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THE : OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1008. '
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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