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LAYING THE TABLE CLOTH

IN the twelfth century tablccloths were very
large, and were always laid on the table
double For long time they were called
"doubliers' for that reason. The cloth was
first placed SO as to touch the floor on the
side at which the guests sat; then all that
remained was folded SO that it just covered
the table.
Charles V. had sixty-seven tablecloths,
which were from fifteen to twenty yards long
and two yards vide. He had one cloth
thirty-two yards long, which had the arms
of France embroidered on it in silk. All
these were fringed.
In the sixteenth century "doubliers" were
replaced by two tablecloths, one of which
was small and was laid Just as we lay ours
today. The other, which was put on over
it, was large and of beautifully figured linen.
1t was skilfully folded in such a way that as
one chronicler tells, at resembled a winding
river, gently ruffied by little breeze; for
among very many little folds were here and
there great bubbles
1t must have required much art and care
to make dishes, plates, salt cellars, sauce
dishes, and glasses stand steadily in the
midst of this undulating sea, and among
those bubbles" and puffy folds. However,
the fashion had only short existence, and
toward the latter part of the century single
cloth laid fiat and touching the floor on all
sides Of the table came into general use.
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WRITE IDEAS FOR MOVING PICTURE FLAWS

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BUSINESS CHANCES.

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to Seattle on fast steamers. and shipped
East in express cars attached - j through
passenger train No wonder halibut brings
from twenty to thirty cents a pound in
Eastern markets.
Also Cod
THE day is not far distant, also, when the
New England fishing banks VIII fail to
furnish sufficient Of the sacred cod for
local consumption What might be consid-
cred calamity almost cqualing failure in
the bean crop could easily Dc arrested by
drawing on the Goldfish banks OF Alaska
waters. There the finest codtishcs that ever
swan exist in untold millions; or. as Private
Ohm Allen might express it, millions OF I'M
born Goldfish are clamoring to be sold in the
Boston market.
All Shad Are the Same
FISHES are proverbial aids in magnifying
: facts. None of the finny tribe tends
more to that end than the plain, ordinary,
"housc broken" shad. Floridians will tes-
tify that the St. Johns River shad is with
out equal North Caroinians stoutly main
tain that the Cape Fear River variety is the
only kind worth eating; Washingtonians
vow that the Potomac shad is perfection;
Philadelphians swear by the Delaware
product; and ill Old" New York simply
thinks that any other shad than the Hudson
River brand is unfit to eat. And thus they
go, the farther North, the greater seems
to be the prevarication daring.
The fact IS, however, that they are all
talking about the same old bony shad. In
migrating north it goes up each of the rivers
in turn. 1t is salt water fish, in fact,
which swims into fresh water to spawn and
Is captured when perpetuating the species.
1t is true that the residue from oilworks,
gashouses, etc, in the several large cities
enumerated may give Mr.. or Mrs. Shad a
| slightly local flavor; but none to be proud
Of or to provoke the unstintcd partizan
praise that is showered upon this much over
rated fish
nil.
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Catfshes as Salmon

INITIATION is said to be the sincerest
hattery. The enactment Of the Pure
Food Law recently brought to light the fact
that some INSCRIPTIONS canneries had been
"doing up Mississippi River catfishes, color
ing them pink with chemicals, and selling
them to the unsuspecting public as genuine
the general superiority Of salt water fishes
Just think Of a hand-painted catfish mas
querading as a salmon,
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MOTION PICTURE SCHOOLS

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Lake Superior's Pride

THE relative favors Of fresh water and
salt water fishes form fertile field of ami
mated discussion between what we might
aptly call the advocates of each school.
There is no fish eating human who would
not set forth his views in such an argument
The writer naturally has a decided general
preference for the salt water variety, not
caring very much for cattishcs, GELS, and other
such fresh water products. However, not
withstanding his loyalty to the fish Of the
sea, he must in justice take off his hat, meta
phorically speaking, to Lake Superior
whitcfish, and class it without further ado
as about the finest fish that swims into net
for the fishmongers counter.
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CORPORATIONS

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FLORIDA LANDS
NORTH CAROLINA FARM LANDS

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GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENTS

PLAYS, Vaudeville Sketches, Monologues Dialogues,
Minstrel Material Speakers Jokes, fableaux, Drills Must
cal Pieces rtainments for all Occasions MakeUp
Goods Caalog free L : Densnn X Co, Dept. oil, Chicago
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
ENTERTAINMENT AT BUELL.
Dramatic Performance and Basket
Social Next Saturday Night.

The young people of Buell. will give
dramatic entertainment, followed
by basket social, in Woodman Hall
at that place, Saturday evening,
March II, at 8 o'clock. Admission
will be free, and general invitation
is extended to all to attend The
SNOWFALL" is the title of the play to
be performed, and the cast of char
acters is as follows: Felix Feather
stone, the victim of his own plot
r.. G. Frederichs; Mr.. Thornyeroft,
Featherstone's Uncle John"-Claud
Conlee; Harry Prendergast, Ethel
Granger's lover-Charlie Muller;
Saunders. Featherstone's man servant
-Rollie Brown; Mrs. Featherstone.
Featherstone's wife--Mrs. r. G. Free
richs; Ethel Grangeps Featherstone's
ward-Ruth Cook; Penelope, the
maid servant-Violet Brown.
Interspersing the three acts Of the
drama there will be recitations and
songs. After the sale of the baskets.
an Ethiopian sketch entitled. Coon
Creek Courtship." will be presented,
with the following cast: Johnnie
Overalls, a bashful wooer-Charlie
Muller; Sallie Grindstone, object of
his affections-Ruth Cook.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
WAS PIONEER OF FORTY-SIX
Death of Mrs. j. II. Mays, Early Ben
ton County Settler.

Mrs. J. r. Mays, 6S, who crossed
the plains with her foster parents in
1876. died at st. Vincent's Hospital,
Portland, February %, and was bur
led in the cemetery of Scotch Church,
four miles north of Hillsboro. She
was born in Illinois, October 6. 1S43,
says the Oregonian.
After crossing the plains and reach
ing Rogue River the teams were so
worn out that it was necessary to
await the arrival of a relief party,
headed by Greenberry Smith of Ben
ton County, and William Prater of
Polk Count The party arrived at
Corvallis, Christmas day. Miss Mary
Jane Wiser. as she was then, and her
brother. Elias Wiser, now a resident
of California, located with their fos-
ter parents in Kings Valley, Benton
County, and May 16, 1858, Miss Wiser,
then Is years old, married ]. r. Mays.
She was the mother of eight children,
Of whom five survive. Her husband
is also living. and there are 10 grand
children. The surviving children are:
e. NJ. and W. E. Mays, of North
Plains: ]. A. Mays. Of North Yam
hill: E. c. Mays. of Donald. and Mrs
T. II. Mitchell. of Portland.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
STATE ADDS TO ROAD FUND
Recent Apportionments VIII Enrich
Polk County BY Sum of $122.23.

On the theory that every little bit
helps, Polk Countys road and bridge
fund will be helped to the extent of
$122.23 as the result of the appor-
ionments just made of two state funds
which the law generously provides
shall be distributed among. the count
les.
From the forest reserve fund, this
county win receive it's share of $27.96,
having a forest reserve area of II, $50
acres.
Each state is rebated 25 per cent of
the forest reserve receipts, the general
government retaining the additional
rs per cent
In the apportionment statement it
is shown that Oregon has a total for
est reserve area of 16,321,S92 acres.
The total amount apportioned for the
state out of the forest reserve funds
is $S9,635.S7 and it is apportioned
on basis per acre of .0024269 mills.
The money goes only to those coun-
ties which have forest reserve areas
WillliIl biiSlI anu is pldCtu
in the road funds of the respective
counties.
Apportionment has also been made
by the Secretary of State of the per
cent land sales fund, and through
this distribution old Polk's Golfers
will be bulged to the amount of
$9427. Oregon receives from the
government 5 per cent of the money
derived from the sale of all public
lands within the state, this being ap-
portioned among the counties to be
used in building roads and bridges.
The total number of acres of land
in Oregon is 66,s57. .76O. and the to-
tai amount apportioned is $1S,532.09.
Apportionment is on a basis of .00O2-
2199126 mills per acre. and this
county is credited with an area Of
424,640 acres.
incidentally. Polk has a govern
ment census population of 13.469, and
If her total area was equally divided
among them each man woman and
child would have a little farm of
31.52 acress more or less
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
REPORT OF HIGHER MARKET
Some Hop Contracts Said to Have
Been Written for 1874 Cents.

According to the Portland Journal.
contracts for 1911 hops are being
written as high as rs hc a pound. al
though the trade in general is not
offering above 15c.
Definite news regarding the hop
contracts Is hard TO confirm because
few OF the papers will be filed until
later In the year. and until that time
dealers are keeping their own coun-
sci. only one coHtract has been filed
in Polk County so far this year-sthat
of ~. A. Jones to McNed Brothers, Of
Portland. for 5000 pounds. at 15c.
While there is only a small amount
present. the tone OF the trade seems
10 BE- less firm than formerly. No late
business has been reported for this
growth. although some transactions
have passed for olds.
The report Is now current that
not really been sales but consign-
ments. The season is getting 50 late
that holders are worried. and there
fore are desirous of unloading at the
best possible fEure.
BY some Interests Il Is charged that
the present weakness in 1siOs is sim
ply the result Of the desire Of brewers
TO Withhold too sin an advance from
The coming crop II they Jumped IN
and paid a higher quotation for lsios
q would have a very bullish effect
upon lsI1s There are too few bales
of is1os remaining to help out the
brewing trade. even were Il very short
q supplies
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
MEETING OF FRUIT GROWERS
Temporary Organization of Proposed
Polk County Association.

Another step in the formation of a
fruit growers association for Polk
County was taken Saturday afternoon
working organization was effected,
with J. b. Nunn>as chairman and r.
NJ Ewing as secretary. The attend
ance was larger than at the previous
meetings, and various sections of the
county were represented. The com
composed of Fl. S. Butz, r. M. Ewing
and N. M. Grant, appointed at the
previous meeting, reported their re-
concentrations, but after some dis
cussion it was decided to secure a
larger membership before making a
permanent organization, and for that
purpose a soliciting committee was
appointed, to consist of Joe Brown
j. S. Parker. N. M. Grant, r. M. Ew-
ing, with j. B. Num- chairman, eX
officio. 1t was agreed that the initia-
tion fee be placed at So and that the
annual dues be 81, and the commit
tee was authorized to secure as large
NUMBER OF members as pOSSIDle Ol
that basis. Everyone who is growing
trees or intends to grow them in the
near future is eligible and will be
asked to join.
Another meeting will be held in
the circuit court room of the court
house next Saturday March II, at
1880 p. M, for the purpose of elect
ing permanent officers, adopting con-
stitution, etc.
The growers do not expect to form
a fruit-selling union on the start as
they realize that the time has not yet
arrived for that They do, however,
expect to establish a live, practical
horticultural society, which it is hoped
may later develop. into central
buying and selling agency in the or
dinary course of trade and as mat
ter of evolution.
Prior to adjournment a pruning
demonstration was given by George
Harshman, but before it had proceed
ed far it became a sort of free-for-all
and J. S. Parker, Joe Brown, ]. B.
Num- and others, each took the
shears in hand and showed just how
it should be done, and those who
didn't go up in front sat back and
gave advice, and the result was a
jolly good time and everybody went
home happy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
Uptown. Office Open.

Beginning Monday. March 6. the
new arrangement for the benefit Of
the patrons OF the Dallas Water Com
pany is in effect. and those who have
not paid the collector on his regular
rounds may do so at the uptown
office in Gaynor's shoe store, on Main
street The establishment Of an Office
in the business part OF town will be a
great accommodation 10 those who
pay water rent. particularly TO strang-
ers. as the old Office Is in an out-of-
the-way location and hard to find.
Hereafter the books will be turned
over to the uptown Office on the sixth
Of each month. and bills may be paid
there until the twentieth.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
WAS PIONEER SETTLER HERE
Life sketch of Mother of DIR. ID. f..
Butler, of Dallas.

Sundays Oregonian contained a
picture and an obituary notice of the
late Mrs. p. T. Cunningham, one of
Polk Countys earliest settlers, and
mother Of Dr. b. F. Butler, dentist.
of Dallas. Her death occurred in
Condor, oregon. February 20.
She was born I'm Cedar County.
Iowa. June 3. 1897. In 1886 she crossed
the plains TO Oregon. settling in Lane
County She was married 10 James
II. Butler May s. 1859. and moved to
Polk County. She went to Gillian
County in 1871. Mr.. Buder died
January 21. 1881. and November 20.
1889. Mrs. Butler married P. T. Cum
ningham.
Funeral services were held In olex,
where the pioneer woman resided
since 1871. Mrs. Cunningham is sur
vived by her husband. three sons and
two daughters The children are
William Butler. OF Montana; John
Butler. OF Oiex: DR.. b. F. Butler, OF
Dallas: Mrs John Turner. Of Port
land. and Mrs. W. II. Colwell. Port
land Ten grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren also survive
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
THE WORM FINALLY TURNED
True Story of Polk County Man Who
Understood Botany.

Out O town a ways, which is indefi-
mite but adequate for the occasion,
there lives Polk County man who
likes flowers and beautiful growing
things with which Nature has so
kindly garnished the earth, and be-
sides liking them, he is so we'll ac-
quainted with them that he can call
their botanical names right off, just as
easily as falling off log. Such tongue
trippers as stamens didynamous. or
stamens tetradynamous, have no ter
rors for him, and he don't have to
scratch his head when he wants to
say morphology or heterospory or
also a practical joker in quiet, un-
obtrusive sort of way.
Within the circle of his acquaint-
ances there is a woman who also
loves flowers, but whose wit exceeds
her knowledge of them. When she
isn't working or gossiping over the
phone, she says funny things about
the man, who, though not of re-
vengeful turn, has longed to get even
with her His chance came last fall.
She requested a start of some of
his choicest plants, which he granted
with suspicious cheerfulness. From
among his large collection he selected
various Slips cuttings" ETC., and
labeled them very carefully and very
conscientiously with their common
names. With them he included, as
special mark of favor, a well-rooted
specimen which was more carefully
wrapped than the others, and which
bore very scientific looking tag upon
which was methodically lettered it's
name, 'Taraxacum Officinale."
With many grateful thanks, and
with all due care, she took it home,
and all winter long she lavished upon
it her most tender ministrations 1t
is starting. into growth now, and
within a month or so it will be in
bloom. The color of its bloom will be
yellow, and when she sees 1t she will
know that there is more than one
name for the common dandelion, even
if one of them is Latin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
Sells LittIe Chicks.

HERAIISTON. Or. March A.
F. NJ Curtis, a poultry specialist Of
this place, has orders for 5000 day
old chicks for this springs delivery.
Orders for 1912 are already coming
in and he has booked orders for 1000
day-old chicks for spring delivery
next year. He makes. a speciality of
day-old chicks. but there is also a
good demand for eggs for Matching.
and during the on season he has no
trouble in lispossing 0f all eggs he has
for market At this time Mr. Curtis
has SOC laying hens and says that all
during the winter months they netted
him sz0 per week He is now COM
pletinE plans for greatly enlarging
his yards and as soon as the buildings
are completed viii Increase the num-
Der Of birds in proportion.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
DALLAS BOY RETURNS HOME
The Reverend Daniel A. Polling, of
Ohio, Revislts Parents.

The Reverend Daniel<A. Polling, of
Columbus, Ohio, the first classical
graduate of Dallas College and one of
its most famous athletes, arrived in
this city this morning for short
visit with his father and mother, DR..
and Mrs. C. C. Polling, after an alb
sence of nearly two years. He is now
touring the West in the interest of
the United Society of Christian En-
deavor, of Boston, Massachusetts. and
will deliver an address in the United
Evangelical Church next Friday even
ing, March 10, at 1880 o'clock.
He was a favorite and leader
among the boys when he was a stu
dent in the local college, and had the
honor of winning the first oratorical
contest he entered. During the past
three years he has been secretary and
field worker of the Ohio State Chris
tian Endeavor Union, and editor of
the Ohio Endeavorer, a bright and
newsy monthly. During these years
he has constantly given himself to his
pen and to the platform, until he is
now recognized as one of the foremost
workers and orators of the Christian
Endeavor movement.
He will go to Salem to deliver an
address there Wednesday evening.
and on Thursday evening he will
speak in Corvallis, after which he will
return to Dallas for a further visit
with his parents. Sunday morning
he will leave for Portland. and from
there he will return East by the way
of Seattle.
The meeting TO be held here next
Friday evening is to be a gathering Of
local members of the Endeavor Socl-
ETY.. and all Endeavorers in Dallas
and vicinity are expected to be there,
and a hearty invitation is extended to
tbe general nubIfC 10 fOfn them
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-07
RICE CULTURE TO BE TRIED
Expert Thinks Valley Soil and Clim-
ate Adapted to Crop.

Charles E. Chambliss, expert in
charge of rice Investigations for the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, will arrive in Portland soon
to investigate the possibility of rice
growing in the Willamette Valley. 1t
it probable that the first experiment
will be made near Stayton, as it is
thought that the mild winters, early
springs, abundance of water and dry
summers and autumns of the valley
might prove that the valley was espe-
cially adapted to rice growing. 1t was
also pointed out that the character of
the soil was similar to that in the
vicinity of Louisiana, Arkansas, where
the elevation, also was about the
same Mr.. Chambliss writes from
Washington as follows:
"Our success with the testing of
rices at Red Bluff, California, last sea-
son has encouraged us to enter the
state of Oregon with this work. We
have planned to locate somewhere in
the Willamette Valley. We can fur
plats of last year for the planting of
at least five acres, and shall be glad
to do so if the company referred to
will furnish us land, team, labor and
water for the making of the crop.
Besides supplying the seed, we will
give such instructions for the culti-
vation and irrigation of the crop as
we may deem necessary"
1t is said that under the modern
method of handling rice fields the cost
of labor does not furnish an obstruc-
tion. Headers are used in cutting the
rice plants and threshers handle the
grain the same as if it were wheat.
There is a duty of two cents a
pound on rice imported from other
countries and a ready market is found
for the product in the United States at
Z p cents a pound.