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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-18
THE GREAT KLAMATH BASIN

THE GREAT KLAMATH BASIN
Of Southern Oregon and Northern California
Is country of wonderful resources being rapid
y developed by the governments irrigation system and by
railroad building.
The Klamath Reclamation Project,
Undertaken by the United States involves the cx
penditure Of about Five Million Dollars It comprises
distinct systems the Lower Project building, of which
klamath Falls is the distributing point, and
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-18

Misses Eda and Sarah jacobs
and Miss Carrie Danneman return
ed from Salem Wednesday evening"
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-18
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE good flock of sheep, los
ewes 40 yearlings the rest are 2 and
= ) years old price is $5,75 per head. c.
Minati. Ind. phone, Alsea, Oregon.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-18
Bovine Addition

practically Bonanza The original townse consists of
but a few blocks
The Bonanza Improvement Company
Owns Bovine Addition much Of the original townsite
and $500 of farming land surrounding the To
raise money for important improvements offering lots
for short time at very low prices.
F. H. Thompson the companys agent will visit Cory
alis in few days.
Bonanza Improvement Company.
Roy Hamaker. Vice President,
Fl. L. Hogate, Secretary,
klamath Falls, Oregon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
COFFEE COMPLEXION.
Many Ladies' Have Poor compIexlons
from Coffee.

Coffee caused dark colored blotches
on my face and body. I had been
drinking 1t for a long while and these
blotches gradually appeared, until
finally they became permanent and
were about as dark as coffee itself.
II formerly had as fine a complex
ion as one could ask for.
when I became convinced that cof-
fee was the cause Of my trouble, /
changed and took to using Postum
Food Coffee, and as I made 1t well, ac-
cording to directions, ] liked it very
much, and have since that time used
1t In place Of coffee.
Il am thankful to say / am not ner.
vous any more, as I was when / was
drinking coffee, and my complexion is
now as fair and good as it vas years
ago. 1t is very plain that coffee caused
tie trouble"
Most bad compilations are caused
by some disturbance Of the stomach
and coffee is the greatest disturber Of
digestion known. Almost any woman
can have a fair complexion ii she will
leave off coffee and use Postum Food
Coffee and nutritious, healthy food II
proper quantity. Postum furnlshe!
certain elements from the natura
grains from the field that Nature use
to rebuild the nervous system AM
when that is in good condition, on
can depend upon q good complexion
as wen as a good healthy body
There's a Reason" Read. 1.-THE RoaI
to welIyille.' in pkgs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

Mrs. Aline DePasse, ZIG e. 165th ST.,
New York, N. Y, writes:
"It gives me pleasure to testify to the
curative qualities of Peruna and Mana
lin.
81 was afflicted for over seven years with
catarrh of the head, throat and digest
I've organs. l consulted many physicians,
but they did me no good.
"One day I happened to read some tes-
timonials in your Peruna almanac. l
decided to try Peruna and Manalin. I
bought a bottle of each, and after taking
them for q week l noticed a change for
the, better. So / kept it up, and after
using twelve bottles l was perfectly
cured.
81 also gave the medicine to my chill
dren and they had the same beneficial
result. / would never be without these
remedies in the house.
81 highly recommend Peruna and
Manalin to all my friends, and in fact
to everybody"
Miss Mildred Grey, ITO Weimar ST.,
Appleton, Wis, writes:
tfIt gives me pleasure to recommend
Peruna for catarrh of the stomach. I
had this disease for a number of years,
and could not enjoy a mouthful OF food
that l ate. 1t was indeed a great relief
when I hit upon Peruna, and obtained
decided results from the first. l took six
bottles before / felt entirely cured Of my
trouble, but I had an aggravated case"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
BATHING IN THE DEAD SEA.
BY No Means a Pleasure, According
to One Traveller.

mo sooner has one plunged into
the water than one is whipped off
ones feet and goes bobbing helplessly
about like a wretched cork" says Rev.
Haskell Smith of bathing in the Dead
sea. "In the effort to regain ones
footing and to get back to shore, ones
feet and shins are barked by the
Jagged stones and pebbles, and when
at length one does emerge from Its
treacherous bosom, with the lower
limbs bleeding and torn, one becomes
aware of a horrible tingling and burn
ing sensation in eyes, ears, nostrils,
mouth and almost every pore Of the
skin, from the brine and bitumen
which have penetrated everywhere.
Unless great care is taken the
bather in the Dead sea is liable to an
eruption, which breaks out all over
his body, and which is commonly
known as the Dead sea RASH The
best antidote to this is to hurry across
as quickly as possible to the river Jor'
dan and take a second plunge therein.
The soft and muddy waters of that
sacred but dirty stream will effectual
ly remove the salt that has incrusted
the body"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
INSURANCE INVESTMENTS.
How One company's Assets Are Dis
tributed in the South and West.

In connection with its withdrawal
from Texas, along with many other
companies, rather than to submit to
the new law which requires that 1870
Of the reserves on Texas policies shall
be invested in securities of that state,
which securities shall be deposited in
the state and subjected to heavy taxa
tiop, in addition to the large tax now
imposed on life insurance premiums,
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
has made public the distribution of its
assets, at the end Of the second year
of the new management. The Equit-
able now has $40, 1858, 900 invested in
Texas, which is twice as much as the
new law requires, but the manage
ment decided that to submit to the
additional taxation would be an injus-
tice to its policyholders in other
| states, which impose nc such penalty
on the thrift of their citizens.
The Equitable's report shows that
more than 37%. Of its total reserves
are now invested in the southern and
western states, while only $3.50 of its
total insurance is carried in these
states. Its investments are distributed
as follows: Ala, $3,099,000 Ariz,
1914, 900; Ark, $4,03S, 900; Cal, S.
$4,000; Col, 1922, 900; Fla, $4,924,-
900; Ga, $4,O4S,O 900; Idaho, $5,197, 900;
ILL.,, $12,617 900; Ind. Ter, $443, 900;
Ind, $6,S36,OOO Iowa, $3,69O,OOO; Kan
sas, $11,637,O 900; Ky, $2,631,0 900; La,
$3,O54, 900; Md, $2,2O7,o0O Mich, S.
0O9, 900; Mimi, $2,O65, 900; Miss, $751;
900; Mo, $8,197,O 00; Mont, $3.50, 900;
Neb., $7,526, 900; New, $640,000; New
Mex, $1,876,OOO; N. G., $1,649,O0O; N.
D, $677,OOO; Ohio, $11,634,OOO Okla,
$1,OO6, DOC; Ore, $1,15S,OOo; s. G.,
$975,OOo; S. D., $1,3O5,OO Tenn, ST.
9O9, 900; Utah, $2,134,O00 Va, $685..
900; Wash, $1,2O2, 900; w. Va, $685..
900; Wis, $2,342,0O0; Wyo, $3,367,0OO
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
WON BY A CAMERA
BY Catherine S. Long
BY Catherine S. Long
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles,)

Hepburn lighted his ruby lamp
and sat down before his developing
tray. He was an enthusiastic student
CT photography.
"This settles it," he declared with
emphasis, as he removed the last
plate from the box. 81 sha'n't buy any
more supplies of Sanford when l get
back TO the city. There's a limit to
the demands that can be made upon
friendship. Here I've been buying
plates of him ever since l begin to
take pictures, and what have | got to
show for whole dozens of them but
just such crazy things as these? I'm
afraid Sanford will never be a bust
ness success"
He aaook his head obviously, as he
placed The twelfth plate in the hypo.
Photography is a capricious mis-
tress, and has a fashion of springing
surprises upon her devotees. Hepburn
was soon aware that there was some.
thing about this plate quite different
from any that he had ever tried to
develop. Slowly the image appeared,
but there was a clearness about 1t,
coupled with the evolution of unfa-
miliar outlines, that puzzled him.
There was the picture of the mill
pond, clear, yet soft, a negative such
as he had often dreamed of making.
But back of this picture was another.
1t was-oh, strange and enhancing
sight!-that of the most beautiful
woman that he had ever seen. Hep
burn stared hard. Hepburn almost
trembled as he carefully washed the
plate, and set it on the rack to dry.
After breakfast next morning he
sauntered out as usual with his
camera. He had no appreciation
whatever Of the scenes through which
he wandered, when, turning a bend in
the path, he came quite Unexpectedly
upon a scene of such wild and roman,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

so cents; the five-franc piece n dol
lar. The French silver represented
about so per cent. of the silver circu-
lation.
German silver thalers worth 60
cents went at one dollar. Everything
| above so cents was one dollar and
everything above rs cents was 50
cents. A French bank in San Fran
| cisco was said to have got rich ship
| ping French coin In exchange for gold
dust. United States coin was scarcer
until the mint was established. In
the fall Of 1856 the banks refused to
take any foreign coins except at a
heavy discount. The result was that
in a few months all foreign coin dlsap-
peared. It proved a bonanza for the
saloon people. They would give a
drink for a franc, while the banks
gave only 12h cents. The saloon peo'
pie gathered them and the rupees In
at old prices and sold to the banks for
bullion and made a good thing.
But for a few years we suffered
badly for silver change. Even unit
1856 gold dust circulated to consid
cradle extent in mining districts. But
the scales were always used.
There was no paper money until D
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
TOO YOUNG FOR A STICK.
Why Boy Would Have Nothing to DO
with His Lemonade.

ut was at a children's treat In the
country" said the Settlement worker
with pink cheeks and unbounded en-
thusiasm, "and lemonade and edibles
we're being supplied to a collection Of
small children who looked, for the
most part, like babies and were as
sophisticated as / don't know what to
say. As l walked around to sec that
everyone was getting enough to eat
and drink l came to one infant whose
mug Of lemonade had not been touched
apparently. l observed that there was
a little twig from one of the trees
floating on the top, but they are not
fastidlous as a rule and 1t did not &C.
cur to me that he objected to the
proof that he vas playing under real
trees.
why don't you drink the lemon
ade, little brother?" said l. Isn't II
sweet and nice? Don't you like it,"
He wriggled a bit and rubbed his
ear on his shoulder in a delightful
state of embarrassment, and then with
a knowing twinkle he said: II guess,
teacher, I'm too little to drink lemon
ade wild a stick in tn. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
MickeyFiinn's
Big Fire
Cracker
The explosion that wound up the
Fourth of July Celebration
on Cooney Island.

Two mammoth f~irecrackers stood in
the window of Casey's grocery. They
were IL inches long and proportion
ately thick.
For a month before the Fourth OF
July these gigantic indicators Of en-
thusiasm had stood in the window like
British soldiers on dress parade, while
a predatory spider hung a flmy ham,
mock between them and calmly killed
his buzzing victims over two powder
mines.
The ~irecrackers were the admira-
ton and the envy of all the boys in
Cooney Island. 1t was seldom that a
youthful nose was not fiattened against
the window pane in ardent covetous,
ness.
But the price demanded by Casey
for the t%hunderers was prohibitive, so
far as the boys were concerned, and
there was not one of them patriotic or
courageous enough to invest Is cents
in a single ecstatic explosion.
Said Mickey Finn timidly n ever
ing when he had been sent by his
mother to get a quarter of a pound Of
tea and half a pound of pork:
2 "Mr. Casey, | suppose now, that
whin wan O. thin big fellows wint of
it would blow the stars out of the
sky?' his mind filed with blissfu.
thoughts of mighty explosions.
Casey stopped measuring out a hall
pint of New Orleans molasses, raised
a monitor finger, and replied:
"Micky, my boy, I'd be afeerd to tel
you what would happen If stood wal
o. thin big fellows out on the side
walk and touched the stem wild thu
lighted end Of a five cent ciga-ar, Thu
noise would be terrible, terrible, my
son.. 'Twould make your head rims
like an anvil, and you would see
sparks like tireflies.
Would it blow the house DOWN.
asked the boy in an awed whisper.
mo, l don't think it would" sale
Casey. ut might shake the chimly
down and break all the glass in the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

A minute passed and another, until
Mickey could stand the strain no long
err. He reached down and lifted the
firecracker from beneath the chair.
AS he held it up in the moonlight
to examine it, a mosquito lit upon his
fathers nose and the old gentleman
awoke. Grabbing the firecracker from
his sons hand he arose and holding it
aloft, he said;
Boys, there will be no explosion
tonight. I'm sorry to disappoint you.
| was Altered that Mickey might do
some harrum wild that big cracker, so
whin he wasn't lookin' this afternoon I
took the powder out of it and filled
it wild clay. So, you see that the show
is over, and we may as well go home
and go to bed. There'll be no more
explosions only what l give Mickey
wild a single afore l turn in. Good
night to we all. Come around some
other night whin there is somethin'
doin',"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

tic beauty that it at once appealed to
his carefully-fostered artistic and pho
~tographic sense. The little stream,
here running swift and deep, crept
into a sheltered cove, over which the
foliage dropped in long and graceful
festoons, and Its slender current was
spanned by an old moss-grown log.
Beautiful" murmured Hepburn,
looking about him critically. why,
this is just such an arrangement as
I've been looking for ever since /
studied Pictorial Effect In Photog-
raphy."
Even as he spoke a woman emerged
from the forest and began to ros
the messy log. She hesitated before
she had taken many steps, and re-
manned standing in what was IN I'M
conscious, but what would seem a pre-
meditatedly beautiful pose.
Hepburn could have shouted with
delight. Perfect" he exclaimed.
Now if l can only get it before she
moves farther. Absolutely perfect"
Wiile he was preparing to take her
picture a b~lood-curdling scream smote
his ears. Turning quickly, he was
Mortified to observe that the support
for the wedge had disappeared, and
instantly he surmised that the girl
had fallen into the water.
Hepburn did not hesitate, but sprang
forthwith into the stream. The girl
once more arose to the surface and
promptly wound herself about him, to-
tally incapacitating him as to the use
Of all his members.
LET go!" he yelled, "or you'll sink
us both!" But the girl continued to
Irvine and clutch. Then Hepburn did
a cruel and ungallant thing, which
only the ~exigencies Of the occasion
could excuse. He grappled with the
girl. Partially disengaging his left
hand, he attempted to thrust her away
from him in order to get a hold upon
her untrammeled by her grasp, but
he only succeeded in dealing her a
terrific blow in the face with his ell
bow. The woman of the double mega
tive, stunned into Inconsistencies, re
Taxed her hold, and with a gaspine
sigh went down again. After that II
was easy. Hepburn was not a prac
tised swimmer, but he had no Difficult
ty in towing the sepseless woman tt
the shore only a few strokes away
Arrived there, he lifted her carefully
up the bank and laid her on tn,
grass. Then he regarded the still
white form ruefully. The waite
streamed from her clinging draperies
mingled with the blood which had be
gun to run down her face.
Soon the girl opened her eyes. Sht
: fi1ed them m~editatively upon him 70,
a moment, then she sat up. She LOOKED
at her streaming skirts, and put he
) hand to her bruised face, over whicl
a shad of annoyance fitted!
"You hit me- she declared resent
! fully.
Il know it," acknowledged Hepburn
{ dolefully. Il can't tell you how sorr
a / am. But it seemed to be the onl
way. You hung on SO we would hay
q both drowned in four feet Of water
n ! hadn't. You could have stood Q
s your feet there If you had tried.
was very stupid Of you not to. But
is awful to think that | should hay
d struck you. You-you Of all pc
q sons!".
y me, Of all persons cried the 81
Y, 81 the double negative. Why DO W
q ray such . thing as that? ! don
inow yog from Adam
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

o. Mills & Co. issued their gold notes
about 1858. In getting change for an
old octagon $50, gold, often as many
as four or five n%ationalities would be
represented in the change.
Greenbacks were never recognized
as money; only as a commodity. They
were used for buying postage and rev
enue stamps. All mercantile bill
heads and notes had the special con
tract enforcement for gold. California
wen paid the claims of the federal
government in gold. And it came in
mighty handy to Uncle Sam in 1852
and 1863. The old-style Californian
still has an inclining for the yellow
stuff.-P. E. Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
FIRST MONEY IN CALIFORNIA.
Queer Early coinage--D. %. Mills Is
sued First Paper Money.

Coins in California till the fall Of
1856 were a queer kettle Of fish. More
than 50 per cent. Of the silver and at
least rs per cent. Of the gold was for
oign.
Most Of the other gold coins were
private coins. Motif & Co. got a per-
nit from the government to coin gold.
Their coinage was confined to ten and
20 cents and were stamped @Mofit &
Co"
We had all kinds Of doubloons and
similar South and Central Ameri-
can coins. Of the smaller gold coins
the French 20-franc piece led all the
others.
The English guinea was fairly rep
resented. But 1t passed for only its
51co value, while the other gold passed
for more. The 20-franc piece, value
%3.75, went at four dollars.
There was a still greater discrep
n1cy Iii the silver coins. Al o~nerfranc
aiaea went for rs cents, and the E:ast
gnpce. value 45 cents, went fol
A LA AL AL| NL w.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
To Preserve Hoods birthplace.

A meeting convened by the Legion
Ratepayers' association, held at Ley
tonstone, has decided to appeal for
funds with which to secure Lake
House estate. Lake House, in which
the poet Hood was born and lived
till early manhood, stands ON the
confines Of Wanstead Flats. near Ley
tonstone.
The house and estate have recently
been acquired for building purposes,
but local feeling is strongly against
the project, 1t being felt thas the
house shoald be preserved for tb
sake Of Its associations, while the
grounds would make charming pleas
ure gardens.-London Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

day, had fallen asleep in his rocking
chair on the back stoop, when Mickey
lit the stem of the big cracker and
placed it carefully under his fathers
chair.
The moon shone brightly, illuminat.
ing the grin on every boyish face.
Every ear was strained to catch the
faint kissing of the fuse and every eye
intent upon the sleeping man.
The fuse burned itself out, and the
silence and suspense was deepening.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
To Tell Of Royal Scandal.

A book is soon to appear in Ores
den, entitled "a Fight for a Royal
Child" The author is Ida Kremer
She tells Of her experiences as gov
erness in the house of the Countess
Montignoso until she was obliged to
depart by order of the court marshal
of the king of Saxony.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
Didn't Always Refuse.

I've tried to discourage MI. Nervie
from calling on you" snapped the
stern parent, "but the young scamp
refuses to be sat upon"
why, father, you do him an in1us.
tice," Indignantly replied the dear
girl-Kansas City Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
Overheard at the Circus.

did you know that the strong lady
and the contortionist were going to
be married."
"Oh, are they? ! suppose she'll be
able to twist him around her finger
now."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

Don't neglect to send for a physi-
clan at once in the case of a serious
burn, to prevent a possible scar or
worse still, blood poisoning, from ig-
norant or improper treatment of the
wound.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04
FOURTH OF JULY DoN'TS.

Don't allow the children to bend
over fireworks which will not go off"
They sometimes do it Unexpectedly
with unfortunate results to the little
meddler.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

When a man seeks your advice he
generally wants your praise.--Ghester
field.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

Good Advice.
Keep the wound open and send for
the doctor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

Don't forget to have some remedies
for burns at hand, When the skin
is not broken by a burn scrape a raw
potato, place on a piece of soft linen
and use as a poultice. B~icarbonate of
soda-the ordinary baking soda--is ex-
cellent for burns whether the skin
is broken or not. If broken apply the
dry soda, if unbroken dampen the soda
with water to make a paste and apply
to the spot. The pain will be instant.
Nv relieved.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

Don't leave the windows of a town
house open if it is to be left for the
day. Stray rockets and sparks may
find an entrance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-04

Hepburn smiled, with some concern
on his features, however. What q
careless fellow Sanford is," he said;
II always insisted that he would never
make a business success STILL" he
admitted. without a shadow of reltrc-
lance, "he does keep pretty good
plates"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
Close Confinement.

The new monograph had Just ar
rived. and in her husbands ABSENCE
Mrs. Jones thought she would give ner
parrot a treat, SO she set the machine
working on record OF In Old Ma
drid," sung by Mr.. Jones In his best
style.
At the very first bar Polly opened
her eyes in surprise, and rocked her
self to and fro in deep and speechless
wonder.
She was evidently thinking deeply
and her excitement was intense. Sne
cooked her head on one side, with an
expression that indicated interested
conjecture. and irritation at not ar
irving at a satisfactory conclusion
As the song finished. an idea dawnef
upon her
"Well," said Mrs. Jones with PRIDE
what do you think Of that. Polly?"
Then the bird found words:
"Great Scott" she shrieked. "fou'v'
got the old man boxed up this time.