Weekly Oregon Statesman from Salem, Oregon • Page 3

OREGON STATESMAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1S9S. FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY. nil of 1 is. mated on last yeir'a growth, a three-fourihs crop. The outlook for the quality of this year's crop la excellent, all the growers helng agreed on the fact that this year's produrt would be of so much belter quality than that ot 1S5T.

as to bring up the reputation of Oregon as a producer of a tine quality of hops. All growers are determined to do the best possible work In harvesting the crop, and very few, if any, poor 111 1 attra-cted there sooner or later. Mr. Winkler thinks the Bohemia is oes'ired to be one of the richest camps on the Pacific It covers a range of fifteen ciiles wida by about srxty lor. and already about fifty claims are in operation.

The ore is not of a grade, but is sufficiently rich to bee me prcfi able to th-M- mlnirg it. The quartiz Is the free-milling kin', and the pieces exhibited in Salem by-Mr. Winkler show up eplerJid in wealth 1 What is known there as the Mujick group is owrei by a Mr. J. W.

Co k. who feems to have implicit filth in the fucur? of the raving upward of one hundred men in his employ, and. in course of construction, an adds ion 10 his present mill, The main structure is r.6x3$ feet hi 'dimen-sir-ns with an engine room S3x3t fett, and a concentrates storage room. 30xti; the wills are thirty-eight feet high. He has fi.e stamps In operation at present and is preparing to ad 3 -ten more, the same being now en route fron Chicaso.

His "veins" face HxlZ. He has bonded a c-cuple of his claims to parties from Montana and they are r.ow actively engaged in developing their prospect. At present to reach the mtnes there one Is compered to get off the railroad at Co'tase Grove and go the remainder of the d's-iance by stage and pack horse. However, within a few weeks a new wagm road ill have been completed and it will be no trouble to sm there. The road now In courve of construction i being superintended by C.

F. Mitchell, formerly of Salem, who has a Ti umber of claims in the Bohemia. On the 1st of July a pstoff.ce was established at Bohemia, which is proving a great accommodation to these resid THE PROSPECTS ARE FOR A CROP OF EXCELLENT QUALITY. Thnntrh h(a. in n.tnttr Be Produced Is Apparent Good Prices Promised.

The outlook for a good crop of Ore gon hops this year, better in quality than Quantity, is very promising, and the possibilities are that good ju ices ill be secured this year, better in fact, than many growers have thus far dared to nope. The indication are, however, that nothing but a good qual'ty of hops ill be touched by buyers this season, and that poor hops, such as were, In many instances, offered for sale and sold last year, will not find any takers. For this reason it will be advisable that growers harvest only first-class hops. and that the very best of care be given to the hops, not only while on the vine. or during the process of picKing.

but In the hop houses and while being cure! and prepared for market. Oregon hops, a few years ago, had an excellent reputation lor quality, and commanded the top price in the market, growers having a chance under theae conditions to make a profit on their hop yards. The quality of the Oregon hops, since then, has deteri orated to such an extent, however, that the crop of 1S37 was not a profitable one, rew or the growers coming out even on tht-ir investments, and many going behind. The outlook for Is better, and the 1 growers are making every effort to have the quality of their hojs up to the former high standard, and are apparently willing to sacrifice quantity in the interest of quality. The present indications are th3t the world crop of choice hops be considerably shorter than last year.

Late reports from England bring the information that mold and lice are rav aging the hop yards in that country. and. in spite of the energetic efforts of grow-rs to overcome this evil by spraying, the vermin is giinlng ground, and the dealers fear thU the English crop this year will not be up to the stand ard required by the majority of the large European consumers, and choice American hops, as a consequence, will be In active demand in the London market. Recent report--) from New York state. show that the growers are in d.spur In that sectiop on account of unfavorable weather conditions, and that, as a result of this state of affairs, the hop crop for In that state ill he extreme'y short; in fact, the best authorities on the subject agree that, with the most favorable Jconditions from now until the hops are picket, a half crop can a reel obtained, and the quality Is not expected to be up to the required standard.

California, also Is nhort. the extreme-1 ly dry weather tending to cut down the output of that state, while Washington is not expected to have over 30.0'ii) bales. I Taking all this Into oonsi ration. I he Oregon growers. If they will place on.y a nrst- iss article on tne maiKei.

may again be ab'e to see the market In their hinds, and so "prices rule whieh will enable them to raliz a fair profit on their Investments ami go id it. 1 nn I (V i 1 1 i IOI (till inn In producing their crops. H. J. Ottnh inier, the lo-al hop deal er, who has just returnei irom a nay of several months in his Sin raneis- in of the outlook to a Staesmn reporter ly.

sail the Oregon crop of hi ops would probably be short of last yeir's output, and he st Invited it at from to 77.. 000 bales; he said the quality would good, as a result of the favr-j nb'e weather conditions, but that every thing depen lel up the entire disap- of the 'ice. As In irmer years! Mr. Ottenheimer warns growers against icking moldy rs. but to pick only those of good quality.

The California crop, he i-sMmites at to 4...0110 hal-s, whl will be considerably less thin usual, on a -count of the extremely dry season which growers have had to contend with. Mold or lice do not attack hop? In California, and th pros pects for a od crop are. of course, tlwit much better. Spiking of the business. Wm.

Rrown. of this city, said that the out- l'-xtk for the crop in Oregon was considerably tntT than It had been some weeks ago, and that the probable output woui 1 be 7rt.oiV) bales, which, esti- 1 81 FM SECRETARY GABRIELSOX AFTER ATTRACI10.NS. A Brief Answer to the Senseless Kicking: of an. Oregon Sewspaper Some Tnrf History. The XDrth Pacific Rural Spirit, of Portland, of August sth, enj ys the unenviable distinction cf being the or.ly paper in the state to abuse and cry down the Oregon state fair.

Its eJi-torial page. In the Issue referred to. black with unjust and ungracious flings at the board of trustees, and of derogatory comment on the fair generally, and its racing elements In particular. The bitter animus of its allusions is palpably Inspired, and not In conformity with any settled iV.icy heretofore notel in Journal. The sudden antipathy displayed by the n.

p. r. s. was flagrantly direct and spontaneous, the Statesman deemed it opportune to submit the matter to Secretary Charles I. Galrlelson, and several other prominent members of the board, none of whom can a -count for the ebullition of the Portland editor on any grounds of common smse or common decency.

Secretary Gabrielson sail, among other things: "The board here has had miuh to contend with, and as much as any one 011 the outside ossibly can, the adverse conditions that made a full and prompt settlement of all outstanding claims against the association impossible, and for season after season it has ued its first available money in discharging these deferred claims, or has taken up the warrants freely an gladly in the course of its dealings with people who were indebted to the board; ding anything and everything in its power to obliterate Us obligations, dollar for dollar. "The attacks made In the paper you have shown me strike me as coming with exceeding bad grace from a concern, one of whose prin -ipils is notoriously responsible for the non-payment of the Witch Hazel colt-st tkes, to the tune of something like $1.7.00. Tii-se stakes were started In an 1 were to be raced by 2-y-ar-olds, foaled In Oregon and Washington that year. The races were pulled off all right and duly won. J.

O. Mack taking first money. I. C. Mosier second, and George Gill third, but Oregon turf-history bears no record of these men even getting a dol lar of the purses.

"This kicker has a god deal to pay about the delinquency of our board in Fettling our race trak engagements. How many times have the Portland and other Northwestern associations paid in full? And how- often have horsemen on these tracks b'en compelled to take script to show for tht unpaid portion of their earnings, and often even nothing. "It may be safely guessed who the writer of the article from Independence is. and again the inference may be relied upon, that he would like to receive. even yet, some unpaid colt-stakes, won by his strings at uther places than Salem, in recent years.

"The only difference between Saljm anil other points is that Silem has in variably furnished her cr- litnhs with evidences of her dues to them instead of organizing 'new and putting up meetings each year to draw the hots men on. "Last vear I received sP'-ed warrants from every horseman tint held them against us in lieu of cash, in payment of entry fees, and I know a ei tain ty many -of th -se arrants were bought up to serve this very purtose. but all were honored as fist as they came in. A big per centiige tf our receipts last vpir were in the shape of these re deemed obligations and this fact went a long way to account Pt the sut-se qu-nt delinquency. "We paid purses in full, list s-ason.

for the first Fix diys. wh-n we found we could not do so any longer and cov er our ground expenses. "The hard times of the pit w- years nnd the mistake ma le last year put ting out a minimum admission fe caused the shortage, which all d-dporel but which was not. In a single detail or cise, due to dishonest motives or nor to any desire to repudiate tine single dollar of Indebtedness, the list of which will, undoubtedly, be paid this fall.barring bad weather, despite th. growling of the r.

s. and othr Ir responsibles." It is, the intention of Secretary Chas. r. Gabrielson. wf the Oregon bvard of rgriculture.

to liven up the state fair in September next with as many special tttraoti ns as he possibly can. within tne at coveium such matters. He Is in daily corre psonder.ee with people anxious for en gagemen)', or for concessions and will close with enough of 4hm to nun' the exrv.sitlon ery attractive aside from its inhetfiit exhibit? and rare The "man fish." who was hre last year, has securer grouna mm in a tent of his own will give his .1 clever exhibition besides other special- ties he haa wk him. Some fine mcycie trick riders will te on hand also, and I he is negotiating lor uuirr i fcl." Hardly a day passes but new concen- it new concen- antles-Mar siens ere grranted for here before. Three coon Polk and Union have already takn trace for comprenensive a.sruays inn others ara g'-tting ready.

NO CURB NO PAT. That is the way all dru arista Bell Grove'a tasteless chill tonic for malaria. chills and ferer. It is simply iron and qvinlne in a tasteless form. Children love It- Adults prefer tt to bitter.

Muscarine tolncs. Pric at 8too's dnwr stora. n. BiitiiniMrvili tb Bm4 Car Httdirbl a4 Imm lor tiMitb. ThT fiber orwrkra.

roa. will utl rnf. or rail boa far Si. SOSAHkO CO. Pads.

I II hers will be marketed by the Oregon rowers this yt growers this year. Speaking of vermin. 1 V. .1 1ii.na air. urun yiiiu mi wvi where, so far as he had heard from, were now fre? from lice; that one prominent grower had sali that where he hid been able to find forty to fifty Uce on a single leaf he was now unaoie i fir.d any sign or vermin, ine reason i this state of affairs is said to be the extremely favorable weather conditions enjoyed by the valley during the past month, the dry, warm winds having killed the vermin, and thereby Improved the hops very much.

There appearJ to be very little inquiry for hops at present on the part of the Eastern buyers, the reason being that, so far as the growers are concerned, who have not already contracted they will be able to harvest their own crops, and place them on the market. Contracting will, therefore, be somewhat slow, until the hops are In the bale. T. A. Llvesly, the hop broker, and an extensive grower.

In speaking of the situation, said that lice had nearly disappeared," an. 1. as a result, he looked for a fine quality of hops this year; estimates the crop of this state at to 63.00O bales, believing a two-thirds crop will be as much as can be expected, under existing circumstances. His own yards, containing 80 acres of hop. Mr.

Livesley says, are In good condition, and vermin are to be found; earlier in the season the lice appeare 1, but prompt spraying, and the favorable conditions, soon freed the vines from this enemy, and the yards are now entirely clean and promise a fair crop of excellent quality. ONE ORDER MADE. In the probate court yesterday. In the case of W. J.

Chambers, deceased. Judge G. P. Terrell sustained the answer of the petitioner, Mrs. Dorcas Chambers, to the motion of the administrator, and the Julge entered an order allowing the widow $13 per month, in addition to the $12 per month petitioner receives os a pension, for her support and maintenance for one yar from April 2.

and the administrator was ordered to pay to the clerk of th court $17.6, to pail to the widow of ttie de BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. The Rest Salve In the world for cuti bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetters, chapped hands, cnll-blalns, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It Is a guarantee to perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Pric 25 cents per box. Fora aale by Dr.

S. C. Stone. MIMMIM MMMM Advice to Consumptives i There arc three great remc- dies that" every person with weak lungs, or with consump- lion itself, should understand. I These remedies will cure about every case in its first stages and many of those more advanced.

It is only the most advanced that are hopeless. Even these are wonderfully relieved and life itself greatly prolonged. What are these remedies Fresh air, proper food'and scoirs Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil uith Hypo- phosphites. Be afraid of draughts but not of fresh air. Eat nutritious food and drink plenty of milk.

Do not forget that Scott's Emulsion is the oldest, the most thoroughly tested and the highest cn- dorsed of all remedies for 1 weak throats, weak lungs and consumption in all its stages. toe. SCOTT BOWNt, Chtmisi, New York. 1 A. 1 .25 .50 .05 SI.

00. SI. 25 and $1.50 25 for .16 pair 5 lor mention: for yard 5 bee our prices. 1 ou cannot arlord variety JL111 broideries at nan price. EH 1 CHEERFUL BEPORTS FROM YAXLEY GROWERS.

The Wheat Shortage Exists in Cnfal-filled Estimates Rather than in the Grain Yield. Willamette wheat fields still hold, their yield, in shock and eack. Very little has reached the warehouses for storage or transportation as yet From the statements ot thoroughly well postei farmers In this county, it may be said the expectations of nine-tenihs of the grain growers In this section will be unfulfilled, but this not carry with it the additional desultory fact that there will be a shortage from the average valley crop. tarly estimates of the crop were two sanguine, it seems, and the valley farmers will content themselves with a fair return from their sowing.rather than revel in the bounty they were not Justified in anticipating. The best informed men hereabout do not place the shrinkage of the crop from the ravages ok the green aphis at above 20 per many halting firmly at 15 per and the claim is very general that this deduction must be made from a more than normal stand of wheat, and hence, the- customary average remains.

J. H. Settlemler, of "Woodburn. who wan here yesterday. took this view of the situation, as applied to the splendid district he represents.

The crops there will be a very fair average, allowing for all the damage the aphis has wrought. Oats, he thinks, are considerably undpr the average, and he is not over sanguine as to the qualities in either crop. He thinks present hop indications are excellent and. despite the mlsHing hill shortage, believes the growth in sight will, with pood care, result in a high quality yield that will fully compensate for such shortage, but, with all other thoughtful men, he defers to the exigencies liable to arise, momentarily, with this peculiar ami vexatious crop. Hon.

T. W. Davenport visited his Waldo hill firm on Sunday and scrutinized conditions pretty closely; and informed a Statesman reporter yesterday that tha main fields of that locality wer putting forth fine crop- of wheat, the work of the aphis being only nominal. That section will serid' forth a full average crop of wheat of prime quality, though not so. heavy an output as the planters hid 'relied upon.

Oats have suffered nothing, and the crop will bo normal in quantity and first-class in quality. Oorg Shirley was In from trie Turner country yesterday, and brought a ctierful report of conditions there. The thrhlng has not fairly begun yet. but the what yield is better than last year, on summer fallow anil fall 2J-atn. spring own wheat being an unknown quantity as yet.

The aphis, he says, has not srwred nor ruined anybody up that way: in fct crop conditions. Turner-ward, are all that could desired. Tx-oal rer.ipts of "98 wrieit are extremely lieht as yet. the Salm Flouring mill Co. having received only 1,800 bushels In the last two business days.

The market still hansrs at 52 cents. FORMERLY OF SAT.KM. The Pendleton Tribune, of the 6th has the following concerning former Salem P-ople: "Mrs. J. M.

Pruett and her three eons. Ralph. Clifford and George, left list night for Oakland. California, where they will make their hime. Dr.

Pruett will remain in Pendleton until fall, when he will also leave 'fr California. The Pruett family have been residents of Tendleton for over twenty years, but on account of the health of tha doctor and the education of. the three sons they have decided to make a change They have disposal of must of their household 'goods and expect to eell their fine residence on the hill eouthwest of the city." MORE ROOM Manager Charles P. IlWly, of the A. B.

Stetnbaeh Co. branch here, is increasing his shelf ppace at the Commercial meet establishment and will make other changes to meet the exigencies of the fall trad CARTERS kllTTLE IVER PIUS. Lek Btadaeh roIVr al) i troafclM to akiUoua stated tha ijttam. such as Tlrtln Kanae. rorln Dutma after Ki.U.

Whil their moM TBti. aoooaaa ha been ahown la curia i7 B4acfc, Tft CarWs LHUa ltt TOM ass qoaily Tmlpabla la Conatipatlcm. curing and pra-MUq thtoaBBtrnngeoniptalt.whiW thT tnwt all dtrdeta of tbatoiaachtimBJtota thr nU ba alatoat prteaie to thoaa Suffer from Utla lUatrMatlBC complaint; bttt orta their rnodneaa doea aoteod tboea Srbooocatry then will find tbeee little piila va able la r-acy -rt that 'Jry will not be aril-tmg to wi.hout Uite. Bat after aU ale ba4 mm tbm of many Utm th rWwtMWt remkoar bokU Our yiH cur vtuim Other da ooi. Cvutfu iattH XJrT rrtta mra r-y vraaa ih ry to tu.

One or two plil ax d. strioUy rcintebi and do aok griV purfra, bot by tUeir gentie fcctiott plaus aU wto KM tbctu. la tvrforlt. BoM CAC1X8 KEDICfiE Mw Ybrii. I HIS Tgi" -J A XEWSY LETTER FROM EDITOR J.

R. BEEGLE. The Stories of the Gold Ontpat Are Sot Fakes Improvements Goiug" on Rapidly Up There. The fcllowin? pleasant and interesting letter from John R. Beeg.e, formerly ctf Oregon City, ha er of St.

Helens, and row tu Dyea, Al4ska, was receive by E. H. Flagg, yesterday and to his courtesy the Statesman is indebted for the privilege of setting before Its readers the conclusions gained by Mr. Beegle In pursuit of his dutits there as deputy Uni'ed States collector of customs, a Held with practically no limit fjr valuable obiervatioru Writing under date of July 27th' last Mr. Beegle says: "I receivad your letter some days ago, but the papers, except the 4th of July Statesman (extra edii ion) did not r-ach us, due, ierhaie, to our wretched mail act vice In this net them country.

The ar naws eo far received here, had teen Indeed very gratifying, but I anticipate the to take Havana will be much more difficult: than anything yet accomplished. The Spaniards 'are tiever licked' you know, and each separate place will have to be taken by force of arms. "Th- up are quite but have no way erf assisting In tha good work being done except In the way of war tariff, of which thU territory will furnish a neat wm. Many dollars, in fac, hundreds of dollars a day of war revenue lis collected by the customs officials In the district on bills of laiinsr. entries, etc.

Every entry of foreign costs, in special taxes, from "r.c to $1.50. The awr act Aa inded a revenue producer and since the bulk of it sms to be laid on luxuries It will never be felt by tthe masw. Corporations, bankis, manufacturers have to bear the burden sure enough in this case. "Business Has to improve here since the large amounts of gold are coming rorr. the interior.

"You ro doubt think the stories of such large amounts of gold being taken out are fabulous, but siu-h is not the case. Of course the Oregor.lan attempts. In a way, to ridicule the reports, but that is (understood in the fact that Pon'Iand, after a dofmerate attempt, failed to secure the Alaska trade or any corsiderable amount of k. These reports ale true because we fee the gold and drafts ourselves, end know that they tare in ence. For the test three wks the number of returning- KIcr.dikers passing out through this place dily has averaged ftbout twenty-five they carry the wealth along with ithem In bags.

Not all of thm, by ary means, have dug the geld. Many of them ore traders ettd have taken jroods Inside and sold them at errrmous prices. Rut the gold wsa dug Mit of the griund bv eome one in the mines and proves that to be a groat woaKh producing rcction. Most the- who have thftis far come out. intend to return with a new supply of iff res fit ies.

Of course ther-? are those who gt 'cold feet as soon as thy f.truck Dawson and soil thir outfits ard smarted for home, without giving the xur.tty a trial. This clips Invariably gives 'the country a black eye, and Indeed, what they say may be true in a large measure; that 1. in regard to the exposure -and 'hardships, lut the gold is there Just the same. People wi'h 'cold rnwever. will never Miccee-i getting much of it.

A gang of seventy Yulo-nens lft here this rooming for Seattle and othr home poir.ts, most of them expecting to within six wfeks. They had wealth wb'h them ranging all the way from STo.Wl down, in oil perhaps, three-qiiartfrs of a million. S-me had prac-t'nally and were troing hone disconrared. while others told of their rich dlcgins and of their brieht future. "Connitlons have gr-wtly changed In Alaska inr he prt six months.

Boats ate now operating the full length of the Yi'kon end: cone within thirty mile of Dyea. On can make the t1p from Seattle to Dawson in ten diyi" by this route and the fare l3 $125. This beats the 6 mile trip from here with dog teams and only to be made -when the rivtr was frozen up and the thermometer from 40 to 60 de grees be'ow zero. Navigation between here and Seattle has become less hazardous by reason of more experienced Dihs. Wharves have been built here so that rreigrt aoes not nave 10 carried a mile across a windy beach; (tramways are in operation to take freight from here to the lakes nside Chilkoot Pars and Skagway has a railway over White Pass well under wav of construction, so you will see we are beeomirg quite metropolitan eo far as modern conveniences are con cert ed.

But the weather! on, my! that dees rot change. We been obliged to have a fire every day since the 1st of June and expect no more warm weather. Tha temperature is not so bad. but the cold- ind blows a gale nil the tlm'and is almost Impossible to make a hovre that it will not pene trate. "Mrs.

Beegle and I have Just returned frcm a s'x mile walk and Fhe does not seen very' tlied. The air is very pure and bracing and one eems able to jCttrul so much mere exercise here than below. "I hope you are all well and doing wtU. With love to all I will close." THE BOHEMIA MIXES. A SaJemite Tells What Is Being Done in That Section, Anvonc the recent arrivals In thie city is Charles Wlnkkr.

who spent about three months in the Bohemia mining clistrict, which is located in he southwestern nortion of Douglas county. He speaks very highly of that rr.ln-trtc and thinks that It Is not iva It should be. ing thore. SOLDIERS' HOME BOARD. Gathering of Trustees Here an Adjourned Session.

at 8:30 o'clock the board of trustees of the Oregon soldiers' home at Ri yt burg. were to have met, in adjourned s-tssion, at the capitul, but at the hour named, but two the quintet were on hand, Messrs John P. Robertson, of this city, and Judge H. II. N'orth'jp.

of Portland. The other three were absent for various causes, Thomas R. Sheridan, of R'seburg, bting a sojourner at the Yaquina. coast; Sol Abrams, of Roseburg, for reasons unknown to the two gentlem -n end Col. B.

F. Alley, of Baker City, be-ause he is tacitly no longer a member of the board, his resignation having ben written, and to be delivered to Governor Lord this morning. Trustees Robertson and Noithup decided to defer the meeting until 9:30 o'clock thits morning, in he hope that one of the absentees would appear and give them a -working quorn. m. HEW BRIDGES A Board of Viewers N'amel to Estimate the Cost of Erecting One across the Santiam at Mill City." Upon the order of the county court, made on Saturday, that a board of viewers be appointed to estimate the cost of building a Joint bridge across the Santiam river at Mill City, one of the viewers to be named by the Marion county court and one by the Linn coun ty court, and the two to name the third member.

County Judge G. P. Terrell yesterday appointed Gen. W. H.

Odell. to' represent Marion county, and the Linn county Judge named Frank Miller, of Albany. These tw citizens will meet Thursday and name the third member of the board of viewers, and begin the work. Upon their completion of the work assigned Uiern. the two county courts will decide uion th- matter of building the bridge across the Santiam river at that point.

The court has made a general tour of Inspection of the county's bruises and has found the majority of them in erood condition. Many new ones have ben eree'ed during the present season. and many others have been repaired and more work will be done in this di rection before the winter rains begin thus nuttine the county's bridges In excellent condition for ttie winter. v. McCov.

the contractor, who has Just completed several new bridges, th last one being across the Abi.iua, near Silverton. has completed his contracts and will begin work on a new bridge in Clackamas county in a rew days. having secured a very advantageous contract in that county. He expects to move his (oree of men to Clackamas county in a day or two, and will begin tt-nrk on the new contract as soon as possible. LONG LOST LETTERS.

Yesterday o.hi'p several members or tne irsi Christian church were at work in the auditorium of the church building, re moving some of the cushions on the seats, which had become roaa.y worn, three letters dropped out of a rent In the covering of one of the cushions. They were addressed to Miss Stella Coats, Patrlcksburg. Indiana; jiiss Elsie Radabaugh, Roseburg. Oregon, and Miss Amanda Griffin, Independ- a ence, Oregon, respectively. uo one them bore the return address or tne writer.

Miss Josie Williams. The let ters were all evidently written by the same young lady. Each letter bore a Columbian postage stamp, of the Issue of 1S92. "Members of the church remember Miss Williams as having been in this city In 152 and 1893, and that she was an attendant at the Christian church. She had evidently carried her her letters to church with her.

or by design slipped them through a rent in the cushion, and later forgotten them. The most peculiar part of the story 1 that the cushion in which the letters rested so long was overhauled and re paired about two years ago. and it is trange that the letters iui not come 10 light at that time. The letters were taken to the rstofnee last night, and forwarded to their respective addresses. Do Tou Read What people are saying about Hood's It Is curing "he worst caMis of scrofula, dyspepsia, rheuma tism and all forms of Wood ernrtion sores, boils and pimples.

It la giving strength to weak ard tirel womn. Whv should you hesitate to UrVe It when it is doing so much for I rahers? sure. AT A TUMBLE IN PRICES OHJ OUR NEW GOODS ARE ARRIVINO DAILY. WE HAVE BOUOMT CHEAPER THAN EVER AND WHILE THEV LAST WE WILL SELL: Men's heavy working gloves, a good quality, for Mens neavy UiaCK U1U overalls lor 1 11. 1 1 II 1 L.n'a miAlitiM for i'lt II L-nti ijuatitiv.3 I 4 I OQ I OvM-shirts.

mst the thin? for harvesters Ovcrshirts. just the thing for har'esters frrod r.air of PUrenders. worth good pair of suspend ers, worth A good pair of heavy socks, per 1t for Men's bicvele hose Underwear, overshirts and sweaters. Great variety, reduced prices. -CLOTHINC To fit the small boy or the big man.

The latest styles at tha i lowest prices. In Dry Goods we Fine chenille table 1 yards square, worth 2 each, for .85 Lace pillow shams, worth oc a See those new outing flannels, per Tucking, quite a fine selection, to make it yourself. An endless pair, FRIEDMAN'S -month of work dene upon the Hood's Pills are the best tamlly ca-claims there Is productive of rich de- thartlc and Hvr conl Gentle, reliable. Corner Commercial and State Streets Salem, Oregon, 'i b3E fcaia'baK 4. velopments and capital ie bound to oq.