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VOL. XXIX.
ST. HELENS, OBEGON, FBIDAY, JULY 1, 1910.
NO. 32.
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THE BOSTON BOY'S .FOURTH.
"Od th Fourth," little Etnereoo Oopl
rvauirkfit,
"! triivt you will nil bear lu uilnd
Tha mjurat thai 1 niake. It la mail, I
m ur :
A trlltn. In fart, 7011 will And.
I oierly would uk (tut jrou purcbiM no
punk,
No rape or producers of noiM
With any lufentlnn of lowering- m
To tli level of cointnoiiplur boya.
"On th Fourth of Jul,'' he continued,
"to me
Thrro ! nothlnf to plptlr tamo
A. rre.-kfra, torpntoM aud kindred affair.
Whan Ared In Uberty'a nam.
Hit popping Ihay makt la Incompetent
unit
To k'p (r with my patriot! aval,
And 1 fraiiktjr conlVaa that they narr
give vent
To th joy that I Inwardly fesl.
"Bo allow n." aald ha, "on tb fourth
of July
To rue, umllatarbed in niy den.
That iktcuiiiant famous which years sgo
cnma
From the ituilloiia Jefferaon'a pen.
IV thin, and at ttt I will (Indly appear,
'I'll' flreworka costly to See,
For tli rockets' rod alar and tha bomb.
In tb air '
Will remind tnt of rranels Boott Kay."
Nw York Bun.
pected to have no .more fun that
fourth, but hnro I hud not reckoned
on tha lndlan'i sonao of humor.
That chlnf went out and was iu
dumb an an o.vator alwut Ma treat
ment, and to clone did thy krou the
secret that overy Indian In thn enmp
enma Into that Unt alnKly and took
bll war medicine without a murmur.
Gen. C. A. Woodruff.
Hue Kindt
nt Jimmy (to llttlo MUkny) rto-
causo I llko yottsn. I'll shoot off nil yor
flifwork for yor nn' not cnartto yor
a dorn penny!
IS AJJUBIKG JfOUBTH INCIDI5T.
: Mow India War Tree I eel la
AnuniiHla a Wat Medlnln.
Whut promised to be tha drvarlett
Fourth of July In my Ufa endsd In bo
lug ono of the moat amusing. I was
ut to tha Indian country on Milk
river, Montana, to dullvor some annu-
j lllea, and had to watt aoTenil week!
for tho Indian! to come tn from their
t hunting eipudltlon.
Tha AmIhIIjoIds Indiana catna atrag-
- (ling into camp on by one, and
hung around fny camp wtlh undli
inland ourloalty, I had headache,
and took a quart bottle of ammonia
from my rasdlolns cheat and snlflM
t the cor." I knew how to myatlfy
the Indiana, aud I did a ooupU- of aide
atepa, rolled tny ayes, Jerked my body,
and pointer my finger to the cardinal
polnta bo Tor taking the dose.
The Indiana were dollghted at my
pantomime of war medlclue. I told
tbiim that whoever took that medicine
could never be killed in war, but that
I u afraid they would Join forct-a
with the Bloux and fight agalnat mo
" I gave them that doae. I know
them to be th greateit foei of the
Bloux, but of course I had to be
coaxed Into giving "away my wonder
ful charm.
After j much persuasion I; finally
agreed Id do It, but bargained that
It must not be taken in the preaenco
of others. It was so powerful that
no novice could take the whit man's
medidno with others watching him.
Of cours that made a hit with to
Indians at once, and ther were many
volunteers to b number on.
I solocted tho chief. He walked Into
my tent, and I began my myiterlovs
Puuio at htm. In the meantime I
had two quart bottles before m. On
contained water and th other am
monia. I mad him undentand that
at the end of my speeoh, when I clap
ped my hands, h was to take a deep
oreath and -Inhale th war medioln
s soon as I removed tl gls top
per. I don't believe a motion wa lost
on the Indlani they ar good Imita
tors. I gav thre war whoop and
nj&do my extemporaneous speech.
Then I clapped my hands, pulled tb
cork, and thrust th ammonia under
tb chief's nose. He took a long,
deep breath as directed, and fall taob
rd as on dead. '.
When ha revived ther were Uar
MAKING ROMAN CANDLES,
ladlapenaehle AilJUHOte o a Proper
fourth or juiy.
In America the manufacture of fire
work! has become ultnoat a fine art,
and no doubt the youth of our country
could find this sort of cxpreaulon for
tholr patriotic entlnialnsm on tho
Fourth of July without drawing on tho
products of foreign Ingenuity. A
glance at tho catalogue of any ono of
the twelve or ilflwn lingo llrnm en
gaged lu making fireworks In thlB
country dlcloues almost endless llata
of devices.
Every ono knows what a Ilomnn
candle Is. but few know how this In
dlspnablo ndjunct of a Fourth of
July celebration Is made. Klrst of all
In tha making comes the pasteboard
cylinder, which Is plugged up nt one
end with clay. After the clay comes
small charge or powder, men a
"star" Is pushed down tight on the
... .n,t flinrses of powder and
.'im-mitA until the cylinder la
filled. Then a fuse Is attached which
communicates witn mo pow.iur m-r-.
..- nf the cylinder, which,
est in. " . .. .
when It Is exploded, sends Its star
sailing upward. A fuso running
through the candle connects othor
charges of powder wuu u.o
explode them ono at a time, each one
shooting out the star which Is next
above It. -
Tho stars are made of chemical mix
tures, which vary with the colon
which are produced. A red star la
sometimes made by mixing four parts
of dry nitrate of strontla and fifteen
parts of pulverized gunpowder. Cop
per filings change the color to green.
Rosin, salt and a small quantity of
amber make It yellow. Small particles
of sine change it to blue, and another
and perhaps better red can be mad
by using a mixture of lampblack and
niter. -
Fourth of Jul j- Dlnloarue.
Wilfred McGonlgle Say, Spectacles,
dldjor ha' enny flrewolks on d
Kourt'f
Edwin Bostonbeens Most assuredly,
and among the heterogeneous collec
tion I had some elongated circular
paste-board tubes that emitted vari
colored spheres.
Wilfred McGonlgle Say, dem's Ro
man candles yor mean, ain't dcyT
Edwin Bostonbeens Precisely, and
then I had other cylindrical pyrotech
nlcs with cone shaped apexes which,
upon being Ignited, sailed with ve
locity toward the empyrean regions
and
Wilfred McGonlgle Can't yer say
skyrockets? Den wotT
Edwin Boatonbeon Then I had va
riegated spheroids that revolved In
cessantly, with celerity discharging
fiery BBtorlsks that split Into diverg
ing lines as they sallied Into the at
mosphere. You may rest assured that
I enjoyed those effulgent phenomena.
Wilfred McGonlgle 1 like plnwheels
myself. Did yer hav' enny red lights
or green lights?
Edwin Bostonbeens Not that I am
cognlr-ant of, but we had several dem
onstrations of radium and hollum.
Wilfred McGonlgle Say, Specsy,
lot' sot a match to some of dem words
and see If dot lankwldje don't explode.
New York Tribune.
How They Celebrated.
Bald tlw Ix-lfry : "Clans ' Cwg !"
Said the erackera: Ttan 1 Rap!
Said tlia timaa cannon: Whang I
Said the torpedoes: "JjaP1,,.
Siild the candloa: "Sli I I;""
Snld the ull plnwhaela : Has!
Bald til. big" one.: "Whir , HUT!
Said urandiiia: "lliere. there!
Said father: "Boy. I Bo,r.l"
SaW mother : "Rata care I
8atd cook: "Such a nolae!"
Said IMiaa: ""-
SaldTowaer: "Bow-wow I-
Hf.t,l Su.le : "We e 1"
Said Will: "Hurrah! Owl"
A WARNING.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPJIENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
SUMMER SCHOOL OPENS.
Sixth Annual Session Begin at Ore
gon University.
University of Oregon, Eugene The
sixth annual summer session of the
university of Oregon, now open under
the direction of Professor H. D. Shel
don, is expected to be the moat suc
cessful and best attended since the
summer school was started. It will
last six weeks, closing Friday even
ing, August 5.
Plans are being made for at least
150 student. About fifty of these will
be regular students taking extra work
so as to graduate in less than the re
quired four years, and the rest will be
students who have no time to study In
the winter.
Courses are given during the summer
session in botany, chemistry, educa
tion, English composition and litera
ture, French, Spanish, German, his
tory, mathematics and physics. With
the exception of English composition
and literature, all the courses will be
under the regular heads of the depart
ments. Professor Henry David Gray,
of Leland Stanford university, will
have charge of the English department.
In addition to Professor Gray, other
well known educators will give lec
ture work in the educational depart
ment The course they are grouped
under will comprise a series of thirty
lectures on the various phases of school
organization and administration.
Horse Breeder File Complaint.
Salem A. C. Ruby, who breeds fine
horses and has headquarters at Port
land, has filed a complaint with the
railroad commission against what he
allege unfair treatment by the South
ern Pacific company and the Oregon
Railroad & Navagation company.
The railroads, according to Mr.
Ruby, are universally slow in deliver
ing stock after it arrives, the service
is poor and the freight charges exor
bitant. Mr. Ruby says all stallion
and jacks are billed at 3,000 pounds,
regardless of their actual weigth, and
some weigh less than one third that
figure. The men who accompany horse
are compelled to pay full first class
passenger fare to ride in a box car
with the animals. The cost is there
fore very high.
Recently it cost Mr. Ruby (137 to
ship four head from Pendleton to On
tario. It costs about $100 to ship a
hors from Klamath Falls to Portland.
Remodel Map of Oregon.
Salem Though initiative petitions
have already been presented at the offi
ce of the secretary of state which pro
pose by direct enactment to create five
new Oregon counties next November,
Detitions are still bcinir circulated in
different parts of tho state asking the
electorate to create two additional
ones, making the list of new counties
to be created by the people at the next
general election a total of seven. Four
of these new counties are to be located
in Eastern Oregon and three in West
ern Orgeon. If they all carry, the
map of Oregon will be so badly muti
lated the state's own sons will be un
able to recognize it.
Stage Line to Coos Bay.
Roseburg C. P. Barnard has put
on a stage line between this city and
Coos Bay. When the regular mail
schedule opens next motnh the Coos
Bay mail, intsead of going by way of
Myrtle Point and then by train to
Marshfield will go by way of the old
Coos Bay wagon road from this city
and will reach Marshfield early in the
morning instead of at noon. Mr. Bar
nard will also operate a stage line
from Roseburg to Myrtle Point
Cool Weather Hepls Apples.
Hood River The cool weather in the
Hood River valley has aided the apple
crop. Orchardists are propping the
trees, preparing for the heavy burden
of fruit. Apples have never been so
large. The box factories are running
full crews making boxes to meet the
demands. A large number of the grow
ers are increasing their orders for box
es as the season advances. Hood
River is expected to market 400,000
boxes of apples this year.
State Gives 6,000 Acres..
Salem The state has deeded to the
Federal government 6,000 acres of land
in Crook county, formerly embraced in
the Columbia Southern project The
land wan patented to the state on the
strength of certificates that the land
had been irrigated.
When the government learned that
the land had not been irrigated, suit to
recover was threatened. To head off
the impending litigation, the state has
reconveyed the land to the government
Big Crop of Berries.
Klamath Falls F. J. Loufek has
picked 260 gallons of gooseberries
from 37 bushes this year and has mar
keted the entire amount at 25 cents a
arallon. Mr. Loufek says he has at
least 200 gallons more still on the
bushes. When picking the berries
many of them are lost as the pickers
put on glove and just strip them down
Into a pan. "
Cannery for Wheeler.
Wheeler- The Union Fishermen
cannery of Astoria, Or., has been giv
en a site for a cannery at this town,
and the company will start the erection
of the building so as to be ready for
the fall pack. When the shingle mill
is started here this town will lead all
other towns in the county a a manu
facturing town and will have the larg
est payroll.
THINGS HUM IN SOUTH.
Grants Pass Man Tells of Project to
Water 40,000 Acres.
Portland "Everybody is too busy
in Southern Oregon to think of what
the rest of the world is doing," said
H. T. Norton, of Grants Pass.
"Things are humming down our way,
many settlers are coming in and there
will be remarkable development of
that part of the state within the next
few years.
"The Rogue River Irrigation
Power company has just let a contract
for a project which will irrigate 80,
000 acres, although 40,000 acres are
contemplated in the entire scheme.
The contract calls for water on the
Grants Pass district, composed of
about 15,000 acres, for the irrigation
season of 1911, and water on the Mer
lin district containing about the same
acreage, lor the season 01 191Z.
'The districts are being settled rap
idly and the irrigation ditches mean a
transformation of the entire country.
In many places there is sufficient sub-
irrigation to insure good crops and the
valleys are also productive without ir
rigation. The new system will patch
up the bare spots left by nature, mak
ing the whole country a vast field of
producing soil. Many of the ranchers
who are raising good crops without ir
rigation will take water' to insure
against a possible drouth ' and to In
crease the productiveness of the fer
tile soil.
"Irrigation was not considered feas
ble until a local company was organ
ized and promoted a system last year.
It was a pumping proposition. The
contract for the pumping and water
was let to the Golden Drift Mining
company and last summer the water
was run down the main street 01
Grants Pass to show that irrigation
was possible. Then high water came,
one end of the mining company's dam
was washed away, the stockholders of
the company became involved in liti
gation among themselves, and no re
pairs were made. The local irrigation
company is now part ol the Kogue
River Irrigation & Power company and
will carry the new project through."
Inheritance Tax Fortune.
Salem The state treasurer's office
has received the inheritance tax from
the estate of the late Caroline Ladd,
amounting to nearly $14,000. The net
value of the estate was $1,491,194.57.
There were five children, each of whom
received $298,238.92, on which each
paid to the state $2,932.39, total of
$14,661.95.
The law provide that a discount
shall be given for payment of inheri
tance taxes within eight months. This
was taken advantage of, the saving to
the estate being $733.10, and leaving
the net amount paid to the state treas
ury $13,928.85.
Flowing Well for Railroad.
Salem A flowing well, sufficiently
strong to supply from 70,000 to 80,000
gallons of water daily, has been tap
ped on the property of the Southern
Pacific company nearly across the
tracks from the depot The well is 90
feet in depth and gives out a 20 pound
pressure, r radically s,uuu gallons an
hour is furnished. The company ex
pects to use this water for its engine
supply hereafter. Nearly 100,000 gal
lons a day is used.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Bluestem,
83c; club, 7980c; red Russian, 77c;
valley, 81c.
Barley Feed and brewing, $1920.
Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil
lamette valley, $2021 per ton; East
ern Oregon, $2224; -alfalfa, $1516;
grain hay, $1718.
Oats No. 1 white, $25.6026 ton.
Green Fruits Apples, Oregon New
town, $2 per box; cherries, 610c per
pound; apricots, $1.201.35 per box;
peaches, 75c$1.25; plums, $11.60;
eooseberries, bfffibc per pound: cur
rants, $22.25rper box; raspberries,
$1,350)1.50 per crate; loganberries,
$1(0)1.50 per crate; blackcaps, $1.65(iT)
1.75 per box; cantaloupes, $1.762.25
per crate.
Vegetable Artichokes, 6075c
per dozen; beans, 810c per pound;
cabbage, 22Kc; cauliflower, $2
per dozen; head lettuce, 5060c; green
onions, 15c; spinach, 810c per pound;
carrots, 85c$l per sack; beets, $1.60;
parsnips, 76c(rf$l.
Potatoes Old Oregon, 6075c per
hundred; new California, l2c per
pound; new Oregon, 2c
Butter City creamery, extras, 29c;
fancy outside creamery, 2829c; store,
23c. Butter fat prices average 1 K c per
pound under regular butter prices.
Eggs Oregon candled, 26c per dos.
Eastern, 24(ri)25c
Poultry Hens, 15fd16c; broilers, 18
(321c; ducks, 1220c; geese, KM
11c; turkeys, live, 1820c; dressed,
2225c: squabs, $3 per dozen.
Pork Fancy, 12(3)120.
Veal Fancy, 10llc.
Lambs Choice. lllliic.
Cattle Beef steers, good to choice
California, $5.605.76; good to choice,
Eastern Oregon and valley, $5.40ftl
5.60; fair to medium, $4.254.75;
cow and heifers, good to choice, $4.50
B; fair to medium, $3.764.25;
bulls, $34; stags, $3.505; calves,
light $6.75((il6.75; heavy, $46.
Hogs Top, $910; fair to medium,
$8,500)9.40.
Sheep Beit wethers, $4.404.60;
best ewes, $44.25; lambs, choice,
$3,506)16: fair, $4.76(j5.25.
Hops 1909 crop, 1012c, according
to quality; olds, nominal; 1910 con
tracts, 13(i)13 Wc nominal. .
Wool Eastern Oregon, 1417c per
pound; valley, 1618c; mohair,
choice, 8233c.
Vienna Bakery & Coffee House
' Everything New and Clean
Try Our Coffee and Cake
HOULTON
OREGON
Reel
Sale!
Until further notlcs we will give our customars the
benefit of the following substantial reductions:
FOR MEN
Men's Fine Suits $18.00 to $21.00
Men's Fine Pants ...
Men's Working Pants . . 1.75 to 2.25
Men's Heavy Working Shoes, 12 ins.
nign, reduced irom . . . o.ou to 4.au
Men's Logging Shoes, with calks, re
duced from 7.&Uto t.Y&
Fine Overskirts, reduced from
4.00 to 2.50
.50 to 4.90 ' nnAt o-w:
........ ...a. . .... U.W fcV .IV
Ladies' Coats, reduced from .........
16.60 to 14.75
Shirt Waists, reduced from .........
1.50 to1 1.10
Cnn ....J 1 OR Ia OA
froJ f .!8'..W 6.'50r?oUC&75 Same, reduced from.... 1.00 to .75
Oregon Flannel Loggers' Shirts, re- GROCERIES
duced from a.&u to j.oo e ,fllu tt nn
Black Sateen Shirts, reduced from... fest Cane Sugar 16 lbs. for...... $1.00
;f 1.00 to .75 Best 35-Cent Coffeo for .25
Heavy Cotton Socks, reduced from All goods in proportion. I have a
luc per pair to tnree pair lor oc ,arge gtock and jn order to reduce it am
FOR LADIES willing to erive my customers the bene-
Ladies' Fine Suits, reduced from.... fit of great reductions. Every reduc-
. sIo.UU to 1D,UU ... . ... .
Fine Overskirts, reduced from tlon 18 Kenu,ne wlU. Pay J00
o.V& to o.uu can at my store ano investigate, ;
The Chicago Store
F. J. BASEEL, Prep.
HOULTON, Oregon
THE ARCADE
ST. HELENS
An Up-to-Date Moving Picture Show, in the
old Muckle store building, which has been re
modeled for the purpose. Three shows every
evening, beginning at 7:30.
City Shoeing Shop
General Blacksmithing, Woodwork and Repair
pair Work Promptly and Neatly Done. Pav
ing Cutters' Tools Made to Order. Horse
shoeing a Specialty. All Diseases of the Foot
Scientifically Treated Free of Charge.
E. H. WICKS, Proprietor
First Door West of School House, ST. HELENS, ORE.
Columbia County Abstract and Trust Company
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UAIITED-A RIDER AGEDTs'
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nd exhibit l
ample Latest Model "Rancer" bicycle furnithed by us. Our igenta twrwhtn an
Biakintr money fast. Writt for full particular and stcwi ojfer mt tnc.
AU jnuNaai ntfaUtJinriJ unui you receive ana approve or your oscytw. neniq
to auyone, anywhere tn the U. S. rvitJurvi a cent dtfiosit in advnce, fritir frifkt, ism
tllow 1KN DAYS' FKEE TKIAL duiing which time you may ride the bicycle am
put it to any test you wish, it you are then not perfectly satisfied or oo oi wis
keep the bicycle ship it back to us at our expense and feu will not b omt ctnt.
EAPTADV DDIPPt We furniti the highest grade bicycles it is possible to warn
rJwIUni rnlbt. at one small profit above actual factory cost. Yo save $
to fjf middlemen's profits by buying direct ol as and have the manufacturer's attar
nice behind your bicycle. I0 ltDY a bicycle or a pair of tires from
at s7? w until you receive our catalogues and learn our unheard of soW3
prictt and rtmtarkoiU iccial ffftr to liUer agent.
YOB WILL BE ASTONISHED s SS S&S VSiftrSSS,
tern jrtctt we can make you this year. We sell the highest grade bicycles for leas atone;
than anv other factorv. We are satisfied with ii.oo Drotit above factory Oo4
BlCYCiaJS DKAI..KUS, you can sell our bicycles under your own name plat a
our prices. Orders tilled the day received.
HKCONU HAND 11ICYCLK!. We do not reenlarlT handle second hand bicycle, hm
usually have a number on hand taken tn trade by our Chicago retail stores. These we clear
BTumutly at oricea rerunnr from S3 to ( or 8IO. JJcscnDtire barsrain haw nailed tree.
Mtflerm DDAirrt Lngav whwiU, Imported roller clmins and pnlaia parts, repairs aw
bUASTtK-DaWnta, equipment of allkinds at kaif Hut msuml rstail firictt. 7
STT.50 IIEDmisMgi PUMCTORE-PROOF l 80
A SELF-HEALING TIRES nfA&M&VS fX
Tm rtrular rrtail trict of thttt tirtt U
XV VJ Atr fenr. nut to mtroauc wt wtu
llyoutltmtltairfort4.tkHaiiM uilhordert4JS).
10 MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES
NAIL, Tacks) or Otaaa will not lot tha
ki nut. nlwtv thousAiid nalra sold last vear.
Vtver two hundred thousand pairs now in use,
fiFmn BltmnMi Made In all sizes. It Isllvelv
knd miv ridluo-vervdurableand liuedineidewlth
a atwrtlal nualTtw ruhber. which never becomes
jwroua and which closes up small punctures without allow-
nK IIIC Bll (Uaasosipc. TT t Kuuvaia.ua v huh.hu.m
ieu customer statins; that their tires have only been pumped
ip once or twice in a whole season. They weiph no more than
in ordinary tire, the puncture resisting qualities being given
y several layers of thin, specially prepared fabric on the
:reaa. i nc regu ir pnev ui hicz incsis ja yj per pair, uui iur
II '! Ill
Bf
Hotlo th thick rabbw a4
"A" and punotar atrips
and "IV aUn rim atrip
to prevent rim cutting Thlt
tire will oatlnat anr othet
make-UOFT, JbXAAXIO a
idvartUinspunwaeiiwearemakingaBpecialfactorypriceto
Ji rider ol only $4.80 per pair. All oruera ahlppea aame day letter la received. W ship C O. D. oa
tnnron
We will allow a oaah dlaoonnt of 5 per cent (thereby mating the price 4.SS per pair) If yoa
trad FULL VAHlf WITH OKDKH and enclose thla advertliement. Yoa run no rtak la
ending ua an order aa the tire may be returned at OUB expena If foranyreaaoa they era
lot aatiafaclory on examination. We are perfectly reliable and money aent to ua la aa aafe aa in s
tank. If you order pair of these tlrea, you will find that they will ride eaaier, run fatter,
lire VOU Il.vc ever .mm ui am. ni .uj w.
:ic win Km w jwh wnaes.
lire offer.
far , W SvSaaw m tnmmt Hedgetborn runcturerrooi lire, on approval luu iriai
e apecial Introductory price quoted above: or write for our big Tire and Sundry Catalogue which
ieacrlbca and quote, ail maltea and kinda of tlrea at ;abou ;,,iumiEr!SS-mw.w v, .
nn U1T WMrr but write ua a poatal today. DO NOT T HI. Nit Olf BUT1NQ a bicrcla
UO NOT WAIT or pair ol tirea from anyone until you know the new awl wonderful
tficra we) ar making. It only coata a poiul to lcam everything. Write it MOW.
J. L HEAD CYCLE COMPAIIY. CHICyo. IU
wiling towa Mi ohttka, va4 I