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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1905)
TUB NEW AttB. POICTL.AND, OREGON. - fl .i SKP J fui r. J ft lb o li 2m K itf 71 it Topics of the Times Never toll n mnn Hint Ills boy looks llko his mother If he owes you money. VZ: .Women hnvo n lot to say nbout model htiBbamls, but they all want n different niodol. Alt nn Englishman hns to do to be come famous Is to suggest some fool ish thing for Americans to do. Dcsplto tho report of our special naval bonrd the Japanese aro going right along buying Bubinarlucs. An Kngllsh journal discourses of tho "great American question." The great American question Is "ilow ure your' too littlo recreation, too little regard for the refreshing and invigorating In fluences of social Intercourse. Our de votion to business of every kind Is too long continued and too absorbing. Wo rise early and sit up lute and cat tin bread of carefulness, and cat it hast ily, that wo may loso no time from work. Constant care and anxious thought write their deep traces on the brow and their corroding Influences consume not only tho elasticity of mind and body, but the better feelings of tho heart. Henceforth it will bo Mario Corclll's endeavor to seo Hint Andrew Carneglo does not lack tho disgrace, whether he dies rich or not. n. II. Rogers Is in a position to prove Hint it Is a mistake to suppose that a man who has $70,000,000 cuu do a ho pleases. A New York paper has Just moved Into Its own tlility-onc-Htury olllco building. This ought to Insure Uficon editions dally, at least. However, recommending a revival of the whipping post dues not mean that the ban should bo removed from send ing abusive postal cards. If that Hoelety woman In Now York had been poor and unknown would sho lmvo been sent to an Insane asy lum or a pollco cell for shoplifting? General Stoessel promised the Czar that he would never surrender Port Arthur. Hut there are times when tho dellherato violation of a promise is a Tlrtuo. As nn abstract proposition, h the whipping post for a wife-beater any more demoralizing in lis effect upon the public mind than the gallows for a wife murderer? Objection to the mnirlnge of King Alfonso of Kniilii and l'rlucos Vic toria of Kuglaud has been mlccd in Homo high places. This being the case, ho Is pretty sure to many her if she will lmvo him. Tho sum of (I cents has been award ed by n Jury to a Now York woman who sued for damages done to her heart by a man who said ho would and then decided that he wouldn't. Ob, but she must bo homely. Undo Sam's experiments In the matter of world's fair postage stamp have convinced him that a busy p.'ople does not take kindly to the Idea of licking an unnecessary nrcn of mucil age when about to mall n letter. Commodoro Dyer, who runs tho Isl and of Guam, says tho peoplo thero seed a lower tariff; but for a long time they will havo to do tho best they can with what they hnvo. To bo an "out lying possession" Is good ouough for them. How long should the school hours of children be? There Is n discussion of this question in New York which seems to bo conducted with a view to the snvlng of public money as well ns to tho educational problem that Is Involved. Reduce the hours from flvo to thrco and one-half and you get econ omy In the use of classrooms and n chance to cut the yearly budget. These aro matters of some Importance In n city where hO.000 pupils nro already on part tlmo because of the lack of suUlclent room and where n reduction of expenses Is said to be Imperative. Hut educators who aro not Influenced primarily by the financial argument advocate the shorter hours, and a sym posium In the New York Tribune shows that there Is n pronounced di vision of opinion on purely educational grounds. This Is partly determined by the attitude of the contributors toward the subject of essentials and non-essen tials In the school course. William II. .Maxwell, superintendent of schools In New York, holds that nil things now taught In tho schools are essential. He thinks that nature study, drawing, sewing mid music hnvo as good a claim to recognition us reading, spell ing and arithmetic. On tho other hand, President Northrop, of the Uni versity of Mlnnesotn, whoso opinion was sought, makes a distinction be tween essentials and non-essentials, and gives reading and spelling as ex amples of the former. Ills Idea of tho apportionment of tlmo Is as follows: "The best number of hours for tho llrst flvo years In n public school Is three hours a day for the flrst two years and four for tho next thrco years. As far as possible tho studies taught, even at this young period, should be essentials, and uou-esseutlals should be put In only when the chll dren cannot bo occupied with essen tlals." Tho common objection to tho longer hours Is that they put too great a strain upon the child. It Is said that after throe hours he Is Incapable of giving attention, and tho rest of tho tlmo Is wasted. Hut C. II. Ingalls, a banker, who Is a member of tho New York school board and who rates tho non-essentials above the essentials, de clares that "an examination and test of the standing of pupils who have been put on part time, as compared to those on full time, show that tho full-tlmo pupil Is far ahead of the oth er, and that part time Is n real loss to tho pupil." Tho comment suggested by tho discussion Is that If there Is safety in the multitude of counselors, thero Is also much perplexity. r .ID.AH0 ADVERTISING: ! Tho. IMrtb, l're J Lyman Fa-go, Vice Prai The Blyth & Fargo Co. l'o'atllo, Idaho dcncral Merchandise BTOKLS AT ' Evanston, Wyo. Pocatello, Idaho Ca'M Annwfred Lay or Night rhonejji White Front Livery AND CAU STADLE3 Blnnird, Fountain & Randall, rroprs. LKWISTON, IDAHO Peasley Transfer Co. Freight, Baggage, Furniture Moving, Storage : LA GRANDE ?$ J. T. Williamson ABSTRACTOR. rrnmpt Attention Given to All Hiisiness Before U. S. ' Lund Oillce. Plntunnd Abstracts of Records a specialty. Oflico In Lewis Hit tiding, Opposlto Summer House. nr mil. and itatxii, THE SIGN La Grande, Oregon thonttji VS Main St. BOISK, IDAHO Lewiston Steam Laundry a Third St. .lcplioiic 2041 C. II. Schrocdcr, Manager Satisfaction Guaranteed. Work returned same day when ordered. The Raymond Lewiston, Idaho Is being improved in every way possible. The leading hotel in the city. Commercial trade our ipe-dalty. BORDICK DR03. rroprlttors U GRANDE CREAMERY 4 Creamery Butter Sweet Cream And Ice Cream Rash Orders far Train Tims a Specially TLJUUPHONE aoil Ln Grande, Oregon QF TKC DEST The Bonanza TOHN A. ROGERS, Prop. Wines, Liquors and Cigars The Famous A. B. C. Beer on Draught and in Bottle ' :.BANKOFNAMPA,Ltd. CAPITAL STOCK $50,000.00 L'ltabllihcd . Dowcy 1'alaeo llotol Md'g La Grande Oregon rnr.D a. mock, iwdent r. J. CONHOY, Vlco.l'rtnl.tcnt C. It. IIIUKKV, CMhlar THANK JKNK1NBO.V, Att'tCaihttr NAMPA, IDAHO KING OSCAU, WHO HAS PASSED HIS 7GFII BIRTHDAY. JmlftlnR from hor published photo graphs, Mrs. Ohnilwlck Is n handsome, you UK' bruuetto with nn uly fnco mid flaxen hair. She soiuiis to bu about 11) years or ngo nuil has tho appear ance of a wonmii of 00. Hor fueo Is fresh and youthful, crow's foot Klvlng her a look of old iiko. Mho Is tall and graceful with n dump, shapeless il uro. Hor smile Is winsome and re minds one of u KrtuuliiK death's head. An Knjjllsh weekly paper reports tho case of nn army olllcer who, while stationed for two years at Cairo, did not tako tho trouble to ko out and look nt the Pyramids, because, as bu explained, "What with polo and par. tics und brldBo and crlekot, 1 never had a mlnuto to myself." Foolish? fluroly. Yet tho thoiiKhtful reader will not receive It with scorn ami laughter. Ho knows that nothing ho did during HXMiwIII bo likely to cause him so much annoyance In tho future as the things be left undone for equally frivolous reasons. It seems to us that, In splto of the wide dominion of Itussla and Great llrltaln, tho day of world empires has pono by. Despotisms nro 111 titled to bear universal sway, because by their very nature thoy provoke rebellion, and rebellion ncnliiHt despotism Is the nee fsaary result of the growth of liberty. Nor are democracies adapted to this work, for they are tho products of the free spirit, and they can not, without fatal consequences to themselves, jo Into the business of enslaving people. In the old days despotisms could do this work, but that was before there was such a thing as the people. We are more likely to see some disintegra tion rather than further consolidation. The llrltlsh empire exists at the pres ent time only by tho taleranco of the peoplo Inhabiting Its various parts because they bcllovo they are better off within It. The Itusslau emplro rests almost wholly on force. People aro likely to insist more and more on their right to govern themselves. It is said thero Is nothing distinct ive about tho American face as thero Is about all the rest of tho groups of Caucasian faces. It has no Individual ity. Nevertheless tho American phys iognomy Is decidedly marked. It Is said that an American Is recognized nt a glance in any part of tho world. The thing Indelibly written on tho Ameri can fuco Is "hustle." Kvery Ameri can looks as if his eyes were glaring Into tho far west and tho for future IIo has u serious look that portends business, French Imagination spar kles in wit as brilliant as tho dia mond; tho American Imagination Hash es ItH sheet lightning over half n world. This terrible Intensity of pur poso and activity Is very Hue In many respects, but it Is at tho bottom of tho Ill-health which is so serious u curse to the life of this country. The Amor Icau works himself to death. Wo havo j Oscar II., King of Hweden and Nor way, who the other day celebrated his seventy-sixth birthday, Is probably tho most popular monarch In Kuropc. Tho third son of King Oscar I. and Queen Josephine, he was born Jan. 21, 1821), and succeeded to tho throno Sept. 18, 187'J, upon tho death of his brother, Carl XV. Ills spouse, Queen Hophln, to whom he was married Juno 0, 1837, Is a daughter of the Into I)uko Wll helm of Nassau. The royal couplo have four sons, tho eldest, Crown Prluco (lustaf, Duke of Wermlaud, having been born June in, 18.VS. A short time ago It was falsely reported that King Oscar was HI. Ho Is enjoy ing excellent health. Boise Transfer & Storage Co. R. H. Bell Phono A-10 Ind. Phone Light and heavy hauling. Con tfgnmtnti of freight left ln our charge will receive prompt atten tion. Storage at reasonable rates. Sec that you give your baggage to Boise Transfer S Storage Go. South Tenth Street, j, no8ENiiuua AHUIIUKA.COIIN Pocatello Mercantile Company WHOLESALE Wine, Liquor AND Cigar Merchants.. Pocatello, Idaho Drink Old Fori Halt Whliaoy Smoke Beuator Hhoup Cigars Wasco Warehouse Milling Company Merchant Millers Mnnufacturera of Flour and All Kinds of Mill Feed Try h Sack of Iti Cclobrate J WHITE RIVER FLOUR The Oreat Ilread Producer Pure, bite and Wholesomo Mado from Selected Dluestem Wheat THE DALLK8, OltKOON OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY The North Coast Limited BY ItAI AND WATEIt HA It. ANIWATKtt. A P. THROUGH PARLOR CARS urrwxEN Portland, Astoria Seaside Leaves union nxroT Arrive. """ l-nr ajper, Haiti- Dully Irr, Uinta k a tile Dully. :U)a.m. WrMi'ort, Cllltmi, 11:U a. m Aniorla, Warren. Km, KUTfl, iicur Imrl rarkiuitiM't Mdc. A'torls PcMliore Kxpreri Ditlly. 7:00 p.m. Aclnrln Kxtiresi 9:40 p.m. v Dally. C. A. BTFAVAnT, J. cTmAYO, Cumin'I Act., 218 Alder ft U. V. it 1'. A. Ttluphtine Main U06. ELECTRIC LIGHTS, ELECTRIC FANS, STEAM HEATED, 50LID VESTIBULED WALLA WALLA WASH i r IKW1B W. HEATON J Manairer Ptmaul UnlirtmkhtB Pmrtmrm, Oracluata Kmbalroer and DUlnfector. LIctniedbyllllnoliHlata Hoard o( Health. Member National AmocUUod ot Embalmors. If. O. Box W- I'hone, Main 119. WAF.LA WAIXA WABH. In fact nn up-to-dnto train, and tho beauty of it all is tho fact tlint it does not cost you any moro to travel on this train than it does on any other. Try it and your verdict will be, It is tho Crack Train of Them All Ask the Agent, for I O I B T S VIA IIMI Mil V UJmSiS To bpoituuc, St. Pan , Minneapolis, Duluth, Ch rago, St. Louis and All Points East and South. 2 OVERLAND TRANS DAILY The Plyor und the Fast Alail A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant Ocncral Passenger Agont, 355 Morrison St.', cor. Third, Portland, Oregon. J. W. COOKKIlt.Y. Undertaker and Ocncral Funeral Furnisher. Kmbalmlne a Pptclally. Jlabcock'i Drlck Muck, V,i Hint 81. Telephone Mack 851. WAM.A WAIXA. WASH. V .R Splendid Service Up'to-ilato l'qulpnient Cotirteo ti I'.ir.plnyes Daylight trip arront tho Cascade and Koeicy .Monntalna. For Tickets, rates, folders and full Infor mation call on or address H. DICKSON, C. T. A. 122 Tilled Street, PORTLAND S. a. Y12RKE-S, a. V. P. A. 612 ITrit Avrnuo. StiATIU!. WASH. IIV uAs the I . Crow Flies" If . The shortest lino between Mln- H I ncapolis, St. Paul ami Chicago is 3 the route of the famous I I North- I a Western I Limited I "The Trnln for Comfort" I, j Kvery night In tho year I rioforo ulnrlliiK (in a trip no matter I I whin' willu lur Itilur.atme Infurina- lion about comfortnUo trnvulliitf. H It. t..BIHI,Klt, (lcn'1 ARpnt. lMTl.lnl htrtct, I'urlland, Urugon. T. W. TKAHDAI.R, i (lenurni l'niutii(vr Ascnt, u I HI. I'nul.Mltm. Kar:rw.'?-wr ! !! MfcMMH .! -.. .. . II I I - I ! KM 2 OREGON SHOlr LINE and union Pacific Three Trains to the East Daily HAS Kl'.KH DUO OWINN The Idle Hour On DlitulnliiK Siiouuhw. Thomas W. Lawson, (he llostou mil lionaire, believes that It is rather throiiKh enterprise and originality than throiiKh ecoiiomy that lluauclal success may be attained. "The time Is past," he said tho other day, 'for Mich economy as usisl to bo practiced by an old llostou restaura teur, who recently died. "Tho old fellow was economical to excess, but while he pottered about his kitchen, trylnj; to make ono ejftf do the work of two, his neighbor across tho way was Introducing a roof garden and a mandolin orchestra, and the economist, I understand, hardly left enough on his demise to pay his debts. "Ho was, beyond nny doubt, nn economist. A couplo of plumbers wero working ono day In his cellar. It was too dark there to see, and the men asked for some light. " 'Well, said the old fellow, 'here's a candle. Make It go us far as you can.' "Ouo candle won't do,' said tho plumbers. 'It won't give us sutllclent light. Wo must have two, "The old man knit his brows anil thought. " 'How long, boys, will you be work lug down here?' he said. "'About fifteen minutes said the plumbers, "Then,' said the restaurateur, 'cut tho candle In two. " Itoston Post. J.A.Murray. I'rr, I lent. D. W. StimroJ, Vice I're.ldent Wbi. A. Anthei, Cathler I.N. Anthei, A.M. Caihler THR FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Puuutollot ldho. POCATELLO, IDAHO E. D. HARRISON THE JEWELER TEL. MAIN 194 Fresh Crawfish Received Daily from the famous Quelle of Portland PRTATE ROOMS 16 North Fourth Street WALLA WALLA, WASH. Through rullmamtumlanlaniltourlitiileep Iniccari dally to Omal a, Chicago, Spokans; tnurl-t W'oi'liu cart dally to Kaniai City: thrtitiR'h I'uilmaii liiirltilt'eplnBcari(poriiii ally conducted) wrukly to Chicago, Kana City; reclining chair can (Mat tree) to al 7fl PORTLAMKIOailCAaO (I III ttuchaiiiEoolcars IV "ulil'Alir timi: rllKi)Uf.lia ATrRWE" roil Irom 1'ottlaml. Ore. 1-UUM iM.'rr.lld Bu Uke Inr. Kt. RwcUl Worth. Omalia, Kantaa 8lMnm U'lltlllKfn "J 'I"1 fcMt Atlautlu t-att Lake, Hearer, VT. Kxpreta iWoith, Omaha, Kaniai . sil' pin Yla Clty.Ht. Ixiuli, Chicago "X3 irntlngl'a and the Kat 8t. I'aul , alia WaTTa, UwUlmt, Knit Mall 8Kkaiip. Wallace, I'ult 116pm man, Mlnnvaiolli, M. 6:00 a ra Tla I'aul, Duluth, Milwau Bpokana kea, Chicago anJ Kat I !IDAH0 ADVERTISING il ! Mallory & Lydon Livery, Feed and Sale Stable C and Fourth Sts. Lewiston, Idaho Watches, Dliimoiids. Silverware and Novelties. Watehmaker and Jeweler. Watch Inspector O. S. L. It. It,, Poca tello. Idaho. Fine Watch llepairiug a Specialty. Kyis Tested 1'reo. POCATELLO, IDAHO The New Bannock Hotel NOHUAN A AHMbTUONU, 1'ropa. Headquarters for Commercial Men American Phn. Rooms with Bath, Hot and Cold Running Mater and Telephone in Each Room. RATES $2.00 to $100 PER DAY Poctitcllo Idaho llu IXiln't liiiuw it. Tommy Pa, what Is an "agnostlci" Lewiston Furniture and Undertaking Co. WIIOU-SAI.K AND lU'TAII, RuRS, I.nce DAVIDSON GROCERY CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS ANt) COFFEE ROASTERS We Operate the Only Coffee Roast ing Plant in Idaho Cor. 13th and Front Sts. BOISI3 - - IDAHO Rlvar Schedule ror Aitorta, Way Point and North Tlraeh y (except bunuay) at s pm uaturaay at m pin. Dally tervlca (water permlttlog) an tlis Willamettt and Yamhill river. REGULATOR LINE rORTLATfD AM) THE DAUXJ ROUTE Alt Wr Uailan. STUAMURS "BAH.KY OATZKIIT' "nAM.F.S C1TYM "KtlJULAIOK" "MKTLAKO" C'oiinectliig' at I.yle, Waih.. with Columbia River & Northern Railway Co roit WahkUctn. Paly, renterrllle, Ooldendal and all Klickitat Valley polnli. Steamer lcarci I'urlland dally (oxrapt Bun day) 7 a. in., connecting' with U. It. N. trains at l.yle S:15 p. m. (or Uuldcadale. Train ar rlrei Ocldrnilalr, 7:!U p. in, bteamer arrlTai Tho Dallea b:au p. m. hteamer leavei The Dallri dally (except Sun day) 7;oo a m. 0. It. N. tratm leaving Ooldendale AslS a. m. connecti with thUitoatner (or 1'ortlaiiJ, ar rlvlnx rortland fl p. in. Kxrellcnt ineam aervea on all (teaman, nn acrnminmlatlona (or teama and wacom. lor detailed Information of rntea, terth ra crrailoni. couueciluni, cte.. write or call un neareat aucnt. II. C. Campta I, Ucn. olllto, I'orllaud, Or. ilauaer. YOU WILL BE SATISFIED Willi Your Journey If your tlrketa rod nqcr thu Denver niul llluurnmlttltnllriad,ihe"buca yic Line of tho World" BECAUSE There nro lotnatiy iconic Attrnctlom and )k lata of lnturet hIuhk ihxlliio livtwi'vn OK'Icn nml deliver il.at tho trip liuvor bcciiiuva tlrvtomo. If ynn arORnlnK 1'mt, write for In form nt Inn ntitltti'tit prvlty bourf tl.nl will lo.l you all; abbUtlt. W. C. AlcBRIDE, dcncral 121 Third fc'lrcet PORTLAND, ORCQON Agent SHAVER TRANSPORTATION CO.. STEAMER GEO. W. SHAVER, Will leave I'nrtland. foot nl Waelilnston flu 8unilay,1ueiday ami 'lliurnlny eveulnu at o'clock, for fauvlr lilainl, ht. Ileleiir, Capli-i,, Deer lintiil, Manilla. K alums, Neer City. Hauler, Ml. ('ottlii,Ma)Ktr. Hulla, Unk l'olnt. Frieniam, Uauiaiilllo.ClauLanle aud alt way laudlne. For further Information, aik or writs your neartit tlraet accnt or , A. L. ORAia (teneral l'aieiuer Aent, the Oregon Railroad Navliatlou Co., I'ort land. Oregon. I li i i XJK. ii2JllryUU Jl-i.JtLLJIJ-a---aw Uai jjRjMjCfeiftU 'r ilTlT -ar----Jgk A City in Itself Have you ever stopped to consider that a modern express train, like the St. Louis Special, is practically a city in itselfa place where you can sleep, chat, imoke, read, dine and go a-visiting, just about as you would at your own home? It makes little difference what you want, you have only to summon a pcrtcr and hs will swiftly and smilingly get it for you. Omaha, Kansas City, St. .Louis and points beyond. Write for folder glvlujr full Information, or call at neareit Northern Taclflo Ticket OUtcu, R. W. FOS5TER, Ticket Agt. 100 Third Street, PORTLAND, ORCQON TUTTLE MERCANTILE CO., LTD. Wholesale Grocers GOODWIN MININd CANDLES Judson Powder, Fuse and Caps AGKNT8 FOK THK CELEBRATED OLYAIPIA BEER Nampn, Idaho IM An niiiiostlc. my ma. la n n.r,, Furniture, Carpets, who cluliiis ho iioeim't kuow aiiyUiiu.. Curtains, 1'ortiers. Window Shades Tummy That's what I thought, bo I.tuo-'euins, Couches, Iron Ucds, when tt'aehcr askoil mo to roulto my Uudertnkimj, Teleplt tie 821, lesson In history today 1 Just told her, . n n B R .... . , 1 was an iiKiiostle, hut shu Just laugh. l' u u ouiWIng, ii. Main St. ed.-1'hllaUeU.hla Tress. j LEWISTON, IDAHO D, W, Church Karlo C. Whlta C. C. Chllion CHURCH & WHITE CO. Real Estate And Insurance Pocatello Idaho k Tbe Only Double-Track Railway fcetweea the Missouri River and Chicago The Chicago-Portland Spcc'al, the most luxurious train in the world. Drawing-room sleeping cars, dining car, butfet smoking and library car (barber and bath). Less than thrco days Portland to Chicago. TWO Through Trains to Chicago are operated daily via the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company. Oregon Short Line Rail road. Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago & North-Western Railway to Chicago irom Portland and points U. Oregon. Dally anif personally conducted tx ,uricma In Pullman lourut sleeping .-anfiom I'oMland LoAngrlean4 Bin tram Itco. through to CUicatiO ' VMlbQUl CllJUilO. It K lUTCIlie, A.CBAIlKFR, CnlAtUtl'MvlttSt, Col Act, ijiTmrJSv, kAHliuk.N.isCAU romukhD,On. Chicago & Norlli-Westera Ry. THE TRAIL OF LEWIS AND GLARK Was the pioneer American trail west of the Missouri river and the results of that exploration of 1SW-6 wero of tremendous Importance to the United States and they were never more apparent fhan now. A publication relating to the Lewis and Clark expedition. Just issued by O. P. Tutnam's Sons, New York, stands peculiarly alone. This edition Is a two vol ume. 8 vo one called "The Trail of Lewis and Clark. 1SW-15M". Tho author. Mr. Olln D. Wheeler, Is tho well known wrltr of the popular Wonderland series of the Northern Pacific Railway, In connection with which he made his studies and researches for this work. Mr. Wheeler has traveled several thousand miles over the route of Lewis and Clark. He has camped out, climbed mountains, followed old Indian trails, and visited remote points made memorable by those explorers. Their route across the Dltterroot mountains has been followed. Identified and mapped. The Trail of Lewis and Clark" is Illustrated in color and half tone from paintings, drawings and maps, by Paxson, DcCamp, and Russell, made under Mr. Wheeler's direction, and from photographs taken specially for the purpose. Tho writer tells his own story and supplements it with pertinent extracts from Lewis and Clark, and a host of other historical and narrative writers that connect tho past with the present. Exact excerpts and photosraphlo reproductions. In half tone, from the Original Manuscript Journals of Lewis and Clark are given. A. chapter is devoted to the Louisiana Purchase, another to the preparatory meas ures for the exploration, and another to the history of each man of the expedi tion so far as known, Including a dlscursion of the death of Captain Lewis. The Louisiana Purchase Bxposltlon at St Louis, and the Lewis and Clark Centennial to be held at Portland. Oregon, in 1S, make this work peculiarly timely because written from the stanupolnt or actual knowledge of past and pres ent conditions of the old trail and country, 'The Trail of Lewis and Clark" ihould bo found In every public and private, library la the land and the, general reader will rind In reading through its pages of large, clear type that truth Is. indeed, stranger than fiction. The book can be onlered through uay bookseller or news stand or direct from, the publishers. A ' h I uM