THE NEW AGE. POBTLAND. OREGON.
J TOPICS OF
THE TIMES.
A Boston HWlrmnor Issues a ctiallpngo
for "ft mile dnsh." Wouldn't "a mllo
plash" be better?
The only chance the Indian lias to
avoid a balr cut In to learn to play
football or the piano.
A Chicago man Hliot Ave times nt
IiIr wife, wounding her slightly. He Ii
probably a Frencii duelist In disguise.
The successful politician must be se
rious In public, but that docs not noces
mirll'y prevent him laughing nt the pub
lic In private.
Die roasted peanut has Just found
Its way Into London. No wonder some
of the London editors are complaining
about the slowness of that town.
Home of the people of (Jermnny nre
apparently Just beginning to realize
that Christopher Columbus discovered
quite n strip of country over here.
A scientist snys the Itocky Mountains
arc moving southward, Anyone who
has traveled from the north townrd
them may well believe the statement.
If a young man Is In love with a girl
and sin; refuses to marry him It may
break his heart; If she does marry him
the chances are It will break his pock
otbook.
Emperor William may conclude to bo
his own J. i'lcrpont Morgan and buy
up tho German steamship lines to pre
vent them from falling Into tho hands
of tho American.
On tho day that tho steel trust an
on need that Its earnings tho past year
were $81,000,000 the census bureau
Kave It out that this country has n pop
ulation of 81,000,000.
Carnegie's Intense desire to die poor
will not prevent him from defending
the tltlo to his $2,000,000 Island off the
coast of Georgia which tho sea Isl
and cotton king claims to own.
Tho ways of the world are changing.
certain man kept tab on his children
up to cloven. When twins Jumped tho
number up to thirteen ho committed
suicide. In the days of our forebears
the father would simply have gone on
calmly keeping tab.
The price of $4,500,000 or 55,000,000
which wo are now paying for tho Dan
ish Islands In tho West Indies Is a bar
gain counter quotation compared with
tho price asked for them formerly. Den
nark's asking price was $15,000,000 a
generation back and Mr. Seward of
fered $7,500,000 for them. Apparently
the market for Islands Is less active
and high than formerly.
A couple recently married set an ex
cellent example to prospective bride
grooms and brides. The money each
would have expended for n present to
tho other was constituted a fund for
tho endowment of a free bed In a bus
pltnl. Persons of ample menus, who
study to obtain some novelty ns a wed
ding gift to husband or wlfo that Is to
be, can always llnd opportunities along
tho paths of charity to establish a
memorial of their own happiness by
conferring happiness upon those who
puss their days In life's shadow.
Tho young woman In Pennsylvania
who puts tho value of a broken rib nt
$100 was Inllueuced by tho mitigating
circumstance that the rib was broken
by a young man In an affectionate hug.
At tlrst she offered to compromise ou a
basis of payment of tho surgeon's bill
of $11.50, and when the young man
foolishly and uugallautly tore up tho
bill, proper feminine pride compelled
tier to raise the price. It would a com
to uh that $100 may bo regarded as a
ridiculously small sum for the pleasure
of giving such a hug as would fracture
a rib; but, of course, this Is not to Ih
fully determined until the lady Is
ahown In evidence. And perhaps tho
rib hail been broken before. Or possi
bly It was not one of tho more Impor
tant ribs. All these things must ho
taken Into consideration by unbiased
legal authorities.
Ottiuar Mcrgoutlmlcr was one of the
greatest Inventors the world has pro
duced. It was his mind that fashioned
the linotype machine, now used by ev
ery large nowsp.ipcr In the country.
lie gave his life largely to the perfect
ing or this typesetting machine, which,
ns he said, was able to do everything
but think, llefore he died, however, he
perfected another labor saving device,
iv machine that turns nut fruit or berry
baskets or boxes from the raw lum
ber. With but one employe to tend It
It makes as many baskets In an hour
as a doKcu of tho must expert hand
workers can make. It Is said that ouo
-of these machines operating nt ordl
narj spec I produces complete straw
berry boxes at the rate of I'J.OOO a day,
l.'.'OO nu hour, 'M a minute, or one every
three seconds, anil then by the simple
movement of u lever or two and tho
turning of some thumbscrews, the ma
chine Is so changed that It can go to
work nt making peach baskets, grape
baskets, or anything else tho manufac
turer may want, the matter of slie be
ing but little trouble, as the dimen
sions can be Instantly changed by slm
pie movements. Modern Invention Is
rapidly bringing about the day dream
ed of by reformers. It Is not to cotuo
by agitation or legislation, but by In-
veutlou. Tho multiplication of labor
saving machines will make It possible
to produce all that the world needs by
tho work of a few hours each day,
leaving the remainder for cultivation
and recreation.
In nil directions steadily and surely
the world Is getting better. It Is get
ting better morally, physically, social
ly, Industrially In every direction.
Some social developments are tempo
rarily discouraging and Rome arc hard
to understand but, as In the growth of
a child from feeblo Infancy to mature
manhood, tho tendency Is constantly
to n better state. Mumps, measles and
whooping cough correspond to revolu
tions, strikes and trust formations In
society. Many of the most Important
agencies for Improvement are Ignored
and misunderstood. The earth-worms
that the boy digs up when he goes llsh
lug nro absolutely essential to the agri
cultural growth of this nation. How
many realize the Importance of these
little wriggling worms? ilow many
people know that the dust In the air
gives color to tho sunlight, colors the
clouds, makes the fruitful rainfall pos
sible? How many have thought of the
extraordinary good which comes Into
the world because of the universal
hntilt of celebrating each person's
birthday? When Is your birthday?
Has not every single birthday made
you nt least for a time a belter man?
We may Ignore tho beginning of the
New Year, for that Ib a very goueril
celebration. No man Ignores his own
birthday, the day which begins all of
his years on earth. Ami very few hu
man beings, Indeed, fall on each re
curring birthday to make good reso
lutions, determined that they will try
to do better. Kvcn n man's apparently
nelllsh birthday resolutions are good
for all tho people. Ho resolves to suc
ceed better that means that ho must
work harder and add to the productive
ness of tho race. Ho resolves to be
temperate, to exorcise self-control, to
give up gambling, or In some way to
Improve himself every such resolu
tion, multiplied by millions, Is good
for the wholo race. Of tho 1.-I0O.O00,
000 human beings on tho earth 4.000,
000 on nn average colcbrato their
birthdays every day. Kvcry single day
4,000,000 of human beings begin a now
year. Kvcry single day thnt great
number of peoplo form good resolu
tions, and determine to do better than
they have done. Nobody can estimate
tho power for good on earth of this
coustnnt exercise of tho greatest moral
force, tho will to do right. Whenever
your friend has a birthday, encourago
him If ybu can In this noblo human
tendency townrd good resolutions. And
when your own birthday comes make
up your mind that, ns ouo little drop
In tl.o ocean of humanity, you wll do
what you can to make yourself n bet
ter man or woman, more worthy of
tho trouble taken by your father and
mother, and moro useful to tho other
human beings who cling to this little
ball of earth with you.
Tho Nervous New Yorker.
One of tho most marked outward
manifestations that tho New Yorker
gives of tho high nervous tension under
which ho lives Is his habit of talking
aloud to himself In tho street. This
habit Is one of tho tlrst things thnt ob
servers of street life In New York no
tice. It Is a form of nervousness that Is
duo not only to tho high pressure at
which so many Now Yorkers nro kept,
but to tho uolso of tho street trallle.
When tho rush and rumble of tho
streets Is so great that a man "cannot
hear himself think," ho speaks bis
thoughts aloud. It Is only rarely that
a woman Is observed doing this. Some
times tho man who Is talking to him
self, If ho Is happy, will mumble only
phrases and half sentences audibly. If
lto Is nngry or deeply concerned he will
speak steadily and sometimes make
emphatic gestures. Hut nearly all of
the men who talk nloud In tho streets
have their business affairs uppermost
In their minds, and tho word "dollars"
Is the one that Is oftcnest heard. Down
town, In the lluauclal section, this habit
of a largo number of New Yorkers Is
particularly noticeable, but ouo may
observe It In almost any part of tho
town. Paris Is possibly tho only other
one of the great cities of the world
where the habit Is so noticeable as It
Is here. Actors and writers and tho
many minor poets of the French capital
may be seen declaiming their Hues or
verses, unheeding their observers.
Now York Kveulug Post.
A l)r u-Noi Writ.
This story Is told of a Judge who was
for some years ou the District bench of
North Dakota, says an exchange. On
one occasion nn attorney appeared be
fore him with a written request that u
writ of duces tecum, llnguldus licit, Is
sue; and the Judge, after adjusting his
glasses and giving the paper a very
careful reading, handed It to the clerk
with Instructions that the writ Issue,
whereupon tho clerk Informed the court
that he was not an attorney, and did
not understand the nature of tho writ;
so the court again took tho paper,
bowed lili head, nud apparently went
off Into tho far laud of study, nud after
some moments had clasped arose and
addressed the clerk as follows:
"Mr. Clerk, you will Issue a writ
that wll piny tho deuco generally, nud
take 'em In golu' and comln', sick or
well." I
Iliac Coal Field.
St. (leorge's Hay, Newfoundland, con
talus nu Immense coal Held fully twen
ty miles In length nud teu In breadth.
It has been estimated that If tho output
were to reach U'50.000 tons per milium,
the coal bed would not be exhausted In
n century.
When you pass a woman ou tho
street and she draws In u breath and
snys "nud" to her companion, some one
Is catchlmt It I
LEADING BUSINESS FIRMS OF
EASTERN OREGON.
THE MINT SALOON
O. L. MELLOUIST, Prvm.
IlKRT nitANPS OF WINKS
AND LIQUORS
IMPORTED AND
DOMKHTIO
OIUARH
comer Perot street nd
Jefferson A enue,
LA ORAMDC, OR.
The Leading
FURNITURE DEALER
AND
OF EASTERN OREOON IS
.M. A. RADER..
Funeral Director unci Emtalmcr
Lady Assistant.
l-KNIILKTON
onr.ooN
K. V
Judd, 1'ie-I. F k. Jum, Her.'y and Treas.
tiilikin K. rial., Manager
Incorporated, 1M. Capital Block, $10,000
PENDLETON
Woolen Mills
Manufacturer of
FleeceWool Blankets, Indian Robes
Cnsslmercs, Flannels
Pendleton, Oro
01
T
II i: CKI.KURATP.I) COLUMMA 1IKKWKUY
AIJOU8T HUCHLKIt, Prop.
Thin well-known brewery l now turning nut
the best llecr and Porter emit ol tho Cascades.
Tlin latest appliances (or tho manufacture ol
Rood healthful Ueer have been Introduced, and
only the tlrst-class article will be placed on the
market.
Kail Second Htrcet
TIIK DAM.KS.OU.
Dalles Laundry Co.
hrst-olass work
at Short Nolle
Gentlemen's Work a Specialty
Local Phono 341
Phone 341 Long Distance 003
THE DALLES, OREOON
Z. F. MOODY
THE DALIES, OR
General Forwarding
AND
Commission Merchant.
Ofllcea and Warehouse- at
RAILROAD AND STEAMER DEPOTS
Wool handling our specialty,
drain bought and told.
Columbia
Brewery
Thm
0rafaf
AUQUST BUCHLER, Propr.
() the product ot thli well-known brewery,
the United Statu Health Keporta lor June 2S,
l00, ): "A more superior brvw never entered
the labratory of tho United State Health lie
porta, It ti absolutely devoid ot the slightest
(race ol adulteration, but on the other hand la
composed ot the beat ot malt and chotceit ot
hop, lta tonlequaltllea are ol the highest, and
It can be med with the great-it benefit and
aatlifactlon bv old and young, lta like can con
acleutlouily l prescribed by the physicians,
with the certainty that a better, purer or more
wholeaome beverage could not possibly be
found."
Earn ovtf St., THE DALLES, OR.
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.
LIPPINCOTT'S
MONTHLY MAGAZINE
A Family Library
Hn Bist in Current Litiratwi
12 Complete Novels Yearly
MANY SHORT STORIES AND
PAPERS ON TIMELY TOPICS
$2.60 per year ; 25 era. a copy
NO CONTINUED STORIES
EVERY NUMBER COMPLETE IN ITSELF
MONTANA ADVERTISEMENTS.
CLOTHES THAT WEAR
and are fit to wear, bear our label,
Barbers' Goats,
Walters' Jackets
and Aprons
Cans & Klein,
HELENA AND BUTTE, MONTANA.
HERRMANN & CO.
Furniture and Carpets,
201-203 Broadway.
Undertakers and Embalmers,
ISO Bromdway,
Telephone 24U. llld.KNA, MONT.
Kesster
Brewery...
BREWERS AND BOTTLERS
Of Hlgh-Orade Hcem,
Holona, - - Montana
UAM. AT TIIK
Keller Studio
fine Photographs
Kort YOUIl
We have nil tlm latent styles In Mount).
Hrlng your Kodak work and net price.
P I CD KI7U N. Mln Htrerl,
UL,L,Qrv, Opp. P.O. Helmut, Slnnt.
T. L. GARLAND,
OpmMEftOtAL PHOTOGRAPHER
364 Morrison Street.
Developing, Printing,
and Mounting
For Amateurs
A Specialty.
Largest Selection of Pacific
Coast Views.
Bromide Enlargement
Dionc Hood 790.
Magic Cell Food
It Nature' remedy. Speaks for ltelf. We
lake coniumptlvci alter they have been
given up by phyalclana and their friend,
nut them on their feet In a few itayi with
renewed atrenRth, cheerful and happy. It
clean and regulates the stomach and bow
ela; cure all chronlo dlieascs. Call and nee
u; wo are here to atay. You will be sur
prised when you learn what curca we are
making In Portland, Two weeks' treatment,
price 11.00, Call or addren,
MAGIC CELL FOOD CO.
SS4 MADISON ST.,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Oostm You BOc Pon Woak
Arthur Dm Marshall
Rmal Estate
and Mortgage Loan
Farm and Timber land
Imvmatmmnta masat ptlnroMrty
hmndlmd for nan rmmhlanta.
SSI'S ThlrlSt. Portia, Or
Ask Your Dealer For
MARK.
greatest strength m
1H FINE, ST FLAVOR AND
ABSOLUTE PURITY
GUARANTE.E.O
L-M cioiu- fcoi.. -nn.w c mM
WUTESHUVIS
BT KAIL AND WATKB.
iWk Oregon
( Short Line
and union Pacific
Dinar
TIME SCHE0ULE5
Pottlind, Or.
Altai vi
Chicago
Portland
Special
ttbOa. m.
via
Huntington,
Bait Lake, Denver,
Ft, Worth.Omaha,
Kama City, St.
Loula.Chlcagoaud
Eait.
4:30 p.m.
At'antlo
Expreia
8:50 p.m.
via
Huntington.
Walla Walla Iwli-ton.Spokaiie.Mln-tieapolli,St.
Paul,
Dilluth. Mllnau
kee,Chlcago&Kait 8: 10 a. m.
Et. raul
Fat Mall
c:l& p. m.
via
Epokane
Salt Lake, Denver,
7:00a.m.
Ft. wortn.umana,
Kamai City, St.
I.ouli,Ci-lcagoaud
taiU
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
KllOM PORTLAND.
10 p.m.
All tailing date
aubject to chauge
For Fan Francisco
ball every 6 daya,
4:00 p. m.
Dally
Kz.Uuuday
:uut.m.
baturday,
lUilio p. m.
Columbia Rlrtr
Sttamtri.
To Aatorlaand Way
Landing,
4 00 p. m.
Ex. Uuuday
11:4s a.m.
Mon., Wed.
and Frl.
Wlllamallt lr.
Water permltttnr.
4:30 p.m.
Kx. Sunday
Oregon City, New-
oerg. saiein. mile-
fendence, Oorval.
Ii and Way land
ing. 7:00 a.m.
run., Thur,
and Bat.
Wlllatnatt and Yam
hill fllvtri.
Water permitting.
Oregon City, !ay
ton, A Way Laud'
luga.
8:80 p.m.
Mon., Wed.
and Frl.
I.v. Rl pari a
4:0 a. m.
Dally except
Monday.
Intkt Rim.
Klparta to Lawl-ton
Lv.Lewliton
7:oo a. m.
Dally except
Monday.
A. L. CRAIG,
Central Panenger Agent. Portland, Or.
V. A. BCHIU.INO. City Ticket Agent.
Third and Waihlngion Btreeti.
EAST AND SOUTH
-VIA-
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
Shasta Route
Leavei Portland 8:30 a. m., 7 p. m.
Albany 12:30 p. in., 10:W p.m.
Arrive Aihlaud 12:3Ja. in., 11:30 a. m.
11 Hacrnuiento&p. m., 4:34 a. m.
" Han Frnnclco7:4S p. in., 8:1,1 a. m.
11 Ogdcn tM a. m 11:43 a. in.
" Denxer 9 a. m., Oa. m.
" Kuntaa Oily l:i!t a. in., 9:30 a. in,
" Chicago 7:45 a.m., 9:30 a.m.
11 Loa AUKclen 1:'-M p.in.,7 a. in.
" F.l 1'iuoCp. m.,8p. m.
" Fort Worth 6:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.
Cltyol .Mexlco9:JAa.m.,U;M a.m.
" llouilon 4 a. in., 4 a. m.
" New Orleani 6:i1 p. in., 6:25 a. m.
" Washington 6:4'i a. in., 6:4 i a. in.
New York l.:4S p. m l.;4J p. m.
Pullman and Tourlit cart on both train
Chair caraBacramento to Ogden and Kl Palo,
and tourlit curt to Chicago, Bt. Loud, New Or
leani and Washington,
Connecting at ban Franelaco with several
Unci lor Honolulu, Japan, China. Philippines,
Central and South America.
R B MILLER, O. P. A.,
Portland, Oregon
WHITE COLLAR LINE
Portland -Astoria Route
STEAMER "BAILEY OATZERV
Dally round trips except Sunday.
Tlmm Card.
Leave Portland. 7 A. M
Leave Astoria
. ...7 1. M
The Dalles-Portland Route
STEAMER "TAHOMA."
Between Portland, The Dalles and
Way Points.
Tlmm Oar.
Leave Portland Tues. Thurs. and Bat 7 A. M
Arrive The Dalles, same day . 6 I", M
Leae'lhr Dalles. Sun. Wed. and Frl 7A.M
Arrive Portland, same day 4 P. M
gfTM route has thegraudest icenlo attrac
tions on eaith.
Landing: Foot nt Alder St., Portland, Oregon,
lloth 'phones Main Ul
JOHN M. FII.I.OON. Agt.. The Dalle.
A. J.TAYl.OH.Agl., Astoria.
J. 0. M YA IT, Act., aucouvrr.
WOLFOItl.it. WY'llv ARU., White Salmon.
PKATIlF.lt HAHNKrf. Agfa., Hood River.
X W. CtUClUON. Agt., Portland.
THE HOUSE FURNISHING GO.
(Incori orated.)
Manufacturer! ot
Woven Wire Mattresses.
Carpet, Porllera, Itugs, lacp Curtains,
Shades. Furniture, Wall Paper, Picture
Frame, Mattrnws, Heddliig.
Uadertakingand embalmings specialty
Stores at Albany and Saiem, Ore,
Facto ijr at Albany, Ore.
Muonic Temple, Albany, Obkoon.
IJT BAIL AHDWATKR.
A STORIA & GOLUMBIA
Ii siralohl Passenger Tins Daily
WITH
THROUGH PARLOR CARS
IIKTWLKN
Portland, Astoria Seaside
Leaves
Union Depot
Portland
For Maygeri, llaln
Icr, Ulntiknn Ic
Woatport, (Hilton,
Astoria, Warren
ton, Flavcl, dear
hart Park and Sea
side. Astoria & Hcasliore
Kxprcs Dally.
Astoria Kxprcs
Dally.
Arrives
Union I)eiot
Portland
1:09 a.m.
lttlOa. ra.
9:40 p. in.
6:Mp. m.
(2:30 p.m.
Dally except Saturday.
(Baturday only.
Ticket offlce, 255 Morrison street, and Union
depot.Port.au.. j. c. MAY0(
(Jen. Pan. Agent, Astoria, Or.
SHAVER TRANSPORTATION CO.
STEAMER GEO. W. SHAVER,
Will leave Portland, font ol Washington St.,
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evening nt S
o'clock, (or Hauvlva Island, Bt. Helens, Carle,
Deer Island, Martins, Kalama, Neer City,
Itanlcr, Ml. C'onin, Mayger, Htclla, Oak Point,
Frecmans, Mantaulllo,Ulatskanle and all way
landing.
"BEST OF EVERYTHING"
In a word this tells ot the pas
senger service via
THE NORTHWESTERN LINE
Klght Trains Daily between Bt. Paul and
Chicago, comprising
Tha Latest Pullman Hleepera,
1'aerlfsa Dlnlnr Car,
Library anil Observation Can,
Kreii lteolliilna; Cbalr Vara.
TIIK TWENTIETH 0F.NTUUY TRAtK
"THE NORTHWESTERN LIMITED"
Hum Kvcry Day ot the Year.
The Finest Train in the World
Electric Lighted Steam Heated
TO CIIICAOO IIY DAYLIGHT,
The Madcer Btate Express, the finest Day Train
Running lletwcen Ht. Paul aud Chicago via
um ouud i. mo. i.iiiiiici;iiuiis irum ino
West made via.
The Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and
Canadian Pacific Railways
This Is also tha belt line between Omaha, Nt
Paul aud Minneapolis.
All Agents sell Tickets via "The Northwest
ern Line."
W. H. MEAD, General Agent.
H. L. SISLOR, T. A.
348 Alder Street, Portland. Or.
..THE REGULATOR LINE..
The Dalles,
Portland A Astoria
Navigation Oom
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY.
8TKAMER8
Dalles City and Regulator
'Vh'e COLUMBIA RIVER "
BETWEEN
Portland, Cascade Locks,
Hood River and The Dallctt.
For Information call on or address
M. V, HARRISON, Agent,
Oak Street Duck, IMiltTI.A.NIt, OIC.
Oregon Pone til. Col. Fono Un.
Or W. C ALLAWAY, GcnI. AgU
Tha Dallra. Or.
r. J. KM1TII, Tnr, Ag
TICKETS
TO ALU
Points East
VIA
(E
Shortest and quickest tins to
St. Paul, Duluth, Minneapolis, Chicago
and all points East.
Through Palace and Tourist 81eepera. Dtnlog
and Buffet Smoking Library Cars.
Dally Trains; Fast Time; Service and
, Scenery Unequaled.
For Rates. Folders and Full Information Re
gardlng Eastern Trip, call on or addrea
J. W. PHALON,
T. P. A.
H. DICKSON,
O. T. A
122 THIRD ST., PORTLAND.
A. B. 0. DENNISTON, Q. W. P. A.,
(It First Avenue. 8KATTLK, WASH.