The Sunday Oregonian., January 26, 1902, Page 8, Image 8

THE SUJKDAY OREGONIAN, POBTLAOT), JANUARY 26, 1902.
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Warm Footwear of every description Boots, Slippers, Felt and Knit Slippers (Shoe department.)
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' Lost, Strayed and Stolen
BEING VAGRANT TALES OF THE TOWN, GATHERED
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
PARAGRAPHERS and professional
humorists have derived a consider
able income by pointed references
to vagaries of feminine shopping. What
would you think of a woman going shop
ping for railroad tickets? "Wouldn't it jar
you? Let it be understood distinctly that
this is no joke. The shopper goes at it
with all the seriousness and sweet woman
ly dignity displayed at the eilk counter,
when she spends a half hour inspecting
fabrics of choicest kinds, knowing all the
time that her cash assets will not exceed
20 cents. Funny, isn't It? Yet the man
behind the counter, who has been de
ceived into figuring up berth rates and
other incidentals, and perhaps to secure
business has given special concessions to
the prospective purchaser ask him if It's
funny. He would reply forcibly and to
the point, but he couldn't be quoted In
any paper short of a sheet printed on as
bestos, with which a hand grenade went
as a premium. And the Innocent cause or
it all will smile, and trip daintily out
with conscious appreciation of having
discovered a new sensation to while away,
the tedium of an unoccupied afternoon.
the irascible old chap, who thinks feather-beds
ought to be furnished In the
sleeping-cars, and who wants to tell his
frjends, the directors he knows them all
what an Infernal lot of idiots are run
ning the road.
THESE are types, but there Is a char
acteristic which is common to all ex
cept experienced travelers the asking of
possible and Impossible questions, and
the Inclination to doubt the reply.
"What time does the 8:30 train get to
Lakeville?" an intelligent-looking little
woman will ask.
"At 10:OS." the clerk will reply.
"Does It, really? Are you quite sure?
Won't you please look It up in the book?"
To satisfy her, he turns over a dozen
or more pages of the official guide, runs
his fingers down the time-table, looks
thoughtful before answering:
"Yes; here it Is: 10:OS."
The inquirer doesn't see the page, and it
may have been the Lakeville division, or
it may have been a stretch of road hun
dreds of miles from there. But the In
formation came from the book, therefore
It is reliable. Ticket-sellers are bureaus
of information on every conceivable sub
ject under the sun. Yet they continue to
be affable chaps, debonair and smiling,
and always ready for the next one. But
it is a life of troubles, and unless the
graduate Into the ranks of magnates
with private cars and the consequent
aversion to reporters, there is apt to ap
at an age unseemly In its youthfulness.
WHERE IS OUR PIETY.
THE Man Behind the Counter of a
transcontinental railroad ticket office
has troubles that make the afflictions of
Job look like a delirious dream of unal
loyed bliss. If you take the "before"
and "after" pictures that appear in the i Pear silver threads among the raven locks
magazine advertising pages, and reverse
the captions, the result will represent the
ticket-seller. Dapper and well-groomed,
as befits a man drawing a good salary
and riding on passes, he will show up In
the morning, fresh" as a daisy. By noon .
he is nervous; by night he begins to long j
jui iussy uciia, iuui tuns iu -"i-
other luxuries of days on the farm. A
reporter for The Oregonian was permit
ted to be witness of the ticket-seller's
woes on several occasions within the
week past, and, to paraphrase the refrain
from the comic opera, his lot "is not a
happy one." Men and women who, in ,
private life, are renowned for their accu
mulatlon of common sense will appear as
Does It Abide In Chrlstinn Precept,
or Do We Know J
PORTLAND, Jan. 23. (To the Editor.
There is little doubt that many minds
have dwelt with sadness on the heart
rending sorrow of a bereaved father, a
minister, in the wreck of the Walla Walla.
And this writer would gladly catch the
attention of many who might greatly
benefit a cause bearing upon the position
in which such as he stand.
helpless as children wheu preparing for a jl?v?e5?S0$ll&n fh? resuVas
lnnp Innrnpv. Thpv 11 ill SICK 1111 KOrtR Ol I . ... '
long journey- They will ask all sorts of
queer questions, from the cost of a prl
In a case related as occurring a few years
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vate Pullman to the quality of butter f . ... . ,. 0.i,o
served in the dining-cars.
TWO of the shopping kind happened
into a local office one day last week,
and one asked the price of a ticket to
say Dorchester, Mass., which is a thous
and miles from the right place. The clerk
told them, and there followed a series of
queries at a pace that would put a ma
chine gun to shame. "Does the train stop
at Denver? Will we see Indians on the
trip? Arc the sleeping-cars real nice?
How much should cne tip the porter? Is
the Ice water on the cars healthful? Is
it safe for a woman to travel alone? How
much will It all cost, counting dining
car expenses and all?"
The affable man figured it up, and gave
the result.
Thank you," she said, sweetly, and is practically necessary.
only. A minister came from another sec
tion to officiate, and members of his con
gregation also conducted the music. One
very rainy night the sermon was an
urgent appeal for attendance at church.
There had been one family proverbially
reliable on this point; they alone formed
the congregation. This drew forth subse
quently this comment from one of the.
choir: "Didn't those A's (they were A's,
however, -only In the sense of Al) catch
it for nonattendance at church I"
The father in question was said to have
appeared much of a wreck, mentally as
well as physically, and his pecuniary con
dition, which had necessitated the division
of his family to different sections of the
vessel, seemed regarded as the natural
consequence of his not having allowed
himself to spend his life in seeking what
both swept gracefully outv
" oulun't that jar you?" he asked of
the repotfTer.
I wish to draw attention to the fact
that while he and any other self-devoted
minister is only acting In obedience to
"Oh. iKey 11 be back later and get the I the spirit of his marching orders, It is
plrr f 5 " dirroefrol tyn nowcninar ttiyiti In n i i .. ..
his ignorance.
, -Ntit on your life," replied the clerk;
"they're shoppers."
BUT by no means is the woman shop
per the sole irritant encountered In
the ticket office. She is one, but there
are others in bunches. There is the
Ambassador of Commerce, as Chief Clerk
Wright, of the Portland, calls hm, more
familiarly known as the drummer. Ex
cess baggage is the sore spot with these
d.plomats of trade, and concessions from
the railroads are constantly asked for.
Perhaps he will take refusal as final and
leave with a pleasant salutation. On the
other hand, he may call himself names
for ever having patronized the line, and
declare In a louder voice that the money
he has spent for mileage over that par
ticular road would buy a brownstone
front. In addition, the line and Its en
tire management is consigned to the hot
Test compartment In perdition. As he de
parts there will be another wrinkle added
to the clerk's brow, and he will retire to
a corner, where copious and expressive
remarks partially relieve his state of
mental unrest.
The theatrical man, with an attraction
that Is almost paying. Is a frequent vis
itor, and like as not he wants credit. It
he is booked for half a dozen towns along
the line, the passenger department may
send him on with a partial payment and
a Hen on the receipts and baggage for the
balance. But this Is business soon closed,
and seldom contributes to the annoyances
of the clerk.
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I does not suffer loss of his natural sup
port. Just here there has come in a great
fault in those calling themselves Chris
tians. Those who pay a just salary to a J
preacher under whom they sit, and stop
at that, to what purpose dp they hear
continually their commission, which ,calls
them as truly as It does the minister to
do missionary work ("Let him that hear
eth say, come"); how else If not doing
this in person can they obey the command
except by supporting those who do the
work! They are not obeying when mere
ly paying to hear the orders which they
do not carry out.
Philanthropy and benevolence are
boasted of as features of the day; but
justice should be valued as first; and a
minister is as much entitled to his dues as
Is the physician, lawyer or grocer. If
Christians are not intending to pay at
tention to the Obligations of their posi
tion ("The workman is worthy of his
hire") then either they have ndt scanned i
1 their commission or are using it selfishly.
In either case where their warrant to
consider themselves safe? The drift of
the day In this matter is exemplified in a
meeting In which an effort was being
made to reimburse the resources of the
minister which had been sacrificed to that
congregation: One member who had been
recommended as a particularly zealous
person had so far sat quietly through the
whole and suddenly threw cold water on
the plans which had been faithfully con
sidered, by asking, "And what shall we
do for the Church?" Is this then It? that
' the Church is merely a building, and a
building where ornament and self-lndul-
' gence are the Inspiring motives?
There is plainly a great error: If the
' command has gone forth as of the first
importance, "Say, come," it Is no less
binding upon one Christian than another I
the preacher or "he who should support
BUT It Is quite different with the
woman, and a numerous progeny or
all ages. Boys who shave twice a week
are little ones in arms, to hear her tell
It. and it is a shame the railroads want J the preacher. The Immediate hearers in
"J".1 " """ iare- However, sne many localities are unable to do it. "Let
Is wll ing to pay that much, but full fare ; no man look upon his own things, but
never! Rules are Inflexible, and eiV- the, things of others": meaning the same
Ploycs are adamant, wherefore the wom- as V'Bear ye one another's burdens."
in id cumpeiiBQ io accept an age estimate ' DISINTERESTED
Muemiiy uui oi Keeping witn ner own.
But before she does the clerk is told
what he is. and more particularly what
he Is not. Of course, he cannot reply In
kind, and he has to bow and smile and
try to look .as though It was what he pre
ferred above all things. Then there Is
A BIG BARGAIN.
Tou get more than your money's worth
when you buy Worcester Salt. Compared
with other brandf. It Is double value.
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ARAINCE SALE
THE LAST WEEK.
$2.25
tabs,
$3:25
A FEW OF OUR OFFERINGS.
Handsome Electric and Astrakhan Collarettes, nicely
lined, regular price $5.00. Sale price
Beautiful Mouflon and Electric Seal Collarettes, with
trimmed with six tails, regular price $6.50.
Sale price
Elegant Fox Boas, the very latest, made Isabella, Sable
and Blue Fox, regular price $15.00. Sale price
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
Also great bargains in Cloaks and Suits. Special prices on the
remodeling and repairing of Fur garments.
Send for Price List of Rarr Furs.
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LARGEST axd LEAmvr.
FURRIERS OF THE WEST.
I S83-2S5 MORRISON STREET, PORTLAXD, OREGOX.
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Blankets and -Comforters at unusually low prices (Third floor.)
"Willamette" and ".Eldradge B" Sowing- Machine great y reduced.
Trunks and TraYeiihy Bags Every size and style (Third floor.)
New Wash Fabrics and Foulard Silks at Clearance prices.
Orders for Carp t and Shade Work should he placed at once.
Only one week more in which to buy Linens at pres nt prices.
men's ana Boys' com weatUdr uiothmg, wonderlully low priced.
Clearao
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W lfe fifth and last week of the Great Annua! Clearance mk
w " Sale The yearly event which always commands k
Tomorrow morning1 at 8 o'clock commences the
fifth and last week of the Great Annua! Clearance
Sale The yearly event which always commands
such vast interest at Portland's "Big Store" The
throngs of wellpleased, completely satisfied customers that have daily crowded
every department gives certain indication that our merchandise and prices are
right - We know that superior attractiveness of goods, of prices, and of service,
must result in mercantile supremacy The growth and development of this
business is an illustration of what can be done in a wideawake though con
servative community like this by persistent striving to attain the highest ideals
in both merchandise nd methods Our trade has grown more than threefold
during the past four years, and is growing faster now than ever before An ex
pansion along strictly legitimate lines, and which has no parallel on the Pacific
slope Our facilities lor serving our customers well and promptly are so unmis
takably superior an are so thoroughly appreciated by the public that we may
fairly claim for th jumper i urn the honorable distinction of being
Portland's Foremost Establishment
JMo time of the year better illustrates the store's great advantages as a shopping center than the
days devoted to the Great Annual Clearance Sale For 30 days business is done without profit, the
one aim being to reduce stocks to their lowest tide before the annual inventory, early in February
A million dollar's worth of high-class wearing apparel and household necessities is placed on sale at
wholesale 'prices Tomorrow commences the last week of the 1902 sale--Wardrobe, pantry and
linen closet should be replenished Shopping, as far as possible, should be done mornings because
the afternoon hours will be rushed beyond the store's capacity, and buying cannot be near as satis
factorily done.
Every Article Reduced Every Line of Merchandise Included
Crockery China
Lamp3 Cutlery
Silverware Cut Glass
.Kitchen Goods
Graniteware
Groceries
Hosiery
Dress Goods
Shoes
Gloves
Laces
Silks
Umbrellas
Ribbons
Men's Furnishings
Men's Hats and Cap:
Neckwear Drug Sundries
Embroideries . Books
Linens Leather Goods
Domestics
Wash Fabrics
Stationery
Notions
Linings
Flannels
Cloaks Suits
Wahts Petticoats
Corsets Furs
Muslin Underwear
Infants Goods
Children's Coats
Carpets Rugs
Trunks Bags
Lace Curtains
Curtain Materials
Sewing Machines
Last Week!
Last Week! Last Week! Last Week!
Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company
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FELLOWS
S09 Washington Slrat:
35 Cents
Box No. 1 White or Yellow Macaroni.
25 Cents
Four Cans Alaska Salmon.
15 Cents
Can Eagle Condensed Milk.
15 Cents
Two Cans Condensed Cream.
12J Cents
Pound Choice Green Costa Rica Coffee.
70 Cents
Sack Choice Valley Flour.
75 Cents
Sack Good Hard Wheat Flour.
35 Cenls
Pound Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate?
25 Cznb
Can Bakers Cocoa.
E. C. Godcfard.
J. F. Kelly.
GODDARD-KELLY SHOE CO.
CLEAN-UP SALE
. BARGAINS
.MEN'S SHOES
Coin and Square Toes,
$3 to $5 grades.
$1.00 pair
Boys' and Youths' Shoes,
Button and Lace,
$1.00 pair
BARGAINS
WOMEN'S SHOES
Lace and Button,
$3 to $5 grades,
$1.95 pair
Women's Calf Shoes, $2.50 anil
$3 grade $1.45 pr
Slliticft' and Child's Shoes, $1.25
to $2.00 'grades .75c pr
No Goods Exchanged After 1 1 A. M.
CORNER SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS
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Established 1870. Incorporated 1899.
G. P. Rummelin & Sons
Manufacturing Furriers 126 2d St., near Washington
LATEST STYLES IN
Coats, Capes, Collarettes,
Boas, Muffs, Etc.
in all the fashionable furs.
ALL' GARMENTS AT I
KEDUCED PRICES
AUSKA SLEEPING ROBES. CHOICE FUR RUGS
Highest Cash Prices Paid
for Raw Furs.
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