DOlSïfHEEK yo* ui b*3 four* en. ‘7 tiuu i* wane iv r— He r a t h e r feared U n t h a t little m a t t e r of two h u n d r e d an d derwood, a n d he felt t h e need of a fifty bu ck s which you bo rro w ed from st i m u l a n t to b race him up for t h e m e two y e a r s ago. 1 su p p o se y o u ’vs “s t r i k e ” he w as ab o u t t o make. T h e fo rg o tten It, b u t —” A look of u n u oyunce c am e o v er Un b ack do or of a saloon w as c o n v en ien t TURKEY PA STU RE SO U G H T , ROADS LEAGUE ORGANIZED. ly open a n d while he w as refr e s h in g d e r w o o d ’s face. “ Well, w h at of It?” he sn apped. him se lf tw o o t h e r men he kn ew H o w ard took a n o t h e r d r i n k be fore dr opped in. Before he knew it, half D ei- B etter Highway C onstruction Aim o f Man A tks to G raz* Birds a dozen d r in k s had been abs orbed, be con tinu ed. chutes National F o rest Corvallis Meeting. “ I w o u ld n 't r em in d you of t h e loan, a n d he had sp e n t th e whole of $5 Bend—J . Roy H arvey, supervisor of Oregon A gricultural College, Cor whi ch h is wife had in tru s te d to him old c h a p ; bu t I’m up a g a i n s t It. When v a llis—The Oregon Roads league has the D eschutes N ational forest, has re o u t of h e r ca refully ho ard ed savings t h e family kicked me o u t for m a r r y ju s t been form ed a t a m eeting of good ceived the m ost unusual application W h en he so b ered up he would r e a l ing t h e finest girl t h a t e v e r lived, my G eneral R elum e o f Im portant Event« roads en th u siasts held a t the Oregon ize t h a t he had acted like a co w ard f a t h e r cu t m e off with a piking allow for a grazing p erm it since he has been P resented In C ondensed Form A gricu ltu ral college. The purposes of an d a cur, bu t j u s t now he was feel a n c e which I told him to p u t in the lie league are to collect and d istrib u te connected w ith the service. fo r O ur Busy R eaders. ing r a t h e r jolly. A ddressing U n d er c h u r c h plate. I told him I p r efe rred C. D. Schell, who has an irrig ated knowledge of highway construction Well,” h e w e n t on wood with i m p u d en t familiarity, he Indep en den ce. and to be a force in the good roads tra c t o f land n ear LaPine, has asked w e n t on: w ith serio-comic g ravity, “ 1 got my in m ovem ent throughout the sta te . Sixty for a p erm it to graze 1,200 head of “ T h e d—d boy d id n ’t se em to know d e p en d en c e, b u t I’m— I’m d ead broke. Germ any has forbidden m ixed m ar en th u sia sts attended the organization if you w ere in o r not, so 1 c am e up You m ig h t as well u n d e r s t a n d t h e si t u riages w ith the natives of Samoa. tu rk ey s in the N ational reserve around m eeting. a n y h o w .” Glancing a t Bennin gton, atio n plainly. I c a n 't find a n y bu si The follow ing officers w ere elected D avis Lake and C rane P rairie. M Oregon G ranges declare Governor he ad d ed : “ Sorry, if I’m b u ttin g in.” n es s t h a t I’m fitted for, a n d Annie for the ensuing y e ar: President, H arvey found nothing in his schedule U n d erw o o d w as not in the himior t h r e a t e n s to go back to work. Now, W est’s road bills are sure of d efeat Judge V ictor P. Moses, o f C orvallis; of grazing fees applying to turkeys, to be v ery gr acious. Long ago you ng you kn ow I c a n 't sta n d a n y t h i n g like Madame L illian Nordica, world- first vice-president, C. C. Lemmon, of Howar d Je ffries had o u tg ro w n his u se th at. I’m too m uch of a m a n to be renowned singer, iB stricken w ith par and referred the application to Super Hood R iv er; second vice-president, B. fulness as far as he w as co ncerned . su p p o r ted by a n y w o m an .” alysis. W. Short, of K lam ath; secretary , E. visor Cryder, o f the Paulina reserve, H e looked to w a r d U n d erw o o d in a He w as a t a loss to g u ess why he had F. A yers, of Corvallis. N ine directors in which the la rg e st p a rt of the graz In a speech before the Iroquois Club come to se e him un invited , on this stu p id kind of way. as if looking for w ere elected: as follow s: H. M. ing ground lies. It is probable th a t p a r t i c u l a r S u n d ay night, too. It was so m e sign of ap p ro v al, b u t h e w a s dis o f Chicago, Woodrow W ilson urges Parks, B enton; J. R. Edwards, Lin the application will have to go to U n d erw o o d ’s fa ce w as a reform s in business. with stu d ie d coldness, th e r e fo r e , t h a t appointed. coln; B. P. Cator, Benton, for three W ashington to be decided. he sa id: stu d y of s u p r e m e Indifference. H e did Increased demand and m oderate In the Davis Lake and Crane P ra irie y e ars; C. W. LeVee, B enton; C. D. n o t even a p p e a r to be listen ing. Som e “ Sit d o w n — I’m glad to see you.” supply have caused an advance of 5 Schell, Jack so n : S. W. L aythe, H a r section there are many grasshoppers, H o w ard ag ain “ You d o n ’t look it,” g rin n ed H o w w h a t d isc o n certed , cents a thousand in the price of shing ney: for two y e ars; V. R. Allen, and Mr. Schell plans to raise and fa t ard, as he ad v an ce d f u r t h e r into th e r aised t h e g la s s to his lips, a n d th u s les. M arion; H arry Ebson, C latsop; and ten his T hanksgiving birds on these room with sham bling, u n c e r ta in steps. r e fres h ed , w en t on: Phil S treib , J r ., of M ultnomah, for They will be herded and taken care of C oncealing his ill h u m o r an d p r o m ‘T h e n I t h o u g h t of you, old chap. The Manchu dynasty of China, a fte r one year. by herders the sam e as sheep. Mr, ising h im self to g et rid of his u n w e l You ’ve m ad e a ro u sin g s u c c e ss of it — occupying the throne for nearly 300 The new league will use Town and Schell taught school in the Philippine co m e v isito r a t th e first oppo rtu n ity , go t a big n a m e as a r t collecto r— made years, has abdicated in favor of the He came to C ountry, a local publication, as its Islands for six years. Underwood in tro d u ced th e two men. lo st of money a n d all t h a t — ” Republicans official organ in pushing the good C entral Oregon from Ashland, where “ Mr. B en n in g to n — Mr. H o w ard Jeff Under wood i m p a tie n tly i n t e r r u p t e d roads m ovem ent. The dues are $1 a he was engaged in the fru it business A prisoner who had served nine ries, J r . ” him. year, w hich should be sent to the sec Mr. Ben n in g to n had h e a r d of th e “ I t ’s Impossible, Je ffries. T h in g s a r e years in San Q uentin for robbery ia retary . WATER TO RESCUE W ASTE. ol der J e ff ri e s ’ tro u b le w ith his sc a p e a little b ard w ith me, too, j u s t now. found to be innocent, the real robber having confessed. g race son, a n d lie eyed, with so m e in You ’ll h av e to wait for t h a t $250.” C O RPO RA TIO N LAW W ANTED. terest, th i s young m an who had m ad e H o w ard g rinned. C om pletion ot S I 5 0 ,0 0 0 Dam M arks J. J . H ill appeared in the role of such a fiasco of his career. " T a i n t t h e $250, old m an , I d i d n ’t philanthropist in telling how he made Era in Reclaiming Vast T rac t. O lcott C alls Attention to Many C om <Ö 7% T-# "Oh, I kn ow Ben n in g to n ,” exclaim ed w a n t t h a t I w a n t a couple of t h o u m illions for the stockholders of his K lam ath F a lls - W ater is now flow panies Now Defunct but Listed. H ow ard jovially. “ I b o u g h t a n ele sa n d . ” “M y G o d ! W h y Are T h e y H oun d in g M e Lik e T h is ? ” company by dealing in ore lands. p h a n t s t u s k a t his place in t h e days U n d erw o o d could no t h elp laughing. Salem — “ We are accum ulating some ing over the Lost R iver diversion dam when I w as som ebody.” W ith mock “ A coup le of t h o u s a n d ? Why no t first-class evidence of th e need of constructed to reclaim p articularly the The Oregon tax commission has pro sa d n ess he added, “I’m no bo dy now m a k e it a m illio n ?” posed an am endm ent to the sta te con some kind o f supervision of Oregon bed land under T ule Lake, and to send —co u ld n ’t even buy a collar b u tto n .” H o w a r d ’s d e m a n d s t r u c k h im a s be stitu tio n which, if adopted, will open co rp o ratio n s,” says S ecretary of S ta te L ost R iv er's pour into the K lam ath “ W o n ’t you sit do wn an d sta y ing so h u m o r o u s t h a t he s a t d o w n co n the way for an income tax law. O lcott. H e continued: “ F or the R iver, e ig h t m iles d istan t. The aw h ile ? ” said U n d erw o o d s a r c a s t i c vu lse d with lau g h ter. past two m onths we have been send An 8-year-old boy w as killed while ally. L o okin g a t him stu pidly, H o w a r d ing out notices calling a tte n tio n to scheme worked w as by building a dam riding the Burf on a log a t the Cliff “ If you d o n ’t mind, I’ll h av e a d rin k h elped him se lf to a n o t h e r d rink. the delinquency of corporations in which would back the w a ter in the House, San Francisco, w hile his p a r first,” replied Howard, m a k in g his “ It se em s I’m a h it,” be sa id w ith a paying license fees and filing the a n low L ost R iver until i t flowed over ents looked on, pow erless to help him. way to th e d esk an d t a k i n g up th e grin. nual rep o rts required by law. the dam into a high-level canal, which whisky d ecan ter. “ W ithin a week o f the tim e th a t U n d erw o o d by t h is tim e h a d re cov Sum m it View, a Tacom a suburb, U nderw ood did n o t conceal h is a n ered his co m posure . the first o f these notices w ent out we would carry it about ten m iles dis has appealed to governm ent authori tance to the h igher level of the Klam n oyance, b u t his a n g r y g lan ces w ere began to receive by telephone, by “ So y ou’ve d o n e n o th in g sin c e you tie s for the removal o f John R. E arly, en tirely lost on his new visitor, who left co lleg e?” h e said. postal card, m em oranda on the m argin a th River, thus keeping the w ater an ex-soldier who is believed to have was rap id ly g e t t i n g into a mau dlin of the form le tte rs we had m ailed, and from spreaaing off tow aid the Tule “No,” a n s w e re d Ho w ard . “ I d o n ’t contracted leprosy w hile in the P hilip L ake country. condition. A d d ressin g Ben n in g to n se e m to g et down to an y th in g . My pines. E a rly ’s w ife defends him and in o th er w ays, notices th a t ‘this cor W hile the w a ter is being thus di with f am iliarity , H ow ard w en t on: poration has been out o f business for i d e a s w o n ’t sta y in one piace. I g o t #a m aintains th ere is absolutely no dan verted, Tule L ake will have a chance "Say, do you r e m e m b e r t h a t wo n job as tim ^-keeper, bu t I d i d n ’t keep g e r o f contagion, even if he has lep a y e a r,’ ‘in the hands o f a receiver, to evaporate. The w a ter is now go d erfu l s e t of ivory c h e s sm e n my old ‘ b a n k ru p t,’ ‘b u sted ,’ ‘never organized it d own a week. 1 k ep t t h e t i m e all rosy. ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY W ALT ER $ m an b o u g h t ? ” and stockholders are sc a ttere d so th a t ing over the dam to the e x te n t of COPYRIGHT, 1909, S Y G.W. D IL L IN G H A M C O M P AN f right, bu t it w a s n 't th e r i g h t tim e .” Floods are crea tin g havoc in Spain about two inches in depth, or about B e n n in g to n sm iled an d nodded. we cannot hold a m eeting to dissolve, Again raisin g th e g la s s to his lips, he and P ortugal. money. I ’ve h ad to give ex p en siv e din SY N O P SIS. 200 m in ers’ inches per second, and “ Yes, si r ; I do, indeed. Ah, yo ur ‘d e fu n c t,’ and o th er melancholy com a d d e d : " T h e y ’r e so b eas tly p a r t i c u n e r s an d s p e n d money like w a t e r even f a t h e r is a fine a r t c r i t i c ! ” David S ta rr Jodan says the Roths m ent in relation to corporations th a t the canal dug to carry it is running lar.” childs are the real rulers of Europe. The t h H e o e w v a i l r d i n f J l e u f e f n r i c e e s , o f b a R n o k b e e r r ’s t U s o n n d , e r w u n o d o e d r , to g et th e m to come h ere a n d look at H ow ard b u r s t into b o istero u s lau g h w ere organized on wind, capitalized about a foot deep w ith w ater. “ You k eep p r e t t y good t i m e with th e things. You m u st give me tim e ter. f e l l o w - s t u d e n t a t Y a l e , l e a d s a l if e o f on hope and starved to death for w ant reclam ation e n th u sia sts in the Klam t h a t , ” la u g h ed Underwood, p o in tin g to Mayor Gaynor, of New York, doubts ath basin are e x u lta n t over the com d g i a s m s i b p l a e t r i o n w , h o m a d r i e r i d e s in t h p e r i s o d n a , u g a h n t d e r is o f d i s a to m a k e a s e t t l e m e n t I n eed a t least “ A rt c r i t ic ! ” he ex claim ed . “I t h e whisky. o f suckers. a m o n th .” th a t the tariff is wholly to blam e for pletion of the $150,000 dam, as it should sa y he was. H e ’s a born o w n e d b y h i s f a t h e r . H e t r i e s t o g e t w o r k “ W ithin the past 30 days w e have H o w a r d g r in n e d in d r u n k e n fashion. a n d falls. A f o r m e r colle ge c h u m m a k e s B e n n in g to n shook his head. T h e r e critic. He can critic is e a n y old th in g hard tim es. received probably not less th an 100 believed to m ark an era of develop “I t ’s th e one t h in g I do pu nctually, b u s i n e s s p r o p o s i t io n to H o w a r d w h i c h notes and le tte rs o f the kind indi m ent in the work o f b e tte rin g the land r e q u i r e s $2.000 c a s h , a n d H o w a r d is b r o k e . w as a h ard , un co m p ro m is in g look in —ev e r y old thing. I d o n ’t care w h at he hiccoug hed. “ I can row, swim, It is adm itted in P ekin th a t Yuan conditions in th is section, and is the R p u o l b s e e d r t b u y n d H e r o w w o a o r d d , ’s w w h o i f e , h a A d n n i b e , e e n i n h r e i s his face as h e replied c au stically : it is, he can critic is e it. ‘W h e n in d oubt play ten n is, football, golf a n d polo as cated. ’' “T h e y ’r e com ing for t h e th in g s to —cr itic is e,’ is nailed on f a t h e r ’s es well as an ybody, b u t I’ll be d a m n e d if Shi Kai has a good chance of saving s ta r t of a solution of the problem of c o l l e g e d a y s , a n ti h a d o n c e b e e n e n g a g e d GINSENG CU LTU RE STA RTED m aking tillab le 40,000 acres now a t o p a r t A m l i e c n i a t , s a H t o w t h a e r d A ’s s t r s u t r e i p a , m o a t n h d e r , is h a a p s morro w. I th o u g h t it fa ir to let you cu tch eo n .” Bowing with m ock co u r I can do a n y t h i n g q u ite as well a s 1 the throne of China from abdication. know. I can do no m ore.” w aste. p a rently in prosperous circum stances. tes y to each he ra ise d t h e g lass to his can do this.” H e tty Green, w orld’s rich e st wo H o w a r d r e c a l l s a $250 l o a n t o U n d e r w o o d , U nderw ood stopped short. Plant Said to Grow Well N ear Boring lips an d sa id : “ H e r e ’s h o w ! ” “ W h a t do you w a n t $2,000 fo r?” de man, is accused o f try in g to e x to rt t h a t r e m a in s u n p a id , a n d d e c id e s to a sk “To -m o rro w ,” h e echo ed faintly. OREGON FIR ST IS M O TT O . h i m f o r t h e $2.000 h e n e e d s . U nderwood, B e n n in g to n laugh ed good hu mored- m a n d e d Underwood. and G resham . u n fa ir in te re st from W. R. H e arst on a k in g a-dvantage of his in tim a c y with “ Yes,” said Ben n in g to n grimly. “ You ly, a n d t u r n e d to go. M r s . J e f f r i e s , Sr ., b e c o m e s a s o r t o f s o c i a l “ I've go t an o p p o r tu n ity to go into a m ortgage. Production of ginseng a t Boring, on h i g h w a y m a n . D i s c o v e r i n g h i s t r u e c h a r m ig h t as well u n d e r s t a n d th e situ atio n "Well, good night, Mr. Jeffries. b u sin e ss. I w a n t $2,000 a n d I w an t the E stacada railw ay, and a t Gresham, C o n su m ers L eague is P ro p o sed at a c t e r s h e d e n i e s h i m t h e h o u s e . A l i c i a A woman telegraph o perator te s ti r e c e i v e s a n o t e f r o m U n d e r w o o d , t h r e a t thoro ughly . T h e g a m e ’s up. T h e firm Good night, Mr. U n d erw o o d .” M eeting at Dallas. it d eu ced quick.” has been sta rte d in a sm all way, w ith fied th a t an a tte m p t was made to e n i n g s u i c i d e . S h e d e c i d e s t o g o a n d s e e n a s been w atch in g you for so m e tim e Underwood followed th e m a n a g e r to U n d erw o o d sh r u g g e d his shoulders. bribe her to show telegram s in the the prospect th a t its cu ltiv atio n will D allas — A t a m eeting attended by h i m . H e is i n d e s p e r a t e f i n a n c i a l s t r a i t s . W h e n you trie d to sell th e s e th in g s to th e door. “ W h y d o n ’t you go h o m e a n d as k Lorim er case. be enlarged. C. F. Cross, of Boring, 200 persons, the first s ta rt w as made old Defrie s for o n e-q u arte r t h e i r real “Good n i g h t ! ” he said gloomily. y o u r f a t h e r ? ” he d e m a n d e d . C H A P T E R V.— C o n t i n u e d . has a considerable tra c t in ginseng, v alu e h e in s t a n t l y reco gnized w here tow ard organizing an “ Oregon F ir s t’ The B ritish secretary of w ar is on H is visi^pr s e e m e d offend ed a t th e which, according to the reports he He telephoned C H A P T E R VI. an unofficial peace v isit to Germ any. Colonel E. Ho- U n d erw o o d laughed nervously. Af th ey c am e from. suggestion. gives, prom ises to succeed w ell. Mr, C onsum ers’ league. s t r a i g h t to o u r place. You’ve been Cross has set out 2,600 plan ts and has fer, of S alem ; L. Sam uels, m anager fectin g to m i s i n t e r p r e t t h e o t h e r ’s “ W h a t ! ” he exclaim ed, w ith comic The S ta te dep artm en t assures Mex sh a d o w ed by d e te c tiv e s e v e r since T h e d o o r sla m m ed , a n d Underwood s u r p r i s e , “a f t e r b ein g t u r n e d o u t like a obtained results in several q u a rts of of the Oregon L ife Insurance com m ean in g , he said: ico th a t th ere is no intention o f in T h e r e ’s a m an o u tsid e w a t c h i n g this r e t u r n e d to th e s ittin g room. T a k in g d og with a yo ung wife on m y h an d s! ginseng seeds, which comm ands |6 and pany; Charles Hoag, o f the M anufac “ Yes, y o u ’r e right. T h e a r t an d a n tervention. no notice of Ho w ard , he walked over N ot m u c h —no. $8 a q uart. Mr. Cross s ta rte d the tu re rs ' association, and C harles Huck- tiq u e b u sin e ss is a d e licate business. p lace no w.” I’ve i n ju re d th eir “ My G o d !” ex claim ed Und erwoo d. t^to th e desk, slowly se lected a cig ar priue. Charles M. Schwab, ex-president of cultivation o f the p lan t as an e x p eri enstein, of Salem , m ade b rief address God k n o w s i t ’s a p r ecar io u s o n e ! ” You k now f a t h e r m a r r i e d a m ent and he has succeeded so well es, urging consum ers and re ta ile rs to R e ach in g for th e d e c a n t e r , h e added: “W h y a r e th ey h o u n d in g m e like ^ n d lig h ted it. H o w ard looked up a t se cond time, loaded m e d o w n with a the U. S. Steel corportaion, says ser t h i s ? ” him foolishly, n o t kno w in g wliat to th a t he will se t out 500 m ore plants purchase Oregon m ade products in ‘H a v e a d r i n k . ” ste p m o th e r . S h e ’s all rig h t, b u t s h e ’s ious consequence will follow a reduc Approaching Ben n in g to n quickly, he say. His fre q u e n t libations had so so co n foundedly a r isto cratic. th is spring. H arry P u lfe r, o f G res preference to any other, price and You tion of the tariff on m etals. B u t Mr. B e n n in g to n r efu s ed to u n g r a sp e d his hand. bef udd led him t h a t he had al m o s t for ham, also is c u ltiv a tin g ginseng on k now her. Say, d i d n ’t you an d s h e — quality being equal. bend. T h e proffer of r e f r e s h m e n t did Heavy rains and the presence of g o tten th e ob ject of his visit. “ Ben n in g to n ,” he said ea r n e s tly , lot. He has about 500 plants and w a s n ’t t h e r e som e s o r t of an en g a g e many troops prevented any d istu r The m eeting was an open session of n o t t e m p t him to s w erv e from th e ob “ E x cu se my b u t tin g in, old c h a p ,” m e n t o n ce? S eem s to m e I—” probably will s e t out more th is year. the D allas Com mercial club. More j e c t of his mission. W hile Under wood “you an d I’ve alw ay s b een on the bances when Lord W inston Churchill I t is said th a t ginseng p lan ts when than 100 nam es w ere enrolled as char was talk in g , try in g to gain time, his square . C a n ’t you tell th e m it ’s all he st a m m e r e d , “bu t— ” U n d erw o o d ro se to his feet a n d a b made a political speech a t B elfast, Ire Underwood m ade no an s w e r. How r u p t ly t u r n e d his back. m atured and well cultiv ated will yield te r m em bers of the Oregon F irs t Con ey es w e r e t a k i n g in t h e c o n t e n t s of r i g h t? C a n ’t you g e t th em to give m e land. tim e?” a r d s t a r e d a t him in com ic surprise . seeds w orth several thousands of dol sum ers’ league. “I ’d r a t h e r you w o u ld n ’t g e t p e r s o n the a p a r tm e n t Be fore t h e m a n a g e r could r e p ly th e He w as n o t so d ru n k a s n o t to be al,” he said curtly. S ittin g d own a t a lars in an acre. I t is known th a t Come, t a k e a d r in k ,” u rg ed U n d e r PORTLAND MARKETS. ab le to no tice t h a t so m e th in g was telep h o n e bell r a n g sh arp ly . U n d e r th ere is g re a t profit in the cultivation d esk , h e beg an to r u m m a g e w ith so m e O regan E lectric W ork* at Albany wood again. wood sta rted . An ex p ress io n of f ear wrong. of the plant. The experim ents of Mr. W heat — T rack prices: Bluestem , p a p e r s and, tu r n in g im p a t i e n t l y to A lbany— Work is progressing ra p No, t h a n k s , ” replied Mr. B e n n in g c a m e o v er his face. P e r h a p s t h e firm “Say, old fellow,” he gurg led ; Ho w ard , he sa id : Cross and Mr. P u lfer will be watched 90c; club, 87c; red Russian, 86c; val y o u ’r e a r e g u l a r Jim Dumps. Why had a lread y sw orn o u t a w a r r a n t for w ith in te rest. T heir plants are about idly on the g rading of the line o f the ton cu rtly . “Say, old man. I’m very b usy now. ley, 87c; 40-fold, 87c. S u d d en ly he tu r n e d s q u a r e around . Oregon E lectric railw ay from Albany so chopfallen, so— ? My! w h a t a long his a rre st. He picked u p th e r e c e iv e r 3 years old and it will be a t least a M illstuffs — Bran, $23 per ton; You ’ll h ave to e x c u s e m e.” " L e t ’s g e t down to b u sin e ss, Mr. Un to answ e r the call. face! Is t h a t th e way you g r e e t a y e ar before they can tell how their to Eugene, and by spring all will be If H o w ard h ad b een sobe r, he would shorts, $25; m iddlings, $30; rolled d erw o o d ,” he exclaim ed. “My firm in ready for laying the rails on the c la s sm a te , a fellow f r a t ? W a i t till “ W h a t n a m e is t h a t ? ” he d e m a n d e d crops will tu rn out. h a v e u n d ersto o d t h a t t h is w a s a p r e t barley, $380/ 39 Salem -E ugene division. The steam er sis ts on t h e im m e d i a t e r e t u r n of t h e i r o v e r th e teleph one. T h e n a m e w as r e you h e a r my hard-luck story. T h a t ’ll ty s t r o n g h i n t for h im to be gone, bu t B arley—-Feed, nominal. C ity of E ugene brought up a 70-ton p r o p e rt y .” P o in tin g aro u n d t h e room, peated an d with a g e s t u r e of relief he c h e e r you up. Who w a s It said: in his beso tte d cond ition, he did no t H ay—No. 1 ’ E astern Oregon tim CO LLEG E ISSU E S BULLETIN. steam shovel and o ther equipm ent to h e a d d e d : “ E v e ry th in g , d o you u n d e r exclaim ed: ’T h e r e ’s n o th in g c h e e r s us up so much pro p o se to be d isp o sed of so easily. othy, $170/118; No. 1 valley, $1401)15; be used on the cut ju st w est of this s t a n d ? ” as o t h e r p eo p le’s m o n ey ?’ ” R e ach in g “ H ow ard Je ff rie s! — w h a t on e a r t h T u r n i n g to U n derw ood, he b u r s t o u t a lfafa, $13; clover, $11; g rain, $12 U n d erw o o d was st a n d in g in th e s h a doe« he w a n t ? I c a n ’t se e him. Tell for t h e wh isk y bottle, h e w e n t on: Valuable T rea tise on O rc h ard W ork city. Copenhagen B rothers, o f P o rt 0/ 13. w ith an a i r of offended d ignity: land, have a tw o-m ile contract near dow of t h e lam p so his v isito r did not him I’m —” “F i r s t I ’ll po ur o u t a n o t h e r dr ink. to Be Had on Request Corn—New. whole, $34; cracked, “U n d erw o o d , you w o u ld n ’t go back no tice t h a t he had gro w n suddenly th is city on the A lbany-Eugene divis You see, 1 n eed courage, old man. Ben n in g to n took his h a t an d t u r n e d on m e now. I ’m an o u tcas t, a par iah , $35 per ton. C orvallis — The H o rticultural de ver y white, a n d t h a t h is m o u th to go: ion. and will begin work im m edi I ’ve g o t a f av o r to as k. I w a n t so m e O ats— No. 1 w hite, $320/32.50 per p a rtm en t o f the Oregon A gricultural a d e r e l i c t on t h e o cean of life, a s one tw itch ed painfully. money. I n o t only w a n t It—I need It.” of m y highly r e s p e c ta b le u n c le s w ro te ton. “ Well, I m u s t be ofT.” college has ju s t issued B ulletin No. ately. U n derw ood laughed , a hollow, m o ck ‘Why, w h a t ’s t h e t r o u b le ? ” he s t a m “ Don’t go,” ex claim ed Underwood, C ranberries— $100/11.50 per barrel. me. His g r a n d f a t h e r w as an ir o n pud* I l l , on “ O rchard M anagem ent,” by mered. “ H a v e n ’t I got p rices for your as he hu ng up th e r e c e i v e r m e c h a n ing laugh of derision. His old class d le r .” W ith a d r u n k e n laugh he w en t Line Extension Planned. P o ta to e s—Buying p rices: Burbanks, C. I. Lew is, h o rtic u ltu ra list. The m a t e had c ertain ly ch osen a good tim e people t h a t th ey would n e v e r have g o t B aker—T h at the Kuhn B rothers, of ically. “ I t ’s only t h a t In fern al a s s pamplet. com prises 96 pages o f the on : “ D o esn ’t i t m a k e you sic k ? I ’m $10/1.25. per hundred. to come a n d a s k him for money. H o w t e n ? ” P ittsb u rg , are planning to extend H ow ard J e ff ri e s ! ” V egetables—A rtichokes, $1.25 per m ost in te re stin g inform ation o b tain n o good b e c a u s e I m a r ri e d th e girl. If “ Yes— w e know all t h a t , ” replied “I m u st,” said t h e m a n a g e r . As he a r d m isto o k t h e cy nical g a y e ty for I h ad ru in ed h e r life I'd still be a dozen; cabbage, $ l j0 f l c per pound; able on fru itra isin g , and is well w orth th e ir electric line from Boise to W alla good hum or . Mr. B e n n in g to n im p atien tly . “To be W alla is said to be the reason why w e n t tow'ard t h e door he m a d e a close garlic, 80/ 10c; hothouse lettuce, t0c0/) studying by anyone interested in this d e c e n t m e m b e r of society.” "I said I ’d c h e e r you up,” he w en t $1 per b o x ; pum pkins, 1)0/ j 2 c per branch of husbandry. It is furnished M ajor Fred R. Reed, th e ir W estern f ra n k , Mr. Un der wood, w e ’ve received s c ru tin y of t h e walls as If s e a rc h in g (TO B E C O N T I N U E D .) in fo rm atio n t h a t you’ve sold m any business rep resen tativ e, visited Baker. pound; spinach, $10fl.25 per box; for so m e th in g t h a t w a s n o t th ere. free to any address on request. It is known th a t in the fight w ith the of t h e valu ab le ar t i c l e s I n t ru s t e d to S topping sh ort, he said: sprouts, 8c per pound; squash, Ii0 f2 c ; you for which you’ve m ad e n o ac c o u n t M ainlands, the Kuhns wish to push a turnips, $10^1.10 per sack; rutabagas, “ I d o n ’t see th e Velasquez.” Albany Men Bore for Oil. ing a t all.” road down the Snake and Powder $ 1@ 1.10; carrots, $10/1.10; par "N o—no,” s t a m m e r e d Under wood A lbany— F inal steps w ere tak en a t ’T h a t ’s n o t t r u e ,” ex claim ed U n d e r nervously. “I t ’s o u t —o u t on p r o b a riv ers from H untington to Baker, and snips, $10/1.10; beets, $1.25. a m eetin g held in the rooms o f the then on to La G rande and la te r wood hotly. “ I h av e a c c o u n te d tor Onions — Association price, $2.25 tion. Oh, i t ’s all right. I can a cco u n t Albany Com mercial club th is week to through to Spokane. W hile Reed re a l m o s t ev ery th in g . T h e r e s t of th e for e v e r y th in g .” per sack. form a com pany to bore for oil in Linn fused to give out any inform ation, he th iu g s a r e her e. Of course, t h e r e m ay Apples— Fancy Rome Beauty, $2.60 Mr. Benn in gton co n tin u ed his In county. I t is purposed to conduct passed much tim e g ath e rin g it. he a few th i n g s — ” spection. per box; choice Rome B eauty, $2; thorough experim ents to see if oil can T a k i n g a box of cig ars from th e fancy Yellow Newtown, $2.60; fancy "I d o n ’t see th e Gobelin t a p e s t r y , ’’ M oro F a rm ers Now Happy, be found in th is p a rt of the state. des k, he offered it to his visitor. Spitzenbergs, $2.75; D elaw are Red, h e said laconically. The nam e “ W illam ette Oil com pany” Moro- -F a rm ers on John Day river No, t h a n k s , ” replied B ennin gton $1.75; W inesap, $2; N orthern Spy, “Oh, t h a t ’s all rig h t, too, if t h e y ’ll w as chosen and the com m ittee on or e ast of Moro report a crew of 15 U n it coldly, p u sh in g b ack t h e proffered onl y give me tim e,” he cried d e s p e r $1.60; Baldwin, $1.500. 2; Ben Davis, ganization w as directed to p repare and ed S ta te s reclam ation engineers cam p box. Cheek Pippin, e x tra ately. “Good God, you d o n ’t kn ow English Institution T hat Really Hae a the society women, while some stu $1.25; Red file a rticle s of incorporation a t once. ed and w orking on a 200-foot dam to Underwood was fast losing his self- w h a t it m ean s to me, B e n n in g to n ! T h e fancy, $2.60. Great Deal to Be Said In dents are allowed to come as day T his com m ittee consists o f L. A. be b u ilt a t w hat is locally known as control. T h ro w i n g aw ay his c i g a r with position I’ve m ad e for m y se lf will be B u tter — Oregon cream ery, solid Its Favor. w orkers or can attend special classes. Wood, G eorge Dorr, W. II. Marvin, “ Copper M ill.” The dam is to gen an a n g r y ex clam atio n , he began to s w e p t aw ay a n d —” pack, 36c; prin ts, e x tra . The students w ear a plain uniform E. V. Bloomfield and G. H. Crowell. e ra te electric power for the U m atilla walk up a n d down. Eggs— Fresh Oregon ranch, candled, A school for brides Is the late st Eng Mr. Bennin gton r e m a i n e d d i s t a n t project and irrig a te Rock Creek farm s “I can a c c o u n t for e v e r y t h i n g If you and u n s y m p a th e ti c a n d U n derw ood lish educational enterprise and as the of brown linen with mob cap and 280/ 29c dozen. C em ent Plant in View. and land betw een A rlington and Con give m e time. You m u s t give m e time. t h r e w himself into a c h a i r w ith a g e s brides are taught dom estic economy linen apron In the m orning and of Pork— Fancy, 7JO i8|c per pound. * brown cashm ere with muslin cap and The pro I’m h a r d p r e ss e d by my cred ito rs. My t u r e of disgus t. D allas A t a m eeting of the Com don, all in Gilliam county. V eal—Fancy, 13oz l j j c per pound. and housewifery there ought to be re apron In the afternoon. They sleep x p en s es a r e en o r m o u s a n d collections m ercial club here a com m unication posed work will flood 15 fru it farm s, P oultry— Hens, 130fl4c; springs, “ S o m etim es I d o n ’t t h i n k I care joicing In th a t country of unskilled from Missouri and K ansas c a p ita lists including w hat is known as the Mc ex cee d in g ly difficult I h av e a lar ge w h at h ap p en s ,” he exclaim ed. “T h in g s cooks and Incom petent housekeepers. In little curtained cubicles, but those 1 2 |c ; ducks, young, 20c; geese, I l f who wish It can have sep arate bed 0 il2 c ; turkeys, live, 18c; dressed, was read, in which they gave th eir Donald F erry property. a m o u n t of m o n ey o u tsta n d in g . After h a v e n ’t been going m y way lately. I The new school calls Itself the Col plan for constructing a $750,000 one- o u r p l e a s a n t b u sin e ss r e l a t i o n s it d o n ’t c a r e a han g w h e t h e r school lege of H ousecraft, and though It Is room s at an additional charge or $1.25 20c. a week. Klamath Falls to Win Library. u n it cem ent p lan t in th is c ity this se em s a b s u r d an d m o st u n f a ir t h a t k eep s o r not. If they d riv e m e to th e founded In the hope th a t newly m ar Hops— 1911 crop, 350t36c; olds, K lam ath Falla— Prospects for a C ar your firm should t a k e t h is s t a n d with wall I’ll do so m e th in g d e s p e r a t e ried young women and girls about to year. T h eir proposition was th a t the nom inal; 1912 contracts, 25c. citizens of D allas subscribe not less negie library seem b rig h t for K lam ath m e.” H e h alted su d d e n ly a n d faced I’ll—” Wool—E astern Oregon, 9 0 /16c per en te r m atrim ony will patronize It. It G rob Stree t's P a w n sh op . than $25,000 in stock. E x p erts have Falls, as on the assurance of a rep re Ben n in g to n . “Of co urse. I’m m uch valley, 160/ 17c; m ohair, A rin g a t t h e front d o o r bell i n t e r Is open to other women. At present If the Avant Is not the oldest and pound; tested the cem ent deposits in this se n tativ e of Andrew Carnegie, the obliged to you, per so nally, for th is r u p te d him. besides prospective brides there are best known pawnshop In the world It 1 choice, 30if35c. county and reported th a t they are County court m ade a levy for the sup frien d ly tip.” “W h o can t h a t b e ? ” h e exclaim ed, ordinary middle class girls who have deserves to be. It has been In exist- I C a ttle — Choice steers, $5.76016; good. It is proposed to incorporate port o f a library which will raise even B en n in g to n sh ru g g ed his sh o u ld e rs sta rtled . He looked closely a t his been well educated and a re trained In ence ever since the days of Shake good, $5.500/5 70; good to choice the com pany under the nam e of the a larg e r am ount than th a t demanded ' T h e w a r n in g m ay give you tim e com pan ion, as if try in g to r e a d in his sports and accom plishm ents hut ir e speare and Ben Johnson. spayed It Is In | cows, $4.250/4 50; choice by the ironm aster to w a rran t hia e i t h e r to r a i s e th e m o n ey o r to g e t th e face if he w ere deceiv in g him. O regon-Portland C em ent company. tacking In rudim entary knowledge of Fleet stre e t—Grub stre e t—and baa heifers, $5.350/5.50; good to choice assistance. t h in g s b a c k .” “ P ro b a b ly your frien d of t h e tele home making. In m any cases they are been the poor w riter’s uncle for all heifers, $5'.z6.25; choice bulls, $4.26 P orU snder to Raise Poultry. U n d e r w o o d ’s d a r k ey es flashed with ph one,” su g g e sted B en n in g to n . planning to go to the colonies or to " -se centuries and years. It has an 0/4.50; good, $40/4.25; choice calves, Bend P ro je ct W ork Dus Soon. L. L. Howe, o f Portland, purchased s u p p r e s s e d w r a th , as h e r e t o rt e d legend som ething like this: “Old $7.500i8; good. $6.760/7. Underwood opened t h e d o o r a n d take some position In dom estic service Salem The co n tracts betw een the la st week a 20-acre tra c t located four a fte r they have gained a knowledge of L iterary Friends N ever Forgotten.” Of course, I can g et t h e m all b ack H ow ard en te r e d jauntily. H ogs—Choice light, $6 60o/6.76; m iles e ast o f C lackam as S ta tio n on C entral Oregon Irrig atio n company in time. D am n it, you fellows don't T here are m any souvenirs, sayings smooth heavy, $5.750z6; rough heavy, “ Hello, fellers, how goes It?” w as houaewlfery. C lea r C reek. The farm is well im- and the D esert Land board have been know w h a t It c o s ts to ru n t h is kind his j o c u la r greeting . • The college Is arranged like a reg and traditions of the g re atest men $5.500/5.75. proved and w as acquired from Edw ard finally signed up and the supplem ental of b u sin e ss su ccessfu lly ! O ne h as to S heep— Choice yearlings, $4 50011 H e was plainly u n d e r t h e in flu ence ular house and run w ithout any serv on earth, who. going broke, bad to M endenhall from $4,000. I t is Mr. agreem ent re g ard in g the big project pend a sm all fo rtu n e to k eep up ap of liquor. W hen he left h o m e t h a t ants. The pupils do all the work. Six patronize It. Outside of Its own nam e 4.75; choice k illing ewes. $40i:4 35; H ow e’s in ten tio n to operate a modern near Bend is now in full force and p earan ces . T h e s e so ciety p eople won 't e v e n in g he had sworn to Ann ie t h a t m onths Is the full rourse, hut shorter it Is well known as the "Grub Street choice lam bs, $4.750/5; good to choice poultry farm . 1 effect. buy if th ey t h lu k vou really n eed th e he would no t touch a drop, bu t bv th e term s are a r r a n g e d as In the case of Pawnshop.”—London Mall. lambs, $4.50/./ 4.75; culls, $3.750/ 4. lim e lie r t a ( * W K i l l DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE age failed him. Current Events of Interest Gathered From the World at Large. ib < £ ) ä w? tanrocDOTOM ACd HOPE T hird D egree ^CHARLES KLEIN ▼ Y A rthur “ hornblow Have School for Brides