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UnuaraleUod Value frivinff in all lines begins Saturday, November 30th. Don't let the financial muddle worry you.
Everything will come out right and we, will all be happy. .We have prepared for you the largest and choicest stock
of HOLIDAY GOOps ever seen in our Store. To meet the money "stringency wo havo cut our prices accordingly
You will not have to dissappoint your dear ones. A visit to otr store will convince you. A few Holiday suggestions:
- SANTA CLAUS QUARTERS, f SWEETHEART'S EMPORIUM
A large stock of useful and interest
ing toys to gladden the hearts
of the little ones.
Rocking Horses, Express Wagons,
Dressedand Undressed Dolls, Doll
Buggies. Doll Furniture, Doll Dishes,
Stoves, Mechanical Toys, Iron Toys,
Musical Toys, Iron Toys, Banks, Au
. tomatic Toys, Magic Lanterns, Games.
Books, Engines, Boats, Tops, Stuffed
Animals. Kubber Balls, Air Guns,
Rifles, Boxing Gloves, Drums, Mov
ing Dolls, Etc, Etc
WOMEN'S READY-TO-WEAR
GARMENTS
Tailor-Made Coats, Suits, Skirts, .
Silk and Satin Petticoats, Kimonas.
Shirt Waists, Long and Elbow Sleeves,
Silk and Satin Raincoats, Shawls,
Fine Underwear, Muslins, Hosiery'
ARTISTIC MILLINERY
Trimmed Hats, Walking Hats, Caps.
Sewing Machines, Washing Machines,
Wringers Portiere, Rugs and Lace
Curtains make Very Acceptable and
Pleasing Gifts.
iSONS AND HUSBANDS DEPT.! Art China, Cut Glass, Silver.
For Your Wife. For Your Mother,
For Your Neighbor's Sister
and Her Brother
Handkerchief Boxes, Glove Boxes,
Toitet Cases, Manicure Sets, Work
Boxes, Jewelry Boxes, PictureFrdmes
Autograph Albums, Postal Card Al
bums, Photo Albums, Fancy Station
ery, Secretaries. Card Cases, Hand
Bags, Purses, Gloves, Neckwear.Fan
cy Garters, Fine Back Combs, Orna
mental Buckles, Etc
Men's and Boys' Clothings
Men's Suits, Latest Fabrics, Faultless
Makes and Styles, Single and Double
brewed, spec,! $Q$ t0 ft.50
Overcoats and Cravenets, $18 CI O Eft
and 120 Values, only I fc-OU
Fine Trousers just arrived, f 5 and Mta Mtm
$6.00 Values, only $4.45
Suitsfor agesl2to20$5.50 $1 2.50
Men's and boys' Hats and Caps in all the
Latest Shapes and Colors J. B Stetson.
Conqueror, The Knox, Harrold.
The Men Folks Have Not Been For-
gotten. For them we have
things that will please.
Silk Umbrellas, Mufflers, the Finest
Neckwear, Silk Suspenders, Neatest
Cuff Links, Scarf Pins, Watch Fobs,
Shaving Cups, Shaving Sets, Pocket
Knives of the Finest Quality, Beau
tiful Lockets, Charms. Pipes. Fancy
Shirts, Cigar Holders, Fancy Armlets,
Fountain Pens, Pocket Books, Wal
lets, and many other Useful and Or
namental Articles.
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Shoes and Slippers.
Men's WalKover Shoes in Vici, Patent
Colt and Calf, f 5,00 shoes for only $4.50
Orthopedic Shoes, fl values, only $3.50
Other Makes $2.00 up
Women's, Misses, Children's Shoes in end
less Variety at prices to suit the times.
Men's and Women's Slippers Velvet, Al
ligator, Russia calf, embroidesed and
plain forty-three different styles. The
celebrated ''Comfy" slumber slippers.
Beautiful Line of this class of Goods
in Great Variety.at the Most
Reasonable Prices
American and Imported Cut Glass,
Haviland China; Bohemian Glass,
Fine Silverware, CarvingSets, Fancy
Lamps, Chocolate Sets, Fancy Cups,
Saucers, Dinner Sets, Lemonade Sets.
Wine Sets, Punch Sets, Tom and
Jerry Sets, Berry Sets, Tea Sets,
Fancy Odd Pieces in Glass and China,
Jardtniers, Statuary, Ornaments, Etc
Inspect this line.
BSSTS- Ml
Vktor Talking Machine, with record
IS toftM), on easy payment.
Edison rhonogrsphe. t IS to W0. with
13 record, concert horn and crane.
X One dollar per week up.
Columbia GrapHophonc ami Raeonia, 0rr two
thousand jrittoa on hand. Record Cases, NswdWs,
etc. Acrordsona. Violins, Guitar. Harmonic,
String, Shoot Music.
Afvnta fur Uv r.icbrmUd "N.Uow" Pknoc On
easy payment. No Interval.
M'MMMHI IMIIMI tlMMtt Mtm MtM UMHMMI ItiltW
IRON BEDS, Bureaus, Chiffoniers, Cupboards, I CW pTT'C "ECLIPSE" Celebrated Steel Ranges and Stoves,
Sideboards, Dining Tables, Kitchen Cabinets, li 1 1 O Air-tight Heaters, Bteel Box Stoues. Cook Stoves,
Chairs and Rockers. Department Store Granito ware and Wooden ware.
OREGON MIST
Entered at the Foatoffice at St. Helena,
Oregon, a second-class mail Blatter.
Issued Evmar Fanur By
B. H. FLAGG.
Editor ako PaoraiKTo.
Scbxxdtiom Rates
One vear........ .....1.80
Rix month
Advertising rate made known on appli
Cation. Legal notice 25 cenU per line,
perfect right to do so . Bnt we are w ill
log to bet a chinook salmon against
carp and that' long odds that when
the battle is on Old Harvey will be
the thick of if, printing hi friends and
lambasting bi enemies in the same old
way.
THE HOLIDAYS
DKfUbes-13.
CERTITUDE
The editor of the Oregonisu has dis
tinctly outlined the policy of that paper
in the coming State and President!!
campaigns. It will sopport President
Rooesvelt, if he U a nominee, but fur
ther than that it will do Just as it sees
flt Th rank and file of the party will
be K ratified to know that much is cer
tain and whoever has charge of the
campaign will do well to rely entirely
upon the merits of the candidates and
the making of their good qualities
known to the average voter.
So far as ths matured crop of Oregon
polititicians is concerned, the Oregonian
doubtless finds it baid to accord any vt
them very great or sincere praise, uen
erally it ba been allied with the Simon
faction, yet it baa occasionally turned
its batteries upon them, and It is no
secret that Mr. Scott beleived the Simon
followers deliberately belayed Senator
Corbett in the interest of Bimon's elec
tion to the United 8ttes Senate. There
are, in fact, very few Republicans of
any prominence in Oregon -whom the
Oregonian has not stigmatized in a man
ner to reflect upon its sincerity should
it now support them for public office
the two notable exceptions, strangely
enough, being Messrs. Furnish and
Lowell,
The Oregonian Is tbe greatest paper
on the Pacific coast, and, in sopport of a
sound principle, It has demoostrsted Its
Immeoas influence. It advocated the
single gold standard In opposition to all
the time serving politicians of both
psrties, and it has a right to glory in Its
victory. It has been tbe most potent
factor In building up (he State by mak
ing its resources widely known. The
people owe a debt of gratitude to the
great paper and they pay it cheerfully.
It court has brought it well deserved
wraith and stability. If it desires to
tnksji year off in politics or to maka
Tomorrow marks the end of the boll
day season created by proclamation of
Governor Chamberlain at the request of
the bankers of tbe city of Portland
The Governor has been severely criticie
ed for his course and held lenponsiM
for all its bad effects, yet it seems to us
thst heehoee the lesser of two evils snd
would have been more severely censure;
had he refused to grant the holidays an
bis refusal had been followed by a de
termined ron opon the banks, bringing
Widespread disaster to all the interest
of the State. Time has been given the
people for thought and to acquire infor
mation ss to the cause and nature of
the financial stringency, and, despite
the efforts of a few who would profit by
a prolongation of the present stati of
sffaiis, tbe pepie generally hare be
come convinced that there is no reason
whatever to anticipate any such pro
longed depression a would e uui were
the country in a yate of actual industrial
collapse. , '
Tbe csuses of the panic are under
stood. The primary cans is dishonest v
manifested in get-rich-quick scheme
of greater or lesjer magnitude from
the Alton railroad deal to the nianv-c,jr-
porationed scheme of the Title Guarsnty
bank In I he city of Portland. President
Roosevelt precipitated the crisis by his
expmire of the big fish in the Wall
street pond. This affected billions
of dollars worth of stocks arid bonds,
snd the foreign holders of these securi
ties, realizing the ioevitable, sold cut
at whatever price they could secure, snd
tbepjvment of these bslsnces drained
tbe hew York bsnks of their reserves,
sod In turn the New York banks refus
ed to psy the sums due their Oregon
correspondents. Thebsnksof Portland,
knowing tint the handling of our im
mense crops would necssitate the with
drasal of more cash than they could
supply if at the same time they wtre
compelled to meet an unueual demand
fiom their depositors, called opon the
Governor to proclaim the holidays, and
we believe the result demonstrates thst
he best thing has been dons for
11 concerned. Money 1 flowing to the
Unit- d States in vat sum, Railroad
end other stocks have fallen o that
Europeans are investing, snd the wheat
crop of the Inland Empire will put
thirty millions of dollars in circulation
in the next ninety days.
All thst I needed is for people to go
fore these never-to-be-regretted holidays
were created.
THE REVIEW AND RAINIER.
Ths Mist is glad to learn tbst it hss
been decided to continue the publication
of thi) Rainier Review without Inter
mission. Rainier is entitled to a good
local paper, and one can be made to pay
a reasooab'e return to a resident editor
and manager. The only reason the
editor of the Mist retired from the
fi-ld was besause be fouud it impossible
to do justice to both papers, and for that
reason unprofitable.
Rainier is having its dullest period at
Ui3 present tune. Tbe prosperity of the
town depends entirely upon lumber and
kindred products, and, owing to many
causes chief of which is the rste bill-
that industry is partially paralyzed.
But this will not Ust. In doe time ths
mills and camps will resume operations,
and tbe big psy roils will bring ready
cash to those in business in the town,
snd new Industries will increase the
community' business and prosperity
until it realizes the fondest hopes of tbe
most enthusiastic citizens. -
No community in the entire North
west is better located for a manufactur
ing city than is Kainier. With a water
front of two miles, psratelled by a rail
road, on the banks of the greatest natu
ral waterway of the continent, Its future
growth is assured. It depends, however,
upon its present residents whether that
growth ehill slowly conform to th
growth of the entire Country, or whether
It shall be facilitated by methods that
have proved successful elsewhere chief
of which is the creation of a ooblic
spirit thst will stop at no reasonsble ex
pense to beautify tbe town, improve its
sanitary conditions, connect it by a good
road with the fertile Nenalem Valley.
n 1 maker its advantages and the re
route of the entire county koown to
all who have their thoughts turned
westward. The great factors in sccom-
plishti g this work should be tbe local
paper and Jlie Commercial Club. The
latter organization bas started upon tbe
second year of its career, under tbe moat
favorable auspices, and with assurance
of a largely increased membership. We
ope it will not lose sight of the aula
object of its existence, which is, first,
last, and all the time to work for the
growth and prosperity of tbe City,
VITAL STATISTICS
OCTOBER.
FOR
Figure on Births, Deaths, Mar
riacee sum! Contagious
Disease in Oregon.
A Vaugeroas Deadlock
that sometimes terminates fatally, is the
stoppage of liver and bowel functions.
To quickly end this condition without
dissagreeable sensations, Dr. King's new
Life Pills should be your remedy. Guar
anteed absolutely satisfactory in every,
instance or money back, at HoOltnn,
Rats and bubonic plague take np al
most alt of tbe October report of the Or
egon State Board of Health, just Issued.
Tbe aonoal report will not be ready till
same time in Jsnury.
Tbe table of vital statistics for October,
covering the entire state, cootains some
things of peculiar interest. No one was
born during October m the counties of
Corry.Gilliam, Grant, Lincoln, Malheur,
Sherman and Wheeler On the other
hand, no one died in six of these coun
ties, nsmely, Gilliam, Grant, Malheur,
tilnexo, Sherman, and Wheeler. Nor
did any one die In ths counties of Har
ney or Lake.
Multnomah County produced the
largest crop of new citizen, to the num
ber of 101, while Lane followdd wiin 48
fresh squallers, and Wasco reports 34
new arrivals via th? stork special.
Multhomah County had 166 deaths
during the month, leaving a margin of
25 net gain by reaaoa of births. Marlon
County stawds second, with 83 deaths.
Of marriages Multnomah county re
ports 170, while Yamhill charges Cuptd
with 87 esses ss next best. In Multno
mah county there were 21 more babies
born daring tbe month then tbsre were
msrrisgss, showing a record that
France tries for In vain. An epidemic
of bsshfulnesa seems to have swept over
the oouatiee of Clackamas, Clatsop, Col
amble, Cuny, Gilliam, Jackson, Linn,
Lincoln, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman,
Umatilla, Washington snd Wheeler for
not one couple was married In these 14 u
counties during October. Clats p coun
ty had 29 births, with no marriages, a
record almost unique.
In Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler
eoenties nothing happened. No one
we bora, died, sick or msrrled for one
whole month. Tbe same JMng Is the
ease with Curry County, except one
death, snd with Lake, exceol 4 births.
Curing the month there were through
out tbe state only 80 death from tuber
culosis, a remarkable record; and only
nine new cases were reported. Out of
114 cases of typhoid fever only nine died
while out of 100 eases of diptheri only
one resulted fatally. There were 110
esses of measles and only two deaths.
Ont of 85 caeca of smallpox none died,
wnere a nan a ecntury ago Hie deaths
from this disease were almost 100 per
cent
Counting totals, there were 509 birth.
307 deaths (gain by births 172) and 407
OUR PORTLAND LETTER.
(Special Correspuudvnce)
Pobtupo, Ore., ). c. tun. 1U07.
The statement of tti Nations! banks
of Portland on lMmlf 3kI prov d
that they bud ample rah nmra than
the Hunt enlhusia-tii: I ad anticipated.
The same Is true of iaa tnroUjjhout
tba State,
"80 chances to win you ean't 1"
is the slogan of the Portland CoroiliereUl
Club in iU final work connected with
the 5000 prize cor test closing iH-e 311.
People in general seem enron-cl with
the financial cond tlotis, and their neu-
lect makes the chances of thoe who do
compete even more proitouutwd.
The Ortijrtn apple Ims captured the
Orient and Kuii, Yadsloglou Bros..
of Vladivostok, after making a dlapliy
in oie oi ine principal show window of
the city, removed the display a id sfter
it wss crowned snd surrounded with
American and Rustlaii flius was photo
graphed, snd is to bo reproduced in
colors for international advertisimr.
Tl,. i-..... ... '
...... j ui imo urrgan appie goes
aroimu the world. Hiedisn av was un
ustml because most of the boxes were
shown ready forwhlpnient.each encased
In burlap. Varieties ol apples Included
the Winter Iiuiana, Ortley, Hyds'sKliig
uu arniyisas Ulsck.
October and Novmlwr statistics for
wheat and flour shipment from Port-
land and Paget Kound ports are particu
larly interesting ss showing the Im
mense resources being converted Into
actual cah in Oregon. 7,434,0itl bushels
Ol wnesi stid 040,012 b4trels ol flour
ths exact figures, yet It miiH lie reniem-
oerau that the crop 1 only just getting
uuuer way in earnest.
During the two months of Full colon
1st rates, Sept. lt to Oct. 31st, ths Den-
ver & Jlio Grande Hailroad Sold ,081
horaeseekers' ticket to the Northwest,
which wss an increase of 2,(117 over last
yesr's business, or more than 60 per
cent, .
snd the fifth stomach ad liver trouble;
but none ol them helped me; so my wits
ailvltett trying Kleclric flitters, which are
restoring me to pi feet health. On but
tie (I i.l me mors good than all the five
doctors prescribed," Ouaraateed for
blood poison, weakness and all stomach
liver snd kidney complaints, by lloulton,
ler Island, Warren sod Scsppooas dsal
trs. We.
The meeting of Oregon business rnnn
st the Portland Commercial Clubon the
1st, follows I by the announcement of
Governor Chamberlain that the present
holidays would bs disfoulinuud after
the 14th. have been the must discussed
events ol the waek, That the represen
tatives from forty eotnmunljles should
unanimously units In resolutions force.
fully expressing confidence In the out
look and financial strength of the entire
state is in Itself Indicative of coi.sUntly
bettering conditions.
H. nORQUS
Carries a Complete Line of
Groceries
Dry Goods
Hardware
Crockery
Flour and Feed
Hay
Notions
Candies
Stationery
Fancy Goods
In fact, evervthlnn h,.ii. i,. i ...
elase General mMS ,5w."
tort in Columbia. Count. v.- . i'
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solicited,
Colombia County Bank
Docs General Banking
Princlpel Correspondent
first NationsI Bank, Portland, Oregon.
..auover National Dank, New York.
Wm. M. Ross, Proprietor,
ST. HELENS, ORE. ,
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Abraham Brown, of Winterton, N. V
had a verv remarkable . "
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the most retMtksbl weekly Deerpssw
published in the United Htate. it
th only newspaper especially edited
National circulation. It bas had Iks
largest circulation for m.r rear tbrt
sny newspaper In America. FsfUW
more It Is the cheapest newspaper Is Ik
world, as will b llnd to anv !rw
who will writ ui ttr term. TbS NtsS
of the World so srraneed that
people can mors easily euuiprcbeml, tlxs
ny resiling combersoni column
dallies. Ail enrrsnt tipics m!e pi'
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Tbe only naner nubllshsd sreltly W
people who do or do not read daily scs
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That thla klndol a n...n rr la toPjUr.
Is proven by the fact thai the Weekly
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r rlhers, and Is circulated in sll prt W
the Unlteil Males. In addition to If
nsws, the hlails publishes short stidswW
stori, and many departments of it"
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Only one dollar a year,
write for free specimen copy.
Add't
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Tbe Blade and Mist 11.23 Pr 7r
lor a short time. Take edvanUg
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