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THE MORNING OKEGON'IAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1908.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Tile Orestonlnn's Telephone.
OREGON.
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COLUMBIA.
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AMUSEMENTS.
CORDRAVS THEATER This evening at 8:13.
Knute Erlckson. In 'The Man From bweaen.
THE BAKER TI1EATEK This evening at
8:15, 'The Great Diamond Robbery."
Shot HccKLXBEiuuns at Him. A visitor
from the East, meeting an old acquaint
ance of his schoolboy days at a club here
ycetorday, asked him If he remembered
when they raided old Sandy Robinson's
melon patch. This brought up old times
and a string of old stories. Others joined
In the conversation and Anally one told
a -watermelon story. A threehlng crew
was working one afternoon at a farm on
the Upper Willamette when a farmer who
lived on the bottom land across the river
came over and told the boys that he had
a big patch of fine watermelons and In
vited them all to come across and help
themselves. The Invitation was accepted
with thanks and It was decided to go that
evening. The only man in the neighbor
hood who had a boat was a mean, crow
grained fellow. The boys thought the
best way to get his boat would be to say
they were going to steal melons and In
vite him to go along. This suited the
mean fellow to a dot. "When he was told
tliat the owner of the melone might shoot
he ocouted the Idea and expressed con
tempt for him and his shooting, and said
they would Just bring away a whole boat
load of the best melons on the farm. The
boys sent word to their friend when and
how they were coming to visit his melon
patch, and advteed him to be on hand
with a gun to scare the owner of the
boat. The farmer was on hand with an
old mueket containing a small charge of
powder and a double handful of ripe
huckleberries. He concealed himself In
the edge of the tall corn between the
melon patch and the river. As soon as
the moon was well up the boys arrived,
stealing through the corn and began test
ing tho melons. The owner of the boat
made himself particularly active and
prominent. He wandered about thump
ing all tho melons he saw and marking
the. best. Very soon he got near tht
place where the owner was waiting and
watching for him, and as he stooped to
thump a very large melon, the report of
a gun was heard, and something struck
the owner of the boat In the back with
a squashy thud. He clapped hie hand to
his back and holding It up In the moon
light saw great clots of blood dripping
from it. With an agonized yell of, "My
God! boys, I am ehot," he leaped ten feet
In the air and struck out for the river
racing like a coyote across the tops of
the cornstalks and touching only the high
est ones. The boys and their host lay
down and laughed, till they were tired
and then ate watermelons till they could
neither eat nor laugh any more. The boat
man had disappeared with hkt boat and
to this day he can never look at huckle
berries without turning pale.
Is Not in the Milk Business. Friends
of George Weidler received quite a shock
a few days ago. They have always be
lieved that his robust health and cast
iron constitution were Indestructible, but
a trlQlng Incident nearly ended his career
at short notice, and showed his many
friends that he- Is not Invulnerable. Weid
ler started to drive out to his farm In
Washington County a few mornings since
and a large milk can was put In the
buggy. Thriving up town he met a woman
driving down. He hastened to pull his
horse toward the curb to get out of her
way, but she seemed determined to paa
tn the wrong side. Being by nature a
man of gallantry he decided to let her
have her own way and pulled his horse
sharply around to give the lady room. The
pull was so sharp and unexpected to the
horse, who knows the rules of the road,
that the animal was thrown down in try
ing to turn so suddenly and fell across
one of the shafts and broke It, Mr.
Weidler pulled himself and his outfit to
gether, called an expressman, sent hla
buggy to the shop for repairs, telephoned
home for a man to come after the horse,
and stood on the curb beside the big milk
can watching for the stableman and chat
ting with James Lotan, who happened
along. Presently a hodcarrler, who knew
them, came up and calling Mr. Lotan
aside, said In a voice loud enough for
Weidler to hear: "If Mr. Weidler has
gone Into, the milk business tell him he
can leave me a- pint a day." All the
blood and all the dignity of all the
Weldlers rushed to the head of George
W., and Mr. Lotan only caught him In
time to prevent him from falling In an
apoplectic fit. Language falls to describe
the dreadful incident. Imagine President
Roosevelt being offered a Job by some
dairyman as cowherd and you have a
ground to build up from.
Trouble Neveh teoluled Kim. a
servant of the public, who Is somewhat
overworked and finds life more strenuous
year after year, was bemoaning his hard
luck a few days ago. "You should have
died young, before the cares and worri
ment, the tolls and troubles of life came
on you," said a friend to him. "Oh! I
do not want to die to escape trouble," said
he. "I have never had a trouble In my
life that I could not go to bed and sleep
off- In a night, except one." "And what
might have been this terror of a trouble 2"
"Getting straightened up after a de
bauch; getting my nerves toned down
and my stomach braced up so that I
could look solid food in the face without
feeling sick." "And why. may I ask. could
you not sleep off this trouble?" "Oh that
Is easy enough. I could not sleep at all.
Now I do not drink liquor at all, have not
tasted a drop for ten years, and the
troubles connected with eettinir Hmnv
have left me, but others come in their
piace. aian is born to trouble as the
sparks fly upward. Go where you will, do
what you may. you're never free from
care; this world is all a bag of gas a
bladder in the air."
Made Kotbi. Faro Bcoc A faro box. not
quite so handsome as the stiver-plated
onen to be seen in well appointed
gambling-rooms, but answering every
purpose of such a machine, has been left
at The Oregonlan offlce for Colonel Haw
ST?. toJJdd 10 hu museum In the City
ItalL This box was made and used by a
lot of workmen employed In building a
lighthouse on the coast of Oregon. It
was made out of a corned-beef can. and
luucu worn Dy use sun bears in
patches the blue varnleh with which the
canneryman decorated it As tho opening
cut In the front to see the cards through
weakened this part of the box It has been
backed up and strengthened by a thin
piece of board. The spring which holds
the pack of cards In place is Ingeniously
made of a strip of the tin from the can
wound In a spiral and held In place by one
end being pushed through a silt In the
tack or bottom of the box. People who
like to gamble will find some way to do
so whether In a desert, adrift on an Ice
berg or building a lighthouse on a lone
rock, by the sea.
To Confer With Marketmen.-A con
"Pi0 .m be heJd at 8 o'clock tonight
at 489 Washington street, between the
directors of the Portland Domestic Science
Efcnool and dealers in meat, fruit, gro
ceries, vegetables, etc Its purpose Is to
devise a plan by which needed sanitary
reform in the display and handling of
perishable food may be Inaugurated.
Cootant B Dance at the Armory. Feb
ruary 27; previous invitations accepted.
Don't Fail to attend the clearance sale
at Rosenthal's Shoe Store, 119 3d.
Otster Cocktails served free today at
Bums' Grocery, 17 Third stree.i.
GREAT price reductions on fine shoes at
Rosenthal's, 1(9. 3d.
F. W. Baltes tz Co, ltnorypers. printers.
Wiw Bros., dentists. The Failing.
When Washington Was Born. Soli
tude or loneliness cuts but little figure In
the life of a reporter who spends his busy
hours In a crowded room with a dozen or
more of the tribe and seldom knows what
a peaceful or quiet moment Is. Should tone
chance to be alone In the room for a mo
ment there Is certain to be some one com
ing in to obtain information about some
thing, and It Is often a tedious job to get
rid of such callers. An industrious re
porter who came down to The Oregonlan
office at the early hour of 10 A. M. yester
day to have a quiet hour to do some work
In, had hardly kicked a path to his desk
through the litter of papers on the floor
before a stranger came In who wanted to
look over the American Encyclopedia. He
was told that such works were all In tht
editorial rooms, as reporters had no use
for them, knowing as they did nearly
everything worth knowing. He was told
that If he would ask for the Information
be wanted it would be furnished at once
off-hand and he could depart, as visitors
at such an early hour were not desirable.
"I know that." said he. "for I have
worked on a newspaper myself. I Just
wanted to find out what year Washington
was born in." The lone reporter said
Washington was born on February T2, but
he would not give any further Informa
tion on the subject, as he was astonished
that tho Inquirer did not know this him
self, and he urged the man out at the
door and locked It and then rushed to
examine the biographical department of
Webster's "pocket" dictionary to find out
for himself that Genfral George Washing
ton, the first President of the United
States, first In' war, first In peace and
first in the hearts of his countrymen, was
born In ITS, and died In 1799. He knew
that Washington was dead and by a rapid
arithmetical computation ascertained that
If he had lived till yesterday he would
liavo been 170 years old. Having thus pre
pared himself for the next caller he got
down to his work.
Machine to Shave With. Tho crowd
awaiting their turns In a barber's shop
Saturday afternoon fell to dlrcusslng the
reason why so many people shaved them
selves, and what a pity It was that
more do not do so, thus relieving the
barber's patrons from so many long and
tedious waits. It was the general opinion
that It was not the expense of the barber's
services which led people to shave them
selvrs, but the dread of having to wait, as
few have time to spare for sitting about
a barber's shop. The barbers said there
was a prospect for relief for all concerned
In regard to this trouble, as a man named
Dudley, a barber In tho North End, had
been working for a long time on a ma
chine for shaving. His Invention Is nearly
completed and he Is about to apply for a
patent on It. The barber said he had seen
It work and that it would lather and
shave a man In one minute. He was not
at liberty to explain how this was done,
as he had been pledged to secrecy until the
Inventor secured a patent, but he could
say that the machine was on the same
principle as those which clean the beau
tiful "Kosher" pigs' feet, seen In all the
markets. Whether a man's head cap be
successfully treated In the same mannT
that pigs' feet are remains to be seen, but
everyone will do well to buy a razor be
fore the price gots up, remembering al
ways that "All tho world's a barber-shop
and every man's a barber."
Catholic Mission. Rev. Father Lam
bert, of Chicago, opened n mission yester
day morning, at St. Mary's Church, In
Alblna. The services will continue for
two weeks, a lecture on doctrinal subjects
being delivered each evening at :C
Father Lambert is one of the most elo
quent missionaries of the country and an
unusually large attendance was tho re
sult of his first lecture. The entire parish
n umimesung great interest in tne meet
ings, to which a cordial Invitation Is ex
tended to the public
Prisoner Brought Back. On a charge
of petit larceny "Curly" Keith was yes
terday brought from Seattle to Portland
by Detective Frank Snow. Keith Is
charged with having entered a house In
Portland some time aro and ink!-
number of small articles. The evidence is
said to be strong against him.
ESCORT SENATOR FULTON
Astoria Clilrens Committee Go Home
With Him Today.
At $ o'clock this morning Senator-elect
Charles W. Fulton will board the train
for Astoria. He will be .accompanied by a
committee, composed of the following
citizens of the city by the sea: E. M.
Tallant. J. Q. A. Bowlby. C. S. Wright,
James W. Welch, S. S. Gordon. George
II. Cfc-orge. Harrison Allen. Samuel El
more. B. Van Duspn r v TToi.n.n
J. a Clinton. J. V. Burns, (X H. Stockton
nna'x. uergman.
All the members of the committee ar
rived in Portland vesterrtnt- mnmlnf.
after congratulating Mr. Fulton, the mem-
ucra mrangeu ior tne home-bound trip.
They chartered two passenger cars, which
they will have decorated gaily, and they
have arranged for a monster procession
at Astoria, where Mr. Fulton has spent
the best years of his life. At Tongue
Point, four miles from Astoria, the train
will be met by river craft and will be es
corted to the city, amid the tooting of
whittles. At Astoria a salute of 21 guns
will be fired, and a reception will be held.
The festivities will be continued during
the dav. and in the evenlnc- a hnnnunt will
be given at the Irving Club.
JUMPED OVERBOARD.
Drunken Man Committed Suicide
From the Steamer American.
H. Blelkenrlfer, of 8L Helens, plunged
to his death In the waters of tho Willam
ette from the deck of the steamer Ameri
can, on her return trip to Portland at
10 o'clock last night. He was Intoxicated
at the time he boarded the steamer at St,
Helens..and It was with difficulty that the
crew several times prevented him from
taking his life previous to his successful
attempt. Shortly before the "steamer
reached Ltnnton he became submissive,
and it was thought that he would give no
more trouble. On being left alone for a
moment, however, he made his way to
the upper deck. As LInnton was passed
some' ladles In the cabin heard a loud
splash astern of the boat, and It is gener
ally supposed that It was o.t this place the
unfortunate fellow took his life.
Blelkenrlfer was about a years of age,
and had given up a position In a St, Hel
ens hotel to come to Portland. He is not
known here.
WHAT THE FOX SAID.
Bat the Bell Never Sued Him for
AJbel.
PORTLAND. Feb. 22. To the Editor.)
The attention of "A Llfe-Saver." whose
communication appeared in The Orego
nlan yesterday, is called to tho fact that
quotations should not be garbled In using
them. He quotes the fox as saying to the
bell: "You have a long tongue and an
empty head." What the fox really did say
to the bell was: "You are a brazen-faced,
hollow-hearted open-mouthed, long
tongued, tedious, tiresome, noisy nui
sance." Many who reside near churches
coincide heartily In the opinion of the fox.
SUFFERER.
WHERE TO DINE.
If you enjoy good things, go to the
Portland Restaurant. S05 Washington St
Special six-course dinner at the Imperial
Hotel restaurant today, 50 cents; second
floor; take elevator. 12 to 8 P. St.
Illicb-Grade Pianos for Rent.
-Sold on easy Installments. Pianos tuned
and repaired. H. Slnshelmer. 7J Third st
For a Social Game of Billiards,
Parlors. 127 6th. adjoining Oregonlan- BWg
Dyspepsia makes you nervous, and nerv
ousness makes you dyspeptic; cither one
renders you miserable! Carter's Little
Liver Pills cure both.
I . AT THE THEATERS J
"The Grcnt UlnmontI Robbery."
qick H rummage Gcorte Alison
Frank KenneU William Lamp
Clinton Bulfonl Fred Mower
Grandfather Lavelot. .Tiumu Delaney
Mario Marino William H. Dllli
Dr. Livingstone Dennett Southard
Senator MePerxer William Bernard
Count Oarblado.1 Wade Rhine
Mike Robert Slddle
Jimmy McCune Thomas Delaney
Clancy Howard Russell
Brannlgan Bennett Southard
Mrs. Maria Bu!ford..Calhrlne Countlss
Mary Lavelot Elsie Esmond
Mother Rosenbaum Mlna Oleason
Mrs. O'Gwjjan Roy Bernard
Pescy Daly Lillian Rhoads
Slrao Mervalne
Elspeth Graham McNeill
Tough Girl Ilaiel Kllday
For thrilling situations, dramatic sur
prises and attractive stage pictures, the
six-act melodrama written by E. M. Al
friend and A. C. Wheeler, "The Great
Diamond Robbery," produced yesterday
afternoon and evening by the Baker Stock
Company. Is the most attractive and suc
cessful offering at that place of amuse
ment this year. Tho theater was crowded
to Its utmost capacity, and when Detective
Brummnge (George AllFon) threw off his
disguise as' a bogus policeman, at the end
of the fifth act. and confronted Mother
Rosenbaum (Mlna Glcaton) In rescuing
two of her victims, the house broke Into
cheers, and there was a curtain recall.
Catherine Countlss. as Mrs. Maria Bul
ford. the wife and afterward the widow of
n rich New Yorker. Is the central figure
In the play. Her haughty. Imperious
bearing when she makes her husband un
derstand that she tolerates him merely
for his money: her short lived terror when
Tie discovers that she Is a member of the
band of criminals who stole diamonds
valued at J2M.O0O: tho cynical, heartless
coldness with which she gives him a
deadly poison, which he thinks Is wine;
the remorseless spirit she exhibits In
crushing those who would effect her cap
ture and ruin: standing like a tiger at
bay. on Senator McSorker's staircase,
when she realizes that discovers" of her
crime Is Imminent: her swallowing of
poison and sensational roll down the
stairway, where she drops calm In death
are a few lights on Miss Countiss' won
derful portrayal.
George Alison does clever work as the
detective, and he looms up In such unex
pected places and In ro many disguises,
that he Is a favorite from start to finish.
Mlna Oleason gave a strong, powerful
representation of Mother Rosenbaum. and
her action and Yiddish accept were fine.
William Lamp did the boat work he has
yet exhibited. In personating Frank Ken
nett and engaging In a stirring wrestling
match with Robert Slddle. He made the
audience tremble with excitement Hazel
Kllday, as the tough girl, made a hit and
her step dancing Is one of the features of
the play. William Bernard gave a strong
personation of the New York ward poli
tician, and Mrs. Bernard was amusing and
entertaining as Mrs. O'Oeogan, a woman
with a touch of the brogue.
There will not be a holiday matinee at
Baker's this afternoon, as the Baker
Stock Company has all the work it can
attend to In taking care of regular per
formances. "The Great Diamond Rob
bery" will be the attraction for the rest
of tho week.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Zclie de Lusunn Tomorrow at the
Mnrqnam.
That Zelle de Lussan. the piquant and
fascinating prima donna, who will be heard
tomorrow at the Marquaxn, Is as great
a favorite In New York as In London. Is
well known by all those who keep In touch
with grand opera under Maurice Grau at
the Metropolitan. And her well-nigh un
paralleled triumph In San Francisco In
1S97 Is equally a matter of musical' his
tory. Her programme to be given here will be
specially characteristic of her own cap
tivating personality, containing groups of
alluring Spantsh songs, French chansons,
brilliant Italian arias and ballads by
English and American composers, each
of which will be sung In Its own language.
These, together with selections from her
most famous operatic roles, will make an
entertainment of transcendent Interest
and artistic value. Seats are now selling.
Anna Held.
Have you seen the frame In the Mar
quam Grand Theater lobby of Anna Held
and her stunning chorus? No? Well, do
not miss the opportunity. Nothing like It
has ever been exhibited In the city. It
is a gem of photography and artistic
framing seldom looked upon. The advance
sale of seats for "The Little Duchess"
will open Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, when not more than ten seats will
be sold to one person for any single per
formance, so you will have to hurry. The
engagement Is for two nights. Friday
and Saturday. February 27 and 28, with a
matinee Saturday. Seats must be taken
at tha window.
Daniel Sally.
The advance sale of seats will open this
morning at JO o'clock for Daniel Sully,
who will present his latest success "The
Old Mill Stream." at the Marquam Grand
Theater next Wednesday and Thursday
nights. February 25 and 26. Ok'iere aro so
many plays on tho road that style them
selves dramas that It Is really refreshing
when one of exceptional merit presents
itself. In "The Old Mill Stream" we are
promised a play that for naturalness and
Intense Interest has never been surpassed.
For years Daniel Sully has been seeking
a play that would amuse, as well as teach
a strong moral lesson, and from reports
his search has at last been rewarded. For
heart throbn and smiles there has never
been a play more cleverly written. The
lmes are bright, the comedy sparkling and
the situations exciting and novel.
Mr. Sully has spared no expense In the
presentation of this play, has surrounded
himself with a cast of exceptional
strength and mounted the play with
special scenery and accessories.
, PERSONAL MENTION.
J. R. Wyatt a prominent Albany law
yer, is at the Belvedere.
George Stevenson, of Stevenson. Wash.,
was In the city yesterday.
J. N. Scott one of Athena's leading
merchants, is at the Imperial.
Grant Mays, a prominent attorney of
The Dalles, is a guest at the Imperial.
H. H. Pincus. a well-known hopdealer of
Tacoma. Is registered at the Belvedere,
S. Waters, a prominent Goldendale
merchant, is registered at the Imperial.
State Senator T. M. Dlramlck. of Coos
County, and son are registered at the Bel
vedere. James A. Drain. Adjutant-General of
the State of Washington. Is registered at
the Imperial from Olympla.
Joseph Barton, general freight and
passenger agent of the Sumpter Valley
Railroad, who has spent the past week In
this city and Salem, returned to his head
quarters at Baker City yesterday morn
ing. Mr. Barton reports the 8umpter
Valley Railroad as doing a larger business
than at any time in Its previous history.
NEW YORK. FebT 22. (Special.) Mrs.
F. A. Spencer, of Portland, registered at
the Imperial Hotel todiy.
Roth Tired of the Alliance.
San Francisco Call.
It seems that John Bull and the Kaiser
would bo very glad to get rid of each
other If they only knew how. The Incom
patibility of temper is' decided and each
Is waiting for the other t,o f urpish a cause
for divorce,
"The Man From Sweden.
Carl Anderson Knute Erlckson
Frank Slarsden Hector Dion
Morris Doane Charles Mallts
Chu Wing Frederick L. Tower
Lemuel Tomklns Mark Thomson
Michael Murphy ....Harry Leddy
Richard Johnson W. S. Cettl
Hiram Baker Fred Belchert
William Walker William Wallace
Little Jim Little Beatrice
Alice Jefferson Sophie Howell
Emmallda Trescott Marie Steers
Emmie Prescott Lillian Maynard
There were so many falr-halrcd, blue
eyed people from Sweden at Cordray'J
Theater yesterday afternoon and evening
witnessing performances of Broadhurst &
Cu trie's "The Man From Sweden," that
the audience looked like a specially Im
ported Swedish colony, with Americans
thrown In between. Knute Erlckson, the
star, made his bow In his new presenta
tion of Carl Anderson, a frolicsome,
happy-hearted Swedish emigrant, never
so happy as when playing and singing
with a little child. He scored an Instan
taneous success. His new play, now seen
for the first time In Portland, is clean and
homelike, with laughter and tears artisti
cally Intermingled. It Is well suited for
family parties, and especially so for
women and children. "Standing room
only" signs were displayed at each per
formance. How the Swedes enjoyed that
play! They laughed louder at every Joke,
and sat tender-eyed watching the prettily
pathetic situations. One big -Swede
furtively applied his handkerchief to
his eyes when Erlckson put Little
Jim to bed, and said: "That Is
our play." When Jim was tucked
up to sleep In his little bed a baby girl
In her mother's arms cried out. amid
hushed silence: "Dood night, baby."
Erlckson reminds one of Emmett In the
latter' palmy days In the peculiar grace
he has In romping about the stage with
a little child perched on his shoulders. He
has a pleasant baritone voice, and sang
such songs as "Julie Yet" and "The Man
From Sweden's Jubilee." and played on
the mandolin an air from the overture to
Rossini's "William Tell" and on a one
string violin, shaped as a broom. "Old
Kentucky Home." Whenever he appeared
on the stage there was a smile of pleased
anticipation from his audience. The plot
in his comedy-drama mostly relates to a
little boy he saved from shipwreck. Little
Jim (Little Beatrice), and the attempts
afterward made to abduct the child by
the bad man of the play, Morris Doane
(Charles Malles); but In the end every
thing turns out right, and the boy finds
his father. The leading lady, Sophie
Howell, portrays Alice Jefferson, tha
owner of the farm where Anderson and
Little Jim find shelter, and she gave a
satisfactory presentation. She limped
slightly as she walked across the stage,
on account of an Injury sustained last
week In Tacoma. when she accidentally
fell Into a baggage shute In the darkness
one night when the lights were lowered
from the stage.
The scenery is good, and the representa
tion of a blizzard In Minnesota at the end
of the second act Is one of the best seen
here. There are other musical numbers
well worth hearing. "The Man From
Sweden" will be the attraction at Cor
dray's all week.
ALASKAN CITY GROWING.
3I!nlng- District Jfear Vnldea Are De
veloping" Rapidly.
John A. McQulnn. who went to Valdes
last July to act as hydraulic engineer for
a mining company, arrived here yesterday
on business for the company. He has the
plans and specifications for their plant
nearly completed, and will probably go to
Chicago to meet the general manager of
the company and consult with him In re
gard to further developments of the mine.
The plans as mapped out by Mr. Mc
Qulnn Include the laying of a 22-Inch steel
main 4300 feet In length, with a head of
260 feet It Is Intended to use a 10-Inch
nozzle, throwing a stream with a velocity
of 150 feet per second. This will be suffi
cient to "remove mountains" of gravel,
but will not be safo to walk In front of.
unless one wants a 10-inch hole pierced
through him. The plant also Includes an
air compressor to be operated by two
steam boilers of 90-horsepower. for boring
a tunnel, and a hoist and pump to be used
In getting down to bed rock.
The company's claim Is situated In what
was originally known as King Solomon's
Basin, and comprises 700 acres of gravel,
running from surface to a depth of 50
feet which "pans" very evenly at the rate
of about Jl per yard. Working operations
are to be commenced on bed rock, and tha
main flume will pass through a tunnel 7x13
feet which is to be cut through solid rock
a distance of 1200 feet Into a stream which
will carry the debris to tidewater. The
cost of the plant will be between 1150,00)
and $200,000. A conservative estimate of
the gold in the claim Is 110,000.000, and It
will, take about 10 years to clean it up.
The basin and deposit could not have been
better arranged for being mined by a hy
draulic plant If they had been made to
order.
Valdes has grown rapidly since Mr. Mc
Qulnn arrived there last August the
number of houses having doubled and the
population Increased to about 1000.
Several Portland people are Interested In
business there. Lack of communication
by water has kept Portland merchants in
the background there.
The snow when Mr. McQulnn left Val
des was about five feet deep on a level.
The aggregate Bnowfall this season,
which commenced about November L has
been 37 feet which Is said to bo the larg
est ever known.
Sledding over the Government trail to
the Interior hnd lust
McQulnn left The .Government has 37
oiiibiu teams ai worn taxing in SOW) tons
of forage and supplies to telegraph sta
tions and to the airHrnlttiral .Tn.in.i.
stations, where some one Is trying to raise
nuimegs ana oananas. About 100 miners,
who had been spending the Winter and
tholr smnerflumia rash In Vntif
taking the trail for the Interior mines, and
uuay nie was Deginning again.
Tho borings for oil at Kayak, on Prince
WlIllAmn RnimrV Yiva nmvA
a gusher having been struck, flowing the
mental graue on Known, several barrels
Of this All fir nn their wav
thorough analysis. In the meantime a
man is sitting on the mouth of the well
io Keep tne on irom nowing to waste. Mr.
MrOtllnn a.ivh tha tfflTnlr nil fl1 I.
extensive one, and there Is a fine chance
for speculation and profitable Investment
mere, n ine oeame people nave not
gobbled It all up.
Thern nm manv tnnA nnnnlnn iM
vestment In Valdes, as the city has Just
begun to grow. An electric lighting plant
has Just been put In. but a water supply
is neeoea. anu a dock ana omer improve
ments. Women's Home-SclencP .Exhibit.
Chicago Record-Herald.
When Helen Gould converted the costly
kennels of the Summer home on the
Hudson Into a school of domestic science
a few years ago it served to call public
attention to a widespread renaissance of
scientific cookery, not only In this coun
try but In England. The novelty of con
verting an establishment that had been
devoted to the breeding of fancy canines
Into a free school for the making of fincy
cooks created wide comment, and yet
this was only one of the many incidents
occurring in all parts of the country
which marked the popular revival of In
terest In the culinary and domestic arts.
That the American kitchen has sud
denly become the center of scientific in
terest is evidenced by the constant en
largement of facilities' for teaching do
THE WHITE IS KING
rhoce South MC1.
Do not hoy a Mwlnn machine until you have
tried the WIIITC ir you want to rent a ma
chine, rent the WHITE. If jou want needles
or parts for any machine, come to the
WHITE store, and you will alwayn cet the
best. We bare the larrest swlr-c machine
store In tbe Northwest. I'bone South IICl.
IJAItTXKTT .t PALMER
Corner Sixth and Alder streets, opposite
Orecor.lan bldr.
mestic science not only In tho ladles'
seminaries and technical schools, but In
the public schools throughout the land.
Dietetic science has been making rapid
strides, and along with it must go In
struction in scientific cookery. Most peo
ple arc ramlllar with the great work that
his been done in this line by Henry D.
Perky, founder of the Oread Institute, of
Worcester. Mass., whero thousands of
young women have received free Instruc
tion In cookery and other household sci
ences. The homo science exhibit now being
given by the Chicago Woman's Club, the
largest of Its kind ever given In this city.
Is a noteworthy illustration of this
marked growth of popular Interest In the
science that lies at the basis of health,
happiness and social progress. The uttn
slis of the kitchen, through such an ex
hibit aro elevated Into the sclentinc im
plements of an art that Is capable of
yielding results that make the home what
It was designed to be under our system of
socul order the unit of civilization. The
work of the club In this direction Is mot
praiseworthy and merits popular encour
agement and support
PARIS TO LOSE HER WALL
Trrenty 31 11 en of Useless) Fortifica
tion to lie Torn Donrn.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Few English visitors to Paris ever
realize the fact that the city Is surrounded
by a wall 20 miles' In circumference, and
that nothing can enter the French capital
without passing through the fortifications.
This wall, which Is 60 feet high and -is
surrounded by a deep ditch, was con
structed about 50 years ago at a fabulous
cost Its construction caused thousands
of peasants to flock to the capital, and
when It was completed they remained In
the city without employment, a source of
constant anxiety to the authorities.
The most curious thing Is that the forti
fications never had any military value. In
1EG3 General von Todlcben. the Russian
vauban, the constructor of the defenses
of Sebastopol. came on a visit to Paris.
Napeleon III was anxious to know hU
opinion of the newly elected enceinte, and
asked him to Inspect It The following
morning the Russian General mounted his
horse atone of tho bastions, and, followed
by two ald-de-camps of the Emperor.
rode around tbe wall. Five hours later
he was back at the starting point not
having uttered a single word during the
ride. He turned in his saddle to the aid-
de-camp with the question. "Eh, blen,
messieurs, c est tout?" "Oul. mon. Gen
eral," was the reply. "Alors, Paris est
pris d'avance," was his response, which
was only too well Justified by the events
01
In spite, however, of the lessons of the
war. the wall around Paris still exists,
and until 1902 no effort has been made
to remove It It has strangled the devel
opment of the city, and has served no
purpose except to facilitate the collection
of taxes on all objects entering Paris.
The main revenues of Paris are derived
from the octroi, which consists mainly of
taxes on foodstuffs of every kind. This
is what makes Paris one of the dearest
cities in the world.
It has now been decided to pull down
the fortifications and give la vllle lumlero
breathing room. This will also abolish the
military zone the strip of ground a quar
ter of a mile broad which surrounded the
wall, and on which no houses were al
lowed to be built. This was a sort of no
man's land, covered with huts and wooden
shanties run up by vagabonds and smug
glers. The sale of this military zone will
bring in hundreds of millions of francs.
This fg only one thing that can be laid
to the credit of the wall around Paris. It
rendered the commune possible In 1S71 by
giving the communards the power to close
the gates and shut the government and
the army out of the city.
First Time Under Fire.
New York Press.
He was the youngest officer present at
the trial of "Little Animosity." Sandy
Hook's toy 2G0.009-pound gun. The gor
geous uniform had Just arrived from tho
tailor's. The gold lace seemed the gilded
est that ever was glided. His gloves were
snow white. There might have been three
pounds of solid gold on his sword trap
pings, and his hand never left the scab
bard for a second. It Is not for a layman
to say what he was thero for .Possibly he
was an ornament. In which case he was a
success. He had stepped here and there
In great dignity, the cynosure of all eyes.
The locomotive had been signaled to pull
away on the tackle that was to slide the
gun into position for a second shot, and
Just at that moment, when oil hands had
given the block and Its wire rope a wide
berth, our beautiful young Lieutenant was
seen to step within two feet of It. his pat
ent leathers nnkle deep In the sand. A
break, a slip might mean sudden death.
A big voice yelled In tones of command.
"Get out of there, you!" Tho recoil of a
gun Is nothing to the way our gorgeous
Lieutenant got up In the air. Initial veloc
ity Is petrified Inertia In comparison with
the way he made tracks for safety. But
he managed to keep his clothes on, and his
sword, and showed that he will make a
soldier some day by remarking quietly to
the amused crowd: "First time I've been
Under fire!"
Drmocrnta to Gather In 'Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22.-Democra.tlc
clubs of Washington. Nevada. Arizona
and many places In this state will send
delegates to the gathering which Is to be
held In Pythian Hall tomorrow. The con
vention Is to be held under the auspices
of the State League of Iroquois Clubs. It
Is expected that fully 2C0 delegates will be
In attendance.
Far n Quiet Game of Pool,
PnrlQTt. 127 6tb. adjnlnlng Oregonlan Bldg.
CASTOR I A
Por Infanta and Children.
Tha Kind You Have Always Bought
Slg&atnxa of
on every
yTHrit. box. 25c
f axative
Cur a CciiinOnaDay,
3 Days
Hr F T RRI1WN ETB ASD EAR diseases,
Ul.CVn DHU n n 4iraum bit. rooms -S-T.
Dr. IUd war's Pills, purely vrgttable. mild and re
lUblet reroute tha liver ana wcolc dJuujra.argaa.
Grfoln
Electric Lamps Reduced
Portland General Electric Co.
THE PORTLAND
PORTLAND,
American Plan
COST 05S3 MILLION DOLLARS.
HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS 110 COMMERCIAL TRAYELER3
Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The masage
ment will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prlcas. A mod
ra Turkish bath establishment In tha hotel. H. C. BOWERS. Mgr.
1 1884
1903 i
Our health is good,
our business oros-
$ perous, and we shall s
5 continue, as in the
I past, to sell honest
spectacles for $1,
$1.50 and $2.50,
sight included.
WALTER REED
i ne upucian
V 133 SIXTH STREET
Oregonlan Bldg.
Polishes and cleans
simultaneously
GORHAM
Stever Polish
Contains no deleterious ingredients
Produces a polish that remains
All resDonsIbls .
lrMrri keen It JJ ?sH
- - -
With dress shirts as with any
other dress clothes, if they're
a little wrong they're all wrong.
"Cluetts" and "Monarchs'
are right.
Cluett, Peabody & Co.
jSHOESl
I for the little ones like J
J you would buy in . . '
: ' NEW YORK :
5 at "Best's," "Kohlen's" or J
I "Coward's." Come I
: and see. KNIGHT'S ;
: SECOND FLOOR DEP'T I
PAINLESS nEXTISTRT
Dr. Tni Prohn. D.kum bldr
Full set teeth.
Gold crowns. 22 K
Brtdn work. 22K
Pnlladtlphls, xTtduate.
All tha latest mppll
sacs for Colng perfect
work. Frr3 Prebn. Tbr
Dekm. cor. 34 and TTuMeston. Portland. Or.
BEST IS CHEAPEST
COAL
Rock Sprlncn Conl, delivered. .SS.SO
Rrnton Lump, delivered. ..... .$7.00
noTii piioxns. vulcax coal co.
SCHWAB BROS. PRINT! NO CO.
BST WOEK. REASONABLE PMCES
247 Stark Street Phone Main 178
To....
Consumers
Of current from our mains,
we have reduced the price
oT lamps below cost, viz.:
15c each or
$1.T5 dozen
These are standard, first-grade
Edison lamps that we formerly
sold at 25c each, and are made
especially for our circuits. Buy
our lamps and set good. service.
Delivered In Dozen Lot
Free of Charge.
OREGON
$3.00 Per Day
and upward.
OF:
SHOES
MAKES FOR WOMEN
Laird, Schober & Co.
Foster & Company
"DELSARTE"
"QUEEN QUALITY"
MAKES FOR MEN
NETTLETON
Stacey-Adams
Strong & Garfield
W. L. Douglas
Goddard-Kelly
'Shoe Company
! SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STS
TEETH EXTRACTED AJID 71LID
ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN br our
late sclentUlc method aplied to the sums
No sleep-producing agents or cocaine.
These are tha only dental parlors la
Portland bavins PATENTED APPLI
A.Ct.tl and Ingredients to extract, nil
and apply cold crowns and porcelain
crowns undetectable from natural teeth,
and warranted for 10 years. WITHOUT
THE LEAST PAIN. All work done by
GRADUATED EN T I STS of from 12 to 20
years' experience, and each department In
charce of a specialist. Give us a call, and
you will find us to do exactly as wa ad
vertlse. We will tell you In advance ex
actly what your work will cost br a
FREE EXAlflNATIOIf.
nrn,.
Set of Teeth $5.00
Gold Filling 51.00
Gold Crown $5.00
Silver Filling $ .50
In our GOLU CKOVVK3 and BHIUGH
WORK, of which we are making a SPE
CIALTY, the most BEAUTIFUL. PAIN
LESS AND DURABLE of all dental work:
known to tbe profession, you will tlnd aa
example ot the HIGHEST ARTISTIC AT
TAINMENT, the adaptability of which
to the HYGIENIC conditions of tha
mouth Is unquestioned.
New York Dental Parlors
MAIN OFFICE FOURTH AND MORRI
SON STS. PORTLAND.
Branch. CU First Avenue. Seattle.
HOURS:
S0 A. iL to 8 P. M.: Sundays. 3:30 A. It,
UiP.lL
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germ Newbro's Herplclde. Stop dandruff,
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any doubter of Its merits. For sale by
all druggists. Send 10 cents In stamps
for sample to The Herplclde Co., Detroit,
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