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BRIUCrortCGS"IN REMOTE HIMALAYAN; PASS, SUGGESTING THE ORIGINAL CANTILEVER. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IM l M 1 1 ' I IIMllllf Little - Stories ' and . Incidents that Will I Interest and Enter tain toting Readers vrv jar,- ' . ' ' ' - : Tbe above picture, which Is reproduced from the uaiiroaa uazeue, hows what was probably the first cantilever bridge. The photograph was taken In one of the remote passes of the Himalaya Mountains near Darjeel lng, on the border land of Thibet. The bridge la built of logs and the mechanical principles used In Its construction are seen to be quite correct This design for bridges, It Is understood, has been used in India from re mote times, Illustrating the truth of the proverb that nothing under the sun Is new. INCLE SAM AND BANK CASHIERS MAKE COUNTERFEITING DIFFICULT. IMM Ht II rMl IHUHHI 1 ! How to Mrlti Wheelbarrow. player, who Instantly proceeds with There Is a good way,' as described ly another, description of a hero or hero che American Boy, te make a wheel- ine. . burrow tliat will be of real use to car ry loads of considerable weight. Take the two heads out of a barrel, so that the wood shall not split. Now, lay these two heads on top of each other, so that the cracks In the upper on! will be at right angles to the cracks In the lower one, as shown In figure 5. Nail the two heads to each other with Bbort nails, driving some In one side and some In the other. Carefully smooth off the edges of the wheel that has been thus made, so that it will he perfectly round. Be careful to plane only a very little at one time. Now, get the two pieces of wood about 4 Inches wide three-quarters of an Inch thick and 4 feet long and shape the ends Into neat, comfortable han dles, as shown In C in figure 1. To the square 'end of each handle (at K, in figure 2) nail a wedge-shaped block. This block should be made of a piece of wood about 4 inches square on the sides. One edge should be pointed, just like the wedge. The other end CASHIERS and tellers in New York financial institutions, where thou sands upon thousands of dollars are received and paid out daily, say that It is less difficult to detect counterfeit notes and spurious coins than formerly. This is due in part to the fact that in the clerks through whose hands these vast amounts of money pass the sense of touch and the sense of sight are becoming more acutely developed, more sensitive to the little differences In the appearance and feeling of money which would be undistinguished by the ordinary person, almost undistlnguishable even If they were pointed out, but which enable those who are experienced to tell the good from the bad. Another assignable reason Is the exceeding care " which the government has been taking of late to render legally Issued money inimitable. Referring to the latter, It Is stated that Uncle Sam. after many years of rough and expensive experience, Is taking great care to get paper manu factured expressly for the notes issued by the government. This particular and peculiar kind of paper Is also used in the national banknotes, which are also Issued by the government. It is thus possible to control the sources of supply of this kind of paper. As soon as a counterfeit note makes It appearance a description of It is published and widely circulated. It Is made a part of the business of those who handle notes to be constantly on the lookout for fraudulent ones, which are soon distinguishable by some easily discovered mark that is, easily dis covered by those who are experienced. The telltale marks are invariably present on counterfeit notes, and the teller, having been apprised of the denomination of the counterfeit notes and the nature of the marks of Iden tification, knows Just where to look for them. . Spurious notes are almost uniformly of Inferior quality. This Is the principal protection of the public. The very best material is .used by the government in the manufacture of genuine notes; the expense Is disregarded. The best df workmen do the engraving and printing in the best-equipped establishment money can provide. Counterfeiters must work In .secret and at a decided disadvantage. Their appliances for manufacture are usually limited aud of crude and oftentimes imperfect pattern. In the making there .,, la almost certain to be some palpable defect' which the government agents, through banking Institutions, soon learn. If any number of the counterfeit bills have been printed and it would be profitless to issue them In small number, considering not only the cost but also the element of risk and lia bility which does not increase proportionately they soon will be "spotted" and withdrawn.' ' ', ' ' The best experts, those who handle the largest sums and who often are held personally responsible for oversights and acceptance by the firm through them of spurious notes, seldom fall to detect the counterfeit. Exactly what It is that exposes the falsa It Is difficult to tell. Sometimes the telltale marks .are discovered by the eye, sometimes by the "feel" by force of habit, by Instinct. The experienced teller detects one counterfeit bill in his roll of sev eral thousand as surely and oftentimes as quickly as a Reader detects a nils- spelled word. The public generally, says the New York Times," thinks little of the possibility of recelvlug a counterfeit bill. It Is probable that many spurious notes pass from hand to hand, bringing In each instance their face value. But the teller In the largo bank, into which the bills drift eventually, detects " them and withdraws them from circulation. ft0 Women Taklnac Men's Place. Woman's progress toward other functions than the domestic and social is marked again by some new steps of Importance, conspicuous among which Is the selection of three, women asso ciates by the chief of scolpture of the St Louis Exposition. Tbe app-jintees re Janet Scudder and. Evelyn B. Longman, of New York, and Julia Bracken, of Chicago. Each has ac complished work of distinction, the first being the only American woman sculptor who Is represented In the Luxembourg In Paris. Miss Bracken designed the decorative work for the woman's building at tbe Chicago Ex- Some birds, her white-wimred subjects position, while Miss Longman gained The Fairy'. Gift. Tbe "butterflies in cloth of gold arrayed Were once as white as snow; By magic, was the tranvforniation made Long centuries ago. The fairy queen, whose jeweled clonk and crown Were dim beside her eyes, ' One summer's day her chariot car drove down i Whose steeds were butterflies. no valid objection to It, and gave theli consent Therefore. Miss Nettle O. Peterson broke the record when she started on an examination tour. Includ ing St Louis. Kansas City, Topeka. Denver, San Francisco and points In Arizona and New Mexico. to devour. Pursued in rapid flight. Each-butterfly reposed upon a .flower, And thus escaped their sight. some eminence for work at Buffalo. Within tbe same high' field of art, but more on its material side, Is the devel opment In the vicinity of New York of a rvinnlriprahlo nt-tonHnn fin the nart Oh. blossoms pale." inquired the grate- lf womeQ to m& Qf A Whr on f'fln for von? Brooklyn manufacturer, moved by the Would you be like the rose on yonder desire for greater sensitiveness in the green Or like the violet blue?" "Oh, mnke us like your yellow locks," they said, And blushed at speech so bold. The fairy stooped r.nd kissed them where they swayed, And lo! they all were gold! Boston Herald. . Most Costly Pan on Record. A stage coach full of passengers was held up by robbers In the Indian Territory. Everyone was required to leave the vehicle, and stand with their hands above their heads. A boy among the number laughingly said to the man who was relieving the others of their valuables: "This Is a mighty high-handed piece of business. I'm getting tired." The robber laughed and did not in vestigate the little man s garments, where there was $5,000 hidden away. A HOME-MADE WHEELBARROW. . A Mnalcal Hero. Little Daniel was visiting at his grandfather's in the country for a few days, and on geing to the barn te see the animals he heard cows lowing, and said to his grandpa: "Hear the cows horning." '- "That is not what they are doing,' said grandpa. "They are lowing." "Oh," said little Dan, "I thought they were blowing their horns." , MEN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL. Adults Who Are Learning to Read and Write. Visitors of the Jones public school, Harrison street, between Btate and Dearborn, are frequently astonished at sight of tho large and eager groups of adult students at work lu the second and third hull ways. Long tables have been placed in these hallways, ' and about them sit serious faced, deter mined youths of anywhere from sev enteen to twenty-one or twenty-two, each busy with slate, primer, or some simple Bchool problem. ' Hi'tween seventy and eighty of these ambitious young students sit out In the hallways dally, and most of them -are "studying in the llrst reader," or work lug at similarly simple and elementary problems. All are determined, how ever, to "know lots more" before, the advent of the warm spring weather culls them away from scholastic labors nnd back to tho workaday world. .Most of these young men are or Italian and Greek extraction, and nearly all are busy, during tho more temperate seasous, at fruit selling or koiiw kindred business efforts. No time for the securing of the education they are so desirous of attaining can be found from early spring until late autumn. But when Jack Frost sets them free from 4helr ordinary labors, the Jones school claims Interest and time. In order to facilitate their ef fort! and endeavors the boys and young men are placed by themselves in the hallways of the second and third floors, instead of In tho room and classes where preliminary instructions aro more normally carried on. ' Thus the adult students are spared the mor tification and annoyance of receiving the instruction Also Imparted to the more , yputhful first grade, pupils In company with these fellow workers of small slue and fewer years. I i Few . pf , "these students , mp.et with any home encouragement or assistance tovhrd studying, aud their .school work is necessarily of a fragmentary and in termittent nature. But Miss Cora Ca- verno, the school principal, says that they make thoroughly good, earnest, and devoted students. Chicago Tribune. He Knew Human Nature. The typical Irish carman is u per son of much sagacity. One night a returned missionary took ta car, in a dubious frume of mind. He had been Invited to dine with some friends at the house of an acquaintance whose name ho had forgotten. He only knew mat ins host lived on Hnrcourt street "What am I to do?" ho asked of his driver. "Never mind, sor," was the reply. "I'll find him for you." You don't know his "But you can't un nie." . ' 'Lave It to me, sor. Lave It to me entolrelv. t .... "... . , mey move to iiarcourt street, and the man, beginning at the top, knock ed at every door and made ono In quire. Halfway down the street, he gaily rejoined his employer, and said, it s an right, oor. It's here." "How do you know?" "I asked, sor, 'Does the Rlvcrend Misther Blank live here?'. And the maid said, 'No, but he's dining here.' " No Kxtra Charge Made, "ow!" yelled the victim. "See here, barber! You've cut off part of my ear. "So I have," replied the barber cool ly, "but calm yourself. We make no extra charge for correcting facial blcm lshes, I'll frlm Jhe other ear down to a decent slee too." Philadelphia Press. Taking Time by the Forelock. The Cook Would you mind giving mo a recommendation, ma'am? The Mistress Why, you have only Just come. , .. The Cook But ye, may, not want to give mo wan wheu I do be leaving Life. : , ' t . . .. . A.-jnau Is a .woman's natural pro tector: By marrying her,' he protects her from the title of "old maid." of It should be about three-quarters of an Inch thick. Nail this to' the square end of each handle, as shown in H, figure 3. Tho axle, K, Is merely a piece of broomstick six Inches long. The wheel blocks are intended to give the wheel a steady support, so that it will not wobble on the axle. They are made of a piece of wood about half an inch thick and six inches square, and are nailed firmly to the wedge, as shown In figure 3. Now, bore holes through the han dles, wedges and wheel blocks to ad mit the axle. Then bore holes through the wheel, but be careful to make this holo a little smaller than the others-1 for the object Is to have the wheel gvlp the axle so firmly ,that instead of the wheel revolving on the axle, the xle .will do the turning in the uan- lde. After the wheel has been properly djusted, the handles will be in Just the position that they are to maintain the completed wheelbarrow. All they need are braces to keep them rigid, as shown in D and E, figure 2. It is better to screw these to the han dles. Nails are likely to work loose after a while. Now, attach the logs G and O In flg- jnre 2. These must tie strengineneci with the frame F, as otherwise they would spread part when the wheel barrow Is loaded. The body of the wheelbarrow is a much more simple matter than the vest of the work, for you need enly to knock the top and end out ofan ordi nary soap box. Set this on top of the frame as shown in T, figure 1. Screw or nail it on firmly. In the Imperative. While the boys of a classroom were having a grammar lesson, the teacher said: . "John, give me a passive verb." "Whoa!" answered John. "Now .make it active," said the teaclier. ' "Back up," replied John. manipulation of this very delicate work, led in an experiment of training women to it. Tbe results being satis factory, his plan has spread until there Is prospect that it may grow even into a fad. Enthusiasts look upon the oc cupation as one that might fit quite well the fancies of the well-to-do, and presently take Its place with painting. embroidery or sculpture. Somewhat far away from art, and perhaps with tendency to Impel womanhood in gen eral away from the Idyllc field, is a notable reaction against school teach ing, recent reports indicating that doz ens of women, tiring of the small pay and non-continuous employment of the schools, have taken to stenography and the business offices. The movement has been observable for a long period, but it has been gaining force distinct ly wit'.'.n the past few months. The fact th..t It involves a greater lnter- assoclatlon of women with men in the active affairs of every day may place It In somewhat the same group of events with the very Interesting Inci dent of the appointment of the long- wished-for women inspectors in the custom house service at New York In place of being worried now with the examination of their trunks and private belongings by tbe masculine sex, incoming tourists and Immigrants at Manhattan enjoy the courtesies and graces of their own sex. The inspec- tresses clamber up the sides of the ves seis with their male associates, and submit to the usual inconveniences and limited Joys of the life of the customs inspector.Collier's Weekly, . Only a Difference In Degree. One, morning four-year-old .Rexsald In his quaint,, quiet way: " '.The fool telleth all bis mind; the wise man keepeth'it in till afterward. . Mother, I don't see any difference between 'em; the wise man just waits awhile," Get Exalted Position. Miss Josephine Carey, of Duluth, Minn., has assumed the chair of must cal history in the English department of Sterns conserv- I I, I M'.IJ" .1 1" mmmmmm A Ferocious Equator. A small boy was asked by the teach er what the equator was. ' He thought a moment apd replied: "The equator is an Imaginary Hon running around the earth." "Who Can He Be?" The game "Who Can He Be?" Is in structive, aud also helps to refresh the memory. One of the party selects a historical personage without naming him, and relates an anecdote or any thing that is interesting about iilin, und names the country in which he lived. Tho player who guesses the name having previously the privilege of asking one question gives a de scription of another character, aud so the game progresses. Here is an ex ample: "There was a celebrated Swiss, famous archer, a champion of liberty, and who was the first to strike a blow for freedom. He refused to bow to the Austrian governor's hut, that had beeu placed on a pole, that nil should do homuge to It; and as a punishment for his disobedience he was ordered to shoot an arrow at an apple placed on his son's head, or else the son should be put to ilwuKHllate. death before his sight With horror at the fearful alter native he at first rofnsed, begging that veugeance might fall on him only; but tho son assured him that he did not fear the result aud begged him to make the trial. He yielded to his per suasions, took aim, drew his bow and sjtruck the apple without injuring his sou. i Who was he?" "Who but William Telir Mons;eoae'a Prescription Pleaaed the Buffering Pis. The pig, suffering from overasslmlla- tlon, went to the mongoose, who Is es teemed to have the gift of healing above all animals. In his mouth be carried two fat snakffe as an offering to that sagacious creature, "I'm feeling dreadfully ill," groaned the pig. "I can't think what's the mat ter with me." The mongoose saw what It was at a glance. But he knew better than to offend the pig by telling him. So be remarked, with an assumption of sol emn sympathy, "Tut tut; you do look bad, and no mistake. I see what it is. You are run down. We must do something to pick you up." - 1 I felt as lf a little bange to, say, the truffle grounds of Perlgord would do me good," suggested the pig, GOT WHAT, THEY WANTED. It sometimes happens that a fool girt will throw a millionaire overlward for a man who cannot borrow 30 cents. Helen L. Grenfell, superintendent of public Instruction in Colorado, fh her late biennial report, says there is an alarming shortage of teachers, notably of competent Instructors. Susan B. Anthony has decided to give all her fine collection of books to , the United States and they will be placed In an alcove of the congression al library dedicated to her. The Rev. Father Coffee, of St. Louis, says that women should not be rele gated to the kitchen and nursery as their sphere, but on the contrary, they should take part In public affairs generally. Women prompters have been tried with success in Berlin theaters. It Is found that their voices are heard much better across the stage than those of men, and are less audible In the auditorium. Women have not as yet Invaded the ranks of the city fire departments, still not less than 879 women in the United States are returned In the same general class of "watchmen, policemen and de tectives. The ordinary, everyday cook, who never burns the beefsteak and who al ways has meals ready on time de serves as many medals as the one who can Juggle aspic Jelly and caper sauce before a cooking class. Business contains no element of hilarity in which the cackle and laugh habit Is required "and it is this fault that brings so many women to misfor tune In business. Why will folks gig gle and slmper over serious matters? A daughter of Gerohlmo.- the famous old Apache war chief, now a prisoner at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Is a pupil at the Mescalero Indian school in New Mexico,. Her name is Lenna Geron inio, she is 13 years old and Is. quite a handsome girl of the Indian type. At the recent Germrfn ,medlcs,l con gress a grave discussion on the admis sion of "' women practitioners was brought to' a negative conclusion with the unanimous decision' that "medicine atory of music in Berlin, the largest In thnt plt-v. Mlna Carey has lived would the public esteem" lf most of her life In the reat 8teP 8U0U,d 06 taken- The Duluth, and there deIeSates also protested against "any developed much attempts to make the conditions of of the ability 8tu(1y r entrance less onerous to suit which has raised feraale capacity." Nevertheless, there her to this high are many women physicians In Ger- poslflon. Last fall . mRn7 she traveled to miss carby. Germany, and en tered the Sterns conservatory, where she expected to remain as a student for two years. Being particularly In terested in musical history, and noting the little attention paid to it she spoke to the director concerning it A short time later Miss Carey was astonished to find herself requested to take the chair in musical history. A Married Man's Mniinve. Womap's Inhumanity to niaa makes countless millions mourn. Modern Version. If language was given to conceal thought, as somebody asserted, some women conceal an awful lot of it .Naming the baby is always a puz zler. You see, none of the names It a called at 3 a. m., when It won't go asleep, will do. The greatest exasperation a woman has to put up with Is a husband who Women of Waterbury, Conn, at least those who have attained a height of prosperity listed as "well-to-do," have no choice about doing their own house work. They must do it themselves or leave It undone. Maids are at a pre mium and nurse girls are unknown. Since the opening of the big factories. which employ thousands of young girls and keep crying for more, the buxom young -country maiden, who used to escape from the drudgery of arm life to bo somebody's "hired girl," now looks upon housework with haughty disdain. Rather than serve the rich they turn to the toll of the shop. talks In his sleep, and talks so Indls "The very thing," replied the mon- tiuctly that she can't make eut what goose. iou could not have mentioned be s saying. a more suitable resort I recommend you to go there at once." 'I will," answered the pig, delighted thus to have his suggestion confirmed by so wise an animal as the mongoose. So lie departed, leaving behind him the two fat snakes, outside of which the mongoose promptly placed him self. But the mongoose's son, who had happened to witness the above inter view, exclaimed, in great surprise: 'But, papa, why did you tell the pig that he was run down and-recommend hlin to go to the truttle grounds of Per lgord, when all that was needed to cure him 1b that he should swear off pig wash for a bit?" "My son," smiled the sagacious mon goose,' according to the London Truth, "you know nothing. The pig wanted me to send him to the truffle grounds Of - Perlgord, and I-wanted the pig's snakes. He has got what he. wants. so have I." Moral: .-.Ask your doctor. . 'What I'd like to know is whether the new styles In sleeves are to be too tight or too loose." I remarked, Jocose ly, at dinner last evening. "And what we'd like to know is whether the new styles in purse strings are to be tight or loose," responded my wife's moth- Estimated cost of Jocose remark, $75. Pittsburg Dispatch. Woman for Field Examiner. The "new woman" has broken out In a fresh spot From the foundation of toe Civil Service Commission till now, it has been the practice of that body to send a male employe te dis tant' cities to hold the examination of candidates for the eligible lists. The appointment of Mr. Foulke, one of the most active leaders of the woman's rights' movement in the United States to membership of tbe commisslo. raised the hopes of tbe young women in the office, and one of them suddenly apprched the commission the other day with a request to- be assigned to responsible duty in tbe field. The male employes were thunder struck at this bold Intrusion upon their Valuable Collection of Stamps. A collection of stamps formed by G, Owen Wheeler of the London Philatelic Immemorial privilege, but the commis- Society was sold by auction recently for slon, after careful consideration of the $3,375.- , I application, concluded that there was Gladstone's Dauafhter. Miss Helen Gladstone, the fourth daughter of the man who was En gland's premier and a leader of thought, is, said to look so much like Mrs. B r a m w e II Booth, especially since she has ta ken -up philan thropic work in the university set tlements, as to be called her double. Miss Gladstone Is now 53 years old, and after a long miss Gladstone, career as an edu cator she suddenly took to working for the poor. She was her father's chief reliance In his old age and after his death had charge of the volumin ous correspondence wlhch the family was compelled to carry on for awhile. Merits of To-Day'a Drete. It is the detail Just now that is ab sorbing, as the main plan of costume' remains the same, and it is perhaps for this very reason that decoration Is worked' up to such a high point of taste. The status quo in the world of dress at present is this that fash ion has arrived at what may be called perfection in cut and design and fab ric. The ward "perfection" is used advisedly, because dress is now as graceful and simple and elegant as it can be, and Is at the same time abso lutely comfortable and hygienic and, above all, . really artistic and funda mentally Tight