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tlTIJENA. ORE.. SEP. 6
...1912
The wisdom displayed by the dem
ooratio leaders at Baltimore in select
ing Wilson is becoming mi.re apparent
as the campaign progresses'. Wilson's
record is satisfactory to bis party and
is attractive to sane refortneis of all
parties. His leadership means a new
life to the demoor itio party. If a re
actionary bad bean seleoted in bis
stead tbe desertions from Ibe party
by this time would have left it a
shadow, mnob like what ia left of tbe
Taft. following. Tbe hour or reform
bad coma and it was fortunate for tbe
Democracy tbat its lights were kept
in order for tbe fatefnl boor at Bal
timore. Tbe battle will not be over;
tbongb, wben tbe votes are counted
in November. An aronsed pnblio
opinion will carefully note every act
oo tbe part of those in piwbr. It
will be tbe Demooratio patty's last op
portunity. It oannot be fonnd want
ing, else it must follow in tbe wake
of its old time opponent.
egotistical estimate, bot an boneat
oonvioMon. Therefore having an
bonest oonviotion of tbe excellence of
tbeir work they like to bring it into
notice ty pnblio comparison. This is
laudable and tbe results are not alone
beneficial to tbe exhibitor, but edu
cational to tbe oommnnity. We must
learn by tbe experience of others, and
tbe earlier and quicker we gain that
lixperieooe the less it will cost in the
expenditure of valuarjle time, good
money, and arduous effort. Many
men bave gleaned from tbe exDitit
ball ideas tbev bave ounverted into
naah and more vet bave stored in
their minds information, tbe value of
wbiob is not to be measured in money.
In addition tbere is tbeentertaoiment,
tbe pleasant boars of social reorea
tion, tbe exobacge and inteiobange
of tbe ideas and ideals of friends
wbiob all enjoy and from wbiob all
profit. ;
A practically complete count of tbe
returns of California's pi itnary elec
tion iudioates tbe progressives bave
nominated more than 80 of the 100 re
publican paity oaudidates for tbe
legislature, as opposed to tbe Taft re
publicans, and tbev bave been victor
ious in Qve and possibly seven of the
eleven congressional districts in tbe
contest for nominations of coDgrese
men. As tbe progressive viotory in
sures tbe nomination of eleotois
pledged to Roosevelt, tbe Taft support
era bave already begun a diEOusgiou
of plans for plaoing tbeir candidates
on tbe November ballot. By tbe rcl
iug of Attorney General Webb, tbeir
only rucouiae is to Ituuoh special pe
titions, each ol wbiob must tear tbe
names of 11,000 voters who did not
participate In the primaries, and even
tben tbey will not be allowed tbe par
ty designation. It was suggested tbat
tbe Taft supporters who were victor
ions in tbe legislature contest meet
with tbe Tuft holdovers la a separate
convention, after tbe regular oonveu
tion September 14, nominate thirteen
electors, secure tbe recognition of tbe
tepnblioan national committee, and
flgbt tbe mattei out iu the courts.
Tbe record of tbe Insurance De
partment of tbe state of Washington
bas surpassed ttiatof New Yotk state,
in tbe matter of returning proOt. A
report recently issued by tbe insuranoe
commissioner shows that it costs half
tbe income of tbe New York depart
ment to run it, aa against a ratio of
4 7 between tbe expense and Income
of the Washington insurance depart
ment. Furthermore, tbe profits of
tbe Washington department for tbe
first seven months of tb'i present .year
exceeded by $0000 tbe total profit of
tbe New York insurance depaitment
for all of last year. -
And Governor West will give Mr.
Storey and bis reoall bunob a merry
rnu for all that money being raised
by the vioebund at Portland to cir
culate tbe reoall petitions. Ob. must
be getting bol on tbe vioe grafter's
trail down tbere if tbe signs of the
times ate pointing light and the yelps
emanating from tbe gang is auy fri
terian to go by. Let 'er come to a
vote. It would mean another teim
for West as sure as shooting is shoot-in'.:
Dickens' Den.
Dickens' cr-.re for his mnterial sur
roundings did not end with bis bed
room. Ills favorite writing place at
Gadshill was a Swiss cbnlct in tbe
shrubbery, and this be fitted up In a
most ingenious fashion. "I have put
mirrors in tbe chalet where I write,"
he says in one of his letters, "and they
reflect and refract in all kinds of ways
tbe leaves that are quivering at the
windows nud the great fields of wav
ing corn and the sail dotted river. My
room is up among the branches of the
trees, and the birds and the butterflies
fly la and out, and tho green branches
shoot in at the open windows, nnd the
lights and the shadows of tho clouds
come and go with the rest of the com
pany. The scent of the flowers nnd
Indeed of everything that Is growing
for miles and miles Is most delicious.
-.-London Chronicle.
MORTGAGES ON LAND."
Why It U Essential That They Should
Be Recorded. : , " -
As the value of land to the owner
Increases so does the security of mort
gage investments given on tbat land
increase. A mortgage may be consid
ered as a deed of tbe land which re
vests the title In the oriRinnl owner or
his successor on the paying off of the
mortgage or the bond or note which
the mortgage secures.
Mortgages are recorded in public
offices, called registers, recorders or
county clerks offices, in much the same
way that deeds are, so that any one
buying the land is bound to take no
tice of them, and the land is bound by
them, no matter to whom the land Is
conveyed, and no one has a right to
say that he bought the land not know
ing thnt a mortgage was on it, for he
is presumed by law to know such
facts, as a search of the title in these
public offices would reveal.
If. however, the holder of the mort
gage does not cause the mortgage to
be recorded then any Innocent pur
chaser of the land can take it clear of
the Hen of the mortgage.
In no particular bas the law of this
country gone further than in the effort
to secure the title of the landowner
and the security of the mortgage hold
er, and no Investments are more high
ly regarded by the conservative busi
ness man than those founded on the
Imperishable surface of the earth.
Christian Herald. -
UMBRELLA HANDLES.
In France They Shape Them as They
Grow In Nurseries.
Most of the handles of canes, alpen
stocks, parasols and umbrellas used in
France are grown in nurseries. Ash,
maple, oak, chestnut and other woods
are used. In the early part of tbe first
year , after planting the young trees
are cut near tbe ground to bring about
the formation of numerous sprouts.
The .lower branches are removed, and
only a plume of leaves Is left
Early in tbe spring the sprouts are
subjected to a surgical operation.
Their bark is cut, and the wood Is
carved in different designs, which are
swollen by tbe sap and grow In high
relief as tbe tree develops. Special in
struments are used for the cutting and
designing. Thus carved, the sprouts
grow for three years.
At the end of the third year the for
est of umbrella handles is cut, and the
cuts are dried in tbe sun and then giv
en a vapor bath, after which they are
put into the hands of skilled workmen,
who peel them with one quick move
ment When skinned tbe peelers cut them
to the required lengths and send them
to the umbrella maker, who varnishes
them. If the shape desired Is ring
or other open form a ring or oval or
square is grafted to the natural stalk,
bound closely, and left to grow Into
place. Harper's.
Slnoe Sheriff Collier of Grant coun
ty bas been in office six men bare
been killed while either drunk them
selves or their slayers were diunk,
says tbe Blue Mountain Eagle of Can
yon City. Albert Green was killed
while drunk. Oliver Snyder was
lynched by dronks, oue of them a
deputy sheriff. A Greek was killed
at Dixie while intoxicated. Sweek
next paid tbe penalty of death on the
altar of diluk. Barnes was killed
while ho and his slayer wern in tbeir
cups, and Bert Ctowloy was killed latt
week after a diuukeu debauch. Tbij
live meu .wlio lvnohed Snyder are in
the penitentiary for life, and oo tbe
heads of their families and relatives
who represent more than one huudied
bf drant county's citizens falls tbe
fekamo.
There's a man wbo helps himself
tmlnvlted to your peanuts aud oigais,
V-bo lends your paper ou the car, wbo
'jaBt happens in" w beu joo'ie buying.
L'o'sat best a little "oiooober." says
one of our exchanges, And tbis little
"roooober" baa a big brother. He's
in business not for bis health, but
to keep all he sets and to get alt be
r"", whether be oomes by it honestly
.i not The big "niooober" does not
advritlse he lets others do tbat and
profits tbtongh tbeir efforts. Hi
windows are dressed with goods ad
vertised by tbe store next door or a
little way down the stieet, and tbe
placards "As Advertised" ate large
enough to fce read a tlook off.
i j .
Great iuteiest is nbowu tbiougbont
the state in tbe different county and
district fair. Next to tbe pnblio
aobools. obwervea a oontemporsry. tbe
oounty fair is an educational faotor.
It is worth to a county mors ly far,
than it costs. 'If a man takes any
pride io bis work or tbe result of bis
work, he naturally likes to exhibit it
. and compare It with similar products
fiom the bauds of others. In tbis
tbere it aatUtaohou, tbe more, if by
comparison he exoels, aud not mnob
less when be learn bow and wby
. some one has excelled him, Nearly
every one ptidea himself oo some par
tioular Una of work, and tbeir boaat
ia by" uo means ofieutsive conceit or an
Judging the Colt.
Tbo Arabs have two methods of esti
mating tho height to which n colt will
grow, tho first being to stretch a cord
from the nostril over the ears and
down along tho neck nnd compare this
measurement with thnt from the with
ers to tbe foet and the other method
being to compare tho dlstnneo between
the knee and the withers with that
from tho knee to the coronet. In the
first method it Is considered that a
colt will grow as much taller as the
first measurement exceeds that of the
second, and In tbe second method, If
tho proportion Is as two to one, the
horse will grow no taller.
Pedestrians. .
A teacher In a primary school was
endeavoring to make clear to ber class
tbe meaning of the words "equestrian
ism" nnd "pedestrlnnlsm" wben she
put this query to one small boy:
"What Is tl pedestrian?"
"lie is, one of those fellows," said
ttift. boy, ,"who makes an awful kick
hen m automobile runs him down."
?tw X'ork Press.
No Further Delay.
Abuor Slopoak (desperately) M-may
I name the day? Jemima Jones (de
cisively) No! Abuor Slopoak (In
alarm) Why? Jemima Jones (frank
ly) Because If you put It off ns long
you did your proposal wo never will
bo married. I'll name the day my-
selfl Cleveland Leader.
Extra Buttons.
"It takes stout people to break all
rules regulating tbe number of buttons
on a coat or waistcoat," said the tailor.
"They can't follow the fashion; their
size won't let them.
" 'Three buttons on a coat this year,'
tailors' conventions may decree, or two
or four or five, or whatever number
they think proper, but the man with
a figure thnt Is constantly trying to
escape Its environment does not care
about conventions. What he wants is
buttons enough to keep his clothes In
shape.
" 'Put 'em closer together,' he says,
'so tbe strain won't nil come on two
or three buttons.'
"So we Dut them closer together,
and the result is that stout people fre
ouontlv have twice as many buttons
on tbeir clothes as fashion calls for."
New York Times.
Harmonious.
"They sny Mrs. Jelllffe has given up
that pet white poodlo of hers," said
Mrs. Johnson.
"Yes," snld Mrs. Whllllgcr. "She's iu
deep mourning for Mr. Jelllffe, you
know, so she has exchanged Tobey for
a black and tan." narpcr's Weekly.
The resources of the scholar aro pro
portioned to his confidence in the attri
butes of the Intellect
An Able Manager.
A western senator was telling a sto
ry about an able campaign manager.
"He is a remarkably economical
chap," said tho senator. "He can make
a dollar go further In a campaign than
nn rrnin I Irnnw. ThftV tell a Story
about hlra-a story that shows wb,at
mnnarrer he is. It seems he went
Into n cigar store one day to get a.
light , Well, as he was lighting op a
man entered and bought three five
cent cigars. As soon ns the man left
our friend said quickly:
" Those cigars are six for a quarter,
ain't they?
" 'Yes, sir,' said the salesman.
"Our friend laid down a dime.
"'Gimme.' he said, 'tho other three
then.' "New York Tribune.
Dear Little Edward.
Uncle What have yon learned at
school today, Edward? i Edward-Just
how to tako the back off my history
and fix a real good Indian story into it,
so the teacher enn't find out that I
ain't studying. St Louis Globe-Democrat
It is very easy to get angrjr with
somebody for doing what it would be
very unreasonable for anybody to gt
angry over if you do It. ,
Card Marks.
It is conjectured by sotno writers on
the subject that the marks upon the
cards designating the four kinds in a
pack were originally symbolical and
Intended to signify the different class
es of society. According to this sup
position, the hearts represented the
clergy, spades the nobility, some old
packs of cards bearing a sword or
lance head Instead of a spade; clubs
tbe serfs and diamonds tbe burghers
or citizen classes.
A Ghost Story.
A London dnily tells a short modern
ghost Btory. A man was traveling on
a northbound train out of London. Op
posite hlra was a silent stranger, bis
only companion. Between London nnd
Derby no word passed. Then, as the
train drew out of Derby, ho snld pleas
antly, "Good line, this, sir, eh?" Tbe
stranger replied: "I thluk it's a beastly
bad line. I was killed on it two years
ago."
He Shouldn't
A man with a donkey for sale, hear
ing that a friend wanted to buy one,
tent him the following, written on a
postal card:
"Dear Jack, If you are looking for a
really good donkey, please don't forget
me." Exchange.
A Revised Edition.
I should have no objection to a repe
tition of life from the beginning, only
asking the advantages authors have In
a revised edition to correct some faults
In the first. Franklin.
We should bo as careful of our words
as of our actions-Cicero.
me
A Gossipy Mother.
"A cosslolrur woman makes
tired," observed small Donald.
"What's a gossiping woman?" asked
his younger brother.
"One who tells everythlns she
knows," explained Donald. "Mamma
is one. Every time we misbehave she
runs and tells papa." Chicago News.
Noisy Sleep.
Hub (angrlly)-Uere'. What do you
mean b waking me out of a sound
leep? Wife Because the sound was
too distressing. Boston Transcript.
Traveling Incognito.
Some Investigator of curious subjects
has discovered that the inventor of
traveling incognito was Peter the Great
of Russia. The next after the famous
Russian sovereign to adopt tbe prac
tice was Joseph II. of Austria, who in
1777 made a little stay in Tarls under
the title of Count von Falkensteln.
During the revolutionary period Louis
XVII I. buried his temporarily useless
royal dignity under the privacy of
Comte de Lille, while Charles X. pass
ed as the Comte de Maries. The ex-
Empress Eugenie In ber splendor fre
quently took little trips as tbe Comtesse
de Pierrefonds.
Practical Results.
"Tbere may be something in this the
ory o telepathy,"s said tbe mystical
person. .. " :
"You mean thought concentration
that enables you to impress your ideas
on others?" inquired Senator Sorghum.
"Yes."
"Well, there may be something in it
But don't depend on, it. For practical
results in impressing people, telepathy
will never compare with a brass band
and a parade." Washington Star.
Baggy Pants.
"Why do you spend so much care on
tbe crease of your pants, hey?"
"It is important dad. not to wear
baggy trousers."
"Important, is it? Why, you young
cub, look here. Did you ever see a
statue to a man wbo didn't wear baggy
pants?" Louisville Courier-Journal.
Consulting Papa.
"Papa, you know that George, who
proposed to me last night, is coming
for his answer this evening, don't you?"
"Yes."
- "Ob. thank you, pnpn! That was
the answer I was going to give him
anyway 1"-Chlcagp Tribune. -
Terms of the Game.
He Dearest, you're the goal of my
affections. She (removing his arm)
Five yards for holding. """
OREGON AGRIGULT'L COLLEGE
Tbis great institntion opens its doors
for tbe fall . semester on September
20tb. Courses of iostrnotion include:
General Agriculture. Agronomy, Ani
mal Husbandry. Dairy Husbandry,
Baoteriologv, Botany and Plant Path
ology, Poultry Husbandry, Horticul
ture, Entomology, Veterinary Soienoe,
Civil Engineering, Electrical Engin
eering, Mecbanioal Engineering, Min
ing Engineering, Highway Engineer
ing, Domestio Soienoe, Domestic Ait,
Commerce. Forestry. Pharmacy, Zo
ology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathe
matics, English Language ana liter
ature, Pnblio Speaking. Modern Lan
cuases. History. Art. - Architecture,
Industrial Pedagogy, Physioal Ednoa-
ton, Military Science and xaotios,
and Musio. .
Catalogue and illustrated literature
mailed free on application. Address:
Registrar, Oregon Agrioultural Col
lege, Corvallis, Oregon.
School Year Opens September 20th
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and come in a bunch
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Remember the Dates,
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and Game Preserve; Vaudeville and Band Concert
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Roundup on Last Three Days
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- in paint buying conies,
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Two-thirds the cost of paint
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poor paini as it does good paint- -mo-e in fact
because the poor paint doesn't work so easily.
But the poor paint won't last as long; it makes
you repaint sooner. ;
. Even the apparent saving in cost per gallon
; is eaten up by the fact that it takes more gallons
of the low priced paint.' :':r. -. -; . ; '
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