NEWS FROM COUNTY SEAT
Court House Notes.
REAL. KSTATK
Sarali Sholton et hd to Christ
LarstMi, lots 0 7 and S, Work ol.
Thorp's Independence. $o25.
Claud M Lewis et.ux to D W
Ixvis. 47 acres in 1U, $100.
Josiah A YanOrsdel et ux to F
J Cobbs. 480 acres in 9-7. $lt,000.
KinjrwtHul Park Co. to Wilbur
P Lewis, lot 15. block 17. Kinjr
wood I'ar.k. $10.
Hans Iadstoek to Daniel HotT
man. land in 7-5. $10.
School District No. 2o to John
Newton I'esbutiles, 1 acre in
Kickreall. $10.
August H Schroder to Sandy S
Fryer, lot 3. block IS, Ellis' add
to Dallas. $25.
V F PfeilFer et ux to Dallas
City Bank, laud in Original Dal
las. $10.
D A Wright et ux to Ef'ne Jolly,
lots 2, a. 4 and 5, block 24, Ellis'
add to Dallas, $10.
The Young Man
of the Brick
nrp
Bv DOROTHEA HALE
In Coiisiamiiiop.e there has always
been, since us imiiesl by the Turks,
a mis. eliiiiM-i'iis- population. Persians.
Greeks, races of wesleru and southern
Europe are minuted together, besides
Moms from iioiilicrn Africa Souie of
these peopies loriu colonies among
iLemse.ve- and continue the customs
of their unlive nines Coue(Ueut
ly there are a crenl many queer cus
toms iu Constantinople.
Aiiiiiiiu these customs perhaps the
strangest is betrothal and marriage
among the Mimii-s. There ts no such
thing as a courtship among them Mar
riages a,re arranged by contract be
tween the parents of Hie grooui and
the bride, who do not see each other
until tluw are married Yet the human
heart in these people beats the sauie
as among other races It may be well
for a bride if she has not met some
man to whom she has given her heart,
for. fancj tree she may fall in love
with her tiuslmiid or at least become
attached to him as Is natural between
those who live and bring up children
together Hut woe to the young girl
who has seen the man who has inspir
ed her with a grand passion
The marriage ceremony among these
people is aho peculiar as will appear
in the case of a young Moorish girl
called A.vxa. who was betrothed to a
young man named Muley Abdul by
her parents but who had fallen In
love with a voung man she had seen
but once The young. esieclally girls
on the threshold of womanhood, are
prone to succumb before a single glance
of a man who captivates their fancy,
and southern races are more liable to
this than colder blooded peoples of the
north Aya In crossing that much
frequented bridge uniting two parts of
Constantinople, stopped to look down
over the side into the water. While
doing so she uncovered her face, since
there was no man below to see It.
Presently turning her eyes aside she
saw a young man also leaning over the
side, tint instead of looking Into the,
water lie was gazing at her She saw
the lovellirht in his eyes and uncon
sciously returned It
Covering tier face, she pursued her
way. But from that moment she was
changed Her young and excitable he
Ing saw In all about her that face
alone. At least it was all that excited
a response in her Indeed, it became
a part, the greater part, of her being.
It was at this time that negotiations
were entered ujion for her marriage
with Mil ley Abdul. When Rhe heard
of them she had not met the young
man on the bridge, and they did not
especially Interest her-that Is, they
were not repulsive to her. After the
meeting they became n horror to her.
But she could do nothing to prevent
the union that awaited her. She had
met the young man of the bridge
but once, and even if she had seen
him often and they had become lovers
It would not have made any difference.
She would have married the mau pro
vided for her aud that without having
seen him
The arrangements for the marriage
having been completed, the' parents of
the bride and the groom, who were
both Moors, prepared for the wedding,
to be celebrated as It would have been
celebrated In Tangier or Tripoli.
Ayxa, as was the custom, was to be
carried to her husband at night. The
street In the Moorish quarter through
which the bride would puss was lined
with persons to see her pass. She was
at home with her father and mother
and the woman who had nursed her
from babyhood, languidly she hade
her parents pdhy and left them, -
! Ing with her nurse, who In accordance
1 w ith the ceremony was to conduct her
to her husband.
And now comes the strangest part
of this strange custom. The nurse
left the house, carrying a box which
contained the bride, placed it on a
tiuile standing In-fore the door, then
led the animal down the street. Mov
ing slowly to the sounds of wlerd mu
sic, the old woman, the mule and the
bride within the Ivx proceeded on
their way to the home of the groom.
As they passed house after house
friends emerged to salute the bride.
.None knew the feelings of Ayxa. for
she h id not confided them even to her
mother What desperate resolve was
In her fierce Moorish bosom slm kept
hidden there A bride who had loved
another, on her way to an unknown
husband, had beeu found at the door
of his house dead 111 the box that en
closet! her. bv her own hand Indeed
there were those along the route who.
remembering this, shuddered lest the
casing concealed m corpse Hut ueurly
all were as loinl in their congratula
tlons as if Ayxa was going to the hus
band of her choice
At last the home of the groom was
reached lie was not at the door to
receive her. but waited for her within
When a living bride stepped from the
box there were those In the throng who
breathed a sigh 'f relict
Ayxa was conducted by her mother-in-law
to tl - rootu where her husband
awaited her There she was left to en
ter alone She was expected to ad
vance toward him and throw hersel'
at his feet Instead of doing so she
st'-pped short and fixed her gaze upon
Mm Then she sank upon the floor in
m swoon
In a few moments he revived to find
herse t in the arms of the man she bad
married lie was inoklng down upon
her with in-e and delight In his eyea
He was "e veiling man she hud m it
on the briilge
TWO SCENES
IN TWO LIVES
Bt MARGARET BAKU
line might, trust morning an eider
i) geiilien.aii living nil a country rouil
was taking I lie air walking uboiil hit
piuce. It was not spacious, mid the
House was not palatial. They tudi
a lei I an owner of moderate means
nut there was soiueiiung alHiut the
premises ihaj ilelio,ed lie was retiiicd
I here was a w hining of w heels up the
roiui Mini an iniioinoliile appeared He
sale the chauffeur there was only one
person niHiaiil a middle aged lady
well wrapped in fur ' inln-. The ve
hicle had reached a point perhaps a
hundred Minis trom Hie place describ
ed w lieu tlifi'e was an explosion like
i pistol slim. The auto swerved and
in lining so w enl over.
The chauffeur was unhurt. Not so
the lad.v. The gentleman who saw
the catastrophe went to her assistance
She was Iving with closed eyes, but
she soon opened them and looked at
i the man helloing ov er her
J "Tell me. uiail.iui.' lie said, 'how
badly hurt yon are that I may decide
what to do."
"I don't know." she said iu a faint
I voice, "but I doubt if my Injuries are
j serious "
The chauffeur Joined them, and the
'two carried the lad.v to the bouse.
jTwo young ladies, the daughters of
j the host, took her In charge, while the
gentleman telephoned for a surgeon
j When the medical man arrived he pro
i tioitm ed the lady unhurt, with the ex
jceplimi of a sprained ankle, which
prevented her walking He said she
might be driven to her home at any
time. Left alone with her host, the
lady said:
"This is a singular meeting. Mr Can
, tiing."
j The gentleman started. "We have
I met before?" he asked.
"Yes You were once well known to
I me. Hut that was twenty years ago.
I and my age is ust double w hat it was
; then. It Is not remarkable that you
j should not recognize me."
I "Hut you have recognized me."
j "There is a reason for that."
"Will you give It V"
i "Yes. but not directly. I will tell
! you a little story. The scene is the
i veranda of a house on an eminence
! overlooking a river. The season Is
, spring. The hour was that when the
! twilight fades Into night. A new moon
i Is standing over the western horizon,
i "Two young persons were sitting on
I the veranda, a man and a woman.
The man took her hand In one of his;
the oilier he stole around her waist.
; '1 love you.' he said, 'and I wish you
to be my wife ' The words were slin
' pie but more winning from their sim
plicity. It was the happiest moment
of her life.
"Hut not relishing being won too eas
ily she asked for time, promising an
answer within a few days He assent
ed, but reluctantly. When a few days
bad passed she looked for him to come
to her for her answer. He did not
come A month passed and she reoelv
ed a letter from him from a distant
city, telling Iter that he had suddenly
i been culled away; that a new field had
. opened to him, tint that It would be a
' long while before he could expect any
! greal success. Had she loved him
deeply she would not have asked for
; time This waa probably fortunate,
since he could not be near her. a long
while must pass before they could be
married, and lie would only stand In
her way of being settled for life. If
; she agreed with lilm In this an answer
to the question be had nsked was not
necessary If that answer wiih to have
been 'Yes' and ulie preferred to stand
by it she might write him, and he
would do Ids best to make good hi
offer
'This chilled her first and only love
She wrote hlin that doubtless he was
rigid about the matter, and since his
view was hers, she considered his offer
annulled "
The lad.v had reached this point
which was the end of her story, when
one of the young ladles In the house
brought iu a dainty luncheon on a sal
ver She would have lingered, but her
father told her that the stranger waa
not equal to seeing more than one
person at a time The girl withdrew
Then he spoke
"There Is a period In a man'a life
bwtweeii, say. eighteen and twenty-live,
when what he Is to be Is forming He
Is clay ready to thrust into the fur
nace This person you speak of was
then In that condition He was at an
important point of his life when the
two elements, caution and daring, are
struggling for the mastery In his
case caution prevailed And yet for a
ti the chuiict'H between the two were
equal
i "This person who at a critical mo
ment looked behind hlin never again
ciime to a iHiltit where he could con
tldently, fearlessly look before hlin.
He has llvi-, a negative life He has
been a failure "
There was a deep sadness In his last
words The lad took his hand In hers
and pressed it sympathetically
"The carriage thai was ordered has
arrived " said one of the young girls,
throwing npeli the door
The injured woman was helied to the
carnage and when seated thanked
thne he left Tor their kindness, then
she whs dm en ti wa.v
I wonder." said one of the sisters
tlmt evening, "what Is the matter with
papa Kvet since that automobile accl
dent lie has looked so sad "
"Has he v said tne other "1 haven't
noticed It "
Disinherited
Bv HELOISE BRAYTON
When T'oin dickering was lirst mar
ried it didn't seem to him that he
would ever care to spend un evening
tti) where except wlih his dear wife Iu
their cozy little home, and for the first
fortnight he went now here in the even
ing unless he took her with hiui.
. I Hiring the second mouth some of his
preiiiatrluioiiial cronies were having a
little poker party and telephoned htm
to Join them. He did so
That was Pickering's Hrst relapse, but
not his last Inn id. he had a great
muni of them so many that he found
it dillicult to lliul excuses for them.
Mis I'lckeiing was a dear little wo
man 1 a very sensible one She ar
gued that if sin- found fault with her
husband fol leaving her ulone nights
while he enjoyed the pleasures ot
bachelorhood there would arise a series
of altercations which would reuder hia
home unpleasant to him and he would
stay away altogether
Nor was this the worst of It. A mau
j hobnobbing with men must spend
i mono He can't avoid It It's a game
of billiards, a cigiir. an evening at th"
theater. This all makes a coiislderil
ble total. The consequence was that
when his wife felt like enjoying at)
evening where she might listen to mu
sic, of which she was very fond, the
husband's expenditure had so reduc
ed the exchequer that there were uo
funds for the purpose,
i Tills wasn't right. Pickering knew
it wasn't right, but found himself uu
; able to break away from his associil
tlons He said the only way to do
that was to leave the place where they
lived and go to some other Hut when
: his wife asked him how he was going
to get a position In some other place
he had no answer He looked sober.
! and that ended the conversation.
So Mrs. Pickering fell into the habit
I of enduring without complaint.
I One night when Pickering had gone
! out there '-ame a ring at the tele
phone. Mrs. Pickering answered the
call and learned that her husband's
; aunt was very ill and Tom was to
come around Immediately The aunt.
i a maiden lady of sixty and iu chronic
! bad health, was very fond of her
nephew, and It was expected that she
: would make him her heir. Mrs. Pick
' ering held a lengthy conversation with
I her Informant, the old lady'a house
Statement of the First National Bank
of Monmouth, County of Polk, State of Oregon.
Showing the amount standing to the credit of every depositor July 1st, HUH,
who has not made a deposit, or who has not withdrawn any part ot his deposit,
principal or interest, for a period of more than aeven (7) years immediately pri
or to said date, with the name, last known place of resilience or poslolllce ad
dress of such dcositor, and the fact of his death, if known.
HeNiilt'iH-n or IVMoltlc
A.liltraa
Name ol lt'uUur
(Ieorg Rogers
.; Portland, Oregon
STATK OK OltKCON, I
County of Polk t
MS
I, Ira ('. Powell, being first duly sworn, dcHsc aud say Umiii oath, that I am
the cashier of the First National Hank of Monmouth, County of Polk, Slate of
Oregon; that the foregoing statenn'tit is a full, true, correct and complete state
ment, showing the name, last known residence or poslolllce address, fact of
death, if known, and the amount to the credit of each depositor as required by
the provisions of chapter MH, of the General Laws of Oregon, 1'.I07.
IUA C POWKI.L.
Subscribed anil sworn to before me this Uth day of July, A. !., l'.llll.
W Al.TKIt ti. Huown, Notary Public fur Oregon.
keeper, with a view to taking steps to
Dint the missing mau Hut It led to
nothing, and Mrs Pickering concluded
to go to the sick woman herself.
She found the Invalid suffering great
pain A physician was present, and
the house was In a hubbub The old
lady was sure she was going to die
ami had sent for her lawyer to add a
codicil to her will covering some small
la'ipiests she wished to make. Seeing
her ulcce, she called her to her tied
and told her to go to the telephone
and lint cease her calls till she had lo
rated Tom. He was the only relative
she had In the world aud she must
have hlin with her wboti dying
Si Tom Pickering was attending
a show freiiiiented only by men no
one knew where his wife was unable
to reach him. She gave It up aud nu
nouuei'd the fuel to Ids ahtit
The old lady men n while had got a
temporary rcllci ant! was In hue con
dition to be align with (he man she
wauled and ildn t gel She began
a lire of questions at his wife as to
Ills habits winch the poor woman tried
in vain to parry The old lady was
very sharp and drew out the fact. In
spite of Mrs Pickerings efforts to con
coal It. that I'mn was awn.v most or
the time nights spending II with his
men cronies
'And what do yon On?' nsked the
sick woman
"Oh, I am a great home ImkI.t I don't
mind staying alone.
"Hiu!' The old lady thought a few
moments, then asked that the attorney
be sent to her When he came she ill
reeled him to draw a will for her to
sign leaving all tier property to Mary
Klleii Pickering The young wife was
present and heard the order She was
much relieved thinking that the old
lady was about to disinherit her hus
band and leave her property elsewhere
Kllen made no couinient. sitting silent
until the will was drawn, signed and
witnessed Then she pill her arms
about the testator and assured her that
sUe would live to make a dozen wills
At midnight Mrs Pickering went
home. Intending to return early In the
morning Tom came In about '1 o'clock
and was about to go to his aunt when
a telephone message came stating that
the Invalid had passed away. Mrs
Pickering gave her husband an ac
count of what lind passed excepting
thai he had been disinherited In her
favor
The day after the runeral the will
was opened III presence of those In
terested and Toiii Pickering, who was
not named In the Instrument. When
he heard his wife's name read out as
Inheriting what lie had expected he
was astonished Then, recovering his
equanimity he said
"Well It's all In the rainlly. You
can transfer It to me you know "
Hut Mrs Pickering had endured
quite enough from having the family
Income controlled by her husband, and
the transfer was never made. Indeed,
she cotitrol'ed the Income of her Inher
ltanee herself However, Tom had re
ceived a lesson and turned over a new
leaf He I.' now a middle aged man
and does not care to spend money for
trifles Hot he would prefer that hla
aunt s estitte should be, In his peaaoa
Ion Ale For Breakfast,
Alo unJ bread were the chief
items of the royal breakfast in old
en times in England. The quantity
of ale consumed by ladies at break
fast in those days was considerable,
for in the reign of Henry VIII. the
maids of honor were allowed for
breakfast "one diet loafe, one man
ehet, two gallons of ale and a pitch
er of wine." A Lady Lucy made a
mighty tonic of the national brew.
Her breakfust was a chine of beef,
a loaf and a gallon of ale, and for
her pillow meal a posset porridge,
a generous cut of mutton, a loaf
and a gallon of ale. Westminster
Gazette.
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Mail Arrivea as Follows:
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Newbcrg and Corvallis train.
H:f)!i A. M., Arrive from Salem iiti'l
Portland.
U :0.rt A. M., PVoni Airlie train
11:1.1 A. M., From Portland and
' Corvallis train.
11:15 A.M., ... From lnilcK'tiilence
i l:ir 1". M.. From Dalian
U:-I0 P. M., From Portland
and Corvallis tram.
2:10 P. M., . . , From Independence
! fi :.'!5 I', M., ... ... From Airlie
7::tb P. M., From Portland,
Newbcrg and Corvallis.
17:30 1'. M ,. . From Independence
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f.::l'i A. M.,
fi::t,r. A. M.,
Corvallis,
7:ir, A, M., . ...
H:f.r. A. M .,
train.
8:.V. A. M
11:15 A. M
1:25 P. M.,
Corvallis train.
1:26 P. M.,
4-.H0 P. M.,
5::t5 P. M.,
To Salem
. To Portland and
To A hi ir
Portland and Corvallis
. . . To Independence
To Dallas
To Portland and
. ... .To Independence
. . To A irli
To Portland,
j Newberg and Corvullia.
J 7:15 P. M To Portland,
i Newberg and Corvallis.
17:15 P.M., To Independence
Church Directory.
KVANCKl.ll'AI. ClII'HCH
W. A. (il'KKKHOY, Pastor.
Morning service at 11:IK) o'clock
Kvening service at 7:110 o'clock
Sunday School at 10:00 a. in.
Y. P. A. Meeting at ti.M p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHCPCH.
J. M. Omtit K, Pastor.
Morning Service at 11.00 a. m.
Evening Service at 7:.t0 p. m.
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. S. C. K. fi:3 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 8:00 p. m.
RAPTIST CHURCH.
G. A. Poi.i.aki), Pastor
Sunday School at - 10:00, a. m.
Morning worship, - 11:00 a.m.
Evening worship, - 8:00 p. m.
Prayermee ting Wednesday, 8:00 P. M
W. C. T. U.
Local Union meets every sec
ond and fourth Friday in the Iv
vangelical church at 2:30 p. m.
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