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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
l. he Most Popular PIacs Of
Resort in the Qaint
Oriental Quarter
GAMBLING is BESETTING
SIN OF ALL CH|NAMtN
Games Are at Once Their Recreation
and Their Vice-PIay More for
Pleasure Than Gain-Fake
Opium Dens.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
There are 1000 Chinese i'll and about
New York, OF these not more than 5000
are nominally or actively residents of the
greater city and less than 1000 live in
the triangle formed by Mott Pell and
Doyers streets. There are more syrians
than that in Greater New York, more
Armenians, and probably more Russians
of Aryan blood
Chinatown, as the whites know it, is
really only the market place and the Ten
derloin of the Chinese population. Five
thousand of The 1000 live outside. Some of
them are married ard keep their families
In Harlem flats or Brooklyn houses; some
of them lodge behind their laundries.
They come into Chinatown by night to
buy at the stores to, feast at the restau-
rants, to spend money in the gambling
houses or in other places of questionable
reputation which flourish in this Chinese
tenderloin. 1t follows that the perma-
nent residents of the district include all
thetoughs, the dissolute and the dishon-
est OF the Chinese colony.
With the attraction which everywhere
draws the very lowest of the white popu-
lation toward the haunts of a race consid-
cred inferior, it has followed also that
the whites who live on the fringe of Chi
natown are mainly outcasts.
Three Reasons for Being.
The quarter has three reason for being
straight commerce, vice-and tourists
The Chinese cling with tenacity to their
native diet, however they abandon their
native dress; buy their Chinese radshes
and sugar cane, their vanished pig, their
planked roast duck at these stores. More
than half of the goods offered for sale
come from far abroad.
There is probably not a single business
enterprise In Chinatown owned by a sin
gle man. Everything goes by companies.
Even the little sweetmeat merchant who
sells nuts and ginger and sugar cane on
and out of doors stand at Pell and Doyers
streets will talk to you of his 'pahtnahs.'
Besides the general merchandise and
grocery stores, the butcher shops, and the
restaurants, the Chinese support a drug
store, where they buy the outlandish rem
edies of the native materia medica, a
small shop for religious articles playa
stoah' (prayer store) in pidgin English
a hospital where sick Chinese are attend
ed to by doctors of both the American and
the Chinese school. and a jewelers.,
where two workmen hammer all day on
rings and trinkets of 24-karat gold.
Why Fortunes Are Small.
Most of the poor Chinese in New York
are "washmen." When they had only ma
tive washerwomen to compete with, their
natural industry and their main strength
won out every time. But the steam laun-
dry pulled down prices ard improved
work. so that there isnow very little
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
The Rubber Plant,

In the forests of the Congo Free State
the eaoutchoue or rubber-be bearing plant
grows to a great height, often exceeding
100 feet. IT is commonly about six inches
In diameter at its base, and shoots up
ward to the light through dense mass
of tropical growth until, falling to find
further support, II falls upon the branches
of the talest trees and spreads Itself over
them There are numerous other plants
of the same genus which closely resemble
1t, but their sap lacks the qualities of
true rubber For several years past the
state has experimental with these plants.
and has sent specimens of them to the
authorities at the botanical gardens at
Brussels Kew. Berlin and Paris. for in
vestlgation. The ever increasing demand
for rubber for use in the industries slim
ulates the inquiry as to whether or not
II is possible to so treat what is now
regarded as false rubber" that II shall
serve all the purposes Of true rubber
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
Central African Lakes Drying Up.

OF hardly less Importance than the
rivers of the Congo are the lakes Besides
the larger and navigable lakes are hum
dreds of smaller ones, as well as thou
sa nds Of shallow pools along the courses
of the rivers, as those along the upper
IuapulaF II WAS that keen observer, NJ
Delcommune. who prognosticated that
many OF these lakes will eventually dis
appear. He commended that combina-
tion of causes. chief among which being
the dryness of the equatorial climate and
the consequent evaporation of the water.
will gradually bring about this result.
BY succession of experiments covering
a period of more than two years he dis
covered difnfnhtion Of the water Of the
Iualaba. This process OF evaporation In
cessantly continued for centuries will
completely absorb the water in the
marshes and pools. and decrease the vol
ume of the great rivers themselves How
ever. this need occasion no alarm. On the
contrary, 1t Is believed that 1t will aid
materially the development Of the coun-
try. Not only will It dry the pestiferous
marshes but II will also define the beds
of the rivers. whose courses. because Of
the contraction of their channels. will
thus be rendered simpler and more deiiu- 4
tie. By the disappearance Of The pools
and lagoons now TO be found in the yicin-
ity of the rivers, hundreds Of thousands
of acres of valuable arabic lands lands
will be reclaimed And as this soil formed
of alluyial deposits Is exceedingly fertile.
the benefits that will accrue therefrom
are incalculable. The famous p0lders of
Holland and the lowlands Of Egypt near
the mouth of the Nile demonstrate the
possibilities of such soil But t<wlll
not be necessary to walt for the slow
processes Of nature. Vast areas can be
drained by artificial means, and this.
since the sun Is forever assisting can be
done without great cost The lands so
drained will possess. besides their extra
ordinary fertility, other advantages, not
the least of which Is their accessibility.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
Currents and currants.
the Philadelphia Press.

From the philadelphia Press.
"Oht' growled Dumley, you're too
pusnacious. You're forever going around
with a chip on your shoulder for some one
to knock off
4Thats the difference between you and
mo ;, repIied Huskey You go around
with a block on your shoulders that some
body ought to knock or"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
John Bull Hoodwinked.

During a residence of several years in
the United Kingdom / could not fail to
observe the growth there of an organized
campaign against the Congo Free State.
That small section of the British pub
lie. interested in the rubber trade should
by subtle means seek to delude. or should
even succeed in deluding, the great Brit
ish nation SO completely as to obtain gem
eral credence for its stories of cruelty
and oppression alleged AGAINST Bing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
RAFFLFS, THF
AMATEUR CRAFTSMAN
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had been pushed Next morning he
brought me the paper to show me
what I had escaped at Yea"
without suspecting anything?"
"Ah," said Raffles as he put out the
gas. "that's point on which I've
never made up my mind. The mare
and her color was coincidence
luckily she was only a bay-and
fancy the condition of the beast must
have told a tale The Doctors man.
ner was certainly different. I'm in
clined to think he suspected some
thing. though not the right thing. I
wasn't expecting him. and I fear my
appearance may have increased his
suspicious"
I asked him why.
al used to have rather heavy mus
tache." said Raffles. but | lost It the
day after I lost my innocence
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
A Persian Pattern.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Il see It stated that the Shah of Persia
presented to each of the ambassadors a
pair of yellow silk socks knitted by his
own hands"
well. hope each amba ssador was dp-
lomatc enough not to put his foo<
Ia il
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
No Family Dinner Parties In Congo.

The customs of some of the native
tribes In congoland are very peculiar.
man guilty of eating in company of his
wives would be hopelesslv disgraeed In
time past they have eaten one another
and would doubtless do so again should
existing restraint be removed, but they
may not eat together. After their sep
arate repast, the sexes mingle again free
~, and both engage in smoking their
long stemmed pipes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
IN. AWAKENING Of the African.

Time was when the native Congolese.
lazlly living out his torpid life In land
where Nature in her luxrriance yielded
him subsistence without The ennobling
concomitant of his labor. avoided the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02

Mohler is now trying to secure
electric ligh, and power from 2. A.
Johnson at Nezperce.
W. I. Farnsworth and ]. M.
Dixon made a business trip to
White Bird the first of the week.
Matt Nayman, Russian resid-
ing near Westlake, was found lying
dead on his, doorstep Wednesday
by the two Nichols boys who were
hunting cattle. Nayman is sup
posed to have died from excessive
drinking. His property was willed
to Dick Maynard, of Salmon river,
and John Boyles, of Cotton, Wash.
He had no relatives.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02

hilating that navy and dealt an
other crushing blow to Russia in
the far east and escaped without
injury to his own vessels. The
great battle was fought Saturday
and Sunday in the strails IF Korea
and resulted in the Japanese sink
ing or capturing % Of the Russian
warshins with their entire crews
while the Japs were practically un-
injured. Admiral Togo had been
waiting in that vicinity for some
time expecting Roiestvensky and
held the strategic position when
the Russian ships tried to pass
through the straits. Rojestvensky,
after lettering around awhile try
ing to induce the Japanese feet to
come to him, finally decided to
make an effort to reach Vladivos-
took. He accordingly sent his
slower vessels around east Of Japan
and with his swiftest and strongest
ships sailed up through the Korean
straits where the Japanese vessels
fell upon him and captured or
sunk every ship in his feet. Ro-
jestvensky's flag ship was sunk
while he wac bravely fighting and
from what can be learned he is
thought to have been captured
with his troops by the japanese.
The Jap ships pursued and cap
tured several vessels Of the other
feet and those left will eventually
be taken or forced to seek neutral
ports. The defeat Of Rojestvensky
is hard blow to the Russians and
will no doubt be followed by peace
in a short time.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
Work commenced at Brick Yard.


Work was commenced Wednes-
day by Messrs. James and Dake on
their brick yard in the north end
Of town. Considerable lumber has
been hauled to the yard and the
construction of sheds in which to
dry the brick is now under way.
The brick machine was brought up
yesterday from Kamiah and is now
being set up at the yard. Pits in
which to dampen the clay will soon
be constructed and the ground lev
eled off to receive the brick when
moulded. The work at the yard
will be rushed as rapidly as posi-
BILE in order to start brick making
at the earliest possible date. Mr..
Dake expects to burn kiln of
about 100000 brick at FIRST SO as
to furnish brick to those desiring
them and will follow this up with
kiln Of about 10000. The out
put Of the yard will be between
$1,000 and 10000 per day under
favorable conditions and it is the
intention to. commence making
brick inside of week.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
Was Wasting Away.

The following letter from Robert r.
Watts, OF Salem, Mo-, is instructive.
81 have been troubled with kidney dis
ease for the last five years. / lost flesh
and never felt well and doctored with
leading physicians and tried all reme-
dies suggested without relief. Finally /
tried Foley's Kidney Cure and less than
two bottles completely cured me and /
am now sound and WE'LL" Sold BY Bri-
ley.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
COTTONWOOD WILL
CELEBRATE.


THAT MUCH WAS DEcID-
ED AT a MEETING HELD
TUESDAY NIGHT, BUT IF
THE CELEBRATION WILL BE
FOR ONE OR THREE DAYS
IS YET TO BE DECIDED
ANOTHER MEETING WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN ALL THE
DETAILS WILL be ARRANGED AND WE
WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE FULL PARTIcU-
LARsNNExT WEEK.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
items Of Interest Reproduced for the
Benefit Of our Readers.
A SToRY OF THE WEEK
A few Incidents thHt have occurred ia
the State since our last Issue.

The June term Of district court
will convene Monday at Lewiston
with Judge Steele on the bench.
The supreme court has denied an
application for rehearing of the
Kootenai county division case.
A woman and three children
were drowned Tuesday afternoon
in cloudburst near Heppner, Ore.
The three year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. White was scalded to
death last week at Nezperce by
falling into tub If hot water
standing on the floor.
A big iron dyke has been dis
covered near Kamiah which assays
81 per cent iron. 1t is believed
the dyke is quite extensive and the
property viii prove valuable.
The P. & l. N. road has contract
ed for 600 japanese laborers who
are to arrive at Weiser by .Inne 1st
to commence work on the extern
sion of that road to Meadows and
Payette Lakes.
Robert Allen, miner, commit
ted suicide in a lodging house at
PocateIlo Sunday night by slash
ing both arms just below the ell
bows with a razor and holding
them over slop jar until he bled
to death. No cause is known for
the deed.
U. S. Marshal Schattner arrested
James Cottingham at Fletcher and
Dick McReynolds, Riley Roby and
Groyer Shawley at Nezperce Wed.
nesday for introducing liquor on
the reservation. His visit was un-
announced this time and he made
a clean sweep.
A big FIRE in Lewiston Monday
destroyed the Myers & Neyland
hardware store, the Bass grocery
store and one residence and for a
time threatened the entire east end
of the city. The losses amount to
about $4,000 while the insurance
carried was very light.
A bad storm and water spout
visited the White Bird section last
Friday and destroyed about FIVE
miles of the White Bird grade be-
sides washing away fences and do
ing other damage. 1t will be some
time before the grade can be re-
paired SO as to allow teams to pass
over it.
A number of our farmers are
trying the gasoline remedy for the
destruction of squirrels with very
satisfactory results. Last week to
test the remedy James Hanson and
J. A. Nisbet poured small guam
tity of gasoline into hole and af-
ter tamping in little earth left
the same for several hours. They
then set about to learn the result
of their work and after digging a
trench fully thirty feet in length,
found six squirrels-not dead--but
SO near it that they we're satisfied
had they been left alone for an
other hour they would have been.
I-Genesee News.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02

ONLY LINE EAST VIA SALT LAKE
and DENVER. Two trains Daily
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
Estray Notice.

There came to my place north of Cot
tonwood about the last of April one p
year old red steer marked with under,
crop in right ear and one horn broken
off. No brands. Owner please call,
pay charges and take animal away.
F. ]. WALsER.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
TIME SCHEDULES
RIPARIA, WASH.

1880 FAST MAn--For Pome-
roy, Waitsburg, Day
pHx ton, Walla Walla,
= AZ. Pendleton, Baker City
and all points East.
FAST MAm-From all 40
points East, Baker
City, Pendleton, Wall =
la Walla, Dayton, +. IA.
WaitsbuTg and Pome-
roy.
10.95s EXPRESS for Portland,
San francisco, Baker
City and all points
n. M. East.
EXPRESS from all points -
East, Baker City, San 0 o'4o
Francisco, Portland.
"A. M.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
and HiH have agreed to
n HuntiagtOn to CuldesaC.
EDS CROSS DDARIE
e securing rights Of way and
ises- Stu throwing dirt.

nuers Of reports regarding
railroad construction by
and 0. X. & N. roads
> ahoat the past few days
eations point to the state
week of the agreement
he head men of the two
being true, 1t is reported
lrty of surveyors arrived
a early in the week and
s sectiOning the survey
! that contracts have been
Ftland for the construction
IA from Riparia to Lewis
is announced that SIS,
gill be used on construc-
by the two companies in
q as the road from Ripa-
vision and from Lewiston
eville would not take one
this amount the general
drawn is that the road
ktended south along the
iver to connect with the
road at Meadows and
d a north and south road
ment from New York that
Hartman have agreed on
truction of $50 miles of
nn Huntington down the
Ter to connect with the N.
at Culdesac or on the
er is additional cause for
. the Salmon river route
hosen.
Engineer Boschke, of the
N. road, stated at Lewiston
Riparia line could be com
six months but said that
would be done thoroughly
,uld depend on how big a
Id be used as to how soon
could be completed. En-
oschke and Engineers Pol
IrsOa and Crosby, of the
Pacific, left Lewiston
az Tor a trip across the
! view the proposed route
ea by the road. The par
here late that evening
1 changing teams drove on
ageville. They returned
y afternoon and after TAX
.ner and again changing
parted for lewiston. The
Of the party would not
hing regarding the inten-
be two companies bnt their
oss the prairie certainly
siderable bearing ON the
building of the road and
word viii soon be given
rding the route chosen.
meantime the electric line
hrowing dirt and getting
pg ready to complete the
angements with the finan
he near future.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
About the Box Car Peddler.

States that have pure food laws
should not neglect to enforce them
as against the box car grocery ped
dler Minnesota's dairy and food
commissioner has made star rec
ord in heading off the box car men.
Something has been done in this
state, too, along this line under ex
Commissioner Mcdonald, though
in case fought at North Yakima
a couple years ago the box car men
won out on a legal technicality
and through the entering of some
very questionable evidence, to say
the least. However, the law is
still applicable and between it and
the peddlers' license law, it should
be possible to make things warm
for these fellows.-New West Trade.
The pure food commissioner
could perhaps get them in this
state the same way if he felt SO in
clined but the average merchant
does not like to jump into law and
be bothered with case for coup
lie years although he feels like do
ing something desperate when the
pox car boy invades his territory.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
STEAMER LINES.

SAN FRANcIsco-PoRTLAND ROUTE.
Steamer sails for Portland at 8 p. m.
every Ave days.
Daily boat service between Portland,
Astoria, Oregon City, Dayton, Salem,
Independence, Corvallis and all Coll
umbia and Willamette river points.
SNAKE RIVER ROUTE
Steamers leave Lewiston Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday at 10 A. NJ.
Returning leave Riparia Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Sundays at 5 40 a. Nj,
@. w, MOUNT, General Agent,
Lewiston, Idaho.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02
nnihilates Russian Fleet.

al Togo, commander Of
snese navy, after waiting
Ieeks to get the Russian
under Admiral Rojest-
there he wanted it, has at
eeded in practically ami
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-06-02

Herman Gehring is having
large barn erected at his farm near
Greencreek.
Ed. Nelson is having large
house and barn erected on his farm
near Denver.
Most of the lumber vas hauled
this week for the new Catholic
school house to be erected at Green
creek.
Large quantities of lumber and
wood are being hauled through
town these days from the noun
tains.
Quite number of strangers are
in town these days looking over
this country with a probable view
to locating.
The Lewiston council has grant
ed a franchise to the electric rail-
way to operate through certain
streets Of that city.
Mrs. Claud Robbins died yester-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock from an
attack Of corea, after very short
illness, She was % years Of age
and leaves a husband and two
small children besides number Of
relatives and friends to mourn her
loss The funeral will take place
this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Imperial press., 1905-08-05

{ iE0. H. P. SHAW, ATTORNEY AT
 Law, Imperial, California. Ofhce upstairs in Imperial Land Com pany's building.
The Imperial press., 1905-08-05
PROFESSIONAL. CARDS

TYR. 4 G. .TOPRAHANIAN. MD. DDS D Dentist and Seal Surgeon
 Grown and Bridgework Speciality Over 1st National Bank. Imperial. Cal.
The Imperial press., 1905-08-05

E N. BURLEIGH, ATTORNEY Al
 Law, Imperial, California.
 Abstract certificate of title to all pro- perty Tn san Diego County, protected by $lOO,OOO fully paid mp Capital Stock. nce-COnveyxncine.
The Imperial press., 1905-08-05


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The St. Louis Republic., 1905-10-12
Deiiueasor for November.

With It's introduction % color through
the fashion sE! advertising sections. IN.
November Deiineaior presents a most at
iractivs APPEARANCE In" Autumn fash
ions have a large place IN tn" number. he
Ing illustrated and described in detail and
interpreted by such authorities % 6.sxs az
Helen Rerkeisy.I-oyd ami EdoUard La
The table OF contents contains anors its
mary features o: interest. IA article. the
second % tWo. hy Doctor william H.
Maxwell. Super.ntenden, Of Schools. Nev
rsreuss fsre Sf f;v.sa. a a Doctor II M...sii i
says. The public schools Of to-day are Go.
Ing wha, they can 20 enable ths children
20 become better kon.e.'nake:s ana great.
or hone-lerers. 70 be stronger IN body and
more ready in application ns mind a.
problems. both % the hand and head. and
20 discover IA themselves new aptitUtes
ard gaia new modes ~ sel:-sNpression
wi;hog; which. for wan; oS verbal sk.li.
they wouI! bs forever dumb" Jus' what
methods they use are se' forth with
Er-s. deal % interest In itIs article.
TIE campaign 20: pure foods which The
n1assgls~ Instituted some months ago .s
CARTE. n in this number with an iavssfi-
Sst!9r - o!.cisi milk inspection. N:s.
Ab-l asserts ths; sanitary inspection is q
fare. and makes . strong p!.a 20: rigid
snfcgcsr..n. Of the law. There is q Grea;
deal - interest and value 20 hoTWN!ves
n -t. departments. and for the ii::Is
:o!ks stories AID rasciaes. .nc.ut!nS a
chapter q Mrs. yackSon's story 20. girls.
sun. SHi az: Ssa low.