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T R U B 8D A T. OCTOBER
16. ISIS
On the front page will be found
a note to subscribers. Look it
up and see if it interests you.
The lyceum furnishes dean,
wholesome entertainment during
the long winter evenings at a
nominal cost.
The one thing lacking to make
the Nebraska-Kansas p i c n i c
realistic was a supply o f bufialo
chips to make a fire for heating
up the coffee.
The farmer who grows his
own feed and puts it into stock
these days can easily make modey
if he does any kind of head work
along with the exercise o f his
muscles.
With good crops and with
ideal weather tor caring for all
kinds o f farm products, and with
prices excellent all round, Willa­
mette valley farmers have much
to be thankful for this season.
would amount to close to the
price o f a year's subscription, but
we have been quite busy ever
since he left the office and really
have not had time to do bis
horses justice.
Blsewhere in this issue will be
found a statement made by the
charter commission which gives
an outline o f what the commis-
«ion is preparing in the way o f a
proposed new form of govern­
ment to be voted on by the
people. The changes proposed
are quite radical bat there is n
strong sentiment among the
people in favor of making radical
changes, it it can be shoton with
any degree o f cert&inity that oar
city will be more efficiently and
more economically go ver ne d)
than it has been in the past. The
question as to whether or not
Newberg is big enough to stand
the expense o f employing a man
to look after its affairs will no
doubt arise in the minds of many
people, and yet a little investiga­
tion will reveal the fact that
daring the past few years New­
berg has lost several times over
the salary of such a man by in­
efficient government. Of coarse
it is easy to see that with the
adoption o f the new form o f gov­
ernment as proposed, the rub will
come when the man who is to be
the manager is sought for. It is
now up to the voters to do some
thinking between this date and
the time o f holding the city elec­
tion the second Monday in Janu­
ary.
Of course the criminals and sex
perverts will all vote to kill the
law passed at the last session o f
the legislature which calls for the
sterilisation o f their kind. That COLLEGE HEN HAS BROKEN
is to be expected, but it is t o be
WORLD’S EGG-LAYING RECORD
hoped that there will not be
enough supposedly decent people
The O. A. C. hen that attracted
who will vote with them to repeal world wide notice bv laying 99
the act.
eggs in 100 days has broken the
world’s record of 282 eggs in a
The true Kansas spirit was in­ year by having laid 283 eggs
deed lacking -at the Nebraska- nine days before the year expired.
Kansas jpicnic the other day, Since September 16 she has laid
else in selecting a name for an egg every day pnd the pros­
the new association the name o f pects are that she will continue
the “ Sunflower” state would to do so to the end o f the year
never have been permitted to for which the record is kept.
come second. Such a show o f And other hens in the same flock
o f the white feather wonld never may equal her record before the
be tolerated along the banks of end o f the laying year.
Dry Creek in the short grass
The highest egg record in the
country.
United States previously recorded
was made by a hen at the Mis­
A card has been received from souri Station, that laid 281 eggs
a reader of the Graphic asking in one year. The previous
for the publication o f an editorial world’s record was made at
on the subject, “ Loaning and Ontario Agricultural Station.
Borrowing Books.” While we The world’s record now held by
are awaiting the inspiration, the Oregon Station was made by
take a glance through your li­ the Oregon Station hen No. C543
brary and see if it contains any as she was kept in a flock with
books that have been borrowed 50 others. This is not an isolated
from your friends and not re­ case o f good laying as the record
turned, and some progress will o f the entire flock gives strong
evidence {hat the capacity o f the
have been made.
American hen can be greatly in­
creased
by proper breeding. One
Adolph Busch, the great beer
manufacturer o f St. Louis, died o f these hens has laid 271 eggs
the other day in Germany, leav­ and another fall sister 264, and
ing a fortune reputed to total up they have more than a month
to something like sixty million each in which to finish the year’s
dollars, which is a good deal of record.
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in discussing the excellent
money to leave behind when
starting on the last long journey showing made by the College
to be made. There are those, Flock Professor Drvden ascribes
doubtless, who will question the good results to the breeding
whether or not the business Busch o f the hen, to the constitutional
was engaged in will entitle him vigor that undoubtedly came
to an abode in the hereafter that from crossing, and to good feed­
is as cool and shady as the pal- ing and housing.
“ What breed is she? The only
latial home he owned on Orange
Grove Avenue in Pasadena, Cal­ answer to that question is that
ifornia.
she is an egg breed,” said Pro­
fessor Dry den. “ She was bred
A gentleman called at the from a strain o f good layers, and
Graphic office a few days ago this is the encouraging feature o f
and before leaving was asked if therecord. We hav#ber ancestry
he would not like to subscribe for several years. Her dam was
for a local paper. His answer the product o f crossing a Barred
was that he guessed not as he Plymouth Rock and White Leg­
was already taking a number of horn, her sire was a son of her
papers, “ but,” said he, “ I might dam, a White Leghorn male that
give you a local item.” And has produced a great number o f
then he went into detail about good layers. She is, therefore, a
taking his stock to the State product o f inbred good layers of
Fair and told what premiums he different breeds.”
received on each animal. This
man who is a breeder of stock
WHAT NEXT?
appeared to be quite willing to
receive a good bit of advertising
Heaven help up! What next
through the columns of a paper from the bench.
that he was not willing to pay a
Their families objected to Diggs
year’s subscription for. Yes, a and Camenetti going to San
bit o f advertising, which if Quentin penitentiary, where they
charged for at the regular rate would serve their time with
housebreakers,
pickpockets and others punished
for crimes really less villainous
than Diggs’ and Canienetti’s,
%nd so the honorable court
amended the sentence and named
McNeill island, a federal prison.
Justice drawing a line of social
distinction among jailbirds! We
guess we ought to have a Mann
act to reach gents who run away
with the blind goddess for im­
moral purposes. But maybe
congratulations, in the present
case, ary due the honest burglars
and road agents o f San Quen­
tin.—Woman's Home Weekly.
You’ll Get Stung
when you go to looking for "som ething for nothing.” Even “ The Big Hardware
Store” can't do business that way; but we will give you 100 c*nts worth for
every dollar you spend with us. Now is the time o f year when your pocket book
is running over and you m ay need a new heater or range or in fact anything in
the Hardware and Implement line and y e want you to see our stock o f goods.
It's time well spent to look us up if you need anything in our line as our
stock is m ade up o f the leading lines o f merchandise that the market affords.
Just play you’re “ from Missouri” and you want to be shown—w ell take pleas­
ure in doing i t
STREET ASSESSMENT
Notice is hereby given that the
council of the City o f Newberg,
Yamhill County, Oregon, did, by
resolution passed by said council
on the 13th day o f October,
1913, which resolution is on file
in the office of the Recorder o f
the City o f Newberg,. assess and
d e t e r m i n e the proportionate
share of the cost o f grading to
the established grade, construct­
ing concrete curbs, providing and.
constructing street drainage and
paving with five inch gravel bit*
ulithic pavement that portion o f
First street from the West line o f
Main street west to the Weft
line of the right o f way of the
Oregon & California Railroad
Company, in said City of'N ew ­
berg, assessable to each lot or
parcel o f ground abutting upon
said portion of said First street
so improved under a resolution
passed by the Council o f the City
o f Newberg on the 22nd day of
July, 1913, providing for the
time and manner o f making said
improvement.
Notice is farther given that ap­
plication for bonding for said
improvement under the Bancroft
Bonding Act, may be made at
the office o f the Recorder o f the
City o f Newberg within ten days
from the date o f this notice anft
that unless such application is
made within the time aforesaid/
the said assessment must be pai#,
in cash as provided in the charter
o f the City o f Newberg.
Dated October 16th, 1913. *
W. W. Nelson,
Recorder of the City o f Newberg.
W . C. T. Ü.
The last meeting was one Of
much interest, the reports given
o f the convention being except
tionally good, and the social
hour was much enjoyed by all*
The next meeting will be hekL
October 22nd, 2:30 p.m., at Mrs.
Hattie Hinshaws, 816, 9th
Street. There will be a quiz on
civil government and a discus­
sion o f the measures to be voted
on November 4th. Everybody
welcome. Franees E. Matthews,
Press Correspondent.
D igging F o r Pips B ow l«.
Meerschaum is extracted in pre­
cisely the same way as coaL Pits
from twenty-five feet to 125 feet
deep are dug, and as soon as the
vein is struck horizontal galleries,
sometimes of considerable length,
are made, though more than two
galleries are seldom to be found in
one pit/ When taken out of the
mine meerschaum is soft enough
to be easily cut with a knife. It is
embedded in a layer of red clay sev­
eral inches thick, and in this state
it is sold to the dealers.—London
Globe.
W ho In vsntsd Chooof
>•
The honor of inventing chess he*
been claimed by at least fourteen
nations, and a variety of famous
persons have been mentioned a
sole inventor, ranging from Japheth
and Shem to King Solomon and
Aristotle. It is, however, generally
agreed that Europe got the game
from the Arabic, “ checkmate’” be­
ing a corruption of “ Shah mat”
the king is dead”). — London
hronicle.
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order to dispose o f all our winter coats we have marked all coats down. Do not
fail to get your coat at Baird’s.
All of Our Ladies Skirts
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Cash. Paid For Eggs. We Want Your
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The Big
General M erchandise
Store
C spaoity F o r W s rry .
“I see you’re borrowing trouble
again. What’s the matter now?”
“ I was jnst thinking,” she said,
‘that our little Beatrice may grow
np and become a grand opera singer
and have to support a husband who
will not be worthy of her.”
“ Come. Let’s look over this
month’s bills and have something
real to worry about.” — Chioago
Record-Herald.
W. H . W OODW ORTH, Asst. Cashier.
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