THE MORNING OEEGOKIN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1902.
ALONG THE SIDE LINES
WHAT THE FOOTBALL MEN ARB
DOING.
Merry Race for Nortkvrest Cham
pionship Portland Academic
Notes Medics' Fine Team.
The race for Northwest intercollegiate
football honors goes merrily on, with
no material result regarding the stand
ings of the various teams. Every
body seems to have defeated every
body else, from the number of teams
that aver that they have the best
claims to the honor. Whitman Is evi
dently out of the race, having been beaten
by Multnomah, Oregon and Washington
Agricultural College: the latter Institution
cannot boast of championship honors, be
cause of early defeats by Pacific Univer
sity and the Lewiston formal School.
Idaho has been overwhelmingly defeated
by Washington Agricultural College, and
the Oregon Agricultural College has been
defeated by the University of Washing
ton. The latter team has won all games
played this year, and will line up today
against the Idaho men at Moscow. Next
Saturday Washington will meet the sons
of Marcus Whitman at Walla Walla, and
on Thanksgiving day will play the Wash
ington Agricultural College at Seattle. If
Washington wins all three of these games,
the Evergreen team will be in a fair
position to claim the Northwest champion
ship, despite the fact that the Seattle
aggregation has refused to play the Uni
versity of Oregon this year. So far, the
Oregon eleven has not been defeated or
scored against, although Albany College
held the Eugeneltes down to a scoreless
fame. Manager Wright, of Oregon, is
very anxious to arrange a return game
with Albany, but the probabilities of such
a contest are remote, as Albany prefers to
test on past laurels. Members of the Al
bany eleven say that should the Uni
versity of Oregon win all the games sched
uled, Albany will be the champion
team of the Northwest, because Albany
outplayed Oregon in a scoreless game.
This Albany logic may not work well in
practice. The Presbyterian lads are play
ing with academies and small colleges,
while the other aspirants for Northwest
championship honors are bumping up
against all comers.
If Idaho defeats Washington, Washing
ton defeats Whitman, and Corvallis bests
Eugene, and Albany gets lost in the shuf
fle, then the football situation for 1902
will necessarily be referred to a committee
oi expert mathematical calculators, who
it is hoped will ferret out the victors.
The Albany Herald has the football
championship all mapped out, and will be
much surprised if the Albany College team
does not win It. The Herald says:
A Seattle correspondent In tho Portland pa
pers, writing: from the University of Washing
ton cays: "But three teams have a chance
for the Northwest championship. They are the
University of Washington, Washington Agri
cultural College and University of Oregon,"
but adds: "Albany College is making some
claims, hut Is no seriously considered as a
prominent factor lv the contest." The Albany
College team will, unless something unfor
eeen happens, easily win tho championship.
The team played its first game of tho season,
with scarcely a week's practice, at Eugene,
and prevented the University of Oregon from
scoring. With over half the second team men,
they" walked all over old Willamette, 27 to 0,
and the latter team had been greatly strength
ened after Its crushing defeat at Corvallis.
Every player is a star and will bear watching
from the tlfne the whistle blows. As Griffiths,
the hasky tackle, says, "everybody runs, no
body walks." Seattle will probably have an
opportunity to find out tho facts before the
Reason closes.
The defeat of the Portland Academy
team by Albany CoHege was expected,
though not by such a score, as was piled
up by the players at the Valley town.
A score of 6 or 12 to 0 was looked for, but
the team at Albany was heavier and far
stronger than was expected, and the score
was in consequence larger.
The Portland Academy boys say that
they were sadly outweighed at least 20
pounds to the man. They could not make
an Impress when they lilt the opposing
line, which stood like a stone wall. They
could never make their yardage when
they got the ball, and never stood a
chance to score. The Albany players did
not try for bucks, but made most of their
gains around the ends. Time and again
they tore off five antj 10-yard chunks, and
to make a goal was but a matter of time.
- Portland Academy will, meet Hill Acad
emy again next Saturday, but after the
signal defeat of the latter by the former
last week, a victory for the orange and
white is expected, though hardly by such
a score, as the Hill men will probably
have a better team in the field. A game
was to have been played Saturday be
tween Portland High School and Hill, but
It was called off. and it Is not at present
known when it will be played. The teams
are supposed to be very evenly matched,
aijd a good, interesting exhibition would
have resulted if the match had been
played as scheduled. A game will soon
be arranged between Bishop Scott Acad
emy and Portland Academy, possibly on
Wednesday next. In a recent practice
game the Bishop Scott boys played all
around the Academy team, and it is a
matter of conjecture which will win if
i match game Js played In the near future.
That the Medical College has a strong
team can be proved by the small score
that Oregon rolled up against them. The
Eugene players had an opinion that the
Portland players would be easy, but they
were evidently mistaken. The local men
ere heavy and know how to play football,
and nearly gave the University team the
rub on Saturday. In Fisher, Ziegler, Hall,
Bruce, Broadley and Templeton, the
Medics have some of the best players in
the Northwest.
It was to be expected that tho Mult
nomah men would defeat the Indians, be
ing both heavier and better trained. Their
superiority was manifest from the start,
and Chemawa never had a chance after
Btott went over the line for the first goal
on his trick play In the beginning of the
first half. The Indians had but two men
who were in the game all the time. Booth
at full, and Captain -Moon, at right half.
Teabo played a good game at quarter, but
these three men could not make up what
the rest of ihe team lacked. Multnomah
played a fast, snappy game, the work of
ihe backs being excellent.
There is talk at the Multnomah Club of
getting up a "Has Been" team to play the
club team next Saturday, the proceeds to
go to the Baby's Home. The men who
would Join the ranks of the "Has Been"
line-up would be all the old players of the
city, such as McDonell, McMillan, Hol
brook, Joe Smith, Woodruff and others of
the days gone by. As yet the plans are
in a formative condition, and it is not
known definitely, whether the game will
come off or not.
The North Pacific Dental College team
Is experiencing one of its most prosper
ous years in the history of football at that
Institution. The team has played three
games, winning all of them by good
ecores. The bulk of the credit for this
rear's team is due to the fine backing that
has been given the players by the faculty,
who have assisted at all times and in
every way possible. The team is lining
up this year as follows: Center, Dueber.
who, although a new man at the game, is
showing up well and passing very ac
curately; left-guard, O'Conner. who man
aged and played right-guard on the Uni
versity of Michigan team in 1S95. He is
the heaviest man on the lino and the fast
est player on the team". Right-guard
Aken played at the same position on the
Washington Agricultural College team In
190L The tackles, Loomis and Hare, have
b6th had much experience, tho former on
the Capital Athletic Club team, at Salem,
and the latter at the Portland High
School. The ends are Remington and 01
lnger, both old players' Spaulding at
quarter Is an old-time player, having been
a member of the University of Kansas
team in 1896. He is also coaching the team
as well as playing quarter. McFarland
and Boyd, halves, be former of. tno
Bishop Scott Academy, are crack men be
hind the line, and can be relied upon for
yardage every time they take the ball.
Captain Harkins, fullback, has been a
member of the Portland High School and
Multnomah teams, and has made a record
for himself in Portland for his unusual
ability as a punter. The men who are
subbing for the team are: Davis, Shaw
and Holllster, all showing up well.
Among the best football coaches in the
Pacific Northwest today Is Fred A. Ed
wards, the young man who has trained
the Albany College eleven for two years.
Edwards first learned the game at the
Orogon Agricultural College, where ho
played quarter-back for several years.
After graduating from the Corvallis
school, he entered the University of Ore
gon, where he won great renown as a star
quarter-back. In 1899, when the light Ore
gon eleven held California down to two
touchdowns, .Edwards was one of the
bright particular stars. His general all
around playing and splendid generalship
made him a pillar of strength on the best
team that the University of Oregon ever
put out. In the opinion of Dr. Frank
Simpson, the famous Berkeley coach, Ed
wards was the best quarter-back in the
Northwest in 1899. During his senior year
at Eugene Edwards was forced out of the
game on account of a badly 'sprained
ankle. He then put in his spare time
coaching tho Oregon freshmen, the team
that won the Junior championship of the
state in 1900. Last year, under the effi
cient coaching of Edwards Albany College
put out a team that won thechampIonshIp
oi uie intercollegiate League of Oregon.
This season the team is stronger and
heavier, having held the University of
Oregon eleven down to a scoreless game
ana dereated the strong eleven of Port
land Accademy by an overwhelming score.
Albany enthusiasts believe that their team
Is the best In the Northwest this year.
Nlklfer Shouchuk, the center of the
Carlisle eleven, who faced Harvard on
Saturday, is a short fellow, and not at
all like tho average center. Usually cen
ters are very large, or else fairly tall.
But Shouckuk Is neither. What is there
Is Impressive. Though only a youngster,
not within two years of his majority, and
barely 5 feet 7 Inches tall, he is so well
put together that he weighs 1G5 pounds.
Nlklfer Is not a genuine Eskimo, as
most people Imagine. He Is an Aleut
from the Aleutian Islands, which are west
of Alaska. That is, he Is not one of the
dwarf Eskimos who reside in the northern
part of Alaska, but Is what is known as
an Eskimo Indian from the southern part.
CORVALLIS GETS THE GAME.
Agricultural College Eleven Will
Meet Stute University.
CORVALLIS, Or., Nov. 2. (Special.)
Intercollegiate athletic interests are cen
tering upon the championship football
game between the Oregon Agricultural
College and the University of Oregon,
scheduled to take place in this city next
Saturday. Student enthusiasm is running
high at both of the big state institutions
this year, and these who keep in touch
with the football situation predict a close
and stubborn contest. The Agricultural
College has not put a strong team in the
field since 1S99, owing to the fact that In
July. 1900, the Board of Regents prohibited,
participation in intercollegiate athletics.
Last season, by permission of the Board
of Regents, athletic sports were resumed
at the college, but the football team was
weak and victories were few. This season
presents an altogether different state of
affairs. Early in the Summer Manager
J. D. Zercher secured the services of Fred
D. Herbold, of Butte, Mont, as coach.
Herbold played on the University of Ore
gon eleven in 1894, 1895 and 1896. He after
wards played tackle on tho famous team
at Purdue University, and in 1900 was a
member of the crack Butte eleven. At
tho beginning of the present season Her
bold began his work at the Agricultural
College, there being about 40 candidates
for gridiron honors. The first contest a
practice game with Willamette Univer
sity, resulted in a score of G7 to 0 in favor
of the "Agrics." A week ago the team
went to Seattle and lost to the University
of Washington: score, 16 to 6. Only once
during the entire game wero the Wash
ingtonlans ablo to cross the O. A. C. goal
line, the remaining 10 points being scored
on place, kicks. The local team is strong
on offensive play, but a trifle weak on de
fense. Coach Herbold is drilling hla men
hard, and rigid practice will continue dur
ing the coming week. The "Agrics" are
not overconfident of victory over the Uni
versity of Oregon, but they are going into
tho game to win. Local enthusiasts be
lieve that they have an even chance to
do so. Both teams are light, the average
weight of jeach being less than 160 pounds.
In Gault, Nash, Bumaugh, Thorp and
Pilklngton the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege has some of the ablest players In tho
Pacific Northwest Coach Herbold re
gards Nash as tho best football back on
the coast, but the Eugenltes say that he
will meet his equal In Templeton. The
local players realize that the University
has a strong eleven this year and they fig
ure on a hard-fought game.
The Corvallls-Bugene games of previous
years have been great drawing cards -In
the Upper Willamette Valley, and Man
ager Zercher Is preparing accommodations
for a large crowd.
Previous games between the two insti
tutions have resulted as follows:
1894 U. of O.. 0; O. A. C, 17.
1595 U. of O.. 44; O. A. C, 0.
1596-U. of O., 8; O. A. C, 4.
1897 U. of O., 8; O. A. C. 26.
1S9S U. of O., 38; O. A. C. 0.
1899 U. of O., 38; O. A. C, 0.
PULLMAN STUDENTS PLEASED.
Think "Washington Agricultural Col
lege Team Best in JVorthyest.
PULLMAN, Wash., Nov. 2. (Special.)
Students of the Washington Agricultural
College are highly elated over tho result
of yesterday's football gamo with Whit
man College. It was tho general opin
ion that the Missionaries would win this
game, but the victory of the "Agrics"
places them In the front rank of North
west football teams. The Pullman stu
dents believe that they have the best
eleven In. the Northwest this season, de
spite the fact that the team was de
feated by Lewiston and Pacific in the
early games. On Thanksgiving day the
local team will go to Seattle for a match
with the University of Washington. In
Frank Barnard, local enthusiasts say that
Washington Agricultural College has the
best end rush in the Northwest this year.
Last year Barnard was selected by Ore
gon critics as a member of the All-Northwest
team. His style of play has Im
proved wonderfully this season, and he
is always in the game. Quarter-back
Lasher is a pillar of strength on the
Farmer team, while "Stonewall" Hooper
and Captain Jones are giants in the line.
Cardwell and Gill, the college halfbacks,
are fast aggressive pjayers, and are al
ways good for yardage. Gill did the
lion's share of hard playing when Wash
ington Agricultural College defeated Ore
gon last season. The local players be
lieve that they will win all the remain
ing games on their schedule for this year.
Think Smith, a. Professional.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Nov. 2.
(Special.) Considerable Interest has been
manifested here over Stanford's protest
of Halfback "Locomotive" Smith, of the
University of California, who Is charged
with professionalism. The general sen
timent among the students here is that
Smith Is a professional athlete and should
be prohibited from playing In the Stanford-California
game next Saturday.
Smith coached the University of Oregon
team last season, and has many warm
personal friends here.
Biliousness, dizziness, nausea, headache,
are relieved by small doses of Carter's
Little JAvet Pills. ' -
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HEATHERBLOOM, CHAMpoN HIGH JUMPEROF THE WORLD.
ONE OF THE ENTRIES IN THE CHICAGO HORSE SHOW.
Heatherbloom, champion high Jumper of tho world,. la owned by Mr. Howard Wlllets, of New Tork. In private the horse baa
Jumped 8 feet 3 inches. Tho Illustration shows the Jumper clearing six feet.
NEW FACES IN THE NINE
MANAGER VIGNEUX IS SEARCHING
FOR BASEBALL-PLAYERS.
Eighteen Men Will Be Signed and
Weeded Ont lor the
Team.
"We shall have some new faces in the
field next year," said Manager Sam Vig
neux, of tho Portland 'baseball club, yes
terday afternoon. "So far I have reserved
all of our men, but I am arranging for
some of the best players of tho other
minor leagues, and when the season opens
Portland will see 18 men In the field. Wo
will not be caught napping, as we were
last year, so we will have- a full force
which we may prune down to the usual
number."
"Will any of tho old' team bQ In the
list?" was asked. -
"Some of them," was answered. ,?It Is
too early yet to glvo the names" of the
players I am dealing with, but when the
time comes .Portland will see that it has
a good 18 to pick from. Every man will
be tried out and the people will have a
chance to Judge. No. in my opinion the
circuit, will not be enlarged. Salt Lake
City and Ogden want to come in, but it
Is too long a Jump from any of the Mon
tana cities to the Utah towns. We are
doing very well now, and I think the cir
cuit should remain as it is."
Tho conflict between the American and
the National Leagues borders upon the dis
astrous warfare which was waged by the
Brotherhood of Ballplayers against the
older organization a decade ago. There Is
only one difference In the strife. In the
former days of Ewing, Kelly, Brouthers.
Keefe and Welch, contract-Jumping was
allowed, and it was nothing unusual to
see a player leap half way across the con
tinent in order to get a higher salary. The
steady Hutchison, whose arm gave out,
and the unwearied Clarkeon, were ap
proached by the smaller leagues, but both
overlooked the places and held to "their
positions. The only difference between the
previous fight and that of the present Is
that now the two organizations will not
recognize contract-jumpers. A man who
signs must stay with the team, and as the
American offers the highest salaries and
is securing tho best players. It appears to
have the top hand. It certainly appears
to have sunk Into tho old National, when
It reached New York, and got probably the
best baseball city on the continent.
The visit of Jakey Deisel to his old home
in Cincinnati was not without a sad end
ing. On October 14 his mother died, and
tho star shortstop of the league arrived
only in time to see her at the last mo
ment. Mrs. Deisel had been ill some time.
and the dally letters notifying Jake of her
condition agitated him during the last days
of the season. Hisses were once or twice
his share of the game, and a muff or a
failure to strike for a base often called for
the advice given to the under dog in the
fight to "do-him up." The comparison Is
old almost like the tale of a grandfather
but how many who made It thought for a
moment of the illnesj of Jake's mother
and of the breaking heart of the shortstop?
Jake played dally and conscientiously, and
he was subjected to all the joshing that a
butt must take. He never said a word.
He simply played on without regard for
a record, and the moment he was relieved
from duty he started home. Jake's plays
were seldom poor: and how many of those
who joshed him will feel that while his
mind was on the game his heart whs with
his dying mother?
Maxle Muller, who hates the rainy Falls
of Oregon, has dropped down to California
to spend the Winter. Adams and Weed
have gone as far south as Los Angeles,
and Shea has gone to Marysvllle. Stovall
xwill pass the winter in Pendleton. Englo
and Sammy Vigneux will remain in Port
land. Kostal has gone to Guelph. Ont,
and Witbeck to Schenectady, N. Y., to at
tend the sessions of Union College. Wit
beck is studying law, and during the in
terim is paying his fees by his baseball
pitching, and he Is pitching good baseball,
too. Like one of Frank Munsey's heroes,
he is an "it" who wants to work his way
through.
. Anderson and Van Buretfhav'e gone out
Into the mountains on a search for big
game. If there is anything in the line,
"Rube" certainly will find it and If he
does not the great second baseman will.
The old favorite, Zelgler, the man who
bunked his knuckles against a hot shot
over the third-base line, is sojourning with
his folks at Canton, O. Ohio seems to be
as good a producer of ballplayers as it "is
of statesmen. "King" Motz came from
there, and so did Sherman, Garfield and
McKinley. We know Motz by his doings,
and Portland would have no objection if
Ohio would send out a likeness of the man
who helped to win the pennant away back
in 1891. It is up to Ohio.
The Outlawed American Association and
the California League are making a good
deal of trouble for tho minor leagues.
They recognize all contrajumpers, and
whenever they see a good player they do
not fail, to make him an offer. Generally
they do not get an acceptance, for the
outlaw organizations have not been found
to be very profitable for the players In tho
long run.
HORSE SALE IN THE SPRING.
Movement Is on Foot to Arrange' a
Combination Auction.
A movement is being made In the direc
tion of a combination sale of horses early
in the Spring. The promoter, J. L. Mc-'
Carthy, a well-known racing auctioneer,
expects to have a full list of standard
bred horses In the market, and as Oregon
and Washington have furnished stock for
the grand circuit and have still a large
quantity left, there Is no doubt but that
the market will be well "Supplied.
The sale of a part of Cri3 Simpson's
horses Saturday develops a short but
rather an interesting story" about Alta
Norte. The mare had been asked for so
often that Simpson expected at least $1000
if or her.'- So he made no reservation. When
i uffly SSOO ,was bid. McCarthy- holdlnir the
fcammer, looke'd at Simpson and said:
"Raise 1100, and if ycu win out you get
a: prize.' '
Simpson shook his head and the ham
mer fell and the mare went to M. D.
Wisdom.
"Why didn't you raise that, Crls?" asked
a friend, who nudged him in the side.
"I couldn't," said Simpson, as he looked
sorrowfully at the mare as she was led
away. "I made no reservation, and I
won't run against an honest bidder at any
of my sales."
"You'll lose by It," said the other.
"I'll pocket my loss," answered Simp
Eon, with a grim smile.
Mack Mack, which was to have" been
offered at the sale and was held on a re
serve bid, may probably be put up In the
Spring. This horse started 11 times dur
ing the season and won nine .heats and
two seconds. 'and purses amounting to
more than JjOOO.
H. H. Helmari will winter most of his
string aflrvington Park. In the string
are Myrtha Whips, Ned Thome, Boodle
and Veloz.
BOTH PUGILISTS ARRESTED.
Expected They Will Be Put Under
Bonds to Keep the Pence.
WATERDURY, Conn., Nov. 2. Austin
Rice, the pugilist, who was arrested in
New London last night, was brought to
this city today by Sheriff Rlgney, and
shortly afterward was released on bonds
of ?5C0, furnished by William McGrath,
who is associated with William Crowley
in the attempt to pull off the boxing ex
hibition before the Waterbury Athletic
Club November 6. The warrant was Is
sued yesterday by P. J. McMahon, the
Clerk of the City Court, alleging that
Austin Rico and Young Corbett on No
vember C, Intended to break the peace by
holding a boxing match. The petition for
the arrest was signed by men who are
prominent in church circles.
Rice was taken to TJnionvllle last night
by Sheriff Rlgney to have him identified
by Young Corbett. Enrly in the evening
Corbett had been arrested by a Constable
and taken before a Justice of the Peace,
who was unwilling to hold him. He was
released, and Immediately took a train
for New York, where he had two urgent
engagements today. Corbett's manager
promised to have him on hand Monday
morning, when both he and Rice will
appear In the City Court It Is expected
that they will be put under heavy bonds
to keep the peace.
.i. Portland Man Won Last Rnce.
NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 2. The outdoor
bicycle racing season at Vailsburg track
was brought to a close today. The half
mllo match race between Howard Free
man, of Portland, Or., and Floyd Krebs
was the feature,, the Western rider win
ning after three exciting heats. "
American Jockeys Sue, for Damages.
PARIS, Nov. 2. The hearing of the suits
brought by J. Relff and Milton Henry, the
American Jockeys, against the Jockey
Club, for having deprived them of their
licenses, has been fixed for November 10'.
The jockeys claim $40,000 damages.
St. Louis Horse Short.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2. The St. Louis horse
show will open in the Coliseum Monday
evening and continue during the week.
It Is expected to eclipse any previous ex
hibition of ' the kind. ever given in this
city.
Three Games in California.
At San Francisco Morning game: San
Francisco, 2; Los Angeles, 6. Afternoon
same: Sin Francisco, 5; Los Angeles, 5.
(Game called, 13th inning.)
At Sacramento Sacramento, 2", Oak
land, 0.
American Won International Race.
PARIS. Nov. 2. Eddie Bald, the Amer
ican bicycle rider, won the International
scratch bicycle race at the Pare ,des
Princes this afternoon. The distance was
1458 yards. Bald's time was 2:331-5.
MINERALS ARE ON VIEW
FINE COLLECTION TO BE FOUND AT
PERMANENT EXHIBIT.
Valuable Geological Specimens Have
Been Arranged and Classified for
Use of Public.
A very attractive and Interesting as
well as valuable addition has lately been
made to the Permanent Exhibit at 246
Washington street, In the shape of a well
selected collection of geological and mln
eraloglcal specimens. They occupy seven
cases, and are systematically arranged
and scientifically labeled. The mineral
specimens, being the smaller, occupy the
upper part of the cases, and are protected
by glass, while the rock specimens are ar
ranged on shelves below, and also prop
erly labeled.
There are some 700 specimens in alL Of
these ISO minerals and 60 geological speci
mens are labeled and classified by a min
eral -'Company of Philadelphia. These
specimens are procured from all over the
world, wherever the best can be found;
the "remainder have been furnlshedby
mines- 4n- Oregon and adjoining states.
The collection ha3 been selected with the
object in view of having it contain only
specimens of practical value, and they
represent all tho Important minerals rec
ognized in geology. They have been care
fully and systematically arranged by J.
F. Batchelder, of this city, who has the
necessary knowledge and experience for
such work, and any person finding rocks
or minerals unknown to him can b'e quite
certain of ascertaining what they are by
comparing them with the specimens In
this collection.
"What is tho difference between a rock
and a mineral?" is a'question often asked;
and, strange as it may seem, it Is one not
easy to answer definitely and satisfactor
ily. The mineral and vegetable kingdoms
include everything that has life, and the
mineral kingdom contains all Inorganic
matter; that is, matter without life or
organs necessary to existence or comfort,
such as plants have in leaves, flowers,
fruit, etc., and animals In brain, lungs, di
gestive organs, etc. Knowledge of the
rocks which form the crust of this slack
baked earth Is found in geology, but when
they are examined many of them are
found to be composed of several sub
stances, granite, for Instance, being com
posed of quartz, felspar and mica. The
different things which unite to form rock3
are minerals, and knowledge of them Is
found In mineralogy, which is only a
branch of geology. One definition of the
word mineral is "any Inorganic substance
which Is homogeneous throughout" but
there are many definitions of both "rock"
and "mineral."
It would be well if everybody had a
knowledge of geology. Although this sci
ence appears very formidable to the gen
eral reader, geologists' say he will find
that not only is it a subject of the. deepest
general interest, but by far the greatest
part of it may be gone through by the
use of good common sense, which, how
ever, has been said to be one of the most
uncommon of things. They also say that
the study must commend Itself to all,
since it requires no expensive apparatus,
nor the careful preparation which all
other. sciences demand ere the student can
enter on their practice. To aid him in his
investigations, the geologist will need the
assistance of the botanist the zoologist,
the chemist, the mineralogist, the physi
cist, and even the mathematician; but this
should not dishearten the ambitious be
ginner. The history of the progress of the
science discloses so many theories built
up without any foundations on fact that
geologists have become extremely careful
about expressing opinions, but prefer to
continue patiently exploring long before
pronouncing definite judgment.
"Young and old gifted with good pow
ers of observation may at once become
practical geologists by never passing a
sandbank or gravel bar without observa
tion, by taking charge of the chain gang
who work on the rock pile, and by never
leaving a gravel pit or a stone quarry un
searched. They will thus become efficient
laborers In the extension of geological re
search, and will soon lay the foundation
of a geological cabinet which will keep
their houses from being blown away." .
Such are the cheering inducements held
out by an expert to those desirous of ac
quiring a knowledge of geology; but they
will find that it takes years to collect the
materials to form a cabinet of any great
value, which, however, need not discour
age them.
American Olllccr to Cliine'se 3Ilnt.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. Alfred E."
Jessnp, of New York, now head of the
testing laboratory In the Supervising
Architect's office of the Treasury Depart
rnent has accepted the position of Cliief
Assayer of the Chinese Mint at Tien Tsln,
China, The designation of tho place was
mado through the intermediary of Min
ister Conger at the request of the Chinese
government Mr. Jessup Is a graduate of
tho Lehigh University and the School of
Mines at Freiburg, Germany.
HOWTO IMPROVESCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT ROBINSON OF
- FERS SUGGESTIONS.
More Detailed Reports From Teach
ers Needed Should ConsoUdate
Country Schools.
In compliance with the request of Pro
fessor J. H. Ackerman, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, that the County
School Superintendents submit to him
written matter concerning and sugges
tions for the betterment of th schools in
their respective sections, Superintendent
R. F. Robinson Saturday mailed to the
state officer a written report of the result
of hi3 inquiries. Professor Robinson stat
ed In the report that tho movement in
favor of libraries had made good pro
gress, and. so far as practicable, work
ing libraries are being placed in the
schools. After speaking of the work of
tho Superintendent Professor Robinson
took up the matter of teachers' reports.
"As our system of reports now stand,
they aTe o' no practical valuo for super
vision; they are of value only for statist
tics," he said. "With no other reports
than those now provided for by law, a
Superintendent knows practically noth
ing of the conditions of -a school except
when he visits it These visits cannot be
near together, and, as a result, tho con
dition of any school la almost a closed
book to him until hl3 next visit Teach
ers close up their registers (If their books
aro kept as they are intended) at the end
of every school month. A brief epitome
of this report, together with suggestions
or explanations, would help greatly in
keeping the entire system in touch with
the Superintendent's office. I Inaugurat
ed -such a system In this county at the
opening of school last Fall, and I am
pleased to state that teachers' monthly
reports have proven of greatest value to
my work of supervision. Each month
they came as a silent monitor to the
ofllce. If some condition In a school Is
not Just what a teacher thinks It should
be, an explanatory remark generally foU
lows. If an "excellent condition can be
reported. It affords opportunity for meri
torious recognition, anil a basis for intel
ligent comparison. Next year the schools
of "the county will be divided into two
classes one-room buildings forming one
clas3, two-room buildings another, etc. In
this way each school can be compared
with one where conditions aro practically
the same. These reports have been great
stimuli In bringing about a better attend
ance and less tardiness. Boys and girls
can better appreciate the fact that they
are a part of a large system. Intelligent
comparison extends to the entire com
munity, and the community interest is
proportionately Increased."
Professor Robinson referred to tho In
fluence which the civic improvement idea
had upon the school children, and he ad
vised the encouragement of the observ
ance of Arbor and Memorial days. Of
school legislation he said:
"Community interests will often be best
served by a law providing for consolida
tion of school districts and the conveying
of children to and from school, where
distance is too great to walk. This law
should provide for complete consolidation,
at tho option of the residents, or part
consolidation, for purposes of better pro
viding for work of higher grades.
"Our school law should be amended so
as to conform more nearly to the present
workings of the tax-collecting law.
"In" filling vacancy on school boards by
appointment, the clerk should by law be
given a deciding vote in case of tie."
Concluding, Superintendent Robinson
said the educational outlook In Multnomah
County was most encouraging. The tax
payers had provided liberally for the sup
port of the schools, and wages were grad
ually advancing. School boards were demanding-
the services of competent teach
ers, and they have, found that sucjT teach
ers may be secured when suitable wages
are paid. v
AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Preparations for Game at Corvallis
Saturday.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Nov. 2. (Special.) The result of the game
yesterday between the home team and the
eleven from the medical department from
Portland was not much of a surprise to
the spectators when they saw the spirit
manifested by the Oregon players when
they entered the contest On the part
of both teams the feeling displayed was
that of perfect friendliness rather than
that of severe competition. Local authori
ties are very much elated over Latourette's
manner of handling the ball, and predict
that he will match Murphy before the end
of the season. Coach Dolph 13 displeased
over the game, as the llstlessness of the
men prevented the substitution of new
players. Some of the men did not do the
work they should have done, and hard
practice will be the work of the next week.
The next gamo will be played on Satur
day with the Oregon Agricultural College
at Corvallis. The 'varsity men are not
overconfident of winning this game, for
they realize that Coach Herbold has de
veloped a strong team at Corvallis. The
team, accompanied by Coach Dolph, Man
agers Wright and Graham, half a dozen
substitutes and a carload of rooters, will
leave for Corvallis on the 1:45 P. M. train
of Friday, going through to Corvallis the
same afternoon. It Is quite likely that
Seth Kerron, Oregon's big right guard, will
be unable to play In the coming game,
owing to Injuries received in the match
with Whitman. His place may bo taken
by Porter Frlzzell, 1906, who has done good
work In previous games of the season.
The efforts of Manager Wright to sched
ule a game with the University of Wash
ington have thus far failed, a3 have his
attempts to arrange a return match with
Albany College. The 'varsity players are
quite anxious to play both of these teams,
as well as the Washington Agricultural
College. Manager Wright and Manager
McMillan, of the' Multnomah eleven, have
offered the Pullman team splendid finan
cial Inducements ,for a tour through West
ern Oregon, but the Pullman manager Is
unwilling to make the trip. Assistant
Manager Graham has arranged for a game
between the scrubs and Eugene High
School for November 18.
Jllnlnff Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. Offlclal closing
quotations for mining- stocks today were as
follows:
Belcher $0 14!MexIcan
..$0 39
Uest & Belcher. .
11
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. Closing quotations:
Adams Con $0 15
Little Chief $0 10
Ontario 8 00
Ophlr 85
Phoenix 5
Potosi 6
Alice
29
50
Breece
Brunswick Con...
Comatock Tunnel.
Con. Cal. & Va..
Horn Silver
Iron Silver
Leadvllle .Con. ..
C
C
75
Savage 3
125
SO
4
Sierra Nevada ... 1-
Small Hopes 80
Standard 3 25
BOSTON, Nov. 1.
Ad venture .. ..$20
Allouez 2
Amalgamated . 64
Daly West .... 49
-Closing quotations:
OOjOsccola $ 56 25
871Parroi 25 00
62iQulncj 120 00
00 Santa Fe Copper 1 75
Bingham .. .. 29
Cal. & Hecla... 000
Centennial ..... 19
Copper Range.. 63
Dominion Coal. 131
Franklin 9
Mohawk. 45
Old Dominion .. 16
Tamarack
155 00
Trlmountnln ..
ITrlnlty
95 00
10 25
21 12
21 00
625
3.87
53 00
United States
Utah
Victoria
Winona
"W'olverlr.o . .
Will Build n Hall.
Mllwaukle Grange No. 26S, Patrons of
Husbandry, Is talking up the matter of
building a hall in the near future. At the
meeting of Evening Star Grange, No. 27,
Saturday, Mrs. R. Holm, representing
tho Jtlilwaukte Grange, said that her
Caledonia 04lOphIr 01
Challenge Con.... 12jOvcrman 7
Chollar 7 Potosi 7
Confidence C5 Savage 3
Con., Cal. & Va. 81 Sierra Nevada .... 17
Crown Point 4 Sliver Hill CO
Gould & Currle . C Union Con 15
Hale & Norcross. 18 Utah Con 4
Justice 5 Yellow Jacket ... 10
THE NEW
PIANO CLUBS
Newftlethod of Piano Buying
on the Co-operative Plan.
Large Savings In Price Effected
Exhibition and Delivery of Pianos
to Commence Today Decker,
Doll, Knabc, Kimball, Steinway,.
Weber, and Also Chlckerlng Plaa
os Included Prices, Payments,
and Full Particulars.
To supply worthy and strictly reliable
pianos at the lowest possible price must
always be the aim of every high-clasa
piano nouse, for upon this alone depends
its permanent success. Tho numerous
exclusive facilities possessed by Ellers'
Piano House in the economical buying;
shipping, handling and selling of line pi
anos are too Tvell known to need further
mention here. And today wo- taka ad
vantage of still another cost-reducing
factor.
Tho idea originated 'in Philadelphia re
cently, and it makes possible a very sub
stantial saving in the retail price of pi
anos. Thousands of instruments hav
been sold on this new plan, and it has been
estimated that tho aRKregate savinir' ef
fected thereby in Philadelphia akrasi
amounts to nearly a hundred thoasandf
aotiars. i
The same idea was recently Inaugurated
in our Ban iJ'rancwco store, witn musi
less than phenomenal success. HundredW
of homes there have, bv thla tlma beetW
supplied with fin pianos under thla planJ
and now we shall also take advantage c2l
iuia innovation nere.
E. P. H. Piano Clubs "A," BV
"C," "D."
In effect these piano clubs aro siraplw
the .applications tho wholesale nrtoclDlal
to the retail department. You know wei
can sell a dealer a hundred planoa acbj
for less than we can sell a slnela instru
ment. By iolninjr one of our four cluhaJ
(which are limited strictly to 100 members
each), you are placed in exactly the saratfr)
position ana enjoy tne same advantage
possessed by the largest retail dealers,
Join whichever club best suits your con
venience. Make your Initial payment ancM
receive your niano at once: that is alii
there Is to It no extras, no red tape,.noM
uues, no waiting.
America's Finest Pianos Incladerf
Do not imagine because the payments.;
are so very smau, ano Decause too prices
are so astonishingly low that these instru
ments are not of tho hln-hp.qt ordpr. "Rverw
piano included in tho club scheme is brandl
new, and every Instrument is fully anJi.
unconditionally warranted both as to qual-'
lty and also as to price. "Money back'1
If not satisfied applies to every instru-''
ment, high-priced or low-priced, that eTesi
leaves our house.
Various styles of the world-renowned
Chlckering, the great artists' favorite
"Weber, tho now-famous Kimball. &s well
as some new instruments made by Stein
way, Decker & Son, Knabe, Jacob Doll,
Weser Bros., Pease and Steger, are la-'
eluded in these Ellers Piano House clabe.
These Are the Payments.
Members joining Club "A" will obtain,
a fine, new piano upon payment of J6
aown. and weekly payments of $1.25. Re
member, this club is limited to only 1W
members.
Members of Club "B" pay $7.50 upon de
livery of piano, and then at the rate ef
51.60 per week.
Club "C" members pay 512 down &ad
the balance In payments of 52 weekly.
Members of Club "D" will be askd to
pay 520 down and payments ot 52.lt.sb
week.
Note. Payments may be nrrangM-
correspond! 3. montniy pagis u
ieniDers maturi larger paym
above will effect an additional
interest.. . -
Here Are the Prices.
All regular 5225 styles will be
turn?
over to club members now for S137r th
5275 pianos at 5164; all 5300 planus at 1S7.
and the very nnest medium-grade instru
ments, that could not be sold under reg
ular retail conditions for less than 5350,
will go to club members for 5207; the most
beautiful, regular 5300 highest-grade fancy
hand-carved pianos will go at $357, and all
5400 styles for 52S3.
Corresponding reductions are madej ori
every one sof the 400 fine new pianos in
eluded In this sale.
Join Today Do Not Delay.
It will pay you to join first thing thla
mornlnET. The sooner you call and make
your selection the surer Xou are of being
perfectly suited in an Instrument. Bear In
mind that an unconditional five years
manufacturer's guarantee accompanies
every Instrument sold, which guarantee is
countersigned by ourselves, thus makingj
all purchasers doubly sure.
All Instruments are kept in tune for club;
members free of charge for one year fromtf
date of delivery.
Old nianos and organs will bo accepted;
from club members at fair values toward)
payment of any new piano desired.
Ellers Piano House, Oregon's largest!
and most responsible piano dealers, 3t
Washington. Other stores at San "FraR
clsco. Sacramento and Spokane.
Grange heped to build, but did not krtoVj
now 10 go udoui 11, ano nearing ino Jtrvsa-.
ing Star Grange would build, wanted q
F. Miller explained that a building stta S
costing 5200 had been purchased and P&KJi JS
for by subscription, which was the flra
step toward a hall. "51
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CARRIES THE STRAIN?
Quite a strain on a chfld tefe 1M
grow. You find it abonE altf
you can do to live along as yoqj JI
are and keep well. Your dnks
lias to do all that and grow be4 ,j
stand the extra strain. . 'They
get weak and sickly as a res
of it.
This is where Scott's Einiftv
sion does some of its best ' j
work. It is a strong " grow
ing" medicine. It starts up
new life in the backward child 4"
and strengthens the weak ones 3
Scott's Emulsion takes all the
extra strain and carries the:
children along until they afe"'
strong enough to stand 'it
alone. We'll send yon a little to trr.ff-nM
SCOTT & BOWNK, 409 Pari X y
"ALL WRI0HT-F0R MORE THAN HALF A CBrrBtT? I
Cm Headache, ComUpttloo, Cilll. 4 Fmr, isMMBJ&.;,
loas Complaint. All Oranitt. FriM M ( a t ? f2,
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