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The Statesman has teen estab-
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. some subscribers who have received it
near! that long, and many who have
read it tor a generation, onc 01
these object to. having; the paper dis-
rnnimiwii at the time 01 expiration ot
' it subscriptions.' for. the benefit ot
witse, and for othef' reasons; we have
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" only when notified to do so. All per
tons paying when subscribing, or pay-
'i Dr. Conan Doyk tin English au
thor, had tbV. History of the Boer
War compleiwl ami ready Cor tin
press. Now, be half expects to leave
it Tor. bis grandchildren or Kniger'tt
gra tidehlldreiv- to complete.
, Tlio. JaeiJof Visalia. Cnl., a tli-
rector of" the California Cured Eruit
Association, feed bis small unmark-iaJI-
1 -runes to his .horses awl con
'den It lielter -than Jio take.SlO a ton
for them. He say tiey are as valu
a Ui for . hors aft ? aricy,
i'whleh -costs $18 to .$'JO a ton.
Tin Oregon. !nprenK f oi.rt basNle
cl.ired iliat a county court ha author
ity t ajipoiut and employ somebody
Is-sitlvs the sheriff t collect ,delin
qucnt taxi-. In a ease In Irrjand- re
eiiilj Ibf Kaioe court dK-bired oiln-r-,
;wiw-aiarntly 4mt It apcipeaTw tluit
the oVtiiilM of Mm coufract In tbac ca
were Ult-jral. .1
There , Ih ttoinethiu: Mthlhm in the
philosophy of the u-w nian In tin!
'Statesman who :j'Ktrlay inomlng
)acl the folowInfClexpreHslve head
line over a liHjat-h from. Indiana: An
"rlerly tnob huiudng a "Negro it
noonevllle. Au -ortlerly tnob" hold
ing a lynhirw? tf Is ios(llle only In
Ainerlea.
It nald that Ireil-nt IcKinby
luij exns.sd the Intention of visiting
the IhvolOi oatc nekt Mav. He will
nuet a hearty web-jTMne anil be? will'
IIimI. kIkmiM be renunln Ions enough 10
take In the situation, a rtglou " far
rid r. erjiticr and, ijiiote cxten.slv-' on
this side of the Ilm-liies than 4even his
natrUitle. pHsraplitenl knowledj;i bad
lel.hlm bt-retofore tb believe.
-. .rtno of the .most: cbrAdng.ajld jvpq-l-rf
id reknltM of the, tent;herj -art and
. neriHlenoc ever xhown 1h In the case
' of Helen -Keller,., who was tbaf,iliud
and drim from blh.. and now at the
nee or i ; year, l iwell atvan-nl f In
elit(iitlon. . imiuding Krencb. Kngllsh
and hi.Htorr, the ct'lmlnnUon of her
marvelotm aceoniplutbinentA , lNiuga
hort nei-h In vot-at wonls to the
frhman 'la of j which be I a
nwmlMr atj Itadt-liffe CVdW-jre, a few
evenlitir dce. . i ' -
It. A. MeAl'ter,j the veteran Ierh
' ocratle niemlier of tb- IRl.-lalnrc
" from , I'nion cownty, i eoiniir- a pa in
till time. He Tcarn tle old qtte-itlon
.d the 4ounty neati fight iM-twen
loii and Ia Crande iiKiy lol nj again
thl winter- lefore ihe Ifrid;mire ami
1 not like It. He thinks u-U
nut t ion 1m ve no jnsiisrt lief ore that
JmmIjv And be In riht. -Tbey are lwal
niU'Htionis. There ithonld le a general
law eoverlng Hie matter of stahllsli
Inx nd removing! county t n
s Vtrleitng ' the iHrlod at whk-li ncU
ouu st might enr. There is not b-
log ' breeds '- such acrimonious and-
... J T 1 . . .. ...... ..I I
larnrf 11I dissensions in a connuuully
ls'a Hnnty M-al tiglit, ami they breed
.iliorooss In a legislative- hotly, al.so.
Tiie. Westminster (Jazette, ' an In
4uitl Itrltish organ thinks it natural
'that the United Slates, sshonkl desirtf
to exact guarantee! against the ue
r the Akirngn.ii.Oanal by an enemy
In the, event of war. It then nay
"that beeauH AtiMTk'a desires eonf
esinn is not miftk-ient reasou ; for
u.ikln Va withoiut giving an luivaj
ient in return." The (azette may find
.that, whatever eoiHesslon America
b'sires in relation to tle canal will
Ih. eninbd without coisuttatMn a to
nnr !uivalc. j ; .-'"' ;! - ;
CHIMIMAL INSA.NK.
- SnirinJentlent- tHrestlh, of - the
rego.tt A.vium Tor Insane.' display'
a lHimane disMlt"ou toward a certain
'lass of criminals whose condition be
terms 4iimiuat .inaniy. He Xscril"'s
'iImhi ns ptutsMssing natural lnipui.-es
to iinnrt erime whieli they 'ca'nmii
eUt ami he think It wrong to hold
" theut acettuntable and to Imprison
bn; that t!w-ff !Kuld 1 trr&lcd :ln
t sr.! ti ms for lnsam": There is a liasis
..of innh nuk rt.ving the IKKSorV ria
KOHiiitf. but it Is a dansen.us keui"ne
ti iush ton far, or the outraged ixpu
l.iM if a iH'Ssbltortiooil where one 4if
lhoe TdiowM Jets Ids "knpulses' run
t.u.s. win ' not wait Tor any flne-srsm
i.l..i lst to ascorlain wliethcr it H
li.nural or jusit acqulivd for i lie time.
Some" of thej most advanced thinker
nre of tie U lief that. In -a few years
I
JJ
I ' -
iag in advance, wilt have the benefit of
the dollar rate Bat iT they do n6t pay
j",x1?lont?.4- th :- be J 1. 25
p:r to, an responsible persons who or-
tier it, tnougn tnrey may not sena tne
money. With the understanding that
! they -are to pay '$i.2s a.year,; in case
- they let' the' subscription account -run
'over 4 six 'months. In order that there
may be no misunderstanding, we will
keep this notice standing 'at this place
m the paper. ' ' :;' "
lhej-rmiinal by impulse who cannot
lie matle harmless by ethieation and
br jv.mH-tlverm'thods will bv-niade
ia al hi rank depleted by surgical
rnetliod.s. 'Tmre are toot many pillars
Ix-hind which criminals can now'hldo
without falling tip new ones. .
TO AJtOLIRII WAR,
.Xothlnflr 1 easier than to east ridi
cule oi MiRjrestlon to. abolish war
Kay' the IhilleHn. War I a bowy
and cotlywny of dbipq1Ihg the icy
cnueH of a .government. It sc-rye jU
bring JlMinction uion, inany-tnen
whi otlerwise wonki live and die It
obetirlty.1 TIm fact'thah a Kmafl ,Rro-nortion-
of the, people of a nation are
risking thir live in de:fen' at. the
birser iropor.lkni confefs trpon' sol
dier an e.-reclal dlstlncilon. Physical
courage which is drilled Into recruit:
4 v making death freferabW to life
orcrved by the exerciK of 4Jt:tt 'dis
cretion which Shakespeare defined as
tin ietter part' of valor Is admired
in proportion an it is not possessed by
Hie adoIier.
A ugrestion has emanated -from
Si)rinarfiehf, Mass.. by which . war may
1m) aboliKhel. The Kiiggesrlon Is that
a. ; combination t of . 4m?' five lfl4Hn2
world ixurcre -mijrbt make war among
smaller nation.- Impracticable. 1 Tiie
five sreat iwers should agree among
JlH'mselves not to engage In war with
each other, and Jo ttse. their conddnc'l
Inflince' to prevent 'war between all
other natiions. . X reduction of .armies
audi nnvie.fy one-tenth each .year for
wine vears woukl efTect n saving of
.1.ai.titK.fifiO. w-bich Ts Uehrly: the
oirr of all the gold money In .1 the.
world. .Thin cems to U.a jn-etty good
ltuvlneH proposition,-. Jmt; 1 oien lo
tlte ofieetloit fiwn a; practical- point
of view that the destruction fot an
dndtwtry ,'hbh absorlm .; largo 11
tw rr of the workl'a wea M h 'wottkl Ja r
en b'inet.;'- ''-.", - i-', -fj.-Tito
well-men reihg ladteA ami gentle
en who have devoted their lives to
eftect the prohibition of the traffic lit
linnor have found the business argu
ment that tile manufacture ami ale;
of liquor was a great Imlitstry the
luirdcKt argument to .answer. So it
woukl bo with the Springliebl sngses
toin of plan 4o alvnlish war. ! Are
tliere many eopie who really want to
abolish war? Tliere are" many . who
oueht; to 'want to, lut do they? Willi
It not be found, trlien noet com to.
he counted, that war et in motion in
dttsirk'N Jy whicii a Tery large propor
tion of our peoph earn tliej r living?
ThU U a reason why war will not bej
alM)tislMtI. but not a reason why l(
should mt le jbolishe. War U so
nearly wbat fleni'ral SlM-nnan describe
el It lo tie that I resists the civilizing
i nil nences .that round ottt the angles
of human character a toons ieopls en
gagm In other imrnlr. . War has la
. " . :. ' . .-
fact turntsl Christian civilization to
hw own n?a. it U more bmtaj in th
last year of tlm nineteenth cenlnry
t itan ever before, and yet It find more
Kitvocates among preachers of t'l
CMpel of pence. There are Mages in
tiMurt wars when certaiu rules are
o1seryel . whk-lt Itnturt to In Jhe xla
monr of cIvillrsiHon. ...Itot when the
death trttgKk teconus fiem tlie
brute in man peaks ont. Scrakb the
toklier of whatever nation and you
find a Tartar. - ' f ",-'
Jr j AVXOYIN! CHICKKXS. ? -Some
very itc wom cbk-ken . will
come home: to the roosts of Oregon 1
haie of the resiilt.4 of the -pivsent sys
tem jof asfTinient and euuarizatkwr.
The Kngetie negls-er recogn izes : t be
evils ahead, as will tic seen. by tlie
subjoinetl article relative to , Lane
county, tbou);h It makes tlie claim
that tlie action taken there was made
iwcssary by . that of oilier counties.
The Register tell the tory:
-It was tulentled'ac first to make a
i'orlxonlal re-tnetion of '2(1 pPr cent.
whkh' would hare made our Hcurcs
aliove wrect but a fler. due considera
tkn the board HMK-huleLtbat to re
dnee tle iiersonaS proixty "valua t ions
mlu Involve a question of legality
a ml the reduct ion was . confintnl .-.to
l.tmi valueR. .The total v aessaWe
tnterty with the iH.OTftUNin taken off
will lie nbont $Ti,rnd,(jO. ; f
. -TW Board will. re backed up "in
their action by 1lw tax payers of The
county wlio are wlUing to pay their
iuvt'tiViir.oi of sifatf'taxv- and jio
v . -,r; -;-l ' .' U
inurv- .; ... a . , .-i ... .1. 1
. T-Whlle Jbe ?at ion, , takeja fseM here
In the Mate malre;tUI'4 eiHre -nec-i-M
srirv as a matter of .'el' projection' It
V never tbeleK a bad thing -forlrue
a ml. fur the, Male, that such tneUHjd
are In vogue. "Ttie taxtayer-unler
thU method pay say f.JtW';'" leHR In
taxes on whatever the state rate"!
for the dl,fnfnt that has been. kml
off. 1mc tlie tax rare Is made orieu
pondinsr hljrh. . Tlie f newcooier , never
askn what Is your, total county n
Aeimtii but "what Is j-our tax rate,?
What. k you toave'-to pay on tU
HM? They dt" not know Htoat yon-
have a. low rate of assessment that
makeK your tax rato .appear Jbigla'
than tc reaHy hi. i : , ' i':
-.Oreson. '. necib1 ome remellal legis-
bition along -Jln, ,ve neii tax
jcrt-rtu: much s iure than wtteed
prima rrVeforoK Jand so long Slutt
noinah cnts flown lietr atxciwNit -to
awji-l Ktate taxs the rest of .the -imw
tbH will ! wnninHlM to follow sail,
Then? an three of hw count ie ; to
hear "from yet on tjtis retMiaory 4 pro.
ces ami Multnomah is tne of them
Ity the rime they are all in the. total
net valuation of the state will 1m
ahook lir.iiK),00a fllje rn-xt Ijegis
lain re will Ie comin-Ued to follow Very
strict Hne of economy to keep umler
a KMniHi levy- ; ! :
There H a piece of dry jittinor In the
aerlon statement ; made alwve "that
the only reason County Judge Klncaid
lex-Secretary of State) ami h1 associ
a.cs lkl not make a tvdnctlon of aljout
half a million mom on the ier?ioual
property was 41wir far that It might
b. Illegal i V ;
In other wrls, the matter ' of jus-
dee, or the equity of vahws, .never
entttl UHo rtilie , matter at . all ami
indexl that has ben so everywhere
in the state a $rTy confession to
make. ", ' . "
SIn-e wilting tlie above, the work
of die .Washington, County-. Initializa
tion Poanl has leen -reported and Is
of the same nature a that of Lane
coiin,ly," making a reduction of nearly
20 per cent, ami adding tlie same ex
cuseto keep eVen,
TUT; IUM1 RUSINES.S.
Tlve Dalle Chronicle, taking irp th
stDr, nays:
John Minto. of Salem, advocates t.Jie
division of reeon. Into, two Males. Mr.
Minto is jjossibly not nearly as 'pre
vious" as might apiear at first sight.
The coming' legi-ilatitre can "k. mu'eh
to advance or. retard the : movement.
XJt is mithty little. we get "over this
wav in. the -line. of5tate a 14 hoi .rlaf ion,
for the wstern skle "of t tW 'tate,
"whether conMittuionally or not, lKgs
them nil.; .. j - . '
It may be' ltTs unfonUinate for' -state
harmony 'that,, the 'constitution pro-1
vkks for tlie. esiablihment of, -state I
insiautlons exclusively at ttm seat of
government, but the experience of
states whose instiHttlons a re, .scat
tered Is that for ittate. eVonouiy the
arransrentat. la. Oregon Is by far the
I. -That,- then. Is the oidy question
In litis "hog lutsinx'ss from liegintiing
to end. iNH-ause., with onr preet con
stitution, wherever the seat V -gov
ern nveiit shoukl Ite plaeet,tliere wottkli
the'"llog. lie also.
Is tlie "Capital City Hog" as much
of a loeat Hiog as he apiears In the
eyxs of outside, portnons of the stater
Let tijt Ke. The nirirla lions of the
state are expendtl in our txtate insti
tutions. Chief of these Is 11m Insanv
Aslum, for which nearly f I40,ixi0 al
together was appropriate! for tle iav
two years- In that asyhvm on the last
day of Movemlier were Tl: patien,
44 of wltojn were from Waco county,
or nearly fottr per cent. T1k as-essl
valuation f tle whole sl:trte for hist
tar was l'.H,(Kwl.niM; that of Wasco
county was f.t.rxiO.rMm, r two ami one
Ira'lf.'ner cent, of the whole. There is
an Instance -where -owe county In East
ern Oregon gets its whare of the appro
oiiatlon. and In transporting those ia-tk-nts
to the asylum, its officers cer
tain! v tret from 'lie state treasury
their proportionate share.
Tlio same comparison will hold gootl
with .be iHipulation of the penitentiary
and with liuit of every state Institu
tion, not only with Un ir -fori-el
nhiiion but with their voluntary, or
appoiutel population. be memlx-is of
wbidreonm fn.m all parts of tlie
state. The same Is true of elected
sta te ofliters, whose; pr-cnce is ' wel
comed at tlie Sate Capital during
their inettm1ency. so that' the iiopttla.
lion of Oregim's s-at of government
nnlcr the prcwent constitution Is nev
'jtaHltr-'maikv op .to some extent of
Inltabiionts of other portion of tlie
slate, ami whatever of hoggishmss U
alleg'd must be.TcckoneiJ proportion
ately against every eonnty.?
Put what is there in all this to en
courage talk of a division of tlie
staiet AVh.it rtsnxdy could W expect
.el front such a course? Is KaMern
Oregon prepareit to erect a state and
maintain its tinamia! oldigattorrs,
bnikl Asylums, 1'niyersiHes, 'Normal
ciool.s,s Penitent fctry Itcform S-!hw.I.
Deaf Mnte ami Rlind S'hool? East
ern Oresou i a -thrifty;enrgvk iili-
eral ami euterprising eountry, ami canL
lo. almost anything when Wr ieopk
set altout It; but we do not 1etjeve
I bey . would Cor one moment fet-knisly
conwder such a proposition. " ;
The jnvat geographical empire,' east
of the Cascade mounRalns Is divided
Into itfreen eonntics. the total assess
ment of which for 1STJ0 wa a little
u . ;
f - li -
:- . "-' -' .i - - ' : . - - 1 ' -,; - "
That Is "where some people leer
weak all the time ..
. , They are -likely to be despondent
and ' it is not unusual to i find them
borrowing'- trouble as .If they hadn't
enough already.
The fact Is their kidneys j are weak,
either naturally or because of sickness.
exposure; worry or 6ther influences.
. 1 toa thankful to Mr." writ J." L. Cmmp
bll. of Sycfauore, UL. tht Hood 8rp-
rill hi cured mm." For mnaf yer f ,
troubled wltU backache. At time 1' was so
bad 1 bad to be helped from the bed or eliair.
I m bow well and atroac tMul trtm from paio.
Wbatttii ereai medletn did for bim it baa
done forothert. -'T '
Promises, : to j cure. . and J keeps. the
promisev;: ;-. pegtn .. .treatinent,' with
Hood's today. '
over fJJO.Otio.OiiO. or attoujt onerfourth
of the state. Prudence wuld natural
ly suggest a 4Siile deray arid a subs t an
trial Increase of assets IefjOi attempt
ing to jsct up hotve-keeping as a full-
fledged independent jtate In other
words. Iitstern and Western Orgoti
can do much lietter as ipart -of one.
grea commonwealth woriciug fortlKi
conHiion good, ilian in
spurting up
their energioi.
Tli, Statesman dots notJ
lielieve that
Sal.-in au its Interests Mould ' suffer
by a division of the tate and this
artick is noit Irwplred' by! sinister 010-
tircs for lr;urrfnndingt. Iiit by a
wish to .iknefit ' the entire state lv
breaking down, local jealtHisIes. arotW
inff a tinltj' of puriiose and action, a
recosrnitTon of the; Various requirer
ments and persistent eftforii to .eiuire
them. -'"- ' ! ' '
IKHTTf) It SMITH'S POSITION.
lirJi.N. S'mlth, repw-sentatlve from
Marion "ounty, is a csitididate for
Sneaker of the liouseaud as such (s
entitkxl it lie protectct' from inlsrep
tesentaiMon. IYom, eert4in iart!es oj-
fcIng 4iim the report bas been sent
out that Dr. .'tntith hadj declared him
self as xjpposerl to all slate appropriat
ions for any institutions outside of
Salem. "To this reporHt HIk-- DiK-tor re
plies: : f
'The statement Is entirely untrue.
1: have said that, so long ,as tlK-'eonsti-
ntlon remains , uncliaKjjed l-shoidd
feel eomiieHed la opjwse the creation
or:-cstalriiy.nftHt of tale-frrstitttllous
way from the seat of government.
but I have always jtteen iii favor, and
am, iooa of supporting sucli .state in-
stirntions as we- hav. tvlerove'r ' lo
cate; this, ljecalise their' atv 'state tii-
ri.it utions,. if for no other a-easoh. iv 1
lav,(not hing whsttever to conceal oh
this ubjpt or, any mherof a public
chsraerer. '
rTltose who have known , Dr. Smith
for -yeaxH and who have heard hitn
express-Ids- views are well aware that
lie "states them above, bonesUy ami
faii4r; they also know that' be would
make an hotw9H and fair Speaker of
tho liotvw as well as an able one
This is tlH1- vifforou .style in which
'has. Nickel!, of the , Jacksonville
Thnes. S1ha;ndiles our own Itingpr:
Bitwrer 'Hermann, fommissioner ' of
lie ceheral bind office, alarmed at tlie
stoim of iudicnathm which his decis
ion In they Warner valley swamp laud
cases caused, has calkd for Its return.
He lecldcir' against "ilie'w-ttlers, .who
wive spent a. nnmlier of years in
building h.nnes on the la nd, a nd In
favor of the Warner Valley Slock Co..
corporation iomposetl of rich 'anil
nscmpnlous nen, Jkesithnl 1y tho re
doubtable diss." A. Cogswell, who
ftmngeletla clalin of $2At for aliened
services. to 'the state" In this very mat-!
tor Into the api'ropriaUion ' bill while
he was a memler of tlie senate, Mr.
Hermannsvdecision is unjust in "jnn
ex tcerae degree, and it is to ls iMipttl
lut 1m. will chahwe it." , '
(kveruor Jtugree made a ' feast,
which lie spread in the Hall of Rep
resentatives, of the Michigan state
liouse, and to which he'Invitwl all ihe
notables, but It miiiih the greater
number of his InvittHl gtH'stsVere lkd
hungry. Well, tkivernor," like all af
flict ed souls, .you an find conssdatitm
a tin" flood luK.k. Yon are not; the
rt w1io invitations were neglected.
ml as in that case, we ear yon will
he hereafter eompelk-d to jret out into
he lanes and by-ways to ftml a gang
tjbat will cate aliout iuirtaking of . yotir'l
vhtndr. You see, mi long as you cwu
fitteil. yourself to pot a toes, you haiirt
trouble in- li ruling companions andTsd-
nilrer, bttt since you have umb-rt.ikeii
lo fatten, "four fawnaig; friemls with
f rleasev your llunkks won't Hoi kJ- .'
The Ne wTierg 2rapJtu which Is sttp-.
PPrtinjj?!'n.ttor ;;Mcllride'Tor re-elis'-
111HU. is iMse!.i 10 a c:i turns, ami says:
Iet cadu; In sthei prs-cm-e of Ids -fel
low icemtters.and all the stale. Jsddly.
honest lr : and fearlessly de-!itre: 4iis
rrreference. ' 'V i '? i .'.:'' : "'-" . .
EXVEiriENCR IS THE ft EST
teacher. ; Use Acker's '; Ensrlisb ;
vdy. In. any ease of coughs, colds or
croup. Khould.lt fall to give immedi
ate relief, money refunded. 2" and 50
cents., DR. STONE'S drug uiarea. '
Twice-Veek Statesman, f 1 a year.
Twioe-a-Week Statesman, l a year.
L;tk ti FJ i-4l rll iud FiMCtured
a Tli 14-b I'one l-aut Kveulnsr,
in Sontb Haleni."
.MrK.. T.T T: jlfoy'at, or 'South ?"aion.
wife of Kev. T. F." Itoyal, tlie aed
Methodist minister, met 'with a most
distressing accident at 3 o'clock yes
terday .afternoon from the effects f
wahk h she I certain to suffer for many
days. The agd ,lady while jMtsssing
alsiut the house, st umbk-d over a chair
and fell to the floor In such a wav,' as
ho fracture fb neck ftf the riglit. femur
oh thigh tioue. -Drs. John Reynolds
and 11. II. Itradshaw were liastily sum
moned aud these two gentlemen made
the agetl sufferer as 4-oinfortable a
isissibk.', aud dressed the injured metn
Iier, bnt the restilt is in doubt; in TWvr
of Mrs. ltoyal's advanced age-she Is
T yt'ars--klv- - ' ' -: '-; ':- . . .'
' EDlTCA'l'ED IMK1 AND CAT. , '
'OypV Is4 a little'-5 Skye "terrier
very Itt-tro - f4-lld-w -owned 'ry' Mrs.
JohtlT Main, of ;No.5i!ii TenoX' ave-
nne:'He 4s ft liny' that When Mrs.
Main ihinks le might 10 lie punSshed
Alio stands him in tIh warn pitcher,
awl he can't get out nhtir wlped. '
He bt the dearest little fellow in the
world, and can do all kinds of tricks.
To make his mistress understand that
be' Is hungry and wants KiHnething to
cat Ik will sit tip and" gl live.short
liarks. as If to say. "I want something
to eat. Ttien be waits a second and
adds the sixth Iiark. ; '
The chlklren who call to see him
dailv s.-tr that tho sixth hark means.
i nick, lie will roll joTer ami jump
throush a hoop and "play dead", and
do a lot of things that one wottkl not
marvel over in a big dog. bttt when
so tiny a dojrsne os tlirottgh - alt
these ma nf sMi v r-s -It seems sknply
WOlMtertl!!. j- i -
He is very fond of Tigel, the great
Angora cat. Hint has lieen bis playfel
low ever ln.ee ire-- carm into this
world.. Tijre wilt pk'k him tt pas be
w;onkt-a rat,anl- walk, all about the
roui with bi'm but is ever careful
not to hurt bfim. lypsie. hi' turn, will
kiss Tige ami make much over him:
will liie. his ears, pull his tail and
amuse himself by playing circus by
tne honr, juutpiug back and forth
over .-.the. ' eat. as he .stretches himself
out in .he sun. !
The only way Tige can cet any rest
from naughty Utile !ypsi is to curt
himself tip in the toj of. tlie umbrella
Kta nL 1 lere be stays somet lines a I
most all afternoon. He kes not al
ways sleep, but twists his head nlioiit.
ever anxious to know to know just
what tlypsk is alsiut.
It Is a very funny sight to o into
Mrs. fMaln'M sitting Tont of an after
noon and fimt (JvTTsie whirtinir alx.ut
like a top iu the. cream pltchor. trying
o srer out, ami e quite near him
'Hire, dozing away, contentexllv ou the
ton of the umftreUa stand. i
Thev eat. Iskep ami ...play; together.
One will not partake or rite fool until!
ot 11 'osps a re. ..iu, t he 11k1i. TIg
sieos on a mat on Ibe-floor aud (Jy
sfe snrrs up close to'Milnr on a u
cushion made n his special projiertv
Tlare Is anexceptionany large' ca
ami Oypsie .'art except ionallv rnal
dos. measmring- only ' ten inches front
lip or -ar to end 'at tall, and they
make very old" look fn'conqvan ions. j
r -Mrs. .M.Un'ssiy sin does not know
whet iter' ype' will groty "more . or
not.- He' seems perfectly well, and
they Jtave done nortkiiijc to stum Ids
crowt h, yet lie is the tiniest tkr' of
nis Kimt iu town. J ' .
'CHRI&T' VISITS TIIE POPE.''
. . ..-.-;.'-.' : 1 - - . ;
-Tliere was a ingular mtervk-w in
the Vatican the . other da y! - Early in
IheMtiorniilg." ; Jlfs Ilolim-r-s was Id
romid thar: A'ifdtiis!, t he iH-asjint who
recently phty'c4l Tfie 'iutrt of Christ in
the Passion Play at Oterammergau.
desired au andk nee with ; him, ami.
liSs onsent being readily given, I he
two notable men met hat same even
ing. Andreas, according to the Ital
ian journals.' wore his stare etistttme
and j-eemisl to man. r wlu saw him
tin- living emlHMHnient of J.-siis. Tho
Pofs wax atlirel-ln his customary
vestments, and near him stood some
cardinal ami other princes of the
Church. He grHitcl 4be visitor with
Ids wonted kindness and asked him
some (nwsiious alsnit his life aud
ah'.mf. 'the rok which lie playrd with
such siweess at OJierammeigan. Tike
contrast tietween tin? two representa
tives of 'Christ 1 lie One a "sturdy,
handsome son of the jicople and the
ottier a kindly, gentk' okl clesiastk'--was
so inarkd that, every one present
was struck by It. and the unanimous
otdniour was that of tle many-memorable
Interviews whkh have taken
Place Jn the Vatican this was ity jki
means the least. : ' , -
At the ciosi of the .audience tlu
Poie in-esented . to his visitor a . gol
den jubilee, medal.. -4 . .,.-,
WILL CO TO CUBA.
Arcbbisbop Irelaml Accepts a Com
mission from tlie President
DULUTH. Minn Dee. 20 Arehb!h.
op Ireland- of St. Paul, k- to tmake a
inp 10 tLTtitMi shortly after the first of
tin- year, by a commission from the
President, The mission of h - twh.
bishop Is sakl to be to Investigate the
questions iu dispute 3iestectiug the al
lotment of church proierty In the Is
laiHl. A Government' loat will be
plcel at the Archbishop's disposaL :
VINEOAtt PIE.
Pat bet k
Story or the l'arlyV;Days. In
' Ohio. ' '
: 1 Harvey Suthorlan';In'AInsle.L)
L,."Whta,one. ttmlersta'thb how yio Is
lie giao ciM.na uy or the sonl yearn
ing for -U-anty. of Jiving, as it Were
the bud tfp of a plant groping Its way
urward lel weMim. dull, lmrd clods
to sunlight and the air. lie understands
also bow some kinds of pie have . a
story to telj. a jti hetic skry for tlios
who -an appneciate. "
-In ttie-arly days of Oliio here -was
a vlm'garpie. l paste was made' of
flour and water. Enough vinegar was
added to give It. a plmisant tartu vx
ami sugar was stirred In to suit the
taste. Tlien this was useit as a filling
for the top and bottom crust. - .ft in itc.
if you can, at this poor effort, but
bethink yon who .It-TOte Hiat made It
and whcre-And why. We may set the
scene in a log-cabin In the wild woods
of the WowtoTO Reserve and people it
with Peltier from Connecticut, an am
bitious husliand and his young wife
wb have bt -4iBi& n5-u)t rhW "fo.l
rolK.at nont., iiOirigtataliey-wHl
ro!K4.at honi, uiiowifig .fttatitliet
iiKsVf f ksU UfKlni itU-a-j far 'bre,
I
Tby -have" foine Ihe hh,' ibrig jf.ur
ney in their i.iveiil uagott to tho far
wet f. 4Mdo to s ek a home Iu '1a
wikteiness.: '"Uv I n l hi 11s f iv hm. I a re
ly giie.?.ls.iimls m.iIvcs iiilj ivMi
nights, w itsie tlie. young iimCier Imsln-m
btr lia..-"t le-tt, lu the iwiii'.it licars
snuilk at i.be lMr iil f ih,- rink'
in. It wa-. a sullk k-ut . Kiu-ii.-r fivm
the" wj-athcr, tun iu, raj; carpet covcr-
Vil tl.1 tUiltlHOtl ll.air to' Sllut ( ti
i ye with it .sofj ; i-ot vr'tsi. no iictuics
humr iiMti the niud- kinkr 1 wall .f
logs." There was no la.-k of food
eat. Tlie vlncbr xit. m'ver U-r,,r-
tunic. I by a plowshare, brought forth
riotously. Siaudhig at bks door, the
ftitsUind. might kill wild turkeys wkh
iiht rifle. Tlsre was game In plenty.
iliH-r ami squirrel, 'iiossums, wii.i
ducks, wvxxl pigeons ami, once in a
kng while, a feasl of that onost high-
ly-prixeil of alt moats, iMrk." AVild lnq
lies grew all alsmt. ami here and
thete tipstrnng a -tree-, planus! ,y
Johnny Apleseed,i ragHl, wild en
thusiast that lit tfa. almost a leg
enddry hero lu hii lsih;lfrht ro!ve
to kcaW r far and ' wide over-Mie ikv
eonutr-' the ltest Tniit ever tksl gav
to nan. . There was plenty to ni, tmt
Whet' at af tlie store, of fruit r,.r
whtt't-r' was cx(liatistcl, the soul ick.
etied at t he r plenty .'of-, an'ere aniinai
fusl. . - - '.- . . i,
I woosh't 'was, so't ,we could iwv
pic .luck, tliem we use 'to ' git Ui. k
hum. sigiks 4 he husband.
Ijrl sakesl I'riah Kinm-y! I ain't
got one mortal thing I could make a
pie aout 4, retorts the wife.
No. T .'is.se not. 1 s'pose not. I
tin't a-faulrtin ye. I wa; only sayln
I woos-ht 'twas ot we could 1hv a" pie
luck them We usel lo git lutck hum
Twouhl kimi o seiin -more luck liviif.'
j "Then tho wife-falls to tilting the.'
end of Iter forefinger. She planv; ho
tm-ilk'ates. Oh, woman of a thousand
wonderful inventions! SomeMilng has
got to give when thy J.niln ttirows iu
wetpflit against a'-prolMcm. Itesult ia
this inslance, a-ylnegar pie.
" tosh,'Prfl.vI This bl lick In gol"
ext'laitiM ' t lie' - hnsbandt, wiping his
mouth wi:h one hand while ti Jiol.U
out the other for a. third pkn-e- of pi..
iCroekery was. scare.?' In tlsise .days.!
Then ho spreads the iM'Ws. ' . j '
Hy 'darn! says he to the next inn 11
lie mieeu. niy Polly Ann mod n pi
T me day b'fore yistkkly was ihe a!I
firedf At -.bet pie 1 evr et.'
"SlWr doubts the inan that hears
him. 5an't git niqvpi'e this time o
ve'r.- S-ut'4 all gin- aout.'
: By darn! she med it anyhow, ati.l
h smacks bis 1Ik. 'Smart-sL woman
I ever b.. - .'Meet U omit o vinegar kIic
did. Tell yeou. Tetched the mkil it
did. ' - .
'I want to know, .say the other,
man. admiringly. And lie did. The
recipe was passed around, and vim-gar
pie -spread like wild-tire to the south
ward lo the iieoplo than call a p.-iil a
bucket and a basin a pan, and where
they have a letter 'r' broad cnoii'-li
and flat enough to roll out pie erust n
iut case of an emergency. Years have
passed.' ami wij.li them, the itH-inory
of that dear soul' that, first dbcovfrvd
VInc'cTie ivier '..vim tHuam o.
self has pasvisl away", too. save in the
1 . .11.. . s . a . 1 1 . ' .
J . . ...... - .... .a, 1 ' . .1
nii'iMiiiuus or -tne oiocr. pe.ie, s -coiuniete'-is-
the1 trinnqdi of ;the s--lr-sealing"
frtiit' can. I haA'e usel ihe
na.nVe'6f Kinney, 1ut 'tluit was Iv.hmiw
I thought, it sounded kind of Yankee,.1
rstt I should like t know; her real
tin me. aiul where she skvp';'. that I
mlirht stand lieside that1 wt-growu
hollow : tlitit teas once a mound als.ve
her.' that I might read Ihe inosy epw.
laoh irn her leaning tomliroue: '
"-A -Faithful 'Friend. n'M.iihoi- n.-n
A lovlng" Wife lies buried hen
1 .v...a.t in.. . 1 , . . .
niiutuu nn.e io i;iy a iKl.sy Oil tnat
grave, a posy -of old-fasliioned 'Single
oinks aivt phlox and Sweet William,
tlow-ts tissir she knew ami lik-.l 1 .....
sure 'she woukl know of it and appre
ciate' tf. thorfgh ' she wottKl 1 trot est ia
wasn't worth - while making a fu.-s
nliout.. Yet I know that soim-how sh
woukl feel tlmt the" hard time she
had when they were all dowu wHli
the 'fever n nger, she ami Jcnrsln
and Trial! chilling one day ami Adoii
iram and fine twins chilling the i.. t
hiv. amr Hk -ows got lost" In ihe
woods, and nothing tasted good, they
wew all . iMiorly. and tlie, Ih.im-looki-l
like distracsion IsHuse. nmii
tike. 1ie hadn't-the ambition to keep
It ijikkeikuiv that soniehow all that
bard time was being made up to 1st
now. J just know she Is the nI
Place, not so much" !eeause she-discovered
the- vinegar pk 4hongh that,
is much, but -bocniise I don't- see bow
tlie tlood Man cookt ever have the
iK-art to turn away any woman that
brought up a family, in Ohk -awav
back in tle -airly da-s.
'WANTS TUB ItACIS.
CHICAK). Ik--. lO.x-A pTOsh.on
to aiDlhe.Cana1a'i eprai-es off at
Buffalo at the time of the Pa 11-Vmeri-
can Exiosition has lieen jiHf.lv-iI froui
tommoloro llowes. of the Buffalo
Yacht Club." The Buffalo, yachtsmen
are already ma king preparations on a
large scale for this regatta the last
week of July.
:' The; lite. Sims Beeves' artistic rcm
neramerrt. made him so uervous that i
he could noti hear. even tlie loud tick- ,
Ine of a cksk in his lions. He was
so easily upset that his manager could
never count, on his "form."
' Well, professor, r how do vou lika
my way of playing musie ah night';"
' T1. I ofi-ssor WoiHhrf ul!only
tlie musk; imN le fiill of i viHigraylii
cal launders." Heltere Welt
INDIANS ,VrEAL CATTLE.'
- 0ALTAlt Or Ikv.' '2d.Two In
dians, named Joe' Day and Moses Sut
ton, were hrougth to Dallas "yesterday
from t he Crand ltonde, reservation by
DeiMtty Sheriff Ornntvand were locked
"up ih tlie- ciMinTy JaiT'Tliey "arechsrg
ed.with tiJealing cattle, from another
Indian, bringjng theiri to this phtc and
selling-1 hem ;to 4 he, .Imtcm-rs. ,-.' -The
cunplainiirj;.wirtass,'it I tatel.' Is a,
brotheT-In-lavi" to one .of the men and
father-lndaw.of the other. ,
IX PKOBAT11 Tlw estate of Ralph
IkiwertwaKf, rho rwa killed ' last
Sunday evening by the Albany ks-.il
oasseiigcr'ttain. was admitted to pr
lulte by Judge John II. 4coit yesler
dav 011 iMMitkin of JK Bowerman. the
fatbr and heir of deceased. Jay Biw
erman was appointed administrator,
with bonds fixd at $i000. The vahitf
of the est a to, is sahl to be ,
Twice-a-Week Statesman, fl a year,