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About The Estacada news. (Estacada, Or.) 1904-1908 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1905)
WHY DOES THE 8TONE A Little Lesson In Patriotism “ Let our object be our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country.” — Daniel Webster. When the Civil War sounded Its call throughout the land for volunteers to serve In the cause of the Union, there were thousands upon thousands of men who left posi tions which repre sented years of pa tient toll and en deavor, positions of honor and financial emolument, In or der to devote their time and perhaps their Uvea to their convictions. G E N . N. P. B A N K S Among these men may be mentioned Nathaniel flanks, the president of the Illinois Neutral Railroad, who had formerly for three years, from 1857 to 1860, been governor of the State of Massa chusetts. Appointed as major general of vol unteers and assigned to the Fifth Corps of the Army of the Potomac, Nathaniel Hanks proceeded to make as good a record for himself In the army as he had In executive and business affairs. He dlstlguished himself es pecially at the battle of Winchester on the 23d o f March, 1802. l o f t iri April and May to guard the valley of the Shennndoah, and even after, through some exigency of the service, the troops of Gen. Shields had been withdrawn and the troops o f Banks ■umbered only about 8.000 men, he succeeded in holding out against the onslaught of so great a commander as Stonewall Jackson. In the hard-fought battle o f Cedar Mountain, on June 27. 1862, the forces under Banks attained a great victory. Batiks was then appointed to take charge of the expedition of New Or leans, and while In command o f the district there captured Port Hudson. A LUCKY STENOGRAPHER C h ic a g o Y o u n g W o m a n R e c e iv e # an I n h e r ita n c e o f $ 2 .0 0 0 *0 0 0 . Miss Edna Dickerson, a Chicago court stenographer, has Inherited $2,000,000. and Is In Minneapolis at the present time fighting a contest In w h 1 c h It is sought to deprive her of the Inherit ance. The money was left by her second cousin, Al bert Johnson. He was unacquainted with the relative until her tender care of her In- M IS8 e . D IC K E R S O N , valid mother at tracted his attention to her and she made a lasting Impression on him. He died a few wpeks ago and made her a beneficiary of Ills will In the amount o f $2,000,000. His brother. Dr. Asa Johnson, Is making a contest, but the courts have decided the first round In her favor by confirming her as excu- trlx. Miss Dickerson Is 34 years of age and hn$ lived In Chicago ten years, making her way modestly as a court stenographer. MOVE? M y s te r y C on n ected w ith a H u g e B e ll on e C e m e te r y M o n u m en t. In the cemetery at Marlon, Ohio, there la a monument which has at tracted widespread attention, especial ly among the scientists of the State. Resting upon a large stone base is a stone ball 36 Inches In diameter, weigh ing 4,200 pounds. For some time past the atone has been slowly turning on Its base, revolving about a horizontal axis In a direction from north to south. All sorts of theories have been advanc ed to explain the phenomenon, but no decision has been reached. The ball originally rested In a socket provided on the base, the spot on the ball which fitted In the die not being polished. A few years ago C. B. Mer chant, a local banker, erected the mon ument. In Auguat, 1964, an employe of the cemetery observed that the unpol ished spot of the ball bad become vis ible and that the ball had revolved nearly 20 Inches In a northerly direc tion from Its original resting place. T H E H O V IN O BALL. Since that time a regular systematic Inspection of the phenomenon has been made, the result being an unquestion able establishment of proof that the ball is continuously and regularly mov ing. Between August and December examinations show that the ball has moved five Inches. An Investigation showed that the ball in no way had been fastened to Its base, the builders expecting that Its weight would hold It In place. When the matter was reported to them they replied by saying that they had never In their experience heard of such a phenomenon. All sorts of In quiries were made, bringing a varied lot of replies and explanations. But a satisfactory solution has not yet been given. F r o m S e x to n t o “ W l r g l n . " A quaint old gravedigger, who holds the ancient offices o f parish clerk and beadle as well. Is to be found In a little village in Yorkshire. Recently a lady who was searching for the grave of a friend Inquired of the old man If he was the sexton. "W ell, mam," ho said, “ folks used to call me the sexton, then they called me the beetle, and now they calls me the ‘wlrgin:’ ” Horrid Fear. “ Yes, he's quite an enthusiastic golf player now, but he's worrying a good deal because he's so small.” “ Afraid he'll never get to be an ex pert?" A L o n g - S u f f e r in g E y e . “ Not at all. He's afraid there won't A teacher In English composition be room enough on him for all the had been giving lessons In the use of medals he's going to win."— Philadel the active voice. “ For Instance," said phia Press. he, "Instead o f saying a 'tree might have been seen on the lawn,' say, 'a Pretty Good Ncheme. tree rose from the law n .'" The next A Somerville man la thinking seri day a boy handed In a composition ously o f keeping his furnace fire go which begun: “ Every morning when I ing all summer long. H * heard his look out o f the window a brick wall w ife say the other day tnat It Isn't falls on my eye." any use at all to begin cleaning house until after the furnace fire had gone A man Introduced hla w ife to a ou t— Somerville Journal. friend to-day In this way: "Mr. Smith, this la the Old Lady.” People flirt with trouble too much. RETURNS PENSION MONEY. A g e d W o m a n L e a r n s H e r H n s b a n d Ob ta in e d D iv o rc e . The Song of the Hair The Pension Office conscience fund, only recently started by two old sol diers refusing longer to take bounty from Uncle Sam because they felt themselves able to earn a livelihood, gained an unexpected addition this morning when a New York draft, amounting to $666.40, returning money There are four verses. Verse which a pensioner felt had been drawn 1. A ye r’s Hair Vigor makes unlawfully, was received. The money thehairgrow. Verse2. A yer’s was returned to the treasury and ar rangements made to discontinue the Hair Vigor stops falling hair. pension. Verse 3. A yer’s Hair Vigor According to an unsigned letter cu res d a n d ru ff. V e rs e 4. which accompanied tbe draft, the pen sioner, who Is now a woman of more A ye r’s Hair Vigor always re than fourscore years, has Just discov stores color to gray hair. The ered that her husband secured a di chorus is sung by.millions. vorce more than twenty years ago. Only the number of the pension certifi '* B efo re tilin g A y e r’s H air V igo r I had very thin and v e ry poor hair. But I continued to cate enabled the officials at the pen use the V igo r until m y hair greatly im proved in e v e ry way. I have u«ed It off and on fo r sion offloe to ascertain the name o f the the paat ten years.’ -Mue. M. D r u m m o n d , N ew ark, N. J. aged woman, and this they refused to divulge. Made by J. C. A y e r Co.. L o w ell, iso m anufacturers o f A ir ---------------------------- That portion o f the letter which they JL SARSAPARILLA. would consent to make public follows: PILLS. "In June, 1003, a pensioner In Ohio CHERRY PECTORAL. drew a pension granted her a short time before, amounting to $570.40. “ Soon after the pensioner had drawn A S o n g o f th e Sea. the pension due March 4, 1904. a ru He never bought a gold brick. mor was put In circulation that the Nor tried the bunko game, soldier had secured a divorce from the But he played at steamboat poker, said pensioner, and that, therefore, she Which is very much the same. was unlawfully drawing a pension. — Washington Star. “ Steps taken to discover the facts resulted in a long, tedious hunt The history o f the search would be too un interesting to relate; suffice to say that the soldier was divorced from the pen sioner some twenty years ago. They were both old then. The pensioner la now over eighty years old, and has lost her mind to the extent that she can remember but little o f the past "You will And enclosed with the pension certificate a New York draft calling for $666.40, the amount unlaw fully drawn. Please look over the rec ord, and If the amount named Is not sufficient to square the account the balance will be forwarded.” — Washing ton Times. A i/ers THE LAY OF THE HEN. C ack le o t P r id e M o re I m p o r t a n t M a n k in d T h a n A l l B ir d Songa. to It is in the spring when the modest hen has greatness thrust upon her. Three-fourths of all the eggs laid In the United States are laid between March 1 and July 1. O f robin and blackbird and meadow lark spring poets write page after page; their praises are sounded every minute by prophets and sages; but not since tbe stars sang together, not since the creation of men, has anyone drawn a goose feather In praise of the patient profitable old hen. All honor and praise to the singing that cheers up the wlldwood In spring, and the old tender recollections that bring up Joy, childhood, love and all that sort of thing; but more Import ant than the twitter of tbe robins or all the wild medley o f free birds Is the cackle of pride over a new-laid egg, and that motherly cluck when a brood of chickens surrounds the old hen. And now tbe music of the hens fills all the country with promise of plenty and substantial prosperity. The ben Is more than a musician and a prophet She has the magic power to turn her humble songs Into the clink of gold. In I860, when the latest complete census was taken, the total value of all fowls on farms was $85,794,996. These produced, In one year, poultry that sold for $136,891,877, and eggs that sold for $144.286.370—a total of $281,178.247. The investment yielded an Income of 400 per cent The average yield o f the hen is 120 eggs s year. The high yield of 251 eggs s year has been recorded. So the cackle and cluck of the hum ble ben arc far more than mere music. The lay of the hen may not be a subject for tbe poet's rhapsodies, bat R Is s subject for the careful consid eration of the practical minded.— Milwaukee Journal MISS GENEVIVE MAY G m R RH OF STOMACH CURED Bt FE-H0-N1 Miss Genevive May, 1317 S. Meridi an St., Indianapolis, Ind., Member Second High School Alumni Ass'n, writes: "Peruna is the finest regulator of a dis ordered stomach I have ever found. It certainly deserves high praise, for it is skillfully prepared. ‘ ‘ I was in a terrible condition from a neglected case of catarrh of the stom ach. My food had long ceased to be of any good and only distressed me after eating. I was nauseated, had heartburn and headaches, and felt run down completely. But in two weeks after I took Pernna I was a changed person, A few bottles of the medicine made a great change, and in three months my stomach was cleared of ca tarrh, and my entire system in a better condition.” — Genevive May. W rite Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio, for free medical advice. A ll corre spondence held strictly confidential. ta ita * Sold ay dnacvtita.