THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY. MARCH 12, 1906.
PREFERS MILL JOB
Pitcher Garvin Will Not Twirl
for Salary Offered Him.
WOULD LISTEN TO REASON
Anxious to Have a Talk With Head
or the Club Benefit Ball Game
Has Been Postponed Until
Next Sunday.
The benefit ball game scheduled ioryes-
terday afternoon was postponed until
next Sunday owing to the cold weather,
and all tickets sold for the event will be
honored at the gate next Sunday. Virgil
Garvin came over for the game, but as it
was called off the lanky twirler Kpent
the afternoon "fanning" with some of
the baseball profession now in the city.
Garvin says he has not yet had an In
terview with Judge McCrcdic. and Is anx
ious to talk matters over with the head
of the club, for as he expresses It. ho
"cannot agree with the manager.' Tho
Texan was cut ?1000 In salary according
to the contract offered him, which he
thinks is beyond the bounds of reason.
He states that he is willing o make any
fair concession, for he realizes that the
league cannot afford exorbitant salaries,
but does not believe his work last year
calls for any such treatment. If the Mc
Credies do not want him this season he
desires his release in tfrder to ecurc a
position elsewhere.
The big fellow has been working hard
all Winter, having secured a position in
a sawmill at Vancouver, and although It
A Is hard work, he likes it so well that he
' is thinking seriously of staying with the
job unless the local club makes him a
decent offer.
Saturday evening Judge McCrcdic men
tioned the fact that ho intended having
a talk with Garvin, and as he is the dip
lomat of the local club, will prob
ably settle this dispute as he did the
cases of McLean. French and Mitchell.
With the probability of Pitcher Esslck
retiring from the diamond, the local club
will need Garvin more than ever, for at
present the only veteran of any promise
with the team is French. Of "the other
members of the pitching staff, only one.
Henderson, is known to the fans as pos
sessing ability to any great extent, tho
others being almost entirely new men
just breaking into the game. Califf
should be excepted from this number,
for the Oregon City lad made good last
year.
Therefore there are only three reliable
pitchers on tho staff at present, and un
less Toren. Gillespie, Merkle. Howard or
Moore come to the relief of the manager,
he will be badly off for pitchers, while
minus the services of both Garvin and
Esslck.
Mrs. McLean is Improving rapldlv and
the big catcher is planning to leave for
.Stockton about next Saturday or Sunday,
probably Sunday evening.
Outside of the pitching talent, the local
elub looks good as compared to some of
the other clubs, for most of the others
' ,5 ,f,lLed the Positions of the men
drafted East by California bush leaguers.
SEATTLE BOXER CAXXOT COSIE
BcniieL Unable, to Meet Douglas Ow
ing to Parents' Objection.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 11 (Spe
cial.) Eddie Bennett cannot go to
Portland to represent the Seattle Ath
letic Club in its boxing bout with Mult
nomah. If Jack Douglas is anxious to
take on someone he will have to pick
out someone else, for Bennett's par
ents have objected and the Seattle lad
will stay at home sitting by the par
ental fireside and reading the latest
magazines as a diversion. Bennett Is
clever and the Seattle club is sore at
the objections, but the Seattle club
docs not have the final guess at what
the lad has to do.
n?r.lC. A,SVn has been ,,unS "P and
offered to Multnomah at anything be
tween 13S and 145 pounds. This is a
sort of consolation prise for Bennett's
t", Jl?,may, takc a chance against
Jack Walsh, who hurts the beam when
he measures 15S pounds. Walsh made
Austin look all to tho bad when ho
met him here and he is anxious to meet
the Portland lad again. Lonnlc feels
right at 145 pounds and will give away
a lot to meet Walsh. He would have to
sweat it out in a Turkish bathhouse
to get much under that weight and he
would rather take on thc big- fellow
than go through the reducing process
Seattle Athletic Club men are a bit
sore because Tilley cannot be accom-
modated. He Is one of the best wres
tlers the club has and the local con
tingent wants to see someone of his
weight hung up for the local lad to
take a fall out of. Eut the reports that
come up from Multnomah do not look
good.
"FIELD MEET XOT ASSURED
Washington Wants Oregon and
Idaho to Share Deficit.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 11. (Spe
cial.) Thc much-talked of three-cornered
track meet between the Univer
sities of Washington, Oregon and Idaho
is by no means an assured thing. At
the meeting of the board of control last
Thursday evening it was determined to
submit to the other two institutions
a proposition which, if accepted, will,
insure the meet being pulled off. but
the plan has not been accepted yet
and until it is, the meeting is ,as prob
lematical as ever.
After Manager Grlnstead had laid
tho matter of expenses fully beforo
it the board determined upon this
plan: If Oregon and Idaho will agree
each to stand one-third of the deficit,
the meet will be pulled off. A letter
to that effect was sent to each of thc
institutions.
Captain Rex Smith, of the University
of Washington track team, broke the
broad jump record for that institution
Saturday afternoon by more than six
inches. Tho best previous record was
that made by Winsor, 21 feet, 8
Inches, last year, while Smith made 22
feet, 3 Inches.
The W. of W. baseball players began
turning out for practice last week.
Captain .Hoover, Roy Spatcherd. Clar
ence Cole, Homer Dean and Victor Gar
vey are tho only old players turning
out All five are practically sure of
places, although some of thc new ma
terial is showing up well for the first
weelc Henehan. Andrews, J. Smith,
"Murphy. O'Brien and Tammany are
out on tho diamond everv afternoon.
O'Brien playpd on the University of
Arkansas team several years ago and
Jienchaa has had considerable experi
ence. With two games In Seattle, one with
the Multnomah Club of Portland and
the other with the University of Ore
gon, and a trip east of the mountains,
embracing games with Korth Yakima
ana ther towns, the schedule will be
-very satisfactory to the players, raan
:? est xai fHHtients. Last year the
tour was remarkably 8ccsfMl but the
men are determined to beat it this year
in spite of the conditioned players.
Jtlgsby Is Elected Captala.
WHITMAN COLLEGE, Walla Walla.
Wash., March 1L (Special.) Radford
RIgsby. 'OS, was elected captain of the
Whitman basketball team for next year
at a meeting last night. RIgsby has been
manager of the team this year. He
played forward and center.
Pendleton Defeated at Bowling.
PENDLETON, Or.. March 1L (Special )
The Walla Walla bowling team defeat
ed the Pendleton team last night, with 21
, pins to ppare. This Is thc Fccond cazno
the Walla Wallans have won.
Oakland Gels Georgetown Pitcher.
OAKLAND, Cat. March 1L The Oak
land baseball team today signed R. T.
Cox, the star pitcher of Georgetown, Pa.
THE JERSEY COW.
She Gives the Itichesttilk and Rare
ly Goes Dry.
Farming Magazine.
Probably the blood of thc Jersey Is more
generally diffused and more highly prized
in the butter-producing districts of the
United States, as well as among family
cows in tho country' at large, than that
of any other breed.
Many of our shrewdest dairy farmers
have selected Jerseys as best adapted to
their special purposes, not only on ac
count of the . persistent milk'-'flow which
they maintain, but because of their uni
formity of reproduction, and their ability
to furnish, under the. proper care, a largo
flow of rich milk that tops thc market and
captures the fancy trade.
Thc Jersey cow Is asmall animal, and
therefore her maintenance ration Is small,
while a relatively large part of her food
goes to profit.
She Is a .persistent milker, often a per
petual milker, and ordinarily not dry
more than six or eight weeks in a year.
She has an extremely long period of
usefulness In the dairy. Five years cov
ers the profitable work of the average
cow. The Jersey Is generally vigorous
and at work when 12 to 15 years old.
Many are profitable when IS to 21 years
of age.
She gives the richest milk, as nearly
2000 standard tests have proved. The re
cent demonstration at the St. Louis Ex
position is a notable illustration of this
superiority.
Almost all this butter-fat can be re
covered In butter or cheese. The prac
tical value of this advantage is roost ap
preciated by the dairy farmer.
This larger yield of butter and cheese
Is of the highest grade of commercial ex
cellence. It tops the market.
These traits of superiority are so firm
ly llxed in her breeding that If fairly
mated she can be relied upon to transmit
them to her descendants.
Pore and Aft.
.. (. Llppincotfs.
At the commencement exercises of one
hi?Uu laree, co,,cses a prominent lawyer
had been asked to address the graduates.
Boing very busy about that time, he neg
iC0drtS.sIi',e any th0"Sht to the sub
ject of his -discourse. On arriving at tho
! llie cxcrdses were held ho
Yyt J tlu at ,a las3 for a top!c- In Passing
through a large swing door which led
Into the hall itself, the word "Punh"
painted on thc door happened to catch
his eye. Like a flash it occurred to him
that here was a text he could use very
appropriately. When hi? turn came u
speak, he arose and addressed the audi
ence in somewhat the following manner;
ouns sentlemen. the subject of mv
little talk with you this morning can be
expressed In one short word; it is a thing
that Is especially applicable to you young
men who, in one line or another, arc
going ou into life to make vour way.
It is a thing without which no man Is
sure of attaining success. Gentlemen, on
yonder door is the word I refer to."
Every eye in tho room Immediately
glanced toward the door indicated, but
on -the Inside tho word "Pull" was plainly
painted.
The laughter and applause which fol
lowed were nearly deafening, and It was
some time before he could explain hi
statement.
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THE "METEORS" BASKET-BALL TEAM. OF CHICAGO. WHICH FLAYS A GAME WITH THE SENIORS OF THE TORT-
LAND Y. M. C. A. AT THE ASSOCIATION GYM THIS EVENING.
THE Meteors, the basket-ball team of
the Chicago Y. M. C. A., which is
scheduled to play a game with the
Portland Y. M. C. A. at thc local asso
ciation gymnasium this evening, arrived
here yesterday morning.
This aggregation left Chicago on prac
tically their own icfok. for the directors
of the association refused to stand spon
sor for any deficit Incurred on this trip,
for it was not believed to be possible of
success. In spite of this the members
of the team went ahead and completed
arrangements and so far have done very
well financially, for In every town they
have visited they have proved an excel
lent attraction, principally on account of
the splendid exhibition they put up,
which is attested by their record rince
leaving bosae.
So far they have played fi gaa&M; this
SON OF BAH.fi.l ULLA
Col. Fitz Gerald Preaches Him
as a New Christ.
DECLARES HE IS .MESSIAH
Prophet of Acca, According to
Former LiRwPartncr of Col. In-
gcrsol, the Itcdccnicr'
i
. Conic on Earth Again.
The story ofvtho new Christ which"
Colonel Xathan WTard Fits Gerald told
to a capacity audience at the Third
Street Auditorium yesterday afternoon
was received quietly, earnestly, but with
out demonstration. Thc large gathering
was composed of that class of citizens
who are 'learchers or seekers after the
new. the unknown. They listened polite
ly, giving most courteous and significant
attention to every word which fell from
the Hps of the gifted lecturer, but gave
no outward indication of the impression
the message of thc new revelation made
upon them. '
Colonel Fitz Gerald is a good speaker.
Nature has endowed him with a com
manding appearance and an eloquent
tongue. He is using both In thc inter
ests of the new Messiah, who, he claims.
Is now on earth and whom he declares
ho has seen and communed with. The
Bible has been one of the principal text
books in the finished education of this
man.and he used It as a King docs a
scepter during his address.
Once an Agnostic.
The story which he told is one to de
light the heart of the novelist- It made
one wonder If the Polish novelist might
not follow his "Quo VndlaT' with an
other equally impressive and wonderful
talc of that .5am e Christ come to earth
again. Colonel Fitz Gerald, however, did
not attempt to picture the alleged Mes
siah In lurid tones and shade?. He was
deeply earnest in his conviction that the
Lord was present In the person of the
son of Bahal Ulla, now in the City of
Acca, Syria. He professed to having led
a varied life himself, having been raised
in a Catholic family, converted' to Prot
estantism and entering Ita ministry. This
he left, feeling that the prophecies of the
Bible were not to be substantiated, and
became a pronounced agnostic It was
as an unbeliever and scoffer of things di
vine that he began an Investigation of
the man at Acca, who was drawing fol
lowers to the number of millions by
some strange power. He wrote directly
to the alleged Messiah, and after a
lengthy correspondence he was invited
to come to Acca, which he did. Once in
the presence of him whom Christians,
Jews, Mohammedans, Buddhists, Confu
cians and all other sects In Acca ac
knowledge as Christ, Colonel Fitz Ger
ald declares that he was Instantly
changed Into a believer: that he knew
thc Lord had come to his people, and
that life had a new meaning for' him af
ter that.
Bases Belief on Prophecies.
He based his assertions on thc state
ments of historians and all thc prophe
cies of the Bible, wherein it Is told 72
times the manner of the Lord's return to
earth. "This kingdom will swallow up
all other kingdoms, or religions of tho
earth," he said, and It in for every man
who has bowed his head or bent his
knee In any kind of worship."
The new Lord Is said to have been
born May 23, 1811. the day on which the
Miilerltcs predicted the millenlum. "They
had the date right," said the lecturer,
"but not thc time or place. The father
of the newly accepted Christ was Bahal
Ulla, who was thc early manifestation of
God, the father. His coming was herald
ed by a descendant of Mohammed, who,
according to his own prophecy, was cru-
Play Y. M. C. A. at Basket-Bali
season and of this number 52 were vic
tories, leaving only nine defeats against
their record.
Considering the fact that the boys arc
covering a distance of SOW miles in this
venture, during which they are sched
uled to meet all tho Important teams on
their route, their enterprise seems re
markable Among thc Important victories scored
by this team was the one ox-er tho Port
Washington, Wbv, team, which aggrega
tion had held the championship of the
Middle West since IMC. The Kansas City
Athletic Club team, the champion team of
thc world, defeated the Meteors In one
of the most exciting games of their tour
by the close score of IS to IS. After the
defeat at thc hands of the Kansas City
team, the Meteors played the University
of Nebraska, team, which recently won
the championship among the university
teams of the United States, by the score
jS-f 17 to 11. The 2Ceferk 'vanity tcan
dried seven years after he began to pro
claim the coming or. unrwu j.c hc
Christ docs net proclaim himself as such,
but modestly calls himself a servant of
God. but there is that about him." de
clared Colonel Fitz GcraW. "which con
vinces all who come into his presence
that there Is no doubt of his genuine
ness." . . .
In view of the fact that thc doors had
to be closed on the crowd and that many
wfcre turned away who desired to hear
the lecture. Colonel Fitz Gerald will
probably repeat It before leaving Port
land. He Is also scheduled to give lec
tures on Colonel Robert Ingcrsoll, whoso
law partner he once was, and an Illus
trated one on Persia.
STRICTLY A CASH BASIS
Doctor, Kcfuslng an Embroidered
Purse, Gets Usual Fee.
An eminent physician had cured a little
child "of a dangerous illness. The grateful
mother turned her steps toward thc house
of her son's savior.
"Doctor," she said, "there .arc somo
things which cannot be repaid. I really
don't know how to express ray gratitude.
L thought you would, perhaps, be so kind
Lfus to accept this purse, embroidered by
my own hand"
"Madam," replied the doctor coldly,
"medicine Is no trivial affair and our
vis I ts are to be rewarded only In money.
Small presents serve to sustain friend
ships, but they do not sustain our fami
lies." "But, doctor," said the lady, alarmed
and wounded, "speak tell roc the fee."
"Two hundred dollars, madam."
The lady opened the embroidered purse;
took out five bank notes of $KO each, gave
two to the doctor, put the remaining three
back In the purse, bowed coldly and took
her departure
. For Ivc Is AH.
Harper's.
My friend Miss S. Is a bachelor maid
of some 40 Summers. She Is unmarried,
not because he has lacked proposals,
but because' hc prefers single blessedness-
to pouring corfec and, spanking
babies. Of late she has devoted her time
to working In the slums, chiefly among
women and children.
A dreadful case was brought to her re
cently. A woman had been cruelly treat
ed by her husband, and had finally been
locked out In the street. The poor crea
ture, ragged and disheveled, reported at
the charity headquarters, and begged for
shelter.
Miss S. herself dressed her wounds, and
then entered into a sympathetic conver
sation with the sufferer. The latter, af
ter recounting at length the Injuries, she
had borne at the hands of her lord and
master, asked a few questions In her
turn.
"Live here?" she Inquired.
"No," answered Miss S-; "I spend only
a certain time here every day. My home
Is on Fifth avenue."
"You're married, ain't you?"
"Xo, I am not married."
The woman opened her bruised eyes In
amazement.
"Gee!" she said sympathetically; I m
awful sorry. Ain't It llorce to be an old
maid?"
Fortunes In Timber lands.
Henry Shcdd Beardsley In Leslie's Weekly.
The Insatiable demand for new Melds
for activity In lumbering lias resulted in
extraordinary profits. In nearly every
city and town anywhere near thc timber
district arc men who a few years ago
bought timber lands, paying thc Govern
ment price of J2-50 an acre. Along come
the big Interests and offer a large advance.
In many Instances 400 or 500 per cent, and
thc small holder sella out at a handsome
profit. The big interest will not sell Its
land then for lessvthan twice what It
paid for It. In the northern counties of
California Shasta, ' Del Monte' and- Men
docino huge fortunes have been and are
being made by the lumber interests there,
for these arc thc principal timber coun
ties of the state. Of redwood alone Men
docino County produces in a single month
13.0W.OW feet. It has, besides, oak. sugar
pine, cedar and fir. The largest profitt
have come to those who have been able
to bold their own lands and operate their
own mills. There are hundreds of saw
mills In these lumber counties, varying ii
capacity from 10.000 to 500.0W feet a day.
won two games from thc Kansas City
champions.
Thc Meteors were victorious In their
games with the principal teams of Cali
fornia and since coming to Oregon havo
met with reversals at thc hands of the
Corvallls "Agrics" and the Dallas ' teams.
They are now on their way home and
expect to reach Chicago about thc first
week la April. In the game this evening
they are pitted against one of tho best
teams that has ever represented the local
association on tho gym floor, which
means that a close and exciting game
may be expected.
The teams will lkie-up:
Chlcapo. ' Faritio. Portland.
go Forward ..Hmnun
..Fenrar Gordon
Nell! Ceiter. , Youar
HrrJ Guard. RbsmII
Tourtelott ...Gard ; Frecuvta
T. X. C A. stttotltatw Stoke, iCoore ana
PBCh.
Refer Crw. t Chicago. .
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E TG S
Systematic Reform in Spelling
English Started.
CARNEGIE FOOTS BILLS
leaders In Education and literature
Form Board Which Promote
3Iovcmcnt to 3 lake Engilslr
language of "World.
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NEW YORK. March 11. Announce
ment will be made tomorrow that an
organization, including- prominent men
of affairs, as well as leading- men of
letters, has been formed to urge the
simplification of English spelling-. This
new body Is called thc Simplified Spelling-
Board. It will appeal to all who
for educational or practical reasons
wish to make English spelling easier
to acquire. Andrew Carnegie has gen
erously undertaken to bear the ex
pense of the orgahlration. .Mr. ' Car
negie has long been convinced that
English might be made the worlJ-lan-guagc
of the future, and thus one of
the Influences leading- to universal
peace; and he - believes that tho chief
obstacle to Its speedy adoption is to
be found In its contradictory and diffi
cult spelling-. '
Advocates of New System.
The Simplified Spelling Board con
tains some 30 members, living- In vari
ous parts of thc Union. Some of them
are authors of wide reputation; some
are professed scholars connected with
leading universities; some are editors
of the foromost American dictionaries;
some are men distinguished In public
life, and somo are men of affairs, prom
inent In civil life. The membership is
not yet complete, but It now Includes
Chancellor Andrews, of the University
of Nebraska; Justice Brewer, of the
United States Supreme Court; Presi
dent Butler, of Columbia University;
O. C. Blackmer, of Chicago; Andrew
Carnegie. S. U Clemens (Mark Twain);
Dr. Mclvll Dewey. Dr. Isaac K. Funk,
editor and publisher of the "Standard
Dictionary"; Lyman J. Gage. ex-Secretary
of the Treasury; Richard Wat
son Glider, editor of the "Century
Magazlne"; Dr. William T. Harris.
United States Commissioner of Edu
cation, and editor of "Webster's Inter
national Dictionary"; Professor George
Hempl. of the University of Michigan;
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Hlgginson.
Henry Holt. Professor William James,
of Harvard; President David Starr Jor
dan, of Leland Stanford University;
Professor Thomas R. Lounsbury, of
Yale; Professor Francis A. March, of
Lafayette; Profossor Brander Mat
thews, of Columbia; Judge Morrow, of
thc United States Circuit Court, of Cal
ifornia: Dr. Benjamin E. Smith, .iditor,
and Dr. Charles P. G. Scott, etymolog
ical editor of the "Century Dic
tionary"; President II. H. Secrley, of
the Iowa State Normal School, Cedar
Falls; Colonel Charles E. Sprague.
president of tho Union Dime Savings
Institution; Professor Calvin Thomas,
of Columbia; E. O. Vale, lately editor
of "Intelligence"; Dr. William Hayes
Ward, editor of the "Independent"; and
President Woodward, of the CarneKlo
Institution of Washington.
Hundreds Pledge Aid.
The establishment of the Simplified
Spelling Board Is the result of an ef
fort made within the past year to se
cure the use by men of position of
certain simplified spellings, adopted
some years ago by the National Edu
cational Association and now used by
several important publications. The
response to this request wa3 very cor
dial. Hundreds of signatures were re
ceived pledging the writers to use these
simpler forms in their personal cor
respondence. The members of the Simplified Spelling
Board believe that the time Is now ripe
for a forward movement. They have
learned the nature and the strength of
thc opposition to be overcome. They will
not advocate change merely for the sako
of change. They do not Intend to urgo
any ioIent alteration In the appearance
of familiar words. They will not advance
any extreme theories. They will not ex
pect to accomplish their task in a day or
in a year. They are willing to make
haste slowly, in the expectation of over
coming by degrees the prejudice existing
In favor of the present cumbersome or
thography. They wish. In brief, to ex
pedite that process of simplification which
has been going on in English. In spite of
thc opposition of conservatives, ever
since thc invention of printing, notably
in the omission of silent and useless let
ters. Beginning Already 3Iadc.
Not so long ago. almanac was spelt al
manack, and music was musick. In the
last few years technic has been winning
acceptance in place of technique, pro
gram has been substituting itself for pro
gramme, catalog for catalogue and tho
for though. These shorter forms are al
ready becoming familiar: they may not
as yet be approved by the majority, but
they arc no longer strange in tho eyes
of the average reader, and they are found
In use in books by authors of repute and
In periodicals of standing.
The Simplified Spelling Board will not
only lend Its support to such simplifica
tions by omission, but it proposes also to
arouse a wider public Interest In the gen
eral question of English orthography.
There is a real need of organized effort
to make English a better instrument for
the hundreds of millions who will have
to use our language before thc end of the
twentieth century. Although English is
spreading more rapidly than any other
tongue, it has the roost Illogical spelling
of any one of the more important mod
ern languages.
The board intends to urge individuals
everywhere to exercise the privilege of
simplification, and to encourage other or
ganizations which are working toward
the same end or have shown an interest
In thc cause.
Form Local Societies.
The immediate activities of the Sim
plified Spelling Board will be directed by
art executive committee chosen from the
members residing in New York. An of
fice will be opened In New York to servo
as headquarters for thc work; and from
this office the campaign of education will
be conducted by a competent staff. Local
societies will be organized wherever a
group of willing workers can be gathered
together. Comprehensive plans arc being
mapped out, which will take years for
their full accomplishment.
The Amende Honorable.
Llppincotfs.
A Washington. D. C newspaper corre
spondent says that Colonel Henry "Wat
terson once told him he had always made
It a rule In the conduct of his newspaper
never to make retractions, holding that
thc paper should assume that no mistakes
were made.
In this connection. Colonel "Watterson
said that one day there appeared Is the
columns of the paper the obituary of a
man tolerably we'll known In Louisville.
Tho deceased appeared the next day In
perMn and. naturally enough, demanded
a. retraction. Colonel "Watterson with
great suavity explained, to Ute aafortu-
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nate gentleman that the paper never
made mistakes and never corrected al
leged errors. At this the subject of the
obituary waxed exceeding wroth and de
manded satisfaction. Colonel Watterson
then informed him that the only sugges
tion he could think of would be to place
the gentleman In the birth column, as a
new arrival, so to speak.
Indian Debt-Paying.
31 G. Cunniff in World's Work.
Thc Indians are honest, but their
rent money is not always enough to
pay their debts, so the debts continue.
Mr. Miller declares that they now owe
him J22.0J0. One owed him $200 on
a certain settling- day. He owed an
other man 5200. He was receiving
from the agent 5300. $100 of which he
had immediate need for. He tucked
away his own 5100 and then paid the
other man.
"Look here," said Mr. Miller, "where
Is my 5200?" The Indian drew him aside
confidentially.
VMe no like other feller." he said.
"Bad man. Pay him. He go way. You
stay here; me stay here. You good
man. Me pay you some other time."
Dan Cupid's Five-Year Sleep.
Exchange:
At the recent annual meeting of Unity
Church, the fashionable Unitarian church
of St. Paul. Minn., it developed that not
a single marriage had taken place In the
congregation for Ave years. Some of the
most prominent families of the city be
long to this church. The pastor. Rev.
Richard W. Boynton, declared his con
gregation answered the scriptural in
junction of heaven, where they neither
married nor were given in marriage. In
his Ave years as pastor he had performed
the marriage ceremony several times, but
none of the mated couples belonged to
Unity Church. Thc members of his flock
were astonished.
It Was in the Types.
Llppincotfs.
It was a typographical error that threat
ened to bring streaks of gray into the
locks xjf the editor of a newly started
weekly which purported to chronicle the
doings of the smart set of a Western city.
In reality, however, it sold out thc edi
tion and filled the readers with a desire
to see what would develop in the succeed
ing numbers. The subject of the para
graph was a pink luncheon given by a
well-known matron. When the edition
was given to the' public It was found that
the opening lines of general eulogy were
followed by the bald statement: "The
luncheon was punk."
Along the shores of Joderen. on the south
west coast of Norway, the seaweed grows
In veritable forests; not the common grass
variety, but actual trees from five to six
feet In height, with stems like ropes and
leaves as touch as leather. It begins to
sprout In March and April and gradually
covers me ocean oea with, a dense. 1m-
n. F. WIION. V. E2GI'UEB.
FRANK I BROWN.
BROWN, WILSON 6 CO.
INCORPORATED.
FINANCIAL AGENTS
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
SAX FRANCISCO.
UNION TRUST BLDG.
NEW YORK.
TRINITY BLDG.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
IT1MI
ME1
THE COMFORTABLE WAY.
TWO OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY
THE ORIENTAL LIMITED
The Fast Moll
VIA SEATTLE OR SPOKANE
Dally.
Leave.
Portland
Time Schedule.
To and from Spo
kane. St. PauL
Minneapolis. Duluth
and AH Points Eas;
S:30 am
I IMS pn
via Seattle.
To and from St.
Paul. Minneapolis.
8:15 pa
Duluth and Al.
Points East via
Spokane.
Great Northern Steamshln m
Sailing from Seattle for Japan and
China ports and Manila, carrying
passengers and freight.
8. 8. Dakota. March 12.
6. S. Minnesota. April 2d.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
(Japan Mall Steamship Co )
S. S. K AN A O AWT A MARU will sail
from Seattle about March 20 for Ja
pan and China ports, carrying p&.
sengers and freight.
For tickets, rates, berth reserva
tions, etc. call on or address
If. DICKSON. C P. & T. A
122 Third St. Portland. Or
Phone Main eso.
TIME CARD
' 0FTRAIN5
PORTLAND
DAii.y.
Depart. ArrlVa.
Yellowstone park-Kansas
CIty-St. Louts Special
for Cbehalls. Centralla.
Olympla. Uraya Harbor.
South Bend. Tacoma. .
Seattle. Spokane. Lew
Itton. Butte. Billings.
Denver. Omaha. .Kan
sas City. EC Louis and
Southeast 8:30 aa 4:2-0 Bra
North Coast Limited,
electric lighted, for Ta
coma. Seattle. Spokane.
Butte. Minneapolis. St.
Paul and the East 2:00 pm 7:00 am
Fuget Sound Limited for
Chehalis. Centralla. Ta
coma and Seattle only.. 4:30pm 10:53 sa
Twin City Express for Ta
coma. Seattle. Spokane.
Helena. Butte. St. Paul.
Minneapolis. Lincoln. St.
Joseph. Kansas City,
without change of cars.
Direct connections tor all.
points East and South
cast tl:-45pm 0:30 pm
A. D. Charlton. Assistant General Passen
ger Agent. 255 Morrison st.. corner Third.
Portland. Or.
NORTH PACIFIC S.S. CO'S
STEAMSHIP ROANOKE
2500 Tons.
Sails for Eureka, San Francisco
and Los Angeles
THURSDAY March 15
THURSDAY March 29
THURSDAY April 5
From Columbia Dock No. 1.
at 8 P. ST.
Phone Main 1314. Ticket Office,
132 Third, near Alder.
H. YOUNG, Agent.
Upper Columbia River Route
STEAMER MOUNTAIN GEM
For Arlington. Irrigon. Umatilla. Hover.
lYalhila and "Way Points.
IX CONNECTION WITH STATE PORTAGE
RAILWAY AND REGULATOR TONE.
Low Rates, Prompt Service
fTeJefct Received at Alder-street Deck.
FRANK J. SMITH
TrmMc Maaager.
X4 Wcetr BfcJg. flrae 3fa!m M8.
1
ually
Xrrlve
7:00 an
6:50 pm
S :00 am
I
TRAVELERS GULDX.
OREGON
SHOjgr Line
and Union Pacific
S TRAINS TO THE, EAST SAIL'S
Thrrarh PuIIzraa standards and toorUC
leeplBocars dally to Omaha. Chicago.
kase; tourist sleeping-car dally to y"
City Reclining chair-cars (seats tree) to
the East dally.
UNION DEPOT. leaves.' I Arrive
chicauo-pohtla.nl. a:ia a. ii. sua p;
EPECIAL for lha Eas: Dally. I Dally.
la Huntington. J
SPOKANE FLYER. ""Safo.
For . Eastera Washington, Will Yalla.
Lewlotas. Coeur d'Alsna and Great Northers
points.
ATLANTIC EXPltiiaa .. p .. . v
fn0hn! E"t VU HUai- 3. D&Ur.
RIVER SCHEDULE.
FOIl ASTOKIA and 8:00 P. M. S:W) P.
way polntn. connectlnc Dally. Dally,
with steamer for Uwa txcept except
co and North Beach. Sunday. SusUay.
steamer Hasa!o. Ash- Saturday
rt. deck iwatur pr.) !O:0O P.M
FOi: DAYTON. Ore- 70 A. M. 3:30 P. i.
gon Uty and TamhtUi Dally. Dally.,
River polnta. Asa-s: exceot except
cocv i -water oer.t Sunday. Sunday.
' Mwision. laano, ana way pomu izoi
Rlparla. Waaa?
,Jf aT" Rlparla nno a. M. or upon arrirxJ
twa No A. dally exeopt Saturday.
Arrlv Rlparla p. M.. dally except Frlflar.
Ticket Office. Third and tVanhlngton.
Telephone Mala 7lr. C. tV. Stinger. City
TIcfcet Agt: A. L. Craig. Gen. Passenger Agt.
EAST via
SOUTH
Leaves.
JiNION DEPOT.
DVEKLAD EX
PRESS TRAINS
(or Salem. Rose
burg. Ashland.
Sacramento. Or
der:. San Francls
:o. Mojave. Los
Angeles. El Paso.
Sew Orleans and
tho East.
Morning train
connects at
Woodburn dally
except Sunday
with trains tor
Mount Angel. Sll
rerton. Browns
ville. Springfield.
Wendllng and
Natron.
Eugene passenger
connects at
Woodburn with
lit. Angel and
SHverton locaL
Corvallls passen
ger. Sheridan passen.
Ker.
Forest Grov
Passenger.
S: P. M.
7:25 A. 1L
8:30 A. SL
5:53 P.' M.
'1:15 P. 1L
10.35 A M.
7.30 A- M.
5:50 P. M-
8:23 A. M.
tl P- M.
4:30 P. M
110:45 P. M.
Dallr. JDally except Sunday.
FORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN
SERVICE AND YAAtHILI.
DIVISION.
Depot. Foot of Jefferson Street.
Leave Portland dally Tor Oatrego oj,Tl23
A. II.: 12:50. 2:05. -1. C:20. G:23. a:30. 10:10,
ll.oU f. il. Daily except Sunday. 5M0. d:3tf.
h.uo. 10:1' j A. jj. unuay onty. U A. ii.
Returning Irom Oswego, arrive Portland,
daily. M:3U A. iL; 1:33. a:U5. 5:U5. tS:Io. 7:32.
U 33. ll:lu y. 31.. 12:35 A. 11. Dally except
Sunday. tf:23. 7:23. 8:30. 11.43 A. M. Sua
day only. 10 A. M.
Leave from same depot lor Dallas and In
termed:ate points dally. 4:13 P. M. Arrive
Portland. 10:10 A. M.
The Independence-Monmouth Motor Lint
operate daliy to Monmouth and Alrlle. con.
nectlng with S. P. Co-'s trains at Dallas and
Independence.
First-class fare from Portland to Sacra,
mento and San Francisco. 520: berth. 53.
Second-class tare. $13: scondcIass berth.
$2.30.
Tickets to Eastern points and Europe: also
Japan. China. Honolulu nd Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICjs. Cor. Third and
Washington streets. Phone Mala 712
C. W. STINGER. ' A. L. CRAIG.
City Ticket Agent. Geo. Pass. Agt.
Astoria and Columbia
River Railroad Co.
(y UNCT
Leaves. UNION DEPOT. f Arrives.
Dally. For Maygers. Kalnler. Dally.
Clatskanle. Westport.
Clltton. Astoria. War
3:0O A. M. renton. Flavel. Ham- 11:20 A. 2.
mend. Fort Stevens.
Gearbart Park. Sea
side. Astoria and Sea.
shore.
7:00 P.M. Express Dally. 0:50 P.M.
Astoria Express
Dally.
C. A. STEWART. J. a MAYO.
Comm'l Agt,. 21S Alder st, G. F. &. P. A.
Phone Main 903.
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Operating the Only Passenger Steamers for
Saa Francisco Direct.
Sailing dates from Portland S. S. Colum
bia. March 12. 22; April 1. 11. 21. S. S.
Senator. March 17. 27: April 6. 16. 2C
REDUCED ROUND-TRIP RATE. $23.
Berths and Meals Included.
JAS. H. DE1VSON. Agt.
Those Main 268. SIS Wu&hington St.
For South-Eastern Alaska
Steamers leave Seattle 9 P.
M. S. S. Humboldt, March
3. 16. 31. 8. S. Cottage City,
-March 10. 2J. Through tick
ets to Dawson City.
For San Francisco direct:
Queen. City of Topeka. Uma
tilla. 0 A. M.. March 4. 0. H.
19. 24. 23.
Portland OKIce. 240 Washington st. Main 220
G M. LEE, Pass. & Ft. Agt.
C. D. DUNANN. G. P. A-. 10 Market St.. S. F.
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE
Steamers for Salem. Independence and Al
bany leave 6:45 A- M. dally (ecept Sunday).
Steamers for Corvallls and way points
leave 6:45 A. M. Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
OREGON CITT TRANSPORTATION CO..
Office and dock, foot Taylor St.
ALASKA
FAST AND POPULAR STEAMSHIPS
LEAVE SEATTLE 9 P. M.
"Jefferson," March 18. 28. 8 P. M.
via V ran gel.
"Dlrlgo." March 2L
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES.
On excursion trips steamer calls at
Sitka. Metlakahtla. Glacier. "Wrangel.
etc, in addition to regular ports ot
calL
Call or send for "Trip to Wonder
ful Alaska." "Indian Basketry,"
"Totem Poles."
THE ALASKA S. S. CO.
Fraak Woolsey Co.. Agent?.
232 Oak St. Fortl-asd, Or. '
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