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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-29
He CALLED HER ..MY DEAR. !"
Bus ssaehsrE Or otk<r He Dldn't Sac
eee1 - Well as he Er-
peeteL

I tc-'s know q anything Ec-r e.
aspe-zr-rx tklz an i1ztts-uTe CLERK
sns q rnl5-r1-rered Little Eal On
tie s-reas ear TIE other night -b1f
u-Iesz you hare a certain zrl1-b way
abc-- y7z 20 70 sP<ak, y1u z-igAs as
wsl e-t1re The cr1ss il slls-c-- Ncw
1 have . trse-5.- Ae eozzizrs1- --EA0
possesses inst such q gift, ard. 1se1-
less 10 say. he Is zeTer negie'-tes1- i
rs-t into 3 szcre witk hin rke c-ker
tsy. and the yo@g wo1zn a. t1e
eo-zter uhere we Ersppsd continued
cozre-sinx calmly with z11tker young
woman IL the next GsFar-Zeur-
Nv dear r-1tlZ.' zaid ny srie-1,
blzu1Iy. i trust yuu VII par11- ne
s1- fn-r-51z upo- that Important dis
cuss5cz- bzr Il rou- What 60 ypz
mfsh1 said the clerk. looking startled
DO not b azgTF. ny friend replied
] Eucw. ct course. that the OCCASION
a inrsrrur.l1z of c1s-lEsrs Euzs e
Fery szzcgirg- ard 70 Doubt b
thzr rl-e the poor girl Wa iE q rsrT-
Gus au1-er. ard ] really felt sorry for
her When ws went ous I expressed
su-r-5se AZ the ease with which her
affection ka5 been secured. and ny
friend laughed 10, its no trick Al
ain he szia. All ron haTs TO do Is 70
Aesp cool yourself
-Nsx- 6aT vas fool enouzh 70 IT
the sys-e- myself. after had c--pe5
besi7e = eolzter fo- ten zzizutes Tsit-
ing f1r 8 large ard hzughrF LADY 10
coErIu5e . conversation NY dear
Uzs-.' began. trying 70 initiate UF
frie1i's sing frai1 SE.' exclaimed
the salezlaay. wheeling o7 ze suE1e1-
II and freezing ny blood with 8
fz-ucions glare nv dear. I ztaz-
mered. -my dear Really I could 20
10 further Ny tongue stuck 70 the
roof Of M mouth. and coud feel
the sweat breaking out Oh nv fore
had l know I must hare looked the
picture Ot helpless imbseflitv- What
do ynu mean bT ealing ne your dsar
ard things Ike thztE demanded the
zrzged znzz0n-
what earthly reply could 1 mzk=2
! did the Only thing possible gDt
up and zneske1 out. expecting every
minnie 70 feel q policeman grab ne
bT the collar. So a. said before. IN
less you hare the waT about v0u. vo8
might a. well put up with these little .
anHoyazess- The faculty Of blaudIy
b.uEng ones fellow heings Is some
thing thar can't be acquired ~ O.
TInes-I Ieuocrzr
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-29
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-29

sEerT instance the rubber was sUnks1
deeply int0 the body Of the uackz-eL
The maekerel captured 1y Woods has
WON It's hand for Ioug time. - Ell
deneed hy the depth Of the fzzure-
When taken from The water the body
ot the fish collapsed e. the point en-
circled by the band. the upper end
inclining az an angle with the tail por-
ton yet the skin was 10t broke
Rostnl Glnte
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-29

A. A. P0We, the new scribe on
the South McAisslsr Capital. has
"d0ne gone" and fallen down on
one OF Dickens best known char
actsrs. He says: .'OliFer Twist
never had q harder timein Do-the-
boys hall" L Was Nicholas
Nickelby," brother. that you are
referring to. Journalism in the
Indian Territory is aesthetic to 3
degree, and literary quotations
must be correct
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-29
BoERs WILL WY.


British rsTsrsss in the Trans
raal do not alarm Americans 1,
any great extent. The symPAthisi
or the masses n this country ars
undoubtedly wIth the Beers. wis
are fighting over sgain the OF
fouzbt battle Of liberty. Englanc
hss sought 10 enlist the sympathy
Of other nations By raising The CIT,
Ihs fate Of the empire Is al
stake B1t the people On this
side Of the WAtsr cannot under
stand why the British government
c5uld nos continue 10 exist wiihou;
cr0Hdi1g = poor little South Al
ric4n republic Of the earth
Empires have their day Glib
bon wrote The Decline and Fall
of ths Roman Empire Other
historians have recorded the II c
and fall 81 many empires which
came and #sns before and since
the days Of the Caesars
And the causss OF destruction
are not waiting. Corruption with
in II tEs cre SOLITARY czuze Of the
downfall Of governments. The
vast empires Of antiquity became
rieh and pr0aigzie, proud and
b0astfuls then came dsgensrscy
and disinsegralion. Then, too,
came some hardy people Of simple
life. bold in battle, believers in
God and ths bible, and the en-
pirs passed into their hands.
Tns barbarian has ever been
the c0rrsctOr Of civilization. Prov
idence has been partial TO the less
civilized man, and it il through
him that she has killed of en-
pires which had become too much
civilized. Tie Bosr exhibits Just
such qualities az have been deter
mining factors in the conflicts Of
the race.
Therefore. if English pride i to
BE- humbled, ii is because shs has
struck the wrong man, the man
whom history should have taught
her 10 let alone. There j. no cause
for alarm 10 the race. especially to
Americans. Civilization can 20 on
without a continued career Of con-
quest. Of expansion. Of imperial
ism. 50 far a. We are able to IN
dsrstand the situation, the little
Transvsal republic ought to stand,
and judging from reports Of the
war will stand. and England will
eventually be forced to Withdraw
and give up the fight.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-29

Think o. such 4 monster. We can
ali have them Il We plant Girzrieau's
extra fancy selected Trump SEED.
Prom % other sesf viii such ms'01s
gmE. ThcIssuds ~ meio1s Er04n
from these seeds ia Iss9 seigtei Ie0
e. Is p1u1is esch-o1e weighed 1881
ard another 14qs nou-fs. s-Ie fnc4sh
prizes for The 9 largest .-Tr71m7h-
waieFmeiols sF1sn in 1900 farm Gir-
ardeau's seed. Giaat BeEzar Wed
seed . specially send foT catalogue
eiTlas i-ii f1flru1-i1n CD ~ n. Cir
arfeau. Nonticel e. FLORIDA I8
C1nstirNttol leads r. liver tr1lt'e-
ard torp'd iiFer to Brzt-'. disa-a
Pr.ckiT Ash Btters is a oeraI1 care
AZ any stage % iss disorder. -l1 t7
Charnsn & Briggs
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-29
CHINESE THRIFT.
They Live CheapIy, work Induxtrf-
0usIy and Make II n Rule To
save Something.

No rzee OF men cz1 s1rpzss Lhe CHI
nese in habits Of inEEszry ard thrift
With tEs introduction 81 western CIV
i.fzzrfOn tie vast resources Of the eoUE-
~ VII 0e 6eTsl0ped. the products Of
1Ee sol ard Manufacture VIII iEde1-
EiteIT increase. and domestic and II
rarnz-i0raI trade VIII de multiplied II
its proportions NoFT. in III this ma
teriz1 regeneration of China. the China
uzn VII b n evidence Not : dollar
VIII be gathered from the SOL. fru-
trade, from MICS. from E-anufzctO-lss-
without his secEring . due proportion
as reward fur bis psrt il the eE1sr-
prise he VIII patiently ard faithfully
work f0r a master for kslf a gzrrzra-
ton and II the szcolE Ez1 he wll
appear as his Owu master, zt the had
ut & thriving b1si-ess- Thus, In the
industries Of The future Wherever there
Is Won, 10 b done. tEeEe VIII BE- fond
ChiEess ready 10 -sel strHEg-E- as
7s1rlir- f8r hire Is called in LEEEas
and rLHr VIII sen more strength for
tte morzy thaE vil Uen Of any c-Aer
uzri1-- Agl 4 dollar in tie hz11s
ot CLiuaUzn rHprssaHts far greater
u1rchasTuE uouar tAzn * does II tie
hands cf Eurr.sean- II China q Csl-
lar VIII purchase 1880 pseces q cazh-
composed q copper ard Hue- IEess
czz5. WITH hoe iu TIE center and
s-rug CT a eoT5 reizE seven rou1ds-
A servant or e1ic1aau 7ahnrar il Peking
Is glad -c gre ten czgs - labor. ard E
zrpe1ter q Ezz11 SIX days. 70 szcEre
tbs auo11t c5 cash This Eo1sF
.VFoul5 Efre ccuf1-rshls s1ppnr- 10 an
average family TREE dollars anou-h.
cr sss a year. wuuid enTsr the living
income II 8 Ct-rese family. TIE uezE-
7rr ct this 5 -tzt re CtfrzD-1 VII
-rri-s ard rr1srzr RIDER c1r6itigns
~ fs utiet a- fwzee. ard
1TsrHeu- rHs ururez---D.
Y m 1l
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-29

Nov that Clzremore has been
qusrantined she viii probably take
the Vinita board Of health serious
" next time
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
WILL PAY THE DEBTS.
And the Heirs wnI Obtain Nothing
From tho Estate.

There will probably be an sarly hear
Ing In the probate court on the petition
of n. p. Frank. Josiah Drummond, Jr..
and Dennis A. Msaher. for an order Of
the court compelling George z. Bird.
administrator of the estate Of the late
Judge Goddard. to pay to the petition
ers, executors of the estate Of the late v.
o. ]. Smith. about $4,000 belonging to
the Smith estate. and now lying at the
First National bank. Mr.. Bird controls
the money as administrator of Judge
Goddard, with the late Judge Waterman
of Gorham and Daniel W. Fsssenden of
Portland, one Of the original exeoutors
of the Smith estate, when the members
of the first board diod, the present sxeou-
tors were appointed by the court.
Through his attorney, judge Symonds.
MIR. Bird filed a reply stating that he
could not comply with the pstition un-
til auxiliary administration Of the estate
In New York had been oompleted The
petitioners appear fer themselves. The
money win be applied to the payment
Of debts, there being nothing for the
hsirs.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
ROCKY HILL LODGE.
K. of P's. Celebrate An
niversary.
Grand Officers AmOng the
Visitors.
Excellent Entertainment
and Supper.
Speeches by Members OF Lodge
and Visitors.

4 The fifteenth Anniyersary OF Rocky Hi
lodge. No. 81, Knights OF PytAiAs wal
observed last evening with sppropriate
exercises at its Castle hall on Forest ave
nue.. The sxsrcises were attended b.
nearly . hundred Of the members Of the
lodge and friends.
Amoaa the invited guests In attend
Anes were Grand Keeper Of Records snd
Seal Wesley G. 6mtth Of Portland, Past
Grand Keeper Of Records and Seal Jeseph
II. Chute Of Woodfords and other past
grand lodge officials who assisted at the
institution Of the lodge.
The sxsreises OF the sysRing commenced
with q few brisf remarks by che Chancel-
lor Commander, James L. Conner, who
W elscmed the guests on bshalf OF the
lodge The following programme was
then carried out; Piano selection, Mr..
Harry B. Russ; reading, Mr.. A. N.
Soule; vocal solo. Mr.. W. II. Mason; his
tory Of lodge, Hon. I. L. Elder; reading,
Mr.. Walter Hawkes.; plano selection, Mr.
II. b. Russ.
After the rendition Of the above pro-
gramms the company adjourned to the
banqust hall where tins supper was par
taken OF.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
= SUN DOGS AND HALO. {.

There was rather uncommon display
In ths gouthsrn skies yesterday morning
between seven and eight O'Clock. First,
there were two brilliant sun dogs form.
ing parts Of 9 halo. Outside Of this halo
We S another, less we'll defined and not
quite complete. But outside of thssy
halos which Of oouIss were eoncentriu
wSs very vivid rainbow overhead. II
the half circle 1t formed had been oom-
pletsd the centre would have been near
the zenith. Altogether it was striking
and beautiful spectacle. The QUESTION
was frequently asked what 1t slgnined.
According to the books there muss have
been light clouds. very high in the air
which were In frozen condition causing
the rainbow effect. The parheliA- or sun
dogs, and halos are generally regarded as
signs Of an approaching storm.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
THE DATE CHANGED.

Jack Fraser has been obliged to change
the date of his boxing exhibition at the
Casco Athletic club from March 30 TO
March n. ONE day later. Owing to \
mistake Of the priatsr the bills announo-
Ing the exhibition were made to read the
2lst and ss the principals can come on
this date As well ~ en- the Goth 10 was
thought better %. change the date than
the printing. The match will coRse-
quently be next Wednesday evening In
stead OF next Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
HUNTING FOR STOLEN JUNK.

A large brass key was found By the
police yesterday morning, concealed near
the cells In which are confined the youth
full brace of burglars who were arraignsd
at Mondays session Of the Municipal
court. Its ownsr can recover By proving
title at the station.
The boys have now confessed to break
ing and entering the shop Of Low, the
Free street plumber, on February 2bth,
when they stole quantity Of brass junk.
The theft was not reported BY Low until
after the gang were roundsd up.
Yesterday morning the police seized u
number of brass couplings In q pawn
shop on Park strest. 1t was at first
thought that they we're the property Of
the tire department but Chief Eldridge
decided otherwise. He thinks they prob
ably belong to some tow boat.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
THE GRANDMoTHERs' TEA.

AL persons pTessrving . loyal interest
In oldsn days and oldsn ways are cordial
iy invited to partaks Of tea and cakes al
the First Parish Hsuss On BtidAy eve.
ming merit 81 eight o'clock.
There, may be found decorati0ns-noi
necessarily Colonial" bus of date nifty
years back or farther and there may be
enjoyed the Village Choir In costume,
rendering old church tunes, intsrsperssd
with Enalish mAdrigals and glsss.
To this sadAts and sober gathering the
Eirst Parish hopes the public will come
In goodIy numbers
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16

Supper over the members and guests
adjourned to the lodge room where the
post prandial exercises were carried ous.
The first speaker called on was Mr..
Joseph y. Chute. the acting grand chan
cellor st the time Of the Institution Of the
lodge. Me- Chute was very happy in his
remarks, referring to pleasant memories
OF the early days Of the lodge. He CON
graduated the lodge on It's growth and
prosperity, and said that he hoped that
success would ever attend their efforts.
Grand Keeper Of Records and Seal
Wesley g. Smith, representing the grand
domain Of Maine. spoke very plsssinRly,
extending the congratulations of the
grand lodge. and expressing the hope that
the futura work Of the lodge would bs a.
suocessfal ss In the past, and that the In
fiuenoe Of the lodge would continue 70 be
felt In the community and In grand
lodge cirelsA
Hon. L L. Elder SPOKE briefly in re-
sponse 10 his name. Rev. O. p. Marshall
OF North Dssring one Of tbs invited
guests, spoke very plsasingly extending
the congratulations Of ths lodge Of which
he ID . member.
Remarks of an interesting nature were
also made By Me@rA B. II. Haskell.
Harry B. Russ. Daniel u. Chsnsry, d.
II. Head. George Lyman.
The history Of the lodge as read by
Hon. L L. Elder presented sozas interest,"
Ing facts. Il showed that the lodge was In
stitutsd with the following nasmbs.s;
David K. Moulton, Thomas z. Thump.
SON, Charles W. Foster. L L. Elder, Hon.
George @ Hopkins L. B. Dsunstt, Esq,
john A. Bsnnstk Charles n. LsgroW,
Herman W. Lunt Edward y. JA@ss,
Frederick W. Blake, Daniel II. Read.
]. Frank Cohb. VIM. Russell, LsAusi
W. Dyer. Clarence o. Waite. j. n. Lunt.
]. n. SturdsvAnt, ]. W. Luns. Daniel
d. Chensry. Mossa q. woodman, 8. W.
Elder. y. O. Dollsy, Hsary B. Webb.
Joseph s. Dunbar. John n. Lander, Ed
ward b. Sargent.
The nrst officsrs Of tbs lodge werei
Past chancsllors, David e. Moulton, "a
B. Dennett, Esq. ohAnesllor commander,
I. L. Rider; Woe chancellor. George o.
Hopkins; psslate, DIR. Charles W. Bostsr;
n. Of E.. Daniel u. Chenery; II. Of r.,
Lemusl W. Dyer; K. Of b. and s., Joseph
S. Dunbar; n. at A., Clarence O. Waite;
I. g.. Edward X. Jones; o. G., Stephen
W. Elder.
During the year 1899 there were nine
teen msmbsrs initiated to the lodge. The
whole Asmbsr q InembeFs initiated 167,
OF this number four q the charter msm-
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
CLUB NEWS.

The Willis club was very pleasantly en-
tertained by Mra G. b. Wish yesterday
afternoon. The life of Villain Willis,
for whom the club 10 named. was read
ing for the aftsrnoon.
Ths Beeoher club met with Mrs. George
d. Lorlng yesterday afternoon. By re-
quest, Mrs. Liberty B. Dsnnstt repsated
her paper on Light" which was 90
much enjoyed by the few present on the
aftsrnoon of the great storm. The next
meeting will bs with Mrs. ii. 3. McKsn-
ney, 157 High strese.
TIE a B G KlAss met with Mrs. kim.
ball for ita usual plsaSant Fennyson read
ing.
The Civic club will meet with Mrs.
Jordan at fraternity houss en- March "a.
Mrs. Chapman Gait will be the speak
er "SuffrAge Day" at OCEAN Park. which
has hesn appointed for August 20.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16

farce A Gigantic Liar. Mr.. Paytou
played the title rols in the character Of q
married man who having painted ths
town red the night befcrs 10 sentenced to
Jail for tan days. when he goes hs tsils
his wits that he 10 going to Italy. From
this arises many funny situations and
iudicrous situation.
This afternoon the comedy, "a Child
Of State" and tonight George Hoey e
beautiful comedy drama 'Drifted Apart
will the bills.
RossINI CLUB.
The following programme was rendered
at the Rossini club VI stsrday morning;
Piano Duet,
AIiegretto, Seherzando and Minuet
from Symphony No. 8, Beethoven
Mrs. Littiefeid. Mrs. johnson.
Piano Solo.
Miss Margaret Jordan.
''''i ''''' Miss Steward. ~
Violin Solo,
Ellfsnsanz, David Pepper
Piano Duo,
Concerto, Weber
(Seoona piano arranged by Henselt)
Miss lowell, Mrs. Smith.
Vocal Solo-He the Best OF All,
Schumann
1iss HaWes.
Piano Solo-Caprioe Up. 45. No. 8.
Sohutt
Mrs. Dsnlsop.
Vocal Solo-Kukuk, Meyer Helmund
Miss Brown.
Piano solo-Paraphrass uhsr das Veg.
M,ss Fela. 1''
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
OLD HOME WEEK.

President Boothby Of the Old Home
Week committee IL sending out 1000
circulars to the municipal officers aud
prominent men in the various Maine
towns, soliciting their active co-opsra-
tion In the success OF the celebration.
The Patrons OF Husbandry have now
taken hold of the work and their sups-
rior organization throughout the state
should assist materially. Ths dates
for the celebration viii be definitely
fixed at the Biddsford meeting Of the
STATE Board Of Trade on March 30. There
is little doubt. however. that the hrst
seven days in August will be selected.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16

bers are now dead.
During the institution Of the lodge the
sum OF $3.50 has been paid cut In funera
benefits and s4,992.75 In siok bsneflts.
Seventy two members have received bene-
fits during the time Of the existence OF
the lodge The assets Of the lodge were
shown to be q, 0y4.6i.
9hs entire affairs was decided success
and reflects great credit on the efficient
committee OF arrangements, Herbert W.
Mills, Fred II. Jones and Edward ID.
Aver.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
FUNERAL or MICHAEL CHAssoN

Ths funeral Of the lAts Miohasi Ohasson
took placs from the Cathsdral Of the Im-
maeulAts Conception on ThuFsasy after
noon. the Rev. j. A. Barry Of the Cashe-
dral officiating. Father Barry spoke kind
words Of the deceased who lsd an upright
Chsisbian life. He had been In the en-
ploy Of the American Express company.
be had resided in Portland for the past
t4n years. ME leaves widow and three
children. Intsrmsnt was at Cavalry osms-
tary
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT.

There will be unique entertainment
at the FIRST Parish House on Eriday
evening. At s O'Clock. Costumes of tha
oldsn Tins; the singing Of old ballards
. village choir, giving madrisais and old
tilns musie Ass some Of ths very interest
Ing attractions.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
THE CIVIC CLUB.

Mrs Jordan will entertain the nem-
bers Of the Civic club at Fraternity
houss, March 94th, at p. N. Mss Mo-
Cobb's paper Is postponed to some
future date.
MS. Brown and Mrs Carter will give
their parsr at q meeting Of the Civic
club. March 3ist at Fraternity house. at
D. m.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
MUSIC AND DIR ANA.
GRAHAM GENUINE SOUTHERN
SPECIALITY co.

GRAHAM GENUINE SOUTHERN
SPECIALITY 90.
Manager Rounds 10 preparing hot
time at the Portland theatre on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday when
the cream Of the oolored profession will
be sasn with Grahsm's Genuins Southern
Speciality company, which 10 famous for
its big oh0russs. champion buck and
wing dancers. and its magnificsntiy pro-
duesd cake walk. Its thirty oreels
eostaies In ebony who have set the country
singing thsir fascinating and mslodious
COON ballads.
An opaning farce comedy by Mr.. Mo-
Naily If the Boston Herald, introduces
the entire company entitled "Biaokvilis
Society" and is joyous blending Of
song. story and dAsca
BURRILL COMEDY COMPANY:
Portland theatre is receiving its share
Of patronage shis week and with the Bur-
rim company 10 has kept the patronage up
10 q good showing on the right sids Of
the ledger. Miss Laura Hulbsrt and hsr
company presented for the first time In
the city by this company "Ths Ensiga, Z"
and 10 was played In very capabls man.
mar Miss Hubert taking the leading
rOls Of Alice Greer ably. assisted By Jack
II. Dudlsy L. Barbour. A. Simms. Law
rsncs BarbouE. william Hunt aud lAsa
hut mot least Mr.. Charles W. Burrill.
The play was handsomely staged and the
dresass ef the ladies were vary nne. The
play foE this afternoon will be "Trus a.
Steel" and for this evening tbs strong
Russian play "Aiohasl Strogoff."
A DAY OF COMEDY AT THE JEF-
FERSON.
At the Jefferson Cerss Psyton and his
company played twice to capacity. In the
afternOon the comedy Parisisn Princess
was presented, and at njght Mr.. Paytoa
was the snsirs- show, ably supported by
his sxceilsnt company In the roaring
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
What Shall We Have for Dessert |?

This question arises in the family every
de- y. Let us answer it today. Try Jell-0.
a delicious and healthful dessert Pre-
pared in two minutes. No boiling : no
baking simply add boiling water and
set to cool Flavors:-Lemon. Orange.
Raspberry and Strawberry. Get paclS
age at your grocsrs today. 10 cts.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16

Our stock appeals to all ages
and tastes. There are 8 and 4 but
ton getaways In neat quiet
patterns for the elderly---soIid,
substantial, dressy appearing
wOrsteds. Tweeds and cassi-
meres for the middle aged. Mob
by checks and stripes In single
and double breasted suits for
young men.
The same gentIemanIy clerks
that for years have been untir-
ing In their efforts to please you
are waiting to show the good
points Of these suits and assist
you in selecting the style most
fitting your personality.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
FURNISHING
DEPARTMENT.

This Department Is full of sug.
gestiOns Of spring. Mr.. Mason,
who has charge Of this depart.
ment, has n carefully selected
stock of all goods called for by
Portland trade. He is enthusias-
tic over these new spring goods,
and he has good reason for being
so. One can fiud In this depart
ment every caprice that fashion
has dictated for the coming
spring in Neckwear, Collars,
Shirts, both white and cOl0red,
Cuffs, Suspenders and Mems
Jewelry.