EIGHT PACES
- PAGE EIGHT.
THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERP RISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
Children Cry for Fletcher's
"THE LITERARY RIVALS." THE EMPEROR'S
STAR.
The KlndTVou Have Always 'Bought, nnd 'which has been
-in use aor over Co years, (lues borne tlie signature
in.ii ihm'wwii matte turner nta per
ssoiuil supervision since its infancy
1' Allow- no mo to deceive you in this.
Jill Counterfeits, luiltntionsaml Just-us-gootl" are Iwt
Experiments that Xrillu with and endanger tlie health
Infant ;anl Cluiaven-CLfcipiirieuce against luspwhoancU
What is CflSTORIA
Cntoin is a hmmilews5nlhstiate for Castor OH, Pm
:gorio,irrtps and mrfliinjr .vrups. It is pleasant. It
vontrJtog neither vOplum, -Mwrphine nor other .Xarewtto
substance. Itespedts.ruavantce. It destroys Vnui
and allays FevwrWhness. JPenr. more than thirty years it
Tins oen in cmttuttt;us8 'fort the relief of Consllptkm,
riattfioney, "Wind vColic, -all Teething Troubles and
liarifliaA. It areffiilates 'the Stomach and Ilowel,
assimilates the IFood.ivlRgiihealthy and natural sleep
The Children's ORttiuieett-Tfce Mother's Friend.
EKUINE
ALWAYS
yBeHES the Signature of
The lindfofllave Always BongM
In Use ffcor Over 30 Years
-tm enntw riwmmrjTT muhwt emirr. wrw row erre.
US Y
Prune Your
Trees Now
TO GET THE BEST
out of your fruit trees
you should use the best
tools. Buy the Kansas
Pruning' Knives.
They do not mash the
limbs.
For Sale By
CRAVEN & HDFF
A Serio-Qamlo o.n .Between Vlotor
Huflo andttri. .Tvvo Dumtui,
It Is erluiw (U'.v natural t hat Mr.
A. K, Duivlilsou, the In ist biographer of
Victor llug. uiiuoyvd by the extravn
CMt eukighwof the set Unit his pred
'MMiirs hud iwrltten, -should lny a
good deal of stress uU'the-givut French
uuui'k laultM and failings. 'Of these tlit
t ctaief was 'undoubted ly 'vanity, Victor
llugo .Inordinately valn valn in
tvlM iUOIllellt Willi -tmpcrh HMKllllllH'f
tttut aliuwt -tlini I t1-l -vault. itself, HI
another with on uneasy Jt'ii lousy at
niy jwitty ami absurd.
Soiur years ago in a review of the
m-wtrk if The.twoiLMimases, fatlHr ami
mui, mi anecdote related that well
Urmdrutus this. trait. . Hotli of the Du-eaa-Nes,
Vlittor .llntm and several others
w.eue chat Hug1 together when a foreign
icutlMimn ws iftreMeiited. who mado
4iii esitellont iiii)premkiii on every one
until ithe iuiiHeiil'f''Ws departure. Ah
be towed dn raking eave he addressed
hlnaietf .to the most celebrated mem
iiere ef the-RTWop and assured theui of
fcie jirlde and -satisfaction lu liavtiiK
Bint "the igrea test fioet. the urea tent ro
wanoer and i the greatest dramatist of
FYiinee."
1 little 'unthinking of our friend to
address .hbii parting compliment entire
ly fto.me.twa Jt not?" remarked Victor
lingo 'Complacently.
The -others looked at each other, and
lie eughtitlre"look.
The'dramatlst-i-that waa you. then,
yoa Ttnltlk.iDumaa?" be Inquired of Du
ma the 7oinrrwi an omlnoua vok-e.
TIk-o :thnuitfatren more appalltnR oo
urrHl to :him. and without waiting for
a peply he turtiedito- Duniaa tde elder.
The romancer, monsieur the ro
maaoer! 1D01I uiuleratand you to sup
pose that by 'the (treatet rotuanoer' It
was you who whs 'denl)rnated? Keply.
mesHdeur!" demanded. Ilia brow
w ithiinderoti8;.ind thecomftauy held
.fbeir breatbjbnt the elder Human, who
never ifound :hininelf at a loaa. anawer
d with iin-eMsy lausb:
But eartainly'lt was I. and the
dramatist waa tny sou. llow should it
be otherwise? 'You did not Invite the
etrt tenia n to dine, and 1 did. You are
not a cook a Rood cook, a veritable
prinoe amonp; cocking aumteur and I
am'! Hla txiniplliiii'tits. sncli as the.v
are. are for as. his prospective hosts. cert band went to Independence last
Bnt the.v are only payment In advance . Thursduy evenliiK on the 7:20 traUii
It Simply Had to B. Put on the Croei
on the Church Spire.
KmiH'ror William Is the busiest man
In (iei niiiny He revises or approve nil
decisions in public matters, supervises
all art and architecture and lectures
everybody, In Uhistratlou of the def
erence aild l his wishes In even the
smallest details, the.v toll In Uerlln,
writes Mr. Samuel . Illytbe In Kvery
body's MaKiiy.ltie. the story of the ntar
above the cross on the spire of the Ida
pei'or William Memorial church.
t)f course the Valser Insisted on r -vlslnit
the plans of the church. The
architect brought the plans to him. and
the kaiser serolcheil out what he did
not like and made such additions as he
fancied before he pave them the lmie
rial O. Iv. The church was built
There was to lie a bl(t Kilt cross on the
spire, and It apeand In it pntar
pliue. Hut. much to the irenerat aston
isliment. when the cross wss put op a
la rite, man,- pointed star was raised
above It on a heavy rod. The Herllners
could not understand the star. The.v
lmpilnd. The architect said the kaiser
had added the star to the plana.
The plans were examined. Then It
was found that In revising them the
kaiser had let fall a drop of ink from
his H'ii, which hit the paper Just above
the cross. The architect studied a long
time over this blot of Ink. There could
lie no npHal, no Inquiries. Ho finally
decided that the blot of Ink slKtilflwl a
star above the cross, and he put the
star there, .inking It to correspond as
nearly as isisslble wltt the outline of
the blot The star Is still there
ARE YOU A COLD SUFFERER?
Take Dr. King's New Discovery. The
best cough, cold, throat and lung
medicine made. Money refunded If
It falls to cure you. Do not hesitate
take It at our risk. First dose helps.
J. R. Wells Floydada, Texas, writes:
'Dr. King's New Discovery cured my
terriable cough and cold. I gained
15 pounds.' Buy It at all druggists.
MONMOUTH COLUMN.
(Cojitlnued from Fourth Page.)
Order Your Easter Suit
NOW. 1000 Samples to
Select From- Fir and Workmanship
Guaranteed. $15 to $50. Cleaning,
pressing and repairing promptly
done.
Frank Schow
Located in Gaines Pool Parlor
ior Tne sniaue .nnrseuiM.se or peppers t anJ practk.ed wlth the
-Biuiiea wun iinuceu rriin ineiu uicn
'hnxe promised to' prepare fur him and
which 1 Invite nr '" "
Tbe wxi awat csr JSf eirktfreA
; tolerantly retenpttMM BtVuldr.
I "S-o; I hare bad enongb of the so-
jclety 'of this gentleman who speaks
j from the stomach, not the hend." he
i stated 'grandly. "You may appreciate
It. llamas, bnt i b'do not. It is true 1
am mot :a cook."
A Cheap' Marino Telescope.
Make nn oWIouk narrow bos out of
i'fonr pieces of quarter Inch board
(.abtmt two feet long by sixteen iucliev
'wide, and tit .a . piece of clear, clean
iglnw across one end. held in place liv
hras heiuled tacks driven into the
wood aud overlapping the glass. Fill
all the (truck with -wealing wax to
keep out ithe light Then plunge the
glaHK .end two or three Inclies into the
water and look through- the open end.
Tliis -Kimple marine telescope is mad"
on the .principle of the more elaborate
glawHew through which to look at the
famous ' gardens under the sen near
the Cataiina Islands. Christian Herald.
Soaking Salt- Fish.
Tbei is a -wro;ig as well as a right
-way to ifresheii suit nnn-kerel and other
salt fifh Those iwlio are familiar with
evaporation .prwesses know tlmt salt
falls to the bottom Now. if you place
your mackerel .with; the wkiu side down
ibj the pun the salt falls to the hUIii
and remains there, ilf placed with the
flesh side down the suit falls to the
bottom 'Of ;he ,pun. and the mackerel
Jsi freshened by ithe souklng In water,
ae :H should be
The "8oheep.
r. iBvans. a witty taember of the
iparliament at .Meltsiurne. was an old
uiiui. a nd the .other .niembers Jokingly
)be sf hhn as (belonging to the era of
Queen Anne
Once liile aiaklug a speerh be re
ferred .ie Quaen A.nne;antl whs greeted
m-lth erli of -"BJId you ikaow her?"
"MTfca t was she 'B'Jie?"
"Yk. sfr." retorted the doctor. "I did
knirw iher. The scbalur lia.eontauiFiorar.v
with H time
band at that
' place. They walked home.
, Many au.omobilrs arid motorevcles
bav DeXui txnk. W.
lag tae past veaa.
At the beginnlne of the second
semester at the Normal school here,
thirteen new students were oirollod
which makes a to;.nl enrollment of
189.
Elmer Bursell, an employ e on the
Oregon normal school dormitory force
fell 50 feet from the roof of the
new bulding at 10 o clock Suidny
moriing a. id rec bed severe Internal
Injuries. Dr. J. R. Matihis was sum
moned and exam!, :ed Hurst II, but
found no bones br Ken. '1 ue In
jured man was tikon to the residen
ce of t'iie doctor, ;,id is under the
care of doc.ors Ma. this and Bower
sox. Much plowl g lias been done In
the country sjrroundiig Monmouth
by the farm rs nnd fruit growers
ajid wfather Indications seem favor
able for an early planting season.
The residence of H. S. Portwood
has been r-shLngled and general I in
proveim'nts made.
M. Haynes of Wisconsin, has been
the guest of J. M. Stone recently. It
had bean for y five years since the
two met consequently the meeting
was a Joyful one.
The new city w'ell of the city water
system is now well advanced by
Sloper Brothers of independence, who
took the contract some time ago.
Work was s opped for a time last
we?k to bail out the large amount of
accumula ed water, and over "i00 gal
lons were taken out In about one
hour. The blast in the well a short
time ago proved unsuccessful, and
' the second attempt will be made by
W. R. Graliam and J, W- White, who
will explode iinother charge of dyna
mite soon.
compete for several other valuable
prizes also, lu the poultry contest
Yhere will lie good print's for win
nltiK trio of each breed; .1, M. tiar
rlson offers $.".00 cash to the boy or
girl tinikiiiK the largest mid host ex
hibit of poultry: The Slate Poultry
Association gives a fine cup for the
best pen of birds (one initio and four
females;) "Poul;ry Life" also gives
a fine Ktip for which they can com
pete; II miser tiros, give an air
gun to the child raising the most
A Shetland pony free
poultry by June 1st; and the North
west Poultry Journal gives a year's
aubscrlptlon to every prize winner
In the poultry department; the boy
who fits and shows, the best sheep
will get' a good cash prlxo and the
one who does the beat in the pig
feeding content, feeding and exhibit
ing two pigs and furnishing an ac
count of same, showing cost, profit,
etc., will receive a liberal prlno which
wo will tell you all about In another
story, and In the prise list which
will soon be published. The total
union of misses offered: Uin children
at the slalo fair Ibis year will be
over latioo.
Now Imysl and glrla don't you
lil.uk It will pay you to try to win
this pony anil somo oilier prizes
thovo mentioned, ull of which you
can competd for while trying for the.
pony, tiet busy with, your cliickisis.
pigs, lambs and gardens.
NO NEED TO STOP WORK
When the doctor orders you to stop
work It staggers you. I can't, you sa
You know you're weak, run down an
falling In health day by day, but you
must work as long as you can stand.
What you need Is liloctrle Bittern
to give lone, strength and vigor to
your system, to prevent Iireak down
and build you up. Don't be weak,
sickly or ailing wlnsi eloelrlc Bitters
will benefit you from the first dose.
Thousands bless them fAir their glori
ous health and strength. Try them.
Every bottle Is guaranteed to. satisfy.
I Only 50c at all druggists.
Five Weeks
MORE
VOTES GOING FAST
N)ine tuie will reeoivc the beautiful $400
Uptom Parlor Grand Piano
.MiHulutc'lv Frio
SPECIAL. Cur this coupon out
ciiui use before February 27.
C"" I T )" V flood oulv from Icbri' -v ! to I i" i 'irv '.'8,
AJ Ul t i l.i'H. liia cmpon ci tit'' ' in' Ten I
I'ii no 'o'es for cverv ('cut ol t heir nil i-hiM i,l it llintr:n i.i ; n!nrn. I
' lii' iij; your cm pon wiili ynti.
I
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Bice Sr Calbrsctii
Two Stores
Indpopndpncp
On gon
Going i EtoporL
When file but 'Iter noMvc-ered if be 'tele
phone the nhrilJ voice of a ilititle .girl
greeted Ww
"HeUoI Is this Mr. Wk?"
"Yen. Bessie." be answered tolndly.
"What can i do for you?"
"Ob. Mr. Wilson, please teU ne
where Krandpa's liver Is! The folks ane
out and I've got to put a hot flannel wi
It, and I don't know where it is.
Ladles Home Journal.
Mrs. S. S. S., Van Buren. St., King
ston, N Y. (full name furnished on
application) had such decided bene
fit from using Foley's Honey and
liTar Compound that she shares good
fortune with others. She writes:
"Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
brought my voice back to me during
a severe case of bronchitis. Oh how
inmny people I have recommended it
ito:" Sold by Williams Drug Co.
Putting It Up te Him.
"Patience is a virtue." said th man.
philosophically.
"True." replied his wife, who thongt-.f
be ought to be earning more money.
"And 111 provide the patience for this
family if you'll only provide the hus
tle." Detroit Free 1'ress
Borrowing Trouble.
"Ever since bis wife has brought alt
for divorce he has looked terribly wor
ried." "Be oughtn't to worry: she'll prow
sbly get it "-Houston Post
A judicious silence Is always better
than truth spoken without charity.
I Bateev
ics cream si irsveu ec wuuei.
A SHETLAND PONY FREE
B-vry school boy and girl In the
state will be delighted to know that
they are going to have an opportun
ity again this year to win a Shet
land pony at the State Fair. The
Portland Union Stock Yards Com
pany are giving the pony and it will
he a nice one. Nothing in all the
prize list at the State Fair last year
attracted anything like the attention
that the Shetland ponies did.
This pony will be given to the boy
or girl who makes the best exhibit
of live stock at the State Fair neact
fall. That , exhibit must consist of at
least one trio or pen of chickens or
ducks,, two pigs and a sheep. The
boys and girls who compete for the
pony will have an opportunity to
D o You Need a N ew
Harness This Sprin g?
HAVE THEM MADE TO ORDER. I HAVE JU8T INSTALL
ED A NEW LANDIS MACHINE AND AM PREPARED TO
' DO ALL KINDS OF WORK.
CALL ON ME FOR PRICES. ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Main Street,
C. D. THARP
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
Ji Winter Drive
is always enjoyable when your
horses anl carriage are com
fortably equipped. A good har
ness and a good blanket for
your horse is something that
lie deserves for his work. We
have the finest harness Ihut is '
made stylish and handsome,
as well as stable goods, blank
ets, robes, and whips.
D. D. Good's