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A
WAY TO REDUCE TAXES.
If the same amount
should l>e
and energy
, _
bringing about a fair valuation of
property as has bene spent within
recent years in putting over new
forms of taxation and devising new
ways of getting tax money with the
least possible amount of squeal,
it is easy to believe that the
dun of taxation now imposed
real estate would be lessened
much greater extent than it
is likely to be by new methods of
taxation.
Under the present system, men
arc paid $3 the day to go over the
property of the state fixing valun-
At thiit
lions.
that price it is not
to ho expected that men will be
secure d who aro the most competent
for the jobs and it is not to be ex
pected that those who do take the
jobs arc going to take much cussing
from those whose assessed valua
tions they would like to raise.
Under this system the deputy ns
si'ssors go about coaxing taxpayers
to add a little to their valuations,
5 but taxpayers do not bulk at
swearing to the lies that they
have to swear to in order to keep
from paving more than their shn re
of taxes.
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Meanwhile property in
county alone worth into the mil
lions of dollars is assessed nt n
fraction of its real value, while
reel property continues to bear
the brunt of the burden.
The peculiar thing ifbout
ation is that few owners
cool, contented
and happy
Puretest Zinc Stearate
A sniooth Waterproof powder
whielt is unsurpassed ,'or in
finit’s Ilse. Milde of t’inest um
terials.
Puretest Boric Acid
A safe, mild antiseptic which
may be freely used as a heal
Illg dusting powilvi niid eye
solution.
25c Per Can
KEM’S FOR DRUGS
The
J. KEM, Prop
Cottage Grove,
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Oregon
WOOD
socierr
Judge Harris, of Eugene, has
definitely decided that he will not
be a candidate for United States
senator. That is good news for
Senator Stanfield but the voters
of Lane county can’t help but re
gret that this distinguished citizen
has decided that he must give at
tention to his private affairs and
provide for a rainy day.
A Real Money Saving Sale
At Umphrey & Mackin’s This Week
Sale Ends Saturday Night—Buy Now!
The crowds of p< .>pl • trim far and near w ho have attended this sale
every day and the brisk selling again today, Monday, proves that von
know a real inoney saving > v,-nt and that we were doing just exactly
what we advertised—turning the summer surplus, merchandise into
quick cash by slashinu the prices and also saving you money.
Come again this week—we assure you we are going to continue making
this sale most interesting to you from the “money-saving” stand-point.
We are working hard putting out new lots. Extra salespeople are here
to wait on you.
Master Kenneth Fisher spent
happy fifth birthday anniversary
Thursday afternoon when a num
ber of his playmates responded to
invitations sent by Kenneth’s moth
er, Mrs. Charles Fisher, and came to
the home of Kenneth's grandmoth
er, Mrs. Lucy Hustead, for the
afternoon. Games made the hours
pass speedily. Refreshments of a
birthday eake and ice cream were
served.
The guest list included
Willard and Rex McFarland, Verna
ami Viola Culer, Willis Beidler,
Alva, .Tames and Wilbur Fisher.
Mrs. F. M. Hambrick entertained
at a family reunion dinner yester
day, the following sisters being
present: Mrs. C. F. Cathcart and
Mrs. C. M. VanBuren, of Scappoose;
Mrs. Helen Vilas, of Portland; Mrs.
Tree-Climbing Fish
Lucy Armstrong, of Eugene; and
India there I n a fish known a« Mrs. G. W. McFarland, of this
tree-climbing perch. Techni city, Mr. Cathcart was also pres-
cally the scientists call It “anabas ont.
tentudlneuH Hcnndens." By means
of Its tins and gills this fish can
The nnnu-il Eastern Stur picnic
travel overland from one body of
water to another. Its breathing ap ■ will be held Friday at the Veatch
Cars will be at
paratus Is adapted for life out of | picnic grounds,
the water. Stories about this fish’s xr---
—• temple
-i. at .3 o ’clock to
Masonic
ability to climb trees should be j take women and children to the
taken with liberal iiortlons of salt. grounds and the men will go nfter
The United States bureau of fish business hours.
eries Informs us that these tales of
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Its tree-climbing propensity “are
M TH.
Inez Seals and Harry
heritages from early travelers and
are largely mythical." However, Crites, both of this city, were mar
the climbing perch has been known | ried in Roseburg the fore part of
to work Its way upon stones and In- . last week. They arc making their
dined tree trunks. TNs Js --------
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uh ^cloae
Cruson’s spur just this
as It ever conies to climbing
trees.
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-----side of Drain, where Mr. Crites is
—Exchange.
interested in a new sawmill.
Poet's Odd Experience
A heterogeneous crowd massed
There Is an Instance recorded
some time ago, of the late poet into Louisville for the Kentucky
.lames Whitcomb Riley’s experience, derby. They swept down from the
when some strange Impulse drew skies in aeroplanes, private rail
him out of bed and prompted him road cars, costly limousines, the
to write his poem "Bereaved," the paddle-wheel river boats, one-horse
simple story of the death of a little
po-
child. At the time, Riley had no shays, and even on shnnk's
knowledge that the child of any one nios. ’’—(Associated Press.)
In whom he was interested was even
seriously ill. lie could not imagine
why this Insistent thought should Widespread Belief in
have come to him. But In his mall
Horseshoe as Talisman
a few days later came a letter from
The horseshoe Is one of the very
Ids old friend Bill Nye announc
ing the death of one of Ills children oldest talismans for wooing good
on (lie very night that the strange fortune that exists. The belief in
call to write had come to the >>oet. Its efficacy la held almost all over
__ world, and has been present
the
since the dawn of history. . You tlnd
| '.t in Egypt and nailed to the thresh
eld of the felt iiud wicker wigwams
of the nomads of Turkestan.
In medieval England, especially in
RHOADS & LANSING
the southwest, horseshoes were of-
Proprietors
j ten nailed on church doors to keep
out evil spirits and witches. There
used to be two huge ones on the
south door of the parish church of
FURNITURE MOVING
Ashby-Fovllle, In Leicestershire,
AND STORAGE
says the Family Herald.
There are records of a number of
horseshoes having been nailed up
for centuries on the gates of Opk-
Piano Moving a Specialty.
hani castle, In Rutland, which was
Phone 99; Res.. 189-J
built by Wakelln de Ferrara, son of
i he first earl. Every nobleman visit
ing It was made to forfeit a shoe
of the horse on which he rode or
pay a forfeit of money. Quite a
number endured the inconvenience
of parting with a shoe rather than
pay the small sum.
Barber Shop 1
Probably the oldest continuous
. dlspluy of a horseshoe for
_ ______
luck „ to
be found In Britain is the case of a
shoe nailed up at Horseshoe corner,
IPE BOB, CURL AND
In the city of Lancaster. The first
one was cast by the horse of John
DYE HAIR
of Gaunt, when he was riding
through the streets nearly six hun
Barber Work in General; dred years ago
special attention to children
The more nails In a ’’found’’ horse
shoe the greater the luck.
6.30 Main, P. S. Bukowski, Prop.
MPER1AT
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Wilde Well Aware of
Failing of Humanity
Gordön brand glove silk princess slips
........................................................... $3.49
Any Time
Quimby Bros
Hall’s Catarrh
Medicine
JULY SALE OFFERING
PURE SILK STOCKINGS
Durable quality anti popular
shades.
No. 800 Rav^-l-stop hem silk-
stockings. 2 ’pair...........$1.75
Gordon No. 290 sixteen
guage silk stockings. a
pair ................................ $1.69
Burson, seconds, pure silk,
black only, a pair............. 59c
Knicki-rnick charmeuse bloomers.... $1.49
bloomers and vests, eaeli..... 79c
slips, gowns, bloomers, etc.,
off regular price.
Gordon silk combination suits...........$2.19
Note These New Sale Specials
FOR TODAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
(No charges, no phone or mail orders filled of these items.)
Come Today
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('lean-up sale of chinaware
—genuine Radison pattern
vegetable dishes, sugar bowl,
cream pitcher, etc., choice,
each piefte.......................... 35c
Men’s Sat brand leather
face, cotton flannel gloves
(limit 2 pairs to a customer)
a pair................................ ^9c
BASKET SPECIAL 89c
ehip market basket..... 20c
box Sperry pancake flour
..................................... 18c
1 box Sperry rolled oats 18c
I box Wheat Harts......... 18c
5 r
___ pail syrup.......... 45c
pound
Total regular value
$1.19
All for.............................. 89c
18-inch bleached poller fowl
ing. red and blue striped
border, 5 yards (limit).. 69c
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Men’s Shirley erosseil-baek
suspenders and President
suspenders, (limit one pajr)
a pair
Wheat Crops Look Good
The harvesting of fall wheat has
started over the county, according
to O. S. Fletcher, county agricul
tural agent, and will be a goo.l
crop despite the excessive heat of
tin, past several weeks. Mr. Hoteli
er finds that spring wheat will la'
a splendid crop, a better one than
spring wheat usually is.
I’his >’
fortunate as there is a greater
percentage than usual of spring
wheat.
New Trucks Added.
*v Fonl
trucks
have been
Two new
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put into use by the J- C. Compton
company, who have the street
Two more
work of the city,
are expected within a day or so.
Placing the black top has started.
Look Out for
Self Poisoning
THE QUALITY
Regular 1()c bars toilet soap,
assort»’ gi/'cerine, lava, lem
on. (-.¡stile, etc., 4 bars 25c
STORE- cood
Rather Warm in California.
The weather must he warm
California. A. S. Powell, former
resilient of Cottage Grove, now of
Molinas, writes: “It is just one
degree cooler thnn hades here.“
Merchants! Your salcsbooks.
Place your order with The
Sentinel 60 days before you
must have them.
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It With Printer’s Ink
CROSS-WORD PUZZLE No. 54
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any food flavor.
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One of Amaízo’s
economies is—it
can be used over
and over again.
Champion brand large cot
ton balls, full double bed
quilt siz«‘, (limit 2 to a
customer) special, each 79c
service
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One large lot women's white
cotton blouses, assorted
styles and sizes. choice
each .................................. 69c
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Neglect of the liver results in
self poisoning! Not so quickly, per
I’RK .ES RIGHT
haps, but just as surely as if you
Among other amusing stories In
Terms: Cash
tils "Memoirs and Adventures," Sir I drauk poison out of a bottle. If
Arthur Conan Doyle relates this you liver is not doing its work of
It — rid your »ysrem of Catarrh or Deaf- characteristic story fold him by Os I helping -*-e'
digestion,
— e eliminating waste
,
imm caused by Catarrh.
car Wilde.
from the bowels and purifying the
Phono»: Office
Sold f
S— <wvr 40 VMT«
"We were discussing the cynical blood, you will always be troubled
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,Toledo, Ohio maxim that the good fortune of our with sick headaches, nausea, bilious
friends made us dicontented. ‘The neaa, bad breath, gas, sour stomach,
devil,' sahl Wilde, ‘was once croae-
Ing the Libyan desert, and he came or constipation.
Clean«- and tone your liver! Put
upon a spot where a number of
»mall fiends were tormenting a holy your system in condition so you
hermit. The sainted man easily feel your very best again!
Try
shook off their evil suggestions. The just a spoonful of Dr. H. 8.
devil watched their failure and then Thacker's exeoilent Liver and Blood
he stepped forward to give them a
♦esson. "What you do Is too crude." ' Syrup after the next few meals
said he "Penult me for one mo | and notice the quick improvement
ment " With that he whispered to in the way you eat, sleep, look am1
the holy man. “Your brother hast •eel—the return of strength, vigor
Just been made bishop of Alex and energy Tiq trill be complete
The iniecticide with the pleasant odor
andria.” A «■owl of malignant |y satisfies!; oAemise there will
Jealousy at once clouded the serene I be no eoat. Dr. Thacher’» Lhet
MADE IN OREGON
face of the hermit. •‘That." .«old
the devil to his Imps. “la the sort of ami Blood Syrup is sold and recom
thing which
recom mended by Kern’s for Drugs a».<
mend." '
II other leading .Iruggi-.»-
Any Kind
SMART
DRESSES
AND
SUMMER
COATS
CLEAR
ANCE
PRICED
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
DAINTY UNDERTHINGS
GO IN THE JULY CLEARANCES
The Eugene chapter of the Eas
tern Star entertained members of
all Lane county chapters with their
families Friday at a picnic held
at Riverside park near Goshen,
Those from here who attended
wore Mrs. H. H. Veatch, Mrs.
Lydia Stouffer, Mrs. Clara Burk-
holder, Mrs. J. P. Graham, Mrs.
Nancy Oglesby, Mrs. J. H. Cham-
bers and Mrs. G. M. Hcott.
organization of a county O.
association was perfected.
City Transfer Co.
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the proportion upon which the other □□□□□□□□□□□□□a □□□
Fellow is paving that has produced
an assessment roll that is a scandal , I
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and a disgrace, with some property
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assessed nt probably a tenth or
even a , twentieth of its real value.
Five member» . of the Elmarte»
To get a real valuation upon the club, Mr». Victor Chamber», Mr».
property of the state and county Merville Veatch, Mrs. H. A. Hagen,
it will be necessary to pay deputy Mrs. Fred Anderson and Mrs. H. F.
assessors real salaries, possibly $10 ] Edward», were guests Friday of
the day, and then have them really Mr*. Ivan Barker at her home in
assess instead of asking the prop Oakland at a 1 o’clock luncheon.
erty owner to swear in his value». Cover» were laid for nine, there
A real assessment of personal ¡being four Oakland guest» present.
property would do as much or Nasturtiums were the pretty center
more in equalizing taxation than an piece of the table and the place
income tax could.
<ards harmonized with the center
Whether or not we are to have piece. The afternoon hour» were
an income tax we should have a pleasantly spent socially. .Mrs. Ivan
reassessment of real and persona) Barker is a former resident of this
property.
city.
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