RETAILER'S DUTY
i TO FIX PRICES
Must Do So II He Is lo Servo
His Customers Well.
OTHERWISE ONLY AN AGENT,
Argument f Man Who Osalrat U
Aot Right Toward Hit Potrom, Hit
Town and Himtolf What la a "Rta
onabla Profit f"
I am aurry you favor (tin nti-a pri-
(ilnn, any a 'irri'NHiit1iit of llio tiro
ri'ry World. If It In ullnui-d to lio car
rdtl out I bolleve It will pvi'iituiilljr
roniil avi'i-jr iinH't'Oiiinn In lihtr
join the comblm or aot'k olhcr flrlds.
It will innko (trisiTS nin'iitu for tint
itinnufnrturi'ni Instrad of btiyi-ni for
thi'lr cuntoiio.nl.
I'm aicnliiKl the lnn, IIioiikIi wlirltt
rr II ilooa or would not do rlllior of
tlm aliov things, for (lie nnon Hint
I In-Hove tlint' I owe It as a duly lo
my customers to supply t It with
food for their fiuiillli-s for as Utile rout
to lln'iu aa iiuNHlhlp I'oiiHlHlt-iit wild
wlint my rniisrlmto dlrtulra U ro.
mumble profit.
My ruatomont' lnlrrts are my In
ton-tta. If I ronililni'd w ith aonm man-(ifm-turor
to rnlo my prlro In my
tx'tirfurtora (my customi-m) In ordor lo
my compel Itor lo net mora out of
lila ruxtomrra, tlirn I'd fwl t tut t I hud
lii'lrnyi'd a truHt that my rutomor
now pine In inc.
In a rwent Issue of a trade paM-r
' lillnhi'd In Hnn Krnni'lwn appro rid
two pnea lint of itixats audi aa lirpiik-
mt foodn, suupa, amis, olive oil, Map
oralis! nillkw. lea, rofToe, flour, catiniHl
SikmIs, etc, on which aollhiK prVcs
tvera ninliilntiint by tlm iiianufarturrr
Bud "any rutting of these prli-t should
! ri'tHirli'd to Hie iiiniiufni'lurrr, who
.will Kindly atop It."
Anionic the arlli-lm listed were many
,-wtilrh 1 hnndlo and sell pnifllably for
-milliralily less. Tea whli h Iho r'
tillers llinro hiive lo sell at 40 rents
Imt half pound ran I sell here at
nMila. California asparagus, which
rout 83 rent er hundredweight lo
I'ring here from California, 1 retail
at M cents nr ran, while Iho retail
cm In Ban Kninclm-o have to acll It at
m rent, or 20 per rout higher than
my price,
I havs always hold tlint when I
Ilioiiiiht an artldo of merchandise I
had right to aoll It nt whatever
prlco suited mo n-Bardless of what
my competitor or the man of whom I
limy had to say about It. The supreme
ii iuirt of California rendered a decision
;ti th effect that where manufac
turer plncea a ticket on hla products,
maiiilng tho prl. o at which they ahnll
il-esnld, and a diailcr aella them for less
then the iiinnuraetnrer can bring ault
ngnlnst lilm for damage. A reasun
able profit for one denier might lie an
extortionate one for another. Tho ex
;miio of conduction owes i,,..s u
tho basis on which prollt should be
Hiasod, -
, Prepare Sell Before Planting,
I Usually the epnee between walk and
atrcet curb la all loo narrow for (he
.proper feeding, watering nnd aertillon
of the tree runts; therefore too thor
ough prepnrntlon la Imposslt !p. All the
available ace should be t'.ig out to a
ThI depth, the aoll mixed with thor
oughly decayed alnlile iiinmira uud re
Jilaceil. You cannot get under or close
lo a tree after pluming. Do the work
J-lght lu the preparatory Hugo.
I San Franoisco Firs Pretootlon,
I tluder the alrwta of Sun Fmnclaco
re 1(X) cisterns of re-enforced con
crete, holding 7.5HO pillon of wnler
each, to be uaed by the Are department
111 emergency cases. 'J ieae clslcrns are
connoclwl with each ot'ier by nine Inch
imnlna and alo are connected with the
regular water ayateui. Tho clsterna
re clrculiir, with a (lln:nctor of thirty-
two feet and a depth of alxtecn feet.
LIFTING MAGNETS.
i
Invention That Hal Changed
Mathod of Handling Iron,
The employment of lifting mngneta
hna gnu I ly linpllllcd Iho loi lulling of
pig Iron, aleel mid Iron n nip, caat-
lug, mils mid other inl cllnneoui
miigiintk' noi'li-r.
J he cot of hiindlllig Hie meltliig
etock uil by opi-u beurtli fiirnni-ei
from cara lo atink pile or from atock
pile to the hinging boxc haa been
reduced from approximately 8 cruta a
tou by In) nil methods lo it conn a ton
by the use of the lining iniiguet lu
connection with aiiltnble cnines.
It la a grout couvenlence and anvna
lime for tho cmue nH-ralor lo l able
to irnnsfer nn empty charging box to
a new locution without the help of a
ground mull or to be able to bundle a
tec - irarsfi'i
j - v-.vii-..ic5;
haiintt LirriKu a wxiuiir or aix Tuka
heavy lugut or billet w llimut million
for i luilns or hooks lo le ultuched. It
la nu iiiiusiiiiI thing nt aome hiula to
iiulond Iki.ihO pounds of muchlue cast
pig lu lliliiy iiilmile with one mug-
net.
Hull bulla and blllcta arc dllllcult to
Imiidlv by hiiud, but me easily taken
cure of by the imigiiel. At one plant
bundling billets fn.ni nu liullacrlmlniite
pile the uveriiuo of 7'.K) lifts wii 1,710
Ii-iiiihU. and (I7."i tons were bundled lu
thlrui-u hour n ml twenty mliiul
At a puddling -furnace lil.000 pounds
of light buslillug w-ruii Wi'io bnndled
In Ineiily iiilnnii-s.
Il required four hours for a tennnter
and helper In loud I.NK) ihiuihI of
sm-l turnings from a In I lie pit to a
wagou. The turnings were long, heavy
and lunglcd, from locomotive driving
wheels. The mugiiel unloaded tills
wngou nnd put Hie luruiiiKa on the
HtiK-k pile lu three lifts. The time con
sumed was two uud ii Imlf mluntia.
Keeping In Touoh With Pregrooa.
I Any merchant who v. Ill Join it good
InssiM-Iullon nnd attend Ita meotlugs for
o year will bo twice I'm business mua
Iho wna before.
JINGLES OF THE BELL OF
BU8INES8 SUCCESS.
Do not loso jnur temper be
cnuHe your coirntltor puts In
tho anme Hue of gooils that you
do. Friendly rivalry In business
brings Ita reward.
A nilnuto of Judgment Ii worth
a tiny of energy,
Tho reason why a mnn with a
aniull atock cim bold Ills own
against concerns that have dol
lars where be bus dimes Is sim
ple. Every cout of IiIr capital
la In quick turning gords.
The mnn who Uopj not adver
tise bocnuBo it costs money
should quit paying rent for tho
an mo reason.
"ltlzuls won't limit for you be
hind the door, but ef you nro
ready tt will tne.it you hn'fwny
ev'ry time."
"There are h'-usea known by
courteous telephoning, tele
phone conrtPRy Is ti big thing,
ns courtesy nlwayi Is. Loss of
temper gains nothing," says El
bert nubbard.
Call For County Warrants.
All registered g nurul fund warrmiti
nnd all road wh1 units up to and includ
ing No. 43 are now payable. Interest
will stop from the dale of tblH notice.
Prineville, Oregon, March 1(1, 11)11.
Ualpii L. Joiidan,
County Troasuror, '"
Prineville Steam Laundry.
?!ave your olothes waKhed at the Prlnovllle
Ml, -11111 Ijiiiodry. HOM-lnl Hltentlon given Ui
1-ivelerN, biiunilry is loented In the MoUhIIIs
nr iiiiilUIng, nour the Ouliooo.
J. A, BROWN, Prop'r.
MYSTERY OF FIREFLIES.
Light Emitlod by Intoeto Net Duo to
Photphoruo,
IX'sille the fuel Hint scli-nco has
been purxllng over the problem for
uinny yen -experimenting nnd sun
lyxlng ii nil dlei llngilie glou-worm's
wrei Is still uuolvid. We knew
very little more uhotit Us mysterious
lump - physiologic lights the eX-rts
cull ll-thnii did our forefiilliers. ICven
lis pui'iHise is still hidden.
i:iepl to delight the human eye, the
Hrelly'a iiimlcss Ibishlug through the
ri-iK, the noclllucu'e diishlng illiimlna-
llou of the sen, seem to be absolutely
purHiseli-s. They iiuiy hiive some
Ihlug lo do with the reproduction of
the atHH'lM. suys I-'. A. McHermott In
Hie I'opuliir Siieiu-o Monthly, but this
Is liicii. speculation.
Mr. Mclienuoii goes 'on to tell n hut
little we do know rcg.irdlug physio
logic llglit. It may be summed up as
follows: The common notion Unit the
;:ht Is due to the presence of phos
liorus lu (he Insect's body Is a inls-
uke. Amilyscs show very minute
iiuiitltles of tills element mid theso In
he form ef phosphates. Tho light Is
he most economical form of llluiuluii-
loii known. Its elllclcm-y Is IHI per
cut us computed with 4 per cent for
he best urtlllilnl llliiiiilniint known.
The unioiinl of bent produced by tho
llretly In running Its lump Is so small
li.it II cannot be menstiml.
The light from different phosphores
cent organisms has been described as
of very various colors red. blue, green,
ellow, etc. ripectroscnple analyses of
the common tlrclty's Hushes showed
"nn uiisymmclrlntl structureless baud
111 the red. yellow nnd green." A fluor
escent sulmtiince limy bo extracted
from the common tlretly. When some
of Its luminous tissue Is carefully
dried It may be made to glow agnln
by moistening It with water. It re
tains this power for considerable peri
ods If kept dry.
DEFIES THE ELOWPIPE.
Now MatorUI For tales That Proves
Invulnerable,
An exH-rlini nt of Interest lo safe
mniiufiiciiirers recently took pine at
lllriiilnghum, Iviiglmid. Ii was a lest
of a miiterliil ib-sl.-ncd to iiiiike II liu
possibly for the oxysi elyllue blow plj
to ls successfully ikimI by biirglur
fur otH-iiIng sufm. The new imiterlul
Is of uukuowii origin und Is kepi se
cret ,y the dlsi-oven.
A snfe disir aevllon hnd iM-en built
Up of two sheds of half Inch aleel,
with a layer of this resisting in iierliil
beln.-eii. A drill wus Itrst eniployel.
but while II easily bit Its way throui.'U
the oilier ruse of aleel II fulled to
miike any luiprossluu on the Inner till
ing, ami when the drill wus with
drawn after five minutes' nppll ntlon
all the edge hud gone from It. In fart.
It hud Ihhmi ground perfectly sin. mill.
Next Hie oxy-ncetylene blowpipe was
brought Into piny, the cone of Intense
light giving off bent of n.3n0 l and
exerting a pressure of fifty pounds to
the Inch. Almost directly the ateel
covering the region of tho drill bole
became inriiudcscriiL Then came a
shower of Idle hot purtlflea, and the
metal Is-guii to bubble over Ilk a
miniature rruler, but aa soon aa the
outer ateel hnd been burned away and
the Inner material bud been reached
tho hlowplpo "buck tired" and was ex
tinguished. 'lime after I line It was relighted,
but after a second or two's applica
tion It was put nut of action. The ma
terial, hi fu t, provi-d absolutely lu
viilnornlile, und whoa the blowpljHi
was examined the cone was found to
hnve been completely burned away.
This wns the first time III the discov
erer's exrli-iice that such a thlug bad
happened, and while affording evi
dent e of the Immense beat employed
It also provklcd convincing proof of
Iho resisting power of the new ma
terial. Indeed, wbeu later the blow
pipe wus played on a slub of the ma
terial It simply res died a glowing
heal, while, strangely enough. It was
ulxluiil Immcdliitely nn extra Jet of
oxygen was put on. This Is quite con
trary to usual exisTleiu-e, for the ex
tra oxygen Is employed for cutting
purposes.
When the blowpipe was withdrawn
the sign of Its application was a alight
uneveiiiiess on the surface. A similar
application would have been to make
a cut of at least a foot In ateel three
Inches thick. Ijiter the Jet blew
considerable bole lu a fire brick which
presented n glossy apeurance, and
while the dUeoverer regarded this ex
periment uud also a further one with
plumbago as being moderately satis
factory there was no comparison In
tho resisting power of these mediums
with that of the earlier material.
Professional Cards.
Croak County jfittrael Co.
i. r.
A!lrx-ui.l llili to til Unit sad
Iowa lots Is Crnok enuntr.
Wylos, Imttary, FrawrilU, Ortfos
Jt Jf. Xotonotrj
(County riiylcin.)
yt mm MVmm Jnw.
PrmmmJII,. Ortf,
N. W. Sanborn
Attorneynt-Ijiw
Ailiimson IiliM-k I'rlnevlllc
C XrtM
&oal Citato
Office with Oeo. W. Barnes
Orfm
W. P. MYLKS
O. C. YOUNG
jCawyar$
rrsrttrs n sll eouru. Rim-IsI sm-iitlon to
wsicr risuu. iiussuou snd crlutlnsl il.-lt-iirii.
Culnr function, Ortyen
Dr. John lluback,
1a Vrtt-rlntrr Sur-on P. R. Army,
llt-lsrtllllll ol llli I'lollniOiii.
All Hurgusl Work si kukiiM
rriL-s. -
Hamilton Stable
Prinovillo, Or.
W. A. NELL
FHANK MLNLFJBE
I.nw vers
Th Dalles . . Oreeon
SMOKE BURNING FORGE.
Device That Provides a Bettor Utiliza
tion of Coal.
Coal smoke la nothing else than un-
burned cnrlm. When great clouds of
smoke go up from a forge heat Is
wasted, writes a corresiondent of Pop
ular Mechanics. 1 hit nHn an Idea
lo prevent this waste and worked it
out. as shown lu the aketcb. success
fully.
I'sing a common forge with hood at
tached, I connected at D tin pipe of
Girls Have Best Color Sons.
Interesting experiments huv been
carried on by Dr. Warburg In the
schools of Cologne, Germany, on tho
Fuhjoct of distinguishing between dif
ferent colors. He found that tho pow
er of telling one color or shade from
another wns much more strongly de
veloped In girls than lu hoys, lie also
found that the more Intclllucnt the
pupils were the better color souse they
hud.
Some colors, he discovered, seemed to
make a much stronger impression on
the eye than others. White nnd black
are tho easiest colors to recognise. Ilcd,
yellow, green uud blue follow In the
order named, though blue Is much
harder to perceive than green. , Of
another class nnd far more dllllcult to
recognize are brown, gray and violet
To Utilize Old Paint.
To utilize old and thick paint when
a paint grinding mill Is not nt hand
grind the paint through nu old meat
cutler, uslug I he nut butter grinder.
xnui u vuu mi pciuiuo unu on, lu
this manner all accumulated leavings I
hi paint cans can be used.
roliOK THAT BURNS SMOKE.
tho sauto size as the opening Into tho
suction side of the blower, as shown
at C. When the blower Is lu use the
smoke that rises from the lire passes
lu the direction of the arrows back
through the blower and up to the tire
without escaping luto the open. Ity
using this method I hare been able to
get much more heat out of a given
quautlty of coal.
Ckm. (J. CjmmrJ, Jf. ft 33.1km;
OUUHTS
Belknap dc Cdwards
re-MSA
tn ... v
&. CUiott,
Jfttraf-ml-jCmm
Orafom.
. S3 rink
Jf ttnmt.
jCawytr
SPrintmjllm,
Ortgmn.
G. L. HERNIEH
Attorney-at-Low
Will practice In sll the Conn.
Omce next door lo Dr. Rosnbertj's,
Prineville, On-con.
WADE HUSTON
Surveyor
HouiepteaJ locations
a specialty
Prinevill.
Oregon
!Pysitian mnJ Snrytmrn
CllU ASSWSSID 1'SOlOTl.T DAT OS NlOBT
Orrum uss Poos Aimth or Adaiwon's
iaua gross. Both office sa rtwj-de-ace
U'lephoDca.
SPrimaoiU;
Ortfo
Dr. J. Tregelles Fox
SPECIALTIES:
(If ni-rl snd OiH'ratlve Humprv; Hvelcne, mid
till-Ijiw orllcHllh: Mlilwlli n-. nntl llis.-u
or Women niiil Children; The Allnu-utsry
Ctuist, and Iiigettlon.
Altenclanee ftt Ortlw., Main St., Tlieerinys,
Tliurwlrtys, nnd Saluritnys,-to u p. m. oilier
viuit-8 on enn.
- - - Oregon
Prineville,
Traveling Telephones,
The military authorities In' India
hnve made use from time to time of a
form of movable telephone which can
be employed with great fuclllty In the
field. The cable weighs only seven
pounds per mile, but tt Is so well in
sulated that It can be stretched across
a stream without loss of enrreut It
withstands a strain of 120 pounds.
An apparatus for placing and remov
ing the cable, working automatically
nnd callable of being attached to a
laddie. Is employed. Recently In the
Punjab a horseman, proceeding at a
gallop, placed the cable over a dis
tance of two miles In aeveu minutes.
4'o remove It eighteen uiluutcs wero
required.
Sharpening Razor Blades.
Safety razor blades, says Popular
Mechanics, cnu he. sharpened by liri
merslug them In a solution of ono
part, by weight, of muriatic acid and
twenty parts of witter for thirty min
utes, then removing them nnd honing
each one to a polish. .
Cheap Eloctrio Railways,
Tukliift all Items Into consideration.
the saving of the electric locomotive
over steam working is nt least equal
to 25 per cent. Engineering.
Cows for Sale!
Some Extra Good Milch
Cowl for Sale. Call on
phone or write, H. E. Ride
out, Proprietor
Fairview Stock Farm
Prineville, - - Oregon
W, A. Uoo-rii, Pros,
Crook
D. F. Stkwart, Vloe-Pres,
STATE BANK NO. 1S8
County
PRINEVILLE, OREGON
0. M.Kl.K iNS.Ciii.hr
L. A, Booth, Ass't "
Rank
Capltnt Stock fully paid tS6.0On.00
Barelus 6,1100.110
Hloekholders' liability.... S,UXI.O0
Statement Rendered to Stats Bank Examiner Nov. 10, 1910s
AneU
Loan ami nisrninilji tuiA.ftoOftR nuniinl airu.tr
.'vi.ru no in l.rtK'i.rM
Karnltiiiv and fixtures 'i,2!ti.M
Real estiile , ,. M.500.IS1 Deposits
His ea aaaa sea ass inn dum t3,l3.l
U.bililiM
. .3.IOO.OO
Surplus , 6,000.00
enuiviaea oronu 7.iRSH
17U,UUS.tl7
Smith & Allingham, Props.
Champ Smith's old stand.
1
"RECEPTION "J
" -I
ft
Imported and , Domestic
Cigars ,
anc
Imported Wines
Liquors.
i
For Sale.
Cream Separator, 750 llw. nn hour,
wind mill top nnd Snlkev Flow.
For particulars rims Jolm Mnttaon,
Prineville, Oregon. 2-lti-tf.
New Hardware and Furniture Store
Will Open April 1st
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
I have just received a general
Second Hand Furniture, also a
line of New and
general line of
I have bought right and will sell at right
Hardware.
prices.
Newcomers and Old Timers
Can save money by looking over my
trouble to show goods.
stock. No
John
M
orris, PropV.
Ladies' and Gents Furnishings.
Staple and Fancy Groceries
THE
LE
ER
AD
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
3 We are showing Some of the latest styles in ladies up-to-date spring footwear.
Sizes to fit everyone. Come in and try on a pair.
Don t Forget Your Garden
J We have a complete line of garden seeds to pick from. D. M. Ferry; Mandol
villes & King; Chas. Lilley seeds. Best for the West Alfalfa seed, 25c per pound.
3 Ladies' white waists in the latest spring effects.
MRS. I. MICHEL, Prop.
Prineville, Oregon.
Candies, Nuts, Oranges and Lemons.
Cigars and Tobaccos.
Ladies' Spring Suits.
Ladies' Spring Suits
JlaOfio
"The La Vogue Garment"
The correct styles in which the "La Vogue Garment" is made will
please you. The high quality, good workmanship, splendid lit, MAKE
the garment give satisfactory service in the wear.
The best friends ol "The La Vogue Garment" are the women who
have worn it And because they have worn il. they continue to do so.
I We do not FEATURE the labnes, the linings, the tailoring, or any
other one point, but by giving each of these points the same conscientious
attention, select a garment which is the garment lo sell our customers
with best satisfaction to them and most consistent, steady, year-alter-year
prolits lo us.
New up-to-date Spring Suits now here.
A visit to our store is sure la benefit you,' whether you buy anything
or not.
Clifton & Cornett
AT THE OLD BRICK STORE.
Dissolution of Partnership.
Notice is hereby given that the part
nertliip heretofore fainting between
Uny Lafolletteand R. K. (irav, as pub
lish era of the Crook County Journal, ie
this day dissolved hy mutual consent,
Guy Lafollotte retiring. 1. K. Urav
will continue the business, collect all
bills and pay all firm debts.
Dated this 17th day of March, 19U.
Ul!Y LAK(lt,LKTTK.
K. E. Ukay,
Spring and Summer Samples.
Th new Spring and Summer Fashion
Book of Chas. A. StevenH A Bros, just
recei ved. The latest in Women's and
MiBses' madu to order ttarments. A
complete line of beautifnl samples. .
Mrs, J, J. Smith, agent,
3-2-tf. Prineville, Oregon.
Baled and Loom Hay.
For sale. Write call or "phone J. E.
Adanison, Prineville, Oregon. 3-23-tf.
J
For Sale.
One grade Clydesdale Stallion, com
ing 4 years old, eighs 1700 pounds.
Call on or write S. E. Frose, Prineville,
Oregon, 4t.
Homestead Relinquishment.
160 acres; 10 acres plowed; Al home
stead. If interested drop line to
Postoffice Box 304, Prineville, Oregon.
3-23 4n.