OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY AUGUST 5, 1915.
COUNCIL COGS SLIP AND STICK
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hand for five days is a hardship on
them, and they make little enough as
it is. These big companies that want
this ordinance put over can afford to
hire watchmen to look after their
stuff, and I don't believe in seeing a
rotten ordinance like this rushed
through. If you trace this thing
down you'll find where it originated;
it is simply a plan of these big com-
panies to force the city to protect
their property. If they can't afford
a watchman, they ought to be able to
afford to lose what little stuff is stol
en from them."
"I really had a launch, and I kept
it under lock and key, but still the
stuff was stolen. I am not working
for any corporation, cither," said Mr.
Meyer, by way of reply and alibi.
Mr. Hackett supported Mr. Al
bright. Mr. Templeton thought there
was a state law covering the matter.
Put to a vote the ordinance died pron
to, with only Mr. Meyer voting for it.
Mr. Templeton's "public utility ve
hicle'! ordinance, which would regu
late jitneys, also got a solar plexus
blow for the time being. Typograph
ical errors in the publication of it
made final action on it useless, and it
was reintroduced, to come up for an
other try on September 1.
City Engineer's report on the el
evator problem was accepted and
placed on file. Estimates on the cost
of plans to safely operate the
elevator ranged from $2450 to $5100,
and the scheme for laying a direct
main from the reservoir as told else
where in these columns was finally
adopted. Mr. Albright, chairman of
the special elevator committee, moved
that the city go ahead with the plan,
and advertise for bids for laying the
direct service main. He also moved
the drawing of an ordinance appro
priating $3150 to pay for the final
work on the elevator, and said that
the lift could be placed in operation
30 days after the work was started.
Both motions carried, with Hackett,
Templeton and Cox voting in the neg
ative. Mr. Templeton wanted to know
where the money was going to come
from, and said that he wouldn't vote
for the plan until he was told. Mr.
Albright suggested that he leave that
bit of woe up to the elevator com
mittee. Mr. Hackett asked feeling
ly: "What has become of our pledge
to the people in regard to the budg
et.'' Mr. Albright assured him that
the budget wouldn't be jarred at all
by the $3150. Mr. Cox didn't say
anything, simply voting against the
plan.
A councilmanic frame-up was bust
ed wide open when the vote on ceme
tery sexton for the coming year was
taken up. W. H. Clark was nominat
ed for the job by Mr. VanAuken, and
Henry Brandt, the present sexton
was renominated by Metzner. The
vote was 5 to 4 in favor of Glark, one
of the councilman switching his sup
port. , This brought on a street dis
cussion of councilmanic ethics after
the meeting adjourned, but no blows
wore struck though some harsh names
were tossed to and fro on the night
air.
vote on the election ol u water
board member to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr. Cau
field brought two candidates into the
field. Councilman Hackett nominat
ed J. E. Jack, and Councilman Long
nominated II. A. Rands, engineer of
tho South Fork project. Mr. Tem
pleton moved that the nominations be
closed, thus "playing the gumo" as
outlined in the Courier last week for
the "saving for mnyor" of William
Andrescn. II. A. Rands was elected
with seven votes to the two cast for
Mr. Jack.
Mr. Templeton moved adjournment
but couldn't make it stick. Mr. Cox
made a plea for councilmunic assist
ance for tho fircmon in gaining funds
for the Willamette Valley Firemen's
carnival, to be held in the city in Sep
tember, and the city attorney was in
structed to draw an ordinance appro
printing $250 to aid tho firemen. Mr.
Long said he thought the fire and wat
er committee would have a couple of
hundred dollars left from the budget
and wanted to throw that into tho pot;
while Councilman Hackett suggested
that each councilman dig up five dol
lars of his own and put that in.
Mr. Albright approved the Hackett
idea, and suggested that newspaper
men and city officials also dig up.
Councilman Templeton again mov
ed adjournment, but didn't catch the
fancy of the city dads.
To further help the firemen, Mayor
Jones appointed a special committee
of Councilmen Cox, Long and Metz
ner to assist in the collection of fund
from the business men for the fire
men's carnival; it being remarked tha
the Commercial Club and the Live
Wires had fallen down on the help
they promised.
Councilman Albright moved ad
journment, and got it.
Sickness Common in Summer
Hay fever is attributed to pollen
floating m the air, while nsthma
caused by dust and certain atmos
pheric conditions common in summer
Sufferers who can, seek the moun
tains or the sea. Hay fever and as
thma victims who are compelled to
remain at home will find relief in
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
which allays the inflammation
soothes, and heels raw and rasping
bronchial tubes and helps to overcome
difficulty in breathing, and makes
sound, refreshing sleep possible.
Jones Drug Co.
Cheese Test of Cows
A test to see which is the better
cheese breed, Jerseys or Holstcins,
was conducted by Tillamook County
dairymen assisted by R. C. Jones,
county agriculturist. The test show
ed no difference, the average cow of
each breed yielding 3.3 pounds. Mr.
Jones states that the test adds noth
ing new to the knowledge of this sub
ject. ".'.,.
BERNSTORFF MOVES TO LONG ISLAND.
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Photos by American Press Association.
Summer quarters of German embassy at Cedarhurst, N. Y., and members
of the embassy. Prom left to right they are: Attache Dr. Ahrens, Baron
Schoen. Prince Ilutzfeldt. Princess Hatzfeldt and Bnron Hanlel.
SOME WHEAT, THIS
Local Farmer Gets Heavy Yield
When Thresher Starts Work
An average yield of 55 2-3 bushels
of wheat to the acre has been thresh
ed the stand from three acres a few
days ago, and got 167 bushels of
prime grain.
Wheat is ripening early this year,
in spite of the rainy weather, and the
yields generally give promise of be
ing heavy. The yield from the Chinn
ranch is the heaviest so far reported
to the Courier this yea.r
Hrakcman Was Cured
F. A. Wootsey, a railroda brake-
man of Jacksonville, Texas., writes:
"I was down with kidney trouble and
rheumatism so bad I could hardly get
up when I sat down. I had a back
ache all the time and was almost tir
ed of living. I saw Foley Kidney
Pills advertised. I took some and
after a short time I was thoroughly
cured and am having no more
trouble." They act promptly and
help kidneys throw poisonous waste
products out of the blood. Thou
sands have written similar letters.
Jones Dirug Co.
Old Minister Visits
Rev. T. L. Jones was in Canby on
business Wednesday in connection
with church affairs. He is an old
pioneer minister, having the distinc
tion of being the oldest minister in
continuous service in this district. He
stilted in a brief conversation with
the editor that he held services where
Canby is now located 40 years ago,
when he could not even find a school
house in which to conduct a meeting.
(Canby Herald.)
Ed Saling Hurt
While putting up his hay, Sundy
afternoon, Ed Saling suffered quite a
painful accident, having run a long
splinter in his abdomen, between the
skin and muscle, which necessitated
tho services of the physicians to ex
tract. While this will lav Ed un for
awhile, volunteers headed by C. R.
Lovell and J. A. Hitching, put up his
hay for him. (Estacada Progress.)
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New Music Professor
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Ross II "H'kernall, of the Dana
Musical school of Warren, Ohio, has
been appointed head of the Depart
ment of Wind Instruments in the
University of Oregon School of Music.
and will be director of the University
band. Mr. Hickerimll comes to Eu
gene as the director of the Municipal
Hand recently authorized bv the citv.
Loral Man Hurt
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seriously hurt in Portland last week
while workinir on the sternum- dm.
gona. A heavy timber that was be
ing loaded onto tho boat slipped from
its sling and rolled across his legs,
breaking the left one. He was tak
en to a Portland hospital.
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FOB SALE 110 Cords Seasoned
Fir Wood at $1.50 per cord ad-1
dress C. E. Barney, Oreiron Citv
Oregon.
Holland's Ureat Chesso Mi.rt.
At Alkman, the prinej,i:il chci
market of Holland, may be .-, -.:i !'
quaint old velh house, ci'ecic.l hi IV::
Connected with the town clock in tii..
tower of this lnilMing hangs one oi
those tinkling chillies wlil.-h plays n
melody even stranger than those heard
In Amsterdam, it Is in this building
that all of the cheeses are brought
from the square In front to . nlllelal
ly weighed before they are delivered to
the purchaser and stowed away In the
packets or barges waiting near by in
the canal.
Cooling Water Without Ice.
To cool water without using ice get
slender glass test tube from any
drug store. Half till it with uitrato of
ammonia salts, nil up with water, cork
tightly. Shako till tho salt is dissolv
ed. He Careful to wipe tho outside of
the tubo dry in order that nil traces of
the nitrate may be removed. Tlace
this tubo into a glass of water aud agi
tate as you would with a spoon. Tho
water Is rapidly chilled. The nitrate
of ammonia salts can lie bought at auy
Demist s.
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CQ'Jiit '.v ri.ni::i-.ir ;;; .. . .' lVuiu Penn
sylvania to Kansas, and including Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and the
southern hall' of Iowa.
But the fashion in belts is changing,
as all fashions are liable to do. The
corn belt Is spreading itself out It
goes further east and further west, and
most emphatically it is moving to the
north and south. Michigan, AVlsconsln,
Minnesota and even the Dnkotas and
Montana are now in the corn belt. The
southern stales are knocking at the
door. Georgia, Alabama and the Caro
linas are showing that a hundred bush
els to the acre is nothing to them.
The corn belt in the future will ex
tend from Canada to tho Gulf of Mex
ico, and it will reach to the Rocky
mountains, if not beyond. It is no
longer a belt, but a section, comprising
almost the entire arable portion of tho
United States, and may even Include
tlie deserts and the mountains to a
limited extent. Farm Life.
Age of Granite.
It used to be thought that granite
was tho oldest of all rocks and that it
formed the globe's first crust Now,
however, geologists believe that gran
ite may be of any nge or epoch. The
granites found in Germany and tho
Vosges mountains of France date from
one period of tho world's history, those
found in the British Isles from an en
tirely different period and those found
In the United Sliitcs from still other
periods. Enormous pressure, combin
ed with heat and water, must have
been necessary to produce granite.
Some scientists declare- that the gran
ites in the highlands of Scotland must
have been formed when (10,000 feet of
overlying rocks were piled above them
and that those of Cornwull required
10,000 feet of rock pressure. In other
localities it Is estimated that tho pres
sures under which granite consolidated
must have been equal to that of an
overlying mass of rock nine miles In
thickness. New York American.
Investment and Speculation.
M'hen any one is buying a coat or n
fishing rod or a rose tree or laying
down a cellar or setting up a library
nltlipr tin knowu wluif- In wniitst u-hi.ru
to get it and what to pav for it or else
ho takes earnest counsel with his
friends mid with the most trustworthy
professional advisers that he can And
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cls '"''"K t0 bear on the subject in
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sales, rummages In shops and dis
cusses the matter In his club until he
and it nre voted a nuisance. If only
half as much time and trouble were
devoted to the careful selection of In
vestments there would be fewer bad
companies, unscrupulous promoters
! and ornamental directors-, the world
would be very much richer, and Its
ril'lH'S
would show less tendency to
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Into questionable hands.
Cornlilll Magazine.
The Fitness of Things.
"A matter that bus given mo consid
erable concern during iny more or less
eventful sojourn In this vale of tears,"
acknowledged jasper Knox, the sage
' of I'Hiotown-ou-tlio-ltlink. "Is tho fact
tllat tlu! u '""Jority of otherwise
'sensible people fall down most lamcn-
tnhly 'when they attempt to dope out
the true cause for their own failure to
make good. Far be It from my inten
tion to deliver a sermon upon this most
Important subject, but past experience
lias taught me that one of the main
reasons why we nil are not successful
lies in the fact that we are prone to
sidestep opportunity In order to shake
hands witli temptation." Judge.
Novelists and Love.
Charles Lever believed that novelists
should retire or at all events refrain
from writing love stories In due season.
In his lifty-ninth year tho author of
"Charles O'Malley". writes to his pub
lisher: "What you hint about a real
love story is good, but don't forget that
Thackeray said that 'no old man must
prate about love.' As to writing about
love from memory, it is like counting
over the banknotes of a bank long
broken. They remind you of money. It
Is true, but they're only waste paper,
after nil." London Mall.
Sur Enough.
Soph You want, t.i keep your eyes
open around here today. Fresh What
for? Soph Because people will think
you are a lool H" you -o around with
them shut. Utriiiiouth .l.uk r l.:ui
tern.
MAN AND HIS LAUGH.
Self Restraint and Its Effects Upon
Human Emotijns.
Laughter is a. sign of high develop
ment The nearer one is to. the animal
the less one laughs. The more highly
developed we become the more do we
perceive humor. For laughter. It must
be remembered, is a sign that au emo
tion has suddenly bceu set free. It Is
like a touch on tho trigger of u gun, the
gun being self restraint.
No one ever tells au animal lin the
wild state) that there are certain things
that he must uot do. There is no dire. I
prevention of au net that llie auiuinl
wants to perform. Consequently the
animal has no self restraint.
Man, on the other hand. Is summud
ed by commandments from babyhood
onward. He is always being tol.l l,
some one, first by his parents, then
by the laws of society, that there a;v
things that he must uot do. The tie
sire to do these things, coupled to t!ie
knowledge that ho dare not do them,
causes a tense emotion. The animal
lives as the occasion rises. Man is
keyed up by tho continuous conflict of
occasions.
It is the relief from this keying up
that gives rise to laughter. The great
er the tension caused by the delay be
tweeu Impulse and act the funnier
does the thing seem which releases it.
Something which would seem only
moderately funny if It happened in the
street becomes screamingly ludicrous
In church because of the teuslon of
feeling that one must be solemn. When
a snowball hits- a silk hat the sight
makes one laugh because of the feel
ing that, whatever else a silk hat might
be intended for, it was not as a target
for snowballs. Exaggerations are of
ten funny, because they twist our emo
tion from a usual to au unexpected
channel.
A story teller who laughs at his own
Jokes always spoils his stories. It Is
the man with the mournful face whose
quips seem the merriest It is an old
saying that one must-"laugh and grow
fat," but modern science has learned
that we must "laugh and grow wise."
New York American.
OLD MAN HARE.
The Actor's Meeting With Gladstone
Outside the Theater.
John Hare, the eminent English ac-
tor-manager, said that the most de
lightful compliment he ever received
was from Sir. Gladstone. It was a dou
ble ended compliment. Whichever way
you took it it was satisfactory.
Mr. Hare earned fume playing old
men's parts, his character as Mr. Gold
by in "A Pair of Spectacles" being a
good example. Added to this was a
horror of having his picture taken.
Mr. Gladstone had never seen a pic
ture of the actor, but he knew him
well behind the scenes as well as be
fore the footlights. The premier's fu-
vorlte play was "A Pair of Spectacles,"
and he always went behind the scenes
to chat awhile with the actor. The
really old man and the made up old
man would sit there and talk in the
most delightful way for an hour after
the show.
One day the Earl of Ilosebcry had
Mr. Gladstone to dinner, and he also
Invited his friend John flare. The ac
tor came in smooth shaved, looking
about thirty-five, lie was presented to
Mr. Gladstone, and the prime minis
ter shook his hand motit cordially and
said:
"My dear sir, I am very, very glad
to meet you. I know your father very,
very well. Splendid actor! Flue old
maul"
It took the whole evening for the
earl and Mr, Hare to convince him
that this son was really the father.
London Taller.
Taxicabs in 1711.
Something over a couple of centuries
ago the principle of the taxlcab was
known, remarks an exchange. An ad
vertisement In the Loudon Dally Cou
rant of Jan. 13, 1711, announces that
at the Sign of the Seven Stars, under
the piazza of Coveut Garden, a char
lot was on view that would travel
without horses and measure the miles
us it goes. It was capable of turning
and reversing and could go uphill as
easily as on level ground.
A Subdued Vocalist.
"Pa, you sing bass iu tho choir, don't
you?" asked Hobby Smlthers.
"Yes, my sou," replied Mr. Smithers.
"And ma sings soprano?"
"That's right."
"Well, there's one thing I don't un
derstand." "What is it?"
"Mrs. Tompkins says you sing
mighty big in public and mighty small
nt home." Birmingham Age-Herald.
Portugal.
Portugal obtained Its name from por
to, tlie haven or port whore the Gauls
landed their stores. This is Oporto,
called by the Portuguese O Porto (the
port) Tlie town was given as a dowry
to Teresa when she married Henry de
Lorraine, who styled himself Earl of
Portugal because the place was known
ns the portus Gallormn ithe port of the
Gauls). The name llually extended to
the whole country.
Sons In China.
In China one can always borrow
money on the strength of having a son,
but nobody would advance a penny to
the man if he had a dozen daughters
The sons are responsible for the debts
of their fathers for three generations,
while daughters are responsible ouly
for the debts of their own husbands.
An Artist.
"Your son, sir, has a very effective
touch."
"So's he's been borrowing from you
too?" Baltimore American.
Postponing Old Age
Overworked, weak or diseased kid
neys will often make a man or wo
man feel old before middle age.
Rheumatism, aches and pains in
back, puffiness under eyes, stiff
joints and sore muscles, billiousness,
headache and various other symp
toms give warning that the kidneys
need help. Foley Kidney Pills bring
a sound, healthy condition and help
the kidneys eliminate uric acid and
other poisons from the system, which,
when permitted to remain, cause dan
gerous disease. Jones Drug Co.
Cleverness of Beavers.
Some beaver dams, if built by human
Beings, would be styled feats of engi
neering. They are by no means locat
ed haphazard. Each site is carefully
selected and each dam accomplishes a
purpose that seems as if reasoned out
In advance. Trees are felled with a
nicety that cnu be duplicated only by
skilled woodsmen. And the beaver
does not limit his tree cutting to sap
lings. In the Adirondacks the animals
have been known to cut down trees
twenty inches and more in diameter.
They prefer yellow birch and poplar,
though they will cut any tree that
seems necessary to their purpose. The
dams are built of alder sticks, mud
and grass and are finally chinked with
moss, making a solid wall that often
must be dynamited to be effectually de
stroyed. The cutting teeth of the beav.
er are very sharp, and there is great
power behind the little Jaws. Ordina
ry beaver chips are about half the size
of the chips made by the average
woodchopper, and they much resemble
chips made with an ax, so smoothly are
they cut
A White House Fete.
I know nothing more impressive in
Its dignity, more complete in its way,
than the 'White House en fete. It em
bodies all our best tradition of hospi
tality and cordiality of perfection
without ostentation. Then there is
something in the atmosphere which
hangs about it especially during the
days of a closing administration which
makes one think of that serenity that
seems to cling around the woods of
Mount Vernon and which appears there
almost like a material reflex from the
calm and tempered ripeness of its own
er's soul. There is, I imagine, an affin
ity, a certain likeness in the magna
nimity of all generous, wise and simple
men whether of ancient or modem
times. Alas, too bard for our genera
tion of egotists to follow or even re
spect! The only ideal which is preach. ,
ed nowadays is "one's duty to ones-self."-"Pieces
of the Game." !
His Real Victory.
The writer has seldom witnessed
deeper feeling or more enthusiastic ap
plause from a student uudlenco than
that which greeted the confession of a
southern student who arose before the
men of his university and confessed
dishonesty in debate. The young man
had recently won the sophomore-Junior
prize debate, but later in chapel he
asked permission to make a statement
to the student body, saying: "I over
heard my opponent rehearsing his de
bate in an adjoining room, and, al
though I stopped my ears and refused
to listen, my roommate took down the
points. Afterward tho temptation was
so subtle and strong that I took the
notes and arranged my debate accord
ingly and won. But," said the stu
dent, with feeling, "I stole it, and 'I
have come to plead the forgiveness of
the student body." Christian Herald.
Mother Remembers.
A hall bedroom, a battered suit case,
a single bed, a cheap washstand, plas
ter falling from the walls, loneliness
and
A post card from mother!
Your birthday! Huh! Almost for
got
Funny that mother didn't forget.
No-o, she dldn t forget. It Isn t a
mother's way.
What, weeping? Let 'em come, boy
Tears more manly were never shed.
Save the card. It's sacred. Twenty
years from now you'll weep over it
again aud thank God for the chance.
Say a prayer for its sender, the best
mother n fellow ever had.
And then sit down and write well,
write Just the kind of letter she's been
waiting to receive from her boy.
Cleveland Press.
Napoleon's Ocean Prison.
The iron duke was responsible for
Napoleon's exile to St. Helena. Return
ing from India iu 180G, Wellington's
ship touched at St. Helena, and the
soldier was heard to remark upon the
utter barrenness and desolation of the
place. Upon getting Into the ship's gig
after taking leave of the civil and mil
itary authorities of the island Welling
ton said to the governor, "If I had an
enemy whom I wished to bury alive I'd
send him to this islnnd." The over
throw of Napoleon gave him the "ene
my" and the wish, nnd he did not for
get the place.
. Would Waste Nothing.
A woman was engaging a cook, aud,
having almost brought the interview
to a successful termination, said:
"There is one thing, Mary; I do hope
you are not wasteful."
"Wasteful, mum! Why, Lor' bless
you, I'd eat till I busted rather than
waste anythlnk." London Tlt-Blts.
France.
The name of France Is derived from
the Fraud, or Franks, a people of Ger
many who seized that part of the coun
try nearest the Bhine and settled there.
Later on they subdued Paris and made
that the royal seat of their increasing
empire.
Two In One.
Suspicious Policeman (nt entrance to
side show) What's thnt infernal, rack
et inside? Ticket Seller-It's only de
two headed lady disputlu' wid each
other. New York Times.
Where He Wasn't Slow.
Boss (to new boy) You're the slow
est youngster we've ever had. Aren't
you quick at any time? Boy Yes, sir.
Nobody cau get tired as quick as I can.
Boston Transcript
Self coutrol, however difficult at first,
becomes step by step easier and more
delightful.
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The Courier for Job Printing
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American Possessions.
The "possessions" of the United
States are as follows: Alaska, purchas
ed from Russia in 180T, price, $7,200,-
000, area, 590,884 square miles; the
Hawaiian Islands, annexed by the re
quest of the inhabitants in 1838, area.
0,4-10 square miles; Porto Rico, area
3,000 square miles; Guam, area, 210
square miles, and the Philippine Is
lands, area, 115,020 square miles,
ceded by Spain in the treaties of 1898
aud 1900 on payment of $20,100,000;
American Samoa, area, 77 square
miles, acquired without money pay
ment In 1890, and the Panama canal
zoue, which is not actually owned by
the United States, but to which the
country in consideration of the pay
ment to the Republic- of Panama of
$10,000,000 and In addition an annual
"rental" of $250,000 has acquired per
petual right of occupation, use and con
trol. The canal zone is ten miles wide,
and its area is 430 square miles. No
payment was made for the territory of
Hawaii, but tho United States assumed
the public debt of that country to the
amount of $4,000,000.
He Understood His Profession.
The professor of Jurisprudence in a
western university was lecturing to a
hundred embryo lawyers. He asked
whether every one in America could
own property. One fellow answered,
"No; a criminal can't own property."
But the professor said: "Suppose a
man owns a ranch, gets into trouble
with his neighbor, assaults him and is
put into the penitentiary. Does he still
own the ranch?"
The class was unanimous that he
did.
"If he did not continue to own it,"
went on the professor, "what, would
become of it?"
That was supposed to settle the dis
cussion, but one boy called out, "The
lawyer would get it!"
There was a hearty laugh, of course,
and the professor added:
"We learn two things from that apt
remark be a lawyer, and don't be a
criminal." Youth's Companion.
Neuralgia. (
Severe neuralgia can be cured by In
jecting nlcohol into the nerves, but the
cost is terrible, for the price is the
death of the nerve, with paralysis as
the result Such, iu brief, is the con
clusion which Dr. Williams B. Cad
walador reports to the Journal of the
American Medical association after ex
periments made nt the laboratory of
neuropathology of, the University of
Pennsylvania. The alcohol kills not
only the nerves of sensation, but the
motor nerves as well. In a nerve like
the sciatic this would be serious. For
the nerve may remain paralyzed for a
year after the injection of the alcohol.
In trifacial neuralgia, which is caused
by a purely sensory nerve, this action
is of little Importance. The cure is not
permanent however, but affords free
dom from pain for several months, per
huis as much as a year. The nerves
regenerate Just as they do when sev
ered. A Traveling Opinion.
Mr. Fazakerly, an eminent counsel',
was once Btopped by a country gentle
man, a neighbor, who asked him about
some point then very important to
him aud got the opinion verbally.
Some time after the gentleman called
on the counsel aud said he had lost
500 by his advice, as It was a wrong
opinion. The counsel said he had nev
er given an opinion and, turning to
his books, said he was confident of
that. Being reminded that it was giv
en during a drive tlie neighbors had
one summer's day near Preston,: the
lawyer replied: "Oh, I remember nowl
But that was only my traveling opin
ion, and, to tell the truth, neighbor,
my opinion is never to be relied upon
unless the case appears in my fee
book." Case and Comment.
Wood Screws.
Of tho many varieties of screws that
known as the wood screw (from their
exclusive use In wood) is the most com
mon, and it has been made by ma
chinery for many years. At first such
screws had blunt points, nnd therefore
It was necessary to bore a "hole for
their reception, but about 1S50 Thomas
J. Sloan, a native of the United States,
devised the well known gimlet pointed
screw and machinery for its manufac
ture. Removing Tree Stumps.
A German method for removing
stumps is simpler nnd less dangerous
than our way. They bore a. hole in
the stump and pour Into it equal parts
of nitric aud sulphuric neids. After a
few weeks the largest stumps of hard
wood are eaten by the acid and easily
crumbled with a pick.
The Shott Jerid.
In southern Tunis lies an extensive
salt marsh desert called the Shott Je
rid, of which the Arabs stand in ter
ror, for many a caravan has been lost
In the salt incrusted morass, which,
according to an authority, is as much
as 1,200 feet deep in places.
The Game of Golf.
Farmer Barnes There's one good
thing about golf anyhow. Farmer Fal
lows (skeptically) What's that? Farm
er Barnes Why, ye don't have to play
It if ye don't want to. Loudon Scraps.
A Possible Solution.
"now can a man be as stupid as
that fellow and live?"
"Some of the men nt the club have
a theory that he was raised on. a vacu
um bottle." Judge.
The Reason.
"I say, why did you name that dog
of yours Gossip?"
"Because he's such a backbiter."
Baltimore American.
Fire Lands.
The phrase "Are lauds" originated la
a passage of early history, which also
gave rise to the term "western re
serve." 'After the Revolutionary war,
when tho colonies consented to cede
their claims to western lands to con
gress, Connecticut reserved -from her
cession a tract embracing a large part
of northern Ohio. The tract thus re
served Included the present couutles of
Trumbull, Geauga, Portage and Ash
tabula and became known as the west
ern reserve. It was settled chiefly by
emigrants from Connecticut and was
sometimes called New Connecticut
In promoting the settlement of the
land Connecticut reserved half a mil
lion acres from the western end of the
tract for bestowal upon her citizens
who had suffered losses during the
war, and the lands embraced in this
special reserve were called "sufferers'
lands" and inter "lire lands," because
most of the sufferers had been losers
by fire. In early times the phruse "fire'
lands" was sometimes used In deeds
in describing the location of land in
the tract referred to. Philadelphia
Press.
Love of Money.
The love of money can hardly be the
root of all evil, for it is only one per
verse passion out of many. But there
is a kind of decorum about money
which makes the love of it peculiarly
dangerous, since it conceals from the
lover the nature and effects of his pas
sion. If a man wants too much food,
he is evidently greedy. If a woman
wants too many clothes, she is evident
ly vain. -But money Is not a thing, like
clothes or food, that can bo enjoyed by
itself. It Is ouly a .means of getting
things that can be enjoyed, and so
greed for money is not a direct greed,
but indirect. It is a civilized means of
conducting the struggle for life, which
to a great extent conceals from those
who use it the uglluess iind the animal
nature of that struggle. It is, iu fact,
a kind of diplomacy, politely conduct
ed, behind which there is war. But the
diplomats often do not see the war.
London Times.
Chesterfield on Toothbrushes.
When did the English first adopt the
toothbrush habit? In "Esmond" Thack
eray makes Lord Castlewood spend "a
tenth part of his day in the brushing of
his teeth and the oiling of his hair," and
in doing so the novelist commits a dou
ble anachronism. During the first half
of the eighteenth century nil flue gentle
men wore wigs and had no use for oil
on their hair, while the toothbrush was
so late as 1754 unknown to Lord Ches
terfield. Writing to his son, Chester
field says: 'I hope you take great care
of your mouth and teeth, and that you
clean them well every morning with a
sponge and tepid water, with a few
drops. of arquebusade water dropped
into it. I do insist upon your never
using those sticks, or any hard sub
stance whatever, which always rub
away the gums and destroy the var
nish of the teeth." London Graphic.
Porpoise Jaw Oil.
Practically all the porpoise oil used in
tills country, even if not iu the world,
for lubricating watches and other deli
cate Instruments is made near New
Bedford, Mass., which many years ago
was Important as a whaling port. Tho
product is taken from the Jaw nnd cer
tain other parts of the animal, which
is caught especially for this purpose.
When the industry was in Its infancy
whalers were depended upon to supply
the porpoise, but now the manufactur
ers maintain a fishing department,
which follows the schools of porpoise
migrating along the coast and furnish
es a continual supply of them. The
history of the New Bedford industry t
reaches back to the early part of the
nineteenth century to a watch tinker
who regulated and cleaned the time
pieces of the 'whalers. ropular Me
chanics. He Taught Him.
Yells from the nursery brought the
mother, who found the baby gleefully
pulling small Billy's curls.
"Never mind, darling," she comfort
ed. "Baby doesn't know how it hurts."
Half an hour later wild shrieks from
the baby made her run again to the
nursery,
"Why, Billy," she cried. "What is
the matter with the baby?"
"Nothing, muzzer," said Billy calmly,
"only now he knows!" Harper's
Weekly. '
Injured Innocence.
Irate Parent What do you mean by
holding Willie Jones down in the mud
and skinning his nose?
Young Culprit It wasn't my fault he
got his old nose skinned. The mud
where I had him was soft, but he kept
wriggling arouud and hit his beak on
a rock. Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Swelled.
Mr. W7oggs I'm through with Bump.
I told him we are going to name our
baby after some great personage and
asked him for a suggestion. Mrs.
Woggs What did he say? Mr. Woggs
He said, "Name it after ours." Bos
ton Journal.
Why They Sting.
Bill You never see a bee trying to
extract honey from the artificial flow-.
era on a lady's hat Jill No, because
tho bees know there is more sweetness
under the hat Youkers Statesman.
Devotion.
"He's n devoted husband."
"Very. When she's away he even
washes the dishes after every meal he
pets for himself." Detroit Free Press.
Think of your wonderful Immunity
from harm if you mind your own busi
ness. Loomls.
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