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NEW ZEAL A ND ATTRACTIONS FOW TOURISTS WRITE US TODAY f 6ft In Bectric Hatjj FREE-ON 30 DAYS TRIAL - v I K v.; J . . - ? t ::V'-f I V ' IT Save Her Time Save Her Health SaVe Her Weary Step Save Your Money Save Your Clothea- . Save Her Temper ' Save Her Complexion y. iv - : . v- . y mvt.-. . 3P WAWANGU G5Y4EJ& cTHQOTSMCrr UATEM 500JT. Y7D Tf ffTJ&TCNFJSOrttSBELEY. ONE OF THE HIGHEST fVlKTS Dr. Jamei Mackintosh Bell, director Of tb geological survey of New Zea land, who Is visiting; friends for a few days in Portland, speaks most enthusi astically of tne wonderful scenery of that country and of it attractlous to the touristy I Dr. BellJ who succeeded Sir James Hector us the head of the government geological survey is a Harvard man al though a native of Canada. He was the .'eader of the Great Bear Lake expedition to polar regions and has ulso conducted fther exploring parties In the region of Hudson's bay and the Canadian north. "Now Zealand, although a small country comprising about the same area as the British Isles." said Dr. Bell, "has In that small area hydrothermal phe nomena on as grand a scale as the Yel lowstone National Park, huge glaciers larger than thooe of Switzerland, rising In great snow fields from which spring lofty peaks covered with perpetual fnow. In the northern Islands are ac ivo volcanoes and others but recently extinct, great fjords, more wonderful than those of Norway and Innumerable lakes and o'her Alpine features. "One of the surprising things about the country," he continued "Is the re markable contrasts. Glaciers de scend from luxurious forests of tree fern, scarlet blossomed ratta and cabbage palm. This most remarkable tropical veratatlon In that mild climate, for the temperature ranges from 30 to "70 degrees, as an average, is a con tinual surprise and delight. Crxwrt Mineral Wealth. "The mineral wealth Is almost un known but is rapidly being developed; the Waihl gold mine Is one of the larg est la the world. "Though so iarge a part of the coun try Is ni'junt&mous and so not available for agriculture, the soil Is so exceeding ly fertile that little effort is required to make it produce largely. "This fertility and the fact that the country is not overpopulated have con duced to an even distribution of wealth; there are neither the poverty stricken, nor the very wealthy in New Zealand." Speaking of the natives, the Maori, Ic Bell said that they are an Interest ing people, having some of the charac teristic of the Samoans and the Ha wailans. They adopt European ways readily -et they preserve some of their own characteristics. They have an In stinctive politeness and charm of man ner which is peculiarly thair own, and they are deeply religious. They were early converted to Chris tianity, and many still retain that re ligion; In the troubles which arose with England between 1860 and 1870, how ever, some dissensions arose and many of the Maori adopted a new religion of their own; Hau-haulsm, a conglomera tion of Christianity, especially the old Mosaic dispensation, with their own na tive beliefs. The tourist department of the gov ernment which has Its main offices In the capital, Wellington, and branches throughout the country is ready and willing to furnish Information to any one desiring it. In relation to the re sources of New Zealand, and of its ad vantages to the tourist. It is certainly a country whtcn well repays study. Its scenic features are unrivaled and the contrasts between tropical verdure and snow clad peaksFnake it a most unusual and most interesting country. Fill in coupon and mail to us The iron will be delivered, with all necessary equipment, abso lutely free of charge. CUT OUT COUPON AND MAIL TO US TODAY ITEADE RABBIT SCALPS 4 tn Western Kansas They Are Ex- changed for Groceries. ' H, From the Kansas City Star. Did you ever hear of rabbit scalps being rated as an article of commerce or as a medium of exchange In the same manner as eggs and butter? Out In Trego county, Kansas the county seat Of which Is Wakeeney, the merchants pay five cents each for rabbit scalps, no matter whether the unfortunate '"bunny" was full grown or not. W, 'J. Williams, who is the proprietor of a grocery store in Wakeeney, bought 2,840 scalps during the months of Jlarch, April and May this year. John XCeraus, another merchant of the same place, bought 2,760 scalps.whlle no mer chant In the little town paid for less than (00 scalps. , The farmers end ranchmen bring rab bit scalps to the rauntry stores along m-ith eggs and butter. The grocer ac cepts and counts them with no more do than If they were so many eggs. A few years ago. Trego county. In .the hope of exterminating the trouble- some Jackrabbtts, decided to pay a bounty of five cents for rabbit scalps, the money to be paid whenever the scalps were presented at the county treasurer's office. Soon after men who had never before been seen In Wakeeney came to the court house with big sacks of scalps. Finally the county commissioners grew suspicious and It eventually develoned that certain res idents of neighboring counties were tak ing advantage of Trego's bounty law and were bringing scalps from as far away as fifty miles. To discourage this practice the county decided to allow payment for scalps not more often than every three months. Three months was a long time to wait. The hunters became impatient at the long delay, it remained for the mer chants to solve the difficulty. Accord ingly It was announced through the columns or the weemy papers mat rabbit scalps would be taken at the grocery stores In exchange for mer chandise, provided the owner of the scalps would give his word that they were taken from rabbits killed In Trego county. The plan proved a success. Instead of the farmers making! a weekly trip to the court house the lierehants reported every three months at the commission ers' office and the bills were allowed. During the months of March, April and May the total amount of bills al lowed by the commissioners for rabbit scalps was (568. In other words Trego county killed 13,360 rabbits during the inree montns. BOY SHOT FALLS OX LOGS Youth of 17 Only Person to Go Over St. Anthony's Falls and Live. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Over St. Anthony Falls on two logs and alive was the remarkable experience of Anthony Asplnatls, a seventeen-year- old Chicago boy, who made the perilous trip Involuntarily Monday evening. The young fellow shot over the falls clinging desperately to two small logs on which he had been sitting near the river bank above the falls. He was whirled In the rapids below the falls and thrown from the logs. By hard swimming he managed ts reach Spirit Island, from which place he was res cued in a boat by Patrolmen Anderson and Larson. Asplnatls arrived in Minneapolis Monmy morning from Chicago and at onoe sought work. He finally agreed with an employment agency to go to Carrett, Montana as a teamster. He was not to start until this morning and so j had the rest of the day and evening I to see the town. After wandering about for some time he strolled down to the river bank. Near the union station on the west bank of the liver Tony saw a pile of logs toucmng tne Dante. Me scram Died over these to tne outer edge and sat down on two small logs. Before he noticed It they were floating and he could not reach those still firmly attached to the shore. The boy realized that he was being swept along by a strong current, but did not realize his true peril. He sat straddling the logs and paddled with hands and feet against the current, but to no advantage. The logs were swept Into the center of the stream and over the falls. When the boy saw that he was golntr over the Dig rails ne leaned forward and grasped the logs firmly In his arms. Over the apron he shot, head foremost, and down the steep incline into the turbulent rapids below. He clung desperately to the logs but kept his head and watched alertly for a chance to save himself. Spirit Island Is a small, rocky bit of land In the center of the stream between the falls and the Tenth avenue bridge. The boy saw It and decided to swim for It. He attempted to remove his coat, but while trying to do so he was thrown by the turbulence of the rapids from the logs to which he had clung. Pedestrians on the bridge had seen him PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT ft POWERS COMPANY First and Alder Stt Portland, Or. Gentlemen You may deliver to me one Electric Flat iron, which I' agree to try, and if unsatisfactory to me, to return to you within 30 days from date of delivery. If I do not return it at that time you may charge tame to my account at $4.00. It ia understood that no charge will be made for the iron if I return it within 30 day. Name . Address DEPT. J. THE THIRTY DAYS' TRIAL OFFER APPLIES ONLY TO CONSUMERS OF OUR CURRENT going through the rapids, although none: saw him shoot the rails. Tne police wre at once notined and Hastened to his rescue In the police boat. Tony is believed to be the only person who has shot the falls and lived Xo Other Way Out. From the Youths' Companion. There is a story often told to Illus trate the manner In which President Lincoln was besieged Ify commission seekers. Hearing that a brigadier gen eral and his horse had been captured and the general taken to Richmond, he asked eagerly about the horse. "The horse!" exclaimed his Informant. "You want to know about the horse 7' "Yes." said Lincoln. "I can make a brigadier any day, but the horse was valuable." To this John Russell Young, in his memoirs-, adds a similar tale. He was calling upon Lincoln one day at the white house. "I met so and. so on the steps," he remarked. "Yes," replied the president. "1 have Just made his son a brigadier. "A general!" exclaimed Mr. Young in astonishment. "Yes," said Lincoln with great wearl nrts. "You know I must have some time for something else." The BREAKERS HOTEL AMERICAN PLAN. uiAsnra tronaon bbbobt or tzb facttio koktjiwbbt. Electric Light, Steam, Hot and Cold 3alt Water in Every Tub. Bur Tickets to Breakers, Pacific County. Wash. Postofflce Address, Breakers, Wash. 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