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. From First Statesman. March 23, 1851
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) North of Tillamook j
fTlHERE is a continuing argument among denizens of this
a . la. - e U a. V-vr rV 4r
JL , valley on wnetner 10 own a coiiage at. , m?
play the vagabond and camp each season at a different
place. Each side of the discussion has its supporters. Some
find it a delight to have their own nesting place at the
Ifceach, all furnished, with a cordial fireplace and comfort
able beds, which they can visit whenever the fancy strikes
them. Others think it better to visit various beaches, rent-
uig a cauin iur a niui ui a vca a mm j wuu.. u.v.w.
So the argument goes on and on. It may be presumed how
ever that as folk grow older the lure of vagabondage grows
weaker and the desire for some permanent beach home
increases and the chances are that they pass from rovers
to settlers at some convenient resort. !
This editor being still in the rover class; revisited the
Nehalem beaches north of Tillamook after a seven years'
absence. This is up in the buried treasure country, but that
was not the attraction. Manzanita and Neah-kan-nie have
enough riches to enjoy without the futile labor of digging
in the loose sand on the spit between the river and the
ocean. This is also the graveyard for the beeswax ship, and
chunks of beeswax are still being picked up where the wind
has blown off the loose cover of sand.
The roads to the Tillamook-beaches are almost perfect
this year. : The Salmon river cut-off has been poor going
all season for part of the way where construction is now
being concluded. But the way through Hebo and on to
Tillamook and beyond is a motorist's delight.
.Hie beaches at Manzanita and Neah-kan-nie have one
attraction over some of the others' farther south they
have plenty of driftwood for beacbN fires, j Saturday night
. a m mm W 1
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inere was a cnam 01 urea looking m me distance use iiiuiau
esmpfiresJ The night air was very mild, no wind, soft, like
a southern night in the springtime. The moon was bright
over the waters; far .to the south glistened the lights of
Sockaway; and from a distant point Cape Mears light kept
up its nocturnal winking. j
It seems to have been only a fair season at the beaches.
Some complained of poor business; others were well satis
fied. On the whole the resort business was "off" some for
the year; but it must be remembered that; there are more
resorts arid more groups of cottages at the resorts so the
competition has increased for the patronage available.
These j northern waters are too cold for much pleasure
in surf bathing. You plunge in, and it feels like ice water.
You stay! in, finally your limbs get numb and you do not
feel the cold. If you stay in too long you' get thoroughly
chilled and it takes you hours to thaw out. Very few
people were in the surf; some were lolling in the sand; more
were dressed -in street clothes than in bathing suits.
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Seven yearsago when we camped at Neah-kan-nie, S. G.
Seed, off the Tavern there, was urging the building of a
scenic road around the face of. the mountain which juts into
the sea. Now Reed is seeing the fulfillment of his dream.
Tillamook county spent a great deal of money on the work,
and the ;road has now been pushed around to the timber.
The state has taken over the section and will finish the road
to Cannon beach, and it will
marine drives anywhere in the world. j 1
We drove to the end of the road, which has been carved
through: solid rock.- It hangs like a shelf on the face' of the
cliff, and hundreds of feet below the surf beats against
the base of the mountain. . The way ir wide and when the
guard rails are placed it will be entirely safe.
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The northern beaches are all stirred up about the short
cut to Portland. The Clatsop people want the Vernonia
road, either over Saddle mountain to Seaside or to Hamlet
with forks to Seaside and Nehalem. At Manzanita and Neah-kan-nie
the folk are boosting for the ridge route, as the
shortest and most direct, as it would be for them. At
Tillamook the Wilson river route is preferred. We didn't
dare breathe the opinion that there was no pressing urgency
for any of the roads.
They grow, most beautiful flowers i along the coast.
Dahlias and gladioli especially are magnificent. They grow
them by varieties and know and use the names. At Wheeler
we visited the "glad" gardens of Mrs. Charles E. Stevena,
and her blooms were indeed glorious. .The soil, the salt air,
flowers beautiful beyond comparison. We ! saw no dahlias
however equal to those of the Hallock gardens at Newport.
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The Tillamook county fair is on this week; and it ought
to be a good one. The Tillamook country looked prosperous,
great j barns, sleek cows, general activity: Several school
buildings were under construction and others tinder repair,
showing the people there are not afraid 'to spend some
money. What looked quite out of place at Hebo however was
to see the .fine new schoolhouse topped with composition
roof ingn Shingles in that country seemed so much more ap
propriate, as they are always so much more beautiful and
serviceable than cheap dull composition rooflrg, that it
seemed a pity they-were not used on this job.
Kockaway beach reminds one of the beaches north of
the. Columbia in Washington. There is the chain: Manhat
tan. Rockaway, Saltair, Twin Rocks; just as in Washington
there are Seaview, Ocean Beach. Long Beach, Holman. And
there is the railroad running .right through the settlement
just as the old narrow gauge used to on the north beaches.
Rockaway has a wonderful stretch of sand, and they keep
automobiles off it, so it is safe for children,.
.Swinging around from Tillamook one may go out to the
etarts bay resorts and Oceanside, which have been.de
lHLl let Tears. They need better roads in there,
Siit13 sood' but the 8urf e h f
There is so much one can see and do in a two-day trip to
the ocean. VVhether he goes to his own cabin or hires one
by the day he gets a "change," which the health books say
' 5 PonA aeeds. What we wonder is, what a person would
do after two or three days: We didn't stay to see.
rH!Z0T ?eT needxLot, Bend y of hia pr hi g water to Mayor
Gregory. Hishonner of Salem wants mountain a-ater or nona. V
When Detroit sees and hears tha Capital Post drum corps it will
.forget all abont depression. ;i , '
mAAir mm thai.: inr.ua ritTare
be one of the most beautiful
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The Causes of
Crooked Teeth
Br RSTTIX. L- BRUNK, D. X. D
Marios County Department i of
Health , ; y-
Thar r sereral causes of Ir
regular or crooked teeth. Among
tba xaora common predisposing
causes, on of the most important
la an Inadequate diet early In Ufa
resulting In undernourishment of
the child and consequently in
poor derelopment of tha jaws.
Tba Jaw bonea and tha teeth, can
not derelop properly when tba
proper building materials are not
applied. Sound bonea resist being
pushed oat of normal alignment.
Teeth building materials are
supplied in green leafy rageU
11 es, milk, fruits and eggs.
Adenoids May XV Caauw
Another common cause of
crooked teeth is adenoids and en
larged tonsils. Theee may result
In mouth breathing- causing tha
dental arches to become narrow
ed and crowded The upper front
teeth are forced out of their nat
ural alignment and the lower and
upper teeth do not Articulate
properly. It la probable tht ir
regular teeth and narrow arches
also predispose to adenoids and
Infected tonsils. The correction
of one benefits the other.
Persistent thumb and finger
sucking will very readily produce
irregular teeth. This is especially
true if this habit is acquired ear
ly in life and It tha child is of
poor nutrition. When tha thumb
la placed In the mouth and sue ti
ed on or permitted to remain
there while sleeping a marked
disfigurement may result. .. Tha
upper arch is pushed forward
canslng the upper front teeth to
become prominent and usually
the lower front teeth . will bo
shored backward. Other unusual
pressures against pliable arches
such as the habit of sleeping with
the list pressing against the jaw
may push the teeth out of line.
Jaws Need Exerclao
Lack of exercise is a predis
posing cause of malformation of
the Jawa and crooked teeth. Hard
or coarse foods should bo sup
plied at meal times. CaTitlea in
the teeth should bo filled to per-
rait mil function.
Too early loss of the baby teeth
through decay and neglect may
produce malformations. When
the baby teeth are lost prema
turely the permanent teeth will
shift out of line. The normal
baby teeth act as guides and help
maintain the spaces needed for
the permanent teeth. The loss of!
the six year molar likewise per
mits of a shifting of the teeth
producing irregularities. The six
year molars act as "foundation
stones" for the development of a
normal full sized arch.
Straighten Teeth Early
Crooked dr irregular teeth re
spond to treatment yery readily
If the proper care is giren at an
early age. If neglected nntll late
In childhood more time and mon
ey are necessary to secure the
same results.- The science i of
straightening teeth Is known as
orthodontia", the word being
derived from Greek words 'or
tho" meaning straight and "don-
tta" referring to teeth, "orthoH
dontU" straight teeth. Ortho
dontia is a dental health serrlce
hich has as its main objective
the full reestablishment of dental
function. j
If your child now has irregular
teeth It is wise to consult your
dentist regarding the condition.
His adrlce may mean much .to the
individual In later years not only
ia personal appearance but also
in general health;
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tk abo artiel tiaa aar atloa U
7ur diIbA. writ that (antUi ana
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MariM eaatr daeartmaat of aeaHh. Tha
aawr will appaar'ia hia ealaaa. Vaaa
haaltf klcned, aat.vUl nm ba aae4 la
tha paoac.
MBS. MICE DEATH
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Coroner's Jury Unable to
Place Blame; Husband
Fears Four Play
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25
(AP) A coroner's Jury, after an
hour's deliberation, today return-
ad a verdict declaring Mrs. Daisy
Price. 25. seren-weeks' bride of
Lieutenant- Commander George
D. Price of the nary, met her
death as the resalt of a crushed
pelris recefred "in a manner un
known to this Jury' i
The re r diet climaxed a day's
testimony relating to Mrs. Price's
companions and movements for
several hours previous to j her
death, although the ' q neat Ion of
just. how Mrs. Price fell, or was
thrown, from her hotel window
was not answered.
Price, who declared, before Cor
oner T. B. W. Leland that he s
sure Mrs. Price had not commit
ted suicide, and was equally sure
she had not fallen while intoxi
cated, declared it was his belief
she "would hare thrown herself
out the window to escape an as
sault on her person." although he
refused to say whether he be-
leved such an assault had been
attempted. ;
Judge Adrocate L. II. C. John
son of the airplane carrier Lex
ington, following the Inquest, de
clared a nayal board of 'inquiry
would be held aboard the Lex
ington tomorrow at 10 a. m.
Inspector Allen McGinn.' head
of the police homicide detail, eald
no further Investigation would be
made unless new evidence was
uncovered. McGinn also said he
was confident Mrs. Price had not
committed suicide.
Witnesses who testified at the
Inquest detailed events that nre-
ceeded and surrounded the fatal
tan of Mrs. Price from a window
of the Alexander Hamilton hotel
Sunday uorning. f
"Let anv man unpilc lonz
enouga, he wiU get believers."
Daily Thought
Stevenson. '
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BITS for BREAKF AST
By R. J. HENDRICKS-
10 years ia Oregon:
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Or. rather, this Is the story of
110 years of life in the Oregon
country; la the confines of what
was Oregon under the provisional
and territorial governments.
P. Lv Blackerby of the Silverton
section left on the desk of the Bits
man a few days ago a neat four
page circular on the front page of
which is a picture, under which
are these words: " 'Grandma
Northern Moore. 100th Birthday
Anniversary, July II. 19 11. Mon
teaano, Washington. And these
words from Proverba XX: 26:
"Strength and honor are her cloth
ing; and she shall rejoice in time
to come." ,
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The circular was printed at the
office of the Montesano, Wash.,
Yldette, and the text, under the
heading. "100 Tears in the Ore
gon Country." was taken from
that newspaper of Its Issue of July
23, and was as follows:
"One hundred years in the Ore
gon country! That is the record
that Mrs. William Moore, famili
arly known in Montt.ni as
Grandma Northern, will have
made when her birthday arrives
next Sunday. There are few peo
ple living whose memory goes
back to the early days of the set
tlement of the Pacific northwest
and the men who struggled to ac
quire the land either for . the
Americans the British,
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"The daughter of Joseph Lavi
gueur. one of the French Canadi
ans who, after serving the Hud
son's Bay company in its early
years in the Columbia valley, took
farms and settled with their wives
and families at French Prairie, be-.
tween Salem and Champoeg, Mrs.
Moore, whose maiden name was
Josephine Larigueor, was born at
French Prairie July 20. 18X1. and
lived there and elsewhere in the
Willamette valley until well into
middle age. Her father came
west from Montreal. Her mother
was a member of the Spokane
tribe. Beside herself there were
seven brothers and a sister, none
of whom are now living.
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"Mrs. Moore remembers well
some of the great figures of early
northwestern history, among
them the famous Dr. John Mc
Loughlln, chief factor of the Hud
son's Bay company, who. aiter the
Americans took charge, moved to
Oregon City where he lived the
rest of his life. After her father's
death she frequently Tlsited Dr.
and Mrs. McLoughlln with her
guardian. Dr. Robert NewelL
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i "She also remembers ' Joseph
Meek, the famous mountain man
and first United States marshal
tor Oregon (territory.) Dr. Nov
ell was also one of the iroup of
former mountain men who with
their native wives settled " In . the
Willamette valley in 1840. He
waa prominent in the provisional
government that preceded the
American occupation ami a mem
ber of the legislature for several
terms. She also knew the famous
F. X. Matthieu, one of the leaders
in forming the first government
in the northwest, and once, while
she was living in Ealem. Archbi
shop F. N. Blanchet. first Roman
Catholic bishop of Oregon, spent
two weeks at her house. This was
while he was establishing the first
Roman Catholic church ia the
present Oregon capitaL
. "When she was 20 years of age,
Josephine Lavigueur was married
to Louise Bernier and after his
death she married Cyril RIchey,
with whom she lived until his
death a number of years later.
By these two husbands she had
eight children, of whom tour,
three sons and a daughter are still
living. The sons are Charles Ber
nier of Portland, Stephen Bernier
of Omak (Wash.), and Joe Ber
nier of Aberdeen (Wash.), and
the daughter, Mrs. Paul Kluger of
Montesano. There are also nine
living grandchildren, fire great
grandchildren, and three great
great grandchildren. Of the
grandchildren, three, Harry, Ever
ette.and Archie McN'elly, and one
great grandchild, Beverly McNel
ly, live in Montesano. .
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' "While she was still in the
Willamette valley she married An
drew Northern and they came to
Montesano, arriving here, by boat
from the Columbia riverv August
16, 1883.
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fog to Shield Armies.
the landing. William Moore, her
preaeat husband, whom she mar
ried 40 years .later as her fourth
husband, hsppened to he oa the
dock and that was her first meet
ing with him. He is now 84 years
old.
"
"Despite her great age. Mrs.
Moore does all. her own house
work and tends her own.' garden,
which would be the envy of many
a younger gardener. She also
goes about town afoot and takes
care of Mr. Moore, who has been
ill for a number of months.
Francis Bernier was one of the
men who. May 2, 1843, voted for
the organisation of the provision
al government, though his-name
is not on the monument In the
state park there. Nor the names
of Joseph Gervais, Pierre i Bel-li-qne,
Francis X. Donprerre and
F. X. Lad t root, which should ap
pear among the names of those
voting in the affirmative; and
perhaps others. And at least one
name,, that of Rev. Gustavus
Hlnee, should be erased. Had he
been present, he would have cast
his vote with the majority; but
he was on that day many miles
from Champoeg on the Columbia
river.
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The donation land claim of
Francis Bernier was about two
and a half miles southeast of St.
Paul. Louis Bernier, first hus
band of the century eld woman,
was no doubt a son of Francis
Bernier. t .
No donation claim patent was
Issued to Joseph Lavigueur. This
does not, however, prove that he
had no land claim under Joint oc
cupation after Jie became a set
tler, under the provisional govern
ment, and even under the terri
tory after the donation land law
was passed; for many st tiers sold
or traded their squatters' rights,
and the patents were Issued to
the new elatmants.
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A pioneer resident of Marion
county tells the Bits man that a
Lavigueur had a saw mill west
of St. Paul in the early days, and
that member of the family were
until recently and probably are
yet In that section, and particular
ly in and around Woodburh.' The
owner of the saw mill waa no
donbt a brother of the century old
woman at Montesano, or a ne
phew. Rights to land claims were oft
en disposed of for small sums. The
pioneer being . quoted remembers
that. the right to a 040 .ere (a
mile square) claim on as fine a
tract of land as may be found in
the same rich St. Paul district
was traded for a pony, saddle and
saddle bags. The owner of the
claim wanted to Join the Califor
nia gold rush. The riding outfit
he needed was worth .more to him,
in his estimation,. just then, than
any number of acres of - good
farming land. - He could go to the
mines, get perhaps untold wealth
in the yellow metal, and . then
come back and hare, for the tak
ing his choice of, a thousand her
pieces of good land a mile square.
Some actually did it. Others re
turned empty handed, or forfeit
ed their lives In the many hazards
of. the gold rush.
New Views '
Do yon favor a general mora
torium ' on farmers mortgage
debts as asked here this week by
Governor Meier? This question
was asked about town yesterday
by Statesman reporters.
George Jensen, farmer, route
6: "It probably would be all
right, wouldn't it? On account of
the circumstances. I think it
would be. Wo have all been hard
hit, yon know. Like the wheat
producer, all the farmers are in
the same boat.
W. C. Keck, orchard Lot: "I
don't believe that it would be to
any' advantage. One .of the biggest
troubles of the farmer is that he's
had too much credit In the last 10
years.
John fTarkson, clerk: -"Yes. I
believe the farmers should have
some help, since so much depends
upon their success."
Earl Longdon, baker: "Yes. the
farmers should have some good
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CXLaPTEB I
. The Jewels caught the lamp
light and. tossed It back la a
thousand glittering points of fire
-wonderstones of crimson-dark
flame that seemed to till the bare
chamber .with this blase of splen
dor. Blood-red rubles.
Other Jewels, too. The fabled
treasure-houses - of eastern kings
might have been despoiled to fill
the opened eaaket on which the
eyes of the. two men, master and
servant, were bent. Diamonds
frost-white, sapphire that had
stolen the living blue of tropic
lagoons, emeralds, pearls: all the
Imprisoned iridescence of a rain
bow heaped -in one gold casket, .
One looked at tlfeao other Jew
els holding one's breath, but It
was to the rubies, their miracle
of flawless beauty, that one's eyes
always returned. - Those stones
had flashed through the dim twi
light of history, had gleamed
from the white throat' of an em
press at the Winter palace of the
czars historic jewela that had
been the gift of that same em
press to an ancestor of this tall,
erect, white-haired figure, whose
name until the world had fallen
Into ruin for him and his had
been one of the great names of
Russia.
Alexis Murinov stood looking
for-a long moment at the rubles
with strangely absorbed, wistful
eyes. He - knew in his heart, by
some sure premonition, that he
was looking at them for the- last
time.
' Red Tide j
In the lamplight that royal gift
glowed like -tears of blood . .' the
color that in this grim year of
revolution had become like the
symbol' of his country, spreading
over atricken Russia la an ever-
widening flood, till now at last
here in his remote castle in the
south he saw Its red tide surging
up to its very walls.
A wild night of storm. Storm
in the wind that came sweeping
up over the vast steppes to beat
la fury against this centuries-old
castle on Its towering hilL Black,
frowning and rugged against the
skyline, four-square to all the
winds, it had weathered many, a
storm In its long life .... but
this rising storm of man's el em
ental passions that threatened It
now; would It weather that?
From the narrow slit-window
of this tower room Prince Murin
ovs sombre eyes looked down at
the huddled village at the foot of
the hill far below. Its darkness
painted by the .flare of dancing
torches, by drifts of red-lit smoke
from fired buildings; devil's mu
sic of mad exultant laughter, of
pitiful cries and tortured screams
and of crackling shots, all mount
ed in a delirious crescendo to the
cold, watching stars.
Revolution had been - slow In
reaching this - out-of-the-world
corner of Russia. Months ago ter
ror and death had been loosed In
Chairman Wood of Approp
riations Committee
Voices Criticism
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-
(AP) The first, definite opposi
tion to large appropriations for
the farm board, in the next con
gress came today from Chairman
Wood of the house appropriations
committee.
He criticized the board's re
cent activities, particularly its
failure to provide that wheat and
coffee Involved In the barter with
Brazil he transported In ' Ameri
can resaela. -
On the other hand. President
Hoover was represented today as
believing that since Brazil was
paying all the freight costs, the
board could not very well say the
commodities must be transported
in American ships.
Wood did not oppose any spe
cific appropriations. His oppoai
tlon waa to "lavish appropria
tions" in which he added that
there was ''every reason to op
pose lavisn expenditures every
where in the government."
The board has given no Indica
tion whether It would seek more
money to replentlsh its 2500.
000,000 revolving fund which has
been depleted through wheat and
cotton stabilisation operations in
the last two years. The last $100,
000.000 of its fund came avail
able last July L.
. Chairman Stone of the board
has said that he' would not pro
phesy what the board would ask.
MB
COMES HERE SOI
W.' D. Upshaw. for eight' years
a congressman from Atlanta. Gs
Is to speak In Salem next Tues
day, September 1, at 7:20 p. sa
in the auditorium of the First
Methodist church.. State street.
Upshaw Is sponsored locally by
prohibition organizations.
Upshaw Is hailed as the "suc
cessor to Bryan. Of him. Con
gressman Hamilton Fish of New
York state said: "Unshaw is un
doubtedly the foremost cham
pion of prohibition ideals in
Amerlcs.
Upshaw is fiery in action and Is
nationally known as an eloquent
and most convincing speaker.
Known as "the orator on crutch
es", he is said to resemble ia a
striking way Philip. Snowden,
crippled hero of England. In re
cent months Upshaw has been in
southern California conducting
campaigns for the "drys" in that
territory. " a.
..On seven different occasions
t pshaw debated Clarence Darrow
and nine times A. C Townley,
sponsor of the non-partisan
OPPOSES
FIB
FAII BOARD WORK
KSill
Swiftly, stealthily, the guardian of
the wind and
the great cities, sweeping through
the streets like a prairie' fire,
leaving their ghastly 'trail of
wreckage and desolation . . kill
ing for killing's sake, destruction
for deetruction'a sake . . . devils
of bloodlust and plunder-lust un
chained. For weeks the muttering of
storm had been drawing hearer.
Almost with the first warning Al
exis Murlnovs daughter, who on
her English husband's death had
come back with her little girl to
her own people, had . been sent
away from the castle Into safe
ty, it was hoped. Murinov and
his sons had stayed. A man of
their blood, -must sot show, the
white feather.
Harsh and tyrannical many of
the overlords in Russia might
have been, but the treatment of
the peasantry employed on the
great Murinov. estates had, always
been kindly and Just. Little was
that likely to count now with pas
sions deliberately Inflamed. From
the tower 'window he could see
the crowd surging up the hill
side toward the castle like a pack
of ravening wolves, the flaring
torches lighting -up mad eyes of
lust and covetousness and hatred.
Soon there would come a thun
derous crash on the great gates
and then- who knew? -
No Time to Lose ,
He turned to the younger man.
spurred. to sudden feverish activ
ity. "But. wo are losing time, Fed
eroff!" i - -
He thrust the. rubies into the
casket, with the other jewels and
snapped down the lid. At least
this screaming mob -should be
disappointed of the loot it dream
ed of, these heirlooms saved from
bloodstained, plundering hands!
All his plans were made. If only
remained for Federoff to carry
them out Federoff whose un
swerving loyslty seemed almost
the one steadfast - thing In a
changing, crumbling .world. .
"But your highness-
There was agony in the eyes of
Federoff a tall, striking figure
in whose veins Polish blood min
gled with Russian, who for .years
had managed the Taat Murinov
estates. Only too well Federoff
knew that for his master to face
that maddened mob could only
mean one thing. He had pleaded
in vain before that the prince and
his sons should fly; his repeated
plea was still quits unavailing
against the rock of Murinov
pride. ,v
"We wait here, my sons and I.
Our place is here," said El j mas
ter curtly. "Only to you I entrust
these Jewels. The gift of a Czar
ina must vnot fall into such
hands! And the prince glanced
down from the window again.
For a moment his hand rested on
Federetrs shoulder. "I am trust
ing you. Federoff. with the honor
of the house.'
"I am very proud, your high
ness. Have no fear. There was a
break in Federoff 'a voice.
X have none, for I know you,
my 'son. Now hurry, hurry be
fore it is too late!
Almost as the older man spoke
there came the sound of a crash
of Impact as a heavy bulk of tim
ber, used as a ram. met the im
mensely thick castle gates.
Death already beating on the
doors. No time to lose!
Into., the - Darkness -Oa
the further side of the cas
tle overlooking the sheer hillside
a window opened cautiously. ro
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the Czarina Somas slipped out Into
tha darkness.
sound, on this side of the gao-st
mass of stonework, no movement
In the shadows. Only the driving
winu and the dark, rocking trees.
Now was the moment now!
Swiftly. steaTrhlly. the guardian
of tlie Czarina rubies slipped out
into the wind and the darkness.
Federoff 'carried a lantern, but
he dared not light If yet. With
only the dim stars to guide him
he scrambled down the steop.
rugged mountainside. The hidin;
place had been decided on hours
before all his preparations were
made.
.". Borne to his ears on the wind
from the further side of the cas
tle broke the sudden sound of a
splinterlng crash. The gates were
down and the mob was in! Fed
eroff could hear its savage, al
most animal-like cries as it swept
into the courtyard and he shud
dered. What would he find there whe-i
he had accomplished his task?
But he had a duty before himj
a trust to fulfill. Nothing must
stand In its way. Stumbling in
the darkness buffeted by the
wind, bruising himself against
fragments of rock, he clambered
desperately downward on that
strange Journey.
(To be continued tomorrow)
Yesterdays."
V . . Of Old Salem
Town Talks from The States,
mas of. Earlier Days
. Under 'a new system of assess
ment instituted by County Asses
sor F. J. Rice. Marlon county's
assessed valuatiion for 1900 has
been more than trebled. The
heaviest Increase 1 credited te
personal property, due to annul
ment of the J300 exemption law.
Railroads also stand for their
share.
Preliminary work on the North
Commercial street bridge was be
gun yesterday.
Salem people will be favored by
another concert this afternoon at
2 o'clock In Marlon park by tie
Salem military band. -
f St. Petersburg, Aug. 25 Twenty-eight
are dead and 21 wound
ed as the result of the dastardly
attempt this afternoon to assas
sinate Russian Premier Stolj-pla
with a bomb while he was hodin;
a private reception at his country
home on Aptekassy Island.
August So.-1021 )
The history of Oregon will, he
studied throughout the state this
winter, according to Miss Corne
lia Marvin, state librarian. Peo
ple are becoming more and more
interested In Oregon and its his
tory, she said. .
Hnnnn In the analifrinr round
of the annual Gearhart golf tour
nament were annexed by Mr. and
Mrs. Ercel Kay of Salem, repre
senting the Portland Golf club.
Faat automobile races will be
ope of the stellar attractions at
We forthcoming state fair, in
which professional? and non-pro
fessionals of tne racmc norm
west will compete for the $1,500
in cash prizes ottered. i
When the;r caft -"'t they surelyjneed lt."
league in the Dakotas. ' -