Wallowa County chieftain., February 17, 1910, Image 2

HAPPENINGS FROM
BUYS BIG SILETZ TRACT.
Nearly 2,000 Acres in Reservation
Taken By Investment Co.
Portland Interest in the dairy coun
try south of Tillamook has been in
creased by the announcement that near
ly 2,000 acres of rolling land in the
northern part of the Siletz reservation
has been gotten by a Portland company
for subdivision into small tracts.
The Oceanside Investment company
has acquired this property, 25 miles
south of Tillamook.
The land was allotted to the Siletz
Indians 20 years ago, which accounts
for its lack of cultivation and improve
ment. The time having expired, the
Indians are at liberty to dispose of
their holdings, a large part of which
has been secured by the Oceanside In
vestment company. It is said to be
in excellent condition for dairying pur
poses. Cranberries seem to be indigenous
to that portion of the coast, owing to
the accumulation for centuries of peat.
Certain requirements for the highest
cultivation of cranberies will have to
be met and for this purpose, the Ocean
side Investment company intends to at
tend to the preparation of the bogs un
der expert advice. Other companies
have suceeded in developing cranberry
tracts possessing the conditions found
in that Bection.
For dairying, no location in the
United States compares with the Ore
gon coast, all the way from Astoria to
Newport. The rolling character of
the land north of the Siletz river, the
enormous acreage available, the per
petual growth of grass and the favor
able climate unite in making the un
dertaking of the new company seem
ingly a commendable one.
One of the features of the property
is Oceanside lake, a body of fresh wa
ter four miles in length and a mile
wide, deep and supplied by several
mountain streams. This lake has
charms for the sportsman.
Prof. Peavy Takes Position at O. A. C.
Oregon Agricultural College, Corval
lia The Oregon Agricultural college
has been remarkably fortunate in se
curing an able successor to Professor
Lake, head of the school of forestry,
who has left Corvallis with the privi
lege of a leave of absence for one year
and a half to take up special govern
ment forestry work at Washington, D.
C. His successor is Professor George
W. Peavy, of San Francisco, who for a
number of years has been in the forest
service in the Pacific Coast states.
Professor Peavy's government rank
is that of chief of planting in the
states of California and Nevada. He
resigns this position and will immedi
ately start work as head of the school
of forestry at O. A. C. Professor
Peavy has had an extended and distin
guished service in educational and
forestry affairs. He is a graduate of
the literary department of the Univer
sity of Michigan, and served six years
as high school principal in Michigan
schools. Professor Peavy retired from
high school work to study forestry as
the attraction of that profession ap
pealed to him very strongly.
Commission Orders Rates Reduced
Salem Having found that' rates on
apples and green fruits in less than
carload lots as charged jointly by the
Corvallis & Eastern railroad and South
ern Pacific company between Gates and
Portland were unreasonable and un
just, the railroad commiaison made an
order universally reducing the rates
2 cents on a 100 pounds. The rates
on the same commodities between
Gates and Salem were likewise order
ed reduced, the order to take effect
within 20 days. The former rate be
tween Portland and Gates on apples
was 37 cents a 100 pounds and has been
reduced to 34 cents. The rate on ap
ples between Gates and Salem was re
duced from 35 cents to 32 cents a
100 pounds. The rate on green fruits
in less than car load lots from Gates to
Portland was reduced from 43 to 40
cents a 100 pounds and between Gates
and Salem from 42 to 39 cents a 100
pounds.
The investigation was made on com
plaint of A. H. Hudson of Gates.
Tile Company to Improve.
Salem The Salem Tile & Mercan
tile company is preparing for an unus
ually busy season. The company will
run its factory both summer and win
ter and will enlarge on the present
quarters so as to more than double the
previous output. Five thousand dol
lars will be spent on the plant, making
it the best in the state, and capable of
taking care of all orders as they are're
ceived. Everything manufactured
from clay will be made.
Concrete Blocks at Albany.
Albany Messrs. Frost and McGlash
on, manufacturers of concrete pro
ducts, have moved their business from
Medford to Albany. Their new factory
which is located immediately adjoin
ing the O. R. & N. dock and the S. P.
aiding along the Willamette river, is
now completed, and foundation blocks
for new dwellings are being made to
aupply the local demand.
Franchise to Lakeview Company.
Lakeview The Lakeview & Pine
Creek Electric company has been
granted a franchise by the common
council here, to run for 33 years. This
ia the second company that has been
granted a franchise by the council since
November 1. The former company
built many miles of line and set a con
aid nble number of poles for further
extensions.
AROUND OREGON
SAVE ORCHARDS FROM PESTS
Systematic Spraying and
Pruning
Works Wonders.
Eugene What may be accomplished
by systematic spraying and judicious
pruning of old orchards is illustrated
in the experience of John Thramer,
who has a 3 5-acre farm in peaches,
cherries, and walnuts on the island b -tween
the millrace and the Willamette
river on the outskirts of Eugene. He
purchased this farm five years ago.
The cherry trees looked to him, be
says, like a tamarack patch that had
been burned over.
Mr. Thramer cut back the cherry
trees vigorously and sprayed well. The
first year the entire crop was 6,000
pounds free from blemishes. The sec
ond year the yield from the same part
of the orchard was 14,000 pounds. The
third year was proportionately greater.
He now holds his warehouse receipts
for 32,000 pounds, representing last
year's crops. His net profit from four
acres of cherries last year was $544.40,
after deducting all proper charges for
expenses. From one and a half acres
of peaches he obtained a clear profit of
$425.95, after deducting all expenses.
On three quarters of an acre of his
older cherry orchard on which 60 trees
are crowded, the average yield was 6,
000 pounds. Mr. Thramer's potato
crop will go 225 bushels to the acre,
the loss from freezing being very
small.
Stockmen Will Organize.
Lakeview A meeting has been call
ed for February 25, by the stockmen
of Lake county, to talk over the pro
posed formation of a stockmen s asso
ciation. This meeting will be held at
the court house in Lakeview. One of
the speakers will be Forest Supervisor
Guy M. Ingram, of the Fremont na
tional forest While Lake county has
been one of the best stock counties in
the West, there has been little effort
on the part of stockmen to get together.
Big Profit on Farm.
Tillamook The 158 acre farm
known as the old Mills place on the
Wilson river was sold last week by
Joseph Durrer to Ben Jacobs for $22,-
000. Mr. Durrer bought this ranch
three years ago for $8,000. Mr.
Jacobs has been a renter of the ranch
for the past three years, and knows
what it will produce. This speaks
well for Tillamook county real estate.
Creamery Prepares for Big Business
Bandon The Bandon creamery is
preparing for the biggest output of
butter during the coming season that
has ever been manufactured in any
creamery in Southwest Oregon. James
E. Murphy, representing the company,
is here from San Francisco' to help
build up the business and will also look
after the interests of the creamery on
Ten-mile lake.
Evans Will Raise Hogs.
Eugene Charles W. Evans has
leased the 200-acre farm four miles
southwest of town, belonging to his
father in-law, Baxter Farnham, and
will go into the hog raising business.
He will also work the farm land on the
30 acres adjoining the Farnham farm
and is planting a part of it to orchard.
Will Plow by Steam.
Stanfield M. A. Mills has ordered a
70-horse power traction engine, which
he will use in farming his large ranch.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices Bluestem,
$1.15, nominal; club, $1.05; red Rus
sian, $1.04; valley, $1.05; 40-fold.
$1.09.
Barley Feed and brewing, $28 ton.
Corn Whole, $35; cracked. $36 ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $31 per ton.
Hay Track prices Timothy: Wil
lamette valley $19(S20 per ton; East
ern Oregon, $21Ci22; alfalfa, $17
18; clover. $16; grain hay. $16(3117.
Fresh Fruits Apples, $13 box;
pears, $11.50 per box; cranberries,
$8(9 per barrel.
Potatoes Carload buying prices :
Oregon, 70(S80c per sack ; sweet pota
toes, 2J(ff 2 per pound.
VegetablM Artichokes, $1(5)1.25
per dozen; cabbage, $1.75(32 pr hun
dred ; sprouts, 9c pound ; sq;ash, 2c;
tomatoes, $3.50 per crate.
Onions Oregon, $1.50 per sack.
Butter City creamery extras, 37(5)
39c; fancy outside creamery, 356J37c
per found; stole, 2022c. Butter
fat prices average 1 c per pound less
than regular butter prices.
Eggs Fresh Oregon extras, 32
32c per doz.; Eastern, 1722c.
Pork Fancy.llc pound.
Poultry Hens, 176il8c; springs, 17
18c; ducks, 2022c; geese, 13
14e; turkeys, live, 200125c; dressed, 27
30e ; squabs, $3 per dozen.
Veal Extras, 1213c per pound.
Hops 1909 crop, prime and choice,
20(f21Kc; 1908s, 17c; 1907s,
11 c per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 1623e
pound; mohair, choice, 25c.
Cascara bark 4c per pound.
Hides Dry hides, 1818c pound;
dry kip, 18(tfil8c; dry calfsin, 19(ffi
21c; salted hides, 10(f110c; salted
calfkin, 15c pound; green, 1 c less.
Cattle Best steers, $5 ; fair to good
$4.504.75; strictly good, $3.754;
fair to good cows, $3(33.60; light
calves, $5025.50; heavy calves, $45;
bulls, $3.603.75; stags, $34.
Hogs Top, $9; fair to good, hogs,
$8.508.75.
Sheep Best wethers, $5.60; fair to
good, $5(35.50; good ewes, $4.505;
lambs, $66.50.
APPROPRIATES S42.366.278.
Bill Reported to House by Commit
teeWest Fares Well.
Washington, Feb. 14. The rivers
tnd harbors bill reported to the house
carries $2,582,340 for the improve
ment of Oregon rivers and harbors,
this being the largest sum provided
for any state excepting New York,
and a larger sum for the improvement
of the Columbia than for any other
river in the country excepting the Mis
sissippi. The bill carries appropria
tions for Washington and Oregon as
follows:
Oregon Columbia river and tribu
taries above Celilo Falls to the mouth
of Snake river, $90,000; Columbia riv
er between foot of The Dalles rapids
and the head of Celilo Falls (Oregon
and Washington) $600,000; Willam
ette river above Portland and Yamhill
river, $30,000; mouth of Columbia
river, Oregon and Washington, $1,200,
000 ; Coos bay and bar entrance, $400,
000; Tillamook bay, $5,000; Coos
river, $3,000; Snake river, $7,600;
canal at Cascades, $5,000; Columbia
and Willamette below Portland, $176,
000; Coquille river, $27,640; Clats
kanie river, $500; dredging the Co
lumbia, $1,000.
Washington Puget sound and tribu
taries 100,000; Skagit river to Se-dro-Woolley,
$100,000; ship canal, Pu
get sound to Lakes Union and Wash
ington, $150,000; Columbia river,
Bridgeport to Kettle Falls, $50,000;
for improvement of the Snake river
from Riparia, Wash., to Pittsburg
Landing, Or., $14,000; for improve
ment of Neah bay, $200,000; for im
provement of Puget sound, $135,000;
tiellingham harbor, $15,000; Olympia
harbor, $15,000; Hammersley inlet,
$9,000; Willapa harbor and river,
$300,000. The entire appropriation
for Washington is $564,600.
St. Michaels, Alaska, receives an al
lowance of $100,000 for harbor im
provements, and the Hawaiian islands
a total of $500,000, divided as follows:
Honolulu, $150,000; Hilo, $200,000;
Kahuliu, $150,000.
Waterway projects throughout the
country at a cost of $$42,365,276, of
which $7,206,430 is for continuing
contracts, are provided for in the bill
as a whole. The bill will be called up
in the house today, in an effort to
press the measure to passage as expe
ditiously as possible. The $7,000,000
outside the cash appropriation is for
expenditures that may hereafter be
made, under the continuing contract
system. The bill is theoretically an
annual budget, although no regular
rivers and harbors bill has been report
ed since that approved March 2, 1907.
In the great haste with which the
bill was prepared totals in the report
of the committee discloses several
minor discrepancies, which it was im
possible to correct tonight. The fig
ures as given are those furnished by
the committee.
PULLMAN DIVIDEND $40,000,000
Paid In Form of New Stock Worth
Double Its Face.
Chicago, Feb. 14. The directors of
the Pullman company decided at a spe
cial meeting today to give the stock
holders a stock dividend of 20 per cent
on the corporation's $100,000,000 of
capital. This will call for the issuance
of $20,000,000 of new capital, worth
nearly $40,000,000 in the open market,
which will be given to the present
shareholders without cost and will
swell the company's total capital stock
to $120,000,000.
Pullman stock pays $8 a share divi
dend each year, and sells in the mar
ket at $198 a share, or nearly twice
par value. This Btock dividend of 20
per cent is about the equivalent of 40
per cent, therefore, on the par value of
the stock.
In a statement made by directors an
nouncing the dividend, this afternoon,
it was pointed out that ' the considera
tions influencing this action were that
the increased investment in the manu
facturing facilities of the company had
been so material and considerable as
to justify the directors in the belief
that it should be represented in addi
tional capital stock of the company."
Famous Sanatarium Lost.
Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. 14. The
Battle Creek Sanitarium, famous the
world over, is lost to Battle Creek.
Judge Parkinson this morning handed
down a decision of unconditional ouster
for non-payment of taxes. Dr. Kel
logg recently announced that in case
the court decided against him he would
close the institution and establish a
new one in the East The legal fight
to establish the status of the sanitar
ium as a charitable institution and ex
empt it from taxation has been in
progress for 10 years.
Australia to Get News.
Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 14. As a re
sult of overtures made by Thomas
Temperley, when in London represent
ing the provincial press of Australia
at the'recent imperial press confer
ence, there has sprung into existence
the Independent Press Cable associa
tion of Australia, with beandquarters
at Vancouver. W. E. Vincent,, man
aging editor of the service, haa arrived
n this citfy by the Makura to take up
bis duties. .
Hogs Advance to S9.IO.
Cleveland, Feb. 14. The livestock
quotations on all grades of hogs ad
vanced, today to $9.10 a hundred
pounds, the highest price here since
the Civil war.
More than 20,000 20 candle power
incandescent lamp filaments can. be
made from a single pound of tantalum.
What Gold
Cannot Buy
Author of A Crsokod Path." "Meld. Wife or Widow." "By
Woman's Wit." "Bottom's BrHln, "A Life Inters. t."
"Mono's Choioe." "A Woman's Heert."
CHAPTER XIX. (Continued.)
The tenth day came, and Mrs. Sa
vllle seemed sinking rapidly. The doc
tor remained all night. Hope sat by
the bedside. Haggard, dry-eyed, some
times the sufferered uttered the name
of her offending son, sometimes she
murmured Inarticulately. The elev
enth day dawned, gray and overcast.
Hitherto the weather had been fine,
and warm enough to make It difficult
to keep the sick-room tolerably cool.
In after-years, the shimmer of moon
light on the sea, and the sweet sooth
ing rhythm of the soft upward rush
and backward sweep of wavelets on a
pebbly beach, always brought the sick
room and the terrible anxiety of those
days vividly before Hope's mind. A
cooler wind now blew gently, and
Hope, who had snatched half an hour's
rest, cams soon after dawn to resume
her watch. She was startled. Had
the proud, hard, disappointed woman
passed away! She lay so still, with
something of that "rapture of repose"
which only death can bring. She look
ed at the Sister a look of terrified In
quiry. "She lives, but scarcely
breathes," was the whispered reply.
Hope bent over the bed, and touched
the thin hand which lay outside the
clothes. "She Is breathing regularly.
Her hand Is not burning. Go call the
doctor, Sister Marie. . Oh, go quick
ly." When he came, he, too, touched her
hand and listened. "She sleeps," he
said at length. "She may live. Keep
everything profoundly quiet"
Never could Hope forget that vigil.
As the hours passed, and still the ex
hausted patient slept and slept, some
more than natural strength seemed
given to the young watcher, who woulS
not quit the bedside, only taking a cup
of milk to sustain her, for how long
she never knew.
At last, when then sun had sunk and
the first soft shades of night began to
tall, Mrs. Savllle slowly lifted her eye
lids, and recognized Hope. She smiled
gently, as if feeling comfortable and
pleased to see her. She was too weak
to speak. The relief was too sudden,
too delightful, for Hope's self-command.
"Oh, thank God! thank God!
you are better! you will live! we shall
save you!" she exclaimed, while the
glad tears dropped from her eyes on
the -poor, helpless hand which she
kissed. Mrs., Savllle smiled again; her
Hps moved, as if she tried to say some
thing; then she closed her eyes, and
an expression of Infinite content stolf
over her worn face.
CHAPTER XX
Having seen the doctor, who paid a
late visit to hla patient, and heard
from him the confirmation of her hap
py anticipations, Hope left Sister Ma
rie in charge, and at length yielded to
the Imperative necessity for rest
What Joy it was to wake the next
morning and feel that the danger
past, and that she had helped to save
the cold, stern woman who had burled
her heart so deep down under her
pride, self-will, and arrogance that
Hope had nearly despaired of touch
ing It! How sweet It was to return to
her post and see the delicate face no
longer disfigured by the dusky pur
plish hue so surely indicative of fell
disease, but pale and cool, If worn and
thlnt
Mrs. Savllle's eyes were closed, but
she was not asleep. The faint rustle
of Hope's dress, as she sat down caught
her attention, and she opened them.
Then she smiled, a soft, kindly smile,
such as Hope had never seen before
part her Hps, and she made a slight
motion of her almost transparent hand
toward Hope's, who Immediately took
It and kissed it tenderly.
"You are really glad," Mrs. Savllle
whispered "really," she sighed, a sort
of contented sigh, and kept her eyes
fixed on her young companion's face,
as If It gave her pleasure to look at
her.
The day passed In profound quiet
The patient slept a great deal, and
took all the nourishment offered her,
the restful, contented expression on
her countenance assuring the watch
ers that all was welL
The afternoon was far advanced
when Sister Marie, who had been tak-
Ing her turn of rest, stood in the door
way and made a sign to Hope, who
came to her In the next room.
"A gentleman has arrived and wish
es to see yon." whispered the Sister.
"What kind of gentleman t" asked
Hope, In the same tone.
"He Is stoat and gray."
"Ah! Mr. Rawson!" exclaimed
Hope;" and she hastened to the salon,
where she found that gentleman await
ing her. He looked weary and anx
ious. "How Is aheT" he exclaimed, taking
both hands she held out "Is there
any ho pet"
"Oh, thank heaven, she Is out of dan
ger!" she cried, bursting into tears,
her nerves no longer able to resist her
emotion, now that the terrible strain
upon them was removed.
"Than- heaven Indeed! It would
have been terrible if she had died un
reconciled to her son, for he was real
ly fond of her Thoy were fonder of
each other apart than together. Why,
my dear young lady, you look com
pletely worn out The courier has told
me of your devotion. I trust In God
you will not suffer for It."
"No, I am sure I shall not God haa
given me strength."
"Your Hugh Sa-llle will thank
you and re. ;y you for this." And the
good man walked the room, greatly
moved.
Hope sat down, and, covering her
face with her handkerchief, kept quiet
ly for a few moments; then, resuming
her self-control, she began to tell Mr.
Rawson the story of Mrs. Savllle's Ill
ness from the first seizure to the pres
ent "I was moving about," said Raw
son, "and the news only reached me
three days ago. We were at Thun.
My daughter and I started at once.
She went straight home from Paris,
and came on here. I must write to
Hugh. I know ho will be shocked at
the idea of never seeing his mother In
this world."
"You may be sure I kept him In?
formed," said Hope. "Even this morn
ing I managed a short letter to con
vey the Joyful news."
"I trust there will be no drawback
to her convalescence. I shall remain
here for a week or two, until I see all
Is safe. It has been an awfully trying
time for you. Such responsibility;
and had she died, that unjust will
would have held good.'
"It has been destroyed," said Hope.
"Mrs. Savllle told me so. She was go
ing to make another, when this dread
ful fever began."
A long, confidential conversation en
sued, then Hope left the family solici
tor to the care of the courier and re
turned to her post
A week later Mrs. Savllle was able
to leave her bed and receive her confi
dential adviser.
Worn and emaciated though she
looked, her aspect was younger than
It had been, so greatly was the expres
sion of mouth and eyea softened.
"I am truly rejoiced to see you once
more," said Mr. Rawson, with a kindly
twinkle In his eyes.
"You thought you never should, I
suppose," murmured Mrs. Savllle, glv
Ing him her hand.
"Indeed, I feared the worst."
"I was very nearly gone. What
seemed to kill mo most was the doutt
whether anybody cared If I lived or
died. The last thing I remember dis
tinctly was Miss Desmond's sad, anx
ious face. It seemed to say that thero
was one human being who would re
gret me. The first experience of re
turning life was her tears of Joy
at the chance of my recovery. I shall
not soon forget that."
"I think she nursed you very devot
edly." "She did. She has saved my Ufa.
She has made herself almost a neces
sity. I have been a hard woman, Mr.
Rawson, though not unjust, but some
how this girl, who might well be my
daughter, suggests to me that there is
something beyond Justice, and that Is
equity."
Then they talked as long as Mr
Rawson would stay; but he was car
ful not to exhaust the convalescent
It was a Joyful day when Mrs Sa
vllle first ventured Into the salon and
still more so when she first ventured
out The day before this event her
eldest son arrived in hot haste and
for so undemonstrative a man, showed
great Joy at finding his mother not
only alive, but rapidly recovering as
persons of an untried constitution' do
even after so severe a fever He ex
pressed his warm acknowledgements
to Miss Desmond for her devotion and
said the family were under the deepest
obligation to her.
Mrs. Savllle had gained so much
strength in the next tew day- that her
son and Mr. Rawson decided that they
might leave for London, as with Miss
Desmond and her maid the Invalid
could travel safely as soon as the doc
tor gave his consent
"She is very eager to return," gal,,
Hope to Mr. Rawson as they slow v
paced the beach In front of the hotel
while waiting for the carriage which
was to convey him and his traveling
companion to the nearest rallway-stf-
"Yes. Do you know why? 8h
fessed to me last night The VoSgTrn
will be at Plymouth and paid off ?n
about four or five weeks. ni
lleve she yearns to see and be ron
cUed to her son; for she said, 'GoTS
been merciful and spared me to correot
some great mistakes, and I darVVT
myself be unforgiving'" not
"Did she "ay that?" exclaimed Hop,
Oh, I pray God her mood mar nni
change! Do you know I 2d
strangely weak and anxious itL.
impossible I can live CuanX
month of anxiety!" another
-ron have dons splendldlj so farj
you must not break down at the last."
Bald Mr. Rawson. "When you retura
to London you must come to us for a
week's complete rest"
"Thank you. You have been a true,
good friend. While I am with you. I
feel that matters will arrange tuem
selves as we wish; but when I am
alone, all my courage reems to evapo
rate. I trust we may be In London
within the next three weeks."
"I hope you may, and I believe you
will be. Here is the carriage. Let as
go in. I suppose Mr. Savllle Is ready.
Nothing proved to me his mother's
complete restoration so much as her
speech about him. 'Let bir- go away
with you, Mr. Rawson,' she said; lf he
travels with us he will only be an ad
ditional responsibility to Mies Des
mond. Richard Is Incapable of taking
care of himself." She is marvelously
toned down by suffering and sympa
thy; but we cannot oxpect the Ethio
pian to change his skin, nor the leop
ard his spots, altogether, though one
may become a Bhade light and the
other have fewer marks."
CHAPTER XXI.
It was with a thankful heart that
Hope Desmond found herself and her
charge safely housed In the Btaff 4
Square mansion. Mrs. Savllle bore the
Journey well Indeed, better than her
companion, whose pale cheeks and
heavy eyed bespoke mental tnd physi
cal exhaustion.
Mrs. Savllle's usual medical attend
ant, or rather the medical attendant t
the household, for the wiry woman
scarcely knew what indisposition
meant, awaited her arrival and noticed
Miss Desmond's looks.
"If I might offer advice unasked, I
would recommend a tonic and some
days' complete repose to this young
lady," said the polite practitioner. "It
seems to me that her nervous system
Is somewhat overstrained."
"She shall do as you direct," return
ed Mrs. Savllle, with her usual decis
ion. "I will look to her myself. She
has braved horrible Infection for me,
and has had a large share In saving
my life; therefore I value hers beyond
everyone's, except, of course, my sons'.
Yes, you look frightfully 111, Hope. I
cannot have this."
"Perhaps If I went to Miss Rawson
for a few days," said Hope, with hesi
tation, "I might gather strength soon
er. Here I shall always want to be
up and about."
"You 'shall be nursed in no other
house than this; so, doctor, send In
your prescription soon. As for me, I
want nothing but good food and occu
pation." "You are Indeed marvelously well
and strong, considering what an Ill
ness you have gone through. We have
now every reason to hope that you
will be spared to your family and
friends for many years."
"Much my family and friends care
about that special mercy," returned
Mrs. Savllle, with one of her -Ironical
smile. "Good-morning, doctor." And
the doctor bowed himself out.
(To be continued.) ,
MURDER MOTHER TONGTJB.
Pre. Faunce Say a American Colles;
Graduate Are Illiterate.
That the American people are mur
dering their mother tongue and one
of the great opportunities for reform
at the present time is to teach them
to reverence and prize the English
language and also to speak and write
it decently, was the opinion expressed
by President Faunce, of Brown Uni
versity, at Chautauqua, N. Y. He did
not spare the American colleges in hit
general arraignment and declared that
they are turning out an alarming pro
portion of graduates who are actually
Illiterate.
"I should like," he said, "to see the
colleges of the country Join In an ef
fort to Induce the American people to
write and speak the English tongue
decently. The colleges are not doing
it now. It is a fact that the college
of this country are sending out Illiter
ates. Many of our college seniors can
not write a decent business letter.
Large numbers of them cannot express
themselves In writing so as to be un
derstood. We Americans should link
our minds and hearts and hands In an
effort to preserve this mother tongue
which is our definite Intellectual heri
tage. We should prize English speech
and English literature and pass on
this heritage of the past to the chil
dren of the future."
President Faunce said that he had
been surprised and shocked recently
when he mentioned the name of Pro
feasor Huxley to a group of Brown
students and no one knew whom he
meant Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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