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THE MORNING OHEGliXTAN. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1900.
POTTERY, PORCELAIN AND COLONIAL CHINA
(Copyright, 1000, by Seymour Eaton.)
THE OREGONIAN'S HOME STUDY CIRCLE: DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON
HISTORIC STUDIES IN
HOME FURNISHING
Br Margaret Ainslee.
U. Concluded.
While the early Eastern settlers urv
doubtedlr possessed many "chaynle dish
es of blew and white ware," they -were
not put Into use except upon state occa
sions. The first dishes used by our fore
fathers -were wooden, made by the In
dians from the maple or poplar. This
service was exceedingly rude huge trench
era from which an entire family dined,
without the aid of forks, or sociable small
trenchers, from which the children ate
in pairs, wooden noggins, clam Rhells
for plates and smaller shells set in split
sticks as ladles. These primitive Imple
ments were superseded by pewter, which
was In general use until after the Revolu
tion. Frequently these metal dishes were
as, carefully ornamented with letters and
armorial devices as were their silver cous
ins. The earlier colonial papers often
contained quaint advertisement of com
munion beakers, save-alls, porrigcrs and
possets or pap-bowls made of this com
monplace material. The inventory (1775)
of Joslah Wedgwood, the father of Eng
lish pottery, but confirms the impression
that china came with painful slowness
into general use, for large quantities of
pewter were thus found among the Wedg
wood household goods, notwithstanding
the fact that his pottery held hundreds
of dozens of white table pieces.
"Blue china, in the world of faience,"
so states a vivacious authority, "occu
pies much the same position as Shake
speare in poetry or Velasquez in paint
ing." She must have had in mind the
early Staffordshire ware of that rich dark
blue color which the Chinese called "the
light of heaven," sent to America in such
quantities during the early part of this
century. Graceful in shape, soothing In
color, varied in design, these wares, once
the delight of the colonial house-mother,
are now the wiH-o'-the-wlsp of the china
collector. Prominent among the many de
signs for which this ware is noted the
later reproductions printed in less pleas
ing colors are the decorations known as
the Beauties of America, Tomb of Frank
lin, Landing of the Pilgrims and Anti
Slavery designs:
The blue ware most frequently un
earthed by the china hunter in search
for Staffordshire, is the well-known wll-
Cincinnati Bowl.
low pattern, generally conceded to be
the most popular pattern ever printed.
Country dealers, Innocent of the compara
tive modcrnness of this design, frequently
claim that their specimens date from the
Mayflower or long before the Revolution
ary War, and therefore command fabu
lous prices.
Another popular blue and white ware
was the "old blue canton" such as Wash
ington and many of his countrymen kept
for common use. A generous proportion
of colonial china Is interesting to Ameri
cans either because of Its peculiar por
traits of the father of his country and Il
lustrations of episodes in his life,
or because it is a part of the many
sets once in use In Mount Vernon. Among
these are the set presented to Mrs. Wash
ington by the officers of the French army;
the set with the figure of Fame bearing
the Cincinnati badge, presented by the
Society of the Cincinnati; the set pre
sented by Lafayette, the sets of Sevres
porcelain and the Crown Derby sets, and
the set with Washington's cipher, sur
rounded by tiny rose wreaths, besides
numberless odd pieces and punchbowls.
Near relative to the English pos
set pot, candle cup, wassail bowl and
gossip bowl, the punch bowl (from
"pauch," an Indian drink) figured con
spicuously during the 18th century at
funerals, christenings, elections, wed
ding feasts, church dedications, apple
paring bees and at the first Continental
Congress. Washington's collection of
these capacious pledges of goodfellowshlp
was numerous and famous for varied
reasons. Not least interesting among
"Wash in pi on Pitcher, Liverpool Ware
t
them is the one of Canton china, the old
est pieces of Chinese ware decorated with
the American flag. The Continental punch
bowl, decorated with the membership
certificate of the Order of the Cincinnati,
together with Its symbolical figures. Is an
unusually fine relic of historic federal
times, for the decorations are clear and
beautiful and the bowl Is in fine con
dition. The other one, showing the scars
of struggle, is interesting because it was
for a long time burled in the ground,
"Which served as Its hiding place from
Tarleton's men.
Before the Revolutionary War no pot
tery or porcelain was manufactured ex
clusively for the American market. After
that time much of the Cincinnati pattern
"was sent to this country, and from the
Staffordshire and Liverpool potteries
came the Eminent American series, in
which Washington and Franklin figured
most prominently on pitchers: and, cu
riously enough, much ware decorated
with designs representing battle scenes
In which the English were "defeated.
Upon many pitchers were pictures com
memorative of incidents In the life of
Wnshlngtqn "Scenes at Mount Vernon,"
"Washington and Martha Drinking Tea,"
"The Apotheosis of Washington," etc
One design popular among English pot
ters shows under a medallion of "The
Glorious American" the words "Long live
the president of the United States," above
the legend "My favorite son," and still
above that this awful warning, "Deaf
ness to the ear that will patiently hear
and dumbness to the tongue that will ut
ter a calumny against the Immortal
Washington."
Other Liverpool novelties were patch
boxes, toothpick cases, puzzle Jugs (war
ranted to give a shower bath Instead of a
drink), mirror knobs, sailor pitchers, farm
er pitchers and mugs decorated with cari
catures of Napoleon. These latter gen
erally represented the soldiers of the
Revolution In most uncomfortable predic
ament and bore inscriptions as uncom
plimentary as profane. The following
quatrain has but tho merit of exores
slng the popular feeling without the usual
fracture of tho third commandment:
"May England's oak
Produce the bark
To tan the hldo
Of Bonaparte."
The articles of china which probably
figured most conspicuously in the colonies
were those garnished with "little. law-
JPIlY
less, azure-anted grotesques," used in the
tea equipage. An afternoon tea in pre
revolutionary days was a different affair
from that function in our own century.
Then our great-grandmother, fearing lest
sho might perchance be condemned to
the humiliation of a pewter cup, carried
her own teacup and frequently her own
teapot to the gatherings where the "Chi-
! na herb" was the beverage of the day.
The first cups were handleless and many
had besides the deep saucer from which
the tea was drunk a dish known as a
cupplate, upon which the cup rested when
the saucer wasTn use. It is hard for us
to realize the extreme reluctance with
which our foremothers gave up these
"liberty" tea drinkings when we learn
from a delightful student of colonial cus
toms that "when tea was first introduced
into Salem it was boiled in an iron kettle
and after the liquor was strained off it
was then drunk, without milk or sugar,
while the leaves of- the herb were placed
In a dish, buttered and salted and eaten."
What wonder that a 17th century pessim
ist deplored the custom as a "base and
unworthy Indian practice."
The Wedgwood teapot then, as now,
was the most perfect on the market.
Shrewd business men, as well as philan
thropist, this prince of potters had grave,
yet needless, fears of American competi
tion in the fictile art. At one time he
feared to lose entirely his Immense col
onial trade, owing to the discovery of
fine American clay and Its attempt at
manufacture by his renegade foreman. It
is strange that so much of this master's
exquisite ware is still to be found In our
country. In spite of its fragility it has
stood the perils of ocean transporta
tion, has been washed ashore In crates
and boxes from wrecked yessels, has
been buried in the sands and hidden be
hind panels In the wainscoting of col
onial houses, and after many historical
vicissitudes still withstands the wear and
tear of more than a century.
THE MEET A FAILURE.
Bad Track nt Milwaukee Will Spoil
L. A. W. Knee.
MILWAUKEE. July 11. The grand cir
cuit races of the National Cycling As
sociation, which are billed to be run off
in connection with the 21st National meet
of the League of American Wheelmen,
will prove a failure as far as racing la
concerned. The whole cause of tha
trouble Is the unsatisfactory track at
the exposition building, on which it '9
refused to run off the events. Alread.?
the big feature of the meet, the $10)3
race between Tom Coopsr and Major Tay
lor, has been declared off and Cooper left
tonight for Detroit. Taylor will leave
for Indianapolis in the morning. The
track was pronounced defective as early
as Sunday last, and officials have been
busy ever since trying to remedy the
trouble. Several of the prominent riders
sustained bad falls In the practice work.
Tom Cooper gave the track a thorough
trial this afternoon and wound up with
a fall that nearly cost him some broken
ribs. That was enough for him. and Tay
lor said the track was anything but safe
for speedy riding. The trouble is in the
banking at either end of the track.
Other professional riders who dropped
out are Stevens, Kramer and Prscott.
and the star amateurs. Wheeler. Wilson
and Denny. Klser. Kimble nnd Mayo and
Newhouse are about the only fast ones
left. The total register of American
wheelmen up to 3 o'clock this afternoon
shows only CIS, -where several thousand
weVe expected. Buffalo, N. T., seems to
be the only place for tho 1901 meet
Kelson Still In the Lend.
BOSTON. July 1L The hard riding that
John Nelson, of Chicago, has done for
two nights did not keep him from leading
his opponents once again In tonight's
two hours In the. six-day race at Charles
River Park. Burns Pierce seems to be
Improving in riding form. Tonight Stin
son led to the 10th mile, and Nelson
thereafter. The riding score tonight was:
Nelson. 64 miles 1758 yards; Pierce, W
miles 991 yards: Stinson. 62 miles 114S
yards; Miller, 55 miles 511 yards.
Total for the three nights:
Nelson. 197 miles 157 yards: Pierce, 192
miles 1345 yards: Stinson. 1E6 miles 811
yards; Miller, 1E9 miles 1728 yards.
THE 1VATIOXAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn Eleven Was Shut Out by
Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG. July lL-Nops pitched
only a mediocre game, and made the
shut-out of Brooklyn look worse by giv
ing Pittsburg three runs on a fumble and
two wild throws. PhlllippI had the vis
itors faded all the way. Attendance, 3000.
The score:
R H El R H E
Pittsburg ....4 10 2Brooklyn 0 4 3
Batteries-PhllllppI and O'Connor; Kops
and McGulre.
Umpire Swartwood.
Cincinnati Bent Philadelphia.
CINCINNATI, July lL-Clnclnnatl made
another great ninth-inning finish today.
With one out In the ninth. Wood tripled
and Pelts hit for four bases. Flick muffed
Brcitenstein's hard finer. Barrett singled.
Frazer then took Donahue's place. Cor
coran walked. Beckley's hit won the
game. Errors gave the Phillies all their
runs. Attendance, 1C00. The score:
RHE R 11 r
Cincinnati ....7 8 Philadelphia ..6 56
Batteries-Scott and Peitz; Donahue,
Frazer and Douglass.
Umpire Terry.
Boston Beat St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 1L Nicholas was In
superb form today, and let St. Louis down
with two scratch hits. Young was also In
good form. He was hit effectively in but
two innings. Attendance, lTOfe The score:
R H EJ ttxv
St. Loul 0 2 OfBoston .38 2
Batteries Young and Criger; Nichols
and Sullivan.
Umpire Emslle. ,
The American Lcagne.
At Indianapolis First game. Indianap
olis 10. Minneapolis 3: second game. In
dianapolis 9, Minneapolis 8.
At Detroit Detroit 0. Kansas City 6.
At Buffalo Buffalo 10. Chicago 5.
Rational Lea true Stand inc.
-, , . Won. Lost Per ct
Brooklyn 42 21 .6
g&sburg 37 28 .569
Philadelphia ., 34 31 .523
Chicago 33 31 .51C
Boston 29 34 .460
St Louis 2S 34 .452
Cincinnati 28 36 ,4?S
New York 24 39 .SSI
THE DAY'S RACES.
SHlvran&ee Beat Sidney Lucas at
Wnnhinsrton Park.
CHICAGO, July 1L Milwaukee celebra
ted his start at Washington Park today
by beating Sidney Lucas In the $1000 hand
icap. The results:
Five and a half furlongs Golden Akc
Liverpool Ware Portrait of Franklin.
won. Handy Man second. Harry Herndon
third; time. 1:0SH.' x
Mile and 70 yards Tappan won, Henry
C. second, Sam McKeever third; time.
l:46U-
Mile and a quarter Milwaukee won,
Sidney Lucas second, Florixar third; time,
2:07.
Mile and 70 yards Clay Pointer won,
Zerrano second. Espionage third; Urns,
l:45U.
One mile Blue Lick won. Josephine H.
second. La Josephine third; time, 1:41.
One mile Zoroaster won, Mr. Brown
second, Bangle third; time, 1:40.
Races at St. Lonls.
ST. LOUIS, July IL The results:
Seven furlongs-Lea Noster won, J. V.
Hays second. Mandamus third; time, 1:20.
Handicap, six furlongs Dave Waldo
won, Banish Becond, Hlkolar third; time,
1:14.
Six and a half furlongs Hilce won,
Dollle Welthoff second, Mlzzoura third;
time, 1:214.
Handicap, one and a sixteenth miles
Celtic Bard won. Slddubla second, Annie
Oldficld third; time, 1:48&
One mile Laureate won. Hi Nocker sec
ond. Felix Bard third; time. 1:42.
Six furlongs, 2-year-olds Wall won,
Obla second. Quick Range third; time,
iaw.
Races at Brighton Beach.
NEW YORK, July 11. The results at
Brighton Beach:
Six furlongs Hellobos won, Vesuvlan
second, Meehanus third; time, 1:14 1-5.
One mile Commander Miller won, At
slke second, Harry McCoun third; time,
1:41 1-6.
Selling, six furlongs Bounteous won.
Orderer second. Balloon third; time.
1:15 2-5
Mile and an eighth Brigadier won. Lew
K.rat second, Lord Baltimore third; time.
1:52 4-5. .
Five furlongs Lower of Candles won.
Lady of the Valley second. Anecdote
third; time. 1:02.
Sellings, mile and a sixteenth Post
Haste won. Big Gun second. Cavalcade
third; time, 1:4S 3-5.
The Bryan Stronghold.
PORTLAND, July 11. (To the Editor.)
I simply desire to congratulate you on
your editorial entitled "Why tho South
Is the Bryan Stronghold." It Is undoubt
edly the most truthful editorial ever writ
ten on the subject Being a native
Memphlan, or, rather, a Tcnnosseean, I
know whereof I speak.
Arrange your National laws so that
wcro the "Solid South" to speak Its senti
ments at the polls In November, the Ig
norant negro would not predominate, and
then there would be no more solid South.
A NONSUBSCRIBER,
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND. .
W M Wheeler. St L JM C Moore. W W
J X Garner, V ash. DC, Mrs E Ilaydock, Phlla
E Lee Hall. Boston Miss Harriet Stevoas,
J Tate. Buttalo. N T. city
Frank M Prindle. N TjT J Chapman. Tacotni
W K Roundall, NY J S Forrest, N Y
W A Mitchell, S F H S Hasan. Saa Fr
W E Burgess, Chicago It II Beaton. N Y
Edwin F Conner & w,E E Adams & wf, Del-
Colfax, Waeh J aware. O
W M Meek, Denver IE T Jones
Barner Well. NY AP Stewart San Fr
Mr & Mrs H Harding, A Spitz. San Francisco
Seattle
J S.Mtr, San Francisco
B G Kraus, N Y
W C He.y. Union
D Macrum, city
M Sinclair. N T
J P Plagcmann. city
Miss S Sharp. Wilkes-
Barro. Pa
Miss 21 Sharp, do
J P lujberta & wife.
Shanghai, China
Geo R Chambers. S F
E Y Judd. Pendleton
H J Skinner, Or Falls
l K. Levy, San Fran
1 1 1 Bolster. St Louis
IP T Cobb. Chicago
C J Nlcoll. N Y
1 John Lowrie, N T
W B Lannts, Denver
iW L Albright. San Fr
I J R Norrls. Chicago
iB l'ulncr, Switzerland
N A Navlllc. do
P Matosel, do
Win Plgott. Seattle
C 1
H J Shi-vd. Lincoln,
H T Winston. V SN Xcb
H C Coche. L S N E Bartlett Webster,
Dick Sprlnrer, Chgo Falrhaten. Wash
C I Tuttle. Salt Lake C W Frankel. N Y
F D Newberry. Phlla W A Doyle. San Fran
Colnmbhi River Scenery,
tlegnlntor Line steamers, from Oak
street docit, daily, except Sundays, The
Dnllrs, Hood itlver. Cascade Lock",
and return. Call on. or 'fone Agent for
further Information.
THE TERKINS.
L R Mills. Astoria H Nelson. Newberg
D E Wynkoop, Trav
erse City
R C Parker, do
Levi Ankeny, W W
W Bolton. Pendleton
T C Elliott W W
E B Burdick. Myers'
Falls, Wach
C J Jones. Stockton
Miss Grace Jones, do
John Longmald & ty.
I Mrs Nelson. Newberg
(H Stoltz, Chicago
I Chris Schuabe. city
J Mrs A F Cjwper,
I Cathlamet
, .alias cawune, ao
Miss Al&ce. do
Mrs Henry, Beaverton
Miss Henry. Beaverton
H Haynas, Forest Grv
T W Hunting. Collins'
Marysvllle, Mont
Landing
B J Boynton. St Paul 1 J X Oulliford. Prlnevl
B A Eardley. Pac GrvlJ E Towle. Shaw. Or
Mrs Thos F Wood. IL S Reed. Los Angeles
The Dalles
S A Bumham. Oakland
W E Wakelee. San Fr
Master Wood. Dalles
A H Wlllttt. BrldalVliD E Brewer. Chemawa
A Ezelle, Elgin. Or
G WlnehllL Chicago
I B Lalng, wash
R L Anderson. San Fr
Mrs C F Boggs, Daw
son
Mrs R L -Anderson, U01R Jaeobson. Aberdeen
W Lord, The Dalles I Chas Copping. Centralis
B F Laughlln. Dalles .Geo Wright. Ellcnsbrg
W S Byers. XendltonjG L Rees. Albany. Or
an 11 Flumps, iw IB f Wellington, s F
Angeles. Cal
H P Taylor. Howard.
L Steele. Albany. Or
Miss Buscy. Astoria
H C Bill. St Paul
A H Kuhn. Hoqulam
Miss Hays. Seattle
E Webster. Seattle
Mrs A D Marshall,
Astoria
1 r
H A Dexter. New York
I H J Burgham. Pa
Mrs X L Smith. Kan C
Geo L Trott. St Paul
I A C Mowrey. wife &
I eon, Eufaula. Wash
J Mrs S Mowrey, do .
Ogdcn E Marshall, do
THE IMPERIAL.
C W. Knowleo, Manager.
J 3 Montgomery. Chgo
Miss W A Lamb. Cal
It Harklas, Seattle
F J Garrath, Alameda
Miss M Reeve. Boise
Airs .Montgomery, ao
Miss Montgomery, do
Thomas Kelly. X Y
Mrs Kelly. do
Master Kelly. do
JW E Reynolds, Oaklrd
u uartsca. Hood River
J R Wilson. Taeoms.
Miss Kelly. do
Mrs Wllberjr. Astoria IF P Kendall. Astoria.
Mln Wllberg, Astoria i Mrs Kendall. Astoria
Chas O'Brien. Portlnd (Miss Ada Kendall, do
1; couam. uaxiana.u u Hughes. Oregon C
F Morrison. Salem
J 1 Jaxni. St Lonls
E B Robertson. Omaha
Mrs Robertson, do I
Miss Robertson. do
B R Patterson. Heppnr
Mrs Fowelly, Tacoma
Mies Fowelly, Tacoma
Mrs F J Lafaree. do
S S- Catchlngs. Roeebg!
Mrs Catchlngs, do
Jos Moylan. city
I A Richards. Astoria
Mrs G W Fletcher,
Lewlston
J F Atkinson, do
Mrs Atkinson, do
Mrs Burckhart Astoria
Miss Burckhart, do
A Montell. Denver
C F Morrow, St Louis
Jas P McGrath. Chgo
Henry Klpley. Chgo
C H Page. Idaho
Mrs Page. Idaho
THE ST.
CHARLES.
Willie McIlwaIn,Yancv
Frank Brlce, do
J C Barron. do
V.' R Copies. do
F X Mitchell. San Fr
C B Peterson.Abordeea
R G Hill. Seattle
E C Coldwell. Seattle
Hugo "Wegner. Sara
iP S Retder. Sauvio's
OUer Johnson. OakldiMrs Brunman. Cedar
R R Dunston. Grass
Mills
volley
J Koeck. Dubuque
A M Lapratt. La Centr
Lyle B Sper, WmSpgs
Jas Davis. Warm Spgs
J H Burin- Torter. do
H MeCormlck, do
J C Barron. do'
A L Miner. Ltncoln.Or
O D Palmer. Mashlnd
Mrs P Darell, Astoria
J C mm Dalies
O Granburg. Reedvllle
T S Simpson. Astoria
J L Sheets. Rainier
O Stlfer. Rainier
J L Chalker, Greshatn
C O Merrill, Grexh&m
John Johnson. Melville
X Peterson. Melville
J V Lovelace, do
Olof Olsen. Mellville
Anna Mlrns. Scio
Rilerfimltri Enterprise
W W White, do
J R Dyer. Sacramento
H Ellsworth, city
Mrs Allison. St Helens
C S Hoakltvi. Buttevill
Mrs Hosklns. Buttevlll
B A Sltzen. Tacoma
Mrs Sltxen, Tacoma
E Prlnzc-1. Tacoma
G J Moody, Mt Pleasnt
S Martin. do
Jake Johnson, Aberdn
C B Peterson, do
J M Naughton, Goble
Mrs Nanghton. Goble
E G Wilkes. Rockwocd
W G Rhude. Gray's R
John W Boata.Maygers
A Xyaulst. Astoria
John Eldred. Astoria
H W Cathey. Carrolltn
S Chase. Sandy
G H Clauslngs, Caztle
Rock
A J WalcottWoodland
C A Going. Woodland
P B Stephens, Dalles
Mrs Stephens, Dalles
W F Kimble. Stella
T W Thompson, Gas
ton W Johnson, city
W F Douglass, Steven
son S F Lockwood. do
Chas Brown, Latourell
Col H M Taylor & ry.
South America
Otto Kulon. Dubuaue
Mrs Courtney. Oreg Cl
J E Fenton. Dayton
H Takoword. Dayton
Chas Welst Stella
I G Lane. Kalama
C F Crandail. Llnnton
C E McLane. do
Saml Aplln. Cornelius
G B Cutler. Albany
Wm Lockwood. do
D Fraaer, Albany
John Scott Albany
F M HeldeL HllUboro!
L Brakke. San Fran
Mrs Brakke. San Fr
H E Smith. Stayton
R Roberton. Kelso
C Kllnser. do
C financier. do
Mrs Spanglcr. do)
H C Hall. do
Mrs HalU do
D A Kershaw & son.do
H Hatfield & ty. Kan
Chas Francis. Salem
W A Warren. Xewbrcl
Mrs Warren. Newberg
B C Bhersttfr. Deer R
Hotel UrnnBwlclf. Seattle.
European; first class. Rates, 70a and up. On
block from depot Restaurant next door.
Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma.
American plan Rates, J3 and up.
Donnelly Hotel. Tacoma.
European plan. Rates, 60c and up.
LAND BUSINESS GROWS
COMMISSIONER HEB.3IAXX SHOWS
THE PERCENTAGE OF GAIN.
Additional WorSc Dane 'Without In
crease of Clerical Force Holce
Smith ob Cotton Marketing.
WASHINGTON. July 7. A very erro
neous impression seems to prevail in most
sections of the -country that tho public
land business of the Government is con
tinually falling off, when, as a matter
of fact, there has beep a steady Increase
in such business for several years past
Commissioner Hermann, of the General
Land Office, has written to the Secretary
of the Interior, setting forth the business
done in his' office during the fiscal year
Just ended, as compared with the work of
that office in previous years. The in
crease .is very remarkable, and particu
larly so when it is recalled that during
the year the Land Office moved from the
old Interior Department building Into
the building abandoned by the PostofSce
Department and at the same time has
been run with the same force of clerks
as heretofore. It Is a matter of fact
that the clerks in the Land Office come
nearer earning their sairles than do the
clerks In most of the other Government
departments In Washington, and any one
of them, if asked whether a Government
position Is an easy berth, will reply with
out hesitation that he has not found It
so.
In his letter to the Secretary. Commis
sioner Hermann brings out the following
facts that are of general interest in
public land states:
"During the first 11 months of the fis
cal year 1S9S-99. 144,905 communications
were received In this office, while 161.620
came to hand during the same period
of the present fiscal year, an Increase of
16,715, or nearly 12 per cent
"For the same period 134.833 letters and
decisions were written a against 124,213
for last year, an increase for 1000 of
11,527. or between 9 and 10 per cent; while
the Increase for 1ES3 over 189S was more
than 13 per cent This Increase over the
preceding year may be appreciated the
more when it Is shown that during the
fiscal year 190. 61D.212 acres more land
were surveyed than In 1S97. and 3.605.044
acres more than In 1S3S; while 1.343.ZM
ncres more of land were disposed of than
In 1S97 and 723.516 acres more than in
1S9S.
"The total cash receipts of last year
were 53.070.137. or $792,142 more than In
lf$3. and $932,200 more than In 1897. and It
Id believed that the forthcoming annual
report will show equally as large an in
crease In other material Items of this
year over laot
"There has also been an unprecedented
demand for exemplified copies of the
records here, which calls demand Immedi
ate attention, fince the copies are usually
desired for use In court The gross re
ceipts from this source for the present
year are J10.1C7 69. or 25 per cent in ex
cess of those for last j'ear. and very
much more than ever before.
"This increased work over preceding
years has all been accomplished with sub
stantially the same working force; and
It may he mentioned that even this force
was &itiouity hindered and delayed this
year by rea.on of the removal of the
General Land Office to Its new quarters."
The Sonth. and Its Cotton.
' A short time ago Hoke Smith, Graver
Cleveland's Secretary of the Interior,
passed through Washington, and was held
up for an Interview on affairs generally,
and the Democratic outlook in particular.
He was rather reticent about expressing
views on the Democratic Vice Presidency,
which had then not been settled, but he
thought Georgia, hla 'own state, would
prefer Hill as Bryan's running mate, al
thought ho added that the South would
stand by any man that stcod for some
thing solid. His talk then turned to
economic question afTectlng the South,
and he said:
"Within the next year or two there
Is going to be a great revolution in the
method of marketing the coUon crop.
That is one of the economic questions
we are pondering on. In the past Just ns
soon as the cotton was picked every
body made a rush to sell. The consumers
of cotton, that Is the mills, require 12
months to use up a crop. When an en
tiro crop Is thrown on the market at
once it stands to reason that somebody,
cither the mlllowners or outside parties,
must buy It for speculation. With more
cotton In the market than the market
has use for, the price, of course, drops,
and the speculators reap the benefit.
Now. If the planter could sell his cotton
only as the mill. has need of It he would
get what his crop Is worth, Instead of
allowing the speculator to wax fat oft
his necessity to sell. We arc now trying
to devise some method by which the
planter can sell oft his crop gradually, as
the market makes demand for It
"Another thing we aro thinking about
Is why we should not build mills and
consume our own cotton crops. The mat
ter of Industrial education Is also claim
ing attention, and industrial condi
tions generally occupy our minds, so you
see we have some things to think of be
sides politics."
TO AID STREET FAIR.
Correspondent Snpc-its Mlnntrel
Show by Drammcm.
A commercial traveler writes to Tho
Oregonian from McMInnville:
"Having read in your valuable paper of
the grand street carnival and fair that is
to be held In Portland, I thought to sug
gest an Idea of rasing funds for the same
by having the different commercial trav
elers' associations Join hands and give a
monster minstrel and vaudeville enter
tainment at one of the theaters. There
being a number of talented people among
tho traveling fraternity and always hav
ing lots of new and original Jokes, etc.,
stocked away, I am sure, with the follow
ing of friends they have, that they would
fill the house with an overflowing audi
ence and swell the fund a few hundred
dollars."
Which is not a bad Idea were It not for
rehearsals. If the correspondent can sug
gest a plan to cover this contingency, let
tho show proceed.
Bine and Gray Mingled.
CHICAGO, July IL Columbia Post G.
A. R., gave a reception and compare to
General Joseph Wheeler and ex-Confederate
Camp, No 8. at Memorial Hall last
night In which the blue and gray min
gled freely. When General Wheeler en
tered tho hall he received an ovation by
the members of the G. A. R. Captain
J. C. Irey was master of ceremonies.
Among other things, General Wheeler
said:
"It gives me great pleasure to meet
you here. I have received much kindli
ness from you, who respect the graves of
the soldiers you have fought Americans
are all brave. Both sides ought to feel
pride in-tbe record made."
General John C. Black spoke on behalf
of the G. A. R. Colonel Patterson re
plied for the ex-Confederates and Colonel
Harrington for the Marine Corps.
Receiver for "Water Company.
CHICAGO, July IL On application of the
Farmers Loan & TniBt Company, of New
ork, the Chicago Tltlo & Trust Com
pany tooay was appointee receiver of the
Kankakee Water Companj' and two oth
er Kankakee concerns in the same busi
ness. This action was ordered by Judge
Kohlsaat in the United States Circuit
Court over a bill that had been filed
asking the foreclosure of the mortgages J
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Worth offering to your friend or Hcr
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Collapse is Coming
soon or late, when the stomach and di
gestive and nutritive system begin to
fail. It must be 50. Food is the body's
life. Bat food must be digested, before
It can nourish the body. It is not what
we eat but what we digest that feeds us.
Don't neglect the first warnings of stom
ach trouble. The timely nse of Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
which is a medicine for the cure of dis
eases of the stomach and organs of di
gestion and nutrition will in ninety-eight
cases out of a hundred result in a per
manent cure. The percentage of cures
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corded in the treatment of hundreds of
thousands of sick people. The "Discov
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"I was troubled with Indigestion for about two
Tears," writes Wm. Bowter Esq.. of Tuliaetta.
Latah Co.. Idaho. "I tried different doctors and
remedies but to no avail, until I wrote to you
and yon told me what to do. I suffered with a
pain In my stomach and lea side and thought
that it would kill me. Now I am alt right I
can do my work now without pain and I don't
have that tired feeling that I used to have. Five
bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and two vials of his 'Pleasant Pellets' cured
me."
The People's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, containing 100S pages, and over
700 illustrations is sent free, on receipt
of stamps to cover expense of mailing
only. Send 31 one-cent stamps for ex
pense of mailing cloth bound volume as
shown above, or 21 stamps for the same
book in paper covers. Address Doctor
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
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TRAVELERS' GUISE.
The Faverlte Trans-Pacific Passenger
Steamer
"TACOMA"
Will Sail From Tacoma on or About
JULY 17th, for
CAPE.INOiVSE
Bates First class, $75; Intermediate, $30;
steerage. $22.
For passenger and freint reservations ap
plr to DODWELL & COMPANY. Ltd..
Telephone Main DC. 2T.2 Oak st.
WASHINGTON & ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Tha fast zteanishlp "C1TV OF SEATTLE."
salllnr from Seattle every 10 days for Juneau
and Skasway. Steamers "FARALLON" and
RUTH," sail Ins every seven days from Seat
tle for Skasway and all other Intermediate
Alaskan points.
For freight and passage inquire of
DODWELL & CO.. Ltd.,
252 Oak st. Telephone Main CO.
I 1
WHITE COLLAR LINE
11AILET GATZERT (Alder-street Dock)
Leaves Portland dally every mornln? at 7
o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leave As
toria, every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday.
Oregon phone Main S31. Columbia phent 351.
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TRAVELERS' GUiUE.
Union Depot. Slztk and J Streets.
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
"CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAL."
Leaves for the East, via Huntlneton. at 0:15
A. M.; amres. 4 P. M.
SPOKANE FLYER.
For Spokane. Eastern Washlnston. and Great
Northern points, leaves at 6 P. M.! arrives at
7 A. M.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS,
Leaves for tho East, via. Huntlnirton. at a
P. M.: arrives at 8:40 A M.
THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST
SLEEPERS.
Water lice schedule, subject to ehan with
out nattca:
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE.
OCEAN DIVISION Steamships sail from
Ains-svorth Dock at 8 P. M. Leave Portland
Columbia. Sunday, July X; Wednesday, July
II, turday. July 21: Tuesday. July 31; Fri
day. Aujr. 10. State of California, Friday,
July 6. Monday, July 18; Thunday. July 20;
Sundny. Aus. 5.
From San Francisco Leaving Spear-Street
Pier No. 24. San Francisco, at 11 A. M. as
follows: State of California, Monday, July 2;
Thursday. July 12; Sunday. July 22; Wednes
day, Auff. 1; Saturday, Aug. 11. Columbia,
Saturday, July 7; Tuesday. July 17; Friday.
July 27; Monday. .Acs. C
COLUMBIA RIVER DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND ASTORIA.
Steamer Iiassalo leaves Portland dally, excep:
Sunday, at 8.00 P. M.: on Saturday at 10:00 P.
M. Returning, leave Astoria, dally, except bun.
day. at 7:00 A. M.
Steamer T. J. Potter leaves Portland Tues
days and Thursdays at 0 A. M-: Saturdays. 1
P. M., for Astoria and Long Beach. Leaves
llwaco Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sundays from
5 to 8 P. M.. according to tide.
WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND SALEM. OR.
Steamer Ruth, for Salem and way points,
leaves Portland Mondays, "Wednesdays and Fri
days at 0:00 A. M. Returning, leaves Salem
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays at 6:00
AM.
YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE.
PORTLAND AND DAYTON, OR.
Steamer Elmore, tor Dayton and way points,
leave Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sat
urdayar at 7 A. M. Returning-, leaves Dayton for
Tortland asd way points Mondays. WedneadaJ
and Fridays at 8 A. M.
SNAKE RIVER ROUTE.
RIPARIA. "WASH.. AND LEWISTON. IDAH
Steamer Spokane or Meaner Lewlston leaves
niparia dally at 3:25 A. M.. arriving at Lewis
ton at 3 P. M. Returning-, tho Spokane or
Lewlston leaves Lewlston dally at 9 A. M.,
arriving at Rtparla same evening.
W. H. HURLBURT.
General PeuKer Arent.
V. A 6CHILLING. City Ticket Agent.
Telephone Main 712. 0 Third street, cor. Oak.
NewSteamship Ljneto tbe Orient
CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND,
la connection with. THE OREGON RAILROAD
& NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 1000 (subject ta
chan):
Steamer. Dae to Leave Portland.
'MO.MOC'ISHIRE, June 24
"BKAEMAR" July 15
"ARGYLL" Aujr. 5
For rata. accommodations, etc, apply to
DODWELL A COMPANY. Limited,
General ArenU. Portland. Or.
To principal points In Japan and China.
POSSIBLY
YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF
THE FAST TIME
AND
SUPERB SERVICE
Now offered by the
5 pJCTOrV
WE HAVE
DAILY FAST TRAINS
TO THE EAST
If you cannot take the morning: train,
travel via the evening: train. Both are
finely equipped.
"Our Specialties"
Fast Time Through Service
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPERS.
PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPERS,
PULLMAN DINERS,
LIBRARY (CAFE) CAR AND FREE
RECLINING CHAIR CARS.
Hoars In Time Saved to
Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City
St. Lonls, Xew York, Boston,
And Other Eastern. Points.
Tickets good via Salt Lake City and
Denver.
It Is to your Interest to use THE OVER
LAND ROUTE. Tickets and aleeplng-car
berths can be secured from
GEO. LANG,
City Pass, and Ticket Agent.
J. H. LOTHROP. General Agent,
135 Third St., Portland, Or.
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AN IDEAL
HOLIDAY TRIP
Have you thought of the Steamer Trip
across the "GREAT LAKES"? It com
bines the attractive features and benefits
of an ocean trip -without the attendant
discomforts.
Furthermore, It is less expensive than
traveling by rail. f
The "Imperial Limited," with first-class
sleepers from Vancouver, and Tourist
Sleepers from Seattle every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, 'connects -with
one of the MAGNIFICENT STEAMERS
of the C. P. Ry. at Fort "William.
If you are going East -we would be glad
regarding this trip.
H. H. ABBOTT. Atnt.
E. J. COTLE. 140 Third St., Portland.
A. Q. P. A. Vancouver. B. C
for Cape Nome
And Yukon River Points
S. S. "OHIO," 3500 Tons
Sails from Seattle
on or about July 12
Reservations can now be made upon applica
tion to any railroad or sub-agent of the Inter
national Navigation Company, or to
EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION CO..
SEATTLE. WASH.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
FOR ALASKA.
THB COMPANY'S elegant
steamers Queen. Cottage City.
City of Topeka and Al - Kl
leave TACOMA 11 A. M.. SE
ATTLE a P. M.. July 1. 4.
0. 14. 16. 10. 24. 20. 31; Aug!
3. 8. 13. 15. 18. 23. 23; Sept.
2. and every rtfth day there
after. Por further Informa
tion ootatn company's folder.
The company reserves the right to change
steamers, tailing dates and hours of sailing,
without previous notice.
AOENTS N. POSTON. 240 Washington sL.
Portland. Or.; F. W. CARLETON, N. P. R, R.
Dock, Tacoma: H. H. LLOYD, Puget Sound
Sunt.: C W. MILLER. Asst. Puret Sound
, Sunt.. Ocean Dock. Seattle.
GOOIA.L. PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Acts.. S. F. j
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TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
EAST m
SOUTH
Leave
Dcjxt Flfli and! Streets
Arrlr
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS
for Salem. Rose
burr. Ashland. Sac
ramento, Ojden,
San Francisco. Mo
Jave, Los AnKaleo,
El Paso, New Or
leans and the Eat
At Woodbura
(daily except Sun
day), mornlnx train
connect with train
tor Mt. Ansel. Sll-
e r t on. Browns
ville. Springfield
and Natron, and
evening train for
Mt. Ansel and Sli
verton. Albany passenger
Corvallla passenger
'Sheridan pasaearec
8:30 P. M.
S:30 A. M.
T: A.M.
8:S0 P. IL
4:00 P. M.
7:30 A. M.
J4:50 P. M.
10:10A.M.
:B0 P. M.
tS:23A. M.
Dally. JDally except Sunday.
Rebate tickets on sale between Portland. Sac
ramento and San Francisco. Net ratea J17 Hrst
class and SU second claw, xnciudin sleeper.
Rates and tlclretfl to Eastern points and Eu
ASsTlLvfrA?' "$ HONOLULU and
KIRIUaAND. Ticket Asent, 140 Third st.
YAMHILL DrVISION
Paaoencer Depoc, foot o Jefferson Street.
,orJJ!'v? liT Oswego daily at 7:20, 0:4O A. M-:
12:30. 1:55. 3:25. 4:40. 0:23. 8:30, 11:30 I mT:
and 0:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at
Portland dally at 6:35. 8:30. -'orBA. .;
1:35. 3:10, 4:30. 615. 7:40. 10.00 P. M., 12.40
A. M. dally, ercepc Monday, 8:30 and 10:03 A
M. on Sundays only.
.av.8 Sor P 1&7. except Sunday, at
6.05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A M.
rfll88 trf m Jeavea Dallas for Alrlle Mon
aaya. Wednesdays- and Fridays at 2:43 P. M.
Returns Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays.
Except Sunday.
R- KOEHLER.
Manager.
C. H. MARKHAM,
Gen. Frt. & Pass. Aft-
DOUBLE DAILT TRAIJf SERVICE.
The Pioneer Dininjc and Observation
Oar Ronte.
Leave Ollloa PejWt, 6tb and J Sll I Arrive
No. 2
2 P.M.
North Coast Limited.
For Tacoma, Seattle,
No.1
7A.M.
rortn laicima, opo-
aano, muman, Mos
cow, Lewlston, Row
land. B. C. Butte.
Helena, St. Paul, Min
neapolis, unicaro. Bos
ton. New York and all
points East and South
east. ?To. 4
11:30 P. M.
Twin City Express, for
Tacoma. Seattle, Spo-
No. 8
8 P.M.
xane. .Helena. Butte.
St. Paul. Chicago. Bea
ton, wow xork. Omaha.
Kansas City. Council
Bluffs. St. Lonls. and
all points east and
southeast.
Through train service via Northern Paclflo
and Burlington line from Portland to Omaha,
Kansas City. St. Louis. Quick time and us
equaled accommodations.
Take North Coast Limited Train No. 2 for
South Bend. Olympla and Gray's Raroor
points.
See the North Coast Limited. Elegant Up
holstered Tourist Sleeping Cars, Pullman
Standard Sleepers. Dining Car and Observa
tion Car. all electric lighted. Solid vestlbu!ml
trains.
Tickets sold to all points In tho United
States and Canada, and baggage checked to
destination of tickets.
For information, tickets, sleeping-car reser
vations, etc, call on or write
A. D. CHARLTON
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
SOS Morrison. St., Cor. Third,
Portland, Oregon.
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: As Good as
I Can Be Had.
o e
The St. Louis special is a first-
e clas3 train for first and second- 9
0 class passengers. 0
It carries sleeping, tourist and re- f
e cllnlng chair cars, and a dining- 0
0 car. 0
In the dining-cars are served a3 J
e good meals as can be had at ANT c
hotel on the Continent. So good 0
J are they that If the St. Louis spe- J
e clal were the very slowest Instead e
of, as it is, the very fastest train 0
2 from Portland to- Kansas City, and J
9 St. Louis, it would still be the part
of wisdom to take it.
o o
0 0
0 Ticlcet Ofiloe,
0 0
0 100 3rd St., car. Stark, Portland, Oregu.
0 0
0 0
0
0 0
0 R. "V7. FOSTER. O
0 Ticket Agent. 0
0 IO. 8. TAYLOR. 0
City Paesager Agent.
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Ticket Office, 26S Morrissn Street, 'Phaae S5)
LEAVE.
No. 4
0:00 P. M.
The Xlyer, dally tu n4
from St. Paul, Minne
apolis, Duluth. Chicago
and all polnti Cast.
ARRIVE.
No. a.
7:00 A M
Through Palace and TourUt Sleevers, Dlnini
and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cars.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP RIOJUN MARU
For Japan. China and all Asiatic points wlX
leave Seattle
About July 18th.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
LEAVES
UNION
DEPOT.
For Maygers. llalnltr.
Clatskanie, Wejtport.
Clifton. Astoria. Wax
renton. Flare!. Ham
mond. Fort Stevens.
Oirhart Park. Seaside.
Astoria and Seashore
Esprew.
Dally.
Astoria Express;
Dally.
Seashore Express,
Saturdar onl-r.
ARRIVES
UNION
DEPOT.
BrOOA. M.
11:10 A. M
C:KS P. M.
2:30 P. M
8:i0 P. It
0:40 P. M.
Except Saturday.
Ticket office. 353 Morrison st. and Union dtpou
J. C MATO. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or.
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