a a n sa n m em u n d e r th e ir ow n flag,
w hile en g ag ed In foreigu com m erce.
All oth«*r A m erican n a tio n s h av e fol-
( lowed th is ex a m p le ex cep t th e U nited
S ta te s, an d th e m e rc h a n t m arin e o f all
o th e r n a tio n s h a s Increased w hile o u r
ow n h a s d u rin g th a t tim e dim in ish ed .
One o f th e co n seq u en ces h as been th a t
A m erican vessels, w ho h a v e found It to
1 b e for th e ir In terest to b uy E nglish
ste a m e rs, a c tu a lly sail them u u d e r th e
B ritish flag—th u s a.Id lu g to th e pow er
nn«l p restig e o f th a t c o u n try in stea d of
th e ir ow n. G erm an y , sin c e B ism arc k ’s
tim e th e m ost a rd e n t a d v o c a te o f p ro
le» tion. h a s no reason to re g re t Hint sh e
upholds free tra d e in ships. T h e ste am
ta n n a g e o f h e r m e rc h a n t m a rin e lias
¡»•Teased 1.009 p e r cen t in 29 y ears,
a n d S te ttin h a s begun to riv al G lasgow
in fu rn is h in g sh ip s fur th e w o rld ’s
I tra d e .”
A PLEASING AIK.
ECONOM IC PR O FESSO R S ON T H E SUB
SID Y SCH EM E.
M anager H a im ' - U n c le Sam w ill now wing for you, g e n tle m e u —to th e tun©
of '‘N ine M illions a Y ear.”
An E ffo r t o f t h e S u b s id y P r e » * B b -
ren n t o D e v e l o p S u p p o r t P r o v e * a
B o o m e m riy;.
T h e p re ss b u re a u m a in ta in e d by th e
• m s m at seem to h ave im proved the su b sid y bill lobby a n d th e ir se n a to ria l
sh in in g hour, b ut a s those tw o will
c o n fre re s h a s been d oing hero ic serv ice
h a v e nine tim es a s m uch com ing to
T H F DIVISION O F T H E SPO ILS.
th em from th is so u rce a s all o u tsid e of lute. F o r som e tim e Mr. A lex an d er
In te re s ts th ey a r e readily seen to h ave K. S m ith ,o n e o f th e w ell kn o w n whoop-
ers-up o f th e sh ip su b sid y p ro p ag an d a,
nobly kept up the average.
W h o W i l l G e t t h e S a b n\dj t n d e r t h e
S u m m arizin g the situ a tio n . It would has been th e d ire c to r g e n e ra l o f th is
I'e n illn ic R l l l f
a p p e a r th a t of su b sid y benefits th a t b ureau. R e cen tly Mr. G eorge W . Rou-
W hen a proposition to loot th e p u b
can now be calcu lated upon th e I n te r | zer, fo rm erly th e h ead o f th e W a sh in g
lic tre a su ry , like t h a t o f th e H an n a- n a tio n a l com pany would h ave a b o u t
ton b u reau o f th e N ew York H e ra ld
U ry e -ra y n e sh ip su b sid y
bill, la $2,500.000 a n n u a lly ; th e W ard in te r
an d In ter th e p re ss re p re s e n ta tiv e o f
I ro u g h t fo rw ard , it is a lw a y s loudly ests. $729.00(1; A tla n tic T ra n s p o rt,
th e R ep u b lican n a tio n a l co m m ittee, h as
I eralded as a beneficent sy stem of $844.000; P acific Mail. $590.000; S ta n d
i>een g iven a high p osition on th e staff.
prizes for w hich all citizen s so disposed a rd OH. $250.000: S prcckels. $212.000;
H is a c q u a in ta n c e w ith W ash in g to n
i an en g ag e in stim u la tin g com petition. Pacific C oast. $126.000; C h e sap eak e
n e w s p a p e r m en a s w ell a s w ith re p re
T h ere Is u su ally a "n ig g e r in the wood an d Ohio. $103.99«» or. say. $5.350.000
s e n ta tiv e s an d se n a to rs m a k e s h is s e rv
pile” w ith such a sse rtio n s, us w e ail am o n g th e se eight concerns, w hile all
o th e r possible in te re sts in sight (in ices very v a lu a b le . H e Is a hig h priced
know, b u t it is not o fte n th a t he Is so
clu d in g $383.900 to th e G re a t N o rth ern m an, b u t th is is a high priced bill.
easily discovered a s In th e case o f th is railro ad , w hich lias not asked for s u b
T h is p ress b u re a u In b ra n c h in g o u t
Im pudent m easure. A ccep tin g on th e ir sidy a t all), w ould be able to d ra w
face th e figures p ut fo rth by th e frie n d s $073.000 only. F u r th e r com m en t seem s for new m ean s to influence th e pub lic
an d th e re b y th e s e n a te h a s la te ly se n t
of th e bill, som e of w h ich a re m ost p a l u n n ecessa ry .
out le tte r s to a n u m b e r o f college p re s
pably falsified, th e fa c ts a re t h a t a b o u t
id en ts a n d political e co n o m ists a sk in g
n in e-ten th s of all full su b sid ies upon
for e x p re ssio n s co n cern in g th e su b sid y
A S e n a t o r i a l H o l d I p.
ex istin g ste a m sh ip s of 12 k n o ts speed
1)1*1. A n u m b e r of rep lies h a v e com e In,
o r o v er w ould be gobbled up by ju s t
b u t th ey h a v e uot b<»en p rin te d . T h e ir
fo u r concerns, w hich it is w ell know n
conclusions w ere on th e w ro n g sid e of
a re th o se from whom th e bill h as e m a
! ilie question.
nated.
T h ese a re . th e In te rn a tio n a l
F o r in stan c e. P ro fe s so r F. El. Gld-
N avigation com pany, ow ned by th e
! dings of C olum bia u n iv e rsity In w rlt-
P e n n sy lv a n la railro ad an d th e S ta n d
! ing of th e bill sa id : ‘‘T h is bill I believe
a rd Oil circle, w hich w ould got o v er
$1,100,000, or w ith th e P a ris on h e r full
I to be a th o ro u g h ly ro tte n piece of mor-
service a g a in about $l,.r>00,000; th e P a
j il an d political d e p ra v ity . I t is p er
cific Mail, $157,000; th e W ard line to
fectly w ell know n t h a t th e U nited
C uba an d Mexico, $442,000, an d th e
S ta te s can build ste el sh ip s b e tte r an d
A m erican M ail com pany, o w n ed by th e
c h eap e r th a n an y o th e r n atio n . T here-
p rin cip al sto c k h o ld e rs in th e W ard
j fore it Is difficult fo r ev en a n u n so p h is
line, w hose sh a re w ould be $102,000.
ticated m ind to escap e th e in feren c e
b rin g in g up th e in te re s t o f th a t cliuue
j th a t th e su b sid y bill is a ste al, kn o w n
to from one-half to o u e-tld rd th a t of
I an d Intended to be a s te a l.”
th e S ta n d a rd Oil crow d.
O utside of th ese co m p an ies, receiv in g
P ro fe sso r M ayo-S m ith c f th e c h a ir of
in all a b o u t $ 2 , 000 , 000 . th e re a r e nine
nolitlcal econom y, C olum b ia u n iv e rsity ,
m ore w hose vessels w ould be eligible to
1 said, "T h e re is no c e rta in ty th a t th e
a sh a re in full su b sid y , b u t w ho m u st be
necessa ry fa c ilitie s for e x p o rt tr a d e to
c o n te n t w ith u m eag er $200,000 divided
c o u n trie s offering th e m o st d e s ira b le
u p am ong them . More th a n h a lf even
j m a rk e ts fo r th e U nited S ta te s w ill be
of th is sum goes to one concern, th e P a
! se eu re tl.”
S U B S T IT U T E S FOR S H IP SU ESIDIES.
eifle C onst 'Munpnny. w hich h as alread y
S aid P ro fe sso r S. M. M ac V ane o f th e
enjoyed an ex cep tio n al a m o u n t of gov
T h e N orth A m erican R eview fo r J a n c h a ir of econom ics an d h isto ry . H a r
e rn m e n ta l fav o rs It} connection w ith
u a ry co n ta in s a n a rtic le by Mr. L ouis vard u n iv e rsity , " I f th e R epublican
tr a n s f e r serv ice to tin* P h ilippines.
p arty w a n ts to com m it suicide, th e
O f for» itm built sh ip s w hich a re to W iu d m iiller of N ew York, e n titled
p assag e of th is sn ip su b sid y bill would
receive only one h a lf su b sid y th e I n te r ‘‘S u b s titu te s F o r S hip S u b sid ies.” Mr.
be all th a t w ould be n ecessa ry .”
n a tio n a l N avigation com pany is e s ti W in d m u iler a p p ro v e s the av o w ed ob
P ro fesso r '1'. N. C a rv e r of H a rv a rd
je c ts of tlic sh ip su b sid y bill, b u t em
m ated to claim only a m odest
m ;(),
u n iv ersity said , "O w ing to th e d evelop
added to the su b sid y on its ex p ress p h atically d isa p p ro v e s of th e bill it-
m ent of th e ste»‘l in d u stry , th is would
ste a m e rs a s noted above, b ut tlm S ta n d seif. chib d u g th a t In Its p re se n t sh a p e
It will fail to accom plish them . “ T h e be th e w orst occasion fo r p lacin g a
ard Oil Inter»“ 1 In Its o w n e rsh ip has
| bounty on sh ip b u ild in g aiid th e one
q u ite a little licet of vessels of its ow n su b sid ies for w hich it p rovides,” be
j tim e in o u r histo ry w hen it is least
w hich, u n less excluded by th e ta n k oil , Btnlcs. "w ould cliieliy accru e, for som e
i necd»’d.”
am en d m en t in tn lueed In th e sen ate, \ tim e to com e, to Aam r ic a u lines w hich
P ro fe sso r C h a rles H. H ull of th e
w ill p robably com e in fo r an a d d itio n a l cm .-s the A tla n tic an d Pacific fo r tlie
clm ir of econom ics, C ornell u n iv ersity ,
$250.000. w hile the A tla n tic T ra n s p o rt p n j* » e o f c a rry in g p assen g ers a n d ex-
W h at th e co u n try sa id : "S uch congression al d ictatio n
com pany, w hose affiliation* h av e boon | I h s h e fre ig h t.
m ay be in som e cast's fo r th e p u blic in
grow ing clo ser th ro u g h P e n n sy lv a n ia i really needs is c a rria g e a t reaso n a b le
terest. but th e p resu m p tio n Is stro n g ly
ra ilro a d sh a reh o ld in g s, is set dow n for r a te s for th e im m ense yield of ou r a g r i
ag ain st its being so. In th is p a rtic u la r
a $334,000 plum In tin* pie. Still a n o th cultor»' an d fo r th e bulky p ro d u cts of
case I h ave s»*en no a rg u m e n t o f public
e r ra ilro a d in te re st, tin* C h esap eak e o u r m in es.” T h is is precisely th e p u r
pose for w hich th e pending su b sid y bill in te re st th a t seem s to me stro n g enough
an d Ohio, will have a rig h t to dem and
to overcom e th e a d v e rse p resu m p tio n .
$102.000 on Its boats, but a se arc h o u t does not provide.
W hat forces o f p riv a te in te re sts a re a t
"W e m ight try th e ex p erim en t.” su g
side of th is little fam ily p a rty does not
w ork th e m ere eco n o m ist lias no m ean s
rev eal enough A m erican o w n ers to e n g esta Mr. W indm uiler. “of allow ing
nf k n ow ing.”
jo y a s m uch all told a s tin* sm a llest of our m erch an ts to buy ships w h ere they
S aid P ro fe sso r D aniel of th e c h a ir o f
can get them on th e m ost fav o ra b le
4be in te re sts Just e n u m e ra te d .
political econom y. P rin c eto n . ‘‘In gen-
T h u t th e re m ay be c h a n g e s in th e fu te rm s an d offer them A m erican re g is
i eral. su b sid ie s such a s th o se proposetl
tu re can n o t of co u rse be d isp u ted , but te rs on condition th a t th ey en g ag e in
are, in my opinion, in d efen sib le.”
th ese m ust com e slo w ly for o u tsid e In tra n sp o rta tio n of o u r foreign com m erce,
P ro fe sso r .Fames W. Crook o f A m
w
hen
conducted
by
officers
tra
in
e
d
te re s ts th a t bad not been lay in g tlieli
h e rst said. ‘‘O u r ex p erien ce is a g a in st
in
a
U
nited
S
ta
te
s
n
av
al
reserve.
p la n s In ad v a n c e a s had th e group,
the efficacy o f such a sy ste m .”
w hich hove p rep ared an d a re backing T h e privilege of sailin g foreign built
P ro fe sso r F. R. Jo n e s o f Union col-
th e bill. T h a t th ese la tte r gentlem en ships, com m anded by A m erican offi
•ege said. "N ot one sound econom ic a r
h av e not b»»eii an x io u s to pose a s fool cers u u d er o u r flag, would lead to w ard
gum ont can be urged In su p p o rt o f the
ish v irg in s m ay be d isco v ered on look a m odification of ou r a n tiq u a te d ,
ship su b sid y b illfc T h e p rin cip le luvolv
ing up the position o f a ffa irs a s to v es w hilom P.rltisli. n avigation law s. T hese
• •I Is a speedes o f p a te rn a lism , h av in g
se ls now u n d er c o n stru c tio n in th e va s ta tu te s , by w hich B ritish sh ip p in g
none o f th e red eem in g f e a tu re s o f th e
rious sh ip y a rd s. On th e Pacific w a te rs had been protect»'»! since C rom w ell’s
pro tectio n th e o ry and nil o f it falln
th e leading In terest n e x t to th e Pacific tim e, w ere p ra ctically a b an d o n ed by Ci»'S.”
Mail an d P ncliicC oast co m p an ies b a s a l j E n g la n d In 1849, w hile w e w ere her
T h e se a re b u t sa m p le s o f a larg e
fo rm id ab le rival.
B ritish m e rc h a n ts
w ay s been th a t o f th e S prockets sug
n u m b er o f ad v e rse opinio n s expressetl
a r m onopolists. L ike th e P acific ( ’o ast j w ere th en p e rm itte d to b n v n u r «Lina
by col leg»* p ro fe sso rs an d political econ
com panies, they h a v e been en g o rg in g a
oniists. T hey are m en w ho h av e no
p a rtic u la rly large m eal o f g o v ern m en t j
sh ip s to sell an d no e x p o rts to sh ip and
p ap In tra n s p o rt service, an d tills m ay j
w hose v iew s «re e n tire ly unbias»»»!.
h av e ren d ered them a little slu g g ish a t
g e ttin g Into the pool, b ut th ey a re ju s t
ITCH IS TORTURE. A n d Y e t W e B u S n p t e e P t a l . y Blfc S a m * F o r
p u ttin g som e new b o a ts Into operatio n ,
from w hich they ex p ect to d ra w $212,- |
E czem a is caused by an acid hum or in
T h e co m m issio n er of n av ig atio n . In
000 subsidy a n n u a lly , a b o u t a fifth of j the blood com ing in co n tact w ith the
th e ir value so m e th in g , a t least, to k eep i d u n ami producing g reat redness an d in his re p o rt for 1999. sa y s on p ag e 15 u n
flam m ation ; little pustular eruptions form der head o f " In c re a s e of S p eed :”
th e w olf from th e door.
" T h e in c re a se In tin* spee«i of ste am
In th e w ay of looking to th e fu tu re, ami discharge a th in , sticky fluid, w hich
how ever, no one can accu se th e Inter- j •tries and scales o f f ; som etim es the sk in is sh ip s Is m neli less g e n e ra l an d n o te
n atio n al N avigation com pany w ith be ; hard, dry and fissured. E czem a in any w orthy from th e com m ercial point of
form is a torm enting, stubborn disease,
lug Im provident, an d we accordingly ; anti th e itc h in g an d burning at tim es are view th a n th e Increase In th e size of
find am ong th e o w n e rs o f vessels under i alm ost un b earab le; th e a c i d bu rn in g such vessels. T h e red u ctio n o f a fra c
co n stru ctio n e n titled to subsidy they I hum or seem* to ooze out and set th e skin tion o f an hour In the tra n s a tla n tic .re c -
again lend th e list w ith about $468,000 | on fire. Salves, washes nor o th er ex te r ord excite* In te re s t on both sid es of th e
nal applications do any real good, for as ocean an d Is a p ro p er occasion fo r fe
p rospective benefits to th e ir credit,
w hile the Pacific Mail are close on long as the poison rem ains in the Mood lic ita tio n s on th e a tta in m e n t o f g reat
m ech an ical skill, b u t It »Iocs not ad d to
th e ir heels here, a s they look for $433,- I it will keep th e skin irritated.
ti e g e n e ra l w ell being of th e w orld , ns
000 ad d itio n al w hen th ey get th e ir new
3 A D FORM OF T E T T E R .
dees the a d d itio n o f n dozen o r sco re of
boats. U urlously enough, th e W ard
Tor three years I
n e t to n s to th e a v e ra g e c a rry in g cap ac
T e t t e r on tty
people have only $183.000 su b sid y c a had
hands which c.utsed
ity o f th e w o rld ’* st»»amshlps.”
pacity u n d er w ay, the sm a llest of any | them to swell to twice
U nder th e Ifn n u n P a y n e bill, how
their n 1 tursi nier. Part
of th e lead in g c o n sp ira to rs, althou gh
of the tinue the disease
ever. d e s p ite th is te stim o n y of a recog
fo r req u irem en ts o f tra d e proper we was int lit* form » 1 run
nize»! a u th o rity ! h a lf or m ore o f th e
flag te*, very p.tin-
m ight expect them to be a t th e head, ful.
*11 «1 causing me
pro post'd su b sid y Is to be pn id for sp eed
ns a n u m b er of th e ir vessels a re g ro w much «li scotti fort. Pour
p o w er solely.
said the T* ttrr
ing old. an d th e irs Is n o tab ly th e m ost doemrs
had pr - greased t<*> far
p ro sp ero u s of nil o u r tra n sp o rta tio n
to l>e ci iretl, and they
g fo r
I . f i v m o f G u ln x .
com panies, w ith th e exception of th e m e 1 t ok no o t n iiin
ly t h r e e
T h e sm all, round leav es In b rillia n t
M allory line, w ho a r e honorably dis
1-'ti l e s o f 8, S . S . s m i
bronze an d g re e n hue* w hich florists
tln g u ish ed . by th e w ay. In a p ractical
use to b o rd er b u n ch es of v iolets and
ab sen ce from th e list »if su b sid y b ene
for ot licr p u rp o ses o f a d eco ra t i r e fol
ficiaries.
« s C ity
iage a n ' tho*«* of th e gnlnx of th e south.
S till a n o th e r classificatio n u n d e r th is
\ poison,
They h ave tiecii found u n u su a lly usefu l
In q u iry Is th a t o f vessels building
a h ealth y ,
ab ro ad , an d here w e find th a t th e u b iq
the rough, unhc alUiy cm* acc o u n t o f Ib e lr to u g h n e ss an d c o
in ru nee.
u ito u s In te n ia tb m n l com pany w ith
sm ooth and clear,
$907.000 In sig h t a n d th e A tlan tic
c u r e s T e t t e r , E rv-
I t i m ( '« r n m l n n a f u r r y W e l l .
T r o r s n o r f w ith $510.fi00 nr*» th o « « lv
>eUs, Psoriasis, S alt
G a rd e n in g h as ««Id th a t c a rn a tio n
R heum and all skin
isenses due to a ¡>oi*> bloom* ca n be sa fe ly ship in 'd long <!!*-
ned condition o f tho tan et's In gins* bottle* h erm etically
>r our book and w rite us scaled, th e flow» r* I wing q u ite fresh In
c. O nr physicians have a p p e a ra n c e an d of jphm I In -tin g q u a lity
F o r In fa n ts a n d Children.
asea a life study, an d can a f te r unpm king.
eir advice ; we m ake no
rvice. All correspondence
O A B T O n i A .
is conducted in strictest confidence.
ECZEMA’S
m
W J
C A ST O R IA
T il Kind You Hate Always Bought
THE SttiF’ SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. 6 1
««ntlM
C o n ce it.
A b o u t 1 'lf K .t lu g T r e e * .
I do h a te a man th id ’s conceited, a fellow w«o.a
P e rm a n e n t a p p le tree* tire uout* too
m ind ia inflated
W ith a sense of hia own **-)f im portance, who firm* I fa r a p a r t a t -10 feet. T h e plan o f Kt*i
tin g th re e Ivieffer p e a r tree« to one a p
ly think» lie's elevated
/.hove o th e r m urtu!» around him . in some c e rta in j ple tree. u sin g th em a s fillers o r te m jx
p a rtic u la r feature.
ra ry tre e s in th e a p p le <> a
il. is v* ry
And tl.uu whom I am of th e opinion i h e re 's 1*0
¡g >otl. T h e Ivieffer p e a r t
> will L ia r
m ore insult» ruble creature.
Of course every m sn should l»e proud of, for in-
si m ice, a noble ancestry.
Of fath e rs wltofk- iiMines were illu strio u s in held or
lu ssenati* or vestry.
Or lie should, it I is m e rit’s unusual and he'a r a i n
ed tl»e world*» noticin g by it.
T ake p ride in hi» w orthy achievem ents, and I ’d be
th e Iasi to decry it.
But t h a t 's not the point I am m aking, which U
th is : T W e 's a slum« d e m a n s tio n
'Tvvixt conceit, which !» tru ly d isgusting. and a
proper sell app re c iatio n ;
T he one is th e s if t of Jehovah, the o th er the devil
created .
And p rid e m akes a fellow respected, w hile conceit I
causes him to lie listed.
And th e worst form of all 1» th e purs* pride! By
th e hi evens, I think I w ould rath e r
Break ro< ks th an be rid», if it caused me to th ink
th a t because my respected old futher
iiad m ade for hi» offspring a fo rtune, by d in t of
his shrew dness and lal>or,
I'm too g ree t to bestow rec ognition on my poor
er. though just us good, neighbor!
As for me. 1 have one creed to go b y ; ’tis th is,
w ith o u t prologue ur sequel:
I d o n 't th in k our Maker intended th a t men be
created unequal
Or tin; he «.'ie\\ j line of <!i$iin<tion ’tw ix t th is,
th a t or t ’o ther e a rth resident.
And the honest nm n on a ear ia as good as I am .
and I'm »ust as good as the president.
—C harles J . C olton in Sew O rleans Tinies-Derao
e rst.
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E d u c a t io n In P o rto R ic o .
T h e e\p t> i:,e if iiiu iiila in in n school«
in P o rto K ico is v ery h ig h , if we con
•m ler th e a m o u n t sp e n t for tlie am all
n u m b e r o f p u p ils e n r o lle d ; h u t as
t h a t c o u n tr y is g r a d u a lly b r o u g h t in
c lo ser to u c h w ith o u r o w n , th e ir sy s
te m will e v id e n tly lie c h a n g e d , u n t i l
it r e a d ie s o u r p r e s e n t s la te of p e rfe c t
io n . I n tliis c o u n tr y th e p eo p le s r e
b e in g e d u c a te d to th e fact, t h a t th e r e
is a s u r e c u re for d y sp e p sia , in d ig e s
tio n , c o n s tip a tio n , k id n e y a n d liv er
tro u b le s, a n d t h a t m e d ic in e ia H o s te t
le r 's H to m ach B itte r s . I t sh o u ld he
ta k e n a t th e v ery first s y m p to m , if
y o u w ould avoid u n n e c e s s a ry su ffe r
in g . I t wil) g iv e p r o m p t relief an d
e v e n tu a lly c u re , a s h u n d r e d s of p eo
p le, in c lu d in g m a n y p r o m in e n t p h y -
sic a n s, h av e testified d u r in g th e la s t
fifty y e a rs.
S o u t h e r n C a lif o r n ia .
Notable a m o n g the pleasures afford
ed by the Shasta ro u te is the winter
trip to Southern California and Arizo
na. Renewed a c q u a in t a n c e with this
section will ever develop fresh points
ol interest and added sources of e n
jo y m e n t, under its su n n y skies, in the
variety of its industries, in its prolific
vegetation and am o n g its n u m b erlc s
resorts of m o u n ta in , shore, valley and
plain. T he two daily S ha sta trains
from Portland to California have been
recently equip ped with the m ost up-
proved p a tte rn of standard and tourist
sleeping ears, b u t the low rates of fare
will still c o n tin u e in effect. I l l u s t r a t
ed guides to the winter resorts of Cal
ifornia and Arizona m ay be bad on
applicatio n to C.-H. M arkham , G. P.
A., Portland, Oregon.
A M ARITIM E O LD L A D Y ’S HOM E.
T h e S h ip S u b s id y B ill* * I o A o e n c e In
K e e p i n g O ld S b l p * A flo a t .
I f f u r t h e r p ro o f w e re n eed ed th a t
th e o b je c t o f th e s e su b sid y bills is n o t
to se c u re new* o r b e tte r o r f a s te r sh ip
p in g , b u t to e n ric h th e g en tlem en w ho
ow n th e v essels to tit w h ich th e bill
w a s d ra w n , it w ould be fu rn is h e d by
U n ited S ta te s S h ip p in g C o m m issioner
C h a m b e rla in ’s s ta te m e n t on p ag e 193
of h is r e p o rt fo r 1900:
"O f th e foreign b u ilt steam ships eligible nix,
w ith a gross tonnage of 22,288, w hich w ould have
earned $105,575 and $114,320 under th e senate and
house b ills respectively, were b u ilt p rio r to 1881.
T hirty-five A m erican steam vessels of (M\136 tons,
entitle*] to $278,844 under th e senate b ill and
$275,540 u nder th e house b ill, w ere b u ilt before
1881. The to ta l s u b s id y p r o p o s e d to be pa id to
vessels b u ilt before 1881 is th u s under the sen
ate b ill 1384,4/9 a n d under the house bill 1389,-
so e arly an d so h e a v ily th a t th ey will
p ro b ab ly he re a d y to com e « r;t by th e
tim e th e a p p le tre e s need ail th e space.
At an y ra te , th ey m u st com e o u t w hen
th e ir room is n eeded, o r th e ap p le o r
c h a rd w ill su ffer d a m a g e from being
crowd* d. B ut If e v e ry te n th a p p le or-
c lm rd ist w as to p la n t K leffer p e a rs in
this w ay. w e w ould h a v e su ch a g lu t
th a t all th e c a n n in g fa c to rie s in th e
c o u n try could n o t w ork u p th e f ru it. It
is not a good plan to p la n t o th e r s ta n d
ard p e a r tre e s in an a p p le o rc h a rd , be
cau se th e y u su a lly live to be old an d
need alm o st a.© m uch room a s apple
trees. T w e n ty f e t t w ould be am p le
room fo r K leffer tree«, sa y s II. E. Van
D em an in R u ral New Y orker.
W hy
1887
1870
1870
1870
1871
1871
1871
34
31
81
81
80
80
30.
an d a t th e s t a r t on th e F aclflc co ast
o n e-th ird o f th e e n tire su b sid y would
be paid to v essels no w m ore th a n 20
y e a rs old. th re e -fo u rth s to th o se 15
o r m ore y e a rs old an d n in e -tw e n tie th s
to th o se m o re th a n 10 y e a r s old.
C ould th e re in? a m o re effectiv e plan
fo r m a k in g old v essels p ro fitab le (to
th e ir o w ners) an d to t h a t e x te n t d is
co u rag in g th e b u ild in g o f n ew o n es?
I f a sh ip Is * "sh e .” a s ev ery c h iv a l
ro u s tn r will allow , th e H a n n a -F ry e -
P a t n e bill m ig h t a p p ro p ria te ly be
♦ernietl "A n a c t to e s ta b lis h a m a ritim e
old la d v ’s hom e.”
W e l l In fo r m e d .
T he experiences of elev ato r conductors
*ro m any and varied, and the le tte r the
judge of hum an n a tu re one of these use
ful employt'c* is th e m ore satisfactorily
***n he pet form his d u ties to w ard those
who ride with him. Down a t th e D is
trict building th ere is an elevator man
who seems to be perfection in this regard,
and the way he m akes people happy has
often been th e subject o f com m ent. An
Instance of th is follows- A few day* ago
a woman approached him and a fte r g et
ting in his ea r th u s addressed him. “ I
w ant to see a m an whose nam e I do not
know, and I do not know eith er w hat
office he i-* em ployed in.”
“ I am well acquainted w ith th e gentle
m an you refer to.” w as th e instant reply
vf the elevator m an. “ and he has jn st
•topped out.”
The woman left th e e a r seemingly en-
irely satisfied w ith th e inform ation she
/f Th« Rind V m H i * Wwiy» fcrafM ia d received.—W ashington S tar.
o
s
i
g
l
i
I ics V”
?
I "No. sir." ansivi red lit»* worker. "W!. n
1 go out Uf'.i-t
i q ilitiu * M m y eam -
¡ pnign f.u.tl. I am limi» am i mori* eonvluc-
t j tim i ¡h e tf t s m il :o:nble tlH|H>sitioi»
T H E CLIM A X PLUM.
I to I rt i» tin* tinim-y iy.b g itile.” W a s h in g
I o p u l u r V .* :th I .u r e .- G r o w e r s —L a t e r ton Star.
1 m ‘ •CII i u u i ’ » B r o t h e r . ”
T h e C lim ax plu m h a s sw ep t b o aw ift-
|v Into p o p u la rity th a t It h a rd ly need*
(IcscrlptioB .
T h e llluw tration, from
C o u n try G en tlem an , uhow s very hand-
homely th e te x tu r e anti fre e sto n e c h a r
a c te r o f th e fru it.
" i t se e m s to me f a ir to sa y th a t th e !
beat fru it I h av e y et seen In th e form
< f a plum in th e C lim ax, a h y b rid of
P ru n u s sim ofli w ith B o tau (not A bun
dance). I t p a rta k e n M m e w h a t o f th e
BO YEA R8*
E XP ER IEN C E
T rad e M a r k s
D e sig n *
C o p y r ig h t s A c .
A nvone se n d in g a sk e tc h a n d d e scription m ny
quickly a sc e rta in o u r opinion fre e w h e th e r an
in v en tio n Is pro b ab ly p a te n ta b le . Comniunica*
tiona s tric tly o m tld e n tlal. H a n d b o o k on I'atettU l
s e n t free. O ldest agency fo r securing p a te n ts .
P a te n ts ta k e n tb ro u tih M unn A Co. r e o e irs
sptcial notice, w ith o u t c h a rg e , In th e
Scientific American.
M tir 1»m e lo n » C ruel*.
T h e c ra c k in g o f m u sk m elo n s is u su
1 ally asc rib e d to too m uch ra in a f te r
th e d ev elo p m en t o f th e m elons has
been checked by p rev io u s th o u g h t. It
i u su ally affe cts th ick ' fleshed m elons
w ith a so m e w h a t te n d e r rin d . T he
spongy flesh a b s o rb s w a te r rap id ly ,
an d th e rin d , b ein g u n ab le to ex p an d
sufficiently, c ra c k s open.
T h e only
m ean s o f p rev en tio n would be to p la n t
v a rie tie s not su b je c t to th is tro u b le
an d to m a in ta in a vig o ro u s g ro w th by
as fre q u e n t c u ltiv a tio n d u rin g d ry
w e a th e r a s th e g ro w th o f th e vines
vill p erm it, a d v ise s R u ral New Y orker.
A h a n d so m e ly illu s tra te d w eekly,
cu la tio n o f a n y scientific Journal. -*oimn, «« *
year* f o u r m o n th s, $L gold by all new sdealers.
MUNN & Co.se,B'“ d"» New York
B ranch Office. 696 F Bt., W a sh in g to n , D .C .
TH E CLIMAX PLUM.
g en eral c h a ra c te r o f WickstTO, being
ev id en tly o f th e sa m e p a re n ta g e ,
th o u g h it Boema to b e la rg e r a n d iu e v
ery w ay b e tte r. I t also h as th e a d v a n
tag e o f b ein g v ery e arly . T h e f ru it Is
stro n g ly h e a rt sh ap ed , very larg e—as
larg e a s a n o rd in a ry p each —cav ity
d eep an d a b ru p t, stem sh o rt and
stro n g , s u tu r e puiin ly m ark ed , b u t not
deep, ap ex rou n d ed , color d eep d ark
F o r O v e r F ifty 'f e a r s .
red. m an y yellow dots, la rg e an d sm all;
A n old a n d well trie d re m e d y . M rs. skin th ick , firm ; flesh yellow , firm :
W in slo w ’s S o o th in g S y ru p h a s been sto n e h u g e , so m e w h at tu rg id , rough
used for o v er fifty y e a r s by m illio n s of | rn ed . free ; flavor sw eet, rich, fru ity ;
m o th e rs for t h e i r c h ild r e n w h ile t e e th q u a lity fine. Such fru it can be c u t lu
in g , w ith p e rfe c t su c cess. I t so o th e s h alv es a n d serv ed w ith su g a r and
th e c h ild , s o fte n s th e g u m s , a lla y s all cream , like peaches, ex cep t th a t it is
p a in , c u re s w in d c o lic a n ti is t h e b est firm er, m ore mi a ty a n d is in ev ery w ay
re m ed y for d ia rrh o e a . Is p le a s a n t to rich er a n d sw e e te r an d b e tte r th a n an y
th e ta s te . Sold by d r u g g is ts in ev ery ! p ach ." sa y s F. A. W au g h of V erm ont.
p a r t of th e w o rld . 25 c e n ts a b o ttle .
L a te r still in Mr. B u rb a n k ’s p ro d u c
I ts v a lu e is in c a lc u la b le . Be s u r e a n d tio n s Is C lim ax ’s B ro th er, w h ich , a s he
ask for M rs. W in s lo w ’s S o o th in g Sy recen tly s ta te d iu a n o th e r ex ch an g e . Is
r u p an d ta k e n o o th e r k in d .
from th e sam e cro ss an d sa m e lot of
seed a s C lim ax am i is b e tte r fo r long
HI» 1,12:1,t.
d istan c e sh ip p in g , tho u g h uot so h a n d
" I ’m getting along.” said Mr. Curnrox. som e !n color a s C lim ax . Iu a m ore
‘‘I ’m progressing slowly, but surely.”
t pl ight h a b it o f g ro w th an d in form
"In what 7”
and g eu ern l a p p e a ra n c e of fru it it re
‘‘C ulture. I’ve beeu traveling around sem b les P rim u s rim oni. b u t it is never
with Mrs. C. and tin* girls until I ’m g et
ting right refund. But there’s one thing h itte r, n e v e r cra c k s an d is of b e tte r
I don’t ili.uk I ’ll aehieve. 1 don’t believe q u a lity in o th e r resp ects. C alifo rn ia
I’ll ever tie able to g o into an antique sh ip p e rs in d o rse th e C lim ax plum , an d
store and tell the difference between bric- larg e grow er* in th a t s ta te a re ex
a-brac and ju n k ."—W ashington S tar.
ten siv ely g r a ftin g o v er th e ir m am
m oth o rc h a rd s to th is v ariety .
“ I h av e used C h a m b e rla in ’s C o lic.
C h o le ra am i D ia rrh o e a R e m e d y am i
.IiiM t W h e n t o L i f t D a h l l ' i R o o t * .
In ta k in g up d a h lia s an d sto rin g
find it to be a g r e a t m e d ic in e ,1" sa y s
M r. E . S. P h ip p s , of P o te n u , A r k a n •them d u rin g th e w in te r d o n ’t be in a
irry . a d v ise s F arm Jo u rn a l. Don’t
sas. “ I t c u re d m e*of bloody flu x , I
c a n n o t sp e a k to h ig h ly of i t . ” T h is
hink b ecau se fro st h a s killed th e tops
re m e d y alw a y s w ins th e good o p in io n , '.hat it Is n ecessa ry to ta k e up th e roots
:t once. On th e c o n tra ry , it is fa r bet-
if n o t p r a is e , of th o s e w ho use it
r to let th em rem ain u n til th e re is
T h e q u ic k c u re s
w h ic h
i t efleets
ev en in th e m o st sev ere cases m a k e it j d a n g e r o f th e g ro u n d free zin g h ard . T he
a fa v o rite e v e ry w h e re . F o r sale bv i ro o ts m a tu re very f a s t a f te r th e first
lig h t fro s t a n d will k eep m uch b e tte r
A. K. W jlso n .
when le ft a s long a s p o ssible in th e
round.
•J h e Only Uet n » e.
T o fie f I t.
Commonplace Yrimg Man »scion of il
lustrum s family»- !li. Micro! Don’t you | Doctor—Yon need more exercise.
Indisposed—W hy. I ’m steadily engaged
point thut thing iliis way!
C am era Fiend—It s no crim e, I guess, j n painting houses now.
D octor—W orking by tho day. I exp.* t?
to tak e a snap shot of anybody.
Commonplace Young Man —It is to tak e
Indisposed -Y * s.
one of me. I’m copyrighted.—Chicago j D octor— V ' . 1'. you'd better work by th e
Tribune.
no» < f i a v h .le ,—London Fun.
South »nd East
—V i a —
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
S IIA S T A
KOUTE
Trains leave Dalian for P o rtlan d and way sta tio n s
a t »1:10 a. in. except Sundays.
Leave P o rtla n d 8:80 a m , 7 :Sf»*p in
Leave Salem 11 a in; 9:36 p in
A rrive Ashland 12:33 a in; 1 1;30 a tn
Arrive Sacram ento b p i n : 4:35 a in
Arrive San Francisco 7:45 p in; 8:15 a nt.
— O---
A rrive Odgen 5:45 a m ; li:4 5 a m .
A rrive Denver 9:00 a m ; 9:00 a m .
A rrive Hannaa C ity 7:25a nt; 7:25 a tn.
A rriva Chicago 7:45 a m; 9;30 a in.
A rrive Los Angeles 1:20 p in; 7:00a nt.
A rrive El Paso 6:00 p nt; fl:00 p in.
A rrive Fort W orth 6:30 a nt; 6:3») a nt.
A rrive City of Mexico 9:55 a in; 9:55 a in.
A rrive Hust«ui 4 00 a in; 4:00 a in.
Arrive New O rleans 0:-5 p or; 6:25 p in*
A rriva W ashington 6:42 a tn; 6:42 a m.
A rrive New N ork 12 43 p m ; 12:43 p nt.
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O—
P ullm an and T ourist c a rs on both tra in s. Ch:»ir
cars S acram ento to Odgen a nd El Paso, and to u ris t
cars to Chicago, S t. L ouis, New O rleans a nd W ash
ington.
C onnecting a t San Francisco with several steam
shi»i lines for H onolulu, J a p a n , China, Phi liplues
C entral and S outh Am erica.
CORVALLIS MAIL DAILY
(E xcept S unday)
P o rtla n d
D erry
C orvallis
7:30 A M Lv
11:03 A M L v.
11:56 P M A r.
Ar. 5:50 P
Lv. 2:14 P M
Lv. 1:20 P M
At Albany and Corvalis c o n n e ct w ith tra in s of Ore
gon C entral and Eastern railroa»!.
D A LL A S
PASSENGER.
Daily, Except Scoday.
6 Oi P M Lv.
! 8:26 P M Ar.
P o rtla n d
OulK.,
Ar. 0:30 A M
Lv. 0:10 A M
Y A M H I L L DIVISIO N.
Passenge- ’ - ot. foot o f Jefferson s tre e t.
A IIU,11 FR E UHT - T R I W EEKLY.
Leave 8.36 a. ui.
P o rtla n d
A rrive 3:06 p. m
Leave 3:50 p. m.
D allas
A rrive 8 60 a. rn.
A rrive 5:10 p. ui.
A i.lie
Leave 7:30 a. nt
Sac I. N W cods, agent a t Dallas station o r address»
C. If. MARKHAM, O. P. A.
Portland, O regon.
H e r I d e a o f I t.
‘‘Ju st listen and hear how th at hen
cackles, ju st because she lias laid an egg,”
said Mrs. Bloomfield.
"Sin- evidently thinks th a t the product
of the ben and her joyous song comprise
the lay of the land.” added Mr. Bloom
field.—P ittsb u rg Chronicle Telegraph.
Every M o v e m e n t H u r t s
W h e n y o u h a v e r h e u m a tis m . M u s
866.”
cles feel stitt’ a n d so re a n d jo in ts are
T h a t Is to say , som e $400.000 Is to be p a in fu l. I t d o es n o t pay to su ffe r lo n g
paid b y th e g o v e rn m e n t to k eep aflo at from th is d isease w h en it m a y b e c u r
by
sh ip p in g a lre a d y m ore th a n 20 y e a rs ed so p ro m p tly a m i p e rfe c tly
old a n d w h ich by e v e ry ru le o f m a ri H o o d 's S a rs a p a rilla . T h is m ed ic in e
tim e a c c o u n tin g h a s a lre a d y been goes r ig h t to tlie s p o t, n e u tr a liz e s th e
c h a rg e d off to profit a n d loss. In d eed a c id ity of th e b lood, w h ich ca u es
th e In te rn a tio n a l itself, a s soon a s th e rh e u n a ti- m , a n d p u ts a n en d to th e
P a ris is a g a in In co m m issio n , w ould p ain an ti stiffn ess. B ilio u sn ess is c u r
d ra w $750.000 on sh in s 12 a n d 13 y e a rs e d by H o o d 's P ills. 25 c e n ts .
oltl resp ec tiv ely .
W h ile M r. C h a m b e rla in w a s on th is
P o In N e ttlu P o p u l a r F o r C h r is tm a n .
s u b je c t h e m ig h t h av e a d d e d g re a tly to
T h e p o in sett in is a very p o p u lar
th e in te r e s t o f h is r e p o r t fo r th e fa c t p lan t for use in d e c o ra tio n s a b o u t
is t h a t n s n e a rly a s m ay be o n e-h alf C h ristin a s tim e anti very effective
th e e n tir e su b sid y w h ich w ould b e paid w hen full gro w n , a c c o rd in g to M eehan.
fo r y e a rs to com e on v essels n o w m ore T h ere is w h at is term ed a d o u b le v a
th a n te n y e a rs old, in c lu d in g solace riety. h a v in g a n e x tra su p p ly of th e
g iv en th e w o rm e a te n y e a rs o f su ch v es sc arlet b ra c ts u su a lly looked upon as
se ls ns th e fo llo w in g w hose n am es,
I K 'tn ls . w hich is very d esin fb le. being
»late o f b u ild in g and a g e a re ta b u la te d :
a little sh o w ie r a n d m ore lastin g .
B u ilt.
Year» old.
B ran ch es w ith th ese b ra c ts m ay be
C en te n n ia l ...................................... 1859
$2
C lin to n ............................................ 1863
3S cut an d used a s d e sire d o r th e e n tire
Magan ......................................... 1865
36 plant.
P i a n a l i ...........................................
V ictoria ............................
T akom a .................
Navada ...........................
Pai» ..................................................
W hitney ..........................................
Beuna V entura .............................
A n lrip ri* K * lo n to t h e C o n t r a r r .
"li. iU i you «hink liiert* ia m** m uch d is-
! ; «fsiih’t» .i»> uso m oney in A m e rita n poli-
w
M c P h e r s o n
General Agent on the Pacific Coast for
Richardson & Boynton Co s warm air furnaces.
John Van Range Co s hotel and household ranges
American Boiler Co’s
boilers for steam and hot water.
Also the largest stock of warm air registers and furnace
supplies on the Pacific coast.
47 F irsta » n d 46 Second s-trect*»
PO RTLAN D
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O REQ O N
H i PANS
B A D CO LD S-
Q uinine is ten y e a rs behind. Colds d o n o t now
h a \e to be emlurCfl. .'.fender» Dw.atni» Tabule*
(»-ailed d ynam ic from th e ir energy) crow d a week's
>rdin ry tr. a tm e n t in to 12 h ours, a nd al>ort the
wor»t ef col ]« over night.
" I t w a tt!ic worst case of g rip I ever had A haif
loxen friend» h o d sure »Mires. Still it h n n f on.
Heard of t* e D ynam ic Tabule-*. To m y am azem ent
th ey stopped both eo u ^ h »ml col I th e first nijfht I
endorse and recom m end 9 te n \ t > th e people." Bar
clay H enley, ex-m em ber congress an»t a tto r n e y , 1.01
San som e s tre e t, San Francisco. J u ly 7. 1900,
" W in te r coktahave a ’w ays l»een serious th in g s to
m e. They a re h ard and sta y for m o n th s. B ut the
la»t was »topi>ed suddenly bj M endel's D ynam ic
Tabules. Both cough a nd to ld ».isuppeared in a
couple of »lay*. Nothini? else does th is f o r m e "
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