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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-16
FARMS

No. 81. SO acres four miles from
Dallas, and one-half miles from
Falls City, one mile from school,
% acres in cultivation, 2 and one
half acres in irrigation used for
garden, balance in timber and pas
ture, small frame house, good hop
house, goat barn, etc., 1900 straw
berries, soil good dark loan. Price
$50 per acre. Half cash.
No. 1876. 221 acres of as good farm
land as there is in the Willamette
Valley, 180 acres in fine state of
cultivation, 80 of which is fine riv-
er bottom and 80 gently rolling and
suitable for either farming or fruit
raising, balance pasture and wood
land; has some fencing and river
forms one boundary line; near rail-
road and school. Price $50 per
acre and very attractive terms.
No. Ga. 80 acres 2 1-2 miles from
Salem near boat landing and sta
ton on Salem, Falls City & West
ern Ry., IL mile from school,
church and store, room house,
barn 55x75, two good chicken
houses, hog houses, water piped
from good spring to house, all
fenced with woven wire, large fish
pond, etc. SO acres in high state
of cultivation, balance pasture and |
timber, five acres under irrigation
and more can be irrigated. Price
$500. Terms if desired.
70. 46. 80 acres of land all level,
soil dark rich loan and all in crop,
on a good wagon road and joins
railroad. Will sell all or in 10 acre
tracts. Price $11O per acre.
10. 81. 80 acres of level land all
in cultivation, miles from Cor
Wallis, on the new Electric r. R.
now building to Eugene, IA mile
from station, near school and good
road to town. room house near
ly new, barn and other buildings,
all fenced. Price $50 per acre.
%. 3S. 5 acres just one mile from
town on a good road; plank walk
all the way to town. All in cult
walton and part in crop. New four
room house, wood house, chicken
house and good well; "a young
fruit trees and some berries. Price
$17OO. Good terms.
0. Az. IA 1-2 acres l 1-2 mile from
town. Barn 2Ox4O, lumber on place
for house. Soil dark loan, all in
crop. Price $4,000. Terms
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-16

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Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
RAILROAD MAN WRITES
REMARKABLE LETTER.

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Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17

not like a skeptic VINO would MT
every one into his pigeonholes-on
the contrary, he waited TO find every
one as perfect as he knew they must
be. and every time he tried to think OF
Lefty Lane. Poniotowsky troubled him
horribly and seemed to rise before
him, and sardonically look at him
through his eye-glass. making the
boys belief in good things ridiculous.
He wrote a note to Ruggles, saying
that he would be back late and not to
wait for him. and set out In his own
car for Blankshire, where the duch-
ess was to meet him at Stainer Court
at noon. On his way out he decided
that he had been fool to discuss Let
ty Lane with the Duchess of Breakwa-
ter. and that it had been none OF his
business 10 put her duty before her,
and that he had judged her quickly
and unfairly. He fell in love with the
lovely English country over which his
motor took him, and it made him
more affectionate toward the English
woman. He sat back in his car, look
ing over the fine shooting land. the
misty golden forests, as through the
misty country his motor took its way.
The breath of England was on his
cheeks, he breathed in its odors fresh
and sweet, the wildness air was cool
and fragrant. His cheeks grew red,
his eyes shone like stars, and he was
content with his youth and his lot.
When they stopped at Castelen. the
property belonging to Stainer Court,
he felt something of proprietorship
stir in him, and at Stainer Arms or
dered drink, bought petroleum. and
then pushed up the avenue under the
leafless giant trees. whose roots were
older than his fathers name or than
any state Of the Union. And he felt
admiration and something like emo
ton as he saw the first towers OF
Stainer Court finally appear.
The duchess waited for him in the
room known as the Green Knights
Room" because OF figure in tapes
try on the walls The legend in WOO
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
CHAPTER XII.
The Green Knight.

Thes Duchess OF Breakwater had
r5adf Dan promise at Osdene the day
no went back to London that he
would take her over TO her own place,
Stafner Court, and with her see the
heauty. ruins and traditions of the
place.
When Dan got ur well on in the
morning. Ruggles had gone to the
bank. Dams thoughts turned from
everything to Lefty Lane. With irri-
.ation he put her oIt of his mind.
There had come up between himself
and the girl he had known slightly in
mis- own town two years ago a wall of
partition. Every time he saw her Poni-
otowsky was there. condescending. mr.
rogant. rude and proud. The prince
the night before had given the tips
of his fingers to Dan. nodded to Rug
gles as II the Westerner had been his
tailor. and had appropriated Lefty
lane. and she had gone away under
his shadow. The simplicity OF Dams
tife, his decent bringing up, his i'm
maculate youth. for such It was. his
,Ioofness from the world. made him
,aive. hut he was not dull. lie waited
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17

read. He tore open the note bearing
the Hotel Savoy on the envelope, and
read:
Dear Boy: VIII you come around to-
night and see me about five O'Clock?
Don't let anything keep you" Uetty
Lane had the habit OF scratching out
phrases to insert others. and there was
something scratched out) IT want to
talk to you about something very i'm
portant. Come sure. l.. L.
Dan looked at the clock; It was aft
er nine, and she would be at the Gaie-
ty going on with her performance.
The other note, which he opened
more slowly, was from Ruggles. and it
began in just the same way as the
dancers had begun:
"Dear Boy: / have been suddenly call
ed back TO the United States. AS didn
know how TO get at you. L couldn't. l
had a cable that takes me right back.
get the Lusitania at Liverpool and you
can send me a Marconi. Better make
the first boat you can and come over.
Joshua Ruggles."
Ruggles left no word of advice. and
unconscious of this master stroke on
the part of the old man, whose heart
yearned for him as for his own son.
Dan folded the note up and thought
no more about Ruggles.
When an hour later he came out oil
the Carlton he was prepared for the
life of the evening. He stopped at
the telephone desk and sent tele.
gram to Ruggles on the Lusitania:
cant come yet awhile; am engaged ia
no married to the Duchess of Breakwa-
ter"
He wrote this out In full and the
man at the Marconi sat up" and
smiled as he wrote. With Lefty Lanes
badly written note in his pocket. and
wondering very much at her summons
of him. Dan drove TO the Gaiety, and
at the end OF the third act went back
of the scenes There were several peo
ple in her dressing-room. Higgins was
lacing her into a white bodice and
Miss Lane, before her glass, was put
ing the rouge on her lips.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
CHAPTER Xi.-Con.inued.

She did not appear to hear him In
deed she was not looking at him, and
Dan saw Prince Poniotowsky making
his way toward their table across the
room.
Y Lefty Lane rose. Dan put her cloak
labout her shoulders and glancing to-
Sward Ruggles and toward the boy as
indifferently as she had considered
the newcomers, who formed n small
group around the brilliant figure OF
the actress. she nodded good night 10
both Ruggles and Blair and went up
10 ihe Hungarian as though he were
her husband, who had come to take
her nome. However, at the door she
sufn ciently shook off her mood to
smile slightly at Dan:
II have had lots of fun and the
Scotch broth was great. Thank you
both so much"
Until they We're up in their sitting
room her hosts did not exchange a
word. Then Ruggles took book up
from the table and sat down with his
cigar II am going to read little
Dan. Slept all day; feel as wide
awake as an owl"
Dan showed no desire to be COM
muUicative. however, to Ruggles' dis
appointment, but he exclaimed abrupt
ly:
"IYl be darned, Ruggles. If | can
guess what you asked her for!"
''Well. it did turn out to be a pret-
ty expensive party for you, Dannie,
didn't it," Ruggles returned humor-
ously III let you of from any more
supper parties"
And Dan fumed as he turned his
back Expensive! There you are
again. Ruggles. w.th your Internal in
trusion of money into everything
do"
when the older man found himself
alone. he read little and then put
his book down to muse. And his med
itations were on the tide of life and
the beds 1t runs over; the living whiri
pool as Ruggles himself had seen IL
coursing through London under fog
and mist 1t seemed now to surge uI
In the dark to his very windows, and
the fiow mysteriously passed under
his windows in these silent hours ovei
which the waters go. Out of the
sound. as it flowed on. the cries rose
he thought, kindly to his ears: Goo
bless her-God bless Lefty Lane.
And with this sound he closed hi:
meditations, thinking Of more peace
fui stream. the brighter. sweeter wa
ters OF the boys nature. Translucent
and clear. The vision was happier
and with It Ruggles rose and yawned
and shut his book.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
Room.

had been woven in Spain. somewhere
about the time when Isabelle was
kind. and when in turn continent
loomed up for the world in generai
out of the mist. The subject OF the
Green Knights tapestry was simple
and convincing. On sheer-cut VII
lage of low ferns, where daisies stood
up like trees, slender lady poised
her dark sandaled feet on the pin-like
turf. Her figure was all swathed
round with a spotless dress OF woolly
white, softened by age into a golden
misty tone, and pair of friendly ana
confidential rabbits sat close TO her
golden slippers. The ladys face was
candid and mild; her eyes were soft'
and around her head was wound
fillet OF woven threads, mellow in
tone. red. no doubt, originally. but
softened to coral pink by time. This
lady i'm all her grace and virslnal
sweetness was only half OF the woven
story To her right stood youth In
forest green, his sword drawn, and
his intention evidently to Kill a crea-
ture which, near to the gentle rabbits,
out of the daisied grass lifted its cruel
snakelike head. For nearly five hun
dred years the serpent's venom had
been poised and II the serpent should
start the Green knight would strike,
too. at the same magic moment.
Close to the tapestry fire had been
laid in the broad fireplace. and the
duchess had ordered the luncheon
table for Dan and herself spread with
| the cold things England knows how
! to combine into a delectable feast
The room was full OF medieval fur
nishings. but the Green knight was
| the best OF all. The Duchess of Break
water took him for granted. She had
known him all her life, and she had
only been struck by his expensive
beauty when the offer came TO her
from the National Museum to buy
him, and she wondered how long she
could afford to stick to her price.
When Dan came in he found her in
a short tweed skirt, a mannish blouse.
looking boyish and wholly charming,
and she mixed him a cocktail unde,
the Green Knights very nose and Of
fered IL with the wisdom of the SER
pent itself. and the duchess didn't in
the least suggest the white-robed,
milk.white lady.
The friends drank their cocktails in
good spirits. and Dan presented the
lady with the flowers he had brought
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17

her. and he felt q srrong sentiment
stir at the sight OF her in this OLD
room. alone and waiting for him. The
servants left them. the duchess put
her hands on the boys broad shoui'
ders. Nearly as tall as he. she was
a good example OF the best-looklng
English woman. straight and strong.
and her eyes were level. and Dan met
them with his own.
Il am SO glad you came" she MUIR
INJURED. I've been Raging myself
every minute since you went away
from Osdene."
You have? What for?"
Because was such a perfect rTig.
I'll do anything you like for Miss
Lane mean to say. I'll arrange TOR
musicale and ask her to sing"
The color rushed into Dams face.
How bully of her! What brick this
showed her to be. He said: you
are as sweet as a peach!"
The duchess hands were still on his
shoulders. She could feel his rapid
breath.
Il don't make you think Of box OF
candy now?" she murmured, and tpe
| boy covered her hand with his own.
Il don't know what You make me
think Oft is bully, whatever it ISL
If the Spanish tapestry could only
have reversed its idea. and If the I'M
maculate lady. or even one of the rab
bits, could have drawn a sword 70
protect the Green Knight, 1t would
have been passing we'll But the
woven work, when it first had been
embroidered, was done for ever; II
was irrevocable in its mistaken idea
that it is only the woman who needs
protection!
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17

are spread out and tied to the trel-
lis, giving the vine the shape OF a
fan. Figure 1, \ and c, shows an un.
pruned vine in the third and fourth
years. Figure ., b. shows the same
vine pruned the fourth year for this
system.
The advantages claimed by the adj
Yocates OF this system are CD that
most of the old wood is dispensed
with each year, (2) that the vines can
be easily laid down and covered in
winter when needful in the extreme
northern sections, and (3) that II
after pruning the canes are tied and
spread fan shaped on the trellis, as
they should be, the young upright
growing shoots fasten themselves by
their tendrils and need practically no
tying. This system has the disadvan-
tage of bearing the fruit too low and
is not now so generally in use as for
merly.
The Hudson horizontal system, ex-
tensively practiced, as it's name I'M
plies, along the Hudson river, uses an
ordinary two.wire trellis. A strong
stake reaching to the top wire OF the
trellis is driven behind each vine.
Four perpendicular Stats which do not
touch the ground are fastened to the
trellis, two on each side OF the vine
and II to Is inches apart. Woven-wire
fence could be substituted for the
Stats. The vine is annually renewed
back to the trunk, which is about a
foot high, and a single cane and spur
are left at each pruning, the cane long
enough so that when tied it reaches
to the top of the stake. About SIX
bearing shoots left to grow on each
side OF this cane are fastened hori-
zontally to the Stats. The clusters
hang free from the shoots. When the
shoots become too long they should
be summer pruned. From the spur
| left on the trunk the cane is grown
| erect and tied TO the stake, to become
| the fruiting cane to be left the next
year. Figure 2, A, shows a vine al
| the end of the third year pruned ac
| cording to this system. Figure
and b, shows the same vine before
| and after pruning year later.
| The advocates of this system claim
for 1t a more uniform distribution o.
tho young shoots and say that the
fruit hangs we'll supported and pro
| tected.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
SYNOPSIS.

Dan Blair the 22-year-old son OF the
fifty-million-dollar copper king OF Bialr-
town. Mont. is n guest at the EnEilsn
home OF Lady Galorey. Dams father nau
been courteous to Lord Galorey during
his visit to the United States and the
courtesy is now being returned to the
young man. The youth has an Ideal giri
i'm his mind lie meets Lily. Duchess of
Breakwater, a beautiful widow. who Is
attracted by bis immense fortune ana
takes a liking to her. When Dan was
bog, girl sang a solo at church, anu
he had never forgotten her. The Ga
loreys. Lily and Dan attend London
theater where one Lefty Lane Is the star
Dan recognizes her as the girl from ms
town. and going behind the scenes intro
duces himself and she remembers hln
lie learns that Prince Poniotowsky Is
suitor and escort 10 Lefty LORD Ga
loroy and a friend named Ruggles deter
mine 90 protect the westcrner from LAZY
and other fortune hunters. Young BAR
goes 80 sec Lily: he can talk OF nothing
hut Lefty and this anGers the Duchess;
The wcsterner finds Lefty Ill from nara
work but she RECEIVERS and RuCSles ana
Dan invite her 10 supper. She asks lan
10 build a home for disappointed the
atrical people.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
FiG.2
fiO. |

tBy GEORGE c. HUSMANN, Pomolo-
gist, United States Department of AGri-
culture)
There are three distiAct yiticultural
regions in the United States which
segregate themselves by the grape
species grown in them
The Vinifera region. in which Ninif-
era varieties are almost exclusively
grown, is located almost entirely west
of the Rocky mountains, SO much or 1t
being in California that those not con-
versant with grape varieties errone-
ously call them California grapes.
With few exceptions either the spur,
stool, or short pruning system Is used
for the s.ockier growing varieties, and
the long or cane pruning system is
usually used for the longer growing
varieties. but either system Is often
modified to suit individual varieties.
Thus the spurs are sometimes lett
longer in the spur system, and either
spurs and canes left longer or spurs
cut on the laterals in the cane systm.
Stakes only are used to give the
vines the necessary support; this
method allows the vineyard 10 be cul-
tivated crosswisc as well as length
wise. Vines trained on trelllses are
comparatively rare in California.
The Muscadine region of the South
Atlantic and Gulf states includes the
entire southeastern coastal plain cX'
tending from the Potomac to Florida,
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mountains and along the Gulf coast
to the Rio Grande river, spreading to
the north along the Mississippi river
into the great central plains to south
east Missouri and the Tennessee
river. In this region improved varie
ties of the Rotundifolia and Munson
lana species are grown for various
purposes, the better-known varieties
of these being the Eden, Flowers
James, Mish, Scuppernong and
Thomas. The multiple crosswire sys
tenn or overhead arbor is almost ex
clusively used.
The third or American native-grape
region is the one in which improved
varieties OF the more northern native
grape species and hybrids of them anC
the Vinifera species are grown. Thi:
region comprises all that part or the
United States which lies east OF the
Rocky mountains. or late years
few paintings have also been made II
parts of Oregon and Washington, bu
the industry Is most extensive In th'
states west of the Hudson river ant
north of the Ohio river that border oi
the Great Lakes and in the more cen
trally located states Of the Mississippi
valley. In this district the high-re
newal, horizontal-arm spur, horizonta
block, fan, Hudson horizontal, four
cane Knifiin, umbrella or two-can
Kniffin, Munson, overhead Caywood
and Chittenden systems are used, tn
localities In which they originated o
are most common being stated in tn
description of\the various systems.
In the fant system the vine growth
which Is trained TO an upright trelliE
is annually renewed to within shor
distance from the ground. The vine
are cut back usually to four canes an
as many spurs each year; the cane
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
Mandy's Idea Of II.

Mistress-What! Going to leave me
to get married? Whom are you going
to marry?
Mandy-Ah's done goin to marry
Ling Chung, the Chinese laundryman.
He's a good man. he is.
But, Mandy, think of what your
children would be-"
Yes, mum, All has. All knows de
poor little thingsll be Mexicans, but
Ah loves him just de same!"
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
siIaoe Production TO the Acre.

Ten tons of corn ensilage per acre
is regarded by experiment stations as
a reasonably conservative average,
though fifteen tons per acre is a fre'
ouent yield under fairly good condi-
tions Of tillage, soil and seed. 1t Is
estimated by competent authority that
this ensilage, when placed in the silo,
costs about s1.95 per ton.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
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TactIess.

THAT man Is the most tactless per
son ever saw" said Maude.
What did he dor" inquired Mamie.
MET a lady IN Reno and tried to be
agreeable by telling her he hoped heI
husband was we'll"
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
Selecting Ducks for Breeders.

Pick out the young ducks and
brakes that grow and develop tho
fastest, and that attain good size. for
next seasons breeders. Some ducks
will be heavier at eight weeks than
others at ten, and are therefore more
profitable.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
CHAPTER XIII.
The Face of Lefty Lane.

AS Dan went through the halls
of the Carlton on his way tc
his rooms that same evening, the por-
ter gave him two notes, which Dan
went down into the smokinS-room TO
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17

Let this be said of our enemies.
They'll not give us Christmas pres
ents for which we never did and never
will have any earthly use.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17

Constipation causes and seriously aggra-
Yates many diseases. 1t is thoroughly
cured by DR.. Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar
coated cranules
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17

Money makes the mare go; the lack
Of it makes her go hungry.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
He HPlayed Rouoh.p


The man who, inspired by the mug
that cheers, maintains his prestige as
head of the house by chastising his
wife, Is often saved from the indignity
of the stonepile by the eternal fem
mine. Without the condemning testi-
mony of the wife the court cannot do
much with him, and, though her an
ger may be such as 20 countenance his
arrest and arraignment, the chances
are about ten to one that at the last
pinch it weakens and fails her, as one
or two stories from the city court will
illustrate
A woman with a badly blackened
eye came before Judge Collins bar for
an adjustment of domestic affairs. The
case looked bad and the judge inti-
mated his intention of making an "ex-
ample" Of the culprit; but the woman
interceded. "Ah, judge, don't be hard
on him-he was only playin'," she
pleaded; then added by way of quail
fcation. But he do play SO rough
e!"-Indianapolis News.