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THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1908. 3 i f i rtf rr. rro I. " bmAan ALLntUUnUb CARNEGIE TELLS ABOUT REBATES Exposes "Gentlemen's Sys tem" in Book Soon to Appear. AGREEMENT WITH SHIPPER tendent that the car supply for our works for the movement of our traffic need not receive undue attention would be serious Indeed." Mr. Carnegie men narrates In detail the interview with President Roberts and what came of It. ending his nar rative with the statement: "The Inter state Commerce Commission is to be one of our greatest safeguards.'' Mr. Carnegie Is exceedingly optimist ic an to present and prospective condi tions. He say's: The conditions described as prevail ing in the past in railroad transporta tion, then still In the formative stage, nre rapidly being succeeded bya sys tem finally to become as perfect as is possible for man to create and main tain." The President has performed a great service, focusing the attention of the country upon certain crying evils, and the present position of the government Is all that could be desired. The dead past is to bury its past." Promise to r.ar and Breaking to the Hope Indulged In. XKW VOHK. Dec. 8. (Special to the Record-Herald.) That the state "fhould oMaln at lcnst half of the millionaire's old In the shape of death duties and that the poor should be freed from all taxation, are two of the statements conr taincd in Andrew Camesic's latest book, which will soon be published by Dnuhle day. Page Co.. and Li entitled. "Prob lems of Today: Wealth Iabor Social ism." The work is dedicated to Presi dent Roosevelt In the following terms: "I dedicate this book to Theodore Rooselt. a good and great President, who has elevated the standard of duty ln both, public and private life; foremost nestle of the 'square deal' for all classes of men; a true man of the people and a model citizen in example and precept." K.irly In the book Mr. Carnegie gives Us views on the taxlnc of estates at death. "It is difficult." he says, "to set bounds to the share of a rich man's es tate which should go at his death to the public through the agency of the state and by all means such taxes should be graduated, beginning at nothing upon moderate sum to dependents and in creasing rapidly as the amounts swell, until of the millionaire's hoard, as of Fhylock's. at least 'the other half comes to the privy coffer of the state.' "This policy would wnk powerfu'ly to Induce the rich man to attend to the administration of wealth durln his life, which Is the end which society should always have in view, as being by fa- the most fruitful for the people. "Nor need it be feared that this policy would sap the root of enterprise and ren der men lss anxious to accumulate, for. to the class whose ambition it is to leave great fortunes and, be talked about after 3eath. It will be even more attractive snd. indeed, a somewhat nobler ambition to have enormous sums paid over to the state from their fortunes." Xo Imiosts for Poor. Mr. Carnegie declares unequivocally that those whose incomes are only suf ficient to meet physical wants should not he subjected to taxation at all. He lays stress on the theory that liquor or to bacco, as far as the laboring mau is concerned, cannot be considered as needs, n his chapter on "Wealth" he says: "The dire consequences lesultlng from (lie use of liquor would Justify much hleher taxation upon it In the Interest yf th workers themselves. The gr atest single evil in Britain today is Intemper ance. Seven hundred and eighty mil lion dollars yearly is the drink bill. When Miie asks himself what would most bene fit the worker, there Is no hesitation in the reily to avoid liquor and gambling. The worklngman who indulges in cither is. to the extent he docs so. the architect of his own poverty." Mr. Carnegie does not believe that the focialisti." system harmonizes with our pre-ent home and family i elation. He says that It attacks or belittles one of the virtues which, we believe, lie at the rrot of the progress of our race that of thrift. He says that most men and women are born to poverty.at1d specu lates on the few who are provided for and free to spend their lives at ease. "My experience with railway rates and rebates." is the last chapter In Mr. Car negie's book. lie dwells at length on the fight cf the steel manufacturers at Pittsburg to force the. Pennsylvania Railroad to give thera fair rates. He says: "These were the days when the much-tslked-of 'rebates' had their origin. 'Oen tlemen's agreement" rates were charged and the bills of lading wej-e fair and sounre on the surface, but the under standing with the shipper was that ' re bates would be allowed and settled for at some future time. Explains Rebate Deceit. "The ke.-ner members so.-n discovered that evidence might be cailud for by com peting lines, and the 'question asked. Have any rebates been paid on this shipment?' The party concerned might be able to say that he had paid none, but had he been questioned a month or two afterward perhaps or asked if ad vantages in other directions had not been granted to th shipper he could not have so stated truthfully. In short, every con ceivable way of keeping the word of promise to the ear, and breaking It to the hope was Indulged In. "Our Carnegie Steel Company had what it thought the certainty of a con tract of great value tor material with fie Newport News Sviirbulld'.ns Com pany, freight from Pittsburg to New port News being much less than from Chlcafeo. The contract, however, went to Chicago, and upon investigation we found that the rate even to our Chicago competitor to Newport News was less than the Pennsylvania Railroad rate from Pittsburg, the distance not one half bo great. President Ingalls. of the Chesapeake & Ohio, then beginning his brilliant career, had made the lower rate for his new line, not yet embraced In the "gentlemen's agreement.' "We Investigated and found several rates of similar nature prevailing to other points, and having a list of these made, the writer carried it to President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, with a request that he place us. upon his own line, upon an equality with manufacturers on other lines. When the paper was presented- to him, showing tiie overcharges we labored under, he pushed It aside, saying: 'I have enough business of my own to attend to; don't wish to have anything to do with yours, Andy." "I said: 'All right. Mr. Roberts, when you wish to see me again, you will ask an interview. Good morning.' "The situation had become Intoler able, and we looked about for thj best means of protecting ourselves. A rail road line of our own from Pittsburg to the lakes would be an Invaluable ac quisition, rendering us Independent of any monopoly and enabling us to trans port all our Iron-stone traffic from the lakes to Pittsburg and our coal and coke from Pittsburg to the lakes, also giving us connection with the other through lines. I purchased the harbor at Conneaut and a few miles of railroad with It and .began extending the line to Pittsburg. Afraid of Retaliation. "My partners had good reason to dread the consequences of the reckless challenge to the monster monopoly. aniS I could nut blame them; for it undoubt edly had the power to cripple our ope-ra-Uonv XaJiUijaftUoa to the uperin-. IT WAS JUST SUNDAY (Chicago X"ws.) SUNDAY SCHOOL, TEACHER Well, boys. I want your attention now. James, don't pull , William's hair. Listen. I want you to tell me what Saul did to David? Jimmy Handed him a lemon. Say. I seen Shinny Thursday. Says he ain't comin" to Sunday school any more. Teacher We ain't discussing any one but Saul now. Billy You said David. Teacher Yes. and David. Who was David's father? Hilly Search me." Sklnny's had awful bad luck with his fathers. He's lost two. Sain Kinder careless, ain't he? Quit yer kicking. Teacher A little quieter, boys. Jesse was David's father. Jack Guess you mean his mother. Teacher No. The name Is old-fashioned for a man and isn't used much nowadays. Jimmy Gee, I should hope not. Teacher He was a shepherd. Billy Who. Saul? Teacher No. David. Billy You said Paul. Say, ain't It most time for th bell? Teacher The Philistines were on one hill and the children of Israel on the other, all ready for the battle. Jack Aw. gee. children couldn't fight! Teacher Thev weren't children; they mm-o Just called that. They were grown up. Billy When I'm grown up nobody's going to call me children, you bet! Teacher A great riant named Goliath came out and challenged the men of Israel. Sum Aw. gee. can't they give us some thing new? Wisli I'd stayed home till Goliath was done uc. Jimmy 1 know it better'n you. Aw, gee,- I do. too. I been in this class four years. Quit your pinching, now, do you hear? I do, too. David, he pegged a rock and hit him a clip right there, fll show you after Sunday school. And Goliaf he fell all doubled up and bleeding awful and died. There! Teacher Yes. that's right. Then Saul became jealous of the fame that came to David. George Teh. and be tried to do him. ftv. did you go to the circus? Teacher Yes. Indeed. I think I liked the elephants best, didn't you? George Sure! Weren't- the clowns swell, though? My aunt says that ain't a real woman In the automobile, but I seen her get out. Her hair was down. I seen the parade, too. jBck-SomebodB got a swell dress on. Is it silk or Just linen? It's rwful swell. Makes you look like a cucumber. Teacher Thank you. The lesson In Da vid's life George I seen you on the car Tues day, teacher. Was that your feller? Teacher Tuesday? I was going to a concert. George You don't say so! Guess it was. We ain't going to let you get mar ried away from us kids. There's plenty fellers in this church. There's Mr. Bush. He's nice and awful stuck on you. Teacher Do you boys want to go to the entertainment? 1 bought you some tickets. It's going to be given for some poor people. They are going to rent a house in the country for two families for a month. Sam Sure, we'll go. Last show they had was silly. Why don't they get up something good? I know a feller that'd give Imitations if they asked him. You know, he imitates Kddie Foy and Lilly Russell and Mabel Hite. He can stand on his head without holding on to any thing. Jack So can I. Sam Aw. you can not! Teacher Boys ! Billy I went to a nickel show. They had pictures of the chronicle son. The ticket man took a bad nickel I gave him. He was easy. Teacher It's wrong to pass bad money, you know, William. Billy O. sure. But this wasn't real money. It was only a telephone slug.. Sam I've been to all the nickel shows on the North Side. Jack Aw. gee, you have not. Sam How do you know? I have, too. Jack You have not. Some of- 'em's closed. Teacher I think we had the best pic nic we ever had. don't you? Billy Sure. I went seven times on the roller coaster. That fat Mamie Kelly was In once and I scared her awful by yelling in her ears. Gee, it was great. Teacher I met a boy who was in that bad railroad accident the other day. Sam What accident? George Aw. gee. read the papers'. Billy Tell us about If Jack Sure, go on, we're listening. Teacher He was . in the dining car sitting quietly waiting for his order and the train was going 60 miles an hour when all of a sudden . There's, the bell. Sam O, gee, no faint. Go on. George Aw. cut it out. Go on. Teacher When all of a sudden thera came an awful . Really, boys, the superintendent is waiting lor us. Turn your chairs around. Billy Aw. gee. ain't that just luck! He never does ring it except when we're real interested. The old lemon! Teacher William! Silence, please boys. Jimmy Aw, gee. will you look at the guy that's going to talk! It's missions! After us listening to the lessen forever, too! We've had enough. Ain't that the limit! ' How You Should Sneeze. New York Press. Why should a person sneeze? Why does almost every one believe that to sneeze Is to catch cold? Sneezing is an explosive expulsion of air through the nasal passages and mouth: but what causes it, and what are its results? It increases the circulation. It clears the head When you sneeze always hold your head straight in front. Don't twist it to the left or right. Never sneeze over your shoulder. You are liable to burst a blood vessel. Some say that sitting In a draft will cause sneezing. In former davs it was a very polite custom to take snuff to encourage a sneeze. Men had their bejeweled snuff boxes and carrlerTTneir handkerchiefs in their cuffs. No doubt a sneeze was origin ally designed to expel irritating mate rials from the upper air passages. In the act a powerful expiratory effort Is made, the vocal cords are kept shut till the pressure in the chest has risen high, and air Is then suddenly allowed to escape upward, being directed Into the back of the nose T the aoft palate. Furious Riding in Six-Day Bi cycle Race. TWO CONTESTANTS HURT Mix-ups in Terrific Speed Sprints Result in Injuries XeiV 21- ' Hour lteoord Ksceeils 514 Miles. NEW YORK, D.'c. 8. Furious riding which resulted in the establishment of new records and two serious accidents marked the first 24 hours of the annual six-day bicycle race at Madison-Square Garden yesterday. During the afternoon hours Menus Bedell was caught In a pocket and be fore he could extricate himself one of the contestants came up from behind and. catching bis pedal, sent the unfor tunate rider sprawling on the track, breaking his right shoulder bone. Two hours later Patrick Hogan. during a desperate mix-up, was thrown heavily. He was carried off unconscious and bleeding, and his case is pronounced serious. Eight Teams Tied. Eight teams were tied for the lead at midnight, with four one lap behind and two others far In the rear. Kddie Ru precht and Matt Downey, the team mates of the disabled riders, were offi cially declared out of the race shortly before midnight. . The record for 24 hours was broken 11 minutes before the expiration of that period, with Jimpiy Moran. of the Pacific-Atlantic team, in the lead. The score at midnight, the end of the 24th hour, was as follows: Rutt and Stohl. Fogler and Law son. Moran and McFarland, Palmer and Walker, Dupre and Georget, Vanonl and Anderson. Mitten and Collins, Hill and DeMara. 514 miles and 2 laps: Walthour and Root. Downing and Hol lister. Wiley and Galvin, Devonovich and Drobach, 514 miles and 1 lap; Fa ber and I-a Fourcade. 510 miles and 8 laps? Brocco and La Brousse, 499 miles and 7 laps. Former record, 510 miles and 1 lap. Keep I'p Record Pace. Dec. 8 (1 A." M. ). Rutt and Stohl. Fogler and Lawson, Moran and McFar land. Palmer and Walker, Dupre and Georget, Vaaoni and Anderson, Mitten and Collins' Hill and DeMara. 533 miles. 6 laps; Walthour and Root, Wi ley and Galvin, Devonovich and Dro bach. 533 miles. 4 daps: Faber and Da Fourcade. 528 miles, 5 laps: Brocco and La Brousse, 519 miles; Downing and Hollister, 531 miles. 7 lapB. Former record. 639 miles. ' Hardy Downing, of the Mortnon team, refused to go on when called upon to relieve his mate. C. L. Hollister. of Salt Lake, and was declared out of the race at 10:10. The pair at the time of Downlng's failure to go on were 4 miles and 5 laps ahead of the record. Hollis ter still has four hours to get a team mate, which he may be able to do. The Italian-French team. Brocco and I.a Brousse. retired at 10:40. This leaves 12 teams in the race. Scores at 2 A. M. December S, 2 A. M. The, score at 2 o'clock this morning was: Rutt and Stohl, 552 miles and 4 lops-; Fogler and Lawson, 552 miles 4 laps; Moran and McFarland, 652 miles 4 laps; Palmer and Walker, 652 miles 4 laps; Dupre and Georget, 652 miles 4 laps; Vanonl and Anderson. 562 miles 4 laps; Mitten and Collins, 552 miles 4 laps; Mill and DeMara, 5S2 miles 4 laps; Wal thour and Root. 552 miles 3 laps; Wiley and Galvin, 552 miles 3 laps; Devon ovich and, Drobach, 552 miles 3 laps; Faber and La Fourcade, 647 miles 3 laps. The record for the 26th hour was 547 miles 7 laps, made by Elkes and McFarland in 1900. Score, 27th hour, 569 miles 7 laps, A'anonl leading, another new record, 565 miles and 6 laps having been made by Elkes and McFarland In 1900. LOVES WOULD-BE MURDER Paris Woman Shows Poglike Fidel ity to Fiendish Brute. PARTS, Dec. 5. (Special.) A picture of a iTrute who can inspire a woman with doglike fidelity, causing her to express solicitude for his well-being af ter hj has nearly murdered her, was presented In the office of M. Magnien, the examining magistrate, yesterday. The brute in question stabbed a man to death after a dance held in the Rue de Billancourt in August. He was ar rested, and the magistrate confronted him with a witness, who was no other than Maria Fuchman, his own mistress. M. Magnien read over certain declara tions. Believing that the woman had deposed against him, the ruffian knocked her down, and before he could be prevented, began kicking her. He wns finally dragged from his victim and led into another office. The woman was taken before him. She had scarcely entered the office when the brute broke loose and, rush ing" towards her, pinned her against the door. The next moment his hands gripped her throat. His intention was to strangle her, and he had nearly suc ceeded before being overpowered by the municipal guards. As he was being conducted to the Sante prison, handcuffed, the woman, though black in the face and gasping for breath, begged the guards not to harm him. "Treat him kindly. I beg you," she cried. "I love him always." PREPARE FOR EXHIBITION Ellsworth' Show Grows in Impor ' tance and Contracts Are Let. LONDON. Dec. 3. CSpecial.) Now that the excitement of the. Presidential elec tion In the United States is over, the All-American exhibition promised for the next season at Barlscourt, under the title of "The Golden West and American In dustries Exhibition," grows daily in im portance. The honorable advisory commit tee is of the strongest, such Important per sonages as the Lord Mayor of London, representing the commerce of tht side of the Atlantic, and William Waldorf Astor and J. Pierpont Morgan, as repre senting the other side, being among the latest noteworthy additions thereto. Al ready contracts have been made with American impresarios. Among many shows arranged for are the Coney Is land attractions of "The Deluge" and "The Spirit of Niagara." while In the Empress Hall a Red Indian spectacle will be the prominent feature. All that Is the latest In riding devices has been secured, and music always a feature at Earls court will maintain its high reputation by the Inclusion of American in addition to the first-class military bands wheh vis itors axe accustomed to hear there. YOU-E ' ' fxr , - js.-i.i g v i h t riwbl t p ; fi If r ' 1 : 1 i;M i ' 1 I f ?b ' 'Mr ' 1 NTER CAR 1 I li-.( : f- I ! ' f.-fi i. I ' iff ',:-".'- pl ? r ' ?1 i I. -ssU i! f. ' 'tl ' j -r,t-, 4 II- , ,vj ; i;:!!leaiV.)y'.owl'l.it'llOTi y rr-Ti- )"" " - E. ? (1. A 1 I 1 - V i .f i. I.., S - S f j SHOWING CORRECT TOSITIOX OP rOXDl'CTOR ON CAIt. DIVIDED ""PLATFORM AND PASSENGER DEPOSITING FARE IN FARE BOX. SHOWING FRONT "EXIT" AM) PASSENGER AMUHTI.NG FROM CAR. Commencing on Thursday Morning, Dec lO, pay-as-you-enter cars will be placed on the Depot Morrison and Hawthorne Ave. lines and at a later Hate will be placed on the 23d-street line This stvle of cars is operated very suc cessfully "in Eastern cities and is similar in cons't ruction to the cars now running oil 23d street and Mt. Scott lines, except that the platforms are much larger; the rear platform being divided for exit and entrance, while the front platform is used for exit only. Tf.r 4i, o inciallnHnii of this tvne of car transportation will be more regular, com fortable and safer than at present; more regular because of the systematic arrange ment of entrance and exit passages, elimi nating confusion and lessening the time required for stops; more comfortable be cause of the size of the car and the fact that the conductor is not compelled, in collecting fares, to pass frequently through the car to the annoyance of the passengers; safer because the conductor will remain on the rear platform and thus prevent acci dents due to starting car while passengers are in the act of boarding or alighting. In this effort to improve the service the public is earnestly requested to co-operate by entering car only at rear step marked "'Entrance' By depositing the exact cash fare or ticket in the fare box, or by giving trans fers directly to the conductor. if nassemrern have not the exact fare, conductors will furnish change, returning the full amount to the passenscr, " who wiu tilen deposit the exact fare in the box. THE PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER CAR UY & & .a f . ntran C & only (The arrows Indicate the direction of mavement of pawtengem when entering or leaving the car.) By asking the conductor for transfers at the tinio fare is paid. By moving promptly into the car as. near forward end as possible., thereby preventing congestion at the rear doors. By alighting at either end by exits shown on dia gram. Electric signal push buttons are located on the posts betweeu windows; press button as a signal for car to stop. PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT 8 POWER COMPANY ASK FOR VAST SUM Fifty Millions Wanted for River and Harbor Work. NEED FIXED FUND YEARLY Waterways Congress Will Vrge Na tional liotfy to Make Large Ap propriation to Carry on Projects Xext Year. OREGONIAN NEWS BUERAIT, Wash ington Dec. 8. There is every indica tion that Congress will pass a liberal river and harbor bill before the clos of the short session, March 4 next. It is customary to pass a river and harbor bill once in two years. There was none at the last session; therefore there will be one at the approaching regular ses sion. It is necessary that this bill should be passed during the Winter; otherwise work on many great projects will cease. Data Already on Hand. The House committee on rivers and harbors, that frames river and harbor bills, will be ready to begin operations as soon as Congress convenes, and It is probable that, by holding dally sessions, the committee will be able to report soon after the holiday recess. All necessary data on which to base the new bill is in the hands of the com mittee, or will be there the first of De cember, for the Army Engineers, during the past two years, have been making surveys and estimates for new work and for the continuation of projects now under way. These reports have all been completed and under the rule now in force all river and harbor projects are based solely upon the findings and rec ommendations of the engineer officers. That Is to say, no work is authorized by Congress unless the engineers rec ommend it and no appropriations are made in excess of their estimates. Before reporting the bill, the river and harbor committee will probably give hearings to Congressmen who are inter ested In various works in their districts, but these hearings will be effective only as they support the recommendations of the engineer officers. W'ant Fixed Sum Yearly. No Congressman will be able to go be fore the committee and get an appro priation for a project that has been turned down by the Army Engineers; nor can he get an appropriation for a project that has never been examined by them. The most that can be hoped for in such cases Is authorization of surveys, such as are made in every- river and harbor bill. About the time that Congress convenes the National River and Harbor Con gress, an unofficial commercial organiza tion., will hold its annual session in Washington and will renew its old rec ommendation that Congress change Its policy by breaking away from the pres ent custom of appropriating for rivers and harbors every two years, and adopt ing the fixed policy of setting aside $50,000,000 annually for waterway im provement. The River and Harbor Con gress contends that the improveruent of inland waterways can be carried ahead more economically and more effectually If a fixed amount la appropriated, every year. This would guarantee continuous work on all projects, until completed, and would obviate the losses that an nually occur when work is stopped be cause money runs out. Clamor for Fifty Million. I'p to the present time the River and Harbor Congress has never made any impressslon upon the National Congress and it may not succeed this year, but it will be on hand to clamor for "rrf.000.009 a year," and members of the unofficial congress will do their utmost with mem bers of the National Congress to secure favorable consideration of their views. Fifty million dollars a year is more than Congress has ever appropriated for rivers and harbors, but not much In excess of recent years, for the last river and har bor bill carried upwards of $SO,000,000. or more than $40,000,000 a year for the two years provided for in its various items. But whatever form the river and har bor bill may take, it is almost certain to pass, and its aggregate appropriation will approach the figure asked for by the National River and Harbor Con gress. , GIRL'S DREAM WINS $72,000 Draws Lottery Prize and Notoriety Attracts Police to Crimes. MILAN. Dec. 5. (Special.) A good story is reported from Turin. Some daxs ago Rosa Tirone, a domestic serv ant in the employ of Dr. Cocilo, distin guished lawyer and ex-member of Par liament, dreamt that she was at a well drawing water. Suddenly her dead sweetheart appeared and said to her: "I remember thy love and want to re ward thee for it. Put these numbers In the Royal lottery. Thou shalt win." He then gave Tirone certain numbers which she used In the manner suggest ed, and induced her mistress to take a chance also. The result was astonish ing. Four of the numbers were drawn and Tirone won $72,000, while her mis tress who had wagered a smaller sum gained $6000. Naturally all the Italian newspapers reported the event, about which a con siderable fuss was made. Still more startling, however, was the sequel. On reading the name Tirone in the papers the police remembered that the young girl had several accounts open with justice. She had in fact had four sen tences pronounced against her, amount ing to a total of five years' penal serv itude for theft and swindling. So, amidst the glory and Interviews and the happiness of riches, she was arrested. HUNTING IS EXPENSIVE Annual Cost of Keeping Hounds in England Is $2,500,000. LONDON, Dec. 5. (Special.) The cost of hunting in the United Kingdom amounts to more than $1 $.250,000 per an num, said Mr. Howard Martin in his presidential address to the Surveyors' Institution in London the other day. "There are in the kingdom." he added, "about 450 hunting establishments, and, according to published statistics, the cost of maintaining all the stag and fox hounds amounts to $2,500,000 a year. Tho cost of the hunters kept in connection with the various packs ' amounts to at least $15.750.oiK per annum. In some of the counties the hounds are out once a week on the average, but in the most fashionable counties this average ia greatly exceeded. The material benefits conferred directly and indirectly on the rural districts by hunting are consider able, and in many cases are a valuable addition to the wage fund at a time when wages are lowest and work is slackest." AT FIFTEEN DOLLARS, You are given the free pick of any suit in the store no matter though they al ways sell at SIS. $20. $22.,W. $25, $27.50 aii'l' I even $:(0. All new, spick and span stylc too. Brownsville Woolen Mills Store, "d and Stark. To New York in 13 Days. Scrihncr's Magazine. As far back as the year 1772 there was a stage running from Boston to New York, which, if it had good luck and no serious breakdowns in t lie wild erness, pulled in over the Bowery road in 13 days witli its weary travel-soro passengers. They could have gone by the slow, sailing packets in much shorter time and with greater comforts, but even then in unfavorable weather they might beat around for more than a week be fore reaching their journey's end. Those early couches were not Intrust ed with the mail. Long before that time a monthly service had been established between these two points by the colo nial authorities, and the first postman to arrive from Boston had appeared on horseback in the little Dutch burgh of Haarlem In January, 1692, traveling 2T,0 mHes or more through the interven ing stretches of snow-locked forest and morass, with no better road to follow than an uncertain trail blazed with an ax. To Keep the Iron Handle Cool. ? Delineator. In making iron holders slip a little piece of asbestos between the outside and the filling. Tills will absolutely prevent burning through the holder, and the holder will last twice as long. In a onee-famnus tea district of India, the cultivation f rubber has driven tr,e production of the forrmtr second Dla nearly 17.000 acres being devoted to rul p plantations JOIN THE Via "The NORTH BANK ROAD" TO NATIONAL APPLE SH SPOKANE Friday, Dec. 1 1th Round Trip $14.95 Daylight Ride Down Columbia River on Return Trip For sleeping-car reservations, tickets and full information, apply to City Ticket Offices, 255 Morrison, corner Third; 122 Third street, near Washington, or at Depot, corner Eleventh and Hoyt streets. 1