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"
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(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. .
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COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
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Regulator
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Portland? 7 A. M. Tues
day. Thursday and Satur
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Valley points, landing foot of Alder st.
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Steamers u tihs otuiin, r
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6
1
wiir v.uii .ny caus ax
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jwiw VAUJLiVirirt.
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Steamers connect at San Franclsjo wtlh coco,
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Portland 20 Washington t.
Seattle...... 11- James at. and Dock.
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7:30 A.
1.4 :S0 P.
Dally. l.Dail
PORTLAND-OSWEG
AJ.i
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. 12:50. 2:05. 3:53. 50. 6:25.
xi nnllr. ezceot Sunday. 3.30.
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u a vr
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Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also
Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia.
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TIME CARD
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PORTLAND
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Puget SAund Limited for
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All trainatlaily. except on South Bend branch.
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Portland. Or.
Astoria & Columbia
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Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. -
Dally. or Jtaygers. ituinier, Holly
Clatakanio. Westpurt, -.Clifton.
Astoria; War-
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itw Japan. China- and all Asiatic Ports, will
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