Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-10-16
oRsooN.s METROPOLIS.

Special Correspondence.
Portland, Or, Dot. Say, do you
know that this is pretty good kind of
town. The people are more sociable
than one would think. Several very
nicely dressed ladies. and with their
faces done up in paint and powder.
have invited me to come right to their
houses, and me never having been In.
troduced to them at all. call that
real sociable. I do.
Out at the Exposition. where was
total stranger. one lady never saw
before introduced herself to me. and
asked me to her house, saying she had
several very attractive girls. OF course
l had to go. and what do you think !
done? You see, had 10 shave my.
self.
got flexible razor strop, canvass
one side, leather the other, from Wood
ard, Clarke q Co., Fourth and Wash
ington. They mail these elegant strops
to any address for thirty centF.
Saturday night was Redmen's night
at the Exposition; and, judging from
the number Of 'em there, 1t looked as
II there were no pale faces In Portland.
These make.believe Injuns had wig
vans, tomahawks, and pipes Of peace
galore. One thing that most pleased
me was that find they pay pretty
good sick benefits. and also they make
Mark Twain's saying good. that the
good Injun is the dead Injun; for as
soon as you're dead your squaw gets
some thousands of dollars.
"All carpets fade. Some people say
they won't, but we know they will.
What do you think of sign like that3
was surprised to see IL in the largest
carpet and furniture house west Of Chi.
cago, the 81. @. Breeden Company.
This house has four floors i00xl00
crowded with all Glasses Of furniture
from plainest cottage to superb hand
carved mshoganies. l was afraid to
ask prices as looked through the won
derful establishments My friend was
not so carefnul, and we found that
prices here were cheaper than anywhere
in Portland. That comes from trading
with factories in trainload lots. Port
land is justly proud Of the great 81. G.
Breeden establishments
Mayor Pennoyer and Harvey SCOTT
are having it hot over the fire depart.
ment. The mayor, he has the depart
ment; and Harvey. he has the grumb-
ling; so ii looks Just like each one
would have his own turn-the mayor
vita the department, and Harvey with
his grumbling. II amt for me to say
word one way nor tother, but /
think when Harvey's done with Syl-
! vester. and the mayor is through with
the editor. that they'll kiss and make
up Both are pioneers, and that makes
Oregon aristocracy.
Somehow feel as II we deserved no
manufactures here. Our people seem
to prefer Eastern or foreign goods.
Look at Golden West Baking Pow.
der, an article that Is surpassed by
none, which has been used by me for
five years with entire satisfaction. It
Is made here by men of character; yet
how many Of MS use Eastern goods
without thought that money spent at
home for home goods stays with us.
This same house-Closset e. Devers-
has an exhibit of P. p. g. gas coffee
roaster, patented only last April. The
machine roasts 160 pounds Of coffee in
from 0 to IS minutes, as against 46
with the old method. The long, SIM
mering Of the coffee over an intensely
hot fire destroyed all the fine aroma,
and virtually killed the coffee. BY
the new and short method the coffee
falls through fame, at the rate OF 40
times to the minute. The fame, being
in the cylinder with the coffee, the In.
tense heat directly applied, draws the
oil which is near the surface Of the
coffee out and seals the berry 30 that.
as the roasting continues. none Of the
aroma escapes.
This is a campaign Of education. On
the corner Of Third and Washington,
there are daily, and all-day. from one
to three crowds discussing the money
question. You never hear word on
tariff-thank Godl Free silver is all
one hears. It's lively bouts they do be
having. too, can tell yea that. OF
course, don't pretend to know which
side is right but do know that the
plain folks like me seem to know "sta.
tistics" on either side better than I
ever knew since studied Rule Three.
The law and the medical schools all
opened last week. went to both de-.
butts. Science is making great head.
way. l feel like my grandmother af-
ter three days in big city. She heard
a freethinker lecture, and there was no
hell; and then she heard a dress re.
former lecture, and there was the
union" garment; so. when the dear
old soul came back to the ranch, she
said she guessed she'd enough Of city
life-frst, there was no hell. and then
there was no "chimmie," and that
made life not worth living.
EZEKIEL.