«
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
They scraped away the wax from the
tablet, and there, sure enough, written
on the wood beneath, was the message
THE GREAT
of the Grecian prisoner and his warning
to King Leonidas.
A LITTLE MAID.
Thus Gorgo helped her country a
A Prvtty Story of Hundred» of Year» A»o.
second time, for if the Spartans had
Away off in the beautiful country of ; not known that the army was coming
Greece, a long, long time ago, says the they oonld not have time to warn tne
Springfield liapublictvn, there liYed a i other kingdoms, and perhaps the ler-
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little maiden, the daughter of a King. aians would not have been conquered.
ninnili............. ...
Her name wa» Gorge—not a very pretty But a« it was, Leonidas, and the other
name, perhaps, to us who are used to Kings called their armies together, and
calling little girls Maud ami Ethel and when the Persian host came sweeping
IL len, but a strong name, and therefore over the plains the Greeks were ready
quite appropriate to the little maid who to meet them, and to fight and die for
nilTlllllimirTHE RIMING CAR LlNE/UMffMf/fMt
bore it, as you hall see. In those old their beautiful Greece.
times there used to be many wars, and
So this one little maid of hundreds of
THE DIRECT ROUTE!
NO RELAYS!
FASTEST TBAH|>
the country of Sparta, the part of Greece years ago, Princess and Queen, helped
were Gorgo lived, was famous fur its to save her father from disgrace and t
To CHICAGO and all pointsEASY
bravo warriors, who never thought for her country from ruin. And we may
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Tickets sold to all PROMINENT Poi,
Throughout the East and Sontheui
a moment of their own safety when feel sure that she was strong and true to MV VY VMS
their country was in danger. Some the last, even when her brave husband,
TO jfeAST
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d PASSENGERS’
times these were not good wars, but 1 Leonidas, lay dead in the fearful pass of
whit for spite and revenge instead of Thermopylae, and she was left to mourn
BE CAREFUL AND DO NOT MAKE A MISTAKE—BUT BE
for freedom aud loyalty to beautiful in the royal palace at Sparta.
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Greece.
Some wicked man would wish to
REPORTER DIRECTORY.
avenge an injury he had received, and
in order to uo this he would go about
STATE OFFICEB8.
among the different kingdoms and per
suade the rulers to jo>n with him anc
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I Jos. N. Doluh
United States Senators .... ] j H Mitohell
And see that your ticket reads via Portland and
try to overcome his enemy; and there
would be terrible bloodshed in order to Representative in Congress... .B. Hermann
..Z. F. Moody
satisfy one wicked man’s revenge. Governor.................................
Governor’s Secretary........... . .0. B. Moores
Arist agorae was such a man as thia Secretary of State........... . .. R. P. Earhart
To avoid changes and serious delays occasioned by other routes. T
Hu was dissatisfied with his King, ant Assistant Secretary............. . F. E. Hodgkin
Emigrant Sleeping Cars are run on Regular Express Trains Fall
wished to become Che King himself in State Treasurer..................... .. Ed. Hirsch
Length of the Line. Berths Free.
A. F. Wheeler
stead. One day he oame to Sparta on Assistant Treasurer... .........
LOWEST
RATES!
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QUICKEST
E. B. MoElroy
this evil errand, and tried to persuade Supt. of Public Instruction
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W.
H.
Byars
King Cleomenea, the father of little State Printer...........................
GENERAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY,
Olerk School Land Board E. P. MoCornack
Gorgo, to help his base project He Supt. Insane Asylum....
........ Dr. Josephi
talked with the King a long time. He Supt. Penitentiary
... ... Geo. Collins
A. D. CHARLTON, General Western Passenger Agent.
Geo. K. Jackson
promised him power and honor ant
Warden Penitentiary....
W. P. Lord
money if he would do as he wished;
R. 8. Strahan
still more and more money he offered, Supreme Judges................
W. W. Thayer
ailroad,
acific
OVERLAND TO CALIFORIH
and at last the King almost consented.
oute.
opular
DI8TRIOT JVl'OES.
But it had happened that when Ans-
anges.
icturesque
VIA
tagoras had come into the presence of First District............................. L. R. Webster
the King, the King’s little daughter was Second Distriot.............................. Robert Bean Fast Time, Sure Connection, New Equipment The Oregon and California I
And Connections.
standing by his side w!»h her band in Third Distriot................................. R. P. Boise
Fourth District...................... E. D. Shattuck
hia Aristagoras wanted Cleomenea to Fifth District.....................
TIME,
2| DAY8.
225 Miles Shortest
Frank J. Taylor
send her away, for be knew very wel Sixth Distriot.....................
M. L. Olmstead
Fare from Portland to San Francis«
20 Hours Less Time.
that it is muon harder to induce a man
to Sacramento, |30.
CITT OFTICKBS
to do something wrong whun there is a
Aocommooations unsurpassed for oomfort
Close connections made at Ashland
Fares and Freights MUCH stages of the California, Oregon nd
dear little chihl at his side. But the Mayor...................................... Hon. J. W. Cowls and safety.
King said: **No; say what you have to Reoorder..........................................J. J. Spencer LESS than by any other route between all stage oompany.
Treasurer............................. . ...........J. L. Rogers in Willamette valley and San Francisco.
(DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.)
say in her presence, too.” And so little Marshal
............................. Geo. Kauffman
Gorgo had sat at her father's feet, look Street Commissioner................. C. A. Wallaoe
East Side Divistati.
BETWEEN PORTLAND A A»
ing up into his face with her innocent
COUNCIUON.
Niall Train.
eyes, and listening intently to all that Wm. Campbell,
D. C. Narver,
LUTI. I.
ABBITI
was said.
She felt that something was Geo. W. Jones,
J. 8. Nash,
7:30 a . m . Ashland.
Portland
wrong, and when she saw her father 8. A. Manning,
T. A. Turner.
Ashland ... .9:30 p. m . Portland
look troubled and hesitate, and cast
OOUNTT OVFIÜKBS.
Albany Express Train.
down his eyes, she knew the strange
DAILY PASSENGER TRAINS,
ABBITI.
UBAVK.
Senators.......................
I R. P. Bird
visitor was trying to make him do
.4:00 p. m . Lebanon....Mlt
Portland
........................... I J. W. Watts
(Except Sundays.)
something he did not quite want to do.
Lebanon
4:45 a . m . Portland... 1041
(R. R. Laughlin
She stole ner little hand softly into her Representatives .. . • ■ • • « ¿F. N. Little
Pullman Palace Sleeping
I Chas. Lafollett Leave Corvallis at 2 p. ni. Leave Ya
father's and said:
Judge
...................
quina
at
7:10
a.
m.
daily between Portland and Ashlui
L.
Loughary
“Papa, come away, come, or this < ierk
.....................
.Geo.
W.
Briedwell
The
O. A O. R. R. Ferry make«
Oregon
and
California,
West
side,
trains
strange man will make you do wrong.” Sheriff .......................
T. J. Harris
with all the regular trains on the ad
oonnect at Corvallis.
This made the King feel strong again, Treasurer ...............
.... W. W. Nelson
division from foot of F street.
.............
and, clasping the little maid's hand Assessor
... Wyatt Harris
The Oregon Development Company’s
West Side Divlsiea.
tightly in his own. he roee and left the Comniissioners . ...
i J. 8. Hibbs
BET.
PORTLAND
AND CORT
1 Geo. Dorsey
FINE Al
tempter and went away with the child School Supt . .
Niall Train.
... J. A. 0. Freund
ABBIT1
UUTR.
who had saved him and his country Surveyor
.................. .... Jeff. D. Fenton
MoM’nviUe.lO
Portland.
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7:80
a
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from dishonor.
Gorgo was only ten < oroner
..............
D. C. Narver
McM’nville 10:18 A. x. Corvallis.. .U®
Jeare old then, but she was wortny to Sheep Inspector
............. A J. Nelson
SAILS
Corvallis.
.. 1:30 p . m . MoM’nville. Mi
• • King’s daughter, because being
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ville
3:44 p . m . Portland... M5
From Yaquina,
From San Franoisoo,
good and true herself, she helped her
WK8T 81 UK STAG! LINKS.
Sunday............ Oot. 10 Monday ....
At Corvallis oonnect with trama of k
Oot. 4
father to be good and true also.
Oregon Pacific for
McMinnville to Sheridan daily, via Belle- Friday .............. “ 22 Saturday.......... “ 16
When she grew to be a woman she In*L 8lurida“
“ 28
Willamina and Grand Wednesday...Nov, 3 Thursday....
became the wife of a King, and then Ronde Mon Wed. and Sat.; Grand Ronde Monday............ “ 15 Wednesday... Noy. 10
Saturday....
“ 27 Monday.......... “
Express Trala.
she »howcil herself as noble a Queen as toOretown Lues, and Sat.
22
ueave .
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she had been a Prineeae Her husband
v"/- North Yamhill to Nestookton,
The Company reserves the right to change Portland -.. .4^50 p . m .IMcM’nville..8«
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was that King Leonidas who stood in
sailing days. Fares, between Corvallis and MoM’n ville .5:45 a . m . I Portland■
the narrow paw of Thermopylw with " ed. and Fri. at 6:30 a. m.
San Francisco. Rail and Cabin, $14: Rail
Local tiokets for sale and baggag*
Parker to Buena Vista, daily at 11:30 a. m and Steerage, $9.88.
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his small army »nd fought back the
at the company’s up-town office,
For
information
apply
to
oonnecting
great hurts of the Persians until he and wita^R. £ MMbRny
Pine and Second streets. Tickets W
CHAS. C. HOGUE,
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all hie heroic band were killed. But be Tbor. £tKU°6“TH’
oipal points in California oan
Aoting Gen. F. and Pass. Agent.
cured and baggage checked at oomp>%
fore thia happened there was a time
Corvallis. Oregon fice, Corner F and Front streetsirons
di£7a.°J?
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8ft,em
when the Grecians did not know that
Frieght will not be reoeived for
the great Persian army was coining to
after
five o’clook p. m. on either
Moant*ii Dale and In-
try and destroy them, and a friend of
. west side divisions.
E. P »Uy
i^tn,rdHy. ' a*
„To G lenville Mon-
theirs, who was a prisoner in the coun
r. MUX.TNBB, Prop.,
R. KOEHLER,
G.F *r-
ind ?riday 11 *• m- To
try where the great Xerxes lived, wish
Manager.
■ oree 1 Saturday. 7 a. m.
Corner Third and B streets,
ing to warn the Spartans of the ootning
Hillsboro to Greenville, Mountain Dale MCMINNVILLE
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OREftON
it
Ptiriian< to they might prepare,
f •
New house! New furniture! Unsurnaaaed
sent a messenger to King Leonidas.
8in«‘e mealR -5 cents.
But when the messenger arrived, all he
£ .“0TSS,pthmd,ili-»«”■ HX
had to show for hia message was a bare,
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? Moor
to room.
$6, ding
pe/vreek.
Two
white waxen tablet.
Tb„ King and all
MoCoys to Lincoln and Zena, daily, at 2:30 F?ne 8aii„^in8<
Give
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men.
the Lairds pusaled over this strange tab
wive me a call and see for yourself.
let »Jong time, but could make nothing
90,015“ A‘lartJlhey
to thin?
Th* Oatly Reporter.
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To San Francisco.
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Bay.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL,
CITY
done tor a jaa^ ana did not mean
Secretary Earhart has had pigeon
holes made inside the vault in his of
fice, and is filing all the vouchers and
valuable papers of his administration
away, preparatory to turning that of-
fice over to his successor, next Jan-
nary.
STABLE
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pvt them—no*
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