The Oregon mist., January 03, 1913, Image 7

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PARCEL POST IS
GREAT SUCCESS
First Day's Business Shows
Benefits of New System.
Many Vnr Insurance Frture-Spe
cial Delivery Also Helps- Com
min Stamp Don't Co.
Washington, I). C. The liiiiuurn
t Ion of the parcel hhI system in
Washington wan an urxfuul ilW! sue
i'ckn. Owlnir to tlio number of nub
station it wan impoMMihle to ti ll with
accuracy the volume of business In the
city during the first day, but tlio nuin
ber of package bundled at tlio main
oltlce cemcd to warrant tho stuteim
that tho public ha ulckly adjusted
itelf to the new service ami will make
in ur h uho of it.
No report from poHtofllee through
out tin) country were received indicut
I ni any material diMiciilty In raring
for tho new businc. Hero in Wash
inKton nil patron com pi ic.l with the
rule in regard to the size and weight
of puckugeH and nonu had to bo re
funed.
My the payment of an additional 10
rent sender of pnrcel HHt package
may have them Insured anil about 10
ier cent of the packages were no in
sured. At thu main postofllce tha re
reipt of package averugiHl afioiit 17
an hour. Then- wan large bimincH in
the Male of parcel pKt stumps, many
being taken by colleltor. -
It la expected to ahow wonderful
growth when ita success la demon
Htrated to the people and they fiimo to
a full realisation of what it meuna to
them in the Having of time a well a
in rout of transportation.
The parcel t ay a turn worked
without a hitch during it firHt 24
hours in Now York. There waj little
nih, due tii the holiday, am) the
clerk were able canity to roK with
the liumncxn. It was aaid that the
first full duy'a busine there would
ahow a totnl of about 3ft0 package.
Potmater Morgan received on an
early train from Washington thnailver
loving cup aent by Poalmaater (general
Hitchcock to inaugurate the service.
Six frenh eggs, muiled from St.
I,ouis to LVlwanlxville, 111., euriy in
the morning, were returned at night
made Into cake. The egg were
mailed at the main pnstolfice at 12:05
o'clock a. m., and the rake wan deliv
ered at 7 p. m. Kdwardaville ia aliout
20 milea from St. Ixiuia.
A four und piece of aide pork,
mailed from Addinon, Mich., was the
Unit package received by parcel nmt
In l'etroit. The aerond waa a broken
home collar which a farmer at I'erk,
Mich., aent in for repair to a whole
ale harness dealer.
A brink business marked the open
Ing of the parrel pout service in Hon
ton, more than 100 pernona wating for
the aignal inaugurating the system at
midnight.
One of the ft rut parkagea waa a
amall put of I ion ton baked beans, aent
to Mayor r itzgcrald.
(Chicago 'a New Year reaolutinn to
make use of the natiun'a gift the
parcel Kit system was initiuteil the
fimt day by the aemling of approxi
mately 2.100 packageaof merchandine.
A mail-onler firm dcxsited 450 pack
age for delivery.
One concern alone bought 117,000
worth of atamM.
Dog la Sent ty Parcel Font.
Yonkera, N. Y. A brindle bulldog
waa the fimt pa rod pnat purkage
mailed in Yonkera. It waa in a box
addrenned to William Trievor, of SO
Woodworth avenue. Although live
animals are not accepted for trunspor
tation through the mails, I'ontmanter
Warren made an exception, n it wan
the firHt parcel, and had a rarrier d
liver it. The postmaster went in hi
private carriage to deliver jiersonally
a nix-pound roant from New York ad
drexed to a Yonkera houaewifc, so
it might be in time for dinner.
Kate Advance Delayed.
Wanhington, I). C The Interntnte
Commerce rommiHnion him aimpended
until May 2 the promsed advance in
cins and commodity rate between
Pacific Quint terminal and pointa in
Iowa, including north of Council Muff
and extending into Minnesota to St
I'util nnd Minneaiioli.
The rnilroada proposed to mivance
first-clan rate from $.1 to $.1.20, see-ond-i
lans $2.(i0 to I2.H5 and third-class
$2.20 to $2.3H, with a eorresiionding
Increase on lower clan He and num
erous commodities.
Tower Wirea Shot Down.
Mexico CM V ttohela nm anlH .
have ahot the jmwer transmission line
inim me nnea carrying mem rrnm the
Kiver Necaxa. In the State of Puchla,
to the capital, A 'hi reason I given
for the failure ot the electric power
aervlco of the city, which canned the
atoppngo of the streetcar line for sev
eral hours. The line were discon
nected at a distance of 20 milea from
the city. A partial aervlre of light
and power waa re-established.
San Joae After Record.
San Joae, Cal. Resident of San
Joae are hoping that for New Year's
day they will hold tho country's record
for quantity of parcel poHt packages
handled. To this end and for the
glorification of the Santa Clara valley
prune, two carloards of prune, done
into amall package, were aent out by
parcel post to addresses all over the
country. Directions for proper cook
ing of tho prunes were on each pack
age. Rebel General Defiant.
El Paso, Tex. "We will respect all
foreigners respecting us ; none others,"
aays a proclamation signed by General
Inez Salazar and 18 rebel generals,
copies of which were distributed along
the bonier. It also Is declar- ' I
the rebel will amiHiiuit
Is will,
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SNOWSLIDE CRUSHES TRAIN
Rain, Wind and Snow Do Immenae
Damage to Property. '
Ellensburg, Wanh. Snowaliite
cruahea 16 freight cars Into kind
ling. Seattle-lloilcr on rotary snow
plow on (ireat Northern road ex
plodes, injuring five, two fatally.
Aberdeen Traflic and wire com
munication badly hit by atorm
landslide throws two houses from
foundation shipping tied up.
Falls City, Or. Heaviest rain
ami wind atorm ever recorded.
Newport Kain heavy and wind
blows a gale, but no shipping dam
Bgo reported.
Iiallaa Telephone lines down
and bridges washed out with La
Creole river Hooding adjacent land.
Chehuila -Chehulis river on a
rampage for two days. Hig log
jam likely to break any time.
Vancouver Several Clark county
bridge and road washed out and
rainfall of Sunday 1.U2 inches.
Centralia Surrounding country
flooded citizen fear inundation in
business district.
Kllensbiirg, Wash. The Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound eusthound
fust freight, which was stulled in a
drift one mile west of Luconia, in
Snoitialmie Pas, Saturday afternoon,
was wrecked lute Monday by an ava
lanche that swept down the mountain
just when the train waa almost free
from the first drift.
Two looomotivea were knocked oft
the track and wrecked, 12 cars loaded
with Oriental import were smashed
Into small bits and 23 other car were
buried under the snow, part of which
is 15 feet deep.
Headmaster W. It. Hunt was caught
in the slide ami aeverely injured.
Snow conditions ' in the Cascade
mountains aro the worst in 20 years,
according to railroad officials here.
The Milwaukee wua completely tied
up by alide. The Northern Parifle
refused to handle Milwaukee train
over the mountain. Snow plow at
P.uston and Lester were wedged in the
snow.
A plow stationed at F.llcnshurg,
with a 15-foot double fan, released
one imprisoned plow. A locomotive
left the rail at huaton and turned on
it side.
A wrecking outfit left here by pe
ciul train, with 95 laborers following.
A foot of snow an hour was reported
at the summit. I-ower down rain fell
and then froze, forming a heavy cruat
on the snow and making conditions
much worse.
33 CONVICTED DYNAMITERS
RECEIVE THEIR SENTENCES
Indianapolia, Ind. Imprisonment in
tho Federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan., was imposed a a punishment up
on 33 labor union official convicted of
having engaged in tho destruction of
property by dynamiting over an area
tretehing from Itoston to Ix An
gele.
A the head of the union whose
strike was given as the motive for
promoting tho dynamite plots, Frank
M. Ryan wua sentenced to seven year'
imprisonment, the heaviest sentence of
all. He i president of the Ironwork
era' International union.
Of the 38 men convicted a conspir
ator ami aiders in the McNamara dy
namiting scheme, eiht other men
affiliated with Ryan were each sen
tencixl to prison term of six years.
two men each were sentenced to four
years, 12 men were each sentenced to
three years, four men were sentenced
to two years each, six men to one year
and one day each, and six men, includ
ing hdwurd Clark, of ( inrinnali, i
lynamiter who pleaded guilty, receiv
ed their liberty on susjiended sen-
lenren.
The elimination of those who re
ceived auended sentence left 33
who are to go to Iavenworth, where
the shorten! sentence will be one year
and one day.
Municipal Carlinc Pays.
San Francisco In tho first day and
a half of it oeration, San Francisco's
new municipal railway line returned
to the city a profit of fo32.75. The
first cur was cent out Saturday noon
and the receipt for the half day were
I74S.75. Sunday a receipts were f'JlO,
making a total of 1 1 fiftj. 75 for the day
and a half. The estimated operating
exH-nse of tho rood aro $450 a day
and the fixed charges on the minds
1234 a day. There is an owl service
with curs running every hour between
12:30 and 5:30 in tho morning.
Taintera Fall to Death.
Ran Francisco Falling six stories
lown a light-well in the Whitney
building and crashing through a sky
light into the rear room of a store be
low, John N. Crawford and Kdwsrd J.
Hannan, painters, were instantly
killed. Roth bodies were badly man
gled and it was with difficulty that
they were extricated from the tangled
ropes and debris which held them.
The men were at work 70 feet above
the skylight when one of the ropes on
which the hanging scaffold waa sus
pended gave way.
Arma Stored at Kl Paso.
El l'liso, Tex. At least 4000 rifles
nnd untold quantities of ammunition,
in shipments of from 5000 to 50,000
pound each, have been received here
within the lust three months, official
figure show. That the arms and
cartridges were not all sold to sports
men s iself-cvident. Some months ago
enforcement of neutrality was remov
ed from the Department of Justice's
secret agents along tho Imrdcr and
turned over to the War department.
Greeks Loae Naval Rattle.
London A naval battle between
Turkish and Creek forces occurred
;ff tho Island of Tenedos,
" veks 'ffored evere
flews agency dis
from Constantino-
38 CONVICTED IN
DYNAMITE CASES
Every kCount of Indictment Is
Upheld by Jury.
All Rut Two Are Members of Iron
workers' Union Two Ac
cused Men Cleared,
Indianapolis The United States
government with stem and decisive
swiftness took into its posaesHion 38
union labor officials, convicted of con
spiracy, of promoting explosions on
non-union work throughout the land,
of aiding in the destruction which
brought loss of life in Los Angeles,
and of currying on a "reign of tur
rorr" declared to be unparalleled in
the history of the country.
Almost the entire executive stuff of
the International Association of
itridgu & Structural Iron Workers wus
convicted. Only two oflieiuls of that
union now remain out of jail.
At the head of the list of those con
victed stands Frank Morun, the presi
dent.
It was of this union, with 12,000
members, that John J. McNamara was
secretary-treasurer while he conducted
the dynamiting!) out of which the pres
ent convictions grew.
The conviction, coming on a scale
unprecedented In a Federal court, were
an aftermath of the killing of 21 per
sons in the blowing up of the Los An
geles Times building on October 1,
l'JIO. McNamara and his brother,
James R., the Times dynamiters, are
convicts in California, and his fellow
officials, former associates of McNa
mara, are Federal prisoners here,
awaiting sentence.
Two of those convicted were not
affiliated with the Iron Workers'
union, but they were found guilty of
joining with the Iron Workers' officials
in promoting the conspiracy. One of
these is Olaf A. Tvietmoe, of San
Francisco, a recognized lalsar leader on
the Pacific Coast, the testimony
against whom was that he aided in
causing explosions in Los Angeles,
wrote letters about them and referred
to them as "Christmas presents" after
the fatal explosion in Los Angeles,
and that he aided in concealing evi
dence wanted in California. He is
secretary of the California Building
Trades Council.
GALE SENDS RARK ON REACH
British Four-Master Is Wrecked-
Crew of 30 Saved.
Aberdeen, Wash. Heroic work by
the Westport lifesaving rrew was all
that saved the officers and men, 30 in
all, of the Rritish four-masted bark
Torrisdule, which went ashore half i
mile south of the jetty near the en
tranre to Grays Harbor early Satur
day.
It was the fate of the vessel's crew
to realize that they were drifting to a
moHt certain death for several hours
before the Torrisdule finally struck.
Seven hours' work in a lifeboat in one
of the worst seas ever known along
the coast was the form of Providence
that saved Captain Collins and his
men.
Tho Torrisdule lies a total wreck on
her beam ends and with waves dushing
over her, not more thun H00 yards
from the high water line. Her back
is broken, and her crew aver that she
was leaking badly when ahe finally laid
over.
Chicago Drinka Less Reer.
Chicago Chicago and surrounding
territory consumed 221,945 fewer bar
rels of beer in 1012 than in the preced
ing 12 months, according to a rejKirt
filed recently by S. M. Finch, collector
of internal revenue. Hrewers explain
the decrease by the cool weather in
the early part of last summer, which
decreased the consumption of the pro
duct. The amount of spiritous liquors
consumed showed an increase. Taxes
collected this year on spirits in this
district amounted to $451,500 as
against $414,ti26 last year.
Rare Art Sale Probable.
Ixin lon - Negotiations are in prog
ress which may lead to one of the most
sensational sules of art treasures that
hus ever taken place in 1-ondon. It is
the public auction of the wonderful
treasures from the imjieriul palaces in
China. The Chinese palaces are vast
storehouses of art treasures. The late
dowuger empress was an assiduous col
lector, for she used to receive on her
birthdays quantities of bronzes, black
pearls anil gold ornaments of rare
workmanship from loyal subjects who
wished to buy her favor.
Chinese Aaka for Raby.
Ios Angeles A petition bearing the
signature of a Chinese seeking the
adoption of an American baby has
been pluced on file in the Superior
court. Tho child, nt the age of one
day, was found three years ago by
Lute W. Jimmie, the Chinese peti
tioner, on tho porch of a neighbor's
home, where it had been abandoned.
Lute is an American-born Chinese and
conducts a flourishing mercantile busi
ness. His wifo is a Caucasian.
Darrow Trial to Renin,
I.os Angeles The second trial of
Clnrence S. Darrow, the Chicago at
torney who was chief counsel in the
triul of James It. McNamara and who
wos indicted by the county grand jury
a year ago on two charges of jury
bribing, will be begun here January 20.
John D. r redericka, district attor
ney, said the conviction of the 38 union
men in Indianapolis would have no
effect upon tho Darrow case.
City's Carline Running:.
Sun Francisco The Geary-Street
Municipal railroad, running from the
renter of the business district to the
ocean beach, was formally declared In
operation Saturday. Mayor Rolph
paiii v; first nickel tancn In. Tho
road is ft- and a haif miles, lona
the estimate! -oat of construction and
COURTS PRAISED FOR WORK
Speaker Declares Rights of People
Are Fully Protected. .
Omaha-Frank 15. Kellogg, of St.
Paul, speaking before the meeting of
the Nebraska State liar association,
vigorously defended the integrity of
the American judiciary and condemned
what he said was a disposition of
these days to criticise the courts.
He said that of all the branches of
the government, the judicial, in his
opinion, is the least subject to the ex
ercise of arbitrary power, to scandal
or to improper influence. Kellogg
said ho believed it to be a fact that
the Supreme court of the United
States is the most progressive and lib
erul brbnch (of this government and
that it has always been solicitous of
the rights of the people.
Kellogg argued at length against at
tacks on the judiciary, because he said
he felt that the reiteration of these
unfounded charges has had a prejudi
cial effect upon the public mind. He
continued:
"The people (few, I am glad to say)
who are denouncing the Supreme court
as reactionary and the 'lust resort of
the vested Interests," should remember
that but for the decision of that court,
commencing with those written by
John Marshall and ending with the lat
est decision under the commerce
clause, the nution would have been
powerless before the greatest combinU'
tions of wealth and power that any
age has ever seen.
WILSON EXPECTS TO FIGHT
President-Elect Relieves, However,
in Retaining- Manners.
Staunton, Va. President-elect Wil
son, by birth a Virginian, but by adop
tion a son of NewJersey, proclaimed
the hope that his administration might
mean the final obliteration of every
thing that in the past divided the
North and South.
"I suggest an added significance to
the occasion, said Governor Wilson,
in presenting the greetings of New
Jersey to Virginia, "because it is a
son of the South who brings the greet
ings of the North."
Standing on the porch of Mary Bald
win Seminary, in the chapel of which
he was baptized, the president-elect
spoke to a great crowd gathered from
far and wide on the occasion of his
return to his native town on his 5tith
birthday anniversary. While Mr.
Wilson spoke with feeling of his hopes
for a spirit of reunion that would rec
ognize "neither region nor section,
nor North nor South, " he talked sig
nificantly of his future course in pol
itics, with particular reference to the
conduct of business.
The presidency, the governor said,
he regarded "as an office in which a
man must put on his war paint," but
he added that his visage was such that
he "did not mind marring it, for a man
can keep his manners and still fight"
POWER CLAIMS ARE HELD UP
Secretary Sees Plan to Block Gov
ernment Control.
Washington, D. C. By the joint
action of the War, Interior and Agri
cultural departments, extensive land
patents of the International Power &
Manufacturing company of the state
of Washington were held up because
of the belief of Secretary Fisher, as
expressed in a statement, that the
company was trying to "free itself
from all control by the government by
securing patents to lands under the
guise of mining claims or by railroad
scrip filings in combination with a
special dam license."
The company was planning to build
a series of power plants which, it was
estimated, would produce 200,000
horsepower, having a value of $5,000,
000 to $8,000,000 a year.
The power site is in the'so-called
"Z" canyon of the Tend d Oreille
river, situated partly in the Kaniksu
National forest and partly in a power
site reserve set aside by President
Taft.
Christmas Cost Carnegie $75,000.
New York Andrew Carnegie's mer
ry Christmas to his friends and rela
tives cost him $75,000. This amount
of money was sent out in checks espe
cially engraved with a bonier of holly
in amounts ranging from $50 to $1000.
Altogether about 500 persons had the
Christmas brightened and made a bit
more merry by Carnegie's remem
brances. He did not give any
amounts larger than $1000, and it was
charitable organizations for the most
part that received more than $500 of
the $75,000.
Larger Park Fund Urged.
Washington, D. C. In order to have
the national parks of the West in
shape to care for tourists expected
during the year of tho Panama-Pacific
hx position, Secretary of the Interior
Fisher estimates that an expenditure
of $733,000 will be needed in addition
to the $228,000 that congress granted
for use this year. "The parks," says
the secretary, "constitute ideal recre
ation grounds for thousands of people,
but the development and use of the
parks are seriously retarded by the
luck of adequate roads and trails."
Herrin's Position Secure.
San Francisco W. F. Herrin, vice-
president of the Southern Pacific com
pany, who arrived here for a five-day
visit, said that tho recent merger de
cision of the Supreme court would not
affect his position with the railroad or
that of President Sproule. "It will
affect such positions as the chairman
of tho board of directors," said Her
rin, "director of maintenance and way
and other positions on the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific railroads."
Home Left for Museum.
Furis The will of the . late' French
battle painter, Edouard Detaille,
leaves his residence as a museum of
historical costumes. One floor of the
house is to be devoted exc.'usiveiy ,Jo
um forma
taille also
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rOU CAN MAKE WASHING EASY
There Will Bt No Afttr Achts If the
Tubs Ara Only Placed
High Enough.
Tie washday Is often spoken of as
"blue Monday" because It I usually a
day of bard work followed by (lays
of recovery from such aches as on)
an thinks her due. Now, it has been
definitely proved, says J. Howard
Frlck, Instructor of Medical correction
gymnastic In the Samaritan hospital
of Gormantown, according; to ths New
York Tribune, that washing clothes
has nothing to do with making wont
an feel gloomy, but that the way stye
does It has all to do wltb her aftaV
health. I
Tha most common complaint f
women after a day's washing Is tr(a
terrible backache which almost com
pels them to go to bed. This Is some
times followed by headache In tlio
middle of the bead and behind the
eyes, which often last for days. Not,
what Is the cause of these after ef
fects? Certainly ordinary work should
not entail such after sufferings. The
whole cause Is the position of ttje
woman while working over the tuba.
The majority of wash benches are too
low and the woman must stoop over
while at work. This causes the mus
cles of the abdomen to relax, which al
lows the stomach, liver, kidneys, and,
In fact, all the organs, to fall forward
out of their normal positions, caus
ing the terrible after effects of such
work.
The proper position before a tub is
a perfectly erect position. Here it Is
Impossible for the abdominal organs
to fall out of position, as the abdom
inal wall Is tense, as It should be when
In the erect position.
Another point of value In the erect
position Is the fact that the wringing
of the clothes Is much easier, stnee
the whole force of the arm can be
used without having to exert an effort
to keep the erect position.
The lifting of the tubs Is an entire
ly unnecessary labor. When they are
not of the stationary kind they can
be emptied by means ot a siphon.
Cocoanut Candy.
One and a half cupful of soft pale
ellow sugar, half a cupful of dark
sugar, two and one-half ounces of des
iccated cocoanut. one heaping table
spoonful of butter, a quarter of a tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, half a
pint of cold water and two ounces of
plain fondant Put In pan the sugar,
water and cocoanut and stir and dis
solve, adding cream of tartar when It
boils. 6tlr most carefully all the time
and boll to 245 degrees F. Work the
fondant quite soft and pliable and nut
It In the batch and mix and stir It un
til It begins to grain. Pour Into but
tered tin and when half cold cut In
strips and wrap each In wax paper.
Tea Biscuit.
Take two cupfuls of sifted pastry
flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, one teaspoonful of salt, two table
spoonfuls of butter, two-thirds cupful
of milk.
After the flour has been sifted and
measured, add baking powder and
salt, sift again, then rub butter In
with the finger tips. Now with a fork
combine this and the milk, neither stir
nor knead, lust see that Ingredients
are blended, then take on lightly
floured board. With a floured rolling
pin roll Into a sheet a little more than
an Inch, cut with small round cutter
and bake In greased flat tins.
Worth Knowing.
To get rid of carpet moths scrub ths
floor with hot water made exceedingly
salty before laying the carpet and
sprinkle the carpet once a week befors
sweeping till the pests disappear.
To have gems bake nicely, when fill
ing the gem pans with batter leavs
one ot the cups empty and fll It wltb
water. The gems will not scorch when
this method Is followed and will brown
nicely.
Onion Chowder.
Two large onions, three good-sized
potatoes. Slice thin, put Into pan wltb
water enough to rook without burn
ing. When soft, mash very fine, leav
ing water In. Add one pint of milk
or more If desired, let come to a boll.
Have ready one egg well beaten In
serving dish and stir chowder Intc
egg. Season with pepper, salt and
butter. Fine for a cold day for lunch
eon.
Chocolate Cream Pie.
Here Is a chocolate cream pie which
every body likes and It has the merit of
being cheap. Into your double boiler
put one pint ot hot water. Wend to
gether one and one-half cups of sugar,
four tablespoons ot flour, two ot co
coa, butter size of small egg, a pinch
ot salt and stir Into the water. Cook
until thick. Cover with a deep pie
plate with rich pastry and set another
plate Inside mixture, cover with whip
ped cream and sprinkle with chopped
nuts.
. Fricasseed Lamb.
A cheap dish that is very nice:
Get three pounds of lamb (small pieces
will do and are cheaper), boll them
till tender, set away to cool. Reroovs
all the fat and cut In amall pieces.
Fry two or three slices ot salt pork
till fat Is all out, then put In the lamb
and broth. Add a piece of butter, salt
and pepper to taste. Let It boil and
then take out meat Thicken th
gravy and pour over meat
Mutton Broth.
Three pounds mutton, two quarti
cold water, one teaspoon salt, few
grains pepper, quarter cup barley
Wash and soak barley over night
Wipe meat, remove skin and fat and
cut Into pieces. Put In kettle with
bones and seasoning and cover with
cold water. Bring to boiling point
and simmer until meat Is tender
Strain. Remove fat Reheat and add
barley and cook until barley la tender.
Orange Layer Cake.
Rub to a cream one cupful of but
ter with" two cupfuls of sugar; sift
three cupfuls of flour with a heaping
teaspoonful of baking powder; four
eggs, whites and yolks beaten aepa
rVt" ipicne euprol of milk. Use any
desired flavh. i. and bake In Jay
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YANG-T3E, R1VLR SCENE
ONE may have journeyed up
the Hudson; steamed down
the whirlpool St Lawrence;
skirted cn the willow-lined
ilenimac; excursloned along
the Potomac; houseboated on the
Ohio; steamboated past the levees
of the Mississippi; barged at evening
on the Sacramento; seined in the Co
lumbia; mined on the Yukon; gath
ered rubber along the Congo; shot big
game by Zambesi's cataracts; attend
ed a regatta on the Thames; pulled
grapes on the Rhine hills; reveled In
art by the Arno; been stranded In
the Volga; swam the Tiber; crossed
the Jordan; floated under the Nile
palms; roamed In the palaces of the
Jumna; smelled the gbats of the
Ganges and the stench of the Hoogh
ly; hobnobbed with cannibals and
eaten Doorian nuts on the Irrawaddy
all these he may have done and
more, but his river reveries are In
complete unless he has sailed on
Chinese waters; for like everything
else In the Celestial land. Its rivers
are not like anything else found any
where else In the world.
Few have had the joy of exploring
the great Hoang-Ho or the Klang; but
those who know the latter put It first
among their river experiences, writes
Sarah O. Morrison. The Yangtse-KI-ang.
as most Americans call It Is the
third greatest river in the world, over
three thousand miles long and seven
teen miles v ide at Its mouth at Shang
hai, where the writer well remembers
its yellow flood which stained the
ocean for 150 miles from shore.
One may bave taken the 700-mlle
steamer trip up to Hankow; changed
for a smaller boat and three days'
ride to Shasl; then houseboated for
100 miles to Chungking, where one
sees the finest "hongs" on the street
ot the White Elephant It 's In the
houseboat days that one's adventures
begin and the grandeur of the Yangtse
Is encountered. Brown and blue and
white-Btrlped sails of many junks,
with long-queued, chanting crews, dot
the water between needle-splred pa
godas and bold headlands. At Ichang
and the river i a mass of blue-bodied
and yellow-decked native steamers;
war junks with red standards and
pennants and throbbing tom-toms.
Through Mountain Gorges.
During the next 500 miles the river
rises 500 feet as It runs through the
mountains ot the Seven Gates and
then the boat fights its way or
"tracks" along over thirteen big rap
ids and seventy-two minor ones. Yet
Lhls region of perils is annually trav
ersed by over seven thousand junks,
the average loss being more than
Ave hundred.
The mountain gorges being passed,
and these are often 1,800 feet high,
5ne finds himself in a rice-Irrigated
section, or, that Impossible, sugar
cane, sweet potatoes, or tea Is the or
der. Here the persistent, peculiar
Chinee lives simply, crudely and pic
turesquely, with no malice toward
"foreign devllB," a phrase never
heard In these parts. Here the head
man ot the village. In silken gown. !
jffers a hospitality of twenty or thirty I
courses from a central dish, his menu
ncludlng such rare delicacies as
shark's fins, rod-bladders, frog legs,
bird's nests and slugs.
Cut It Is given to more people to
ake the voyage from Hongkong to
PLOTS DESERVE A PENSION
Time Fiction Writere Retired Some
That Were Old In the Days of
Ancient Egypt
There are some "plots" In this
year's novels which ought to be re
tired on old age pensions.
There Is tho plot In which a poor,
persecuted nursemaid, or waitress, or
,herwoman always divinely beau
tiful of course Is driven to the deep
est depths ot gloom, only to come up
smilliig with an aristocratic family
and a millionaire lover.
That plot Is as old as Cinderella,
at least and hasn't been Improved on
a whit since the first telling.
There Is a plot which consists most
ly of mislaid architecture; gloomy
castles with secret openings In the
walls, and underground passages lead
ing anywhere, and doors In the wain
scoting that turn on the pressure of a
hidden spring, and all that sort of
toft.
oodlr share of the stories of aa
stent BsTTDt wore baaed oa this plot
let la ear of grace lttt, other- j
- turn. " w.-z.mJ- J-x , x
Canton on the Pearl river, la south
ern China.
It was evening when we left Hong
kong on the 'Tow An" en route lor
the blue city of Canton, ninety mile
up the Pearl river. Twenty thousand
Chinese are said to live In this har
bor entirely on boats. In sampans
where shrill-voiced women steer,
cook, scull, raise families, drive bar
gains. It is a picturesque locality at
night when there are hundreds of
boats drawn up side by side, their
masts gently raking the air "a tfielf
sway up and down, their dark sails
clinging and flapping against the rig
ging, the straining timbers and creak
ing tillers adding a subtile sense off'
action, while the arch of each mat
forms a cave of light against which
the whole family Is silhouetted as)
they cluster about the low, round tsv
ble to bolt their rice. The light ot the
lantern falls on a circle ot yellow
faces, casting strange shadows oa the
reof, i
Guard Against Pirates. 1
From the hurricane deck we
watched the city lights and the moon
until the one dwindled to a mere line
and the bleak headlands shut out the
other, leaving us only a narrow,
gloomy stream. Screened off from us
by heavy Iron bars were the natives,
and firearms were stacked in consple- -uous
places, as protection against pi
rates. The better class ot Chinamen
sat around on chairs, or laid on mate
with their little bundles huddled up
beside them. The coolies occupied the
lower deck, thick as blackberries In
August but they were more suggestive
of rats with their long, black queues
and scuttling, noiseless motions. .
When I reached the deck next morn
ing we had passed Lin tin Island, fa
mous In 1S30 as a freebooter's haven,
and were steaming past an old Chi
nese fort In the Tiger's Mouth. No
sentries saluted; the guns were cov
ered up; but the glorious yellow flag
with the dragon floated above. It was
here the Chinese bad their "Opium
Party" in 1841. when the English gov
ernment tried to force them to admit
opium, and the "heathen Chinee"
Cared to think he had a right to drive
tfceir ships out pf Celestial waters.
The sun shone brightly on the
muddy river that morning, and on the
numerous bits of picturesque craft
(some man-propelled men walking
on tread wheels); on the wide-spreading
fields and shapely lochee trees;
the strange-looking pagodas (fantas
tic, hollow towers of brick, about ZOO
feet high, adorned with numerous cir
cular terraces ornamented with trees
and bushes). In that silvery, haxy
light no one ever thought of pirates,
nor that the little yellow rolls of mat
ting by the water's edge contained un
welcome little girls left there to die;
but It was sickening enough when we
churned up one as we were making
our landing at Canton.
1 have heard friends tell of thelt
landing at Joppa and at Pernambuco.
and I have landed at Matras w hen It
was necessary to beat the natives over
the head with strong clubs In order to
get Into the mesullah boats to be
rowed to shore; but at Canton the
river was so crowded with sampans
there seemed no place to land at all.
fcr at Canton 400.000 people live ia
their beats, and these are lined op
from three to ten deep along shore.
wise respectable writers are not
ahannd to drive the 3.000-year old
hack abroad in daylight, dragging a
fuil array of the latest millinery be
hind them. It's shameful.
Then there Is the plot of burlecf
treasure and a hidden or destroyed
will, and usually a faithful ghost who
Babbles spiritual Esperanto till some
knowing creature conies along and In
terprets. Next to the exploits of saints and
monks, this was the favorite plot of
the alleged stories of tho middle ages.
It was so hard worked then that It
has walked with a limp and a list to
port ever since, but it Is still thumped
along by hard hearted creatures with,
a typewriter.
An old-age pension for plots. That
Is the most obvious need of present
day literature. Rut how such a device
would cut the Income of many a pop
ular author I Chicago Journal'
Te Determine Child's Pttaessv
The Buffalo health desrtmn w.""
hare a dessu-tmeat of cv
esamlne ail apKM
oertlfle
j
equipment ia $1,643,721.
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