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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAJN, PORTLAND, JUNE 17, 1900.
WATER TOfi FORT SI EVENS
SYSTEat OF VEILS AITO CISTERKS
IS PLAJfiVEB.
Fervraraea' te Washington "Wita Ree-1
aaameadatlen far Approval Capa
city 3000 Gallons Per Hoar.
ASTORIA. June 16. Captain Downs,
Constructing: Quartermaster at Fort Ste
vens, has completed the specifications for
the water system at the barracks, and
forwarded them to "Washington with his
recommendations for approval. They pro
vide for the digging of a number of shal
low wells, sufficient to furnish 3000 gal
lons of water per hour, for general use.
To supply water .for drinking purposes,
the specifications provide for the construc
tion of 17 stone and cement cisterns, as
follows: Six cisterns 10 feet In diameter
and 10 feet deep, with a capacity of 5S00
gallons each, two of which will be located
at each double aet of officers quarters;
five cisterns 16 feet In diameter and 8 feet
deep, with a capacity of 32,000 gallons
each, two at each of the barrack build
ings and one at the hospital; six cisterns
8 feet in diameter and 8 feet deep, with
a capacity of 3000 gallons each, two to
be located at the noncommissioned staff
headquarters, one each at the bakery,
shops and guardhouse.
Besides these, a redwood tank with a
capacity of 40.000 gallons Is to be erected
on a tower 60 feet in height, to provide
for fire protection and flushing purposes.
The pumping station will be a frame
building 50x32 feet, and 12 feet high,
equipped with a 20-horsepower boiler and
a duplex pump. SxfixlO Inches. A com
plete system of pipes Is to be laid to
every bul'ding in the barracks.
Going- to Get Married.
The lighthouse tender Manzanlta will
leave out either tomorrow or Monday
for the lighthouse on Destruction Island.
She will have on board for there a young
woman and a minister. The youpg lady
la to marry tho assistant keeper of the
lighthouse, and the minister is taken
along to perform, the ceremony.
A Man's Head Floating
As the launch Elf was going down the
river this morning and was. opposite Kin
ney's cannery. In the middle of the chan
nel, the machinery became .disarranged.
There were several on board, and as she
drifted with the tide 'and current while
repairs were being made, the head of a
man was seen floating about 30 feet away.
The head was partially bald, with a
Gringo of black heir on It. The face was
badly disfigured, and save the appear
ance of having been severed from the
body at the neck. Until the engine had
been repajred, no effort could be made
to secure it, and when the launch started
again the head had floated away and
could not be found.
Astoria Brevities.
A suit was filed in the Circuit Court
today by R. E. Carruthers to recover
561 10 from each of the following persons:
S. S. Gordon, George H. George-, W. H.
Barker. W. G. Gosslln, W. H. Copeland
and 8. Elmore. This he alleges to be
due under the agreement by which all
entered Into the deep-sea fishing enter
prise with the schooner Jessie. The pro
ject was a money-loser, and Carruthers
eeeks to make the defendants pay their
share.
The United States tralnlnghlp Adams
will receive visitors tomorrow, and Mon
day will leave up the river for Portland,
where she will remain until about July 1,
as she is due to arrive in San Francisco
about July 5 or 6.
The launch which is being built hero for
the Cook Packing Company was launched
yesterday afternoon. Her machinery -will
be placed in her In a few days, and It is
probable that she will be shipped to Pu
get Sound by rail.
SILENT OX EXPANSION.
"Mlvcr Republicans" Choose Dele
Kates to Kansas City.
SEATTLE. June 16 Tho Silver Re
publicans of Western Washington held a
convention in this city tod.jy and elected
14 delegates to the Kansas City conven
tion. Bryan and Towne were Indorsed,
but the platform. In accordance with a
prearranged plan, was silent on the ques
tion of expansion, because some delegates
6trongly believe In expansion and others
are opposed to It. The delegates are:
Louis Williams, of Clallam County; Ves
tal Snyder, of Yakima County; M. P.
Billings, of Cowlitz County; J. A. Davis,
of -Snohomish County; J. P. de Mattos, of
Ferry County; Edwin Sharp. James Mc
Nellly. A. R. Titlow and N. D4 C. Spike.
of Pierce County; J. A. Bunce, A. J. Ble
them, Frank Pierce, John H. White, W.
C. Rutter. J. P. Calhoun and Homer Hill,
of King County.
PRESIDENT'S COUNTERS-CHARGE.
Says Certain Members of the Board
of Resents Neglected Duty.
MOSCOW. Idaho, June 16. "President
Blaaton. of tho Idaho University, says
the action of the regents in suspending
!hlm and three other professors yesterday
was brought about by the exposure he
enade of the actions of the local members
of the board, who, he eays, have been
guilty of gross Irregularity In the con
duct of their duties. He was suspended
(because he reported these matters.
The regents also substituted for the
chair of art design the chair of domestic
economy. The yearly salary of the pres
ident was reduced from $4000 to $5600. and
the maximum of the professors from
?100 to $1700. The students favor the
president, and aro heldlng demonstrations
and showing other evidences of disfavor
at the action of the regents.
Fourth of July at Cerrallic.
CORVATLXiIS. Or., June 16.-Th Fourth
3b to be celebrated at Corvallls on a scale
much, more elaborate than usual. The
' programme of festivities covers two days.
The Sd is to be devoted to the races,
baseball and kindred amusements. As at
present arranged, the prizes for the speed
contests for horses aggregate over $200.
Similar prizes are to be offered In the
bloycle and baseball contests. The at
traction for the Fourth Include four
(brass bands, with additional music by a
band of seven Scotch bagpipers. Prizes
are hung up for firemen's contests, and
there is assurances that seeral teams
will be. In attendance. The committee
of arrangements has already secured con
tributions aggregating over $S00. and ex
pects Anally to swell the total to $1000.
An election for selecting the Goddess of
Liberty was begun today. The tickets
for voting sell at a nickel each.
Light Rain at Dayton.
DAYTON, Or., June 16. For three days
the weather has been cooler, with light
showers of rain, and considerable un
easiness Is being awakened among the
farmers, as they have a great deal of
clover hay down. Wheat Is beginning to
look better.
Dayton Gradaates.
DAYTON. Or., June 16. The class ot
1300 of the Dayton High School graduated
with high "honors last evening, the exer
cises being held at the Christian Church
of this city. There were seven In all.
The School Board has retained the same
teachers for another year.
Change of Principals at Cheney.
SPOKANE, June 16. W. B. Turner,
principal of the State Normal School at
Cheney, has trndered his resignation, to
take effect June 30. The position has been
tendered J. H. Miller, of Lincoln, Neb.,
editor of the Northwestern Monthly.
Indians Ship Many Horses.
THE DALLES. June 16. The Yakhna
Indians have shipped over 1000 head of
horses from here to Linnton within the
last week, which event his brought about
the presence of some 200 buoks la town.
Xet Encoaragrlag la Wasalastea.
HILLSBORO. Or., June 16. Hundred
of acres of hay have been cut In this
county, and is receiving1 the benefit of
the rain that has visited this section dur
ing the past three days. Farmers are
not MiermrAe-ftf with thi outlook, as COH-
slderable rain has fallen today, with poor
prospects for better weather soon.
Grain crops in this county appear to bo
In a poor condition, and the yield this
season will not equal that of -the average
seasons. Hops seem to bo thriving, and
an average crop Is expected.
GAUZY YARN FROM THE NORTH.
Mea Go Crazy Over Rica Placer ana
Kill Each. Other. '
MINNEAPOLIS, June 16. A special to
the Times from Seattle says:
According to advices from Norton's Bay,
four of a party of five men have been mur
dered and the fifth is wandering in the
wilderness demented, or fallen a prey to
savages or wild beasts. The party eon-
GRAND HIGH PRIEST, R. A. M.
O. O. HODSON, OP M'MIXNVILLE.
McMINNVILLE, June 16. O. O. Hodson. of thJ city, who was on Monday elected Grand
High Priest of the Itoral Arch Masons of Oregon, was born in Indians. In 1S33. Since Joining
the Blue Lodge, which he did in 1S78, he has been making marked progress In the Masonic
fraternity. On coming to Oregon, In 18S1. he Joined Union Lodge. No. 48. A- P. & A. M. In
1883 he received "the Royal Arch degree In Taylor Chapter, B. A. M. The .Royal and Select
Master's degree was conferred on him In Hodson Council, No. 1, In 1691. During the years
1837 and 1S0S he was Grand Master of the Grand Council, R. and S. M. In 1801 he received
the Scottish Rite degree, and one year ago he was admitted to Al Kader Temple. Mr. 'Hod
son Is also a member of Knowlcs Chapter, O. E. S., and has held all the offices to which
men ar eligible. '
slsts of Oliver Woodruff Scott, of Tacoma; 1 $0000; W. H. Constance, two buildings'.
Dr. A. A. Keyser, Minneapolis; W. W. loss J4000; James Seavey, stable, loss
Wnght, of San Francisco; T. B. Haines, J5O0; Jacob Bros.', grocers, loss Is estl
of San Francisco, and George Beckholdt, . mated between $4000 and $5000. They are
also' said to be from Minneapolis. the heaviest losers, as they" carried no
The men, while working an old Bus- Insurance. Dennis Halteman's brick
sian placer digging, as gleaned from a
diary found on the body of Scott, found 4
gold in abundance, and tbe aght drovo
them out of their heads. Then the story
of murder began. Keser as the first
vlrtiqi. He had been stabbed while asleep.
Wright was suspected, and, shouldering
his gun, left camp. A few hours later
Beckholdt was shot In the back while talk
ing with his companions. Scott and
Haines pursued Wright for two days and
captured him, but Haines was wounded
and Wright shot .fatally, and died two
days later. On May 15 Scott's body was
found Iff miles from the mouth of tbe
TJgatullk River, which flows into Norton's
Bay. He had been murdered. . As Haines,
the sole survivor, has not been seen In
any of the settlements, it is believed he
perished or la wandering in the forests.
Tho story of the murders was taken to
TJngatullk, and a party, headed by Herbert
Murray, is' now endeavoring to locate the
rich Russian digging which the party lo
cated. Pretty precise directions were found
in Scott's notebook, and they anticipate no
difficult! In finding the ground.
Willie and Auntie.
It was on a railway train going from'
Washington to Philadelphia:
"Oh, auntie!" he exclaimed, "look at that
chicken -way up there In the air!"
That's no chicken, Willie; that's a buz
zard." "But, auntie. I don't hear him buzz.
"Auntie, look at the man pumping the
cow; Is she punctured?"
"He Is milking the cow, Willie, Do be
still for a while."
After a short pause he espied several
pumpkins In a field, and asked:
r Anntr. w !p7 i " or ' haa A" curtous effect of enabling the ch
ange? Auntie kept quiet. In hopes of, i.A -,,.-,. nt. rtT1. Ma nf .vA !,
bringing him to a stop,
Next to meet his gaze was a man walk'
ing through the car.
"Aunties, is that man drunk?"
"Hush. Willie; it Is tho motion of the
car that makes blm walk so crooked.
"But, auntie, papa walks that way on
the street when he leaves the club."
"Will you bo quiet for a while, If you
please?"
"Auntie, look at the moon. Where dld
all the stars come from?"
T don't know. Willie. Don't ask so
many questions."
"Did the moon lay, 'em. Auntie?"
AMHUKaiHHeHHin ao k "uu-
efan5,n(,ae? "eEaVe asl5h ot
lief. Philadelphia Inquirer.
la the Sonny Sonta:
Two "men and brothers" met on tho
sunny 6ido of the Postofflco yesterday af
ternoon: "y. Bob?"
"y, Gawge?"
"How's you?"
"Tol'ble. How's yo'selfr
" 'm tol'able." '
"Tol'able?"
Tol'able."
"How's all?"
"Tol'able. How's all d you7
"Jest tol'able."
" m mighty slldom."
"Slldom m'se'f." "
"Got er pain 'cross m mlsry."
"I ain't mighty well, m' wife's got de
haldache."
"Mine's mighty slldom dese days..
"Sildom!" ?
"Slldom?"
"Tou ain't got no backer, 's yer. Bob?"
"Ain't, Jawge,"
"Tou ain't got no nickel what to buy
none wid, is yer?"
"Ain't."
"S'long."
"SIong." Birmingham Age-Herald.
A SnfRclent Explanation.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A sufficient explanation of the Republi
can victory In Oregon Is found In the fact
that General James B. Weaver was ro&k
ing speeches on the other side.
As Wea-
ver speak3. so Oregon doesn't go.
FIRE IN PORT TOWNSEND
vcruDmas and goods lot to
the: value of $40,00.
Axaeaat. f Zasaraaee Was Small
Am Satire Bleelc of Baslaeaa
Menses Wm Baraea.
PORT TOWNSBND, Wash., June M.
A disastrous fire occurred here this morn
ing at 3:30. o'clock, burning an eatire
block of business houses on Lawrence
street, on the hill, and entailing a loss of
about $40,000. The buildings wereall
frame, and occupied as places of busi
ness. Insurance on the buildings will
not exceed $3000, while insurance oa stocks
was a much smaller amount.
The Starrett Estate Company lost three
buildings, valued at $000; McLennan
Bros., two, valued at $$000; Insured for
$1200; Captain Adams, two buildings; loss
diock, across rne street, was damaged to
the extent of about $2000 by heat breaki
Ing the plate-glass In the building. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Child's Lea? Crashed.
DAYTON, June 17. Today noon 4-year-old
son of Ed Hall ran out in the
street, and caugiit on to the wheel of
the rural mall-carrier's rig, and was car
ried around before It could be -stopped.
The child's leg was crushed and mangled
from the knee down.
Postmaster at Arlington.
WASHINGTON, June 18. The President
has appointed R. H. Robiaon Postmaster
of Arlington, Or.
She Took It.
Peddler (opening his pack) I have here,
madam, an improved rat trap, which
Woman of the house We are never
troubled with rats.
WhJch can also be used for cracking
nuts"
"Wo- never eat nuts."
"Or as a cofXee-roaster. Adjusted In this
manner, it"
"e always buy our coffee roasted."
"Just so. Reversing, thcwlrcs.that form
the upper portion and bringing the side
flaps' 'thus, we have a device i for holding
eggs when cooking" ,
ve never ea.t eggs.
"And by -holding the wlro'loops, as you
see me doing now, lt.makes a hanfly ar
rangement for holdlng-a small mirror"
"Haven't the slightest use for such a
thing."-
''While by adjusting another small mir
ror in this position and another at this
angle, as you will notice, and placing
It In a kitchen window, for example. It
server seated afc one side of the window
and entirely out'of sight to see distinctly
through any window that may be opposite
and to note, what is going on inside, and
all I ask for this most useful and compre
hensive invention Is three shillings, which
Is only about one-half"
"I'll take it."-! CasgelJs Magazine.
Heady to Die.
An Indian agent; who was a .militia
Colonel, desired to Impress the Indians
with the. magnitude of his dignity. He
' dressed .himself In full uniform, with his
sword by his side, and rising In his coun-
dl told tbem that one reason why the
! Great Father had had so much trouble
with his red children was taht he had sent
civilians to them.
"You are warriors,'" he said, "and when
the Great Father saw me he said: 1 will
send this -man; who Is a great warrior,
to ray red children, who are warriors,
and they will hear his words.' " An old
chief arose, and surveying the speaker
from head to foot, said calmly:
"Shjce I' was a small boy I have heard
that white men have great warriors. I
have always "wanted to see one. I have
looked upon one,1 and -now I am ready
to -die." San Francisco Wave.
Bro'aght Old -Man to Terms.
The millionaire lobbyist had rudely re
jected the suitor for his daughter's hana.
"Never mind," sold the young man
calmly, as be picked up bis hat. "I will
seo you later."
"Not If I fee you- first,- said tbe lobby
ist, coarsely.
'You will have to sea me," said the
youth.
"What do you mean by -that?" snarled
the old schemer.
"I mean." said "tho youth, calmly, "that
I have every assurance that I TrtH be
elected to the next Legislature, and you
know It Is going, to be a reform body."
Then the old y man quailed, before him.
Cleveland PlahVDealer.
Within the next six months Chicago
hopes to- bury- S0 miles of overhead tele
phone, telegraph-' and electric, light clr-
) cults, at an estlmated.cost .of ilf. a mil
lion 'dollars.
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BIKE PRICE
To avoid carrying wheels Into 1901, tp be sold below the
price of next year's wheels, we prefer to make a reduc
tion now and make a clean sweep.
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REDUCED PRICES-CASH
Phoenix, $40 model $32.50
. Mitchell; $40 model $32.50
Gftlden Eagle, Wabash tires $22.50
Golden Eagle, M.&W. or Goodrich tires $25.00
2.G0 extra for Installment tervuu
Throw away your old wheel, or trade It In and ride a new
one. If you have no wheel, get one. You can't affordto walk
when you can buy f frst-class wheels at such prices as these.
MITCHELL,
POLITICS OF THE WEST
GENERAL FEELIKa THAT BRYAN
HAS XO CHAXCC
Effort to Make Votes Oat of tho La
bor Troubles Effect of tho
. . . Wheat Crop.
DBNVER, Colo., Juno XL Special to
the New York Commercial-Advertiser.)
Notwithstanding the feeling that the min
ing" states and many of the strongly Dem
ocratic, statea in the South and West will
give t Mr. Bryan emphatic majorities In
19C0, there seems to be an indefinable
though, distinct Impression in the minds
of men of affairs in the West that W. J.
Bryan will not be elected President next
November.
It is net difficult to discover the origin
of this Impression, for It arises -from the
excellent commercial and agricultural
conditions which are general west of the
Mississippi River. Some importance is
attached by Democrats to the strikes
which prevail in several of the large cit
ies. These strikes, however, with few ex
ceptions, are .for the extreme principle of
unionism, and not for an Increase In
wages. Tho strikers have carried their
contention in Chicago and St. Louis to
such a degree of violence that they have
alienated tho sympathies of a great many
conservative people who would otherwise
have given them their moral support.
That th, effects of these strikes will not
be far-reaching is shown In tho lack of
interest throughout the country in their
success or failure. It la common to-hear
tho people of Chicago or Ste "Louis, or eve"n
Kansas City, commiserated with by the
people of other places, but the principle
underlying the ntrikes receives little at
tention or the strikers much Intelligent
encouragement There is apparently no
great principle at stake In these labor
troubles which appeals to the interest of
tho voters outside of the larger munici
palities. The Democratic campaign orators, some
of whom are already on the stump, are
not able to extract much uowder from
the labor situation, for they are immedi
ately met with the undeniable fact that
wages were never so high In all the
trades as they are today, and that any
man desiring work at those wages can
find it. The dweller In small towns and in
thn country Is not at all In sympathy with
the contention that the worklngman
should have control of his employer's
justness. Local Issues of. National im
port are Irard to find, and tho efforts of
these campaign orators are necessarily
expended in the direction of party policy
as It concerns the Nation and foreign
countries. Crops are good, the mines are
being worked in evezy (mining state;
there are very few Idle men, and none
am Idhe by nccessrty. The cattle busi
ness Is flourishing, and there is no pros
pect of any decrease in the profits now
(being made by the cattle-rateer.
The voter is told -that he Is the victim
of trusts, that the corporations are fa
vored to his" disadvantage: that the rail
roads own the country: that the United
States Is fast becoming an imperialistic
power, through the efforts of the money
Clique, .suppose to control the move
ments and policies of the Republicans,
and thes,a political speeches are generally
concluded with a pathetic appeal for the
struggling Boer "republics."
In 1SS6 many of the?o arguments ap
pealed to men who were out of work,
struggling under mortgaged property and
who .would have welcwned any change
which promised Improved conditions. In
1900 these arguments appeal purely to the
reasoning power of those addressed, and
unless their political affiliations are strong
with the- Democratic dde. of the question
they glance off without producing much
impression.
The Republican speakers have every
thing to their advantage. Enthusiasm
can always be evoked by skillful refer
ence to the results of "the war with
Spain, to the prosperity which hae pre
vailed during the past four years, to
the enormous growth of America's for
eign -trade, and to the fact that the
Democrats, while denouncing Republican
p'ans, propose no remedies of acknowl
edged value for what they thuB decry.
Tho foreign trade of the United States
has made an lmmen.e impression upon
the people of the Pacific Coast. One In
stance alone will Illustrate the growth of
thla commerce from the Western shore.
Three years ago Seattle shipped 400 bar
rels of flour as Its quota to tho Chinese
trade. Only recently one firm In Shang
hai has made a contract with, a firm In.
Seattle for the shipment each month of
EO.OJO barrels of flour for a period of six
months. Incidental to this It may be
notd that the men 'in charge of this
trade repbrt that American flour Is being
substituted In China for rice by thou
sands of tbe natives, and that they seo
no limit to the future exportatlons of
breadstuffs from the United Statea to tha
Celestial Empire.
The center of the greatest prosperity in
fhe West Is found in Southern Kansas
and Eastern Oklahoma, Jp the wheat
fields. Kansas, with its 5,000,000 acres of
wheat, and a probable crop of 100.000.00Q
(bushels, is ably seconded by Southern
Nebraska, to -the north, arid Oklahoma to
the "south. In the latter territory it has
best estimated within the past few days
that there are 1.500,000 acres of wheat,
which will yield between 15 and 20 bushels
Ap the acre. The acreage of wheat in
Oklahoma In 1SS9 was about 1,200,000, and
the crop Is closely estimated to have been
about 16,000,000 bushels. This year there
are nearly 300,000 acres more of wheat,
andfrora the harvest which has already
commenced wHl come 0,000,000 or more
SCUT
LEWIS & STAYER CO.
bushels of grata. The most significant
fact In regard to these big wheat yields
Is that three other large crops have pre
ceded this one. The profits of tbe firs
crop were absorbed by debt; the second
crop finished the payments; the third
crop was nearly all velvet, and the fourth
crop, when represented by net profit,
-will be that much added to the bank
accounts' ot the farmers.
It Is estimated to cost from 20 to SO cents
a bushel to. raise wheat in these Middle
States, and If tho farmers do not receive
more than 50 cents a bushel for their
grain the surplus profit will still be enor
mous In the aggregate, arid it Is possible,
owing to the predicted shortage abroad,
that prices will be better. The growth
of this agricultural factor in the progress
of the West Is best illustrated In Okla
homa, where the acreage of wheat has
grown from JHO.OOfr acres In 1SS8 to 1,500,000
as stated. Another feature of the wealth
which comes from a good crop is not ap
preciated by those unfamiliar with West
ern agricultural conditions. When a good
crop la harvested It means that the profit
for one year is nearly, If not qulto, equal
to tbe entlro value of the land and Its
Improvements. One good crop means that
the farmer can pay off tho entire mort
gage contracted in dull times. He can
not only do this, but he has a surplus left
with which to buy agricultural Implements
and conveniences for his farm and home
The optimistic tone of the agricultural
regions Is already shown this year in the
enormous purchase of agricultural Imple
ments. The dealers in the Western cities
have at this early date com out their
entire stock, usually provided for the sea
son, and are now sending supplementary
orders East for more goods, marked
"rush."
It must also be borne In imnd that
wheat Is not the only thing upbn which
prosperity la founded In the West. The
corn crop Is, after all, the backbone of
tha agricultural situation, for It Is from
the corn fields comes the feed for the
livestock which supplies tho market of
Chicago. Kansas City and St. Louis. It
is too early in the season to make any
definite prediction as to the corn yield
In the Middle Western territory, but it
never had a better promise. To the South
the cotton crop Is a tremendous factor,
and it is interesting to note how the
northern line of the cotton belt Is creep
ing constantly northward until It reaches
far Into Indian Territory, Oklahoma and
other places where a few years ago It
was unknown as a staple product. While
Colorado depends first upon Its mines, tho
agricultural features of the state are be
coming of more and more value. The
mining towns are busy, and furnish ready
cash markets for the products of the
farmer. The cattle Interests and sheep
Interests In the mining states share in
the prosperity of the states which He
to the east, and the aflluence of one sec
tion of the country has a distinct and
beneficial effect upon other sections not
perhaps quite so fortunate.
Without attempting to make any politi
cal predictions. It Is apparent even to tho
Democrats that conditions are against
them, and they so acknowledge directly
and by Inference, for their campaign lit
erature and speeches carefully avoid any
attempt to belittle the good times which
prevail throughout the West. Political
arguments and the platforms of parties
originate largely in material conditions.
In times of depression the "outs" have
the best of the "Ins." In times'of depres
sion the man who proposes to destroy
established conditions meets with a
hearty reception, from large and sympa
thetic audiences. In timca, of prosperity
tho man who proposes a change to some
thing of which the people know nothing
by actual experience is questioned as to
the sincerity of his motives and the truth
of his logic. There can be but one infer
ence from this condition of affairs In the
Mlddlo West, and that Is that the Repub
lican party has the advantage In the pres
ent campaign. It seems to be generally
understood in the West that Bryan will
lose some of his ground of 1S96. and the
Western people are nonplussed at tho
news which Is brought to them from tho
East, to the effect that Bryan will prob
ably gain In "the enemy's country."
Oh! These Women.
A rather youngish woman, with a fat and
-placid child, entered a west-bound car in
H street Tuesday afternoon. She settled
herself with that air of peace of mind and
well-being that comes' from wearing an up-to-date
Spring bat and a well-mado new
gown. For a block or two she rode placid
ly, gazing smilingly out ot the opposite
window. Then suddenly she gavo a scream.
"O, Margaret!" she shouted, grasping the
fat child, who instantly began to wall.
Everybody In tho car Jumped. The con
ductor dashed in. to see what the matter
was.
"O, Margaret," screamed the youngish
woman again. Margaret looked up with
the expression of a child who Is prepared
for the worst. She didn't know what sin
she had committed, but she felt punish
ment in the air. The mother sat her down
In the seat with a Jolt.
"There!" she shouted, "Tve gone and put
the tamp inside the letter and sealed
it. He'll never get It.
Then everybody breathed easy again, but
Margaret sobbed for a mile. Cincinnati
Enquirer. ,
"Worldly Reflections.
Style is born ha a woman and bora on
a man.
.A woman without any religion is Just
as Impossible a thing as a baby without
any safety pins.
Looking on tho bright side after he Is
30, to the average man means hoping
he won't have any more babies.
When, a girl Jilts one man and marries
another both men ought to consider them
selves lucky. One gets the girl he wants,
BUGGIES, $60 up
Road Wagons, $40 up
SURREYS, $100
-JMm
OUR BEE LINE BUGGIES
Are br long odd3 the best moderate-priced buggies In the. market. Thsy
are made especially for us of proportions and materials wo know win gtva
the best possible satisfaction for the price.
Our Mitchell-Henney Line Is made with guaranteed second-growth hick
ory wheels, corner Irons on body, leather top and other special features cal
culated to make a buggy serviceablo for doctors, liverymen and others haw
ini- hard work for a Job over rough roads. We have them In several sizes
-ft-inch 1-lnch. 1-lnch and lH-incb with largo body. As our many cus
tomers of this line will testify. It Is a good, honest buggy.
RUBBER-TIRED VEHICLES
Our robber-tired vehicles are all fresh stock this Spring, and w "will
makBVou better prices on rubber-tired rigs than anybody In tho city. No
old stock, with tires dead from being on the floor two or three, years, and
we nrSpose to keep our rubber-tire stock fresh by moving out each season
Xii that we iret In. To move them we make low prices.
Just think! W for a good, serviceable rubbertlred buggy. One ot our
M!SS?H?S?8ildethtok! Can you see under the palntT Can you tell
when you look at a buggy whether the price should be $65. 510, J7S. 5S0 otDM,
especially If there Is a special effort made to deceive you by putting, a little
extra finish on. an. otherwise cheap buggy?
The "safest: plan is -to buy of a good, reliable; responslbl. house that will
Sve you" full value for your money. That's the kind ot a. house we. claim
be.
and the other ftada out she wasn't the
girl he wanted.
A woman never opens a letter with
straxgo handwriting on It till she has
looked, at the postmark and had three.
,,..i -rr-uv. fi&malf ttrHn nn rsrth could
' ' ' Was Pm .. tttAM taATtf V f?Hf
nave wtin.ui uc( "v" w-w. .w. -
Press.
WOMEN AND DRINKING.
Feminine Use of Intoxicants Gro-rrlng
In America.
"There is no question In my mind," said
a man of observation and experience to
a reporter of the New York Sun, "that tha
drinking of intoxicating liquors la on tha
increase among women, that is to say,
women of tho better classj of tho best
class, I might almost say. Various causes
may be cited, but I think there Is no one
cause more answerable that tho "high
ball,' a plain whisky, Scotch or American,
relieved only by a bit of ice and a dilution
of carbonic-charged water. Thte make3 a
rrfce-Iooklng drink In a long glass, and It
Is undoubtedly pleasant to most palates
after a very little cultivation.
"It used to bo that not one woman in
10,000 had the courage or the desire to ask
for whisky as a tipple; Indeed, It was con
sidered vulgar, and a woman who might
get under the Influence of wine and not
think it a serious matter, would shrink
from taking a drink of whisky in a public
r place. Jow tnat is an cnangea, ana
'high ball is extremely popular and quite
as good form as any wine that ever gave
its color to the cup. It is altogether In
the name. I think, for even yet tho women
won't ask for whisky.
"A 'high ball seems to be a different
thing, and they call for them as easily
as a man would. Whether they know
what a 'high ball' Is I cannot say, but 1
can safely say a hundred women drink
whisky now where 10 did 10 years ago,
which was before the advent of the hlgfc
ball.' "
Queer Samcs of Resimenti.
Leslie's Weekly.
Tho Eighth Hussars the King's Royal
Irish preserve the memory of the brave
deeds of their regiment by a peculiar mode
of wearing the sword belt. Instead of be
ing worn about the waist, it is worn over
the right shoulder. This is in commemora
tion of the gallant conduct ot the regiment
at the battle of Saragossa, when the belts
of the Spanish cavalry were captured.
The nickname of "Cross-belts" will al
ways etlck to the regiment.
The officers and staff Sergeants of tho
Welsh Fusiliers are allowed to have what
la called a flash on the back, of the neck
of the coats. The regiment used to wear
pigtails until about the year 1S07. and the
supposition te that, having retained them
after other regiments had discarded them,
they were allowed to retain the flash on
the coat collar as a mark of distinction.
One regiment always wear white plumes
In their caps In memory of their gallantry
at St. Lucia, in 1778. The men plucked
the white feathers from the hats of the
Frenchmen and put them in their own.
"The Rammiggur Boys" is the name of
the Fourteenth Hussars, which In 1S43 de
feated the Sikh Army at Rammiggur.
The "Buffs" enjoy the privilege of
marching through London with drums
beating and colors flying.
His New Brother.
Tea, Tve got a little brother.
it"'
Never asked for him from mother.
Bat he's here;
But I s'pose they went and bought hto.
For last week the doctor brought him.
Ain't. it queer?
When I heard the news from Molly,
Why, I thought at first 'twas Jolly;
'Cause you see n
X Jrt-t 'magined I could got him.
And our dear mamma would let hist
Play with me.
Bnt when once I looked at him,
I cried out: "Oh, dear! Is that him?
Just that mite?"
They said, "Tes. you may kiss hlmr
Well. I'm sure I'd never miss him.
He's a fright.
He's so small, it's Just amazing.
And you'd think he' was blazing.
He's so red:
And his nose is like a berry, .
And he's bald as Uncle Jeny
On bis head.
He's no kind of good whatever, '
And he cries as If he'd never,
Never stop.
Won't sit up you cant arrange hint
Oh, why doesn't father change him
Attheshop?
Now, wove got to dress and feed him.
And we really didn't need him.
Little frog I
And I cannot think why father
Should hao bought him. when Td rather
Have a dog.
London Dally MalL
How to Make Pocket-Money.
In the Summer there is every opportunity
for bright girls and boys to add to their
pocket-money, or evn lay by something
toward their Winter clothing. In the
country near a railway Junction or along
a highway much frequented by bicyclists
Is thla especially easy. A Summer boara-Ing-house
or hotel in one's vicinity also
affords opportunity for lucrative employ
ment. Fresh flowers or home-mado can
dles, peddled on certain days of the week,
are always salable. They must be fresh
and daintily put up. Chocolate fudge is
always a good-selling candy.
A little stand by the side of the road
where bicyclists can buy cold lemonade
will earn many a stray penny for the
youngster who keeps It. Raising -veg
tables, picking berries and catching fish
to supply big hotels are other enterprises
worth mentioning. Keeping bicycles In
First and Taylor Streets
PORTLAND, OR.
order is remunerative, and a bright boy
can. find plenty of thla work is tha Sum
mer tunc
PASSING OP THE WATERPROOF
Sesplanted by tho Up-te-Date Siort
Sldrt and Jacket.
A long and interesting story might be
written about the passing ot tha water
proof, says tho New York Journal. Tho
number to be seen la a season can bo
counted. It is a caango for which
thanksgiving shouhS be offered to tho
much-abused leaders of fashion or design
ers, who do, after all, generally have come
sensible reason at the beginning of every
fashion, though it may bo later over
whelmed with foolish additions.
The waterproof alwaya was a nuisance.
On a warm, sultry day, as it frequently
Is when It rains, it gave the woman so
much extra warmth that when she needed
all her energies she was obliged to make
an extra exertion to iol& up this uncom
fortable and burdensome garment. To
go out on a rainy day was little less than
torture, and tho woman, who felt it neces
sary to go was to be pitied. The only
thing the waterproof was ever goodt tor
was to protect a nice dress when it was
necessary to fill some social engagement.
The up-to-date woman Is more comfort
able on a rainy day then on a pleasant
one. She wears a short skirt, a short
Jacket next to a long waterproof a long
coat la the most uncomfortable thing that
can be worn and she does not always feel
it even necessary to carry an umbrella.
The improvement In her looks, too, is tre
mendous, and that Is not one of the least
tblng3 to say in favor of tho .present
sensible style of dress.
Forced Draft In Steamship.
The Engineering Magazine.
Of the various methods of forced draft,
two have had the greatest vogue; that
where the flreroom Is closed and the air
forced into it, and that where the fire
room is openbut the ash pit Is closed,
either in the simple form or as part of
the casing over the boiler front, the air
in either case being forced into the ash
pit and Into a casing around tho furnace
door and thence over the fire. Afmodifi
catlon of this latter form, with considV
erable elaboration for the purpose of heat
ing the alnr forced In. is the system of
"Mr. Howden, which has porbably been
used more extensively than any other In
merchant vessels, and) is used almost ex
clusively today in the express steamers
of all the great mail lines.
The system in which the flreroom. Is
closed and the air is forced In then act
ing Just as in the case of natural draft
is the one which has been used most in
the naval service, for the reason that
It requires the fewest fittings and, gener
ally speaking, is the almplest. In all war
vessels the boilers are below the pro
tective deck in any event, so that it re
quires very little additional structral work
In tho way of bulkheads to provide for
placing the flreroom under pressure.
The system by Induced draft or suction
has been used to some extent, and quite
succesaruiiy; Dut its use does not compare
in extent with the other two alreay men-
uonea, ana for the purpose of this article
it need not be further considered.
A Salt lake In Texas.
Philadelphia Record.
About 300 miles southwest ot HbHston,
Tex., In Hidalgo County, Is now claimed to
be one of the most remarkabld salt lakes
in the world. Thi3 lake, which contains
7SS acres of pure salt. Is surrounded by a
wild fringe of dense thickets. The salt Is
three to four feet deep In a crystal form,
and the water Is a brine of unusual
strength, crystallizing with great rapid
ity. But few peoplo outside ot tho state
know of tn existence of thl3 lake; in fact,
near! yall Texas maps omit it; although
It has been known to be a source of sup
ply for local consumption over 200 years
wagon trains moving in the southwest to
and from Brownsville, during the Civil
War, handled hte salt; in fact, it was
the only supply that Texas had to draw
from during that period.
The property on which this lake Is situ
ated, consists of a tract of 71 leagues of
land, originally known as "La Noma de
Ban Salvador del Tule," and claimed to
have been granted by the Government cf
Spain about tho year 1793 toS one Juan
Jcse Ball.
Women as Surgeons.
New York Tribune.
That for women women surgeons are th
best, and that nature has especially adapt
ed them for the work by bestowing on
them peculiar gift3 and qualities, is tb
opinion of Sir Thoma3 Smith. "Thell
small hands, deftness and dexterous use
of needle and thread," he says, "are h
small advantages, now that surgery U
becoming more constructive."
The Voracity- ot Animals.
London Daily MalL
Birds are big eaters. Tho much, ad
mired robin can give points to most oi
his kind. He can easily manage two
thirds of his weight In earth-worms Is
a day. The common pigeon goes one bet
ter. He consumes his own weight In .grain
within a day. Fish are great gluttona
A single American blueflsh -has been
known to kill and partially devour- 1(
great cod, each as big as himself, is
rapid succession.
Tbe phylloxera destroyed 450,000 acres,
of vineyards in Spain in 1S39. Vines Ja;
Spain or France-are not worth cultivating
unless they-are grafted with, tha Americas
vine, wWch renders tbemisroof against. to
Insect.