THE jsEW AGE, PORTI. AJSTD, OBEGrON.
TOPICS OF j
THE TIMES.
nusRcll Sngo snyB ho docs not rejrnrd
ft ns a disgrace to (Ho rlcli. Wo sus
pected tlutt he hold some uch view.
A woninn fjot ho stirred up while
rending otic of Mnrlc Corclll'fl novels
tlmt she killed licr lniHlmnd. It doesn't
tnke much to throw boido people off
their balnncc.
Nlcoln Testa declares tlmt there Is no
limit to the distance messages mny bo
went by wireless telegraph. Why
doesn't he stop declaring long enough
to send u few?
And now n scientist hns discovered
tlmt the earth Is pear-shnped. tl Is sin
gular that none of the people who are
pcrpetunlly scrambling over It ever no
ticed that fact before.
Two men died from eating an oyster
stew which contained oysters. This
goes to show that persons who want to
?nt absolutely safe oyster stows should
patronize "church socials."
A woman In n neighboring State has
ndvertlsed herself ns a candidate for
the attentions of the fool-killer, and In
the time-worn way of shooting a man
with a revolver that sho did not know
was loaded.
No less an authority than Justlco
Ilrcwer tells the Yale students that
the Jury system as conducted In the
United States Is little better than a
relic of barbarism. It Is not hnrd to
believe hlin.
A Western woman pleads In defense
of murdering her husband that she
had been reading Mario Corelll's novel,
"Thelma." It may come to a point
where husbands whoso wives read
Marie's eccentric spoutlngs will have
to wear armor day and night.
Events In China seciu to prove that
the civilized soldier when lighting
against barbarlaiiH rapidly sinks to the
level of his opponents, "Scratch a Hus
ln n and you will llnd a Tartar" Is the
old saying. Amended It might read:
"Scratch a civilized white man and
you will find a primitive troglodyte, n
envo dweller of the stono age."
Much attention Is being attracted by
a decision of Judge Kursmau, of the
New York Supreme Court, excluding
expert testimony as to handwriting.
There has been a great deal of dissat
isfaction throughout the country with
ao-callcd expert testimony of nil sorts,
Important cases have shown such ex(
trnordlunry coulllcts of testimony by
physicians, handwriting experts and
others that tho value of such testi
mony Is gravely doubted, and It Is
more than probable that the lead made
by Judge KurHUian may be followed
by other courts until expert testimony
will be largely restricted, If not entirely
abolished.
As defenders of property ngnlnst tho
attacks of would-bu burglars woman
la making a record for her.elf In theso
days that Is not to be despised. For
merly tho Impression prevailed that
the thief who was shrewd enough to
elect a house for his operations from
which the male members of the family
were absent was pretty well assured
of an easy Job. A number of recent
events go to disprove this theory. The
other day In Chicago tho young cash
ier of a restaurant pointed an old rusty
revolver at the head of u highway
man who sought to snatch the money
drawer, and the thief Incontinently
fled. In New York Mrs. Louise I'ryor
was robbed of her diamonds and mon
ey after being knocked down with a
bludgeon. Hut tho plucky woman
neither fainted nop remained helpless
from fright. At an opportune moment
ho kicked tho burglar on tho shins,
throwing him to tho ground. Seizing
bin fallen weapon, sho promptly chased
hint Into the arms of a policeman. Tho
moral of this new courage on the part
of women Is one that should bo taken
to heart by tho adventurous highway
man, to tho end that defenseless wom
en shall no longer bo considered an
aay marks for his operations.
it la said on good authority that mag
sullies for children are disappearing.
There Is not the demand for them there
was a generation ago. This does not
mean that children are reading less, but
their reading Is of a different kind.
They prefer books to magazines. They
lrtio tho coherent story rather than tho
crappy niHtter In the periodical. They
do not like to wait a month for tho con
IIiiuihI story. I'ublle libraries have had
much to do tu bringing about , tho
change, Almost every public library
has Its children's department of well
elected books, and children from tho
humblest, as well as from tho richest
homes may bo seen aiiy day In tho pub
lic library eujoylug tho choice books
before them. Tho lutlueuco of public
schools has been an Important factor
of Into tu developing In children a taste
for good literature. Not only the read
lug book proper, with Its best selections
from tho bent authors, Is placed In tho
hands of the child, but the reading mat
ter supplementary to this, which has
been choseu with wlso wire, Is nlso a
part of the child's education. Kutlre
lories from Scott, Hawthorne, Ixnilsa
Alcott, Dickens, Washington Irving,
mid a host of other writers are glveu to
children as uipplementnry reading mat
ter, This has undoubtedly lutlucnccd
their tiuto for classics and for BUndard
-work vlot valuo U uuueatioued. lu
the higher grades entire plays of
Shakepeare are read, and the child who
leaves the grammar school has had the
privilege of a glimpse at least Into the
world's best literature. Further than
this, children In our public schools are
encouraged to take nn Interest not only
In the history of the past, but In cur
rent history the Important news of the
day. To form the habit of reading a
good dally paper, to know how to read
It since the process of selection Is dif
ferent with different Individuals to
be able to distinguish a passing fact
which may have llttlo value from the
significant event which will change
history these are a part of the educa
tion of the child In our public schools
to-day. With all the defects In our
school system It Is one of the most
hopeful signs of the times that a taste
for better reading Is noticeable In the
children of to-day.
In a recent address Senator Hoar said
tho most distinctive single characteris
tic of our time Is the rapid and easy ac
cumulation of great wealth lu Individ
ual hands. He discussed the phenom
enon with his customary calmness and
good Judgment. He said It was In some
respects n public danger. As a whole
his view Is optimistic, for ho believes
the dangers to be of n temporary and
curablo nature. Senator Hoar Is not
one of those who fear tho unsettling of
our republican Institutions through the
agency of a permanent aristocracy of
wealth. In one or two generations, he
says, most of these great family for
tunes go back Into the general mass of
smaller holdings or are set apart for
public purposes. As a rule tho rich
men of this country havo been stirred
with a generous ambition to use a
large part of their wealth for public
purposes. Voluntary contributions for
education alone In the last quarter of a
century, exclusive of gifts to libraries,
have amounted to nearly $.'100,000,000.
Tho absence of a law of entail Insures
tho dividing of fortunes among the
children, and many of these show n
genius for spending equal to the fath
er's genius for acquiring. Our Inws
forbid tho tying up of wealth for n
period longer than twenty-ouo years
beyond tho life of a living heir. This
prevents any large mass of capital
from growing by accumulation for
more than a generation. It Insures the
ultimate distribution of largo fortunes
among tho people lu tho form of wages
or public donations. One of the bad
effects of vast fortunes Is their ten
dency to substitute luxury and extrav
aganco lu place of the plain living and
high thinking of our fathers. The sight
of such lavish display tempts many
foolish people to live beyond theli
means. Still worse Is the tendency In
some (iiinrters to use money for cor
rupt political ends. "Tho millionaire
who would corrupt a great stato to get
a great olllce," Mr. Hoar says, "must be
inado to feel that his success will bring
with It neither Joy nor honor. Let) pub
lic contempt and scorn blast him. Let
him bo avoided as ono with leprosy."
If the whipping post and the branding
Iron are over brought back Into use, ho
ndds, their tlrst victims should bo the
rich men who deliberately debauch poll
tics and buy their way Into high otliccs.
Ho draws comfort from the fact that
Kngland has gone through nil era of
worse political corruption than the
United States has ever known and has
come out regenerated. What Knglnnd
has done America can do, for tho great
mass of the American pcoplo Is honest,
patriotic and Incorruptible.
Htcml on Yellow Journals.
"W. T. Stead, last summer, gnvo me
n rather original description of (he
American jollow Journal from his view
point. " 'It Is,' said he, 'like a magnificent
cruiser, that has been tullt without re
gard to expense, that Is provided with
the latest and most effective arma
ment manned by tho choicest of crew
and marine experts, provisioned care
fully for a year's cruise, nnd In every
way lacking nothing excepting that
when the captain gets to sea ho sudden
ly discovers that the compass has been
left behind 1'
"Mr. Stead also added that the trouble
with tho yellow Journnl proprietor was
that ho had no soul. Hut this opens up
a question that Messrs. Heuuett, Pulit
zer and Hearst would probably object
to have discussed. Their papers are un
doubtedly responsible for many actions
that are harmful and uncalled-for. On
the other hand, I have known all of
them to display feeling at times that
would Beem to disprove Mr. Stead's as
sertionfor example, tho retaining of a
valueless employee Just as beneficiary,
or the sending nwny on a long trip for
recuperation of n reporter or editor
whoso health has been wrecked."
AUeu Sungreo lu Aluslee's.
Interest Iiik Though Clrflwuoiue.
Ono of tho most Interesting features
of tho national capital Is generally over
looked by visitors. It Is the crypt In the
basement, directly under the dome,
which wib prepnred for the reception
of Washington's body. Virginia decllu
ed to relinquish the renmlns and they
rest at Mount Yernou. An effort wiih
mado to have tho body of General
Grant deposited hero nnd New York
arose lu protest. The only occupant of
tho crypt now Is the historic bier upon
which have rested tho remains of John
Q. Adams, Abraham Lincoln, James A.
Garfield, Chief Justlco Walto and
General John A. I.ogan.
GllmbtHl Mont llUuo.
Ono hundred and forty-one tourists,
composing seventy-seven parties, or
said to have climbed Mont Ulanc be
tween June U and Oct. 1 of the year
UWO. Of theso climbers thtrty-ulno
were 8wUs, thirty-eight Kronen, fifteen
German and thirteen American. No
other country waa represented by
more thau nvo climber.
LEADING BUSINESS FIRMS OF
EASTERN OREGON.
T ALSTON k CO.
Dealer In
iCtt
Furniture, Carpet, Wall Taper and Shades.
Undeitaklug Uouds.
f
LA OKANDK, OR.
4"
J.
W. WISDOM & CO. ' - -$
Druggists and Apothecaries.
Prescriptions carefully compounded. Toilet
Article. ' ,.
Main Street, BAKER CITY, Oil.
iy PATTERSON
Proprietor ot
THE EXCHANOE 8ALOON :
Sole Agent for "Old Barbec," Woodford
County, Kjr., Whiskey.
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
WATERMAN b BCIIMITZ
Wholesale and Retail Dealer la
WINES, LIQUORS AND'CIOARc
BAKER CITY, OR.
- :(
m C. TAYLOR
THE "HARDWARE MAN."
Hardware. Stove. Tin and Copperware.
Lime, Plaiter, Cement, Coal, Irou and
Btcel and Hydraulic Pipe,
U Main Street.
PENDLETON, OR.
nTAR BREWERY CO.
Brewer and Bottler of the Kamou.
HOP OOLD BEER
VANCOUVER, WABH.
w.
B. BOWMAN
I
PHOTOORAI'HIC AND LANDSCAPE ARTIST
View of All Description
Specialty, Kodak Developing ami Finishing
Main St., Near Bridge, 1
PENDLETON, OREOON.j
KOEPPEN'S
PHARMACY...
Everything; that is fccp( In a
modem and up-to-date Wug
itorc. Prescription f and
Family Recipe put up by
competent men, from; putt
dtugt.JJJ -Wr
A, C, KOEPPEN & BR0
Manufacturing Chomlsts,
1 15 Court Street., Pendleton, Oregon.
THE MINT SALOON
O. L. MELLQUItT, Prop.
BEST BRANDS OK WINE8 '
AND LIQUORS
IMPORTED AND
DOMESTIC! .
CIUARS.....
Corner Dornt Street and
Jefferson Avenue, , LA BltAMDt, OH,
The Leading
FURNITURE DEALER
AND
OF EASTERN OREQON IS
.M. A. RADER..
Funeral Director and Embalmer
Lady Assistant.
I'ENDLKTON
OKKUON
Hotel
Pendleton
E. J. MOORE,
Proprietor.
PENDLETON
OR.
HENRY RUST
Pacific Brewery
BAKER CITY, ORGEON.
A. NEUBERGER
DIALER IN
Fine Qlhiskies ind Cigars
Heaiauarter for HIhimt
asW TGmsjurckl Mesw
AKIRaTY . OMGON
Leading Business flu ol He Dalles
T
HE CELEBRATED COLUMBIA BREWERY
AUOU8T BUCIILER, Prop.
Till uel.-knnwn brewery In now turning out
tlio best ilecrund Portcrcast of tho Casciides.
Tlic latest Mppllancc for tlio manufacture of
good healthful Beer have been Introduced, nnd
only tho rlrst-cluss article wilt be placed on the
market.
Eaat Second Street
THE DALLES, OR.
MAYS & CROWE
Wholesale A Retail Denier In
HARDWARE. STOYES AND TINWARE
Farm Machinery, Implements,
Wagons and Carriages.
Iron, Steel, Coal and Blacksmiths'
Supplies.
Hardwood and Wagon Makers' Materials,
Bicycles, Guns, Ammunition, and Sporting
Goods, Etc
Z. F. MOODY
THE D.UI.ES, OR.
General Forwarding
AND
Commission Merchant.
Ofllcci and Warehouses at
RAILROAD AND STEAMER DEPOTS
Wool handling our specialty.
Grain bought and told,
When in The Dalles
CALL AT
the BANK CAFE
Next Door to tho Pint National Bank.
The Only Flrat'Clats Place In the City.
Choioe Liquors, Wines and Cigars
O. J. STUMUNO, Prop.
The Regulator Line
The Dalles, Portland I Astoria
... NAVIGATION COMPANY ...
Through Freight
Passer, gar Lfitm
Daily Line of Steamers Between Portland,
Vancouver, Cascade Locks, Hood River
and All Points on the Washington Side.
TueStramera Dalles City and Regulator leavo
Portland every morning (except Sunday) at 7
and The Dalles at 8 A. M., arriving at dettlua
tlon In ample time tor outgoing trains.
FrmltM Rmtmm Grimily Htduemd.
W. C. ALLAWAY. fien. Agent,
Foot ot Court Street, The Dalles, Or.
Baggage and Omnibus Transfer
...OOMPANY...
Office 8. W. Cor. Fourth and Stark Bti.
Telephone 639. POIITLAND, OHEQON.
Exchange Your Checks With Messenger
on Trains and Order Carriages or Coupes.
Baggage checked at resi
dence to any deatination.
Ilranch Offices; Hotel Portland: United
Carriage Co., Seventh end Taylor.
L. H. ADAMS, Mgr.
GO TO
SPANISH ORIGINAL TAHALE
...RESTAURANT...
266 Divli Street, Bet. Tblrd tod Fourth
For the Best Meal tor the Price
In the city.
Quiet and Clean. Cooking by Noted Chefs.
In. t. I
Fire Insurance
Real Estate
Loans...
Rents...
264 STARK STREET
HI
BY BAIL AND tTATKR.
.Ml
OREGON
Shot line
andUnion Pacific
Dinar
TIME SCHEDULES
Portland. Or.
ARRIVK
Chicago
Portland
Speolal
9:uop m.
via mint;
lugtun.
Bntt l4ikc, Denver,
Ft. Worth.Omaha,
Kana City, St.
Louls.Chlcagoand
East.
(iTOp.m,
Atlantlo
Express
9:uop. in.
via Hunt
ington Bait Lake, Denver,
Ft. Worlh.Omahi,
Kama City, Bt.
Louli.Ciilvagoaud
Eaat.
8:40 a.m.
Pt. Pl.ul
Fat Mall
0:on p. in.
v'a
Spokane
Walla Walla 1wla.
ton, Bpnkniie, Mill
tienpoll,Ht. I'aiii,
Duluth. Mlltrnu.
kee,ChlcaKo&Eat
7:00 a, ra.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
KItOM PORTLAND.
I. oop.m.
All sailing date
subject to change
For San Fraud co
balt every 5 days.
4:00 p.m.
Dally
Ex. Sunday
DiOOti.m.
Baturday
lOjpO p. in.
Columbia Rlvsr
lltamtrt.
i 00 p.m.
Kz. Sunday
To Aitorla and Way
i.aiiiinigi.
0:00 a.m.
Ex. Sunday
Wlllimtltt Rlr.
4:80 p.m.
Kx.Bunday
Oregon City, New
ucrg. naiein, iimo-
K
euuenro A way
.audlngi.
7:00 a. m.
Tun., Thur.
and Bat.
Wlllamttlt and Yam.
hill Hltars.
n:aop. m.
Mon,. Wed.
and Frl.
Oregon City, Day.
ion,ii nay i.auu
Inga.
6:00 a. m.
Tun., Thur.
and Bat.
Mlllamtlt Rltir.
4:80 p.m.
Mon., Wed.
and Frl.
Portland to Corral.
Ila A Way Laud'
logs.
I.r. Hlparla
Biltta.m,
Dally
fnakt Rltir.
Lv.Lewliton
Dally
0 a. in.
Hlparla lo totTlilou
W. D. SMITH, Agent, Moro, Oregon.
A. L. CRAIG,
General Passenger Agout, Portland, Or.
V. A. BCIIILLINa. City Ticket Agent,
2M aihlngtou Street.
...T1IB,.
Pioneer Dining-Car Line
Til K
Yellowstone National Park Route
TIMK CUtD-l'OltTI.ANn.
For Tacoma, Beattle,
Olympta.llra) 'a Harbor
aim p uwi neiui poinis
iKilann. Lew litnn.Mos
No. 12
Leaves
llUl'.U,
cow, Pullman, Orange
No. 11
Arrives
7:00 A. M.
vine, iMoiiia, nuieua,
llutte, bt. Paul, Mlune.
ax)tl, Chicago, Wath
Ington D. ()., Philadel
phia, New York, Iloston
and alt polnta east and
ouiueast.
For Tacoma. Seattle.
No. 4
11:30 P, M.
Spokane. Ilutte, Ana
conda, Hillings. Omaha,
Kansas City, Bt. Loulu,
Denver and all points
No. 3
7:30 P. M.
ouui aim ouiueast.
Through service. Dining earn. Pullman
flrit-clasa and upholitercd Tourist Sleepers.
Unexcelled accommodation. IiaL.ifiii.iihiki
to destination ol tickets.
For full Information, tickets, maps ol routes
and other Information, call on or write
A. D. CHARLTON,
Assistant fleneral Pasienger agent.
135 Morrison St., cor. Third. Portland, Or.
STEAMERS
ALTONA AND POMONA
DAILY EXCEPT EUNDAY FOR
Salem and Way Landings.
Leaves Taylor street- ,.:4JA.1I.
Haternj. ............M.7rt A. M.
Arrives Portland-.................. .4:30 P, M.
SUNDAY HIPS TO OREGON CUT.
Leave Portland.....10:3a A. M.. 2 and 5-00 P. u.
Leave Oregon City .. 12;30, 3.30, e:so p. m.
Oregon City Transfer Co.
Promptness and quick dispatch
our specialty
A. m. mttAMAM. Ammmt,
i Bslce and wkarf, loot ot Taylor St. Phone 40
BTyfijJMjp
r ct
BV RAIX AND VTATKIt.
A STORIA & COLUMBIA
1 Sighl Possenger Trains Dally
WITH
THROUGH PARLOR CARS
DF.TWLEN
Portland, Astoria Seaside
Leaves
For Maygers, Italn
Icr.Clatskanlc Weatport, Clifton,
Astoria, Warren
ton, Klavcl, dear
hart Park and Sea
side. Astoria A Seashore
Express Dally,
Astoria ExprM
Daily.
Arrives
Union Depot
Portland
Union Depot
I'omanu
8:00 a. m.
. 11:15 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
9:40 p.m.
Ticket olllce, 254 Morrison street, and Union
depot, Portland.
J. C. MAYO,
Ocn. Pass. Agent, Astoria, Or.
SHAVER TRANSPORTATION GO.
STEAMER GEO. W. SHAVER,
Will leave Portland, font ot Washington St.,
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday vcnlnir. at 6
o'clock, (or sauvlcs Island, St. Helens, Caples,
Deer Island, Martins, Kalama, Neer City.
Hauler, Ml. Collin, Mayw, Stella, Oak Point,
Krremans, Matuanlllo,Clatskanle and all way
landing.
THE NORTHWESTERN LINE
Eight Trains Dally heivrcon St. Paul and
Chicago, comprising
Tlio I.atost I'litlinitii Sleepers,
l'uerlraa DIiiImb Cara,
Llbrury and ObaervNtlon Cara,
Pros lteollnlng Chair Cara.
THE TWENTIETH CENTUKY TKAIN
"THE NORTHWESTERN LIMITED"
Hum Every Day ol the Year.
The Finest Train In the World
Electric Lighted Steam Heated
TO CHlCAdO BV DAYUailT.
The Dadeer State Express, the (Inest Day Train
IlunnliiK llcttveen tit, Paul and Clilexen via
the uhort l.lne. Connections i:om th
Vest made via.
The Northern PnciOc,
Great Northern and
Canadian Pacific Railways
This Is alio Die best ilno between Omaha, St
Paul and Minneapolis.
All Agents sell Tickets via "The Northwest
ern Lino."
V. H. MEAD, rjencral Agent.
A. L. SISLER, T. A.
14H Alder Street, Portland, Or.
BEST LJINJe
TO
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Dnlntb, Chicago,
AND ALL POINTS EAST.
Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining;
Cars (meals a la carte), HutTet, Smoking, Library
Cats
For tickets and full Information reeardlnr
Eastern trip, call at city ticket office. Vii Third
street. A. II. 0. DKSNISTON,
City Pass, and Ticket Agent.
WHITE COLLAR LINE
COLUMDIA RIVER A PUOET SOUND NAVI
GATION CO.
PORTLAND AND ASTORIA.
Steamer Hercules takes tan place of Bailey
Oatxcrt. Leaves every morning Inthe week at
7 o'clock, except Sunday.' Returning, leave
Astoria every ulght in the week at 7 o'clock,
except 8unday,
Office, Alder street dock. Telephone Main
51. Columbia 'phone Sit,
E. W. CRICHTON, Agent.
BARRJ0TEL
European and American Plan.
Furnished in First-Class Style.
X w noise, newly famished, two block from
Union dtpet all the Modern Improvement,
fj-prool, not end cola water, centrally lo
cated
atM, $1 ul $1.2S a Day.
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