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THE OREGON - SUNDAY JOURNAL, i PORTLAND, SUNDAY ... MOANING, NOVEMBER 29, 1908.
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WEEK BEFORE THANKS
RESULTS IN SCHOOLS
GIVING SHOWS GOOD
SEl'JIi III
PUBLIC
Domestic Science Practical
' ' Means for Developing
Child's Taste. 1
By
Mrs. A. A. Sanborn, . supervisor or
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Sewing in tne foruana ruirno
. School. ' I
Experience has taught us that any
new thought coming to the masses, al
ways meets wltM opposition f rom some.
So with manual training In" the schools
'we have had the opposing sentiment to
combat. With our educators there has
been a diversity of opinions as to the
bent method of presenting a practical
education to the child, and only by
much study and experience has It been
possible tor hrln the worn to' Its pres
ent state. ''
Educators were the ftrst to discover
that the time had come wnen it seemed
necessary to; teach througn our public
schools soma of the arts and crafts to
fit the pupil for a practical and, useful
life other than the professional.
Ta became thorourhlv conversan
with a aubiect one must study the meth
od and practice of expressing thought
by demonstration. All educators agree
that the beginning and successive steps
of education must harmonise with tho
corresponding steps of the child's de
velopment. This gives sewing, .cutting
and fashioning garments one of the
first places in the succession of studies
to be taken up. -
The child has scarcely a point of
contact with the world that he so readily
perceives as that made by his own gar
ments. A refined taste in one's dress and
' belongings has usually been regarded
as an acquirement of adult life. But If
the child is trained along wholesome
natural lines his taste will develop In
dividuality verv earl v.
Under a system which Is carefully
planned and properly carried out,
learning to sew will become a pleasant
as well as sn instructive part of a
child's education. The system should
be adopted to the different grades, it
should be simple and practical.
The knowledge of making tapestries,
embroideries and other beautiful needle-work
has been known for centuries,
but the problems of putting the art of
plain sewing on a scientific basis, and
making it a part of the education of
woman. Is but Just being solved.
Since In any work a thorough under
standing of Its principles, makes It easy,
so In sewing, the first steps In, the
Inculcating ofthos- principles which
are tho foundation of needle-work
should be thoroughly taught
To meet the demand for a practical
metho and tiwniy the want that has
been but Inadequately met, teachers
Alnnr this line have adopted practical
method of Instruction, as It teaches tho
proper method of making tho different
stitches, seams and hems, used in the
construction of garments.
a The progress must necessarily be
slow, as they are not only learning the
stitches and seams but are becoming
familiar with the use of needle and
thimble.
Having accomplished' this the pupil
hss a correct standard established, and
is able, to distinguish between the ex
cellent and the worthless, and to Judge
of the quality of her own work.
The aim of the system is educational.
It Is planned to train the ey to see cor
rectly, the hand to execute with care
and precision. ,
This being taught In the grades fits
the pupil for the more advanced work
of the high school, where they are
taught cutting and fitting, use of the
sewing machine, and all things pertain
ing to a knowledge of garment-making.
In our work of teaching sewing wa
touch upon animal life through the
sheep, silk worm and other creatures,
which in one way or another produce
textile threads or the sewing Imple
ments. In much the same manner It
touches upon plant life. Then, too, ar
ithmetic, drawing, color study, physical
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history may
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be correlated with the sewing.
ual training makes a pupil more active
and observing. It rests certain facul
ties and interests tne pupil in inn u
ful and practical side of life. It also
conforms to all the requirements of a
culture subject. To be well versed In
all kinds of needle work Is considered
mn rMmtlllllhment.
. In sewing we have a subject whose
mastery is of practical value to every
girl; a subject that gives her a dis
tinct taste snd love for being useful
and makes her become a person of
worth. . , . .
The Intellectual activity, which has
been aroused and stimulated by this
new departure In education, if wisely
directed Into --actical channels, can
hardly fall of accomplishing desirable
results.
Object-teachln- so far as It tends to
awaken the Intellectual faculties of the
child, and to encourage Improved habits
i. -udy and observation Is to be com
rm ed and fostered. The practical
bearing of this study upon-he Indus
tries of the country. Is shown In the
tendency to begin the technical train
ing of the future workman, or work
woman, at a far earlier age han had
been before thought practical.
To bring the work up to Its present
standard in the public schools, many
problems have presented themselves.
A few we will briefly mention. First,
the lack of knowledge on the part of
the heads of our Institutions of learn
ing In regard to domestlo arts. We
would not expect them to be well versed
on this subject: If they would have
been possibly the work would have
ooner reached a state of perfection.
There is also a laca in arcnueciurai
knowledge. In building to meet the de
mand of the work. T In -most of the
Folytechnlo sohools we have visited we
Ind tne sewing room small and poorly
lighted, with windows high, tables
crowded together, sewing machines In
poor light For sewjng we should have
large, light, airy rooms, as the work
cannot be well done In email crowded
or dark rooms. The surroundings
should be of the best, and only by
bringing; this, problem to- the 'attention
sol ved '
- In the manual training ' department
of these schools there were what, seemed
acres of floor space, machinery, light,
every eonvenlence for doing the work
properly..
The only 'solution we ran come to
from facta gathered is that those in
charge do wot understand the demands
of the 'work. There seems no adequate
reason why we should not have space
and enulnment for sewing and cooking
that Is given to the manual training for
t-.oyg.
SCHOOLS
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A 'Picnic on tne Tualatin
. River .
By Marian Handler, Chapman, ; Grade
Our Sunday school class had planned
for soma time to have a picnic,' but It
was hard to decide where'' to go. But at
last they agreed to go on the Oregon
City carllne to the Tualatin. . So, at
10:30 on Friday morning we took the
ear. There were 26 of us, counting the
chaperones ana ail. ana me gins rrom
the class all had horns with the class
colors, which were lavender and white,
streaming from them.
The people on the car, If they were
subject to headaches,- certainly had one,
for such a noise as we did make.
We rode about six miles, as I should
Judge, and then got off and walked
about three' blocks across a bridge and
took another cat and rode about two
miles. Then we got off and walked
across a tressel and about four blocks
in the woods and reached Camp Com
fort It had rained the day before and
"The Chief Actor In the Thanksgiv
ing Drama' By Frank Davis,
Woodlawn. Ninth B.
it was damp In there, for no sunshine
could get In. We went on up a little
way and stayed at another camp with
out any name. .
Before lunch we went down to the
river and tried to catch some crawf sh,
but only one was caught. We walked
from one stone to another until finally
we heard the call for lunch. After
lunch was over It was quite hot, being
about 2 o'clock, so we were rather
quiet Our Sunday school teacner wein
with part of the girls down to the
river and later, when we went down,
we discovered that they had .crossed
and they were now on the other side
on some logs. One of the girls had
succeeded in getting all wet.
Our teacher sent me after the nets
and bait, and after I had gotten them
the rest of the girls and myself went
across. There were four or five nets
and we were trying our luck when sud
denly we heard a scream, and turning
around found that one of the girls had
stepped on a stone, that rolled and had
fallen Into the water.
Of course we knew there wasn t any
danger of drowning, but It frightened
us. Before" we could each tier she was
up wet. but still happy. It was not
much of a task to get dry, as It was
quite hot In the sun.
As it was getting quite late and the
car was coming for us at about 6:20,
we went back to camp to get ready to
start. ,
At B:30 we were on the car and on
our way home it was quite noisy, but
not so much as going, for we were
tired. . . , ,
We arrived at town about 7 o clock
and found the only things missing were
a couple of purses.
We had' a splendid time and I am
sure that those who went will remem
ber It for years to come.
Thanksgiving
By Elizabeth Knight, Woodlawn,
Elirhth B.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated
by the Plymouth colony after the har
vest of 1621. They sent men out to
rnt tami and birds and Invited the In
dlana near by to come to the feast,
which thev did, bringing deer and other
game with them. This first Thanks
giving lasted for about one week, but
nowadays Thanksgiving only lasts for
one aay. ...
Th.TiVneivIn has not been held every
year since 1621, but has been called for
different purposes, in laez, moa anu
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1864, a proclamation was made for a
public thanksgiving. Since that time
the president each year appoints a day
on which Thanksgiving is held. It is
usually observed on the last Thursday
In November.
To children Thanksgiving Is known as
the day for turkey. The school chil
dren are generally dismissed the even
ing of the Wednesday before and do
not return to school until the following
Monday morntng. We term these days
the Thanksgiving holidays. f
A Funny Incident
Bv Gladys F., Woodlawn. Fifth B.
One day William Adams came over
to our house and gave us a white kit
ten. The next day Alma and I took it
upstairs to my sister Elsie's room,
where she was cleaning up. We took
the cat and held It up to her bureau' and
the cat looked Into the mirror. Her
tall stood out and her hair on her back
was Just straight. She began to -spit
and when he saw that other cat was
doing the same she got more frightened
and threw nearly all of the things off
of the bureau. This was lots of fun.
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The E. P. H. S. Glee Club.
By Leora Kernan. 1
' The study of music has been taken
up by the girls of the Blast Portland
high school. At present there are about
14a girls who are. receiving' vocal In
struction from Mrs.' Rose Coursen Reed.
The following officers were elected at
our first meeting, which was held Octo
ber 17: President, Helen Oatrom; vice
E resident, Claire Oakes: Secretary,
ora Kernsn; treasurer, verna Claw
son. Miss Schloath, one of our teach
ers, was appointed to. oversee the af
fairs of tho- club.
WGODIJAWN - DAVIS - - -
Tne Envelope
By Margaret Hubbard,. Chapman, Grade
- Fourth B. .
Once ,upon a time I wag a, piece of
white paper,, A man folded me up
firmly and called me an envelope. He
made a great many more like me and
put us In a pretty box. He put some
white paper with us. We were put in a
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VA Study in Composition" By Stan
ley Spencer, Chapman, Fourth A.
shop window, and a man bought the
box. He took us home and put us on a
table.
One day he took me out of the box,
because I was on top. He took a pen
and Ink and began to mark on me. Then
he sealed me with a letter inside and
put me in a dark box with a lot of
pther letters. We stayed there a long
time, until a man came and put us In a
bag. He shook us
all un
and we
bumped our heads together. We stayed
there tome time, but oh we were on the
train. A man took the ba and nut it
off the train and another man carried
the bag to a little office and then he
emptied us all out. We stayed in the
office a while and a man put us In an
other bag. He carried us on, and on,
and he went Into the country. There
were only a few houses In the country.
There was a big red house, with a big
porch, and there was a little girl and
boy in the back yard. The man took
me out of the has: and slInDed me under
'the door and then he rang the bell. The
little srtrl came and Kot me and took me
to ner mother, ttne opened me and read
the piece of paper with the marking on
It Then she put me In a rack where
there were manv other letters, and one
day when she sorted the rack out she
put myself and a great many other let
ters In the fire.
A Boat Accident.
Richard Montgomery, Chapman,
By
uraae f ive a.
One day, about three years ago, as
the steamer Bailey Oatzert was Just out
Of the Cascade locks they heard two
or three short sharp whistles, which
the captain knew belonged to the steam
er lone. Just as they turned a point
they saw a terrible sight. The lone
had run on a sand reef, her captain
making some mistake about the chan
nel. The Bailey Gatzert. though a power
ful boat was not strong enough to
fiull off the lone. They were certaln
y In a dreadful fix. The Ione's pas
sengers all were verv glad to see help
Though small the. Bailey Qatiert was
abte to take the frightened passengers
off the lone. Just then the lone began
to tilt more than ever to one side and
it was said , that she would have tipped
over had help not come when It did.
Just then the Dalies City came around
the bend and after a minute or two
was hitched to the Bailey Gatzert and
the latter was hitched to tho lone. Be
fore long the lone was again "on her
feet," as the captain said.
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Peaceful Scene" By Marie
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"A
Tne Origin of Portland
By Kyoml Woodcock, Woodlawn.
' William Overton was the first man
to put foot In what is now Portland,
with regard to settlement. Overton and
LoveJoy in November, IMS, stepped
ashore from an Iadian ' canoe, while
they were on their way from Vancouver
to Oregon City. Overton thought It
would be a fine place for a city, so h
got claim to it, but after this he sold
Is snare to W. Pettygrove.
Mr. Pettygrove, being from Maine,
wanted to name It Portland after the
?rlnclpal olty, while Mr. Lovejoy, being
rom Boston, Insisted on naming It Bos
ton. To settle this they decided to
throw a penny, Pettygrove winning.
Seeing1 the look of disappointment on
his partner's face he decided to try it
again, but two out . of three times
Pettygrove won. So It was named after
the New England city, Portland.
V. It. XiOwnsaaie, wno naa a tannery
on the Site or me present juxposiiion
building, bought tho share of Petty
grove. ,
Thus began the reat city of Port
land which now, in proportion to Its
fopulatlon, ranks second in wealth of
be cities In the United Btates.
School Stories In tho Public Library
AmlcLs. Edmondo da Heart, a school
boy's journal.
Barbour, R. H. "Vor the Honor of the
gchool." .. . ..
Brown, H. Dj two oiiege uiris.
Did at School."
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Hughes, Reysert "Lakerim Athletic
Club." I
Hughes. Thomas "Tom Brown's
School Days."
Martlneau, Harriet "uronon Boys.
Pier, A. 8. "Harding of St. Tim
othy."
Rhoden.
Maid."
Em a von "An Obstinate
Richards.
Smith. M
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P.
E- "Peggy.
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y Good Times
at School."
Tlmlow, K,
Tomllnson.
W. "Nest of Girls."
E. T. "Ward Hill
at
Weston.
Vaile, C. M. (W) "Orcutt Qlrls."
Ward. E. S. (P) "Gypsy's Year at
the Golden Crescent."
Historic Grounds.
By Mildred Taylor, Woodlawn, Eighth B.
ioi lar irom our ncnoorv are" tne
scenes of many events. I neije was
once a treat nation here In olden times.
It consisted of many tribes of Indians,
with the Willamette Indians as the
leader. The capital was nt what Is now
called Sauvle's Inland. There are to be
found to this day arrowheads, holes
where wigwams were, and graves and
trails where they cross to the other
side.
Lewis and Clark passed down the
Columbia river In 1806 and on returning
noticed the entrance of the Willamette.
About two miles away lies Vancouver,
Happy Moment" By Herbert Thatcher Davis. Ninth B.
a spot Lieutenant Broughton named In
honor of Captain Vancouver.
Dr. McLoughlln moved to Vancouver
In 1824 and m&$& It the consolidated
headquarters of the Hudson Bay com
pany, which ruled from Alaska to Cali
fornia and from the Rocky mountains to
the sea. They wanted no settlers in
the country, for tho rivers, mountains
and prairies were covered with game
"The L3t Cry of Triumph" By
. Axel Berg, Chapman, Third A.
claimed by their agents and trappers.
The rtd and white men were good
Trlends while they brought rich furs to
Vancouver from all directions.
The geat white chief, as Dr. Mc
Loughlln was called, was visited by
many famous men, whom he always
welcomed. Many immigrants, eold and
hungry, on their way to the Willamette
valley, found protection and a friend in
this man.
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CHAPMAN
Alex Yeaton and His Son
By Albert Splidsboel, Chapman, Grade
Four B.
Alex Teaton was a fisherman. He
fished for cod.
One bright morning he thought he
wduld go fishing. He and his son went
In the boat and they went out to sea
and fished.
Alex Teaton was fishing; and he was
catching a good many fish. The sky
became gray and the wind blew hard.
The little boy laughed at the white
caps.
A storm came up and Alex Teaton
prayed to God to help his son because
he was so. small he could not swim.
His father was strong and so sure he
would be saved that he did not pray
for himself.
Alex Yeaton was so sure, but he was
drowned.
In the morning the life savers on the
shore saw a speck far out In the water.
"A wreck! A wreck!" they cried, and
went out In their boat and found the
little boy tied to an oar. I
'ine boy was not hurt and he was
taken home to his mother.
"On the Water" Drawn by Albert
Splidsboel, Chapman, Fourth B, to
Illustrate "Alex Yeaton and His
Son."
A Walk to ScKool
By Ruth Young, Chapman, Fifth A.
I walk five blocka to school. Some
of the blot'ka are hort and some are
long. Sometimes I go through a lot and
then I get to school sooner than 1 would
If 1 had gone around the block.
I saw many pretty flowers on my way
to school and nice green lawns that
hav had good care. In some of the
lots there are little holes in the ground
where the boys plav marbles. I most
always see lots of boys out In the lot
near the school, and they are playing
football and blackman.
I heard one time that the pound man
was around and he had a whole lot of
dogs. Some looked just like our dog.
I foci that 1 am Kolnir to have a aood
time before school begins. When I
heard that the pound man was around
and he had a dog that looked like ours,
I thouarht he mlsrht uosslbly have our
dog. So I went home, but my dog was
home. Then I ran to school again.
View From School Room Window.
By Theodora Stoppenbach. Woodlawn,
Sixth B.
Our school is located In an interesting
and picturesque suburb of Portland. It
stands In the midst of the beautiful
autumn trees which are all ablaze In
their autumn colors of red, green and
gold. This Is certainly a beautiful spot.
There Is the Columbia river which
we can see. with beautiful old oak and
balm trees on this side, and the city
of Vancouver, Wash., on the opposite
side.
Farther in the distance are the snow
capped peaks of Mount St. Helens and
Mount Adams, with snow covered hills
rising around them. I wish that chil
dren from many of the other schools
had such a grand view from their win
dows. I am sure that they would en
Joy It
A Witty Retort.
By Marcla Parker, Davis School, NinthB
It happened last summer when we
were at the coast. One of my friends
and I were walking up the beach.
Nearby was a fleshy woman looking
for agates, when along came two Impu
dent young fellows.
One looked out over the ocean snd
said loudly enough to be heard, "My
but the whales are In close this morn
ing!" The other answered In the same tone,
"Yes, but I didn't know that they ever
came up on shore."
Of course the woman heard; and, be
ing able to carry out a Joke, she said
rather sarcastically, "You needn't
worry, young men. Those on shore
won't eat anything green!"
, A True Story.
By Eunice Randall Stephens, Fourth B.
Once upon a time a little girl was In
school. She was looking out of the
window! into the park, when she saw a
man coming full speed on a wheel. He
wasn't watching his business, but he
was watching some boys playing' foot
ball at the other side of the park; but
all of a sudden he ran Into A tree. He
Went head ever heels over tl handle
bar, and the little girl laughed right
out la school. It happened ' to be In
geography class, and the teacher made
her go In 'front of the clsis and I tell
what she was laughing about, she also
bad to stay In half an hoflr.. - x -
Moral; Nevee stoo your lessons to
look out of the window wh ?n you are
In c!m.
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"A Neat Study" By Lena
Chapman, Sixth B.
Lowe,
Coulters Creek
By Fay Cox, Chapman, Grade Five A.
Coulter's creek starts near Buck's
point Buck's point Is a steep point In
Colorado. It Is called Buck's point be
cause one of the largest bucks was
killed there that was ever seen In that
country.
It flows through a large tunnel and
over a very rugged mountain, for about
two miles. It then flows through the
farmers' fields and Is used for Irrigat
ing farms. It also flows through the
school yard.
. Tt ends In Cattle creek. Together
they flow into the Roaring Fork river,
about three miles south of Glenwood
Springs. The Roaring Fork flows into
the Oreen river. There has been many
people drowned In the great swirl where
the two rivers come together.
The creek is very noisy part of the
way. There Is a large fall In It, which
Is called the Stairway, because it looks
Just like a stairway. There are five
steps in It.
CoUller creek Is noted for the fine
trout caught In It. People catch the
little trdut In nets and DUt them In
ponds or streams near their homes.
IX PURSUIT OF ENGLISH
Mexican Student Finds a Use' for a
Sixth Avenue Puller In.
There Is one young Mexican In town
who la serious, muy, muy serious, in his
English study. He simply is voracious
for English, and If he could find some
way to dream English he would consider
the sleeping hours better spent.
He Is persistent all day. Anything
that can speak English Is his game.
W hile he Is Ignorant of the purpose of
that American institution the puller In,
he was clever enoueh to see his chance
when one of the genus took him by the
arm In front of a Sixth avenue clothing
shop and begged him to come in.
That man wouldn't try to escape from
his practice, he perceived. So for five
days he wandered by and was each time
eagerly puued in. on the fifth day of
practice he promised to buy 69 over
coats, 10 neckties and 4 suits of clothes
"tor his friends" the next-day, and now
that puller In recognizes the sting of
the bee and doesn't rush out and find
himself giving English lessons to an
eager young man.
It was from this professor of Sixth
avenue commercial English that the
young man acquired all the accent that
goes witn a pusn in tne eye.
He and a friend wandered Into a
church at a Sunday night service. Both
are highly polite and when everybody
was urged to tako a hymn book and
stand up and unite In that part of the
service the two students of English
joined In the hymn.
They thought they found the page or
whatever the number was, but neither
couM read fast enough to sing things
strange to them. Neither has cultivated
English poetry, but both like .music.
Both were strong on practice and both
did practice so that the two nice old
ladles juM before them turned around
with wonder in their eyes more than
once.
Both had but 10 cents with them. It
was the dav before remittance day. Thev
had carefully read out the sign "Free"
before entering the church. But before
the hymn was sung the minister had
told about a cinematograph exhibition In
the church the next week and said
something about 10 cents.
So when tho contribution basket ap
peared In their vicinity and was thrust
toward tlini both thought they wouldn't
be let out unless they paid that elna
niatogiath 10 cents and gave tip their
last 10 cents and went out into the
street dead broke. Now tho Mexican. Is
warv of how he rushes Into unknown
places for practice.
TH EBA BY EOXFISHKS
Quaint and Pretty Little Creatures
Caught In Local Waters.
Not all the fancy fishes come from
tropic waters, for proof of which see
at the aquarium the tank of little box
fishes, 30 or more of them together,
taken off Sandv Hook.
These little fishes might fairly be de
scribed ns cute. Thev are not much
more than two Inches in length and
they are about half as broad and almost
square at the ends of the box fish's
familiar shape, which appears to be
somewhat accented In its earlv youth.
Out of one end of this little ohlone
box sticks the fish's little head and out
or me otner ena its tiny tall, while scat
tered around on its body are its little
fins, which It flutters with great
rapidity as It swims, though fast as It
may work them the box fish can't swim
verv fast; Its shape is against it in that.
But aside from its other oddities the
box fish has a striking feature in its
color: with its back of yellowish brown,-
its unaeroody is or a bright yellow, and
so It is an attraction 'as well as a
quaint little creature. Particularly do
the baby box fishes tickle the children.
"A First Attemprf-Bj- Walter .Schnelle.
OBEGOil THE
MDERFUl
School Boy Surpasses Pro
fessional Boosters in
Traise of Home.
Oregon.
By Harold Poley, Woodlawn.
Oregon, recently called the Beaver
state. Is one of the Pacific states lying
between Washington and California,
with Idaho upon the east. The surface
of Oregon is considerably broken. There
are two great mountain chains, the
Coast range, running parallel with the
coast, and the Cascade range, which Is
surrounded by snow-capped peaks, one
of which la a famous peak by the name
of Mount Hood. Between these ranges
there are very fertile valleys, one of
which la the famous Willamette valley.
The principal rivers are the Willamette
and Columbia.
The climate of Oregon Is unexcelled,
being due to the warm winds, known
as tiie Japan current, which blow In
land during our winter months. Ore
gon has considerable rain, although be
lng heavier on the coast. The summer
are pleasant. The snowfall Is greater
in the eastern and southern Oregon than
It Is in the northern part.
The mineral resources of eastern and
southern Oregon are extensive, produc
ing gold, copper, nickel and coal. In the
year 1900 the yield of gold in Oregon
amounted to $3,770,000. Oregon pro
duces more hops, clips more wool, has
more standing timber than any other
state In the Union. Oregon is the most
desirable state in the Union for home
seekers and investors. The fisheries of
Oregon ure a great resource to our
wealth. There are large fisheries In
the Columbia river which catch salmon,
chief among them being the chlnook
salmon. The chief manufactures are
flour mills, lumber mills, paper mills,
woolen mills, machine shops and foun
dries. Oregon has good transportation lines,
which are the Southern Pacific, Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company, the
Northern Pacific and the Oregon Elec
tric Railway company. Steamboats also
ply regularly 'upon the Willamette, Co
lumbia and Snake rivers.
The United States government has
built locks for the Columbia and Wil
lamette rivers at the cost of about
2,noo,ooo.
The leading educational Institutions
of Oregon are the State university, lo
cated at a beautiful city known as Eu
gene, the State Agricultural college at
Oorvalliff, and four state normal schools,
located at Ashland, Monmouth. Drain
and Weston, and also the common
schools. Oregon has also a penlten-
tho blind, all located at our capital,
Salem, at the headwater of the said
Willamette river. ,
The principal cities of our state are:
Portland, Salem, Astoria and Baker City.
Portland. the largest city, having a
population of 90,426 in the year 1900,
and at the present time probably 225,
000. Astoria Is (he oldest city In the
state, being, at the mouth of the Co
lumbia river, and was founded by John
Jacob Astor.
KNEW THE BRONTES
A Visit to the Parsonage Shyness
of Sisters Father's Temper.
From Great Thoughts.
It will probably surprise a good many
people to lenrn tlrat one of the curates
whom Charlotte Bronte immortalised In
"Shirley" is still alive and well. The
Rev. James Chesterton Bradley, now
living at Richmond at the age of to,
was the original of the "Rev. David
owceung in me novel rererrea to.
"The parish where I went to my first
curacy, Oakworth, bordered on the
JBront parish of Haworth," he says,
"so I frequently saw all the sisters and
their father and brother and had many
talks with them."
Mr. Bradley used often to go to Ha
worth parsonage "for the change and
company," and there he met the other
curates which Charlotte Bronte has so
well described. Concerning the sisters
he says:
"AH the three sisters were very ehy,
but perhaps Emily and Anne were
worse than Charlotte in that respect
The latter, as I remember her, was a
lively talker when once drawn out a
girl of about the ordinary stature or
perhaps below it. with features neither
very dark nor fair, but with striking,
expressive eyes and mouth. She had
a particular way of suddenly lifting her
eyes and looking straight at you with
a quick, searching glance while you
spoke to her."
Charlotte Bronte always struck Mr.
Bradley as "a young lady with deep
prejudices and of strong will."
Mr. Bradley describes the Rer. Pat
rick Bronte as "not at all a bad sort In
most things. But for temper) I really
think he had the vilest temper Tve ever
seen In a man." He repeats the pistol
story,, which we believe the latest bio
grapher of Charlotte ridicules, and
adds: "I have known him eo wild with
anger at the merest thing that ran
counter to his wIbu that he would take
up the rug from before the fire and
throw it on the flames!"
The son he describes as "dreadful"-
"a good hearted fellow when sober and
right, but too. often drinking and wrong
to be of any use to those. girls in that
lonely parsonage,"
Place for Everything.
From the Dundee Advertiser.
One of the mottoes which though
good are rarely applied is "A place for
everything and everything In Us place,"
A London cab driver seemed to think
that affairs were ordered after this
pattern. As he swung down the Strand
an American sitting beside him. asked
him to point out the spots cf interest
"Right you are, sir'' agreed the
driver, touching his hat. "There's Luggit
'111, where they 'ang 'em."
A little later: 'There's Parliament
'ouse, where they make the laws wot
does it. -.icross the way. An' there's
Westminster Habby. where they burled
the good 'uns wot didn't get 'anged!", -
The steam siren, under 73 pounds
pressure, has been heard for 40 miles
in tests in the navy. The next power
ful noise-maker is the steam whistle,
audible 20 miles, while the ordinary
whistling buoy has made Itself heard
15 miles.
Miss Mary E. Cheek of Toboso, Ohio,
is the only regularly appointed woman
rural mall carrier In the state. She
has served In this capacity for six
years.
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