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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1911)
The Herald D.'E. ST1TT, Editor. Entered u second-class matter September 8, t the post office t Monmouth, Oregon, under the Act of March 3. 1879. ISSL'KD EVKRY FRIDAY Subscription Rates One year Six months $1 50 cts Monmouth, Oregon. FJUDAY, DEC. 1, 1911. Turkey lias been much in evidence during the jui.t few days, in America, while on Hasten) continent, Italy been after Turkey too. the has Kugeno is about to inagurate a campaign to secure manufac turies. Manufacturies bring workmen and increase the popu lation, and increased population brings more business, other wise, such as more houses, etc. Monmouth needs a boost in this same; who will be the first to suggest what will etart the wheel of progress rolling. The Chicago Public has the following to say about the value of the initiative for single-tax purposes: "Not only does it make success possible and se cure; as :-oon as the people undeistand the reform and want it, but meanwhile it educates them to an understanding of it. ' One vigorous Initiative cam pain for the singletax, such for instance as the laws of Oregon permit, would be worth even if it ended in defeat. A whole marketful of legislative ad vances, without popular support or understanding." The llKiiAl.n management begs the indulgence of its read ers for the small amount of home reading, this week, as his time has been very much broken in to by persons inquiring for in formation in regard to the pro prosed water works system for Monmouth during the past few days, consequently we have not had the opportunity to rustle for news, but we hope that the demands of the city will nowdo creiiso so that we may give more time to the IIickai.d, We tried to get help but was unable to do so. AN INCENTIVE TO MARRIAGE b, DOROTHEA HALE Corrrlglit ty AtrtTlcnn Press Amo clallnn, UU1. There la tuttiH'tbltiK a bout the portal of ntttrlmouy thut ctm to require new conditions. A set humdrum 8tate Is not likely to be conducive to wed lock. This Ih esieelally true of those Mho are nttslnir out of the heyday of youth. If a man Kiovlnr li:. bach elorhood tr a woman Into Bpln.sterhood wishes to change their condition their beat chance la to take an ocean voy go nt a seasou when they will meet other travelers. Probably there are more tuarrlawa concocted on shipboard In proportion to the elite of the passen ger list than iu any other community. Hut after a couple have mutually re solved to cast their lot together let them not take any uiore such trips sep arately or what has been accomplish ed may be undone. William Martlndale had come to hla thirty flfth year without being mated and was looking forward to a lonely old at;e with horror, Not being very closely tied dowu lo business he re aolved to take a trip abroad In order to relieve that eunul which begins to show Itself In bucbi Ions and spinsters while they are crossing life's equluoc tlal Hue. Miss Susan Kldiidge. aged thirty, bad given up trying to make up tier mind to marry some one of the siu aIe men she had long known and con cluded that If she could not be Inter ested In a household she might at least enjoy a change of scene. Mr. Martlndale and Miss Eldrldge met on a steamer running from New York to Naples. Tbey left the Amer ican coast In chilly weather and found the contrast on reaching the balmy at mosphere of the gulf stream delight ful. They sat on deck most of the day and occasionally In the evening, rising and falling with the swell, listening to the stylsh mad? by the meeting of thc waves and the vessel and each other's chat, now watching a bird sailing above and wondering how it dare fly so far from land, and found It all delightful. w uat an interesting woman." re-n marked Mr. Martlndale to himself. "If I had before met a girl like that I would by this time have been the fa iner or a family." -iiad the young men I have known so long," remarked Miss Lldridge. "had a tenth part of the soul this man possesses I would not now have the prospect before me of finishing my life an old maid." On the Mediterranean tripjhe steam er usually stops at the island of Ma deira. Mr. Martludale and Miss El drldge went ashore together nnd enter ed a garden filled with tropical plants redolent of flowery perfumes. , When they came out of that garden they were engaged. The rest of the voyage was like Ball ing in the heavens on a balmy moon light night. . The critical fashion in which . they had previously viewed members of the opposite sexes from a matrimonial point or view was re placed by an Ideal appreciation of each other Induced by an atmosphere en tirely dllTereut from any to which they had been accustomed. They landed nt Naples, strolled together through the exhumed streets of I'oinpell, sat on the cliff overlooking the Mediterranean nt Corrento and drove together to Amalfl And It seemed to each that the other resembled some divinity perpetuated in marble in the galleries they fre quentcd. They separated at Koine to meet later In America, where they were to make arrangements for their wedding The intervening time had passed. Mr. Martlndale had arrived at home, nnd Miss Eldrldge was sailing up New York bay. She paced the deck with a brow on which lowered a mental dls turbance. Mr. Martlndale, she knew was on the dock waiting for her. Whj did she not wear a happy expression at the expected meeting? And Mr. Martlndale why did be walk through the long dock house with a perplexed look on his face and shud der as he caught a glimpse of the ship on which stood his tlancee? They met. Each strove to put on n smile of wel come, expression of heaven born love. The effort was a failure. Each retain ed a secret 'which must be sooner or Intel broken to the other. "1 can endure this no longer," said Miss Eldrldge as they rolled over the stony streets In a carriage. "1 could never uct a part, I must confess ut once." "Confess?" "Yes. I thought I loved yoil. I was mistaken. On the return voyage I met the man who nt once 1 felt was born for me and for whom I was born. Forgive me for the wrong I have done you; l couldn't help It " A long sigh a sigh of . relief es caped from Mr. Martlndale "Your confession." he said, "has tak en a great load from my mind. 1. too, on my return voyage met a girl wno charmed me and, I blush to say, wou me from you." v P i'or a moment tmit amour propre, I that dislike for being supplanted, to i which we are all subject kept her ! silent, but when she thought of the j complication she had escuped she said smiling: "Oh, how fortunate!" I'oth of these persons had met others with whom they might have mated lilt it needed that something furnlsh I ed by n voynao to Induce union some- thing that is as common on the ocean as seasickness, though much pleasant ; er. Unfortunately all persons who de sire to be mated cuunot try it, because it is expensive NAPOLEON'S LETTER. Th Wi Fox. Tho Lion, the Ass and the Fox went hunting together, and it was agreed that whatever was taken should be shared between them. They caught a large fat Stag, which the Lion ordered the Ass to divide. The As8 took n deal of pains to di vide the Stag into three pieces, which should be ns nearly equal ns possible. The Lion, enraged with him for what he considered a want of proper respect to his quality, flew upon him and tore him to pieces, lie then cnllod on the Fox to divide. Tho Fox, nibbling oil a small por tion for himself, left the rest for the Lion's share. The Lion, highly pleased with this mark of respect, asked the Fox where he had learned such politeness nnd good breeding. "To tell tho truth, sire," replied the Fox, "I wa9 taught it bv the Ass that lies dead there." Aesop. How the Initial "M" Punctuated th Great Conqueror's Career. From Marengo to Moscow was the long swing of the pendulum of Napoleon's life, the one the great est battle out of which he came with his life, the other the abyss which engulfed him. Mr. J. M. Buckley, a literary expert on coinci dences, pointed out how strangely the letter "M" played a part in the life of the great conqueror. Marboe was the first to recognize the genius of Napoleon at the Eeole Militaire. Melas opened to him the way to Italy. Mortier was one of his first generals. Morcau betrayed him, and Murat was the first martyr to his cause. Marie Louise partook of his highest destinies. Mctter nich conquered him on the field of diplomacy. Six marshals Massena, Mortier, Marmont, Macdonald, Murat and Money and twenty-six of his gen erals of divisions had names begin ning with the letter "M." Murat, duke of Bassano, was tho counselor in whom he placed the greatest confidence. His first great battle was that of Montcnotte; his last was that of Mount St. Jean. Ho gained the battles of Moscow, Montmirail and Montcrcnu. Then came tho assault of Montmartre. Milan was the first enemies' capital and Moscow the last in which he en tered, He lost Egypt through the blun ders of Menoa and employed Miol lis to make This VII. prisoner. Malet conspired against him, after ward Marmont. His ministers were Maret, Montalivet and Mollien His first chamberlain was Montes quieu. Niagara and Victoria. What is the true comparison be tween tho power of Niagara and tho Victoria falls in South Africa? The answer is that the flow at Niagara varies between 6t? ,000,000 and 104, 000,000 gallons per minute; that at Victoria is as low as about 5,000,000 gallons in August. The mean avail able drop at Niagara is 1G0 feet and at Victoria 380 feet. Hence while tho minimum Niagara flow repre sents about. 3,000,000 horsepower the Victoria flow in August repre sents only 5S0.000 horsepower, and, accepting the statements of local authorities that in November the flow at Victoria drops to only 2,500,000 gallons per minute, tho minimum horsepower there can be only about one-tenth' of Niagara's minimum. The maximum of Vic toria is not given. Scientific American. Laura Price, M. D. Ollieo in I?. P. Baker's Reside1" Both Telephone!. Dr. J. O. Matthis Physician and Surgeon Office in Postoffiee Building Calls answered promptly both day and night. Both Phones. AUCTIONEER J. S. SMITH, Airlie, Oregon. Farm Sales and Live Stock. Give me a trial. Satisfaction guaranteed P. E. 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