i /
T H E N EW BERÛ Q RAPH IC, September 39, 1910
E A R LY M O N EY.
R ing C u rre n cy and the FI ret Gold and
Silve r Ceins.
College Chap Clothes!
Earliest history refers familiarly
to the use of gold and silver ss a
purchasing medium, but the metals
were exchanged in the form of bars
or dust for many centuries. Even
today the Chinese prefer their gold
and silver in bullion form.
The credit of making the first
gold coins is given to the Lydians
by Herodotus, and the first silver
coins are supposed to have been
minted on the island of Egina, 860
B. C. There are to be found In the
various large museums of the world
coins of Persia issued 360 B. C. The
earliest coins known in Palestine
were called Daric, or king's money
(from Darius), and were coined 450
B. C.
In the year 139 B. C. Antiochus
VII. granted the privilege of coin­
ing money among the Jews to Si­
mon Maccabeus, and the various
pieces are dated “ in the first (or
second) year of Simon, benefactor
of the Jews, high priest."
The earliest Biblical mention of
wealth is that of Abraham when he
left Egypt to return to Canaan and
the 1,000 pieces of silver that Abim-
elech gave Abraham for Sarah’s
use. Abraham bought the cave of
Machpelah and weighed to Ephron
400 shekels of silver. Achen stole
a wedge o f gold weighing fifty
shekels.
.
In the east in all ages jewels have
been regarded as a convenient
method of transferring and holding
wealth. Prior to the first coining
Egyptian and perhaps other “ mon­
ey” was made into, rings for the
sake of convenience, and the bun­
dles of money carried by the sons of
Jacob when they went into Egypt
to buy corn were doubtless strings
o f gold or silver rings of a fixed
weight.
Fortunately it has been the cus­
tom from earliest times to date
coins in some manner, and by their
* aid it has been possible to prove the
truth of legends and traditions even
■after centuries, and the finding of
a single coin has often served to
throw a great light on a dark page
o f history.— Emmett Campbell Hall
in Detroit Free Press.
FOR MEN AND
YOUNG MEN
W h en it com es to
clothes w e recog­
nize that the young
m an is the arbiter
of fashion, the cen­
sor w hose w ord is
law , and the critic
w hose judgm ent is
absolute and final.
In other w ords our
B randegee, K incaid
& C o. Clothes are
the highest achieve­
ments in clothing
m aking.
I
im
I i i « « , K lM t li A C * . C U U m .
$15 to $25
The Clothiers and Furnishers.
F a r m a n d F r u it T r a c ts
for Sale or Exchange
Wheat land 480 acres, 3 miles from the capitol
o f Sherman county, well improved, plenty o f
water, well fenced, near school, one o f the best
places in the county, about ^35 an acre. Cash
$4000. Good terms on-balance. I f you are fig­
uring on Eastern Oregon we can do business
with you.
O rig in of “ Budget."
£
FOR EXCHANGE
80 acres near Tillamook, on good gravel road,
plenty pasture and water, house, bam and or­
chard. Price $2800.
Good residence property in Newberg, close in,
or exchange for Corvallis property.
W HITE & N ICH O LS
Newberg, Oregon
********
************************** **********& ***************
■ •
•
It is difficult to realise that the
term “ budget," now so often in ev­
ery one’s mouth, is a term less than
20*0 years old, the earliest mention
o f the word dating no further back
than 1733. We borrowed it from
the old French language— bougette,
meaning a small bag, in which in
former times it was the custom to
put the estimates of receipts and
expenditures when presented to
parliament; hence the chancellor of
the exchequer, in making his an­
nual statement, was formerly said
to open his budget. In time thè
term passed from the receptacle to
the contents, and, curiously, this
new signification was returned from
England to France, where it was
first used in an official manner in
the early part of the nineteenth
centurv.— London Chronicle.
PARADOX O F W EAK N ESS.
CAUGHT T H E S TU D EN TS .
T h o W a y a Criaia In a Young M in t i
Caraar Waa Handlad.
Ethal B arrym or*’* C urta in Spaach T h a t
Mad* a H it.
*
One dismal afternoon a bank
president was surprised by a knock
at the door of his private office. A
young assistant cashier came in,
whose people and belongings the
president knew. The young fellow’s
face was pale, and his whole look
was harassed and anxious. After a
moment of nervous silence he blurt­
ed out: “ I— I’m beginning to be
afraid of myself. The change is tre­
mendous from that small country
hank, where things are so different.
The responsibilities are too great;
the opportunities to go astray are—
are— greater still. I don’t know
what has got into me, but it’s like
a temptation at my elbow to— fo—
go wrong, to try, just to sec how
easy it would be. And— I’m telling
you.”
The president had wheeled round
upon him and was regarding him
steadily. “ You’re leading your life
too wholly and persistently along
one line,” he said quietly. “ I’m nei­
ther afraid of you nor for you. Your
mind and thoughts are too closely
concentrated upon your work, and
they need to bfe diffused over a
wider area of interests in order to
enable them to work well and with
ease to yourself at just this particu­
lar juncture. But you must let me
help you out. Report to me every
evening, no matter how late. That
will give you poise and tide you
over the day, so that you need take
but one day at a time and not keep
looking into a far and fearful fu­
ture. And— I’m going to enter yon
at the Country club—that’s to be
between you and me— and I want
you to use it. You’re getting your­
self on your mind.”
Wasn’t he wise, this president,
thus at a moment to recognize the
paradox of weakness, the weakness
that felt itself tempted, the
strength that perceived the temp­
tation and openly admitted it to Belf
and another? And was he not dou­
bly wise thus to turn it to-account?
He knew there was fine material in
that young man, capacity and abil­
ity both, but he needed peculiar
help at just this time of his life and
work. That president’s charities
were many, his public spirit was un­
questioned, and such opportunities
for good as came in his way he
seemed amply to fulfill. Bnt he also
knew that to stand face to face with
a soul and aid it at its most need is
a rare privilege, and he was making
that privilege good. And he took no
high ground. He did not seemingly
admit the full significance of the
moment. He did not further shake
the young man’s will by implying
that there was a great moral strain.
N o; he dwelt rather upon a painted
doth of physical and mental monot­
ony in order to give the young fel­
low time to regain breath and- grip
and courage. Yes, it’s a great thing
to be able to use both for ourselves
and for others the strength of our
weakness and the weakness of our
strength.— Harper's Weekly.
__ _______________________________________________ ________________________ ,
T he Opera Confectionery
j
Soda, Ice Cream, Candies, Cigars and
Tobacco.
Stationery— A ll the Latest
Magazines.
R. B. J A C K S
>♦*
f2T Fall Seeding
W e have a full stock of W inter W heat, W inter
Oats, Cheat Seed, Vetch and Clover Seeds
Nice and Clean
Sow yotif grain with Superior Drill
W e have on hand for your inspection
One 12 inch John Deere Gang
One 2 4 inch Sanders Disc Plow
One 16 inch Oliver Sulky
All guaranteed goods.
V IN C E N T & W ILSO N
*. *
Vanity.
The doorbell of the Vanity«*
house rang at about 8 o’clock one
night, and Mrs. Vanity said excited­
ly to her husband:
“ There, Charles, I know that’s
the furniture van coming with the
new bedroom suit we bought today,
and if it is l just won’t receive it,
that’s all."
“ Why not?” asked Mr. Vanity.
“ Why not?” replied Mrs. Vanity.
“ Do you think I’m going to pay £20
for a suit and then have it sent out
here after dark so that none of the
neighbors can see it when it’s
brought in? Not if I know it.”—
London Telegraph.
A thousand Cornell students went
to the theater one evening to hear
Ethel Barrymore. As the play pro­
Office over First Nat’l Bank
gressed the young men aamiringly
watched the pretty young actress’
every move, clung to each word she
spoke, followed her every graceful
gesture. At the fall of this first two
curtains the applause was one bet­
DR. A . M . D A V IS
ter than thunder, and each time the
pleased Miss Barrymore bowed her
thanks to her enthusiastic admirers.
D E N T I S T
When the final curtain fell and
when the valedictory applause died
onto* In U n i o n B l o c k
out a football cheer leader down in
BOTH PH O N E S
front jumped on to his seat and
“
)
cried out, “ Ready, men; the loco­
motive for Ethel!” And with the
boom of the sea the famoas yell of
the old college sounded throughout
L IT T L E F IE L D & R O M IG I
the theater. When the yell died out
the shout of “ Speech, speech!” was
PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS
taken up with an insistence and An
enthusiasm that clearly would brook
no denial.
After a moment’s pause the cur­ Office in First Nat’i Bank Building |
tain was pushed aside, and out came
Both Phones
Miss Barrvmore, half smiling and
half afraid. She toyed for a second
or two with a hat she held in her o*o*o*o*o*o*o*o*o*o*o*o*o*<
hands, and then, as she laughed that
Dr. Luther H. Howland
familiar little nervous laugh of
hers* she said, “ Oh, say, fellows, I
O S TEO P A TH IC PHYSICIAN
can’t make a speech, so let’s all
Office on Main St., I blk south ol depot
sing!”
The “ fellovfrs” were on their feet
Tuesday*, Thursday» and Saturdays
in an instant, and there, from the
sX "
Both Phones
stage, Ethel Barrymore, the girl,
swung with them into the chorus of ♦ o*o*o*ow o*o*o*o#o*o*o*o*5
their alma mater’s battle song, ‘ T ar
Above Cayuga’s Waters."— Ladies’
D R . J. H. W IL K E N S
Home Journal.
O STE OPATH IC PH Y SICIAN
M irror* of th* Israelite*.
f Mclfl ■ Ilia, Ore.
The earliest mirrors of which
mention is made in history were in
use among the Israelites in the time
of Moses. That gentleman, aa re­
corded in the Bible, commanded in
a certain emergency that these arti­
cles should he transformed into
wash basins for the priests. They
were made of brass. Doubtless sim­
ilar utensils of this and otherjnate-
rials were in use long before that.
At that same period black glass
waa employed for the purpose as
well as transparent glass with black
foil on the back. It is related that
the Spaniards found mirrors of pol­
ished black stone, both convex and
concave, among the natives of
South America.
Branch office, Newberg
Office same floor aa Commercial Club
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Hours, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Consultation and Examination free.
H o r n * P h o n « W h i t * 1aS
Rankin & Doolittle
PHYSICIANS wad SURGEONS
Office over U. S. National Bank
Both Phones
DR. N. M O R R IS O N
D E N T IS T
N ot • Bad Definition.
Eight-year-old William and his
Uncle Will are great chums, and the
latter takes delight in the quaint
sayings of his namesake.
It rained on the day that William
was to have gene to a wonderful
picnic. The little lad stood at the
window trying to keep back the
tears. Uncle Will, coming by and
seeing the tears, slapped his
nephew on the back and unexpect­
edly shouted: “ Hello. Bill! What’s
your idea of heaven ?”
The small bov looked up and sol­
emnly answered. “ Heaven’s the
place where the really trulys are as
nice as the jnst supposing.” — Wom­
an’s Home Companion.
C annon La w .
One of the best gasconnades at­
tributed to Henry of Navarre is
connected with the siege of Char­
tres. When the town surrendered it
is said that a deputation came to
the Porte St. Michel to present the
keys to the victorious monarch,
whereupon the chief eehevin began
to deliver an elaborate harangue, in
which he proposed to prove that
Chartres really belonged to his
majesty both by divine and by civil
law. “ By canon law also,” the king
abruptly retorted, setting spurs to
his horse. “ Come; let us pass.”
DR. G E O . LAR KIN
Dentist.
A
Precocious Dip lomatia t.
Office in Union Block
o*o*c^o*o*o*o*c^o*o*o*c«o*
DR. B. W. SPANG
CHIROPRACTOR
Diseases Cured!
Acute or Chronic!
Relief Permanent!
No Drugs! No Knife!”
Bov— Oh. mamma, I upset the
Investigate!
salt cellar over my clean clothes.
Mamma—That was careless. Go
It W ill Pay!
and brush the salt off, and see you
Courteous Treatment
don’t soil the Clothes.
“ But, mamma, when any one
to all
spills salt they have to quarrel,
don’t they?”
Lady Attendant
“ So they say."
“ Well, then, if they don’t spill
the salt they don’ t have a quarrel.
1st and Edwards Streets
Isn’t that so?”
“ Yes, that is so. Bnt why do yon
Phones: White 82, Main 56
ask?”
“ Well,
because,
mamma, it * o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o * o
wasn’t the salt I spilt; it waa the
T h * Tow e r* of 8ilenco.
Dr. E. P. Dixon
Dr. H. C. Dixon
In Persia stand two towers called ink.”
by the Parsecs the “ towers of si­
No Bait, No Fish.
D IX O N B R O S .
lence.” According to their religion,
A stanch teetotaler and an en­
D EN TISTS
they never bury their dead, but thusiastic fisherman had a good
Phone:
Mutual White 22
have the body exposed on the top of stretch of the Dee to fish in and en­
one of these towers until the sun gaged the services of an experienced NEWBERG,
OREGON
and the rain and the fowls of the
boatman. But night after night he
air have cleaned the bones of all
came back with empty creel and at
EZRA HAYES
flesh. The bones are then collected
length departed in disgust.
and placed in the other tower.
When he was gone the boatman
These Parsees, who are followers of was approached and asked how it
Office North Side Fint street
Zoroaster and very devout, have al­ was that a fairly expert fisherman Business in Pensions. Patents and Public Lands
most disappeared as a people, there
Fite Insurance
had such a run of ill luck.
being only about 8,000 of them at
Your patronage respectfully solicited
“ A weel,” said the man, "he had
the present time.
nae whnskie, an’ I took him where
there was nae fush.” — Boston Trav-
DR. G. E. STUART
Pip* 8m oking.
<«er.
■
It seems very probable that there
Physician & Surgeon
were smokers in England long be­
Solid M ahogany Bridg*.
Chrome Diseases a Specialty. Calls promptly
fore the introduction of tobacco,
In the state Of Chiapas, Mexico,
answered night or day.
according to the London Chronicle. a bridge which spans the Rio Mi-
Office in Edwards Bldg.
Both Phone*
Pipes have been discovered imbed- chol, which with its approaches is
led in the mortar of churches built 150 feet long, with a width of fif­
before Europe's first acquaintance teen feet, is built entirely of solid
with tobacco, and it seems only rea­ mahogany. The bridge is used both
J. H. POYNER
•
sonable to suppose that the people by teams and by foot passengers
of that day smoked herbs of some and, though roughly constructed, is
sort either medicinally or for pleas­ verv substantial. None of the mas­
ure. Coltsfoot was inhaled for asth­ sive timbers was sawed, as there is
ma. though whether a pipe was used not a sawmill in the region, hut all
in the process remains a matter for were hewn out with the ax from
logs.— Argonaut.
conjecture.
'
Easy Enough.
Parents as well as teachers have
•ometimee to run the gantlet of
awkward queetions.
“ Father,” said little Tommy one
day, "what is an eqninox ?”
Father— Why— er— it is— ahem!
For goodness’ Rake, Tommy, don’t
you know anything about mythol­
ogy at all ? An equinox was a fabled
animal— half horse, half cow. Its
name was derived from the words
“ eqtUDe” and “ ox.” It does seem as
if these public schools don’t teach
children
anything
nowadays.—
Strand Magazine.
,
---
'■
«f
W ood F o r MatoHaa.
It is not to be assumed that by
reason of the smallness of matches
the makers ever utilize scraps or
bits of wood left over. The contrary
is the case. Matches are not by­
products. Any wood rejected bv the
match machine goes to the byprod­
uct establishment, and of these bv-
rodurts of the match business mav
e mentioned some, »uch as doors
and sashes, that in some instarv
form sn industry as important “
the match industry Itfcelf.—H«r
per’s.
E
• '*
Interior Dept. Lawyer and notary Public
Carpenter and Builder
Second street near Main
•a»..