if THE MORNING- OREGON! AN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1902. CITY NEWS IN. BRIEF The OrcsroHtan'a Telephone. OREGON. Counting Room Maln arT Managing Editor Main 038 City Editor Main 166 Composing Room .Main BS Eat Bide Office .....East 81 Eupertntadnt Bulldlnff ....Red 2S23 COLUMBIA. Counting Room oJ7 Editorial Room 168 Composing Room ,. ...... .....T14 Eneine Roam 208 AMUSEMENTS. MAKQUAM GRAND THEATER Mr. Horace. Lewis In "A Poor Relation." THE BAKER THEATER Tonight, Nelll Stock Company, In "The Senator." roRDRAY'S THEATER This evening, at 8:15. Jselse Erickson In "Yon Yonson." Sjjali, Bot and Dynamite Cap. Will lam G. Fuller, a mining man. who has been prpspecting along the foothills of the Cascades In Southern Oregon for several months, tells of a rather singular accident In the family of a miner named O'Brien, who has .lately located a tract of land and Is going to try farming. He was clearing off a piece of his land, and, hav ing "been familiar with the use of giant powder In mining, he determined to use it in blasting out a lot of stumps. He procured a number of the giant-powder cartridges and caps to correspond, and a few days ago, when it was raining, he undertook to place the caps on the cart ridges to have them ready. After he had put on several he found one cap from which most of the percussion powder was missing. He laid this to one side and went on with his work until stopped by an explosion and a chorus of yells. The would-be farmer's family consists of his wife and four;boys, the youngest about 2 and the oldest about S years of age. When Mr. Fuller saw them, one had a rag around a thumb and a finger, another a rag around his ear, the third a rag around his nose and the fourth a tag around his mouth. The children had been watching their father cap the cartridges and when he laid a cap aside, the oldest boy had picked it up and tried to dig the contents out with a nail. An explosion followed and the cap was blown to pieces, badly injuring the forefinger and thumb that held it, and the flying fragments wounding the other three on lips, ear and nose. O'Brien says when he goes to work with giant powder in the future, he will go out doors and leave the children in the house. It was fortunate that the cap did not explode the cartridges, or the O'Brien family would probably have been exterminated. Great Dat's Duck-Shooting. Sports men generally report a magnificent day's duck-hooting on Sunday. The weather, was not so rough and rainy as on the previous Sunday, and ducks were plenti ful, the great flight from the north being fairly on. Big killings were made all the way from the mouth of the Sandy down to Kalama, and there were many more mallard than usual. Parties of four who have good shooting grounds averaged 200 to 300 ducks for the day. In the 300 fowl brought home by one party of four, there was a large and beautful swan, which stood as high as a email man. There were one goose, a large percentage of mallard, & lot of teal, widgeon, a few sprlgtall, a few bluebllls, a few spoonbills, a wisp of snipe, a few butterballs and some other species of ducks, the whole making up a nice assortment. Sportemen say that there Is no danger of the ducks scat tering out to the grainflelds yet, and the prospect is that the shooting will remain good for some time. Havb You Old Reading Matter? Those in charge of the Portland Public Library frequently receive requests for old reading matter and back numhbers ot magazines from persons out of town who are desirous of starting local libraries. The Portland institution has but a small supply of this material, as all back num bers of magazines are bound in book form, and such requests can very seldom be complied with. At a committee meet ing held yesterday afternoon it was de cided that a request should be issued to patrons or the library that they send all good reading matter, for which they no longer have use, to the superintendent, who will see that it is properly distributed to worthy people. It is hoped that a State Library Commission will be created soon to superintend such work as this. Small lots of reading matter often form the nucleus for a library in a small country town that will afterward grow to a very creditable Institution. Mischief Done by Pheasant. A num ber of people whose electric lights went out suddenly Sunday evening and re mained out for some time, will be aston ished to learn what caused the in terruption. They probably attributed it to the storm, as did the line repairer, until he found a wire burned off and a Mongolian pheasant lying below the break. It was plain that the pheasant, flying swiftly, had struck the wire and caused it to swing against another in such a manner as to be burned in two. The repairer sent the pheasant to En gineer Thompson merely -as evidence of good faith. He said it was a good bird, but be w'ould rather have birds shot in the usual way than have a string of lights put out by one in killing itself on a live wire. Rain Delats Building. The almost continuous rain of the past week has put a slight damper on building operations, but this will be dispelled by a few flno days. Contractor Cook, who has the ex cavation for the building of the Edward Holman Undertaking Company, at Third and Salmon, almost finished more than a week ago. Is still waiting Impatiently for a chance to finish it. He has had the excavation drained or pumped out twice, but it still looks as If Intended for a swim ming bath. A little more work would allow of the foundation being laid, but the times are not propitious for the work. Messrs. Holman are in no hurry, as they are still busy with preliminaries .getting bricks at $S0 per thousand, and special plate glass made. Cohn's Houses Are Moving. Tenth and Stark streets are blocked with the two residences being moved from S. Morton Cohn's property at Tenth and "Washington to his corner at Oak and Park streets. One of the houses had to be swung upon the sidewalk in order to make the turn and its height has interfered' - with the telephone wires, several of which became crossed, bringing the telephone men out on the run. The residents of the houses have not been disturbed and are living comfortably while their homes are being moved three blocks. The contractor, A. D. Moody, is the man who forcibly re moved the residence of Mrs. Whiting, who refused to move from the middle of Belmont street last Winter. Mrs. Montague's Death. Mrs. Eliza beth Montague, wife of Denard Montague, 347 Clay street, died on Wednesday last, after an illness of nearly a year's dura tion. She leaves a husband, three daugh ters, and several grandchildren to mourn her loss. Deceased was born near Clrcle vllle, O., her maiden name being Eliza beth Hedges. She was a devoted Chris tian, and had for many years been a member of the Taylor-street M. E. Church. The funeral services were held at Flnley & Son's undertaking parlors on Sunday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev. H. V. Haslam. the interment taking place in Greenwood cemetery. Large Burbank Potatoes. X. A. Bak er, who lives on Portsmouth avenue, yes terday brought to The Oregonian office two Burbank potatoes, one of which weighs pounds, and the other 3 pounds. These, he says, many have pronounced the largest Burbanks ever raised. They had no cultivation except by a hoe. His ground is evidently well adapted to potato growing. The Burbank is a very fine potato, but not addicted to growing to great sizes, like the Peerless and some other varieties. Mr. Baker has donated these large potatoes to the permanent exhibit. But Your Oiled Clothing, waterproof horse and wagon covers at Pacific Tent & Awning Company. 27 N. First street. State Board of Dental Examiners will meet December 8, 1902, 10 o'clock at North Pacific Dental College. Fruitless Trips of Fishermen. There have been no large catches reported of late by trout fishermen, and ordinary peo ple would not imagine that anyone would think of going "troutlng" in such weather as has prevailed of late. There are oome fishermen so enthusiastic, however, that they must go out and look at the fishing places once in a while, even if they can not throw a line. A party of such en thusiasts drove away out to the bridge over the Sandy, above Troutdale. the latter part of last week. They must have known that it had been raining and so need not have been surprised to find the Sandy roily and rising, with no possible chance of getting even a bite. They had to feed and rest their horses before, they could start for home and, while they waited, the river rose five feet. .They think there must have been a cloudburst up the river. They never uncased their rods and' were glad when they escaped alive. Two other fishermen started for Scappoose the last of the week. when they reached the flouring mills below Albina and saw the rain coming down In torrents and the Willamette In flood rushing to join the Columbia, they con cluded it was no weather for fishing and so leaped ashore and came back home. Punishment Fits the Crime. A pedes trian on his way to board an up-town car yesterday morning, in crossing the street, narrowly escaped being run over by a milkman, who was driving as furi ously as Jehu, the son of Nlmshi. Reach ing the sidewalk in safety, he was pleased to see, as the milkman passed over the wornout crossing, two of his cans of milk Jump overboard and land on their tops fn the mud. He had hardly got out of sight around the corner when another wagon came along at a rapid pace and the crossing threw a bucket of mince meat 10 feet n the air. In. 'falling it struck a car track and burst, A laboring man, who had come up,, asked: "What will come next? Eggs, I hope. By jabers, I think I will get a. big basket and stand hero to catch things as they come down." The man who 'drives too fast may' run over a .person o'rice In a while, but every thing 'does no,t,i:ome his way. Affairs -of--Pesbtterian Churches. The Presbyterian ministers of the city at their regular meeting at the First Presbyterian Church yesterday morning had a discussion .of the personal effort conducted by the clergymen during the week just ended. Rev. E. T. Allen, the assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, read a paper. Rev; H. H. Pratt will be Installed pastor of the Forbes Presbyterian Church next Thursday even ing, and at this meeting Rev. Charles Hays, of St. Johns Presbyterian Church, will be received as a member of the pres bytery of Portland. Rev. A. A. Hurd, of the Fulton Presbyterian Church, has, on the urgent requejlt of the congregation, recalled his resignation which he tendered a short time ago, and he will continue as pastor of the Fulton and Fulton Park Churches. Inspecting the Weather Bureau. William B. Conger, an inspector of the United States Weather Bureau, has been, in the city for the past few days in con sultation with Forecast Official Edward A. Beals regarding the service on the Coast. Ho has Inspected the stations on Puget Sound and at Astoria and North Head, and after another week in this dis trict will return to Detroit. Mr. 'Conger is one of the three inspectors who regu larly inspect the Weather Bureau branch of the Department of Agriculture, and a year is required to cover each district. "We will soon establish a storm-warning station at Chinook," he says, "and this in connection with the one at Astoria will warn the fishermen of approaching storms." White Mushrooms in Favor. Boys who used to furnish the principal supply of mushrooms to the Portland market are out of the busincrs now and say that the man who introduced the new species of whlte-gilled mushrooms is making a for tune. He brings in as many as he can carry several times a day and finds a ready sale for them at a price more profitable than any garden product brings. Many now prefer the new mushroom to the old species, and. all eat them who can get them, and the supply appears to be very large. If rain is all that is neces sary to produce mushrooms, the crop ought to be a continuous one these days. Almonds Raised in Oregon. Colonel Dosch is on deck again at the Permanent Exhibit. He was yesterday preserving a lot of soft-shelled almonds raised on his own place near the city. One limb, 10 inches in length, had 27 large almonds on it, and a longer limb was about as heavily loaded. They were of the "Improved Languedoc" variety and have all gone in to a jar of liquid, to remain there to show that almonds grow here and make a bountiful crop. O. Lord Not in Court. In calling out a list of persons who had been arrested for drunkenness and had afterward been re leased on bail. Policeman Patton warbled in the Municipal Court, yesterday: "O. Lord." There was no response. "I'm afraid he Isn't here," observed Deputy City At torney Fitzgerald, looking over the room. "I move that his bail of fo be forfeited." Then this entry was written in the records: "O. Lord, $5 bail forfeited." "Sats He Has Friends in Court. Al phonse Ram, a Frenchman, was in the Municipal Court yesterday charged with being drunk, and he said, in Imperfect English, that he was Innocent and had friends in the courtroom who would help him, but was unable to give' their names. "Maybe Gaston is one," suggested a by stander. The defendant grinned, and was held in $10 ball for a hearing today. Houghton and Mehan Under Bail. The well-known "Chick" Houghton and Fred Mehan were in the Municipal Court yesterday, charged with the larceny of a small sum of money from Steve Bolch, on Fourth street near Everett. Both de fendants waived the usual examination and were each held In J250 ball for the grand jury. Funeral of Paul Wiedemann. The funeral services of Paul WIedmann, tho apprentice sailor who fell from the Ger man ship Adolf, at the Oceanic dock, a week ago yesterday, will take place at 2 o'clock this afternoon from Coroner Finley's chapel, Third street. Interment will be at Lone Fir cemetery. Notice to Shippers. Steamer Pomona for Salem, Independence, Albany and Cor vallis leaves Taylor street Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6:45 A. M. Mount Tabor Camp No. 316, Woodmen of the World, will give a ball Wednesday evening, Nov. 12, at 8 o'clock. Admission 25c. The Subject for Demonstration Tues day at 2 o'clock will be wild duck and salad. Admission 25c. Ant photograph coupon ever bought on Rembrandt Studio accepted until Dec. 25. Corrugated Iron Roofing. J. C. Bayer, 265 Second. F. W. Baltes & Co.. linotypers, printers. NEW .LICENSE ORDINANCE Sabstltnte for Merrill' Mcnxnre Pro posed by License Committee. The members of the committee on liquor licenses of the Common Council are pre paring an ordinance which will be a sub stitute to a great extent for the one which was proposed by Councilman Mer rill at the meeting of the council on No vember 5. The Merrill ordinance permit ted saloons to remain open all night, but Its author Intended o Introduce a sup plementary measure taxing the all-night saloons $500 per annum and those which closed at 1 A. M. $400. Under the ordinance which the commit tee proposes, the saloons having "ladies' " entrances will be taxed $600 a year; res taurants and other establishments dis pensing liquor, $400, and the licenses of all saloons will. remain as at present The proposed ordinance and that of Merrill will probably be considered by the license committee before the next meeting of the council and the features of both will be discussed. Hick-Grade Piano for Rent. Sold on easy installments. Pianos tuned and repaired. H, Sinehelmer. 12 Third at. AT THE THEATERS. "Over the Fence." Graham Brown Prett Reed Gottlob Blinkenstine Joe F. Wllard BUI "White Willie Dunlay Major Growler Win. Clifton Gussie Pinker Ned Woodley Cy Walker Geo. W. Lewis Elvlna. Growler .......... Lulu Konard Cloddle Hawker Leola Maye Berlina Blinkenstine Laura Lewis Roex Hawker Esmeralda Cornwell Aurora Hawker Edith KIngsley And others Just as good. It was called a musical comedy in three actst Its name was given as "Over the Fence" and it was played last night at the Marquam. The above Is as much definite informa tion as can be gleaned about this superb work of genius. To watch it open eyed required a degree of effort positively ex hilarating as brilliant bit of wit followed brilliant bit of wit. The jokes must have been good; for their antiquity was proven and most of them have amused boys at recess since this glorious country has-been able to "boast a public school system. Unfortunately the author .in his haste to amaze and dazzle the world with the scintillating conceptions of his brain for got to put in a plot Therefore, when, the comedian ejaculates with -fervor, "Go way back and sit -down" the straining audience is mystified in the midst of its wild glee at such originality. It seems almost necessary to explain the plot for the benefit of the public; there were but few people left at the end of the second act. But it is impossible. The presentation of this musical comedy was positively 'wierd. The first impres sion was that all the actors had been taken sick and the sceneshif ters had been hastily brought on. Then the realization came that bis work was entirely too un workmanlike for any man with a trade. The final and only conclusion was that the whole cast was crajsy. One nice thing may be said about the performers: They entered into their .parts with such en thusiasm that they made them their own. Therefore the gallery hissed. Not to appear unduly harsh it might be stated that the people had no lines whatever. Yet even this was a. blessing to the listen er at times. Various specialties were announced, but owing to the uncertain temper of the gallery most were omitted. Those that were not passed over were un appreciated. Whoever manages this "production" believes that variety is the spice of a. good show. The chorus girls were good looking, but as no two of them were dressed in uniformity the effect was marred. There was absolutely no scenery attempted and the singing was pretty bad. Still, Mr, Lewis is entitled to the praise of having at least danced well, and a horse trick, at the end of the second act, verged on the comical, though not danger ously. There was a great amount of firing of pistols and guns, this being, as everyone knows, an indispensable adjunct to a musical comedy. Tho fatalities, while numerous, were confined to the audience. Aside from all other-glaring defects and imbecilities the jokes (by courtesy) were grossly vulgar and the horseplay exceed ingly offensive. "Over the Fence" may carry away the palm for the worst show in Portland this season. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Nctt Star Tonight. Mr. Horace Lewis, for many years a popular comedian and character actor, the past five years leading comedian at the Castle Square Theater, Boston, will appear in Sol Smith Russell's famous comedy-drama, "A Poor Relation," at the Marquam Grand Theater . tonight and tomorrow night The great popularity of "A Poor Rela tion" and the great success of this play the last, few years,, oc since Mjr. Russell's retirement, has induced Mr. Berger to con tinue the play, and it is with pleasure that the management announces that Mr. Hor ace Lewis, the popular comedian of the Castle Square Theater, Boston, has been secured to appear as Noah "Vale, the part made famous by the late Mr. Russell. It is said that Mr. Lewis resembles Mr. Rus sell wonderfully In personal appear ance, individuality and facial expression. Mr. Mitchell, dramatic critic of the Cincin nati Enquirer, in writing of Mr. Lewis, says: "One could shut his eyes and imag ine he was listening to Sol Smith Russell himself." "Hello Bill." The advance sale of seats will open to morrow morning at 10 o'clock for the jolly comedy, "Hello Bill," which comes to tho Marquam Grand Theater next Friday and Saturday nights, with a popular matinee Saturday. MORE SCHOOL CHILDREN. Large Increase In Attendance In Portland During Lnt Month. Portland has about 750 more school chil dren than it had one year ago. The num ber of pupils registered at the close of the pa3t school month, November 8, was 11.799. One year before it was 11,051. These figures indicate that the pupils who regis ter In the course of the year will number about 14,000. Last year the number was 13,299. As an index to the growth of the city's population, the increase In this year's attendance shows that Portland has about 6000 more people than it had in 1901, and' that its -population is between 105,000 and 110,000. , The attendance at the several schools at the end of last month was: Holladay C63Brooklyn 340 Marquam 19 .Central 717 Midway 14 Chapman 518 North Central.. 434'CHnton Kelly.... 372 Ockley Green... 62;Couch 6S3 Park SOSiFaillng 707 Peninsular 125Fernwood "9 Portsmouth .... 171 Fulton SI Sellwood 253Fulton Park .... 96 South Portland. 191jHarrlson S18 Stephens olllHlghland 287 Sunnyslde 43i;WilIiame-Ave ... 761 Thompson 753 Woodlawn 254 Alnsworth 120HIgh 746 Albina Central.. 199 Atkinson 65S Total 11,799 The increase 1n attendance will perhaps reach. 5 per cent this year. Last year it was 4.9 per cent. The following table from the official records shows the at tendance from 1S75: No. reg- Gain, Year ending June istercd. per dent. 1S75 1,700 1SS0 2,513 1N 3.U7S 1890 4,892 1S91 5.215 6.6 1892 9.641 " 1893 , 9.810 1;7 1894 10,273 4.7 1S95 10.554 2.7 1S96 10,890 1897 10.SS2 ISPS 11,345 4.2 1899 1LS93 4.9 1900 '. 12.280 3.2 1901 12,674 3.2 1902 .-..13.299 4.9 iiHB tesumateaj i4,oco REPAIRING THE BRIDGE. Worlc of City and Rnllivaj- Company on Front-Street Structure. The work of strengthening and stiffen ing the First-Street bridge across Mar quam's Gulch is progressing rapidly. The repairers put In nearly three days' work on the job last week, and a large gang of City & Suburban employes and city em ployes was at work yesterday. The bridge is what Is called a "three-decked bridge," that is, there are three tiers of bents, one cn top of another, making an average height of 60 feet The decay of the tim bers Idid along one row of bents to sup port another caused the weakness of the bridge, some of. the bents being" bulged where these timbers have given way, till they are seven Inches out of the penpen dlcular. New 6x8 timbers are being bolted to- the sound timbers of the bents the whole length of the bridge, and 6x6 tim bers are-'run diagonally from the top of one bent to the. foot of the next, and finally bolted. This is being done to the three tiers of bents, which makes them firm and rigid. Timbers will be run out from each tier of bents against the sides of the gulch, so that the bridge cannot move forward or back. When all this bracing is completed it will be impossible for the bridge to fall, unless, as City Engineer Elliott says, it falls standing. The structure will be safe in a few days. $500 REWARD ?500. For Recovery of J. W. Fuller, Dead or Alive. The above reward will be paid for any information leading to tho discovery of Mr. J. W. Fuller's whereabouts and his return to his family. Was sick and left home In a fit of despondency. He is 5 feet 8 inches high, brown hair, hazel eyes, weighs 150 pounds, age 41, but' looks older; wears mustache dark brown, slightly sprinkled with gray. When last seen wore dark coatjind vest, striped worsted pants, black Derby hat colored shirt white collar, black tie, polka dot, heavy Winter shoes. Regal make. Was seen at Meier & Frank's 10:30 A. M., October 27 and about noon same day on Barnes' road. Information may be sent to Mrs. J. W. Fuller. 394 Salmon street city, 'Phone Brown 693. BE CAREFUL ABOUT MAIL Have Letters Addressed to Your Street and Number. Much delay and annoyance are caused in the local post.ofilce by mail coming from out-ofTtown places to Portland without being properly addressed. One of the mail clerks on a road running into Portland in. the morning has sent the following Item to The Oregonian, with the request that it be printed. Portland is getting to be a pretty good-sized village, and met ropolitan customs should be complied with. The Item reads: "It Is probably not generally known by the citizens of Portland that the letters for the city are separated 'to carriers' by the railway postal clerks on all overland lines reaching the city that is, the let ters for each carrier's district are tied up separately, so that no delay is caused by. their separation after arrival. Hence the necessity for street and number ad dress on letters for delivery here. Al though the railway postal clerks are re quired to know the boundaries of the car rier districts, it can scarcely be expected that they should know the inhabitants thereof. Even though a person may have been in business at the same number for a decadl, the railway postal clerk, who possibly has lived all that time In Wolf Creek or Scappoose, may not know him, and if his mail be not properly addressed, it is compelled to await distribution by the 'nixie' clerk In the office, and conse quently subject to more or less delay. Therefore, if you want it delivered with celerity, certainty and security, have your mall addressed to street and number." FINE PIANOS FOR RENT. Piano Tuning, Polishing, Shipping and Moving. Just now Eilers Piano House is in spe cially favorable position to furnish fine brand new pianos for rent, for an evening, a week or by the month. 4 Ten cents a day will place a good piano in your parlor now. Why not have music in the home? We also repair, polish, tune, move and ship pianos at very reasonable rates. See Eilers Piano House, 351 Wash ington street. Both 'phones. WHERE TO DINE. The Portland Restaurant, 305 Washing ton, enjoys the best patronage in the city. Special six-course dinner at the Imperial Hotel restaurant today. 50 cents; second floor; take elevator; 12 to 8 P. M. Police CnptnlnH Asked to Resign. CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 10. A sensa tion was created today when Director of Police Dunn demanded the resignations of five captains of police for disobedience of instructions to close saloons on elec- THE STORE NOTED FOR GOOD GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES If you wish to be Intelligently In formed as to the true character and legitimate value of goods usually car ried by first-class dry goods houses see McAllen & McDonnell's stock and prices. LINEN SALE Our reputation for good table linens has never been questioned. Extra Specials for Thanksgiving 74-inch double-warp, extra heavy bleached damasks, handsome designs, special, 65c yard. 1000 LACE CURTAINS Samples V& and 1 yards long, rang ing in price from 15c up to $1.00 each. The samples represent values from 11.00 up to $10.00 pair. The samples will be sold single or in pairs to match. McAllen & CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON ANNOUNCEMENT! In every other issue of this paper there will appear in this space iu continued outlino and description o tho foundation and progress of ''the famous C. F. Martin guitars and mando lins. These articles will be in teresting and instructive to all who are lovers and players of stringed instruments. We Invito the public to call and inspect and listen to the wonderful tone of the Martin guitar Graves & Co. Sole Agents. 124 6th Street, Near Washington. tion day. 'The five captains affected are E. K. Hutchinson, E. W. Bradley, Michael English, M. F. Madigan and Jacob Lo herer. t . STORM ALONG THE COAST Ships Cannot Enter Farmers and River Steamboatincn Are Happy. The storm which has been raging off the Coast for several days increased In velocity yesterday morning. North Head reported a wind of 60 miles an hour. All the ships which have been trying to enter the river were forced to put to sea again, and at last reports none was in sight The storm has extended from Southern California to British Columbia and rains have fallen over the greater part of California. The wind has shifted from southeast -to southwest, but has blown steadily and persistently.. The wires from the Cape Flattery weather station were down for several days and have just been repaired. No damage to ship ping has been reported and this is prob ably due to the storm warnings which have been sent out by the weather ob servers. Though showers fell over Southern Ore gon several days ago, the present storm has been welcomed by the farmers who may now finish their Fall plowing. North ern California ha3 usually little rain at this time of the year and the dry lands of the Shasta "Valley will greedily suck up all the moisture which falls upon them. The moisture which has fallen as rain on the Pacific Coast became snow .fur ther east. A cold snap is on in the Rocky Mountain States and heavy snows have fallen In Montana. The weather men say that the cold is of unusual se verity for early November. Though Ore gonlans must now don their rubbers, they should be thankful that their coal and wood bills are not so high as those of people who HveJn colder climates. The Upper Willamette has risen to a good steamboat stage and the river men may now traverse the tributaries without grounding on every bar. "People may complain about the rain as much as they want to," said one man yesterday, "but just the same if we had no rain hero, from November 1 to Decem ber 1, there would be the biggest kick ever made in Oregon." ARE YOU GOING EASTf The most pleasant way to cross the con tinent is .on one of the Denver & Rio Grand popular personally conducted ex cursions. Inquire at 124 Third street for particulars. Japanese and Chinese Curios The public are invited to call in and see tho new arrivals in Ori ental novelties, consisting of a magnificent lino of silver clois sonie, bronzes, new brassware, em broidered ladles' gowns, gents' smoking Jackets; also new designs in matting, etc. ANDREW KAN & CO. Cor. Fourth and Morrison THE BEST RUBBE BOOTS At Iiovrest Prices. Knight Shoe Co Cor. Fifth and Washington. CORSET SALE Warner's Rust-Proof In order thoroughly to introduce, and at once the new models in WAR NER'S RUST-PROOF CORSETS, we eliminate all question of profit. This offer holds good for one week. War ner's Corsets have a world-wide rep utation. NOTE. In order to keep right in line with Warner's Corsets, we are com pelled to cut the prices on the. cele brated REDFERN "CORSETS from J3.E0 to $2.35, and the $6.50 grade to $4.50. We Sell Corsets McDonnell The store noted for good goods at lowest prices. ZiUrsest "Your IL-ye Troubles May be different from any one else. ' We make a specialty of just such cases as you, iNo. two people- are alike: No two people have the same kind of eyes. Wo make a study of each individual case as wo find it, and correct It by making glasses expressly for those defects In your case. Consult our optician. Oculists' prescriptions filled for glasses. Mnfg. Jewelers and Opticians. Character in the Gait Yes, Phillips Brooks said he- could tell an insured man by his step, and when a man is insured amply in The Mutual Life Insurance .Co. of New York, he says by his bearing: " I am insured in the strongest company, and I do not worry about the future of my family or my business if I should die." The Assets of The Mutual Life Insurancs Company of New York exceed those of any other life insurance company in existence. They are over $3529ooo5ooo It has paid Policy-holders orcz $569,000,000 which is more than any other life insurance company in the world has disbursed. Write to-day for "Where Shall I Insure?" The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York Richard A. McCurdy, President. SHERWOOD GILLESPr. Mgr.. Seattle, Wash. Q. BOSENBLATT. Resident General Agent, C. H. WATERMAN, Staia Manager. Sherlock bids.. Third and Oak. Portland. Or. RENTON LUMP COAL None Other as Good at $6.50 Ton VULCAN COAL COMPANY, Front- St., nenr Gllsnn. Rlpans Tabules, doctors And, a good prescrip tion lor mankind. 10 for 5c at druggists'. ICARIA E3. & W. A new collar E. & W. jSVegefablfePreparationforAs similatlrig theToodandRegula ting theStomachs aalBowels of Promotes'TJiigestioTi,CheeifuI 'ness andlfestContaln&neither OpiunCMorpMne nor Mineral Not Nahc otic. Bax&ofOl&XIrSXMUZlPlIUEEB. ALxlSenna JieAtUc&Ju- JisestTSBlT CbnfudSagar . Mfefe57W fJarvr. Aperfect Remedy for Constipa tion, SourStomaclJ.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Feverish rass and LOSS OF SLEEP. lac Simile Signature o? NEW "YORK. EXACT COPT OT WRAPPEB. Clothiers in the North-treat. S. W. Cor. Fourth and. Morrison MEN'S WINTER Men's Swell Winter Suits Scores of new patterns in cassi- patterns in cassi- meres, bcotch cheviots and worsted at. . . Men's Handsome Suits . Everything new and nobby. In all the colorings, styles andr' sizes, broad, athletic shoulders. . . . Men's Stylish Suits All sizes and styles, 50 patterns; plain and fancy effects in vi cunas, unfinished worsteds and cheviots, fronts. Cor. Third and Washington Sts. 9 1884 1902 Our name on a spectacle case guarantees tne superiority of c its contents. The other fel low's glasses sometimes fit; ours always fit. WALTER REED i The Optician 133 Sixth St., Oregonian Bld. PAINLESS DENTISTRY Dr. Fred Prehn. Dekum bUlsr. Full set teeth. Gold crowns, 22K Brldee -work. 22 K Philadelphia graduate. All the latest appli ances for doing perfect work. Fred Prhn, Tho Dekum, cor. 3d and Washington. Portland, t C. C. NEWCASTLE Dentist MARQUAM .BUILDING, ROOM 301 nr C f RRftWM EYE AND EAR DISEASES. 11 . L.. j, U1U Ti n Marquam big., rooms 620-7. Eor Infants and Children. The Kin Alw THE CENTAUR CQMPAKY. NEW YORK Crrv. Suits SIS Or. avs Bought 1 Bears the I Signature Ayr Isj For Over Thirty Years