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FROM
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EVERY DAY
MARCH 1 TO MAY 15, 1905.
,
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Los Angeles, San !
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points.
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haven,Whatcom,;
Vancover'and Victoria.
□ d*<^£ AA to P°r^an(^> -As
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b urg, Eugene.
Albany and Salem, including
branch lines in Oregon.
^A to Spokane and;
intermediate 0.
R. & N. points; to Wenatchee
and intermediate points.
d*^A A A to ^utte’ ^na'
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points.
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Jp^\J#Uy Salt Lake City
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The Great East and West Line
Across the Entire States ot
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MOST POPULAR NUMBERS.
Seven and Thirteen Are Fixed Upon
in the Minds of the Greater
Number of Men.
"Ask a man to pick out some numi
ber between one and ten. and you can
tell him nine times out of ten what
number he has selected, though his se
lection is made mentally,” said a man
who, according to the New Orleans
Times-Den^ocrat, is fond of the old
things/ “and when you come to think
of it, the ta.$k of naming the correct
number is nett , a difficult one. In the
course of an ftiyur the other day I
asked ten men to"-tjiink of a certain
number—any number Between one and
ten—and I would tell theta what num
ber they had fix*d thefk mind on
In nine cases out of ten I was correct,
missing it only once. The\minds oi
nine of the persons selected me num
ber seven, and one of them selected
nine. It is not difficult to understand
why the mind should run to the ^um
ber seven. Even in the
man who fixed his mind
ber nine, he told me whe
over that his mind had first run
seven, but he quickly changed to nine
without knowing just why it was that'
he changed. Seven is the most prom -
inent figure between on-* and ten. It
Is the most popular number in the line,
and is associated with more things
than any other number, and it is quite
reasonable that the mind should light
on seven. I made another test the
other day with five persons, asking each
of them to'write some number between
one and ten, and give it to a sixth per
son. When the slips had been handed
to the sixth man I said: ‘Seven is the
number on each of the slips.’
“ ‘Correct,” said the man to whom
they had been handed, and the five
men were a bit bewildered for the
moment by the fact that they had all
lilt upon the same number, and that I
was able to tell what the number was.
It would be quite as easy to name a
number between 10 and 20, though I
have made no tests along this line. I
Haro aav that 15 nrAiilH ho fho ftrot
number to flash In the mind, simply
because it is the most talked of, and
the only number between 10 and 20
that has the widest association. So
you can tell there is no trick about It,
and it doesn't require any knowledge
of the occult philosophies.”
EXTENDING BOUNDARIES.
Some of Our Larger Cities Have An*
nexed Ground Far Into Adja
cent Farm Lands.
According to a recently issued census
bulletin, the real rank of cities is not al
ways indicated by the order in which
they stand in the tables of population.
Some great centers have a considerable
part of their massed population lying
outside the municipal boundaries. Bos
ton is a good example; about 1,200,000
people live in sight of the state house
dome, and less than 600,000 of them are
governed by the Boston mayor. Other
cities have annexed far into the farm
lands of the adjacent country, says
Youth’s Companion.
It is customary to speak of the popula
tion of a state, "in proportion to its
size.” Such a comparison is seldom
made of cities, although It might not be
uninteresting. Pittsburg, for example,
has a population of a third of a million
on 18,000 acres of ground; New York’s
population, little more than ten times
as great, spreads over nearly 12 times
as many acres.
Chicago was long famous for its an
nexation habit, but since 1890 New York
has annexed much more territory than
Chicago’s total area. New Orleans has
a slightly larger area than Chicago.
Bach of them covers six times the area
of Baltimore.
Washington, which occupies the Mary
land part of the ten miles square set
aside tor a national capital, is a fair
sized city as area goes, for this genera
tion. It may seem small a century hence,
although it looked abundantly ample for
all the purposes of urban development
when laid out.
In the case of cities, as well as of other
corporations, consolidation is plainly
one of the tendencies of the times. More
than one-third of those in the United
States have added to their territory by
annexation since 1890. Townships and
counties are occasionally subdivided, by
reason of local interests, but the cities
seem to be steadily pushing their boun
daries outward. There are some eco
nomic reasons for this, but the reason
In many cases has been the desire of
their inhabitants to make a "good show
ing.’*
In the Bight Boom.
At the latest of the ladies’ clubs a
"pets’ room,’’ with little stalls for dogs
and cats, lemurs and lizards, all the
small creatures that a lady finds neces
sary as companions, Is provided.
One of the most enthusiastic members
was showing her friends of her own sex
over the establishment, and opened the
door of the “pets’ room with proper
pride.
There, in the center of the room, on
two chairs, sat two Immaculately
clothed young men, grave of face, but
with a wicked twinkle in their eyes.
“Don’t you know this is the ladies
'pets’ room?’ ” asked the enthusiastic
member, with some acerbity.
“That’s why we are here,” replied th*
more serious of the two young men. with
becoming gravity.—Sporting Times.
Longevity of Birds.
Small singing birds live from eight to
llgbteen years. Ravens have lived for
almost 100 years In captivity, and par
rots longer than that. Fowls live 10
tp JO years. The wild gooee lives up
ward of 100 years, and swans are said to
have attained the age of 300. The long
life of birds has been toterpreted ai
compensation tor tbs great mortaUg
*C their
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(ANTIQUE FURNITURE AGAIN.
Bedroom Coffers of the Middle Ag«a
Are in Use Among the
Fashionables.
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The feminine world is again taking to
the use of stately and artistic coffers or
chests, reports the V ashington Star.
The dames of the middle ages, who
had no convenient bureaus in which to
store their finery, were dependent upon
the coffer. Some of these historic chests
are marvels of delicate carving, inlay
work and painting. The greatest artists
of Italy did not disdain to decorate these
receptacles.
So valuable were some of the cqfi *
that a great lady w as considered w ell
dowered if she received one on her mar
riage day. It was placed in her cham
ber, with the great bedstead and a stool
or two, which were the sole furnishings.
Toward the close of the eighteenth cen
tury coffers Aere all but discarded. Un
til recently specimens were to be found
only in the museums or old castles and
manor houses of Europe.
Now the taste for antique furniture
»s bringing the coffers again into favor.
Two seen ‘ecently were made f^r thd
state roaU.f. of yachts. They are both
carved and tinted. -w
One chest is built of weathered oak,
tffeply carved ard then/, tained in green
and red. The design represent* mer
maids sporting in tb* midst of an^ocean
forost. Seaweeds aifi shells are th^mast
conspicuous features in the picture.
The other coffer is of o..k, haying n
gray finish. It is decorated with a burnt
design. Green and mauve stains • are
used to touch up the figures. The sub
ject of these decorations fs a scene at
the court of King Neptune.
Bedroom coffers are usually, adorned
with flowers, birds, butterflies or som*
allegorical or jnythological scene. On*
small boudoir chest has representation*
of Penelope among her maidens upon it*
panels. Through open windows th*
sprays of the climbing roses are blown
into the room and the flowers with th*
garments of the women are brilliantly
colored.
Scriptural subjects were painted on
some of the antique chests, and thes*
have been well imitated by modern
workmen. The painted panel is set deep
in the wood and framed by a wide band
of molding. Carved figures, supporting
the corners, and elaborately designed
lids are features of the painted chests.
The most ancient designs are th*
heavily carved ones. Those who ar*
| versed in the history of furniture can
’ tell to a nicety the age of a chest by th*
style of carving and quality of the wood.
The earlier Renaissance specimens are
almost priceless, and even copies of
them are expensive. In appearance they
are notunlike a coffin. There Is usually
a richly carved base, the long shallow
body above it being si ightly curved. Th*
lid projects over the body, and is less
deeply cut than the sides.
A more modern Renaissance chest,
and a style which is more frequently
copied, is embellished with small panels,
on which appear conventionalized foli
age designs in line work. The shading
is burnt into the wood.
Gilded and enameled coffers are also
to be seen, but they are eighteenth cen
tury work and represent the period of
decadence.
The modern household coffer Is usual
ly lined with silk or an art fabric. Plenty
of tiny pockets are scattered over th*
tir ing, and in these are placed sachet*
for perfuming the contents of the box.
The chests are convenient receptacle*
few linen, bedclothes, draperies or gar
ments not in use.
Those who can afford a cedar chest
need have no fear of moths. Although
these ornamental boxes cost more than
trunks, they will last a lifetime. They
are distinctly decorative, and may b*
made to fit any vacant niche in a small
room, The price varies with the style
of decoration and wood. Some are com
paratively inexpensive, while others.
good imitations of the carved antique
chest or the gilded and enameled eight
eenth century masterpieces, are valued
as are most works of art.
HIS FIRST WATERSPOUT.
Groen. Sailor Boy Wanted to See One,
and He Was Quickly Ac
commodated.
A waterspout is one of the first thing*
a green sailor boy wants to see. He has
read about it as one of the wonders of
the sea, and it rouses his keenest curi
os) ty. He gets the old sailors to promise
to call him when one is sighted. They
promise, winking stealthily at each oth
er, relates an exchange.
The ship gets down into tropical wa
ters, and the boy is told that a water
spout may come along almost at any,
time.
One night he is awakened suddenly.
An old sailor shakes him.
"Come on! Hurry up, young feller;
there’s a waterspout on the starboard
bow bearing right down on us.”
The boy hastens up the companion
way without waiting to dress, and as
he darts out on aecx ne is tnrown aowa
by a mas3 of water descending on him
like a wet mountain. He struggles to
his feet, gasping, sputtering:
"Wa-a-s that-t a wa-a-a-ter spout?"
The sailors are around him roaring.
Then he looks up above the companion
way and sees an empty hogshead. Having
seen and felt the waterspout, he descends
to his bunk, wipes himself dry and turns
In. Next time waterspouts In great num
bers may be reported on both bows, but
he will have no particular de6ire to ob
Mrve them.
Baby’s Eyelashes.
Some mothers clip the baby’s eye
lashes to make them grow long. This
may be all right for the baby, but after
maturity has been reached It is perhaps
betetr to rub a little pure ointment or
plain vaseline into the lashes rathe*
than to clip the ends.—Medical Talk.
Tired
Nervous
When you feel languid, tired,
nervous and irritable, your vi
tality is low—your supply of
nerve energy exhausted, and
your syjgem running down for
lack of power,
The organs of the body are
working poorly, or not at all,
and you are not getting the
nourishment needed. This soon
impoverishes the blood and in
stead of throwing off the im
purities, distributes it all
through the body. This brings
disease and misery.
Feed^the nerves with Dr.
Miles’ Nerving, a nerve food, a
nerve medicine, that nourishes
and strengthens the nerves, and
see how quickly you will get
strong and vigorous.
"My wtfe suffered with nervousness
prev ious to n rei ent attack of typhoid
fever, but after her recovery from the
fever, she was much WOTM. and ouid
hardly control herself being esc.I
lngly nervous when the least excited
She was very restless at night, and
never had a good night's rest She
nlso suffered much from MfVmi hM
ache. l>r Miles' Nervine was rccom
mended by a friend. After the first
three doses she had a good night s
rest, and at the end of the first week's
treatment she was wonderfully Im
proved. Continued use of Nervine has
completed her entire oure "
OTTO KOT.B,
* . 1021 Cherry 8t.. Evansville. Ind.
br. Miles’ Nervine Is sold by your
druggist, who will guarantee that the
first Dottle will benefit. If It falls, ha
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
$300 FOR LETTERS
ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST.
The Western Trail magazine
offers six prizes aggregating in
value $300 in railroad transporta
tion for letters from residents of
Arkansas, East Colorado, Mis
souri, Kansas, Indian Territory,
Oklahoma, Texas and New Mex
ico.
It wants letters that will in
duce energetic and ambitious
men and women to settle in the
great and growing Southwest
and there engage in farming,
cattle raising, dairying, fruit
growing and similar pursuits.
To accomplish the purpose
which it has in view, the West
ern Trail offers the following
prizes in railroad transportation
for the six letters which, in the
opinion of a competent judge,
shall be deemed best suited to
its requirements:
First prize, $100 in railroad
transportation.
Second prize, $75 in railroad
transportation.
Third prize, $50 in railroad
transportation.
Fourth prize, $25 in railroad
transportation.
Fifth prize, $25 in railroad
transportation.
Sixth prize, $25 in railroad
transportation.
THE CONDITIONS ARE EASY.
Letters should deal with th
writer’s experiences since he set
tied in tne soutnwest. iney
should tell how much money he
had when he rrived, what he
did when he first came, what
measure of success has since
crowned his efforts and what he
thinks of that portion of country
in which he is located.
Letters should not be less than
300 nor more than 1,500 words in
length, and will be used for the
purpose of advertising the South
west. Letters are desired not
only from farmers and farmers’
wives, but also from merchants,
school teachers, clergymen; from
everyone who has a story to tell
and who knows how to tell it.
Poetical contributions are not
wanted.
All cannot win prizes, but by
their contributions they can as
sist the Western Trail in its ef
forts to colonize and upbuild the
Southwest.
Contest closes June 30, 1905.
Prizes will be awarded as soon
thereafter as results can be de
termined. Address the Western
Trail, 736-744 Van Buren street,
Chicago, 111.
ONE WAY RATES
Every day from March 1 to
May 15 the Union Pacific will
sell one way colonist tickets at
the following rates from Mis
souri river terminals, Council
Bluffs to Kansas City inclusive:
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“Jones Pays the freight”
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DRAPERIES, CROCKERY, STOVES
and KITCHEN UTENSILS
offers you the advantage of a big assortment to choose
from. . . . We are price
setters.Write us.
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Railway. Tuesdays and Saturdays via Iron Mountain Route.
For full information address
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St. Loui
$20 to Ogden and Salt Lake
City.
$20 to Butte, Anaconda and 1
Helena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wenat
chee, Wash.
$25 to Everett, Fairhaven,
Whatcom, Vancouver and Vic
| toria, via Huntington and Spo
kane.
$25 to Portland and Astoria,
! or to Tacoma and Seattle via
j Huntington and Portlund, or via
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>25 to Ashland, Ros/
gene, Albany and
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$25 to San Franc,
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Correspondingl
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