THE MOBBING FEEDAY, 3ANUAIK; 22, 190
CONTRACT FOR HAY
Government Places an Order
in Portlands
WILL; BE TESTED IN
ISLANDS
Purchase of 1250 Tons for Shipment
to Manila-Goes by Sound
-Steamer-Adventure of
" British Captain.
Y
The "War Department has let a con
tract to Albers Bros.' Milling Company,
of this city, for 1250 tons of hay for ship
ment to Manila. This is a part of the
amount originally called for. the Gov
ernment requirfnr in all 5435 tons. The
larger part of the order was placed at
Ban Francisco, merchants there making
the lowest hid, but on a cheaper quality
of bay. Senator Mitchell has informed
the Portland firm that this lot is to be
purchased here to be tested together with
hay from other sections. Dealers who
handle Oregon hay are satisfied that a
thorough test will be the best thing that
can happen to convince Army officers of
the superior merit of the product of this
state. The following letter, which" Sena
tor Mitchell received from the Quartermaster-General,-
was sent to Albers Bros:
"The lowest bids for hay in the recent
blading were for deliveries In San Fran
cisco, but it was decided to "purchase a
quantity of Oregon hay in Portland and
a quantity of Washington hay on the
Sound for the purpose of sending different
varieties of hay to the Philippines for a
thorough test of the merits of these
classes pf forage. Our Quartermasters in
the Philippines wiil be instructed to make
full reports on the merits and food quali
ties of theso different hays, so that just
and accurate judgment may be arrived at
as to what kind of hay Is best to buy in
the future for the needs of the service in
the islands'."
The oats called for In the Government
advertisement, 4320 tons, which Kerr, Glf
ford & Co., Albers Bros, and Simpson &
Co. will furnish, together with the hay
"bought at San Francisco, will be shipped
to Manila on the transport Dlx, which is
now due at San Francisco from the Orient.
The transport is expected to reach Port
land early next month.
As there will not be room on her for the
hay purchased yesterday, efforts were
made to And another steamer to load
here, hut without success. Laidlaw & Co.
were approached on the matter, but could
not provide a vessel for such a small
amount Had the amount been larger,
this firm could have placed a steamer at
the Government's disposal. The Portland
& Asiatic Steamship Company, which has
all the west-bound freight it can carry,
declined to lower Its rates to the Govern
ment, so recourse was had to the Sound
companies. Frank Waterhouse agreed to
transport the hay at a low price, o the
deal with him was concluded and the hay
will be sent from Portland to Tacoma to
be shipped from there to the Orlont
PART CARGO FROM ANTWERP.
French Bark Marecha! de Turenne
Will Begin Discharging Monday.
The French bark Marechal de Turenne
entered at the Custom-House yesterday.
The vessel is still at anchorage in the
stream, but will move In to Mersey dock
Monday to discharge. By that time the
Crcssington will have rinlshed discharging
and moved down to the Eastern Lumber
Mills to begin loading lurriber for the
West Coast.
Captain Rous, of the Marechal de Tu
renne, reports an uneventful voyage Xtt
from Port Los Angeles. He says the La
Bruyore, which arrived there while he was
still In port, came in in a terrible condi
tion. The Turenne, which has part cargo
from-Antwerp, entered with 1356 casks of
cement, S174 rails, 397 bundles of fish
plates and 3042 bars and 411 bundles of
Iron. The cargo is consigned to Balfour,
Guthrie & Co.
BRITISH CAPTAIN ASSAULTED.
:r1as Adventure With Burglar in the
Cabin of His Ship.
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 2L Captain C.
Gibbons, of the ship General Gordon, lying
off Long Wharf, was murderously as
saulted by a lone burglar shorUy after 8
o'clock ibis morning in the cabin of his
vessel, and robbed of considerable money,
besides some jewelry.
The assailant has not been caught, but
Deputy Sheriffs are working on the case,
and are searching for a colored man that
has been hanging around the ship the
past several days.
Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning.
Captain Gibbons was aroused in his cabin
by a strange noise that emanated from
one corner of the cabin. He arose and
discovered a man at work robbing a small
bureau. He grabbed him, and was sud
denly struck on the head by a club, which
felled him to the floor. Here he lay un
conscious for a few moments and when
lie recovered the burglar had tied. An
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cheap. Hog
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examination revealed - that two 520 gold
pieces, about $G0 in silver, one sold chain
and a gun-metal watch had been stolen.
STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S LOSSEb
Oceanic's Report Shows Poop Show
N, ing for 1903.
FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
5ceanlc Steamship Company, held today,,
the following board of directors was elect
ed; Claus Spreckles, John D. Spreckels,
Adolpb Spreckels, Frederick Tillman. Jr
JS- F. Preston. H. E. Bo thin and W. D.
KL Gibson.
President John D. Spreckels submitted
his annual report, showing receipts and
disbursements for the past year as fol
lows: Receipts, $2,023,243; disbursements,
$2,262,173. Expenses In excess of receipts,
$228,923. The loss for the year preceding
was $34S33. The net loss on the year's
operations was $234,672, as against a net
loss for the year preceding of $349,303. The
report stated that the outlook for the
coming year was verTwro'rable.
Ship and Steamer Collide.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan 2L Advices from
Sydney by steamer Aorangl, which ar
rived today, tell of a marine disaster in
I which Captain Carrington, of the steamer
I Coogee, and Frank Golley, a seaman, were
! killed. The Italian ship Fortunato Figaro,
from Melbourne, fpr Newcastle, collided
: with the steamer Coogee. from Launeston
for Melbourne. The Italian ship crashed
Into the steamer at the forward -bow and
the jibboom ofj the Italian ship swept the
steamer's decks, splintering the bridge and
all deckworks and killing the captain and
Golley. Second Mate Durant had a leg
i broken.
Captain of Liner Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2L Captain
Going, of the steamer Nippon Mara, was
arrested today by United States Marshal
Shine for allowing, a Chinese passenger
to escape from the detention sheds. The
latter made good his escape In 190) and
the captain was indicted by the Federal
grand Jury October 2L 1S03, at the same
time that Captain W. B. Seabury, of the
Korea, was taken into custody for the
same offense. Both were released on $1000
bonds.
Chartered to Load Lumber.
I The Pacific ExrjQrt Lumber Company
I has chartered the American bark Louisl
' ana to load lumber here for a trans-Paciflc
port. She will carry about 1.000,000 feet.
The bark is now at San Francisco. Owing
to the danger of war, it Is not practicable
' to charter steamers for the Orient, as they
might nnd it difficult to secure coal on the
other side.
Part of Her Cargo Will Be Discharges;
ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. 2L (Special.) The
; British ship Cromartyshire, which -ar-rived
In a few days ago with a cargo of
1 coal, was granted permission by the cus
! toms authorities today to discharge 1000
tons of her cargo at this port before pro
( ceedlng up the river..
Bar Buoys for Willapa Harbor. .
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) The
lighthouse tender Columbine has received
orders to proceed to Willapa Harbor at
V.n I... J 1 1-
'c wai. upjjui lumiy uuu lepmcs a. couple
of bar buoys that were carried away dur
ing the recent storm.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. 21. Arrived down at
3 P. JL British ship Ancalos and schooner
Volunteer. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M..
rgh; light northeast wind; .weather cloudy.
San Francisco. Jan. 21. Arrived at 9 A. II.
Steamer Alliance, from Portland. Arrived
at 10 A. II. Steamer Aurella. from Portland.
Sailed Schooner Repeat for Portland. Arrived
1 at 0:30 A. M. Steamer Prentiss, Tram Port
I land. Arrived Schooner Glendale, from Co
i lumbla River.
i JJew Tork, Jan. 21. Sailed La Bretaene.
for Havre. ' '
Instrahull. Jan. 21. Passed Mongolian, from
New Tork, for Glasgow.
Havre, Jan. 21. Arrived La Savole, from
New York.
Hamburg, Jan.- 21. Arrived Pennsylvania,
from New Tork, via Plymouth and 'Cherbourg.
Antwerp, Jan. 21. Arrived Switzerland,
from Philadelphia; Vaderland, from New York.
London. Jan. 21. Sailed Minnehaha, for
New York.
Queenstown. Jan. 21. Sailed Majestic, for
New York.
Ushant, Jan. 2L Passed Silesia, from San
Francisco, etc, via Tenerlffe, for Hamburg.
New York, Jan. 2L Arrived Amsterdam,
from Rottordam.
San Francisco, Jan. 21. Arrived Steamer
Centennial, from Gray's Harbor; steamer New
burg, from Gray's Harbor; schooner Philip
pine, from Tacoma; schooner Bella, from Co
qulllo River; schooner Lizzie, from Gray's
Harbor. Sailed Steamer Umatilla, for Vic
toria; steamer Areata, for Coos Bay; steamer
j Leelanaw, for Tacoma; steamer Montara, for
Ladysmlth; schooner Jtery Etta, for Sluslaw
River; schooner Bender Bros., for Sluslaw
River; steamer Rival, for Willapa Harbor.
Tacoma, Jan. 21. Arrived Steamer City of
Puebla, from San Francisco; steamer Edith,
from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer City of
Puebla. for Everett; French bark CoL de
Vlllcbols Mareull. for Queenstown, Plymouth
or Falmouth.
Women's Missionary Society Meets.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Women from all
parts of the country are attending the
43d anniversary meeting of the Women's
Union Missionary Society of America, be
ing held here. This was the first woman's
missionary society organized, and Its
members represent nearly every shade of
religious feeling, from Episcopal to Baptist.
Nature-s G
lard is the horror of delicate stomachs. Cottolene is wholesome and economical. The use
DRAFT NEW BUILDING LAW
ARCHITECTS "PREPARE A CITX
ORDINANCE.
Sar Francisco Code Followed Closely
Recommendations of Theater
Committee to Be Adopted.
Portland is to have a new building
ordinance, and that not as the result of
the Iroquois Theater Are. It has long
been felt that the present ordinance Is
out of date and the architects and Guild
ers of the city have often threatened to
model a new one and submit It to the
Council, but they delayed doing so until
a month or so ago, when the matter
was taken up by two independent parties,
neither of which knew the other was en
gaged in the work. One of these has al
ready submitted to the Council a type
written copy of what would be quite' a
voluminous ordinance and the other Is
about to do likewise.
"W. "H. Gordon, the contractor and
builder, several months ago was about
ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.
How Chad Buford Defended His Best Friend,
Charged With Murder.
Next Sunday The Oregonian will publish a fascinating
chapter from "The Little Shepherd of Kingdont Come;" by
special permission of Charles Scribner's Sons. It is a short
story, complete in itself, and appeals strongly to every boy,
whether he be io years old or 70, and to every girl of the same
age limitations.
Chad's best
to take a trip East, where he could
readily look up the building" and Are
ordinances of other cities. He spoke to
Mayor Wlllians of tho fact, explaining
that he would make an abstract of the
best of them for use here, and the Mayor
said he would be glad to have Mr Gor
don do so. He returned a few- weeks
ago and shortly afterward laid before the
Council a very long, formally drawn
document that could be adopted as It is
and be a first-rate building ordinance.
This has been before the Council some
time, but no action has been taken
upon it.
One of the reasons for this is that the
Architects' Association has given out
that it has appointed three of its mem
bers, William C. Knighton, Emii Schacht
and H. J. Hefty, as a committee to, draw
up an ordinance for tne same purpose
that actuated Mr. Gordon. The commit
tee was well along In Its work before
It found out that some one else was
engaged In the same task. It was too
late to co-operate with him, and there
is no reason for believing the commit
tee members cared to do so. They are
architects and Mr. Gordon is a master
builder.
The work of the architects' committee
reached completion a day or two ago and
the results of it were submitted to the
Architects' Association for criticisms.
These are to be given promptly and dis
cussed, so that the ordinance can be given
to the Council before its next meeting.
j.ne architects' ordinance is based on
the San Francisco ordinance enacted a
year ago. It covers every possible point
and If followed will prevent catastrophes
01 any kind happening in buildings. Only
minor changes have been made from the
San Francisco document, such as are duo
to the differences of climate and other
conditions. These are generally- buried
deep In the body of the ordinance and
have had to be ferreted out by the per
severance of the committee. A conspicu
ous one of these is the demand that all
San Francisco buildings have 12-inch
basement walls. Tho reason for this rule
is that the soil of San Francisco Is sandy
and thrusts acainst retaining walls with
too much force for eight-inch or anything
less than 12-lnch walls to stand. Many
similar minor changes have had to be
made, but e ordinance as a whole is
so complete that the general wording!
of it has not been changed, it is very
long, but Its wordiness is balanced by Its
completeness.
In one regard many suggestions have
been made the matter of the theaters.
Oi una the committeemen say that they
believe this part should follow; the re
port of the special committee that Is
now engaged In examining the various
theaters. This will probably be done.
Speaking of the ordinance yeterday, W.
C. Knighton said: "This is ah absolute
ly independent action on the part of the
architects. The fact of the Inadequacy
of the old ordinance was only brought
forcibly to our notice by the lack of a
provision for steel-framed buildings, but
we .nought that as long as we were
forced to make a suggestion on that point
we might as well remodel the wholo
ordinance."
Richard Martin, tho only architect on
the committee that has been inspecting
theaters, has something to say about
what will be done with that matter.
"The ordinance as it stands, as. far as
theaters go, is adequate enough," he
said. "The trouble is that it has not
been followed. If it had been seen to
that it was not violated, there would
if
1 Moras yoiiT mod - Lorain
be no necessity of anr "ch antra In any:
of the theaters In 'town. But there has:l
been no building inspector, and the fire
chief has too many other duties to fol
low the matter. t
"For some reason the. clauses In the
building ordinance that relate to .the
aters are lacking in the printed copy "that
-Is In use. and I never knew until the
other day that there were any - particu
lar clauses on the subject. On examina
tion! found that tnese covered the case
completely. But they were not followed,
or 'there would have been no occasion
for us to order any changes."
Both -the suggested ordinances provide
for a building Inspector, who Is to be,
paid by builders themselves, according to
the value of the structure they -wish to
build. The exact terms of this arrange
ment will, be a matter for tue Council
to settle.
KHTGD0H IS A THREAD.
Sage-"Excuses Early Church for Not
Spotting This.
PORTLAND Jan. 20. (To the Editor.)
The Klncdom of God Is the rolden thifr?
that binds the numerousoooks of the Bl- I
ble Into one consecutive whole; lt
reaches from Genesis to Revelation, and
friend is his dog.
Is promised to endure forever. It was I
first preached by Jesus at last It was '
preached by Paul at Rome as the epi
tome of life; "the one divine event to
which the whole creation moves." Per
vading the prophecies with its message,
it makes of Revelation an open book,
with Its one mystery. The earlycouncils
of the church under Constantine, saturat
ed as It was with paganism and Greek
philosophy, may well be excused for over
looking this fact, and making the vicari
ous atonement tho central truth of Chris
tianity; the mission of the Christ was the
making of a new environment.
Tho prophet Daniel plainly indicates
this truth; "he foretells the coming of the
klngdom as the end of creation, and its
perpetuation forever. This prophecy is
strictly in line with evolution, which,
carried to its logical conclusion, arrives at
precisely the same result Tho law of
continuity demands that when physical
creation Is complete a new order of life
will be Inaugurated, not distinct, not sep
arate .from naturak life, but supplement
ing, strengthening it, and fitting it . for ,
higher flights of knowledge and happi
ness. The miracles that attend its advent are '
no greater than science encounters In its
biological investigations. The germ of In- ,
cfreasing life 13 everywhere regnant in
Nature; why does skepticism-see in this
advent a subject for ridicule or distrust?
Is this life so complete that the Creator
needs to make no Improvement? Chris
tianity is a science, the science of the
world of cause, from which this Is the
world of effect; and is Investigated by
the internal, in precisely the same way
that the external brain Investigates Na
ture. Tho world will learn this truth be- I
fore itT- makes its twentieth, century rec-'
ord complete. Miracles never cease. King- ,
dom rises on kingdom, not in quick sue- '
cession, but Ip. long-drawn-out cycles of
time; the third kingdom upon the second, (
as that rises on the rock-ribbed earth.
Nineteenth centuries have seen it grow, !
bud and blossom; but the child is born
who will see It bear fruit for the "healing
of the nations." M. S. GRISWOLD.
IS ABLE TO ITREPKOOF WOOD.
Chicago Chemist Makes Use of Sul
phate of Aluminum.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2L Joseph L. Ferrell,
of Philadelphia, threw handfuls of excel
sior on a hot gas fire in the rooms of the
Western Society of Engineers last night in
demonstrating a theory. It smoked, but
did not blaze. Mr. Ferrell, who is a chem
ist, had been asked to address tho engi
neers on the subject of flreproofing wood
and combustible fabrics. He told them
it could be done cheaply, and then he
made the practical demonstration de
scribed. Sulphate of aluminum Is the
composition Mr. Ferrell had used to fire
proof tho wood and cotton. His plan is
to saturate the material under a pressure.
From a commercial viewpoint Mr. Fer
rell said there was nothing In the way
of making any theater safe from spread
ing flames. While sulphate of ammonia,
which his been used; is expensive, sul
phate of aluminum Is cheap, costing 75
cents a hundredweight, and the expense
of using It Is comparatively small.
So many diseases depend' upon impure !
blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the most
wiaeiy usezui meaicine.
t from
MARKET TO COST $30000
THREE BUILDINGS TO RISE ON
MECHANICS' PAVILION, STE.
Permanent Booths Will Be Provided
for Producers and Stalls for Ped
dlers and Hucksters.
i
Within 60 days the empty block bounded
by Clay, Third, Market and Second streets,
where once stood the Mechanics Pavi
lion, will be occupied by a $30,000 market
building' to be erected by the Union Mar
ket Association, which on Wednesday filed
articles ot Incorporation, with a capital
stock of $c0TN0, In the County Clerk's of
fice. The market will be thoroughly modern
In every particular, and will occupy three
separate buildings covering the entire
block. 20J feet square. Two driveways,
running through the block from Second
to Third streets, will separate the three
buildings. The structures on Clay and
Market streets will be used by peddlers,
who will sell from their wagons, while in
the center, or main building, will be lo
cated tho permanent bootlis of producers,
waiting-room and offices. The waiting
room will be maintained at the expense
of the association, which Intends to do
everything In its power for the benefit of
the country people who journey to town
In the cod and early hours of the morning
with their produce..
The offices of the association will be In
the raaJ.-i building and it Is expected that
It will be a matter of a short time only
when.- a Loaltn inspector will be Installed
at the rqarket with permanent offices In
'the buUdinfi.
The buildings that will be devoted to the
wagon, peddlers will bearransed In such
.manner that shoppers can pass through
the building and inspect the produce of
the peddltrs-- without difficulty. An ele
vated, promenade, running the length of
the -buildings, will be tbullt in the center
of each,- wagon stand. All wagons will be
backed up against this walk, along which
purchasers can pass and purchase from
the various wagons.
The names of the principal stockowners
in the corporation have been withheld
from the public up to this time, but tho
election of officers, which will take place
In a few days, will probably result In
the names of the principal promoters of
the association being disclosed. The Incor
porators are: W. E. Shafford, L. Bailey
and E. M. Gardner.
The idea of opening a market-place in
Portland is said to have originated about
two years ago with several men from De
troit, Mich., who were visiting the city.
The delay in securing the franchise was
so gre8t, however, that they practically
gave the matter up and when their at
torney in this city finally secured the
franchise they were not so anxious to
take it up. When the franchise was se
cured, however, nearly a year and a half
after the matter was first taken up, the
Upon Market Company, the first com
pany formed, commenced tho work and
had the old pavilion torn down. This work
has Just been completed and the franchise
has been sold to the Union Market Asso
ciation (Inc.). The transfer, however, is
believed to have been made for the pur
pose of including other parties In the
corporation, since it is understood that tho
Detroit parties are still interested in the
venture.
A 25-year lease has been secured from
tho city for the property on which tho
market builldlng Is to be erected, for
which a monthly rental of $100 is to be
paid. At the end of the stipulated time,
if the city demands more rent for the
property, it is agreed that an arbitrary
board shall be appointed to decide on tho
rent.
Nearly every city In the country of
Portland's size has a market place. In
Portland tho market promises to be a
great advantage, since It means that a
great portion of the peddling, business will
bo done under cover and out of the rain.
During the early hours of the morning,
especially during the berry season, hun
dreds of wagons block the streets bound
ing the plaza blocks. Garbage from the
vegetable wagons litters the streets and
of late years much complaint has been
node of the troublesome peddlers. The
market, however, will stop this trouble
as well as bring the producer and. con
sumer in closer relation, resulting in a
mutual benefit.
FENDERS Q2T STREET-CAES.
Oregon City Line Wants Cow-Catch-ers
Instead. --
Fenders havo been placed on nearly all
of the Portland Railway and City & Sub
urban Companies' street-cars, in compli
ance with the city ordinance enacted some
time ago. The Oregon Water Power &
Railway Company has asked permission
of the City, Council to place cow-catchers
on their cars instead of fenders, and as
soon as this matter is settled all of the
street-cars In the city will be provided
with either fenders or cow-catchers.
The fenders being placed on most of the
cars are suspended about four inches
above the track and are operated by the
foot, the motorman stepping upon a re
lease lever In time of emergency, which
allows the fender to drop flat upon the
track almost instantly.
The Oregon Water Power & Railway
Company in Its petition to the Council for
a permit to put cow-catchers on the cars
points out that as the greater part of that
ens yoi
w
Art Association, tells young women what to
do to avoid pain and suffering caused by
female troubles.
"Dear Mrs. Ptnkham: I can conscientiously recommend LydlaBU
Pinlrham's "Vegetable Compound to those of my sisters suffering with,
female weakness and the troubles which so often befall womenTl suf
fered for months with general weakness, and felt so weary that I had
hard work to keep up. I had shooting pains, and was utterly miserable.
In my distress I was advised to use Iiydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and it was a red letter day to me when I took the first dose,
for at that' time my restoration began. In six weeks I was a changed
woman, perfectly well in every respect. I felt so elated and happy that
I want all women who suffer to get well as I did.' Miss Guila Gannon,
359 Jones St, Detroit, MiclL, Secretary Amateur Art Association.
It Is clearly shown In this young lady's letter that iydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will certainly cure the sufferings
of women; and when one considers that Miss Gannon's letter ia
only one of tho countless hundreds which wo are continually
publishing in the newspapers of this country, the great virtue of Mrs.. Pink
ham's medicine must be admitted by all ; and for the absolute cure of all kinds
of female ills no substitute can possibly tako its place. Women should bear
this important fact in mind when they go into a drug store, and be sure no
to accept anything that is claimed to be " just as good" as Jjydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, for no other medicine for female ills haa
made bo many actual cures.
How Another Sufferer Was Cured.
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enough, for they have done me more good than all the doctors I have
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your medicine, I now feel like a different woman.
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ham's Vegetable Compound to all It has now been four years since
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' Remember Mrs. Pinkham's advice is free and all sick women
are foolish if they do not ask for it. She speaks from the widest
experience, and has helped multitudes of women.
FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of
aboTO testimonials, which Trill prove their absolute genuineness.
iydia. E. Plnkhom Sled. Co., Lynn, Zklajss.
line runs through open country, the cow
catcher is better than the fender, since
should a cow err other animal be struck it
would bo brushed from the track, while
the fender would probably derail the car
and result in great injury to the passen
gers. The matter is under the advisement
of the street committee of the Council.
Owing to delayed shipments of fenders
the Portland Railway and City & Suburb
an Companies will not have fenders on all
their cars for about two weeks.
The Portland Railway Company expects
to have fenders on all of the cars in uee
at the present time within te,n days. Two
shipments of fenders have already been
received from Cincinnati, and another
shipment Is en .route from the factory. The
Summer cars will be furnished with fen
ders at once, and every car that leaves
the barns will soon be equipped.
Oregon Grape Makes Good Jelly.
PORTLAND. Or., Jan. 21. (To the Edi
tor.) Mr. Claude Gatch. In his article
300 choice recipes from the
Chicago.
of either good eggs or flour
Ho? lard is plentiful and
on the Oregon grape, says that the fruit
of the Oregon holly could no more be
cooked or eaten than the fruit of other
holly, even if a Portland servant girl
made the attempt at Christmas time. The
Gatch means well, but he Is mistaken
in this case, for the berries of the Ore
gon holly or grape make a wine that Is
more than palatable, and Jelly that la
delicious, and has the flavor of the Con
cord grape. It must be gathered at the
right time, lor when old it becomes fuU
orwcrms. I prefer the state flower to
be called "Oregon Grape," and I think
It should be. as the berries remind ono
of minature grapes and the taste Is sim
ilar. MRS. WALLACE MORRIN.
Clergymen Take Notice.
Applications for clergy certificates for
the year 1904 are now at the office of A.
L. Craig general, passenger agent of the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation company,
and those entitled to permits will please
call at room 2. Worcester building, for the
same.
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