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12 THE MORNING QREGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1901. IMM HI Ml Artistic Picture Framing at popular .. prices. Eyes tested free of charge by com petent optician. FEBRUARY 14, ST. VALENTINE'S DAY The largest and best stock of valentines in the city. Watches cleaned and repaired. OLDS, WORTMAN & KING a o e : : Oxiwoiawii mm - .-. . ..-. ---. - - - .T JMr-B-wnrlJ u-Lfl,-triririJinnrLrLri-- n.nrtj-u-u-ij-tnjT-n-jarxro-j-UT-r tt o o LAST DAY OF OUR WfctMt? Wlw r - $J Twenty Annual Clearance jdic Not much time left to share in the economies offered in every department of this big store, jg? Your quick appreciation of these annual sales of ours has been very marked and gratifying to us. e.oe oeoe There's chance for much eco nomical buying before 6 p. m. L0TTERYTICKETBUS1NESS OBSERVERS ItErORT INCREASED ACTIVITY. Amount "Wlilcli Portland Invests Va riously Estimated From $2000 to 910,000 a Month. Lottery business Is reported as flourish ing among the- agencies representing San Francisco and Honduras companies. This is attributed by some observers to the fact .that the gambling-houses, Chinese fan tan games and lotteries, and slot ma chines have been closed. The aggregate amount of tickets sold in Portland is said to amount to $10 000 a month, but this is held by the men who are agents for the companies to be a gross exaggeration. The latter place the true amount at between 51500 and 52000. There are regular devo tees of lottery ticket-buying, whose In fatuation is a mania. Every week they buy new tickets, and every week they pore over the drawings with the green tickets in hand, comparing their numbers with those drawing the capital and minor prizes. Some play s stems, and demand certain fanciful combinations of numbers, and are grieously disappointed If the desired tickets are gone. Others close their eyes blindly and draw out tickets from a bunch, believing firmly that since the game Is one of chance, the more they rely on tickle fortune the more hope they hae of reward. The fascination of buying tickets seems to be In the sensation of Imagining what use the holders would make of the money in case their air castles rise, and they spend good money with the hope of hav ing it returned several thousand fold. Chinamen are by nature devoted to the lottery habit, and they will patronize them In any form. Many of the Mongolians prefer the lotteries run on the American plan, as they are not conducted with a limit, a& are the Chinese. In the latter the most that can be won Is 52000. In the American lotteries, as the price of the ticket doubles, so does the amount . of money the purchaser stands to win. " As the Chinese also say, their lotteries "too much eat 'em up money fast," although that is a characteristic of all gambling devices. An agent said yesterday: "So far as draining this community of money goes. I can show that I have paid back more in prizes than I .have sent away from the sale of tickets. And the winners have all been deserving people. The amount of money spent monthly for tickets Is a small matter. The buyers look at the proposition something like this: 'Here I drink and smoke, or spend so much money foolishly. I'll curtail my expenses to a certain extent, and buy a lottery ticket with the saving. I'm not out anything, and I stand to win.' The report that tickets are sold to children or minors Is not true. "We sell none to such classes." MRS. HOLLENBECK'S RECITAL Enjoyable Concert, In "Which Miss Denrborne Assisted. The piano recital of Mrs. Rose Hollen beck, at EUers piano rooms, last night, delighted a critical audience, which occu pied every seat In the house and taxed the standing room to Its utmost capacity. The programme embraced the work of a num ber of composers, and the pianist's ad mirable interpretations of them, and her easy mastery of the difficulties which only a finished artist could overcome, won for her a most flattering reception. In the opening number, the ballade by Relnckc, she won her way to the favor of her audience, and the applause which greeted each succeeding number showed that their evening's enjoyment was com plete Perhaps the performance "which made the greatest Impression was "The Erl King." whose tragic grandeur was inter preted In a manner nothing short of thrill ing. Her artistic temperament found fit ting expression In her masterly rendering of Chopin's exquisite "Nocturne," while her delicate playing of Schumann'3 "Nachstuck" was considered by many of her hearers the triumph of the evening. The programme, while short, was suffi ciently varied to show thorough famil iarity with the works of such composers as Relncke, Niemann, Beethoven, Men delssohn, Chopin, Schumann and Dlemer, and was thoroughly enjoyable from first to last. Mrs. Hollenbeck was assisted by Miss May Dearborne, Portland's talented young soprano, whose sweet, clear voice was heard to excellent advantage in a carefully chosen song programme, em bracing numbers by Burmeister, Foote and Jensen. Her singing of Foote's "Love Me If I Live" was a particularly artistic bit of execution, while the "Persian Song" and "Murmuring Zephyrs" were given in a fashion that added new laurels to the many Miss Dearborne has won since her debut, a little more than a year ago. Miss Dearborne's most excellent num ber, however, was "Still Wie Die Nacht," given for an encore, and sung with a dainty grace and expression that will live long In their memories. e 1 ORCHARDISTS TO MEET. Annual Convention of Northwest FruitKroTvers' Association. The annual convention of the North west Fruitgrowers' Association will be gin this morning in the A. O. U. W. Hall. Eaborate preparations have been made for the meetings, which will be held today, tomorrow and Thursday, and quite a num ber of prominent frultmen are already In the city to take part. The hall has been appropriately decorated, under the super vision of Secretary Dosch. and the pro gramme prepared Is expected to keep the Interest alive through to the closing hour of the convention. The growing Import ance of the fruit industry in the North west is being recognized all over the United States and Canada, and prominent men whose Interests are identified with fruit culture are arriving from distant states, as well as those of the Northwest and British Columbia. Following Is the programme beginning with this morning at 10 o'clock. Call to order President N. G. Blalock. Prajer Rev. A. A. Morrison. Officers' reports President, vice-president, treasurer and secretary. Committees Transportation committee, V. S. Offner, chairman: Oriental mar kets, General T. R. Tannatt, chairman; organization of shipping associations, F. L. "Wheeler, chairman. 1:30 P. M. "Random Thoughts on the Apple." E. L. Smith. Discussion. "Horticultural Thoughts," Professor H. E. Van, Deman. Discussion. Appointment of committees. S P. M. Selection from "II Trovatore" (Verdi), "Wilder harp and string- quartet. Address of welcome, Mayor H. S. Rowe. "II Solltario" (Koshat), Wilder harp and string quartet. Response, President N. G. Blalock. "ItWas Not So to Be," (Nesller), Mrs. "Walter Reed. "A Dear School," Dr. J. R. CardwelL Discussion. "Medltazlone sul i Preludlo dl" (S. Bach), Wilder harp-and string quartet. Frnit Denlers Coming-- SPOKANE. "Wash., Feb. 4. The following commission men and wholesale fruit deal ers will reach Portland tomorrow morning over the Northern Pacific: S. J. Vldger. of Vldger & Co., Fargo; J. J. Grove, of Porter Bros., & Co.; D. V. Longfellow, of Longfellow Bros.; E. E. Connery, of Connery Fruit Company; John V. Branyan, of E. P. Stacy & Sons; A. N. Blenuan, of Grlnoll & Collins. Min neapolis, C. C Emerson, of C. C. Emmer son & Co.; "W. A. Murphy, of B. Presley Company; J E. Mulrooney, of J. E. Mul roonoy & Co : C. T. Fltrslmmons. of Fltz-slxnmons-Derrlg Company, Duluth; T. F. Ryan, of Ryan & Newton, Spokane. The following will arrive "Wednesday: R. R. Scott, of McPherson Fruit Com pany; A. Bright, of Bright & Johnson. "Winnipeg; W. J. Moulton. of Stacey Fruit Company, Fargo; C. "W. Surrie, of De Camp Fruit Company, Grand Forks; J. E. Oppenhelmer, Butte RoecHlin Freres finest FrencK all-wool Cliallies, 50c yd Persian designs, in richest colorings. SilK Striped CKallies, in new designs, 3.5c yd The new shirt'tvaist material, at flannel counter (") "vrf Shown in old rose, cardinal, purple, pink, light blue, creme, black, navy, violet, green, red. Ceylon ZepKyr Flannels, fancy stripes, 33c yd e a o o e e o o e o 0 e e e e oi New Couch Covers flew Oriental Draperies New Silk Curtaining New Shirt Waist Materials New Flannels New Colored Shirts New Embroideries New Laces New Silks New Dress Goods New Wash Goods New Hosiery New Portieres SACRIFICE OF JILL REMNANTS JIND ODD LOTS 2.500 yards nw designs and Dress g. Spring SHirting Choice colorings Percales JL5 C yd SHORT-WEIGHT BUTTER NEW RULE BY WHOLESALERS NOT LIKELY TO WORK REFORM. Many Retailers Insist on 28 and 30- Oance Rolls for Customers Who Want "Bargains." People who buy butter by the roll In Portland may obtain a full two-pound roll for their money or tney may be served with a roll that Is two to five ounces short, according to several butter dealers who were Interviewed, yesterday on the subject. A roll of butter is a roll of but ter, and the retailer of the 27-ounce roll does not sell by the pound, although the general Impression prevails among the purchasing public that a roll Is 32 ounces, which It used to be years ago, before competition became so strong among re tailers. The wholesale butter dealers of Portland met last week and agreed that after March 1 butter should be nought and sold by them only by the pound, and thus the maker of Hght-welsht rolls will get no more for his butter than the creamery which supplies the full two-pound roll. They think that buttermakers will finally find it to their Interest to give full weight in every roll. A wholesale dealer, in speaking of the matter, said: "Butter sells by weight In the Puget Sound cities, and as Portland furnishes a large proportion of that con sumed there, we must conform to their methods of sale. We always sell to re tailers by weight, but some grocers prefer the lighter rolls, as they make more money on them. "What they do with the butter is, of course, none of our business, as we give them full weight. "Selling butter by the single roll is a good deal like selling bran by the sack, and many customers blmply call for a sack of bran, without paying any atten tion to Its weight, yet some sacks weigh 50 pounds, while others run as high as 80. It makes a good deal of difference to the retailer, however, who generally prefers to buy light-weight sacks, when ordering a ton of bran. The retailer wJio sells the 80-pound sack cannot afford to let It go for as little money as the man wiho sells the 50-pound sack, et the customer may say, 'Well, I cari get a sack of bran down street for a good deal less,' and away he goes to get the 50-pound article, paying more In proportion than was asked for the 80-pound sack; but the customer thinks he has made by the deal, and so is satlsfled." Another wholesaler said: "Short weight butter is a swindle and should not be dealt In at all; still there always will be short-weight rolls made, until there Is a law to the contrary. We buy by weight and sell by weight to the grocers, but what the consumer gets we cannot say." A leading retail grocer said: "Short weight butter Is a fake, used as a bait by dealers who offer the light rolls for 10 to 15 cents cheaper than the full two pound roll. We never carry light-weight rolls, though butter is liable to shrink an ounce or so in weight after It Is taken from the icechest. The moisture dries off the outside, leaving crystals of salt In Its place'. The man who pays 50 cents for a 2S-ounce roll of butter, while he might have to pay 55 for a 32 -ounce roll, Is swindled In a small way, but he prob ably feels as though he had made 5 cents on the transaction." The proprietor of a prominent creamery, where butter Is churned by electric power dally, said: "We furnish retailers with whatever class of roll they order, full weight, two ounces short or four ounces short. Butter Is largely used as a leader' by retail grocers, who are willing to sell it at cost by way of an advertise ment, as sugar Is often retailed. The housekeeper who thinks sne has made 5 cents on a roll of butter Is apt to form a good impression of the grocer, and make other purchases which will enable nlm to make up the profit' he should have made on the butter. Then there Is some dif ference In the quality of butter, as the product of one creamery may sell for 10 to 15 cents a roll more than another. The difference In weight, hovrever, has con siderable to do with the difference In price, and most people take their light rolls home and use them up without put ting them on the scales." A boarding-house keeper, whose butter bill runs up to hundreds of dollars a year, was asked his experience in buying butter. "We buy by the roll, and It's a swindle all the time." he said. "I weighed a roll from a box of 50 yesterday, and It was short nearly Ave ounces of the two pounds that shoujd have been there, and the rest of the rolls were about the same. But ter should be sold by weight in Portland, as It Is In New York, and then consumers would know just what they were paying for. In New York we used to buy by the firkin, a keg solidly packed with but ter. We would saw this keg across the middle, loosen the hoops from each end and let the butter drop on the counter In a solid cake. We cut tills cake up into smaller ones, with wire in the Winter, while In Summer, when the butter was softer, it could be, scooped up with a ladle. Grocers weighed the butter when they sold It. as they would cheese, or sugar. This roll business seems to be peculiar to the Pacific" Coast, though It may have spread eastward since I left there." Another retail grocer said: "If the peo ple want full-weight butter, they should demand It and keep scales at home to see that they get it. They might have to pay more for it apparently, but they would be sure of getting just what they bought The consumers can do away with the light-roll business very quickly If they Insist on full-welght when they buy but ter." OREGON SHEEP WINS. Hay Creek Ram's Triumph at Salt Lake City. Oregon's triumph as a sheep-breeding state, which was so well established at the National Stockbreeders' Association, at Salt Lake City, has given the state some very valuable advertising, as the following report of the sheep contests m the American Sheep Breeder will show: "One of the most Interesting features of convention week at Salt Lake City was the sheep and cattle show at the state fair grounds and stock yards. The Bald win Sheep & Land Company, of Hay Creek, Or., came down with 100 sheep and lamDS fairly representative of its great stud flock the largest of the kind in the United States among them a pair of magnificent stSbk rams, one a big, mas sive, heavily quartered Rambouillet, and the other a big Delaine of superb form and fleece. With these were 50 very fine ram lambs, most of them of the Delaine type and of unusual size, capital form and strong fleece. There were also In this fine collection a grand lot of yearling rams of both breeds. "Our old friends Colonel J. B. "Van Hou ten, former manager at Hay Creek, and J. D. Holiday had them In charge, and all of them except the two leading stock rams were sold on the spot for distribu tion In half a dozen states. "Vice-President John H. Seeley, the well-known Rambouillet breeder of Mount Pleasant, Utah, brought over 22 represen tatives of his fine stud flock the cream of the A. A. Bates stud purchased In Ohio last year. Heading this contingent were the great Von Homeyer-Gilbert ram, Agulnaldo, bred by Shaw & Bader. of Ohio, and a pair of recently Imported very fine German rams. "W. S. Hansen, the well-known proprie tor of the Collinston, Utah, Gamier flock of Ramboulllets, brought down 25 of his beautiful Von Homeyer-Garnler rams, ewes and lambs, headed by the big 300 pound polled ram, Sampson, the whole In capital form. "Mr. Ellison, of Layton, Utah, had on exhibition a carload of Cotswolds and Canadian-bred Llncolns, most of them grade ram lambs of good quality. "Allen Bros., of Draper, Utah, had a capital carload of Cotswolds, newly Im ported by Frank Harding from the beet Canadian flocks, a typical heavy-fleeced lot, mostly ram lambs, and sold a good number on the ground. "Frank Harding, of Waukesha, Wis., brought out a pen of seven or eight hand some Imported'Gertnan Rambouillet rams and with them a small pen of pure-bred and really fine Cotswold rams. "Eugene Patrick, of Uderton, Ont.. brought forward a lone Imported WHd smlth Lincoln ram of massive breast, back, quarters and fleece first prize win ner in his class at Toronto and London. "There were several other lots of differ ent breeds, mostly grade field stock, shown by Utah breeders. While the sheep exhibits were chiefly made up of Ram boulllets, Delaines and long wools, and were not so imposing in point of numbers as leading .Eastern sheep shows, there was so large a percentage of strikingly good sheep and so fine a representation of really high-class rams and ewes, as to give distinguished character to the shows as a whole, a fact that reflects very high credit upon Utah as a progressive breed ing state, quite likely to become a for midable competitor with the older sheep breeding centers of the East. The ram contests for sliver cups were decidedly In teresting,' not to say exciting. In the fine wool class were home-bred Ramboull lets and Delaines from the "Hay Creek contingent, imported and home breds from the Mount Pleasant stud, homebreds from the Collinston "Box Elder" stud, and fresh imports from the "Anoka" stud at Waukesha. Mr. Work, of Montana, passed rather hurriedly upon the long columns of contestants certainly a very formid able and commanding company and gave the honors to the Hay Creek ram Holll day, a big, massive, deep-fleshed, heavy boned and strongly covered sheep of very masculine mould, and one of the great est breeders ever in service at Hay Creek. Following the contest came a $750 offer for the winner, which was respectfully de clined. The 300-pound Collinston polled ram Sampson was placed second." EXPERT ON, THE MANDOLIN Samuel Slegel's Charming Recital at Arlon HalL Samuel Slegel, of New York, gave an artistic mandolin recital last night In the Arlon Hall, and was well received by a large audience. He is complete master over the resources of his chosen Instru ment, and played with charming deli cacy and grace. Several of the selections were chosen from his own compositions, which were marked with a distinct and pleasing originality. The most ambitious The new 1901 embroideries now being shown for the first time. 2000 pairs of ladies', men's and children's shoes at very low prices. The latest gold braid shoe laces for ladies' shoes we have them. About the "Food Fair" m m m m m m a Watch the daily papers for the announcements of our Pure Food Show which opens next Saturday morning: and continues for two weeks. It will be of unusual interest to every housekeeper in Port land and vicinity. Among; the exhibits will be shredded wheat, granola food, canned meats,Ralstonfood,fig;-prune, White House coffee, Postum cereal, Ghiradella chocolate, Knox gelatine, peanut brittle, Columbia ketchup, coffees, flours, syrups, canned fruits, etc. Thousands of sample packages will also be given away. Extraordinary values in groceries will be offered during the two weeks of the "Food Fair" which alone will repay a store visit many times. Rummage Sale m There are a great many opportunities pre sented here during the rummage sale, to pick up s,hort lengths, broken sizes, odds and ends of desirable merchandise at wonderfully low prices. The department heads have been rummaging through their different stocks and brought for ward all mussed goods, remnants, and broken lines and marked them at prices that will start them moving double quick. Remnants of laces, ribbons, embroideries, silks, dress goods, cottons, flannels, cur tain materials, crashes and trimmings. 2000 pairs of ladies', men's and children's shoes at very low prices. Remnants of carpets and linoleums. ' m Broken lines of corsets, suits, jackets, waists, gloves, hosiery, underwear, men's and boys' clothing, wrappers, etc., etc. Soiled and mussed pieces of muslin underwear at greatly reduced prices. Soiled handkerchiefs In many styles at very low prices. m I MEIER & FRANK COMPANY 5 Ililll.iIlI$Rl!lIlI Hislop's Pure Spices On guard for such specious terms on your spice tins as "strictly pure," "guar anteed pure," "absolutely pure." Such terms are most commonly a lie. Educate your grocer to give you the best In spices. Hislop's are the highest standard of ex cellence. Buy them and be your own judge. Drink Triumph roast coffees, acknowl edged by critical judges to be the richest and most delicate ever placed on this market. Phone, Col. 97. Ore. North 123L 63 Front street. of these was a reverie, unaccompanied, including harmonics, duo, and duo with left-hand pizzicato accompaniment.. An other striking number was "The Witches' Dance," played with characteristic dash and abandon. J. Adrain Epplng sang several enjoy able ballads, among them being a new composition of Story's, entitled, "Abide, Sweet Dream." The "Wilder quartet, consisting of a harp, violin and two mandolins, added to the pleasure of the occasion. The recital was under the di rection of Wright's music store. COUNTY TAX LEVY. IIott It 'Will Be Distributed Among: Various Departments. The County Commissioners yesterday completed the estimated distribution of the revenue for 1901. Their levy of 6 mills i for general expenses and 1& for roads on the assessed valuation of $32, 639,987, will yield $179,519. This will be absorbed as follows: Current expenses $ 8,000 County Court 4,700 Commissioners 5,000 Circuit Court 13,000 Justice Courts 6,000 Municipal Court 1,500 County jail, including board of prisoners 7,000 Armory 1,500 Sheriff's office 8,000 Assessor's office 8,000 Treasurer's office 2,200 County Auditor's office 4,000 Superlntendeht of Schools 2,000 Coroner's office 1,000 Poor farm 12,000 Insane 600 Indigent soldiers 2,500 Hospitals and charity 3,000 Stationery 700 Assessment and collection of reve nue 20,000 City bridges and ferries 20,000 Koad districts 38,000 Roads and bridges 10,000 Total $178,700 The Ladles "Will Appreciate Them. Commodious dressing-rooms, with plate glass mirror and elegant dresser are fea tures of new sleeping cars running from Chicago over Pennsylvania Short Lines to Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Co lumbus, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Washing ton, Philadelphia, New York. Details for the asking. Address H. R. Derlng, A. Q. P. Agent, 248 South Clark street, Chicago. CAN FOOD DO IT? Importance of the Food Care. To discover a food that will cure a ner vous wreck Is Indeed a Godsend. Mrs. Stella Penal, 1227 West Thirty-first street, Los Angeles, Cal., had a very remarkable experience. She says: "About 12 years ago I was run over by a carriage and my spine Injured. My left arm was par tially paralyzed, walking was difficult and I had continual pains and aches In my whole body. "To Induce a movement of the bowels, I Invariably had to resort to mechanical means. I would sit up In bed for hours, suffering severe colicky palns caused by the non-digestion' of the starch of the food. My heart was so weak that at times no pulse could be felt, and It seemed at times as If I must die. I fainted very often, sometimes lying In a half fainting condition for hours, unable to move or speak, though conscious. "Shortly after Christmas Providence di rected me to buy a box of Grape-Nuts food, which I have since eatea twice a day. "The improvement in health has been wonderful; now I can eat and digest food, my bowels act naturally and regularly, circulation Is better, catarrh moderated, and I have gained much In weight and am better every way. I can read and think, while before, my eyes and brain felt too weak to do either. I can walk a long ways and have not used my air cushion for some time, and-1 have no further need of it." TMo la o 1!rMTt r1fmonRtrn.t!nn nf fho tfact that Grape-Nuts food surely does rebuild the soft, gray matter in the brain and nerve centers, and any depleted per son can prove this by use. One can not get well of nervous troubles without the right sort of food to rebuild this curi ous .substance which is found In the brain, and thlsvmust.be rebuilt rfrom the food) Grape-Nuts food is made especially for the purpose. ODDS AMD ENDS A FEW GREAT SPECIALS Broken lines of silk petticoats, made of fine taffeta silk, made with tucks, ruffles, cords and accordion pleating. , , Sale Price, $4.00 and Up. Broken line Odd sizes in striped homespun suits, made with double-breasted blouse, with velvet collar and belt, flare skirt. Good value, $15.00; Sale Price, $8.35. Great bargains In furs this week. Highest price paid for ravy furs. SILVERFIELD The Largest and Leading Furrier of the West. 283-285 Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon. Genuine Alaska Sealskins (London Dressed and Dyed) OUR SPECIALTY Fur Novelties In sealskin, Russian sable, er mine, chinchilla, broadtail, mink, otter, Persian lamb, etc. ANIMAL SCARFS and Storm Collars In all desirable furs. FUR GARMENTS remodeled; latest styles and best workmanship guaranteed. HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID TOR RAW PURS H. LIEBES & COMPANY OF PORTLAND. JNO. P. PLAGEMANN. Mgr. 288 MORRISON STREET FINE FUR GARMENTS Q. P. RUMMELIN & SONS MANUFACTURING FURRIERS 126 Second SL, near Washington Alaska Sealskins Our Specialty. Russian blouses and Eton Jackets, with bis bop or bell sleeves and shawl collar. In broad tall, Persian lamb and Moire Astrachan, trim med with sable, chinchilla, ermine, mink and marten. Newest styles in capes, collarettes, a nlmol scarfs, four-in-hand scarfs, boas, mulls etc. Highest cash price paid for raw furs. Hi NG H IISII G CI r. QMITH & Cf Ji. ITIB I Wl VV-T. ENGRAVERS AND PLATE PRINTERS 22-23 Washington BIdg. COR. FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STS. ANTI-RUST UMBRELLA FRAME We are the Inventor and only manufacturer of an ant! - rust umbrella frame, the only frame suitable for this wet climate. It pays to have an umbrella recovered. If you have a good frame It tvIU pay you. We will reduce all frames recovered on our anti-rust pajtent FREE OF CHARGE, and your umbrella will last three times as Ions as any umbrella on the market We do all kinds of umbrella repairing and recovering; We make all of our cover goods. Wc carry the largest assortment In um brellas, parasols and handles In the city. nouatuisn. - . . JOHN ALLESINA, ?MP0crnfce8.treet' -V.JME ttie