7 " U r .7 hlm - U * ‘ PPl” ‘ U C h r la t iS a k* ” rB * . J h ,t ■*«•»» .*• Uy awake natiT he was wen'»“, hl' mornl’,6 •» 6 tt • » «ad went to his business mechanically. The first ray of comfort came with his Mrs, Bucher—the same whom ..JLhad •» " **■ of as a -fru m p .” ^Yhy. Randolph,” said lir a . Bucher, Ceevli ma r mane, — Aed ehe-OeoMered your-eaeka w ith won. drone dare; l e t shewoodered eometlmea. I ’m euro, i f It (WoeSd h iv e le ft had she dared to r a prom­ enade V Aod enjoyed to have spaa a little street yam ). á rim eí"** “* W lrt,d * * "« ** When bonnets were cheaper aed ' --------- took lesa While hl« great-gvaadpa, I'v e beard It m id . Wouldn't npare tbn wool fc . Med«ugbtar to w w iit; But «Ifhed fo r tbn fnsbtonn o f Paradise And longed to r th e 6g leavi. ef u ith a r IT * to en^form ttee IS pals, when pleasures are ’’Dlri7 h T * * * • • • * • ua” th e poet waa Who wanders his m emory baek to dealers h*»h " I*»»« «G The mnldeo who Ungers o'er past hoots of Forgets is she day-dreams e f keroos and ringa, woukta'’ « ? ld“ ’t " ‘“ P “ « k » gloves d* ’ ™ T ,d M* toaalm ate There are Uvee es b e e s tirn U p e ro e n d tru e . « * 5 , í.wh* moved to the sim pler ways; Asd It m«y be a trtae better; too:— Inee God w ith Infinite, lo vteg destro. Is raising tbe nation« nearer ts H im ; as aba vntered the office, -w h a t ia the matter with you» H a ro you been ill»” •'«he saw urn,” was ah Randolph could *y . “Yes. I camo to apeak to you again about IL I forgot— ” “Oh. It’s do use bow . Cousin M attle. She will not ‘receive ma or my fetters’— never.” “ Pooh! Did she tell yon so?” “She w«»te to me—I mustn’t go there ~ “ Lmok here, Randolph." said the com­ mon sense matron, “ thia Is all nonsense. I f Lll!a Sprague won’t receive me, ahe m u st he « n ln n v ___ " wattto «• I W i . T hat waa the 4ay he « ■ op agaloat LUU. when he had the whole package ia his hssd. and was • U . M she would him. . . 4 « . t " THE FISH INDUSTRY. j TRADE Q U IE T IN G DOW N. O o d la to r b e d , S e v e r e r , b y a a V ofbeee» • M e M e o e y M t o o t te a . “ M ay, just aa ha was takiag Die to hold a coosaltatioa on that wonderful brace- **** * * ** w Lilia coming along. I said to hlna: Randolph. If she meets ns she'll waat to walk along with ns, and ib e j, Ike whole plot la rained. Let's tarn down here before she sees as.* But it seems •he saw ns after aU." On Christmas morning, la spite of »a n y earnest aaanraacea f e e * her moth- * r U>,‘ ,‘ h *‘ morning woqld bring a cle.tr- tng-np I f hl] her trouble, L ilia was as ter­ ribly cross and oat o f tone with the chimes as she had been for four days past. Moreover, she awoke with a head­ ache. She fonnd a stocking tied to the head ®f had. aa aho had expected, and took the stocking down and opened it mechanically. Then she found the brace­ let with a scrap of paper la which, la her mother’s writing, were the words, “Press the spring and look Inside, behind the watch.” And when she looked a Io rely, Urtng face looked back at h e r -a face that was very like Randolph W atts’ own. And at the bottom of the stocking- sway a t the very toe—was another pa­ per which said. "The bracelet ought to 7®» * h y I nra away. R. W ." Then the laid her head and bracelet on her pillow, and wet both bracelet and pillow with tears until her headache was I Bradstreet’a nays: General trade in wholesale and manufacturing lines is quieting down, t u t i t U worth noting. Fish Commissioner F . G . Reed, of | I t is undisturbed by the money aitua- Oregon, has filed his annual report In I tion. the influence of w hich has been the offloe of the governor. The report confined to speculative circles. H o li- coven the year ending Ootober 81, day trade, on the other hand haa been 1899. i f i f a voluminous document given a decided impetus, and compari­ sons w ith the same period of preceding and ooven the year’s work la d etail. I Cha the subject of hatcheries the re­ y e a n a n u nifo rm ly favorable, U ttie port reviews the program In locating doubt rem aining th at although re ta il and oonatruoting the buildings and the trade in seasonable lines has been a f­ w ork accomplished in the state during fected in some localities by unfavor­ able w eather, holiday specialties hare the past year. The num ber of Chinook salmon egga enjoyed exceptional ac tiv ity. As re­ taken from the different hatcheries in gards prices, i t is a notable fact th at Oregon trib u ta ry to the Colum bia river aa many staples have advanced this week aa there have declined, w h ile by for the year 1899, ia aa fellows: V P P e r C la c k a m a s h a tc h e ry .............. t.xn.000 I fay the larger num ber of quotations Salm on r iv e r h a tc h e ry ...................... eoo.nno have remained steady or Arm . The C la c k a m a s hatchery ....................... 1.000.000 strength of textiles ia s till a moat nota­ Total for Oregon.........................Tiwfttui) ble feature of the general situation. Chinook salmon egga taken on the Cotton goods a n heavily sold ahead Washington side of the Columbia: by agents, and a very large spring buel- C h in o o k h a tc h e ry ...........“ . . . . ........LMS.6M neaa haa already been booked. Raw 5 # 1'¥ “ 5 h a tc h e r» .......................... Fannem W nd r iv e r h a tc h e r y ........... : ........... 9.MO.OOO cotton ia firm and unchanged on the L it t le W h ite B atm en h a tc h e r y ....10,oou.uc week, p a rtly owing to the lig h t re- C h e w au k u m h a to h e ry ............... . . . . l.ooo.ooo 1 oelpts and to reaffirm ation of a short T o ta l fo r W a s h in g to n ................. .U.mo.ÒM crop estim ated by the departm ent of Total for Columbia river..............23,100,000 agriculture. M anufactured goods, From the salmon that w ere marked w h e n not advanced, a n firm ly held. W heat, including flour, shipments A H a p p y N e w T e a r. for the w eek aggregate 8,260,649 bush­ Delight and pathos aro Inextricably els, against 6,188.831 buahela laat mingled with the thought of N ew Tear’s week, fi, 248,669 bushels in the corre­ day, says the Roetou Watchman. I t Is sponding week last year, 4,464,899 only a conventional point of time: any buabela In 1897, 8,624,826 bushels in other would do as welL Every day closes 1896 and 2,066,048 buahela in 1896. an old year and begins a new one. but for all that we cannot help feeling that thia Slnoe Ju ly 1 thia season, the exports of day. which is-agreed upon throughout wheat aggregate 97,669,986 bushels C h ris te n d o m for the beginning of a new against 109,720,868 buahela last year yea£ Is somewhat unique. The pathos and 118,809,197 bushels In 1898-99. cornea from the review of the past, and Buslneaa failures in the U n ited States from the eenae that another notch has for th e week were only 210 as com­ been cut for nt on the stick of time. The i p a n d w ith 220 last week, 284 In this week a year ago, 388 In 1897, and 869 In 1896. , H O M E FOR T H E HOLIDAYS. «1, Spring pack, W ashington sldi T o ta l ..........................,233.218 V a r ie ty . - C ssw . . Tyao w ritar l e v .a t ! I a. A s ta tlu ilc ia n has proven th a t th e In v e n - tn>u u f the ty p e w r ite r has viv sn e m p io v - n ie n t to 600,m ij people, b u t he fa ils to slate b o w m a n y c u e s o f weak stom achs I t has Induced. A l l people o f seden tary occu­ p a tio n need H o s te tte r ’s S to m ac h B itte rs I t helps n a tu re to beer th e s tra in w h ic h ensue* tr o w co u d u eu ieu t. Foolish men make feaste and wise W asr A T a tu x, Wholesale D ru scM s, Tu telo, 9 . .......... * ^t**»o. K ui W aii A MÌnvìS, _ ... _ W notassi« Drug -lata. Toledo u on‘? irhhVu ri to t.k s a w u rn a H y , osila« S2recl^ on the blood end m . coni iu rta l w » SYRUP OF FIGS ... K A W W A C T V U D M exico sold the U n ited States 12.- 000,000 w orth of hides laat year. T ° C O « « A COLD IK O K I DA T Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. A ll druggists refund the money if it laile to euro. E . W . Grove’ s signature la on each box. 26c. - •• I n A ustrian hotels i t la s till custom­ ary to charge e x tra for candlae. * ' PO R T LA N D DIRECTORY, _______ F e u e e e m i W ir e W e rk m P O irn .A N D W iR X a JO N P O O O L L K K , . - P ortland - » ^ F I H IN rpgow «1» ive yo P u O tb s best b i ^ M „ ’, ’ | n O les. Positively sale and certain. No woman » le w ith o u t It. M ail orders promptly filled. money made. RKMAUD DRLQ CO., A M l L a Ralle street. Chicago, I1L • « « « « • « u rn « re e l. Im y r o v o d T r a in B galynsonS. g wwwwdaawtaMta _ Pounds. F re s h salm o n ............... ..8.110.23» new Plante tpaeity TA f fi Tbs h im , 1. un* lim n Wl11 ei,r® * " 7 *®he or pain known I n ‘ he h’1“ “ Send for tris lb o ttls , 2ftc This offer leate 10 day« only. L atr ® hottie iUO doses of 8 DROPS each) I I , * or S »2» 1 C asea J,«60 w in d m ills . artersink I W A N I O N R H C lif t A T IC C O f f i« OO V a r ie ty . C h in o o k belts a n d ilt'uiu^ L windml11’ •*>« H e w h o i« n o t tru e to hlm aelf ia a tra ito r to Heaven. * 88M ^ i ? ^ r_er u pÄ C ase* 34.567 WORKS; W IR I «to. *14 Alder. CAWHTON A CO.: KÑUIKKS. BOI LXItS, MA< ebinery^suppllw. 17.00 ® “ I am generous. I give my time aad - * 0 ' « t i « i i o s of yosr very strange eoeduct an steer brought >46.87. -■ 80.00; bran, > 1 4 ® 16.00. «•«-or,.,.Ion s ib is week. I wish you would labor to help other people giro presents. t l L l r ?'!n* ,f the trouble o f doing s a y sucb T hat brings m elo th r object o f this vlaiL Through the failare o f soma of the H a y — W heat > 7 .0 0 ® 10; w h r a ia a d t»*rBonally or la w riting? T e a r shingle m ill» of W hatcom oounty to oat 4 7 .6 0 0 9 .0 0 ; b rrt barley > 6 .0 0 0 Can you k'-eirw aaeratT” “ Yea,” said Mrs. Sprague, "and I am eloee, under the agreement recenty 7.60; a lfa lfa , > 6 .9 0 « 7 .6 0 peg torn burning with cariosity, «a make baste reached to lim it produottoa In the In ­ straw , 6 6 ® 4 6 e per bate. terest o f bettor prices, a braak-ap was Potatoes E a rly Rose. >1-00; O re­ im m in en t ia the W hatcom eoaaty aaeo- gon Burbanks, 60 o ® 1 .1 0 ; aiver B o r- eiaUon. B a t a meeting wae held end banka, 46® 76o ; Salinas Burbanks, the recalcitrant oonceraa psomised to > 1 .0 0 ® 1.96 pmr sack. • equipped w ith the latest chair « S i, . day coaches and luxurioua flrat-class ; and ordinary sleepers. Diraot connec- , tion made at Granger w ith U nion Pa- ,. clflo, and a t Ogden w ith R io Grande t lias, from a ll points in Oregon, Wash­ ington and Idaho to a il Eaatein cities. 5 F o r inforaaatlon, rates, eta., oall on anv Q . R . ffi N . Agent, or address W. ; I H . B u rlb u rt, General Paaeenger Agent, . P o r t la n d . _________________ A m T s e O s ls g MustT l f so, yon ahonld aro that your tieket reads via the G reat Rook Island route, and you w ill get tbe beat. ’ I Pu llm an palaoe sleeping, cars, elegant reclining ohaircare “ fre e ,” and library ’ I buffet cars on a ll through trains. Best I d in in g car servioe in the world. Popu I lar personally conducted exouraions once a Week to a ll points East. For fu ll particulars call on or address any ticket agent, or A . E. C O O PER , G . A . P. D „ O. R. 1. P. R y „ 846 Washington street, Portland, Or. I W th s l o n ly cost h a lf as m ueh. Tested, tru e to nam e, fTesb and relta b ta A lw a y s U taksss. Asia i tor Ferry'« — take no others. , Write tor Iwo Seed AaeoaL A M. F E R B T A OO., A C lle s a ts , - - j B s ss sry s a d MeSavs’ a t a r iu m . S a n i­ Scenery, altitud e, sunshine and air, constitute the factors whioh are rapid - I ly m aking Colorado the health and pleasure grounds of the world. H ere the sun ahinee 867 days o f the average year, and i t blends w ith the crisp, electric m ountain a ir to produce a clim ate matchless in the known I world. No pen can portray, no brush I can picture the m ajestic grandeur of the scenery along the line o f the Denver A R io Grande Railroad la Colorado. Parties going East should travel via thia lin e w hioh is know s a ll over the world as the Soenio L in e of the world. For any Inform ation regarding rates, tim e tables, etc., c a ll on or address R. C. NIohol, general agent, 961 W ash­ ington street, Portland, O r., or any agent of the O. R . A N . Co., or Booth- ern Paolflo Company. ■ I s M ls fa r ta n s . 1 I I 11 m ar« o«r«4 < I I Teacher— T ry to .rem em ber thia: M ilto n , the poet, wee b lin d. Do you ’ th in k you can remember ft» « Bobby Sm art— Yea. m a ’am. “ Now , w h a t was M ilto n ’s great - misfortune?” — - . “ H e was a poet.” — Columbus (O .) 1 State Journal. ^ y n s AM anfoefy «maC yoo ats dL Jfocaa dbss e tt mttut tkeih't Aer. S i» a «rosr o f utterhun. e “ ftrerf fo d in j' a Ufo fO td taUh n tm tittt ftebu tnd tafftr- fog- A ftX d /e a A a s fA s M g a d fe fo M a m c . HotVt SarMAaeCa to M ttors'« eorrtcUut f» o f tht bteoA ^ m tm b tt I thi D u i i UUVTRO UVIR riL L d « ^ 2 .? . A.PO««!, « H a d a ., A fe a « ,. C « " M«k HMdaebe B rid b r IN ..K I.U .