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THE MOENEKG OKEGOKIAET, . WUEDAT, AUGUST 9, laua. IT RICH YEAR FOR ALL Oregon Industries Make Fine Showing for 1902, FIVE INDUSTRIES, $25,000,000 Lumber at Head of List Largest Wool Clip Ever Sold Eighty Thousand Bales of Hops The Salmon Facie Over 125,000,000 will be added to the wealth of the State of Oregon this year from five of her principal Industries. The showing is by far the best on record. This amount, together with several millions which will be distributed by other Indus tries not Included in these figures, will undoubtedly result in the most prosperous year Oregon has ever known. Lumber will probably lead the list this year, and conseratlva estimates place the cut of the year for the entire state at LOOO.000,000 feet, valued at approximately $10,000,000. Next on the list Is a wheat crop, which, at present prices, will net the growers over ?S.000,O0O. The largest wool clip ever sold In the state has practically 11 reached market, or at least has passed out of the hands of the growers at better average prices than have prevailed for a number of years. .The clip was something over 2,000,003 pounds, and at the prices generally paid has probably added $3,000,000 to the wealth of the state. With hops the yield promises to be near the rcord. with practically a certainty of 80,000 bales, which, at present prices, will amount to about $2,500,000. The returns are not quite all in on the salmon, pack, but enough is .known to war rant an estimate of over $2,000,000 as the value of the canned, frozen and pickled product. "While these are the principal industries and the easiest on which to secure approxi mately correct figures, there are a largo number of others which in the aggregate may exceed the remarkable figures of the big five. Fruit last year was a pretty close running mate with hops and salmon, and this year, if complete returns were obtainable, might make a showing fully as favorable as either of the other great staples which have made Oregon famous. The livestock industry as a wealth-producer will probably stand very close to the head of the list, and were accurate figures obtainable would astonish people unfamiliar with the magnitude of the in dustry. Pics and goats will alsa help in piling up tbese millions of money for the agriculturalists to distribute, and the value of dairy products this year cannot be expressed without the use of seven figures. Oats, barley, rye, flax, corn and other similar products, while not approach ing wheat In prominence, are in the ag gregate sufficiently important to help out In localities where other collateral Is not oo plentiful. Considering the population, it is doubtful if there is another state in the Union that -can make such a remark able financial showing. LIFE OF WINDOW DISPLAYS Seldom Lost Longer Than a "Vcel Some Curious Facts. New York Post. One week or a few days less is the aver age life of a window display In the down town district of this city. Very few, in deed, will keep the attention of tho public lor more than that time. The window decorator in one of tho downtown stores which makes a specialty of its displays said that only a very exceptional assort ment of articles at an especially favorable time, such as souvenirs "from the front" In war time, will attract a crowd for two weeks. Not long ago a Jewelry store on Bread way near "Wall street put In Its windows a clock with a gilded time-ball, which dropped at every quarter-hour. For three days the sidewalk was all but blockaded by the crowd which swarmed" around the window waiting for the ball to drop. "When It did drop every man In the crowd set his watch, and some of them moved on, but their places were taken so quickly that the size of the crowd scarcely fluctu ated, until the fourth day, when it disap peared entirely, and only an occasional stroller looked at the tlmo-bairafter that, though it remained in place for a long time. Such phenomena are the harder to ex plain, in view of the fact that there must go past a lower Broadway window every day hundreds, if not thousands, of people who have not gone that way before -for weeks or months. The window display is new to them, even if It ls$ln its second or third week, and on the face of it one would suppose that some of the new comers would stop and look at it. But they do not. They act as though a sort of Intuition had told them at the first glimpse "That's old. You don't want to stop for it.'" Probably tho real explanation is to be found in the relatively small number of people who stop to look at shop windows at all. Nearly all of the regular Seekers after novel sights, tho "chronic rubber necks," in the slang of the day, have looked their fill in the first few weeks. Those who do not belong in the district. but come down by chance, are too few in number to make up -a crowd at the win dows. "JUST AS GOOD." How a Storekeeper "Was Cured of Of fering Substitute Goods. Youth's Companion. "I never thought much about it till the young drummer that came to the corner on some private land business sort of sort of rammed it into me," Mr. Appleby admitted. "Ke was traveling for Jobbers that made a specialty of specialties, as you might say food preparations and so on and he had his lesson learned so well that he didn't only teach it to me; he taught it to Jotham Blossom. "Jotham keeps the store, ye know, and his is the only place where a stranger can put up, so that's where the drummer stopped. Of course the young feller was round the store more or less, and he sould not help noticing Jotham's ways. Contrary, Jotham is. Sometimes he'll take a notion to give ye something else. even If he's got what ye want. "Whether hes got it or not, he's bound to make a Bale, anyway. "Young feller and I were loafing Jn the store one day, when a woman came in and asked for a kind of cereal food that comes in packages. Jotham reaches up ana nauis down anotner kind. " 'Just as good, this is.' he says. " 'Beg pardon, says the drummer, af ter the customer had gone out, 'but what makes you ttunK that was Just as coodr " 'Stuff is right there, isn't it?' says Jotham. 'Give it any name you want to, but you can't go back of tho grain. Be sides, they tell mo there's places where folks won t have any other kind.' " 'But that isn't the point, says the drummer. 'The people who put up the food tho woman" asked' for have spent a lot of money to introduce their goods, and they're bound to keep them up to the standard; they have a reputation to lose; tho makers of this other brand haven't any. Besides, the first manufacturers have advertised and mide trade for you. They've put on the market an article that wasn't there before, and they've In duced people to buy it, and they're will ing to allow 3'ou a good profit for hand ling it. Do you think it's fair to them, or honest to your customers, to try to work off something else in its place?' " 'I know my own business, young man, says Jotham. " 'Drummer didn't say any more; Just kept his eye on tho proceedings, while Jotham went on passing out one thing for another and arguing that Qulsby's anodyne was just as good as Bounderbys liniment, and so on. But the morning the drummer was leaving I susplcloncd he was up to something by the way he asked: 'How much Is my bill, Mr. Bloa--com? " 'Sir dollars and a quarter said Jotham. " " 'Here you are, says the drummer, layln' down a queer mess of stuff on the counter. " 'I don't see any $G 25 fn that,' says Jotham. ' 'TIs Just as good.' says tho drum mer. 'In fact, it's a little better by cur rent rates of exchange, fqr tho British half sovereign and Portuguese cnlbrela and Italian 10 lire and two Mexican dol lars amount to $5 37. You owe mc 12 cents change. " 'Hey?' said Jotham. looking at him wild-like. 'The stuff's right there. Isn't it?' says the drummer. Give it any name you want to, but you can't go back of the gold and sliver. Besides, they tell me there's places where folks won't have any other kind. "Jotham and the drummer looked at each other a minute. Then the drummer laughed and picked up the coins and took out his pocketbook. " 'Six dollars and a quarter, eh? he says. 'Well, now I'm going to give you Just what you ask for. And I want you to think It over and see if that won't be the fairest way to treat your customers.' "I cil'late Jotham thought. He's re forming gradually. I haven't heard hlfh say something else was 'Just as good' oh, for for as much as four or five days." ELKS FROM ALL PARTS. Grand Lodge Delegates Are Arriving at Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. S. Every train into Salt Lake is bringing crowds of Elks and visitors to the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Elks, beginning Tuesday, August 12. The special trains, with their big delegations from the East ern lodges, will not begin to arrive until tomorrow, however. Tho first special train to arrive will be that occupied by the officials of tho grand lodge, includ ing Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett, of Waterloo, la. This will reach Salt Lake tomorrow morning. The Baltimore spe cial, with 300 boomers for Baltimore for the grand lodge in 1903, will also prob ably reach here tomorrow, as will part of the delegation from Dcs Moines, which is spoken of in connection with the 1903 grand Jodgo meeting. The Saratoga Springs delegation Is expected to arrive Sunday, and the campaign for the 1903 grand lodge will then be on In earnest- Among the Elks already here George H. Cronk. of Omaha, Is the only name men tioned for grand exalted ruler, and his election Is looked upon as a foregone conclusion. Grand Secretary George A. Reynolds, of Saginaw, also apparently. has no opposition. For the other grand ofiicers, however, there is a strong dls position to put in new officials, thus changing the custom of former years, and brisk contests are looked for when the election Is called. Preparations are complete for the grand parade of uniformed Elks, which will take place Wednesday. Between 3000 and 7000 Elks In uniform" will take part, while 2c bands will furnish music Baltimore Delegation Leaves. BALTIMORE. Aug. 8. A large delega tion of Baltlmorcans, comprising 00 men and women, left today to attend the Na tional convention of the Grand Lodge of Elks, to begin-at Salt Lake City on August 12. The delegates from this city will In augurate a campaign at Salt Lake City to secure for Baltimore, the National con vention for 1003. Several thousand book lets presenting the advantages of Balti more as a convention city have been printed, and will be distributed among the delegates at the convention. PLANS TO SEIZE MARCUS American Crew Is Armed and In structed to Make Landing. HONOLULU. Aug. 2. According to the Honolulu men who are. interested in the Marcus Island guano expedition, against which Japan has sent a war vessel, as reported by the last advices received here from the States, the vestel which left here for the Island carried a complement of Mauser rifles, and her captain had In structions from the company to plant tho American flag on the island and keep it floating until compelled to haul it down. Captain A. A. Rcwebill, the discoverer of the island, who left his claim to it on a cocoanut treo on Marcus In 1SS9. is in command of the expedition. The com pany's claim Is based on his title, which Is on Tecord with the State Department at Washington. No Intimation that the vessel left here with any arms on board was given, out until tne news was received that the Jap anese Government had laid claim to the island, and hud dispatched a war vessel there. Colonel Thomas Fltche then made public the instructions given to Captain Rosehlll. which, while designed to prevent any conflict, were Intended to compel the Japanese to allow the Americans to land, or use force to-drive them away. CURE FOR LOCKJAW. Antitoxin Injected In Spinal Cord "Does the Business. NEW YORK, Aug. S. Physicians con nected with the Harlem Hospital have an nounced the recovery from lockjaw and discharge from that institution of Joseph, son of "Silent 'Mike" Tiernan. who was for many years a member of the New York baseball team. On the Fourth of July he shot himself In the hand with a blank cartridge He was taken to the hospital on July 12. Lockjaw was well developed", and it was decided to inject antitoxin Into the spinal cord, and not Into the brain, as in previous cases. The injections were made between the first and second lumbar vertebra. On the loth day the Jaw relaxed. Clark Buys Helena Independent. HELENA. Mont. Aug. 8. The Helena Independent, the. oldest morning dally In Montana, has been sold to United States Senator W. A. Clark. The formal trans fer will not take place until next Tuesday. It Is understood that -the purchase price was $150,000, although this report cannot be confirmed. John S. M. Nelll, who sold the paper today to ex-Governor Samuel T. Hauser, representing Senator Clark, gave a supper tonight to his old employes. T. C Kurtz, until recently cashier of the National Bank of Montana, will be tem porary business manager of tho Inde pendent. NOW IS THE TIME To go East. Greatly reduced excursion rates in connection with the Rio Grande lines. Superb service. Magnificent scenery. Choice of routes. Call at the ticket office. 124 Third street. EC. W, Qrore. This name must appeix on every box of th genuine Laxative Bromo-Qutnlne Tablets, ta retaedy thu cures x ecJd la, yjt zx 3 ccptx. TWO COUPLES TO WED TTEW APPLICANT FOR. HYMEXEAL HONORS AT ELK FAIR. Putting Up Fences and Buildings on Seventh Street Many Visitors SUitcd to Come. The Elks' Carnival headquarters yes terday received the second application from a to-be bridesgroom of this county, stating that he had decided to offer him self as a subject for the hymeneal altar during the Carnival. Superintendent Rowe carefully filed tho application away end will sacredly guard tho young man's name until eventful Wedding day at the Carnival shall arrive. There are now two couples to be wedded at the street fair, which will be Tuesday. September 9. The work of constructing the fences eand the buildings on Seventh street is progressing at a satisfactory rate. Lum ber is arriving in goodly supply on the BIG "DAVE" SPORTS AN ' ' '""' ' ' FIRE CHIEF CAMPBELL'S FAVORITE HORSES. Fire Chief Campbell has adorned his big horto Dave with an up-to-date sun bonnet. The pride and rratltudo of the animal aro apparent in every movement. TW Chief feels that bis faithful servant should be well treated, and the example 1 a worthy one. The bonnet Is somewhat lighter and neater than usual, and Its broad brim shades blc" Dave's eyes. Chief Campbell explained how In very hot weather a wet sponge may bo placed in the crown of the hat. thus affording ample protection against the fiery rays. Tho horso Dave Is 0 years old, with two yean' service In the department to his credit. "While ued by the Chief on his wagon, be Is instantly arsllablo for either truck or engine, being eound and up to weight. He was christened Dave by the firemen in honor of their Chief. grounds and it appears that the show will be In readiness for the installation of ex hibits in good time. The first section of the grand arch entrance at the Inter section of Seventh with Washington street was put up yesterday afternoon. A con siderable section of fence has already been put up along the street, and within a week tho Etreet will be completely closed up. Advertising matter concerning the Car nival is being dispatched to all parts of Oregon, Idaho and Washington within the distance covered on the transporta tion lines by special round-trip rates. The Elks have energetic advanco agents In the shape of brother members who ore requesting suggestions for boosting the September show. They write that the last one given on the street was a good one and having cause for remembering that they will' endeavor to come In large parties from distant points. The Elks' lodge received the news at the meeting Thursday evening that Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett with a party of distinguished people would visit the Port land lodge on August 20 or 21, and this Is taken to mean -that a large number of Elks from various parts of the country who will be at the Salt Lake convention will continue their Journey over tho western ranges and browse awhile with tho Elks at the Etreet Carnival and havo a good time. Excursion parties for the Carnival arriving hero about Elks' day, September 4, are forming at Boise City, Wallace, Spokane, Walla Walla, Olympia and other places. It has been arranged by the transportation -xommlttee of the Carnival, of which W. J. Riley Is chair man, to have excursion trains on all lines Into Portland In time for Elks' day, Sep tember 4. However, the low rates on regular trains, on account of tho Car nival, will apply on September 1, so that everyone who desires to do so can be in the metropolis to see the ceremonies in cident to the crowning and enthronement of the Queen, which will take place on the 2d. Labor day will be celebrated with due pomp, and while tho big fair will be open, nothing going on In the show is Intended to detract from tho labor unions' demonstration on their Na tional holiday. Manager H. C. Bowers, of the Portland, said yesterday that he would do all he cbuld to encourage everybody to decorate places of business during- tho Carnival. Ho said that he had been scheming up a scries of electrical illuminations for tho courtyard the like of which had never before been attempted In this country. It -Is to be unlike any previous setting of electrlct lights In the courtyard and from what he intimated an imitation of fairy land would be produced nightly during the run of the Carnival. Mr. Bowers said that it was not absolutely necessary for business men to stick exclusively to Elks' colors and designs for the street decorations and hangings for the windows, but that gay colors of all kinds should abound. Mr. Bowers has appointed with him, to act as a committee to promote decorations of the streets, A. D. Charlton and Will Van Schuyver. It has been decided by the Carnival directors to put up a $50 gold medal for the prize baby In the Infantile exhibit of September 3. The Judges are to be se lected from people out of the city, so there will be no chance for favoritism anywhere. The prize baby will mean the best, brightest and prettiest baby in the lot that Is showi, as near as human Judg ment can decide. There will very prob ably be second prizes, as Oregon mothers usually produce so many handsome babies at a baby show that it is difficult to get a board of Judges to agree to reward a few unless each and all receive some mark of merit. The count for Queen will be made today at 11 o'clock. Work on the manufacturers' building will commenpo on Monday, and thoso who have arranged to put up booths may begin the -construction of the same on that dato. One of the novel attractions of the Mid way will be a miniature belt line railway, extending around tho ParJjtreeJ; hJccka, The work on the Temple of Music will commence on Monday. Manager Rowe stated yesterday that 11. 000 yards of green garlands will be used in decorating the Court of Honor. APPLES BY THE CARLOAD Hood River Will Produce Over 100 This Year. "Hood River will produce 100 carloads of apples this year, of 600 boxes each." said E. L. Smith, president of tho State Board of Horticulture, yesterday. "Last year Hood River exported about 75 carloads. The principal varieties will be Baldwin. Yellow Newton. Spltzenbcrg and Ben Davis. A large number of new trees were set out last Fall, and many young trees are coming into bearing this season. The raising of fruit at Hood River is on a practical, scientific basis, and horticulturists are devoting them selves to It with vigor. Only a small part of tho available land has been opened to cultivation. Hood River has 50,000 acres of land adapted to horticul ture. Of this only 1500 acres Is given to fruit trees and 500 acres to strawberries. "Many people suppose that Hood River is a highly elevated 'country. This Is not so. Its altitude ranges from 100 to 1D00 feet That of Grand Ronde Is 2500 feet UP - TO - DATE SUNBONNET. and of the upper John Day country 4000 feet. -Our best apples are produced in the higher altitudes. For example, the dlf ference In quality between apples grown at a 500-foot elevation and a 1500-foot ele vatlon Is plainly marked. "Our fruit Industry Is capable of in definite expansion. We have very good transportation facilities, and few com munities are favored In this respect as we are. And no community In the North west is advancing faster than ours. New comers are arriving all the time. Intent upon developing fruit farms. "We shall hold our biennial fruit fair October 8-11, Inclusive. The fair two years ago was a highly successful one "Do I think the Willamette Valley can produce fine apples? Why, of course. The reason tho Valley doesn't do so well now Is that Its people have allowed their or chards to run down, have exhausted tho soil of Its original properties. Years ago this Valley used to produce the finest ap pies that grew. "In the past few years spraying has been general all over the Oregon fruit districts." Mr. Smith has compiled a spray bulle tin, which Is in distribution by Secretary Lamberson at his Portland office. It Is a guide for Intelligent spraying of all kinds of fruit at the several stages of matur ity. It contains formulas which horticul turists may use with profit, for they are tried and true. CLEVER SWINDLER CAUGHT Oakland Police Arrest Crook Who Swindled Manager Bowers. For a general all-around swindler, Edgar N. Coffey, alias Lawton H. Coggeshal alias "Walter F. Penn. la a hard man to beat. Coffey was arrested by the police of Oakland, Cal., last Monday, charged with passing bogus checks on the pro prletor of the Hotel Metropole, and at tempting to pas another upon the proprl etress of the Hotel Galindo. Upon his arrival at the Oakland police station, Cof fey told the officers- that ho was a Lieu tenant In the Seventh United States In fantry. " A day or two later ho broke down and confessed to a number of bogus check transactions, among them being one in this city, whereby Manager H. C, cowers, oi me xioici Portland, was robbed of $130, on July 3L The fellow's method of getting the money was a clever one, and had he not have attempted his game twice In Oakland, he might have stm been plying his dishonest vocation. A day or two before the swindler reached this city Mr. Bowers received a neat type written letter from Everett. Wash., which purported to come from Miller & Preston merchant tailors. The letter stated that Lawton H. Coggeshal, the firm's traveling representative, would soon arrive In Port land, and requested that an Inclosed check of 5130 be cashed and the money turned over to uoggesnai upon his arrival here Mr. Bowers had no reason to doubt the genuineness of the letter, so Coggeshal'q money waxi turned over to him upon his arrival nere. After his. departure from this city the swinaicr wem xo uaKiana, where he on er&ted under the names of Walter F Penn and Edgar N. Coffey. No attempt will be made to prosecute the swindler here unless the Oakland authorities fall 10 convict mm. COAST. The O. R. & N. Co. has made a 315 rat for individual flve-rlde. round-trio com. mutation tickets, .Portland to North jicuwu uu wauui ..n yuiuis, Xnes tickets will be good any time from data UL MIC uv IU ou, snu Will rv , . v i -- x .fori iana una .Asioria on uie uoais-ol the Cir. ,VhIte Collar Line, the Vancouver Trans portatlon Company and on trains of the r! & N. office. Third and Washington. BUSINESS ITEMS. It Bahy Is Cutting: Teeth, O. B sure and us that old and well-tried retnedv Mrs. "WlnsloWs Soothlnr Eyrup. for children teotninc it toow m cnna. soitens tne gunti, alUrj -all Jn, enrce irlcd collQ ana dlarrbo. BOYCOTT ON GERMAN BAND MUSICIANS UNION OBJECTS TO ITIN ERANTS' RATES. Officers Are Aroused at Employment of the Strollers lor the GrnetU Vercln Picnic. The little German band Is out of tune with Portland musicians. Last night tne following notico was sent out: Attention, Organized Labor! The Portland Gruetli Vereln preftr to employ tha Itinerant "little German band" to uie ex clusion and detriment of resident musicians, for their picnic at Rohse's Parle on Sunday, At-E- ust 10. Union people are requested to ao as they would be don by." BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUSICIANS MU TUAL ASSOCIATION. C. L. Brown, secretary of the board of directors, authorized the following ex planatory statement: "I labored with tho Gruetli Vereln. a Swiss organization, wnen I heard that they were going to have the little German band at Rohse's Park Sun day. I explained to them that It was an Injustice to the musicians of .roruana. We are taxpayers and spend our money here. These fellows blow in from no where, pick up what they can. and leave in the night. "Tho Vereln said they waniea io uwi tho tunes and melodies they used to hear in tho old country. They suggested that thrv hir our musicians for the regular work and havo tba German band In a corner to play for the children.. That's aU right,' I said. 'We're not acting the dog In tho manger. All we want is fair play. "They thought It over a while, and then said they h.ad to have the little German band. So I told them we'd give mem u little free advertising. They pay tne iuue band lesa than one-half what tney woum pay union men. and that don't go." Mr. R. Buotlkofer, secretary of tho Gruetli Vereln, was found at his lodging house, at 31114 Stark street. Ho willingly gave the following statement: "As everything was advertised ahead, wo could hardly change our plans. My own suggestion was to compromise, but when I consulted my fellow-members I found all but ope decidedly opposed to any change in our published notice. The rea son that we hired the German band In the first place was that there Is a tone, a sentiment, about their playing absolutely different to anything the Portiana musi cians could give us. Of course, we would rather have union men. We always pat ronize the unions, but in this case it was not a question of price. We would have engaged them Just the same at double the price.' The leader of the band, Jfeter uuenuier. was wholly guiltless of any knowledge of the trouble he was stirring up. When naked about It his softly guttural voice Durred plaintively: "I don' know anytlng nhnut id. Wo haf olavcd In Australia, tfew Zealand. South Africa. Transvaal and nil ofer the countries. I nefer har Decn in this trouble before vet. we aon' wan w get into trouble. We don' Diame tne unions, we doh blame nobody. We'd Just as lief rest Sunday, but It tney pay, we play. We'd bo fools not to take it. We arc plcht mvelf. my two brothers, ro brother-in-law and my brother's cousins all relatives. The Foresters engaged us for Sunday week, but the secretary of the Musicians' Union made one kick and we quit we gave It off. No, no, v,e aon trnn' no trouble' vet. We are peaceable. And with a peaceable wave of his in strument he departed. WISDOM OF THE SHEIK. Means by Which an Arab Thief "Wns Detected. New York Sun. Here Is a true story of a missionary. n Amh sheik and his neople. told recent ly by an American, a prominent officer of the American Foreign Missionary So- oifttv Tt hns thfi flavor of the "Araoian NljrhtV' about It: The missionary had occasion to visit a wild and desolate part of the counirj. One night his eyes were gladdened by the sight of a camp In which he found a sheik, whom he knew, a good and kindly old man with deep, searching eyes, silent and thoughtful for the most part, whose occasional utterances almost invanaDiy left one thoughtful. His people seemed wroueht from different stuff low-browed desnerate-looklntr men. given to much mutterlnsr amonfc themselves, with quick sidelong glances that took In much while the Hds remained silent or moved in swiii half-whispered speech. Intended only for the car of a comrade close by. The missionary was received cordially bv the sheik and made welcome. v eariea, after many days of travel, of the heavy leathern belt which he wore around his waist which contained $200 or $200 In silver, tho missionary' took It off when he went to bed and folded It under nis pu low. In the morning when he awoke the belt and Its contents were gone. Distressed he went to the tents of the sheik and found the old man already awake and sitting calmly before his tents watching tke flocks at pasture. The sheik listened to the missionary's story of his loss In grave silence. When the missionary had finished the sheik said simnly: "I will get your money back for you trust me." Then the sheik called for all the men of the camp to assemble. When they were all thero he told them what had happened and called for tho thief to come forward and give up his spoils. He waited for a full minute, but- no one stirred. Then his brow darkened. He bade them disperse, saying that in half an hour they must come again. At the end of 30 minutes the tribes men again assembled, and again the sheik called for the thief to give up the silver and the leathern belt. For the sec ond time no one came forth. "Bring me the mule with the white star In Its forehead," he ordered. And when the mule was brought: "Put It In the tent yonder." And when this was done: "Let even man pass Into the tent, one after the other. Let each, having entered, close the flap behind him, and when he and the mule are totally along let the man take a firm grasp on the tall of the mule, If the mule brays that man Is the thief. One after another the men passed into the tent, let down the flap, remained a moment and then, raising the flap, emerged. It was a strange experience to the missionary. To him It seemed both childishly ridiculous and Indefinably sol emn. Despite his better Judgment, he found himself waiting with feverish ln tentness for the bray of the mule. But the little group of trembling can didates for the tail-grasping ceremony thinned and thinned until the last man had passed within the tent and had re turned, uncondemned. Then the tribes men looked, bewildered, toward the sheik, to sec what he would do. It was a crucial moment. The sheik stirred as If from a dream, and, raising his voice so all should hear, said: "Now let every man come to me. In turn, and as he draws close, let him place his hands on my face, one on either side, and I will tell who Is the thief, since the mule will not." The first man who came to tho sheik knelt on the ground before him and placed .his hands on the old man's face. The sheik Instantly dealt him a gentle blow on the shoulder. Indicating that he was not the guilty person. The others fol lowed in the same fashion. More than a score had passed, when suddenly tho sheik placed both his hands on the shoulders of the man beforo him and cried out: "This one js the thief; this one stole the visitor's silver!" The man trembledv violently, throwing his hands above hie white face Jn suppli cation. The sheik, shock hU hjyid and reJ peated his declaration, whereat the man fell upon his face, groveling at the sheik's .feet, and confessed his guilt. Men were sent to the hillside, whither the guilty man directed them, and pres ently the silver and the leathern belt were brought and put In the missionary's hands. The sheik then bade the people disperse. Astonished, the missionary urged the sheik to tell him how the thing had been dbne. "As you are to aro out from us now." ho said, "never to return, I will explain. It is simple enough. "My people must often be governed through their superstitions. After the thief refused to confess the first time, dur ing tne half hour I gave him to do so I singled out the white-starred mule, and. unseen by any. smeared his tall wlti the oil of a pungent herb. When the mule was put in the tent I ordered the men to go In and grasp his tall. Thieves are cowards, and I knew well enough that the man who stole your silver would shrink from doing what I commanded. So I directed that the tent flap be put down.. Thin left the hand concealed from all of us. Being a coward and superstitious. ne ieared that the mule would announce the blackness of his heart. The guiltless ones took the tall in their hands, but the thief, finding himself alone with the mule, decided to take his chances and let the fall alone. "When a man placed his hands upon my face, I knew at once by. the odor of the herb that he had done as I had bade him. On the thief's hands there was no odor of the herb, -and his wickedness was manifest to me. "Ycu now know how the thief was found, but to my people it will be a mys tery forever, and will be told of by chil dren yet unborn." WEAPONS OF THE CHINESE How Their Arms Were Evolved Method, of Designating Rank. New York Evening Post. Tho prominent part played by China In the world's affairs during the past seven yeara has aroused the Interest of collec tors, who have brought to this country many specimens of wares and goods pecu liar to that part of the far East. None among these are of greater historical value than thq, weapons -which are In use In all provinces of the empire, even In the districts where the Imperial armies are equipped with European firearms. One of the.best collections was shown In thl3 city j not long ago, and is now in the 'possession of the commercial museum at Phlladel- phla. Single specimens of value are to be 1 found in the Chinese clubrooms In China- 1 town, and In many of the bric-a-brac stores scattered about the city. A careful study of the weapons shows 1 that most of them are naught but indua- I trial appliances suddenly employed for i purposes of offense. One spear Is a pitch fork, and another a trident similar to the eel spear employed by our own fishermen. Another ghastly weapon, when examined carefully, proves to be a scythe blade fas tened to the end of a strong pole. The halberds, or hatchets, ax heads, adzes and cleavers wired or tied with thongs to stout staves. Even the spears and lances show an agricultural or domestic rather than a military origin. These weapons may be viewed as histor ical souvenirs which are pre'served as tes timonials of the bravery of the Manchu conquerors. The Tartars take great pride In the conquest of the Middle Kingdom. Before they came from the north they were savages In comparison with the civ ilized Chinese. They preserve this fact In their laws and customs. The cuff of J a vuui. la tlAUU 111 mc 1UIUI of a horse's hoof to Indicate that th Man- churlan armies were cavalry, not Infantry. The official footwear Is a cavalry boot. wnich. though made of satin, with kid covered soles, is in cut and general ap pearance the same as the heavy leather articles worn by their ancestral troopers 300 years ago. "When they conquered Chi na they experienced the strongest resist ance from the farmers and fishermen, who armed themselves with whatever came to hand and attacked the invaders with fierce Intrepidity. In honor of these victories they retained tho primitlvo weapons of their captives and used them as trophies of their bat tles. Each Manchu officer employed a lot of Chinese captives and armed them with their own spears, tridents and axes, as the case might be. The practice has been kept up ever since. When a Mandarin goes calling he has one or more guards In his retinue who are armed with these simple contrivances. So far has the Idea been pushed that in nearly all the temples there are weapons which belong to the god of the temple, and these are usually of the sama agricultural character as those employed by the guards of civil and military officials. Ifnvajo Indians Xeed Help. DURANG5, Colo.. Aug. 8. The Navajo Indians have never been In such misery as now since 1SSS. when Kit Carson had them rounded up In a corral at Defiance. The extreme heat and drouth In the Nava jo country have ruined the ranges, and ponies, cattle, sheep and goats are starv ing by scores dally. The Indians have had little else than horse meat to eat for some time, and unless the Government will come to their aid they must starve during the coming "Winter, as they will be thrown upon their blanket industry alone, and this has never done much for their sub sistence. Suicide of Former Capitalist. CHICAGO. Aug. 8. Lucius Clark, who a few years ago was one of the most prominent promoters and capitalists In DISEASES OF MEN And Their Certain Cure J. HEXItX KESSLER, M. D. Manager. EXAMINATIONS FREE VARICOCELE THE DISEASE. An enlargement of the veins surrounding the spermatic ' cord, a twisted, knotted, wormy-like or swollen appearance of the scrotum. TJrilS CAUSE Sometimes sslf-pollutlon. but often blows, falls, stralno, excessive horseback or blcycle-rldlng. THE EFFECT At times a dull, heavy, dragging pain In small of back, extending down through loins Into the parts, low spirits, weakness of body and brain, nervous debility, partial or complete loss of sexual power and often failure of general health. THE CURE If you are a victim of this diro disease, come to my office and let me explain to you my process of treating It- You will then not W0,ndrJ.wny 1 navo cured,-to stay cured, more than 700 cases of VARICO CELE during the past 12 months. Under my treatment the patient Improves from the very beginning. All pain instantly ceases. Soreness and swaHing nulckly subs.de. The pools of stagnant blood arc forctd from the dilated --veins, which rapidly assume their normal size, strength and soundness All Indications of disease and weakness vanish completely and forever, and in their Head comes the pride, the power, and the pleasures of perfect health and restored manhood. " I also cure to stay cured forever. Stricture. Syphilitic Blood Poison Im potency and all associate diseases and weaknesses of men. To thee' ma ladies alone I have earnestly devoted my whole professional life If you cannot call at my office, write me j-our symptoms fully. Mv homo treatment by correspondence Is always successful. My counsel Is free and sacredly confidential, and I give each patient a legal contract In writing to bold for my promise. Address lu J. H. KESSLER, M. D., Cor. Yamhill and Second, Portland, Or. PORTL-HNvlD ?fUVQnN5V 0 Tuesday and ilin Wednesday. vAUU. FIRST, LAST. AND ONLY VISIT T1HE uvYT YR EUROPE Wul be nailed by the DARlNd'HORSEm br'wbom every paaao and feature oi ncroic. boreemansblD U aptly illustrated. THIS BETTER THAN EVER HEW FEA7URES 3US7 ADDED From alfparta of tho world. MaJtlau U Richer In Educational Vclae. STIL-U GREATER IN RESOURCES. An exhibition of extraori cJaary Intaroat.. and FULL OP COW- IM SMfec, LJFE BOYS, MEXICANS Bucking BRONCOS, and AMERICAN INDIANS The World's Mounted Warriors AMERICANS,' B R I TONS, c rv o ARABS. WILD ! MfPCT CIR! I r 1 CUBAN PATRIOTS, ROOSEVELT ROUGH-RIDERS, THE U. 6. COAST GUARD Life-Saving Servfss Presenting tor tho first timatbocctail drill I J crana . and use bl tho Bfticfccs STREET ' CAVALCADE BC07 Led by MW.F. Goto Bflffflo Bill, Xafi tto great roUttarr upectade. THEB A.rr TLE .05? Trvo Performances Daily 2 and 8 P. 31., Haln or Shine Admission 50c Children, under 9 years . . 25c Reserved Seats, Includlag admlMloa, $1.00 On sale at the Aldrlch Pharmacy Sixth and Washington Sts. Chicago, and. who was associated with Charles T. Yerkes In the building of sur face and elevated railroads, has committed suicide by drinking -carbolic acid at his residence, 2172 Kenmore avenue. His wife and five children were In the house at the time. Latterly. Mr. Clark had been engaged In mining operations and promot ing, and lack of success In that line drove him to take his life. Mr. Clark returned from Colorado re cently, where his mining Interests were centered. Business worry had produced mental depression, which had been noticed by his family and had caused alarm. In the last few days, however, there had been a noticeable Improvement In hla condition. The Wall of the Pessimist. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "It's too bad about that Immense corn crop. Isn't It?" "What's too bad?" "Why. the big corn crop means a heavy shortage in the freisht-car crop. Awfully discouraging Isn't it?" Pains In the back and kidney and liver troubles are cured by Hood's Sarsapartlla. There Is a certain cure for these dis eases without resorting to those unpleas ant and painful methods still used by many, which aggravate, rather than give relief. With the same certainty as that of a perfect diagnosis. I adapt my special French treatment to the radical cure of Stricture, Proatatli, Inflammation of the Bladder, Private Disorders, Varicocele, And all Genito-Unlnry Diseases It affords Instant relief. I remove every vestige of disease wltohut resorting to those painful proceeefa usually employed and which do not give satisfaction. It Is not reasonable to suppose that a man can exercise the essential functions while the urinary channel Is blocked by stricture or other disease, which destroys the vital powerond which becomes more aggravated under Improper treatment. These diseases, while they last, always detract from the Bxuai and bladder functions, and an early cure is always advisable. 0 (11 6k All ft at. iwt au HUB. s a a g a a e H R K & ma ah. rata ft .3 If lis. I i mro Era q3 SffaSlte HI IB lib m n few