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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. ATJGTJST 27, .1905. 15 RUSSIANS TOO GA Officers Are Ejected From the Palace Hotel. TWO WOMEN WITH THEM ri Captain of Interned Lena Had Been Out on a Lark With Mrs. Smith and Her Compan ion, Miss Allyn. SAN rial.) - FRANCISCO. Aug. 25. (Spe Pardon, M'sieur, can I have that bottler "Certainly, sir: go as far as you Ilk v.ith It." Whereupon the former, a stranger peeing the night side of San Francisco life, picked up the ompty bottle and tried to throw It at the head of the Tuxedo-dressed, swarthy-complfexloned manager of a rear and large refreshment-room forming part of a saloon out on Market street opposite Seventh. There was a scuffle, and the bottle went wide of its mark. Four other strangers hurried from the scene of late mirth and noise in ordor to get away from possible trouble. Thoro was the music of swishing skirts as two of their companions almost ran out of the rear entrance on McAllister An hour later it was about 3 o clock this morning a quartet of persons looking very much like the 1 two men and women who had hurried cut of the Market-street saloon were ejected from the Palace Hotol for vio lating somo of the rules of that famed hostelry. The persons who were or dered out of the Palace were: Mrs Samuel Smith, of Moscow, Russia; Miss Allyn. of New York,. and Captains A. Glnther and S. Ratmanoff, of the Rus sian warship Lena, now held at Mare Island by the United States Govern ment. "When the Lena first came here to esipe pursuing Japanese warships nnd to seek repairs, she was In com mand of Captain Berllnsky. He be came sick several months ago and by permission of the Japanese govern ment and the late Secretary Hay, was permitted to return on parole to St. Petersburg. Frequently since their advent on the Coast, the officers have been guests at the Palace. August IS two women guests came to the hotel, who at once became ob jects of their solicitous courtesy. Mrs. Smith and Miss Allyn were these guests. Miss Allyn registered from New York and nothing 1s known of her beyond being the companion of Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith, on her arrival at the hotel, let It be known that she is the wife of Samuel Smith, the American Consular representative at Moscow, the old capital of Russia. There Is a Samuel Smith representing Uncle Sam in that olty. Soon after arriving the local Russian Consular people and the Lena's officers sent their cards to her. This convinced the Palace authorities that Mrs. Smith was what she repre- i-nted herself to be. Mrs. Smith and Miss Allyn soon had all the guests at the Palace Interested In them. They had plenty of fine clothes, and even what is better, knew how to wear them. Of all the Russians who sent their cards to Mm Smith, Glnther and Ratmanoff were the most. In fact, the only two who were attentive. Last Thursday afternoon the two of ficers arrived from Mare Island and be came the guests at the Palace. In the ccnlng they had a dinner engagement with Mrs. Smith and Miss Allyn. Th dinner was not served at the hotol. An automobile ride followed later on." The night was pleasant and the ride doubly so. Sightseeing has its manydiveraions, bo It is neither strange nor 1? it unusual for Palace guests so bent at night to ar rie back at a late hour. Once In the Palace, tney ran afoul of the night watchman' on the upper floors, who, al though unknown to fame. Is probably the largest salaried man of his class in this country- He Is said to have never made a mistake. It was he who ordered the four guests to leave the hotel. Protests and pleadings were deep and violent, but the3' had to pay their bills and depart, even if the hour was so un seemly. And the other Palace guests will not know why these four guests were not seen around the big caravansary yester day until they read of the episode which took place while they were asleep. The two women got their baggage from the Palace a little after 7 o'clock tonight and at 8:20 left on the north-bound Ore gon express. SHE WROTE THE "IRRIGATION ODE' JAPANESE EDITOR THROWS NEW LIGHT ON MONGOLS. A visitor of distinction In Portland during the past week has been Virginia Donagho McClurg, who wrote the "Irrigation Ode," which was sung by the great chorus from Utah. Mrs. McClurg is a Virginian by birth, but her home, for some years past, has been at Colorado Springs, Colo. Early in her married life, she resided for a time In Paris. While there, she was appointed delegate to the Congress of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Paris Exposition and delivered In French several lec tureson the prehistoric Indian races of America. As a result, she waa decorated by the French government with the Gold Palm and the title f "Officler de 1'Instructlon PuWlquc." Mrs. McClurg is an authority on certain branches of Indian lore. She is regent of the Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association, which alms to protect and presorve these wonderful ruins for scientific study ' for all time. There are branches of this organisation In each of the four states which contain remains of the cliff dwellers, viz: Colorado. Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. There is also a New York Chapter of which Mrs. Donald McLean Is a vice-president. Mrs. McClurg Is a corresponding member of the Brooklyn Institute, member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames, and of the Descendants of Colonial Governors. On her genuta as a poet, no oulogy need be written for those who have road her splen did Irrigation Ode. Too high meed of praise cannot be given this ode, for Its splendid diction, noble movement and wonderful word painting. This ode was written for the congress of two years ago, and won the prize In a contest In which CO competed. It was not sung last year when the congress convened, and when It was found that 510.0C0 would be needed to bring the Mormon chorus to Portland It seemed that the chancos of Its be ing heard at the Lewis and Clark Exposition were slight. But Senator Clark, of Montana, subscribed the first JKX for the fund, and the remaining amount was quickly raised. Mrs. McClurg's pooms have appeared in live Century Magazine, the Cosmopolitan and the Review of Reviews. She 1 the author of a volume ,qf . sonnets, caljjpd "Seven Sonnets of Sculpture." Portland clubwomen will have the opportunity to meet Mrs. McClurg tomorrow afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Breyman, Haasalo street. The genural public Is Invited, with the compliments of the Colorado Commission; to hear her lecture on prehistoric Indian races on Wednesday evening next at the Exposition Auditorium. before the Imperial country Is fully de veloped. The manner of construction and con trol of the Imperial Irrigation project is J peculiar to itself: It is not like a Gov ' eminent project; It differs from a Carey ' act project: It differs from every other Irrigation system In the United States. In some respects It is more complicated. but Its Intricacies are being done away with and a similar system Is being evolved. System or AVntcr Rights. In the Imperial Valley water does not attach to the land, the ownership of the land docs not carry with It the owner ship of the water. The water Is con trolled, practically owned, by the Califor nia Development Company, and Is sold by that concern to the settlers under a system of Us own. This company dug the canals, made the water filling, and car ried the water from the Colorado River into Imperial Vnlley. An associate com pany, but a separate and distinct organi zation the Imperial Land Company, con trols the work of colonization and sees to the development of the business Interests of Imperial Valley. The entire valley is laid off Into dls trlct. and in each district the land-owners have formed themselves Into mutual water companies, taking the number of the district in which their lands aro lo cated. When a man makes an entry In the Imperial Valley, ho buys stock In the Mutual Comoanr. one share for each acre entered, and this constitutes his water right, entitling him to enough water to ! cover his land to a depth of four feet each season. If he finds that amount necessary. The price of water stock Is gradually ad 1 vanclng. but can be had on easy terms j at from 126 to SCO an acre. Having ac quired his tend 'and purchased his water right, the settler is guaranteed aropic water each vear to properly Irrigate his homestead, but his water must be paid for earh year, according to the amount usea. 1 the California Development Company charging 50 cents per acre-foot, a fixed price- The Mutual Water Company bears the expense of distributing the water, col- 1 lectlng the pay from the landowners. This company also keeps the canais in good condition, at a cost of about 25 cents an acre per year. Three feet of water Is usually sufficient to each acre of land. making the annual cost of water to tne farmer about J1.7S an acre. This Is a con tinual expense, and must bo Incurred each year. ThiB, In brief. Is the metnoa Dy which water Is obtained under the Im perial project. Government Will "ot Buy. into existence Brawlcy. Imperial. Heber, wnere opportunity is given to acquire Calexlco and Holtvllle. Calexlco Is on 'anas rge quanuuva. the border line: directly across the line In If a man Is gong In largely for dairy- Mexico Is another city, really a contlnua- I ng or stockralslng, and portions or me tlon of Calexlco. which goes by the name ' ""i"' of Mexlcali. Each has its custom-house. ne is jusuueu m ujmhs.uij o-uavtc. been concluded the Interests of Japan and China will again clash. Our retention of Port Arthur will reopen the old wounds of the Chinese-Japanese war. True, China will be given her lost Province of Manchuria and will come into the posses sion of a valuable railway, but that man is foolish who believes that by this she will be satisfied. China Is ungrateful. American experience proves that. It was the United States which saved China from ruin after the march of the allied forces to Pekln In the Summor of but China has attempted to boycott Amorican goods because of lack of Intelligence of an Immigration officor. Japan Is llkoly to fare no better. v "China has already learned too much. She will learn no more, if Japan can prevent it. As we have said before. Japan plans for the establishment of a policy closely resembling the Amorican Monroe doctrine. She will prevent. If she can, the dismemberment of China and will protect Coroa. She will not attempt the restriction of trade. Every legitimate method of Increasing her commercial prosperity will be adopted, but she will not try to close Chinese ports. She is not looking for trouble with the nations of the West. She wishes to Uvc in peace with all the world and will do. so If other nations will permit her." GREAT IRRIGATED VALLEY BELOW LEVEL OF SEA Continued from Pace 13. Want China Held Bnck, Fearlnsr That With Modern Warfare She Would Crtinh Japnn. PORTSMOUTH. Aug. 2B. (Special.) "There is no country in the world which Japan fears so mucli as China." This is the remarkable statement made today by two Japanese newspaper men Editor Kaju Nakamura, of the New York Japanese-American Commercial Weekly, who has been quoted In these dispatches, and a man whose paper has commanded him to withhold his name In connection with any statements he may make to the American, press. Mr. Nakamura con 'nued: Japan could easily take for herself any Ci nese territory that she might desire. but It is her policy so far as possible to i t China alone, thus following the advk of Napoleon I. There Is grave dange that China will learn modern war fare, "he safety of the world demands that sh be kept In Ignorance as long as possible. Once Imbued with the fighting spirit of Tapan, which Is not impossible. f'T China Tien are not cowards, and in structed in latter-day methods of making war. the vry existence of China would constitute a Teal menace. "This yellov peril talk Is all nonsense. Do not think for a moment that Japan will ever teach China how to fight. What assuranc- would we " have that China would folow our leadership? What reason have we 'o believe that she would make common ciuse with us against all the powers? Evc.i if we desired thorn to Oo so. why is it n.)t Just as possible that, not forgetful of ild enmities, that the Chinese military would overrun Japan firt of all. crushing our people by the weight of numbers "The people who re so afraid that the white race might at. some time or other meet the yellow rac- in a war for -"supremacy of the world do not know the situation. Japan and China have nothing in common.- It is true that In this war Japan has been fighting for China as WANT B1GEL0W INSURANCE Creditors Claim Policies on Life of Defaulting Banker. MILWAUKEE. Wis., Aug. 2C Spe cial.) An order to show cause why Blge low's trustee should not be permitted to sol all of tne policies on the life of Blge low was Issued by Judge Quarles today. The order Is returnable September 12. About 20 policies in the hands of the trustee have a face value of $534.GG5. All are payable to Bigelow's estate. They are said by experts to have a cash value of 550,000. Several offers of slightly more than $50,000 have been received. A lively fight over the policies is expected, there being three claimants, the family of the embezzler, the trustee and the First Na tional Bank, to whom Blgelow assigned after his defalcation became public INDEPENDENTS IN COMBINE J?lve Pennsylvania Companies Unite With $5,00 0,000 Capital. PITTSBURG. Pa., Aug. 25. Stockhold ers of the Shoenbcrger Coal & Coke Com pany, of this city, at a meeting here to day approved plans for a merger with the Pennsylvania Manor Coal Company, the Pittsburgh Westmoreland Coal Company, the Hazel Kirk Coal Company and the Connellsvllle Coal & Coko Company, all Independent concerns. Meetings of the other companies will be held within the next ten days. The new combine will be capitalized at $5,000,000, and will have a total capacity of 2.000.000 tons annually. Shipments of coal will be made east and west. north extremity of the valloy, and 78 miles from the Colorado River. Today this salt is being scraped up by the car load, shipped to a refinery, and consti tutes an Important source of supply for the home market. So thorough was this washing that most of the aalt left by the evaporating sea has been concen trated In the sink, leaving little saline matter beneath the rich deposits of silt that line the rcat of the valley. River Now Irrigates Sea Bed. Today, the Colorado River, that cre ated the Colorado desert, or the Imperial Valley, Is being utilized In Its reclama tion. The waters which once freely flowed from the Colorado at certain sea sons over into the Imperial country now have to be diverted onto that vast tract. Fortunately, however, in times of Xre quont overflow, the waters of the Colo rado cut three channels down into the Imperial Valley, running towards the Salton Sink, and these old channels have recently been connected with the river by artificial canals, and have once more been brought Into use as conveyors of water. Five hundred thousand acres of land In the Imperial Valley in California, and half as much adjoining land across the International Voundary. have been laid off, and are being furnished with water from the Colorado River. Most of this land Is below sea level. The reclamation of the entire area has been undertaken by private capital and Is being pushed to a successful conclusion. Fiveyears ago the Imperial Valley was a vast desert waste, without water, with out settlement, without development of any kind. Today it gives Indications of what Is to come. Fully half of the land has passed Into private ownership, and Is under Irrigation, or is being brought under Irrigation, and the remaining lands are being taken up at a rate which in sures the ultimate development of the entire valley, but it may be many years A year ago there was talk of selling out the Imperial project to the United States, and having the work completed under the National irrigation law. Several reasons will prevent thl. In the first place the price asked, $3,000,000, was cdnsldered too high. and. secondly, the Government was averse to taking over a project Involving such international Questions as are at tached to the Imperial. The reclamation service was opposed to buying up a proj ect whose source of water supply ran for a miles through Mexico. It Is now un derstood on both skies that the Imperial project will not be acquired by the Gov ernment, but will be carried to completion by the Interests which Initiated It. And there Is every Indication that they will make the work a success In Its entirety. High water In the Colorado River this Spring wrought considerable damage to the headworks of the main canal. As a consequence, the rhcr for a time got be yond control, rushed Into the canal In, greater volume than was Intended, there was a surplus of water, with the result that there was an overflow Into the Salton Sink at the north end of tho valley. Some damage waa done to the canals, but this was readily repaired. For a time, how ever. It looked as If the whole Imperial project-might be doomed. Then It was that the Southern Pacific Railroad, which Is a large holder of lands In the Imperial Valley, under an old grant, came forward, mlvnncml tho irrigators S200.0CO in cash. and that money was promptly expended' In checking the rush of water Into the canal: what Is left will be used In bulld- Ine normanent and adequate headworks. which will prevent a recurrence of this damage. The flooding of the canals at no time endangered tho homos of settlers In tho valley: the main rush of water was confined to the canals and the old river beds, and the surplus flow ultimately found Its wny to the lowest point In the valley, far north of tho area, now under cultivation. Advantages nnd Drawbacks. The Imperial Valley offers tnany Induce ments to the settler, but It has Its draw. backs. While the climate and the soil are such as to Insure him two crops every year, he must go Into the valley knowing that he must labor under a hot sun. The tompcrature In Imperial often ranges from SO to 115 degrees; some days It goes higher, but It Is a dry heat, far different from the humid climate of the East. The men who have so far established them selves In the valley stand the heat; they don't seem to mind it. and, in fact, as shown by the weather bureau charts, the wet bulb temperature In Imperial seldom registers above 75 or S degrees. And we aro told by the weather experts that the wet bulb temperature Is the temperature we really feel. But Imperial Valley offers many things to offset Its high temperature. It offers a soil that has been demonstrated suit able for the cultivation of almost any crops from garden produce to dates, and even now. despite the fact tliat there aro a few light frosts In the Winter, some venturesome farmero have undertaken the ralrfng of oranges and other citrous fruits. The success of their experiment 5s yet to be demonstrated. Morcorer, the Colorado River, with Its enormous amount of silt. is. another boon to tho Imperial farmer. Government experts who have analyzed this water declare that each acre-foot contains commercial fertilizers having a market value of about $2.50. In other words, by turning thla water onto the lands, the farmer not only suppllos the necessary moisture, but at the same time applies all the fertilizer that Is required to keep the soil In first class condition. Several Thriving Towns. But the Imperial farmer has other ad vantages. Tho Southern Pacific Railroad .has built a branch line clear through the valley from a point on Its main line to the International boundary, and has al ready Installed one cross line. On this road five flourishing towns have sprung and the two combined, when the Southern Pacific further extends its line Into Mexi co, will form an important shipping point. Imperial Is the principal town in Impe rial Valley, and Is located In the very center of the Irrigated country. It start ed In 1&. and has developed with the country. It Ic more than a typical fron tier town; it has rather the appearance of a permanent settlement: its buildings are carefully constructed, its streets reg ularly laid off. It has Its newspaper, a National bank, with more than JTW.CCO deposits, and Is well equipped with stores, which supply almoet every need of the residents nnd three In the tributnry coun try. The Hotel Imperial would do credit to a city ten times as large and as old; It Is one of the best hostelries In Southern California. With Its telephone system, electric lights, water system, public schools and churches, the town of Impe rial has been established for all time; It is a city with a future. Tho town of Brawley, second In Impor tance and first to be reached on the rail road, is of the same substantial type, destined to develop as the valley becomes more thickly populated. Heber Is a new railroad and business center and" may be come the agricultural city of the valley, the center of agricultural activity and wealth The- surrounding country Is al ready improved by thrifty farmers. who make this their trading point. Holtvllle. to the east. Is yet a struggling town, but it has a hotel that would be. a credit to a town of 35.C00. The hotel has gone In In advance of the people, but the eastern end of the valley Is- rapidly settling up. and as It develops Holtvllle will grow with it. And. by the way. this hotel at Holtvllle can offer an attraction to Its guests not to bo round In any other hotel In the world. You can take your dinner on the first floor, below tho lovol of the sen; when you go up to your room and turn In for the night, you will sleep above sea levei. rioiivtue lies 13 feet below sea level: Imperial Is 62 feet below: Brawley. m rcet oeiow. From the veranda of the Holtvllle Hotel you can look off to the east, across the once dreaded Colorado desert, and see In tho distance a long, low line of what might be a bench of solid aalt. It Is the white sand that once formed the eastern shore of the Gulf of California in the ages past when the sea swept northward Into California. If you approach the sand. you win nnd the fliape of the ancient beach has been preserved: It takes but a slight stretch of the Imagination to sec the Gulf restored to its old domain, cov ering a country that Is now being studded with groat farms. The line of this beach can be traced for miles and miles, but no one follows It up: It's too hot on those white sands to travel far In a day: and there Is no water save what you carry with you. If. on the other hand, he intends to plant his lands In canteloupes. in or chards, -in table vegetables, he does not need 320 acres. If he can manage it. If he has the money to run it, let him take the largest tract obtainable; but for the poor man to take up 320 acres of this land is folly. Don't Take Too Much Land. The lands of Imperial Valley having been subject to entry under the public land laws, many of the first settlers have made desert entries, taking the maximum area. 320 acres. In most instances they have made a mistake. They have taken more than they can irrigate properly more than they need to make a handsome profit on their annual crops. But once they acquire the land and buy the water right, they have to buy at least one foot of water for each acre, and many of the misguided. Instead of clearing and devel oping their farms little by little, have made the error of attempting to Irrigate and cultivate the entire half section in tho first year. The result has been their work has been hurriedly and poorly done their Irrigation has been of the crudest form, and their results are not the best. But the men who have gone In and taken 40 or even SO-acre farms, and have In tclllgently applied themselves to only so much land as they can handle, arc meet ing with the utmost success. This Is problem that will work Itself out In time. The men who made a mistake at the out set now see their error, and In another season will get better results: but this Is the history of every irrigation district FOR FIFTY DOLLARS 'The Well Dressed Man" Finds, He Can Buy a Swell Out fit for Half a Hundred. Crop Thnt Grow There. It should have been said before that one of the chief attractions of Imperial Valley Is its early sooson. Fruit and egetables grown here ripen several weks in advance of the crops elsewhere in California. The Imperial farmer can sup ply the earliest market, can command the highest prices, and by the time other sections are getting their crops in the market, the Imperial crop wilt have been ; .uu3uiiicu. iuu lue l.li ill uu inci ting In his second planting. In this country a crop of wheat or barley can be sown In November and harvested In May, a second crop of Kaffir corn, MHo maize, millet or sorghum can then be planted and mature that same season. Wheat and barley, by the way. stand prominent In the list of crop that give quick return. Experience has demon strated that 45 bushels of wheat or 33 bushels of barley can be depended upon. If the farmer knows how to intelligently apply the water and put In his crop. Alfalfa la another, good, quick crop. If seeded In the Spring, four crops can be cut the first season, and after that, from six to eight crops each year. This rec ord can not be equaled anywhere else In the country. Sugar beets are coming Into the Imperial Valley, and negotiations are already under way for the erection of a sugar factory at Imperial, in ract. al most any crops can be grown, except ap ples and those fruits which will not stand frost. Conditions Summed Up. Summing up. there is this to be sakl for the Imperial Valley: If you want a farm with rich soil, wth an abundance of water, under a hot snn. and If you are willing to get out and dp a good day's work six times a week, sometimes seven; If you are willing to take this land under the conditions above stipulated, anu are willing: to pay $1.75 a year for water for each acre; lfyou want to raise the earli est crops that can be grown In the United States, at a point where they can be readily shipped to market over a great railroad, and if you don't mind living be neath the level of the sea (and there Is no danger in that) then come to the Im perial Valley. But if you are afraid of the heat. If you are afraid of hard work; if you don't want to undergo some of the hard ilis of the pioneer, but want a farm already developed and planted In crops, orchards and vineyards, this is not the place for you. Imperial has its at tractions; It has Its drawbacks. It will suit some; it will not suit all. But It has a great future In store, and It has made an excellent start. The Imperial Valley Is on the map to stay. H. J. B. I decided today to buy a new suit. My Summer suit was beginning to look Id and out of shape. I was tired of It, and it was tired of me. I looked around for the swellest place in town. I had heard that R. M. Gray was a clothing specialist. I looked in his window, and I saw things inai susxesiett uuuu oi iNew vorK. or When I went in and asked for th latest thing in clothing, they set out an array that made it a puzzle to tell what to pick. "Here is one of the finest things we have in the store." said Mr. Gray. hs he took out a double-breasted, brown plaid that demonstrated its cxelusivenes the moment I saw it reflected In the gla. That is one of our Clieaterftekl suits." he said. "If the front of the coat breaks or roils over inside of a year, come in and wo will give you a new suit. The Fit Around the Shoulders and the Collar. Turfmen in Jail for Contempt. NEW YORK. Aug. 2fi. John E. Madden, the Kentucky turfman, today was convict ed of criminal contempt of court, fined 1230 and sentenced to serve 30 days In the Raymond Street Jail In Brooklyn, for Ignoring a subpena of the Supreme Court of the state. Madden was summoned to appear bofore a Commissioner In Saratoga during the racing season there to be questioned In his wife's suit for divorce, but failed to respond. Xew Ileserve In Colorado. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-(SpeciaU-The President has signed the proclama tlon creating the Holy Cross forest res erve In Colorado with an area of ap proximately OtO.OCO acres. This reserve adjoins the Leadvlllc and Gunnison res erves and covers the headwaters of tho Grand River, for the protection of whose flow the forest Is Immensely valuable. I AH Nervous, Blood, Skin and I ! Private Diseases of Men SCROFULA A Disease We Inietit V t ua for herself, but after peace haj oa bond. Hay's Estate Worth $250,000. . WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. A petition by Mrs. Clara S. Hay. widow of the late Secretary John Hay. for the probate of Mr. Hay's will, has been filed in the Pro- bate Court. The petition states that Mr i Hay loft property, real and personal, to , the value of more than J2M.001 t Accused of Opium-Smoking. Arthur Sullivan was arrested last night by Patrolman Craddock in the Chinese Masonic Temple on Second street, charged with smoiving opium. He was released The tainted "blood of ancestors lays upon the shoulders of innocent off spring untold suffering- by transmitting to them, through the blood, that "blighting disease, Scrofula; for in nearly every instance the disease can be traced to some family blood trouble, or blood -kin marriage which is contrary to the laws of nature. Swelling, -ulcerating glands of the neck, catarrh, IflnrtS' Scrofula appeared on the head of my little Skin eruptions, white swell- dcWld &0riy 18 months old, and spread ing, hip disease and other pidly over her body. The disease next attacked deformities, with a wasting the eyes and we feared she would loe her sight, of the natural strength and It was then that we decided to try S. S. S. That vitalitv. are some of the ways medicine at once made a speedy and complete this miserable disease man- cure. She is now a young lady, and has never i s ifests itself. The poison had a sin ot the disease to return, transmitted through the S. 5th St, Salina, Kan. Stes. R. Bora blood pollutes and weakens that health-sustaining fluid and in place 'of its nutritive qualities fills the circulation with scrofulous matter and tubercular deposits, often resulting in consumption. A disease which has been in -the family blood for generations, perhaps, or at least since the birth of thexsuf- lerer, requires constitutional Treatment, o. ca. o. is the remedy best fitted for this. It cleanses the blood of all scrofulous and tuberculous poisons, make it rich and pure and under the tonic effects of this exeat blood medicine the general health im proves, the symptoms all pass away, there is a sure return to health, the dis ease is cured permanently while posterity is protected. Book on the blood and any advice wished, furnished by our physicians, without charge. THE XWWT 9PEG9FIC CO,, ATlAMfTA CAm sss Through our vast experience as specialists we arc able to make a full and early euro In these troubles In the majority of instances where the' or dinary practitioner falls to relieve. STOMACH. HEART, LI.VER, KIDNEY. BLADDER, THROAT AND NERVE TROUBLES are very quickly relieved and a permanent cure made In all curable cases. We frankly tell you If your case Is incurable. We will have no person's money except for benefits received. Dr. W. Norton Davis & Co. are an association of eminent physicians, experienced surgeons and expert specialists, with abundunt capital, established in 1SS9, for the purpose of treating ALL CURABLE .MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISEASES OF MEN. They will accept no case for treatment except certain that they can effect a cure, nor will they make any charge In case of failure. Dr. W. Norton Davis & Co. are undoubtedly the, greatest authorities on DISEASES OF 3IEN In the United States. They are the founders of the only system of treat ment which will, cure spermatorrhoea, Impotency and other forms of sex ual weakness with any degree of certainty. This Is a system oC home treatment which locally stimulates the prostate gjand. A similar method is now employed by nearly every specialist of note In America. THE REASON why "weak men" are frequently not cured is because the trouble Is com plicated with "diseases of the prostate gland" or with "urethral obstruc tion." Our treatment cures where others fall. "WE r.SE A CRAYON One-Fourth Slxe. made of medicated "cocoa butter," which dissolves reaully at the temper aturo of tho body. This easily passes tho smallest obstruction without pain. It heals the Inflammation and removes the congestion and swelling. The remedy reaches the weakened "seminal ducts." heals them and stops unnatural drains. In most cases internal medicine Is required also. Tne "crayon" is only used In complicated cases. Tne patient places it without any trouble at night by means of THE APPLICATOR One-Fourth Size. which Is made of hard rubber and Is similar to a syringe. Thus, without . any trouble whatever, the healing process goes- on while you sleep. This Is also the most successful method known of treating "Frequent and painful Urination of Men." We prescribe .for each Individual case, using many different formulas In crayons. If you have used a similar treatment, do not bo discouraged before you have consulted us. A personal Interview Is desirable, but If you can not call, write us, giving your symptoms In full. Our home treatment Is successful, even In complicated ensos. Strictest confidence observed. Plain envelopes used In all correspondence. Instruc tive book for men sent free, securely sealed. "WE GUARANTEE A CURE IN EVERY CASE WE UNDERTAKE OR CHARGE NO FEE. CONSULTATION FREE. All correspondence sacredly confidential. Office hours 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. and 7 to 3. Sundays and holidays. 19 A. M. to 12 M. ! DR. W. NORTON DAVIS & CO. Offices In Van-Noy Hotel, 52 Third street, corner Pine, Portland, Or. Note the fit around th collar. Pull that collar away, and it will drop right back again into place. "Note the shoulders. That is the verv latest thlnf? in shoulders, and a large part of the liang of a coat and its ap pearance is due to the shoulder shape. Those shoulders are shaped to stay shaped. There is no war vou cm them out of shape." Then he tried on the vest. It fitted the very first thing. He called his tailor .down to tak rouwr measurements, but whan I tried the trousers, the only thing the tailor found he could do was to shorten them. They fitted every other way as if made to order. They had little side straps to adjust the fit perfectly, and other details which are entirely unique. The fact is. this cloth ing of Gray's has all sorts of things about which makes It distinctive. Well. I was pretty well carried off niv feet by that first suit, but I wanted to see the others, too. They showed m blue serges and cheviots, ami some ele gant new mixed goods, especially adapted to business and traveling, and a swagger English walking- coat with long, wide skirt. I figured it was altogether too swagger for ordinary buginestg. but I asked the price. "Thirty dollars." "How much are those cheviete2" "Twenty-five and thirty." "And the first suit you showed me?" "Forty dollars." That would take the most of the fifty. but I decided to have the suit anyway, on the principle of Retting the best even if you don't have as much of It. Twelve Dollar Hats' and Three Dollar Ties. While the tailor was shortening the sleeves and trousors of the suit, and get ting It pressed. I proceeded to invest my remaining tn dollars. He showed me hats. "Here is one for twelve dollars." It was a beautiful, soft Stetson pearl gray. "That hat brought me a customer." said Mr. Gray. "A man saw it in the window, and came to the conclusion that store that coukl carry goods of that class must be the place to find the swell est things out, and he has been trading with us ever since. It is because people find out what we have, that the business ha grown so fast." I took a Derby for six dollars. It had a peculiarly soft and Beautiful nap. and a sort of an absorbent inner leather, that was particularly pleasant to the head. I noticed later In the evening when I put that hat down among the others at th Portland its texture and shape made It stand out with distinction. Hard to Resist These Temptations. "We sell distinctive things at this store. "All our clerks are polished gentlemen experts In matters of fashion." He showed me some ties. They were certainly ahead of anything I have run across. In both beauty and price. They cost two-fifty and three dollars each. I took one of the two-fifty kind, and then resisted the temptation to buy a four dollar Earl & Wilson shirt of pure Irish linen, compromising on a swell Manhattan, with cuffs attached, which completed the ruin of my fifty-dollar bill, leaving me still longing for tho things that Gray persisted In setting out as temptations. He showed me silk and fancy pajamas of most fascinating patterns, bewitched me with visions of silken underwear as high as eighteen dollars a suit, footwear which vied with the neckwear in beauty, brand new vests. In fancy patterns, and it was all I could do not to start spend ing another fifty-dollar bill, especially when he showed me some of those- close roll silk umbrellas with magnificent handles, which make a man want to carry one. even if it does cost him five to twelve dollars for the prlvelege. In the Reception Room I Tried It On. By this time my suit was ready, and I went Into a handsomely furnished re ception room to try It on. There was a writing table, a telephone, rocking chairs, and .a. full-length mirror quite a contract tp the little closets in which a man. usually tries on clothing. I put on my new suit and was im mensely delighted with it. With my new hat I felt myself one of the best-dressed men In town. "You seem to be doing a large business here." I remarked to Mr. Gray, as I was leaving. "Yes. we are. This is the dullest month in the year, but business has been so good today that I had hard work getting away to luncheon. Take those new ties, for Instance. We put them on exhibi tion in the middle of August. jus to show what was coming for the Fall. "We did not expect to sell them, but people came In the next day and bought dozens of them. Take our dress suits at sixty dollars, and our surtout overcoats at fifty the swellest dressers in Portland who have always patronized the tailors heretofore are coming In to buy these things of us, because they can't get these exclusive patterns and styles and little points of distinction anywhere else. JHE WELL-DRESSED MAN.