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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1904)
'-f,!LWJ0SJtWiWWM?i'tWW 'Jt, v '" " THE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON. ;; I'M. TOPICS OF THE TIMES. X CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER. E8TINQ ITEM8. Comments and Criticism, timed tJpon the llBiU'ctiltiK of the Dajr Ulatorl cal nnd News Notes. A Philadelphia widow has inherited 1(10,000,000. London papcra please don't copy. W Many an angler who tries to catch fish succeeds only In catching rheuma tism. Experts predict that the rubber sup ply will be exhausted In flvo years. Bare your bands! Tibet Rots its tea from China com pressed Into bricks. Do the Tibbies oat tho stuff as breakfast food? A fashion writer announces that "somo very pretty tilings will be seen In tho new stylish gowns." This is generally the case. It Is probably not true that Ion Pcrdlcnrln and Mrs. Mayhrlck are to lie starred In a curtain-raiser entitled "Just Itclcascd." A diamond worth $200 that was lost Rt Wlnsted, Conn., fourteen years ago has hern dug up by chickens. This is a feat to crow over. A new $20 bill doesn't look so big to n man when he l Hush as n GO-cent piece when ho Is hrolco nnd comes ncro. It unexpectedly In tho pocket of his other vest The worst feature of tho Port Arthur business Is tho fact that th "surlvor" of that historic siege will shortly ho coming around kitchen doors with his dolorous tale. The Sultan's life was saved the other day by a shirt of mall. This Indicates that tho Sultan, in spite of tho many tilings that como up to disturb him, generally manages to keep hie shirt on. Rome men chew and emoko'not be causo thoy llko tobacco or deslro to contract the habit, but becauso they want one of tho pieces of furnituro or solid gold Jowolry given away for twenty-five tags. The small New Hampshire boy who rave his friend a cent (his own penny) for saving his life Is a glittering exam ple for your Undo Ilussell. Hut he'd probably deliver n lecture against thriftlessness on the text The farmers who aro welcoming tho nutomoblllste wltii shotguns do not realize that an enlightened aclMntprmt would give every encouragomont to tho automobile, since 1U rise ami prog ress has already done much for good roads In America, nnd it Is likely to do more. Galveston's great sea-wall, begun In 3002, to protect tho city from inunda tion by the Gulf of Mexico, was com pleted In July. It Is three nnd ono fourth miles long, nnd Its top Is seven teen foci abovo mean tide. Tho levol of the city on tho Gulf side will he raised to the top of the wall by dump ing In sand drodged from tho mouth of the harbor. Hereafter tho work of the medical mUatonariea in China ought to ho sail er. Tho dowager emprwa linn contrib uted alx thouaaiul dollar toward the coat of the building of a medical col lege to be erected in Peking, to bo con ducted by the London Mission, the American Board of CommUaloner for Foreign Missions and the American i'raabrterlan Mission, Students of all crteda, native and Ohrlatlau, will be admitted and trained for five year. Then thejr will receive a diploma and go out to heal the aick, with the offi cial approval of the empress. A young man who lives In Minneap olis has beaten the girls of tho North west at their own gams. He has taken the first prise at the fair, for "fancy work," a tonn which Includes all kinds of tidies and dollies and centerpieces nnd pincushions and embroidery and every other ktud of dainty work with lbs needle. There Is an element of retrlbuttou In this, The girls have been beating the boys in school and lu the university and taking their Jobs away from them In all kinds of business. It serves them right to have a boy get even with them on their own ground and beat them all hollow at their own game. g ' , . The announcement that the vast property accumulated by the lute William Welghtmnu, of Philadelphia, had paused by will to his daughter, Mrs. Walker, and that therohy ahe bo came the richest woman lu America, was followed on tho next day by tho gathering of such a crowd ulxnit her residence as to destroy hor private life. Hho was unable to go out of doors and unable to keep the push away from hor neighborhood. At every attempt that she made to take a carriage there was such a rush toward her that she had to gtvo up tho plan. niche are supposed to havo their chief value lu bringing to their possessor the means of securing whatever he wauta. Ono of tho tiling we all most want is tho privilege of moving about undisturb ed nnd making what use we wish of our time. This overwhelmingly rich Philadelphia woman starts off a pris oner lu her own home. In spite of cynical data to the con trary, Diogenes would havo no occwalon to keep hts lautorn alight very loug these days. Honest men aro by no means so rare as they aro reputed to bo. The Chicago street sweeper who found a diamond bracelet worth $2,000 and returned It to Its owner would probably havo answered Diogenes' re quirements. So would tho Now York street car conductor who found $l,ROu in bank nutos on the tloor of hU our aud promptly hunted up tho owner thereof, These- aro Incidents which have como to light becauso of their quasi-public character, Wo may ho suro that there aro hundreds of others which uro not heard of. Indeed, most people kuow of such cases. Tho truth Is nd It is an encouraging one that pseyls aro far more houest than they are credited with being. If It were not so human actirity would como to a practical standstill, slnco the ultimate bnsls of all business transactions la honesty. Without it no precaution which ingeifuity could doviso would bo sulllclent to protect against general dishonesty. The element of honesty en ters into all transactions. Man trusts his fellow man to a greater or less ex tent every tlmo ho bus or sells any thing relies on his good faith for tho accuracy of his representations and places conHdeuce in verbal pledges more than In written bonds. Cynicism alono regards humanity as naturally dishonest. Observation and experience show the reverse to be the case. Men are naturally honest It is usually stress of adversity or misfortune which makes them otherwise. Everybody, male and female, old and young, ought to learn to swim. Borne people try all their lives to learn to swim and do not succeed. They do not appear to be timid or afraid of the water, and they follow faithfully all tho instructions given them, and yet thoy make no progress whatever. Tho ability to swim will not always save a man's life. Ho may fall Into Uie water from such n height and plunge so deep oh never to regain control of himself. Tho water may be so cold ns to parnlyxo him and stop his breath. He may bo ho far from help that his strength will glvo out Ho may havo on so many clothes that they may sink him. A man may even drown because ho Is a good swimmer. Ills very ex pcrtuww may mako him rockle.t, and If he Is of a heroic turn he Is apt to lose his life trying to save other. All this does not alter the fact that people should bo able to swlln. Tho ability to swim six feet or keep afloat for Ave minutes may save their lives and en able them to save others. Then tho ability to swim delivers them from an inordinate dread of the water. In any ordinary situation whero the shore is not distant and the water la not cold they could not regard a plunge in any other light tlmn as a laughable adven ture when otherwise it is a matter of life and duith. The pleasure of life aro greatly enhanced for the man who even knows that he could swim a few yards. Learning to swim is one of the moit Inscrutable things In human na ture. What does it consist iuT Every ono has soen beginners make all the strokes correctly and still sink to the .bottom. Hy and by these same begin ners will make tho same strokes and float on top of tho water. What Is the difference in their movement T It ap pears to be nothing but confidence in one's self, and, strange to say, wiien this confidence is onco acquired it U never lost though a person may not go Into the water for ten years. In tome places peoplo learn to swim by using a roduclble float of some kind. This may bo a plank made in sections that aro screwed tok other. Tho pupil learns to swim on Uio whole plank and then gradually reduces it in nlse until he la ablo to dispense with It altogeth er. Tills Is a stmplu and cheap expo- dlont and leaves no excuse for anyone who cannot swim. CHILE 18 RICH IN MINERALS. Coal, Nitrates ml Copper Abound In Houth Amerlcuii Country. Tho famous coal mines of Lota and Coronel have an annual yield of 1,000, 000 tons aud employ U.000 laborers. This not only supplies Chile's needs, but also coals nearly all tho European steamers touching the borders. Tho coal is what Is termed "soft," but it is of good quality. The country Imports some hard coal. The most Important mineral Industry Is, of course, the nitrate of soda. Chile at present hss over 100 nitrate works. The crude material (called caliche), is found under a conglomerate, in beds varying from a few Inches to twelve feet In thickness. The process of ex traction is one of leeching and refining by cryatalttatlon. About 1,400,000 met ric tons of 2,201 pounds each are an nually produced, estimated to be worth fot.000,000 In Kurope. About four-fifths of all the nitrate ei ported goes to Knglaud and the con tinent. Or eat Britain alone taking one third and Germany a little less. A large amount of British capital Is in vested lu tho nitrate fields, sixteen of the largest companies alone represent ing a capitalisation of more than 90, 000,000, The Chilean government ex aots a duty of 911.52 a ton on all nit rate exported. In metal mining copper comes first, both as to present output aud further opportunity, The country needs mod ern metallurgical processes aud knowl edge of successful methods of han dling low-grade ores. The present pro duction Is 30,000 tons of copper annu ally, Manganeso Is also an Important Industry, Hllver, onco very highly prof itable, has declined; 74,000 kilograms of silver were exported In 1100. Promis ing gold deposits exist, especially lu southern Chile; 130,000,000 lu gold, gold ores and matte, have beon ex ported lu the pnst ten years. Kugln eerlug Magaslne, A Htroet dunning Mauhlne, A street cleaului; machluu has re cently been tested In New York which contains many features of Interest. It Is drawn by a couple of horses, and performs all the functions of a street cleaning gaiiK, except scraping the roadway with tho rubber squeegees which aro used on asphalt, A revolv ing broom sweeps the dirt to a convoy, or, lifting It Into a covered bin. Just lu front of tho broom there is a hori zontal pipe through which Jets of water aro sprayed on the street so as to pre vent dust. Tho dirt collected lu tho bin ta distributed uniformly through It by means of a scraper, and when the bin Is tilled It can bo dtichnrKed Into a cart, or on the ground lu a heap, hy letting down a door aud scraping tho content out by a simple form of con vejor. The water is carried lu n tnnV below tho bin. Not many years after a boy hns made llfo miserable for hts school teachers by his vlclomsness, ho begins to mako the mothers In town miser able by the attention ho pays to their duughters. It is dangerous to place confidence in a mau who brags over having tluo klu. SPOKANE J. D. BUCHANAN Funeral Furnishings Embalming and shipping a specialty 810 ltlverslde Ave. 11. Main Ml BPOKANE WA8II D UFIIENBK UUFFET 215 Howard Ptrcct l'houa Main 19. HPOKANE, WASHINGTON Cascade Steam Laundry Goods Called for and Deliv ered to Any fart of the City Phone Main 286. 911 Bridge Ave. SPOKANE WASHINGTON SPOKANE DRUG CO. Wholesale Drugs The Only Exclusive Wholesale Drug: House in the State. SPOKANE, WASH. Diamond Ice and Fuel Co. ICE, WOOD AM) COAL. 120 Madison Street, SPOKANE, WASH. Wholesale and Retail BREAD, ICE CREAM, PASTRY SENBFELDER'S Salesroom and Office S, 1 1 Howard Street Factory S. 307 lo 213 Washington Street Phone Main 306 We ship everywhere and anywhere Spokana Bakery Do fWfWV--'VfVfVV' B. L. GORDON & COMPANY WHOLESALE QROCERS SPOKANE, - - WASH. COHNUK MUX AND R. . . For Fine, Up to Date Men's Fur nishings, go to Youle Bros. MEN'S FURNISHERS Telephone Main 1800 508 Riverside Ave, Spokane, Wash, lUAHUAUVLHIIdima: Peasley Transfer Co. Freight, Baggage, Furniture Moving, Storage rhouei7J 99 Main St, HOISK, IDAHO Lewiston Furniture and Undertaking Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Furniture, Cnrpets, Rugs, Lace Curtains, Porticrs, Window Shades Linoleums, Couches, Iron Beds, Undertaking. Telephone 821. I. O. O. F. Building, E Main St. LEWISTON, IDAHO The Raymond Lewiston, Idaho Is being improved in every way possible. The leading hotel in the city. Commercial trade our spe cialty. aVRDICK BROS. Proprietor 3 f IDAHO ADVERTISING BANKOFNAMPA,Ltd. CAPITAL STOCK $50,000.00 Ksiabllsticd Mw, pcuoy Palaco Hotel Illd'g. FHED O. MOCK, President F. J. CONItOY, Vice-President C. It. lllCKEY, Cashier FRANK JENKINSON, Ass't Cashier NAMPA, IDAHO Boise Transfer S Storage Co. It. M. Bell Phono A-10 Iml. Phono It) Light and heavy hauling. Con tignrmntt of freight left in our charge will receive prompt atten tion. Storage at reasonable rates. See that you give your baggage to Boise Transfer & Storage Go. South Tenth Street, J. ltOHi:N'iiuno AltUHUIt A.CUIIN Pocatello Mercantile Company WHOL12SALH Wine, Liquor AND Cigar Merchants.. Pocatello, Idaho Drink Old fort Unit Whl.Kor Hinoko Bcnator Bhoup Cigar. J. A. Murray, PreilJent. D. V. HtanJrod, Vice President Wm, A. Anthes, , Ca.Mer I.N. Anthes, Asst. Cashier mis FIRST NATIONAL BANK ,f Pouittullo, Idutio. POCATULLO, IDAHO E. D. HARRISON THE JEWELER Wutclii'H, ftininoiiilrt. Sllverwnro untl Nuvultii'H. WiitchinuKer mid .lowolor. Watch IiiHpcctor 0. K. L. it. It., Poca tello, Idaho, l'ino W'tttoli ltuuirlu a Specially. Kyi a Tooted Free. POCATIiLLO, IDAHO Mai lory & Lydon Livery, Feed and Sale Stable C and Fourth Sis. Lewiston, Idaho Call AnawtnJ Vay or Night l'honejji White Front Livery AND CA STAM.KS Ulnntrd, I'outittln Ac Xaudall, I'ropri. I.KWISTON, IDAHO Lewiston Steam Laundry 94 Third St. Telephone 2041 C. II. Schroeder, Manager Satisfaction Guaranteed. Work returned same day when ordered. I SALT LAKE CITY : USE Salt Air Extracts, Baking Powder, Spices and Coffees ARR Till: MUST OR MONHY BACK Salt Lako Oof (ma A Spioa Milla SALT LAKE. UTAH LEAVER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists Cot, Third West and South Temple. Tele phono IxVl, Salt Lake City, Utah. OGDEN UTAH TROY LAUNDRY C, W, CURTIS, lrop. Woik Turned Out on Short Order Phono 107 137 &H11 St. (X1D12N UTAH tO ALLEN TRANSFER CO. ALDCftN ALLEN, Proprietor. Cabs, Hns, Drays, liuggagu Wagons. Wo move bafos, pianos, organs, otlleo 1 -nitttro, etc. General tranhfor bttsi ness and furniturevans. HACKS MEET ALL TRAINS Telephone No. 22. Office, 41i! Twenty-Fifth Street. OGDEN, UTAH. BT It A IT. AND TTATKR, THE SIGN OF THE BEST 3 OVERLANB TRAINS DAILY 3 The North Coast Limited ELECTRIC LIGHTS, ELECTRIC FANS, STEAM HEATED, SOLID VESTIBULED In fact an up-to-date train, and tho beauty of it all la tho fact that it docs not codt you any more to travel on this train than it does on nny other. Try it nnd your verdict will bo, it la tho Crack Train of Them All A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Passenger Agent, 355 Morrison St., cor. Third, Portland, Oregon. OREGON Short Line and union Pacific Through Pullman ttanilaril and tourlat tleepliiK car ilally to Omaha, Chicago, HK. kane; tourlat drenlna car dally to Ksnaaa Cllr: throuuh Tollman tourlat ileeiilnit cars .....I-....!!.. it.............,. .......1,1.. In i). fl.n llvr.iilinii J viiiium iruj nrc.i it. uiiiv.hu. KanaaaClty: reclining- chair cars (sesta free) to the Kaat dally. 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO No Change of Cars. IlkTABT TIME tCHeOULCI Ksrtlsnd. Or. AMIVI Chlcairo Fslt take, Denver, Ft. Worth, Omaha, Kansas Ullr, St. Kouls.Uhlcagoand KaaU 6rttp.m. I'ortland (Special SilSa. m. via Huntington, At'antto Ki press I 111 p.m. via Huntington. Salt Lake, Denver, 90a.na. ft, Worth, Omaha, Hainan City, bt. Units.t.'hlcagoaud fait. Walla Walla, lwls. St. I'atil Fast Mall (116p.m. via Ipciaua ton,Siokane,vai. lace, I'ullinan, Mlnneaiolla, St. I'aul, Duluth. Mil waukee, Chicago and bast. 7lUa Ocean and River Schtdala. For Pan Franclaco Kvery five daya at 8 p. m. For Astoria, way xlnts and North Ueach Dally (except Sunday) at 8 a m.i Baturday at 10 11. m. Dally service (water irmltllng) on Willamette and Yamhill Itlvera. For fuller Information ask or writ your nearest ticket agent, or , A. L. CRAIO, General l'aasenger Agent ihe Oregon ltailroad & Navigation Co, Tort, and, Oregoti. M. LOW EXCURSION RATES EAST The Northern Pacific Railway Company will continue to sell very low excursion tickets to the East and to the World's Fair at St. Louis in June to October inclusive, and all tickets will be good on the "NORTH COAST LIMITED" train as well as on their other two daily trains. If you are planning a trip East this year or to the Fair, full information can be had as to dates of sale, rates, routes, etc., by calling on or addressing A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Passenger Agent 255 Morrison Street, lit A1I. AKDWATKIt. "As the Crow Flies" Tho Bhortcat lino between Min neapolis, St. Paul and Chicago is tho route of tho famous North western Limited The Train for Comfort" Every night in the year Itcforu ntnrtlnir uti a trip no matter where wrlto lur Intcrt Mltur lnlurma tlun sliont comfurtAblo traveling. It. I..HI8I.KR, flcn'l Agent, 132 Third Htrcct, Portland, Urogon. t. w.ti:ahi)A!.i:, Uenornl I'luneimer Audit, tu. Paul, Minn. D KLTGHTFUL ROUTE AYLIGHT HIDE VA'AY CKAGS EE1' CANONS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Sco Nature, in all hor glorious beauty, aud then tho nemo' of man's handiwork. Tho tlrst la found along tho lino of tho Denver Sc IMo Grando ltailroad, tho latter at tho Ht. Louis World's Fair. Your trip will bo ono of pleasure mako tho most of it. Tor information aud illustrated literature writo W. C. McBRIDE, Ocneral Agent PORTLAND, OREQON SHAVER TRANSPORTATION CO. STEAMER GEO. W. SHAVER,' Will Irare Portland, font ol Waahlnston flt., Bunday,Tueaday and 'llmraday eteulnit at 4 o'clock, (or t-niivlc lalamt, hi. Helena, Capita, Deer laliunl, Martina, Kalama, Ncer City, Hauler, Jit. (onln.U)Ker. rilclla, Oalc Point, Freeinana, Mauiaulllo.Clalakanlu and all war landing. wUJJT Hriax SHORTEST AND QUICKEST Tho shortest lino ia not, always the quickest nor la tho qulckost line ulwnya tho shortest. Tho Burlington Routo to tho Southeast ia both. It is shorter AND quicker than any other lino from tho Northwest to Qmuha, Kan sas City, St. Louis, aud EVERYWHERE beyond. Another good thing about it is this: You don't change cars. Tho St. Louis Special runs through to Kansas City without change. Only ono chango to Omaha, Denver and St. Louis, Tickets, berths, and Information, at offices of connect ing lines, or from R. lOO THIrU 1 corner Third, HHi HY TtAir. AND TVATEIt A STQRI& & COLUMBIA to Sirai! Passenger Trains Doll) 'WtTII THROUGH PARLOR CARS llETUKKN Portland, Astoria Seaside Leaves union nr.roT Arrive. For Mb Icr. I! nveera. in Pally 1:00 a.m. Halalcriii Ic Dully. 11:10 a. i Wcalport, Olllton, Astotla, Warren ton, Klftvcl, Clear, hurt Park and bea side. Astoria A Benshore hxprcss Dully. Astoria Express Uallr. 7:00 p.m. 9:40 p. m. C.A.BTr.WAUT. ,,, D, J;?-tJl?k Comjn'l Agt., 2W Aliler fit il.i.Jt P. A. Telephone Main SOS. Ask the Agent for I O K B T . VIA To Spokane, Pau , Minneapolis, Duluth, St. Ch cajro, St. Louis and All Point East and South. OVERLAND TRANS DAILY The Flyer and the Fast Mall Splendid Sorvlco Up-to-dato Equipment Courtoo u Kmployes Daylight trip across tho Cascade and Itocky .Mountains. Tor Tickets, rates, folders and full infor mation call on or address H. DICKSON, C. T. A. 122 Third Street, PORTLAND S. a. YI2RKES, a. W. P. A- 612 Drat Avenue, SUATTLB, WASH. REGULATOR LINE rORTUlTO AM) THE DALLES ROUTE All Wr UaJlaii. STCAMEKS "DAII.KY OATZKItT" "DAI.I.K8 CITV "KKUUIiATOll" "MKTI.AKO" Connecting at Ljrle, Waah., with Columbia River & Northern Railway Co roit Wahklacua. Pair, t'ontorvllle, Ootdendalo and. all Klickitat Valley julnta. Steamer leaves I'ortland dally (oxcept Sun day) 7 a. in., connecting with O. II. A N. trains. atl,yl.Vll p. m. (or (loldoudale. Train ar rlres (Joldeudale, 7:31 p. in, meamer arrive Tho Dalle 0:30 p.m. Meamor leavea The Dallri dally (except Hun day)7;Wa. m. 0. It. AN. tralna leaving (loldendale A:1S a. m. connects with this steamer (or I'ortland, ar riving Portland 0 p. m. Excellent meala (erred on all steamers. Fin accommodations for teams and wagons. For detailed Information ol rntea, torth res ervations, connections, etc., write or call on. nearest agent. H. C. Campbatl, Oen. olllce, I'ortland, Or. Manager W. POSTER, TICKET AQENT. Struct. PORTLAND RIVER RAILROAD GO PORTLAND, OREGON f M rsr'-j-