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About West side enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1906)
West Side Enterprise INDEl'KNDKNCE, ORISON, I'KIKAV, Al",;i'sr I'AUT TWO macazsn;: : i.cnn- COUNTESS OF WARWICK. JL STKIhlSC UK A V TV OF EXGLISU WIRT WHO IS IRIKXlt OF WORKiXGUEX. Has Accomplished Grvat Philan thropy, rounUtinii Clrl" School In Dairying-, 'oultr, ttc.-l'romlncni In full ilea. itKlitiiI lm nt lfimt one tlth-d woman whoso wealth mid h.nHI.k have lint pro veil Hiillli'U'iit tu blind Iter to roudillous which surround le for timuto liu'ii inn! woiiu-u. IShe I tho t'oU'itos of Nurwick, long the reign ing beauty of King i.uwnrd'a court, niul who of tin int fuuioim women In tWtl COtltlllCllU. Tho Countess turn recently como In to prominence through her par . Ipit turn In tho KiiuIImIi elections ami I a strong mlvoi iilK iinl supporter of Will Thome, candidate of tho dock la borer for a neat In tho House of Com mons. The Countess strongly sup port tin' contention of tho laboring clement for it labor party In purliniin'iit Rlul gOWIied 111 the lllttt bewitching of 1'nrlHlan frock ami lit a nil automo bile she ban been stirring thing up pretly lively In the forty-five parlia mentary district In which rc;re senlntlvo of orgatilMHl lalor were running for tho House of Commons. PENT DELEGATION TO AVKUICA. Thin very democratic Countcs re centiy wot n doleirntloii of twenty-five women to the l ulled States to study labor condition hero. Each is In trusted with n Uirferent mission. One visited stenographer and typewriter, another went to tailor shop and Ktill another to the factories where young men n nd woiiien ure employed and the entire- labor Held wan auequatcly cov ered. The Countess defriiyed all ex penses of the trip and In now using the materia! which lior delegation brought back to her for speeches to the InlHirinx classes. Not long it go tho Countess addressed a tremendous crowd of workmen. Her stage was n tradesman's wagon and hundred of workmen went without their dinners In order to hear her speech. She watt given a great ova tion, cnlled tho men "comrades and i X'- i TUB COUNTESS OF WAHWICK. friends" and urged them to Htrnln every effort to get a labor party In parliament. "You workers are tho empire," de clared the Covmtens and this with a Buecesslon of spirited assertions she made were lustily cheered by the la boring men. The Countess of Warwick la one of England's most famous women. Bo fore the succession of her husband to the earldom she wns Lady Brooke and pnlned the nickname of "Bubbling Brooke" for having told some V tigs In connection with the famous bac carat pnrtv at Tranby Croft which proved one of the most sensational news stories of the year. The Prince of Wales, now King Edward Vll, was a member of the party and a subse quent witness In the case. TO TEACH DAIRYING AND CHICKEN GROWTH. In the post few years the Countess of Warwick bos devoted nearly her entire time to philanthropic and char ity work. She once managed a linen and lace store hut the venture proved unsuccessful.' Later she founded a school and dairy work and poultry keeping for young girls, a home for crippled children and a technical BCliooL CAXDIED FLOWERS. England Has Begun Strange De mands for Sugared Blossoms From the United States. One of the latest developments of luxury is said to be the candying of fragrant flowers. The notion is not altogether new, for violets have long been made Into confections for the palate, as well as Into boquets for the olfactory organs. At any rate. It seems that the fash Ion has acquired a new Impetus of late, and a candied violet Is cnl"R to be regarded as an acceptable "l oaae . v - . 'Ill Item-he" to t pretieiited to a lady. There la lo. It In wild, a demand for mimired roH mlnl, which It being i nb red to by aoiiiu eii!erprlnlng itrllMU In in:nr. It can hardly be preiended that Ilowern made Into "nwii'li" of any linMlclnul fltletiey. thomh danufk rM leave have long held a nn-og-Hired place In the materia uiedieii. Whether tho violet bus any thorn pontic nmillilc doe not appear, tlimiiili tho louvea (not tho flower) tin ve JiiMt now aomo reputation out Mlilo tho tuedlciil faculty a cure for nitieer. The bot that can be kimhI for. If flower nrw a be eaten n well tin to Imi aeon and smelled. I that they may In all cnea prove to bo Innocuoim. It I a nice question whether tho porfuino la alwaya a anfe guide. lVrhnpa the modern rrai;t I, after all. only a form of luxury. A candled tlolef or a dinh of roxo leaves cun nltmlr prepared for the ten fable could net poNHlhlr enter Into the category of cheap sweet for the millions, anil It I miderxtood that the sugar truHt Is not Interested. BREAKS BY COXGRESS Peculiar Mistakes Due to Tremen. dous Amount of Work Transacted Just Before Adjournment In the hurry and bustl of "get away" day In Congress, a few errors sllpis'd In to upset the calculations of party leader. Due of these was the Hlgulug of the agricultural appropri ation bill by the President In-ront that measure contained tho signature of the speaker of the House of ltepresenta tlves. Of course this oversight was correcte4l, but the question then arose a to the Importance of having the bill Nlgued by the Seaker and tho Vice President. Their slgiatures merely certify that the bill has passed their restectlve houses, the Important fact lK-Ing that they have been passed by the House and Senate. For this rea son It I not regarded as being abso lutely Indispensable that a bill should lw signed by tho presiding olllcer of tho House. All that I necessary Is to establish the fact that It has been so passed. Another "break" was the presiden tial approval of the sundry civil bill containing an Item appropriating $:1,UKManj for a site for a new de part meutn I building In Washington. This Item had leeu dropped out of the bill lu conference but the enrollment clerks fulled to notice tho omission and so Included this Item In the copy of tho bill laid before the President for his signature. When the error was discovered, a resolution was adopted by both bouses cf Congress repealing the feature of the bill making the $3,000,000 appropriation. It Is not strange that these mis takes occur, as all of the employes of both the Senate and Houo dining the last few days of Congress have an enormous amount of work shoved upon them, so thut when Congress actually adjourns many of them are ready to take to their beds for several days In order to recuperate. CANADIAN JtEClPROCITT. Northern Sister Would Like Such Arrangement But Is Waiting Move by This Country. A letter from Ottawa, Canada, states that the question of reclpiocrlty between Cuuuda and the Unite istates Is by no means denu, as was clearly shown by tho recent deoute on ii, a i',,,,,,,n,,n lindiret in a number of speeches, which, while they admitted thut the United states cuu not uppuur tr. ,.,n.r fin- r.-elnrneltv. It Would If it iw v in v. . - - i w could be brought about on mutually advantageous terms, oe a goou ming for both sides of the line. Many of the crown ministers and even Sir Wil frid Laurler himself, the premier, and .iu,.i-n,i.ii in lOnchind as the foremost .,, tannin n in Hrltish Einnlre. are favorable to Canadian-American re ciprocity, If It can be nau. oir itir.iinrii rnrt-wrlirht. minister of trade and commerce, said recen-.y that there could be no better liriusu poncy um tr, An ovrvi-vtiiintr linssiblo to encourage good relations with tho United States. Senator Lougheeif, the conservative leader In the Senate, stated that ho thought no higher work count no iouuu by King Edward thun to promote the good relations of the two peoples, nnd o bind more closely togetner uio iwo Anglo-Saxon nations. He know" " no happier way of strangt'.ening tne Donu i,0t.oon tiiA Anclo-Saxon neonlcs on the North American Continent than for the King and Queen to visit tue shows of North America at the pres ent -"Une. . ... If reciprocity Is not visibly to tne fmnt hwinv It- Is because public strtlnlin 111 flnnn In rpa rda reciprocity as unattainable and the position of the anti-reciprocity men woo the moment supreme, as unassailable. Hence, and for no other rearon, re ciprocity sentiment is put on uie ueu until called for again, and an ostenta tious appearance of Indifference is manifested In Canada wnicn win oe stiffly maintained as long as the TTnltod States cnverniiient makes 110 forward movement that public opinion In the Dominion enn accept as sincere and based on a spirit of reasonableness and fair play. To those who are able to reaa De Mren thA lines, the announcement of the finance minister that the changes to be made In the Canadian lann, when revision takes p.ace next session, innut flpnnnil iinnn filicll 11PW conditions as may have occurred. Is obvljusly meant for the people at aslilngton otnnrt In the wn v Clf reciprocity. and those In London wh? have blocked a mutual preference between tne Canada. It is a warning and niay mean much, or little. aa circumstances or conumous iui.-uuu.i A GROCERY IN CONGRESS. t;El'UESr.STA TUB iliXS PLAYS SA LES.UA X A XO DRUGGIST TO UXMASK FRAUDS. Short Weight and fraudulent food the Lur of Many Department Stores and Mall Order Mount. Honest Dealers Handicapped by Deception. When tho pure food bill whs before the. Houh of IteproKetitatlvea a few week ago, luteiixo iiiteret was dis played by tho member of that Wly lit a "grocery sturo" esiiibllKbed by Kepreneutallve Maun of lllluol. Mr. Mnnii bud U-'ii given a spcelal privi lege bv tho IIoiiho comtullti- btivlng the bill In charge to demonstrate the uiuuuvr In which the ordinary foixl nKPnESKNTATlVK MANN. products of the country are adulter mini niut luiw the eousuiuer Is do rratlded. The spiii-e In front of the mumiior'n desk resembled a small section of a delicatessen store nnd f corner grocery with cereals. Jams L.tiina tins nf nous, tomatoes, corn prepared spices, bottles of whiskey and wine. Imported sausages, brandled cherries and other edibles and drink nlitaa acntlered over two tables ltepresentntlve Mann proceeded to demonstrate to tne nouse mrau,u tliese various food products the neces sity for a national pure food law. One of the first articles taken up by the Congressman was the ordinary condiment popper which to the lay mind Is considered too cheap for any manufacturer to spend time In adul terating. He rovd circulars from nu merous concerns offering for sale a certain grade of adulterant which could be used to produce pepper or almost any other of the spices with some slight modification. As he scat tered a package of this over his desk the members In the vicinity started back in order to avoid the usual sneez ing which follows the inhalation of a small quantity of pepper. But they were reassured by the "groceryman" that It was not harmful, for while It was called pepper It was nothing but ground olive pits. He convulsed the House when he read the price list of adulterants showing that they were offered to the trade for $20 a ton in five-ton lots, and that at that rate they were guaranteed to make the finest black pepper which, as everyone knows, is sold by the ounce. He made the statement that even the pepper berry Itself was adulterated by a cleverly contrived manufacture of tap loco colored with lump black. Possibly the most s'triklng demon stration of the afternoon was one with a bottle of red cherries. These cher ries, It was explained, were picked green, and that after being bleached out -white by the use of a powerful acid, had been colored the brilliant red by the uo of coal tar dye a deadly poison If used In large quanti ties. Representative Mann dipped a piece of white cloth In the "Juice" of tliese cherries, and it. partook of a brilliant red ns-though It had just come from a dyers. Olive oil, explained Mr. Mann, Is a product which Is in most cases, adul terated. In many Instances the coun terfeit is merely American cotton seed oil n wholesome and" satisfactory dressing for salad, but It costs about as much as real olive oil, and tho American buyer certainly does not care to purchase a dressing for four, times Its actual worth. HIVELESS HONEY. One of tho freak exibits wns a bottle of "honey" which, In order to complete the assurance of the buyer that the article was genuine, contained, as if by accident, the body of a real bee, yet the whole mess was pure and simple glucose, and had never been near a hive, much less a comb. The hive probably was a ten story fac tory In one of the large cities. A bottle of "Freeziue" was exhibited by Air. Mann, who explained that this remarkable article was guaranteed to preserve meat from the action of the air and stop decay. While he ad mitted that It would stop the action of nature on meats, he claimed that the preservative Itself was actually poison ous, containing sulphide of soda with rod coal tar dye and could not be used safely upon human food. The public is unwittingly defrauded to a great extent through short weight and short measure In package goods, explained Mr. Mann, and he Insisted that the manufacturers should be com pelled to state on the label the quan tity contained In the bottle or carton. In' line with this wns a dramatic dem onstration when the Chicago pure food expert held uu before the House a ! i "" " i ll r f" ' A'W I! J , M m&mm bottle suppowd to contain a quart of vinegar, ribicli when poured into a largo graduate did not nearly reac h the quart murk thereon In fact wa three Inches below It. Italsln. currants and numerous other article of food are apparently put up In pound packages and so the buyer considers, but In fact few of those on the market really con tain a full KiumL DEPARTMENT STORE BARGAINS. "It I the department stores and mail order bouses." said the demon strut or. "whhh make profit from short weight cans and under-sized lttle. We are seeking to protect the legiti mate groc-ery and the hottest emitter from men who are willing to make monev by depriving the people of things they think they are getting. All that we urge Is that an approx imate weight or measure may he put upou each one nf these packages and then. If the public chooses to buy a smaller package at a smaller price It may do so. but the manufacturers and dealers must not any longer de ceive the people as to how much they are buying." BREAKFAST FOODS A DELUSION. On tlio tnlilen wherp Mr. Mann, ablv but silently assisted by Mr. Stevens of Minnesota, acted now as grocery -man, now as druggist, and now as liurtamler there were s dozen or more packages of breakfast foods with their familiar lals-ls. A reference to table weights and skillful dropping of pack ages upon a balance scale In front of hint enabled Mr. Maun to show that In a great many cases tho public paid full price for an abnormal amount of pasteboard lox. In scarce any case did the prepared food weigh twice as much as the box, and In many in stances food nnd package were In near ly equal proportion. Everybody knew, as Mr. Mann stated, that 25 per ceut of all the nnnw used in the United States is sold as a mixture of Java and Mocha. He was prepared to show from orflclal CLOSE AT HIS figures that while we used Inst year more that a billion pounds of coffee, and while .about 2r0.(XK,(00 pounds were supposed to tie Mocha and Java, there were actually Imported Into this count""!- .ast year only a fraction over 2 XHj.jOO pounds of Mocha and 10,000- 000 pounds of Java, or approximately less than 13,000,000 pounds, or only 5 per cent, of the popular blend. It Is staggering to know 05 per cent, of the people who think they drink Mocha and Java every day have been de ceived, and yet the facts seem to be rather plain. Figures like these, however, al though ordinarily Impressive and con vincing, did not attract so much at tention In the House, becansa the members were so absorbed In the prac tical demonstration of the extent to which fraudulent manufacturers of food products have been willing to go in the way of swindling the public. Praise. New Yorker To tell the trnth, we are proud of this hotel. Chlcnpoan Well, I can't blame you altogether, old man. I honestly think myself that It's the finest between Chicago and London. -i -v f J vl' l ?i urn V WW- ti; if Copyrighted. ISa.By UArjxr iruafwU at prncalluf chayl U J at liii. Iiik11idK. CIIAITEIt XI. t', m lima Kir Vil'l.f K VirV ttHWlV and downcast, wilh bent br.iws nd eye iqon iontel of ui SiiiKim. i-AirirRmi, I'oni ud Terliike rode bi-limd birn. The four rode alone, for tlw archer h'I pBMHd a rurve In the rad. tiiminh AV I. jne could still hi'nr the heavy clump, clump of their msnliiiig, or cntcb a rliuiiMM) of tho s;nrLle of slrel lliroiijfb the "Ride by my aide, I entreat of you. all tne kiukiii, reining in mi ii-u mm they nilght come ubreat of him "For, since It hatb plcnsed you to fol low me to lh w.ir. It were well lh;.t you rbould know how you may best serve tne. I doubt not, Terhike. tbt you will show yourself a worthy son of a valiant fa ttier, and you. Ford, of yours, and y.m Kilricson, that you are niiudful of liie ol l time hciuse from which all men know tbat you are sprung. And firnt 1 would have ou bear very sti-adftistly In mind thut our setting forth i by no mean for the purpose of Raining ioil or exacting ran Hom. though it may well happen that snob may come to ns nlo. We go to France, and from thence, 1 trust, to Spain, in humble search of a field in which we may In Stilitn nmmnt nnd nerehnnee some small share of glory. But what is this among the trees?'' , I. I., a .krina tt CtuT Tjlllv" Kill Terhike. "and a blind begsar who live by the alms ot those wno worsrup ire-rf. "A shrine!" cried the knight. "Then let us put up an orison." And pullititf off his cap, and clasping his hnmls, he chanted in a shrill voice: "Benedict us dominus Dens meus, qui docet manus mens ad proelium, ot digitos moos ad helium." A strange figure be seemed to his three squires, perched on bis huge horse, wun ais eye upiurueu uu im winlry sun shimmering upon his bald head. "It is a noble prayer," be re marked, putting on his hat acain, "and it was taucht to me by tho noble Chandos himself. But how fares it with you, father? Methinks that I should have ruth upon you, seeing tnat l am myself like one who looks through a horn .i.n n.l.; In !,; nai.rlilinra hum the W1UUUW nunc "o " '--'' ' - - clear crystal. Yet, by SL Paul! there is a long striae Detween ine una wuu uaui a horn casement and him who is walled in on every hand." ... t. , i ,. f..; Bihl" rwaA tna lilinn mfln. "I have not seen the blessed blue of bea-, 4. SUfi .1 V-' - - HEELS FOLLOWED A LITTLE WRINKLED WOMAN, ven this two-score years, since a levin flash burned the sight out of my head." "i'ou have been blind to much that is goodly and fair," quoth Sir Nigel, "but you have also been spared much that is sorry aud foul. But, by St. Paul! we must on, or our Company will think that they have lost thair captain somewhat early in the venture. Throw the man my purse, Edricson, and let us go." Alleyne, lingering behind, bethought him of the Lady Loring's counsel, and reduced the noble gift which the knigut had so freely bestowed to a single penny, which the beggar, with many mumbled blessings, thrust away into his wallet Then, spurring bis steed, the young squire rode at the top of his speed after his companions, and overtook them just at the spot where the trees fringe off into the moor anu the straggling hamlet of Hordle lies scattered on either side of the winding and deeply rutted track. The Company was already well-nich through the village; but as the knight and his squires closed up npon them, they heard the clamor of a strident voice, followed by a roar of deep-chested laucrhter from the ranks of the archers. Another minute brought them up with the rear-guard, where every man marched with his beard on his shoulder and a face which was agrin with merriment. By the side of the column walked a huce red-headed bowman, with his hands thrown out in argument snd expostulation, while elis at his heels followed a little wrinkled woman, who poured forth a shrill volley C - irwtueT3. ' of sbuiM. vari'ii by an oc-rtsIor.il thwaei from h-r stick, giv.'ii nh nil tbe fort of her body, thouxb she niubf Imvo bees Iwatitii? one of tint (ortnt trii- for all tle e:iM-t that she swmed likely to pro iluce. "I trust AylwsrJ." snld Pir Nigel, gravely, a he rode uis "tltat this dotb not nic-an thut any violence bath been offereii to women If such a thing haic pened, I tell you that the man uall Lang, thoiiKb he were the Unt arctv-i that ever wore brnsBarL' "Nay, my tair lor.l," Aylward rfrisered with a grin, "it is violence which is offered to a man. lie comes from llordle, and this U hi mother ba bulb coiuo forth to welcome him." "Von raiiimiicky lurder." she s bowl ing, with a blow between each Catch of bet breath, "you sliiimiuockitiir, japing, over-long gKid -for-naiuht. I vv ill tench th.-! I will haste ibeel Aye, by my faith!" "Whist. mt her." said John, looking back at her from the tail of hi eye. "I go to France ns an archer, to give blows and to take them." "To France, quothsT cried the old dame, "liiile here with me. aud 1 xhatl warrant you more blow than you are like to get in France. If blows be what vou seek, you need not go further than ilonlle." , J . "By my hilt! the good dame speofci ttuth," said Aylward. "It seems to be the very home of them." "What have you to say. you clean nhaved gnlleybngger? cri-d the fiery dtme, turning upon the archer. "Can 1 not speak with my own son but you must let your tongue clack? A soldier, quotha, and never a hair on his face. I have seen a better soldier with pap for food and swaddling-clothes for harness." "Stand to it, Aylward." cried the archers, amid a fresh burst of laughter. "Do nof thwart her, comrade," said big T t. Hath m Timner Rnirit for her years and cannot abide to be thwarted. It is kindly and homely to me to hear her voice and to feel that she is behind me. Hut 1 must leave you now, uiuiui-r, un ,no ia dvop-iYiiti'h fnr vnur feet: but I will bring you back a silken gown. if there be one in e ranee or opaiu, iuu I will bring Jinny a silver penny; so irood-bve to you, and God have you in his keeping!" Whipping up the little woman, he uueu ner uguuy ro uia uja, Mr ft and then, taking his place in the ranks again, marched on with the laughing Com pany. "That was ever his way," she cried, appealing to Sir Nigel, who reined up his horse and listened with the gravest cour tesy. "He would jog on his own road for all that I could do to change him. First he must be a monk forsooth, and all be cause a wench was wise enough to turn her back on him. Then he joins a ras cally crew and must needs trapse off to the wars, and me with no one to bait the fires if I be out, or tend the cow if I be home. Yet I have been a good mother to him. Three hazel switches a day have I broke across his shoulders, and he takes no more notice than yout have seen him to-day." "Doubt not that he will come back to you both safe and prosperous, my fair dame," quoth Sir Nigel. "Sleanwhile t grieves me that, as I have already jriven my purse to a beggar up the road. I " "Nay, my lord," said Alleyne, "I still hsve some moneys remaining." "Then I pray you to give them to this very worthy woman." He cantered on as he spoke, while Alleyne, havins dispensed two more pence, left the old dame stand ing by the fnrthest cottatre of TTo'-dl' with her shrill voice raised in bli.igs instead of revilings. That night the Company slept .r St. Leonard's, in the great monastic hfirns and sniearium ground well known botis to Alleyne and to John, for they were almost within sight of the Abbey of T