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' ' - ' k m, THE MOBNING OBEGOyiAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMIfeR 36, .1900. 10 MOUSAMERICANARTGALLERIES (Copyright. 1900, by THcORGONIAN'S HOME STUDY CIRCLE: FAMOUS ART GAL LERIES OF THE WORLD vn. (Concluded.) The fact that the Corcoran Gallery of Art Is located In the Nation's Capital, in Washington, gives It a prominence which Its contents do not altogether justify. The "walls are hung: -with -works which, -with perhaps the exception or a fiozsxv canvases, are by modern men, and there Is no pretense of a comprehensive his tory of the different schools of art. Of these modern men not all are satisfac tory, and a considerable proportion of the ? pictures represents rather the fashiona ble art of the dealers' shops of years past and the meretricious If popular output of foreign studios. But a number of the works are famous through reproduction and otherwise, and some of these are to be taken seriously, while nearly all are Interesting. The "Passing HeglmenV by the French military painter, Edouard De tallle, Is a fine composition and wonder fully drawn and painted; the "Helping Hand," by Renout, has the touch of hu man nature and is skillfully done, while Muller's "Charlotte Corday," with its sen timental and pathetic figure, is much ad mired. Incomparably the best thing here in a work presented to the Nation by the English artist. Georce F. "Watts. called "Love and Death." Watts is one ' of the great painters of the century, and i all Ills work Is marked by splendid quali ties, intellectual as well as artistic. I The most notable of the native works fHSIfl IBII flu 11 I weft ff IB pWw'fflJJ, Mall mm II .is m "n Situ It KWr J&EiMi'mrmmmmmrma-m-tLm-LJ!!llr3Wi '. " Amx r( agBgggpCTawmti f Ji&'-4jlcWliJli- 'i J. -Hap? SHMHBf iff flPill ininU COnCOTlAX ART GALLERY, WASHI GTOIf, D. C. here include Frederick E. Church's "Niagara Falls," from the John Taylor Johnson collection; Alexander Harrison's large marine called "Twilight," a record making picture, and one which has had a strong influence on the marine painters all over the world, and Frederick A. Bridgman's "Procession of the Sacred Bull Apls-Oslris." a remarkable study of the manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians, and which caused the artist to be elected to membership in the Egyp tological society in Paris when it was painted. Of the painters of the middle period in American art, let us say from 1830 to IS70, there are many examples of portraiture, some of which Is good, much of which Is mediocre, though this' latter frequently possesses historical Interest from the fact that the sitters have been men who have achieved distinction or prominence in one way or another. By the late Charles L. Elliott, an excellent painter and popular In his day, there is a portrait of the founder of the gallery, with six other works. The late George P. A. Healy, a worker who may be said to have been more industrious than artistic, has no less than 22 portraits, mainly of Presidents of the United States. They are rather perfunctory In execution, though they satisfy the public, unfortu nately. In looking superficially like the originals as they are remembered. Thomas Cole, father of what Is general ly referred to as the "Hudson River School," has three works which fully rep resent his talents, and there Is a land scape by the veteran Asher B. Durand more or less in a similar nature. A single example of Gilbert Stuart, five works by Thomas Sully, and two by Rembrandt Peale complete the list of the earlier men. The gallery is particularly rich In its col lection of bronzes after work by the greatest of all sculptors of animals, the distinguished Frenchman, Antolne Lrouis Barye. of which there are no less than 103. "While these Include a few portrait ' busts and figures, they are mainly of ani- TIEE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. xnals, wild beasts as a rule, wherein the action, conception and craftsmanship are all remarkable to the last degree. As In most of the art museums or galleries, the Corcoran contains a large collection of plaster casts from the antique, the re naissance or modem work, and these are arranged in special groups, easy of clas sification and study. The Art Institute of Cldcafo completed Its 21st year In May. 1900, and must be reckoned as one of the most Important galleries In the country, containing, as It does, a comprehensive collection of pic tures, both ardent and modern, with an excellent showing of native work. The building is a dignified. Imposing structure, standing on the Xake front, opposite Adams street. All told, there are some 600 paintings and drawings, a colleotlon of antique cas'e, reproductions and mode-n sculpture. Prominent among the pictures are the examples of modern European art, particularly that of France and Its "Bar blzon men," whose art has In the years past appealed so strongly to American connoisseurs. Nearly all of these men are adequately represented, and some of the more modern impressionists are here, as well. Of the modern Americans there are to be seen canvases by William M. Chaee, Alexander Harrison, Charles Sprague Pearce. W. L. Dannat and David Neal. Prominent nmong the various col lections and gifts are those of the Henry JFIeld memcrlil. wMch contains 41 canvases of the Barblzor. school; the Albert A. Munger collection, mainly of the European schools, and the fine Elbrldgc G. Hall collection of casts of all sorts. These num ier 43S pieces. In addition, there is much American and French historic sculpture, . the Hissrlnbotham collection of Neapolitan Seymour Eaton.) DIRECTED Bt PROF. SEYMOUR EATON bronzes and some Egyptian and classical antiquities. Through the liberality of Andrew Car negie, the art gallery In connection with the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg was founded In November, 1895, and" thrown open to the public. By large donations on his part, a fund was established for the purchase annually at the exhibitions ield there and elsewhere of modern work that Is representative of the latest achieve ments in domestic and foreign art. The scope o this article do-ce not permit an analysis of all the collections, nor, indeed, more than a passing mention of others than the most important institutions of the country. There are museums in St, Louis', Cincinnati, Detroit, Springfield and Worcester, Mass., and Norwich, Conn., for example, while there are galleries In San Francisco, Sacramento, Minneap olis, Buffalo, Columbus, Savannah and elsewhere, and many of the colleges have galleries of pictures, both entertain ing and Instructive, if not always of the first importance. We In America, in short, have arrived at that stace of, our National growth and progress when the material must share with the spiritual. Hitherto we have been busy bulldlnsr empire, turning our whole time to questions of domestic and polit ical economy, of ways and means, and the fight asalnst the various enemies of a new civilization. If we are not yet round ed out and perfected us a nation In our social, esthetic and political requirements, we are at least well on the road to their consummation, and our acknowledgment of our lacklngs is the healthy sign of our ability to make them good. Pictures and feaUffli other works of art are the necessary leaven to soften and ameliorate the rush and whirl of our restless and Impetuous American life. It is to these public art galleries that the plain people will turn for instruction and pleasure, and the more we have cf them and the more complete they are. the greater will be the return In the formation of good, healthy public taste. With this improvement will come the absolute demand for beautiful cities, good architecture, statuary and dec oration of buildings, public and private. The elevating influence of good art may not be computed, but its tendency is to ward municipal and National purity, as well as to the general Improvement of the race. Note. An examination will be set on Wednesday, October 10, as a basis for the granting of certificates. LEASING OF LANDS BY INDIANS Encourages Idleness, and Is, There fore, Hot a Success. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2L It cannot be said that the leasing of Indian lands, or rather the leasing of lands by Indians, has so far proven a grat success. In dian agents In many sections have ob served a growing tendency on the part of allotted Indians to regard their indi vidual allotments of lands, not as home steads on which work is to be done, but only as property to be leased In order that the Indian who owns It may live, without work, upon, his Income for rent. This system, it must be admitted, only serves to encourage the Indians in idle ness, and idleness breeds dissipation and lawlessness. Where certain Indians re ceive a per capita Income from the Gov ernment every year, in addition to this rent, the evil Is the more apparent. Rec- ognlzlng these facts, the Board of Indian. Commissioners has urged that great cau tion be used in the matter of allowing Indian lands to be leased. They are of the opinion that, as a general principle, individual allotments should not be leased to others, if the owner is able to work upon the land himself. Where the allot ments of children, or of the Infirm and aged, are leased, the principle should be applied that a considerable portion of the rental be expended in improvements upon the land. In order that the allotment, by reason of such Improvement, may be the better fitted to become a homestead when the children who own it arrive at matu rity. This is another itiattpr thnf has J given the Indian Office some little con cern, especially as the wldcm of the recommendation is easily recognized. It is not improbable that some such system will be Inaugurated In the near future. NO YELLOW FEVER SCARE. Health Officer Doty Says Neir Torlc Is Hot Menaced. NEW YORK, Sept. 25. Health Officer Doty does not believe the yellow fever, which has appeared at Havana, menaces New York. Speaking of It ho said: "The condition, of affairs in Havana is vary bad Indeed, and the work of stamp ing out the yellow fever there is made difficult by a considerable number of cases j that are not reported to the authorities, i But here In New York we need not be afraid of this. Inspection at quarantine j Is made more laborious for us, and we . may find a fever p-4leat -r two; but th j disease cannot live igx JI Is climate, and there is not the slightest danger of) Its spreading." Dr. Doty thinks there Is a side to the matter which should receive serious con sideration by Congress. "The fever will continue to live," he said, "and break out every Summer until $10,000,000 or 515,000,000 Is put into a first-class sewerage system for Havana. "Congress would be obliged to -do this work, because the Cubans, as they are immune, will not realize the Importance of it sufficiently to spend the money. Be sides the reasons of a business nature alone demand it," he continued. "The fruit trade is practically shut, out from the Gulf ports during the Summer. No one can come from Havana to this coun try by way of Florida, and even the shlp- ping to New York is subject to serious delays and restrictions." A BOOK OP BLUNDERS. (Continued from First Page.) ardent contractiorilst and on page 132, says the area is 6,446,000 square miles. He Is something more ,than a great geo grapher and grammarian. He Is also a rhetorician. Listen to part of theopen Ing paragraph: "Have -you ever asked yourself about the big round sun as It came up 'in the East? Have you watched the approach of the golden light as It climbed In and out among the trees, and crept along tha ground, chasing the dewdrops, and the shadows of darkness? Hail to the morn ing light!" There are occasional facts to be found In the book. The -sun Is big and round, and It rises in the East. This un expected outburst of truth might have been made more Impressive If It had been added that the sun also rises In the morning. The Snxnxnlt of Densencss. The chef d'oeuvre of syntactical opaque ness Is found on page 134, where there Is a luminous discussion of the weather. One paragraph Is: "The barometer rises for northerly winds, including from northwest by north to the eastward, for dry or less wet weather, for less wind, or for more than one of these changes, except on a few occasions, when rain, hall, or snow, comes from the northward with strong wind." The geography as a whole is in Itself an Indictment either of the competency oi honesty of any State Board of Education that accepted it. FREE. FROM OUTRAGE OR .SCANDAL. Superintendent Browne's Version ot School-Book Adoption. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Sept 23. Superintendent Browne, being asked" about reports regarding the school-book adoption, said: "There has been no outrage perpetrated upon the people, nor has- there been any scandal whatever. The so-called 'worth less text-books' are better thnn the ones they supplanted, and which were left as a legacy from the Republican administra tion. There has been no deal by 'any J memoer oi tne ooara, nor pleases to sup port any book except on merit. "Personally, I am proud o'f my effort to encourage locil publication, and haie no apologies for my record. Book com panies have Insisted that we never coild got good books at the statutory prices. I know that books can be made and aold for less than the usual prices. , I Aave beeni met with the necessity of 'rlcdlng the state of the miserable arlthofetlca. spellers, nnd some other books usd for the last five years, and at the same time to keep down monopoly prices. Toat the greatest houses of the East intended to raid the state with exorbitant prices, is shown by the prices given belpw. "Any inference that I or" any one con nected with my office has been dnancially Interested Is without warrant. Neither myself nor any of my office help has any financial Interest in the movement. "That I read proof sheets of some of the books is correct. I also read proof sheets of the American Book Comjany geograV. phy. Heath's grammar, -and other books. I did so as my official 4uty, to .gain knowledge of the.books submitted. "Governor Rogers did cot change the state board from any hidden mb'tive. nor did he or any other person know of the Westland Company, or its subsequent or ganization, when he appointed the last state board. He has taken a high-minded course in the whole transaction, with no knowledge nor interest in any book or publisher. "To understand how much the Govern or's administration bjis done to protect the people, the following comparisons are given, as per the bids submitted: Exchange. Retail. American Book Bo. mu Jtut- tcrson's speller $0 15 Rice's spelling book 13 Hughes' speller (adopted.... 05 $0 25 25 20 160 100 95 225 162 100 95 120 160 75 185 80 80 100 80 American Book Co.'s threes book grammar American Book Co.'s two book grammar Adopted books, two books.... 96 CO 33 American isook Cos readers for six grades 135 Rand-McN ally's readers for six grades, (aaopted) 65 American Book, Co.'s arith metic, two books 60 Heath's arithmetic, two books (adopted) 47 American Book Co.'s physi ology, two books 72 American Book Co.'s physi- ology, three books 1 OS Krohn's hygiene, one "book (adopted) 20 American Book Co.'s geog raphy, two books Ill American Book Co.'s geog raphy, one-book 37 New Pacific geography (adopted) 35 American Book Co.'s United States Hlstorv 60 Eaton & Co.. United States History (adopted) 30 "The educational interests of the state demand some changes in texts. If the book trust had succeeded in getting tho favor of the state administration the ex cessive prices at which they bid would have robbed the state of much more than can readily be estimated. "To say that the ruling by the Super intendent, or any other official act was for the purpose of promoting tho interests of the Westland Company Is shown by the fact that the local company failed to secure the adoption of the history, grammar, readers, arithmetics and part of the writing tablets. The only books adopted, which were exclusively con trolled by tho local company, wore the local civics, which had no competition whatever, and the St. John tablets for the grammar grades. I am given to know that after tho adoption, the West land arranged to manufacture some of the books. Of this I know Indirectly, not having seen any contracts to that effect. "The errors In the books can be cor rected in the next edition, and as they are they are not so damaging as were those adopted in 1895. by the preceding administration. There has been improve ment without additional cost to the peo ple." Pfevr 8cb.oolb.ouse Next Year. N. li. Smith, of the Gresham school dis trict, said yesterday that next year that district will have a fine new schoolhouse. It would have been built this year, but it was found that it could not be com pleted In time for the opening of school, and It was thought best to postpone the erection of the building till next year. It Is proposed to put "up a four-room schoolhouse, as more room Is needed now. Monday, when the schobl opened, the present building was crowded. There was an attehdance of nearly 140, and this number will be increased as the term ad vances. Professor Wlnchell Is the prin cipal, , and he has two assistants. For the proposed new schoolhouse the tax payers voted a levy of 50 mills, so enough money will 'be raised to pay for the new building and leave no debts on it. The storm at Everett did considerable damage to the waterfront of that city. J The Clark-Nickerson mm lost oo.mo feet of logs Monday, nnd 10 sctIons of logs broke loose from the Bell-Nelson mill. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN IiAST ONE TO BE IB SUED BY WEATHER DEPARTMENT. Harvesting: is Ended and Rains Are Needed-to Facilitate JFaU PlOYTinff. I The last weekly .crop bulletin for this year was Issued by the local Weather, joureau yesterday Nearly all ot or egon'8 crops are harvested, and then is nothing further in the crop line P chronicle. Th6ugh some plowing aa seeding- has already been done, more vfln Is needed beforeFall work ran he, netfe ly pushed. The last cron bulletin nt the, nAflOn follows r General Summary. The week has bean aulte cloudv hd un seasonably cdol. Frequent showfs havo occurred In he lower Wlllamet Valley and Coast counties, while inSouthern and Eastern Oregon fair weather has pre vailed, with the exception f Sunday, when light rain fell. , In Western Oregon the maximum,,, or day, temperatures ranged bweeh i6 and 76 degrees, . and the minim?", or night, temperatures between 40 ad 56 degrees. In Eastern Oregon tlese variations were for day temperatures between 42 and SI degrees, and for night pmperatures be tween 40 and 54 degree Light frost occurred'in Eastern Ore gon on, 'the 19th, but n damage to vege tation resulted. , The rains have ben of great benefit to pastures and salens, and were Just what were neededto fit the land for Fall plowing. Mo'e rain Is necessary, however,- before ppwlng and seeding can be actively pushol. Some Fall whe- has already been sown on Summer fallpv In the Willamette and Columbia RlvejValleys, and In some lo calities it has appeared above the ground. Hbppicklng f practically finished. Mold Increased rapdly during the last week, and, as a reAilt, some of the yards had to,' be abandoned before they were thor oughly picked. yA largo jortion of the prune crop has been gathred. Drying will continue fof some tiny. Grapesare ripening fast; the yield is slightly yOelow the average, but the qual ity Is yiry fine. VegeP-bles of all kinds are making rapid growO. Meims are plentiful and of extra good size ind quality. M A flight Improvement hi ben nftt"l In potatoes; those sown early are now be lny.dug. .apples continue in excellent condition. Willamette Valley. .Farmlngton, Washington County, Henry 0ack The late rains have put the soil In shape for Fall plowing. Generally speaking, crops are all gathered except potatoes and apples. Late potatoes are growing rapidly and now promise a good yield. Those planted early are ready to dig. They are small, but of good shape and good quality. Onions are all pulled and an extra good crop will be stored away as soon as they dry. The hop crop just gathered was one of the heaylest known In this section, and but for the mold, caused by rain, would have been of the best qual ity. In a yard of 20 acres, producing 1650 boxes, about 50 were left in the field. Lice appeared in the hops, but not in large numbers. Baling will be in progress soon. Lontz, Multnomah County, C. F. Zln ser The week has been showery and cool, excepting the first two days, which were warm and pleasant. Prunes are being picked as fast as possible, but some are rotting, on account of the wet weather. Petite prunes small in size, Italians large. Liberty, Marlon County. B. Cunning ham Prunedrying progressing nicely. The crop is larger than expected In most casos. Hopplcklng about finished.' Crabtree, Linn County, H. C. Powell The rain of the 19th instant damaged prunes to some extent. Late potatoes are making fine growth; there is going to be a fair crop. Mohawk, Lane County, Sanford Skinner The weather has been changeable dur ing the Jast week. Hopplcklng finished in this locality. Farmers are gettlpg ready for another crop. Grass Is starting in good shape. Redland, Clackamas County, Louis' Funk Threshing completed. Wheat yields about 10 bushels, oats 18; very light in weight; acreage sown to wheat will be short. Fruit crop good and free from pests. Prunes stored. Late potatoes do ing well. Pasture good. Const District. Knappa, Clatsop County, W. H. Rad cllffe We have been having warm rains since the 19th. Grass is starting and gardens are doing well. The prune crop is about gathered; the yield was small, but quality good. Potatoes are turning out poorly. Good beef cattle In demand. Norway, Coos County, Sol J. McCloskey First part of the week cool and cloudy, with copious showers, which were of groat benefit to pastures and lata vege tables. Last part of week clear and warm. No frost yet. Threshing all done. Apples, both Fall and Winter varieties, coloring nicely.. Columbia River Vnllcy. Olex, Gilliam County, W. G. Flett THo weather has been loudy during the last week, with some rain. Grass. Is growing nicely. Stock is in fine condition. Thresh ing Is about completed. Pendleton, Umatilla County, A. Ruppe The week was rainless. With the excep tion of a few fields in the outlying sec tions, harvesting is completed and the bulk of the grain under cover. Summer fallow Is being prepared for seeding, but none will be dono until there is more rain. Rain is needed on the ranges. Weston, Umatilla County, Maud M. Ba kerCrews all in from" the wheat fields in this vicinity. Large quantities of splen did hay being hauled dally. Late fruit coming in from outside farms. Cabbage never more plentiful nor better. Pota toes promise well. Musk and watermel ons "becoming a drug In the- market. Weather today, the 22d. Is sultry and cloudy. Southern Oregon. Ashland, Jackson County, F. C. Holmes There Is little to report this week. As a rule, the weather has been dry, though threatening. There was one Very slight shower? Nearly all the alfalfa of the last cutting has been housed; some, how ever, Is still stacked In the field. The thresher has not reached" this end of the valley yet. There was one whltQ frost, but not severe enough to do harm. Corn Is maturing nicely, but crows and other birds are damaging It badly. Wolf Creek, Josephine County, J. Stel ner The last week has-been favorable for maturing grapes and corn. A few show ers occurred Wednesday, but since then warm, sunshiny weather prevailed. Wlldervllle. Josephine County, J. M. Hoxle The first froBt of the season oc curred on the 18th. but it did no dam age. Picking finished in some of the hopyards this week; 'the quality of the hops is very fine, but the quality Is be low the average; there were very few lice this year and but little 'mold. Corn is about all shocked and potatoes are be ing dug. Plateau Region. . La Grande, Union County, W. H. Gekl Jer Weather during the last week cool and showery. Threshing nearly complet ed; nothing new in the way of yields; - some few fields turned out well, but most of them from one-fourth to one-third short of expectations. A large amount of wheat is being sown; some of It up. Baker City, Baker County, W. C. Mc-Guiness-7-Showery today, the 22d. Thus , far the amount of precipitation has ex ceeded the monthly normal by 0.13 of an inch. Alfalfa being cut and crop looks woll where Irrigated properly. Light frost on jJmlns of the 19th; no damage.. This is"16 laat issue of the Weekly Crop Buctln for the season of- 1900. The dwtor desires, on behalf of the chief c7tlie weather bureau, to thank the cr correspondents for the prompt and extent manner in which their re nortsAave been rendered during ne year. 7 . A. B. WOLLABER, Aylng Section Director, Portland. Or. FEW CHINESE LEAVING. ot Many Celestials "Will Retnra to China This Year. As Feai advances and harvesting closes the sojourning Chinaman turns his -face toward his native land. Not so many will depart from Portland this year as last, nor were there so many last year as tho year before, Exclusion laws restrict Im migration to some extent, and the num ber of laborers who have laid aside a competence for life and are ready to sail home to "blow" it are fewer oich sea son. This Fall knowing Chinese say they ore fewer than would be in the natural ratio of decrease. Chinamen have not mode so much money as they did In other years. The last deposit required to raise the savings to the usunl standard of,between J2500 and J3000, was not so large as expected. Perhaps another year will be necessary, and perhaps more than that. Just how many Chinese laborers making Portland their headquarters return homfc each year is not known. Some sail from this port; others go to Puget Sound and sail from there, or proceed on to British v-OiUmbia, and others go by rail to San Francisco and sail from there. Because of this no record of the departing Port land Chinese, is possible. That there are several Is known by all who have ac quaintance among the Chinese Often the smilimr Celestial becomes Impatient for, the Fall, distributes farewell pres ents bountifully, and announces, "me go home." To say "home" is slightly misleading when speaking of all Portland Chinese. It is estimated that nearly half those making this city headquarters expect to remain here for the term of natural life. They have enjoyed existence more here than any other place they ever knew, have experienced the only business suc cess here, and are content to spend their later days at rest in this land. They cannot become naturalized citizens, and usually express no particular desire for such privileges, but they have come to love the land as their home. Probably tradition and custom will cause these Chinese to have their bones sent home after death. Yet, during life, they are glad to make Portland their home. The amount of money upon which the average Chinese laborer will retire varies somewhat It is stated that most of them will feel safe on $3000, and some will want less. To accumulate such an amount, several years of hard Vibor Is required. The length of .time 'varies much, according to the frugality. Indus try and business capacity of the man. Some will be 10 years In laying by $S:x. while others require longer or shorter time. Ten years of fairly constant labor Is regarded the uverage term for the coolie to save up enough to return home in proper style. The more ambitious or adventuresome t may have business as pirations and launch into something here whure he can use a little capital. Often the laborer does this, only to dissipate his savings and find himself confronted with another term of labor. There are Chi nese laborers In Portland" who came many years ago, and are still unable to say they have saved enough money to return homo on. A curious study is afforded those hav ing the opportunity to observe the life of Americanized -Chinese after returning to their native land, which is the province of Kwan Tung or Canton. Instead of placing their savings where a certain fixed income is given, the restless nature soon leids to business Investment there. It Is said that these are more often fail ures than successes. Several years spent among Americans Inculcate habits and customs unfitting the returned Chinese to compete with his cousin who remained at homo. All the tricks of the trade, close calculation and the tireless energy necessary to succeed where competition Is intensely close, have been forgotten. After one of these unsuccessful ventures the unfortunate Chinaman Is anxious to return again to 'America to recoup his losses. The work of building up from the ground in his native country is grind ins to him. and every energy is bent to getting into the business paradise of the Western continent. Often he succeeds, notwithstanding that he Is a laborer. October and November are the months for heaviest departures. In September work has ,not ceased. Hops are being picked. Fall fishing is In progress, and construction work Is well under way. When the season's employment is ended and tho Chlnam?n finds himself drawn into the city with a considerable outlay and no Income until the next Spring, he begins to think of returning home. WEATHER FOR OCTOBER. Statistics of Temperature Last 28 Years. for the The following data, covering a perjod of 28 years, have been complied from the Weather Bureau records at Portland for the month of October: Temperature Mean or normal tempera ture, 53 degrees; the warmest month was that of 1875, with an average of 58 de grees; thecoldest month was that of 1S93, with an average of 50 degrees; the highest temperature was S3 degrees, on the 7th, 1891; the lowest temperature was 31 de grees, on the 31st. 1877 and 1895; average date on which first "killing" frost oc curred In Autumn, November 26; average date on which last "killing" frost oc curred In Spring, April 11. Precipitation (rain and melted snow) Average for the month, 4.06 inches; av erage number of days Tvith .01 of an Inch or more, 12; the greatest monthly precip itation was 11.58 inches, in 1882; the least monthly precipitation, was a trace In 1895; the greatest amount of precipita tion recorded In any 24 consecutive hours was 2.93 Inches, on the 10th, 1882. Clouds and weather Average number of clear days, 7; partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days, 14. Wind The prevailing winds have been from tho south; the highest velocity of the wind was 42 miles, from the south east, on the 23d, 1897. A. B. WOLLABER, Observer, Weather Bureau. Oregon Industries. The farmers and stockmen of Sock Creek have been much gladdened by re cent heavy rains. Middle Bros., of Island City, shipped a carload of hogs from La Grande to Baker City Saturday. Ore samples from the Limestone mine In Seven Devils district assays 5100, 30 per cent of which Is copper. Horst Bros., who own a hopfarm north of Salem, picked 7027 boxes of hops from ZlVi acres. This yield is about 2248 pounds per acre. The parties who recently bonded the Prairie Diggings mine to Colorado capi talists are working their quartz mill to Its full capacity. They will operate until December. J. S. Hughes has purchased a half In terest In the Indiana mine In Grant Coun ty for 51S00. The Indiana runs parallel with the Copperopolls and Is reported to be a3 valuable a property. Herders and settlers In the Greenhorn country in Grant County are reported to be respecting each other's rights, and consequently there Is no Monger trouble between them. The sheep of the ranges are doing, well. Last week over 1000 head of beef cattle were driven to the railroad from Grant County for shipment. They were the nroDertv of Walter Brown, of Izee, 160 hhead; Rod McHaley, of Prairie City, 200 head; Dave MagllJ., or izee, 4tw neaa, ana F&cts For Sick Women First the medfoine thai holds tho reoorsi for tho largest nwtilsor of abso fute Guro of femais ills is Lydla Pinkfoatm's Vegetable tiSompounda Second Mrs Pinkkasn can show by her letter files In Lynn, thai a mil' Hon women have been restored to health by her medioine and advice Third -All letters to Mrs. Pinkhana are received, opened, read and an swered by women only This fact is certified to by the mayor and postmas ter of Lynn and others of Mrs Pinkhams own city Write for free book con taining these certificates Every ailing woman is invited to write to Mrs Pinkham and get her s vice free of charge I,vdia E. Pinkham Sled. Co., Lynn. Mass. J. A. Laycock Del Officer and others, of Izee, 500 head". Three of the herds were aellvered at Pendleton and one at Hepp ner, and were all for the Pacific Coast markets. They were in the pink of con dition, and were as fine a lot of beef cattle as ever were driven from the coun try. A herd of 500 mixed cattle were driven into Heppner last week by R. N. and Ralph Stanfleld from Grant and Harney Counties. Some of them were driven 300 miles. After a day's rest at Heppner they were taken on to Butter Creek. A threshing machine owned by Leon Rondeau & Co. In a run of 33 days on Tygh Rldge threshed 75,000 nushels of grain. The largest day's run was 1400 sacks, which, at an average of 140 pounds to the sack, equals 3266 bushels. In three hours, at the close of the week's run ot week before last, 500 sacks of barley were threshed, giving three sack sewers all they could do. Mr. Rondeau thinks the average yield of all kinds of grain threshed by his machine was easily 35 bushels to the acre. Some wheatflelds yielded as high as 50 bushels, and the lowest yield of any was from a field of volunteer that gave 25 bushels to the acre. He says the average cost of rais ing this year's crop on the rldge will not exceed Z0 cents a bushel. In many cases It will not exceed 2b cents. . DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Estate Transfers. The Hawthorne estate to Albert Bltt neir. lot 8. block 7. Stephens' Ad dition, September 22 ......$UX Sheriff, for Henry E. Pike estate et al., to P. J. Mann, 47 acres. Thomas and R. Cully D. L. C, June 29.... 101 Mellnda E. Morgan to Charles W. Sherman, lots 1 and 2 block 17. Willamette Heights Addition. Au- William Robinson and wife to S. A. Cromwell, 12 acres. G. Llnneman D. L. C. Septemger 2o 1600 The Title Guarantee & Trust Co.. to Mary E. Johnson, lot 14, block 31, September 21 :.", o3 Samuel P. Turner to John Ardesse, 41x100, Sixth and Sheridan streets, September 25 j........ SCO Frank M. Dunne et ux. to Floyd P. Hunt, l1 acres. Section 23, T. 1 S., R. 2 E..' September 25 0 Hannah Lardner to Albert Demke, lot3 2 and 4, block 9, Southern Port- land. September 21 u... ....... 800 E. D. Sltton and wife to Frank: Mlchels, lot 7. block 9, Summit Ad- dltlon. August 27 ,.. --- 300 HL S- P.owe and wife to Anna C. Hyde, lots 2 and 3, block 1. Linn- wood Addition. Julv SO i-. 500 B. T. Soden and wife to Phoebe D. Wells. E. one-half lots 7 and 8, block; 239. Portland, September 24... 1500 Marriage Licenses. I. a Dulln, aged 21. Belle Wright, aged 19; W. J. Gill, 23, Lois Klrkland, 22. Births. September 21 Girl, to the wife of H. F. AJlen. Sellwood. September 18 Girl, to the wife of E. D. Gee. AWA Flanders street. September 19 Girl, to the wife of C H. Isom. Arbor Lodge. September 14 Girl, to the wife of H. E. Lownsbury, 423 Seventh street. Contagions Diseases. Charles Black, from Maygers, typhoid malarial fever. Mattle Kuhn, Midway, diphtheria. Annie Williams. ISO North Twelfth, diphtheria. John II. Bland, St. Charles HoteL ty, phold fever. Louisa Green, 2SS Ross street, typhoid fever. When Dewey Is Wise. s Tacoma News. . It will be noted that Admiral Dewey talks with much sound sense when dis cussing naval affairs. It is evident that Mrs. Dewey did not answer for him in these particular Instances. When you suffer from sick headache, dizziness, constipation, etc. remember Carter's Little Liver Pills will relieve you. One pill is a dose. Pears' Pears' soap is nothing but soap. Pure soap is as gentle as, oil to the living skin. Pears' is the purest and best toilet soap in all the world. All soru of people use it, all sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists. Nasal 'feBS?ff In u iw sages van Bboald be cfeftsUncea. . Hjs Cream Balm efecDMe,Boothesaa& icals tar ilaeasod membrooa It tare&caicrra and drfrcs tw&y add Ik tbo heed o!ck!r. Creaaa Saba ifl placed tafo tho nostrils, praads ever the xwbtaea and la absorbed. Belief la faa mcdlatesxda carafoflotra. It is set drying dota sot produce aaeaclag. Largs Bl2fr, 60 esnta at Drug glut, or by mill; Trial Size, 10 cents by all. 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