The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-09-20
CHfCAGOAGR


question.
CmCAGOAT
don't get out Of your system for several
days after you leave the city, aud then
IL comes away in chunks. We went to
visit about four miles west Of the lake
front quite beyond the'edgc Of the fac
factory district and there the trees were
dying IN midsummer. Tendcr.lcayed
trees like the catalpa and walnut were
withercd up and burnt black from the
poisonous gases. The past winter has
killed thousands Of trees, but that was
the case in Wiscons1 aud Iowa, where
the winter killed the hardest oaks, clms,
nut and fruit trees. The best air we
had was on the lake front when the
wind is off the water and at Lonwood,
q suburb Of South Chicago. II il named
after the residence built by the English
government for Napoleon Bopaparte on
the Island of ~ Helena, and is part Of the
high ridge that was formerly called Blue
Island. II n ten or twenty feet above
the marshes that separate il by several
miles from South Chicago, and is COW
cred with fine growth Of the Red OAK.
Originally Blue Island was covered with
the blue flowers Of the wild onion N the
spring, and hence It's name,
AFANflY REUNloN
took place at Iongwood, where were ~.
scmbled parents and children, grand.
parents aud grandchildren, sons.in.law
and daughters n.law unmarried daugh-
tcrs and enough little ones to stock u
kindergarten. There il one running
here the year around, with workshops
for boys and girls with Frobelan
training school that gathers young
women together from tie Gulf 10 Cali
iornia, where the Child Garden maga-
zinc il Published aud goes out to sew
enteen thousand American homes. At
the birthday dinner grandRthcr's sword
aud Spr ngheld rifles, oi the war Of the
Rebellion, were handled down - the
younger generations and will he
brought proudly 10 Oregon,
CmCAGu SCHOOLS
opened this " X and at each school
house floats lag from the liberty
pole ON the day 1t opens and every
day Of school Supt, Andrews, who lost
the presidency OF u New England coli
lcgc because oi his bimetallic views, il
in control, Economy is the rage. A
week has been cut Oft each end OF the
school year, School books are great
deal cheaper than la Oregon, II is a.
hard fact that all other hooks are the
same price in Oregon as elsewhere.
Here are u few prices 'p Chicago: lst
reader l3c, "a reader 25c, 3rd reader
30c, ith reader lic, elementary arith-
matte Sk', elementary geography sOc'
grammer school geography iOc, etc OF
course, no one but text book mon
opolist will say that Chicago would use
inferior textbooks, or that the schools
are inferior,
UbyrMC II0ur
for the city is furnished by the city
lighting plant. The suburban streets
are lighted 10y the old gas lamps
In some parts u l6 OF 81 candle /
power iucandescent is hung lrom the
trolley line poles, The arc-light plants I
have a capacity oi ~ dynamos of lCl !
arc.hghts, sOCO candle power each, aud
are operated 10y two shifts OF men-one
engineer, one oiler and two tremen, At
the Indiana avenue station mo- oiler is
employed, Olcourse, the cost of the
plant is a matter of using capital aud
any city ca0 ascertain what il costs 10
pat ina plant
ruE STREET oRApoRs
IRE regular feature of State street at
light, The finest retail section is heau-
i,ully paved, has no street cars, hacks
un on noiseless rubber tires, aud the
buildings arc brilliantly illuminated by
thousands of electric lights, Al places
.ags flash in the national colors. Al
there anhes of colorcd lights span the
treeL Al the Rothchud department
low corner there is a pillar of lights
'n stories hgh aud about eight
ot in diameter therc must h. ten .
lousand inoandeseents--a most inils,s.
Y spectacle. This street is thpong,d
ith thousands at night, Tho stores are
! closed but the orators open up early.
From eight O'clock to midnight, crowds !
e harangued on subjects Of all kinds y
: male and female speakers. More :
less enthusiasm prevails in proper ,
N a. the ability oi the speaker, We =
anl exploited the virtues II new inyeo. 4
AS patent medicines, anti-llehneN,