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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 0. 1908. ALONG LINE OF QUITO AND .S GUAYAQUIL ROAD IN EQUADOR The Maniuf act Mrer's-Sainniple Sale AT THE ' , . , ' V" o" . . .', , '""'ft 6 1 1 1 j P vt , . . , . ' -r ' r r ; vX.- I I wU.' , r 1 j IB V ' 4.y.. 1 II Furnishing 'Goods Samples It la almoat mrolbI to fully ) rrlb this array of Oenta rurnliitiln -Uooda KampUa. Tobla aftr tabl o? aaaonable merrhandiaa will be platad on aala M'ednraday tnorninv. reprcnt Ine: tha Ipiaa of avarr famoua ccnta' fur nlahtnc cooda houaa In tha country. Men's Sample Und'rwear Thouaanda of doiena men'a flearad blood-rlbbad knit and Una' lamb'a wool I'ndarwvar. Prlca: e for r'Cular 60o I'nderwwar. C for rKUlar 76o ITndrrwvar. ) for remilar $1.00 l'ndrwiar. t Sot regular ll.RO l'ndfraar. SO ror regular 15.00 rndrrwenr. fur the famoua ltc Eagle Collura. 0) STORE in 11 mm mt ' m Bl.UU 500 Men's Sample fiats tAl tha lata Iran Btylea Soft and Stiff Hli. many different blocka and ahadaa to aalect from. Prlcea 50. Sl.OO. S1.3S. S1.85. Valuea 11.10 to 11.00. 365 Boys'. Sample Suits Mothera, her la a chanoa to outfit tha boy for achool and tha winter and aava tha coat of a ault hnh .i... whr. Theaa aulta are all mad nt 1.00 for refular $1.(0 Boya' Butte. Bulta. BulU. . i 4 "V An Ecuadoran Scene. '' By John Barrett. Director of Bureau of Ecuador . American publics. has an area Re- of 116.000 lish. 33 German, 52 Cliilean and four French. - but not one carried the Am--ericaii flag-, although the distance from Panama la onlv U2 mll. Trie rltv ia fc,,,.. hl. . -nnnprvatlvel rapld,y be,ominK modern In every ro quare miles. This la a comjrvatiu it,t. a coaly an(J sclentlfC wat9r 8up. estimate, for tha vast reaches of the I ply system are now being undertaken. Amason valley to the east of the Andes hava never yet been thoroughly never yet been tnorougmy ex plored or, aurveyed, and consequently many leagues of land still (Unallotted to Colombia. Peru or Brazil may yet be Included within the boundary of Ecua dor. .Nevertheless, the republic with these dimensions ig twice the size of Michigan. As the schoolboy delights to learn, the name cornea from the ract f that the equator, passing across the country almost at the capital city of ruiitn , -tit th renuhile In two Darts. For tta size no country In the world reaent ,m more 1 varied surface than j Ecuador. Jt is truly the swusenanu oi the Andes, having also tne aisunci ad vantage of a long, fertile coast line which yields to man's energy all tha abundant products of the tropic, and. If tha mere traveler desirea something mora In mountains than perpetual enows he can find.. here a aerlee of act- Ivb volcanoes scarcely duplicated on earth. . These peaks are grand, awe In- spiring, but the valleys between tnem are entranclngly beautiful. The climate. too, is a perpetual spring, and it is a very unhappy .'person. Indeed, who can not find the temperature and atmos phere to suit within a few hours of any place In Ecuador. The population Is about 1,400,000, in- ' ClUaing ine native xnumim wnu iiui dwell among the river fastnesses east of the Cordilleras. Slavery was abol ished in 1862. and the negro never had the chance to become so firmly rooted here, so that the proportion of African . blood is a negligible quantity in the country. This population is settled chiefly In the plateaus and higher val leys or the interior, and at no great distance from Quito forma communl ties In cities, town or villages, the names of which are unknown to the average person in the United States, but wnere pastoral ana agricultural jiie is active, and where Is a gentle, humane ; culture and a productive energy well calculated to arouse our admiration, I cession nuwcv.r uuicicm jl iub. iiuiu vui i station on vwn. Can Ba Cultivated. Tn this Interior region are or can be cultivated all the products of the tem perate zone. Wheat, barley, rye, corn, potatoes, alfalfa and various fruits are grown with an astonishing ease arid fertility; cattle and sheep are raised the, year round. To these well known products may be added the cinchona tree or Peruvian bsrk, the location of the discovery of whlrtt is with reason able authority given to Ecuador. -The Indian name of. the tree is uulna-quina. whence we derive the term quinine. On the, lower mountain slonea and at a lesser elevation luxuriate the aeml- so that before the rami is finished Guvaqull will be as thoroughly drained and protected against water borne dis ease as is DOSRihle In nreaant arlentlflo conditions. Here also a new model mar ke is bolng completed, and' Instead of Deing a menace to the community, as market places are. it win h of the healthiest A sanitary commission has been ap pointed bV th rnvirnmuif unHor Ih. direction of the public and marine hos Pl'al service of the United States, so that the hygiene of the nlaro K controlled in svmnathv xtith ih. dUCt Of SUCh matters at Panama Tl city already has electric lighting In the principal thoroughfares, the wharves ana docks, and in thin Bithnrh. nrA i. is proposed to generate abundant power ! ajuiii tiie iiiiiuniflin arroams at t h a rrmt fni-i al,"ras onIy 60 miles away nAn I ' as " population of about m.- vuv, uui Lfie new ar.riviriaa win . w . n PUSh tills above the hnnHroH rh.i,,..,..! uiurn. Tho great factor In tha inAnatrini pension of Ecuador is the railway from Guayaquil to the capital of the repub lic Quito, which Is now brought with in lo hours of the coast. 290 miles by rail. Quito lies at an elevation of 9. SnO feet in a region of perpetual spring. This rallwav haa hiH a o. .... ? ful history. Tt h h A, V,. I - of many a government and manv an engineer to bind the two cities together by rapid transit, but the accomplish ment has been attained only within the hi .TifiN ,Now ra'"s re running, the schridul la in ?w, ...i. vi Drought Within tun nli. nr n-n.ki tnn - iS- An Important Line- .. This by no mean. .nH. .h. Art'r ,ile fIr8t Monday In October projections of the nation however An ! 1 second half-payments of taxes, on '"eeadVa't ' Ufdtv, c'Gn8l5f,rtlon o which half had been paid, will become the Brazilian frontier Th , n ,lr! nc,m,luem' Ten" per cent penalty will sn enormous rubber producing district I a,Ulh " that date' also Interest at the which at present has no nntint tni I rain of t nop ,... r. .v.. . - , ' ..1 IKIMIIIi XI. ,111 I HP REOPENS TOMORROW MORINIINO GREATER THAIN EVEf The stock-has been replenished and this week's opportunities surpass even those of the first days of the great sale. Remember this merchandise (all high grade drummers' samples) was purchased at 10 CENTS ON THp DOLLAR and is being dis posed of at prices that astound the most economical. . , v jlcuv arrivals lur ine neni St for special samples meti's plain and fancy, black and tan 25c Hose. r 45 for 80 dozen men's Negfigee sample Shirts; values to $2. S1.50 and f 2.50 for ladies' and gentlemen's fine silk Umbrellas, beautiful gold, sil ver and pearl handles; values $5 to $7.50. 39 for 100 dozen men's sample Underwear, silk, near-silk and balbriggans. medium and heavy weight; values to $2. fl.OO for men's sample heavy blue Shirts;' $2, $2.50 and $J values. 39 sample men's Negligee and Work Shirts, light and dark colors, also black sateen; values to $1.50. - 39 for Monarch Shirts, all sizes. . " Samples for the Men 342 Men's Sample Suits Kali Suits, all the very latest cuts and shades, including serge, blacks, grays, fancy worsteds, all well tailored. These ; 1- r ,. , suns uiciuuc some imcs irom tne leading manutacturers in America. $2.98 for sample Suits; regular $7.50 to $10 values. $4.98 for sample Suits, all sizes; regular $12.50 to $15 values. CJ7 02 or a" thc latest weaves and fabrics in men's Suits, 5 .iO all sizes; values $15 to $20. till Ofi for pick and clloice 01 sample Suits that bear the Extraordinary Announcement! Ten thousand samples from the importing firm of Brenner & Co. have just arrived and will be placed on sale with the other numerous bargains tomorrow morning. These articles consist of various ladies' goods, stamped linens, jjjllow cases, ladies' shawls, babiesScloaks and sacks, white and fancy waists, etc. , FOR THE LADIES: 25 for sample Stamped Tillow Cases, tapestry included; values to $1.50. 50 for sample ladies Waists, white and fancy cnlors; values to $5. 50, 75. SI. 00 and S60 for ladies' sample finest srlk, ice wool and crochet Shawls; values to $7.50. 25, 50 and T5 for babies' wool, and silk Sacks; values to $5. 214 Ladles' Sample Skirts Broadcloths, serges, clays, worsteds, Panamas and every make of cloth and weave of material all the latest rfitodels and the most beautiful colorings, all hand-tailored, all must be sold at less than the actual cost of-'matenal. S2.95 for sample Skirts, worth $4.95. S4.95 for sample Skirts, worth $9.50. S6.95 for sample Skirts, worth $12.50. $9.95 for sample Skirts, worth $17.50. 116 Ladies9 Sample Coats 4J1 OQ For ladies' fine black broadcloth Coats, all sizes: M.0 values to $7.50. dJO QQ For ladies' black beaver and broadcloth Coats, PJ70 beautifully trimmed and lined; regular $10 values. CC Qfi For '"dies' sample Coats, all styles: worth D.yO $12.50 to $15. QQ For sample Coats, latest New York styles, black, P7.70 blue, brown, tan and, in fact, most all colofs; full satin lined all through, elaborately finished; equal to the best $25 coat shown in any Portland store. 7,000 Pes. Ladles Sample Underwear Over 1,000 pieces ladies' sample Knit Underwear. 19 for retrular 50c values. 29 for regular 75c values. s 9 for regular $1.25 values. 69 for regular $1.75 values. Also ladies' Flannelette Gowns and Night Robes at the same prices. , labels of the world's best makers, all sires. make and styles; worth $25 to $32.50. 500 Pairs of Sample Shoes By actual count we have over 6.000 nlr of namnla nhn.. frnm the best makers of good shoes in the t'nited States, fnr men. wnmen and children all will be sold for nnsttlvelv onawhalf tha vhat or manoatonra. 6Qtf for choice of number of sample ladles' and chlldren"s Shoes, values to J2.50. i.OO for line or men s, women's and children's sample Dress nes, patents, calf and velours: many different ati-lea ai makes: all Dlled hlirh on the ba HI. OO for hundreds Of nnlrS of ttimnl. Shr.... fnr man nrncn a X chiklren; all lasts and leathers; values up to J2.60. k . -. . ....mfg- .yffB.. 1 ...I. 11 , 1- mi p...i. 1 ..1 ,. ..,.,.J.Mim.,iammrTr.nwi.v i.pai.,. ......... .. n. ,m i NEW w m HW OPERATIVE the tropical and completely tropical plants 1 ooacco win wen repay a more carerui cultivation; but coffee. Ivory, nuts. 1 te.r ana sugar are established rub- tural Industries. The arrest exnortina products of Ecuador, however, are ca cao, which furnishes what la known broad aa cocoa, and Panama hats made from "Toqullla straw. The timber re ' giona of the country are as yet ur.ez ploited, although the local demand Is steady and at times shipments are made Into the areas of Chile and Pern where lumber Is scarce. It is worthy of note that the first ocean craft ever built t!pon the west coast of South America was constructed at (JusyaauII. inn is taxing into account only one aude or fecuador s riches. There are the mineral aeposits or tne country, which nay one day place It second only to Colombia and Bolivia. Gold haa alwavs been found In abundance, and one pro'v- : Inea etf the republic la named "Oro" be cause) of the number of the mines once , located and worked there. But besides gold, quicksilver is found. It too having riven a name to a city and district. Platinum, Iron, copper and lead are known to exist, and sulphur, found In quantities In one district nn the main land, is still more abundant on the Ga! - apagoa islands. ' Calaf Seaport. ' The chief eem port for the nation is the city of Guyaqull. on the Guvaa river, the longest navigable stream on the .Pacific side of South America In one year Its steamers, with a regis tered tonnage of over SaO.nto tons en tered the harbor; of theo 95 were Eng- Aiioiner lmnnrrnnt An Is for a road from Hiila-m a th Cvll A Vfl mill nnJ - .. I n-, aa , . anu wuuu """) mues south of Cuenca, in i and the third largest cltv. Thla la nfi particular interest to Amerlnna ha- 1 cause it represents a exeat nnir lA h ' Pan-American rail north from Quito another 90 miles tn Ibarra be surveved anH 1 Ecuador will have done her share In Y't"rfVhen "V" rout" om 'New York to Buenos Ay res. ; it is a matter of nride tho. th. try furnishes one-fifth of tha consumed In thf world, and undoubtedly I uie amount -will steadily Incrense frnm y?nU 5'e( b"use this product Is one of the lucky few In which supply has hard work keeping abreast of the de mand while the soil of Ecuador seems peculiarly well suited for the cacao tree It is est mated that in the vallevs near Guayaquil there are - 6.000 plantations contnlnlng 61,000,000 trees There is great opportunity here for the Immi grant who desires to live a subtropical existence. But no one need think that cocoa alone or the products of the coast country are the only attractions for the settler The plateaus and the for ests of the unland off.r m.min.o.i opportunities for future development vnnamons nave hitherto hen too little known, however, to stimulate stt,rlv t the country as It deserves. It is for this reason larrely that Kcuadnr In tends in the summer of 190it to hold In Quito a national exposition. The oc casion will be the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the rls ng for Independence In South Amer ica. Ecuador takes pride In the far that on August 10. 1S09. In rinUr, -.. punded one of the first notes for' con tinental and national llhert,- ar. .1.1. exposition will be a fitting m'emorlal'of L- hP,T?re!,.7. Tade 1urint the centurv Kxhibits will be made not only of his torical and artistic feati.r.. ' ...... " ". national Interest, but. also of the Tore- siai pajuorai. agricultural, mining, rail road and fishery resources of the coun try. When It Is considered that bv that time Quit will be within 12 days Vldi of Np Orleans, and as pleasant a trln as can be Imagined for the traveler In tent upon beautiful sights and charm ing experiences, he will he wise who re members the hospitable republic of Ecuador. last Monday In April. Therefore those who do not settle at the tax collection department of the sheriffs office on second payments on or before October 6 will have approximately 16 per cent additional to pay In penalty and'lnter eat. , After the .same date the sheriff will be prepared to Issue tax certificates on all unpaid real estate whenever anyone appears and offers to pay the taxes, penalty and Interest. The person who receives this certificate will he entitled to a deed three years from the date of the first delinquency, in April, If the property Is not sooner redeemed. If the owner nppfars to redeem it he must pay 15 per cent Interest on all sums expended by the man who takes the tax certificate Thene provisions, enacted by the last session of the legislature, but now ef fective for the first time, are Intended to discourage the non-payment of taxes by imposing heavy expense on the man who falls to pay and holding out larger bait to anyone who is willing to nav the amounts due the state. Fifteen per cent interest on the outlay insures a good return. If the Dronertv is redeemed. and If not redeemed the holder of the certificate gets the land Itself at the end of three years. .his petition that In 1906 he made an as signment in favor of his creditors of everytning ne had and that enough was realized to satisfy claims amounting iu .n.ajir.jj. 1 nis was divided pro rata among me creauors. MaJloy Bankrupt. T. J. Malloy has( filed In the Trnlted States circuit court a petition to be adjudged bankrupt. He owes $12,398.72 and the assets are nil. He states in SUIT INVOLVES VALUABLE ACREAGE Fifteen thousand acres of timber land in Clackamas county are Involved In a suit begun In the circuit court by W. F. Burney against A. "Nenpach, Kate. M. Neppach and Harry NlcTiolai. Burney formerly was owner of the renter nor. tion of the tmct, but later disposed of It. It appears that he then made a contract with Neppach to regain the land. The profits of the transaction. It Is alleged, were to be divided between Burney and Neppach. Burney wanta an accounting of their affairs, asks that the land be sold and that the partnership be dis solved. Nlcholai is Interested Tn aavemi sections of the property. The complaint in mo mm ib uns or ine most volumin ous ever filed in the circuit court and forecasts a great amount of work for the lawyers. For telephoning from a movlnr train an lowan has patented a device con sisting of a metal bar hung close to the track from n locomotive 4.nH.. coming in contact with standards aet 111 ine lies. Your Physician and Your Common Sense Recommend the Use of Pure Beer FUEL COMPANY. ASKS CITY TO AID EMPLOYE INJURED FOR LIFE RY acase of GAMBRINUS for your health's sake. Drink one or two glasses of it cool and sparkling full of life and enercr with each meal take a glass Of it on retiring note how much you enjoy both your food and your rest by,the time the case is gone. Don't say you can't drink beer. Of. course you can't really like the ordinary beers. But a smooth, mild, pleasant-tasting beverage like GAMBRINUS any one can drink that. E see to it that GAMBRINUS is always the same every detail of the making of this famous brew must always come up to our rigid standard of perfection. Thorough aging, best of ingre dients, purest water, absolute cleanliness our vigi lance to keep up the GAMBRINUS standard on these points never relaxes. That's why it has been The Favorite Family Beer of Portland for Over Thirty-one Years Mayor Lane has sent to the council a romoMJoicatlo with the correspond ence regarding the rase of James Bates, an employe of the Ban field-Veyaey company, who waa Injured while deilrrtr.c a loed of wmtA tn ik. 11. Mm pumping station. August SI. On of the oomraunk-attone from tb j "pi j .... 1 ii uniiii iv pi i or 1 n the tovertr f Bates inii stating what had . . . 1 . .iiiuiiuiMiv man, ie--.,rr n..iwli"g that tbe city should do I . r fur , , , ww . Ac,.r.iing te the cmmii !- t lft and 1k testimony rf Bate and Jamti Prls- ,.. ;tna. tt. driver waa raogal r!een t f lo1 of un a nit the enrisa rf ( fUtnr mm b it drtrtrif '"wit l'a tU.mi thai a wnuM hare Wa atit te paag UovtiCk wlibout, ao-lient ir not for ,.v.r,, 1 Planks lying at the entrance which' forced the wagon to raiae. jamming, beam l?",, " 004 " " effJ, ,V." vl ' aa to the I?. J .B;' rould "' averted, uVTt."' h 'Town himself trvtr. . T "i1 w0,) instead of Jyr lo lean forward to escape tha .nS'Jr'.Ii Inl-.ren ' about the spine' it it. T,'" ,rJ", oown. He "L lf"l hospital. T)ie tafeflnHelr. M,,or n.4e TeV" muBic;ioav . rvm l TWO DOZLN PINT BOT- tfi nn TLLS DLLIVLRLD TOR iJ).UU ONE DOZLN QUART BOT- $1 nc TLLS DLLIVLRLD TOR. PHONES Main 49 A 1149 GAMBWJ BREWING COMPANY Portland, Oregon
