independence, ' ,
1 Btuffed prone and dates and efystal
Iced oranges are Included In the I o'clock
tea dainties, i A drink made front pfe
served tamarinds Is another wefcems ad
oil.' v - i -
The new French slipper Is as piotur
csqu as lovely,. It has a vamp of pomp
dour brocade- a diamond buckle, and
long tongue In black patent leather. It
la truly. Parisian, chic, and at the same
time elegantly distinguishing, ,
A small hint worth remembering come
from a cooking school teacher, and is
that In beating eggs with a wheel-beater,
If the latter is held at an angle in the
bowl, rather (ban straight up and flowa.
ths eggs are frothed in mucn less time,
Oreat-grandfathers' knee buckles make
the nicest possible belt buckles, attd. the
roost desirable thing in neckwear Is
band of velvet ribbon fastened with an
old shoe buckle -of sliver or gold. Old
brooches, old earrings, which may bs re
set as brooches, and old bracelets are
all in great demand.
There are one or two important points
that are worth noticing In connection
with the cars Of hair. For one thing, th
use of soda, and of ammonia in washing
the hair la not to be encouraged. ,
; The one causes ft to break end fair out.
the other haa whitening tendency. Two
of the best shampooing mixtures have
egg yolks as their foundation.
The im sleeve, with a very springing
fullness below the collar, is a prominent
feature In sleeve shapes tor 8prln.
CHURCH NEWS AND VIEWS.
The Church of . St. Louis, Williams
burg, N. -,T was sntered by thieves' last
Wednesday night, who smashed the tab
ernacle In ths altar and took 'therefrom
a gold; and a silver chalice Valued to
gether at tUOO. The ' blessed sacra
ment" was strewn on the floor, Ths
priest declares that the earpet en which
the host fell will have to bs destroyed,
also ths flooring, between the cracks of
which some era bs fell. Poor botes in
another Catholic church Were nibbed, the
aame night
' An English non-eobformlat minister,
who has been traveling In this country,
writes to ' the Independent his Impres
sions of our churches. This Is what be
Says about our church music:
"As a means of entertainment It has
no place at all in the distinctively re
ligious meetings of the church, but the
strongest impression "left, upon me by
what I have heard Sunday after Sunday
has been that ft Is for providing musical
entertainment that the . average church
quartet earns Its salary. I admit the
technical ability which distinguishes the
performances in the S best; equipped
churches. My complaint, however, Is not
against exhibitions of imperfect training,
but against exhibitions altogether. The
concert-room and the Christian sane
tuary cannot be satinfactoMly combined
unaer one management. : v
Facts and Figures.
ureat amain is only half as big as
Sumatra, and double the sine of New
fonndland. It stands fifth la point of
siss In the list of ths world's islands.
England, without Wales, IS almost idea
tlcal In point of else with Roumanla, - It
Is less than one-quarter, as big- as France
or Germany. The whole British Mies
only occupy the one-slxteoni-hundredth
part of this globe. .- V'V m' . ,,.
There Is not much danger of Great
.Britain Deing swamped by; the sa, for
the average height of the whole country
above high-water mark 1 fii feet The
great average elevation of the country
is extraordinary, for there are but .three
peaks over 4000 feet high. These are aU
in ocoiiana. The Highlands f Scotland
have, however, no less than i84 Summits
which rise to over 1000 feet. The sea, on
the other hand, is Bhallow all round the
shore. It is rarely over 900 feet, tie
deepest point beng a pit between Otllo
way and Belfast, whirs a sounding of M
feet is found. ;
Oreat Britain Is widest bstwesa Land's
End and Kent. This utmost width Is 8
milea It is narrowest between Loch
Broom, on the west coast of Scotland,
and Dornoch Firth, on ths oast itosx.
Ths distance between the heads of these
two imets is but 24 milss,
Is This a Joktt '
Two fair daughters bt Kvs wars ikin
at a broad-brimmed creation of the roll
liner's art in a down-town window1, when
one of them remarked: vWhal a lovn.iv
chance for the wind!" , ',, " "
Ian t it, thoughr rejoined the other.
And a man with whiskers who hsn.
pnd to be passing jit the time gbt real
indignant, ... . 1 ,.
If sfiosslble, please laurh here:-Chios Vrt
Daily News.
Tommy'g Reason.' :
Mother-There were- Iwo aorjles in th
cupboard, Tommjfc and now thers is eft
en. How's that? -1
Tommy (who aees no v at unit
Well, ma, It was so dark In there I dldal
see the other. Exchange. ;
Everybody likes the Peacock flour be".'
eause It U the best, . .
our newspapers
I ; READ TO CUBANS
.The Cubans are. anxious to Uarn,all
about the, Unite SUtes. There is a elub
th tbi cigar business away downtown m
in old Wst Side street, hot much fre
quented, by any save these who live In
vne pegnborbood. The uttle , room con
tains .from 10 to If men and boys sn
gaged la shaping tobacco into cigars.
iNot one pt .these s workers cap speak
ngltah. But they have employed a man
who reads sad speaks English and Span
tsh to come Into their place every day
and read newsDaoers to them. ;" ;
f He translate as he reads. The faces of
the listeners are a study Now the reader
translates something humorous and ths
elgarmakers are convulsed with laughter,
Now it Is something serious, and the
faces stow erave. ,
Sometimes ths llatenefs stop work and
took at the reader vlth intense, expres
slomi. ,'A moment later the reader has a
ioks and the uttle room- rings ' with
thouts of merriment.. i ' .
When the readings are ' finished the
teacher explains In English: tho adver-
tisemeots Or whatever he thinks will )n
terest the workers.. When the lessons
are snded the teacher passes his hat and
each one la the class drops In whatever
he can spare. The contributions vary
but tha teacher makes a snug profit
iiaUy.
; One ot the workers has announced that
he is going book to the new republic aa
loon as he becomes a little more prod
stent to teach his countrymen how Amer
icans talk and est. New York Sun;
Crisis In Co-Education. "
, president Edmund J. Jamea ot North
western University began his service aa
president of that institution with an at-
9..P?eu.WntJ.JCo-
a ,a system," ; he ssld. "not only has
leased to make , new con verta. out there
are ; ladloatlons that H is losing ground
In the territory it had won." The propor
tion of women to men in the Northwest.
trn and other universities Is tncreaslng.
and with this increase the curriculum has
been modified to suit the tastes of fe-
piare Students. More attention Is being
given to literature, music aud elementary
kcloncea, , te Ojis neglect of. econumla.
teohnicat and advanced sciehtlna sub
jects in, Which men are chiefly interested;
president James adds that "the broad
dlffertnoes in the future careers of the
two , sexes should find a more adequate
recognition in, the college curricula." This
pbjeotloa to eo-educatlon seems te strike
at the' root of tho problem, The equca.
lion of women has proceeded on the as
gumption that there was In the future
to be ho difference In the careers of ths
sexss. , The woman law student would
read the same law books as the male
student, and, la practice, familiarise her
self With the same statutes. So With the
woman, physician,' the woman scientist.
or whatever department ot Intellectual
labor the woman might enter, if women
students, as a rule, do not like to tot
low ths same lines of study that have
been accepted by men as .ths best adapt
ed to. sucoesful practice in, the several
professions, they will for ages be unable
to $op with their male associates. . If,
as President lames says, college studies
hail i. been modified to meet feminine
tastes or capacity, a reason is given why
the sexes should be educated aoart. The
Philadelphia Press fairly defines the
scops-! and purpose of the movement
against eo-educatlon in the following par
agraph:
"The present opposition to co-education
does not take the form of denying to
women a college education. It is simply
an sxpression of an opinion that women
ars out of place at a man's college. And
the Strongest expressions of this opin
ion come from' the men undergraduates
themselves; There are heard from near
ly every college and university that haa
established co-education." San Francisco
Bulletin.
British Commercial Union.
The suggestion of a.sollvereln or .com
mercial, union to include Great Britain.
Canada, Australia and other British col
onies Is meeting with considerable favor
In Canada. The stress of condltons in
Whloh British manufacturers find them
selves, through the competition of the
United States and Germany, has caused
British journals to give more considers
tlon to -the subject than they were dis
posed to give it some years ago. The
principle upon which British commercial
Union is proposed is the opposite to that
upon, which .American Industries rest. A
British soUvereln virtually . denies to the
colonies an industrial future apart from
the production of raw material. , The
United JClngdom wUl do the manufactur
ing tor the colonies, whfle tthe colonies
will devote, their attention to- art increase
in the production of foodstuffs, Which
may in time render the mother country
Independent of ' other ' food-producing
countries. The English objection to this
form of ' commercial union was Hirged
mainly, on the ground that it would In
volve an abandonment of the English pol
icy of free trade. The only way by whloh
the colonies could be given a preference
in the British market would bo by sub
jecting bfeadstuffs from all other coun
tries to duties. But the adoption .of such
policy . would kill manufacturing in
dustries already established In both Can
ada and Australia. While for a time
the protective policy In the United States
had the effect to make the South and
West producers ot raw materials, which
New England converted into finished
goods, ths door was always 'open to ths
establishment of factories in all parts
of ths Union. At present, while certain
states are; more especially than others,
the seat of manufacture ths only pro
tection they enjoy against agricultural
states IS in the cost of transportation, It
a question If a British commercial
union can be built up on this principle.
The cost ot transportation would not cor
er' the difference . between , the cost of
manufacturing in the mother country and
In the colonies. At ths present time both
Canada and Australia protect their man
ufacturlng industries . sgalnst the Indus-
tries of the' mother country, though Can
ada hab tried te favor England by pref
erential duties.
FlsbiMust'Have Air.: .
A salmon river with nearly art Inch of
Ice covering all except i the Strongest
water, with the hills on either side of Its
valley covered With deep snow, with Its
bank fro sen as hard afe sfone, and its
rocks rendered , the i Snore Slippery by a
veneer of Ice and hoar frost, does hot
piesent an alluring aspect-to the angler.
Yet It there be a fish up. the eale Is not
nrtt : m
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PORTLAHD
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, Saw Mill,; ;:
Power TracssjJssion
and Steaniboat
discovered. It Is known that .all kinds of
fish must havs air, and that if entirely
deprived of it, they ,wlll die, he pres
ence of fish at spota free from ice and
exposed to the air might therefore be ax
pected. : v . ', "
By this argument,, at any rate. 1 en
deavored to assume' the keeper of my
sanity (about which he appeared to have
considerable doubt) as we made our way
to the river., There Were but two places
where Ashing was possible, sharp, con
tracted runs at the heads ot pools, and in
both oases the spaces free from ice, where
fish could lie as well as take, were not
more than 40 yards long and a few yards
wide, there being lee on tho slack water
at either' side. . .;.'".", .'V'r-.r;.,. v, ;";
The pools themselves were 3W or 400
yards long, and completely f rosea over.
except just where the current left them.
The water had .ah Inky look, In strong
contrast to the snow-powdered lee. but It
was in reality Ught-colored and clear, and
the fly showed glaringly." The, immortal
Jock was, of course, the selection, and
while there was no difficulty Ih wading
out to the points of vantage. It was no
easy matter keeping the lino la working
order, as the wet ' part almost Instantly
stiffened and trose to the rings.
As the fly was nearly the limit of
Open water lit the first stream, there was
a sluggish pull, and 1 found t had hooked
an emaciated kejt. which as a clean fish
would not have weighed over tdO pounds.
There was therefore ho occasion to gtve
him a chance, to play any tricks, and I
began at once to wind him In. The ques
tion,, however, was how to land him,, and
there being only ledges or rock in the Vi
cinity, there Weri no loose stones where
with to break the toe."-- ' '' -
But the keeper was a man Of resource.
and among the wreckage -at high flood
mark be found a rail with Which he broke
a channel to the fifth.. With his fingers,
blue and benumbed with the- cold, ha un
hooked and returned the kelt just as a
brace of mallards swpt past Upstream.
Tou Would have done better with a
gUn today, sir,4 he remarked,-with a re
pcoachful sigh, and then through "half a
mile , of crackling, withered herbage wo
made our way to the second Stream. Here
Just for an instant ?a shorVj thic back
and dorsel fln were Visible, and imme
diately after ,, that . this time . booked
something better than a kelt, .. ,
Upstream first, and After turning over
and splashing behind a bowlder, the fish
darted down again, and then headed for
the Ice opposite . But, the rod, turned
downwards with the point lowered at
right angles to him, had the liest ot it.
and he was forced into opes, water again.
There he was easily handled,, but never
theless very nearly made tools of us at
ths Isat molnent. From where I was
standing it was", possible to. reach htm
With the gaff in the open water, and X
wa anxiously awaiting a chance, when,
aS is so often the case', at (he Very finish
of the straggle he made a last desperate
effort and got under the ice at . our side.
In vain I dropped the point and hauled.
but could neither keep the lino clear of
the Ice nor move the fish. Here, , however,
there were no stones, although frost-
bound, ' and ' the keepre, having kicked
some loose, immediately . commenced , a
heavy bombardment, breaking -the tee in
all directions. It "had the desired effect.
and in another moment thla first fish
ot the " season was whipped ; out and
knocked on the head. Only VA pounds,
but a little beauty, an d we. had' good
cause ot be 'content, ae a " neavy nan.
Would almost to a oertalnty have made
good his -escape under the ice. London
Field. '.,'-'.- ','-' 5
' ' v- Happy Nymphtt" ' .
How happy are the water ' toymphs!"
Marie was heard to say;
They dwell 'in springs; their clothes are
made of rainbow fountains' spray,
tto matter Mf they're out of cash, they.
needn't feel distress; ,
For, while the fountain springs, they'll
never lack a new spring dress." i
. . - Mew Torn World.'
All rot-Hand knows the Columbia tale-
phone service is the best Ii yos're from
Missouri., we will show you.
Do not delay drying, ths Feaoook flour:
Machinery
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I V CI i Jj
LOOK IN YOUR
MIRROR " n
W can make) our Com
plexion clear. We can remove Superflou
Hair, Moles, Freckles, etc., permanently
and leave no v scar whatever.' - Dandruff
positively cured; Gray Hair restored, i
n-iiun (0.
702 MARQUAM BUILDING. ' '
Mysterious Lake.
A .lake whloh la so sacved Is character
that boats havs not hitherto been allowed
up . It, which. Is ruflled by no breeze,
the depth of which has not been ascer
tained, the water of whloh Is slightly
brsoklah, made use of extensively by lep
rous natives for bathing - and washing
fllnthaa. Jiit li'n iluwd b nni tUmt it
Is hardly safe for a white man to wash
In it unless It Is boiled this Is surely
something ot a curiosity r Tet such is ths
description sent by Malcolm Fergusaon.
the surveyor who accompanied J. E
Moors on his expedition to the central
African lakes, to the Oeographlcal Jour
'Ml."" -'-'. " :"- . - - ,v
"The reference Is to Lake Busumchwt,
Ashantt It lies about 25 miles southeast
of Kumsai. and Is the fetish lake of the,
Ashantls. It abounds in "fish, which are
not easily caught by a baited hook, but
which are taken by means of huge wicker-work
baskets, open at ths ends and
woven from tha spilt seams of a kind of
Hly. - ' y :
The fishing la this nasty, if very ss-d-ed,
water Is really a, great Industry,
.iiuuowtoB mk Ainwii, aim yttfipis,
from far and " near come down to its
cleared or wooded shores to tradle to
fish In exchange for the fruit and vege
table produce o( the cultivated land.
The lake, which Is nearly circular, with
a maximum diameter of about six miles,
lies in a large basin entirely inclosed by
hills, with an average altitude of 800 feet.
and since Prem pen's time the fishery IS
open, so that X vHlages have how sprung
up around the shoi-e, with a total popu
lation' of nearly 10,000. Animal and bird
life Is acarce, and even mosquitoes ars
comparatively rare. Still, there are
monkeys, leopards, bush antelopes, pigs,
pelicans, kingfishers, ospreys and hawks,
and Mr. Fergusaon does not forget to
mention that , the, sand files come out in ,
force la the early mornln and evening,
and are parttoularly troublesome. Loo
don Field, , .r .. ...
Versatile Tree. ,
' There - are, by - careful compWtion.
about ,soo,ooo,fl(io coooanut 'palms Tn the
world In full beating; and certainly no
tree that grows yields so many different
products, or is put to so many separate
uses. Its wood Is used for buildings and
for boats, as wall as 'for- ornamental
furniture. The leaves ars the sole thatch
Of tens of thousands of buildings, and
afford useful food for cattle. The natives
else make god brooms with the ribs ot
the ieavesy while the ashes contain so
much potash as to be useful in soap
making. , .,;;' ,T:.,v.-r, :'
'- From the trunk ot the coooanut palm
oil barrels, tuba, and water pipes are
easily produced, and the roots give a red
dye, Tho fibers make ropes, mats, and
even paper. The kernel Of the nut is the
mala food of several millions of human
beings, whose most nourishing drink is
the milk. Cooked and evaporated, ths
kernel becomes the commercial cocoanut
of the confectioner. Pressed, it yields
coooentit oil one of ths most Important
of commercial oils used 1 oookery, for
soapmaklng. and for candles. Cocoamtt
Oil soap wlO produce a lather even -In
salt water. Wax And resin are yielded
by the same tree, and by tapping the
central bud of a growing palm a dallcato
wine is obtained. Even the shell of tht
nut is not without Its uses. It is em
ployed everywhere in the tropics for cupt
and dippers, , ,
How Could 8h? f
Td Uka to sea Miss Passay,'1 said thi
men at the door. v.
'Tou can't," replied the maid, "she!
got the toothche. . , , ' 1
'Impossible, for I'm from her dentlst'i
and I've got her teeth here la thla pack-
asJe.'Fhiladelphla Press. . ' ; . ?
v n Resignationi' "
Employment Agena-rnt sdrry, -Mrs.
Hauskeep. but Tn aura I haven't. a eooa
that would suit you. ;
Mrs, JJauskeep-Xtsver mibfti Tve got .
over all that, Just send me one and let -me
see U .2 could suit herFbiladslBali
a hopeless one, as one day this month I
you ill never ret It - . ,