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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04
PLAN TO EXCHANGE BABIES.
Clearing House by Which Different
Nationalities Are Traded.

Clearing House by Which Different
Nationalities Are Traded.
One Of the curious things run across
in Europe Is the scheme OF a French
man named Michael Breal, broached as
long ago as 1886. and which is being
again taken up.
1t consists of q wholesale exchange,
a swapping OF children from one fam
lily to another.
Here is 4 Partisan father in modest
estate, with a son. This man has an
ambition that his child shall have q
thorough knowledge of German. The
proper thing would be to place the
child in some German family for a
while. But the difficulty for the father
is to discover just the right sort Of
family-one who would receive the
child, and, above all, one who had a
child to swap. The Partisan father
would be spending no extra money in
housing the German child and teach
ing it French, while his own was eat
ing at German table. Meanwhile
two nations were understanding each
other better. 1t was a splendid scheme,
If only it could be carried out.
What was needed was a baby bro
ker, as it were, an exchange, a clear.
ing hovse for children, an agency to
keep tab of families willing to swap
children and to engineer the swap. A
man named Toni Matthew saw the
chance, and improved it during the va
cation period last year. He had pre-
judices 10 overcome. After q deal OF
letter writing he won the indispensa
bic. not to say inevitable, sanction OF
college professors, of great authors
prominent lawyers and members OF
Parliament. He even succeeded ir
placing an order for five children or
trial. He devoted a whole year t
booming the enterprise And 1t was
heart-breaking work. He would wiz
the approval of lot of English OF
German or Scandinavian families, only
to find in his own land no readiness tc
trade. And yet, in spite of every
thing, he has succeeded in a measure
The scheme is working and Mr.. Ma
thieu has decided to found a society
and push the idea for all it is worth.
An elaborate system of correspond
ence has been drawn up already. There
is precautionary exchange Of photo
| graphs first and severe cross-exam
ination of all concerned. The closing
details of the railroad journey, under
suitable escorts in the case of girls
are easily looked after by the ex
| change.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04
LIVING RENT FREE IN LONDON.
UnscrupuIous Persons Who Take Ad-
vantage of the Laws Delay.

Many people in London make busi-
ness of living rent free at is almost
Incredible" said the head of a large
firm of house agents the other day,
the number of persons who never pay
rent from one years end to another.
'The method is, either by bogus ref
erences or by impressing sense Of
their good faith on a house agent, to
obtain the lease of house, most fire.
quently over ESQ year in rent, and
when the landlord applies for his rent
to defy him. When he attempts to
eject them by legal process they stay
until the very last day the law allows,
and then clear out bag and baggage,
and start the same operation elsewhere
AS they always furnish on the hire sys-
TEN, distraint Is of no service to the
landlord.
Their object of taking houses Of a
rental over ESQ is to get above the Jur-
isdiction of the County Court, which
is more summary in its methods than
the high court"
To a smaller extent the delay in
volved in ejectment by County Court
action Is also taken advantage Of by
exploiters Of the laws delays, but these
methods are not so impudent as that
of jumping" a house, which Is some
times adopted.
Not long ago house owner, on look
ing through his morning paper, OBJ
served that man who had been charg-
ed with assault was reported to live at
one of his houses, which he had sup
| posed to have been vacant for twelve
months. On investigation he found that
1t was occupied by tenant, who re-
| fused to clear out
The usual legal form had to be gone
through, and it was month before the
landlord got possession. Similar cases
have happened where the Jumper" has
gone the length Of taking in dodgers. or
even of selling the house.
Landlords sometimes prefer to buy a
tenant out rather than invoke legal
process, and a quicker procedure for
election than the courts allow would be
welcomed by landlords and house
ayents.-Iondon Express.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04
POPLAR Trees as Lightning Rods.

In Holland the Lombardy poplar Is
often used as lightning rod, and Is
planted near haystacks and Isolated
farm houses- This poplar has the habit
Of growing nearly vertical, with the
branches in an upright position; as soon
rs the rain falls the water runs along
the branches and forms along the stem
a constant stream of water from the
top to the ground. When lightning
strikes in the vicinity, the tree being
the highest object has the best chance
Of being hit, and when the lightning
strikes the tree 1t finds In the stream
of water which flows down the stem
a safe conductor towards the ground.
OF course the stream goes seldom In a
straight line, and at places where the
limbs Join together the flow Of water
takes often another direction. The limb
may be doomed, but the haystack Is
saved.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04
The AIbatross "Cake-Walk." "

Sailors visiting the island Of Laysan.
in the Hawaiian group, are greatly
amused by the curious antics Of the
Iaysan albatross, or gony. These birds
sometimes perform. in pairs, kind OF
dance or, as the sailors call 1t, cake
walk" Two albatrosses approach one
another, nodding and making profound
bows, cross their bills, produce snap
ping. and groaning sounds, rise on their
toes, puff out their breasts, and finally
part with more nodding and bowling,
only to come together again and repeat
the performance. Occasionally three
engage at once In this singular amuse-
ment. The spectators are always Inn
pressed with the extreme "politeness'
of the birds.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04
SWINGING ON THE GATE.

can see picture painted can smell the drying
Where the busy mowers rattle through
can see the hungry powboy wadng corn
win e1pectan ear to windward lstnng
While unconscious Of necessity. the Of fate
make wondrOus childish Journeys swing upon gate
ouange noW oack among the Of
memory VIII grope and wander till it o
Some fooish seeming worth while
N somehow made wondous potent like tender
beeuns gone and forgotenyet by
win swelling in the bosom and a dlmmng o eye.
now my temples fast graying and grown
win the years Of varied happiness
oo sometimes hear the echo when
ana without my darkened
vi he friendly, rusty rattle of the latche
IN the hazy lazy summer time the
Lowell Otus Reese n
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04
Popules.Tsi:
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At a recent meeting OF the Camera
Club in London, DR.. K. r. Gruen de-
scribed his new fluid lens, designed
especially for making photographs
with short exposures in ordinary night
illumination. Fluid lenses were orig
inally employed to overcome the ditfi-
Guilty of chromatic alteration before
the combination of flint and crown
glass was invented. DR.. Gruen EN-
ploys them for their Photographic ra-
pidity." They also possess extraordin-
nry depth Of focus. Good results were
obtained with snapshots in various
theaters with the ordinary stage illu-
mination, and even kinematograph pic
lures Of stage scenes were made with
out special lighting. 1t Is hoped that
lenses Of this description will greatly
widen the field Of photography.
According to a writer in Mines and
Minerals, there are in use in some
dep mines wire ropes, or cables, only
few inches in diameter and a mile
long, on the ends Of which hang
buckets, or platforms, by which miners
are let down into or hoisted from the
bowels of the earth with speed
greater than that of the average rail
road train. In many cases these long
cables form the only means Of commu-
nication between the bottom Of the
mine and the surface of the earth. In
some cases the weight of the cable
greatly exceeds that of the material
to be carried, and the problem of max
Ing it sufficiently flexible TO be wound
Oh drums requires the highest skill for
its solution. Long cables, are made
tapering so that the cross-section In
creases with the amount wound off.
The recent German South Polar ex-
pedition added much to our knowledge
Of the antarctic continent. 1t showed
that the westerly shore Of that mys-
terious land descends steeply into
deep sea, and that 1t is occupied by
volcanic formation. The inland Ice
covering the continent ia regarded us
without doubt the most extensive gla-
earth. 1t presents a picture of the ice
age which once prevailed in northern
America and Europe. Evidence was
found that in former times the antarc-
tic Ice extended even farther than 1t
does to-day. Large marine mammals
|, and fiocks Of rare birds were found
: frequenting the coasts, and German
scientific enthusiasm found gratiilca-
ton in the study even Of the micro
scopic bacteria dwelling in that far
cold land.
The earnestness with which the
problem Of mechanical flight Is being
attacked is attested by the elaborate
= equipment Of the Laboratory of aero
dynamics" recently erected at the
Catholic University of America. Among
the apparatus Is a wooden tunnel
fifty feet long with a cross-section OF
six square feet, in which wind OF
= any desired speed can be generated
by means of suct!onfan placed at
one end Of the tunnel. In the wind
: current thus developed are placed OBJ
jects of a great variety of kinds and
shapes, whose reslstances, lift, drift,
surface friction, etc. are to be deter
mined. A pressure gauge that can be
, read to less than one ten-mlllionth OF
}, an atmosphere is used to determine
: the pressure at all points in the stream
r Of air. The object is to furnish trust
e worthy data for calculations In aero
nautics.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04
No Mora than Right.

I'D like to have your check for that
little midnight supper l served at your
house last month";" said the caterer.
you'll have to wait until get the
doctors bill for curing me of. indlges-
tion," replied the victim. THAT comes
Off your bill."-Philadelphia Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04

"Quite," she said. II kept my word,
and have accepted the one who asked
me first. Jack came last night. There's
his etter."-Montreal Family Herald.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04

There Is one consolation for the girl
whose parents can't afford to send her
to college: she would probably look
like blazes In a cap and gown any
way.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-11-04

A church has as much trouble In dis
charging a preacher gracefully as the
average man has in breaking OF his
marriage engagement
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28

u nj H., Is. b 10. Robe m.
Der finbst Sier bic idbrlide @sriamm.
lung Der Staot-S 9ul-S Superintendent
ten bes States ftatt.
m 9 utler=g olleae be-
gam seitern uieoer Der unterri9t. gs
finb in bieiem Sabre mehr Stubenten
immatritulirt uoroen, als ie Subor.
Inter benz Namer u m c q n
WititarnB anb lit bier cine
neus Wuff-@ap.ne in's 2eben gerufen.
Ser Setter 1T Gus. 2rumrns unb Der
@sf9dftsfabrsr Souls aOernsr.
Sie Staats 8ereinigung Der
2rantenpHeesrini.en, tpel4e bier CUR
3eit in Sibung III, bsi9lob In ibrer
sefrisen @iBuns, Der Staats=2 esis'
latur cine Bill bor3ulegen betrefs
Der @esiHratior Der gelernten Rranten.
phegerinnen.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28
Ssrbffef TN Surmerpart.

Die Burner part @efeQi9aft bsr=
anfaltet am nd1ften Sonntas, ben
2. October, In ibrem part bas Serbf=
fef, mel9es am Sonntae, ben Is.
September beg idleAten @etters pesen
beri9oben tperoen mubte.
Ginlabuneen finb on bic brei Surn-
bsrsine, an ben ,Ssuti9en Club uni
Mufitperei," Mdnnerdor" unb y2ie-
bertran3" iumie an oeu Seuti9. Nmeri=
faniiden 0steranen=8 srein erlaKen unb
oieielben baben ibr gri6einen 3uaeiagt.
Jtr unterbaltungen Der @dhe. fir
gnltsbelufisunesn, fir CUTE Concert
anb Sana.Muft 1T In better @eiie se=
iorgt moroen.
Ser gintritt gum part lit fret unb
bas PubIitum i'm Magemeinen 1T eins
eeIaben, bas 5erbifeft gu beiudsn
Der turner parf 1T nit ben Cars Der
Gairbietp parf 2inie bequem gu err
rei9en.
Inter Der Oberauff9t beg Serrn
6snrp &utb tpirb am Nadmittag uni
Nbenb elm i9madbafter mariner 2un&
ferbirt uerben.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28

fMr Hetienoe.

Sieie iinb unserpDbnIi& lang, ni6t iebr
idiper iub bieLIei9t ettpas mehr mGnnli6er
ais ioIde Dor einisen Mcnatea. Die 8as
pute lit p0lis beridpunben. Gines Der
i9Dniten SHUTTER lift elm @%rapenette TanteI
pon 9%errinsbpne Getpebe, sarnirt nit
&n6pfen BON bemieIben Material. Sole unb
beauem iisenb, Sefien &reussiirteI mebr aIS
2ierratb finb, pbuise 9dnse. $50. 15
Gin furser ManteI, brei 9ierteI 9dnse, in
srau seitreiftem @opert, loie mdnnIi9e
gillette, nit breiten SduItern, 9Iaib Giniat
unb @iirtel 9ifen ..............Sf6.5 so
Inter ben rnebr ~eIeeantsn @oSelen befin'
ben ii4 Die pouis Iansen MdnteI bon Sn.
pifibIe Slaip Sud-, mir loiem GiirteI Riidsn
unb 8rasen mnb @ani6etten, iebr ansemei.
fen fir @utomobtIe WtdnteI. $780,. 1924. so
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28

" 9te 9r0bte ttno pais
f~emoHeMmsmabl pon g6mttt-
tlumett tttto BImmemnI6ett
fur aue tremotgett Mmo tram.
I'll. Ell GretsmtKe. @tr ttno
jeesraett 9erm berett bet oer
MmSpabl bebnIht6 5tt fetm.
Berterttattt Bros. 50.
241 WaH. Mpe. Eel. $40.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28
Gin Snterm. Yreisri4ter'Goa OIL
gimm, uelhes es NIT fetaer
Mnfsabe ernit aabm.

Serr Sulius u. S9uler lit setern
aug 81. 2ouis, uDielbt er auf Der
elt=Musffelune als Mitglieb bes Sn-
ternationalen Preisridter : @oae9iums
fir bas Separtement Der Weine unb
8ranNies Gpgnac) tbdtig mar, suriG.
eefebrt.
9as Golleeium ieBte fid aus 80
Weintennern 5ufammen, pel4e fol-
eenbsn 2dnbsrn a~nseb6rten: Grant-
reid, 9euti6lanb, Stalien, 9ortugaI,
Oeterrei9 unb 9Onauffrtsntbimer,
argentinii9e &epublit, grafilien urb
0ereinigte Staaten. Die lebteren
uaren in Dem @ole9ium our9 6 &e=
prdientanteu bertreten.
Sie Serret erlebi9ten fi9 ibrer 9lr=
belt in 81 Sager, fie tuaren bon @or=
mittass 9 ubr big Nbenbs 5 refp. 6
ubr in Siblng urb baben pdbrero
bieier 3eit peioli9 i9piben miifIen,
benin in Der 8artenbauhale, pofslbft
bic Surp ibres Mntes tpaltete, berridte
cine mabre SrOpenbibe. S9on 9lei6
am erften Sage ma9ten bic Serren Die
gntoedung, baB Die Iusfeaunss : Be-
b0rbe mebrere srobe Gebler besanssn
bate.
Grffens bate fe perFdumt, bel Der
unterbrinsuns Der prObefaiden einer
Sa9perfdnoisen 81 Static 3u siebsn,
3peitens bdtten bieIelbsn in 2ellern ee-
lagsrt tperoen iOQen u. enblid brittsrs
bdtts bic Surp ni6t srt i'm Septeml-
Der, ionbern glei9 beim geginne Der
Nusfelung ibres Nmtes tpalten follen.
gs felte fid ndmlid beraus, baB
melt iiber 80 Procent Der gu priifenben
Sorten burd bas LANCE 2agsrn in Der
Saae, moielbft cine @lutbiBe berridt,
boltdnbi9 beroorben uaren. Sieies
meint, bab biele 3auienoe bon 6laf1sn
Der fOtbarften Weine, beg soelfen &e-
benblutes. bon ben preisri9tern BET
Settle gsitent reroen muBten, ba ibr
Snbalt ungenisBbar seworben mar.
Grantrei9 ). 3. mar bur4 etpa
1910 berIdisoene SDrtsn Weine tinb
@oenacs unb natirli9 muir Die bsitsn
Warten, bertreten. BON ieber paren
bic porgef9riebenen orei Glaiden por-
banbsn unb bon bisien tuar Der Snbali
bon iiber 1000 Glai9sn p~olfdnoie
ungenieBbar. L
Die Surp eins ffreng sere6t Hns
ebrli9 3u Werfe. Sdmmtli9e Weine,
uel9e unter fali9er Jlagse iesel.en,
mie G9aummeine als gbampasner,
&Otbmsin aus Sbip als @laret etc.
wuroen unbarmberaig BET Seite 9eiteai
unb nidt tpeiter in 8etra9t sesogen.
gs mar elm srobes Mrbeitspenium,
pel9es bic 5erren Weinfenner gu Be-
tpdltiaen batter, aber bic Irbeit murbe
babur9 meientli9 erlei9tert, bab bas
3uiammentpirten Der Preisri9ter Elm
barmonii9es mar.
SieIelben murben BON Der Welt=
Musfelungs.g OmmiifiOn in subortOm-
mPnhffpr Wpife hphnnhalt.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28
@tese- Grab.
q c n:

9err uno 6rau Soispb Sersnins,
g%roaopap, &nabe. = 9arrD uno Ma=
bel &eniasen, WOObruff Ylace, 9nabe.
= 9err unb Grau s. 9. &etts, Stabt,
Mdb9en. = Sobn uno gbitb Clint,
2231 of Netp Oorf Ctr. 3piGinse,
Mdb6en. = Srantis urlb Sarrist
Gprb, 1928 OF %. Str, Gnabe. =
Mi6ael unb @snes Gcurrp, 81
prcipeet Str, Wdo6.n. - &obert
unb Sennp Mafs. 632 Nf Morris
Str, WdO9sn. - @aifius uno Mil=
breb Danger, 279 Norb McbiiOn Str,
3nabe. = 9. 90. uno Warp porier,
1l9 5rempnt gbe., 2nabs. - Sobn
iinb NeIie Bloom, Center Sownibip,
Mdb9en. = @alter unb Sennie
Gtrousb, 1925 9aSals Str, 9nabe.
= MOies unb Mamie Sobnion, 1911
2eringtot Npe., 2nabe. = @6arles
unb Glorence Coates, 915 @oe Str,
8nabe. = Sarrp unb Warp 8epeI,
$50 Sorbett Str, Mdb9en. = grneft
unb 2Ouiis Spannutb, 2310 Sopt
9lpe., 2nabe. = Cabin uno @briftie
8ioble, 1885 &eisner Ctr, 2nabe. =
Sames uno Gnna @OOl9ap, 712 Ere.
mont Str, 6nabe. - 6ranf une
@race patton, 428 Sau9b Str,
Rnabe.
o etraut:
&op 8ei9ler-gmma Or. Strait.
6ren W. GOwles 9. Camp,
bell.
Wartin Pettit-Sba 9. Sell.
8ointon 8rablep-gba 8ausbn.
STEPHEN Wa6onep-Wa99ie Goran.
5enrp &eimer-2ena Silent.
Sacob u. 2ebler-Wamie S'Nein.
Wiliam Sadion-2iGie @oonce.
Sobn @oleman-Marp 5. gro9fielb.
Sobn 2anger-Marp &sfeI.
@alter &. &alfon-Sora gbilbreB.
gilbert We@ain-Ssbina 2elsp.
George Witbslm-Marp Sobanses.
@iQiam g. pabbod-Map Sin6man.
3eQp Sorb-Marp 6. Sboms.
O. efprben:
Marp 6. 2elep, 60, Central SIREN.
9ospital. = glsa 9arop. Is, ftdbt.
Sospital. = Samss Gilbert, II,
7O2 MaOifon Ibe. - Sdugling I'm.
bermoOo, 1 Tag, 623 @tepens Str. =
Sreberid Smith. 90. 1907 gnsliif
9lbs. = Smuggling 5raser, liz
8ee9er Ctr. = 2ucp Wiaiams, SO.
Central SIREN , 9oipital. = Sannat
4len, Is, 2119 Rorb Irfenal Mpe.
= Sames W. 3elp, 20, 1910 @ib.
lano abe. = 8ate 9. S9ldgsl, 33,
1401 Capitol Nne. - Nnna W. 6ef
Ions, AZ, II 0ietoria Ctr. - Nont
@urran, %, 733 Sorman Ctr. =
Sofiab Murpbp. 81. Central ssSrren'
Sospital. - Wapme pbelan, 20.
1909 Sapfon Str. - Yolielo Sol
man, AZ, GA Marplanb StraBe.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28
fterberth
8afbinston, %. Septbr.

Sur "a etuHSsn. .HSsnS ? upr yaOrssns, 20. esptbr
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28

Sur S nbiana: G9auer unb &C.
ruitter beute 9lbenb unb am Donnerftag
fuller i'm fpefIiHen Tbeile am Sonneritag
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28

Die erfe 6 iBung Der 3.
idbrliaen Convention Der National=
gereintguna Der ggaminatoren Der
Staats.B anten tuurbe eeffern i'm 3im.
r,er IL oes Staats' 0auie er6Hnet.
@ouperneur Surbin uno Wapor 6olB.
man bieken bic Oeleaaten, beren 3abl
feline grobe mar, miutommen.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28
CD,

Snbtama's sr6bte DRY GOODS SambIer.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28
Sbermorreterifanb.

9berrtonteterifanb.
S59fe Temperatur. ......... 70 Grab
Riebrieffe Ieniperatur. ........ 81
8. &. 8Ihtbs
SeetionssD Director.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28
@erlam0t= Mn5etAen

rsenb tpeI4er art peroen in Der .Snbiana Sribane'
nit Sc per Belle fir iebe Snfertiou b~eretnet.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28
9neal=Yolitiides.

Inter ben Muipicien bes &epublita=
nif9en Gpuntp : @pmites piro beute
Nb.nb bon rspubl. Settle bic Maripn
@Ountp : gampagne in Somliuion
Sale er6ffnet meroen. Senator gebe=
ridge miro bic 9auptrebe balten. @ons
greb=& eprdientant Oberftreet mirb beu
@OrfB in Der 0eriammlung fibren
uno eieielbe nit elmer fursen Mnipra9e
er6hnen.
Ser Senator ipiro bon ben republi-
fanii9en Clubs mad ser SalIe escrrtirt
rper6er.
8om bemofratiiden Hational=@ pmite
traf aus Seem Sort cine Sepef9e Elm,
in pelder mit9etbeilt purbe, baB DAB.
9. Sia am H., Is. unb 10. October
in Snoiana ipreden piro. Sas
Stats. gomite bat bas @eitere au be-
ftimmen. @abri9einli9 tpirb er feline
&coen in @bansbile, Serre Saute unb
South 8enb halten.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28

Iz@ etterbert1t
S9auer unb @epitter beute AbenS uni
am Oonnerffae.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28

9ie erfe section be,
8 apNurern, @orfiBenoe Jrau
u. 8. Serran. beranfaltet am Sons
tag, ben 8. Oftober, Na9mitiags in
Der SOmlinion 9aae cine 2inoer'
partie.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-09-28
SaiHsna@ri@ten.
u b

2iperpool : Safe Manitoba" mad
Montreal; vSarOnia" na4 8o=
ton iiber Queenstown.
Teabel: ,2ombarbia" nod Stem Sort.
gbrifiania; yOscar H." nod Seen
Sort.
4ew OOrt: nStatenoam" nod &otter.
bam iiber 8oulosne; rpannonia"
nod Qsapel, Srieft unb 6iume:
yNrmenian" nod 2iberpool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-19

clothes. The Chinese dress is admitted to
be the most dignifed, artistic, graceful and
convenient of all the garments worn by the
sons of men. and the art of weaving and
embroidering has reached a higher stand
ard In China than anywhere else in the
world. 1t Is evidence Of the sterling quail
ties of that race. too. that they have not
yielded to the temptation Of debasing their
art for profit. as the Japanese and the Hin
dus have done. Formerly, both in India and
Japan. artistic excellence was the sole aim
and ambition of every designer and artisan,
but nowadays they sacrifice everything Tor
profit and impose upon the public all kinds
of limitations and cheap manufactures, be-
cause few foreigners have either the knowl-
edge or the taste to discriminate and are
usually willing to pay as much for a poor
thing as for a good one.
In Japan the price that an article will
bring is now the only consideration with
the producer and seller. The Chinese, how
ever. have not yielded to this temptation.
and by common consent all artists and
manufacturers of native goods are endeav-
oring to protect the reputation OF their race
and nation. Hence. when stranger is
buying works of art In China he Is not so
much in danger Of being cheated. He Is
reasonably sure of getting the real thing.
Chinese art has deteriorated very little by
contact with foreigners. The Chinese are
too conservative to permit It and have too
much respect for their traditional methods
and their reputation.
At the same time they are willing to sell
US their cast-on clothes. and in every city
visited by foreigners you can find a num-
Der Of shops filled with secondhand robes
of state which have been worn at cere-
monies by local mandarins until their fresh
ness Is lost and then sent to secondhand
dealers to be disposed of to foreign devils
who seem to prize them. And the trade
Is not confined to the shops. A traveller
does not have time to unpack his bag be-
fore his room Is filled with native peddlers
offering a variety Of mandarins' robes, furs
and other secondhand garments discarded
by the better classes of both sexes, and
other things new and old.
1t Is true that one can pick up the most
beautiful brocades. embroideries and other
fabrics at very low prices, which can be
made over into useful wraps or used for
decorative purposes. There Is much pleas
ure in picking up bargains, but neverthe-
less and notwithstanding II amuses the be-
nighted heather to see the representatives
of the higher civilization grabbing for their
old clothes.