GOLDEN RULE iS
GOODMDE.
Boy From TloWlio Hsfp You
AlOnnr Is I!l3 PfCCCpl.
do your mm AT HOME.
Otherwise You Wilt Hove No Right
Objaot When Yuu- Neighbor Foil to
Patronise Your Buainoe Seme In
olonooo Cited.
An pnnipol pie for reciprocity In
trade lo linn!.' In on cdllorliil article
printed recently lu the agricultural
iiutliwntl.
The point ttiiitto are well worth the
attention nf tln mi'ii deficient In pub
lic spirit who spend tlu-lr money awny
fmin home without Inking the trouble
to ascertain whether or not tin I'mh I
merchant run servo I Ill-Ill UN Wt'll hp
tlnmi nf I lio outside elite. The or '
llrlff rends;
"tiria'er In mnnll town expect that
the good flintier nf the coiniminliy
Imll I null' Ht liiiiuit mtber than nt
the rntulogue house In tin; large far
awny ciljf. The farmer, too, think
(hut It lo hardly right for tin- mer
chant to oi'liil In noiue rniiiinlHHliiii
house In a In rue rli' fur their up
ply of iMitntiHK,
"lliilli are right. Vet we flnil farm
pro buying frmn mitll order house,
mid inerehnut In inn ii j- rimro buying
f mm distant place (iitKlintn nf the
f ii rm Hint might better hp bought nt
hump. Not nluiip thl. hut how ninny
engaged In the (rr'Ty trade overlook
tlin Importance nf buying furniture,
clothing, Jewelry nnd other thing frmn
tlii'lr brother merchant nt home?
How ninny In the fiirnliurp nml hard
ware! InminnM buy grucerle from some
distant house? lliiir-imui)' uf ilu'in liny
their clothing from other tliun home
lore?
"At on Inipli'iiii'iit dealers' state con
Ten! It'll In imp nf llu western alutc
. tin' rntnloguo house competition wn
Udug consldortil. dm' uf lliu dele.
Huti win oiriine In roudotiiuiillon nf
thiiop wlio Iwiiikhl liiiili'iiii'iilo from
t tie uuill nrilrr house, lie hnpcucd
to throw his fur limit uvoreont over
ttip bm k nf n rliulr, nml plulu to lip
een m the lubel of nnp of Hip nnled
catalogue house of Chl'-ngn Hi tit tip
Imd Hip nudmity to niniir In n stale
poiivpiiiliin and criticise ttip furuii'm
who bought farm Implement fmin Hip
Mine rnneern frmn will. Ii lie Imd pur
chnseil lilo overcoat Instead nf buying
it from liln lioinp oinrp. Thu we find
thp tiplpful principle uf reciprocity lg
nored l)jr ninny Inconsistent trade
rueu." Muniolpol Publicity.
Municipal pul. Il.lly In rnpUlljr not
tllng to Plpittlitp tmilo. TUp tiny of
the (llttorlni; ifiirnilli.v. the tiuoynut
ml roiiiplnri'iit rlnliii uf mlviiutiiRiiiui
dill' nml olluiillun niliiiio Hip ImiKo
tncko of diMiiuuHtriitlnn. linn piMrd
Tho odvnrtlnlnii of nniiilclpiillty l
mmliHtoiio to thp nihiTilxInc of n Or
linrtnii'iit Ure In llint Hip vniksl nml
liionlfolil pluiHin of Hip ipii-sili.n.
though tlipy Inturlui'p and ir.wii c.n li
othpr, iipvitiIipIpwi roumlltilp ofjiuintp
nnd dlfttJmt coniTplo fr.nn thv vli-w-point
of thp expi'rt who prppnrpo thyin
tiud tho ohnrp, kcvti IniHlnrXM limn who
In to nimlyio tlii'iu from tho other olilp
uf (li fi-iice.
Priioo For Boot Kopt Lowno,
A couiprvlipiinlvc plun "to innlte
Kwlipotpr, N. Y inorp iH'iitiilfiil" him
lppn, ndoptpd by the Hix-lu-iji.T I'lor
Into' aBHwIntlon. To nrmisp Inlprpst
In n niovptui'iit looking to Hip tinprovo
input of thp alruptn, liiwnt nml giir
di'no of Itorlunlpr tho floruit tiili'ml
with thp ro-oppnilluu of cltlA-us, to
olnrt a nprlin of cuiiipptlilonn. nrTpring
prlti for thp lipnt kopt luwuo nml
giirdun In dlfTi-rt'iit opctlou of the
city.
Stick to Your toot.
Tho niprclinnt who has Im-oii trnlnpd
all Ills biiHlupno llfo lu dry goodn In not
likely to bo a grunt winner In Hip gro
cery II no. though tho prlni'lplcs of
nn k'sinn null lp limy be thurouhly niiin
toroil by lilin. It requires pxipptlounl
ability for a mnu to udapt liliuxolf to
ono line of work, uf lor ho bus Hpunt
j enro lu 1(11111) other lino.
QUIDEPOSTS ON THE ROAD
TO BUSINESS SUCCESS.
If you rnnuot ninko your for
tti no lu tho name plnoe mid lu
the (nine wny oumo other mnu
hai, ninko It lu a new pluce ami
now woy.
Tho null of a good precept al
ways needs the bummer of prac
tice to drive It In.
Minute nro to hour whnt the
pennies nro to dullum and be
win who wives liolh.
It Is not the pnslllnii n ninn
fills so iiiueh ns the way bo (Ills
It Hint ntiunps upon lilin tho
mark of bis iputllty.
It Is nil a building process
the rock Is built of atoms, the
tree Is built of cells, the hnnsa Ih
built of bricks, success Is built
of conquered details.
Tho ono who spuelnll.cs and
becomes prollclent In fact, ex
pert In a single line Is surely a
winner. lie can alwiiyB Hud a
place at the top notch sulnry.
The Crook County Journal
Official County Paper
$1.50 Per Year. - 75 Cents for 6 Months
s::uc beauty delightful
Buprom Court Dooliion en Protorving
Town's Noturol Atlroctions,
Nil I ii nil lieiiuileii of jour I'm II mini
he pr.'w-n eil It In tiuluie Hint oug
lirxU nml up who follow, Tlh'i'i'fore
wo iiiiinI kit p Ini nft nny lii'iiuilful iisl-
urnl scene which limy wpiii to get In
Hip wny of a low n o growth, but which
ri'iilly have been Hip nicinia of innkltig
a town what it . iiou't rb a town
of ll old hi ml ma rk-pi-r liiio ili-nr lo
Iho lui'iiiorles of limny nf the Inhabit
nnl. Jiiht till (implied the hpautlful
Hum: 1 ,
. Wtmdmnn, opuro flint triwl
1'iucli n.il ninKlo fcouich.
In yotilti It alii-linrcil mt,
Anil 1 II prun'i Ii now.
It mny nifin finillnh for a lieiwn to
think nf n tren lu thl wuy. It I not
Just I bene Irllli- may I hi (ho nieaUJ of
kiH'plug imiiiy uf your towneopl
who luive been born nud mined lu
your coiuinuiilty nt hoine yu. ue-
I'liune of fond ineuiorle. If Innd
mark nro ugly get to work and ninko
them preni-niiible, but prem-rvo llieiu.
In Culorndo rPi-eutly the t'lilled
Hlnle circuit court Ikiuded down a de
rlnliiu w hich forbniliJ llin Hilllng of a
piece uf liuturill nct'iiery for buslnp
purpone.
The ciinyon nml full of. a Hi renin
fluulug from Tike's peak aud the
luxuriant arboreal and flonil growth
piiuii.iled by the inoliliiro of the nprny
from the full pouhIIiiiio oiip of the
chief charm uf the adjacent town. A
common Inl company iuroc(l to take
fur ll ue the mrcniil nUive the fulls,
making the latter dry and trnnnforui
lug roueiUcnlly the now verdunni
canyon lino un arid and sterile wnt.
Th town brought suit to preveut thl
and won.
The tow n argued hut, while the de
fendant company had under the tntp
counilliltlou 'tho right to divert the
unnppmprlntpd wntor of any unttiral
slreiun to bencllcliil uhik," It could not
divert the water of Hit ilnum be
ruiiHP I hey had already Ihhmi appro
p rial cd to beiiclli-liil uhp by the town
and were themfure no longer "uuap
proprlntiil wilier." The ipientlou was
whellier the use nf the l renin to main
tain the falls, tho verdure and, the
beautiful scpupry wa a "bvnetlclnl une"
In the lutPiit of tho pnnstltutlnn, and
thl hnpptly the court nuawered In the
attlrniullvo. It held Hint "bencflclul
up" wn not nwpsiwrlly agricultural.
Indimlrlal or commercial une. Hald the
ude;
t'ubllo lifivllh la nflelat ua. Iteat
anil rerreallou la tx-nvnclnl ua. nd for
tt.nl urM waifr la uaiil to make beau
tiful lawtia, ahady ovanura. altraclfvo
hott and public nnrka with lakalcta aitd
airenma uU artincint at-i-nlo tHmutji.
I'mka an1 i.Wivnriiuiida ami xraaa ar
boht-nta and their uaea lren-lnt. althouah
there la no profit tterlvi-4 from them. The
world deliichia In aceule neauiy, but muat
actinic beauty dlNapix-ar tMM-auna It haa no
ni'i'rataed cash valuer It la tharernraiiald
Ihul th niulntenance of tho veantatlon
In faat-nde creek by tha How and aaepaaa
and mou and aprny of tit stream and Ita
fulla aa tt imaaea throuKh tha canyon la a
b-nrnclal im of an. h waters wllhln tha
tuvunlna uf Ilia conatltutlun.
Acinrdliigly the wntera of the
stream were ndjudged to have been
already fully appropriated for lieneft
rlal uaea, ami nn Injunction wu Isauod
ngnliiNt the Intended dlvernlon uf them
for ludiuilrhil lilirpoKi-. That enlight
ened view uf tho siibjet't Is to bo com
mended a a precedent wherever a
sinit nf si-pule iM'outy Is thrpntpned
with diwtmetlnn for snrdld purimses.
The ViiIiihI Stntes circuit court In
Colorado haa ndjudged beauty to lio
Uaeful nnd lovely scenery to be benell-
clnl and thPn'foro to up 0111111111 to the
full protection of the luw, the aauie us
any other vuliinblo asset. In that
Judgment thero Is cause for lovers of
the bi am If ul to "thank Cod nml-take
cournge."
Hartford Planting Trees.
Tho city uf Hartfnrd, Conn., hn be
gnu n systematic planting of trees on
lis public thoroughfare. 'Vim matter Is
In charge of the city forester, who Unit
Inspected the streets to mid out where
tree nro must needed. A elty nursery
will bo opened noon.
THE TOWN NEWSPAPER.
Stimd by your luwu newspn- '
per. If thero Is anything In
your town worth talking ubout,
ten clmuccs to une your tittle
town paper had it baud lu put- !
ting It there, nud If thero exists
any unsightly or unsavory nui
sance twenty. chances to one It
will stay I here until your town
editor K.-es It or Hindis It nud
wipes hlv pen nn the town
board's breeches. If anybody
beyond the wall of jour little
burg ever leurus that there Is
such a pluce ns Peacevllle It
will be through the town uincle.
Kvery village gets Its money's
worth in the village uevvspupcr. .
It's the wupm that carries nil
your good things to market. It
ought lo bo kept hi good repair.
In many canes It. would pay to
grouse it, pnllit It, keep Its run
ning gear In shape tiud shelter
It at lliu public expense.
Bland by ymtr town newspu
1 per. It's the guurdlnii n I lit de
fender of every Inlurest, the
Joreiunner and pioneer uf every,
advance movement nuil tho stur
dy udviKiite of law nud older.
Take It nwiiy mid It would not
bo six months before the towu
would lin l ns if It had been
doppil. Hmdiiess would drag,
society would yawn, nnd grass
would grow between tho cub
bies." I.011B live tile town newspa
per! Virginia Industrial Maga-nine.
PLANT TREES TO
BEAUTIFYTOWNS
Suggestions Fcr to Cera l,i
th3 Fall and Winter.
SELECT THE SfALL SPECIMENS
torga Ones Not Reoommandad,
Their Growth Is Quaotionjble How
to Keep Thorn From Doing Dam
ogee) Hint en Fertilising.
If you have only a few trees In your
town and wish lo nntke ll nil ra. -live,
talk tree and ohrubs to your coutn II
men, agltule the queHou uuuuig the
nelghlMir of procuring more and have
Hipiii plulitpil lu the aireeia and whur
ever Ihey will tend lo Improve the
couimuully you live lu. reiiluont sug
gent Ion on thl Huo ure given lu the
Chicago Tribune by J. II. I'loil, t III
csgti's pity foreaier. who say:
Now I the time for cltleiia and Im
provetueiit assmiulloii to make prep
unillon to do full pluiiliug.
Heveral nasoclulloii nlre.ijjy have or
derrd I rem lu large number to bo di
vided among their iiit'inhum according
to their order. Thin In hii admirable
riprcaaloti uf civic pride. Il.il.lca. the
aaochitluii ran get them much more
renaoiuible-liy ordering all the tree
wauled by It member at once aud
from the name nurspry.
Iteuicmlier the ewu'iithil of tree
plaining, (let a mull tn-p ubout two
or two and uuc-hulf Iik-Ihh In diame
ter one foot from He ground. 'The
large tree are not to he rceoininendi'd
since their growth I ipiesihmulile.
Provide a good fcuudutlon for growth
by making a hole aoiupwhnl larger
tliun re.pilrcd by the root system, Kiy
hiie?
Nf t.B.---
l;'ip" 1
f-JDP' 1
..V .-I, 1 V
Willi METTINO OUAKl) ruU UtKIB. ,
about three feet In dtumeter and olmut
two and one-bulf feet deep for a two
and one-half Inch tree. Kill the bole
with good rich soil, which can be got
from vacant lots or purchased from
the nearby florist.
A stout bolt or Iron tree guard or a
wire netting proiector should be placed
around the tree trunk so ns to prelect
It from hungry homes, careless team
ster and the luwu mower. It ulso
acts as a support.
Manure and fertiliser nitty be ap
plied to your trees and shrubs at this
time of the year. This manure should
be spread over (lio ground around the
tree and left lying until spring, when
It mny bo raked together nnd burned
or spndcd Into tho ground.
Wheuever isisslblo all tho leaves
dropping from the shrubs should be
left lying on the ground. They furnish
a winter mulch and form a leaf mold
which Is as good as nny fertilizer. All
dead wood mid unsightly branches can
be removed at this time of the year
without olTectlng the tree. Timely
tree trimming Is one uf the great es
sentials lu proper tree development.
The simplest rule to follow In trim
ming ornamental trees Is this: Cut out
all the dead wood, withered branches,
stubs or main trunks ns soon as they
are aeen. . All living brunches which
are objertlounble should bo cut out
early In the spring.
All cuts should bo inn do with a sharp
saw, well set. Tho cut should be made
close mid parallel with the parent
brunch from which. It grew, and the
cut should be left smooth or with a
slightly concave surface. The wound
should then lie covered with a heavy
coating of coal tar to nld In keeping
out the moisture nnd rot spores.
Where the troo hns beep neglected
and cavities have formed in the trunk
of the treo something should bo done
to stop the Increase of the opening, for
tho rutting will continue until, the
opening has become so long as to en
rlrclo tha greater portion of the tree,
and very often the entire center hns
been destroyed,
In cases where tlr . fe of a tree can
bo prolonged by fronting It the cavity
should be carefully scraped and
cleaned of nil the dond 'nnd decayed
wood; then give It a thorough wash
ing or spraying with a solution of cop
per sulphate.
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A THIRTY
CENT WAR
By M. QUAD-
Copyrlrnt, 1J10. by Aaaoclated Lit
erary i'reaa.
Tile I a story of Delhi and the thir
ty cent war. "
A traveling tinker wa Hie prime
cause of the war. though he was Inno
cent of Intent lie cam along to the
boue of Dencon Hooker one day and
aaked for pot and pnn to mend. One
of the cave trough ou the lioime bad
been leaking for month, and tha dea
con told the tinker to go ahead and
fix It The bill wa 30 cent. 'J oe
tinker wa to call at the dencon'a
gristmill after dinner and get til
money. Ue called, nud hp got It, and
be found Elder Jsme Dsvl there
aottllng up an account. The elder bad
farm Just outaide the village, and
be sold produce to the deacon and. act
tied up once a month. Thl wn et.
tlomcnt day. The elder paid hi
bill with the exception nf 3i rem.
The tinker uioved ou, tlie elder moved
on, aud the deacon went to work, and
peace and good will reigned until net
oettlement day. Then the elder good
Daturedly remarked that there wa 80
cents coming to him. The deacon
good naturedly denied It.
Theae two good men bod bwn friends
for year. Thpy were both pillar In
tholr respective churches. Their rep
utation could nut bsve been better.
You would have thought that over
such a small matter a 30 cents one
or the other would have given way,
and yet we all know that H Is the lit
tle things that raise the biggest row.
When we come down to a two cent
dispute we cull It a matter of princi
ple. Those two meu argued shout that
80 cents until they lost their tetnpe
The elder an Id he would sue for it.
and the deacon said the elder bad
turned to the gum gome lu bis old
age. Neither one of them remembered
the tinker. In less than a day the
Tillage of Delhi-was stirred. Inside of
two days It was taking sides. Within
week war was declared all around.
"Yea. sir; 1 paid blm that 30 cents."
Deacon Hooker wa explaining. "I
gave him three ten-cent piece, and It
that doesn't ninke 30 cent then 1 can't
Count We'd got all Hgured up on the
bill when I turns to blm aud says:
"'Elder, it's all correct, aud I owe
you 30 cents on the Inst settlement.
Here tt Is. It's powerful good weather
for this time o' year.' "
And the elder was explaining:
"The deacon, he was owing me 30
cents on the Inst settlement aud as be
dldu't say anything about It I thought
It bad (lipped bis mind. 1 waited
awhile and then said 4
" "Ieacon, don't you remember, thpre
was 30 cent my due when we settled
up last T
. 'That' what I said to the deacon,
and I smiled as I said It. Hut what
doe he do but snr he pnld H over
yes, air, says he paid me three ten-cent
pieces. I thought the deacon was an
honest man, hut I can't think so any
longer. I've said I'd sue, snd 1 gues 1
shall."
There had alwavs been some que.
Hon about Deacon Hooker having the
right to throw a mill dam across Hie
creek to furnish water power for his
mill. The matter was now cme Into
by a lawyer, aud It was found that he
was a trespasser and must tear down
his dam. Elder Davis had lately built
a nw borso barn. Some folks said tt
trespassed on the public street Dea
con Hooker went at It aud showed that
it did, and it" had to be moved back.
Enos Hackett was lb love with the
Widow Spooner. lu fact they were
engaged, linos took one side of the
controversy and the widow the other,
and that murrlnge didn't come off,
She said that Enos was opinionated,
and he said she was a bigot. It was
only otie of half a dozen cases. Three
or four suits fur assault aud buttery
grew out of the case, and dogs and
hogs snd chickens which bad been al
lowed to prowl everywhere now prowl
ed at the peril of their lives. Mer
chants had to take Bides, and when
they did the other aide refused to trade
wfth tbein. Progress, harmouy aud
neighborly feeling simply went to tbe
dogs.
And then after a long time after all
the damage bad been done along
comes that traveling tinker with bis
old white horse and his old suacklety
cart It was the hour for tbe muil to
reach the postofliee. aud a crowd of
men wa there. The tinker drove up
and stopped, and, seeing Deacon Hook
er In the crowd, be called out:
"Hey, deacon, anything to mend to
day?"
"I believe not," was the reply.
"Did that eave trough leak since?"
"What eave trough?"
"Why, the one I fixed when I was
along here last. I guess It's two years
or more ago. You gave me 30 cents for
the Job, you know."
"I I did!" gasped the deacon as he
turned pale.
"Yes, down to your mill, you know
three dimes, nnd one of 'em was so
smooth I could hardly get shut of it.
A dozen men heard the words aud
solved the puzzle. In half an hour It
was clear to all the Tillage.
"By gosh!" said Deacon Hooker.
"Didn't I say so!" exclaimed Elder
Davis,
But they didn't mnke up. It was a
matter of principle with them. Today
Delhi Is full of empty houses and dead
business places, aud the laudlord of the
rickety old tavern will explain to you
"A matter of 30 cents did whut an
earthquake couldn't have done. Got to
charge you 50 cents for your dinner as
a mattor of principle."
LONDON BANK CLERKS.
Their Dreee and Mode of Living Cen
tury Ago.
A hundred years ago the number of
Lank clerks In Iondun must bar been
Inconsiderable. The old banks needed
only small aluff. Quite late In tbe
eighteenth century one of the blgget
conducted it bunlliei with two Clerk.
The engagement of a third created)
great excitement III arrival watlll
more exciting, for we are assured that
he wore long flapped cont with
large pockets; the sleeves bod broad
cuffs, with three large buttons, eome-
wbat Ilk the coat worn by Green
wich pensioners; an embroidered waist
coat reaching nearly down to til
knee, with an enormous bouquet lu
tbe buttonhole: cocked hat powdered
hair, with pigtail and bogwlg, and
gold beaded cane." This, no doubt.
was something of a peacock, even for
hi time. A few year Inter, In the
early part of the nineteenth century,
the correct official garb was knee
breeches, silk stocking, boe with
liver buckles aud often a white tie.
One can scarcely Imagine a dress more
suggestive of sober opulence.
But It doe not seem that according
to our Idea. Hie manner of life wa
quite In harmouy with tbl Impressive
opearance. Nut for tbe bank clerk of
the early eighteen hundreds tbe Im
maculately clean and elaborately Dtted
restaurant of the modern city! Nut
for ill in tea shops with varieties of
harmless drink and tempting light
food I If he wanted a meal he went to
the butcher and bought nffiisclf a chop
steak for tivepence halfpenny or
sixpence. This be carried himself to
an adjacent public house, where they
cooked it for a penny. The public
bouse. In fact, played no small part in
his life.
Is It not a tradition that tbe clearing
house ha grown from the meetings of
clerks In a tavern, where tbey met for
tho purpose uf settling np accounts
among themselves? London Tele
graph. RARE WILD BEASTS.
The Kadiak Baor snd tha Tufted Ear
Rhinoceros.
There are a number of beasts speci
mens of which are ardently desired
not only by the zoological gardens uf
the world, but by the professional me
nageries as well. Among these may
be mentioned the Kadiak bear, an ex
tremely rare animal and one calculat
ed to make a Uocky mountain grizzly
appear Insignificant
South America contains a prize In
the form of-a specie of Jaguar neTer
held In captivity. This Jaguar Is of
tremendous size aud coal black.
There are two rare birds In the Ama
zon forests whereof no specimens have
ever been brought away the "bell
bird" and tbe "lust soul." These name
are derived from the effects produced
by tbe cries of the birds, tbe former
having a voice likened to that of a sil
ver bell and the latter possessing the
eerie accompaulment of crooning In
sueb a manner as to produce goose
flesh on the unfortunate person who
bears Its song.
The naturalists will also vote an ex
pression of heartfelt thanks to the In
dividual who will fetch them from far
off Burma a specimen of a Rhinoceros
haviug a black hide snd big, tufted
ears. No one has ever actually seen
this rhinoceros; but It Is averred, white
men have frequently seen his bide.
New Zealand is a land of animal mys
teries. Tbe most popular of the rare
beasts whereof specimens are longed
for by tbe civilized world Is a kind of
duck billed beast No one seems cer
tain what It should be called. Darwin,
It is added, was always of tbe opinion
that some day a true lizard-bird t e.,
uot a flying lizard, but a true missing
link between the birds and the reptiles
might be found In New Zealand.
Harper's Weekly.
The Catolp Tree.
Tbe catalpa tree Is the slouch of the
forest. It bus 'a brief season of beau
ty, but this outburst of charm is bo ex
ceedingly ephemeral when compared
with tbe long weeks and months when
it seems to be fairly reveling In litter
that the wouder is Its presence Is toler
ated to tbe extent It has been In years
gone by. We believe it was Lord By
rou who ouce Indulged lu a few rhap
sodical utterances over tbe catalpa
blossoms, but It Is safe to say be never
had to clean up a yard which wus mar
red by the preseuce of one or more of
tho trees or the sentiments expressed
would have been in other than poetic
vein. Des Moiues Cupltal.
European Tattooors.
Tattooing is uot by any means con
fined to savage peoples. There are
races in Europe which make it a regu
lar practice, aud men, women aud chil
dren bear on their bodies ornamenta
tions that are as ornate and queer, al
though not as exteusive, as are mark
ings on the bodies of the south sea
savages. These European tattooers
are among the Albanians and Bos
nians, who live in the famous Balkan
peninsula.
Prid All Around,
"I'm proud to say," boasted the man
with the large stomach aud the im
mense solitaire, "that 1 ain't never
wasted any time rendin' poetry."
"Well," ventured the gentleman with
the seedy clothes and the high brow,
"If the poets were asked they would
probably agree that they were proud
of it too." Chicago Record-Herald.
Sh Hadnt.
Patron (to busy waitress) You
haven't any sinecure, have you?
Waitress Sorry, sir, but we just serr
ed.tbe last order. Boston Transcript.
.N. H. Elliott, Oliver Swanson,
Louis Hegwart, Julius J n col ism
nnd E. A. Clclnnd, all residents ol
Hillmau, were In Prlnevllle on busl
B 'bs the first of tho week,
The Pilot Butte barn at Bend
burned Monday morning. Four
horses and a quantity ol hay and
harness were burned, besides the
buggies that were la the barn at the
time. Bend residents congratulate
themselves that no other buildings,
of which there are several ou the
same block, were consumed.
STOPPED THE DUEL
But Not Until Mayna-d Waa Nearly
Dead From Terror,
lipgnler. the French ratlrlat of tbe
relrn nf Inil XIII. forced a quarrel
iiH.n the poet Maynard. who wa b
uiosl Quakerish In hi love of peace.
Sinynnrd could not well avoid tbe ap
ppiirniwe nf taking np the quarrel, but
limned lit! ely nfier the preliminaries
nought out Id pntron. Comte de Cler
mont- Ixxlevp. and tteged blm to "sur
prise" ttu party at the dueling ground
and br.Hk up the affair. Tbe count
promised, and Mnyuard went away
with a lighter heart. But but patron,
wanting aoine amusement, hastened to
tbe eld nud concealed himself la tbe
shrubbery before the party arrived.
Mnyuard went through tbe first stages
of prcpnrniloii very well, bnt grew
more and more nervous as time passed
and the count did not appear. Then
he began to play for delay. First be
wa sure Hint bis sword was shorter
than hi adversary's, necessitating
slow nnd technical measurement Next
hi boots burt blm. and be bad a long,
hard struggle to get them off bis feet
At last after the cold perspiration bad
begun to drip from bis brow and he
was more dead than alive, bis pro
tector emerged suddenly from the
hushes and Interfered. A peace was
toon patched up. Maynard declaring
that If he had said anything disagree
able ohout licgnler be had not Intend
ed to do so mid Itegnier accepting this'
as balm for hi wonnded feelings. Aa
Maynard threw down bis sword at the
close of the parley and reached for his
bnt be was heard to murmur, "Anoth
er time I shall trust to my own wits
In pull me out of scrape, for If I bad
depended on the count I might naTe
been made Into mincemeat a half hour
ago!" New York Tost
" COUNTING A SCORE.
It Raprosanto tho Whole Man, Tan Fin
gers and Ton Toes
Twenty I cuIIikI a score because tt
represents the whole man, ten fingers
and ten lues. Etymologlcally It means
a cut or mark. In very early times,
when men could not count beyond
twenty, ur "une man," It was usual
to cut a notch in a stick and begin
ugniu. nud so it went on, one man, two
men. nnd so on. This Is why sheep
are still eon mod by tbe score. Now,
a tally (Preucb tallle. cut or nicked)
means an account kept by means of a
notched sUck. and until the end of the
eighteenth century such sticks were
given as exchequer receipts, accom
panied by a written document. This
was also tbe usual way of keeping ac
counts In the Inns of the middle ages.
The number of drinks or meals a cus
tomer had w ere scored against him on
whut was culled a tally stick, and
when It readied twenty, or a "whole
man." be was expected to pay. In
some English Country Inns scores are
still kept on a slate, four chalk marks
and une across Ave aud four of these
make twenty, or a score. Westminster
Gazette.
Escape In War.
Tntil wnr ceases, which will be the
greatest miracle of all. It will always
he the exhibition ground of miracles.
How can a bullet puncture a man's
coat behind and before or pierce bis
bout and sock and be gravely shaken
out of both without wounding him?
And what mysterious channel does this
human body contain which leads a bul
let dexterously around the heart, a
hair's breadth from tbe seat of life,
yet never rending it a phenomenon
vouched for by more than one army
surgeon? Shells have burst thunder
ously between tbe very legs of soldiers
and left them still soldiers. Pompom
shells of two Inches diameter have
passed through legs and arms without
shattering the bone or bursting at the
Impact, though there appears to be lit
erally no room for such a merciful
performance. In fact, a history of the
escapes In war would be wild reading
even after a course of Munchausen.
Sharing His Bed.
A Grub street friend of Dr. John
son's was Derrick, of whom he. wrote,
"1 honor Derrick for his strength of
mind." One night when Floyd, an
other poor author, was wandering
about the streets he found Derrick
asleep upon a bulk. Upon being sud
denly awakened Derrick started np.
"My dear Floyd." said he, "1 am sorry
to see you In this destitute state. Will
you go home with me to my lodgings?"
And they turned In on the bulk to
gether like the good fellows they were.
A Crowd Assured.
"Can't we have our marriage cele
brated quietly, dear duke?"
"You . mean wizout xe gr-r-reat
crowd?"
"Yes."
"I'm nfr-r-rald not. My creditors are
quite sure to find us out, and every one
weel be zere!" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Well Begun Half Done.
Sidney, was walking on the beach
with his Uncle John when his uncle
tuld him that If he could find two peb
bles exactly alike he would give him a
dollar. Full of glee, Sidney began
searchiug. By and by he ran to bis
uncle crying. "Oh. Uncle John, Fro
found oue of them!" Delineator,
Artful Innocence.
"1 wish I was a moth," was the enig
matical declaration made by a young
married woiuuu to her husband.
"Why?"
"Because I should be able to get
luto some new clothes!" -
rue ract mat tney cannot carry a
tune does not deter some men from
singing their own praises. Philadel
phia Record.
Clover Leaf Ranch
Fort Rock, Oregon.
Barred Plymouth Rock, Silver Spang e
Hamburgh, Buff Orpington, Golden
Wyndotts, White Wyondott, and White
Leghorn eggs $2.50 for 15. Orders will
have prompt attention. All Al stock,
finest that can be had.
l-5tf
C. E. Shaffer, Prop,
Eights Grade
Examinations
The eighth grade examination lor
January will be held by Superintendent
rord on Thursday and Friday, January
18 and 20. All who tailed in on or
two t utile in earlier examinations
should take this examination and be
ready for the opening of high school.
The will be granted diploma as soon
a they ps. The program and source
of question will be a follow i:
Thnrdy Vhyrtology, Writing, His
tory and Civil Government.
Friday Orammor, Arithmetic, Ge
ography and Spelling.
Honrce of Questions:
Arithmetic Practical Arithmetic
Smith. Civil Government United State
Constitution.
Geography Htata Course, of 8tudy;
Ileilway and Hinman'f Natural School
Geography.
Jlistory List of topics from Hiatory
Outline in Course of Study and Current
Events.
Grammar Buehler's Modern English
Grammar, no diagramming.
1'hyslology Graded Lessons in Physi
ology and Hyiene Krobn.
Reading The teacher will send to the
comity superintendent the applicant'
class stsnding in reading, which will be
taken by such superintendent aa the
replicant's tanding on the subject.
Spelling Reed' Word lesson.
Writing Specimens of penmanship
a indicated in copied matter and mau
utcript in Language.
Teachers' Examinations
Notice Is hereby riven that the
county superintendent of Crook
county will hold the regular exami
nation of applicants for state and
county papers In Frinevllle, at tbe
courthouse, n follows:
FOR STATE PAPKRH.
Commencing Wednesday, February
H, nt 9 a. m., and continuing; until
Saturday, February 11, at 4 o'clock
p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, history,
H'lllng, physical geography, read
Ins;, psychology.
i nursuay written am n me tie,
theory of teaching, grammar, book
keeping, physics, civil government
F riday Physiology, geography.
composition, ulgebra, English 11 1 rap
ture, school law.
Saturduy-Botany, plane geometry,
general history, i
FOB COf.NTY PAPERS.
Commencing Wednesday, February
8, at 9 o'clock a. m., and continuing
until Friday, February 10, at 4
o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, history,
orthography, reading, physical ge
ography. Thursday Written arithmetic,
theory o! teaching, grammar, physi
ology. Friday Geography, school law,
civil government?, English literature.
Note Teachers holding penults
are expected to take this exami
nation. R. A. Fohu,
County School Superintendent
Lost Horse Found.
Gray hobbled horse (not the Aune
horse) weighing about 900 pounds and
having wine-glass brand, found between
Sagebrush Hollow and High Desert.
Owner may have same by proving
property ana paying costs.
W. W. Lawtom,
1-12 Gist, Ore.
Bids Wanted. -
Notice la hereby tlven that Profit rnunlr
wanta two hundred cords ot Rood, aoiid body
pine or juniper cordwood, delivered and piled
lor measurement aa follows: 75 cords on tbe
hifth school lot and 125 cords at the rear nf the
courthouse building. Alt bids must be sub-
miuea 10 meclerK ot this county on or before
February 1.1911. The entire amnunt nf wnmt
to be delivered on or before May 1, 1911. Tbe
bids.
IT
WARREN BKOWN, Clerk.
Application for Grazing Permits.
Notice is hereby given that all appli
cations lor permits to graze cattle.
horses snd sheep within the CASCADE
NATIONAL FOREST during the season
of 1911, must be fi'ed in my office at
r.ugene, Oregon, on or before February
15, 1911. Full information in regard to
the grazing fees to be charged and
blank forms to be use-l in making ap
plications will be furnished upon re
quest.
CL, 1 DE K. SE1TZ, Supervisor.
Bracelet Lost
New Carmen Bracelet lost Tues
day, Jan. 10. Liberal reward will 1 e
pnld tor Its return to Mrs. Walttr
O'Netl. l-19-2tp.
Juniper Circle Notice.
All members of Juniper Circle, No.
37, W. of W., are requested to be pres
ent at a regular meeting to be held Fri
day evening, January 27, as business of
importance will come before it. bvery
member is requested to be present. By
order of the lodge. Julia ouno, Clerk.
All Work Guaranteed.
Have your children's eyes examined.
If they are going to school, they are
using their eyes all the time. If the
eyes are sore, red and painful, if they
run water.'if they complain of a tired
feeling in the eyes, or have pains over
the eyes, it is a sure tiling that they
need attention. I fit glasseB and fully
guarantee my work.
Dr. W. J. Curtis,
Eyesight Specialist, Rooms 14 and IS,
Adamson bldg. Office hours from 2 to
5. p.m. " - H2
Stray Horse.
Stray horse came to my place Nov. 1,
1910, brown saddle horse, Bhod, weight
about 1000 lbs., branded JN on left
atlfla wliira annt and atrin In fnrw.
Owner can have same by paying feed
bill and for this notice. Andres or
phone Prici Cobhow, Prineville,
Oregon, .1-5-34