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THE POLE COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914. MONEY AND A MAID And a Financial Deal That Had a Curious Climax. AN EXPERIMENT IN SAVING. festival at Portland next month will be a parade by the Oregon National (iuai'd, in which the Dallas company will participate. ' It Looked Though the Plan Pro posed by Papa Wae Doomed to Fail ure, but the Little Laieie Had a Big Surprise For Her Fond Parent It is not necessary to, mention her name, but It la of Interest to note that Bhe Is the daughter of one of "the first families of Virginia," and one charac teristic of these same first families Is apt to be an otter carelessness of that which pays for your dally bread and mine and which keeps us all out of the poorbouse money. She was Just rising eleven, this little maid, two years ago when her father first noted her lack of Interest In things financial. Starting as a barefoot boy because of the prodigality of his prog, enltors, be had drifted north, worked for a scant living at whatever he could get to do, developed an ability, studied, worked and climbed until at last be found himself a success and was able to spend about $10,000 a year for the maintenance of himself and the wife and child be bad accumulated. Then Bald the wise papa to himself, remem bering bis days of poverty and stress, "I must teacb her to save." Be tried several plans, all of which failed to bave any good effect Just a year ago be hit upon a scheme which seemed to have merit "Here, Boots," he said, "I want to make a proposition to you. This Is what I propose: I will give you a brand new dollar bill every Saturday night, and 1 will write the date upon' each one. At the end of the year 1 want you to show me how many of those actual dollar bills you have, and for every one you can show me I will give you two. Do you think you can make money that way?" The child thought she could and re peated the conditions as well as ber mind grasped them, but ber fatber thought she did not get them ac curately. "Walt" he sold; "I'll write It out so that there cannot be any error." Bo he wrote: "I will give you a new one dollar bill every Saturday night I will write the date on each one as 1 give It to you. For every such bill tint you can show me at the end of the year 1 will give you two others." Then be sign ' ed It There was a dearth of childish funds for awhile In that household and not a tew efforts on the part of the daugh ter to extort'money from her mother, who was wise and refused accommo dation. But some way, It did not then transpire bow, the little girl dug herself out of penury and Into com parative affluence and that without meaning to exercise guile. She seem ed to nave money tn her purse and was quite able to hold np her end at the soda fountain or wherever else ber little friends gathered, and ber parents, who said nothing at all about It to her, wondered and speculated, finally agreeing that Boots was spend ing at least a large part of her allow ance. The dollar bill came every week. duly Inscribed with the date of the gift and was accepted by the little maiden with appropriate thanks. Then came the Christmas holidays, and the parents wondered If she would save her money or remember them. She remembered them, but not with much expenditure. Then came the last of the fiscal year, and the father Inscrib ed another note and turned it over to her. "Now, Boots." be said, "1 have giv en you fifty-two of these, and I prom ised you two for every one you could abow me at the end of the year. Bow many have you?" "I'll get them for you," said the In nocent child and ran away. The old folks had a laugh between themselves while she was gone, think ing that she would exhibit two or three bills and fully believing that the experiment bad fnlled. Then In came the daughter. She laid a sheaf of bills down before her father. He counted them fifty-two! All un used and bearing bis Indorsement of the date of gift Among them was the agreement written by ber fatber. "Now. now mucb do yon owe me?" ahe asked. "I reckon I owe you 1104," be said, Mbut I cannot see bow you managed to save every oue of these bills and yet had all the money you have spent" "Well, pop," she answered, "It's thla way. 1 told Joe one time that I couldn't spend any money, although 1 had It and he asked me why. I told blra and showed blra what you bad written. Then he made me what you call a proposition. "He bas an allowance of $2 a week. He said be would give me 70 cents a week If I would keep all the bills and give them to him at the end of the year after showing them to you. It'a a perfectly fair agreement 1 bave bad my 70 cents a week. I abow the bills, yon give me (104 and I turn over to blm the $T2. He makes $15.60. and I make (104. And I don't bave to be poor or broke." Now, wbat would yon do with a child Ilka that? Detroit Free Press. ELECTRICITY. i And the Terms Energy, Pressure, In tensity and Quantity. What is electricity? The question was put directly to Dr. Charles rroteus Stelumetz, the famous exoert, In the hope that he than whom no oue knows more about it might be able If not to tell what It Is jit least to give a definite Idea of what It may be. Dr. Stelumetz replied: ' "Electricity is a loose term, used mis cellaneously in referring to all matters electrical. "To give it definite meaning one must know whether reference is made to electrical energy, electrical pressure, electrical Intensity or electrical quan tity. "Electrical quantity (represented in the electrical current) is generally as sumed by scientists to be a substance with ntoiuical structure, the unit of which is the electron. "Electrical pressure is meant In re ferring to the voltage. Electrical In tensity is tile voltage per unit lengths, "Magnetism is a similar term, which does not mean anything to the scien tist. Two pieces of steel may bave ex actly the some structure as far as sci ence can determine, and yet one may contain magnetic quantity and the oth er be without It, or the two may con tain the same amount of magnetic quantity and have different magnetic intensity. Quantity times Intensity equals energy. "There may be the same quantity of water in two pipes and different pres sure, or there may be the same 'pres sure and different quantity. If water, the liquid, water pressure and water power were all loosely called water we should bave the same confusion that the words electricity and magnetism suggest to the scientist. "Is there such a thing as electricity?" he was asked. "I cannot slate positively that elec trical quantity is a substance," Dr. Stelumetz replied, "or that there is such an atom as the electron. I say simply that this is the most commonly accepted theory" New York World. . CITY AND COUNTY : Mr. Peters of Salem was in Dallas on business the middle of this week. III-. Toel has been in Portland this week. Thexe will be vaudeville at the Grand Theater tonight. The report that the sawmill will discontinue operations is without foundation. This institution has a record for sticktoitiveness that's hard to beat. Sheridan will observe Memorial day. POE AND ".THE RAVEN." His Comment on the Tinkling Foot falls and the Bird's Shadow. In a letter written on Dec. 15, 1840, to G. W. Evelett of Phillips, Me.. Ed gar Allan Poe. in commenting on his famous poem. "The Haven," said: "For the purpose of poetry it Is quite sufficient tlint a thing is possible, or at least that the improbability be not of fensively glaring. It is true that in several ways, as you say, the lamp might have thrown the bird's shadow on the floor. My conception was that of the bracket candelabrum affixed against the walls, high up above the door and bust, as is often seen In the English palaces and even In some of the better houses in New York. "Tour objection to the tinkling of the footfalls Is far more pointed and In the course of composition occurred so forcibly to myself that I hesitated to use the term. I finally used it. because I saw that It had, In Its first concep tion, been suggested to my mind by the sense of the supernatural with which it was at the moment filled. No human or physical foot could tinkle on a soft carpet therefore the tinkling of feet would vividly convey the supernatural Impression. "Your appreciation of 'The Sleeper' delights me. In higher qualities oi poetry it Is better than 'The Raven,' but there is 'not oue man in a million who could be brought to agree with me In this opinion. "The Haven,' of course. Is far the better as a work, of art but in the true basis of all art 'The Sleeper' Is the superior. I wrote the latter when quite a boy." Oiling the Salem Eoad. At a meeting of the Commercial lu! on Wednesday evening: it i was stated that Independence contemplat ed joining Dallas m oiling the high way from what is known as the trunk corner to Salem, but the club at that place could not determine upon the matter definitely .until next Tuesday's meeting. This brought forth the information that the county court expected to have the Dallas-Salem road oiled by next Saturday night. THE MARKETS The following is corrected to date of going to press, and are Portland quotations. Grain, Feed, Etc. WHEAT Track prices : Club, 87V-JC. and 88c. BARLEY FEED, $20 and $21. OATS No. 1 white, milling, $22 and $22.")0 per ton. CORN Whole, $34; cracked, $35 per ton. HAY Mixed timothy, $16 and $17; valley grain hay, $12.50 and $14; al falfa, $12 and $13.50. MILLFEED Bran $23.50 and $24, per ton; snorts, ifiio.ou; middlings, $32 and $33. Dairy and Country Produce. Local jobbing quotations: E(f()S Fresh Oregon ranch, 21c. and 2V2C. per dozen. POULTRY Hens, 10c; broilers, 25c. and 2o'c; turkeys, live, 20c; ducks, 12c. and 13c; geese, 10c. and 11c. CHEESE Oregon triplets, 15c. BUTTER Creamery prints, extra, 27'ic; per pound; cubes, 23Vc. and 24c. , PORK Fancy, 10y2e. and lie. per pound. VEAL Fancy llc. and 12c. per pound. Hops, Wool, Etc. HOPS 1912 crop prime and choice, 14c. and Kie; 1014 contracts, 14c. and 15c. PELTS Dry, 10c; dry short wool 7c; dry shearings, 10c; green shear ings, 10c; salted sheep, 90c. and $1; spring lambs, 15c. and 25c. WOOL Valley, 18c. and 20c; East ern Oregon, 14c. and 19c. MOHAIR 1914 clip, 27V2c. and 28c. per pound. CASCARA BARK Old and new, 5c. per pound. 'Pop!" Yes, tny son." This speliin' book Is all wrong." Why so, my boy?" Because. It's all wrong for a little thing like a kitten to be spelled with six letters and a big cat to be spelled with only three." Yonkers Statesman WO BIG MVS Friday and Saturday,May 22 and 23 will inaugurate an era of selling in Dallas, never before attempted in Polk county by any other concern The entire stock of tire BEE HIVE STORE has been marked down to prices than in a great many instances disregard the first cost of manufacture. The reason for this sudden move on our part js plain. The goods must be sold and turned inio casn. EVERYTHING MUST GO NOTHING RESERVED When we first made this startling announcement last week, we anticipated an In creased business, but not until we threw open our doors to the public for the biggest sale in roils county did .we realize the great confidence placed in us by the poeple of this community. As the days have advanced and the crowds have continued to pour into our store to take advantage of the exceptional bargains we offer, the realization has been forced upon us that YOU, the public know and appreciate Genuine Bargains, Honest Mer chandise and Upright Dealings We have no knocks to make against competitors, no apologies to make to the pub lic. Our fifteen years of successful dealings with YOU and the hundreds of satisfied customers, stand as a monument to our sincerity and endeavor to treat you right. You who have visited out store during the days of the sale understand what w mean when we say EXCEPTIONAL BARGAINS. Not only a mere 60c. item marked down to 49c, bHt GENUINE BARGAINS THAT MEAN A SAVING TO YOU. It would require unlimited space to itemize the various bargains here, but we do want to say this: FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK WILL BE EXTRA SPECIAL SALES DAYS. NEW GOODS, SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE slash ed unmercifully. The strongest argument we can make is DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT BUT COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. REMEM BER THAT A VISIT TO OUR STORE IS LIKE WORKING FOR BIG WAGES. IT PAYS. THE BEE HIVE STORE, - Dallas The Pioneer Store of Polk County J B 0 WERS VILLE. Mr. and Mis. Ernest Beuhl visited with Mr. and Mrs. D. N. ICaegi last Thursday. Miss Marjory Haves is working for Lights near Polk Station. Mrs. Snyder, a trained nurse who was staying with Mrs. Light, is back home in Dallas. Cadles lost one of their big work horses last Wednesday. It took sud denly sick Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. A. fiempel aud fam ily, Peter Diehm, Peter Hendricks and Henry Glazman visited at G. Hempel s last Ihursday. Advertised Letters. Following the list of advertised letters at the Dallas postoffice: Armstrong, Mr. W. A. Let thoM who would affect singular ity with mens first determine to b Vary virtuous, and they will be rare to to Try singular Walter Ooltom. One of tha big features of the Rose The Book of tha Dead. The ancient Egyptian "The Book ot the Dead" Is probably unique among hooks. Inasmuch tlint it was Intended for use not in tills world, but In the next. It consists of a collection of prayers and exorcisms composed of various periods for recitation by the soul during Its passage through hades and was indeed regarded as a safe con duct through that region. For this rea son the Egyptians, who themselves en titled It Per-em-hrn, "to go forth from day," buried n copy of the Work, or portions of It, with their dead. West minster Gazette. Test For Silk. If silk splits or cracks it is a sign that Its fabric has been weighted. There Is a simple and a sure test by which the quality of the material may be determined. A bit of the silk and a nintih are nil you need. Light the match unit apply It to the fabric. If it holds its shiiie the silk Is adulterated with some of the various minerals so used: If It runs together In a puffy mass the silk is pure. "Great oaks from little acorns stow," The proverb apt relates. And, let us add, divorce decrees Have surreptitious dates. Judge. "That girl hnd been standing half an hour. Why did yon get up so sudden ly and give her your seat?" "She lifted her veil." Philadelphia Ledger. It injures romance much. Indeed, In case a damsel sweet Expects to get a tender screed And gets a pound of meat. Kansas City Journal. "Mother, when you married papa did you really love him?" "Of course I did, my child. You don't suppose that my love for your father came after I got to know bis bad hah its r Detroit Free Press. Cody, Mr, Michael Cunningham, Mr. J. Frederick, Mrs. G. Jones, Mr. L. L. Killbum, Mr. W. J. Kuykendall, W. A. Sumpter, John Stone, Mr. E. P. Snyder, Mr. J. B. We have various kinds of holidays in this country, but every day is "Dollar" day. A Fond Mothsr. Called to the bedside of a fond moth er's baby boy, the doctor diagnosed the ailment as acute rheumatism. The mother resonded quickly: "Acute rheumatism. I might hare known It: everything he does or says Is just as cuter Philadelphia Ledger. Breaking It Gently. Little Floyd-Why don't you kill that old hen, Mr. Neighbors? Mr. Neighbors What old ben do you mean, my boy? Little Floyd The one that necks you 11 the time. I heard mother say yon had been henpecked ever since yon got married. Chicago News. Legs! blanks for sals at this ofScs. Fashion Frills. Well, what about the minaret gown? If it Is not to bring back the bustle life may still be worth living. Chicago News. Word comes from Paris to the effect that women who want to be tn style will have to wear clothes. Toledo Blade. Among the fashionable confections for women's wear this winter conspic uous notice Is given of smoking cos tumes In chiffon velvet New York World. . A great musician refers to ragtime as "uneducated music," and it isn't so strange tlint its popularity is large ly with that sort of -people. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Garner is spend ing a few days with Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Dunn of Polk Station. 8tranga Collection. The family album is a book Where any visitor may look And see our crandsires decked with ears In curious clothes and startling hair. Washington Star. Both Leak. "Why don't you buy an automobile?" "I get sufficient excitement out of the management of my fountain pen." Louisville Courier-Journal. Tresspass notices, weather proof, for sals at Observer Job offloe. HiilsBros TEA nd COFFEE ' FOR SALE AT Loughary Grocery DALLAS, OREGON OUR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT saisjjjaaa, fc The JBMb& ' ype Linotype Way (ET fl,ways New The Observer Printing Plant is one of the most complete in the Willamette Valley. There is no job too large for us, and none too small to receive our prompt and careful attention. 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