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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-04

George l.. Le Blanc. Of Ashland. Wis,
II registered at the AStor House.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-04

The British bark Luclpanl sailed from
Port Loa Angeles for Astoria on satur-
day
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
WOODFORDS.

Miss Ethel B. Sparrow entertained a
party of friends at her home on Pleasant
street last evening.
The officers of Scittsrygussett tribe Of
Red Men were publicly installed at their
hall. Stroudwatsr, last evening by d. D..
g. s., Ira q. Strout Of Cumberland Mills1
After the installation an enj oyabls enter
tainment was furnished, and followed by
a dance which was enjoyed by all. This
tribe while small one In numbers Is
constantly increasing and gives promise
of becoming one of the best in the state
considering les size and the limitations
under which they work.
The Woodfords UnivsrsAlist society
held ons of it's regular suppers and enter
tainments last evening In Lewis hall.
which was well attended as usual.
Rev. Harry L. Townsend, pastor Of the
Woodfords Universslist church. Is to
preach Sunday morning on "The Parable
OF the Sower"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
WEDDINGS.
DECKER-MEANS.


A quiet home wedding occurred We'd
nesday evening at the residence of Mr..
Frank Perry. a29 B street. the contract
ing parties being Mr.. George Il. Means
Of South Portland. . motorman on the
South Portland division of the Portland
Railroad company, and Miss Florence K.
Decker. The ceremony was perforned In
the presence Of only the relatives and
most Intimate friends of the contracting
parties. Rev. Henry blanchard, D. D.,
pastor Of the First Univsrsalist church
performed the ceremony in an impressive
manner. MIR. Msans was formerly resi-
cent of Freeport aud has been employed
as q motorman on the Cape electrics for
the past tive years Dir. and Mrs. Means
are to reside on Braokstt street, this city.
TROUT-SKOLBIEL
At 4 O'Clock Thursday there was a
quiet home wedding at tho home of Mrs.
Mary II. Strout. Thomas street, when
Mr.. George Skoltield wsre united In mar
riags by Rev. DIR. Smith Baker. Holly,
laurel and Christmas green were used In
dissertation. The bride was attended by
her two little nieoss. Miss Helen Gould
and Miss Madslins Strout who. In their
dainty white gowns, with baskets OF
flowers, were the osstodians Of the rings
The bride was beoemingly gownsd In
9 blue travelling dress and carried
white carnations. Mrs. ]. Il. Gould, Miss
Hall and the Misses Ssiders assisted In
serving. Mr.. and Mrs. Skolfieid left on
the afternoon express for short wedding
txip.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
1--WE PAY THE FREIGHT"
MomA6qb045 d&nzs
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

New York, January 5-R. q. Dunn &
Co. IS weekly review Of trade will say:
Failures in 1899 were 9, 1893 In number,
with liabilities OF 1923. 1916 The
Last days OF the yeac added a few to the
number and some millions to the known
liabilities of firms and banks which
failed close to the end, so that o>mmer.
cial defaults reached $40, s79, $50, of which
$50, ZOE, 1874 were in manufacturing, Sis,
e24, I'll In trading and sil, 162, 954 In brck-
srags, promoting ana other commercial
liabilities.
There Is nothing unsound In the busi-
ness of the great Industries, but an ex-
tsnsive revision Of prices may disappoint
extreme expectations.
Failures for the week ha We been 273 in
the United States against 2i3 last year,
and So in Canada against 81 last year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
THE SQUIRE FAILURE.

Boston, January 5.-Assignee Il. W..
Chaplin OF the John p. Squire g. Co..
corporation stated this afternoon thai
probably no meeting OF the creditors
would be called until week after next
Various things have happened to some
what interfere with the progress of the
accounting and 1t is not likely that the
circular which 1t is intended to Issue, will
be ready until another week or so. Mean.
while MIR. Chaplin says matters at the
big plant in East Cambridge ara pro-
gressing enthusiastically. The market for
pork products Is advancing and the fac
tory Is being run at reduced expsnss, SO
that some actual gain Is being made
while the assignee 10 Strengthening out
accounts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
CHAMPAGNE CORkS.
They Cost More Than the Wine That
Goes Into the bottle.

To the average lover Of champagne the
apparent climax Of value 10 In the de-
licious, fizz fluid itsslf-bottls, cork and
label are merely accessories. Yet the fact
remains that the original cost Of the wine
IL relatively trifiins, and the most sx-
psnslve part Of the whole affair, leaving
out ths cost OF the e1psrt labor expended
In "ripenins" the vintage, is the de-
spised and swollen cork The cork stsnds
for more than the first cost Of the wine,
plus the value Of the bottle, wire, label,
and wrappinas. The cork costs 20 cents
all the rest only foots up fraction I'M
der IS cents.
that Is grown. The texture must bs
fiawlsss or the life of the wine will b.
lost. Then it's peculiar shape requires
thst IL shall be fashioned by hand. Nc
m aohins has yet been invented that will
satisfy the champagne cork oonnoisseuI
as we'll a. the dsft work OF nimble fin
gers. This expenditure OF skill and time
oom bine with quality to make thest
particular bottle shoppers cheap at q
quarter apiece.
The young wine, on the contrary. when
10 goes into the bottle, 10 cheap-i6 cents
o quart. The value and the flavor Gomez
with age. Countless times the bottles
must be turned carefully and gently be-
fore the juice Of the grape Is fit TO tickls
tho palate Of an epicure.
There is u wonderful city In France,
the subteIranean city Of kpernay. into
whose silent streets NO ray OF sunshine
ever steals, where the wine Is stored tC
ripsn. guarded as jealousy as II II wer:
gold, and handled ~ tendsrly rs " II
were human. Miles and miles Of streets
are hswn out of the ohaiky sell and oe.
mentsd with millions and millions OF
champagne bottles Of all blends and vim
tsgss left there to ripsn. When the
battles went into these underground
clois tsrs the cork ives king by virtue
of Its cost-whsn they return to the
world Of light and life the cork has be.
come insigniiicant In comparison with
the wine.
Warehouses frequently pay good prices
for oorks bearing their mark, thus enab
ling themselves to gauge accurately the
esteem in which various vintagss ar
held by the public.
Champagne oorks, too. have special
value In the toilet. Their tine textur'
makes them peculiarly available In treat
ing the skin with powders or similar ap
piisations, and the Partisan or Viennese
belle, whose toilet set does not contai l
an assortment of champagne corks, II
rare. The finest and most perfect speci
mems only are used for this purpose. an1
they retail readily at the equivalent Of
so cents each. Inter-Ocsan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
FISK UNIVERSITY.

There is q new and bright outlook for
Fisk University, y Nashville. Tenn, due
In part to the new work OF It's Dean, the
Rev. J. q. Merrill. ID. ID. lately of Port
land. The committee who endorse Fisk
University are putting 1t earnestly before
the public. and they include Senator De-
pew, Hon. Benton Mcmillan, Governor
of Tenn, DIR. Lyman Abbott DR.. w. II.
Ward. Dr. Henry Vandyks Of New
York, DIR. j. b. Drury and ethssA II 10
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
THE TIME BoR CLOTHING BAR
GAINS

Readers of the PRESS In need Of cloth
ing win profit by reading the ADVERTISE
msnt In this issue of the q. W. Hull 20.
A sweeping mark down on all wintsr
olethIng Is in progress and means money
saved 30 purchasers s...s S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
TUTORING

In grammar and high school
grades. Special terms 10 classes
la Shakespeare.
Address KATE NAY ESTEY,
39 WOOdfOrds ST..
jan2d2w WOOdfOrds, We.
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AT A SACRIFICE

of siroo. WI sell In the village OF Kennebunk
nearly new. modern 10 room house and bath ;
hot and cold water. heated by hot air sytem
centrally located on Main street; eiectrics
pass the door. Address
jan4iw BOX 81, Kennebunk, Me-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
DIR. THEODORE L. ESTABRooK.

Rookland, January 5.-Dr. Theodore l..
Eastsbrook, tho Oldest practicing
ply siclan in Knox county. lied at his
home In this city today, from vslvusr
disease OF the heart. de WAS 81 years OF
aga and leaves widow. He was native
of Camden and came to Rockland In 1851.
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Dining Tables and Chairs.

No. 102 10 #. quartered oak Ex-
tension Table, 81 in. square,
worth $500, for S25
No. 1903 quartered oak extension
Table, French legs, carved claw
feet, neat in appearance, worth
$780, for SIS
/ genuine nah. dining Table, No.
124, 10 it., good style, worth
$500, for SO
swell end and front San Domingo
Sideboard, beautiful French
mirror and elegant carving,
was $11S.00, now $50
sets colonial quartered oak dining
chairs, claw feet, including
chairs and arm chair in each
set, worth $i5.25, now 27
10 latest style quartered oak, golden
oak finish, box seat, dining
chairs, to-day's worth $3.50, for
s1.75
so quartered oak back dining
chairs-a great bargain, to-
days value S2.25, for 81
Arm Chairs TO match, II desired.
Other equally good trades a
plenty here.
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to best w prinoeiy gift, while the man
Of slender means none the less can invest
In the safe undertaking.
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8 Sideboards, long linen drawers
and 2 short ones. Handsome
mirror. Worth s15.75, for
Sideboard and China Closet COM
bined, French bevel mirror, a
beautiful one, was S34 80, now
superb quartered oak Sideboard,
3 bevel French mirrors, swell
front and ends, s IT. long, worth
$500, for
! colonial oak Sideboard, the most
magnificent piece we own. 5
#. long, 8 IT. high, oval French
bevel mirror, 1t. 6 in. long, 2
IT. wide, real worth $4,000, for
Other opportunities to save money
be mentioned for lack OF space,
but abound.
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500 Reward.

THE Portland Electric Light Company VIII
i pay 500 TO any one who will furnlsn evil
dence that will convict any person OF tainper-
ing with their lines. lamps or machinery
PORTLAND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY
Geo. w. Brown, President
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INV ADvrsrIsrnrsra Szr ADvnnyz..UH
Our Annual Greatest Sale
NAMES GREATEST STORE.
China Closets.

China Closets.
1 pure colonial China Closet In
quartered oak, very handsome,
really worth 1880, now $3.50
elegant swell front China Closet,
in oak, 6 shelves, double doors,
bent glass, real worth $3.50,
for 1910
No. l25 oak China Closet, beyel
mirror, shelves, su bstantially
made, worth s11.50, for $3.50
No. 1875 bent glass front, mahog-
any China Closet, beautifully
carved, glass set in real glass
beading, plate glass shelves,
really worth $500, for $500
Space forbids enumeration OF the many
other reduced prices.
ChifIoniers and White Enamel
Furniture are included In this
sale at equally low. prices.
Spring Feds.
8 Spiral Spring Beds. They fold
like a book. For Medium Wood
Bed, we've s5,75, now Toe
la World Renowned National
Springs, various sizes, were
$3.50. $50
This does not exhaust the
bargains.
Kitchen Tables, &c.
! Kitchen Cabinet Table, with -four
bins, knife drawers and bread
boards attached, value sl0.75,
sell at ITO
Others at u Great Discount.
Cribs. &c.
solid Nah. Crib and Cradle COM
bined, beautifully carved Group
representatives., was 1900, now $9.OO
In Curly Birch and h. T..
Maple equally low.
Beds.
A few youths beds in mahog-
any, b. T.. maple and curly
birch, were $17.00. Will sell in
cludingl wire spring and soft
top mattress, for slZ.60
Summer Cottage Furnishings.
A few small com bination Cot
tage Bureaus and Glasses, $50,
Will pay to buy for next sum-
mer.
High Chairs.
We were successful In securing
about so more of those mahog-
anized High Chairs, real leather
seats, value $500, price Csc
Baby Carriages.
/ celebrated English hood or shade
top Baby Carriage; just the
thing for rough weather; lined
in corduroy, value S22.SO,
price $500
/ Twin Go-Cart, finished in leather
cite. A superior article,
value $500, price 500
Many other bar gains In
carriage.
Springs.
100 warranted Woven Wire, custom
made, worth $3.50 each, for sl76
No more than 2 TO each
customer.
Mattresses.
1000 ready made Mattresses, good
quality tick, Sanford wool top.
Cannot be equalled at less than
500. Our price s1.95
Our Own Make. Custom made
Mattresses, warranted clean ex-- 81.
ceisior, wool top, at $2.25
Really worth $3.50. .s.+ go +-t
The very best African Fibre, %
clean Sanford wool top and
bottom, best hair ticks, at $500
Real value $3.50.
hair to be made into Mattresses
parts, full IS lbs. weight, fully
warranted.
OdOrless and clean at. 1913
Real worth $500.
This is only hint of our really wonderful
bargains in Mattresses.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-06
CHAMBER SETS.

10 piece plain Maple Set, 1910,
cheval bevelled glass, a beauty,
Is worth $500, for
Other big values In Maple Sets.
l imported San Domingo Mahog-
any Set, French bevel mirror,
34x30. richly carved, worth
$500, for
/ natural Black Walnut Set
veneered with Partisan berl,
the latest Washington fad, arch
top bevel mirror, 3Sx30, real y
worth sli7.00. for
/ pure empire Curly Birch Set,
figured, French dresser 8 fl. l
in. long, bevel French mirror
4 ftx2 #. g in, really worth
$4,000, for
mo. 264 swell front quartered
sawed oak, hand carved set,
ornamental glass, bevel edge,
3 #. in.x2 fl. 10 in, worth
5000. for
2 quarter sawed Oak Sets, with
lSx40 oval French bevel mir
ror, a great value at 81. 90, for
4-quartered Oak Sets, with arch
top, French bevel mirrors,
reliable set at $500, for
10 good Oak Ape. Sets, 24x30
glass, not to be replaced at the
price, worth $4,000, for
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II OSDH ~ - hb1hSSs
2 celebrated Phoenix Beds, bal
anced so finely child can
operate, oval French bevel mir
ror, Aft. Pin x 1T. Sin, worth
$77.00, for
! elegant curly birch Bed. French
bowel mirror, 50x24in, Phoenix
Co.'S make, worth $3.50, for
These beds are absolutely safe.
We have other makes we
will sell at almost your own
figures.
/ mahoganized Cheffonier Bed. 2
drawers and French bevel mir
ror, richly carved in front, in
Guiding our own all hair mat
tress, worth $1,000, for
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that is ,t surpassed by any OF the visit
ing stars
NJ. Collier this season adds to his other
dramatic gifts that or authorship and will
appear In his new farce Mr. Smooth
written by himself, for himself and com
pany. In celebrating on the main hleas
OF his ingenious story, Collier had IN view
Louise Allen Collier, Helena Collier, Helen
Reimer and other gifted players long as
ISOLATED with him. so that II Is said the
parts are peculiarly fitted to the actors I'm
this merry three-act farce Mr. Collier
in the title part. has one OF those suave.
breezy or-hand characters which he de-
picts so we'll There are few comedians
who can carry the wiles OF an imposter
through such maze of presentations
With such nonchalance. His character in
this play Is that OF young man who
palms himself of upon a bank manager as
The son of his former partner. who Is on
a foreign tour. Glib OF tongue and winning
I'm manners, he soon ingratiates himself
with the hnancier, woos his daughter ana
IL In the fun flood OF social success when
the real Mr.. Smooth arrives. The ingenu-
lily with which the bogus Mr.. Smooth
extrcates himself from labyrinth of dam
aging evidence produces some extravaganza
ly farcical complications, through which
MT. Collier passes with that humorous
ease that has brought him success and
everything ends happily by his Inheritance
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ity to make a correct census, as all the
people can never be located
1.-THE cab service is the finest in the
world. You can ride anywhere within a
radius of two miles for l shilling C24
cents American money!, and on the bus
the same distance for 1 penny e cents
American money!. When the narrow
streets become blocked all policeman has
to do is TO lift his hand and all teams
buses. etc. have TO stop. The streets are
very muddy, and one has TO continually
have his pants and boots scraped-not
brushed. but scraped. When you leave
America you commence tipping. and you
tip from morning until night. In res
taurant should you desire to use a nap
kin. called serviette there. you are oblig-
ed TO pay pence for It. and IL two peo-
pie use napkins three times day II will
cost e. cents. Bread and butter and all
side dishes are extra.
II saw the sun only seven times while In
London. one day | awoke. as 1 thought.
before daylight l looked at the clock and
saw Il was 1890 | thought the clock had
run down, so | set II for $50 as thought
II was about that time. I then went back
to bed and tried to sleep. but there was
no sleep for me. Finally | took look at
my watch and II showed the time as l
o'clock. | got up. raised the curtain and
found myself In a London fog.
THE Alhamhra theater. where I played
has a seating capacity of 1909. Admission
charged is from pence 10 guneas az
cents to ti5ijl. They all drink In Eng
land. The Alhambra has twelve bars at
tached to IL. IL has an orchestra of forty
two pieces. They give a spectacular per-
forufance OF two ballets and a high-class
vaudeville, employing over 600 people.
They have a separate bar, lunch counter
and restaurant for the stage hands only.
There are 80 legitimate theaters and go
music halls in London and they drink and
smoke In most OF them
Il was invited to dinner at the Hotel
Cecil, and when asked what impression
England had made on / replied. Eng
land has made me n better American
They are very patriotic, and when the
American flag is shown II receives as much
applause as does the Union Jack. ! am
Seattle man for all time
MlSS ELSA DEREMEAtIX was the
VI only one OF Paderewski's many ad-
mirers in this city TO Obtain "a souve-
mir of the great pianst's visit TO Seattle
from the visitor himself. Miss Dever-
neaux was made happy by obtaining Pad
erewslSi's autograph IN the green room OF
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of an unexpected fortune and his marriage
10 the bankers daughter
MIR Smooth" is said to be funnier than
the MAN From Mexico" and this has been
the greatest success of Mr.. Golfers ca
reer. He is supported by his own COM
pany. including Louise Allen Collier. Hell
ena Collier. Helen Remer. John +. Ward
and George W. Parsons.
z OWN II. LANG, who has been play
l. at the Third Avenue theater lives In
a beautiful villa near Lake Washin-
ton, where he usually spends his summers.
Mr. Lang has I:st returned from London,
where he played an engagement of six
weeks at the Alhamhra theater. He gives
part OF his recent experiences as follows:
Not being in the best OF health. ! was
advised to take "A trip to London, as the
ocean voyage would do me good. | had
my agent book me for a six weeks engage
ment at the Alhambra theater. commence
ing November n. i took passage for Lon
don on the steamer Trave. and had very
pleasant trip. arriving at southampton
week later, and found myself in cold
and chilly atmosphere. Although had
long. heavy oyercoat, II seemed az II the
air pierced right through It. | went 10
London, and was astunshed at the crowds
of people | saw everywhere. London has
$500 go people. though 1t is an impossible
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uaHlkt, fduertNshl, At tHt otalue
IA Friday night, last week In the
heaters would have been dun. on
sunday night the Frawley com
~ Closed very successful en-
irnsnt at the Seattle. presenting THE
Sx Girl" and during the rest of the
~ sril psderewski. that playhouse was
~ Yesterday matinee and evening.
y N was little Lola Cotton, the 'psy-
n sender
N he Third Avenue the Lang com
y vas the attraction. playing to ex-
~ houses during the entire week, with
n neptlon Of Good Friday, when the
- vas dark, Queens Evidence"
- drama OF recognized merit, was
~ MI for the first four nights. On
&nisy and Saturday matinee and even
no Van Wrinkle" the play made ia
p " Joseph Jefferson, WAS presented.
" End her lions made their farewell
owzaee In Seattle at the Third Ave-
Wednesday. which was set apart as
Gr W. night.
Bht at the Seattle Harry Corson
one Of seattle's favorites among
DHmefans, win open a three nights
Eneni presenting the hilarious farce
n What Happened to Jones'" lie
VT bring this play 10 Seattle again,
,Nhu arranged for a new work OF sim
taaraeier for next season.
sfs#ng What Happened to Jones" at
kzilis comes an old favorite "Pud-
ssd wilson presented by company
~ By Burr Mcintosh and including
- Msin Mayo and other players equal
yestsed "Pudd'nhead Wilson" viii DO
M Thursday, Friday and Saturday
~ And Saturday matinee.
Ne Third Avenue theater this week
AAifsftion will be the Hayat. "a COM
y . Hal Reds beautiful pay. knobs
i'aasssse' ops.ang tonight.
\ =
Rsbs o TENNESSEE" Hal Reds
hiest success, portrays vivid pic
iafe OF mountain lie Ia the hills
'aaessee as 1t is today. The noun
N the struggle 10 live and
W. N The Businesses Of the
~sssssed mountain knobs. ln their
fy o. existence and with the
asasht Of children. love and
merry. They suffer aud never
lheii sacrifices are pathetic, their
= ~ 1agie They are as gentle as they
sshk, and az pure as they are kind.
MS = white trash but they are
eaters ignorant 20 the formali-
M ne naier world. they are unfaintet
temptations The dream 81 their
81 among the clouds and sunshine
The play Is story 81 intense
-. @'efest and strong dramatic Cli-
- z does not appeal "a sensational eff
t.iAln it, hold upou the public
q mountain air waited from
49, o Tennessee o. AN agreeable
- tfem the atmosphere cuveluping
~ @rlfiy piayx Df fhp aat 1tuorla
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A RE,AIrTIFI1I. selection Of diamond
rings lately imported by Louis Kiodt.
ieweIer. No s24 Second ave-. cor. Marion;
come and s~ee them.
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FIRST BANK OF NOME.
urntD departure Of steamer the ONCE of
First Bank of Nome will be at First Ma
tionaI bank, Seattle.
n. y. SOLNER, Manager
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FREE Wagner concert p. m. Madison
park pavilion
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THE best Eastern oysters. Morgan''
Eagle Brand.
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RIDE a Yale bicycle aud be content.