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TWELVE PAGES. DAILY EAST OREGON'IAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATTIWAY, JVLY. 13, l07. PAGE THREE. How About Harvest Supplies ? Now is the time to think about them. ' i Buy your supplies befofe you get too busy. We have a complete line of Blankets, Comforts, Tents, 8 oz. Duck Bed Sheets, Overalls, Jumpers, Gloves and Sox. Our Grocery Dep't. ts one of the largest and most complete departments in Umatilla County. The Alexander Department Store HARTFORD, HOME OP INVENT GROWING Ai EXPORTING INDIAN JUTE The following report, covering the exports of Jute and jute manufacture from British India and the wages and conditions of the jute-mlll operatives, Is furnished by Consul-General Wil liam H. Michael of Calcutta: Practically all the Jute exported from India passes through the port of Calcutta. During the calendar year 1904 the value of Jute and Jute manufactures declared at this consulate-general for export to the United States was 130,709,426, vlx: 'Gunny bags, 12,040,234; gunny cloth, $19,881,707; Jute (raw), 15.716,920; and Jute butts and rejections, 13, 071,665. The Commercial Intelligence de partment. In its returns showing the sea-borne trade of British India for the year 1906, gives the exports front Calcutta to the United States as fol lows: Gunny bags, 13,079,600, val ued at $719,330; gunny cloth, 492, 785,420 yards, valued nt $17,328,930; raw Jute, 248.406.25$ pounds, valued at $9,390,005; total $27,438,265, or $3,271,161 less than the figures re corded In the consulate-general, which are based on the Invoices cov ering all Jute and Jute manufactures shipped from Calcutta to the United States, and must be accepted as cor rect. The people of a mill, or several mills are nearly located together, oc cupy a village, which Is mado up of huts made of mud, bricks, and palm leaves woven Into sheets and tacked onto bamboo poles. All are thatched with a long tough grass used through out India for covering huts and bungalows, and which make A tight, cool and durable roof. The floor Is made of clay tamped down hard, which makes a very good floor. On this floor Is spread In places matting made of bamboo grass. On this matting many of the natives throw dowri a cotton blanket, or possibly a thin mattress, for beds. Some have a rudo bed made of four posts 16 inches high, with cross head and side pieces pinned together and then crisscrossed with bed cords. There may be a few rude benches, but little or no other furniture Is to be seen In the huts. The natives eat on the floor, squatted around a pot or pan containing the food. Tho men and boys eat first and the women and girls afterwards, taking what Is left. The mode of life is thoroughly primi tive. No knives, spoons or forks are used Every farmer in Umatilla county Is wearing a broad smile over tho out look for a banner crop this year. All those who luivo ever purchased ono of our celehrnted Alfred Benjamin A Co. 'a correctly made suits for men, wear an even brooder mnllo of con tentment, though ho lie. .a rarmer, banker, clerk, blacksmith, or swell dresser. There. Is tho fit, stylo and wearing quality in each, Uiat goes to niako it t'Just right." Bond Brothers Pendleton's Leading Clothiers. In eating, the fingers answering all purposes. Each Indian Is ambitious to own a brass Jug or pot, and these brasses are handed down as heir looms and are held as almost a sacred possession. They are kept bright by scouring them with mud and water. After a meal the brasses that have been used In any way are taken out in the street, where the women or men, as the case may be. squat on the ground and rub them with dust and water. What tlie United State Pays for Jute. It might be well to consider the fact that we are sending to India $21,921,941 annually for bags and cloth that might be made at home. We are receiving articles that are made by the cheapest paid labor on earth, and which could be made by mill labor In the United States. We are buying $8,787,485 worth of raw- Jute annually and manufacturing it Into cloth. Why not buy as much raw Jute as we need and manufac ture It into cloth and bags? This would give additional employment to our own people and keept the profits at home. It tvqnld be still better to encour- nge the growth of ramie on the lands going to waste In the Philippines, where that fiber can be successfully eultlvater. Thus we would be abso lutely Independent In respect to bags for use In handling our flour, wheat, corn, oats, and other commodities. Since the process of cheaply degum mlng ramie has been discovered there seems to bo no longer any excuse for holding back In the cultivation of ramie on an extensive scale. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Hotel St. George. D. N. Watt, Watt, .V. Msulllou, J. J. Hogan, A. L. George, N. W. Leeland, Portland; John F. Smith, Philadelphia: T. C. Benson. Portland; C. F. Gibson, H"le; 'W. I.. Livingston, Conyton, Iowa; Clark Brown, Ben Mitchell, Wm. punn. Portland; M. F. Kincald, Walla Walla; J. O. Jones, Conduff, Iowa; S. 1). Goodell, C. F. Holmes. Walla Walla; E. Hall, A. M. Brown, Portland; It. O. Philpol, Chlengo; M. McDaniel, Walla w'alla; S. F. Rankin, Seattle; G. W. Benson, Union; Dr. Peters, Walla Walla; A. Topley, Em mett, Ida.; Frank Patterson, Emmett, Idaho; C. S. Jones. Hotel Penilli'tim. James Jordan, Portland; W. W. Relnhnrt, San Francisco; Mrs. Wnrd, La Grande; Chris. S. Townsend, Geo. Steele, L. L. Wnlker, Portland; I. K. Levy. San Francisco; N. M. Macklln, Port land; Ceo. F. Roberts, Portland; I., Jacobs; O. . Olsen, SL Paul; R. W. Ashton, Pipestone, Minn.; J. a. Kel llck, Mrs. F. Kefflllg and son, Geo, Abbot, B. Brandon, Portland; Q. Mc- Cully, Ralph Shepard, M. M. Patten, Spokane; R. W. Jleller, Denver; N. F. Looker, Portland. Golden Rule Hotel. H. S. Ccsteel, I'llrt Rock; N. Kinsman, Pilot Rock; H. A. McRoberts and wife, Uklah; Mrs. J. A. Campbbell, Rockfenco, Wash.; W. S. Pverton, Weston; E. P. Jones, Nnmpa; B. L. Smith, Hermfs- ton; H. E. Dalndsn, Blnghnm Springs; L. Rathburn, Portland; Fred Fcedler, Rltter; Chorlott E, Well, Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilson, Mable ' Ball, Walla Walla, Wash.; J. Farmer, F. Farmer, H. H. Smith, Portland; M. A. Woods, J. A. Axtell; Sadie Hamilton, Boise. Burglars went through Edward Burns' saloon at Thorpe, Kittitas county. Wash., and stole $960 In cash. CONNECTICUT CLAIMS IS ' PER CENT OP PATENTS, William E. Curtis Tells of the Hotbed of Yankee Genius Every Man Who . Guest to Washington Prom Hurt ford. It Is Suld, Has an Application for Patent. i William E. CurtlB, the fascinating writer of the Chicago Record-Herald, gives the following interesting ac count of Hartford, the home of In ventors: 1 The records of the patent office at Washington show that more than 16 per cent of the applications for pat ents enme from the state of Connecti cut, which means that Yankee genius has been developed here to a greater degree than In any other part of this enterprising country and Hartford has a large share. The factories here are full of In genious men who are continually de vising Improvements upon the ma chinery with which the are working. They are smart enough to see where they can add to Its capacity and In crease Its products or the economy of its operation. It would be a big book that contained descriptions of all the ortglnal Hartford Inventions, and a new edition would be needed every year, like the city directory, for each mall that leaves for Washington carries applications for patents. The wooden nutmeg period has passed. The people are too busy these days making genuine articles of usefulness to waste their time on fakes. The first woolen mill In America was started here in 1788, and George Washington delivered his first inaug ural address In a suit made from Its cloth. The first cast Iron plow In the United States was made in 1820 by Alpheus and Truman Hanks, whose small foundry has since grown into one of the biggest machine shops In America. They built the engine of the Kearsarge which sank the cruiser I Alabama. i In 1834 Levi Lincoln Invented a ma-' chine to card wool with wire teeth by which he ruined a great domestic In dustry. Mr. Lincoln also Invented a machine to make hooks and eyes, and another to punch holes In buttons, which turned out to be a very profita ble idea. John Fitch, who lived a little way north of here, undoubtedly developed the steamboat before Robert Fulton made a success of It, but lacked the capital or the gumption to secure the reward. Alonzo D. Phillips of Hartford. In vented friction matches and first man- ufactured them here. Apollos Kinsley Invented a machine to press brick instead of shaping them by' hand. - James Hills of Hartford, Invented the lawn mower. He called It the "Archimedean," which shows that he had his head In the nlr even if the machine was on the ground. The woven wire mattress was first produced in Hartford, but I cannol find the name of the Inventor. Samuel Colt, a Hartford boy of 1C, Invented th revolver while he was on a sea voynge, and It was used so ef fectively by the Texans In their strug gle for Independence and by General Jackson's troops while fighting feml noles in the swamps of Florida that ' made him a great fortune. The business he started has grown Into an enormous armory, perhaps the most mportnnt of all the Hartford Indus tries. Christian Shorps of Hartford, In enled the breech-loading rifle, C. M. Spencer the repenting rifle and Dr. Richard- P. Ontllng, also of Hartford, devised a gun thnt kills by wholesale and shoots bullets by showers. Mitchell Wagons Monarch of . the Road for 73 Years. For 73 Years the Best Established in 1834 We also carry a complete lime of Mitchell "Bee" Line ond Staver Buggies for country or city use. Drop !n and see our wide track RUN-ABOUTS, always the best possible to build. JOHN NISSEN & SON Opposite Hotel Pendleton PENDLETON, OREGON PROMPT SERVICE QUICK DELIVERY Choice Fresh Meats, Lard, Sausages and Smoked Meats every day at the Central Meat Co. I Carney, Ramsdell & Co. Telephone Main 33 rA fko ne4 t UMij Good Dry Wood and ROCK SPRING COAL The coal that gives the moat beat. PROMPT DELIVERIES. W. C. MINNIS I.ra! orders at Refining' cigar house. J "Phone Mc?b . The French RESTAURANT Pendleton's most pop ular Dining Room. Best 25 cent meal in the city. Thoroughly renovated and all new dishes. Orville Coffman Proprietor Just. Received A CARLOAD OF s Gas: Ranges and Stove Plate Call and Pick Yours Out NORTHWrSTERN GAS ELECTRIC CO, 1 MATLOCK BUILDING ' Long Live thn Klmr is the popular crv thromrhnnt European countries; while In Ameri ca, the crv of the nrenent ilnv fa "Long live Dr. King's New Discovery, mng or Tnroat and Lung Remedies!" of which Mrs. Julia RviW Pain Truro. Mass., says: "It never falls to give Immediate relief and to quick ly curea cought or cold." Mrs. Pnlne's opinion Is shared by a ma jority of the Inhabitants of this country. New Discovery cures weak lungs and sore throats after nil th.. remedies have failed; and for coughs and colds It's the proven remedy. uuarameea Dy Tallman & Co., drug gists. BOc and 11.00. Trial bottle free. Butcher Shop and Property for Sale. Butcher shop, fixtures ml , erty, for sale in gsnd location. Do ing fine business. For further par ticulars address W. H. Albee, Helix, Ore. Plneules are for the vMn,. Bladder. Thev brln nninir ur backache, rheumatism, lumbago, tired worn out reeling. They produce natu ral action of the kldnevs? xn iw treatment 11.00. Money refunded If Plnules are not satisfactory. Sold by A. C. Koeppen ft Bros. 1 FRESH : Meat - Fish - Sausages I Lard Empire Meal Go. ; Phone Main 18 ii in mm Snuggery" Furniture The man's "snuggery" In the home is the study or library, but it is the woman's privilege to se to Its harmon ious furnishing. That Is why we par ticularly Invite the ladies to call and Inspect our library and study furni ture. The Book Cases, Writing Tables, Manuscript Cabinets, Easy Chairs, Center and Side Tables, Rockers. Couches, etc., are sure to arouse her ndmlratlon, just as the low prices will rouse her astonishment. is LEWIS HUNTER, Complete Housefurnisher. Are You Going to Build ? Then I Am Talking to You Remember you are not Duiiaing ror a lew years, but probably for a lifetime. It IffiM ' costs no more to have your If-i' " home planned and built artls- tlcally, convenient and well arranged and lasting than It doea to limply have a place in which to lira. if til The. Stonekote" fas; smmw rough cast cement block la all the rage. It make tho most perfect house, Is dura ble and lasting. It glvea a most pleasing effect and Its permanent and will outllva an ordinary wood house al most a decade. It oar speci fication! are followed out I haye cement blocks, jn all sizes and shapes, forbuilding purposes. They are much more substantial, and prettier than either rock or brick. ' (Jail and see the different designs. Contractor and Builder Cor. Rail road amd Willow Sts.
