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TBB MORNING- OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY lr 1900. 33 abaiit a. fortnlsrht aco wriifa c-argo1 46,899 barrels, and in July the L.ennox ok out another cargo of 45,450 barrels. ae total of 141,152 barrels for the three foes hors an average otttT.059 barrels fer cargo, -a record iducb has never been fcualed by any other foort in the world. Flour to the Orient and Siberia. Barrels. Value. ; 122,928 1G1,907 146,955 66,791 13S,3i5 125.473 46.42G 73.4S7 70,777 205,721 lauary 42.758 psrch .. '-5I.SSS Ipril 47.S3S lay 23,492 m$ 49.TSS5 Xy 46.430 iagTist .. 17,160 :tooer ,. 24,731 member jv. 25SSS member 77,331 Jtal 412.E3S J1.15S.810 Wheat to San Francisco. Bushels. Value. $ 13,634 22.355 47,074 45,459 7,535 9,756 13.S34 1,746 9.4S9 4.440 JS.62S 49,326 tnuary 22.608 37,259 78.457 75.763 12,770 lCSO 22,990 2,940 16,360 IftUSt -. ...... tptember tQDer 7,655 ivember ... 24,323 iber ssgs total 407,076 ? 237,771 Flour to San Francisco. Barrels. "Value. inuary 27,182 $ 78,524 bbruary . -.... i6,te ,uia arch ..... z,Ms ,z ?ril ....... 37.573 105,204 y 22.570 65,743 hie 19.862 57,609 Ely ZL.39U 63.Y1 heust 15,594 45,222 Iptember 12,995 37,690 atober iiizi to,ws ayember 21,872 60.14S semoer ............. muv v,ov jtal 271,550 ? 775,992 BABXKY SHIPMENTS. rer Bait a Million Bushels Exported From Portland Last Year. ?he business of exporting barley from (trtland is comparatively new, but last r's shipments show a material increase those of the preceding year. vTVhlIe price is not so high, compared with it, as it was last year, the crop has wen quite remunerative, where it was irrested without damage from the rain. la foreign shipments of barley last year as follows: TcsseL Bushels. Value. Hahnemann 108,260 5 52,500 ick 150.216 72.103 lumbuTton 9,525 33,500 wn of Germany..... 122,762 60,4(0 lecia .' 113,237 54,354 Jtal foreign 674,000 $272,927 L'o San .Francisco 7S.K14 3S.IB3 Total 652,814 $311,020 of the -vessels except the Neck car- Id part cargoes of wheat. That vessel the Benecia were dispatched by G. W. fear, who dispatched the first barley Ip in 189S. The Hahnemann ana the jwft ot Germany were dispatched by four, Guthrie & Co. and the Drum- ion by Kerr, Gilford & Co. COAST SALMOX PACK. tsrease of Over- 600000 Cases, as Compared With. Season of 1SOS. ie annual report of Taylor, Young & , the salmon brokers of this city, giv the fall salmon pack of the coast in is at hand. Bike its predecessors, Is report contains somecvery interesting aparative figures, which are especially tuable on account of their accuracy. detail the report is as follows: alumbla river and other fall packs of ion. season 1829: Fall. Total cases. lolumbla river Cases. lumbia River Pack. Assn.. 17.500 gBooth Packing Co 7,000 lumma River .racking Co.. 1,100 Li. jnegier & jo 2.5OT lar Rock Packing Co... 2.700 M. Warren 4,600 lermen s Co-operative Pk. .. 3.600 les Packing Co 150 rert Bros .700 :hheit Packing Co 500 41,350 Inilapa harbor . C. Barnes 9,000 iwan a,iwu fray's harbor ipic Packing CO 18,000 35,000 aast rivers and bays leva S.500 lamook 4.9S5 atucca 4.500 m . 5.850 luina ..... 4,970 lea 5,900 slaw 5.S00 ipqua 10,500 ps Day i.buu lUUle 8,150 sanicum ...... ... ,.... 1,800 . C8.755 Spring. river 5.000 1,200 13.950 6.200 33,550 Iramento river. 19.600 iget sound, eta gska Packers' Assn.121,000 40,000 161,000 American Fisner- CO B8.O00 6L000 179.000 galgo Island Pk. Co. 43,600 34,900 78.500 pcortes acKing vjo. ,wu X5,9U0 irhaven Cann'g Co. 3030 23,800 67,300 54,600 54,500 44.000 92,503 50,600 26,000 27,000 16.000 20,500 praeen i-acKing co. Z9,500 25,000 llisle Canning Co... 29.S00 14.200 isworth & Bunn... 47.000 45,500 irge T. Myers Co... 1S.O00 32.600 isortnwest JfacK- lg CO 12,000 14.000 lional Packing Co. 8,300 1S;700 lario Straits Pack- Co 7.000 9.000 aria & P. S. Pack- Co 8,500 12,000 ?tals 517,900 353,600 S71.500 ital -pack of salmon of, the Pacific 3t, 199. Cases SDrinsr. PalL Total. ibla river.... 278,0 41,350 320,150 lento 19.600 13.950 33.550 ie river 5.000 1-200 .? 1st rivers and bays, .... 68,755 68.755 ipa ana Gray's rbors 35.000 as.nnn ret sound, etc 517,900 253,600 871,500 tish Columbia 700,000 stsa , 1.098.8S3 tal cases 3,133,988 parative total packs of salmon of Pacific coast: Jumbla river 500,000 518,200 1 1898 471,230 3899 230,150 1898 27,150 1899 S3.550 amento river 15,000 1 41,000 i gue river 20.400 11895 .-.;.. 13,459 19,008 j 1839 6200 rivers and bays . 73.C71 I 1898 72,044 , 48,625 j 1899. 68,755 llapa and Gray's harbors 41,000 1898 33.100 37,500 1899.. 35,000 kget sound, etc- ..... 213.700 ..... 481,100 1898 425.000 1899 871,500 1SSS. 431,000 1899 700,000 itish Columbia .... 616,000 .....1,034,800 ja .... 927.354 J 189S 9C0.O00 .... 907,400 1 1899 1.09S.833 Ital cases k.Z,4OT,125 189S 2.422.9S3 ...3.097.633 j 1899 3,133,SS Lbor Troubles to Be Arbitrated. ETB3NNE..llCranci, Dec. 3L De the eitensive shutting down of the works and factories in this locality. IS to the shortage of tioal, the situation is Improved in consequence of the decision to arbitrate. The hone nre- that the dispute will be settled with- ifurther delay. Bace workers have agreed to arbitrate. o HambertPrjafgllm Amnesty. 1MB. Bee. SLreKinir Humbert todnv iaimed Amnesty foraSHisoners con ies, against jublir security and the freedom af la- i as well as political offenses. This les a pardon to these punished for iclpation in the riots thaaed Italy early ifrftMifrtae yeaiv H&&& at mere cost of- production, that NOT GOOD HOP YEAR Rain Reducfedthe Cropw and Prices Ruled Low. SEASON UNPROFITABLETO GROWERS Sew Association Expected to Be Ben eficial if. Producers Live Up to Their Agreements. The hop season of 1899 was an unprofit able one to the grower. At the outset, it had every appearance of proving pro pitious, as offers to contract at 12ft to 13 cents were freely made. Offers of money were plenty, and cheap, to be used for picking purposes and general harvest f of the hop crop. Early rains did not at first discourage growers, but they con tinued sopersistently that they did event ually discourage, and much damage in ured to the crop, as afterward developed. The world at large has undoubtedly a large crop of hops. Especially is this so in Europe, where heretofore the surplus oooeo9 09oe"ooee o S EVENING STAR MINE, SUMPTER DISTRICT OREGON. I i'A . -eptH 1tr,TT" "T" ifiiir TSS333fssr p i it " &Emmfem ziA 'Vv On page 15 of this Annual number wljl be found a full and Interesting description of th'e Evening Star"groupbf"' mines, in 'the Sumpter district, in the Eastern Oregon gold belt. There are six claims in the group ihe Wheeler, the Evening Star, the La Grande, the Butler, the Gold Bar and the Bady Elgin. These claims are on the McCully branch of Powder river, and but four miles from the progressfveto-wnfSumpter. The Evening Star Mining Com pany is capitalized for $150,000. Mining men predict that the Evening Star"g?oup jytll show great richness. eeeooQoeoe0eae999eedesesed&ea99O9ee99eoae of the United States has been marketed. "While this is true, it is also true that the quality Is inferior, when compared with former years. In the United States there will be a crop Tanging from 200,000 to 220, 000 bales. In Europe there is a phenome nal Increase, the acreage being the same as formerly about 50,000, or twice the crop saved in 1898. This does not seem possible, but it is so persistently adhered to by all foreign reports that it is now a forced conclusion. The United States has only a normal crop average, the quality averaging low In this country, as well as in' Europe. The combination of weather and over production is largely responsible for pres ent "conditions,, notwithstanding that the world, and especially" the United States, entered the crop year with small holdings of old crops. Another local reason why the price is low even ir the crop is large 'prices should be better because the United States has no more hops than are needed, and foreign shipments are sure to follow was the attempt of certain dealers to sell the market short early in the season, be fore the market opened. This was an other unpleasant feature of the year. It took Eastern dealers some time to find out that the Oregon crop could not thus be ruthlessly disposed of by any one on two dealers. Bi New York sales are being freely made at 10 to 13 cents. These are the principal causes that led to the reduc tion of crop values for 1899. It was a combination of unfortunate circumstances, unforeseen and, of course, not relished. It is a fact that the hop crop, and Its market, are erratic. When prospects are brightest prices are lowest, and when apparently indifferent, prices are the high est. It is rarely that the Eastern and "Western markets work in harmony. In 1895, the "back year" for hops in Oregon, the Easterners sold early at fajr prices, while Oregonians sold for less than the cost of production. In 1896, Oregon sold early and New York got the short end, and thus the market has see-sawed every year since. The hopgrower Is entitled to prosperity, yet it never comes. It has been many years since growers have had a prosperous season. Book back as far as the reader may. and he will fall to find a single year to the grower's credit that can be safely called a successful one. The grower Is still waiting for that touch or prosperity In hop culture. . On page 21 will be found a comparative diagram showing production of hops in Oregoh for 15 years. The culture of the hop is an Important industry in Oregon. This state produces over one-half of the crop grown on the coast, including Oregon. Washington, Cal ifornia and British Columbia. The Pa cific states and the British territory com bined produce 160,000 bales. Under favor able conditions, all the crop being saved, Oregon can safely be counted on to pro duce 100,000 bales. This quantity was nearly reached In 1895, and .had It not been for the rains, would have been exceeded last year. Cost of Production High. It costs money to grow hops1 ready money. Carefully compiled statistics show t t it costs from 7 to 8 cents to place a pound of hops on the market The single item of picking alone amounts to 4 cents per pound. K an account of all other items of expense be carefully kept, the cost will be found to more than reach these figures. If the grower is a renter, and pays one-fourth rent for the ground clear to the owner, which Is customary, then the cost per pound will reach 10 cents, the larger part of this being actual money paid out. 'JEhjus it can be plainly seen that hopgrowlng is a risky business. What effect the newly organized hop growers' association will have upon the situation is problematical; but it will no uoubt revolutionize the method in which' business has heretofore been conducted. PKa flccnnUttft. Vine mrA .-.a. ....a ( -w.- -v...- , 6" fi-uum. xWr ex- stage maneuvers, unco tne entire com istence. It should prove a lasting benefit, pany appears In hunting garb, the men if properly conducted, and adhered to by jwfth red coats, white- pants and black me crowers. J -"" n uuuuuuicuij ue uh nDsence or Uackets and white skirts. The hunting v?!1--1 m ore1 art- However, t. lay sung while all are executing most dlf 20,000 bales will be sent to Bondon and the flM1it nrt nrettv movements, is verv in United States will be short that ouantitv. as It has no more than enough for home consumption. Weeds of Growers. The hop industry needs the fostering care of organization for one thing, and lesser acreage for another. These two essentials may suggest themselves as heroic measures, and such Indeed they are, for none other will suffice. Hopgrowers must do one of three things organize"' for protection, as at present they are do ing; plant fewer acres, or plow up their J"i. vjiy ktow an article or com. others may prosper, who have only their j wits to back them and their offices In their bats? WJULIAM J, CIARKE. Gervals, Or. a e ' VICTIM OF SHARPERS. Allesed Forger "Will Probably Be Released From Jail. A rather peculiar development In the, case of Arnmand Hansen yesterday was th'e arrival from Tacoma of his friend, Magnus 'Norman. Norman proves beyond reasonable doubt that Hansen Is the vic tim of accomplished bunco men in Seat tle, and assures the officers that his at tempt to cash the draft of his friend, Nils Clemensen was without criminal purpose. The result will probably be. Hansen's release as soon as communi cation can be had with Clemensen. All three of the men are Laplanders, brought to this country to attend Alger's reindeer band that was to be sent under Br. Jackson for the relief of Klondlkers. The draft for $16, which Hansen Is ar rested for attempting to cash, -was made out to Clemensen by,, Captain Walker, of mo uiuicu aiuLco cLiniy, mi act viwca, ;&nu was payable at the First National1 bank of this city. Clemensen went further north than the herd!nggrounds, and Han sen says he picked up this draft among their effects two weeks afterwards. Then Norman bought out Hansen's Interests in 4 ndss, and it is doubtful if. a better-ap-a Cape Nome mine for approximately $600, ' pointed store of Its kind can be found in and the two came down to, the Bound f6r the West. The present firm of Honeyman, a period, Hansen still keeping the draft DeHart & Co. are the successors of a'line until he should see Clemensen again. The latter missed it, and had Captain Walker write to the bank to stop payment. In Seattle Hansen fell into the hands of some sharpers, lost his money In poker or three-card monte, and was persuaded by one of the gang to board the train for Portland, where he was assured $300 would be returned to him. The sharper that started with him gave him the dodge at Tacoma, and he came on,' landing here with $5. Within a few days this was gone, and, not having any countrymen to advise him, he remembered how he secured mon ey on government drafts, and thought to use Clemensen's until he could get money to refund the amount. While the draft was being cashed, It was held up, ac cording to Instructions, and Hansen ar rested for forging the name. His pbssesslon of the draft and forging his friend's signature are rather Inex plicable, or at least dubious, yet .Norman explains other events so logically that the officers are inclined to believe Han sen an ignorant. Innocent victim, a 0 a 9e9999999 8! BANK CLEARANCES IN PORTLAND BAST TEAR. Olearincs. Balances. January S 7,504,117 74 ? 1,509,329 51 February . 6,404,661 24 6.853.70S 27 6.488.459 37 1,480,963 02 1.235.683 76 Marcn April . May .. June .. 1,212.251 39 1,270,646 86 1,193,337 69 1,626,040 79 l.ds5.456 42 1,359,441 76 1,715,699 43 1.549,033 41 1,877,805 67 7,008,427 60 7,222,211 72 7,634,369 SG July Aucrust 6.920.299 61 September.. 7,318,012 47v October. 9,972,344 06 November.. 9,599,72164 Becember... 8,725,897 05 Totals $91,652,230 63 517,415,689 71 9 O9999O0e9eeO99Oe99999 "HOTTEST COON IN DIXIE." Crovrded House Greets Unique Per formance at Cordray's. Every member an excellent vocalist and a fine dancer, while true of "The Hottest Coon in Blxle" company, does not convey near a proper conception of what the members do in this lively play. It Is not a minstrel performance, although the jokes and fun are present. "The Hottest Coon In Blxle" approaches a comic opera of Barktown music, with an occasional strain of the legitimate thrown in. Miss Neale G. Hawkins-, a worthy rival of Black Pattl In the softer and sweeter notes, waa a pronounced favorite from the time 'her voice Is. first hear.d. William H. Proctor demonstrates ability as an Interpreter of his own numerous compositions. Bob A, Kelly, as a negro comedian,! keeps" the audience roaring with his appearance, which Is finished off by a volume of orig inal and pointed expressions. He woula Tint "Pnor" tTio oiirtlono na Ttlnclnnr? is befog "Boer-ed." A large chorus of well- trained voices completes the distinctive features of the play, which has just about a comic-opera thread running throught It. In no performance given the Portland theater-goers this season has there been heard more catchy songs. "When Bewey Came Home," "Bove In a Cottage la Best,""B-Kro. Sorry .Mr-wJackson, But 1 X Have uot to xnrow You Down," "Who Bat Say Chicken," "The Girl I Bove in Sunny Tennessee" and -'others of equal merit are rendered in true opera style. Bi more than one instance there was three and four encores. Miss Hawkins was called until she would not respond. One of the finest features of the show, ncMa -fr-ntTI tIA TnllRfo .5 tjni f??i-iMri onrt ipiAG f O boots, while the women are neat in red J spiring and animating. A crowd at Cordray's. Is the usual thing, but there was something unusual In the greeting given the play last evening. Be tween 300 and 400 people were turned away, for there was not even standing room to be "'had. Inside, up stairs and down, was packed. Wherever a man 01 woman could find room to crouch or stand, the place was occupied. There will be a special matinee this afternoon. It Is no longer necessary to take blue pills to rouse the liver to action. Carter's Blttle Blver Pills are much better. Bon't forget this. COMMERCIAL SUPREMACY WHAT ONE FIR&I 'HAS' ACCOST - PLISHED -IN TPOHTLAND. Honeyman. DeHart & Co. Have Ex tensive- Trade Relations Witfe.AIl Points. -In the Northwest. That Portland will maintain its com mercial supremacy In the Pacific North west, is best guaranteed by the -laree, wholesale houses located in. 'this 'cftyV Honeyman, BeHart & Co., (festers in hardware, iron and steel, ammunition of all kinds, sporting goods and kindred lines, Is one- of the largest and most reliable establishments in thjs line, on the Pa cific coast. The stock, carried In Jail of these different lines is immense, and the firm is always prepared to handle the'larg fe'st tiraers without the v'exaflousi delay ksoi often experienced with smaller con-J cents, a'ne nanasomt Duiiamg, occupied throughout by Honeyman, BeHart &XJo a cut of which Is shown in the Art Sup plement of this Issue of The Ofegonian, whs constructed specially for this bus! of business houses first established -In. 1855, when Portland was a small village and a dense growth of timber stood, where most of the large business blocks and pala tial residences have since been erected. This firm have been successful bidders In neairly every case where any largo con tract has "been awarded for all "kinds of construction work, and It Is not ahiiss to mention the fact thatmerobers of this firm built a largo part of the railroad lines connecting Astoria. andJPortIand In -all kinds of Iron and steel work Honeyman? BeHart & Co. easily take the lead, and the work done by this firm has always given entire satisfaction. The firm are general wholesale dealers in hardware, iron arid steel and granite ware. In addition they carry a full line of guns, ammunition, sporting goods, bowling-alley and athletic supplies. They are agents for some of the best lines of stoves and ranges, and carry a full line of kitchen utensils. The trade of the firm covers the entire Northwest, and It is al most unnecessary, io-state that the pres- ItlgeenJo-ycd-lhthis field cannot be suc cessfully disputed by any competitor. It is a subject for congratulation that such an enterprising c firm, with i ample; capital to handle the largest contracts, is located in our midst, and that the members of the firm are all well-known Citizens of Portland If every other line of business represented In this city had leaders with equal aggressiveness and sound judgment, two qualities splendidly illustrated by Honeyman, BeHart & Co., the cSmmercial supremacy of Portland In the Northwest would be undisputed and professional croakers would , lose their principal occupation. PEDESTRIANS- HEADED OFF. Not Allowed on Eaal End 'of Hldlson Street Bridge. The east end of Madison-street bridge was considered dangerous for pedestrians last night, and so-a- man was stationed at the spanln course of renroval, to keep New Year s celebrants from falling off the unguarded sides. Bath sldewalKs have been torn up, and only that portion of the deck bounded by the outer car tracks remained Intact. Quite a number of men passed over the bridge toward mid night with their New Year's resolves all set and their last drink taken for the next twelvemonth. These required a good wide track, and If it were not for help afforded by the bridge authorities, soma of them would have been classed as miss ing this morning. The cords of the second span are now in position, carpenters being busy all yes terday In furthering the work. The braces, will now be set up, and in a few dat that portion of the bridge will be self supporting. The piling will then be pulled up or broken off, and the drift above that span can be liberated. The ertds of the timbers are being treated to a coating of oil and tar, while that portion of the lower timbers expo3ed to the, wet are being covered with gai vanized iron. It is thought these pre, cautions will prolong the life of the new bridge to the 15th year, at least. J Q P TRAVELING IN COMFORT lu the Boslre of Every Person. Going jsast. This Is assured to traveler via the Portland-Chicago Special, whch is oper ated o er the lines of the O. B. & N, and Oregon Short Bine, and the St. Paul Fast Express, which operates via Spokane and the Great Northern. The Portland-Chicago Special Is a solld vestlbuled, antl-telegcoplo traln1(tcarrylng the late3t-lmproved sleepers' &iad dining cars, upholstered tourist cars, free . recllnln,S-chair cars, and - in addi tion carries a library car which is a great innovation in railroad traveling. This car contains a complete library of standard works, and is supplied with the current magazines and the dally papers. The St. Paul Fast Express leaves daily at 3:45 P. M and Is equipped with Great Northern palace buffet sleeping car and family .tourist car, connecting at Spokane with palace drawing-room sleeping car; dining car and tourist sleeper to St. Paul. For further Information call on V. A. Schilling, city ticket agent, 254 Washing ton street. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby In Cutting Teeth, Ba sure and uso that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. 'Wlnalow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes tha child, softens the gum, allays all pain. dur&srtl&d colic and" diarrhoea. ' OREGON FURNITURE MNFG; CO. !: i 1 I Th - oneof u. ,SOn Furnifnr. , . 208-210' First St Portland factorinf "as ?Sf2?i-si2 of a r::::Ml or time Z,' havinS hbLr?Piynt to ten "e en; . wo. flrrH ... .; money throuo-h lslributins lorce of SAID FROM THE PULPITS REV. HUGH D. ATCHISON AT GRACE , , M. E, CHURCH. . ,f Preached a Sermon Appropriate to the 'Bay Rev. Thomas C. Moffett 4nthe East Side, In Grace Methodist church last evening, the pastor, Bev. Hugh B. Atchison, spoke on a subject germane to the time. His text was taken fr6m Psalms jcc:17, "Estab- UnVi tVinit tio -nmrlr for nur hands UDOn US I ,ro ?a TOnrfr vhiir hands establish thou if Wo nid in Trart: , . ,- 'We Stand once more at the nartijig of the ways. The old year 'is dying m tne night." The thought that comes to every one at such an hour Is the. old but ever Incomprehensible thought of the flight of time; and the moral lesson that needs no enforcement from pulpit or pew Is the bet- ter use of opportunity. .Work, -and work for eternity. This is the lesson which every truly learaest soul- looking at , life from the? Christian standpoint gets from the stndy of time and' Its flight. -"The tone of this great psalm, this hymn cf eternity, Is one of deep sadness. But what retrospection of human life Is not sad2 Surely this stately ode Is not wrong In report'ng human life as troubled, fleeting, sinful. But there Is a vast differ ence between the wholesome sadness of this" hymn and the "melancholy of the worldling who sees the troubles and mock ing brevity of this life without being able to see a sane meaning in It all, and who In his despair declares that life Is a tale told by an Idiot, signifying noth-ng. The melancholy of this psalm Is devout and hopeful. "The man of God may be sad at times, but he can never be -a, pessimist. He can never be a prey to that despairing mis anthropic hatred of life that afflicts the worldling who sees the world passing away with Its lust, and who lives In such a thick fog of self-disgust, exhaustion and satiety that all men seem vile, and all life seems defiled. This great hymn takes hold on God and finds In him the true answer to .all the vexing problems and desparlng cries of the human heart. Man is like grass, It is true; but Jehovah Is his dwelling place In all generations. The mystery of life is explained by the being of God. "Human -life is further explained by the fact that we are here to accomplish' eter--nal results. The message of Gdd's word is: Work cheerfully, you cannot fall. A religion that withdraws us from active life is false. The greatest boon that can come Into the world Is a religion that teaches the blessedness of work, the eter nal value of all good work; a religion that encourages us to work with hope and cheerfulness. God can cause our work to stand. ' How wonderful Is the human hand. It almost thinks. But our hands ar4 but flesh and bone. They will one" day bo folded in waxen quietness on our dead bosom, and will quickly turn to dust. But,God will establish their work. "The present is all ours. Blfe is not ant ldjot'3 tale, signifying nothing. 'It means intensely and It means good.' As God's work appearse to us, let us work out the plan of our life as thus revealed, and he will own and bless It and establish It." PREACHEP OJT CITY UFB. Sermon by Rev. T. C. Moflett, of Westminster Church. QElev. Thomas C. Moffett, of the West njinster Presbyterian church. East Side, preached yesterday morning on the subject "A Year of City Blfe." He spoke from Phlllpplans 111:20, "For our citizenship is Irt heaven," and said In part: ""The prevailing tone and moral stand ards of the commumty contribute largely to a man's character and development How different would the past year have been in its Impress upon our lives If it had been spent in some quiet rural dis trict, far from the marts of trade and the privileges and distractions of the city! "The review of a year of city life pre sents some fetrarige facts. We do our sober est thinking before we step over into the 1 last year, which Is to round out this great est Century of time. We are cowards or A carload of Standard eewlng-machines?, Just ar rived. These are the highest-grade .sew Ing-ma-chines made. We also have SO White sawlng-ma-chlnea at $28 each. Re member that these are the very lateat. Also CO White bicycles just re ceded. We have been here for 14 jears, and are old, reliable dealers. Repairing done 1jy com petent mechanics. LECHLER & LECHLER 234 FJItST STREET. Jphfj Welch Dentei Depot Sole agentia 1 Oregon for the S. S. White Dental Mnfg. Co., Claudius Ash. & Son, of London, and Qtber.Jeuiilnfc iouees, Larsrest, Stocic 1b the Northwest. ":-;x5sfTJiii,spppLY house: tension -- hen non taDics been rvthe .dr0k and XftV- .oods.. . It more tiuL an(i the tfveow Mer a ,1 durinff that auu:. i,oholstenu& city, nnTSo? suits, linl of. PSISa - a in rem r armchairs. J in m- Zl. v,est ointn be found X& . f.,nfl .sing bcdro'" of furni. m . mrm" I fnrtUlu"- T .. f JIU ?,,. -...-. , i-- .rVretS -"- " -, mantel f mture w'- fools If we do not deal honestly with the past We enslave our chlldrena" children if we make compromise with sin. "The past year has been one of flagrant and notorious evils in Portland. "Vies has been detected, exposed, condemned, but not overthrown. The infamous sa!Ior boarding-house abuses, concerning which there was .such strong feeling at the be ginning of thl3 year, have continued to rob the helpless. The agitation against side entrances To saloons, and for the sup pression of gambling, has not attained depth or permanence, and the recent or ganization of liquor-dealers to check and to defeat reform has revealed the saloon In its true light as an Institute of vice. The most corrupting of all public evils has not met with art effort at suppression. A city's fair name may become a foul name when men" fear to endanger their commercial Interests, ta check mail's In .humanity to man or to clean- out thr f rJnS Augean,stables, Most alarming of all is lowered moral tone and debased standards. Floral trib utes are presented to the criminal, or at feast the vicious, as though he were a hero. Prevailing sentiment Is apparently not high .enough or strong enough to en- courage the police officers and local gov- ernment to administer .the plalnesL.mcral. laws. j v"How is- thefPaciflc coast, to stand i tlj? estimation of.'thV'natlon'and the worlds We are mounting superbly as the years pass, but our perils are not far to seek. Corrupt cities are the greatest menace to our civilization. The new West Is in the building, as the times described by Will iam Watson: The new age stands as yet Hair built against the akyr - -Open to every threat. Of etorma that clamored by; " Scaffolding veils the walls. And dim dust floats and falls, As, moving to and fro. their tasks the ma sons ply. "The record of the past year calls loudly to us as Christian, citizens to do our part in making this a purer, more righteous city, with God's help, before the 20th cen tury is ushered in." Australian and Godiva Reach Port. SAN FRANCISCO. Bee. ZL Two ves M 1 ) pursuits arc much, more profitable to the average person than any of the profes sions. A studious young man or woman can prepare for a business career in about one-fourth the time required to educate for a profession, and at about one-fourth, the cost. The success of hundreds of our graduates Is every-day proof of the value of a practical education. Examine into the merits of our school. Learn how and vrhat we teach. Jpg?3tudents of "Armstrong's Combined. Theory and Practice of Bookkeeping" learn to keep books exactly as they are-keep in busi ness. New way to teach; makes bookkeeping easy. Investigate. Call, or write. Portland Business College Fifth and Yamhill Sts. A. P. Armstrong, Prin. Open all the year. Students ifiay. enter at any time. Business, Shorthand and English departments. Private or class instruction. Catalogue free 0HSKK0HfoO0O hey" ave tr Send for Catalogue FOR-SALE BY. ..7 BOWEN'S SEED STORE SEEDS OF ALL JONDS No causer for growling about j;oor seeds when rou buy of me. I eell coeds that grow and grow true to name. Remember, the place, E. J. B0WENr Cor. Front and Taylor Streets, Portland, Or. Send f,or 1SO0 .$ w ces anu " v ga,w 7 - g oa, tabouJTk - cedarr au bour fir 208210. firstSt Portland Oregon one ow Stments. in J- tne -- and suv coucnes, her chairs, fine aor pieces com. 11. xi. lpadins m i" tnn- nr "" sels of the overdue fleet, on which relnsur- ancc has been offered, arrived today. Thy were the British ship Australian and Godiva. The Australian was 183 days from Cardiff, and the reinsurance on har was IS" per cent. The Godiva was 160 days from Newcastle, and the reinsurance 7 par cent1.. The vessels 'were delayed by unfavorabfe weather. OP OUR EMBLEM FLOWER. Or, "TVlld Grape, ot Oregon." "Words and music copyrighted by-the WKey B. Allen Co.. Portland. Or. " I. Wild flower of Oregon. Boved by each native son. Of thee we sing. Emblem of hope and pride. Along the mountain side,, Bown to the ocean's tide. Praises we sing. IB " From cascade to the dell. Where birds In echo swell Their songs so frse; Where rolls the Oregon j By love's sweet labor won. From morn to setting sun. We sing of thee. BX ErTom Hood's Droohetlc crest. oc , Throughout the golden West, In every bower. Columbia's breeze has blown. Sweet, yellow petals grown Wild grape of Oregon, Our emblem flower. 0 p . COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Greater America" at ihe ilarixcam Tonlnht. "Greater America." a potpourri of all sorts of good specialties, will open a two-night engagement at the Marquam tonight. This engagement has bean high ly spoken of wherever it has been seen, and has played to big audiences. There has been a good advance sale. TO CURB A COLB IX OXE BAT. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, A1B drug glsto refund, the money If It falto to cure. E. WL. Grove's signature la on each box. 25o 2 GRAIN AND SEED CLEANERS llF ey I K Cannot ! I Be I L Beaten I j&, TesUmonfate 1' by the-Score Y t Seed Annual, t A raCfc.