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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1900)
ifmw-n i-Tff-- "5i(BymRW,,UW" A ()& tpK, , IVY ' I If THE KEW AJS( POttTT.AND, OREGON. J I i I STEAMERS ALTONA AND POMONA DAILY KXCKPT SUNDAY FOR Salem and Way Landings. 58 Jnveii Taylor street- " Salem Arrive Portland. SUNDAY TRIPS TO OREGON CITY, lavo Portland 10:7) A. M.. 2 hiiiI .':() 1'. M. lnu Oregon City 12.su, :i:!J0,C::w P. it Oregon City Trans. Co. PmmptiiL'M mill (iilok dlfpatchottriipcclnliy A. B. GRAHAM, Agent. Ofllce A ml whaif, foot ol Taylorflt. 1'liotic i "Did You Ever Try" Sunshine Tin' New Semiring floapT Tl nut ) oil aliimlil gUe It it lilnl ami Blue Mountain Soap Also Ttiry are nil iiiiin-rnl product nml It li marri'loii how they clean npillrl. WELL, I DON'T KNOW Mr. Johnson, you don't know WHAT'S GOOD If you have never tried ACME WHEAT FLAKES. We are headquarters for Ralson Health Club Foods. G ratio, Acme Rolled Oats Health Process Whole Wheat Flour. ACME MILLS COMPANY. 20-22 N. Front St. Phone 407. PORTLAND, OR. , p , cuiiiiisoH & co. Wheat and Stock Brokers iuiii;cr WIRES TO Now York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Second Floor, Chamber of Commerce. ESMOND HOTEL Poitlnnd, - - Oregon. -Front and Morrison Streets. KATICHi European Plan, 50c to $1.50 Per Day American Plan, $1 to $2 Per Dai OSCAR AMiEIISON, Manage. J.C. PENREUAHT.l hlcl Cli'la. MIIKN YOU IIUY .furniture, Carpets and Stoves Foil 11(11 HKKEKPISO Cut 'I hl Out mill (let it lli-tlui'llou at ..HENRY JENNINGS 172.174 First Street. MERCHANTS' BATHS PORCELAIN TUBS. Mei'clmnts' Motel 48 North Third Stroet. lift. I OIH'll Hllll l'l. FORBES-DAVIS FDEh CO. Coal and Wood. finite and Ynl. Hl-I K. Water Sliccl, 1'ltltTI.A.ND. OliEMlN. Oregon Phono Union sl. Columbia wit, r,:IU.M 7:IA.M 4:.1UP. M Telephone Nnrtli 311. KROCHMAN & HARTMAN Hardware, Tools and Gutlery Ajcnts for ATKIN'S CELEBRATED CROSS-CUT SAWS 1W J'HIBT BTHKKT. bet. Yamhill and Taylor, i'Ol;fl.AND, Oil, I. Vt. ALLEN ir,c,,saa Phono, Oregon Main 405, Columbia 4-14 Wilt and Marshall Sts., 23 rd and Savior Sis., PORTLAND, OREGON! Matters and Furnishers Sole ABenls for KNOX HATS ,.,'BUFFUlYl & PE(.DIiETOL 94 Third Street, PORTLAND, ORE. m GOLDEN WEST m BAKING POWDER 1 .4 - titmt'n it in rui(i:3i ;$wi It Is CHEAPEST pi It Is UEST im A. J. PARMER Wholesale and Retail GROCER.'.. LOWEST PRICES IN THE CITY Third St., Cor. Jefferson Both Phones. Dr. Fred. A. Reisacher ..DENTIST aradnate o( lha Northwettctn UnUvnlty inula! College, First-Class Work md Prices Reasonable 711 Ikuni llld'g, Cor. Third A Wanhlngton. fOUTLAMi, Or. Oregon 'Phono (Irecn l p. DRESSER & CO. - IMPORTERS 01'- liermao, French and English Delicacies Wholesale Mill Detail Dealer In Fine Groceries, ' Teas and... Table Delicacies CHOICE FAMILY LIQUORS Cor. Seventh k Washington Sts. PORTLAND, OREGON. l'lioiie ?n. USE'LUCKEL'S Borax Soap .For Washing .Flannels. Will Never Shrink Nor Harden. TRY ONE BAR AND BE CONVINCED. T VM KTriAriirctCstliflilYenrVeairaitk ft') KJl IUimutA Ilr.tmii, Portland, Or. sfP, LIPPINCOTT'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE A FAMILY LIBRARY The Bist In Current Literature 12 CoMncrc Novel Yearly MANY SHORT STORIES AND PAPERS ON TIMELY TOPICS $8.00 per year; 25 cts. a copy NO CONTINUED STORIES SVIRY NUMBER COMPLETE N ITSELF OUR BOYS AND GIRLS. THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF THE PAPER. Qnuliit OayliiBn'id Cute Polnaa of the Little Polka Everywhere, Untliered mid Printed Here for All Other tat tle Cue to Heud. After nil, what Is moro deceptive thnn httiilnn vision? Is not the optical Illu sion nn Iniportnnt Item In the stock nnd trntle of every nrofesfdonnl tnnglclun? Ilt'dldes, liow many paint of eyes lire perfect? Even granting perfection, how fur abort of photographic accuracy do they fall? , If we look nt tho ntnrs nt night they MAKK A TOP OP TltlM DIRC, Kl'f.V IT 1.T.VX TO Itlllltr, TIIK.V 1.V Till'. Ol'l'OSlTK ni IIKITIO.V. do not npiicnr nn points of light, but of (iilto iippici'liililu hIhc, and to uliort lighted people linini'iii-u. As n rule, In addition to tho dltTtiHed brightness round the point, one may observe hovcii or more short rays pointing out from tho center. You will probably nee the nnmo thing If you look at a street light. These rays aro due to the Hues which traverse the lens of our eye from the center to the circumference. They are usually from seven to ten In number, radlalltig from the center like the arms of a starllsh. As these lines nre formed of lens matlvr slightly denser and less OnSKIIVK THAT (INK 1'Allt OP LINKS LOOK llltAV AMI 1IIK OTItKItlll.ACK IUOAUSK 1IIK KYK In NKVnlt 1'KIIKhUrl.T H'litll 10 At.. trnnHpnreut than the rest of the lens, they give rise to these rays of light. The lum-nxed hIxc of the stars Is also partly due to the fact that the front of tho eye Is never a portion of a perfect sphere, but Is slightly moro curved In one direction than a not her, the direc tion ami degree of the curves varying In different eyes. TIiIb Is readily seen lu tho llgure lu which one pair of Hues look gray nml the other pair black. If tho page be held Nldoways, tho llies which looked gray will now appear black, ami the black Hues have become gray. Cl'T Ol 1' I lll OlM, MAKK A TOP OK IT, AND I'I.S PIIOM I.TKr TO IllOltr, AND YOU MI I, UK HlMtlMtlim. fa WW S A very curious Illusion I tine to tho fact that different wave lengths of light arrive at their maximum sensation at different time. TIiiih If a dhc bo cut out, ami made Into a top by mounting It on cardboard and pushing a wooden match through tim center, it will be noticed that If spun from left to right the outer bund will appear red and the Innermost one blue. If the top bo spun lu the opposite direction, the colors will be reversed. This Is known as Hen ham's color top. In the same way, If tho other dlo be made Into a top nnd spun, the white baud as It Is spun from left to right will appear fringed with colors. 1'iintuKP Stniiiiw lluvr 'tf r Murkr. Did you ever hold a sheet of white paper to the light ami notice white let ters or a tlguiv or some kind In It? That Is called the water mark. Most post age stamps nre water marked, some with letters, xouie with ligures, whllo others have some simple little charac ter. Very few stamps will reveal n water. mark when held to the light, but a simple way to detect them Is to pro cure an old "tint.'pe" picture. Lay the stamp upon the back of It, face down, and drop upon the stamp a few drops of gasoline. Tin water mark, If the stamp contains one will be readily discernible. Hpldrr ua Weuther I'rupheta. Mexican gypsies cuu foretell weather accurately. Of course they trade ou the kuowledge, but how do you suppose. they ofteu get It? Why, simply b Tvntchlng spiders, which generally alter their webs every twenty-four hours. The boys nnd girls will find It Interest ing to wntcb the little macbnlda. If you sec them nt work bright and enrly in the morning be sure of a clear day, and If they mnke the terminating lllu ments of their webs unusually long ex pect Hue weather to continue for nt least h week. If they are very busy between U nnd 7 o'clock In the evening look for n lovely night, or If they spin away while It Is raining have no doubt but tho sun will soon shine. If they destroy their webs and crawl nway to hide, conclude that continued storms nre certain. Ktephunt mid AYhnte. An tilepliant. eitine to the n.'U. menntng to tuke n swim; He spied n bather near the shore nnd thus nccuHted lilin: "Vmy enn you tell, my little friend I nni so big, you nee It there Im any pool about tliiit'n deep enough for me?" A mighty Wlinle rnlicil from the deep a head xo huge ami lull, The pompous Kleplntut sunk down; lie felt cxcecdliy; hiiiuII. "Yet," routed tliu YVhnle; "It's deep enough for me, and ho I think You limy II nd rmiiii If not otrald. Why llugrr on the brink?" St. Nicholas. Nelllc'a I.11111 1 Koo. Nellie was much Interested In Aunt .Mnry's chnndeller when she went to tho city to stay with her, and when sho went homo she exclaimed: "Oh, mother, I do wish we had n place for our lamps to roost on like Aunt Mary has!" ELECTRICITY TO SUBDUE FIRES. It. Ueo Muy Kvrntiiiilly l'ut uii l'.ud to Great CouMuicratlunB. Our great commercial growth re quires Improved and commensurate fa cilities for lire protection. Klectrlelty has been the means to meet the in creased demands of lighting and of dis infecting ou a large scale, of supplying the demands for power for transporta tion purposes thioughotit a large me tropolis; of curing dlhcnscs and pro longing life, and It will yet be tho agent used in preventing conllagratious and subduing them when once under full headway. The applications of this subtle ngcttt have become so universal that we feel safo lu even this prediction, for here, as probably lu all other ucs, It will llud Its greatest utility from the case lu which Its iiualltle.s may lie brought Into service from fur distant points, as well as for Its other wonderful quality of being spontaneous lu the manifesta tion of Its effects. Thesu two luhercut itmlltles above all others mnku It better adapted to modern uses, and, speaking lu general terms, as being superior to our present comparatively slow ami In effective means of lighting great tires. Tho Uoboken coullagratton presented the lamentable spectacle of a large amount of highly cnmhustlhlo material of great value, cloM'ly surrounded ou nearly all sides with water, lu fact an ocean to draw from, but scarcely nn effective drop to be utilized In time, that Is, -when most needed, at the com mencement. The old Idea of transporting heavy In struments over distances that take, up precious time, to lie used for lighting conllngintlons, appears to us ridiculous, when by quickly turning an electric switch there was to be had enough electric power ou tap In Uoboken to have almost washed instantly Into the rler the burning piers with their con tents and superstructures, even If only utilized from the vuutuge ground of the adjoining piers. That Is why we say that electricity, Instantaneous In Its operation, capable of transmitting great power effectively over long dlslnnces, will eventually bo universally used for lighting tires. Klectriclty. I'aotn About licit Unit'. An eminent man of science has re cently declared that rod-haired peoplo are far less apt to go bald than those wltli oilier rnlnl'cil hull'. Tim nvoniL-n I crop on the head of a red-haired per son Is only -il,-0) hnlrs. Onllnary dark hair Is far liner, and over three dark halts take up tho space of ono red one; 10.",tSK) nre about the average. Rut falr-lialred peoplo aro still better off; 110.0(10 to K'rO.OOO aro quite com mon number of hairs on the scalp of a falr-halred man or woman. This au thority does not comment on the pecu liarities of red-haired people, but It U well known that they aro of n more passlountn nature thnn others, and often of a flue and sensitive disposition nklu to what Is known ns the artistic temperament. Humanitarian. "Whnt h Slgb Cleans. "Sighing Is but another name for oxy gen starvation. The cause of sighing Is most frequently, worry. An lutervnl of several seconds often follows mo ments of mental disquietude, during which time the chest walls remain rigid until the Imperious demnud Is madu for oxygen, thus causing the deep In halation, It !s the expiration follow ing tho Inspiration that Is properly termed the sigh, nml this sigh Is simply nu effort of the organism to obtain the necessary supply of oxygen. The rem edy Is to ceai-o worrying. A little phi losophy will banish worry at once. Worry will do no good; It will rob out of pleasures when blessings do come, as one will not be in a condition to enjoy them. Ladles' Homo Journal. K.iikIIsIi llrtrmnliU. Advanced Kngllsh barmaids object tc that name, and call themselves "li censed victuallers' nslstnnts." No man cnu have too much good breeding and no woman can have too much r,ectlou. It una been truly said that more mea fall In lovr than lu war. T- 3. KADPERLY, DEALER IN HARDWARE. Htovcs, Range, Tin, Copper mul Ornlto troii.Wnrc, Crocket), lis?rc nnd Homo KiirtiUliltiR UociR Jobbing promptly at tCllll(x tn. a Ui-HJ Xlrst HI., ror. Alder, Odd Fellowi' Mdg., l'OItTLAXIt, ORKUON. K RANKit A KRAMKIt TAII.OR91 2JS iiiliigtnii Ptrect, I'ORTLAND, OltEOON. Kutii bll lied In New Yerlc 1712. New York,. ('Monro, HoMntt,' I'lillndelplila Petivur, Portland. DKVOK ,t RAYXOl.D? CO. l'iiliit. Colorii, VHrtilibv, Lead, llruelie, Aitlfti' MhIltIaI", Iki1phIp only. Nu. nul'lidl Slri'i't, corner I'lnu. l'lirlliinil, Or. '1'liunus, Oli'KOIl Jteil &, Cuilliubln 151 pORTI.ANl) LOAN OFFICE Dan Maiix, 1'rnprklor. ...Higncut l'rlce Paid for Old Gold nnd Slher.. No. 7t Third Street, Near Oak PORTLAND, OR. T.naim money on all kinds of u-enrlty. Unro leenied plcilRes apld for amount loaned. J. 11. WILD Jobbing and Retail Dealer In - WINES AND LIQUORS .. 132 Tlilrd Street, Opposite Mnsonlu Temple. Portland, Oregon. rn a. wood. Ii'e.M. ESTATE AND PENSION' ATTORNEY. Room lu, Oild FclloHk' JJutlilltic. PORTLAND, ORE. c. f). TINC1RY MANUFACTURING JEWELER. Diamond Metier. llfpalrltiK neatly done. Any de-Inn ol Jrnelrj mailuto order, I'pslaltft over The Famous. Comer Second and Murrlion Mrivln, Portland, Or. M V. A RIM F. W. A HISS A CO. Wliotciale brokerage and Coinmloilon No. M Front Street. Columbia 'Phone 2ti. Portland, Or. l)Onri.ANI) JEWELER AND OIT1CIAN Watch and. Cloek Repairing: Cleaning, 75c; iiihIii dprllig. "'if. All Mirk Kiinrnnlct'd. "pi-eiach'-flrom i"! up; rlmlcMi ce glaiuoi lor 1 1,7''. with the l""t Ii'Iiks. Kt tcitcd trie. 'I he Portland .liuotcr Hint Optician, RU Klrt St. near Alder. I IjlAlKllANKh' u STANDARD SCALES. Falilmnkf, Mome .t Company, Flrat and Stark Ntn-cli, Portland, Oregon, Telephone 84. , , . pAXTON, KRAUli SIMON Aituriieya-ai-Law. MO Chamber id Commerce, Portland , . ... l Oregon. it; 0. NOON IIAll CO. Manufacturers and Importer of IIAOS, 'I WINES. TENTS AND AWNINOS, FL.MIS AND MlNlStl 1IOHE. Ragicing Material, Canva, Sail Making In all It llranchva, Cotton Duckj CiirilKi,i'tc. Si-VA N. 1'lrit St. and 'JltVjp.vjH.'Jti) Clinch St., PORTLAND, OR. ) OWNIXtl, HOPKINS A- CO. nitoKEits. Ground Amir, chamber of Commerce, Portland, or. DkihI E, Under lliilldlnx, Seattle, Waih. Suit York stuck Exchange. I hliato Hoard of 'i'rtile. 'JOSEPH SUPPLE Proprietor of BOAT YARD AND MARINE WAYS Odlee and Yard, Foot of llelmont St., Columbia 'Pliunt iX3. PORTLAND, OR. K, Mnnton. E. Minjton. fnllE ANIIKt'SKR M'SCH-FIn lunch every I day. Ili'.l beer on arlti. Fine Hlnim, lli nors ami elcara. JtM Morrion st tor. sirlond, I'oitUnd, Or. E ASTERN OYSTER HOUSE KD. JOHNSON, Proprietor, Crrlili, when In tfon, cooked tn wine. S12 Wellington St., near Sixth. Oresun Plionc Red U.4. I ulumbla Pliiiim 77. PORTLAND, OR. riTRKIIiin Jt Hl'MASO.VS PHARMACY "Corner 2mt and WaliiiiKtnn St. strictly IiIkIi Kraile mcdli'lucx ui l(net prliea. Money kncd by pKliiinUIng n, fJtllE POPULAR l.'A Flrt Street, Ret, Waxhlngiun and Abler Phone Oregon lied f24 Phone Columbia MS Jtvll.V ECKLUND, Proprietor, Portland, Or, w 711.1.1AM RUSSELL MACKENZIE rURLIO ACCOUNTANT PORTLAND, OREGON J. P. MURPHY. T. N. STOLTZ. PARK SAUOON Corner Park and Burnside Sts. Fine "Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Private Rooms for Families. THE WASHINGTON lift INSURAKEE CO,, OE XNf YORK A policy holders' company. Its contract are plain, liort, eailly uude stood. ImsinteOable alter one )ear, Noii-(orfeitable after three 5 ear. , See our Portland agency, Waihlnglon build ing. C. L. FAY, General Agent. -THE- Multnomah Trunk Co MANUI'ACTURERS OK TRUNKS TRAVELING BAGS 4nd SAMPLE CASES Salesrooms 143-145 Sixth Street PORTLAND, OREGON. Bar Fixtures and ..Billiard Tables.. Have Re-established their busi ness in PORTLAND, at 49 Third Street. A full stock of Bar Fixtures, Bil liard and Pool Tables. Bowling Alleys and Supplies always on hand. EASY PAYMENTS. J. G. REDDICK, Manager. flfffiOOF & GO., FINEST QUALITY Hams Bacon Larcl When once you uee them you will find they iro tho finest flavored goods, fifth and Couch Sts. "THE TASTE TELLS" THAT CUDAHY'S REX HAMS. REX BACON REX LARD AND REX CANNED MEATS ARE THE BEST. ANN ARBOR .HOME BAKERY. One of the moil romplea baVerys In the Northwest, Bikes the Best Pullmii Bread In tie West M. SHIELDS, Prop. 347 Murrltvn SI. 1'OKTI.AKII, VK. And 49.1 Union Avenue, corner Sacramento, Alhina. Ilumr-madu bread, cake and ple. Haked beana and ItoMon Drown II read every eaturday. Tel. Red IW.'j Tel. ltol atl. ejil tri- nasMMMEMS memm WniSm ST. PAUL HOUSE Deutsche (Uttliani. v 1IAHUY SCIIOOf. Muag.r. Itooni With or Without Hoard, Sieclal Rates by the Month. Ilnrroom ami Howling Alley In Coiiiiectlnn. Five lllovls (rom Steam. hip PocW ami Union Depot. Oin Day and Niuht, Jt, 20, and North third Street PORTLAND, ORKliON USE" Red Seal Brand Hams Bacon Tor Quality Unsurpassed" tTr r &3. ajSfcaj-Si r lit I i I h j 1 OMAHA PACKING CO., Office, PiuoVeboniti 56-58-40 East Water St, aud w arthoutc PORTLAND, OR. tti -4 -A V , - -W A