DAILY CArtTAL JOURNAL, SALKM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1007.
J
L. STOCKTON
Tf ) . : OF SPECIALS
Great
Clearance Sale
Itemurkablo soiling dttrlng tho
last few weeks Is indicative of the
confidence tho people hnvo In our
business methods. Everything Is
done on tho square, mid no per
son Is ever lured to disappoint
ment who conies to us. Wo In
nugurnto thfh sale In order to
closo out wliat's left of our fall
goods.
BARGAINS WILL ABOUND
THROUGHOUT THE STORE
Dress Goods
Reads Rainproof Rcadona crepes,
Serges, Mohdclnlucs, Panamas,
etc., nil reduced,
Ladies' Suits,
Skirts and Coats
This entire stock without re
serve Is cut to tho quick. Profits
nro of no consideration.
STOCKTON'S
beauties above, whlld wo looked
about us and uttered half-hushed
words ot appreciation as ho rattled
on, lisping through his grizzled mus
tache. Thon ho suddenly turned, and in
the" midst of ij stood a kittle smiling
man not much ovor fivo foot Avo
inches tall. Jlttlo black eyes Bpark
llng out of a whtto face, on which
grow a little board tlnd mustache.
OUr guldo Introduced us as tho Jefo
of all this wealth, tho "unlco duono
do la casa." Ho greeted us with a
certain gentlo dignity, and invited us
to como upstairs and soo tho houso,
at tho solicitation, indeed, of our
guide.
So up tho onyx stairway wo climb
ed past half a dozen peons who work
ed and scrubbed to mako It shinb as
tho day, and rose rocpectfully as wo
passed.
Tho upper corridor was a repeti
tion of tho lower, with tho windows
of tho beautifully carved stone, and
very ovldontly planned by a mnstor
hand and executed by much labor,
well paid. Tho dining room Is at tho
Rio Cute in II atttoQ9 tuto. I bnck oC th0 patl0 and horo wo wcr0
UiS "IS III LdUIS OUIldt j flrat Kllml)go of th0 ,ntor-
lor of tho houso. Tho room was fur
nished In light oak furniture, made,
'Don Pedro told us. In San Luis
jPotosi, for everything In this rich
peon's houso was made, as tas as
possible, la his own country. It was
not particularly beautiful furniture,
and Its pBeudo-old-Engllsh lines woro
The feasy place where they are not afraid to give 1 a,nioa' 1BrIoto"a,MC, bUt th TTr
1 r ' . n were niled with tho many goblote of
tho finest crystal, and tho windows
hung with rich ourtalns, quite- too
gaudy, n particular lady might say,
and on tho too of tho tablo was a
Bheot of well-worn oil cloth. But It
was Don Pedro's dining room.
Next wo woro load to tho famous
chapel of tho houso, which rumor
has it Is hung In cloth of gold nirtl
whero Incenso burns night and day.
It was not at all as it was advertised,
but tho effort to mako it suporbly
elegant was apparent. It was not
built in chnpol form, ns might hnvo
boon expected, but was merely ono
of tho rooms of tho houso fitted up
for tho purpose. Don Pedro Is a de
vout Catholic; and ho has lavished
horo all ' that ho could woll do In
crowding his chnpol full of all that
could pleaso him. Tho altar occu
pied tho mlddlo of tho outsldo wall
wai
WINTER STYLES
THE HANDSOME WINTER STYLES IN CLOTHING THIS
YEAR PLEASE ALL NEAT DRESSERS. The Coats are cat
long with the loose form fitting back, straight and pointed lapels.
The trot sers are cat fall in the hips and taper to a neat fit over the
instep. Let as show yoa the right style to wear.
SUITS - $0.00 TO $25.00
I
ROBERTS $3.00 HATS
There isn't anything more needed to set yoar appearance off in
good style than a Hat. We have fast received a fall line of Black
Stiff Hats. Roberts shape.
a bargain.
Salem Woolen Mill Stoe. I
FLKl) TO F.SCAPH MAllUIAGK
tinge Gancn
J. A. COOPER
FRESBNTING THE
wpet-
Belmott
Company
ajfo Dark Nights
LTURDA1 MATINEE 2:30
P. M.
Out of Proportion.
p ' You don't mean to say," protcst-
tho cat, "that you're- going to kill
u lust iit-rauHc i ato.your canary
ilrd"
"I am, indeed," ropllod tho houso-
jfepprr "I believe In 'a Hfo for a
lf ' '
"Out j on re taking nine Uvea for
life ' -Philadelphia Pross.
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Magazines at "Wholesale I tales.
Tho Bobbs-Morrill Company. tho
look publishers, havo Issued a hand-
ioraoly illustrated 36-pago pago mag-
izlno catalog, which they havo of
fered to Bend to any roador of our
paper absolutely froo.
This catalog Bhows how our read-
ers can buy their next year's supply
)f magazines at prices that havo nev-
r ooioro neon equauoa. una 01
their offers Is tho Cosmopolitan, Tho
Home Maeazlno and tho Roador
The House of Don Pedro Alvumdo.
Tho namo of Don Pedro Alvara-1
do, tho peon millionaire? of Parral,
Mexico, is ono to conjuro with, and
many havo already found In it basis
for legend and romance. Little Is
roally known of this interesting char
actor oxcept that, although a man of
unbounded wealth, he Is utlll n friend
of his old friends, and although ho
might set himself up us ono of tlih
great men of tho earth, ho is still ono
of tho peons who woro his friends lu
tho old days and are now his devoted
ad m Iters.
On tho. vjslt of tho excursion of
tho geologists to Parrel, a fow woro
luriuiuuu unoiiKii 10 uo iuiowbu 10 f tho rooU nnd n wi,m0w on each
outer tho famous houso and to talk B,do BftV0 ,t UkUL TnB altar wu8
with Its more famous owner. Rnudy am, wom,orri in gold nnd
Tho house of Don Pedro stand Just 8nVor and silks and velvets, and not
abov'o tho bank of tho Parral rivor, unliko tho oxnonBlvo altars to bo
Fight In Lodging Houso Reveals Sex
Now Sho Is a Nun.
and far from bolng tho gaudy, ovor
dono palaco which It Is genorally sup
posed to bo, la, on tho outsldo, a wull
bulancod houso of cousldornblo pro
portions, of course, bUt enrvod rlohly
and artistically, with ltttlo or tho
"glugor-broad" which ono would ox
poet from tho roports of It. It is
elogant to a considerable dogreo, and
tho carvings of tho whlto native
stone, on which GOO of Don Pedro's
frlonda worked for many months, nro
very handsome.
It wns whllo standing watching
p found In favored shrlnos of almost
any of the church oh of this country.
In tho contor of tho room wns
grant pyramid of black volvot and
sllvor, In memory of Don Pedro'H
wife, dend now somo yonrs. This was
hung with cloth of sllvor, which
dr&pod Its baso on nil Bldos, and tho
sllvor ornnmonta woro costly and
numorous. On ono sldo of tho room
was a throne whero tho bishop Bits
'whon ho comes to mnss for this do
(jyout son of tho church, and on the
other walls woro palntluKB of ro-
tho houso and tho crowd of workmon llgloua scones and tho tiny stations
nnd beggarB waiting about it on this of tho cross. In ono conor wns an
calm Sunday morning for thoir pay automatic parlor organ, covorod with
and alms, that an old gentleman, 'a gundy velvet curtain,
dressed lu "storo clothes" and walk-1 on tho wholo, tho chapel wbb no
ing with an imposing cane, camo up ,noro than any other, except that it
to tho party and Invited them, with1 wn8 furnished more gaudily and
all tho cordiality possible, to como tner0 8oomed to havo been an at-
uagazineregumr pneo u.uu, " nI,H . Iiniinn Tin lmhhln.l nlnni? ..'.. .i...,m .
nMJ, ,a nffor lOHIIH IU WUWU WllU IIIIO 1UUI1I cnuub"
UCSiaOS IQ13 OUOr ,.. ....l..nl.r nnlnln, nn li - - . . ..,.. o
nnery
mlf prlco, $2.50.
thoy quote prices on all loading mag
azines at bargain prices.
If you Intend to subscrlbo to any
magazine for tho coming yoar, you
rill savo tlrao and money by send
ing for the beautiful catalog. It is
freo for the asking. Simply address
postal card today to The Bobbs-i
Merrill Company, Magazlno Agency
)opartment, Indianapolis, Ind.
12-21-3w
,ln front, garrulously pointing out the
RUITS, NUTS,
MINCE MEAT
Groceries !
bltB of the exterior which woro of in
terest, and led tho way into tho main
patio of tho house. Here, ho said,
was as far as ho could take us, but
ho stood for a quarter of an hour
pointing out tho beauties of tho
patio, the really handsome carved
pilars and Corinthian capitals, tho
figures on keystono of every fairy
arch, and the paintings which lined
tho walls. Tho patio corridors were
full of materia) for the furnishing
of tho new hotel which Don Pedro
is building on one of tho plazas of
tho town, which, when It Is finished
will bo ora of the handsomest In tho
republic.
An onyx stairway, led to tho upper
flnnra of tho house, and tho self-
j appointed guide rippled on garrul
ously with his wonderful taleB of the
for a whole
Francisco Loader.
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cathedral. San
In fact everything in tho line of
reasonable holiday goods and deli
cacies may be fpund In stock at our
store. Don't overlook.
SARRINGTON HALL COFFEE
GUe us a call and be convinced ot
the superiority ot our service.
H. ML Branson
l26Sttesk
Otir Optical Department
Will resume its normal condi
tion again, and the best of atten
tion will bo given those who need
our services. We ara equipped
with the latest Instruments for
tasting tha eyes, asd our price
are the moat reaoaall.
Chas. It Hinges.
Grwfaate Oftkwn.
CURRENT
TOPICS
TODAY
Prepared for the Public Schools
and tho Family Circle.
Governor Hughes, of New York,
and Governor Pennypaker, of Penn
sylvania, have bee nlnaugurated.
Wealthy men of Cuba are petition
ing for an American protectorate
over tho island,
Columbia University, of Portland,
and Chemawa played a scoreless foot
ball garao'at The Dalles.
A trainer of lions at Toledo, Ohio,
was attacked and badly lacerated by
tho animals In his chargo.
There wero 187 marriages In Linn
county In 190G.
A great snowstorm swept ovor
Great Britlan nnd all northern Eur
ope the past week.
Agulnaldo, tho leader of tho insur
gent Filipinos a few years ago, has
become a successful farmer.
The natonal assemblage of Persia
has adopted a constitution, and that
country ceases to bo an nbsoluto
monarchy.
There is a strong movement to
wards establishing a Republican form
of govera&etit In Ipaia,
Xa v grflt gM of Jtuyby foot
baUMha itonford md Yaacouvtr
teams played a tia tajae.
Madrid, Jan. 2. Truly an amaz
ing Btory Is that of Sonorltn Esporan
7.0. Vnsquez, a wealthy merchant's
daughter, who,, nftor bolng mlsBCd
for three months, wns found mas
querading ns a male tramp, uud Is
now u nun In a convent. Sho Is only
19, and her father Is a lending citi
zen of Snntnudor. Tho sonorltn wns
cnrotully brought up and educated.
Sho Is a tall, good-looking and fine
ly formed girl, nnd wbb known ns a
regular daredevil and tho horolno of
muny merry escupados. With men
and women nllko Bho was IntonBoly
popular.
Ono night three uroliths ago the
Vasquoz mansion was ablazo with
llgth, na a grand ball was- bolng glvon
to colohrato tho botrothal ot tho
St.'iinrlta Esporauzu and tho Honor
Palilo Uerdn of Ullhoa. Tho next
morning tho Hcnorlta was missing.
Day nftor day paBsod and thoro wns
no word of lior; no clow by which
hor wheronhouts could bo dlscovorod.
She hud simply vanished. It was
known In tho family tht sho did not
take kindly to hor lover or tho
thought ot marriage. IMvors and
ponds In tho neighborhood wero
dragged; a gonorul pollco nlnrm wus
sent out, and finally a roward was of
fored for nows of hor.
For sovoral wooks tho girl's dls-
nppoarnco wns tho flonsatlon of tho
district. Thon her discovery causod
an oven grentor sensation. Disguised
tin n man, Bho wan found last weok
In a tramps' "refuge," a typo of lodg
ing hoiiBO run by tho municipality
of Paula Christina. In a district of
Madrid. Clad In rough mon's clothes,
tho girl had beon a lodgor for three
days. On tho night boforo hor dis
covery a dispute uroso between hor
nnd a burly giant, tho bully and
terror of tho place Tho bully
struck her, knocking hor- BonsoleBs
When tho police ruBhed In a doc
tor was sent for, and thus It was
found that tho tall, comely lad wns
in reality a girl. Thon it camo out
that she was tho much-Bought Espor
anzo Garcia Vesquez.
Tho girl was reconciled to hor
family nnd hor lover pleaded for nn
Compressed
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have any trouble making
bread we advlso you to try it.
We are sole agents for It, and
make It a point to always keep
it fresh. Ono cake and a tick
et for 6 cents.
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Immediate marriage, but, instond,
tho sonorlta has Just takon tho voll
In tho Hormnnas do Carldad convent
In Madrid, nnd swears sho will Bpond
hor llfo as a sister of mercy, tending
tho poor nnd nursing tho sick.
Sho told a romnrkablo Btory of hor
wnndorlngs In tho throo months. It
was bocniiHo of tho dlstuBtctul be.
trothal that sho determined to loavo
home. Tho Iiouro hold, In tho early
morning, tired out with tho ball, was
soundly nsleep. Tho girl, dressed In
hor roughest clothes nnd taking only
such money nH sho hud In hor purse,
quietly walked out Into tho street,
mado hor way to tho railway station
nnd boarded a milk train bound for
nilbon. From thoro Bho took an
other train to u lonely country sta
tion and uogiiii a tramp ovor tho high
way to Madrid.
Tho first night sho Blopt with tho
female servants in a cottsmo bnuk of
a big mansion. On hor second day
sho foil in with u ninlo trnmp, who
suggoetod that she ussumo male nt
tlro nn'd Join an advouturoiiB band of
which ho wus n mombor. She agroed
and ho Introduced hor to the chief,
who gnvo her n man's olothos, out hor
hair and taught hor to walk swagger,
talk from hor chest and put hor
hnnds properly lu hor poukotK. Sho
was treated with great consideration,
nnd finally a position wns secured
for hor ns footman in a noblomun'H
houso. Tho suggestion wns that sho
furnish plans nnd Information of tho
houso, so that tho baud could rob it
Tho girl declaros sho did not intend
todQjthis.butsoemingly ngreod to tho
ordor to enjoy tho oxporlonco and
adventure. But sho only stnld ono
day.
Tho robber baud was nugorcd nt
hor bohavlor. so sho oscnpod and bo
enmo a waudorer in tho land a
tramp. Frankly sho says alio did
not onjoy horsolf und is glad of tho
haven of rest nnd peaco which tho
convont has now given hor,
o .
PKEPAHE FOIl IIItYAN.
GANS'HEIIMAN FIGHT.
Lasted Kljjlit Rounds Jiut Hccnuse
Gnus Allowed It TO.
Tho Cans-Herman fight nt Tono
pah Tuosday nftornoon was a one
sided afTalr. Tho Journal received
full roports of tho battle, but too
late for publication. Hormnn was
outclassed and never had a show.;
GaiiB playod with him until tho eighth
round whon, Herman leaving an
opening, Guns whipped his left to the
Jaw, followed with a terrific blow
with his right squnro on tho point ot
tho chin nnd nil wns ovor. Herman
dropped llko a log with his face ia
his hands nnd nftor tho count was
carriod to his corner whore ho lay
threo minutes boforo ho regained
consciousness.
Democrats of Wlllanietto Valley on
ookout for William Jennings.
DomoorntB of Sulom and Marlon
county, nnd in fact Linn, Lane and
othor adjoining counties, are begin
nlng to prepare for tho reception of
their leador, William JonnlngB Bry
an, who is expected to nrrlve In this
city on Januury 23 of tills yoar.
State Senator M, A. Mlllor, of Linn
county, arrived this morning nnd to
gether with Chairman W, II. Down
ing, of tho Domocrntlc county con
tral commftteo, took preliminary
steps for his recoptlon in this city.
It is thought that tho Auditorium
roller rink, tho iargost auditorium
In tho city will bo secured for his
accommodation for tho oveulng ot
tho 23rd and, it Is presumed, ho will
bo Invited to address tho Joint as
sembly of tho leglslaturo on tho fol
lowing day.
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CanJo Nation . .
Certainly smashed a hole In the
barroomn of Kansas, but Ilallurd'u
Horehound Syrup has smashed all
records as a euro for coughs, bron
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diseases. T. C. II , Horton, Kan ,
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quickly as Ballard's Horehound Syr
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The ltlght Name.
Mr. August Shorpo, tho popular
ovorsoor of tho poor at Fort Mndlsou,
In., Bays: "Dr. KIngs'fl Now Mfo
PlMs nro rightly named; thoy nee
moro ngroonbly, do moro good anrr
mako ono fool hotter than any othor
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Iteport of Public Library l tW(HI.
No. using rending room 2980
Dally average 09
Now membors 08
Total membership 1302
Now Hooks.
PurohuHod 8
Gifts I
Total , 9
Number of Loans.
Books 1302
PorlodlcalB 189
Total 2051
No. of volumes In library ....3821
MAIIY PARMKNTI3R,
Librarian
o "
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Willamette Hotel on American oif
European Plan.
Tho Willamette Hotel horonftor
will bo run on both tho American and
European plan, Ilooms will bo 50
conts and upward; room and meals',
2 and upwards. Tho hotel is bolng
romodolod and now furnlturo added,
and several Important changes nro
boing mado. Tho ofllco Is bolug cal
somined and painted, and tho entire
structure Is being overhauled.
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All tho World.
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Liniment plays a most prominent
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u&od Ballard's Snow Liniment Is a
living proof of what It does. Buy a
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Sold by D. J. Fry. '
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