TWO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1914.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK POLK COUNTY OBSERVER
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JAS. I. PARCEL,
Editor.
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OPPORTUNITY
We often hear the statement made
that the opportunities of the pasi
are eone and that there is not now
anv such chances to be found where a
man can make fortunes like those
made in the past.
There is no reason to expect that
the chances of yesterday will repeal
themselves today, but each day there
are opportunities presented wherebj
vmi mnv find iust reward for your
efforts provided that you are compet
ent to use the opportunity to aavnn
tape. Right now Polk County offers many
opportunties which if properly handl
ed will make thousands of individuals
independent.
This can not be accomplished with
out labor, but if you want to work,
if you will exert all of your energies
and are not in too big a hurry to
reap the harvest you will be able lo
find many opportunities.
Opportunity is not like a creditor,
it is not always pursuing you, it will
not get you in the corner and force
you to give it your attention, it will
not be presented to you in the shape
of guilt edged security.
The men of the past who have ac
quired fortunes took hold of the op
portunities of tlieir day and we have
never heard of any of them requiriug
a guarantee of success, they went to
work and worked, the opportunity
which they had in hand and by per
severance, they at last received the
reward of a work well and faithfully
done.
Thousands of acres of rich and fur
tile land in Polk County present op
portunities to any person who will be
willing to properly put to use these
lands.
You can choose for yourself any
kind of a crop, then it will be up to
you to properly put the soil in men
condition that it will produce for you
the best results, you must not be sat
isfied with the mere purchase of the
soil, it will require the use of both
muscle and mind "to bring you your
independence.
Don't get the idea that success fol
lows every effort, but go to work to
win in the sane spirit that if success
does not begin to assert itself right
away that the effort made has been
lost, very few undertakings worth
while have ever been executed and
brought to perfection on first trial,
but on the other hand it took hard
work to bring success.
What we need in Polk County is
more opportunity users and less op
portunity kickers, for the opportuni
ties are here ready to be used. Did
it ever occur to you that many a kick
ed and knocked enterprise has finally
been pushed to success through prop
er management.
Don't kick every opportunity in
the face as it comes to you but take
IS'NT THIS THE KIND
YOU HAVE BEEN
IF VOU DIE
IT IS MORE PROFITA-iriA I llir
BLE THAN ENDOWMENT ll lUU LIUE.
ISSUED SOLELY BY
COLUMBIA LIFE
AND TRUST
OF
PRESIDENT. PORTLAND, ORE. VICE PREST.
H. M. JOHNSON, SECRETARY AND ACTUARY
S. P. L0CKW00D, V. PREST. ft GENL. MANAGER
WILLIAM F. STILZ, SUPERVISOR OF AGENCIES
C. S. BUSS,Genl.Agent
SILVERTON, OREGON.
hold of and use it to your own advan
tage and advancement, and you will
find that in tin le you will be rewarded
with success.
CHIEF FEATURES OF PRESI
DENT'S TRUST LEGISLATION
PLANS.
1. Effectual prohibition of the in
terlocking of directorates.
2. A law 'to confer on the Inter
state Commerce Commission the pow
ef to regulate the financial opera
tions by which railroads nre sup
plied with the money they need for
their proper development and improv
ed transportation facilities.
3. Definition of the "many hurt
ful restraints of trade" by explicit
legislation supplementary to the Sher
man law.
4. Creation of a commission to
aid courts and to oet ns clearing
house of information in helping busi
ness to conform with the law.
5. Penalties to fall on individuals
responsible for unlawful business
practice.
0. Prohibition of holdiin; compan
ies.
7. Giving to private individuals
the right to found suits for redress
on facts and judgments proved in
Government 'h suits, and providing
that statute of limitations should run
only from the date of conclusion of
the Government s action.
The message of President Wilson
might well be called one of "Good
Cheer" for in his recommendations,
he does not advocate any destructive
process, but is seemingly following up
the plans of past administrations in
amending the "Shorman Act" in such
a way that it will cover present needs.
OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED THIS
YEAR
Here is a list of officials to be clcct
1 from the state at large this year,
and the salary of each.
United States Senator, at $7,.V0 a
year.
Governor, at $5,000 a year.
Membes of Congress from f irst,
Second and Third districts, at ff7,.r00
a year.
State Treasurer, at $4,.r00 a year.
Attorney-General atl $3,000 a year.
Four Justices of Supreme Court, nt
.$4,500 a year.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, at $3,000 a year.
State Labor Commissioner, at $:,,-
000 a year.
State Enginer, at $3,000 a year.
One railroad Commissioner, nt $4,-
000 a year.
County officials will also be elected
this fall. You want to take part in
this election, so it will be your duty
to register as soon as possible, tt
posted on candidates and be ready
to begin right by taking an active
part in the primaries in May.
HE VOTED FOR TAFT, MAYBE?
A neighboring villiage politician, was
a Portland visitor recently and
while walking near the Post Office,
he met an able bodied man who held
out his hand and said. Well we voted
for Taft and lost, didn't wef He was
a stranger to our neighbor. How do
you know I voted for Taft was the
answer. 0! I can tell say friend
I want you to lend me a quarter I
am a good mechanic out of a job and
I am hungry. He got the quaitei.
We Taft men have got to help one
another until better times come.
There is no question how llint fellow
will vote next time, he is having a
taste of the real good times promised.
ALL AROUND
Gleanings of Interest From X
our Exchanges and Elsewhere,
At a recent meeting of the manag
ers of the Oregon State fair, a'ri.nge-
ments were made for an eugenic expo
sition this year. The age limit will
be the same as last year, from 12 to
48 months, and the boy and girl win
ning the championship prizes will be
rewarded by a trip to Sun Francisco
exposition in 1015, including all ex
penses for one week. O. M. Pliiu nie r,
OF LIFE INSURANCE
LOOKING FOR?
IT COSTS NO MORE
THAN ORDINARY LIFE
COMPANY
W. A. ANDERSON, DistAgt
DALLAS, OREGON.
manager of this department, Mates
he has served notice on the whole
United States that Oregon is going
to send to San Francisco two of the
finest babies and he exacts, if the
other states accept the challenge, to
see there a collection of 100 of the
most perfect children in the world.
Newberg is getting after the Ore
gon Electric and "The Empire Build
er," because two years ago 'the com
pany gave the city a bond in rot urn
for a franchise, in the sum of $10,000,
which was to be paid the city if ears
were not operated in the city in ac
cordance with the terms of the fran
chise, within 18 months. The time
has elapsed ,and the cars are not run
ning, nor is any beginning made on
the work of constructing a road in
the city. The city consequently wants
the Oregon Electric to come through
with its $10,000. It can use the mon
ey. :
Peter Kilkenny, who Inn a record
for escaping from the Poys' Indus
trial School at Salem, has been re
turned to the school nl'ler his sixtl
'getaway." Although only 13 yearsr
of age, the lad is by far t lie most
elusive charge the nulhoritics of the
institution have ever known. After
three days of freedom this lime he
was captured by Policeman Flake
just after he is believed to have
robbed a house, lie !m! in his pos
session articles which ha 1 been taken
from the house.
The gas engine luu lately been
pub to a novel and promising use.
By means of n proprcllcr wo'kim; in
the nir it is made to drive boats over
shallow inland waters. Streams too
shallow for old-fashioned navigation
are made available for oomnicrco bv
this device. It will also bo useful on
canals, where swells are destructive
to the banks. A bout driven by an
air propeller moves through the water
with very little disturbance.
A setback was- given woii'iau suff
rage last Saturday by the Democrats
of the house rules cor.wni; ;e.'. In
executive session the majority in the
committee voted practically unMii
monsly against a favorable report
on a resolution to create a new spec
ial house committee on woman sntl
rage. Twenty-six patents to timbei lands
near Sumpter, in Baker County, ami
valued at more than $75,000, belong
ing to the Hewitt Laud Company, a
holding corporal ion for Henry Hewitt,
Jr., a Taeonia millionaire, were or
dered forfeited to the government
Monday by Federal Judge Bean, on
the grounds that fraudulent methods
Were used in securing tihem.
Albany got rid of Kimcr's I. W. W.
army last Friday by escorting 'them
out of town with an armed I'orce.
They had a hard time getting the
army started and Had the tire de
partment out but before the water
was started the army moved out.
The I-ehanou council having refused
to grant a franchise lo mill owners to
string wires und supply the city with
electric light, the citizens have tuknn
the matter up by initiative and have
tiled a petition requiring; the matter
to be submitted to the people.
Six old Romen coins, valued by the
University of California at $5,000
apiece, were overlooked Inst Saturday
night by thieves, who broke ito the
coincases at the university library.
Other coins having a value of about
$50 were stolen.
The Christmas edition of the Coos
Bay Times issued January 8th, was n
genuine booster paper and showed a
prospective of what they expected
to be in 1015. We hope they will
not be disnpMintcd, much advance
ment will be made nil over Oregon
by that date.
The proprietors of the Saturday
Evening Post now boast of a paid
circulation of 2,107,000 copies a week
for that publication. At 5 cents r
Copy, over .f 10.,,IOb. "hum .busi
ness, Hint.
Klevcii deaths in Xew York proper
und fil'leen ill the greater citv were
accounted for last Thursday, .is di
rectly due to the cold wave.
bill was (lied in the House of
Represntntives Monday, appropriating
J5.000.000 a yearr for federal aid to
road const met ion in the various ..itites
proportion to the rural delivery
and past mules, in each slate.Orc
gon's share of this fund is h'gured at
$121,000.
During the past year Monmouth,
Oregon has sient $110,000 for local
improvements, including a $40.W
high school and street iinpwen.enls
costing $22,000.
The Only One in County.
The Dallas Mercantile ConqMiny has
just received an automatic improved
F.lliott button machine. This ma
chine is used to sew buttons on shoes
and is a very complicated one. It
sews the buttons on with wire, and
when one is on, another is ready to
fall in place. It is the only automatic
machine of that kind in. the county.
At Salt Creek High School.
"Paddle Your Own Canoe," play
o he given at the Salt Creek High
School, at 7.30, January 31st. 1014.
followed by basket social. Every
body cordially invited. Remember
the date and come!!!
Legal blanks tor sale at thlsoAoa.
PRACTICAL TALKS
BY GOVERNMENT
FARM EXPERTS
No. II. Use of Foreign Plants.
Selecting Good Breed
of Chickens.
V - I L
(Official News Summary of Up to Date
Matters Compiled by the United
8tatea Department of Agriculture.)
HE United States department
of agriculture Is distributing
among agricultural Institutions
100,000 foreign plants of mis
cellaneous types, among which are the
Chinese wood oil tree, the Chinese ju
jube and the papaya.
The Chinese wood oil tree produces
one of the best drying oils known. It
Is stated that the use of this oil baa
already hud a revolutionary effect on
the varnish Industry of the United
States. It bag largely taken the place
of kauri gum and has made possible
the manufacture of a quicker drying
varnish which Is less liable to crack
than that made from kauri gum, and
It has been found of special value In
waterproof priming for .cement Ex
periments have shown that the trees
can be grown successfully In the Unit
ed States. They are being cultivated
near Tallahassee, Fla.
The Chinese jujube produces one of
the five principal fruits of China and
has been cultivated for at least 4,000
years. It Is highly esteemed in the
Celestial Kingdom and has hundreds
of varieties. The tree is being suc
cessfully grown at Chlco, Cut., and the
fruit baa been candled In sirup and
dried. Many of the varieties preserv
ed bave almost the size, shape, color
and flavor of dates.
It is a fruit as delicious as dates and
capable of being grown hundreds of
miles farther north than the date palm.
Trees grown in Washington were en
tirely uninjured by temperatures 20
degrees below zero. Besides its cold
resistance, the jujube has the great
advantage of being almost immune to
frost in spring because the leaves and
flowers appear very late in the season,
it Is also a drought resisting plant
There are many wild species on which
It 'can be grafted and which will
grow in semlarid territory or on alkali
land.
It is doubtful whether there is any
fruit tree in the world that grows as
rapidly as the papaya or that yields in
so short a time. There is probably no
better known fruit tree in the tropics
than the papaya, which is now well
distributed throughout the frostless re
gions of the globe. The tree bears a
delicate, wholesome and delicious fruit
especially vuluable for invalids and
others with weak digestion. There is
constunt demand for good varieties of
this fruit in the south. It grows to
perfection tn southern Florida, and,
since it has been successfully grafted,
varieties of standard excellence can be
cultivated. The Juice of the fruit fur
nishes the papain of commerce, which
is used extensively as a digestive.
Leeson In Home Canning.
To eliminate waste and save surplus,
to encourage greater production, to
teach labor and time saving in home
canning, to arouse greater interest in
efficient and economic borne manage
ment, to teacb relation of home man
agement to farm and business man
agement and to establish a more direct
route for foodstuff from soil to stom
ach. The above are reasons set forth by
the department of agriculture in the
Interest of home canning, and here are
some of the results as advanced by
the department:
Greater human efficiency through a
properly fed body; fruit vegetables
and greens as substitutes for patent
medicine; greater joy In living and a
longer life; fruit and vegetables for
human diet every day, and the use of
fruit and vegetables to keep out of
graves and poorhouses.
Selecting Good Breed.
"Be sure that the male at the head of
the Sock is pure bred. I'ure bred poul
try means uniformity of products. Uni
formity of products means increased
profits if products are properly mar
keted." advises the United States de
partment of agriculture to farmers and
poultrymen in order that they may get
the most profitable results from poul
try raising.
The Mediterranean or egg breeds
are Leghorns, Minorca. Spanish. Blue
Andalusians and Anconaa: the Ameri
can or general purpose breeds are
Plymouth Rocks. Wyandotte. Javas.
Dominique. Rhode Island Reds and
Buckeyes: the Asiatic or meat breeds
are Brabmas. Cochins and Langsbans.
and the English breeds are Dorkings,
Orpington and Redcaps. For farm
nee the Americas breeds are probably
the best"
I "Hare everything ready beforehand
and start your batching operations ear
I ly In the year." Is tbe advice of the de
! pertinent of agriculture In connection
with tbe raising of chickens both nat-
urally and artificially. "A well ventl
I lated cellar Is tbe best place to operate
k l.M.h, o - that th Ini-iitnttnP
is running steadily at the desired tem
perature before Ailing it with eggs.
Do not add eggs to a machine during
incubation. Turn tbe eggs twice daily
after tbe second and through tbe eight
tenth day. Cool tbe egg once daily,
according to the weather, from tbe aer-
i '
enth through the eighteenth duy. Turn
the eggs before caring for the lamp.
Keep tbe lamp and wick clean. Test
the eggs on the seventh and fourteenth
days. Do not open the machine after
the eighteenth day until the chickens
are hatched. Eggs saved for hatching
purposes should not be subjected to
high or low temperatures.
"The hen Is the most valuable Incu
bator for the farmer if she is given
proper care and attention. In' cold
weather place from ten to thirteen
eggs under the hen; in warm weather
from thirteen to fifteen.
"Always test the ben on china or
nest eggs before setting. Use insect
powder freely to exterminate lice when
necessary. February, March and April
are the best months for hatching. If
several bens are set in one room it Is
desirable to conllne them in good nests.
Straw and hay make good nesting ma
terial. "Broody hens should be moved to the
permanent sitting nest at night Whole
corn is a good feed for sitting hens.
Water, grit and dust baths should also
be provided. All eggs should be tested
by tbe seventh day, whlcfh often makes
It possible to reset some of the bens.
"Toe murk the chlcloens as soon as
they are hatched. This will enable you
to tell their ages later. Powder the
chicks occasionally during the first
eight weeks. Chicks should not receive
feed untjil they are thirty-six hours old.
A VERT SICE HEN
In cool weather ten to thirteen chicks
are sufficient for one ben. while in
warmer weather fifteen to twenty can
be cared for successfully. Never mix
chicks of different ages. Coullue the
hen until the chicks are weaned. The
coop for hen and chicks should be well
ventilated, easy to clean and of suffi
cient proportions to insure comfort"
Common Diseases and Treatment.
"All diseased birds should be isolat
ed," states the department of agricul
ture in discussing the different diseases
so common umong chickens und their
remedies. The several diseases and
their cures as set forth by the depart
ment are:
Colds and Roup. Disinfect the drink
ing water as follows: To each gallon
of water add the amount of potassium
permanganate that will remain on the
surface of a dime.
Canker. -Sprinkle a little flowers of
sulphur in the mouth and throat of the
bird und put some chlorate of potash
In the water; also carefully remove the
exudate with the aid of wur.ni water
and apply a 2 per cent solution of
creolln to the diseased tissue.
Chicken I'ox. Apply a touch of iodine
and carbolated vaseline to each sore.
Gapes. New ground and vigorous
cultivation will often remedy this trou
ble. Scaly Legs. Apply vaseline contain
ing 2 per cent of creolln to the uffect
ed parts and after twenty-four hours
soak in warm soupy water. Repeat
treatment until cured.
Diarrhea In Hens. Low grade wheat
flour or middlings Is good for this trou
ble; also give teaspoonfui of castor oil
containing Ave drops of oil of turpen
tine to each fowl.
Bowel Trouble. Well boiled rice mix
ed with a little charcoal will often
check this complaint Dissolve fifteen
grains of crude catschu in each gallon
of drinking water.
Demonstration Work In South. !
As the result of grass demonstration
work conducted by tbe department of
agriculture during tbe post few years,
southern farmers are beginning to
grow crimson and bur clover and oth
er legumes very extensively, and the
demand for seed from the south at
present has been unprecedented. From
reports received from agents of the
department It was believed that more
than 100.000 acres would be sown In
crimson and bur clover and vetch in
the southern states In the fall of 1013
on farms where none of these crops ;
have ever been grown before.
Lespedeza Is rapidly spreading over
Louisiana, south Mississippi and Ar
kansas, and the department bas had
ome very successful demonstrations !
with this crop In south Alabama dur
ing the year.
Trial by Jury.
The estalilishmci.t of the trial by
Jury runs hack even prior to the time
if Alfred the Great He is said to
have organized juries of twelve men j
i.s now in practice, but even earlier !
six Welsh and six Anglo-Saxon free
men acted as a Jury where there was ',
a dispute between Welsh and Saxons.
Clear Inference.
"Jim told me a riproaring Joke that
was played on some member of your
club last evening. Were you there?'
"Yes. I was there: It was an abom
inable, farfetched"
"O-oh: Jinx did not tell me that yon
were the man it was on. Houston
Post
. Strangeness of the Sex. i
A woman can become highly exi-ited
ever the fact that a bride Is starting i
nt in married life with machine hem
med napkins- Cincinnati Enquirer.
Weight of Snow.
A cubic foot of newly fallen snow
weighs five and one-half pounds and
has twelve time the bulk of an equal
weight of water.
I wasted time, and new rime doth
waste me Shakespeare.
liiiiinifii mam.
Pure Food Grocers
When you purchase
groceries at our store
you can' rely on their
Purity and Cleanliness
We guarantee our
Butter and Eggs
as Strictly Fresh
Our Canned Goods
are of the 1913 pack
Our Teas and Coffees
are of good quality
and reasonable In price
Free Delivery
Hobsn&Boydston
Phone 1271
FLESHER
eat MarKet
WE PAY THE HIGHEST
CASH PRICE FOR ALL
COUNTRY PRODUCE
PHONE 13
Dallas, Oregon
Dallas Iron Works
IVIiit'hiiilsts Foundryraen -Makers.
Pattern-
SAWMILL WORK A SPECIAMTf
"We are prepared to dc any kind of
Iron (i ud Brass work. Lumber trucks
and Stock work on hand. We make
the best and cheapest Stump Puller
on tnc market. Prion reasonable.
CityTransfer
W. R. COULTER, Proprietor
The world moves itself;
' We move anything else
Piano and Furniture Mov
ing a Specialty
Stand Kersey's Confec
tionery. Phone 1061
Residence Phone 1202
IS
COMING
Open your ears and wi
den your eyes and
you will find something
to put you wise.
Rev. Edith Hill Booker,
the State President of the
Women's Christian Tem
perance Union of Oregon
will give a Free Lecture
in the High School Audi
torium, Tuesday, January
27th, at 8 p. m. Rev.
Booker is an able speaker
and brings a very interest
ing message.
COME AND HEAR HER !
YOUR HAIR NEEDS
PARISIAN SAGE
Unsightly, matted, colorless, sern?-r-
hair mr.ile fluffy, soft, abundant
and radiant with life at once. Use
PARISIAN SAGE. It comes in 50c.
bottles.
The first application removes dan
druff, stops, itcliinsr scalp, cleanses the
hair, takes away the dryness and
hrittleuess. increases the beauty of
the hair, maliiuj? is wavy and lustrous.
Everyone needs PARISIAN SAGE.
CONRAD STAFRIN
L
West Side Marble
WorRs
G. U. BAWKISS. Proprietor.
MOM lF-NTS. HEADSTONES AST)
CTRBISG.
A Complrtr line of All tale Dea4iw.
x)
When We Hand
You Our Esti
mates I-
at the cost of the lumber you require
you can depend upon It that the fig- .
ures will be as low as flrst-clasa, well
seasoned lumber can be sold for hon
estly. If you pay more you pay too
much. If you pay less you get leas
either auriltty or quantity..
Willamette Valley
Lumber Co.
LODGE DIRECTORY
LMTIil) AKT1SANS Dallas Assem
bly, No. 46, meets on first and third
Moniye ct each month at Wood
man hall. Visiting members made
welcome.
W. J. WHITE, M. A.
WILLIS S1MONTON, Secretary.
WOODMEN. OF. THE. WOULD
Dnlhis (,'ump No. 20!) meets ill W. O.
W. Hull on Tuesday evening of each
week. J. . Driscoll, Consul Com.
V. J. Craven, Clerk.
A. F. & A. M. Jennings Lodge, No.
9, meets second and fourth Fridays
of each month, in Masonic hall on
Main street. Visiting brethren wel
come. W. R. ELLIS, W. M.
WALTER S. MTJIR. Secretary.
Professional Cards
DENTIST AND ORTHODONTIA
DR. CLINTON L. FOSTER,
New City Bank Building.
Office Phone 931.
DALLAS
OREGON.
DENTIST
M. IIAYTER
Dallas National Bank Building
Dallas Oregou
Olive Smith-Bicknell
Teacher of
PIANO and ORGAN
Studio 712 Oak St.
DALLAS OREGON
Dr. Louis O. Altaian
Homeopathic Physician,
General Practice.
Special attention to Asthma, Dropsy,
Gall stones and ttneumatism.
Office and Res. 296 N. Liberty St.
Phone Main 147. SALEM, ORE.
Chiropractor Phone 1304
DR. D. G. REMPEL
Nerve Specialist and Spinal Adjuster
Office, 513 Church Street, near depot
Consultation and Examination Free.
DALLAS, OREGON
JJENTIST
B. F. BUTLER
Office over Fuller Pharmacy.
Office hours from to 12 a. m.i 1
to 5 p. m.
Dallas Oregon
Fhone 1183-2
R. !. CHAPMAN
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
AND EMBALMER
Calls promptly answered day or night
Dallas, Oregon.
' ED. F. COAD,
Attorney at Law,
Probate Cases a Specialty.
Room 20, National Bank Bldg.
G. O. HOLMAN
LAWYER '
Office In Wilson Building.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WALTER L. TOOZE, JR.
Dallas National Bank Building
Dallas Oregon
ATTORNEY AT LAW
OSCAR HAYTER
Rooms 6 and I, Uglow Bldg.
Dalles Oregnt
ATTORXEY-AT-LAW
D. H. UPJOHN
Rooms 19-26
Dallas National Bank Bldg.
DALLAS OREGON.
ATTORNEYS AND ABSTRACTORS
BROWN St. SIBLEY
Abstract promptly made.
Notary Public, Collections
Ulll 8t Down-stairs. . Dallas. Ore.
SIBLEY to EAKIN
The only reliable set of Abstracts In
Polk County. Office on Court street.
Dallas, ... Oregoa