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tendency of such a policy produces
ovll. It cannot bo that our Iuwb arc
too severe with those who violate
thoml Nor Is It concclvablo that our
courts arc bo frequently wrong In their
GATHERING THE ICE CROP.
Ofllcn, aiSjf Hliirk Ht., f.'iitirnril HIiIr.
Kntcrnl nt tlic imntnlllco at Portland, Oregon,
a lecond clou matter.
HiniSOHII'TION.
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Established 1830. Published at 245tf Stark Bt.
Third Floor.
TUB SOUTH AND TIIH COOLIE.
The Mobile Register, in denouncing
the ChlncHo exclusion net, sayB "tho
South needs n million Chinese to wake
tho Negro population Into activity,"
mid adds that "sho must have them."
Tho Mobile Register Ib ono of thoso
coppoihead nowspnpers whoso editors
refuse to permit tho Negro population
to ongngo In Industrial and commer
cial activity as frco American cltlzons,
Irrespective of color, nro pormltted to
do In tho North and West, becauso
their success and prominence In those
lines of activity mean acquisition of
Inlluenco and powor In political mat
ters. Tho Negro, under tho consti
tution, has tho right to voto, but In
the South he Is seldom permitted to
enjoy It without risking his Ilfo for
tho prlvllogo. It Ib not becauso tho
Keglster and Its Ilk love tho Chinese
more, hut, on tho contrary, becauso
they lovo tho Negro less. Tho China
man cannot voto, no matter how much
promlncnco ho may achieve In com
merce. Thoro tho secret Is.
Nb matter what tho South may de
sire, the nation wants no more Chi
nese Given a man's wages and wo
havo tho measure of tho comforts of
civilization with which ho mny sur
round himself.
With tho American of any color his
wngo means n conifortnblo homo, with
tho iloor carpeted, a pow In tho
church, a sent in tho theater, children
decently clad In tho schools, tho news
paper, nomo bits of art on tho wall,
some good books on tho sholf, some
lawn In front of tho cottngo, bravo,
intelligent progeny growing up to hon
or nnd.dofcnd tho stnto, and so on.
Hut to compete with tho coolie tho
American laborer and wngo-onrnor
must cut off tho homo and tho usunl
comforts that go with it and got down
to tho lovel of that which moans bare
llfo in n bunk and fifty bunks in n
room; unvarying diet and unbroken
toll, except Hiich recreation ns Is found
about tho fnntan table and In tho 111
HinellliiK quarters of tho coollo.
Even If tho South can afford to Chi
nalzo her states, tho nation cannot af
ford to permit hor to do It.
Cutting Bjatetu Now In Vme Is More
Klabornte than Ulil Method.
In these modem dnys tho cutting of
ice is a much more elaborate process
conclusions as to tho best means of than It was fifteen or twenty years ago,
protecting society from tho violence of )vhcn workmen simply went out on the
.. , frozen surfaces of lakes and rivers with
outlaws. ft ono.i,aIujict crosscut saw nnd cut out
The state exccutlvo who exercises the cakes, which were drawn up an in
his power to overthrow tho good work . ellno into the Icehouses by means of
of tho courts assumes a mighty respon
sibility. Such a course cannot bo ap
proved by the public generally.
A SPRNDID EDITION.
Tho Now Year's edition of the Ore
gonlnn is n magnificent pro
duction In tho way of com
prehensive data of practical vnluo
to Oregon particularly and to tho en
tire Northwest generally. It Is pre
sented In the usual nowspnper form.
Statistics aro given in an nttractlvo
and succinct way concerning tho re
markable development of tho vast ter
ritory considered. Tho grent array of.
details thus carefully compiled, with
out unnecessary bluster or attempt at
sensational headlines, present a vol
umo of evidence of tho material
growth, In Industrial nnd commercial
Interests, of which Oregon especially
should be Infinitely proud. This great
number of tho Oregonlnn should bo
liberally distributed throughout tho
ovorburdonod communities of tho Bast
for tho Immonsurablo good It will do
In tho way of disseminating reliable
and much desired Information concern
ing our boundless resources nnd the
onso with which they may bo profit
ably developed. Tho historical narra
tive concerning LowIb nnd Clnrk's ex
ploration of tho "Oregon Country" Is
especially Interesting In view of the
proposed commomorntlon of that not
able expedition by a grand centennial
celohratlon In this city In 1005.
ropes. Nowadays encn cake is Handled
more or less by about n dozen men be
fore It reaches Its plnce In the Icehouse.
In the first place, If the surface of tho
ice Is not perfectly elenr It Is swept or
scraped free of all snow or nuythlug
else that may be lying upon It. Then
the marker, the man who Is to scratch
the Hues along which the Ice cukes are
to bo cut, begins operations. In n
frame, to which bnndles similar to
thoso of n plow are attached for guid
ing purposes, nrc two teeth, one In the
rear of the other. A horse attached to
this frame drugs It over the Ice while
it Is directed by tho driver who holds
the hnndles. The teeth cut Into the Ice
deep enough to leave a fissure that can
enslly be traced. After cutting lines,
nil running In the sniue direction, the
marker cross-cuts these with lines run
ning nt right angles, thus marking out
the exact size of the cakes to be cut.
After tho innrklng off Is completed, or
sometimes before It Is finished, the cut
ting machine Is brought out on tho tec.
This machine Is somewhat similar in
design to the marker, but It is of heav
ier construction, stronger, and has teeth
about ten Inches In length. Often both
tills machine nnd the marker havo an
extension arm fitted with teeth, the
stretch of tho arm being tho exact
width of n enke of Ice. Tho cutting ma
chine Is driven up nnd down the ico
until the knives or teeth have cut into
it their full length. If the Ice Is over ten
Inches in thickness the cutting Is, of
course, not yet completed nnd tho old
hand-saws aro brought Into piny to fin-
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about six inches high and of propor
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Beneath the scare lino is a fine pho-to-engrnvlng
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that keeps ambitious young men from
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They can never rise above the rank
of a non-conunlssloncd officer. No mat
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who enlists In the nnvy must always
regard himself ns socially and mental
ly the Inferior of the more fortunate
boy who has been educated nt govern
ment expense nt Annnpolls. Ho must
nlso be ready whenever ono of the moro
fortunato souls so decrees to render
nlmost nny sort of menial service.
ClottiH Woven from Itookn
Tho weaving of stono into material
for clothing, tho mnklng of flexible and
lasting granite trousers, black mnrblo
conts and fancy onyx waistcoats may
be a possibility of the future, tho weav
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Record that already curtains aro mndo
of asbestos and cloth mnuufactured
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WHY TIIKY AIU3 ACTIVK.
Tho formation of tho tickets to bo
presonted on tho ballots on next elec
tion day In this county and city will
bo uccoupllsheil by m,ethodH so differ
ent from thoso formorly in voguo ns to
HUggcst that some surprises await
thoso who havo already begun to vlow
with 11 notlcenblo degree of expectancy
tho preliminary work that nocoBsarlly
precedes tho convontloiiH. Tho nsplr
uut who chnrlshea the hope that ho
may occupy a place on either of tho
tickets luiH discovered that ho must
not only ho known as a candidate for
tho nomination, but also aa a lit person
to receive it. Ho must bo known to
thoHo who will share In tho task of
Introducing tho operation of tho new
primary law, under which tho people
nro presumed to enjoy tho full meas
ure of their sovereign rights In tho
choice of candidates for otllco, without
being ftiubarassed by tho Intervention
of Hlnto-work by designing manipulat
ors of conditions prior to tho real work
of tho conventions. In addition to
that, tin aspirant should buoy his hopo
for a nomination with a presentation
to tho people ut largo of his (nullifica
tion to perform tho service ho seeks.
The people who pnitlclpato in tho pri
maries should know him. These sonic
what unusual conditions may account,
In a measure, for tho ottmonlliinry ac
tivity In local political circles at this
time.
Whllo It Is observed thnt tho number
of cnseB of drunkonnoss trontod by tho
municipal court has consldornbly In
creased of late, It should bo noted also
that tho population of Portland has
been wonderfully nugmontod during
tho pnst six months. Tho proportion
of tho hobo olomont has boon main
tained in this extraordinary Incrcnso
nnd then n city election is soon lo
bo hold.
National financiers and acuto obser
vers of conditions have begun to urgo
congress to chock tho inflow of monoy
to tho nntlonal treasury by suggesting
tho repeal of tho war tax. Tho an
nouncement of tho policy of tho now
secrotnry of tho treasury Ib nwnltod
with n. degree of anxiety.
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c.iiu if " 11- . w:--js - tww- mn ip I
Tho board of education, It has fin
ally been determined, cannot compel
tho vaccination of school children.
So serious Is tho dlfforonco of nolo
worthy opinion on tho subject of tho
good or posslblo ovll of vncclnntlon
thnt this decision will bo roclvcd with
general approval.
No advorso sontlmont can now
check tho forces which nro opening
tho way for tho 1905 exposition In this
city.
Tho now year opens most auspici
ously for Oregon nnd Washington.
TOO MANY PARDONS.
Tho question of pardons for convict
ed criminals has again begun to elicit
attention from tho state press. Tho
pardon by Governor Oeer of I.uhrmnn,
convicted of killing his paitner, mid of
a fako French count named Uigny,
convicted of promoting a new system
of robbery by an extraordinary con
fidence game piomulgated In solar
walk boclety, scorns to havo provoked
u general attack on tho advisability of
turning criminals loose after they havo
been caught, tried and convicted in
courts of Justice.
It must bo admitted that the general
Milk Vermis Wwter.
Thnt milk Is uot equal to wntcr ns a
Htcuui-produclug agent was demon
strated ono morning recently on the
Erie & Central Now York Itullroad by
passenger train No, I!. A Syracuse
nowspnper tells tho story,
The train left Clucluuntus nt half
past seven o'clock, and was duo In Sy
racuse uu hour and a half later. It
stopped at the water-pump In Clucln
iiatiis for a supply of water.
Tho water Is pumped from n creek
through it milk depot by the samo
pump, It seems, that Is used to force
milk Into the large vats.
The fireman, a new employee, set tho
pump going, nnd after taking aboard
what he deemed a sutllclent quantity
of water, stopped the pump and tho
train started.
The steam dropped rapidly, and such
a sputtering began about the gage that
tho engineer became alarmed, and at
Freetown telegraphed to tho train do
sputeher at Syracuse that his engine
had gone wrong, anil requested that an
extra be sent to haul his train to the
end of the tun.
This was done, and the rejected en
gine was sent to the yards for Inspec
tion. There It was dUenvereri that tho
boiler was filled with milk Instead of
water. Tho fireman supposes that ho
must have "connected up wrong" some
how, nud pumped milk Instead of water
Into the boiler.
ItCNiiltH of Irrigation.
IrrlgMlon has converted tho South
American desert nlleja near the City
of Mcuduzn Into some of tho most
productive vineyards In tho world.
Whistling Is one of tho few bad hab
its that Is uot expensive.
Coal In I'citnaytvHUta.
Tho coal fields of Pennsylvania nr
learly nil taken up. Coal lands hi tho
Couueltsvlllu district la selling for
ibout $1,000 nn acre. Tho Iron, steel
iml coat men aro turulug to tho West
Virginia fields.
ICE IIAUVEST, AT ITS HEIGHT.
Ish tho Job. Tho cakes of lco aro then
ready for tho ninn with tho crowbnr,
who prle them npart and sends them
fioatlng down toward the point where
they leavo tho wnter 011 the way to tho
Interior of the Icehouses. Tho cakes aro
generally cut alioiit twenty or twenty
two Inches square, as tho most con
venient size for handling and transpor
tation. Tho houses for storing tho Ico are, of
course, built so close to tho water that
tho elevator for hauling up tho Ice can
reach from tho top of the building
down to tho water's edge. The build
ings are, as n rule, about the height of
a three or four story structure, and are
from 100 to lf0 feet In width by more
than that In length. Tho walls nro
usually double, with an nlr eljamber
of about 11 foot between tho two walls.
Sometimes tho walls aro treble, with
two air chambers for the protection of
tho Ice. Tho Interior Is divided Into
several great compartments, which nro
as separate ns If they were In different
buildings. This nrrnugenient is inniio so
that It will not be necessary to exposo
tho whole of tho Interior to the outer
ar when taking out a load of lco for
market.
An endless ehnln system, more or less
llko tho straw elevator of n thrashing
machine, Is used for carrying tho lco
from tho water to the building. This
chain Is operated by a steam en
gine placed just underneath It nnd Just
outside of tho Icehouse. Tho chain Is a
wide, fiat surface, wide enough to ens-
Uy accommodate n cake of Ice, or even
more. The chain dips down Into the
wnter, and while It Is moving workmen
push tho cakes of lco upon It and they
aro carried upward and Into tho Ice
house, where they nro packed evenly
togother by Ico shovers. Nothing what
ever Is placed about tho Ice, tho old
sawdust packing system being quite
rmss.0. When tho house Is filled hoy or
btraw Is placed upon the top layer of
cakes and tho pncklng Is then complete.
Twenty or thirty thousand tons aro
often packed away In one house.
James McUuck, 11 Mnuayuuk spinner,
hn& nn nnnchhlr covered with a soft
and silky fabric of Titian red, which ho
wove toilsomely out of rock, out of "red
shell," tho crumbling stone of which
Mnnnyunk masons build cheap houses.
McGuck thus describes tho weaving:
"I throw about a ton of tho rock, In
lumps ns big as your head, Into tho
picker. Tho picker blades were dulled,
but tho rock was erushert. and canio
out good stock, with n staple uu Inch
long like nsbestos. ,
"This fluffy stuff I throw Into my
cardlug-iuachlne, and first It becamo a
soft, Inch-thick rope, then a hnrder,
quarter-Inch twine, nnd nt this point
my undo took It nnd twisted It till IC
was nn ordinary thread, llko that you
seo on a spool of cotton. I wove It on
a bond-loom then.
"This llttlo piece of cloth-It's eigh
teen Inches square Is till I got. It took
a ton of rock to make It. I clnlm It Is
tho first cloth ever woven out of real
rock lu tho history of tho world."
WHY THE NAVY LACKS MEN.
No Chance for a Bailor to Iteacli an
0 nicer' llcrtli.
Tho Navy Department Is having an
exceedingly bant time in keeplug tho
enlisted forco up to within several
thousand of tho maximum allowed by
law, says a Washington special to the
Pittsburg Dispatch. Many olllcers aie
wonderlug why this Is so. Tho bright
geniuses of tho bureau of navigation, f
of which Admiral Crownlushleld Is the
head, appear to have como to the con
clusion that tho "paper" of the depart
ment soliciting recruits Is not alluring
enough. So they havo devised u new
pattern of a poster Intended to wean
PropiiciUhig- tho Mistletoe
Tho story of how tho mistletoe gets on
tho trees Is 11 most interesting one. Cov
ering tho nilstletoo twigs aro pearly
whlto berries. Thoso come In tho win
ter season, when food Is comparatively
scarce, nnd hence some of our birds eat
them freely. Now when a robin eats a
cherry ho swallows simply tho meat
and Hips tho stono nwny. Tho seed of
the mistletoe tho bird cannot HI p. It Is
sticky and holds to his bill. Ills only
rcsourco Is to wipe It off, nnd he does
so, leaving it sticking to the branches
of tho tree on which ho Is sitting nt tho
time. This seed sprouts after a time,
nud uot finding earth which Indeed Its
ancestral habit has made it cease want
ing It sinks Its roots Into the bark of
tho treo and bunts thero for the pipes
that carry tho sop. Now tho sap lu the
bark Is tho very richest In tho tree, far
richer than thnt lu tho wood, and tho
mistletoe gets from Its host tho choicest
of food. With a strange foresight It
docs not throw Its leaves nwny, as do
most parasites, but keeps them to uso
In wlutor, when the treo Is leafless. La
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