THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, MONDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1901. 10 5000 packages Uneeda Biscuits, 5 cts. package. ,1111 5: 13 Tjeccr3h i , ' I t0ietiiiiittet9a(t(e djj-gliicg- gfggru- jjajjlltlj M Wj1WPMMWPgMiMB JEqfc I . EffiT I 1,5 1 - Mr s"d) ? ! ill & KIN : Va rtviJfWjffH ULUu . jrM0 A OV7 AyY 4m2 0 Everyone Knows That as Christmas approaches the throngs thicken, and satisfactory selecting becomes more and more difficult, so it seems almost superfluous for us to keep saying DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY. We will store your purchases and deliverthem later. TOYS AND QAMES-Our collection shows Old Santa Claus to be in a most generous mood. It occupies nearly the whole of our fourth floor. DOLLS AND DOLL FURNISHINGS-Kinds that de light and amuse. Our second floor is alive with them. CHILD'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS, for children of all ages, are alongside the dolls. CALENDARS AND CHRISTMAS CARDS--A most engrossing lot. See them on first floor. This Week's Bargain Suggestions Will tempt most discriminating buyers. Our reductions on STATUARY, BRIC-A-BRAC, VASES AND CUT GLASS, are alone worth a long journey, and we offer them solely to INDUCE EARLY BUYING. All kinds of BRONZE, COPPER, SPELTER, BISQUE, TERRA COTTA and WHITE FIGURES... FINE CHINA AND GLASS VASES, ONYX-TOP BRASS TABLES, and LIBBEY'S BRILLIANT CUT GLASS for every Imaginable purpose are included in this big third floor introductory sale. In Art Needlework Dept. FANCY SHWIMP, KAKMAi Oriental design worth 75c 59c ea and 85c, this week LINEN APPLIQUE PIECES Squares and scarfs worth $2, $3 and $3.50, now $1.39, $1.67, $1.98 ea All Enameled Woodenware, such as towel, brush and comb holders, catchalls, napkin rings, etc., MUCH REDUCED. BONNET BARGAINS FOR LITTLE FOLKS. A round-up of small lots In exquisite pattern bonnets worth $2.75 to $8.00. Now $2.13 to $5.84 ea ..J WEEK WITH... Ladies' Tailor-made Suits. There's a dash and style to these garments that speak eloquently of the master hand. Select yours now while $25.00 Suits are----$19. 75 j$18.50 Suits are $14.65 $20.00 Suits are-. ..$15.95) $15.00 Suits are..$11.90, etc. Women's Fancy Furnishings Cheaper. Satin Belt Hose Supporters of best silk elastic, black, blue, pink and cardinal, with velvet grip attach- fSr nP ments and worth $1.00 u" F1 Ladies' $3.00 colored silk Hose, six different shades, now $1.98 pr Ladies' $1.00 silk plated rjose, plain colors or with black boot 65c pr Ladies' cream silk Vests, worth to $5.00, small and me dium sizes, only $2.09 ea Special Purchase of lOO Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits i All are new and perfect dresses correct in style, hand- some in fabric, superior in workmanship. Our New York buyer made a most fortunate purchase, and be- cause he Dougnt these suits at an absurdly low price, we will offer TODAY $20,OOt $22.50 and $25.00 Tailor made Suits at Smyrna Rugs Under Price. One of our special bargains that brings choice, all-wool, double-faced $2.25 Rugs at $1.65 ea Not very many of them, so don't wait too long. THE PINGREE LORIA -$3.50. SH0E.F0R WOMEN THE BEAUTY DOCTOR Mme. Oza Holmes, of the Oriental Beauty Parlors, will be ready on our 2d floor between 10 and 12 M. and 2 and 5 P. M. to give FREE DEMONSTRATIONSonthe proper treatment of the complexion, hair, scalp, form, etc A chance no lady should miss. A A.r y r I a II' li ft II j n - yf u JP $16.85 fwrzA zf !l J 4w - i A V4 rH'l ft' li I III ill ill JrVk ' - a a 18 Materials are: Cheviots, Vene tian Cloths, Pebble Cheviots and Cov ert Cloths. Styles 2 are: Double and Single-Breasted Eton, Blouse and Jack- et Effects, Novelty and Vest Front Styles. Colors are: Black, Navy, Brown, Oxford and uray. The Skirts are all made in the newest flounce styles and are lined with fine Percatine. Special sale of black Clothing for men. (2d floor.) 125 styles of men's holiday Slippers now ready. - Important Store News Condensed from Sunday's papers. Holiday merchandise throughout the entire store now being placed to the front. Sterling Novelties, Leather Goods, Brass Goods and Nov elties, Pictures, Bricabrac, Silverware, Cut Glass, Fancy China, Cutlery, Lamps, Umbrellas, Gloves, Slippers, Toys, Dolls, Games, Traveling Bags, Art Goods, Pillows, Books, Stationery, etc. MEIER & FRANK COMPANY K-lil USE OAK FOR PAVEMENTS NEW FEATURES FOR FAIR OREGON CAN HAVE WORLD-BEAT-ING EXHIBIT OP ROSES. An Aqnarlnm of Native Fishes Many Species Would Be An other Novel Attraction. of hands was badly cut by the jagged glass. He was taken to the police station where It -was found necessary to place 10 stitches to bind the cut together. But that was not all his troubles-. He had to pay .the saloonkeeper J2 50 for the broken window. WORK OF "WOMAN'S EXCHANGE Annual Sale "Will Soon Be Held by Conimlttec in Charge. MEMBERS ROLL IN Chamber of Commerce Ap proaches 300 Mark. CANVASS HAS GOOD RESULTS Prospects Are That COO Will Be Reached Plans Are Considered to Keep Trustees in Touch. "With the General Body. The Chamber of Commerce Is- meeting with fine encouragement In Its campaign for new members and the Indications are that it will have 300 on Its rolls by Janu ary 1, 1902, as against 339 on October 1. Plans for increasing the membership have been under consideration since October 1. They took shape last month in the is suance of a booklet telling of the past work of the association and outlining its future policies, principal of which are a. 40-foot channel at the mouth of the Co lumbia and open rivers to the Inland Em pire. A copy of this "was sent to every member of every firm belonging to the chamber. In addition COO copies, ac companied by a letter declaring for 300, the board of trustees trust that the Cham, ber will soon have BOO members on its rolls. With 300 members the chamber can do much good, but with D00 it can do better. With the membership at BOO tho association will have at Its disposal ?10, 000 annually, every cent of which will bo needed in promoting Portland commercial interests and tho general welfare of tho state and in advertising the state's re sources. The work of the association In. the past has been hampered for want of funds. A number of plans are being considered to bring the governing board of the as sociation into closer touch with tho mem bers and -vice versa. It 1b difficult to get members of a commercial association to attend meetings of the general body. The case is the same all over the Pacific Coast, and it is Just as hard to get quorums at San Francisco and Seattle as at Portland. Merchants are too busy to attend meeN ings, but they like to be kept informed of what Is being done. To accommodate them Trustee S. M. Mears has suggested that the Chamber of Commerce Issue a monthly bulletin to members, summariz ing the past month's work, and Inclos ing a suggestion blank to be filled and re turned to the trustees. In this way, Mr. Mears thinks, every member would take a personal Interest in what"was being done and would even suggest lines of action that would be profitable to tho city. FIRE ALARMS SLEEPERS. Blaze Causes Consternation In Sixth Street Hotel. About 75 sleepers were hurriedly awak ened yesterday morning shortly after 2 o'clock by an alarm of fire at the Union i TTntol RlT-tVi T!1 TSroT-tt ctrootc Tf 000 population for Portland in 19ft were , turned out that one roomer nad laced sent to business houses that were then . nted , ln close proxlmUy t0 the TOO not members. This preliminary work . In the upper rtory room he occupjedt and paved the way for the appointment of a j tne flame started a blaze 0,, tho roof canvasser to interview business men as A telephone message was sent to fire to Joining the association. At the meet- headquarters, and the men of truck No. ing of the trustees on lovcmber 23 the , x quickiy responded. The blaze was cas ..mploymcnt of a canvasser was author- , lly extinguished without turning In a reg ized. and Alexander Kunz. who enjoys the ular alarnif j ln mlnutes all danger personal acquaintance of nearly every j of th(J flre spreadlng had passea. The loss business man in Portland, was named, j amounted to 550. So soundly did some of Mr Kunz took the field last Wednesday tne roomers sleep that they did not know and despite the Thanksgiving holiday and j y, a fire had been T&eins above tnm the consequent business rush and the can- , untu they c&me down to breakfast and vasslng of the Lewis and Clark subscrlp- . th wcre very much surprlsod t0 'learn tion committees, he got 2o new members, tne news and promises of many more. He thinks .Tve aiways had the name of being a there will be no dlfficuity in increasing u Qt sleper, one easily awakened by any the membership of the Chamber to 500. ls howe,:er 8lJght, but for the future In his canvassing he finds that the busl- ,. ' nn fiir rwrd nmomr mv ness men want a strong, representative association to defend and promote their interests, and they are showing their willingness to support such an organ ization by joining the Chamber of Commerce. friends," said one roomer, who had slept through all the noise. Now that the Lewis and Clark Fair In 1905 has become an assured fact, a great many people have opinions to express in regard to the most suitable location for it. There is plenty of time to decide the question of a site, which may safely be left to those who will be entrusted with the selection, but there are many things connected with the fair which should re ceive -Dromnt and continuous attention. For instance. It Is the general opinion that there should be a magnificent display of roses on the fair grounds, embracing all the best varieties, from those which bloom earliest to those which keep bloom ing till the snow files and after. There Is no Question about the roses of Oregon be ing the finest on the land, and nothing attracts more admiration from visitors to I this state than the profusion and wonder- ful beauty of. the roses seen on every hand. They are found around the cot tages of the poor as well as the palatial homes of the wealthy; and all that Is required to prcduce, them ln perfection Is a little care and knowledge of the first principles of gardening. It will be neces sary to begin propagating rose bushes in large numbers at once in order to have a sufficient supply of well-grown plants for the dirplay which should be made on ihe fair grounds. It is not too late to propar gate fiom slips this Fall, and every rose fancier should take this matter ln hand. Several ways of securing the dlsplay have been suggested. One is to offer prizes to both amateur and professional rosegrcwers for the largest and best dis plays of roses. Another Is for the fair commissioners to employ a skilled rose grower to take the matter ln hand, lay out plats, and plant the rose bushes so as to produce the best possible effect. Just which scheme would be the best will be for those ln charge of the fair to decide. But the public will take a deep interest in the display ln any event. Doubtless many amateurs especially will assist in furnishing the plants, as they will all desire to see an exhibit of roses made whicii will give visitors a correct Idea of what can be done in the way of rose culture in Oregon. It may safely be said that neither the Garden of Eden nor the gardens of "Kew In their bloom," nor tho gardens of California, nor any other place ever has or ever can produce such magnificent ro3es in such profusion as the fertile soil and genial climate of Western Oregon produce. Aquarium for Xative Fishes. Another thing in which it is suggested that Oregon can beat the world is ln an exhibit of native fishes. For this an aquarium on a scale heretofore unknown should be provided. The cost would not be excessive, and the affair might be made a permanent one. Nothing attracts more attention than an aquarium, well stocked, as the sight of fish disporting ln their native element is a rare one to most peo ple, and a beautiful spectacle to all. The great Columma Kiver ana its trmu taries can produce more and better and handsomer varieties of fish than any, or, for that matter, all of the other rivers in the country, or In any country. At the head of the list, of course, stands the Royal chlnook salmon, the king of fishes, and following come the steelhead, silver sides, blueback and several other species of salmon. Trout of a size and beauty unapproachable ln any other region Dolly "Varden, rainbow, cut-throat, mountain trout, salmon trout, and even the beautiful speckled trout of the East, can be ob tained to stock as many tanks as desired. The huge sturgeon of the Columbia was nearly exterminated a few years ago through the greed of outsiders, who, in order to supply the markets of the East, chased after them even to the upper waters of the Snake River. There are large sturgeon in the waters of the Volga and other large rivers of Europe, but none so large as those of the Columbia. There Is also the pretty and delicious smelt of the Columbia, which is taken by scores of tons every Spring; the lus cious shad, which grows to the weight of 10 pounds In the Columbia, and which many have already forgotten was "plant ed" here only a few years ago; as well as mary other varieties of fish, not for getting the catfish, the carp, and the black bass, all of which will look well ln an aquarium. At Oregon City or right ln front of this city, salmon can be caught to keep any number of tanks supplied at a small expense. There has been no at tempt made ln this suggestion to give an idea of the number of varieties of fish which can be supplied for an aquarium, nor has anything been said ln regard to the many rare and curious salt-water fish which could be procured at a small cost. The matter of the aquarium can be con sidered at leisure, but the work of pre paring an extensive selection of rose bushes cannot be taken In bond too soon. The keynote of the work of tho Wo man's Exchange Is found in the accepted theory that the truest philanthropy Is that which helps the needy to help them selves. To arrive at the most useful re sults it has for Its object the providing EX-MAYOR YOUXG, OF SYDNEY, AD VISES AGAINST FIR BLOCKS. He Says They Decay Too Soon-How Wood Streets Are Made in Australia. When ex-Mayor John Young, of Syd ney, Australia, was ln Portland a few weeks ago, he noticed that several of the wood-paved streets were needing re pair, although the blocks had been down but four years. He was Just returning home from a tour of Europe and the of a depot for the reception and sale of United States, but had found no pave any marKctaoie article wnicn a woman can make in her own home, or any valua ble article which her necessities oblige her to dispose of, thereby assisting her to turn to personal profit whatever useful talent she may possess. Many women are kept closely within the four walls of home by manifold domestic duties, the care of little children or helpless inva lids, who find It necessary to add -to the income of themselves and those depend ent upon them. But how Is It to be accomplished? Here comes ln the Exchange work. A salesroom Is provided and articles reaching the required standard are placed on sale, the consignor paying a commis sion of only 10 per cent, while her work is placed before the public and assist ance given which lifts the burden from many shoulders. The committee, which has for several vears been In charge of this work ln ment, he said, that would last so well as the wood block pavement of his own city, much of which was still Intact, after 20 years of hard usage. He noticed that Fourth street was about to be repaired with fir blocks, which he considered too soft to stand the heavy traffic or a large city. In the following letter to The Oregon Ian, written on board the steamship Sonoma and mailed at Pago Pago, Samoa, November 7, he describes the manner of laying the pavement so successfully used In Sydney. He says Oregon oak would be better than fir. Specifications for forming roads, con creting same and paving with wood blocks: The materials (stone or earth, etc) forming the present roadway to be taken out to one foot below the fin ished levels required on each lde of the road, and raised, forming a flat curve to the center of the road, the rise to be six Portland, will annoupce In a few days i inches to nine Inches, as may be thought the time and place of Its annual sale of pretty and useful articles consigned to It, and the many patrons of the Exchange are Invited to contribute to this work, i which, though carried on in a modest way, is so far-reaching in its helpfulness. Railroad Notes. Northern Pacific engineers are running a line for the proposed extension from Hoqulam to Neah Bay, on the Strait of Fuca. The line has already been located necessary- an' trencnes nave ueeu opened out in the roadway, these should be filled up and well rammed. For the concrete provide broken shin gle, clean gravel or stone broken, all to be one and one-half inch gauge, and mix three parts of same with one portion of sharp drlftsand. Take five measures of this mixture and one measure of Portland cement, and mix same dry, turning It over twice, then add sufficient water, and again mix and It Is no longer necessary to take blue ?llls to rouse the liver to action. Carter's .Uttft T.l T311 ova mrVi Vvaffn Trtn OiAf4fVnf XXV mw9 Via A0anf1n4AA I .. W mUVU VfcfcVA ' .i, a . uia tww w xorseL UUfi. Fell Against Saloon Wlndoiv. EJow Tow Moda, a Jap, fell against a saloon window on Second street near Da- jyl3t yesterday morning, and ono of his DISTINGUISHED POLITICAL ECONOMIST PROFESSOR RICHARD T. EIAT WILL SOON BE IN PORTLAND. Tho next lecture In the course to bo Riven by the Economic League, December S. is by tills noted writer and speaker, who is at present pro fessor of political economy and science at the University of Wis consin. Richard T. Ely Is a graduate of Columbia, New York, and later of Heldelburg. In 1SS1 ho was ap pointed to the chair of political economy In tho Johns Hopkins Uni versity, Maryland, holding the po sition 11 years. As an economist. Dr. Ely Is dis tinguished, not only for his writ ings on special subjects In political economy, but also tor the spirit he has infused into tho science ln this country, and for the remark able revival of popular Interest ln It, with which ho Is, doubtless, more to ba credited than any other one man. Hho Is looked on as the leader In this country of the school of economists who have empha sized the social side of economic science. "With him, as with ltos cher, tho objective point, as well as tho starting point, of economics. Is num. To him la also largely duo tho credit of the Introduction of German meth ods of Investigation and treatment of political economy. "While not denying tho value of tho deductive school, ho has been a steady ndvocate of the Importance of tho Inductive method-of tho view that economics and ethics arc vitally con nected, and that economic environment and life are less subject to physical laws and more to human Influence than tho so-called classical school of political econ omy formerly admitted. Another line ln which Dr. Ely's lnfluenco has been strongly felt Is ln the awakening of the churches to their duty with regard to the various social prob lems of the day. His publications have taken front rank in all discussions of social and mu nicipal problems, and his crltlqu- of socialism, of tnonoplles and trusts, and of the past and present political economy. la masterly ln breadth and prophetic discrimination. Some of his works have been translated Into several languages. Including Japanese, and he is regarded both In Europe and America as a lead ing authority. Dr. Ely's theme oa next Tuesday evening Is "Evolution of Industrial Soci ety." In order to accommodate the large audlenoe anticipated the main room of the' Unitarian Church will bo occupied. Instead of the chapel. BslllllllByk ' x&flssssssflslss&. -3 Gum No. 3, or Jarrah No. 4, have been proved by experience to be the best tim bers for the purpose, and ln the order I have placed them. It is, however, very probable that Oregon oak. or others of the hard timbers that are durable and will not decay ln such a position, would be suitable, but fir or pine are not suit able for wood block. The wood blocks, nine Inches by three inches, and six Inches deep, when cut should be stacked for six months, and then be painted with coal tar on four sides and top, leaving "the bottom end that Is to rest upon the cement free from tar. And when the tar has soaked Into the blocks and dry they are ready for use. When required for use, freely paint the four sides and top of the block again, with tar, thickly laid on, and lay while the tar Is wet, and pave the street ln three-Inch courses at right angles across the street close together, each course to break bond with the adjoining courses. After a breadth of paving Is laid, boiled tar should be run ln ell Joints, to fill them up, and-dTy, sharp sand sprinkled thickly over all Joints and Into all Joints. It Is necessary to leave a space of two Inches on each side of the road next the curbing of footways, to allow for the ex pansion of wood blocks, and these spaces should be filled up with mineral asphalt and sand, mixed half and half, which, being elastic, will adjust Itself to the ex pansion and contraction of the wood pav ing. It would benefit the wood paving when laid. If afterwards at intervals and ln perfectly dry weather, the surface was cleared of dirt and swept clean; then paint over the whole surface with a good thick coat of boiled tar, put on hot and the surface sprinkled thickly with coarse dry, sharp sand, to be left on the surface for vehicles to grind in. This should be done at least once a year, or oftener If required, adding to the durability of the pavement and doing away with any sllp perlness of the surface. A pavement of this description would bear heavy traffic for 20 years. JOHN YOUNG. LOCAL CHINESE CARE NO r MANIFEST NO CONCERN IN RE-ENACTMENT OF GEARY LAW. They Are In "Let the Otliers Sneak In" Union Lenders Are Still Making Active Fight. The Chinese of this city have as yet taken no definite" steps toward fighting the re-enactment of the Geary exclusion law, although as a matter of course, they are opposed to the measure. They are In, however, and believe the other Chinese should get In the best way they can. It Is understood that the Chinamen ln all parts of the United States will be asked to contribute SI each toward a fund which will be used ln the effort to defeat the law. The Chinese Six Companies, one of the most powerful organizations- of Its kind now in existence, Is promoting the move ment. Inquiry among the Chinese mer chants of the city throws but little light on the situation, as only rumors of the collecting process have reached the city. The "Federated Trades Council has been waging an active fight for the re-enactment of the law, and the Oregon dele gation at ashIngton has pledged its support of the proposition. PARADISE AT WILLAPA BAY New Yorlc Man Has Found World's Ideal Spot. the to a point north of the Qulnault reserva tion. A corporation capitalized at 5100.000 has been organized at Aberdeen. Wash, to build a trolley line between that city and Hoqulam. A rock, weighing over seven tons fell on the Southern Pacific Railroad track from the Oregon City bluff, Friday after noon, bending one of the rails out of po sition. The overland passenger and a local freight were delayed over an hour, while repairs were being made. A Washington & Columbia River loco motive escaped from the watchman at Dayton, Wash., Friday. The watchman chased the engine three miles on foot In a vain attempt, then he stopped at a farm house and got a team, with which he soon overtook the wayward locomotive. No turn the same twice, so that the whole Is wet and well mixed together. Then spread over the whole surface of the street six Inches thick of this concrete, finished a flat curve and ram same with broad and flat beater. Render this sur face with, cement and sand, three parts of sharp drlftsand to one of cement, to form smooth and regular curved surface for the wood blocks to rest upon, when the concrete is properly set, which will take about three days, when the wood paving may be laid. The timber for wood blocks should be of hardwood, cut out of the log Into scantlings of any length, and In nine-Inch and three-Inch planks, and the wood blocks cut off these scantlings six Inches long, as the blocks must stand endway of the grain of the wood. W. 3. Gordon, a New York oyster dealer, who also owns large oyster beds in vari ous places East, and who has been look ing into the oyster business here and at oiher places on this Coast, left for the East last night. He assure. a friend, who was at the train to see him off, that as soon as he could settle up his business he was coming back to this section to reside. The object of his visit was to ajertain why there was so little business in Eastern oysters done here nowadays. He had been here before, and was well informed In regard to the small native oysters of Olympla and Shoalwater Bay, and knew of the several failures that had been maue In attempts to Introduce Eastern oysters ln tins state. When ho ran across the Toke Point oys ters ho at once saw that they were some thing new here, and In Inquiring Into the matter saw that there was no further need for Eastern oysters here. He has visited all the principal oyster-producing sections of this region, and says that Toke Point, on Willapa Harbor, comes as near to his Idea of Paradise as any place he ever expects to see. The beach Is one of the finest places for oyster culture he knows of, and the fact that a volume of pure fresh water from the Willapa and Cedar Creek sweeps across the beds, with the tides, makes the place an Ideal one for fattening and flavoring oysters. But, besides the oysters, there are razor clams, quahogs and New York clams and crabs the largest and finest he has ever seen are plentiful as blackberries. Floun ders can be caught whenever wanted, and in the streams mentioned a string of fine salmon trout can be caught any day at this season, while further up mountain trout arc plentiful. At this season the bay is alive with ducks and geese, and the woods are alive with deer, which, however, are not allowed to be shot now, but Will be some day. Then, in the proper season, there Is fine snort trolllnjr for salmon, and with a seine nnv number of them may be taken. The beacn in tne vicinity oi lone i-oim aa always been the site of the finest beds of native oysters ln the bay, and Mr. Gor don says the success achieved by the Toke Point Oyster Company In trans plantlrg Eastern oysters Is ln great meas ure d;.e to good Judgment In the selection of their ground, which cannot fail to pro duce the fattest and finest-flavored oysterg Imaginable as long as present conditions continue. "To a man who like myself 13 fond of fishing and hunting." said Mr. Gordon, "this section appears one of the most de sirable places imaginable to live in, and I intend that my Summers, at least, shall hereafter be spent there. If the people of the East could only -realize the advan tages this Coast has over the East, In climate and productions, there would be a great many more of them coming out hero to stay; but the trouble Is that no one can realize these advantages from reading about them; they must come and eee for themselves before they can under stand " t WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DES SERT? This "question arises la the family every day. Let us answer It today. Try Jell-O. a de licious and healthful dessert. Prepared ln two mimtiM Vn fenlllnif nn hnlHnr? slmnlv add I bollln water and set to cooi. .Flavors: unanimous At the last session of the Oregon Legis lature, a Joint memorial was S'jr.t to Con gress, asking that the exclusion law be re-enacted. Petitions aggregating 30,000 signatures to Congress have been sent by the local trades unions, and the Amer ican Federation of Labor will send a forco of lobbyists to Washington to fight for what they consider the rights of organ ized labor. The Geary exclusion law will expire In May, 1902, but the prospects for re-ennctment before that time are decid edly bright. In speaking of the present situation, George M. Orton. president of the Fed erated Trades Council, said: "I think the prospects for re-enactmont of the law are bright. A good deal has been done and Is still being done to urge Congress to act on the matter at once. a the ques tion is of no little moment, especially to the people of the Paclilc Coast" A. A. Bailey, secretary of the Federated Trades Council, said: , "We will not cease in our efforts to persuade Congress to re-enact this measure. The American Federation of Labor will have a strong reDrcsentatlon durlnir thf nomine- sv?s!on of Congress, and strenuous efCorts will j ue maue to nave ;no law re-enacted, we must keep these Chinese people out, for they never adapt themselves to our ways as do tho European immigrants. The Chinaman never becomes thoroughly Amcricanlzed, and w ought not to allow any more of them to come In." Fire nt Salem This IHorninjy. SALEM, Or.. Dec. 2. The residence of of Fred Stalger. on North Fourteenth street, together with nearly all its con tents, was destroyed by fire between 12 and 1 o'clock this (Monday) morning. The origin of the fire is supposed to rave been from faulty chimii'-y conneci:or.. T'io cottage was valued at SiOPO and the con tents ?S0O. An Insurance policy for $100 was written last week by a local agncy, but had not been delivered to the owner of the property. PIINEY WOODS. Ilenlthfnl. hut Not Alvray.s Curative. To go to the plney woods is a. help, but If one carries along the bad habits of food and drink that have caused sick ness, the plney woods will not produce a recovery. Coffee drinking caused blindness In a Virginia gentleman, and hLs remarkable experience Is worth reading. "I have been a coffee drinker since my earliest remembrance. If I ralsscd coffee at a meal It brought on headache. This should have shown me that I was a victim to a drug habit. Finally, wakeful, restless nights came on. After dinner I was al ways drowsy and after sleeping would waken stupid and morbid, and felt a3 though I had been drugged, and when this feeling wore off nervousness and restless ness would set In until I drugged myself with coffee again. "At last my eyesight began to fall. Some of the best optical specialists agreed that I had an affliction of the optic nerve and after two or three years' treatment my eyes slowly lost their power and ll became almost sightless. "I was advised to go to a pine woods, near the sea ln a most Isolated place This I did and lived there for two years without any visible benefit. I gave up all hope of recovery until last Spring a friend expressed the belief that the coffee I drank was the cause of all of my trouble. He had been a slave to It and had beeal unable to find relief until he quit and! took up Postum Food Coffee. "His experience startled me and I de-l elded to try the change, although I had but little faith In Its merits. My first cut of Postum proved delicious, and was great surprise. It was evidently well made. I had not the slightest trouble lr leaving off coffee, for the Postum filled It place perfectly. "During the past six months I have gained In flesh, my sallow complexion has become clear, and my eyesight gradually! Improved until now I am able to reat and write. My mind Is once more cleat and active, and I no longer suffer fror sleepless, nervous spells. You can imagine feel grateful for my restoration." WJ damage was done. except to th. J watch- Australian timber locally known s &-, "J and Strawberry: I feel grateful for my restor 1 maoj who lost bis job. - J Wack. Butt Iio. 3, Red Gum No. Bluo ' h ;aCkui t yew srpcsf s tolarA jo J Harold Fenton, Brighton, Va,