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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-22
GUILTY OF SELLING LIQUOR
Proprietors of ''Blind Pig" Near Inde-
pendence Arrested and Fined
Heavily.

Robert E. Gibbons, of Portland, and
Ed Kebbert, formerly OF Black Rock,
we're brought before Justice OF the
Peace B. Wilson in Independence yes
terday afternoon, charged with the
illegal sale of liquor in a dry county
and a fine OF $50 was imposed upon
each.
The arrest was made Saturday night
by Sheriff J. nj. Grant and his deputy,
Horatio Morrison. Mr.. Morrison had
for some time been confident that the
sale of liquors was being carried on
in the hopyards about Independence,
but so shrewd and cautious were the
dealers. that he was unable to secure
any proof sufficient to warrant the
arrest of the suspected parties.
Sheriff Grant was in Independence,
Saturday, and knowing that the liquor
dealers would be on their guard while
he was there, had the report given out
that he had returned to Dallas late in
the evening.
When he was reasonably sure that
all was quiet, he sent two men to the
tent in the Horst hopyard, where it
was claimed the liquor WAS being sold
with instructions to buy bottle of
whiskey. Taking Mr.. Morrison along
with him he witnessed the tranaction
and stepping out from his place Of
concealment, Immediately took Keb-
bert, who had sold the liquor, into GUS
tody. Gibbons was not at the tent at
the time and Mr.. Morrison hurried up
to the dance hall and effected his
arrest there.
Finding that he was effectually
| caught, Gibbons With held nothing but
gave all the information on the subject
that he could, duplicating several
parties hitherto unsuspected, in the
Illicit traffic in the hopyards and a
number Of arrests are expected to fol-
low in a short time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-22

Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Coad we're visitors
in Portland, Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

To the worth of this story there
are two substantial tributes -
first that it was run as a serial
by the London Sphere, a publ
cation noted for its discrinina-
ton in the selection of serials
and which rarely uses an Amer
lean story; second, that The
Mystery" was one of the good
sellers" of 1907. This rs a
story of mystery and adventure
on new lines. The style is as
graphic and forceful as the
copy" of skilltul reporter of
an important news event The
part of the hero unfolds grddu-
ally until he stands revealed as
the rarest combination of within
steal hunor and cool courage
ever presented, perhaps, in Jic-
tion. The narrative, which con-
peys the impression of reality,
not fiction, is swift and alluring,
holding the interest o. the reader
as with hooks of steel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

More likely smallpox if anything of
that kind. But some of 'em would be
on deck"
"Whew! A plague ship!' said Billy
Edwards. "Just my luck to be order
ed to board her." He shivered slightly.
Scared, Billy?" said Ives. Edwards
had a record for daring which made
this joke obvious enough to be safe.
Il wouldn't want to have my pecul-
lar style of beauty spoiled by smallpox
marks" said the ensign, with smile
on his homely, winning face. And
I've bunch that that ship is not a
lucky find for this ship"
Then I've bunch that your bunch
is a wrong one" said Ives. How long
would you guess that craft to be|'
They We're now within q mile of the
schooner Edwards scrutinized her
calculatingly.
Eighty to ninety feet"
Say $50 tons. And she's a two
| masted schooner, isn't shei" continued
| Ives insinuatingly.
"She certainly is"
"well. I've a bunch that that ship
is a lucky find for any ship. but partic-
| ularly for this ship"
| Great Caesarw cried the ensign ex.
citedIy. do you think it's her?'
| A buzz of electric interest went
around the group. Every glass was
raised. Every eye strained toward hel
stern to read the name as she veered
into the wind again. About she came
A sharp sigh of excited disappointment
exhaled from the spectators. The
name had been painted out
mo CO." breathed Edwards. "But
| I'll bet another dinner
"Mr. Edwards" called the captain
"You will take the second cutie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

l~1HE falling Of dusk on June the
Sd found tired eyes aboard the
Wolverine. Every officer in
~ her complement had kept
private and personal lookout all day
for some explanation of the previous
nights phenomenon. All that reward
ed them were a sky filmed with lofty
clouds and the holiday parade Of the
epauletted waves.
Nor did evening bring repetition of
that strange glow. Midnight found
the late stayers still deep in the dis
cussion.
Zone thing is certain" said Ives; at
wasn't volcanic"
''Why so?' asked the paymaster.
because volcanoes are mostly sta
tionary, and we headed due for that
light"
Yes, but did we keep headed" said
Barnett, who was navigating officer as
well as ordnance officer In q queer
voice.
what do you mean, sirT" asked Ed
wards eagerly.
after the light disappeared the COM
pass kept on varying. The stars were
hidden. There is no telling just where
we were headed for some time"
"Then we might be fifty miles from
the spot we aimed at"
Hardly that" said the navigator
1--WE could guide her to some extent
by the direction of wind and waves.
If it was volcanic we ought certainly
to have sighted it by now
always some electricity in volcanic
eruptions," said Trendon makes com,
pass cut didoes. Seen it before"
'eWhere?' queried Carter.
"Off Martinique. Pelee eruption.
Needle chased its tail like kitten"
care there many volcanoes here
abouts?" somebody asked.
Were in 162 west, 81 north, about"
said Barnett. "No telling whether
there are or not. There weren't at last
accounts. but that's no evidence that
there aren't some since. They come
up in the night. these volcanic islands,
"Just cast an eye on the charts" said
Billy Edwards. Full of E. DIS and
p. DIS all over the shop. Every one
OF 'em volcanic"
&c. DIS and P. D.'s?" queried the
| paymaster,
Existence doubtful and position
doubtful" explained the ensign. CIV.
'ry time the skipper of one of these
wandering trade ships gets speck in
his eye he reports an island. If he
really does bump into rock he cuts
| In an arithmetic book for his latitude
and longitude and let's it go at that
. That's how the chart makers make 9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
board that schooner and make a full

board that schooner and make a full
investigation
Yes, sir"
take your time. Don't come along
side until she is in the wind. Leave
enough men aboard to handle her"
Yes, sir"
The schooner steamed to within half
mile of the aimless traveller, and the
small boat put out Not one of his
fellows but envied the young ensign
as he left the ship, steered by Tim
Minis. veteran bo's'n's mate, wise in
all the ms and outs of sea ways. They
saw him board, neatly running the
small boat under the schooner's coun-
ter They saw the foresheet eased Off
and the ship run up into the wind.
Then. the foresail dropped and the
wheel lashed so that she would stand
so. They awaited the reappearance of
Edwards and the bo's'n's mate when
they had vanished below decks, and
with an intensity of eagerness they
followed the return of the small boat
Billy Edwards face as he came on
deck was study. 1t was alight with
excitement. Yet between the eyes two
deep wrinkles of puzzlement quivered.
! Such a face the mathematician bends
| above his paper when some obstructive
factor arises between him and his So
| luton.
We'll sir?" There was hint of eff
fort at restraint in the captains voice.
."She's the Laughing Lass, sir. Ev-
erything shipshape, but not soul
aboard"
"Come below, Mr.. Edwards" said
the captain. And they went, leaving
behind them a boiling caldron of
theory and conjecture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
Act Quickly.
Delay Has Been Dangerous in Rock
Island

Island.
Do the right thing at the right
time.
Act quickly in times of danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Cure all distressing. dangerous kid
ney ills.
Plenty of evidence to prove this
Charles Greves of 1929 Third ave-
nue.. Moline. H., says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills have been in my family on sew
eral occasions. My wife suffered some
time with severe backaches caused by
disordered condition of the kidneys
and have been troubled in the same
way, the pains across my loins at
/ times being almost unbearable. Since
learning of Doan's Kidney Pills. how
ever, these backaches and kidney dis
arrangements are a thing of the past
/ i made statement some years ago
recommending Doan's Kidney Pills.
and | repeat that Doan's Kidney Pills
are all that they are represented to be
and a sure cure and safe cure for kid
lney disease
Plenty more proof like this from
Rock Island people Call at Harper
House pharmacy and ask what Gus.
toners report.
For sale by all dealers. Price. SO
cents. Foster-Milburn company. Buff.
falo, New York, sole agents for the
| United States.
| Remember the name-Doan's-and
| take no other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
out a faint. suffused radiance. At the
same time came second hail from the

out q faint, suffused radiance. At the
same time came a second hail from the
crows nest.
"On deck, SIR"
Hello" responded Carter, the Off
Ger of the deck.
There's a light here 1 can't make
anything out of, sir"
whats it like?"
"Sort of a queer general glow"
General glow. indeedr muttered
Forsythe, among the group aft. THAT
fellows got an imagination"
Cant you describe 1t better than
that?" called Carter.
Don't make it out at all, sir. 'Tain't
any regular and proper light. Looks
like lamp in fog"
Among themselves the officers dis
cussed it interestedly as it began tc
grow palmer.
Not unlike the electric glow above
city seen from distance" said Bar
| nett as it grew palmer.
Eyes, but the nearest electric lighted
city is some 500 miles away" objected
Ives.
Mirage, maybe" suggested Ed
wards.
Pretty hard working mirage to GOV
err that distance" said Ives. "Thougi
| I've seen 'em''-
Great heavens! Look at thatp
shouted Edwards.
great shaft of Dale brilliance shO
| up toward the zenith. Under it whirl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

a great shaft of pale brtlLtdnce shot 1tp.
ed a maelstrom of varied radiance,
pale with distance. but mdrvelously
beautiful. Forsythe passed them with
troubled face on his way below to
report, as his relief went up
THE quartermaster reports the COM
pass behaving queerly," he said.
Three minutes later the captain was
on the bridge. The great ship had
swung, and they were speeding direct
for the phenomenon But within a
few minutes the light had died out.
Another sea mystery to add to our
list" said Billy Edwards. Did any
one ever see q show like that before
What do you think, Doc?''
'Humph.' grunted the veteran.
New to me. Volcanic, maybe"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-28
CHAPTER II.

m HE falling Of dusk on June the
Sd found tired eyes aboard the
Wolverine. Every officer in
. her COMPLEMENT had kent q
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-29
Rest and
knowledge

Teachers, try for a FREE
TRIP to the AlaskaY Yukon
Pacific Exposition.
Only possible by co-opera-
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Herald. This paper has eX-
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geles.
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EVERYTHING
FREE

Transportation, hotel &C
commodations, etc, even
street car rides and other side
trips at Seattle. All for be-
ing popular.
Be a member of The Her
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Alaska Yukon-Pacific EXPOSE
ton.
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Successful
Teachers

will leave Los Angeles after
schools have closed and have a
delightful TWO WEEKS
trip to Seattle, visiting the
great 100000 ALASKA
YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSE
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Read the
Conditions

For the Los Angeles Her
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TOUR to the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition. Not to cost
a single penny.
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Elastic Party
Possible

If friends of a winning teach
er contestant desire to accom-
pany her, it may be arranged
and advantage taken of The
Herald's arrangements, thus
1essening the cost to the extra
members of the party.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Anniicntion of Mnnu&.

In order to reduce the loss in manure
To minimum, and also to economic
in handling ii, the general aim aud
practice should be to haul it directly
from the stable to the field and spread
ii ut once On the average farm the
following of this practice all through
the year would result in less loss than
any method that could be pursued.
The use of rotten manure rather than
fresh manure is desirable in cOnnecs
ton with any market garden or vege-
table crops, as ii gives quicker re-
salts and with root crops will give
Smoother and nicer product.
Manure should be spread as soon az
il is hauled to the field. The practice
of putting it in piles is Objectionable
because of the loss that is likely to oc
cur The placing in piles also involvez
additional labor.
The manner of spreading will depend
upon local conditions, but where tbs
distance TO haul is relatively short and
it is desired to have it evenly spread
the manure spreaders will be found
serviceable machines.
From ten to twenty tons of manure
per acre is usually considered a fair
application; but considerably more -
frequently applied for market garden
crops. Experiments have shown that
generally it would be far more profit
able to use about one-half the usual
quantities and supplement it with coID-
ncrcial fertilizers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
The Pasture.

Pasture lands may include rye aE .
late fall and early spring supply. but
grown separately from the grasses
while crimson clover is also another
late and early crop that may be made
to fill UP gap, being also an excellent
green manurial crop. An old sod that
has furnished crop for several years
need not be plowed under because OF
beginning to fail. 1t may need only
liberal application of fertilizer &c
become useful again, but If the best
varieties of grasses have disappeared
and some undesirable kind provides
the green food of the pasture 1t should
be plOwed under and cultivated in
working, using lime on the sod and
blowing in manner to bury all the
sod In order to prevent it from grow
ing the following spring. The cause
of failure Of pastures is largely due
to close grazing and tramping on by
the animals, hence it should be the rule
to have change of pastures in order
to prevent cropping the grass too closs
to the ground. The management of the
pasture depends upon its location and
the kinds of animals allowed thereon.
In growing hay crop the best land
on the farm is not too good if a large
yield is desired, for which reason the
ground should receive the best prepare.
tion possible.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
A Liffle-Known Hern.

A man lately died i'm California who
had had one OF the most extraordinary
careers OF any one connected with the
Civil War, and yet whose name was al
most unknown by the public His story
is told in the Boston Transcript.
When the war broke out, Lieut. Col
G.. +. Robinson was a young man Of
twenty-nine. Although he was not a
"copperhead," his views regarding the
war were such that he was cordially
hated by the citizens of the Maine
town in which he lived. He resisted the
draft as long as possible, but was finally
captured by The provost marshal and
'put into Company b of the Eighth
Maine regiment, and went to the front
Robinson, becoming Ill, was sent to a
Washington hospital. During his long
period of convalescence he was trans
ferred TO the corps of nurses, and be-
came well known as a proficient nurse
He never returned to his regiment, but
remained on hospital duty.
Toward the latter days of the war
Secretary of State Seward was taken
sick, and as 4 good nurse was needed.
Robinson was sent to him. 1t will be
recalled that on the same night when
President Lincoln was assassinated by
Booth, another assassin. named PAYNE
undertook TO murder Seward. as he Law
in his home.
al In -
sick-room, and made an attack upon the
invalid with a dagger. The secretarv's
son, Frederick, interyened, and was Sc
riously cut.
Then the nurse, Robinson, got into
action, and by his fearless and energetic
work succeeded in placing Payne i'm a
condition from which no further diff
Guilty was experienced on his account.
He is said to have used frs chair and
then n washstand in his effort to
knock out the would-be assassin be-
fore he could kill the Stewards. and
was successful 10 such an extent that
Payne needed the services of a surgeon
when he had been taken into custody.
For this service Robinson received n
gold medal through an Act of Congress.
and five thousand dollars in money He
also had the offer of Il clerkship i'm one
of the departments at Washington. In
1879 he was appointed Il major and
paymaster in the regular army. In
1901 Major Robinson was made lieu.
tenant-colonel on the retired list.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21

Senator Beveridge, during a recent
address in Boston, illustrated a moral
idea with story about a financier.
LET me show you" he said, what
this financier's morality was like. An
acquaintance noticed one day that he
turned his head aside as young MIL
lionaire was passing.
"'What Is the matterT the acquaint-
ance asked. Don't you speak to young
Currantsea any more? You used to do
lot of business with him.
"Indeed l don't speak to him., the
financier shouted. Hadn't he the au-
dacity to say swindled him out Of
100000?
"'Oh, dear, no. he didn't the other
objected. He only said forty thou
sand
"'Well. that's different I've beer
misinformed,' said the financier in |;
Modified tone; and turning he bowed
to the young millionaire very gra-
ciouSly"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Bird. Shot with Water.

Shooting a humming bird with the
smallest bird shot made is out of the
question, for the tiniest seeds of lead
would destroy his coat. The only way
in which the bird can be captured for
commercial purposes is to shoot him
with a drop Of water from blowgun
or a fine jet from a small syringe.
Skillfully directed. the water stuns
him. He falls into a silken net and
before he RECEIVERS consciousness is sus-
pended over a cyanide jar. This must
be done quickly, for if he comes to his
senses before the cyanide Whit snuffs
out his life he is sure to ruin his plu-
mage in his struggles to escape. Hum
ming birds vary in size from specimens
perhaps half as large as a sparrow to
those scarcely bigger than bee. The
quickest eye cannot follow them in full
flight 1t is only when, though still
flying furiously, they are practically
motionless over flowers that the best
marksman can bring them TO earth
New York Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Onions from Seed.

There is little danger Of blowing tee
deep for onions IL the ground is loose.
friable and rich to about 10 inches or |
foot in depth. Land that was plowed in
the fall can as a rule be worked tie
soonest 1t is very important to sow tie
seed. or set the bulbs at the earliest
possible date. 1t should be done Ss
soon as the ground can be worked.
The ground must be kept free from
weeds. On weedy piece Of land it Is
apt to cost more to keep the patch clean
than the crop is worth. The young on
ion is a tiny plant that Is easily
smothered with weeds or destroyed by
the formation of a crust on the soil
that may form after a rain. The young
plants come up slowly and do not start
quick growth until the roots are well
established. This makes the crop diff
cult to manage on weedy land, or soil
that bakes early in the season before
the plants have q chance to reach good
size
The great bulk of onions produced
in this country is grown from seed
sown in the open ground. The soil
should be narrowed and rendered fit
for sowing the first day that it is dry
enough to use Implements The seeds
Should be sOwn somewhat thickly in
drills. 16 inches apart. The rows
should be straight. so that they may
be more readily followed in hoeing,
while the plants are very small. About
four pounds Of seed vii foe required
for an acre. which viii need twelve to
fourteen seeds TO the foot. One-half
to threefourths of an inch is the proper
depth 10 SOW in most soils. but ! inch
is not too deep if the ground is sandy
or loose.
Work the plants as soon as possible
after sowing. Cultivation should he
frequent enough so weeds never set 4
start. Thinning the young plants
should be carefully done as soon as the
young plants are large enough so the
proper selections can be made, and be-
fore they begin to crowd each other in
the row.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Village Improvement.

The State Grange of Massachusetts,
comprising over 200 individual oranges
with total membership of about 5000
has decided to make village improve
ment regular part of its work in the
future, says Maxwell's Talisman. The
grange thus admits the value of i'm
provement work and gives TO it broad
Interpretation, including among the
proper fields for development the gen.
eral environment, the home the indi-
vidual, the farm, the neighborhood and
the town. The desire to cooperate
with all other forces for the improve
ment of civic conditions is also ex-
pressed. The end in view, IAN increase
In the beauty and attractiveness" Of
the towns of the State. is commendable.
BY this alone may the town compete
with the city and cease to be decadent
The grange has already done good
work in this field in individual cases,
and this broader movement promises
mJ1ph
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21
Cotton Seed Meal and HuiIs.

Bulletin No. 81 of the North Carolina
Agricultural Experiment Station sums
up the results of several experiments in
feeding cotton seed meal and hulls by
saying: /. All animals in these ex-
periments remained in n healthy con-
dition, and at no time did their diges-
ton seem impaired. except with two
hulls and meal are PROFESSIONALLY very
cheap and valuable. articles of cattle
food for fattening purposes. 3. The
most suitable time to fatten stock on
cotton seed hulls and meal is during
the fall and winter months, when these
articles can be obtained fresh from the
oil mill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-21

In the road came suddenly upon a house
almost covered with foliage. In front
of the house was woman picking up
chips. Her back was toward the sol
diers and she haG not noticed their an
proach. The captain motioned TO his
men to halt, and tip-toeing up to the
side of the woman he put his arm
around her waist and kissed her. Step
ping back a pace or two he waited for
the bitter denunciation he was sure
would come. The woman. however
Strengthened herself up. looked at the
officer moment and then said slowly ::
Captain, you'll fnd me right here
every morning a-picking up chips" >
Detroit Free Press.