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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.