PORTLAND LETTER.
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SPEND THE SUMMER
Portland, Ore., Sept. 27, (Special) —
An organization that promises to do
much for Oregon, Washington and
Idaho fruit is the Northwest Fruit
1 Exchange, W. F. Gwin, Manager, with
office in the Spalding, Portland. Work
ing in co-operation with the various
The Only Beach in the Pacific Northwest
associations of growers throughout the
Where the pretty Water Agates, Moss Agates, Moonstones,
: three states, the exchange is direct
ing shipments and seeking a wider
Carnelians, and Rock Oysters can be found.
market. It is planned to carry on a
OUTDOOR SPORTS OF ALL KINDS
i campaign similar to that waged by the
1 California Orange growers and every
Including Hunting. Fishing, digging Rock Oysters. Boating,
wholesale house in the fruit trade will
Surf Bathing, Riding, Autoing, Canoeing and Dancing. Pure
¡ be reached through the exchange.
mountain water and the best of fool at low prices. Fresh
An evil that will be combatted is the
Crabs, Clams, Oysters, Fish and Vegetables of all kindsdaily
, formation of pools among the large
IDEAL CAMPING GROUNDS, with strict sanitary regula
i buyers so that prices will not be under
tions, at nominal cost.
the control of these agencies. Another
Thrcs Day-Saturiiy to Mondiy Rite
plan is to ship nothing less than car
LowRound-TripSeason Tickets
load lots direct to the wholesaler. In
from S. P. points. Portland to CottHM*»
Grove inclusive, including branch linen
this way it is thought the consumer
from all points in Oregon, Wash
also from ailC. a E. stations Albany and
west. Good aroint on Saturday or Sunday,
will receive the benefit in the saving
ington and Idaho on sale daily
and for return Sunday or Monday.
of freight rates by avoiding small and
expensive shipments. Manager Gwin
is determined that world-wide markets
for Oregon fruit shall become a reality
and predicts that instead of over
production calling a halt on orchaid
acreage, it will soon be necessary to
double the present commercial orchard
from Albany, Corvallis and Philomath, with corresponding low rates
area in the Northwest.
from points west, in effect all summer. Call on any S. P. or C. & E.
A movement to stimulate hog pro
igent for full particulars as to rates^ rain schedules, etc.; also for
duction in the Northwest is to be
copy of our beautifully illustrated booklet, “Outings in Oregon,” cr
started at a conference of experiment
write to
station directors, railroad officials and
livestock experts to be held in Spokane,
wm . M c M urray ,
October 4. Ways and means to in
General Passenger Agent.
Portland, Oregon ,s terest farmers in raising more hogs for
market wi.ll be discussed and it is hoped
to start a campaign that will result in
a much increased quantity of hogs for
the livestock packers. This plan is
expected to add very much to the
wealth of the three states. Robert
Official Paper of the City of Jacksonville, Oregon
Withycombe, superintendent of the I
Union Experiment Station, will be the
A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jackson Oregon representative.
County, Oregon. D. W. B agshaw , Editor.
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Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50. Advertising rates furnished on
application.
The results of the primary election appear in another
column, and while we admit that in some respects we
would rather it had been different, the Post will support
the ticket as nominated. The candidates are one and all
good, reHable men, who will no doubt fill the positions to
which they aspire with credit to themselves and to the
satisfaction of their constituents. Its up to all good Rep
ublicans to get in and help elect the whole ticket from
Bowerman to Dox.
THE COURT HOUSE
pathology is now under Pi of. H. S.
Jackson formerly Dean Cordley’s as
Item* of Interest to Jackscr. Coun'y sistant, and the department of forest
ry is under Prof. George Wilcox Peavy.
Tax Payers
William E. Lawrenc?, who has been
MARRIAGE LICENSES
an instructor in botany in the college
Bertsel L. Hobbs «nd Helen E. LaDue. mechanical arts of Oklahoma Agri
F. D. Akin and Mary Milligan.
cultural College, has been engaged
W. E. Barbour and Dora Messenger. for the coming year as botany in
structor here. He held a similar
MARRIED
position for three years at the Michi
AIKEN-MILLIGAN —At the court gan Agricultural College, and for two
house in Jacksonville, Oregon, Fri years devoted himself to graduate
day, September 23, 1*10, by Judge study in the botany department of the
J. R. Neil; F. D. Akin and Mary University of Chicago. His baccalaur
Milligan.
eate degree in science was obtained
Earlham College in '04.
PROBATE COURT
Mr. Lawrence is familiar with
In the matter of the estate of conditions in conditions in this part of
Wilson Bowman, deceased. Order con the country, as he was a member of
firming final account, and decree »( a field party which made a special
distribution.
study of the flora of the Canadian
Estate of W. H. Bradshaw, deceased. J northwest, Washington, and Oregon
Report of payment of final dividend. ■ in '07. He is to have charge of the
Order discharging administrator.
course in plant physiology for the
In the matter of the estate of Alma junior and senior students, and of the
N. Bullock, deceased. Order discharg laboratory work in plant histology for
ing administrator.
i the students of pharmacy and forestry.
In the matter of the estate and
A course in morphology and taxonomy
guardianship of Ralph D. Bullock, Rose ■ of seed plants, and one in agricultural
Bullock, Ruth Bullock, Loveda Bullock, i botany will also be given by him. As
and Arthur Bullock, minors. Order i he spent a summer in study at the
appointing W. R. Bullock as guardian Marine Biological laboratory at Wood's
of said minors and fixing bond of Hole, Muss., he is familiar with sea
guardian in sum of $4000.
shore flora.
Dr. H. H. Severin, research assist
CIRCUIT COURT
ant
in botany, received his degree of
NEW CASES
doctor of philosophy at the University
State of uregen vs. H. J. Everitt of Wisconsin last June, where he held
Cri final complai it. Transcript from a botany fellowship. He held a similar
Jus ice court Aehland.
p osition at tile University of Ohio th.
I). T. Cox vs. F. A. Hefler. Action previous year, after two years in a
to recover money. Complaint filed. scholarship at Wisconsin.
Affidavit for attachment.
F. L. Griffin, formerly of the depart
ment
of zoology and entomology, has
Ok] Mill Ditch Co. vs. Barbara E.
Estell. Suit to quiet title. Complaint been transferred to the botany depart
ment, and will continue his investi
filed.
gations of cherry gumosis.
Old Mill Ditch Co. vs. William
Considerable additional equipment in
Breeding. Suit to quiet title. Com furniture and scientific apparatus has
plaint filed.
been secured for the botany depart
M. J. Live vs. W. ,M. Baxter. Ac*, ment since its reoiganization, includ
ion to recover m mey. Complaint filed. ing twenty new comfio ind microscopes
and thirty dissecting microscopes, as
well as additional material for the
New Botanist.
courses in plant pathology.
Corvallis, Ore., Sent. 27—Dean
Unsightly
Arthur Cordley of agricultural school,
at O. A. C. reorganized the work in bores, boils, eruptions, pimples, black
plant study, separating wist was heads and «11 skin affections are very
formerly the ¡department of botany quickly cured by the use of Dr. Bell’»
Antiseptic Salve. 25c Sold every
and forestry into two department*.
The department of botany and plant where.
France has tlie most interesting his
That a wooden shoed, simple
tory. that Germany has all the philos
minded goose girl should plunge
ophers and America all the money, ’
adding a smile. “I should like to see
monarchs and monarchies into a
America.” ■
most mysterious confusion of af
“Do you live alone?-’
fairs is a novelty. Yet the love
“No. I live with my foster mother,
ly Gretchen, the heroine of this
who is very old. I call her grand
fascinating old world novel, did
mother. She took me in when I was a
just that, for no one can deny
foundling. Aud what might your name
be?"
that Ehrenstein is a land of ro
“Ludwig. I am a mountaineer from
mance. There Carmichael, the
Tugendheit.”
dashing young American consul,
“We are not friendly with your coun
learned of the dangers of falling
try.”
in love with a princess; there
“More’s the pity. It is a grave blun
der on the part of the grand duke.”
Herbeck, the wily chancellor,
"Wasn’t it all about the grand duke’s
tried a master stroke, evilly de
daughter?”
signed, to change the history of
“Yes. But she has been found. Yet
a throne; there royalty in dis
the duke Is ns bitter as of old. What
guise wandered and plotted and
is this new found princess like?”
learned to know fellow human
“She is beautiful and kind,”
♦♦♦«♦ By ♦♦♦♦♦
The geese were behaving, and only
beings; there the treacherous
occasionally was she obliged to use her
Magyar gypsies lurked in the
stick.
shadows to abduct a princess.
He observed her critically, for he
And through all the little goose
was interested. She was not tall, but
Copyright, 1909. by the Bobbi-Merrill
girl trod her lowly way toward
her lithe slenderness gave her the ap
Company
pearance of tallness.
Her hands,
a fate that the magic wand of
chance had destined she must dressed as a vintner. He wns tall, rough nailed and sunburnt, were small
and shapely. Her hair, in a thick
fill—a fate as amazing as it is pliantly built, blond as a viking, pos
braid, was the tone of the heart of a
fascinating to read about.
sessing a singular beauty of the mas chestnut bur, and her eyes were of
culine order. He was forced to flat that mystifying liazel, sometimes
ten himself against the wall of a brown, sometimes gray.
CHAPTER I.
house, his arms extended on either
“How old are you, Gretchen?”
SOME IN BAGS.
side in n kind of temporary crucifix
“I do not know.” she answered,
W N old mail clothed in picturesque ion. Even then the stirrup of the “perhaps
eighteen, perhaps tweuty.”
/ \
patches and tatters paused American touched him slightly. But It
Arriving at length in the city, they
/ \ and leaned ou bls stout oak vas not the touch of the stirrup that passed through the crooked streets.
* * staff. He had walked many startled him. It was the dark, clean
“Gretchen, where shall I find the
miles that day. His peasant garb rath cut face of the rider. Once they were Adlergasse?”
“I will show you. You are also a
er enhanced his fine head. His eyes by the youth darted into a doorway.
“He? What can he be doing here? stranger in Dreiberg?”
were blue anil clear and farseelng,
No, it is utterly impossible. It is mere
“Yes.”
It Looks Bad for You
the eyes of a hunter or a woodsman.
ly a likeness.”
They took the next turn, and the
The afternoon glow of the September
to have sore eyes. Sutherland’s Eagle
He ventured forth presently, none of weather beaten sign Zum Scbwartzen
Eye Salve will cure them. Harmless sun burned along the dusty white the perturbation, however, gone from Adler, hanging in front of a frame
highway.
From
where
he
stood
the
his face. He ran his baud across his
and Painless, guaranteed for 25c a
road trailed off miles behind and chin. Yes, he would let his beard house of many gables, caused the
tube. Sold every where.
mountaineer to breathe gratefully.
wound up 500 feet or more above him grow.
"Here my journey ends, Gretchen, at
to the ancient city of Drelberg.
The duke and his escort turned into the Black Eagle," he said.
Across
a
lofty
jumble
of
barren
rock
Light Sparks.
broad aud restful sweep of the
They were passing a clock mender’s
aud glacial cleft, now purpling and the
Konigstrasse. At the end was the
I darkening as the sun mellowed in its Ehrenstein Platz, the great square shop. Tlie man from Jugendhelt peer
ed in the window, but there was no
By out Associate Editor.
j decline, lay the kingdom of Jugend-
which ran the palaces and the clock in sight to give him warning of
Kaiser William is indulging in a bit helt. By and by his gaze wavered, round
royal aud public gardens. The halt
of rough riding, too-and he is riding and one particular patch in the val was made lu the courtyard and nil the time, and he dared not now look
at his watch. He had a glimpse of the
ley,
brown
from
the
beating
of
many
to a fall, most likely.
dismounted.
ancient clock mender himself, however,
Ironsbod
horses,
caught
aud
chained
The American thanked the duke huddled over a table upon which sput
“Who is running this country, any his interest for a space. It was the
tered a caudle. Tlie -yea of tho two
how” asks the Birmingham News. military field, and it glittered and scin gratefully for the use of the horse.
“You are welcome to a mount nt nil men met, but only for a moment. The
Is this country on the run, really.
tillated with squadron after squadron times, Mr. Carmichael,” replied the mountaineer
started to cross the street
"Japan made no noise about the of cavalry.
duke pleasantly. “A man who rides to the tavern.
"The
philosophy
of
war
is
to
pre
annexation of Korea” noted the Pitts
as well as yourself may be trusted
“Good night, Gretchen. Good luck .to
burg Dispatch. And Korea did not pare for it,” mused the old man, with anywhere with any kind of a horse.”
you and your geese tomorrow.”
a jerk of his shoulders. "France!
Tlie group looked admiringly at the
dare make any.
“Thanks, Herr Ludwig. And will
So the mutter runs. There is a Na-
By not marrying, a Cincinnatit man lioleon in France, but no Bonaparte.” object of tliis marked attention. Here you be long in the city?”
“That depends; perhaps,” adding a
has secured a legacy of $850,000. He laugiied ironically and cautiously was one who had seen two years of
constant and terrible warfare, who
Still he may marry yet if he is not glanced at his watch, an article which had ridden horses under fire nnd who grim smile in answer to a grim
must have cost him many and many a | bore on his body many honorable thought.
wary.
He offered his hand, which she ac
Because her “hobble” skirt would potato patch. He stepped forward. He sears, for the great civil strife in Amer cepted trustfully. He Was a strange
had followed yonder goose girl ever ica had come to its close but two years old man. but she liked him. When she
not permit her to struggle, a Clevland since the incline began. Oft the little
woman was easily rescued from wooden «hoes had lagged, but here before and Europe was still captive to withdrew her hand something cold
drowning recently. It is true, say they were, still a hundred yards or her amazement at the military prowess and hard remained in her palm. Won
of the erstwhile inconsiderable Ameri ders of all the world, it was ii piece of
what one may to the contrary, that more ahead of him.
gold! Her eyes went Up quickly, but
can.
nothing in this world is absolutely
The little goose girl was indeed tired,
As Carmichael saluted and turned to the giver smiled reassuringly and put
and the little wooden shoes grew heav
without its good points.
leave the courtyard he threw a swift, a finger against his lips.
“Atlanta’s census rar.k”, reads an ier and heavier, and the little bare feet searching glance at one of the palace
“But, herr,” she remonstrated.
ached dully, but her heart was light
“Keep it. I give it to you. Do not
editorial headline in the Atlanta and her mind sweet with happiness. windows. Did the curtain stir? He
Journal. Oh! we are not so sure of Day after day she had tended the could not say. He continued on, cross question Providence, and I am her
that 114,889 in 1910 against 89,872 in geese in the valley and trudged back ing the Platz, toward the Grand hotel. handmaiden just now. Go along with
you.”
1900 is not so bad.
at evening alone, all told a matter of He was a bachelor, so he might easily
So Gretchen in a mild state of stupe
have bad his quarters at the consulate,
twelve
miles,
nud
now
she
was
bring
“The United St ites is a h— of a
faction turned away. Clat-clat! sang
but
ns
usual
with
American
consulates
mess at times”, says the Hon. “Jeff ing them into the city to sell in the -even to the present time—it was sit the little wooden shoes. A plaintive
Davis. The Senator is not a regular market on the morrow. After that uated in an undesirable part of the gonk rose as she prodded a laggard
she would have little to do save an
attendant upon its sessions, however. hour or two at night in u tavern called town, over a bicrhalie frequented by from the dank gutter. A piece of gold!
Clat-clat! Clat-clat! Surely this had
Who ever knew a man who had a the Black Eagle, where she waited on farmers and the middle class.
been a day of marvels.
Where
had
lie
seen
that
young
vint
lot of money that he saved by not I patrons.
She was regarded with kindly eyea
ner
before?
Presently there was a clatter of
smoking?
till the dark jaws of the Krumerwe*
Meanwhile
the
goose
girl,
now
join
“The great Way” murmured the horses, a jingle of bit and spur and ed by tlie old man, marshaled her swallowed up both her and her geese.
saber. Ilaii a dozen mounted officers
“Poor little goose girl!” he thought.
grafter as he took another million I trotted past, The peasant on the para geese and proceeded.
“If she but knew she could make a
“
What
was
that
song
you
were
sing
from the Indians.
pet Instantly recognized one of the
bonfire of a thousand hearts. A fine
Pennsylv ir ia candidates for Congress men. He saluted v.itli a humbleness ing before the horses came up?” he • day!” He eyed again the battered
nsked
her.
every now and then are required to which lacked sincerity. It was the
“That? It wns from the poet Heine” sign. It was then that he discerned
retire from the race to stand trial for grand duke himself. There was Gen —simply.
another leaning from the ledge of the
eral
Ducwitz.
too,
and
some
<
f
his
first story of the house adjoining the
bribery or larceny.
He
stared
at
her.
staff, and a smooth faced, handsome
tavern. It was the tarnished shield of
"Heine? Can you read?”
While at Mountain Lake Pa-k, young man in civilian riding clothes,
the United States.
“Yes. herr.”
Richmond P. Hibson refrained from who, though he rode like a cavalry
“Two weeks tramping about the
A
goose
girl
who
read
nelne?
attempting to kiss any of the Mary man, was obviously of- foreign birth,
“And tlie music?” ho Inquired pres country in this unholy garb, following
land belles, once more proving him an Englishman or an Atneri an.
false trails half the time, living on
When the cavalcade reached the ently.
self a hero.
crusts and cold meats! Ah, you have
“
That
is
mine"
—
with
the
first
sign
goose girl the peace of the scene van
led me a merry dance, nephew, but I
ished forthwith. Confusion took up of diffidence. “Melodies are always shall not forget!"
running
through
my
head.
Sometimes
the scepter. The silly geese, instead
Aft- Shaiiig
He entered the tavern and applied
they make me forget things I ought to
for a room, haggling over the price.
se Dr. Bell’s Antiseptic Salve. I of remaining on the left of the road in remember."
safety, straightway determined that
The nights were chilly. Carmichael
a ill prevent the face getting sore. It
“Your own music? An impresario
their haven of refuge was on the op
lestroys germs and prevents contract posite side. Gonk, gouk! Quack,
will be discover in order to finish his cigar on the little
ng any disease. 25c Sold every where. quack! They scrambled, they blun
ing you some fine balcony fronting his window found it
d a y, and your necessary to put on his light overcoat,
dered, they flew. Some tried to
though he fierfectly knew that he was
fortune will be in
over the horses, some endeavored to
no manner forced to smoke on the
made.
”
Eat Rice on Texas Rice Day. go under.
balcony. But the truth was be wanted
The
light
irony
The civilian looked casually nt the
clear vision of the palace and the
did not escape a lighted
windows thereof and of one in
September 30th has been selected as girl.
her. “I am only
“By George!” he exclaimed In Eng
particular. He had no more sense
“Texas Rice Day” on which all citizens lish.
a goose girl.”
than Tom Fool, the abetter of follies.
He felt disarm She was ns fnr removed from him as
are asksd to join the people of Texas
• What Is it?” asked the duke, gath
ed.
“
W
hat
1
a
an I other Southern Ri e growing ering up the reins.
the most alien of th«' planets, but the
your nnme?”
States in eating rice. A delightful
"The girl's face. It Is beautiful.”
magnet shall ever draw the needle,
“Gretchen."
The duke, after a glance, readily
menu in which rice forms a prominent
and a woman shall ever draw a man.
“
What
else?
”
part will be served o.: all dining cars agreed. “You Americans are always
He knew that it was InqHisslble, that
“Nothing else," It grew more impossible day by day,
of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation j observant."
wistfully.
“
I
"Pretty figure, too.” said one of the1
nnd he railed nt himself bitterly and
ami Southern Pacific Companies, and
never knew any satirlcallv.
aids, a colonel. But his eve held none
a special rice desert will be served of
father
or
moth
the abstract admiration which
[ to be continued .) *
i I
free.
er."
characterized the American's.
* As is well known, ride is the most
“
So?
But
who
The goose girl had seen this look In
taught you to
Salthful and easiest digested food that other men’s eyes. She knew. A faint
How Much Will You Pay
read?”
a be prepared. Interesting literature color grew under her tan and waned. I
to have your eye» cured; Sutherland’s
A
priest.
Once
“
containing recipes and other valuable
The troop proceeded with dust and
Engle Eve Salve only costs 25c and
information relative to rice and its small thunder and shortly passed the I lived in the mountains at an inn. He will cure. Good for nothing but the
uses can be obtained by writing to any city gates. It traversed the lumpy used to come in evenings when the I e.v es. Sold every where.
O. R. & N. or S. P. Agent, or to Wm. cobbles of the narrow streets, often snow wns not too deep. He taught,
me to read and write. I know that 1
McMurray, General Passenger Agent, | crowding p< destrinns. One among Italy has all the works of art, that; Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey
thoae so inconvenienced was a youth
Portland, .Ore.
|
For Coughs and Colds.
HAROLD MacGRATH