The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
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aid that | am going 10 bring 20 the
jamestown Exposition next Nav an ex-
hibit that for beauty, merit and ALI
round attractiveness will ecIipse apytbi--s,
that VIII be given TO the public on that
interesting occasion" said Mr. Phnlp 6
I Rates, Of Portland, Greg. at the Fbbgtf
House
This exhibit that I VIII have the honor
of bringing across the continent nh
consist of thirty-three Of Oregon's fafrest
daughters, cne from each COUNTY in the
State, and each the bright particular ztar
or her bailiwick, the belle OF the shire
No Dampered darlings Of society M
daughters Of milIionaires. these. but each
and every one a healthy, robust. intefIi-
gent country girl. the offspring Of sturdy
farmer folks, the backbone and sinew og
the republic.
The story Of their coming is "A simple
one. To boom the circulation OF nv r,a
per. the Pacific Northwest. a vgeaIel,,
Journal devoted TO agriculture, offered
the trip to jamestown and back 10 the
most popular farmers daughter In each
county, the winners, Of course. 10 be
CHOSEN by the maximum Of subscriptions
TO the paper. Well, that contest aroused
the whole State, and the keenest rivalry
ensued on the part Of the fair contest.
ants and their friends. In one count,
which is as big as the State Of Massacbu-
sets, and has only about 3,C00 people the
VICTORIOUS candidates subscriptions ran
away up into the thousands Of dollars
! ihe winner is a particularly pretty girl
ana hot long ago she performed a feat
/ that few men could equal that Of drivi1e,
/ q team Of thirty-two mules vvbiob sbs
piloted from her fathers ranch 10 the
county seat and back as easily as a cft1,
girl could drive a Shetland pony TO a
wheeled cart"
The speech that Hon. John Sharp VII
/ liams made at WalthaU. Miss fUo nv
/ three days ago was one Of the greatest
( that has been delivered By anv puhIic
man in the last decade, remarked Repre-
sentative George Burgess, the weli-known
Texas Congressman, at the Normandle.
1T was speech that nos only the peo-
pie Of Mississippi, but Of the entire na-
ton, should take TO heart. and Il was OF
vital interest 20 the citizens Of the South.
In 1t Mr. Williams took direct issue with
his opponent for the Senate Mr.. Varda-
man. and showed conclusiveIv that 10
I eA'APAJL al AtsliilcA4 ltllEE Jl Trying 10 TE
peal the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
meHts to the Federal Constitution was
impolitic Unwise, and dangerous. Tie
amendments could not be repealed. and to
even agitate such a proposition could
only result In harm to the South There
was not q sentence IN his mastery
argument that smacked OF the dena-
gogue: it was an appeal TO the reason.
/ the sober judgment and the conservatism
Of his people, and that speech alone
should elect him Senator from Missis-
sippi-"
My country. the Territory OF Hawaii,
/ presents 10 sight-seers some Of the
worlds grandest natural wonders" said
Editor Thurst0n. Of the Honolulu Adver-
tiser. at the Shereham.
Although it is the youngest OF lands
with a geological history Of but a few
+ thousand years. it has deep valleys and
high precipices, and living and dead
craters that are not surpassed on the
globe The greatest single wonder is
/ the Crater Kilauea. on the Island OF
Hawaii. about a days journey from
Honolulu, and easily accessible. Here
eternal fires throb and glow at the bot
tom Of a great chimney 100 feet deep.
The visitor can approach with perfect
safety TO the very edge OF the pit IN
Ike any other active crater, Kilauea has
never been known 10 burst into an ac-
tivity that was destructive TO life. but
it is the safety valve Of the whole re-
gion 1t is nearly eight miles in circum-
ference, viii an area Of more than four
miles
More inaccessible. but Of stin greater
/ interest, is the famous MaUna LOa. with
/ its wonderful flows OF lava and its
! crater Of intermittent activity. At its ex-
( treme summit SHOWS are frequent. but
/ To the tourist and mountain climber the
/ ascent to this second highest point in
/ the Pacific is fascinating.
"AI in all, ours is a spot where the
months of May and June follow each
other in unending succession; a land
I where the climate breeds content. happi-
ness. and song. It is beautiful beyond
I description, free from earthquakes and
/ floods, and where fogs. drought, famine,
and other dread visitations are un-
known.
illinois Republicans are justly proud
( Of the results they accomplished in the
/ last election" said Russell. II. Scott, OF
I q
/ Mr.. Scott was once a Washington news
paper man. but for the past decade has
/ lived in Illinois. Since locating in the
West he has taken an active part in
politics. and was assistant secretary OF
/ the Lorimer wing Of the party in Chicago.
MI. LoTimer," he continued. had %
encounter an unusually fierce opposition.
Against him was the entire city press
and other powerful interests, yet so pO-
tential was his personality, and so strong
his hold on the voters. that he won 4
magnificent victory.
a new member Of the Illinois deIega-
ton in the next Congress. and a man
who VIII undoubtedly attain Importance.
is Col. Frank Lowden. who made a
great campaign for governor two years
age. Col. LOwden will take his seat in
Congress at the coming session. 10 I'll
the place made vacant by the death Of
Mr.. Hit. He is a man Of brilliant parts.
ana though he did not win the guberna-
tOrial nomination IN 1904, he came out
Of the light a bigger man and with more
prestige than he had at the outset. IN
the Congressional race there was pitted
against him one Of the strongest Demo-
Gratis in the State. but Lowdeu beat him
by 1000 plurality"
While the country seems in q receptive
mood toward taking a Southern man as
the candidate Of the Democracy IN 1905"
said Judge Asher Caruth. the famous
Kentuckian who used TO delight Congress
with his clever wit, Il shall myself. ere
the entries are closed, put man in nom
iDat{Ou 7 bara,z- declare NV 1h1foa