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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
Black OpaIs.

Black opals seem almost misno-
mers, for while some Of the stones are
actually black and all of them have a
dark body or underground they are
masses of color. All the colors of the
solar spectrum vibrate through them.
some in small pinpont markings. 9th
ers in harlequin. peacock and formal
designs. Some of them show broad
flashes of red, blue. green or purple.
which change rapidly from one to an
other on the slightest change of angle
or light Others exhibit cloud effects
and sunsets such as Turner painted
and. only Rusldn could describe.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
A Ono Time Literary Mystery.

In the Newry Telegraph, an Ulster
Qreland) triweekly. on April 10, 1917.
under the simple head Of Poetry" ap-
peared what Byron called the most
perfect ode in the language"-"The
Burial of Sir John Moore" Byron or
Campbell or any Of the others to whom
this poem was variously ascribed would
doubtless have been proud to claim it.
But the author was the obscure curate
of Ballyclog. in Tyrone, Rev Charles
Wolfe, and the fame Of the piece was
but posthumous fame for him. Not
until his death Of consumption in 1923
at the early age of thirty-two did the
authorship become known to the world.
And Wolfe, who wrote much other
verse of merit, is remembered only by
that one poem which sprang from the
columns of provincial newspaper to
universal recognition in the big world
of letters.-London Chronicle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
OUR MARINE CORPS.
Noted For Brave Deeds Since the Days
of the Revolution.

Our marine corps was organized by
act of the Continental congress in 1775.
and its history continues unbroken
dowp to the present time. 1t is the old
est branch of the military service and
was originally created TO prevent mu-
tiny by the sailors. many of whom
were Impressed"
Then, too. in the days OF sailing
ships. and especially in battle at sea.
the sailors were largely occupied in
maneuvering the vessel. Fighting was
at close quarters. and large body of
men who had nothing to do but fight
was of great service. The advent of
steam and of long range guns made the
old style of fighting impossible.
The story of the marine corps is a
stirring one. The marines distinguished
themselves first in 1779 in the battle
between the BOnhomme Richard and
the Scraps. They had previously, in
1776. taken part in the bloodless cap
ture of 100 cannon at New Providence
in the Bahamas. They fought in Trip
oil in 1903. and in 1905 they made re
markable march across the Libyan des
ert and took the fortress of Derna.
At New Orleans in 1915 the ma
rines again distinguished themselves
and they covered themselves with glory
at the battle between the Chesapeake
and Shannon. At ShimOnoseki, Japan
In 1864 Formosa in 1861. in Korea il
I 1871, Panama in 1885. at Manila anC
Guantanamo in the war with SpaiI
and in China during the Boxer out
break they proved their worth.-Har
per's Weekly.
Scale receipts at Tidings office
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
LADY MARYS DIET.
II Was Entirely Too Dainty to Suit Her
italian Doctor.


italian Doctor.
That recipe of the tallest Scotsman
In London-two meals day and live
forever-would not have appealed to
the Englishman of the eighteenth cen
tury nor yet to the man who lived
abroad. Here. for instance, are a few
trifes which Lady Mary Montagu man
aged to exist on in Italy:
Il wake about I and drink half a pint
of warm asses milk" she wrote, 'after
which | sleep two hours. Then come
three large cups of milk coffee and two
hours after large cup of milk choco-
late. Two hours later my dinner,
where l never fail to swallow a good
dish Il don't mean platel of gravy soup,
with all the bread. roots. etc. belong
ing to it | then eat the wing and the
whole body of large fat capon and a
veal sweetbread, concluding with a
competent quantity of custard and
some roasted chestnuts."
Even then the day was not done
Lady Mary goes on: "At in the after,
noon take another dose of asses milk
and for supper twelve chestnuts. one
new laid egg and handsome porrin.
ger of white milk" In these degener,
ate days it would be thought that the
patient had done very well.
The eighteenth century Italian was
not so easily satisfied. The parish doc
tor marveled how Lady Mary managed
to survive with such fnicking appe
tite.-London Chronicle.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
Larvae Nests.

BY breaking open rotten logs one can
find in mdwinter the grubS or larvae
of many of the wood boring beetles.
and beneath logs and stones near the
margins of ponds and brooks hordes of
the maggots or larvae of certain kinds
of dies may often be found huddled
together in great masses. The larvae
of few butterflies also live over win
ter beneath chips or lunches of leaves
near the roots of their food plant or in
webs of their own construction. which
are woven ON the stems close to the
buds whose expanding leaves will fur
nish them their first meal in spring.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17

II thought you had such good maid
coming"
81 did. But when she called up on
the phone my husband answered her"
"WellT
well, he was so much charmed by
her voice that | didn't engage her,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
NEATNESS IN ATTIRE.
It Not Only Impresses Others, but Is
Factor In Self Respect.

It Not Only Impresses Others, but Is
Factor In Self Respect
The fixed habit of presenting always
neat and cleanly appearance to the
world is sure of double reward. 1t
not only creates a favorable impress
sion. but begets sustaining self re-
spect. 1t is scarcely reasonable of
man who does not respect himself to
look for much consideration from
others. 1t is not the cost of clothing.
but the scrupulous care of it that
counts. The man of slender means
should be neither "toppy" nor sloppy"
but always tidy and neat in his attire,
seeing himself with the coldly critical
eye of possible employer to whom
an applicants dress may mean much
more than his address or politest de-
pertinent.
Style in writing, as defined by the
fastidious Chesterfield, is the dress of
thoughts, so the true style of the aver
age man may be correctly surmised
from the care he takes of his personal
appearance. He needs not be finicky.
but should always be. free Of grease
! spots and dust. He should like his
bath even If 1t has to be taken by
means of a bucket. He should never
neglect to brush his hair. his shoes.
his teeth. his coat, trousers and hat.
If he can't afford pressing iron he
| should nut coat and trousers under the
mattress and sleep upon them. If
laundry is a serious item. he should
wash his own handkerchiefs, dry them
on the window panes and never by any
chance be seen with a soiled one
Philadelphia Press.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
FAVORITE RECIPES.
Cs..V ~


Take a generous " cup of thick
sour cream, into which stir a scant
70 teaspoon of soda and a pinch of
salt; add sifted flour till a very
stiff dough is formed; put this by
spoonfuls on top of a pint of nicely
stewed or canned fruit that has been
warmed, and bake in a moderate
oven about 20 minutes. Serve hot.
EgIess DOughnuts.
When eggs are scarce and high,
when making Ioughnuts boil and
mash fine a good-sized potato, beat,
it in with the sugar and make the
doughnuts as usual without any
eggs You could not tell the differ
ence if you did not know.
Cream Filling.
One-half cup of cream, " cup of
sugar, piece of butter and a little
soda. Boil until stringy and beat.
This is enough for three layers.
Freshening Doughnuts.
Place a dish of doughnuts in
closed vessel containing a few drops
of water, and put it in the oven.
When the doughnuts are heated
through they will be nicer than
when freshly fried. In this way a
large amount may be made at once
and heated as desired.
Walnut Sandwiches.
Blanch and chop English walnuts;
add half as much cream cheese as
there are walnuts. beat and spread
between slices of bread and butter,
covered with lettuce leaves. Graham
bread is preferable.
Little-KnOwn Dish.
Pour boiling water over eight cab
bage leaves, let stand 10 minutes
then drain. Grind pound of fresh
beef up fine and add half cup oi
uncooked rice, 3 tablespoons Of cat
sup, small onion chopped, salt and
pepper. Mix we'll and put some il
each cabbage leaf. Roll and place
on a plate which will fit in a ket
tie Pour water over them to cover
with the juice of one lemon, salt ant
pepper and a little tomato catsup
Let boil two hours. This is whole
dinner in one dish and is very nice
C.uffa1 CauI;fIo1uar
Cut the caulifiower into sprigs
throw into boiling water and boi
two minutes. Take out and drain
Cover bottom of sauce pan wit
thin slices of bacon, and on thi
, pack lightly the cauliflower sprigs
) standing upright Fill up the timer
stices with stuffing made Of mince
, veal or pork, beef suet, brea
. crumbs, pepper and salt, and a littl
: chopped parsley OF any other swee
b. herb. Beat three eggs and pour owe
D these. When soaked in, add brot
r to cover the whole well. Stew gen
n ly until the cauliflower is tender an
e sauce all but evaporated, turn owe
S in hot dish and it will remain stant
e ing.
l. Dutch Pie.
: Line a deep pie plate with ric
y crust and spread flour over it evel
IS ly about one-eighth of an inch dee
Is Pare cooking apples cut in halve
remove the core. and lay them I'll
II side down in the flour. Fill pla
IS nearly full of rich milk, add suga
n crate a little nutmeg over appl
to and place little piece of butter {
st each one and bake.
I'd Flaky Pie Crust.
:? Mix one-third cup hot lard, OF
er cup cold water, add y teaspoon sa
lg and flour, enough to make a stl
MS dough.
is The Tidings Is for sale at w.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
A Rare Film.

Madam, | understand that your
daughter helps you daily with your
housework."
1T is true"
"What royalties would you charge
me for a moving picture reel of this
most unusual sightT' - Cincinnati
Times-Star.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
Iha helpful Man.

Any man who. by sound thinking and
hard work. develops and carries ON a
productive industry and by his good
Judgment makes that industry both
profitable and stable confers an Inn
mense benefit on society.-Charles w.
Eliot.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
Turn About,

"The doctor made me show him my
tongue. and it cost me 81. but got
even"
"How?"
I'm poker game last night I made
him show me his hands, and it cost
him $5."-New York Times.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17

She-I wish | knew how I could
make you extremely happy, dear Karl
He-Well. write to your father and
ssk him to double your dowry.-Meg
gendorfer Blatter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17

Maud-Are you engaged to Jack for
goodT Ethel-lt looks that way. l
don't think he'll ever be in a positi(n
to marry me,-Boston Transcript.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
An Old Joke RetoId.

Friend-The public will miss you
now you have left the stage. Actor
That's why I left. | dislike being hit
London Standard.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17

The Tidings is for sale at W. M.
Poley's Drug Store. IT East Main St.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-03-17
F1aky Pie Crust,

Mix one-third cup hot lard, one
cup cold water, add y teaspoon salt
and flour, enough to make stiff
dough.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19
Many Leave Court Room When
Cleo Barker Tells About
Millionaire Bixby.
GIRLS HEALTH BROKEN
Defense Makes No Attack Upon Her
Story After She Has Concluded
Her Testimony.
[rN1rrp rrnss LnAsEp wIRn.l ]

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 19.-Stripped
of everything woman holds dear, Cleo
Helen Barker, star witness against
George H. Bixby, millionaire banker,
of Long Beach, in his trial on a charge
of contributing to her delinquency, left
the witness stand today after the most
shameful secrets Of her life had been
dragged from her and held up for the
inspection of an avid court room crowd.
The girls recital apparently salts
fled the more prurient Of the specta-
tors, but it proved too much for many
of the curious, who hurried from the
room as she went further into revolt
ing detail.
No prisoner on the rack ever suf-
fered keener torture than the girl on
the stand, if her manner was indicative
of her suffering. With scarlet face
and nails sunk into her palms, she
twisted and writhed under the pittiles'
questioning of the states prosecutor
and gasped out broken, quivering re
plies.
She prefaced her story with the as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19
HOFER HIT HARD BY
THIS BOOK REVIEWER
Does Much Violence to English Ian
guage and Evidently Woman, Ac-
cording to S. F. Chronicle.

In spirit of the utmost charity,
the San Francisco Chronicle makes a
few comments ON that collection of de-
PRAYED ideas and badly juggled English
entitled "Jack Norton" forced upon
an indulgent and unsuspecting public
by e. Hofer, who is now travelling
through the East, visiting Chattanooga
and other cities at the expense Of the
Oregon Sons of Veterans. The reviewer
for the Chronicle, who was perhaps
threatened with the loss of his job if he
didn't read the book, and who, in JUS
tice to himself, finally did so on full
stomach, has the following to say:
ga book embOdying the material for
novel, but far from being one, is
Jack Norton. The author, e, Hofer
is evidently woman so bent upon
writing like man, that she occasion
ally verges on coarseness at which
most men would draw the line. She
gives us a book with no constructive
merit made up largely Of analysis
often wordy and tiresome-of the char
acter Of Norton, a successful, self-mad'
man, and of letters written by him t,
Luanne Wadsworth, the woman will
whom he becomes infatuated at a tint
when his married life had ceased t.
furnish excitement. The letters ar
doubtless true to type--they sound lik
some Of those perfervid exhibits in di
vorce suits, where otherwise hard
headed business men are shown up i
an unbelievably maudlin phase.
"There is nothing dramatic about tn
book, though the crude materials o
drama are included between its cover
The character Of Norton seems genuine
and his psychology accurately studie
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19
Continued on Page Five.)
Fought Two Desperate Rounds
Now Wants to Take the Count

The morning paper says it has helped
fight two losing battles for a commits
sion form of government, and hopes the
present one may be successful We
hardly know whether it is expressing
this hope with its fingers crossed, or
being really in favor Of the commission
form Of government, it has concluded,
very wisely that by opposing it, it
could help the cause the most. If it has
made two highly unsuccessful "bat-
ties" for the commission form, why
this sudden change' Why the sudden
desire to have the matter postponed un.
til the term Of the present mayor ex.
piresi Why put it off until l9149
If the morning paper has made two
campaigns for commission form Of
government, is it not too bashfully diff
fident in now claiming that the peopl,
should have year to examine into tn,
subject Is it possible, or is it ever
thinkable that after two battles in whicl
the morning paper fought nobly an,
shed its ink like water, in which th
whole matter was argued out with tina
minuteness of detail and pellucid clear
ness that adds such charm and intpfes
to the editorial expositions of our morn
ing contemporary that the citizens o
Salem need still more liRht9
The daisy.like modesty, the innat
bashfulness, the adolescent diffidenc
of our morning contemporary is one o
; It's most charming and lovable chara,
teristics, but it carries II and them to
far It fails to take itself at It's tru
worth and TO consider itself seriousl,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19

and the morning paper would be justi.
fled in telling us so, but still as the
public is interested and would like TO
know, we cannot refrain from asking.
Hop-picking is about over and the
prune is well along on its way TO the
drier, and only the state fair remains to
distract the Salem voters attention,
and even Salemite need not devote
more than twelve hours day to that.
Indeed ii is possible for the voters To
do some thinking about the commission
matter even while the fair is on. There
are six weeks yet in which to think
about the proposed change and we are
certainly far off in our guess If It take,
the average Salem voter more than Q
week TO make up his or her mind as t
the advisability of making the change
! Besides under the law the charte
can be changed at any time If It 4
found defective in any manner, an,
this will probably occur no matter hoy
much thought is given it beforehand
for the simple reason that some thing
are certain Co be overlooked.
The election in November need no
Interfere with any other issue. II d,
sired the things that might be passe
upon in December can be incorporate
IN the commission charter. There is al
solutely no argument to be made in Fl
yor Of delay, and the present condition
demand prompt action. II is up to 81
lem to act and act quickly IL the con
mission form is good we cannot get
too quickly, and IL it is not desired, u
sooner we find this out, and get read
for something else, the better.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19
MOLAtLA LINE IS
OPENED BY STRAHORN
[uN1rnp rnnss InAsrp wmp.l

Molalla, Sept. 10.-The completion
Of the Molalla branch of the P. Z. &
3. line was celebrated today with ap-
propriate ceremonies, great crowds
gathering, and Salem, Portland Sill.
verton and other cities had delegations
present. In his address, President stra.
horn, Of the P. E. & D., pleaded bet.
ter understanding and closer relation
ship between the public and the rail
road. He suggested that 1t was only
fair to ask the people, who inspire pub.
lie authority, not to "enact conditions
which can only defeat what they are
intended to accomplish and work real
hardship upon the communities and in
terests the railway honestly tries tC
promote and develop"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19

With two campaigns fought to hard.
boiled finish, with the subject iIlumin.
ated with the X.ray light of the morn.
ing papers wisdom, why should that
paper still demand more time for the
discussion Of the matteri Has IL left
anything to be saidi Has Il neglected
or overlooked anything in the way of
argument that might still further ieop.
ardize the movementl
1t is none Of our business, Of course
why our contemporary does, or leaves
undone anything; but that curiosity
which humanity inherited from our
common ancestress, Eve, impels us In
the interest of the public to ask the
morning paper to throw little light on
the matter of its sudden change of
heart. Why did this change of feeling
toward commission form of govern.
ment take place the same night tba,
our peripatetic mayor arrived HON,
from postgraduate expedition in tb,
search of medical wisdom9 Was Il
from this source, fresh from the eastern
seats of learning that our contem6ora
ry learned of the Journal force q naso
condition, that it was wandering aroupt
with its puccoon.painted proboscis ri
vaIing the Salem are lampsl Was !
: from this source chat II learned that IN,
salem people after two campaigns 81
hardly fought are so dense that the
, need whole year in which to find ou
whether or not they want a commissio
form of government Was It from mi
, source that It discovered in a sinol
aisnt 'hat issues were about to be cor
fused' It is really none Of our busins.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19
Seven Aldermen
Would be Enough
Insists Stockton

That the present system of city gov
ernment should be made less complicat-
ed and cumbersome was asserted yes
terday by j. L. Stockton, the we'll
known Salem business man. Mr.. Stock
ton has served as councilman, and
knows how unsatisfactory the present
system has proven. He said, in dis
cussing the matter:
''I am not in favor of the commits
sion form Of government and believe
that by amending the present city char
ter to provide for but seven aldermen,
instead of IA, and placing the police
and fire departments directly under the
control Of the mayor, Salem can secure
system of government which will be
satisfactory. Two aldermen from each
ward only complicates matters, and
one could handle the work much better
"The present method Of handling the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19
Quality Excellent.

f'OOably never before in the history
VI 'he valley hop fields have the crops
'en 50 good in quality as they are this
'H While the quantity Of the 1913
u0p Is of great moment to all con
aled, the quality is playing a mate
nal part also,
The growers have been exerting ev.
" effort this year to harvest their
"N clean, and they have succeeded
''laerinlly well, according to the re.
yrs gwen out by those who have had
1'asion to examined the baled pro.
I0' Few leaves and stems can be
'Sna IN the majority of bales, and the
4'oa condition Of the blossoms could
Aldly be better No mold can be fount
y no vermin of any kind has beer
TDced by the merchants so far.
'ne'e facts mean a lot to the loea
suS'F', and that their hops will be il
+ y" demand remains without ques
a'a' even though the outside hop dis
a's flood the market, which is no
van likely.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19

sertion that Bixby had acted "unnat-
urally" toward her, and that through
her association with him her health was
broken. When she had concluded the de-
fense made no attack upon the story
she had told.
ALI Filed Damage Suits.
During her examination Miss Barker
admitted, under close questioning, that
she, jeanette Ellis and Marie Brown
Levey, also known as "Jonquil girls, "
all Of whom have filed damage suits
against Bixby, decided together to take
legal action. The suits, she declared
were the result of conferences togeth
er. She denied that they were prompt
ed by an attorney.
Davis then introduced as evidence o
copy of the girls charges in her dam
age suit, in which she asks judgment
for $4,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19
RECORD PRICE OF Is CENTS PAID FOR HOPS
CrumbHng Earth
Blocks Efforts
Men Fighting Fire in Southern Pacific
Tunnel Unable to Head Off
Costly Blaze.
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1Rn.l

San Luis obispO, Cal, Sept. 19.-
Crumbling earth at the south portal of
the Santa Margarita tunnel on the
Southern Pacific coast line blocked to-
day the efforts of 200 men who are
fighting a fire that is consuming the
tunnels staging. The fire, which
spread from burning mountain brush, is
reported to have eaten its way quar-
ter of mile into the bore
Fires in the mountains in the Santa
Margarita district are being held in
check, and no damage to ranch property
is anticipated.
General Manager W. R. Scott, of the
Southern Pacific, overcome by heat,
while directing the fire-fighters at the
tunnel last night, had recovered today.
He started for San Luis Obispo with
Vice-President L. Z. Calvin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19
NEWSPAPER MAN DEFIES
BUNCH OF CROOKS
Declares in Jail Cell, Where He Is Sent
for Contempt He VIII Fight It
Out 10 Bitter End,

Albany, Sept. 19-James Garrison,
the newspaper man, who was declared
in contempt by the state assembly for
refusing to answer questions, issued the
following statement this afternoon;
81 should worry. have a good
place to sleep and fine meals. I can
stand it until January if that bunch
Of crooks who sent me here can.
"Take it from me-they'll weaken.
When the people realize that man
who commits no offense can be prac-
tically kidnapped, sent to Jail and de-
MED legal advice, Tammany is going tc
hear from the corn fields.'