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About Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1905)
A SINGULAR COMBINATION, EIDER HAGGARD, WEIRD FICTION WRITER; MODEL FARMER AND - POLITICAL ECONOMIST. Makes Official Report on Salvation Army Colonization Work. Would Direct the "Waste Forces of Benevolence." TT Birlpr Ilaecnrd is a man of con iua. At one time, lie is writing sueb impossible creations as "She" and "King Solomon's Minos," calling into Dlav a most vivid imagination, and settings, m weuu mu umtui intra- nt iinotlier time, he is actively superintending the worK on his mag nificent 200-acre English farm; next he is studying over some new imagin ative creation, wandering about his home, and not speaking to me mem bers of his family for a week at a time; and again lie is making an eco nomic study, under a government commission, of the social conditions of the poor in America. In a short interview with him, as he passed through Washington this year, on his way west, I found that he possessed eminently practical bard sense, while the imaginative streak of his charac ter did not manifest itself in the least, and I see now, that he has just made his report to the Hrltish Secretary of State for the Colonies, on his inspection of the three land settlements, which have been estab lished in California, Colorado and Ohio respectively, by the American branch of the Salvation Army. Colonization Work of Salvation Army At these three points the Salvation Army Jias established rural settle ments, taking worthy poor from the overcrowded cities, furnishing them with small tracts of land, sufficient money to get a start and make homes SOUND ADVICE FOR MEN. The Woman's Side of It Converge of the Proposition That the Wife Sho Id Not Burden Husband With Household Duties, ft i M1" - - A' 4 4 1 n I c I L...U,'., UJ J. LU- III III T, II. RIDER IIAOO ARD, for themselves, repayment for the cost of which is provided at low rates of Interest. Mr. Haggard expresses himself as extremely well satisfied with the re sults seen at tne rorc itnmie wuu ment in California, and the Fort Amity settlement in Colorado. The Ohio settlement ho leaves out of con sideration, as it Is principally devoted to the redemption of inebriates, and the carrying out of agricultural experi ments. At both Forts llouiio and Amity, ho found the settlers healthy, happy, hopeful and almost without exception doing well. Beginning in nearly every case with nothing, lu the course of about four years at Fort Uo mle, he found these settlers worth about $2,001) per head, nlxive all their debts and liabilities to the Salvation Army and others, and at Fort Amity, nn average of over $1,000 a head, which he thinks Is more than they could have possibly accumulated dur ing the same period as day laborers on the land or in the cities. Reason For Wide Encouragement. It Is truo that, although the set tlers themselves are doing well the Salvation Army, for the reason that unexpected ditlleulties In the open ing up of the land were encountered, was called upon to pay some $"0,tH0 for Its experience. Mr. Haggard de clares, however, that under all the cir cumstances, and In the fare of the principles demonstrated, and the suc cess won in every other direction, this experience has been very cheaply bought. "Further," lie says, "I cannot see any cause to fear a repetition of that loss In the future application of these principles. It Is therefore totally in accurate to say, as lias been done widely In press summaries if my re port, that these settlements are finan cially a failure." Would Systematize Philanthropy. Mr. Haggard proposes n Heheme, 1. o.," to combine a judicious use of the public credit, with that of what 1 have called, 'the waste forces of be nevolence,' and by means of these two levers, to lift some of the mass of human misery, which demonstrates Itself In the great cities of civilization, to a new level of plenty and content ment." He believes that If settlements are carried out on these lines, and espec ially if they are located upon good land, which lias cost the controlling autliorli'les little or nothing, there should be, as is indicated by the ta bles furnished in this report, no loss but even a considerable gain. O. M. Aneien t A d ult ecu lions. Adulteration laws appear to have been unite as necessary In the good old days as lu the sophisticated Twentieth Century. Even the adul teration of feather beds and bolsters had to be provided against. October 14, 1193, Is the date of a statute pro hibiting the sale lu English fairs or markets of these articles, or of pil lows, "except they be stuffed with one manoor of feathers." It expressly denounced the use of such "unlawful and corrupt stuffs" as "scalded feathers, or feu-down." The last suli stance Is tbe same as cotton grass, and was evidently In great demand as a ; fraudulent substitute In bed stuUing. ' In the Eighteenth Century, again, we find complaints of people who bought Xen-down at a halfpenny a pound, and oM It ftutung fathers At Upiic, Beginning away back with St. Paul, who admonished the women to keep si lent in the churches, the so-called weaker sex have been exhorted, ad vised and ridiculed; and a long list of conduct of the negative sort niappsJ out beginning with DON'T, and an equally lengthy array of the positive sort, starting with DO. And all this sago advice applies in turn to maid and wife, debutante and dowager. Now what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. .Why not some advice to men? Are you one of those men who con tinually leave their personal belong ings, their hats, canes, coats or slippers, wherever they've happened last to use them? Do you smoke your cigar in the par lor and let the ashes fall wheresoe'er they will, and that, too, after the regu lar Friday cleaning? And you en deavor to placate your wife with that superior sophistry about cigar ashes keeping out moths. Do you bury yourself in the morn' lng paper, even reading while eating, while your wife sits silent at the head of th table? Do you exclaim, or chuckle, or swear softly at the latest news, without sharing your informa tion with her? Do you compliment the little wo man when you are enjoying one of your good dinners, or do you find fault if the morning coffee is just the least bit below standard, though the pre vious twenty-five mornings you have drunk the amber liquid of surpassing excellence? Do you notice the new gown that has cost her days of thought and ef fort? Or do you say "ou women spend a whole lot of unnecessary thought and time upon clothes," and Uen take your new top-coat back to the tailor the sixth time because "it doesn't set just right?" Do you surprise your wife occa sionally by getting seats at the theatre and giving her a surprise party of two? Or do you say "Aw, go to the matinee if you want to see the show. 1 11 go to the ball game."? Do you tell her of your plans, your work, your perplexities? Do you hare with her your hopes and fears.' Do you let her know of the real life you lead so many hours each day? Or do you turn her questions with a brief "Women know nothing aoout business. It will only worry you."? Do you sometimes take her in your arms and say Little woman, you are a good wife a real help-meet."? Do you ever tell her the things you did in the sweetheart days? Or uo you let it go, thinking "She knows that anyway." The woman's field of labor, big man, Is narrow and circumscribed. It is bounded, ordinarily, by the walls of the house and the needs of the chil dren. Thi3 is her province and she glories In it. But know that she also longs for contact with the big world, for the mental stimulus that comes from dally association with men and affairs, for the joy of recognized compensation for services rendered. Because she is your wife, because she has entered into the domestic life, these things are denied her. Can't you be generous to the little woman? Can't you welcome her into your larger life? Can't you make her your real comrade your true helpmeet? DESTROYING THE QUEER LARGE SUMS OF CAPTURED COUNTERFEITS BURNED UP AND MELTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. Coin, Stamps, and Other Imitations Accumulate In Uncle Sam's Strong Box in Large Quantities. Valuable Counterfeiting Machinery. The periodical destruction of coun terfeit currency, spurious coin, post age stamps, revenue stamps and other contraband material captured from counterfeiters by the secret service, has been ordered by the Secretary of the Treasury. The accumulation of this stuff in the treasury i3 larger than usual. Three clerks in the cash room of the treasury have been delegated a committee to see that this "queer" money is done away with. Every two or three years so much counterfeit money and counterfeiting tools and implements accumulate in the office of Chief Wilkie, of the secret serv ice, that it; Is necessary to destroy it. The cnier notines me secretary or tne Treasury, who issues an order which sends the coin to the assay office, where all the silver and gold is melted or re duced from the mass, run into ingots, by the Chinese and presumably intro duced Into this country by them. It consists in taking a bag of gold dol lars and shaking them violently about for hours at a time, the result being that they are taken out badly worn and with a small deposit of gold at the bot tom of toe sack. The government also has In its pos session nnmerous counterfeits of for eign currency, principally Italian, Ger man and Austrian, though there is soma English and French. The gov ernment holds that it is as great a crime to falsify or counterfeit foreign obligations as it is to counterfeit our own. One of the features of this curious collection is the number of advertise ments so closely resembling money or stamps that the government officers de termined to take charge of them. CHARGES ADMISSION FOR CHARITY. Longest Bridge la the World. The longest bridge in the world is the Lion bridge, near Sangong, China, sup ported by over 300 huge stone arches and extending five and one-quarter miles over the arm of the Yellow Sea. CHIEF WILKIE Of The Secret Service, and sold, while the rest of the stuff, in cluding the base metal, such as dies, stamps, etc., is taken either to the navy yard or to a foundry and there de stroyed in the presence of secret serv ice officers, who make affidavits of the destruction to the Secretary. There has not been a house-cleaning of this kind since November, 1902. Valuable Counterfeiting Machinery. At present the contraband includes In addition to counterfeit notes, coins, postage and revenue stamps, valuable and costly type, by means of which counterfeiters print the Latin numerals on "queer" notes; inks, paints, acids, photographic apparatus, dies, molds, stamps and other accessories of the art of making fictitious money. This year a large batch of the Johnson-Hancock notes will be burned. They are known as the "Hancock 2s." They were made by the celebrated coun terfeiter Johnson of Detroit and were so nearly perfect that the government suspended the issue of this note. No doubt many of these counterfeits are still in circulation and performing the functions of real money. A number of notes made by the no torious but now "reformed" counter feiter Brockway will be destroyed. Even Pennies Counterfeited In the store room of the Secret Serv ice Bureau are many boxes of bad coins, Every coin of the United States from cents to ?20 gold pieces has been im itated, counterfeit nickles being found more frequently than silver or copper coins. In the collection is some gold coin that has been sweated. Sweating is an ancient and simple trick, long practiced European and Diplomatic Gossip. James J. Van Alan, the expatriated American millionaire, has taken a hint from the Duke of Westminster, who has for some time past charged all tourists or excursionists who desire to explore Eaton Hall and spend a day among the beautiful scenery on his Cheshire estate, 12 cents a head. So great has been the Influx of tourists to Rushton Hall, Mr. Van Alan's his toric place in Northamptonshire, dur ing this season, that, commencing with January 1, he proposes to follow the Duke's example with a condition .-lightly changed. The income derived from the Duke's visitors is divided among local charities. Mr. Van Alan will charge a maximum of 25 cents to all visitors from abroad and 12 cents to excursionist parties other than those who may come from the county of Northampton, to whom the grounds will be free on Mondays and Satur days. The income derived from all sources will be divided between the local infirmary and an institution for social Intercourse and educational im provement which he means to estab lish in the neighborhood for the bene fit of workingmen. It is estimated tl(at next yearwhen the house and grounds may be seen at the best, the income derived from this project will not fall far short of $5,000. King Leopold of Belgium, who is of ten mentioned as business paitner of 'i homas S. Walsh ,of Washington and Colorado, possesses considerable real estate in the French Riviera. His de- A SEQUOIA GIGANTEA. Restoration In Government Grounds of Tree Twenty Feet Thick. This picture represents the biggost tree in Washington and one of the "sights" of the National Capital. It has a strong attraction for strangers from afar and especially from the east and the south. This piece of a tree stands in the grounds of the De partment of Agriculture, east of the Administration building. The giant came from the Sequoia National Turk in California and was exhibited at the World's Fair nt Chi cago. At the close of the fair it was brought to Washington. It is twenty 1 k;. 7 1 ,f .'-''" Y) A Tension Indicator IS JUST WHAT THE WORD IMPLIES. It indicates . the state of the tension at a glance. Its use means time saving; and easier sewing;. It's our own invention and is found only on the feet In diameter and is called The General Noble in honor of the Secre tary of the Interior under whose ad ministration so mucli good was doiie for the big tree reservations of the raciflc coast. The cost of its trans portation to Chicago was $10,000. The interior is hollow and a spiral stairway leads to the platform at the top. I H3i w1 r! r! 7 -1 -"i;sSiNs 4? -0T' 1 tW,. THE MERGANSER WILD DUCK. MM! One of the most beautiful of wild dueks, with Its dark, glossy green head, rich, sulmou colored breast and strong ly marked wings, its voracious fish eating habits make the Jierganser uso less for food and thus an object but little troubled by sportsmen. A large number of local nnnios such as the goo sander, the shelldrake, saw-bill, diving goose, the weaser, have attached them selves to this large, handsome swim mer that studiously avoids man, even though no sportsman would trouble him, and that eludes pursuit by the most remarkable feats of diving and swimming. Eating is the cnief object lu life for the Merganser, who fre quently swallows a fish so large that It can not descend Into the stomach, but must remain partially in the dis tended throat until digested, piece meal. But this process is so rapid as to always leave the bird with a vora cious appetite ard drive it to desper ate rashnss to secure its prey. Swift currents with deep pools where the fish hide and foaming cataracts where they leap are the delight of the Merganser, whose marvelous diving and swimming ibl them to Uk heavy toll from the finny tribes. Cold has no terrors for these tough creatures and they swim as nimbly in the icy rivers of the north as in the waters of the Carribean. They "dive at a flash," and are as difficult to kill as the "water witch" itself. Only the most guileless housekeeper will look at any saw-billed duck in market the serrated mandibles Indi cating that the organ is used as a fish chopper, and fish food never makes good game meat The drake is a goregous hut vain nd selfish bird and immediately deserts the neighborhood when the six to twelve creamy buff eggs are being hatched. All the domestic duties then fall upon the devoted mother. "I once paddled after a brood," says Chamber lain in the Nature Library, "and though several times they were almost within reach of my landing net, they eluded every effort to capture them. Throughout the chase the mother kept close to the young birds, and several times swam across th bow of the ca noe In her efforts to draw my atten tion from the brood and to offer her self as a sacrifice tor their eicap," -5 r r o-r-v Jinn . V KING LEOPOLD OF BELGIUM. mesnes are at Villefranche sur Mere, near Nice. They are called the Col du Caire, and the Passable. Both have been enlarged soma few years ago, notably the Passable, to which has been added the whole of the western side of Cape Ferrat. In this portion of the newly acquired property a small port has been constructed for the King's yacht. Lady Henry Somerset, who is well known in this country from her great work in the interest of the temperance movement, has a woman footman, a female butler, and women in charge of her stables. Members of reigning " families, princes as well as princesses of the blood, have to obtain permission from the sovereign before they can leave the country, They are always expect ed to notify the monarch when they Intend to absent themselves from the town or city where the court happens to be in residence at the time. The late King Humbert of Italy on one occasion called his niece, Duchess Helen of Aosta, to severe account for having left Italy to visit her mother In France without previously obtaining his sanction. This rule, which Viceroy Lord Curzon also introduced in India, caused almost open rebellion among a number of the more powerful maharajahs and gaek wars of the empire, who on a number of occasions disregarded the Viceroy's rule and left the empire not only with out his sanction but against his strict est instructions. Tbe wealth of some of the Russian churches in costly gems, jewelry and precious stones is proverbial. Some churches in the United States, notwith standing they are not supported by the government, as they are in Russia and other countries, are gradually acquir ing rare paintings, statuary, stained glass windows and costly vestments. For Instance, the most costly mitre in the United States, a mitre which rep resents 10,000 worth of jewels and precious stones, is worn by Bishop Horstmann of the Cleveland diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Most of these jewels were presented to the church by Mr. Gordon, who also donat ed to the city of Cleveland his magnifi cent Gordon Park. Mr. Gordon was a father of Mrs. Daisy Hanna, wife of Dan. Hanna, son of the late Senator Hanna, VAN CALAVA. A Dress Made of Postage Stamps. An American lady wore a ball dress at a ball in Bermuda recently in whicn 30,000 stamps were used. Years were spent in the collection, and the dress was covered with stamps of all na tions. An eagle made entirely with brown Columbian stamps was the cen tre of the breast. Suspended from the talons was a globe made of very old blue revenue stamps. On either side of the globe was an American flag, the stripes of blue and red stamps. A collection of foreign stamps was past ed on the back of the bodice in the form of a shield. A large picture hai, covered with red and blue stamps, n mask and a very pretty fan cov ered entirely with pink, completed the costume. Improvising. "I admire that last piece you played, professor, immensely," said Mrs. Uaswefl. "It had a kind of wild freedom about it, you know, a sort of wierdness that touched me. Was it your own composition?" "Madam," coldly responded the em inent musician, who had been hired for the occasion, "I was putting a new string on my violin." "Old Probabilities" la Japan. While Japan has had meteorological stations on some of her very high mountains since 1S99. these were only in nse during the summer. An all the year station will now be opened on the summit of Mount Tsukaba, near Tokio. 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