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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

and the pearl fishing industry OF the United
states is likely ere long TO he thing OF
the past.
The reasons for this are manifold, or
late years the demands on the clam nave
been more than It could stand In addition
to it's prize package" manner Of yielding
up pearls the shell OF the bivave Itself is
Of value During the past year twenty-five
factories for the conversion Of clam shells
into pearl buttons have been erected at
Muscatine Iowa. This now makes nifty
one in this town alone. in which the clam
shell is made into articles Of commercinl
value.
Early in the year shiploads OF clam shells
began to he exported, and his has been
the means OF disposing OF whatever surplus
yield there might be, and has also raised
the price so that now pearl fishers are not
obliged to graphic all day for nothing In
the hope Of bringing up q prize bivalve.
These shells bring from S12 to SIS per ton
and can readily be sold to harges In wnicn
they are taken from the pearl-nsning re-
gions TO the factories.
Two years ago the Black river In Arkan-
sas was the greatest pearlyielding river in
the United States, but its thirty miles OF
sandbars were worked by such an indus
trious gang of fortune hunters that nearly
every clam was removed from It's bottom
In less than nine months. Flushed with
their success, these hunters then swarmed
out on the Mississippi In this river the
pearls are scarce and not so valuable ana
not much was done In the way of getting
rich until a very valuable pearl was found
In the White river in Arkansas.
Thither hurried the pearl fishers. All
the past season they have been graphing
for clans there until now, as the season
closes. few CLANS are left on the sandbars.
a few months or six weeks more on tnis
river viii clean It 90 entirely, ana per-
haps forever, OF peari-bearins bivalves.
The most promising held Is the Cum0er'
land river in Kentucky. Here the pearls
are very valuable but very scarce, and
Il is doubtful II It viii be worked to any
extent. When this river is dragged clean
S,hstever domestic pearls there are ier'
must come from the Mississippi, and these
are so poor and so scarce that nshlng Tor
them can hardly be called an industry
The Arkansas pearls have been OF a par
ticularly nne quality. some Of them far ex'
ceiling the Oriental pearl, and pearl dealers
IN the United states unti their saw the
beginning OF the end, have been happy
Now, however, In view or the fact that
pearls are rapidly becoming more popular
and promise in the future to be the rival
of the diamond, jewelers. will be much ar
I foctcl when the domestic pearl has be
/ come rare article.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

general class Of ''watchmen, policemen and
detectives"
There are no women street car drivers
though there are two women "motermen'
and thirteen women conductors.
They have not as yet taken up the en-
ployment Of telegraph and telephone Zine
men yet 2255O Of them are operators for
these companies.
There are no women apprentices and help.
ers among the roofers and skaters, yet two
women are returned as engaged in these
empoyments.
There are 1913 women plumbers, 45 plas.
terers 1877 brick ard stone masous. 241
paperhangers 1850 painters and glaciers
aud 90 women carpenters and iolners
No women are returned as helpers to
steam boilermakers, but eight women work
at this industry MS full mechanics. There
are 1913 women blacksmlths, 81 machinists
1870 women workers In Iron and steel. $50
In brass aud l1I5 women workers in tin
Among the unusual empoyments for
women. are 100 workers as 'lumbermen
| and rafstmeu," 113 woodchoppers, 373 saw
mill employees, 40 bartenders, 2os6 saloon.
keepers, 904 "draymen" ana teamsters 1923
undertakers, 143 stonecutters. SO quarry
men, 65 whitewashers. II well borers and
III stationary engineers and hremen.
Following are the large employments for
won en-; Servants, 1,2S3,763 agricultural
laborers 63,2o9; farmers and planters.
So7 7O6; dressmakers, 344,794; aundresses.
5,2s2; trades, 327,6l4; textile workers.
2I79T2 There are 1878 women clergymon.
1o4l architects. 7s6 dentists, 2l0S journal.
lists, 1910 lawyers, 1887 physicians and IA
women veterinary surgeons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
UMIQUEHOSPTTAL FOR HARVARD
The NerU SlLnan Intnaary and the Important Part It
VIII Take in College Life.

Cambridge, Mass. November 0-As the
latest step in its methods Of looking after
the health Of the so.called typical Har-
ward man" Harvard university has just
opened a new hosptal-an Institution that
looks ut FIRST glance like a side light on
the football season. but is In reality an i'm
portant addition to a plan of medical su-
pervlsion that primarily has nothing what
ever 70 do with the knights Of the gridiron.
The stillman innrmary of Harvard uni
yersity, 90 give the new institution the dig
nifty OF Its full title. is even more than
local institution in that It is the visible
sign and token OF a medical and hygienio
side Of college life that has come Into
being, during the past decade, in practical
~ all the American centers OF education.
1t so happens, however, through a gift
made about a year ago by Mr. James still
man OF New York, that the crimson waves
for the time being over the finest hospital
building yet devoted exclusively to college
students. This new building is a perfect
example OF the best modern hospital con
struction. To the peace Of mind of fathers
and mothers It means more, probably, than
any other structure that has recently gone
up Mt Harvard, even In the present period
Of constant architectural growth.
But do all fathers and mothers know that
the modern university looks after the
coughs, colds, and incipient illnesses OF It's
undergraduates quite as conscientlously as
after their education? Such. however, Is
the condition that has grown out OF the
rapid increase In the number Of students
attending various American institutions
during the past decade; not because col
iege life has become more unhealthful in
that period, but because the total number
OF college men has so greatly increased in
numbers that the proportionate increase OF
individual cases OF illness.-usunlly ten.
porary and unimportant II taken IN hand In
due season--has become an important prob
lem In university management. Nearly all
the colleges have adopted their own sys,
tens OF medical supervision, although the
medical adviser, as the head OF the local
system at Harvard is called, is still com
paratiyely new person IN the college direc
tories. That he is already a popular n.
web as an important person, however, may
be Judged from the number Of students who
voluntarily seek his services sometimes
here at Harvard, thirty day, exclusive
OF those who call during bis regular offic'
hours In one Of the old dormltories.
VALUE OF A HOSPITAL
But. as the Harvard medical adviser 0
college doctor. would himself have told
you before the new stillmau lnannary be
came part Of the university Il is one THU
TO have medical supervision without a hos
pital and quite another to have It Will
one advice IS good thing in itself--as
for example, IN the case Of student eS
hibiting symptoms OF typhoid but not il
enough 20 be actually ordered away FOL
hospital trentment-but very much bette
when ons can suggest convenient way q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
The Doukhobors and
Their Strange Beliefs.

Hardly since the days Of the Crusades
has stranger demonstration been made,
prompted by religious beliefs. than that
now being made In Manitoba by the Douk.
hobors, a oommunisdc people who emlgrat.
ed from Russia TO Canada to escape re.
ligious and civil persecution.
The word Doukhobor signifies "spirit
wrestler" and has been in use in Russia
since 1875. At that time those members
Of the Greek church who objected to the
use OF Icons, a term used In the Greek
church to Indicate a representation OF
Christ, an angel or saint In painting
relief, mosaic or other form, were called
'lconobors," or image wrestlers. In a
similar manner arose the term do Koho.
bor,' or spirit wrestler, to Indicate those
churchmen who refused to accept the com
mon belief In the Holy Spirit.
The Doukhobors In Russia did not con.
slider themselves as subjects Of the car
nut mad their own religion, customs and
ruler, fact which naturally stirred up
strong feeling against them on the part OF
the government officials Their leader was
sent into exile in Siberia, but he has con
tinued to exert an influence upon his
strange followers
Though the sect made only a passive re.
sistance, there was persistent opposition TO
them by the government during the wears
from 1895 to 1893, during which the pouk.
hooors refused TO alter their Ideas or 10
submit TO enforced service In the Russian
army.
AS is frequently the case, persecution
only aggravated the strange beliefs nno
strengthened them in the minds Of sus.
ceptible fanatics To their other tenets
they added that of vegetarianism.
In 1893 the Doukhobors left Russia. emf
grating to Canada, where they were gladly
received by Dominion officials and citi.
zens, who considered them as having heen
heedlessly prosecuted at home and ns r..
curing only civil and religious liberty
10 make good citizens. They settled In the
western part of Canada and set Industrious.
" TO work establishing homes and raising
crops Now, however, they have gone of
on new tack. They have never been nron.
asandists, but the idea seems to have lateiv
possessed them that they are called 10 con-
vert the world to their belief
Communistic Ideas soon develoned a,ter
the Doukhohors came to America tbo,,,h
they appear 70 have been held IN varv,ng
degrees In some instances many tsn,iuas
were almost entirely communicate In co.,,
particuiar' while In others they were quite
| distinct, fu''s
me tenet OF vegetarlanlsm has not been
ciosely adhered to by all Doukhobors IN
canada and they have in many instances
eaten literally Of ash and aesh. lately
however new awakening, OF the shirt
OF professionalism against the beliefs az the
Greek church has caused the Doukbohors
10 consider that they are called 10 convert
.ne world to their precepts. The commun.
istie IDEA has been extended until II Il NOV,
nelo 70 De sinful to kill any animal. To saw
4 H0'n'ns Of eating It's nsSh, the idea being
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| that a brotherhood exists between GEE
and men. The use Il domestic snlni
for work has been abandoned and as
left to rot in the fields. Beasts Of olA
have been set free, clothes made o. WI
have been discarded for cotton garnsl
and, gaunt and ill-clad, 1000 DouAl'',
have started out looking for Jesus z
with the hope of converting the vera
The Doukhobors started first fof ~
town, which place they reached al's' \.
eral days marching and camping "
along the roads and In fields. Men W
and children, some OF them mere 'ai'''
took up the march. Some SICK person y
borne In filters, and all In oil the "
sion presented a strange appearances
Doukhobors have discarded leainei -
! aud shoes, because made from the ~
animals, and have either been mAl'DD'
their bare feet or wearing rubber suO's i.
One correspondent to a CaDsoiaa RI
relates that settler offered ~ 4
milk to a weak and pallld BABY ap- (,
the mother spilled the milk to pre,s.' I
child from drinking it, as 1t came w
animal. 80
Canadian officials and citlEen' VI
that the fanatics would die from ~ M
to the cold weather aud they a'' ',.
locked up all the women and Gnu !,
Yorktown. The men, however, W.
deferred from going ahead WIN 'u'D n
sion, and they have started i'O W. N
town for Winnipeg, a distance o. ~ n
The Canadian officials, while =. M
tate about interfering with FensiOs.
are constrained TO prevent deatH - a \
fering. Just what shall be done ~. VI !,
army Of fanatics Tho refuse 10 W. ~, /
purpose to wander aimlessly 49, s
world is a problem. ManitoOa ~, III
want them, neither does any oIps . N
dian province, and the United s'a's' 4, +.
does not care for Immigrants wy
and will not earn their own SUPP. "a
Manitoba can not allow the p0.
to starve and freeze and II loOA' ors,,
proposition Of caring for these ,IsIay
who three years ago gave ever! 'al,s 4
J OF making good and thrifty aaos
zens will devolve this winter
Manitoba government.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

San Francisco Call
The supreme court OF the state Of Wash.
ington, in decision handed down octo.
Der %, decides that japanese can nor
become citizen Of the United States The
point came up directly in the matter of
the admission OF young Japanese LAWYER
TO the bur Of the State Takuji Yanlas.
hita Of Seattle passed oreditable ax.
animation for admission to the bar last
May, but the law making citizenship a
qualification Tor admission TO the bar Of
the State Is very plain and is uudisputed
The main point in the case. which WINS nra.
scented to the supreme court IN the form ~
briefs, was whether a native OF Japan
could become citizen OF the TrnIteJ
States, whether the superior court ~
Pierce county acted within It's Jurisdiction
IN granting naturalization paper TO Yamns
hita' The decision on this point covers n
matter on which It is said there is NO re.
cent decision by any court. The surname
court holds that the superior court ~
Pierce county icted without Jurisdiction IN
that matter OF admitting Yamasblt, sna
that the Japanese can not be admitted -
the bar because he is not citizen ~ inc
United States
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
Pearls Disappearing.

A business that once made fortunes Tor
many southwesterners is being rapidly
played ont through perfectly natural
causes. The pearlbearing clans, formerly
extremely plentiful IN the sandoars Of the
Arkansas and the mississippi river are
now disappearing at such a rapid rate that
the species may become entirely extinct
there within the next two or three years.
Possibly pew fields may be discovered, bu,
that seems very improbable a. present.,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
The Freight Rate for A'tT''''

The Freight Rate for Ani''
Philadelphia Press. ..t,us 2
President ]. j. Hiii. In atA. M J
freight rate for anthracite. Ia' 4, y
finger on the weakest polnt y ,,0s Z
ogement Of the anthraelte.ca i,.s * y
roads. Anthracite averages , tnlu n .
Of bituminous. BY a famin" IA "a
justices a higher rate, II Is eai ~ ~
shorter haul, and in genera M y
haul from a poncompetitlye ,Sa 2
It can not by law be hisns. ,,oa ~
longer haul IN the same dlrs s,sn W
competitive point Is often a. X nsl
railroad rates are not deaose 4 9
but by demand and compeu''s y spsbr,
what higher per ton mile rs's ,Sersisst
than on bituminous wouiv been =
reasonable; but anthracite h ,nous eps y
IN the same train as bitnin.Vysus w.
per ton mile rate four tim
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women gnaanlna in Al calIlnas.

Mahin's Magazine.
Women workers are invading every line
Of employment. The census OF 1900 makes
returns for sos separate occupations, and
IN only eight OF these do women workers
fail 70 appear.
None viii be surprised that there are no
women among the soldiers, sailors aud ma
rines OF the United States government yet
there are 1853 women employed as boat.
men" and sailors
Women have not yet Invaded the ranks
Of the city Ore departments, sviil not less
than $40 wemen are returned In the same
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
Pertinent Oneru

Chicago News.
candidate-Go9d morning, Mr.. HayrIr !
am candidate for the legislature ana
would like 10 have your support.
HayriN~What's the mstterl Has ron,
wife got tired Nv supportin yewf
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IN 1852
New Yorn sun. N ls0.

New YORK sun.
He-Is she good eookq
shs-Lovslyi sha russ just ,ss 18th,
amount Of hot water en- the prepared so sS'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-03
PROFESSOR KlLLsMoFrskL

Professor Killemoffsh had but one su-
preme delight,
Which Was TO find some certain way In
which 70 win fight.
He cruistd right round that thought until
he mAde a gun so great
And powerful that It could sink q navy
while you walt.
And when hs had that gun complsts % Il
wouiC s1rd a shot
Right through IN armored vessels side and
-stnk II on the spot.
He set himself about II Just as firmly TO
create
A warship made Of stun no gun could ever
penetrate.
And finally he built a boat, and did his
work so well
That gun Of his could never drill window
through It's shell.
Its sides were some new kind Of steel so
tough and irm and stout
That all the guns in Christendom could
never knock II out
And yet he was not satisfied. but studied
day and night;
He lunched on sm0keless powder and he
dlned on dynamite.
The fierce expression on his face was proof
beyond doubt
That there were other problems still for
him TO figure out.
He went away OF by himself and built a
secret mill,
Twas "ffteen miles from nowhere" and
he eamped right there until
He found a new explosive 30 all-powerful
and fierce
That It could send a shell through steel no
other shot could pierce.
He still kept on inventing; every gun he
made would shoot
Ten times as far as all the rest and twice
as straight TO boot.
Until at last. he made a gun that shot so
far, alAckl
The ball went clear around the world and
hit him In the back.
But maybe It was for the best. for. had he
lived. full soon
He must have made gun with which to
shoot away the moon
And Venus. Saturn. Mercury, and Jupiter
and Mars.
And on and on and on until he shot out all
the stars.
Nixon Waterman. in Saturday Evening
Post.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-03
Tbro' Train Southeast.
Northern Pacific
Burlington Route.

The ST. Louis Special, the through ex-
press of the Northern Pacific and Bur
lington railroads from the No'ih Sest to
the Southeast, changed time on May T..
The trans.continenta service ia materl-
ally benefited, as connections Tor the
East and South are now made with
morning trains out of st. Louis and
Chicago.
The st. Louis Special now leaves
Portland, at S;25 a. M; Tacoms, 5:4O
p. m ; Seattle, 3 80 p. m; sPokant
6 :55 a. m. Helena, 1918 p M bil.
ing9, 7 .0O a; N.
The new card il more convenient to
most cities in the Nor;hwes'. The
train now carries standard sleeper
tourist sleeper, dining car, chair car
coach, and haega-e car. Portland tC
Kansas City without change, also free
reclining chair car, Portland TO 1t
Louis. 1t remains the great TlHE
SAVER. as well a. the only througl
train between the Northwest and lh'
Southeast.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-03
"THE MILWAUKEE,"

A familiar name for the Chicago, Mi.
waukee & st. Paul Railway, known all
over the Union as the Great Railway
running the Pioneer Limited" trains
every day and night between ST. Paul
and Chicago, and Omaha and Chicago,
The only perfect trains in the world.
Understand: Connections are made
with All Transcontinental Lines, assur-
ing to passengers the best service known
Luxurious coaches, electric lights, steam
heat, Of a verify equalled by no other
line.
See that your ticket reads via "The
Milwaukee" when going to any point in
the United States or Canada. All tick
ct agents sell them.
For rates, pamphlets or other inioT-
nation, address,
j. W. CASEY, G. J. EDDY,
Trav. Pass Agt General Agent,
SEATTLE, WASH. PORTLAND, Or.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-03
Reduced Rates to the East

Those contemplating an eastern
trip will hc Interested to know that
there will shortly hc ON sale greatly
reduced rate tickets in connection
with the Rio Gwndc system, the fam
Gus Genie Line Of The World.
This line offers its passengers u
most delightful and comfortable jour.
ucy TO all eastern points
Il is the only tnuscontineutal line
passing directly through picturesque
salt Lake City "Thc City Of The
Saints, 80 beautiful Glenwood Springs,
Lcadvillc, Pueblo, Colorado Springs
lwhorc side trip may be made to the
Garden OF the Gods and the summit
of Pixies Peak over the cog.wheel
milroadl, and Denver the queen city
of the inter-momtain region. Stop
overs are allowed ON all classes OF
tickets
Thrive daily express trains make
close connections with all trains east
aud west and afford choice of five
distinct routes of travel She equip
mont Of these trains is the hest. in
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-03
He Did Not
Come Back.
a Scar story fpon the wiids
Of psnnsyivanis.

"kTOW who'd ever "a thunk that
INA bear would a come back so
tremendous quick as that un did,
arter the dose o. buckshot that 1
socked into him2" said Siker SiOcum,
who, with his twin brother Charles,
lived on little clearing beyond Ber-
rylot Hill Barren, near the head wa
ters of Bear creek. Pennsylvania.
who'd ever thunk it?" repeat
ed Sizer, who had come In with a
load OF baskets.
~ don't know. Size" said Sim Bow
srS, the storekeeper who buys the
slocum baskets. What was there
about it7'"
Tut" exclaimed Sizer. "IIain't II
got down here yt. about that bonr?"
"Guess not, Size" replied Bowers.
well, y jocksl" said the basket
maker. That's tremendous queer.
Why,it wns way back In corn shock
in time when II come TO pass about
that bear, Simeon.
me an Charles had jos cut that
he'u corn hh shocheu " up ny IN
gettin' at II arter awhile an huskin
OF II out, Next day arter we got that
corn shocked up. says TO Charles;
Charles, says, our apple crop
amt prophosyin' a very cheerin' win
ter | says
"'No, II amt says Charles. IT
won't squeeze out more'n two barls
o cider. II II does that, said he.
An you Know yourself Simeon.
that only two barls o cider to
winter over on amt no oheerin' pros
poet.
Hut, anyhow, Charles ! says. I'll
go down to the orchard an get the
crop together for squeeIin'. An
says, an chop out some saddles for
sphntin' baskets.
An went To the orchard an
Charles went TO the swalo. hadn't
been gatherin' apples mors'n little
while when along comes Dan1 swart
that lives at the foot o. Bsrrylot,
Hullo. Size he says. Good
mornin'. | 500 you've got your corn
cut an shocked. you an Charles,
he says.
Yes | says.
We'll says he, you didn't hire
no bear to unshoek IL an husk II for
you. did your says he.
well, scarcely | says.
"'Didnt your says DnnI. Well.
there's bear In your held h-doin'
Of II, as busy as bees. A tremen-
dous big one, tool says ho.
Then DNnl cluckod To his hoss an
rid on. | run to the house, got the
gun, an started for the cornfield to
shoot at the bear.
"Whcn got In that field. Sim
con. an see that bear a-cavortin'
'mongst the corn shocks I'd "a give
nine dollars fer u government can
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-03
BRIGHT'S DISEASE

The largest sum ever paid Tor a prs.
scriptlon, changed hands IN San Fran.
cisco, AuS. 30, 1901 The transfer in.
volved IN coin and stock $lI2 800 on srd
was pad by a p3riv Of business men ior
aspecihc Tor BrEhrs Disease and D,,.
oeie', hitherto incurable diseases.
hey commenced the serious inv,s,i
CATION OF the specific Nov. Is. ,o00
They interviewed scores OF III. cn,sl
ami tried 1t out on its merits bv putiing
over three dozen eases on the trestmsn,
and watching them. They also sot nv
slclans to name chronic, incufahIe cases
aud administered it With the phvs,r;sns
Tor Judges. Up to Aug. %. 81 Der cent
oi the test cases were either Vel or
progressing iavorably.
There being but thirteen per cen, ~
"a S'lnres the parties we're satisfied and
closed the Transaction. The pro, s.edinss
o. Tie investigating committee and the
CT nisal reports Of the test cases we,s
published and sill be mailed ires an
aapphcaiion. Address JoHN J FrtrnS
t,oNrASr, 42O Montgomery It. San Fran.
GO, Cal. '-''' an