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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
No Simple Life at Ayr.

The "simple life" finds no symps-
thetic atmosphere in Scotland and
above all. not in the "Auld Ayr" OF
Robert Burns
Aud Ayr. wham ne'er a town surpasses
For honest men and bonnie lasses.
George Ferguson Munro is a news
paper person who writes articles for a
Scottish newspaper. Munro wanted to
live a free, untrammeled, outdoor life.
He began last spring. He wandered
over hill and dale, doing nothing. find
ing enough to eat and drink. lying on a
shaded hillside reading a good book.
He interfered with no one. The earth
was his bed. the starry sky his roof.
When 1t rained he went into a barn
Yet for leading this simple life he was
taken by the rough hand Of the law
as a vagabond and sentenced by the
magistrate OF Ayr to three months
hard labor.-Indianapolis NewA
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
Growth of Wealth.

The wealth of the world grows very
slowly. and the amount Of real saving
is amazingly small. If, for example
the wealth of the United States when
George Washington became president
was equivalent to a billion dollars
and that perhaps is not bad guess
and this amount could have steadily
earned little over per cent every
year since. this gain, compounded,
would exceed the present estimated
wealth of this country. This means
that all the rest of the saving and the
gains from new enterprises and a rap
idly increasing population have only
just about balanced the annual waste
and loss. True, more than two-thirds
of the wealth of nations is still the hu-
man machine and not the visible tax
able property, but the fact serves to
show how slight is the annual gain
even in the premier get rich quick
country of the world, the United States.
Carl Snyder in Golfers Weekly.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
Ruskin In the Kitchen.

In her book Of "reminiscences, "Thir
teen Years of a Busy Woman's Life,
Mrs. Alec Tweedie says that her ia
ther, DR.. Harley. well known Lon
don physician, was great friend OF
Ruskin and often stayed at Brentwood
One night Ruskin asked DR.. Harley
whether he liked tea or coffee before
he got up.
"a cup of tea," be replied.
"Why don't you choose coffeeT'
well, to tell the truth, l have lived
30 much abroad that l don't fancy
English coffee. 1t is generally so bad
ly made"
His host said nothing. The next
morning DR.. Harley was awakened.
and strong smell of coffee permeated
the room. Turning to a servant, he
asked, "Is that my cup of tea?"
mo, sir: 1t is Mr.. Ruskins coffee"
"Mr. Ruskin's coffee! What do you
mean?"
"The master was up early. He roast
ed the coffee himself, he ground the
coffee himself and he made the coffee
himself, and he hopes you will like it. T"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

The Sterling Furniture company
frames pictures. 64-tf.
DR.. Rempel, Chiropractor, 51S Church
DIR. Stones Heave Drops cures
heaves. Price 81, for sale by all drug
gists.-Adv. 79-tf
The Dallas Wood company is ready
to furnish you with mill wood. Good
loads and good service. All wood cash
on delivery. Phone 492. 103-tf.
There is no better Xmas gift than
Sheaffer self-flling fountain pen,
for sale only at Manock's Drug store.
Silt
The Sterling Furniture company
frames pictures. 64-tf.
Lessons in voice. X. Gertrude Ir-
win, 321 Washington street. Phone
1888. 79-tf.
Hair switches made and sold, 700
Clay street. Call Thursday. Dec.7-31
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

appears to be small demand, but of.
fered prices are low, and the few
growers outside of the association
who are still holding hops are making
no effort to sell them.
Bernhard Bing writes from Nurem-
burg of the German market:
"Our market shows again a very
firm tendency for all -classed
hops of greenish color. There is no
doubt that the yield, especially of
these grades, is smaller than estimated
before, so the stock of our market is
nearly insufficient to fulfill the daily
Hemand. Buyers of green colored
hops have increased difficulties to find
what they want and prices, therefore,
are in holders favor.
Attention, furthermore, is to be
drawn to the fact that our hops are
continually advancing in their class
ment of qualities, which fact involves
a further increase of value"
Imports of hops into Great Britain,
less exports, for the months of Sep
tember to November last, both inclu-
sive, were $1,000 cwt., as against 49,
449 cwt. for the corresponding period
one year ago and 14l,677 cwt. two
years ago.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
HOTEL FIXTURES SOLD
IMPERIAL FURNISHINGS DIS.
POSED OF UNDER JUDGMENT
Mr.. Crider, Owner of Building, Makes
Highest Offer, and Sheriff Ac-
cepts His Bid.

The furniture and fixtures Of the
Imperial hotel were sold yesterday
afternoon at sheriff S sale to }. W.
Crider, owner of the building There
were three bidders at the sale. Mr.
Crider, j. q. Corsen, owner Of the
lease, and C. W. Davis, representing
J. W. Housman, Baker City hotel
man. Mr. Crider started the bidding
at $2,548.62 through his attorney,
Lot D. Brown. The amount covered
the judgment Mr.. Crider held against
the furniture and fixtures. Mr.. Davis
offered the second bid, amounting to
$2,575, and Mr. Crider advanced to
$4,000. The question as to whether
the purchaser would have to pay rent
on the house since it had been vacat-
ed was brought up, and this may cut
down the return to the holder of the
second mortgage if it is decided in
Mr.. Crider's favor. Mr. Davis ad-
vanced the bid to 1925, and G.. E.
Corsen, holder of the second mort
gage, raised it to $2,750. The prop
erty was sold to Mr.. Crider for $4,000.
There are four mortgages against
the property with Mr.. Orders judg-
ment of $2,548.62 first. G.. E. Cor
sen holds second mortgage of $500
and others are held by J. f. White
and j. T. Dickson. Mr.. Davis was
the representative of j. w. Housman,
an eastern Oregon hotelman who
wanted the furniture and fixtures for
the equipment of a hotel he is es-
tablishing at Bend. 1t is probable
that Mr. CIider will lease the hotel
and it is understood that he is deal
ing with different ones on this mat
ter.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
THE CITY IN BRIEF


A. J. Barham has purchased the
James I. Hopes property at the cor
ner of Maple and Shelton streets. The
property consists of house and lot
Mr.. Hopes, the former owner, is a
resident of Beaverton.
Save money by providing for the
future. Buy cocoa during the special
sale at Voth's Variety store.
Miss Klein Oxford, a graduate of
a Texas school of music, and an ad-
vanced student of 0. A. c., will teach
piano at 300 Court street. For terms
phone 852. S5-tf.
Say, you enthusiastic "Made in
Oregon" "Support Home Institu-
tions" shouters and boosters, have
you stopped to think that the Oregon
Fire Relief association of McMinn-
vile is an Oregon concern and that
all the money put into it for your
safe protection against fire is kept
right here in Oregon instead of being
sent out to enrich some corporation.
No company is on a more solid basis,
none is as prompt in settlement of
losses and none writes as cheaply.
Therefore it is entitled to your consid-
GRAFTON. Be consistent and lend it
your aid. Al. Snyder will explain it
10 you. 84-tf.
The Sterling Furniture company
frames pictures. 64-tf
For Fire and automobile insurance
see Chds' gregory, city hall 32-tf
DR.. c. L. Foster, dentist, City Bank
pullulng' Dallas. 73-F.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
CHILDREN HUNT HOLIDAYS.
No Sunday Holidays This Year. Girls
Get Courage for Leap Year.

For two weeks Dallas merchants
have been besieged by school children
in search of calendars for the new
year, and there are many depleated
stocks of these works of art as re-
suit There is popular diversion
among the children, and even among
older persons to whom the few legal
holidays of the year are the only rest
days, that has for its object the dis
covery of the days on which holidays
will fall in 1916. First of Importance
to school children comes Washington S
birthday, February %, which fortu-
nately falls on Tuesday. OF course,
to be of interest to the little folks
the holiday must come on school
day-how else could it be real holi-
dayH Maybe the school authorities
won't grant days of rest on all the
holidays, but usually the work is
lighter on such days or there are
special exercises to vary the monotony
of school life. st. Patrick s day,
March IL, whose sole interest lies in
the fact that green ties and green
socks are justified at that time, comes
on Friday. Memorial day, May 81, is
on Wednesday this year. That near
ly sums up the 1916 season S holidays,
but during the vacation there are 9th
ers of equal interest to the normal
child or adult. July comes this year
on Tuesday, Labor day, which is not
especially observed here, falls on Mon
day, September "a. And Thanksgiv-
ing has been scheduled as usual for
Thursday, this particular Thursday
being November 30. Christmas and
New Years day come on Monday,
making a double holiday similar to
that enjoyed this year. Then of
course this is leap year, but that
won't mean holidays. February has
a pernicious habit of ringing another
day in on us every four rears, TO the
satisfaction of ambitious swains and
the discontinue of bashful maidens,
and this is the year.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
MISSES WINTER SUITS.

The box coat for misses is very
youthful and becoming. Another style
for misses is the flare coat. the fullness
starting from the shoulders and occa-
sionally from small yoke. This is
also made quite short and jaunty.
Sometimes these coats are made with
a fare back and a more fitted front.
Russian styles are well liked for young
people. Some OF them fasten at the
side. while others button up the front.
Belted coats will also be worn to a
great extent. Sometimes the belt ap-
pears only at the sides. while in others
1t appears only in back and front
Many times belts are placed at a low
waist line. High collars are worn with
almost all suits, frequently arranged so
as to be worn either open or closed
Coat sleeves are in regulation style. set
on at low shoulder or in modified
raglan effect Flare and gauntlet cuffs
are often used as a finishing touch.
Crxa,.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

or lease house or business building;
if you want help or job of work; If
you have lost or found anything; II
you want publicity of any kind, try
this column. You are sure to get
results-others do, why not you. Tel
ephone your want ads" or address
all communications to The Observer,
Dallas, Oregon. Count the number of
words to remit with order. Telephone
No. 10.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
AN EVENING WITH DUMAS.
II Was Cosmopolitan Crowd That
FIocked to His Shrine.

FIocked to His Shrine.
Dumas sat like some bronze of 9
Buddhist temple, while his guests
stood or moved about, conversing with
him or among themselves, writes Fran
els Grierson in the Century. describing
an evening with the great novelist. A
famous comedian from the Gymnase
exchanged jokes with tragedian from
the Theatre Francais. witty journal
ist was conversing with a gifted singer
from the Theatre Lyric, an artist with
flowing hair and huge pince nez was
begging professional beauty to give
him series of sittings for her por-
trait. novelist on the qui vive for
copy seemed to see, hear and appropri.
ate everything and everybody all at
once.
A young poetess and an aged drama.
tist were discussing the latest plays. A
Russian countess, tall, slender, insinu-
ating clad all in black, made me think
of character l had seen in fantastic
pantomime. She glided about mysteri
ously and. stopping at Dumas chair.
placed her long, thin hand on his shoul
der for some moments, like q ghostly
visitor with fatal message. and then
glided away. Austrians, Italians, Ger
mans, mingled their accent with the
accent of the true Partisan. But Du.
mas was more than Parisian; he was
cosmopolitan at a time when there
were no cosmopolitan Frenchmen, and
he gave me the impression of a man
who had seen life in every aspect.
He might as well have said In so
many wOrdsi "My mind is made up.
Do not give yourself the trouble to tell
me what is going on in England or
America or in the country of the Grand
Turk or among the nabobs of India. /
know as much as they know. You see
me sitting here contented enough as
things are. All these charming women
of talent are my friends" (as matter
of fact, there was not an old woman in
the room. "a man is not the author
Of books like Monte Cristo' without
some recompense."
No one would have taken him for a
celebrated author. He had the air of a
man who had done nothing all his life
but invent, taste and prepare luxurious
dishes at restaurant patronized by
wealthy gourmets.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
FOR SALE-Hay and "
and oat hay, grey and 1
U. S. Grant, Dallas.

AUTO FOR SALE-Studsi
seven-passenger; boughi
season; run only about \
cost $1,000. Will sell fa'
May be seen at Shreev's|
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
NOTICE TO FRUIT GROWERS.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the Polk County
Fruit Growers association will be
held in the Commercial club rooms
at Dallas on Saturday, january s,
1916, at l 30 p. m. You are urged to
be present.
86-4t. H. C. EAKIN, Pres.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

FOR SALE-Sixty-ac
in Coos county; bolton
mile from postofis;
school; on milk route
road; good improvsnI
give terms. B. Folsom,
Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

Notice-Until further |
Derry warehouse will Be 4
Thursday, Friday and Sad
of each week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

the ! splendid and pld|
Of Tree Repair. We'd
nections with this n
completion of coum
tablish you in a M
business that will grow
Your opportunity i u
ty. We solicit your /
Tree surgery pays. L.,
Portland School Of n
estry, 817-2O Dekun b
land, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

WANTED-Machine caa|
plate iron, brass and !
and rubber, and rags \
in fact. junk Of all ii
Halleck, Monmouth, On
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

POSITION WANTED-N
wants position on raaI
district. Understands
and poultry. Reference
Family consists Of wifi
Address Mobley, Box
Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

Frank Barrett spent v
evening at Albany, where y
a dance given by his Old a
former associates.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
FARM MORTGAGE LOANS

Write to us about terms, stating
value Of farm, location, etc.
Temporary address 102 Fourth St.
FEAR & GRAY, Portland, Ore.
74-tf.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

W. L. ALEXANDER & COMPANY
offers every young man in Dallas
who is interested in out-of-doors an
opportunity to perfect himself in
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
BULLETIN
ONE CENT A WORD, PHONE 10.

The charge Tor advertise
ments under this head is one
cent per word for each in
sertion. No discount for sue
cessive issues. If you have
anything for sale or ex-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04
DEMAND FOR HOPS LIGHT.
One or Two Dealers Are Making Of
fers. but Sellers Are Indifferent.

The coast hop markets have not yet
opened up after the holidays. There
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-01-04

Cocoa-cocoa-coeoa--Speeial prices
at Voth's Variety store.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
GREEN RIVER.

Archie Burnett of Halifax was a
guest Sunday of Perlev Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Church went to
Bernardston to spend the week end with
friends.
Leslie and Forrest Gallup are home
for a two-weeks vacation from Deer
field academy.
Arthur Chapman returned Saturday
evening from visit with his mother
in Montgomery, Mass.
There will be a Christmas entertain
ment and tree in the church here Fri.
day evening, Dee. %, to which all are
cordially invited. All are asked TO
bring Christmas presents to help fill the
tree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
AN EXPERT ON COLDS

Comparatively few people realize that
cold is signal of physical weakness.
To treat a cold with weakening
physics, alcoholic syrups or dugged
pills, may smother the cold but they also
reduce the bodypowers stillfurther and
invite more serious sickness.
SCOTS Emulsion has always been an
expert on colds, because it peculiarly
enriches the blood, quicklytones upthe
forces and strengthens both throat and
chest. Try SCOTS. Refuse Substitutes.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. MI 16-z
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
WEALTHY MANS BOY
HELD ON STEAMER
Spanish Merchant Victim of Stroke and
Son Is Not Allowed to Land by
immigration Oficers.
NEW YORK. Dec.

NEW YORK, Dec 10.
Because his father was carried ashore
on a stretcher helpless from apoplexv
and therefore not able to look after
him, Carlos Valdez Alvarez, II years
old, who arrived Sunday from Cadiz on
the Spanish liner Buenos Aires, was
detained on board and was sent to Ellis
Island yesterday. The fact that repre-
sentatives from the II. B. Clahin cor
poration and other New York dry goods
firms were at the pier to meet the faith
er, Manuel Valdez Alvarez, and offered
20 give any bond required by the
United States government made no diff
ference.
The immigration inspector on the
Buenos Aires said that the United
States immigration law demanded that
no alien under 16 years should be al
lowed to land unless accompanied by
the parents or legal guardian. He also
pointed out that the father was not ca
pable of looking after himself and,
, therefore, could not take care of the
! boy. If he allowed the son to land and
the father died there would be no one
to take care of him in New York and
the blame would fall u9on him, the in
spector said.
Manuel Valdez Alvarez has a credit
of 100000 in New York, according to
the business men who We're at the pier
to go on his bond, and has so dry goods
stores in Barcelona, Madrid, Cadiz,
Malaga, Seville and other places in
! Spain. He was on his annual visit to
! his big store in Havana when he had
stroke of apoplexy on Friday night
When the surgeon arrived at the
| East River, with an ambulance to
take the sick man to the French hos.
pital the boy Carlos cried bitterly ana
/ begged them not to separate him from
! his father. He had 70 be removed
from the ships hospital by the purser
and one of the stewards
Spanish passengers on the Buenos
Aires, who are on their way to Ha-
vana, could not understand why the
United States government could be so
! heartless as TO separate a son from a
parent so i'll in a strange land, partic-
ularly as Alvarez had plenty Of mon
ey to pay his way and had not com
mitted any offense
Other cases of seemingly unwarrant-
ed detention at Ellis Island so aroused
former immigration Commissioner vii
liam Williams recently that he waged
a vigorous campaign to get the law SO
changed that an inspector could use
common sense in dealing with cases
where the subject could not possibly be-
come a charge on the United States
His efforts, however, were fruitless.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

of Auburn, Mass, have already signi.
fed their intentions to consign cattle
to this sale, and many others of the
leading breeders are contemplating do
ing so. 1t is hoped to include in the
catalog of the sale, full-page illus
trations of each entry opposite its
chart pedigree, and to issue the cata-
logs three weeks in advance of the sale.
thus giving breeders throughout the
country full opportunity to convince
themselves of the merits of the cattle
and their individual appearance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
BELLOWS FALLS.
TO START COOPERATIVE STORE.
Wage Farmers Here and in North Wal
pole Approvs Plan.

An open meeting was held last even
ing at Papermakers hall under the
auspices of the Central Labor union
when the wage earners of this town
and North Walpole, \. H., voted to or
ganize cooperative store. Another
meeting viii be held next Sunday
when the report of the committee will
be heard.
The following committee was named
to make the preliminary arrange
ments: John Hartnett, Patrick Ne
Auliffe, William Delaney, Charles
keough, Dominic McDermott, Archie
Hickman, Michael Powers Michael
Manning Frank Lynch, Patrick Hen
Messy and Robert Howard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
FELT LIKE A NEW
PERSON
After Taking Only One Box Of
"FTuit-a-tiYeS"
EAST SUR IIApnorR

LAST oHlP HARBOUR,
ut is with great pleasure shat write
to tell you of the wondeyfnL benefits
have received from taking ''Fruit.a.
tives". For years, was a dreadful
sufferer from Constipation and Head-
aches, and was miserable in every way.
Nothing in the way of medicines seemed
to help me. Then 1 finally tried
Fruit-a.tives and the effect was
splendid. After taking one box, feel
like n new person, to have relief from
those sickening Headaches.
MRs MARTHA DEWOLFE.
zoe. a box, & for $3.50, trial size, 25c.
At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit.
a-tiyes Limited, ogdensburg, NY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
TO PAY HALF OF MORTGAGE.
Anonymous Offer Made to Rockingham
Hospital Association.

Edward L. Walker. treasurer of the
Rockingham Hospital association, has
announced that Vermonter who does
not wish his name to be made public
has offered to pay half the mortgage
of $1,000 on the hospital property, pro-
vided that the other half is raised be
fore Feb. I. The anonymous philan-
thropist also offers to pay whatever in
tercst may be due on the mortgage
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
JACKSONVILLE.
Not Candidate for Reelection.

II seems to nue. wise 10 let the voters
of the town know that l shall not be a
candidate for reelection as town clerk.
l wish here to express my appreciation
Of your kindness and forbearance for
so many years.
Faithfully,
A. A. BUTTERFIELD
Nottingham, Vt, Dec IS, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19
These Irritated Western States.

On the train going west last sum
mer the little old lady beside me be-
came dreadfully bored by the unend-
ing acres of alfalfa that we passed.
Now, ain t this land the limit she
finally observed; ''all they can raise
is alpaca, and they have to irritate
that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

Be saint-with just hint of the
world and the devil lowering in the
background.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

A homely detective may be a good
locker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

W. II. LANE, NJ. d. lit Main st.. over
Perry's store. Hours: TO Q, and TO D.
On. Sundays by appointment. Phone, 7se.W
Residence, Belmont Ave. Phone, 7s0.R
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

MID NIAN Z u AL4u
IN some quiet room, the right kind of
UNDERTAKING
can be carried out with due respect for
the dead and a vast deal of comfort to
the living This establishment has
truly earned the palm of approval for
the decorum, beauty and artistic flu
neral arrangements So often left en-.
tirelv in our hands by sorr6wing
friends. The seal Of approval is always
set on both our efforts and our re ona-
bic prices
Moran & Rohde
Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Phone S54-w. 81 Main St, BrattIoboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-19

DR.. Z. X. LYNCH, Surgeon. OFF,. Park
Bldg, rooms l and 8, telephone 5ap Office
hours: until q. M, to 3, and - 9 n. M;
Melrose hospital, telephone 2ol IL 10 a.
IN. Residence, l41 Canal ST., telophohs III.
sundays by appointment only