THE SUNDAY OBEGONIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 11, 194. NewspaperRelic From New England IT WAS PUBLISHED WHEN THIS GOVERNMENT WAS ONLY NINE YEARS OLD Correspondence of The Sunday Ore gonlaii.) Isaac Prlndle, who has re Elded In Clackamas County S3 years, and 14 years of this time in Oregon City, pos sesses a literary relic of antiquarian mer its that has come down from Revolution ary days, being a copy of the Connecticut Courant, printed in 179S. Prlndle, before coming to Oregon, lived at Simsbury, Conn., about 12 miles from Hartford- On the farm adjoining that of Prlndle's father stood a stone mansion that had been built In Colonial days, and had been owned and. occupied during sev eral generations by a family named Mather, descendants of the Mathers known to every American schoolboy in United States History. The last survivor of the family to occupy the old mansion was "William Mather, prominent for many years in Connecticut politics. Mather, during the years of his activity in polit ical affairs, had accumulated a large col lection of secular papers, pamphlets and documents, such "as come to the desk of a state official. By a strange coincidence, Mather and his wife both died the same day and were burled in the same grave. Their house was soon vacated, and the care of the premises was Intrusted to a friend of Prlndle's, who was then a young man. In 1S63 Prlndle and his friend were exploring the dark attic of the deserted mansion when they casually lit upon a bundle of papers half burled in the dust and tangled in a mesh of cobweb. Bring ing to light the find, the boys soon discov ered that they had in their possession documents of more than ordinary value. A division of the find was made, and to Prlndle fell, among other valuable papers, a copy of the Hartford Times of 1S29 and o copy of the Connecticut Courant. Following is the heading In full of the Courant: THE CONNECTICUT COURANT. Printed at Hartford, by Hudson &. Goodwin, Opposite the North Meetlnc-House. ,Vol. xxxilL Monday, July 9. 170S. No. 174G. This day published and sell ing by Hudson & Goodwin; price 3 dollars a hundred; 2 dollars for CO; one dollar for .24. A page of the paper is 20 Inches long and 12. inches wide, the printed matter occurring in five columns, so compactly filled as to keep one guessing where one article closes and another begins. The bold headlines that precede the items in .a modern newspaper are conspicuously wanting in the Courant. The paper treats upon Congressional legislation then being enacted and de manded to protect and promote National "welfare. It urges the expediency of do mestic Improvements, and discusses at length our relations -with foreign nations, especially with France, to which at that time "President Adams "was addressing some .pointed state papers. Three columns of -one page are devoted to an acconnt of the celebration of Inde pendence day in 179S by Hartford and other cities. Commenting on the Fourth of July celebration at New Haven, the editor says: "The anniversary of Inde pendence was yesterday celebrated in this city, with demonstrations of joy as I never before witnessed. The day was ushered in with a discharge of cannon and rincinjr of bells. At 9 o'clock a pro cession was formed, which consisted of the various military corhpanles of the city. officers of the late Army, attorneys for the state and district, orators of the day. the various officers of the city, county and state. . . . Dr. Dwight gave a sermon and Noah "Webster, Esq., gave an oration. On these productions I make no remarks, except that they were received by a very crouded. brilliant and enlightened audi ence with most unbounded aDDlausa." Closing, tire report says, "A few, a very few, growling Democrats, and one or two snarling, churlish fellows were now and then seen In some bye corner, viewing tha beauty of the scene. The same Issue of the paper briefly chronicles the act of Congress In honor ing Washington with the grade of Lieu-tenant-General. The notice as It appears is as follows: Appointments: George "Washington, Of Virginia, Lieutenant-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States of America. As showing the strained relations be tween our country and France at this time a letter of John Adams, then President, to 473 petitioners of "Washington County. Maryland, who supplicated him to use every honorable artifice of diplomacy to avert a rupture with the French nation, replies to said petition as follows: "When you say that the Governmenti of Prance Is congenial to our own, I pray you, gentlemen, to reconsider the subject. The con stitution, the administration, the laws, and their Interpretation .In France axe as essential ly different from ours as the ancient monarchy. If we may believe travelers returned from that country, or their own committees, the pomp and magnificence, the profusion of expense, the proud usurpation, the domineering inequality at present In that country, as well as the prostitution of morals and depravation of man ners, exceed all that was ever seen under the old monarchy, and form the most perfect con trast to our own in all those respects. I shall meet with sincerity any honorable overtures of that nation, but shall make no more over tures. JOHN ADAMS. Philadelphia, June 23, 1798. The paper abounds In current news upon topics that have come down to the pres ent day as matters of our Nation's his tory. Such a specimen of newspaper lore would prove a valuable acquisition to some historical society or to the collec tion of an antiquarian. L. B. .BALDWIN. FLAT UEE FOR HORSES. With Elevator Service, Too Some Will Not Walk Upstairs. New York Sun. Ground space is so valuable in New York .that, like many other buildings here, stables hav long been built up ward in many stories, with stalls for the horses on floors above the ground; so that there are now in the city thousands of horses that may be said to live in flats. Stables of six stories are no loncer con sidered remarkable, -and in many of these horses are now stalled on three floors, these upper stories being reached by runways. All of these tall modern stables have an elevator nig enough and strong enough to carry to the upper floors any vehicle, and In at least pne downtown boarding place for horses the elevator Is used for the animals also. Out of 150 horses kept in this stable there are perhaps a score that are more or less often hoisted to their rooms, or stalls, at night, and they also bring down some horses in the same way. The horses like it, and stand ready on the elevator platform, and are hoisted without trou ble. In fact, they have one fine horse that will not travel from the ground floor to Its stall in any other way. When this horse comes In and Is unhooked at night, it walks straight over to the elevator and waits to be hoisted up; and when it Is cast loose In its stall in the morning it makes straight for the elevator again. jHIs Sphere. He Don't you know that I'm & fatalist; I believe that what is to be will be. She 'Well. I'm qulto sure, Cholly, that you'll never do anything to prevent it. Puck. "All the Time You Want 99 "Your Account Accepted Here." Our Opening Gun Fired "We Credit One and AH." mbef Sale On V I u- 1 - -,7a $1.00 " ., II ULO : Down " lit S1-00 j, v LIE w I A WePk Buys" Nfflf jr EcIfPse - Old Stoves taken in exchange, full value allowed, guaranteed io years. No better range on earth. We have ranges as low OT sfk A iJU as And in our Fall Furniture Campaign we propose to pour a few hot shots of genuine bargains that are truly money-savers. We don't pretend to make a showy front, no flowery or artistic ef fects, but we have several floors of the most modern, up-to-date housefurnishings that you have ever laid your eyes on at the littlest of prices and the easiest terms. We enumerate and pricp a hurricane of unparalleled bargains that have been es pecially prepared for this week of our September sale Prices have been cut and slashed to the lowest point, all are articles of great worth and quality. This is an opportunity that must appeal to the good judgment of every thinking man or woman in Portland and vicinity. Every price quoted here tells a money saving story. Every article in our big store cut to a bargain price for this month. Longest and Most Liberal Credit Prize Eclipse Heating Stove ESnest Heater in the world, air tight, outer body cold-rolled steel, lined with heavy castiron top and bottom. Warranted for five years. A real gem of a stove. Worth $12.00 Our G S( September sale price r50.3l SEPTEMBER BARGAINS I IN DRESSERS $16.00 Dresser for mm $12.00 'A handsome Dresser like cut, with round, square or diamond-shaped glass; Oak or Manogany nnisn. Keguiar r h y f( $16 Dressers for pIJU EVERYBODY. CREDITED HERE $40.00 Dresser fox $30.00 Handsome Dresser, like cut, Quartered, Pol ished Golden Oak, Mahogany and Bird s eye Maple. A regular $40.00 Dresser. Here during our September Q QQ OUR TERMS ARE EASY $65 Dresser for $49 ' A magnificent Dresser like cut, golden and quar tered Oak, Polished Crotch Mahogany, Birds' eye Maple, hand polished, large French Bev eled glass; regular $65 Dresser. Cf Q (( Here during September sale 4?t-I.UJ ' BUY NOW. PAY LATER. $12.50 Dresser for $10.00 Handsome, well-made Dresser, best Golden Oak finish; large square plate glass. Regular $12.50 Dressers Cff& A A for only . .,. . p I U.UU CREDIT EXTENDED TO ALL $29.00 Dresser for $21.00 A pretty Dresser like cut. Golden Oak, White Maple or Mahogany finish, full swell front, large oval glass. A swell effect throughout and a genuine good article. Regular value $29. Here COI AA during September 4AiUU YOU ARE GOOD FOR CREDIT HERE $60 Folding Bed Finest Quartered Oak, large golden flaked, hand polished, with large French beveled glass. Worth $60. Here dur ing September aq sale for only HrsJalU GET YOUR NAME ON QUR BOOKS. $50.00 Brass Bed $35.00 Handsome Brass Bed, extra heavy pillars and posts. Gold lacquered. A regular forB.e.d ,$35.00. WE EXTEND CREDIT TO ALL. $18.00 Iron Bed $12. Handsome Iron Bed like cu'$ beautiful brass work in tv and three colored combinai tions. Regular 10 ff $18 Bed for ...4I.UU YOU CAN HAVE CREDIT . HERE. Special Sale of Carpets and Rugs j Many exclusive patterns to show you that no other house can, including those that represent the approved selections of the world's most iamous aesigners. rvery 100m xnar nas won crccui ior a. meri torious product finds an expression of its best effort in our choice as sortment for the Fall and Winter of 1904-05. $5 DOWN, $1 A WEEK WILL CARPET ANY ROOM IF BOUGHT HERE. 60RoIIs Pollack Ingrain 70c quality, sold as a bargain by some merchants at 52c yd., here 50c yd. These Ingrains are in many pretty effects. Styles sufficient for you to make a satisfactory selection of a car pet that will be an ornament to any home. During KAf this sale only, yard tJUi 206 Rolls Higgins' Brus. The $1.25 quality, sold as a bar gain by some merchants at $1.15. Our price $1. The Hig gins Brussels is known the world over, and the Oiental designs are newest out; color guaranteed fast and s'oap and water caru. be used on them. Our price, per yard $35 Folding Bed $20.00 A swell Folding Bed, Golden Oak, Dresser effect; a hand some article, and worthy of a place in any home. Worth $35. During our flOfi AA September sale ;.4JvUU ' OPEN AN ACCOUNT, HERE. 188 Rolls Tapestry Brus. The $1.10 quality sold by some merchants as a bargain at 87c, here only 85c yard. We have a swell selection in Oriental and floral effects durable and ex ceedingly pretty. You'll find selection easy to make. Your choice, per yard . . f 85c 260 Rolls Serrah Axmins. A selection of Axmiristers that cannot be equaled in the city, regular $1.80 quality, sold as a bargain at $1.60. Our price $1.50. We have them in Oriental and floral effects, two-toned. A home with one of' these Carpets will be it. There are none h Rf better. Our price ....PlOU $4.00 Iron Bed 1.50 $3, Handsome Iron Bed like cut in several colors. Heavy angle head and foot. Worth $4. During our September sale . $3.50 YES, YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD HERE. $1.00 A Few Rugs Selected at Random A handsome 9x12 extra quality Tapestry Rug. A real gem. Regularly sold for $21.00. Our ltrh"..... $18.50 A swell 9x12 Royal Velvet Rug. The best wearing Rug made, that. is. cheap at $35. During sres;.pt.emb.CT.... $25.00 WE CREDIT EVERYBODY WHO ASKS US. 1 1 nr $10.00 Iron Bed $8.50 Just Tike cut. Heavy brass knobs and rails, head and foot straight. Regular $10.00 I Bed. Here during a .September sale pO.vJU CREDIT TO ALL. Some Credit the Chosen Few, We Extend Credit to One and AIL I. Qevurtz & Sons Gevurtz Sells It For Less First and Yamhill The Little-at-a-Time Store The Best Goods at the Lowest Prices Always Found Here. j