Store Burglar Caught.
On Tuesday evening, some
time after ten o'clock, P. H.
Johnson became aware that some
one had entered the Craven
grocery, two doors east of the
post office. Mr. Johnson hurried
to J. L. Murdock's residence
where he aroused Ray Chute and
Louis Uurdock, and being rein
forced left his help at the rear
door of the store and went around
to the front one, and finding Ed
Huber in that neighborhood
called him to the capture.
On nearing the front of the
store the party inside was dis
covered through the window
whereupon Ed drew out his
match box for a make-believe
weapon and ordered the party to
get his hands up good and high,
which he did in short order and
Ed kept him covered with his
delusion while .Mr. Johnson
burned matches outside for light.
JThe party, a boy about sixteen
years old, was ordered to open
the door and come out, which he
did, and the capture was com
plete. The boy's name is Charles
Hewitt and his parents reside at
Newport. It seems that he had
bought a suit of clothes and his
creditor was bothering him, so
he hired arigatCorvallis, telling
the liveryman that he was going
to drive to Philomath, but in
stead he drove to Independence
Monday . and after hanging
around there for awhile turned
his attention to Monmouth, hav
ing left his rig in the livery
stable in Independence.
He entered the store by the
transom over the rear door, cut
ting the wire screen and break
ing down the apparatus which
held the transom in place. For
his trouble he secured 15 cents
in coppers, by breaking into the
till, and got caught.
The boy has a young appear
ance and does 'not look like a
criminal and perhaps when he
gets well rid of this scrape he
may turn over a different leaf.
He was locked up in the town
jail for the night, taken to In
dependence the next morning
and sent from there to Dallas
where he was given a preliminary
hearing yesterday.
I The Racing f
Maiden I
I
She Would Marry No Man
Who Could Not Out- '
&
run Her
By F. A. MITCHEL
Copyright by American lres Asso-
J rlatlun, mil.
In the Vatican museum at Koine
there in a statue of u lireek girl dress
i(J for running h race. Her body t
covered h.v a single knit garment,
while her llniba are bare. The Btatuo
takes one who giiM iiKn It far bark
toward the dawn of our civilization.
In the (Jredan nrchlpplnRo at a time
when thin runtilng maid of the Vatican
lived was an Island Koverneil by King
Artagones. He had no sons to sue
cred him. but a daughter. Theahla, had
beeu bom to him. who grew up a very
shapely woman. From childhood she
evinced a deep luterest In athletics and
notwithstanding her royal hlitb took
part In pimca which were open to
women. When she was eighteen years
old ahe captured many prizes In those
athletic contests that were Instituted
by the king, her father, and was de
clared the champion runner.
fler miecesa was a sad blow to the
king, for It put Into her bead a fancy
that became a fixed resolution which
aerlously Interfered with bla arrange
ment for the succession There were
several princes among the neighboring
Islands who were suitor for the prtn
cess' hand, any one of whom would
have been acceptable to her father,
but she announced that she would
marry no man who could not outrun
her. The strongest one of them ac
cepted the condition, and a day was
freaking, the royal palace ou their
beads. Beside, tbe prioress had de
clared that she would 'marry no man
who could not outrun her. and this
man made no pretense whatever to
athietlca.
One day. to the surprise of all. It
was anuounced that the philosopher
bad made application for the prin
cess' band and bad offered to abide
by tbe conditions she bad laid down
for her suitors. The city was at once
thrown lulu great excitement. One
said that the race would be given to
the stranger Intentionally, another
that when it should come off it would
be found to be wltti tbe intellect in
stead of the legs, and in this case the
stranger would surely win. All sorts
ot rumors were afloat, greatly exag
gerated from those that had before
been circulated, as to the Identity of
the suitor. A few of her admirers
claimed for him a divine origin, hint
ing that be was tbe offspring of Mi
nerva, beside whose statue be had be
gun bis discourses, and that his moth
er had put in bis bead tbe words of
wisdom that came from bis mouth.
At the other extreme were those who
upheld tbe theory that be was a freed
man.
That tbe race was to be a muscular
one was soon evident from prepara
tions at the stadium for the event,
a large number of extra Beats being
put in for the occasion. It was ru
mored that the king, was no incensed
set for the trial. Tbe king was pres
ent, and his subjects thronged the
atndlum. The prince was known to
be well built for such encounters, and
the princess was regarded invincible
even by the strougest.
When the two Btood on the starting
line It was seen that the prince was far
better developed above thau below the
waist, while the princess possessed a
feature that was both a mark of
beauty in a woman aud an element for
success In a foot race. She was very
long of limb between the knee and the
thlgb. As soon as they started this
superiority became evident. Her
strides were longer than those of her
competitor and slowly but surely car
ried her away from him. She easily
won the goal, aud tbe prince lost bis
suit as well as the race.
This result discouraged other royal
suitors, and King Artagones was much
troubled in the matter of a marriage
for his daughter He begged her to
change the condition bo that tbe
fleetest among ner suitors of royal
blood might take the prize, but she
would not consent. She would marry
no man who could not k beat her In a
race, but she would marry any man
who could outrun her. She was con
sidered to be safe from matrimony on
these terms, for she had come to be a
marvel of fleetness But tbe king was
much concerned lest some herdsman or
nrtisan or soldier In the ranks should
enter the lists and carry off the prize.
One day there appeared In the mar
ket place of the capital a young man
dressed In a loose costume never seen
there before, wbo. taking position near
a statue of Minerva, begnn to dis
course on philosophy At Brst he talk
ed to vacancy, but one passing stopped
to listen, then nnother and another till
a crowd stood rapt In the strangvr's
eloquently expressed Ideas livery day
he spoke, each day attracting a large
crowd and exciting more attention till
the whole city was Interested in his
discourses. Of couW the reports of
what was going on reached the ears
of the king, and the stranger was sum
moned to the palace He was received
In the audieuce hall by the king, the
royal family and the court and or
dered to expound tils philosophy All
were deeply impressed with his Idpas.
When he bad Qulsbed be was Intro
duced to those present. Including the
Princess Thesbta, who found him as
engaging In conversation as he was on
the rostrum:
From this time the strangers dis
courses In I he market place grew less
and his con versai Ions at the palace
more frequent. Among his audiences
at the latter place the Princess Thes
bla was always to be found and lis
tened to his words with rapt atten
tion Later he was summoned to lec
ture to her and her stt.
There was great curiosity to know
whence the stranger hailed and what
was his name. Hut ou this subject he
would give no satisfaction. Some said
that he was from Athens, but of
many (tersons who had visited that
city none could be found who had
ever heard him discourse or had even
seen him there. Others averred that
he was the son of a slave, wbo had de
veloped a remarkable gift for oratory.
1'he stranger neither continued "nor
denied any of these suppositious, con
tinuing to devote himself to instruct
ing the people and Instilling into tbem
higher motives for their living.
It became known that he was often
at the palace and It began to be whis
pered that the princess was coming
under his Influence. F.very one won
dered what would happen If she
should fall iu love with him. Since
no one knew who he was. this remilt
was tbe more to be deplored, and If
it should turn out that he was. as
brfd been reported, the son of a slave
a marriage between him and tfce prin
cess would bring down, figuratively
at the Idea of his daughter's holding
such a contest with an unknown per
son that he had consented to the race
only on condition that If she failed to
win she should be beheaded. Then
those who admired and loved her were
appalled by an edict from the king
confirming this report Suppose that
by accident or temporary weakness
she should lose the race, she would
lose her bead and tbey would lose
their princess.
Such a contest between these two
was enough to excite the citizens of
the Island, and when it was ordered
that the princess should lose her bead
if she did not win everybody went
wild to obtain admittance to the sta
dium where It was to take place. When
the gates were opened a throng at
once poured In that soon filled the In
closure, and they were closed again,
leaving a multitude without.
Tbe princess aud the philosopher
stood on the starting Hue. the princess
with a loose cloak about her to protect
her from the wind in lieu of the mod
em sweater. The philosopher wore
the same baggy garments In which
he had discoursed. When the order
was given to make ready the princess
threw off her cloak, while ber antag
onist doffed bis upper garment and.
unloosening a cord about his waist
dropped his nether covering on the
ground. ;
An exclamation of surprise greeted
bis uncovered body. He proved to be
a combination of bone and muscle,
without a particle of superfluous fat.
Then came a conflict of feeling
among the onlookers. Perhaps the
prlucess would lose the rae and ber
head. Perhaps she would beat this
splendid combination of Oiiisi leg work
ing under a soft white sk:n: What a
mutch between such a perfect man
and woman:
The stadium was an oblong affair
sunk In the ground, with stone seats
for the spectators. The terms of the
race were that the contestants should
go over the course on three laps, the
goal being the starting point, where
was also the royal box. The princess
showed an exhllaratiou or. rather, an
Interest which clearly Indicated thut
she knew her father's edict to be no
mere threat It was a matter of life
and death with her There was that
about the stranger to Indicate confi
dence. None km?W whether he would
doom to death the woman he desired
by winning tbe race, but the prevalent
belief was that he would win If he
could
Tbe signal was given, and the run
ners were off like the wind Tbe stran
ger slowly fell behind, then maintain
ed a trifling distance When they pass
ed the starting point after tbe first
lap It was evident that both were put
ting forth every effort On the second
lap the stranger continued to lose, but
midway round began to gain. When
the point tor the third lap was passed
the two were neck and neck. The
princess' breath was noticed to be
coming bard, while that of ber antag
onist was improved.
The nice was a long one, and when
the runners neared the goal they came
slowly, the stranger in the lead Then
it was seen that the princess was
staggering Suddenly a cry arose from
the spectators The stranger, seeing
that their eyes were turned on tbe
I prlucess. looked back and saw her lying
' on the ground Though he was within
, a hundred feet ot the goal, he stopped,
I went hack to her and lifted her in his
arms She was unconscious
When the Princess Tbesbia came to
herselt. supported by her antagonist,
she appeared before her father, the
king The stra tiger said:
"O king. I have not won the race
against your daughter; therefore your
royal edict does not condemn her But
I voluutarily gave up the contest thai
I might have won; therefore I have
fulfilled her condition of marriage. It
Is time that I throw off all mystery. I
am king or , one of these (!re-lin
Mauds, and I ask the baud ot the prin
cess as one equal In rank with vour
self."
When those standing about the royal
box heard this they set up a shout
which others more distnn". knowing
that good had come to the princess,
took up. and the stadium rang with
acclamations
The young king married the princess,
and eventually one island was ruled
by one and her own Island by another
of her sons. -
Th Water Telescop..
The fishermen of Norway some
times employ a rude sort of water
telescope of their own invention. A
tube i9 procured, made of tin and
funnel shaped, about three and a
half feet long and nine inches in
diameter ot the broadest end. It is
made wide enough at the top to
take in the observer's eves and the
inside is painted black. At the bot
tom or wide end a clear, thick piece
of glass is inserted, with a little
lead in the form of a ring to weight
the tube. When the instrument is
immersed in clear water it is said
that the observers can see down an
tstonishing number of fathoms.
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COURT THE SUNSHINE.
There Are Life and Health and Happi
ness In Its Rays.
The value of sunshine as a health
giving agent cannot be overrated.
It is worth more by way of medi
cine than all the nostrums that
ever were made, and if there could
se a copyright put on it so that ev
ery one who wnnted to use it would
have to pay a royalty on it all crea
tion would want it and be eager to
pay for it. '
But now that sunshine is abso
lutely free we do not think much of
it. We speak only of its disadvan
tages. It freckles our noses and
burns our necks and makes the
backs of our hands yellow, and it
fades the carpets and encourages
flics, and it looks "so hot and vul
gar" to see a house with the win
dows all open to the sun.
So people surround their dwell
ings with trees and vines and hang
blinds and shutters and draperv be
fore their windows till their parlors
are darker than their cellars and
smell quite as moldy and moths and
spiders hold high carnival there.
You go to make a cali and you
are shown into a hall to which the
darkness that fell upon Egypt in an
cient times was brilliant, and you
creep along cautiously, feeling your
way, and find the parlor door
through the s'ound of the voice of
your attendant, and you stumble
into the room and bow in the direc
tion where you hear something rus
tle, and by and by, after your eyes
have grown accustomed" to the
gloom, you see something that looks
like a chair, and you sit down on it
and thank your stars that you man
aged to find it without tripping
over a hassock or upsetting any
brie-a-brac or sitting down in any
body's lap, and you feel that it is a
wonder you did and so it is.
And your hostess will open just
one rim of slats in a blind, and the
light will come in through lace and
damask in a sickly sort of way, and
when you are going through the
hall on your way out you will hear
that blind shut close again, and you.
know that the parlor is once 'more
in statu quo.
There are life and health and
happiness in the sunshine. Outside
of it is death. Why people want to
go into their graves before they are
dead we cannot understand. Every
plant seeks the sun, and in this re
spect the plants are wiser than we
are.
Did you ever think that in a cer
tain sense we are all geraniums and
begonias? We need the light and
the sun just as much as they do. -
Let us have it! It is of vastly
more consequence that there should
be the flush of health on our cheeks,
the sparkle of life in our eyes, the
magnetic feeling of strength and
power in our muscles, than it is that
there should be fresh looking car
pets and curtains in our parlors and
furniture that has never been faded
bv the sunlight Philadelphia In-quir.'
- NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, Eliza E. Hawley, has been
duly appointed by the County Court of
the state of Oregon for Polk County
executrix ot the estate of John H.
Kawley, deceased, and has qualified.
All persons having claims against the
said estate are hereby required to pre
sent them duly verified with the proper
vouchers" within six months from the
date of this notice to the said execu
trix at her residence in the city of Mon
mouth, in Polk County, state of Ore
gon. '
Dated and first published September
29, 1911. . ; -
v" -.' j Eliza E. Hawley,
Executrix of the estate of John H.
Hawley, deceased.
Oscar hayter, Attorney.
NO. 10,071.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C, August 24th, 1911.
Whereas by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, it has
been made to appear that,
"THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Monmouth, in the town'of Monmouth
in the County of Polk, and State of
Oregon has complied with all the pro
visions of the statutes of the United
States, required to be complied with
before an association shall be author
ized to commence the business of bank
ing, .
Now therefore I, Lawrence 0. Mur
ray, Comptroller of the Currency, do
hereby certify that
The First National Bank of Mon
mouth, in the town tf Monmouth, in
the County of Polk, and State of
Oregon, is authorized to commence the
business of banking as provided in
Section fifty one hundred and sixty
nine of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
Conversion of the Polk County Bank,
Monmouth, Oregon.
. In testimony whereof witness my
hand and seal of office this twenty
fourth day of August 1911.
. LAWRENCE 0. MURRY,
Comptroller of the Currency.
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