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Newspaper Page TexthMnuj ... J&" The New Age. tyfek ,t r, ' a s TOL. TI. PORTLAJSD, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1901. NO. 38. n iV. 5K FIRST NATIONAL BANK OFSSSZbWf9 Deilcnnt.il Dapnaltury Mini FIiixiicIuI Agent of llio United States rrasldant, II. W. Corbettt cashier, E,(J. Wltlilnuton; astlstsnt cashier, J. V. Kcwklrkj second nlunt CMilikr, , 0. Alvonl. Letters of credit Issued, aratlable In Europe and the Eastern state.. Right exchanga and telegraphic transfer sold on New York, Uustiin. Uucasjo. Omaha, St. Paul, t-au Kranilrco and the. principal points In tlie Korthnett. hlcht Hiul time ollla drawn ID tutus to ault on Loudon, farK Ueriln, Kratikfuft-mi-the-JInln, Hong Kong. Collections inada on lavorablo terms at ull accenlblo polnta. LABDTBLTON, BANKERS S2IZ!SK Established lu 1830. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest nl lowed on time deposits. Collections mudo nt nil polnta on favorablo terms. Letters of credit leaned Mailable in Europe nnd the Kusteru ttatts. Sight exchango nnd Telegraphic Transfers sold on New York, Washington, Chicago, St. 1-ouit), Donvc, Omaha, San Francisco and various points in Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Montanii and British Columbia. Exchango sold on Loudon, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong. Portland Trust Company of Oregon ixf oni'oitATKU a run. ... INK. i09 THIRD STREET, - PORTLAND, OR. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. A Savings Fund for Everybody. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. jEyajy- Idn V a4aW 5BaSRP5P Lw5WW Open n. savings account by depositing a small amount tilth in nnd we will lend youono of our Homo tavlnis Jlanks. Take Itwllh you and inako It n rule lo deposit tomethlug In It every day, no matter how small. Full credit (or jonrnrstdoposlt rut I o Riven you upon your l'as Hook. Ilrlng in your Homo Pavings Hank at Itucrvnls and we will place Its content to jour credit upon your I'nas Hook, as well as such other amount as you may bo ablo to sire. Wage carnors and persona receiving Incomo at irregular InlenaU should tako ad milage ol this plan. It Is also well adapted to teach children habits of economy and to Impress upon tholr minds the value of money. Call at our Hank and (ull explanations regarding this plan of saving moiiiv will be cheerfully Riven to ou. or l( desired, our representative will rail upon you with one 01 tho IloineSainga llanks. Do not dolay. A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY BAINEO. IIEVJ. I. COHEN.. President. . l. I.. I'lTTOCK, Vice-President THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE With Which I Amalgamated THE BANK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Capital Paid Up, $8,000,000 Reserve, $a, 000,000 Transacts a Qeneral Banking Business. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT Accounts opentd (or sums nt 110 and upwards, and Interest allowed on minimum monthly balance. Hates oil application. 344 WASHINQTON STREET. FIRST NATIONAL BANK walla Walla, Washington. (First National Bank In the State.) Transacts a Qeneral Banking Business. CA VITAL 1100,000. SUUI'J.UB llW.dOO. LEVI ANKENY. President. A. H. UKVNOI.ns. Vice President. A. It. IltmFOHD, Cashier. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Pendleton, Oregon. Capital, $70,000.00. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $00,000.00. RESERVE AGENTS First National Bank. Chicago. III.; First National Sank, Portland, Oregon; Chemical National Bank, New York, N. Y. OFFICERS AND DIREOTORS Lvl Ankeny, President; W. F.Matlock, Vice President: O. B. Wade, Cashier; II. O. Guerensy, Assistant Cashier; J. 8. McLeod, W. S. Byere, W. F. Matlock, II. F. Johnson. THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK PENDLETON, OREGON. Organized March I, 1880. Capital, $60,000. Surplus, $65,000. Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange bought and sold on all prist ipal points. Special attention given to collections. W. J. Furnish, President; J. N. Teal, Vice-President; T. J. Morris, Cashier. NEW LIFE TO " !&.W."ioS Anchor Qreal Combination of strength and Beauty. Tai T11 That Bihds." -ASsSLix gsv ImA fspgVMm .aa-- - -aa ""T." TTiIiTjItTT I 1 1 1 1 1 1 l'TTTir' " " 1 tjl.. sT"-" ' " See Our Anchor Clamp You would ba surprised it you knew bowllttlait would cost you to fix up that old (ence. better ssnd (or soma Anchor Clamps and Uprights, and a pair o( our pinchers, and make your old wira lanca look Ilka a new one. ANCHOR FENCE looks so nice and la so strong that farmers sometimes think that ft must ba high priced. It isn't, though. OP Cumt BxroxB Using. Cattle, Sheep and FARM, RAILROAD Writ (or rrlees and Catalogue, Agents Wanted In Kvery Town. Willamette Iron and Steel Works. Founders, Machinists and Boiler Makers. PORTLAND, OREGON. DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF... Marina and Stationary Engines and Boilers, aw Mill, Logging and Mining Machinery, Roll Grinding and Corrugating Machinery, Power Transmission Machinery. Wa ara constantly developing; Modern Machinery for special purposes, which our up to-date plant enables us to build accurately and economically. MW CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. "Sfll These handsome, oxidized steel home savings banks with Yale locks are loaned free of charge to our savings depositors. E. A. WVLD, Manager OLD FENCES1 Clamps and Uprights. Tri Old Finci. The Anchob Fkncb. Hog Tightv It Nitib Sum after closing. AND LAWN FENCE. The Portland Anchor Fence Co. 74a Nicolal St., PORTLAND, Oregon. XMASONIHE FARM Hklrtlng close the frown brooklet, with Its mirror face of Ice Arc the willow with their tinkling belli n-tnerry In the inorni The winds they softly waft on wings the hours of purndlie, And the snnwerust glistens brightly In the enrly sun tlint'n shorn Of Its glenin nnd kUivt nnd glister, by the nodding hemlock trees Spreading high thrlr grnven branches to the golden light that kiss The stumps, like cowled monks kneeling low ly 011 their bended knees; Such Is dawn of Christmas morning on the farm nnd children's bllsi. dear the prattle of the youngsters, ns they tumble from their beds, Ilycs mold and hearts so eager, scarce can wait to greet the feast! Hamper-scamper down the stairway, rosy cheeks and curly heads, Itaby blossoms all. (loci bless them! we could spare not one nt least. Presents who can name or count them? do. Is and drums and pretty things To make happy nil our babies, make them merry with delight. How they chatter with sweet voices! how the music echo brings (Icntln thrills or swertest rapturo to the mother heart so bright. Good Housekeeping. - ; Bronson's Luck, t f DY ELIZAUBTM A. VORD. T RONSON'S luck aBnln, poor fel- It heats the dickens how thut I'hnn'n bad luck follows him. Tho Mr Penny mine sold for a cool $50,000 to'day, nil' he hoKI the claim for if'JOO lnHt week. Got discouraged on account of his last sickness, an' was hard up, I guess; so he jest nachelly gave a fortlu' away. It's too bndl" Tho crowd at the Ilnppy Thought tho only tavern of which Hltto Oulch boasted suddenly parted nnd drew hnck as a tall, cmnclatcd man In shabby gari meats silently pushed his way through' and pnsscd nut Into tho darkness. There was something in the mute anguish of his white, wasted face a look of such utteri despair in Ills eyes that tho noisy crowd was suddenly silent. t "Poor devil!'' muttered someone com 1 com isteau- miUeFathigly. "It is roiiglron him no mistake!" Tho man In question walked tinstea lly down the street; ho was very weak from the long Illness that had kept mm Idle for many weeks. Fifty thousand dollars. Tho Rig Penny mlno hnd been sold for 550,000. Ills mine, thut he had tolled over from which he hnd hoped so much aye, about which ho hnd even said a prayer, ho who had never prayed before, ho much did It mean to him, nnd finally, pressed to the TA1.L, hMAClAIKIi AMI MlAllliV. wall, sick and hopeless, he had sold it only last week for a mero song! He shivered slightly and his lips twitched plteously, "Fifty thousand dollars," he muttered hoarsely, "and It meant salvation, life, hope happiness, perhaps. Oh, heaven! and I threw it away for $200! My luck again!" IIo staggered slightly, and sinking down on the steps of a neighboring doorway, burled h(s faro In his thin hands. "Marvla! Mania!" It was a hitter cry, full of the pent-up anguish of ten long, weary years of fruit less effort, of patient, unceasing labor, unrewarded; of privation, endurance and failure. All tho anguish of hope defer red, the torture of years of heart-hunger unxpeakablo was in that ery. Philip Hronson was that saddest of all sad objects, a failure. An unsuccessful man, at whose best and bravest efforts Fate had mocked a miin whoso reputa tion of always being out of luck went with him and made him the Joke of ev ery community in which ho lived. Indeed it seemed to precede him, for no matter how glowing were the prospects, how promising tho outlook, "Hronson's luek" was always there to meet him. He had gone everywhere und was well known in all the mining districts iu California, and "Hronson's luck" had become notorious. Ten years before Philip Hronson had said good-hy to the only woman he had ever loved, after whining from her a promise to wait for him until he could make a comfortable home for her lu the West. He went to California with the few hundreds he possessed und engaged In mining. Hut when he bought mining stock he kep I too long or sold it tuo soon. Ills strict honesty was frequent ly imposed upon. He tried other things, but "his efforts were always unsuccess ful. He had gone steadily downward, and now at 35, sick, broken-splrltcd, hopeless, and almost penniless, he looked what he wns, a dispirited, heart-broken ninn,' old before his time. FItfe years ago he had sent Marvla Helknap her freedom. He was a proud as well as an humblo man, and would not ask her to accept poverty; for even thcnjho wns losing hope. Since then he had heard of her failing heir to a large fortune, and Inter of a trip abroad. Only i short time ago, when the Hlg Penny seemed to offer Mattering prospects, be foroVhls Illness, he hnd seen n Uoston newspaper whlch mentioned her as being present at somo social function at the Hub," ;nud she wns still unmarried. Ho had dp rod hope n little then. If the Hlg Penny, should turn out welll She had loved him once, nnd she was stlll'uumar- rtnil 'ffltllt linH' " tkh Ho, groaned aloud nnd his qulrerlng lips wnispereu nroKoniy: : "Marvla! Marvla!" It was Christmas eve. Chinatown wns all ablaze with light. The glare of the electric lights mingled with the more subdued light of Innumerable Chinese Inn terns presented a striking, fantastic scene as quaint nnd novel to unaccustomed eyes nil it wns picturesque. A gay party of IJnstern tourists visit ing San Francisco wero "slumming" In Chlnaiown. "Ohl Marvin, do look at that odd little niltp c humanity!" cried a bright-faced girl an toddling Chinese baby, gorgeous In magnificent attire, was led Vast hy his proud Jmother. A tul! woman wrapped In silks and fur turiicdwlth n swift smile nt tho impetu ous exclamation and said lu n sweet, well-modulated voice; "Hejjs an odd little mite, certnlnly." At her words a man, shabby to the lust degre! standing In the shadow of the Chinese' theater, started suddenly and leaned) forward. Tho light fell full upon his wblto face and emaciated form. He trembled violently and involuntarily stretched out his hand. A passionate hunger burned In his sunken eyes. Sud denly ke withdrew his hand and shrank back lajo tho shadows, his face convuls ed with pain. "Martial" he whispered, hut it was only awhlspor. "What is It, Marvla? You look as It you bad seen a ghost!" cried tho bright faced glrlln astonishment. Hut (Marvla Helknap did not heed the questjaa! Her eyes wero dark with ex-elteniesTt'-and hor fnce white to tho litis. RliqWujtfKherfnlcnd'a hand nslde noil MoUJvMuViub!Hliad6w of the-thea ter. "Philip!" sho cried In a low voice. Hut tho man who had stood there hut a moment before had vanished, Philip Hronson dragged himself wenr lly up the rickety stairs to his wretched, comfortless room. A week before he hud drifted aimlessly to San Francisco, where a relapse of his Illness hud taken his lit tle remaining strength and money. And to-night ho had looked Into heaven ono brief look, nnd then, like the brave man that he was, ho hnd turned resolutely away ft 0111 It. He had not heard Unit cry. he hnd not seen the tenderness In tho eyes of the only woman he had ever loved. He hni! only seen her In her beauty, pros perous, happy and beloved, while ho was an outcast. How long and steep the stairs were! He climbed on wearily, a hopeless look in his oyes. His face was set and piti ful. IIo entered his room and threw him self on tho bed. Suddenly he gave a mirthless laugh. "It Is Hronson's luck agnln," he mut tered, nnd fell Into weak sobbing the sobs of a heart-broken man. He did not hear the steps on tho stairs nor the sound of low voices outside, nor did lie know that the door was pushed softly open. Ho did not hear tho rustle of silken garments on the haro Moor, as a woman with the divine compassion of ungels In her face, and a great light of love shining In her eyes, crossed tho room, A moment later she was on her knees by tho bed. "Philip!" sho whispered. He started and turned In amazement. His face worked plteousiy, and a cry broke from him, a cry of love, humilia tion, shame nnd longing. "Marvla! I I saw you I could not stay " Ho hroko off suddenly, tho tears rolled down his shrunken face. She took his hand ami held It tightly, n world of tenderness and reproach lu her ej es, "How could you run away from me, Philip? Did you not know I would fol low you? Why have you not allowed me to know where you were that ou were 111 and In trouble? Why did you give me back my freedom? 1 did not ask for it." "I I failed lu everything, Mnrin." he said chokingly. "I was always in linrd luck. I hail nothing to offer juu. I am a hopeless failure. Hut thank heaven I have seen jou once more, Mania and now, dear, I thank you for coming, but I cannot accept your pity." She bent over him suddenly, and put ting her arms about him, drew his head to her breast. Though doubters doubt, and scoff f ers aeoff, And peace on earth seems still far off; Though learned doctors think they know The go. pel stories are not so; Though grtcdy man Is gneily st'H, And competition chokts good will, While rkb men sigh and poor men fret, Ine world can't spare Its Christ mas yet I Time may do better maybe not Meanwhile let's keep the day we'nt got. I KW$&&$$ "Philip!" she snld softly. "It is Christ mas day listen to the bells! I I never gitxe you n Christmas gift .vet, dear, but 1 give you one now. It Is myself, Philip. Do not refuse It the only gift I ever of fered you I have loved jou so long, dear." And Philip, lifting passionate, hungry eyes to her face, saw Paradise. "Is this the way that women love?" he nsked In a whisper. Halstug his wasted arms, he put them about her neck. The shabby coat sleevo rested against the rich fur at her throat. He laughed feebly. "Hronson's luek has changed!" PAW ON CHRISTMAS TOYiuSINESS. KAIt friends: Our teacher told us to rite somo Chrlstmus composi tions Inst week, so I spoke to paw about It nnd nst Him what 1 better rite. "Well." ho' says, '"you mlto say that If It wouldn't of Heen for Spain Atueilkn mlten't of ever got discovered and If It wouldn't of been for (tcrmunny the man that Invent ed Chrlstmus mite of Out dlseitrrldgod becor. he couldn't find the rite kind of Hacking. Spain furnished the Cnpltle for Columbus nnd Urn mutiny put up tho llrst chlmbly for Snntn Clans. "Whnt n bewtllle thing It Is to Think how the Germans have always mnde tho merry Yuletlde merrier yet. It's the greatest day of all The )oar over There. That's when the German hurt Is full of song. There's where the llrst man ever got tripped on the end of his Hlanket and fell down stairs when he was plajlng Santa Clnus. So that's the reason Kris Krlngla and Santa are both German dis sent." After ho waited awhile and Looked at mnw kind of sad for a minute he says: "Of corso they nro no use In Knny buddy trjlng to pierce a hole thru tho Gloom hanging over this Kombly with n joke. Yes, It's a bowtllllo thot. 1 ean almost seem to see the little German chil dren gathered around The Home surcklo over there lu tho Fatherland, all bltzy stamping Toys and things ns fast as they can with stamps that Say 'Made in Ger munny' and sending them nwny to KAr off Climbs whero people are so hlzzy kill lug hogs nnd Hllding younivcrsltlcs that they mite Forget all about the Dear old Sentiment If they didn't begin along nl.nnt n Mlltllli nliml nf M'lllln in Kill tllU slore'wInnoWawlth'thlj'gsVWtatXonnuile In Germuimy tho summer before. No wonder the Germans luv Chrlstmus. '1 ney need It In their blenoss. The Germans say 'We Cure not who makes (he world's Locomotives and Steal rails If we Can make Us Chrlslmus toys.' So that's uhero Gcrmuuny got the Htilge on Spain." "In what wnyj maw ast. "Well, you see." paw says. "Spain stnked Columbus, bur got squeezed out of the plant he started up over Here, Ger muimy opened the tltst account with Suitii cinus and still llns him on the Hooks. That shows It's always n Good thing to mix a little Thrift lu with your Hpiitltiumt If vnu enn Do It without Lnttln' oil." Georgle, In Chicago llccord-Hcrald, Now Yenr'H Greeting. "You look worried, Hrown," snld Green. "Worried! I should say I am. Seo those?" And he drew out of his over coat pocket a great bundle of statements of accounts. "Ha! ha!" laughed Green, "you will mnke Christmas present to your wife, will you, without counting tho cost llrst?" The lines around Hrown's eyes deepeued ami his mouth drooped sadly, "No," he snld, "that's not It. These aro not for presents I mudo my wife." "Why. what are they for, then?" ask ed Green, wnudcrlugly. "For the presents my wlfo mado me." And tho men shook hands In tender sympathy, ClirlstiiiHN in Chinu. In China Chrlstmus Is a sun festival, and has connection with the winter sol stice. It Is called tho festival of tho Winter Sun, or sometimes the festival of the Tree Spirits, or In oilier localities the festival of the Forest Dragon, It Is an occasion of much merriment, and one of the aceompaulng formalities is th renewal of the "ghost papers." Come lo us, Christmas, good old day. Soften us, cheer us, any our say To hearts which thrift, too eager, keeps In boinU, while fellow feeling sleeps. Quod Christmas whom our chil dren loe, We loie you tool t.lft us nhote Our cares, our fears, our small de.lresl Open our hands nnd stir tho (Ire Of helpful (t-llowshlp within us, A ud buck to loe and kindness win us. fnSww "V&?." &g88&&8$8f&8&&gg!&k& NEWS OF THE STATE TEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of lm portanct A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report Horing fur oil litis been commenced near Springflohl. Suarctnry of State Dtinlmr )ins re turned from u 'trip East. Oregon City treasurer lias issued n cull far warrants up to Jnminryl, 1000. Snloin city council, in order to stop tliu numerous hold-ups, lias inurensed the police force. The 0. It. it N. stoiuner Itutli sunk iu the Williunetto river near Cor vnllis. Tho iicoident wns caused by striking 11 sung. Tho industrial building tit tho state reform eehool nt Salem burned. Tho cause of the ilro is unknown. Loss, .$20,000, with .$8,000 iiiHurunco. Port of Portland commissioners havo practically decided that it will bo economy to build n wooden dry dock nt u cost of $'220,000, und renew it every lfi years, tluui to ttnoutl $0 10, 000 for 11 ntcol structure. A farmers' institute will be holdat Cove, Deceinbor 30-31, A new creamery is to bo stnrtetd ut Fuirviow, Tillamook county. Frank llrolim, n convict iu tho pen itentiary, committed suioido by hang ing. Juak rabbits nro bo numerous in Eastern Oregon Hint they becoming n, post. 1 Hold-up men in'Bnlom nro carry ing on very extensive operations in Salem nt present. There is about three feet of snow in tho Cracker creek district nnd five iu Cable Covo district. Tho recent snow, whilo not very heavy, woh very welcome to tho log gers of .hnatoru Oregon, Another nloh atrikVhasjbeen.Biade in thoTJoIuiiibin mlno, Crnoko'r'oreok district, Eustorn Oregon. A suydicuto of mining men has purchased mining property on Upper Cow creek. Tho price paid wnfr 21), 000. Extensive preimintinus nro being made for tho annual Douglas county poultry show to lie held iu Itosoburg December 2(1-28. Tho wholesale slaughter of Mon golian pheasants in Linn county is thinning them out so that it will bo necessary to take steps to prevent thoir killing. ' Tho discovery of three now nnd rich quartz ledges have been niiiilo iu Josephine county. Ono is in Coyotto creek district and the other two on Kongo river. SheritV Cooke, 'of Clackamas coun ty, hits sold all porperty on 1000 de linquent tax list. TlTt) amount of taxes on the roll amounted to less than .$3,000. Ttio llraden quartz mines, a few miles from Grants Pass, which havo been shut down for somo timo, will resume operations iu a short timo, on a much more extensive scale. Portland Marked. Whont Walla Walla, 60C0; bluestom, 0001o; Valley, 60 Ma. Flour Heat grades, $2.0503.20 por barrel ; graham, $2,60. Outs Nominal 06$1.00 pr cental. Hurley Feed, $1010.60j brewing, $1 10.60 per ton. MillstulTs Hrnn, $10.60 17 j mid dling, $20; shorts, $17; chop, $10.60. Huy Timothy. $U12;. olover, $77.60; Oregon wild hay, $5fJ per ton. Iluttor Fancy creamory,2226o; dairy, 1820o; store, 12tfMo per pound. Eggs Storage, 2022; fresh, 27 28o, Eastern 220 26o. Cheese Full cream, twins, 13( l.'JJo; Young Amoricn, 1416c. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.60(3 3.60; hens, $1.00; dressed, 0$10a per pound; springs, $2,60 3.00, ler dozen j ducks, $3 (or old; $1.60 6,60 for young; geese, $00,60 pr doz en; turkeys, live, ll(gl2o; dressed, 12Jj16o por pound. Mutton Lambs,3jfo gross ; dressed (yio per pound; sheep, $3.26(33,50 gross; dressed, (I0c er pound. Hogs Gross, heavy, $6.12; light, $1.765; drcsbcd, (I7a per pound. Veul Small, 88o 5 largo,77Ko per pound. Hoof Gross top steers, $3.60(-1.0O'; cows and huifers, $3,50; dressed beef, 37o per pound. Hops 810o per pound. Wool Valley, 11 Ho por pound; Eastern Oregon, 8C12oj mohair, 210210 per pound. Potatoes 8505 per sock. f A rtisftftMahJU "- I, ' WK'BiL t s.it&l- --- 1 ;. jiaaBSaaaaMWi-riiiiiWttMftaiffwi,ifiwaw. M