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The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20

name is taken up, inquiries are made
about you, and if you are deemed
worthy If the honor large card with
a eoronet on the top is sent to you.
The Inequalities Of Rideau hall are
not numerous. consisting of a few dinner
parties given tocabinet ministers, sen.
ators and members of parliament.
These dinners are formal affairs, and
the guests sit down about eight, but
the governors wife has her five o'clock
teas, to which come these who are not
of the political set She has also quiet
little dinner parties, charades and
sometimes dancing in the evening, but
the public never know anything about
them. Often, too, the vice-regal folk
some calm night, when the moon is
full, dress themselves in their blanket
suits, bind On their snowshoes and
start out across the fields and through
the woods, not returning till near mid
night. The other Rideau f0spitalities
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
PICTURESQUE STATIONS.
dow Pleasant Railroad Accommodation
influence the Public.

flow Pleasant Railroad Accommodations
influence the Public.
Railroads have proved themselves the
great ..ciyilizers" of this country, devel-
on;ng towns and cities before unknown,
disseminating knowledge of better
methods and new ideas, encouraging
advance and improvement, increasing
enormously the valuation of property,
and creating new business centers.
The foresight Of many railroad com
panies in controlling and reserving
1arpe tracts of land surrounding their
stations for parks and other future re-
onirements. at a small original cost.
has seldom failed to prove an excel
lent investment.
But few among the general public
are capable of judging of the merits of
q, railroad by it's road-bed and plant,
consequently nothing advertises a road
better than tasteful station buildings;
nothing helps to attract and build up
local traffic more quickly. At this
age of progress in railroad construction,
it is not only in the end the most eco
nomical, but throughout the most ad-
vantageous and best paying policy to
provide the most convenient and best
equipped stations for the public, regard
less of cost; considering also the ques-
tions of economic, efficient and practical
service as paramount.
No excuse should exempt railroad
company from being amenable to ''local
pride" any more than another good cit
izen. or permit the erection and main
tenance of buildings which are public
nuisance and disgrace. In many cases
"penny wise but pound foolish" poll
cy has been followed, in utilizing the
cheapest material and poorest construc-
ton, or the buildings as erected might
Justly be criticised as being Queen
Anne" in front, and MARY Ann" in the
rear, the exterior effect gained by ex-
pensive gingerbread" work, costing
more than if tastefully designed and
properly executed by some competent
architect. Until recently the excep-
tons to this statement have been few
and far between, as one will be fully
convinced who travels over the roads
extensively.
More important still, where the
buildings are badly designed and ar
ranged, the cost of maintenance and the
handling of traffic and passengers is
greatly increased at the expense of the
road, and the discomfort and annoy
ance of the public proportionately. 1t
has well been stated that ''every one
i1nagines that he can run a railroad,
edit newspaper, or design house,
while the few successful efforts are re-
corded, mention is never made of the
innumerable failures, but the buildings
too often speak for themselves. But
better counse1s and a broader policy are
to-day replacing these crude and errone-
GUS methods on the more advanced
xoads.--L. Gilbert, in Engineering Mag
azine. 50.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
HOW somE PEOPLE READ.
Several Authorities Claim That SInatter.
ing Is Better Than Depth.

Several Authorities Claim That Smatter-
ing Is Better Than Depth.
There is a great deal of truth in the
remark made by the dean of st. Paul's
in Morley hall, Hackney, while dis
tributing prizes to students of Lady
Holes Middle Glass school, that ''edu-
cation in these days is to great extent
superficial, a considerable portion of it
being acquired merely for show and i'm
mediate appearances rather than for
usefulness in life But, after all, this
wall is nothing new, comments the
London Telegraph. Did not the earl of
Chesterfield advise his son to devote
himself to the acquisition of literary
scraps, which he could quote in com
pany, and thus acquire the reputation
of well-read man at a small eXpendi-
ture of the midnight oil? And did not
the late Lord Neaves express the spirit
of the time in the query: whats the
use of knowing, unless others know
you know it?" This is an age of ''Ele-
giant Extracts" Everybody must have
q smattering of as nearly everything as
he can, and, after the manner of Dick
Swiveller, sprinkle his conversation
with quotations, like shopkeeper who
exposes all his stock in his window.
The reverend gentleman, however,
added that the education given at the
Lady Holes school was not of the
snowy kind now SO much prevalent, but
was of sort that fitted the girls for the
realities of life. Still the career of a
young lady is made none the less attrac-
tive by a little superficial educational
Oruamant
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20

waist is tied a long heavy-knitted scarf
of blue, crimson, scarlet or whatever
color the wearer prefers; on the head
somewhat like a Turkish cap, but there
is tassel attached to the top which
hangs down to the ear. The men wear
black stockings, knickerboclersa and buff
moccasins. The women also wear
moccasins A large number of the
guests take along their ssleds," drag
ging them through the grounds. The
guests gather, to the number of seven or
eight hundred, in the hollow below the
hall where the slides are situated. Near
at hand is the rink, lighted with torches,
where those who do not want to take
the plunge down the slides can enjoy
themselves. Near the slides huge FIRE is
built, from three to eight cords of wood
being piled in the form Of pyramid
Those who want to attend the sat
home" but who arc afraid to go down
the slides or not able to skate keep close
to the huge burning Pile and watch the
rest. There may not be breath Of air
moving, but the glass often shows the
mercury twenty degrees below zero; so
that those standing near the fire are
obliged to turn rapidly each portion of
the body toward the heat to keep from
freezing. Torches are stuck here and
there among the trees and when puff
OF wind moves the flame the shadows
OF the pines and spruce dance upon the
snow like huge fantastic COLLINS.
Each toboggan slide is sort Of
jacobs ladder, where people are con-
stanTfy ascending and descending The
climb is tiresone and tedious, and
while one long row Of people are
going UP. the "swisn,r ''swish" of
ths descending toboggans can be
hsaga with a fey seconds Between each
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sound. The head of the slide is smal
and there is not even standing room fts
all who are waiting for their turn t
go down. The track is simply mar
row, lev trough, with snow walls o.
either side, and there are two rows OF
Chinese, lanterns to light the steersman
through his swift voyage. An expert
4tobogganer will take two or three ladies
upon his vehicle, putting them in front.
while he throws himself down, ex
tending one foot behind to steer with.
The faintest touch of his moccasined
toe, properly made, steers the toboggan
with precision. / have taken certain
young ladies down these Sides and as
it was the first time that they ever had
a toboggan ride asked them how they
liked it. SIT was just divine" they as
sured me, but they were fibbing. The
truth is when one first plunges almost
sheer down as if shot from cannon,
the sensation is that your heart and
entire inner economy are coming
up your throat, your eyes swim and
your brain reels. The first experience
is not "divine;'' it is hideous. But the
mad exhilaration of it soon enters your
veins, and presently there is for you in
all the world no outside sport like the
toboggan. There a.te some accidents in
these ice 'troughs. have seen very
pretty girl have her cheek torn open be-
cause the clumsy steersman ran into a
returning tobogganer. once saw two
senators from the lumber districts, who
had been threatening for years to take
"a plunge down." They both sat up
right on the toboggan, and one of them
said: ''Let her go!' Then there was a
puff Of powdered ice down the track,
and two black objects rolling down
after an empty sled. They were cut
and bruised and left the grounds by the
back gate. Tobogganing begins to
slacken at eleven; then the guests go to
the refectory, where they get supper
with claret cup, champagne or some
other wine, which is served by attend
ants in livery.
The state ball, however, is the great
social event of the year, and in Lord
Dufferin's time about 700 persons were
invited to it; but the number was less
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20

consist OF card for the sat homes"
and one for the state ball. The former
card announces that her excellency will
be at home two evenings in the week
from nine to twelve o'clock and the
word "tobogganing' is printed on the
lower right hand corner.
The present governor general, Lord
Stanley, of Preston, was appointed on
the departure of Lord Lansdowne, who
is now viceroy of India. Lady Stanley,a
very kindly and motherly-looking wom-
an, bids fair to become as popular among
the Ottawa folks as Lady Dufferin was
She has already established the Lady
Stanley institute of trained nurses"
which has done noble service in provid-
ing skilled nurses in the capital, city
where there is nearly always small
pox. She likes dark dresses, but in
winter she is muffied from head to foot
in seal or other fur. There is no other
such patron of concerts, bazars and all
kinds of charitable work as she, and
she drives to every profession" held
at either convent, where she is lavish
in her iberality. As for Lord Stanley,
he is somewhat of an athlete, a noted
pedestrian and of sturdy build. He has
dark hair and beard, a genial face and
is nearly always seen with a cigarette
between his lips, which he inhales af-
ter the manner Of those known in the
United States as cigarette fends."
There is nothing that know more
picturesque than toboggan party at
night on the Hall grounds. About nine
o'clock the guests begin to arrive,
dragging their toboggans, every one,
man and woman, clad in blanket suit
Some of the costumes are made of
white blanketing with the blue stripes
near the edges, others are navy blue or
myrtle green piped with scarlet, Grim
son or maroon, and some are light
blue or tawny brown. Around the
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20

and pretty, and many Of these girls go
home engaged to some good catch"
The daughters Of the ''nouveaux riches"
are on the alert for men of title, or for
',youngerJ sons'' who can give them
- social position in England. and
they obtain cards for the state
BaIs and the lat homes" of
her excellency, through the infur
ence Of cabinet ministers, senators and
members of parliament. A snobbish
young doctor on lawyer. who puts his
professional card in his window, Is
more overjoyed to receive card with a
coronet on it than to receive fifty pa
tients or as many clients, for If 1t is
known that he does not go to the hall
he will fail to secure much of the pat
ronage worth having. | shall never
forget nay own experience on nay first
visit to Ottawa. / met party OF young
men employed in the civil service, and
while we were smoking ono Of them
asked me If I had card for Rideaa
hall ! said no, not explaining that |
had not called and that neither the
governor nor any of his aids knew that
was La Chc C6PiCoA' Doo AANDAe ~
sooner said mo" than their demeanor
changed toward nae; they became less
cordial and confidential, and saw ons
of them scrutinizing my boots and nay
linen. As we parted, two of them gave
me the tips Of their fingers. and while
they did so, looked at somebody else.
A little while afterward, when it came
to their ears that was In confidential
relations witt, their exce1lencies and
was designated to write a book On their
social and political administration, they
endeavored to resume their elusive
ness. but ] never smoked with them
again. They were young gentlemen
from small country places. but they
were very definite types of a good
many of the swells in the Ottawa civil
service. Yet society there is by no
means made up entirely of persons like
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
GETAWAYS 400"
The Social seasoll as fla,NE Il. in
Full Blast.
Those who fail to Receive Card to the
Hall Are Not "In It"-An Experience
witt, a Party of Very Elusive
Young Men.
TcopyR1GHr, 1892. !

With the reassembling of parliament
in February the families comprising
what is known as the first set" begin
to return to Ottawa, the Canadian cap
ital.
have chosen to describe social life
at Ottawa because it is the city where
the viceroy and his family and all the
high officials Of Canada reside.
The governor general, or more prop
erly the viceroy, lives in Rideau hall,
an old fashioned but picturesque man
sion built of gray-blue limestone. A
short distance away the Rideau river
goes rushing and roaring by. but early
in December it's thunders are hushed,
for it ia covered with coat of ice thick
enough to bear an army. The hall is
set Ii, the heart of grove of frs, spruce
ard Pine, that with their deep green
show defiance in winter to the snow
that covers all the land as If with a
shroud.
The season at Ottawa may be said to
begin with the winter. for then there
can be snow-shoeing parties, skating on
the canal at Rideau river and the pri-
yate rinks, and, what the Canadian
loves above all, tobogganing. Every
fine night when the frost is keen and
the snow hard toboggans go swishing
down Thousand hills, but nowhere is
this sport more celebrating than down
the steep artificial slides that stand Just
below Rideau hall.
II is the ambition Of every one with
social aspirations who either visits
the capital or lives there to visit Rideau
hall Anybody who does not receive a
card for Rideau hall is not considered
in society and is looked down upon by
those who are invited. When the sea-
son has begun people come there from
the most distant extremes OF the coun-
try. some from British Columbia and
others from Halifax. Parents bring
their daughters, IL they are attractive
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20

cool evergreen hills. Here and there is
a government preserve, and perhaps
tho best salmon fishing in the world.
Princess Louise once killed a salmon
there weighing twenty-five pounds,
ard when it reached the queen it
was the wonder of all the courtiers.
Lady Stanley also throws the Jack
Scott and dusty miller, but she is
more ti1nid fsherwoman than Prin-
cess Louise. After the fishing season
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
Cocoanut Butter.

This comparatively new product was
at first said to be prepared from the
milk of the cocoanuts, but as matter
of fact it is produced from the cocoanut
oil, by treatment with alcohol and ami
NAL charcoal, which removes the ram
cid flavor and makes the butter white
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
IL NJ e NJ s..

100 dozen Huck Towels, 21x45
at IL 1.2c
so dozen Heavy Damask Towels,
knotted fringe, 22x52, at Zoe
Two big bargains.)
1 lot Twilled Crash. 3 lie
1 lot Glass T0weling, 6 Lac
ing. Toe
1 LOT superior Glass ToWeIing, 12 1.2c
/ lot lie Huck TOWelling, ~ Lee
lot Half BIeached Table DAM
ask, Zoe
| lot Half Bleached Table DAM
ask, 81 Lee
1 lot Half Bieached Table DAM
ask, QUO
All extra bargains.
Fine Bleached Damask. soc, 75c,
$1.OO, $1.5O, $1.75, $500.
Superior styles and quality.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20

&hess. fer yos fad dignity and self-re'
spaet ssracfg a large naEaber who take a
3iee-regM Invitation as a matter OF
Geanss.
Tia first step TO talsc @on visiting OF
tawa, if yes wish to be invited TO
RideaN hall, is to SO aad leave cards for
the governor general and his wife, and
twill ls gsea policy ;aa4ls9 to leave one
Ter each 81 the a5&s de camp. f9uF
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
A Mine OF Salt.

At Lyons, Kan, nearly five hundred
feet below the surface of the prairies, is
an exhaustible deposit of rich salt, the
drills having penetrated it to the depth
of about four hundred feet. The salt is
almost pure, and is removed by quarry
ing
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20

ay,.r me vice royalties return tor til
,,mainder of the summer to Quebec
siding in the citaetsl in upper tow
til, a stones throw of where fe,.
tha two leroes idolized in Canadian
tory. wolfe and Non calm, the one the
looSsr If the French, the other the
E1gl;sb hero. EDMUND COLLINS.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20

In these days of disappointments it is a graft
fication to know that one can buy bottle OF
Salvation Oil for only 20 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
BLEACHED COTTON.
case Fruit, A., short lengths Lee
BROWN COTT0Ns.

BROWN COTTONS.
1 bale Remnants, % in, Lee
Several bales Best Standard Makes
of Brown COttOns at WhOle-
sale prices.
bale Lockwood A Remnants, SC
1 bale Lockwood 9-S Remnants, &c
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20

OUTING FLANNEL.
1 case Short Length, 6 Lee
In gray and brown mixtures. Regular
1Oc quality.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
WHITE WOOL FLANNEL.
10 pieces superior quality at 25c

WHITE CROCHET QUILTS.
1 case at only So 5sc
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
NiISCELLAN EOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

So rssns the old adagc.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-06-18
FIGURING ON THE RESULT.

New York, June ia national
delegate from Hills midwinter con-
vention who kept a careful roll of
the delegates to the Democratic
National convention as chosen, finds
the result to be follows: Total
number of delegates, S9S; necessary
to choice under the two-thirds
rule, 500. Cleveland mas 453, Hill
1856, Palmer 43, Carlisle 35 and
Boies rs. If the delegations vote
as unit, Cleveland would receive
SIT votes, and Hill 215. In this
event the vote of either Kentucky,
Iowa or Illinois would nominate
Cleveland unless South Carolina
and Virginia should cast forty two
votes for Hill. The Hill men fig
ure that if Cleveland is not nom
mated on the first or second ballot
his chances will be destroyed.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-06-18
The Magic City Co.
GEO. REED, MANAGER.

This Co. is here for the pur-
pose Of doing regular real es-
tate business, and respectfully
solicits your patronage.
We have for sale the Town
Co. property. Buy before the
railroad comes and trebles and
quadruples values. Parties con-
templating purchasing make a
great mistake by putting it off
property can never be cheap
er, and another railroad means
a second Denver.
If you wish to buy property
we can find just what you want.
If you have outside property
to trade for city property, or
Ulce versa, let US know and
we will try to get you a salts
factory bargain.
Come and list the property
you have for sale with US. Tell
us Of any desirable public land
so we may locate some good
fellow there to help build up
the country. If you know of
good quarry or "fnd' or vein
Of any kind, tell us, and if you
can, bring specimens. If you
don't know what it is we will
find out for you.
In fact, ''pointers" of any
kind will be very acceptable.
Drop into our Office, over the
bank, and have Il talk with US.
We will be pleased to see you
and treat you well.
We have some magnificent
bargains in residence and bus
mess property.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-06-18
THE SILVER PLANK,

The Salt Lake Tribune thus
comments upon the silver plank in
the republicans platform recently
adopted at Minneapolis:
The COMMUNICATION of the pro-
prosed international monetary con-
ference is timely anG wise, and
so in a general way is the tenor of
the whole resolution on the cur
rency question. But as applied to
silver, it is framed so as to afford
no promise. 1t in fact contem-
plates no relief silver; no lift
ing of the burden Of the people,
save in such hope as may be had in
the monetary conference. If that
hope should fail, then nothing is to
be done. We submit that this is
not a satisfactory solution Of the
question. 1t isn't worthy of a
great party. The question is not
so much what the party may hope
somebody else will do on the silver
question, as what it proposes to do
itself And the answer is, that for
itself it proposes nothing for silver,
but puts forth the old platitude
of desirability Of a dollar, whether
of gold, silver or paper, being of
equal value. That is a matter of
course. and was not in question;
but the question is, why shall the
money Of the constitution and of
all the ages not be coined? To
that no answer is given. The plat
form is failure in vital points.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-06-18

The L. p. railroad has granted one
fare for round trip to parties attending
any of the great conventions, tickets on
sale as follows: Republican national
convention tickets sold on June 10Th
and 10Th inclusive, with final return
limit July 9th. Not good returning
before June "a National peoples con-
yention-tickets on sale June 2Sth and
10Th, good returning to July 18th. Get
particulars at the depot.
The M. b. Gwinn Mer. Co. are now
carrying the finset line of choice grocer
les in the city. When it comes to the
best, we are strictly in it.
Why not buy your goods where you
can get what you want, and where there
is a guarantee of excellence in quality =:
Try the "Finest.''
Alex. Hoover and his furniture store
are still on Front Street. He has g
large and Well-selected stock.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-06-18

Three places are to be filled on the
national committee; two caused by
death and one by resignation since
the last meeting. c. A. Broadwater
OF Montana, and General John S.
Barbour, of Virginia, died, while S.
A. Estel, of Georgia, resigned. The
socalled Hill big Four" Richard
Crocker, Boss Mclaughlin, Edward
Murphy and Lieutenant Governor
Sheehan, arrive tomorrow. The
probabilities are that the entire op-
position to Cleveland will be COM
bined and directed by the Hill men
who, when convinced that there is
no possible chance for their man,
will center upon a dark horse.
The indications are that Clevo-
lands opponents will assist Dan
Voorhees,, of Indiana, in making
trouble for Governor Gray in his
probable capacity Of yice-presiden-
,ial candidate with Cleveland, he
being great pillar of strength in
the Cleveland column.
The position which the Illinois
delegation is to occupy is still I'M
certain. Since the state conven-
ton, it has come to public knowl-
edge that the friends of Colonel
William r. Morrison. by skillful
management, have succeeded in
securing control of the delegation,
and the question now is whether
Cleveland, Palmer or Morrison, is
to have theirs Import despite their
instructions.
J. J. Malcomb, of Tacoma,
reached here today. Although not
a delegate, he is an advance rep
resentative Of the Washington del.
egation. Malcomb says Washing.
ton, Montana, and the Coast states,
SO far as he knows, are for Cleve
| land.
John G. Kay, delegate from Califor
MIA, does not know the views Of his
colleagues, but thinks Cleveland
will be nominated.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-06-18

miles below the levee" While 1t
is admitted that it would have pro-
tected the roads and bridges to
some extent, and, perhaps some
ranches, still there are some
ranches and bitches, including our
own, that would have received no
benefit therefrom. Some of our
ranches border on the main chan
mel of the river and all the water
diverted from the main channel at
the levee would pass through sew
eral large sloughs south of our
ranches and thereby lower the
water in the main channel which
flows by them. We desire no
credit for something we have not
done, neither do we think we de-
serve censure for not working on the
Dorman levee.
L. D. POTTER,
[. N. PAINTER,
n ROJAND