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THE MOKNING OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1901.
DAY DEVOFED TO FARMERS
SCIENTIFIC MEX SPEAK AT PLEAS
AXT HOME.
Dr. Withycombe and Profesaor Cord
ley, of. Oreson Agricultural Col
lege Make Addressee
Yesterday was "Farmers' day" at the
G. A. R. encampment under way at
Pleasant Home. The attendance was in
creased, and a large number of farmers
and their families attended. The grounds
were thronged with a happy and pros
perous people. The increased attendance
was pleasing to the members of the post
and to those who have stands. The
speakers of the day were Dr. James
Withycombe, -vice-director, and Professor
A. B. Cordley, of the Oregon Agricultural
College, at Corvallls. The subject of Dr.
Wlthyeombe's address was "Progressive
Agriculture, and in part was as follows:
Dr. Wlthyeombe's Address.
"The real wealth of Oregon lies in her
soil, and her future greatness rests on
its intelligent development. The highest
state of civilization may be reached
through intelligent agriculture when sci
ence is made the handmaid of toll. The
highest achievements of man are 'to grow
two blades of grass where but one grew
before,' and to increase the soil produc
tiveness that succeeding generations may
be fed and clothed.
"Marked changes have taken place in
agricultural pursuits within the past 50
years. The introduction of improved ma
chinery has lessened the cost of produc
tion. A better knowledge of the prin
ciples of stock feeding has brought larger
returns from the crude products of the
farm. The phenomenal development of
our commerce and manufacturing enter
prises give the farmer constantly In
creasing markets for the products of his
labor and skill. The Ingenious devices of
the Inventor, as the separator and the
fruit evaporator, permit the farmer to
better the quality of his products. Cold
storage, the refrierator car and rapid
transportation have overcome time and
reduced distance until foreign markets
have been literally brought to his door.
"Dame Fortune has dealt kindly with
our farmers at the Nation's Capitol. A
friend at court was never wanting. Wash
ington's solicitude for the welfare of ag
riculture was evinced by the unceasing
devotion of his energies to the advance
ment of the art. Our best statesmen, and
the brightest and broadest Intellects have
-championed the cause of the husbandman.
But upon Justin N. Morrill falls the
mantle of fame for the greatest benefac
tor of our rural population. This name
will live in history with those of our Na
tion's greatest benefactors. Great," not
as the creator of a republic, but great in
the sense that he furnished the material
means whereby the strength and unity of
this great Republic might be perpetuated.
"As additional evidence of the Nation's
esteem for agriculture, we point with pride
to the elevation of the Department of Ag
riculture to a Secretaryship; thus giv
ing to the farmer a representative in the
Nation's council.
"To say that agriculture is the Ilrst, the
greatest, the noblest occupation of man,
is simply to repeat the declarations of our
most advanced thinkers. Yet the popular
idea prevails, even among farmers them
selves, that the vocation is suited to the
ability of uncouth people only. This false
conception of the importance and dignity
of the calling tends to create distaste for
agricultural pursuits. The fanner's boy
drifts to the city to engage in the so
called learned professions. "We are apt
to speak of the young man as ambitious.
"Rut- ichnfr nrp Ti!q nmhltlnns? Thev arp
j T 3ust "wnat we should expect from his en-
vtiuumeau -rt-s uie uuj siu uiuuuu uic
fireside, the principal topics of conversa
tion are professional skill, the exaltation
jf riches official power and literary dis
tinction, as the highest attainments. The
volumes of the biographies of men and
histories of nations which he thumbs
.tells him not of farmers, but of legislators,
orators and poets. On the other hand, if
by his" education he Is brought to see the
great possible usefulness that lies before
him as an apostle of an enlightened ag
riculture, and the higher standard of liv
ing that he may attain with the peace and
beauty and inspiration of nature all
around him, then he will remain upon
the farm.
"What do the professions offer to a
young man? Let me quote from an ad
dress delivered by President Harper to a
graduating class of the Chicago Univers
ity: Tou, who are now entering the
world, will find that poverty will be the
strongest opponent to overcome. You,
who are entering life as lawyers, need
only to look at the papers today to find
that the average lawyer does not earn
his salt. Those "who will become physi
cians will find that their only companion
for a few years to come will be the wolf
at the door; while those who go forth
to teach need only to witness the strug
gles of the school teachers in this city.
The School Board is beset with howls
and walls for an increase of salaries.'
"This certainly offers but little encour
agement to the ambitious young man to
turn his back upon the farm to engaga
in these conflicts so vividly portrayed by
President Harper. Does the student in
agriculture fear the wolf entering the
door? Is he afraid there will be a lack of
opportunity for the application of his skill
to the practice of the farm? No, for he
knows full well that there is an endless
field with a fruitful harvest in the broad
domain of agriculture for intelligent
thought and well-directed energy. If the
sturdy young men of the farm will avail
themselves of the opportunity to acquire
scientific information, as a reinforcement
to their practical experience on the farm,
they need have no fear that painstaking
industry will not bring its abundant re
ward. There is no vocation in life which
offers surer returns from intelligent ef
fort than farming. No position in life car
ries with it greater dignity or presents
a larger field for the application of science
than does that of the farmer. We gross
ly underestimate the necessity and value
of an agricultural education for the
farmer boy. Agriculture is the science of
sciences, and the profession of professions,
since it requires scientific skill and
trained art to attain the highest achieve
ments. "Progressive agriculture means much
more than the simple mechanical opera
tion of the plow and caring for the farm
stock in a desultory fashion. Scientific at
tainment In chemistry, biology, soil phys
ics, and other science related to agricul
ture is indispensable to success. The
farm home is not revered as It should be,
either by the young or old. This in a
great measure is due to the want, of at
tractiveness in Its appointments. Too
many of the farm homes are for sale, thus
encouraging a nomadic spirit. The farm
should be regarded as a sacred heritage,
where the occupants plant for succeeding
generations. Until we appreciate the true
worth of the farm home no well directed
effort for permanently increasing its beau
ty and attractiveness can. be expected.
"Progressive agriculture meajs better
tilled farms and a more perfect utiliza
tion of the crude products In the manu
facture of high-priced food. The up-to-date
farmer will market the products of
his skill in the most concentrated form,
thus economizing in transportation and
retaining the waste products to Increase
the fertility of his land. But farming, In
the absence of educated tillers of the
soil, will fall to reach the dignified posi
tion to which it is entitled. The farm
er's boy must be taught to see and ap
preciate the beauties of nature. A closer
alliance between labor and learning, be
tween science and the manual arts, must
be cultU'&ted. His education should
strengthen his ambitions for the farm,
rather than divorce them from it His
taste and appreciation for rural life must
be stimulated through congenial environ
ments." -
Professor Cordley's Address.
Professor Cfprdley spoke on "Practical
Untomology," paying in parti
"It should not be necessary before an
audience composed largely of farmers to
urge the practical Importance of a knowl
edge of the Insect world. A century ago
when entomology and many of the applied
sciences were in their infancy it was pop
ular and perhaps excusable to ridicule
the study which frequently extended no
further than the gratification afforded by
the possession of a cabinet of Insects.
Those devoted to the pursuit were looked
upon as occupied with trifles. Such views
are still held by an Ignorant few. The
study of insects has assumed an import
ance In its direct application to agricul
ture, horticulture, forestry and even to
public health, second to no other depart
ment of science.
"Scarcely a decade has passed since the
San Jose scale, which had ravaged the
orchards of California for more than a
quarter of a century, was Introduced into
the Eastern States. So rapidly did It mul
tiply that in scarcely more than half a
dozen years It was firmly established in
one or more localities In nearly every one
of the Eastern and Middle States. The
fact caused consternation all over the
land. It was even the cause of a National
convention of farmers, fruitgrowers, nurs
erymen and entomologists at Washing
ton, D. C. The convention drafted and
recommended the passage by Congress of
a bill providing for the repression of in
sect pests and plant diseases by Ration
al legislation. Largely as a result of this,
18 states have enacted legislation of va
rious degrees of efficiency providing for
the control of these pests by systems of
horticultural inspection.
"This activity bespeaks a widespread
interst in and knowledge of Insect pests,
but interest in insect life should not be
confined to a knowledge of the pests
alone. The biological law that all forms
of life influence every other form Is no
where better shown in the almost In
finite ways in which insect life acts and
reacts upon human welfare. All the forces
of nature are Interdependent. Many of
our most valuable plants would not bear
seeds or fruits were It not for the activ
ity of Insects. Attempts were made many
years ago to row clover In Australia, but
it would not produce seed. It was finally
ascertained that the reason of the allure
was the fact that there were no bumble
bees In the country. The bees were intro
duced, and now clover produces
seed abundantly. It ha long been
known that the Bartlett pear, when
grown In large solid blocks of
trees, is a poor bearer. A few years ago
it was discovered that this was because
the Bartlett is a nearly self-sterile variety,
and that the difficulty could be overcome
by planting among the Bartletts certain
other varieties that bloom at the same
time, in order that the Insects might trans
fer pollen from one variety to the other.
Knowledge of this intimate relation be
tween plants and insects has recently been
Instrumental in introducing what will
probably prove to be a new and profitable
industry In California. I refer to the cul
tivation of the fig of commerce which
has been made possible by the recent in
troduction into California from Asia of
the Insect which is the essential agent
in pollenizlng the fig.
"The recent discovery that malaria jind
the -terrible yellow fever are each trans
mitted by the bite of certain mosqultos
and that houseflles in all probability serve
as agent In the dissemination of typhoid
fever has called almost universal atten
tion to the Influence which the Insect
world may have upon public health. These
discoveries will, undoubtedly, in the near
future completely revolutionize our meth
ods of quarantining against yellow fever,
will greatly aid In the development of cer
tain malarial regions of the South by
showing how they may be made healthful.
However, whether they will have any
effect In preventing epidemics of typhoid
fever, except in Army camps, is doubtful."
y Today's Programme.
Today Is "Woman's day," and will be
In charge of the Woman's ReUef Corps.
The main speaker is Mrs. L. H. Additon,
who will deliver an address this after
noon. Dr. Rockwell, who was to have
made an address this afternoon, cannQt at
tend. A substitute Wiu take his place.
New Salts.
Four new suits were filed in the State
Circuit Court. The Security Savings Bank
has brought suit against Charles H. Dodd
et al. on the foreclosure of a. mortgage
on property given as security for a
promissory note of 525,000 dated May 11,
1S95.
B. M. Lombard has brought suit against
W. G. Steel and R. M. Wilbur to recover
$392 15, principal, Interest and attorneys'
fees, on a promissory note given May 18,
1S9S.
The Pendleton Savings Bank has filed
a suit against William Dial for the re
covery of $831 89, due on a promissory
note dated May 3, 1S99, and has also filed
an attachment on property of the defend
ant, the N. Vz of the S. W. of the S. E.
of the S. W. of township 1 south,
range 2 east.
Joseph Keen has brought an injunction
suit against Edward Fleury and P. H
Marlay. to restrain the latter from sell
ing the tax title of a certain piece of
property in which Keen had an undivided
half interest before the land was sold to
satisfy the taxes. Keen is willing to pay
Marlay one-half of the $125 for which he
is said to have contracted to sell Uhe tax
title to the other defendant, Edward
Fleury.
Court Notes.
The Eagle Woolen Mills Company, of
Brownsville, was yesterday adjudged
bankrupt in the United States Court, on
petition filed by creditors July 5.
Elble R. Riley, administratrix of the
estate of George R. Riley, has filed her
final accounts, showing receipts to be
$13,374 03, the dlsbursments to be $8466 39,
and the balance to be $4907 64. The heirs
are Ovid W. Riley, Mary E. Riley and
the administratrix.
Right of Soldiers to Vote.
HAMMOND, Or., July 30. (To the Ed
itor.) Please answer the following
through the columns of The Oregonlan:
Has a soldier in the regular Army, who
was discharged honorably, and re-enlisted
at Fort Stevens, Or., who owns
property, pays taxes and resides with his
family in Hammond, Or., a right to vote
In the municipality where he resides?
H. C.
Any soldier in the regular Army who is
a citizen of Oregon and Is stationed In
Oregon, is entitled to vote, the same as
if he were not a soldier. Or if he Is sta
tioned out of the state and can come
homo at election time, he can vote.
The answer to the foregoing question
depends entirely upon whether the In
quirer has a residence in Hammond which
would entitle him to vote there If he were
not a soldier. Enlisting in the Army
does not gain or lose him a voting resi
dence. If he was discharged in Oregon, .not hav
ing previously been m a resident of this
state, and then selected this state as his
residence, he is probably entitled to vote.
CONVENIENT TIME CARD.
The O. R & N. service between Portland
and the seaside is proving very popular
with the public The steamer T. J. Pot
ter leaves Ash-street dock dally, .except
Sunday and Monday (get a seaside time
card from O. R &. N. ticket agent), for
Ilwaco, connecting at Astoria with trains
for Clatsop, The Hassalo leaves dally,
except Sunday, at 8 P. M., Saturday at 10
P. M. for Astoria, connecting there with
trains and boats for Clatsop and North
Beach. Round-trip rate to all beach points,
good for season, $4 00; Saturday round
trip rate, good for return following Sun
day night, $2 50, and the lowest rates to
Astoria and other river points. All TOund
trip tickets for the beach sold at Portland
are good for return via boat or rail at
passenger's option. Time cards, berth
reservations, etc., at O. R. & N. ticket of
fice, Third and Washington.
Derangement of the Liver, with con
stlpation. Injures the complexion, Induces
nliHDles. sallow sklnj Carter's T Attic. T.1vr
1 Pills remove the cause.,
JULY WHEAT SHIPMENTS
PORTLAND MAKES GOOD SHOWING
IN SPITE OF DELAYED TONNAGE.
Oriental Flour Trade Is of Very
Small Proportions Indravelll
"Went to Sea Yesterday.
The first month of the 1901-02 cereal
year ended yesterday, and, while the
shipments from Portland were small com
pared with some opening months in for
mer years, the showing is quite satis
factory. Three canroes. with a total of
I 474.S16 bushels of wheat, 'were dispatched
from Portland, compared with five car
goes, carrying 462,974 bushels. In July,
1900, and two cargoes, of 200,850 bushels,
in 1S99. These figures make a very good
standard of former years, so far as wheat
shipments are concerned, but in flour there
is a very heavy falling off. This is almost
wholly due to the decidedly unsatisfactory
condition of the Oriental markets, the
shipments for the month to China and
Japan amounting to but 48SO barrels, com
pared with 34,777 barrels in July, 1900, and
46,450 barrels in the same month in 1S99.
Puget Sound dispatched the same- num
ber of wheat vessels as Portland in July,
the Kintuck going to Europe direct, the
Ching Wo by way of Japan, and the Eaton
Hall to Oallao. The combined cargoes of
these three vessels amounted to 443,984
bushels, compared with 196,000 bushels for
the first month last season. Three flour
steamers, the Ching -Wo, Kaga Maru and
Braemar, give the flour shipments from
Puget Sound a fair start with 29,636 bar
rels, compared with 42,406 barrels last
July, and 35,500 barrels In July, 1S99. The
heaviest July shipments on record from
Portland were m 1898, when this port
cleared In wheat and flour 1,210,804 bushels.
This will be the best showing that the
Puget Sound ports will make In many
months, as all of the docks at Tacoma
and Seattle have been pretty thoroughly
cleaned out, the last steamer leaving there
being held up for 27 days receiving a car
go of the same size as was put aboard
the Pak Ling in this port in four days.
Portland, however, Is well provided with
wheat and is now loading six big ships, all
of which will get away In August, with
a cargo ready for a seventh, which is now
overdue from the Orient. The fleet now
loading In the river, two of which will
finish this 1 week, has a capacity of over
700,000 bushels. A summary of the month's
business, compared with that of July In
previous years, is herewith given:
1901-2 GRAIN FLEET
JULY.
"Wheat, bu. Value.
July 12 Madagascar. Br. bark. 1996. Smith, U. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co 120.052 $ 75.631
July 22 Pak Line, Br. str., 2875. Warrel, St. Vincents f. o., Balfour 108,803 119,318
July 30 Nal, Ger. bark, 2627, Schulte, U. K. f . 0., Kerr 140,001 89,940
SUMMARY FOR JULY.
WHEAT.
1901
Bushels. Value.
To Europe 474.816 $284,809
To San Francisco 5
Totals 474,816 $284,889 475,940 $280,264 223,840
FLOUR,
Barrels. Value. Barrels. Value. Barrels.
To the Orient 4,880 $12,887 34,777 $07,298 46,450
To San Francisco 10,841 45.470 18.751 50,627 21,990
Totals .'..... 21.721 58.357 53,528 $147,925 68.440
Bushels. Value. Bushels. Value. Bushels.
Flour reduced to wheat 97.744 $ 58,357 240.876 $147,025 307,980
Wheat as above .. 474,816 284,889 475,040 280.204 223.840
Totals .572.500 $343.246
Total shipments of wheat and flour In July,
1,210,804 bushels, valued at $933,589.
INDRAVELLI AT SEA.
Big Oriental Liner Crossed Out From
Astoria Yesterday Afternoon.
The big Oriental liner Indravelll left
down the river at daylight yesterday
morning and reached Astoria at 12;30. She
stopped in the :Ity of salmon just long
enough to clear and exchange pilots, and
then proceeded to sea, crossing out at 2
o'clock, after the quickest dispatch, ever
given a big trans-Pacific steamship In this
port, or In any other port on the Pacific
Coast. The steamer crossed into the Co
lumbia at 8:30 last Friday morning and
was accordingly In the river but 5 days
5& hours. She "was two days behind her
schedule time, but had she received the
ordinary dispatch given vessels at other
ports on the Coast she would have been
v over a week late in leaving.
May Marine Disasters.
The administration of the Bureau Veri
tas has just published the list of mari
time disasters reported during the month
of May, 1901, concerning all flags, as fol
lows: Sailing vessels reported lost li
American. 15 British, 4 Danish, 3 French,
4 German, 2 Greek, 2 Italian, 2 Swedish;
total, 55. In this number are included six
vessels reported missing. Steamers re
ported lost 1 Belgian, 9 British, 1 Dutch,
3 German, 2 Norwegian, 1 Swedish; total,
17. In this number is Included one steam
er reported missing. Causes of losses:
Sailing vessels Stranding, 28; collision, 3;
foundered. 3; abandoned, 3; condemned,
12; missing. 6; total, 55. Steamers
Stranding, 11; collision, 2; condemned, 3;
missing, 1; total, 17.
To Fight for the Atlantic Record.
LONDON, Aug. 1. The Cunard line has
decided to fight for the Atlantic record.
Designs have been prepared, and esti
mates invited, for a vessel of 25 knots,"
although, owing to the high price of iron
and other causes, the order has not yet
been placed., "This determination," says
the Daily Telegraph, "will cause the
liveliest satisfaction in Great Britain."
The Discovery Sails.
LONDON, July 3L The British Antarc
tic ship Discovery left the River Thames
this afternoon, bound for the Solent
King Edward, who is keenly interested in
the expedition, will Inspect the vessel
prior to her final departure on her trip
of three or four years' exploration In the
Antartic Circle.
Lumber Schooner to San Francisco.
ASTORIA, July 31. The manifest of the
schooner Melancthon, which crossed out
for San Francisco last evening, was filed
In the Custom-house today. She carries
a cargo of 380,000 feet of lumber and was
loaded at the Knappton mills.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, July 31. Arrived down at
12:30 P. M. and sailed at 2 P. M. British
steamship Indravelll, for Hong Kong and
way 'ports. Condition of the bar at 5
P. M., smooth; wind, north; weather,
hazy.
San Francisco, July 31. Arrived Steam
er Bristol, from Comox; steamer Umatil
la, from Victoria; schooner Guide, from
Gray's Harbor.
Seattle Arrived July 30-Steamer City
of Topeka, from Skagway; British steam
er Buckingham, from St. Michael. Sailed
July 30-Steamer Santa Ana, for Nome and
St. Michael.
Tocoplla Sailed June 8 British bark
Dunbrltton, for Royal Roads.
Yokohama Sailed July 30 British
steamer Kalsow, for Seattle.
Freemantje, July 31. Arrived Schooner
Churchill, from Columbia River.
Guayamas Arrived July 25 Schooner
Peerless, from Gray's Harbor.
Nanairoo Arrived July 30 Norwegian
steamer Tltanla, from Port Los Angeles;
British steamer Milton, from San Fran
cisco, July 25.
Bristol Arrived July 30 British steamer
Comliebank, from Portland, Or.
Shanghai Sailed July 17 British steam
er Glenroy, for Tacoma.
Glasgow, July 3L Arrived Furnessla,
from New York.
Rotterdam, July 31. Arrived Maasdam,
from New York.
London, July 31. Arrived Manltou,
from New York.
Liverpool, July 3L Arrived Nordland,
from Philadelphia; Oceanic, from New
York.
Southampton, July 3L Sailed Kalserln
Maria Theresa, for New York via Cher
bourg. New York, July 31. Sailed Mongolian,
for Glasgow; Teutonic, for Liverpool;
Southwark, for Antwerp.
IN PRAISE OF OREGON.
Epvrortli Leaguers Heard Speeches
at Taylor-Street Church.
Sojourning Epworth Leaguers were
given a great reception at the Taylor
Street Church last evening by the Port-
land chapters. The lecture-room In the
basement of the edifice was crowded to
its full capacity before the hour an
nounced for the entertainment, and many
were unable to gain admittance.
The visitors, who' had been taking in
the sights of the city and vicinity during
the day, entered Into the spirit of the so
cial, which was a grand reunion of Meth
odists from all portions of the Nation.
Presiding elders from numerous Impor
tant conferences occupied seats on the
elevated platform, and on being called on
for short addresses responded with an
alacrity that proved they felt perfectly
at home. Hon. John F. Caples acted as
chairman, and in his address of welcome
spoke of the great resources of Oregon,
its matchless climate ana the great
growth of Methodism within Its limits.
He Introduced the venerable Dr. H. K.
Hlnes, who has been In thG work In Ore
gon since 1853. Dr. Hlnes congratulated
the visitors on their safe arrival In Ore
gon, and he told them something of the
growth of the church since the Fall of
1853, when he was pastor of Taylor-Street
Church, then one of the three Methodist
churches in the entire Northwest.
Dr. Henkle, presiding elder of the Cen
tenary Pennsylvania Conference, spoke of
their trip westward, which began four
weeks ago. He had heard of the snow
capped peaks, wide rivers and fruitful
orchards of Oregon, he said, and he was
going back home in the full realization
of their existence.
Rev. Mr. de Long, of Indiana, had been
delighted with the flowers of California,
but when he found himself In Oregon he
realized that he was "In God's country,
just like Indiana."
Dr. Johnson, of Pittsburg; Dr. Boswell,
of Philadelphia; Dr. Hewitt, of New Jer
sey, and Dr. Rasmus, of Chicago, were
among the speakers who added their tes
timony as to being glad tliey came. Dr.
Rasmus referred In a humorous manner
to his Ave years' ministry In Portland,
and said that now he was from "Chi
cago, the greatest city on the planet the
next greatest Is Portland."
President Connell, of the Portland
FROM PORTLAND.
1900 ' 189!
Bushels. Vnlue. BushelB.
462.974 $273,004 200,850
12,906 7,260 22,990
$133,834
Value
$125,473
63,771
$160,244
Value.
$189,244
135.834
$325,078
716.816 $427.189 531.820
1898, were the heaviest on record, totaling
1 TCrtt.tfY ft rTnAt ... 1miIiv nftlTml mv. .-..,1 In
a good word for the resources of Oregon,
and said that Oregonians were given to
boasting, but not so much so as the peo
ple of California, and he related an an
ecdote of a Callfornlan who had missed
the train In an Eastern, village and was
detained there several hours. To pass
away the time he followed a funeral pro
cession to a church, where a friend of
the deceased announced that the pastor
was away on his vacation, and eo no set
eulogy could be pronounced on the life
of the dead man. The friend, therefore,
would be glad if some one in the congre
gation would arise and make a few re
marks. A painful pause ensued, and the
Callfornlan arose. -"I did not know the
deceased," he said, "as I am a stranger
In your town but I don't like to see so
much valuable time wasted, and so want
to say a few words to you about the
glorious climate of California."
The anecdote brought down the house,
and Mr. Connell told his hearers that,
should they want to know any more about
Oregon on reaching home, to address the
Portland Board of Trade.
Professor Hoadley addressed the assem
bly on the greatness of the Methodist
Episcopal Churoh and the growth of the
Epworth League, after which the doxol
ogy was sung and Dr. Hlnes pronounced
the benediction.
Refreshments were served in the class
rooms to those of the assembly who re
mained but a large proportion of the audi
ence were compelled to leaVe about 10:30
in order to catch the train for Puget
Sound.
Leaguers will continue to arrive from
California for the next week, and the
headquarters at the Taylor-Street Church
will be kept open for their reception.
This evening the regular prayer meeting
wlH"be largely attended, and an informal
reception will be held after the exercises.
A reception will also be held at Grace
Church, Twelfth and Taylor.
W. C. T. U.
The mid-Summer meetings continue to
be of much interest and are well at
tended. The devotional of yesterday was
on the topic of "The Spirit of True
Brotherhood," and was fervent in spirit,
earnest in thought, forcible In expres
sion. Mrs. Ada TJnruh, of the National or
ganizer's staff, who has just returned, was
present with inspiring words of encour
agement. She reports the work as hav
ing steady growth all along the line, In
creasing in numerical strength and mo
mentum. Mrs. Hicks, of Ohio, a visiting member,
was greeted and gave words of encour
agement. The discussion on the child labor ques
tion was most Interesting and many In
stances of its .fearful results upon child
life were cited.
Mrs. FIshburn, parlor meeting superin
tendent, served delicious refreshments and
a social hour was greatly enjoyed.
The secretary of the Noon Rest gave a
most Interesting and pathetic account of
two cases coming before the board re
cently. One woman coming for assist
ance said: "I knew that the W. C. T. U.
would help me if any one could."
The fresh air red-letter day of August
will be observed in form of a trolley party
to Mrs. Addlton's suburban home. White
Ribbon visitors in the city are wel
comed almost dally:
Two More Corporations.
SALEM. July 31. Two new corpora
tions filed articles In the State Depart
ment today:
The Big Sheep Creek Water Ditch Com
pany will construct and operate an irri
gation ditch in Wallowa County, and sup
ply water for irrigation and domestic use.
Enterprise, Wallowa County, will be the
headquarters. The company will operate
with a capital of $10,000, divided Into 200
shares, valued at 550 each. J. A. .Bur
leigh, J. F. Burleigh and W. S. Burleigh
are the incorporators of the company.
The Waltervllle Building Company will
construct and lease buildings In Walter
vllle, Lane County. The capital stock Is
fixed at 51050, divided into 210 shares val
ued at 55 each. E. M. Bowerman, S. E
Ficgal and S. C. Dotson are the stock
holders. Hood's Barsaparllla is just the medicine
to purify 'the blood and build up the
whole system.
NEWS OF THE EASf SIDE
CYCLE PATH AGREED TJPOX . FOR
MILWATJKIE STREET.
Sellvrood Folic, County Commission
ers and City Officials Come to
Terms on an Important Way.
The cycle path on Mllwaukle street, be
tween Holgate and Division streets, will
be built on the east side of the street.
Yesterday forenoon a delegation from the
Sellwood, Brooklyn and Clinton Kelly
Sub-Boards of Trade interviewed the
County Commissioners, armed with a pe
tition signed by nearly every property
owner on Mllwaukle street, and others
outside. D. M. Donaugh acted, as spokes
man of the various organizations In gen
eral and Sellwood in particular, and set
the matter before the court with force
ands clearness, showing the necessity for
this path. It was shown tTnat Sellwood
and all the country to the southward Is
practically cut out of the use of bicycles
most of the year without a connecting
link between Holgate and Divis'on stVeeU
It was also shown that the only place
where a path can be built is on the east
side of the street.
The result was that' Roadmaster Steele
will be Instructed to proceed with the
building of this path, after certain pre
liminaries have been attended to. City
Engineer Chase will prepare plans and
specifications for bidders. It will be nec
essary to secure an amendment to .the
general 'cycle ordinance, which provides
for building this path on the west side of
Mllwaukle street R. G. Morrow, of the
Cycle Association, will prepare the or
dinance amending the first ordinance In
this respect, and It will doubtless pass
the Council at its next meeting, and
work on the path be started. The success
of the movement Is due to the efforts of
Professor Curtis, D. M. Donaugh, of Sell
wood, Oscar Downing. F. "White, R. H.
Nelson, R; G. Morrow and others.
Alb In a Sub-Board of Trade.
The Alblna Sub-Board of Trade, which
meets In the Mississippi avenue engine
house tho first and third Friday evenings
of each month, has an effective organiza
tion. Its officers and committees are as
follows: President, M. E. Thompson;
vice-presidents, David DuPee, P. L. Han
son, A. R. Zeller. J. W. Boothe, J. H.
Upham; secretary and treasurer, Charles
E. Steelsmlth; assistant secretary, J. W.
Boothe; committees, membership, Dr.
J. W. McDanlels, David DuPee, O. D.
Wolfee; visiting, David DuPee, G. Gun
aerson, A. De France, Dr. William J.
Elsen, James Malone, W. E. Crerer. W.
G. Kent, Andrew Paulsen, J. H. Upham,
A R. Zeller: Beech-street and Cook ave
nue sewer system, J. C. Miller, Inspector,
C. Hoglund, O. D. Wolfee, W. Elliot;
boulevard Improvement. J. H. Noltra, J.
H. Bradley, L. Sandren; Mississippi ave
nue repair and Improvement, A. R Zel
ler, Andrew Paulsen, C. Hoglund; repre
sentatives to Portland Board of Trade,
W. G. Kent and M. E. Thompson; widen
ing and improvement of Vancouver ave
nue, M. E. Thompson, W. G. Kent, James
Gleason.
The membership is 48. It is looking af
ter tne construction of the Beech-street
sewer system and is endeavoring to widen
Vancouver avenue between Alberta and
Morris streets, and has other important
matters in hand.
Woodstock Wants Annexation.
An effort will be made by leading citi
zens of Woodstock to bring that district
Into the city. A committee, composed
of J. C. Havely, J. S. Fisher, James
Davidson, J. R Gilstrap and R. W. Mon
tague, of the Woodstock Sub-Board, have
the matter in hand. They will wait on
the boundary committee of the new char
ter commission and ask that the city
boundary lines be extended along Pow
ell road, east to the old Mllwaukle road,
thence south to the south boundary of
Woodstock, and thence east to the pres
ent boundary line. This takes In the
settled portion of the Woodstock schoof
district. One object Is to secure Bull
Run water. A petition,, signed by a ma
jority of the property-holders and resi
dents, will be presented to the boundary
committee and every effort made to an
nex the district to the City of Portland.
Good Place for Ministers.
There never has bee'n a time in tho his
tory of Portland when there were so
many pulpits either vacant or soon to
be vacant. These are the Second Baptist.
Hassalo Congregational, Centenary Meth
odist, Montavllla Baptist, Mount Tabor
Baptist and the Calvary Baptist Churches.
Montavllla Baptist Church will lose Rev.
N. S. Holcroft the first of October and
Calvary BaptlsC will lose Rev. Mr. Black
in September. He goes East to enter a
school of theology. Rev. Mr. Nutley, who
has been acting pastor of the Mount Ta
bor Baptist Church, will take charge
of Gresham and Pleasant Home Churches.
Applications to fill pulpits have been re
ceived and are coming in at a lively rate
to fill the pulpits of these churches. How
ever, the official boards are moving slow
ly and with caution.
Snb-Board to Organize.
A Sub-Board of Trade will be organized
this evening In Gruners Hall, second
floor. It is for stimulating improvements
in Stephens' Addition. All Interested are
invited to attend tnis meeTTing.
East Side Notes.
E. A. Hammond, engineer of the Colum
bia Southern, and wife, of Shanlko, are
at their East Side home for a short time.
The cantata- by the children of the
Woodlawn Methodist Church will be!
given tomorrow evening In the Highland
Hall, over the engine house.
G. H. Rolston and family left last
evening for an 'outing In the mountains.
They go to Lebanon and from there take
a team for Soda Springs, where they will
camp out.
A lawn social will take place this even
ing on Vhe grounds of Mrs. Laura Mutch,
14 Union avenue, under auspices of the
Lambsen Guards. Lady Maccabees and
Sir Knights, with their friends, will be
welcome.
Mrs. Bertha Mickley, wife of Irvin
Mickley, died at her heme In Troutdale
Monday, and the funeral was held yes
terday. Hall Cemettery, on the Base Line
road, was the place of interment. Her
illness extended over a long period.
Mrs. Thomas Banfield, who lives at
620 East Twelfth street, is at St. Vin
cent's hospital, where she underwent a
severe surgical operation. Her condition
after the operation was at first very criti
cal, but she Is now greatly improved.
The Rev. J. W. Miller, a pioneer min
ister of 50 years in the Oregon conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church, Is to deliver
a pioneer sermon next Sunday morning
in tho Sunnyslde Methodist Church. Al.
though over 70 years of ago, Mr. Miller
reta.ns much of his old-time mental and
physical vigor.
Delicate Snrglcnl Operation.
SALEM, July 31. A case of skln-grnft-Ing
now being performed at tho Salem
Hospital Is attracting a great deal of
attention. The patient Is Vera, the 6-ycar-old
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. F. C. But
ler, of Marquam.
On June 11, the little girl's dress caught
fire from a lighted lamp, and she was
badly burned, on the throat, the right
arm and the right side of tho chest,
the skin being burned away to the flesh.
She was brought to this city. and'Drs.
F. .M. Brooks, of SUverton, and C. H.
Robertson, of Salem, succeeded in saving
her life. Their best skill was baffled,
however, aa far as healing the sores was
PARK AND WASHINGTON STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON
A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL.B., PRINCIPAL.
A practical, progressive school, conspicuous for thorough work, with hun
dreds of graduates in positions as bookkeepers and stenographers. Already
proud of a high standing wherever known, it steadily grows better and better.
Open all the year. Students admitted any time. Private or class instruc
tion. Send for catalogue. Learn what and how we teach, and what it costs.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
D. SOUS COHEN - - D. P. THOMPSON, PRESIDENT - - DAVID M. DUNNE
concerned, and they finally decided that
skin-grafting must be resorted to.
Miss Lola Edwards, of Portland, a sis
ter of the child's mother, offered to sup
ply the necessary cuticle. She Is a
healthy, strong young woman, and the
physicians accepted her offer. They have
removed several small sections of cuticle
from her lower limbs, and grafted them
on the throat, arm and chest of the suf
fering child, with good prospects of suc
cess. There are several small patches
on tho throat, a strip on the right arm,
from an inch below the armpit to below
the elbow, and several Inches on the
chest
NEW ENGLAND IN 1723.
Some of the Trlnls of a Boston
Newspaper Publisher.
From the New England Counant, from
Monday, February 4, to Monday. February
11, 1723, recently secured by the Oregon
Historical Society, the following Is quoted,
with the spelling, punctuation and capital
izing as appears In the original:
"The late Publisher of this Paper, find
ing so many Inconveniences would arise
by his carrying the Manuscripts and pub
lick News to be supervls'd by the Secre
tary, as to render his carrying it unprofit
able, has Intlrely dropt the Undertaking.
The present Publisher having recelv'd
the following piece, desires the Readers
to accept of it as a Preface to what they
may hereafter meet with in this paper":
Non ego mordacl dlstrlnxl Carmine quenijuam.
Nulla vonenato Lltera onlsta Joco est
Long has the Press groaned In bringing- forth
a hateful, but numerous Brood of Party Pam
phlets, malicious Scribbles, and Billingsgate
Ribaldry. The Rancour and bitterness it aas
unhappily Infused Into Mens minds, and to
what a Degree It has soured and Icaven'd tho
Tempers of Persons formerly esteemed soma
of the most sweet and affable Is too welt
known here, to need eny further Proof or
Representation of the Matter.
No generous and Impartial Person then can
blame the present Undertaking, which is de
signed purely for the Diversion and Merri
ment of the Reader. Pieces of Pleasancy and
Mirth have a secret Charm to allay the Heats
and Tumours of our Spirits, and to make a
Man forget his restless Resentments. They
have a strange Power to tune the harsh Dis
orders of the Soul, and reduce us to a serene
and placid State of Mind.
The main Design of this Weekly, Paper will
be to entertain the Town with the most com
ical and diverting Incidents of Humane Life,
which In so large a Place as Boston, will not
fall of a universal Exemplification: Nor shall
we be wanting to nil up these Papers with a
grateful Interpretation of more serious Morals,
which may bo drawn from the most ludicrous
and odd Parts of Life.
As for the Author, that. Is the next Question.
But tho' we profess our selves ready to oblige
the Ingenious and courteous Reader with most
sorts of Intelligence, yet hero we beg a re
serve. Nor will it be of any Manner of Ad
vantage either to them or to the Writers, that
their names should be published; and there
fore in this Matter we desire the Favor of
you to suffer us to hold our Tongues: Which
though at this Time of Day It may sound like
a very uncommon request, yet it proceeds
from the very Hearts of your Humble servants.
By this Time the Reader perceives that more
than one are engaged In the present Under
taking. Yet Is there one Person, an Inhab
itant of this Town of Boston, whom we honour
as a Doctor In the Chair, or a perpetual Dic
tator. The Society had designed to present the
Publlck with his Effigies, but that the Limner
to whom he was presented for a Draught of
his Countenance, descryed (and he Is ready
to offer upon Oath) Nineteen Features in his
Face, mora than ho ever beheld In any Hu
mane Visage before; which so raised the Price
of his Picture, that our Master himself for
bid the Extravagance of coming up to It.
And then besides, the Limner objected a
Schism In his face, which splits It from his
forehead in a strait Line down to his Chin,
In such sort, that Mr. Painter protests It is
a double Face, and he'll have Four Pounds
for tho Pourtralture. However, tho' this dou
ble Face has spoilt us of a pretty Picture, yet
we cejolced to see old Janus In our Company.
There Is no Man in Boston better qualified
than old Janus for a Couranteer. or, if you
please, an Observator, being a man of such
remarkable Optlcks, as to look two ways at
once.
As for his Morals, he Is clearly Christian, as
the Country Phrase expresses It. A Man of
Good Temper,, courteous Deportment, sound
Judgment: a mortal Hater of Nonsense, Fop
pery, Formality, and endless Ceremony.
As for his Club, they aim at no greater
Happiness or Honour than tho Publlck be
made to know, that It Is the utmost of their
Ambition to attend upon and do all Imaginable
good Offices to good old Janus, the Couranteer.
who Is and always will be the Reader's humble
Servant.
P. S. Gentle Readers, we (design never to
let a Paper pass without a Latin Motto If we
can possibly pick one up. which carries a
Charm in it to the Vulgar, and the learned
admire the pleasure of Construing. We should
have obliged the World with a Greek scrap
or two. but the Printer has no Types, and
therefore wo intreat the candid Reader not
to Impute the defect to our Ignorance, for our
Doctor can say all the Greek Letters by heart.
Undor date of London, Oct. 31, appears
tho following:
'Tts said that a Scheme or Draught of a Con
spiracy was found among Counsellor Lear's
Papers, signed with his own Hand, whereby the
Tower was to have been fire seized, the Pal
ace of St. James set on Fire, and certain Des
peradoes to be at hand, who, under pretense
of gtylng Assistance, were to have murdered
his Majesty; and that a very great Number
xf disaffected persons were to be assembled in
Lincoln's Inn Fields, to put the Town Im
mediately Into the greatest Confusion.
Tho following excerpt gives a bit of
local news:
Boston, Feb. 11. Last Week the Reverend
Mr. Orum, Minister of the Episcopal Church
at Bristol, came fromthence with a Petition
from Twelve of his Hearers, who are lmprls
loned for Refusing to pay Rates to the Pres
byterian Minister of Bristol) to the Lieut.
Governour, who. with the Advice of the Coun
cil, promls'd Mr. Orum to use his Interest for
their Relief at tho next Meeting of the General
"Don't Travel, Just 'Phone"
Modern methods of business require far
greater rapidity of transaction than those
In vogue In tho times of our forbears;
hence the necessity of the telephone to
the busy man. We put In private lines,
and bring a hand 'phone to your desk
if you like. Every other useful electrical
device for home, store or office.
WESTERN ELECTRIC WORKS
305 WASHINGTON STREET,
PORTLAND, OR.
Assembly, the Men being imprison' d by Vertue
of the Laws of tho Province.
We have Advice from the Eastward that 200
men, under the command of Captain Harman,
are gone to Noriglwock, in quest of the In
dians, and "70 to Penobscot, under command
of Col. Westbrook. 'Tis said another party
are to march to Pcjeplcot.
Yesterday Morning about 6 of clock, a Flra
broke out at Mr. Blush's Work-house In Corn
hlll, which burned a considerable part of tha
Roof before It was extinguished.
Under the head of "Advertisements,"
the following is given:
The best new Philadelphia Town-boulted
Flower, to bo sold by Mr. William Clark In
Merchant's Row. at Twenty-eight Shillings
per Hundred.
A Servant Boys Time for 4 Years to be dis
posed of. He Is about 18 Years of Age, and
can keep Accompts. Enquire at the Blue Ball
In Union Street, and know further.
This Paper having met with so general an
Acceptance In Town and Country, as to require
a far greater Number of them to be printed,
than there Is of the other publlck Papers; and
it being besides more generally read by. a vast
Number of Borrowers, who do not take It in.
the Publisher thinks proper to give this pub
hck Notice for the Incouragement of thoso
who would have Advertisements Inserted In
the public Prints, which they may have printed
In thli Paper at a Moderate Price.
Boston: Printed and sold by Benjamin
Franklin in Queen Street, where Advertise
ments aro taken In.
World's Fair Plans Considered.
ST. LOUIS, July 31. The committee on
grounds and buildings of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Company today con
sidered the plans of the commission of
architects for the general arrangements
for the world's fair buildings and grounds.
After approval by this committee tho
plans will be submitted, successively, to
the executive committee and board of di
rectors and finally to the National com
mission. In designing the grounds, the architects'
commission used for working material tho
data supplied by the Columbian Exposi
tion at Chicago. "The Chicago Exposition
is the spectacle we must eclipse If our
exposition Is to be a success." remarked
one of the architects. "The Buffalo, the
San Francisco and the Omaha Expositions
will be miniatures compared with the ex
position St. Louis Is preparing."
DAILY METEORPLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. July 31. 8 P. M. Maximum
temperature. 76; minimum temperature. 50;
river reading at 11 A. M 0.3 feet; change In
the past 24 hours, 0.1 foot; total precipitation.
5 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0.00; total precipitation
since Sept. 1, 1000. 42.70 Inches; normal pre
cipitation since Sept. 1. 1000, 40.23 Inches; defi
ciency, 3.58 Inches: total sunshine July 30,
10:43; possible sunshine July 30, 14:54.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
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STATIONS.
Astoria
Baker City ...
Bismarck
Boise
Eureka
Helena
TCp.ih Rav ....
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12INW
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Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
10SE
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12KV
10W
Clear
Clear
Clear
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Pocatello .100 0,
Portland 760.
Red Bluff 110210.
Roseburg I 841
Sacramento IIOOIO.
Salt Lake 10OO.
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Clear
Pt. cloudy
San Francisco I 74(0.
Clear
Spokane I S0
Seattle I 74 0
Walla Walla I 84(0.
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Clear
Cloudy
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Light. Trace.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A trace of rain Is reported as having oc
curred at Roseburc. Spokane and Wlnnemuc
ca, and the weather Is generally cloudy and
decidedly cooler along the east slope of the
Cascade Mountains. Tho Indications are for
fair weather In this district Thursday, with
slowly rising temperatures in Eastern Oregon
and Eastern Washington, and probably slight
ly cooler In Southern Idaho.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 23 hours
ending at midnight Thursday. August 1:
Portland and vicinity Fair and slightly
warmer; northwesterly winds.
Western Oregon and Western Washington
Fair and sllshtly warmer, except near coast;
northwesterly winds.
Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and
Northern Idaho Fair; slightly warmer during
the late afternoon; south to west winds.
Southern Idaho Fair; cooler; westerly winds.
EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecast Official.
NEW TODAY.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Portland real estate at lowest rates.
Titles Insured. Abstracts furnished.
Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
7 Chamber of Commerce.
S.N.L.G1LMAN, Auctioneer
Included In the long list of articles of
Household Furniture
To be sold by auction sale
At 411 Washington Street
Next Friday
Are handsome dining-room suits; Windsor fold
ing bed; Majestic steel range; rugs; carpets;
tine bedroom suits, complete; refrigerators; gas
stoves, etc., etc.
Buyers will do well to attend.
S. L. N. OILMAN, Auctioneer.
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