I
!
Saturday, 8»ptemb»r 4, 1915
ÎH E FALLS CITY NEWS.
t'H'l I
She Admired
Bravery
"I tlop't want a,soldier Jfiyer."
.
.........
East Through California
You can travel to any city in the Karst or
South through California at little additional
expense. You can visit the
Br F. A. M1TOIEL
It « a s I d tb e late a u tu m n
Kdltii
an d I w ere w alktug lu th e wood* kick
tug u p th e dead leaves, for th e re w ere
only a few left on th e trees. We w ere
both young. I tw en ty tw o. Kditb eight
een. I w as sw eet on Kdith. and w hen
a m an o f th a t age Is sw eet on a girl
th e flrst Idea th a t e n te rs his bead Is
th a t she can only love a heroic p er
s.m age w ho com bines ev ery m anly at
trib u te. W hen a m an o f fo rty g ets
sw eet on a w oiuau he fea rs th a t she
w o n 't consider th a t he has money
enough to m ake It w orth her w hile to
m arry him.
W hile E dith and I w ere w alking
along to th e p leasan t sound o f th e
kicked leaves I w as th in k in g about
to w m any v irtues I m ust is>ssess *o
w in ber. It w as in w artim e, an d 1
n atu rally supposed th a t m ilitary glory
would count fo r a good deal
" W e r e g e ttin g q u ite a n u m b er of
Instances o f bravery from th is w a r in
E urope.” 1 rem arked.
■•Ves." she replied, "th e y re splendid
•lust thin k of a young earl uot yet
th irty y e a rs old. w ith th e life of a no
bteuian before him. giv iu g his life for
his c o u n try .”
"W ould you like to be tb e w idow of
such a m an?"
“ I w ould grieve for him . but I would
».lory In having had such a h u sb a n d "
Thl9 w as not enco u rag in g fo r roe. a
man of ]>eace. It w as som e tim e be
fore I tried to find out any m ore of
those tra its I did n o t possess, th e ab
sen e of wbicli w ould Induce E ditb to
tu rn me down.
"I read an acco u n t som e tim e ago."
I said, "of a B elgian soldier w ho w as
placed In fro n t of a com pany o f G er
m ans w ho w ere a tta c k in g bis c o u n try
men. Seeing him. th e B elgians low
ered th e ir rifles. 'F ire !' he cried 'F o r
heaven's sake, tire!’ A volley sw ep t
th e B elgian an d th e G erm an s aw ay to
neth er."
“ W b at a noble sacrltlce!" exclaim ed
F.dith fervently.
“ Do you suppose.” I said, " th a t If
you bad been th a t B elgian's w ife and
a w itn ess o f th e scene and his co u n try
men had looked to you to approve hi*
o rd er to tire you could have m ade th e
sacrltlce yourself?”
T h is w as a poser
E dith m ade no
reply for q u ite aw h ile; th en sh e said
th a t sh e would have p referred to com
prom ise by having them tire on her I
w as n o t disposed to let h er o u t In th is
w ay and persisted in h aving a d irect
answ er, w hereupon she said th a t sh e
w as a fra id th e te s t would be too much
for h er She m ight be ab le to m ake
th e sacrifice and she m ight not. Of
one th in g she w as certain . H er h ea rt
would be burled w ith th a t noble Bel
gian.
It w as a p p a re n t to me th a t to w in
E ditb 1 m u st do som eth in g heroic
“ Do you know .” I said. 'T have con
eluded th a t th is w a r is a stru g g le be
tw een reaction and progress
1 con
sid e r It tb e d u ty o f A m erica to Join In
It on th e side o f progress."
"So do 1." w as th e pro m p t reply.
"W h a t Is tru e o f a n atio n la tru e of
one o f Its Individual c itiz e n s "
"W h a t do you m ean?"
" T h a t It Is my d u ty to fight for the
w o rld s progress. I'm going ab ro ad to
en list."
E d ith looked grave
"D o n 't you th in k it my d u ty ?"
"N o; I don't."
• W hy not? H a v e n 't you ngreed w ith
me th a t It Is our d u ty ns a n ation to
fight on th e side o f progtess. an d w b at
Is th e d u ty o f a n atio n is th e d u ty of
its Individual citizens?"
"Y es; I suppose so. B ut I th in k it
would be very foolish fo r you to go
all th e w ay over th e re to —to get your
se lf s h o t”
I looked dow n sid ew ise a t E dith.
T h e idea of my makiDg m y self food
for p ow der evidently troubled her.
"I sail n e x t w eek "
T h ere w as no com m ent on th is for
aw hile. P resen tly E dith asked ine In
a falte rin g voice w hy I had said noth
Ing of th is before
I w as som e tim e
fram in g my answ er. W hen It cam e I
spoke In a choked voice:
'B ecause I d read a p artin g ."
“ W ith w hom ?" She kept her eye^
bent on tb e ground'
*
"Y ou." I faltered.
1 w ent on to tell her th a t I loved her.
and she confessed th a t my love w as
returned.
"H ow hard for us to p a rt." I said,
"on th e eve o f o u r b etro th al!"
“ W e will not p o rt." sh e said firmly.
"M y duty calls."
"W h a t d u ty ?"
"T o progress, civilization, th e cause
o f freedom ”
"Dpt It c a l l ''
" I m ight have an oppo rtu n ity to die
one o f those noble d eath s we have been
ta lk in g a lio u t"
"Y ou'll do no such thing. You'll sta y
af hom e."
• B u t th in k bow proud you w ill be of
y o u r aoldler lover.”
:• v
Panama-Pacific Exposition
San Francisco
and
Pan-California Exposition
San Diego
You are allowed 10 days stopover at San
Francisco. 10 days stopover at lais Angeles and
10 days stopover at El l ’aso without charge.
You will see grand mountains, fertile
valleys, thriving cities and strange people.
4 Trains a Day
In « tc h d irectio n provide coin for table oeconimoriotloii»
mid connect w ith th ro u g h Irani* to S m Frm icU ro tor t «»tern
mid S outhern points.
Let ou r ue«rc*t Agent o u tlin e your trip.
O ur folders, "W ayside N o te " mid '('a iilo ru ia v \ position*
will be of in terest. They svv free.
Ï
S O U T H E R N PACIFIC
John RI. Scott, General Passenger Agent.
Portland. Oregon.
d -I- H -l- l- I' i-l'-l 'i 'I'H - l- l - l - H - i- l- l- H - H -+
“ M ust I gu iinsiipporh'U by the
know ledge th a t ymi a re w illing to shc -
rtfioe”—
“ You'll not go nt n i l "
We w ere sittin g on n low horizontal
limb o f n tree. E d ith th rew tier urni*
■iround me to Imltl me fri>tn going to
fight for nn Idea w hich 1 hiul no Idon
of fighting for. I gave In ¡it last and
consented to rem ain n t home
A fter we w ere m nrrted one night we
heard b u rg la rs below My w ife in o r
d e r to p rev en t my going dow n to a t
tack th em looked th e door an I threw
th e key out from th e window
NOTICE OF CONTEST
DEPARTMENT OF THt INTEH10R
UNITED STATU UNO OFFICE.
(Serial 0#kU)
IIK II. KST.tTK t oil SALK
No. 1 7 1-2 acres adjoining
Fulls City on County road. Cood
7-room house, city water; barn j
and chicken park; young Orchard
in bearing, small fruit. All fenced
and 3} acres in cultivation. No
waste land. Time on part.
on
Notice to News Subscribers
}
• b lu o - p a n o H o ro a a m a r k o n Ih i*
n o lle* m e a n e th a t »our e u b sc rlp -
No. 2 SO acres mountain land, | n a p p e U s i n g D a II n e w
1 miles out on County road. 25 |
acres in cultivation, 20 acres big ____________________ ______
second-growth fir. Good 5-room
Try a want ad in ihe Nu*n. It
house, barn, outbuildings. Fruit, will pay you. People do without
and berries; 125 prune trees. Al- ,,r tend otr for articles not not ad-
so, good team, wagon, harness vgrtiaed at home,
and some household goods. Will
give time on part.
l*ost Office Time Card
No. 2. 35 acres near town. 15
in cultivation. Good 8-room house!
Office hour»: Daily, except Sun-
barn and henhouse. Bearing or-!
lay, 8 a.ill. to ti.30 p.tn.
chard. Some good second-growth
Mail arrives, from
fir. Time on part.
Salem
9.00 a.in., 5:15 |> m.
No. 5. lfiO acres in Lincoln Co.,
Dallas,
9:00 A. M , 5:46 P. M.
5 miles from railroad, on County
Portland
«V Eugene train 101,
road. Sinutl cabin and barn; 4
11.55
a.
in.
acres in cultivation and 00 more
Black Rock, 1:30 P. M.
can be cultivated. ¡150 3-year old
English walnut trees. Good spring* Mail closes for;
Salem, 8.50 AM., 1 P. M. and 5
that would furnish» tiny water
P. M
power. School
mile, 8 month
Dallas, 8;50 A. M. and 5 P. M.
term with contract for two more
Eugene A Portland train 102,
years. This will make an ideal
I p. m.
stock and dairy ranch atul can be
Black
Rock, 11 A. M.
iHuight at a bargain. Terms.
No. (5. 153 acres near town.
Good house and barn. Will sell
all or divide to suit buyer.
S u n d a y O nly
Office hour»: 9:30
Mail arrives fro m
t o 10:30 a. h i :
S a le m , 9 :0 0
i ». m .
No. 8. Two good K-room houses
and lots, some fruit trees with
one. These are among the most
desirable residences in the city.
They are of modern construction
and desirably located. Reason
able terms on part if desired. Will
sell one or both.
Portland, Oregon, Aug. 9th. 1915.
To Steven E. French, of Salem, Ore
gon and Nortons, Oregon. Contes-
tee:
You are hereby notified that Thus.
T. Miller who gives Nortons, Oregon,
! as his post-office address, did on July
12th, 1915, tile in this office his duly
corroborated application to contest
No. 9. 2Q acres J miles from
and secure the cancellation of your
town.
Good fi-room house and
Homestead Entry, Serial No. 03663
outbuildings.
15 acres in cultiva
made October 15th, 1912, for SE 1-4,
( Continued from page 1 )
Section 6, Township 10 South, Range tion; 1} acres in apples, 21 acres
8 West, Willamette, Meridian, and as in peaches, cherries, |>ears and
League in Portland Saturday night
grounds for this contest he alleges strawberries. Plenty of wood for
In this respect he favored a tent that said Steven E. French has whol fuel.
ative measure, embodying these ly abandoned said land from the date
No. 10- Six lots 50x150, three
features, which has been prepar of said entry to the present time; that
ed by a committee from the Cent said entryman never erected a house room house, hen house, some fruit
on said land and never at any time and strawberries. Cash and terms.
ral Labor Council.
"Something like 1400 years be cultivated any portion thereof nor
No. 11. 130 acre ranch, 00
fore Christ, we are told,” he said, improved the same.
acres in cultivation, 25 in timber
You are, therefore, further notified balance slashed. 12 acres in hops.
"that a Shah of Persia relieved
the unemployed situation by com that the said allegations will be taken Gool house and hop house, barn
manding the waiters serving his as confessed, and your saitl entry will and other outbuildings.
be canceled without further right to
many-course dinners to drop dish
be heard, either before this office or
No. 12. 17 acres, 10 in cultiva
es on the floor and break them. on appeal, if you fail to file in this
In that way he gave people em office within twenty days after the tion, 5 room house, barn and
springs,
ployment making new dishes.
FOURTH publication of this notice, as chicken house. T w o
“ Now, 1915 years after Christ, shown below, your answer, under water piped to house, hot and cold
we have a City Commissioner who oath, sjiecificaily responding to these water and bath. 6 acres in young
relieved unemployed bv tearing allegations of contest, together with orchard. 2 acres big second
out street comers and putting due proof that you have served a growth fir. Spring affords water
copy of your answer on the said con sufficient to irrigate onehalf of
them back again.”
In closing Mr. Stack declared testant either in person or by regis the land. This land lays just out
side of the city, limits of Falls
that some of the members of the tered mail.
You should state in your answer
Portland Employers’ Association the name of the post office to which City. A bargain.
should be in the penitentiary.
you desire future notices to he sent
No. 13. 12 acres 11 miles irom
“ I say this advisedly.” he said. to you.
town, all under fence and in culti
J. E. McClure spoke of the de
N. C ampbell , Register.
vation; 8-room house and barn.
monetizing of gold and the adop
Date of first publication August This place can be sold one-third
tion ot an unchangeable standard. 21, 1915.
cash, purchaser to assume mort
Date of second publication August
This, he said would make a per
gage now on the place. Can give
fect money circulation and would 28, 1915.
Date of third publication Septem you a bargain.
do away with poverty and unem
ber
4, 19)5.
No. 14. 33} acres of land, 21
ployment.
Date
of fourth publication Septem acres plow land, 7 acres in limlier
“The expression, "The Land of
ber 11. 1915.
balance pasture. 8-room house,
the Free and the Home of the
Brave,” is a mvth,” he declared.
woodshed, chicken house; 6 acres
F A I L S CITY PEO PLE HELPED
“The United States is the home of
young orchard in Itearing. Price
Falls City people have discovered
the money kings.”—Oregonian.
I that ONE SPOONFUL of simple $4,300. Will take one-half in Dal
buckthorn hark, glycerine, etc., as las or Salem residence property
mixed in Adler-i-ka, relieves sour and give time on one-fourth.
List of Letters
j stomach, gas and constipation AT
No. 15. Six-room house, wood
Remaining uncalled for in llii*
ONCE. This remedy is well known shed with about one acre land.
office for the week ending Ajig as the appendicitis preventative.
Price
$;W)0 cash, balance on
28.1915.
M. L. Thompson, druggist.
time.
North
Main Street. One
•
^
^
^
^
^
___
_
G entlem en .
Correspondent»
wanted
in
every
8-room house with 5 lots. Price
Mr. Thomas Armstrong
neighborhood in this section ol ttie $1800; part time.
Mr. Samuel (it os«
country.
\V. R. Jephcott
For further information, call on
Extra copies ol The New* are
These letters will be sent to the
or write to
printed each week, and will be sent
dead latter office Sept , 11, 1916
D. L. Wood,
to any address desired, postpaid,
if not delivered before. Iti calling
Falls City, Oreg.
for 5 cent« per copy.
for the above, please gay “ Adver
Good house for sale in I* a lls ,
tised,” giving date of list.
City, part time. Enquire at News I Get your butter wrappers print
I ra C. M e h r l in g , P. M,
ed at the News office.
office.
SINGLE TAX ADVOCATED
H am * Seeker
, oreo
B u y O r o h a rd L and
fa ll » c it v
Portland A Eugene train 101,
11:55 a. m.
Mair close* for Salem, 8:50 a. in.
Eugene »V Portland tYain 102, I
p. in.
Effective May 13, 1915.
I ra C. M e h r l i n g , Postmaster
'i
Find» Cure for Epilepay
After Year» of Suffering
" M r daughter * u
«filleted with
epilep tic DU for t h r e e » r a re , t h e a t t a c k s
co m in g ev ery few w eek s W e employed
s e v e rs ! d o c to r s b u t t h e y did h e r no
good
About s
year
a ■ <> w a
heard
o f Dr.
Mllea’
Ner vine,
a n d It c ertain ly
h a a pro v ed
a
b lessin g to o u r
little girl. S he la
n o w apparently
cu r e d a n d la e n
jo y in g t h e beat
o f h ealth.
It la
ov er a y e a r elnea
aha has had a
fit
We reanot
ap eak to o h ig h ly
Of Dr. Mllea' N erv in e "
MRS. F R A N K AN D E R S O N .
Comfrey, Minn.
T h o u sa n d s of ch ild ren in the
U nited S ta te s w ho are suffering
from a ttack s of epilepsy a re a
burden and so rro w to th eir p aren ts,
w ho would give an y th in g to re s to re
health to th e sufferers.
ft
Dr. Mile»’ Nervine
is one of the b est rem edies known
for this affliction.
It has proven
beneficial in th o u san d s of cases
and those w ho have used it have
the g reatest faith in it
It is n o t
a “cure all,” but a reliable rem edy
fo r nervous diseases.
Y ou need
n o t h esitate to give it a trial.
Sold by all Drugg ist«.
If t n e firs t
b o ttle falls to bensflt y o u r m o m y Is
r e t u rn e d .
«
M IL E S ME DICAL CO., E l k h a r t , In*
R H E U M A TIG
SUFFERERS
OIVEH QUICK RELIEF
Pain leaves alm n t
as if by magic when
you begin using "5-
Drops," the f.imouaotd
remedy for Rheuma
tism, Lumbago, Gout,
Sciatica, N e u r a lg ia
and kindred troubles.
It goes right to tho
spot, slops Iho arhes
mid pains and makes
hie worth living. Get
a bottle of "5-Dropr.”
today A booklet with
each bottle gives full
/Jf'M htri
d ir e c ti o n s f r r use.
Don't delay. Demand
"6-D rops" Don't ac
cept anything else in
pl ied of it A ny d ru g
gist can supply you. If you live too far
Irom a drug store send One Dollar to
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co , Newark,
Ohio, and a bottle of *'&-Drops" will bo
sent prepaid.
>