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. J -V . " V " . ? 4j : .w , f - 1 f; -y-; .THE OREGON DAILY JOTJUSTAL, rOItTLANP, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1902. , : , C rOOK HIS ; MONEY -A. Bride of Two Weeks Charges Husband With Embezzlement " At 1M Fifth Street, Clara Silverman mourn the loss of 1700 and a husband, w She bas only a penny to her name. After a Brief honeymoon of two weeks ibo Is deserted, and left among strangers ('.; with a 1-cent piece. ' Prior to coming to Portland, a week age, Clara Finburg conducted a small merchant tailoring establishment on ) Fourth street In San Francisco, which S had been left her on the death of her : first husband. The -widow was , Industrious and eco nomical and had a small bafk account and a business that iftild fair profits Three weeks ago she met a tailor darned Silverman who without delay be gan a successful campaign for the., wid- ow'a hand and purse and has secured both. After a courtship of one week the eouvlo. -were married, and eelling ut in . business, started for St Louis on a wed ding trip. On, reaching Portland, Silverman pro - posed ttwtrtheir tray out a business here and postpone ths Eastern trip. This was satisfactory to the bride. .Arrangements war made to buy a tailor shop on Fourth , siroot tot BOO. " , . v TbJs money Mrs. Bilverrmut gave to her ' hatband to : .close up the bargain. He uggesnei at the time that for safety It rould be wise to deposit the balance of. her money in the bank. To this she agreed aad sianded over to- hint KM mora FRANCIS DROWNED Prominent; Mt Tabor -Resident Is Lost in the WhiteSalmon River Ksws has been received her from the White Salmon river, a tributary to .the Columbia Washington, of the death by drowning of C. A. Francis, a proml- ' bent resident of Jit Tabor. Mr. Francis with his wife and four "children were on a camping. expedition. In some manner ho got Into the swift ley Stream and was drowned before help could reach him. Owing to the remote locality of the scene but meagre infor mation of the accident has arrived. ' Mr. Francis bas for number of years been a prominent resident of East Port land, where up to a short time ago he conducted. In company with his brother, the Franks "Brass '..'Works, at 282 East Water street. He served as a school director, and was highly respected by his buslnes as sociates and. in the locality where he rested,. ; '. .7 ,'-'' EAST SIDE BRIEFS." Tns'Free. 'Methodist Church Society Will fpen a two-weeks' camp meeting at SeUwood, Thursday evenlngv August 14. Several noted evangelists will be In at- ; tendance. Has body of Mrs. Ei. B. Madden, wife ct Che printer, who passed away in Beat- 1 as. Va aorfu ar a a-rH VcA I rl Vrt land t rtfl X V aa4wlll be burled here, Mrs. Maddeu's 1. t?..1 1 ... Y- ...... u- n u I wall Jcaewn as a. womai of great energy in aU .jnflvemeats calculated to benefit . the community. She had been ill for . several aoonth. . tier. Ray Palmer, formerly pastor of the Second Baptist church, East Port land, Is expected here in a day or two i and will preach In the First Baptist ehunch next Sunday. His time now is nearly all devoted to lecturirw. lire. Lucia Faxon Addtton will speak j .w-.. , t.k... n,i n,n J From a Traveler's Kodak." at Pleasant Home reunion next week the Papers in the case of John A. Lee vs. ! J. E. Clark, for $S9 on a promissory note, j Were tiled In the East Side Justice Court j yesterday. ' Mra Wtbh Campbell and daughter have gone to Ocgan Park for an outing. Mr. &nf"Mrs. F. 8. Dunning have re- j tamed from Kewport. j The East Oak street Improvement will j soon be under way. . Grand avenue, ; planked about a year ago, is in bad shape ' afaln south of Bast Morrison street. ; r Work has begun on the foundation of j the ivew Portland Sanitarium to be erect ed at Mount Tabor. The building Is to b a frame structure fitted throughout with the most, modern appliances, and Will cost about $35,000. Dr. W. R. Blra roooe will have charge of the sanitarium under the supervision of the Seventh ly? Adventist denomination, but the ad ministration will be undenominational. Gome to Me y If you are sick from any cause and have failed to get relief, come right away. I will not charge you for, a consulta tion. Vital Science will cure you, most likely 1 On. EDWIN C. HOLMES, ' ,, SlCX A-blngton Building. WIFE'S AND WENT At 10 o'clock yesterday morning Silver man kissed his wife good-bye, and stated he was going- to 'visit a dentist, and would return at II o'clock for luuch and then they would go out and transact the busi ness on hand. I This was the last seen of hiinby his wife. She watted until 3 o'clock and be coming BusplolOUs, concluded she had been robbed and deserted and reported to the police. This morning she swore out a warrant for her husband's arrest which has not yet been served as the whereabouts of the man are unknown. He is described as being a Russian Jew of considerable intelligence, who served for a number of years in the Caar's army. His age is given as 28 years. He is smooth faced and dark complexloned. In height he is six foot and very slim. . Mrs. Silverman, when interviewed, stat ed: "I met Silverman three weeks ago, He appeared to be honest, and stated he did not care for my money, but loved me. In a week -I marrted htm. He Induced me to sell out and take a wedding trip. I had fl.100 In all. During our marriage career of two weeks he spent nearly (400 of my money for-'clothes and Jewelry. The re maining $700 he took wlthdilm. He left tne with a 1-cent piece. Am among strangers and will have to get money from my relatives In St Louis. Am will lng to lose the money but desire to see Silverman caught and punished."- LUMBER COMBINE. - Articles of incorporation have been filed of the Eastern it Western Lumber Com pany with a capital stock of $1,000,000 by W. B. Ayer, M. F. Henderson, Philip Buehner, F. H. Ransom and W. A. Demp sey. W. B. Ayer, president of the Western Lumber Company, states: "The Eastern $ Western Lumber Company Is the sua ceasor of the former Western , Lumber Company and the Eastern Lumber Com pany which have now been consolidated. A the owners of the two old companies were practically the same, the consollda tioh has been made for the greater con venleuce in the transaction of business of the two companies now made into one." The Western Lumber Company erected an extensive sawmill In North Portland in 1885, and three or four years late the Eastern Lumber Company -was formed by the gentlemen who Controlled the West ern Company, and put up a plant of about the same aize near by. Great Enterprise. An . Eastern gentleman, whose name Mayor Williams could not recall today, has purchased the! beautiful Waverly tract lying east of East Twenty-slxtn street, south of Clinton street, north of Powell street and west of Richmond, and will spend $100,000 in improving and beautifying his property. He will grade and pave all the streets of the ISO acrea construct asphalt sidewalks and In a six foot space between the sidewalks and pavements will have a grass plot with Shade trees at the usual distance apart. None of the property will be sold until all these Improvements are completed, and then only with a building restriction clause In every deed. The Waverly tract lies so high above the city that It commands a view of the entire metropolis, as well as the Wil lamette and Columbia rivers, and the city of Vancouver, "Wash. The rise to this elevation is so gentle that it is scar cely perceptible when riding on the cars. PEere ,s no" mor beautiful spot in Ore Ovu railroad notes. A. D. Charlton, -Assistant General Passenger Agent of the Northern Pa cific, has returned from a trip to Long Beach, where he was taking an outing with his family. R. L. Ford, . better known among his railroad friends as "Bob" was married ln fpokan,e tew to Mr- J- sephine Warren, of that place. Mr. 1 Ford, who was formerly with the Rio Grande Railway Company, and la now contracting freight agent for the South- ern Pacific, Is well known In Portland. Mrs. Ford was a prominent young widow from an Influential family in Spokane, Immediately after the marriage cere- monies Mr. and Mrs. Ford left for-j lladen Lake to visit Mrs. Finch at her summer home, Fred Thompson, who for some time has been General Agent ln the Passenger Department of the Rio Grande system, has resigned his position to accept' a position at San Francisco as general western freight and passenger agent of the entire Paelflo Coast. No one has been appointed in bis place as yet. General Agent Mansfield, of the Rio Grande System, Portland Or., went to Colorado Springs with a delegation of the Woodmen of the World and Women of Woodcraft to attend a gathering of these orders at that place. He Is ex pected to be home again by Sunday. J. C. Eden, Trafllo Manager from Seat tle, Is in the city to confer with the O. R. & N. Co. and the N. P. R. R. Co . for the purpose of fixing a new basis of grain races. In the conference the O. R. 6 N. Co. is represented by General Freight Agent R. B. Miller, and the N. P., R. R, Co. by Rate Clerk F. O. Don aldson. The committee Is In session to day, and it is expected that Important f changes will be made In the rates. General Agent Sheldon," of the Bur lington Route, Is on a business trip to Puget Sound points, "and expects to .be gone about a week, ' '' There are pawn shops for honor, toor though nobody ever gets much on It. OUT OF IT Miss Sprague Doesn't Want to Be Queen WITHDREW TODAY Special, BuHding for Oregon Products Will Be Seen at the "Carnival. At the meeting of the directors of the Elks' carnival last evening, it was pro posed to erect a special building for the display of a choice selection of Oregon products, and plans for this structure will b prepared Immediately. This will af ford Eustwners who visit the carnival an opportunity to exaniine the fruits, grains, etc., that are produced ln the State of Oregon. George Gardner was the lowest bidder for the contract to erect the Manufac turers' building and the contract was awarded to him. He will commence work on the structure In a few days. T. J. Alsip, of Albany, , writes that he has collected over 00tt, circulars entitled, "A Message from the Clouds," and wT.U return them to headquarters. Mr. Alsip is the second person to report that he has found a number of the circulars which were taken up to a great height and re leased from a balloon. All Elks are requested to come to head quartets and get one of the beautiful four-color lithographed posters just re ceived by the committee. These poster are emblematical of the Rika Slid it Is desired that each Elk will place one of these posters in a window of his home. The many friends of Misa Harr'et Eprague will regret to learn that she h:is withdrawn from the contest for Carnival Queen. A number of votes have been east for her already, but owing to an un foreseen change In her plans she was obliged to ienign. CUP CONTEST Two Popular Elks Entered by Their Portland Friends. Costly Loving Cup Will Be Awarded by The Journal. B. B. RICH, CIGAR DEALER, E. K. MERGER, ATTORNEY. These are the names entered so far for The Journal prize. The contest for The Journal loving eup is open for all members of the Elks ln Oregon and Washington, and as there are many popular Elks in these two states It is assured that a large num ber of contestants will be entered. B. B. Rich's friends have sent in a batch of votes for him, and E. E. Merger, a po pular young lawyer of, Portland, was the first to receive a portion of the many votes that will be cast. -The coupons must he cut put from The Journal and the name of the person' you wish to vote for filled In the blank space. The Elk Voted for must be ln good stand ing, and the one receiving the most votes will be awarded the curwhich is val ued at $125. All coupons should b plainly addressed to the Contest Editor, care of the Oregon Dally Journal. To' save the trouble of cutting out the coupons' prepaid subscriptions will oe credited ln the ballot as follows: One month, 60 coupons; three months, 180 coupons; six months, tG0 coupons; li months, 720 coupons. Those who Intend to vote for a friend should commence early, as some votes are being neld back and will come In a bunch later on. The handsome cup is well worth work ing for, and now Is a good time for all Journal readers to favor their partic ular friends, by turning in all the votes they can for him. In the window of A. L. Feldenhtilmer, the Jeweler, corner of Third and Washington strets, may be seen this beautiful cup which some popu lar Elk in " Oregon or Washington Is sure to win. SOLDIERS , EN ROUTE. The Union Depot was the scene of bustle early this morning when . S?8 soldiers from Alaska camped there on their way to San Francisco and the Philippines. The troops were supposed to arrive at 9 o'clock last night, but owing to some delay arrived at 4 o'clock this morning Captain L. H. Knapp, quartermaster of the Third Regiment. O. N- G., was Jt the armory ready to receive the guests with a good solid breakfast, but was spared the trouble, as the troops did not leave the depot yard. They left for San Francisco at 9 o'clock this- morning". Troops F and G of the First .United States Cavalry, passed through here Tuesday night on their way to .Ban Francisco. These troops are under "the command of Major Woodward and came from Yellowstone Pajfc, where they had done police duty. Most of tne had seen service ln the Philippines and Cuba. SHOT HIMSELF. I. L. MoLean, 55 years old, accidentally shot himself in Columbia County yester day while trying a kill a rabbit He at tempted to fire the gun oft from the wag on in which he had been driving with his young son and In some way some of the hot entered his left lun. The boy pro cured help from a near?by house and the Injured man was brought to this city and taken to St Vincent's hospital. His con dition is deemed serious. r . SHORT TALKS ON AMERICA'S HIOrlEST ORADE PIANOS. The Decker The piano that from the year of Ha establishment, nearly hair a century ago, up to the present moment, ba atood as . a monument for reliability; The piano that after the se verest possible tests as to durability, tone and touchTwas selected by the famous New England Conservatory of fluslc In preference to all others. 1 The piano that In delicacy and elasticity of touch, in rv eness of scale and in purely musical tone quality is excell ed by no other high grade .piano on the market. This piano, of course, tike the Chickerlng, Klmball.Web er, Vose, riobart ft. Cable and other high-grade instruments. Is sold exclusively on the Pa cific Coast by tilers Piano House, 351 Washington St., opposite Cordray's Theatre. Four stores Portland, San Francisco, 5pokane and Sac ramento. ' MARRIAGE LICENSES. Frank H. Powers, 31; Rena E. Barry, 30. A. C. Martin, 21; Lulu M. Mclntlre, ZL Chris Chambers, 24; Katie Hurts.-29. Joe B. Hughes, ifl; Arkyr J. Wester brook, 20. J. C. Apple white, 34; H. G. Pettlt. 22. Edward G. Hughey. 80, Skamania County, Washington; Bertha E. Robin Bon, August 7, Foster W. Henderson, 23, and Elsie A. Ball, 19. BIRTHS August 4, to wife of Karl V. Linely, Portland, a son. July 23, to wife of II. Ely, 150 Park street, a son. August 3, to wife of Jerry E. Bronaugh, 800 Twenty-second street North, a son. July 81, to wife of Henry Leymon, $44 RuBsell street, a son. , July 3, to wife of Frank Hanlford, 467 Northrup street, a son. July 31, to wife of H. W. Dark, 626 Isa bella streeet, , son. July 28, te wife ef Peter Anderson, Marqvam Hill, a son. August 5. to Wife of H. W. Marshall, 440 East Eighth street, a son. July 29, to wife of Roy JS. Bondman, 181 Thirteenth street, a daughter. DEATH. August 4, of General weakness, at 1709 East Twenty-third street, Macrae Cul vert Dods Vert, aged 2 months arid B days. , J. P. Flnley & Sen, Undertakers and Embalmers, corner Third and Jeffer son streets, do first-class work and deal honorably with all. The Edward Holman Undertaking co., runerai directors and embalmers, 280 Yamhill. Phone 507. Otto Schciman, monumental and building work, 204 Third St. Esti mates on first-class work only. Clarke Bros- fop flowers, 298 Mor rison street. BUILDING PERMITS. ' To M. La Faw, repairs, Savler, corner Thirteenth street, $260; te William Rit ter, two-story dwelling. Twenty-fourth and X streets, $1600.-- REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. M. A. and W.-'M. Ladd to E. T. ""ams, w 4 ft. lots A and B. blk. 3. lots 1 and 2, bik. 3, lots f and 8, blk. 8, except E. 16.7 ft. of lots 7 and 8. Salisbury Hill S2171 00 John Bommerville and wife to Portland Sanitarium & Benevo lent Association, lots A, B, C and D, Belmont Villa... .n. ...:.60O60O Ida S. Francoeur and husband to Jane Shaw, lot 2. blk. 3, Paradise Springs tract .. too Samuel Bwaneon to Albln Floss, stt lot 4, blk. 62. Alblna 1 00 Albln Floss and wife to 8. Swan son, swty of nw4 sec. 80, T. 1, N. R. 6 E j 00 B. and 8. F. Sinclair to Savings & Loan Society, w!4 lots 7 and 2, blk. 208, City u 00 William Frailer, Sheriff, to Victor Land Co., lot 4, blk. 4, Mayor Gates Addition 4 St Same to same, lot Q, Clifford Addl- tfn 4 83 Same to same, lot 4, blk. 20, Mount Tabor Villa 3 28 Same to same, lots 1, 3, 8 and 4, blk. 24, Columbia Heights: 8 60 Sheriff tfor F. Mathteu) to same, lot 6, blk. 16, Mount Tabor Villa Annex 2 74 Same (for M. J. McGuIre) to same, lots 4 and 5. blk. 4, Beacon Height. 30 ft. E. of lots 4 and S, blk. 4, Beacon Heights.-. 8 83 W. T. Toole and wife to A. R. Baker, lot 14, blk. 2. Smith's sub division and addition to East' Portland 1000 04 Sarah Randolph and husband to J. H. Lambert, lot 4, blk. 1, Slees Addition 200 09 The Investment Mortgage Security Co., Ltd., to Frederick A. Ballln. lot 8 and N. 16 ft. lot 1, blk. 121, Burnell's Addition ............... 3000 00 E. A. Klippel and wife to 1. E. & B. T. Werletn, E. 28 ft lot IS. lot 19, blk. 2, Salisbury Hill 1100 00 8. M. Smith to Security Saving & Trust Co. of Portland, lot 78., wV4 lots 1 and 2. blk. 104, city; "1 . H blk. 67, Carter s Addition;, blk. 61. lots 2 to 7, part lot 8. blk. 63. part lot 5, blk. t. Carter's Addi tion; 4 of tract E, bik. 101, city; tract ln section 8. T. 1, 8. R. 1 E. 1 00 Hawthorne estate to A. T. Myers, . lot 10, blk. 11, lot 2, blk. 19. lots 4 and 6. blk. 22. lot 7. blk. 23, Hawthorne's First Addition 2600 00 C. H. Pigott and wife to Canada Settlers' Loan & Trust Co. Ltd., lot 8, blk. t. subdivision Proeb-: stel's Addition to Alblna.... ,. 100 Jas. P. Baker and wife to the San ltarium Co.. part lot 1, blk. B. N., Tabor Heights ........... 100 W. A. Cleland to J. O. 8wan,81-6 acres of Seldon & Hlantha E. Murray D. L. C. ..,.,....,......., 4083 30 r4t vnnr Tttln )ninra.n and Abstract to Real Estate from the Title Guarantee i A Trust Co., Chamber of Commerce. . T A Eight' to The Journal Newspaper The Joarnal property, has been pur chased and has passed under the control of the undersigned, and the paper will be conducted on Tines of greatest benefit to Portland, to Oregon and to the great Northwest, and In many ways conducted differently, as to men, measures and methods, to those of its contemporaries which follow narrow grooves of news paper habit. ' The Journal In head and heart will Ktnnd for the people, be truly democratic and free from political entanglements and machinations, believing In the principles that promise the greatest good to ih.j greatest number to ALL, MEN, regard less of race, creed or previous condition of servitude. RxuberHnt assnrancM are cheap and empty. I wish to mak none.' Perform ance is better than promise; action more fruitful than words. The columns of The Journal from day to day will better re flect the spirit behind the pr.per. It shull be a FAlli newspaper and not a dull on.i selfish sheet. ' In short, an r.onest, sincere attempt will be made 'to build up and maintain a newspaper, property In 'Port, land that will be a credit to "Whe-e Rolls the Oregon" country and the multi tude of people who are Interested in Its development and advancement Portland capital largely is behind The Journal, and the fund Is ample for all purposes. Coupled with energy and en thusiasm, the work of making a paper, devoted to Portland's varied interests. Is begun. The support of the fretidom lovlng, the Intelligent, generous people ot Oregon la invited and will be duly appre ciated by attll greater endeavor and achievement on the part of The Journal, which hopes ever to become stronper ln equipment, stronger In purpose, stronger in news resources, and stronger in good deds. C. S: JACKSON, . Portland, Or., July 2S, 1902. LABOR DAY Big Preparations for the Celebration BIG TIME TO BE HAD Business Men Will Close Their Stores in Honor of the Event The committee having the Labor day rBlebratlon in charae met last night and reported having made 'considerable prog ress during the last few days. A committee is visiting all tne busi ness Dlaces in the city and requesting them to sign an agreement yiat they will remain closed all day during the celebra tion. The men met with encouragement every place they went, and succeeded in securing a long list of signatures. They operated yesterday in the district front Third street to the steel bridge, and the agireement was signed by all the big de partment stores, clothing and dry goods houses, as well as by nearly ell the pro prietors of the small establishments. Among those who promised to close were two Chinese merchants. The committee is working in another portion of the city this afternoon, and will continue its efforts until every busi ness district is visited. The work so far has been attended with entire success, and It Is safe to announce that the busi ness houes will all be cloed and their employes will be given an opportunity to observe the day. which! s now a legal ised holiday in nearly every state ln the tTnlon Local union labor men believe that by next year It will be unnecessary o renuest the stores to close their doors in Portland on this day It has become such a universal custom in the other slate thev believe that they will clobe as a matter of course without any solici tation nnvrnor deer will shortly Issue his an nual proclamation, and before he does so h will be asked to insert a clause re questing that the day be strictly ob served. Knew His Letters. Qeorce Htlckney, who lives In Lancas ter. N. H., Is well known ln Lewlston. He has a boy who Is coming along like a three-year-old trotter under training. Mr. Stlckney asked the superintendent of schools when It would be advisable . to send the boy to school. The superintend ent said that the Fall term would be a good time, but advised Mr. Stlckney to teaoh the lad that two and two made four and how the letters of the alphabet run before he let him out. A short time afterward the superintend ent met the boy and asked him If he knew hie letters. "Sure," said the boy. "Well, sir, what is the first letter? "A," was the answer. ... -ti "Correct," said the superintendent. "Now, what comes after A?" "All the rest of the push," said the boy." Lewlston Journal.' Mob Law in England. An extraordinary scene occurred on Leckhatnptoh Hill, overlooking Chelten ham, late on . Tuesday night. For some time past there have been demonstra tions and disturbances on account of tne company which owns the quarries on the hill having fenced .in certain posi tions and built a house thereon for Its foreman, thus Interfering with the right claimed by the people to roam at will over every part of the hlH. Incensed uy the Inactivity of TUie Pisti let Council, to 0w4w4444444H JOURNAL Published, daily, in the afternoon,, in PORTLAND, OR. AN OREOON PAPER FOP, OREGON PEOPLE NEWSPAPER Sixteen Pases, at the following rates .... . Daily by mail, Daily, by mail, Daily, by mM DELIVERED BY CARRIER IN CITIES AND TOWNS AT 10 CENTS PER WEEK As a special Inducement to old and new subscrib ers, THE DAILY JOURNAL will be aent by mail to any address until January i, 1003, for $1.60 .."' " A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU OF ITS MERIT Remit tor mail subscriptions by postal note, check or in one and two-cent atamps. SAMPLE COPY FREE. C S. JACKSON, Publisher, Portland, Oregon. whom the matter was referred by the parish meeting; a committee of work lugmen have taken matters Into their own hands, and during the past faw .days sev eral of thtdr members have been charged at the Cheltenham police court with dam mage to the fence, while at one occa sion when the police sought to Interfere a constable was maltreated and his pris oner rescued from custody. The alleged aggressor and three, others were charged on Tuesday with resisting the police, but after a long hearing all. were discharged. At night a demonstration took place In honor ot their release. Two thousand men, women and children marched from the town, headed by a banner and band, to the hill, and on arrival at the house referred to men with pickaxes soon, laid low the fence. A well-stocked greenhouse was next demolished with crowbars. An entrance was forced into the house by smashing ln windows and doors, and furniture Inside was .handed 'out and placed on a bonfire prepared tor the pur pose, the fences sharing a similar fate. Several .men then gained access to the roof, which was 'stripped bare, but but when an endeavor to demolish the stone walls of the house Itself proved too la borious, the partition walls were sat urated with parafin and ignited, tn hotlso being gutted and its blackened walls af terward pulled down. The strange spec tacle was witnessed by a crowd of 6000 people. London Standard. Spain's Great Cork Forests. The cork forests of Spain covei an area of 620,000 square miles, producing the fin est cork in the world. These forests ex ist ln groups and cover wide belts of ter ritory, those ln the region of Catalonia and part of Barcelona blng considered the first in Importance. Although "the cork forests of KAremadura and Anda lusia yield cork of much quicked growth and possessing some excellent qualities, its consistency is less rigtd and on this account it does not enjoy the high repu tation which the cork of Cntalonla does. In Spain and, Portugal, where the cork tree or Quercus suber Is Indigenous, it attains to a height varying from 35 to 36 feet and the trunk to a diameter of S to 36 inches. This spHcies of the evergreen oak is often heavily caparisoned with wide-spreading branches covered.tinetal wldespreading branches clothed wit'a ovate oblong evergreen leaves, downy underneath and the leaven slightly ser rated. Annually, between April and May, It produces a flower of yellowish color, succeeded by acorns. OVer 30.000 square miles in Portugal are devoted to the cul tivation of cork trees, though the tree virtually abounds In every part of the country. The methods in vogue ln barking and harvesting the cork In Spain and Portu gal are virtually the same. The barking operation Is effected when the tree has acquired sufficient strength to withstand the rough handling It recelyes during this operation, which takes place when It has attained the ftteenth year of its growth. After the first stripping the tree Is left in this . juvenescent state to re generate, subsequent strlpptngs being ef fected at Intervals of not less than three years and under this, process the tree Will continue to thrive and bear upward of 150 years. v Ireland's Women. In 1388 the'women of Ireland obtained every form of suffrage except that for members of Parliament, and were made eligible for the county ana borough coun cils and for poor law guardians, a re sponsible office. The first year 8 women were elected guardians, and a number to the councils, several being made chair men. They have voted In large num bers, and the testimony as to the excel lent effects of their .vote in local politics Is unimpeachable. The Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Associa tion has just held a meeting, in the Mansion house at Dublin to consider ac tion at the approaching election. . A great many 'eminent women were present, and it was resolved, not to rest until women had been placed on every board that dealt with women and. chil dren and worrien inspectors put Into Svery such institution, " ... j . .'- ' .' t I ' i st ' f by MAIL . r per annum $400 six months Y $2.00 three months, M FAME'S PATHWAY. CnaunoeyDepew's aon "Buster" IntenTS" to study for the medical profession and his father has been consulting some fa mous French doctors about the matter. The young man will probably be given a private laboratory In the Pasteur insti tute, Parie.,. Admiral Jouett saye that when he first went to sea as a cadet he attempted some conversation with the exeoutlve of ficer who received him when he went on board. The officer, one of the strictest disciplinarians In the service, met his ad vances in this mild fashion: "Silence, sir. Who gave you permission to speak?! Let me hear only six words from you, sir. while you are on this ship: Port. Star board, yes, sir, and no, elr." It has been noticed that no mention Is made, of King Edward's Illness ln the Court Circular.1 Thls ls a rella of medie val custom of concealing from the pub lic for. political reasons any reference to the king's health. The secrecy that sur rounds the court ia a custom handed down from generations when the sover eign and the royal family were not so secure ln the affections of the people as they are at the present time. In a couple of weeks Sir Liang Ch?n Tung, the new Chinese minister, will reach Washington with Prince Chen, head of the commission sent to Berlin by the Chinese government to expiate the murder of Baron Ketteler, the German minister who was killed by Boxers in Pekln two years ago. Sir Liang is a Tale graduate and at one time was offi cial Interpreter to the Chinese embassy in Washington. His accomplishments as a diplomat have been attested on numer ous occasions. Prince Chen and suite will visit several places ln thlscouh try before sailing from Vancouver for hie home. Gen. Thomas M. Anderson, who lately ly went on the retired list, has a small opinion of Admiral Dewey, dating from a time shortly after the battle of Manila. When Anderson arrived there he wa anxious to do something, so he visited Dewey and proposed to take the town. The admiral dissented, suggesting mildly that the events of May 1 gave him some distinction aa well as authority. General Anderson, who Is given to plainness of speech, rejoined bluntly: "Hell I All you did was to smash a few pewter ships." Ever since then the two men have been anything' but friends. This story Is re lated by aa officer of the Second Oregon regiment, which was in Manila at the time under Anderson's command. Taking Sport Too Seriously. One of the evils of the day is thorough ness as applied to sports and recreations. There la no game, however difficult or however simple, but is hedged about by difficulties which actually turn pleasure Into pain. Time was when a game , at whist, for example, was a genuine 'diver sion; now it has become so scientific that it Is distinctly hard work to play a goed game. So as to bicycling, golf, plng-pon -everything, Tn a word. We have got r.o into the habit of taking our pleasures seriously that those pleasures are no longer recreations, or at least not the recreations they might be were perfec tion not so persistently Insisted upon. In these days no sooner is a game Invented or Imported from other lands than some-' body bas to go to work to make, its play ing a science, and In order to this end a newspaper or magazine "devoted to that particular game Is Indispensable knd In-' evi table. So that the drain -upon the mental faculties produced by the playing of the game Is rendered mope, drastic by the reading one has to do to keep up with . the times. Oh, for a game that cannot be made scientific that will forever es cape a literary organ, and which will al ways and forever be just good fan and nothing morel Boston Transcript. . Friendly Criticism.7 f He What a lovely " compelxlon youi -friend Mice Plnklelgh has. , She-Yes, she's an earnest worker, He-What do you mean by that? 8hH-She loves art for .art's sak4W Smart ftfe v. . , .j 1 4 i ' ' ' t i '