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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1904)
'i(f -('m'T? .""WVWfWWT" ' THE NEW AGE. POUTJLAKD, OBEGCXN. - im u 1fm w-t" Jj-V 'X & & s M u TOPICS OF THE TIMES. A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER ESTINQ ITEMS. Comment! and Crltlclama Baaed Upon the) Happening ol the Day tile torlcal and Newa Note. A whipped Jnpances la a dead Japa nese none qtlier genuine 7 We may be bIijt on wheat, but who care ao long na tlio apple crop U larger than usual. Thero Is a growing belief that the term "grand finance" la merely one of the synonyms for grand larceny. A woman can save a lot of money In matches by keeping the gas burn lng, so as not to have to light It Professor Bcnbow successfully steer ed his air ship for BOO yards at St Louts. But It's a thousand miles to Washington. Western civilization Is permeating China. In another generation It will not be considered a disgrace for a Chinese woman of high rank to stand on a broad footing. London Is getting giddy. The daugh ter of the Lord Mayor has been Jilted by an Egyptian official and somebody exploded a bunch of firecrackers In Westminster Abbey. Artlessncss Is held to be the prerog ative of childhood. But why should o valuable a Jewel bo denied older "people? Is thore any virtue that Is really unbecoming an adult? "Tina to Millionaires" Is the title of magazine article by Israel Zangwlll. After Zangwlll bos been over here a Uttle longer he will learn that all head "waiters are not millionaire, even If they do look and act like it The Chinese idea of neutrality is hown by the readiness with which they sell provisions to either party upon the production of the price. In this respect the neutrality ideas of tho Orient and of the Occident seem to be In full accord. The man who Imagines unionism Is onl a passing feature of Industrialism Is badly deeelred, Unionism la here to stay. And It ought to stay. It ma L abused, betimes, but It has accom plished much; not only for labor, but for clrllltatlon. Ilawhtde, or eren leather, If boiled for hours, will make a nutritious soup, ays a writer In Country Life In Amer ica on the subject of what a man lost In the woods may find to eat Many a man has bridged the awful gap by belling his boots, whenco the phrase lo express the final extreme, "I'll eat my boot first" Mark Twain was once put to this final resort and recorded afterward that "tho holes tasted the best" A housekeepers' club recently organ ised In an Arizona city opens Its meet ings by a roll call to which each wom an la expected to rcapoud with a tested recipe or a helpful domestic suggestion. The others writ them down. Then for an hour Uie members aaslst their Hostess with her mending, or whaterur sewing she may have on hand, and tho next hour they deroto to tholr own sowing fancy work being prohibited. Thus Is revived tho helpful old fashion of the "sewing bee," ao called, doubt less, because the sewing and the buss ing were simultaneous. "Dulce et decorum eat pro patrla mori" thus It has always been and thus it will bs ao long aa international disagreements continue to be settled by resort to arms. Not only do patriots deem it sweet and becoming to die for tholr country, but the memory of thoee who fall In defence of flag and country la cherished more sacredly than that of those who achieve the greatest and moat beneficent triumphs in she arts of peace. No other fame la ao enduring a that of the military hero. On no others are honors so gratefully be stowed. This la demonstrated In the history of the United state quite aa conclusively aa in that of any other country. The moment a hero appears and wins men's hearts they set about kill ing htm. If be is a soldier or sailor they dower him with bull pups and buy houses for him, and then turn and rend htm when bs disposes of them. They set banquets In his honor and compel him to talk at them, and then cry him down aa a tiresome after dinner speaker. They nickname him "the Just" and then ostracise btm be cause they get tired of the nicknume. In sheer perversity they unearth a tin soldier and ball blm as "a bigger man than old Qrant" Or they faintly damn their Idol aa "a good old has been." For his fame it were better often that the man who haa deserved well of all men should die while hla dcBerta are green upon him. When you have been made legendary during your life there Is really nothing loft for you to do but become a veritable legend by quitting It. Last year England Imported 'J10.000 tons of butter. The Uulted States ex Krted about 4,000 tone. These facta leave a fulr luferouce that Kugland offers an open market for more than fifty times aa much butter aa we are In the habit of exporting. England's purchases of this article from foreign countries and from her colonies amount to about 1100,000,000 a year. Our ex port sales of It approximate $1,600,000. Kngland purchased last year about 286,000 tons of cheese. Our total ex porta were In the vicinity of 8,000 tons, (worth about I2,2SO,000. Canada, whom wa are proue to regard aa an conomlc Inferior, exported ten tlmea a much aa we did. This leaves a fair Inference that there la lu England alone it possible market for some 1 40,000,000 wortto of cheese every year. I Tiler Js a story that when Marryat'a "Jayfeat la Search of a Father" was raaudag as a aerial the usual signals war Mfleeted by as Americas and a British stoat which mat at sea and a aasjssttwU appeared la the query, "Has JaftMt laws hi father jratr imat i was seventy years ago, and ship loads of books havo been written since. Not I only was Jnphct not tho final work of its kind, but tales of adventuro nave poured forth In amazing quantity and with all the variety that Is indicated In the rango from a dlmo novel to Steven son's "Treasuro Island." Furthermore, the public Umt feasts on these later productions knows little of Japhet. Some roadcrs pick him up by chance, others search him out because they have a curiosity about one of tho old authors who was once very popular. Mcanwhllo tho vast majority go after the books of the year and are not con scious that tiiey ars losing anything. Possibly, too, there Is no loss, but li may be said also that Japhet would an swer os well for lta purposo now as ever It did. While It falls much below "Treasuro Island" In artistic value and considerably below It In sustained in terest it Is a lively pcrformnnco and greatly superior to much of tho con temporary literature that has usurped Its place. Moreover, when we say su perior we tncludo In the Idea those ele ments that make such works popular. People who want Just a rattling good story will find It In this diverting nar rative. Probably tho signaling act would not be repeated If It wcro run ning as a serial now, but it Is quite conceivable that it might bo celebrated as a book of the year. On tho score of fashion nlono there would certainly be nothing to prevent, for there Is nothing that stamps It as belonging exclusively to a peculiar time or a peculiar mood of the reading public. Tho new books tako Its place simply because they are newly published, which Is n hnppy thought for the new author. Bach gen eration must have its own output in cluding ephemeral stuff that appears and disappears In a single season. And while the critics rago MIm Corelll points with pride to the fact that forty three tons of paper were used In the first edition of her latest. A CONVENIENT TRUNK. Trunks are an absolute necessity al this season of the year, when every body who can afford to goes away to tho seashore or tho country for a rest. Aa wo watch the express wagons ns they pass by we see trunks of every conceivable slzo and shape, some new and others old and In their last stages of usefulness. Everybody has helped to pack a trunk at some time or other, and the moat Inconvenient and trouble some part of It all la the Insertion of the tray, which moat all trunks con tain, Into Its proper position. It Is practically Impossible for one person to do this alone without vexation and hard work, and often two have trou- RAINES THE THAT AUTOUATIOAM.T. ble enough. If all trunks were con structed like tho ono shown herewith all this Inconvenience would be dona away with and the packing simplified. The tray Is supported by four bars or lovers, two on each side, so arrangod that when the lid of the trunk Is opened tho tray la elevated simultane ously with tho raising of the ltd. Dy the Insertion of a number of luga to connect with the levers the tray, when once elevated, la held firmly In that position and cannot slip, but must bo released by the hand. When the lid Is closed Uie bare still hold the tray In position, and no atatlonary support Is necessary within the body of (he trunk. Often, when It Is thought that the trunk la packed, It la suddenly re membered that some needful article haa been forgotten, and what a Job to haul the tray out In order to put It In some comer. This will occur a half doaeu times, which means a whole lot of trouble. With thla device the open ing and closing of the lid, with the consequent raising of the tray, can be dona easily and quickly, Peter Btelger, of Haiti more, Mary land, Is the patentee. Stealing a Trad Secret. The history of caat ateel present a curious Instance of a secret stealthily obtained under the cloak of an appeal to philanthropy, In 1700 there lived at Attercllff, England, a watchmaker named Huntsman, lie lcoame dissat isfied with the watch springs In use and set himself to the tank of making them homogeneous. He succeeded, his steel became famous and about 1770 n large manufactory of this peculiar steel was estublUhed at Attercllff. Tho process was wrapped In mystery, faith ful men were hired, high wages jmlil uud Htrliigeut oaths administered, One midwinter night us the tall chimneys of the Attercllff steel works belched forth their smoke, a traveler knocked Ht the gate. It was bitterly cold and tho stranger uwakened no suspicion. Moved by motives of hu manity, tho foreman let him In, Feign. lng to be worn out with cold, the fel low sank upo'u tho floor and soon ap peared to be usleep. That, however, wus far from his Intention, Ho saw workmen cut bars of steel Into bits, place them In crucibles and thrust the crucibles Into the furnaces, The fire was urged to extreme heat until the ateel waa melted, and then drawu out and poured In liquid forms Into molds. Mr. Huntsman's factory had nothing more to disclose, says the Mining and Engineering ltevlew, The secrot of making cast steel had been stolen. What JUId He Mean? He I believe congratulations aro In order, Fray accept mluo. ghe W&at for) He I heard you were engaged. She You're late. I've bees mar ried for two mouths to Mr. Roller. He Ob, I beg pardon. How atupld! I'm ao aorry. Philadelphia Ledger. It la set ucb trouble far the wolvta to lad fault wua uie aafw -?T5 " " i) SPOKANE I J. D. BUCHANAN Funeral Furnkb'ngs Embalming and s'llpplog a specialty 310 Hlvertlde Ave. Tel. Main 6SI BPOKANE WASH D UFUENBK BUFFET 316 Howard Street I'hone Maiu 69. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON Cascade Steam Laundry Goods Galled for and Deliv ered to Any Part of the City Phone Main 286. 911 Bridge Avo. 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 AND COAL. 120 Madison Street, SPOKANE, WASH. VfV'V'-' Wholesale and Retail BREAD, ICE CREAM, PASTRY SENQFELDER'S Salesroom and Office S. 1 1 Howard Street Factory S. 207 to 213 Washington Street Phone Main 306 We ship everywhere and anywhere Spokane Mattery Oom fVfVftfV B. L. GORDON & COMPANY WHOLESALE QROCERS SPOKANE, - - WASH. COKNUK MILL. AND R. K. For Fine, Up to Date Men's Fur nishings, go to Youle Bros. MEN'S FURNISHERS Telephone Main 1800 508 Riverside Ave, Spokane, Wash. I IDAHO ADVERTISING $ Peasley Transfer Co. Freight, Baggage, Furniture a Moving, Storage rhone7J oJ Main St. BOISU. IDAHO Lewiston Furniture and Undertaking Co. 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Pocatello, Idaho Drink Old Fort Hall Whinner Bmolce tienator Shoup Cigar J, A, Murray, PreiMent. O. W. St.nJrod, Vice President Wm. A. Anthei, Cashier I. N. Anthei, Asst. Cashier wa FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Pocntatllo. Idaho. POCATELLO, IDAHO E. D. HARRISON THE JEWELER Watches, PIiiiiioiiiIh. Sllvcrwaro and Novelties. Wiitchimikor and Juwclor. Watch Inspector 0. S. I,. It. R., Pocif tullo, Idaho. Flno Watch Kuputrlni; u Specialty. Kyis Tented I'rcu. POCATELLO, IDAHO Mallory & Lydon Liver', Feed and Sale Stable C and Fourth Sis, Lcwlston, Idaho Call Antwrrtd l)y or Nlglit Phone J7i White Front Livery AND CAB STADUSS Illnntrd, fountain fit Kaudtll, rroprs. I.1SWISTON, 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 Extract, Baking Powder, Spices and Coffees ARE THE UEST OR money back Salt lake Co ft em Smloe Mill MALT LAKE. UTAH LEAVER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists Cor. Third U'eit nJ South Temple. Illume Is'.'.', Tole Salt Laks City, Utah. 1 OGDEN UTAH I TROY LAUNDRY C. W. CUKTIS, Prop. Work Tunu'd Out on Short Order I'hone 107 1S7 23th St. 0C1DEN UTAH ALLEN TRANSFER CO. ALBOtM ALLCM, PrmmrMf. Cabs, litis, Drays, Baggago Wagons. We move safes, pianos, organs, olllce 1 rniture, etc. General transfer busi ness and furniture vans. HACKS MEET ALL TRAINS Telephone No. 22. Ottce, 412 Twea ty-Fifth Street. OGDEN, UTAH BT RAIL AMD WAtM, THE SIGN $m OF THE BEST 3 OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY . 3 The North Coast Limited ELECTRIC LIGHTS, ELECTRIC FANS, STEAM HEATED, SOLID VESTIBULED In fact an up-to-dato train, and tho beauty of it all Is tho fact that it docs not cost you any moro to travel on this train than it docs on nny other. Try it and your verdict will be, it Is tho Crack Train of Them All A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant Oeneral Passenger Agent, ass Morrison St., cor. Third, Portland, Oregon. OREGON Shorj Line and union Pacific Through Pullman itandard and tourlit leeplng carl dally to Uinaha, Chicago, Hpo kane: tourlit lceilng can dally to Kama City: through i'nllmati tourlit leejilng cart (twrionally conducted) wevkly to Chicago. KanaClty: reclining chair can (ioaU free) to the Kut dally. 70 HOURS PORTLAND. TO CHICAGO No Change of Cars. mM n,r,T fTtUna. Or. ""' Chicago Salt Uke. Denver, 6r2ip.sk r-ortland Ft. Wortn.Omaha, Bpeelel Kanaai city, Hu t:l&a, m. Louli.Clilcagoand via KaiL Huntington. At'antlo 611 Uke, Denver, IKWs.sk. XxprtM Ft.Worth. Omaha, tit p.m. Kanaai City, Ht. via Ixuli,i:hicegoand Huntington. Kail. Wall Walls. Lewis. "" BLFawl ton. Bpokane.Wal. 7llSe,av Fait Mall lace. Pullman, 116p.m. Minneapolis, Ht. via Paul. Duluth, Mil pokane waukee, Chicago and Kut. Ocsasj aM trhrer Sch4a. For Ban Franclico Kvery five daya at S p. m. For Aitorla, way points and North Ueach Dally (except bunday) at Sn. in.; Baturday at 10 p. m. Daily service (water permitting) on Willamette and Yamhill Hlven. For fuller information ask or write your nearest ticket ageut, or A. L. CRAIO, General Passenger Agent The Oregon Railroad A Navigation Co. fort and, Oregon. 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. CHARLTONy Assistant General Passenger Agent 255 Morrison Street, B RAIL AND WATS. "As the Crow Flies" Tho shortest lino between Min neapolis, St. Paul and Chicago Is TJ--UJ.'.t.t.l tho route of the famous North western Limited Tho Train for Comfort" Every night In tho year nclorculnrtltiKnn trlt-no matter n here write for Inturdtinir informa tion about comfortable traveling. II. J,.BI8LKit. Oon'lARtmt, in Third Htreet, Portland, Oregon. T. W. TKA8DAI.K, General l'ancnKcr Agent, Ht. l'aul, Minn. D ELIOIITFUL ROUTE AYL1UHT RIDK IZS5Y CHAOS EEl CANONS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Geo Nature. In all her glorious beauty, and then tho acme of man's handiwork. The first is found along the line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, the lattor at the Bt. Louis World's Fair. Your trip will be ono of pleasure make the most of it. For information and illustrated literature write W. C. McBRIDE, Oeneral Agent PORTLAND, OREQON SHAVER TRANSPORTATION CO. STEAMER GEO. W. SHAVER, Will leaTe rnrlland. font nl Waihlngton St.. Sunday, Tumday ami Ihurtday evening at 4 o'clock, for t-auvlm Ulaud, Ml. licloiip, Canlea, Deer Island, Martini, Kalama, Neer City, Itauler, Ml. t'oitlu, MaKrr, Httlla, Oak Point. Frrotnaiii, Matnanlllo.Clatikaule and all way landing. Jr MffyrHHlA 1 'u SHORTEST AND QUICKEST Tho shortest line is not always the quickest nor Is the quickest line always the shortest. , The Burlington Route to the Southeast is both. It is shorter AND quicker than any other line from tho Northwest U Omaha, Kan sas City,' St. Louis, and EVERYWHERE beyond. Another good thing about it lathis: You don't change cars. The St. Louis Special runs through to Kansas City without change. Only ono chango to Omaha, Denver and St, Louis. Tickets, berths, and lng lines, or from R. IOO Third corner Third, HT KAIL AND WATKR A STORU&COH. III Slrolohi Passenger ins soil) WITH THROUGH PARLOR CARS BKTWKSN Portland, Astoria Seaside Lesrei UNION DKfOT Arrive. I-or MaTKeri, Italn. Icr.CUtilcanie Wentport, Clifton, Aitorla, Warren ton, KUtpI, dear. hart Park and tie a. Idc. Attorla A fleahore Express l)lly. AMorla Kxprest Dally, Dally 1:00 a.m. Dally. . 11:10 a, n. 7:00 p.m. 9:10 p. m. C. A. 8TEWAUT, J. C. MAYO, Comm'l Agt., 'iw Alder Ht U. K. & P. A. Telopnone Main 900. Ask tho Agent for T I O K B T VIA To Spokane, St. Pau , Minneapolis, Duluth, Ch cajjo, St. Louis ad All Point East and South. 2 OVERLAND TRANS DAILY y The Flyer and the Fast Mall A Splendid Service Up-to-dnto Equipment Courtco u Employes Daylight trip across the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. For Tickets! rates, folders and full Infor mation call on or address H. DICKSON C. T. A. lit Third Street, PORTLAND s. a. yerkbs, a. W. P. A. 12 Pint Avifiue. SBATTLB, WASH. REGULATOR LINE rORTLAltO AlTO THE DAUZ1 ROUTE All Wit Uailift. STBAMURS 'BAII.KY OATZKUT" "DAI.Lr.8 CITY" "KKUULATOK" "MKTLAKO" Connecting at I.yle, Waih., with Columbia River & Northern Railway Co ron Wahkiacui. Paly, CenterTllle, (loldendale and all Klickitat Valley jhjIiiIi. Bteatner leavca Portland daily (except flun day) 7 a. in., connecting with U. It, & N. trains atl.ylit6:15 p. ro. for Uoldoudale. Train ar rheiOeldendale, 7:33 i. m. Hteamer arrival 1hePalle0:.t0p. m. MeamerlcaveiThe Dallri dally (except Ban day) 7:00 a. m. U. It. A.'. S. tralna leaving (loldendale 8:19 a. m. connect! with thliileamerior Portland, ar riving Portlands p. in. Kxiellent mean rerved on all itearoert. Fins accommodation! for team! and waoni. For detailed Information ol mtri, Nrth res ervation!, connection!, etc, write or call on ueareit agent. II, C. Campbell, Uen. otlice, Portland, Or. Manager. Information, at offloei of connect" W. FOSTER, TICKET AOBINT. Stroejt. PORTLAND mmmJLlmmmWkwt&X k ssssl LnS) cjTwtS PORTLAND, OREGON t L A