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MADRAS, CROOK 'COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY? JANUARY 12, 1905..
NO. 21.
MtHarpe' Candy Kitchen
SPECIALTIES:
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And due into in
IDG CABIN CREAMS, TIJRKISi
v II... if iitirn mill homo mmlc cii1le
NUGGETS
(die on kaIo nt
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The noncer ; ; , Antclopo
i.i.i.r'riVlor0.
M.rir ivonnr.
l'rklti Hlinnlko
ghlpmcntnoiir- I cnniilo. Money beck If not iw rOroi.ontcil.
Tl McHARGUE, Prop,
box 175. Shaniko, Ore.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
NOTARY PUpLIC
OIlBO0N
fc MIXES
tlOTUV BnOWSHILI
ATTORNEY AT LAV
NOTARY PUBLIC
Liroslnalltherourl l tlio Htnlc, 1m ;
ctocUnd(leiivrl Mini "im-c.
MADHAP, Olli:n,S.
VICTOR MARDEN
Mnnufiicturor and Doctor in
Fine Harness, Saddles,
Tents, Wagon Covers
T"K OHKAI'KHT I'I-Oi; IN
'thu ii-hvs,
Vlit!ii tlittro, atop In mid got prices.-
IIIIEVAXT A K6S0X
DENTISTS
Orcr French A Hliwk.
: hali.es
OltKOOK
EMSPKIW. D. I) H.
BEHTIST
rcn Block Till: PAI.UtS, OltKUOX
lung Iltnrc l'ltonuMI.
East End Clothing Store
JOE COHEN, Prop.
COMl'I.KTK I.I N I! 01'
OKNTH rTHNlHIIISO 00008,
IIAT8, CAIH, HIIOKH AND CLOTHING.
MJM f Ut'N'KH.
It wJUii.ay you lo gel our prJro before, pur-
c lidHlng etactvlicrc.
fidl HKC0.ND8T.. TUB DAI.I.KH, 0UK0ON.
Abjp, Urpy'i ?l UtAW Vnlluy, Oregon,.
CntrjigK tin; Douclft Wioo.
HAROLD OAllKK
DEHTIST
iimhol Hcutel Work at tcMnuMo priced.
rRI.VEVII.M5, OKKriON
If. SXOOK
BiYSIGIAN AND SURCEQM
Office In Drug store.
Eras
OltBGOX
XK J. DK00K8
lUSTIGE OF THE PEACE
bus
1 1'. UBA
OltKUOX
NOTARY PUBLIC AND
k 8. COMMISSIONER
HAS
OltBGOX
ptel Shaniko
ME8 MtllAHOl'K, Prop.
Only One Price.
pt-class Meals & Beds
AH White Help
HENRY L KUCK
MANTI'ACTCllBK ov
Harness and Stock Saddles
'-' C(JWII0V DUTKJT8 . SPBCULTY.
Ik-nlur In Collcra, Wliljw, Itobo aikIhrcii
oml lino of Hnino KtirnUhlnir CocxU, Tent,
Awning ntiil Wagon t'overa. All work guar
mi toed.
Knot (Jmind fit.
TUB rAU-BS, Ore,
If onr watch in In ncod ( repair
or If you want to buy n new oiiu,
you can not do better than to write
THEO. LIEBE
PRACTICAL WATCH and
CLOCK MAKER
THE DALLES, ORE.,
For price and ntio. Mull order
receive prompt attention. All work
guniunteed.
Livery
and Feed Stable
A. HIXS0X, Proprietor,
HOUSES C1VKN II EST CAHK. AND
ATTKNTION,
PKICK3 REA80XAM.K.
IKO
ORECON
i BANKING
WWKIKO. ortOiON
CO,
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p' Block, f.,oofl. DopoMtUOOQ
FttCUAXOK BOUflHTANB HOU)':
h'WAU.PAiiworih.ffonLD.
feW.fttmri.. ir A-",
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Ft ATTEswam - 1
v.i uivkk BTOCK.
street . y)y
Antelope,
Oregon
Geo. C. Blakely
The Reliable DrurjCJlst.
Carries tlio UrRent tork
" of drugs and drugget
'Bundrleu In Kaateru Oi
KOn, photo attppllcH
your mall ordoro solicit
ul utI will recolv
prompt attention,
The Dalles,
Oregon
GO TO THE
MADRAS DRUG STORE
FOR
Pure Drugs,
Druists' Sundries and
Patent Medicines
A CoaoflcU Lioc of
Stationery, Jewelry, Etc.,
t 'U Stock
M. H. SNOOK, troprifctor.
OtJBAN FAEMI1TQ.
The farmer wlio is accustomed
to toil from morning till night to
.plant his crops in tlio spring, to
cut Biifllciont grass in the sum
mer, and harvest his crops in the
full, in order that he and his may
have food when the snow
changes the green fields from
brown to white, would undoubt
edly be surprised to see how all
this is changed under the eternal
summer skies of Cuba. If the
Cuban farmer should neglect to
plant to-day, he would have
ample time to plant on the mor
row, whjle nature has been so
kind to him that if he should
neglect to plant at all, he would
HiiUVr no very great incon
venience for his indolence.
Not only is the climate of
Cuba favorable to the planting
of crops whenever the farmer
chooses to plant them, and the
lands so rich that little or no
fertilization is required, but
nature seems to have with a
beneficent hand reared many
strange trees and plants to sup
ply the wants of man without
the necessity of his p'anting
mem nimseii. mrsD among
these aro the palms, some twenty
five or thirty varieties of which
adorn the fields of Cuba, giving
shade, food and life. At the
head stands the royal palm.
This majestic tree consists 01 a
tall, straight trunk of fibrous
wood, sunportinc a cluster of
immense pennated leaveB, like
a bunch of plumes on a stick
It is a marvel of beauty aud
utility, yet is the most common
of all trees in Cuba
This paltn has been palled the
'blessed tree," for every part of
it has its usefulness to mankind
Certain medicinal qualities are
claimed for its roots, and its
trunk iseaBly split into strips,
making excellent boards for the
siding of houses, benches and
even tables, as cue trunK is
without any bark, and its- center
is very porous, increasing in
density toward the outer surface
which is nearly as hard as glass.
it is only the outside hard shell
of the tirunk which furnishes
these boards. From this hard,
fibrous wood some very pretty
wanes are maaet wiueu nute n
most beautiful polisht
The leaves of the palm grow
from the center of the trunk,
first in the form of a delicate
spire shooting np, which, grad
ually unfolding itself, forms a
new leaf. These leaves continue
to grow from the oenter spire to
a great length, forming the clus
ter which, in the case of the royal
palm, resembles so much a
bunch - of enormous plumes.
The bud or heart of the center
spire, from which the leaves
grow, consists 01 a lunuer buu-
stanco buried deep within the
cluster of green leaves, and forms
a very palatable food, either raw
or cooked as a vegetable, or
mado into a preserve with sugar
One of the peculiarities of the
royal palm is the atom of its
long leaves, It is a semicircular
Btem which embraces the trunk
of tne tree and holds the leaf in
its place until it wituera ana
drops to the ground. This stem
called the yagua. it re
sembles a thin board, otten as
long as a' man is tall, and the
Cuban insurgent made it serve
him a variety of purposes. or
example, it frequently served as
plates by cutting of seotions;
bv soaldnff in waterit is rendered
Tillable, so that it may be folded
aoft as readily as a .plef
stiff tmper. Thus sof teaed it Is
folded at the ends, something
after the fashiou of a baker's
paper hat, and fastened with a
wooden pin. In this shape it is
called a. patarro, and serves the
Cuban farmer as a water bucket
or wash basin, or a receptacle
for milk, lard, cheese, eggs, or
wljenever a receptacle pf any
kind may be needed. It is even
folded as a kettle, in which the
breakfast of beef and yam is
cooked. The water keeps fJi'e
fibrous wood from burning.
Moreover it is said that food
thus cooked requires no salt
other than that which is ex
tracted from the yagua in the
process of cooking.
In times of peace the yagua is
universally used for covering
bales of goods, and it has
variety ot uses in tne con
struction or nouses, set upon
a frame it may serve as a bed
and a very good one, too; and on
a rainy day q, couple of them
may often be seen forming a
shelter, or used as a tarpaulin
to cover up the load on a pack
mule, or as a waterproof to keep
the rain off the rider. From
yagua a good substitute for
paper is also obtained.
Tha long leaves of the royal
palm find their usefulness in the
thatching of houses, as also in
building temporary shelters
from the rain and sun. With a
Bupply of leaves a native can
construct a very secure shelter
within a few minutes, and in the
rainy seasons these shelters
often serve instead of canvas
tents for the army,
THE IfADBAS &1PDAY SCHOOL.
As I often see reports' from the
Methodist Hill and Agency Plains
Sunday schools, I have wondered why
the Mudras Sunday school ia not also
mentioned. Therefore I will volun
teer to send this item.
The beginning of the new yea'r finds
our school in a prosperous condition,
out of debt and there ia money in the
treasury. AVe had meetings fifty times
last year, with an average attendance
of 23.
Nnxt Bunday, January 8, we will
have our annual election of officers.
All are iuvited to be present.
Beginning January 8th we will give
prizes to those who Attend each Suu-
day during the month. At the close
of the year those who have received
twelve monthly prizes will bo re
warded with a nice Bible. Those,
however, who como nearest to the
twelve prizes will be duly rewarded.
Nq diib will be considered in this con
test who comes in after the Lesson
Study has beguu. This Is dono to en
courage prompt attendance.
We cordially Invite you to attend.
"Come with us and wo will do thee
good." Ono Who Attends.
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SAW HILL AT TOBKS OF DES
OHUTES AND METOLIUS,
Humor has it that a well known
dtookman near Madras is planning to
establish a saw mill near the forks of
the MotoJlus. and Des Chutes rivers.
The Iocs are to he floated down the
Metollus to tho mill.
This la a most commendable enter
prise as the Metollus runs through a
rioli bolt of timber which could In this
way bo ujillacd for the general benefit
of tho public. Timber has been
previously floated down the Metollus
with souroely any dltlloulty.
Those who are familiar with the
country between Madras and the pro
posed mill Bay that the sito la oaslly
accessible from here and la situated
within ten miles of this town.
A DALLES FEED YARD.
Tho old Brooka & Beers feed yard
of The Dalles has always been recog
nised as the model feed yard ot that
city! but especially has this been so
oince it fell Into tlio hands of Andy
Allou. "We presume Andj ia, tho best
known hostler of Eastern Oregon,
honee you will see his postera being
carried on wagons all over the couutryT
However, it la hardly necessary to Bay
muoh bf Andy for uUla good works'
will follow him. lie lovea a1 herie,
hence when one la entrusted to his
earetyoH may 'rest assured that it Is
well eared for and at reasonable prloee.
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Pioneer
ash Store
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Watch this space for BARGAINS to be
offered next week;
T. J.
JVIain Stfcefc,
Malloy
8t Co. j
fiffadPas, Oregon.
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The
Madras Mill in
and
Mercantile Company
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