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
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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.
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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,
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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
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"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.
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tension -- hen
non taDics
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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."
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