THe SpoKane Press.OEOKOE PUTNAM, Manager.

rnbllahed Every Evening Except Suuday by The Press Publishing Co.

SCRIPPS-McRAE PRESS SERVICE.

One cent per copy, six cents per Week, twenty-live cents per month

Or $3 per year, delivered by carrier. No free copies.

116 Ft ? < Aye.

telephone Slain 375.

Entered at Spokane,

?Wash., as second-class

matter.

THE Gr KM OF LAZINESS.

Tho si Ientitle sharps of tho country ore wondering whether Dr. Charles

W. Stiles 'f Washington is a discoverer or a second Joe Mulhatton ?a first-

class liar or an explorer from away ha k.

The doctor, you know, has discovered that laziness is a gi im. He has

even name! the hug that goes into the human system at times nnd makes

"strong men into hoboes and panhandlers.

If he Is right, nnd he says he is. all that ts necessary to give this

country an Impetus that will jolt it centuries ahead is to follow uncinaria-

sis to its lair and eradicate it from the human system.

Watch you boy dress on a cold morning. It takes 30 minutes to get

him out of bed unless you apply a lath, and when he comes down stairs

he wants to cat breakfast clad in a shawl. The laziness does not affect ap-

petites. After breakfast he hunts for his shoes and dawdles and asserts

that he is going to hurry "in a minute." and you Just Succeed in getting

him started to school in time to save him from a tardy mark.

You have worried over that. Some mothers havo tiled to whip lazi-

ness out of their children and have dally wondered: "I don't know what

Will become of Horace when he gets big if lie is as slow then as he Is now."

Tou might apologize to the b ljr. Dr. Stiles says he has uncinariasis.

Can't blame n boy for what be can't help. Perhaps lie inherited the blamed

thing.

Men have It. It comes In August. When tlie world seems content to

sit In the shade and loaf and listen to the grasshoppers. It comes again

In tbe chill days of winter, when the fire burns brightly nnd the luting

wind howls outside.

We are nil lazy at times. It Is good for us. Tt makes us work betterWhen necessity spurs us on and the coal pile neara the bottom of the bin.

In fact, laziness for boys and men. at times, Is a blessed privilege,

and there doesn't seem to be any pressing mcd for Dr. Stiles' investiga-

tions or a remedy for uncinariasis,

A BOOK AND A SUGGESTION.

SEVILLE, Dor. \u2666..?Seville's !magnificent cathedral, in which the |

I remains of CVhrlstopher ColumbusI ?alreadyi so qften exhumed and'reburied ?have just been placed forperpetuity, is one of the largest

; and most famous in Europe. It wasbegun in 1401, being built on theSite of a.n ancient Moorish mosque.

Seville has many fine buildings,but hone as magnificent as the ca- ithedral, Its bronze work, woodcarvings and sculptures are renown-ed. On its walls are paintings by 'Murillo, who was born in Seville,ami other almost as famous Span-ish painters. Its windows are of iFlemish stained glass, made in the16th century, its organ Is one of thelargest in the world. The greatcampanile, or bell tower of thecathedral, called the "Qiralda," 1dates from 1196. A glance at itjin the accompanying picture will Jshow that to its architect, the Moor

[Abu Jussuf Jakub, the UnitedStates owes one of its most prized '

| pieces of architecture ?the tower of iI Mndlson Square Garden, in NewYork.

It Is especially appropriate thatChristopher Columbus should lie inSeville cathedral, it being the last

I resting place of Ferdiuand 111. of

Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong is going to write a book. He lias seen '

much of the world, an.l feela literary ambition Impelling him to i>ut his

thoughts on paper.

Tho book, if he writes it. will Bell. It will soil because tho world, if

it docs not forgive, at least forgets, and because. If a man should strangle

his mother and set down the details in print, there WOUld bo readers

Who know nothing and care nothing for tlie sacred side of life.

Or.cc Strong was a real man. His old mother used to see him In his

uniform, the picture of statural honor, breast out. shoulders back ?her

soldier boy.

Why. that woman was so proud of him that tears of joy filled her eyes

when she thought of what he was nnd what he might be. "Her boy" could

do anything?be anything?ami his face was toward the top of the ladder.

He broke her heart,

He ran away with a cheap?a very cheap?woman; beautiful In an ani-

mal way. and with no morals. And he got so low that publicity almost

lost its power to sting him. He lost bis friends, his good name, much of

his property; and yet, with a dog-like fidelity, be clung to tho creature

who had ensnared him. This captain of the United States army pawned

her jewels. It was not a good sight for the world. It made an old wom-

an pray for death.Strong married tbe woman Why. no one can say. It was a sop to

decency, but it didn't add a tithe of respectability to Captain Strong or the jwoman.

There should be two books written. One could cover the doings of

Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong.

The other should contain a picture only?a picture of a gray-haired

Woman, with streaming eyes, gazing at the picture of a soldier boy who

threw his future away for a paintnd smile.

A PROSPEROUS COUNTRY THROTTLED.

I.ate figures about tho national debt of Finland only seem to augment

the shame of the country's position.

Russia has the nation by the throat, and there Is scarcely a protest

except from the people who are to lose individuality, liberty and language.

For Finland is civilized. The science of government had readied n

high plane there.

With a population of over S. 000,000; with schools and hospitals and

public works the e'tual of the best, Finland has a national debt of only

$20,01(0.000.

That isn't all.

The state owns the railroads, worth more than tin- total of the debt.

In addition, there are vast forests and lands. nl>o owned by the govern-

ment.

When a power takes hold of a country peopled by savages, licks the In-

habitants Into shape, builds schoolhouses, and attempts to put white ideas

under dark skins, the best part of the world say-, "amen."

Cut when a nation?even a little one?ls happy, peaceful, progressive

and contented; when as it is it gives to the world strong men and grand

women, its absorption and uprooting by another nation is a crime, black

and foul.

Nothing can cxc use the czar jn the minds of moral men and women.

The Christmas holiday season Is

the time when tbe peculiarities of the

various Species of Shoppers becomenoticed, for all stoics are crowded

with various assortments of peojde

intent only on their purchases.It is S time of trial for the clerk,

and unless he has an eye for the hu-morous side of life, his position is avery wearing one. No two purchasers

are exactly alike, and seldom do thesame people take the same tact upona second purchase.

Clerks are seldom given the option

of remarking or catting prices,though oyer half the buyers seemto believe that this is the case.

Lounging through some of Spo-kane's larger stores Saturday the fol-lowing disconnected sentences reach-ed The Press man's ears:

"I'll take three yards If you'll mukcIt 7%."

"Well, then give me Just two.""My, but that's expensive. Have

you anything cheaper? That's notworth anything/ to me. How muchwas the other? Welt, let me see Itagain. Lot me have st* yards,"

"Have you any hairpins?''"Other counter, please."Another lady is making a purchase

Which amounts to 16 cents, and, liv-

The Chinese in SpokaneAre a Peaceful People.

There are Included In the popula-

tion of Spokane between 100 and 500(Chinese. Including quite a number

Of women and children. As a rule

they are good citizens, attending

gtfictly to their own business.

0, large number are implored asCooks %nd fioU.se servantr, though

probably ip'fc larger number are em-

ployed at Igundiy v.- jik. Several are

unfed 18 the mercantile trade,

nandllnf largely Chines* goods.

Others are ftigagcd in tho restaurantfine, both, as proprielors and as cooks

?,nd waiters, flhd ft few have masteredhe trad,c Or the tailor and do a loora*Ivs business.ft\ the Outskirts of the city a num-

ber of the Mongolians are engaged in

flunk*t gardening and every day dur-ing the summer dogens of tln-m can

tie seen In different parts of the city,each carrying two large baskets Oiled

with the products of their gardens,peddling them out to the consumersIt Is said that those engaged In thisline make large profits and are In bet-ter circumstances than most of theirbrethren.

The Chinese of this city have nochurch organization of their native

\ religion, but, through tlie aid of the

I I ..?. * Home Missionary society, a

| Chinese Baptist mission has been es-tabliirled un Second aye. and a nightschool is conducted, which is attend-;ad by » large number of younger rep-

, tesontatlvoS of the orient, and they

are said to be quick and eager to) and rataln the knowledge ob-

I tftlned fully as well us others.

\u25a0\Vhilo, as In all nationalities, thereare Borne from the cebstlal kingdom

. whose tastes seem to turn In the lineof drink und gaming, tho majority arerecognised as quiet.! wa-abiding citi-

sena.

NEW YORK, Pee. 22.?The pros-parity whioh the railroad* throughoutthe country are now enjoying la In

one respoct different from any periodof prosperity which railroads haveenoyed In tho past. Railroad officiilagenerally agree that the rate situa-

tion in all sections of the country-

Is In a better condition than everbefore. The scheduled tariffs are be-ing almost universally maintained,while there is practically no cutting

of rates by any of tho rullroads.Never before has the rale situation

throughout the country appeared soperfect, and this is generally consid-ered one of the main reasons of the

excellent showing of earnings whichthe railroads have made during the

last year. The railroads have enjoyedmany periods of prosperity In thepast, but in practically every Instance

this prosperity has been interrupted |by rate disturbances.

Since 1891 there has been a steadyImprovement In the rate conditions jthroughout the country, until nt pros-

ent it is reported by railroad official*in several Bee lions of the country asbeing almost Ideal. DiscriminationsIn rates have been almost wholly ,abolished, and the scheduled tariffs

are being maintained as never before, jThis Is considered not only one of jthe main causes of tlie excellent earn-ings, which the railroads arc now re-

' porting, but otn- of tho strongest rea-sons for the belief that the prosperitythe railroads are eiioying will con-tinue, with temporary reactions, for

an indefinite- period.There are a number of causes for

tlie excellent rate conditions. One ofI the reasons why rates are being souniformly maintained is the large

amount of traffic offered the railroads,

which gives no Incentive for cutting

rates, The community of interestmovement, whereby the greater pro-

portion of the railroad mileage ofthe-country has been brought underthe control of a few groups of finan-ciers, also has been a powerful factorin clearing up tbe rate situation.Through this movement many of thesmaller and weaker roads, which werecontinually cutting rates in the at-

Holiday Scenes and ChristmasShoppers In Spokane Stores.

Ing In the suburbs, wants it deliveredat once.

"Please show me some of your bestmuslin. How do you do. Mrs. Smith,how are you? (Clerk?How manyyards, please?) Isn't it delightful

weather for shopping, Mrs. Smith?Why haven't you called? (Clerk?How

many yards, lady?) Why, this Is mus-lin; I asked for regular ticking."

At the other end of store: "Did Ileave my purse here? Have you atelephone handy? When do you ex-pect the Other kind? Will you sendme a sample? Here is my address."

In a. meat market! "Two poundsof steak, please. Don't give me that.Haven't you anything better? Howmuch Is it? Well, then I'll take it."

A telephone order to the market:"Send me three pounds of a beef roastand be sure It is good. When willit bo here? Why. that will never do;It's 11 now and I want It for lunch.Can't you send it right up. Send somedog meat also. Be sure it is good."

In the shoe store: "Do you thinkyou have a pair of shoes that will fitme? Oil. no, no, that shoe lookslarger than a four. Mercy, haven'tyou made a mistake? What makesyou think it's too small? It seemsso very comfortable. I think I bet-ter take this pair."

I "Madame, the shoo Is a full sizej too small to give yOU entire satisfac-tion," said the clerk.

"Well, you stupid thing, that Isn't 1what I want It for.'

As the lady walked out she said:"Where did you say to call for cornsalve? Ha. ha."

A scene at a millinery Store! "Doyou think the hat becoming.." "Yes.it matches the face beautifully, It's

a perfect hat and fits -*ou to perfec-

tion. The side straps have a beautifulshade and the throat latch, being a

little to the left, makes an unusual

effect on the viranda of tbe two first

two plumes. The neck yoke can beworn in winter or summer and is re-versible."

At a grocery: "Have you any pre-, pared foods? I have so much to at-

! tend to that I would like to get a1 list of prepared foods. Send me apackage of grapnuts, postum cereal,

! wheatina, grenola and a catalogue

[from Battle Creek. Things are shap-ing themselves Just right. Every-thing is being condensed. Within a

i few years we will have a prepared' meal, condensed with all the. neces-sary ingredients, so that it can beeasily carried in a vest pocket," said

I the lady as she walked out.

COLUMBUS'S BODY RESTSIN SEVILLE'S CATHEDRAL.

have been completed for the South-ern Indiana's new line between TerreHaute and Evansvllle, and PresidentJames H. Walsh of the Indiana lineis having plans prepared for an ex-tension to Chicago, which. It is claim-ed, will save 16 miles of distancefrom Evansvllle to Chicago, The newTerre Haute-Kvansvllle line will run

: through a rich coal and stone quarryj region.

Castillo, who sent the discovererjforth to sail to India and the Ital-ian's son also named Ferdinand.The ceremony of transferring theremains of the discoverer of Ameri-ca from the crypt, where they havelain for the past hundred years, to

'the cathedral was a solemn and im-pressive one.

The Duke of Veragua, Columbus'direct descendant, was present, andrepresentatives of the civic and na :

tional authorities, to say nothing ofan Immense multitude of peoplethat cVrowded the venerable build-ing. When the remains reachedthe cathedral its 22 bells were rung,a salute was fired and the troopsaccompanying the cortege presentedarms. Within the cathedral a re-quiem mass was sung.

This is the sixth time that thebody of Columbus has been buried,

lie tiled at Valladolid, in Spain, andhis remains found a resting placethere. In 1513 they were had upagain and carried off to Santo Do-

-1 mingo. in Cuba, and once more com-mitted to the earth. The year 17$fi

I saw them disinterred again, to beplaced in the cathedral at Havana,and a hundred years later they wereexhumed once more and broughtback to Spain.

THE HOPE "SINK HOLE,"

The railway people of Hope, Idaho,have at. last got the best of their

\ famous "sink bole." which has beenthe cause of considerable trouble for

some time. At this point the trackOf the X. P. runs near tlie shore lineof Lake Pend d'Oreille and for sometime the company has been trying toget on enough cinders and gravel tokeep the track from going down. They

' finally have succeeded, after muchtrouble, in getting it to remain Bta-

| tlonary.

RAILWAY NEWS.Roads Enjoying Unprecedented Prosperity?Rate

Conditions Unequaled.tempt to secure traffic theirstronger competitors, havo been ab-sorbed.

Another favorable factor is thatduring the last few years there hasbeen little or no competitive railroadbuilding. While the new mileage thathas been constructed has aggregateda considerable amount it has beencomposed almost wholly of short

branches and axtensions.While it can hardly be hoped that

rato disturbances have been forevereliminated from tlie railroad industryit Is believed by many prominent rail-road officials that the developmentspointed out have wrought such a rev-olution that any such general dls-tut'banco of rates as occurred In 1881and ISIIO have been made impossible

in the future ao strong are the alliedroads which are against the practice.

IKILL TO BUILD TO

SIMILKAMEEN COUNTRY.

| Tlie minority stockholders of the

Pere Marquette railroad may be per-mitted to join the voting trust. The

. matter is to be decided ;jt a meeting

of the syndicate managers in Boston, today, it is said that so many of! the minority holdings have asked the? privilege of depositing their sharesIn tlie voting trust, subject to tlie

'] control of the syndicate managers.! that It Is probable the requests will

|be favorably considered, although the! syndicate managers already control aJ majority of the stock outstanding.

i President James J. Hill of the! Great Northern was In Spokane ashort time Sunday afternoon on his

I return from the Sound. While in- ispeeting his new depot hero he gave

out the Information that his com-; pany will commence In the spring the

1 construction of a new road through' the Okanogan country into British

I Columbia and up the dtmilkameen| river. He also intimated that in the

near future the road will be extendedto Vancouver. He said the company

Is now perfecting the arrangements

for building the new road and tbework will begin early in the spring.

Affairs In the traffic world Havebeen shaping themselves of late as 1though the Northern Securities com-pany had obtained a eontrolllng in- 1torest In the Wisconsin Central rail-way. J. J. Hill of the Great North-ern denies tbe report.

HIL.I. ON FREIGHT SATES.In reference to freight and passen-

ger rates J. J. Hill stated in an in-

terview yesterday that he would make

no changes unless compelled to do

so. He expressed pleasure over thelarge Wheat crop in this section andtbe high prices realized by the farm-

ers, and said that was one of thebest Indications of a prosperous coun-try. Mr. Hill left in bis special trainfor tho east about 5 o'clock.

The Northern Pacific lunch room,

which is Hearing completion, will

probably be ready for occupancy the

latter part of January. It should bea wonderful improvement on tho pres-

ent quarters right In the main depot

Contractor Deets has the job in hand

and is doing excellent work. The

new addition is about 40x«0 foet insize, of red brick and stone, two

stries high.

The Chicago, Rock Island & PacificRailway company today began the

payment of the semi-annual interestdue January 1 next on the 0 per centfirst mortgage bonds of the Chicago.

Rock Island & Pacific company andthe 4 per cent general mortgage bonds

of the Rock Island Railway company.

By this action the company antici-pates the payment of this interest by

more than a week.

Persons attending the Inland Em-

pire Horticultural and Floriculture!association meeting will get a rateof one and one-third for a round trip

from the surrounding towns to Spo-

kane. This rate goes Into effect onthe O. It. N. Tlie convention will

be held hero January (i, 7, t> und 9,1903.

SHORTEST DAY.Yesterday was the shortest day in

the year, boing 9 hours and 3 min-

utes from sunrise to sunset. Thodays will now begin to lengthen aminute each.

FINLAND SUFFEBXNQ OH

ACCOUNT OF FAMINE.ST. PETERSBURG, Deo. 22.?

ThSl'S is great danger of famine In

| Finland. There is a loss of 10.000.000I bushels in the amount of wheat rals-

led this year and other crops havo

I ruined or swept away by tho! floods.

SOUTHERN INDIANA'S FLAMS.

j The Louisville & Nashvilje Se to |i haVf a connection with the Southern j! Indiana at Evansvllfe. Where the

I Louisville & Nashville has establish*|«d extengjve new terminals. Surveys !

Do you know the so*cret of good printing?Perhaps you don't asnone but the great ar-tists have It exactly lo-cated. Wo cannot placeour finger upon it, butwe know that some-where within lino work-manship, the best ofmaterials and perfectequipment the secretlies, and In order thatno chances m«y betaken we Include nilthese in our scheme ofbusiness. The result Isn gnuln of printing thathundreds of Spokanebusiness men have cometo know and appreciate.

inlandPrinting Co.ClO-613 Sprague Aye.

' No. 222-224 Tost St. Tol. M. 639.Kesidcnce Phone 8. 271.

SEEHORNTRANSFERCOMPANY

STORAGE?Wo store all kinds ofgoods.

WE MOTE?Machinery, boilers,merchandise, housohold goods, every-thing.

i

John T. HuetterContractor

and Builder

Phone Main 13.

Symons BlocK, SpoKane

BAGGAGEPhone Main 517

OWPKfICMKO.720 FIRST AYE.

We are selling out the following

goods to reduce our stock)

i-gallon tins maple syrup 91.051-pound bird seed (with outtlo

hone), 3 pounds .35

Pints. Bidder's catsup a .80

Gold dust , .80

Hkuui (tin Quail?11 Sprague Aye.

Phone Ulack 3031.

The OwlBAR, CAFEAND CLUB

The Popular Resort.

MEDICALLAKErsoAPIAfter all, what can Improve on the food which

the child gets from its mother. Mother Natureprovides us, her children, with a perfect medi-cal food in Hedlcal Lake Salts, and fledlcalLake Toilet Soap containing as it does 10* ofthese famous Salts, is the purest, sweetest

medicated soap made. Use It In the littleone's bath, for it willmake the skin bright and clear and freeitfrom all irritations and blemishes of the skin caused by PricklyHeat, Rash, flosquito Bites, etc. \u2713*

It's soothing, healing, purifying qualities are especially beneficial tobabies and young children?-a necessary toilet article for every house-hold?you willnever be without it once you have proved it's charmingefficacy. Druggists sell it?2s cents a cake.

Buy fledlcal Lake Ointment, 25 cent* a box, and use It for alleruption* of the akin. It will improve the complexion and is inval-uable for Sunburn, Windburn, Eczema, Itching Piles, Mosquitoand all Insect Bites. Not greasy or sticky?is immediately absorbed

MEDICAL LAKE RBfIBDIBS ARB NOT PATENT MEDICINES.

MEDICAL LAKE SALTS MFG. CO., Sole Mfrs?

NEW YORK AND SPOKANE, WASH.

FIRE SALE.The insurance adjusters having

finished their work we are now of-fering our stock.

MAXWELL & HOLLINGBERYPLUMBERS,

STEAM AND GAS FITTER9,Repair Work a Specialty.

1003 Sprague Aye., Spokane, Wash.Telephone Blue 26G 3

DAMAGED BT WATER ONLY,

Nt greatly reduced prices, cut-ters and sleighs, carriages andwagons, harness, lap robes andwhips at

20 TO GO PER CENT BELOWACTUAL VALUE.

MUST BE SOLE AT ONCE.

Why Do Businessin the Dark?

When YouCan Have

Daylight Storcg

By Using \u25a0>

PRISMGLASS

Sold by

Jones & Dillingham,Agents for

Amerlcan-3 Way Prism Co.

Information and Estimateson Application.

StuOehaker carriage Repository,513-615 Spragae Aye.

This is the LightSEEK NO FURTHER

Order From

The Pennsylvaniaand Investment Company

The Washington Mr Pover (o,Empire State Building.

Spokane tain? I Halting (o.Basement of Auditorium

SPOKANE, WASH. BREWERS ANDBOTTLERS OF

We make FARM andCITY Loans at as low-rates as is consistentwith legitimate bus-iness, on carefully se-lected properties.

THE CELEBRATED"GOLD TOP"BOTTLED BEER

FAMILY ORDERS MAIN SOS

The fidelity National Bank.Spokane, wash.

Capital ,1 2S'?,HBurplus 86.00(1Officers and Directors:

Geo. S. Brooke, President.D. K. McPhernon, VlCo President

A.. W. Lindsay, Cashier.IS. 11. Crowrtull. Asst. Cashier.

J. GRIER LONG,Manager.

Exchange National Bank*MSm«Svaa* a KM

warerr

We have for Sale

OF SPOKANE, WASH.

Designated Depository United States.

a general merchandise store atInvoice price. Good location.Present salaa aro ovor $1800per month.

Ames Mercantile Agency,Empire State Block.

Capital 8250,000.00 ISurplus and undivided i

profits 8179,688.82 1 Oregon R. R. & Nay. Co.Oregon Short Line ft. w.

Dillon Pacific R. R.B. J. Dyer, President; Chan Sweeny.Vice President; C. E. Meßroom.Cashier; VV. M. Shaw, AssistantCashier.

ONLY LINE EAST VIA*

ChantMusic Co.

SeveralLeadingMakes of

Salt LaKe and DenverTWO TRAINS DAILY. .

Steamship tle.kots to Europeother forolg.i countries.

PIANOS AND ORGANS\u25a0

Prices and terms lowest over of-fered.

Send for Illustrated catalogue.

CHICAGO TAILORING COMPANY,Osoar Bowards, Prop.

Suits mado to order. Lady tailor-ing a specialty. Steam cleaning,dyeing find repairing. Will proasone suit a week for $1.50 a month.217 Tcmplo Court, Spokane, Wash.Phono Front DCS. i

Dully Spnlcano Tlmo Boiiedule iDallyI>op. 1 Effective Juno 1902. | Air-TliS" i fast ma 11.?Td unda. M. from Coeur u'AUn'e dfa-

trlct, Fnrinlngton, Qar-tlold, Col lax. ?Pullman,man, ?MoeooWi ?Pom*roy, Waltaburs, Day-tou, Walla Walla, Pan-djeton, llaker City, and 6i3»all points KAST. P. M.

3HB KXPRISBB?For Fnrm-Jp. M. inaton, Colfax, Pullman,

Pullman, Moscow, Lewis-laton, Portland, 8 a nFrancisco, llaker Cityall points EAST.

EXPRESS ? From allpoints BAST. Makercity, sun Francisco,Portland, Colfax, Uar- 0:30field and Farinlnstoil. A. M.

?Except Sunday.Short lino to California, San Fran-

elsco-Portlnng route. Steamers sailfrom Alnsworth dock, Porland, ut ap. m , every five days.

OKO. J. MOHt.BR, Ocn. Agt.430 Riverside Aye., Bp>kune, Wash.

Telephone Main 152.