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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
SIMPLE LIVING.
How It May Best Be Secured These
Modern Days.

From The Queen.
From the days of Pythagoras there have
not been wanting advocates of a life SIM
plier than that led by the contempora ries
Of the reformers. From the times of the
Essences, who drank no wine and praetised
the greatest asceticism in diet, to the pres
ent, with its vegetarian associations. man
kind has been urged to give up the flesh
pots Of Egypt" and live upon herbs and
fruit and water from the spring. Whether
or not this doctrine has made substantial
progress among the nations of the world is
doubtful; but today there is marked ten
dency to accept and live up to this teaching
on the part of many leaders OF thought and
fashion
Were this movement for simpler life
due to a mere love of novelty and change, &
pandering to a morbid craving for some
new excitement. no words could be too
strong wherewith to condemn 1t. But we
believe that there Is a general wave of
feeling for a more ideal life, and a strong
reaction on the part of many women against
the artificialty OF modern living. The lie
of the ordinary woman OF society. to say
nothing of the leaders thereof, Is too ire
ouently such round of engagements, OF
functions of social duties, that, compared
with the lives of many women OF the labor
ing classes. 1t is very hard Work Ana
even If the object be pleasure, the pur-
suing of it entails a great deal OF trouble,
work and very often considerable personal
sacrifice Moreover, the pursuit of pleas
ure when continuous, becomes simply an
other form of work, and the strain or 1t
on the body and mind is practically just the
same as if It were done for a wage. Late
hours, excitement, loss of sleep, improper
food, irregular meals, bridge parties, ana
all the wear and tear of modern society life
tell heavily upon the bodies and nerves OF
women, many of whom often feel tempted
to doubt whether the game Is worth the
candle And If the mind does not revolt
the body will in time rebel, and outraged ma
ture demands compensation for disturbance
as surely as night follows day. Illness SUI
peryenes and the victim Of an unnatural
mode of life has to give up for time and
seek renewed health at the seaside, the
.anatorium, or undergo one of the many
eases as cancer and appendicitis are un-
doubtedly due to the modern manner of liv-
ing-of wrong feeding and high pressure
Thus the present wave Of reform In food
and drink is but the result-another form
of expression-of the physical reaction
which nature imposes upon all who break
her laws.
A vegetarian regime is often bugbear to
the majority of readers. who regard 1t
either as an unmitigated nuisance or
harmless fad. AS matter of fact. however,
a diet from which flesh meats are excluded
may today be made so appetizing. so pail
by no means the modification of the flesh
that most people think who have not
tried it. In the first place. science has of
late years made SO many strides in dietetics
that not only are there many new food sub
stances discovered or invented. but here
are now so many preparations of vegetalte
foodstuffs that an infinite variety Of dishes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Observation-Disclosures
Renovating Cathedral

st. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral
in Baltimore the seat of the archdiocese
of which Washington is a part, ts at pres
ent undergoing a complete renovation, and
1t is expected that when these improve
ments are completed the church will be
one of the most richly decorated in the
country. The Improvement of the old ca
thedral is not only needful, but timely. as
the hundredth anniversary Of IT'S construc-
ton will occur in July, 1906 On July Z,
1906. the corner stone Of the cathedral at
Baltimore laid with imposing cere-
monies, and 1T Is expected that It's hun
dredth anniversary will be celebrated with
much eclat at an early day in the next
year.
Rev Dr. w. A. Fletcher, the rector of
the cathedral has the formation of the
program in charge, and 1t is stated that
time will be set with a view to the great
est convenience of the church dignitaries
from all parts of the country who are ex-
pected to take part. All archbishops,
bishops and heads of male orders in the
United States and many other prominent
clergymen will be present. The ceremonies
are stated to be planned to occupy fully
a week. and will include reception by the
cardinal in of the large halls of Balti-
more, sermons and addresses by visiting
clergymen and other interesting services
In anticipation of this event the ca
thedral has been undergoing a complete
renova ton. For months the interior of the
edifice has been filled with scaffoIding
while gildcrs have already finished their
work on the dome, which, with Its high
elevation makes 1t one of the most dis
tinctive landmarks in Baltimore
The inferior Scaffoldiuv is aduall,, no
ing removed, and reveals vision soft and
bright, but none the less dignified than the
sterner tones familiar to cathedral congre-
cations. we!l-known firm of decorators
is doing the work. Among the changes
most readily noticed are the dark-red pill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Motherhood Not Instructive.
From Everybody's Magazine.

The children Of the rich are denied oppors
tunities for proper development feel juss
titled in saying that the reason for this cons
dition is that large proportion OF the chill.
dren In well-to-do homes are not wanted.
Motherhood Is not instructive with all WOO
men, nor fatherhood with all men. To bes
come successful mother requires as spe.
cialzed development as to become an cleo.
trician or an artist. Any fairly healthy
adult female can produce young, but that
is very different matter from becoming Q
mother, and any sort of Industrial change
that increases womens opportunities Of self
support and SO tends to eliminate the unfit
from maternity, Is to be welcomed, not de-
plored. In a savage community, unwanted
children would be mercifully Abandoned in
our theoretically more humane times. they
are brought up in neglect-not the obvious
neglect that refuses them food and shelter,
but the more subtle sort that denies them
the best development. The neglected chill.
dren of the rich are given all that money
can buy; but this is the same sort of treat.
ment. differing only IN degree, that their
carriage horses receive. 1t is as though
wealthy parents inventors among their
''ns so many children. to b DARED
snch q cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Cranks-In Pulpits and Pews.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
1t would be an interesting story which
would tell of all the influences contrib
utfng to the conviction of the Peoria con-
gregation that a mistake had been made
in engaging a crank preacher. And
doubtless the interest of the story would
be greatly enhanced If the view included
the picture as seen from the preach
er's viewpoint. Getting both points of
view in an experiment of engaging
a self-confessed crank as the pas
tor Of congregation might throw a food
Of light upon the sources Of many Of the
difficulties which so often rend congrega-
tons and make the lives Of pastors any,
thing but pleasant or even profitable. If
thtre is one field Of effort in all the worlds
broad field of action in which a toiler Is
forced to feel that his work is all in vain,
and that nothing but bitter apples and
Dead sea fruit can grow out of seed plant
ed in stony ground. 1t must be that of the
preacher who finds his congregation d.
vided in it's loyalty to him and his work,
with perhaps the larger half passing by
him on the other side.
Tragedies are written in the stories of
many church quarrels, and drama at the
least maj be covered up under the very
simple announcement of the officers of the
Peoria congregation which some months
ago advertised for a crank preacher, that
one has been found and tried, and that, as
a result of the experiment, the congrega-
ton has decided to get along without
crank in the pulpit. The preacher who
had ocered himself as a crank, and whose
credentials were unqueStionable as to
leave no doubt Of his being what was
wanted, has also concluded that In serv-
ing a congregation which is looking for
craniery it is impossible for man to rise
to the occasion and meet the high eXpec-
tations which have been entertained of
him. SO long as "A man has never been
suspected of being a crank he plod
along without his audience ever looking
for flashes of brillancy either in oratory
or debt liquidation. The troubles of such
a preacher are likely tc lie along the lines
of making more social calls on the Smiths
than on the Browns or calling upon
Brother Jones oftener than upon Brother
Green to offer prayer. But he is never
looked to for a brilliant performance of
any kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
SUNDAY MORNING TALK.
The Fight With Monotony.

OF all the foes to mans best life monot-
ony is one Of the most formidable. 1t
faces continually. The moment we wake
in the morning we become conscious that
we must face the same old tasks, look upon
the same old scenes, associate with the
same people to whom we have been SO
closely tied for many a day. Creatures OF
a restless age, We pine for change, but we
cannot escape the treadmill of duty or get
far away from our companions. Then the
danger is that the monotony of it all will
pail upon us; that we will degenerate into
routine men and lose the zest of living.
What shall one do when he feels that his
monotonous round Is sitting his best life 2
In the first place, let him make the most
of the variations of monotony already
available. Here is Sunday, for example.
For the majority of mankind it need not
be like Monday or Tuesday unless you
choose to make 1t so. You can vary your
program; lift your thought above the plane
of the week day, read something besides
the daily paper, do something for somebody
else that the crowded week left you no
time to do. Then there is the Saturday
half or whole holiday, mercifully becoming
more common now, in business. And for
most of us there usually at least a few
days, and sometimes a few weeks, of va
cation. Welcome, then, these periods of re-
spite transient though they are. Use them
SO that when the harness has to be put on
again you will be fresher and stronger for
the daily toll.
Then, too, 1t is always possible to trans
form monotony into a friend, and helper.
What a helter-skelter harum- scarum world
this would be if it went forward according
to no prescribed order, If some morning the
sun should declare that it was going on
a strike, being weared with the work it
has being doing for thousands Of years. In
that event II might as well abdicate entire
ly it's function, for If the orderly processes
of nature give way to optional behavior the
universe would be wrecked. Man, too was
made to move in certain grooves. He full
fills the object of his creation as he con-
tentedly adjusts himself to them. His Or
dained program is his salvation physically,
Intellectually and morally. Without it in
a short time he would go to pieces.
And think how monotony. habit, adds to
mans efficiency. If a boy brushes his
teeth but once a week he is likely to make
poor job of 1t. If man applies himself
only spasmodcally to the guidance of a
delicate piece of machinery he will never
become an expert machinst. Doing the
same thing over and over and over pro-
duces proficiency in everything from plow-
| ing furrow to playing violin. Get into
your groove, then, and stay there The mo-
mentum of repeated previous efforts will
bear you swiftly along. and you will accom-
pltsh twice as much as greenhorn coulC.
accomplish and do 1t twice as easily
But does not this theory make man into a
machine? BY no means. He still has his
mind, his memory, his imagination and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

evening is a calamity not to be thought OF,
and they prefer leaving the work undone
to staying extra half hour to finish 1t.
This type of worker, whether man or wo-
man, never gets anywhere.
One reason which is often brought against
women as detrimental to the value of their
work is that they are subject to small all
mcnts which renders their work uncertain
and their attendance irregular. During my
working experience 1 have compared notes
very carefully and ! have como to the con-
clusion that in this respect women are real
Iy not so black as they are painted, but
there is no doubt that a great cause OF it
is the fact that they will try to save on
their food. .r-~-
No one was ever yet known to do good
and pastry, and until women abandon this
fatal habit and adept more common sense
rules they will suffer In consequence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
WON ANS HANDICAP
FAILURE TO TAKE TASKS SERI-
oUsLY ONE OF HER DRAWBACKS.
Cannot Succeed In Business and Work
Because of Lack Of
Earnestness.

Beatrice NJ Study. in the London Express.
II has been repeatedly asserted that. al
though wornen's work is quite equal to that
OF men, the scale OF payment is much
lower, owing to the prejudice which still
exists in the minds OF men against the
encroachment of women in the labor mar
ket and to the competition among women
themselves on account OF the ever-increas-
Ing number who are forced TO earn their
own livelihood.
AS matter Of fact, however, except In
rare cases. womens work is not equal TO
that OF men, not because they are not
equally capable OF doing 1t or do not UNDER
stand 1t, but because few women can 10 in-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

means of obtairing extra spending money;
while every creature that wears trousers
instead of skirt is viewed In the light of a
possible husband instead of co-worker.
Then If the years go on and the hoped-for
marriage does not take place the girl drifts
into the middle-aged woman, drab, de-
spondent and hopeless. content to rub along
on the small pittance which keeps her
from actual want, but with. no ambition
and interest in life.
If instead of starting with such ideas the
girl begins her work, whatever It may be.
top sooner later, marriage appears TO
her more in the light of a handicap than
otherwise, and men. instead of being mere
ly the opposite sex, are regarded in. the
light of competitors, with long odds in
their favor.
Has a Chance to Succeed.
Such a girl invariably succeeds in lifting
herself out of the ruck and gaining some
definite position and prospects. even If she
never attains any very great height But
to do this 1t is necessary at all times 10
put the work before outside interests and
personal wishes Everything must be sac
rificed to the one end.
Women cannot. as a rule. stand being
hauled over the Goals if they make mis-
takes. They are still rather apt to be i'm
hued with the notion that whatever they do
that men have no right to point out their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

above all his power Of anticipation. This
last endowment Is worth everything to one
whose way is monotonous one. Such
person ought never to give up hoping and
believing that something better will come
to him. There is always the chance Of pro-
motion, always the possibility of some In
teresting variation of ones lot. 1t is the
unexpected that is continually happening.
This is Gods world, and as earthly parents
plan delightful surprises for their children
1t may be has waiting ..,.4
For the coming of my feet,
Some gift of such blessedness,
Some joy strangely sweet.
That my lift lips can only tremble
With the thanks they cannot speak.
This attitude of expectancy need not,
must not, make one less faithful to the task
of the moment. When the government
wants engineer to build great canal it
goes to a man hardened to the monotony
of his vocation, skilled by practice day
after day, year after year, to do difficult
tasks easily and well. And the courage and
fidelity with which you front monotony this
coming week will be the measure of your
fitness for the greater and more congenial
tasks which may be assigned you by and by.
. THE PARSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
The Dread of War.
From La Vie Parisienne.

From La Vie Parisienne.
War between France and Germany! Who
would dare to anticipate such catas-
tropke? The Germans desire it no more
than the French. Imagine what 1t would
mean: Paris shut in. every man soldier.
relations with the outside world in. err
rupted. habits changed friendships broken
Off, and oneself perhaps. wounded. The
thought is too terrible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Bottles Up Her Irritation.

man under the same circumstances is
generally unbearably ill-tampered and
about as pleasant to approach as a porcu-
pine or hedgehog. His language is apt
to be somewhat unrestrained, but he GEN
orally lasts out. a woman, being deprived
of these useful methods of venting super
fuous iIritability. has to keep it bottled up
and consequently suffers more severely.
Detail and routine work is generally car
ried out better by women than by men be-
cause the former are not easily bored by
trifies and do not lose patience, and hay
ing in most cases no ambition beyond earn
ing the small weekly salary which covers
their needs for the moment. endaayor to do
SO with the least possible expenditure OF
time and thought. To many women the
failure to catch one particular train In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

deficiencies. For this reason men are much
easier to work with than women If they
say to man. "Oh. you silly ass, whatever
did you do that for?" he smiles placidly
and takes II in good part. But tell a wo-
man that She has made a fool of herself
ana you make her your enemy for life
Few women are capable Of undertake
responsible work. partly because they do
not recognize responsibility and partly on
account of the fact that they feel the nerv-
Gus strain far more than men do and are
apt to fail just al the point where it is
most essential that they should keep their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

duced to take their work seriously and will
not devote the time necessary to perfecting
themselves in 1t until too late. II they
enter the ranks of workers as girls they do
SO In nine cases out of ten simply TO earn
sufficient money to dress on until such time
as they shall be married.
Consequently. the work in their eyes Is
simply a stop-gap. A boy, when he leaves
school and takes up any profession or goes
into a bank or Office. knows that he does
so on the understanding that he is starting
life's work and that no matter what private
affairs. such as marriages. births or deaths
NAV occur outside the office. the chances
are that he will spend his entire life In the
same routine. Therefore, it is TO his future
well-being II he sacrifices himself for the
sake of gaining higher position and an
Increased salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Regards Work as Temporary.

A girl who learns shorthand and typewrit-
ing. for instance, rushes through three
months course at some school and gains a
position in an office with the idea firmly
fixed In her head that she will probably only
be there for year or two. She takes no
interest in her work beyond getting it done
as quickly as possible. and sits all day with
one eye on the clock until the hour OF her
release arrives. when she puts on her hat
and promptly forgets everything connected
with the office.
Her essential ambitions and interests are
all outside Of It; It u merely an irksome
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-30
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc.

Hops-2Sd24hc per 10.
wool-valley, 2O92lc; eastern Ore
gon. l4Gisc.
Tallow-PrIme, per h.. 39s%c; No.
2 arl grease. 2@2Mc.
McAGir--cho!,v, 3Oas4c per ID.
Feathers---Geese, white, $4,000;
geese, gray or mlved, 25Q2Oc; duck.
white, 10000: duck, mixed. l2Qlbc.
Beeswax--Good. clean and pure, 20
@22c per ID.
Hides--Dry hides, No. 1, 10 lbs, and
up, l6di6hc per lb.; dry kip, No, !,
s to IS lbs. li915c per lb.; dry calf
No. 1, under lbs 17@lsc; dry salted'
bulls and stags, one-thlrd less than
dry flint (culls. motheaten. badly cut,
scored, murraln, halr-slipped, weather
beaten or grubbey, 2@Sc per ID less)'
palted hides, steers, sound, 60 lbs. and
over, sa1Oc per ID; 50 to 6elbs. sA@
90 per ID; under SO lbs, and cows, SQ
&c per h.; saltej stays and bulls
sound, &c per lb.; salted kip, sound, 10
TO 80 lbs, &c per lb,; salted veal, sound,
10 TO Il lbs, &c per lb. salted calf,
sound, under 10 lbs, lOc per ID, (green,
unsalted, 1c per lb. less; culls 10 per
ID. less). sheep skins; Shearlings, No,
i butchers stock 25QsOc each; short
wool No. / butchers stock, 4O@5Oc;
medium wool, Mol butchers stock 500
soc; long wool, No. butchers stock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-30
Oils and Leads.

Coal oil--pcafi nnd astral oil. cases,
?oMc per galIoni water white oil. iron
barrels. i6c; wood barrels. i7hc; CO.
Gene oil. cases. 2ic; elaine oil, cnses.
27c: extra star. cases. 25c; headlight
oil, i75 degrees. cases. 2aAe; iron bar
reis. i7isc (washlngton state test
burning oils. except headlight. hc per
gallon higherJ.
Banzine--Si -Sixty-three degrees, cases.
s2e: iron barrels, i6Ac.
LinHced oil--Pure raw. In barrels.
sic; genuine keitle-bolled. In barrels.
csc; pure raw oil, In cases, Gee; geun-
Inc kettle boiled, In cases. csc; lots OF
$50 gallons. ic less per gallon.
Turpentine-.In eases. SIC gallon: in
barrels, 7sc: In wood barrels, SIC.
0Rsoline--stoye gasoline. cases.
24Mc: iron barrels. isc; 50 degrees
gasoline. cases. SIC: iron barrels or
druna. 2se.
Lead--strictly pure white lead and
red lead In ton lots, 7Ae: 6oo-lb lots,
TAc: less than 500 lbs. &c.
Rope-Pure Manila. itc; standard.
i2Ac; siSal. loEc; istle brand SIsal.
sxc.
Wire naiis-Presant base at ,2.7o
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-30
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

Maintains unexcelIed service from the
west 10 the east and south. Making
close connections with trains OF all
transcontlnental lines. passengers are
given their choice of routes to Chicago.
Louisville. Memphis ana New Orleans,
and through these points to the far
east.
Prospective travellers desiring infor-
nation as TO the lowest rates and best
routes are invited TO correspond with
the following representatives:
Il. II. TRUMBuLL. Commercial Agent,
i42 Third St. Portland. Ore
J. c. LINDSEY. Trav Passenger Agent,
l42 Third ST.. Portland. Ore.
PAUL B, THOMPSON. Pass'gr. Agent,
Coleman Building, Seattle, Wash.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-30
crooeris.. Provisions. Etc.

sugar--Golden C. sb.25; powdered.
se.05. patent cube. $3.50: cane. d. o.,
1915; fruit sugar. s5.s5: beet sugar
1885. extra. cwt.. Toe; kegs. cwt., 25c;
boxes. cwt.. soc (less Ac per ID II paio
for in Is days),
Salt Bales Of 7S-2s.baie. $3.50: bales
OF so-3s, bale. ti.s0; bales OF cots, bale
Dried fruit--Appies. svaporaied. 10
Sc: per ID. sundriej. sacks or boxes
none: nprieots. i09i2c; peaches. sG
lie; pears. i0Gi2hc: prunes. Italian.
4Q5c; French. ehG3A; hgs. California
blacks. 5Nc; do white. none; Smyrna,
zoe: Fard dates. &C.; plums, pitted, &c.
Ii.to: bales Of ls-ios, bale. $3.50; bags.
sos. fine. ton. ,il: bags. 30 lbs,
genuine Liverpool, ton. SIT: bags. 80
lbs. a ground. zoos. ton. 81. r. s. v. p,
80 S-lb cartons. ,2.25: r. s. p. "a s-li
cartons. sl.75; Liverpool lump. tot
$3.50.
Rice-Imperial Japan. No. l. 35.37h
No. 2, si,ss; Carolina head. &c; brokd
head &c.
Mocha, 26d2sc: Java, fancy
2saS2c; Java. good. 2o02lc; Java,
ordinary. i7q2oc: Costa Rica, fancy,
isG2o Costa Rica, good. isalsc Ar
buckles. sl4sS per 100 lbs. Lion. siA.Ss.
Provisions--Hams, 10 size. i5ci
hams. picnic. Sc; bacon. regulars.
ionc bacon. breakfast, l29l7c; dry
salt sides, shc backs, dry salt, sN:
lard. kettle rendered, tierced. 9%c.
Nuts walnuts. No. I, soft shell,
iaxc: No. l hard she'll. iShc; Chile.
isc; almonds. 179lsc: flberts. li915c;
Brazils. lee; pecans. 1ShGl5c; hlck-
ory. Sc: Virginia peanuts. 797hc;
Jumbo Virginia peanuts, &c; Japanese
peanuts, 5h@6c; chestnuts, Italian,
i4c; cocoanuts, dozen, zoe,
Figs-white, ID, 5hG6c; black. ca
7c
Dates-Golden, 60-lb boxes, 6G6isc;
lib, packages, Sci Fard, l5-Ib boxes,
$40 box,
Beans--Small white, &c; large white,