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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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?
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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
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