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10 THE SUNDAY OREGOKIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 23, 1902. BOATYARDS ARE ALL BUSY XWVEIl CRAFT UNDER CONSTRUC TION OR REPAIR. Lively Movement In Deep-Water Shipping at the Moutli of River Occnn Freight Situation. There Is more activity in the Portland boatyards at the present time than there has been at any previous Reason for many years. Not only are the yards well filled up with work now, but all of them arc figuring on numerous craft to be con structed In the Spring: and early Summer. The yard of the Portland Shipbuilding Company, in South Portland. Is perhaps the most Interesting place Just at pres ent, on account of the building" at that yird of the monster dredge for the port of Portland. "While the big craft has not yet assumed shape, thousands of feet of lumber and timbers of all shapes and sizes are scattered around where the framework Is gruduily arising out of chaos. This craft will be 225 feet long, 2 feet beam and 11 feet depth of hold. At the same yard work 15 well tinder way on a couple of wood barges for the port of Portland. These barges arc 103 feet long by 30 feet beam. Ji'st &outh of the barges' the steamer IVlles City is perched on the ways, and Midcr the supervision of Captain Sher mr.11 Short Is receiving 1 complete over haul's'!;, which wiil result In her going Into the water in about 10 days in better shapr than ever. She has been replanked, caulked throughout, equipped with new c 1 ndcr timbers, new king post and now cibr.Cers, her old 14-inch cylinders being re i lacrd with lC-Inch, with the same ptivike as the old ones. Her boiler Is al lowed a Menm pressure of 2.7) pounds to te squaie Inch, and when she again en ters the water, much better ?pecd is ex pected. The steamer Bonlta was launched T-om the ways at this yard yesterday, aff r a general overhauling, and the brge Wilcox was launched a few days rarr. The strn-wheel steamer which fras been under construction here for the Orient has been completed, and workmen yesteroay wore completing the work of "knocking It down" for shipment. AH of the woodwork. Including the cabin, was handled in this yard, and the "Willamette Iron Works are supplying the engines. Across the Madison-street bridge, at . Johnson's yard, an immense lumber barge for the Nehilem lumber trade is under construction. It Is the staunchest craft that has ever been built in this yard, and It will require a pretty heavy gale at sea to put It out of business. The craft is 1D0 feet long, and is flat-bottomed and not a beauty to look at, but has the appearance of being staunch enough to Manel considerable bumping on Nehalem and Tlllamcok Bars, where she will be employed. In front of this barge the frames of a trim-looking stern-wheeler are in place, and most of the planking is on. This steamer Is building for Cap tain Charles II 111, to take the place of the steamer Governor Newell, the engines of the latter steamer to be shifted to the new hull as soon as It Is completed. At Joseph Supply's yard, Juht above the Morrison-street bridge, a large force of men are at work finishing a couple of big barges for the Government for use In car rying rock to the Fort Stevens jetty. These barges are 122 feet long, 32 feet beam and 9 feet depth of hold, and have a carrying capacity of over COO tons each. Mr. Supple is also placing the finishing touches on what promises to be the fast est craft ever built in this city. It is a small, clean-limbed propeller, built from a design of F. A. Ballln, for Robert In man. It is a very pretty boat and is equipped with triple-expansion compound engines which will drive it through the .water at torpedo-boat speed. The O. R. & N. yards in North Port land were being cleaned up yesterday preparatory to hauling out the Willam ette River steamer Modoc, which will tike the place of the Ruth on the ways. When the Ruth was hauled out for re pairs, made necessary by a Willamette River snag, she was given a pretty thor ough overhauling and the Modoc will now receive the same treatment. All of tho boat-builders are figuring on new craft of dlfferont sizes and types for va rious trades In this vicinity, and the out put of the yards for 1902 will probably exceed that of any previous year. Somo complaint is heard of a shortage of help, rnd any man who knows anything about boat-building need not long be out of work at the present time. WEU REMUNERATED. JuiIrc Hnnford Malceii Another De otfelou Favorable to Tujf boiitinen. Judge Hanford, of Seattle, Is the tug boatman's friend, and few indeed are the tjrlvage cases which come before him that do not prove remunerative for the men on tho rescuing vessel. The latest decision made by Judge Hanford was in the case of the steamer Washtenaw and tug Pioneer against the steajner C. D. Lane. During a storm near Cape Flat tery, In December, 1000, the Washtenaw found the Lane In a waterlogged condi tion about two miles from shore, and in imminent danger. The collier gave her a line and made an attempt to tow her, but the lino broke. The C. D. Lane was obliged to anchor and the Washtenaw re turned to the Sound and sent the tug Pioneer to the rescue. Judge Hanford, in giving judgment In the case, severely condemned the carrying of Insecure tow ing lines. The Judge found that the Warhtenaw did not render salvage serv Ice. but was to be rewarded as a mes senger; that the Pioneer gave meritorious serlcc and earned reasonable salvage, and the Wanderer, which also wnt to the rescue, although not exposed to risk as she did not go outside the Straits was also entitled to a reasonable allow ance. The awards were as follows: "To tho" Saginaw Steel Steamship Company, J1C00; and to the captain of the Washte naw, 5100; and to. each of the other mem bers of the crew, $10: to the Puget Sound Tugboat Company, $2500; to the captain of the Pioneer, ?300: to the mate and chief engineer. $200 each; and to each of the crew $50." BIO FLEET MOVING. Eleven Vcnsel Crossed Out of the Columbia River Yesterday. Steam and sail vessels carrying a total of nearly -tO.OCO tons of Oregon products crossed out from Astoria yesterday, and three other big thips came in for cargoes. It was the nearest to a clean-up of the stormbound fleet that has been made for several weeks, and had there been a suf ficient number of pilots, every vessel that was ready for sea would have crossed out. The fleet commenced moving at 31 o'clock, when the coasting steamers Alli ance and George W. Elder crofted out. fol'.owcd by the barkentln Addenda, bound for Valparaiso. At non the big steamship Pembrokeshire, which has been delayed for several weeks, undergoing re- airs, rtarted cut, and with her went the stcamrhlp Hatasu, for "Vladivostok; Rlcckl-raes. I rby, Cambrian Warrior, LI ta. for Qucenstown or Falmouth for orders, and the Bertha, for Hamburg direct. Two hoirs later the big German bark KenbeK, the isj-gest siller In the port, crossed out. Whiie the pilots were sailing this fleet out the tugs brought In the British ships B.ti.kielgh and Sierra Ventana, whlcn have been In the offing for several days, ard the French bark Bldart, which comes "rom Nantes in ballast. The Banklclgh ri'l Sierra Ventana arc both under char vjr. but the Bidart is disengaged. THE WANDERER CHARTERED. Grain Freights Ifljrucr Oat of Tn coam Than From Portland. The British ship Wanderer, which has been lying idle at Port Townsend for the past three weeks, was reported chartered yesterday, at 27 shillings, to load at Ta coma. As a number of near-by ships have been offering at Portland at 26 shillings within the past few days, it is apparent that some shipowners have a preference for this port, and up to date Portland Is the only port on the Pacific Cewst where a imiall ship has been chartered this sea son as low as 23 shillings. The situation In California remains practically un changed. There is stm a fleet of over W.O'.'O tons net register waiting for busi ness, and a fleet nearly as large in port under charter. The charter of the 'Wan derer on Puget Sound leaves the steamers Wllhelmlna and Folmlna alone on the dis engaged list. The Pax and the Lord Shaftesbury are still disengaged at this port. Lumber freights are quoted by San Francisco brokers as follows: Sydney. 3ss 9dtfj41s 3d; Melbourne or Ad elaide. -iGs M'vufe; Port Plrle. 46s 3d; Fre mantle, 57s GdftGOs; Geraldton, 7s CdfiOHs; Suva, 5055Ts; Noumea. 47s fdi."0s; Wesi Coast. 50sPI52s Cd, Plsagua Range; Callao Range. 50s52s Cd; Guayaquil, 52s CdliOOs; Guaymas or Santa Rosalia. 586 S 50: Ha waii, $7 ?Aii$: Buenos Ayres, 00s: Hong Kong, 37s Cdif?52r. CI; Shanghai. 40?ffc!s ;a; Kaio Chow or Wei Hal Wei. 17s Cd8: Japan. 37s Cdf&ISs 6d; Manila. 4Ssf752s Cd: Port Arthur. 47s 6d560s; Taku. 47s Gd?52s Cd; Niu Chwang. 47s Cd52s Cd; Calcutta. G5i7tu; Vladivostok, 42s CdCH5s; South Africa, C."Q70s, as to port; U. K., C&STcs. KEEIi V.'ILL RE LAID TOMORROAV. Xew Stcnmrr to Re IV.cil a a Tender wa" twwr Santa Anna for San Fran- I clco; teamer Newport for Quadra Bar. Ar te, mi Alaskan Cannery. r:ved-Stoamor Meteor, from- San Francisco; ASTORIA, Feb. 22. On Monday the keel neamcr Kxce'.slor. from Valdc. Sailed Feb. will be laid for the steamer to be built : 21 Schooner Alvena. for Tacoma. for J. T. Barron, of Portland. The di- New York, Feb. 22. Sailed Graf Walderse. mensions of this boat will be: Length. S5 J for Hamburg; Kalferln Maria Thereto, for fct; beam. 20 feet; depth of hold. si j Genoa. feet. Sh will also bo used as a tender for Antwerp. Feb. 22. Arrived Tlj;cr. from an Alaska cannery. The same boatyard Portland. Or., via St. Vincent. Salled-Vader- has also a contract with the Government land, for New York. to construct three center-board sailing boats. 18 feet In length, for us at different lighthouse stations along the Coast, Antelope Under Charter. ' The schooner Antelope, which arrived In yesterday from San Francisco, is under charter to the Columbia River Packer? Association, to take a cargo of supplies to j .is jiu-iv i.ui.. Steamer Alarm I.ncnelied. The steamer Alarm, -built by Richard Leathers for the Columbia River Packers Association, was launched this afternoon, and wiil be pd as a tender for its Bris tol Bay, Alaska, cannery. "Worlc on Sunken Ilenrletle. Another effort was made Inst night to pump out the 6unken French bark Hcn rlette. but it proved unsuccessful. The bar tug Wnllula assisted the steamer Hercules in furnishing steam for the pumps, and the after end of the vessel was afloat several times, but her for ward part would not lift. " Released Front Quarantine. PORT TOWNSEND. Feb. 22. The steamer Excelsior was released from Dia mond Point quarantine station this morn ing, all the crew being detained at the quarantine station except Captain Moore. The report previously sent out, that she did not land passengers and freight at Valdes, was Incorrect. She landed every thing before the tmnllpox case was dis covered, and she was sent back here, but was not allowed to bring any pasrenger.? save the five who had boarded the vesj-ei on her arrival north. Captain Moore reports a rush from Val des to the Ciustachina country, and that over 00 men with big outfits have started over the glacier, and more are preparing to follow. Reports from that country brought out late in the Fall were most favorable, and many who are returning are old-timers. The weather at Valdes thus far during the Winter has not been very severe, but the Miowfall has "been remarkably heavy there, 23 feet having fallen already, which breaks the record, and It is probable there will be 13 feet more before Spring opens up. Quiet Water Front. The French bark Asle was moved up from Davldge's dock yesterday and the work of repairing her will commence to morrow. The British ship Conway ar rived up yesterday afternoon. These two vessels were the onb' ones of the grain fleet in the harbor that were moving yes terday, and matters were very quiet down on the front. The Thyra has about com pleted her outward enrgo, but as she is not scheduled to sail until next Friday, there is no rush about finishing her. The Acme was loading lumber up at the Port land Lumber Company's plant. The In draveltl was not working. WrecUnpje of Schooner Sighted. NEW YORK. Feb. 22. Captain Belter, of the Morgan Line steamer El Cid. which arrived today from New Orleans, reports that about four miles off Sea Girt. N. J., he sighted the wreckage of what appeared to be a schooner or barge. The hull had been cut in two as if by collision. On one of the pieces of wreckage there were two men. one of whom was sitting down, dressed in oil clothes, and appeared to be J . : , , , J I LUMBER VESSELS TAKING CARGO AT EASTEUX LUMBER Portland's grain fleet has made tho Oregon metropolis famous all over the world, but the lumber-shipping Industry is, to a considerable extent, under the head of new business. Tbe Pacific Export Lumber Company has handled a large number of steamers in this traffic, but it Is a raro occur rence to have more than one or two sailers loading at a Portland mill. L hurt or benumbed by cold, as he did not move or show preaching steam ing around er stopped her engines and a boat was manned and swung over the side ready to lower, when a big wave swept the two men from the wreckage and they rose no more. noinctlc and Foreign Ports. ASTOUIA. Feb. 22. Sailed at 11 A. M. Steamer Alliance, fcr San Francisco and way port."; stcr.yr Oero. W. Eldc-r. for San Fran cisco: Jiarkcntlno AuJcnda. for Valparal&o. Sailed at 12 noon llrlttrh ship BlacKbraes; British ship Irby; British bark CUtmbrlan War rior; Gorman hlp LKa. for Qaeenstown or Falmouth for orders: German bark B-rtha, for Hamburc: British steamship Pembrokeshire, for St. Vincent., for ecders; British steanwhlp Hatasu. for Vladivostok. Failed at 2 P. IT. Grrman bark Belnbck. for Qaeenrtown or Tal mouth, for orders. Arrived at 0:30 P. iL French bark BICart. fiom Nantes: British bark Banklelsh. from Iliiayco; British snip Sierra Ventana. from AdslaliJ. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., moderate; wind routh; ' weather cloudy. I San Francisco. Fb. 22. Arrived at 11:10 A. M. Steamer Fulton, from Portland. Sailed at 3 P. M. Steamer Columbia, for Portland. Hoqulam, Wcsh., Feb. 20. Arrived Steamer any interest In the ap- from Mr. Mills' view-point. The lecture of most nf thp .,,.. or(.hnr(1s of nrnn I cr. The other was wac- will be delivered in the A. O. U. W. Hall. , In n rt,w W!lv -- ,. ' . mivlni ms hpnflc 'I"lii MeSTTI- fnrrtav Bnnnnfl iil Tovtn. clmote hn. I ..... ...... .... ..... w. ...... ...t.ii.4t. i Chehalls. from San Francisco for Aberdeen. Sailed Feb. 21 Steamer Stquoia, from Aber deen for San Francisco. Arrived Schooner It. C Slade. from San Pedro for Aberdeen: schooner J. A. Garfield, from San Francisco for Iloqulam. - San FrancUco. Feb. 22. Arrived Steamer Fulton, from Astoria. Sailed Steamer Iris, for Astoria.; steamer Columbia, for Astoria; steam er Edith, for Seattle. Tacoma, Feb. 22. Arrived American pchoon-e-r Alver.a, from San Pedro; American cchoon or Philippine, from San Pedro: American rchooner Golden Shore, from Honolulu, steam er Washtenaw, from San Francisco. Sailed American schooner Forester, for San Fran cisco. Yokohama, Feb. 22. Arrived previously Honr Kong- ll.iru, from San Francisco for Hong Kong. St. Vincent. Feb. 22. Arrived previously Scsnstrls. from San Francisco for Hamburg. I.H'crpool. Feb. 22. Arrived llelgenland, from Philadelphia: Lucanla, from New York; Cymric, from New York. Sailed TJmbrla, for New York. Havre. Feb. 22. Sailed La Bretagne, for New Ycrk. Liverpool, Feb. 22. Sailed Cevlc, for New York. Auckland, Teb. Sydney. N. S. W., Antwerp, Feb. New York. New York, Fob. erjHMl. 22. Sailed Ventura, from for San Francisco. 22. Arrived Zeeland, from 22. Salled-Etrurla, for Llv- Seattle. Feb. 22. Sailed Ship Kennbeck, for San Francisco; steamer Dolphin, for Skas- BRAND-NEW BOATS Enable Dominion Line to Announce Improved Service. Vhn TrtrrCn!M 1tr innnnnrttB o rrtll(lT 1 Wf.0kiy passenger service between Boston .,nd lvemort via Oneenslown thLs r.ea- i son -nlllncs Suturdavs maintained bv i their famous steamers. Commonwealth and New England, and two new twin f-crev- steamers the Haverford and Merlon The Dominion line will also have weekly fnlling.- between Montreal and Portland and Liverpool, in addition to their Bo&ton Medlterranean service. The Haverford was built last year, and made her first sailing from Southampton to New York In September. The Merlon was launched last month, and Is now re ceiving her boilers and englner. Both were constructed by J. Brown & Co., Lim ited, at Clydebank. They are sister ships. 11 (35 tnnt rrnss! leneth. KM) feet: hf-am. j ZO feet, and depth of hold, 33.9 feet. Their 5-petd is about 15 knots. They have spacious accommodations for first-clnss cabin passengers In a deck house amidships. They carry 125 saloon and 100 steerage passengers. These, ships also have large cargo capacity, and re frigerators for fresh beef. The Merlon will m.tke h"er first sailing from Boston March 22, and the Haverford May X The sailing day from Boston and Liverpool will bo changed early in March from Wednesday to Saturday. PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT. Grand Army Post Thanks Him for Preferring Veteran. George Wright Post, No. 1.. G. A. R., has adopted the following resolutions:. Portland. Feb. 21. To the President: At a rtated meeting- of thin post, held Friday even Ins. February 21, 11K2, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted by unanimous vote: Whereas, The recent cxecutlvo order Issued br President Roosevelt calls for the enforce ment by Federal officials of the act of Con gress giving veterans of the Civil War a pref erence In appointment to Governmental pcwl tloni; and Wherea. This Is the only Instnnce within our recollection that the Chief Kxccutlre of the Government has appeared to make an earnest effort to enforce iald law In letter and In spirit; therefore be It Resolved, That the thanks of this post be tendered to President Rocevelt for his kindly consideration In thus recognizing tho rights of veterans under the law; and bj It further Re?oled. That the comrades of this post feel confident that President Roosevelt will enforce the execution of said law should It become mcojsary at any time to appeal to him from Federal ofllclals who may neglect or refuse to nmke appointments. In accordance with said executive order. D. K. ILIFF, Commander. Attest: KUSS T. CHAMUEKUIX.'. Adjutent. Lecture on the Trusts. Tuesday evening, February 25, the citi zens of Portland will be treated to a lec ture by the social and political economist and platform orator. Professor Walter Thomas Mills, president of the School of Social Economy. Subject, "The Trust- Its Economic Development and the Remc- - Chicago's JVctv Lniv School. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Feb. 2. Presi dent Harper, of the University of Chi cago, has been In Cambridge conferring with the professors of the Harvard Law School regarding the new law school which Is to be founded at Chicago. It Is under stood that both Professor J. H. Bcalc and Professor Samuel Williston have been approached with a view to securing their services at the Chicago Institution. KIthI Unitarian. First Unitarian Churrh, corner Yamhill and Seventh streets. The morning service is at 31. The minister. Gcorgo Croswell Cressey, D. D.. will apeak on "Washing ton, the Man. and the Lesson of His Pa triotism. Applied to toe Problems of To. dav .'' Sunday school meets at 12:30. The William G. Eliot Fraternity meets at 1, subject, "Don't Worry." Let others experiment, but as for your self, take Hood's Sarsaparllla, It never disappoints. 1 dy." Tho subject will be treated entirely j date, and which became the nnrent stock ginning at S P. M. Admission is free SOME MORE FRUIT TALK (Continued from -Page 0.) whole successful and profitable. He had what many a man lacks at the critical time namely, the nerve to look his fail ures in the face and to discount their ef fect before they could impoverish him or seriously impair his fortunes. In the course of my long talk with Mr. Stewart, reported at length In my letter of yesterday, many Interesting facts in connection with apple production were de veloped, but nothing that interested me more than tho story of how tho Newtown Pipin. which is bo general a favorite on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, came into Its very' great reputation. There are. as the apple world knows, few places where the Newtown can be grown to per- fectlon. Everywhere in the Mississippi Valley It Is a failure, and it is only here and thcro in small spots an the Atlantic Coast that It Is a pronounced success. One of these favored spots is In Albemarle County, Virginia, which has long enjoyed a specially favorable reputation in the Eastern apple markets. Some 30 or more years ago an Englishman of rank found his way into Albemarlo County, and being greatly pleased with the quality of the apples which he found there, sent several barrels as gifts to friends and distin guished persona In England, among others to Queen Victoria. The Queen acknowl edged the gift In a personal letter, which found its way to the Albemarle npnle growers. who made It a point each year thereafter to send her a large consign ment of their choicest production, spe cially polished and wrapped and packed In varnished barrels. Whoever came Into hospitable contact with Queen Victoria ' ior a lon8 series of years was more than UKCiy 10 ue given opportunity 10 sample I her American apples, and thus it came ' about that the Newtown Plpln or the 1 Albemarle Pippin, as It Is commonly called In England grew Into a great and spe cial fame, which lasts to this dny and helps to make the fortune of the apple grower of Medford and other apple dis tricts of Oregon. And this fame is not ilktly to suffer In the hands of our peo ple. The Newtown Plpln of Albemarle County, fine fruit as It is, is no match for the Newtown Plpln grown at Metl- j ford or Hood River and at some other places In this sjate, and already, when compared with the Oregon product. It ranks as second class in the markets of the J?ast and of Europe. Mr. Stewart believes that he has a very curious historical connection with the horticulture of pioneer Oregon, though i he was wholly unconscious of it until after his first visit to the state In ISM. In the coure of his examination of the early orchards In the Willamette Valley and of Southern Oregon In that year he was surprised to find a range of varieties familiar to his youth, and which, so far ns his knowledge goes, wero never propa gated excepting In his father's nursery at Qulncy, 111., In the early '40s. The history of these varieties Is a peculiar one. The elder Stewart was a pioneer In the nur fiery business In Illinois, and found It dif ficult to keep up his stock In a country so far from the sources of supply. On one occasion he commissioned a neighbor who was going to Onio, then a relatively new country, to bring him a new stoilt of scions, and as a result got a ejuan tlty of seedlings which had been devel oped In Ohio by settlers from New Eng land. From this Invoice he produced a stock of trees of a kind never, to hla knowl edge, propagated by any other nursery; and it was these varieties which Mr. Stewart encountered here In 1SS1. ao great ly to his surprise. Upon his return to Illinois he spoke of the matter to an old man who as a youth had been in his father's service, and got what may be an interesting historical fact. It "appears that some time In the MOs a man from Missouri, whose name was long ago for gotten, came to the elder Stewart's nur sery at Quincy and bought a general as sortment of fruit trees, which he intend ed to take across the plains to Oregon. They were packed with great care .or tho Journey In a wagon bed. Mr. Stew art has neither names nor dates In con nection with this incident, but he is con vinced that this wagonloctd of trees was none other than that which Seth Lowelllng brought across the plains at a very early C03IPAXY DOCK. In the above picture, the British ship Fulwood is loading for Callao, the Star of Germany for tho Orient, and the Forest Home for San Pedro. The latter Is a new four-masted schooner of modern type and will carry near ly 1,000,000 feet of lumber. --- for the presence In all our old orchards of the varieties which were familiar to his boyhood, and which, as above stated, were the special product of his father's nursery. The facts are certainly interesting and ruggestive, and it would be worth the while of some enthusiastic historical student to run them down. No other in- cldent in connection with the pioneer in- dustry of the country is more Interesting than the Lewclllng enterprise, and any new fact In relation to It Is worthy of record. I suggest that the point be taksn up by the State Horticultural Association and fully Investigated. Of course, all the horticultural energy of Southern Oregon Is not centered In tho Medford district, nor Is It limited to the apple and the pear. The country about Ashland has long been famous for Its peaches. Peach orchards, both old and new, abound in that region, and I know j of nothing prettier than the many planta- i(totiiofl09iii9((oaiiaeetatsoecoi9(ettttit0io tniiiiiigtiiflitaitcitaii09esa6tiaetti9(iotee(oiii3tt(i(( Dissolution of Copartnership This great sale will be continued throughout the week. Enormous reductions are crowding our store with eager buyers. With the repu tation for high-grade merchandise which we enjoy, the prices we quote below look little indeed. Their smallness, however, can best be ap preciated by a personal inspection of the goods on sale. Country orders received to March 1, will be filled at SALE PRICES. LOT NO. 1 Men's vici kid, patent leather lace shoes, latest toes, single soles, values $4.00 and So.00; now ee es e e LOT NO. 6 iMen's enamel, box calf or vici kid lace, newest toes, hand-sewed double soles, value $5.00 and Q) j C $6.00; now mst1 LOT NO. 14 Men's patent leather and calf lace shoes, sizes 5 to 6 and 9 to I 09 eo O GO o e e a so 9 o o oo eo 9 90 eo oo eo eo eo eo oo ee ee eo oe CO ee eo o 11; now were from $3.00 to LOT NO. 23 Brennan & White's cele brated steel shod school shoes: Boys' sizes, from 2 to 5 $1 .95 Youths' sizes, from 11 to 2 $1.70 LOT NO. 34 Ladies' satin one-strap san dals, French heels, colors pink, blue, yellow, lavender; were $3.50; Notice Contract goods excepted during this sale. Bet. Morrison and Aider seoeeaee39CQoeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeoeeeeoeeoeo9eoeoeo8eoeooeooeGO9eco603oo99doec tlons which checker the mountain sides to tho south an-l west of the city. Already the supply far exceeds the domestic de mand: and from orchards already planted there Is destined to come a product great enough to make a place for Itself in such ' markets as It may be able to reach There Is however, this serious fact in connection with peachgrowlng In South ern Oregon, namely, that for all Its ex cellence on account. Indeed, of jts pe culiar excellence the Oregon peach Is not a good shipping fruit. If It had the tough skin and the fibrous pulp of the Sacra mento peach It would not be so luscious, to good to eat from the hand, but it would have better carrying quality, and there fore have higher commercial value than commercial It Is. There Is probably future for the Southern Oregon peach, but It Is one limited to such markets a3 may be reached by a brief car riage. In the cities of the Pacific Coast the Ashland product Is not likely to find a serious rival, but its field is in these relatively local markets. The Southern Oregon small fruits are, like the peach, of unique quality. They grow with sur prising vigor and In surprising quantity. Their flavor is unsurpassed. Comparison of the Ashland strawberry with the Cali fornia strawberry. fr example, puts the latter wholly In the shade; but the con dition which establishes the quality of the Ashland fruit Is as well the condition which limits its commercial value. It Is too juicy, too rich, too Intrinsically good to stand up under stress of time and change of temperature; therefore it will not bear long-distance transportation. Its market must be fo.und near at hand In San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and else where near home. A. H. Mr. Pratt's Side ol tlm Cane. PHILOMATH. Or., Feb. 21. (To the Ed itor.) An article published in The Ore gonlan of January 29, relative to a decision I of the State Board of Education on the appeal of Mrs. Jennie S. Pratt from the ruling of the County Superintendent of Benton, is so misleading in Its character ; that It seems but just that the plain facts I in the case be made known. The author I of sa,t' article would make It appear that -,Irs- ratt ,lad petitioned for special ra- vors nt ine nnneis oi ine ataie lioara when such intimation Is very far from the County Superintendent's answer to the same. Believing that she should not have been required to write on written arithme tic, petitioner asked to have examination in same set aside and a re-examination in arithmetic granted. In view of the fact that tne decision of the State Board or- the truth. No "special examination" was in the stamps docs not do away with one USl&ilVg&t1?t i!K.if agreed upon between County Superintend- of the greatest sources- of danger to those cure. Iryouhareuten merrnrr. Iodide potash, ent and petitioner at the August exam- who Insist on moistening stamps with jjndstuihaTo aches and pains. Mucons Patches in inatlon. Neither was there any mention their tongue. ?&n"?Sn1S?iSplScst??ppg5.OI?S!5 of a "special examination" made In petl- or eyebrows falllngtout, it. Is this secondary tJofor'f nrnfrf tn tVio cjr,f. TJmi ... in ..... ..T-..n. c? . it . -w-r r,n...n W.OOD POISO.N that ire eiinrnnteo to ww... o ..... v. iu !. .-."i, ""--". " llllii itivcjva o.iiii linixij auuic ROSENTHAL'S box calf and LOT NO. 5 patent leather were $3.50 and steel buckle and bow ornaments, latest styles; now LOT NO. 11 shoes in vici WIDTHS ONLY, were from $3.00 to $5.00; now $6.00; LOT NO. 56 sizes 12 to 2; LOT NO. 55 shoes, sizes 9 LOT NO. 54 shoes, sizes 2 nov..gi These lest widths. JACOB ROSENTHAL Successor to Rosenthal Bros. & Co., Inc. ders such re-examlnation. It Is difficult to understand how the ruling of County Su perintendent Is sustained. The last para graph of petitioner to State Board Is as follows: "Wherefore your petitioner prays your honorable board to set aside the exam ination In the subject of arithmetic as de scribed above, and that petitioner may be j granted a new examination in the said subject ns provided for In Rule 32, page 101', School Laws of Oregon." It 13 true, ns set forth in the petition, that the programme for examination pub lished by the County Superintendent In the county papers, the applicant was led to j oeneve inai sne wouiu De exwmnea in mental arithmetic and not written arith metic, and some time after the case was brought to the attention of the State Board, she filed the supulcmental lead- ! lns' askin for a new examination In men- ini uruuinenc. ai ine ncaring oeiore wc State Board, her attorney applied to amend tho said pleading by striking out the word mental, and at no time elurlng the hearing did Mrs. Pratt, through her ctlorney. contend for an examination in mental arithmetic or any other particular branch of arithmetic. The evidence be fore the board disclosed the fact that pe titioner had been required by the County Superintendent to write upon every branch presecribed as a full day's work by the State Board of Education, and then on written arithmetic In addition. It doesn't take a philosopher to understand that this worked great hardship upon the ap plicant, and she simply contended for a new examination in whichever branch of arithmetic the State Board should Indi cate, which application was resisted by the County Superintendent. When petitioner prays to have examina tion In arithmetic set aside and? new ex amination granted, giving her reasons for the same, and the examlnaUon Is granted, as asked. It is difficult to see the "excep tion In the case under consideration." Tha decision orders a re-examination without any mention of "special examination in her behalf." S. I. PRATT. Tlie Piano Xcxt Door. My neighbor?, all musical, day after day. .On that horrible Instrument ceaselessly play. Tho youns ones play scalei and their elders the "Ops" Of composers In voyue at the various shops. And If the whole family chance to go out. Then the servants go In for a musical bout: Thumping1 music-hall ijongs with an endlesi encore. As they roughly a.aault that piano next door. If Indeed 'tis a fiend In that instrument dvella And embitters my life with lt3 ear-ppllttlng E pOlle, I'm unable to ray; but I think 'tis porsessd. For by night and by day It Is never at rest. And whenever I wake, be the hour what It may. I am certain to hear It Impulsively play; A succession of tunes It continues tu pour. Till I audibly curse that piano next door! Before I get up at high pressnire It goes; It Ih tinkling away when I 3eek my repose. Resources quite new it for torture reveals. When, with wool In my ears, I am taking my meals. If I'd sit down to read or would work with a will. With Us out-of-tune wlre? It accompanies etlll. "Tls In vain that I threaten or meekly Implore; It Is deaf, though not dumb that piano next door! Of my once happy home It a mockery makes. The anicnltiea out of existence It takes. It Is spoiling a temper onci mild and urbane; It Is making me I mmt admit It profane; And, worse than all this (the whole truth let i In dersa'r. It has led me to leam the trom bone; For 'tis only, mcthlnks, by that Instrument's roar I can play down that noisy piano next door! London Truth. Danger cf Licking; 1'oKtage Stamps. The London Lancet has an article in regard to the danger of moistening post- ...... ...tfrV. 1m line a.. ...i.tA It- trwheronrcCd;;slhow po:; age stamps are hantlleu and how they are left lying about in all sorts of places. ' there must always be a danger of infec tion from septic matter, so long as the habit of licking them Is persisted In. The Lancet claims that ca"Scs of blood pol- soning have been directly traced to this postal authorities do all in their power to nrotect the pub.ic by the materials uved to the Eaxt. Lowest rates and most attractions via the Klo Grande lines through Salt Lake City and Denver. Through sleepers. Once a week excursions. 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