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.
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