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TH2 OREGOl SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLArtlV SUijDAY H" OIININC. NCVEr.tlZn. j;; aParkii IOTltUI III) LiDrary,! lospi 5 J liistorieal 30Giecy n it ome. ii fy- i 1 ; 1 f ; J I, -t j ll-J IY jCr.il . ,t.JL". Oiiw v.. r-- mml ; 1 J H AejvfXJ JfJafos Ahyoff jf &tfa Ze&fnt& f&fefat F FOR 'out reason thi beopleofi Tftica: 5 -J ,r '- , , ' i t nJ- 'r-.iori miaow ti.iM unrigt.iTaiUM ! . iV. i ., Should COnStder it advisable tO -.-VnUl a tew year a so th Hours of th Good Bhep- fftiff tne name of their pretty Mtie cule(I . mora or ,.M WOOdet buudin. t th '. '. 1 t 1 . t 1 . I "'!. ' . .. .j. .. cwT. i xvoma aouoness oe Known in ine , . "y. future as Proctortown. '" ' r - Utica owes much to the Proctbr family. Indeed, It is making thai city the scene of one of the most striking altruistic demonstrations Sadly crowded, and with , const Dtlx Increasing de mnda mad upon Its hospitable reaouroea, the manager of this Institution fait that with facnased accommodax tlona It would be able to do a vast deal mors of food. To the Hoom of the Good flhepherd was presented a lot of ground comprising seren acres. Fronting on Gene see street, upon a commanding eminence, the location was Ideal The only oondltton Imposed waa that the und should always remain open to the publlo as a tar........ . . ... . . Thsrcsldents of Utica had Utile dlffloulty la sredltlng this publlo spirited gift to their friends, ths Proctors. Upon tho land thus presented a modern and commodious , boms has been erected for tho orphans, Utica is ahospltal centre. One ef Its most nacful institution is St.xlAike Hospital. The building whloh it long occupied became inadequate, and the location wa ' iio th host. . v..' . ., Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Proctor hare remedied both -- deflclencles.' A new hoapltal building, a comfortable, ' sars and as well equipped as science and human Ingenuity - can make It, ha Just been completed. It stands on an 'emlnenoe overlooking the Holds and wooda of the beau tiful Mohawk Valley. Until reoently th parks of Utica were all small plots . i of land, on which .constant endeavor was mads to. hars beauty cotnpehsate as much aa poaelbl for lack of ipaoe. Th largest was th Watson-Wllllama Park, presented to the city by th Proctor family. -'v Utlo needed a big parte and Utica wanted It. Plan -tbf providing euch 1 a on Were' Olscuaeed,-bUt-thau-" thorltle feared that th taxpayers were not ready to . aiium th burden, btasmnoh aa .th city was sngaged In Other extensive and expensive enterprises. . For several years the discussion continued without progress. , During this ' period, however, Thomas K. Proctor . thought and planned to no little purpose. He mad tudy of park, and worked out a cbm for Utica, suoh a that city had never even dreamed. . - Just as quietly as h has gon about all Ms -other benefactions, h purchased something over fir hundred . and fifty acre of land, lying. along th southern atde of th city. As speedily as possible Improvements were made, roads and paths constructed and th barren place beautified. . . ' On day,, not long since, this twentieth century fairy prince threw open th gate and invited- th peopl to enter and mak themselves at home. It was their long-wtshed-for big park. " V. r '! ri r Ml . J.. m r ----- 15 i 'J ot -tayou can for the town in ic. Woulcl Ydu Dodge Earthquakes ? Study Map you live, u me mono oj mis putmcspmiea Another is, '.'Do it while you live' Parks, a hospital, an orphan asylum, a . Ttorne fnr hiunriral trrastiqjJilLLzdkL splendid playground for the children these are some of the benefactions Utica owes to the Proctors. " But more than all it is indebted 'for an example of chic spirit and philan-. ihropy that is rare, indeed, in these days of acute acquisitiveness. V . ; ; f ITTLE Is known Of th Proctor benefaction out I aid- of Utica. I "f This la u to th fact that th heads of th . family are modest In their well-doing. Everything that they do for th city Is dons quietly. ' They dislike notoriety: they ear little for th reputa tion of philanthropists so long as th philanthropy itself accomplishes its destined mission. , . Respecting th wishes of the Proeto?sV th newspaper ' la UUca say Uttl about th repeated and valuable gifts, and the cltlxen sing pralres of th family only among , them selves. v ; From th viewpoint ef both donors and recipient, the best of It all lath pleasure which th liberal-handed fam ily enjoy from seeing upon every side evidences of the usefulness of their benefactions and the publlo apprecia tion of them. ' Mr. and Mr. Thomas R. Proctor and Mr. and Kts. Frederick T. Proctor are th person manifesting this somewhat uanaual spirit. . ' Both Procters are brother and their wive are sister. ' Endowed with rare grace of mind and heart, fortunate In the poeaeeslon of wealth, this happy group is living up t th motto It enunciates, "Do what you can fovthe town a which you live." . :' - PROVIDING FINK BUILDINGS ( UUca I a city of some fewer han 70,000 Inhabitants, ' a place of bustling business enterprise and happy homes. Situated. In the beautiful vail-y of the Mohawk, it la built upon a slope, at the foot of which flows the river from which the valley taks It name. r One of the notable Institutions of Utica Is the Oneida Historical Society, rich. In the poeaeeslon of historical treasures of many klnda. For years the society and It " Important poeseeelohs wer Inadequelelr housed. T provide this ersanlxauon with a handsome, ser ine nent residence wa on of th first benefaction of the roctor. i he Munson-Williams Memorial I not only o F CONSIDERABLE Interest, not only to scientists, but to tha world at larg. owing to the recent great earthquak-a In Italy, where many lives were lost, I an "earthquake map" rooently prepared bv ProfMaor A. iJarwln. or Enaland. This map show a broad band of territory, encircling t -Tlfl within ..r. und freaucnt seismic ''disturbances ar likely to occur. "" ' Embraced In th danger son are southern Europe, the Mediterranean area, Asia Minor, Syria, Persia, northern India. China, Japan, th Faclllo Oaesn across to Central .and Mexican America; th West Indie, touching the southern point of Florida; thence across th Atlantlo to ' the Asorea, Portugal and Bpaln. This la called the "great aeiamio band." otner smaller - I(s rate ot progress through .shattered rock la esti mated at U0 feet a second; through slate, loM feet -a. second, snd through wet sand. K2 feet a second. . Through water, the fore of the wave Is much slower, depending upon th depth, but may reach six miles a mlr.me. . Scientists stst that a pereon directly over th spot Wffftrtil earttuiunhe sheth eslsiaalea Is mnnh sufnr Ihan If he were some distance away. This Is due i the fact that the shock does not travel directly upward, but ronnhes the surface a far distant from the point immedi ately above as the seat Of origin Is submerged. Hup pose, for instance, an Internal explosion twelve miles down In the earth, directly vdr Mount VeauvluK, started a violent earthquake wave. The region tmmedl- Contiguous to other recreation lands given by th same hands, thl wlQ be th srownlng gem of a chain ot park. In time a boulevard will connect with other drive ways and walks, forming a loop around Utioa. 'At th eastern limits of Utica Thomaa R. Proctor owns a farm. Several years ago most ef It was thrown open ( to th public a a reoreatlon ground, especially for ehll ... dren. .,...:; '.:. . : Bnseball fields, tennis courts and ether amusement feature war provided; seats wtr scattered about and swing hung under th tree. V larg swimming pool completed ths happiness of th fortunate little Utlcan. "In various other way a th influence of th Messrs. Proctor for clvlo good Is felt. Th Utica Saving Bank, a modal institution, was reared uuder their guidance. . Th building occupied by thl bank la a triumph of archi tecture that surprise visitor to th town, and Its vaults hold th savings of hundredvjf families. ' ' ' Utlcans deeply appreciate ail that thl public-spirited family has don, but they aaldotn And occasion to express that appreciation openly, because of th retiring disposi tion of their benefactors. Upon on occasion, however, 'public enthusiasm broke forth In a remarkable way. ' . When th volunteer soldiers and sailors of Oneida ' county returned front th Spanish-American War, are ceptlon waa arranged In their honor. Each volunteer was given a brons medaL . . '. Captain, now Rear Admiral, Chart D; Slgsbee, of Main fame, presented' th medal, and the principal ad dress was made, by Thomas R. Proctor., , ' Likening th reception to a school commencement, he gave th young men. 10ml wholesome advice a to th future! Among other things, he said: "Always do what you can for the town In which you llv." - --r-r.- Thap sentence, Innocently employed, exploded a mine ot' affection, lho cheer and shout which greeted It startled th speaker, .and h stepped back in astoslsh ment, while ths veteran Slgsbee wonderingly glhceU about,' unable to mak out what was meant. . On of th most remark bl demonstrations ef popular feeling that wag ever een in Utica followed. For one Utlcan andeavortd to mak the Proctors understand what thry thought ef them. - v Curious- Items of News About Curious Tilings bands branch off at about right an alee, such a those v attlv about the mountain would suffer comparatively lit of the-Andes and ths Malay Archipelago. One such 'band, tie, but ths most serious outbreak would be ust twelve not shown on the map, extends up along th Atlantic . miles uway. . -T . coast a far aa Charleston, 6. C. Of course, the earth wave set In motion would roll on. Within these band most of Ih severe earthquake of Journeying a distance and doing a dmg proportional, recent years hav occurred. . to the force of It origin. '. "' '- Mg22!' 'Is. ' ' J--J. Wlthla the black band arttiquak grg bottt frequent and "gpvtf. In Lapland ths crime which Is punished most severely, next to murder, l marrying a girl against th express . wish of her .parent. - Thre good washes are received by an Abyssinian dur. ing his career at his birth, on his marriage morn, and at his death. At all other time he shuns soap and water: . Chinamen hav been known to offer themselves a sub stitutes for execution on the understanding that certain sums of money will be paid to their families. A Hindu baby s named when It is twelve days old, and Usually Ly the mother. Sometimes the father wishea . for another nam than that selected by the mother.. In that cese two lamp are placed over the two names, and the nam over which th lamp burns the brightest 1 th on given the child. . , la 1 four Cities ut rtru iinu uiudar want ue troyed. Many thousands ef live war lost at San Jose, "Vl "HT" but xJT nonumen u tn Pnt Colombia, in W7S. A similar disaster occurred In-Turke f ths lieedamea Proctor. Of ornate and pleasing architecture, thl building I RM only among the show Places of Utica, but beautifies a plot ot ground that hitherto had been eonatdered an yre. - - - fome time later a property In Genesee street, th prin cipal business, and residence thoroughfare of th city, ass thro.-a upon th market. - Vrry quietly snd without giving notlrs ef such Inten tion, this property wa purchssed by the Proctor and pr-"ent.1 tj tfce city a the site for a public library. In tirr a library building wa erected. It was T remarkably fin and complete structure to be provided stan In 1903; while the next year Macedonia wa terribly vuuiea. ' t i i ' i Great loss of life accompaned a "quake" la northern India thl year; while another smote Albania. . - While earthquakes may be felt In any . par of th world, their most appalling effects are nearly always con fined to the areas found in the lines of volcanic activity. It Is generally known that a shock-In any quarter de- velnpt an earth wav which spreads In proportion to the force of the original disturbance. It Is this wavs that generally produces the disaster. Travellrg with greatest velocity through solid rock. It Is eetlma.td to traverse ,r,ru, , - maa a hv tlie aim-unt of money the city donated for the pur-v feet A eecond, which I much awlftsr than the flight Of poee, and t I generally supposed that some Masses hand sound. Whin an eurtniuuK traverse soft rocks; it affects ar mor destructive than when opposed by hard rook or and. Crack that open In the surface do not close a speedily, the soil frequently slips, and building nr thus overthrown. "Fissures are narrower la harder rock, and clot more quickly. Th person, then, in dread of earthquakes, and who., wishes to avoid a personal introduction to one, should not take up his residence In the "selsmlo belt" It would - not be advisable to seUl in the vicinity of -an solve or an Extinct volcano. ' ' If his home la by tho sea, he should avoid shores srtth a high gradient, or deep-water approach, the wave due to av shock travel .with greater power, and height in deep wtr And U I unwls tn dwell, where the rf ac .rocks are soft and loose, wMl those beneath are hard and compact. ; ,' ' r- ";; i . . :. . , -.. , i' . There I no punishment la Franc If the murderer Is . not discovered, and brought to trial within rtften years. A man who committed a murder In Paris twenty-five years ago has just written defiantly to the police con . teasing the crime and saying he is about to return to Paris. The nails of ths Chinese, nobility sometimes attain a ' length ot IS inches, and the Blames bellns wear long silver ce-sps st tlte ends of their lingers to protect the nails. If they are long enough to need it, or to make people believe, that they are there even if they are .not. ., , . 1 . ""Red parasol are forbidden by the authorities In many villages of ths Tyrol, its they have been found to irritate ' the grailng cattle. -, - - , - ... - - - . A recent census of the natives In the Transvaal was taken with beads. Each headman was furnished with a number of beads of different colors, and twine on which to string th;m. A big block bead represented sa adult married native, a big yellow bead a grows up single man, 'a big blue bead a married woman, and a white bead a single woman over IS years old. A small yellow bead stood for a boy and a small whits besd for a girl. i Female barber, numerous In Austrian eltlee, are al ways compelled to pnas an examination before com men e ' ing business, to demonstrate their ability In shaving, hair cutting and hair-curling , . ,. -V,-. , - In Bohemia courtship ar abnormally long. In that country entagements frequently .last . frcm fifteen , to twenty year. J . No Japanese ever sleep with his head t th north. This i because the dead In Japan are always buried with their heads In that position. In the- slccplnit room ftf many or th prlvat nouses and hotels a diagram of the points of ths compass is posted upon th oeillng for the -convenience of guests. ), , ll I i i i I i r. . . .. Snow Is sold tn th north of Sicily, where It fetohes about a half-penny a pound. It I a sovemment monopoly, and ths Prince ot Palermo derives th greater part of his income from It. Th snow, which Is gathered on the mountains In felt-covered hasfcets, -Is widely bought in th cities for refrigerating purpose. - , If a Chinaman dies while being tried for murder, the fact of his dying is taken as evidence of hi guilt. He ha departed, but somebody must suffer, and his eldest son. If he has one. Is therefor 'sent t prison for a yenr. It he has no son, then his father or brother gets a Hoggins. .If all In th family, and somebody has to pay tor It. , In Bwitserland ther I a law which forbids th sat of hat measuring more than eighteen Inohe tn diameter, and artificial flower and foreign feathere are also, In moot cantons, lieevHy penalised. , In Mexico, a newapapcr or a theet of paper fixed on -a window or balcony of a dwelling-house is an aunuunce ment that there are room t let in th house. Marriage I encouraged In Slam by the King. When ... a Siamese girl reaches the sge of thirty-five without ' marrying, she is placed In a privileged class under the special care of th King, who binds hlmsolf to find a ' husband for her, which he proceeds to do In a simple manner. A prisoner in any of tho Siamese Jails may gain his pardon and rr-leaao by marrying one of these spinsters. Whether be is already married ct not 4 of no great me . ment, for in Slam a man Is not restricted to on wife. . d In Korea,' If a mnn meets his wife In the street Tie"-1 - ignores her presence, snd passe her aa if she were a stranger. ... , . ,' , ' . - Clilhh and Japan are pre-eminently the seaweed -eating nations of the world. Among no other rioopl are sea weed so extensively eaten and relished a food sub stances. V .','. . , .. When a father of m iaranee family bealn a lournev ' nf any length the raised part of his room will be madi eaited to hi memory during his temporary absence,' hi . femilv will gather in front of It and think of him. ex y pressing their lov and devotion In word and gift In 'kind.- . - I , v.. ..t , .. ,. , '. i - ,. " I " - In Russia. befr a weapon of any kind I purchased, a permit must be secured from th local-authorities. Tlx name of the purchaser, with the number-of the wettpou. must be recorded by the storekeeper In a 'ledger kept ex pressly for the purpose. It the buyer ever went to ale. i ps of hi weapon, ho must again notify th. authorities, and causa the transfer to be recorded on the book of the firm that originally old it. A white card on a Parisian dwelling-house Indicate thnt furniahed apartments are to let A yellow rard l- form pedestrlanacthat unfurnished room may be h. Th object Is to save passers-by th trouble of cmasirr; - the street If they happen to be on the opposite side,. In eas such room a they desire Sre hot advertised. , ., . . . CRINOLINE'S INVENTOR DEAD , AUOUSTB PERSON, called th Inventor of the crin oline, died recently In Parts. Over fqrty-dre year ago he sold hi potent for WX), and never realised anything from it "sinoo. . . What he Invented wa not the original crinoline, which waa. as Its name implies, a stuffing ot horse hair, nor the later apparatus of whalebone, but the cheaper one of steel hoop. - ' - ..... Thus the Instrument of torture first. It I said, put into fashion bv th cmprea Eugenie was broueHt with in th reach of all. and became not merely popular, but universal for year. . - ,6.:, -r . T V'