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Evening journal., 1897-10-11
SPELLING.
Government Authorities Give
Their Ultimatum.
ORTHOGRAPHY OF THE CQLDFIELDS.
An Expedition OF Engineers and Survey
ors starts From san Francisco to
Lay Out Route For a Rail-
way 60 the ISiondilee.

WASHINGTON, oct. 1.-THE United
States board on geographic names.
which meets here at stated intervals,
has just rendered decisions determining
the spelling Of 149 geographic names.
These include number in Alaska.
Many variations Of nomenclature for
the same place are encountered, and the
boards action settles the uniform
usage. Following is a summary Of ac-
ton relating to places conspicuously
mentioned in the gold stories:
As to Klondike the decision is TO spell
II as here given. and not Clondyke,
Iclondyke. Chandike. Chandik or Deer,
Reindeer, Trondike. nor Thron Quick.
one OF the lakes OF the upper Yukon
was named Lebarge by the Western
Union Telegraph expedition in 1868 after
Mike Lebarge, a member Of the explor-
ing party, who IS now living somewhere
near Ottawa, Canada. Late pubhca"
tions have fallen into the error Of spell.
ing this Iabarge, but the board ad-
heres TO the original from Lebarge.
There is a Leharge river in Alaska.
When Schwatka descended the Yukon
in 1883 he named one OF the lakes on
its headwaters Lindeman after DR.. Mo-
ritz Lindeman, now vice president Of
the Bremen Geographical society. This
sometimes appears enormously as Lin
dermnn The board adopts Lindeman.
one of the principal tributaries of the
upper Yukon is the Lewes river. named
by Mr.. Robert Campbell OF the Hudson
Bay company about 1s4s. This Is often
miscalled Lewis.
The inlet, river and village at the
head OF Lynn canal which now appears
in the newspapers almost daily under
the form Dyea, the starting point for
the overland route. is an Indian word
which has appeared in many forms.
Admiral Meade in 1869 wrote il Tyya;
Krause in 1882 wrote II Deiah Schwat-
ka In 1888 Dayay; Dali In 1888 Taiya
The board adopts the form Taiya.
For the lake and river varlously call
ed Hootalinqua or Hotalinga or Tesla
Hina or Teslin Too or Tesln, the board
adopts Teslyn. The examinations Hinn
and Too are said to mean river In DIFF
ferent Indian dialects.
An Indian village on the middle Yu'
kon is called Nuklukayet. This has
been written In several forms, including
the erroneous one Tuklukyet.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
uns snilnd For sitl,n.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 1.-THE gum
boat Marietta. detailed to relieve the
Concord I'm Alaskan waters. has been
specially outhtted for the northern
cruise. Deckhouses have been built
over the matches. and, as she is con-
structed Of steel. the Marietta has been
equipped with additional heaters, antic-
ipatory OF cold weather. She sailed
for sitka today.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

Pierce. chief consulting physician OF the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute But
falo. n. Y, says: Z" suffered for fourteen
years with female weakness, nervousness
and general debility, trying everything
could find to help me-all to no avail: Al
though was thoroughly discouraged and
disgustedwith taking medicine when heaIa
of Dr. Pierce's medicines, thought would
try once more to find relief ] took the
Golden Medical Discovery and Favorte
Prescription and too great praise cannot be
given for the rapid relief they gave me.
am now free from the former troubles, and
may God bless DR.. Pierce in all his under
takings to cure suffering humanity.
Thousands who had reached this torlorn
and hopeless condition of body and mind
have found new hope and rescue in the use
of these marvellous remedies.
Dr. Pierce's great thousand page BOOK,
"The Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser" is sent free in paper covers Tor 2I
one-cent stamps to pay cost of mailing only
or, cloth bound for 81 stamps. Address,
Dr. r V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
Rev. J. K. Thompson Of East Calais Wasmng-
ton CO. Vt, writes concerning this great work;
Al am charmed with the style and general SUD-
iect matter of the entire work. consider II a
Valuable addition to my carefully selected hbraft
The purpose to set men right physically IS noble
one l am also pleased with the refined ana al
the same time fearless way in which you handle
those delicate subjects pertaining to biology tnus
making the work admirably fitted for the young.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
nrol,o RECORD For Fly casting.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, OCT. l1.-At
the annual tournament Of the San
FRA acisco Fly Casting club Walter d.
Mansfield. the champion long distance
caster. who broke all existing records a
few months ago by cast Of 1ll1s feet,
again broke the worlds record, held by
himself. increasing his cast by six
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
Rle storm on Newfoundiand.

ST. JOHNS. n. F.. oct 1.-THE Sc
vefest storm known for years has been
raging here. Yesterday afternoon an
unknown barkentine was sighted off the
port flying distress signals. and the
British warship Pelican sailed to her
assistance. 1t is feared that great dam
age has been done 10 the fleet of fish,
ing vessels now returning from Labra-
dor.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
john w. Gates nIar Re.lgn.

CLEVELAND. oct. li.-It is rumored
among iron and steel men here that
John w. Gates win soon resign the
presidency of the Illinois Steel COM
pany to become the head Of the Consol-
idated Steel and Wire company. with
plants in various cities. Mr.. Gates is
also credited with being the leader OF
the movement to bring about combi-
nation of the wire and nail manufac-
turers for the mutual protection o'
their interests
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
BOY KnIed BY Train.

CORNING. n. Y, Oct. 11.-Frank Me-
Qunlan. 14-year-old boy, who, in COM
pany with a number of other boys. had
been riding on freight trains yesterday
afternoon. jumped of a caboose directly
in front of fast Erie passenger train.
He was instantly killed, his body being
terribly mangled.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE II. r.

Trains leave Wilmington as follows:
20 5oG s hisdePhiS aas a ESQ esSgres s so ,dds Ia S
E.Oe, SOC, 6.ss. s52 S;os and sic ,. n.
m AcGo%Hosatq5 IS e. ss aO5 sss H. 75S S' and az 5 @
For Chester, (eXpress), l.57, 40, 6.30,
7.l2. $50, $50 s.55, 1oOs n.25, n.45 a. m.'
1.S7 3.05, sos. COG. 6.52. and 9.06 y. IN.
Accommodation, 6.10. 7.0S. S.12. HOP. 112s
a. m, l2.45,' 2.ss, AGO. 5.26, 6.SS, $50 and l04O
For New York Through express), LH
i.55, s.ss DINING Carr. i04s 1i.45 a. d
ffl2l6 Dining Carr, 137 Dining carr, 3.11,
g SS9 Rsing ga ca rca6 ana strssS S2 ss p
Philadelphia, 12O, $50, 7.0s. $50 1O.O3 a. ,
2-IS, S.0s, 6.o2, $50 and 1910 p. m:
For Boston without change. l0.ls a.
For Newark Center and Intermediates
stations, 2.S a. m. and SIS p. m,
su, lois and 11.00 g. m. 1919. 12.49, ''111
l;50 S56 523 l46.05, 200, 7.3l, Sn p. m. and
Baltimore and intermediate stations,
a<I' AZ SOS D m, R.Oc night
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street, for
| Wilmington (express), $50, 7.20. Us, 951,
i.4s. [oi, Al, SOS, $50, 5.5S, si7 SIS, 7.si,
| lilo, l1l6 p. M, and 1905 night.
Accommodation, 6.s4. 7.sO, 9.12, 1915 a.
Is m;; La. sls. 4Os, 444, e25, S.sS. 1908 and
40 SO. sss' i6ls iia5p iApseSI M. s fs7 s sSs
sos sos. 6.52, 7.2s, 800 and GIG D. m.
Accommodation, 707, S.19 a. M, 1209,
| Lao, 400, b.26 and 1910 p. N.
For Chester (expressl, 1.57. 40, S55,
11.4s a. m, 1.I7, sG6. sos. sos. $50 and s.Oj
D. M.
Accommodation, ZO7, SIS a. m, 100,
1ig, 400 5.26, 7.2s and 1910 p. m.
For New York Ghrough express), L57,
1.b5, s3s Dining Carr, 1O4S l1.45 a. M.
LII Dining Carr, sos, 606 '6.20 Dining
Carr, 6.52, 9.16 p. m, connecting via Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia, 40, 7.07.
s1S q m, 400, SOS and 1910 D. m.
For Boston, without change, 6.52 D. m.
Baltimore and Washington, 4.3s, sol,
10.iS a. m, 1906, 12.49, 1.b0, 5.23, s6.e5, 49,
Gu d. m. and 19.51 night.
Baltimore and Intermediate stations
COS D. m, 1900 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street, for
Wilmington (oxpress), $50, 40. I.3 a
m, 1909, Ia Al, SOS, 655 7.31, SIS lilo
Ills D. 10. and 12.05 night
Accommodation, S.S5, 9.12, 10.sS a. M.
4 11.20, 2.S2, SIC, 2Ss and 1905 p. M.
FOR THE SOUTH.
Southern Railway.-7.U p. m, daily
: sleepers to New Orleans, Mem
phia, Tampa, Nashville via Ashsville and
Atlantic Coast Line.-12.s p. m. daily
4 sleepers to Jacksonville, Port Tampa, Ma
con and Charleston; 12.53 night; dali.
4 Hleepers to Richmond and Jacksonville.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, e.ll p. ~
y daily, sleepers and dining car to Ctncin
natl and Louisville.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

An trains Illuminated ~ith Pintsc;
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON, DELLA.
WARE AVENUE STATION, FOR
NEW YORK week days, sS.1S, '94e
jus a. s56d1S m, s23 Szs S g AZ III 81 s4S
'S29, .5.22, s7ls, III p. m.
PHILADELPHIA, week days, ss.1S, SIS
aG m 1l5 ia ~ Iso S2S .s5 e & So ss5 oS sas ZIG sse
$50, $40, .1i.25' LIS a. m; '3.2s. $50, '5.1
CHESTER week days, 's.1s, 655. s.4s
s7.15, 1885, s8.25 800, $40, 1925, lilo a. m.
l2o. .229, 800 '522 $50, .54S. SD. III p; m
m; .s.29. $50, 1872, $50 '7;4s, 9.15. III p: m
ATLANTIC CITY. week days, fl15 a.
m, 'l2;2l. .229, 1923 p. m. Sundays, 7.S5 a.
CAPE MAY, week days. 5.55 a. M. '2.2s
= BlAlLTImoEE ll AND An : - - 'wAsH1NaToN
,2.O7 s.Ol, '4.OS, '4.57, '6.i6, ss17 1888 p. m
Sundays, ALB. 40, tS.4s a. m; '12.56. '2.OI
'Ys BALTfMoRh LII GRE Az ASb p Way Va STATIONS
7.l0 a. m; 3.O4 p. m. daily.
,NdE5WARK, week days ,tl3, Ilo' .sI
;~ u % q M M is 1S'SS, sgs; dSS, .S7s 7s & ls
$40 a. m; .i25S, s.oi, '4.57. 7S5. 'Si7 D. m
PITTsBuRG. week days. 's1s p. m
Sundays, 4.5I p. m.
CHICAGO, daily. @.57 D. m.
CHICAGo via CINCINNATI and IN
DlANAPOLlS, RS49 a. m. daily.
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS, s17.bs
m. and .8.17 p. m. daily.
TOLEDO AND DETROIT, s8.17 D. m.
daily to Toledo and daily except Sunday
NEW ORLEANS AND MEMPHIS viz
BRISTOL AND CHATTANOOGA, 81
D. m, daily. Through sleepers to Mem
phis and New Orleans.
SINGcRLY ACCOMMODATIONS, week
days, 40 a. m; 3.0i, 7.35, 1916 y. M. Sun
days, 40 a. m; 304 7.S5 p. m.
LANDENBERG ACCOMMODATION
week days, 7.10 a. m; 1000 a. M; 304, IS
d. m. Sundays, 1000 a. m; 4.57 p. IN.
LEAVE MARKET STREET STATIOr
for
PHILADELPHIA. week days, $50 D. m
BALTIMORE, week days. 6.45 a. m.
Il 'iTsANDENBERG. week days, s4s, sbs
M; 25S. 5.S5 p. m. Sundays s.bs g. m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR VIE
MINGTON, week days, $3.50. 6.10. 7.1e
'3sO, $40 4SO, '515, .54f, 800, $50. '7l0
| ss1q e.45, '1135 D. m. Sundays. 1880, sis
500, if.30 a. NJ, ~12.20, s1.S6, ZOO 'L20 % y
$40, s7.40, sS19, 1910 d. IN.
Telephone. No. 1873.
Rates to Western points lower than Wis
any other line.
Gen. Manager. Nan. Of Pass. Trafris
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New nedrord.. celehrallon.

NEW BEDFORD. Mass. oct. H.
New Bedford's semicentennial celebra-
tion occurred yesterday All Of the
public buildings are covered with deco
rations. and many private and business
houses and residences are masses Of
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
Weather Probabilities.
Cloudy; southeasterly winds.

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwes-
coner of Fourth and Shipley streets, /
prepared TO do printing OF every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
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nnnrrolcd ovcr Crons.

RICHMOND. Ky. oct. 11.-Ruther-
ford Todd. youngest son of Frank Todd,
wealthy farmer, stabbed Dan Little,
a farmer living on his fathers place.
innicting wounds that will probably
prove fatal. The men had had trouble
over division Of crops
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

Deal only where you are honestly
treated. ANY storekeeper who tries to
give you a substitute for what you de-
mand is not treating you honestly and
you should take your trade elsewhere.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

Stick to what you see advertised in
the newspaper when you get 10 the
store. Don't let a willy salesman throw
you off the track You know what you
want better than he does.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
deaths In Mobile.

MOBILE oct. 11.-Seven cases OF yell
low fever two deaths in the city and
one at Magazine Point, three miles dis
tant. and three recoveries make the
record for this city.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

governor Of Cuba pending the arrival Of
General Blanco.
At the meeting Il was decided 20 send
reinforcements TO the Philippine is
lands Marshal Primo Rivera, who sue
ceeded General Blanco as governor
general Of the Philippines. will be re-
called Immediately.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
WILL SAIL SOON.
General Blanco wnn start FOR Cuba
1hls Week.

Ihis Week.
MADRID, Oct. l1-Captain General
Blanco VIII sail for Cuba on the 18th,
and Captain General Weyler win re-
turn to Spain Immediately. General
Cnstellanos assuming the direction Of
affairs in the island until Blancos ar
rival The Marquis de Ahumada, who
was Captain General Weyler's second
In command. has resigned.
The cabinet held four hours ses-
sion, during which the decision previ-
ously arrived at regarding the recall
from Cuba OF Captain General Weyler
was confirmed. lei Heraldo makes the
announcement that the captain general
of Porto Rico will be appointed acting
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
Murdered His VIE.

CINCINNATI. oct. 11.-Frank Farley.
colored. shot and killed his wife. from
whom he had been separated six years,
then shot and mortally wounded his
mistress, Mamie Frey. He then gave
himself up to the police.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

Leave Fourth street wharf daily (Sun-
days included) at 7.30 a. m and LOO D. m.
Leave Philadelphia at iO.15 a. m, and 40
y. m.
Fare to Philadelphia. % cents; excur
sion, 40 cents.
Freight received all day at Philadelphia
and Wilmington, and carried at the lowest
rates. Telephone No. 81.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
Nm narn KiIIed Hi. MIG.

CANTON, o.. oct 11.-William De
Peyster. a well known character, is un-
der arrest on the charge of numbering
his wife. She ran cut OF their home
wrapped I'm flames. her clothing being
soaked with oil from a lamp.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

Stand firm in your demands for what
you ask for in store. Something
''just as good" is usually far worse.
Take no substitutes and you VIII get
the worth OF your money.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
PHILADELPHIA
and CHESTER

Steamer CITY OF
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-29
Sudden Death.

Capt. H. P. Nickel was in the
city Tuesday. and from him we
earned of the sudden and unsxpect-
ed death of Mrs. Pinkard, most es
Unable lady residing short
distance west of Amsterdam, Sunday
night. She retired in her usual
health and some time during the
night was taken very eick. She ap
prised her husband of the fact and
the hired man was sent to the barn
to hitch up a horse to 60 for ply
eician, but by the time he had gotten
ready she breathed her last. Her
husband, Mr.. Pinkard, was confed
crate soldier and left an arm on the
battle field, and is member of
Camp Marmaduke, this city. The
deepest sympathy of comrades snd
friends will be with bim in his sad
bereavement.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-29
MORE BLOOD.
Rich Hill Furnishes Another
Shooting Scrape.

Hatcher Puts a Bullet in Hamilton.
Wound Not Serious.
Friday evening last deputy sheriff
Joe Graves brought up from Rich
Hill and placed IN Jail William G.
Hatcher, who is charged with shoot
ing Burt Hamilton, Both parties to
the affair are miners and the shoot
ing took place at Jim Gee mines, in
the northeast part Of Rich Hill,
Friday at noon. The quarrel which
led to the trouble was over the
weight of coal. The lie was given.
and pop went the ready. pistol.
Deputy Graves happened to be in
Rich Hill at the time and placed
Hatcher under arrest and brought
him to Butler The following par.
ticulars of the affair are taken from
the Rich Hill Review:
"For some time past there has
been had blood existing among some
of the coal diggers in the Jim Gee
mine in the northeast part of town.
Some Cf the miners claim that others
among their fellow workmen have
been stealing their coal. The charge
is that after the coal was mined Ger
tain ones would take coal from the
cars of others aud put it on their
own cars and thus get credit in
weights for what did not belong to
them, while the persons thus robbed
would suffer corresponding loss in
weight.
During the incoming hour to-day
quarrel resulted in consequence OF
this old standing trouble which came
near eliminating in tragedy.
This quarrel was between Burt
Hamilton and William G. Hatcher.
Hamilton is a man about 26 years of
age Hatcher is aged SIS, and has
grown sons.
Hamilton's story is that he was
sent for by Ira Flaherty, pit boss of
this mine; that Flaherty asked him
if he had told Hatcher that he had
stood by to see certain car of coal
loaded on a certain day, which was
under dispute. Hamilton replied
mo, but Fiaherty stood by and saw
me load it to the roof" At this,
Hamilton claims Hatcher called him
liar, and Hamilton returned the
compliment with something worse
added. "Hatcher first picked up a
poker" continued Hamilton, land
struck at me. I then picked up
cinder, when he pulled q pop and
shot at me. The bullet went through
the rear part of my trousers's leg
and just grazed my thigh. He fired
a second time, the bullet of this shot
struck my arm here"--the outside OF
the muscular part of the left arm.
The wound is slight. The bullet
striking the bone, became fattened
and glanced off, lodging just under
the skin. Hamilton went to DR..
Lancaster's Office, who removed the
fattened missile and dressed the
injured member
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-29
Drysda|e & Keas|ing.

Capt. h. P. Nickel, of Homer
township, called Tuesday and from
him we learn that John Cahman. a
neighbor. had good mare stolen
Monday night. The mareis a dark
bay, 151 hands high, 6 years old,
and slit In each ear.
The wicked fellow that belive in
shooting and cutting on the slightest
provocation had better begin to con
slider the matter bsfore they get too
handy with their deadly weapons.
Bates county now has a prosecutor
that prosecutes, and taking the last
term of court as a eriterian to go bv
the juries intend from this on to en-
force the law against the violator
and vicious. Punish the guilty is
the only way to stop crime.
The Missouri experiment station
at Columbia. Mo have sent warning
to the fruit growers of the state that
the green plant louise of the apple
and the dark louise of the plum have
made their appearance in nearly every
county of the state in great numbers
and fruit growers havebe come con-
siderably alarmed over the matter
for feai they will ruin the crop. The
pests do damage by sucking the sap
from the buds and unfolding leaves
and from the setting fruit.
O. G. Rogers one of the energetic
young farmers of the neiehborhood
of Ballard, was i'll the city Tuesday,
made us a pleasant call aud renew
cd. He was returning home from
his mothers, south of town. where
he had been attending surprise
party given his mother by her chill
dren on her birthday. OF the six
children, three boys and three oirls.
all were present. except Mrs. Lydia
Ingram. who resides in Kansas. To
give their mother a complete sur.
prise she WAS persuaded from home
in the morning By one Of the boys,
and returning at noon found the
house filed with guests and a mag.
ni6eent dinner awaiting her.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-29

Seventy million people know
Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies the
blood, strengthens the system and
gives good health.
While on the witness stand in the
circuit court room at Nevada, Satur-
day, Mrs. Arpa Ann Nichols, defend
ant in $4,000 damage suit from
Barton county, fell in faint while
undergoing . severe cross .examina
tion from the opposing counsel.
Elizabeth Sandt, Nicholas Sandt,
her husband. II. G.. Switzer, j. T.
Switzer, Carrie Wendell and George
Thieman were on Tuesday convicted
in the Federal Court at Kansas CITY
OF perjury in attempting to secure q
fraudulent pension. These parties
lived near Adrian, in this county, and
the case has been before the courts
for some time, Hon. w. w. Graves
was attorney for the defendants.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-29

The T1Mxs Office was paid a social
visit by its esteemed and accomplish
ed little lady friends, Misses Myrtle
Smith and Clara Endres.
George baltimore lad IL years
OF age was out hunting Saturday
near Kansas City, with Chas. Rich
ardson and Willie Phillips. boys Of
his own age. They had q target
rife, and one of the boys in loading
the gun accidentally discharged it.
The bullet entered Pattimore's hip
coming out just above the stomach
The little fellow died Sunday.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-29

HARDWOOD LUMBER.-Orders left at
Bennett Wheeler Nero. Co.'S for all
kinds of hardwood lumber will have
prompt attention.
1-tf. CHARLES SIMMONS.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-29

Good so acre farm for sale or ex
change. j. A. SILvERs. 35 If.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-29

Thorough bred white Plymouth
Rocks exclusively; eggs Soc per Is.
21.1m. Mrs. E. F. CRABTREE,
Butler. Mo.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-29
BUTLER WEEKLY TINES
LOCAL ITEMS

10 Cur6 OOIU III Ou6 Duy
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
il it fails to cure. csc. 51-6m.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
Record Cargo.

Probably the largest cargo brought
to London by one vessel is now being
discharged in the Millwall docks. This
has been brought by the steamer Mil
waukee, one of Messrs. Elder, Demp-
ster & Co.'S line, running between Lon
don and Montreal. The Milwaukee's
cargo capacities are 11,5O0 tons dead
weight, or $4,000 tons measurement of
forty cubic feet. What this means in
actual carrying may be gauged by the
enumeration of her present cargo,
which was as follows: Five hundred
and fourteen head OF cattle, 1872 horses,
1S,412.12 bushel oats, 1,209 bales hay,
13, ,149 sacks flour, 81, 1,629 pieces deal,
1928 boards, 1893 pieces lumber, 195
tierces lard, 200 bags starch, $40 sheep,
1S9,2OO bushels corn, 2O,025 boxes
cheese, 800 cases apples, II cases ma
chinery, 16,737 deal ends, 5,723 pieces
birch planks, 134 radiators, $50 pals
lard, 5,73O bags grape sugar.-Glasgow
Weekly Mail.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
Pictured Postcards.

Illustrated postcards are slowly
creeping into use in this country, but
enterprise and art have an opportunity
here of increasing and meeting de-
mand in this direction, says the Lon
don Telegraph. Postcards with repre-
sentations of interesting local scenes
have long been popular on the CONT
nent with residents, and visitors read
lily fall into the fashion. Ornamental
postcards and envelopes are constantly
used by correspondents, and postcard
collecting abroad is quite as common
as stamp collecting was in this country
some time ago. The cards are fastened
in an album, especially made for the
purpose, or artistically arranged In
groups on walls and tables. Our Illus
trated postcards will probably be made
more varied as the taste grows, and
with art and technical schools on every
hand there is no reason why they
should not lead to the establishment of
a new department of industry. There
is certainly no more ready or pleasing
way by which friend can give his cor
respondent an idea of his surroundings.
Many of the great publishers are now
issuing views of English cathedrals
and other places of historic interest and
not few pretty landscapes. Somesho
tells, too, are using cards with views
calculated to invite customers. But
people in this country generally use
the plainest paper and postcards. On
the continent the sales of these inter
esting little works of art are enormous
and it is stated an attempt to get one
better will be made by enterprising
manufacturers there who contemplate
reproducing works of the old masters
in miniature. Firms in London who
are connected with German publishers
say they sell vast number of these or
namental postcards abroad, and that
their customers greatly value them.