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&&&&$&& -v''"1! THE 8UNDAY OREGONIAK. PORTLAND,' APRIL 22, 1900. PALACES ON WHEELS Chicago-Portland Special and Overland Limited. FINE NEW TRAI N PUT ON BY 0. R. & N. Besrta BnnnlBC Today Inclade Ho tel Comfort Reduce the Time Twelve Hoars. The Inauguration of double dally train service via the O. B. & N. between Port land 'and Chicago, effective today. Is a most important matter to the traveling public. It brings Portland 12 hour nearer the Atlantic seaboard. To save this time and to afford every facility to the travel ing public Is -"what induced the O. R. & N. Co. to put on this splendid dally train service, that Is unexcelled even by the great limited trains of the East, magnifi cent as these are. In matter of equipment. In point of elegance and comfort they also equal the much-lauded Eastern trains. These trains are like palaces, with their parlors and drawing-rooms, sleepers, cafes, libraries, barber shops, and baths. In all the cars the workmanship Is su perb. They are beautifully finished In fancy woods, and upholstered with the richest draperies. The illumination Is by electricity. Four great railways the O. It. & N.. the Oregon Short Line, the Union Pa cific, and the Chicago & Northwestern unite in carrying through the "Portland Chicago special" In Its Journey of 23W miles. This train presents a uniformity In col oring .throughout, dark olive green and gold being the prevailing exterior shade. Each car bears the words In letters of gold, "Portland-Chicago Special." The lo comotive Is a 130-ton mastodon. The make-up of this train shows. In this or der, mail-car, express and baggage cars, composite or buffet car; Pullman sleeper, tourist sleeper, dining car, two recllnlng chalr cars, and a. day coach or smoker, and all were specially constructed for thli train. Ten sleepers will enter Into the complete equipment, all beginning in name with "A" Alameda, Alcalde. Alca traz. Alcazar, Alexis, Algeria, Algonquin, Almonde, Alpine, and Altamont. These are each 75 feet long, with air-brakes, automobile couplings, fire-extinguisher and other safety appliances. The vesti bules' are of solid mahogany and plate glass, with tersellated marble platforms, convertible Into dainty observation-rooms by the simple closing of an ornamental steel lattice-work gate. The interiors are 'finished in vermilion wood, closely re sembling rosewood. Twelve sections o( two double berths each, with a drawing room, smoking-room and commodious dressing-rooms are among the conven iences. The sleepers are heated from the engine, by steam. Illumination Is af forded by gas, stored in reservoirs beneath the floor, sufficient in amount to light each car for the entire distance from Portland to Chicago, without refilling. The car Is upholstered In blue brocaded plush, with heavy Wilton carpets In har monizing shades. The ceilings are In blue and gold. Each car Is supplied with the latest dust-excluders. The smoking-room is upholstered in olive green Russia leather. The lavatory, opening from It, contains three silver plated washbowls, with hot and cold water at hand, and plate-glass mirrors. The drawing-room Is a marvel of elegance and taste, and all that the most fastidious could require. The composite, or buffet car has every possible comfort and convenience, not the least of which are the bar, the barber shop and the baths. At one end Is the library, well stocked with 200 to 300 vol umes of history, travel, poetry and fic tion. The tourist sleepers are finely equipped .and are equal to- many known by more pretentious names. - The diners arc supplied with solid sli ver, tablecloths and napkins of the finest damask, besides the choicest china and glassware. The menu is good, and the cooks arc the best that can be secured, ileals arc served -a la carte. The first and second-class passenger coaches arc not, with their modern ap pointments, to be confounded with the ordInar' coaches of these classes. The double train service will comprise the "Overland Limited" and the "Portland-Chicago Special." both of which, un der the new arrangement, start on their Initial trips for the East today. The former leaves Portland at 9:15 A. M., and the latter at 6:20 P. M. CnCAT XORTHEUX. t Cuts Do-ivn Its Time on Its Overland Trains. Today the Great Northern will Inaugu rate a new transcontinental schedule by which the time between St. Paul and Se attle will be reduced about two hours. The westbound train will arrlvo here at S A. M as at present. The eastbound will leave Portland at 6:20 P. M., Instead of 3:15 P. M., as under the old schedule, arriving at St. Paul at 2:15 P. SL. as It has been doing. A saving of two hours and 35 minutes will be made by this train. Northern Pnciflc Construction. A C0-mllo track construction contract for ., the Northern Pacific was recently let In St. Paul. Of this. 10 miles, from Cassel ton, N. D., to the Cheyenne nlver. has been sublet, and the work Is to be begun at once. Thirty miles more will be built this Summer. The work will be finished by November 1. One thousand laborers will be employed and COO teams. In one cut It will be necessary to remove 300.0CO cubic yards of earth, where a steam shovel of mastodonlc dimensions will be cm ployed. Railroad Notes. A. B. C. Dennlston. city passenger-and ticket agent of the Great Northern, has returned from o few days' trip up the Valley. He reports little or no Injury to fruit at Albany or Eugene byt reason of the recent cold snap. TV. H. Snedaker, general agent of the Illinois Central, who has been In the city for several days, accompanied by Mrs. Snedaker. has returned to San Fran. Cisco. He Is well satisfied with the out look for business In this section. German Agriculture and Independ ence. Consul-General Mason, of Berlin, in his consular report, discusses the meat In spection bill now before the Reichstag as part of a large movement to restore to Germany her Independence as a food pro ducer. Before the new era of Industrial expansion the German states raised food enough for their own consumption, and a surplus for export, but now they are de pendent upon foreigners. In the last 100 years the German population has grown from 30.000.000 to 56,000.000 souls, and agri cultural products have nearly quadru pled, but the higher standard of living demands more for each individual than formerly. Besides this, several large' crops are diverted from the sustenance of the people. Nearly the whole of the barley crop goes into beer, potatoes and corn aro largely turned Into alcohol, and the best lands are given to beets, the sugar made from which Is exported. Vast importations have become necessary to Germany, as also to England. Germany'! position, however. Is worse than that of England, since In case of war with Rus sia and France the former would xut off the food supply by land on one side and the latter on the other side, while the fleets of both would combine to shut oft Germany's sea-borne food supply, France's navy" is stronger than the Ger man navy, and England's is stronger than both put together. The foreign commerce, upon which German Industries now so largely depend, is also likely to be swept away In case of war, so that great dis tress may be apprehended from war with a power of the first class. The remedy, say the agrarians, is to turn some part ot the capital, brains and brawn now going into manufacturing to the Improvement ot German agriculture, to the purchase oi fertilizers and to the discovery of new xneanr of adding nitrogen to the soil. ' AGRICULTURE IN CHINA. Too Primitive as Tet to Create a Market for American Machinery. In the recent Consular reports, the Con sul at Chln-Klang writes of agricultural conditions in China, with reference to the sale of American machinery. He says that there are no implement-dealers there, conditions not warranting them. -He then goes on to explain the agricultural meth ods of the Chinese. Farming Is not carried on In a large way. as farms ranging from half an acre to Ave acres constitute the large and small hold ings. It Is clear they do not require reap ers, mowers, threshing machines or steam plows. The Chinese dead seem to have pre-emption rights over all the hills and hllls'Ides, leaving only the plains and val leys to the living. Even these are en croached upon by the coffins of past gen erations. The people build dikes of mud. Inclosing, say, half an acre each, often making them from three to six feet high, to receive and retain the Spring rains. Into the water they go men. women and children and work until their little farm Is planted in rice. Most of their time after the Spring rains are over Is spent in treading the carrier pumps or bringing water and pour ing Jt on the rice plants until the harvest time comes. No doubt hoes, rakes, shov els and cheap hand rlce-hullers would find a market, for American Implements are as far ahead of what they use as a dia mond is superior to a sandstone. The localities where wheat or barley is raised have farms about the sane size. The plow is a light affair made of a crook ed stick, with a steel point fastened to It. and Is pulled by a water buffalo, a kind of half-breed between Texan cattle and the 'Western buffalo. Because he loves to wallow in the water, with his nose, eyes and ears above the element, he is called water buffalo. When he Is used for plow ing, they attach a rope to the machine and slip a loop around his neck.- Being pow erful, and the plowing being shallow, he pulls the plow with the rope on only one side. They plant wheat Just aa we would plant corn: they do not sow it As It be gins to show above ground, they gather up all the human excrement they can, mix it with water and scatter It over the grow ing grain or vegetables to force their growth. " When harvest time comes, men and women take a blade inserted in a short handle at an angle of about 45 deg. and proceed to cut the grain, bind it carefully and carry It to the threshing floor near their buildings. This floor Is a hard-beaten spot of ground about 30 feet In diam eter. The water buffalo, muzzled and at. tached to a stone roller, tramps and rolls the grain out of the ear. After the thresh ing Is done they throw wheat and chaff In the air and allow the wind to blow the chaff away. When the wheat Is thus win. nowed they gather It up, put It Into bags and pound what they need for use In a stone mortar. He thinks scythes, small hand-threshers fanning mills anU some cheap apparatus for grinding would And a large market in time. HOTEL ARRIVALS. THE PORTLAND. Jiw 2? Alexander, J3 FjDr A Mrs A C Walker. H S Smith, city Greenfield. Mats E C Martin. Tacoma IE II Lewis. Chicago 8 A Kennedy, Cans- IMr & Mrs W C CorrelL Tllle. Ina Chicago A n Jacobs, Oregon COD 8toessa 4 wf, 8? C G Jacobs. Orecon C Mr H E Smith, Water- i j uiienneimer, B V Frank V Church. S F R B Kills. San Fran town, X Harriet Smith, do Mrs R P Flower. N T Miss H Johnson. N T J L Taylor. Water town. IC T Wm 8 Wallace. Boston Lee Reinhart, St Louis E M O-Brien. Chlca.ro Fred I Monsen. ban Ft Mrs J L Taylor, da u u Tree. Boston L Wacenhelmcr, Brooklyn. N r L A Fease. Denver J Stuart. San F-rn airs u f erton. Z en & 2 maids, Spokane Whir Southard. St L III C Lewis. San Fran Mr & Mrs F P Kendall. Astoria Mr & Mrs Cutting. I Oakland. Cal J L Dowltns. Tacoma G W Dorman. St Paul G D Hurst. New Tork M H Kern. Denver E H McKee & w. Sac ramento. Cal A O Jacobs. Orecon C W A Lawson A v.lfe, Victoria. B C J II Hero. Boston Fred S Davis, San Fr m Silverman. r Y C F Adams. Denver D Goodman. San rr JMrs Q Lownsdale. Sa Alfred G Stein. N T lem Mrs n B SInnott.Ds.lIei Geo K Burton. San Fr John M Burke. Rich Cr J H Colburn. N T Fred W G wrnne. Ba- kersneld. Cal Thos Doyle. Tacoma Jas A Fullerton. Van couver. B C 3 H Goldman. San Fr P J Torney, San Fran Cbas F Morse. Kan Cr Utlli ADDOlt. Boston F A Falkenburc.Denvr Frank Bailey, Denver THE TERKINS. S G Clark, llwaco ID J Collins. Indp. Of Mrs S G Clark. IlwacojW R Steele, city Miss Haiel Clark, do ID McDonald a wife. S Manning-. Colfax 1 Marshland Chas Hill. Tacoma jA Chrlstenson. city A McDoueall. Tacoma Mrs Mary Pickett. u ti jreaicel, Harris burr. Or lirass valley Wm Holder, Mora Ben Dlttmer. Baker W M Sprlne-cr. Oales-I ourr. Tenn W Miller. Sookane 1 8 H Hays, Quaruburc Mrs W Miller. Spokanl F McBroom. SDokant i J u Aiken, lloseburg Mrs M M Hawkins, ll waco. Wash Mrs J Babler. llwaco D W Ralston. Mayvllle E 8 Gordon. San Jose E 8 Moulton. do J F Rice, Harrlbre. Or jura m n H.OCO, mils- boro. Or W J Mauley. Ontario Mrs W J Manler. do II Manley. Neapord. Ontario Mrs H Manley. do Henry MarcotL. Astoria k 11 i-oiiaro. opokane Chas Redmond. Chgo P H Tynan. Salem L F Ruzenstein. liosc- burr. Or E B Tongue. Hlllsboro H L Bsardman, Mc- Mlnnvllle, Or Edith Passport. Coos D E P Kenron. Chicago O H Fllhlan. Chicago Miss Mary F Kllburn. Oskaloosa, la Lillian Francis Kit bum. Oskaloosa, la S W Brunt. Iowa Mrs S W Brunt, do Thos F Baylls. Omaha P J Koeuer. Dalles 8 H Koeuer. Dalles O L Baker. Mcillnnvlll D J McFall. Henrner Wm Bornton. San Jose uiss u it cox. San Rouen Mrs E Nlcol. Winnipeg Mrs u isicoi. do A McLeod. Snokan Jas W RamiR. S F u D uramwood. Kesltl Mrs C D Bra.mirood.d3 Mrs B L Bernard, do! jonn uiew. Tacoma Mrs John Blew, do C F Boyd. San Fran W F Lewis. Tacoma F 8 Stewart. Kelso J R Upson. St Paul M F Hardesty. Astoria B L Lewis. Orecon Cy si Keanatn, spoicn W M Rasmus. Aero Dramatlc Co I Bess L Parsons. Denver THE IMTEIUAL. C W. Knowles. Manager. n n Parson. Seattle Carroll V.arf Orsdall, W W Walls. St Louis A M Alexander, Che halls A D Willis, San Fran Mrs Willis. San Fran E M Cederberg, city Mrs Cederberg. city Theo Werner. New Yk D S Richards. Spokan E A Sealer, cltv rcnaieion R C Peck, Ashland D W Bird. St Paul A M King. St Paul F Jewell. San Fran Edwd L Canon, Seatti R G Ross, St Louis I N Sullivan. Halley. Idaho T II Adams, Torest Gr A B Leckenby. Rainier airs Adams, rarest Gt Mrs Sommervllle, As toria W E Bunker. Los Angl David R McGlnnlea, cl Paul C D Knox, San Fran Geo H Callahroode, Canyon City. Or P Donan, city John Adams. Lewlston E 11 Ltbby. Lewlston l. u Hrooks, Chicago J Q Wilson. Salem F P Kendall. Astoria Miss Barton. San Josci w A Lawson. Victoria Mrs Lawson. Vane DC; r k. warren, warren' ton. Or Alt R Kelly. San rr F L Bingham. S F Mrs Annie Hawkins. Toledo. Or THE ST. CHARLES. C H Wilson. Meade.Pal F M Falea. Pales' Ldj L C Stone. Valley city W G Rhude. Gray's It I G Wlckstrom. Kala- ma, Waah John CriRIn, Kalama Volmer Nelson. LaCntr j it iicivnicni. st u D L Clo-ase. Rainier Frank Huston. Vancvr! J M Fisher, Callln C Hllbert. do Wm Stanke, Chas Stanke. Joseph Stanke, H Honny. E Sparks. do do do I II Stephens. Salem R L Dorman. Salem do do A Jones. Kalama Riley Smith. Kalama E D Mulkey. Phllomth J L Hemback. do J W Hernback. StPolnt R H Mason. Salem R A Sauna, Seattle F Relciaa. Seattle J Vlnlng. Seattle Geo Martin. Eagle ClSJLon Haddle. do A Gustafson. do B Nllson. Earls Cliff John H Davis. Taylor W A Stone. Dalles C D Marble. Mt Pleas ant William Horace, do a A Ttarton. Los Atrial J O Herford. Hals. Mo Mrs Herford. aa H U Shaw, do Hotel Donnelly, Tncoms. European plan: headquarters for com mercial men, Chllbergs restaurant in connection. . ' T m Work hat been begun on the Canso and Louleburg Railway In Nova Scotia. THE DEMOCRATIC ISSUES COMMITTEEMAN JOHXSOX FORE CASTS Kansas crrr platform He Believes Bryan's Kame Will Be the Only One 'Presented to the Convention. PEABODT, Kan.. April a. Hon. 3. G. Johnson, Democratic Committee man for Kansas and vice-chairman of the Demo cratic National Executive Committee, to day, in response to a telegram from the New York Journal, propounding five ques tions relating to the coming campaign, telegraphed that paper as follows: "On what issues will the Democrats go into the fight for Presidentr "Answer Denunciation ot the money trust with its policy of currency contrac tion by the retirement of greenbacks and the establishment ot the gold standard; de nunciation of the Republican abandonment of the Republic and the inauguration of the Empire with colonialism and militar ism and carpet - bagglsm and world alliances rampant; denun ciation of commercial and in dustrial trusts and monopolies, the out growth of McKlnley tariffs and the foster children of McKlnleyism, past, present and future; for tariff revision and Democratic officials to crush the trusts; demand for Income tax, that ho who has may rfiaro the Governmental burdens with he who must have, and demand that interstate corporation employes be protected by Na tional legislation from coercion, blacklist ing and kindred outrages. "Question 3 "What change, if any, will be made in the plaltorm of l95r "Answered above. "Question 3 'If Dewey runs aa an In dependent candidate for President, what effect will tils candidacy have on the Democratic partyr "Difficult to estimate. Am certain Mr. Bryan will be elected anyway. "Question "What do you think Bryan's vote will be on the first ballot at Kansas Cltyr "Think no name but Mr. Bryan's will bo presented to the Kansas City Convention, and that he will be nominated by acclama tion. x "Question 6 "Who is your choice for Vlce-Presldentr "I have no present choice for Vice President. Any good man who is an ideal Democrat: one who Insist that this shall be a Government of and by the people and not dominated by influences which uto the Government to help them traffic in the necessities of the common people will twit me and the allied forces which ex pect to elect Mm." DEWET IS nCSITATIPfG. Watching- Political Develop- Bat xnents Closely. NEW YORK. April 2L A special dls. patch to the Herald from Washington says: Admiral Dewey is hesitating about issuing his political statement. Men close to the Admiral are urging him to speak and to speak promptly, while others are impressing upon him the value ot the rule, "Silence is golden." Admiral Dewey Is Inclined to regard this rule with favor and to believe this is not the time for him to talk. His mall and his callers assure him that his candidacy is progressing favorably. What Is there for hlm'to gain, he asks himself, by Issu ing a statement? Admiral Dewey thinks the time to act is when an emergency arises. He is clcsely watching political developments In the sev eral states. His friends are keeping him advised of the situation, and are actively trying to break 'the Bryan forces In hit behalf. The Admiral is particularly In terested in Georgia and Texas. If the del. egates in those states can be sent to Kan sas City without Instructions or with In structions to vote for the Admiral, the latter believes the Bryan South will be transformed into the Dewey South. Admiral Dewey's friends are somewhat disappointed over the failure of ex Presldent Cleveland to mention him either directly or Indirectly In his letter of re grot to the Thomas Jefferson dinner of the Brooklyn Democratic Club. Mr. Cleveland Is recognized as favorable to the Admiral's candidacy, and some of the Dewey men think he might have given Impetus to the Dewey boom by Inserting some reference to the Admiral's candidacy. There Is reason to believe that had Mr. Cleveland made some pleasant reference to the Admiral's candidacy, the statement of Dewey's political views would have been Immediately forthcoming. The Ad miral's friends are anxious. If It be de termined to make the statement, that It shall be issued at a happy moment. SEW NAME FOR THE PARTY. Lincoln Republicans Is the Title As. sumed or the SUverltes. MINNEAPOLIS. April ZL Anonunee ment of a chance In the title of the Sil ver Republican party was made today In a document setting forth the party plat form. Issued by Executive Agent Corser. Lincoln Republicans are to succeed the Free-Silver Republicans, and the Natlon.il Silver-Republican party is to .give way to the Lincoln Republican party. The trans, fer Is to take place at Kansas City, July 4, when the National conventions of tho Free-Silver Republicans and Democrats aro In session. E. S. Correr. who lsn-ft thA m,nif..(. has nntA In tht vtnl- nt .m-ti i., -- - ...- ...w.j ut uuiMm micr- meuiary oetween tne .National organlza- ttons of the various nnll-ReriiMin. ,, believes that the r-mt nf tUm ..-.if lnary work accomplished by the Lincoln ..ci.uuui.-oji .iveajjue wm icaa to adoption at Kansas Cltj in the Silver Republicans' Platforms of the nlnnlt. vhloh ,-- i ready been formulated, glorifying Lin- coin s memory ana incidentally excoriat ing President McKlnley and his Adminis tration and predicting the nomination of Bryan and Towne by the Democratic con vention. Rivers In South Africa. Fortnightly Review. South Africa is a curious country, full of climatic and topographical surprises. The writer's first experience of a South African river In flood occurred on the banks of the Fish River, when, suddenly, a trickling stream of water, meandering like a thread between tall krantzes ot cliffs, was changed and replaced by a rushing swirl of water leaping up foot by foot to the height of 30 feet. To a stran ger the banks or a torrential South Afri can river appear abnormally high, espe cially If he has only obtained his Ideas of a river-god who. like old Father Thames. Is carefully curbed and restrained In a flat, alluvial country and flows gently among pastures and meadows. These African river banks are like huge trenched furrows Intersecting the veldt, and marked by a thicker growth of mimosas and wil lows, the haunt. It rrfay be, of bushbuck and gulnen fowl. Used as a defense In warfare, these banks and krantzes are Ideal places. The very uncertainty, too, as to when such a river as the Tugela may be In flood Is embarrassing to the attacking party. Far up In the Drakens berg a thunder storm may have taken place, and what these South African thunder storms are Is realized only by those who have been caught In them. They aro like great cloudbursts, when the pent-up brooding heat of the veldt seems. to culminate la a supreme convulsion of nature. Sometimes thero Is a. hall storm, and the whirl of the tempest Is increased by the rush through the air of sharp. Ice-laden messengers which strip the leaves of the mimosa tree bare, penetrate the fleshy leaves of the prickly pear, and pierce through the corrugated Iron roofs like bullets. If caught In f he open veldt the rider had best take off his saddle and protect his head and face by holding It over them for protection. But the after effect of the storm is soon manifest along the countless runnels and How to Find Out Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand 24 hours; a sedi ment or settling Indicates an unhealthy condition of the kidneys; if it stains the linen, it is evidence of kidney trouble; too frequent desire to pass It or pain In the back is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. "WHAT TO DO. There Is comfort In the knowledge so often expressed, th'at Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wish In curing rheumatism, pain In the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to bold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and.overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root Is soon realized. It stands the high est for Its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. It you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by drug gists In 50-cent and it sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery and a book that tells more about It, both sent absolutely free by mall. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blcg hampton, N. Y. When writing, mention that you read this generous offer in The Sunday Oregonlan. "slults" of the hills and sloping ground. They are filled" at once with water on every side, and In a million ways, a sys tem of swift surface drainage comes Into operation. Tributary upon tributary has tens to the main channel, and presently a yellow flood a perfect "Taurlformls Au fldua" Is going seaward. The Tugela Is In flood, but you may not have known or seem a single thunder cloud down where you are, and the sole premonitory sign ot the avalanche Is the echoing rush heard far up the kloofs. It is a maxim In South African traveling that It you come to a river you cross It at once If you can. and "outspah" the further side. For In the very Interval of a meal the sweep of the waters may come and the channel be im passable. The water subsides quickly, as It is gathered not from the slow and reg ular action of springs or fountain, or even from the gradual-meltlng'of Alpine snows, but almost entirely from sudden rains. MARRIED OR SINGLE? Is a Wife a Handicap to a Career or Otherwise? Chicago Times-Herald. Not long ago a young man who had the good fortune to be born rich and who has since been sent to Congress from a Tammany district In New York declared, or Is alleged to have declared, that, when a man married he ended his career. Mr. William Astor Chandler, the gentleman to whom this declaration Is attributed, is not married, and It would seem, therefore, that what he has to say concerning the advantages or disadvantages that follow matrimony is hardly worth considering seriously. But a discussion has been start ed concerning the subject, and people who have had experience In wedlock are being drawn Into the controversy. Of course, Kipling Is quoted. Those who look upon marriage as a bar to prog ress find a text in his lines entitled, "Without Hnndlcap" in "The Story of the Gadsbys." where he sings: White hands cling to the tightened rein. Slipping theaspur from the booted heel, Tcndercst voices cry, "Turn again," Red lips tarnish the scabbarded steel; High hopes faint on a warm hearthstone He travels the fastest who travels alone. This, however, is not the only note that Kipling sounds against woman. We nil remember how In "The Vampire" he holds her up to scorn and defecates the influ ence she. has upon mauV Indeed, there is very little -of Kipling's poetry that Is not given over In some degree to belittling woman or picturing her as a being who Is morally deficient. Whether this fact is or is not responsible for the "virility" some people find in Kipling's work, doesn't matter. He is a little god without a pedestal now, and his opinion la robbed of weight, anyway. If Brlgham H. Roberts were to Join young Mr .Chandler In the opinion that marriage Is a handicap to the man who would succeed It might be reasonable to glvo him serious attention. But he has not rendered an opinion of that kind. Now, what proofs have they to offer who contend that marriage blocks the way to greatness? Who and where are tho striking geniuses that have been robbed ot Immortality by their wives? Why don't they como out and explain what they might have been If they had never mar ried? How are people to know that mar riage is a handicap unless It can be proved in some way that married men who are now unknown would, if they had remained single, be getting Interviewed by report ers occasionally? Certainly the numbers of bachelors among the World's great men either of the past or of the present would not be suf ficient to warrant such a conclusion as Congressman Chandler la reported to have formed. Here, for Instance. Is a table which will show at a glance whether matrl. mony Is ending the careers of ambitious Americans or not: MARRIED OR WID- OWEI13. President McKlnley. ItACIIELniLI. IDavl.l D. 1I11L imam Astor Chin- lcr. Hobsnn. iWe for All members of his cabinet. .All members of the get his other name Supreme Court. Alt United States Sen ators. About BO per cent of tne Representatives. All or nearly all Gov ernors 'of states. Commanding General of the arznr. Admiral of the navy twice). All the promlnentbusl- nesa men. All the great physi cians. Nearly everbody else wortn knowing. A good many years ago Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: No young man can be cheated out ot an hon orable career In life unless he cheats himself. We are disposed to believe that Emer son knows more about It than Mr. Chan dler dots, even though the former might not have been able to get elected to the position ot justice court bailiff In a Tarn, many district. The man who blames hlj wife because he Isn't great should ba watched. Ho Is probably depriving tho baby of much that it Is supposed to be getting from the nursing bottle. The Times-Herald's heart Is In tho right place, but its citations cannot be accepted as conclusive. Both Oregon Senators, for example, are bachelors. s The Flood Situation. MERIDIAN. Miss.. April a. The flood situation seems little Improved. It Is thought the aggregate loss to railroads will amount to more than J1.000.OCK. There is little prospect ot a resumption of traffic over the five roads centering here before Monday or Tuesday. The large streams south ot here continue to rise. Jackson Is threatened with a water famine, as the water works pumping station has been flooded. Henry White on a Leave. WASHINGTON, yiprll 2L-It was said at the State Department today that Mr. White, of the United States Embassy at London, sailed today from Southampton for New York, on leave of absence from his post. i Boole Scorchers. St. Nicholas. Those of our young readers who know how much wholesome fun and profit there may be 'In sensible bicycle riding are also aware, that there Is a class of riders known by the slang name "scorchers." Frank R. Stockton "recently applied the word to those readers whose idea ot literary ac- THE ONLY ABSOLUTE CURE FOR CATARRH This Assertion Is Borne Out by Published Testimonials From Thou sands of Cured Patients. Avoid Dangerous Cure-Alls, and Get Individual Treatment Under the Cope land Light-Fee System. We have repeatedly called, the at tention of the public to the many different kinds and staires ot ca tarrh, the symptoms characteristic of cachklnd, and the method, of treatment required In each form and stage. We have made a Itfelonir study of catarrh In Its various forms and stances, and have mapped out a line of treatment peculiar to each form and stna-e that cannot fall to cure If the patient vrlll dally do his part and use the treatment faithfully. The jtrouble Is that some patients Trill not follow up their treatment continuously and systematically, as The cost of treatment at the Copeland Medical Institute for any Chronic ailment or . malady Is at the rate of $5.00 PER MONTH. This fee includes all medicines, and the constant and watchful care of all patients to a final cure. Sir. John Llndstrom, Mount Tabor I was a sufferer from catarrh for years. It destroyed my hearing and broke down my health completely. I could not eat a mouthful of food without suffering pain Mr. John Llndstrom, Mount Tabor, Cured ot a Serious Case of Ca tarrh. and distress. People had to shout right Into my ears to make me hear. I had no strength, but was a weak, almost use less Invalid, unable to work or enjoy life. Thanks to the skillful treatment of Drs. Copeland and Montgomery, I am now as well as any man can be. My hearing Is also greatly Improved. Mr. J. A. Gavltt, Waltsbnrg. Wash. I had catarrh all my life, with a dis charge from the left ear. Four years ago I had grip, and grew rapidly worse. My head and ears were stopped up. I was short of breath, and had smothering and choking spells. I had no appetite. What I did eat caused bloating, soreness and distress In tho stomach. I could not sleep. My nervous system seemed com- Fletely shattered. I sent to the Copeland nstltute for a symptom blank and took a course of treatment. Now I am In per fect health. I consider the home treat ment a Godsend to all the sick who live at a distance from Portland. I mm i Ms?! r I? ll 4 Jiff ill . rm 1 iL l f HOME TREATMENT No one deprived of th benefits of the Copeland Treatment because of living at a distance from the city. If you cannot come 'to the office, write for Home Treatment Symptom Blank and Book and be cured at home. THE COPELAND MEDICAL THE W. II. COrELAND, M. D. J. II. MONTGOMERY. M. D. compllshment Is to run through aa many books as possible In as little time as may be. and to keep up th!e task as long as they can. There Is no truth In the report that the Sultan of Turkey or any other potentate has offered a purse of gold pieces and a priceless ruby ring to the boy or girl who shall read the most booka In the shortest time, and with the least Idea of what they contain. Neither has any unlverrfty or other learned Institution given notice that It will present to uch misled young people the degree of B. S. "Book Scorcher." The real B. S. degree Is given for acquirement! of a different sort, and means Bachelor of Science, as you know. The pages of a good book should be con sidered a ore from a gold mine to be carefully examined until every little nug ge.t Is fourd and secured. a Dressing An Actress. Ladies' HomeJournaL While the actress Is on the stage her maid has carefully laid out the gown that Is to be put on, with all 1W acccssor.'co. The dresses are made with a view to celcr- ECZEMA This most aggravating and tormenting; of all skin diseases is caused by aa acid condition of the blood, and unless relieved throuch certain instrumentalities too much ussKrjsMa - Ml inflammation, but cannot reach the disease. Only S. S. a. the real blood medicine, can do this. S. S. S., the only pnrely vegetable remedy known, is a safe and permanent cure for Eczema and all deep-seated blood and skin troubles. It goes direct to the seat of the disease, neutralizes the acids nd cleanses the blood, re-inforccs and invigorates all the organs, and thus clears the system of all impurities through the natural channels ; the skin relieved, all inflammation SUDSsaes, ana ail sigus oi mc disease disappear. Mrs. Lefa M. Hoffmin, of Cardlngton, Ohio, says she was afflicted with Scrnfnlotu sores snd Eczema from birth. Her fsce st thnes became to badly swollen that sbr was sot xeeornl.ible. snd her liratm and bssds were very sore. She wss treated far sll the doctors in town without Xriog Denentted. and io her researches for relief, was told by sn old physician to Uhe S. S. S. Sbe fotlosed bis adncr and was promptly cured, and bas never bad a return of the disease. This iras seventeen years aso. She sincerely believes sbe would have been in oer grave years ago but for S. S S sad adds, " what it ba done for me It will do for others." ' Send for onr book on Blood and Skin Diseases, and writeour tihvsiciansfallv about ; they will cheerf ally give any iaformatioa or advice wanted. We make no charge for they should, for experience teaches us this Is the only way catarrh can be permanently cared. The most difficult form of catarrh to cure la dry catarrh, the opposite of hypertrophic or discharging- ca tarrh. The mucous lining mem brane ot the nose and throat Is dry and parched, nnd there are frequent agnnlzlng neuralgic headaches, both In the front and baclc portions of the head, with a stinging, aching pain In the throat. Ttfere Is little or no secretion, the month Is often parched and dry, and the tongue fissured and sore. The muscles of the baclc part of the neck often feel sore nnd stiff, and pains flit at times through the chest to the shoulder- flit Mrs. L. H. Clarke, Gresham, Or. The Copeland physicians cured me of rheumatism and deafness, from which I had suffered for many years. I am 63 years of age, and consider my cure little short of a miracle, and never fall to glvo the Copeland physicians the praise they so richly deserve. ' Ift YaSJj 'AW Www W lififl Sw hQ 'S v I '! Bt. (Jsl 'v v '! Mr. J. A. Gavltt, Waltsburg. Wash., c h , --. i. ,.- . ... , c .,,.,.. Treatment. wJQJimk CONSULTATION FREE. DR. COPELAND'S BOOK DEKUM. THIRD AND WASHINGTON STREETS OFFICE HOURS From O A. M. to 13 EVENINGS Tuesdays and Fridays. Ilty. Hardly, anything Is left to be fastened on. Knots of ribbon, draped sashes, piecen of Jewelry, even corsage bouquets, are at I tached beforehand. In case there Is not a j minute to spare. A very modish and com plete evening gown with everything be I longing to It may be a slnglQ construction j The maid Inspects it carefully to see that II t Is In complete good order, and deposit! It on a chair. Close by she places the I chocs, stockings and. whatever of millinery I is to be worn. When the actrera comes In she Is deftly relieved of the gown which ' the audience ha last seen her In. Next I she sits before her mirror, and. If there Is need of great hcrte. makes whatever rearrangement of hair or headdress Is ne cessary while the maid takes off the shoes and stockings. Under the latter are different ones already on. By the t'me that the second pair of choes are buttoned the coiffure Is readjusted. Then the no trras stands up and the new dress la ad justed In a jiffy. If the change has had to be made while an act Is In prosrees It I may havo occupied no more than five or six minutes, uut tnat us exceptional. II done between acts, with 10 minutes al of this acid poison reaches the skin and it becomes red and inflamed. The itching and burning are almost unbearable, especially when overheated from any cause. The skin seems on fire, sleep or rest is impossible, the desperate sufferer, regardless of conseauences, scratches until strength is exhausted. This burning, itching humor appears sometimes in little pustules, discharging a sticky fluid, which forms crusts and scales. Again the skin is dry. hard and fissured, itches intensely, bleeds and scabs over. This is a painful and stubborn form of the disease. While Eczema, Tetter, Erysipelas, Salt Rheum and many like troubles are spoken of as diseases of the skin, they are really blood diseases, because THERE CAM BE MO EXTERNAL IRRITATION WITHOUT AM INTERNAL CAUSE. If the blood is in a-pure, healthy condition, no poisonous elements can reach the skin. External applications of washes, lotions and salves sometimes mitiiraie the it rhino- orwl cn,- u von r blades. The patient breathes freely through the nostrils, and, because of the absence of secretion and the fact that people have been brought to believe that catarrh consists merely of hawking and spitting, It Is difficult to make one understand that he has catarrh. This Is the form of catarrh that causes such serrere Inroads on the general system. The septnm of the nose Is often entirely eaten through, the eyesight and hearing either Im paired or entirely destroyed, the voice lost, lungs filled with cavi ties, the stomach inflamed and ul cerated, and the whole system wast ed away by failure of 'digestion and assimilation. Mr. W. F. Helm, 345 Market street, Portland- am 66 years old. I had suf fered from catarrh and a discharge from the left ear for 60 years. I was almost totally deaf. At times I could not hear Mr. W. F. Helm, 345 Market Street, Portland, Cared of Distracting Head Noises. anything at nil. I was annoyed with constant noises In my head, like tho roaring of a thousand waterfalls. Drs. Copeland and Montgomery cured mc. Ilev. T. It. A. Scllwood, a well known rector ot the Episcopal Church, re siding at Mllwaukle My case was a very severe one. dating back 20 years. I suffered severely with my head. Grad ually my hearing failed. When I began treatment I was very deaf. Today I hear as well as any man could my hearing has been perfectly restored. I Mr. John Hcdmoml. McMlnnvlllc. I Or. I had suffered with catarrh and ! stomach trouble for years. I took a ' course of treatment with Drs. Copeland ' ?nd Montgomery, and they cured, me. I . navo oeen enjoying gooa neaun ever I since. FREE TO ALL INSTITUTE M.J from- 1 to 5 P. M. """I SUNDAYS From lrf A. M. to IS M. lowed to It. the job has no appearance of furious speed, eo thoroughly Is It pre arranged. i i De Gnstlbus. There Is no accounting for tastes. "Iron may be good for some folks blood." remarked the worm as the angler stuck the book In him. "but I know It will be the death cf me." And yet the fish that got the Iron a lit tle later was simply carried away with It. Catholic- Standard and Times. a Won by Derkelej. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.. April 21. The ninth annual Intercollegiate meet was won by the University ot California. Score: University of California, SO; Stan ford, 37. s i British exports at present according to tho Board of Trade return? tctal S00.CO9, 0C0: while those of France are 4CO.0Oi),. exactly half the exports of Britain. c t Thfr evictions In Ireland of the past year were only 454. the lowest In 33 years. SATAN W ITCH. this. Address, Sm$cWcC, Atlanta. Sfc sss !l H . ' "-. r 3 tf- .. '.iLrtljitr.