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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1905)
A SINGULAR COMBINATION. RIDER HAGGARD, WEIRD FICTIOX WRITER; MODEL FARMER ASD POLITICAL ECOXOMIST, Makes Official Report on Salvation Army Colonization Work. Would Direct t ic "Waste Forces I Benevolence." II. IUdor IlnpRiml is n ninn of pon- lus. At oue tiuio. lie u writing biku Impossible creations ns Slip1' nml "King Salomon" Minos," calling Into play a most vlvM Imagination nml BOttings, in weird nnd unreal color ings; at nnother time, lie la actively superintending the wort on Lis mag nificent 200-ncre English farm: next be is studying over some new Imagin ative creation, wandering alout his borne, and not sneaking to the mem bers of Ills family for a week at .a time; and again he is making an eco nomic study, under n government commission, of the noclal conditions of th noor in America. In a short interview with Lim. as lie passed through Washington this year, on his way west, I found that bo possessed eminently practical lard sense, while the Imaginative streak or r.is cu.ir.n--ter did not manifest itself iu the least, and I see now, th.it he has just made bis report to the Uritisli Secretary of State for the Colonies, ou his inspection of the three land settlements, which have been estab lished in California, Colorado and Ohio respectively, by the American branch of the Salvation Army. Colonization Work of Salvation Army At these three points the Salvation Army Aias esubhsid rural setl- nients. taking worthy poor from the overcrowded cities, luruisuing tnem witb small tracts of laud, sufficient money to get a start and make homes SOUXD ADVICE FOR USX, The Woman's Side of lt-Convere ot the Proposition That the Wife Sho Id Not Burden Husband Wiih household Duties, HI Mil I .Ml Hi I F X : V ' V I .', .-r,T 3gtSfe' ftkSi- H. RIDER. HAGGARD, for themselves, repayment for the cost of which is provided at low rates Mr. Haggard expresses himself as extremely well satisfied with the re sults seen at the Port Komle settle ment In California, and the fort Amity settlement in Colorado. The Otto settlement he loaves out of con sideration, as it is principally devoted to the redemption of inebriates, and the carrving out of acrlcultural experi ments. At both Forts Iiomie and Amity, he found the settlers healthy, bappv, hopeful and almost without exception doing welL Iietrinning in nearly every case with noticing, iu the . course of about four years at Fort Ro mie. he found these settlers worth nbout J2.0U0 per head, above all their debts and liabilities to the Salvation Army and others, and at Fort Amity, an average of over $1,000 a head, which be thinks is more than they could have possibly accumulated dur ing the same period as day laborers on the land or in me cities. Reason For Wide Encouragement It is true that, although the set tlers themselves are doing well the Salvation Army, fr the reason that unexpected dit!ieu!ties in the open ing up of the land were encountered, was called upon to pay some $50,000 for its experience. Mr. Haggard de clares, however, that under all the cir cumstances, and In the face of the principles demonstrated, and the fuc cess won In every other direction, this experience Las been very cheaply bought "Further," be says, "I cannot Roe any cause to fear a repetition of that loss in the future application of these principles. It is therefore totally in accurate to say, as has been done widely In press summaries of my re port, that these settlements are iinan cially a failure." Would Systematize Philanthropy. Mr. Haggard proposes a Bclwrne, i. e.," to combine a judicious use of the public credit, with that of what I have called, 'the waste forces of be nevolence,' and by means of these two levers, to lift some of the ina.sa of human misery, which demonstrates itself in the great cities of civilization, to a new level of plenty and content ment." He believes that if settlements are carried out on these lines, and espec ially if they are located upon good land, which has cost the controlling uuthorifies little or nothing, there should be, as is indicated by the ta bles furnished in this report, no loss but even a considerable gain. ' G. M. Ancient Adulterations. Adulteration laws annear to hAve been Quite as necessary Jn the good old days as in the sophisticated Twentieth Century. Even the adul teration of feather beds and bolsters bad to be provided against October 14, 1403, Is the date of a statute pro hibiting the sale In English fairs or markets of these articles, or of pil lows, "except they be stuffed with one manner ef feathers." It expressly denounced the use of such "unlawful and corrupt stuffs" as "scalded feathers, ox fen-down." The last sub stance is the same at cotton grass, and was evidently in great demand as a fraudulent substitute in bed-stuffing. In the Eighteenth Century, again, we find complaints of people who bought en-down at a halfpenny a pound, and Mid It aawng Xauir at tupenco. Deglnning away back with St. raul who admonished the women to keep si lent in the churches, the so-called weaker sex have been exhorted, ad' vised and ridiculed: and a long list of conduct of the negative sort ni.ipp out beginning with HON T, and an equally lengthy array ot the positive sort, starting with 10. And all this s.ige advice applies In turn to maid aud wife, dubutauto and uowncer. Now what's sauce for the toose is sauce for the gander. Why not some advice to men? Are you one of those men who con tinua'.ly leave their personal belong ings, t'aelr hats, canes, coats or slippers. wherever they've happened last to use them? Do you smoke your cigar in the rar- lor and let the ashes fail wheresoe'er t'.iey will, and tar.t, too, after the regu lar Fridav cleaning? And you en deavor to placate onr wife with that superior sophistry about cigar ashes keening out moths. lo jou bury yourself in the morn ing paper, even reading while eating, while your wife sits silent at the head of th table? Do you exclaim, or chuckle, or sear souly at the latest rows, without sharing your informa tion with her? Do you compliment the little wo man when you are enjoying one oT your good dinners, or do you find fault if the morning coffee is just the least bit below standard, though the pre vious twnty-flve mornings you have Crunk the amber liquid of surpassing excellence? , Do you notice the new gown that has coat her days of thought and ef fort? Or do you say "i'ou women spend a whole lot of unnecessary tuought and time upon clothes," an J tjen take your new top-coat back to ;Le tailor the sixth time because "it doesn't set Just right?" Do you surprise your wife occa sionally by getting seats at the theatre nd giving her a surprise party of two? Or do you say "Aw, go to the matinee if you want to see the show. I ll go to the ball game."? Do you tell her of your plans, your work, your perplexities? Do you rhare with her your hopes and fears.' Do you let her know of the real life you lead so many hours each day? Or do you turn her questions with a brief "Women know nothing aout business. It will only worry you. ? Do you sometimes take her in your arms and say "Little woman, you are a good wife a real help-meet"? Do you ever tell her the things you did in the sweetheart days? Or uo you let it go, thinking "She kxuws that any way." The woman's field of labor, big man. is narrow and circumscribed. It is bounded, ordinarily, by the walls of the house and the needs of the chil dren. This is her province and she glories in it But know that she .:so longs for contact with the big world, for the mental stimulus that comes from daily association with men and affairs, for the joy of recognized compensation for ser rices rendered. Because she is your wife, because she has entered into the domestic life, these things are denied her. Can't you be generous to the little woman? Can't you welcome her into your larger life? Can't you make her your real comrade your true helpmeet? DESTROYING THE QUEER LARGE SrUS OF CAPTURED COVXTERFBITS DVRXED IP AXD MELTED IIY TUB GOYERXMEXT. Coin, Stamps, and Other Imitations Accumulate In Uncle Sam's Strong Box In Large Quantities.-Valuable Counterfeiting Machinery. The periodical destruction of coun terfeit currency, spurious coin, post age stamps, revenue sunups and other I'ontrabat.d material captured from counterfeiters by the secret service, has been ordered by tho Secretary of the Treasury. The accumulation of this stuff in tho treasury Is larger than usual. Three clerks In the cash room of the treasury have been delegated a committee to see that this "queer" money is done away with. Every two or three year so much counterfeit money and counterfeiting tools and Implements accumulate in the office of Chief Wllklo, of the secret serv ice, that it is necessary to destroy It. fho chief not uies tho secretary ot tne Treasury, who Issues an order which sends the coin to the assay office, where all the silver and gold is melted or re duced from the ir.nss, run into Ingots, by the Chlnone and presunmbly Intro duced luto this country by them. It consists In Liking a bsg of Hold dol lars and slinking thorn violently about for hours at a time, tho result being that they are taken out badly worn and with ft mall deposit of gold at tho bot tom of tne sark. The government also lias In Its pos session numerous counterfeits of for- Vlgn currency, principally Itallnn, Ger man aiid Austrian, though there is soni3 E:igllsu nnd French. Tho gov ernment holds that It Is as great a crime to falsify or counterfeit foreign obligations as it U to counterfeit our 'own. One of the featured of this curious collection is the number of ndvrrllne nionts so closely resembling money or stamps '.hut the government officers de termined to take charge of them. CHARGES ADMISSIOX FOR CHARITY, longest Bridge In the World. The longest bridge in the world is the Lion bridge, near Sangong, China, sup ported by over 400 huge stone arche3 and extending five and one-quarter miles over the arm of the Yellow Sea. CHI Elf WILK1K Of The fecnt Sei-vie. and sold, while the rest of the stuff, in cluding the base metal, such as dies, stamps, etc.. Is taken either to the navy yard or to a foundry nnd there de stroyed In- the presence of secret serv ice officers, who make affidavits of the destruction to the Secretary. There has not been a house-cleaning of this kind since November, 1902. Valuable Counterfeiting: Machinery. At present the contraband Includes in addition to counterfeit notes, coins, postage aad revenue stamps, valuable and costly type, by means of which counterfeiters print the Latin numerals on "queer notes; Inks, paints, acbla, photographic apparatus, dies, molds, stamps and other accessories of the art of maKlng fictitious money. This year a large batch of the John son-Hancock notes will be burad They are known as the "Hancock 2s." They were made by the celebrated coua terfelter Johnson of Detroit and were so nearly perfect that the government suspended the Issue of this note, rio doubt many of these counterfeits are still In circulation and performing the functions of real money. A number of notes made by the no torious but now "reformed" counter feiter Brockway will be destroyed. Even Pennies Counterfeited In the store rocm of the Secret Serv ice Bureau are many boxes of bad coln3. Every coin of the United States from cents to $20 gold pieces has been im itated, counterfeit nickle3 being found more frequently than silver or copper coins. In the collection Is some gold coin that has been sweated. Sweating Is an ancient and simple trick, long practiced European and Diplomatic Cossln. James J. Van Alan, tho expatriated American millionaire, has taken a hint from the Duke of Westminster, who has for some time paut charged all tourists or excursionists who desire to explore Eaton Hall and spend a day among the beautiful sceuery on his Cheshire estate, 12 cents a head. So great has been tho Influx of tourists to llushton Hall, Mr'. Van Alan's his toric place In Northamptonshire, dur ing this season, that, commencing with January 1, he proposes to follow the Duke's example with a condition .lightly changed. The Income derived from the Duke's visitors Is divided among local charities. Mr. Van Alan will charge a maximum of 23 rents to all visitors from abroad and 12 certs to excursionist parties other than those who may como from tho county of Northampton, to whom tho grounds will be free on Mondays and Satur days. . The Income derived from all sources will bo divided between the local Infirmary and an lnptitnlnn for roclal Intercourse aud educational im provement which ho means to estab lish in tho neighborhood for the bene fit of worklngmen. It is estimated that next year.when the house ami ground. may be seen at the best, the Income derived from this project will not fall far short of $5,000. King Leopold of nelglum. who Is of ten mentioned as business paitner of i homas S. Walsh of Washington and Colorado, possesses considerable real estate in the French Kivlera. His de- A SEVl'OIA GIGAXTEA, Uestoratlnn In Government Grounds of Ircc Twenty Tect Thick. I'M nl, (nr.. r..iirem'iit the lilucest tree In Washington nnd one of the "sights or liu Miiion.ii iiMiiu. ii has a strong attraction for nt ranger from aTar nnd epcclnll.v from I lie east and the notith. Thl l'c r a t stand In the ground of the le partition! of Agriculture. ont of the Administration building. The giant came from tho SeijUola National 1'nrk in t'allloinl.i nnd vn exhibited lit theWorld Fair nl 'hl ciuo. At the (lose of the Tnlr It was brought to Washington. It U twcniy 5 . :; :.-.!; i feet In diameter nnd U culled The Ceuernl Noble In honor uf the Seere tarv of tho Interior under whom; nd- luliilNtratl..ii so inueli pHiil was done I r.. 1. 1.. .,. ..t (I,.. HIV ' i I I . I II""- I !' l'acltlc coart. The coat of It trans porta I Ion to t'liii-nto vtu (Iii.imni. Tlx Interior I hollow and u splint stairway loads to the plutforui at the top. K1SO LEOI'OLU OK UKUilL'M. 1 8 i 1 r h l ,..-;.-rv - MS -gAt v.f r-' ' ''iC;?-:'- ' THE MERGANSER WILD DUCK. One of the most beautiful of wild ducks, with its dark, glossy green head, rich, salmon colored breast and strong ly marked wings, its voracious fish eating habits make the Aierganser use less for food and thus an object but little troubled by Bportsmen. A large number of local names such as the goo sander, the shelldrake, saw-bill, diving goose, the weaser, have attached them selves to this large, handsome BWlm mer that studiously avoids man, even though no Eportsman would trouble him, and that eludes pursuit by the most remarkable feats of diving and swimming. Eating Is the cnlef object in life for the MerKanser, who fre quently swallows a fish so large that it can not descend Into the stomach, but must remain partially In the dis tended throat until digested, piece meal. But this process is so rapid as to always leave the bird with a vora cious appetite and drive it to desper ate rashness to secure its prey. 8wlft currents with deep pools where the fish hide and foaming cataracts where they leap are the delight of the Merganser, whose marvelous diving and swimming enable them take heavy toll from the finny tribes. Cold has no terrors for these tough creatures and they swim as nimbly in the icy rivers of the north as In the waters of the Carribean. They "dive at a flash," and are as difficult to kill as the "water witch" itself. Only the most guileless housekeeper will look at any saw-billed duck in market the serrated mandibles indi cating that the organ is used as a fish chopper, and fish food sever makes good game meat. The drake is a goregous but rain Mid selfish bird and Immediately deserts the neighborhood when the six to twelve creamy buff eggs are being hatched. All the domestic duties then fall upon the devoted mother. "I once paddled after a brood," says Chamber lain in the Nature Library, "and though several times they were almost within reach of my landing net, they eluded every effort to capture them. Throughout the chase the mother kept close to the young birds, and several times swam across the bow of the ca noe In her efforts to draw my atten tion from the brood and to offer her self, as a sacrifice tor their cape," mesnes are at Villefranche sur Mere, near Nice. They are called tho Col du Caire, and tho I'assable. Both have been enlarged tonij lew years ao, notably the Passable, to which has been added the whole of the western side of Cape Ferrat. In this iortion of the newly acquired property a small lort has been constructed for the King's yacht. Lady Henry Somerset, who Is well known in this country from her great work in the Interest of the temperance movement, has a woman footman, a female butler, and women in charge of her stables. Members of reigning " families. princes as well as princesses of the blood, have to obtain permission from the sovereign before they can leave the country. They are always expect ed to notify the monarch when they Intend to absent themselves from the town or city where tho court happens to be in residence at the time. The late King Humbert of Italy on one occasion called his niece, Duchess Helen of Aosta, to severe account for having left Italy to visit her mother In France without previously obtaining bis sanction. This rule, which Viceroy Iord Curzon also introduced in India, caused almost open rebellion among a number of the more powerful maharajaha and gaek wars of the empire, who on a number of occasions disregarded the Viceroy's rule and left the empire not only with out his sanction but against hla a trie t- . 1 . . : Te wealth of some of the Russian churches In costly gems, Jewelry and precious stones is proverbial. Some churches in the United States, notwith standing they are not supported by the government, as they are in Russia and other countries, are gradually acquir ing rare paintings, statuary, stained glass windows and costly vestments. For Instance, the most costly mitre in the United States, a mitre which rep resents $10,000 worth of Jewels and precious stones, is worn by Bishop Horstmann of the Cleveland diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Most of these Jewels were presented to tho church by Mr. Gordon, who also donat ed to the city of Cleveland his magnifi cent Gordon Park. Mr. Gordon was a father of Mrs. Daisy Hanna, wife of Dan. Hanna, son of the late Senator Uanna, VAN CALAVA. "Old Probabilities" In Japan. While Japan has had meteorological stations on some of her very high mountains since 1S99, these were only in use during the summer. An all the year station will now be opened on the summit of Mount Tsukaba, near Toklo. Rockefeller Scores In Japan. The British steamer Monarch sailed from Philadelphia recently for Japan with a cargo of 2,470,700 gallons of refined petroleum, one hundred barrels of lubricating oil and 1,200 cases of wax. This is the greatest oil cargo ever shipped out of the United States. A 1i'ss Mude of Postage Stamp- An American lady wore n ball die at a ball In II. nn:i.l.i recently In whlcn :i.,(J0O stamps were used. Years wi .-o spent In the collection, and the dress was covered with Mump of all tui tions. An cbkIo made entirely with brown Columbian stamps was the cen tre of tho breast. Suspended from the talons was a globe inado of very old blue revenue stamp. On either sldo of the r.Iobe was an American flag, tho Mrlpe of blue and red stamps. A collect leu of foreign stump w piixf ed on the back of th)! hudleo In tho form of it shield. A large picture hat. covered with red uud blue stamp, a luak nnd a very pretty fun euv ered entirely with pink, completed the cob tu me. Improvising. 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