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TELE yEW A&X PORTLAND, OREGON .
The New Age
REFORM IN PORTLAND.
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A. D. GRIFFIN, Manager.
Offlon, U42J4 Hlnrk 8t., CJmieord ISli.,
I'ortlHnil. Oregon.
Knlorcd nt tho iwtolllco nt Portland, Oregon,
u socjinl class matter. r
BiTHSouirnov.
OnaTnr, I'aynliln In Advnncn ...... 12. 00
Established h. Printed at UVt fitnrk Ht,
'Diird J-loor.
WHAT D0E3 HE WIANT?
What (Ioch .Inck MUttliow want?
lie Is already United States ninrslml,
usHtunes to )io chairman of tho He
inibllrau StaU) Central Committee,
iinil la the practical posttnanter;
now, wlint cIbp rioed ho want? 1'rob
nbly a United Btatcs Hcnntorahli). 1
lie would jiIciiho let ub poor creatures
know, wo would glvo him whatever
he wantfl. He nhoiild probably bo
president of tho United States, but
Mr. Itoosovelt got In nliead of lilm.
Let Edwnrd of England bow, and Wil
liam of Germany duck his diminished
head In deference. Jack Matthews
Is one of the boctnes you lend about
tho real thing owhb the postof
flco, tho telephone ImihIiiobb, tho
United States senate all ho hns to
do to bo iniiHtor of this llttlo world
Is to form a partnership with .T. P.
Morgan and J. I). Rockefeller, and In
a few years, or possibly tnonthi), ho
may havo tho price. He should have.
If "Jack" would Just frankly let
us know what .moro ho wnntH wc
would all give It to him frocly, and
graciously. Hut wlint moro ho may
claim Is what worrk'H us. Hut thoro
Ih ono consolntlon; wo can spend our
surplus citrih for Christmas presents,
or bury It. Jack won't get quite nil
of It.
juixie iioaiiE.
Tho rumors about Judgo Hoguo so
far ns any discreditable nctlon on
Ills part aro concerned, nro not to
bo credited. Judgo Hoguo id a young
mnn of high character, who will do
Borvcdly tunko his mark in tho world.
Tho dally papors that havo lont their
spuco to Hlandors nbout htm could bo
in much hotter business. Judgo
Hoguo took occasion to Invcstlgnto,
personally, cortnln conditions, for hlii
Information, and it would ho bettor for
this city nnd county If othorB would do
tho Bnmo. Tho Judge linU ft right to
go. nnd soo what wns going on, in
fact, it woh a part of his moral duty;
nnd tho elnndor that ho was intoxi
cated was not only wholly unfound
ed, hut In ovory respect uncalled for.
Mr. Hoguo litis boon n vory compe
tent nnd conscientious police Judgo,
nnd tho public ought to recognize nnd
toallzo tho fact, Instead of trying to
tluow him down.
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS.
Frank MuiiHoy, who undertook to
Met u now paco in Jouinnllsuii n fow
months ago, litis dropped back Into
.magazine work where ho does not
have to think hut onco a month, and
not ut all If ho cares to Bort over
otnor nioii'a thoughts and choose
what ho Illtea, Tho regular, Htoady
weekly paper la bocomlng moro mid
more n force In tho world'u llfo. Tho
dallies hnvo their use, of course, and
cannot ho dUplacod; hut Mr. Hryan
Is moro than half right when ho snys
that tho woou.y la tho coining news
paper. In tho weekly, iih thoro la not tho
propor cliuuco in tho dully, la room
and opportunity for deliberation, for
"sizing things up." Tho dully must
ho read, of courBO, but tho weekly
tho right Bort of a weokly will hold
Its own, and ho n power In tho land.
TIM NEXT UNITED 8TATES SEN
ATOH. Who will bo tho next United
Stated BonatorT Mr. Scott will not
havo It, If ho tolls tho truth, and no
body who knows him auppo-es that
ho la a liar. Among tho various men
mentioned, Mnk-om A. Moody, looms
up prominently, Mr. Moody Is tho
logical man for tho position. This la
said without hla kpowlcdgo or con
sent, and ho probably cannot bo elect
ed this time; but It ho chooaea to be
n cnudldnto ho will ho eloctud later.
Thoro la liable to bo a deadlock
next winter in tho Oregon legislature,
Thoro Is ono consolation, however,
Jack Matthews can't get (ho office,
though ho oxpects It.
General Woylor's name la not In
cluded In tho newest Spanish cabinet.
Knotnloa of hla in thla country aro
making much of thla fact, but their
rejoicing la uncalled for, Probably
"Tho Butcher" haa only gone oti a
abort vacation mid will bo home In
time to help form tho now cabinet
which will ho duo about tho luat of
next week. Tho colored people have
no U8o for Biich peoplo aa Woylor,
anyway, They ought to bo hustlod
off tho(jiaw,oi) tlo carfh. j
TUero Is a whole lot iof "monkey
business" going on with reference to
the gambling proposition. One fact
Is; people will gamble; another fact
Is, ofllclnld will uso tills weak hllosyn
chnsy of liumanlty to get gold or sit
vor. TJicbo fncta might ns well ho
acknowledged. Our officials, from
governor down to constablu, nro go
ing to get something out of these
prosperous times. Give It up, gen
tlemen; lot ub play that thoro nre no
honest men In olllce, and, that you
would not bo honest yourself if you
weie thoro. Lct'd tell tho truth, Hlnco
it Is no Hcldoni told.
It Is flhnmcful that there Is no ap
parent respcctnbllity In placcB where
cleanliness and perfection should bo
looked for. If wo cannot hnvo any
lefrom without a prominent official
being properly subjected to nrrest,
let us know nnd recognlzo that fact.
Does It take a Judicial officor'B exor-
tlonri, after 1 a, m. to detormlno
whether this town Js In any respect
vicious or vllo? Thla query presents
a very interesting question, which
will bo carefully studied and consid
ered later.
GOOD
Short Storie$
At n recent dinner In New York, tho
Rev. Dr. Mlnot J. Savage told a story
of a lady who was iiBkcd: "Do you
over think of getting married?"
"Think," sho answered with asperity,
"I worry."
An applicant for naturalization nt
Newport, It. I tho other day wna ask
ed tho usual question: "Do you belong
to any society to overthrow tho United
States government?" "Yes," replied
tho would-bo citizen, promptly, ,(I be
long to tho Carpenter's Union."
Not long ngo a well-known Washing
ton statesman received tho following
letter from n constituent: "Pense send
mo snmo of tho volumes containing mo
mortal addresses for dead members of
Congress. There la nothing I read with
so much pleasuro aa obituaries of Con
gressmen."
So freely hns tho ribbon of the Le
gion of Honor been distributed In
France, thnt It Is no longer considered
such nu overwhelming honor to bo
presented with It A pertinent story la
told of ii Parisian who suddenly disap
peared. The police, on being appealed
to for aid, asked how ho might be Iden
titled. "Oh," was tho answer, "that's
cnay. Ho doesn't wear tho ribboa of
tho Legion of Honor."
A young heiress with a penchant for
farming was explaining at length the
many difficulties bIio encountered In
pursuing her fad, "1 really am n farm
er," sho protested, nnd then added, re
gretfully, "although It must bo con
fessed thnt almost nil I plant I lose."
"Therein differing from mo," cour
teously rejoined her table companion, n
rising young physician, "for I tlud In
my case that almost all I lose I plant."
ThouiiiH A. Edlsoti Is deaf, but, like
many whoso hearing Is defective, ho
HomotliueH UiulerHtnuds what Is said
when It Is least expected. Thoro woro
vlHltora one day at hla laboratory, to
whom, ns usual, ho was polite, al
though busy, and ho patiently nnswer
ed many questions unnecessarily shout
ed at lilm. Finally ono of tho visitors,
tho humorist of tho party, said to an
other: "I bet he'd hear If wo ask him
to tako n drink." "Yes," snld Edison,
looking directly nt tho man, and smil
ing, "I would; but no, thank you, not
to day."
Julian Krtlph says that on ono occa
sion wueirtho Into Klug Kalakaua held
n reception at tho Windsor Hotel, In
Now York, ho stood In ft parlor with
tho nldcrmaulc committee doing tho
honors as tho peoplo pabsed by to
shako the swarthy monarch's hand.
All at onco n man reached tho king's
sldo In hla regular turn, shot out of
tho lino, gripped tho monarch's hand
with a hearty grasp, and fairly shout
ed: "Why, Dave, old man, how aro
you?" "Why, Hilly!" said tho king,
"I'm very glad to seo you' "Put It
there again," said tho man; "It's a
good many years, Davo, since you and
I ran to tires together In Honolulu, Isn't
It?" And tho king shook his hand
again, smiling with delight nt meeting
a familiar face among such a multi
tude of strangers.
Overworked.
"Tho old tuuii was overworked
and
had to take a vacation1
"Hub ho been engaged In some big
deals?"
"No; ho took a uptton that he wanted
to understand tho provisions of his tire
Insurance policies, A few weeks' rest
will put him all right again, we hope."
Indianapolis News,
BOISE CITV NATIONAL, BAINK.
Capital I100.0W). rnlttd Statei pcpoaltorr. Surplus IW.OOJ.
N, aihworth, Pivi htenl. It. n. Katmau, Vloa l'rvMeit. Alfred Koff, Caihler
W.8. llruw. .W.IiUul Cashier. Iluiothr Uku. B. M Kastman.
, , , " HHuuer Jainwu waiter
A seneral Unking biuliieM traiiMctett. Interest allowed on time depojlt. Kxchanw drawn
direct tm tho prlncll elite ot the l'nltedtate aud furtipe. Orafu tin Hong Kong, China, at
han Kranc co rate (-racial attention gtteu to making wleetloni and handling bullion.
Illghett price paid for all kind of warrant.
I1. M.ailKKN,
1'iciUtent
W.U.llAltNFfl,
Vice 1'reiMent
THE FIRST NATIONAL, BANK,
Capital 1100,000 TMli OUUEST AND LAKUEST BANK IN PASADENA. Surplu. 15,000
DIKEClOKHi
lM.atven Kruetlll. May II. Q. Bennett Thptua Karley
A, K, McQutlltng V. K. Barne II. C. llotallng
Sit l'ASADKNA, CAUFOUNIA.
The Farm Hand t
Is DisaDDearino-. t
if
Tho farm band's finish Is In plain
sight nnd the farm horse Is headed
down the snmo pike, says a mnn who
has Just returned from the West. In
their stead Is coming tho trnctlou en
gine. Qut In thcprnlrlo region the tendency
Ib nil toward big farms. The ngilcul
tuinl unit out there hns been the quar
ter section, or 100 ncres.
Fow of the farmers nre satisfied now
with BUch a small bunch of In ml, and
they are reaching out all the time for
more. heat and corn have been top
ping tho market at such prices thnt
nearly every fellow Is crazy to go Into
inlslug them on a big scale. And they
have tho money nnd the Intelligence to
do It, nnd do It prolltably.
Hlght hero Is where Invention comes
In. On tho ordlnnry fnrm, wliere two
or three men with the snmo number of
tennis of horses can do nil the work, It
Isn't really necessary to call on the ma
chine mnn for artificial aid, but when
the farming Is done on n big scale It
pays better to buy a traction engine.
These nro not the ordinary big, clumsy
attachments to thrashing outfits, but
compactly built llttlo fellows, with gas
oline as the motive power.
With them there Is no need of getting
out nt ungodly hours In tho morning to
feed and water a lot of animals. Five
minutes' work fills the tank nnd mnkes
tho machine ready to do your plowing,
burrowing, or cultivating.
Tho first cost of theso engines Is
pretty Bteep, from $1,000 up. but It
costs less to run them than It docs to
feed horses, and they never get balky.
They Inat longer thnn tho nvcrugo woik
horse nnd they do ten times as much
work In n day.
Out In Nebraska I ran across a fellow
with n gang plow, five In a row, hitched
to ono of these little engines, nnd It was
steadily moving across the 100-ncro
Held and tearing up tho sod at a lively
rate. This same man told mo that
when It en mo to hnrrowlng he tacked
on two or three big ones and did tho
Job In n fouith of the former time.
Potatoes arc plnnted nnd dug up with
these engines. In planting a Inrge drop
per Is used, Hnd In digging them a spe
cial kind of (ilow Is employed.
When It cornea tlino In tho fall to
thresh, the cnglno Is coupled to n sep
arator nnd the Job Is dono In short
order. If It Is necessary during tho
winter to grind feed for the cnttlo It Is
tho work of but a few minutes to fire It
up nnd start the mill. When grain Is
to ho hauled to market several farm
wagons nro nttached and the procession
moves oft.
Thoro Is scarcely n thing nbout farm
work that these machines will not, do,
nnd they nre growing more popular ev
ery year. The average f armor thought
the acme of comfort and perfection hnd
been reached In the sulky plow and tho
riding cultivator, which saved lilm
many weary steps, and It hns not been
without considerable trouble that ho
has been Induced to take up tho trac
tion engine. Hundreds, of theso nro
now being manufactured and sold jv
cry year. f
Sixty-cent whent and BO-ccnt corn
nro making western farmers, where 30
bushels of whent and (50 of corn Is an
averago yield. Independently rich. A
hundred ncres of wlient Is nil ordlnnry
yield, and this alone Is enough to net a
good tncomo on tho Investment.
A bunch of cattle will pay tho ex
penses, nnd his other crops nre velvet.
Tho result hns been to run up the prlco
of laud. Tracts that sold for ?'J5 two
years ago bring $10 and flft, and $30
Innd of past years Is easily marketa
ble at $.')0 and $00. Tho life Is much
easier, tho work Is not ucarly so hard,
nor tho hours so long.
This hns tho good effect of making
tho farmers' sons moro content with
life on tho fnrm, nnd many of them go
down to the Stnto Agricultural Schools
and take n course In scientific agricul
ture, returning better farmers aud hot
ter citizens.
"Hcnro Heads."
In the hands of tho modern newspa
perman, an ordinary Incident receives
a melodramatic flavor, while a tragic
episode Is mado trebly thrilling by sen
sational headlines. Were Hamlet de
scribed In n press telegram, the mes
sago would be headed something like
this, largo letters: "Appalling Trage
dy In Denmark; King Murdered by His
llrother; Young Court Lady Goes Mad
aud Drowns Herself; Four Royal Per
sonages Slaughtered!"
"Tho Merchant -of Venice," Instead of
appearing under that modest and com
monplace title, would have been her
alded by the liner ns "Extraordinary
Venetian Trial: A Jew Moneylender
Claims a Pound of Human Flesh!"
In like manner Romeo aud Juliet
would havo become "Deplorable and
Pathetic Tragedy In High Life. Two
Lovers Commit Suicide!" or something
of thnt sort. These examples Indicate
how Shakspeare's terse titles would
have shot out If handled by the mod
ern Journalist.
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Hotel jQr een
Pasadena, Cal.
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U.K. tindcinnchcr
Oregon M'hotio North 3191.
Columbia SIJ.
Donnerberg & Ratfemacher
PLUMBERS
GAS AND STEAM FITTERS.-.
Jobbing Promptly Attended to.
No. 81 Fourth St.
Hot. Stark and Oak
PORTLAND, OR
West Coast Oyster Co.
Importers, Planters,
Wholesale anil Ilotnil
Dealers in
Eastern and Pacific
Coast Oysters
Hoth 'Phones.
141 Seventh St.
Portland, Ore
UNION MARKET
Northwestern Meat Co., Proprietors
Dealers in all kinds of
Fresh and Cured Meats
Family Trade a Specialty.
Dotli Phones North 110(J.
Cor. Sixth and Ournsldo Sts.,
Portland, Oregon
For All Kinds of
COAL'
Domcitto and Foreign
Coke, Charcoal
Dry Fir ami Oak
WOOD
Go to the
Oregon Fuel Co,
34 A Morrison Street.
J.T. McCAllE, Manager.
R. KNOLL.
WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT.
JESSE MOORE WHISKEY
l'liiuiliod Supplied.
Telqihono Bjutli 141.
370 Wnuhlngton St. Portlnntl, Oregon
If. IttrrchborRer
J. W. Sweeney
Telephunea: Orcjon, Main 105.
Columbia ISO.
Hirschberger & Sweeney
Sheet Metal Works.
Galvanized Iron Cornices, Metal Roofing,
GalvanUed Iron Skylights, Gravel Roofing,
Asphalt and Felt Roofing Materials.
2t)2 Bunmiilo St.
Portland, Oregon
HOLIDAY GOODS!
Just received n largo shipment of
ORIENTAL
CURIOS
Consisting of tho latest Btylo Brass and
Silvor Vases, Fino Decorated Chinaware,
Embroideries, Netsukes, lhirsea, Indies'
nnd Gentlemen's ltobcs and Jackets,
Dnwvnwork suitahlo for Christinas pros
cuts. Wo carry a yery largo lino of
CHILDREN'S TOYS
In our Second Floor Department.
Andrew Kan & Co.
Cor, Fourth and Morrison
t
Mark& Drug Co
; No, 515 GUsan Street.
Corner Fifteenth.
A complete and up-to-date
stock of Drugs and
Drug Sundries.
Bring your Prescriptions to im;
we willjfiU themwproaiptly and
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carefullY, tTi our, pccialyjUJjJUTTB.
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Amorloan Plan, $3 Pop Day
and Up war A
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COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS. '
Portland, Oregon
THE HELENA
E. C GREENE, Manactr.
AMERICAN PLAN,
An Up-to-Datc Hotel. Is Be
ing Refurnished Throughout.
RA1ES: $3 and $4 Per Day.
Free Sample Rooms to Commercial
Men.
HELENA, MONT.
Southern Hotel
BUTTE, MONT.
Rates, $1 to $1.50 Per Day
DAN TEYVEY, Prop.
Kum-C-Me-
HOTEL" STATE
Under New Management.
W. A. KOONTZ, Prop.
First-Class Dining Room. American Plan.
Bar in Connection. Free Sample
Room. Frc. Bus.
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS
"Walla "Walla, "Wash.
The White House
yon youk
Clothing, Furnishings,
Hats and Shoes.
EVICR WILLING to SERVE YOU
RALPH E. OUICHARD, Prop.
Telephone Red 661
102 Main Street. WALLA WALLA, WASH.
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SPOKANE, WASH.
MRS. M. EATON, Mgt.
A Strictly First-Clasc and Modern
Hotel for Tourist and Com
mercial Men.
The Finlen
R. B.TAYLOR, Prof.
Headquarters for Mining
and Commercial Men.
The Only Hotel in the City
American Plan
$3.oo to $S.oo Per Day.
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5 t' : MONT.
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PORTLAND.
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CHAS. WEISIDE, Manage!
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Everything new and up to the Unuis;' 't
Table and rooms the best the market
affords. Assembly hall.. BtrciV ',
Shop. Billiard rooms. Bowling' .
Alleys. Electric Lights. Hot arid "
. cold water. Rooms en suite with '
bath. Livery sUble in connection. ,
Steam heat. Best beds and rooms'
in (he country. The bar is sup
plied with everything, you want.,
Bank in the building. Everything'
up to-date. Nothing missing. Head-
quarters for tourists and comnier- '
cial men J J J j ,,'
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NAMPA
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The Spokane
(European Plan.)
The Leading Hosfelry
in the State of Washington
Headquarters for'' ,
the Traveling Public' J
Special Sample Rooms with Arc light.-
50 NEW BATH-ROOM SUITES
Elegant Public and
Private Dining Rooms.
SPOKANE,
.WASH.
HOTEL PEDICORD
T. J. PEDICORD, Prop.
Heated by Steam. Hct
and Cold Baths. Electric
Calls and Electric Lights
in every Room, o J J
EUREPEAN PLAN
Rooms 50c, 75c and $1.00 Per Duy-
Monts, 25 Cents.
Frco Bus and Frcb Sumplo Rooms.
209-J3 Riverside Ave., SPOKANE;
Hotel Cadillac
EDOAR E. K. SCNM1TT, Prop.
Str!ctly First-Class. Mod
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Reservation by WJr;. Commercial
News Headquarters.
SPOKANE,
WASH,
HOTEL WHITMAN
ALLEN & LARKIN, Prop
A New Hotel With Modem
Improvements.
COLFAX,
WASH.
HENRY HEWETT & CO.
Fire and
Marine
Insurance.
Rooms '26 and 27,rSherlock Buildinf;
Cor. Third and Oak Sts.
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