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FOR SALE
Having no present nte for the following articles e offer them for
sale very cheap, for cash or idmrt .ime note:
One Tubular Axle Milhuru Wapm, wide trtck, with double boi ami
seat, half truck wheels with 2-in. tire. In goi Condition and practically
new, ffsO.OO. One set double ('rank Hotter, spring 1 ,.". k,iiihIh weight,
$r.00. One 1 1-S in. Velie tuo-geated canopv toj side poring Wagon with
storm curtains and pole, fst) 00. One net of "Chain Harness with breech
ing, new, f'.D.OO. One heavy finale enpretis wagon Harness, txit little
lined, f 15. 00. One net Stnde'baker meilium Bobs led, $111.00. One No. 2
Faultless Stump Puller with loo-ft cable, extra IM-ft. choker, steel grub
hooks, fiM) (Ml. Puller has cleared but "JO acres. One 2-horepower Inter
national HarvestesCo , air c xded Gandhi; FCngine, good as new, $75.00.
One new Saddle and I'ridle, $18 00. One Slit-epi: PeepO-Dav Incubator,
$12.00. Five 10 -chick St. Helen outdoor P.rooders, $10.00 each. One
100-chick St. Helena indiMir Brooder, fli.OO. One 100-chick Petuluina in
door lirooder, $1 00.
Kellogg & Marquis
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complete line of New and Second Hand Furniture,
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We will take your old furniture or stoves
in exchange for NEW GOODS.
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Charter Oak Stoves
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200 acres, GO nervH cleared, I I acres planted, balance
unimproved. Price cheap and easy terms.
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Following are our Sales:
Jan. I. Mrs. Vanansdale to W. S. Farris $ 6,000
Jan. 2.'). Lee Morse to W. S. Farris 15,000
Feb. 10. Job. Copelaml to Mr. Oo'jch 26,000
Feb. 21. Joe Helighst to W. S. Farris 10,500
Mar. 10. J. W. McCready to II. P. Cobnrn 97,750
Apr. IS. Mercer & Clark to Era. Hammond 10,500
Apr. 20. V. S. Farria to C 15. Cliapman 46,000
May 5. Lining to W. S. Farria. 10,000
May 11. R. E. Harbison to V. S. Karris 22,000
May 13. Radliff to Ilanigsman. . . .' 6,450
May 20. J. W. Shipley to E. O. Hall 15,000
June 10. Slmim llrog., to Frank Fen wick 7,500
Aug. 5. Clapp to McCan 17,000
Aug. 24. Cutler Bros., to W. II. Johnson 30,000
Aug. 2H. Wilson to J. L. Carter 2,190
Sept. 2. W. 8. Xichal to F. X. Arena 14,500
Sept. 2. Walter Austin to F. X. Arena 600
Oct. 30 Mrs. Mortimer-Johnson to F. S. Holsteen 15,000
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95 OO-10 acre, 21 milts
from town. All in 4 and 5 year
old tree, loo jieach tiller?, 4 and
5 year old, 2 acres of berried be
tween trees, shot Hoi I. Terms
$4000 down. This is a very tle
firabie place.
912.50020 M-n-f, til mile?
out, and nearly all in 4 year old
tree, Spitzeiibrrg, Newtowng
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t.WKK) down. Halance on or lie
lore KM 7. This is all (food soil,
is 1 n the main road, t mile from
railroad, church, m-ImxiI ami
store. This is fur below actual
value, hut ow ner is in the east
and must sell.
$4000-;t2 acres, s miles out,
12 acres cleared, half of which
is in young tree, 0 acres re::dy
for the plow. Easy terms.
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in town, toexchunne f'.i iain hes
in the valley. lcl u- know
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INTERESTING TALK
BY E. L. SMITH
CONVENTION OF 1SG0 RECALLED
Prof. Ayres Preaches Economy in Road
Construction - Good Soil Here for
Karth Roads, He Says.
Coming on the anniversary of the
hirlh uf Abraham Lincoln, a portion of
the pnKrm of the regular monthly
meeting of the Commercial cluo was
given to an aililress Ly K. 1.. Smith,
who tpoke of his reminiscences of Lin
coln. Mr. Smith is one of the few
surviving men, who attended the great
Kepulilicun convention at Chicago in
lstlO, when Abraham Lincoln, in a
close co itest with Seward, was nomi
nated for the presidency. Mr. Smith
said: I don't often make explana
tions, hut 1 recently, in a conversation
with Mr. Kautfman, remarked that 1
had been present at the Chicago Con
vention at which Abraham Lincoln was
nominated for the presidency. 1
never thought any more about the
conversation until he asked me to give
my reminiseencces of that time. The
newspapers erroneously stated that I
was to deliver an address. I am only
going to make about a fifteen minute
talk, relating some of my experiences
of those times."
After relating the causes of the Civil
War, giving a brief sketch of the
causes leading to the repeal of the
Missouri Compromsie Act, the Dred
Scott Decision, the slaying of David
C. rtrudcrirk, who was challenged and
hot in a duel by Judge Terry, the
Kugitive Slave Act, Mr. Smith, who at
the time was a student of Lombard
University at Calesburg, III., began
an interesting description of the scenes
at the great political assemblage. The
young men of the University were
warmly interested in the politics of
the day, and the issues, such us were
demanding worldwide attention, were
discussed at their debating clubs. The
students, many of them, secured per
mission to attend the convention, and
Mr. Smith was among them. Mr.
Smith, speaking with an unusual vim
for a man of his age, an never lacking
a word to express his thoughts, told
his listeners, whose interest he held
absolutely, of the crises of the great
convention.
"The covention was held in the Wig
wam," suid Mr. Smith, ''a great hall
that would hold comfortably lfl.OlMI
people. There were 4ti5 delegates on
the enormous stage. The convention
was called tu.'order by Judge Wilmout,
of Pennsylvania. It was a great tight
between Seward and Lincoln. How
intense was the interest of the audi
ence, as they watched the different
delegations tile into the big auditorium.
The hall was drowned in a serious ap
plause as the California delegation
inarched in which their leader bearing
a great canvas on which appeared the
painting of the stalwart and hcneBt
figure of David (J. Hroderick. Under
the picture were these words: 'He
has killed me beciuse I opposed
slavery and a corrupt government.'
Another banner that created a good
humored cheer was that borne by the
Wisconsin delegation, the Btate of
Senator Carter, who formerly, having
been challenged to a duel with a fiery
Southerner, and, having the cnoice of
weapons, chose liowie knives, the com;
hatants to be placed in opposite cor
ners of a dark room, blull'ed his op
ponent from fighting. This delegation
carried a banner on which was painted
Senator Carter and a huge bowie
knife.
"Oregon has never had the proper
credit for the efforts of the proxy of
her delegate. Heeause of the great
distance and the cost of making the
trip, besides the time that it would
take, around by 1'auania, prevented
l.eander Holmes, of Oregon City,
from attending the convention, and he
gave his proxy to Horace Ureely. The
great New York editor, strongly op
posing Seward, could be seen walking
among the deleagtion from the differ
ent slates and impressing them with
his strong arguments. He secured
many votes for Lincoln. On the
second day of the convention the Com
mittee on Hesolutions presented a plat
form. Sectoin by section the docu
ment was read. When it was finished
without a single change, it was adopt
ed by acclamation. At the close of
the day we watched young Col. Ells
worth drill his magnificent corps of
Zouaves, whose movements with exact
precision, and with their uniforms,
similar to those of the Turks, impress
ed the watchers. Little did we know
then that the young man would be shot
down a short time later, as he stood
on the steps of an inn at Alexandria,
by the proprietor of the place.
"The next day, Friday, and never
say again that Friday is an unlucky
day, Lincoln was nominated. There
were three ballots. On the second
I in 1 1 lot , it was announced that New
York' cast ten votunJor the 'Giant of
the West, ' and the fifteen thousand
spectators went mad with shouting.
On the third ballot, Seward led with
one and a half more votes than Lincoln.
Then Senator Carter transferred tour
votes to Lincoln, and Lincoln was
nomionated. Outside of the great
building a crowd of three times the
size of that within was gathered to
get the news. Men stationed on the
roof, reported to them what had hap
pened. I can close my eyes and hear
that great roar. After we had hushed
our cheers within the "Wigwam" the
throngs without kept up the heavy ap
plause. The people went mad. Can
non from the top of the great buildings
were fired. I well remember the
evening after the nomination. It
seemed to me as though all Chicago
was a lunatic asylum. One of the
features of the parades that traversed
the Chicago s'reets, was the proces
sion of citizens from Sangoman county,
who bore aloft a large number of the
tilack Walnut rails that Lincoln had
split with his own hands.
"The campaign was one of wildfire.
The Middle West under the great
issues of the day went wild, and men
left their private business to work for
the election or Lincoln.
"I remember attending another con
vention, which, however, as more of
a great rally than anything else, for
we only had one oliicer to nomianated,
a superintendent of sewers. The rally
was held at Springfield, and the capac
ity of the railroads was taxed. From
the surrounding country the farmers in
their "Prairie Schooners" came by the
thousands, using the wagons to sleep
in white they were in the city. A
friend of mine there. Col. Jack Marks,
asked me if I wouldn't like to meet
Lincoln. He took nie to his home
early in the day of the convention, to
avoid the great rush ot people. Mrs.
Linclon and Tad were there and I met j
and talked with the great president.
because of my informatoin of the dis
trict in which I was in college, I told
him of what was happening there. 1
was member and secretary of three
Republican clubs at Lombard Univer
sity. We had a debating club, the Re
publican club and the "Wide Awake
club." The latter was partly of a
military nature and we always bore
torches to light parades.
"1 thought that Abraham Lincoln
was the most homely man that I had
ever seen, wnen I first laid eves on
him. You know there is a storv to the
effect that Lincoln was walking in the
vooiis and one day when he met
another man. who raised a gun to
shoot him. When asked why he was
going to shoot, the man replied that he
had determined that if ever he met a
homher man than himself, he was
going to shoot him. 'For God's sake
shoot, then,' cried Lincoln, 'if 1 am
any homlier than you are.' Lincoln
had extraordinarily long legs and was
ungainly above the waist. Hut he lost
his homeliness, when he began to talk.
1 have never heard a more magnetic
voice.
"The convention closed with a bitr
rally at the fair ground, but before
the people repaired there, all the crowd
had to pass the State House and shake
thi hand of "Old Abe." At the Fair
ground they unhitched the four white
horses that drew his carriage and men
grasping the pole of the vehicle, haul
ed mm to a platform, where they
lifted him, long legs and all, bodily
from the carriage and placed him on
the stage."
W ith Albert t. rocker playing an ac
companiment, Murray Kay, Hanks
Mortimer, Kev. K. A. Harris and Ceo.
K. Wilbur nunc "Illinois" at the close
of Mr. Smith's talk.
Secretary Ho-ace G. KaulTman
followed M. Smith and related anec
dotes d"aling with Mr. Lii clou's great
neigni. lie was six feet and four
inches. Then on a motion of Koy D.
Simth. a rising vote of thanks was
given him by the club.
lhe next speaker of the program
was I'rof. K. J. Ayers. of O. A. C,
who, displaying a comprehensive
knowledge of his subject, addressed
the meeting on good roads. Mr.
Ayres, stated that it was not his pur
pose to deal with legislation to secure
good roads. However, he stated that
he considered that the financial centers
should bear a part of the expense of
building roads no matter iji how remote
corners they were located: for the
financial centers are beneficial just as
much as the contiguous communities.
Illustrating this he said: "Suiiimse a
road is built in Malheur county. This
will mean more money for the farmers
of that community. The banks of
Malheur county will have greater
deposits. These banks have a portion
of their deposts at Portland banks.
they will thus have more money. The
Portland bnks will thus have more
money and they will have to increase
their resources and central reserve
banks will thus have their deposits
strengthened."
Ihe country is losing large sums of
money each year because of its poor
roads," said Prof. Avres "and as an
example of this I shall give you the
case of a Wisconsin man, who one
winter had a large orop of potatoes
for sale." He was unable to get to
market while the tubers were selling
for 90 cents a bushel. When the roads
did become passable, potatoes had
reached a price of :l(l cents per bushel.
This incident converted this larmer to
ward good roads movements."
It is thought by some, said the
expert, "that since the county bond
ing acts are killed by the Supreme
court, that we should let good rouds
drop. This is a mistake. We don't
want all of our roads to be macadum.
Indeed, it will be many, many years
before ovci 10 per cent of Oregon's
highways arc macudainized. What
should be done now is to make a study
of the roads you have in the different
communities. Make a study of the
texture of the soil over which your
roads shall pass and then vou can
decide on what kind of roads you wiil
need. Kvery state will have to pro
ceed on different lines of construction
for its roads.
"Many states have followed too
closely to old customs to secure fhe
best locations for their roads. In the
Massachusetts Hay colony tiie roads
followed old Indian traita. and instead
of going around the base of hills th.ey
went over them. In Kansas and other
states, the section line, even though it
runs up a hill of 20 per cent grade, is
considered sacred for roads.
"Securing the proper location and
securing the best drainage are the twu
important things in building good
roads. The most ideal road can be
built in the rolling country. Thus
you get the best drainage. The road
bed should have a grade of at least six
inches to every 100 feet. No matter
whether you are going to build a mac
adam road or expect to finish with an
expensive paving, you must first make
as perfect as possible your earth road,
lhe load should not be too wide. The
roadbeds here should be about 30 feet.
After securing the location, grade
properly and make a crown for the
road, making the fall from the center
to the sides of the road about one inch
to the foot.
"Except for sand roads, the water
should be kept away from the roadbed
and rrom under it. Hood Kiver by
proper construction will not need mac
anam road to any great extent for a
long time. Your soil seems excellent
for the building of earth roads. The
sand-clay road, if the sand and clay
are properly mixed, after a season or
two of use, makes an excellent high
way. In laying out the sand-clay ruad,
the center should be left flat, in order
to hold the water, until the surface is
cemented. A macadam road should
have, if any base at all is used, a
gravel base. Never use more than
six inches of macadam. Often the
mistake is made of making the mac
adam much thicker in the center than
on the side. This is a mistake and a
useless expense. Of course your road
will wear first in the center, but you
must be careful to maintain it. Re
pair it there is it wears.
lhere was never a permanent road.
The more expensive the construction
the more expensive your maintenance.
Your macadam roads in this valley
should be carefully watched. When
ever a little hole is started, till it with
just the same kind of material that
"Continued on Pago Two)
TO BE OFFERED
BIG SCHOOL FAIR IN SFPTEMIiKR
X. C. Maris and Committee Arrange List
of Articles and Secure Ce-operation
of Local Business Men.
N. C. Matis, or Portland, who is
working the eastern pint of the state
in the interest of the Children's Fairs,
at whiih numerous prize will lm
awarded during the coming season fur
agricultural and horticultural products
as wi ll as for live stock exhibits, was
in the city Saturday visting Prof. C.
D. Thompson, county superintendent
of schools!, and discussing the plans
with different citizens. The plans of
olfering premiums to the children were
first promulgated by L. A. Alderman,
state superintendent of schools. The
State Fair Association has boosted the
plan along and has offered cash prizes
to the extent of $1,000 for the final
displays.
Mr. Maris was present at the meet
ing of the Commercial club Monday
evening and addressed the members of
that body. "The 'Hack to the Soil
Movement," he said, "is meeting
with the heartiest interest throughout
the state. Anything should be gravely
considered by the people of Oregon
that will tend to cause more young
men and 'women to turn their litVs
work toward producing instead nf con
suming the country's feed stulfs."
He stated that he had confered vith
otlicials of the Club and that the plans
had met with their approval.
A committee, composed of Professor
C. D. Thompson, Geo. . Cashier and
Joe 1). Thomison, was appointed by
Chits. N. Claike, president of the
Club to confer with Mr. Maris and
decide upon the 'plans for the School
Fair. The committee met with Mr.
Maris in the rooms of the Commercial
club Tuesday morning and instead of
four smaller counitv fairs to be held in
the different districts, it was decided
to have one large central fair, which
will probably be held in the city of
Hood River at some date during the
month of September. 'I he children of
the schools, and it will probably be
decided that only those of the Gram
mar grades will be allowed to com
pete, will bo divided into two classes,
those over" 12 years of age and those
younger. Premiums will be given on
each of the following articles: sweet
corn, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, sweet
ieas, asters, bread, jellies, canned
fruit, poultry, sewing, mechanical in
veuton and best packed box of fruit.
Three prizes, $7, $1, and $:!, will be
given on each article in both classes.
Mr. Mans, who left the city Tuesday
night tor Pendleton, where he will
work in the interest of the fair move
ment, stated that he had accompanied
the members of the committee on
visits to local business men and that
the endeavors to have a good fair were
meeting with the best co-operation. In
talking of Hood River county products
he said: "1 do not see why you can
not grow more hog here. I under
stand that in some districts there are
a great many oak trees. The acorns
from these make excellent hog food.
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in pwiiiu (iniia ui me HiHie Liiey are
used ext 'iiHively for such purposs."
Phil. Hates, publisher of the Pacilio
Northwest, has olfered a three years
subscription to every winner of a first.
second or third prize.
School Notes.
Hy E. E. Coad.
Appropriate Lincoln Day exercises
were held in a number of the rooms
Monday afternoon. The High School
students and the Seventh and Eighth
drade pupils assembled in the High
School building to listen to an address
by Rev. Edward A. Harris. His
tribute to Lincoln as a man and as an
ideal for youth to look up to was ap
preciated by all who heard the address.
As time passes the character of Lin
coln stands out more vividly and young
people appreciate him more than any
othjr natiioniil hero.
Samuel Adler has resigned his posi
tion as eighth glade teacher and has
returned to his home in New York
State.
The influence of music upon human
beings is tremendous. Why should it
not lie given a more prominent place
in our school work? Not all teachers
are prepared to teach mimic The in
fluence of music upon formative
character is of sufficient importance lo
lustify a special teacher of music in
the Hood River schools,
Mr. Crites and the Hasket hall team,
who went to (ioldendiile lust Friday,
report a double victory for Cnluondiile.
They won the ball game over Hood
River, lhe other victory was more
importat though, even if it was not a
victory over the Hood River team. It
was a victory for belter sportsmanship
and better scholarship. The faculty at
Goldendale have been making a deter
mined elfort to require a passing de
gree of scholarship fiom their athletics
or keep them off the teams, 'llns is n
new philosophy to the students and
many of the townspeople it seen s.
Hut it prevailed anil the delinquent
student was barred from the game in
spite of the fact that he was conceded
to be their star player. When athletics
rather than scholarship determines the
policy of a school it is time to call a
halt. Goldendale is to bo congratu
lated. That victory continuously won
will be worth more than all the games
they can ever win. And it has not
been so very long since this" was a new
philosophy to Hood River as well. The
writer incurred the everlasting enmity
of a few people for the stand he took
and has maintained regarding this
question. Hut all thinking people who
care for the welfare of the school.-; will
back the proposition that the schools,
exist primarily for the acquisition of
knowledge, power, ard skill. And the
High Si hooi Student Roily stands hack
of this proposition now and demands
its enforcement.
J. W. Wilit & Co., having install d
more new machinery are now pre
pared to make all kinds of tini-hi'ij
materials for buildings, special s;.es nti I
designs in window, doors, ralteis,
etc , at suli.-tanl in! saving in cost. They
are alwi in position to litMire on binMini.'
contracts at lowest figures. Cull on
t1 em either in room HI lleillironner
building, or at Factory in oi l Armory
building. " tf