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HELP YOUR TOWN The Training a Youih Receives Will Make Him Useful InsleoJ of Destructive. BOO" J nuik the town; therefore the town must tca.h the Iwy o that hrn be hihi the man he will I ahle to do the moHt pxxl tot "e Iowa, rosterit.v nmst lie rwkonod wltb. The cornt-r loafer Is the result at fmline the la.k of restraint whkh vliould he lla-ed oa the youth. Thto , cliiinieter Is not found ia any partle- ! ul.ir aeetloB of the country, but every where. Every towu la troubled with him. Many rommunltiea have tried some thing en the order of the boy scout Wea to protect their youug uieu. Or ganizations of a military nature have lMen established In which the boy en lists aud out of w hich he conies a bet ter nmu, but nothing heretofore has been so beneficial and farreaching In Its success. Here the boy Is taught to be clean, to be upright and mauly, to be atten tive and NiUcut. The spirit which governs the scouts catches the fancy of the boy. and he can easily be made to fall In with the purpose of tne movement. Of course It should not be overdone. Americans are prone to "do the Job too well." In Spokane teachers in the schools have reported that the boy scouts are too much concerned with Indians to be Interested In geography or selling. "Some of them learn to tie the sheepshank knot with great success, but show ouly slight interest In mental arithmetic. Others tramp about the country, reconnolterinf against imaginary foes and lighting fires with not more than two matches' when they should be in Sunday school The movement and what it stands for are the things that most interest ns. We must not let any of the weaker possibilities take hold of it We must keep straining our energies to see that the finer qualities take the lead, work ing for the good of the boy, the com munity and the nation." Junior Republics hare proved great help to the boy in teaching hiin how the country is governed. So let It be with the boy scout movement but let its aim be higher. No move ment in recent years has had greater possibilities for good, more practical potentialities for the development of strong and wholesome manhood, than the boy scout movement The scope of the Idea Is national But make it local. Teach the boys civic affairs, civic pride, civic beauty. Teach them to love their home town and everything belonging to it tor this will make for the town's success. The movement as taken up in Ameri ca is explained as follows: First It la a character bulletin move ment. Its object being to Instill Into the boy loyalty to parents, employers and su periors, loyalty to American Institutions and the flag. Second, It Is a semlmllltary movement to Instill Into the boy proper regard for discipline, obedience to authority, to teach him law and order and to make him indi vidually capable of executing orders whether they be In civil or military life. Third. It is a nonsectarian movement The creed line Is absolutely eliminated. Boys of all faiths may Join. Fourth. There are no assessments or dues collectable for the exploitation of the American boy. The boy Is taught to finance bis little patrol according to his pocket and the necessary equipment is given to the boy at the cost of manufac ture and without profit to any one. The men who handle the uniforms or the other necessary articles make no profit out of it as It is not intended that they should. Fifth. It is a popular patriotic move ment The boy scouts are taught that there Is a common brotherhood between them. They are instructed In all the es sential things that go to make good citi zenship, good morals and good physique. Sixth. Behind the movement are men who stand highest in the various walks of American endeavor, and only those who are permitted to stand as its spon sors may do so. To protect this organization it has been Incorporated as a national movement with headquarters at 2U9 Broadway, New York city, where the managing director, James F. McGrath, has his offices and from whom all persons desirous of affiliating w-ith this movement in any of the states may receive proper instructions and di rections as to how to proceed. All boys between the ages of ten and twenty are eligible. All members of the national Kuurd or other military organisations, ac tive or retired, and who desire to help the movement may register as drlllmasters. besides the military scouts who wear the khaki uniform of the regular army there are also the American boy scout rtuvnl battalions organizing and also a Red Crops division for girls between the a;es of twelve and twenty. Another division that will appeal to the American boy Is the American boy scout aero division. " LIGHTER THAN CORK. Kapectc, a Curious Substance That Comes From Java. Amsterdam receives jearly a great quantity of a curious and Interesting Tegetable substance known In Java and In the trade as 'kapock," w hich, among oilier useful purposes. Is found very useful for stuillng cheap mat tresses and pillows. It Is a sort of yel low wadding that nature uses as cor erlng for the aeeds of certain trees In the Malaccas. Its fibers being very oonroststant. It has leu found Impos sible to spin or weave It. but It gives excellent results for bedding, making a mattress delightfully soft if It Is ex posed to the sun before being used. It is exceedingly light and buoyant, in this greatly surpassing cork, as II will support iu the water thirty live limes lis own weight The tree whence it Is derived terlo- dendron) grows rapidly, and In I lie sec ond year It Is twelve to fifteen feet hli;h. but It boars fruit abundantly ouly in the fourth season. Like the cotton plant. It bestows two gifts upon man, the sHVlal wadding mentioned, which lines the husk, and the oil ex tracted from the seeds, which Is sp- ially used in I he Chinese markets. The threads of the soft fillers taken from the pods are light yellow, rather silky and only about nn inch In length. They are made into thin rings, aud ksintvk. It is said, never decays. Besides the ever Increasing uses to which this curious vegetable product Is put. causing the culture t f the otio- dendron to make great strides In the Putch liuliis. while efforts are being made to cultivate it in similar climates. It has been suggested that excellent life saving apparatus at sea might lie made from this flouting substance. which should bo In the form of mat tresses and tusliious easily obtainable In a moment of danger. Three hun dred grams of kajHK-k, it Is stated. nill support a mau of loO pounds In the water, nud ex;nriiiieuls made In he tiaronne by a French society with articles made of this wadding, which had previously becu soaked In water for eighteen hours, gave excellent re sults. ' One small mattress supported several men. M line's Output of Metals. Tlse quarries of Maiue are well and widely known aud supply immense quantities of stone, especially grauite. for use iu all parts of the country, but the ores of the state are not now exten sively mined. For many years the ores of Mount Katahdia produced 2.X10 to 13.000 tons of Iron a year, and lu the early sixties the I.ule and other lead mines were worked In a small way. In the eighties several hundred tons of copper were smelted at Biuehiil from ores mined at the Liouglas and other mines in the neighliorhood. lu addi tion to this metallic output, about 5.OU0 ounces of silver have been mined at Sul livan aud Byard Point. The total val ue of the metal product of Maine, ex cept Iron, is probably about (100,000. Lots in Noble's Ad dition Now On Sale! I V e have made very low prices on these lots to start them off. Buy now before the prices advance. We offer special inducements to homebuilders. GRADED STREETS. SIDEWALKS, BUILDING RESTRICTIONS, CITY WATER, ELECTRIC LIGHTS, . SOIL J These, together with admiiable location, only four blocks from the business center, make this addition the most desirable home site in Prine ville. For Low Prices and Easy Terms See A. R. BOWMAN TO-DAY. Alcohol Engine For Farm Use. The acconipan.vlug Illustration shows an alcohol engine of the tyjie used on many German farms for agricultural purposes. The engine Is of the fourcycle type, mounted on a truck. The valve KNOCKERS. Every town is cursed with a few knockers who find fault with everybody who tries to do business. If a man is about to bay a piece of property they tell him it is not worth the money. if he wants to sell a farm they tell lilni he is not getting enough for it. They nose around with their hammers out trying in ev ery way to injure the commu nity In which they live. They like to see people iu trouble aud are delighted wlieu any one goes broke or has a death In the fam ily The knockers will not like ly get their just deserts in this world, and we should not like to take their chances lu the next. t Rural Delivery and Good Roads. The intimate relation which exists between good country roads and rural free delivery of mull cannot be too strongly emphasized. Communities which would enjoy the latter mu.it make and maintain the former. Is many Instances bad roads have pre vented the extension of rural free de livery to communities where it wan treatly desired. tv-. Time to Fir Him. Nick What good la an asbestos cur fain anyway? .Sax Keep the show from being rvasted.-Iale Eecord. ., OEBUAS ALCOHOL ENGINE. mechanism and mngueto are inclosed in a metal casing for protection against the weather. A countershaft Is mounted on the front of the truck aud belted to the flywheel of the en gine, the power being transmitted to the thrasher, pump or other farm ma chine by belting. Queer Natural Balls. At various points on the Atlantic coast, particularly in New Jersey, mere Have been found queer hollow balls or masses of yellow Iron ore con taining loose particles that rattle when shaken like the contents of a child's rattle box. It is thought that when the concretions of ore were formed the central parts consisted principally of some material that afterward dis solved away, so that the Interior space now contains only fragments of ore and sand. When these balls are bro ken the fractured edges sometimes show beautiful bauds of red aud yellow. New Hardware and Furniture Store JOHN MORRIS, Prop. My prices are bedrock. You can save from 25 to 100 per cent on everything you buy. Come and see for yourself. R. L. Jordan & Company Grand Fourth of July CELEBRATION At Prineville. We are Getting Ready for it. COME R. L Jordan & Company Making Us. of Seaweed. A palent has been granted to C. Petit In France for the treatment of seaweed. The seaweed (varech) Is sub jected to a bleaching process by steep ing iu a solution composed of blench ing power, six kilograms; sodium hy droxide, ten kilograms, and. water, ninety liters, diluted to a density of six degrees IS. After five hours' Immersion the material is drained nud soured with dilute sulphuric acid at a density of one degree li. The product Is suitable for packing purposes as a substitute for wood wool, paper bhaviugs, etc., and for other uses. Free Auto Excursion to Prineville Heights Prinevtlle's latest residence district, just platted and now on tlie market. Buy a lot in Prineville's sanitary residence district on easy terms. No sloughs, marshes or mosquitoes. Less Irosl than on the river bottom. Fresh air, pure water and an excellent view ol the city. City water will be conveyed to the property at our expense. Lots 40x114; prices range from $80 to $200. Hall cash, balance payable at $10 per month: 6 ptT cent on deferred payments, Examine the maps at our ollice. HENDERSON INVESTMENT CO. Prineville Hotel Building, Ground Floor Prineville, Oregon. Reduction in Prices On account of lower freight rates, I have reduced the price from 1 0 to 15 per cent, on all Furniture, Floor and Wall Coverings, Baby Carts, Stoves, Ranges, Hardware, also Building Material. A. H. LIPPMAN & CO. I Mr. Newcomer, this is the place for you to find every thing you need. Space In Great Britain. Supposing the whole population of Great Britain stood at e.unl distances from one another over all the land sur face of Great Britain, each would be eighty-fire yards from his next neighbor. Wash th. Udder. Before milking the cows should be gone over with a brush aud all loose particles of dirt removed. This need not take more than thirty seconds per cow. The cow's udder comes in con tact with the floor and cannot be clean ed by simply brushing. It is very im portant that the udder should be washed with a damn snunire or eloih and this may take thirty seconds more. The sponging will be doubly effective if the long hairs around the teats and lower part of the udder are cut short Prineville Green House CHAS. W. SPRING, Prop. Prineville, ... Oregon All kinds ol vegetable and llower plants ready to transplant to the open ground at the proper season. All plants transplanted and well rooted. Pol-grown tomato and cucumber plants. Vegetables out ol season. We now have help in the work and some one will al ways be on hand to wait upon you, A good article at a reasonable price is our aim. No exlra charge for packing and delivery at the stage ollice. While us your needs in the plant line, Chas. W. Spring. CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY D. P. Adamson & Co. Druggists Prineville, - Oregon JUST ARRIVED A new line of stationery and office supplies, consisting of typewriter paper, ribbons, carbon paper, tablets, fountain pens, cash boxes, spelling blanks, index memorandum books, letter files, paper fasteners, tracing cloth, blank books, Moore's push buttons, pens, drawing pencils, and a fine assortment of combs and brushes. Millinery Carefully Selected Lino Spring and Summer STYLES. Mrs. Estes Millinery Parlors. PRINEVILLE, - - OREGON. Statement of Resource! and Liabilities of The First National Bank Of Prineville, Oregon At th clots of builn.M March 7, 1911 VKHODKCICH Swni and nianounui MMM IH United mate. Houaa Oil 'Buna r. romliw.tilo 111,614 a ':li Hue from lmn -JA0.TJB Ml Kodemptlon fuud H'il) til VMJM 74 B. F. AILo, PmkUat Will Wunw.ll.r, Vki. Pmld.Bt l.umi.rriici capital Htraik,Mlit lu IW Hurvlua tuiuli cariust Hftouo 00 llndlYlrtod protlui, oarnwt aMU" t Circulation ,,, ,no uo INMHMlt W tiiU'.,ll 74 T. M. Baldwin, CaibUf H. Baldwin. 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