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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
REDUCED RAILROAD FARES
Cheap Sunday Rates Between Port
land and willamette Valley Points.

Low round trip rates have been
PLACED in effect between Portland
and Willamette Valley points, in
either direction. Tickets will be
sold Saturdays and Sundays, and
limited to return on or before the
following Monday. Rate from
Dallas, $3.50.
Call on Southern Pacific Com
pany's agent for particulars.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27

Mrs. L. F. Conn left for her
home in Lakeview, Friday, after
an extended visit at the home Of
her parents, Judge and Mrs. N. l.
Butler, in this city.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
COUNTY OFFICIALS.

STATE SENAToR-B. F. Mulkey.
REPRESENTATIVES,. L. Haw-
kins anu B. +. Jones.
COUNTY JUDGE. E. Sibley.
COUNTY coMAIIsSIoNERS-Seth
Riggs and J. B. Teal.
CLERK-U. S. Loughary.
SHERIFF-John T. Ford.
TREASURER. V. Dalton.
ASSESSoR-F. E. Nyer.
SCHOOL SUPT.-C. L. Starr.
SURVEYOR Ground.
CORoNER-w. S. Cary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
Notice For Publication.

TIMBER LAND ACT JUNE 8, 1878.
United States Land Office,
Oregon City, Oregon.
Sept. 25, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions OF the act of Congress Of
June 8, 1878, entitled "An act for the sale Of
timber lands in the States of California, Oregon,
Nevada, and Washington Territory" as ex.
tended to all the Public Land States by act Of
August 4, 1892, Charles Fl. Boy ydston, OF Dallas,
county of Polk State of Oregon has this
day filed in this office his sworn statement No.
62l1, for hepurchase Of the N. E. a OF Section
No. 30 in Township No. South, Range No.
West, and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber or stone
than, for agricultural purposes, and to establish
his claim to said land before the County Clerk
of Polk County, Oregon, at Dallas, Oregon, on
Friday, the llth day of December, 1903.
He hames as Witnesses Geo. Conlee,, of
Dallas, Oregon; Joseph Boydston, of Dallas,
oregon; j., G., sting!ey,, Of Dallas, o1regonI
Anderson Hinshaw, of Dallas, Oregon e'
Any and all persons claiming, adversely the
aboVe-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before said 18th day of
December, 1903
ALGERNON S. DRESSER,
Register.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27

T. A, Riggs returned Monday
from trip to Auburn, Wash.
His mother accompanied him to
Dallas, and will visit relatives and
friends.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets are becoming favorite for
stomach troubles and constipation. For
sale by Wilson Drug Company.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27

and go work at some
thing outdoors. He said
my lungs were in bad
shape, and l knew it
just as well as he did.
The trouble hal been
growing on me for a
long time. Like most
other people, | tried to
make myself believe
the trouble was not in
the lungs. / called it
stomach trouble or ner-
vous disorder, but /
kept coughing, splitting
and wasting away right
along. / lost in weight,
falling from 40 to us
pounds. Somehow or
other, l got hold of Ack-
er's English Remedy
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27

r. Jacobson was up from Nc
Minnville on a business visit this
week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
You Know What You Are Ta<ino

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula Is plainly
printed on every bottle, showing that
Il is simply Iron and ouinine In q taste
lass form. No Cure. No Pay. see.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
Woodmen of the World.
Knights Of the Maccabees.

s;, Dallas Tent, No. 3, meets Second
and Fourth Thursdays of each
~% month In I. o. O. F.hall.
G. W. CoNKEY, s. K. Com.
l. N. WooDs, r. X.
7 lilac Hive, No. %, L. 0. T. NJ, meets
Aon Second and Fourth Thursday after
noon of each month.
MEDIA HOLMAN, L. G.
Mrs. BLANCHE EAKIN, r. X.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
now CHARLES w. RABCOCK
Proprietor Eycemns Oyster Paror Rochester, N.Y.
Obtained $4,000 Life Insurance Policy

"y proprietor the Shell Oyster Paro Main
Charles W. Babck conhning
NV told I'd have leave the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
.Oyer-WOrk WeaIlens
Yotsr Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
A. o. U. W.

.SISs> Union Lodge, No. 35-Meets First
and Third Wednesday of each
Ok4W month.
H. L. FENToN, M. w.
F. A. STILES, Fin.
Hrystal Lodge, No. so, D. of H., meets
OFirst and Third Wednesday of each
month.
Mrs. Ed. F. CoAD, G. of II.
Mrs. II. B. CosPER, Fin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27

offer, your subscription to the OBSERVER
must be paid up to date. Now is the
time to subscribe.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27

Trains leave Dallas for Portland and
way stations at 100 a. m. Leave Inde-
pendence for Corvallis at II 100 a. m.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27

Lung troubles taking according directions was
the cold which killing weigh 5o POUNDS
applied
policy When the doctor began examining afraid he would discover
affected didn't
sass condition that isn't proof the most posi-
medicine
proof endorsement My address given above
wishes personally about case
bottle throughout the United States and Canada
satisfied
the bottle druggist and get money back
Aeab guarantee
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-11-27
Notice For Publication.

TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1878.
United States Land Office,
Oregon City, Oregon.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02
Queer Food Plants.

In the department of agriculture at
Washington. hidden away in an OBJ.
scure corner. Is an odd sort of exhibit
of queer foods eaten by out of the way
people.
There is a loaf of bread made from
the roasted leaves of Il plant allied on
the century plant Another kind Of
bread is from dough of juniper Der.
ries. These are relished by some
tribes Of Indians, while others manu-
facture cakes out Of different kinds of
bulbs.
The prairie Indians relish a dish Of
wild turnips, which civilized people
would not be likely to enjoy at all. In
the great American desert the beans
which grow on mesquite bushes are
utilized for food
Soap berries furnish an agreeable
diet for some savages in this country.
while in California the copper colored
aborigines do not disdain the seeds of
salt grass.
Also In California the Digger In
dams collect pine nuts, sometimes
called phones, by kindling fires against
the trees, thus causing the nuts to
fall out Of the cones. At the same
time a sweet gum exudes from the
bark, serving the purpose Of sugar.
The seeds of gourds are consumed by
Indians in Arizona.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02

broncho which the natives call loco
polka which is as hardy as a goat.
The loco polka is the craZiest thing be-
tween Arizona and the next hottest
country. AS long as the notion doesn't
strike 'em they're all right, but If over
they make up their minds to stop moth
ing on earth can start 'em. Whenever
one goes, the rest go. "A stampediny
loco polka might 90 through a town
where a score of his kind are hitched,
and every blessed one of them would
break loose In some way and 20 gal
Looping after him. They run till they
get good and ready to stop. If you
happen to hang on that long you can
turn your loco polka around and the
rest will follow.
I'VE use the loco pokas for packing
the kid meat to Tucson and barring
this one accomplishment, they are all
right"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02
FLANNEL SHOULD BE WORN.
This Fabric Il Much More Healthful
Than Other Woolens.

Thi. Fabric Il Much More Heaithful
Than other Woolens.
In England one sees much Of the n.y.
gi mic underwear which is so strongly
urged for general adoption, but in this
country it is less common. From a
sanitary point of view, this is a pity.
since physicians regard it as a preven-
tive Of many forms of disease. 1t af-
fords the body the greatest protection
against cold, heat and dampness with
the least obstruction to the body's eX-
halatiUn. These conditions are instinc-
lively felt to be better fulfilled by
wooden than by linen or cotton fabrics.
Hence the very general use of flannel
garments by athletes and by members
Of cricket, boating and other sporting
clubs. who are called upon to engage
in vigorous physical exercise likely to
cause profuse persplration.
AS formerly woven, wooden fabrics
were~ Objectionable to many, because
they irritated the skin and caused dis
comfort by preventing the proper es-
cape of its eXudatiOns. Moreover, they
were as a rule so heavy as to be intol-
cradle for summer wear. These oh, &C.
tionable features have now been re-
moved and to make wooden clothing
truly sanitary and suitable for all sea.
sons the usual process Of weaving
wooden fabrics has been materially
modified by adopting method which
produces much less closely woven
texture than the ordinary flannel.
The feeling is Instructive. too, that
wooden clothing is hot" in warm
weather; that if we wear wool in win
ter to keep us warm we must wear
something different in summer to keep
us cool, or be Inconsistent in theory
and practice. But this is mistake.
1t is obvious to all how non-con-
ductOr of heat-a wooden garment, for
nstance-prevents the escape of the
heat of the body to a colder atmos-
phere, or the ingress of heat to the
body from warmer atmosphere; Il
familiar illustration of which is found
in the practice Of wrapping ourselves
In blankets to keep us warm and of
wrapping ice in a blanket to keep it
cold-to keep the heat in in one case,
and not in the other. 1t may not be
so easy to understand why we should
clothe a warm body in a blanket to
cool 1t off or keep 1t cool when the
temperature Of the surrounding air Is
In or near equilibrium with it.
The explanation lies In the nature
and condition Of the body, the wooden
fabrics two-fold property of non-con-
ductivlty to heat and permeability to
moisture and the evaporation Of the
moisture at the fabrics outer surface.
This evaporation disperses the heat,
thus lowering the temperature This is
the reason the soldier keeps his WOOL
uncovered canteen wet in hot weather.
a wet wGOlen garment disposes of the
surplus heat and leaves the body cool.
Hartford Times.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02

which Robbie had left upon the stand
at his side.
BY II o'clock the merry little company
on the island was ready for something
, to eat. and gathered eagerly about the
little feast spread out upon the ground.
"Oh, Robbie.' cried Gladys in a dis
mayed tone, in the very midst of the
banquet, what have you done? You
careless boy to step in our beautiful
lemon pie.'
Sure enough to their great dismay the
children discovered that Robbie had sue
ceeded in planting one dusty little foot
right in the very center of the tempting
pie which was considered the browning
dainty of the spread
Never mind" answered Robbie,
gravely, inspecting his foot with inter-
est. II don't fink it will hurt my shoe
very much. l guess it will all wipe off,"
Robbie was so solemn and so utterly
unconscious of the mischief he had done
that the children all burst into laughter,
and in the midst of the merriment Mr..
Norris good-natured coachman appear
ed before them with an immense basket
upon his arm.
There" he said. setting 1t down with
thump in their midst. "Mr. Norris
sends this, with his compliments, to Mas
ter Robbie, and he hopes you'll enjoy it:
and I'm to tell you that if you'll come
over on the lawn tonight there's be
few fireworks which perhaps you'll like
to see," and with kindly nod at his
delighted and astounded hearers, Hiram
was gone.
"What does it mean? Somebody pinch
me. so I'll be quite sure it's not all n
dream" gasped Nellie, after moment of
breathless silence.
mo. it isn't a dream, because here's
the basket. and do let's see what is in
it," returned Jack. Selling the heavy bas
ket and eagerly tearing away the paper
covering.
If should try. could not tell you
all the goodies which that basket contain
ed. Nor could | describe the beauty and
briliancy of the fireworks upon the lawn
that evening. But every one of the chill
dren declared. when tired and happy they
separated for the night. that Mr. Norris
was most delightful person and that
this Fourth of July had been by far the
hest they ever yet had known.-Detroit
Free Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02

the bloodless battles which were to be
waged with firecrackers and popguns,
and the girls busted themselves making
ready the banquet, which was to be an
elaborate affair. while little Robbie i'm
partially gave his aid to every one, help
ing and hindering as only an active small
boy can.
At last the morning dawned, bright
and beautiful as Fourth of July should
be. and every one was so busy that no
one noticed when Robbie stole out into
the yard and stood looking wistfully
across the road.
Poor old man. he said. softly, I'm
sorry he isn't got any little boys an
girls to love him, an | fink I'll take him
some poses an two boofu firecrackers
to make him a good FORT O. July. l don't
INK he'll be cross to me-"
y few moments later Mr.. Norris, fret
ting upon his softly cushioned couch in
the dim library of his great. lonely home,
was surprised to hear the tap, tap of tiny
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02
WASHERWOMEN OUT OF DATE.
Men Have Invaded the Particular
Field Sacred to Women.

In many of the fashionable New
York houses the family washerwoman
has been superseded by the family
washerman. He goes to family for
two or three days each week, as the
case may be, washes and irons the
family linen, and gets well paid for it.
This, according to the manager of
"new method laundry on the West
Side, is because the washerman can
get through more work in less time
than the washerwOman, and also be-
cause the men in the family like the
idea of having their shirts done at
home. Then, if there is any fault to
be found with torn buttonholes or with
designs ironed all crooked on colored
shirt, the grumbling can be done on the
premises.
Every few women are strong enough
to iron shirt" he said. They. cannot
do it any more than they can throw
straight. Their shoulders are not built
for it.
"A good man will iron about eighty
high grade shirts in Il days work, TAX
ing them as they come, white and col
ored. Some of them will do this in
seven or eight hours. and others will
take nine hours. There are fast and
slow men in this business, as in all
others. When the number of shirts al
lOtted to them is done, their days
work is over. | have known men to do
100 high-grade shirts In eight hours,
but they We're after record. No shirt
ironer could work steadily at that pace.
"Chinamen? Well, we don't consider
them in our class. But the poorest
white man ironer l ever saw can
knock out the best Chinese ironer. The
Chinaman does everything in the re-
verse method of the American. and
shirt ironing is no exception. He USES
raw starch, and we don't; in fact, his
whole system of shirt washing is ell
tirely different from ours. Still, he has
many persons. not the least - among
them being cheapness."
Sometimes the family washerman Is
hired exclusively by the family. 9th
ers are sent by laundry firms who do
family washing by contract, and who
prefer men to women. But In large
private houses and hotels the old-fash.
Toned family washboard and tub are
altogether things of the past. continues
the Kansas City Journal. They have
been replaced by machinery and steam
driers, which men can handle better
than women.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02
=Ol
FAvORlTES
The American Flag

When Freedom from her mountain height
Cnfurl'd her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night.
And set the stars of glory there;
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies.
And striped its pure celestial white
With streakings of the morning light;
Then from his mansion i'll the sun
She call'd her eagle-bearer down,
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol of her chosen land.
Majestic monarch of the cloud!
Who rear'st aloft thy regal form,
To hear the tempest trumpings loud.
And see the lightning lances driven,
When strive the warriors of the Storm
And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven-
Child of the sun. to thee It's given
70 guard the banner of the free,
To hover in the sulphur smoke,
70 ward away the battlestroke,
And bid its blendings shine affair.
Like rainbows on the cloud of war,
The harbingers of victory.
Flag of the brave. thy folds shall fly.
The sign of hope and triumph high.
When speaks the signal trumpet tone,
And the long line comes cleaning on;
Ere yet the life blood. warm and wet,
Has dimmed the glistening bayonet,
Each soldier eye shall brightly turn
TO where thy skysborn glores burn,
And as his sprnging steps advance
Catch war and vengeance from the
glance.
And when the cannon -mouthings loud
Heave in wild wreaths the battle-shroud.
And CORY sabres rise and fall
Like shots of flame on mdnight's pail
Then shall thy meteor glances glow.
And covering foes shall sink beneath
Each gallant arm that strikes below
That lovely messenger of death.
Flag of the seas, on ocean wave
Thy stars shall glitter DER the brave;
When death, careering on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round the belied sail.
And frighted waves rush wildly back
Before the broadside's Keeling rack,
Each dying wandcrer of the sea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee,
And smile to see thy spendors fly
In triumph Ger his closing eye.
Flag of the free hearts hope and home.
by angel hands to valor given;
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in heaven.
Forever float that standard sheet.
Where breathes the foe but falls be-
fore us,
With freedoms soil beneath our feet,
And freedoms banner streaming DER
us?
Joseph Rodman Drake.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02
Light-weight Books.

Many book-buyers, says a writer in
the Youths Companion, must have
noticed the remarkable lghtness Of
some Of the volumes recently issued
especially from English presses. The
paper, although OF normal thickness,
is singularly lacking in weight. Some
American books also begin to show this
characteristic. In some cases the rela-
tive loss of weight, as compared with
older volumes Of equal size. amounts
to thirty or forty per cent. The cause
Is the recent adoption for book-work OF
paper made Of esparto- grass fiber. This
paper lacks the smooth surface Of the
older kinds, but the relief afforded by
the loss Of weight in bulky books is
very agreeable.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02
MONEY IN GOAT RAISING.
An Industry In Which There Are No
Unstable Rcmnants.


"You can sell every part of goat
but his scent" said John Collins in the
course Of an interview recently on the
subject of his Arizona goat farm.
There are thousands Of goats on the
farm" he said. but whether there are
10000, 10000 or 10000 l couldn't tell
you for the life of me.
II can tell you, however. something
about the way in which our goat in
dustry was started. BY the death Of
grand-uncle, my uncle, Harry Nc
Cormick and inherited the Grlebe St.
Anne silver mines, which are two days
and n night of steady burrO travel
south of Tucson. There was silver in
the mines. but by the time we got it
out and got it to Tuccon we We're pay
But it wasn't q case of free silver. by
any means. 1t was the most expensive
money ever got hold of. Finding the
venture losing one, we took lessons
from the 'greasers' and bought from
them 100 common goats.
cactus out there for those animals to
feed on. but no man ever saw dead
goat, unless he had come to some vio-
lent end. They live and thrive where
nearly every other living thing starves
to death.
I'VE started out with $50 goats, de-
irving our profits from the sale Of the
hides. In 1892 we decided to mix them
with Angora goats. After two years
the cross disappears and you. get per-
feet Angora goat. 1t Is valuable
thing to have. The long hair is sold to
the manufacturers of plush for furni-
ture. sleeping cars and such things.
The hair next to the skin can be made
up into valuable shawls. The meat Of
the kids is delightful when fresh and
is sent in Its canned shape to Cuba,
the Philippines. other parts Of the
other foreign countries as canned
lamb.
SO rich Is goats milk that one tea
spoonful of it is equal to three table
spoonfuls of the phest cream. But
the best part about the milk Is that
1t is a deadly foe to tubercula, and con-
sumptives who drink it are often
cured Of the disease. We are planning
to condense the milk and sell It for
medicinal as well as family use. If
there is any other dumb animal with
more valuable qualities than the goat.
then l don't know it.
NO stables have to be provided for
the keeping and six ranchers are suf-
ficient for herding up those we want to
sell. Once In a while the greasers and
Indians get away with few, but
where you've got some scrappy ranch.
ers they are not likely to repeat the
performance often.
"As rule now, we sell the goats on
the hoof," continued Mr. Collins. ac.
cording to the Washington Star. Tn
order to do so we have to drive them
into Tucson. And a tough job 1t is.
OF course, horses are not much good
then, as 1t is so'hard to get provender
and water, but there is a species Of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02

boot heels in the hall. and then to see
Hobbies face smiling upon him from
the doorway
Il bringed you some flowers" he said,
softly. land two nice iirecrackers, too.
| couldn't spare any more, cause we
hasn't got very many. I'm awful sorry
you's sick, an we're all going away off
TO shoot our frecrackers. so the bangs
won't make your head be worse. Good
by
So strangely and silently had Robbie
come, and so abruptly had he departed,
that Mr. Norris would have thought it
all dream had he not had tangible evil
dence of its truth in the bunch of gaudy
flowers and the two brilliant firecrackers
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02
An Ants Great STRENGTH.

A. Il. Miller recently weighed a
small ant and a dead grasshopper,
which 1t was dragging to its nest. The
weight Of the grasshopper was found
to be sixty times greater than that Of
the ant. The force exerted by the ant
In dragging the grasshopper along the
road was therefore proportionately
equal to that Of a man weighing 100
pounds, pulling load Of four and a
half tons. or horse Of 1900 pounds 2
load Of thirty-six tons.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02
Storing Coal Under Water.

Certain kinds Of coal deteriorate rap.
idly in the open air and Lord Charles
Beresford has expressed the belief that
the total loss may reach 80 per cent.
Store under water Is the remedy Of an
English experimental, who, noting the
fine quality of coal dredged from
harbor. has kept Monmouthshire steam
coal under sea water two months with
loss of less than l per cent Of heat
ing power.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-02
The Benefits.

Opdyke-Whats the use of arguing
with q woman? You can never con.
vince her.
Depeyster-True. But think of the
pleasure 1t gives the woman.-Town
and Country.