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Sofia, the Bulgarian Capital. N iflv In ilii eust baa undergone ncli a miiKlc transformation aa Sofia. Prior (0 tlir piiiniii'limilnii of the Kul gars It was a small Turkish town of 20.ooo. with mirrow. dirty streets. There waa practically no trade, and tbe people were lu n hideous auto of pov erty. Tbe city which tiur viw rlaon np baa a populatlou of about 135.(100 and la rapidly becoming ne of t tin beat In enatorn Kiimpe. Architecturally It baa far more claim to respect than ta at flrat apparent The atrpota. whirh are well paved and beautifully dean, are too narrow for ibe nilciimitc display or the fine pmpnrtlona of ibe czar's pal ace. Hie Nntlminl theater, the general poatofflce, tbe war olllce. the llulgarl an National bunk, (he William Glad atone llti.li Ncin.ni for Hoys, the Grand Mntd de Rulgarlc. the Nntlonnl Anil cultural hank, the Sobrnnje nnd many other PQblk buildings whl.h arc of fine anndatouo. The ecclesiastical edill.es are of remarkable beauly. eapeclally the new ciitbcdrul. Itevlew of Ra vi. WS ey Beans a Human Food. Soy bean flour may be uaed much the aamo way aa commefll. Although thla crop baa been grown In America for a quarter of u century, aaya the Farm and Home, It baa been uaed only for a stock feed, while In China and Japan It ho been used for hu man food for many couturier Practically tbe only uae made of eoy liean flour ao far In thla country la In certain typee of lllneea where It la ' dealrnble to limit the amount of atnn-h fel tbe patient. Flour made from ripe aoy tieana, although rich In protein and oil. contains little or no starch. Thla, mlied with wheat flour, therefore in creaaea tbo protein content and low era the atarch content, while the bread la very almllar In apiiearance to ordi nary wheat I. rend When more thuu 30 per cant aoy bean (lour la uaed the character of tbe bread or canes la ma terially altered. U Wanttd (ha Teat A weatern professor said one day that ha could toll good aotl by taatlng If, and a man In the eaat end who aaw the statement promptly packed a bos and aent It to htm by parcel post, lie also inclosed thla nete: 'Dear Profcesor-i aaw what you aald about Uatlug aoll and am aendlng a sample selected haphazard from my back yard. I wlab you'd give It the palate toat and tell me frankly what you think. I don't seem to have any Imk with It myeeir. My cabbages came up without heada, my potatoee have been mistaken for cheatnuta, my onions are acentless. and my com looks like bird abut, lilt off a chunk aud let mo hear from you. Never luiud about returning the balance. Keep It for dessert. Write aoou." -Cleveland Main Dealer. Mystery of the Kgg. An egg for one thing Is n succession , wf taiga ba4)(laj4ep-'to one another, a of ciivclJpM" enveloped In one nnother, baga and envclopo-i without Joints, aeauia or openings. Puxxles, ablta built up ami full rigged In M ties, file In amber, arc simplicity Itself aa puxxlea when It Manas, pj how these baga wrap one another up iui; In Bag In n hen's egg (here are eight ih nine or tin of tin- sucks lu sack ensucked Everybody thinks be know what an egg la, but after weary reading and a I udy lu many luuguagva be beglna to learn that nobody knowa a tiny frac tion of all tbo world of secret and myaterlea bidden lu an egg "As full of meat aa au egg" ta not (he true comparison, but "aa full of myaiery aa an egg" ta nearer the truth. Ex change. Burn and Fame. It la amusing to learn (bat Burn when juat emerging from obscurity Jocularly anticipated that bis birthday would come to be noted among other remarkable events, lu a letter to bla early patron. Gavin Hamilton, lu 1TSU he any. "For my own affair 1 am In a fair way of becoming aa eminent aa Thomas a Kumpls or John Ituuyan. aud you may henceforth expect to aea my birthday Inscribed among tbe won derful event a lu the Poor Robin and Aberdeen almanacs along with Ibe Black Monday and the buttle of Both well Bridge." Wild Hogs as Watchdogs. In some parts of Mexico the wild bogs, which tbe native call Jaballa. are used us watchdog. If tbey are caught youug and brought up with goat the will go oik Into (be hills wlkh tbe hard and tight etajraanw or oth er wild uiiltuuU. If (bey are raised with fhrflffl tbey will protect them. They ure ua useful as any dog around a bouse at night aud cau be trained to follow their iiiuiut like a dog. England' "Regicide," "lleglclde In English history were the commissioners upiolnifd to try Klug Charles 1.. 150 bi number, of whom seventy acted and flfty-nlne Signed the deutb warruut January. 104D. Of these last tveuty nlue were tried and executed. At Her Finger Tips. "Maude boasted to me yesterday that abe had her employer's buslueas at her Auger tlpa." "Of course she has. She's bis type writer." Baltimore American. Closed Sleeping Rooms. Grace Darling died of consumption, though during the duy she breathed spleudid sea air, because at night she slept lu a tluy room with a closed wiudow. Tbe wise are polite all the world eer: fool are polite only at home. Bacon. BRIEF WAR NEWS Fighting between Italian and Auatri an troopa In Albania baa been re newed. Petrograd reports a continuation of the prngreaa of the Ruaalana againat the Turks along the Black Bea coaat toward Treblxond. The PnrtiiRiieae cabinet haa resigned to give way to a national defenae cab inet. It waa made known by the for eign mlnlner of (he retiring cabinet that Portugal's aelaure of German mer chantmen, whlfh led to Oermany'a declaration, waa made at tbe requeat of Great llrllaln. The enllre region about Verdun con tlnnea the acene of Intenae operation. Weat of Douaumont and the aectnr embracing thp village of Vanx have been polnta againat which the Uer- mana have launched vlrloua Infantry attack, but at both placea their ef forta to advance broke down under the heavy fire of the French accord ing to I'arla. i Saxon rcg'.nients, by a audden thruat In the Champagne at a point where there have been few breaka In the routine of trench warfare for aeveral monthx, have captured poaltlona over I a considerable aectlnn of the French rront i he Herman war office an nouncea that the ground gained la about twothlrda of a mile deep along 1400 yarda of front and that aeveral guna and more than 700 prleonere ware taken. SHORT NEWS NUGGETS Henry Gaaaaway Davla, democratic nominee for vice president In 104, la dead. Tha quantity of wheat held In In terior mills and elavatora la tha Halt ed Statee on March 1 waa nearly twice that held a year ago, according to a report by the bureau of crop aatlmate. Announcement of a dlecovery by W. P. Carothera by which accurate weath er forecasts ran be made two or three weaka In advance waa made by Willis I.. Moore former chJef of the United w thr bureau. Btatea waa Berratary of the Traaaury McAdno. Assistant Secretary Peters aud mam bare of the I'nltnd States section of tbe International high commission on trade relations between the Americas, sailed for Buenos Aires to attend the trade commission convention to open April I. Seventeen Americana are dead, aa (he reault of the attempted wholeaale massacre by Kranclaco Villa, the Mexl can bandit leader, who attacked Co lumbue. N. M. Bryan and Taft In Interviews both approve Wilson's order to the army to to Into Mexico and take Villa. A total of 57 dead Mexlcana haa been found In and about folumbua, General Funafuti reported. General Kunaton confirmed official ly the killing of Pablo l.opes, Villa's chief lieutenant, during the raid on I'olnuibua. 1500 FLED BEFORE 59 At Least 76- Villa Bandlta Killed, and tolan Horses Recovered. Columella, N. M .--Colonel H. J. Slo cum's general report of Villa at tempted Invaalon allowed aa Ita out standing feature the fact (hat Villa, with from l&oo to 2500 men. waa chased from the border 15 mllea into Mexico by 6V officers and men of the troopa F and II. under Major ('rank Tompklna This fore fought four actions with Villa's rear guard of at laaat Sou men, killed at leaat 76 Mexlcana, recovered aeveral horaea stolen from the cavalr by tbe bandlta, and emerged with the loaa of only two mounts killed, with no casual tlee. Americana on Torpadosd Ship. Washington. Consul Oaborne at Havre reported (hat when the Norwe gian bark Bilius, from New York to Havre, waa torpedoed without warn ing lu Havre Koada on the night of March V, aeveu Americana aboard were reacued. Potato Flour Factory In California. Stockton, t'al With a capacity fur grludlng 28 tons of potatoes a day. a plant for the manufacture of potato flour was placed In operation at Mid dle river by the Air Utilities company of New York. Brazil Fires On German Ship. Para, Brasil. The Interned Germau steamer Asuncion made a vain effort to escape, but was shelled, overhauled and brought back b Brazilian cruis era. The captain denied attemptiug to eacape. Belgium Denis Psacs Terms Offsrsd. London. The Belgian legation an nounced (hat the rumors which hae 1 been circulated that peace proposals j recently were made by Germany to the Belgian government are devoid of foundation. Astoria Suffers S30.000 Firs Loaa. Astoria, Or. Fire which started in the Andrew Young building, lets and Commercial streets, did damage to buildings aud stock of me amounting to fully $10,000. Saluting the Antham. When began the cuatom for Individ uals and audiences to be standing when tbe "Star Spangled Banner" waa aung or plnyed? It Is a fair question. It waa adopted by the army and navy long ago, but tbe army and navy did not originate the very appropriate and patriotic cua tom. Many yeara ago when Jenny IJnd, one of the sweetest singers the world ever produced, was the chief attrac tion at n BRrtoa coin ert Panic) Wel ater, the great aenator. secretary of atate and patriot, waa present. Jenny I.lnd sang the "Star Spangled linnner" aa only that aong bint could slug It. The audience called her back several times, and a be aung a verse of our present national anthem. ICach time one man stood up and at tbe 'lose gracefully 'is. wed to the singer. Tlmt was Daniel Webster. It waa a tOfld example to ant, a needed cuatom to establish, and one that has been an Important factor In Impressing patri otic lessons. -Milwaukee Sentinel A Norfolk Coaat Garden. Unique among Kngllsb parishea la Wlngland. on the Norfolk coast Rich, with aoll producing almost unbelUv able amounta to tbe acre. It baa no school, poatofflce, public house or tax collector. Wlnglnnd haa a church yard, and In It Ilea one grave, that of a boy thrown up by tbe Waab. Along the north coaat of the county, where the cliff are cbnlk, aand, clay aud loam, the Inceaannt aea Is making In roads Once happy aud fruitful vil lage now lie so i on fathoms deep bo low the wafer. The land I practical ly all reclaimed aud la only a few feel above the aea, but la one great garden An acre baa priHluced more than 11.000 worth of flowera, fruit and vegelnblea In a year. Here bulba of hyacinth and narcissus na good aa If not better than those that come from Holland can be bought Here tbey grow millions of flowers that grace tbe tables of I. so cash I re and Yorkehlrv. -Argonaut, In a Queer Town. Margaret Illlugton waa making a coaat to coaat tour aa the alar In a new play. She bud reu bed tbe land of tbe """ L . . " ' jump aho was to play In a new com . ,,,,,,,., ,,, .,,. , ..... ruvnnn . 1 i,,n,i, u.n vn-, , iv in, w ,,VW ir babltauta aom. dav. Aa the aetrea. in the early morning. dismounted from tbe through train, with her tun til and her manager ami the aupiMirllng company, an aired dar ky laid bold of her bund buggugo and lol the wny, bowing and scraping, to where the hotel bus waited. Follow lug blm. Mlaa Illlngton emerged from tbo station i-hctl on an cipotiso of one tory stores flanking each aid of a dusty road. "Uncle," she aaked, "la tbla tbe prln crpal at reel r "Dla yen. one? No'ra," he aald. "Dla yere town ain't Bel M prluolpal street" Saturday Evening Post The Beavtr'a Tooth. No cai.enier's c hlxcl can do more effective work than la turned out with ease and iiealneaa by the beaver's tooth. This Is the principal tool with Mhlch these patient, doier builders construct their dams. The outer sur face of the tooth la a scale of very burd enamel, while the body of It la or softer itentliie. Aa the softer sub stance wears away lu use (be en. I of the tooth takes a ehlael-llke bevel, leaving u thin, slightly projecting edge of hard 'enamel us sharp aa any car lieuter'a tool fresh from the oilstone The thin scale of enamel gives keen uses, tbe softer dentine supples strength, and thus the combination forma a formidable toot, which ac tually shannons Itself by uae. t Seasenlng Cast Iron. In tbe manufacture of the higher 1M" of ma. bluer care Is taken to lessen tbe cooling stress of Iron cast ing by annealing or some oilier means In order (o make the Iruu homogeneous and leas liable to breakage or dlstor lion. This process Is known as "ses sonuig." It bus M-eu found lu tbe case of ordinary lest bars oue Inch sijuure lu section that there was a gain In strenu'th of about BJ s-r cent due to the elMM'ka sustained during an buur In a tumbling barrel as compaieil Willi coinp uilon burs from the same ia.ll. not ao treated. Perils of Tropical Waters, ltulslug a vessel submerged in trop ical wuleis is dangerous bimiiuss. uc cording to mi uccouiit in Shipping II lustruted of the BSjTgfSJ or u gUDUOal that hud been sunk lu the harbor oi Progreso. Yucatan. , were lu couslaul danger owing to Ibe at tacks of "voracious lithe. Home ol which are mine ferocious than afiarka aud far Ui.ui- determined lu their methods of attacking human pro. Valley of the Jordan. The valley of 'he .Ionian cooatHtltu Ibe deeiie.it depression on tin- : tbe earth, the sou of Galilee Itself be lug over TOO feet bajsBW the leel of lh, SleUlteiTuncuu. while the Dead sea la over lJOO feet below the. level of all the oceuns of the world. The Distinction. "I'S," asked Willie, "what's the dir ference between uu invalid and a sick person'.'" "Au Invalid, my sou," answered pa. "ha uiouey." Ji. Geranium Oil. Geranium oil is largely used In per fuun-ry and la known aa rose geruulum owing to tbe common practice of add ing rose petals to tbe ptauta before dis tillation. If yen will not hear Reason she will eosely rap your knuckles. Franklin. SANITARY tCI CIIK,1M B. K. Newman will be ready on April 16 to deliver any quantity of pure Ice cream to any part of the city. Hla Ice cream Is made with a "Disc Hanitary Freezer" and la guaranteed the beat quality on the market. Phone 203-N 1. Ifitf What, think you, do other people aay of this town? It'n up to ua. China, it seems, la becoming clv lllxed. War la picking up. SECOND-HAND W'e have several second hand cars, some good aa new, all recently ove-r hauled. For aale at ex tremely low prices. AT SEGUINE'S GARAGE. MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED It M III - W. J. PIX.NKV. ON- TARIO, OREGON. lftf (Paid Advertisements ) KOH JOINT REPRESENTATIVE Rurna, Oregon, April 2, It II. I hereby announce myaelf aa a can didate for the office of Joint Repre aentatlve for the twentv-seventh Rep resentative District comprising Har ney and Malheur Counties, subject to the decision of the Republican votera at the primary election to be held May lath, Ills. Jas. J. Donegau. FOR Mlllttll I 1 1 . 1 wish to announce, myaelf aa a candidate for the nomination as sheriff subject to the will of tha re publican votera of Malheur county. Emory Cole, Brogan, Ore. FOR Hill HII I I hereby announce myaelf a candi date for the nomination for sheriff of Malheur County, subject to tbe will of the republican votera at the couilng prltuarlea. J. 8. WOODB. POta JOINT-HKNATOIt We are authorlxed to announce that A. W. Gowan la a candidate for the office of Joint senator for the Tweuty-aecoud Senatorial District, comprising the counties of Grant, Huruey mid Malheur, aubject to the decision of the republican vptera at tho prliuury election, May 19, lilld. KR COl'.VTY Nt'ltVKYolt I wiah to announce myself aa a candidate for tbe democratic nomi nation for county aurveyor at the coming primary election II. F. Farmer, present incumbent CIRCt IT J I IKJK I hereby announce my candidacy for the officii of Circuit Judge subject to the action of the democratic vot ers at tbe pri Mary election to be held May 1, 1016. V DA1.TON minis I ..i i ..mil. Commissioner I wish to announce that 1 will be u . ., i. .loo lie tor the nominal ion as County Commissioner, aubject to the will of the republican voters. John F. Weaver. I olt His l UK T AITOKM I hereby announce my candidacy for the lieiuocrutlc nomination for ti.e ollico of District Attorney of Mullieur County. 1 W. SWAGI i-:i; I oil ArtMKMMOlt 1 wish to announce that I will be a candidate for the nomination of as sessor on the republican ticket, sub ject to the will of the votera. S L PA1 1 OH .HI:ltlFF. I hereby announce myaelf a candi date for the nomination for Sheriff of Malheur County, subject lo the choice of the Democratic electors lu the coming primary election. If again nouiluuted and elected I will continue, aa heretofore, to en force the lawa to the beat of my abil ity and give the tax payers a buslneaa administration of the affair of the office. BEN J. BROWN, (preseut iucumbent for re-election) Business PllVSIt TANH DRS. PRINZING & WEESE Ontario, Oregon Office in New Wilaon Block. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS Dr. Harriet Scare Dr. Pauline Sears Graduate American School of Oiteo pathy, Kirkaville, Mo. Wilaon Block. Telephone 1154 Blk HKNTIRTF4 Hit. W. G. HOWL . . ... DENTIST Phenea: Office 117 Wilson Bldg. Rea. 1171 I HI. D. C. I l.i i ( DENTIST Ofilce ?nc door Eaat of Ontarl i Phar macy on Nevada Avenue, Near R. R. Depot. 0t000t0t0t0tft000t00t000t0t000t000t0t0t0t00t0t0t0t0t0t0t UNDERTAKING J. H. FARLEY Funeral directc and embalmer. Lady assistant. Phone 132-W. Ontario, Oregon. PAID POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR COUNTY AHHK8HOH. I hereby announce myaelf aa a candidate for the nomination aa county assessor aubject to the votea of the democrata of the county. R. M. CARL1LE tint i.i vrv mi st in it I hereby announce myaelf aa a can didate for tha nomination for the office of Treaaurar of Malheur Coun ty, aubject to the will of the Dem ocratic votera at tbe coming primar ies. ROSS A. SOWARD. FOR AHMKHMOK. I hereby announce that I will be a 'candidate for Assessor of Malheur 'County, subject to the will of the I democratic votera at the primary election. If nominated and elect led I pledge my very best efforts to wards securing an equitable assess ment. p, W. Ml'I.K! loll CO! NTY AHHKHHOH To the voters of Mullieur, County, I wish to announce midf u a can didate for the nomination aa aaaesa or on the democratic ticket. I have been a resident of the coun ty over SO yeara and thoroughly un derstand the duties of the position J. M DUNCAN. I nil ( oi VIA AKHEHHOR. To the votera of Malheur County 1 desire to announce my candidacy for the office of assessor, subject to the decision of the democratic elec tors at the coining primary. If nominated and elected, I pledge oi i.noiuy In office i.nil property earn ing power the base tor f.ndlng values .ccpt as otherwise pr cribed by law GUY JOHNJTON. I Olt ( Ol VIA XSSI SfsUlt To the voters of Mullieur, County, I hereby announce myself a candidate for (he office of county assessor, bull ed to the will of (he republlcuu wit ers of tiia oouuty at the priuary elec tion P H Zl'TZ. FOR t Ol ATI IIIIIM HUH. To the votors of Malheur County. 1 hereby announce myaelf us . .I..1. ite for the noiuiaatiuu of Count. Treasurer subject to tbe will of the Republican voters at Hw primary election. II II WILLIAMS FOR RKPHKNFNTATIVK. I hereby announce thai I will be a candidate for the ogles) of Joint r)l resentative fur Mullieur ami Maine Couutles, subject to the will of the republican electors at the conilnr primaries. r J PHILLIPS. FOR COUNTY THF.ASl HKIt. I hereby announce myself cnuili date for the nomination for Hie office of County Tr asurer of Mullieur County, Oregon, subject to the will of the Republican electors at the gtustlauj primaries. C. C. Mueller To tl e Citizens of Malheur ceunty: I dealre to announce that 1 will be a candidate for the Republican nom ination for Dlatrict Attorney at the coming primary election and solicit your support. Tbla office spends thousands of dol- Directory ATTORNEYS. W. H. Brooke, Wilson Bldg. Attorney at Le,w. Ontario Ore. C. McGONAGILL ATTORNEY AT LAW Will Practice in All Court Notary Public. Office Over Poatofflce LESLIE J. AKER LAWYER Room 9, First National Bank Ontario, Oregon. Bldg. Mcculloch a wood LAWYERS Room 1-2-3 Firat Nat'l Rank Ontario, Oregon. Bldg. R. W. Nwagler Attorney at l.nw. Room 13-14-18 Wilaon Bldg Ontario Oregon. P. I. . l I U.IIKIt LAWYER Rooms In Wllron Bldg. Ontario, Oregon THWKKK.lt TRANSFER, BAGGAGE AND EX PRESS Meets all trains. JOHN LANDINGHAM lara of your money and I pledge my aelf to every economy conalatent with good government. If elected I will devote my entire time and energy to the affairs of the office. Impartial enforcement of all laws, economy and suppression of uselesa litigation, my platform. RORERT M. DUNCAN. NOTICE. I hereby announce myaelf aa can didate for nomination to the office of Assessor on the Republican ticket, subject to the choice of tha votera at the primaries l.ltf A. A ROBERTS. TO THK VOTERM OF . MALHEUR COUNT'. I hereby announce my candidacy for the Republican nomination for the office of District Attorney of this county. If nominated and elected 1 will endeavor to fulfill the duties of my office In a fair, fearleaa and ef ficient manner aud In the best of mv ability, keeping lu mind at all times my duty to the tax payern. P J. OALLAOHIR ion on m 1 1 He. I hereby announce myself a can didate for the nomination for County Clerk of Malheur County, Oregon, subject to the will of the Wepiiblicuu . : .i.irs at the coming prltuarlea. II. Staplaa. WMil M I Ml M I hereby anuounce myself aa a candidate for the Deuiocrullc nom ination for County School Superln teudeut of Malheur County lu the coming Primary Fleet Ion If iiom luated 1 will, to the best of my abil n. loiitlnuu lo nork lo furtl educational lutereats of the count Fay Clark. KOH RKPKKMKNTATIVa Subject to the choice of the I: p uhllcun votera of Mullieur and liar ney counties, Oregon, to be expreae ed at the coming primary election. I I'.-i.li announce mytolf a ..null date for the Kepublicou in. iuMi.it Ion BJ I. nut llepreseiitutlve to the legls- liiii.- from tin-, i. pic, ni.iiive dis trict. Dud d Ian 21, IBIS. i cruudall ..i M (MINI I louei. announce myself a can.lt .I..I.- lor llo ii.iiiiinnUnii lot iduuly Clerk .it Malheur Count, .nlijiii pj tin- will of ii..- in in... r. uu inters at the primaries. Arthur Moody. oi Kt'KNKNI To tin voi.-r oi Mai if County, ii y c.uoli- dui fin ii .)-. tioi office of ount eel '.I the will of (he Republican vote .it lb.- pri inary election oa ,- 1 lith. o Mai, 1911 An! if lo. minuted uinl II com laut to aaseas all oi potations on uu eq,UAl nd uni form gjtil with other prop L. K Hill pie . nt incumbent. KIR STATK SLVATOIL I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the oft ice of Stute Sen ator from this district, composed of Mullieur, Huruey uud Grant cuuutlea, aubject to the will of the elector of the Republican party at tbe pri maries to be held In May, 1816. Julian A Hurley.