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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1904)
MA . Done DR. B. Gold Crowns Porcelain Crowns. Dr. Will he at the Little Palace Hotel, Independence, Every Friday. Portland Office, 342 Washington street. Salem Office, Steusloff Building, corner Court and Liberty streets. Work : Without Pain E At Half the Price you have Paid in the past $5.00 j FILLINGS 500 UP Examination Free CROWN tr.v.m .2 ;m This ia a stroDg statement to make but it i8 never theless true. Oar eflorts in Portland for the past nine years have been crowned with success, and we intend giving the people of Independence and sur J rounding country this same satisfaction. If your teeth are bad come to us, we will tell you exactly what it will cost. You may be able to save your teeth. But if not we extract them painless and insert firstclass upper and lower plates for $20.00. Don't delay having your teeth attended to, it only adds to the cost. i E WEST S1DK ENTERPRISE, WRIGHT, Plates $5.00 INDEPENDENCE, OREGON THE GRANGE CmmImw4 y - J. . D ARROW, Clwlkua. N. Y. ' Pnm OorrmtxM Km V Orotic A BUREAU OF EXCHANGE. How th rnaslaaU tlraae la Aulas lie rra. It was In 1ft that the Pennsylvania state grauge established bureau of Information a center or commuuica tlon or, as It were, an exchauge be tween the Patron of Husbandry of that state. U was intended to bring pro ducer ami consumer together ana mi 1st the former tu disposing of aurplut products and uiaks It possible for the conaumer to buy at. lower prices or at leaat to do away with ths services of the middleman and save t least out coinnilsslsn. At the last aeaalon of the Penusytva nla state grange another step waa taken With Tiew to bringing producer and eonsuhicr In touch with each other more easily. - Mr. George W, Outer of Osterburg, Fa..' was placed In charge of the bureau of exchange, sod he waa authorised to Issue an exchange bui letln aa often aa once a mouth, to con tain a Hat of the wanta, for aalea and notices of patrons, and the bulletin waa to be mailed to each aubordiuate grange In the state, where It la pwted In a conspicuous place after having been read In open grange. The first bulletin Issued contained for sale no tices of three farms, Jersey cows, apple I trees, fowls, hay. maple ay nip, eggs, etc., and wanta of a "girl for plain cook ing and general housework." "a quau- ; tity of barley for feed. "Holstein calves," "white Leghorn cockerels," etc. i This shows th lotent of the bulletin exchange plan. - We consider th Idea a good one and the plan practicable, but Its value to all concerned would be enhanced were the bulletin issued weekly or bimonthly at least Monthly or quarterly is too Infrequent We commend the Idea to the state granges of other states as a method of carrying out the principle of "co-operation In grange affairs which Is a fundamental one In our declaration of principles. It is also an avenue through which the state granges may work to make the aubordlnate granges more helpful to their members. Tfc fmrm Help Prablam. ! The Information bureau of the Mich igan state grange is endeavoring to solve the farm help problem. ' It Is trying to secure for the farmers of that state good Immigrant help, and Its plan of action Is somewhat as follows: A. C. Glidden, who Is In charge of the Information bureau, makes s trip to New York sny time when he has requests for twenty persona or more to be delivered at two railroad stations, ten or more at each, so that he can get party rates. The farmer pays Mr. Glidden $20 for each laborer wanted, and he pays the railroad fare out of that He also gets his actual expenses while on the trip. These necessary expenses In railroad fare are to be paid back to the farmer by the employee from his wages during the first three months. Each laborer makes a contract for a period of usually one year at a hire of $14 to $16 per month. Mr. Glidden has already secured sev eral laborers In this manner, and the experiment has proved very satisfac tory. The scarcity or rarm neip is noi only curtailing farming operations very j considerably In some sections, but, many farmers have given op farming! for the reason that they cannot secure beln at a reasonable price. The plan' of Introducing immigrant labor in this manner will be watched with much in terest ::' ' ' ' f Omit Spirit. From all sections of the country come reports of increased grange ac tivity, remarks the Ohio Farmer. Farmers are asking that workers be sent to them to explain the grange. They realize the necessity of organiza tion and the advisability of going into an Order that has a strong foundation, and has made a reputation that con gresses and societies and people re spect. They want an organization that is ready to work, that they can go into and make their influence felt at once an organization with a history of use fulness and a future of power. From every state men and women of the farm are coming together, asking for better things, seeking a way to secure; for themselves a broader culture and an enlarged outlook. Children's Da 7. The third Saturday in June is recom mended by the national grange to be observed as children's day in the sub ordinate granges. No fixed programme la suggested, but the central idea in 'such exercises should be the happiness of the children participating. All the children in the viciuity should be In vited to the meeting, either In hall or grove, and entertained by speech, feast and song. , ' Iacrcaalos Interest. National Secretary Freeman says he is receiving more inquiries for grange literature than usual this year and there is a large Increase In the nuin lor 'of granges organized and the mem bership over a corresponding period last year. 1 Living oa Air. Thar Is a uia lu Arkansas' who claims It Is not neeeaaary to eat, but that all you noon do la to breaths prop erly. II says that lu the osono, or ether, or some other sublimated ma terial, there la all you require for youi sustenance. Not only does he say this, but attempts to prove It. Recently be la reported to have lived on sir and water for fifteen days, to havs.. per formed both heavy manual labor and intcnae brain labor during that Urn aud to have lost but two pounds In weight as the result of bis rather transparent diet. If his theory be true. It Is uot quits apparent why he should break his fast at all; but, then. w art not disposed to be captious. We do not faucy the hew Idea will become popular. There way be a few who will prescribe fyr themselves menu of sliced atmosphere, water con somuie And wind pudding, but w Imagine about a day or two of that sort of thing would do with moat. Tc ths average mortal there la a certahi carnal pleasure in eating wbeu be la hungry or even when ho Is not Flesh Is proverbially weak, and appetites art stroug. Hence In struggle between the two the appetite is vory apt to have Its way. There are very many interesting, not to say startling, possibilities about th new sort of diet, however that la, 11 It should como into vogue. For oni thing. It would have the beef trust skinned to a standstill. All the coin bines that have a corner on foodstuffi would have to take to an air diet them selves or go out of business. It Is true that some Morgan would probably try to organize a syndicate to monopolise the air and water supply. Hut they both are so plentiful and elusive that we funcy It would bo dillicult for even the most up V dute octopus to gaUiet them all in. Hut there is one thing about tin change that does not look so good. Most men work for the purpose of est Ing. If this IncenUve were taken away, there Is a large section of the popula tlon that would grow so naturally no account and shiftless that there would be no living with them. Not only this, but the farmers would be out of a Job, to say nothing of the grocers, bakers, restaurant keepers and hot tamalt Tenders. The hotel men would have to abolish their dining rooms and put Id larger water pipes' and ventilators, while the cooks and waiters would all be up in the air in a very real souse. But a still more appalling possibility looms up. How would we honor our distinguished visitors? In these days we feed them. If we desire to show to some potentate distinguished marks of approval, we arrange for him a lunch eon or a banquet When Prince Henry was In this country, he probably ac cumulated enough dyspepsia to last him the rest of his natural life.' Under the new regime ail this would have to be cut out. When we wanted to honor our guests, we would have to set before them a few chunks of at mosphcre and a bucket of water. ' But there are so many possibilities in the thing that they make us dizzy, as we have no doubt the air diet would If we should try It Have We an Aristocracy ? Has the American aristocrat really appeared? The St. Louis Republic fears that he has. It says: ,.. Tha members of the American aris tocracy may take themselves seriously, as they certainly seem to do. They enjoy the fawning of the toadies and assure themselves that their glory Is what the public meeds out to them In Jubilant ac claim. They gloat In display and revel In the homage which their affluence Inspires. Again it avers that "the American aristocracy resembles a spectaculai theatrical production, with a lavishnesa of costumes and Jewels and preten sions." But does not the rest of the public have to pay too high a price for this theatrical performance? In Flemish the automobile Is a "snel p a a rdelooszoondeerspoormegpetroolrij tulg." If that name should happen tc run over a man. there would be a funeral sure. Or If It got clogged up In the machinery there would be as explosion. A Cincinnati electrician says that be can make a porterhouse out of any kind of an old steak. That is nothing new. So can a restaurant cook. Ai least the bill of fare calls it that The latest .disease discovered by sci ence Is arteriosclerosis. It Is the re sult of the strenuous life. But would not one bring on the disease by pro nouncing Its name! Champion James J. Jeffries Is said to have a rather stolid and sleepy look. This Is before the battle, of course. Afterward it Is the other fellow thai looks sleepy. A Mara' rat. Mere Is a description of the marriage entertainment of the eldest daughter of a knight of King Henry Vlli.'a timet Beven days of feasting and revelrjb 1 were Indulged In, the following lxUu7 among smut) of the numerous ln-ms provided: lleer and ale, f'M two hogs heads of whw, l.t); oils hogshead of red wine, $10; ulna cranes. twlva pea cocks, three red deer, twofve fallow; deer, aertpty-two fat cspons, thirty dosen of mallards and teal, two toan Of herons, two oxen, and among tne Bah turbot, pike, sturgt-on, ling, salt and freah salmon, eela, Ininpreyl, oys ters and porpoise figured. For ths amusement of ths guests jlhere were first a play and straight after the play a mask, aud when the msak waa done then the banquet, which was 110 dishes snd all of meat, and then all the gentlemen aud ladles did dance, and this continued from-the Hundsy to the Saturday afternoon." Ths wed dinar outAt, lucludod In which wss ap parel for the bridegroom, cost $133. Chicago News. Win Kal floats In Japaa. When the kol floats from Its bamboo pole it means trouble Is brewing In Japan. The kol Is a paper fish brave In purple and gold, orange and black, so skillfully made that the wind. Inflating It sets It swirling sud swerving as If alive with an energetic flapping of Its flin. A (Ishormsn will tell you that It represents the carp, that mighty swim mer which makea Its way upatrcani against all obstacles. A poet will af firm thst the kol tj-pltles predominance. It Is all one and the same. When th fish floats over a Japanese dwelling It announces the birth of a male child, but when war la Imminent or In prog- ' resa the streets of the cities are gay with the polychromatic emblem flaunt ing ami flushing before tlio door of every loyal household. This Is equiva lent to the display of bunting lu the Occident when troops go forth to war. Moasollaa Sheep Killers. A recent traveler in Mongolia writes: "On arrival In camp a sheep la killed for the stranger's benefit It Is worth going to Mongolia to cat mutton, which Is unlike any other in my exiieriencv. No traveler who has written on the country falls to mention it. Mission aries, I'rotestant and Catholic alike, refer to Its succulence. The method of killing sheep Is curious and unpleas ant. The animal Is thrown on Its bsck, when the butcher makes an incision In Its belly. Into which be thrusts his hand, where he presumably severs an artery, as death ensues and the car cass Is suffused with blood. He then takes a ladle and transfers the blood ' to a receptacle at his side. No drop is spilled." Memory. The different kinds of memory sre described In an extended article In Cos mos, Parts. It is noted that some chil dren, when they leam a lesson, have only to read It over a few times; others will not remember It unless they have beard it recited; others must repent it . aloud to themselves. These are the three kinds of memory visual, audi tive and motor. Those who need to re cite the lesson aloud to themselves are at once auditive and motor. Certain persons retain s passage well only aft er they have copied it out. These have a comblnaUon of motor and visual memory., ' ' - " ' ' Alpaoaaa Karr'a Dasarer. On the wall in the study of Alphonse Karr's dwelling there used at one tlmo to hang a dagger. Kerr in one of his stories bad poked a good deal of fun at a woman named Colet. Mme, Colet, enraged at being made a butt of, stabbed Karr. He on his recovery ' hung the dagger she had stabbed him . with above his desk, with this inscrip tion beneath it: ( "Presented to Alphonse Kan by Mme. Colet-in the back." A Deep Sea Vampire, An exquisite sea flower, something like an aster, grows at great depths lu the ocean. It looks innocent enough, but It is charged with such a deadly poison that a small fish touching one of the beautiful petals Is instantly killed, and its body is then drawu down by the waving leaves to the plant's mouth and is literally eaten, Paternal Pride. "When I have occasion to punish my son," said the austere man, "I always tell blm that It hurts me more than it does him." "I don't," replied the plain, practical citizen. "Johnny may be a little head strong and disobedient, but be has too much sense to believe anything like that" Washington Star. Taking Out Letters. Teacher Tommy, what did I tell you yesterday that It was called to tuko out several letters? Tonlfuy FlgKj urn Abbreviate. Teacher Then make a sentence correctly using the word "ab breviate." Tommy I saw the letter carrier abbreviate the mall box on the corner. Baltimore American. Safety la Numbers. "I wonder how the editorial we originated 7" "I suppose it was started by some editor who bad to sale into the per sonal character of some husky man and wanted to make the man believe fes'd ba.ve tq lick more than one."