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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1895)
8 THE HQBmKG- OBEGCKNXASJT, MCXNDAX, JASTTJAItT 14. 2895. GOSSIP OF ATHLETES ITE5IS OP XEWS IX THE A3IATE0R. "WOULD. Tlie Xeetl of 3Iore Conscientious Athlete Activity Anions the Sound Clubsu The marked apathy of the average Port land athlete for gymnasium -work dur ing the winter months Is, in a large zaeesitre, responsible for the low stand ard of Pacific Northwest championship reoerds on track and field. "While East ern colleges and club athletes are busy preparing to try for world's records in the coming season, local clubmen who pose as muscular exponents of amateur sport all engage in planning smokers, banquets, entertainments for their lady friends, and a burlesque. Athletics are almost lost sight of for the time being, and all are lost la the merry whirl of social pleasures. And all this while wiser heads in rival clubs are quietly training their athletes with a view to capturing the honors in every department of sports. Eastern col lege boating crews have been two weeks in training, and the oarsmen of the Seat tle Athletic Club, many of them colleg ians, who thoroughly understand the value of indoor training, have fallen Into line, and if the Portland boating clubs do not wake up, they will find the Seat tle men in racing trim before their shells are ready for the water. Oft-repeated victories seem to have spoiled local ama teurs who gave promise of future great ness in past seasons. Of course, there are a few local athletes who keep up a systematic course of muscular develop ment the year round, and it is such men who will be heard of in future contests, but there is much good material going to waEte. Mr. TV. C. Brown, the Multno mah's champion wrestler, is considered: as a coming athlete. His feats with the vaulting-pole last summer won him even more renown than his performances on the wrestling mat, and during tne com ing season he promises to make things irteresting for the long-distance jumpers. He Is today probably the best all-around athlete the club has, and It Is for no other reason than that he takes his exer cise regularly, and trains conscientiously. He is a self-made athlete, and one that can always be depended upon. With a few men like Brown to represent it, a club might seek for honors not only in the limited territory of the Pacific North west Association, but anywhere on the coast, and even might penetrate with success east of the Rockies. If they cannot learn by the experience of others, Portland athletes will scon learn by bitter personal experience that those who seek for honors in the athletic world must deny themselves many luxuries and lit themselves for contests on track or field or river in accordance with the laws of nature. The Tacoma Athletic Club, after waver ing in the balance a short time, has taken a new lease of life, and report says that it is now In a more prosperous condition than it has been since its initial plunge into the athletic world. There are 25) members enrolled on its books, and they are of the best young men In the city. Despite the hard times it has found means to make many improvements in Its club house, and put in a fine bowling alley. The latter has proved a paying invest ment, and some of the members are de veloping Into experts at the game. The resignation of Professor Smythe, who has been the club's instructor in ath letics for two years, will prove a loss, but an able man will be secured to fill the vacancy in the very near future. The professor is going back to his old posi tion In the Olympic club of San Fran cisco. The Tacoma club has some ex cellent amateurs in its make-up, and the gentlemen who control its affairs are champions of everything that is pure in athletic sport. With such men as Messrs. Jtowe and Curtis at the helm, and Messrs. Munday, MacGregor. Kay Smith, Trevett and Erb to defend its honors on field and track, the Tacoma Athletic Club may well hold Its head up. and claim recognition in the little world or the Northwest Pa cific The P. A. A- C.'s bulldog mascot, "Swipes," excited a great deal of ad miration during the New Year's day foot ball game, but not nearly so much as he did on his way home to Pendleton, where his owner, Mr. S. TV. Geer, of the TV. & C. R. By., resides. He went home early in the week, going by way of Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane. He was literally covered with bits of the club colors, and a placard on his harness bore the In scription, "I won the game, 2S to O." "Swipes" is a very Intelligent dog, and knows all about trains and football games. The members of the Seattle Athletic Club appear to be taking more interest in athletic affairs just now than they have for two years past, and they will doubtless make a better showing In the coming season than In the one just closed. Word comes from the Sound that they are already figuring upon winning the prin cipal events at the midsummer regatta, which will probably take place in Brit ish waters possibly at A'Ictorla. A mod ern shell (four-oar) of lightness and dura bility par excellence has recently been ordered from the best Eastern makers. and just as soon as the weather will per mit, a crew will be put In active train ing in the open air. The S. A. C's will also have one or more junior fours in the field, and possibly singles and doubles. The senior crew expects to be In trim in time to visit Victoria on the queen's birthday. May 24, to compete with the best crews in British Columbia. This will give them some advantage over the Portland crews. In case the regatta takes place in those waters. The committee of the Seattle Athletic Club on athletics, consisting of George F. Folsom. W. B. Goodwin and F. J. Church, will meet this week to decide upon some plans for the spring work. At pres ent the club has no track, nor has It suitable grounds of Its own for out-door exercise, and one of the first duties of the committee will be to decide whether or not such grounds can be obtained. It is expected that with the advent of bet ter weather interest in track athletics will revive, and that not c nly a successful uprlnc nwetlng will be held, but a strong uad creditable team will be put in the lieW to compete with neighboring clubs. The Arlington and Multnomah clubs are to have another bout at bowling, and January St has been fixed as the date of the battle. The men of muscle were the challengers, and the gentlemen of leisure very willingly signed the contract. Twelve picked men from each club will partici pate. The Multnomah team will be se lected from the bowlers who made the best showing In the tournament just closed at their clubhouse. Professor Brown, of the Y. M. C. A., has been secured by the Portlands as a temporary instructor in their gymnasium, and already has the classes in hand. Profassor Krohn, of the Turn Verein, had signed with thorn, but the Turners re tained a legal hold on him, and refused to let him go. There is a movement among Portland oantmea to bring to this city the North Pacific regatta for IKS. It has been the custom in past years to hold it in a dif ferent locality each year, so as to give all etnas In the association a chance to en joy the benefits accruing from it. but as Portland is represented by two clubs, and both of them have never failed, to place crows In the field in past seasons, aarsy ohtfemon here feel that this city !s entitled to an extra season of sport once in awhile. The Willamette course is one of the finest. If not the finest on the coast, and regattas are always well at tended here. Local regattas have never excited much Interest, for the reason that on nearly every occasion there has been too much delay in pulling off well advertised matches on schedule time. The monthly bowling- tournament at the Multnomah club took place on Wednes day and Saturday evenings of last week, and resulted in a victory for F. Cauthom, by a score of 1S7 points. The contests were unusually close and exciting, and spectators were numerous on both nights. Mr. E. E. Mallory will captain the club team in the coming tournament with the Arlington Club. The Multnomahs claim to have a long distance runner, who will smash all coast records this year, but as yet his name is kept secret. EAST SIDE AFFAIRS. Funeral of the X.nte Samuel H. Fields. The funeral of the late Samuel H. Fields, of Mount Tabor, took place yes terday afternoon from the family resi dence on the Base Line road. Services were conducted by Rev. W. S. Harrington, of the Mount Tabor Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. W. A. Witham, of the Baptist, and were very Impressive. There was a large attendance of the friends and neighbors of the. family, and many were present from the city. Re marks of Dr. Harrington were appro priate to the high character of the1 de parted citizen, who had lived so long in the community and seen a compara tive wilderness between the river and Mount Tabor transformed Into a city of thrifty homes. All his neighbors were swift to do honor to his memory, and pay the last tribute of esteem to a good neigh bor and a good citizen. After a touching prayer by Rev. Mr. Witham, the casket was conveyed to the funeral car by the pallbearers. They were: W. C. Bralnard, Captain Henness, H. C. Welch, J. A. Baker, P. L. Hosford anQ G. W. Gay, all old residents of Mount Tabor and con temporaries with Mr. Field. The proces sion proceeded to Lone Fir cemetery, where the remains were consigned to their last resting place, after a brief service. The Work of Burglars. The office of Dr. W. L. Walters, on the second floor of the Smith building, on East Pine street and Grand avenue, was entered Saturday forenoon about 10 o'clock, during the absence of the doctor, and 520 worth of medical books stolen. The volumes taken were "Pepper's Sys tem'r and "Dungleson's Practice." At 10 o'clock a young man was seen in the of fice by a gentleman who had business in the building, but supposing he was sim ply a visitor, gave the matter no atten tion. Since the circumstance was called to his notice, he remembers the young fellow acted rather peculiarly for a vis itor. The police authorities were notified of the robbery. Mr. Joseph Jones, who has a barber shop in the Lincoln block, on Union ave nue, reported that his shop was entered yesterday morning at an early hour and a lot of razors taken. At 12 o'clock Satur day night everything in the shop was all right, but It was entered after that hour. Entrance was effected through the front door by means of a skeleton key. Noth ing else was disturbed. The drawers were ransacked, evidently for the purposo of getting money, but without success. Mount Tabor Villa School. Professor J. D. leatherman, principal of the Mount Tabor Villa school, reports that the various departments are in ex cellent condition. On account of the storm it was necessary to close the school, and last week, as the storm had not fully abated, the directors decided not to re open it till this morning. The attendance has materially increased this year, and there is talk of putting in a higher grade than the eighth, which is the highest now In the school. A number of the pupils ' desire Instruction in some of the higher branches, and there is a disposi tion to comply with the demand, although it may not be brought about this year. To attend the Portland High school in order to 'secure the instructions wanted would cause heavy expense to pupils re siding at the Villa, and for this reason the introduction of another grade, which will include the branches taught there, is being considered. The school will gradu ate a large eighth-grade class next month. Damn prod Electric Lislitx. Several men have been at work a con siderable portion of the past week trying to restore the disrupted electric sys tem on the East Side. A great many lamps were completely destroyed in the storm on all the circuits. At Sunnyside all were knocked out of condition, and only four have been replaced. On East Twenty-sixth the wires are down, and all the lghts In the southeast portion of the city are out for the present. The East Side light system extends from Sellwood to St. John's and there are five circuits and as many trimmers. In the East Portland circuit eight lights were out, and In Albina 17 were disrupted; in all about 33. It takes time to go ever and restore them, as the wires are down In a great many places. Damnped by the "Wind. The heavy wind yesterday morning mixed up the wires of the electric light and the fire alarm systems, much to the disturbance of the latter, loading the w ires with a current altogether too heavy for them. At the Stephens addition engine-house Foreman Holder was aroused during the storm by a noise in the lower room, and in an Instant the whole build ing was illuminated by the current from the electric wires switched on. the fire alarm. He succeeded in shutting off tne circuit before much damage was done. A box at Madison-street bridge was burned out, and there were similar disturbances all over the East Side. The trouble was remedied during the day. Mi"scellnncouM Xotei. The annual reunion of the members of the East Side department of the Y. M. C. A. will take place this evening. The funeral of Mrs. E. S. Craig, who died at her home on Russell street, Al bina, took place yesterday morning irom the Third Christian church. A windmill for pumping water, be longing to Mr. W. C Bralnard, at Mount Tabor, was blown over yesterday morn ing, about 2 o'clock, and demolished. HOTEL ARRIVALS. THE PORTLAND. J D Mulvehtll. N Y IW E Burgess. Chi Mr and Mrs Keene.IT C Taylor, Pendle- N Y ton Mrs Baker. N Y JPeter Costello, Spo P H W Ross, El-f kane lensburg IB C Riblet, Spokane W. J. Dick, Missou-L C Tuen, S F la. Mont E F Harris, Portland S T Clulow, NY U Babbler, llwaco Otto Breyman. CttyC C Dalton. llwaco H Abrahamson. CtylR H Moore, S F Morns Baar. N Y !J G Day, Cascades W H Doohttle.jl N Day. Cascades Omaha V G Bogur, Chicago W N Couch, St IS L Bernstein. N Y J M Stradllng. Phha'G H Flower, Ta A W Morton, Chi t coma W T Dovett, Walla J W McCauIev, Ta- Walla coma Rainier Grand Hotel. Seattle. Opened October 23. American plan rates S3 to J5. De L. Harbaugh. Prop. Hotel Butler, Seattle. European, rooms with or without bath, Jl per day up. Restaurant and Grill room. Occidental Hotel, Senttle. Rates reduced from $3 59 to 5 per day. "Hardman" Pianos. Wiley B. Allen Co. WAR SEAT CHAMED SEXATORSHIP COXTEST REMOVED TO SALEM. Exodus of Politicians From the Me tropolis DoIphM Election Considered Certain. Sunday was a quiet day among the poli ticians still in the city. Nearly all the leg islators who had tarried for a day or two in Portland while on their way to the capital, left for Salem Saturday even ing, and, with the exceptions of a member or two and a strong third-house con tingent, no one was left to carry on the senatorial warfare. Most of Multnomah's delegation and United States Senator Dolph left on the evening overland, while a large number of prominent politicians from all parts of the state were also passengers on the same train. Prominent among the crowd were ex-Senator Charles Hilton, of Wasco county; ex-Senator O. M. Dodson, of Baker county; ex-Senator J. H. D. Gray, of Clatsop county; ex Representative James W. Welch, of Clat sop county; ex-Senator Charles Cart wright, of Crook county; ex-Representative T. J. Kirk, of Umatilla county; Judge' Frank J. Taylor, of Clatsop county; T. C. Taylor, mayor of Pendleton; W. H. Biggs, of Sherman county; L. M. Wa trous, of Umatilla county; W. T. Wright, of Union county, and Ed. J. Summer ville, of Umatilla county. One missing face was that of James D. Henderahott, the veteran chaplain of the third house, but he has sent word that he would come in a few days, with the draft of an anti oleomargarine bill, which he will try to have passed during the session. Mr. Joseph A. Wright, of Union county, can didate for speaker, was a passenger on the Roseburg local yesterday morning. The statement given out yesterday morning as to how the republican legis lators of Eastern Oregon would probably vote in the selection of an United States senator was generally accepted as cor rect. It also resulted in a good story be ing told at the expense of Mr. I. N. Hen derson, the defeated populist candidate for representative in Gilliam county. Dur ing the canvas, Mr. Henderson, although net much of a speaker, took the stump and with free silver as a text, held meet ings at all the schoolhouses and cross roads in his county. His opponent was J. E. David, and the burden of Henderson's remarks was: "If you elect David, that means you want Dolph for senator." The republicans accepted the Issue, and when the votes were counted, Mr. David had a handsome majority over his populist op ponent. From the standpoint of Mr. Hen derson, Mr. David accepts the result as being favorable to Mr. Dolph, and he is going to support him for senator. Representative T. R. Coon, of Wasco county, is another member that the free silver men had confidently booked to op pose Mr. Dolph's re-election. Mr. Coon has favored the free coinage of silver for some time past, but before going to Salem he visited differentparts of his county, and made a careful inquiry as to the views held by men In and out of his party, regarding the financial question, and found that a large majority favored the return of Senator Dolph to the senate. This knowledge ascertained, Representa tive Coon stated that, In voting for an United States Senator, he would not cast his ballot merely in accord with his per sonal views, but as the representative of the people who had elected him as a legislator, and their wishes would be respected. Some curiosity is excited as to just how many votes will be cast for candidates other than Senator Dolph when the re publican caucus is held. The free silver men claim almost everything in sight, but when forced to admit that Dolph will at least be given some votes, they admit the possibility of his receiving the support of 26 out of the 72 republican members. It is now believed that the Fulton and Tongue forces are about evenly divided, with a chance for the latter to receive one or two more that his Clatsop county com petitor, while Lowell may, under certain contingencies, receive two votes, merely as a compliment. It will require 37 votes to secure the caucus nomination, if all the republican members will attend, but there is some talk that Senator Charles Woodward, of this county, elected two years ago on a citizens' ticket, will not go Into the caucus. He did so two years ago at the earnest solicitation of Senator Bancroft, but within the past few weeks he has said that it would be doubtful if he could be caught in the same trap again. With Senator Woodward remain ing out it will require 30 votes to nominate and whoever secures that many will be the nominee of the republican party for senator. The friends of Senator Dolph confident ly claim that he will have 40 or more votes in the caucus, if not on the first, surely on the second ballot. They base such claim on the result of careful in vestigation and personal interviews with members of the legislature. Some of the more sanguine say that Senator Dolph will have more votes In the cau cus, on the first ballot, than would be required to elect him In the joint con vention, which will require 46 votes. They do not believe that much time will be lost in giving complimentary votes, when it is evident that in the end Mr. Dolph is to receive the nomination. One of the rumors afloat on Saturday night and yesterday was that a deal was to be made whereby Dr. J. A. Fulton, of Astoria, a brother of the senatorial as pirant, and a candidate for the position of health officer at Astona, would retire in consideration of one vote being given to Fulton for senator. Such rumor is likely only idle talk, as the health officer is appointed by the governor, and no one beliees that either Governor Lord or Mr. Fulton would be a party to such a transaction. Collector of Customs Black was an as tonished individual on Saturday evening when, while sitting in the lobby of the Imperial, Jonathan Bourne, the prime apostle of free silver, walked in and charged him with lending a hand to secure the election of Senator Dolph. Mr. Bourne intimated that he had learned that Col lector Black had received a letter from President Cleveland, instructing him to help Dolph, and, also, that Mr. Black had been closeted with the senator in his private office for an hour or more. This information was a staggerer to the collector, but he quietly assured the doughty manager of the anti-Dolph cam paign that he had not received any com munications, public or private, from Pres ident Cleveland regarding Mr. Dolph, nor had he had any conversations, public or private, with the senator. Mr. Black, be ing a democrat, takes very little interest In the contest over the election of a re publican senator, and has all he can do to attend to his official duties as collector of the port. The story of his taking any part in the senatorial election is entirely unfounded and circulated in the hope of having a damaging effect on Mr. Dolph, but Mr. Black's denial will be sufficient to expose the utter worthlessness of the rumor. Mr. J. P. McManus, of the Pendleton' Tribune, does not seem at all disturbed over the raking that his town contempo rary and other Pendletonians are giving him on account of his interview in The Oregonian on Friday last. Mr. McManus still maintains that the sentiment in Umatilla county Is In favor of Senator Dolph. As to his reference to "Dolly Var dens," he meant more particularly those republicans who a few years ago support ed a ticket against the regular republican nominees, and known as the Dolly Var den ticket. He said yesterday: "Judge James A. Fee, who, it is said, heads the list of those signing a protest to my remarks, is responsible more than anyone else for the course pursued by the Tribune during the senatorial fight. I did not intend to say that all who favor ed Mr. Lowell were 'Dolly Vardens,' but the fact remains that the greatest oppo sition to Mr. Dolph comes from populists and democrats, who, at one time, were CENTER SHOTS FROM A line of IMPORTED t-. DRESS GOODS of regular QUO i, 51 Z and L ou vaiue, A YARD at Is "the feature of the Dress Goods Sec tion today. The extra reduction is only part cause of their special attractiveness. Certain is it that every reader of the latest fashion report In the- Standard De lineator will recognize these same rough effects as assuredly fashionable for the coming spring. FEBRUARY STANDARD DELINEA TOR just in. Price 10 cents a copy. Fibre-chamois, the successful new sleeve stiffening to be had In our dress goods and linings section. OLDS & KING - Eubber Gloves for drivers and motormort, regularly 51.75 ; clearance special at 1.35 a pair. republicans and now are trying to climb back Into the band-wagon." Itr Is to be said in defense of Mr. Low ell -that he is not taking any personal 'action in getting up a senatorial boom in liis Interest, but remains in his office at tending to his professional duties. A few of his enthusiastic friends are managing the campaign in his interest, and the pe tition circulated for signatures asking the Umatilla delegation to support Mr. Lowell was done, it is said, entirely on their own volition. He will not be at Salem during the senatorial campaign, but a number of his friends, including Mayor Taylor, of Pendleton, and others will be at the capital looking after his interests. Representative C. F. Lester, of Clatsop county, is likely to be the one who will present the name of Charles W. Fulton to the republican caucus for the nomina tion of senator. Mr. Lester is a good speaker and in the republican state con vention attracted considerable attention by his speech in seconding the nomina tion of Fulton for governor. GARBAGE CREMATION. Some Improvements Snprsestcd By the Experience of Others. The committee on health and police will have to formulate some kind of a re port out of their inner consciences to submit to the council Wednesday in re gard to who must settle the bill for the repairs to the crematory. In the mean time they are studying the report of the advisory committee appointed by Mayor Gilroy, of New York, to Investigate and ascertain the best method of disposing of the garbage of that city. The report says: "Dumping garbage in the harbor or ad jacent waters should be absolutely pro hibited. That the ordinance requiring householders to keep separate the garb age and kitchen refuse from ashes and other house refuse should be rigidly en forced. That the garbage should be dis posed of by a reduction process, providing fertilizers and commercial grease, and that the eduction works should, be lo cated at a suitable point beyond the city limits." - This shows that this city's crematory is in a suitable place, beyond the city lim its, and if the ordinance requiring ashes to be kept separate from swill and other or ganic refuse could only be rigidly en forced, the crematory might be operated indefinitely and fertilizers produced. As in this highly-favored section the people have not yet got down to saving cheese parings and candle-ends, the commercial grease need not be bothered about at pres ent. The chief trouble with the crematory seems to be that the big stone at the bottom, from beneath which the blast is forced in when necessary; has crumbled to pieces, and the blast cannot be used. If this were put to rights, and some other repairs made, the concern might be oper ated for some time. The fire-brick lining was put in so that it is only four inchhe3 thick. Instead of eight inches, as shown In the plans, which makes a difference in its durability; but there were no specifica tions, and as Mr. Thomas Strong says, it was built "on acceptance." BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby la Cuttlnc Teeth, Be sure to use that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. Wlnslow's Eoothlne Syrup, lor children teethlns. It soothes the child, softens tho gums, allays all "pain, cures wind collo and diarrhoea. Not one In twenty are free from some little aliment caused by inaction of the liver. Use Carter's Little Liver Pills. The result will be a pleasant surprise. They give positive relief. "Blue Cross" Ceylon Tea Is absolutely free from the coloring matter so injurious yet so often found in China and Japan teas. "Chlckering Pianos. Wiley B. Allien Co. On November 20th the great wholesale dry goods warehouse of Messrs. E. S Jaffray & Co., 3SO Broadway, New York, was visited by a dis astrous fire, full particulars bsing given at the time in our local papers. We were fortunate in securing several thousand dollars' worth of the most desirable and staple portion of "the stock at a nominal price. We find on close examination the stock shipped us is damaged very little prin cipally smoke. The stock will be placed on sale Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. The store will close on Monday at 3:30 P. M., sharp, in order to get the stock in shape for Tuesday. 3fc -7 7fc FUIiIi PHHTICUIiHRS WIIiIx BE EcRllen & Gottnev Third - and JfloFiason TI CLEARANCE I Our entire stock of ladles $2.28 WOOL and CASHMERE WRAPPERS, values from $3 50 to ?3, go on sale to- EACH day as clearance specials at $4.38 Values from ?S to $12 at EACH There Isn't a reason left for having one "made." Not an economy reason, cer tainly. It would cost more to purchase the materials and make It with your own fingers than one of these ready to wear. SHOES are "the foundation upon which society stands" according to Bangs. Society already occupies so large a proportion of 20 of our regular lines of $5 and $6 shoes as to render them broken lines to us, and accord ing to our methods bar- $3.59 w "" " A PAIR No room left to question: their quality. THE RIVER RISING RAPIDLY Fifteen Feet of Superfluous Water Recorded at Portland. The river continued to rise slowly yes terday, and last evening was more than 10 feet higher than Saturday evening. Although the rain closed early yesterday morning, a still further rise is expect ed from the upper river, and it is prob able that all the lower floors of the wharves will be covered today. The lower floor of Ash-street wharf was covered nearly a foot deep last evening, and a number of trucks and drays were at work removing flour, paper, etc., from the lower floor of the Washington-street wharf to the upper. It was thought that the locks would have to be closed last night. There was a very swift current in the river yesterday, but very little drift was running. The little ferryboat Stephens, plying at the Stark-street ferry, had about all she could do to stem the current, and reached her landings by a circuitous course. The steamer Vulcan, towing a raft of logs, had considerable difficulty in get-tlngpastMorrlson-street bridge. She passed the draw, but just then the raft felt the force of the current, and pulled her back till her wheel came under the sidewalk, and for a few minutes it looked as if she was to be pulled against the bridge, and perhaps pull it down. She is a powerful boat for her size, and her engines at length shoved her ahead out of danger. Last evening the water was 15 feet above low-water mark. Two feet more would bring it over most of the lower wharves, and 2 to 2 feet was expected from above. The thermometer fell at dusk, and there were symptoms of a frost which would check the rise in the river. EVIDENCES OF BETTER TIMES. Careful investigation has elicited the fact that the merchants in Portland have had the best holiday trade in years; the business men of The Dalles repprt that their trade in l31 was the largest In years. Heppner, Arlington, Fossil, Pen dleton, La Grande and Baker City, all re port a decided improvement. Boise City and other towns of Idaho are experienc ing a decided change for the better, while Southern Oregon may be said to be in the midst of quite a boom. The boom of a few years ago in Willamette valley towns did not extend to the country to any very great extent, and hence their normal condition has been but little dis turbed. In fact, the rule has been that the more a city or country was boomed the greater the reaction no boom, little or no decline big boom, big decline. On the whole, out of our 43 years' residence in Oregon, we can truthfully say that business is quite as good and values arc fully up to what they have been during at least three-fourths of that time. Real estate values are low as compared with a few years since but compare them with the values of 10 or CO years ago, and note the wonderful advancement. The trouble is, we have got out ideas up and must get them down; but there is no reason why the bottom has dropped out of ail property, or that we should- lose hope, or confidence. It is history repeating itself. In a new country, values advance and decline at internal::, but each succeeding advance by far exceeds the preceding one, and the advance which will surely follow the present decline will come more speedily than is generally expected and will by farsurpass anything ever dreamed of by any pessimist now outside of the poorhouse. JDeLASKMUTT & SON, 209 Stark Street. "Blue Cross" Ceylon teas are packed in air-tight packets to preserve their pe culiar fragrance and prevent adulteration. GlVEfi IJi TUESDAY'S OEGOfllHrJ. McDonnell '-y 3 Popfcland, Oregon HAS SO FAR BEEN AN And the interest shows no appreciate the fact that our lines are so numerous and varied as io interest everyone, ana our ing during this sale a good business investment. In many in stances " OUR RJRIOErS BelowtheActualCost Of the goods, and in have been on a grand in all onr "windows N. B. Our great Special Sale of Men's Clothing continue a leading attraction. Men's Trousers, $4.17 a pair; worth regularly 6 to 58 Men's Suits, $7.37, $9.S3. $12.47 and $14.89. ALL AT COST OF THE MATERIALS MEIER&FRANKC0 DR. POWELL REEVES 113 Fourth St., Cor. Washington,' Portland, Or. JjOST MANHOOD restored. Var- J kAlAKJRJi bowel, bladder, kidney, url lcocele. weak and undeveloped parts fully re- 1 nary and all constitutional and internal troubles stored. I treated far In advance of any other Institution "VnTTTJP MlXr I y have Indulged J-JUX iijji-i Jn early Indiscretions. early and as a consequence are afflicted with, emis sions, exnaustmc: drains, pimpies, Dasciuineas. aversion to society, xi tired, stupid. gloomy feeling and failing of memory, confusion of ideas, absolutely unfitting you for study, busi ness or marriage, do not neglect yourself until too late. Do not allow false prldo and sham modesty to deter you In seeking Immediate re lief. Get cured and be a man. MIDDLE-AGED MENJ3SLffi of you suffering from weak backs, aching kid neys, frequent urination and sediment in urine, often accompanied by .loss of vigor and power and impairment of general health. Many die ot this difficulty ignorant of the cause, which Is the second stage of seminal weakness. Be fore it is everlastingly too late, consult Dr. Heeves, who thoroughly understands your trouble and can treat it with unfailing success. KIDNEY AND URINARY complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. DT TT7 nvn' Diseases, gleet, gonorrhoea. X JLuJL ? r. i. Hi tenderness, swelling, quickly cured without pain or detention from business. KUPTURE VARICOCELE. HYDROCELE. POSITIVELY FISSURE. FISTULA and all fTTPTFTl Private & Nervous Diseases VyUJA;lIi Consultation and examination Send stamp for book. TTT Ij' !ji DR. POWELL REEVES. i? Xb-Lill BLOOD AND SKENSSTMSS scrofula, tumors, syphilitic taints, rheumatism, eruptions, etc. promptly cured, leaving tho system in a pure, strong and healthful btato. TXT "PTrjVfll your troubles if living away from iVXlrLJLili the city. Thousands cured at home by correspondence, and medicines sent secure from observation. Book on SEXUAL SECRETS mailed free to any one describing their troubles. DR. POWELL REEVES, 113 FOURTH DON'T PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW THE DUTIES OF TODAY." BUY A CAKE OF CVJT THIS -- l $ Glimpses Of Smefiea packng. -jcjfjr OUT THIS DJT Send, The Centary $ VJav Book. COUPON Tflr t. cjt this out 5 -Bring or send 25c witn mis 5 Coupon and you will receive 1-i-.--1 -,r w -A -.? Tl-, D-o-nnian's Ronrr Melodies- books, entitled "Popular Melo- ? ' "N T T I i""" TVT r-ms3 1 UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS slan of flaaoina. Our customer! prices so low as to make buy all cases tlie reductions scale. Goods displayed and on every counter. ot tfte West. "PVTT A M"n T? A T? Acute or chronic In ShlJll ilil JliiXl flammation of tha' ejelida or slobe and far or near-slchtedness. . inversion of the lids, scrofulous eyes, dimness of vision or blindness of one or both ej es, ulcer ation, inflammation, abscesses, tumors of lid . or globe. INFLAMMATION OF THE EAR. ULCERA TION OR CATARRH. Internal or external, deafness or paralysis, singing or roaring noises, thickened drums, etc I A liT10s " ' you are suffering from per 1 'iVJU'i.iJiw j elstent headache, painful men struation, lucorrhoea, or whites, lntolerabla itching, displacement of the womb, or any other distressing ailment peculiar to your sex, you should call on DR. REEVES without delay, lie cures when others fail. SCALP nP SKIS' DISEASES A positive and permanent cure effected In every lorm oi scalp ana skin diseases, by a scl- I entlQc and harmless method of treatment. ;uoies, irecKeis, pimpies, Diacuneaas. liver spots, flesh worms, dandruff, redness of the nose. scrofula, scald head, wrinkles, ecaly tetter of ' the scalp, elbows and knees, barbers Itch, scars, superfluous hair, eczema or salt rheum. ringworms, tetter of the hands, arms and body. prurigo, scurvy, pemphegus, impetigo, erysip- j elas, lsorlatis. moth patches, scaly and pimply skin diseases, cured by a certain and most skill- ; ful treatment, and the skin and complexion permanently beautified. NERVOUS DEBILITY kf i ZT. name and nature a specialty. This distinguished doctor's success In cases of this character has been really phenomenal. 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