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V. i Si SAVE TIME an J worry The Daily Astoria n pr-nuu AKD PMHAXHICT ...Fimlly Circulation... MUCH MOt THAN TMH TlMM ti lAVtit Hi THAT Of ANT OTHIX PAPUM III Astosia. How? 1 r-T,1r' An "Ad". In Tm AaloDiAN'l warn (jiluma. LCXCLUSIVK TELKGliAPHIC PRKSS REPORT. VOL. XLV. SUNDAY v A, ' imy -, .,, , V... mm uri if :i 4 1 MOKMXU, DKCKMUER M. 18. Vft wis " ' 1 " ii , New To-day Men's Boys' and Youth's Calf Shoes Siut-vn. .i lOlf.UM) TttOltSCX CALF and CRACK-PROOF WdtM Cork HoIch New Tocm Colombia Shoe Co. 523 Commercial St. Largest and Finest Lines of Holiday Goods In the City Toy. Toys, Toy. lvll In rmlle variety. Iron and wood Mamma; velo rlpnln wagona; carrtait). I'liiilo anJ autograph albums; flno china ami Venetian glass ar. t'miatma and New Year ranla. Large assortment of hooka In lalrit t lo of binding. t all anit rxanilne our at k. GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE YOUR $ $ $$. $? AT can nn placm) to better ADVANTAGE IN Holiday Goods FOARD & STOKES' WESTON PARK T T One of t'lutsiiji County' licoiitlful Sett Ions Opcni-il tu I'ulilk'. I I S ADVA VI MILS OF LOCATION Every Varl.'ty of Soil for the Gardener or Hummer Iteaorter-Tlie Ocean, Lukea and Stream. Twelve hundred acrea f land ltual'd 'l -ii mllra from Astoria, have Jut Ix'cn iliu ml upon tli murkri In tinl'iu. and what niu.'t prove to ! nioat profitable manner. Tlir property l divided Into Inula of land varying from &xl"0 foot lot to twenty acri-a. Thla property hiut 'x-i-n known aa the West laii', and enibracra the hand mii hoiiK-Ktind built a few yi-am ago at lar rxprnki ly Mr. Wnl. Kvi-ry varlrty of loll an l atenrry ran hr found on thla u.vt. Two or thn- lakoa and cviral mr.aina run through It. Inaur Iiik kchmI ill-ulna and I tin l-t of li-r aupply. Hltualrd on the rollln ''lalaop plaliia l-tpfn Hklpanon and Hiiimrl. evt-ry vulfty of hom ran be found f" either the ranrher or the rlty man drilrlni a auimnrr ivaort. Cul laly lake afforda koihI flahlnc and (hoottne. while on the projM-rty are many niaKnini-i-iit aardrn aK)ta and or- rharda. Brhool houaea and rhurrbra. two rullnad atatton. and aJI other nunlern roiivenlvnrea afford every com fort. In addition to tho Heaahore Hall rciJ. whic h runa thruUKh the a-nt-r of tin trat. n elei-trlo motor road la In TIIK KIIIHT liAMK. Cupliiln ILtriy Vounic. of the A. K. C, haa IiIa hnmlK full, a ManaKvr K. 1'. Ki'ii'litll hna arraiiKl aerie itt t'tui ha malrhi'a to take plare In quirk aun eaalim. The flrat, with tha Vaniviu vT aoldlera, at Vancouver, on Decem ber 1:m 1 ; Kort fanby on Clirlatmai duy, at fort Cunby; Multnomah on New Vi-uik' day at I'ortland: and It I very probable that a itumo will be arranRed to take place on the A. F. C. Krounda durlnic Januiiry. Thu preaent aevere vtnitlier nnd hlKh tldea having- prevent ed prwllre icumea to any extent, nat urally the local hoy are at a dlnad vmiluKc In iiluyliiK the llir.-e real I'uiDf on forelKi Kround; but with true Aatorla xrlt are reaily and wllllnx to do tiatllr with the atroiiK''t traina In a'lin'non. Th'-y will undoiibtelly go al.iKMliiHt IjIk 'xl'ln. and for the flrnt time In thla city will play the mlli-me (jaine. Ilelnif very hard to get a good (eround for prucllre, which I eaaentlul to kixkI f.Mrt ImJI. they will labor under thla dla adaulaxe. ManaKir Kendall haa it curel the a-rvlcea of Coach Kdwarda, of Kua.-ne I'nlvernity. who will arrive thla morulnir. The flrat and aecond eleven of the A. K, lined up on Van Ouaen' Kround on Friday afternoon to play the llrat it.ime of IntrrrolleKlate football ever played In Antorta. The same wa (called at 1:la p. m.. profeanor Thornton I kindly ronaentlnK to act a referee. The I aecond eleven chime the weat goal. Han- aen. lit the nrt elevnn, started the game with a klckuff. The flrat eleven aecured a touchdown In five minute. The goal waa kicked by Hanaen. mak Inii alt point for the flrat eleven. The teaina lined up In the center of the IK Id fur a arrlnunuge, thaaecond eleven having the ba.ll. After a nerlcs of ren ter play and end runs. Cecil Sovey e. contemplation. With the completion of i cured the ball on a fumble, and made the new k"in brldgo trmiu Younir'aja brilliant run of thirty yarda for a hay, direct communication with the rlty will be had by t-nma wid bkyvlea. AIoiik the Kfttii front are hundred of lieautimi o"tliii for Nummrr reaorta. -iuax- and camplnit KroumU. Taken altig.-ih r thi-re In nm a finer piece of iroM-rty In t'lnl"i touiity for pleanure r.i,rta or funall faimUiK. thiui 'e?t'iiv The hoiinntrml Itaelf, on the banka of i lake, mirrouiid.-d by the beautiful touchdown. llulIliiKUm falleil to kick a 01. and four point were acored for the -cond eleven. During' the next half hour the bull wua can led back and forth. The necond eleven waa llnal- HACEO'S DEATH iWJOTIlUIED Amlturthcd and Munkred in Cold ISIood by the Spanish Purees. HUT CUBA IS NOT CONQUERED A I'rlvate Ix-lter from a Member of the Cuban Junta (jive the lx-tall of Weyler" Treachery. Jai konvlllc, Iecemler 12. The Citi zen tomorrow will contain the follow- Will THE I.At'IlADA. Not Ii 1'ermittcd to Knter Hpanlsh fort of Vblencla. the SPAIN AND THE PROPOSED REFORM I Washington, December 12. Th trou- ' bin arlalna; over the attempt of the ! American teamer Laurala to enter the Convinced That the Cubans Must First p,rt of Valencia, Spain, ha. teen fully ; Cr)sbe(J h rom, of Arms communicated to the authorities here. . , Henor Iupuy de home, the Spanish j mlnlitcr, u at the state department and It Is understood his main purpose wa to confer with Secretary Olney re Kanllnn the Laurada. No announce ment has been made of the attitude of the L'nlted States, but there Is good reaMin to believe that the officials of lKit;i government will act together to, prevent sensational developments. A careful natch has been kept on j WHEN THE WAR IS SETTLED And Spain's Superiority Is Established She Will Consider Reforms In Cuba. Madrid, December 12. Those conver sant with the plans of the Spanish pra line relative to the death of Antonio jthe Laurada for many months and Itjmler state that slnoe the debate lo Ma eo: Junto Carlllo, a well known Cuban of tbl city, brother of the Cuban General Carrlllu. has received the following re port of the death of Antonio Maceo. and showing that he was killed by treachery: Havana, December 9. Dear Friend Justo Our brave general, Antonio Ma ceo. and the greater part of his staff have been murdered by the Spaniard, the SpanUh Major Clrujeda acting the part of aaaassin, with Dr. Maximo Zer tut ha as altant. Weyler conceived the Idea of appeasing hi beaitly In stincts by a cold-blooded murder, and making the best of the secret relations between Dr. Zertucha and the Marquis Ahumada, he planned with the latter his hellish scheme. Weyler took the field and In his ab sence Ahumada proposed through Zer tucha a conference with Maceo to take place at a certain province of Havani with a view- of arranging plans for the cematlon of hostilities. To carry out the plait an agreement was made that orders should be given to the detach intnts of troops stationed on the trocha, on the section between Marlel and (iuanajay. to allow Maceo with his staff to muu the military line unmolested. The conditions and place of meeting n.l.ar.1.- mid je.w n a flrt af fim the strtrt.-tnit piayrd remk'rkably ly forced to maJte a safety, thus adding i had been agreed upon. Maceo crossed two Hilni .. the score of the tlrnt elev- the tro ha. over the road to Guanajay. en. At the etui of tae giune the ore n ithout being nudested by Kt.l t,i 4 in favor of the nrt eleven. The .second eleven had ail up-hill game Than at Any Place in Town NO TRASH nu (.o(ii). isr.ru and oim.ir.NTu rnr.sr.MS Clarkson & ftlclryin Boom Company LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnishes 216 nl 217 dumber of Commerce Portland. Oregon I.KAVK OKIirKII AT 3 CIIMMKH CIAI. STKKKT Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Guaranteed N. JEN5EN and R. O. HANSEN Hoof t'alntlnu and lp!rlnu Ltaky Hoofs, ).A KASTAHBND, QENEKAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AND (DHARF BUILDER HOUM1C MUVKH. Hosm Moving Teal tae Rtnt. ABTOniA OBEOON Emil Schacht ARCHITECT GEO. NICOLL, Assistant. OFFICE: Kopp's New Brcwcrrj J. B. WYATT, Phon No. tS Astoria, Oroa Hard wore, Ship Chandlery, (Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. pecial Attention Pal t Supplying Ship. B.F.AlikEN&SOtf Wall Ppr ArUil,' Mtttrlili, Print,, Oils. GUat, tie. Jtpuita Mittlnc. Rug, ana Bamboo Good 363 Ctmmerolal Street. F. B. Morgan PASSCNURR A0I1NT 0. R. & N. Company Columbia River Routs SS4 VMhlsgtoi St. . nm rut iiaiiu, ui . Cor. Third ALLEN'S Cut Rate Ticket Office. ...THEATRICAL HOOKING k SPECIALTY.. mm Timti) bt., rouTLAM), on. A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruits Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Tenth and Commercial strtata. SEASIDE SAWMILL. A oompleto atock of lumbar on hand In th rouih or dreaaad. Floorlnf, rua tlu, ralllna, and all kind of flnlah; mouldlnga and ahlnglea; also bracket work don to order. Torro reaaonabU and price at bod rock. All order promptly attended to. Offlc and yard at mill. H. F. L. LOQAN, PropT, Beaalda, Oregon. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND HfliaS, BflGOH, MnJD CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE BEST ...IS THE NAKKCT... Cor. 4tb and Glisan Sts PORTLAND OREGON ASTORIA IRON WORKS Coacomly St.. loot of Jackion. Aitorla. General Machinists and Boiler Makesr Land and Matin Englna. Bollor work, Snu boat and Cannary Work t Spatially. CaiUafa of All DatcrlpHona Mad to Ordar oa anon none. John Fox....Prealdant and Bupertntandant A. L. Fox Vloe Prealdent O. B, Prael Bortary Flrat National Bank Trtaaurar' Inliy, I ur uf tl Iili-aj j-nuntry lrr In (,lutmi fiiinty. Tin- I'titi liiif if ihl (iri'if ty n the market mark 1111 rra In hf real estate liVI-llixl uf tlulix. llvll It hll.lll he-ruin- d' tili'l liv ii'itiiT"iiti -i'K-. who want either d-jtiiv from uniincr re 11.11 U i.r j'i"Mt from the i;nru,n trait mid ilulry -1 ! n. it will in. u n Unit Out ml hna luki-n a Iiiik atrldt' toward rovldliiK a an Imiii nt in 1 liurklnp fur It lirlnripal rlty Aaturiiu v.i II c, nuidrrliiK that thoy ato nn 11, and also that th-y had ti iun to ki aaint. Ton murh c an not In- kmIiI of the Inilividuul work of each member of the two unins. Captain Y01111B nay hi- will havi a hard time to lk hid men. us tney are all pnnft. The niuki-up of the tirnt team will i !i;ilily Ih- ulven out Tuesday. without Mint molwited by the forta. ut a tun a avi he arrived at the place uun he and his party were decided 1 claimed her present movement to; the chamber of deputies the goveni- a Rpanlrh port la denttrned to precipl-', ment haa not thought of the proposed tate an outbreak and eome Indignity to , reforms In Cuba, being solely occupied the American flag which ahe file. A j with providing means tor tha lucceaa evidence of this. It Is pointed out thatjof the war. While they consider the tha Laurada has choaen to go to the! death ot Antonio Maceo a great blow Hpanlah port whit h has shown the most j to the Insurgent, it la pointed out that exi'lt'-mont during the preaent trouble, j some time must elafise before It can It was there that the student riots , be fully felt When Maceo and Gomes were aroused and excited the mob that ! were asked at an earlier period of the threw stones at the American consulate, 'insurrection whether they would order their followers to lay down their arms Madrid. December It It Is reported In the event that autonomy were grant- here that the United States govern-, ed to Cuba, they refused and said they ment haa instructed Mr. Mertens, Unit-1 would only consent to complete Inde pendence and a Republican form of government. Spain therefore Is con vinced that the rebellion will have to be crushed by force of arms and that ed States consular agent at Grao, four miles from Valencia, to advise the cap tain of the Laurada not to attempt to enter the port of Valencia. If the cap tain of the Laurada insists upon en- to discuss reforms at the present mo- tering the harbor, he must take the re- 'ment would be equivalent to proposing npomibillty. I an arrangement with the Insurgents It is now stated at Valencia that the! which would secure a peace which mysterious steamer which has been 1 would not last six months. It Is main- hovering oft the coast for the last twen- talned that so long as the slightest ty-four hours Is not the Laurada, and doubt of the superiority of Spain In that the Laurada la not expected to ar live at Valencia until Monday. SENATOR TELLER. 1 Cuba exiats the war will continue, but jthat when her superiority Is esiabtiaa !ed Spain will consider the advisability of granting such reform as may be j necessary. Will Not Outline a Policy la Regard to j Madrid, December 12. The queen-ro-Silver LeglKlatlon. gent today admitted in audience Senora 'Cirujeda. wife of Major Clrujeda, who Washington. December 12. Senator commanded the Spanish troops in the Teller, of Colorado, was at the capltol engagement in which Antonio Maceo today for the first time this session. , was killed. Her majesty congratulated Several sliver men w ?re In conference the major's wife, and promised royal (tmT.il hf a ti-wnetlrtous volley from j ;ih him Surfair the day." The matters 'protection for"ce major" eldest son,' new! the trip under Major Clrujeda. vho lunder dlncusslon related lnrxe'v to the .who a-oninanted Senora Ctnileda Th heavy i lay conveniently In ambush. Moet of election f senators in the states w here 'queen alro promised to pay for the boy's the silver men control, but in which education. no one party has a majority. j It is believed that Senator Teller s In- THE BATTLESHIP, (lueni e in these states will have great , NEW YORK HANKS. Encouraging Statement as to l-oans and Decrease in Hurplua. New York, lvcember 12. The Finan cier aays: The urplua reserve of the New York clearing houne bank, after having In creased from IS.s.'S.SW un September & last to l.i.'.ii'.l.ioo Dec-ember 5, shows Ikii of halting, the decrease for the week ending December 12 being IS1S.050. Thla contraction win brought about mainly tliroiiKh the eiiormou extension of loan. The Increase In limns Is the largest reported since the election, and is In Itself a trlktng evidence of the present workings of the low money market. On November 7, the total loan of the New York banks were 144;!. 179,700. The total for the week Just ended was I4SJ,- 5(i3,.VH), showing an exptuislon of $41, U.'J.MK) In about one month. The growth for the past week therefore, was al most 30 per cent of the whole. Hut it Is probably true that part of this un paralleled Increase conies from sources other than those arising from commer- 'J11J demands. Sterling exchange op erations, by which local capital Is be- ng uihiI abroad, (Inure heavily In the on 11 column, although It would be late to dispute the fact that the needs of rude hnive a Kiwi In bringing an unpre edented upward movement which seemingly has not culminated. The peculiar position which the New- York banks occupy today towards for eign roninieniul centers Is Illustrated n this statement. The crop movement having virtually closed, money I flow ing Into the New York bank faster than It can tie used, and the result la a remarkably busy market. How much money we received from abroad during the late season of stringency cannot be estimated with accuracy, but our enor moua exports have made foreign na tions debtor to the l'nlted Stato.se, and Instead of gettliiK their money back n the form of balances, they are com pelled to borrow on this stile to relieve the stringent conditions there. This has never happened before. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. There are very few men who aren't ashamed of some of their relatives. When a man admires a married wom an and ahe knows It she will never admit that he Is homely. Why is it w hen women sleep together they always spend half the night talk ing about their husbands? When a man tells other men about hi appmachlng marriage he tries to ue a Jaded, matter of fact tone. A woman never sees a fussy little wadded net cap for a baby without wanting to snuggle her face down In it. The worst tampered woman In the world trlea her best to look angelic when she has her picture taken with a baby on her lap. A w oman can never quite understand what Is going to become of her hus band when they get to heaven if there Is no such thing as marriage there. New Yirk Press. tile officers fell with General Maceo. 'Zertucha U alive because he wa aware I of the scheme and remained In the rear. The Spaniards know where the bodies are but are bent on felinilng ig noninee to blot out the vestiges of the crime. Jacksonville, Fla., December 12. A special to the "Citlxen" from Key West, j Fla., says: Passengers by the steamer Olivette today announce that Maceo Is still alive BRYAN AGAIN. Chicago. December 12. The Jackson celebration banquet, at which Wm. J. Bryan will be the chief guest of honor, will be held January 7 at the Tremont House. This was decided upon at conference of Democratic leaders today. It It expected that Bryan on that oc casion will make a speech urging the friends of silver to keep up the fight. THE MARKETS. EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDE. San Francisco, December 12. An epl- etnlo of DUlclile seems to have broken ut, and today there were two more in his city. Joseph Hamll, a carpenter, died by Inhaling gas, and J. G. Locke, a student whose family Uvea at Locke- ford, near Stockton, was found In Gol den Gate park with his throat cut from ear to ear. Liverpool, December 12. Wheat, spot Arm; demand poor; No. 2 red spring. 6s 8Mk1; No. 1 California, 7s 3d. Hops At London, Pacific Coast, U 10s Portland, December 12. Wheat, Wal la Walla, 80c; Valley. 834TS4. New Tork. December 12 Hops dull; Pacific Coast, "93 crop, 37Mi; '96 crop, 9lffl4c. MULTNOMAH WINS. Portland, December 12. The Multno mah Amateur Athletic Club team to day defeated the University of Wash ington at football. The score was 10 to 0. GAINING PRACTICE. will very The tariff may not have been an is sue in the campaign, but It is the big gest thing on the horiion just now. He "I think Dr. Jenkins soon have a large practice." "She "Why?" He "He has Just had a case In which he prescribed millinery for hysteria." Puck. The report that the man who first nominated Bryan for congress has Just gone crazy will raise a suspicion that he must have been a little bit insane at the start. Cincinnati, December 12. A Commer cial Tribune special from Jacksonville, Florida, says: J. A. Huau, agent of the Cuban Junta In this city, received a long letter this noon from his confidential correspond ent In Havana giving the details of the assassination too foul for the civlllxed nations of the earth to tolerate. "Yes," said Huau, "Maceo Is dead. but Cuba will live long. The death of no one man can crush the brave spirit of the patriots of Cuba, who are fight ing gallantly for liberty. The letter of Mr. Huau gives virtual ly the same account of the ambuscade and death of Maceo as already given by the Associated Press tonight Huau said: "I do not know who will succeed Ma ceo, but think it will be Col. Rios Ri vera, a brave and Intelligent soldier." The letter goes on to say that Ma ceo crossed the trocha going to the place appointed for the meeting, he passed the Spanish sentinels under Spanish protection and that they pre sented arms In his honor. Going for ward some four miles from the trocha, Maceo and his staff, numbering twenty five men and officers, came to a hillside thickly studded with small pines and underbrush. Here & Spanish outpost was observed. Maceo sent forward his flag, and in a few moments he signalled to advance. As he did so hundreds of SiMinlsh soldiers arose out of the un derbrush and surrounded the party Ma jor Cirrujeda gallop ped up and de manded Maceo' surrender. Never!" shouted the Intrepid leader, drawing his sword. "Forward, my men, death to the cow. ards!" shouted Cirrujeda. 'At this the Spanish soldiers poured In a fire of leaden bullets. Maceo fell at the first fire and young Gome next. The Are was continued until every man was killed except Dr. Zertucha, whom the Cubans say la a traitor. The bodies of Maceo and young Gomel were then tied to the tails of the soldiers horses and dragged over the field, so as to dis figure them, as the Spaniards did' not wish to have them discovered and Iden tified at first. It is stated that this murder leaked out through a drunken Spanish soldier while In Havana a day or two after the assassination. The Cubans here are In tu state of great excitement and swear that Cuba shall be free. Over J2000 was subscrib ed today for the Junta to keep up the war with. When you are sad, sing, and then others will be sad with you. weight and the different candidates are j Washington, Dec. 12. The special seeking his assistance. board appointed by Secretary Herbert Senator Teller would not be lnter lew-j to investigate the charges that plates ed as to bis future course, or his posi- of inferior quality have been furnished tlon upon the measures w hich may. or ' for the battleship now building at New- may not. come before congress. He ! port News, will resume Its Inquiry at would not, he said, outline a policy for himself or others w ho believed with him, preferring to meet matters as they developed. Referring to tariff legislation In the next senate Senator Teller modestly said he was not elected to the next senate as yet. When asked regarding the late Republican caucus he said he would not have attended had he been In the city. When asked what he thought of the International bimetallism prop osition put forward --by his colleague. Senator Wolcott. Teller said he hoped It would be successful, but added that he knew it would not, as the nations with whom the attempt was to be made would not consent to bimetallism. The senator said he took that position when he was a member of the committee on resolutions at St. Louis, and added that if the gold men thought there was any hope for international bimetallism, they would be against it. HALE THE WINNER. The last census states that there are 411,300 women workers in London. New York, December 12. Edward Hale, of Ireland, won the six days' bicy cle race In Madison Square Garden, having ridden 1910 miles and eight laps betweeu midnight last Sunday and 10 o'clock tonight. J. S. Rice, of Wllkea- barre, Pa., finished second, with 1SS2 miles and six laps to his credit Twelve riders broke the world's record for 142 hours, made by Albert Scheck In 1893, 1600 miles and one lap. Twenty-eight men started and fifteen rode to the fin ish. The strain on all has been great and all showed the effect of the loss of sleep. Hale and Rice, who finished first and second were fresher than any of the others. Hale spurted to the end and between and 10 o'clock made a mile in 2:40, after riding more than 141 hours. The final score was: Hale, 1910.8; Rice, 1882.6; Reading, 1855.3; Forster. 1829.4; Schock, 1766.3; Smith. 1754.7; Pierce, 1758.U Taylor, 1732.2; Ashlnger, 1673.3; Moore, 1661.7; Haddox. 1644.3; Cas sldy, 1605.0; Gannon. 1360.8; McLeod, 1370.2; GUck, 1096.S. I.L,, . T . , As far as H has gone the Inquiry In dicates that the amount of defective plate supplied is much larger than was at first supposed, and that the conse quences may be' very serious In the way of delaying work of constructing bat tleships in wbJcb the department Is much Interested. As it is the inquiry has caused a suspension of work on the hulls of battleships and 300 men have been laid off. The hardship Is said to be great in the case of the construction company, which has accepted the plate on report of the government inspection board, and Is now facing the probabil ity of being obliged to remove a good deal of plating which has already been placed and rivlted, besides being under the necessity of suspending actual con struction. It is likely that the outcome of the inquiry will be a complete change In the present inspection system, and if congress can be Induced to make the necessary provision, a corps of civilian expert inspectors will replace the naval officers who are detailed for Inspection duty. ' DIXON ACQUITTED. Roseburg. December 12. In the case of the state vs. James Dixon for kill ing Chas. Klce at a baseball game on June 14th, submitted to the Jury today, after four hours' deliberation, thev brought in a verdict of acquittal. NO LEGACY FOR HER. From Tid-Bits. A little girl wished to prepare a gift for her saintly grindmother, "and was allowed to do so unassisted. It proved to be a cardboard motto selected by herself, and bore In scarlet worsted Go, and sin no more." Almost anything counts as a novelty during the Christmas season, but many an Oregon product would be a real nov elty for your Eastern friends. There are some people who are still talking of a gold Democrat for McKln- ley's cabinet, but they are men who have no reputation for horse sense. Even the most enterprising merchant cannot do a bright business on a dark street . Was any woman ever satisfied with her photograph? Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report Zflv-Bw 1 . ar .r 11 W sSssm ' ABSOLUTELY PURE