The Portland daily press., 1889-09-17

Miss Grace Howard, oldest daughter of Joe
Howard, the well-known newspaper cores
pendent, is engaged in mission work among
the Indians at Crow Creek, Dakota Because
of her many charitable deeds she has been
named ''the good-hearted woman" by the
Indians.
Miss Helen Gould, daughter of Jay Gould,
was fitting herself for a teacher when her
mothers illness led her to take charge OF the
household. She is not h0usekeeper merely
| in name, but oversees every detail ana Keeps
| an accurate account OF every cent Oh eX-
pense. She has four music pupiis wnen AZ
| home-four girls belonging to her church,
who, though longing for musical education,
were unable to secure one in the usual way.
It has been suggested that General Rose
Grams might be removed from the registership
of the treasury to make room for ex-Com-
missioner Tanner A speech which Chauncey
NJ Depew is said to have made to Mr.. Har-
risoD, will no doubt have an influence to
overthrow any such plan. you are aware"
Mr.. Depew Is reported to have said to the
i pIesldent that | haye made no request of
TINS administration. | want to say, however
that Mrs. Depew wants you. to deal kindly
with her cousin, Gen. RoSecrans."
The Ladies' Itinerant Association" of the
Nebraska M. E. Conference is novelty in
organized effort. 1t was formed by the
pastors wives present at the recent con
ference. camp-meeting in August. Its pur-
pose Is to hold counselling together at the
time OF the annual conferences, concerning
the manifold duties devolving on the wives
OF ministers, and their share in the work of
the church, both social and charitable. 1t is
believed that the interchange Of thought and
experience will encourage and help the lady
itlnerants, and result in good to the church.
A correspondent after visiting some of the
large cotton seed oil refneries, writes as
follows regarding this valuable industry:
There seems to be no doubt that this whole
some vegetable product has become a for
midable rival and even substitute of the hog
product. The absolute cleanliness and economy
OF the process Is beyond question, and every
part OF raw material is worked up into con-
sumption. Not only the oil extract, but the
meal and then the hulls are in commercial
demand. There is no question of the able
business management of the mills forming
the trust, and as the mills out of the trust are
making money, 1t follows that the trust itself
is prosperous and even more so as its large
accumulation of quick capital and economy
Of united management gives 1t a powerful
advantage over other mills which are run on
borrowed capital at heavy interest charges.
The Union Cotton Oil Co., of Providence, a
membes Of the trust has almost doubled its
capacity with new Systematically arranged
mills, and is as perfect and well regulated
a system as an experience of forty years in
the business could develop. The oil has
steadily gained in prominence as one of the
standard food products of the world and there
Is growing export demand. 1t is one more
factor in the sum total of the industrial
wealth of this resourceful country. There
are in round numbers over three million
tons Of seed yearly available for crushing
from our annual cotton crop,