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s J5-- r - vfM ifj'l - ?1 10 THE MORNING" OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, 'APRIL 21,' 190S. THE LIFE STORY OF ELIZABETH FRY (Ccm light, 1000. by Seymour Eaton.) THE OREOONIAN'S HOMESTUDY CIRCLE: DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON BIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES FOR GIRLS BT CHARI3TTE BREWSTER JORDAN. X ELIZABETH FRY. (1781-183.) "I like the Jltr In your full-brimmed eye; I like your carriage and your silken gray. Tour dove-like fcablts and your silent preach ing. ' But I Jont like rour nugatory teaching. No. Tit be your friend, and like a friend Point out your Terr wont defect nny, never Start at that word! But I roust ask you why You keep your school In Newgate. Mrs. Fry." The foregulnfT deplorably unmetrlcal rhyme, called VKeep Your School Out of Newgate. Mrs. Fry." 'was the outcome of an effort by Thomas Hood to put In ballad form the popular amazement at the prison reforms brought about by that active philanthropist. Mrs. Eliza beth Fry. The cordial support which the moit eminent men and women of Eu rope have since given Mrs. Fry's help ful plans has proved Hood's diagnosis of her teaching to have been as poor as the puns In which he tried to express It. This woman, who braved the ferocity of the prison inmates and 'the bantering of the uncomprehending, was naturally of spicli timorous temperament that she could never have achieved her good works had she not been actuated by the thought that she was called of God to minister to his suffering and sinful children. As a child she was afraid of the dark, nerv ously apprehensive over approaching trouble, and give nto morbid self-probing. Her presentiments In regard to the death of her mother. whoe very slumbers Elizabeth used to watch with nervous Jealousy, were sadly fulfilled when Eliz abeth was but 12 years old. After this unexpected blow Mr. Gumey, the father, became greatly self-absorbed, and. natu rally Indulgent, let his 12 young children bring themselves up the best way they could. Utterly unrestrained, their lives henceforth afforded a great contrast to the systematic religious training which the mother had enforced. After the vio lence of their grief had pased away, the bereaved family led the gaye5t ex istence In their beautiful country scat at Earlham. Elizabeth Gumey. the third daughter, whom the loving mother had called her "dovelike Betsy," had grown Into a tall, slender girl, with flaxen hair, extreme exuberance of spirits, a flippancy in quot ing the atheistic aphorisms of the French Revolutionists, a fondness for wearirg be coming scarlet riding habit, for hearing the band play, for attracting the notice of admiring officers quartered In the neighborhood, and for going to the opera to see "the Prince" n petted, fly-away girl, whose naive entries In her Journal form a fair Index of her girlhood charac ter: "July 11 Company to dinner. I must beware of not being a flirt; It Is an abominable character: I hope I shall never be one, and yet I fear I am one now. a little. He careful not to talk at random. If I do pass this day without a foolish action, it will be the first I ever passed so. If I pass a day with only a few foolish actions. I may think It a good one." Strange as It may seem, under these deliriously diametric characteristics lay excellent foundation for the high destiny which Elizabeth Gurncy ultlmate'y achleved. Her volatile spirits kept her enthusiasm, when diverted to more seri ous subject, fresh nnd vigorous: her quickness at repartee gave her facility in choosing the right word for courtier, camp or convict; hce- lively imagination, her zest for seizing the strong points of a situation, lent an almost legal force to her pleadings for the Unfortunate tamed by her kindly heart, and the cun ning of her childhood developed Into the shrewdest penetration of the Inwardness of those whom she was to Influence. Underlying her girlish archness lay a habit of self-annlysls which frequently caused her great discomfort. "We find la her Journal entries made before she was 37. sincerely questioning her right to be so occupied with trifles, "dress in par ticular." After several months of strag glings she decided that her high spirits ran away with her when dancing and singing, and that she must henceforth give up these greatly enjoyed and other wise Innocent diversions. She had sev eral lapses Into these, her besetting sins, and might eventually have drifted back Into her pleasure-loving life, had It not been for the forcible remonstrances of William Savery. a visiting American JTrlend. Upon the day of his flrst address the seven beautiful daughters of Mr. Gur ney sat In a row under the gallery of tho Norwich meeting-house. Betsy's usual restlessness being made especially conspicuous by her smart purple boots, laced with red. From that day, however, her love for the world seemed gone. Her father was not a plain Friend. ' nnd, fearing that Elizabeth's Impres sionable nature might lead her to make resolutions which she might afterword wish to break, he wisely took her to London on a test visit, of which her Jour nal records a round of dancing, opera and rouge. Her awakened conscience, however, took the zest out of her gay ctlcs, and when ihe again heard Will lam Savery speak In London, her reso lution was taken to become a plain Friend. She had a horror of emotional religion, whleh she believed led to fa naticism, and she therefore approached with great soberness the decision from which she never afterward wavered. Hers was a restless nature, which de veloped to the best advantage when hemmed In by certain fixed restrictions. ana sno therefore found a definite sup port In Friendly sobriety. In. the plain dress (the becoming poke-bonnet having not yet succeeded the Friendly beaver hat) and In the temperate use of the familiar pronoun. Elizabeth Gurney had meanwhile start ed a Bible-reading school among the poor of the neighborhood, which soon num bered SO children, whom she Interested through the sheer force of her personal ity, unaided by the pictures and "gifts" so helpful to modern teachers. At the ago of 19 the Impetuous Eliza beth married Joseph rry. bade farewell to her tearful school children, and went to live In Mildred's Court. London. The Fry were such decidedly plain Friends that they considered the Quaker bride quite worldly. She certainly was always extremely liberal-minded, notwithstand ing her scrupulous conformity to the ex- ternals so valued by her new relatives. The domestic cares of a prosperous family always entertaining largely and hospitably pressed so heavily upon her for the next 12 years that wo find little comment In regard to this period of her life except her active philanthropy In the parish. Frequent Illnesses weakened her physically, but left her high, active spirit uncurbed. Meanwhile the family re moved to a beautiful. luxurious home at riashet. where Elizabeth Fry had be come an approved minister of the Society of Friends. Here she founded a school for the poor Irish of the neighborhood, materially assisted the annual encamp ment of Gypsies, learned the art of vac cination from an eminent physician, and so skilfully Inoculated the children of her Indigent neighbors that smallpox was practically stamped out from the sur rounding villages. In 1S13 Mrs. Fry paid her first memorable visit to the women of Newgate prison, whose wards were familiarly known as "Hell on Earth." The loathsome condi tions and consequent suffering of the In mates deeply touched the tender-hearted woman, but beyond providing food and clothing for them Mrs. Fry did not begin the work with which her name Is Identified until four years later. Meanwhile she tried accurately says: "An offence pursued at to Interest her friends In some practical the discretion of the injured party or his way of confronting the terrible Newgate representatives Is a civil Injury. An of problem. fence which Is pursued by the Sovereign, Thoso who objected to a woman pioneer In this reformatory work upon the ground that a mother's place Is In her home little appreciated Elizabeth Fry's recoil from the publicity "which the novelty of her work must entail, nor her wrestlings with conscience, when trying to decide which duty urged the stronger claim: nor did her detractors at flrst realize that It was the warm motherly nature Inspiring her with sympathy for the little children of the prisoners which touched their brutal natures and formed the real keynote of her success. Capital punishment at that time ex isted for 100 different offenses. The women of the prison, tried and untried, were herded together with their little children In a bare filthy room. where they were all supposed to eat s'Ightly. drink freely and sleep without bedding. Half-perished with the cold and Insufficiently clad, they spent the days gambling and begging for ELIZAIIETH FRY. drink money. The howling of this Inferno I were so terrible and the savage lrreponsl- i blllty of these degraded and maltreated Inmates was so dangerous that the prison authorities implored Mrs. Fry to leave her valuables out!d. This she refused to do, and requested that, she might go In alone to speak with the prisoners. When the doors had been locked after her, she gently laid before the astonished women the mis ery of their little ones and besought them to co-operate with her In organizing a school for them. Quite touched by her rraycrs and solicitations, the women chose the most trustworthy of their fellow prisoners as teacher. Soon the mothers alro attended tho skillfully conducted school. Sewing was taught them, matrons were appointed and the place gradually as sumed an orderly and spot" ess appearance. Another great trial which she assumed was the personal comforting of prisoners sentenced to execution. Nothing but a realizing sense of the genuine support which her sympathy conveyed to those whose scaffolds were building enabled her to confront these terrible ordealiJ, especially when the poor victims were to bo hanged for petty theft, for accomplice in forgery or for passing counterfeit .notes without knowledge that they were spurious. So agonized did Mrs. Fry become over these visits to the cells of the unjustly con demned that she began Inquiring, to some purpose. "Is It for man thus to take the prerogative of the Almighty Into h!s own I hands?" As n rcsu't of her efforts1 among prominent philanthropists and In the House of Commona the penal decrees were made far more humane. Societies were organ ized to provide Instruction and employ ment which would make prisoners self supporting, and the funds necessary to bring about this new regime were raised by John J. Gurney. Elizabeth Fry's broth er. The government also Intrusted to this heroic band the care of the transport ships. and under Iti practical wisdom this vile rystcm was relieved of much of Its horror and barbarity. Meanwhile financial difficulties and the consequent removil f-om beiutlful PUahet to a cottago at Upton, combined with the loss of many of her friends and relatives, sadly Impaired Mrs. Fry's health. Throughcut nil her trials, however, she was to others the strengthercr and con soler. Her increasingly large family was nlso a great care, her twelfth and young- i est' child being born on the same day as t her first grandchild. She nevertheless found time to make In the companionship of her noblo brother several helpful Journ eys abroad. In her Jourral sho thus describes a visit which the King of Prurcla paid to-her at Upton: "I went first (from Newgate) with the lady mayoress and the sheriffs, the king next with his own peop'e. I had to hasten to take oft my cloak, and then went down to meet him at the carriage door, with my hu-sband and seven of our sons and pons-In-Iaw. I then walked with him Into tho drawing room, where all was In beautiful order, neat and adorned with flowers. I presented to the king our eight daughters and daughters-in-law. . . . and afterward presented IS of our grand children. We had a solemn silence before our meal, which was handsome and fit for a king, yet not extravagant, everything meat complete and nice. I sat by the king, who appeared to enjoy his dinner, perfect ly at his eaa and very happy with n." In all her Interviews with strangers and celebrities she prayed constantly to bo kept "faithful, not forward." Her pity for the lonely coast guardsmen led her to anticipate the modern traveling ZTJ ,m,ra!i7 ns W.IMJ mU5c atia a general good time. The club I!U.m," TSrJ.wIU endeavor to ectlpo all former meet- i!Cr """ """ "u A woman of undoubted executive ability. Elizabeth Fry nevertheless posserred a single-heartedness and loveliness of char acter such as is not often granted to leaders of men engrossed with outsIJo cares. Tho secret of this happy convblna- tlon Is found In a letter to her sifter where- in she says: "Ever since my heart was touched at 17 years old. I believe I have never awakened from s cep. In sickness or In health, by night or day. without my first thought being how best I may serve my Maker." She died In 1645. Forty rears later a church was erected to her memory In the garden of her Upton home. Princess Louise laid the foundation stone and many of Mrs. Fry's great-grandchildren were present at the ceremony. Intemperance a Vice, Xot a Crime. PORTLAND. April IS. (To the Editor.) I will not occupy much of your space In dealing with Rev. Ray Palmer and his collection of dictionaries. Like Ephralm. be Is Joined to his Idols. A man who calls the Standard dictionary 'he' may call Intemperance a parallelogram, for anything I care. A vice Is a habit, and a crime Is an act. One Indulges In a vice, and becomes the subject of moral censure. One com mits a crime, and becomes liable to an Indictment. To say that one Indulges In a crime, or comfulU a vice, would be a perversion of language. The two things are distinct. Even all overt offences are not crimes. As Austin, In his work on Jurisprudence, or ny me suoorainara oi me .sovereign, Is -a crime.' Vice In general is that civil habit or disposition out of which crimes proceed by way of consequence. Envy Is a vice, but,, murder perpetrated by an envious man Is a crime. The following passage occurs In Emerson's "Essay on Compen sation": "The league between virtue and nature engages all things to assume a hostile front to vice. The beautiful laws and substances of the world persecute and whip the traitor, He finds that things l are arranged for truth and benefit, but there Is no den In the wide world to Wde a rogue. Commit a crime, and the earth Is made of glass. There Is no such thing as concealment. Commit a crime, and It seems as If a coat of snow fell on the ground, such as reveals In the woods tho track of every partridge and fox and squirrel and mole." Intemperance Is an evil habit, and therefore a vice. One cannot commit it. or be indicted for Its commission; there- fore It Is not a crime. RICHARD H. THORNTON. FOR EAST SIDE ROADS. CotnmlMlonen Will Be AUed to Make Improvements. John R. Gllstrap, chairman of the com mittee appointed by the Woodstock & Ivanhoe Improvement Association to pre pare a petition to the County Commis sioners asking for the improvement of the Woodstock avenue nnd Thayer road, con necting with the Powell's Valley roadV will begin to circulate the petition next week. Under the conditions the Improvement of this road through to the Section Line road will require two petitions. One will b for the Improvement from the Mllwaukle road to Powell's Valley road, and the other will be for that portion from the Powell's Valley road to the Section Line road. The reason for two petitions Is that the road between Powell's Valley and the Section Line roads Is not yet entirely open. "Deeds for the complete opening for that latter portion are expected to arrive from California at any time from the parties owning the narrow strip that still ob structs the full opening. Meanwhile. Mr. Gllstrap will push for the Improvement of the portion that Is fully opened, ana then take up the remainder north of the i Powells Valley road, when the deeds oi i dcdlcatlon have been received. The people of the whole of the southeast district are very much Interested In this road Im provement, and are anxious that It should be accomplished. The New Cannery- Enterprise. The new cannery, which Is to occupy the building which was occupied by the Troy laundry, on Grand avenue, will soon bo provided with machinery and put In shape for the canning season. C. H. Prescott, R. J. Holmes and Frank Strong are the owners and Incorporators of this enter prise. As manager of the enterprise an experienced man has been engaged. It is the Intention of the Arm to put up fruit and vegetables, and the plant will be en larged when more space Is required. It Is also Intended to add a preserving plant for making Jams and pellles, for which there is a wide market. The necessary machinery for the plant has been ordered, and It will be prepared to commence opera tion with the appearance of the first fruit. East Side Notes. Harry Taylor, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Taylor, of Montavllla, died yesterday after a short Itinera. The funeral will take place today from the house, and Lone Fir cemetery will be the place of Interment. At 10:55 yesterday morning, a son was born to the wife of Gus Schler, of the Morrison bridge, and at 11 A. M. the youngster had been named Joubert Cronji Kruger Schler. The father Is serving 25 cent cigars to all friends. The entertainment prepared by the pupils of the Academy of the Holy Names at the Burkbard Hall this evening promises to be a success. They have worked hard in rehearsal on the drama, "The Child Heroine," which they will present. ' The ATblna Republican Club Is making preparations for a blg meeting at Gomez Hall next Wednesday night. On that occasion there will be able addrcfres. lngs held tn the Tenth Ward. New York's Rapid Transit Line. NEW YORK. April 20. The Carneglo Sttpel Pnmnnnr it Is ntflled sclll hulld the i viaduct and elevated structures of the . rapid transit system. John B. McDonald, the contractor for the underground road. j has not yet announced this subcontract, , but he will probably do so In a few days. , There will be five miles of elevated otruc- ture tn the Bronx. Mr. McDonald has al ready awarded the contract for .the struc tural Iron and steel which wilt be used In the construction ot the underground road, to the Carnegie Company. in Earl Rnsaell Won Divorced. RENO, Nev., April 50. It has been learned that both Earl Russell and Mrs. SomervIIle. nee Mollle Cook, who wen married Sunday last, were granted divorces Saturday by Judge C E. Mac kin, of the District Court of Genoa, In this state. Mrs. SomervIIle charged her husband with extreme cruelty. It Is un derstood that Earl Russell alleged deser tion In his complaint. Tfce beaUa- properties of Qrevc'l Ointment commend Its use fcr all ekln afiUctloss. Parker- ZJlr BaUam alia tne hair growth. LEASING THREE SECTIONS jonx DAY STOCKMAN JOHN MINTO. ANSWERS An Ordinary Band of 8COO Sheep "Will Require nt lnat Fifty Sec tion for Range. John C. Luce, a well-known stockman of the John Day Valley, who Is sojourn ing at the St. Charles, takes exceptions to some points advanced by John Mlnto, In yesterday's Orcgonlan. concerning the leasing "of Government pastures. To a reporter Mr. Luce said yesterday: "Mr. Mlnto's theory In regard to leasing three sections and no more, by any one stock man, might work very well In the foot hills back of Salem, but they could not apply to lands where large bands of sheep have to be provided for. Take an ordinary-sized flock of 5000 sheep In the John Day Valley, and they would cat out three sections of grass within a week. It takes a mile square to swing such a band around In. as the.animals will spread over half a mile wide In feeding. To confine them to a narrower strip would be to 'bunch' them, and sheep confined In .a. bunch always fall off. Of course. If the three .sections could bo rencea ana me size of the hand limited to 230 head, the sheep might be kept on the tract quite a while, but there Is no profit In running little bunches of sheep In Oregon, unless the owner has a good-sized farm In the Willamette Valley and keeps a few sheep on the side. "In figuring on the amount of John Day hill lands needed for a year's pastur age. I find that 50 sections would be necessary for 5000 sheep. Such a flock would soon wear the grass off for a half a mile from their camp, so that really a whole section would be spoiled for camping purposes alone. "Neither could we apply Mr. Mlnto's theories to catcbbaslns or artesian wells, as our land Is of the light, ashy order, that would drink up all the water we tried to store. Artesian wells have been proven Impracticable where the porous basalt is the bedrock of the country. Heppner's experlenco In the artesian-well business furnishes ample proof of this. "Although I have run shtep In Eastern Oregon a good many years, I can con ceive of no way to lease these lands sat isfactorily to the majority of stockmen. I consider It wise to leave well enough alone, when sheep and cattle men respect each other's rights. The leasing of three sections to each party living contiguous, as Mr. Mlnto suggests, would soon result In one man monopolizing a large tract of range, by a sub-lease system. "Mr. Mlnto's fling at me In regard to slaughtered sheep and perjured Jurors Is all right. Wo John Day stockmen feel a good deal like the Boers do In South Africa, when It comes to being eaten out of house and home by hordes of tramp sheep from adjoining counties every Summer. Wo think If those out side sheepmen own our mountain ranges that the only course left for us Is to leave. Yet we do not feel like leaving. We have built up snug dwellings and cosy farms In the various valleys and creek bottoms of the John Day, and these will be of no use to us If tramp sheep persist In turning our green hillsides Into terraces of dusty trans, we nave no Winter range on the John Day, and the outsiders have no Summer range on the prairies of Morrow. Crook. Gilliam. Wasco and Wheeler Counties: so we have to feed hay for months at a time. We have Just as good a right to swarm down on their Winter ranges and eat them out. as they have to clean out our Summer range. Long years of persecution by tramp stock has embittered us on this question, and we now propose to protect our pastures and ranges. Just as Mr. Mlnto would do If he was engaged In stockralslng on a larger scale In. the John Day Valley. He now confines himself to raising a few fine blooded sheep on his Willamette Valley farm. We could carry three times-the amount of stock in Grant County that we do at present. If theso bunchgrnss sheep-owners would let us alone." NO NEW THING AFTER ALL Canadian Pnclfle's Abolition of Com missions Railroad Notes. Yesterday's dispatches from Chicago an nounced that the Canadian Pacific has agreed, after a conference with the Santa Vr. Illinois Central and Northern Pacific, I tn do awav with the payment of commls- sions on pateenger business on and after May 1. This io connrmaiory ui a. t- ment made by The Oregonlan April L At that time It was stated that Information had been received hero from Montreal that the Canadian Pacific would withdraw Its prepaid order agencies from this territory. The practice of Western railroads to do business through prepaid order agents was an Innovation on established methods prevailing In the Bast. The action of the Canadian Pacific shows a disposition to work more In harmony with American lines. It Is viewed with satisfaction In this section, and removed a disturbing factor. If the Canadian Pa cific should finally recede from Its posi tion of Insisting upon a differential, ail friction would be removed between tho great transcontinental lines. This would facilitate traffic on a basis fair to all com petitors. SIR. DANIELS DEPARTS. "Yew Yorlc Central GenernI Passen ger Arent Starts East. George H. Daniels, general passenger agent of the New Tork Central, and party, who have been In Portland for several days pact, left for the East yesterday. The O. R. & N.'s train No. 4 pulled out Mr. Daniels' private car at 3:13 P. M. This train carried the car as far as Umatlllu. This gave the party an opportunity of viewing the beauties of the Columbia by daylight. At Umatilla. Mr. Daniels' car was coupled to the O. R. & N.'s train No. 2 as far as Huntington and thence over the Oregon Short Line through to Og den and Salt Lake and thence East via Glenwood Springs, Denver and other places. reaching New York May i. Mr. Daniels Is a man who believes In profitably employing his time, even when making a pleasure trip. During his brief stay In Portland he did not lay aside thia custom. He wa.s actively employed at the O. R. & N. offices yesterday In gath ering statistics, facts and figures. Those he will tabulate and place In order while whirling eastward, to form the basis of Information to be given the public through Interviews on hl return to New York. In this way he will constitute himself a most reliable advertising medium of the resources of the Pacific Northwest, that will greatly Inure to Its advantage. "CHEERFULNESS." A Clever Piece of Advertising by the Mllvraukcc. Tho Milwaukee hco hit upon a clever bit of advertising, entitled "Cheerful ness." which, nt the same time. Is full of good sense. It reads: "Learn to laugh. A good laugh Is bet ter than medicine. Learn how to tell a story. A well-told story Is as welcome as a runbeam In a sick-room. Learn to keep your own troubles to yourself. The world to too busy to care for your Ills and sor rows. "Learn to stop croaking. If you cannot sco any good In the world, keep the bad to yourself. Learn to hide your pains and aches under pleasant smiles. No one care to hear whether you have the earache, headache or rheumatism. "Don't cry. Tears do well enough la novels, but are out of place In real life. Learn to meet your friends with a sml'e. A good-humored man or woman la always welcome, but the dyspeptic or hypochon driac Is .not wanted anywhere, and is a nuisance so well. "Above all, giro pleasure. Lose no BfteKaeHE E Women Suffering with Backache are Requested to Read These Letters From Women Who Have Been Cured of It by Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. Could Not Sleep " Dzab Mrs. Pbckham i I though that I would let you know how much good Lydia K. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has done me. Before taking it I suffered very much with backache. could not sleep nights. Now, thanks E medicine, I rest very well every night and am better than I have been for years. I want every woman to know what your Vegetable Compound has done for me. I know it will help others if they will only give it a tsiaL" Miss Grace Colton, Oswego Falls, N. Y. Backache and Headache " Dear Mbs. Pixkiiam : I had headache and backache, was nervous all the time. I have L taken five "bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- JASj fr ble Compound and have had better E taking it than I have had for ten L -a -r ... r stronger man a was ana weign more did. I think it is the best medicine r 'have recommended it to others. May w women." Mbs. Maboabzt Wild, Profuse Menstruation "Dkab Mbs. PrsKHAM: My trouble was F profuse menstruation, lasting from twelve weeks. The flow was so thought I could not live over night. , pains in my right side very severe at times, ' hot flashes so that I thought I would burn - up. a naa to stay in Dea neany all the time ipgxa j-S&tt Si for two years and six months. I had two ftSS ' doctors but they did me no good. My neighs xS30WW?35&iti0- .. -. . .... ' bors thought that I - woe in this condition your medicine. I began its use at once and ' in two days ielt that it was doing me good. I ' soon got out of bed and commenced to do my work, something I had not done for years. I continued taking your medicine and now feel as thoucrh I was E young again. My changes are now regular and people are telling me how well I look. I tell them that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable ComDOUBd did it alL" Almeda. B. Duxlap, 9 8. Kent St "Winchester, Va. Thirty years of constant success is the record of r LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S sTiM-ii- vu..l.i.v.v.,,,. chanco of glvlns pleasure. Tou will pasj through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that you can do or any klndnero that you can show to any hu man being, you had better do It now; do not defer or neglect It, for you will not pass thia way again." CAXCEl.I,ATIO. POSTPONED. Enit and West-IJound Freight Itntca In Stntn Qoo. Announcement was recently made by The Oregonlan that, effective yesterday, April 20, all percentage -arrangements to and from the territories ot the Southeast ern Mississippi Valley Freight Associa tion, the Southeastern Freight Associa tion and the Northern lines would be ab rogated. This was to have applied on all through business not baeed on combination basis. As outlined at the time. It would have materially raised rates, aa the through rate would have been made up of a combination of all local rates. Shippers of salmon and of Iron pipe would have been directly affected by the proposed change. Telegraphic advices received here yes terday from General Freight Agent Moore, of the Northern Pacific, at St. Paul, state that he Is advised that "the South eastern llnefl have postponed cancellation notice of rates and divisions to and from Southeastern points." This places the matter In statu quo. and tho rates heretofore In existence will be temporarily restored. 'OVKRLAXD LIMITED." Name of Xcvf O. R. & V. Train to Clil-can-o, "Which Start Tomorrow. It has beer! found necessary In order to make the name ot the trains between Portland and Chicago uniform, to change the "Portland-Chicago" special fo tho "Overland Limited," which will lea.ve at 9:15 A. M., the "Portland-Chicago Spe cial" leaving at 6:C0 P. M. The coaches, sleepers, library and dining cars of the "Overland Limited" will be the broad-ves-tlbuled and will be thoroughly equipped with every new device, and supplied with every convenience for the comfort of Its patrons. The time, as already advertised, will be 12 hours shorter than heretofore, and passengers leaving Portland In the morning at 9:15 will reach Chicago at 9:C0 A. M. tho fourth day thereafter, con suming "but TO hours of actual running time. The change of name made In these trains Is for the purpose of making the same uniform, with a similar train, which leaves San Francisco, and connects at Granger, on the Union Pacific Railroad Note. Victor A. Schilling, city passenger and ticket agent of the O. R. & N., left last night for Eastern Oregon. He Is Inter ested In valuable mining properties at Sumpter. L. B. Gorham and A. E. Cooper, com mercial agent and agent of the passenger department of the Rock Island, have re turned from Puget Sound. Traveling Pas senger Agent Menzles. of the same line, is In the Palousc country. Owing to tho announced Intention of the Falling estate to erect a large building on Third street, corner of Washington, the city ticket office of the Rio Grande West ern and the California & Oregon Steam ship Company will remain at their present place. 253 Washington street. It was the Intention to move from there May 1 to 120 Third street. Hardman Pianos. Wiley B. Allen Co. is contracted as well as in hented Onlr StrOriP lun.P'C. are proof against it. - W fc Persons predisposed to weak lungs and those recovering from Pneumonia, Grippe, Bronchitis, or other exhaust ing illness, .should take "ScSfli mufetTL It enriches the blood, strengthens the lungs, and builds up the entire system. It prevents consumption and cures it in the early stages. oc anJ 1 1 oo all droriisti, SCOTT & BOWNE, Chcmiiu, New York. OonsumDfion v v mil. ra to your health since pr? vears. I am ftsCferSf ... FrH hsti than l evor SS-J'-fci3ifi' on earth and $Shf Si-' Mrt Gcd bless fej mafsys ISallliE Clover one to great I I had -5; XrJSTTS.Ji;?i. .. Kfl'sx'S'JFfeK wS3as-es.fcS!3lff?aj3?ss 33IB?--53i over two VEGETABLE COMPOUND P&lii In Stomadi Loss of appetite, nervousness, headache, sleepless nights, an irritable temper and a wasting of flesh mark the dyspeptic. His stomach needs nerve force to make it work, just as a steam engine needs steam. "When a man finds that he is using up his vital powers faster than nature can replenish them it is .time for him to call a halt. Soothe and quiet the irritated nerves, strengthen and invig orate the stomach, give the tired brain rest and sleep, and he will get well. The quickest way, the easiest way and the best way to do this is to ask your druggist for a bottle of DOCTOR MIL Nervme and give it a trial. Get a bot tle now, before your system is entirely broken down and dis ease gets a firm foothold. 1 suffered from chronic stomach troublr. and nervous prostration for nearly two c3ri. I could not sleepi had no appetite, was nerv. oi and irritable and was unable to attend tf my business. I had been takinr Dr. Milef1 Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills but a few da)S when my appetite returned and I could sleep at night. I was soon restored to gooC health which I have enjoyed eer since." A. A. Bocil, Decatur, Ind. Sold at all druggists en positive guarantS Write for free advice and booklet to Or. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind. 'Avoid drrlnr Inhal ant, us that -rhlc.1 cleanses, 'and heala the membrane. ELY'S CREAM-BALM Is such a remedy. cores CATARRH aally and pleasantlr. Contain hj mercury nor any ether lnjurt- It la Quickly absorbed. olTpa Relief at once. 2, tSasPaiicr COLD lH HEAD I Alloys liuiauiiinai.au... 6ere of T-e and Smell. Regular Slie. 50 . ..-... . .KU...J .-. -,- .... centa; raalL ELT CTHSnS..!PJV'aiTen 6treet.NewTorll WW!, SEC01DA3T OR TEnTIMT B100D P01SM Permanently Cured. You can be treated at home under same guaranty. If you have taken mer cury. Iodide potash, and .UI1 hate acnes and pains. Mucus Patches In Mouth. Sore Ttu-oa.' Pimples. Copper-Colored spots. Ulcers on any part of tho holy. Hair or liyebrows fallin out. writq COOK REMEDY CO. 1539 Masonic Temple. Chicago, III. for proofs ot cures. Capital. J500.U00. We solicit the most ob stinate cases. We have cured the wont cases Is 13 to 35 days. 100-paje Book Free. jfeiyi r--"v i t-b---'4 -S-Ae-Oj sfi-iWs m r1aOf3r"TiH! 3E3 il Mmmsmmmth m?mm:mmtm jH tne CATARRH fc3WAJ'DrcCClDi saw c7'-firtV 1 Wl fl WA I fx I I lSilAA fJJi-U v4i-twj' "T 3iJraii5l7viS33! THE PALATIAL OeLGOIN BUILD! Uf sat fSsShL ji Xot a darlc ofSce In the bnildlnst abaolntely fireproof! electric lights nnd nrtcstnn vrntert perfect sanita tion and thorough ventilation. Ele. vr-tors run day and nlcht. Rcoma. ANDERSON. CUSTAV. Attorney-at-Law...611 ASSOCIATED TRESS: E. U Towell. Mgr..S0 AUSTEN. F. C. Manager for Oregon and Waalrston Rankers' LJfe Aaooclatlcn. of Des Moines la SOI-SOl BANKERS' LIFE ASSOCIATION. OF DE3 MOINCS. IA.;r. C Austin. lIanaBer..5C2-S03 REALS. EDWARD A.. Torecast Official TJ. S Weather Bcn-au ....010 REHNKE. H. W. Prill. Pernln EhorthanJ School ...... ............ 11 BENJAMIN, n W Dertt: 31 B'XSWANGER. DR. O. S.. PCjr. & Sur-410-m BROOKE. DR. J. 31.. rhys. Sure TOS-T0O BRCERE. DR. G. E-. Physician 112-413-41 BUSTEED. RICHARD. Agent Wrjn & Me- Catla Tobacco Co. G02-W3 CAUK1N. G. E.. District Agent Traveler Insurance Co. . . ..............--.--''Is CARDWELU DR. J. R " CARROI.U W. T. Special AEent Mutual Reserve Fund Life AVn r M CLARK. HAROLD. Dntl3t 3 COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY CM-C05-C(0-607-6t3-6t4-Gi: CORNELIUS. C. W.. Th). and Sureeon oa COVER. F. C. Cashier Equltabfe L'fe 304 COLLIER. P. I".. Publisher; S. P. McGulre. Manager 415-JU DAT. J. G. & I. N "" DAVI3. NAI"OLEON. Prreident Columbia Telephone Co. .. ...... ................ .GO! DICKSON. DR. I. F.. Physician 713-TH DRAKE. DR. II B.. Physician 512-513-51 DWTER. JOE. F-. Tobaccos 402 EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth floor EQUITABLE LIFEASSURANCE SOCIETT: L. Samuel. Manager: F. C Cov-r. Cashler.3C EVENING TELECRAM 325 Aider rett FENTOX. J. D..rhjIclan and Surgecn.IOO-310 TENTON. DR. HICKS C Ee end Ear 311 FENTO.V. MATTHEW F.. Dentist 809 FIDEL1TT MITUAL LIFE ASSCCLTION: E. C Stark. Manaeir 601 GALVANI. W. II.. -Engineer and Draughts man GO GAVE. A.. President Oregon Camera Club. 211-215-216-217 GEAP.T. DR. EDWARD P.. Physician and SurKecc , 212-213 GIEST. A. J . rhyj!c!an and Surgeon.. 7C9-710 GODDARD. E. C & CO.. Footwear Ground door. 120 Sixth street GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Monarer Manhattan Life Insurance Co. of New Tork 200-210 GRANT.'FRXNK .. Attorrvy-at-Law GIT II VMMAM BATHS. King & Compton. Prope.309 HAMMOND. A. IL 319 HEIDINCER. GEO. A. -A CO.. Piano and Organ 131 Sixth street HOLLISTER. DR. O. C Phys. Fur. .504-305 IDLEMAN. C. M.. Attorner-at-Law..416-I7-lS JOHNSON. W. a 315-31G-31T KADT, MARK T.. SurrvIor of Agents Mutual Kewre Fund Life Ass'n GW-603 LAMONT. JOHN. Vice-President and Gen eral Manaaer Columbia Telephore Co..GO LITTLEFIELD. II. It.. Phys. anl Surgeon.. 200 MACRUM. W. S.. Sec Oregon Cimera ClubJil MACKAT. DR. A. E-. Phy.- and Sjrg. .711-713 MAXWELL. DR. W. E.. Phys. i Surg. .701-2-3 McCOT. NEWTON. Attorney-at-Law 713 McFADEN. MISS IDA E.. Stenographer. ..201 McGINN. HENHT E.. Attorney-at-Law.311-313 McKELU T. J.. Manufacturers" Rcpresenta tire ...: SO MILLER. DR. HERBERT C Dentist and Oral Surgeon GOS-G09 MOSSMAN. DR E. P.. Dentist. .312-313-314 MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.. ot . New Toik; W Goldman. Mamg-r.. ,2i"J-21 MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASS'N: Mark T. Kady Superrt-or of Agents .G01-C05 Mcelroy, dr. j. g.. Phys. & sur.7oi-7o;-7ra McFARLAND. E. B.. Secretary Columbia Telephone Co. McGUIRE. S. P.. Manager P. F. Collier. Publisher 113-418 McKIM. MAURICE. Attorney-at-Law 300 MILLER & HOWE. Real- Etate. Timber and Farming Lands a Specialty 739 MUTUAL LIFE 1NCURANCE CO.. of New Tork: Wm. S. Pcnd. State Msr 404-105-408 NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Attorne-at-Law.715 NILES. M. L.. Cashier Manhattan Life In surance Co.. of New Tork 20 OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHT: Dr. L. B Smith. Osteopath 40S-4C9 OREGON CAMERA CLUB.... 214-2I3-21G-217 PERN1N SHORTHAND SCHOOL: H. W. Behnke. Principal 211 . POND. WM. S.. State Manager Mutual Life Inn. Co. of New Tork 404-405-408 FORTLAND-FRKS CLUB Ml FORTLAICD'ETE AN DEAR INFIRMARY. Ground floor. 133 Sixth street PORTLAND MINING & TRUST CO.: J. IL Marshall. Macscer 31S QUIMBY L. P- W.. Game and Forestry Warden -71T REED Jt MALCOLM. Optlclans.133 Slxst etreet REED. F C. Flail Commissioner.. ........ .407 RYAN. J. B.. Attorney-at-Law 41T SAMUEL. I. Manager Equitable Life 304 SANDFORD. A. C i Co.. Publishers' Agts.513 SCR'BNER'3 SONS. CHAS.. Publishers 513 SHERWOOD. J. W.. Deputy Supreme Com mander. K. O. T. M. 511 SMITH. Dr. L. -IL. Osteopath 40S-W) SONS OF THEAMERICAN REVOLUTION.500 stirk. E. C Executive Special. jMjeiuy Mutual Life Association of Phlla.. Pa 601 STEEL. G. A.. Forret Inspector 21S STUART. DELL, Attorney-at-Law 617-C1S STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-703 SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND JC. P. TERMINAL CO T08 STROWBRIDGE. THOS. H.. Executive Spe cial Agent Mutual Life, of New York 408 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 201 TUCKER. DR. GEO. F.. Dentist 610-611 U S. WEATHER BUREAU 907-OOS-B09-010 U. S- LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH DIST.. Captain W. C. Langfltt. Corps of Engineers. U. S. A. ......................SCS U. S ENGINEER OFFICE. RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. Captain W. C. Langfltt. Corp of Ergineers. C. S. A..S18 WATERMAN. C- H.. Cas-hler Mutual Life of New York . ........ .--.--..----. -...408 retarr Native Daughter- ............ .71G-71T WHITE. MISS L. E.. Assistant Secretary Oregon Camera Club 21 WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Thy. & Sur.304-J WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Thy. Surg. .706-70T WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Thru. & Surg.507-5C8 WILSON & McCALLAY TOBACCO CO.: Richard Busteed. Agent 6n2-an WOOD, DR. W. L.. Physician 412-413-41 WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPIL CO.. .613 A few more elrcnst o dices may be lind by npplslnsr to Portland Trust Compnnr of Orecon. 100 Third t. ot to the rent cleric In the hnlldlnc- MEN NO CUTIE. NO PAY THE MODERN APPLI- NCE A pu.ltle war to perfect manhood. Everytilrg else fall. The VACUUM TREAT MENT CURES you without medicine of all rervous or disease of" the generative organs. TOCh as lea manhood, exhauotlng drains, vari cocele. Imnotency. etc Men are quickly r etored to perfect health and strength. Write for circulars. Correspondence confllen tlaL THE HEALTH APPLIANCE CO. noma 17-4S Safe Deposit building. Seattle. Wash, JaaiM-nf -lUsT.'ltetSiq?-' .- - --, -jf-'- f- SJmsf; fJCi -n 'j4-ftV,. -.i: ' adtltivcitiUmi Jtjt.JSM.-'h .1 -jaai-LjL. ir .A.