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many and different kinds of people, young and old. Small sums, weekly or:" monthly at the same as cash here, have the same purchasing power and yet need never cause you inconvenience. 4
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Suggestions From Our Furniture Department ; ;
; Couches, $7 to $20, combination writing desk and bookcases $18 to $55r dressing tables $10 to $20 Writing
cfesks for ladles $5 to $25, Roman chairs 31.20 to $6 Rockers all styles, all woods, all finishes upholstered or not $250
to, $28, Morris chairs $9 to $22, Parlor suits 517.50 to $40, divans Roman , chairs, (upholstered), corner chairs, easy
chairs, tabourettes, jardiniere stands, foot stools, music cabinets, etc. Alsofa complete line of dining room tables,
sideboards, buffets, china closets, hall racks, odd dressers and chiffoniers.; TERMS TO SUIT THE OCCASION.
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Jcouch cbvers;jdoor- mats,'' etc.' ' : ""' " 'l' A' I , . '; ' " ' ' : - i r ' ' ''i ; ' '
Ideas for Her ' What to Give Him " froni Our Mens Clothing Section :
Smoking jacket, hats,' shoe3, trunks, a nice umbrella, an overcoat, a new suit or what might be appreciated more than anything else a nice gold or silver watch, which can be bought
by paying a small deposit down and $1.03 a week. 1 j 'J v . 1 .
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What He "Can Select Her" (Wife, Sister, Sweetheart, Daughter) in Our LadiesV CloaK and Suit Store
Dress or walking skirts, tailor-made suits, coats, capes, wraps, velvet, flannel or cotton waists, petticoats, fur boas or collarettes, lace coll a rs, feather boas, shawls, etc. . . ,
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Smoking sets, shaving sets, military brushes, writing sets, dresser sets, photo holders, necktie cases, collar and cuff boxes, ash trays, umbrellas, lamps, clocks and last, but not least, a
line ofmusical instruments, consisting of banjos, mandolms, gmtars, vioUns, accordions and zimers, which we close out a - -
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CASTE CURSED INDIA
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K.AH TO tABOB ATTDXXVCZ.
Soaml Ram, an emlBsary in behalf of
the ('ante-cursed people of India, , was
introduced to a large audience at the
. Marquam Grand theatre yeslerday after
1 noon by Mayor Williams. Soaml Ram a
mission, to the United States is to raise
enough money to bring 20 or more Kng
, llah-Bpeak'lng and educated young
' Hindus to this country to learn the
American customs and keep them In In
dustrial schools for & year or two.
' Soaml Ram's voice broke down, sp
' patently before he was ready to cease
speaking, and he closed his address. He
sMdthnt .caste Is the greatest burden
that could be visited on any people. In
India one must forever remain In the
clans In which he is born. A tiger be
sets a tiger; a Hon, a Hon; a dog, a dog.
From -a flower comes a flower; from a
mango, a , mango. . And so on, ; from a
"merchant, a merchant; a warrior, a war
' rlor: a' laborer always a laborer in the
Hindu caste. This, he said. Is a great
handicap to th development of Industry
and commerce. A caste, no matter how,
' low, must not come In contact 'plth a'
foreigner; If he does he becomes an out
cst. Thin Is true of the lowest of the
low., iThe daughter of a public woman
must always be a public woman.' v ?
On account of caste the missionaries
cnt to India accomplish buta minimum
of good. They cannot mix with or1 go
among the people freely. The few
. Hindus they have converted to Chrls
tlanlty are ostracised by theirs fellow
countrymen and form a class dlsttntly
by themselves. The converts can do no
good; they ; cannot work1 among their
'; own people. . . " ,
' While the English government means
well, he said, and though It has pro
vided universities to teach the higher
classes, It has made no effort to break
down caste. If the customs of India
are abolished It must be through their
own people. AH reform ' comes from
within.. That this reform could be ac-
' compllshed shown by the fact , that
after the visit of a young Hindu mer
chant to the United States, where he
observed 4he equality of the people, and
after telling his people about It on his
return home, his caste, representing 10.
000 men, met and abolished child mar
riage, so that girls will be allowed to
, reach maturity before given In marriage
to men and boys. ' ' '
Soaml Ram says the spirit of Christ
; wns on earth thousands of years before
Christianity was known. He says it Is
' In tlio Hindu scriptures. '
COLUMBIA BIVEB SO TTYIWIX.
' The O. R. & N. advertising depart
ment thfs morning received advance
L .op-f .a-new Xlolumbla-rlvecJouveiUr
book; Many of the largest views, are
'' entirely new, an the character -of the
work Is good. The majority ot the cuts
wore f ujnlshed by the O. R. & N In Us
work of exploiting ithe Vscenlo features
of Jh state, and the book will be cir
culated by cvfrry news and train agent
of tho country. Among some of the
new views are scenes on the Columbia
Hid lu the local harbor.
A TRIP WITH
SLUM
WORKER
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CAFTAIH AVDZBSOH 07 TXB VOI.
TJirTEZBB TB1I.8 OF TKB STXAJT
OEB WHO OAKB1ED AND TKB
WOM AIT WHO WAWTED CHABITT,
though xAKnra a oood lxtxho.
"Not all appeals to us come from the
Ignorant and depraved," said Captain
Anderson of tha Volunteers of Amer
ica, today. ' "The other day I aided a
young man of refinement and education,
who came recently from Tacoma. where
his parents are of high standing. The
young man lost; more than 1260 In' a
gambling place In the north end, and
was utterly wretched. He Is now work
ing In the city and expects to regain
his losses by hard work. t (
t "Every day ragged men come to us
men with mere strings for shoes; men
with ragged coats, no vest and tattered,
shirts; men without hats; men with but
two garments; men with scarcely one.
Whether- they -are- worthy or.Jot, . thejj
must be aided if the great throng of af
flicted is to : have , confidence In out
preaching.':". -;J
"A day or so ago a woman of the
lowest das" came to me and asked me
to pray beBlde her dying sister In sin.
In a battered house on Uverett street I
found the woman, past middle age, and
a wreck from excesses. Abject poverty
showed Itself In every Inch, of r the
squalid room, and by the pallet of rags
three of us workers knelt and prayed.
The woman died while we were on our
knees. - - . '-., i;
. 'The Thanksgiving work brought out
many queer experiences. I received one
call for aid from ya man who in a note
said he was near death,' and his wife
Was suffering. I went with a box of
provisions to the number and found It
to be quite a respectable lodging-house.
I. had no uniform on, and no one could
have told my mission. At my ring a
well-dressed woman 'came to the door
and on questioning' her I found she was
the wife of the man ho had written
the note, and that she also was the
landlady of tha place. I also discovered
that she was making a good living and
wanted the provisions merely to save a
few dollars. When I told - her Who I
was she did not seem much taken back.
. " 'Oh yes, we can use the things very
nicely,' she -said, and was even angry
when I told her that only the Very poor
could be aided by our organisation."!.
In the opinion of Captain Anderson
there is a serious condition confronting
the city, and he believes that the vast
throng' of Idle men, that Is being dally
Increased by arriving crowds of penni
less tramps and laborers out of a Job,
la a real menace to the prosperity of the
city, and wlll before the summer sea
son comes, prove a huge burden on all
the forces of organized charity.
" "ALLURING ARRAY8. ,
Of btautjful ' pictures and novelties In
frames. New shapes, latest finishes of
Flemish and weathered oak, green and
burnished golds,, at Sanborn,: Vail &
Co.'s; 170 first street. Store open even
ings. 1 ' " .
b! b rich moistening box.
pproprlate
Holds BO and 100 cigars,
for smokers $2.60 to 16,
B.'B. RICH HOLIDAY CIGARS.
Clears make a proper present. Right
prices at any BB. Rich cigar store.
RIGHT OF WAY ;
SECURE SAYS LYTLE
XtAVD-OBABBXBS MAT BOB I.EQITI
MATB SETTIEBS OT A OHABCB
TO TAKE VT TABU, I.ABD8 OV THE
' ooixniBiA sovtxebb: bztzh-
SIOX, BUT CAJTT HTTBT THB UXB.
' President E. E. L-ytle 'of the Columbia
Southern this morning denied that the
road had any. trouble In securing Its
right of way, -w" 'l ''.:'''''--',' ?-("-'
"Wa hkve our right of way platted
for the entire 100 miles of tha exten
sion to Bend," said he. "It you notice
that map on the - wall there, you will
see that the secretary of the interior
approved the entire right of way last
July, and that no changes will be made
hoa hun nfflclHllv acted unon
may be positively assured. Of course, we
may in some cases pwijo m
way for a few hundred feet, but the
II.. Mm m afhnla haa Yln mantlMl Out.
We have no surveyors In the field look
ing .over, several routes. ;J?a.ianow
where we will go.'"".
- "Land-grabbers may rob legitimate
settlers of a chance at farm lands along
the company's right of , way, but this
cannpt be helped. - ' ""-'" . '
v "They are not Injuring us, as"we have
our right of way and we will hardly
make any fight .under tsuch ... circum
stances." . v; v, ...
) From reporta- at the offlces. of the
company, it is certain that the country
a.,,K n fihanlkn a Inn a- the Columbia
Southern extension, will be very mate
rially increased in value. Government
land down there is generally taaen up,
,v.. it ! m all awAaaihla. and before
a foot of track has been laid vast tracts
Of fine farming territory win jump irom
nothing to 26 an acre. The forerun
ners of the boom are In the country, and
various speculatlona - art being . ex
ploited, most of which have to do with
farm land schemes, but , the , town site
agent is not absent.
AT THE THEATRES
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. THB B ABBE'S XEW IBOEITUB. :
Miss 0a Waldrop, the Baker Stock
company's new Ingenue, made her debut
at the Baker theatre yesterday In the
opening performance of Hoyt's "A Mid
night Bell." Miss Waldr,op is a young
lady of wonderful cleverness and made
a distinct hit In, Mlnty In "The Dalryj
Farm," -recently at t(he1j4arquam,-arana.'
When that play dosed Its season she
was engaged by Manager Baker. Her
part Is that of "Dot." r'T-.
Her Impersonation la charmingly ar
tistic and In nothing more, than In the
fine, .restraint with which she outlines
and .colors the gradual development of
the character, under new- emotions and
environments without abrupt transitions
and displaying broadening, intelligence
without losing the infantile ( Innocence
that Is the basis of , the whoe, person-
.ajiur.or-i.JJ0L
A Midnight Bell" is one of tha most
pretentious and most successful produc
tion which the Baker company, has
given, i It requires much ' heavy Stage
setting and yesterday's performance was
far too long. It will probably be cut
down at tonight's bill, for tha stage
force will be more ; familiar with . the
scene shifting. ..,. -V- ". .
The play, la too well known to b re
viewed. It Is one of the very best of
Hoyt's comedies. . It will continue for
the rest of the week, and la well worth
a visit, : The character parts are handled
with; consummate skill and artistic abil
ity. " J" - . ,: : ,
"XEXAO KUi"
"Hello Bill" opened at Cordray'B yes
terday for a week'a, run and Is one of the
most laughable farce-comedies that has
billed at the popular Washington street
playhouse this season. It is built to a
great extent after" such fun-producers
as "Too Much Johnson" and "The Man
From Mexico" and there are laughs,
laughs, laughs from beginning to end.
It Is In the hands of really, clever people
and is produced with a skill that almost
disarms criticism of the piece Itself.
- Th play concerns an indiscretion on
the part of W. Fuller (J. D. Murphy) on
the eve of his marriage. He enters a
gambling house which is raided by the
police ana is let out on bail In time to
attend the ceremony. His friend Cut
ting endeavors to fix things and certainly
succeeds. The husband fears that he
will be compelled to serve 0 days in Jail
and a paper at hand contains a Washing
ton dispatch announcing the appointment
of W. Fuller to the position of lieutenant-colonel.
This he pretends means his
call, to the front and he leaves. .: In the
meantime the real army Fuller performs
wonderful feats of bravery in Cuba and
is promoted to a brigadier-generalship.
When - the - papers announce his return
the bogus army hero comes back from a
little sojourn In Jersey, and is received
With brass bands and a reception. --The
real General Fuller learns of the recep
tlon In his honor and turns up also.
Finally the bogus hero confesses bis se
cret to the real general and the latter
agrees to carry out the farce. ".
Kathleen' Clifford Is very, pretty and
vivacious and haa a good stage presence,
but she could improve her acting by a
clearer enunciation. . Half the time one
can scarcely understand what she says.
Arthur L. Cogllser made an Impressive
and thoroughly likable Gen, , W. Fuller
(ths real thing). Frank M. Kelly, as
C. Cutting, "the fixer; and W. Fuller, the
bogus general, carried the most of the
comedy. Echlln P. Gayer was excellent
as Dr. Hastings, the Englishman, i .
"A TBXT TO CHUTATOWB." v
Can you .Imagine- anything funnier
than a Hoyt performance? "A Trip to
Chinatown," one of the best farces that
playwright ever gave to the public will
be tbe New Tear week attraction at the
Empire, starting Sunday night next.
Jack Campbell the comedian, so long
Identified with the team of Smith and
Campbell, will be seen as Welland
Strong, and will be supported by a com
pany of Eastern artists under tha man
agement of Baylor and Miller, '
: "THB BOVariS 8BXEX BTSH." '
Klrke La Shelle is considering a spec
tacular metropolitan production of "The
Bonnie Brier Bush" in New York next
spring. If he carries out his plan the
place will- be the academy 1 of music,
where the successful Ian MacLaren play
would have' room to enjoy all the scenic
splendors of which It is capable. The
production , would differ from that now
pn the road only in the slse of the
scenes - and the -, increased' number of
minor characters,, r The principals will
remain the same, with J. H. Stoddart
still giving his remarkable stage picture
of the gentle and ' hard-headed Lachlan
Campbell, and Reuben Fax continuing
as- the philosophical, tippling Posty.
"The Bonnie Brier Bush" comes to the
Marquam Grand - for' five ' nights . com
mencing tomorrow night' with matinees
Xmas and Saturday. t
. . ST ABTOBJD ICVSIOIAirS.
; The Stanford Glee and Mandolin clubs
come to the Marquam .Grand theatre next
Monday night.
- The Glee club Is in good form, es
pecially ID the bass, and sang with
plenty of spirit and excellent attention
to shading and expression. .:. ' ''
Mr. Byrne, the raconteur, with his
smile that defies description, his clever
mimicry and dramatio power, and Bush
and Baker, the two funny men, have an
Infinite variety of good stories.
CXXI8TMAS SUBSET.
Sunset, published by the Southern
Pacific advertising department, , for
Christmas, Is out with two Esquimaux
babies for a cover design. A new feat
ure Js a series of four full-page color
plates of cowboy life at Christmas time
on the range. An unusual number of
good drawings are given, and Jlie pho
tographs are Interesting and artistic.
' B. B. RICH CIGAR CASES.
4 Leather cigar cases are appreciated.
Large variety at B. B. Rich cigar store.
B. B. RICH TOBACCO POUCHES.
We have 'em from 26 cents to II, At
any B. B. Rich cigar store. -
RHEUMATISM
Kidney, Stomaoh and STervovs Troablea
azw positively cured with Oil of Eden
and Sweet Spirits of Eden.
-. They ' are not oheap remedies, bat ia
expensive en res. $97 will bay tha lot.
Sold by all flrst-class druggists.
Completely cured after fifteen years
of suffering, and expected to be a cripple
for life. . - - '
Cal. Co-op. . Medical Co.,
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from the knee to the ankle badly bruised
from heavy hammer coming from tho
handle. I caught cold in it and had a
terrible leg, so bad that the leg was
cut open and some of the bone cut out.
The wound was closed and nealed, but I
suffered for fifteen years with severo
pains in the hip and ankle and was
Anally induced ttfuee Oil of Eden, which
I did, and can truthfully say the use of
Oil of Eden caused at least two teacup
fula of poisonous matter anfr corruption
to come to the surface through the pores
of the skin, and am completely cured.
I would suggest and insist in any one
using OU of Eden not to despair, but
to use it for a few days, and If the flesh
gets sore stop for two or three days ana
commence again and continue- in this
way until no more matter comes to the
surface. When this has been done the
disease -has been cured and the Oil of
Eden will have no mora effect on your
flesh than olive oil. '
Oil of Eden Is a most wonderful rem
edy and capable of benefiting and curing
thousands of people for what It is Teo
ommended. I can't speak enoughpralse
for It. and strongly recommend nrWTgtl
sufferers for. any dormant condition of
the body, such as Rheumatism, Wens,
Tumors. Goiters,, bruised, and hardened
spots, etc., . - '..
OEO. C. FOSTER.
Placervllle, Cal.. July IS. 1903.
Steel "Works, new offices ana shops
were heated and ventilated by the McPherson Com-
ptfny. TheyII be glad to show you. ' - 1 . " "
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