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.vol xvir. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 190. No. 49- 'DIRECTORY JOSEPHINE Judge Commissioner . Clerk. ... Heputv Clerk Kheritt' Iieputy Sheiirl. . Treasurer School Supt Assessor Purveyor Coroner COt STY ( FFICEK3. .....J. O. Booth J John Wells '' 10. F. Lovelace It. L. liarliett ..' T. P. Judson Geo. W Lewie Ernest Lister J. T. Taylor Lincoln Savage I has. trow ft . ('. Perkins YV. F. Kremer CfTY OFFICERS. Mayor W. F. Kremer Auditor and Police Judge R. L. liavis Treasurer Col. W. lohnson City Attorney C. K. May bee Marshal John LorkhanH Street supt. John Patrick Couniiluien Ueo. H. Uinns A. C. Hough, J. It. Williams. C. K. Harmon J. A. Kehkoiif, Will C. bmitli, Herbert Sniilli, Henry Schmidt FRATERNAL 80CITIE3. Grants Pass Lodge A. F. & A. M., No. 84. regular communication lir.-t and third ISaturdays. Visiting brothers cordially invited. H. C. Bobizm, W. M. A J. Pike, Sec'y. R yal Arch Masons -Kennies Chapter No. M nieeta second and fourth Wednesday Masonic hall. I.. L. Jewell, J. E. l'mcasos. Secy. H. P. Eastern Star Josephine Chapter, No. 2 meets tirst and third Wedne.-day evenings of each month in Masonic hall. Mas. H, Kollitk. Mas. Artn.v M. IIolmak, W. M. Secy. I. O. O. F ,-tiolden Rule Lodite No. 78. meets every Saturday night ut I. O. O. F. hull. C H. M.IKSUALL, T. Y. Dims, Secy. N. Ci. Paran Encampment I. O t. F. No. meets second and fourth Thursday at 1 11. F. hall, Fued Schmidt", T. Y. Ukas, Sec'v. CP. Rebekahs Etna Retiekah. No 4!l, meets second and fourth Monilav, I. O. O. F. hall. Has Divis, N'.U. Klsik Okeln, Secy. L'niled Artisans Grants Piss Assembly No. 411, meets alternate Tuesdays in A.O. V. W. hull. F. E. Weiitz, Fukii Mkhsch, Muster Artisan, Secy. Woodmen of the World Komie liiver Camp No. .Vt, meets second and fourth Fridajs at Woodman Hull. ft. V. Mkahe, C E. Mayhek, Consul Commander. Clerk. Women of Woodcraft Azalea Cinle, No. IKZ, meets tirst and third Mondays at Woodmen hall. L. MY Davis, W N. W. E. Dear, Clerk. Modern Woodmen of America Grants Pass Camp No. NJJ7 meets 2nd and I! h Weiines dav Kveuitui at Woodmen hall at 7 :iiO. ( has. H. Marshall. V. C. N. Reynolds, Clerk. Foresters of America Court Josephine No. meets each Wednesday eicept the lirst, al A. (. IT. W. hall. J. P. Hale, C R. G. N. Holt, F. H. Josephine Lodge, Mo. 112, A. O. I'. W. mceis in A. O. V. W.hall, Dixon build ing evcrv Monday evening. J. It. Msaiie, M. W. It A. tTAKARn, Recorder. llawtlio-ne Lodge, No. 21, D. of II.. A. O. li. W. meets every alternate Tuesday evening in A. I) I'. W. hall, Hixuti biiildini!. Mas. A. McCarthy. Mas. LvutA Deas, C. of II. Recorder. Knights of the Maccabees Grants Pass Tent, No. 13 meets first und third Thursdays at Woodmen ball. Win. Alired, D. Stovali., Record Keeper. C'Jinniandcr. Ladies of the Maccabees Grants Pass, Hive No 18 holds regular " Reviews" tirst and third Thursdays ut A. (). 11. W. bull. Visiting sisters cordially invited. Jennie Cheshire, Mary ."-millions, Lady Commander. Record Kee;er. Knights of Pythias Thermopylae No. Oil, meets each Tuesday night 7:.'SU 1. U. (. F. hall. J. T. Chuusse, Tom Williavs, (.'. C, . K. ol it and S. Grand Army of the Republic Gen. Lopan Post No. an, meets tirst A' ednesday at A. O. I'. W. hall. J. E. PxraKsoM. Aoe AxTKLt., Adjl. Com. American Order of Steam Engineers, Ore gun CLUiicil No. i, meets hr.-t and third Saturdays, at A. O. I'. W. hall. WH. II. Ka.NNKV, Htsj. F. Mvbu'K, Chiel Engineer Corresponding Engineer. Order of Pendo While Rock Council No lUi, meets in A. O. C. W. Hall lirst and third rriduy nights, C. K. Mayhe, Secrelury, Emma 1'txciiKa, Counselor. tnitcd llrotherliood of Carpenters anil Joiners ol America I'nioii No. IWs meets second and tourth Thursdays ut each month at A. O. I'. W. Hall. ' J. E. Wikuias, Pres. I). A.Fitzoekai.ii, Sec y, A. C. HOUGH, AlToUNtY-AT LAW, Pi seines in all State mt Federal Court! Ollioe over First National llauk. Oka.ts I'abs, Oregon, M C. PERKINS. U. s. HEFUTY MINERAL .SURVEYOR, (j Hants Pass, Ott'lON. N. E. McGREW, PIONEER TRUCK and DELIVERY Furniture an. I Piano Moving GRANTS PASS, OREGON. The papular barber shop Get your tonsorial work done at IRA TOMPKINS Oil Sixth Street Three chairs Bath room in connection ft ' W V -fl I'ruuua SIVDl f-vwOL I - ; .1 4 .vr rails to B -wtor. Grmrl IV-.J ... i M"U to US T.K.U.fi.1 Co. 1 V , S Cans w 9 --, A ka:r fag. I lYt- PARKER'S Y'-Z"'si?l HAIR BALSAM J. M. CHILES GROCERIES HARDWARE TAIJLEWARE Fine liuttcra Specialty FRONT aud FOURTH STS. II. II. BARTON, ' WATCHMAKER and JEWELER. Full nasor.iuent of Watches, Clocks, Sil verware anil Jewelry. A liocsl Assortment of RraceleU and Heart Bangles, Clemens' Drug Store. SWEETLAND'& CO. FRESH and SALT MEATS, (j- PilON 21 F-1323 A Fine Assortment of Boss Cases BlI LETCHER'S The Jeweler. Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. I'AIO ri CAIMTAIi STOCK Transacts a denerul Hanking business. Iteceives deposits subject to check or on demand cerlilicates. Our clMomcls are a-silreil of courteous treatment and sv.rv consideration con sistent with sound bunking principles. Safety depustt boxes for rent. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN CAPITAL STOCK, lteceive deposits subject to check or on certificate payable on demand. ells sight drafts on New York Hun Francisco, and Portland. Telegraphic trunsfers sold on all jiointa in the United Btutcs. Kpeciul Attention piven to Collections and Kcneral business of our customers. Collections made throughout Southern Oregon, and on all accessible uiiits. 11. A. IIOOTII. Pres. J. C. CAMl'IlKLL. Vice I'res. It. L. (HLKKY, Cashier. MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS J. 11. PADIHJCK, Pkoi r. I am prenfreil to fiirnisb any tiling in the line ol Cemetery work in any kind of MARBLE or GRANITE. Nearly thirty years ol experience in the Marble business warrant my saving that I can till your orders in the very bcFt manner. Can lurnisli work in .Scotch, Swede or American Granite or any kino' of Mai Die. J. B. PADDOCK, Front Ktrecr, Next 10 Grenei Ounohop, COLUMBIA DISC Mmdm la llirm $15,s $20 $3(3 The best Disc Machine on the Market Entertains Everybody Everywhere Uses flat Indestructible Record which can be handled without danger of being injured rO-irwh The GRaPIIOPIIOSE: aad COLtMBU RECORDS were awarded the GRAND PRIZE at the PARIS EXPOSITION of 1900 Columbia Phonograph- Co., . 125 Geary Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CA1 FOR. SALE BY W. A. Paddock, Grants Pass, Ore Remember a fifty cent bottle of Scott's Emulsion given in proper quantities will last a baby fifty days; a child six or seven, thirty days ; and a child of ten or twelve, twenty days. It's a very economical medi cine. If the child is sickly, without appetite, it will nourish arid bridge it over until it can take its usual food., For delicate children without any real disease, it can be used with splendid results. We'll send too a littla to try, If jrou like. SCOTT S 110 WNE, 4o9PurltttMt, N.w York- Buy Your School Books -and- School Supplies ...of M. Clemens RELIABLE PRUiiUIST, Onnge Front, Oppo. Open House. To Cure a Cold in Hay. Take Laxative Iironio (juinine Tablets, All druggists refund the money It It fails to cure. E. W. U rove's signature is en UNION RESTAURANT Front St.otipo. WatorTank. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. A. VanNoy, Propr. $2.yooo.ou. J. FRAN K WATSON, I'res. It. A. H00T1I. Vice-I'res. L. L. JEWELL, Cashier. OREGON. $50,000 00 fjrpu mulling ml The reroductkin art LOUD, CLEAR tmd BRILLIANT 7-inch Records 50 cent each t S per doz. Record $ each; $10 per do. INDUSTRIAL AWAKENING. It hits taken. Western Orccou ucarly (0 years to loam the siuiple fact that the country iit better adapted for the production nnd niaintonanoo of live stock than for either fruit-Krowiug or general farming, anil that ita 'bost hold" nnd its best futuro lio in the development of its herds aud ill pro motion of tho industries which rest upon tho stock-breeding and atock- Jkeoping. Tliero havo boon reasons wliy tins fact which now apiH-ars so plain, has been alow in impressing itself upou the general mind. The pioneer period, which lasted practical ly until lMiiS, when the first railroad found its way op the Willainolto Val ley, taught us little in an industrial sense excepting that tho climate was mild and the soil uiarvelously fertile, aud that anything planted iu the ground would grow if it had half a chance. The second period, which lasted from LSiiS until tho early '80's, taught us nothing, since there wui no commercial market for anything but wheat, and therefore no motive for experimenting in oilier forms of pro duction and no menus of determining relative commercial values. It was not until tho completion of the Northern Pacilio Hailroad, by which we were brought into touch with tho commercial world, that there was any uintivo for branching out into a varied industry excepting upou such narrow scale as was necessary to supply tho local demands. When the era of wider markets opened, the effort to meet the new conditions was boldly made, but without anything approaching a true knowledge of the limitations of our situation. Wo wore deceived by the demonstrated fertility of tho soil, by tho mildness of the climate, and by the results of the sea son of Fpcciul advantage, into the' theory that Oregon could beat the world in almost everything. We went into fruitgrowing, and, excepting in apples, iu especially fortunate locali ties mo did not beat the world; and it was the same with a good many other lines of production. We found that while in s)h'cial seasons onr prunes, cherries and peaches wero supremely line fruit, there could be no depend ence upon the product year iu aud year out. Oftentimes the rains per sist so late in the spring as to wash the blossoms from the trees ; oftentimes they come so early in the fall as to cause (lib fruit to rot at the pit before it ii ri i) fur picking. Wo found that while our tenderer fruits fresh from the tree, are more lueious than the fruits of California, they havo not the tonghui'ss of skin and the strength of fiber which enables them to "stand up" under long transportation; in other words, that while immediately aud intrinsically better than the California fruits, they havo not the keeping' quality which ut this long distancu from market is essential to commercial value. Ami iu relation to general farm product ion it ilawtud i ) on us at Inst that iu comparison withthc agricul tural Middlii West we are handicapis-d by the relative shortness of our work ing season. The rains last too late in the spring and cotuu too soon in the fall to give time enough for the fann er to do his work or the land to de velop its crops ; and due to this fact there are many things in which the Oregon fatmers must work at a dis advantage whenever lie has to meet tlio comjKtition of other countries there the working and crop season is longer. For years the fact was cited that Minnesota eggs, Illinois hams and Inwa poultry sold hi our markets at prices our own js'oplo could liot meet, and the fact was charged against the Willamette Valley lurmers to their disendit; and It was long be fore we reali.ed that it was not lack of industry or thrift on the jmrt of our farmers, but the shortness of our working season, which made competi tion dillicult ir i m J x ;-c i b 1 1 . during part of each y-ar. Hut the conditions which shorten our working season and so put us at a disadvantage in Binn'-Jres; cts con tribute to our ndraiitago iu others. Much rain nukes much grass. And much gras.s is a certain foundation lor the stick business And for live stock and its products the demand is insatiate. I inmost ic auiuuils thrive in all the wcuilicis known to this ri'Uiitry, uml its long hnsoti of rain puts no limitation usin the luliors ot tic stock business. Tho sos k in dustry is one iu which our working season covers or may lie iiutdo to cover every day in the year, aud to which our moist climate is not a drawback, but on the other hand all amazing aid. And under these condi tions it is not surprising that energy and capital are seeking the business. Within tlio just fivo years the nuin lier of cows in the valley has been more than doubled. Lands longcroji d to wheat with jssir returns have Ir i n given to jmsturi) and liaru ad vanced in wilue. Forage r-rojis, of which until lately even our most jiroj,Tessiv agriculture knew noth ing, are being widely cultivated; and as the capabilities of the country for feed jirisluctiou develop there is a jfcitural disposit ion to multiply tin nsmlsrs and the variety of herbs. I It U found that there is more jimflt in feeding the grain product of a ill.uriette alley farm than lu wiling it in the market; and from this condition it is but a su p to the inimrtut ion of cm in feed from the regions east of the mountains, "l he livestock industry brings a multitude of profitable side industries into the country. The creamery lias trans formed our dairy jiract ice, and b giving to Ongou a commercial reputation. Th elm so factory is another oure-i of largo jirofit. Western Oregon is counted on nowa days as a source of beef supply. - The country for tho first time in its history produces more hogs than it consumes. In brief, the livestock industry has become ouo of the . largo interests pf the country ; aud under this industry, which is making coustaut and heavy advances, tho country is more rroa jxrou8 than it has been at any other period in its history. It bus found a departmeut of production in which the supjily can never crowd the de mand; to which it is specially adapted by nature ; iu which its work ing season is not curtailed by the earliness, the lateness nor tho persist ence of tho Orcgou mists. Oregouianl ADVEUTISKD LETTERS. Following is the list of letters ro- mnimng uncalled lor at tho orants Pass post office, Saturday October IS, 1U03. Ladies- Mrs. Maggie Ilartoly. Gentlemen Wui. Audersou, Jus. Stephens, Albert Cor lull, Carl Kreogen, A. E. Fisher, E. Q. Gould. C. E. llarmou, P. M. EUREKA MINE HUMMING. Tho new Eureka mine, out on Sol dier creek is proving to bo a "hum mer. " It was oiinijuiod and started up but a few mouths ago but lu that brief time it has demonstrated the fact that it is a projicrty of worth and that tho managers judged wisely when they tint iu tho magnificent plant that is now doing duty ut the mine, lhe jirojierty is illuminated by electricity supplied by the mine's own excellent plant. A ten-stamp mill is kept iu operation night mid day. Two concentrators aud other machinery arrived hero this week for tho Eureka mid aro being carried out to the mine. Manager tie Varilla states that tho oro of the Eureka looks Is'ttcr as it is tapped at greater depth. They have enough to keep them busy for a decade. AT THE GREENBACK MINE. Several six aud eight-horso teams aro engaged iu hauling iu tho heavy machinery for tho new 20-stamp mill of tho Greenback niiuo on Grave creek. Superintendent Thompson in- formed us that that they would soon havo tho machinery all in place and tho new and big battery would bo crushing the ore of tho deep levels of the mine in a few days. The old mill, which sits farther up Greenback mountain, will bo reduced to five stamjis during the winter and will be used us a custom mill only, Mr. Thoinjisou states that they have enough oro above the 800-foot level to keeji tho new mill ' busy night und day for tho next 20 years. Above this level also it is estimated there is $1,- 000,000 iu sight. The Greenback pro duces from t:i,00 to f!0,00 monthly, or ut least this was the production of the mine before the present changes were lnaile. With the many Improve ments that havo been made thu prop erty will produce far more than this. PROGRESS AT GOLD DUG. Tho interior aud outer workings of the Gold Hug mine are now brilliantly illuminated by electricity supplied by the plant recently installed at the protiorty. New drills, concentrators and compressors aro also doing duty at the Gold Bug. Tho managers of tho jirojierty aro jmzzled over tin water supply question. The mine and mill sit well up on Mount Keiils n, ulsivo the course of tho streams and likewise out of reach of an adequate water sujiply. Munager Colo slates that were it not for this they would have or 1)1 1 stamps at work, but un der thu existing conditions they are obliged to ojH rato but live. However, they intend to have this adjusted and will by a system of gravity jiiimps or other wise bring a sufllcicnt water supply to the in inn and operate many stumps us the rich mine jtisti- ties. WHAT THEODORE ROOSEVELT SAYS. An nrticlo on "The Presidency," by Theodore RiHjscvelt, to bo jiublished iu the November Oth issue of The Youth's ('(iln)nuion, w ill be of great public interest. When thu article was writtou Mr. Roosevelt had not evei been nominated for the vice-presi dciicy. Nothing was then further from his thought than that ho would so soon exercise the great powers which are entrusted to the president of the United Slates. In view of the circumstances the article jMsxcHscs an iinisirtiineo more than ordinary aud it will bo eagerly looked for. Tlio number of The Youth's Comjsiuioii containing it, and all the subsequent issues of l!Ni2, will be sent free to new subscribers from the time their subscription of $l.7.' is received for the l'J03 volume. The new subscriber will also receive The Comjiauiou Calendar for liSi.'), litho graphed iu twelve colors and gold. Full illustrated announcement of the new Volume aud sample copies of The Cowjiuiiiou will be scut to any address free. The Youth's Coiujiauioii, 141 Berkeley street, Boston, Mass. AMERICA'S FAMOUS BEAUTIES Look with borrow on skin eruptions, lilothoes. Sores, Pimjdes. They dou't have them, nor will anyone, who uses liui kleii'n Arnica halve. It glorihes the face. . Eczema or Salt itheum vanish before it. It cures soro llw chapped hands, chilblains, lufalhbl for i'llis. 2io at Kremer drug store Tb 014 rshtbUTb W ,! Oresootta. JOSEPHINE'S GOLD OUTPUT. Iu summiu up tlio total output of gold from tho mine of Josephine county for the jiast year, a Courier representative Is led to belicvo that it will be at least 45jior cent greater this season than it was last. Tho total output of tho mines of Josephiue county last season which Jiractically covers tho entire mineral district of southern Oregon was tl,05J,200. This year it will be at least $2,500, -000. The United States mint returns may not show this much but southern Oregon, liko Eaker county and the mineral fields of eastern Oreon, does uot receive duo credit for its total output of gold. Down hero a number of the mines ship much of their ores to tho California smelters and those people scud iu their returns with the entire nmonut credited to California, notwithstanding the fact that much of it camo from Oregon mines. If the statistio makers of tho Portland lajiora, aud others who aro anxious to sco Orcgou shown up as it should be, wcro us careful in getting their estimates of the vast output of the easteru and southern Oregon mines, as they are in gumming up the jirodttcts of the farms and the forests, the resources of Oregon would foot up a much bigger total thai) is generally given it. These are unusually active times in tho mines of southern Orcgou. The quartz Jiroportics aro being dovolojiod as they havo never been before, and the placer mines are milking their II mil preparations for the beginning of n big season's business. It is more particularly iu the quartz mines oi this section of the statu that the great est advancement has been made this past summer, and that tho greatest activity is manifest at tho present time. Capital, that great power which has been needed ill the southern Oregon mines for many years past, has made its npiH'arance, and the mines of the surrounding districts aro going to tlio front as a consequence. OPPORTUNITIES IN ORIENT FOR TRADE. Hon. II. B. Miller, United Stales Consul at Niu Chwang, China, ad dressed a largo audience Wednesday at Salem, under thu auspices of the Greater Salciu Commercial Club, up on the trade conditions lu tho Orient and tho Jiossibilitles tliero jiresented for commercial expansion by tho Pact lie, Coast region of the United States. Mr. Miller displayed remarkable jkiw- er of observation and accumulation uf facts, and his tain was, therefore, most interesting and Instructive. He demonstrated ut length tho ruling characteristics of the three great peo ples prominent in tho t i icnt Russian, Chinese and Japanese and the forms of civilization and industrial devel opment to bo expected from each lie thought the .country from which we might cxjN'ct to derive the greutest commercial advantages is Japan, and that one of the best things Oregon has dona was the determination to send an exhibit to Japan's exposition. He said that our present trade will) Japan, with only -10,000,000 or people, is as great as it is with China, which has 100,000,000. and that wo will bo sur prised ut the growth of trade resulting from our participation in their cxjki sitioti. nr. Miller says there will lie a heavy increase in the consumption of Hour, lumber and diary products from this country. Condensed milk of the sweetened variety is u Jiurticuhirly desirable article in those countries. Soap will also become an imsirtant article of commerce, and there urn uu olenitis things which should Is' maun factured in Orcgoiia:m exported to the Orient iu large quant it it s. He looked for the greater advancement iu Oregon from the development of its mauufac luring isissibilities. He thinks Japan will lake a great interest iu tho Lewis & ('lark Fair and will liinl.eabiKcxhil.it. Ho urg the importance of having the Oriental features of that Fair iiiado particular ly prominent and gelt ing the js ojile of thine countries thoroughly interested. Mr. Miller thinks that one of the points of gr 'litest importance iu the building n J i ami maintenance of a great Oinutal commerce is the pro tection of China and an insistaiicc up on an open door to that cmpirc'i trade. After the main address, Mr. Millet answered a number of qucstionsj.ro isjiiinb d by Governor (Jeer aud others, and the cut ire audience expressed the greatest of satisfaction with the coiu preln iisivo milliner in which he bundled the subj' i t. A rising vote, of thanks was tendered him by the club aud its gucts. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR CITY ELECTION. All voters ut the city diction, to Isi held in Grunts Pass on Monday, DicciiiU r 1st, are required to be rcg istered by tho auditor and jsilioe judge ut tho city hall by November 1st at K j i. in. The bull and registers will bo os ii from 7 to U p. uf. on Wednesday and .Saturday evenings to accomtnodato those who are buy during thu day. HI" HE CL UE FOR 1'II.KS. Itchii'g Piles produce moisture and csusrs itchintf. ltiis lorm, as well as Blind, lilcrding or Protruding Piles are cured by l'r. Ilo-sitn ko'a I'll Remedy. Mcps Itching sml bleeding. Abviibf tumors. fOu a )r at I)i ujigiits, or sent by mail. Treatise Irre. Write me bout your case. Dr. lljusnko, I'bilada. Pa. Fur sale bv W. F. Kremer. Photo Suj.plics at the Courier office. Thomas FOR FUillllTURE ...Mouse Furnishings Thomas is Carload prices prevail. full of Comfort and Ease. Rockers in im monso variety, Couches at bottom prices. We Guarantee Goods and prices. Furniture I.c Curtains Mattresses Cot Linoleums Mattings Mirrors Tho W. 0. T. U. will hold a Fran- chise meeting at tho home of Mrs. E. A. Wade, Nov. 7th, at 2:S0 p. m. THE CALL OF GOD. It is a great hour iu any man's life when ho hears tho call of Ood and responds to it, and henceforth feels that lie is sot apart by lieaveuly hands to do tho work which belongs to li 1 in. William Wordsworth, writ ing of his owu call to his career, out lines what many another man has fult but could uot so well describe : My heart was full; I made no vows, bat vows Were made for mo ; bond unknown to mo Was given, that I should be else sinning greatly, A dedicated spirit. Ou I walked Iu thankful blessedness which yot survives. Corvallis W. 0. T. U. was the first union ou the Pacific coast to eroct a building of its own. This was built 18 years ago; a two-story building, ou tho main street of tho oity, where tlio menilsirs have kept ojieu a free rend ing room all those years. Ou a late visit to tho oity, I visited tills Institu tion, and found that recently they had put out some $250 for rcjialrs, with fresh jiaint, nice, now jiajier aud pleasing decorations in form of jxit ted plants, etc. Tliero is a well spread literature table, where many of tho leading js'rlodlcals of tho day were found, and a manager who is able to throw a most homelike, at tractive atmosphere over it ulL I wondered if the citizens of Corvallis fully appreciated tho faithful efforts of these Jiubliu-spiritod women. By an action taken at a meeting attended, I feel assuted that these noble women have still greater and yet more public-spirited work ou hand. This is the only free reading room and library njsin all day and evening in tho city, and without doubt has Iicou a great factor iu creating a bet ter jmblio sentiment, a ruoro moral tone, than prevailed years ago. We commend the work of this organiza tion heartily. Word comes from the annual rejsirt of evangelist lo work of tho National W. 0. T. U. that IOC) conversions were rejiorted from 1H states, the others uot reporting in figures. More than 8,000,000 pages of literature dis tributed; some 6,000 visits made; and some !K1, 2V0 evangelistic meetings held. Free reading rooms, loan libraries, on board ships, iu lumber camps, mining camps, coffee-house, goss'l missions, jirlsoti-gate missions, newsboy und booothlack missions, sailors rests, rescue homes, sewing schools, kitdieu gurdens, social settle ments, - training schools, day nurseries and many other forms of practical philanthropy were included in the rejsirt. A RKCKLKHH PHOPHKCY. A New York millionaire is ac credited with saying that ouo might as well talk of suppressing the wind us of suppressing gauibliug; that men havo always gambled aud always will. Thu hojio of this uiau may have been father of tho thought. It Deed not lie titkeu for a truthful jirojihocy iu the light of tho jsist. The person who has kept op with the jirogresa of the world under the influences of Christianity takes no such view of things. FASHION HINTH FOR EARLY WINTER. A chief characteristic of tlio new waists and bodices is the deep shoulder effect, achieved either by the shaping of the garment or the dispoai tiou of the trimming. That skirts will remain close fitting alsiut the hljia and have the decided flare at the lower edge, is Indicated by tho newest designs. Quito the smartest coat to be worn with walkiug skirts is the loose Nor folk, with stitched straps and belt of the material. The einpiro deslgus are being well received for indoor purposes. Velvet coats are oertain to enjoy the j ia.ee:. 11 Column"! TI1E HOUSE FURNISHER Stoves, Carpets, Wall Paper, Window Shades, And all manner of .4. Headquarters. Elegant Furniture, Picture Mouldings Uranltewara Tinware -Glassware Lamp Cutlory Woodenware popularity accorded tliem last sea son. Slot eeams are retained in many of the latest skirts aud ajijieur also In coats. Following tho revival of hand- embroidery, stars, tacking etc., are used to embellish gowns of all kinds. The use of long-haired plain and mixed goods is one of the features of the season. Among heavy-textnrcd materials tliero is xrhnps nothing more pojiular than the sibeliucs. In trimming, tho tendency Is to ward simple effects. Tho demand for braid docoratious is unprecedented. From the Delineator for November. DISO GRAMOPHONES AND FLAT RECORDS. Perfection In Diso Graphnplionos aud Flat Records was quickly achiev ed by the Columbia Phonograph Com pany, the ploueers aud leaders in the talkiug machine art, when it demon strated the woudorful possibilities of the flat iudostruotiblo records. Up to.that time nothing important had boon accomplished. Tho macliiuos were faulty and tho records were not in the same class with tho cylindrical records used ou the graphophoue. A knowledge of how to make disc re cords aud the proper material for which to mako them seemed to be en tirely lacking. Tho wide exiwrienco of tho record departmeut of the Columbia Phonograph Company en abled it to grasp the true principles underlying tho making of .diso re cords, and the lirst jirodnct was a great deal better than anything that hud been accomplished by others. With the lapse of time the improve ment that has como with practice lias placed the Columbia Disc Records far in advauoe of all others. They are characterised by smoothness, sweetness, clearuess aud naturalness. Aud whilo preserving all these de sirable qualities they aro tho loudest records on the market. The Diso Grajihojilionu is made in three tyis'S, selling at 15, f20 aud 10. Beveu-itich records 60o each, $S jier doseu ; 10 inch records f 1 each, $10 jier dozen. Tho Graphophoue and Columbia Records were awarded the Grand Prlzo at tho Purls Kxposltion of 1U00. W. A. I'uddock, Grants Pass, Ore., headiuarturs for gruphophonos and talking tuachino supplies of every kind, will send you catalogues on ap plication CHOICE HOPS 25 CENTS. Tho Oregon hop market opened last week with 2o cents quoted for choice hojis. Not all the dealers are offer ing that price, but tho sales made last week show that there is a demand for Oregnns at that figure. About 200 bales of Chehulis hops, f00 bales of Yakimas and T.'iO bales in Polk aud Marion counties have changed hands at 25 cents. Iu California, no choice hops havo been put upon the market at less than 25 cents, und in Washing ton 24 to 25 cents lias been asked for practically all choice goods. The qnotiitiou of Const hoiis iu New York at 30 cents for choice makes tho price here 25 cents easily, for the difference by reason of freight and other hand ling expenses is ouly 4 ceuts. P0YDHL1 Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Ouly reliable brands of Photo Goods carried at A. E. Voorhies'. THE OLD RELIABLE to mm (