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-X ., . 10 TIIE OIIEGON DAILY JOUHITAL POHTLy Dt SATURDAY , EVENING. MAY 0. '1003. C CURIOUS ISLAND ..THAT-TRAVELS ta hi recewiaddrsrt Xforrthe Amu lean Geographical Society Elmer U Corthell ahowed a map of thtr large la- land Mst-a, .Utile aw l rf tae Arfent)n- city 6f ' TtOBarta In the Panama Krer. The Island ha tor years been moving dowti the-etreem. rarrowtng the paaaago between it and tha city. Tha fact that tha Island haa moved from Its old position will not appear ao strange' when the phenomenon la ex plained.'; It seem after all to be a Simple matter. Tha vast voltime ' water coming down the Panama Impinges upon tha wlda northern front of the Island and tears away great massea of earth from tha banks, carrying tha Band and other debris away from tha northern shore. Tha Island ao obstructs the current that an addy Is formed on the south side of the land maas. and Into this eddy most Of tha earth thnt In torn away from the northern bank la carrreff and depoeiteii against tha ' south shore In this quiet part of the waters; so tint while the north Bid of tha island is constantly Wearing away, the southern shore la Be ing built np and extended, and thus the Island im rradually traveling dowa the itmun. Tha engineering problem does not Mm to be a very difficult one. It ia proposed to protect the northern bank so that It cannot be further eroded by th current. Of course if this bank is kept Intact there will be no earth to carry around to tfc southern shore, and that part of tha Island will remain in lta ' present position . . . . ; Mr. Corthell told noma very interesting" things about Rosatio which la now well I known as a very important river port of Argentina, with ocean steamer j ,, from Europe conetaaUy discharging and .taking, oa freight at lta docks, it nas grown, frdm 10.000 to 112.000 in popula ' ! tlon In tha course of a few years. . Vas- i-tela 'drawing Si feet can ascend to ita f i.dwcks, aad It Is expected to deepen the f . channel ao that larger steamships, may ' t nmka Roaarto .their destination. ; Rosmiio. Is tha largest exporter of the i i minioM' or Bushels or "wheat which f I Argentina, now senda to Europe. Mr. 1 1 . V T ft W ' A. " sv a mall mountain of sack tilled with wheat that had been piled up for ear ns re to Rosarlo. We send our wheat to Europe from' Atlantic ports In bulk. -But Argentina, tkr our Pacrflo states. -oxports lta grain in Backs. Aaotber fcicture showed tha process of JoadlBg these saeka on tha steam .Tba aacks are hauled up .to a consider able height above - tha vessel, from .which en- lonllned plan extends to the deck of tha ship; down this smooth plana the Backs Slide Into the bold, in which -..they are stored. H This 1s, of crotlrae, a very slow and In- 7 oonvenlent method of handling the grain lit comparison with oar elevator system. , whlob does the work much more cheaply tand orpetjraoualy. Mr. Corthell says , that efforts are- being made to interest capitalists engaged in the elevator bus!- . ness la this country la .the introduction : of this labor-saving Invention Into Ar. gentlna.. It is very likely that In the course of a few years an elevator or two wU rise on the banks of the Panama , at Rosarlo and supplant the present , ciumsy msiaoq. of . minuting export wneat. - I 1' '.',T, I.. The Purest LARD H THAT'S MADE homes from the UNION MEAT COMPANY'S . . PLANT Your grocer may offer you "Something Just as Good," but if you Insist upon it you will will get ours. u IT COSTS NO MORE THAN THE OTHER KIND iininin i ! Drink the Old and Renowned GambrinuS Lager Beer Send orders for Bottled Beer to OFFICE, 793 WASHINGTON STREET t Telephone No. Main 49; Both Phones FAMILY ROOMS GENTLEMEN'S RESORT LOUIS DAMMASCH COODNOUCH BUILDING, 168-170 FIFTH STREET. , ( . Opposite Postoffice I I til ' " ':' k4v v. 4.i:.Tl- - ji t'i. V rw- " V m i s w riiwff f i' ; 1 1 ( 1 1 i n i vn a v rn 3) FOR i X, ft 1 1 STOREMR WliiUSES T I majority pi stores Cold Lunches - - - Schlitz Beer on Draught OLD CAST PORTLAND FENCE & WIRE WORKS ?aoaa White fTa,., A Oarlsaa, Pros. 1 1 Manufacturefof WOOD, IRON AND MIEL fENCING and tae Universal Oouhiaatioa reaos , ' ; Waare Wives Are Bought. I A. famous marriage fair is held yearly at the. village or Jdenguelet. In tne oasis on the Wady Jamais. In the Kabyle dla- trirt ofTunifc . There at the end of the harvest season)' the men of the country. ftashed wlthanoney, as money lsf reck-. - rined thereabouts.' think of adding a wife to the other purchases they always make for the ensuing It months. In the open , space tne aamseis are' rangea reaay ror Inspection la the marriage market There they face the visitors, separated from the Holey part of the fair, ranged in four separate rows and nuanbering' between 800 and 700.. JBach damsel is seated on a bright-colored carpet spread upon the ground, and each haa a negafa a sort of nurse, attendant and duenna com- blaadi aoatod . beside . her. Conspicu oumy euspiayea in front of eacn, more over, la a big roll of woven atuft This roll of material plays an important part fa tha marriage negotiations, and la al ways woven by the girl herself. The young women are attired in the most expensive and richest garments the par ents and relatives can secure. . " They are painted, patched and pow- tiered, aa is the invariable custom of Kabyle belles, and wear sufficient rings, bangles, bracelets, chains and brooches - to stock a small-sized jeweler's shop, i These Jewels are not by any means al J ways the property of the girl; or her j friends Ia fact, they are mostly bor- rawed or hired for the occasion. The would-be buyer has only to walls up to the Carpet upon which the girl he wishes I to own Is seated, touch with his finger 1 h roll of woven stuff in front of her I end ask the price. If,the young woman. I ea looking over the Inquiring tribesman. ta satisfied with him. she names a very Jaw figure, the small sum of 10 pieces, svalrb. Is agreed upon among the several flans aa fha equivalent of acceptance. If not, She merely quotes a high price. Something op in the hundredth snd It is then understood that the offer is repect fttUy declined and a deal Is not likely to be effected. The actual money price to be paid for a girl depends upon the standing of her family and the kebal to wnicn xney oeiong. it is fixed, more evwr, by Immemorial usage, so that every youug man knows pretty well what he will have to pay for a wife. It should not, bowever, be supposed that these young Berber beauties are bv anv means prepared to yield themselves to the first j comer who can afford to pay the recog ; nised equivalent to the parents. Kabyle ; women aro anything hut the docile and 4 obedient drudges many 'Western readers : imagine. They enjoy a good deal more 1 freedom, in many respects, than a Euro ' bean wife In a like rank of life. ''..'-'W! :'. " y 1 . " f 'V ' Oa Xeart-Brsak Soad. 'OM the road ia hard," laughed one, "Bitter the weather; feet's bide at the inn of Forgetfulness, Drunken together . . HeJgho, Helghol Drunken together!'' ."Oh, the road Is hard." wtpt one, - ''Sorry the trying; Xt'S He 'neath the w5lls of our Heart's Desire. v. Wretchedly dying , Alas! Alas! . . Wretchedly dying!" i , "Oh! the road Is hard," prayed oner (."Grant us tomorrow " To knock at the gates of Thy Perfect Peace, . Purged by our sorrow Spare us. good Lord, . t ... Purged by our sorrow." ' . Emery Pottle, In May 8mart Set. Pi Roof Cresting. Window Guards, B89 B. Morrison. .. WZBB. Portland, Or. O SPICES, q) CUrTEEaTEA, DAKINQ POWDER, FUV0RING EXTRACTS UfotuhfHirihr. fliwarFIavor. Cmh$htnh,fia3owbIefVkei CLOSSEr&DEVERS PORTLAND, ORECON. A Wast ef at oise. It O. Haveraeyer, who, it ia reported. will retire from the prealdeacy of the sugar trust toon on account of his poor health, is at times extremely nervous, ao that the least noise Jars him. Mr. Havemeyerjl butler, while serving dinner one evening not long ago, let fall a tray of crockery. A tremendous crash, of course, ensued. suppose you have broken all the plates," said Mr. Havemeyer. No, sir; not one, air replied the but ler. "Then you have made all that noise for nothing, eh?" said, testily, the sugar magnate. Thomas B. Bead's Last Jest. Thomas B. Reed waa the center of a group at the Century Club in this city the night before he was stricken with hla last Illness. The talk got around to Mr. Roosevelt. "T-a-a-s," drawled Mr. Reed. 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