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New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE IL. 1900

skins stood laughing, toying with his sword
Again quick thrill of familiarity shot through
Dutchy's heart In a very ang1ish, OF desire she
reached out after vanishing sOmething-memory
decentralization. She clasped both hands over
her eyes shut out the before her, and with
all the power of concentration of which her unframed
brain was capable, she grOped- -groped through the
dark Her head ached throbbngly. Her hands
deathly cold against her hot eyellds. The
fierce music of the combat surged in great vaves to
her and enveoped her in ocean OF turnultuouS
sound part of the blackness and confusion through
which she was cropping groping, cropping
S01ue1gjere-1ery Jar d1uy. Some OHe-S0Ue one
little and frightened, held mp IN strong, safe to
pat the head OF hideOns monster like the one on 1t5,rch
she had sf closed her eyes Some one tlntld snatch
ing back a hall ontstretChed hand sudden panic.
And bren-langiter -aOiceS-kiSSeSi Some one
teliJ6re-
He was lying under the linden again when she
opened her eyes-the boy Siegfried in his tunic of
tawny skins. The dragon gone. The crooked
dwarf was nowhere to be seen Peace reigned once
in the sunlt forest, and above the silence the
violins breathing softly the dreamy, purlng
harmonies of the WGIdueheH.
During the second intermisson Herr Reinhardt
with his relation of the story of The Ring
Dutchy listened eagerly interrupting him often
with questions that he despaired OF reaching the
end of his tale before the curtain should rise
again
81 am sorry" Then thought struck him and he
added: Z" But come to me at my home, tomorrow
any day; will give you to read book that will tell
YOU all of it, far better than have done. You Will
Gomez"
"Yes-oh yes sir," she cried gratefully.
Herr Renhardt turned to Ned. Write out my
address for this Young woman, lad.
Ned searched his pockets for pencil, tore the
blank margin from page of his hbretto and wrote
thereon. As he leaned forward to hand the slip of
paper the girl, he caught another glimpse of the
face he had pronounced stold phlegmatic- Over it,
now, played a tremuOus, uncertain quiver of emo
ton, like the shuddering of a calm pool under
passing flaw. Had it been only mask then, not
an index, that look of eXpreSSiOnleSS StupIditV2
Was it the power of the music that had lifted it for
time from her face, and would it settle there again
when the play ended and the girl gone back to
the unbeautiful surroundings from which every
detail of her dress and speech indicated that she had
come? The puzzle of it troubled the young man s
thoughts, until the orchestra broke in upon them
suddenly with a wild, eXultant reminisCence of the
Nalkyrs ride, and presently the curtain
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t1Ic silVtfv Nifi1ifigs trrc Tor
low, ominous intrusion that grew
ever nearer, more insistent, till at
last the boy Siegfried himself heard
it, dropped the horn from his lips,
waited wonderingly, eagerly, fear
lessly. for the approaching horror to
reveal itself.
1t came at last, writhing up from
a black cavern to the crest of little
hillock at the rear of the stage
huge, loathesome, reptile body, a
pair of lurid eyes. nostrils that
breathed forth flame and deadly
vapor. The boy in the tunic of
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was leaning forward, with his hand on the pro-
feSsOrs knee. ~ ,1:
lonqingly into the face of the professor OF music
wish | knew what it means mat swor6, the one
he fixed YOU know, where did IL come iroiii anu
how did it get broke? 1t seems-it seems She
brushed her hand unconsciously across her eyes
as if to clear away something that d1mmed their
vision 1T seems just as 1f-as II there must be
something that came Delore' solileVniiis aOou'
There is indeed much that comes beforel" ex
claimed Herr Renhardt Listen! L ii tell you
all | can before the next act begins.
With the eagerness of lifelong enthusiasm, he
launched into the beautiful story OF the stolen Kline
gold and the magic of the Nibelungs ring the death
of Siegmund the sleep of the Vakyr the birth OF
Siegfried hope of the world.
tunic of SKINS with the silver horn at his side under
the spreading boughs of an ancient linden, IN the
heart of the sunt forest gazing dreamily up through
the qreen-gold, waverng tent OF leaves harkemng
to the signing of the wind, the FLASHING of the brook,
the voices of the birds-OSt in tender, penslve
reverie Over the deep silence that reigned on the
stage and held the audience breathleSS flowed the
softly ripping, swelling harmonies of the WdldiFhen
the rustling of myriads of leaves.
The old man. his head sunken on his breast. his
ewes closed listened, forgetting that he was blind.
The boy beside him, every nerve athrill to the
beauty of scene and music, listened and dreamed
bold world d-conquering dreams of his own future
And the shop-girl listened tOo-iStened with
wonder with pain with bewilderment What was
it-what it that was crying aloud to her out of
the music, SO that she strove to answer, but could
notl What was there in this pictured loveliness OF
sunlt forest to stir in her vague, torurlng sense
of familiarity?
The boy in the tunic of skins had reused himself
from his revere, and was looking eagerly up into
the branches. He cutting reed from its bed
in the little stream, stripping away its leaves with
his sword notching it into primitive musical instru-
ment. Once, twice, thrice he tried to blow on this
rude pipe, but resulting sound failed to please him.
With boyish impatience he flung aside his playthng
and caught his silver horn to his lips instead:
Clear sweet, joyous, rang out the bugle note
Expectantly Siegfried looked about him, peered
into the depths of the forest, gazed up inquringly
into the tree-tops. Nothing stirred Again the
call and again the expectant waiting. Still
answer. Impatiently then he wound the mellow
challenge and over, ever faster, louder blither,
in merry reckeSsneSS.
Presently another sound began to encroach upon
the silvery windingS of the horn
a low, OminouS intrusion that grew
ever nearer, insistent, till at
last the boy Siegfried himself heard
it, dropped the horn from his lips,
waited wonderingly, eagerly, fear
lessly, for the approaching horror to
,tca1f
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Sunshine -remoteness- peace. The last ruddy
glow of the magic flames has retreated from the
mountain-top. The vivid, dazzling, scintllating
fre-music of the orchestra has yielded to tender
slumber melody, interviewer with soft, mellow
chords, and long golden arpeggOs.
On her rock-hewn couch, under the broad boughs
of sheltering fir, her cleaning shielding her
FORM her breast heavlng with the slow, regular
breathing of tranquil sleep, she hes as she has lam
through all the years since W0tan her 1ather KISSED
her heavy eyeids and left her there-Brunhlld,
the dsObedient Valkyr, the exile from Nahalla
There stir of a muscle, no trembling OF eve
i'd no Quckening of breath as the boy Siegfried
unscathed but still dazed and blinded by the flames
through which he has Jared, bends over her
conscious form, lifts the shield from her body and
sword Nothung sewers cold links Of steel as if they
linen, and strips away the glittering COrset.
till she lies before him in her soft white robes, a
maiden no longer-a helpless woman, asleep.
Ergache-eyarachel
His glorious rings thrillngy through the great
theater, entreating, commanding, sunmoning.
Then, softly in disappointment:
Sic hort mich ncLt.
For an instant the singer has raised his eyes from
the Valkyr's face, and for that instant thew
rest wOnderingly face in the audience before
him girls face, pale, drawn with pain, stained
with tears, yet wearing an indescribable look of
rapture of understanding look Of one who has
slept and dreamed, and who is awake,
Herr Reinhardt is occupied with a pupil but he
Will be at liberty very soon Come IN by the hre
and wait for him. 1t Is a cold evening outside
As she seated her caller by the cheerful FIRE that
frightened the gathering dusk of the little parlor
the professors wife glanced with keen, friendly
curiosity at the. girl Il think YOU must be the
young woman of whom my husband told me when
he came home last night from the opera
He very good TO me. Yes, I'm the one.
Anna JOhnsOn-thats my name.
And YOU fond of music9
I've always liked it better ANYTHING else I've
known; but last night it was" Her voice trailed
off into silence with long sigh. She leaned for
ward her elbows her knees, her chin in her hands
gazing into the heart of the glowing Goals. In the
warm, uncertain, flickering light her face seemed 10
the older woman of strange. tragic beauty full
Of emotion, unrest thwarted desire. Her husband
had repeated to her Ned's description of Dutchy;
but it struck her that it had been cruelty made
quate. Rather good 1ooking-stup1d face-lots
of hair" How could The boy have
been blind:
II Elizabeth Keinhardt, drawing her
"A chair closer to her guest 5 laid a
~ gentle hand on the girls arm. NV
sd dear, | am glad, very glad that
h it was YOU who found my lost
SeE ticket"
Your lost ticket" The girl
;sd turned a slowly COnprehenCing face
AxsE4 to the speaker. Then it was Your
- 49, ticket found! | never even thought
- about the person that lost II. |
must have been awful selfish not 70
COrlras9 p&gg IS
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CoEt,nAs1 on P|Ss IS
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-31
FRUIT GROWERS TO
HOLD MEETINGS
At Six Places Next Week. the
First TO Be Held at
Grants Pass.

That the Hood River Frpit Growers
Union at their annual sale last week
got $3 box for their Spitzenberg ap-
Piles and $2.25 for their Newtowns Of
this years crop I. o. b Hood River.
has given q greater impetus to the
fruit industry in Rogue River Val
ley. Rogue River growers will not
get that price for ther apples this year
though it is conceded by experts that
apples can be grown here that fully
equal those of Hood River in quality,
color and keeping. for they are not
up on raising or advertising their
fruit like those hu.tlers of the north.
But the time is not distant when
Spitzenberg and Newtown apples can
be sold at Grants Pass for Hood
River prices for the growers Of this
county are awakening to the necessity
of using more skill and care in grow
ing the trees, pruning, thinning.
picking. grading, packing and in ad.
vertising their fruit.
1t is with the object in view of
educating the farmers of this section
of Rogue River Valley in the art of
raising apples and pears that will 60
as fancy pack that the series of six
fruit growers meetings we're arranged
for by the Grants Pass Fruit Grove rs
Union and which will be held next
week under the joint auspices of the
Union and of the State Agricultural
College. These meetings will be
held at Grants Pass, Provolt, Muir
ply, Wilderville, Woodville and Mer-
lin in the order named that for Grants
Pass being on Monday and Merlin on
Saturday.
The best array of talent will be at
these meetings that ever was at a
fruit growers meeting in Southern
Oregon. AS the Rogue Rievr or
chardists are particularly desirous to
learn the Hood River methods of
growing and marketing fruit the ad.
dresses of E. H. Sheppard manager of
the Hood River Fruit Growers Union,
and of A. J. Mason. one of the largest
and most successful orchardists of
that famous district. will be of special
interest. Then the very practical
talks of DR.. Withycombe, Prof Cord
ley and Prof. Lewis, from the Experi-
ment station of the Agricultural
College, will be of value to every per-
son who is striving to raise high grade
fruit Then it is expected that a
number of prominent orchardists of
jackson county will be present to give
their experience in rasiing Rogue
River fruit,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-31

and wilderville meetings The meet
ing for Friday has been changed from
Lee school house to Woodville as hop
picking Is at its heighth in that dis
trict. The business men of Woodville
and the farmers about there are max
ing preparations for meeting that
will be we'll attended and the equal of
any Of the others. The series of
meetings will be closed at Merlin
where forenoon and afternoon sessions
will be held Saturday and this meet
ing will be success too as the oiti-
zens of that hustling town are making
ample preparations for it.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-31

permanent and be passable at all
seasons Of the year and which will
attract the better class of settlers and
bring in investors who will add to the
taxable wealth of the county.
When Josephine county gets a
system Of modern roads then will
modern, prosperous farms replace the
hundreds OF poverty stricken. i'll
kept places that now give proof to
belief that this is not an agicul-
tural section, the few good farms
being confined to extra choice loca-
tions. jackson county, which has
identically the same soil and climate
and no greater area of arabic land
than has Josephine county, is build
ing a system of maoadam roads that
can not be exceiled and which are the
leading factor in bringing the pros
perity to that county that has given
it an assessed valuation Of $i2, 800. 600
and made farm land sell readily for
$75 to $500 and orchard land $500 to
$1,000 an acre and towns that are as
thriving ~ any in Oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-31
mud in the Winter and a sitting bank
of dust in the Summer months.

mud in the Winter and sitting bank
of dust in the Summer months.
Four years ago Clatsop county
bought large portable sawmill and
with the plank it has cut number
of fine plank roads have been built.
But rock roads have been found to be
more economical where heavy travel
is had and two years ago the county
bought orusher. But road covered
with Loose rock left for the vehicles to
pack down with the surface full of
chuckholes and ruts was found to be
an expensive effort and of little
value as modern highway. Re-
Gently the city of Astoria purchased
a 16-t steam roller at cost of $4,000,
that is road roller. traction and
stationary engine combined. Some
firstclass road and street work is be.
ing done this Summer and within a
few years Astoria will have streets
and Clatsop county roads that will be
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-31
For Fire Insurance

The o. f. R. A. of McMinnville
are the cheapest and have ~ years
standing without peer in Oregon
for settling fire losses. That tells the
tale. Don't be deceived by Other
agents who have selfish motives. In
no event will it cost you more than
the standard stock companies charge
per annum. H. b. HENDRICKS.
Agt Grants Pass, Ore. 7-27 II
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-31
MORE GOOD ROADS
TO BE BUILT
Clatsop County Joins the Procs s.
sion of Prosress-Josephine
Soon Do Likewise.

Clatsop county and Astoria have
taken up the work for good roads in a
manner that assures highways for
that county that will be passsble for
the entire year and give the city the
benefit Of an increased trade from the
outly ing districts. Clatsop county is
heavily timbered aud in the wettest
section Of Oregon and road building
is more Of problem than here in
Josephine county. where nature has
done so much and man so little for
securing roads that are not canal Of
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-31

are still trying to purchase from in.
dependent growers. 1t can be stated
however. on the authority of one of
Hood Rivers most astute apple men
that when the price is known it will
be the most conclusive evidence of
the superiority of Hood River apples
that has ever been given and settles,
he says. for all time the question as
to the future of Hood River apples, 4"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-09-12

saw how badly Judge Parker got
beaten, aud he no doubt believes the
only way to have any chance of sue
cess is to be more radical than Mr..
Roosevelt has BEEN. The latter has
advocatsd-snd sscured-govern-
msnt control and regulation of rail-
roads; Mr.. Bryan would 60 further.
He wants the general government to
own the through lines, and the state
governments the local lines. He has
not yet gone into details, and we do
not know whether he would have
the government obtain the present
lines by purchase or confiscation, or
build new lines OF its own. II he
would have it by purchase, he has
not explained where to get the
money; il by confiscation. he has not
how he would rid the
of all courts of law.
The majority of democrats now do
not like Mr.. Brysn's new platform;
but perhaps they will swallow it by
this time two years. II they take
him for . candidate, they will have
10. for he is his own platform.-E1.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-09-12
Swans ns.s Platform.

The democrats ran Bryan twice
and were beaten worse the second
time than the first. Then they be.
gan to think it WAS because he waa
too radical, and the next time they
nominated . "safs and sans" candi-
date ON . meaningless platform.
They we're beaten worss than ever
Now they seem to be willing to C
baek again and take up Bryan. II
they do they will have to be more
radical than ever, for he has started
. propaganda for the government
ownership and operation of railroads,
besides . few constitutional amend.
mshts and other things.
Mr.. Bryan 49, not want to b
the candidate Of the conservatives.
He i not . conservative himself,
and never was; and besides that, h
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-09-12

We publish this week the an
nouncsmsnt Of W. ]. Millsap - q
candidate for sheriff subject to the
setion Of the republican county con-
vsntion. Mr.. Millssp has been q
resident of Prowsrs county for the
pest six years and has been engaged
in the commission business, IN
which he has made many friends BY
straight forward, square business
methods. He in . republican of long
standing, but has never been an Of
ice seeker. Mr.. Millsap has . wide
acquaintance throughout Proven
county, and has been urged by num-
srous friends TO enter the race for
this Office. He il popular wherever
he il known and . good mixer, and
IL he il nominated will unqusstion-
ably be elected
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-09-12
Convention Calls.

The republican judicial convention
for the Third judicial District, the sen.
atorisl convention for the 25th Senator
ial District, and the legislative oonvsn-
ton for the counties OF Baos, Prowsrs
and Las Animas, srs each called to meet
at Trinidad, Colo, on Monday, Sept. II,
1906. At 2 p. H. and Provsrs county 10
entitled to delegates in each oonvsn-
tion.
By order Of the Committees.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-09-12

DIED On last Friday, Ira Alfonso
the hftoen months old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira MONEY!. The funeral services
were fssld from the home on Saturday
AFTER loon, and were conducted by Rev
Thor aas. The remains were laid to rest
IN the Riverside cemetery. The beresv-
Cd I'arents have the deepest sympathy Of
their many friends ia their ,yrest loss.
Th statement of the First National
Bank Of Lamar is published in this is
sue, and shows the continued increase
in prosperity in this section The de
y I'd are now little over S3O7 600 The
otal resources have almost reached
400 600, and the statement shows the
1 substantial standing OF the bank, which
carries very mnch larger per cent Of
reserve than most OF the financial insti-
tutions Of the country.
| County Prohibition Convention.
In response to the call issued Aug.
9th, the Prohibition convention met at
the court house Sept. 9Th ~ 10 a. IN.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
w. H. Tsvlor, OF Lamar. Rev. A. Nc.
Intyrs OF Holly led in prayer.
Rsy. w. T. Turpin was elected chair
man, and Mrs. ]. b. Dickinson, Score
tsry. E. G. Hopkins, secretary OF the
State Prohibition Association was pres
sut and gave helpful advice and inspir-
alton.
motion was carried that the chair
appoint the necessary committees,
which were az follows.
Dickinson, Mrs C w Scribnsr, Mrs Nj A
Exlins.
Committee on plstform-W II Taylor,
Rev A Mcintyre, Mrs 8 E Ball.
Committee on nominations and perm
sosnt orgsnizstion-Mrs E G Gordon,
Mrs v A Turpin, w H Taylor, Mrs M.
A Exlins, Mrs. @ w Scribner-
Motion carried to make the tenn por-
sry organization q permanent one. Con-
vsntion adjourned to meet at p m.
At 2 p. m. the convention hsld its Soc
ond session.
e @ Hopkins entertained the mem
bsrs by . song, "Put on Sand" which
was much enjoyed.
Reports from the various committees
were received and accepted.
Report Of COMMITTEES ON credentials,
w H Taylor, Mrs L s Taylor, Rev W T
Turpin, Mrs v A Turpin. Mrs M A Ex-
line, Mrs E @ Gordon. Mrs A Schermer-
horn, Mrs L w Frisbee, Mrs s d Church
Mrs J B Dickinson, Lamar, Rev A Nc
Intyrs, Holly.
Report of committee on platform
The committee recommended the adop-
ton Of the Colorado State platform
which was unanimously voted.
The committee ON nomination asked
for further time to report
The following county central commit
tee was appointed: W T Turpin, chair
man, Mrs. G NJ Scribner, secretary, Mrs
A Schsrmsrhorn, treasurer. These three
to form executive COMMITTEES. Further
delegates: Pleasant Valley, George F
Pearl; Clover Meadow, w T Turpin.
Lamar, Precinct 1, w H Taylor; Pre-
einot3 3, Mrs B Dickinson; Granada
Precinct 3, Mrs ] A Large: Buffalo Pre-
oinct II, L Shaw; Holly Precinct, Rev
A Mcintyre. The convention adjourn
cd to meet at the call of the chairman.
j. B. DICKINSON,
Ssc'y. temporary organization.
Gonntv nanara nlaaaa copv
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-09-12

Republican Convention. Denver,
Colo, Sept. IA, dates OF sale 10 and
IA, limit Is, one fare round trip.
Garden City, Kan, Sept. 26-28-
Finnsy County Fair, rate 81. 10
round trip, final return limit Sept.
20.
Florsncs, Colo, OCT 1918 Grand
Lodge-Grand Enosmpment and
Rebskah-State Assembly, o. o.
F. Rate IS. 10 for round trip, dates
Of sale 14-15, FINAL return limit Oct.
10. ~
Canon City, Oslo, Sept. 1921,
Fremont County Far. Rate IS 55
for round trip datss Of sale Sept 10
Final rstarn limit Sept, ~.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-09-12

When you have cold it is we'll to be
very careful about using anything that
will cause constipation. Be particular
ly careful about preparations contain
ing opiates. Use Ksnnedy's Laxative
Honey and Tar, which stops the cough
and moves the bowels. Sold by The
Up-to- Date Drug Co.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-09-12

A bath cleanses the skin and rids the
pores of refuse. A bath makes for bet
ter fellowship and citizenship. Not
only should the outside of the body be
cleansed, but occasional use of laxa,
tive or csthartic opens the bowels and
clears the system Of effete matter. Best
for this are DeWitt's Little Early Ris.
grippe or sicken. Sold by the Up-to-
Date Drug Co.