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THE 'MORNING OREGONIAN. FHIDA'Y, JTANUAKIT IT, 1UUZ. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF The' Oregonlan's Telephones. OREGON. Counting Room Main GC7 Managing Editor ,. Main 630 City Editor Main ICO Composing Room. Main CSS East Side OSlce East 01 Superintendent Building Ked2S2J COLUMBIA. Counting Tloom G67 Editorial Rooms ICO Composing Room 7M Engine Room 200 A&tnieBienti. MARQUAM GRAND THEATER Pollard's Australian Juvenile Opera Co., presenting the London success, "In Town." CORDRAY'S THEATER "The Village Par son. THE BAKER THEATER Glrard Specialty Company. THE OREGONIAX'S HAXDBOOK. The Oregonlan's Handbook tells all about Portland, the entire Columbia River watershed and the 1D03 World's Fair, commemorative of the Lewis and Clark expedition to Oregon. The book contains over 150 handsome illustrations, and it Is printed on enameled book paper. It will be mailed to any address In the United States or Canada Tor 7 cents a copy. Furnace Fires Not in Her Line. Some men are born to trouble as the sparks fly upwards, and E. W. Crlchton Is one of them, especially In the matter of servant girls. A few days ago he ad vertised for a cook. The next day an old man and a girl called at his office, to In quire about the job. Mr. Crlchton In formed them that his wife attended to engaging cooka moet of the time, and arranged for the girl to call at his house that evening. She called, accompanied by the old man, whom she left outside the house. "When asked why she did not bring her father in, she said he was not her father, but would be her husband hy and by In the swe-c- e-c t by ana by. She then asked what would be re quired of her, saying that she was from the country and that, while she had done lots of cooking and other work, she had not lived In the city and was not familiar with tho customs and manners of city people, nor their houses. "When told that she would be expected to build a lire in the range in the morning, and then to build a fire In the furnace, she asked: "Have you one of them furnaces in the house?" When told that the house was heated throughout with a furnace, she said she had heard of them, and of people falling into them and being burned alive, and she would not stay where there was one of them. "With a "good evening" bhe pulled her freight, rejoined her future husband, waiting outside, and their heavy footfalls soon died away in the distance. "little Eva" at Boyb Home. Sixteen-year-old Frances Osborne, a child act jess, has been received at the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society Home, lyitil a suitable home can be procured for her. She was found in a "Whltechapel lodging-house, without money or friends. She says she has played the role of "Eva" in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and was recently a mem ber of Markham's Theater Company, which stranded in Idaho. "I was born in Iowa," the girl went on, "and my par ents' name was Osborne. I scarcely re member thqm, but they gave me for adop tion to Ed Redman and his wife, who were theatrical people, traveling around. Three months after they adopted me 1 played, girls' parts, but in about one year the Redmans gave me to people named Knowlton, and I lived with them until about six months ago. "While playing at Halley, Idaho, the people with whom 1 was did not use me well, and then 1 worked as a domestic. I went on the road again, but the theatrical concern I was with stranded, and I came to Portland, looking for work." The girl is .bright- To Cover Up a Sewer. The 24-Inch sewer lately completed on East Oak street Is; -for- some distance, where It crosses a low place, converted into a pond, from water "backed up by the Eighteenth-street fill, elevated on a piling trestle. The interested property-owners are desirous of having the street filled to grade, so as to cover up the sewer and furnish another street for travel. The street, if so filled, could not be improved at once, as it would require time for the fill to settle. Engineer Chase fears that, if tho fill Is all made at once. In its set tling it may Injure the sewer, and he therefore favors a partial fill, and after this has settled, the completion of the job. Property-owners are of opinion that, as the sewer Is built on a substantial trestle of piling, the settling of the nil would not Injure it, and as they cannot see jiow half a fill Is to be provided for are in favor of completing the fill at one time. It Is more than likely that the En gineer's ideas on the question are cor rect. . Heavy Run or Smelt. There is a great run of smelt in the Cowlitz River, and they are being caught by the ton in dip nets and sent to market here In great quantities. These favorite little pan fish, which a short time ago brought 50 cents per pound, are now sold everywhere at three pounds for 10 cents. They mado their appearance this season earlier than usual, and the big run now on in the Cow litz is such as usually occurs there in March. The smelt are larger and finer than usual, and vast quantities of them are sold, as they are to be found in all sorts of places, as well as fish markets. A crippled man has a stand at the foot of the Incline leading to the steel bridge, and finds his customers among the large number of people who cross the bridge on foot. He says he has been in this business at this place for several yea,rs. during the smelt season, and during the remainder of the year acts as night watchman, being unfitted for labor. The Law to Blame. E. J. Jeffery never did think much of the registration law. and now he has a poorer opinion of u than ever. He went up to register on January 13, and was the thirteenth man who registered on that day. Immediately after he lost a ring, highly -valued as a keepsake, which ne had worn for 40 years. Some of his friends endeavored to per suade him that it was the combination or unlucky thlrteens which caused the loss of his ring, but his opinion is that but for. the registration law he would never have gone up to register, and would not have lost his cherished keepsake. It Is sometimes difficult to distinguish between cause and effect, but "Jeff" has the fixed Idea in this instance. Mourn for Dead Pet. The little brown dog that was killed by a Twenty-third-street car on "Wednesday was the cher ished pet of F. P. May's children, and was an Intelligent little animal. His name was Carlo, and his friends were le gion. Carlo had many cunning ways, among them being his ability to stand on his haunches and laugh, at the same time displaying two shining rows of white teeth. He was a good dog, in every sense of the word, and if there is any such place as a heaven for dogs, poor Carlo will get there. The Mays children are brokenhearted over the death of their pet, who was a great favorite In the neighborhood. For the Civil Service. The United States Civil Service Commission announces that on February 18 examinations for tho following positions will be held in this city: Assistant printer In the railway mall service, disciplinarian and Industrial teacher In the Indian service. Interpreters for the Arabic, Italian, French. Slavenlsh, Kranlsh and Croatlon languages In the immigration service. Persons desiring to compete should apply to Z. A. Lelgn, Postoffice Department, for Information and application blanks. Mr. Rigler Explains. An interview with Superintendent of Schools Rigler In an article on free kindergartens, in yes terday's .Oregonian, did not fully convey the speaker's meaning In one particular. What he desired to say regarding kinder gartens In Los Angeles was: "Los An jgeles Is the only city, so far as I know, in which all children between the ages of 4 and 6 .are provided with kindergarten ac commodations in connection with the pub lic school system." New Pavement for Back Streets. A man from Boston has recently been consulting with City Engineer Chase In regard to Introducing in this city a pave ment for streets not subjected to heavy travel, composed of pitch and crushed rock. Mr. Chase states that some years ago in Toronto, Canada, and a few other places where large quantities of coal tar are produced, streets were Improved with broken rock mixed with pitch, a distillate of coal tar. Streets covered with this mixture and rolled In the same manner as asphalt pavements were found to give good satisfaction where the traffic was light, as they were water-proof and noise less, and neither dusty nor muddy. The primitive form of there pavements has been considerably improved upon, and for streets where the travel Is light they are giving good satisfaction, and tms form of pavement Is recognized by au thorities on the subject as good, but it is not considered the best for heavy traf fic It is thought that the cost would b sufficiently low to warrant Its being laid on some of the residence streets, for which Its freedom from dust and mud. Its smoothness and nolsclessncss, seem particularly to adapt It. If constructed of fine crushed rock, mixed with pitch, and heavily rolled. It would undoubtedly be a great Improvement on simple mac adam. , Will Make Fills bt Sluicing. Messrs. Llnd & -Manning, who have taken a con tract to grade three blocks back of Al blna for Dudley Evans, which will ne cessitate the removal of a large quantity of earth, are contemplating sluicing this r- IN NEXT SUNDAY'S OREGONIAN. Additional to all the news and the usual department. The Sunday Oregonian, January 19, will1 contain: NOAH'S ARK FULLY DESCRIBED ON A NEWLY DECIPHERED ASSYR IAN TABLET. Inscribed about 100 years before Christ, it gives exact dimensions, showing that It was many times larger than the largest modern steamships. Il lustrated. ELECTRlFYINd THE BRAINS OP CHIMPANZEES. Scientific Work to de termine what part of man's brain controls the various mUMles. Illustrated. PATROLLING THE YELLOWSTONE PARK ON 8NOW8HOES. Captain A. E. Bradley, U. S. A, tells how troops protect big game in the National reserve. Il lustrated. OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS. Alfred Holman writes of Atlantic Coast conditions. REMARKABLE FEATURES OF MODERN ENGINEERING. How railway bridges arc replaced without interrupting traffic: building tunnels through quick sands. Illustrated. SUPERSTITIONS IN MEDICINE. How Intelligent people of the present day are affected by old vagaries. MR. DOOLEY'S LETTER. This week the philosopher gives his views on whether a man with $25 ought to get married. GEORGE ADE'S MODERN FABLES. Six short ones In his customary satir ical vein. material down to mak a fill on the bot tom south of tho O. R. & N. Co.'s shops. Several property-owners in that section are desirous of having fills made, and If arrangements can be completed tho contractors In this way might kill two birds with one stone. It is proposed to connect a four-inch pipe with the watpr mains, to carry water to the place de sired, and then to construct an open Hume to some point on the river bottom. The scheme is a feasible one. as it has been recommended by Engineer Chase for several fills. It is possible that such a scheme could be utilized in filling Mar-quam-street gulchr, at Furst street, a project now being considered, if eartn could be obtained on the hills at the head of the gulch. If this cannot be done, earth may be obtained from the banks of the cuttings on the abandoned railway to Fulton Park, where It could be cheaply handled by a steam paddy and hauled to the gulch over the street railways. Moving the Failing House. The housemovcrs have commenced operations for moving the house at the southeast corner of Yamhill and Fifth streets, for merly the Edward Falling residence, to make room for the erection of a store, to be occupied temporarily by Roberts Bros. The house Is to be turned around so as to front on Fifth street, and moved over to the south side of the quarter block, and the L's will be removed, or changed so that it will occupy only 35 feet of the property. The store to be erected for Roberts Bros, will be 100 feet long on Yamhill street 'and 65 feet deep, and will be of brick and one story in height. As It Is to be ready to move Into by March 1, there will not be time to build moru than one story, or else the building would probably be run up two stories or more, as in such a central location the upper stories would rent well for a lodging house or other purposes. Roberts Bro. will probably occupy the store six months or more, after whjch it will be cut up into several small stores. They Get Their Monet Back. The li cense moneys collected on pleasure car riages, delivers' wagons, milk wagons and other vehicles not let for hire, having been declared unconstitutional, are now being returned direct to the persons who paid. Notices were sent to each of these persons Wednesday, and yesterday a large number of them presented themselves at the City Hall to receive their money back. The return of this money was not adver tised, as It was desired that the parties who had paid should not be bothered by brokers desiring to buy up the claims at a discount, and in order that each of them might receive back the amount he paid in full. There was such a rush of these persons at the City Hall for a time yesterday that they were obliged to form a line in front of the license officer's coun ter and wait their turns. The amount collected was less than J2000. and war rants for the whole have been made out, and all that the owners have to do is call and get them. Supposed Incendiary Fire. The firo which broke out yesterday morning at James A. Mott's house, 512-514 Savier street, is supposed to be of incendiary origin, and It did damage to the extent of about $500. Fortunately, the place was unoccupied at the time. It had recently been used as a restaurant. The flames broke out on the secom? story, and tho firemen had hard work in saving the building. The less Is covered by insur ance. Residents in the neighborhood say that they have noticed strange men, sup posed to be vagrants, moving about the building at night. They had been warned to leave the rooms, but had not been heard to make any threats of vengeance. It had been proposed to turn the store part into a saloon, and this project has aroused considerable criticism around Fifteenth and Savier streets. Hughes Waits for His Friend Swi gert. President Hughes, of the Port ot Portland Commission, Issued a call yester day for a meeting of the commission, to be held Monday at 4 P. M. Mr. Hughes' reason for not calling the board together sooner Is, It Is understood, that "he wishes the attendance of all the Commissioners. Commissioner Swigert ts now in Califor nia, and will not return before Saturday or Sunday, -and it was in order that he might be present that Mr. Hughes select ed Monday as the day for the meeting. Seattle Minister to Come. On Sunday evening next, January 19, the Rev. J. P. D. Llwyd, rector of St. Mark's Church, Seattle, will deliver an address In at. Mark's Church, this city, on "Labor and Capital." Mr. Llwyd Is an eloquent speaker, and has the subject on which he will speak thoroughly in hand. A cordlaj Invitation is extended to all the labor organizations and others who are Inter ested in this vital subject to bo present. Amateurs Act for Charity. The Gar rick Dramatic Club, of Alblna, repeated the drama, "Above the Clouds," last' night, under the auspices of SU Mary's Church, for the benefit of the Home for the Aged. There was a large and appre ciative audience, and this, the second rendition of the drama by the club, showed a marked improvement. Sociable Tonioht. The quarterly so ciable will be held this evening at the Calvary Presbyterian Church. Among other entertainers wlU be Mrs. David Campbell, Messrs. Carr, Velguth and Decker, Miss Vesta Towneend. Mr. Devlin Birrs a Home. Auditor Devlin, who was a sufferer by the fire In the Brown block a short time ago, which resulted In considerable damage to his furniture and rather valuable library, has purchased a home of his own. He yes terday received a deed to a house and lot on Kearney street, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, for which he paid the sum of $5000.x The house, 653 Kearney street, was built to order for Morton H. Insley, and has been, occupied by him. and his family. It has all mod ern Improvements, and Is different in many ways from the ordinary run of houses of that class, having been planned specially to suit Mr. Insley's ideas. Mr. Devlin will occupy his now home Febru ary 15. His aunt will continue to keep house for him. Mr. Insley intends to build another home before long. Patst Cardiff Will Face Wife's CHAnoE. Patrick Cardiff, ex-pugillst and policeman, will have a hearing this aiter noon in -the Municipal Court, to answer a charge of having threatened his wlfe'a life. Mrs. Nellie Cardiff has sworn out a warrant to that effect, but the police do not consider that the charge will be pressed. Cardiff attained distinction as a fighter when he fought the famous John L. Sullivan, of Boston, and broke one of Sullivan's arms. Recently Cardiff has earned his living by working at quieter pursuits. Meetino of Regents. The Board oi Ke gents of the University of Oregon will hold its semi-annual meeting next Tues day morning. In the office of United States District Judge Bellinger. A number ot important matters will be considered at this meeting, and the usual routine busi ness will be transacted. President Frank Strong is now busy preparing his annual report, which will be presented to the re gents at this meeting. Then They Will Pay. License Officer McEachern reports that licenses for the current quarter have been pretty near paid up, much better than usual. There are always some who Intend to pay, but overlook tho matter, and notices are be ing sent to these, and they will pay at once. There are others who never pay till they aro jolted, and these will receive a jolt from a mine loaded with 5000 volts before long, and then they will pay. "Chick" Houghton Locked Up. The case against Charles, alias "Chick, Houghton, accused of the larceny of a rifle valued at J4, was called yesterday In the Municipal Court, but In the absence ot witnesses it was continued until today. In default of $500 ball Houghton was locked up.. Da. Baar, late physician and surgeon of tho "Allgemelnes Krankenhaus," in Vi enna, Austria, has settled permanently In Portland. Office, the Dekum, 41S. Resi dence, the Portland Hotel. Col. 'phone 13JJ. Ladies rubbers. Sic; men's rubbers, 4UcJ child's rubbers, 19c Marks Shoe Co. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenser. Nels Kacr, 35, Florence Burkholders, 17. Julius A Dllg. 27, Maggie J. Edgerton, 22. Birth Return. j January 12, boy to wife of C. W. Bennett, COS Second street. Death RetornH. January 14, Celia M. Wilson, 4 months. Baby Home; meningitis. Gustavo Winter, "G years, 550 Market street; embolls of pulmonary artery. Charles Patterson, 14 years; typhoid pneu monia. Building Permit. G. J. Murphy, two-story dwelling. Fourth street, between Caruthers and Sheridan; 11500. Turn Halle Association, repairs to hall, Yam hill and Third streets; $000. George Mayer, two-story dwelling, southwest corner of Prcscott and Mallory avenues; J1300. Chrlstensen & Peterson, two-story dwelling. Commercial street, between Knott and Sell wood; $1200. City & Suburban Railway Company, station, corner Third and G; $100. J. Pfenning, cottage. East Sixth, between Falling and Shaver; $500. Real Estate Transfers. Joseph Kenny to Thomas E. Kenny, v undivided "4 of lot 3, section 6, T. 2 N., R. 4 W.: parcel land, section 31, T. 3 N., R. 4 W. $ 1 John H. White and wife to H. A Beld Ing. lots 6 and 8, block 11, Southern Portland .'.. 220 R. Lea Barnes, trustee, to D. G. Ste phens, lots 0. 11, 13, 15, 17, block 37, Woodlawn 812 D. G. Stephens and wife to Richard D. Depue. lot 17, block 37, Woodlawn... 85 C. Chrlstensen to George H. Dressel, 2 1-3 acres, section 5, T. 1 S., R. 4 E. 200 John E. Atchlnson and wife to H. F. Lleberman and wife. 3.4S acres, section 10. T. 1 N.. R. 1 E. 000 Mary Taylor to H. J. Miller. W. lots 7 and 8, block 256. Portland 20,000 F. W. Reed and wife to Sarah A Shat tuck, lot 12. block 1, Cooper's Addition 2G0 W. J. Hawkins and wife to Ida M. Ful lerton, lot 2, block 20, Lincoln Park Annex 125 William M. Ladd and wife to George Raabe. lot 5, block 4, Garrison's Sub division 1,250 Louis Feurer and wife to Franr Scheib ner, lot 7. block 29,.Feurer's Addition. 500 Portland Trust Company to Lucy E. Woodward, 50x100 feet. Fourteenth and Montgomery streets i Carl M. Hoeber and wife to Ernestine Luedke, lot 2, block 0, Central Addi tion 1,300 George Zlttmayer and wife to Henry Welnhard, N. 331-3 feet of lot 10, block 10, Alblna 6,205 Abstracts, end title Insurance, by the Pacific CoashAbstract Guaranty & Trust Co., 204-5-6-7 Falling building. SoHTenir of Jerusalem. London Standard. The Greek Catholic monks, who are In possession of the chief portions of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, are now going to build a bazaar opposite it, where pilgrims may purchase souvenirs of their visit to Jerusalem. During the process of their clearing 'the alto the foundations of an old medieval church, 40 meters long and SO wide, with three apses, were dis covered. A number of fine capitals, frag ments of basalt pillars and bas-reliefs, with symbolllc nnlmals. were found, all these remains having doubtless belonged to the choir of the church. Last year a valuable silver shrine, containing a piece of the holy cross-and relics of the Apos tles Peter and Paul according, at least, to the inscriptions qn them was discov ered at the same place. WHERE TO DINE TODAY. Plenty of good things all the time at the Portland Restaurant. 305 Washington. The American Cigar. Good as the name. Buy the beat. m MaRlc. Sena war Salva-cea cures pile. .BAKER IS IN EARNEST! SEATTLE ELECTRIC POWER MAN "WANTS TO ENTER PORTLAND. So SaynZera Snow, His Attorney May Traniiniit Power All the IVny Froni SnoqHaliuIe. "If a franchise be granted to Mr. Baker, he will put in a first-class electric light and power plant and supply both power and light to Portland, and serve for any other purpose to which electricity may be adapted," said Attorney Zcra Snow yes terday. Mr. Snow Is the legal representa tive of Charles H. Baker, of Seattle, in whose Interest an ordinance carrying a 50-year franchise to furnish electric light and power was introduced In the City Council Wednesday. Mr. Baker, as was stated In yesterday's Oregonian, Is at the head of the Snoqualmle Light & Power Company. He was In Portland a short time ago, and conferred with Mr. Snow, and the result of the consultation was the ordinance which was presented to tho Council by Councilman Bronaugh, at the request of Mr. Snow. "The object of the ordinance." Mr. Snow continued, "is to secure a franchise that will place Mr. Baker on an equal footing with the company existing and engaged In business. Mr,Baker believes there la a field for the enterprise, end that a profit may be realized from the investment. He has ample power for the purpose. This power may be obtained from the Sno qualmle Light & Power Company, with which he Is Identified; from a point near Portland which he recently acquired, or from another point near Portland which he has In view. "When the Council and the Board of Public Works take up the franchise for consideration, we shall Invite them to in spect the power plants which, we think, will be sufficient to, convince them that Mr. Baker has all he claims. We shall take the city authorities Into our confi dence and give them all desired Informa tion. We shall endeavor to show that, if the city wishes competition, it must place the competitor on an equality with the General Electric Company. When this Is done, the public will not he at the mercy of the one company now engaged In the electric light and power business. "If proper encouragement Is given, Mr. Baker will certainly establish a plant," Concluded Mr. Snow? "Power may be obtained from the two places near Port land or from Snoqualmle, which has pow er enough to supply this city with elec tricity for many years to come." Mr. Snow will not say at present what places near Portland will supply the power, and his refusal has given rise to much speculation. Among some of the guesses made is that the falls along the Upper Columbia River will be harnessed. Another Is that the power will be se cured from Hood River. By a series of dams. It Is said, 00.000 horse-power may be obtained at all seasons of the year, and 250,000 at certain times. Some say that 10,000 horse-power may be obtained with out any trouble whatever, but this opin ion Is received with diffidence by not a few, who hold that 10,000 horse-power is about all Hood River Is capable (jf furnish ing. The same few maintain that all Mr. Baker's power at Snoqualmle is sufficient to supply Seattle and Tacoma only, and that he will have none to spare to trans mit to Portland, ISO miles distant; also that the power at Tacoma Is inadequate, and that a steam plant is now being put In in that city. Attorney Alex Sweck, representing R. Green, another applicant for a franchise, said yesterday that Mr. Green was anx iously awaiting the action of the Coun cil In regard to the matter. Mr. Green, he said, will begin work Just as soon as the franchise Is granted. Asked' where power would "be obtained, Itc ald he could not name the place at present; that It Is located in Oregon, and is capable of fur nishing 20,000 horse-power. H. C. Campbell, of the City & Suburban Company, and W. H. Hurlburt, of the Or egon General Electric Company, had nothing to say regarding their applica tions for franchise, further than what has already been published. BREEDING OF CHICKENS. Mong-rel or Fnll-Blood Fowl n. Qucs ' Hon of Utility Not Fancy. AXFORD, Wash., Jan. 7. (To the Edi tor.) In the Weekly Oregonian of Janu ary 3 appears a short editorial called out by the poultry show In progress In Port land, which Is of much the same tenor as many others that have appeared In that periodical during the past 25, more or less, years, except that It falls to score the farmers of Oregon and especial ly those of the Willamette section for their slackness in stocking up with im proved breeds of, poultry, especially chick ens. I do not pretend to be up-to-date in everything concerning chickens, but l have been raising, or helping to raise, them ever since I can remember and only wish to present some facts, perhaps make a suggestion or two and ask some ques tions, and If I Incidentally display some of my Ignorance, It Is open to any one to pick me up on It. The Encyclopedia Brltannica In its ar ticle on poultry speaks of the "Common Fowl, which Is remarkable as having no distinctive English name." This is news to us Americans with whom the word "chicken" seems to be commonly accept ed as all sufficient for market reports, etc., though I notice that the editorial referred to only applies It to the newly hatched. Twenty-live years ago I was farming In Linn County, Or., and kept tho usual stock of chickens. I started In with at least fairly well-bred brown and white Leghorns, non-sitters they were too, with Cochins or Brahmas for brooders. It was before the days of the incubator. I after ward added Plymouth Rocks and aimed to keep as near as practicable full-blood males of one or the other or both of those varieties. My neighbors, too, were doing much the same thing, without exception, so far as I knew, occasionally one in troducing some newer variety such as Hamburgs or Langshans. We could not Justly be charged with neglect In trying to build up Improved flocks. Nor was there a flock that could be correctly styled the "old common stock," yet It was dif ficult to see that they differed very much in appearance from the flocks of my, ear liest recollection, and It was Just as true as 'ever before that those who took the most intelligent care of them had the most' eggs to sell. On coming to this country 16 years ago, I procured as a starter Black Spanish and brown and whit eLeghorn hens, with a Plymouth Rock rooster, all full-biood, or if crossed at all, with each other, and if there was any taint of common stock it was away back to the ones from which the different breeds were developed. For several years I Introduced both Brown Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks, both hens and roosters, but for the past six or eight years have only used the Leghorn males with no new stock of hens, and those were supposed to be full-blood. For two or three years i have not been ablo to take proper care of them, and the flock, a year ago, had dwindled to about 15 hens, btlt these developed a sur prising capacity for "stealing out" their nests and "bringing off fluffy broods" of from three to sixteen chicks each, which had largely to work out their own problems of life, being reasonably well fed with grain and waste from the kitchen. The supply of the latter was largely gov erned by the number of dogs around. These broods followed one another at such a rate that either every single hen took a turn at it or else some took more than one. Besides there were those who undertook to sit In the henhouse and were broken up, the dark box used for that purpose having one or more occupants most of the time, and it did seem as though there never was so persistent a lot of sitters even fa my mother's flock am'l Rosenblatt & Co CORNER 50 odd years ago, when Leghorn and Ply mouth Rocks were all unknown and games and Dominies were the only varieties I ever heard of, before the introduction of the Shanghai, whose advent began the famous Hen Fever, which with the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and the Fug itive slave law distracted the minds of the American people In the early 50s of the last century. Nor does my flock to day, increased to 60 or over again, greatly vary Ih appearance from these of that period. In fact, I have four specimens so peculiarly spotted that If I was situated so that I could be reasonably sure of carrying It through, I would be tempted to try for a new breed. Now the question In my mind is does the crossing of different breeds originally de veloped from tho same stock tend to re version to that stock? Or Is the tendency to variegation so strong In the domestu cation of birds and animals that It Is only overcome by careful and persistent selec tion? And If mongrellzing tends to re version In form and color, does it stop at that, or is It accompanied by charac teristics of hardihood prolificacy and dis position? Of course. In breeding for a barn-yard fowl from which the bulk of the egg pro duction with Its Incidental meat supply must. In tho very nature ot the business, always come, these are the only ones that the average farmer is going to find It profitable to keep. The Items ot form and color aro hardly to be taken Into ac count, and when he has determined to his own satisfaction which Is the more profitable, the mongrel or tho full-blood, ho has settled the whole question so far as he himself Is concerned. As I have said before, the fundamental principles are feed and care. M. W. WALKER. Key Fad the Latest. New York Times. "The latest fad in souvenirs comes pret ty hard on the hotels," said the propri etor of a Broadway hostelry. "The proper thing now among the girls Is to appro priate the key of their rooms In each hotel visited. Traveling across the country In the Summer brings the Summer girl to a number of different places, and Christmas shopping to the cities. A room ky ab stracted from each hotel she visits makes quite a good-sized collection at the end of the campaign. Hung from the wall, each with Its own particular romance, they make a picturesque feature of milady's boudoir. But it's hard on the hotels," he added, ns he sent for the locksmith. The gold mines of Mysore. India, arc worked by American electrical devices, the power being from the melting Himalayan snow. OSTEOPATHY Has made Its fame curing "Incurables." Do not be prejudiced by what other doctors say. We court your personal In vestigation. No charge made for con sultation. Call for "Osteopathy Ex plained." Dr. W. A. Rogers Cf A. T. Still Schaal el Oitujath, HrknNli, Ms. Dr. Q. Lord Gates Cnlj Lad; Graduats cf Cittcpilhr la rortlini. Phone Main 27. Offices, S32-3-4 Marquam Bldg. all the nutritive qualities preserved in WHEATINE never in bulk GAEBENERS AND FARMEES PAY ATTENTION. 20,000 lbs. Of Australian Brown and Oregon Danvers onion sets for ale. 6c per lb. Samples free upon receipt of postage. Address H. BLOSSER & SONS, Hubbard, Marlon Co., Oregon. OSTEOPATHY DR. Ii. B. SMITH, Of A. T. Still's School of Osteopathy, Klrka Tille. Mo. Oldest Osteopath in Oregon. Fourth year in Portland. Consultation free at 4UQ Oregonian building. Call or write for literature and references. Phone dak 421. Lady assistant. -t&3aiYp whit breakfast! i i i i M A Good Subject Our clearance prices have given many of our friends something to think about We want to clear out every fall garment, and with that object in view have reduced every heavy-weight suit or overcoat in the house. Those new black and white cravenettes are the swellest things ever shown in the city. Of course we are the first to (90 00 display them, price CpwV.vJ Our clearance sale of $2.50 and $3.00 JK Hats at is POPULAR-PRICE CLOTHIERS THIRD AND MORRISON PIANOS We carry only high-grade pianos, and the best that money and skilled labor can produce. Stelnway & Sons have been appointed manufacturers to all the crowned heads of Europe and their re spective courts. The A.. B. CHASE, EMERSON and ESTEY PIANOS are so well known to the public that they need no special advertising only to let the people know where they can be found, and that is at SOULE BROS.' PIANO CO. We also carry the popular Richmond piano, the best piano for the money in Portland. See the new styles, Just re ceived. SOULE BROS. PIANO CO. STEINWAY DEALERS, 326 Washington Street, near Sixth FINE PIANO TUNING. Phone Main 677. QVimW&SWGWStWiWWSW "Let 3 There g Be Light" : 1884 l 1902 Was the first command of the Cre ator, and through succeeding ages light has ever been man's greatest blessing. How foolish, then, to neglect your eyes, the windows through which the light shines. De fective vision, unless arrested with needed glasses, means gradual de cay of sight that somotlmes results In blindness. Is the risk worth taking? Why not have your eyes examined at the Portland Optical Institute, and safeguarded against serious future danger? ; WALTER REED The Optician J) I 133 Sixth St., Oregonian Bldg. ias4sassAs&fiAss STILL THEY GO THOSE STYLISH NEW AMERICAN AND STANDARD GAS LAMPS are ALL THE RAGE. If you haven't one you are behind the times. MOST WONDERFUL ana CHEAPEST LIGHT IN THE WORLD. Newest nri best. No blackened chimneys to clean, no wlclts to trim, no bother. Three times light of the Rochester lamp, one-third the cost, one-tenth coat of electricity. Aeents wanted. Phone Clay 234 Pacific Specialty&GasLainpCo. 343 3IORRISOX ST. PORTLAND ACADEMY Thirteenth, between Montgomery and Hall. Second term will open Monday, February 3. 1002. 0 A. M. The school is organized in two departments, a preparatory school and an academy proper, or high school. The PREPARATORY SCHOOL comprises a primary course and grammar-school course, each of three years. Pupils are received at the age ot G and fitted for the academy. THE ACADEMT tits for college by a live years" course or a four years course, accord ins to the maturity of the student on entering. At the opening of the term, February a, classes will begin in the following studies: Latin Beginner's Boole, Caesar. History Eng lish, American, Roman. Mathematics Arith metic. Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry. Sci encePhysical Geography, Chemistry, Botany. For Catalogue address PORTLAND ACADEMY. IV.RS. ALLEN'S SCHOOL For Boys and Glris 400 Hlorrison Street. Second term will open Monday, February 10, 1002. Classes In Mathematics, History, Eng lish, Latin and Greek. Special students ad mitted to regular claszes. For circulars ad dress MARGARET V. ALLEN. -100 Morrison st. School telephone, West 1100; residence tel ephone, "West C4. BEST HOUSE COALS . Renton Lump Coal, at .?C.I0 Rock Springs (Wyoming) Coal h.vo Clean Coal, ard full weights. VULCAN COAL CO.. Front st., near Cllran. Columbia phone 610. Oregon phone Red 17GC. Tlr F f RRflWN EYE AND ear diseases. Marquam bldx.. rooms GS6-7. Poke Effect la Collar. "SEWAXEE," E. A. TV. "SYOSSET." v - J ! still on STREETS FELLOWS 309 Washington 5tml 25 Cents Four Cans Alaska Salmon. !5 Cents Two Cans Economy Condensed Cream. 7 Cents 2-Pound Package Wheat Flakes. 50 Cents Gallon Can Fancy Sugar Syrup. 60 Cents Gallon Missouri Sorghum Bring Pali. 35 Cents Two 3-Pound Packages Gold Dust 35 Cents Two Pint Bottles Snlder's Catsup. 15 Cents Pound Best Fresh Roast Costa Rica Coffee 50 Cents 8-Pound Box Best Soda Crackers. ComCSOLf KID OR CALF Wide soles or no tow soles, thick soles, thin soles either or both, with cork In soles, If desired every grade and descrip tion of desirable shoes always to be had at $3 50. Do you prefer lace shoes? They're here. Do you choose button shoes? They're here. There Isn't a shoe In the place of which we arc ashamed lots of which we. are proud. E.C.Goddard &Co. Sixth and Washington Sts. No More Dread " Dental Chair TTJFl i EXTRACTED AND FILLED ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN by.?ur lato scientific method applied to the gums. No sleep-producing agents or cocaine. These are the only dental parlors In TortUnd haTlng PATENTED APPLI ANCES and Ingredients to extract, fill end apply cold crowns and porcelain crowns undetectable from natural teefh. and warranted for 10 yean. WITHOUT THE LEAST PAIN. All woflc dono by GRADUATED DENTISTS of from 12 so 20 yean' experience, and each dpart :aent In charge of a specialist. Give us a call, and you will find us to do exactly as we advertise. We will tell you in ad. vance exactly what your work will cose by a. FREE EXAMINATION. POPULAR PRICES fJO PLATES New York Dental Parlors MAIN OFIICE: Fourth and Morrison sts., Portland. Or. HOURS: 8: A. M. to a P. M.: Sundays. 8:30 A. U. to 2 P. M. BRANCH OFFICE: 6H First avenue. Seattle. Waahtncton. FRED PREHN Tbe Dekum Rutlrfinv Full Set Teeth.... 13.00 uum i.romu ...... o.W Bridge Work 8.00 Examination frea. Teeth extracted hn- .. ,. . lutcly without pain. Cor. Third .and Wasaisgtoa. flik -i ' il 41