THE N EW BERG GRAPH IC,
A
DR. G EO . LA R K IN
formation of Gambrinus.
Dentist
THE MIDSHIPMAN.
COLUMBUS STATUE.
\ Th e Story of a Brats Founder’s Tra n s
H# Had a Hard Lifa In tha Early Days
of Our Navy.
When a boy entered the naval
A story is told o f a brass founder
lervics
o f the United States in the
who was one day visited by a friend
days
following
the war of the Rev-
Office over First Nat’l Bank
acting as agent for one o f the cities
o f Centra 1 America.
The agent alution the highest rank obtainab
Both PhoDM
aaked what it would cost to cast a was that o f captain, and he ha<
statue o f Christopher Columbus for to pass through what R. Macdon-
the publio square o f the city. The ougn, in the “ Life of Commodore
amount was far in excess o f the Thomas Macdonough, U. S. Navy,1
4M4W4V
sum which the man had at his dis describes as “ a laborious and dan
posal. He was about leaving in de geroiu minority or apprenticeship1
DR. A . M . D A V IS
spair of being able to/ secure the before securing the coveted ivize.
In those days our midshipmen
statue when the brass founder said:
lines
were not cast in pl*ssan;
D EN TIS T
"Come back in the junk yard and
places,
nor were their paths the
let ns see what can be found there.”
Although “ the
He went back, and the brass paths o f peace.
founder showed him a colossal wards and children o f the public,1
statue o f Gambrinus, recently re as they called themselves, little or
moved from the front of a large no attention seems to have been
brewing establishment Under his paid to their physical, mental or
feet rested a beer keg, in his hand moral welfare.
They picked up on board ship,
was a large and overflowing schoon-
L ITT L E F IE LD & R O M IG
best
they could, the technical edu
his beard was long ana shaggy,
cation
"ecessary to fit them for theif
and abont his brow was wreathed
PHYSICIANS ft SURGEONS
profession. Although ship schoo
a garland o f barley and hops.
"W hy, this will never do,” said masters were mentioned in connec
the commission merchant " I want tion with the service, there were few
o f them. There was no exacting et
Office in First N at’ l Bank Building
a statue o f Columbus.”
iette, no rigid courtesy. Instea<
"W ait until I have touched this
Phone, Blndk 31
ere was the rude discipline o f tha
one up. Come back in about a week
and see what yon think o f i t I f it merchantman transferred to a man-
suits yon, you can have it for the of-war— a discipline often enforce!
amount you have at your disposal.” by intemperate and abusive lan
As soon as the visitor had gone guage and occasionally by blows.
“ So great were the exactions,'
the brass founder set two men at
work on the figure o f Gambrinus. wrote Admiral Porter in his “ Me
They removed the beer keg from moirs o f Commodore David Porter,1
under his right foot and placed “ and so unceasing the strain on
there an anchor and a coil o f rope, boy’s nervous temperament tha
from his hand they removed the only the most rugged and detar-
i goblet and substituted a globe, with mined could remain in the service
iie continents traced on it; from fo r any great length o f time.”
In 1800, when Midshipman Mao-
lis brow they took the wreath o f
donough,
afterward the hero
DR. G. E. STUART
»rle y and hops sad substituted a
wreath o f laurel and then proceeded commander o f the naTal force on
Physician & Surgeon 0 trim up his whiskers. The finish- Lake Champlain at the beginning o:'
■ Specialty, Calk promptly ng touch consisted in patting at the war o f 1812, entered the aerr
red night ot day.
he base o f the statne "Cristoforo ice, he drew (1 9 a month in pay an<
was entitled to one ration a day.
1 Colombo.”
Ofccr ovrf Fe
n ’t Drugstore
Both Fill—
This, on Sunday, consisted o f a
When the commission merchant
came he was delighted with the fig pound and a. half o f beef and hal
Dr. H . D. Bowen ure and, purchasing it, shipped it to a pint o f rice; on Monday, a pouni
Dr. Altea C. B ow en
o f pork, half a pint o f beans or pet
Drs. Bowers & Bowers he Central American city, where four
ounces o f cheese; Tuesday,
it
adorns
the
public
square
and
is
O S T E O P A T H IC P H Y S IC IA N S
pound
and a half o f beef, a pound
ooked upon with veneration by the
Gradnatesof the A. & O.. Klrksrllle. Mo.
o
f
potatoes
or turnips, pudding
citizens
o
f
that
town.—
New
York
A year’s post-graduate work in Cali
Wednesday,
two
ounces o f batter or
Times.
fornia just completed. W omen’s
six ounces o f molasses, four ounces
Diseases a Specialty.
Sure Proof.
o f cheese, half a pint o f rice; Thurs
Office, upstairs opposite postoffice.
Phones: Office, White 75; R es.-----------
When France and Germany were day, a pound o f pork, half a pint o :1
at war an Englishman was sroested peas or beans; Friday, a pound o :!
by the French and accused o f being salt fish, two ounces o f butter or
a German spy. A letter dated “ Ber one gill o f oil, a pound o f potatoes
lin” and signed by his mother was Saturday, a pound o f pork, half i
D R . TH O S. W . HESTER
found upon him. He was tried by pint o f peas or beans, fo o r ounces o f
Physician and Surgeon
drumhead court martial and con cheese, and every day a pound o '
bread.
demned to be shot.
Office in Dixon Building
The value o f this ration was 2il
On the way to the place o f execu
NEW BERG - - OREGON
tion he said that he had left some cents. It was changed later, by act
thing behind and insisted on going o f congress, March 3, 1801, to a ra
tion o f a value o f 20 cents.
back for it.
When Midshipman Macdonough
“ Y ou can’t go back,” was the re
W . W . Hollingsworth A Son ply. “ Y ou are about to be shot.”
(he was sixteen when he entered the
“ I can’t help that,” said he. " I service) appeared in fall dress uni
Funeral Directors A Embalm ers
have left something, and I most form he wore a coat o f bine cloth
Calls Answered Day or Night
with short lapels faced with the
get it.”
Lady Assistant
same and ornamented with six but
“ What have you le ft?”
tons; standing collar with a dia
“ My umbrella.”
Both Phones
That settled it. He was released. mond formed o f gold lace on each
Newberg,
Ore.
N o one bat an Englishman, said his side, not exceeding two inches
captors, could be such a thorough square; slashed sleeves with small
^ TTORNEY-AT-LAW
buttons, all buttonholes worked with
going imbecile as that.
gold thread; single breasted blue
CLARENCE BUTT
▼eat with flapa, no buttons to the
Th e “Trading* Rat,
W ill practice in all the courts o f the
pockets; blue or white breeches;
An
animal
whose
instinct
teaches
state. Special attention given to pro
Id laced cocked hat, shoes with
bate work, the writing o f deeds, mort it to give something in return for
gages, contracts and the drafting o f all that which nature has taught it to
mckles and a hanger.
legal papers.
When in undress uniform he wore
Newberg, Oregon. steal should be capable o f a busi
ness education.
A curious state a short blue coat without worked
O f f i c e —Second Floor
Bank o f Newberg Building.
ment ia made about the “ trading” buttonholes and having a standing
rat, which is one o f the unique and collar with a button and a slip o ,!
gold lace on each side. Dirks were
Bobt. W. Jones
Herbert J. Flees interesting animals met with in the
not to be worn on shore by any o f
Rocky mountains.
Manietoel end Highway Engineering.
Exam ination, end Reports, Lend end
ficer.
Miners
o
f
the
region
declare
that,
Mineral Barrera. Mepa. Plena end Speci-
flestlona
This was the uniform prescribed
although these rats enter bouses,
camps and mines and take things by the navy department under Rob
JONES & FLAGG
that do not belong to them, they ert Smith, secretary o f the navy,
CIVIL ENGINEERS
never take an article without leav from 1801 to 1809.
ing something in its place. They
MeMinnrllle National Bank Bonding
Th a Value of Charcoal.
conduct a trade, and hence their
M eM leerllle.
__*
Oregon
Charcoal baa great value as sn
name.
They enter dwellings at night antiseptic. Smoked ham will keep
W ILLIA M M. RAMSET and steal anything they can find, fo r years packed in charcoal. A few
carrying away spoons, knives and lamps o f it in s cistern will keep
Attom ey-at-Law
forks, but invariably leaving a chip, the water pure and sweet. A quan
M c M i n n v i l l e ,
O r e g o n stick or stone in place o f each arti tity o f it in a cellar will absorb the
odors, and a small lump boiled with
cle taken away.
Office in the Elsie W right Building
cabbage or onions will do the same.
Third street
Butter put into small vessels com
Plain Tarroa.
Dorothy, the small daughter o f a pletely surrounded with charcoal
A
E. A . ELLIS
busy farmer, had gone out to help will keep sweet a long time.
her sister keep a large herd o f cat paste o f powdered charcoal and
G eneral C ontractor tle from a cornfield adjoining the honey makes a good dentifrice. It
meadow. Shortly before dinner she not only cleans the teeth, bat dis
Septic tanks built after the
came
into th e house flushed and ex infects them and sweetens the
latest approved methods.
breath. Taken inwardly it ia good
cited.
Sewer and Tile W ork. W ell Digging
“ Oh, mamma,” she exclaimed for the digestion and relieves con
breathlessly, ‘ 1 got so mad at that stipation.— National Magazine.
old cow that I just swore at h er!”
Yamhill County Abstract Co.
Uncalled Far Ramarks.
Why, Dorothy,” said the shocked
A city man wrote to the editor of
mother, “ you shouldn’t have done
J. H. GIBSON, Mgr.
a horticultural paper asking what
that. What did you say V '
The only Abstract Books in
“ I called her an old brute!” — W o plants would ba suitable additions
Yamhill County
lo dried grasses for winter orna
man’s Home Companion.
ments.
M c M im n v il x x ,
O regon
E in b tm c iid «
The editor replied:
“ Your wife always says she is
“ Acroclinium, A. album, Oom
afraid something has happened to ph ren a globoso and Groseum glo
ron when you are away from home bose oarnea.'
oncer than usual.”
When the man read this ha fairly
“ Y c- ”
boiled over with rage and immedi
ately sent a note ordering his pnpar
to be discontinued. He said that an
editor who swore in that w ,y ju st
S
I
I
S ept. a 8 , lpt1
*’
w r — *'
y
r -
■■■-.-■-■if
’ ^
Largest Exclusive Furniture and Carpet
Store-in Yamhill County
I THE STORE TH A T A LW A Y S
HAS W H A T YO U W A N T
Nothing Too Much
R ich, New
D ra p eries
A C u s t o m e r Here
An abundance o f rich, new .
autumn and winter mater
ials and colorings are ready
in the Drapery Department.
We call special attention to
the elegant designs ih hang
ings, tapestries and wall
papers.
New Lace and
Scrim Curtains
beautiful new designs from
50c to $12.50
New Fancy Nets, plain and
printed scrims in all o f the
latest designs and colorings
from
I2 ic Up
Rugs, Carpets
Linoleum, Oil
cloth and Mat
tings
Trouble T o Pleasa
BRASS
$ 11.95
An Exquisite Brass
Bed with 2 inch poet
and fire heavy fill
ing rods, satin finish.
Our special ¡Mice is
$ 11.95
Don’t Overlook Our
D i s p l a y Windows
Our Fall display o f new
Rugs, Carpets, Linoleums,
Oilcloth and M a t t i n g s »
fairly bulging with all the
best and newest in designs
that are beautiful, and the
rich color combinations are
exquisite—the biggest va
riety ever shown here.
Brussels High Grade Rugs
9x12
each...
$12.50
Madras Jute Brussels Rugs
S f ...... 9.50
The following sizes o f room
size rugs are in stock here:
10 ft. 6 x 1 3 f t 6; 11 f t 3 x
12 f t ; 9x12; 8 f t 3 x 1 0 f t ;
6 f t 6 x 9 f t , etc.
W. W. HOLLINGSWORTH & SONS
« I
1st and Howard
T H E S T O R E O F Q U A L IT Y ’
1st and Howard
Midsummer Clearance
A large line o f Lawns, values
to 15c per yard
j a *
now ............................
1
vC
m
India Linens, special
Shoes! Shoes!!
‘J Q q
We are offering the best val
ues we ever offered you.
India Linen, special *| 2
India Linen, special
India Linen, special
L oti. Children’ s Shoes, values
^
¡E**1;00... $ .50
2 0 c
These are the best values
we have ever offered
Lot 2. Boys and Misses Shoes,
values to $2.00
<| q q
Values up to $5.00
The balance o f our Summer
Goods, Lawns, Dimities, Silk
and Silk Mixed goods at a
at $1.98
25 Per Cent
Discount
at $2.49
Values up to $8.50
Boys, Ladies, Misses 4 c a
shoes, value to $2.56 ■ • w V J
Ladies Shoes, value o A A
to $3.00................. f i . U U
Ladies Shoes, value o
to $4.00................. ^
C A
O U
25 per ct o ff on I adiea, Men’s,
Misses, Children’s Oxfords
J. C. Porter & Company
Go to
Newberg Auto Co.
For a Good Automobile. Shop W ork
Vulcanizing, Oils, Supplies, Gasoline, Storage, etc.
College Street
Between let end 2nd
#
N EW B ER G , ORE.
/
\