V o lu m e
P ou r
X X ' 1
o r f ô r d
. ' o r e g o n
TOWER TRAP FOR CUHHBRS.
q u c k ly u they ta ro corns they se.
w hen the u h n M Mldertag Ila.
The orchard Soot le white w ith mow.
,
—U A. Petrolio Bowe l a a lle n ila
v T h e equipm ent o f the I'ln e h n re t Oun
club embraces a a inter., sting feature
l a the shape o f a tow er tr a p 8uch traps
are quite common In Europe, h a t prao-
tiu U ly unknow n in th ia co un try, eaiw
th e N ew Y o rk Sun.
l a the fop o f th e tow er are tw o ta r ­
g e t tra p *, one a t the rig h t and one at
th e left. T h e atten d an t is protected hy
■ a heavy plank p a rtitio n W bleh also hides
the traps from view. Th e (rape arc
pulled from th e rear, la th e usual m an-
T h a (M r ln g o f O tfta .
T h e coelom ot riv in g praeanto a t th e
N ew Y ear I t older than o a r m odern
custom of C hris m at g ilts .
In
the
m iddle ag e It wve the to m m on ueage
In churches to display boxes io r aepe-
d a lly lib eral alu ivfc.vin g. la honor of
the eaaroa. P a re iiU eave th e ir c h il­
dren. masters th eir ¿ e rran ts and em ­
ployers t ctr a p p ren u cet sm all suzza
o f money to put In th e box. Hy and
by the money came to be given la th e
fo rm of tips. "B oxing day" In E n g ­
land Is s till the day fo llow ing C h ris t­
mas. T h e boxer very seldom rem ained
tn X h e hands of the recipients. Usual­
ly they were passed on fo parents or
sweethearts.
laa.
A l l n e c e s sa ry
o p e ra tio n s in
w ritin g , billing o r statistical w o r k
a r e a c c o m p lis h e d fro m th e k e y ­
b o a r d o f th e lig h t ru n n in g , e a sy
a d tio n M o d e l 1 0 ( V is ib le )
BcknUM R M »
IW I% ™ .ri> < ryp e Bsr
Colony Finder «od P s rtr« *k a
D kiiw fl TsUtawe,
V w ib l» W ritin g
1
A K e y lo t Every C lurociet
P e rio d Erodo« Frodine.
btacksnoM bb C xm eye. -
Righi .n J L e k Carriage R i i » » U v e o
Si
-
W r it» (o r In lo m ito n » to
Swinging Ma((in»l Rack
Protected Ribbon
Gnt
The Smith Premier Typewriter ‘Co.,
Driven Carnose»
Ribbon Controlled (row Keyboard
Variable and Velrerrel Lina Spacer
Perfect Do.» Guard
Beck Spar* lever
Carriage Retarder
Unpeowd M arginal Stop»
Syracuse. N . Y .
B rea th e .
»»eiywtum
•
T h e s e ere feature« which make the
S m ith P rem ier the choice e t the
m ag w h o m retligale» comparative
and look in the glass—you will see the effect»—
You can't help puckering—it makes you pucker
to think of tasting it
By the use of so called cheap Baking
Powders you lake thfe'puckering,injurious Alum
right into your system—you injure digestion,
and ruin your stomach-
AVOID ALVM
ofop plainly-
Re
Royal ia made from pure, refined Grape Cream of Tartar-Cost« more
than Alum but you have the profit of quality, the profit of good health.
N othing ha« ever equalled It
N o t h i n g ca n ever « r p a s t i t
Dr. King’s
New Discovery
For Q J tf
A
P e r fe c t
Caret
F o r All T h r o a t
LungTroubie*-
M cneY baek I f I t fans.
•IT » G ild e d M a n .
A t th e h e a d w a t e r s o f th e Orlnoce
flpanieb trad itio n s located th e land o f
E l D orad o, “ th e gilded m an," a po­
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every pari te n ta te w hose co un try w as ao rich In
of the nrlnai7 passage. It corrects Inability gold du st th a t be bad hla body an oin t­
to hold water and scalding pain in passing ed w ith e ll aud sp rin kle d w ith gold ev­
It, or bad effects following use of liquor, ery m orning, ao tb n t he shone lu the
wine or beer, and overcome» that unpleasant sun ns th ou gh glided. I t Is a carious
necessity of being compelled Io go often
fact th a t th e country In w b lc b tra d itio n
dortnr 'be day, and Is get up many time«
dvrl.ig the night. The rtllTd and Ihe extra­ located tb la m arvelous being lias never
ordinary effect ef S w a m p -b o o t Is aeon been explored by a w h ite man.
realized. It stands the highest for Its won­
derful cures of the most (distressing cases. ___________ -A f le a*»».
If yoe need a medlclnv you should have (h*
T o any th a t »very m an baa hia price
best. Sold by druggists Ir 80c. and $1. sizes. Is t o ’ dcny the existence <ff tb c great
You may have a sample bottle of this men w ho b a re died fo r th e ir fa ith and
w o n d e rfu l
d is c o v e ry _____
th eir «-ounlry. Nonaenwe! "Tla th e last
and a book th a t t e l l « R , j M j t *
more about it. both sent B B g g j jS I RfSaBW plea o f a knnve and laauea out o f th e
m outh o f n fool. T h e sterlin g strength
tbsolutely free by mall,
o f m au and w om an rebukes It every­
address Dr. Kilm er h
■M waVtoaaro«»
Co., Binghamton. N . Y . When writing m«>- w here. - Bclioo Ini« «ter.
Hoa roaifiag this faaeroas «flor la this papas.
o « rte M *a
ROYAL
Nature
B irds m ay be th ro w n In flve ways,
rig h t, left, unknow n, overhand and
doubles.
In a ll of these events, w ith
th e exception o t th e overhead birds,
CAROLAND.
the shooter faces the tow er n t th e usual
Ia the overhand shooting he
T h e C a w s e e T h a t W e r e . M a y s « l a t h e . distance.
stands back to the tower and directly
E la h le e w th C e a ta e y .
Th e sport furnished Is
A fte r th e ad ven t o f th e house o f B a n - underneath I t
over th e fa v o rite games a t court w ere novel as compared w ith the usual trap
“q u a d rille ,” an Im provem ent o f “om - . shooting.
T h e Idea Is to produce ebndltlona such
bre,” and “ coinmcroe.” T h e gains an d !
tosses o f th e kings «m l queens were, aa ts those the sportsman experiences In
a rule, restricted to foO guineas, but on w ild w aterfo w l, pigeon or o th er shoot­
ing. o r In shooting birds wblcb fly from
T w e lfth N ig h t It w as custom ary fo r
trees. K now n angles to the rig h t ard
thousands to change bands. O n one
occasion L a d y C ow per, a lad y 10 w a it­ le ft are not difficult and m any gunners
ing, refused fo r the sake o f her c h il­ have a knack fo r k illin g overhead birds,
dren to ta k e p a r t In th e gam e, aa none bu t uoknow n angles posslsthe tx p tr ts
and doubles, tw o birds abooilng off li
t o t do w n to th e table w ith leae th an
opposite directions and at (be fam e
£200.
A bo ut th e y e ar 1740 a rage fo r tim e , call fo r a s k ill sad quicknccs th at
“ w h isk.” o r w h lat. set In , b u t a t first few possess. B u t doubles are not Im ­
! It w as considered loo wise a gam e fo r possible, and th a shooting is w onderful­
ladles to jo in In. H u m e , th e historian, ly fascinating because o f Its difficulty.
never w e n t to bed w ith o u t h is w hist,
WAS A COLLEGE ATHLETE.
and even th e great Johnson regretted
th a t be had not learned to play cards.
In 1742 “ H o r ry ” W a lp o le finds It a b a o
la te ly necessary to le a rn “ w h isk,”
“h s v ln g w a ite d In va in fo r Its being
le ft off.” W e find h im in an o th er le t­
A seedy In d ivid u a l, attired In w h a l
te r th re a te n in g to b u ild an a lt a r to
had once been a stylish outfit, crowned
“ P a m ” to com m em orate the escape o f
w ith a silk b a t at ancient vintage,
bis ch arm in g Duchess o f G ra fto n , who, strolled In fo the rear room of an E le v ­
i t appears, had been p la y in g cards In en th street th irs t em porium a few
Hom e w hen «be ought to have been a t nights ago and onuouuoeu his p reatm s
a c a rd in a l’s reception, w h ere th e floor In such a m ann er (h at be eoun had an
fe ll In an d a ll the m onslgnorea w ere Interested crowd o f listeners, says the
p recipitated Into the c e lla r!
P hiladelp hia Press.
C ards were ao v e ry m uch la evidence
“ Bee th at band?” be said, displaying
tat his tim e th a t even In v ita tio n s w ere t ik g rim y m em ber, w ith three broken
fre q u e n tly Issued and notes w ritte n Up­ and twisted fingers; a n d lh e n addihg:
on th e backs o f p la y in g cards, w hich
” 1 got them when I pitched in the
on that* account w ere usually plain,
B erkley (C a l.) baseball team .” Then
w ith o u t a n y dcKlgn. T h e ch evalier’s the w ris t was displayed, which showed
fam ous order to re tre a t a t C ulloden signs o f the poor setting u f.a fracture.
was w r itte n on th e back o f th e n ine o f " T h a t broke when I played halfback
hearts.
fo r Princeton la '8 8 ,’' be explained.
A fresh a tte m p t w aa m ade in 1739 to
O row ing enthusiastic over his Injuries,
rem edy th e state o t ga m b lin g In E n g ­ he removed a shoe Io display a once-
land by passing a n a c t w b lcb provided
broken ankle, explaining briefly th at
th at "a n y person keeping a bouse o r
pole va u ltin g «1 tha U niversity <g W is­
ether place to gam e ia fo rfe its £200,
consin waa reaponsfNe Cor I t T h e n a
h a lf to th e prosecutor a n d h a lf to th a
broken knee cap. which could
do
poor o f th e parish." w hereupon tore strange dtelo rU pfie. was exhibited, fo l­
ladles o f title . U o rd la g to n an d CoaaoUA
lowed by a fractured oollxrbc.ne and
who keep open bouses fo r gam bling,
rib. each In ju ry beftig connected w ith
claimed th e ir privileg e o f p e c r e p e to
the m in e o f a well-1 sown educational
order to latluil-Jute th e pease ©ffl.-evw ln«-i<e:e.
V c im r n g up under th e la -
•roin d o ing th e ir d n ty a a d e n n w " '’!M
tluence of several tree d rin ks, the fel­
She public gam ing bouses by t t a e m . -
low recited snatches frnm one o f Oloero'a
Le o g m an ’s kfagaalne.
orations, gad follower. this up v. ih oth­
er llg ulsllc stunts, tc the prcu< m m ira ­
A C le v e r T h ie f .
tio n o f his auditors, whom be le ftw o n -
T h ia Is fcOT ih e presence o f m ind and
d e iin g who th e b a tltr td . bat educated,
an d ac lty o f a Chicago in .c f o ared him
derelict m ig h t be. j
from being locked up: A policem an
r who recognised him an d knew he waa
i “ w an ted " p a t him u n d e r a r r e s t w ith
AMERICAN GIRL'S RETORT.
• the word». “ You ace w a n te d a t head-
■ qu arters.” “ Y e * I kn o w .” replied the
' IM c f q n lc k ly .
“ I w as arrested last
and
T r ia l B o W « Woe.
r e i« * e .
L a rk e d
Toe«.
N e ll—H e w ro te a lovely poem to M a ­
As one o f o u r co un tryw om en waa
g o ing down th e ra th e r n a rro w stairs
th a t lead fro iA th e house to th e g a r­
den, a t the A m erican em bassy, she m et
th re e o r fo u r young rtta c b e s o f fo r­
eign legations, who w ere e n tire s tra n ­
gers to he r, says the 6 t. L o uis a io b e -
D em ocrst. T h e ir politeness Induced
th em to stand aside fo r h e r to peso,
b u t th e ir courtesy did not prev en t th e ir
m a k in g au d ib le personal com m ents.
T h e y seemed to ta ke 11 fo r g ran ted
th s t Fren ch w as an unknow n to ng ue to
Ansericans.
“ Look a t h e r ye llo w dress; I t ’s very
p r e tty ,” said No. 1.
“ Yes, b u t she has on W hite gloves,”
announced N o. 8.
“ She has good te eth ,” said No. 8.
“ A nd an enorm ous m o u th ,” added
N o . 4.
“ A rid she tthdervtnnds F ren ch p e r­
fe c tly ," said th e ow ner o f th e enorm ous
m outh, tu rn lp g s u d d m ly upon th em ,
“ and w ould lik e to «ay th a t h e r ears
are even b ig g e r th an h e r m o u th .” T h is
In French and w ith such an n lr o f g iv­
in g Im perso nal In fo rm a tio n to nobody
In p a rtic u la r, th a t It was q u ite as I f
she had been Jtlnrlly h e lp in g stran gers
to in fo rm a tio n o u t o f a g u id e book.
T h e m en had Juat enough presence o f
jnolnd to flee th e premise».
-e
G u lxof liv e d through the moat eveflt- bel.
fu l period« o f m odem Frauen. H e waa
B e l l e - ! kn o w , h u t she got tna'1
RELIC Of THE CIVIL WAR.
bo ra In 1787 urnld the m nnerlngn o f the tore It up.
t
Oen.
G r a n t’» B a ttle F la g 1» V o w
revo lution. U u lx o fa p n n n ia w ere mar-
N e ll—T h e Idea'. W h y )
rled hy a proscribed P ro testan t pastor.
O wned b y th e S tate o f M a n -
B e lle - H e headed It ’’ Lines on M a -
. an d hla b irth waa never legally reg ie »el'B Face.“ -P b lln rte lp b la Record.
each usetta.
tered. H la fa th e r, who waa an a d v e
W
ash
in
g
to
n
.—
A battle-w o rn and to t­
eale, u«ed 1*1« l a i v i i t fo r ptihllc «peak
A ll « w « « H « « » ■ ’ •
lug In llw lo te r e « » o f the pkraecuteu
“John la «o dom estic iu hl« toatea,” tered A m erican flag, th a t du rin g t h i
c iv il w ar flew fro m the staff a t the
P ro testan ts and became a m arked man M id th e B tllv llle m atron .
headquatera o f Gen. Ulysaes 8 . G r a n t ,
A fte r liv in g fo r several week» In dan
“He m r
ger o f hla lif e he was al b.et a rrw te o
“ Yea. H e ’s liven a ll d a y lu tb s hot was huog la the senate cham ber a t the
7« x la n n e w ho son tr y in g lo k ill a rattle s n a k e to g e t statehouse.
T h e banner waa present
««li'Vtllfugty enough, b.-' a J'
kn ew and rogflectel hSn.
a r a ttle fo r the lmby.”’ - A t ! a n t a Con­ ad by Gen. G ra n t to Col. Amos W e b ­
ster, of Massachusetts, a member ° i
“ S hall I lot you e-«ap
s titu tio n .
the famous com m ander’» staff,
W in
-A r e yon ta u r rto d r ’ replied U . G u l
was w ith th e general du ring hie cam ­
P r o f r a s lo a m l J e a lo w a y .
T h e C o n u -d la n -l thought you an d paign In th e vic in ity o f Richm ond, apd
auL
.
M isa Poser were to bo m arried tb la also when th e confederate general.
"Yea. I have tw o eliildrau.”
“ .kail so have I , ” rt-pltof Ih e p rlw n e r
Robert E. Lee, surrendered nt Appo
week. Is It postponed.
T h e H r u v y —G ad. « Ir! Fhe a c tu a lly atattox.
“b u t yon w ould have to pay fo r me
w a u ls her nam e to ap pear before m iue
T h e flog was presented to the com ­
l / ' t os go on.”
m onw ealth o f Ma ss eehn e etls throush
T h e y w e n t o n . a n d M . <»ul«d d ied ec lu th e w e d d in g annooo<»oaenl— Ex-
Cape John O. B. Adam s, a form er
the accffald a fe w day» later. A t thw
se rtw an l-«t-arm s o f th e state ho ise.
tim e Francoto. th e f Jtntv atateaw an.
«to a_ a«
»*•«.. ,- lln la
«toao
Aaxkew.
'M
ggHfig
Wbo a m th e eld er o f the tw o children
Rncon— A m en can't ta k e any money
w as six and a h a lf years o!d an d a l
w ays preeerved th e rcci lfo v i'to o f gw w ith Iflra when be die».
E g l* v t _ O li. I don't kuow. I had a
lng to see hla f a l l « * in prison, o r what
w as en p b em latlraily car.««! the bones H frie n d who owed me 810 «He M at week.
| guvue he's ta ken H int w lib bim e ll
rig h t.- Yegikara “ tolcauiua.
By
V
M A D tllN S
fc W ID C h » ,
(tuougnl-
r I ' U U r t N
i M l U
l I ’W
1 V U i I
fu lly )— D e a r. I have determine«
to m ake a naw departure th ia
A iU l n
M
do more
T h ey w ill value your m b o -
neae o f b< a rt, beyond an y gift you could
bestow on th»m , In divid ually.
Your
th ou eht !» n t.li’e!
Jlr». r > - - U t . u t o — T h a n k you. dear
to wi •eh! O f course, ou r own children
and T o m ’s eb lldran . and E m m a’s, little
ones, we can’t h la c lb a ll them. I t would
be cruel! And there are three o r four
o f m y very oldcet fr ie r d«.
I eould
scarcely say to them th a t they must not
expect to b» rem em bered.
M r. P ian n lto u te— N n a
lir e . P annllowts— And. now, I am
ju et recalling th a t I told Slater Lou I
I would get her a re w w » p fo rC h rte t-
tr.ae. Th e dear g irl quite looks forw ard
to It.
M r. P ia n n lto u te —O h -b-h!
M rs Plan nltowte— And th ered Dr.
O ffenkohl! D ear, when ws re fle c t w hat
th a t m an did fo r d a r .lc r P<-»(Ie. g ra ti­
tude »imply eommand»— I true looking
O t a g lo rlo w set of g h ai te; aorr je t t e r -
day— aa he Is sueh a lover of Shakes­
peare a g ift of th a t sort m ight pay, la
part, th e debt th a t money con never
»ay.
M r. P ian nlto ute— U m -m -m t H ie M H
was the sort th a t money could pay.
M r«. ' ' ’P la rn lto u te
fm m ln g ly )—
T h e ra ’s nothing else Im perative, except
some reeof nltlon to M rs Bkylbelehdeke.
H e r w ed dlry girt to L ilia n war roag-
n lflre c t! I h a -e ordered n stiver chafing
dlrh fo r h e r—the n v irnd el. th a t has
th a t funny eontrleer.ee fo r—
M r. P iannltoute— B a t, Louise, you
said you had token a new departure thia
C hristm as!
M rs P ian nlto ute— I have; never be­
fore did 1 even th in k of giving m y
Christm as allowance to the poor and
needy ones!
M r P len iitto ute— Ye». but you also
declared you would not, th erefo re.m ak e
presents to your f * end«.
E re . P ian n lto u te (reprceehfw tiyb—
A rth u r. I am surprlred a t you! Beceuse
a person wl»h»» to t e ch aritab le tc " me
perron», Is th s t any rearon fo r being
b rutal to other»? I t wonld be sin ply
bruts! fo n e rV c t any of th s ie duties I
have m r-.t'n n td .
M r. P i’ tin’lo n le —ToU M t < >rOfet«ed
yo ur hundred dollars t^ K r a . Van Byred­
ie m . a id It would take alm ost an« ther
hundred to buy th e tb la g * you have
e n u m e r a te d
Mrs.
P lannttouto
about, I th ink.
M r.
(b rig h tly )— Juat
P ia n n l t o u t e — Y o u
e x p e rt m »
to
prasant you w ith th a t much m ore
money 7
Mr». P lan nttnute— W h y . you utwayv
give me a hundred dollars fo r C hrist­
mas! S
M r. P ia n n lto u te — Y»a— but you have
g iv e n t h a t n w r a V ! o the poor.
Mr« PleeeftoeVe— I he re . You said
I was T irib lefo rd clr»- ao.
M r. P tv n rR c u te - Th ea, the upshot Is
th a t i.-.u (x p ac t m e to »Ire you another
b a rd r d »o »pend I r ?!!Va?
Mrs P lan n lto n te (r.ll'.i gent'e digni­
t y ) — 1 »xpeet n o th in». But; if von »hare
the Ciir'.stmee feelin g yru »<> ac iiilre 1»
me. yon w ill rejoin» In ¿cP r a o — even
ee I rejoice In helping the needy w ith
m y poor lit tle m ite .— B rooklyn Life.
One K lr o e le B egets A n o th e r.
In Ron m a n ia overfeeding of* house­
hold anim als d u rli g C hris,m as nig
txtends to .several kinds o f cat
tie, oxen. sows, sheep and donkeys
w h ile horses are alw ays aad em pbat-
Ically excluded fro m the benefit In the
B alk an states.
Orthodox peseaata, whom I asked
about th e custom, gave this expiaaa-^,
tton:
" la th e stable w h ere the C h rist C hild
woe born were several kinds o f a n i­
mals. horses am ong uthers, but only
th e cxen, e o w i. n e e p and doi.xoy«
behaved, th at Is, rem vised qu iet W lto-
out d!«W rh .n a ite ^ h o iy ta m liy . T h e
horsea. ou the d thd r band, kept up a
eontlae.GUs r .W , stepping f r - m
one
foot upon the o th er, and kle ed and
B tU h o d a ll th e lim e. In retuemu aoce
o f thia we f.iv o r th e aabua:« w 'u were
good to the ?h rlat C h.ltl and H la h o ir
m other, o«>i iia .u rs lly the huesee don I
come lo fo r ihe fc o o t”