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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1902)
MMMumnmm-mwnMMSU-. re:rl'lTml .-nr '. .jttjrasv. .Jsj csr. nf lamtwtoiiMiMMi jjJl.inii.ltiMmiraiTiiATrlr'ir ""-' ,.,j.i.nnvi?Hl;iilHCTVi,lillt ii.i....,.in .,.. ...ai u iA R' , Spring Medicine There Is no oilier season when good medicine is so much neoded as in the Spring. l'o blood is impure, weak nnd impoverished n condition indicated by pimples and other eruptions on tho face and body, by deficient vitality, loss of appetite, lack of strength, and want of animation. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Mabe tho blood pure, vigorous and rich, create appetite, give vitality, sr gth and animation, and euro mi eruptions. Have tho whole family begin to tako them today. "Hood'i Harrnpixrllln Iim been unoil In our Inmll) for ikitiio lime, Mid alwaji with good rcattlta. I,nt prhK hvm all run down ami got a bottle of It, nml at (mini received great benoflt " MlM llKUUIt IIOYCB, Stowo, Vt. Hood' a Saraapartlta pramlmem la euro and kaepm ilia promlae. Time Wilted Hardlincs You know that $50 watch I used to carry? Funnybiz Yes. " .Hardlincs Well, 1 pawned it for 5. Fuunybiz That's timo wasted. CITt Permanently Currd, no Jlto et nor?outnw rl l anertlritliT'Kiirnrtr.Mln'iUrtNcnrt lUttorcr. Bnl Tor FllEK SJ.00 trUl lxttloiinl trntt lit. D.ll.lI.KLISI,l,til..VJIArt:liHt..Pblldllplil.r Grand AtiorlmenL Sue Where did you over got n foundation for a "rummage sale?" Tchh Wo let our. big torn cat seren ndo the boarders, and then collected the missiles aimed at him. Chicago Nows. I'lsn's Cure l the best medicine we over used for nil nH'ootiiins of the throat nml lungs. W'm. 0. Knusi.kv, Viinbtireii, Inil., Feb. 10. 1000. Rather Dltcourajlng. She And you are not going to upend tho evening with me? He I urn very sorry, dearest, but I havo a pressing engagement and She Then take back your ring. I'm not going to bo engaged to n man who isn't willing to do all his pressing here." Aak Your I)inlcr Tor Allen' Font-Knun, A pnuilrr. It Cures Hnnllen, Horr, Hut, CiiIIoim, Acliliii.-.snriilliiKlVctnml IngrowliiitNnlla, .Mnl.m new or light allocs fiuy. Atull DriiirkMntnunilMuw Mnrc, M rout. Accept Ao ButiMltutc. HaiiiiiIo rvc. Aililnas Alien H. Olnnteil, I.oltoy, N. Y. In A. U. 1903. Mr. Ueocroft (dining) Aren't you glad you live in thu Twentieth century? Mr. Ottingor Yes! Just imagine living before families had X-ray ma ehlno on thoir dinner tables with which to detect the drops of solder in their canned vegetables! Brooklyn Eagle. Oregon Blood Purl liar is rightly named, because it purifies tho blood and tones up tho body. Merely a Smjtitlon. Old Gotrox So you want to marry my daughter, oh? Do you know what I expect to do for her on her wedidng dayT Young Foormun (embarrassed)- N-no, sir. Y-you do not intend to d-dlo for her, do you? Chicago News. Wise people uso Hamlin's Wizard Oil for Rheumatism and all I'uln : tho fool ish ones try experiments. Exact Statlillu. Crank Yes; thoro are at least ton blooming idiots in this meeting to night. Goodart I don't boiiovo it. Crank (meaningly) You're right. There are eleven. -Philadoplhia Press. Mo External Symptoms. The blood may be in bad condition, yet with no external signs, , bo akin eruption or sores to indicate it. The symptoms in such cases being a variable appetite, poor digestion, an indescribable weakness and nervousness, loss of flcsb and a general run-down condition of the system clearly showing the blood Lai lost its nutritive qualities, has become this and watery. It is in just such cases thai 8. S. S. has done some of ita quickest and most effective work by building up the blood and supplying the elements lacking to make it strong and vigorous. My wife used sev eral bottles of a S. S. as a blood purifier and to tone up a weak and emaciated system, with very marked effect by way of improvement. "We regard it a great tonic and blood: puniier." j. e. uuvv, Princeton, Mo. fe Jfe is the greatest of all tonics, and you will fiad the appetite im- proves at once, strength returns, and nervousness vanishes) aa new rich pure blood once more drcalatsa through all parts of the system, & S. S. is the only purely vegetable blood purifier known. It contains no min erals whatever. Send for ear free book on blood and skin diseases and write our physicians for any information or advice wanted. Ko charge for medical advice. THE twn SPECIFIC CO, ATUNTa, M. A - cists mut au urn mm. Btf CXwh Bjrupi. Tawaa Good, tall U te ttma. Bold by flruajSjau. g IN TlllMJiL COUNTRY. "BRINGING IN" A GUSHER NEAR BEAUMONT, TEXAS. Talcs of the Orcnt Ilooiu W lie it For titties Were SI n lie In u Day The In itial Discovery of Oil anil, the De velopment of tho Oil Industry. The chase of oil Is iClniost as fascinat ing as the chase of gold. AuJ, in the main It is nearly, If not quite, as profit able. Tho greatest dll lleld'lu the conn try to-day Is In Texas, with tho town of Bonumont as Its center. Other Ileitis notably those of Pennsylvania and Ohio, aro probably moro remunerative at the "present, but the Texan, In look ing Into the future, sees his own State far ovcrsliadowlug all others In tho oil Industry. The future or oil lu Texns Is, beyond cavil, bound to be seiibu tlounl. For that matter, It Is sensation al already. Nowhere else on earth has so much ever been accomplished lu so short a time; nowhere else have lauds worth barely a few cents an acre ad vanced In value far up Into ,the thou sands as they havo In the Beaumont district. Nowhere else, In fact, bus de velopment been as rapid and remunera tive. And as 'yet, tho Texas oil Indus try Is lu Its Infancy, though millions of dollars have changed hands since Its start. The advance of any wonderful boom, whether In gold, oil or anything else, Is always attended with marvelous bio rlcs of Individual strikes and conse quent enormous prutlts. Ileaumont Is no exception to this rule. It Is but lit tle more than year since Beaumont's first car of oil was sent Into the outside world. Since that time mote tlinn -,-000,000 of barrels havo been exported, there nro now nearly 3,000,000 of bar rels In storage nml probably l.COO.000 of barrels have been wasted before tho gushers could bo capped or controlled. Tho liciiiiiiuiiit KIcIiIm. When the oil excitement was at Its height In Bcntltnont, the Influx of peo ple was so great that trains were dally run between that city anil Houston, n distance of a hundred miles, so that people could obtain hotel accommoda tions. Koine men with little moro than the clothes they wore organized com panies with capltnl of millions on pa- A TEXAS HPOUTEB AT per. Anything In the shape of a leaso or laud tltlo was foundation euough for an airy structure to attract Uio nt tcntlon of tho gullible. Tho lust for money was rampant. It was all a gam ble If fortune smiled, you uiiido a million; if not, you lost what you hail. But everybody seemed willing to take the chance, to tho full extent of his pile. Prices paid for land In the oil dis trict were fabulous. Two negroes, liv ing lu tumble-down shacks, received for them f 10,000 each. Men who want ed to start a bank paid $10,000 for tho prlvllego of using a little barber shop, aud tho same amount was paid to a btuall dry goods dealer whose lease wus wanted by speculators. A firm paid $150 a mouth for the uso of a platform 8x10, on which to conduct their opera tions. Land weut from $1 to $100,000 an acre In u few days. "Olil Man" Hluulus. "Old Mau" Hhjglns, who had been looked upon for some time as a crank, Is the man who Is responsible for Beau mont's boom. For five or six years ho bad been talking about tho possibilities of striking oil at Splndlo Top, hi talk at last becoming so Incessant un'tl wearisome that the people refused longer to listen to him. That there was oil In southwest Texas was con ceded, but tbnt Spindle Top had great possibilities In that direction was look ed upon as absurd. At last, however, ''Old Mau" Hlgglns succeeded In Interesting Oeorgo W, Carroll, president of a lumber company aud a wealthy resident. Carroll put up the cash and Hlgglns begun the search. The first well struck oil at about 500 feet, but quicksand stopped operations. This was repeated In a second well. Then Carroll drew out and tho "folly" of Hlgglns and Carroll was tho Joke of the town. An observant mau naimnl Lucas did not; believe tho venture was an entlro failure, however. Ho leased a small patch near by nnd sunk a shaft COO feet, finding oil and being stopped, as were the others, by quicksand. Be lieving tbat If this vein of quicksand could be pierced oil would be struck below it. Lucas went to Pittsburg, and after much bard work obtained enough capital to birtt a well deep enough so JJkaaaWmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa9maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam. BtaW9tPaaaaaaa a ifc JbBBBBBBBBBBBBBbKI-. .. BBBBbV JV. WamT WaMa t J3laaWaWr aaW fXXSJYl aWmaWaaaaWMh- a ' svInkIA. X mkaWaaWL W d a. JBPVBPIH MRij m? HafjBCl. BVW I i H-- Mji.-ti' I aJfcrBstTliM MM-M' aaaaatWSWfMfSflKUVjA THE NEW AGE, POKTJLAKJJ. OKEGON. that his theory could be thoroughly tested. When the drill ha'l passed through the quicksand, what Is claimed m.j the greatest reservoir In the world was struck, and In a ulgnt Beaumont weut crazy. Scores of Ptintttcrs. There nre now In the district between IfiO anil 1110 spouters. As one conse quence, coal, the lowest price for which had hitherto been $0 n ton. Is now very rarely used In southeast Texas, oil having taken Its place' its fuel. , Within four months, ?2,000,000 wn spent lu advertising Beaumont oil com panies, some of the concerns having least merit advertising the most. A good shnro of these companies were swindles, pure and simple. Opportuni ty for bunko games wcro many and were all Improved. Most of the manufacturing plants In southern Texas have given up conl and nre using oil as fuel. This at first costs considerable, but tho saving Is great, after tho llrst start Is made. One firm which paid $1,200 for the necessary al terations In their furnaces, says that amount was saved lu tho llrst six months. Several of the divisions of tho Santa Ko and Southern Pncllle rail roads have also given up coal for oil. Arrangements nro being made for pip- THE FIUST GUSH OF OIK Ing tho fluid even as far nwny as New Orleans, where, It Is assorted, It Is to be distributed to houses In the same way us ga,s. "IlrliiKlnir In" a Well, Tho two engravings accompanying this article were mntlu from snapshot photographs taken at the "bringing" of a gusher at Beaumont. After the drill had been sent through tho quicksand and tho cap rock, the flinty substance which Is tho roof of tho cavern lu which the oil has long been stored, It wus known that success had croun.'il tho efforts of the drillers after Just a year oMalwr. Tho drill was Immedi ately hoisted out of the 1,100-foot plpo which Incased It, and tho bailer was brought Into use. This Is a bucket fastened to a contrivance which forces It down Into the tube and then pulls It back out full of tho mud, water aud' greaso which weighs down the oil at tho bottom. With each dip of 'the bail or, gas rises higher In the pipe, and when the pressure has been reduced to u point where It Is less than that of the gas and oil underneath the How com mences. Along toward the last tho bucket came up wltliso much gas emulsified with tho mixture of mud and water that the contents of the bucket fairly lollcd. Then came a time of great anxiety. Would slio como In with a rush, shoot the bnller away up through the top of the derrick aud send out a great shower of greasy rain In all di rections, or would she come softly, with a heavy, smooth flow? It was an ex citing moment, when what was believ ed to be tho last trip of the bailer was commenced. Then, as the bucket came up there came with It a gush of brown foam. Then slowly, majestically, arose a fountain of greeu fluid until there was u steady stream of nil reaching nearly to tho top of tho derrick. Suddenly there was a whlsh of gas, as the last vestlgo of pressuro over the oil reser voir was removed nnd with a roar the great Jet arose far above tho derrick, The drillers then congratulated onp an other most Joyfully, for, to all appear ances, the well was equal to a How of 25,000 barrels a day, should Its full ca pacity ever be necessary, Ww TT in i I Till: KiltST SPOUT. At this time the wlud was blowing a gale nml It was thought there would he less danger to the derrick nnd well If tlu stream were turned to one side. Tho gate valve was quickly shut, tho Joint was placed and tho plpo was shifted. Again the gate was turned and out rushed a stream with a swish nnd a roar loud enough to bo heard at n great distance. And that Is how n great gusher Is brought lu. It Is a time of great ex citement, among both spectators and operators, aud Its consummation Is marked by n gre.tt tooting of eugluo whistles and yelling of men. The large picture accompanying this article was taken nt the Instant the great stream of oil shot out of the plpo after It had been turned to ouo sldo of tho derrick. Tho sirtnll plcturo shows the same well when tho llrst flow had nearly reached Its height. Oil In tho United States. In the production of petroleum, tho Uuted States leads the world, though oil was used lu Eastern countries, no tably China, long before tho dawn 'of history. In Japau nnd Persia, It has been obtained from dug wells for cen turies. Springs of petroleum havo long been known In the Caucasus mountains and tho Itusslan oil fields arc world famous. Tho first mention of oil In tho Unit ed States was made by a ranclscnn missionary who found It In Allegany County, N. Y beforo 103L. This oil, which enme to the surface In springs, was used by tho Indians for medicinal purposes. It wns not until 18.V.) that the petroleum business of tho United States reached any grent height. Pre vious to that year, kerosene had, to a limited extent, been manufactured out of coal. Tho first well was "brought In" nt the place whero Tltusvllle, Pa., now stands, on Aug. .'10, 1850. Oil wns struck at a depth of but 00 feet. The scenes enacted thero at that time havo been duplicated nt tho opening of every new field since. Speculators flocked In from every pnrt of tho Unit ed Stntes and Oil Creek beenmo fnui oub. Within a very few years, hun dreds of weils wcro drilled nloug the tributaries of tho Allegany river. From Pennsylvania, the oil excite ment extended westward until liun dveds of wells hail been sunk east of the Mississippi rlvor In any and all places where for any renson the dis covery of oil might bo expected. Most of these wells were failures, but tho excitement hnd the result of opening up many new fields, notably lu western Pennsylvania, lu parts of Ohio and In sections of West Virginia, Kentucky nnd Indiana, lu Ohio nud Indiana, natural gas camo as a secondary dis covery and this product Is now piped In grent quantities to many cities, no tably Chicago nnd Buffalo. In tho lat ter city, tho uso of natural gas for heating nnd cooking purposes Is gen eral. In Chicago but a limited pnrt of tho city Is served, though tho pipes of tho company supplying the gus aro being extended rapidly. Tho Pacific coast oil fields were first worked In 1805, though tho enrly wells wcro Improperly located ami failed to produce oil In paying quantities. Be tween 1830 ami 1887 theso fields fell Into tho hands of Eastern oil men of experience, who, nfter much experi menting aud many unsuccessful at tempts, struck oil In several counties of California. Wells lu Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, some of tho lat ter being right In the city of Los 'An geles, havo been prolltnblo producers ever since. Other oil regions of com paratively largo value were uueorered In Wyoming ami Colorado. Commercial petroleum Is found In Bussla In largo quantities, as well ns lu Austria. Oil fields In Peru produce tho fluid to a limited extent, but the output Is steadily Increasing under proper management. Oil wells lu the Pennsylvania fields nro almost Invnrlably "shot" with ni troglycerin, contrary to tho balling method of Texns. Teats for I'etroleiiiu. The tests of kerosone. the common burning fluid which Is the most Import nut product of petroleum, ure matlo for tho purpose of ascertaining at what temperature It will take fire and also to find what proportion of naphtha, It any, Is held in the oil. At ordinary temperatures, kerosene should extin guish a match as readily as water; It should not produce au Inllammnble va por under 110 degrees F., and should not tako llro below li!5 degrees F. lu making tests, It Is always remembered thnt ovpii a very small proportion of naphtha Is exceedingly dangerous. The first, or flashing test, Is made for tho purpose of determining the lowest tem perature at which au Inflammable gas Is given off; tho second, or burning test, shows the lowest point nt which tho oil Itself Is Inflammable. Whit Makes Uruat Htiooossrs. It took me some time to learn, hut I did leurn, that the supremely great managers, such as you havo these days, never do any work themselves wortb speaking about; their point Is to make others work while they think. I ap plied this lesson In after life, so that business with me has never been a care. My young partners did tho work and I dhl the laughlug, and I commend to you the thought that thero Is very little success whero thero Is little laughter. Tho workman who rejoices lu his work and laughs away Its dis comforts Is the man sure to rise, for It Is what we do easily, and what wo like to do, that wo do well. Andrew Carne gie. Work r Watolt Wheels. Tho muln wheel of a watch makes 1,-lCO revolutions n year, tho central wheel 8,700. tho third wheel 70.080, tho fourth 525,600, and tho scape wheel 4,731,800, KEPT THE' DfcCOYS. Old Farmer Wouldn't Olve Tit cm tip to Cleveland's Party. Anecdotes regal ding ex-l'resldent Cleveland versus thicks nre about ns i Infinite lu variety in- they are In num ber, but there Is one, urlglnntllig down near Booth'h Creek, which has but re cently come to light, having traveled up nloug through Maryland counties. A Captain of marines and Fighting Boh Hvnus nro also In It, hut It wns an old farmer who was lending man In this particular ease, even though Mr. Cleveland was Chief Executive at the time. Fighting Boh tlPslred to Invito Presi dent Cleveland on n yachting expedi tion which should lead to the happiest hunting grounds the nation nlTordetl. A young Washington lawyer who had Just returned with n freight load of teals aud mallards (so ho wild) stirred up the naval officer's sporting blood, so Fighting Boh, a tyro ln tho duck shooting Hue In those days, decided to follow suit. "You can have all tho decoys I used down there then," remarked the law yer; "you won't have to take any away with you, but Just send ashore ami nsk the old fellow I bunked with lu Chniies County to let you have the de coysthat 1 sent you down there." Ho then gave explicit directions. In a few days the party set off down tho river to Nnnjcinoy. Al the point designated they droppetl anchor, ami a squad of marines, un der command of a captain, dlseiu barked and trumped eight tulles or so to get the decoys. They found tho old Charles County fellow sitting on his shanty's doorstep cleaning out his gun. Tho marines suddenly appeared beforo him In ns close order as a Ma cedonian phalanx. "We've como for tho decoys," stilted the captain. "What decoys? Whoso decoys?" echoed the old man, his Ire on the rise. "Tho decoys for Uobley I). Evans," explained tho captain. "Don't know the gentleman." "Uobley IX. Evans of the navy," said the olllcer. "Never heard of liliu. Where's your letter?" Tho old man went on clean lug his gun. "Letter? Why I am n captain of tho Murine Corps. You surely 'can tako my word sir. I am sent ashore here to get the decoys. President Cleve land Is on hoard. They aro waiting for the decoys." "They don't uet no decoys from me," raid the old chap, and he commenced to load Ids gun. "What decoys 1 got I'll keep. You .au lake that wurd back to the Evans man." The otllecr endeavored to expostu late, perstudle, explain, demand again. "I'll fill your hide with hlrdshot If you don't get off theso here premises," yelled the old man finally. "If you try to shoot u duck within twenty miles of hero you'll hear from me. (Jet out I" It was a crest fallen squad of mu rines that returned to tho yacht that evening, and a still more crestfallen party "of distinguished men" who fume back to ihe city from Ihelr duck lug expedition minus oven a solitary bird, Washington Post. MONEY-LENDING IN 8LUMS. I'ovcrtyHtrli'keu I'coiile Who 1'nwn Their FiiIno Teeth. An old woman lately residing at Bir mingham left over 1,000 to her nieces ami uephuws, the money having been earned lu a peculiar fashion. Toward her neighbors she acted the part of money-lender unci pawnbroker, poor people visiting her from reunite quar ters of tho town, tho privacy of trans acting buslues lu a cottage appealing to their Inclinations. Willing wus she to lend small amounts on any articles likely to he redeemed. Things that n licensed pawnbroker would not iteeept found an uhldliig place lu her garrets. Tho old huly wns good niiy day for tho loan of u shilling lu the case of n strange visitor whose trustworthy char acter could be vouched for by a uelghy bor. In this fashion she gleaned riches, nnd, strange to say, escaped tho atten tions of tho police, says Tit Bits. One of her regular patrons was n female of lutemperutu hulills, who, with the return of Monday morning, brought her false teeth to bo cared for till tho Saturday. On these articles u crown was willingly given, an extra sixpence being required when the Krlnders were again needed. During tho week tho teeth were of little use to tho owner, there being no meat lo masticate until wages came lu. Lots of articles equally peculiar, things that a legitimate pawnbroker would not consider, were handed over lo tho crafty old woman, who ulwuys threat ened to acquaint the pledger's hus band wero tho money nml Interest not readily forthcoming. Nuooohs of Purls Tn he. Tho experimental underground elee trio railway of Paris, which, although but eight aud three-quarter miles lu length, bundles 140,000 fares a day, bus been so satisfactory that two Im portant brunches will bo udtletl to It during the current yeur. At First Might. "Do you believe lu love ut first sight?" "I loved that girl the first time I saw her name." "Whero wus It'" "In Bradstreet's." Detroit Free Press. Cruiser Named ftr Doimir. The City of Denver proposes to give tho new cruiser of that mime a valuable library. Love looks through u telescone. Envv looks through a pulr of greeu specta : BUSINESS LOCALS. i: t Always ask for tho famous Gotfortil Arthur cigar. Hsberg-Gunst Cigar Co., general agents, Portland, Or. Everybody smokes tlio celebrated Monogram and Pandora cigars. They have no equal. J'or first class dental work nntl prompt attention, go to tho Now York Dental Parlors, Fourth and Morrison streets, Money to loan, on furniture, pianos-, or any good securities. Notes and nioragagcs bought.' S. W, King,, room 45 Washington building, Call at the Casto Saloon, corner ot Jofforson and Chapman streets. Finn wines, liquors nnd cigars of tho bast brands, nnd tho host brands of caso goods always on hand. Wolnhard'n boor. J. V. Campbell, proprietor. " Tho Graham Manufacturing com pany manufacture all kinds of fur niture, woodwork and fixtures. Ore gon 'phone, Hood 202. Nos. 370, 371',. 374 Front street, corner Montgomery,. Portlnnd. Ore. French Dyeing and Cleaning Work. All work done at very modrcato prices. Dyeing and cleaning of all kinds of ladies' and gent's clothing. Morn ing cloth dyed in 48 hours. J. Do lcau, proprietor, 455 Glisan street. Tho proprietors of the Oregon Bakery, cornor Fourteenth nnd Fland ors Sts., Portland, arc both old and ex perienced bnkcis, mon who wcro fore men In tho best shops on tho coast, nnd who mako n nuporlor loaf of broad of any kind. Pullman loaves a special ty. Wo want your trado. Music half price; musical instruments of all kinds, cash or installments. If, II. Wright, wholesale and retail dealer in. inusiu and musical merchandise. Tho Music building, 3111 Wusighuton. street, Portland, Oregon. Pacific IUnlla Company. Manufacturers of badges, buttons-,, banners, lodge regalia and supplied. Portland, Oregon. The Pioneer Paint Co. Tho firm of F. K. Bench & Co., corner ot First ami Aider streets, is ho oldest established concern in tho paint and oil business in tho Northwest, For over 20 years tin's houfo has maintained its reputation for rcliubio business dealings witln all patrons, F, K. Beach it Co, car ry the. highest grades ot paints, o'l aud varnishes. They also handle nil builders' materials, aud no order ia too small to receive prompt atten tion. INVEST IN OIL STOCK. Now Is the time to buy shares of thtr Archuleta Oil Compnuy. becauso very shortly it will ho fully demon strated whether their stock Is worth nothing por share, or worth 55.00 unit moro per shnro. Tho drill Is purchased and will soon ponotrnto the oil doposltH, nnd thorn tho, stock wlil olthor ho withdrawn from tho niurket or else go awuy up In value. Tho stock ts 10 cunts per shnro now. Address either personally or by let tor, J. H. Hnwloy, stork brokor, No. 2 Chamber of Commerce building, Port land, Oregon, DON'T (J HESS AT IT. But If you aro going East wrlto tin for our rates and let us toll you about tho servlcn and accomodations offered by tho Illinois Central Itallroad. Through tourist cars via the Illinois Central fiom Pacific Coast to Chicago und Cincinnati. Don't fall to wrlto us nbout your trip, us wo are In a po sition to give you somo vnlunblo In formation nnd assistance, fi319 mlltw of track, over which Is operated noma of tho finest trains lu the world. For particulars regarding freight or passenger rntes, call on or address;1 II. If. TIIUMUULL. Commercial Agent. J. O. LINDSEV. T. F. & P. A 142 Third streot. Portland, Or. Pays Cluims on rtiglit The Wash ington Life Insurance Company, of New York, bus hint paid the claim of Henry Davis, of Medfnrd. .Mr. Duvis sooured his policy just one week be fore his death. The proofs of nlaim arrived at tim company's home oflirc, July 2, 1!)01, und cheek in settlement wus sent to Mrs. Davis tint sumo duy. This company has not hud a contest id claim in the part decade, tin envia ble record. The Washington Life iit one of tint stiougest and best of ull tho great life insurance corporations. Its ussotH aggregate nearly .1517,000, 000; claims paid, over JM, 000,000. No other company in tho world olVeri larger guaranteed cash returns at maturity than those contained ji tho Washington Life's policies. Thit company's $5,000,000 olllco building: in New York City is ouo ot th world's finest structures, FREDERICKSBURG MUSIC HALL. SEVENTH AND ALDER STREETS Our Friends are All Cordially Invited To Attend. BROWN & GRANT. cles.