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The morning call., 1891-10-25

swift current, precipitates itself down
sheer fall of seventy feet, rising in smoke
like mist from the mysterious depths below,
where it issues in great swaths of turDid
water, strcaked with green and curved like
glass, jostling with the powders Of basalt
and rearing in rage ut the contest. The
river has not very much water at
any time. and the steamers on it
are all of the stern wheel order. which cap
tains declare can be made to float on heavy
dew! Hence, most of the splendor of the
falls is lost by reason Of the great basalt
cliffs. showing too plainly amid the boiling
waters. The rocks in themselves are grand !;
the fall is prodgious. but 1t is seldom that
there is water enough TO get a really fine
effect. From this cause travellers who sur
vey the falls in comfort from their hotel
windows in Oregon City are very often dis
appointed and apt to accuse the Oregonlans
of taking geese for swans. But those who
wish to see the fails in their most glorious
aspect will do well to descend the river and
gaze upward from the south. Then, when
below the falls the tremendous proportions
of the scenery forcibly impress the mind.
The huge walls of basalt built up in enor-
nous blocks OF masonry, quarrled by
natures subtitle and strong hand, excite the
liyeliest feelings OF admiration. The
two sides approach like giants determined
to stay the progress Of this turbulent Will
lamette, aud drive him back to his sources
in the far off Cascade Range, The river, on
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This tells where the letter was posted, the
number of the box it was posted in, the date
of the month. and the time of day and the
year.
Could a more perfect check on liars be
conceived? The letter thus stamped falls
through the machine and into box big
enough to hold 10000 letters. The time on
the stamping machine changes every fifteen
minutes. Below the clock on the face of
the box is tile timetable OF collections, tell
ing when each collection will be made
just over the time table in golden letters are
the words: Next collection" and under
meath, dial, on which the time of the next
collection hobs up just after a collection has
been made. The collector when be gets to
one of these boxes drops card in the slot.
When he gets to the postoffce he turns these
cards in to his superintendent, and the super
intendent can tell the time the box was
visited, and by looking over the cards
whether any box has been skipped. The
clocks can be run by electricity. so they will
not have to be wound up. The advantages
of the machine, as written out by the in
ventor, are:
First-A wonderful check on liars.
Second-Tne time of the mailing of each letter
is stamped upon H. which would help 10 settle
disputes often arising as to The time when letters
were sent. and would relieve the Postal Depart
ment from much blame Oh account OF alleged de-
layed letters, which were really not sent at the
time stated.
Third-It shows Just how long IL took to trans
nit the letter from point OF mailing to its destin-
alton, and. II there is delay, makes It easy to To-
cate It.
Fourth-It acts as a check on letter-collectors.
and il they skip boxes the absence of cards to be
dropped into the box before the mail is taken
VIII how IL.
Ffih-Tbe time OF the next collection is plainly
shown and must be changed at the right time,
whereas at present collectors often forget 10
make the change.
As has been said, Postmaster-G General
Wanamaker is tickled to death with the
box. L. G. Rathbone. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General; w. E. Corbin. Secre-
tary of the House Box Commission; Will
lam }. Pollock, Superintendent of the Free
Delivery System, and William Helen, As
sistant Superintendent of the Free Delivery
System. who form a commission appointed
by Mr.. Wanamaker. have reported favorably
on it. President Harrison is also tckled.
One of the boxes will be set up in the Capt.
toll this winter, and Will act as a check on
the Congressman and Senators. The pres
ent contract for mail-boxes which the Gov
eminent has expires in 1893, and it is possible
that the ''check-on-liar" boxes will be Off
cially adopted. They can be purchased for q
reas onable price.-N. Y. Sun.
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compare with the panorama of Edinburgh
even at this moderate elevation. The high
est point in sight is Arthur's Seat. which
reaches an altitude of $50 feet. The eve
rests on the Pentland Range. the Hlghlanu
Hills, and away to the hills OF Berwick
shire on the British border.
1t is with antiquity AS with grandeur
Scotland cannot compare with Egypt III Inc
former respect any more than with the
American States in the latter. STILL 1t Is
something to be living for the time being In
a town that is as old as the Saxon heptarchy,
for that was when 'Edwinesburch" was
founded by Edwin, King OF No.thumbrla.
So, too. with the abbey of HOLLYWOOD. the
acorn from which the splendid modern struc-
ture grew, If doubtful metaphor may be
pardOned. Old Hollywood lay within the castle
and was merely little 20 foot by 16 foot
chapel, founded in 1888, and in which a
fragment of the true cross or "holy rood
was deposited. This fragment, known as
the BLACK Rood of Scotland" was cap.
tured by the English at the battle OF
Neville's Cross two centuries later. The
abbey was burned by the English in 1883.
1544 and 1547. During the Reformation the
ruins of the choir and tranSeptS were taken
down to repair the nave. From 1860 to 1917
the abbey was used as parish church In
1858 1t was again plundeTed and burned,
and remained neglected till 175S, when an
unsuccessful attempt was made torestore II.
The palace adjoining the abbey was built
by james ~, who was married in 1t IN l5l3.
Mary Queen of Scots lived here and fought
pitched battle uf words with the sturdy
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ATHLETIC.
An Associated Club May BE Organized 4
Portland.

An Associated Club May BE Organized Mt
Portland.
1 c. Kortick @. c. is under the weather,
having a spraincd ankle. 1t is hoped, how
ever, that ii IS nothing serious and that MI
Kortiek will be seen shortly on the cinder
track, preparing for the Thanksgiving
games.
D. Winter q. c. the walker, Splinter
and long-distance runner is in active train
ing If he would give more time and atten-
ton to one part icUlar distance he might
make a good man. and the middle distance
suits him best II will be impossible Tor
him to ever amount to anything II he goes
on in the course that he Is pursuing An
old trainer says: Find your distance ana
stick to it" ~,
1t is a pleasure to see Fred Pheby o.. O.
once more on the cinder-track. ana G0Od
Judges predict that he will reach the top
notch as A middle-distance runner before
another year passes, az he has all the re-
Quirements for q champion, W hch are speed
stamina and good head. Pheby always
accepts his victories modestly ana MS nat
never becomes too small lor MS mead
Horace Coffin, the champion wal ker OF the
Coast, is now in great form. II Mr.. CONN
were put in the hands OF proper trainer
there is no doubt but that he can 90 any dis
lance as fast as the best Of them. 1t IS cur
rently reported that in trial ne has
There is nothing delicate about CONN Win
the exception # his name.
James Jervis %. c., the champion three
mile walker. held the watch the other day al
the olympic sports. He looks considerably
heavier than when he was in active training.
1t is understood that Jim has retired from
the track. Jeryis is always on the qul vlVe
for new talent. and although representa-
tive of the outdoor fraternity Of athletes,
he occasionally liuds pretty good horse
to pit against the boys who like lstlcuiiS.
How about this, Jervis?
There is quite a contingent OF runners
from here in Portland, Oregon, who are
thinking of forming club aud joining the
association. They are Ed Mays, the cham
pi9n 100 and 40 yard runner, sutton, Who
was the champion mlddle-dlStance runner
for years; Z. Coke Hill, who was g cd
lOnE-distance man; Charley Jellinek OF the
Olympic Club, a good Splinter, and Harry
Jordan, Olympic Club, who IS good all
round man in the field events. With this
galaxy Of athletic talent there IS no reason
why Portland could not have one OF the
best clubs on the Coast
The Handicapped finds 1t no easy task
sometimes TO handicap events properly.
The entry blank asks each competitor TO
give his last three performances, OF course
1t viii be understood, for the event he has
entered for. Instead of doing this the ma
jority Of entries contain their last three per-
fOTmanceS, no matter OF what character.
In the last games gentleman entered the
100 and 1900 yard flat, and he gave his per
tormanceS in walking, long jump and high
jump. This may seem very funny to prac-
ticai jokers but there is rule against sucl
entries which can and may be lnfOrced
when it is least expected. Competitors
should at all times give the Handicapped
VIVA: is asked, as he does not receive any
remuneration for his work, which Is any
thing but thankful undertaking.
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CRICK EFT.
What Lord Hawk Said of American
Players.

What Lord Hawk Said of American
Players.
A close game OF cricket Is expected to
take place this afternoon on the grounds at
Klnknervllle.
Speaking to a Philadelphia Ledger re-
porter of English and American cricket
Lord Hawk recently said "a number Of
Englishmen and some Americans told US
that absolutely no interest was taken in the
game, and that we might expect TO see
merely handful of spectators, who would
come, not for the purpose of enjoying the
cricket, but for the mere object of making
sport of us. You can well imagine when
we came with this expectation how grateful
has been the realization. The attendance
on theIthree days has not only been large
and enthusiastic, but has been the fairest
crowd before which have ever played.
I'VE had heard that Philadelphia cricket
had improved greatly since the visit of the
Philadelphia team to England two years
ago, and we were prepared consequently,
to meet a strong tie m, but | can safely say
that we never dreamed that the eleven We
would encounter would be nearly as good
in all departments Of tile game as 1t has
proved to be. l have heard many criticisms
made by Philadelphiaus on the fielding OF
their team. can only say that, to my mind.
they are not deserved, as | consider the
fielding done by the Philadelphia eleven in
this match strictly first-class, and their
work in this department would certainly
earn them lots of praise on the other side.
'If, as all the Philadelphia authorities
seem to agree, they are capable of much
better work, | can only say am very anx-
iOus to see it. 1t would be absurd for me to
say that the batting of the Phiadelphians
has surprised and pleased us greatly.
Everybody knows that without our telling
it, as it could not be otherwise. As to
which individual batsman ranks the high
est, can hardly say. To my mind Patter-
son, Coates, Brown, Scott and BOben are
irst-class batsmen, and so good that TO dis
criminate in preference of any one Of the
five would be inyidious"
His lordship spoke in high terms of the
ground and wicket, but said that both were
very much harder than the English cricK-
eters were accustomed to playing on. ut
has been four years." said his lordship,
"slnce we had any such wicket as that In
England. and naturally we cannot at the
start get used to it,"
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golden opportunity wanted him to become
partner in scheme. MI de Frece wrote
letter accepting the business mans proposl-
ton. He wrote the letter on Tuesday
morning. The man sailed on "Wednesday
morning for Europe. He should have got
the letter on Tuesday afternoon. but he
didn't get it at oil until he got back from
Europe. He had in the meantime got
another partner, and they made S5,OOO,oOO
out of the scheme.
1t was while he was contemplating what
he had lost that Satan very nearly got
firm grip on Mr.. de Frece. Mr.. de Frece
tried to trace the letter and find out where
the delay had been. He finally concluded
that it was in the street box where he had
deposited it, and that careless carrier who
had neglected to empty the box was to
blame. There was no way to prove that.
however. Mr. de Frece had heard the say
ing about liars. In the course OF his lnves-
tigation of the failure to deliver his letter.
he learned that it was the custom for liars
to hide themselves behind the mails. He
saw his chance to do the work lie had Deen
cut out for. A check could be put on liars
by inventing some method by which re-
cipients would know AT exactly what time
their letters we're mailed, and, according to
the saying, 10000 souls year might be
saved. Putting a man at every mall-D0X to
write on each letter as it was mailed the
date and hour was out of the question. 1t
must be done by mechanical device. The
nickel -the-slot machine came out ABOUT
that time Mr.. de Frece saw in ii the receS-
sary device Not being a mechanic, he en-
ployed Edwin NJ Morton. who Is one, to
help him. Between them they have hatched
out machine that will make Satan AMI the
forgetful young men gnash their teeth. 1t
is a letter-bOX that will be a check on liars,
and thus will cut down Satan's crop 10000
every year. 1t has so tickled Mr. Wanna
maker that lie has had one put up 10 his
private Office and is thinking of having an
other put up i'll his Sunday-SchOol in Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. Wanamaker determined early in his
management of the Postoffice on a letter.
box reform. He didn't have any idea of
one of so sweeping nature as the check
on-liar'' box proposes He advertised for
designs, however, and among the Others
offered was this one. Mr.. de Frece and
his mechanic had just completed 1t. The
picture shows what 1t looks like. In life it
is feet inches in height and feet in dia-
meter. 1t is meant to stand without the as
sistance OF a lamp-pOst. 1t is made OF orna-
mental cast-iron and is octagon shaped.
There is a clock, which is guaranteed TO
keep correct time. on its face. Right back
of this clock is the ''check-on-liar" device.
1t operates after the fashion of all slot
machines, and the letter falling in the slot,
which is NJ, over the clock. sets 1t going.
1t squeezes the letter through and makes
stamp Oh it like this:
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THE FAITHFUL DOG.

See how he strains to rescue from the flood
The drowning child, who, venturous in his play,
Plunged from his slippery footing. With what 10
The brave deliverer feels those slender arms
ConvulSive tN lining round his brawny neck,
And saves his masters boy
zeal like this
Hath oft, amid st. Demands binding SHOWS.
TRACKED the faint traveller or unseaiod the jaws
Ofthe voracious avalanche, plucking thence
The hapless victim.
II thou hast dog
OF such noble race. let him not lack
Aught Of the Kind req uitai that delights
His honest nature. When he comes at eve.
Laying his ample head upon thy knee.
And looking at thee with glIstening eye,
Repulse him not, but let him on the rug
Sleep fast and warm. beside thy paror fire.
The liOn-guard OF all thou lovst is he,
\ ct bows his spir IL at thy least command,
Aud crouches at thy feet On his broad back
He bears thy Youngest darling, and endures
Long, with waggng tail, the teasing sport
or each mischievous imp. Enough for him
That they are thine.
IT'S but an olden theme
To sing the faithful dog. The storied page
Full oft hath told his tried fidelity,
In legend quaint Yet IL in this our world
True friendship is a scarce and cherry plant,
Ii might be we'll to stoop and SOW its seed
Even in the humble bosom OF a brute.
Slight nutriment It needs-the kindly tone,
The shelterlng roof, the fragments Of the board,
The frank earess, or treasured word OF praise
For deeds OF loyalty.
So mayst thou win
A willing servant and earnest friend,
Faithful tU DEATH u,
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A SAILORS REVERE.

Far away in q land OF unendng summer,
Far down by the southern seas,
Where the waves evermore
To the sun-kiSsed shore
Sing soft and sweet melodies;
Where the hand OF fate,
WELDING love and hate,
Guides peoples destinies.
Where the deep perfumes oil unnamed flowers
Were borne on soft winds to me-
over shining sands,
over coral strands
To my home on the piacid sea.
In a land where wave
Green palms DER the grave
or some long lost used-to-be.
There dwelt in this far away land by the waters
raven-haired 'bumboap girl
Oh, her lips were heart traps
And her teeth as the caps
or foam that the north waves hurl;
And her eyes were as bright
As the diamonds light,
Or as soft as the glow of the pearl.
But why should l sing of her charms? Years have
passed
Since at parting she gave this shell
When she heard my signs,
And read in her eyes
The secret she guarded so well
Youths passions have passed
Since her last
Long broken q magic spell.
And yet, as gaze on this little token.
Once more on the seas rove,
Once more there dart
Through a colder heart
Words as soft as the calls OF the dove.
Oh tell me- we host
Who have loved aud lost,
oh, say can l call this love?
CHARLES BRAzELroN GRAVES.
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A CHECK ON
THE LIARS.
Mr.. de Freezes Box Stamps Your Letter
With the Time Of Mailing.
If Used 1t Will Be Impossible for Husbands or
Brothers to Swear They Mailed Let
tiers Week Before They Did.

1t is estimated that the present United
States mail system is responsible for half the
lies that are told. Some one once said that
if check could be put on liars Satan's crop
would be reduced 10000 each year. When
a man forgets or neglects to write to his
best girl day or so longer than he ought
or a husband neglects to write to his wife,
or an impecuniOus young man to his tailor,
it is the custom now for him to picture him
self the pink of punctuality and to lay the
delay on the mails. Mr.. A. B. de Frece,
well known to everybody in New York as a
manager of fairs and a friend of orphans,
was cut out for stumbling block for Satan
or weed that would grow up and spoil his
majesty's crop annually.
He discovered this in his early youth. He
watched successful evangelists, and could
not fluid one who cut down his 10000 sinners
a year. He observed that their methods
were slow, so he set about inveuting some
thing that would do quicker work. For
years he was baffled, and he was about on
the point of giving it up when he almost
lost his own soul. A business man with a
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the other hand, foreseeing the opposition of
his rocky foes. draws all bis water to the
center, and contracting his TANKS makes
one tremendous charge and bursts his way
through the opposing walls. Down, down
into the sheer depths below, where all is
foam and mist and noise and mystery,
plunges the river in great curves that hurl
themselves boldly into the air like so many
basalt, broken and thrown down, show their
black heads feebly in the center through the
rush of waters. But on one flank the willy
enemy has gained temporary advantage
aud a great stream has been separated from
the main food. Yet to no end, for this d.
vded portion preciplIates itself into a
fiercer, Drawer curve than the others and joins
its friends at the bottom of the maestrUm,
amid a hoarse, cOngratulatory murmur,
which mingles with the war of the combat.
There is not so much mist as in some less
grand cataracts, but there is enough to hide
the fortunes Of the fallen river. and tue con-
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ers, converting it into an ordinary cradle.
or with the aid OF wheels, into carriage.
But it has rendered its greatest service as a
swing. suspended by spring from the cell
ing OF DR.. Ellinger's porch. where little
Miss Ellinger has passed the greater part Of
the summer.
The spring, which is an ordinary spiral
arrangement, with quite a strong tension, is
attached by cord to the handles of the
basket and suspended from a hook in the
ceiling. Baby is then placed in the basket,
which has previously been made comfort
able by the aid of pillows. The basket is
pulled down and allowed to fly back,
thereby setting the spring in motion. and
away we 60. 1t requires but one pull, and
the novel swing vibrates for hours, much to
the delight and satisfaction of Miss Baby.
But now that the weather is too cold TO
remain out of doors, the swing has been ad-
justed in the doctors office. But what
proves DR.. Elinger to be a man who real
ICES the blessings of labor-saving machinery
is device which he has rugged out in his
bedroom. Like all other babies. Miss
Madeline is not ayerse to indnlging in
The morning call., 1891-10-25

American tourist in these islands has to get
his vision rectifed lie feels at first like
Quinbus Flestrin. 1.-THE Man Mountain in
LIlliput. After he has been here while
he begins to see things as the natives see
them, and finds plenty of things in "Auld
Reekie" (Which means. being Interpreted,
Edinburgh the Old Smoky TO interest and
instruct him.
The accompanying photographs have I'M
doubleday been reproduced Mt some time or
other in books, but possibly not in news
papers coming under the observations of
San Franciscans. The sons of Scotland in
the city by the Golden Gate will assuredly
feel the same thrill at the sight of the spires
of Holyrood. the battlements of the ca tie,
Salisbury Craigs and Arthur's Seat that an
American would experience over here if
suddenly confronted with picture of
Bunker Hill. Yorktown or the Plain Of
Chalmette.
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year at Shell Mound to-day. Many of the
riflemen in the several classes are very close
to each others score.
A recent number of Engineering gives the
following particulars in regard to the new
Swedish smOkeleSs POWDER The exhaustive
and protracted experiments and tests which
have been carried out by the military
authorities in Sweden as to the production
of an efficient smokeleSs powder have been
crowned with great success and apyrlte, as
the new powder has been called, is consld-
cred to have several distinct advantages
above other known smokeess powders.
The guiding principles during these long
experiments we're the production OF smoke
less powder based upon highly nltrated Gel,
luIose, with low pressure of 22O0 to 300
atmospheres, and giving an initial velocity
of $50 to $50 meters, with no flame, slight
heating OF the rifle like ordinary, black
powder in appearance, and the products or
the combustion of which had an alcallc re-
action. Apyrite seems to possess all these
qualities, and is easy to manufacture.
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Talk about pawnbroker not having
any feelings" said the man as he twirled
little pair Of shoes on his fingers, why.
then, did let that woman have 80 cents on
her baby's shoeso l couldn't sell 'em for 10
cents. Look there, and there"
He showed broken place in the side OF
each little red shoe that had been worn SO
long they bore the exact shape of the little
foot
Look at these" he continued, as he took
down bundle from the shelves and not I'M.
gently opened it. "All the clothes her child
had. all it ever will have. for it's dead
more's the luck for it, poor thing"
clothes?"
"a quarter; but they are not worth il"
only quarter on the clothes and 5o
cents on the WORKOUT shoes? Why lid you
give so much for them ?"
"YQu tell IdQp't know, only that the
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Making Winter Short.

81 am fearful that we are going to have a
long aud very cold winter" suggested a
middle-ased man to the stranger that sat
beside him in a railway car on the Harlem
road. No response came from the stranger,
who wore tired look on his face and did
not appear to be sociable.
-" / say | am afraid we will have long
and very cold winter" repeated the sOciable
passenger.
{" Well, if that is worrying you" said the
other man, arouslng himself out of his
reyerie with a nervous jerk. lust go and
give somebody rromissory note for four
months for an amount larger than you can
hope to pay. Then you'll find that this
winter will pass away so quick that you
wont have chance to get cOd."-N. Y.
Times.