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FOR BEEP 1 r ! ! I n if I u esoie on Port and- Tw Vl1 Wl to-Sea Channel," NORTHWEST DEMANDS II Improvement Is of Utmost Importance to AN. WORK AT OTHER HARBORS Chief of Engineers Reviews Progress on the Several Oregon and Neighboring State Projects for the Past Year. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash-' lngton, Oct. 31. In his annual report tn tho Secretary of War, General Gillespie, Chief of Engineers, aside from recom mending various appropriations for river and harbor improvements, briefly reviews the progress on the various schemes which have been indorsed by Congress In past years, devoting considerable space to tie Improvement of the mouth of the Columbia River, and the Willamette and Columbia Rivers from Portland to th sea. Those two projects have always been looked upon by the War Department as of paramount importance. Speaking of the improvement at the mouth of the river General Gillesplfe says: "This project of the board, approved by the Secretary of War on March 1C, 1903, is but a Hght modification of the project cf 1899. and provides for extension of the present Jetty. Dredging is also recom mended as a temporary expedient to give early relief, and the thought is also ex pressed that the construction of a north Jetty may be necessary at some future time to secure the desired depth of 48 feet with a practicable width of channel. Tho estimated cost of a South Jetty is $2,200 X); of remodeling and operating dreCge, JJ30.000; total, $2,510,000. "The amount expended on the old nm. Ject was $1,068,753.14, and on the present project. Including repairs under project cf 1SS9 to tho end of tho fiscal year 1903. was Jtt9.5G5.S3. "Since the funds became available the work accomplished has been the redriv i"g f the old tramway and assembling materials and plant preparatory to exten sion of tho Jetty. Contracts were mOo for a greater portion of the material and an emergency contract, and one formal contra, t was made with the Northwest Construction Company, of Astoria, Or., for furnishing the rock. At the close of the j ear delivers- of rock under tho emergency contract had been commenced. Tl.o acquisition of a dredge and Its oper ation will require, it is estimated. $500,000, which will reduce the funds available for jttty construction by this amount, nnfl -J' is should bo -considered in making fur- ucr appiopriauons In order that thcro may be no cessation in this important work, tho balance needed to complete tho wuth jetty should be appropriated a once. "This year's survey differs but little from the survoj' of 1502. Tho depth of the North Channel has decreased about cn- foot, while that of the South Chan nel has increased a corresponding amount, thus making tho navigable depth in th" north and south channels, at the average of the lower low waters, 20 and 21 feet, respectively. There are, howev er, narrow channels of 21 and 23 feet, re spectively." Portland to the Sea. I Following is an extract from his report on the Improvement of tho rivers from Portland to the sea: "Tho value and tho Availability of this waterway for purposes of commerce is pr eJ by the quantities of grain and jxjducc that through it find an outlet to the markets of the world from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Its improvement to naigation for deep-water craft is of the utmost importance to tho entire n.rthwest section of the country, whose inhabitants find the natural outlet for their produce through the valley of tho Col mbia. Prior to adoption of a project, dredg ing had been done for temporary relief, nn-i the sum of $221,780.46 expended for that purpose. "The original project was adopted In 1ST" and was prepared by the Board of Engineers for the Pacific Coast, with a view of obtaining a channel depth of 20 feet In 1S91 the project -was extended to obtain a low-water channel depth of 23 feet, at an estimated cost of $772,464. and the Port of Portland Commission, a cor prration exLstlng under the laws of the oiaie or uregon. was granted permission to assist in carrying- it into execution. On th" ongmai ana modified project, ex elusive of amounts expended In dredging Trior to 1S77 and by the Port of Portland ommission, there has been expended the sum of $1,165,785.77 to June 20, 1903, and it my b. said that all the expenditures s'le 1S?5 have been applied to mainte nance, as no permanent works have been coi-structed. "The existing project, adopted by the act of June 13, 1902, Is based on survey authorized by act of March 3, 1S99, anJ proposes a 25-foot channel to the sea by construction of controlling works and dredging. Estimated cost, $2,796,300, with $l.a,OO0 as cost of a new dredge and ac cessories and $50,000 for maintenance. "The sum of $223,000 was appropriated by act of June 13. 1902. This sum was insuf ficicr.t to allow of the construction of a new dredge, paying operating expenses oi the dredges, making necessary repairs to plant and construction of any permanent norus. In view of this, it is proposed to ccrfine operations to dredging, and a contract for the hlro of either of the dredges of the Port of Portland was made ar.d approved. Consequently, dredging at shoal places has been the onlv wnrv f Improvement done during the year- The J ureiges in use wore the United States dredge W. S. Ladd, which removed 6S3.203 cubic yards of material, and the 30-lnch suction dredge of the Port of Portland, under the above - mentioned - contract! which removed ?93,3S9 cubic yards. The Port of Portland operated Its 20-inch suc tion dredge during such time as It was not being repaired: also the 30-Inch dredge prior to its hire by the United States, and reports having removed 1.105.0S2 cubic jards. "The results have been beneficial, and have reduced tho delays to shipping. "Tho ruling depth at the end of the fiscal year between Portland and the sea Is about 20 feet at low water. The in crease in depth since commencement of improvement is about six. feet, with a good navigable width of channel." Willamette Above Portland. Referring to the Willamette River above Portland, for which an appropriation of $50,000 Is recommended, General Gillespie says: -s "The expenditures made on the Willam ette and Yamhill .Rivers during the fiscal year 1903 were in the nature of repairs to existing dams and revetments and con struction of new dams. In removing' fallen trees, snags and other obstructions from the channel. The amount ezaended was $32,417.77. "The total amount expended on the projectrof 1KK5 up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1003. was 5SS.03S.46. In this amount Is Included $3000 expended on the improvement or the Long Tom I on tne Improvement or the Long Tom h-and ll may be said that -" in- deluding expenses of operating snagboat ana repairs to dams, was In maintenance. "Preliminary examinations and surveys of Willamette River between Portland and Oregon City. Or., and of Willamette River opposite Albany, have been made in pursuance of requirements of the river and harbor act of June 13, 1902. Reports th'ereon have been made and havo received consideration by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and -Harbors. The board rec ommends the preparation of n revised project for Improving tho Willamette above , Portland, and such a project, to Include the sections between Portland and Oregon City, and opposite Albany, is now being prepared by the district officer. The reports mentioned will be submitted to Congress In December, 1903, as well as re port of examination of Yamhill River authorized by the same act" Only $10,000 Is recommended for Improv ing the Columbia River between Vancou ver and the mouth of the Willamette. Of past work on this portion of the river. General Gillespie says: "The expenditures to June 30, 1903, were $109,36699, of which the sum of $23,833.83 was for maintenance, and resulted in com pleting the dike and In revetting tho head of Hayden" Island to prevent erosion. "The expenditures made during the fis cal year ending June 30, 1903, amounting to $1603.63, were for maintenance of tho improvement, 633 cubic yards of rubble stone being placed In the main dike at several places to compensate for settle ment caused by the Summer high water of 1902. The stone was purchased and placed In tho dike under an emergency contract j dated November 12, 1902. No soundings have been mado on the bar below Van couver during the year, but masters of steamboats report a slight increase in depth. "The maximum draft that could be car ried at extreme low water during the past year was about ten feet" The Dalles and Cslllo. Little thut is new Is to "be said of tho improvement of the Columbia between The Dalles and Celilo, and nothing definite can be stated regarding the new canal project until the report of the Board of Engineers, now under preparation, has been submitted. Referring to the general project General Gillespie says: "The work done on this project con sisted of acquiring title to part of the land for right of way, in partially prepar ing tho necessary plans for the boat rail way, and in making a survey of .the river between The Dalles and Celilo, with a view to overcoming tho obstructions by means of canals and locks, this latter sur vey having been authorized by act ap proved June 6, 1900. The report of the above survey recommended the construc tion of a canal and locks, and the act of Juno 13, 1902, approved the construction of the canal and locks, and at the same time authorized the unexpended balance, there tofore appropriated for obtaining the nec essary right of way and commencing the construction of a boat railway, to be used for the canal. The estimated cost was $3,969,371. The act also provided that be fore entering upon the work, an examina tion be made by a Board of Engineers with a view to modifying the project in such a way as to diminish the cost there of. The Board of Engineers annointed July 5, 1902, as required by the act just mentioned, held their first meeting in Portland, Or., in September, 1902. and, after visiting the site of the. works, re quested certain additional Information and estimates to be made. At Its second meet ing In Portland, Or., May 11 to 14. 1903, after a. consideration of the "additional data and estimates, it requested that a detailed survey bfe made of the ground for a continuous canal on the Oregon side, extrndlns Irom obovo Celilo FHs to b low Five-mile Rapids, drawing its water supply from the river above Celilo Falls. The work of this survey is now In prog ress. It Is expected that the Board's re port will be submitted to Congress at its next session. "The expenditures on this work to June 20, 1902, amounted to $35,568.49. less $7500 refunded by the United States Circuit Court on account of condemnation pro ceedings in case of United States v. Seu fcrt Bros.' Company, and $1030.66, since re turned to the appropriation by the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company on ac- couat of the relinquishment by the United States of rights of way not needed for the canal and locks. "The amount expended up to the closo of the fiscal year ending June 30. 1903, less the amounts refunded as above, was" $41, 50G.9S. "The expenditures during the fiscal year were in connection with surveys at Five mile and Ten-mile Rapids, gauging tho flow of tho Columbia River, and making the various estimates for above-mentioned Board of Engineers." Canal at the Cascades. Work on the canal at the Cascades is approaching completion, the remaining work being in the nature of finishing touches on approaches and surroundings. General Gillespie's report shows: "The amount expended on original mod ified project up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903. was $3,773,187.80. "There has been a total of $3,778,000 ap propriated for this work. Tho amount estimated as required to complete the walls and place the grounds In good con dition was $229,260. thus making the -estimated total cost, $4,007,260. "The maximum draft that can be car ried through the locks at the close of the fiscal year Is about seven feet "The yearly rise in the Columbia takes place in May, June or July, and its usual height above extreme low water is about 40 feetr "The expenditures during the fiscal year havo been under contract with Hosea W. Taylor, and the work consisted in com pletion of the north' wall, the masonry stairway leading from the lock wall to the upper gate wall, raising the embankment separating the canal from the river, and finishing the slope pavement near the upper guard gate, thus completing all the projected work on the north side of the canal." Considerable mention is made of the upper Columbia "and Snake Rivers, refer ring to the 125 miles of the Columbia from Celilo to thenouth of Snake River and 221 miles of Snake River to Pittsburg Landing. Of this project the report says: "The Snake River, between Asotin and Pittsburg Landing, 76 miles, falls about seven feet to the mile at low-water stage. The channel in some places Is narrow and crooked and is obstructed by many rapids and rocks. A small, powerful and light draft steamboat has just been completed at Lewiston for the Eureka Mining, Smelting & Power Company, to run be tween Lewiston and the mouth of the Imnaha River. 52 miles above, to furnish transportation for copper mines being de veloped by It at the latter place. "No formal 'project for improving the two streams between Celilo and Pittsburg Landing has ever been adopted by Con gress. Appropriation for athe upper Co lumbia was made by act of June 10, 1872. "The Snake River lias been surveyed between Its mouth and the mouth of tho Imnaha River, that portion above Lewis ton being made in October, 1902, but a continuous survey of the Columbia be tween Celilo and the mouth of the Snake has never been authorized or made. "The expenditures to June 30, 1903, $293, 321.69, resulted in removing some of the worst obstructions to steamboat naviga tion between Celilo and Asotin and In the construction of several dikes to deflect and concentrate the flow over shoals. "The existing project approved by Con gress by act of June 13, 1902. provides for completing and maintaining tho Improve ment of the Snake River between Rlparia and Lewiston and for the Improvement of the Snake River between Lewiston and Pittsburg Landing. "The estimated cost of the project of improvement between Rlparia. and Lewis- THE SUNDAY ton is $23,000, with $3000 additional for maintenance for two years. "No estimate or detailed project had ever been made for the Improvement of the Snake above Lewiston before Con gress, by act of June 13, 1902, appropriat ing $25,000 for the Improvement between Lewiston and Pittsburg Landing. "A project for improvement between Lewiston and the mouth of the Imnaha which was based on survey made in Oc tober, 1902, was submitted on April 22. This project was approved by the Secre tary of War on May 29. 1503. Estimated cost $33,690. The aDDroved uroleet fnr J the Snake, therefore, now includes the river Detween Rlparia and Imnaha River, and also provides for the construction of a dredge to bo paid for from available funds, the survey between Imnaha River and Pittsburg Landing helng deferred un til further appropriations are made. "No expenditures have .yet been mado under the existing project except for the survey above mentioned and "for blasting out a tew of the obstructing rocks and for preparing plans for a self-propelling dredge for work both below and above Lewiston. Tillamook Bay. "The amount expended at Tillamook Bay on the work of existing project. up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, Is $S1.54L53. of which the sum of $13,7CS.16 was for maintenance of Improve ment "The maximum draft that can be car ried June 30, 1903, at mean low tide over the shoalest part of the loeallrv ltnrior Improvement is between three and four feet "While a channel of the projected depth has been obtained between TTnhnnvitiA and Tillamook, t will be necessary, in order to maintain it In good condition, to do some dredging on the shoals and at very crooked places in Hoquarten Slough", and. to repair and strengthen tho existing dikes by the addition to them of brush and stone. The available funds now on hand are being used in this direction." Until Congress by special enactment again recognizes Yaqulna Bay as a worthy site for Government work, the War Department will recommend no fur- tner appropriations. In his report. Gen eral Gillespie has this to say of Yaquina by way of review: "Tho amount expended on the existing project to' June 20, 1903, is $15,928.02. "The expenditures to date have restiltmi in completing the two jetties provided for by the original and modified projects, as stated above, and in removing the clusters of rocks in' the bar channel under the provision of the act of June 6, 1900, to a depth of 12 or 13 feet below mean low tide. "No work was carried on during tho past fiscal year, and the small expendi ture to June 30, 1903, was for properly caring for the Government plant used In the construction, of the jetties in past years. "The maximum draft that could ordi narily be carried during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, at mean low tide over tne snoalest part of the locality un der Improvement was about 13 feet The average range of the tide Is 5.9 feet Small steamboats can navigate Yaquina Bay and river to the head of tide, about 24 miles from Its mouth In the ocean." J. ho Sluslaw River, which has been ad versely reported upon by the special en gineer board, is in the same class as tho Yaquina project Reviewing past work at this locality. General Gillespie says: "The amount expended on the original project to June 20, 1903, $155,212.10. of which $3511.27 was 'or maintenance, was for the construction of about 4090 feet of the" north Jetty, which includes tramway upproacn, jza ieet long at the shore end of the Jetty, and for surveys of the bar and river. "This expenditure has resulted In some what checking the tendency of the bar channel to shift Its position as far north as often occurred before the work of im provement was commenced. No work has been done on the projected south jetty, as thft oriclnnl project provides that tho north jetty snail be constructed first, -at least in part "The expenditures during the fiscal year ending June SO. 1903, were for properly caring for the Government plant used in the construction or the north Jetty in past years and in making a survey of the bar and river as far up as Acme. "Vessels which cross the bar can ascend the river to a point a short distance above Florence, which Is about five miles from the entrance, and light-draft steam boats can navigate the river to the head of tide, about 15 miles above Florence. "The commerce of the SiusIaw River Is limited at present the country being thin ly settled. There Is much timber in the vicinity and lumber is the principal article of commerce at this time, and the indus try is growing. The ensuing year will witness the addition of a new sawmill and tug to the business of the river." Coos Bay. An appropriation of $60,000 has been asked for the continuation of work at Cocs Bay. Of this project the report says: "The existing project provides for ob taining and maintaining a channel iO feet deep at low tide through the ocean bar at the entrance to the bay by confining the entrance between two high-tide rui blostona Jetties, the north jetty to bo 9600 feet long and the south jetty 4200 foe long. 'The estimated total cost of the exist ing project, exclusive of the amount ex pended on the original project, is $2,466, 412.20. This project was approved by the Chief of Engineers September 23, 1890. The amount expended thereon up to the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, is $66S.429.63. of which $143,420.63 was for maintenance of Improvement "Tho expenditures on this improvement to date have resulted In the construction of the submerged Jetty near Fossil Point, under tho original project, and in com pleting tho 9600-foot north Jetty, running out to sea from the southern end of the north sand spit as provided for in the present project "Since the completion of the north Jetty a straight channel through the ocean bar has been maintained having ordinarily a least depth of from 18 to 22 feet at mean low tide. "Vessels which can cross the bar can pass up to Marshfield, the principal town on the bay, about 13 miles from the en trance, but when fully loaded are some what delayed by an obstructive shoal In the channel opposite" Pony Slough. The maximum draft that could be carried across the bar at nean low tide June 3o. 1903. is about IS feet The mean rise and fall of tide on Coos Bay bar is 4.8 feet "Tho expenditures during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903. were limited to car ing for the Government plant used in the work of construction in past years and the transplanting of about 62 acres of Hol land grass roots on the north spit. "A recommendation that the funds available bo withheld owing to tho rela tive small amount and to the fact that tho dopths contemplated by the project had been obtained and fairly well maln tained. was approved. "A recent examination showed but 17 feet depth on the crest of tho bar at mean lower low water. Should the shoaling which is thus hown not prove temporary or Increase, further work will soon be necessary. It is hoped this will not be the case. 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As head of the provisional government, after the overthrow of Queen Llluokalanl, and as Governor of the Territory of Ha waii after Its annexation to the United States, Governor Dole was recognized as one of the foremost figures in the Isl ands. He Is regarded as a man of great force of character and a lawyer of marked ability. His personal popularity among tho people of Hawaii has been attested to often. George R. Cartor is a long-time per sonal friend of the President, by whom ho is held in high esteem. It was at tho President's personal request that he ac cepted the position of Secretary of the territorial government. Mr. Carter was graduated at Harvard. He is now in this country for the purpose of floating $1,000,000 of Hawaiian bonds, authorized by the territorial government and ap proved by this Government. It is un derstood that the appointments were agreed upon at the meeting of the. Cab inet yesterday, although for reasons per sonal to the President they were not an nounced until today. Other Officials Will Resign. HONOLULU, Oct 2L On account of the change In the Governorship of tho Territory of Hawaii, announced today In a cable dispatch from Washington, stat ing that Secretary Carter would succeed Governor Dole, H. E. Cooper, superin tendent of the Department of Public Works, has tendered his resignation, to take effect immediately. The following officials will also offer their resignations: Ask Vour doctor 7 if Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cured his hard cold. J.C.AerCo., lowell, JCiss. NOVEMBER 1, 1903. Have a Sample Bottle years ago I -was so run down that .. J ,.. 1 Jl 1 "i" n " H . " rfcr-vyc Chief of Police. during the night. . " ... ' " """ lu w"""'uu citi uccji nolo io compounu. ine great money, liver and bladder remedy, Is so remarkably successful that a 5"S? "h - not already tried It may ha aStebotSrU A. G. Hawes, private secretary to the Governor: A. X. Kepoikal. Territorial Treasurer; J. H. Fisher. Auditor; A. T. Atkinson. Superintendent of Public In- structlon; E. S. Boyd, Commander of Public Lands; L. Andrews, Attorney-Gen- era. It Is not known which if any of these rsJjynaiions. -wjlbe accepted. WAY TO STOP POSTAL GRAFT. Auditor Favors Law to Fix Reason able Value on Services. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. In his annual report Henry E. Castle. Auditor ot thq .fosiom,ce, says the acsrrejrate transae- tlons of the postal service during the fiscal j today on a warrant sworn out bv a repre yoar 'were .0:6,731.403. as follows: Reve- sentatlve of the firm. It is alfegod that nues. $134,221,413; expenditures. $12S,7S4,4SS; he Is short in his accounts and the total amount of money orders issued, i amount is said to bo close to $20,000 SkS.S65.5S4; mone- orders paid, $364,S36,S33. ' Mr. Johnson Is nominally president of Mr. Castle then continues; , I the St Paul Distilling Company, which Presumably there Is a "double audit" became the property of the wisky trust, of all Governmental receipts and disburse- so-called, sweral years ago. Johnson de iuui.uj. uut merauy, unuer existing laws and conditions, 00 per cent-of the postal transactions can have no examination whatever In the postofflce. Less than 515O.O00.COO of the billion annual transac tions can have the shadow of a "double audit" As to claims for railway mail transpor tation aggregating about 540,000,000 a year, the report says the Auditor must rely wholly on tho bald statement of tho de partmental authorities that the amounts certified are due and payable. The" Auditor recommends that Congress amend the laws so as to provide when "any branch of the Government desires to use a patented article in the public service, some just method of deciding on the value of the article, based on cost of manufacture, reasonable profit and fair royalty, and that the same be fixed as the price to be paid therefor. The manu facturer would, doubtless, in all cases, bo willing to accopt the price thus estab lished. Ho would have no motive for offering bribes to any official for ap proving the salo. and tho Government would secure the desired Improvement at a minimum cost. If tho manufacturers should refuse the price established, pro vision might be made for Invalidating the patent as to articles required for the pub lic service." This recommendation is horw1 ,, K -ll J ! . . 7 ui u . . , b ti"IU"UI practices for which trials are now pending which in i almost every instance, the Auditor says, have occurred In the purchase of articles I vuvvicu uy jjtuuiiuj, mm ag io wnicn tne general principle prevailing in purchas lng Government supplies on competitive bids cannot be enforced. rRTEENAL HACHINE SENT HEE Armenians Still Have Designs on the Life of Boston Editor. BOSTON, Oct 31. An Infernal machine, addressed to Peter Kureghian. the editor of Young Armenia, was Intercepted by the' landlady of the house where the edi tor lives, and has been turned over to the police. The package containing the contrivance was left at Kureshlan's bouse, the police say, last evening by a man who from his description Is judged to bo an Ar menian. The woman was suspicious of the bundlo and summoned a policeman, who, on opening the package, found an appliance consisting of copper wires, a time clock and some- carbons, connected with a quantity of steel filings and gun powder. The clock was 'fixed to explodo at D o'clock, two hqfurs after It was left at the house. The police believe the receipt of the machine Is an outcome of the assassina tion In London. ISAID TO HAVE CONFESSED. Alleged Woman Embezzler impli cates Prominent New Yorker. NEW YORK, Oct 3L ilarie Layton. who was arrested a few weeks ago and pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement brought by officers of the United States Playing Card Company, Is reported to have made a complete confession, show ing sho diverted from the company's bank account 537,000 while acting during six years as confidential clerk In the New York office. The woman has turned 55000 FREE. I lacked strength had I sam- . H1' 11 .. 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She alleges the man got her to cash checks. anu in mat way she got rid of a good deal of thty monej. The remainder went I In Jitch' rms Miss J-ayton will be arraigned An Judtro Foster's Court Monday for sentenca -A strong plea for clemency will be made,' Shortage In Accounts Charged. ST. PATTT. Hot 31 TnTnno TV TTir. son. local agent of IL II. Shuffeld & Co.. the so-rnllffi tvhtw- tmot ...o o..,i nied emphatically that he had been cuiltv of any misappropriation. Asks Governor for Clemency. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct 31. Tom Horn, the stockmen's detective, who Is under sentence to be hanged November 20 next for the murder of WIlllo Ntckell, today appealed to tho Governor for commuta tion of his sentence to life Imprisonment Horn asserts his innocence and expresses confidence that within a few years It will be shown that somebody else com mitted the crime of which he was con victed. . at lUchman's house Just la time." "Oh!" ex claimed his wife, 'Is he as ill aa all that?" "Oh. no; but he was Just on the point er call ing in some other doctor." Phl.adophla Ledger IS YOUR STOMACH ON A STRIKE? There Is Nothing to Prevent You Em ploying a Substitute to Do Its Work. There is such a thing as forbearance ceasing to be a virtue even In the case of -..-- u...uw. j... .o "" 1UUll UUl that some stomachs will stand a great ripni mnm k-. on t.. ok., .i others, but they all have their limit, and when that limit is reached, the stomach must be reckoned -with as sure as fate. j. iie uesi. Tay, ana reany tne only effec tive way, to treat your stomach when it rebels is to employ a substitute to do Its work. This will give the weakened and worn-out organ an opportunity to reit and regain its strength and health. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets relieve the stomach of its work Ty taking up tho work and doing it Just as one set or shift of workmen relieves another. They ac tually digest the food In just the same manner and just the same time as the di gestive fluids of a sound stomach do. In fact, when dissolved In the stomach, they are digestive fluids, for they contain ex actly tho same constituents and elements as the gastric juice and other digestive fluids of the stomach. No matter what the condition of the stomach lg, their work Is just the same. They work in their own natural way, without regard to surrounding conditions. The stomach being thus relieved by Stu art's Dyspepsia Tablets, Is restored and renewed by Nature, and the rest of the human body does not suffer In the least by reason of its failure to perform Its work. A Wisconsin man says: "I suffered the pangs of dyspepsia for ten yoars. I tried every known ramady with Indifferent re sults, until I was told of the remarkable cures of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. I r bought r box, began taking them and for got I had a stomach. Three boxes cured me completely. I have had no trouble whatever for a year, and have an appetite like a harvest hand, and can eat anything that is set before without fear of bad re sults." i Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale by all druggists at 50c a box. The drug gist never fails to havo them In stock, be cause the demand for them is so great and so pronounced that he cannot afford to be without them. People whq. could not get them of one druggist would go to another, and would get In the habit of buying their other drugs there, as well as their Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Hundred Ifiousand Dollar Doctor Fee Paid by a Grateful Father to a Great Specialist. Interesting Cures Lof a Local A Specialist Attract AtSkntioj A wonderful, almost mlmontrm mi was that effected In the case of the daughter of P. Armour, the millionaire packer of Chicago. It has been heralded from ocean to ocean, by the press, as one of the many credits placed to the phy sician who limits his practice to one branch of medicine or surgery. Dr. Lorenz. the celebrated German spe cialist who treated this child, has com pleted his cure and returned to his home, taking with him the largest fee ever paid a specialist in this country. From infancy this child was a cripple, suffering with disease of the hip joint. Dr. Lorenz suecess in this case was en tirely due to the fact that he h'as de voted himself to the study of this single affliction of children. The case emphasizes the value of tho modern specialist. It is no wonder that the student giving hi3 entire life to the study of a single organ finally mastera it to such an extent that ho can absolute ly control, by scientific treatment, any dlsorder affecting that member. Another apt illustration of the extent to which the specialist has become Valuable is shown in a recent case which ,!as puz zled many able local phy.-icic.js, but was Dr. Talcotx, m. D. successfully treated by the well-known specialists. Dr. Talcott &. Co., 250 Alder street. The patient, a strong, robust man of 27 years, with every evidence of v'gor apparent in his face, had suffered from a complication of disorders produced by youthful dissipation, followea by stric ture, which had been pronounced cured by the family physician. Ke complained of general debility, backache, loss of memory, premature loss of vigor, specks floating before his eyes, bashfuiness. spermatorrhoea, and other unpleasant symptoms during sleep. He had diligent ly .sought the services of the best family doctors, and had treated for months, without receiving any apparent help, un til early this Fall a friend induced him to consult Dr. Talcott. The doctor Imme diately recognized his trouble as prosta torrhoea. associated with stricture, fjrom 1 Improper treatment,', which had been en- HW; Jvfeyfe1 -fey hii (of tr, r, formw modical proper trea-,4lt - airecieu towards tfW ,.;-. of hi irouDies. was immediate, tnd in six - - ttnc " weeks every symptom has disappeared. Another Interesting case is that of a baker CO years old. with a contracted dis order of seven years' standing.' He had used all his friends' prescriptions and been the rounds of all the doctors recom mended to him. He had denied himself all that goes to make life worth living. As this patient expressed himself: "I have taken medicine enough to float a &hip." Inspection of the canal uith the miniature electric light tube showed mi nute granulations, which Dr. Talcott im mediately remoyed, and in one treatment the man was cured. The doctor's elaborate ofllces at 2505 Alder street are crowded daily with men, eager for his advice and help, and none, no matter how poor, aro ever turned away helpless. With the rich and well-to-do patients ho Ms equally generous In his terms, cur ing eacn case before demanding or ask ing for a dollar for his services. Thso unable to call are taking advantage of the mails to consult him, and thus many are securing his services without leaving their homes. Dr. Talcott invites all suf ferers to consult him. either personally or by confidential letter, to which ho gives his personal attention. Address all communications Dr. F. L. Talcott & Co.. 230s- Alder street, Portland, Or. (marking them personal). 309 Washington St. WALNUTS New Crop Soft Shell English Walnuts. 15 cents pound. 15c best soft shell crop. 5c Pound v. Almonds, new Quart fresh roast peanuts. - 25c 3 Packagffi Condensed Mince Meat 25c Condensed'' Cream. 10c 3 Cans One pound package best Seeded Raisins, $1.00 Gallon can pure Maple Syrup. APPLES Fancy Belleflower Apples. 51.00 to L2o per box. $5.50 100-pound sack best Granulated Sugar. FEL BAD A Health Tsblsi at nlshf, Fn tho morning yast'IIfeI alidght A Laroe Sample Bottle Free Free To Introduce BALDWIN'S Wonderful HEALTH T A HI. E T . Positively cures Contpctlon. Rlf. lou.nco". Torpid JArer. Soar StomcH and ull Hcailcebeiu Orer 5.000.0W) sold last j ear. Prires bines away, exiles sickness, banishes Krumpiness. 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