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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-22
Fine Ov rcoats
for Men.

There are men who
would hardly believe that
Overcoats Of a character
as high as these we tell Of
could be found ready
made. The elegant stufs,
the careful, artistic tailor
ing, the dignifed stylish
ness would only be ex-
pected from your favorite
tailor. But there are men
who like elegant clothing,
who prefer to try on var.
louS finished garments be-
fore deciding on any one,
and SO there was need of
this fine gathering "a
gathering not matched in
any other Norfolk store.
This descriptive word of
them:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-22
HOME KILLED MEATS

THE ONLY KIND WE SEIL-THE
ONLY KIND YOU WILL. USE AFTER
YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEAT PRO-
BLEN. IT WILL PAY YOU TO SEND
US YOUR ORDER FOR a NUMBER
OF REASONS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-22
SUBSCRIPTION HATES

SUBSCRIPTION Rates:
The Y1RGINIAN-PILOTi is delivered to
subscribers by carriers in Norfolk and
West Norfolk, Newport News. for ID
GENTS per week. payable to tho carrier.
G l'vf mail. to any place in the United
States. postage free:
DAILY, one year $500
ak months 500
threo mouths $50
ono month 80
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-22
See The Hubs display
before you buy and
remember there are 5.
Z. Only a few more
buying days.

. Special for to-day mems
o fine 2-tone smoking jackets
2 that sell usually for $3.50 and
o s7.5o-for only $4.95.
y Mems fine silk and satin bound
2 tricot smoking jackets-worth
v every cent of $40 - to-day
Q at The Hub $3.50.
9 Finer qualities all the way
y to the best made-at $3.50.
9 Mems fancy double-faced
5 fleece bath robes worth SIS for
8 $3.45.
g Mems solid blue and \pink
3 sateen pajamas worth So for
& SI.s8.
Mems fine blanket cloth
x lounging robes. worth $3.50
& for $A.95.
q Mems fine silk handkerclliefs
) worth 75c. for 48c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-22

ADVERTISING RATES.. Advertise
ments inserted ut tho rate Of rs cents
Square. first insertion; each subsequent
insertion, l 40 cents. or so cents when in
not allowed TO exceed their space or ad-
vertiso other than their legitimate bust
same.
:, Reading Notices invariably 20 cents per
nne first Insertion. Each subsequent In
sertion 10 cents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-22

s No employee of the virgin.an- Pilot Pub
fishing Company is authorized 10 contract
any obligation in the name of the COM
pany or to make purchases in the name
or the same. except upon orders signed By
the PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-22

The Richmond Times says that the
panic in Wall Street. New York, on
Monday was only a SPECTATORS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-22

Mr.. Mckinley ie still insisting on tina
prosperity business. 5ss3 Z, (:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-22

In order to avoid delays, on account OF
personal absence letters and all commu-
nlcations for The IAN-pILOT
connected with the office, but simply 10
The VIRGINIAN AND PILOT PUB
FISHING COMPANY.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
GRANTS PIANO PLAYING.
A Decidedly Unmusical But Intere
fnor DopFnrunonDA

A Decidedly Unmusical But Interest
ing Performance.
Grant stories are now III order, and
one told by a white house attache re-
Gently has probably never been printed
before. It was matter of current his
tory that Gen. Grant did not know how
to whistle, nor could he turn tune If
his life depended upon it. On one oc-
casion, says the Chicago Tribune,
when an attendant came to deliver
cards from party of callers, he found
President Grant sitting at a piano in
one of the upper rooms of the white
house drumming away with two
finger exercise. Mrs. Grant was an
amused spectator of the generals
piano exercises, and neither of them
heard the messenger at the door with
the visiting cards.
Finally, however, the attendant
opened the door, but this did not in the
least disconcert the president, who
kept on practicing as though he was
really enjoying it. Here are the
cards, Ulys," said Mrs. Grant, "of a
party of friends whom we invited here
this evening. They are anxious to see
you. and if you are not too much inter
ested in the piano we will go down
stairs in the blue parlor."
Don't you think you can get along
without me this EVENING"" replied
President Grant. ''It seems to me this
calling business is your affair, and ]
would great deal rather play the
piano than plunge into the vortex Of
society"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
Keeping warm in Alaska.

The EsquimaIx of the Yukon region
have mastered the art of keeping warm
with little or no fire They can live
when the thermometer is 60 degrees be-
low zero with no other heat than that
given by a single lamp, reinforced by
that of their own bodies. The lamp is
lighted and set in the middle of hut so
low that no one can stand upright in
it. Around the side of the hut is a
shelf, generally made of frozen snow,
and covered thickly with furs. On this
shelf the Indians lie in their sleeping
bags, crowded together as closely as
they can be packed. The entrance to
the hut is through a sort of a tunnel, so
constructed that the outer air will be
entirely excluded. The hut is thus al
most wholly without ventilation, and
when the lamp is lighted its heat, with
that of perhaps dozen human bodies,
makes it possible for anyone to live
through the winter in the hut, provided
he can stand the unspeakable foulness
Of fts atmosphere.-N. Y. World.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
Sea Shells That ExuIoa.

y sea Shells That Explode.
A contributor describes the curious
phenomena of explosive sea shells. He
says: Walking along the beach on Mo-
pile bay, young woman, a relative of
the writer, picked up handful of little
sneiis' left by the tide, and among them
were several shells of small marine
SNAIL" the largest Of which was prob.
ably a half inch in diameter and the
smallest some three-eights of an inch.
She dropped them into her pocket and
forgot all about them until several days
a1terward, when an unpleasant odor
In her wardrobe attracted her attention
to them. On taking them out of her
pocket some fell on the floor, and in re.
covering them she placed her foot on
one. The act was followed by an ex.
ploslon, quite sharp, and loud enough
to be heard all over the floor on which
her room is. Astonished, she concluded
to try another, and the same result fol.
lowed. The shells were then brought to
the writer, who on examination found
the mouth of each firmly closed by
membrane of greater or less thickness,
formed by the drying of the animal
slime. This had probably occurred
soon after removal from the moisture
OF the beach, and the little inha bitants
of the shell dying, the gases of decom-
position had quite filed it's internal
space. On exerting a little pressure
by squeezing the shell between two
blocks of wood quite loud explosion
was produced, the fragments of the
shell being thrown several feet. Subse.
quently, on trying the experiment, out
of dozen shells only two failed to ex.
plode.-National Druggist.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
DRYING DAMP WHEAT.

new Process for Extracting Mofsturs
from Grain Under a Vacuum.
A new process for artifcially extract
ing moisture from wheat was put to q
careful test in Berlin recently, says the
London Times. The trial was carried
out at the instance of Mr.. Yerburgh.
NJ. p, who sent over so quarters of Eng
lish wheat to be submitted to the proc.
ess. The result was entirely satisfac-
tory, over six per cent. of moisture be.
ing taken from the wheat, which was a
very dry sample in excellent condition
while the heat to which it was sub.
jected could not possibly affect it in.
juriously.
The principle Of the process-viz.,
that of drying under vacuum-has
been applied to many articles of com.
merce, and the result of this trial is to
show that it is equally we'll adapted
to wheat. 1t is hardly necessary to
point out that the subject is one of
great interest to British farmers, who
would be greatly benefited by the pro.
vision of facilities for getting their
wheat into condition, particularly in
a wet season. The full details of the
trial will be laid before the agricul.
tural committee on corn stores.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
scRleEs IN SESSION.
Fourteenth Annual Session of National
Editorial Association.

Fourteenth Annual Session of Nationa
Editorial Association.
The National Editorial Association
opened its annual session at the Mar
guam in Portland Wednesday morning
At the opening session Col. l.. l.
| Hawkins presided. and on the stage
we're seated the governor. mayor
editor of the Oregonian. president o!
the Oregon Press Association, and OF
hcers of the National Association
Governor Geer was introduced and
welcomed the editors to the state, then
Mayor Story extended to them the
freedom of the town and President
Gault, of the y. P. A. extended well
come on behalf of the state association.
The next speaker was 81. W. Scott,
editor OF the Oregonian, who devoted
half an hour to talking on general
subjects. Hon. Joseph B. MacCabe,
president of the National Editorial
association, responded very eloquently
and paid a pretty tribute to Oregon
and its hospitable people. At the
conclusion of the address Col. Hawkins
presented Mr.. MacCabe with the
gavel, and the business of the conven-
tion was commenced.
The session the first day was devoted
to considering papers that had been
prepared on advertising agencies,
union and other matters of
Importance 10 the association. Tne
first day of the session was indeed
we'll spent, all the delegates taking a
keen interest in its deliberations.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
A Jolly Picnic .

Up with the lark on the glorious 4th,
with flags flying and hearts rejoicing,
In accordance with a pre.arrapged
plan, a jolly crowd of picnickers took
to the hills. Now, take forty people
on pleasure bent, with we'll filled
baskets and hearts content each vieing
with the other to make a pleasant day,
and you have the party that spent the
4th at .'Fishers Retreat" on Five Mile.
The spot is an ideal picnic ground
with beautiful groves, a splendid
spring and fishing to your hearts con-
tent. Truly this spot was intended by
Dame nature to gladden. the hearts of
poor city toilers.
The way the lunch disappeared was
RS elation and, what with music
recitations and dancing could mortal
heart wish more. But all things have
au end, especially the good things and
after giving three rousing cheers for
our genial host and hostess, we re-
turned once more to the windy city,
hoping that there may be many happy
returns of the day Z. Y. q.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
HE'S A ..cHEAP GUY"

A Counterfeiter Of Nickels Caught In Tho
DaIles
About 10 O'Clock this morning seedy
looking individual, apparently very
much under the influence of liquor, en-
tered C. J. Stubling's saloon and began
playing the niekel-in-the-slot machine.
The fact that he was playing the small
numbers, putting nickel each on the
two ten-cent numbers, attracted the at
tention of bystanders, and presently
James Falt, the barkeeper, began
watching him, and noticed nickel go
in that did not look just right. He at
once told the fellow to stop, and on
unlocking the machine found bogus
nickels to the amount of 81 05 in it. He
began expostulating with the stranger,
and in the meantime went into the tele-
phone booth and called Sheriff Kelly to
come at once. Mr.. Falt was able to
hold the stranger until the sheriff ar
rived, when he was taken in charge.
On searching the fellow sock full of
the bogus nickels, about five pounds,
was found pinned up under his coat,
and he had about 500 of them in one
pocket. The coins ore crude affairs
that could not be passed anywhere for
genuine, but they will work in a slot
machine, and if the owner would per
play the machine he could
make several dollars day. Besides
the bogus nickels and several dollars
worth of good ones, the fellow had on
him a slip of paper on which was writ
ten the names of number of metals
to be the component parts of
spurious coin, hence it is believed real
has been found.
The fellow gives his name as Hiding
johnson, and from appearances is
Swede. He is about feet, 8 inches
tall, has blue eyes and wears nous
tache. He has the appearance of a Ia
borer, and claims to come from Walla |
Walla.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
The Dalles Public Schools.

Following is the assignment o
teachers for the fall term, 1899:
East Hill Primary-Miss Mar
Cooper, 1st B, 13t A, I'd A: Miss EN-
ma Roberts, Sd B, 4th A. 5th B.
Court Street-Miss Mary Douthit
1st C, Iyt B, 1st 1; Miss Ella Cooper
I'd B, I'd A; Miss Catherine Martin,
Sd B, Sd A; Miss Eta Wrenn, 4th B,
4th A.
Academy Park School-Miss Salina
Phirman; 1st c. 1st B, lst A; Miss
Margaret Finn, I'd A, Sd B; Mrs.
Kate Roche, 4th B, 5th A; Miss Elsie
Ball, 9th B, 9Th A.
High School-Mrs. Ellen Baldwin,
9Th B, 9Th A: Miss Louise Rintoul, 9Th
A, 7th B; Miss Tena Rintoul, 7th A,
9Th B; Miss Minnie Michel, sth B,
8:h A.
High School Department-Prof.
Justus T. Neff, principal; Miss Melissa
Hill, assistant.
Prof. j. S. Landers, superintendent.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
The Water Commission.

Last evening the new water COM
mission met and perfected organiza-
tion by the election of T. J. Seufert,
president, and ]. B. Crossen superin-
tendent. There was present Com
missioner Fish, Randall; Moore, Phir-
man, Buchler and Seufert.
Ex.Commissioner Dufur. who had
been appointed to secure a right OF
way for bitches leading across the
Mesplie place to tho supply reservoir,
appeared and presented deed for the
the same.
On motion of Phirman the superin-
tendent was authorized and instructed
to employ man at Sl.50' day to look
after the city's property at the heed of
Mill creek. There being no further
business the commission adjourned to
the regular meeting the last of the
MONTH
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
No Right to Ueliness.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac-
tive must keep her health. If she is
weak. sickly and all run down, she will
be nervous and irritable, If she has
constipation or kidney trouble. her
impure blood will cause pimples,
blotches, skin eruptions aud a wretch
ed complexion. Electric Bitters is
the best medicine in the world to
regulate stomach, liver and kidneys
and to purify the blood. 1t gives
strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth,
velvety skin, rich complexion. 1t
will make q good-looking, charming
woman of q run down invalid. Only
80 cents at Blakeley & Houghton's
drug store.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
SPANKED THE WRONG PERSON.
A Chicago Woman's Funny Attempt to
Suuuresa COckdghtlng.

A Chicago Woman's Funny Attempt to
Suppress COckfghting.
The Bridgeman family have a good
joke on mater, reports the Chicago
Times-Herald. She had promised ten
year-old Dick spanking if he brought
Tim Rogers and his game chickens into
the basement again.
One night when she went down to see
that everything was secure she found
unmistakable signs of battle. Then
she remembered that Dick had been
unusually quiet and well behaved al
dinner and had gone to bed early. Sc
she went upstairs with stern deter
mination in her soul, for the mill OF
maternal justice grinds surely in the
Bridgeman family.
Straight to Dicks room she went, and
ii her heart softened at sight of the
quiet figure in the bed and the dark
head outlined against the pillow it did
not stay her hand. She turned down
the bedclothes and vigorously applied
the slipper. Instantly a roar came
forth in the bass of her grown-up son.
Thunder and blazes, mother, what
the deuce is the matter"
There was an explosive snicker from
under the bed, but Mother Bridgeman
was too used up to trace the snicker
to its lair. And Dick didn't get prom.
ised spanking.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08

Last evening Temple Lodge, A. o.
q. w., and Fern Lodge. D. of H., held
joint installation Of officers in their
hall over Harris store. Deputy Grand
Master, C. F. Stephens installed the
officers of Temple Lodge, who were as
follows: p. M. W., Fred Lemke; NJ.
W.. 1. W. Bassett; F., Geo F. Ross; o.,
Geo. Joles; Recr. C. F. Stephens; Fin,
c. w. Myers; Rec, ]. F. Haworth; G.,
C. ]. Crandall; I. w. Chas. Jones.
Mrs. C. J. Crandall, representing the
grand chief of honor, installed the fol-
lowing officers in Fern Lodge: z. c..
of H., Mrs. Macarthur; Z. of H., Mrs.
Sterling; L. of 81. Mrs. De Wolf; G. of
c., Mrs. Kreft; Rec, Mrs. Stephens;
Fin. Miss Burchtorf; Recr., Miss
Longmire; U Mrs. Halfpapp; I, w..
Miss Jacobsen; o. w., Mrs. Laurent
son.
After the installation ice cream and
cake were served by the ladies Of the
Degree and very enjoyable time was
had
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
rn.sENr OAr sARsARIANs.

French African Expedition said to He
Guilty of Astonishing Cruelty.
A grewsome account of the conduct
of the French expedition which has Just
made it's way to the Nile is given by one
of its members in a private letter, says
the Boston Transcript. He says they
impressed all their native porters and
other help by force; in brief. seized and
made slaves of them. Then. if any of
them tried to escape, they shot or
hanged them. When they came upon a
village and found it deserted they set
it afire, whereupon the inhabitants, who
were hiding near by, would come back
and try to extinguish the flames, thus
giving the French an opportunity to
seize some of them to replenish their
slave train. The French would seize
the chief and tie him up until he fur
nished the required number of slaves.
If they did not succeed in calling any of
the natives within reach by incendiar-
ism or other means they simply looted
the village. At night they kept as
close watch upon the slaves as pos
sible. "but they would now and then all
run away together. and it was not easy
to kill the whole lot"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08

On calling at the city recorders of
fee gathering news the reporter found
Lyndon Garretson occupying the
office chair. He infor med him that
Ned Gates had gone to Stevenson, but
as to whether he would permanently
locate there or not, he could not tell e.
Lyndon says any one contemplating
matrimony should avail themselves OF
this golden opportunity. for in the
absense of Ned he will tie the knot at
reduced rates.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
To SEASIDE and Gearhart.

Beginning Sunday, JulyE2d, the AS
toria ana Columbia River Railroad
Co.'S morning train from Portland will
run through to Seaside without change
of cars, arriving at o'clock p. m.
Beginning Saturday, July 9th, Satur'
day afternoon Special will leave
Portland for Seaside at 2:30 p. m. ar.
riyinig at Seaside at 6.55 pm. Sun
days special train will leave Seaside
at 5. pm. making connections at AS
toria with train arriving in Portland
a. $40 pm. By this service Seasiders
can leave Portland after business
hours Saturday, spend the evening
and all day Sunday at the beaches and
return to Portland for early bedtime
Sunday night or Monday at 1l:l5 a. m.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
SOME, SENSIBLE VIEWS.
Programers and FaAe Advertisers Dis1
icusssa the NJ e a. Z

| i
Programers and FAKE Advertisers Dis1
! cusssabxthe NE. A.
tpheFeisp po greater SPINDLE in aq.
ysrtisine or taEimposition work&d
upon advertisers than the ordipsSry
prograti or advertising card, and iJ is
refreshing TO know that the National
Editorial Association is giving them a
good airing. Half of these fakes are
purely blackmailing schemes. n that
the advertiser is forced into taking
space ON them "just to help somebody
or some institution along" The adj
vertiser readily sees his announce.
ment on them is valueless. because 1t
is seldom ever read, aud if read it is at
time that little heed is Gsiven. In
the discussion of these questions be-
fore the associatio, Preside Mt McCabe
took bold stand against them and In
his most fofcible language denounced
such advertising as 9lackmailing
schemes and frauds. Business men,
he said, patronise church programs
because they are afraid t9 refuse. He
suggested that publishers give their
own services to business men in de-
tense of their rights and act as a sort
of buffer or turn down agent between
the merchant and the paper. In .his
section of the country, he said, mer-
chants have learn ed that there is
nothing in such advertising and he |
trusted that the fire country would
be educated to the same understanding.
Mr.. Wheeler, of, Illinois, stated that
the merchants fn his part Of the
country had been annoyed by this
class of advertising fakes to such an
extent that they had organized in self.
deferee and signed an agreement to
no longer patronize programs or
other outside schemes. He character
lied the tra aiding stamp system as a
humbug fro% the ground up, but be-
.ieved that pherchants had been playing
With it so long that they all were get
ing heartily tired of it and returning
% Legitimate newspaper advertising.
Nearly all others who took part
n the discussion denounced these
chemes as frauds, and held them up
10 illegitimatS business. The action
aiken by the ". E. A. will no doubt a.
ract the attention of advertisers and
vii aid them in withstanding the
Program and trace card fiends.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-07-08
Are You Going Easta

II you contemplate trip east this
summer take advantage of the $751; .0C
round trip rate from The Dalles to
Detroit. Mich. tickets sold June 18th
only, and good for return until Au.
gust 3lth. This will undoubtedly be
the lowest round trip rate to the east
this season.
This rate Is made for the annual
convention of Christian Endeavor
Society at Detroit July 18th to 10Th.
Cali on James Ireland. Agent o. r. &
N. Co. for further particulars.
1928