WILL GO IT ALONE
KCCTIKO OF PEOPLES FABTT STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Sllddle-of- tfca) Bodcn Most Poaltlvelr Op
poMd To FuloaStat and District
, 1 CfflTatlon Called.
(From Daily, .March 25th.)
A meeting of the state central, com
mittee of the ; peoples party, better
known as the ! Holt-Vedder Jaction of
Oregon's Populists, was held in Salem
estcrday. JTlie attendance was very
light but the formality of holding a
meeting was discharged in every de
tail..: 1 ,. I -
The meeting was convened at 11 a.
m. in the cky. 'police 'court room at the
chy halhf Hon. S. 1IJ Hqlt, of -Med-ford.
state chairman, called the meet
ing Ao order, and James K. Sears, of
VtAk county was tirade temporary sec
retary. Roll call disclosed the fact
that but two committpemen ; were per
sonally in attendance,! viz: Dr. T. V.
15- EnibrH, of Polk cburety, and John
Gill, of Yamhill county. Two national
committeemen: and seven courjty cen
tral committeemen were' represented
by proxy. , The national committeemen
were John, I.. , Luce, of , Grant county,
proxy. J. K. Sears, of Polk county;
Goo. If. BaiJcy. of Portland, proxy.
S. 11. Hok ci Jackson , county. The
central committeemen so represented!
were: 1 A. !Bowcn, Dakcr county;
O. C. JorySalctn, proy: H. P. Brook
hart. Dcmlas courcty II. J. Wilson.
Douprlas county, proxy; Grant Rol
lins. Jackson county, S II. Holt. Jack
sort county, proxy: G. W. Vedder,
Clarion county. S. R. iBurford; Manan
couny, proxy; O, Nj; Cotkins, Wal
lowa county. S. II. HoU. Jackson coun
ty, proxy; O.'M. .Brown. Washington
county, S. 1 T, Holt, Jackson county,
proxy, - ,;t : 1 !
Nothing was, accomplished at the
mnrrrinj; session exceotinjj the ap
pointment of p committee on order of
htt-ine, eonsjwinf? of j James K. Scars.
J. J. Ilowscriand John Gill. A reso
lution Was also uinartiimmisly passed
- forbidding the mere mention to jay
nothinir of a discussion of the fusion
proposition. : ,
At the opering of the a'fternoon ses
sion, the committee 'on order of busi
ness submitted the following report
winch was adopted:
Ve your icommitice on order of
biis-iness beg Beavc to report the follow
ing: ' j " :'
"First -The election "of a perman
ent secretary.!
"Second -We recommend ar, sta-te
convention of the regular pecplcs
party to be held -at Portlanl on April
1 2th. at 10 oL m., for the purpose of
nominating a state ticket and electing
delegates to the .National convention
to be held at (Cincinnati on May 9, 1900.
'and transacting suchXher business as
nay propcrlyj come before the conven
tion, f
"Third We also recommend a dis
tnici convention to be held at Albany
April nth at 10 a. m.. to make dis
trict nominations.
"Fourth We recommend that the
apportionment of delegates to the con
ventions be imade upon the vote, cart
rfor James Ki Sears -tor state treasurer
at the last ftate election as 1 follows;
One dclcgatf at larRC and one dele
gate for each 5 votes or major f-ar-tiojt
thereof. making a state conven
tion consisting of 21 delegates."
The adoption of the report was fol
lowed by the- election of J. K. Sca-s
permanent secretary of the meeting.
An effort will be made throtth the
state central I committee to re-orjajanizc
t!ic peoples party throughout the tntc
and much time was appropriated in a
discussion as to the best means 10
fcrnpfov. It j -was finally itnanimou-iy
agreed to adopt the Cincinnati pbn
which the committee maintained afford.--,
the most complete safeguard against
the possibility of fusion.
Upon motion of Dr. Envbrre. a com
mittee consisting of JJ. llowscr, J.
K. Scars and S. R. Burford was rr.
ed to formulate 2n alrcss to tH-e
voters of Oregon and to isue. calls for
Matr and district conventions.
After much general discussion, T. C
Jory trained the floor and offered
some sttitge-ittons for the consideration
of the party managers. 'He recom
mended that the er.p!cs party na.nc
but a simile candidate on eadt tirVct
state, district and county. By this
plan the party organisation would be
nuwitfaincd and its relative strcntrth .1
ccrtained. leaving the party perfectly
free to join in any improvement in ex
isting conditions. lie deplored the
fact that the party was at variance on
important matters and plead for harm
onious action, j
The mere mention of junifing; wi:h
any other organization -no matter lu-w
commendable the object, -was like shak
intr a red ragtbeforc a bull and before
Mr. Jory hadv resumed his seat a hah
dozen committeemen were cn their
feet, each anxious to capture the scalp
of the populist ; that dared sugge t
fusion in any sense of be term. . An
interested -spectator J not a committee
man but a radical populist, was rccon
1Wrd by the chair. : rile said Mr. Jory
reminded him of a girl he used to take
to -.ptlling school many years ago.
Sometimes he thought the girl ca'f.i
a Rreatvdeal for him and again ie
-imagined she thought more of another
- feliow.&o he finally concluded to give
the ycing lady the privilege of keeping
the other i follow's company exclume
ly. He said if Jory liked the democrats
or the republicans more than he d.!
the peoples party, he was at liberty to
keep their company bM he was not
warned in the peoples party.
Apparently forgetting all about the
resolution that;was passed at the morp
ing session.! a number of other spcak
fr followed in similar strain, but ifi
rtfutationiWf the impurtattons that he
was a "fusionisf. Mr. Jory convinced
his colleagues that he had only the
best interest of the party at heart.
In the miscellaneous discussions tlirt
followed. ; the speakers devoted some
asumion o the democratic and re
publican parties, briefly giving the ped
igree of each. In illustrating ,hts' lac
of cooSdence in humanity in generat
and the democratic party- n particular.
Mr. Wilson j of Douglas county, related
a story that conld.not with propriety
be repcaic! ; before a Sunday School
class. . - I -t
Dr. Embree argued strongly fo" a
district party organization" alleging that
through that ajrency. only, w-as the de
sired relief to be obtained, 'lie said it
was only a i matter of a few years turtil
either the democratic r republican
l?.nties would meet a poTrticar death.
He expressed the jdesire that he might
Jive to attend the' funeral of either or
both. "I think. I could, deliver a verr
."" "liuon on tsat oc
casion continued the venerable Polk
Uxtfh"1 UL &houkl as a
text the words addressed by Martha
h?!1?""-"0!". the dead: 'Lord
ZX a UF mketh;. for he hath
been dead Jour day.' -1 1
r,in.?nf tfft the peoples party is
not dissimnar from other political or
ganezations. It cannot exist without
hnancial support and to . provide for
this essential ' factor, a committee of
nve was named, consist'mg of J. K
vo' ,R" Rfh J000 ln T.
V. B. Embree and John C Luce.
I he committee held a conference last
evemng but- nothing of wportance
came up for consideration and adjourn
ment followed at an early hour.
DEMOCRATS ELECT DELEGATES.
The ClaaU, Di coated With Defeat la
. Salem No. 1, Adept RlnCle
! BtmIdUoim. .
(From Dally,! March 25th.)
The Democrats of Marion rnnnlv
1icld their fci-enmal primaries yesterday.
iur cue purpose, 01 electing delegates
to the county convention. Contrary
to expectation, a hot fight resulted in a
number of the precincts of the county,
and the battle raged high-curing the
hours the polls were open. In Salem
No. 1 ,two tickets were in the field, the
"Giants." composed of the stalwart
Democrats of oKl E. P. Walker. F.
W. Steusioff. Dr. W. D. Jeffreys. D. J.
Fry. W. J. D Arcy.kP. H. D Arcy, L.
C Cavanagh and others advocated the
election of one slate, while the opposi
tion was i composed of some old-lme
Democrats, with accessions from the
populists and the so-callcd silver repub
lica"ns, and wiio advocated the election
rJf amither slate. Carriages were used
in running in the "faithful" to the polls,
and the sight of button-holing for the
several tickets, by the ; ward-strikers,
inspiring to one who loves a political
contest, and later, was hpoken of with
disgust by the defeated aspirants. When
the votes were counted in this precinct
it was -found that the "Giants" had been
defeated 24 to 14. and tjie disgust,
spread over the -faces! of the workers for
this ticket, was a sight to see.
In each of two precincts Salem No.
2 and No. 4 only one slate appeared,
and. Of course, each was elected. But
in No. 3 there was a contest, the win
ning delegation defeating fheir oppon
ents by only one vote ami a contest
will probably be brought before the
convention as a result of this close
vote. " 4t
When the polls closed in Salem No.
1. 'the "Giants." Chough defeated, re
membering their time-honored custom
of passing a set of resolutions for the
guidance of the democratic party at
large, and for the benefit of the Nation,
adopted the following preamble and
resolutions as an expression of their
principles and belief: '
"Whereas, since the Giants last met
in Salem precinct No. I. many events
have transpired to interest the people
of the nation; and,
"Whereas, there have been many
Changes incident to human life in the
case of individuals as well as govern
ments: and, ,
"Whereas, we have acquired Cuba,
Puerto Rico and the Philippines, and
they have been added to our territory;
therefore, be it
"Resolved, that the Giants arc in fa
vor 0 the principles of equal and ex
act justice to all, special privileges to
none;
"Resolved, that the Giants regret the
departure of the powers that be, from
the principles of our fathers;
"Resolved, t'hat we are in favor of
takinK the "constitution of the United
States in one hand, and the flag in the
other;
"Resolved, that wherever our flag
is planted, there also shall the consti
tution and the principles therein con
tained be Riven to the people;
"Resolved. ..that we view with alarm
and consternation the new fangled idea,
that would" thrust imperialis-m upon
tiw country;
"Resolved, .that we arc heartily in
favor of abolishing all forms of govern
ment that are not in accord with ihe
ideas of the founders of this common
wealths "Resolved, that we arc in favor of
treating Puerto Rico fairly and honor
ably, ami in acordance .with just prin
ciples and the traditions of our coun
try :
"Resolved, that the welfare of the
nation is dependent upon the prinicples
aKocated and promulgated by the
Giants in this primary meeting;
"Resolve!, that we condemn the ue
of hacks, free cigars, etc., etc., at our
primary election, as being contrary to
the t'ime-'honorcd principles of the
Denrocracy:
"Resolved, that such an occurrence
has never before hippercd in the his
tory o4 Salem precinct No. 1;
"Resolved, that these tricks, resorted
to, have a tendency to solidify the dem
icratic party and make everything har
monious ;
"Resolved, that we condemn the par
ticipation of. bolters in our primaries,
and deem it subversive of the best in
terests of the demrcratie party."
After adopting the above -set of reso
lutions, the "Giants dispersed, satisfied
with rhcir efforts in the interests of
their party. ;
LEARNED A LESSON .
Until now the British soldiers went
to war brave and brilliant in flaming
scarlet coats, with Huge brass plates on
their pipeclayed belts, and with their
bayonets jfleaming in the sunlight.
rrxnted a fine mark to the
enemy. But everr the British war of
fice has learned something, ami now
we read of ihe troops, clad as our own
were in our last war, namely, in a
sand-colored cloth called khalri, ar?l
with no polished brass, plates ou theu
bosoms, and with their bayonets paint
ed black. i ;
! PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY.
Tennessee I has become the leading
vho'phate producer of America. There
rre 348 valuable mines in the state and
over too men are employed in the
business. New mines are being opened
daily. New York Post. j
mm net ff rtP"?1
10 eeatt m4 25 eeats, et all rzt rtortfc
WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN,
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s Uncle Ccd's miraclt 1
The-will o the wisp played, fitfully
over the marsh. Now here, now there,
the gay ball cf fire danced this way
and that, waiting to dazzle a sleepy
frog, then disappearing to rcappir. on
a massive stump. Ancn, and" it! wa 5
gleefully enticing a poor rabbit to pur
sue it, until bunny was ready to drop
from sheer weariness. :
One summer afternoon Uncle
Ted was at work hoeing in j tht'
garden; cf his vine-clad cottage,
that : stood away Iron any
dwelling on a slight rise in. ground
above the swamp. .Gray-haired and
bent, the old negro, despite the heat,
worked with the joy of many a younger
man, but finally stopped to place his
arms on the hoe, and rest his. fore
head on them.
"Seems so I ought to see kind of
mirctil," be soliloquized. "Dun been
fifty years now I been sen in de Lord.
An what years docs hab been, shure.
Fust seems as do evyting went smooth,
and de good Lord war mighty nigh
unto me. Den came trubblef And
the old man shuddered. "Bnt de
Lord never desert me den. Kept right
near. Don't know zactly how 'tis,
but He seems sort of'far off dese last
years. If He ain't gone and clear for
got ble Ted specs he ought to let me
know. Hah to see de minister 'bout
daL" And the old man took up again
his task of hoeing.
It was twenty years ago that Uncle
Ted first appeared in own. Whence or'
why he came no one could tell. One j
afternoon warm and weary the old
man had been seen sitting by the road
side with his pack by .'his side. In reply
to curious inquiries, he said he . had
come from an adjacent town. w'.:ich
was doubtless true, for no one ever
heard him lie, but no one there had
happened to see him pass '.hroush.
The first night Rev. Mr. Swallow, the
village pastor, who ever took an in
terest in the old man, allowed him to
sleep in his house. But the next
day Uncle Ted was up bright and early.
He showed by making himself useful
that he did not want to be considered
a vagrant. Then he took a tour of ex
ploration, and on his return bargained
with the owner for an unused little
cottatgc in the field adjoining the
woods. Soon so greatdid his capa
bilities prove to be that he did not lack
for revenue. The women iound htm
a very useful man in housecleaning
time, lie was an excellent cook, inva
lids would have no one except Uncle
Ted to tend them, he had considerate
veterinary skill, and, in short, could
do everything that the men folks were
usually too busy or proud to do. So
Uncle Ted became a prominent fixture
in the-viHa?c. He was universilly
popular. 'Cut try as the curi his
would, no one could get him to tell
anything about his previous history.
It was suspected that he had been a
slave in Virginia, but to all inquiries
he would invariably reply. "Specs I
dun forgot all 'bout dat, honey. Mighty
por mem ry I has bout some ings.
The nearest to definite information
on the subject was obtained at a
Grand Army camp fire in the village
hall. As usual at all public social
gatherings, Uncle Ted was present to
preside over the pans and kettles. Dur
ing the latter part of the evening" the
commander of a neighboring post, who
had ben colonel, of a regiment in the
civil war. happened to catch sight of
the old man and at once sought him
out. For a moment Col. Edwards
stood in front of the cook; arrayed in,
white apron, and carefully examined
him. Then he inquired, slowly and
impressively:
"Arc you not the man who helped
three of our boys, fleeing from Libby
prison, to escape from bloodhounds by
rowing them across the river, while
they lay in the bottom of the boat, you
sitting upright and. not minding the
showers of lead any .mcrc-than if it had
been hail? T was one of those men."
For an instant there gleamed a flash
in the old man's eye and a flush spread
beneath his faded skin. His fi rm
straightened as if sprung back by
youth. Only for an instant, and then
the old reserve came back. "Specs not,
massa. Dey war lots of dem kind fel
lers down dere. iMus' been somebody
so.
Col. Edwards turned away dissatis
fied. "It was your twin broilicr,
then." he remarked. If he had turned
he might have noticed a quizzical
smile about the negro's lips.
Soon Uncle Ted carried out his intention-.to-consult
the minister abint
his treble. He was always a wel
come visitor at the parsonage, and
w-hen he presented himself at the door
on this occasion, Mrs. Swallow saw iat
once that the call was on more thin
usual imjKirtancc. So she showed
him into her husband's study. There
Uncle Ted was closeted some time with
the minister, and at the close of the
interview Mr. Swallow said, "N w
Uncle, you come to prayer meeting to
morrow, evening, and we'll -pray .-'and
you pray, and I am sure it will help
you.'
Uncle Ted was a constant attendmt
at the prayer meetings. He usually
sat modestly in the corner, taking no
part in the service except by an oc
casional ''Amen. Only once had he
taken active part, and then . he sur
prised the congregation by rising to bis
feet. And lie prayed. And such a
prayer. It was a cry for help jn a
rnsh of words from a heart that had
been tried in the fire. There were few
dry eyes at its close, and ifter the meet
ing people clustered arojund the man
to grasp his hand and express their
sympathy. On this night Uncle Ted
again prayed, but it was jonly a simple
and childlike petition. U
On the way home he passed &y the
path through the field and skirting the
marsh.. Suddenly there flashed, cut
straight before him a ball of fire, rest
ing a few feet from the ground. At
the sight the old man dropped on his
knees and buried his face in his hands.
There he remained until the light dis
appeared, and then trembling and be
wildered 4ie sought his cottage.
Thai Uncle Ted had ieen a- miracle
socn became noised abotit the village.
It was discussed at the j village stores.
The marsh light was an irrfrequem is
itor ia that part oi the country, aria for
most part the men thought that the
light must have been the effect ftf- the
old man's imagination. There was
only one advocate of the supernatural
theory.: That was Jeremiah Sullivan,
who lived in the . house nearest ' to
Uncle Ted. He stoutly maintained
that there were indeed queer happen
ings in his vicinity. He had noticed
of late something very peculiar about
the atmosphere. IIis milk " curdled
much quicker than usual, his hens acted
in a very strauge manner, and indeed
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1900,
his favorite cow had not seemed, her
self ior.sorae time. .
j There listened to the conversation
fwo boys, popularly known as Jim and
Jchn, who had attained the dignity cf
grammar school pupils, and were gen
craly reported to be leaders in all the
mischief When the talk turned to
other matters, Jim and I John quietly
went out unobserved and sought the
rear, of the store building. ; There
they remained in conversation ' some
time, talking low, but suddenly starting
to leave, they surprised a small 'figure
at the caves pipe with his car as near
the corner' as possible, "Oh. it's
Chub," exclaimed John.; "What are
you doing here, Chub?" he demanded,
catching the i eavesdropper by the col
lar. -'; - '
- Chub, so called from his" small, pmmp
figure, flaxeit hair, broad face, small
nose and pinkeyes, dug hi fingers
in his eycs.and began to whimper. "Dill
you hear what we were talking about?
demanded Jim. "Nape, replied
Clru,b, whimpering with renewed' vigor.
"Well, see you don't threatened Jim,
-with a menacing wag v pi his : head.
Chub, whose escntial f characteristic
was not courage, trembled as he
watched the boys, depart. ' .
The next day was a time of supressed
excitement for Jim and John. .Never
very studious in their books, I regret
to say their attention was now so takeri
up with a foreign matter that the teach
er was obliged to reprimand them sev
eral times. That night oth the boys
pretended to retire early to bed, and
thence crept quietly out of the hcuse to
meet at their rendezvous. Thence they
proceeded quietly out o the barnyard
and through the orcnara aown inio
the pasture toward Uncle Ted's house.
Each boy Carried somctning rouno
and smooth Under his arm. It was dark
and as the boys rustled through the
tall grass, an answering rustle came
from someone following ., them. They
stopped and listened. The rustling
continued, and a smail figure came in
to view. The boys approached it.
"It's Chub!" exclaimed Jim. "Sec
here. Chub, what do you mean by fol
lowing us?" Chub stopped. Weeping
or a pretense of weeping came natural
to him. So he dug his fingers in his
eyes and began to cry. John relented.
"Let hint go." he said. "Well, I don't
mind, replied Jim, "it he won. t tcu.
Will you. Chub?" "Nope." sobbed
Chub with renewed energy. "If you do,
you'll some night die a mysterious
death," warned Jim, quoting from his
favorite character .in romance.
They started ahead. Chub following.
They continued on bythe marsh and
when Uncle Ted's cottage came into
view' the boys stopped and held a whis
pered consultation. Then, stooping
low, they struck' several matches, and
it could be seen what theyjiad brought
with them. ; It was only simple, pump
kins cut into fantastic jack o lanterns.
As these flared fire through cavernous
eyes, broad nose and wide -mouth, the
boys crept toward the cottage, dark
save for the flickering firelight shining
through the; windows.
Within Uncle Ted was seated over his
open fire, his hands meeting the
warmth of the flame. He was lost in
thought, from which he was roused by
a rattling sound in the window. Turn
ing, he saw two satyrieal faces glaring
at him with "fire spitting from their
eyes, nose and mouth, i For an instant
Uncle Ted's cheek grew pale, he
clutched the arm of his chair, and his
lips opened as f to send forth a cry
only for an instant, and then his ex
pression resumed its usual composure.
"Tiok scare po' ole Ted wid dem
pumpkins. Too ole fo dat. Praps dim
boys might bc scat." And there was
something very expressive in his eyes.
The silence .within did not meet
with the boys' aproval.J They drew off
t consult and to renew the dtps in
the lanterns.; "Guess he's asleep." mut
tered Jim. "Next time we'll rattle the
window and groan. That will wake
him ud."
Again they stealthily approached the
house. Chub keeping a safe distance.
near enough to take in the fun, and far
enough away to escape incase of danger-
"Now," whispered Jim," placing
his lantern in the window, ."when I
count three, groan. One. two, three."
There was a biood-curdling groan,
which broke into two respective howls,
reiniorccd by a shriek "from Chub. A
white apparition stoou near the shed
doorway. And it bore upraised in its
right hand a flaring' torch. With the
lanterns under arm Jthc boy fltd
down the field, k preceded by
Chub, ! who was running as
fast as his short legs could carry him
his arms outstretched and uttering
painful little shrieks. Turning their
heads the boys saw the white figure
with torch upraised striding in pursuit.
Again they howled, and catching up
with Chub each seized his hand and
drew him on between them.
Now it so happened that Jeremiah
Sullivan had brought his cow to the
pasture to tether her for the night.
Walking in the gloaming leading the
cow, he asurcd himserf that after alf
there were no such ' thinws as ghosts
and spirits It-was only the ignorant
who believed in them, .' l lowly mother:
And what's that?" He had glancd
around, and behold, there was charging
down on him a fearful spectacle, no less
than two hobgoblins -.with fiery fa-c.
drawing a dwarf between them, while
behind them swept a veritable ghost
bearing aloft a flaring torch. The cow
caught sight of the terrible company
at the same time with Jeremiah. To
gvther they led the procession in
flight. . ,
So they continued across the pas
ture. A; they approached the marsh
the fantastic will o the wisp, perhaps
impelled by love of fun. came out to
see the sigltf. With this new preter
natural object in her path the cow
stopped and utercd a moan, the boys
renewed their cries and tacked in an
other direction. Overcome by this
opposing ; power, the i apparition fell
on its knees, the torch was dashed to
the ground. Jerry oulled frantically
at the tether of his cow. "Come home,
come home." he demanded. "Ye'U
not stay in the place this night. The
light flashed away. The apparitioa
arose, a sheet was thrown ' aside, re
vealing the natural appearance of a
breathless old negro, who walked so
berly toward the cottajre. .
The winter was unusually severe. The
snow blocked the rpads and yards, re
quiring the united efforts of many
horses and oxen to break die pathway.
Uncle Ted made only occasional vis
its to the village, and at one time failed
to appear for so long a time that Rev.
Mr. Swallow became worried and went
.a the cottage- to ee how he farcd,
He found the old man lying on a
couch of pain, his form racked with a
cough and skin burning with - fever.
Alarmed the good - minister returned
to the village for medical help, and
going back with his wife they decided
to stay at the cottage to watch -with
their friend. Together, hand ia hand,
they sat' in the firelight watching the
struggle of life and death. ,
Early in the evening Uncle Ted ap
peared easier and he seemed to fa'J
into a stupor. Suddenly he sat up
right on hi couch. r.u lace became
illumined with a rapturous smile, and
stretching forth his arm he whispered.
"Dcy's comin. I knows dey come.
Dars ole massa, missis,! young massa
and de Chilians. Oh, dars tny Polly,
Jim and Joe and little Sue!; De lights
dar toot I can near tne river rippsc.
An dey sing de ole songs dey used to
sing. Here I is." j
A SUBWAY FOR ROME.
T? X 1-1 ' Za c t K -n v 1vCTtt iT-l
the Qtririnal hill to the slopes of the
Vimanal and Eswuihnes The . tunnel
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WMii oe 5J iccx wiuc, wu:i uavm iw wi
mm olrtrw fart an.l foot nassen-
?"r --T( - . .
gcrs. (An electric street railroad trom
the Pota del Popo!o to the Pota San
Giovanni will pass through H. The en
gineers give out that it; will tike only
sevcra momhs" to build the tunnel.
Wasnmgtorr times. f . ., -
A WISE PRECAUTION.
: ! ' s
VJv AA -011 trll that bill collector
J -j
to owe around next ; 'Monday f;cr
breakfast, with the accent on .. the af
ter?'' ..-,-'-,! - .'-1. .
"I never like whi'c Lam eating to
have to think up excuses. When a
man thinks hard he dfaws his bivxl
to his brain, and that stops djrgestioir;
,nv St ii 9 vrrv 1il lliiitc in hint wbil
eating." -Chicago TimeS-Hcraid.
V fTiififii fnmmnv has discovered
a process by which bricks can be made
without burning. This! illustrates the
ticmendoiis advance we? arc -making in
all of our industrial pursuits. It is
jcrhaps the Tnost valuable discovery
n tln Imil.tinir tr.id lirie -sinei- the
Kgvttians discovered that bricks could
be made without straw. 1
ISLAND OF! LUZON
AN OKEUOMAN AT MASIL1 WK1TK8
TO OOVEKSOK UEEK.
II Favors ICxpDioa d l"rmhM- (!
Woadvrral KnMHirce of tbc Phil
ippine Arrhlplac-
Gov. T. T. Gecr' yesterday received a
letter from H. L 'Res. a citizen of
Marion county, Oregon w ho i now in
the paymasters department o the hcal
quartcrs of the Pacific and Eighth
Army Corps. Manila. Major Rccs' let
ter, dated February 16th. was yester
day given to the press I by the govern
or," and will doubtless Jj be read with
great pleasure by the! writer's many
friends in the Willamette valley. It
follows: !"'
, "In old Manila 'doing time is r..ot
the worst occupation imaginable, but
to one raised on a rancli in th"c Willam
ette valley, it is very rtcar to a mind's
eye painting of hell. Not that one
really suffers, but.'thc atmoshcie Us so
permeated with the smell of fhc incon
gruous conglomeration of soldiers, sail
ors, Chinese, Japs ami nativesj- that a
feeling akin to sea-sickness accOmpan
ies! one unbidden. i
"But oitr Yankee horde is working
wonders m the way of sanitation, a.id
in tire brief time I have been here,
remarkable changes have been made.
and, I think, if the military are allowed
to continue the good vfork now begun,
(Manila will become, ati.no distant day,
almost, if not in fact, j a health resort.
But just at this time, with smallpox and
plague all about us, jold sewers muo
wich the "dumpage of' 'Spanish nabobs
has fallen and remained tor 300 years
are being rejuvenated, one wishes that
the sense of snrcll were less acute and
had never been taught that 'a rose , by
any other name, etc. I
"I ara most favorably impressed with
the expcn&ion scheme; and cannot give
3i idea of the evident ridiness of Lu
zon 'with her broad -fields, fertile be
yond description, vast mountains of
iiiagniiicent timber, almost virgin, for
during my trips about I have traversed
miles of splCndr.d hardwood lauds.
.showing no evidence of the woods
man axe. f
TAnd my early iiiprcsiiion led ine
to the erronexxts impression that the
minerals, of iwhk-h miich was said and
little proven, was a myth. But my
eyes have been opened to a realization
that a knowledge awaits flic advent of
the miner.
,"The railroad, noijr bung operated
by the army, cannoti begin to handle
rhc freight offered, the sugar cirills'arc
running their limit, j tbc peasants are
farmer at planting fend harvesting at
the ame time, and an air of peace ami
contentment seems tp possess the m
jonty 01 1 ne natives., 'in oc sure, the
fighting continues, afid many lives arc
being given cvcry ay, but there, no
iongcr exists anythmjg approaclung or
ganized opposition Ui our arms. How
ever, these little balids of wandering
outlaws arc giving -more trouble and
causing greater caution to be exercised
on the irart of the army, than when led
by Aguinaldo, who. .'by the way, seems
to have gone into Tj;j .hole and pulled
the hole in after hini But I think that
a ;very wholesome regard is growine in
the minds of the natives for the 'Amtrr
icano, and in due ftime they will, as
many do now, come promptly t local
comnranders with their grievances and.
hnding as they do, justice and redress
adopt the America parentage forced
I'pon thera and then apprvid their ac
tion. : i" f .
"I "wsh it were a! part of -your duty
(and -we numerous Oregonian woidd
make it a pleasure) to visit Manila,
and this. I presumes, being impossijde,
I- should be very ha dp v, indeed, to hear
fom yon. I wish you continued suc
cess and a oelated happy New Year.
Qerk You. can't j get these boots
on. Yon should trjf a size larger.
O'Rafferty Niveri do yez moind.
OiTl be able to get third on afther Oi
wear thim a toimj or 'two.Oaicago
New. , . ; .
SheA married Sccuple should pull
tcethcf like a team of horse. ,
He Yes, and they probably would
if, like a team of horses, they had bnt
one tongue between them. 3iicago
News. . .. ' -
It is true that friendship often enfs
in love, but love i: friendship never.
Cclton.' K
EltPO'X.Su3k. '.
its UsS Yw tr Knn tr&
Lt ta
A $3.50 "GOOD NIGHT." ; :
"Good night, papa!" ' . -?
Only three words, butit osts Cap:
tain George N. Stone of Cincinnati
kw'a niglrt to hear thefe from the hps
of his daughter, Mrs. Carey, the wife
of a prosperom mechanical engmccr in
this city. befoVe he goes to bed.
The Carevs live wn -rw fashionable
neighborhood in the park rcgion.F.v
ery night alxwt j ro o'clock the he .0
girl in the office of the American tele
phone company in Dey street, popu
larly known as the "long ; distance
phone." hears a sweet voice asking:
"Is the Cincinnati wire clear?"
'...'And' if it is --i v i ,
"Tlien give me Captain Stone s office,
Cincinnati.""' ' : 1'
It takes six minutes to- make the con
nections. . . 1 ' i , . '
The Ctncinna;i hello girl "calls up
Captain Stone at hi mansion in the
fashionable quarter of IVirkopolrs and
the old captain bends, an eager car to
the receiver; i -
"Is that voik papa?" I
Yes, Maud." . "
Then follow a five-mmute talk be-tw-een
the fond father and his dettnted
aughter, a thousand miles away, coi
eluding with. !
"Good night, papa!
"Pshaw! that' rronhing," sa'ul the
nianager of the hmg-distancc 'phone
when ai Evening 'World man sought
to interview him about Captain Stonc.'s
good-night from bis, daughter, inere i
rt-ri vert virv weaiisiv man whose
business keeps hiin in Chicago, while
his wife lives at a .New ork tioiei. ami
he calls Ikt up or she call him ip al
most every nay on tne ions
wire
"They, hold long conversations, too,
and the cxjxrne'is1 something appall
ing., But he can affon! h. So cm
Captaii Stone; for he is the street rail
way mignate of Cincinnati and the prcs
ktr'nt of li' local telcithme company."
New York Evening World.
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HlEXPERIENCE WITlI SOUND
Tlin man M,ill llu tMCCC of n!.lScr
across the bridge oi his mse wasn't, go
ing to say anything about it, but the
young man on the opposie seat ket
looking at 'him so stiTiddy tlwt he fin-
allv sal': . - ' - . I -
"Your it man do wu know how last
Mtind travels?" I
"No, ir," was the reply..
t better Jit it the figgcrv
V.i-rhv I raited a n-.ail a liar. He
... - mn au"i. - I ihouirlit I'd have-
time to climb a fence before he could
i each me. but he was on to me with,
one on tl- nose before I could wink .
three tinie twnind, sir, iravcW at the
rate of 2000 fect a second, and don't
you never (call a
man a fair unless ne s
at least a mile
away and you ve tun-
mn' shoes on."Wa.iaigfon Po?t.
There lives more faith in honest
doubt than in hall the creeds. Tenny
son. . 1 '-'. J-"...' J- ' 'I ':' ,
Kindncs-s is the outgrowth of divine
emotions. i i
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