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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29
Escane in Scant Attire.

The Palace Hotel in Waterloo was de-
stroyed by fire and the guests escaped
with dificulty in their night clothes. a
fire was discovered early in the evening
and apparently extinguished, but it broke
sout again hours later and the hotel was
consumed 1t was owned by Charles
Woelfer of Lake Mills and managed by
n. Rein!ie, formerly Milwaukee hotel
keeper. The loss is about $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29

The appearance of another corporation
seeking to obtain from the New York
Legislature free power privileges at Nj
agara Falls has aroused widespread in
terest. In this connection it is well to
note that the commissioners Of the State
Park have already given warning that
some of the present companies enjoying
the privileges of that immense power are
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK COnCISELY
CONDENSED.

County Fair Dates Set-Farrners Fear
Loss on Crops Hazing OF Co-ed az
University-State of Loss on Cap
itol-Waterloo Fire.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29
BRYAN IN CHICAGO.
NEBRASkAN SCORES PLATFORM
OF NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.

Declares 1t Is Dishonest and Unfair
Points Out Its Defects. Says He Has
No Favorite Candidate and Hints at
Dark Horse.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29

\ IRi former Soa was made at Boston
!, :. long viii ssFe'ary Of the Navy John
" SOooGoaS serve e as president of the
~, By the 'v VII, grade school made posi-
% which S S,.l Of Arioch Wentworth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29

locomotive trust bought the Rosers
nlapt Paterson, N. J.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29

hi Of rIr. Monk Eastman. leader of a
aap Mugs %s., to whom have been cred
Il and weeds weeds Of Iawlessness in New
Dit in tb ,'y Unit was convicted of as
Shoot Geor% ,s' :, 'e : for an attempt
Tive. 0'se I. Bryan, a private de-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29
VI rs NOW OURS.
TRANSFER TO UNITED
FORMAL MADE IN PARIS

sGivcn Uncle Sam to Pana-
Gear H. ard Rights American
Da iD' .;ycs Issue Statement
Repre''"' .,,o NEGOTIATIONS. .
rootureS Ia '
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29

News of Minor Note.
The wife of Capt. John Albert Fish
was found dead in her room, New York.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-29

The various county and agricultural
fairs throughout the State so far as
they have been announced, are dated as
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
Revival of a Style in Laces.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
The coming style I'm laces is net top I'm
white and ecru shades" said A. Koswick
representative of lace importing firm
For years this style has been out of vogue.
but 1t is coming in with a whirl. and there
really threatens to be scarcity in this line
for they won't be able to import enough to
SUPPLY such demand. Another hit this
year Is the button effect.
''All of these must be imported from
France, as We cannot make lace in this
country that will MI the requirements
Why. | do not know. I suppose il is be-
cause in France the labor is skilled not
only b. experience but by inheritance
well. Their ancestors have made lace ior
hundreds of years before the present gem
GRAFTON started in. You might ask why they
can't make Swiss cheese I'm Ireland IL
woIid be about easy TO answer.
Business I'm laces this year promises 20
be remarkably good; better than last year.
This probably is due to the fact that lace
trimmings on dresses have become fashion
able agGin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05

two of the most fntolerant ruffians and ras-
Gals that ever occupied throne. When
the former founded the city he prohibited
the use of brick and stone i'm building for
rear ms subjects would use them as
means OF defense in case he found ii neceS-
sary to discipline them. One of his min
isters is credited with having suggested an
edict requiring all houses to be built of IN
nammaOie materials SO that the soldiers
could burn them out without delay in case
of an emergency. Twenty-Five years later
under Thebaws reign, the same regulation
were enforced. and new one required
every mans house to- correspond in form
and size with his social status. Nobody
but the members of tho royal family, or
ministers. military officers of certain rank
or the aristocfacy was allowed to use brick
stone or other permanent material.
Fire Over Twenty, Acres
Since British occupat idn twenty wears ago
this regulation has been abolished, and as
the old buildings burn down or decay they
are replaced with new ones of better ma
ter1ais. Just now great public improve
ment is going on The yhazaars of Manda-
lay. which were considered the most inter-
estlng IN the east. were btifned down last
summer sy The destruction was complete.
area OF twenty acres. The land belonged to
the municipality, which is now erecting a
nrepr0of. fWo-story structure that will ac-
commodate several Thousand of the small
shops that are in vogue In this part of the
world. In the meantime the retail business
- scattered over Inherent parts Of the city,
ana several days may be spent In q most
entertaining way visiting dealers in silk,
carvings and other native products The
speciality OF Mandalay is carved teakwood
but the people are very Ingenious ana make
many other interesting things
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
A BURMESE HOUSE.

no garden he blockades the street In front
OF his house with tables, chairs and other
furnishings. No formal invitation is nee
essary. but a general announcement is
made. and everybody Is expected-rich and
poor. old and young, foreigner and ma
tive.
Burma is literally free country To-
be dy seems to have secrets or care for
privacy. Neighbors are in the habit of en-
tering each others houses without knock
ing or giving warning of any sort. and
treating them exactly they would their
own, overhauling their contents. helping
themselves to whatever they want, and
making themselves perfectly at home I'M
der every circumstance. The same free
dom is permitted to foreigners. Everybody
tells US that the more curiosity we show
about the people he better we will please
them, and IL we stop a woman On the
street and examine her costume and finger
her jewelry she will appreciate 1t as the
highest compliment we can pay her. We
have tried the experiment with moderation.
and have found the statement to be true.
The Burmese are the most generous peo-
pie in the world If they have only
crust they will divide 1t with the first
conner and expect him to do the same with
them There Is TO country in which the
golden rule is SO generally observed.
The Evening Parties.
.spwes,' last for hours, beginning late In
the afternoon and continuing until daylight
the next morning. or until all the food and
drink are consumed and the guests are tired
out There is no drinking of stronger drinks
than tea, and, although everybody Is noisy
and shouts of laughter and the clamor of
conversation can be heard for a block, there
Is no quarreling or disorder. Everybody Is
good-natured. Everything Is decent and
we'll conducted. Foreigners who happen to
encounter a 'pwe' are always urged to re-
main. They are promptly accommodated
With seats offered reffs 6hmentS and treat
ed by every one with the generous courtesy
which is national characteristic.
Sometimes q stage Is erected In the street
and theatrical entertainment or q dance Is
given by professionals or amateurs: by Jug
elers. con3urers or clowns. Sometimes an
orchestra will give a concert assisted by
singers from the neighborhood- There IL q
variety Of entertainments. and everybody
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
DIVORCE IN JAPAN.
Nearly One Marriage Out Of Four a
Failure in the Husbands Opinion. :

from the New ferk sun.
A recent issue of Japanese statistical
pamphlet in japanese and French reveals
some curious facts of social character
According to this report there were in
Japan in the year 1889 297 .42S marriages.
The age of marriage seems to be nearer
that commonly prevailing I'm Europe and
America than most persons suppose. OF
men only five married under the age of
thirteen. and only los under the age of six
teen. Nearly 800 married between the
ages of sixteen and eighteen. The number
of marriages increased rapidly up to the
more than &c, coo. After that age fewer and
fewer men married and less than thou
sand married between the ages of forty
eight and forty mine. though a few men
married in extreme old age.
In the case of girls there were only fifty
eight marriages under the age Of fourteen,
and the age at which the greatest number
of marriages was reported was between
twenty and twenty-one. Only about 800
women were reported as marrying between
the ages of forty and forty-one, but per-
haps japanese women are prone. like their
western sisters, to cease having birthdays
after they pass thirty. There were few
marriages of very old women. up to and
beyond the age of eighty. The civil state
of the women marrying is significant. More
than 24T.000 of the whole number are re-
ows, while nearly 1900 were divorced wo-
men, Astonishing are the divorce statistics
of Japan. In this report ii is shown that
with fewer than 100000 marriages reported
In the year. there were more than 66.G90
divorces. The proportion of divorces to
marriages was about / to 4. The fact is
that Japanese civilization is most conspicu-
ously weak in the matter of the status of
women Divorce is easy.
In fact the seven causes laid down by
Confucius are allowed One of these per-
mits a man to divorce his wife for talking
too much Among the lower classes
divorce Is extremely frequent. 1t is less
so among the upper classes, mainly because
concubinage is common. The divorced wife
patiently endures her lot, and leaves the
house of her lord with blessing for him
upon her lips. 1t is a rare thing for wo-
man in Japan to seek divorce. though hus-
bands frequently give sufficient cause. The
fact that the care of the children would fall
upon the wife should she obtain a divorce
Is a sufficient deterrent to the mothers who
are poor. and the condition of extreme sub
lection suffered by nearly all japanese Wo-
men probably deters wealthy wives from
seeking divorce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
Pretty Substantial
Proof of Merit!
Is 1T NOT?

200 pounds Of rugs and 1t often takes a
caravan six months to reach Constantine
pie, SO the expense of transportation is a
heavy one. Then they are shipped from
Constantinople to America. and 1t takes
about twenty days to reach New York.
They have to pay import duty to the
sultan when they cross the frontier. and
then when they are exported they have to
pay another per cent II we want to in
spect them before we ship them out of the
country we have to pay 20 per cent, so we
ship them just they come off the camels
backs, in bales. Sometimes when they ar
rive in this country we find in o shipment
a rug whose sacred emblems make it more
valuable In Constantinopie than in America,
for the rich Mohammedans in that city are
willing to pay almost any price for a pray
er rug that has certain of these sacred en-
biems in its design When we find such
rug we ship 1t back to Turkey and sell II
there. and make bigger profit than we
would In America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
TRAFFIC IN TURKISH RUGS.
How They Are Purchased and How
They Are Brought to Constantinople.


There is really no such thing as Turk
ism rug, despite the NAME" said large i'm
porter of oriental wares. 'They are called
Turkish because they are marketed princi-
pally from Constantinople. although almost
every one OF them Is woven in realms OUT
side these OF the sultan. They come from
Arabia. Persia. Afghanistan and Beloochis-
tan, and are picked up by Mohammedan
traders. who get them from the natives in
exchange for sacred images and pictures OF
images. OF course, the Mohammedan faith
ful think that these are made by their own
couEtrymen, but as a matter of fact they
France and are shipped to the orient from
iidel Christian to engage in such trade,
quently pays for 1t with his life.
1T is only In the poor years that the ma
tives are willing to sell their rugs, for they
have been poor and their sheep and goats
have failed them. then they are willing to
sell these rugs. and these fluctuations in
the supply have great influence on the
price.
after they have been bought from the
natives BY these traders thsy are packed
on camefs, and then begins the journey
overland to constantinepie. They have to
travel In caravans, for safety's sake. and
have often seen AZ many a. l60 cameas In
one caravan when they arrived at C0nstan-
tnopae- Each cannei can only cerry about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
In the sicilian Highlands.
From the Atlantic.


There is. except from Mount Etna or
from the Comb of the Cammarata. from the
great rock above Castrogiovanni, or from
the walls of Centuripe or Troina, or from
the beech woods of Marsace at the summit
Of the Sierra del Re. no view in Sicily COM
parable in magnificent range with that
from La Generosa. as Polizzi is surnamed
This small town, once a Norman eyrie of
Count Roger-his mountain whip for the
Saracens-stands on an extraordinary
rock or precipice, at an elevation of over
three thousand feet sheer from the sur
rounding mountain region. In the middle
ages Polizzi was one of the most prosper
Gus inland towns of the Sicllian highlands
though how 1t could ever have been so may
well puzzle the traveller of today. who looks
up to its crag-set height either in the blaze
of the merciless heat beating with a fur
nace-wing against the arid rock, or with
the sleety rain and tempestuous cloud of
the tromonta or gregale In the dreaded
stagione di temporale-the season OF tenn
pest.
But none will grudge the ascent. There is.
too. a tolerable locanda. not to put up at.
but at which to rest awhile and enjoy per-
haps. a garlicky emlet or still more high
ly sayered frittura. and some strong and
crude. but otherwise creditable, red wine.
The immense panorama of the view ex-
tends over much of central Siciiy-from the
last spurs OF the Madonian range on the
north, above Cefalu and the Tyrrhene sea
to the height of Emma in the south; from
the MontemAggiore and CAmmara.a noun
tain ranges of the west to the steeps of Nj
ccsia and Tr0ina and to the SHOWS of sky
reaching Etna on the east. Far below. in
the rock valley foam the torrents which be-
come the F1ume Salso (the Himera Merid-
ionaiis) and the Ffume Grande( the Himera
Septentrionaiis). Near by are the precipi-
tcus neighboring mountain towns Of Cas-
teliana and Petralia, and. due south, ALI
mena, on the TANKS of Monte Balza- the
Site It Is believed. OF the ancient 1macha-
And even In the little town Itself there are
things Of interest to be seen-ln particular
some ma carving ard other scuiptural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05

Happiness Is largely home-made
affair.
When YOU tighten labor i'm fousework
you tighten the heart. A box of BORAX
represents just so much nerve force and
energy saved. Not to mention an added
degree of cleanliness that you couldn't get
with soap and water alone. You'll be as
tonisf1ed to see how much easier and
quicker you can wash things by adding
little Borax to the water. Be sure you get
pure BORAX. Ask for 2O-MULE-TEAM
BRAND. At drug and grocery stores. IA,
" and lib. packages.
Borax' torres o &c n Co
York heagoS San Francisco.
FFsSsS4s4Ea4tss s. ! p 4
Twen Mule Team TradeM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
MISS MAY DENSMORE,
81 Delaware place. Chicago.

Miss May Delsmore, now the longest haired lady
In the world. says: Il have used your DanderiDe
two years. and my hair has grown inch In
length every month since commenced its IL
surely contains most remarkably inFigoratin quail
ties pfiss Densmore writes under recent date
tnst Danderine had made her hair grow three feet
longer than II naturally, and is stiIl growing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05

The above photograph OF Miss Frances Marie
Knowlton shows what care. persistence and good
hair invgorafing tonic Will do In the way of pro-
duclng lair. This little girl has had Dsnderine
applied to her hair and scalp regularly ever since
she three months Of age. with the result that
abe has the longest and most beautiful head
of hair possessed by child of her age.
Frances Marie II the daughter of DIR. Z. W.
Kncwiton the discoverer OF Danderine, $50 Gar
field BouI., Chicago. The doctor says that her
nair continues to grow very rapidly. and he is
It viii be long enough to touch the foor when she
stands erect by the time she is four years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05

adornment in the Duomo. or Chiesa Ma
trice, as the. cathedral church Is always
called in Sicily. and in the Church of Sta.
Maria degli Angeii really fire archaic
triptych. brought here no one seems 20
know when by. whom but obviously
painted by a disciple of Memliuc il not by
the great Fleming himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
Mandalay Like Seoul.

Mandalay resembles Seoul, just as the
rest of Burma resembles Korea. with the
same matched houses the same types of
Monaghan people. wearing similar cos
tunes. 1t might be made one of the most
beautiful cities in ASIA for II stands in the
midst Of fertile plain on the banks of the
broad Irrawaddy. and its wide streets are
planted with noble trees Above their deep
olive foliage the spires of ,gilded pagodas
rise in every direction, which seem ali the
more brilliant In contrast with the green;
but when you come close to them you are
disappointed at the cheap manner in which
they are made and the tawdry decorations.
There is not single building of architcc-
tural merit in the entire city-although
many are fantastic and curious-nor one
which Is liable to last more than genera
ton. The carving is exquisite in many
cases, and the lakewood is, of course, our
able, but both have been ruined by treat
ment, by cheap gliding, and the use of ugly
garish paints, while the almost universal
use of galvanized iron for rofing is a dis
fgurement of the entire city.
The residences of the people. excepting a
few foreign houses. are all cheap structures
of mating and bamboo matched with palm
leaves. The assessor reports show that
the average assessed valuation of the
houses of Mandalay Is f2 Is, which is
equivalent to about $11.50 This is explain
ed by an order issued by King Mindon Min,
when the city was built. and which was
enforced by King Thebaw, his successor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05

ooid throushssk the uard- cufiesra 0oap &C.. otuf
nsenf &c. Hesslscnt Soc lin form OF Choooafs ceats1
Piis sc. Per visl Of eo bsposs Londo1. caaries-
house So. PARA Rae dc 10 fex 0oQoa La Columbus
Ave Potter Drug Chem, Corp. sole Proprtetors.
- osud ser s1kou fresesxa, Rnri1y, esd Beanft1Z
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-19

shall then decide which route will be
most favorable. F."
The above is a copy of letter re.
ceived by Mayor Cooper, of Independ
cnce, from w. j. Wiley, general mana,
ger of the Willamette Valley Railroad
Company.
The plan of running lines ON both
sides of the valley and pitting one
town against the other will not work
at Salem.
If a city of l3,24s population hasn t
enough business for an electric line,
let them wait until it has.
Let ms extend the lines thot are
here, and develop our own enterprises,
and not be worked as suckers by mere
outside exploiters.
Let the Capital City place no OBJ.
staeles in the way of electric lines
that want to come here, but the old
gag of working community, for
mere promotion schemes to be sold to
some one else, ought 10 be relegated
to the limbo of the gold brick games.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-19
walling's Yard Finished.

Tho last box of hops in Walling
ward near this city, was picked yes
terdav at noon, but this morning the
vard is a scene Of more action than II
has been all through the picking
Frrts-,rrc coming -tiown, ard ehattles
are being packed, and, taken altogeth'
or. if looks like the moving of a small
circus. Most Of the campers are going
down the river on the boat this morn
ing. but no small number are travelling
in wagons, and some even on horse
back or on foot.
The crop this year, although a little
green and a little short, is very salts
factory, and the hop men are not at
all discouraged by the yield. over
1000 boxes were gathered from the
Walling yard this season, while last
season nearly 5000 boxes was the out
put. The yard has all the improve
ments necessary for a small yard, and
400 to 500 boxes are handled daily.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-19

their charters will not allow it, have
these charters amended.
Public ownership is the only effect,
i've and permanent solution of the
problem of getting these necessities
for all the people for cost.
The Journal today goes to every
town and to every newspaper in the
state and it asks the local authorities
and press to investigate,
Those who cry Socialism against
public ownership have not made Il
point, because public ownership can
be shown TO be business proposition.
At Salem a water power of 500 to
900 horse power large brick mill
the largest in the state-20 acres OF
land and mile OF water ditch and
nume, are offered the city for $4,000.
With this property the city can 20
TO making electric light in 60 days
aud furnishing il at cost to the peo.
pie and light the city free.
There is no one denies such prop.
erty would be valuable business as.
set for the city, protection against
exorbitant charges, great saving
aud finally source Of revenue.
The city would acquire sanitary
control Of the water ditch, and could
bring pure water from the Sautiam
river into the city
Let no one fear that little touch
OF public ownership would bankrupt
this city or that cheaper electric
lights will hurt amy one in business
here now or hereafter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-19
A RooMINa TRUST.

While there is complaint that syn.
dieate has cornered 5000 rooms at Port
land to make million profit during
the Lewis aud Clark fair, rooming
trust is said 10 exist at Salem.
Several members of the legislature
have called to inform The Journal that
forty dollars is the price uniformly
asked for rooms during the coming ses.
sion Of the legislature.
This price seems to be uniform, and
is charged whether the room is taken
for week or a month or for the whole
session.
Some OF the members have gone 20
hotels who wanted private rooms.
There ia some evidence Of such an
agreement.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-19
sV HoFER BROS.
AN OLD FASHIONED WOMAN.


No clever, brilliant thinker is she,
With college record aud degree;
She has not known the paths Of fame;
The world has never heard her name;
She walks ON old, untrodden ways
The valleys Of the yesterdays.
Home is her kingdom, love her dover;
she seeks no other wand of power
To make home sweet, bring heaven
near,
TO win a smile and wipe tear,
Aud do her duty day by day
In her own quiet place aud way,
Around her childish hearts are twined,
As with some reyerent saint en-.
shrined;
aud following hers the childish feet
Are led to ideals true aud sweet,
Aud hnd all purity and good
Ia her divinest motherhood.
She keeps her faith unshadowod still,
God rules the world in good and IN;
Men IN her creed are brave and true,
ARd women pure as pearls OF dew,
And life for her is high and grand,
By work aud glad eudeayor spanned,
This sad old earth's a brighter place
All for the sunshine OF her face.
Her very smile blessing throws,
And hearts are happier whore she
goes;
a gentle, cleareyod messenger,
TO whisper love- thank God for her.