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M ,-l...J.''j THE : OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1008. ' 9 0 KB PEN THEIB 1TH0DS How They. Live and What They Do for Progress and Charity. The tragedy of Portugnl gives to that court, for the present at loast, two queen widows, V any for the present, be cause It Is understood that Maria Pla, the mother of the lute Kin Carlos, will soon leave tho country. But she will novfcr liu forgotten an the 'best counselor of Curios In thu most prosperous times or ho kingdom. lier Interest, too, In all classes of phllflnthroplo work, has Marin her tho Idol of tho poorer clusses of 1'ortuual. Oft on with advising, with out hotnir exiiected, she appears In the most miserable wards of Lisbon. The blears of the capital adore her. In vlniiulur contrast with this gentleness Is her skill hi the use Of fire arms. She has flRured in Matches with the best rnarkumen of the world and received her first lcsHons from Carlos In works of chm lty. th wllnw of Car los Is not the only queen widow, who hss made herself lilnvivl of .ihe peo ple. The widow of w lllluin III of liol Und, dsvotesmll her time to works of benevolence, fctlhe has created many be nevolent cjisoclatlons si many others oounl her name tn their membYhlp. It may be recalled t !- to celehrate the accession of her daughter to the throne, she ceded to the people her magnificent castle of Orati-Nneuu, to be . trans formed Into s, nuiortini for tuberculo sis patients,, for whloli .object she or ganised In The HugU, grand' festival of charity, ' Italy presents a similar sainthood In ins person or uueen Margaret, me wid ow of Humbert. Note the people stop on the streets of Kome and look lov ingly at nn approaching carriage, -while on an siaes one nears tne reverent phrase, "our blessed uueen, ours al ways." It is the carriage of the widow Margaret. Wlille her sooflness will never -be for gotten, the queen widow of Italy glvea much time to the culture of art. ' Her knowledge of French.' Herman. Knaiiah and Iatln permits her tq read the mas ters oi inese iour great literatures in their own lanRuaae. Wishing to be au courant with the Intellectual movement or her time she receives a great num ber of periodicals to which she sys tematically devotes several hours of every mornlna;. Wonder of ZJteratoxe. Her talent, the precision and lustlce of her criticisms are Ihe wonder of lit erateurs. artists andAioets. all of whom she hastens tojrMcoHfe when they come to Kome, ana wltn whom she discusses art She has an especial predilection for Venice and confesses that she adores the productions of Tlnttorctto and that she enjoys the theatres. Novell! and Lai Dues belnir her favorite aotora. Tha 3uen widow of Italy leaves her ehU ien In absolute. Independence, not even vniing wiia innm, except in omciaj gatnorings or when she invites some member of a royal family, Italian or iuingn. jut pnvnio aining room re veal the tasta of its host; great paint IhKS of groups of animals cover the walls under a wide frleie of classic stylo. An admirer has said "art, Je eis, gladness abound tn all that sur rounds the queen Marcarlta." Her ore dllectton for pears Is well known and she often receives her visitors In white. covered with them. Nevertheless, since I. . l. . B . ' i I mv ug.ui ji nujnorri, sue appears in puuiio always In mourning costume. - lets Agitations. The late agitations In , Russia have given marked oacaslon to discuss the character or a queen In contrast with that of Margaret. For while Margaret has always kept clear of politics, the Kmnress Marls or Russia, has constant. -ly exercised her influence over the pol icy ui ner nuvernmeni. ine conserva tion of the aristocracy, the ancient gov ernment, appear to her the areat ob jects of life, and the czar never under takes an official act. even the opening of the douma, without having his mother at his side. It Is not long since another queen widow, Sophia of Sweden, was the mas ter of tho monarch her son. Although In the life of her husband she did much to helD him rule two nations with one scepter, her political duties did not pre vent ner aeaicaung much or ner time and money to what seems a pot with queens, works of- charity. Since her widowhood she has given all her time to such objects. The construction of hospitals appears to be her specialty. Stockholm prides lisolf on U "Queen Sophia hospital," In the management of which she takes great personal interest, Queen bopbla exhibit tier simplicity In her meals; thus at I tn the morning she tskes coffee, at 1 she has a simple breakfast consisting of a hors d'oauvre a la Husse and three dishes and at 6 In the afternoon she dines, having at that meal three dishes, except on. Sundays, when she adds one more; habits acquired by the queen, when In the life of her husband, his delicate health obliged hlrq to pass much of his time In the country. Those who know this admirable woman do not find H strange that her son has begun his reign In great simplicity, for bidding all expensive festival on occa sion of his coronation. Got Terrible Bias Meg-. Tou may net believe It, It's true Just the eamn 135 dresuera go at our store at $17.50, solid oak dressers, quarter sawed, beautifully hand polished, Krench bevel plate mirrors 4x34-lnch size, tops 22x42 Inches, cabinet work perfect, curved lega and sorpentine front. This Is the greatest bargain In the cltv. The createst barsraln you have had this year or last year or you'll have next year. You can see a cut of it and many other bargains that win be on sale at tne aevurtz store. corner of East Burnside and Union ave nue, tomorrow. If you will look at our page ad, next to the last page of the first section of today's Journal. Chautanaua July 7 to IS. Inclusive. Special rate beginning tomorrow, 15j round trip. Take Oregon City cars di rect to grounds: leave First and Alder streets every 80 minutes. Tickets must be. purchased on sale In waiting room. re J oveiei o This past week has been a "RECORD - BREAKER" in sales in LOVE LEIGH, with exception of our opening week, commencing April 9. We have yet some very desirable lots left. Come out today and see for yourself. Office on ground. EASY TERMS. We will help you to a home. Take Vancouver car and get off at Woodlawn school. BRONG-STEELE COMPANY 110 Second Street r?r? I 1 Al V 1 V What July HFY' rtfe ears Fro: Fifth. !T1 11 The tendency of prices on real estate in Portland is upward. No man ever bought a piece of residence property in this city and held on to it but what he made. Isn't that a record of which any city ought to feel decidedly proud. The street car service to HYDE PARK is exceedingly better than it is to any other part of the East Side, save those parts of the city along the East Ankeny line. Take a car at Third and Yamhill today and demons trate this fact for yourself. ISk TO1AY HYDE PARK has all the improvements that a first class residence district should have and a great many more and a great deal better than nine tenths of the addi tions that are now on the market The im provement work is now going on. See for yourself. The prices of lots in HYDE PARK are from $200 up. The terms are $10 down and from $1.00 to $2.00 per week. There is no interest and no taxes to pay during the life of the contract Special induce ments are offered to those who will build at once. ESS! Not a cent if you do not get busy now. THIS IS THE TIME, if ever there was a time, to invest in Port land real estate, if you have any ambition to be well-to-do in ten years. You cannot buy down-town prop erty, perhaps; you cannot build sky scrapers; you cannot finance big cor porations. Not yet, but soon, if you are wise. So long as you cannot do these big things, start on the little ones. Pound away industriously and you will WIN. There is not a realty investment in Portland today that gives you such a magnificent oppor tunity to get in on the ground floor as HYDE PARK. Pay $10 down and $1.00 a week. Long before you have half paid for your lot, you can command double the price for it that you paid. This means more than doubling your money. The best thinfe about t T-m rr -r- i a mr . a a niut rAKiv investment is that YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY LOSE. Any of Portland's wealthiest men will tell you so. Thaf s the way they made theirs. There are fifty homes occu pied, built or contemplated within half a mile of HYDE PARK. Does that mean anything to you? Does it not point out where people are going? Sure. We have a special proposition to otter you that will open your eyes if advantage of it is taken at once. Either call at our office at once or drop a line asking us to mail it to you. You never heard of a more liberal offer than we 11 make you 1Ee JACOBS- STI1ME COMPANY 148 FIFTH STREET 1 5.psr- nrs .. . . . 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