PORTLAND
NEWS LETTER
PEELING PEARLS.
A O*l>cat* Operat.ee That May Malta
er Low • <* Maney.
A pearl that is clouded or spot
ted or off color may sometimes be
"peeled.” A layer may be taken off
¡.a is the la ver of an onion If the
layer beneath, as sometimes hap
pens, is of beautiful luster the p- irl
is worth many times more than lie-
fore it »as |>erl«-d, in spite uf the
fact that it i* »mailer
Pearls do not always retain the
color that they have when taken
from the shell. Some of the pearls
become cloudy. There was a cele
brated pearl of extraordinary *ise
found in a Wabash river mus-el,
I and the color was entrancing Bay-
j , ers bid for it, and two buy« rs com-
' Lined their assets and paid <3,000
Portland. Ore., Jan. 30. (Special)—
Country Life week in Oregon haa been
fixed for February 5—10, when country
achocd superintendents and commercial
bodies will meet together in each part
of the state to formulate the scheme of ; j for the beautiful gem. They hur
Country Life Education to be follow« «1 ried to Maiden lane, in Now York,
by Oregon schools. Much is hop« «1 with their find and demanded, on
from this new departure in the State - first sight, <30,000 for it. There
educational system and the allied mfiu were no takers, although the |x'srl
er.ee behind the movement are *nch a« was a wonderful one to look at
A day er two passed and sudden
to insure its success. State bankers,
the commercial bodies, the state educa ly one <»f the owner* discovered a
tional auturities, Portland livestock in shade on the aurfa<-e that startled
terests and the Oregon Agricultural him. Pearl experts who hud been
College are working tuwanl the earn« looking at it n>>dded their heads
end and during Countrv Life week, it wisely. A* it dried out the tint ami
is hoped to interest business men gen luster changed, The owner* put it
erally in the work. The following week i m a vial full of water and left it
the plan will be presented to pupils ii. there for thirty day*. When they
the schools and contests in gardening, looked at it again they were »adder
general agriculture, domestic science, an<l wiser men. The pearl ««» cot
hog and poultry raising and manual ; cred with little snowflake spot*
Panic stricken, they »«-arched for
work instituted. A splendxl list of |
prises for children producing the best a buyer. They received bids of
products in all these lines is being col about <500, ami finally a pearl spe<
lected. The voung farmers will first nlator paid them <1.500 for it.
exhibit their crop* in their own com They were out <1,500, their time
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munities, next in the county contests. 1 and traveling ex|ienses. Tin
and then the prise winners will meet in lator knew that the pearl wav w>>rth
competition at the State Fair at -alen. little with the freckles on it, but iie
next fail Bulletins on the various ag gambled that when a layer or two
«cultural subjects will be issued under of the outer akin had l*-«-u taken
the auspices of the Oregon Agricultural off he would have a pearl of perma
College to serve as text books in th« nent luster.
Whether he wuu or
various farming classes in the school» lost he did not divulge.
A jiearl has the hardness of lime
throughout the state.
stone, and a sharp knife or three
Oregon Coast Artillery companies
will hold the annual maneuvers at Fort cornered file IS used to peel it. It
takes good eyesight, a hard thuui >
btevens for ten days next summer, be
ginning August 15th. Both the regular to hold the gem and the “nsrrve”
troops stationed at the fortifications on and skill that will permit one to
the 'roast and the Nati«mal Guard force give just the right pressure and no
will participate, (roast defense will more. If the point should slip
naturally be the object of the maneu through the first skm and scratch
the inner and the inner skin were
vers.
lustrous the mark would ruin the
James J Hill haa been invited to at value.
A pearl is always smaller
tend Portland's official Roae Planting after ]>eeling, of cour»v. The n-.it
on Washington’s Birthday, as the chief I is taken on jwarla of large aize and
guest of honor. The Roee-Flanting no luster or with splotched sur
will take place in one of the parks of faces. Big money ha* Men made, »
the city and buys and girls will set the big inonev has Men lost in ’»eelmg
roae bushes in the ground, while some pearls
it is the grent gamble of
church diginttary will conduct the cer- the pearl broker
Harper's W<« klj
monial of blessing the rose*.
Dates were arranged the past week
for the state convention of the Oregon
branch of the American mining «-ongres*
which will be held in Baker next June
4. 7 and it Thia promises to be a big
convention of mining men with splen
did exhibits of ores and mining machin
ery.
ixtehsion oAhe < hicago A North
west Railway to Furtland and tha Ore
gun coast is being prophesied, the re
port having for its basis plans said to
be now working out under the direction
of William A.Ganiner, President of the
road who 1* visiting the Northwest
The line is expected to come to Pt«rt
land from near Mwieton over the North
em Pacific and North Hank tracks and
It is believed it is involved in the strug
gle for entrance into the Coos Bay ter
ntory, where contending influence* are
fighting for rights-of-way.
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Mr*. Hrnry Shelton is on the sick list
this work.
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. balance on hand to be expended
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preach. Special music will be rendered fOr book« $17.68.
DO TOO Pin CHESS
GOSPEL 1EETINC3
Mia Vain Kerot.
(Missouri's proposed state anthem
seems likely to M «wallowed up by th«-
famous “dawg" song, which is rap. lly
becoming epidemic The other night
the Portland Telegram published the
«tury telling how the Kansas City
bankers rose as one man and chanted
the melody from the first stania to th«»
last
The complete worth are here
given.)
There were very few failures
the first semester.
Dr. Bennett who has peen en
J. J. Barn«-« of Stayton was in Scio gaged to give the commencement
last week.
addreaa has been very low with Wunst me'n Mm Briggs 'n ole Bill
lake note of our free picture offer in , ' pneumonia for u week.
Brown
thia issue.
Geo. French expects to leave Tuk a load of eawn to town:
Mrs. V. I Philippi ami little »«»n Visit« ■ for California in u couple of An' ol' Jim dawg, the ornery cuss
llv )»«' nacheliy fullered ua.
>■ i .»■« io;*»t wi-i-k
week» to make hia home there.
CHORUS—
A beautiful «election of valentine« I
Bro. Morris who ia conducting
Every time I come to town.
and card» at Peery’s PHI Shop.
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tervicM at the Christian church, The boys keep a klckin my dawg arotin'
Luther Perkins ui Dryad, Wash, gave a very interesting talk to
Makes no difference if he la a houn';
spent a few day* in Scio last week.
tifr high Khool and grammar they gotta quit kickin my dawg aroun'.
•Mrs. Winnie Vaughn of eastern Ore grades Tuesday morning,
lie As we driv past bam Johnson's sto'
gon i* visiting Scio people again.
i'asscl o' yaps kem out the do'.
was formerly a teaoher.
John Sticha |>atd *clo hi* regular
There were but three cases of When Jim he stops to smell a box.
weekly vi«it Saturday and Sunday.
They th led at him a bunch o' rocks.
tardiness in the entire school dur
New spring goods arriving every day
I’HORUS-
ing the p»st month.
now at Wesely A t sin's.
The average attendance for the They tied a tin can on his tail.
• >. >. Warwick who haa b««en in the
An' run him a put the county jail.
w hole school was !W. I per cent.
east wmr tune ha* returned to Seto.
'N that plumb nacheliy makes me sore,
There is getting to lx» entirely 'N Mm he cussed ‘n Bill he swore.
Eulela Cyrus of Thoma«
returned
home Monday after visiting friend* in j t<x> much smoking on the part of I
CHORI'S
town.
i several boys. It seems that some Me'n Lem Brigg* *n ol* Bill Brown,
Mr« F.mrna Cyrus »rd Mi*« Ore Wed of the local dealers have bee i We lost no time in »-jumpin' down,
dle have irone to Portland to learn the selling tobacco to minors in open An' we wi|wd th«-m ducks up on the
new millinery «lyles for spring.
groun*
disregard of the law. Several
Th««*e who attended the mask ball dealers in other part» of the state i For kickin my ol' dawg aroun.’
given last Frulay night at Wesely-
I'HoRI'M
have recently been heavily fined
Cain Hail rerort a very enjoyable
for selling tobacco to minors, but Folks say a dawg kaint hold no grudge.
time.
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is hoped such action will not Hut wunrt when I got too much budge.
Mrs. Nelle Gunaauies ami Misa Dolly
Them town ducks tried to do me up,
Daley were over from Mbanon several have to be taken here.
I Hut they didn't count on ol* Jim pup.
day* the last of the week visiting home
The fullowing is a statement
CHORUS-
folks.
of the receipts and expenditures
The Mbanon Express is agitating of funds obtained from the series 1 Jim seed his duty thar and then,
vigorously for the adoption of a pav-
school entertainments: Ke- | tn' he lit into them gentlemen,
‘ An' he shore mussed up th' cote house
I ng program. It says Mbanon'» streets
square.
were never in as bad condition a* now. ce pts Trevette $3.00, Upson 1st
$5.06, Upson 2nd $>3.00, Art Ex With rag» 'n moat 'n hide 'n hair.
We now have in stock the Petaluma j
hibit $4.85, Candy Sale $7.48,
Incubators, which is consfcicred the
< HoKOa
best machine on the market. I>o not Kirk $3.IM), total $26.3X.
Ex-
Note Try (hut on your lawn mower,
fail to see ns before you buy. t has penditureil to date School lM»ard
to the lune of Ta Ila Ila Boom Dr A.
library repaint $1 $5, II
New cap* for men and boys at
cly 1 Cain's,
by the choir and th« new organ will be
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heaard for the first time.
The public
is cordially invited.
Subscribe for the --antlam N«wi.
A E. Edwards was calle«! over from
Mbanon last Friday on account of the
senous illness of Mrs. Edwards, who
wa* threatened with pneumonia. She
was «ronsiderably improved Sunday,
There is some talk of organising ■
however, and Mr. Edwards returned to chest club if enough persons who are
Mbanon that evening.
| interested in the game can be found.
The Charles family who have been it is intended to arrange a aeries of
Mountain Shadows.
living in Mrs. Griffin's house the past five games between each pair of play-
The p«-ak of Tenerife projects a few wt-eka. moved Friday to the L. W. era and as a »core will tie kept by per
huge shadow stretching over fifty Pomeroy house recently vacatod by rent as ia done in league baseball. So
miles across the ocean and partly Duggers. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shelton far as ia now known there are no ex
eclipsing the adjoining islands. Ex have taken up their residence at the pert chess players in town, so anyone
aggerated shadows of immense site Mrs. Gnffin place.
who knows the moves of the game will
are commonly scru in many other
At the Fair meeting held last Satur be qualified to play. If you are inter
places. On the Hart mountain» day the following directors were elect rated in the game please leave vour
the so called ••Specter of the Brock ed: Dr A <«. Prill. A. P. Hirona, C. . name at the New» office so that it may
et” consista of the gigantic shadows Mxidleatadt, J. A. Bilyeu, Mr. Mac lie learned just who in town umier-
of mountain cliniliers thrown on the Donald, Boy V. Sheltcm, *w ret ary. ami stands rheas.
douda. The same phenomenon oc E. D. Mvers. treasurer. Th«- date* for
cur» on the summit of Pamhamarca, holding the fair thia year have not yet
in Pern
On the tops of Alpine been fixed.
peaks and on the summit of Ben
A company to l»»re for oil in Linn
Ixunond, in Scotland, mists in one county is being forme«! in thia city,
J. M Morris, the minister of the wcio
ease and rarefied air in the other says the Oregonian. Several Albany
Christian church, i* holding a series of
cause similar optical illusions The men are intercsteii in the venture and
meetings
11« is an experienced evan
same causes produce also colored will soon ^incorporate a company to be
gelist and has large resources of meth
shadows varying at each hour of known as the Linn County Oil Com ods and Hcriptures at command.
the day and traceable to the dis pany. The promoters of the venture
Hia chart and chalk talks attract and
persion of the solar rays.
have not yet definitely selected the hold profound attention. The audiences
The first parents were leaving the
garden together when Kve suddenly
strpped behind Adam.
“Age before
Mealed bids will be received by the beeoty," she remarked, with more
undersign»«! for 30 cords of sound, live, truth than modesty
“HobT muttered Adam, with a
second growth fir, 4 teet long, and 10
boastfolneaa that was surprising "If
corda of grub oak 4 feet long; all wood
that order had been followed when
to be delivered on the public school
the serpent wee Interviewed I bet we
grounds at Scio by August l, 1912.
wouldn't be walking out now"-I'uck
Bids must be in the hands of the
*indi’ar*~úarri»en.
clerk by 1 p. m., February 1, 1912. The
India la garrisoned by 3ISOOO roen
board of directors reserves the right to
whose duty It la to protect a territory
reject any or all bids
vt I T7XUUU aunare mile«.
J. F. W krsly . Clerk.
“THCY GOTTA OOIT tlCIffl’ 4Y
DAWG AROUN
RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE
Whereas death haa removed from
our midat our esteemed and worthy
brother, James Freeman, and we hi*
bereaved prothers wish to tender thi*
last tribute of love and reaped to our
departed brother, therefore
Be it Resolved, by Dlerdorff l*«igc
No. 54. I. O, O. F., in regular eonvvn
tion assembled, that in the death of
our departed brother Dlerdorff Ixaigr
haa loet a moat worthy memlwr, I.inn
county a loyal ritiaen ami hia faintly a
devoted brother.
Resolved, that our chart« r be dra|>ed
in mourning for a period of thirty day«,
that a copy of these rfaolutiona be fur-
niahed to the bereaved family, with
whom we deeply sympathise, a like
copy to Dlerdorff Lodge No. 54 t. O.
O. F., for kind attention, sympathy
and help in the burial of our brother,
and a copy to the Han tian New* for
publication.
J. F. Ot.'PoR,
Committee:
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AUSXAMDKR.
F. G. C ary .
Linter
No matter what you build we want
to furnish the lumber, rough or dressed.
Mt us figure with you about prices and
terms of payments. We also handle
place where they will begin operations are growing ami the interest is deepen
saah, doors, brick, plaster, and cement.
but have several places in view when- ing.
All ths people are invited to
The Scio Planing Milla Co.,
experts believe oil can be found.
come. Those who attend once will de-
Scio. Oregon
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Albany's paved street area, which sire to rom«- »gain.
has been extended every summer
since the first street paving wa* laxi
Fir Salt
four year* ago. will be increased this
summer, according to plans of the city
Forty acres 2| miles N. K. of Scio,
Mrs. F, L. Jone« entertained
council. The council is now consider I.adies Sewing Club last Thursday. Be no improvements, «..me good timber,
ing the adoption of resolutions calling Ing a genial hostess the afternoon was on country road. price OXX).
' for the paving of Sixth and Seventh very pleasantly spent. A dainty lunch
R. SHF.I.TON, Scio, Ore.
i streets between < alpoola and Baker eon of cake, pickles and coffee was
streets and is also discussing the feei- served.
I bl illy of paving some other thorough-, The ladies met today with Mrs. A.
Try the New* for fine job printing.
fares. Oregonian.
G. Prill.
Price« reasonable.
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