The daily Astorian., February 02, 2017, Page 19, Image 28

FEBRUARY 2, 2017 // 19
Mark Twain House hopes for
a boost from 1879 fairy tale
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By RYAN HUME
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) —
Notes that Mark Twain jot-
ted down from a fairy tale he
told his daughters more than
a century ago have inspired
a new children’s book, “The
Purloining of Prince Oleo-
margarine.”
At the Mark Twain House
and Museum in Hartford,
Connecticut, there is excite-
ment that the story could
help introduce the writer
to wider audiences — and
provide a fi nancial lift for
the museum.
A researcher found the
story in the archive of the
Mark Twain Papers at the
University of California
at Berkeley. The contract
for the book was steered
through the Mark Twain
House and Museum in part
because of its fi nancial
struggles.
The book tells the story
of a boy who gains the
ability to talk to animals
and joins them to rescue a
kidnapped prince. It’s set to
be published in September.
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Jewell [dʒu• əl]
noun
1. This unincorporated
community is located in
Clatsop County at the
junction of Oregon State
Routes 103 and 202.
Traditionally a logging
town near the banks of
the Nehalem River, Jewell
currently has 994 residents
as of the 2010 Census. The
area is in close proximity
to the Clatsop State Forest
and the Jewell Meadows
Wildlife Area
PHOTO BY DON ANDERSON
Elk are fed throughout the winter months by staff and guests at the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area.
Origin:
The town is named after
Marshall Jewell, who was
twice the Governor of Con-
necticut, the U.S. Minister
to Russia, a Chairman for
the Republican National
Committee and the 25th
Postmaster General of the
United States until Presi-
dent Ulysses S. Grant asked
for his resignation from
this position. Known for his
alabaster complexion, gray
eyes and shock of white
hair, Jewell was commonly
known as the “Porcelain
Man.” The town was named
in his honor by Jewell’s
original postmaster W. H.
Kirkpatrick in 1874, the year
the post offi ce opened, just
THE
two years prior to Grant
asking for Jewell’s resigna-
tion. The post offi ce closed
in 1967.
“The Jewell School District, one
of two timber-funded school districts
in the state, will stay in a $1.4 billion
lawsuit over timber harvests.”
— Edward Stratton, “Jewell stays in
timber suit,” The Daily Astorian, Tuesday,
Jan. 24, 2017
“It has transpired why Postmas-
ter-General Jewell was removed. His
sturdy opposition to ring rule and his
general reputation for integrity ought
to have been suffi cient to keep him
in the Cabinet. But it is not unlikely
these are among the causes of his
compulsory retirement. The whole
S KAMOKAWA S WAMP O PERA
PHOTO BY TED SHORACK
Douglas fi r logs harvested near Jewell are brought up to a
landing in the Clatsop State Forest.
force of fraudulent mail contractors
and straw bidders are his enemies.
They are not the enemies of the
President. On the contrary, most, if
Four “serious, zany, talented”
singers/instrumentalists
perform everything from folk
to opera to hip hop.
(Andrew Emlen, Director)
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2 PM
CARRUTHERS
1198 Commercial Street
Astoria, Oregon 97103
503.975.5305
Happy Hour
Tuesday-Friday
4pm-6pm and
8:30-Close
Performing Arts Center (PAC)
588 l6th Street, Astoria
Tickets:
$ 15 at the door
Children under 12
admitted free
Sponsored by:
Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe
Forsythea
Bank of the Pacific
240 11 TH STREET
ASTORIA, OR 97103
not all, of them are his friends.”
—Editorial, “The Removal of Post-
master-General Jewell,” The Oregonian,
Friday, July 14, 1876, P. 2