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AN IMPROVED LATCH.
tlmple Deer Fastening That 0M
MM torn Cimmn Defeats.
A naufol lrnprvviuut In UtcV
a of th button tj i, ummI In fftatauinf
wpboard sua clwt doors, ba ut
been Invented by K. W. Merrl era tber
f Kansas ('It, Ho. TU object ot"
the Invention I to provld simple
eouatructloa wlilrb will bold AM door
tlxtiUjr rloaod and prevent any afaak
or looaeneee between tb doer and
latch wbm ttia Inttor la applied.
Tba invention tUo provide for ft
oaveolant adjustment of tba Unaloa
an tba button, whereby tba atlffuaaa Of
tba latch may ba varied. It hi vary
eoiumon defort of tha usual woodan
bottone to work looaa and I wing elaar
af tba door of thud- own gravltr.- Tbla
Aefert la ovewotne by Mr. Marrlwaath
ara InveotWm. Tba Illustration claarl
shows "how tbla la accomplished.
A knob or bandla of any deelred form
la rigidly attached to a ahank which
Ht atrrron Lams.
i through an opening ta tha
Tha projecting Innar and of tha ahank
la angular In rroas section, and ta pro-
Tldad with ratchet taath rat ta oca of
its adgaa. Tba button of tha latch la
onatrurted of a atrip of spring ahaat
natal bant noon ltaalf to provld
pair of aprtng arnia which ara apaead
apart and hav aligning - opening
adapt ad to alldably aogaga with tt
ahank. '
tongua cut from tha upper ara la
bant upwardly to angaga with tha
ratcbat tooth whoa tha button la ap
pllad to tha ahank. It la obrlona from
tbla conatructlon that on forcing tha
prtng arma together tha foroa with
which tha knob and button ara praaa
ad agatnat oppoalt facaa of tha door
may ba varied aa desired, thna asr
abllng tha stliru of tba latch ta ba
baeraaaad or darraaaad at ptaaanr.
REMARKABLE BEETLE.
Lstmlneue Braalllan In Mot Kaatta
Light af Twa Colore.
At a racant meeting of tha London
Zoological aoclaty C J. Oahan erhlb
ttad a a pad men of a ramarkabla luml-
aoua beetle from UrasU. Ai la tha ct
f tha familiar glowworm, which la
alao a baatla, tha femal la grubllka
and lu minima. Tha apaclal point of tav
taraat In tha Braalllan apaclaa la than
It emtta llgtit of two colors. " rrora tha
itramltlM of tha Inaect tbar ahlnaa
a strong red light, whlla trees raja
procaad from row of potata on aach
skle. Tboaa who conaldar that tha
lamp of tha female glowworm la to
gulda tha mala aa to bar wbaraaboats
wlU ba Inclined to think that tha com
bination of red and grean tight la to
enabla tha mala of tha nraalllaa baatla
to dtatlngulab hla mat from other
romlnoua Inserts. '
Tba specimen exhibit) to. tha nam
bare of tha Zoological aoclaty la thought
to be tba Brut living specimen ever
brought to Oront Britain. It baa been
pointed out that tha light of glow
worma and flreflfa la tha modal for
the Ideal light that la to aa, In fee
Insects the maximum amount of light
la produced with the minimum amount
of energy. -
Three Degreea ef Illumination,
It la poaalble that tha Incandescent
electric lamp will soon ba susceptible
to tha aame amount of regulation aa
gas, for there la now on tha market a
lamp operated by a chain which la
capable of tbrW degrees of IllnmUtsv
tton. One point abeda an Illumination
of 80 per cent of Ita total capacity,
which In tha case of tha sixteen can
dlepower lamp la barely sufficient to
Indicate tha location of tha lamp to
on entering the room and who may
want to reach the light In order to turn
It np higher. Thla tiny glow doaa
away (with the neceaalty of groping
around In the dnrk In tba search for
tha lamp, often at tha sacrifice of noma
of tha bric-a-brac or furniture of tha
room, Tha aocond point of adjustment
eaoae tha filament to glow at a boot
three-quartera of the lamp'a capacity.
Ta Measure Flow of a Well.
To calculate the rate of flow of an
artesian well a simple plan ta to lower
a bottle of aniline fluid to a dopth of
aay 600 feat and then electrically ex
plode a cap to burst tba bottle. Tha
time required for the fluid to appear at
the surface glvee an accurate gauge as
to tha Telocity of flow. " It ta claimed
that thla method Rives results aa accu
rate aa a weir. The diameter of tha
pip being known, the rata of flow
readily follows.
A New Winter Barley. 1 !
Aa Innovation tn grain cropa la th
discovery by Professor Gordon Tru of
th University of Nevada of a winter
barley which will thrive on tha des
erts and ripen through the moisture
of tha winter rains. The discovery
cannot ba otherwise than of vast im
portance to the desert reglona and may
make possible two cropa per year at
barky la aome part of tha aoothwaag,
$250 Reward
A reward of $260 will be paid for In
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction of any person found guilty
of interfering with the flow of water or
dam of the Squaw Creek Irrigation Co.
E. T. SLAYTON, Becy.
Lap Robes, Horse Blankets, Etc.
I have Juat received a new line of
Lap Robea, Home Blankets and
BukkIo Whips. Call and got my
prices.
2-8 J,' W. Boone, Prlueville.
fi Til
ifi"n
THE OCEAN" CURftENT8
VagaHee ef the Streems That Beat)
and In In tha tea.
There are aa many vagarle la tt
water aa In the wind. Why, for In
stance), should fiire great ocean eur
reuta end their warm water acroa
tha wide PaHfle, Atlantic aud acroa
the Cae of Good IIojieT Many theo
ries have bean advanced to aolv the
problem of tlielr origin, but all have
proved fnltacimia. ,
Otliar and iually tuysterloua enr-
ranu silxt In wall nlgb all part of th
world. Tba tldi-a are ao erratic In dif
ferent porta of tha world that one hesi
tate to accept tha theory that th
moon controls them lu all caau. aay
Wlaeen fur Alia. It la on record that
tha w'S haa run for weeka out Of th
Java sua through tba atratt of Huuda
and tlienca back again for a Ilk portod
without any perceptible rta or fall
during thus tlinea.
Than there la tha equatorial currant
that flows Into tit Caribbean sea, th
overflowing current to the eastward
around Cape Horn, tba cold atraam
flowing from th Icy region of tUe
north peat Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia and along tba American ooaat to
th extreme end of Florida, th con
tinual cunvnt running with a velocity
of from four to Ova ktMtta an hour
through tba strait of Gibraltar Into tha
Mediterranean sea, th awl ft current
running serosa tha rocks and aboala of
th and of mtltton Island, which ap
parently staru from nowhere and ende
Bomewber tn tha vicinity of th earn
place, and tha current which, atarflng
halfway up th China sea, run from
two to three knots an hour to th
north and finally enda abruptly at th
north and of Loaon.
Then we have those tidal vagaries
known tha world over aa bora. Baal
deeta along th North aa are familiar
with them and can aea them run from
aid to aide In a atgaaff ahap onto
they reach their limit, often tearing th
ahlpa from thoir anchorage. They
originate noltody know where or why.
Tha rush of watara In tha bay of
rundy la nothing but a bug bor
ewaeplng all before It np to th bead
of th bay until tha western watara
have risen to the height of fifty or aU
ty feet Off Boutbampton, In England,
there are the double tldea, while at
Singapore It haa been obaertad for
daya at a time that there have bean
but on rtee and fall tn the twenty -row
houre. Tha tides may b and very
often ' appear aa though they war
"moonatmck," but they are certainly
not controllvd with bard and f aat rule
by that or any other body.
MACHINE THAT MILKS.
Meehanloal Milker Designed to
Labor en Dairy Farm.
A very aluipte mechanical milker la
being used In Europe, and reports In
dicate better results than have been
aecured from any other of tba evral
milking machtnea, aaya Popular ata
ekanlca. It la bo almol a boy tan
year of age can easily operate It It
consists of four pumpa, wnica won
tn mmMilon. one after another, and
at th earn speed aa a pereon milk
ing hy hand. Each pump la conncxa
BtaoBAinoaXi sin.gaa,
by a abort rubber tube to a teat cup,
of which there ara four. Tba milk has
only a abort distance to travel and
dischargee directly Into th pall to
which tha machine la fastened.
Tba operator alta on a stool and
turns a crank at tha rat of forty-flva
revolution per mtnut. Th auction
of any one of the pump can ba In
creased or decreased : by turning a
thumbacrew which controla the all
passage. Aa aoon aa on teat la milked
the auction la cut off and the cup re
moved, while th other pump con
tinu working. Where aeveral ma
chines are uaed in on place powet
through flexible shafting (one-tenth
horsepower to each, machine) may bt
used. With power on operator can
superintend several machtnea. Tbl
drle ha been patented in all coun
trlea. The Material of a Man, "
Gorman aclentlsta announce that th
material for a man weighing 1M
poonde can b found in th whit an
yolk of 1,200 hena' egga. Reduced to
fluid tha average man would yleM
ninety-eight cubic meters of Uraml
natlng gaa and hydrogen enough t
fill a balloon capable of lifting 151
pounds. The normal human body bai
tn It the Iron needed to make sever
. large nails, tha fat for fourteen poundi
of candles, the carbon of alxty-foul
gross of crnyona and phoephorui
enough for 820,000 matches. Out of f
can be obtained besides twenty coffee
spoonfuls of salt, fifty lumps of sugai
and forty-two lltors of water.
Joining Iron to Marble.
Cement for fastening Iron to marbli
may be made of thirty parts of plaet
of parts, ten parts of Iron filings ani
on part of sal ammoniac mixed wttl
rtnegar to a fluid state. -' A the mil
tore hardens quickly It mnat be pre
pared for Immediate use, aaya th Lao
don Engineer. -
Try our Fanoy Patent Flour
J. E. Stewart & Co.
Men's Suita, Hats and general
Furnishings at about half priee at
J. E. Stewart & Co.
Stump Grubbers for
Sale.
Two stump grubbers for sale cheap.
One No. 2, fully equipped j one No. 3,
fully equipped. Both in first-class con
dition. I1 or further particulars address
George Hobba, Bend, Oregon. 8-12-lrn
, "Hew dial Jonta make bla pOeT
"Jodloloua apaculaUon."
"And bow did Mrown loae bur
"Dabbling In stocks."
Pat An' did yes have good totm
last night T
Mlke-Hur. W wlnt out an' paint
ed the town green I Cleveland Leader.
If I her were more k Using don at
home aud It at the railroad depot,
life In the married state would bare
more baloa.-I'atmyra Ituiua.
"Aren't you ashamed to begT"
"Komrtliiift. mum. Wben I find bow
stingy Hople are I fairly bluabee for
them."
Mrs. McHpatt - Isn't It remarkable
how many men mysteriously UUap
pvarT Mr. alcHpott-Ob, I don't know.
Moat of "em are married.
Th Long Haired One-You know, a
poet la a prophet
The Sordid One Not to hla publish
era.-Baltimore American.
' Hemp la a Philippine natural monop
oly. It cannot be grown profitably tn
any other part of the world. Th Unit
ed State ta the largest consumer. .
Itkhea don't amount to so much.
Hums of the happiest moat fortunate
people we know are poor. Atchison
Globe.
"Was bla flying machine a success T
"Oh, ye. It failed to work before It
got far enough up to hurt him.' Pear
son's Weekly.
"Doctor, you have aaved my llfel I
feel that I can never repay your
. "I feel that I'U ao you If you don't"
Houston Poet.
"Pa, did you ever bear money talk?"
"Yes."
.JJWhat did It aayr ,
1 " Goodl.yr "-Eicbange. '
Mr. Ilinrk -Nothing that mother eata
ngreea with her. '
Ulack Food aeema to have human
Intelligence.- Town Toplca.
Church Wd you ever try any of
1 1ll-He "cl to nature" methods T
Uwthn in-Well. I'v used a poroua
plusterl Toukrra Btateaman.
Astronomer There are many atar
that are never seen. Theatrical Man-er-
Yea. and there ara a lot that
Gtitftil uever to le aeeo
"I cannot understand why a man'a
wife la calhd bla 'better half.'"
t"You would If you had to divide your
aulary wltn oner
"I)o you approve of working Sun
tiny r "Crilnly not" replied th
ninn nddrned. "Why make an excep
tion of Sunday f Philadelphia ledger.
A mustard piaster la not a very poetic
snl'.'ect; but b, bow warmly it ap
IkxiI to man' feelings! Philadel
phia Inqulnr.
piMMlhly i he Idea haa got abroad
anion poets that the sea waves are
aad tiecaua the ocean U ao very bine
at times.
The relative strength of the fleets of
the powers ta etnted to b In the fol
'lowing order: Great Britain, United
State. France, Germany and Japan.
In ancient and more simple times It
wna the custom never to ahave. For
100 year tliei wna no such thing aa
a barber heard of In Rome.
WI-rotr Burroughs! ne'e wor
rying a greet deal about debts
Nev-Ht Nonsense! You'tl never
calt-h huu worrying because he ctat
py itis uvuie.
Wlae Ilea not worrying about old
debts he can't pay, but about new one
ho can't coutract Philadelphia Preaa
Lawyer Well, aunty, what can I do
for youT
Aunt Ebony I want, a deevo'c from
tua buslMtn.
"What baa be beeu dolugf
"Loln'T Why, be done got reltgn.
an' we ain't had a chicken on de tab)
foh a month!"
There la no dish In the world that so
rigidly requlrea to be eaten hot a
aleuk. Some wag haa aald: "A cold
cup of coffee, cold batter cakes, th
cold shoulder, a cool reception all are
tolerable we can use philosophy and
forget them but a cold steak la abom
inable. It Is barbarous.'
The French method of admlnlsterlr.g
castor oil to ailing children la charac
teristic. The oil la poured Into a pan
over a moderate Are, an egg broken
Into It and the mixture well stirred.
The omelet thus made Is served with a
little salt, sugar or a spoonful of cur
rant Jelly.
"Do you think. Miss Gertrude," In
quired a decidedly vapid young man
conceitedly, ''it would be foolish for
ma to marry a girl who was my In
ferior Intellectually?" "More than foot
lah," answared Gertrude sweetly "It
would be Impossible." Rehoboth Bun-
day Herald.
, Fond Mother (to her precloua son,
aged twelve years) Willie, what
would you like to give your cousin
Harry for his birthday?
Willie (who has his own opluion of
Coutln Harry, aged sixteen) I know
whnt I'd like to give him, but I atnt
big enough l Loudon Judy.
"The French are awfully stupid."
"Why, I always heard they were
. vary cleve' people."
; "Well, tf ej aren't ' I wits the best
. French scholar In our class, and yt
' when I went ' to Paris they couldat
! understand a word that I said." Ls
I Son Telegraph.
, "George, I saw that Singleton
an today carrying the silk mrf
mt aha borrowed from me at tlx f
errt party."
"wm didn't you ask for Itf
"i wua lust eoIuk to wllfcn i re
'ena tbat I borrowed re (rata
Tumper." Cleveland Plain mm,
To Breeders.
Thoroughbred Jersey bull for service
tliis season. J. E. Adamson,
3-12-lm Prineville, Or.
Two Lots Cheap.
Two lots in Prineville for sale at a
bargain. Address JohnBino, Shel
burn, Oregon, 3-12 Imp
Professional Cards.
jCuwytr
Ji strut, ffrmW; Ortfom.
f?ra Cttat
Olllre with tiro. W. Ilrrll. .
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SP. Citiott,
C iff on.
ryton
Calls Akiwkssk Psokiti.v luv oa Nmjiit
urtntiini i)oo HuitTH or A ii )
Iimu atos a. Hoih nlflir an rmj.
dvnoe WWymv.
SRolknap d Cdwards
0 Jbrrn fiW mit tlSimmt
!Pr;it: Or
Cali
tm0 SMm. 4WWaw Mr
Orceott.
tKls33w3 3aXtw3w2Cw)
?' Knr Irnrrarpn Farms S
a vs ;uiigutvu a ui tu
9 and Fruit Lands s
SM
. la tha Deschutes Valley write
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H. F, JONES,
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ff - Redmond, Oregoau i
Snniv3fESiftsii:t
BaBBBB SBBU'sa W
068 u
)NOHE OR MANY COLORS
LARGEST FACILITIES
IN THE WEST FOR
THE PRODUCTIOK OF
HIGH GRADE WORK
lm At ! At litTIII HtBSit
jfcenderson
Wines and
Liquors
TV
Country Orders Solicited
First Door South of
1 Selling It ; At Cost
As we are arranging to manufacture at home this line
of housefurnishinga, in order to close out the stock now
on hand we are selling all the goods made by the
J ; Pacific Coast Manufacturing Company - - . -
S- AT ACTUAL COST
This gives you a chance to make a big saving in
the purchase of any of the following articles
Iron Beds, Springs, Mattresses
Pillows, Dressers, Chiffoniers
- Washstands, Corrimodes
Sofas, Couches and
- Lounges
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. PRINEVILLE, OREGON si ,
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F you think' a
people see your back as your ;
of your coat the hang of
it, the way it fit the back
you can't tee it yourself, but
a lot of other people can.
1 You want it right; and
we offer you the clothes
that will make it right.
They're made by
Hart Schaffner
& Marx
and there are no better
clothes made. We show you
here the back of one of our
Varsity models; very smart;
look that way on you
This store is the home of Hart
Schaffner & Marx clothes
Every Suit Guaranteed
100 per cent wool
Fost
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&
Hyde;
Up-To-Date Furnishers
Spring Millinery
Latest styles in Spring Hats for
l4uliee. Mines and Children.
Goods selected by an experienc
ed buyer and are strictly np to
date.
I II o La3C5 Parlors
Corner Second and Main St.
BAN-DON
"BY THE SEA"
Moner there tor you. tM.000 par roll
mouiily. A couatry ot rich resources.
1U-I c-llmate and aernlc beax-h. The fineei
home-itea now on sale, prices are low,
terms easy.
Live Asmt Wsnt.d In rour coontT. Write
al once for handsome booklet and full
particular.
The Warren Publicity Co,
Suite 405 Buchanan Bid., Portland, Or.
& ZPollard
j Finest Cigars
In Stock
the Poindexter Hotel
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Blaisdon Standard 8623
Will be kept at the Hamilton Stables in Prineville
; for service until about May 15. For terms see groom
, in charge.
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; Blaisdon Standard is four years old and weighs 1880 pounds.
' lie was imported by as from the estate of the famous Peter
, Stubbs of Glo8, England, and was a blue ribbon winner in the
best horse shows in England. There is no better Shire blood
- in the world than that of the Blaisdon pedigree.
Baldwin Sheep &' Land Company
.- OWNERS
Haycreek, . - Oregon . . :
JACK FOR SERVICE
MALTESE
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WEIGHT 900 POUNDS
Will stand for service at the JilJon Feed Yard. This
Jack is 8 years old. , Insurance $10. Will be in
Prineville April 28
- DAVID ELLIOTT
Report of
The First National t Bank
Of Prineville, Oregon
At the cloa of 1 baieiaieei February 14, 1908
. RESOURCES '
Loans and DtsoounU S2M.M4 M
United Stales Bonds....... UJ00 00
Bank Tremlsea 13366
Due from banks subj to ek M.184 to
cash on band S0.JT0 80
Redemption fond (25 00
' " ' S7,T90 68
B. F. AUea. rWdeal
Will Wurxweilw, Vk-PrudaM
i; E. c: PARK-
Importer and breeder of pureJired
Poland Chi J(og and SSlaek
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i jCangsha Chickens
Young stock for sale. Address
Redmond, Oregon.
that as many
front The cut
chaffner & Marx
SHIRE
JACK, NAMED
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the Condition of
i LIABILITIES
capital Stock. ..........I 60,000 00
Hatpins and undivided profits 67.588 tl :
. circulation............ , 12,500 OS
Individual Deposlta 26S.550 86
, Dlvldensun paid S.170 00
a87.76S
n , T. U. Baldwin. CuKW -...i ;
H. Baldwin. Am'I CadiUr
aaaWaWCMiaEKi
g Royal Insurance, Co.
i . Not Welchers.
Paid dollar for dollar in the
'Frisco conflagration. ,,
g J. E. STEWART, Agt. i
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