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every citizen is supreme to adopt and con-
form 70 what religious belief he will
But the comicsl part Of the Timer article
is that in which it IL assumed that in the
Mckinley bill It beholds sths means
that have been chosen 10 carry the scheme
(of annexation) into effect" and adds. eff
We err, then signs are worthless as indexes
to political achievement" II certainly
errs. There is not the slightest ground for
the belief that the preparation OF the tariff
bill, or any action that has been taken in
respect to it, had the remotest reference to
Canadian annexation. Nor is there the
least ground for supposing that "the Re
publicans wish TO annex Canada" because
of Tory sympathy with the rebellion or on
any account
There may be individual Republicans
who feel that wav. but no Republican
leader has any authority or would dare to
commit the party in that direction Should
the issue be raised there can be no doubt
that it will be found that there is . formid-
able numbe-, perhaps decided majority,
OF Republicans who will agree with the
Times that lit is better that the two coun-
tries remain apart" Such would certainly
be the case if it appeared that the Cana
dian desire for annexation were simply
prompted by selfish pecuniary considera-
tions-dire necessity--with love of the
mother country" and dream of indie
pendence" pulling the other way.
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Those who in spite against the Republic
can party are ATTEMPTING to defeat its can
didate for mayor, declare themselves to be
supporters of Mr.. Collins. VIII they now
inform the public what point OF advantage
for Mr.. Collins is found by critical compar-
ison of him with Mr.. White. Was Mr..
Collins record as mayor better than Mr..
Whites has been? Is there anything in
the business connections of Mr.. Collins
past and present more creditable
than in those OF Mr.. White? Has
Mr.. Collins been a better friend to the la
boring man than Mr.. White? Answers
are respectfully requested. And coming
down to those personal qualifications"
upon which much stress is laid. how much
advantage has Mr.. Collins over Mr.. White
in the matter of education and "sassiety"
polish? Mr.. Collins is richer than Mr..
White and that is the only qualification"
in which he equals him. That Mr..
Collins is very rich man may be suffi-
cient reason for eiecting him to the may or
atty, but We fail to see it.
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sHoRTEM's QUESTION.

Young Shorten he has much to learn,
siud though he's und and fat,
He stubs 20 everything he sees
And points and rays, "n OTIS thatf"
The tres S, the grass, the sticks, the stones,
The horse, the DO, the cat,
They ali are wonders of the world
And SO ne asks, "Wot's thar
Young Shorten sits upon my knee
And In my knowledge basks;
In my ON ent wisdom
Can answer all he asks
He thir ks the fount If learning springs
From just beneath my hat:
He crimes right 10 the fountain head
And asks and ssks, "Wots thatr'
We sill are Shortems larger grown
Who roam with curious eye,
Ard when we cease to say. "WharS that?'
Why tnen it's time TO die.
Ii e's BATH ug. endless misery
We wonder much thereat;
Before the ridd e of the world
We only Say, "What's thet?'
The sages of the elder world,
The thinkers OF today,
All ask young Shortem's question in
the same old. curions way.
A million worlds wniri round their view,
Tn y wonder much thereat;
They stand III the ium nsities
And only ask, What's THAR"
The mighty serial goes on
With wonders manifold,
The story of the universe
Will never Ell be told.
And through the great, eternal years
Well wonder much thereas,
Forever and forever ASK
Whats that, what's that, what's that?"
Som W. Foss
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Of the Chinese. but il must be confessed
that this last has cast al of those exploits
completely in the shade. To the common
mind, taking straightforward view ana
not prone to tortuous methods OF reason
ing. it is not apparent that therequirement
OF petition Is q condition precedent u
any more delegation of authority tnan
is the requirement Of bond IS condition
subsequent to the granting OF . license
And by the same line of reasoning 1t would
be q delegation of authority to provide that
license should be revoked out OF respect
to the protest of I'll the residents OF dis-
trics. and in this case 1t would be the last
man to join in the protest who would
WELD the arbitrary power which IS incon-
sistent with constitutional liberty"
That last man" notion. followed to ITS
ultimate logical result, attacks the whole
scheme of popular government II has
frequently happened that differences OF
one vote in The state OF New York would
have been sufficient TO decide presidential
contest. in such case. according to Judge
Sawyer, the last man who voted on the
victorious side would WELD Tremendous
power. wholly inconsistent with the main
tenance of free institutions. And II. IN
stesd q requiring given number OF peti-
TONERS. an ordinance should require ms
jority OF the community. there would sun
be liability that difference OF but one
might decide the result. and the odd nan,
according 10 Judge Sawyer. would be
clothed with arbitrary power"
There be those who school themselves to
the idea that there Is an order OF sanctity
about the judicial office. aud that the
more eminent of the judiciary wear sort
Of nimbus about their brows. But among
level-hesded Americans the reign of this
fetch has passed away. A judge on the
bench is simply human, and like all other
men, fsllible and Liable to become tagged
or ratified. A reversal Of their decisions by
the ablest judges Of the highest courts has
not been uncommon. Its Illumination
from the bench-even the highest-does
not invest an absurdity with the attributes
OF wisdom. bred Scot and original pack
ages. for instance. But Judge Sawyer's
last man" is the worst Of the lot.
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Yukon Miners in Hard Luck


letter from W. R. Lloyd. late OF Edmonton,
dated at Forty mile Creek, Yukon river Alaska,
SAYS: "we have been out of luck this year on
Forty-mile creek. The river has flooded US out
ell summer. The first food cleaned everyone
out of their wheels, fuming, ditching, etc.
They all went to work and replaced their losses,
and when nicely finished q second food tore
everything away. The river continued to food
all summer, SO that the miners have had poor
season OF il. have q winter claim which ex-
pect to do well in. Baptiste Pilon. who left Ed
monitor in the spring of 1888 by way of the
Athahasca and Mackenzie rivers arrived here
ON the Goth of August, 1859. He had q hard
time. He crossed the E!ghty-mile portage be-
tween Peel and Porcupiue rivers, and had to
leave everything behind him, IS he conid not
pack it. United States survey party arrived
at Ogilvies old winter quarters On the 18th of
AUGUST, 1859. where they intend to winter,
about thirty miles below Forty-mile creek. and
another party went up the Porcupine river
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sxArrLE MIsnErREsESrED.

A morning contemporary which for
euhile posed - Democratic organ. and
then for few weeks protested to b IN ex-
ponsnt Of Rspublicanism, yesterday with
rand flourish unfurisd the banner Of spite
III independence. On Saturday It fitly an
iioipated this announcement BY q publica-
lien which most certainly manifested IN
independent disregard Of the controlling
sentiment Of the city IN which II is pub
liGhsd, and there are good grounds for con-
stdesing it at variance with decent public
opinion throughout the country.
when Congress. In spite Of the super
human efforts Of rich, powerful and un-
scrupulous lobby. passed IN oct to suppress
that gigantic swindls known q the Louis
lana lottery. thsrs seemed reason for .
hope that outside Of the subsidized organs
Of that institution in Louisiana there would
not Be Newspaper in the United States to
object or withhold its hearty. unqualified
sanction. From the lakes to the gulf and
from OCEAN to OCEAN all well-conductsd
journals and right-mindsd citisens hailed
the enactment ~ worthy only Of CON-
mendation.
But 10 Eeatte's discredit here has been
found the one daily newspaper in the
whole country. pretending to respscts-
bility. having the hardihood to depre-
cate this wise law for the suppression Of
Wholesale robbery. In doing SO it placed
that great scheme Of continental spoliation
on . par with cigar cite smoking and similar
vices. And In the absence Of legislation 10
suppress Ill such vices this model of indie
pendent journalism was disposed to hold
The Louisiana lottery people up - victims
Of martyrdom.
70 those who have no pecuniary or other
improper interest In this matter 1t is not
necessary to argue the unsoundness Of this
petition. To the extent of millions per
snnum this great thieving concern was tax
ing from the many, scattered in every part
Of the Union. at the rate of one hundred
dollars. OF which ifty-three or less were
Distributed to the few. This was openly
and avowsdly its whole business. And to
obtain the right Of perpetuating this bust
ness it had openly and fagrantly practiced
bribery and corruption in moro than one
state. The United States by allowing the
company the use Of the mails, and many OF
the states by failure to prevent the adver-
tising Of II within their borders, were part
nsrs in the crimes OF those bold mar
auders.
Congress, by stepping into the breach
and attempting to put stop to ali this per.
formed glorious deed which all good citi.
sens must applaud. But Seattle. If this city
10 to DO judged by the one of its newspapers
which 10 too good to he attached to either
party. hesitates to endorse this action OF
congress until cigarette smoking shall have
been finally and effectually suppressed.
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ANYTHING TO BEAT KING"

The policy of the Pierce County Repub-
hcans is anything to beat King" The
circular addressed to the party organization
OF that county makes that the main point
to be aimed At; and their campaign litera-
ture ie ali tuned in the same key. This
spirit has almost merged party distlnc-
tons and harmonized party rivalries. The
Democrats OF Pierce. realizing the hopeless
ness of any attempt to eject candidate OF
their own party for United States Senator,
are bending their energies toward further
ing the interests of their county's Repub-
lican candidate, Judge Calkins. To that
end they are contributing money toward
the election OF State Senators in the south
ern part Of King County in such a way as,
they hope. will return men who will lessen
the strength OF King County in the Legisla-
ture.
With the same motive they are con-
tribating literally toward the expenses Of
candidates on the Democratic ticket in the
city of Seattle. They realize the effect de-
feat of the Republicans in this city would
have upon the senatorial contest in other
parts Of the state; and they are willing to
aid in supporting any man, Republican or
Democrat. whose selection could be con-
strued, twisted or contorted into sign of
weakness On the part OF Republicanism
in King, or want of unanimity on the part
Of the King county delegation.
II is less love Of CalKins. less antagonism
TO Senator squire. less hope of party sue
cess. than a concentrated determination on
the part OF every man in Pierce county to
diminish King county's force in the state
legislature and weaken her influence in
state politics. To this every other consid-
Grafton will be sacrificed.
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HYMN TO APHRoDITE.
From the Grest Of sappho.

from The trek OF Sdpph0-
TRANSACTIONS Of fhis, the most complete OF the
Eapphic fragments, have bean made by Ambrose
Phillips, I'LL; by Herbert l7I3; By Edwin Ar
mold, 1860; by John Herman Merivsie, 1888; by
7. w. Higg:nson, 1871; by J. Arlington So
monds, 1853. and by otherA An attempt has
been made in the following rendering 10 APP
preach more nearly the meaning and spirit OF
the orr. inal than has yet been done, and at the
same time 70 initiate, though poorly, the rhythm
and effect of the original in English idiom. The
exquisite finish ead divine frenzy of the
Lesbian poetess caa never be even limited at
Even swinburne has failed in his celebrated
..sapphics," though ne mas made most credita-
bic effort.
Splenfor-enshronef. divine Aphrodite,
Daughter OF Zeus clever weaver Of snares,
Crush me not, Goddess with agony mighty.
Hear these. my prayers!
Haste now, If ever thy heart has grown tender
When nave called 10 thee, aiIing star:
Come now, as erst. iron the home OF thy splen-
dor,
Yoking thy car,
Fair are thy spsrrows. with well-plum-ed pin.
ions,
Fleetly all round the dark planet they flew.
Out of the blue!
Sudden they brought thee. but thou. oh Divin.
Smiling with countenance, lovely for aye,
Spoke TO me, asked OF me: Daughter, why
pinest:
What dost thou pray?
Tell me thy frenzied hearts fercest longing.
Yenrnest some love-luring charm to ppssess7
Who hath neglected thee. who hath been wrong.
ing?
Sappho, confess.
For If he fly, he shall seek thee in anguish;
Scorns he thy gifts? He shall offer his own:
ScOrns he thy love? He shall soon for it lam
guish,
Though II be TOWN.
Speed to me now. Goddess, loose me from sor-
row.
Grant my fierce yearnings fruition and end;
Though art all potent, thy strength would Dor
row,
On, be my friend!
George Horton.
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Following is snex;rart from the latest letter
from C. P. Huntington regarding his friend and
partner, Leland stanford:
am so anxious to get the company out OF
politics that don't intend to make any organ.
lied effort TO beat Leland Stanford. The state
of California ought to know him very we'll II
they want to send him to the Senate they will
do so suppose. I notice that some Cslifornia
papers are abusing me. but that WIS to be ex-
peeted, as cut off the pay Of several that had
for years been drawing the railroads money for
favors done LELAND Stanford. What I want is
the best men elected 10 Office in your state
My preference is naturally for Republic ms Blu,
i would much rather have q good clean Demo.
era, tnan dirty Republican, as believe the
interests OF the people are likely to BE- better
cared for v hen the control is ia tae hands OF
honest and clean men.
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THE STATE PRESS.

Goldersaie Courier: Among our exchanges
none is more welcome than TIE Seattle Posr-
ISTELLIsEScEE- The Oreconian has heretofore
enjoyed the distinction o. being the leading
paper of the Northwest, but among the people
OF Washington it enjoys that honor no longer.
The PosT-IsTELLiGKxcER is now the leader. and
IL 10 better paper both typcgrsp hically and ed
itorialiy, and gives q larger resume OF tele-
graphic news"
Mon;esano Vidase: Republican clubs are
being formed all over the safe, and there will
undoubtedly be better organization Of both
parties this iail than ever before. This is - it
should be. When the people generally are in
teressed in poiiiics. matters . better expression
OF public sensimen. may be looked for, and ma
chine politics will have less TO do in shaping
politics."
Tacoma Ns,rs: The Globe, having been let in
on the ground floor, denies that 10000 has
been raised to boom Ca kiEs. Perhaps it has
not been raised, but contributed There is .
vast difference between the two words. We
trust the amount said to have been contributed
may be raised, and that the Globe may get its
share"
Island County Sun: with this issue we be-
gin the publication OF the paper At home.
Coupeyii3e has grown TO sEca an extent since
this paper vas started in March last thar the
sptc. We b ve been using mas not been large
enough to keep pace with Thence this new
departure"
Eilensburg State Register: "The Democrats
MAJ 60 on buying newspapers, but they viii
md the d Id an unproductive one. Promises
are deiusive Their best plan Of success is TO
bring their national policy more in harmony
with the interests OF the people,
Olympia 7rfbune: Colonel Owings II not
Olympia, nor Is he Taurston county. and
neither he OF any other man in the county has
the power 10 swing Thurston county for Judge
Calkins or for Senstor Squire
Spokane Globe: "will Harry Clark deny that
his chief aim in seeking the nomination for the
Legislature ID TO assist Judge Calkins to worry
senator Squire in his campaign for reelection"
Yakima Republic: From the work done at
the primaries. it would appear that at this cleo
ton, 81 least, we are to have harmony in the
ranks OF the Republican party"
Deep Creek Falls Herald: "More than all
things needed here is an express office"
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A Rat Defeats a kattlcsnake
Butte Miner.

The rattlesnske and mountain rat confined
ogether in c box at the Office Of Law,or &
Kemper. corner OF Utah ana Granite streets,
mad q pitched battle yesterday during which
the snake buried his fsngs in the rat several
times, while the latter retsliated by chewing
Oh several inches OF TIE rstteTs tail, and other
wise mutilsting his anatomy until the RATHER
presented the appearance of having been
through a tnreshing machine The venom of
the snake does not apparently affect the rat
which, despite . dozen encounters with the
snake, continues in II condition of alarming
good health, while the raitle- looks wesrieo and
exceedingly respondent When bitten the
rat will apply his mouth 10 the wound and
such the poison out He seems 10 know just
what TO do in an emergency, and does not a ,
pear to feel any III effects from the snakes
venom.
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THE GREAT WINGED DEVIL
He Lived on Saddle Mountain and His
Nostriis Emitted Flame.


Old Indians tell a weird yarn of Saddle r,ou,.
tain. They say that many years ago a strsnra
animal Inhabited the top of the mountain n,
was very large and fierce. with great fappin,
wings and an enormous and cadsverols-lookiny
mouth. They looked upon it a. the evil shirt ar
devil. and were always in great fea- les, IL
would do them harm. Ii would, when hupgrv
rise from ITS perch and SAL away to the Gee an
and there catch whales for food. Il would bring
the big nsn 10 Its lair on top of tie mountain
ana there devour H. When tha sniusi rorla
become angry il would Dap its wines and make
the surrounding hills reveraerste win
It's thunder, a. the same time
emf, from its mouth great forced
stresSs o. IRE which was the lightning accom-.
pany Nc the thunder. The Indians went so lar as
10 state that they had visited the top OF the
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mountain when the evii spirit gas away, and
there found the bones Of whales They also
asserted that they had seen the monster.
There Is nothing less than the superstit'ous
fear which emanate3 from every Iodiau bresss
that could dissors the workings of nature to the
extent OF the above narrative. There can be no
doubt bat that the old Indians we're sire re IN
tEeir belief in great winged devil. and that
be caught fish for food, was in their simple
mind quite proper. ~ FISH made mp the pr,nc.-
pal article Of DIET they subsisted upon.
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The Manchester, n. H., Mirror pays this gush-
ing tribute to Speaker Reeds victory In Maine:
Hail to the man of Mainei he of brains and
backbone. he of nerve. heart and conscience.
He OF sense. sand and sagacity. Best beloved
and best hated Of American statesmen, most
conspicuous and most gifted of Republican
leaders, Great. Glorious, Victorious Tom Reed"
The Speaker still lives
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Detweiler. Of Anacortes. ran his aailboat to
Bay View the other day and bought Q cargo of
eggs for the Anacortes market The fog in that
direction has been % heavy that on his return
trip the fog pressure smashed several dozen of
the eggs So says the Progress, whose editor 10
. constant reader Of the earlier history of George
Washington. particularly the cherry tree and
Ratchet story.
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The mayor Of Aigona, Iowa. declares that
perambulaior has no more right than q lumber
wagon on q sidewalk. and has issued a procla.
nation against baby Carriages on the sidewalks
OF that town. The A!gons mammas are up in
arms against the order. and the chances are
that Iowa is TO be treated to another case OF pro-
hibition that does not prohibit.
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The charge that the Republican party of
Seattle has allied itself with the vicious and
criminal classes is very amusing to those
who know the facts; and especially SO in
view OF the natural affinity and traditional
association of the whisky-selling, whisky
drinking. and the vicious and the criminal
elements Of society with Democracy. The
vicious and criminal classes in Seattle, as
everywhere else. are Democrats.
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The Scientific American recommends beer AZ
the hest thing to use for Frightening up tar.
nshed gilt frames But that information can
be Of no value in states where the manufacture
and sale of beer are prohibited. Cannot that
paper suggest some good substitute for use
In prohibition states, or for Frightening the
frames to portra @ OF prohibitionisfsf
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Short Route to Wenatchee Pass.

The Orondo Ne,es says: Engineer Sterrit and
party, o; the Great Northern railroad engineer
CORE. csmped above Orondo near the mouth OF
the Entiat Monday night and crossed the
Columbia the next day. They are going up the
south FORK of the Entiat to whether il is pos
sible to get practical route that way 70 the
wenatchee pas, as it would shorten their route
at least twenty-five miles
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seeress sold 5000 worth of furniture in San
Francisco for 1915 in orier to fee to Utah and
act as the savior of Mormonism- But Mormon
elation was much modified when sue told them
that they were no, to be saved until there are
women in both branches OF Congress and I'm
the presidential chair who believe in spirit.
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THE ocosrA BOOMER.

Comments Of the State Press on the Am
bilious CarpetbsEger.
Candidate Calkins Is perp.taally on wheels.
willing 10 migrate at moments notice. if there
Is public ONCE in sight.-Spokose Globe.
CaIkins seems to have . majority of the hold
over senators and feels confdeas of his election
to succeed Squire ~ United states senate: from
Western Washington. We fear that the JUDGE,
WHO Is AZ ex-lndiaaa political boomer. has
missed his reckoning and win find himself ac-
companying Judge Turner on bis trip up Salt
river when the skismish IL over.-Rosalid Rus
tier.
The ysms would suggest that IL 100 Republi-
cans did contribute 81. coo each the other night
to defrsy the expenses OF the Caisins' cam
paiga. - i. Is alleged they did. the bss. they
could make OF tie money would be to convert il
into fund for the establishment OF s.eei works
or q rolling mill here in Tacoma. Ooe hundred
Thousand dollars cash, wniie not sufficient OF
itself 70 establish such industries Won insure
their being established here and would We
Csikius tae bigg st kind OF boon for the n
ate II We had barrel and wanted &C Office
We would do something Ike that Tacoma
SfUs