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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER THUSDAY, JULY 21, 1910
THE ALBATROSS.
The Largest See Bird Having the Pow.
r of Flight.
The albatross, ttiut wanderer of the
nu to often referred to In prose and
poem, is nevertheless a stranger to the
STorage person and by some la even
considered, a myth. In Coleridge's
"The Rim of the A a dent Mariner"
the albatross plays a leading part and
one sorrows for the poor bird, which,
after following tbe ship for weeks, is
pitilessly shot down by a mariner.
Tbe albatross is tbe largest sea bird
having the power of flight and is
closely allied to tbe gull, petrel and
Mother Carey's chicken. It baa a
tremendous stretch of wing, averaging
from ten to twelve feet. Tbe wings
are, however, extremely narrow, being
about nine inches in breadth. Tbe
body is about four feet in length, and
the weight is from fifteen to eighteen
pounds, a comparatively light weight
when one considers tbe extreme length
of wing. Tbe albatross is possessed
of a peculiarly long, oddly shaped bill,
which gives it a strange appearance.
The nostrils open from round, borl
sontal tubes on each aide of the bill,
but at its base.
This great bird is generally met with
in southern seaa. although it is occa
sionally seen on our Pacific coast. On
tbe Atlantic side it ia rarely found aa
far north as Tampa bay.
Its fftpd consists of cuttlefish, Jelly-
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fish and scrapsTBFowH"T:rom passing
snips It u a greedy bird and at
times gorges itself to sucb an extent
that it is unable to rise from tbe wa
ter. Its power of flight is, however, tbe
most remarkable thing about tbe al
batross. It spends its life, with tbe
exception of a few weeks given each
year to nesting, entirely at sea and is
on tbe wing practically all the time
Furthermore, it does not progress by
flapping its wings, as most birds do.
but seems to soar at will, rarely if
ever giving a stroke of tbe wing, seem
ing to need no Impetus. St. Nicholas
PAINTING THE WORLD.
Indian Legend of the Way Spring
Cams Into Existence.
Once, long before there were men in
tbe world, ail tbe earth was covered
with snow and ice.
White and frozen lay the rivers and
the seas; white and frozen lay the
plains. Tbe mountains stood tall and
dead, like ghosts In white gowns.
There was no color except white In all
the world except tn tbe sky. and it was
almost black. At nlgbt tbe stars look
ed through It like angry eyes.
Then God sent tbe Spring down into
the world tbe Spring wltb red lips and
curling yellow hair.
In bis arms be bore sprays of apple
.blossoms and tbe first flowers crocus.
anemones and violets, red. pink. blue.
DuroJe. violet and yellow.
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if you could see how some factory
made clothing is put together The
skimping of materials, the Inferior
lnierllnlngs. B t none of these things
occur in a suit of our tailoring. That's
why one suit of ours will outlast two
of the factory made. Order one and
the wear will prove it.
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The first animal To greet tbe Spring
was tbe white rabbit Tbe Spring
dropped a red crocus on bis bead, and
ever since then all white rabbits have
bad red eyes.
Then the Spring dropped a blue vio
let on a white bird, tbe first bird to
greet tbe Spring, and that is tbe way
tbe bluebird was made. Ever since
then it is tbe first bird to arrive when
the Spring comes down from heaven.
So tbe Spring went through tbe
world. Wherever be tossed tbe leaves
from bis fragrant burden the earth
became green. He tossed the blossoms
on tbe frozen seas, and the ice melted
and the fish became painted with all
tbe tint of bis flowers. That is tbe
way tbe trout and tbe minnows and
tbe salmon became gaudy.
Only tbe high mountains would not
bow to tbe Spring. So their summits
remain white and dead, for they would
let the Spring paint only the sides.
Tbe snow owls and the white geese
and tbe polar bears fled from tbe
Spring, so tbey, too, remain white to
this day.
Curious Tombstone.
On gravestone in the parish
churchyard of Great Yarmouth, Eng
land, there is sculptured tbe unusual
representation of a clown seated tn a
tub, which is being drawn down a riv
er by two swans Beneath this stone
lies one of tbe many victims wbo were
drowned years ago by tbe collapse of
an iron suspension bridge on which
they had crowded to see a clown pass
underneath in the manner described.
Tbe feat, which was a novel form of
advertisement by a traveling circus,
was actually performed, but tbe rush
of people from one side of tbe bridge
to tbe other after tbe man had passed
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UUUUi MIUMU IUU ituajiv VAeVMsa)
More Acceptable.
Tbe Judge frowned down on the hu
morous tramp.
"At first I was disposed to give you
a year and a quarter," said tbe former
in stern tones, "but now I think I'll
drop the quarter and give you a year."
The humorous tramp looked up
quickly.
"Tour honor, why don't you make
yourself a good fellow and drop de
year and give me de quarter?" New
York World.
Back to Nature.
"Agnes sat playing bridge all the
afternoon wltb her back to a glorious
mountain view."
"Tea; she is president of our Back to
Nature club."-Llfe.
How They Are Kept.
Miss De Style-He said I was a lit
tle flower; that be intended to keep
me. Miss Gunbusta-I noticed him
pressing you. Smart Set.
God bas lent us the earth for
life. It is a great entail. Raskin.
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SIRES AND SONS.
Charley No Shirt Is tbe name of tbe
chief of tbe Walln Walla Indians in
tbe Umatilla reservation.
A. A. Aall for many years held the
distinction of having his name appear
first In the St. Louis directory, but this
year he slips to seventh place.
I he chief justice of the supreme
court of South Africa. Sir Jobu Henry
de Vllllers. bus been mnde a baron by
King George, the first exercise of tbe
royal prerogative lo adding to tbe
peerage.
John Hays, twenty-six years old,
tried to enlist in the United States Da
vy at Evansville. I ml., but lacked one
pound of the necessary weight. He
went outside, drunk u gallon of water,
returned to the recruiting station and
was accepted.
raulban, the French aviator, pro
nouuees his name us If it were writ
ten "Tuuyun" aud not "i'aulan." The
name of another magnate Of the fly
ing world. Archdeacon, offers still
greater dlfllcultles to the Trench
tougue, ami it Is said to be rare to find
two Frenchmen in a company pro
nouncing it the same way.
Captain Cameron Mcllue Winslnw.
now federal supervisor Of New York
harbor, us Lieutenant Winslnw in 181)8
led the little party of volunteers (hm
undertook to cut the Cuban caM off
Clenfuegos. thni the Spanish lei
tbe island might have n i ; ' 1
communication with the twine Pi ittfirj i
By many critics and seme m inaut
this net hits been called the uavest
Of tbe Spanish war.
Current Comment.
Soon it may be necessary to give the
Interstate commerce commission Juris
diction over aeroplnues. Atlanta Con
stitution. livery little while some rich Ameri
can coming home from Kit rope gets
through tbe custom house nt New York
without a squabble or n scandal. Cbl
cngo Record-Herald.
There are 400.000 members of build
ing aud loan associations In Pennsyl
vania alone, representing that number
of home builders What do tbe clltf
dwellers of New York think of that?
Philadelphia luqulrer.
I A Chicago Judge proposes as a cure
I for the automobile evil that autoists be
'. compelled to give bond for tbe pay
ment ot damages to persons or their
hefts. The oToT difficulty of Brst catch
ing your automobtlist would sppil this
recipe, as it bas others for catching
and cooking this fleet bare. St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Royal Box.
The late King Edward VIL was tbe
first ruler of tbe new dynasty, tbe
bouse of Saxe-Coburg.
There exists In Germany a supersti
tion that the empire will be over
thrown when tbe emperor bas seven
sons. William II. has six.
King George was tbe twelfth bolder
of tbe title of Duke of York and tbe
eighteenth holder of the English title
of Prince of Wales since Its creation In
1801.
King Albert, tbe new monarch of
Belgium, devotes two hours every day
to tbe study of mechanical engineer
ing. He drives his own automobile,
and. what is more, he can repair it
when anything gets out of order.
Train and Track.
There are 89,000 miles of railways In
tbe British empire.
In crossing this continent a railway
car has actually to be lifted or raised
a vertical distance of more than two
miles.
Tbe Great Western, tbe largest rail
way system in England, operates with
all its leased lines over 3,000 miles and
bas 2,000 locomotives.
Tbe Prussian state railways have
built a huge tank Into which a car
may be run and sealed for complete
disinfection, both inside and out, by
formalin gas.
Heaitnograms.
No spit no consumption.
When you must drink, drink Adam's
ale.
Summer tbe time to shun meats and
take to vegetables.
An uncongenial occupation warps the
body and withers the soul.
To relieve worry and sleeplessness
take a bath hot followed by cold.
Dirty milk is better food for bacteria
than it for babies. Dr. W. A. Evans,
Chicago's Health Commissioner.
Talcs of Cities.
Tbe city of Detroit now manufac
tures more automobiles than any other
city in the world.
Manhattan Island has three reser
voirs, two in Central park and one at
High Bridge.
Salem, O., bas a big sign at the depot
telling tbe traveler that it is the home
of various Important industries, all of
which are listed on the board.
English Etchings.
Since tbe work of rat destruction be
gan at the port of London in 1901 606,
110 rats have been killed.
Tbe London city policemen get from
16.56 to $10..T5 a week. An extra allow
ance for coal Is granted in winter, and
uniforms are furnished free.
The traffic in rough diamonds is cen
tered in London, as nearly tbe entire
product of tbe mines of tbe Cape of
Good Hope w In tbe hands of a pow
erful syndic, te there, from which tbe
manufacturers are obliged to buy.
ANGLERSNFLIES.
Ths Earth Ransacked For Feathers
and Hairs to McVe Them.
There are trout ami salmon fishers
who pay several thousand dollars a
year for the "flies" alone. Few per
s. ns can learn to tie artificial flies-
knotting hairs that can hardly he seen
so the skilled maker commands
high wages The materials, too. are
costly, for the earth is. ransacked for
feathers and hairs, and oue hair wrong
tnnkes "all the difference."
The business done In mouse whisk
ers is considerable, for they are used
in the making of a wuuderful fly. the
"gray knut," and they ure expensive,
costing nearly 2 cents a whisker.
Trout rloe much better at mouse
whisker flies than at the same "guat"
dressed in Jungleeock hackles, which
look much like them.
Bears' eyebrows, being stiff and ex
actly the right shade, are used in a fly
that h:is killed quantities of salmon.
These eyebrows come from the Hima
layan brown bear and cost about $1.50
a sot.
There are agents all over the world
searching tropical forests for the right
birds to supply fly hackles. One of the
most sought after ski us is that of the
rare "green screamer," an African
bird about the size of a hen, which bas
a tiny bunch of feathers on each shoul
der that is worth $15 a bunch to the
fly maker. One of these birds sup
plies only feathers enough
rings for half a dozen flies.
to make
There Is no limit to the enthusiasm
of an artistic fly tier, who will use
hair from his own eyelashes to finish
off an "extra special" fly. Babies' hair
is much sought after If it Is of the
right shade golden yellow for all the
lighter salmon flies, and one curl will
make a dozen first class flics.
It takes an expert only fifteen min
utes to turn out a fly which consists
of a tiny hook with wings of Egyptian
dove feather, legs of fox hair and n
bo3y of mouse fur wound around with
a thread of yellow silk. A carelessly
made fly will have neither legs nor
"feelers." bat the true expert adds the
legs and puts on a pair of long "feel
ers" of cat hair, white at tbe tips. All
these tiny details will be exactly In
their places and so firmly tied to the
hook that tbe fly will take half a dozen
strong flsh and be none tbe worse.
Chicago Tribune.
A GAMBLER'S RING.
When Its Owner Deal the Cards Are
sn Open Dook.
A curious ring seen recently is one
that belongs to a gambler, one of the
most famous card players in the Unit
ed States. It Is a heavy gold band af
fair and is exactly five-eighths of an
inch wide. Running around tbe baud
La sucb a way as to completely circle
it is a row of five small signets. Each
one of these is worked In gold In tbe
form of a shield. These shields are
polished on their surface and bear no
marking of any sort
Inside the ring and grooved into its
outer circle Is another gold circle
When the ring is put on tbe operator's
finger by a slight movement it is pos
sible to slide tbe outside band around
on the Inner one. Tbe Instant this Is
done from under one of the small
shields appears a minute mirror. This
mirror is a scant quarter inch in diam
eter. When tbe operator sits In at a game
of cards be wears the ring on tbe little
finger of bis right hand.
When he slides tbe cards off tbe pack
as he deals this little mirror comes di
rectly under the card that Is being
dealt The dealer, looking down at his
bands as be deals, sees each card as it
comes off tbe pack. He knows each
card that be has dealt and exactly
wbo bas tbe card.
As tbe dealer puts tbe pack down by
a movement either slow or fast it is a
perfectly simple matter to give tbe
ring a slight rub, sliding It back into
its original position. Tbe mirror, even
when it Is exposed. Is always on the
inside of the band and concealed from
every one. After long practice it is
possible to pull every card off tbe pack
In such a manner that It will reflect in
tbe exact center of tbe mirror. Boston
Post
Back and Forth.
'There's one thing about you sub
urbanites that I never could under
stand." said the city chap.
"What Is that?" queried the com
muter. "I've noticed time and again," con
tinued the c. c. "that when you fel
lows reach town in the morning and
again when you start for borne in the
evening you have a bappy look. Now.
why ia It?"
"Oh, that's easily explained." replied
the other. "After tbe day's work In
the city we are always glad to get out
of it, and after a night In the country
we are always glad to get back." Chi
tago News.
A Ruds Intruder.
Ho was standing among his fellows,
this lion of the salon of the Independ
ent Artists, telling what art and life
meant to him, when he was approach
ed by a matter of fact citizen, who
wanted to know. "Can you tell me,"
he asked, looking straight Into the
eyes of the great man. "if these here
durned pictures were done by real art
ists or just amateurs?' -Argonaut.
Opposition.
A Certain amount of opposition is a
great help to a man. It is what he
wants and must have to be good for
anything. Hardships and opposition
are the native soil of manhood and self
reliance. -John Neil.
It is not the Insurrection of Ignorance
j that Is dangerous, but the revolts of
! intelligence. Lowell.
Dreams of Genius.
An Interesting book might be written
on the subject of the dreams of genius.
Stevenson maintained that much of his
work was only partially original. His,
collaborators were the brownies who
ran riot through his bruin during the
hours of sleep. He instances the case
of "Dr. .lekyll aud Mr. Hyde." "I bad
j long been trying to write a story on
this subject." he writes, "to find a
body, a vehicle for that strong seuse
of man's double being which must at
times come In upon und overwhelm the
mind of every thinking creature. For
two daya I went about racking my
brains for a plot ot any sort, and on
the second night 1 dreamed tbe scene
at the window und a scene afterward
split in two. In which Hyde, pursued
for some crime, took the powder and
underwent the change in the presence
of bis pursuers. All tbe rest was
made awake and consciously, although
I think I can trace In much of It the
manner of n:y brownies." London
Chronicle.
Not Always.
Teacher (of night sehooli-What do
you understand by the term "life sen
tence?" Give an example ot one.
snaggy mured rupn- pronounce
you husband aud wife.' Chicago
1 riluine.
We can do nothing well without Joy
and a good conscience, which la the
LrfntTik-hnolforOifta
of Siatenot tl. Joe BJtoi: H
inllntla ahoeJd be made earir .1 Aden.
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