THE
ORGANIST OF
SULZBACH
By FRED R. WEBBER
by Short Story l‘ub Co )
N THE little German town of Huis-
bach, Jusvf Rudolstadt was hu Im
portant man. bor more Hum fifty
years he had been organist of the
illluge church. And to be the organlet
N1XTV YKARS AGO I of Iha village rhurch of Hulzba« h Is a
n yonng man who practice«! rne<llcini distinction necoixl only Io that of be
in' i’ennsyIvanin became fnmons and ing burgomaster or pastor. But both
wan callcil in t-onaullution in many orgun ami organist find become so
towns and citira becauac ol hia tmcceu old that even the ultra conservative
In tin* iK-utmcnt of diaeaae. This wns townspeople saw thut a change was
Dr, ll«(M, who finally inade up hia necessary. To buy a new orgun whs
inin«i tojilace some ol but niedicin« « not u difficult mutter, but to discharge
liefore tlie public, and moving to Buf
falo, N. Y., pul up what he call«-«! hia the old orgunlat, now loo feeble to till
•'Favorite Prescription” ami placed it the position, was another thing.
A popular eubacrlptlon was taken,
with the (Iniggb a in <-v«-ry »talc.
Dr. Pierce'« Favorite Prescription ha« and the townspeople naw visions of
long be»« recognized a« a tonic for an organ that would be the pride of
di««>aaee |»*cullar to womankind. After tlie lower Rhine -country. Builders were
«nffcring nain, feeling nervoua, dizzy, called from Brussels. um! In the course
weak and dragged -«b
nue'« of her sex, a woman is «(iiickly of Ume the organ was built, brought
reston-d to health by its use. Thou- ! to ttulzbuch and aet up.
Go the duy that the work was com
rand« of woman U-xtity that Dr.Pierce’«
Favorite Prescription has entirely | pleted, the question of the old or
er.uhcaUsI their distressing ailment«.
ganist'« dlamiskul was settled, for It
1'ut op ill lx,th fluid and tablet form. was learned that Josef Rudolstadt hud
Send ilk- to Dr. Hetce, Buffalo, N.Y., died during the night.
for trial package of tablets. Write for
Now another question aroae. Who
free conmiential medical advice.
, *»i to pluy the new orgun? 8nch a
1 position of honor could not be given
Buy Coffins in Advance.
to the first man who applh’d for ft.
United Htatea authorltlea reccntly True. Nulztach had u dozen aspiring
ailmitled Into the country aa persona) organists, yet only two seemed eligible.
property a very handsome coffin One wm Pierre Esquerro and the other
brought l.cre by n woman from Europ«* wns Karl Rudolstadt, soa of th«* old
who, fearing death while in-re. wanted orgnnUu
Pierro was a Frenchman, and had
to be buried in u casket of her own
lived in the town for years. HI« house
choosing. This fact caused undertak whs tn the lower part of the town,
ers to reveal the fact that hundreds near th« Rhine. Tills, together with
of eccentric persons, mostly women, the fart that Pierre was a musician of
had picked out their coffins in advance exceptional ability, was all that the
and they were stored awaiting call. people of the town knew about him,
Some nru of Ivory, some of cast Iron for li«* was a man who kept much to
himself. Gossip bad never hit upon
and others of rarest timbers
nny explanation of bis past. Just why
so talented a man should be content
to live In a village nnd teach music
was a matter that had never been
explained.
Karl Rudolstadt wi in a man of con-
sideruble popularity, He had «pent all
bla fife In the town. wns well known
1 nnd well llkwl, Kart ha«l Inherited bls
, musical talent from bls father, nnd
lin«l «¡M-nt years hi training, under the
! direction of the ohl organ master.
irtty umMfum
r
and tai «U m !
Such a man ^’11« fltt«*d for the posl-
; tlon. hl« friends lnHl«t«?<l. But there
to WALTER
| were other« who were determined thut
JANVIER, Im , 4
the Frenchman’s great skill should not
l«e Ignored.
The question agitate«.
Sulsbach for days. It whs dlscu««*d
with much vehemence by the towns
men. nnd w henever u group of people
were seen on the street. It was ren-
: sonably certain thnt the topic of con
TASTEL.KSS
versation was the Esquerre Rudolstndt
controversy.
Finally a plan was evolved am!
agreed upon, It was decided to have
a trial day. and th • rival musicians
English Duke'« Coronet.
were each tn piny. The townspeople
The coronet of an English duke con were to be the judges, and the selec
sist« of a circlet of gold around which, tion of the organist was to be by
arranged at equal distances from one popular vote.
F»r dnys the rival musicians prac
another, are eight gold strawberry
ticed on the big organ.
leaves. The leave« are call«-«! parsley
Finally the trial day arrived. It
by some authorities.
had been declare«! n public holiday.
and every man who <*ould brought his
Colonial Speed Record.
family to the church to hear the candl
There waa great excitement in the dates play.
The pastor of tho church announced
American colonies in 1766 over the re
the conditions. Each organist was to
markable feat of an express wagon have the privilege of playing what
that fonde the trip from New York ever he wished. If either of the two
city to Philadelphia In the record time refiwd to compete, the choice wa*
of two days.
to go to bls rival. Every person above
the age of eighteen was entltl«*«! to one
vote, nnd their choice would decide
Says Br'er Williams.
They ain't no use In prayin' for th«* question of such moment.
The nnine of Pierre Esquerre was
Pr<ivi«l«mco ter take care of you ef you
animuncfxl. There was much sup
don’t give de railroad train de right- pressed excitement uten the French-
of-way. Atlanta Constitution.
man took his place nt the orgnn mid
arrntig«*«l his stops.
Tlie people of Sulzbnch had never
heard such playing, Pierre had chosen
only one number. He st ailed with
the soft toned stops of the orgun,
lilt
gradually added to his registration,
building up Ids theme us he w ent, un
til he reached the climax in a thunder
LASTS
of diapasons that brought the entire
audience to their feeL
He left the organ bench flushed, anil
with a look of conscious triumph. The
people were speechless for a time.
Then they looked at one another In
amazement, for when had any of them
heard such playing! They discussed
It In suppressed whispers. It w ns
wonderful! But others Insisted that
Karl Rudolstadt could outdo tho
Frenchnin n.
After eat In
The name of the young German was
Wrigley's fret
and sweetens the breath.
announcetl, and the peuple were ail
Nerves are soothed, throat Is
attention. But the rival candidate dld
refreshed nnd digestion aided
not appear.
So ea«y to carry the little packet'
Five, ten, fifteen minutes passed.
then half an hour. The people grew
restless. Then it was suggested that
Pierre be elected, for by the terms of
the trial, Rudolstadt's absence made
Him Ineligible. The German's friends
protested. because they knew that Karl
was no coward, nnd that he was not
absent voluntarily. Messengers were
sent out, but tlie man could not be
You Want a Good Position found.
A vote was taken nnd thb French-
Very wrll—Tnke the Accountancy nnd
liiixIncMs Management, Private Becretart- ninn elected.
Hl. Calculator, Comptometer, Btenogra.
Days passed, nn«l Karl Rudolstadt
phlc. 1'nnmanshlp, or Commercial Teach
er»’ Course at
did not return. The town was agitated
for a while, for It wns not usual for
n man to leave his family nnd friends
The foremost Business College of the In such n manner, especially In a com
Northwest which hns won more Accuracy munity where generations live nnd die,
Award« and Gold Medals than any other
srhoRrln America. Sentl for our Success nnd no one thinks of moving nway.
Cntnlog. Fourth Street near Morrison, Gradually the mntter wns forgotten,
Portland. Or. Isnsc M. WaIkerA Pros. _
nnd In the course of time It became
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- after every mealf^
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Tlie organ and the organl»! were
fam«*<l throughout the region, and
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ninny tale» were told of the wonderful
•kill of the organist.
Finally, before ■ fest day, It ««»
decided to repair the organ.
The
Freneh organist, now grown old, had
kept It In repair, but now It needed COMFORTABLE HENS
Complete Chinge Solante?
a tloirougti overhauling, and the
Adults,
Week day Matinee 20c;
ALWAYS LAY WELL
builder« were «ent for stid arrived
Evenings. 35c. Contintms 1 to 11
Portland,
Oregon
That night Pierre E»querre was »een
p. tn. Children 10 cents all times
Do everything you can to make
entering tlie ctiurch.
On the following day th* master your bene comfortable. If their health ।
builder who .was repairing the organ, • nd vitality ere kept at the bigbest
Select Reaidential & T ranstent
Uth »rut Yamhill. Portland
left the chorch In great excitement level, it will add many eggs to your
H
Modern — Fir«p»o<>( — American Flan
and ■ummoued one of the town of- basket If your ben» are worried by
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nclnlv. Tl>e builder led the way to the lice nnd mites, then they cannot lay
church, ami motioned for th« select- the maximum number of eggs. An
tuun to follow him to the organ loft, ounce of prevention Just now is worth
"Put your foot on that pedal," the a pound of cure later on.
Hlils Is good poultry gospel, accord
builder said.
The selectman obeyed, but there was ing to D. U. Hall, extension poultry
«Sale Term*; 15.00 monthly if
RenUxi 3 mo«.,
& up. Send
for I Huet rated price bet.
specialist who warns us that with the
no Bound.
"Wbat la wrong with the organ? wan» weather coming on we will have ■
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more trouble with lice aad mites than
Why will that pedal not soundF
Portland, Ore
m Rix th m..
we bad «luring the cooler months, and
"Follow me «nd you'll aee.”
that
everybody
should
take
extra
pre
The muster builder hurriedly led the
way to the back of the organ and up caution at thia time of the year to
■ long ladder to u platform. Below get rid of these parasites.
Mites can be controlle«! by spray-
were the row* of great,, open pedal-
Ing the house with whitewash to
pl pea.
The builder lowered Ids light into which has been added enough dla-
one of them and motloneil fop the town Infectant to make a 5 per cent sol u-
tlon. A good coal-tar product, sueb
official to look.
"A ninn a feet !” the selectman cried as creosote or taroleum, way be used
After a hurried discussion, a number hr a disinfectant. Curbollc acl«l 1» —
Limburger Cheese.
of workmen were culled nnd th« big ul»o goodl In spraying tbe bouse be j
pipe was lifted out and laid on if. • sure to spray every square Inch of
The unpleasant odor of Litnburg“r
floor of tlie organ loft
Then the 'he^ou will ^’«"multit^ Æ
«» O™ “> specific fermentations
1«
workmen drew from the lnx!de of the
induced
during ripening. Thia cheese
pipe the body of the old Frenchman. with the following week. It is also a
The men were horrified. No one cared good Ideu to paint tbe i> rcb poles la ^ade from sweet milk, the curd be- Moler
Barber College
especially for the sinister old orgHnlat, wtth a mixture of equal part« of kero- ing formed into cakes about five
Teaches trade tn S WMkl Some pay
' inches sq> are and two Inches thick while teaming Positions secured. Writ«
but the manner of his death whi ter sene and uaed engine oil.
Lice are found on tbe Individual aC(j are j eased. The main cause of tor catalogue. 234 Burnaid« Street, Port
ribie.
•One <>f the men. examining the body, hen«. They »pen«! their entire life the putr factfve fermentation is the land. Oregon.
gave a cry. and calle«! the ntt«»ntlon on the body, laying their egkS and extrem y moist condition in which it
CUT FLOWERS 1 FLORAL IES GNS
of hla companions to a nqa* clutche«! j ■ticking them to the feathers in «mall is kept.
Clark« Bro«., Florists. MT Morrison St.
colonlea. I hey can be found In the'
In the tian«! of the «lead I’lerre.
fluff
feathers
and
und'-r
tbe
wings.
|
They pulled the rope out of the pip*
Work That Counts.
an<l at it« end was a bundle. The No ben will go about her buslneas of ।
My
friend,
all speech and humor are
producing egg» with any dtrs-'iee of ।
Hel«-ctninn a eyw flashed meaningly.
Yoa Will F«l R«ht at Home Here
“I have alwny« suspected," he said; j efficiency with lice «rovering her body. । short-lived, foolish, untrue. Genuine
Tho beat method of getting rid of lice work done, what thou workest faith
"now we shall see "
He cut the leather thongs and un 1» by dusting with a good Ins«*« t pow fully, that is eternal! Take courage,
Excellent Cafe. Special Weekly
rolled a fade«! coat of peculiar make der. Sodium fluoride is a good para then; raise the arm, strike home, and Rate«. Bui Meets all Train«. 11th and Stark.
that even the younger men remem' site killer. Take a pinch of --odium j that right lustily; the citadel of hope
PORTLAND. OREGON
bered as belonging to the missing or fluoride and dust it into the fluff must yield to noble desire, this sec
feathers,
under
each
wing,
on
the
ganist. Inside of this wns another ।
Car-
bundle, In which was a wnllet. « watch neck, back and bo«ly of lb«- fowL onded by noble effort.—Thomas
and several smaller Articles of Jewelry. | Work the powder down Into the feath lyle.
In the case of tbe watch wns engrav«*d : ! ers to tlie skin.* Another good muder
can be made from one pound of snuff ।
Liberty.
"Karl Rudolstadt. Sulsbach. 1817.”
The story was cleiir to all. Before and one-half pound of sulphur mixed
The liberty of a people consists in
the trial, the selectman explained to with one gallon of road dust or ashes. . being governed by laws which they
the organ builder, the Frenchman had It is a good Idea to build a ■ ist box have made themselves, under whatso
killed hla rival and had made way with «nd allow each h«*n to dust I rself.
Look over the hens in ai-iut ten । ever form it be of government; the
Ills body, possibly «Inking It In the
He hud hidden In the organ» days to see If all the lice we e killed, ■ liberty of a private man is being mas
----- Prevent
pipe the dead man's coat and valu and If necessary give them another ter of his own time and actions, as far
as may consist with the laws of God,
ables. which would have Identified him. good dusting.
Serious
Sickness
and of his country.—Cowley.
should the body be found. When the
builders came, the Frenchman, alarmed Feed Poultry With Eyes
by taking
at the possible discovery of his crime,
Nature’s Wisdom.
Open and Watch Closely Nature gives to every time and sea
tried to remove the Incriminating art!-
des from the organ pipe, bad lost his
Ex;>erlence counts with poultry, de son some beauties of .‘.s own; and
balance and had fallen In himself to clared poultrymen at the New York
from morning to night, as from the
a terrible death.
State College of Agriculture at Ithaca.
The excitement In Sulzbach. when They say It Is easy to tell how it cradle to the grave, is but a succes
the news was learned, was great, and should be (Tone, but that It Is a dif sion of changes so gentle : ad easy
many reproaches were hea|ied on the ferent matter to do It. and that doing that we can scarcely mark their prog
A Mild Laxativ«.
memory of the dead Frenchman.
It over and over again with one’s eyes ress.
A System Builder.
The organ 1s the pride of the Vil- open is the way to gain tlie knowledge
that assists Nature
läge, even today, and the townspeople that makes poultry pay.
tn keeping; your bow
Philippine Mohammedans,
els
open and your
never grow tired of telling the occa
Immature and undersized pullets are
the
Philippine
islands
th«
-e
are
general system in
In
sional visitor of Its unusual story.
often the cause of low egg production
perfect working or
der at all times.
In many flocks, say men at the state about 450,000 Moros, who are Moham
college. And some poultrymen. they medans. Although the wildest and
Sold
•ay, try to make themselves believe most fanatical of the natives, th« y are
at Your Drug Stör«
Tiger Senacd Danger that they have a flock of good-sized the only ones who have petitior d to
Most wild animals are siieclallsta; pullets by weighing the largest ones. have the United States keep con .ol of
that Is to say, they are highly devel ; The only persons they fool are them the Philippines.
Whippets Rout Hoppers.
oped In one particular direction. Tbe | selves. and that to no avalL
A pullet which Is undersized or Im-
tiger I» great as u «talker. Ills feet
The
grasshopper pest became so
Babylon's Dimensions.
lie shod w ith «Hence. A gen mature will not lay enough to be pn>
serious
in parts of Arkansas at one
It is now believed that the ancient
tleinan. for muny years a resident of ; fltable. And what one man considers
time
that
negro laborers with whips
city
of
Babylon
was
14
miles
s
.uare,
India, cites un experience of one neigh a emuli pullet may be considered large
bor Illustrative of this point.
enough by another man. It is not surrounded by a wall 60 milas in were hired to whip out the grasshop
He had been much annoyed by j wholly a matter of opinion, however, length, 300 feet high, 100 feet broad at pers in the cotton fields. H. K.
tigers, ami at last tied a l> l ock out ' as there are standards of weight the base and wide enough on the top Thatcher of the State Agricultural col
In n clearing and took up Ids own po ! which are about right for egg produc- for two chariots to race abreast.
lege says the plan was an astonishing
sltlon In a tr«*e to wait till the tiger tlon.
success, as the hoppers beat a hasty
The time chicks should be hatched
should come after the halt. The
retreat before the whippers.
Taught Value of F-vtatoes.
-round was covered with dried leaves. depends on the man who is going to
The potato owes its inti duY'Jon as
Alibii In hot weather are so brittle do the feeding. Chicks may mature
Language Retains Hold.
that even the walking of a bird over much earlier under the care of one an article of food Into Fra ■■ to the
A thousand years have elapsed since
them can bo heard for a goo«! distance. man than under that of another. The efforts of the French ehern.st. Par
In no very long time a large tiger general rule should he followed of mentier, who lived on potatoes dur the gypsy began to ’eave his native
slippe«! out of the forest nnd slowly maturing the pullets so that they will ing an imprisonment of five years, Indian plains, yet even to this day R«>-
edged toward the bullock. Ills method come Into laying In the early winter from 175S to 1763, in Germany.
many bears a striking resemblance to
was so elaborate and careful that the months when egg prices are highest.
India's modern tongues.
As
with
every
other
kind
of
live
man who saw It used to declare that
Educations Impress.
It’would hnve been worth a thousand stock, eternal vigilance Is the price of
No Doubt of It.
rupees to any young sportsman to success, and the poultryman who
The force c* education is so great
makes a profit Is the one w-lio "cares" that we may mold the minds and man
“Many a man would be improved,”
have witnessed It.
So carefully did he put down each for his flock In both senses of the ners of the young into what shape we said Uncle Eben, if "be minded de
paw, nnd so gradually did he crush word.
please and give them the impressions Bible as close as he does de constitu
tho leaves under it, that not’n sound
of such habits as shall ever after re- tion an’ by-laws of his ’sociation.”—
was to be heard. Between him nnd Chicken Production of
Washington Star.
main.
the bullock wns a stump about four
Last Year Very Heavy
feet high, with long, projecting sur
Adjusting Your Garter.
face roots. This, plainly, the tiger
Some 678.300,000 chickens were pro
The final test of poise is the ability We Specialize in
looked upon ns a godsend.
duced in the United Stntes last year,
lie got upon one of the roots, bal which wns 20,400,(MM) more than In calmly to adjust a sock supporter in
anced himself carefully, nnd so was 1923, according to estimates just re- the face of feminine amusement.—Du- ,
Hides Pelts. Woo’, Mobair,
able to walk quickly nnd silently n> lt*ased by the United States Depart luth Herald.
Taiíow, Cascara, Cregcn
far ns the stump. He approached so ment of Agriculture.
Grape Roo', Goat Skins,
gradually nnd noiselessly, nnd his
Despite this Increased production
Midget Among Birds.
color ngnlnst tbe brown leaves was there were on farms January 1, 1925,
Horse Hair
A small humming bird, not very
so Invisible, that he wns close upon approximately 427.00O.IMM) chickens as
Write
for
Shipping Tag» A latest Price List
much
larger
than
the
ordinary
house
the bullock before he wns per«?elved.
compared with 470,300,000 on January
fly, is common in many East Indian
Then, instantly the bullock charged 1, 1924.
P ortland H ide a W ool C o .
The tiger eluded him, nnd in n mo
The decrease in stocks on hand Jnn countries.
IM IkWN ««NUl HOSTS, P0STUH0. 0M30H
ment more hnd his pnws on the bul uary 1 Is attributed to Increased con
lock’s neck, ready to drng him down sumption, and to larger stocks going
Branch at Pocatello, Idaho
French Philosophy.
Thon, like n flnsh, he caught sight of into storage.
All man’s misery springs from his
the rope by which the bullock was
Total «tocks of froxen poultry In inability to rest with tranquility in ।
tied, and sprang Into the forest.
storage February 1 were reported at one room alone.—Pascal.
DRS. CHAN LAM CHINESE
138,253,000 pounds compared with 99,-
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Mythological Lore
486,000 pounds February 1 a year ago.
»tnmach
disorders,
kidney,
We often si>eak of Nemesis pursu-
bladder troubles, gall «tones,
Ing someone. Nemesis was the god
W. I.. Chicks from selected
eonstipstion, appendiciti» ani
Tankage for Breeders
«less of revenge, who mercilessly hur-
local hen« A double pedigree
all female complaints. You ean
«Ires.
State
accredited.
Also
It
Is
customary
to
include
In
the
ra
rled to punishment guilty souls con
choice Reds & Ilonka. Lowest
take treatments at home if ITc
prices. 100% Hee delivery
demned by the goddess of Justice. Iler tion for laying hens tankage or meat
ferred. 142} Second St., cor
guaranteed. Catalog free.
scrap,
and
it
Is
usually
mixed
in
with
ner Alder, Portland, Ore.
nnme hns become a synonym for retri
QU EEN
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mill
feeds
to
form
a
dry
mash
which
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"As sure as Fnte” Is n common Is available to the birds nt nil times.
phrase. Why Is fate so sure? The Where the eggs nre to be used for
Fates were three sisters who con hntchlng It Is not advisable to make
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trolled men's destinies. The first sis the proportion of tankage more than Made From Old Carpets “Wear Like
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inK blanks.
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available
It
can
take
the
place
of
the
Loe-Davis Drug Co.
Satisfaction
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in
Your
Ma
twisted It, and the third cut It off with
terial or Write for Price«.
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her shears. They alone dared oppose tankage In the mash, three gallons of
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