THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN,. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 16. 1900.
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THE BEST PRESENT
FOR CHRISTMAS
ONE OF OUR
MASTICATED BY SOUND TEETH
WILL PRODUCE THE BEST RESULTS
WITH BAD TEETH
DYSPEPSIA AND GLOOM
Your
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An aching tooth will drive away
spirit and substitute a-feeling impossible to de
scribe. . ' ....
The most serviceable Holiday present to mother,
sister, brother or dear friend would be some; expert
dental work, provided the' need it. ... .
Ifr-is something that will be appreciated" for a
lifetime. Gew-gaws are forgotten in. a few days.
Our work is the best, our treatment the gentlest,
and they will leave us with the true Holiday spirit.
DR. B. WRIGHT
Good Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate $5.00
Best Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate $8.00
DR. B. E. WRIGHT dentist
342 1-2 WASHINGTON STREET, CORNER SEVENTH
OFFICE HOURS : 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. 7:30 to 8:30 P. M. Sundays 9 to 1. Phone Main 2119
ELEVEN YEARS IN PORTLAND
LEVY TO BE LARGER
Assessor's Estimate Is 15.5
Mills in City Limits.
STATE TAX IS INCREASED
As a Result, Despite Higher Property
Valuation, Assessment of 14.8
Mills for 1906 AYillBo
Exceeded.
rROBlBUS TAX IXV1 FOB 1907.
Mills.
City of Portland 5.
County of Multnomah, Includ
ing road tax 8.276
School District No. 1 2.8
State of Oregon ' 2.
Tort of Portland .8
Ktata Schools 1.8
Library 125
Total 15. S
porting to come from the Chief of Police
of that city.
When the accused man's lodgings were
searched a quantity of goods, valued at
about $1000 and whlclu had been stolen
from various places, was recovered.
Schaffner is about 23 years of age, and
the police believe that he Is the scion of a
prominent Chicago family.
GETS HISTORICAL RELICS
According to a conservative estimate
made by County Assessor Slgler the
1907 tax levy In the city limits of Port
land will be 15.5 mills. The tax levy
fur 1906 was 14.8. The levy for next
year will bp on an assessed valuation
of $160,000,000, while the 1906 tax levy
was made on a . valuation of $130.
000.000. This estimate is made by Assessor
Slgrler after a careful investigation. He
does not believe that the levy will or
should run over 15.5 mills and hopes
:hat it can be kept down to 15. The
probable increase of the tax levy, in
face of a higher valuation, is due to
ihe Increased demand of the state,
which asks from the county of Multno
mah about $352,117 in taxes.
For 1906 the state tax was 1.4 mills,
but for 1907 it promises to be about 2
mills. This is due largely to the fact
that In 1906 no levy was made for ap
propriations to the amount of over
371,000 held up by the referendum on
the omnibus appropriation bill. The
Items of these appropriations must be
Included in the levy for 1907. The' levy
of 1916 was abnormally low and the
levy for 1907 will be abnormally 'high.
The city tax for 1906 was 6.2 mills,
while for 1907 Assessor Sigler thinks
1t will be but 5 mills, owing to the
increased valuation. The county' tax
for 1K06. Including the road tax, was
but 2.7 mills, while it is believed that
the levy soon to be made will be about
3.275 mills. A new county hospital is
planned and a great deal of macadam
road is to be made.
The state school tax for 1906 was 2.1
mills, while t'no new levy Is expected
to be about 1.8 mills.
The levy of the Port of Portland for
3 906 was eight-tenths of a mill, which
Is the same as the levy for the new
year decided upon at the meeting held
this week. The members of the School
Board estimate that their lovy will be
about 2.5 mills, which was the figure
for 1906. ' The County Court has de
rided to fix the tax levy for the sup
port of the public library at onc-pighth
of a mill. For 1906 it was one-tenth
of a mill.
"We liope to keep the tax levy for
1907 within 15 mills, but I hardly see
how we can do it," said Assessor Sig
ler yesterday afternoon. "After a care
ful and conservative estimate I figure
It at 15.5 mills. The state will prob
ably ask for six-tenths of a mill more
than In 1906. and that is where the in
crease comes In.
"I think the city .should be kept
down to 5 mills. For 1906 it was 6.2
mills. Owing to the increased valua
tion if my estimate holds good the city
will raise about $120,000 more in taxes
In 1937 than In 1906. This will give
$10,000 a month more for municipal
running expenses."
Historical Society Receives Interest
ing Material From Jamestown.
By the courtesy of Hon. Jefferson
Myers, president of the Oregon-Jamestown
Exposition Commission, the Ore
gon Historical Society has been placed
in possession of three highly interest
ing relics, one of which relates to the
earliest period of American history.
The most important is a brick which
was taken from the inside of the tower
of the old church, the only remaining
remnant of any of the buildings con
structed by the first white settlers
of America at Jamestown Island, Va.,
m 1607. This brick was removed from
Its bed and given to President Myers
in the presence of 15r. Lyon G. Tyler,
president of Williams and Mary Col
lege, of Virginia, AVIIIIam Leal, post
master of Jamestown. C. F. Stansbury,
correspondent of the New York World,
and F. S. Johnson. This ancient brick
Is somewhat larger than the kind in
common use today, it measuring 4x9x
2 inches, and its weight being five
pounds. It was hard burnt and is as
sound as it was when first placed in
the old church-tower almost 300 years
ao.
The second relic Is a piece of stone
from the Cornwallis Cave near York
town, which was visited by President
Myers. The history of this cave, as
gathered from thoBe familiar with the
i local history of Yorktown, is that it
was constructed by Lord Cornwallis
during the campaign which ended so
disastrously to him on October 19, 1781,
as a place of refuge from bonjbard
ment. The third relic is an exceedingly
well-executed photograph by the
Jamestown Official Photograph Corpo
ration of the old tower, which shows
that the structure is still 150 courses
of brick high, which would mean a
little more than S5 feet. ,
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XMAS GIFTS.
A Large'; Stock of Exclusive and
Unique Things.
We take pleasure in presenting most
exclusive designs in gold, silver, cop
per, brass, bronze.. gun . metal and
leather- novelties, smokers' sets, cigar
and cigarette boxes, tobacco jars. We
cannot give you the description, but
can confidently say that no other house
can show the styles that we do. ' We
import direct from European manu
facturers, giving ua from one to two
years advance In style. We have num
berless little articles and knick-knacks,
unique but useful and most ' moderate
in price. , SIG. SICHEL & CO.,
92 3d st. and our new shop 3d and
Washington ,st. . , .
Agents Garcia, Mi Hogar and-Lord
Baltimore cigars.
Other stores ask $15 for similar grades.
We have just received 200 of them
by express, especially for Christmas.
YES, we have RAINCOATS for BOYS
$5 to $10, f
and GIVE AWAY FOOTBALLS,
ROLLER SKATES and TOYS
with each Boy's Raincoat, Overcoat ..
or' Suit -we -sell.
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR
AD IT'S SO
THIRD
AND
OAK
Handy and handsome leather things
for travelers at ("Jill's. 3d and Alder.
TRAVELERS' CIGAR
Magazines, 92 Third and Our New
Shop, Third and Washington.
To hold 12, 25 or 50 cigars, very con
venient and attractive. We show many
styles suitable for holiday gifts. Sig
Sichel & Co, agents Garcia, Mi Hogar
and Lord Baltimore cigars.
JUSTRIGHT.
"Our Own Mixture," a perfect pipe
tobacco. Sig Sichel & Co. agents Ml
Hogar, Garcia and Lord Baltimore ci
MYDRIATICS
PATROLMAN PROVES THIEF
Caught in the Act of Breaking Into
Cigar Store.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13. Harry
Frrhaffner. a patrolman in the employ
of a local detective agency, was arrested
at an early hour this morning while
In the act of breaking into a cigar store
at Market and Front streets. Schaffner
came here from Chicago a month ago,
bearing a letter of recommendation pur-
We do not use Belladonna. Atropine or
other Mydriatic injurious drugs, all of
them, and belonging to a past stage in
the science of optics, as applied to eye
sight testing.
The use of such instruments as the
Skiascope, Retinascope, Ophthalmometer
and Phorometer reveals more clearly and
measures more accurately those errors
of vision and .muscular anomalies In the
locating of which "drops" are still used
to such a lamentable extent. By means
of these tests we obtain more accurate
and satisfactory results, also avoiding
much of the discomfort and after seri
ous danger to the patient.
Our efforts in this direction for some
years have amounted practically to an
educational crusade, which, we are glad
to say, has already borne fruit, as evi
denced by the large and increasing
number of physicians who now 6end us
their patients when they suspect Eye
Strain, "because," as they themselves ex
press It, "of the superior methods of our
examination."
Oregon Optical Co.
EyeMsit Specialists.
173 rourti ft, Y. M. C. A. Building.
;jjP Appreciative Christmas
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On the easiest possible terms, at prices that cannot be equaled
anywhere. Give something; to your friends that will be appre
ciated by them and last them a long: time. Buy them presents
that will last long-er than from one Christmas to another.
Furniture pieces are lasting: presents: they'll make home
cheerful and- artistic. We make easy payments.
We Will Sell Any Article in Our Store This Week On Payments Of
SI -.Dby:iri;" an d SI a Week
Avail Yourself of This Opportunity to Make Presents That Are Useful
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Combination Cases, from.
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Dining Tables, golden oak pedestal. . . .$22.50 up
Terms, $1 Down, $1 Week,
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Writing Desks $6.00 and up
$1.00 Down, 50c a Week.
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China Closets, golden oak, $17.50 and -up
' 3 ' Terms, $1 Down,' $1 a Week. .
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Open Evenings Until
Christmas
All Goods Held Until
'Christmas
We deliver all goods in
first-class condition
and
Guarantee absolute satis
faction or money
refunded
Buffets $22.50 and up
Terms, $1 Down, .f 1 a Week.
Reed Rockers .$5.00 and u
$1.00 Down, 50c a Week.
184-186 First
All the Credit You Want
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Furniture Co.
Dressers $14.00
All the Credit You Want , $1 Down, $1 a Week.