; Tins cszccri cv:;dav jcuiujalv fc-tl:::d. cu::: ; GARDEN AND LAWN; IN FEW WEEKS I C y ....... J. ' V:4 .A-el V II II room. .;. f ! 5 '..:: f w .1 IMAM; K ' ; s 'Residence of R. C. Kinney: T ' , 1 ,) , IJIUI A wonderful ' demonstration . of vrhat Oregon toll and water will do la mid : twin 1s mm oa the lawa of the saw : bom of It. C Kinney, secretary and : treasurer of the Almeda Conaolldatad Mines compear, at East Third and Has aalo streets. The lawa la ana of tha moat beautiful la tha city, although tht ' grass and mora thaa 100 roaaa and other flowering plants were planted about the first of Juljrl. " - " 'i . S' Mr. Kinney flniahed hla homo June II, and then began moving the flowera from hla former realdeaee at Tenth and An kenr streets. Rosea, dahllai and many other planta, nearly all la bloom, were moved. About 140 rosebushes were transplanted, and only two died. ' The dahltae kept on blooming. In a week rt waa Impoaaible ta teU from appear- aneea that they had "been, moved.' Tha ground waa ordinary Oregon soil, with no fertilising. - Water waa tha only thing used. Tha grass waa sown oa tha lawn after July 1, and wall watered, and by August 1 It covered the ground with a heavy green mat It la said residence grounds can be made la Portland any week la tba year, and by application of water every kind of plant Ufa common hero may be started and made to grow. BOUTS FOR UPPER coram Plant Maturing for Stem Wheel; "era to Ply Between Portage Road and Lewiston.' ' WILL BE BUILT; HERE ' V : .. AND SHIPPED TO CEULO When ,War Is Over, in Orient Many ;' Flat-Bottomed Boats fof Use In China ' Will Be' Constructed In Portknd.' r , : - c r r- The cargoes wilt be 'delivered: at port In the' United Kingdom, at Havre, Antwerp, Dunkirk or Ham burg. The vessels have an . aggre gate carrying capacity of approximate ly f,00t tons and are expected to ar rive .la time' to begin receiving their cargoes early la October. Thesa are the first grata ships char tered to carry new crop wheat to Euro peaa ports this season. The rate paid in each ease waa 17s (d, the price aaaea by the members of the shipowners' com bination. . Tha 'Portland Flouring'mllls baa also chartered the British ship Kll- tnalllle to load new crop grain at Ta- coma and Seattle for the United King dom at I6a 3d, tha union rate for carry ing a cargo from the sound. ' ' ', Tha Cambronne la ea route to Ban Francisco la ballast Arriving at the Heada aha will receive- orders to pro ceed to Portland. It ta supposed that tha Invergarry la now on the west coast; she Bailed for there two month ago with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, W. a... W. It .will be the nrst trip of the Britoa to the Columbia river, out the Frenchman was here a year ago. ': Plana are maturing for the building up of a number of steamboats for serv ice oo the upper Columbia river between - the portage railroad and Lewleton. Jo . aeph Supple has beea asked to 'quote . prices for the building of light -draft boats. Mr. Supple said last evening: 'Indications are . that contracts will soon be let for the building of a number of boats to ply oa the apper Columbia driver. It will be possible to have them ready for service by early spring, which I is . In time to bring tha major portion of tha grain crop to tha portage road from the territory of tha upper Columbia and Snake river valleys. In fact the, liver will be at a better boating stage thea thaa at 'any ether season of the year." i '. Mr. Supple says be will build . any . boats contracted for at Portland and 'ship them in knocked down form to CelUO. He has built and shipped a num- ber of eterawheelera and propellers la .this manner for service in Alaskan waters, - . . The fame of the Portland shipbuilders has spread to the orient, and had It not been for the opening of hostilities a coa ; tract would have been let for the build : Ing of several . sterawheelers here for - V operation la tha rivers of Chins, The vessels would have been shipped In knocked . down ' form on tha regular ; freighters plying from thla port When '.' peaea haa' been restored it is said that the matter of building river boats at 'Portland for that quarter of the globe will again be takes up.- y---- I WILL IMPROVE THE LEWIS. REVETMENT- NEARLY-DONE Work 'oa xadspsadeaee Project Win Be . ,. OosBplsae: Box Week. ' -i David B. Oaden. assistant United States engineer, returned yesterday from a trip to Independence, , where Be InspecUd the government wora uiere. Next month the laat stretca of the revet; ment 100 feet la length, will be com pleted. Twelve hundred feet of the structure was completed a ooupie 01 rears ago The work waa not continued last year on account of there being no money available for tha improvement. The revetment la being bunt xor tne purpose or preventing tne river irom cutting through the bank at that point and thus forming two channels, neither of which would be or any use. Mr. Ogden reports that - dredge No. -1 baa finished the work of cutting a channel through Candlanla bar and from there aha will go to the mouth of the Yamhill river, where aha, will be set to work. At that point the river shoals, during every winter', freshet end bas to be dredged out ' As the - fiver Is at a low stage It la feared that the steamers Modoc and Rath will aooa be unable to asoend the Tamhlll. . . . - ; SHIPS SCARCE HERE. People of X Oexter e Otva tabor and errloea. Tomorrow the owners of the steamer lioona and the business men of La Cen - ter will begin Improving the channel of the eaat fork of the Lewis river. At , many points (he boat channel is said to be not more than four Inches deep-too . ahoal even for the small gasoline scow recently built here. " ' Oaptala Graham of the Leona stated yesterday that the people of La Center ' were determined to Improve the channel ao 'that steamboats could navigate the ' river. The sawmill men have promised f to contribute material and implements 1 required to make the Improvement in "the channel and others will give tbelr labor to aid la the work.; -' At all shoal places It la the intention to build small dikes of siabwood and . heavy Orhbere and confining the water tea narrow channel . . ; ' NEW CROP CHARTERS. Oaaabragaao aaA tavergarry a a- ' i gagsel by PorHsad Ploartag atlUs. if Through Taylor. Toung ft1 Co. the , Portland Flouring mills chartered two grain ships, the French bark Cambronne and British bark Invergarry, to load wheat flow or barlay at this pert for ' Queenstowa Or Falmouto ror orders. Compared With Former Tears, the drain . Carrying Fleet Zs Terr mall. Compared with former years, a. -vary small fleet of. sailing vessels suitable for grain carriers Is listed and aa route for Portland not more than 21 or M. It la estimated that la the neighborhood of 121 grain cargoes will be exported irons the Willamette river this season. . Twenty-one ships are at Baa Fran Cisco on the disengaged list and In the event they are needed the exporters say can be chartered, and brought up .here en ahort -. notice. - Two ahlps have been idle at tha Bay City for' three years, and six for more thaa two years, because there haa not been anything for thrato dor W1ttrabtg part of the fleet " at tha California metropolis preesed Into service It Is believed that enough tramp steamers oan be engaged to take care of the big export trade promised during the - fall . and winter months. i ... .f1- .; ; ., left on the return trip. The offloers of the boat say they could easily have covered the distance to thla city la five hours, but explain that no effort waa put forth to get up speed. On the down trip In tha morning they declare tne Spencer waa left far la the rear before the mouth of the Willamette was reach ed. The Steamer will leave for Astoria again this morning at T o'clock, . . ALONG THE WATERFRONT, Steamer Harvest Queen left for As toria Friday night In place of the Haaaalo, which broke her ehaft and blew out her cylinder heada near Rainier. Tha Hassalo la at "the boneyard. where she will remain undergoing repairs for the next two weeks. During bar Idle ness the Queen will ply on the Astoria route and tha M. F. Henderson will be uaed In her place towing schooners up and dowa the river. ; .i,'',v ; " Captain Jamea Shaver haa . returned from a two. weeks' , vaeatlonlae- the beach.. -,. .. ...-, ' - . Ladan with lumber the schooners Hal cyon and Mabel Qale left down yester-4- day bound for-caiiiornia ports. --- Carrylng 750,000 feet of lumber and With a full passenger list the steamer Redondo sailed for Ban Francisco laat night ..:.;. .-,- -;, v A dispatch states ' that tha French ship Vauban 1 sailed from Hobart Tas mania, on ' Tuesday ' for Portland. The vessel has beea Hated for Paget sound. Schooner Churchill smiled yesterday from Haiphong,. China, for Portland. L. W. Shaw, agent for the California Oregon. Steamship company at Marsh field. Is in the city. " " ' Barkentlne Amelia has bean chartered to load lumber at Portland for a. Cali fornia" port; she Is at San Franclaoo, but will aail for the north la a day or two. The. Amelia .waa at Portland in May. and took lumber at the Eastern West ern mill for San Pedro. '""' Anderson Crowe ' have sold the Stark street float and boat landing built before the fair to Captain C J. McLean, owner , and operator of the sieamer Ossella. Captain McLean 'will conduct tha property la very much the same manner as did the former owners. It Is his intention,' to make that the headquarters for ' a good part of the gasoline launchee In the harbor. -He will also engage In the towing and gen. oral Jobbing business, and. will be. as sisted by P,Z. Da via, . Tba steamer Nellie, owned by Cantaln Boone, will practically be rebuilt at supples. .-)'. , The. steamer Stranger has beea fitted wttn a new stiart ' The British bark Thistle, under char. ter to J. J. Moore A Oo began taking Oregon fir for Port Pirle, Australia, yes- teraay. ; .. ., y - Tomorrow afternoon the eteamer Des patch Will sell for San Franolseo with 00.000 feet of lumber and 10,000 feet of MARINE NOTES TELECRAPH MAKES RECORD. ' " 1 ' t-. '. - Baas From Astoria to Portland la Fire aad One-Balf Boar aaa Boat Base. In her Initial trip to' Astoria and re turn on the eama day the steemer Tele graph, heralded far and wide as the fastest stern-wheeler In the world, made a remarkable eh owing yesterday, reach ing here at 7:10 o'clock la the evening, although she was not advertised to arrive until an hour ' later. . One ' of those who made the passage on her said it was not; the Intention to have ber get here before f t, but It was Impos sible to hold her back.. The steamer reached Astoria from Portland at lt:S0 in tha afternoon and at t o'clock she SZHI i., . . (i f i. -sfcAfc.aa-BB, Coupon Free Hawaiian Trip Ylosotuhf, Hawaiian bloods - This coupon moot ho voted oa or before August IT, list. . Astoria, Au 1 .-Arrlved down at t ana sauea at s:so a. m. steamer Alll ance. for Coos Bay and Eureka. . ' ; Arrived at Z: If p. nv Schooner Alpha, irom nan xTancieco. - Arrived at t:IO p.' m Steamer Et- more, from Tillamook.. t Condition of the bar at I p. m. Smooth; ., wind northwest; , weather Cloudy. - : r ;t San Francisco, Aug. II. Arrived at a. m.- Bteejner F. A, Kllburn, from Portland. ' - Haiphong, Aug. It. Sailed Schooner cnurcnui, xor .Portland. ' Hobart, Aug. II. Sailed French ship raunau, mr ruruina or niget Bound. RED FIRE LIGHTS UP :T NEW EAST SIDE HALL Severe) hundred persons attended the opening of Voalker'a new - hall, 7-f Mississippi avenue, Saturday night A concert was given by Everest's orchestra to entertain the crowd . and at t:ie o'clock the - building - was illuminated with red nra. A dance rouowed. . . j ' ! : AaaeUl Bxearsloa Bates. I Very low 10-day tickets eaat offered by O. R. N., August U, it, September 14, If, the O. R. A N. sells 0-day apa clal excursion tlckete to eastern points; stopovers granted going and returning. Particulars of C W. Stinger, city ticket agent O. R. A N Co Third and Wash ington atreeta, Portland. - As an event of orlme Icioortance. we make the announcement that w have taken the agency of this modern and perfectly constructed range, ?THE MALLEABLE." A rane that combines great economy and satisfying results, In baking and heating lis pitf Malleable Iron Is the very' highest grade of gray Iron submitted after casting to an annealing process.' - In this process the carbon is burned out and all Impurities are; eliminated, thus giv ing It great tensile strength. . It Is pure' Iron and can be stretched, doubled, hammered and twisted without breaking. To anneal these castings, they are placed In' iih immense sealed oven and are given heat for sixteen days,' .These castings -when ; removed from the annealing process, are fashioned back into their original shape by. huge drop hammers and by hand. DUPLEX GRATES osed in "The Mallea Vblel ' range 'operate ; ; equally -' well ; with' , either hard cbal, soft' (: coal ."or ;wood. By Ont;.; turn of . the shaker, to the right or left the' grate can ; be adjusted, for either fuel. Grate re- p volves front the-ien- -Tter and a slieht ro- Tiartfllorrhe , shake r;rem oves - ashes and - clinkers; "without dumping the . fire. Gear that con , trols this motion has two small cogwheels . . melted together out- .. side of the firebox,' ' ' thus in this position ' they cannot be , clogged ' . with ashes or affected with heat. peiaga.- Tba Southera Paclflo company hi placed on sale at Irs Portland of floee I round trip tickets to Shasta Springe at a rate oflio. 'Beautiful, illustrated pamphlets descriptive of this reeort eaa be eecured from any woutaera raeue I "THE R I It ill '..- .'..: mnaMKlf JlliLL. i . ' i M . ClrCJ 5rZT3g 'LZsy .VV'75 z irz iuUP T?r3 r7 IS lle ot , V.x M I VJ J . P.lt- t l kj ata. , 'V - - y . at irvui i ! ': 7. v "Tr. ... ' . ' .- ' - '-, . )', THE ; "MALLEA-. BLE" range is. built . , of cold rolled,: dou-. ;- ble stretched 4 steel plates , ; and smooth,; .' thoroughly, annealed ', , malleable iron 1 ....' , " " , literally welded . into , airtight form. S Top".'; doors,, damp ; 'lers, frairies and han-, dies are of malleable -Iron which admits of ' riveting throughout thus insuring against -JiabUitybf? fire cracks ' in doors, frames ..' and .. oven. Surfaces are so smooth that 'polish-, ingis unnecessary. Flush Ricscrvoir ' An important feature " not Lbverlooked in THE MALLE ABLE." Constructed ;so as. to hold as much water as an elevated reservoir, arid at the same , time can be heated ef ficiently. : The reservoir ; is heated by means of a copper pocket which is in contact with ' ' a steel pocket ; located in the right hand end of range. . : No matter how attractive a range may be, a '.. defective oven will condemn it ; forever. : As the most vital part of a range, to it is looked ; " for nothing but.satIsfac.tory results.' The first ) essential is that At shouldbe absolutely air-.. tight and in "The Malleable',' this result is ac-'. ' complished by, riveting alt oven plates Jo jnil-U t leable iron frames; .Withthese frames Ijijing ) cannot warp and door cannot get out of plumb, v Firo Box Being renderedairtight all food during cook . ', . r : . v ' -. . . , , ing retain their juices and flavor. OTHER CONSIDZFLATE PEATUXJtS 'OF 'ITa -MALLEABLE'- V : One ' of the strongest , fea-e4, tures of THE1 MALLEAv ' BLE." One hundred pounds disposed : arouri d 'the firebox, composed of the very best grav iron. Behind the linings are air chambers which prevent ex- cessive heating. Large end 1 feed for wood, also pouch feed ' for cotL'',''v-:?..;,'f ::; "V" 77 Steel angle corners-strehgthens 'con'structipri.' ' ; ' Asbestos : linines-rvery ,heavy-Aa i perfect " non-, ' conductor prevents escape . of beat through the I, walls. Shelves supported by open nickeled brackets. , l Top closet large and roomy. Has drop doors on which dishes may te placed. - - Oven door handle -has double .catch no springs :to getwout of order. :.'. ':' --1 . . -p : (.Clean our door hinged and closely fitted will -not work loose.'; ; .f y-r ,t . V : . Ash pan made in ohe piece, rivetect to the mal leable front... Has open end. . Do not have to turn it trver to dump ashes."i y TTHEv i eittjnt voiAr, MJTl l Jill TWK "XffsV . Mi a mm ' - 4 - -