"GOOD
PORT! AND
plnct of high priced prima donnas
with ua.
“At the caravanserai where Ridgeley
1
1 X-f.TA.ilLX poR YOUR PRODUCE
lodged, ho fell Into the company of an w-k
v ^ i
Englishman and an Australian. Very
shortly the spirit of the content took
hold, of them, and after visits to the
three cafes, they became strong par
Complete Chanp Salurday
tlsana. Hldgeley atoutly maintained
Adults,
Week day Matinee 20c;
thut the bird he named Madame Ne
By MICHAEL WHITE
Evenings, 35c. Continous J to 11
Portland, Oregon
braaku, after hls state, could give the UNIFORM SYSTEM OF
p. m. Children 10 cents ail times
other Iwo long odds ua a prima donna
SIGNS
IS
ADOPTE?)
With equal insistence the Englishman
HAT
become of and the Australian atood by their fa
vorltea, calling them Madame Lobdonl f Prepared by the United State« Department
Ridgeley ?"
The question was put and Madame Hydna respectively.
ANDERSON & RICE,
Portland, Ore
The joint board on Interstate high
"Heretofore the three blrda had not ways meeting at the United States
by one of two men, who
bad risen from a luncheon table and tested their vocal powers in each oth bureau of public roads in Washington.
A New Fad—Ptrhapz.
strolled out Into the spacious hull of er'a presence, and by thia plan Ridge D. C.. adopted a system of Interstate
CUT FLOWERS I FLORAL DESIGNS
n prlvuju mansion. "1 guess he's de ley proposed to settle the question of roads and a series of standard danger,
We
sometimes
have
to
go
outside
of
tained by the real estate agent who superiority for all time. Hence It wns caution, direction and Informational
sent In shout some property be con to the Cafe of the Rose that the birds signs which It will recommend for use our own door to learn what Is going |
WE BUY
templates purchasing. By the way, were brought In covered cages, each In marking and signing the systems on inside. Thus from Canada we get I
the information that the latest Amerl-
have you ever seen Ridgeley's collec cage being suspended from the roof selected.
1870
Barony
above a pool of clear water occupying
tion 7"
The system adopted will now be can fad is the sending of engraved
the center of the paved floor.
"No," replied Burns.,
mapped and as promptly as possible a cards announcing the sender's divorce,'
Front School Teacher
"As public Interest In the nightin full report will be made to the sec An example given runs thus;
“No! Well, you certainly ought to.
To Great Eminence Let's look at It now.”
gale contest had run to the touch of retary of agriculture by whom the "Mrs. John Henry Howard is pleased
A young nun who was brought up on
Anson led the way to a loti£ gallery dagger hilts when two men passed In board was appointed last February.
to announce
a farm in Western Prrimylvanis Mudi«f
opening
off n bslcdny on the first land the street, the stone bench around the
The selected routes will be. num-, Her hustmna, John Henry, is given
«liligrnlly and qualified for ifiitrirt arbool
ing When across the threshold both walla wns packed with cut-throat-look- bered in accordance with a system to
leacner. Further pursuing hi« «tu<lic> and
the bounce.”
Send ila your shipment*. We mail you cheek
men paused to view the superb spec Ing figures, while the narrow bazar be evolved by a subcommittee of the
teaching, be inanagrd to save up enough
the sanie day we receive suoda.
—Boston Transcript.
tacle. From floor to celling the walls outside nnd the little garden of bloom board.
money to |»it him thru medical college.
•
•
Afur the ( ivil War, he began'the practice
displsyed a unique und priceless gath ing rose bushes from which the cafe
The
standard
route
marker
will
be
of medteine in the new oil xition of Pa.,
Record Hailstones.
ering of objects picked up In the still took Its sign were thronged with those a typical United States shield painted
P ortland H ide a W ool C o .
and often rode horse-back thru the woods
remote corners of the earth. From unable to gain admittance. Kalyan white on which will appear. In black.
The maximum possible size of hail-1
Io resell and relieve those who were seri-
the depths of the Dark Continent skins mouthpieces went from hand to hand the name of the appropriate state, the Stones cannot be positively stated, but
rnitly ill.
He wa« a student of nature,
of rare beasts, from the Never Never with wagers offered and taken, and t^l.l_l_
__.S A*.
knew and could easily reiogaire most of
Initials MW
“ü. OH
S." and
the — route «MemK^an^
number. BtODfiS larger than a man’s fist and - -
__ —
Land of Australia relics of n prehis tiny cups of black coffee were drained If possible the route numbers will be
the medicinal plant« growing in the wi«>d«.
I
weighing
more
than
a
pound
have
toric race, from the top of the world to the success of the backer’s favorite. limited to two digits for eu y reading,
Later, he moved to Butlalo.N.Y. where
he launched hi« favorite remedies, and, in
In the fastnesses of the Himalaya»
“By arrangement with the propri and steps will be taken to prevent the aeveral times been reported. During Made From ou Carpeu “Wear Like
Iron.”
a «bort time, they were »old by every drug
banners nnd trophies secreted there by etor lots Were drawn for the order of use of the standard marker f >r any a hailstorm in Natal, on April 17, 1874, i
Direct with the Manufacturer. Absolute
gist in the land. T'xlay, the name of tin«
conquering tribes. lu gluss cabinets the content, the selection falling first purpose other than for the mar Ing of stones fell that weighted one and one- Deal Benefaction
Guaranteed. Sead in Your Ma
man, Dr. K. V. Pierce, i« known through
terial or Wnu for Pncea.
reposed amulets, rings, and necklaces to lAindoni, thru to Hydna, with the the selected system of Interstut« roads. halt pounds. Hailstones 14 inches in
out the world
Hi« Golden Medical Di«-
WESTERN FLUFF RUG COMPANY.
of gold set with precious stones re- flnnl effort reserved for Madame Ne
South
coverv ia the beat known blood medicine
Other standard signs adopted by the circumference fell in
M-S« Union Avenue Nor.
Portland. Oregon
Wales
in
February,
1847.
and tonic. More than fifty million bottles covered from Etruscan tombs ; vases braska.
board were as follows:
and drinking cups of crystal, allie
have been «old in the U.S. II your drug
"A »lb nee of absorbed expectancy
A white shield In a smaller size
DECIDE NOW about 19H6
gist does not sell the (¡olden Medical Dis
thyst, und topaz from tile Imperial fell upon the throng when the cover than the route marker on whb i will
Needed Compass Change.
covery. in liquid or tablets, you can obtain
palaces of the Orient. Burns gazed * as removed from Londonl’a cage. be printed the letters It or 1 as a
The United States Geological survey
a trial pkg. of the tablets by tending 10c
Our Accredited Chicks for
around upon the collection In ndttilr- That little bird rattled her plumage, precautionary warning on the ap
192« will be better than ever.
to the Dr Pierce Clinic, in uuiialo, N. Y
ing wonder.
hopped around once or twice, took a proach of curves or turns In the says that a compass should be changed
Everything indicate« a bl®
demand. Get in touch with
about one degree every 20 years. This
"Isn't It a bit strange," he remarked Arm grip on her perch, and pulling out
us now to secure the lowest
For, after all, the love, the patience, at last, "that with nil these treasures her throat, gave expression to a few routes. A similar sign with tl" addi , change is necessary,- as the magnfc
price«. 18th successful year.
tion
of
an
arrow
pointing
In
the
'roper
the kindly wisdom of a grown loan Ridgeley never set over them the one melodious note*. Au it were, having
HATCHERY. JavTodd
direction will be posted lume lately pole tpward which the needle of a com QUEEN
MIO
ta^AVCNUS
— »«ATTLS^
pass points and the North pole, are
who can enter into the perplexities they would must fittingly adorn—u gained her pitch, she set off. with a at the tung
.
series
of
trills
which
rose
like
a
foun
and turbulent Impulses of a boy's
A circular sign 24 Inches tn d' meter not the same. The magnetic pole
Simultaneous Ideas.
heart, nnd give him cheerful compan-' "Ab!" ejaculated the other, "1 tain towing spruys of liquid gema Into with a yellow background and b -orlng shifts, and therefore the change must
guess that question can be answered
Darwin originated the natural se
lonsfilp, nnd lend him on by free and by asking another. Now, what would the air. Higher and higher ahe sent the familiar railroad cross ii. black be made in the compass to make' up
her voice, until somewhere In the with the letters “R It" also In black
lection
theory of evolution, so far as
for
the
shift
of
the
magnetic
pole.
joyful ways to know and choose the' you consider Ridgeley values chiefly lu zenith of the ethereal blue she touched
he
himself
was concerned, but it is
been
In
the
upper
quadrants
has
things that are pure und lovely and this place?"
her top note, fell and rose to It again,
a curious fact that by an extraordi
Also a Counter Irritant.
of good report, make as fair an Image ' "It would be hard to make a choice." nnd then burst Into a rhapsody of adopted for use at railroad grade
nary coincidence Alfred Russel Wal
us we cun find of that loving, patient' Anson moved lo z small table which song. When she ceased tapping her crossings In all states In whhii ex 1st-
A feminine newspaper writer says lace formulated the same theory at
Ing laws permit the use of suet i sign ;
was
a
masterpiece
of
buhl
and
ormolu
beak
on
the
perch
as
if
to
challenge
a
wli«dom which must be above us all If
and the board recommends t at the j no two people can live together in
any good is to come out of our child- work. On its surface of Intricate In- better performance, grunts and ejacu use of the sign be authorized ■y sult- matrimony without friction and with- the very same time of its utterance
by Darwin. Both men published ar
, lay stood a glass globe, and In the lations of approval brought down the
lah race. Henry Van Dyke.
I out getting on each other's nerves,
able legislation in all states,
globe was a little stuffed bird on u bouse after the Persian fashion.
ticles
presenting this theory in the
The standard stop sign ado ed Is a i But people must marry, and some of
perch.
same number of the Journal of the
“Sydna followed much the same regular octagon with the wo
“
Stop"
Deceptlon Justified.
j them must live together, friction or
'There Is the gem of Ridgeley's col method as the first bird—the night
V back- I no friction, nerves or no nerves. It Linnaean society in 1858.
In black letters on u ye
"What in the world did you mean lection."
ingale singing schools In Persia being ground.
seems to us pjat under such circum-'
Burns glanced from Ids companion's very similar In their courses of tone
1>y introducing mo to Mr. Brown as
High Engine Speed.
The caution sir’« r-" ■ zl'amond
your aunt?” Inquired the mother with face to the modest object and back production, etc.—but ns she reached shaped with a yellow backgr >und on stances childreh are not only a great
again, with a puzzled expression.
The
highest
engine revolution known
higher notes than her rival, the Aus which are superimposed the warning help, but necessary.—Houston Post-
some warmth. "Forgive me, mother,",
“What I That? Nonsensef
'
is
alleged
to
have
been reached by a
Dispatch.
tralian
grinned
triumphantly
upon
the
said Doorthy, "but Mr. Brown seemed
words and symbols giving notice of
Still, It Is an absolute fact so far Englishman.
new
design
of
internal
spindle grind
curves,
hills,
loose
gravel,
etc.,
ahead.
to be on Hie point of proposing and 1 as Ridgeley's oplnloh goes."
stone
used
to
grind
cylinders.
The
“
Then
Nebraska
was
uncovered.
Growth
of
Post
Office.
In addition to these cautionary signs
felt that It would not do to take any । "But why In the name of all that's
But Instead of the little bird being provision ha» been mode for the use of
Benjamin Franklin was the first shaft revolves 80,000 times a minute.
risks. He has a strong prejudice commonplace?"
found fluttering with restrained eager “look" or "attention" signs to be used
"It’s a nightingale!**
ngalnst motheni-ln law."
ness on her perch, the audience be sparingly on approaching schools and head of the postal system of the Unit-
Hermit Crab's Protection.
“What of itr
held her sitting motionless on the other points at which caution may be ed States. When he took over the
The
hermit crab, says Nature Mag
“
Why
it
died
of
a
broken
heart.
1
Least He Could Do
wicker shelf In the bottom of the necessary. These signs will be square affairs of his office, there were 75 post azine, protects itself by inserting its
“A broken heart?"
cage.
offices,
with
an
aggregate
postal
reve-
1
murmur of adverse com- with a yellow background and black
"Do you stand back of every state-
A luugh and a shake of the head
nue of $30,000 a year. Today we have i abdomen into some empty shell which
merit you make In your newspaper?" proclaimed Burns' disbelief In the ex meut which ran around the stone letters.
it carries about in all of its wander-
bench
prompted
one
of
the
attendants
In the selection of colors and shapes more than 53,000 post offices and '
asked the timid little man. "Why— planation.
about
300,000
employees.
The
aggre-
i
ingS'
to
recall
the
public
songster
to
a
yes," answered the country edl-
"You doubt such a thing Is possi sense of lief duty with the tip of a the board has been guided by the prin
ciple
that
all
signs
Indicating
the
gate
revenue
collected
and
expended'
tor. "Thon," said the little man. hold ble T’
Much Mercury from Spain.
wooden coffee-stirrer. She gazed necessity for any degree of caution amounts to about $800,000,000 annu
"Oh, well, if you mean heart' fail
Ing up a notice of hls death, "I wish
around with her beud-like eyes al will be yellow. The degree of caution ally.
More
than one-fourth the world's to
ure
I
may
yield
the
point.
But
an
ac
you would help me collect my life in
most in a dazed manner, presently required will be indicated by the
tual
heartbreak
—
"
tai
output
of mercury comes from the
surance." Capper’s Weekly.
shook her feathers In response to the shape of the signs as well as by the
"1 mean an actual broken heart," encouraging
Monte
Amiata
mercury mines of
Self-Help.
words of her trainer, and words and symbols on them. Thus a
retorted Anson. “There are cases on
Spain.
Self-help
is
a
great
virtue,
provided
hopped
brnrely
onto
her
perch.
A
round sign will always indicate a rail
record Porter and the leaping tuna
one only helps oneself to a fair share.
Although Scotland Is known for its fish, for example. You knew Porter? moment of suspense followed. Ne- road crossing; an octagonal sign will
bruska was evidently nerving herself Indicate positive danger and will call The ideal of independence is to ac
many regulations and laws that regu-( —No; well, he was a wonderfully keen to a supreme effort. Presently she
quire as little service as possible from
late human conduct, it has one dis fisherman. He would go unywlier.' for spread her wings, threw back her for a complete stop ; a diamond-shaped
others, while being ready to give to j
' * £
sign
will
be
equivalent
to
a
command
Sport
of
that
kind,
down
to
the
W>
tinction In the way of human liberty,
head. oi>ened her beak wide, and— to proceed with caution ; and a square, others as much service as lies
with-1
Indies
or
out
to
the
1'acltlc
coast,
It
not shared by many other.countries?
and from It came forth a crescendo yellow sign will call attention to the in one's capacity.
5 r E6-;T
was on one of hls expeditions to t
plaintive squawk."
in Scotland there Is no law of trespass
need for a lesser degree of caution.
Inst ground lie hooked u monster b
and Indications are that there will be Ing tuna thut tugged on the Jine fo ■
"A what?" ejaculated Burns with
In addition to the warning and cau
Drive Away Mice.
astonishment.
none for many years.
tionary signs, standards were also
»even hours. The strength nnd endui
If a trap, or the best remedr, a cat.!
"Just
a
squawk,"
repeated
Anson.
adopted for various forms of informa-
nnce of that fish win marvelous. It
is objected
"‘'J'"'™ to in
>n ridding
nuaing a a house
nouse of
or ;
- Ì
Dog Finds Gold.
pretty well exhausted Porter und hls "Then she toppled off her perch, back- tlonal and directional signs’, all of
ward,
dead
into
which
are
to
be
rectangular
in
form
m
ce
’
tr
Y
Plugging
the
mouseholes
with
!
the
bottom
of
the
A boy was playing with a dog near companions. Finally Just as they Mige.”
and to have a white background with ^*s
sponge or cotton • jol satur- The Testimony of Others
the old Hill End field at Sydney, when were about to gaff the tuna. It made
''Dead into the bottom of the cage! black letters.
rated with oil of peppermint, and.
a
supreme
effort
and
broke
the
swivel.
the dog scratched up a sample of gold.'
With "respect to luminous signs the sprinkle the oil in^places frequented JN my new book which may be
Porter felt sure the flsb bad escaped, But how did that happent' questioned
- . .
«... . ..
.
Investigation showed a reef carrying but presently It rose to the surface. Burns.
had FREE upon request, on
action of the board at its April meet by the pests.
three ounces of gold to the ton, and fins up, stone dead. When cut open
PILES and other Rectal and Colon dis
"She died of a broken heart. She ing remains unchanged. The colors
orders, I have reproduced nearly 100
a battery wns promptly installed.
Its heart was found to have been tic- simply couldn’t rise to the occasion approved are red for danger or stop,
Facts About Ant.
letters from among those received from
tually broken by that lust supreme and beat those other birds. She knew yellow for caution, and green to in
The brain of an ant is about the my thousands of patients. These tell you
It,
and
that
was
the
end
of
the
great
struggle."
Not a Busy Street.
dicate “Go."
size of the head of a darning needle. I frankly of their years of suffering of their
singingfest at Shiraz. When the ex
Burns smiled Indulgently.
home remedies and even opera
The straight and narrow path Is
These insects live from eight to ten' trying
tions, and. finally, of their complete cure
"Well," he snld, "granted that an citement subsided, Ridgeley bought «e*»?«’*
wide enough for lts«traffic.—Frankfort
years as a general rule, although | by my NON-SURGICAL method. These
nctual broken heart la possible lu a the dead bird and sent It to a local
Times.
are from men and women of
specimens in captivity have been'
fish, It would hardly add to a little taxidermist to be stuffed. He showed
Good
Roads
Notes
every station, many of whom you
known to reach the age of fifteen.
bird's value In a collection of this Ridgeley the actual broken heart."
may know. You will learn by
reading this Book why I can give
Perpetual Motion.
"Great Scotti" exclaimed Burns.
kind, nnd besides what has it got to do
a WRITTEN GUARANTEE to
Making hay while the sun shines with Ridgeley remaining a bachelor?" "But—but after all what has it got to
Chinese vs. English.
Washington is to spend $17,000,000
cure your Piles or return your fee.
NTfOfl TNlJ (XPfR WHfN MUTINY
and raising mushrooms in the dark.—
"Everything," replied Anson. “I'll do with Ridgeley's love affair?"
on roads, not to mention the upkeep
Throughout the world more than I
“
Just
this,"
explained
Anson
In
a
tell you.
Kansas City Star.
casual acquaintance
of fences.
twice as many people speak Chinese’
DEAN. M D.Inc
would probably not regard Ridgeley lower tone, "Lt wns a curious coin
PORTLAND OFFICES. SEATTLE OFFICES:
as English,
Dr Die an ButlBinq 808-812 Shafer Butidmg
cidence,
but
Ridgeley
subsequently
as a man of much sentiment But he
Pennsylvania plans to build n spe
Defy Approach of Age.
hnd hls romance, nnd a mighty fine discovered that little bird died about cial commercial highway between
Robert Louis Stevenson gives good j
girl she was upon whom he fastened the same time as hls sweetheart in the Chester and Philadelphia to accommo
EVERY— his affection. I don't know exactly United States. It was said she also date heavy trucking. It will almost advice when he says: "Cling to yourj You Want a Good Position
what Interposed to halt the marriage, came to her end from a broken heart, parallel the existing road between youth; It is an artist's stock in trade; j Very well—Take the Accountancy and
MEAL but
do not give up that you are aging and: Business Management, Private Secretari-
fur some reason it was at any owing to Ridgeley's long absence and these cities.
U, Calculator, Comptometer, Stenosra-
the report that he had been killed by
you won’t age.”
rate temporarily suspended.
ahte, Penmanship, <* Commercial Teach-
Motor vehicles produced during June
"Then Ridgeley went off on hls wan caravan robbers.
"Hush 1" he added, laying a warning In the United States and Canada to
derings to out-of-the-way places, col
The Greater Deed.
lecting all these things, and for a finger on hls lips and drawing Burns taled 402.096, according to the Depart
He who sows the ground with care
makes your food do you
year disappeared entirely in Central away from the buhl nnd ormolu table. ment of Commerce. Of these, 350,557 and dilligence acquires a greater store The foremost Busi nee« College of ths
Asia. A vague report came to hand "I hear Ridgeley's footsteps. Don't passenger cars and 36.090 trucks were of religious merit than he could gain Northwest which has won more Accuracy
• more good.
(wards and Gold Medals than any other
that he bail been murdered by caravan refer to the subject. He Is sensitive made in the United States and 14.249 by the repetition of ten thousands vchool
Note how it relieves
in America. Send for our Success
robbers, though according to Ridgeley's about It. But now you know why he passenger cars and 1,794 trucks In
Catalog. Fourth Street near Morrlaoei.
that stuffy feeling
prayers.
—
Zoroaster.
Portland,
Or. Isaac M Walker^ Frew
remains
n
bachelor,
and
regards
the
Canada. In June, 1924, this country
account hls plight was no more des-
after hearty eating,
little stuffed bird ns his cldef treasure. produced 214,322 passenger cars und
perate
than
being
out
of
touch
Wlth
Sweetens the
Qualities That Live.
You may argue that coincidences sucli 28.117 trucks.
telegraph wires.
breath, removes i
The best portion of a good man's
"Finally he made for Persia, nnd as tills prove nothing, but for all that
food particles
life— his little, nameless, unremember
turned up In Hhlrns nt n time when they make on the majority of us a
from the teeth,
Pennsylvania's system of whitewash
If taken in time. prevent oper
gives new vigor
a rather curious contest wns In prog lasting impression. Hence In Rldge- ing poles along highway routes has ed acts of kindness and'love.—Words
ations fur Dia^etea. Catarrh.
ley's
mind
the
connection
between
the
Asthma
Lung. fhroat. Liver.
to tired nerves.
worth.
ress. It appeared that the Indolent
Kidney. Rheumatism, Bkaai
been adopted by several other states,
Comes to you
Inhabitants of that decadent city of dead nightingale and the romance of ns it is a safeguard in night driving.
Stomach and all female dis
orders. Bladder Trouble«.
fresh, clean and
poetic fame hud scrambled from the hls life."
Wisdom of Maturity.
"Hello, Ridgeley,” he turned to During 1021 the highway department
The C. GeejWo Remedies are
full-flavored.
dust and were beating each other over
harmless, as no drugs or pubon
As we grow older we doubt the wis
whitewashed 310,200 poles.
the head In nngry recrimination re greet their host. "Burns, here. Is in
dom
of
working
hard
to
let
the
chil
garding the rival merits of three sing terested In those Afghan swords."
The first paved road In the United dren have an easier time.—Birming
from far
ing nightingales. The three nightin
States Is In Alexandria. Vn. The ham News.
gales were respectively the property
Babbitt Again
of three cafes, each cafe endeavoring
"He's the kind of fellow." remarked stones used were brought as ballast In
C. Gee Wo Chinese Medicine Co.
Devil's Food.
to win exclusive patronage by the the Man on the Car. "who lives a year ships from Europe and were laid by
yw I .Kation 2«y, Aiders*.. S. W. Q». ThSd.
Hessian
prisoners
during
the
years
of
voice of its feathered songster, In In hnppy anticipation of marching In
If you throw crumbs on the fire you Portland. Ore. EstabUabed 23 Yearain Portland
the American Revolution. The old are feeding the devil.—Old Proverb.
Persia the nightingale taking the a parade.”—Toledo Blades
P. N. U
No, 41, 1925
pavement is bordered hv eh^de trees. 1
THE
SINGINGFEST
AT SHIRAZ
HI££«IE
OFFERS A MARKET
VAUDEVILLE PHOTO PLAYS
Better Franklin Service-—Storage and General Repairing
Hides, Pelts, Wool, Mohair,
Tallow, Cascara Bark
Horse Hair.
New Huff Rugs
CHICKS
PILES
WRIGLEYS
r
Behnke-Walker
ROOT AND HERB
REMEDIES