THE MOKSrrjjTQ. OBEGQyXAJT, dPUESDAT; SVEBBtTABY 26, 1895.
MISS TEAZIE WOiN1 IT
SUCCESSFUL CONTESTANT FOR TIIE
ORATORICAL PRIZE.
A Reception Wa Given in Honor of
Her Victory at Parson' Hall
In Euprcae.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. Feb. 23. At the
state sratorical contest Friday night. Miss
Julio. Veazle was the successful contest
ant. Following was the programme pre
e nted:
I'nlverslty of Oregon, Miss Julia Veazie,
"Alexander Hamilton"; Pacific college, H.
F Alien. "Whlttier"; McMinnville college.
Charles V. Galloway, "The Native Races
of the Pacific Coast"; Albany college, Ab
blc J. Fry, "Siren's Song"; Oregon state
normal school, Irving E. Vining, "The
Western Acropolis"; Willamette univer
sity. J. W. Reynolds, "The Proving of a
Nation"; Portland university. D. D. Glass,
"Labor Reform"; Oregon agricultural col
lege. Austin T. Buxton. "Prospects of a
Brighter Future"; Pacific university. W.
S. Shlach, "The Criteria of Success." A
large crowd was present, a number com
ing up from Portland, among whom were
the following who claim the old University
of Oregon as- their alma mater: Messrs.
L. E. Woodworth, J. R, Greenfield, A. L.
Veazie. G. H. Marsh. The Judges in this,
the third annual contest, were: Robert T.
Piatt, of Portland: Rev. Cowan, of Ore
gon City, and Dr. T. W. Hams, of Eu
gene. A reception was tendered Miss Veazie
at Parsons hall, in Eugene, in honor
of her victory. Miss Veazle's oration was
as follows:
In the sea of the tropics lies the little
island of Nevis. Upon that sunny Island,
near the middle of the 18th century, a boy
was born, a British subject, destined for
an American citizen. From his mother
he inherited the vivacity of France; from
his father, the persistence of Scotland:
tropical luxuriance enriched, English sym
metry strengthened his nature, and later
struggling America awakened his patriot
ism, and made it the dominant motive of
his life. Five nations molded that boy's
character; nations whose meetings dyed
crimson the heath of Bannockburn, the
gray ledges of Bunker Hill, the field of
Waterloo; but in him they forgot hostility,
and, fusing, formed the one man in the
political history of the United States
whom Daniel Webster regarded as his
intellectual superior; formed Alexander
Hamilton, one of the makers of Amer
ica, himself a type of the America to be
fused from many nations.
At the age of 13, Hamilton sat in a
West Indian counting-house, managing
his absent employer's large trade. Soon
afterward the precocious boy entered the
awe-inspiring portals of Princeton col
lege, amazed the president by requesting
freedom from class restrictions, liberty
to advance as his ability dictated. He
was refused. At 17 he might be seen
at King's college, now Columbia, walking
In the shadow of the trees, a small, slight
youth, with clear cut features, piercing
dak eyes bent down, hands clasped be
hind him, mind absorbed in meditation.
That quiet-looking student wrote arti
cles which were attributed to leading
staesmen; calmed turbulent revol Jtionary
audiences by wisdom of speech; advised
congress; unprotected, championed hated
Tories, risking popularity, even life, until
with truth he was called "the "Little
Lion." The revolutionary alarm in'one mo
ment transformed the youth into a ma
ture man. Advising statesmen, encourag
ing patriots, combining untiring energy,
originality and courage, he hastened into
the army, passing with almost incredi
ble swiftness from a soldier, captain,
military secretary, lawyer, orator, writer,
financier, to full majesty of statesman
ship. The revolutionary war. left America
Irnpovishcd, without central government,
constitution or commerce; with debt op
pressing, anarchy threatening, uncertain
ty whether to revere or abhor the Decla
ration of Independence. Pre-eminently
through Hamilton's influence, a federal
convention of 55 men met at Philadel
phia; men immortalized as framers of the
constitution of the United States, a docu
ment Instinct with Hamilton's thought.
It was completed; New York prevented
its adoption. Hamilton, aided by Madi
son and Jay, wrote the "Federalist," edu
cating, convincing, persuading the colon
ies to unite. When writing failed, by
eloquent appeals attacking and reattack
ing opposition, finally he won. The con
stitution was adopted. The patriotic
achievement -'me not from a political
aspirant, a believer in the people's voice,
but from a foreigner, called "British,"
"aristocratic." He might have won less
laboriously by dazzling promises. We
picture patriots struggling through the
revolution, each encouraged, upheld by
visions of a great republic. Beyond re
sisting oppression, had they clear vision?
After gaining liberty, they did what?
They Invited George Washington to be
come king. Bravely "Hamilton answered
every opponent. To monarchists replying:
"The fabric of American empire ought to
rest on the solid basis of the consent of
the people;" to calm indifference, "We
have neither troops, nor tronsury. nor
go ernment." To all he declared: "Our
national government is the rock of our
political salvation." His magnetic mind,
overcoming all lesser attractions, quickly
drew political forces into one vast, radi
ating system, whose center was the con
stitution, transformed "one nation today,
13 tomorrow" into the "Union forever."
As secretary of treasury under Wash
ington, he dkl even more. It was Ham
ilton who created our nation's financial
policy. It was Hamilton who lifted the
nation, unconquerable, yet enslaved by
poverty, prostrated with debt, stung by
foreign contempt, to security and honor.
It was- Hamilton who established com
merce, trade and credit It was Hamil
ton who. scorning dishonesty, assumed
debts, national and state, instituting pub
lic Integrity. America has never seen
deeds greater, more sudden than his. Un
equaled In constitutional writing, brill
iant In statesmanship, fnrseeing in
finance, such was Hamilton. How worthy
of admiration, of a nation's following;
how adapted to arouse bitterest enmity.
Abruptly in his life's fullness enmity en
tangled him.
Aaron Burr, in revenge for political
opposition, challenged him to a duel.
Both knew it meant the death of Hamil
ton. Was Hamilton weak to accept that
challenge? He obeyed custom. Many
scorn custom in dress, manners: few its
code of honor. Obedience is the price de
manded for human championship. Ham
ilton avoided isolation. He abhored duel
ing, yet he must live dishonored or die
dishonorably. Hew he struggled! Every
thing incited, everything checked him.
Desperately he repressed the -"Angels,
powers, the unuttered, unseen,
the alive, the aware:
The whole earth was awakened, hell
loosed with her crews;
And the stars of night beat with emotion
and Uncled and shot
Out in lire the strong pain of pent knowl
edge." He yleMed. as meekly as nations yield
to -war to vindicate their honor. The fa
tal morning arrives, and fascinating
Aaron Bnrr stands carelessly on a rocky
Itdge br the Hudson, with the picturesque
heights of Weehawken. darkened with
foliage, rising behind him. the whole
romantic scene illumined by the early
mornlnr sun. But see! A boat raptdlv
crosses the water! A figure ascends the
bank. A moment more, the great states
man and great politician stands face to
face. The distance is decided. The sig
nal is given. One raises his arm, aims
carefully; the ether. Jims and erect, holds
his piste t his sMe. A flash, a -nikk
report. & murderer's horrified face; Hamil- 1
ton reels; has fallen! The mighty, the
noble Hamilton has fallen! Pale and still
arc the powerful features, dull the brill
iant eyes, unresponsive the eloquent lips.
Hamilton has fallen; but that fall startled
a nation; that fatal shot reverberated
throughout the land a curse upon Aaron
Burr; a mourning nation saw overshad
owing that death the hideous spirit of the
duel, and vowed to banish it forever.
Patriotism, nobility, wisdom, ability to
place national Interest before self in
terest, to see present events modified by
past and future these are requisitions of
great statesmen. Hamilton possessed
them alL For his great aims, enduring
structures, and part in the creation of a
nation, he deserves the crown of high
est, purest statesmanship. Washington
was president of a government distinctly
expressing Hamilton's thought, of a peo
ple united by Hamilton's labor, of a na
tion prospering under Hamilton's policy.
At30 Napoleon had overthrown the French
constitution and liberty: at 30 Hamilton
had stamped his thought upon the great
est constitution ever recorded. Before he
was 35 Beethoven composed symphonies
unrivaled in majesty; before he was 33
Hamilton transposed discordant colonies
into the harmony of a nation. Moses of
old held peculiar glory as constitutional
law-giver, Alexander Hamilton holds the
glory of writing the greatest constitu
tional treatises. Raphael painted pic
tures that turned minds from sordldness
to purity; Hamilton pictured thoughts
which lifted a nation from contentious
poverty to prosperous peace. Talleyrand
said that of history's three greatest mer,
Napoleon, Fox and Hamilton, Hamilton
Is greatest, a world's wonder, a man who,
after having made a nation's fortune,
worked to support himself. A statesman
in the highest sense. More than that.
Hamilton belongs to the greatest of great
men, the illustrious circle of nen whose
history Is the world's history.
Overcoming difficulties beside which
those of today seem mere chimeras, he
hewed away obstructions of popular
prejudice. He was the sculptor whose
masterly skill shaped a nation's govern
ment; the wise prophet whose voice pro
claimed the way of progress. His genius
was positive, aggressive, constructive,
promulgating principles of national gov
ernment which, unassailable by reason,
became the target for rage and prejudice
from advocates of state rights. Whatever
of safety, strength and endurance the
constitutional basis of our government
gives its fabrics, is measured by the de
gree in which Hamilton's principles ob
tained acceptance. Had they gained full
acceptance, the battle for disunion must
have been fought, not under the banner
of state rights and secession, but under
its real ensign of slavery and rebellion.
Upon the vantage-ground of partial ac
ceptance of Hamilton's principles the
champions of the Union stood, and bloody
war determined the issue in their, favor.
Scarcely more in success where accepted
than in disaster where rejected, have his
principles been justified. Only within a
year we have seen the strange spectacle
of a mighty government, harassed by
Internal disorders, unable to justify pro
tection of lives and property except under
pretense preventing of interference with
mails and commerce. The triumph of
principles of loyalty, unity and obedience,
inculcated by Hamilton, in the people's
hearts, has supplied in the past, can sup
ply In the future, the deficiencies in the
written groundwork of national organiza
tion. No blood stained Hamilton's victories;
no selfishness darkened his ambition; his
Influence shall endure with America.
Countless eulogies may be ' pronounced,
but none can vie with history in honoring
him; tributes may be paid to his memory,
but none can equal the tribute paid by
the inspiring march of the republic; ode
after ode may be sung, but none can exalt
him as shall the voice of the people In
the years to come.
LEGISLATORS' WATCHES.
Tom Reed Has the nous Timepiece in
the House.
A great rivalry has sprung up in the
house, says a Washington letter in the
Springfield Republican. Members are con
tending with each other, and there is a
deep interest in the contest It is all over
the question of time. There never was a
man owning a watch who did not believe
it to be a faithful and reliable recorder
of the passing minutes. Every man in
the house of representatives carries a
watch of some sort. The member, when
first elected from a rural district, may
have an old-time silver, or even a Water
bury. His second term Is usually marked,
however, by the purchase of a gold watch.
Sometimes, after long, service, the cheap
gold watch of first purchase Is discarded
for a more expensive one. At present
there are not more than eight or ten sli
ver watches and two or three Waterburys
In the house. Each iriember, preserving
his instinct In human nature even in his
hour of greatness, relies upon his own
timepiece, swears by it, and questions
either the sincerity or the intelligence of
all other members who go by some other
time.
There are two clocks In the hall of
representatives in plain view of every .one
on the floor. One of these" is a very or
nate timepiece over the entrance, and the
other, which hangs over the speaker's,
desk. Is corrected at noon each day by
electric communication with the observa
tory. But members almost invariably ig
nore these and consult their own watches.
Some have been known even to dispute
the allotment of time for speeches upon
the ground that, by the record of their
own watches, their minute, or two min
utes, or five, had ;jot expired by several
seconds. One old member from the West,
whose Waterbury shifted all over the dial
during the course of a week, reluctantly
came to the conclusion that he must buy
a new watch, and he has recently ap
peared with one of gold. It is observed
that the character of a member Is to a
considerable extent denoted by his watch.
The careless and Indifferent man, who has
on his hands as a burden all the time
there is between roll-calls, seldom keeps
his watch right, while the watches of the
systematic, precise and active members
reflect their characters.
So it happens that Tom Reed's watch
is the most accurate watch in the house.
On the start there was a lively contention
between Reed, Sibley, Hayes of Iowa and
Turner of Georgia as to the relative mer
its of their watches. It was demonstrat
ed by the chronometer that Reed's watch
was superior to them all. It is a very
plain hunting-case gold watch, consider
ably worn from the pocket, and it does
not vary more than about two seconds
in a week. The watches of the other
three are of about equal merit as time
keepers. Sibley's is an open-face gold
stop, with a black dial, which cost him
$73 in Geneva. Hatch of Missouri has an
old watch, the cases of which arc worn
thin. In which he has abiding faith. He
bought it In 1S5S, carried it through the
war. and has worn it ever since, except
when sent to the jeweler's to be cleaned.
Repairs beyond cleaning it has had none.
"With a. Broken Shaft.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. The steam
er Scotia arrived today from the North.
Off Point Arguello, she spoke the steam
er Jewel lying to with a broken shaft.
The Scotia stood by the Jewel until tem
porary repairs were made to the latter's
machinery. The Jewel is now under way
to this city. She is making about four
knots.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Dnliy In Cuttlut? Teeth,
Be sure to use that old and well-tried remedy.
Mrs. Wlnsk)w"s Soothing Syrup, for -children
teelhlag. It soothes the child, softens the
gums. allays all pain, cures wind colic and
diarrhoea.
Ministers. lawjers, teachers asd others whose
occupation gives but little exercise should use
Carter's Little Liver Pills for torpid Mver and
biliousness. One Is & dose. Try thera.
HEARHFTYYJEAESAGO
REMINISCENCES OF LIFE IN THE
TOIPQCA.
Gleaned Front Tales Told by a. Set
tler Who Is Still
Living-.
On the 20th of September, 1S31, W. H.
Riddle and family reached Canyonville,
having come across the plains via the
southern route and Humboldt, and on the
21st Joe Knott took him over to the valley
of Cow creak, only six miles distant,
where he built a small foundation of logs
on the spot where his son, George W.
Riddle, still lives. He took up his resi
dence there the same fall and claimed a
donation. The discovery of mines in
Southern Oregon caused much of that re
gion to -be taken up that same year.
At that time the Cow creek Indians were
In two bands, being on either side of the
creek, which is one of the main branches
of the Umpqua, the beautiful valley, sur
rounded by the romantic hills of Umpqua,
being scarce a mile wide. In these hills,
looking down on the Riddle farm, is the
famous nickel mine, on Which the future
of that region places so many hopesMf
It ever gets out of the courts and Into op
eration. Its value Is shown by the fact
that one of the Douglas county banks had
at one time half a million, or more, on de
posit to pay for it, if It could be purchased.
The Indians talked the Shasta tongue,
which was used by the natives of the
Rogue river valley, adjoining on the south,
as well as the Shastas, over the SIsklyous,
on the Klamath and waters of that river.
Mr. Riddle says the Shasta language is
very euphonious, distinctly different from
all other Indian languages, and far more
pleasing than that of the surrounding
tribes as the Modocs, Klamaths and
others. It was so melodious and useful
that he learned to speak it, and as he was
a boy of some 12 years, he knew the In
dians well and often acted as interpreter
to his own family, and afterward to Hunt
ington, superintendent of Indian affairs
when he held conferences with the na
tives. A singular fact, worth keeping in 'record,
was that the Kllckltatswereoften there to
trade, coming from their homes on the
Columbia, at the Cascades or east of
there, on the plains of Klickitat, north of
The Dalles. I have written of this tribe
and said they were the Yankees of abo
riginal days, for they traded far and near.
It seems now that they not only took In
the Sound country and Western Washing
ton, as well as the Willamette valley, for
they were looking out for chances to
profit about Portland 50 years ago or
where Portland now is but made trading
trips to this far south, showing enterprise
that belonged to no other of the Columbia
river tribes.
In that early time Captain Cowles had
a ferry on the Umpqua, near the town site
of Riddle, below the junction of Cow
creek with the main stream. In those
days they never had trouble with the na
tives. My-wa-lee-ta was chief of the
band occupying the west side of Cow
creek, and Quen-ty-yu-sa lorded over the
east shore. They were pretty much the
same people, but each had his own side.
The last named ruled back to Canyonville.
The Indians down the Umpqua were the
Myrtle creek kind: each preserved its
autonomy. My-wa-!ee-ta was the most in
fluential chief of all, had the most to say
and commanded the implicit obedience of
all who came under his control. He had
rather a remarkable character, was arbi
trary In his rule, yet was so kind and
fatherly to .hem all that his reign was
beneficent and his people happy under it.
He vas between 70 and SO years old. The
two bands were nearly the same in size,
and contained 150 to 200 together. The old
man had been a great warrior, and when
in his war paint and in his majesty wore
an elkskln garment that enveloped his
body. This had been his protection in the
wars, for there seemed to be a great many
wars in the previous years, and this elk
skin coat was made loose so the arrows
could not go through it. All over its sur
face were scars left by arrow points it
had caught, but that could not penetrate
the tough hide. The old man was very
proud of this coat and those arrow-marks;
but prouder yet of the many scars that
left their record on his arms of wounds
received, for while the elkskln coat pro
tected the bodjthe arms had to be free.
to use, and they were covered with arrow
marks received in these fierce conflicts.
That coat had been all covered with her
aldric emblems painted on its surface, and
was a wonderful garment altogether. It
Is not told that there was another like it.
The old chief was eloquent and, would sit
for hours and tell his young men the
legends of their race and the history of
his own fighting days of Jthe time when
he had rather fight than eat and now he
fought his battles over again until his eye
lids would no longer wag.
In the olden times their enemies were
the Shastas or Rogue rivers and his
tales of long ago were of raids made
to the southward, when they swooped
down on their enemies and made mince
meat of them murdered them. In fact
then cut down oaks and built brush de
fenses to shield themselves from sudden
attacks In reprisal. The coming of the
Bostons seemed to let in an era of peace
on them all. The Shastas, or Rogue riv
ers, had all they could do to hold their
own against the miners who possessed
their land, and came over to induce the
Cow creek bands to become their allies
and let loose the dogs of war all along
the line. But My-wa-lee-ta had grown
old. His elk-skin armor was so, full of
arrow holes as to be covered with glory,
and his white neighbors had become his
friends; they did not molest the camas
fields, drive away the game of the hills
or the fish that came up from the ocean.
It was in the early days of settlement
that these emissaries of war came over
the hills and through the canyons to find
allies In their old enemies, but My-wa-lee-ta
was smoking the pipe of peace,
and grew eloquent In advocacy of a quiet
time. He was for peace. They had pow
wows for a week at a time, and the
old chief had a flow of words that seemed
like the Jost art of perpetual motion.
One time' he commenced in a low tone
of voice and wound himself Into an argu
ment that was so conclusive that it oc
cupied two days and nights to conclude it.
Yet the ambassadors of the Shastas sat
there on their bear skins and took it all
in without a murmur. Finally the old
man gave out; his powers were limited.
Human nature, even in its wild state,
cannot run like a mill tale In perpetuity.
So the old chiefs voice, that had risen
like a cyclone, died away to a whisper,
and his weary soul said, "Give us a
rest." The Shastas were eloquent, "too,
after a fashion; but they could not per
suade the natives of Cow creek to go to
war. So they wended their way home
ward, sadder, but not much wiser men
than when they came.
After all, while not willing to go to war
with the whites, these same Indians
warred much with each other. I am sor
ry I cannot say the primitive inhab
itants of this Eden set a good example
for us to follow. They quarreled, they
fought, they murdered and robbed each
other with a profusion and abandon that
was not so romantic as it was antic
Every little band was In constant fear of
some other band; they lived in a state of
war while they were at peace. They sold
their squaws to the detriment of family
relations. They believed in witchcraft,
and one squaw was killed because she
was supposed to be a witch. Somebody
died and somebody else laid it to this poor
squaw that she caused the death by
witchcraft. So Curly, the accuser, killed
the squaw for a witch, and one day Mrs.
Riddle heard Indian Charley threaten to
kill Curly to get even. Without malice
prepense, rather in the way of a joke,
Mrs. Riddle who had no great faith in
Charley's promise told him she would
give him a calico shirt when he did so.
Curly was a desperado, and a week or so
later went to Charley's fortified camp,
&rjd, standing his gun "P In the brush
that Was nllfti f i nnnrav. h waTti'd
in. Curly thought himself invulnerable-
it very Acniiies for it was ciaimea mat
a warrior" who should go without meat
could not be killed by an arrow. So he
waattea m ieanessly, nut wnue ne was
talkintr inside to nt)ra Phnrlv srpnrwrf
outside, took the gun, and, poking it
mrougn tne orusb heap, snot curly dead,
and ran for dear life and the calico shirt.
It was fully five miles to the Riddle place,
but he ran such a race as no tale or song
of a shirt ever told or sang. He reached
the house out of breath, and lisped that
he had earned the shirt. He broke his
Wind and his life In lhat race, and Aloft
within a month. Such was the fate of,
unj- ana wnariey. it is saia mat curly,
and Big Jim, and Little Ike were three
brothers of the Myrtle creek band, and
Myrtle creek and its beautiful valley
lands were not far &wav sav five or !
miles. These brothers were desperadoes
ana always in mischief or in some mur
derous work at the expense of the whites
and their own people. Little Ike was
taken, tied to a tree and shot to death by
whites for some deed he or they did not
long after.
In 1S53 a fever broke out among the In
dians, and most of them died. It was
called the "mountain fever," but no one
kpew its real character; old My-wa-lee-ta
went to his fathers in his old age
irom tnis disease, and most of his people
went the same road. Several died a day,
but none of the whites suffered. When
the good old chief was gathered to his
sires, then Quen-ta-you-sa was supreme,
and reigned In his stead. There ware not
many to rule over, but there was great
grief and deep sorrow among all the peo
ple, and they wept sore because My-wa-lee-ta
could not share his .uuness and
counsel with them. He must have been
a good old savage.
The original Inhabitants of Myrtle creek
were a hard lot I am glad to say the
present population are a clever and kindly
people and they tell a story to Illustrate
their wickedness, that once on a time,
when a party of the Cow creeks were
camped on a mountain spur probably
hunting or gathering berries a lot of
the Myrtle creek scoundrels went there
no doubt in the night time and killed
almost every one of mat inoffensive
race. We can excuse moderate wicked
ness In people who hadn't modern advan
tages; but, really, this act seems not to
have been justified in any manner. It
was a pity that only the two brothers
Curly qnd Little Ike were killed off as
examples to those murderous Myrtle
creek natives.
In 1S55. late in the fall, the Indians
joined the Shastas and went on the war
path as Nichols had ill-used them.
These were inhuman brutes, who passed
for white men, who had killed and rav
aged among these people until all the
man there was in Quen-ta-you-sa was
roused, and he could stand no more. He
or his people never did harm to the whites
around them, but went off and joined the
Shastas. When it was known that the
Indians were roused. George Riddle, then
a boy, was sent to them and was glad to
get away in good form. Then Mrs Rid
dle, whom they all looked on as a friend,
went to them herself t& try persuasion,
but the. game was up. Some one had
given the old chief a blow. He wanted
two hours to pay back that blow; also the
mnrder of the Indians, told of in the
recent reminiscences of Mr. Hartln peo
ple that Arlington had gathered In the
band of Looklng-Glass added fuel to the
flame. The war'of 1855 had begun before
that- They left the country and few of
them were heard of again. With the
treaty of 1S56 they probably if any more
left were taken to the Siletz reserva
tion, and the land that had known them
treaty of 1856 they probably If any were
They left the reservation General Palmer
had provided for them, where they had
homes secure, for the evil conduct of a
few evil men had driven them desperate.
s S. A. CLARKE.
Public Opinion.
New YorkjSyenlnir iot.
We do not think lEaE American history
records the existence of a more brutish
congress than the one now sitting at f
Washington, or one that the people will
be more glad to. see dispersed till the day
of judgment. The majority of its mem
bers are utterly atvarlance with, public
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opinion touching the recent loan, by
which a suspension of specie payments
was averted. They do not know what the
people are saying and thinking about
them. The truth is that the president Is
sustained by nine-tenths of the business
men and of the thinking men throughout
the country. These men make public opin
ion. They constitute public opinion.
PERHAPS HAIRY MAMMOTH
Bones of a. Prehistoric Animal Fosad
in Yaiclma Valley.
Peter J. Olsen, who has given much
thought and study to zoology, while
plowing on his land a mile back of Zillah
and under the Sunnyside canal, unearth
ed the bones of a gigantic and probably
prehistoric animal, says the North Ya
kima Herald. The lower jaw was in an
excellent state of preservation, while
circular tusks, measuring six feet in cir
cumference, were distinctly outlined al
though they crumbled somewhat upon
exposure. Mr. Olsen took measurements
and drawings of these, as well as other
portions of the huge frame which would
not stand moving. He also secured the
socket joint of the forearm or leg, which
is entirely too large for any animal of
these modern times. From all indica
tions the bones were those of the hairy
mammoth. That this country was once
inhabited by these animal giants has long
been more than suspected, as other bones
of mastodons have been found in various
parts of the Yakima country at different
times, some of which are now in the
Smithsonian institution. The bones of an
other prehistoric animal can also be seen
imbedded in the Yakima river, between
Zillah and Snipe's mountain. It is ap
parently standing, and six feet of the
frame are above the river bottom. Those
who are versed in the subject believe that
It is the hyracotherium, an animal of the
ape division, which are supposed to have
existed In the Eocene period. Several In
effectual attempts have been made to se
cure these bones, which are in a good
state of preservation, and another at
tempt, on a more promising scale, will be
made in the spring.
Why a. President Is Happy.
France is the land of politeness. Within
48 hours after President Faure's election
the Paris newspapers had described him
as follows: Reactionary; choice of the
monarchists, of the lukewarm, of the
clericals; prisoner of the reaction; coad
jutor of Leo XIII.; creat.ure of the vat
lpan; quartermaster for Prince Victor or
for young Orleans: suspect; choice of the
canteen; a wretched fellow, who is
Dupuy's'understudy; that wretched Felix;
manikin; absurd manikin; astounding
jack-in-the-box; puppet; grotesque log,
mean tool; ridiculous jay; vain turkey
cock; petty tradesman; Congo trader;
president for Congo; Faure, the Congo
lese. The last four epithets are due to the
fact that his son-in-law is administrator
of the Congo Free State.
A San Francisco Elopement.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. Florence E.
Fisk, the eldest daughter of Asa Fisk, the
well-known money-lender of this city, and
Isaac Wertheimer have eloped. The couple
left the .city Saturday night, and. It is
learned, were married at Sulsun. Fisk is
irate, and is paid to have sworn to make
his daughter a widow upon their return.
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Never mind the blizzard;
You're feeling prime!
Might's well Jreeze in winter
As fry in summer time.
When the wirter closes
When the icebergs go j
There'll be tons o' roses
Fer evry pound o snow.
Atlanta Constitution.
N. W. HARRIS & CO.
BANKERS, -163-165
Dearborn -St., Chfcago.
15 Wall-st., New York. 70 State-st. . Boston.
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OF OU$ ERIi ESTATE "
These are all Bargains, and you can buy out of this Hat tvltta.
youreyes shut and lilt it every time.
WEST SIDE.
$6.500 8-room dwelling, modern, 100 feet square.
Xorthrup st, bet. 23d and 24th.
$8,5002 lots. 16th and Kearney sts.. unim
proved. $3,1002 lots, unimproved, Thurman st. bet.
27th and 2Sth.
$4,0001 lot, unimproved, Gllsan st., bet. 21st
and 22d.
$25,00075x100. on Sixth and Main sts, 4 small
bouses; $7500 can run as Ions as desired.
$1,5001 lot and store. Hood st.. bet. Wood and
Grover.
$1,3001 lot. unimproved, McAdam st., bet.
vVood and Grover.
$3,7501 lot and modern 5-room dwellin?, Ca
ruthers add.
$4,6001 lot and 2 houses, on Gibbs and Hood
streets.
$13,5001 nine-room house and- 5 lots, on Port
land Heights.
$9,000100 feet square and 3 houses, on 14th
and Johnson sts.
51jfX;2 ,0t3 on Bancroft st., bet. Ohio and
Illinois sts.
$6,500-2 houses and 1 lot, 6 blocks from city
hallr will divide.
$16,0005 lots, on College St., bet. Second and
Third: will divide.
$2,000 Lot 25x100 and 8-room cottage. Clay st,
near 16th.
$4.750 8-room modern house and corner lot, on
. ' Sier and Ina sts.; property cost $7100.
$5,500 S-room dwelling and 30xS7H feet, on
Ella st, bet. Bumside and Everett; splendid
location.
$15,0007 lots and several buildings, Fulton
Park.
$0,500 S-room house nnd lot 57xl00, on Ella
st. bet. Bumside and Everett.
$13,5003 houses and 06 2-3x100, 2 blocks from
city hall; rent for $S0 per month; easy terms.
$4,500 l',J acres, on Portland Heights; unim
proved. $4,000 $-rooni house and lot, cor. Kelly and
Grover sts.
$5,0002 lots, on cor. 10th and Myrtle sts., un
improved. -
EAST SIDE.
$3,0002 lots, unimproved, cor. East Fifth and
Taggart sts.; win trade for half cash.
$4,0002. lots, unimproved, cor. East Eighth
and Yamhill sts.: will trade for half cash.
$S00 Corner lot, unimproved, East Eighth and
Beacon sts.
$125 and $150 Unimproved lots in City View
Park.
$2,300 2-story house and 2 lots, on Michigan
ave.; easy terms.
$2,7501 block, in Kington, unimproved.
$6,500 Fine 13-room house, modern, and 3 lots,
17th and Division sts.
$12,0003 lots and 5 houses, in the choicest por
tion of East Portland.
$1,000 t lots, in Terminus add., unimproved;
would trade for Lewis river farm.
$1.800 Good house and SSxlOO, corner, in Uni
versity Park.
$2,100100 feet square, on 10th and Broadway
sts.; one of our best bargains.
$300 Unimproved lot in Central Alblna, ontSt
John's motor.
$700 House and lot, in Center add; easy terms.
$5000100 feet square, on First and "Wasco sts.,
unimproved.
$1,200 to $1,S00 Houses and lots, in Woodlawn.
$1,500 to $2,000 Houses and lots, in Sunnyside.
$5,250 11th and East Davis sts., 7-room mod
ern house and 2 lots; corner.
$2,000 Quarter block, unimproved, East Eighth
and Hancock sts.
$700 Best vacant lot in Woodlawn.
$7000 lots, in Chicago add., unimproved.
$1,700 House and lot In Willamette add., near
car line.
$1,300 House and lot. In Willamette add., near
"n car line.
$1,000 House and lot in Willamette add., near
car line.
$1,500 5-room house and quarter block. East
26th and Sandy road.
$350 Unimproved lot. Church and Edison sts.,
corner.
$4,1003 lots, on East Seventh and Harrison
sts.; will divide.
$9003 lots and 1 house, in East Lynne add.,
near car line.
$2.000 Iots.-on.ironroo.and Mitchell sts., un-.
Improved: will sell separately. r
$2,000 lot and 2 stores, on East Washington
st. bet 9th and 10th.
$6,5001 lot and 1-story building, on Union
ave., bet. Oak and Pine.
$4,0002 houses and 1 lot. 13th and E. Pine sts.
$3501 lot, unimproved. In Cloverdale.
$2.000 Corner lot and 7-room house, 32d and
East Pine sts.
$7,000100 feet square and large house (unfin
ished). Weldler st, near 17th.
$1,70050x50 feet on 'corner, 5-room modern
cottage. Cherry st and Vancouver ave.
$3,250 9-room house and 33 1-3x66 2-3, on cor.
East Davis and 12th sts.
$5.300 2-story modern house and 2 lots, cor.
19th and East Weldler: will divide.
$4,500100 feet square, on East Ankeny st;
choice location.
$7,5002 houses and 2 lots, on East 13th and
East Belmont: will cut up or will trade.
$5.000 40x100 and 2-story frame building, on
Russell and Starr sts.
$2,000133 1-3x100. on 33th, near Hawthorne
ave.; 6-room house.
$3.200 2Sx75 and 1-story frame building, on
20th and East Morrison; will trade equity for
farm.
$2,500 to $3.500 Magnificent building sites, in
Belmont Villa.
$1,200 5-room cottatre and lot, on Halght st,
near Mason; con be bought on installments,
if desired.
$125 Lots in Tremont, unimproved.
$1,30066 2-3x100, unimproved, on 25th and
Tillamook.
$1.800 5-room house and corner lot, on East
34th and Main; will trade equity for farm.
$2,1002 houses and 1 lot, on Knott and KIrby
sts.
$1,4002 houses and 1 lot in Edan add.
$2,750 9-room house and 33 1-3x66 2-3, on East
12th st. near Couch.
$4,500100 feet square, unimproved, on East
Eighth and Morrison sts.
$60 apiece Lots In Burfleld.
$1,10033 1-3x100 and 4-room cottage. East 34th
and Washington sts.
$3501 lot In North Alblna, unimproved.
$250 apiece 2 lots, in Glenhaven Park, unim
proved. $325 and $425 apiece Lots In Lincoln Park.
5S00 Lot and 7-room house, in Sellwood.
$4,500100 feet square and 3 small cottages,
easy terms, 10th and East Clay sts.
$1,30080x100, on cor. 30th and East Salmon
streets.
$175 6-room house, standing on leased ground.
$3,00Or-2 houses and 1 lot. on 11th and East Ash
streets.
$1,700 6-room house and 25x100, on 14th and
Beacon sts.
$160 apiece Unimproved lots, in Mount Tabor
Villa.
$6,000-45 block and 2 houses and store, on 10th
and East Grant sts.
$3,5002 lots, on East 6th and Ellsworth sts.,
unimproved.
$2,0001 lot, on East Sixth and Haworth sts.,
unimproved.
$3.400 9-room hocse and lot In Irvington; cost
$5,000.
$3,000100 feet square, in Margin and McMIHen
sts., unimproved.
FARMS, ETC.
$2,70030 acres, in Lafayette, Yamhill Co.; 23
acres cultivated.
$2.500 10-acre tracts, at Beaverton; all culti
vated. $00080 acres, 7 miles southeast of Oregon City;
10 acres clear.
$2,-750 15 acres, at Mount Scott; 8 acres clear:
4S0 young trees.
$3,800351 acres, on Nchalem river, in Tilla
mook Co.; fine dairy farm.
$1.400 12S acres, 4 miles from Damascus; 14
acres cultivated.
$4,000200 acres, near Sclo; half in cultivation.
53,000 120 acres, near Scio; one-third in culti
vation: good land.
$6,003205 acres, near Scio; all cultivated;
house, barn, etc.
$8,000200 acres; near Scio; 50 acres hops; 100
acres more in cultivation.
$9 100259 acres, 6 miles east of Washougal,
Wash., on Columbia river; $2500 can run for
several years.
$2,25036 acres, C miles from Forest Grove:
half beaver-dam In cultivation: $S00 can run.
$ 500100 acres. 0 miles from Goble: 23 acres
"in cultivation: hay land.
$10 000327 acres. 4 miles from Salem: $3000
cash, balance on time; 90 acres in cultivation.
$1 0007 acres, near Beaverton: part clear.
$2!000 1C6 acres, near Goldendale, Wash.; 20
"acres cultivated.
$20 000 100 acres, at Farmlngton, Washington
Co.; 180 acres cultivated: $6,000 cash, balance
$7200606 acres, at Viola, Clackamas Co.; 200
acres clear, 400 acres timber; saw mill on
86 000-160 acres. 7 miles from Hillsboro; 45
acres prunes, balance timber: $2000 can run;
will trade equity.
S17 0001000 acres, near Oakland. Or.; 450 acres
cultivated: 1000 fruit trees.
$5,00040 acres, at Mount Scott; 10 acres or
chard: terms easy.
$200 per acre 230 acres, adjoining city limits
on south.
The above Is a partial list of the prop
erty -we have for sale. For further
particulars call on or address
DeLASHMUTT & SON, - 209 STARK ST., PORTLAND, OR,
$15,0001520 acres, 40 miles south of Pendleton -200
acres cultivated; also 200 head of horses.
If desired.
$7.500 195 acres, at junction of Cowllte and
Coweman There; 295 acres bottom land; easy
terms.
$4,15041 acres, at Grant's Pass; light timber.
$650 10 acres, in Columbia Co.; 8 acre3 cultivated.
t l,10O 61 acres, near Gale's creek postoffice; 3
ucxes la cultivation.
$2,100166 acres, in Nebraska: 100 acres in cul-
tivatlon; $600 can stand; will trade equity.
All prices Farms in Yamhill Co.. for sale and
trade.
$5,000200 acres, at Carrollton. Wash.; 100
acres bottom land; will trade for part cash.
$2,000114 acres. 1 mile from Raleigh station.
In Washington Co.
$6 per acre 2720 acres, in Morrow Co.; all can
be cultivated.
$2.750 15 acres, near "Woodburn; 30 acres cul
tivated; some hops and prunes: will trade.
$10 per acre Water-ditch land, in Eastern Ore
gon: in tracts to suit
$3,000120 acres, in Cowlitz Co.. Wash.; 35
acres In cultivation; fully stocked.
$S50 13 acres. 11 miles from Portland, on Basa
Line road; 3 acres in cultivation.
$1,000160 acres, in North Dakota; will trade.
$10,500160 acres. X4 mile from Wilbur; 150
acres hae been farmed.
$60025 acres, 5 miles from Scappoose; some
livestock.
$125 per acre 55 acres, S miles out on Powell's
Valley road; 40 acres cultivated; will cut up
to suit
$2,o0 162 acres. 22 miles from Roseburg; 35
acres cultivated: some stock; will trade.
$60080 acres, 3 miles from Summit station, in
Benton Co.; S acres cultivated.
$1,20006 acres, 4 mlle3 from Gaston: 23 acres
cultivated; some stock.
$12,500-300 acres, 'at Holbrook's. In Columbia
Co.: 100 acres In cultivation; $6000 can stand;
will divide.
$5 to $200 per acre Sundry lands, near Eugene.
$3,50053 acres, at Beaverton; 4 acres culti
vated: will cut up Into tracts.
$1,700160 acres, 0 miles east of Oregon City;
house and some cleared.
$4.000 SO acres. 1 mile from Tlgardsvllle; 23
acres cultivated; some hops; will divide to
suit
$1,920 IS acres, adjoining above: 12 acres clear.
$3,000 15 acres, at Lincoln, Polk Co.; 26 acres
orchard: $2000 can run.
$5,00061 acres prune land, at Canby, Or.
$900 Homestead relinquishment, in Columbia
Co.: 5 acres clear.
$7,200240 acres. 10 miles southwest of HUIs-
boro: 33 acres cultivated: would trade fqr
house and lot In part payment . .
$l,fc0O 160 acres. 3 miles from Grant's Pass; 13
acres cultivated; some stock.
$10,000 Fine farm, 273 acres, near Forest
Grove: will trade for Portland property.
$3,30066 acres, in Lane Co.; hops and fruit;
easy terms.
UNIMPROVED AND TIMBER LANDS.
$960 160 acres timber land, in Lewis Co.,
Wash. : fir and cedar.
$2.SS0 JS0 acres timber land, at Hood River.
Oregon.
$1,0001150 acres rich bottom land, in Linn Co.
$1,500160 acres, between Yaqulna and Alsea
bays: some open, some timber; will trade.
$700 10 acres, on railroad, in Jackson Co.: some
has been cleared; easy terms.
$800160 acres timber, S miles from Chehalis.
Wash.
$4,800320 acres timber. 3 miles from Kalama.
Wash.; some cleared.
$400 S5 acres timber. 3 miles from Astoria.
$2,100320 acres timber, in Michigan: hard
maple; will trade.
$3.000 480 acres timber, in Chehalis Co.. Wash.;
fine fir and can be logged on river or hauled to
railroad.
$52521 acres timber. 3 -miles west of Llnnton.
$1,000120 acres, 6 miles from Taylor's land
ing, on Columbia riyer; down timber.
$1,20095 acres, 3 miles from Scappoose; good
wood, timber.
$750 10 acres. Ori Washington Co.; on road
from St. Helei s to Hillsboro.
$1,600160 crcs.-28 miles from Portland: 12
.acres clear: lfaiijpoi(se and some fruit
$960 331a.CTW&ntycT&in--&ta o. ,--0,000, ooo-
feet. mosthf-kPetKii. ,
$1,500 10 airest llamiles from Holbrook's; good
timber.
$1,600 4fcicres. 2 miles from Hillsboro; A
slashed f. vouriea: some lencing.
$3.200 3201 Ass, In Tillamook county; 75 acres
bottom: PArad"e.
$72080 atres.just back of Linnton; good fir
and some cedar.
$S00 5 aCrea, adjoining Ashland; fine peach
land.
$040160 acres, in Marlon county; part timber
and part pasture.
$500160 acres, 10 miles from Columbia; good
timber, fir and cedar.
$4,800240 acres, being near Canby, on the Mo-
lalla river.
$1,200120 acres, on Scappoose creek: 30 acres
slashed, and has been cultivated; fine soil.
$1,10080 acres, in Lewis Co., Wash.; good
timber and coal land.
$720320 acres, on Upper Klamath lake.
$1,200320 acres timber, at Hood River.
35 'acres, near Port Discovery. Wash.; price,
with lots In Port Discovery. $1,000.
$S00 147 acres. In Clackamas Co.; part ha3
been cultivated; verv cheap.
$1,200160 acres, in Whitman Co., Wash.; fine.
farming land, and dirt cheap.
$vUM -TJ acres. i"i miles iruia j.uaiu..in suiuun;
fi nrrw slnshpd. .
SMALL TRACTS NEAR PORTLAND.
$1,50010 acres, unimproved. 1 mile from Ber
tha. 3 miles from Portlnnd.
$3,0005 acres, in Frultvale: all fenced and in
fruit; on Mount Scott motor.
$4,0005 acres. mile from Clackamas station;
highly cultivated.
$5,00010 acres, all cleared, adjoining Kenne
dy's add.
$3,00012 acres, clear, adjoining Wlllsburg.
$800 V- acre, at Zlontown; house and barn.
$260 per acre 120 acres, adjoining Carson
Heights.
$1,6002 acres, clear, at Palatine hill.
$4.200 21-acre prune orchard, 6 miles cast of
Vancouver.
$2,000 10 rods of ocean front, at Long Beach.
$85013 acres. 11 miles out on Base Line road;
3 acres improved.
$125 per acre 10-acre tracts. S miles out on
Powell's Valley road.
$1,10010 acres, at Hazelwood, 6 miles out on
Barr road: will sell on installment's.
$1,3005 acres, on Mount Scott motor: entitled
to 5c fare.
$2,60018 acres, at Beaverton; 7 acres in culti
vation. $2,20020 acres, at Gresham; all clear; house,
$650 10-acre tracts, uncleared, at Beaverton.
$250 to,$400 per acre Tracts In Lcwellyn Park;
part t)f It in fruit.
54,000 12 acres, at Milwaukie; 7 acres clear: a
stinn. "
$7007 acres. ?i mile from Dayton; in Tiops,- .. .
iruits ana Derriea.
BUSINESS CHANCES.
$300 Restaurant, doing good business.
5.WW OU - rOOm lOUglUS - liuust, v,c. luvoicu,
$1400 can run.
$1.650 & acre, house, complete, and good busi
ness. In thriving town down river.
$6,500 Best-paying hotel In city; 140 room3.
$1,300 Banking fixtures, safe, stationery, etc.;
good site for small bank.
$1,700 Good 32-room hotel. In lively country
$l,000-Drug and general merchandise stock,
on Tualatin plains: good location for physi
cian. . . , ,
$600 Good photogT2pn gallery, on East Side;
teach purchaser the business.
$2,500Best private rooming house In city: a
splendid chance to start a private boarding
house. $2.000 Fine lodging-house. In Astoria.
$750 Dyeing works, in city; good business: will
$25,0004 lots and planing mill, on East Side;
complete piaai; cusi $ov,vuv.
IN OTHER TOWNS.
$3,200 block. 10th and C sts.. in Vancouver,
Wash.: fine house. .,.....
$2 5002 lots Eighth and West C sts., Van
couver. Wash.; 2-story house.
$6501 lot Ninth st, bet B and C, in an
couver. Wash. .... , .
$100 4 acres, uncleared. 1 miles from river,
west of Main st, in Vancouver. Wash.
$10,0009 houses and 6 lots, in Vancouver,
"Wash. . , .
$3.000 House and 3 lots. In St. Helen s.
$2 000 Wharf property, in thriving town down
Columbia river. ....,,
$2,9002 houses and 2 lots, la Warrentown. Or.
$1 300 Residence, store and block, in Green
ville. Washlnston Co.; will also sell stoclc o
goods.
$1,000 House and lot. In Toledo. Wash.
$1,00030 blocks, in Port Discovery; this also
Includes sne land.
$3,5001 block, in Oregon City.
DeLASHMUTT & SOX