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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1910. 17ILL OF PEOPLE OFf IHAGiOF Good Constitution, but Politics Are Manipulated Witli Great ForesightPeople Are lg- . norant. ; . . v ' vrK ct intclltgwne amonf lt po pie. Tho at th head of affatra are usually well educated, and there la also culture amonf the well to do clsssas of the country., but the rank and file are merely Ignorant, unlettered tropical peo ple. -They ara, "dumb driven cattle" who lend thumaelvea readily to the pur poses of '. the , dtmotrue ' They are nearly always sfrflnat the gorernment because they so often feel the law's re- ttrainlna- hand.' Boms Idea of the oreva lencs cf irncranr may be had from a report made by the head of the depart ment of education who states that In Granada and Leon, the most highly civilised cities- of the country, only SO per cent- or the children are enrolled In the schools. lis concludes that only one seventh of the children of Nicaragua learn to read and writ. - Tn. majority of th people live In adob houses covered with tiles or with thatched roofs. Usually there Is no floor In the rural home, and If there Is a colling It is . only sheet of white cloth tacked up to hid th ugliness of th undr roof. .Bed without mat- treisea, rooms without windows, cook General Booth's Personal Rep resentative Speaks Here ' Tomorrow Night.' B Frederic J. Haskin. Waahlngton. Jan. T.-WIth th great- wlthout Btovel Md Vrindin wlthold rasnioned Indian millstones are still th rule rather than th exception. Uttl clothing Won. Th' clothing of- th average Nlcar- et canal on th glob almost ready to become a reality, Nicaragua thought It was destined to be on of th favored spots of th world. It thought Itself the - "western . Bosphorus," and . con On of th- most unique characters In th Salvation army, Commissioner EH- jan cadman of London, ' will arrlva In Portland th last of this week and will apeak at Salvation Army halL lE Davis street. Saturday at 1 and Sunday at 11. ana s o'ciock. , :-; Commissioner Cadmaif Is on of the oiueei oincers in tn salvation Army, Having enierea in work in th Christ tan mission days over II years ago. H was the first on to mumt a mili tary title, that of capUln. , In his third I w ww uu ilia time until .th commerce of th oceans would pass through Its borders via the Nlcaraguan canal The United States had decided uon an Interoceanla canal, all parties were pledged to It, and In. muslin. Th ordinary clothing of th 'ji(1i!Lda"frl il"n he? hinuesfjiu Cousin of Senator La Follette, ; ln Spite of 79 Years,V ; Very Active. ; - J"'-- ,'w w . - "T men consists of a n-im i.. ,.7 . .1.1 " aovemsement aeea coin, nouses 01 congress naa at - - , FJTT""" . 1" cm t" Idea-of an army, military U one . time or another voted for It. na. P",f trousers. All go bar- ties, terms arM n.thrv. T ,.!-. one time or another voted for It Nicaragua waa In high hopes, and Han nlbal selling th publlo places In Rom iuoi.u except tn inaiana. hg vur 1. ... . , . . " I r U 40 O. 1 to.ujm.im. 1 n women wear a chemise, a I 1 rm.u.i.... -- . . . - . ' I vvuiuiiaajiwi r lAUmin ww, icnni ana , metnods which war 1 ft. wmi yet . without its walls round a ' "V.T. . veteran, for h has suffered counterpart in th spirit of speculation 1"".- i.'V,: liVL1? 7 'ur0Pn all of th deprivations and persecutions that possessed th Nicaraguana. But In "or iV"1 Jl, numDr" J endured by the pioneers In th army mnm.nf all . tt m iKi r,Jt 1 l l L II HIO mil intl vort. 4. has K.. . v.. ., llanna took up th cudgels for Panama, !ia,?Jp,JI"Jlt" fft clothing tor from his body' and beei h. .-a.x. ., ..!,. .... .J! I "bob or hidalgo. Among the noorer left, on th. v.... house followed and Nicaragua became .'T,,,.i """",r, more ior a moment aid h hesftat In th th land of blasted hopes. . Down' there they still believe that th monumental " i" w-n marriage. IWOriC be uni1ertakn Hi. ...... As a rule the Nicaraguana ar polite, senU a thrilling story of adventur from mlstak of Hatory was road . when lv"5. ","u n..,ov,n' 1.ne,.r speech in aays or his childhood, when he was Panama was chosen. . I",.., 1- . na tnwr nos- a cnimnay sweep at.flv, and a half, ,. ,u8 m me stranger isiarunx at aiz, a nghter Jn th ring tn always received with courtesy. . Th best his tsens and from then to the time 7... niwugn ji may dioi nis conversion and work In th army. i iT v A i v coiioe vummiBsioner caoman la General wll ."T" ,';cbu ois- iiara uooin i personal repreaenutlv. tiTn,; r.rtA -rtz :X2.xz :?z . tn th,wonder " - ...... luaitiu eiory or aim ll re. opani-rae, nave not oeen soured by mis use ana stiu go their way with Soldiers Cant Tot., Nominally Nicaragua Is a' republic, where th will of th people should be supreme. Its constitution - reads as smooth as our own, but only the letter and not the spirit prevails. Every man is supposed to have th right of suf frage, yet ther Is another provision which sets forth that no soldier In th army shall vote. And th president has quick , to coin words and characterize I but investigation showed that th young . ntu v niimi wuuiq nm ttnu i Kiiii uuruui m meir ocoupauon. I mwin uy uneiy ana men, in buK: When there is a close election I When th first . engineering party on oomblnation with another substance, us laouiuiui ci nm opposuion ar tempo- I ln mcaraguan canai esiaDiisnea itaeir I eompaci in wnicn to grow rarny eniiscea in tn army, - it is saldl' tiivss, in wir pr tn engineer in I imy muanroom which con- that In on election mor than 7000 op- oharg accompanied it Later she re- tltuteg food for the ants When they ponents of Zelaya war enlisted, while I oelved ft letter whloh had no address ,hut Indoors by th rain. Th avi an his friends wer omitted from th other thn Canalera"llterally th recruits. This, is th way th lawa and n canai. much song and laughter. They artD nU used thes leaves for food. constitutions of Central America ar Monsty 4 Charaeterletla. interpreted, and It Is such abuses that Honesty Is a marked characteristic ar largely responsible for th constant I of tho average low cast Nlcaraguan. turmoil there. Jin th Uttl stores th customers often Nicaragua ha a most unique plan I walt upon themselves. Sometimes th of presidential succession In times of I storekeepers hav their cigars, and cigar- peace. . Th cam of fiv senators ar I wher th - passerby may get written upon slips of caper, nlaced In aa ln,m drop tn price in ft cup bl many envelopes, shuffled, and thre of tn sld - of . th , bog. Even th beggar the envelonea ara drawn nn mnA 4 I W1H not touch thla unguarded eun away in th stat archive. . Th other coc ngnung is th principal pastime two are destroyed without their contents ot th Pf?1 ,Bom ot thd Nlcaraguan w ftucir iixr iniqmea emu eicopi for a little clrol on top of th head. Th barber, cuts a cocoanut In half, fits It on the head Ilk ft cap, (ben trims away all1 th hair not covered by th shell. . x , Th'aTloaraguaa Aat. The ant Ufa of Nicaragua Is most being known. . When ther is ft vacancy In th presidency the duly constituted authorities open tho first envelop and the senator . whose nam Is written thereon becomes president Her w see how th people distrust their own associates. Th name of th heir ap parent must b kept s, profound secret lest h or his friends seek to hasten intrMtJ,,;. Pler Peoes that the succession. - "9 agnoiumnaxa oi nign oroer. une XCncB Zgnorane rrevall, dene of this Is so posltlv as to admit of no charge of nature faking. Ants of another species ar great foragers, and travel 'in hordes on their expeditions. When they com to a brook that Is spanned by a skigl twig they ar not willing to wait until they caa pass over single fll. Some of their number crawl out on the twlr and tv cunging to ita eiaee widen the natural causeway with their bodies. Then th road ts mad wide enough for columns of fours and eights, and the delay of ingie iinng a vast army across is ob- Vlltftf Uar ana I .... b . . . . sontng tb arrive at th conclusion that columns of four can cross a plac mor quicaiy man a single rile, but It is so clos to reasoning that It la hard to differentiate it from .that mental opera iion. Mtztur of Inhabitants. , Nicaragua has practically tb same area as the state of New York, and sees them carrying little green leaves population is about equal to that of tnwftrti th!t Viftmi mnA sera mnnm Nicaragua, Is not noted for. ft hlghlfor mora. It waa long presumed that th. BUY SAMPLE SIildES My Sample Shoes are Superior Shoes, They Are the Pick and Cream of the Shoe World FORWOMEN FOR MEN nil $i ji A PAIR " A PAIR ; . k. .... . , . iT... . . t ,t . t' -V. Portland's - Busiest Shoe Shop Positively No Branch Houses in . Portland Open Daily 8 aim.?' ..to 6 p. m, 0 -. Clever Pay More Than These Prices Positively No Branch Houses in Portland Open Saturdays 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. th city of Baltimore, Five-sixths of th Inhabitants llv on th western or Paclf to coast Th principal , port on tha Paclf lo aid is Corlnto. -'-which hag mbout.X00tt inhabitants. uTh prior J fields which la 1181 miles from New Orleans. Nicaragua has on railroad wnicn rung rrom connto to Managua, and from ther to Granada on Lake Nicaragua, th largest Inland body of water In, that part, of th world,. Last year Nicaragua bought from th United States textiles, clothing, machinery; etc, to the amount of $1,800,000, and sold to this country bananaa, coffee, rubber, mahogany, cattle, ' hides, etc.. lo tho amount of $1,060,000. -'s; On th Atlantle coast of Nicaragua ther .are. 17 recognized race types, th product of th mixture of Chinese, ne groes, Indians and whites. In th In terior ther ar almost- as many va rieties of political parties, divided by distinctions hardly leas exqulelte than those which separate th various races on th coast Th issue on which these parties differ is, at bottom, the mat ter of th church. In Nicaragua there exist religious question almost exact ly parallel to that which still troubles th peace of ; France. This situation Js probably due to a considerable extent to that close 'sympathy and quick re-' spons which - Central America mani fests towards all things French. In spite of the geographical proximity of the United States. Its influence In Latin America, la far less definite than that of France. It Is to Paris that Central America looks for new Ideas., It is French politics thftt Central America statesmen - study and imitate. Much that the American oublioist finds dif ficult to understand in Central American affairs may be explained by referring to contemporary movements, in France. Tomorrow III Rivalry of Leon and Granada. . , These Shoes Are Regular $3.50 to $6.00 Values IJ L- j- SJ'l. l)0 (, mmmmmmlllmmll V.".',', -"''" Sixth Floor Orcgonian BIdg. -Rooms 600-601 BIG STOCK SHOW AT . DENVER TOMORROW Denver, Colo., Jan. 7.-Many stock raisers, commission men, representa tives of the big packing houses and other persons interested In the livestock Industry are in this city In anttcipa-j tlon of the opening tomorrow of th 1 fifth annual National Stock show. Dur-I lng th . week- tnany carloads of ex hibits hav arrived to bear out the I prediction of the management that the I show this year la to be the most notable I affair of ita kind ever held west of Chicago. In conjunction with. the ex hibition there will be held, meetings of tne various reer breeding associations, which will be attended by stockmen from every section of the United States and-Canada. ; - r The Colorado Poultry Growers' asso-l elation will ljold Its annual exhibition at the same time, and another strong j ieature win p the display of feed and forage used in th production of live stock la the -west. Still another at traction will be .the horse show, which Will be given every evening during the coming week.; , A number of the promi nent eastern atablea will be represented in tills part of the exhibition. -V-- . ' . i. t . ';;V;.,. Journal want ads bring results. THE BOSTON DENTISTS "n4 We do not use the fake mushroom Dentists methods. We have no students to experiment on you.- Scientific Den tistry is based on knowl edge. Our methods are safe fend reliable. Ex amination free, extract Ins: free. We do oar work- painless and . for by ottier high olass'Dentlsts. We tell In advanoe .1ut what vnur nrV will cost Boston Dentists, 291 V Morrison St UDDOBlte . Postof f ir.f. a.nA Mlsr Jt. I rTV- Y Portland has a visitor this week, Mrs. Sophie La Follette, Tl years old and first cousin of United States Sena tor Robert La Follette of Wisconsin. While her cousin Is famous lo his way, Mrs. La Follette la edually well known In her way. ' She Js the proprietor of a btg ranch near Prlnavljl and ' man ages It herself. - She Is ft guest at the Lenox hotel.:,' 7'. S'- ' Mrs, La Follette has been In Oregon since Jit), when,, with her 1 husband. she came across the plains In an ox train. She ha been resident . of Crook county lor tS yeara and naa en of tb 'most' valuable ranches la that section, besides owning ft large traot oh which Prlnevllle is built v - Aotlve In Spite of Age. ' " Mrs. La Follette' 1 known all over central Oregon. She personally ; man ages her ranch, making the rounds of the various fields by horse and buggy While ahe does not get around to visit her neighbors as of former days, Mrs. La Follett manages. to cover much of th central Oregon -country, during the summer,' and is ft elose student of the progress of the Irrigated section. "Thlrtv-five yeara aro. when I first went to the Deschutes valley, the coun try ft short distance back from th river was nothing but $ mass of sage brush and Juniper." said Mrs. La Fol lette. ) - - " -.- - '"'. "Now you can see hundreds of farms on this land producing big crops of al falfa. It la wonderful what magic touch water has. We never dreamed that-this vast country could . ever be made to 'produce anything, but look at It now."- - ' "Couldn't you see more of the coun try If you had an . automobile?" Mra. Lft Follett wal askea. Tea, I could." ahe replied, "but I haven't . been able to- muster up the courage' to buy one. Ther ar lots of them In th country. , "Th forest servlc is doing much work In our country, especially in gov erning the ranges, but as yet I hav seen but Uttl good com from It It Is true they have stopped the range The Home , r. , Furnished Complete wars, but th rang seems to be as near worn out as ever." reamier wit rnbUo Affairs. - Mra. La Follett discussed every kind of topto of publl Interest freely and has really ft wonderful knowledge of publlo affairs, ; She spends about half of her time in Portland and the other half on the ranch. Most of the mem bers of her large family live in Prlne vllle. Her eldest son, John Lft Follette, has been the county assessor of Crook county for the past six years, and is very wall known throughout th coun try. With th completing of the railroad Into . the Deschutes country, Mrs. La Follette expects to be able to spend much more time la Portland. It is long, hard trip now for ft woman of her years. .-Congratulation! for Dr. Angel!. Ann Arbor, Mich..: Jan. 7. The 81st birthday of Dr. James B. Angell, presi dent emeritus of the University' of Michigan, was remembered today with many messages of congratulation from th faculty members, alumni, students and other friends of tha university. wim tne exception or former Presl- dent Timothy Dwlght of Yale, who ts his senior by ft few months, Dr. Angell is th oldest of th noted educators In th United 8tates. Born In Rhode Island In 1829, he began - his educa tional career as a professor at Brown university when but 34 yeara of age. After aervtng five year aa nrealdnnt or tn university of Vermont he be came president of the University of Michigan in 1871. With th exception of on Veer spent as minister to Turkey Dr. Angell served continuously as head of th Michigan university untlh-h re signed last year. sss"SBfcseBjseswpj , . O'Neil JenIeo Reported Transfer. L Grande, Or., Jan. 7. Jack O NelL traveling- passenger agent for the p. R. & N., denies that he Js to be trsns ferred to eastern Oregon, with' head--' quarters In La Grande, to act as freight and passenger agent for th O'. B. & N.' between Pendleton and Huntington and i 1 1 i i ,i i m ' ii ft i , Portland Fireman Weds. ; '(Special Dlnpatrb to The Journal.) - Albany. Or., Jan. 7. Wilfred H. Mac Hugh of Portland, and , Miss Florence McLeod of this city wer united .in roarv bracht of the First Presbyterian church. Th groom Is In th fire department str- tplt A Am 4aa Alt v7 tlnxtln M M anrl 11 at Iivi t( f,iia S.11.J v ( ui uniiui iia on of t MacHugU of thU cityfc , . ; Vibro-Vacuum Institute W treat all diseases, hyperenlo treat- ment Oiv trial treatment free Satur days only, t to II m. building. - 413-418 Henry1 THE NAME' 'r::'';:: ''l Typewriter sum-total of typewriter merit1- I ' ' 'A " ,! l -'."'V I I . II. TV ' V; s- I ' I y rl means : .1 , i . i - ' ., A Kjy ; -ior. it means the I I 'I ' i f - 1 '.' ' ,;. ' . . ' ' , Remington Typewriter Company Morrison at Seventh and more y The new Remington .models io and n com ; bine every merit asso ciated with the .word - I? fill! ttirJnw ' vw mam 1 'r wrwiw iiiitiL I assoaated with the broad- V S " est use of the word Type J . 7 writer, with fundamental improvement! hitherto unknown to the users of Jthe writing machine. -v V 249 Stark Street V Portland, Ore. fiousefumlshing Goods Solo; on Easy Payments .) ' -jf 5 Tim '.-Is w i ?! Eent .,1 1 Inter estini ReSuctionis In Evenr . . ..... . . ' i Section -it s the most notable value-giving event in many months a thonsand and one opportunities that demand the consideration of shrewd buyers-- very department contributing equally and liberally to the long list. ; Mail ujucts 4iiu inquiries .givcij prompt ana careiui attention. : . , ' v t Pprtldrrtslfbf th $6.00 Chiffonier in quarter-sawed goldeil oak, for. . , , .$10.50 $34.00 Dresser in quarter-sawed' golden oak; for. .S18.50 $31.00 Large Princes Dresser in quarter-sawed golden xak for only. ........... t .... .$10.50 $75.00 Three-piece Bedroom Suite ' in - natural ash Dresser, Bed . and Chiffonier, for. $47.50 $95.00 'Napoleon Bed in finest quarter-sawed golden oak, ,. for v i f. o3S0 $45.00 Full Size Bed in finest selected quarter-sawed golden oaK, fior . , .-. . s, ,$27.50 $47i60 Princess Dresser in birdseye maple," for. $3650 $49.00 Dressing Table of finest mahogany, with large oval mirror, for . , , . . ...........,..,,,,,.;.,.,, $30.75 $47.50 Dresser in matched mahogany, for ...'..'....'.$34.50 $35.00 Toilet Table to match, for .. .$19.50 9W.uu jLarge colonial loilet I able in finest dull mahogany, for .I.'......:.. ..838.50 $43.00 jjresser in mahoganyfor $31,50 $52.00 Colonial Chiffonier in finest mahogany, for. .$29.50 $35:00 Mahogany Chiffonier, for ,'.$17,75 $28.00 Full sire Iron Bed in the poular Vernis Martfn finish, for $14.00 $34.00 loilet l able in birdseye maple, for...' $18.75 $85.00 Iarge Chiffonier in Qrcassian walnut, for $48.00 $34.50 full size Iron Bed in finest ivory enamel' finish; for ; w ....... v ; $18.50 $27.00 full size Iron Bed with dull brass fillers, for;. . .$14.75 $86.00 large Colonial Dresser in finest matched mahogany, ior $67.50 's a Micses'Tailored Suits$4d$45, $47.50 andl $5Q Waliies atv$2SOQ j Grouped In this assortment are the two-piece and three piece models that combineJineness of fabrics; correctness of styles and clever tailoring. For immediate or Sorin? wear. any woman can choose from these a most desirable garment in her favorite shade and material. There are the diagonal weaves, the French serges, chiffon broadcloth; English tweed, fancy mixturea and mannish materials. You shouldsee them today, if buying a tailored suit is on your mind. The saving which can be affected is of no little importance. Women's and Misses'. Tr"K 11 . nwosr. Bkwbs Grouped for Sale at Half Price $ 5.00 Skirts' now.:. $ 2.5a $10.00 Skirts now.'. .$ 5.00 $20.00 Skirts now... $10.00 $ 7.60 -Skirts now. . .$. 3.75 $15.0a Skirts now. ; .$ 7.50 $25.00 Skirts - now, . .$12.50 6 .......They are in, manv different materials oanama.a. smw fancy mixtures, voile, etc.. in olain colors and fancviinix- tures. The Voman who needs a separate skirt will find' this her; opportunity for adding one to her wardrobe at'a saving worth while. . f: 1 Opportune Bargains in Leather Chairs, Hall Pieces, Bookcases,' Library TablesXenter . Tables, Dining Tables,. Etc. In the 'Line of -Brass' 'Beds. Are Some Splendid 'Bargain , In them are to be seen the newest, features in both the. round and square tubings. With the exception o( one pattern these are all in the dull brass. - f ' . " Women's and Misses' CapesAll at Half The Coat-Style Sweaters Also at Half A Few of the -Many "Rum- mage" Bargaials Offered in. e B i g B a s e m e n t P e p t." -$30,00- full-size Brass" Bed, for $45.00 Brass Bed three-quarter size, for. I KQ KC fi.ll?B; line. T.A ' " 7 $78.00 -full-size Brass Bed, for $95.00 full-size Urass Bedfor. 18.50 27.50 $44,60 $59.75' ; $76.50 $68.50; Brown Earthenware Tea Pot3 in three sizes 20c valsl for 12cV 30c values for...,... H7 40c values for.:;..::.. 21'- Nickel-plated Tea Pots with copper bottoms, 3-pint size, 60c values, for-.; , V. ... 3fi Towel; Bars in oxidized copper and nickel-plated finishes, 25c values for 1 . 15 Hat and Coat Racks, all metal, in oxidized , copper finish, mree sizes a, 4 ana 0 nooksr $1.90 size for; .... .$1.35 $2.00 size for .81:55 - 5B2.50 sj fr : ; si rk "Eureka" Folding Clothes -Dryer, 8 bars, regular $1.00 value, for . ....,.....: ,.f. SS , Mrs. Potts' Sad IfOns, set of 3, with detachable handle and- stand regular $1.23 value; for 1 ' . ns Pudding or Mixing Bowls in glazed brown and white finish ana nreproot three sizes : Regular 25c Bowls at . .14 I Kuidr owe xuwis at ic Keffuiar atc Kmv s at m Hundreds of other "Rummage" bargains -in odds and ends of vruciccryuranncwarc, rancynina, etc, - . - r TAXJB ZZJCTATOB C rua. , Apen evenings until ior ceo- pi who work, '.a :