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THE SUNDAY OEEGOKIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 12, 1905. The Oregon Country in Early Days HISTORICAL WORK IN WHICH HORACE S. LYMAN WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH j .i (lyoquot Sound, near Nootka, on ' the outer lde of Vancouver Island, L J ru 't a fort upon ground bought be- f :r KMidrick. from the Indians. Thlv ipr t was cautMi ron -ueniuicc. xiie name some determination to hold thu jx- t -!rrs thnn the natives. Purchase of :d indicates an intention to treat t - peopie lairiy, anu as a. matter or Gray made himself friendly, often t. ig the Indians in tholr lodges and . kl: s medicines and mich articles as Ixcd rice, or bread and molasses, if any h i, p nfd to be sick. By one' of the young rks a. young Indian woman was pr- tu:d d to wash tho paint from her face id f;at he might see what -was the color c .s r complexion; anu no Decomes quite :: iastlc over the result. lie iys ' ad "a, fair complexion of rod and U , and one of the most delightful cc-r-tf nances I cvor boheld." But she was j en Induced by her people to decorate Il-trr. !f again, and the next time she ap j artd it was in full color. But in spite tli.s frlendllnees the savages wore tr-achTous and devised a plan to capture Vrc Columbia, and thus poesess for them- sIcs a great sailing ship. They prom-i-cd Attoo, the young Hawaiian, that If 2 c would help they would make him chief. l was to wet the powder of the Amor- J i-M f. But this faithful Kanaka, after U Inking it over, set aside what might 3ivc been a considerable temptation, and t;Id tho whole plot to Captain Gray. The Americans were fully prepared when the j Indians came, and the treacherous chief su'JfJe.'ily changed his mind and retired. Much of the time at this fort "was spent In making scrap-iron cnisels for trade with tho native, and building a schooner. "T"io Adventure." But the Americans ncr- not too busy to keep the Snbbnth, and regularly every Sunday religious Ifirrvlrrs were held by the Captain. EXPLORING SOUTHWARD. It was now Spring of 17?S, and the fair weather came with the return of the northwest breezes. Having learned more of the coar-t to tho north than to the south, Grav decided to return along tho Ore gon, side and make another effort to en ter tho river that had baffled him the a car before- On the way down a very ! interesting meeting took place off the 1 coast of Washington. This was the Brit ish exploring expedition under Captain ! Grorge Vancouver. It was Sunday morn- j Ing at four o'clock, almost the last of April, that tho sails were nrst signtca. and at six the vessels had approached k'.osfj enough to speak. The Columbia was Fignaled to bring to and that tho British commander would like to send Lis lieutenants on board. This was done. and Puget and Mcnzles. the British offi cers, learned from Gray that he had sailed 50 miles through the Straits of J iica, ana that nc naa seen tne moum oi the great river precisely where vancou ver, who hd just passed, felt sure that r.one existed, wo snail learn more ot I Vancouver and his failure later. DISCOVERY OP GRAY'S 3 1 ARBOR. i Although ho was informed by the British i navigator that there was no river where he had seen tho opening in tho coast. but only a shallow bay. and that the dif limit in makinc an entrance was not in i tho strong curront. but on account of the breakers on the bar, the American i was not persuaded that he was wrong. but sailed down with tho wind. It is said by Vancouver that he turned and followed tne British ships for some die lance, as If wishing to sec which way i thry wero going. Concluding, apparently. that their course was towards the Straits I rather than towards isootka, of Clyo quot. he luffed off, and continued his own course. He may have spent more time, however, than appears in learning the Intention of the British, as it was not until a week later that he was scon ! on the southwest coast of "Washington, not very much over one degree below ! where he met with Vancouver. Tills was off an entrance which seemed to him to I offer "nrosoect of a good harbor. This opening had also been noticed by Vancou Ivor in the most brilliant and favorable of Spring weather, but was thought by him too shallow to risk. Tho American's method of proving tho question was this. At a distance of six miles he brought the vessel to and stood back and forth while the jollyboat was sent ahead to I take soundings. This showed that there was plenty of water directly to the en trance. Then a3 Gray says in his log book, we "made sail on the ship, and stood In Fhore. We saw, from the mast head, a passage between the sandbars. At half-past three we lorc in away, and ran in northeast by east, having four to eight fathoms, having a strong ebb to stem." No course could have been more Eamanlikc. as by this he had tho wind tho beam, coming probably from the rthwest, while he sailed a little north icast. It was also the best to sail Inst the tide, as this gave easy com Id of the ship, or good steerage-way, as n. w cailM, wniie, wnen going wim tho tide a ship is likely to be thrown lmonlthe sands: with the uae it also moveA too fast, and does not give the fnavlgiripr time to watch his course care- j Cully. Going against the tide with a steady Tv:nd ,r ho beam Gray was ablo to keep close lOukout from the masthead and bad p!eiitly of1 time to observe tho sandbars and brcr-Jjirs. and see the clear blue water of the" channel between the "long" iinca or rttrllng white foanu inside he I found a cotohiodious harbor atid. a spaci ous diuo expanse or wtuct. lie namea It from liia putron. Bullfinch: but it has ery properly deen called Grays Harbor. I lTc remained here In friendly trafiic .with the natives until the tenth; and then! I unmoored at three in tho afternoon and beat down the bay against a pleasant wind from tho sea, and crossing out. was clear at seven. He used the same sailing going" out and coming in. te Great Discovery of the Eighteenth Century T" O A seaman like this Rhode Island I I skipper now in .command of a ,shlp bearing tho name of Columbia, arising, it I was a just award of destiny that the greatest discovery of the century should I be hi?. Leaving Gray's Harbor In the Icvenlng'ahd passing the night under easy sail, the American prepared Xor entering I the opening that he had seen, probably the year before, in- latitude. 46not This iwas o;;'y about 40 nautical miles distant J The opening in the coast is called in IGray's logbook Ills "desired port." At 4 "clock on the morning of tho. 11th. of 1732, this was soon east-southeast feagues distant. Sails were brought ering order and the wind was hauled re. The morning- was fair, the, coast ; easily seen for 20 miles or more off. Ihe air light. It . was not until Uhat the opening was reached. The of the Columbia River, for this , stream -that Gray was approach ; like that of all rivers carrying dlment, obstructed and partly a bar, or a semicircle of bars of reading out in fan shape from that close each side. But be i two main spits there is a chan water. The spit on the south licwhat within-that on tho north overlapped by it. At a dis tance from the outside this entrance has the appearance of being - entirely closed by a continuous line of breakers. It looked thus to Vancouver, and to all oth ers before Gray arrived. But he took a. nearer and bolder view, and sawtliat be tween tho two overlapping spits, cov ered nearly always, with tremcndoU3 breakers, there was a broad open course of clear, deep Water. The channel was thus easily seen, and "between the break ers," as Gray states, meaning between the foam-covered sands to the northwest and southeast, the Columbia was success fully run, with a steady breeze from the northwest in the steering sail; and In no great length of time anchorage in calm water under the lee of Cape Disappoint ment, as called by the i.nrlish, was reached. GREAT RIVER OF FRESH WATER. As we shall see soon, in a little review of the later Enslish discoveries on the coast, this opening- had" already been no ticed more than once, and by one, John Mcarcs, it had beon called "Deception Bay." as he thought he had been de ceived in taking it for the mouth of a river: and ho called tho high bold cape on the north side Disappointment. Van couver, passing just before, had no ticed the place, but hot coming' near enough to make a thorough Investiga tion, considered It a mere shallow bay. and that the rivor colored water" that stained the sea was from some small trcaras falling- into this. But Gray had no sooner entered than he saw it to be a large river of fresh water: and he gave it a name, thus claiming. the rignt of discovery. He called it Colum bia's River. He also named the capes: that on the south side bolng called Point Adams, and that on" the north Cape Hancock, for tho American -pa triots. That this was a river, and not an ocean bay, as even after this called by the Bncllsh. was shown not 'only bv Gray's calling It so in his logbook, but nis immediately pumping out the salt water from his casks useful as bal last, and also to keep the casks from drying and pumping in fresh water. This was taken just off shore from Chinook Point, but five miles inside the bur. From tho Chinook village near by vast numbers of antives came alongside in their canoes. There is noth ing to indicate that they -wore not friendly or courteous. Next day came on rainy "with a wind from the south east, but two days after the vessel was sailed ten miles or over up stream. uniting tne river widening, but keep ing on the north shore, and thus get ting out of the channel, and ground ing, the captain decided to return to the Indian village as soon as the tides would float him. This he did. trading also with the natives; and crossed out. beating against tho wind, his usual sailing order in these inlets, on the 20th. EXTRACT FROM GRAY'S LOG BOOK. The description given of making the en The Fourteenth Lesson in Manual Training" .. . t . o (By James Hitchey, lantructor in Woodwork ing and Pattern-Making;. Armour Institute of Technology. CJhlcago. Copyright, J&06. by Jo?ph B. Bowles.) IN Figure 103 the "miter dovetail" Is Il lustrated, and differs from those al ready described in that the joint shows a mitcred cofhor only in all positions, no dovetail tenons or mortises: being visible on cither of the sides or edges of the' work. Mitcred Dovetail- FIG 10S. all end wood Is avoided and a strong dovetail connection secured with all the advantages of a mitered joint. While it Is complicated and requires too much time in Its construction to bo used in practice as a joint for goncral work, wc Illustrate it here to show another of the many ways in which the dovetail may be FIG 104. made, and Also for the help of anyone who may wish to use it. To make this dovetail the pieces to be joined are first carefully cut, as shown at A in Fig. 101, leaving a projection of H inch in -length, and inch in thickness on the end of "each piece, after which the tenons aro marked out in the usual way. aa shown at B. The miter is also marked on the two outside tenons, and on the two outside mortises, which must be cut with great care to this triangular line Instead 3 . - .ilti 100. trance Is vcry short, but full of Interest. We should all llko to see what . Gray saw that May" morning, and feel as he must have felt. ."This is a part of his entry: "May ilth. ... At 4 A. M. saw the ehtraue'e of our desired port bearing east s.outheast, distant six leagues: In steering sails, and hauled our wind ; inshore. - At S A. M., being a little to windward of tho entrance of the harbor, bore", away, and ran In- east-northeast fcatween the break ers, having from five to seven fathoms of wiiter. When we were over the bar we found this to be a large river of fresh water, up w.hich we steered. Many ca noes came alongside. At 1 P. M. came to with a small bower in ten fathoms, black and white sand. ... Vast num bers of natives came alongside; people employed in pumping the salt water, out of our water-cask In order to fill with frcslu whllo the hlp floated in. So ends. "May 14th. ." . . Fresh gales and cloudy; many Natives alongside; at noon weighed and came to sail, standing up ihcT river northeast by cast; wo found the channel very narrow. At 4 P. M. wc had sailed upwards of 12 or 15 miles when the channel was so very narrow that it "was almost impossible to keep In it, having from three to 18 fathoms water, sandy bottom. At half -past 4 the ship took ground, but she did not stay long before she camo off without any assistance. "May 19th. Fresh wind and clear weather. Early a number of Canoes, came alongside; seamen and tradesmen em ployed In their various departments. Cap tain Gray gave this river the name of Columbia's River, and the north side of the entrance Capo Hancock; the south. Adams PoiqU "May 20. Gentle breezes and pleasant weather. At 1 P. M- being full sea. took up the anchor and' made sail, standing down river. At 2 the wind left us, wc being on the bar with a very strong tide which set towards the breakers; it was now not possible to go out without a breeze to shoot her across the tide; so we were obliged to bring up in S' fathoms, the tide running five knots. At three quarters past 2 a fresh wind came in from the seaward; we immediately came to sail and beat over the bar, having from five to seven fathoms of water in the channel. At 5 P. M. we were out clear of all the bars, and in 20 fathoms of water." We may wish that Gray had npent more time in the Columbia, and had sailed up as far as the Willamette, as he might have done. But he made a great discovers' as it was, and acquired for the United States a title that needed only to bj made good by occupation and settlement. It is no ticeable that he named tho stream Co lumbia's River, and there is no particular authority, as it is usually stated by wrl tcrj, that this was for his ship. It Is more likely that by "Columbia" he meant his country. It is worth noticing, too, that, as tho principal reason given by the Spaniard Heccta for not entering was The Miter Dovetail Drawers as Made and Used by of the usual right angle. All Inside mor- Uses and tenons are cut out at right an- j gles to the surface in the same way as described for the drawer front, or lap dovetail." shown in Fig. 102. after which tho M by H inch projections must be care fully cut with a sharp chisel to the same angle as the corner tenons and mortises. This is illustrated in FJg. 103. In the above "description of the miter ! dovotall. the term "miter" may not be j understood by many. A mitcred corner Is a corner or joint connection made at an angle of 4o degrees as shown at A in Fig. 10G, Instead of the common square joint shown at B, in which the end wood of one of the pieces is exposed at C. The mitcred corner is al ways necessary when moldings aro used for decorative purposes of all kinds, and also for picture and glass frames, in which case the molding after being sawed to the miter angle and fitted Is nailed with long, slender wire brads from Iho two opposite sides of the corner, as illustrated in Fig. 106, the two brads being so driven as to pass without striking each other. Whon great strength and firmness are required in a mitcred corner used for any purpose, the joint should be doweled, as shown in the frame Illustrated In Fig. 107, and when -the miter is used for tho sides and ends of a box It Is customary to cut a small groove with a saw to a depth of FIG 10S. V. to b of an inch into each piece,, aa shown in Fig. 10S. Tliis groove, or saw kerf, must be at right angles to ,the face of the miter, as shown in the-jjniarged view of A, and is never wider than the kerf made by the saw used, varying from 1-15 to 3-32 of an inch, and in order to give the greatest strength it must be cut close to the Insldo corner or angle of tho miter, as shown in Fig. 10S. - Into this groove a thin sliver of wood called a tongue is Inserted and glued when the Joint is glued together. The grain of the wood in the tongue must always run crosswise, or at right angles to the miter, otherwise It would spilt from end to end and release the two connected surfaces of tho miter. To Illustrate this, the tongue, to fit In two grooves each s Inch deep, would be inch long (lengthwise of tho grain), and may be the full width of the Joint, or it V1G i , 1 jjU - j i that If he let his anchor down he had not men enough to get It up, wo And Gray on the contrary, well equipped for just such an emergency as he had to meet. having a "small bower an ancnor in front sufficient to hold in good ground even against a five-knot tide. AMERICAN TRADERS IN THE PA-. CIFIC. For more than 20 years tho Americans held the trade on the North west Coast, but not until tho very end of that time did they succeed in making a permanent settlement. An American his torian thU3 sums up their operations: "On the North Pacific Coast the direct trado between the American coasts and China remained from 1736 to 1814 almost entirely, . , In the hands of citizens of the United States; the British mer chants were restrained from engaging in it from the opposition of the East India Company: the Russians wero not admit ted into the Chinese ports; and few ships of any other nation were seen in that part of the ocean." VIEWS OF THEyBRITISH. At the end of the 18th century no very favorable opinion of Americans was. held by the British, and some of them were very jealous of this commerce that was en riching the Yankees. Alexander MacKen zle, who made a journey by land across the Rocky Mountains, and reached tho Pacific in August of 1733, with the express object of establishing British trade on this coast. iys of them: "These adven turers act without regularity or capital or the desire of conciliating future con fidence, and look only to tho interest of the moment." This was no doubt true, as people in new countries usually push their enterprises eagerly as long vas they pay, and when these are "worked out" start something elne. By Archibald Campbell, an Englishman, who made a voyage of observation around the world from 1806 to 1812. the following description of the Americans course of trade is givcn:J "Theso adventurers set out on tho voyage with a few trinkets of very little value. In. the Southern Pacific they pick up some sealskins, and perhaps a few butts of olj; at the Gallipagocs they lay In tur tle, of which they preservo the shells; at Valparaiso they raise a few dollars In exchange for European articles; at Noot ka and other ports of, the Northwest coast they traffic with the natives for furs, which, when the Winter commences, they carry to the Sandwich Islands, to dry and preserve from vermin. Here they leave tHeir own people to take care of them, and embark, in lieu, the natives of the islands to aeslst In navigating the North west coasts- In pearch of more jkins. The remainder of the cargo is then made up of sandal, which grows abundantly in the woods of Atool and Oyyhec (Oahu and Hawaii);, of tortoise shells, sharks' tine and pearls of an inferior kind, all of which arc acceptable In the China mar ket. And with these, and their dollars, they purchase cargoes- of tea, silks and nankeens, and thus complete their voy ages in tho course of two or three years." The Americans were thus looked upon as adventurers and almost as trespassers; and much spite was felt toward their trade and their dollars. But this was a commerce that helped the Americans to acquire capital, and was a school for American seamen, who speedily brought Great Britain to recognition of American rights in the second war of Independence. However, much more than voyages of discovery and trado was required to make Oregon a part of tho Union. Cabinetmakers. FIG 100. may be composed of several distinct .pieces. Drawers. Before leaving tho dovetail we wish to describe and illustrate .the drawers, as made and used by cabinet-makers, for tables and caso work of all kinds. Such a drawer is shown in Fig. 100, and in this case tho piece forming tho front of tho drawer is 15 Inches long and 6 inches wldo. The size of this drawer from front to FIG 109. back is IS inches. The length of.tlte pieco which forms the drawer front Is the length of the completed dntwer, while the distance from front to back' is. called the width of the drawer, so that our drawer-is '15 Inches" long, 18' Inches wldo and inches deep. Wc hope that these distjnetions may be remembered In order to prevent confusion In our future work. The groove for the drawer bottom Is al "vaya Inch up 'from tho lower edgo of the sides and front, except in very small drawers, land In thg sides it is "4 Inch wldo and'U inch deep, while in the front it Is H inch deep. The back of the drawer is always U inch below the upper edges of the drawer sides, as shown at -V In Fig. 110. The drawer bottom is always made to slide into .the 107, La &r FIG 110. grooves under the lower edge of the draw er back so that the back will In all cases be 1 Inch narrower than the drawer front. At A in Fig. liO Is sh6wn a cross section cqt through the drawer from front to back, showing the relative positions of the drawer front, back and bottom, and at B-a section cut through the drawer lengthwise from side to.sidc. and showing the two sides and the bottom. The grain of the wood in the drawer bottom must al ways run lengthwise (.from side to sidc)c of the drawer, '-without regard to' Its size or shape, otherwise it -would shrink out of the grooves In the drawer sides, or If expanded by moisture it would press so hard on the drawer sideo as to push them out of position and bind the drawer so firmly in Its case that it could not be removed. Dorothy of "Our Town" on Manners ImpreuM Intportace of Uttle Things as Iadlcatlvc of Good lireediag. EW YORK CITY, Feb. 11, 1003, 8 Fifth avenue: Sister Mine Perhaps it is as weir for the pcaco of mind of one Mr. John Douglas Cartwright as won ua for the rest of us that Lent looms up in the very near, future, for I assure you if we had to keep up the pace wo have been going since May Van Cott's engage ment was announced, that young wom an's fiance might expect to travel through life with a chronic Invalid suffering from ! luncheon-plnk-tea-dinneritis. Such a round ; of gaities there have been for her! And they all had to be crowded Into the short space of time before Ash Wednesday. I won't tell you about any of tho luncheons, dinners or theater parties, for you already have a letter on each of them, but I'm going to write one solid letter of "little things." Now, don't turn up your already re troussebut adorable noso at the sug gestion. My dear sister, it is the little things which stamp a girl as being well bred. (I know you are laughing and mak ing a pun which is very bad form, by the way at that sentence.) There is nothing morc to be desired than good ta ble manners; It is one of the most impor tant branches of that arbitrary thing wc call- etiquette. Of course, generally speaking, good manners are only the promptings of com mon scuse, but, sense or no sense, a fork at your first dinner party in New ork does look llko a pitchfork, and you feel sure no sword was ever so big a3 your knife. One thing I have noticed particularly in Marjorie'a set is the faultless manner In which every girl manipulates her fork and knife and spoons. No ono overloads her forK, as I have seen some of the girls in "Our Town" do, when they were eat ing In a hurry, and it is quite unpardon able to use your fork in your left hand to carry It to your mouth. You remember that 1 used to be just the least bit left handed and wanted to do It occasionally? No more for Dorothy, sister mine. I notice, too, that cheese is frequently eaten with a fork, especially Brie, LJmburger and the soft cheeses. Hard cheeses may be carried to the mouth with the thumb and forefinger, for I have seen Uncle Henry do it often. You know we used to wonder about eat ing fish and lettuce and some of the other things which really do not require a knife? Well, fish shad, for Instance Is always eaten with a knife and fork, both, and so is lettuce, except when it is sepa rated into bits. Don't forget this when wc have our first dinner after I return. We alwaps used to provide only a fork. We have had such a conglomeration of French dishes this week at all the lunch eons and dinners for May Van Cott that I feel as if 1 wero clinging to a fork con tinually. Those indigestible dainties never require a knife. Elbows! Do you remember how poor mother used to say that to us beforo we were out of our high chairs? Well, just the same, I notice a great many elbows on the tables, and the honorable elbows of very well-bred persons in Aunt Elea nor's and Uncle Henry's particular set, too. Of course, they can do many things that your sister Dorothy would not dare to do; their reputations aro mado, and every one knows they do not do those things through ignorance. I find that is very much the case in many things, and, well, doesn't it seem Just the least bit unjust? "Fold up your napkin if you want to como again," wo used to say when we were little t whispered it in Dicky Fer rall's ear -at your tenth birthday din nerbut it is not in good form to fold up a napkin at a dinner party or even at a luncheon. "Just lay it at the side of the plate. If two or three girls are asked in Informally to lunch with a friend, it is customary to fold the napkin If the hostess does. If she lays her servlctto down unfolded, unfolded, yours must re main, even unto tho next wash day. You will realize the importance of fresh, white linen when I tell you that Aunt Eleanor has Just given her order for fifteen dozen drawn-thread napkins from Berlin with a big "G" in one corner, done In white. The Van Cotts, I ob served at May's luncheon, had their crest on the napkins done in colors, but I thought that a little too conspicuous. You may warn Mary, in advance of my returning, that I am bringing home five dozen napkins with a "G" like Aunty's. I'oor aiaryi She will wish I had never seen New York or Aunt Eleanor. rxever, since I have been at Aunt Eleanors, have I heard her reprove a sen-ant. I suggested one morning when we wore having ono of our rare tete-a- tetes, that everything in her house ran like clockwork, and that I had never once heard her reprove a single person for any thing. My dear Dorothy," she said, "a lady never reproves her servants in the pres ence of anyone, not even her husband or children. When I want to remind James or any of the servants of some little over sight, I do it privately.". So, after this. when Mary does not removo all of tho crumb3 from the table, or forgets to turn down Brother Bobble's bed. we will not remind her of it until afterwards, when there Is no one about. And l observe, too. that no guest apologizcc for an accident at tabic, such as overturning a glass of claret, dropping a spoon or breaking a glass. It seemed so queer to me at a dinner at Clarico Burdln's last week." when a Mr. Reginald Osterman an awfully clumsy English man upset a whole glass of claret and did not offer a word of apology. Tho serv ant came quietly to his left side and spread a clean white napkin over the wet portion of tne cloth. Mrs. Burdin seemed hardly to notice that anything had hap pened but kept up her usual tactful flow of conversation. And another thing I have learned, to my surprise, Is thut It Is not the brilliant conversationalist who is most in demand at smart dinners; it Is the mun or woman who can keep up a flow of agreeable small talk. This is a rare art and one much to be desired In this social world. The ready smalltalker docs not impress every one with the fact that he must listen, and that he, and no one else, may monopolize tho conversation. The great thing to do at a dinner is to try to find out what will interest tho person at your side. That is one of tho good points mind, only one, sister of Dicky Ferrall. He was always talking to some of the girl- and seemed ftj be equally interested In them alL His gay, chatty, light-hearted conversation was Just what made him so popular, whereas, had be been a learned, wise, opinionated man like father's secretary. Mr. Car'tan, h$ never would have been asked to come again. I'm glad. now. that I am a bit, frivolous, for I find it easy to talk to all sorts of persons. Scandal and gossip arc not smalt talk, and no well ma nncrcd person -indulges in them. Why. , I have hardly heard a word of gossip since m And gentle at Ointment, the! and Durest and svl lients. For winter ras! : ! . !- uTiuiuuiis, ucrungs, scaling! roueh. and oilv comole sore, itching, burning hands arfl ror cleansing the scalp or scales, and rlanrJrtirr7 unA the ping of falling hair, for baby rt itchinos. and chafWs. for anrr ulcerations and inflammations, manv sanative. antiseDtic ouiJ which readflv succest themselvl women, as well as for all purj! of the toilet, bath, and nurJ Cuticura Soap and Cuticura ment are priceless. gold throughout tht -world. Potter Dreg Jt Ches. Csi Sol Ptodl. Barton. 03-Send far "Hot to fttsem, Purify, tad Bes&i$1 I left "Our Town;" you know we did hav some pretty gossipy afternoons at the Whist Club, last Winter, didn't we? Of course, you and I might say what wo liked about people and things in our own boudoirs, but not at a social function of any sort. Before I forgot, do look out thOic odd Ittle cut gloss saltcellars Aunt Sara sent up. They now constitute a part of a cover, and I notice that Marjorio takes salt with her knife, so It must bo qulto correct. And, sister! Do you remember how I hate the very sight of lobster? Well. Imagine your Dorothy toying with it and looking at It as if it were the one thing in the world for which she was hungry. That is what I have had to do all this blessed season, for it is very bad form to refuse anything your hostess has pro vided. The next time Clara Marston "No, thank" you. I do not like spinach,' i you and I will have our private opinions of her. won't we? An infallible proof of good breeding 13 good table manners, so- you must not think this letter Is uninteresting because it deals altogether with seemingly trivial points. 4 . Next week we go to Idlecrest for Lent, and let me whisper this confidentially in your ear for foar the Rev. Thomas Dwlght will hear Aunt Eleanor has prom ised us that wo may have some prlvato theatricals and one or two other cozy little entertainments, even if it is the season of sackcloth and ashes. Really, Aunt Eleanor is very human, and Dicky Ferrall has accepted her Invitation to spend a week with us! . Until you hear from Idlecrest, then. DOROTHY. An Awful Theft. Atlanta Journal. Some time ago at Gainesville, City Sex ton T. -A. Ixggins secured a number of left- hind feet of rabbits killed in the graveyard between 12 and 1 o'clock on tho dark of the moon and a cloudy night He hid them. They are now" missing. Some of tho town boys are suspected. And the HtUo negroes are in a state of apprehen sion and consternation. ,No telling when somebody may cross the!r breasts In the dark with one of the hoodooed rabbit foots. . TRA.VIiLER'S GUIDK. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY rfgUT rOKTLAnp to THE DALIES Regulator Line Steamers Portland? 7 A. M. Tues day. Thursday and Satur day: arrives alternate daye. Coaaestinr at Xyle, Wash., with Columbia River & North ern Ry. Co., for eoiaenaaae ana KUcJUtat Valley points, landing foot of Alder st. y'flone. Main 9H. S. DONALD. Agent. For South -tastem Alaska Steamers u tihs otuiin, r jaips wi iduii uixx (Jan.. a. fl7, HI. SKAGWA DIKJEt-V:) KAilONA (Jan. jo, 24, UkAg way direct); fcoth. vessels ma, my regular S E. Alaska porta 6 1 wiir v.uii .ny caus ax Vancouver; Hamona GALLS AT VICTORIA. jwiw VAUJLiVirirt. CITX OF SEATTLE leavoa 'cattle Tuesday. Thursdays, fcundaya. 10 P. M.; call at Everett and Beiiuutftin. Keturalcs. leaves Vancouver Moadaye, edptadaya and Fit days, calling at Belllncnam only. Steamers connect at San Franclsjo wtlh coco, pany'a steamers for porta la California, Mex ico and Humboldt Bay. For ffcrtber lnroraa tlon obtain tolder. Klgnt la reserved to cbaaco steamers or sailing date. TICKET OFFICES. Portland 20 Washington t. Seattle...... 11- James at. and Dock. Eta Franclsoo li Market st. C. D. DUNANN. Gen. Pas. Agt, 10 Harket st, San Francisco. 7:30 A. 1.4 :S0 P. Dally. l.Dail PORTLAND-OSWEG AJ.i TAilHILX. J3IV1 Leavs Portland daUy tcr Osw! . 12:50. 2:05. 3:53. 50. 6:25. xi nnllr. ezceot Sunday. 3.30. 10:23 A. M., 4:10. 11:30 P. 31. Sunday, u a vr v.mmin- from Osweco arrive Portland dan o.frt a at 141. 3:05. 4:55. 6:13. 7.35. ii. m v m Sally eiceDt tSimdnv. 0:3. 7.u. B:S0, 10:20. 11:43 A. il. TCxcept Monday, 12i A. M. Sunday only, 10:00 A. M. Leave from camo depot tor Dallas and inter mediate points dally except Sunday, 4:10 1. M. Arrive 4'ortland, 10:10 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth, motor line oper ates daily to Mdnmoutn and Alrlle, connecting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas u&d Independ ence. Flrst-claes Tare from Portland to Sacraraeata and San Francisco. $20; berth, $5. Second class fare, $15; second-class berth. $2.30. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and -Washington streets. Phone Main 712. TIME CARD OFTRAINS PORTLAND i .Depart. arrive. Puget SAund Limited for Tucoma. Seattle, Olympla. b'ouUi Bend and Gray's Harbor points S:30 am 4:45 pm North Coast Limited tor Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane. . Uutte, St. Paul, New York. i Boston and all points East and Southeast S:00 pm 7:0iiam. Twin City Express, for .fJ Tacoma. Seattle. Spokan. Helena. St. Paul. Minne apolis. Chicago. New-York. Boston and all polnta East and Southeast 11:13 pm 7:Q0ipm- Puget Sound-Kansas Clty- St. Louis Special, for Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, - Butto, Billings, Denver. Omaha. Kansas City, St. Lou la and all points East and Southeast S:S0 am 7:00 ant All trainatlaily. except on South Bend branch. A. D. CHAKLTON, Assistant General Pas aenger Agent. 255 Morrison St.. corner Third. Portland. Or. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. - Dally. or Jtaygers. ituinier, Holly Clatakanio. Westpurt, -.Clifton. Astoria; War- 8:00 A. M. renton. Flavel. Ham- n:io a, m. mond. Fort Stevens. Uearbart Park. Sea side. Astoria, and Sea shore. Express Dally. . 7:00 P. M. ASlCrDaW?rS"" 9:40 F- M- :. A. STEWART. J. C. MAYO. Comm'l Agt... 248 Alder st. G. F. St P. A. Phone Main 000. ijgs?AT Northern City Ticket Office, 122 3d it.. Phone 630. 2 0VEBIAU3) TRAINS DAILY Xbe -Flyer and tho tub. Mali. SPLENDID SERVICE Ur-lO-liAlK E QUIP5EENT COUltXEOCS EMPLOYES ror . tickets, rates, folders and. fall In formation, call on or address r H. DICKSON. City Passenger and Ticket Act., 122 Third street. Portland. Or. JAPAiN-AMERlCAW LINE S. S. SHINANO-ftfARU itw Japan. China- and all Asiatic Ports, will ieav Seattle, about leb. 15th.