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Newspaper Page Text. h J Tl HI EOK WOMEN! i . - ........... ..v... j','; V" ., i?':- :f C w W; .:"-'U-'. ' . LOOB AT liS. HOW Ladd's Field People Are NTS ALFRED D. rtLxmont - ..., ... - .4 " Delivered anywhere In h Cr.-i f. " ' ' -'.Ci,:-, C v. By Mall to any Urtu, IS 99 pee yrJ U for four1 roentns. r s JOURNAL PRINTING CO.. THE PORTLAND JCfURNAli 1 " la one month The Portland Journal baa grown to toe.a we'Weyeleped JourBaU1 . It'tolt pt!d !uh1"eiulv new. fsaWres. and wrns auite Bote scoops g various parts of ths state have been found In ila columnar . . ,,,i. , Tl balAr bulns man of Portia nd seem w longer afraid 't f tve their advmijtments to an independent paper. ; il !' Li-iw !' Tha managing editor te-Alfrd 6. Bo wen. He was once a, member af the Waaalnirtao Legislature: aaa edtled a paper in Pacific County. ,.. .. V Ha conducted the AatorU Dully Pioneer for three years,, and wai for some Veers the managing editor of the Portland Dally Ttlfnun.-Bln Journal. - The advertising department of The Journal la tba beat posslbU evidence that a! first -cites evening newspaper ought- to hare been In this aeW long a These columns likewise evidence the fast that the business men of tha ity appreciate tba aeneflt a periodical like thie can be to them, not only in expanding their business, tout In the upbuilding of Portland .,'-. , v...-.' The Journal can not help but be proud or Ha success. ;r' It has been aponteneoua. ... -. . ' ' it eotld not be ao were It not for .the broadcaused bualneaa men who Bare airen The Journal a welcome ae generoua aa It baa been cordial. t i. '. '.' ... , .o;,-4v:V.Y..X' : : Be Judge WUllaaii may. be Bulled off the ticket nd Mayor Rowa aubaUtuted. There la both klndneaf and cruelty In thla. . It la kind, of fcla trienda to remove from the old gentleman the vexation and burden of a fruitleaa campaign, but Otatreaalnglr cruel to imbjeot him te the humiliation entailed by hla dtatnlaaal after he had ao reluctantly accepted, the nomination,' Mr.' Wllliamjh4a a moat enUmaWe clUaep. bu( hla yeara have been to many, and hla lire too full of activity, , for him to carry along for the next term- tba load -of oara Jiliat will be tmpoted 'upon ' tha' 'Mayor c Portland. : . i'-fc. v -M' ' ! , . L-h:& . , ' . ... mi ........ .mM ik.-y--: ' v Moat man Would rather ahoulder an ax and cut cordwond than be deprived of their right of decent dlacuaelon of publlo affalra. T(St'Ptdaht IUKaevelt denlei that privilege to auch men aa General Funawn. and w not content to taerely reprl roand the offloen but rouat publleht to the world. iBonietlmet great dlaoomfort la created for aome people when tha Uttla bug geta above the big on t "what WUl tha mornlns Bapar"do" about-' 'it nbV?4r!er1nJ : in .! 'rampant, Mayor Rowa can-put hla foot -down and atop It And the Mayor la to be the Oregonlan'a candidate lor.' releetlon.- -Thte puU jt funn'-'phaae 6pon .the altu- ..... , " The atreet car men at San Frandacodo well td conduct themaelvea aa gentle men. -Per thla reaaea they are baeked by publlo aytnpathy, and that 1a a power ful, weapon whenever Wielded. - ''' - V f . , Jt beglna to look aa If It will aoon be necceeary.for army offlcera to get per- mlealon from he Prealdent to aay their prayere. .-- r f r''A. ,v . - - "fc 1 "? ".";m'".i;:." .'.."" t Portlands building boom la the moat mibatantlal tha city, aver experienced. 'r ,-"4?,'.7. -i-.. .W;.:. .vtfv. .f . j "ft '. "..J.- " PruiV treea look ilka banka of anow. the harveat ahould be . proline. Beef goea up--tefora it goee down. y"..J.'r-!--.--'"-v . in m i il ii Broaden tha Morrlaon-atreet bridge. McGINN USED - - -- MAN'S PROXY iThe Capital Journal, of Balem, print the following about Henry McOinn. the Oregonlan'a candidate for State Senator; "Tha ClUaena', .ticket "at Portland haa put up pr, Harry Lana for Senator agalnat Henry McGinn. ! Ha "will," If he riake A canvaatt, throw a piercing acarohlitht on Portland poUUca. and, in elder. tally, aome on McOinn. -f , 1 -; Lane la known to I be cauaUo and vKrlfllc, and can entertain a crowd with funny atoriea at tha expenae of the other fellow, and Judge McGinn Witt And he haa run up agalnat aomethlng' exciting tefore he la through, "s i'. "' t'Dr Laaeahould., dig up Judge Mc Ginn' e speech In the State Convention of Republican Clube three yearn ago, wnen he pilloried Jack Matthewai aa beyond coTOpara' tha worat etuffer of elub rolla in" that 6rgahlatkn,''-'P i-a McOinn then ahowed how Mntthewa atuflfed Republican lub rolla with tnem herahlp that did not exist, and got him arff into the convention on aamea .that nere taken from the tombatonea in the cemcteriee. - " - " , i I "If that will not put McQlnti out of bualneaa, he can show how McOinn onee aat in a Simon convention on a proxy lor a dead man from the State of Waahlng-. ton. There are other mattera full of dl veraion. and an Lana haa a etrong aehao of humor he will not healtate to. flay bla opponenti In a campaign where they bave laid themaelvea apen completely.". ; - "About Sea Superstitions, a Jt la a mlauke, . according to a welt known navat officer, to auppoaa that the aallpra of our preaent navy are free from auparatltuycm.'; !' remember," he aald, -only, five year ago, when I waa In the training eljlp Saratoga, that tha old aalta there were aa full of auperetitloua belief a aa any ' of thdr 'ancestora could '. have ben.' Mi'Vv.'- ... , . ...v v "When at aea' In a dead calm, th away Jng ot the tnaau in the motionloaa atmon phr eomettme cauae a peculiar wall ing sound like dlatant cries. Thie, the old seamen aaaured us, was the moaning or aallors lost at sea. Another one of their pet beliefs is that all sailors that die by drowning are J at one transformed into Cape Horn pie- ems. or, aa they are also called, Mother CareJ'e chickens. Officers are supposed to: ilad their reincarnations In wacuU? and fnews, While the big, solitary alba tross, following tl.e wake of passing ve : la, are the souls of captains who have gone idown with their ships. ' These are . reasons why aallora never kill these birds. J ... .' 't remember tnat these tales Impressed tne a great deal in those days when I was still a mere hoy. On one occasion i was ! sitting in the forecastle on my watch be- lew. chatting with the boatswain's mate, j a -real old-timer, Whett our conversation osas Interrupted by a low wail of agony, vViUder than that usually produced by the j Vnd.:, We listened In a deep, awed si Ve. ? . ';'; 1 ( ABoy,' said the hoatswaln'a mate, 'ye l.tar that that' a a seaman's call wot's 1 been drowned. . . "Again the wail disturbed the silence, "'yea,' aald the old aailor, lh aa anx iua whisper "thaf t soma old salt Wot s lost hla life an beard this veasellkeiy he's coma for aeavethlng he's forgoi?.. "After a while I ventured out on deck , wails were coming from the roof . of forecastle. I climbed up and there f ound th captain's little son-tugging sway at ha cat's tail, which the poor f s 'mat ws rtaentln with the full power i f it iunge." Grand Rapid, HeraltL,' Cverraedy ilkea the Peacock flour be . u a to the bast BOWEM. MAIN 500 . . -PUBLISHERS r V. Which la natural.. 1. i. iii . . l. i ' Btop growling. THR0UQH0UT THE STATE , An effort la being made In Baker City to establish free concert during the Sum-' mar. ' , . . . . t'i ;!' ' ". VV; ... . .. . : A party of Easterners are buying up aj,tl in Eastern Oregon. i - V .' r. '. 1 .'' i ' . Stockmen In tha vicinity of Ashland are vaccinating 'their cattle, blackleg being prevalent" tu the vicinity".. , The telegraph" lacilltlea In " Pendleioii have beetk Increased . , , 4,( " There were over JA) homesteads taken up In Tha Dalles land district during March.. ....v.', Corvallm Is In the midst ot a building boom. . '; -A man named Brown haa been put in the pesthouse at Astoria,, suffering with smallpox,' He came from a logging camp. According toNthe Leader ot Weaton, wild beasts are numerous near that place. Bicycle' thieves are at work at Eugene, Corvallls will hold a city election Maj lk. ' ' ' ':"", . ... '' 'A'. . Stevenson, Wash., has a smalpox quar antine, ' . '. :f ( ." While floating logs at Coburg. R. A. Duff fell into the water and a log cruahod Bla head.' It la sald-that th. Red Boy Company Wilt build an. electric road from Granite to connect with the railroad. Mrs Frank " Epley of ' Jefferson was badly wounded 'near her home by a tray bullet fired by a hunter. " '.'." "i'.iii" -in. I, Was Only w Initiation, ' Kour pistol ahota, Bred In rapid' sue cession yesterday j afternoon about- 4 oYlock in tha Hardman bulldlns. corner Mulberry' and Bacond streets, caused con siderable exdtemeht dmong those pass ins the - bunding",', '. Several policemen rushed up the stairway to the third floor expecting to find Some one who had com- mated suicide, or else a murdered man. The eecond floor was searched but no person could be found. About a htftidrod people were in the building Within a few mioutes, and excitement was running ' hlflih . Tk. nfflM WMtt In fkl Ufiniiil noor ltherowd following. when the third floor was reached a door waifr seen to open and a man wear ing a coetume. with a plume ia his hat and badges and belts around hi Waist walked out in tha hallway. "What la tne trouble?" asked an officer. "There is no t,rouJt)tf we ire only ini tiating a member Into our secret order," responded the gentleman at the door, and the crowd quietly passed out of the build-ing.-MacOn, tGa.) .Telegraph. Portland Symphony Concert. r.iThe next symphony concert Will la place en Monday evening, the nth tnst.; at the Marquam Theater, at : p. m. Thla will t the foarth of A series of con certs that have proven to be "the most successful In the way of rehderln high class music by Jocal talent so far attained IB Portland.., Haydn's "Military - Sym-i phony" wlU he rendered by the orchestra, aa also selections from Mosskowskl and Vifti der Btucken ("Morning Serenade", for strings by the latterr theflntroduc tory number WJU be 'WagBer' beauttfuV jJBxarUira, to Blenl.'!-i. ' . f ,;' ... . .v A apeclal feature of this concert 'will be the plana solo' by Mrs. Beatrice Bar low Plsrke. y--f ii t-i''ki:;?! Th sals ot seau' will open at the box office, ot thla theater, on Saturday morn ing, April 28, at 10 ' clocks ... , To wash fine white wauta, all' lace and embroidery, without damage, abate them well. Wet -them In clear water with a little ammonia added; then 'lay them In an ; earthen vessel, cover with strong White' soapsuds and set. them in the sua for three hours-the sunlight takes out the dirt Rinse In three Waters, blu wall and starch. Iron 6d the wrong side, us ing a sleeve board covered with flannel. An odd hint for tha housekeeper's ben efit hat to do with corks and bottled n ordinary cork may . be made al ser-, vlceable as a glass stoppel by steeping it in a little sweet U. - put the oil in a baara on the stove and wbeB.4t.Ja hot drop In the corks. ; In a few mtnutes re move them and fou will find them equal to the more solid artlcleVV , ; ; J v The French : have a way of making even an Inferior quality ot table linen' look well wuhoat tha aid of staroh. Whaa the napkins are washed and dried and ready to be ironed they are dipped Into boiling water and partially Wrung out between two cloths. ';: ' They asa than rapidly ironed with aa hot a flat iron as possible without burn ing them. Treated in thla manner they become beautifully glossy and stiff . IjOVELT SUNSHADUB . ' What could he wore ' ravishing or daintier than milady's parasol this sea son? Nothing, certainly,, and modltes aa welt a shopkeepers exhibit with pride tha exquisite tittle confections ' fashion ed to go with equally lovely' gowns. Flounces are in the minority, while frills and ruchings are greatly in evidence and used In all manner of charming dsvtces. Chiffon and mouasellnet are the fab rics which constitute the greater part of these essentially feminine articles, though delicate silks and even crepes are fre quently seen. Among the flowered styles pompadour dealgns lead, while Dresden effects follow closely. V '' " " ::..' A charming little sunshade, . and ana which will be an effective weapon in tne hands of ah attractive bit' of femininity, l a mass of accordion plaited chiffon ruf fles, edged with an inch-wide niching of black. From ferrule to ribbon twjated handle, there are billowy masses of these ruchetteS' running around the taffeta foundaticn, making the loveiiest of acces sories for a iz-omenadf costume. CHIUFON BRAlDIIW. A new "fancy has Just come Into play MINES AND MINING, f -. ,r, The 10-stamp quarts mill for the Mat tern property at Hornbrook hits been pur chased and will arrive there in a few daya. " ' Unless something unfareseen prevents, the immense dredge of the Empire Gold Mining U Dredging Company, which la in process of construction on, the John Day .river, about three-quartera of a mile below John Day, will be launched Into the waUrs otJJhat (tream In a few days. Reports come from Cottage Grove that the contract for the grading ot SO miles of the new railroad from that city to tha Bohemia mines haa been let and that the work will commence about next Monday, April It the work of setting .the 'grade stakes being about finished. The Alexan der A Campbell Company, ' a. Cottage Grove firm, has the contract' for a great er part ef the 20 miles, a Portland com pany having the remainder.. A rich strike in the Belcher mine. In Alamo, owned by th Belcher Consol idated Gold Mining A Milling Company, of which A. K. Remington, a labor con tractor on the Northern Pacific Railway, la prealdent and principal owner,,, 1 re ported from the snowy Greenhorn hills. Below la the record made b? some of the Individual gold 'and silver mines of the United States: ,V' The Comstock lode of Virginia City, Nev., has produced In gold and silver tha enormous sum of $320,000,000." Most of the ore yielded but IS per ton in gold. -The Calumet has paid $50,000,000 In div idends alone. . . i . V The Anaconda of Butte, which was sold for $40,000,000 to the ' Rockefellers, paid that amount in dividends before sell ing. , : :.. . The Alaska-Treadwfll gold mine, with ore running less than $3, haa paid $3,995,- 000 in dividends. ' The Ontario of Utah haa paid $13,657, 000 in dividends. 1 ThjSOWhite Mountain, Montana, $13, 000.000, the-stpek selling from 10 cents per share to $75 inside of two years and pay ing JO per cent in dividends each- month. The Homeatake of South Dakota, on 3 ore, haa paid $333.1 In divlflends every day It has run, for the past 10 years. SUPS OF THE MIND. To get rid of a bore give htm advice. Truth, may be aa clear as a bell, but it s not always tolled. I Many a fellow who goes out for dust discovers that hla name Is mud. Luck is a good bit like lightning. , It never strikes twice In the same place. T A St Paul girl says- she-would only marry a marrwho could give her a car riage, because she" has' never yet been' ahle to get a seat In a street car, "Oeorgev dear,- I don't believe you love me any more. sighed the tender -maiden! Why, my darling!'; the youth protested. "Well." eobbed the maiden, ''It only t-t-toqk you 15 m-m-minules to say good bye i-i-iast night!" , , , tt He shook his heavy underwear.y ' v A And put-his summer garments on.,' The chances are he does , not care . ' He won't need any Where's he's gone. A Long-Distanca 8peech. 1 Chicago, invited fo attend bsnitiet in New York City, but receiving ths invi tation too late, Timothy W, Xa Quattee responded to the, toastm aster . ovar ; jooo i miles of telephone wire .recently. While he sat at the transmitter m 'the Rand-McNatly bulldtnj, rjesta at the banquet; board In' the, Hotel : Roland, In New York, each supplied with a receiver, 1ar-tnTTspwcrtar-rt6 'Wrlefi'caned" upon. The occasion waa a dinner, given to Edward T. Page. 'After. Mn.Xe Quatta. had finished the applause around the banquet table was plainly audible at the Chicago end of the Wlrev-Chloago Tri bune. . - v -.. i-' , w for braiding the chiffon and thin stuff. Take .a atria of. chltfoA and out It la thraa lenctha,. Braid, 'aa". ia a three h strand braid. When ' done it should make a rooe a little larger than your 1 thumb. Thla ia used for the border of a toko for tha adga of the neck ot a t eollete gown, " Lace falls over it for evenug and la eattght here and there hi tba thraa atrand braid, i If prefTved. yea can border tits jrokv of roup street dress .with tt .and.,a it airaia upon yau ouffa and at the. lower dga of yonY. atock.;lt i aa expenalva trimming, but very ' effectiva A . littie crinoline can he reUed inside the chtltoB before It Is braided to Make a border for tha hat brim. . Thla .entire motif can be carried out in ahrlmp pink for bat, yoke. belt, uffe and stock- pretty finish to ail. - -fA'WfSiSf;- " SHIRT WAIST BELTS. ' Belts play the mostImportant part In adding tha finishing touches to a shirt Waist and the most effectve and stylish ones are of black taffeta, with large eyelets In the hack,' through which tat teta ribbon la run and laced to fit tha figure.- The fronts of these belts are fln- Idhed In a Variety of Ways. Some ore clasped with a stunning buckle, others simply tied with a modest bow knot A style which Is Just as effective and answers the tame purpose Is a black satin or velvet ribbon wound around the'' waist' and tied in front in a bow knot or four-ln-hand and fastened with a tur quoise matrix, thla ia a becoming, Beat and' convenient- style, since it may be drawn as tight aa one wishes and is tha most easy to adjust " There is also a popular belt with two buckles, one in the middle of the front and one In the middle of the back. It Is a shaped belt, but must be shaped by some one who knows' how. LIGHT MENU FOR A DAT. BREAKFAST. Fruit Cereal. ' Cream. Creamed Eggs. BakeB Potatoes. Milk Jilscult. " j Coffee. t UJNCI. , Escallojied Oyster "4 Sliced Tomatoeal Stewed .Prunes. -" Wafters. -..... . Coffee.. - s DINNER. Split pea. Soup. Broiled Shad. . Butter Sauoe. tutted Potatoes. -r - Cress Salad. Charlotte Russe, Coffee. WITH THE FUNNY MEN. CAUSE AND EFFECT. ' Aprlf.' , The tick ot the ticker -He trusted. May: And that's the reason , . , Hi's busted. ' COULDN'T FIND HIS PICTURE. Passenger on Page Avenue Car I've been Watching the papers every evening for a picture nf that man who's so prom- inenx out west, and can't find it. : His Seatmate What manT'f-Passenger-Why, that railroad man named Merger. SURE THING. To kiss a maid is not amiss If sonte"one sees the kiasea If she has seme such evidence Will make ot her a Mrs. A NARROW ESCAPE. Cassldy-Oi was born in ,'68, an, a lucky t'lng it was fur me. ' ; Casey Waa It so? Phwhy? 'u . CasBidy-Well, ye see the 29th av Feb ruary is me blrthady, an' ao If '68 toadn't been a lapo year Oi wudn't V been born at all, at all. DEFINING THE "STORIES." "Yep," said Mr. Meddergrasa, "that city feller that wrote me about the goods he has for sale bad a ptcter of h!a bus iness house on his letter paper, an' It showed a 15-story building Well.' when went down to town I went around that way an took a look at that place, an' blame' if il o' them stories ain't plain lies." ' v'r 'r s A PECULIAR POLITICIAN. " : "He'a a mighty hard man to get along with." aald the practical politician sadly. "Mighty hard." f . .. "He seems thoroughly honest." ' "Of course, he is. That's what makes hjm so erratic and unsatisfactory. Every Once in a white he Insists on doing some thing simply because he thlnke he is right without waiting to figure out What Its effect on his political prospects it liable to be.rt u .FQRrCHlCAGO TRADE. -"It looks ilka a very goodiplaho," said the prospective buyer, "but i ths pedals seem to be unusually far apart." " "Tea." replied the salesman! "you see, these pianos wefe originally built for the Chicago trade." "T,r'?".:W WHY HE'S A GENIUS. , j "I tell you that poet la a enlua".J j , li-"A genius? Why, his stuff is the worst X ever read. -.. ' "I know." -Iitfv, , "But why do you call him a enlusrf "Because he succeeds In selling It." COMPLIMENTARY J Hostess O. do. Mr. BasseaU,' oblige US with Just one more song., '"U The Singer-Renlly, Mrs" Footenlt. I'm afraid at this late hour I -might disturb the neighbors. ''.:;;''i::4vi''-v Hostess Never mind; , they ;i h howling dog that disturbs us at Bight. SPRING POEM, Ball. . : ' Bat ' ' , Glove, -- , Mask. Boy , . . . Shirks v llle - Mir A-.vv.- Tt r-.V- THE SENATOR'S REPLY, " What we want" said tha ' earnest I man, 'is a ballot that is absolutely in corruptible." isvr ' VThat'S right,", answered ' Senator Sor ghum, "and the only way to secure it IS to bring up a generation 'o voters Who won't toe forever tempting us politicians to buy em. . '- :';Making Things hrerybady seems J to ' have "fallen down,',' frt speak, in yesterdays count, except the friends of Ladd's field. '.,'- -" i If ths' Peninsula people could have peeped tats that-hlg hot lit The Journal window,' tst Yamhill street, and gated upon the heap -of ballot theretny as the box was opened to begin the count, some of them night have falntad. - -, Four, thousand, one hundred and forty six Votes had been deposited stnes ths count of Saturday, While the Peninsula shoved la only ts and Sellwood a piti ful 1M.W-"'- - . .- This won't do for ths Peninsula and tell wood.' It's all right for Ladd's Field;, all wrong for ths other places, y " ' This is the count yesterday: ,' ' ' Peninsula .........;.,.......,.r..l7.iM ' Ladd's Field ..,..;.......,.;..KMT ,'' Sellwood ...?. City Park ; CJrcle Park . fil Knot Tract S60 Fulton e . e s !'- a'a a : Clip this , coupon from Tha Journal, ssnd in, or address It to Fair Site Con test Editor, Tha" Evening Journal, !S9 YafnhlU Street, and your vote wilt be re corded: - i :' ..'1?",.'-' ' , ".. JOURNAL CONTEST 2 CHOICE rOR THE EXPOSITION SITE V ' "... Name.. Address....... ................. SHIRTWAISTS FOR MEN. Unabla tc Decide Whether or Not ; . , They Will Be Worn. Shirt walata for men for the summer season of .1901 just now are trembling in the balance. "To order or not to order"' is ths question of the retail dealer, and until he decides, some- time about May 2, "to make or not to make" will be the query of the manufacturer. For nothing In the line of wearing apparel comes quicker from the bat of the manufacturer than does a shirt waist in many colora ..It will not be made till men want it; men will not de mand l it. until the lmercury column is Hearing the (0s; and when the Ws have been passed. When the shirt waist .is the proper thing for another season, a hbf summer is expected to keep hotel porters and even hired bruisers busy throwing the shirt waist man out of windows of tha dlnlng-roorasi . provided the flimsy garment Is not accepted as inevitable. In this respect however, the shirt waist for 190 will And It possible to avail itself of ths cumulative victories of a stormy past When the first frosts of the au tumn of 1901 sent the shirt i waist to the ragbag, It had accomplished something in ethics it had found a habitation and a name in civilisation. , A few men had martyred '. to it; : a ; tew laWyers had gained' ollenta. in damage suits against the managements of .hotels because of it; and, .once, at least, as agalnat all the hrasauiar minions of a bit Chicago hotel, shirt waist had come into the dining- room land sat a meal out in conspicuous comfort . , ..,'., Still it ta a question if the shirt waist Is to be an institution in the forthcoming Summer; that last season a sudden hot spell made a sharp, demand, for this gar ment in the neuter sender, while a 10- degrea drop of the mercury Shut It off in an hour. Chicago Tribune. ' V. r A Good Word for Friday. "Don't yon really think Friday is .an unlucky dayT".. -.'. '; 'Nor indeed. ' why.; It was on Friday that my husband tried to board a street car and fetl and broke his leg." - - Unluokyt -I guess not Ha had "all his doctor's bills paid by tha fraternity he belongs- to, and. he got 128 a week jrrbm an accident Insurance policy, and the street car' people are going to pay him $1,000 to compromise - the matter.' Unluckt! Well, I wish there Was a lot more of such Fridays." 1 t ' vvHorse Had False Tail f It Is safe to say that when Thomas Barry, I known among ths ' cabbies as "Foxy Grandpa," purchased a false tall tor his horse "Rat Tall," he had ao sus picion that this act of kindness would almost land him tn Jail. . s & 'i "tut Tall," through soma ailment had lost every hair in the aforesaid, tall. It caused much amusement to the cabbies and much wounded pride to Barry. He rectified it by purchasing a falsa tall that looked almost as natural aa the real one, especially at Bight. - - ....- i Barry .had a call at the Twenty-fourth street entrance of a hotel at 7 P. M. A handsomely gowned woman- ordered him to tAke her to ah address fat Fifth avenue. She .entered the cab and "Foxy Grand pa" gathered tha reins. One of them had caught under the horse's tall. Barry tried to yank It loose and in doing so the whole tall. came off. " - The woman looked forth Just in time to sea the tail drop. She waa out of the cab ta an Instant , .' r v ' "Vou Villain you have pulled that poor horse's tail oft", she screamed.. "I will hava you arrested. I am a member of the 6. P, C A and I will report you in the mortdng. Police! Pollcer ,v ,, ' . . PpHOeman BeU ruabed across the street a crowa cainereu. roor uarry stooa wnn the detached tail In hla hand. In vain he triad, to sxplala that tba tail was a false one.-; "Kat Tail". looked around in silent sympathy. . . 'i The woman, almost too angry to speak. commanded the policeman to arrest Bar Cmm era's TWO b Bine, Black and handsoas : KNEE PANTS; 50c values, 35c i j A. & Sthbach M & . Largest Clothier fat th Northwatt . ; Fearth b4 MerrisOB Strwetg . J" HEWRY:; WEINH ARD 1 Proprietor of tht GITY BREWERY Bottled Beer Speoitlty Largest and most completa brewery la tha Northwest Established 1862 - Office, Thirteenth aa Bumeide Its. ' ' Telephone rio. 72 . v PORTLAND. ORCQON A '- City of ROSES ry. The crowd; increased. , The policeman waited for an opening and finally found a chance to explain the situation to tha woman. She was Incredulous at first, but on being convinced, made a rnah for an other cab and drove oft amid tha shouts of the spectators. . Barry regarded his hors sorrowfully. 'You lost roe fares whin ye had no tail and now ye are losin 'em whin ye have wan, bedad. Jlst because it's off for the rooment,"New Tork . Journal! , . The' Size of Fairies. Readew of Ellsabethlan poetry are fa miliar, with fairies who fashion, coata from a hat's wingr tans from .those' ot hutterflies, coverlets from he skins-of snakes,, wage war with: spiders, smd make expeditions on the backs of flies. Writers have' commonly.' "assumed that such minuteness was. the product of po etic fancy,' which reduced these spirits to a else much, below that admitted by popular bellelC; but , this. Is an error. Folklore supplies with abundant exam ples, of fairies who can carry no more than a single Vtraw, Who emerge from mole bill, and make a thread bridge in order to traverse a keyhole.. Concord-, ant Is the ' testimony of . language, as when the foxglove passes for being a fairy cap. ,' ., -. ;,"'.... -. , '. '' , If a slie so reduced cannot allow his torical interpretation, still less does othhology explain, tne qualities' of these fays, who In power' do not differ from their 'vr larger. ..; constant Queen ' ilob : no larger than the jewel, of a ring, is yet charged with the' functions of a birth goddess.. The - least falryJ!caft steal - a bride or a baby; tenuity is of jess con sequence, since any tiny sprite can at will assume gigantic proportions." -The fairies who In one - oanton are. represented aS DR: B. E; WRIQH r -'''Vf '; '-.''; .' ! DENTIST, -.. '' i y' Jt'Xi :.--'".iv.. A---y'i', t ' -ti-Ahd HU Associate are flow Located at :,V "; ,; : 3425 Washington treet corSeventh : P:K?''"'' Hoars: S a. m. to $ p. and 7 p. na. to 8 p.Bu?:'p.k - V : TELEPHONE NORTH atpi. - t r-T'::'V"- .".' -y ni'r.,r" W f . i. . 1 n', 1 - j -' v - S PIECE SUITS , mixtures, worth $5.50 to & A $6.50, at...;.L.:....:.. ':.,VV 35 E3 ; .VESTEE SUITS IA excellent designs and pat-; r . terns, worth - S55.00 to f" 45 ' $6.00, at:....:..;...,.,: vJif ODD and END SUITS A grand cleaning up of a V , : , few broken lots, all styles ra 13 7 and sizes, 3 to 15 years.. ,ve Is what Portland, Or., will the galled at th.blg 1005 Lewis and Clark Exposition. Qreat prepa rations now toint on, and tha lorellest roaes oa earth beinc cultivated. W send a well-rooted one-year punt for, jo cents. ; Name your cholcet Samam Cochet. whtta Cochet, Perie da Jardln, ipa Oontler, Belle Slebrecht, and Safrano. All varieties for 50 cents. Our complete catalogue free. r 7 LAMBERS0N, Portland, Or. A few faundree large, atrong. White Manua Cochet la 1 ' ' tbreeyearvld etsat fcloear thl. SMsent sac each. bduslK (arpd Hoitst 1 fi. MX (tt atvaa THnu sr. Op. Caambsr ot Com. Gri ' TAILORS 131 8IXTH STREET. dwarfish. In the 'next may be desoribad as glgaatio. : -, ,., -'; . The contrast, which '. ' cannot '-..- be ao counted for as arising from blsierlcaj, memories, may be easily explaiaed by the . early aaodea ot coneeiviAg nature. In pre, historic ' conception a mountain might pass tor a large man, a river Jar a tail one, whljanhe inmates ot petty hHioeks would naturally be Imagined aa possess ing form corresponding to ths narrow) limits of their' habits. - InteraatlOBal Monthly. ' . ..." .'- - : o. ' ,; . - . They Broke Even. ,,,'" . Recently while an attorney for. the de tense waa arguing s eass in ths Xh-k. wood 3 Justice Court, i the prooeedmgs were ' interrupted by the . braying of a donkey. "One minute, please," said the Judge, "I can not hear two at once." A little later, when the-court waa summing up, tha donkey- brayed again and the lawyerfi rising, exclaimed "If you Honor please. Will you speak ' a little louder. There must be an echo In this B H ,m. a i ..5,;;'.".-S.if;.