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THE STJKDAY OEEGONIAN. POETLAJSD, NOVEMBER 18, 1900. F0RT1AMDER ARRAIGNED ALLEGED THAT HE CONSPIRED TO BUIJf A BUSINESS. Complainant la & Xew Yorlc Flsh Dealer, "Who Asserts Ho Would Net Sell Him Dried. Salmon, SEW YORK, Nov. 17. Several men were arraigned In the Yorkvllle Police Court this afternoon on complaint of Abraham Kanes. a smoked fish dealer, who charged them -with conspiring to ruin his business. Among the men arraigned is 8. L. "Wells, agent of the Trescott Packing Comany, of Portland, Or., -with a New York City branch. Kanes charges that he had been In the habit of buying his No. 1 salmon from jot. "Wells for Eome time, and that in September Mr. "Wells told him that he had been visited by a committee of the smoked fish deal ers, who told him that he could not sell any morev goods to him. He saw the other people and was Informed that he was not desired as a member of their as sociation. Since that time he has not been able to get any fish, and says he has lost over 55000 In consequence. The case was adjourned to allow the complainant to produce other -witnesses. It will come up next on December 12, at the West Side Court. SUGAR FACTORY AT JTEWBEBG. "Will Likely Be- Built, but Wot Oper ated Next Year. lTMINNVrLI.Bt Or.. Nov. 17. It has been thought that a beet sugar factory would be in operation next season at Newberg, and many In all parts of the county had contracted to furnish a given number of acres of beeta to be UBed. A phone message from, one of the direotors today is to the effect that while the fac tory will probably be put in It will not operate next year. This notice 1b in due time to allow farmers to put their land to some other use. Great Political Ratification. JACKSONVILLE. Or.. Nov. 17. The greatest ratification of o. political victory over witnessed in Southern Oregon took place here tonight. All sections of the county were represented. Public build ings and business and private houses wore handsomely decorated with flags and bunting, and brilliantly lighted with varl-colored Jets m and Chinese lanterns. The torohllght procession wound In and around the town like a sinuous and ever ohanging thread of flame. The trans parencies were unlaue in design and the campaign mottoes and cardcatures strik ing and original. The Implements of noise wore of all characters, and when the pro cession started bedlam reigned supreme until the marching ceased. Everybody was good-humored, and there were no casualties. Held Up by Hlerhwayman. FOREST GROVE. Or., Nov. 17. John McGay, who resides on the John Wler farm. In Patton "Valley, was held up Thursday night, while on his way home from Cornelius, and made to deliver up J6. He offered resistance and was terribly beaten up by the highwayman. The at fray occurred In the night, and he Was unable to tell whether hl3 assailant had any accomplices or not. Mr. McGay is unable to give any description that would aid In the detection of the culprit. Tvro -Fishermen Drowned. SBATTLE, Wash., Nov. 17,-Jack Jor dan and Dan Hagan, fishermen, were drowned In the bay here late this after noon from a small sailboat, which cap sized in a gust of wind. Wilfred Fink binder and Howard Bice, their compan--Ja, narrowly eseaped the same fate, but Jer.0, rescued by United States Customs Officer Thomas Delaney. who went to their assistance in a rowboat. 3IS11 "Will Be Moved to Forest Grove. FOREST GROVE, Nov. 17. E. W. Haines bought the Washington County mill property here today, with the ex ception of the machinery, for $2500, and will at once move his grist mill from Gales Creek to this place. The plant will be operated by electricity. Plans are new being considered to make the waters of Gales Creek, three miles distant, fur nish the power. "Wnshlncton Industries. Representative Cushman left for Wash ington last week. Two men held up a saloon at Tacoma, Friday night, and secured $12. It is stated that negotiations for the sale of the Belllngham mill have been resumed. Ttio highwaymen attacked Dr. Gardi ner at Seattle, Friday night, but ho pluck ily beat them off. The reservoir at Waltsburg la finished and the city Is now supplied with an abtmdanco of excellent water. The Socialists of Falrhaven have nomi nated a ticket for the coming municipal election, which occurs In December. Charles Carder, an engineer in Green's logging camp up the Wlshkah river, was killed instantly Wednesday afternoon by being hit In the temple with a wire cable. Frank McAfee met with a very severe land nearly fatal accident Friday while working in a logging camp near Centralia. A cable broke and struck him on the head with terrible force, breaking his neee and badly bruising his face. The Tom Thumb mine at Republic has closed down. The reason assigned by the officers of the company is that develop ment can no longer be carried on to ad vantage until some of the large surplus of ore In the mine ready for treatment is removed. The Legislature will be asked' to In crease the appropriation for the What oem Normal School. The present facili ties of the institution are Inadequate for the large number of student? attending. The county delegation will prepare a bill ad try to see it through. About $150,000 wilt be asked for. . Jjtdge Hadtey, of the Superior Court, at iWhatcom, last week, declared the city ordinance imposing a license fee of 1 per year on bicycles Invalid on the ground that the bicycle has the same rights in using city roadways as other vehicles which are not taxed. Bicycles using tho sidewalks may be legally taxed. It is reported that Professor Frank J. Browne. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, may shortly become Superin tendent of the Schools of Olympla. Pro foseor Hawos, at present City Superin tendent, is about to resign and It Is stated on good authority that Professor Browno may take the position as soon as it becomes vacant. , A meeting was held in Coupeville, Wednesday night and a temporary organ isation perfected called the Public Im provement Company. The object aimed at Is to get a bill through the Legisla ture making an appropriation to build a wagon road from Montesano to South Bend, the route to be such as to ac commodate all towns In the county as nearly as practicable. It is announced that the Northwestern Improvement Company, the Northern Pa cfl corporation which owns the Roslyn coal mines, will Immediately commence the development of its big coal property- situated metweon Carbonado and Fairfax, on the Carbon. River. In Pierce County. Under the direction of Superin tendent B. F. Bush, of Seattle, a corps of prastlcal coal miners has been getting the property in shape for large opera tione. The mine has a main vein SO feet wMe, and a number o smaller veins. The ooal measures are well defined and have been traced along the surface for nearly three mile. It is a well-known faot that the Roslyn mines, though now producing 3000 tons of coal daily, are un- able to supply the demand. It is this fact that has hastened the opening of the new property. B Johnson, recently in the employ of the Paciflc-Amerlcan Fisheries Company, of Falrhaven. was at Port Townsend last week looking up a site for a fish drying plant. Mr. Johnson has employed two men for the last two months examining the -waters of the sound in order to find the most suitable spot for a location, and on the report of these men has decided to locate at Port Townsend. The plant will handle salmon and halibut, but a specialty "will be mad of pickling her ring. The annual meeting of the Puget Bound Packing Company -was held in Falrhaven, Wednesday. The following were elected trustees: B. A. Seaborg, J. O. Hanthorn, Frank Olaon, James D. Hoge, of Seattle, and T. B. McGovern, of New York. The old officers were re-elected as follows: B. A. Seaborg, president; J. D. Hoge, vice president. J. O. Hanthorn, secretary and treasurer. The reports of the officers show an unprofitable season so far as div idends are concerned, but a large amount of money was expended for traps and new equipment. QUEER CHINESE ANIMALS. Largest Tigers and Most Beautiful Birds In the "Whole World. London Spectator. There is a general Impression about Chi nese animals, as about Chinese people, that they are quaint, Ineffectual and of no (particular use except to Chinamen. Whether the Chinese pug dogs, their hollow-backed pigs or dwarfed trees, or the absence of almost any good books on sport in the forbidden empire having given rleo to this idea. It Is a very mistaken one. In Northern Asia the species increase not only in numbers, but in size, the far ther east the region, and in Northern China their numbers are greatest and their size is almost remarkable. Take, for Instance, the deer. The big red stag of the Caucasus is surpassed by those of Eastern Siberia, and in the Altai and the Thlan Shan Mountains it has become either a giant deer, or, as Is now believed, Its place Is taken by the Asiatic wapiti, which. If not quite so large as the mon sters of the Rocky Mountains, has tho largest antlers of any existing deer. Be sides these, roebuck are common, as well as several species of smaller deer, among them one resembling the Japanese stag, now Introduced Into our parks; Swlnhoe's deer In Formosa, hornless water deer, and In the hunting park of the Emperor at Pekln a deer whose native home is not certainly known, and which was discov ered by Pere David when taking a peep Into the forbidden precinct over the pack wall. The largest tigers In the world are found In Manchuria, and wild boars, leop ards, tiger cats, while lynxes, with brown bears In the north and black bears In the south, make up a large fauna of sufficient aisuncuon ior a uninese censor to be proud of. In the Tartar camel the empire owns the best beast of burden In the world; It produces the best of all ponies, and, though the yellow Chinese cow Is small. It Is good and prolific, a very even cross, it would seem, between the humped cattle of India and the bos taurus of Eu rope. The distinguished Chinese naturalist who described the Indigenous animals In the Tal Wan Foo Gazeteor notes that For mosan bears have such thick bristles that arrows cannot pierce their bodies, that they climb trees and sit on the top cross- legged, that their ibellies contain much suet, and that their paws, as delicacies, are "among tho eight pearls." Tho veni son, on the other hand, he considers "not fit to pick up with chopsticks." But that Is probably because the Chinese every where kill stags when they are out of season, in order to secure the half-grown horns to make a youth-restoring patent medicine. Badgers, civets and most small fur-bearing animals abound In the moun tains, and otters In the rivers; the last named are sometimes trained to fish, or rather to hunt fish Into nets. If It were asked what Is the most dis tinctive class in the Chinese fauna We would name the pheasants. Pheasants are native to tho whole of Northern Asia from the Caucasus to the Pacific, but no where are there so many varieties, and no where does their decoration show such brilliant hues or such rich fertility of natural design. There must be elements In the soil or environment of China, in both north and south, which promote bril liance of color and something very like the ultimate expression of beauty of which hues and contrasts allow. It Is not warmth of climate only, for some of these brilliant birds live In th temperate and cold parts of the country. For numbers, and perhaps for variety, no water fowl equal those of China. The air Is simply black with them over the rivers and marshes near tho coast at flight time. Ornament, even in these or namental birds, is carried to the extreme in some of the Chinese varieties. The Mandarin teal Is the gayest as well as the most fancifully plumed of all ducks. Nor are tho fish of the flowery land In any way behind the birds in gorgeous and striking colors. The Chinese are perfect ly aware of the artistic rarity and value of all these creatures. They use them and the Ideas they suggest to the best advantage, and that Is why Chinese gar dens are far the most beautiful In the' world. They are landscape gardeners by birth and tradition. Consequently their pleasure grounds are broken by lakes, pools, clumps of trees and wildernesses of Just the right size and setting. But to these they give color, first by borrow ing hints from the plumage of the birds, and covering their garden-houses with crimson, blue, scarlet and gold; and, sec ondly, by filling their fountains with brilliant-colored flsh and covering their pools with beautiful water birds. Goldfish were originally brought from China, and until quite recent times were called China flsh. But a far more beautiful creature Is the paradise flsh, which Is kept as a garden and domestic decoration. Its body Is striped with scarlet ana gold, and its flns are like long, waving flags of the eamo brilliant hues. ARE YOU GOING To Spokane or Lewlston? Take the Northern Pacific. Two trains dally. To Butte or Helena? Take the Northern Pacific. Two trains dally. To Omaha, Kansas City or St. Louis? Take the Northern Paclfic-Burllngton route. 11:30 P. M. dally. To Duluth or Winnipeg? Take the Northern Pacific. 1:45 P. M. daily. To Minneapolis or St. Paul? Take the Northern Pacific. 1:45 P. M. dally. To Chicago or East? Take the Northern Pacific 1:45 P. M. dally. For any Information desired Call on tho Northern Pacific. A. D. Charlton, Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agent, 265 Morrison street, Portland, Or. airs. Flake's "Western Tour. Mrs. Fiske has Just begun her annual tour in New England, and after a month's engagement at the Tremont Theater, Bos ton, will play westward to Chicago, where an engagement of four weeks will be filled at the Grand Opera-House, says the Dramatic Mirror. Mrs. Fiske will appear In prominent cities In Illinois, Iowa and other "Western states on a route to Denver, and will go thence to Salt Lake City, and from there to San FranclECO, where she has not been seen In years, and where she will play several weeks at the California Theater. Her later Itinerary includes the leading cities of the Coast and the Northwest, and on her return East she will appear In several cities In which she has not been seen in recent seasons. The greater part of Mrs. Flske's season will be devoted to Becky Sharp. She will put on "Tess of the D'UrbervlUes" In San Francisco, and in a few other large cities in the West. WILL BE CELEBRATED FOUKDUTG OF THE XATIOITAIi CAP ITAL AT WASHIffGTOW. Centennial Anniversary Will Fall on December 12, This Year Some thing of Arrangement. SALEM, Or., Nov. 17. Advices received today by Governor Geer Inform him that tho centennial celebration of the estab lishment of the seat of government at Washington will be held December 12. The arrangements now being perfected provide for a reception by the President at the Executive Mansion, immediately followed by the display of the model and drawings of the proposed enlarged Executive Mansion, in conection with which Colonel Theodore A. Bingham, In charge of the public buildings and grounds, will make a few remarks on the history of the Executive Mansion. There will then be a parade from the Executive Mansion to the National Capi tol, Lieutenant-General Miles acting as grand marshal. Following the parade the two houses of Congress will hold a Joint session, at which anniversary ex ercises will be conducted. In (the evening a reception in honor of all the Governors will be given in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. It Is likely that more Governors will bo assembed at this celebration than on any previous occasion In the history of the Nation TAKING BOTH-ENDS OF IT, Easy Lesson In the Art of BetttaK on a Sure Thins. New Orleans Times-Democrat. "If a fellow only keeps his eyes open when the betting odds are flopping around before an election," remarked a local turfman, "he can always pull down a nice little bundle of money, either way the thing goes." "How do you mean?" asked an unso phisticated friend. "I mean that every time the odds move a point," replied the turfman, "you have a chance to protect your bets and get a shade the best of It It Is simple as A B C Take myself, for Instance; it makes no difference to me financially whether "Bryan or McKinley Is elected in either case I stand to win $50, yet I have made only two small bets. The way it was done was this: About a week ago I hap pened Into the St. Charles corridor and found a red-hot Bryan man bluffing a couple of Republicans. Til lay you $100 even that Bryan wins!' he was shouting, and I stepped up quietly and took the bet; for, while I am a Democrat on prin ciple, I'm not in the habit of letting any good things slip by unnoticed. Two dayB later I found some Republican money being offered at the regular odds of 3 to 1, and I Invested $50 on Bryan, getting " $150 against. That's the way I stand now. If McKinley is elected I lose my last bet of $50 and win my first one of $100, leaving me still $50 to the good. If Bryan gets in I lose my $100 bet and win $150 on the 3 to 1 odds net result the same. So, by tying up a total of $150 for a few days I am dead certain to pocket 50 big silver dollars either way the cat Jumps. That's fair interest on the Investment. I only wish I had it In thousands Instead of units." The unsophisticated friend was greatly Impressed. "That's a capital scheme," he said. "Is It frequently worked?" "Of course," replied the other; "when tho odds vary on horses. In different pool rooms, a smart bookmaker who has taken a bet at sucii and such a price can rush out and protect himself exactly as I did the other day. If the odds that were offered on the election In New York have been correctly reported, I would like nothing better than to have made a book on the result, taking the McKinley end of the proposition here and then protect ing myself up North. According to the papers, the Republicans In New York City have been giving as high as 6 to L As suming that to .be true, I'll tell you how I wduld have worked It. A few days ago McKinley money was being offered here at 3 to 1. Suppose I was handling a wad of "It and somebody made me a bet of $100 on Bryan. I would put up $300 to cover it, and then wire my agent In New York to place a bet for me of $66 50 against $333 50. "What is the result? If Bryan gets there I lose $300 and win $333 50. If McKinley Is successful, I win the other fellow's $100 Bryan bet, taken In New Orleans, and lose the $66 60 Bryan bet of my own, placed for me In -New York. In either event I am $33 50 ahead, and can repeat the operation as long as I get any bets. If I took $1000 In Bryan money. It would cost me $CCS to hedge In New York, and I would have a sure thing on winning $335, no matter which Bill gets In. It's a beautiful system, and can't be beaten." "But the McKinley odds have since dropped, In New Orleans, to 2 to 1," said the Interested friend. "All the better," replied the turfman, "provided, of course, that there are still chumps who are putting up 6 to 1 In Gotham. All that Is necessary Is lo make a slight change In my figures. When I book a $100 Bryan bet here, I hedge with a $30 Bryan bet of my own In New York. My book then stands $200 to $100 on Mc Kinley and $50 to $250 on Bryan. If tho Republicans carry tho election, I win $100 and lose $50; vlco versa, I win $250 and lose $200. Either way means $50 net in rrrri inside pocket. As long as there is a point or more variation lir tho odds, a couple of smart men can work the scheme with tho greatest of ease. All that is acquired Is a little capital and a simple telegraph code. I will venture the assertion that the thing Is being done at this moment by scores of bookmakers and poolroom operators all over the country. As a gen eral thing they make their big haul the day before election. Then the fellows who want to bet have no time to send their money elsewhere to look for a longer price, but will slap It down at whatever terms are offered. I'll venture the asser tion that the odds chalked up at 'Frisco and New York on that day will vary from 1 to 3 points, and between the two cities you can rest assured that several bushels of 'sure-thing' money will be gathered in." Tho scientific sportsman lit a fresh cigar and became reminiscent. "It happens, at rare Intervals," he said, "that the odds go all around the clock, and then Is the time that a fellow who keeps his head on can clean up enough to retire from busi ness and cut coupons for the balance of his days. I had that kind of a chance in the Blaine-Cleveland campaign, and, while I Improved It to some extent, I didn't do half what I should. As you may re member, the election was thought at the outset to be a lead-pipe cinch for Blaine, and all sorts of odds were offeredin his favor with very few takers. After look ing over the field carefully, however, I came to the conclusion that the Plumed Knight didn't have quite such a-walkover as people supposed, and that there was a chance, a bare chance, that tho tables might bo turned before the day of elec tion. Anyhow, I Invested all I could spare on Cleveland, getting odds of 6 to 1. Mat ters stood that way until about 10 days before the close of the campaign, when luck suddenly turned against the Repub licans. Everything seemed to go wrong, and one blunder followed another until the climax was capped by the famous 'millionaires' dinner at Delmonlco's, where Burchard destroyed whatever chance was left by his Rum, Romanism and Rebellion speech. Of course the odds had followed the Republican fortunes in their downward conrse. and the day after the dinner they switched completely around. Before night I was able to hedge at "odds of 4 to 1 on Cleveland. For every $100 I had originally bet on Grover I bet $150 on Blaine. That made my book stand, In hundreds, $100 to $S00 on Cleveland and $150 to $000 on Blaine. For each pair of bets of that size I stood to win $500 in the event of Blaine's election and $450 in case Cleveland got in. It was the prettiest cinch that ever happened, and my only regret was that I hadn't paved tho way for it by staking more on Cleveland when tho odds were so strong against him. As It turned out I won about $4000 without really risking a copper. If I had waited until the night of the election before do ing my hedging, I could have secured a far better price, for the odds went up as high as 9 .to 1; but I felt that I had no right to kick. Of course, I was by no means the only man who 'played both ends, of it.' There must havo been hun dreds, if not thousands, all over the coun try who did the same thing. I dare say they were the only people who had any thing at stake and yet who slept tran quilly on the eventful night of the count. They knew they had fate roped." SIX CENTURIES TO BUILD. Colo&me Cathedral "Was In Process ot Erection Six Hundred Years. Stray Stories. While the first stone of Cologne Cathe dral was laid on August 15, 1248, and the body of the edifice was not opened until August 15, 1848, 600 years later to the" very day, It was not, however, until August 15, 1SS0, that the splendid structure was finally reported completed, having thus occupied In building the record time of exactly 634 years. The castle of Klngsgoberg, which stands at the southern extremity of Jutland, took 204 years from the laying of the founda tion stone to the rigging of its master's banner on Its highest flagstaff. Its foun dation stone was the skull of its builder's bitterest enemy. Three months after Its laying Count Jhorsing, the builder of the castle, was killed. His son was then in swaddling clothes. He did not continue his father's work until aged 24. On his 25th birthday ho was thrown into prison by the son of the man whose skull lay In tha earth as KIngsgoberg's foundation stone. In this manner mas ter after master of Klngsgoberg was stopped putting another stone toward the completion of tho founder's work till civ ilization Intervened. Between Perth and Kingussie In Scot land, on the direct John o' Groats to Land's End road, stands Murthley castle, a magnificent Elizabethan structure, de signed in the early part of the present century. It is not likely to be finished, however, building experts declare, for at least another decade. Only a few miles distant, on the same main road, is the vast, unfinished palace of the Dukes of-Athol. It was begun by the fourth Duke, who died In 1S30, and who planned It on the most sumptuous style. When completed It will be one of the finest private residences In the king dom. For over 20 years Lord Bute has been .busily building a great mansion on the island of that name. It is not yet com pleted, nor likely to be for another 10 years. At the end of that period, Mount Stewart, as tho place is to be called, will be one of the most gorgeous establish ments In the world. Restormel castle. In Cornwall, took HO years to build, of which period exactly one-third was occupied In excavating the foundations. The solid rock upon which it stands Is almost as hard as Iron. In deed, "Restormel" means In Cornish, "tho palace of the Iron rock." Milan Cathedral was begun In 1386 and finished under Napoleon In 18C5 419 years. The Duomo at Florence was commenced by Arnulfo In the year 1294, the last block of marble being placed in position In the facade In presence of the King on May 12, 1887, a period of 593 years. LI Ilnnp: Chang?. Hon. John W. Foster writes of "The Great Chinese Viceroy and Diplomat" in the International Monthly. He says: "I first met LI Hung Chang in 1894, on a trip which I was makings around the world. I saw him" In his "viceregal state, at a time when he possessed the unlim ited confidence of his government, and when his lofty bearing and courteous manners were most distinctive. He then impressed me as no other statesman or ruler whom I met on that Interesting Journey. He is a pure Chinese, having no mixture of Manchu blood. He is a man of fine physique, over six feqt high, of commanding presence, erect and stoutly built, with dark, piercing eyes, and a face that is strongly moulded and Indicative of strength of character. Dressed in his parti-colored, silken, flowing robes, and his hat decorate with the three eyed peacock feathers, he presented a figure which would be distinguished amid the glitter and pageantry ci any Euro pean court. On his recent arrival at Shanghai and Tien Tsln, en route to meet the foreign representatives, the press correspondents describe him as much broken In health and state that he can only walk by the aid of two assist ants. Some years ago he had a severe Ill ness, from which he never fully recov ered, and I learn that of late he has grown quite stout. He Is now In his 79th year, and one can well anticipate that he should begin to feel the physical effects of old age. But Judging from his inter views and public utterances on the pres ent grave questions, It would seem that his mental energies are still unimpaired, and that he possesses tho intellectual acumen which has heretofore been dis played in diplomatic affairs. From the foregoing review it may be Inferred that I regard the designation, of LI Hung Chang as a negotiator on the part of China for settlement of the questions SrtwIne ? ot e late disorders as most fitting. The only othr Celestial so well equipped for the position was Chang Yen Huan, who was for a number of years the popular Chinese Minister In Wash ington, was the Emperor's special Am bassador at the Queen's Jubilee in Lon don In 1897, and a member of the Tsung 11 Yamun. During the recent reign of terror at Pekln an order for his execution was obtained by Prince Tuan. and the news now comes across the desert to Pekin that the bloody or der has been ruthlessly executed. No proper settlement of tho Chinese problem will be reached without such si reform of the government as will prevent the repe tition of such barbarities as this, and until the blood of Chang Yen Huan and other patriots Is avenged by the punish ment of Prince Tuan and other high criminals." One of Mnrchcsl'a Lessons. Mathllde Marchesl In Harper's Bazar. "Now comes your turn, my pretty blond soprano. Your companion's name is Ma rie; what Is yours, pray? BerlHa. Now. then, blond Bertha, ascend, the platform. What, do you shrink from the ordeal? No harm befell your predecessor, so quick, do not waste precious time. I am aware that my amiable American pupils prefer private Instruction, and this I sometimes impart, but quite exceptionally, as already noted. One learns Jess, when- t)ne stands ever in presence of one's self. Your high soprano voices are easier to develop than the unwieldier contraltos and mezzo-sopranos, but you have a less extended chest register. In many countries the wrong, emphatically wrong, opinion pre vails that the cultivation ot the chest tones not only damages the development of the high tones, but entails- their com plete loss. A voice without chest tones Is like a violin without a G string. So now, my blond Bertha, bravely bring out your chest tones as far as D or E flat (re or ml bemol), and then proceed to the medium. Believe me, no Injury will be done your voice. In the scale you can change before this. If necessary. What are you about now? Why do you try to go on C (do) from the medium to the head voice? You say you learned to do so? This is sheer nonsense! The medium voice from F natural (fa) t6 F (fa) on the fifth line is the foundation of tha female voice. Wo speak in medium tones.' How can onp sing an andante, a- cantile na, when one proceeds to the head voice on C (do) 7 What? If I understand you rlghtly-jyou say that, on certain occasions you have used the medium -tones? - This, Fifty HI R ens Fine Suits The man who asks for fine clothing at this store gets what he wanti and he 'pays a price that the custom tailor would turn up his nose at. Our Men's Business Suits at 15.00 place you in the swim with the tailored-to-order man who pays twice the price. Single and double-breasted in all the new weaves; Oxford and Cambridge vicunas, cheviots and worsteds. UP S. E. COR. FOURTH AND At MORRISON - too, Is all wrong. The registers must be completely cultivated and united before one sings on words. Good, very good! 'You have understood me perfectly. You 'see that the use of the medium presents no difficulties; the passage to the head tones, too, is excellent. How now7 You wish to sing higher and still higher? This vrtu must nnt Art. Y&u must not continu ally fret the limits of the voice. Prudence is tho mother of wisdom. Do not forget It! When I hear the twittering on the highest tones, that people like, perhaps, In your native country, but that they admire less In Europe, I am always re minded of a remark of Rossini's, who was wont to call the high tones not head tones but skull tones. We have sung today, my dear Bertha, several scales; In the next lesson you shall have other exer cises." INSIDIOUS RUSSIA. Hott the Northern Empire Is Under mining British Interests In Persia. London Express. Tho statement that Russia has lent Persia one million sterling for tho purpose of fortifying the Persian Gulf ports, while not entirely credited, has aroused great uneasiness. Granting that the Shah starts fortifying the gulf ports, it certainly will not be for the defense of his country against an Invasion by any Arab tribes, but as a defensive measure against England, notwithstanding tho fact that Britain has been the true ally and well-wisher of Persia for generations, and that there Is no power in the world that Is more anxious for the Integrity of the Sfiah's dominions. It is an understood fact that England would sooner see Russia take Constanti nople than allow her to have an outlet In the Persian Gulf for the safety of our Indian Empire. Fortifying Persian ports at the Instigation and expense of Russia, therefore, means that Russia in tends converting them to her own use sooner or later. She is making enormous progress In Persia, a fact which seems lately to have escaped the attention of British statesmen; and there is a strong feollng In Persia that still more im portant developments are pending. The Shah's Grand Vizier the Sadrazan, as they call him has on several occa sions of late shown himself to be very unfriendly toward England and very friendly toward Russia. It Is an open se cret that the relations between Sir Morti mer Durand and the Sadrazan were any thing but cordial when the former was Minister at Teheran, and the last audience Sir Mortimer had with him was cer tainly not of a pleasant nature. Sir Mortimer Durand was too mild, too good, for Persia. We badly require a Minister of the type of Sir H. Drum-mond-Wolfr; who 12 years ago raised the prestige and power of Britain here from the bottom of the ladder to the top. Since he was transferred to .Madrid wo have steadily and surely climbed down, and Russian Influence has just as stead ily advanced. Truth In Art. "There Is a Btudlo story concerning a K remarkable painter, some of whose works, however inadequate in a few things, must cover a great deal of the ground mapped out for the perfect work of art of Mr. Ruskin. A very beautiful drawing it Is In the engraving, but I have never seen the painting by Mr. Hol man Hunt of the Child Christ with the Doctors in the Temple. "To this Important work the artist gave many years of study (not so long a time, perhaps, as Rousseau, the landscaplst, the lover of ordinary nature, gave to pic tures with no story, but still a long time), perhaps five years or so; years of read ing and study, antiquarian and ethnologi cal researches, so that the many inquirers Into the past of Israel might be fully satisfied. And then came a Jewish lady who said, 'Fine enough, perhaps, but the painter never knew tho one great physi cal characteristic of the tribe of Levi; no has given to his doctors that flatness of foot that belongs to the tribe of Reuben, while we laiow. that the men of Levi have Insteps highly arched. m "There are few. almost no ethnological Overcoats Came to ni yesterday by express from one of the yery best makers of fine over-garmenta. We propose giT ing you a little surpiise tomorrow morning. They are handsome Oxford Coverts, made Tfith strap seams and yelvet collar, fancy inside back, black satin sleeTe lining, pearl buttons, and every seam satin piped. Extremely stylish all-wool garments made with the latest Fall shoulder, and perfectly tailored. We hand them over to you on the same terms as we bought them at just 5.00 less than real value. They were made up to sell at 15, and are good values at that We have placed them in the overcoat section and marked them 10.00 A price that will olose them out in quick order. There's a cold wave coming just around the corner, and you'll be wanting just auch & coat in a few days, so you had better give this your attention first thing in the morning while we hare all sizes. We received yesterday a new Fancy Shirt idea. madras bosom with a plain percale body, in light blue and helio. Very new and striking. TO THE TIMES ALL THE or historical reconstructions In painting that have not some very obvious defects for those who know a little upon the mat-' ter those who have traveled pr read a little, and that means daily more and more of us. Persons who nave known, as I have, artists and artistic critics of the beginning of this century, or who have read what used to be said at that mo ment of purification in art, are amused and chastened by the serious belief then prevalent In the accuracy of the resusci tation of classical representation I mean pictures of the life of the Greek and Roman world." John Ii Farge, in the International Monthly. "Winter FaHliIons From Paris. Harper's Bazaar. To begin with the new street dresses, the most conservative of these have long, sweeping skirts, with no fullness except In the back, where they are often made with two little box pleats. A very smart walking dress was In dark blue cloth trimmed with black silk braid. The skirt had a shaped ruffle made of groups of extremely line tucks, which flared a third of the way down. A charming pattern of silk braid was arranged on the spaces between the tucks, and brought over to form a long point both above and below them. The corsage was a Ijolero, of course. At this particular establishment we saw nothing else in the way of coats for suits, and it Is one of the most fash ionable places In the world. The dainty little Jacket of which I am speaking was made with a long point in front, and trimmed with the silk braid In a pattern. It was worn over a vest of fancy silk, tight-fitting like a waistcoat, but draped across so that no opening showed In front, and so that the material itself formed the belt. This particular bolero had rather full sleeves tucked on the outside, and gathered Into a wristband of claret-colored velvet. The turn-over collar was also of claret-colored velvet. But let me remark that this one model was the only one I saw at this house with a fancy sleeve, and that in general con servative walking dresses seem still to be made after the classic tailor style, even as to their sleeves. Malls Carried 0034 Miles for 1 Cent. Frank Lynch, of Dodgeville, Wis., is probably the lowest salaried Government official In -the world. At any rate, there is not In this country any other man whose wages run lower than the 1 cent per annum paid for carrying the malls between Dodgeville and Mineral Point,, nine miles away. There Is no railroad between the' two points, and passengers and mall "coach it" across country. Strangers naturally select the conveyance which carries the mall, so that competition with the offi cial Government "stage is rather a hope less undertaking. For this reason tho transfer of the mall is a privilege. Every four years the Postofflce Depart ment lets contracts to lowest bidders for transfers of mail. Last year there was the liveliest competition for the Dodge-vllle-MIneral Point contract. The man who then held the contract had been re ceiving WO per year for carrying the mall. When the bids for the new con tract were opened in Washington It was found that the three lowest offers were 1 cent, 39 cents and Jl 50. Frank Lynch, the 1-cent bidder, got the contract for four years. In Summer a stage which Is at least a first cousin to a spring wagon is the conveyance used. But in Winter the snow determines the comfort or discomfort of the trip. When there Is sleighing the mallcarrier takes his passengers in great style. On a pair of bobsleds he has a Iong-bodled affair which looks like a freight car. In this box la a stove, and about the sides are seats- for tho passengers, who enter by a little door in the rear. For his 1-cent salary Lynch carries the malls 18 miles each day, 108 miles a week and 5634 miles in a year of 313 week days. Tho decimal which represents one day's pay Is thus written J.OO0O319. For each traffic mile Lynch gets J.000001T. Constitutional Convention la. Iowa. Chicago Tribune !A. peculiar state of affairs exist In vmty; ?sr"'iv2?i5 mEnBsmmjKMBsvsn m& a& a &m s&ismi m m fzyfflWMJ?yiK&M& zaw Pleated and dark TIME THF " RELIABLE CLOTHIER Iowa as a result of the recent election. The returns show that not only has tho Titus amendment providing for biennial elections been carried, but the proposed constitutional convention also has been approved. With the biennial election, amendment the constitutional convention becomes unnecessary, for that was the only point upon which there was any de mand for a change. The convention prop osition was submitted because the law requires that It be voted upon every 10 years, and the people defeated it In 1S0O, as they had in 1SS0. In fact, there has been no constitutional convention slnra 1867, the people having been satisfied wlh their present framework of government. It Is the belief of Iowa politicians that people voted for tho convention under tho impression they were voting for biennial elections. They also do not believe that tho convention will recommend any Im portant changes in the constitution. Tho Chehalls, Fuyallup and Mud Bay Indians will bo the guests of tho Nls qually tribe at a. Fall festival to be he!d) Friday of next week. The sports will in clude tho usual gambling games and a number of horse races. Cut Out This Adv. Enclose It to Me With TEN DOLLARS And I frill furnish you sny highest power belt all complete by mall without any further payments to bo made, I positively gaarantee It to be superior to any other belt offered yon by others and for which they aslc$40. ACT TODAY Because this offer will be held open" only for a limited time mm 1 vrant to favor the many sufferers who can not afford to pay more for a first class electrical appliunco such aa the Sandea Is. How many men In tho rustle of Ufa break down from over-fatigue, or ambi tion to excel? 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