Origin f tK Hal. la tb public place In Atbi od or two thousand ytn ro tb Qnttattt up tb statue of their audi and fod dmse. To guard against tb pom! bllltr of tb rain (tattling tb marble fact of their niasterplrros tbej used to protect each with a uirs metal plate at tbe top of the bead. Thee were mistaken by the preRihaellte painters for emblems of divinity. Ac cordingly to this day we see around the pictured heads of Christiau saints tbe curious little ling which Is kuown as the halo. Exchange. A Royal Slip. Considerable amusement was once caused by a slip of Kmperor Nh hulas pen In accepting the offers of several conipanlc of Siberian militia n ho tol uutoered for aervlce at the front. The petition read. "We humbly lay at your majesty's feet our desire to be per mitted to tight and die tor the father laud." The emperor In accepting wrote on the margin of tbe petition In his own hand. "I thank you sincerely and hope your wishes may be fully real toed.' Fd Thm on Stal Ntws. In the British arctic expedition of 1875 one of tbe chaplains had a file of the London Times twenty years old. containing tbe Crimean war reports. One copy was given out to each ship daily. The officers bad It first, then It weut to the forecastle, and soon every one was as keen about tbe news as If the war had been proceeding. The clergyman in control of the press was besought to Issue an evening edition, and when Sebastopol was about to be taken excitement ran so high that the newspaper office locker was almost stormed. The editor, however, was firm and continued with his dally is sue, the interest being kept np to the end of the expedition. Th Thrm Hsavimt Man. The three heaviest men of whom any mention la made In history were Miles Danlen of Tennessee. Lewis Cornelius of Pennsylvania and Daniel Lambert of England. Darden died in 1S5T. When In health be was seven feet six inches In height and weighed over 1,000 pounds. There is no record of the date of the death of Cornelius, which occurred in Pike county. Pa., but the account says that be was born in 1794. When in his prime he meas ured eight feet two Inches around the waist, was six feet tall and weighed C15V, pounds. Daniel Lambert was an English freak who died in Jane. 1809. He was of average height, but weighed 739 pounds. - - -r - December. "Nobody is worried nowadays by the fact that the twelfth month of the year is called the tenth, December." says a writer, "and no doubt even tbe ancient Romans soon got used to tbe anomaly when tbe new year was shift ed back from March to January, though the old names of the months were re tained. But there was one of them who made Ingenious use of It Llclnius, a rascally procurator at Lyons under Augustus. He Insisted on having cer tain monthly payments made fourteen times a year, arguing, when December came round, that as It was the teuth month of the year and there ought to lie twelve there must be two more to be accounted for." Cautleu. Something NEW! Never seen before in the United States. Instruction. Reck oning and Mechanical Building Box m . i X-Vi. f rf-t '" matador & icki.is.ttrt.i'irv' Mr. Beetle Beware of these terrible motor buses, my boy! Comic Cuts. His Turn. The Black Bean Club. One of the fantastic clubs of London Is the Black Bean club, limited to forty members, each of whom pays an en trance fee of 10 and a similar amount as annual subscription. They meet only once a year, and then a bag Is passed round, containing thirty-nine white beans and one black bean. The mem ber who picks the black bean la com pelled to get married within the ensu ing twelve months, and the remalndet solemnly vow to remain single nutll tbe next meeting. A bouse Is furnished for the prospective bridegroom out of the funds of the club, which also bears the cost of tbe wedding festivities and of a three weeks' honeymoon. A Movable Town. There is a town, Gartok, In Tibet which moves twice every .year. Foi three months of the year it Is situated at the place where it is designated on the map. During the other nine months It Is not there at all. but Is about forty miles farther south, at a much lowei altitude. Climatic conditions are the cause of this migratory habit When the heat grows too intense for comfort the whole town packs up and, driving the herds of yaks, sheep and goats, moves np to tbe higher altitude, and tbe traders from India at once begin to drift in. Trade continues for three months; then, before the severe Tibetaa winter begins the town moves back. THE WAY TO LIVE Let me but live my life from year to year. With forward face and unre lenting soul, Not hurrying to nor turning from the goal. Not mourning for the things that disappear In the dim past nor holding back in fear From what the future veils, but with a whole And happy heart that pays the toll To you and age and travels on with cheer. Henry van Dyke. ' t'fft I.' y V7; r -r ""'noon -m a Boys AMOR for Girls Patented in all civilised countries. Everything turns. Everything Moves. Call before sold out. A. H. LIPPMAN & CO. See Our "Made in Prineville" Furniture Vtt, I heard ma tell her friend that her silk gown came from a worm. Now she wants another one.' So I was ins worn, eh? Well, Just tell her the worm haa turned.' Getting Areund Difficulty. DeLAVAL Cream Separators Sold on Easy Terms Pioneer Cream Co. Prineville, Oregon LTTjVEBEjIRi IE Shingles, Mouldings, Windows, Doors, Glntwee, Kto. Etc., Etc SHIPP& PERRY PRINEVILLE, OREGON BEffgRm33r?S3rSEffET3 THE HAMILTON STABLES J. H. WIOLE, Proprietor PRINEVILLE. OREGON Stock boarded by tbe day, week or month at Reasonable rates. Remember us when in Prineville. Ratkb Reasonable. We have Fine Livery Rigs For Rent "PRINORE" AND "STANDARD" Prineville Flour "Why do you lace so tight when Clinton comes around?" "Oh, tbe poor fellow s arm la so short. Excd.d Expectations. zi "You tried hard to work that swell guy for a tip. Did he give you one?" "Yes. He gave me two. He banded me a dime and told me never to judge a man's wealth by his clothes." Sort of Board Pis. Hotel Oregon PRINEVILLE NEWLY FURNISHED Beds 50 and 75 Cents FREE BATHS Meals, 25 Cents and up PETER ERICKSON, Prop'r Sut.ni.nl of Rnourc.. and LUbilitU of The First National Bank Of Prineville, Oregon WWIll'IIHH I.UMH.ITIKS Umna and IHmminU., tJWjrM os timl HUwk. fM In I kMJtio tw I'nlttHl malm Hondi I2..VW u) Hurplua fuml. nrad Wtm m Buna trmlm..tc IS.M0 u UurtiviiVrf pnidu, (.runt ?,tj4 M t'b a I'm from luk. lla.mt 04 tlnml.liun (tun ou Dixiii..... ai,,iw u MI.4.S If B. W. AlWa, frnU.nl WiU WvrnlW. VlnfmUNl aMl.ttl IS T. M. BMwta. CmIIm H. RtUwi. Au'l CuMm You Would Enjoy the Journal "Should you eat pie with a knife?" "No; you'd want to use an ax If yoo lived at my boarding bouse." Not Kicking. The Monologists I've Just been asked to present my monologue before the InniatiH of the state reformatory. The Ilend Balnncer-Go to It. old top. There's un audience that can't get away from you.-Cbicago News. HOIITHKY. CENTRAL OREGON LINE Holiday Home-Going Rates F0R Christmas and New Years From Oregon Trunk Points to Points in Washington, British Columbia, Idaho and Oregon Reduced Tickets Sold December 18 to 24. Final Limit January 5, 1914 From Redmond To Portland $ 9-20 Vancouver, WaBb .. . 9.20 Vancouver, B. C . . . . 22.20 Seattle . . . 16.35 North Yakima 13.70 Ppokane $16.00 Tacoma. 14.55 Courd' Alene, Ida.. 17.10 Salem .. 11,00 P2ugene 14.00 Further Details on Request The "Owl" Daily between Central Oregon and Portland, saves a day each way. Leaves Ilend at 8:30 p. m. arrives Portland at 8:10 a. m. H. BAUKOL, R. II. CROZIEIt, Agent, Redmond, Gre. A. G. P. A., Portland, Ore. 1211-41 The drunkard will have none of me. The heavy drinker says "no" when my name is mentioned. The man who craves rough strong whiskey passes me by. All this is as it should be as I myself would wish it. I am not for them. Cyrus Noble W. J. Van Schuyvcr & Co., General Agents Portland, Oregon Holiday Fares! From all Stations on the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. Sales Dates Dec. 18 to 24 Inclusive 1913 Final Return Limit January 5th 1913 TO All Points in Oregon, Washington and Idaho and return The First Time in the History of the Northwest That Holiday Rates have been in effect. Take advantage of the low fares and spend Christmas and New Year with friends. Ask particulars of any agent of the O-W. R. Sc N. 12 4-2t