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f ttt -M-rtfi-Mrso oregonian;' Thursday, jttey e,- 1000. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Amusement TonIg;tit. AI.ISKT'S WINTER GARDEN (Third and Morrison streets) Concert nlshtly. "Letter ItemiKm iptfo -kwi Tr.. Mrs. Tirzah B. McMillen, wife of Cap tain James H. McMillen, on Monday re ceived from the dead-letter ofllcc a note "Which She Wrote to a friAnd In Wlrhlnnri In this city, on the 2Sth of April, 1S95. She Is satisfied that the Postal Department does business on business principles and "with thoroughness, if not always with ' dispatch, but is sllehtlv nuzzled to nnflw. stand -why the return of her note has been delayed over five years, and to imagine where It has been all this time. However, it Is not to be expected that business can be transacted at a rapid rate in a dead-letter office. The note is plainly addressed to Highland. Multno mah County, Oregon, and there is only one "Highland" in Multnomah County, but this happens to be an addition in the City of Portland, and perhaps if the ietter had been addressed "City" it might have reached its destination In stead of going- off on a five years ram ble. The envelope is pretty well covered "with postmarks, which show that it has one through the Portland office several times. These stamps range all the way Irom April 26, 1E95. to Juno 2. 1900, and there Is also a Highland stamp of ap parently June 5, 1900. and it is indorsed on the back. "Dead matter. Highland. Clackamas County, Or." As it was stamped at the dead-letter office June 2C, 1900 and backstamped at Portland June 30. it seems likely that it has spent most of the five years of Its absence in Oregon, but where, it Is Impossible to conceive, as there are no dead-letter of ilces here. Ab tho note was an Invita tion to dinner it will now be In order lor the person Invited, Mrs. Minnie Cut ier, to brine a suit for damages for the loss of an excellent dinner, which can hardly have been kept hot all these five years. Will, Use Bamboo Exclusively. The street-cleaning department has just fin ished clearing out gutters and cleaning bridges and elevated roadways on the East Side, inoludlng Sunnyslde and Al blna. Superintendent Hart will now set his force at work on the "West Side. He has secured a quantity of split bamboo, and has three machine brooms filled with It, but is using only one at a time, so that they will hold out and enable the anea to be kept at work until a further supply of this material can be procured. His regular night force now consists of one machine broom, four carts and four push brooms, and the men necessary to operate them. The Impossibility of pro curing the usual supply of rattan for filing machine brooms has caused much trouble for the street-cleaning depart ment, not only of Portland, but of all the cities on this Coast. Steel wire has been tried in Its place, but was not satis factory in some respects, besides being very costly. Superintendent Hart finds split bamboo the best, as well as the ?neapest material for this purpose, and has ordered a lot and will use It alto gether in the future. Tho bamboo is used for very many purposes in China and other countries where it grows. Hun dreds of things are made of it, from a toothpick to a house or a bridge, and now it is coming into use here. Beef Cattle Scarce. D. W. Ralston, of Sheridan, a well-known stockbuyer, haB Just made two trips into the "Willam ette Valley, in search of beef cattle. He said yesterday that there are virtually no more beef steers In Oregon, and that fat cows must hereafter be sacrificed in obedience to the demand for fresh beef. Even cows are hard to obtain, as farm ers evince a desire to hold on to such stock for breeding and dairy purposes. He will, therefore, be obliged to go as far East as Montana and "Wyoming in order to obtain beef cattle for the Port land and Puget Sound markets. He looks for the scarcity to be the rule in Oregon and "Washington for about five years, and by that time the farms and dairies of the two states will be able to furnish plenty of beef, at least for the Cdost de mand. Board op Public "Works. The new Board of Public "Works held its first meeting at 4 P. M. yesterday, for the purpose of effecting an organization. A -L. Mills was elected president of the board, and it was decided that the regu lar meetings of tho board shall be held at 4 P. M. on the first and third Tues days of each month. That Is the day before the regular meetings of the Coun cil. Messrs. Breyman, Burrell, Mills and Williams were present. The fifth mem ber has not yet been appointed. After the business of the meeting was disposed of an informal discussion of matters per taining to the duties of the board was held. It is probable that the other mem ber of the board will be named before the next regular meeting. Those "Who Competed. The list of young men -who took the examination for the cadetship in the "West Point Military Academy Tuesday was as follows: Balph E. Button, Hood River: Charles G. Gray, Astoria; Henry Rodney Adair, Astoria; Peter McCracken. Portland; Henry Mc Connell, Portland: A. Barton Barber, Portland: E. D. Borle. Pendleton; Ross W. Trulllnger, Astoria; Charles J. John son and J. G. Squire, Pilot Rock. Henry McConnell, son of a mechanic in the Southern Pacific carshops, stood second and was awarded the distinction ot being alternate. The examining Board consist ed of Professor Ewlng, of Portland Acad emy, Professor Neff, of The Dalles High School, and Professor Forbes, principal of the Pendleton Academy. For the Beaches. Time card of A. & C. R. R. Leave Portland 8 A. M.. arrive Astoria 11:30 A. M., Sea side direct 12:30 P. M. Connect at Astoria with boat for Long Beach at 2 P. JL Leave Seaside 5 P. M., Astoria 6:10 P. M., arrive Portland 9:40 P. M. Connects at Astoria with boat from Long Beach. Leave Seaside G:15 A. M.. arrive Port land direct 11:10 A. M. Leave Portland 2.55 P. M.. arrive Astoria 10:30 P. M. Connects with morning boat for Tlwaco and train for Seaside at 8:15 A. M? Sat urday afternoon Seaside Flyer leaves Portland every Saturday at 2:30 P. M., arrives Astoria 5.50 P. M., Seaside 6:50 P. M. Connects at Astoria with boat for Ilwaco. Parlor cars on all trains. New Tracks in First Street. A crew of laborers began tearing up First street just south of Jefferson yesterday morn ing to lay track for the City & Sub urban Railway. The property and ten ants opposite tho work were glad to see the old Holladay switch gutters torn away to make room for the two tracks, which are to run south on First, as far as the bridge crossing Marquam Gulch. The new work is part of the system which is to be extended on the north out Planders to Seventh and thence to the Terminal grounds. Paid "Without Penaltt. A number of liquor licenses and a great many vehicle and other small licenses were paid in yesterday without the 15 per cent penalty being enforced, as the City Attorney has the question of -whether the penalty can be enforced on the 11th or not under advisement. Only about $3000 of licenses remain to be paid, on which the pen alty will be collected. L. C. Sorenson. one of the most ex pert soda fountain mixologists that has ever come west of the Rocky Mountains, has been engaged to take charge of that department at Coffman's new store, -50 "Washington street. Mr. Sorenson occu pied a similar position in Gunther's cele brated establishment in Chicago, and was recently in the employ of "Woodard, Clarke & Co. All the Members of the Central Demo cratic Club will meet at room 524, Cham ber of Commerce building, this evening at S o'clock. Important. By order of tho president. J. T. Milner. secretary. Rare old china, etc, of Southern fam ily at auction this morning. 11 o'clock, 411 Washington street. S. L. N. Oilman, Auctioneer. Choicest Sweet Peas, 5c a bunch of 25. Everything in the florist's line reason-, able, at 489 East Oak street, corner East Xiath. Remember the. A. & C. H. R. Seaside Flyer leaves Portland every Saturday at X.30 P. M. arrives Seaside at C:C0 P. M. Quiet at Nmv Cbstom-HouSe. Quiet j prevails about the site of Portland's new ' Custotn-Housc at present. Only about a dozen men are employed, and these are engaged In clearing away debris or ap plying the finishing touches to the In- tenor fire-proofing. These final proceed' lngs will also terminate "within 10 davs. aJld then utter lence will reign about the magnificent structure until the con tracts for the interior finishing and fit tings shall have been let. The cost of these has been estimated at J2W.O00, and bids will probably not be advertised for until the present finished work has been duly accePted by tho government, -which is likely to occur within a few weeks- Of the army of stone cutters employed on i the building for nearly two years, nearly an nave gone to Raymond, Madera County, Cal., where the Bentley Construc tion Company has them at work getting out stone for the San Francisco Post office. There are 300 masons now em ployed at the granite quarries, the stone being finished to exact dimensions before being sent to San Francisco. The com pany has found by experience that large bodies of stcne cutters can be kept to gether bettor at the quarry than in a large city, -where temptations are con stantly alluring the men and interfering with their work. The men themselves, it is said, prefer to work -where they can save a larger proportion of their wages, and that Is in the country. To Ratift Brtak'b Nomination. Prep arations are about complete for the rati fication meeting of the local Democrats, Silver Republicans and PopullslB, to be held at Cordray's Theater tomorrow even ing. A list of the speakers to be heard has been made out by the committee, as follows: George L. Hutchin, Frederick "V. Holman. M. A. Miller, Ernest Kroner, C E. S. Wood. Judge A. 8. Bennett, Dell Stuart, L. B. Cox and R. S. Sheri dan. There will probably be another added, whn h.is Tint hppn flprrmlned upon yet. Instrumental and vocal music ! has been provided to diversify the stretches of oratory. Great Interest is be ing manifested throughout the city among members of the parties taking part. Last evening a meeting was held in the Burk hard Hall, on the East Side, by Demo crats. Silver Republicans and Populists ot the Ninth ward looking to a proper representation of that district. W. E. Robertson has been chosen chairman of the meeting, which position he has agreed to fill. Proceedings open at 8 P. M. Assbssino County Precincts. The field deputies attached to the office of the County Assessor are now at work in the country precincts. The Improvements to city real estate have all been gath ered in. but there Is work on the mer chandise assessment yet to perform, and various other things to do. The as sessment, according to statute. Is to be made between March and September, but the County Commissioners may extend the time for a certain period, and some times are required to do so. Nothing is known as to what the valuation of real estate will be. Assessor Grcenleaf, who Is at Salem, attending the encampment, stated before election that the valuation would be about the same as in 1S99, which was a total reduction of J12.000.000 from former years, and left the Police and Fire Departments short of funds. County Commissioners. A brief meet ing of the Board of County Commission ers was held yesterday. The petition of H. S. Stone for the vacation of a street in Fairvlew, on the ground that it had never been opened or used, came up for consideration. A protest against the va cation was presented by William M. Ladd, executor of the estate of Anna M. Smith, and the Commissioners decided to deny the petition. The bills for the ex penses of the late election, for rent of polling places, setting up and removing booths, meals for judges and clerks, etc.. were ordered paid. As,It will take some time to make out the necessary war rants, holders of these bills need be In no rush about calling to collect them. Next Monday will be soon enough, and by that time County Clerk Holmes will be ready to settle with all of them. B'NAI B'RITH AUXILIART. At its last regular meeting, the newly elected officers of the Maccabee auxiliary lodge. No. 5, I. O. B. B.. were installed. Judge Otto J. Kraemer acted as installing officer and Mose Mosessohn as master of ceremonies. Those installed were: Preceptor. David N. Mosessohn: vice-preceptor, Jacob Lau terstein; recording secretary Adelbert Bettman; financial secretary, M. Simon; treasurer, Harry Mayer; right lcvlte, William Ballacaskle; left levlte, Alex Rosencrantz; senior trustee, A. Fried man. Several officers were not Installed on account of their being out of town. A Friedman was presented by Judge Kraemer with a gold medal for having brought in most members within the last three months. Later in the evening the mentor, Mose Mosessohn, was installed. College "Vacations. A. M. Blackburn ("Max"), son of Dr. Alexander Black burn, has completed the junior year at Colby College, In Maine. He Is edltor-ln-chlcf of the Echo, the weekly paper of the college. During vacation he is clerk in a large Summer hotel at Pigeon Cove, Mass. Another son, John H., is a cadet in Annapolis Naval Academy, having closed his second year. The July Outing has this to say of him: "Walnwrlght and Blackburn In the high jump tied at 5 feet 7 inches, which broke the old record, by a quarter of an inch. Both of these men are good for better per formances. Walnwrlght has already cleared 5 feet 9 inches, and Blackburn is improving at such a rate that he is pretty sure to clear six feet before the end of another year." Chicago Detectivbs Arrive. Detec tives James P. McGrath and Henry Kip ley, of Chicago, arrived yesterday to take charge of Robort; Pettlgrew, a Port land machinist, wanted in Chicago on an old charge of conspiracy to kill, in con nection with a trades-union strike In Chicago two years ago. Today they will go to Salem with their requisition pa pers to make application upon the Gov ernor for Pettigrews extradition, and if successful they expect to leave for Chi cago Saturday evening. DuniNa the meeting of the Chautauqua Association at Gladstone Park, July 11 to 21, Inclusive, the East Side Railway Company will run its Oregon City cars direct to the park. Cars will leave First and Alder streets every 30 minutes from 7 o'clock A. M. Tickets should be purchased before boarding cars. Tickets on sale at Com pany's office. First and Alder, Forbes & Jancke's drug store, Grand and Haw thorne avenues, and at Sellwood Post office. Lecture on Mental Science. Charles F. Burgman will lecture on Mental Science, the new philosophy, at Audi torium Hall, Third stret, between Tay lor and Salmon, Thursday at 8 P. JL Lecture will be Illustrated with exquisite stereoptlcon views of Florida scenery. Admission free. Everyone invited. Mr. Burgman's address -while in the city will be 167 Eleventh street, near Morrison. Heavier Rails. New 75-pound rails are being laid In the Terminal grounds from the city limits to the stockyards. These heavy rails are replacing the lighter ones heretofore In use. The old iron being torn up will be laid on the less important sidetracks. Increasing movement of heavy trains necessitates the laying of heavier rails for the total distance of one mile. Portland Educator Married. Cards have been received announcing the mar riage of Herbert Bassett Augur to Eml lie Blount Thomas, in the South Baptist Church, Hartford, Conn., on July U. For the past two years Mr. Augur has been a teacher in Bishop Scott Academy. He Is a member of Company G. Third Regi ment, and of the male chorus of the First Baptist Church. The Cheap Fares and excellent train service of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad is taking everybody to the Sea side. You may leave Portland at 8 A. M. and have a whole afternoon at the beach and return the same day. Will the Broker who has the cruis ers' reports of Macleay lands in Clallam County, Washington, please return them to 20S Worcester blook. Bictcle for Sale. A new 1900 "bicycle for sale cheap for cash. Address F. F. F.f car Oregonian, APPROVE LOCAL SYS1EM', KATIOXAI. CREDIT- MEN TRAISB THE PORTliAND PLAN. Ther Hold Up the Merchant ' Pro tective Association Reports as an Excellent Model. The credit department of the Portland Merchants' Protective Association re ceived generous praise in the last bul letin of the National Association of Credit Men. In the report of the in vestigating and prosecuting committee considerable space was devoted to wbui Is termed a realprocal reporting system, adopted by the Portland men. An extract from the committee's report follows: "In Portland, Or., a system which prac tically araounj to reciprocal reporting Is condu jl by i lie credit department of the Mm charts' Protective Associa tion. The rpt ratio:, of this department are rega.il.jd by the members of the Portland Credit Men's Association as being vrv effectual in shutting off ex cess credits. The method employed re quires the use ct four forms. When a member desires to make an Inquiry re garding hiy party in business he fills out a slip iteparti! for that purpose, and sends it to ihe central office. The name of the. pmlY Inquired about Is immedi ately circ.il.ited amrng the trade, and a sheet 'e't with .ach house, upon which the house 'tnswerlne records its num ber, tho amount o. total indebtedness (which must lucluic notes and secured accounts), jsast-dao Indebtedness, and no tations as to whetl ei the account is new. discounts, 1k prompt, fair, slow, very slow, C O. l, or whether the terms are of fpecial chnihcter. A report Is then prepared for the Inquirer, which contains f. notation as to the number of people who h&v, res r-ended. the total in debtedness, the amount of such indebted ness past due, the number of houses in each line of business that are inter ested, and the combined amount owing to each different line of trade. In addi tion to this, however, besides the special report that is sent to the party making the Inquiry, a report is also furnished to every member, -without respect to whether he has made an inquiry or not, this being done on a separate sheet, so arranged as to contain 11 different re ports, with a ruling between each, so that these reports may be dipped and filed separi'elv. In making responses to Inquiries under this system each member answers by a number, that number be ing recorded -with a confidential clerk in the office of the credit department. "Your committee feels that the estab lishment of these bureaus within the local associations would prove of incalculable value to the membership, and, In view of the fact that any opposition to the movement that has been encountered is more on tho score of unsupported doubt than actual conviction as to impractica bility, it would be to the interest of the association at large if a determined ef fort were made to create local reciprocal reporting bureaus." In the same issue of the bulletin the National association proclaims to the wrorld Its advocacy of a National bank ruptcy law, but suggests amendments to the law now In force in this nation. The bulletin contains resolutions passed at the National convention to the effect that the National association favors state laws preventing the sale of stocks of goods In bulk without due notice and pro tection to creditors: that "the National Association of Credit Men reaffirms its faith in the justice and efficacy of a Na tional bankrupt law." but, "that it is tho sense of this association that the present bankruptcy act, while embodying the essential principles of bankruptcy legislation. Is susceptible of amendment In order that its operation shall be more thoroughly effective." The Ray bill is specifically Indorsed with Its amendment, and the amendment to the bankruptcy act presented by Hon. Cushmaji K. Da vis, of Minnesota now pending, is also Indorsed in the strongest terms. The latter amendment provides that "tha claims of creditors who have received preferences, voidable under section (60 b), shall not be allowed unless such creditor shall surrender such preferences." President John Field, of Philadelphia, in delivering his annual address, made a strong point with the convention and the business world when he said: "I have dwelt upon personality in busi ness to encourage and to assure young men without capital that there are other elements of success within their reach, equal, if not superior, to dollars and cents-Thrawn and brain united ini one personality. Capital today, as valued by the commercial world, is at the mini mum, and brain power at the maximum." PERSONAL MENTION. J. R- Wilson, of Tacoma, is registered at the Imperial. C. I. Tuttlo, of Salt Lake, is registered at the Portland. F. M. Held el, of Hlllsboro, Js registered at the EL Charles. A. H. Willett. of Bridal Veil, Is regis tered at the Imperial. Levi Ankeny. of Walla Walla, Is regis tered, at the Imperial. B. A. Setzer and wife, of Tacoma, are guests of the St. Charles. H. Harding and wife, of Seattle, are registered at the Portland. William PIggott, of Seattle, registered at the Portland yesterday. Samuel Aptuo, flouring mill man of Cor vallls. Is at the St. Charles. C S. Hosklns and wife, of Buttevllle, are registered at the St. Charles. Edwin O'Connor and wife, of Colfax, Wash., are guests of the Portland. Charles H. Carey returned last night from a five weeks trip to Dawson City. State Senator John D. Daly, of Corval lis, registered at the Imperial yesterday. v- -A- Schilling, city ticket agent of the O. R. & N.,.loft last evening for New GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL MIDSUMMER Extraordinary values and reductions In every department. Wash goods and wash fabrics of every grade and description reduced and closing at midsummer aale prices. DRESS GOODS! DRESS GOODS! Any make or weave you want in French, English or American good3. Closing several lines of good wearing material in new colorings; suitable for tho coast or mountains, at 13c, 15c, lSc, 23c and 27c a yard; worth 20c, 30c, 25c, 40c and 45c a yard. Values which cannot be approached by any house or firm in tho city. !0-4 CAMPING BLANKETS In white and gray, full size. Closing at midsummer sale prices 65c, 75c, SS, 90c and JL0O a pair. Best values on earth. Heavy Linen Skirts, 60c, (Be and 75c Capes, Jackets, Separate Skirts and Tailor-Made Suits. At, midsummer sale prices. Bona fide sale. Exclusive Dry Goods York City, where 'he win spend a three weeks' vacation. Miss S. M. Balllnger has returned from a trip to California, visiting relatives and friends. F. P. Kendall and wife, with Miss Ada Kendall, of Astoria, are guests of the Imperial. Mrs. James Roberta left on the Potter yostorday morning for Long Beach, where the will spend the Summer. Mrs. Arthur Gardiner is in the city, visiting her husband, -who Is lying at St. "Vincent's Hospital, seriously hurt. C. N.' Scott, of this city, has returned from a 10 days' tour of Southern Crook and Northern Klamath Counties, In the interest of irrigation. He calls that re gion a country of magnificent distances, and thinks irrigation Is all it needs to fill it -with people. William Loetscher, a Dubuque, la, saw mill man, was in Portland yesterday, on his war to Klamathon. Cal.. where he has timber Interests. He' Is paying $15 per 1000, he says, to ship white pine from that point to Dubuque, but he makes a profit out of the traffic, because the peo ple of Idwaare filling to pay a high price for the lumber. Brigadier - General Thomas H. Barry, United States Arra'y, twho was General Otis' Adjutant-General at Manila, and who returned to the United States a few weeks since. Is- in the city, the guest of Captain Bladen. General Barry has been appointed Chief of Staff to General MacArthur, commanding In the Philip pines, and is on his way from Washing ton City to San Francisco, to sail for Manila. NEW YORK. July 11. Northwestern people registered at New York hotels to day as follows: From Portland A. B. Stelnbach, at the Horald Square. From Seattle P. Rosenberg, at the Her ald Square; E. J. Bartholomew, at tho St. Denis; A. B. Kohn, at the Broadway Central. From Spokane C. S. Rucker, at tho Ev erett. I COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Snpho'1 at the Metropolitan Next Sunday. Probably no play of later years has been spoken for and against as "Sapho," which has made Olga Nethersole famous. It has been a phenomenal success everywhere, and has Just enjoyed a five weeks' run in San Francisco, playing to crowded houses. To see a success such as this so soon after its sensation in New York is a chance seldom offered. Miss George Elliott, a New York actress, for two yeirs with Modjeska, will play the difficult rolo of Fanny LeGrand (Sapho), and. ail the old favorites of the Australian Comedy Company are very happily cast. A crowded week's business Is assured. Arrangements have been made whereby scats may be secured for any night during the week. Funerals. Yesterday afternoon, under the aus pices of the Maccabees, the funeral of John J. Reed, murdered In Seattle, took place from the parlors of Edward Hol man & Co., and the body was interred in Rlverview cemetery- This afternoon will take place the funeral of Robert Burke, who died Tuesday morning from Injuries sustained from a fall In the Cor bett building, and the intermentwill be made in the Lone Fir cemetery. WHERE TO DINE. Dining at the Portland Restaurant, 305 Washington, opposite Olds & King's, is better than a seaside excursion. THE FREDERIOKSDUTIG. Programme of the Famous Mnslc Hall tor This "Weeli. A feature of special Interest at the Fredericksburg this week Is the pleasing act of tho Dl Gosca Brothers, the world renowned electrical music experts. These people are musical prodigies of the high est order. In addition to their musical numbers, the startling electrical effects produced In conjunction with their team work have startled the world. Di Gosca Brothers. Ivanhoe. the extemooraneous singer; Rojetto and La Joss, marvels of tne gymnastic ana acrobatic world; Lil lian Walthers, the girl with the pretty name and equally as pretty face, and Elaine Forrest, the charming vocalist of the spirltuolle order, are pleasing the hundreds of people who now by force of habit have become regular patrons of the noted Fredericksburg. HIGH-GRADE PIAXOS. Knabe, Hardman, Fischer, Ludwig, Sohmer, Steck. Krakauer. Baldwin and Estey organs for sale only by The Wiley B. Allen Co.. 211 First street. Jacob Coll Upright Piano. The latest Improved. Acknowledged to be best sold on easy Installments. Pianos rented, tuned and repaired at lowest firloes. H. SInshelmer. 72 Third. Estab Ished 1S62. JUST RETURNED FROM CALIFORNIA L. M. Thornton and O. D. Thornton, dentists, 503 Dekum building. Mm. "Wat won. Optician. A special value In eyeglasses this week. Scientific fitting. SS Washington building. EmbroIderlc: Laces Clearance Sale New York Mercantile Co., 205 Third. Women with pale, colorless faces, who feel weak and discouraged will receive both mental and bodily vigor by using Cartor's Little Liver Pills. A highly prized cigar-the Herbert Spencer. 0 Millions take it: thousands prale it: YOU should tent it Hood s Sarsaparilla, Turkish towels. Camping blankets. John Cran & Co. Trunks repaired at Harris Trunk Co. SALE Cor.Thlrdand Morrison Sfs. tomtl ANOTHER THOUSAND-DOLLAR BABY SOLD To Portland's Most Eminent Musician A Present for His Accomplished Wife. The beautiful Chickering Grand In fancy rosewood case, that has been the recipient of so much unstinted praise and enthusiastic admiration from the many professional and amateur musicians, who saw and heard it while on exhibition in our "Baby Show," was purchased yester day by Mr. Charles Dierko, Portland's most eminent piano Instructor, and de livered at his home on Everett street, a most welcome and acceptable gift for Mrs. Dlerke. At his home and studio he has no less than four Instruments of various lead ing makes, but he has been looking around for some time for a piano fully adequate to meet at all times the exact ing demands made upon action and tone qualities of the piano by his most ac complished! and talented wife, who Is ac knowledged today without a peer In the ranks of the few really great concert pi anists. With this In view, one instrument after another was carefully tested, but not until Mr. Dierke had seen and ex amined our stock, and the Chickering pi ano did he find the particular Instrument that was wanted. And Mrs. Dlerke Is now rejoicing In the possession of one of the most nearly perfect pianos produced in the United States. The fact that this piano was selected at EUers Piano House from regular stock, once more emphasizes the fact that with the superb line of Chickering, Weber and. Kimball pianos we stand today the recog nized leaders In the sale of strictly fine high-grade pianos. Are Do you feel tired and cross and irritable? Does your head ache and your eyes feel heavy? Does read ing, writing or working seem a bur den? Does everything go wrong with you and wear upon your nerveB and patience until you feel blue and discouraged? Ten chances to one it is all caused by eye strain. A Blight defect causes constant ef fort upon the nerves and muscles of tho eye that will In time make the best-natured person In the world nervous and fretful. Glasses will prove a blessing and a relief. WALTER REED Eye Specialist 133 SIXTH STRE5ET OREGOXIAX BDILDIXa A Skin of Beanty h a Joy rcmer. 1R. T. FELIX OOOTtAUD'S OniBNTAZ. CREAM, OK MAGICAL BEAUTIFIER. Rcnoret Tin. Plaplei, Preckln, Hotit fatehct. Ruh. and S'cin dl ases.aalcTeryblrinlOionbeistr, us o an cciscnoa. .It has itoed & teat at var- ir1 l a ' harmless we taati It to be aura It la projxtly made. Accept no eeeattriett of almllar name. Dr. U. A. Say. re tald to a lady of the hiirt-toc (a paricst Atyoa ladlei will i)te inm, i recoancoa Courand'a Cream' aa tne leaat hanaAit of all the Skin prepar. Uodi." Forialebyall DrurH tt and Fancy. fooJaDealen In U Jt. rtAD.IVHOPKINS. Protrfebr, 37 Great JoneiSt, H.Y. Summer Clearance Every thing in store reduced except contract goods. E. C. GODDARD & Oregonian Buiidlno THIS BADGE Is an "emblem ot consideration" and signifies the wear er's intention to help the Retail Clerks and mer chants to shorter hours by making all purchases before C P. 1L ASTORIA, OR. T. Donovan, Proprietor. Newly painted and fitted. Under new management. All modern conveniences. First-class service. Bar and sample rooms in connection. Rates. Jll25 a day and upwards. FRED PREHN The Dekum Building: Pull St Teth 5.W Gold Crowns & 00 Brldra Work 5.0u Kx&tntnatloca free . Teeth extracted aba mtcir -without pain. Cor. Third nd Wnehlnrtcn. Keeley Institute 814 sixth, cures liquor, opium aad tobacco ad diction. No other ia state. CT. PREHN, Dentist Crown and brldre work. 131 Third L. near Al der. Orefon TeL. Clay 895. Vitalized air fur palnles extracting-. np c f RBfttVN kte and kah diseases. Ufu L U unuilil Uarciua b;( roomi Uo-T. UIKKnONH! IF Silks. Rattan Chairs. wwii v w. pawik- it. 247 TamhllL E. &W 121 T Zl5&j& Ml VA v Shoe Sale Kloaio. Tho naw fold collar. -E.&-W. r '?.,'n? :ia! Value Midsummer Sale Men's fine quality NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, in new est colorings and designs with cuffs to match ( BATHING SUITS $r Largest Clothiers in the Northwest Northwest Electric Engineering Co. Fans, celling and shel most up-to-date and Improved air circulators. Also dynamos, motors and telephones. Repair work solicited. 124 First Street, - Portland, Or. Established 1801. Seaside, Clatsop Co. OPEN ALL THE YEAR AROUND Hot salt -water baths In house. Excellent cuisine. MRS. L. A. CArtLISLE, Proprietor. jjjfefej gSiHgfe JaNgefaWePicparationlorAs similating UicTcfodandBeguIa ting the Stomachs aDdJBaweis of Promotes Digest ion.Ch2erful ness andltestContef as neither Opnim.Morpiiine norlfmfiral. 2OT Nauc otic. acafeofaanrSnmJTrcsii JLxJawt A AautSemt Rvpamsat -iCar&Ti3itSaa ffimSacd -Ctenfud Sacor . VihttjT.- FlsrsK Aperfecr Remedy for Constipa tion, Sour Stomach.Diaixhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Teverish ness andLoss OF SLEEE Tac Simile Signature of NEW "YOEK. EXACT COPY OT WRAPPED. wr -w w KOTiKiuwiMMMMMmMiHmffiMmnttMmiMiat w. fjfmjmm ' . i iat j 1 '" -" anteed. 'v""" " uuuuicu wiui jii(jit, vtuiaoiuiia, uicuras, einausunK arams. Daan rulnes. aversion to society, which deprive you of your manhood. UNFIT YOT7 FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. MIDDLE-AUED MSN who from exceaaaa and strains have lost their MANXTZ ?OvVER, , SLOOP AND SKIN DISEASES. Syphilis, donorrhoea, painful, bloody urine. Gleet, Stricture, enlarged prostate. Sexual Debility, Varicocele. Hydrocele. Kidney n4Uk!verifoUDle8' cured WITHOUT MERCURY AND OTHER POI?70U3 DRUGS. Catarrh and Rheumatism CURED. UK OU3 Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific. He uses no patent nostrums ?Ji TdZ"5ade Preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent Free to all men who describe their troubles. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonab'e. All letters answered In plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address Doctor "Walker, 132 First St., Corner Alder, Portland. Or. WHERE DIRT GATHERS, SAVING RESULTS ' - -' ' $ AT SALE PRICES CcClOrfWJ 7TJWWJ& Cor. Fourth and Morrison Stmts oooeoooooeoooo909o THE OREGONIAN PUBLISHING CO. 15 NOW EQUIPPED FOR fcOllSG FIRST-CLAS3 fso... DESIGNINa AND SAMPLES... JMC 2TCHINQ of Work end Prices upoi Application o cstoieotetittooieootetatoa - 1 - sscgBSNssgsai For Infants and Ciiildren. ways iouj iThe ,5 ffi m A 9 Bears the i t m bignature J p 11 For Over I Thirty Years PP?gi TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS In the treatment ot chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea. dropalcal swellings, Brlght's disease, etc. KIDNEY AND URINARY Complaints painful, difficult, too frequent, milky o bloody urine, unnatural discharges, speedily cured. DISEASES OF THE RECTUM Such as piles, fistula. Assure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or confinement. DISEASES OF MEN Blood poison, gleet, stricture, unnatural losses, lm potency. thoroughly cured. No failures. Cures euar- WASTE RULES." GREA1 FROM THE USE OF