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IHE MORNING OEEGONIAN, MOOTTAY,, 'JULY ft 1901.
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UN FAKER'S TRICK
JfAGIO WHICH A 'BRITISH OFFICER
EXPIiAIXS BY HYPXOTIS3I.V , -
feetr a Boy and 'Old Man -Cllmfect.
Into the Sky on a Piece
of Trrine.
An officer of the British Army, "who
erved In India with -the Seventh and
the Fourteenth Hussars, is spending a
few weeks In New York. Jhe other day
some friends were talking with him
about India and his experiences there,
and the conversation turned to Indian
takers and their wonderful performances,
aays the New York Sun.
"These fellows do perform some ex
traordinary tricks," said the British of
ficer, "but extraordinary as they are,
the tricks are not so fearfully wonderful
as tome of the stories of them Tvhlch
&re brought away from India by the
tourists who learn all about India and
its people li the course of a few weeks'
sojourn in some of the coast towns.
"As a matter of fact, the greatest of
the fakers are never seen In the towns
and cities. Their religion and supersti
tion will not permit them to wander
from their native haunts, and only those
who have traveled or lived In the wild
est and most remote parts of India have
witnessed the performance of the really
great tricks of the fakers.
"You must remember at the outset that
the real thing, to use an Americanism,
iJn. the way of a Hindoo faker Is a man
of secrets and of strange habits. He
loves, or affects to love, solitude, and he
works upon the superstition of his te
,lows In performing what are regarded
by other Hindoos as sure-enough mir
acles. He lives in comparative seclusion,
existing on heaven knows what.
"Of course, at every opportunity he
extorts whatever he may from his fel
lows, but that Is not much. And, shun
ning as ho does the cities, it is only
lor a venturesome foreign hunter that
he may now and then perform and get
any considerable backsheesh. In the na
tive state he Is the filthiest human being
T ever clapped my eyes on, and by long
habit he has fallen into a chronic state
of welrdness, so to speak.
"Report travels much more rapidly
than one would suppcae in the moun
tains of India, and once a party of for
eign sportsmen or travelers appears In
the up-country, a fakir Is not" lns In
striking the spoor, and he keeps to it
itil he comes up with the strangers.
such times the faker usually travels
1th a small boy and a dirty bag filled
with a promiscuous Jumble of nuts, shells,
trick paraphernalia and what not.
"The first time I ever met a no-discount
faker was In a wild, unfrequented part
of India, where two other officers of the
regiment, an army surgeon and myself,
nad gono on a hunting trip. We had
spent the day beating for a tiger, which
got away, and had Teturned to camp
tlrod and out of sorts. Taking an early
dinner, for we were horribly hungry, we
sat down outside the tent to smoke our
cheroots.
"Suddenly, just before sundown, we no
ticed an uncanny-looking person coming
toward us, grinning like a black devil,
ealaantlng at every step, and mumbling
something which none of us could under
stand. "We knew, of course, that our vis
itor was one of the mountain fakers, and
we calmly waited for him to proceed to
business.
"As he put down his bag with greafde
llberatlon, the boy accompanying him
curled himself up on the ground and
seemed to be paying attention to nothing
in particular. After a little the old cod
ger produced, seemingly from nowhere,
a ball of ordinary cotton string, which
bad once been white, such string asvshop
keepers ordinarily use to tie up light;
parcels with.
"The man's hair was gray and his hide
was as black as Erebus. He wore a dirty
turban and loin cloth, which two articles
constituted his apparel. The boy's outfit
was no less elaborate.
"After tossing the ball of string about
for a while it was about the size of a
billiard ball he threw it high into the air,
retaining the free end of the string In
his hand. Up and up and up went the
ball, growing smaller and smaller the
higher it traveled until It disappeared
from sight altogether. To all appearances
It had sailed up until It reached the near
est stratum of clouds and disappeared be
hind it It was the mightiest ball throw
ing we had ever seen and was quite suffi
cient to attract our attention to any
thing the old boy might subsequently do
'.and that was just what ho wanted.
'As soon as the ball had disappeared,
the faker let go the free end of the string
and there we had a line of cotton twine
extending from about five feet from the
ground up to Lord knew where. When
the old man found that the ball remained
up In the air, refusing absolutely to come
down, no matter how wildly he gesticu
lated or how loudly he yelled at it, he
was apparently much annoyed.
"He tugged and tugged at the cord,
but he couldn't pull the ball out of
space, and as an evident last resort, he
called the boy, told him to climb the
cord and bring the ball down. Then we
aaw the spectacle of a boy 12 or 14
years old, climbing hand over hand, up
a line of cotton twine about the size of a
large nln.
"Up and up. higher and higher, the
urchin went, climbing as a sailor climbs a
Tope, until he, too, had disappeared be
hind the clouds which hid the ball. When
last we saw him, he looked "to be just
about as big as the ball did when It dis
appeared. "As soon as the urchin disappeared,
there was more trouble for the faker. The
boy appeared very well satisfied with the
roosting place he had found and the old
man was no more successful In getting
him back to earth than he had been with
the ball of twine. Then we did have a
sample of splendid rage.
"The old rascal worked himself up Into
a perfect fury. He yelled and danced
and gesticulated and gave the best exhi
bition of a human demon that I ever saw.
By way of heightening the effect and In
creasing our Interest in the show, he
dropped into broken but intelligible Eng
lish, the substance of which was:
" 'Am I to be made an Idiot of by a
vball of string t.nd a fool by a chokera
(small boy)? Allan forbid! I will them
both teach that they may not trifle with
.one so old and wise,'
J "Then, rushing to the filthy old bag that
had been lying all this time on the ground,
he thrust an arm into it and drew forth
the most murderous-looking knife I ever
saw. It had a curved blade about nine
Inches long, about three inches across at
the hilt, and tapering to a fine point
Placing the knife between hi? teeth and
grasping the twine in both hands, the
old boy, showing marvelous agility for
one of his apparent age, went up the cord
as the boy had, hand over hand, and In
less time than it takes to tell It he, too,
had disappeared from view.
"He had us all going by this time, and
we just sat there gaping up into the air
like a lot of precious Idiots. There was
a second's absolute silence, and then an
agonizing yell, so piercing that it sunk
Into one's very bones. Another second,
which seemed like an age, and then we
saw a dark object come hurtling down
, from the sky. Down and down It came
until It landed only a few feet from us
with a sickening sort of thud.
1xdklng to see what it was, we saw
the head of the boy who had climbed
the cord lying there, severed from the
body at about the middle of the neck.
A closer examination showed that the
face wore a horrible expression, while
the ecarlet blood poured from the divided
arteries and the dark venous blood from
the veins. The twitching of the newly
cut muscles and the windpipe, and the
cleanly-severed joints of two of the cer
vical vertebrae were'qqlle plain to the
army surgeon and to the rest of us, all
of whom knewa little of anatowy troM.
the field hospitals. ' " . -
"We hadn't by any means got over the
shivery feeling- we experienced at seeing
the head of the late urchin, when down
came an arm, cut off trough tbe shoul
der joint and giving all the anatomical
relations- In that part quite plainly. A
moment later the other arm dropped at
our feet and an examination ehowed that
it had been cut off in exactly the, same
way. The doctor said the old rascal
carved cleverly enough to have bpen a
surgeon at the Royal .College.
"Wo were about ready for anything
after that anf so were" not particularly
surprised when a leg, severed at the hip
joint and exposing the head of femur,
the muscles twitching just as you may
have seen them twitch In a freshly killed
animal, came along. The other leg fol
lowed In due time and then came the
trunk.
"A moment later, the old man was
seen coming down the string," and, when
he dropped to the ground from f the end
of it, he was literally covered with gore
from head to foot The knife, still held
between his teeth, was fairly dripping
with blood. His eyes appeared wilder
than ever, his features drawn, and he
paced back and forth for a few seconds
like a chained tiger,
"Then he collected the head, limbs and
trunk and tossed them into the old bag.
While watching this action we lost sight
of the string and the lcnlfe and never saw
them again. Slinging the bag over his.
shoulder, he walked away. We knew this
was only a bluff, because he hadn't yet
received any backsheesh and we knew
he never would depart without that
"He had moved off only a few paces
when we saw that something was moving
inside the bag. The old man stopped,
put on a surprised expression, put the
bag down on the ground, and in a mo
ment out crawled the boy as sound In
wind 'and limb as he had ever been.
"The boy began to smile and the old
man, smiling and salaaming, came toward
us for his money. This he got In a very
liberal amount and off he went, leaving
us standing there, mystified, confused,
flabbergasted.
"We looked about for traces of the
recently committed tragedy, but where
the ground had been red with blood a
moment before not a trace of it was
left There was not the slightest bit of
doubt that the boy had been carved uo
and there was not the slightest doubt
that he had as miraculously come to life
again.
"About the carving the rest of us might
have been mistaken, but you couldn't
fool the doctor. He had been cold-blooded
enough to pick up the different members
of the body as they had come tumbling
down from the sky, had examined them
and was perfectly positive that the dls.
memberment had taken place and had
been the Work of a skillful surgeon or
student of anatomy. That was one of
the few performances that I over saw of
the real, genuine Hindoo fakers of the
Indian wilds."
"But how the devil do you account for
It all?" asked one of the British Army
officers' friends.
"Why, thore Is only one wav to account
lor It," was the reply. "We were simply
mesmenzea or Hypnotized by the old boy
and placed In such a mental state that
we Imagined the whole performance real
ly had been enacted."
"But how about the army doctor, who
handled the ' dismembered parts?" asked
some one else.
"Oh. he was befuddled just like the
rest of us. He thought he handled stray
arms and legs and heads and trunks,
whereas he didn't do anything of the
kind."
"Maybe Englishmen In India can -become
thus mentally twistedi" said the
first Inquirer, "but I'm damned if r Y.
Ilteve anybody else can. Either you saw
a miracle performed or the whole blessed
lot of you were jagged."
AT THE HOTELS.
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THE. PORTLAND.
C Fleischer, 1? T
W M Meek. Denver
O "W Scupps, Qlntl
JohnScupps, Los Ang
E H Bacley. do
Sam Cohen. E P
Geo G Carter, S F
R R Kucryusk, Berlin
C L Mead & wf, city
R E Moody & wf do
C D Breen & wf, do
Mrs S H Bradbury, do!
Miss Bradbury, do
Miss Verdon, do
Miss "Winston, do
V Bradbury, do
i a. Marshall & wr,
Berkeley, wai
J D Whltroore & wf,
Denver
Miss TVhltmore, do
Day WhlUnore. do
Mrs 3 B Grant & son.
Denver
Mrs A A Blow, London
B L Ferry, Salt Lake
F K. Baker, Mont
R Robinson. Idaho
H G Thompson & wf,
Chicago
W MacC Todd. N T
P P Albright, USA
J P Meehan, S F
S P Mesick.-S F
John Thomson, Baker
E Loewy. S F
C E Langham, N Y
w Jr Jewett, wr & ctxa,
Gardiner
J T Henderson, do
a u ixmeii & wr. cur
G W Hogue, city
G J Loewenson & wf,
lty
G A Hoffman, Oreville
Mrs V H TVolf, B JT
H F Fox, N T
I Mrs M Loewenson. do
C G Jacob, Or City jMlss F Rosenfeld. S F
V H Torrance, Chgo JMlss L Rothschild, Uo
H Ekstrom, Astoria js M Cooper, S F
Hy Ellers, city V A Howe, Carlton
7 W Cunningham & vfl, Sara Cohen, S F
Boise
Columbia River Scenery Regulator
I Hood River, Cascade Locks and return.
THE PERKINS,
L McKlslck, S F
Gus Cheen, Jr. Gales C
E B Madden, city !
J G Hadley, Newberg
Frank Peterson, Saliu
J "W Blackburn, do
J "W "Wilcox, do
A V Lewis, Or
Mrs Lewis, do
J TV Spencer, S F
W T Reeves, Echo
G L Thacker, Texas
V M Ellis, do
Ben Blasinger, Phlla
Geo A Scott. Suraptcr
C A Dawson, Mass
M E Halsell. Sedro
S M Smith. 8 F
H S Cattron, TVasco
J S Cook, city
Mrs T H Tongue. Or
Mrs Bertha Tongue, do
S French. Dalles
Mrs French, do
W R Stansell, Or
J A De Latta, Minn
Miss Eva Bartlett,
Omaha
J B Eddy. Forest Gr
Mrs Eddy, do
L B Brooks. Duluth
J P Tamlesle, Htllsb
A J Hammer. Cal
T A jReavia, Enterprise
Mrs Rcavls, do
I Mrs w a May, Bauer
w h y,enrung, wiud
J V Meeker, Independ
Mrs Meeker, do
A M Smith, Astoria,
J H Baker. Salem
Mrs 'Baker, do
Wm Schmidt, RoEcburg
Addle Schmidt, do
E J Senserbox, Boise
E "White, Chicago
A "W Mackenzie, city
H "W Bartholmew, Or.
C Adams, Tygh Valley
"V H "Wilson, Dalles
M F Shaw, Hood River
Mrs gnaw, ao
J Thornburh. LewUtn
B F Omsler, I' Gran)
THE IMPERIAL.
C. W, Knowles, Manager
Ed Herrlck, Seattle S L Blumaucr, Bolso
Martin Laraen, Ft Can
C L Smith. Hood Rivar
R S Sheridan, Boise
C A Johns, Baker City
Mrs J B Avery. Corv
Miss E Avery, do
W TjLRnn. do
c T Kaffenberger. N T
Mrs N S Rush, Pomry
J B Braaiey, ao
C B Park, a
a n Adams, s f
-Mm FLidift Rlchardson.J S Morrison, do
8 F J W Morris. Whitehall
Mrs John Hall, Cal L Stegel, Spokane
Mary Elsie Hall, do T Saltt. do
Calla A Hall, do J Mabel Hawes, Alameda
John F Hall, do C A Pogue. S F
Mrs J A Glass, PlttsbgjD L Moomaw, Baket
W H Wehrung, HtllsblJ F Kelly, 'Eugene
W W Boscow, do J H Richardson, S F
J J Balleray, PendletnlN Clinton, Astoria
F J Carney. Astoria Mrs M X. Hawthorn, do
M Dayl. city l
THE ST. CHARLES.
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S W Seelye. do !
Ora Garrlgus, For G
P C Filbert. Greenv
E G Buhrers, do
Fred Johnson, Helena
R I Garrett & sob.
rteeuy
Mrs Garrett, do
a Tjil. Hond "Riven
Jas Mageo, do
Joe Clay, Pomeroy
C C Moody, victoria
Kuy snutn, iioBeburg
A Bensell. Chemawa J w McCown, Salem
E J Bullock, Salem R H Day. Pe Ell
J A Hamilton. Dawson Dan McKclIar, Kalama
E J Jenkins. CasRk 1 Hugh Glenn, Dalles
Tl TT RrtwRrds. do
F Halloway, Or City
d W Trumnnt. rttllmii
E P Anderson. Cal
M D Barrett, Astoria
J Thompson, do
TT T.nmnnrt. dft
B R Wentworth, Minn
L W Oren. Corvallls
J T Htoaps. Tacoma
Mm J H Webb, Sacto
Joe. Crater, Dalles
Joe. uraier, uriiw . ..Wi".,;',,.' oa'
S "W RIdgley. Bridal VfB B Smith. Wasco
O R Karl Hood River
Xfra .Tn V)nvli Pati
Wm Adkins. ao
Dan Duffy, do
Wm Wlrtz. Gresham
Paul Jacke. Cathlamet
use -aaaaaox. Astoria
Hotel Brans-Trick", Seattle.
European; nrst-class. Rates, 75c and tip.
One block from depot. Restaurant next
door.
Tacoma Hotel, Tacemsu
American plan. Rates, S3 and up.
DBBBellr Hotel, TaeeHui.
European plan.. Rate. W and up.
Sheriff Zimmerman, of Snohomish, and
10 deputies are in pursuit of an insane
man who has been terrorizing the coun
try botween Everett and Snohomish for
the past few days. The man Is araed
with a rifle and has fired- several shots
at residents in the vicinity,- osa of wkom
had very, .narrow ecapest
WHEN THE 'PHONES REST
yjJf CALLS AT, FOUR O'CLOCK
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Bmalest Time Attest "Soon, and 400,
000 Messages Are Sent ad Re
ceived Over Wires la New York.
Four o'clock In the morning. The near
est point In the diurnal round to 'the
shadowy hereafter. At that hour, say
physicians, man's vitality Is at the lowest
ebb, and more lives slip Into eternity than
in any other of the 24. singularly enough,
tqe telephone bears similar witness, ao,
cording' to the New York Mall and Ex
press, At that hour, say its records, the
city's life is near complete cessation. The
town is fast asleep. It has- been asleep
some hours, but restless now with ft tbss,
then a turn, again a deeper breathing.
C. L. "FARMER") SMITH.
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HNNBSOTA EXPERT vHO IS TOURING THE WILLAMETTE
VALLEY WXDER THE AUSPICES QF THE SOUTHERN PA
CIFIC. Hon. C, L. Smith, or "Farmer" Smith, aa he Is more generally known, Who
Is touring the Willamette Valley under the auspices of the Southern Pacific Rail
road, Is one of the best-Informed men In tho country on farming. Seventeen
years of farmers' institute work In Minnesota have made him what he is. For
several years 'he was Dairy Inspector of that state. Ho followed farming until
his health compelled him to engage In some other work, "When he talks on farm
ing he does not have to quote the experience of somehody else he has been there
himself. Ho knows how farmers feel under a great diversity of conditions. He
knows how they can better their lot. In a word, his advice to tillers of the soil.
If they would he successful, Js to be business-like. The farmer should know
what every cow returns him; what every bushel of wheat costs to raise, etc If
the cow don't pay, sell her, If wheat-raising don't pay, try some other crop.
Under the auspices of the Southern Pacific. Mr. Smith has awakened a great
Interest In dairying In the Willamette Valley. He has held a number of farm
ers' meetings, and at every point has" been favored by a good attendance. The
farmers ot tho Willamette Valley are grateful to Mr. Smith and 'the Southern Pacific-
Company. They well realize that he has told them much that means greater
returns from the farm, with the same amount of work.
At 4 o'clock it' has sunk Into a .stirless
slumber, soundless, too, except for some
distant engine iwhlstle, like a long-drawn
mourner's wall.
All during the 24 hours the telephone
keeps a finger on the city's pulse. It
feels tho tidal houir of life, too, as well
as tho ebb. If at 4 o'clock life Is In the
depths, there Iq an hour when It Is on
the heights, and depths and heights are
widely divided. Once a month the tele
phone 'company makes a record for the
day, and on it the number of calls. This
Is turned in to Herbert Laws "Webb, of
the general manager's office. Very
graphically It Indicates the difference be
tween day and night. A diagram of. It
drawn yesterday by Mr.. Webb looked
something like a temperature chart of a
fever patient in a hospital now the trac
ing is on the normal line, and now jumps
high, .like a mountain peak, Into delir
ium. But-the telephone has no normal
line; at 4 o'clock It la far below the level,
at 10- o'clock It has leaped, relatively, to
an Inordinate height.
400,000 Calls a. Day.
The line described by Mr. "Webb rose
to two peaks, one showing the business at
10 o'clock, the other about 1 o'clock in
the afternoon. Between these Is a con
siderable depression on both sides, steep
and low declines. "During tho day Jn all
the 13 central stations there are 400.000
calls -dally, of which about 325,000 make
connection's Fully 90 per cent of all the
calls" are made between the hours of 9
A. M. and 5 P, M, Only 10 per cent are
made between the hours of 6 in the
afternoon an4 9 In the morning.
This, said Mr. "Webb, Is one of the diffi
culties of the telephone business. There
are two or three rush hours, when the
business done la tremendous Jn compari
son. But a force must be employed and
a plant used to meet the greatest de
mands, while at oth'er hours a far small
er force and a much smaller equipment
would do. 'At the Cortlandt central sta
tion, the largest Jn the city, there are
75,000 calls dally, but less than 1500 of
these come between 6 in the evening and
S in the morning. All the other stations
maintain nearly the same proportion.
To the drowsy telephone girl the "wire
begins the gtlmmer 'of daybreak. Rev
tween the hour of 4'and 5 in .the morning
scarcely a call bttxxes on the .switchboard.
But after $ o'clock the calls of the mar
ket -men begin. These, are not many,
however, not enough to keep her from
nodding occasionally. Then the grocers,
butchers and other retail dealers fling
their shutters and begin to jingle the
telephone bell. Still business Is far from
active, although the railroad station tel
ephones have joined those of the retail
dealers and the market men.
Rapid Increase.
But between 8 and 9 o'clock the bussing
on the switchboard largely Increases.
Business has begun the wholesale men
are about. From 7 to 8 in the Cortlandt
street station only 182 calls came In on
the last record day; between 8 and 9 the
number bad grown to 1100; between 9 and
10 to 5000. Now the bankers and brokers
are making things bum. From 10 to 11
o'clock the calls jump to 9000, and be
tween 11 and 12 rise to lO.OOO. This Is the
high-water mark. There Is a falling off
after that until 3 o'clock, between which
hour and 4 the. calls rise again to the
highest mark. On the day ,thls record
was taken the greatest business was done
between It and J2. Usually the telephone
Us most active between 10 and 11 o'clock.
The disparity Is proportionately about
the same in the residential districts. One
station Id the city departs widely from
the rule; that is Thirty-eighth street.
That Js the hotel and theater district,
and clearly the telephone Indicates the
feverish night activity of that quarter.
Whereas at Cortlandt street, eft Madison
Square and the Columbus Station dull
nets' comes with midnight, it Is not so,
comparatively, fa Thirty-eighth street.
There 'lS'B9 cessation. From 12 to 1 Jhe
number of calls' is 170, from 1 to 2 86, from
2 to 3 60, and from 3 to 4 69. The busiest
hour of the day sends In only 1848 calls
here-4tht Is, front 10 to U o'clock,
A may be seen, the difference between
dullness and activity Is not nearly so
great as elsewhere. , In these, figures can
be seen the dash of cabs, the answer
ing messengers, the flutter of theater par
ties In the restaurants and the never
ceasing life of the hotels.
After 5 o'clock. In the afternoon the buzz
of the. switchboard rapidly diminishes, and
by midnight f, hush has fallen on the ex
change, broken only by an occasional call.
These occasional calls become fewer and
fewer as the city drops Into deeper slum
ber, -and the Intervals of silence stretch
until at-4 o'clock there. Is no buzz, the si
lence Is unbroken, end for an hour the
rest of the city seems undisturbed.
IRRIGATION 10TES.
A New Application of Electricity.
An interesting 'example." of the value of
electricity In making" profitable old in-
dustries which have fallen Into decay,
Is to be found in the Valley of the Yuba
River, California, which was years ago
the scene of an active search for gold.
As much gold as could then bo profit
ably found was secured and the locality
abandoned; but the advent of electricity
has created a new and unusual activity
there. Many miles back In the mountains
a large water plant has been constructed
for the generation of electricity; by
means of the power from ths source, the
people along the lower and sandy parts of
the valley have begun to use huge ma
chine dredges to work the old abandoned
placer mines. These dredges scoop up
the gravel in which gold is thought to
exist, pass It back to be separated and
deposit it on the ground'behind them. It
is an unusual and exceedingly Interest
ing sight to see these great machines eat
ing their way Into the earth. They stop
at nothing, but work along steadily
through fields and orchards and leave be,
hind them as complete a picture of deso
lation as one could expect to find. The
operators are said to be making a good
thing out of It, as the power Is cheap and
the findings of the precious metal are suf
ficiently large to bring very good returns.
The work was lately watched with much
Interest by some of the members of tho
United States Geological Survey, who
were making a general reconnoissance in
that region.
"Western Irrigation Means Eastern
Benefit.
The constantly Increasing enthusiasm
In the Western arid states over the re
sults and possibilities of Irrigation Is a
happy omen for the whole country.
Hundreds of square miles of territory,
before desolate, have been brought un
der cultivation in this way. Cultivated
country means a demand' for fa,rm Im
plements, and a largo increase of popu
lation. Inqreaee of population means a
demand for the necessities of life. Many
necessities and. most of the luxuries of
life, and a largo part of the agricultural
machinery of the country, are made east
of the Mississippi River. Hence irriga
tion means a growing flood of Eastern
supplies to Western markets. Again, Ir
rigation means wonderful production;
hundreds of carloads of high-priced fruits,
ready or shipment each year, from tracts
that were poor sheep pastures before.
The East warits these .carloads of fruit;
Europe wants' them, and across the coun
try for thousands of miles tho railroads
carry them." Hence irrigation means two
long lucrative hauls of freight, the sup
plies west and the products east, and the
dividends of thousands o$ stockholders Jn
the East and West alike reap the bene
flts. There are many other benefits from
irrigation, but these are enough. Irri
gation Is not a sectional master; it Is a
great national question.
Lean Cbtts nil Irrigation.
The United States Geological Survey
has been making some valuable studies
on tho great plains, west of Ibe Missis
sippi River, in connection with artesian
waters. What this vast section needs
above all things, is water, and it has
been estimated that millions of dollars
would bo aMed to Its value If only a re
liable supply could be found. An inter
esting Illustration of tho bad effect of
the lack of water, during the Summer
season, Is found upon the eattle ranches.
The great herds of cattle which roam on
the plains sometimes have extreme dif
ficulty in finding water, especially In
times of drought, Their usual drinking
places may be miles away from where
they are obliged to grase, and it is not
at all unusual for them to travel all night
or even longer, from the one to the other.
As a result of going these long distances
at frequent Intervals stock becomes poor
and thin, and tho profit of cattle raising
Is thereby much Impaired. Wafer-bearing
rocks are known to exist In large quanti
ties under the whole region of the great
plains, which ought to yield an abundant
supply. The work of the Government
I survey, Jw bn & attempt to locate
Downing, Hopkins & Co.
ESTABLISHED 1S93.
WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS
Room 4, Ground Floor . Chamber of Commerce
these strata and find -whether It Is prac
ticable to attempt to reach them. If
they can be found without too deep bor
ings, not only will the, grazers receive a
great benefit, but land will become valu
able for high-class agriculture; and the
support of a large population.
GEO. B. HOLLISTER,
Resident Hydrographer U. S. Geological
Survey, Rutherford, n. J.
i
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Direct plainly to the street and number of
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Head lettera wltb the writer's full address,
including street and number, and request an
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Letters to strangers or transient visitors In
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known, should be marked In the left-hand cor
ner. "Transient." This will Drevent their be
ing delivered to persons of the same or simi
lar names. ,-
Persons calling for these letters will please
state date on which they, were advertised,
July 8. Letters will be -charged for at the
rate of 1 cent each.
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Adams, Miss Rosa Lacey. Lizzie
Aiken, Miss Mamie Langley, Mrs I) Gene
Albright. Mrs Mary vleve
Allen, Mls3 M Lund, Miss Hannah
Bailey, Mrs Mary E Mclnnls, Miss May
Barber, Miss Jessie McBride. Mrs Chas
Barnett, Sadie McCutcheon. Mrs Julia
Beckman, Mrs. B McGrew, Miss. Addle-2
Bernard, Mjss Basil MoKlnzlo. Mra Mary
Blair, Miss Frankle G Mallett, Mrs
Bohnart, Mrs Jula Martin, Miss Lllllo
Bpswell. Nellie E Merrill. Edyth F
Bowen, Mrs Leona" " Moore. Miss Ada and
Bowen, Mrs-Lillian Bessie"
Bryden, Mrs S Morgan, Mrs L E
Brader, Miss Callno Morrison, Miss Eva
Brown, Mrs Anna L Meyers, Mrs H B
Carpenter, Mrs Lon Needham. Miss N C
Carroll, Mrs Ella Padgett. Miss Emma
Churchman, Miss Palmateer, Lulu
Clark, Miss Lucella Patton. Miss Eva
Cole. Mrs. Hester Patterson, Ml3s Nellie
Compton, Maude Pratt. Miss Clalro
CroHy, Mrs C W Reay, Mrs Carrie
Cunningham, Miss Rlckcrt, Mrs L. II
Mary Ripley. MIbs Lizzie and
Deborde, Mrs Bertha Jennie
Dennis, Miss Eva Richie, Mrs Eugenie
Dickson, Miss LUUe A Riley, Mrs J H
Dwlnell, Mrs W A Robert. Miss Rcnne
Fontaine, Miss Belle Rods, Miss Mae
Foster, Mrs J W Schmidt. Miss Daisy
FrazeTi Miss Rosa. Schuwe,-Mlss Dlna
French. Mra S M Seer, Mrs J
Gardines, Mrs .Shirley. Mrs J Q
Grelner. Mrs Beatrice Shipley, Mrs A W
Gee, Mrs Lizzie Simmons, Nettie
Graham, Miss Annie Smith, Mrs Alan W
Gilbert, Mrs rArcy Smith, Miss Graga
Griffith, Mrs Lillian E Smith, Mrs Laura
Gunn. Miss Nellie Stewart, Florence
Hamilton. Mrs S T Swank, Mrs J D
Hammersteln, Miss Thlboden, Louisa
Edna Thomas, Mrs Walter
Hacklwood. Miss M .M Thomas, Ruth
Harrison, Miss Maud Thompson, Mrs Jennie
Hart, Mrs R A Tlllotson, Mrs Lottie
Haysoth, Miss Alma Tracy, Miss M C
Hey, Mrs B Uhlman, Minna
Hlgglnson. Mlsa Cath- Walkers Mrs Kattle
erine Weberg, Miss Nettle
Hlllyer, Mattie J Webb, Mrs Florence
Hlnkle, Miss Mlldrod Wescott. Mrs L A
Hoefer. Mrs E Wldener, Mrs A M
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Hubbard, Miss Pearl Williams, Mrs Rebec
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Abalowltz, B
Kellogg, Edwin B
Kimball, M
Kidd, J L
Kinney, Dan!
Knowlton, Harry
Kopltkle, H
Lawton, Clarence A
Llllenthal. Cart
LItsy, Chas
Logan, Edward
Lucas. Eben C
McHardy, Wm
McQueaten. David M
Martell. David
Mathews, Mathle
Miller, Jas
Moular, M
Monell, Chas A
Morehous, Era
Noren, Gust-2
O'Brien, E I
O'Brien, Con
Payne, H D
Pas Fraternar Relief
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Anaerson, Aiex
Anderson, Abram,
Anderson, Charley
Anderson. John
Ardath. L A
Arnold, C B
Ashby, Harry
Bcrrlger, B
Bloch, Milton T
Bourke, M J
Bowen, George
Brahman, Grant
Bratly, W
Brash, Hugo
Brewer, E L
Brltts, P W-3
Brltt, Ortck
Brodie, H C
Brown, Jullus-2
Bucrge, Mose
BuchTer. Ch
Byors, R F
Carlton Bros. & Co
Cartwrlght, J B
uosteuo, ueo
Pearson, Saml
Chadboevere & Jamei-Phllllps, Frank
son Pratt, Mr
Chester, Carl Price, Jas C
Clark, Geo-2 Preston, L M
Clark, G C-8 Prudential Drug &
Clark, Wm Chexn Co
Cothman, C E .Reed, C H
Cornell. Edward RIddell. H A
Creamer, George Rlopelle, G L
Dawson Dally Tlme3 Richards, T J
Editor - Rlchard3, O B
Dale, Jim Rellly. Thomas
Davpren, John J Robnett, Josepn
Day, Jed Roberts, P T
Deemer. William Rollman. Charley
Deas, Jas T Sargent, J A & Co
Denny, Wm Schernlck, A
Dewey, -Charles M Schmltt, J J
Dixon, Harry Schmltt. Joe J
Doss, Lester Slebllch, Louis
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Hayworth & Co White. Chas J
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TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Make
Holiday of It.
You don't ro East every day.
When you do go, go comfortably
via the Burlington Route.
Choice ot three routes through
St. Paul, Denver and Billings, Mont.
The St. Paul line Is famous ior
Its fine service Denver for Its fine
scenery, Billings for being the
through car line to Kansas City
and St. Louis.
Drop In and see us we'll take
pleasure In giving you all the In
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TICKET OFFICE: Cor. Third and Stark Sts.
R. W. Foster. Ticket Agant.
Time Card
of Trains
PORTLAND
Leaves. Arrives.
"North Coast Limited" 2:00 P. M. 7;00 A. M.
Twin City. St. Lewis
& Kan. City Special. 11:30 P. M. 8:00 P.M.
Olympla, Tacoma. Seat
tle. South Bend and
Gray's Harbor Exp... 8:33 A M. 5:15 P. M.
Two trains dally to Spokane. Butte, Hel
ena. Minneapolis, St. Paul and the East.
A. D. CHARLTON,
AsaL Gen'l Pass. Act.
255 Morrison St, Portland.. Or.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
For South-Eastern Alaska
LEAVE TACOMA 11 A. M.
LEAVE SEATTLE 9 P. M.
Steamships QUEEN. COT
TAGE CITY. CITY OF TO
PEKA and AL-KI. July 5, 0,
12. 14. 10. 22, 24. 20:,Aug. 1,
3. 8. 13. 14. 18. 23. 25. 28.
For further information ODtain toiaer.
The company resrves tho right to changa
steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing
without previous notice.
AGENTS-N. POSTON. 240 Washlncton st,
Portland. Or,; F. W. CARLETON. N. P. R. R.
Dock. Tacoma; Ticket Office. C18 First ave.,
Seattle, M. TALBOT, Comm'l Agt., C. W. MIL
LER Asst. Gen'l Agt. Ocean Dock, Seattle;
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen'l Agents,
San Francisco. -
-BKEATfjQRTHEtWll
Tickat Office, 122 Third St ' Phone 680
LEAVE The Flyer, dally to and
Mo trom St. Paul. Mlnn-
- V ,, Upolls. Duluth. Chicago
8:00 P. M. Iaa a points East.
ARJUVS
No. a
T:00 A. It
Through Palace and Tourist Sleeper. Dialog
and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars,
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP KAMAKURA MARU
For Japan. China and all Aslatlo point will
leave Seattle
AbMUt July 9th
For Vladivostock and Port
Arthur Direct
Tho. Northern Pacific Steamship Co.'s
ss. "Queen Adelaide"
Will sail from Tacoma, Wash., on or about
AUGUST 12 for Vladlvostock and Port Arthur
direct.
For freight rates and cargo space apply to
DODWELL & CO., Ltd.,
General Agents. .... .253 Oak Street
WHITE COLLAR LINE
STR. BAILEY GATZERT.
DALLES ROUTE.
Dally round trlpa. Leaves foot Alder street
every morning at 7 o'clock, except Monday,
Arrive at The Dalles 3 P. M, Leave The
Dalles 4 P. M. Arrive Portland 10 P. M.
Landings Cascade Locks, Hood River, Whit
Salmon, Lyla and The Dalles.
ASTORIA ROUTE.
STR. TAHOMA (Alder-street dock),
Leaves Portland dally every marnlmr at 7
o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As
toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday.
Oregon phone Main 251. Columbia phono 331.
Record Voyage 6 Da. 7 Hours, 22 Minute.
BOSTON ta LIVERPOOL via MiFFNttnW.M
New England. Twin Screw, 11,600. July 17
Commonwealth, Twin Screw, 13,000, July 31
PORTLAND M LIVERPOOL yj QUEENSTQWJI
Cambroman ..July 13Vaucouver....July 27
Dominion Aug. 10 Vancouver ...Aug. 31
THOMAS COOIC & SON, P. C Oea'i Ateate.
621 Market St., San Fraodsco. Cal.
Oeeaalcs.s.Co.SES
SS. VENTURA, for Honolulu, Samoa. New
Zealand and Australia
Thursday, July 11, 10 A. M.
SS. SIERRA, Honolulu, Auckland and Syd
ney Thursday, August 1. 10 A. M.
SS. AUSTRALIA, for Tahiti.. Aug. 0. 10 A. M.
i. D.SPRECmS k BROS. CO., Btrcral Aotiiti. 327 Xartet 8t
fei'l Fatttepr Oiln, 843 Market SL, Pur Ko. 7, Pacific St
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
bJBhfO 4k mo
OvtEBxm
Qlllr
UM03PACM&
AMD
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
UNION DEPOT. Leave. JArrtve.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:00 A. M. :SOP. 1L
SPECIAL. Dally Dally.
For the East via Hunt
Ington.
SPOKANE FLYER, 6:00 P. M. 7.00 A. U.
For Eastern Wishing- Dolly. Daily,
ton. Walla Walla, Lw.
itton, Coeur d'Alene and
OC Northern Points.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS. jOO P. M. 8;jo A. 2C
For the East via Hunt- Dally. Daily.
Ington.
OCEAN AND IUVBU SCHEDULE.
FOR SAN FRAN
CISCO. Str. Columbia sails
July 0. 10. 20: str. El
der sails July J, 11. 21.
31.
8:00 P. M.
4:00 P. M.
From
Alnrrrortb
Dock.
FOR ASTORIA and
way points, connecting
with str. forllwacoand
North Beach, str. Has
talo. ASh-St. Dock.
8:00 P.M.
Dally ex.
Sunday.
Sat. 10
P.M.
5: 00 P. 14
Dolly.
Ex. Sua.
Str. T. J. Potter, for Astoria and Ilwaco.
leaves Ash-street Dock dally except Sunday
and Monday. For time ot departure and ar
rival see seaside schedule, to be. obtained frora
O. R, fc N. agents.
FOR SALEM and way
points, str. Elmore,
8:45 A. M.
3:00 P.M.
Tues.,
Mon..
Ash-St. Dock.
Wed..
Fri.
T:GOA.M.
Tues..
Thurs..
at.
Thura j
Bat.
FOR DAYTON, Ore
gen City and Yamhill
River points, str. Mo
doc. Ash-st. Dock.
3.-O0P.-1C ,
Mon-.
Wed...
Fri.
TICKET OFFICE. Third and Waahlngtoa.
Telephone Main 712.
PORTLAND & ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
For Yokohama and Hong- Konr. calling at
Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight
via connecting teamers for Manila. Port AT
thur and Vladlvostock.
INDRAVELLI SAH.S JULY 23.
For ratis and full Information call on 9T
address officials or agent ot O. R. A N. Co,
fcAM via
SOUTH
Leave
Ucpot KiltU and
I Streets.
Arrive
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAUns.
for Salem. Roit
burg, Ashland. Sac
tamesto, ugdao,
San Francisco. Mo
lave, Los Angtles.
El Paso, New Or
leans and the East.
At W o o d b urn
(dally except Sun
day), morning train
oonnects with train
for Mt. Angel. SII
v e r t o n, Browns
ville. Sprlngtl eld.
and Natron, and
Albany Local for
Mt. Angel and Sil
verton. Albany passenger....
Corvallls panenger.
Sheridan passenger..
8:30 P. M.
7:43 A. M.
3;50 A. M.
7:20 P. M.
4:00 P. M.
1)7:30 A. M.
4:50 P.M.
10:10 A. M.
1(3:80 P. M.
113:25 A. M.
Dally. HDally except Sunday.
Rebate tickets on sale between Portland, Boo
ramento and San Francisco. Net rates Jli nrsf
class and 111 second class. Including sleeper.
Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Su
rcpe. Also JAPAN. CHLNA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B
KJBKLANP. Ticket Agent, 110 Third street.
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Passenger Depot, foot of JeXfersoa street.
Leave far Oswego dally at 7:20. 9:40 A. H.1
12:30,. 1:53, 3:25. 4:40, 0:23. 8:30, 11:30 p. M.J
and 0:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive, at
Portland dally at S:35. 0:20, i0:5o A. M.a
1:35. 3:10. 4:30, 0:15, 7:40. 10:0tf P. M.: 12:4(2
A. M. dally, except Monday, 8:3a and 10:0ft A,
M. on Sundays cniy.
Leav for Dahaa dally, except Suadar. a
5:05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A, M.
Passenger train leave Dallas tor Alrlle Kofi.
days. Wednesdays and Fridays at 3:60 P. U.
Returns Tuesdays. Thursday and Saturday.
Except Sunday.
R.KOEHLER.
Manager
O.H.HARKHAM,
Gea. Frt. A Pom. Agt,
Northern Commercial Cot
Nome St. Micbael Yukon River
Soiling date approximate only.
Prom From
San Francisco Seattle
Portland -.. July l(
St. Paul July IT .y
Conemaugh July IT July q
Connecting at 8L Michael tor Dawson Clti
and all lnttrmedlate point.
For rates of pasaage, freight and. other pa
ticulars apply to
Empire Transportation Co
Puget Sound Agent,
Seattle, Wash.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co,
LEAVES
Depot Fifth and IRRrvES
rirssii,
Kor Maygers, Rainier,
Clatakaals. Weatport.
Clifton. Astoria. . ar
renton, Flavel, Ham
roondV Fort Stevens,
Gearhart PJc, Seaside.
Astoria and Beaaber
Exprea.
Dally,
'Astoria Express.
Daily.
8:00 A.M.
11:10 A.M.
:BS P. M.
0:P.SI.
12:30 P. M.
x-i... w m. Ctt.il 1av tCtuvJ. ..,-..
Ticket office 253 Morrison at. and Union tiepot.
J. C. MATO. Oea. Paas. Agt. Astoria, Or.
COLUMBIA
RIVER
SCENERY
The Dalles
Route
Steamers dally, except Sunday, bttwser
PORTLAND. CASCADE LOCKS. HOOL.
RIVER and THE DALLES.
Leave Oak-street dock at 7 A. M. and Th
Dalles. JIM.
M. V. HARRISON. W. C ALLAWAT.
Agent, Portland. General Agent.
For Oregon City
Salem, Independence
Steamer Altona and Pomona for Salem, Ira
dependence, dally except Sunday, 6:40 A. M4
Oregon City, week days, 8:30, 11!30 A. MJ
S and 6:16 P. M.: Sundays. S. 9:30, 11 A. M..
1. 2:30. 4, 5:30 and 7 P. M Offlce and dock,,
toot Taylor at J
XR-l LINE -L
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