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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY. OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915.
TAYOR'S TAKING COMIC OPERA
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was his prisoner. Whipping out hi
handcuffs he attempted to put them
on Taylor, though the railroad detec-
tives said it was needless. Accord
ing to Gray Mr. Wilson's hands shook
so presumably from the chill of the
evening wind, that he could only get
one "bracelet" on Taylor; whereupon
the bold, bad man jerked the nippers
from Mr. Wilson's hands and offered
to lock the other one on his wrist
himself.
Eventually and with the help of an
electric flash lamp which he used in
good style Mr. Wilson managed to get
the cuffs on Taylor, and then the
part adjourned to make further in
vestigations.
After Doyle produced the "soup
and other things he found under the
rock in the brush, Mr. Wilson again
showed signs of feeling the evening
chill, and appeared to be very ill at
ease. And when Doyle volunteered
to pour the soup'' in the river, Mr.
Wilson was quite willing that he
should do so, and retired up the bank
so that his actions would be untram
meled. Later Taylor and Mr. Wilson and
a few others came to the county seat.
There Taylor was held, until Monday
without any charge being placed
against him. Three streetcar con
ductors failed utterly to identify him
as any of the various hold-up men.
Traffic Superintendent Fields of the)
interurban line, characterized the ar
rest as a "joke," and District Attor-
PANAMA PLANS FAIR
Newest Republic Will Have Exposition
To Show Its Resources
PHONE COMPANY SAD
Preparations for the National Ex.
position of the Republic of Panama
which is to open on January 21 and
last for one hundred days, are well
under way, according to former rep
resentative William E. Tuttle, of New
Jersey, who is the commissioner of the
United States government to the ex
position. He recently returned from
Panama.
The Government of Panama has al
ready erected several splendid build
ings upon the exposition grounds
which comprise seventy acres upon a
high piece of land overlooking the
bay. Two of the buildings are per
manent structures of great architec-
turalc harm.
Plans for the entertainment of
visitors are also being completed.
During the month of February, when
the balmy, dry season of Panama is
at its best, there will be a Mardi Gras
festival, and the old Spanish city of
Panama will be a riot of fun and
color for a week. In addition to this,
there will be carnivals and other en
tertainments, and the native sports
win be seen at their best.
The exhibits of the Republic of
fanama, in addition to a comprehen
sive collection showing her natural
resources, will include a remarkable
collection of tropical birds, animals
and pants, incuding many strange
pecments that are entirely new to
science. I his collection is to form
the basis of a national museum.
One of the most remarkable exhib-
.. Additional..
Locals...
Incoming Year to Bring Great Loss
of Business, Is Report
That the telephone companies will
be the first and hardest hit by the
statewide prohibition law which be-
nninpfl pffpptivo tho firaf ff tha 1raat
is the statement being freely made - Miss Janey Lacey left Thursday
by officials of the concerns. Every fr ,Kels. to V18lt her friend- Miss
saloon, they point out, has one or ,V " "V"1- ,
two phones: and Dracticallv everv em. MrT and Mrs- J- HaaK from Sum"
nlovee nf the saloons. nnH pvpvv nrn. ner Iaw0 "lends of Rev. and Mrs.
nriofnr hp aM,. toiani,nn. Wieveraiek, visited at the family
The greater part of these will all be "ome on elr murn trlP Irom the
discontinued on January 1, 1916; asran.ama Exposition the last of the
will also the telephones of the brew- ,r
ery agencies and many of the whole- "ammeuer, an old. mend of
sale liquor houses. Mrs- Weiversiek's, from Iowa, visit-
In Portland alone the larger of the f" ab lne la' Br8nome . weeK on
two telephone companies estimates way 10 tne 6an rncls: expo
that over a thousand phones will be sltl?- ' .
taken out following the enforcement Mns' lnomas ".van, tormerly of
of the prohibition law. Some 400 of ?rf,g?n Clty 18 verv 1,1 at her home
these telephones will be in saloons '". Salm" Judge Ryan was in Oregon
and the others will be taken from Citl Thursday.
homes occupied by people intimately mrs- mery owe 'ana iamiiy have
concerned by the liquor traffic. returned to Oregon City from a three
In fact so great will be the loss ' ' V -"iornia.
of revenue that it is said the smaller , no "'"man nas returned trom a
tnree montns trip to Eastern Oregon.
l)R. FORD REWARDED
rioir VJaAtraa oAmittaA fknf "tVinrn uracil .. ....
r.. " h j j TV 7 its will be the famous Alvarado mu
noming prouuceu against tne man ai seum whi,,n , tft . . .
i 4- tV. . t.. 1. tU. U-I-Li ' iuc niyamra CUlieC-
i. l xi. 1 it tIon comprises a number of priceless
young reporters wrote their h.ghly en- specimenS) beari the peoples
tertaining fiction and didn't mention wi,n :nt,0i,;f,i ct. . . 1
f t, m;i.i,; h ..,u wuuui mirara in an-
Kcw.c wu CIent timeSi For instan th ;
had done such valiant public service. mummv ith tinv han . . . . .
j ..wu, fi.i.vil 1 o ctll
of the two telephone companies, which
will be relatively harder hit than the
big company, may attempt to raise
its rates to make up the lost income.
It is evident either that somebody
lied, or that Mr. Wilson is being em
harassed by his admiring friends.
And incidentally the Courier can get
affidavits in regard to the above, if
necessary.
Following Taylor's release, Mr.
Wilson said that he did not under
stand why some people in Milwaukie
had so much to offer regarding the
episodes centering about the arrest.
example of how the ancient Aztecs
compressed the skulls of their Drison.
ers whenc hildren, so that they never
iitainea more than half their natural
size.
Tho 8pd of Light.
Light holds the record for high ipeed
among all moving things thut have
been measured. It travels at the rate
Doyle, he admitted, poured the nitro- of 328.28.800 yards a second. This Is
glycerine "soup" into the river, but "ter than thinking, even by the most
he said that he volunteered to do this, quick wltted person. Let any reudcr
He also Baid that Doyle had begged try to think the simplest thought and
him to keep his name out of the print- then with the uid of a stun watch
ed reports of the arrest as he (Doyle) note iow lonir it bus taken him to
feared that Taylor would "beat him think it He will thou be able to uu
up" for tipping off the officers to the del.stmid how slow his mental opera
tions are compared to the speed of
case.
Mr. Wilson also admitted that the
first he knew about Taylor and th
belief that he might be the much
wanted hold-up artist was when the
wife of one of the Portland railroad
sleuths called him up and told him
thut her husband had "got a ipin
surrounded in the woods." Asked
as to how it happened that the Enter
prise and Oregonian gave him credit
for having worked on the case for
"many months," Mr. Wilson said he
didn't know. "Lillis talked to the re
porters," said Mr. Wilson, "I never
suid a word." Lillis is one of the
The First "Lady In Trade."
Perhaps the most notable instance on
record of the feminine street trader Is
that of the "white widow." otherwise
the Duchess of Tyrconnell, the Frances
Jennings of the De Grannnont mem
oirs, who at the time of the revolution
In 1088, according to Horace Walpole.
"being reduced to absolute want on
her arrival In England and unable for
some time to procure secret access to
her family, hired one of the stalls un
der the Ito.vnl Exchange and maintain
ed herself by the sale of small arti
cles of haberdashery. She wore n
white dress wrapping her whole per
son nnd n while mask, which she never
removed, and excited much Interest
and curiosity." London Chronicle.
Unique Tablocloth.
When a southeast wind is blowing
the visitor to Cupe Town is treated to
a peculiar aud interesting natural phe
nomenon, for under such conditions
Table mountain, in the language of the
natives, "puts on a tublecloth."
In other words, the thin line of flee
cy cloud forming above It descends un-
u. a. race nas resumed his po
sition at the Farr Grocery store after
a few weeks illness.
Miss Josephine Newton, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Kate
Newton during the summer months,
left Friday evening for Philadelphia.
Wilbur Roberts returned Monday
from a three day visit at the Pendle
ton Round Up.
Miss Geneva Young of this city,
accompanied a party of friends on a
picnic by auto to the Columbia High
way Sunday.
Mrs. W. B. Shively and daughter
wtere Portland visitors Sunday,
Mrs. Sherwood and family have re
turned from a three weeks visit up
the valley, and visit with Mrs. Sher
wood 3 parents at Salem
Mrs. Bruce, of Eastern Oregon,
visited Mrs. E. Saunders of 11th and
Taylor streets, and also Mrs. R. G.
Flagler, this week, returning to Port
land Monday to visit relatives.
E. Heimer has purchased the con
fectionery store, "The Spa," on upper
Seventh street
Among those visiting the county
seat during the week was Rufus Hol
man, one of the Multnomah county
commissionners Mr. Holman was
talking "good roads" while in the
city.
G. T. MeLain, city engineer of As
Long Service in Pulpit and Field Ends
For Local Minister
The Rev. T. B. Ford, for many
years pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church in Oregon City, has
been appointed superintendent of the
Salem district of the Methodist church
this action being taken at the confer
ence held this week in Roseburg. The
Oregon City pulpit, so long held by
Dr. Ford, will be filled by the Rev.
J. K. Hawkins, formerly of Medford.
Er. Ford has been prominent in
Methodist church work in Oregon and
the Northwest for many years. Be
fore locating in Oregon City he was
engaged in general missionary work
in the Pacific states when this sec
tion of the country was in its pioneer
days. Always an ardent worker, and
filled with remarkable zeal and force,
he has built up a reputation for him
self equalled by but few ministers in
the country. Last year Dr. Ford was
president of the Portland Methodists'
association, and While occupying that
position gave many valuable hints to
his fellow pastors on the successful
conduct of church affairs.
COBB MAY STEAL 100 BASES.
light.
Tilden's Dog.
At one of tho early dog shows Sam
uel J. Tllden bought nn Immense Great
Dane dog. "What's his name?" asked
a visitor.
"Asklm," said Mr, Tllden.
"What good would that do?"
"It's his name," was the reply.
So it was Asklm.
Tho dog knew a number of tricks,
but would only perform when fed.
"He'd make a good politician," said
railroad special agents referred to as ,lls owner fls lle 8"ve him a bone.-Ex-
"assistmg the sheriff" in the arrest. eunnge.
Regarding the arrest itself. Mr. i n Arctio oummor.
Wilson said that when he reached Mil. 111(3 nKUv is brief, but for
waukie some of the excited citizens I wcelta together there is nothing to dls-
wanted to arrest him. "Thev thouehtl ""S"1" day nnd night. Once at Dvor-
I was the bandit because I had on old! "Ik tWo wiltirallsts had left their ship
clothes," said Mr. Wilson. "Later on,l at different hours. When later they
when we were walking down the luyt one said, "Good morning," the oth-
track, 1 saw a man coming between! er, "Good evening." Both agreed that
us and a light streaming from a I tl10 '""' was 7, but while one traveler
house winlow, and I said that prob-l ,K!kl lllllt 't ws 7 tomorrow inoruliis
ably he was the man we were after.j "10 ofller niaintnliu'd that It was 7
The fellow ducked down into the) 'tIo('k Illf)t night. On returning to
shadow
down we
arrested him
Asked if it wna tmo tht n nif !., Munitions In the Long Ago.
of Milwaukie or Island, hearinir the 11,0 un"""u 'mestlon was a slm-
officers shoutinir in the darkness for I1'01' "'"'tor for our forefathers than
til It rests flat upon the mountain top,
with its edges drooping gracefully over toria, was in the county seat during
us slues, it is really not unlike the the week looking over the work of the
article of household use which gives It Worswick paving outfit here.
Its name. Miss Nellie Shinvile, of the county
Russian PoTice'story. seat, was married ' at Vancouver,
A Russian official once told a curious Wash n., this week to Sherman E
story of the thoroughness of the Pet- Cartlon, of Stillwater, Minn.
rograd police In the early nineteenth
century. lie had lost his pocketbook,
containing a considerable sum, gave
notice and had the money restored to
him within a day or two without the
pocketbook. Shortly after he found
that the pocketbook, still containing
the original notes, was not lost, but
had slipped Into the lining of his
fur coat Naturally ho asked whence
had come the restored money. He dis
covered that the police rather than
Elias Gamble, of Rainier, has been
the house guest of the Burns family
at Gadstone during the week.
The Drunkard's Cloak.
The drunkard's cloak, formerly im
posed on delinquents by the Newcastle
Justices, survived In the United States
as a punishment for other offenses un
til the time of their own war. The
writer of a paper published in 1802
under the title. "A Look at the Fed
eral Army," records being "extremely
admit failure had collected the money amused at an original method of pun-
among themselves. Dundee Adver- Isument drill. One wretched culprit
A Spiny Monster.
For sheer ferocity of appearance, un
redeemed by any milder facial attri
butes, a lizard called after "Moloch
horrid king" Moloch horrldus is pre
eminent among reptiles. The body of
this Australian reptile Is so covered
with spines that, as it has been put.
nature seems to have endeavored to
ascertain how many spines could be
Inserted on a given area. But, unlike
its tutelary deity, who seems really to
have spelled himself Molech, the lizard
does not demand the blood of children,
ft Is, Indeed, vegetarian and only fiery
In thai It has a curious faculty of ab
sorbing nnd drying up water. A speci
men pluced In a shallow dlsli attract
ed the water like blotting paper.
Detroit Star Has Fine Chance to Beat
Clyde Milan's Record.
Clyde Milan of Washington holds the
modern base stealing record, with
eighty-eight thefts, acquired back In
1012.
But this record Is almost sure to
fade unless Ty Cobb drops a leg some
time between now and October. Cobb
collected steals In eighty-eight games.
At this same Impetus he will lay in a
supply of pilfered bases well over
100.
The two fastest people In the Ameri
can league are Bert Shotten and Fritz
Maisel. Both are batting around the
much admired .300, which shows how
often they are getting on. Yet Cobb
has stolen nearly as many bases as
Shotten and Malsel together.
Among others endowed with speed
and the bnttbig eye, Cobb has stolen
almost as many bases as Collins, Speak
er, Jackson, Milan and Strunk all put
together and only a few less than the
combined steals of the three leading
base runners in the National.
OWNER GETS VERDICT
WOULD SHORTEN TWIN BILLS,
Words Ending In "Ough."
Note this list of words ending in
ough, the pronunciation of the more
obscure words being here added, so
far as Is ascertainable from the dic
tionaries: Messrs. liougli (gof). Hough
(huf) nnd Clough (clufi, though tough
enough, thought through the day that
they would visit Mr. Brough (broo),
who, having hiccough (hlckupi and a
cough, lived in a clough (cluf or clou),
with plenty of dough and n tame
clough (fhufi kept near a plough in a
rough trough hung to a bough over a
lough (locln. At slough (slufl of the
bank Into the slough (slew) injured
his thoroughbred's hough (hock). St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
nuw uuciieu aown into tnei , ,l "'' i while with the lobster Hipv i.
of a trestle, and when we went sl"P "'1 tlmt It was last cd to the tnll which b, iu
e found out it was Taylor and " -ent to bed S moul InSeV lha str'a.
tlser.
Eggs of Crabs and Lobsters.
Crabs aud lobsters are hatched from
eggs, resembling upon birth nothing so
much as the nnimalculne shown by the
microscope In a drop of ditch water.
They are as unlike the shellfish they
are to become in mature life as a grub
Is unlike n butterfly. In the case of
the crab the egg clusters are attached
beneath the animal after extrusion,
wlille with the lobster thev become
fan-
eam of
oxygenated air through and amoug the
ova.
was gratuitously, framed in oak, his
head being thrust through a hole cut in
one end of a barrel, the other end of
which had been removed, and the poor
reilow loafed about in the most dis
consolate manner, looking for all the
world like a half hatched chicken."-
London Chronicle.
Remarkable Measuring.
A marvelous instrument Is the com
pound Interferometer. With this in
strument it is possible to measure a
distance as small as one-twenty mil
lionth of an Inch. This Instrument
will in nil probability be the most deli
cate measuring instrument of its kind
for many years to come. Some Idea
can be formed by the use of compari
sons. This one-twenty millionth of an
inch is the apparent size of the head
of an ordinary pin viewed at a dls
tance of 227 miles, or the size of a
dime viewed at a distance of 0,000
miles, or the size of a human face
viewed at a distance equal to twice
the circumference of our mother earth.
-Exchange.
Frank Isbell Suggest Seven Inning
Double Header Games.
Frank Isbell, boss of the Des Moines
Boosters, has evolved what be consid
ers Is a capital Idea for helping out
the pitchers when the time comes for
playing off those numerous postponed
games. Isbell thinks It will be an ex
cellent plan to play seven- Inning
games in double headers, so us not to
work the hurlers to death in July and
August, when two games a day come
thick and fast.
The Southern association plays ouly
seven innings In twin hills. When
ever there Is a tie at the end of the
seventh Inning of the first game in the
Southern loop they call quits nnd start
the next battle. Isbell says he will
take the matter up with President
O'Neill and the owners of the clubs.
Jnck Holland thinks, though, that the
way they will play off the numerous
postponements will be to- extend the
season.
A Book of Jade.
The most solid book iu the world,
says the Flue Arts Journal of Chicago.
Is in the Field museum. It has only
teu pages, but they consist of exqtil-
Bltely engraved slabs of the finest jade.
The book was made by order of the
Chinese Emperor Kank Hsl (1002 1722)
and Is a family document of great his
toric value. The text is In Chinese
and Manchu, with elaborate ornamen
tation on the first aud last pages.
It is believed that this precious relic
was turned into cash through the ne
cessities of the deposed imperial fam
ily, which has been In retirement with
a limited Income since the establish
ment of the Chinese republic.
W. II. Burdick Found Not to llave
Cultivated Leased Land
When Mrs. Blanche Todd leased her
farm near Barlow to W. H. Burdick,
it was agreed that Burdick was to de
velop the place, industriously sow and
harvest the crops, and give Mrs. Todd
one half of the proceeds. Before Cir
cuit Judge J. U. Campbell Monday
Mrs. Todd, through her attorney. Al
lan R. Joy, said that Burdick had only
raised ten dollars worth of crops from
the place since he had taken posession,
tnat ne nad let the tarm run down,
and had permitted some of the stock
to die, and had in no way repayed the
owner for over a hundred dollars'
worth of seed and material furnish
ed. After hearing the evidence Judge
Campbell ordered Burdick to vacate
the land, and awarded Mrs. Todd
$135.35 and five pigs as payment for
losses she declared that she had sus
tained. Several witnesses were ex
amined during the hearing, and tho
Burdick declared that the land was
"no good,'' he was unable to explain
satisfactorily to Judge Campbell why
he wanted to remain upon it. Judge
Campbell said he could not accept the
statement' that the land was "no
good," because he had personal know
ledge of the value and fertility of
other land in the immediatte section.
'TIS QUEER WORLD
But Things Like These Never Happen
Around the Courier Shop
There are those lots of 'em that
receive $10 worth of favors everv
year through their county papers, and
yet so begrudge the publisher the
small pittance of a year's subscrip
tion they borrow it week after week,
and soliloquize on their adeptness at
getting so much ahead of the editor.
If such close-fisted, conniving mor
tals ever step inside the pearly, gates,
heaven is not the place we think it
is. Myrtle Point Enterprise.
All of which serves to remind us
of a recent experience we had with
a fellow who expressed himself rather
warmly to the editor, regarding a
paragraph that appeared in the
Graphic that apparently did not set
well with his digestive apparatus.
When he was interrogated as to how
he knew what the Graphic said, as he
was not a subscriber, he closed his
mouth like a trap and beat it down
the street. (Newberg Graphic.)
NOT POLITE AT ALL
somebody to "throw up and be ouick" for us- lmt tllPV W(l'e acquainted with
nnd come running out with a shot
gun and hald up the officers them,
selves, Mr. Wilson would only say:
"Well, there was a man came out
with a gun.''
COUNTY RICH IN VARIED
SOURCES
RE-
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first prize for the best grunge ex.
hibit, and the women us well as the
men members of this organization
worked diligently for several days
previous to the opening of tho fair in
arranging the fine display of all kinds
of household and farm products. The
second prize in this class went to Da
mascus Grange of Clackamas
charge of A. C. Newell.
The commercial booths consisted of
those from L. Adams' store, Pacific
Highway Garage, Price Brothers. Mil
ler & Parker, Oregon City Shoe Store,
Kowland company and Carlton & Ros-
enkrans, the two latter from Canhy,
unu me others of Urogon Citv.
Among other exhibits that attract
ed more than usual ntcution were
oats from the farm of N. H. Smith;
field corn from tho Diniick Stock
1 arm; flax from the yard of Matthew
lustin, of this city; ulfalfn from the
yard or Dr. L. (!. loo, of Oregon City,
this being the third cutting; grain mid
grasses from George De Hok's farm;
grain from the farm of A. I. nnd J.
Hughes, corn from Nicholls' Stock
Farm; pumpkins and squashes from
the E. R. Gregory farm and from the
home of E. M. Mack, of Canhy.
The livestock and poultry bains
were a source of amusement for the
fair visitors, and the barns were tax
ed to their limit. Among those ex
hibiting livestock were: A. D. Crib
ble, of Aurora, Jerseys; A. I. and J,
Hughes, Guernseys; N. H. Smith, Jer
seys; L. Werner, Holstcins; Dimick &
Gregory, Holsteins; Henry Taut Test,
Holsteins; W. A. Clark, Jersey bull;
J. R. Cole, Jerseys; Andrew Koeher,
Jersey. Other exhibitors in this de
partment were W. II. Cleveland, T. J.
Modie, G. II. Danmeier, J. C. Marks,
John T. Whalley, W. E. Lottman, J.
A. and A. T. Richey.
In the sheep department the fol
lowing exhibited: George DeBok, W. I.
It. Ulehard HI. ordained that with
every ton of certain goods Imported
Into England ten yew bows should be
sent. Bowmitkers, too. were not al
lowed to use our own yew wustefully,
and some standard of skill hud to be
reached before one could possess a
bow of that wood. The novice hud to
be content with ash or clm.-Londou
Standard.
Socrates and His Pupil,
There Is a story told of Socrates that
he once asked a self confident pupil
to draw a line nnd, the lino being com
pleted, to construct n square upon It
The youth did as directed. "Now,"
said the sage, "imiko mo n square
twice the size of the ono before you."
"That Is easy," replied the novice, and
forthwith, producing the lino so that
It was double the length of the first,
made another square. Very carefully
Socrates proved to the now crestfallen
follower Hint tho new squaro was real
ly four times the sl.e of tho original
British General Elections.
The British "general election," which
can be called nn appeal to the people
and on which tho existing government
may be obliged to "go out," is prac
tically a referendum. In ense of a dead
lock or disagreement in parliament or
cabinet a general election may be cull
ed at any time. Although tho vote of
tho people Is not taken directly on a
question, but on the representatives
whose standing on the question is
known, the result is the same ns if the
bill Itself were being voted upon.
A WASTED LIFE.
In every conceivable et of cir
cumstances on earth a beautiful life
can be lived. Epictetus was a crip
pled slave, vet so noble was his
soul that he had an emperor as his
disciple. Circumstances do not pro
duce a wasted life. The wasting
must be done by the man himself.
"No life is wasted," said Huxley,
"unless it ends in sloth, dishonesty
or cowardice."
Court I rains.
At tho coronation of Queen Adelaide
that lady's train tore Itself away from
the bodice, taking part of the latter
with it Wheu Elizabeth of Austria
entered Paris to marry Charles IX.
her train was seventy feet long and
greatly admired by the eople. Eliza
beth, of Valols wore a train six yards
long, which was carried after her by
geUloiuen ns she danced. Mary, queen
of Scots, is said to have worn n twelve
peculiarities or Kussian Winters.
There Is one curious thing about a
Uusslun winter in the latter part of
October or the beginning of November
the weather will lie quite mild. Not a
sign can be won of an approaching
change, when suddenly, without any
apparent warning, u light haze will be
eon In the iiiirthern sky, and in tweu
,v-iour mini's tne thermometer may
i'all r() degrees The change Is so sud
den and violent that travelers are fre
quently frozen to death before they
can gain shelter. It lias occurred that
farmers out looking after their llo-to
have been caught In one of these bllz
znrds nnd. missing their wav home.
have lost their lives, their bodies re
nialnlng under (he snow until spring
yard train at balls, also enrrlml hv n
V t I. .. l. t. . , .. . . . ... I . "
m-xi. iiu cMiiiiuieii now tne uisic ougm gentleman. Pall Mall Magazine.
to nave lieen done nnd concluded thus:
Our th'st step to wisdom Is ever
knowledge of our own ignorance."
Surprised.
Mr. Hiicou Wonder whose shirt thlp
Is In my drawer.
Mrs. Huron - Why, It must be yours,
of course, John.
"It can't be. All tho buttons are on
It" Yonliors Statesman.
Naturally.
"Many of the patrons of n popular
photographer must make his plates
suffer."
'Why do you think so?"
"Aren't his plates sensltlve?"-ltaltl
more American.
A Deep Sea Mascot.
Sinr a Up His Customer.
A dojeiiul. salljjw, friendless look
ing, low spirited man walked into the.
grocery store.
"1 waut sonio clothesline," he said
hesitatingly.
"Wbntcber want It for?" asked the
man behind the counter.
"To hang clothes on. The old lady's
washing today."
"She is. heh?" said the shopkeeper,
giving his customer the once over from
head to foot.' "Well, you go back aud
tell her to come dowu here aud get It
herself. The ouly way a fellow look
ing like you do can buy rope from me
is on a prescription." St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A Sure Scheme.
Young Wife 1 am determined to
C. Y. P. L. Gets Busy
The Central Committee of the
pi,..:..,;.,., v,... u t
One of the favorite nmscoU of dee,, r " ' : : "ST
sin fishermen, to which ,hey attach nesday evening. Plans for the win
great, inqmrtauce, Is a tiny flat stone, tor's work were discussed. U w..
or bone, found In the ears of plaice and decided to hold a big rally on the 19th
other llsh. The wearer of one of these of October. The youncr DecDle will
stones Is supposed to be immune to tho endeavor to create closer fellowship ,eurll nt wuilt uour my nusbaml comes
danger of drowning. among the different societies in the houlB nt aIsht. Yet, do wlmt , wlu ,
ms) lu mm niese stones in tho " nf i- O.nbo ...i i...
the societies which have joined the . ,
League are: the Congregational and Cnreful not to milko a partlcIe of nolse-
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor So- Is tllerey drug which produces wake-
eieties, and Methodist Epworth Leag- fuluessJ
ue, of Oregon City, and the Christian 0,tl Wife No need to buy drugs.
hndeavor society of the Christian Sprinkle the floor with tacks.
church of Gladstone. The officers
are: President, William Miller; vice-
president, Ernest Smith; secretary- Did you ever give the Courier a
treasurer, Miss Clara Tate. trial on your stationery ? You will
Prospects are bright for making find that they have the most up-to-
the League an active factor in young date faces of type and are right there
people's work in the community, and with the punch in getting up a suit-
a success from every standpoint. able design that will please youand
cars of tlsh, nlthough they are no big
ger thnu a split luiitll. Anvbodv who
cares to look for one and to examine
it will see on lis surface light nnd
dark rings, similar to those found on
a larger scale in tree trunks. The
number of rings tells the ago of the
tlsh, as a new ring appours each year.
-Every Week.
Bauer, Alvin Lorenz, II. D. Harms,
G. Harmes, W. H. Cleveland, James
W. Smith, A. 1). Cribble, J. R. Cole.
Tainted Money.
Eugene was not accustomed to re
ceiving sums of money coins of a larg
er denomination than the nickel, nnd
pennies were mote familiar. A wealthy
relative who was visiting the family
and wished to talk over subjects that
were not for young ears gave him a
quarter and bade him go downtown
aud spend it. Ilis eyes shone. In the
three and a half years of his life he
had never hud so much money. Then
craft entered Into his soul. "If I take
tho money do I have to stay out a
long time?" he inquired. On beiug
told that this was expected of him he
sadly but firmly returned the money
and kept his freedom of action. New
York Herald.
Ceilings and Ventil tion.
Rooms with low ceilings or with cell.
Ings even with the window tops are
susceptible of more perfect ventilation
than those with high ceilings. Iu such
rooms the leakage at the windows,
which is constantly going ou, keeps
the air in motion throughout the room,
whereas If the ceiling is higher only
the lower part of the air is moved, and
an inverted lake of foul nnd hot air Is
left floating iu the space above the
window tops. This lake keeps active
ly at work, fouling the fresh currents
cit'CUbitlncr Uenoat-1: '
THE USELESS.
A fowl searching for food found
a precious stone.
"A great many people would be
pleased to have this," he said, "but
if I had all the jewels in the world
I would willingly give them for one
small barley corn."
He could ea, the barley corn,
you see, but the jewel, of course,
was useless to him.
.The best thing in the world is
worth nothing to you if you have
no use for it.: Aesop.
Bird Alley.
Has auy one iu Columbus beard of
Bird alley? Yep, this street Is in Co
lumbus and Is inhabited ouly by birds,
choice canary birds. Bird alley la In
the penitentiary, In the hospital de
partment, where seventy-five canary
birds, neatly housed In artistic cages,
lend their warbllngs and song to cheer
the Inmates of the walled city. These
birds are housed on the second floor
of the hospital building and occupy a
row about twenty feet long. All breeds
and colors are here represented. Co
lumbus Dispatch.
'1 Ke uinerenceT"
Case and Comment snys that at a
recent meeting In Hampton one of the
speakers told of a colored witness
who was rebuked by the Judge for the
constant repetition of the phrase, "also
and likewise." "Now, judge," replied
the witness, "there's a difference be
tween those words. I's gwlne to
sptain. xo' father was an attu'ny and
a great one, wasn't he?" The Judge
assented, somewhat placated. "Well.
judge, yo's an attu'ny also, but uot
likewise. See, judge?"
Information about an Intimate Sub
ject is Herewith Offered
The following interesting facts
about bedbugs have been taken from
the current issue of Farm and Fire
side: "Adullt bedbugs will live a year
in a glass bottle without food. .
"Bedbugs can transmit disease
from one person to another by biting.
"Young bedbugs feed nine times in
seventy days under favorable condi
tions. ,
"A safe way to kill them is to burn
flowers of sulphur at the rate of two
pounds per thousand cubic feet of
room space. A little alcohol will
make the sulphur burn readily. Take
metal ornaments out of the room or
they will be tarnished by the fumes;
also remove clothes, curtafns and fab
rics, as sulphur is a powerful bleach-
Notice
Sealed proposals for the construction
of a covered wooden bridge across
. the Molalla river near the mouth
of Trout Creek, 7 miles South East
of the town of Molalla, will be re
ceived until 10 o'clock A. M. Oc
tober 23rd, 1915, according to plans
and specifications on file in the
' office of the County Clerk of
Clackamas County, Oregon.
Publish in Oregon City Courier
and Molalla Pioneer. j
. H. S. ANDERSON,
Judge.
W. H. MATTOON,
Commissioner.
A. H. KNIGHT,
Commissioner.
Aids to Memory.
What's the string tied ou your fin
ger for, Bllby?"
"That? My wife put it there."
"To remind you?"
"Yes, to remind me to to Bless
my soul, what was It to remind me of.
now? Oh, yes, I know! My wife tied
that string on my linger so that if any
thing worries me I'll remember to for
get It!" Pittsburgh Press.
Makes a Good Bluff.
"I notice that Mr. Buffklns always
occupies a seat ou the platform when
thero Is a public meeting."
"Yes. He's been doing that for
twenty years."
"He must be a man of some impor
tance in tho community,"
"No. He's not at all important, and
I don't believe he was ever Invited to
sit on a platform, but he puts on a silk
hat and a frock cont and nobody has
the courage to snub him." Blrming-
nnin Age-Herald.
We take particular pains with the
stationery we print for our customers,
F. J. PAINTER DIES
Well-Known Citizen Passes Away at
His Home ft ear Molalla
Flavius J. Painter, for many years
resident of the county seat, and for
almost his entire life a resident of the
county, died late last week at his
home at Molalla. The funeral was
held at Molalla Sunday, and the re.
mains were taken to Canemah ceme
tery for interment.
Mr. Painter was formerly in the
employ of the Portland General at its
Oregon City power station. He lived
in Canemah until about five years
ago when he moved to the Molalla
farm. He was 47 years old. His
widow, a son and one daughter sur
vive him as well as a sister, Mrs. A.
H. Finnigan, of Canemah; two broth
ers, F. C Painter, of Camas; and J.
fc. Fainter, of Shedds, and one half-
A Startler.
A gentleman whose hearing Is defec
tive is the owner of a dog that is the
terror of the neighborhood in which he
lives.
The other day he was accosted by a
friend, who suld:
"Uood morning, Mr. n. Your wife
made a very pleasant call on us last
evening."
1 m very sorry," came the startling
reply. "I'll see. that It don't occur
again, for I m going to chain her up In
ruture."- London Telegraph.
"Printing with a punch" at the
courier.
Try This On Your Ham
To prove that a ham, in boiliner.
aoes not absorb any of the fluid in
which it simmers, a Washington epi
cure oonea two line Virginia speci
mens, one in champaene. the other in
blue-black writing ink. The ink-boiled
ham emerged with an ebony coat
ing on its rind, but when this was re
moved the interior fibre looked and
tasted precisely like the interior fibre
of the ham that had post S9 fnr ;tc
brother, L. H. Feaster, of Canemah. effervescing liquor.
Rocket Cameras.
The military camera of a Saxon
named Maul is carried by a rocket over
the landscape to be photographed. The
rocket, twenty feet long and weighing
fifty pounds, is mounted on a special
support, which is raised to the degree
necessary nnd aimed by means of
sights, and the electrically Ignited pow
der charge carries the rocket to a
height of about 2.000 feet As it turns
to fall, exposure is made by an electro
pneumatic shutter worked by a small
battery. Directly afterward a para
chute opens, holds the camera thirty
feet above the rocket, and the whole
apparatus falls gently to the ground.
Very distinct pictures seven inches
square are obtained.
Deadly Chemical Bombs.
Hydrocyanic acid, known ns prussic
acid, Is so poisonous that a mere breath
of it means Instant death. Sulphuric
anhydrid when brought into contact
with the air combines rapidly with
moisture absorbed from the nlr, pro
ducing sulphuric acid. . Thrown in a
bomb with Just explosive charge
enough to disrupt the bomb and scat
ter the sulphurlc-anhydrid, the air for
large space about the explosion
would be at once converted into a
dense fog of sulphuric ncid. Liquid
ammonia, similarly employed, would in
stantly so Impregnate the atmosphero
with ammonia as to strangle all per-"
sous In the immediate vicinity. Am
monia is absolutely irrespirable.
Doubtful.
"When do you expect to see Green
again?"
I don't know."
But don't you usually see him once
r twite a week?"
"Yes. but yesterday I loaned him fire
that he was sure to pay back tomor
row, and it Is doubtful now that I shnll
see him for a mouth or two." Detroit
ri-ee 1'ress.
"Printine with a nunch" at ttio
Courier.