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OREGON CITV ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1908. ... ..... a I 1 I AGENTS AGENTS JJ MKT AHDA&I MoCALLS' MAQAZINE HOYAL WORCEITIR CORSETS R. A Q. CORSETS KAYSER GLOVES PLAMATE SHOES CARLSON CURRIER SILKS 60R08I8 PETTICOATS McCALLS' PATTERN8 OR. REED'S CU8HION SHOES REO CROSS 8H0ES FLORSHEIM 8H0ES DOROTHY DODD SHOES PLAMATE SHOES RED 8CHOOL HOUSE 8HOES 8TEIN BLOCH CLOTHING. Masonic Temple Oregon City, Ore. Be Sure hnd Cet Green Trading Stamps Be Sure and Cet Green Trading Stamps . . o ..... LOCAL BRIEFS c-- -- (it y i U r Iiiiiiu'hh t nli "l 1 1 y JiicdI) Si-hum, (loii Main Ntri'i't. liny Mi I'iii Inml Iiiim iiiiivi'iI In Port land utiil will ri'nldii llu-re. New ninl Klyllnli Hull nnd Winter N'iivcIi li m Minn Ci'lhl liiililniiillh. I-:. I. Kelly i-etur I Hut in iliiy iiIkM finiii it iiiiiIiiIi'h vlhll with i I'littlvi-H In .! Uh I K U'l . Mlnxi-ii Mnlilii mill l-Mmi llulcliln nun. nt Ciitiliy, with In Ori'Kun I'liy Friday nil n liunlui'xii Irlii. Deputy I'liiHKi'iitliiic A I foi tu-y 1 .1 v y Nllii In itrninclnit In iiiovh IiU office III tin' ni'W MiiwiiiIi' Tempi". PkWI'I'h Cnibtilli-d in h lliucl U the Ih'hi nnlvu fur pile. IIh mini ynu , Kel pcWItl'it. Hold y llnwiill 6 Jitni'H. liny yimr millinery from tlm hoiiitt tliul offer I In- liugi-M nnHnrliiii'iit, Hi" Ki tiil.'nt vuiiii'K In iiiullty uud price MlM (illlllHIIllttl. Mr unit Mrs Jnlni Hrmlh-y have r I II mill HftlT II Vloll Willi llll'llllH Hi tiri'ulmin. Tiny visited th liilr lit Hint pin lurliiK tlii'lr vlt.il. .Mr. Mini Mm. J. I'. Krrt'Mlir. 'l l.cnu, mill Mr. ninl Mr. liroy,l)eyim if Ulviimlil", Ciil., it Kiii'ntii'iif Mr uml Mr. S F. Hrrlnttn '. 'I'lt ritl v. Tin' Inventory uml appmli'tiieiil of tl stale nr l;riiel U Hturve, tie- i i'iiHKit. wun llli'd In tlin probate rniirt. The entitle Ik appraised nt II.H". Iti'V. Ili'iiry Hil, wliii Iiuh been IIvIiik with It Ih fiiinlly. 111 (Uil(imi fur tin' hint year, In packing up pre paratory to iiiovIhk In Heaver Crock, where, In' will nkuIii ri'Kuimi active work In tin' iiilhlntry. Huntley Hnm. Cn, have milil thr. finest Inxtriinii'tit known In tin' Talk liiK Machine world til Itninlin'' I'lctiiro Show mi "tli street n ir.ou Victor Auxotupliotio It attract crowd of ltdllllllllg visitor. Minn lli'ithn Frledrlrk. wlm linn I n holding n position with lnvrjny A Lincoln In rnrllnnil. linn m-vered li'T connection with Unit rouipmiy. ninl li iih accepted a Minltlnii In the Little confectionery loro. Mm. J. V. (irnut and mm (lloiiii, wlm have been spending tlm punt month with Mr. (irnut l Co" Hay. buvii ri'tnrtn'il In their homo In thl city. Mr. (irout In In tlm ril estate bmilneii at Coo Hay, whore li" ' I u for several year, ami I doing wi-ll In thui llni'. Mm Krnmt Walker li'fl Weilno ilnv for 1'iTitlli'lon, where ulifl will innke her future linlin'. Mr. Walker, who preceded IiIh wife several week tiKn. will I'liti'r Into hullle In tlint illy. Mm. Wnlki'r li I"'ti vlltliiK with In'r pnti'tilH. Mr. "'l Mm. Wll linn (iiinliiiT &t .M"lilriiiii fur tlm pnt hU Wi'i'kll. Tin AliiTlK'lhy (;rnm!ii will lmlil t it ii ti tin 1 kithii! fiiir Hutiinluy. Oi-tniirr 17. nl tin' mniiKf linll nt Prkiliin. tlrt-nt pri'pm'iitlnii tiro In'ltii? nmilii by tin- mi'iiiliiTK of th nrKiinliitlim In iniikt' It n HiiiTi'HHful nITalr. A tlltmiT will Imi HiTVfil nl umin by tin' lu'lli' (,f thr ttrniiKi- for whlt-li 'Jj ci'hIh Ih to l rhurifil. A lltoriiry iimKriininm Will )' Klvi'll III til" llftfrllnnll. J. 1'. Wivrtt ninl fninlly. wlm hnvi lii'i'li niT'tipylliK tin1 Hhfnlinn ri'slilnire fniiitliiK l rlvi-r f"r the inl d'W ytnrH. luivn n-iiti'il llu J. ZIiibit ri'Nlili'lii'K mi Twidflh ninl Wimlilnutnti MtnTtN, mnl will till; pimHi-Kslnil tin' IiittiT pint of I In' wi'i'k. Mr. Slitiiliiin mid fmiilly Imvltm ri'tunu'd In HiIh idty from I'uniiiM. Vh.. ninl will or rupy tin) rt"lili'iic' viinunil by Mr. Uivrtt. Our Success In iliio to ttio iiiilfnrm hlKh Krailo tlt'tit l.it ry tlmt In ulwnyn ilnnu nt thlH ofllro. Plate Work Wo nro ilnliiK nioro pint" wnrk tlwin liny thri-o ilonliil of-llrt-H In Oregon City. Wo ill) It for li-Hg niniiey ntul Riinrantvo a lit. oninrr I WORK At crown nd brldfl work nd flna gold fillings we set the pace. Ilnforo ynu huvo your deiitul work ilnno conio and talk It ovor with im. Free cxanilnntlon. No riih. No cnnilno. Extracting Free and Palnleie when teeth are ordered. OREGON DENTAL PARLORS Over Hardlng'a drug atom. A written guarantee with all work. Partictilaf Men ARE PLEASED WITH OUR LAUNDRY WORK BECAU8E IT IS DONE RIGHT, BECAUSE WE GET IT OUT THE DAY WE PROMISE IT AND BE CAUSE WE GUARANTEE IT. GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. CASCADE LAUNDRY Phone Main S3. Third and Main Straeta. w ,-v 'trap' It. H. Con, of Cimby, win In Ori-KiPti Cliy Krldiiy, on h Ih wuy to (irealimn, wlii'i-n Im inlmiiiiMi tlm fulr. Mr. t.'on In nun of tlm i-iiIIiiihIhhIIu wniknm III wmli uf I hlii Itind, uml wiu nun of tlin ucllvt' prouiiitiMK (,r t hi- cnuiity fulr In Id nt Cmiliy. Iln ri-iurni'd to Oni K'Hi City Hiiliudiiy uml wiih iiitdiii piiiilnil by hlii wlfi-, who hint ) n vl UliiK In 1'iirt liiiul with ridiillviK, and tli"' both ulli'iidi'il Ihn fulr Ul Mupli) I ji no ,MIn Ktlnd Chi'iiny, who Iiiim lii'i'li vliltliiK lii-ii', Jiim rt'liiiniiil to Mr.Mlnii- Vlll", Mill-In Hill' Will Hpi'lld u ft w iliiyn liifnrn rntiirnliiK to thin fit y. uml will In' In iniitiHTHhlp with hi-r hImIit, MUh I'Mlth Chi'in y, In thn plinlnKiiiph Inmliit'HH. Mh ClnTiry uml MIH IIi hh K i ti m . who liiivu lii't-n mii-t'i-Hrtfiil In Hi" plintiii;riiph liiinlinn In Mi-Mlnn-villi' (or in-vnriil yi'iiiit, huvo ilUpnio'il nf thnlr ntildlii, mnl will hIho iIInihihi' uf thnlr-. Iinuiii nt Unit plui'd. Mini Km in will no to I nt i it ii.) , w In-rc alio will I a In- up li rt dnrliiK Hie winter. .Ml Miiy WiilliiT. who Iiiih In-en Mx-iidlliK the piiKt nlii" inoiitliH with her iiiii-Ih mid unlit. Mr. mid Mrn. H. S. Wiitker, of Twi-lfth uml MihIIhoii Htret-in, Iiuh riliirin d to her home In I 'n lei Alio, Cnlir. Him wun uei-oiiipmi-led to Culirnrnlu by her i-nunln. Minn Ijturit Slilnn, whnm hoiun la nlnn In 1'iiln Alto, and who lm liei'ii vlnltluK with Mr. nml Mm. Wiilln-r for the punt fniir inniflhn. Ml Wnlker Ih ili llKht n wiih Ori-unii mnl i-xpei-u to return In-re next minimer fpr mi extended VlnrT. . (hkh tlmn to dlK ImrerH out of the tree triinkn. 1'hi u ri null I kill fo uml a fli'tlbln piece of re. A winter oven-oat of utruwy lunniire In u Kind thliiK for the uHpnrKii ami rhiiluirli betla. Apply It tinw. If ynu want IniiR kii'pliiK puiiipklnn mid niiinHhe-i, Ruther nml Htoro them hi'fnre they nre fronteil. A ctml. dry, front proof nmiu In n belter plure to keep them than a rellnr. CASTOR I A For Iafautt md Children. Ttis Kind You Have Always Sought Bear the Signature of 44 An both (ho blK pnrtlea prniulnii tnr- Iff reform atntti after election, It will be of luterent to nil fnrmera to recall JiiHt whut the duilen aro on their pro- liu-tn; On lii'Kn broiiKht Into the Cnlted Htuten there in a duty of $U0 per lii-nil ; :Iii,iiu per head uml up on hiirnt-n n lid iiiuIi'h; l to $14 per head in rattle; nevenly tlve centn to ll.Gu M'r Iii-miI on nheep; tirtii'tl cent a bimhel on ontn; twenty-live centn a IiiihIii-1 on lli-lll; tell C'lltH a bunliel mi corn; llfieeii cent n buihel on luickwhi-iit ; thirty renin a bunliel on barley; two ceiiln n pound on rice; nix centn n pound on butter or cheene; forty-live centn a bunliel on bennn; three centn inch on cubbngen; live i-ilitn n dii.i-ll on i-kkh; l u ton on liny; twenty centn a khIIoii nu hotmy; twenty. live centn a bimhel on pntutoen; two centn n ihiiiiiiI on Inrd uud three renin a pound on poultry. Nntwlth nl mi i lit r the iihnve tiulff on lniHirtn tliitin Ihi-re were the punt yt-nr flH, oiiii.niMI farm pntdiietn brnuKht In. There urn correnpniiilliii? dutlt-n on the thltiKn he buy. WHY? Does VV. A. Ho mes give 10 per cent off on shoes? Because he has too many shoes and not enough money. W A. HOLMES Parkplace Cash Store PARKPLACE, ORE. Wanted at Once 6000 Oregon City Shoe and Boots to inako or repair at the New 8hoe Shop, 31!1 Main Street, noar Fourth. Hrlng thorn along. Ily doing ao you may save my sole and I will patch your the host I can, Only first class work and first class material found here, with PORTLAND PRICE8 to govern. I am herd to stay The proof of my workmanship la easy to see by the rapid Increase of my customers. There Is no tomorrow with me for tomorrow you may die. When you are dead you will be dead a long time unless the new shoe maker la In a position to patch your aole, so be wise and remember No 321 Main Street. Tours for business, WM. PATTEN, Prop Cstiicada and Eastern Clackamas ESTACADA. I .nut Kiitiirduy eveuliiK J"t after the H o'olnrk cur hud b-ft for Cniidi ro, Ani-nt I'. H. Kelly of tlm (). W. I. Ht nt Inn of t ti Im plui-e, w un hi ld up uml mlihi-d. Vlill" the cur wun ul tin hi ti t Ion n number of town hoyn were iiiiuiiid the fn-lKlit room uml wln-u l Ik cur pulled nut they left, for up town Mr. Kelly went from bin nlllre to t lit-fn-lrlit room, uml u he opened tlm dnor, he wun Hirurk on the lii-ml by u blunt 1 1 1 it i n i -1 1 1 . I.nli-r In- wun fnuiid by .loliu uud Tom Jmu-n In it ii nitron- I ncloilH (-nml I tli ill. 1 1 Ih pni-kctn hud I h'-i-ii rlll'-il uud nn empty pucket bmik I wun fnuml on the rmr plntfijrm. Tlm i IiIkIi wiiyiim ii did . not tukn Ki-lly'n j wiiteh nnr did he dlMtiirb tlm till enn IliiliiliiK tlm rompmiy'n money. Tin- only clue to the holdup In bin trarl.H III' the mud Ht the hlii'k of the ili-pnt. lie wore new nhoi-H, about No. K, lli.it were aharp Ined. The heel of the hIioc ti ii 1 1 n picullur cut and hnd not In i-n piircliiuii'il In KntHi-uila. Ih: wun trncked dnwn Into the purk uml thence flint to I lie hluli brlilKe, over which be went to the Houth throiiKh the HprliiKwuli-r country, llu ban not been truccd further. Wllllum Hlchardn, the 9 yt-itr iild hod of Mr. and Mm. II. M. Itlrliardn, died Tuentlay mnniliiK from Itillnmuintnry rheiiuiatlniii, mid a cniiipllcnllun of dln eunen. Ho had been ullltiK for olxiut a y-nr. and a few week bko took a bud cold which canned pneumonia to net In. Dentil cMiiiu unexpectedly an lie wun a creut deal better. W. T. Cury ami Minn Ruth Dulo, both of thin pluce, wero united In mur rluce by the llev. T. C. Mcl'hernoii, In I'ortlund, WcdiicHduy, October 7. Mr. Cury In a prominent hardware mer chant. The happy couple have bcnim hiiUHckeepliiK in the hotine formerly owned by Mr. Cary. ' On Krlday cvenliiK of lant week a reception and fruit nhower wan tjlven In It'-v. and Mrn. Kiihlman, who re cently arlved from New York City. Mr. Kiihlman In to take the pluce of Kev. rftioumiKlail, who ban been called from thin place. Iletween r.O and "5 (piurtn of fruit were Klven. Ke frenhnietitn wero aerved, after which Mr. Ileltlln and Mm. Adlx entertained with mimical nelectlonn. ,' Kveryono ri'KirtH havliiK eiia very enjoyable eveuliiK- Kev. M. II. I'arounaKlnn ami family left for ttreHliam, where ho han been neiit an puntur of the M. K. Church of that pluce. Minn Mary ami Stella Womer spent Saturday and Sunday with friends 111 Ort-Kon City, I'. J. Ward In moving hln family to Portland thin week. Somebody looted tho hen-roont of Kd. Scott, the painter, and departed wiih all of hln chlckenn, with the ex ception of three old henn and a roost ei. ICtl nnyn that If the pernon or pcrsoiiH will leuve their card they may cull fur the rent at any time. I. A Itnllllev lilt. lilmtiit'i-illilwr nml family, returned home Friday after 1 FIVE-MINUTE TALK How o Kcrp Avojr CHICKEN LICE MITES COCKROACHES AND BEDBUGS For a Whole Yt by h Ingle Application of AVENARIUS CARBOLINEUM (0rtnan Wood PrMrvr.) Non-poltnnoui. Sanitary Odor, V. up In IllhogrttphrU pans only. lon't let your ilenler give you a wortlilmw Imitation, frOK BAI.K Y ALL DKAI.KUS. Catboltneum Wood rrrttrrvlng Co. roruiiuu, ur. Wft BOSS USI3) Milwaukee, t, Nw York. N. Y. Han Franclico, Cat. LlCMHlLLMft, Flshor, Thoscn S Co. Whnlfimie AxfrttH. Uregon Writ for Toitl- ft, inunlala, r22i Careful of Your Property J -. - r ti i x .2 une ui ine secrets oi out success in the Baggage and Transfer Business Safes, Pianos and Williams Bros. Phones, Office 1121, Residence D. C. LATOURETTE President THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of OREGON CITY OREGON m CAPITAL, 150,000.00. Transacts General Banking Business. Open from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Hpi-inlliiK a ten dnyn' vacation with their pureiitH ut Hubbard. Chun. Kerry aeciin-d thn run tract for pulutliiK tho Kliibbn buiiKulow. Ho i-xpictn to comment" work, Junt an noun an ho K'-tn the innterlul. ;uy Wllwix. of SprliiKwater, wan kicked lunt Huturday by a home, bo low Iln- knee. He wun brought here mi l Heveral t I tcbun were tuki.-u by Dr. Adlx. , lioyn, don't churlvarl an empty liouM.', It (Iwh not pay. (Jeorno Townnend In Jielplii Mr. Kelly in tho O. W. I', depot. Mrn. Molllo lliiKhcn, who ban been liurHlnic at thn home uf M. Currln, of CurrliiHvlllo, b-ft for In-r home In I'ortlund Krlday. Carl Cary fell down tho steps at Kerry' hotel and received a few bad limine a. Shrimp an: Carlo will give a dance at tho pavilion on Saturday evening, October 17. Everybody Invited. DAMASCUS. A nice nhower of rain lias apearcd which neeuiK nlco after a dry npoll. A largo number of people attended the Clackamua and Multnomah Coun ty Kalrn from thin neighborhood and all report It aplendld. J. I'. Tung han old bin farm and Intends moving aoon. We are sorry to nee old neighbors move away, but wlnh them well If It has to be. Thero wan baptising at Clear Creek Sunday, three young Indies from Da-1 miincun. Soon there will bo several other baptised. . Mrs. Muy Feathers and llttlo daugh- ( ter, from Portland, are out vlnltlng at Tom Feathers'. Mm. Delnle Hunter wan visiting at Eaglo Creek last week. Mr. Turtle haa traded his piece of timber land for property In Portland. Mrs. W. Shaw and children are vis iting at A. W. Cook's. C. K. Hunter Is building a new barn for Mr. Kaneger, who has recently bought the Ilesnaler place. Mln Minnie Hover has gone to work for Mr. Starkweather. Lee Hollenbeck In doing a piece of clearing on bin farm, which adds greatly to the appearance of his place. That Is right, do lots of blasting now, a when llryan get elected you may not hnve powder enough to blast with. Tho farmer around here are com mencing to dig their potatoes. Some patches Bre real good, but the frost hurt tho late potatoes so they are not an lnrge an they should be. Hue Leigh has been painting Tom Feathers' house "and barn; got done Just In time for the rain. Mr. Hetirlck' new house In almost completed. They have moved In as two rooms are finished. We are glml to hear that Fred llrelghthaupt is Improving and will soon be home again. Mrn. Hiram Donley was visiting at Mrs. M. Donley's last week. A. Newell took a load of potatoes ONLY ONE GENUINE THERE IS ONLY ONE GENUINE CARBOLINEUM, THAT IS THE AVENARIUS CARBOLINEUM. THERE IS A CHEAP IMITATION ON THE MARKET THAT IS BE ING OFFERED AT FROM 1.00 TO J1.25 PER GALLON. THE "jENUINE AVENARIUS CAR BOLINEUM IN QUART CANS SO -ENTS, AND ONE GALLONS AT M.50 WILL DO ALL THAT IS -.LAIMED FOR IT. INSIST ON THE GENUINE, TAKE NO 1THER. PUT UP IN LITHO GRAPH CANS AND SOLD IN 0RE.GON CITY. Furnitue Transfer Co. 1833 525 Main Street F. J. MEYER, Cashier to town today. EAGLE CREEK. Main. rain. In tlm order of tho day. j Mrn. A. K. Koburds, of Ilerkeli-y. U'ltl., was the guest of Mrn. Howlitt Wednesday evening and Thursday of lUht week. Miss Elsie Hatz and Mrs. R. R (Jib- son called on Mrs, Howlett Inst Wed nesday evening. I Miss M-da Murphy Is on the sick list. We hope alio will soon be able to be alniut again. Mm. Viola Douglass, non FA, and daughter Ulna, Henan (iibnon and Mr. und Mrs. H. II. Clbnon, atended the lining fair at fin-sham last Krlday. Thero was a nort of a family re union at James Gibson's on Sunday. Four of his children with their fami lies, and his son 1 Ionian, taking din ner with him. Mr. lazarus has been reinstated as foreman of the Sellwood Lumber Com puny. Henry l.'dell and family Intend to move down and make their home with James Clbson this Winter. Mr. L'dell will work for tho Sellwood Lumber company. Miss Carrie Ellis, of Boyd, Is the guest of Mrs. L. A. Woodle. Miss Ellis Is a lady preacher of the Advent Christian denomination and' will hold services at the school house this week, and also sext Sunday. AH are cordially Invited to attend the ser vices. BARTON. What mlKht have been a Berlous runaway occurred here Sunday even ing. As Miss Dora Gibson alighted from her buggy to open the gate, the horse became startled and ran, throw ing out little Hazel and breaking up the biiKgy some. MIb Hazel's head received a bump some smaller than a hay stack and she will remember that day for 90 years. We are supposed to have our new school Jround surveyed this week. Twice It hag been reported that the building contract had been let, but a director said Sunday It had not beifc let. Roy Winters Is still sawing lumber at the Drake Mill. Roy Glover will finish taking wood out of the river In ten days. Roy Davis is hauling cordwood. Roy While Is still farming. Roy Cooper Is E. Pluribus Cnum. Ro Urelthaupt la attending col lege at Corvallls. Roy Kerr lsEast with his mother, visiting. There are a lot more Roys around here, but for lack of stationery we must omit further Items. Mr. Kingsbury, of Portland who has been doing something on a piece of land which he owns, two mile west of this place, died In Portland last week. Verne Ward, a brother of H. S., moved out from Portland last week and will make this his home for some time. A sister and family of the Wards Is expected to come here from Michi gan. WOMANLY WISDOM. Lift up! Give a word of good cheer! Lend a hand and make the world bet tor for your having had a place In It. Rest your weary bones by having a chair In the kitchen to sit In while doing the work you can do in that way. If blankets are rather too short sew a piece of stout muslin or Canton flannel to one end for the "tuck in." You will spoil you nice china wash Ine It In water that Is too hot. Have the water fairly warm. ITse a bit of soap and you are all right. No crack ed china then. Don't try to do your dusting with a dry cloth. That only sets the par ticles of dust Hying everywhere. Dampen your cloth and rinse It out lu clear water, once In a while. Rice usually looks clean when It comes from the store; but wash It in clean water and you will see that it Is far from being so. Keep on washing tllf the water Is clear, then cook. To got rid of ants in the pantry lay some ham rinds on the shelves, or smear a saucer with lard and set it there over night. In the morning these will be found covered with the ants, which may be scalded with boil ing water, and the traps set again. In a few days every ant will disap pear. Our old subscribers must know our pet dried beef recipe by heart, but we want tho new ones, also to learn It: For every twenty pounds of beef, take one pint of salt, one teaspoonful of saltpeter, a quarter of a pound of brown sugar. Divide these Ingredients into throe equal parts and rub thera well Into the beef on three successive days. Lay In an earthen or porce lain vessel, and turn each day In the brine It will make. At the end of the week hang It to dry. Orchard and Garden. The autumn hlils are hid 'neath rust ling leaves, From hush and branch the birds their songs outpour; The orchard drops its laden boughs to earth, And on her bosom casts Its bounte ous store. A rolling stone gets a lot of hard knocks. Had a Close Call. Mrs. Ada U Cloom. the widely known proprietor of the Croom Hotel, Vaughn, Miss., says: "For several months I suffered with a severe cough, and consumption seemed to have its grip on me, when a friend recommend ed Dr. King's New Discovery. I be gan taking It, and three bottles ef fected a complete cure." The fame of this life saving cough and cold remedy, and lung and throat healer Is world wide. Sold at Howell & Jones drug store. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. OUR FARMERS' PAGE. ENTERPRISE READERS ARE INVITED TO CON TRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY OR "BIG CROP" ITEMS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT. A Profitable Crop in the Northwest, The second factor making for the new prosperity may be termed "the discovery of flax." for years there had been a few scattered' flax fields, but It was only in the middle '3bs that the Northwestern Pioneer awoke to the discovery that linseed oil wag of a more truly golden hue, not only than the wheat field, but than arty gold bearing quartz California ever saw. And bo the endless golden yellow of the fields In August and the tink ling bells in September, or the flax field. , Those who have never heard of the ringing of the flax bell have missed a truly wonderful sensation. The round seed pod, smaller than peas, which' contain the seed, give a faint metallic sound which as one drives or walks through a field, setting thou sands in motion, seems like myriads of Infinitesimal bells tinkling so faintly las to be all but Inaudible. Nor Is the mere sight of a flax field in the mel low August soon to be forgotten. Im agine a 10i-acre field, filled with flow ers of blue more delicate than vio let. And of It profitable character one Illustration will suffice. In June, 1900. Ole Jannsen bought ICO acres In the heart of the great flax belt for 10 an acre on the crop payment plan. Ole "broke up" that fall and the next spring 135 acres and planted it In flax. In round numbers, he thrashed In the fall eighteen and one-half bushels to the acrs; sold It for $1.394 bushel; total. M.500; a little more than twice enough to pay for hi land out of his first crop. Not only was the flax immensely profitable itself, but It removed from the country the stigma, "one-crop country." Buried Seed. The Department of Agriculture has undertaken a series of experi ments intended to answer, If possible, the old question, "How long can seeds remain burled In the soil and still retain their power of germination?" Many extraordinary stories have been told of the prolongation of the vitality of seeds during many years, and even centuries, but very few actual experiments have hitherto been made. Dr. Beal has reported that he has found seeds that responded to ger mination tests after having been buried twenty years. The seeds buried by the experts of the Agricultural de partment at the Arlington farm last year were packed with dry clay In porous clay pots, covered with saucers and placed at various depths from G Inches to 3V feet. There are 32 complete sets. In 3584 pots, represent ing 100 species, 81 genera and 34 fam ilies. Tests are to be made at the end of one, two, three, five, seven, When Buying An Umbrella You want one that will not soak through and get you wet. We have them. Carry a "Rainproof" and you may stay out In the rain for hours at a time; give your umbrella a shake and the water all disappears. Rainproof cost you no more than other umbrellas and think of what you are sav ing. The covers do not soak up and split, thus preventing ribs from rusting and breaking. Any handle that works loose we will gladly fasten free of charge. We engrave all umbrellas we sell free, making It almost Impossible to lose them, i A good big umbrella guaranteed not to fade, $1.00, $1.50. Ralnproofs guaranteed not to crack or fade; Ladles and Gents', $2.00 to $10.00. BURMEISTER Oregon City Jewelers XB!D OUO puB 'S.tat!0.1li JB.1.VI H.WOD BSSnU JO HtJTMd JO K.)dd4g 31) uo isoe3ad9 jeM 00 sjr..( Xi;i; ptiB Xi-ioj 'iVV '.1A!J-Xiua.i 'Xjna.w) 'u wijij 'u;, see a herd of several thousand beasts each provided with glasses. The reason for this Is not that Rus sian cattle are shortsighted, but that they suffer from snow blindness un less their eyes are protected from th glare of the snow-covered steppes. When spring arrives the fresh, green I grass come peeping out from the snow, and the cattle which are turned out to feed upon It used to suffer horribly till somebody invented a cheap kind of spectacle for them, made of leather and smoked glasa, to protect them from the glare. A Valuable Hen. A buff Orpington hen owned by O. G. Shoemaker, of York, Pa., was re cently sold to A. J. Cheek, of Hender son, N. C.. for $400. The fowl took the first prize ct Madison Square Gar den, and is considered one of the most perfect of her kind in the world. Tho hen weighs four pounds, so she cost the purchaser $100 a pound. Do not prune the new raspberry and blackberry canes until next spring. The old canes should have been cut out a month or so ago (as we then ad vised), but the work may be done even now, If you neglected it Clean up all the trash In the orch ard. Mow the weeds (there shouldn't be any). Burn all rubbish. Then owls and hawks, cats and crows can readily see and catch all field mice. Lastly, show this paper to your neigh bor and ask him to subscribe; thus you can do him and us a favor at one swoop. Storing vegetables. Onions: Store in a loft rather than In the cellar. In the latter they will sprout, to their injury. A few parsnips for winter may be lifted, and stored in sand In the cellar; but as freezing sweetens them, it is best to leave many of them outdoors for later use. Potatoes: Store in bins one foot to eighteen inches deep, raised somewhat from the floor. Do not bruise or they will be likely to rot. Roots In the nature of salsify and horseradish, freezing does not hurt, so the main lot may stay out where grown; but some should be dug and put In earth In the cellar for winter use. Spinach: Cover lightly with Utter before winter. Sweet potatoes: Pack In -boxes of dry earth, not having the roots touch each other; then store the boxes In a dry frost proof place. Prepare for early frosts. - - - & ANDRESEN I Sesptnsion Bridge Corner