FAIR ' BALL
Spokane Not as Easy as
Tacoma Players
ALL PLAY GOOD BALL
Crowd Satisfied With the Exhibi
; . K- tion The National
Leagues.
"," 'Northwest League v
- ESTKRDAY'S GAMES.
; i Port land 4; Spokane. 3. j
Tacotna, ; Seattle. 4.
count of rain. .
t ' STANDING OF THE CLUBS. "
: ; v Won. Lost. P. C.
Fltl ............ 45 30 -0fl
-Hutta . 41 SI .
; Portland .... ...37 37 .&)
V Helena 34 W '2
-Spokane
Tacoma SI
; c The first game of the Portland-Spokane
eerie played yesterday afternoon, was a
better exhibition of the national gamt
than has been witnessed on the Port:
land diamond since the departure of the
.- Helena, team.
- The somnolence which characterize
the play of the Webfooters last week,
: has given way to unusual strenuoslty.
All of the borne team, as well as Grim's
aggregation from the Falls City played
a spicy game and got all there was com-
. Ins to them, and In several Instances a
littles more. '
S Some of the decisions of Umpire Colgan
were not what they should have been.
Hia. work in general was better than it
had been for sever! games and the fact
: that he Is Improving kept the wrath "iff
. the fans from falling on him Jn vigorous
'".vvfwttt firnteftt. . . ..
" Pfester and Witbeck who done the
I pitching. - at times periortnea - oruuant
work. Whenever It fame to a bad place
- they were ' there with the goods and
lamed 4ut the batters.' ,
First InningMcLaughlin, Kelley and
- Elsey died on short order.
Muller went out on second on a base-'
.. hit by Van Buren. : Anderson hit a slow
grounder to second which settled Van
Ttyren, and the bail was fired back t
tirst in time to get Anderson.
, Second Donahue sent a fly to the left
. field which was taken in by Muller. Mc-
Kevitt made a first' on a grounder, and
Ferris went out oa a fly to Van Buren.'
Frary struck to third base, where the
ball, was neatly fielded and delivered to
first in time to do business with the
.runner.-;
; v Zelgler sent a fly to McDevltt In the
we -Want
your money !
This Is a plain, unvarnished statement. In . order to get it
we give you the greatest values in CLOTHINO and FUR
NISHINGS ever offered you. Not one item in our big store
t has escaped the chopping block. Prices have been reduced to '
a minimum. The prices below while the big sale lasts:
: Men's Suits
Men's All-Woo! Oregon-made Cheviot
in oiue and Drown sa.cn
eonts. high-cut vest; regular
5.85
; vuiue, tiu.uu now..
. Unly a fe .left of the $12 and 115
and 115
7.95
flien s suits: we may . De
f uble to Jit you with one of
f uiem; your choice or the wt
Men's J18 and S20 Suits, In
9.85
t blaek. clays, blue, serges,
Oxfords, meltons; all the go
Youths' Clothing
TOCNG MEN'S SUITS, ages 14 to 19,
brown cheviot, Oxfurd cheviot and
:! fancy mixed cheviot; spleti- i m
did WAV values: C'LliAK- M
ANCB PRICli
TOUNQ MEN'S SUITS, ail-Wool cas-
stmers and cheviots, regular
5.85
.7.5U' suits; -. CUKAKANC13
"i'KtCE
..Ten styles YOUNG MEN'S
-.SUITS, our regular Jltf val-
tie: CLEARANCE PK1CB..
6.35
STOUNO M EN'S St TITS, black
and
f White and fancy effects, reg'
!: 9.85
t. lar J 13.50 'values; CLKAtt
i ANCB PRICE
b Men's Trousers
Four lines of our great value 4 rm
12.60 trousers; CLEARANCE I xk
' PRICE , 1 eOtJ
.Ten linos $4.00 an& $4.$) wors- a 1 m
ted trousers; CLEARANCE A M
PRICE
VTV
MenV Shirts
Regular 60c and 75c
- Values...,. ...........
39c
Men's (Summer
Underwear
Regular 50c and 75o
, Values
39c
BELTS. BELTS BELTS
a5C" ' 30C 3SC "
' : ; WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD. JIT'S SO.
Moyer Clothing Co.
THIRD AND
right Held and went out. Weed made a
ground hit past first which was over
taken by Eisey and sent back iff Grim
who had made a run to assistThe ball
arrived too lute by a fraction of a sec
ond, and the runner was declared safe.
Harris made a safe hit fo right field,
which lot Weed to third. Delsel made a
fait and made first. Weed started for
the plate and made a score. From every
indication he was out. Frary toad caught
the ball and was sitting on the plate
when Weed, with a mighty slide, hit him
with the force of a pile-driver and knock
ed tire ball from his hand. Bhea hit a
grounder to McDevltt who made a good
throw to third base and put out Harris.
Third Pfeister made a one-bag tilt. Mc
Laughlin with a base on balls. Killy
went out on grounder to first nnd the
two men on bases moved up a bag. Rlts
sent a hot one to second base, where
McLaughlin was caught off his guard
and by a quick throw Pfeister was nulled
on third.
Muller went out on first. Van Buren
got to firs cn a hit to center Held. An
derson went out on first nnd let Van
Bim-o to' second. Zelgler then sent a
fly to left flelld and was out. '
Fourth Elsey made first on a grounder,
Donahue struck out and McKevltt and
Ferris died on first. .
Wejd hit to first and went out. Hnr
ris made a safe punt to first and Dei.se!
followed him with a base lilt. Bhea
made a good hit to left field and let In
Harris and Delsel. ' but sacrificed him
self on third. Muller struck out
-jtfifth Frary, Pfeister .and .McLaughlin
all died on first in short order, whlcti
gave the fans an opportunity to root.
Muller sent a two-bugger to left field.
Van Buren was hit by a ball and got
first. Anderson struck out. ZelRlcr hit
to right iield nnd Muller died in an at
tempt to reach .the home plate. .Harris
went out on first.
Sixth Kelly got first on a grounder
and Kelts made a lilt which let him to
third. Elsey hit a left field and Kelley
came In. Donahue struck out. McKev
ltt hit to second and Rclta'lcninw homo.
Ferris went out on a fly to Atitlers-jn.
Witbeck struck out and Delsel and
Shea died on flys.
Seventh Frary went out on a hot fly
to the pitcher. Pfeister on a fly tr n
set. McLaughlin went out on first.
The Portland hoys died tn two tlvs und
a first buse hit.
Eighth Kelley out on first. Utlts a
base on bails. Elsey out on u fly. Don
ahue, a safe hit for flrrt. McDevltt went
out oft first with two men on bases.
Zelgler and Harris both went out on
fiys to the left field. Harris fell down
on a punt to first,
Nineth Ferris wont out, on a two-bugger,
Frary retired1 on a fly. . Pfetnter
sent a ball to the center feld fenco and
made three bases, which let' Ferris In.
Kelly struck out. ; . A .i
i ? .j j PORTLAND ' '-
AB. R. H. PO. A. B
Muller, 1. f S O 1
2 0
3 0
12 2
0
0
2
7
1
Harris, 3b
Delsel, s.
Cunningham, r. f..
Witbeck, p
Totals 29
27 13
' i
Men's Jean Pants
Our regular $1.00 " Av
grades "''
Sweet, Orr & Co.'s Union- cr
made Corduroy Pants
Men's Garters
Heavy Elastic Web. patent
clasps; regular 2oc value;
now .........
15c
Boys Ironclad Hose
The best in the land; all sizes, 1 ft-
to 104
Boys' Caps
All 50o
39c
15c
Caps
All 25c
Caps
Suspenders
President Suspenders,, nil over IQ
EOc: suneial J?"
All 25o X
Suspenders ...... C
19c
Men's Neckwear
A full line of Tecks, Dand Bows,
Rows, Ties and Four-ln- I (
Hands, 25o and J5c values...
Strqw Hats
Every Straw Hat in the house in
cluded In this sale. ALL at HALF
PRICE.
Boys EOc Straw
Hats
25c
Boys' Khaki Norfolk Suits
The 11.60
1.15
Kind
Boys' Crash and Linen Suits,
Jackets and Knee Pants,
ages 8 to 16 years, $1.60 kind.
75c
Boys', Yestees
Prices will speak for themselves.
eevenu iuis vi vesiees uuncnea to
gether, at one price, sizes s
1.59
1 and $4
to 1 onty; k.mi ana .i values;
CLEARANCE fltlUiS
DOTS' VESTEES-All our $3 and $3
values bunched in one kit.
3.85
all sizes; . CLUARANC1
PRICE ,
BELTS , BELTS BELTS
30C ' .. 2SC. 3QC
OAK STREETS
Von-Hurea, c.tmio ff
Andersfti.2b .3..X. 4 0 0
Zeigler. cJ U.X..lr4 0 1
Weed, lb :. 4 11
6POKANE.
McLaughlin, c, f... 4
1 1 : 0
0 S 4
1 ' t
Kelly, s.
..4
1
Rits. 2b
..
.....
Elsey, c
Donuhue, 3b
McKevltt, r.
Ferris, 1. f....
Orim, lb
Quick, p
Frary .
Totals ... ,.
, X -'
0
0
"s:":
.84
7 , 24 15 3
SCORE BT INNINGS.
1 t $v4 5 8 7 8
Spokane 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 1 $
Portland JL 2 0;$ 0 9 0 0 4
SUMMARY.
Earned run Portland, V. Spokane, 1.
Ruses on balls-Off Quick, 2: off Wit
berk, 3.
Hit by pitcher Van Buren.
Struck out By Quick, 6; by Witbeck, 3.
Two-base hits Muller, Donahue, Fer
ris. -
Three-base hit McLaughlin.
Left on bases Portland, 6; Spokane, 8.
Sncrilice hUDetsel,' Kelly.
Stolen bases Harris, Elsey.
Double pluyo Kelly to Ueits o Grim;
Deiael to HHrrls.
Passed ball Van Duren. '
Wild pitch Quick. .-.
Time of (tame 1 hour and 40 mlnutos.
Umpire Colgnn. - '
Attendance 1200.
TACOMA WIN8 X GAME.
TACOMA, Aug. 12. The home .team
yesterday played a winning gameVwlth
Seattle. Hlckey was freely batted.
Score, 94.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Won Lost
P.C.
.733
.657
,628
.42
.467
.448
.394
.326
Pittsburg ...
Brooklyn ....
Ho.ston j
ClllcilKO
( inclnnutl ..
St. Louis ....
I'liiladelphla
New York . .
.7-
2S
...64
...47.
...40
...42
...43
...SI
...30
12
4K
53
b7
C2
YESTERDAY'S GAMES.
New York, 3; Cincinnati, I '
Brooklyn, 6; Chicago, 4.
PlttsburK. 0; hoston; 11. '
St. Louis, 12; Philadelphia, 9. -
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Won Lost
Chicago ,...5i 39
St. Louis :.50 39
Bi-stou .........61 44
Philadelphia ;.46 40
Clevelaml .,...
Vvashlngton 4H 60
Dwtrolt ,.t 49
BHltlmore 3H 66
YESTERDAY'S GAMES.
Cleveland, 6; Baltimore, 3. .
PC.
.671
.667
.587
.506
.481
.462
.443
RACES AT BUTTE. ' - ,
m.'TTE. Aug. U-Heeults, gt Buttet
Five and one-half furlongs, purse Mfr
I corn won, Dora I second, Great Mogul
thlrS; tlSK'. 1:04.
BIT and oiie-hulf furlongs, selling Call
I'ond v.-on, Miorlglna seoond, Avatar
third; time, -1:24. -
One. mile and three-sixteenths, selling
Goldone' won, The Gafllr second, Whale-
biu'k third: time, 2 :05'4.
Five furlonga, purse Byron Rose won,
SaiUam second, Virgil D, third; time,
1:02H. '
Six furlongs, purse Mlas Hemsen won,
Poie Leo second, May W. third;' time,
l:li.
Six and efie-half furlongs, selling
Prima won. Eastercard second, Ragna
rok II. third; time. 1:24. ; ,
Throe furlongs, purse Tommy Tucker
won, Gypsy D. second; John H. Carr
third; time. 0:S6.
MAY BE AN ACTOR. -Now
it is reported that James J. Jef
fries will take up the dramatic career
he abandoned two years ago, and as a
result of his recent victory In the ring
he la now entitled to a front place In the
This picture was taken while the body of-the great criminal -was lying upon a - stretcher in front of the
morgue at Daventport, Wash. , the day of his suicide, and is, used by kind permission of J. J. Delury, daler in
confectionery, fruits, cigar and tobaccos, 203 First street.' .The bandage on the leg and the bullet hole in the
eye are plainly discernable. No other photograph of the desperado was laken after his death.
list of the season's dramatic produc
tions. In this connection one is reminded of
the fact that John L.: Sullivan was about
the first of the better known fighters to
tako up the stage, and one of his earliest
managers was Georga W. ' Lederer. Mr.
Lederer relates some of his experiences
as manager of the great and only John
L., the most amusing of them being,
perhaps, the following:; . - ,
"It was the first time John I, ever
appeared on the stage, and we had or
ganized a combination of Vaudeville and
fistic talent to support hlm.V Wtfgave
out a challenge' to all fightersagree
Ing to hand over a certain swrant of
money to any one who could stand up
against Sullivan for.' thres 'or four
rounds. . . - '
'When we reached my native town,
Wi'kebarre? we found that tbe natives
bad been training a great big muscular
blacksmith of widespread, renown In the
fighting line. The blacksmith Insisted on
going up against - Sullivan at,fiur per
formance, and was permitted to carry out
his purpose; He started , -right oft by
banding Sullivan what ha afterward de
scribed a on of Um bardsat soak m
ver. received. It made the. big pugilist
angry, and he walked righfIown to the
fooillgbt and saM: 4 :i
" X,adle'jBi4 Gentlemen : It's- $1,000 to
a rotten- apple this sucker won't last a
minute.!: . . .
Then. JobB JU marched back and bit
the bla4Htsmttht; a couple of whacks, as
the result of which he didn't entirely
regain consciousness for four days. It
was one of the most laughable perform.
ances ji eve, saw Uiughable, that is,
from the point of view of everybody but
the blacksmith." I -
' ROASTS NAl'GHTO-VL .
Harry ' Buggerly, of the San Francisco
A CHAMPION
I1 ')!" """" 1 miuhwiiiibji hujii imimiii iiuoi iiji.i.inii,i.,Mi,inM (1,
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pi-" i
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' aini.--- - -s -a,Jtt- - .J,. --flaittiti'JWsj-r,",,iii II
. .' '3---, ' ' '" ' ,-"- vr ". a VJf-td
Chas. A. Blgney the high diver, viA the Jabour shovs, has a relcord.
of diving 130 feet into the Back Bay at Boston. Upon this he claims! the'
world's championship for high diving. He will be seen at the Elk's Tair,
making divea twice daily frc-m distances ranging from 75 to 85 feet into a
tank of water 6x8 feet in dimensions, and only five feet deep.
Bulletin, hands W. W. Naughton the fol
lowing in a recent Issue: '
"It Is perfectly' wonderful what a fine
hearing apparatus the good Lord sup-
piled Naughton with. It Is really as.
LAST PHOTOGRAPH OF TRACY.
tonishlng. Naughton was siting fully SO
feet, from where Pltsslmmons fell the
night of the fight and.be beard words
which Bob uttered that entirely escaped
Houseman and Slier, who had seata with
in eight feet of where the fight was end
ed. Both Slier and, Houseman' were re
porting th great battle for their papers
and were fully as desirous of sendlng all
the happenings away as Nautfhton.' They
had their eyes open and '' their ears
stretched to catch ' every ? detail, -but
strange sounds they heard none. Naugh
ton, like General Sheridan, 30 feet away,
caught words which, he is positive Fits
Simmons spoke. It la really tbe greatest
feat of long distance hearing on record.
Some fine night when the moon : is full
Naughton will hear noises In that direc
tion." : Never Gets Thernv
TownsyThey say he's subject to fits. .
Browne Rtdlculousl It" couldn't' be": 43
Towns Why notf t '
" Browne Why, man dear, he has all his
clothes mad In - London Philadelphia
Praaa..' ' . ,
Ia v . ;J'f - V ' v'V i i S I
CANADIANS . .:
GROW ANXIOUS
Devising : Schemes to
Fist Uncle Sam
V HALIFAX N. a Aug. 13. The quea-
tlon of ways, and means for successfully
meeting the ever-growing competition of
HIOH' DIVER.
I r
tbe United States Is to be exhaustively
discussed at the annual meeting of the
Canadian Manufacturers' Association,
which was. formally opened here today.
1 The convention la-a notable assembly of
business men, representing all branches
of commercial' activity of the Dominion,
Vancouver, -. Winnipeg, Montreal, Hamil
ton, Toronto . and other leading cities of
the country are represented and the Im
portance of the gatnerlng is Indicated y,i
the prominence of the speakers scheduled
tor tbe annual banquet, among the num
ber being several leading statesmen, fi
nanciers and heads of large Industrial
enterprises.
' Reports of the various officers : show
that the association is making encourag
ing progress. It is doing everything pos
sible to urge on the people of Canada a
pride. In their manufactures, ' and is en
deavoring to secure legislation which. It
is believed,- will materially assist Cana
dian industry. v , ,
DIVORCE ASKED FOR.
- Alice J. Bruce ih&a . begun an action
against George D. Bruce for jk" decree of
divorce on tbe grounds of desertion.- She
asks that a lot, In AJblna purchased by
her and conveyed to her husband with
out consideration be restored to her. .
' successfully fitted in otir Optical Department-should be sufficient guarantee to
'any -one needing optical attention, that it will pay them to give us a trial. , , ,
. AV a C. FELDENHEIMER. 1
CoraerThlrd4ui4l VVashlnston Streets Portland, Oregon
: ' AM0NG THE aUB WOMEN, '- :
The 'Forestry -Association of Portland,
of which Mrs. A: H. Breyman Is presi
dent, will hold its first meeting for the
year early In September. " It is hoped to
hold at least two. meetings In the woods
before the Winter ralnsXdrive thtem In
doors.1 The necessity for better Informa
tion on tree culture was keenly felt when
the 'cltyv dads", ordered ;th trees ; cut
down around . tha Plasa , block, and the
women protested against the act, but had
few suggestions to: make -: aa to how to
remedy what' they considered vandalism,.
But a few months rsluayoh, the subject
last year and by tnuch valuable data and
information i cotlectect by , Mrs! : 3. C.
Pritchard, - secretary of the association.
tha club Is -prepared to enter a, mors
Intelligent protest against the destruction
of the valuable trees of the. city. Mia
Lemon.' of Oakland, than whom there Is
no better authority on the subject of for
estry in the country) and Miss Myra
Dock, State Commissioner -of Forestry of
Pennsylvania, have rendered valuable as
sistance to 1 tne - Portland ' Assotlation.
Mrs. Breyman and Mrs.' Pritchard were
both delegates ta the Los Angeles con
vention, - where the subject was exhaust.
tvely treated,. Mrs. Lemon and Mrs. Mul
ford, another expert student of forestry.
gave Instructive talks, and. the Portland
women are expecting much valuable In
formation when he home delegates re
port at their next meeting.
Thev suggestion was-made at tha Lot
Angeles H-ennlal that the federation as
slst In some memorial to J. Sterling Mor
ton, the faster, of Arbor Day. Mr. Mor
ton's services cab hardly be appreciated
In this land of beautiful trees, but if.tn
club women woo are interested in forest
ry and civic, Improvement, but saved the
number'of trees that are- planted in less
favored, states every year on Arbor Day,
they would be rendering the same service
and carrying .out. the Intent of an insplr-
atlotl born by the,, barrenness, of a Ne
braska "home, aud ,whlclj has made beau
tiful hundreds of acnoal yarda gnd public
vines would be tha 'most' acceptable mem
orial club women comd preserve or rear
to the "Sage of Arbor Lodge."
Some pamphlets, "How to Start a Free
Library," prepared by. Mrs. Mary C.
Spencer, state librarian of Michigan,
have been received by the former chair
man of the stats, library committee, and
by her turned over to Mnu.M. A. Dalton.
451 Alder street, a. member of the present
library committee. . These little books
contain most valuable Information for
clubs thinking of starting a library, and
may be had by applying to Mrs. Dalton.
The, leghborhood CJubjOt La ..Grande
carii4d!:t4'.,pV,'r-r-ttm
trpr4aej61,t', in, teniujr, Wj" the
state 'last yew. ,Th'e , pHOi colors yellow
a'nd' white," bilqg. Interwoven jn most ar
tistic manner; Tne club Vy ear , was devot
ed to the tu(iy of Oregon, Wlstory, partic
ular attention being given, to that, of the
Grand Konde Valley. At each meeting a
special program . card , was made, .em
blematic of the subject of the day, and
were Valuable souvenirs, for tbe mem
bers ,to preserve. For example, on Indian
Day,' which was in charge of Mrs. Tur
ner Oliver and Mrs. W. A. Worstell, the
program was writ ted on .birch bark,
and pasted ' on the reverse side was a
photograph of the old squaw who is the
last living pupil of Marcus Whitman.
This Is an example for some of the larg
er clubs to emulate. ' A club loses noth
ing in work but gains much. In member-.
Wheat Growing Countries.
Some of the great wheat-growing coun
tries are scarcely ever referred to as
large raisers of this cereal simply be
cause, needing the grain at home, they ).
export very little. Italy,: Germany, and
Spain, for example,,; all grow far larger
quantities than Argentina or - Australia,
but we hear little about their wheat be
cause they consume practically all of It at
home. , . ,-' . "'-".'. ;,V :vi;
Much Is written abpat the wheat crop
of Argentina and Australia because they
are contributors to he general commerce
in wheat; though, as a rule, twelve coun
tries each produce more wheat than Aus
tralia and ten countries surpass Argentina
In annual yield. ;.--',,''.;
It would take' about all the wheat of
Australia to make " ', the macaroni ' that
Italy manufactures from her home wheat
supply wlth a "great '.surplus?; left for -I
bread. Argentina would have to increase
he """product about, fivefold to ..raise the
amount of Wheat grown In; France, Which
ranks third among the world's producers.
It is easy to forget that France is sur
Low Priced
, Dentistry . ,..1
Is iiot always the best
. dentistry; neither is high
priced dentistry always
the best;, but, other things
being equal, one prefers
.the . lower price. The
dental office that Is. busy
, every hour of -the day, as
ours Is, as a matter.-of
: course, can do work at a
' smaller ! profit than the
office that Is Infrequently1
. patronised. : ' Our patron-
; age is large
We - do work at lower
prices r than vyoil . are
asked' to pay Tor same
grade In other offices. - ;
'Dr.-W-4- Wise.
i WISE BROS., Dentists
set, soo, sio, an, n, stsPslHng Building, II peth Pbencst Or.- South sso-n Ol. )g.
cer. Third sne Washlngtoa atreats,' . 4pca evenings till 01 snaday, a tela.
W have an OPTICIAN' who baa
had 22 years of successful practice, '
who make TESTING EYES and
FITTING GLASSES his ' exclusive
business. The laree list Of croml-
heht Portland people who have been.
ship and good-fellowsnlp by paying more
attention to the material beauties of club
The proceedings of the late convention
ofthe Oregon Federation of Woman'
Clubs, which , was held in Portland tn,
April, . hove , been put in neat pan
phlet form, and may be had from Mrs;1
C. B. Wade, . Pendleton; Mrs. Sam' L
White, Baker City; Mrs, Samuel Elmore,
Astoria, or Mrs. 8. jjL Evans. Oswego. -
Some business women of New York?,
have organized ' a - hotel company, The"
first which Is now nearlng completion is
the Hotel . Martha, ' Washington, and la
located In a centra,' but fashionable part
of the city. So many rooms have been en
gaged that it has become" necessary to
reserve a certain number for out of town '
women guests. It Is In no sense a phll- '
anthroplc move,' and tbe financial sue
cess will be awaited before other hotel
are created. Tne - Martha Washington
will havk an - assembly room for cluba
and othAr womens meetings, and this'
class of guests will be specially catered '
tn. .. ... "
Mrs. Mlcall Dyer, of Boston, 1 known
to tha club wor'd la the most "clubbed"
woman in lt she being a member cf 27
clubs, and -when at conventions she
wears the Insignia and colors of all, look
as though she had ' received the decora
tions of all the crowned heads of Eu
rope. She was the one-time president of
,w- wtBrenClub where admlaslic;
to membership was the confession to be
lng "fifty years) young," This require
ment, however, is surpassed by the "8ev
enty Club," of Vermont,-whose members
must have reached the allotted .three
score years and ten, before being ad
mitted. Mrs, Dyer contends her clubs
keep her young, but many -club women
claim a woman can only be an acceptable
member of one club and do it and her
self Justice. - . , ' -
It Is a hopeful sign for "Darkest Rus
sia," when woman' ability begins to be
recognised aq is now rapidly being done.
The latest vocation opened to women ls
that of Insurance, the district adminis
tration of Moscow having decided to em
ploy women as well as men in their
fire insurance department. In St Peters
burg, a training school for female watch
makers Is In operation. -
Women are also employed on tbe Rl- '
azau cral railway aa station masters,
baggage inspectors and telegraph super-
I lntendents. '
. An organization which is rolling up to
wards the fifty thousand mark, Is that
of the Servant Girls Union. It has a
footing In a number of the large Eastern
cities, and bids fair, in a great measure,
to solve "the servant girl problem."
Its fundamental principle la i "pay byj
the hour." Many housketpers differ-as
to its results, but the consensus of opin
ion Is that it will tend to cooperatlva
housekeeping. i
A prise of $1000 is offered the women
students of the University of Pennsyl
vania by tbe American Woman's Table
at the soological (station at Naples. The
prize Is for the- best thesis on any scien
tific subject embodying results of Inde
pendent research. '
Mrs. Len Young, who was the second
resident of the Portland Womams club,
ut is now -on the staff of the University
of Moscow, Idaho, Is being welcomed
and entertained for a few weeks by heB
many Portland friends.
passed only by the United States and
Russia in wheat production, for her great
crop does not supply hep need and she 1
a wheat-buying country.
f Medicinal Vegetable,
Tomatoes rouse torpid liver.
Onions are a tonic for1 the nerves. .
Celery Is an acknowledged nerve tonic
Asparagus Is efficacious in kidney ail
ments. .
; Dandelions purify the blood and tone) .
up the system'. " ' '
Ordinary lima beans, some one has said,
are good to allay thirst. ,
Spinach has medicinal properties equal
to all blue pills ever made.
Potatoes should be eschewed by . those
who "have a horror of getting fat"
Lettuce has a. soothing, quieting effect
upon the nerves and la a remedy, for In
somnia. ;.,: . ';
Parsnips, it Is contended by scientists,
possess, almos the same virtues claimed)
for saVsapartlla. v.; -, ;.4-"-.'.."k -
4 v
that's why -
Dr. T. P. Wise,
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