Clackamas County Record
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A WORD OF INTRODUCTION.
This week murks the advent of
year, us it does also the advent of
new newspaper in Clackamas County.
The former opens with the most flat
tering prosjiects, and the latter enters
the field with. the sole aim nnd pur
pose of aidirg in tho great work of
promoting tho best interests of this
magnificent county, and finnlly sup
plying the people of tho county' itl
a paper that will fearlessly give the
news. .
This paper is not launched with the
expectation of setting the world on
fire, but let us all hope that tho prod
net ci tne venture will he ot some
material assistance in tho develop
ment of the best county in Oregon,
the scene of the first permanent homes
of tho builders of our Western empire,
Onr paper comes wholly and en
tirely as a business venture, its mis
sion Itoing, by zealous and honest
endeavor to gain a livelihood for its
proprietors, by pursuing such a course
that will appeal to every resident oi
tiie county and merit the heartiest
support of those whoso homes and
hearts aro here, and whose ideas will
find a true reflex in tho -columns of
this journal.
In order that uouo may be deceived
allow us here to announce that the po
litical complexion of Tho Record is
republican, .not so for spoils or foi
place or power, but from our knowl
edge of tho great good that has come
to tho people of this nation throng!
policies pursued by that party, which
havo been so successful in restoring
and maintaining a prosperous condi
tion never before equaled, a state
meat that none can refute. While
wo will advocate these principles and
honorably strive for tho success ci
thoso persons at tho polls who may bt
chosen as official representatives of
tho party, locally, within tho slate
and within the nation, let us n
nonnce, however, that wo are not here
at the instance of, or are we subject to
tho dictates of any politician or s t
of politicians. We are simply here
with a mission and without a muzzle
Wo do not hesitate to say that
Clackamas county has no peer in the
state iu point of inviting conditions
for thoso persons from tho East who
aro seeking refuge from blizzards, cy
clones, tornadoes, drought, crop
failure, incessant heat and unbearable
cold. None of these exist hero. Our
salubrious climate is the father oi
everything that is the reverse ol
what Eastern people have always ex
perienced. Our soil and climate hap
pily combine to render this part 01
Oregon the paradise of tho continent,
as those whohuve enjoyed these 'con
dition are willing and anxious to tes
tify. Hero we have homes at present
for 25,000 people, with an abundance
of room for thousands more, which
some day not far in tho future wili
abido hero.
In no other country on this terestial
footstool can agriculture be pursued
with t;uch profit, and pleasure. Stock -raising,
horticulture mining, manu
facturing and mercantile pursuits all
yield abundant profit to thoso engaged
in such avocations. Under such con
ditions is there anyone so pessimistic,
disloyal or degenerate who would not.
admit that a great future lies in wait
for our glorious state and county;
To aid in bringing about the condi
tions in this regard which are sure to
come is tho foremost object of this'
paper. The greatest opportunities ex
ist here, and some such enterprise as
our own, that will herald these facts
broadcast will become a potent factor,
wielding a wonderful influence in the
development of this splendid county,
and if wo are able to. render any as
sistance along such lines we will be
most proud of our achievement. "
Our mission is not to tear down, but
to build up, and it is to those whose
ideas coincide with our own in this
great undertaking that wo appeal for
assistance, and we are certain that
there are very few residents of this
county who are not anxious to see it
develop at a very rapid rate.
Our mission nnd aims are clearly
set forth, an! if they have your en
dorsement, make it manifest by giv
ing us ot least your moral assistance.'
Having told you what our expectations
and aims are, and with the full knowl
edge that we have a ; re it responsi
bility upon ns, we disappear at the j
floor of cur sanctum au-l cheerfully
take up the work before us.
Yours truly,
RECORD PUBLISHING C'J.
The Grants Pass city counc'l, at
its meeting held Monday night of
last wick, fussed an ordinance pro
hipiting chickens from running at
large iu that city. With all due re
sp et for the clergv, we are in a quun-
dry to know what the ministerial ,
contingent in that city is going to do.
The announcement that the Oregon
Water Power & Railway Company"
is about ready to opperate its exten
sive systemof railway lines with
power manufactured by use of Its own
plants will no doulif bo some' surprise
to people. As a matter of fact, it is
a very extensive system, but to build
equip and operate its lines by power
generated by its own machinery is
more of a gigantic- affair Hum the
general pulurc had imagined. A.;
it is not amiss here to' say that sucl
enterprisa is worthy of -"encourage
ment. This great expenditure of
capital is not being made solely with
the idea of developing the interior of
Clackamas County. While 'other in
lustry could accomplish more along
these lines tho 'fact ' is evidence" ' in
itsjlf that tho promoters, have ' ah
abiding faith in the future of this see'
tion of Oregon. The two power' plants
of the company will bo' capable of
producing considerable over 700 kilo
watts, sufficient to drive its many
large cars at a very high rate of speed,
The plant at the Portland end t f
the system is now practic-ally com
pleted and the energies of cash and
mechanical skill have been' concen
trated at the Boring end, and within a
very limited time the iuterburban
line from Portland by wiry of Lents
and Greshnhi to a point well up on
Clackamas River will be in operation
The fact that this extensive system
will bo operated, independent of the
power generated by the Portland (Jon
cral Electric Company does not in the
leist render tho latter handicapped by
reason of non-employment for Its
product. .Indeed, the demands at
present upon the capacity of tho el
ectric company's plant are very great,
with very heavy steady increase as
tho country develops. ' All these lire
lint slight symptoms of our coming
greatness. One may imagine wonder
ful development ill this part of Ore
gon' for the next, quarter of a century,
which multiplied 'over' and over again
will be no greater than that brief time
will bring forth.
There are scores of reasons why
Clackamas County will develop- Very
rapidly within tho next few years.
prominent among them being the fact
hat tho interior of the county will be
penetrated at nearly a half dozen
points by electric -railways, affording
t lie most modern and useful means of
t -an sport at ion, bringing our most'-re
mote sections ' into the very closest
toucli witn the metropolis oi oni
ounty and the metropolis of our
stute. There could be introduced into
our county no other developer that
would carry with it the prestige and
power to accomplish this purpose
other than the means ' adopted by
enterprising luuivinual ana com
panies who aro promotiig the accom
plishment' of these iuferhurbiiu-'-rail
way lines. The duty 'of our people
is to aid these persons in every legiti
mate effort they expend iu this direc
tion. Their presence, wealth and
ufluenco in our county is certain tc
prove", of inestimable value.- Means
,vill be afforded whereby tho product
i oiir virgin domain nnd tliosoof our
uiltivatud sections call bo bundled
ivith haste and profit; to not only the
producer but t6 the consumer alike.
Hie Oregon Water Paw .r & Railway
Company and the Oregon City &
Suburban Railway Company, both of
which were recently granted privil
eges in our d'.ty, and both of which
iave entered in their work in such
v way us to inspire tho highest degree
f confidence and ' certainty of ac
complishment . of purpose, are to be
imiK-rtaiit factors 'in this great work.
Ve can aid ourselves by stimulating
tliers, mutually benefitting both.
Within a very few days the inaug
uration of a- democratic governor ot
)regou will- have been accomplished
and this state will be known, to all
ntents and purposes, as a democratic
itato. As greatly as this fact is to be
deplored, at 'the feet of the republican
party cun tho blnine be placed. The
ndividual members of u party may be
x-rsuaded, perhaps, to do certain
things, but when it conies' to driving
them, urged at the point of a sharp
goad, nothing short of rebellion may
H3 expected. Mr. Chamberlain's oJec-
ion was nothing mora than a rebuke
administered against the machinations
of a few leaders, who sought to rule
.e roost and enthrone a condition cf
political affairs very repulsive to
many of the party members.' There
ire yet score of able; loyal, conscien
tious, lifelong republicans-in this
tnte whose nomination for Jim gov
ernorship would have meant success
in the election, but such an one was
not chosen. We .do not deplore ' the
fact of Mr. Chamberlain's- election
liecuuse of fear of his lack of ability
to make -a' good governor, but from
the fact- that ho is a democrat, 'and
his administration will be democratic,
and the state, to all intents and pur
poses, ' is democratic. However, a
broad, liberal view of the matter is
that Governor Chamberlain will be
governor of Oregon, and therefore ocr
governor. It is nofc through any fault
rf his that he was elevated to that
high and important place, and while
we ere mindful of where the,, trouble I checking up the ' j roperty of the corn
lies, let us take the medicine like a : paiiy which was reeent'y turrned
soldier, and strive to remedy the diffi
-cultly iu the future.
President Roosevelt very wisely
declined tho invitation extended by
Germany and England to become the
high tribunal by which the difficulties
now existing with Venezuela, should
be arbitrated and finaly settled. Iu
the first place there is a Hague tri
lmiii.1 beforo which such difficulties
should be discussed and adjusted, and,
se'condly, should the president have
tnketi a baud iu the matter our nation
ould hv.vo been placed iu a most un
compromising position. From the
course taken, or attempted, it is very
apparent that the foreign powers had
coalated to dual our doctrine of Mon
roeism a fatal thrust iu the back. But
some how or other "the best- laid plans
'o mice nnd men" sometimes fall short
of their -design. President Roosevelt
eaii come as near being trusted to do
the .proper thing at the proper time as
-any executive we have, had, and the
judgment displayed by him in this
matter' is no exception to tho rule of
the high standard of morality, caution
and justice -which actuates all his
official and private nets.
. The announcement came like a thun
dei-bolt that Dinger Hermann, com
missioned of tho - general land office,
had resigned his high office by request
of - tho secretary of the interior.
Mirny Oregoniaus will regret this
undue ' action -on the part of the su
perior of Mr. Hermann, and this hasty
.removal will cast an odium upon
the fair name of our illustrious states
maii. But from a standpoint of po
litical .preferment,. Mir. Hermann has
fared exceptionally well, having had
a constant whiz at the mill for about
twenty-five years, ond after all, the
end may not bo yet. There is a ses
sion of the legislature scheduled for
an early date, and better yet, a sen
ator to elect, notwithstanding the
fact that there are numerous light
ning rods high up in tho air, it is not
too late yet for another to lie reared,
md even hit by a volt of senatorial
; juice. " While the storm is raging
no telling whoso rod is liable to get
the shot.
Representative Burleigh, of Wallo
wa county, will introduce a bill at
the coming session of the legislature
to give the state county attorneys in
stead of district attorneys. This cer
tainly would bo an improvement ' ou
the present system and 'is tho plan
now iu force in most of the states.
Each county in Washington, for ex
ample, has if s attorney, and it has
proved much mora satisfactory to the
Miople 'thun the former system of dis
tricts, comprising a large number of
the countit-s. Our legislature, the
Ontario Democrat believes, should
pass an act giving each county in Ore
gou its own- attorney, who should
look after' its business and - not have
is duties distributd thruoghout the
various counties comprising the dis
tricts under tho present, system.
Salem Sentinel.
The judgment of the iieople of Clack
amas county in choosing sucli an able
nnd efficient crips cf county officials
a-tt June is time over and again con
firmed. . There -is no department of
the county work being slighted in the
hast. Ill s, in consideration of the
'act that in nearly evory instance the
ifficer chosen had no experience in
le public "service, is sufficient evi
dence that notwithstanding this con
dition the public is being served ably
and economically. . There are many
matters the public man has to contend
with which the general public does
not reulnze, and his path is not
strewn its -entire length witli roses
nor brightened '-.with sunshine. A
glance abuot tho court house will con
vince any one that the officials are
doing their full duty.
The plant installed in this city for
use in the publication of this .paper
ins no- equal in this county. The
cord office is equipped iu every
particular and department for prompt
and efficient service and. we expect to
render it. Our idea will bp to get
not only the news of tho county but
the news of tho slate and nation be
fore the the . -people of Clackamas
oftnty ahead of any other paier here.
Tho people of this county lire en
titled to such consideration and treat
ment at tho hands of local publishers.
There is an existing demand here for
the product of such enterprise, and we
ire confident it will be encouraged.
Rural Northwest.
Published twice a month in Port-
and, by H. M. Williamson.
A strictly practical, progressive
paper, for every Iruit grower, sto
raiser, dairyman, hop grower, poul
try or goat owner in the Northwest.
fty cents a. year. With weekly
Oregoniuu, $1.50.- With Breeder's Ga
zette, $1.50. With Womaiis' Home
Companion, 1.2,"). With Volt h west
Poultry Journal, 75 cents. With
Clackamas County Record, $2.00 C.
W. Swallow, agent, Oregon City, Or.
Captain Kuapp, quartermaster of
Third regiment, Oregon National
.Guard, made au inspection of Com-p-uy
A., iu this city Monday. He
put iu the greater part of the day
over by late Captain IL Leightou .
iKelly: i
SCHOOL AT BARLOW
MANY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN
MADE IN LAST FEW YEARS.
Miss Mary Barlow, the Present Teacher, Wat
An Instructor In the Portland Schoo's
For Seventeen Years Entertauamen
and Features.
ine sciiooi House or Harlow was
built in 181)3. Cyrus Quint took the
contract to build it for $C50, and the
architects were Messrs. R. E. Irwin,
E. B. Quint, Wilcox and others.
The block ou which the school house
stands is 200 feet square, and it
was purchased from a gentleman in
Port laud for $250, The total cost of the
building is $1005.50. The bonds are
held by a gentleman in New York, and
they pay 8 per cent interest.
The schoolhouse was occupied in the
fall of 1893 by Mr. P. L. Coleman,
who has the honor of teaching the
first term iu the old school house of
Barlow, which is now nearly ten
years old.
There ore only two of the pupils
who are now going to school who
went to Mr. Coleman while he taught
at Barlow-; they are Leonard Par
mentor and Htittie Irwin, and I think
tney can say that Mr. uolenian was
very much respected us a teacher by
most all of the pupils.
The other teachers were as follws
Miss Bessie Sheppard, who taught a
subscription school and inaugurated
Aruor uay exercises, winch wore
very nice. A jar was put under an
elm tree with all of the pupils' names
in it, but unfortunately Claude Baty,
while walking on stilts, slipped and
tho jar was broken and its contents
probably scattered. There being no
enclosure around the yard the stock
havo broken down and eaten all of
the trees, so there is nothing to wit
ness Miss Sheppord's work and energy.
Next Miss Murks taught. She did not
finish her term and Mr. Sherman sue
ceouoa nor. Miss walker, who was
a graduate from the Canby school,
taught the summer school. Miss
Elgiva Mullein, from Mihvaukio,
succeeded her. Miss Minnie Jo
heonk, from Oregon City, taught
two terms here, and afterwards in
Honolulu. Thou followed Mr. Will
lam iiaiiKins. Mr. f rank Kotli, a
pupil of the Canby. school; then
Miss Mulhui, who returned and
taught another term. Miss Guttridgo;
rom Springwater, preceded Mr. J. A.
Mishler, who is a resident of Aurora
at the present time.
The school lias changed- in pupils
as well as iu improvements in the lust
few years. Some of the pupils who
went to school when the school house
was first built are married and have
families, and possibly some day their
children may go to the same old
school and play on the same ground.
Of course a great many of them have
moved away, but I am sorry to say
that very few of them have graduated.
It seems that it is not our good for
tune to have many graduates. Four
teen teachers in ten years is a poor
record for a school district : fewer
teachers'' would have secured better
results. We hope that our little
brothers and sisters will succeed in
advancing fasti than we have, and
we hope that they may liuve every
prevent the stock from injuring the
trees as they did before.
Miss Barlow, the present incum
bent, has been a teachser of the Fail
ing school of Portland for about sev-
enti'en years. She is now experienc
ing the . disadvantages of a teacher in
teaching a country school, but no
doubt is enjoying a pleasant and quiet
country life.
We have miido a great many im-
provemmcnts on our school house and
also on the grounds during Miss Bar
low's occupancy. These repairs were
very much needed, as there had been
very few improvements made during
the Inst nine years.
Ou November 2!)th, 11)01, a rummage
and Old Horse Sale were given by the
pupils, under the management of the
toucher, for the purpose of raising
money to fence tlie school block, the
amount cleared being $2(. 77.
Ou Monday evening, 'March 31,
1!K)2, a patriotic entertainment was
given iu Columbia hall, entitled "The
Civil War in Song and Story. "It con
sisted of war songs and literature
joined together to make a complete
story. A flag drill by sixteen girls
was another entertaining feature of
the evening. All who were present
seemed to enjoy themselves very
much. There was a very party after
the exercises, which, of course, the
young people enjoyed. Superintend
ent Zinser was present during tho ex
ercises and sjKike upon the subject of
the flag to the children, which wiis
very beneficial to them. The amount
raised by them was $25.00, which was
used for buying paint for the school
house.
A committee of ladies of the town,
consisting of Mrs. L. L. Irwin, Misses
Viva Tull, and Bessie Shephard, took
up a subscription and gave parties,
socials, etc., to secure money ($10. OC)
for ' Pirpcse of purchasing an
orguu. They succeeded without very
much exertion and bought a very nice
organ for the pupils and the school
district.
A set of "resolutions thanking Mrs.
Irwin for her work and success iu the
cause was read and adopted. The
organ was put iu the school room No
vember 2Uth, 1901.
The children are now preparing fur
an Arbor day exercise, and they are
going to put out a great many trees of
different kinds. Our fence will pre
vent the stock from injuring the trees
as they did before.
Knowland Qoes to Califernla.
Joseph- Knowland, who has con
ducted a tailoring establishment in
this city for several years, left Sat
urdray morning for Sau Francisco,
having closed up his business here.
Mr. Knowland has largo mining in
terests in Riverside County, Cal. ,
that require his attention and has
been offered a$lup-r week position
in a Sau Francisco tailoring establish
ment with a five yours' contract.
It is uot probable that he will accept
this as he can do much better iu busi
ness for himself. His departure leaves
but one tailor shop in Oregon City,
that of Wiliam McLarty.
Federated Trades Council.
A movement is on foot to establish
a federated trades council iu this city.
To that body will bo submitted such
disputes as the controversy between
Johnson & Andrews, S. S. Mohler
and the painters' union, which ' is
now agitating labor circles. A com
mittee from the painters' union went
to Portland Tuesday night and had a
conference with tho executive com
mittee of the builders trades council
relative to the difficulty hom- existing.
School Notes.
County School Suiorintendeut Zin
ser has received information from Su
perintendent of Publio Instruction
Ackcrmnu that eighth grade examina
tions will be held in Clackamas
County Junuiiry 28th, 21)th-and 30th ;
April 8th, Oth nnd 10th ; May 20th,
21st and 22nd ; June 11th, 18th and
l'Jht. Examinations for coulity papers
will bo helld Fobr.uary 11, 13 and 13;
Examinations for state papers will
be held February 11, 12, 13 and 14.
East Clacktunass school, district
No. 0, has levied a 3 mill tax by a
unanimous vote, for general school
purposes.
M. E. Kaudle, chairman cf the
Highland school board, was iu town
Monday.
Tho Needy school will give an en
tertaiinneiit and basket social January
Kith for the benefit of the school lib
rary.
Miss Ethel Norman, of Tignrds
villle, has commenced a new term of
school at Stuffnrd.
Principal V. A. Davis, of tho Har
niony school, lias resigned his position
to enter a more lucrative business.
St. Marllielllnrtian Nuptials.
Tho marriage of Mr. Philipp St.
Martin and Mrs. Lies Thomas Hin-
man, of Gladstone, was solemnized
last Saturday at the Congregational
church parsonage in this city, Rev
E. S. Bollinger officiating. The bride
is well known here and tho groom is a
traveling salesman' with a wide ac
quaintance in Oregon and Washington,
A double wedding occurred at the
Presbyterrian Church at noon on
Monday. The contracting parties were
Mr. John Jones, of Beaver Creek, and
Mrs. Nancy A. Perkins, of Salem.
The second service united in marriage
tho daughter of Mr. Jones, Miss
Emma Jones and Mr. George Bickel,
lmth of Portland. Rev. Frank H.
Mixsell performing the service. The
last named con pile will reside at 133
E. 32d street, Portland.
County Commissioners' ' Court will
meet in regular session for tho first
meeting of the year, Wednesday.
The Foresters of America will hold
their installation of officers next Fri
day evening. A large number of vis
itors will bo present and elaborate
refreshments will be served.
Miss C. E. Wall, of Grdnt, Cal.,
is in the city, on her way td Eastern
Oregon. She is visiting Miss Eunice
Donaldson.
Clackamas County Farms.
Clackamas Count v loins the ritv
limits of Portland. Anv farm in the
county is. within a days drive of this
metroixilis of the Northwest, a city
of more than one hundred thousand
population, whose harbor -present s -a
forest of musts, fly-ng tho colors of
every nation whose ships mingle in
the commerce of the world. Most of
the nroduets of Oi
and Idaho are gathered at Portland,
from winch jsirt they aro sent out into
many countries. You can drive a
band of cattle into Portland in one
day, from any part cf Clackamas
County. You do not pny half yonr
profit to get them to market. We will
assert he-re, and keep our proositiou
good, that you can buy a farm this
handy to market, just as cheap as you
can 75 or 100 miles away. Also that
the farm here will le just as good
soil, and in every resj-ect equal to the
one 75 or 100 ra-les distant. WHY?
Because nearly every one seeks laud
farther away, expecting to get it
f-heaiH-r, and this creates a demand
for land in distant localities. Most
counties, in addition to this, adver
tise and bring to the attention of tl.e
public their liest features.
Trr Tkls Drop Per.
Ilave you ever noticed the Interest
that money attracts even if It Is only
t single cent? The next time that you
see a copper cufu dropped In a street
car Just observe. Every eye in the
car will turn to the spot where It
Cropped, nnd there will be manifested
a real general concern over its recov
ery. Two or three heads are likely
to come In contact over the point of its
disappcarauce, and then their owners
will draw suddenly back and try to
appear uncoijcerned, but In another
socoud tbey ore again leaning forward.
Tle man who dropped the cent is
Usually tliu first who uppenrs to have
brushed memory of the trivial occur
rence aside, but just as soon as the
eyes' In the car nave tnrued from him
his own are sure to go back to the
floor in the hope thut the truant coin
Mil be seen.
When he has gone, there la a re
newed Interest iiiiiong the passengers,
for the stage of "finders keepers" has
arrived, nud. those near the spot of
disappeuruuee become quite diligent
until they ore aware they make a cen
ter of attraction. But Interest In thut
little coin Is not lost while there Is a
passenger left, nnd when the cur la
empty the conductor tekes his turn
and rcsuiree-ts tho cent New York
Herald.
Staking: Them All One. - . ,
An elderly minister Is fond of telling
of a "break" he once made ut a double
wedding of two sisters. It was ar
ranged that the two couples should be
married with one ceremony, the two
brides responding it the same time
and the two bridegrooms doing tho
same. There hud uot been any pre
vious rehearsal, as the minister had
ceuie a long distance und had reached
the church but a few minutes beforo
tho time for the ceremony. ,
All went well until it came time for
tho minister to say, "And now I pro
nounce you man and wife."
It suddenly became obvious to tho
minister that the usual for inula would
not do hi the case of two men and two
wives, and he could not think of any
way of making "man" and "wife"
plural In the sentence. In bis despera
tion and confuslou he lifted his hands
nnd said solemnly ,,
"And now I pronounce you, one ond
all, husband and wife"'
A lift and It Odd.
A notorious gambler, who tiled some
time ago, once watered a thousand dol
lurs to one thut six would uot bo
thrown with a pair of dice ten times
In succession. Ills offer wus tnkeu up
by a fellow clubman. The dice were
brought, nnd his opponent actually
threw Blx nine times lu succession. Tho
gambler then offered $470 to be free
of the bet. The other man declined,
bad his tenth throw and failed to got
u uot her six. ,
Just to show how very little the nv
crage man knows about the doctrluo
of chances a well known mathematic
ian has pointed out the real odds about
this bet The chances were no less
thun 00,-100,173 jo 1 agulpst six beiug
thrown ten times In succession; there
fore the real bet should have been
about $000,000 to 1 cent agalust such a
thing happening. Pittsburg Gazette.
A DrmvlmrU.
"Well, James, how tire you feeling
today'" said the minister to one of his
parishioners, uif old man sulTerhig
from chronic rlieuiiiatisiu. "You are
not looking as brisk us usual." ,
"Nu, sir," replied the old fellow sad
ly. "I've been gey uuf Ji-lliiit the day."
"I low. JntnosV"
"Weol. sir, I got n letter frn a (Ilasca
lawyer body this in.iruln" tellln' me
that ma cousin J.x-k was dcid an' that
ho had left me twa liuiiiier poun'." ,
"Two hundred pounds!" repented the
minister. "And you call that liard
luck? Why. Il Is quite a fortune fur
yon, James."
"Aye'." said the old ninn s irrowfully,
"but thff stlpid lawyer LoJy dlilna pit
cneucli stamps on his letter, an' I had
a hale sn.vpcucc to pcy for extra pjbt
age." Loudon Tit-Hits. , . '
Sand lippt Axln.
In tho nrl'l lands of central Asia the
n!r Is reported us often laden with
fine detritus, which drifts like snow
around conspicuous objects and tends
to bury them In a dust drift. Even
when there Is no apparent wind the air
Is described us thick with flue dust,
and a yellow sediment covers every
thing, hi Khotaii this dust sometimes
so obscures the sun that at midday
one cannot see to re-.,d Uae print with
out u lamp.
Tarnlnh Finn Ht-:iwid.
A k!nd of Ben weed which Is plentiful
on the coast of China furnishes an ud
ciiraUe glue and vunihdi. When dr ed,
It Is waterproof, and It Is employed to
C!l up t?ae Interstices In bamboo net
work, of which wlndov . are frequent
ly construe-ted in that country.' It la
also utilized to stre-ugtheu and varnish
paper lanterns.
A Clierrfai lrtion!.
A Scottish beadle one day led the
tnanse h'jusemuld to the churchyard
and, pointing with his Auger, stam
mered: "My folk lie there. Jenny. Wad ye
like to lie there too?"
It wus his way of popping the ques
tion. fi
A fompoarr.
Ilonx I fhottfibt you said that man
was a musician"
Joax Nonsense!
"You certainly told me be wrote mel
odies." "I told you he was a composer of
heirs. He sells soothing syrup."
A tfarryin Man.
"Are you a marrying man?" was
asked of a somber looking gentleman
t a recent reception.
"Yes. sir," was tho prompt reply;
I'm a clergyman."