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NULSA NOE IN COMMERCE.

Next to the street falSir the most
obnoxious nuisance that afilicts this
country is the peripatetic peddler.
He Is not only II nuisance, but u
fraud and an imposition.
Reasoning people know full well
that those swindlers have no advan-
tage over legitimate merchants In
the wholesale markets, aud that
they can net possibly afford to sell
goods Of standard quality at lower
prices than those prevailing in the
legitimate trade, Tie people know
that when they represent that their
goods are of the best Europen man
ufactue, but havo been smugglcd
into this country, they confess
themselves either liars or criminals.
Furthermore, the people are fully
aware of the fact that every dollar
paid 10 these itinerant aud ire
sponsible strangers is dollar di-
vcrted from the legitimate COM
merce ut home, and lessons, to the
extent of "a dollar, the encourage
mcnt which legitimate dealers
who pay taxes aud licenses have the
right to expect from the community
in which they are located.
Notwithstanding these admitted
facts, however, the travelling hum
bug still has an abiding place In the
land and seems to flourish where.
everhe goes.
The Colfax Commoner deals that
class a vigorous blow, which the
REVIEW reproduces In the hope
that the other papers throughout
Washington may enlist In the cause
and never desist until the peddler Ia
forced to abandon this productive
field for legitimate trade.
The cloth peddlers have appeared In
some OF tho neIghboring counties, and
they are liable to come TO this county.
Many OF our people have been taken in
by these siick.taikinC gentlemen, and
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actual operation here, but more new
roads are coming to this city than
are going to those places.
A number of explanations might
he offered, but the course of the rail-
roads ls influenced and controlled by
two reasons:
First-Spokane Falls is the center
of an extensive section that Is richer
in natural resources than any other
undevcloped region in America.
These resources are ineXhaustiblo in
extent and of wide variety. They
include agriculture, fruit growing,
stock raising, manufacturing, wa,sr
power, numbering and, above all,
mining,
Second-rhe great railway sys-
tens of the West are coming here
for their own protection. At this
inland city they can do the carrying
business of an empire, and defy the
competition of ocean carriers. II
would be false and ruinous general.
ship for them TO rely upon the sea.
ports, because Mt those cities they
meet with the sharp competition of
steamers and sailing vessels. The
haul from the Fast Is longer and
more expensive, and the back haul
to the supply points is mainly de-
pended on for profits. with the
completion Of the Nicaragua and
Panama canals this competition will
become so sharp and rulnous that
the railroads will be driven from the
field II they rely upon the coast
cities for their distributing points.
or course the far-scelng men
who are I'm control of
the transcontinental lines
have grasped the situation, Spo-
kane Falls will be made their
great distributing point, because
they can deliver goods here
at profitable rates, and since thcy
own and control all the lines from
the coast to the interior, they will
be In position to defy the ocean
carriers, who can carry freight to
the seaports, only to find themselves
powerless to distributor IL throughout
the interior.
To the REVIEW II seems that
nothing can check the growth OF
this city. She has reached that
point where all the railroads find IL
to their own interest to enter her
gates. But for all that, her citizens
should abandon none of their effort,
i'm the direction of encouraging new
lines, and the extension of the local
roads now here.
When the great work of rebuild
ing the burnt district shall have
been completed, the enterprise and
energy of our people can he turned
more To the encouragement of man.
ufactories, the development Of the
natural resources Of the surround.
ing country, and the improvement
of the city, Those short-slghted
thinkers who Imagine that Spokane
Falls will suffer period of stagna-
ton with the completion Of her
brick blocks will be ngreeably dis
Appointed.
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OREGON INJUSTICE.

In all the market quotations,
throughout this country and
Europe, the entire products of the
Pacific Northwest are accredited to
Oregon. There IL always separate
classification and n special price for
Oregon wheat, Oregon salmon,
Oregon prunes and other fruits,
Oregon fir, and so on through the
list. While the origin Of this prac-
tlce is easily accounted for by those
who remember that formerly both
Washington and Idaho were part
of Oregon, the contin uance Of this
practice would be great injustice
to the commerce OF the other North
western states.
The fact IL ncontrovertible that
Washington's output of grain is of
sufficient volume 10 entitle IL to
recognition as Washington
product. The only reason why
IL Is not so classified is because all
the commodities that go out to sea,
by the Columbia river route, or the
railways that parallel that mighty
waterway, have been so long clnssed
as Oregon products that 1t Is ditfi-
cult to segregats them from real
Oregon merchandise, and give them
their proper classification.
The same rule applies to meats,
fish and fruits; but the injustice Il
particularly noticeable in the lum-
bcr market. IL II conceded that
Washington fir Is superior 10 any
other wood that grows for the con-
struction of ships, while the
records of shipping from Pu-
get sound show that this state
furnishes the bulk OF the supply of
spars for all the shipyards Of the
world. This Industry has grown TO
such enormous proportions that
almost any day o thfce-nasted
Schooner may be seen mt the docks
of any of the sound cities taking on
a full cargo Of spars. These go to
the shipyards OF the Atlantic, TO
Liverpool, and TO al other ports OF
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THURSDAY. ApRIL 10, 1900
rHREE oBJEor LESSONS.

The boys Of Spokane Falls and
Portland have been learning somc
valuable lessons out of school In the
past forty eight hours. They have
becn given three terrible object les
sons that ought to be productive Of
good results II they are needed. IL
would be we'll also II the parents of
this city would ponder upon these
'teachin@ and try to impress them
upon the tender minds Of their chill
dren.
Boys who arc permitted to wan
der about the city like young Arabs,
70 clainher over moving freight cars,
20 paddle frAil RATS In deep and
treacheruus pools above angry falls
and cascadcr, 10 sleep In empty
barns and smoke cigarettes are TAX
ing desperate chances with death
and injury, and tho only wonder is
that more victims do not pay the
IenH1ty Of foolhardineAs.
The atreets Of the city are not the
proper place for children; boys have
no business about the freight yards
Of railroads; and youths who attend
variety theaters, sleep In out Of the
way places and smoke cigarettes
are rishtng hesdlong upon the
broad highway whose only destina-
tion Is death or infamy. Children
may not know these well-cstab-
liehed truths, but parents should
heed them, and IL they do not and
their offsprIne drift to the bad the
terrible responsibility must fall upon
their shoulders.
II u natural that active boys
should have fancy for 80 beautiful
and attractive n stream AZ the Spo-
kane river, and within certain linn
its this fancy should be gratihed,
but always with discrimination and
sound Judgment. In every case the
parent, and not the wayward wish
Of tho child, should be the judge.
The boy who paddles u raft within
rcnch Of the spray of the falls OF the
Spokane river Is In peril M great as
that which would hang over his head
II he were trying tho experiment
In q deep eddy above Niagara
fi,ils. In either case, no living
being can survive the awful pas
sage Of the rapids and falls. The
danger is not so impressive here,
but II is none the less great.
IT will now be in order for
alarmed parents to inquire more
closely into the habits Of their
children. This Ia well, but will IL
20 far enough? Tue peril is not so
great to-day, now that their boys
have received salutary warning,
~ 1t will be a few weeks or months
hence when the effects Of that
lesson shall have worn away. Per-
petual vigilance is the price of
safety, and the thoughtful parent
will remember this great truth, and
not permit his watchfuiness to flag
when the danger is greatest.
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GoULD YHE URECKER.

y New York paper has been print
ing an entertaining extravaganza,
purportipg TO be recital, in 1902, of
the abduction Of Jay Gould by "a
band of desperate bandits, who re-
fused to libcrate the willy raiiroad
wrccker unless u ransom of millions
was forthcoming.
II would not be at all surprising II
the publication OF this clever fancy
should lead to the real abduction of
Gould, by putting the idea into the
br ins of desperate and unscrupu.
lous men. OF course such an auda-
cious act would be IA lawless outrage,
and, as such, would meet with pub.
lie condemnation; still the fact re-
mains that precious little sympathy
would be wasted upon the victim of
the brigands, and II great many peo-
pie would enjoy the adventure US II
huge joke.
Jay Gould Is n man Of powerful
intellect and remarkable executive
ability. \ short time ago come
prominent man paid him the com
pliment of saying that II he had
turned his attention and applied
his mastcrful intellect TO the art ol
war. he would have been one Of the
greatest generals the world has ever
produced. It was also the opinion
Of this critic, whose name I. not
now recalled, that Gould would
have become n noted diplomat IL lis
fancy had turned in that direction.
The fact that Gould has acquired
a fortune of many millions does not
necessarily imply that he Is an un-
scrupulous or dangerous man. Men
of great genius, like Stanford
or Willard, who conceive, plan
and execute great public inn
provements, whose daring and
ability organize capital and built
long lines Of railway into u wilder
ness, and thereby lead to the rapid
settlement and development of the
great West, are useful members OF
society, and so long as they conf ne
their operations to the upbuildinp
Of great systems, and give to the
public an improvement that is bcne-
fetal to the world, their actions are
commendablc.
But Jay Gould has not done this.
He is n wrccker of railroads, not Il
builder. His career has been as black
as that of II pirate, for he thrives and
grows wealthy upon the destruction
of other mems property. He never
built mile of road with the sole
object of developing natural re-.
sources; In every instance
his purpose was vicious and
destructive. Wherever his hand
has appeared in the railway
construction Of the country it ulti-
mately developed that he was after
somebody's scalp.
10 Is proper To draw this obvious
distinction between the methods oI
railway leaders; to condemn the
acts of men like Gould, and TO give
due credit TO the genius of Stanford,
Willard and others who have done
so much toward the development
and settlement Of the great West.
II Jay Gould should be kidnapped
by daring brigands the world would
lose nothing, and few tears would
| be shed.
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congress-, we shall be able to demand
and rccelve a moro satisfactory pos
tai service; but until that time we
.ee no relief, or, ut least, no adequate
Improvement
The postal service Of tho West has
always been In this annoying condi.
ton. The Northwest Is not the only
sufferer, nor Ia tho inefflciency 50
great now ms It has been In the past,
That condition seems TO be one OF
the penalties that the East inaicts
upon the people who dared TO leave
the older states To better their fort
unes In the Golden West.
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AN ACT or LNSTICE.


The passage yesterday Of the bill
granting the right-of-way for the
Spokane Fnlls q Northern rail-
road through tho Colville Indian
reservation was AN act OF justice
that could not have been consist
emily denied. This is one Of the
most important, as well as one Of
the most progressive, railway lines
in the Northwest. 1t Is doing all
that II In possible for n company to
do operating In an entirely new,
practically unexpiored and hither-
to undeveloped region, embracing
somo Of the richest and most pro-
ductivc agricultural and mineral
lands In tho United States. he
sides this, II is seeking to penetrate
and develop the richest mineral re-
yion OF a neIghborlng province, be-
longing TO friendly nation of great
power, and IL thereby stimulating
friendly competition that must uiti-
nlately rebound to the beneg . Of both
countries. The Spokane Falls &
Northern, as a pioneer In that field,
Is entitled to the recognition that II
has received In the house OF repre-
sentatlves, and there is reason to
hope that In the course Of time the
spirit Of North American enterprise,
and particularly the enterprise that
characteizes the people and the
progress of the Northwest, may be-
come 80 contagious throughout the
Dominion Of Canada that II shall
affect the crown itself and stimulate
the government to the importance
OF mutual efforts toward the
speedy harvesting of the rich fields
that American enterprise has pre-
pared for the reaper.
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rs THhRE NO RELIEFy

Esy ali means let Assistant Post
master General Clarkson make
tour Of the Pacific coast; and II he
could bring along a few OF those old
foCy congressman who have never
been west OF the Mississippi, and
are utterly unable to realize the
rapid growth and needs of the West,
IL would be all the better.
The responsibility for nlne-tenths
Of the inefliciency of the postal
service on the Pacific coast IL trace
able directly to congress. A false
cry Of economy Is raised, and the
Marty In power, In order TO make n
record that will catch votes
In the East, goes at
the estimates OF the depart
ment with "a pruning knife. The
result Is that our postal service is
started out with an insufficient APP
preparation, and before the year has
passed the rapid growth OF the
Western cities leaves us with force
OF employees that falls short by half.
Tho average kicker, however, who
can not see farther than the private
Office of the local postmaster, lays
tho blame entirely at the door Of
that ovcr-worked and often under
paid Official. or course this Is exas-
pefafing, and unless that function
AIRY is q man of remarkable evenness
Of temper he soon becomes angry
and H. very apt 10 class all COM
& plants in the same category, and
perhups neglect number OF little
Irregularities whose reformation
really lies Within his power.
Where lies the remedy? Appar-
antly there Is none. 1t Is not In HUI
man nature for n member of con-
Z grcm from Vermont or Maryland 70
Isncerxtand our great resources and
90 appreciate our rapid growth.
ssOh, IT'S only . boorn,o he declares
"The bottom Is apt 10 drop out any
day. md Il would be a pity TO waste
s 3 hi4 appropriation upon dead
town.v Of course. those members
~ cenxrsss who enjoy the sdyant-
nee& * personni observation know
petter, hut they are always In a help
laae 1uluority.
46rna, day. in the tini distance, we
1)soG et3sin osir growth. Then,
t1io - increased representation In
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DANGEROUS THEORY.

Does IL never occur to our friends,
the prohibitiouists, that their the
ory advocating the removal of
temptation IL only another appli-
cation of tho idea of the Moham-
medan, which forbids woman show
ing herself upon the street, unless
she IL hideously yelled and shroudcd,
which denies her the privilege of
speaking to any man save her hus-
band and master, and would punish
with death any attempt upon her
part TO participate in public affairs,
or to attend places Of public amuse-
ment?
In America we look upon the lot
Of the Turkish woman with horror
and pity; yet the society and the re-
ligion which condemn her to life
of servitude and imprisonment is
simply another application of the
theory of prohibition. sin order TO
remove our women from all tempta-
ton, to keep them pure and virtu-
GUS" says the Turk, sit Is necessary
that we should guard them In the
sanctity of the harem, and not per-
NIT them to he suoJected TO the con-
taminating influences of the street,
or the deflling gaze Of the stranger.
''In order that men may possess
the virtues Of sobriety and temper.
ance," say the prohibitionists, eve
must remove all temptation from
their path.n
Prohibition is a long step back
ward. 1t is opposed to the Ameri-
can idea, which believes that In order
to make men strong, to build up their
wills and develop race of intel
lectual giants, II Is necessary to lay
the good and the evil before them,
to point out the dangers and the
consequences Of the latter, and to
appeal to their reason.
No one imagines for u moment
that In order to protect mankind
against the diseases that come
from exposure TO the rigors
of winter II is best to
rear the child in an atinos-
llhtit AlNilltlAl NttltHhh. W.
know that some day the delicate
frame Of that child will he subjected
TO the cold blasts of winter, and that
itthen would wither away as the del
icate exotic withers before the north
ern gale, precisely as the virtue of
the Turkish woman goes down at
the first assault, If that assault Is
permitted.
Which boy Is i'm the greatest peril
the one that is brought up with
teachings of morality and permitted,
at the proper age, to go ont and face
the dangers and temptations of life
like man, or the youth that is held
from the association Of boys and
men by fond but foolish mother?
OF course 1t would not be judicious
to subject boy to the temptations
of the slums, the dives, and evil as
sociations by sending him among
them, precisely ms Ii would be un-
wise to subject his constitu-
tion to Il terrible strain by
sending him out, poorly clad,
into the wild storm of a bitter night
In winter but if we expect him to
become n strong and manly member
of society, we must build up lis
will power and his knowledge OF
good and evil by giving him an in-
sight into their consequences.
The REVIEW does not hesitate to
assert that long continued prohibit
tion would be the most dangerous
test to which youth of the nation
could possibly be subjected. The
principle has been tried for centuries
upon the Turkish women, and the
world knows the result.
, 1890-04-10

A RAILROAD CENTER.

Spokane Falls has about estab-
lished her supremacy as the leading
railroad center Of the Pacific coast,
Beyond nll question the largest city
that Is to occupy that imperial re-
gion lying between the mississippi
river and the Pacific ocean, aud
north of Denver, will be erected
here.
Why are the railroads centerlpg
here? How are we to account for
the fact that the city Of Spokane
Falls, with u population of 25,0OO,
has more railroads than San Fran
cisco, Portland or Los Angeles? Not
only are mole lines of railroads In
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their methods hsyc been pretty well OK
posed, but stillwc wish TO sound note
OF warming. II these mon visit your
house and offer 20 soil cloth by tho pile,
and to take orders for carpets (Which oil
account Of their bulk, they can not carry
with them, but will sti lip tO to your at
low prices. hiss your dog on them and
get down The family shotgun. Their
goods are shojdy, don't mold out in
measurement, and tina whole scheme is
a fraud. Don't allow such peddlers to
open their packs in your house, and by
all means don't bite at the apparently
temptinu bait that they hold out to you.
, 1890-04-10

superstition and mythology have
been attached 10 It's lofty teachings.
But these are the faults Of man,
not Of religion, and In spite OF them
II must be admitted, even by the
f,ir-mlnded skeptic, that Christian
ity carries with II u radiance that
never was on land and sen before Its
dawnlng. II has wrought u power
fiIl influence for good, and its i'm
press upon the great hcart of hui
manity will be forever inofiaccable.
, 1890-04-10

M inS Idaho kept knocking At the gaze
Ih And now she's coming in.
The Mormon opposition came too late,
And could not win.
Democracy, 1t seems, was not 'as
home"
Not u voice was heard.
The bourbon side was silent as a tomb
And uttered not word.
But Speaker Reed was sitting In Tho
chair
And heard the knock,
a gallant speaker he, and fair.
mistaken as u rock.
Fair Idaho is nt tho scnate's door,
With friends within.
Tho Union will have one daughter
more
The right will win.
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PASSING pANo1gs,.

A LIrERARy and debating society has
been organized ut Waila Walln IL
would be interesting TO know just what
thoy would do with this proposition /:
'Resolved, That tho state OF Washing
ton has bcen grossly outraged in the
theft OF 80. 700, 90 worth vi real estate,
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TRuTu crushed to earth will r..
again, IL it is given sufficient time. IN.
following from the Walla Walla States
man illustrates this poetic faoti "Thsr
have been having an exciting time h
Spokane Falls over tho city election. In
order to make capital for its candidat
for mayor tho Spokesman states thn
Mr.. Curtis was the first man to send ,
carload of Hour to the sufferers Al
Seattle during the fire, The Spokesman
has been misIniormed, for to MIR. A. N.
Cannon belongs the honor of that gene,.
ous deed. The proprietor Of the state.
man is certain of this, for no was pres.
ent when the order was given. and /,
cost Mr Cannon fully $1,000. Honor to
to whom honor is DUE
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Arm is always an interesting month,
full OF passing iancics' itself IL her.
aids the season of spring flowers; nCwn
is weeping, no ono knows why; anon Il
is smiling as prcttily as any one could
wish. With all the way wardnoss and
the caprice OF a spoiled child and as 1T.
ful as the heart of q maiden, 1t still /,
full Of Joy and tenderness.
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the elder full credit and can reycrcn,l,
wish him God speed In his good worL (

liz RocKFoRp tho misropresentatIy.
of that district In the recent Legislature.
is known as Chicken Clark. There IL 4
story behind this cognomen, but for tbl
purpose Of this paragraph II is suflioIent]
to call attention to the fact that N,
name Chicken" commences with =,
Gust the same rs Clark, Cunningham
Chicken or Crookcdncss.
, 1890-04-10

lr is said that u sleeping telegraph
operator will be awakened by the clicL
OF his instrument tho moment his signal
is uttered. senator Mitchell, Of Oregon
is equally wide awake the instant any.
body speaks about Chinese legislation in
the senate When the senator is ready
Tor burial his friends can easily deter
mine whether he is dead by sending .
Chinaman in to serve as an attendant
lfthe senator reunin- silent, the funeral
may safely be allowed TO 90 on.
, 1890-04-10

\ PETITION is in circulation in the Bie
Bend country asking for postal route
between Wstcrvillo and Lake Cbelnn,
IL ought to be unanimously signed by
the people, speedily forwarded to Wash.
inston, AMI the urgent necessity of tho
route iorci6ly presented to the postoilioe
department rs it is imperatiyely do.
manded in lurtherance of the commor.
olal and industrial interests of that sec
ton of country.
, 1890-04-10

EplroRs are proyerbialiy grateful for
the bestowal of acts of kindness, but il
seldom happens that one In this 6old
has occasion to pray for a preacher
The editor of the Big Bend Enpire
however, came across such an occasion
ard rose to II in this strain; Irho
editor hereof has been made to rejoice n,
me euro OF an ancient corn effected by
the Application of corn salyc purchased
oi Rev John Crisp II is possible that
tho noStrum was assisted by the frequent
application oil tepid water, but we rivc
, 1890-04-10

CHAuNcEY NJ. DErEw is Of the opinion
that We need not look to siberia ior
prison camp horrors. MIR. Dopew is a
pretty level headed man, ana bis obser-
yations In the south are worth reading
end hecdiug. Tho black name wrong,
were not ended by the abolition Of
slavery, and 1t will bo many a weary
year before he can stand upon his rights
as an American citizen aud be sure Of
that protection which is enjoyed by the
white man.
, 1890-04-10

EnwN FMh of Olympia, was with
Colonel Merriam in the early days and
saw tlio falls OF the river Spokane when
there was not house within the dis.
tanco of many miles. lie travelled
through the coulces and the Big Bend
country, and visited Wild Goose Bills
ranch. now the site of the ilourisbinr
town of Wilbur. lie was present when
the locations of Forts spokane and
Sherman were decided upon, and knew
the country then like book. Ho is
coming over this summer TO observe the
the changes that time has wrought.