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On January 21 the steamship “ Minnesota" sails from Seattle, Washington, the western terminal of the Great Northern Railway-on .her maiden voyage across the Pacific. This is the making of a new _,,,e,xa,..svith American commerce with" the Orient. It j ' isomer: of progressnmr development. it ’is’fittin'g that the originating‘of modern economical methods of transportation in our trade with the Orient should ‘be the conception of purely 'American enterprise. The monster ships “Minnesota" and " Dakota” of the Great Northem Steamship Company "are the forerunners of .a new era which will bring about ’ a_ vigorous campaign of education in Oriental affairs. - The tuners! of In. Emily Doboon, torinerly of this city. wok place Than-«11y u. t'he residence 0! her author In. 0. G. Kellogg. M. «2 wmn and the consequent wonderful trade which grew up awakened the merchant, the manufacturers and those ' interested in ‘transportation 'irroperties to see that in the countries of the Qrient, as well as the Philip- pines, a great and mighty trade could be builded. In this the reason for the formation of the Great Northern Steamship Company originated and it shouid he a source of satisfaction to every American cifiten that American hrains and energy had all to . do with it. It was American canital which furnished *the money; it‘w Was American brains which designed ~the greatest cargo carrying vessels ever built and ' it: was the skilled American workman who wrought the completed whole, and furthermore, it now marks .the fulfillment of a prophecy that in the Orient lay vast wealth that needed only American enterprise to-divert toward the United States. “lulu Hitch.“ '9. kept. indoor- !or s _ «up with I tonne cold, but In uble to b9 out stun um Wright Ind 3 bud {all while climbing : low (by- ogo. tad out his chin. Dr. Albert Shel- don In called tad took 3 couple of lumbe- in the Two uc light. now illuminate Roger William "cane. Sunday School wu'held .- mud in the church hero, with Judge Hibficrd uni other: from thd Av... Hill Bum Kolmu, the nchool teacher w, ill for 3 low m- m. wack. Mud-flora. ' 1TH the biginnink of the new year Chi- W cago touches hands with the Orient in a new sense. She becomes at least a thou- sand miles nearer than before. What this means in the world competition may be imagined. ‘Th‘c great evexits which followed th'e war with Spain have ofiened-thg cye_s oiAthc American public may? van impnrram‘a of thic new field nf trad!- - When we‘ consider thefiopulation Of the Oriental countries is 800,000,000. more than one-half of the population of the worldâ€"that we are‘thousands,of miles nearer those people than any other nation-â€" that we produce nearly all 'of the commodities that they import, and that they produce great quantities of commodities which we ~use, but do not broduee, it makes us realize that our Oriental trade has been sadly neglected in the past ‘ , The entire foreign commerce of Asia is only about $2.50 per capita each year. If it is possible ‘to increase our sales '10 cents'per oapita each year. our trade with the Orient would be doubled. These are facts which should not be lost sight of ' In. Livingston cue.- rooepdon tut. melt. An important point to be confidered'is that the The Connecting Link Ravinia HIGHLAND PARK NEWS-LETTER “ All because I took chances," she said, laughing. ‘ “All because you took chances. I wish I were . bold enough to take chances” ‘ ' She looked at him. in great surprise “ You. ' ” she exclaimed. “Why, you re one of the boldest of players. ‘ / - -‘ “Sometimes But not when theA scare is love." i he said, meaningly, She shot him a swift-glance of suspicion. “ We“, of course,’ ’she admitted “when the score is love one must play more cerefully." “And yet that ought to be the time, of any, .,to double hearts." track of theateamenot‘the Great Northern Steam- phipComnnyiatheahotteetroute. _Therotlteot theveuelatotheOrientialmuiheohorterthan byany other."!'lnt ittakeatheahoncut busily seen by investigation. On the average map. North AmericaandAsiaarepheedaaiftheghcedeach other in almost parallel poaitiona, whereas. in fact, the spherical contour of the globe makes the Asiatic shore line almoet a continuation or projection of the American shore line to the other side of the globe. Thus the most direct route from San Fran- cisco to Japan and China, instead of being westerly by way of the Sandwich Islands. is normal, past Puget Soond and the Bering Sea. \ It is Last) Iniles further front San Franciacdf westerly by way of Hawaii to Yokohama, Shanghai or Hong Kong. than from Puget Sound northerly to the same destination To give the same thought another expression :- The San Franciaeo round trip to the Orient by way of Hawaii ia 1.51:)» miles longer than the Puget Sound trip by way of Bering Sea and the great circle track. rThia is equivalent to a week's voyage of a fifteen-knot veuel, or nearly nine days to twelve knots. A: may readily be seen, this advantage in itself forms a logical basis for the faith of the Great Northern Steamship Company in the Puget Sound route to the Orient. The Smaml rontetotheOrientistbonttwiee the length of that via Puget Sound. From New York to Hong Kong. through, Suez 01ml, the dis:- tance J; ”.575 miles, as compared with 5,830 miles from Seattle to Hong Kong. From New York to Yokbhama via the canal mute‘ the distance is more than 13,000 miles, as compared with 4,140 miles from Puget Sound to that port. ~ A The far-reaching influence of the establishment of this ,new Trans-Pacific service will certainly workr marvelous _.reiorms in 'our trade 'with the Orient. The immense freight carrying capacity of the “ Minnesota ” and “Dakota,” the nnexeelled passenger accommodations and the rail connections with the Great Northern and NoRNacific rail- ways practically puts the , merchant, manufacturer and farther of the Northwest a competitor for the trade with the Orient. a w“ supfiosgmfiy'fiié "‘Fééily” fathef rash of, fine {0 I dbuble hearts that tinie,” she said, reflectively. It’was at a small bridge party, and the two had ensconced themselves in‘a comer of .the hostess’s palmrom‘nl after supper. “ Not int 311,” he assu'recP her. “ The stoic was against us, and it was our only chance. You rose to the occasion splendidly.” ' ' "If we had iost I shquld have bla yself‘ ‘very much ” ~ ' ‘ "‘ But we didn’t“ It gave the score and the “ Not even if there are lots of diamonds?" . The true' and small; the true and lungs - " No. indeed. Hearts count more. How my one And high above Life' 's cheap dishonesties. “an think otherwise, I'don’t'soe-em perhaps. -. . lama rubber."- “I think most people prefer to double diamonds, when they pan,’ ’lsh‘e returned, smiling. "Don't you think so? " “ It‘s a mistake They dont get nearly as much out of it, in the long nan" ' . A. Whist Romafice dually." ' “Your lad rally pvt u the game” she went am! you wanted it.” “Yes. I did. of counc.” He beat mm; ' ' “Does that rule always Bqld?”he uked. She Embed) little. “I‘m cure I don‘t know. “Why, yes. We ought ”join thcothcn.“ she added.’ “People wink: lavin‘ very soon.” The diamond originall'y belonged to Meéhheshia :Basuto chief, from whom it was extorted by T'Chaka, the Zulu king. T’Chaka’s brother killed him and stole the stone. The brother came to grief, and the gem passed into’th'e possession of a Zulu chief, who soon afterward was assassinateg/ The natives say that no less than sixteen of the successive possessors of the diamond either Were killed 6r driven out of “N6; emit." he heated. “I want toknow when one should propose to double.” “Thit isn't a bridge lesson,” the aid, evuively. “ No, but tell me.” “Why,” the considered. “1 samba one thinks he can win.” ‘That is, when one has hopes of his suit?” “ If you put it that wiy." the returned guardedly. “ Well. that an be in only one. case. of course," he went on, 1‘ When ie‘that? " “When one holds the hand he. wants.” “ Naturally.” she rejoined. He bent over and took her hand ’“ Partner. shall we douh'le hearts?" he asked. -â€"-Ceutury. HEN Kruger went to 'Europe he took with “'- ‘ hi1..-a~f\mm~drmnond, which was said to have brought misfortune: and death to all its poiscssors. It had a curious history. . a... sought to possess is. Asparty‘bf whites ‘attacked' the natives who had the stdne in their possession and a fierce fight ensued, in which 300 lives, mostly natives, were lost Memela, a native chief, took the gem and con- cealed it in a wound which he had received in the battle.- Afterward Memela was caught by the Boers and set to work »as a, slave; 'nger; hearifig'vhis story, releaseq him, and in gratitude Memela gave the stone to’»his liberator. Some years passed, and then Kruger met misfortune. Where the fatal diamond is_ now is not certain, though it is certain that the «exâ€"president of the Transvaal parted with it Some say that it is in the coffers of the Vatican, and some that it was cold to the Emperor of Anktria, and is now among the_crown jewels of Vienna. The stone is sand to be no carats in weight, but is not pedect. ' The high and truthful thing. Never to screen Behind the unmeant word the sharp surprise 0! cunning; never tell the little lies : ' Of look or thought. Alwayt-to choose, betjvee'n "The true and small; the true and Inge, serene “Why, that m vet-y simple. I had only one In. When you mud to double 1 infant! :JULU‘L: fur..“u 9 BE sincere. To look life in the cut». With Calm; uhdrooping gaze. Alwiys to be aimed. with . um “Except ‘ qugcr’s Fatal -. .Gcm“ Sincerity ' IL{_! 1 ! t Sim.