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.1 " ....... . THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAU. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 81. 1807. IS ANCIENT COINS COME FROM 1ANY COLLECTORS Flood of Treasured Specimens Showe That Interest In Numis matics Is Widely Spread In Portland- Alton Rodgers hi as ' : . -Remarkable Chines Piece From the Philippines - Ancient oolna - coatlnu roll Into Th Joorntl offloe la over Increasing numbers. If Th Journal' loeal taff ooulj get toelr hands en a many piece of --money every day 1 a they wara Invited to finger yesterday, they would hardly ba willing to change place with Rockefeller. And thay ara old cot maraly generation or two, but for" centuries and centuries many of tha Uttla damona have bean skipping about tha world playing their hlatorlo rola a tha root of all avtL Alton Rodgers, th wall known oourt reporter, la tha latest to bid for honora aa tha poaaasaor of tha moat aged bit of stamped matal In Portland. Mr. Rodgers haa a Chines copper coin with hola In It Ilka a doughnut, faw crosses and check -marks -about th edge and a general look' of aanlllty, which ha bellevea la not leaa than 1.009 yaara old. Mr. Rodger cannot read Chlneaa, but ha handed th coin to a wise-looking Chinaman for Impaction and th latter after a prolonged squint, made an estlmats of tha age of tha bit of metal. Ha declared that, though th hieroglyphic about th edges did not mention any definite data, they told ' tha dynaaty In whloh th eoln was minted. RMi Zl at Kan. - Thla dynaaty of Mongolian ruler, aid th Chinaman, had passed away more than 1,000 years ago. Ergo, tha coin was more than 1.000 years old; perhapa 1.000 - year old, for tha dynaaty In question sat on th throne night and day for 10 centuries. Mr. Rodgers" coin la known as a ' 10-cash piece and la worth Just one cent new It. was hrought from the Philippine Islands by a brother, H. 1 Rods-era, a sergeant la th Fourteenth Infantry, which want to th lalanda In ISIS. Sergeant Rodgers brought a great many more rare eoln bom from his trip In th far east. Among them la a copper place from th Isle of Man dated 11(1,' vary smooth, but with a well-defined. three-legged whirligig atlll upon Its ace. Three silver Span lah coins of curious design and myster ious lettering ara dated lit. 1740 and 1747. respectively. An old Spanish dollar dated 17 M. Issued during th reign of Carolua Fourth, la mad more valuable from the faot that it circu lated In th Philippines for many de cade and was stamped anew, with Chines characters. On of Rodgers' moat Interesting poaseaalons Is a tl colonial bill lasued In South Carolina In 1717. At both top and bottom. In large letters, are th words: "Death t Counterfeit." The paper 1 Innocent-looking enough- ex cept for those words, which meant that any ona caught duplicating it would ba sent to the ecaJTold. , Stanley Eastman ha ona of tha moat singular coins aver carried by an Amer ican. . It Is aa oblong chunk of stiver weighing about aa much as a half dollar and Is alleged to be 400 year old. It halls from Japan and th donor, a Jap anese boy, aays thai th markings on the ooln . say that It was minted In th fifteenth century. Sine then the mone tary system of th Japanese haa been changed and th Jap la unable to tell how much the allver piece was origi nally worth. Th Jap paid fit for It In Japan, afterwarda giving It to Eastman out of a spirit of friendship. a, JU Howl&nd of 121 Front atreet ha a coin which a workman dug out of the ground several years ago while ex cavating .for a residence on Williams avenue.' It Is dated 1771 and Is too bright for copper and too dull looking for gold. Howlend thinks It Is a mix ture of gold and copper. He paid ti for It and haa since spent nearly that much money trying to learn whence It came, but without avalL Trederlcua Borussorura Rex" are stamped around th coat of arm In th middle Several Good Collection. J. Trust of Lents haa a copper coin, "Eln Kreutier," dated 1780- It has been In the family ' for many years. J. E. Lewton of Mount Tabor has a Spanish coin with tha date of 1. He haa other Spanlah coin dated 17(7, 17 8, 1711, and a Hibernian coin mad In 1821. Mra. Roafna Paul. 2(0 Hamilton ave nue, has many old coin ' of foreign makes, la her collection I a German ooln made la 1041, and other made In 1171. 1598, 1(7, 1(10 and 173. Mra. O. U MaoQlbbon, 492 East Twenty-third atreet, haa a Belgian eoln mad in 17S7. Her aoiMctton contains many others that are ancient. E. V. Jensen, 7(1 Third street, has a coin that ha cannot lone. It Is aome what older than tha average and waa coined In 1722, when Mr. Jensen aaya the three Scandinavian kingdoms were ruled from ona throne. Ha has lout the ooln three or four times, but always has found It again. C W, Meadows, 748 . 1-1 Thurman street, has a collection of about 10 old coins, among which are two of George II' time, coined in Englan&ZJH glsa. posse sees among this collection a num ber of United States on cent piece over 100 years old. mm . SI m We have in coarse of preparation a fine souvenir, booklet ofPortland andRose .City Park -that we will mail free to your friends. Send us a list of your friends and relatives "back east" and we will mail them all a copy of this booklet.. It is a work of art and one that you will be proud to send to them.. These books are valuable keepsakes and we would not care to have them go astray.. Therefore, if you will write the names carefully, giving the correct addresses, we will appreciate your -kindness.. Send the names to us by mail or cauTahTleavelhem at' the office. HARTMAN & THOMPSON ftanVsrs' " " PKtmKae tt fn isnea Cf"V aM.va m ....... viiiyiw ws WMiiils w Bon'l Overlook Us for Your Trimmed Hats This Coming Week i ' After our Easter rush you will get some of the very best values ever offered in Mill! nery. ' ".,, Watch for Our FOR. Monday and Tuesday White Milan Dress Shapes and Flats, values to $2.60. (See window.) Special J Q .Monday, choice..... plfE7 The Wonder Millinery Co. CORNER MORRISON AND FIRST STREETS. SELECTED FOR THE DRILL TEAM Miss Zoe McCInng' to Be One of - Oregon Girls at the Jame. - ' v town. Fair. Miss Zoe McClung; daughter of M. H. McClung, t$n Hancock street, baa Just, received official notice that she has been selected as a member of the' Oregon drill team to represent Oregon f ; tibial RIDE PONIES, TALK ESPERANTO Two of Requirements of Girl Buffalo Bills of Oregon Pro- posed for Jamestown. With ;4t brave and brawny Lasoe aatrldt their ponies, trailing gracefully looping lassoes on th ground or sway ing them excitedly In midair, 3. C Cooper of MoMlnnvllI Intends t go to th ultra clvUUdi east and win It by fore. . Bom of th finest specimens of young womanhood th state can furnish ara being aelected by him to represent Oregon and to demonstrate In parson th powarful anodyne of her health giv ing air. They are to be taken to th Jamestown exposition and ther will show by their pr4rwea In drills their weU developed muaclea, their easy grace and their powars of endurance. And Mr. Cooper feels that no batter advertisement can be accorded Oregon's salubrious armoephara, irljrfl.n!remartev Miss Zoe McClung. at th Jamestown exposition. Eh Is a niece of R. B. McClung, of Irvlngton, and grandnlec of John M. Scott, of Holladay' addition, on of Oregon'a pioneers who served In th state legis lature In 74-'76. Mlas McClung la highly recommended for her beautiful character and charming manner, which have won for her many friends who will Join In wishing her a pleasant experience. , . REPRESENTS JEWISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Dr. Julias Adler, financial secretary of th Theodore Hortl lodg No. Si 4, I. O. B. B., ba been appointed repre sentative in this city for th National Farm achool of Bucks county, Penn sylvania. Thla school Is organised sim ilarly to trie agricultural eelleaea, e eept that It Is an exclusively Jewish in stltuUon supported by Jewish contribu tions. Its recent rapid growth la de manding more adequate facilities and equipment, for which a special effort Is being put forward by President Ja cob Krauskopf. Mr, Adler will receive subscriptions In Portland and will make a personal canvas for that purpose soon. He will receive all communications addressed to Boom 8, Chamber of Commerce. Plant Sibson'sRoses. To hundreds - of people, th- mere thought of beautiful rosea, suggests ''Slbeon's Roses," the only real rone specialists In the northwest Always plant Slbaon's rosea, then you hava the best. Acres of roses. More then tSO different varieties. Including the best in the world. Office and Nurseries, 1180 Milwaukee avenue. Phone East 131. Th SIbson Rose Nurseries. : "I shall have only th flneat sped mens' he said, " and I will put them through auch diilla that thay will be the aensatlon of th day. And I have had enough of army life myself and have teen drilled under on of th finest Qerman drill masters till I am confidant that I can drill a company aa wall a anyone." r --- Th girls have been selected with re gard to general development: all muat be able to alng, muat be graoeful and muat be of uniform build. The, governor ha agreed to commis sion all going with this company , and th girl are to. be enlleted In regular military fashion and given an honor able discharge at th and of th exposi tion period. They will be controlled by military regulations. Dr. William Horsefall of Marshfleld will accompany them aa physician' for th company and Mrs. Horsefall as chaperon and musi cian. Professor J.' Robinson... whose drill work Is otherwise known her, will have chargw'of th musical and of th fancy drllla. Inquiries have already been received from many sources concerning tha pur pose of the expedition, and Major Wood ruff, U. 8. A., of New York has written to know what they Intend to advertise and offering hla aid. An effort Is be ing mad to have tha gins ride In their cowboy costume before President Roosevelt VQ Talk Bsperanto. '""Th"ihlforw which "they -win wear will be the accepted cow-girl dress, of buckskin colored cloth with leather fringes, cowboy hats with "Oregon" on th bands, gauntlet gloves. . divided skirts, military boots and th full re galia, t ' "I am going to have them learn th new language, Esperanto,' Mr. Cooper aald. ' and those that don't know any better then, wfll think they are talking I Indian and those that do know better will think the west la up to data", iTTSPLENDIDlIEW"PLANTH Koyal Bakery and Confectionery rally Z quipped In th Hew Quarter, Elev enth aad Everett Street a. ., The1 extensive - and wholly modern plant that has been In couraa of con struction for soma , month for th Royal Bakery V - Confectionery com pany, is now in full operation, with a large force of ex pert a, and under the moat sclentiflo and sanitary plan of management J. A, Heusner, manager, la one of the recent eastern caDltaliats to cast In his lot with th future of Portland, and he brings with him what Is more vitally Important In a business of this kind than mar -capital: and that Is an appreciation of th needs of an awakened and enlightened public regarding wnoiesome and pur food stuffs. - A visit to th large plant at Eieventn and Everett street 1 an In terestlng experience, as well an educa tloa In modern baiting. 11,000 loaves of bread are turned out dally, and arrangements are being mad to In stall a new oven that will double th plant' capacity. Every featur of bread making sifting th . flour, mix ing th dough, moulding th loaves, baking them, removing from th oven to the cooling room, and their final disposition in th baker dean fresh wagon whloh Is backed for Its recep tion Into an enclosure that absolutely prohibits th least uncleanllness In handling is fascinating by reason of in perfect system ana sanitary con dltlons under which It Is accomplished. Mr. Heuaner haa purchased a beau tiful horn on Willamette Heights and Is entering full heartedly Into th vim and vigor of th newer, mora progres sive Portland. - ' r ' -A 1 ? BENJAMIN'S ashionable Summer , X AN LNDIXSS VARIETY OF INCLUSIVE, PATTERNS $20.00 to $40.00 Suits The - Gentility Shop 111 Morrison Street Opposite Post Office MARKET LIST i cC;vV.r; WhenMakin market list always Specify Butter-Nut Bread Don't be content with just any loaf the grocer, selects Look for the label on every loaf Its there If it's genuine Batter-Nat 1 Sc loaf at all grocar , . '" JaBS UaSek DREDGE READY TO PUMP MUD Block Between East Morrison and Belmont and Adjoining New ' Warehouse First Filled. ' Th Port of Portland dredg haa at last got Into action. Th pump wer started a little before noon yeaterday and everything waa put Into working I order. Th nrat block to ba filled will be that between East Korrlaon and Bel mont streets, adjoining the new impl ! ment houa of Mitchell, Lewis A Staver, I and It Is expected that at least 10 days will be th tlm required to fill this property. The d red ire ha been stationed Just south of the Morrison bridge at th east end of th draw. Bom tlm was required to get the pipe properly fitted. snd until that was accomplished noth lng but water was run Into th sloughs on th ast side. Delay has been oc casioned by th mill men's strike. Th big furnace' burn sawdust and It was doubtful for a while If enough fuel could b secured to keep th machinery moving ateauiiy. t -Th whole amount of work will l quire about three weeks tlm. Th dredge works both night and day. Hypothetical Qnestiona, When Nathan M. Mors was trying the- Tuckerman will case before Judge MeKIm, Dr. Jelley, an expert on in sanity, was one of th witness a. On of th hypothetical questions asked ct the witness by Mr. Mors oontalned no lees than 20,000 words. . The Jewyer started this pithy ques tion at th opening of court and elosed only a' few minute prior to th noon adjournment. Th pelnt that Mr. Mora waa endeavoring to bring out related to the mental condition of th testator when he mad his wIlL . This Is said by tha ttoslon Herald to be the lonaest slnel Interrnentlon ever 1 made in a court of lavg and tha answer comprised Just three wbrda, "I do not Out of the Hfeh fait Pistr let j 364 to 370 East Morrison Street . v Branch at St Johns, 0pp. The west side dealers pay for rent and advertising from $2,500 to $4,000 for a store covering a quarter block, while we pay from $150 to $175 per month. Know ing that the profits must be large enough to pay the expenses of any business house, the question is: Where is it most profitable for you to place your orderwith the high-rent and big-expense store or with us in the low-rent district? . Extension Sale M GO CARJS At low prices. Come and see them. A large as sortment. '. .' .. Five-leg pedestal looks all right when extended. You should see this table to appreciate it. Made of best quarter-sawed white oak, all selected wood, finished in the very latest shade of golden and early English. This one has 44-inch top and 6-foot extension. We have oth ers with 54-inch top and 10-foot extension. fiiwrr-''" ill .1
