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"JWmfmmff pwmw nr-f "T'VW THE MORNING OEBGONIA, WEDNESDAY, ' JANUARY 10, 1900 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF MARQUAH GRAND-Kredericfc "Warde, "The I4onc liouth." CORDRAT'S THEATER (Washington street) "At Gay Coney Island." CoKBJOi Mekchakts Here. Chin Gee Fook, Un LI Hung and Yung Chung Gun, ginseng merchants from Corea, were in the city yesterday. The object of tholr visit Is a trifle mysterious. They called at the custom-house -trlthout an Interpre ter, and at the close of business had been unable to make signs -which were under stood by the officials. A Chinese inter preter was turned loose on I1 Hung, who la not related to the noted Mr. Chang, but "he might have been a Rooshian, a Frank, a Prussian," etc, so far as making the Corean understand "him was concerned. The Chinaman, however, made a perpen dicular string of hieroglyphics on a paper, and the Corean came back at him with two strings. In this way it was learned that they were selling ginseng, but at this point the conversation lagged, and .nothing fur ther could be learned. The Coreans bear a strong personal resemblance to the Chi nese, but do not shave their heads. One of the trio was giving the wind a chance at a set of whiskers which would have made "him eligible to a front seat at a populist convention. If "Tanls, the Sang Digger," bore any resemblance to the "'sang" sellers from far Corea, Amelia Rives could never have made him. an in teresting character. License- Monet Poubxno In. Iiicence money was poured into the city treasury yesterday in a pretty steady stream, and today probably nearly every one who in tends to take out a license for this quarter will secure it, as if he waits till tomorrow there will be a 15 per cent penalty added. While restaurant men and Chinese grocers have taken out more $400 licenses for re tailing liquors than was expected, the -white grocers have not yot taken out any. It Is known that they have serious In tentions of contesting the new ordinance, and that they have an opinion from high legal authority to the effect that the pro vision of the ordinance requiring them to pay ?400 per annum for a license to retail liquor can be successfully contested. They are Informed that allowing druggists to .sell liquors without license, while they ar charged 5400, is not equitable or just tax ation, and that the ordinance can be de feated on this ground. Whether the gro cers will decide to pay license or to con test the law will be known today, prob ably. The only thing which will tend to prevent them from contesting the law is that such a contest will cost them more than a little, and It will take a long time to get the matter decided. For Northwest Championship. To night the bowling teams of the Oregon Road Club and Y. M. C. A. meet on the alleys of the latter to contest for the Northwest championship. The Road Club defeated the association last week in a contest for the Feldenheimer trophy. De spite this, the Y. M. C. A. feels that Its chances of success are good. Richards' phenomenal bowling at Astoria, and the fact that all the members of the team are expected to be present, lends encour agement. The Road Club's record has but few defeats to show, and Its members do not expect a failure from its team tonight. On Friday night Astoria will bowl the Y. M. C. A on the latter'e alleys. The regular anonthly social will also occur on that night, given by the Taylor-street ohurch. Al Kader .Election, At the annual meeting of Al Kader temple, held at their council-room, Masonic hall, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Illustrious potentate, L W. Pratt; chief rabban, Thomas McCusker; assistant rab ban, Frank A. Spencer; high priest, J. W. Hill; Oriental guide, D. W. Taylor; treas urer, George E. Withington; recorder, R. G. Whitehouse; grand representative, Douglas M. Taylor. This is the 13th year Messrs. Pratt and Whitehouse have served in their respective offices. There were 24 applications received for the order, and on the 20th of this month 40 more will be balloted for. As the committee has en gaged the services of his "satanlc maj esty" to-feBat the- sands on this occa sion, a hot old time may be expected. Reception to Mb. Warms. On Thurs day night, after the performance at the Marquam, theater, Portland lodge, B. P. O. Elks, Vtill hold a soalal session at Elks hall, in honor of Actor Frederick Warde. He will officiate as chairman, and a. big time is promised. Mr. Warde is & favorite in this city, both socially and 'professionally, and the Elks, who are his particular friends and admirers, give him a reception every time he comes. The social for women, which was to have been given by the Elks at Cordray's theater Friday afternoon, will not take place, on account of lack of sufficient time to make necessary preparations for It. This will be a disappointment, but it cannot be avoided. Cannot Exchange Stamps, Frequent applications are made at the postofflce to have stamps exchanged for those of other denominations. Postmaster Croasman wishes It stated that he Is not allowed to exchange stamps of any kind for any one, and hopes that this notice will prevent people from taking the trouble to come to the office to make such requests. Orders have been received by Postmaster Croas man to return to the department all Co lumbian postage stamps remaining unsold at this office. In accordance 'with this or der Mr. Croasman has returned a number of 510 and $2 stamps, which were all of the Columbian stamps he had left, and he was glad to get rid of them. Hn Removed the Wood. Henry "West erman, a dealer in wood, was sent to jail for one day on the technical charge of lar cony. It seems that during Westerman's absence, N. Coleman ordered a load of Vvood, and told the driver who delivered it that he would give Mr. Westerman credit on a note for the amount. Therein was the difficulty. It was alleged that Mr. Westerman owed a third party, from whom Mr. Coleman purchased the note. At any rate, that night Westerman took a team, went to Coleman's premises and re moved the wood without permission. Emulated Luetgert. John W. B. Kerr will be tried In the municipal court to morrow, charged with threatening to kill his -nlfe Kate. This pair has been sep arated for some time, and for several weeks Mrs. Kerr has been sick at St, Vin cent's hospital. She alleges that Kerr often threatened her life, and whenever opportunity offered would tell her that it was by no means uncommon for men to dispossess themselves of undesirable wives by murder. He would, she said, cite ex amples and tell her she would go by the same route. El3!Ction Today. The Portland Cham ber of Commerce will elect its officers for the ensuing year this afternoon at 3:30. All members -should be present and take an interest in the activities that the Cham ber of Commerce Is inaugurating for Port land's benefit. President Beebe has done very efficient work during his term, and was happily enabled to be Instrumental in increasing Portland's commerce and at tracting attention to this city as one of the chief ports of the world. Annuai, Election. The annual election of the board of directors and officers of the Merchants National bank was held last evening, resulting In the re-election ot the same board, as follows: J. Frank Wat son, R. L. Durham, James Steel, C. E. Smith, W. C. Johnson. George W. Hoyt, R. W. Hoyt. The officers are: J. Frank Watson, president; R. I. Durham, vice president; R. W. Hoyt, cashier; George W. Hoyt, assistant cashier. , The passenger department of the North ern Pacific railway have issued a com plete folder on the Cape Nome mining district, in Alaska. If you are anticipating a trip to the frozen north, you should call on or write A. D. Charlton, assistant gen eral passenger agent, Portland, for one o these folders. Biter Was Bitten. James McDonald, the bad-bill collector, was tackled by a big bulldog Monday, which bit him on the leg. The dog was the property of Frank Rivers, who was fined 10 yesterday by Judge Hennessy for keeping: a vicious pet. Faithful Officer Resigns. Robert I. Taft, who has been the assistant secre tary and assistant treasurer of the Com mercial Club since Its organization in the summer of 1S33, resigned his position New Year's. During the six and one-half years that Mr. Taft has been with the club, he has never been absent from his- post for more than one day at a time, and he will now take a much-needed rest before en gaging In any new business. While Mr. Taft has been connected with the club he has been brought into close personal con tact with the most of the leading busi ness men of the city, and has earned their good win and respect by close attention to, and thorough knowledge of, his duties, which have been discharged with intelli gence and courtesy. His resignation is re gretted most by those members of the club who have known him longest. Dr. Taylor Saw Stars. At the after noon session of the mun'cipal court, Mathew C. Blasen, who keeps a saloon on Fourth and Morrison streets, was tried for allowing a cellar door to remain open, against the peace and dignity of the com monwealth. Dr. R. C. Taylor testified that on Christmas night ho was gaily tripping along this thoroughfare In pursuit of an, oyster fry, looking intently all the while at a white horse and the usual accompani ment In the street, when suddenly he and the cellar door went down with a crasn. He saw no warning red light, but did see stars and leonlda in greatest profusion. It was shown that the door was left open only a few seconds, and Judge Hennessy dismissed the case, saying that it was negligence on the doctor's part in looking after the white horse. AN Old Man Stricken. A distressing case of an aged man stricken with paraly sis came to the attention of the pohco late last night. The victim was Joe Abor nethy living at Oak Point, according to letters on his person. For the past four or five weeks he has been about the city, but so far the officers nre not able to locate his lodging-house. Immediately after com ing out of the Palace restaurant the stroke deadened one side, and the old man fell through a show window next door. He was picked up and first removed to the station, and from there to the Good Samaritan hospital, by order of City Physician Wheeler. Abemethy seems to have some means and property, and the reason of his living alone here in the city Is not apparent. Promoted. George L. Alexander, who for the past 15 months has been manager of the American Type Founders' Company in Portland, has been promoted to the position of manager of the San Francisco house, and leaves this evening for his new field. As a token of their esteem, the men who have been working under him here yesterday presented him with a golden matchsafe, suitably engraved. Mr. Alex ander has won the good opinion of all with whom he has come In contact. His suc cessor here Is John S. Plnney, who has been employed by the same company In Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Paul. On Mixed the Clothes. On Sing is a laundryman who will be tried in the municipal court tomorrow on the charge of larceny by bailee, on the complaint of Mrs. Martha Eddleton. Mrs Eddleton, so she states, sent a lot of up-to-date wearing apparel to On's laundry, but when the wash was brought home, garments made up In last year's styles had been substituted for her 1903 raiment On blandly insists that It was "all a mis- takee," and that If he is given two days of grace he will locate Mrs. Eddleton's fin de slecle lingerie and restore the orig inal goods. Sio Werthbimer's New Store. Slg Wertheimer, the well-known cigar-dealer, who for many years has been in business at the southeast corner of Fifth and Washington streets, has purchased the cigar and tobacco store of F. "V. Ding man, at 123 Sixth street. Mr. Wertneimer lceeps only the best grades of cigars and tobacco In stock, and will be pleased to see his many friends either at his new place of business or at his old stand on Fifth and Washington, which he still retains Kept Running the Machine A nlckei-In-the-slot machine was taken from the Witch Hazel saloon yesterday afternoon by order of the chief of police- The pro prietor was notified to take out the ma chine, T)ut did not do so. He will explain his negligence to Judge Hennessy today. The gallery ot the Portland Art Asso ciation, In the Library building, contain ing the collection cf casts and photo graphs. Is open to visitors Mondays, Wed nesdays and Saturdays, morning and af ternoon. Admiss.on, 15 cents. Special ex hibitionPhotographs of Van Dycks Committed Bold Burglary. A thief, supposed to be a tramp, entered the house of B. F. Padrick, at Woodlawn, yesterday afternoon and stole an overcoat, coat and vest and a revolver. A suspicious-looking Individual was seen coming from the house by some of the neighbors. Captain McDonel.ib Condition. The condition of Captain Charles E. McDonell, who underwent an operation at St. Vin cent's hospital Monday, Is regarded as fa vorable. He was resting easy last night, and his physicians are hopeful of his re covery. Brings a Full Cargo. The Oriental liner Monmouthshire, which is due here January 18, brings a full cargo, as well as 75 Japanese andi 65 Chinese pas3cngers. "Wonderful Alaska" is the subject of Dr. Kellogg's lecture at Taylor-street church tonight. More than 150 splendid views, with the best light. David M. Dunne & Co.'s office removed to factory, corner 18th and Sherlock ave. Or. telephone 137. Umbrellas Repairing and recovering. Meredith's. Washington, bet. 5th and 6th. DE PACHMANN ONCE MORE. The Greatest Living Interpreter of Chopin at Thursday matinee. Tomorrow afternoon Portland music lovers will have the rare privilege of hear ing the pianist who, by general consent, Is acknowledged to be the greatest living Interpreter of Chopin. Do Pachmann's programme will be made up entirely of numbers from the works of his great compatriot, whose romance and fire he portrays with such unrivaled art. The matinee will take place at the Marquam at 3:15. It will be the last opportunity to hear Vladimir De Pachmann in Portland. o CROWD AT CORDRAY'S. "At Gny Coney Island" Continues to Fill the House. The usual crowded house greeted "At Gay Coney Island" at Cordray's last night, and the salt atmosphere of the sea beach, the bathing girls, the songs, dances and jokes seemed to put the audience in the usual good humor. The farce comes to Portland with an entirely new com pany this year, and consequently all the specialties and business are new. A livery advance salo indicates that the house will be filled all the rest of the week, includ ing the Saturday matinee. SI" Charged With Larceny. On complaint of M. Matteson, a war rant was issued last week from Justice Vreeland's court for the arrest of John Sager, charging him with larceny. He was arrested yesterday, and the case will be heard this afternoon. The complaint alleges that he took a number of small articles, Including a saw, wedges, sledgeB, axes and other tools. Several witnesses have been summoned. The parties live at Russellville. Matteson Is quite a de tective, and keeps things on the move in that neighborhood, and Baya that what he does not know of the doings of his neighbors Is not worth finding out ton . WEERE TO DINE. We use only the choicest meats, game and dairy products. The Portland Res taurant, 305 Washington street, near Fifth. Reduction Sale Fnnqy Dry Goods. New York Mercantile Co., 205 Third. AS DESCRIBED FOR FINNS aOUTHERN PACIFIC COXPNY8 PAMPHLET OK OREGON. General Review of the State, Its In dnstrlcs and Its Leading Cit ies and Towns. When their beloved emperor of all the Russians recently began to oppress his Finnish subjects they became restive and threatened to seek out new nomes in wee America. C. H. Markham, general freight and pas senger agent of the Southern Pacific Com pany, concluded that It was a good time to try to secure some of these industrious people for the Willamette valley, so he Issued a pamphlet in the Finnish lan guage, describing Oregon, and had it ex tensively circulated among them. Trans lated into English, tho pamphlet reads as follows: Oregon is situated on the Pacific coast, and is bounded by the states of Washing ton on the north, Idaho on tho east, Ne vada and California on the south and the Pacific, ocean on the west. The coast Is 300 miles long and mostly steep and rugged and full of bajs and sloughs. Along the whole of this long coast line there are only three or four good harbors. The In terior Is a high plateau, whloh two moun tain ranges divide into three distinct sec tions. The first of these sections runs north and south alpng the Pacific coast and is from 100 to 150 miles wide. The whole of this section is surrounded by tnt Cascade range of mountains. The two other sections are, topographically, tar more irregular and are formed by tha Blue mountains and a mountain chain called Klamath, which, tending to the southwest, ultimately joins the Cascado mountains The land suitable for agricultural pur poses is comparatively limited, but the meadows and pasture lands are extensive. The Ananas and pine tree forests are perhaps without their peers. Gold has been found In many places. Silver, copper, Iron and coal also exist. Large quantities ot fruits are raised. Salmon fishing is profita ble, and large quantities are canned ana sold. Tho largest river is the Columbia, which In Its windings forms three-fourths of the northern boundary, running west towards Its mouth into the Pacific ocean. The most important city, and the largest in the .Northwest, is Portland, on the banks of the Willamette river, 12 miles above Its junction with the Columbia river. The second city is Astoria; at tne mouth of the Columbia river. The capi tal city is Salem. The most Important export products are: Seeds, grain, flour, building lumber? beet and salmon, fruits, etc. The population in 1890 amounted to 313,767. Perhaps it will Interest the Tender to make a little closet acquaintance with some of the most im portant places. Salem. The capital city Is situated on the east bank of the Willamette river, 52 miles south of Portland. The city contains large leather and Iron factories, also water works, an electric light plant and electric street railways. The city has every pros pect of a great and flourishing future. The surrounding country is, with Its beautiful topography and great fertility, a veritable paradise. Those who, In Europe, from their husbandry have been accustomed to a meager and poor harvest, will ob serve that In that recpect tho Teturns here are exceedingly large. Portland. This is the commercial capital, and sup plies the largest traffic carried by the railroads of the Pacific Northwest ana compares favorably In that respect with San Francisco. The city is situated on the banks of tho Willamette river, a short distance above Its junction with the Co lumbia river. In the vicinity of the city commences the Willamette valley, which is the highway Into the interior and extenaa east as far as the Cascade mountains. The best building lumber in the world grows here very extensively. Gold and silver mines net millions year ly, giving employment to thousands ot miners. Millions of acres of tilled land, on which the grain, hops and the fruit tree bring harvests, the like of which is hardly to be found elsewhere. The ex ceedingly productive fisheries already suf fice to give Impetus to the growth of tno city. Portland Industries. Portland Is the Industrial and trade cen ter tributary to the Pacific Northwest railroads. Excellent transportation facil ities, both by land and water, promote, In a large measure, the transportation and distribution of raw material and manufac tures to the markets of the world. A plentiful supply of wood furnishes a cheap fuel, and pure drinking water Is to be had In unlimited quantities A great advantage to the industries of the city comes from the falls in the Willamette river, from which power is obtained to run a large number of factories. The fall supplies 70,000 horsepower throughout the year for the service of industry and even more at certain times of the year. The fall is never frozen, and 10,000 horsepower is consumed by the factories near it, and 12.000 is brought to Portland for the use of its factories, as well as Its electric lights and street railways. The number of factories run by these falls Is onry exceeded by those of Niagara. No other city possesses like power with as plentiful a supply of raw material In Its neighbor hood and at the same time such handy transportation facilities connecting witn tho rest of the world. Among the numerous manufacturing es tablishments mention may be made of linen, cloth, iron, paper, leather, canning factories and several other branches of in dustry, as well as that of flour and beer. Tho factories give yearly work to about 15,000 persons. The cityrs Imports reach a yearly average of about 530,000,000 (150,000,000 marks). The Industries have only commenced as yet. Intelligent Industry receives guidance and support from the Home Manufactur ers' Association, which has taken upon it self the guiding and assisting of all kinds of new branches of Industry, to which this place Is so well adapted. Portland's Trade. The Columbia river is the only fresh water harbor on the Pacific coast. Among the commercial harbons of the Pacino ocean, San Francisco Is the only one that compares with Portland In commerce. One can travel on large ocean vessels from Portland along the Columbia far in land. That portion of the country not ac cessible to tho river is Teached by wagon roads. All the produce that the Pacific Northwest railroads handle reaches the markets of tho world best through Port land, and for this reason Portland ha every prospect In the future'of being able to preserve her place among the foremost trading cities in this country. Portland's passenger ships go to Alaska, San Fran cisco, Japan and China, and freight ships carry freight between here and Oriental countries and ocean ports. In addition, a whole fleet of smaller vessels cares for the trade between ports in the United States. Portland as a Home Land. Among Portland's most pleasing posses sions are her home-like residences. Thb houses are constructed for the occupa tion of one family, and this custom Is so universal that its equal is hardly to be found elsewhere. The houses are in all re spects handsome, convenient, sanitary and home-like. The city possesses a natural water supply, the purest that can be imag ined. Over $3,000,000 was expended in bringing the water through immense pipes a distance of 30 miles, from a lake in the mountains. By the assistance of reser voirs and branch lines, an unlimited quan tity of refreshing water is at all times to be had In every portion of the lO squaro miles that approximately composes the area of this city. The city has also a modern sewerage system. Portland's ad- ik rUsilllV P m I itjIIUu il i P Not the ordinary p m H "good-enouah" M p& kind but H II p the very best m m jS Not the cheap, gg p the most costSy g g i Checkering 8 i I Kimball I 1 m AItPfatr Si 8 P Hi Hi Il KIMBALL ORGANS & ?ra j5 I Graft m M m 1 ' Suit S &y 107 First Street ill i3 North ot Washington s The Musical Sensation of the Season pp ..IViarqyam GrancL 8 rM IM MPII in Mnr SS3 Thursday Afternoon $f January 1 1 j$ at 3:15 P. M. sag Farewell Piano Recital pi ; f De Pachinaoo I The Great Russian Pianists Complete Chopin Programme PRICES: liovrer floor, except last 3 rows $1 00 Lower floor, last 3 rows - 1.00 Balcony, flrst 3 rows ICO Balcony, second 3 rows .1-00 Balcony, last 0 rows 7oc Box and Lose seats 2 00 Seats are eelUns at the Marquam Box Office. , Stelnway piano used. vantages for truck farming are wonderful. Boots and fresh vegetables can be haa the whole year around. Fresh fish ana game are also cheap. From the buncn grass ranges beef and mutton Is brought to Portland to be sold far cheaper than in any Eastern city. The best of flour Is sola here for half the price in Eastern cities. Fresh and dried fruits sell at low prices. A good dinner Is to be had for 25 cents at the Testaurants, Good board and loan ing in private families can be had for about $20 to $22 60 per month. Good fur nished rooms can be had for $8 to 513 per month. A whole house, containing from six to eight rooms, can be had ror $15 to ?20 per month. Smaller ones can be had cheaper. Among'other desirable places Is Ashlana, with its woolen nSllls and fruit orchards. Fruit cultivation is extensive in Medfora. Grants Pass has railroad shops and ma chine shops. Its location Is especially ta vorable to mining Industries and also to agriculture. Eugene Is one of Oregon's most flourishing cities, and a large traae center. Here Is also located the state university and a splendid school system. This short descrlatlon may suffice to demonstrate that Oregon offers excep tional advantages to immigrants Intending to seek new living places for themselves. Every person of Integrity and energy can here obtain for himself a home and a euro living. Pleasant Home Affairs. A Mr. King has been making a canvass of the Pleasant Home district In an effort to get the people Interested In a cream ery, which he Intends to establish In the neighborhood, provided he can contract for the milk of 200 cows. It Is a doubtful proposition, as there are not that many good cows near there. However, the peo ple are taking a deep interest In the en terprise, and will make an effort to as sist in getting the creamery started. They realize that such an industry would be a great help to tho entire section Here tofore little attention has been given to stockralslng, but it is seen that it would be very profitable. The surrounding coun try, Is as well adapted to dairy purposes as at Gresham, six miles we3t, where there is a prosperous cheese factory. Thompson "Van Vleot, who had been sick for some time with cancer of the stomach, died Sunday morning at 3 o'clock The funeral occurred Monday, and the re mains were buried in the cemetery. Serv ices were held In the church. Mr. Van Vleet was an old soldier during the civil war. He was connected with a Missouri regiment, and served mostly In that state. PA Wife; two daughters and three sons survive him. One son lives at Walla "Walla, but was present at the funeral; one In California, and one at The Dalles. He has a brother, living at Salem, who was present at the funeral. The committee In charge of the camp flre and bean-bake of the M. A. Ross post and Woman's Relief Corps has arranged an Informal programme for the entertain ment for next Saturday night. Short ad dresses will be made by J. G. Stephens, $1 Colored Shirts Fine Neckwear (3 for SOc) Boys' Clothing Reductions are GREAT. This department 1 ' offers great inducements. FAMOUS CLOTHING HOUSE BSRB3Bp!SWwiWCTiWB!RiWlir8BSiW'wii3ruj.Uq - jtwt -.--u SJ If saving money Is a pleasure What splendid fun you bught-to liavf here This Popular ease those averaging 15 Some satisfying peciais Lot 5552 Brown, black and -whlta checked cheviot; serse lining; for mer price, $10. Sale price $8.00 Lot 2035 Light striped wool cassl mere, serge lined; former price $15. Sale price 12.50 Lot 5834 Dark gray diagonal chev iot suits; Italian lining; former price $15. Sale price...., 12.60 Lot 5S10 Fancy small plaid wool cassimere; serge lining; regular price 515. Sale price 12.50 Lot 8253 Fancy checked cheviot suits; Italian lining; regular price $20. Sale price 17.00 We've 1 Lorcest Clothiers In the Northwest Colonel Robert Pool, M. Ball, J. Maro ney and others, which will consist mainly of war reminiscences. o RAINBOW AT NIGHT. Phenomenon "Witnessed Not Long Ago by Residents of Lane County. SPRINGFIELD, Or., Jan. 8 (To the Editor.) I have failed to see In your pa per an account of a rare phenomenon that occurred here recently, and which I called my daughter, Miss Jennie, out to witness also. We live here in Springfield. At 5 A. M. Friday, December 15, 1899, two hours before daylight, I saw a perfect rainbow to the east, the full moon being In tho west and shining through a rift In the clouds upon the gentle rain that was falling here, while in the east there waa a dense cloud, as block as Ink. It was on this that the bow was formed a perfect bow, reaching -from the earth on the north to the earth on the south, of full size, perfectly white. It lacked the brilliant light of the sun to bring out tho other colors. I have never seen nor heard of anything like It, but I don't doubt that the like has been. T. S. DEAN. e t To Destroy Wild Parsnips. NAHCOTTA, Wash.. Jan. 7. (To the Editor.) I see a piece In your paper about wild parsnip poisoning stock. It is very easy to get rid of. Knock off the tops in the spring, take a sharp stick, make a hn down In the root, and fill it with salt. I will guarantee this will kill it as dead as a door nail. C. M. STARK. A Faotor in Climate. Salem Journal. One state institution boasts of its ex cellent climate. The state probably fur nishes plenty of good wood. o ' Donblc Errors. Philadelphia Record. Many a man now, when he starts to date his letter, makes it '99, and then he use3 0-y, 0-y words. . c ' FLOWER. PIECES. Elegant and reasonable; also hyacinths, carnations, callas and Easter Miles, at Burkhardt Bros., Twenty-third and Gll san. Tel. Main 502. o WALDORF PIANOS FOR RENT. Six months' rent allowed If purchased. GRAVES & CO , 285 Alder, near Fourth. Par Infanto and Children. Tha Kind You H&V9 Always Bought Bears the Signature of mm, zZ7& Every Department Affected of ours benefits everybody. 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