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Newspaper Page TextQB.EGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1908 6 LINCOLN'S JOKE. Fixing the Responsibility For the Lett of Harper Ferry. President Lincoln's Jokes, especially when perpetrated In connection with grave matters, usually had a purpose In them. After Lee hnd taken Har pers Ferry the president, realizing how great a calamity !t was to the north ern arms, determined if possible to fix the responsibility for the loss of the .Important position. Halleck was summoned, but did not know where the blame lay. "Very well," said Lincoln, "I'll ask General Schenck." The latter could throw no light upon the question, further thau to say that he was not to blame. Mil roy was the next to be called to the presence of tle commander In chief and to enter a plea of "not guilty." Hooker was next given a hearing, and "Fighting Joe" made a very emphatic disclaimer of all responsibility. Then the president assembled the four generals In his room and said to them: "Gentlemen, Harpers Ferry was surrendered and none of you, It seems, Is responsible. I am very anxious to discover the man who is." After strid ing across the room several times the president suddenly threw up his bow ed head and exclaimed: "I have It! I know who Is responsible!" "Who, Mr. President; who Is It?" 'asked the distinguished quartet as they looked anxious, If not troubled. "Gentlemen," said the president, with a meaning twinkle In his eye, "General Lee Is the man." There was a lack of mirth In the laugh created, and the four generals took their departure with a determina tion that they would not again be placed under suspicion. SLEEP MYSTERIES. Task Often Performed While Worker S'umbers. the A psychologist was discussing the miracles of sleep. "One can become so accustomed," he said, "to a monotonous task that one can fall asleep and still keep on work ing. Thus In India there are punka coolies, men who turn a fan all night long In the hot weather while their English masters rest, and It Is not un common for a punka cooly to acquire the knack of sleeping at his task. On and on be sleeps through the hot, per fumed hours of the Indian night, but his hand mechanically and steadily turns the punka pulley. "Men have composed great literary works In their sleep. Coleridge's 'Ku bla Khan' 1b the most famous example of this; but, then, Coleridge was a morphluomaulac, and his sleep was scarcely natural. But R. L. Stevenson, Corelll and Longfellow have also done good work while sleeping. "Divers sometimes fall asleep deep down In tbe sen, but some unknown part of their brain keeps watch, and at the proper moment, though asleep, they give the order to be hnuled up. This Is a good deal like the miracle that happens to all of us the miracle whereby If we tell ourselves on retir ing that we must wake at 7 we In variably do wake at that hour how or why it nf Impossible to say. Some part of us watches, works, keeps awake all night, so that at 7 it may call us." New Orleans Times-Democrat. Penny For a Priceless Book. A worklngnian once purchased for a penny an aged looking volumo bearing date of 1540. The mini tried to read it, but threw up the attempt apparent ly In disgust, and the volumo was relo gatcd to tho cupboard. A frleiiil of his happened to see the hook and took It to the British museum authorities, who promptly made an offer of 90, the highest sum the librarian Is allow ed to expend without a special vote of the trustees. Had the man known what be was about be would have stood out for more, as the authorities would have paid almost any price rath er than allow tho volume to slip through their fingers. It was, in fact, the first book printed by Gutenberg and was therefore almost priceless. London Tit-Bits. Improved on Solomon. In a certuln Sunday school a little girl told the story of Solomon and the disputing mothers In this wise: "Solo mon was a very wIbo man. One day two women went to him, quarreling bout a bnby. One woman said, 'This is my child,' and the other woman aid, 'No, 'taln't; it's mine.' But Solo mon spoke up and said: 'No, no, la dies; don't quarrel. Give mo my word, and I'll make twins of him, so you can both have ono.' " At Disadvantage. Bacon Would you call him good talker? Egbert No, I would uot. "How many times have you heard him talk?" "Only once." , "And when was that?" "When he was trylug to open a car window." Youkers Statesman. Had a Woman to Blame. "I have hud dreadful luck. This , tnorulng I dropped my spectacles, and luy wife stepped on them." "That's what I call good luck. If 1 had dropped mine, I Bhould have step ped on thorn myself." Chicago Rec-ord-Herald. The Poet Answered. "Do you know that I was born on the same dayJSmersou filed?" "Both events bvA a cruel mlsfof' tune to llterature."-l!oluMulan. He hurts the good who spare the bad. Pope. Phtnt 1121 Hts. IS3S Williams Bros, transfer Co. Safes, Pianos and Turnlture Ttlovittq a Specialty Trtlgbt and ParcttyDtllveMd Print JUatcnabU and Satialatlitn 6naraatttd Partneri. "Before I engage you I must tell you my husband Is very particular and very cross." "Don't fear. Between us we'll man age him." FUegoude Blatter. Couldn't Touch Him. "I toll you, sir, you're a liar!" "Slrl If I were a fighting man, I'd knock you down for that." "I'll bet you $10 I can prove it" "Sir, I er never bet" Real Need For Hurry. The Gentleman with the Bonnet Box Don't stop me, old chap! Don't stop me! I've got a new hat for my wife In here, and If I'm not quick It'll be out of fashion before she's worn it! Drawn by II. M. Bateman In Sketch. 8eelng the 8ighti. New Yorker (to vlsltorV-There Is a relic of the past an old Fifth avenue balloon. Harper's Weekly. . Any Port In a Storm. She Just Imagine! Supposing you were so Immensely wealthy that you couldn't possibly spend your Income. What would you do? He Marry you. New York Mall. A Tight 8queeze. Broncho Hob I bear Dead Kye Pete has beeu hugged to death by a fe male grizzly. Hurricane Bill-Well, that's just Ilk Pete. He never could stand telai hugged by female. Chips. Ottlet In Tavorlt Cigar Store Oppttttt Wastnle Building Matter For Surprise. y ""fl s She You know, Mr. Jorit"?. I drank ome poison by mistake once. He Iiy Jove! Didn't it. kill you? Tatler. Between Friends. Mr. Ilamnfatt I say, McBooth, here's an article about a fellow who walked round the world. Mr. McBooth. An actor, by Jovel Washington Star. 8tout and Bitter. The Corpulent Longshoreman So you both wants to be a boatman like me? Well, take my advice and don t. It's a starving perfesslou. IMck-Me-Up. "A Drop In the Bucket." TO Harper's Weekly. New Duties For the Police. The aerial police at work a vision of the near future. Sketch. Can't Alwaya Tall. She I thought you said nothing would ever come between us? He Well, yon can't tell what may happen on a pinch. Optical HeyJew. ' ALB fpp " " U MAKE YOUR OWN STOCK FOODS BY USING SKIDOO HORSE AND CATTLE TABLETS Crush and ml In feed or salt Proper dose in tablets Makes Your Stock Look Like the Top Price For Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine ind Fowls, They sr made from the active principle or the condensed essence ol the drug. They don't contain Sawdust, Ashes, Chop Feed or Bran. Are Just as good when 10 years old aa when 10 days old. They comply with all pure drujt laws. As! lor and try ones SKIDOO Condition Tablets, or SKIOOO Worm, Kidney, Chicken Cholera, Blister, Cathartic, Heave. Fever, Ho Cholera. Distemper, Pink Eye. Colic tablet or I.onse rVwder, Spavin .Cure or limb Vwre Linimrnt. Distributed by THE BLUE BELL MEDICINE CO., Incorporated; Capital Stock $AA),tMCJ0, Watertown, South Dakota, U. S. A. . FOR SALE BY A. ROBERTSON. GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. Cities Find That Individuals Can Run Their Plants More Economically. The mayor of Lowell, Ind., Is author ity for the statement that tbe munici pal electric light plant was so.ld early In September to parties who will In stall a new plant. Apparently the city plant bad been allowed to run down until it was ready for the scrap heap. Id 1899 the citizens of Le Roy. N. Y., voted to purchase the electric llicbt plant. After operating It a few months the city took advantage of a technical lty and turned it over to th former ownerai without having made any pay ment to them. It Is stated that uhlie run by the city the operating expenses alone exceeded by (30 per cent the en tire cost of lights under private man agement. In 1897 a municipal electric light plant was established at Mohawk, N. Y., -bonds for $21,000 being Issued in payment therefor. By 1904 the author ities realized that It was costing too much, the generating plant was shut down, and a contract was made with a company to supply current, take full charge of maintaining the street lights and pump the water for tbe village. This arrangement Is said to be satis factory In 1893 Ballard. Wash., Installed an electric light plant at an Initial cost of $24,000, which was doubtless Increased considerably during the ten years the plant was operated by the city. In 1903 the plant was leased for fifty years to a company which paid $3,800 for the lease and Its franchise and agreed to do a certain amount of pumping for the city waterworks dur ing tbe contluuunce of the lease. A well Informed citizen of Seattle, to which Ballard has recently been an nexed, writes: "Thereason that the city of Ballard sold Its municipal lighting plant was that the total lucome from this plant equaled. about 30 per cent of the cost of operating It." SOLD AT LARGE LOSSES. Four Towns Find Municipal Plants Are Too Expensive. In luka, Miss., an electric light plant was Installed In 19U0 at a cost of $7, 000. In December, 1900, It was leased because of the "dllllculty In keeping a competent electrician," to quote the words of the mayor. From Council Grove, Kan., comes word that the "city formerly owned the electric light plant, but made a failure of operating It And sold dy namo, engine and wiring for $050. The present company rebuilt tbe entire system and Is giving satisfaction.- The rate was a little lower under city con trol, but did not meet expenses." Some time prior to 1002 Bourbon, Ind., contracted for an electric light plnut and issued bonds In payment therefor. On the ground that It had not been constructed In accordance with the specifications tbe town re fused to accept It. and the bondhold ers were compelled to take over the plant In order to protect themselves. Madison, Ind., Installed an electric light plant In 1S90 at a cost of $13,000, not Including steam plant. Two years later the plant was sold for $0,000. The operating expenses alone amount ed to about $45 a lamp, which implies a total cost per lamp of approximately $100 a year. The purchasers agreed to supply lights at $80 a year and to In stall and operate an electric railway. Middlemen. The first step in effecting a mutual understanding between the public and the utilities companies Is to eliminate the middlemen the legislators who Introduce strike bills In order' to extort money from corporations whose legiti mate business is threatened and the city bosses and couucilmen who de maud money for themselves or posi tions for their henchmen as the price of granting franchises or privileges necessary to these companies to con duct or extend their business for the public welfare. These men are not, (is they claim, representatives of the peo ple, but traitors to the people, for ev ery dollar which they wring from cor porations comes ultimately from the pockets of the people. These men per form no useful service. They are mere ly leeches, fattening on the mutual needs of the people and the corpora tions. There's a Reason. Municipally governed pluuts do not have the close supervision that Is giv en to a plant conducted by a corpora tion or private company. The officers In charge of a municipal plant are usually satisfied If tbe books balance up at the end of their terra. They have no Interest In the Institution beyond the time of their term of of fice. "Let the next administration take care of that problem," is tho usual reply when future troubles are anticipated. And that Is the reason why the '"next administration" Is of ten compelled to make municipal own ership appear as a failure. Maywood (111.) Herald-Recorder. Where Ignorance Is Bliss. In respouse to a request for a copy of tha latest report of the electric light plant the city clerk of Topcka. Kan writes: "The city owns Its own plant and has no reports." As this Is but oue of many similar replies, it looks as though city officials realize the danger of letting the pco pie kuow the facts and that tbe aver nfre citizen Is strangely unlnqulsltlre shout the speadlcg of public mouey. Political Theorist Do you believe to municipal ownership? Ex-Boss What's the ufi? These here squealers wou't stay bought Paklmore American Half Past Kissing Time". The Lndy In a Hurry Why didn't rou stop at once, conductor, when you law me waving my hand? The Facetious Conductor Lor', mlssl Why, I thought you was a-throwln' kisses at me. Sketch. What He Didn't Know. Irate Pa Now, I'm going to punish you and don't try that innocent game on me. I know all the wicked things you've done today. Willie No, you don't. You don't know where I've hid the strap you lick me with. Once a Week. Two of a Kind. First Summer Girl Who Is that clean shaven, handsome boy? Second Summer Girl Oh, he's an actor! - First Summer Girl No. I mean the other one. Second Summer Glrl-Oh, he hasn't any money eltherl Punch. Generally. Doleful Donald Some of my bright est thoughts come to me when I am asleep. Thirsty Gus Troubled with Insom nia, ain't you? New Yoflc Mall. Absentmlnded. The Professor Yes, hello, is this Jones' lamp store? No, I can't tell you the size of the shade, but here's the lamp. Harper's Weekly. A Cure For Obesity. Landlady (to new boarder, who Is rather stout) I am glad to hear that one of my former boarders recom mended you to my house. Stout Boarder Yes; he spoke very highly of it. After telling him that I bad tried all kinds of antlfat without success, he advised a short stay hem Tatler. Don't Take the Risk. When you have a bad cough or cold do not let It drag along until It be comes chronic bronchitis or develops Into an attack of pneumonia, but give it the attention it deserves and get rid of it. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you are sure of prompt relief. From a small beginning the sale and use of this preparation has extended to all parts of the United States and to. many foreign countries. Us many remarkable cures of coughs and colds have won Tor it this wide reputation and extensive use. Sold by Huntley Bros., Oregon City and Molalla. Damascus. Much land clearing Is being done 1iere and labor is more plentiful. Marlon Tong has Hugo Leigh clear ing on the front of his land, where he will have a very attractive building place. Dell Forbes has some men on a very heavy timbered piece of land, and some say they are about to "Yump the vob." Mr. Kingsbury has been working on a new grade for a road from his hop yard. Saturday George Derry planted some grafted Franquette walnut trees. The holes dug were five feet wide and six feet deep; then filled In with surface soli. All tree growers agree that the holes were none too deep, and the grafted trees, the cheapest if they are from some .well known variety, these are from the Vrooman Grove and home grown trees.Mr. Derry Is taking great interest in them. They wfir furnisher! hv A. C. Newell. He had out 150 nounds of the best Oregon grown walnuts to eat, and the large number of Damascus people present all - agreed they were equal to any, and that' Oregon Is producing walnuts in navhiK Quantities. 'This was the occasion of inaugurating walnut tree planting around Damascus, mere are many seedlings scattered around that fill well, but of small value. As tbe grafted Franquette will bear fully one gallon in five years from planting, it is being advocated exclusively by A. C. Newell, and by those who know him and of his business integrity, have en tire confidence in his statements of what can be expected from the trees. The Rock Creek school, under the able management of Professor Ram sey, will give an entertainment Feb ruary 22d. Mr. Roach has a man visiting with him and cutting wood for exercise. He intends to return to Nebraska In tho Spring, ag this western fever is very contagious, and we will welcome his return. Lots of room for men like Mr. Stanson. Many small farms are changing kands, which will stimulate many Im provements. NOTABLE MEDICAL DI8COVERY. Of 8peclal Value to Many Hero In Or egon City. One of the most notable discoveries and one that undoubtedly appeals more than anything else to many peo ple here in Oregon City is the combin ation of stomach. remedies in the Ml-o-na treatment. This prescription has worked wonders, and there Is now no excuse for anyone suffering with indi gestion or weak stomach. It acts specifically upon the muscles of the stomach and bowels, strength ening and stimulating them so that they readily take care of the food that is eaten. It also Increases the flow of gastric Juices, thus getting from the food the nourishment -hat is neces sary for health and energy. The symptoms of Indigestion are numerous, such as distress after eat ing, flatulance. heart-burn, sick head aches, dizziness and Irritability. These are all dispelled by a few doses of Ml-o-na when the trouble is recent, but just as surely In long standing and chronic cases if the treatment is followed for a reasonable length of time. So oosltve are the good effects fol lowing the use of Ml-o-na that the remedy is sold by Howell & Jones un der an absolute guarantee to refund the money If It should fall to cure. Jennings Lodge. Two more new houses here, and Mr, Currin, of Portland, was out this week to add two more acres to their four, and intends building soon, to reside here. John Jennings is very busy with the plow of late. Mrs. Welch's sister was out rrom Portland this week. Mrs. Shaver is still declining very fast. Miss Mabel Morse was out to take another look at her old home thlB week. Mr. Slocum has put out some nice young firs along his property on Jen nings avenue, and Mr. Boyes has put out two acres of them on his place. People here have again started their children to school to Parkplace and Oregon City, after the smallpox turned out chlckenpox, after all the scare. Mr. Shaw, of Jennings Lodge, 19 having some more land clearing done. Well, good-bye, we are not newsy this week. Fever Sores. Fever sores and old chronic sores should not be healed entirely, but should be kept in healthy condition. This can be done by applying Cham berlain's Salve. This ,salve has no superior for this purpose. It is also most excellent for chapped hands, sore 'nipples, burns and diseases of the skin. For sale by Huntley Bros., Oregon City and Molalla. - Viola. Viola Is still alive, and running in the same old cool-headed calculatlve way. The Deering & Sevier Shingle Company Is running full blast. They put out 20,000 shingles per day. Charley Miller is making some new board fence. Ward's wind mill makes an occa sional majestic whirl. Farmers are doing well out here, but it seems as if some people know enough to get along without farming around here, and have fine buggies and fat horses, too. As Edward Ficken was away the other day haul-" Ing fence posts,, on returning home v 3 Grippe or Influenza, whichever you like V to call it, is one of the mot weakening X cLueaiea known. V g Scoffs Emulsion, wl-Jch is Cod V liver Oil and Hypopho3phitsa in easily di- gested form, is the greatest strengtli-builder q known to medical science. It is so easily digested tKat it sinks into q the system, making new blood and new fat, & and strengthening nerves and muscles. Use Scoffs Emulsion after Influenza. Invaluable tor Coughs and Colds. ALL DRUOOISTSi 60o. AND SI. CO. he found that a few sacks of his oats had been stolen. This is the second time that oats have been stolen from his barn in daytime. There seems to be a kind of mania for stealing oats and other articles around here. Boys, you had better cut It out or Brownell will have another Job soon. Teazel Creek. Nice weather, though cool, has pre vailed for a few days. The grip seems to be letting go. All the little school children are able to attend school again. Rev. Qulnn preached an Interest ing sermon last Sunday. The text was, "Judge Not That Ye Be Not Judged," Matthew 7:1. He will preach at Mis souri Ridge next Sabbath, the first Sunday, at 11 a. m.; at Teazel Creek, the second Sunday, at 11 a. m.; Mo lalla at 11 o'clock a. m. on the third Sunday. The Women's Home Mission Society will meet at Teazel Creek church on Thursday afternoon of this week at 2 (O'clock. All are Invited. Pearce Miller has been very sick with la grippe, but is reported better. The pastor of the Methodist Episco pal Church of Marquam has left, owing to the health of his wife, who is an in valid. We are all sorry to lose him, as ministers are needed everywhere. The farmers of this section hail this pretty weather with delight. There are several that are plowing, prepara tory to putting In their spring crops. Mr. McClaren, of Wilhoit, Is having considerable trouble getting his haul ing done since his teamster has been having the grip. Mrs. J. H. Qulnn was a visitor at Mrs. E. B., Judd's one day this week. Mountain View Notes. The mumps are still raging here, but in a light form. Some of the children who have them are going to school every day. Gill Vanscoyck and wife, of Mil waukie, lately from Waterloo, Iowa, were the guests of Mrs. S. A. GUlett last week. Mrs. Gottberg and Mrs. McGrew - spent last Saturday among relatives and friends at Oswego. Mrs. Davis and daughter have moved from Mr. Welsh's cottage to Walt Curran's house. Walt Curran and family Intended moving out to the mill last week, but he Is still under the doctor's care. J. M. Heckart has a smile on his face this week, as his wife returned from California last Saturday. Mr. Selby went to Rainier last week to work In the logging camp, but re turned, as there is no work yet. The mill will not start to running until March. H. B. Nickels is on the sick list. . Mrs. Wilkinson and children, of Portland, were calling on friends here last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Grubbs, of Sellwood, were doing business In this burg Tuesday. Messrs. McGrew and Gottberg,' gen eral blacksmiths, are putting up an other new building. Mrs. Mary Kinder and children came from Portland last week and are stay ing with her mother, Mrs. Edgeconi. One of Mrs. Klnder's twins died with the mumps. Will Jackson went to Vancouver Tuesday, to assume his work In the regular army. Vernon Jackson and Millard Glllett accompanied Will to Vancouver. CA8E AFTER CASE. Plenty More Like This In Oregon City. Scores of Oregon City people can tell you about Doan's Kidney Pills. Many a happy cltzen makes a public statement of bis experience. Here Is a case of It. What better proof of merit can be had than such endorse ment? Theodore Huerth, living on Park place, about two miles from Oregon City, Ore., says: "I found Doan's Kidney Pills do 5ust what Is claimed for them. For a long time I suffered a good deal with lameness and aching over' the kidneys and irregularity of the action of the kidneys. The trou ble was not severe enough to lay me up, but was very annoying and pain ing me. I was Induced to try Doan's Kidney Pills from the recommenda tion of a friend, and went to Huntley Bros.' drug store for them. Their use absolutely removed the trouble with the kidneys, strengthened my back and in every way proved your remedy to be worthy of all confidence." For sale by all dealers. Price E0 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. FOR SALE CREAM SEPARATOR: Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels, and eggs from our prize-winners, $1.50 per 15. Geo. De Bok, Willam ette, Ore. Aurora. The dance given at D. B. Yoder's Saturday night was well attended. Mrs. J. D. Ritter and sons made a flying trip to Hubbard Saturday. G. McGonegal had a new 'phone put in his home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart visited friends around Needy one day last week. Miss Druce Yoder Is Blck with the grip. Miss Ida Troyer Is visiting her sis ter. Miss Berkey, this week. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wer ner, on January 27, a nine-pound girl. Mrs. Charles Wolfer and family visited at J. D. Ritter's Sunday.