SUNDAY OKEGONIA .PORTLAND, AUGTJST 6, 1905. 15 DRESSERS CHIFFONIERS BETWEEN SEASONS SALE 89 THINGS FOR THE KITCHEN CI Jt r A Dainty Dressers In golden oak. C OC fl 4M T" JU blrdseye maplo and mahogany JJJvU HOUSEHOLD CHINA We have pretty and useful patterns in china and glassware for the dining-room, kitchen and bed rooms. All these goods have been carefully bought, and in consequence are marked at prices that mean a saving to the housekeeper. Let us fill your china needs. EXAMPLES OF LOW PRICING IRON BEDS , No. 932 White and gold Iron Bed, ydth brass top rails at head and foot. Exactly like cut above. Heavy chills and solid joints. Eeg. $16, $12.50 Ho. 874 Lavender, pink and gold Iron Bed, with heavy tubing and high headpiece. A handsome bed at double the price. Eegular, 16. 00. $11.50 He. 9042 Ivory and gold iron and brass Bed. Ca thedral design, ydfh. high corner posts at head and foot.. Decorated in gold. Regular, 30.00 $21.50 No. 885 Blue and gold Iron Bed; scroll pattern, suit-able for nursery. Solid and substantial Reg ular $17.50 $12.50 No. 570 Blue and White Iron Bed, of light, grace ful pattern. White chills, decorated in gold. Reg ular, 11.00 $7.75 No. 95 Cream and gold Iron Bed. High headpiece and heavy corner posts, with lion head tops. Rosette chills with gold decorations. Regular, 9.00 $6.50 No. 18 White and gold Iron Bed, with hoop design in head and foot. Has heavy chills, with goli decoration. Regular, 8.00 $5.70 DINING TABLES No. 2874 Weathered oak Dining Table, like cut above. Round top and square taper legs. Top 44 inches, with six-foot extension. Reg ular, 27.50 $21.00 No. 287 Weathered oak Dining Tablo, same as cut, with squire top and square taper legs; 44-inch top, with six-foot extension. Regular 26.00, $19.50 No. 150 Weathered oak Pedestal Table, with 42-N inch top and 6-foot extension. Heavy pedestal, with scroll feet. Regular, 23.00 $17.50 No. 0315 Square top weathered oak Dining Table, with round pedestal and lion's head feet. Forty-five-inch top, with eight-foot extension. Regu lar, 37.50 $29.75 No. 182Vz Round top, quartered oak Dining Table, with round pedestal and Grecian base. All quarter-sawed and hand-polished; 48-inch top and 8-foot extension. Regular, 35.00 $28.50 No. 376l2 Round-top Dining Table, with French legs and claw feet. Beautifully polished top. All quarter-sawed. Forty-eight-inch top, with 8ifoot extension. Regular, 37.50 $31.00 No. 207 Quarter-sawed Dining Table, with square top and turned legs. Hand-polished throughout Forty-iive-inch top, with 6-foot extension. Regu lar, 19.50 $15.00 BUFFETS nd CARPETS . Good carpets well laid always give satisfaction. Carpet quality and neat workmanship go with every floor covering we lay "without a wrinkle" is our motto we live up to it, too. Our carpet department is on the second floor remember, we're always glabl to pull things down or out to show them to you. You're just as welcome to look as to buy. FURNITURE AND HOUSE FURNISHINGS August days are usu ally quiet days in home furnishing circles. But we don't want quiet days at any time of the year. So, then, we've ar ranged so there'll be no quiet August in THIS store. Listen: In brder that our vol ume of business for Aug ust be as great as the average for other months, we willl during August make make most unusual price induce ments. We won't cut out our profit entirely, but will share it with you; and you can rest assured that prices will be just as low as conservative mer chandising will permit. Of course, lines will be broken in short order in a trade movement like this, so we suggest that you call early while choosing is good. We can only detail a few bargains. Hundreds of others equally attractive. CONCERNING CREDIT Always remember that your credit -is good with us. We're glad to trust you and our terms are made to suit your conven ience. It is easy to furnish your home when you buy from us we carry most of the burden. We have everything for the kitchen, from spoons to bread-mixers. All sorts of pota and pans in metal and tinted granitewarcs. All the little contrivances that make cooking a pastime instead of a drudge. We'll supply your laundry needs. Watch- our kitch en special sales. f 1 J rft New patterns for men and Or A A BARGAINS SELECTED AT RANDOM PARLOR SETS jfo. 74 Pretty three-piece Parlor Set, with fine ma hogany finish. Spring seats, upholstered in fine Verona velour. Regular, 25.00 18.50 No. 1481 Two-piece Parlor Set of polished mahog any, upholstered in imported panne velvet. Hand rubbed and polished. Regular price, $45. 36.50 Ho. 79 Three-piece Parlor Set, in French design, with spring seats, covered with pretty Verona velour. Regular price, $27.60. 21.50 No. 7437 French design three-piece Parlor Set of hand-polished mahogany. Spring seats, covered with fine two-tone green- velours. A beauty for the price. Regular $62.50 $49.00 iq-0. 746 Medium-priced three-piece set of semi Oolonial design, upholstered in two-tone French velours. Regular price $35.00 ?26.o( No. 1641 Two-piece set, with graceful curved-slat backs and curved arms. Spring seats, covered in two-toned green. Regular, $55. 00... 43.50 COUCHES No. 6244 Handsome steel construction Couch, with tufted top and head built on oak frame. Covered in two-tone green velour. Regular, $37.50 2S.50 No. 6239 -Roll-edge head Couch, with oak frame and steel construction. Smooth top, covered in pretty two-toned green velvet Regular, $32.. 24.50 No. 6338 Oak frame Couch, with straight edge, tufted top and head, with steel construction. Cov ered in two-toned embossed velour.. Regular, $27.50 $21.50 No. 722 Velour Couch, with polished ash frame, smooth top and rolled and buttoned edge. Cov ered in pretty floral pattern velours. Regular, '$20.00 15.50 No. 45 Oak frame Couch, with hard edge; substan tial construction and nonbreakable springs. Up holstered in fine fancy velours. Regular, $14.60 10.50 No. 47 Velour Couch, with tufted head and top; deep fringe all around base. A great value for the money. Regular $10.50 8.75 DRAPERIES , New draperies never come amiss. There's always a place where you can hang fresh curtains or bright new portieres. Nothing helps more to ' 'freshen up" the home. We'd like you to see the dainty lace cur tains we're showing; the prices will please you immensely. FIRST AND TAYLOR STREETS r Slb.UU -o.keathCTri 550.00 mmi 11 11 " '" 11 - 11 tj FIRST AND TAYLOR STREETS MORRIS CHAIRS $9.50 Sfi WM,hered 0k "d S40.00 THE PACIFIC COAST TYPE Dr. John Madden, An Eastern Physician, -Writes in High Praise of Portland Men and Women. tfc ENVIRONMENTS develop distinctive, types. Heredity counts for much, but a constantly acting: environ ment modifies Inherited physical and mental characteristics, that of a fa vorable kind enlarging- and perfecting the type, while a vicious environment may extinguish the best traits of a good inheritance and produce a me diocre or degenerate society. Heredity is no inflexible thing. "Like father, like son," is true only when the young er generation Is subjected to the same external influences as the elder. Do mestic animals and plants are Im proved by improving the environment In which they live, and by weeding out the unpromising, degenerate speci mens. No student of men can visit the Pa cific Coast States without being con vinced that they have developed a dis tinctive civilization and a distinctive type of humanity. Compared with the average urban dweller of the Old "World, the Pacific Coast mantis im mensely superior; this superiority is still evident when comparison is made between him and the average man in the populous centers of the eastern part of our own country, but it is not so pronounced. Of the Old "World peo ples, England's civilization is the most nearly like our own, but the hard con ditions environing' the urban dweller of England are reflected in the type of man they aro enveloping. The cry of degeneracy there is no false alarm. England searched in her large cities in vain for recruits to send to Africa to fight the Boers. In Manchester, out of 11,000 who sought service in the army through the recruiting offices, 10,000 were rejected as physically unfit. They were narrow chested, without sufficient lung capacity and had bad hearts, hu man plants degenerated from the vig orous Anglo-Saxon stock bv lack of food, lack of sunlight and air, and the common vices of the great mass of dwellers in English cities, for Man chester's degeneracy was no more marked than was that of London. Leeds, Bristol and Liverpool. Eng land's social reformers are now busj establishing schools of physical cul ture to avoid the humiliation of hav ing a future war fought by her colo nial subjects, a wholly futile remedy unless some means are combined to im prove the environments of those whom they seek to rescue. American cities have their degener ate classes, but oiot all of America's physical degeneracy is a native prod uct. A good deal of It comes to us In the form of assisted Immigration. In fact, anyone who has given this mat ter sufficient attention can sometimes witness a cure, a regeneration of de generate stock. Parents of foreign birth, stunted in growth and of low intellectuality, come to favorable places in America and produce children of good stature, physique and high in telligence. ! If wo keep these things in mind. It. Is not difficult to account for the splendid men and women we see In the Pacific Coast states and elsewhere" in the "West. So great was the physical superiority of the Western soldiers who went to the Philippines over the white men they were accustomed to see that the natives won deringly Inquired if all the Americans were giants. The superior stature and weight of the Western man. however. Is no unsolvable puzzle. It is merely the result of favorable environment and an unconscious selective process. Here In the West there must be something In the atmosphere, in the cllmato and sol!, or In all put together, that stimulates the vegetative functions. Here the hazel-bush of the Eastern copse becomes a respect able tree, the Eastern -alder, a shrub an Inch or two In dkuneter. Is here a big tree, from which lumber Is made, and the redwoods, spruces, firs and cedars are of a size that amazes and delights the Eastern forest-lover. This line of reason ing Is really less fanciful than it seems, but this is no place to enter into a dis cussion of the Identity. In many particu lar, of plant and animal life, no place to enter Into an elaborate discussion of the scientific fact that plant and animal growth are often dependent upon common stimuli. The Western man's fine physique, how ever. Is dependent upon an environment containing more tangible forces than an Indefinite something In the way of an unproven stimulus. Nature is kind to him. The country gives him an abund ance of room to grow; a kindly, generous soli, and a climate free from the de pressing extremes of temperature. There Is no doubt, too, that an uncon scious selective process has been at work to give the Western man the advantages of a good heredity. It was by no means the least fittest to survive that crossed three thousand miles of a land of prairie, desert and mountain, with its population of hostile Indian tribes. Scarcely less courage was required of those who Jour neyed hither over twice or thrice a thous and leagues of water in ships the like of which often met with disaster. IndeedTt Oregon is at this moment celebrating the splendid hardihood of two such early pioneers. She could, no doubt, fittingly celebrate twice two thousand sturdy, de termined pathfinders of the Lewis and Clark kind, whose descendants are many of the splendid men and women now within her borders. Even when the Journey to the West was made comparatively easy, and In fact at the present time, the least desirable do not come here. Excepting to a few In the Northwest, not many Immigrants who come to the Atlantic seaboard cross the Mississippi, and those who go to pre determined localities In 'the Northwest rarely migrate farther. Moreover, the average man's Inclination to go far from his home Is not urgent. Ho clings to the place of his nativity tenaciously, pre ferring to bear the Ills he has rather than fly to others that may bo still more grievous. The timid and weak man does not migrate, the man of low mentality has not the initiative to break away from the place in which he has vegetated. Of course, adventurers flock to places where there seem to be great rewards for little enort, but these aro a negligible factor, so far as the making of a stable popula tion is concerned. It takes money, too. to travel far, and the very fact that a man has sufficient to enable him to make a journey of three thousand miles and establish a new home Is not Incompe tent evidence that he has In him the elements of survival. The cities of the West longest subjected to the influence of their favorable environ ing conditions ought to show the Western civilization in its best form, its greatest degree of perfection. Portland Is favored In this respect. Those who come from the East are at once Impressed by the fine physique of her men and women; ) and a closer acquaintance makes them speak of the high level of Intelligence of the whole community. Portland's -women arc probably not of a type that would inspire the .chisel of a Phidias. They aro larger, more muscular and massive than the type given us In the marbles of the old Greek master, but they are beautiful, nevertheless There Is no coarseness In their mosslvencas, no offensive masculinity of face or form, no largecoarso hands and feet, but of a size and strength to be in harmony with their generous stature and bulk. "Put the red hand round to what you think is my weight and I'll get my nickel back If your guess Is right," said a Portland young woman to an acquaintance. He looked at her critically for a mo ment, then put the red hand round to 182 pounds. She made a little pro test, as a woman who is sensitive upon the subject of her size might, do, but her nickel was promptly returned to her when she dropped it Into the slot. Her 5 feet 10 or 11 Inches Is tho stature of a well-formed, womanly fig ure. Every Portland woman does not. to be sure, weigh 182 pounds, but her average weight must be several pounds greater than that of her less well-developed sister of the East. Portland's women have beautiful complexions, probably the finest In the world. To the stranger who asks questions, they say it is the climate, but a complexion Is not wholly the re sult of a force acting from without (that is, a persistent complexion is not), nor, indeed, chiefly. There can be no fine complexion without vigorous health, and It la not unlikely that tho Portland woman is as much indebted to her pioneer ancestor as to the cli mate for her beautiful skin, as for her physique. The water Is probably a greater factor In the production of tho Portland woman's complexion than the climate, for Portland bathes In a water quits absolutely free fcrom all such substances as are found elsewhere in the best of potable waters. ! Mens wna in corpore sano Is pe culiarly exemplified In this magnificent people, for the Intellectual level Is as high as the physical. A visiting bishop in his .sermon of Sunday said that Port land offered facilities for education second to none In any community of Its size in the country, and those of us from the East who have come in contact with even the average citizen know that this was not merely a sop thrown to the possible vanity of a Portland audience, but a truth which Portland has recognized in a practical way. But there is something In the West, and especially in Portland, that no mere description of Its people can con vey. Cities have their personalities even as individuals have. Boston bends its stiff neck to a doubtful ancestry; New York worships fifty millions, roy alty and the latest human freak; Chi cago has no Ideals that do not bear the dollar mark, and human rights are as remote from her code of ethics as the farthest star is from the earth; Cincinnati and Milwaukee retire from business on an Income of two dollars a day to enter a heaven of pinocle and two glasses for five cents. Boston asks "who was his father?" New York, "what sort or stunt can he do?" Chicago, "how much Is he worth?" Cincinnati and Milwaukee "sprechen sfe Deutsch?" and on affirmative answer is attended by an invitation to take a glass of beer at your own expense." What aro Portland's distinctive Ideals? A lady from California said that Portland had all the culture of the Pacific Coast states. Perhaps the statement ought to be revised into say ing that she has greater culture than any other -community In the Pacific Coast states. Undoubtedly she has. and Just as certainly ,sho has as much us. or more, genuine culture than any other city of her size in the whole country. If she has an overweening ambition It is to be well thought of. A most charming hostess, she enter tains her guests lavishly and cordial ly, her geniality, is radiated from the smiling optimistic faces of every one of her sons and daughters; those not born to her but are hers by adoption, are devoted in their loyalty and oa for her, a most excellent testimonial of a stepmother's worth; she Is neat in her dress, clean and beautiful; she has a woman's desire to be loved, and is just a bit Jealous of the adventuress up on the Soundj whoa character she considers very unlike that of Caesar's wife. Ccrtwlnly a more virile, a handsomer. ; more intellectual and happier humanl- j ty than this of Portland, and a more delightful city, are not within the bounds of any other 3tate or any other ;ountry of the earth. DR. JOHN MADDEN. OIL IN POWELL VALLEY- Seepage on C. D. Candler's Farm Causes Great Excitement. Oil excitement has again broken out In Powell Valley, and a quantity of oily sub stance has been received In Portland from the farm of C. D. Chandler, who lives south of Gresham, of which a test is being made. It has the appearance of crude petroleum. What seemed to be oil was noticed floating on the surface of water flowing from a small spring which emp ties Into Deep Creek, which would burn when a lighted match was applied to it. It may be said that there are surface indications of oil in several places In Eastern Multnomah County, and seven years ago half the farms were bonded for 15 years by syndicates, but no real lnves- i m. i its i tigations were ever made. On the farm of James Menzles, on the Base Lino road, and on the farm of Dr. Miller, of Port land, near Troutdalo, there are constant flows of oil from the hillsides that will readily burn wnen touched with a lighted match. A Pennsylvania oil expert. George M: Coy, made-'cxamlnatlon of the indications and pronounced them reliable, but h said that he found shale. In which oil Is found, along tho Sandy River, extending southward for 100 miles. He thinks that there Is no doubt but oil may be found in Powell Valley at a depth of 1500 to 3X30 feet. .1 . J Second Crowd or Hoys on Ontinjj. The second lot of boys. 2S in number, ta be given an outing at Seavlew through the aid of the Juvenile Court officers, left for their destination yesterday on tho steamer T. J. Potter, in charge of Proba tion Officer Marion R. Johnson. They were a happy crowd, and cheered as they marched through the streets on their way to the steamer landing. The boys will remain in camp for ten days, and will visit scenes of Interest on Long Beach, including the lighthouse. Fort Canby ami the United States Llfesaving Station, near Ocean Park. Another party will follow at the end of the ten days. Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsical swellings, Brlght's disease, etc. Kidney and Urinary Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. Diseases of the Rectum Such as piles, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or confinement. Diseases of Men , niood DOison. gleet, stricture, unnatural losses, to- uotencv 7ztZEnndiired- No failure. Cure guaranteed. J""ccy tuiuUijEUiy wltn msht emissions, dreams, exhausting drains, basa- fulnebs, aversion to society, w,hlcu deprive you or your manhood. U.F1T iou FwD&AG M',rom excesses and strains have lost their MAXLY VOWEll- mcS DISEASES, Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urine. Glee? Stricture Enlarged Prostate, Sexual Debility, Varicocele, Hydrocele. Kld WuaAUvt&lcvi without MEltCUUV OH OTHEK POISONING DRUGS. Catarrh and rheumatism CXJllED. Dr Walker's methods are regular and scientific. Ha "uses no patent nos t trums or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical ' treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent free to all men who de scribe their trouble. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letter ' answered In plain envelope. Consultation freo and sacredly confidential. Call . on or address I DR. WALKER, 181 First Street Corner Yamhill, . Portland, Or