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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1905)
- it) .. TmRislslsslslslslslslsK THE POSTOFFICE PEN. Who docs not know the P. O. pen Its rasp and scratch, Its balks and splatter? tho P. O. Ink likewise, and then Do not forget tho P. 0. blotter. They'ro on a desk along tho wall. When bad men buy a money-order, A. certain angel they appall I moan tho angel who's recorder. tho P. O. pen is sharp and fine, Much sharper than a serpent's oye teeth. And as It scrapes along tho line It puts on edge onch one of my teeth. A. P, 0. stub was never known . I hate to poso hero as a carper; But It's a fact that can bo shown That P. M.'s nightly file- 'em sharpor. Kb just now said, tho P. O. Ink The pen Itself almost surpasses) It's thick and ropy some folks think Its basis really Is molasses It's dark and mucilaginous. In It the pen you deeply smother It drops about promiscuous, Or else It stlckoth like a brother. Tho blotter next, as said above; Oft for three-fifty shoe-soles fitted; Again a rag liko an old glove - I neither case you're to bo pitied If you attempt its use. Beware! The school boy plan you'd better fol- low, And wipo your writing on your hair The promise of that blotter's hollow! with. The government, we're told with prldo, Is getting better things to fight with; It seems to mo it might provide Borne better things for us to writ Borne pens that do not scratch so shrill, Some Ink not made from huckleberries, Some blotting-pads enjoying still A fair use of their capillaries. Sunday Magazine. !! HOW MOLLY WAS WON. T HMMtMMMmMI IF you love the girl and she loves you, If you are sure you can love and cherish her forever and caro for her properly, then take her and marry her, and don't wait for the con sent of mortal man. "A man has a right to a wife. He has the right to marry the girl ho loves If she la willing, and there is no one or nothing should come between if a man and a -woman are sure alike they want each other and no one will be wronged by their marrying. Take her, boy, if you want her. Steal her if need be; it won't hurt you with her. A woman likes to know once in a way that the man sho loves Is her master, TES MILES TO THE PABS0SS. even though he trembles under the touch of her hand. Take her, I say, don't sit around whimpering and wait ing for her to ask, 'Please sir, will you run away with me since father sayB t may not marry?' "I stole Molly and a good Job It was the night I carried her away, and the old folks lived to see the day when they thought it a good Job, too, and I the only living man to make their (laughter happy. "In the beginning they thought I was a wild, whooping outlaw, a prodigal and an outcast not fit to enter their doors. They'd lived all their lives in tho snug, self-satisfied East where they thought there was nothing but woods and a few clearings beyond the New Xork State border. They came out to a ranch for the old man's health, though ho wasn't old then, and they brought with them the Eastern opin ions of the West and thought that every man they met was a road agent or an Indian. "I'll own that in tho start wo hu mored them some, and we rancher acted to make them think we wero eurely bad, but we never fooled Molly for all our daredevil ways and riding past the house shooting and screech ing to get thorn stampeded. "Molly was standing at tho gate ono day when I whizzed by, swinging my gun especially reckless, and she laughed Ju my fuce. I knew then eho had tho Western woman's spirit even if she had come out of tho East, and I felt protty certain from the way she faced tho wind blowing fresh across tho plain, that she loved the open and the wide spaces whore the air was free and plenty and a man could fill his lungs without crowding another's breath. "After that wo cooled down, but it was too late, we'd mado our reputa tion and her father acted as if he want ed to lock the doors aud bar the win dows wbenevor ho saw any of us com ing, and her mother was Just tho same. Though I had a good ranch and was making money, I hadn't thought of having a wifo until I saw Molly. "There's the girl for mo,' I said, when she stood at tho gate and laughed Jn my face, with her red lips parting over her wbito teeth and her black oyes shining in tho warm pallor of her face. Molly nover had much color ex cept in her Hps they were a thread of carletr-but her chocks had the tint ft a cream-white rose and bar hair wns nB soft nnd dusky as tho shadows at night "With mo to want wns to havo If ef fort of mine could get It, nnd I soon mado my way to Molly. I wasn't wel come at tho house. Tho old mnu mot mo with u maimer that said plnlnor than words, 'stato your business nnd bo' gone, nnd tho old lady cowered in her chnlr and watched mo llko a fright ened hen. "I wns sorry then I'd played bad man so successfully, nnd I was sorry for their ignornnco in thinking thoy woro in a God-forsakou country. VI wns sorry, too, I had to worry thorn by marrying their daughter, but that was something which was written and Mol ly wns for me. " 'Molly,' I Bnld, tho third tlmo ,wo were together, 'I love you as much ns a man ovor loved a woman slnco the world began. I'll not dlo for you, but l'.ll live to lovo you nnd mako you hap py so long as wo both shall live, and you must marry me. Do you lovo me, girl?' "Sho stood up tall and straight, with her eyes almost on n level with mlno, a grand nnd gracious figure of woman hood, nobly plnnned. Thero wns no nonsense about Molly. " 'I do love you, Jack,' Bhe answered, 'with . all my heart, but we cannot marry. Father and mother fear and dislike you. They will nover consent' " 'I'm not afraid to ask them,' said I, 'you wero meant for mo and, I for you. No one has a right to como be tween.' "Sho smiled at mo proudly. 'Win mo If you can, Jack. I want no other.' "It was ns she said. Tho old man despised mo so much ho would not even answer when I nsked him for his daughter. Wo were in tho yard and nfter I had spoken, ho turned and wont lnsldo and locked tho door with a click that was final. " 'Molly,' I called sho was In tho house 'your father 6ays no. Will you marry mo over his word?' " 'Not yet, Jack,' sho called baok; 'maybe he'll change his mind.' "I knew ho wouldn't He was stub born in doing what ho thought was best for Molly, and his wife would probnbly hnvo been as willing to see her married to a Digger Indian ns to me. I knew I could make her happy, and I knew I meant well by her nnd by her father and mother if they could only get understanding. "They watched Molly like n hnwk watches a chicken after they knew we wanted to marry. We saw each othar sometimes, but it was seldom. Molly scorned to sneak, nnd I would not havo her. There wns no reason, we had no cause to be ashamed becnuse we. loved each other. We talked together whero her father nnd mother could see us If they cared to look. They could not keep me from tho public road that passed In front of the house, and thoy could not deprive Molly of her liberty. " 'Molly,' I said one day, when things had dragged along for a month and no change In sight, 'do they feel any dif ferent?' " 'Not a bit,' she answered, 'they're planning to go back East and I shall have to go with them.' "'Will you marry me now?' I asked. " 'Not unless father and mother give their consent,' she said. "'Suppose you should bo forced? I hinted. " 'Oh, that would bo different' she returned, with a smile that put de cision on the plan I had in mind. "I kissed her on the Hps In full sight of her father and mother sitting on the porch. " 'This for my wife,' I Baid. "Thero was a case of house-breaking and robbery that night A good friend of mine who understood matters helped mo with tho thieving. Thero were three horses tied at tho gate of the house where Molly lived, about nlno o'clock ono evening. Two men, masked and with soft hats pulled down over their faces in real highwayman fashion, and with their guns conspicu ously In hand, picked the lock of tho door and stole Into the room where Molly's father was sitting. Her moth er had gone to bed, so she escaped the scare and a good thing It was. " 'Hands up!' one of tne outlaws commanded. 'You keep him covered while I search the house.' "My friend stood' guard while I went aher Molly. 'Sorry to trouble you,' I heard him say. 'Just keep quiet and it will soon be over.' "I saw then whero Molly got her spirit. The old mnn wns game and more than half suspected. 'If I had my revolver there'd bo some for sure shooting instead of this play acting!' he fumed, and it was neither bluff nor brag he meant it. "'Molly, you're wanted,' I whlsr pered, tapping at her door. "She flung It open and faced me. " 'Get your hat and como; you must, girl, I Insisted, seeing her hesitating and not wanting to give her time to think. " 'But father ' she began. " 'Come, there's no tlmo to lose; you must,' I repeated. "I put my arm around her waist to lift her. 'I'll carry you,' I said. 'You must como.' " 'No,' sho whispered In return, point ing to the window, 'that way.' "The house was built all on tho ground floor so It was nothing to Btep through tho window to tho outside. Then it was a long, low whlstlo to call off my friend, and Molly Into tho sad dle llko a bird, and tho three of u off for a ride of ten miles to tho parson's, where Molly was mado my wife, nnd then back again over the long trail to Molly's father's, whero forglvonoss came sooner, perhaps, than wo had any right to expect "It all bappenoC years ago, but nono of us evor found causo to regret It WVv boon happy and the old folks Bottled down out hero to stny nnd bo linppy. too. Molly wns mlno, I know It from tho moment I saw her, and being mine, no mnn could show Just causo to stand between. "What's tlint, boy, you sny? It's my dnughtor you wnnt to mnrry- Molly the second? Thnt's nn entirely differ ent matter. I'm not rendy to hnvo hor mnrry yet, nnd mind you, hold-up games Avon't go In this fnmlly." Tolo do Blndo. THEY COULD NOT HELP IT. Hcault of n Compact to Kntlrctr iHHoro Tcni peruturo Comment. Six young gentlemen of this city, each of them nu employe In ono of tho executlvo depnrtments, nro in the habit of meeting frequently In n down town billiard pnrlor In tho ovcnlngs and testing their abilities ns nmntour champions of tho cue. At a recent as sembling ono of tho pnrty expatiated emphatically concerning tho torrid condition of tho prevailing tempera ture. "Oh, lot up on, tho wenther," petu lantly said another of tho party. "It only mnkes ono hotter to bo con stantly referring to tho heat" The oth ers Joined In and discussed tho mat ter. It ended in an agreement to meet tho next night nnd If any man In the pnrty mentioned tho wenther ho was to bo fined 50 cents, tho sum total to bo expended for refreshments somo time when tho tompernturo had lowered. The genial proprietor of tho bllllnrd pnrlor wns to record nnd collect tho fines. Tho first mnn who made his nppear nuco on the next evening wns n clerk In tho Interior department and the first word ho uttered woro: "Great Scottl but ain't this a scorcher?" And down on a little hook that was In read iness tho boss of the plnce recorded n fine of CO ceuts against him. Two oth ers of the gang camo In. Ono of them remarked to tho other: "I must cool off . This Is tho hottest day I ever struck." "Yes," said his companion, "mercury stood 100 In tho shade at what'B his name's place to-dny." And down went $1 more In the billiard man's book. The fourth of the friends nppeared. Ho said never a word at first, but took his station at a window nnd sighed. It wns not long boforo he hnd to record his "kick." "I knew a man once who committed suicide on account of tho heat" he said. "If there was ever a day when ono could be Justified In tak ing his life on such an account It's Just Buch weather as we've hnd to en dure to-dny." Then the little flno book showed a financial exhibit of $2. The remaining two members of tho party came In soon afterward. "Flno mo right away," said one of them. "I'm going to abuse tho wcathor as much as I want to. This Is by nil odds the hottlest wenther I ever experienced in my life." "Me, too," snld tho Inst mnn. "I was In southern Arizona on n surveying expedition one hot season and I never snffercd as much from tho heat as I have to-day." It didn't tako long to gather In that $3 for refresh ments. In the meantime tho man who owned tho placo had never openod his mouth. He attended strictly to busi ness and fined tho men who had agreed not to tnlk nbout the wenther with ex act Impartiality. Washington Star. AFRAID IN THE DARK. Radlnm Exhibition Spoiled by Childish I'crnlan Frluht. Thero was an elemeut of humor In the Interview which took placo in Paris between the Shah of Persia and M. Curie, tho French scientist His majesty had expressed his desire to bco the wonders of radium, so a telegram was sent to M. Curie asking him to present himself at tho Elyseo Palace Hotel. "Your namo and your great discov ery are known to us In Persia," said tho Shah, after the manner of an "Arabian Night" potentate addressing a magician. "I wlBh to see this famous radium, which is described as having the most marvelous powers." "Sire," replied M. Curie, "I can sat isfy your curiosity, but not here, for the light Is too strong. In order that you may properly see the brilliance of radium, I must Bhow It in a room which is dark entirely dark." Tho Shah, whoso nervousness is very well known, did not tako kindly to tho idea of a dark room, and called his grand vizier, who suggested drawing the curtains of the room, but M. ciurlo persisted that blackness was neces nary. Thereupon the Shah called M. Paolll, the French detective protector of royalties, vho assured bis majesty that thero was no danger, So tho pnrty descended to the underground apart ment in tho hotel known as tho afo room. M. Curio began expounding tho prop erties of radium, and then gave a sig nal for the electric light to bo switched "off. Immediately a panic seized tho Shah's suite, nnd all cried out in Per slan and in French, "Light! Light! Turn on tho light." Tho electricity was switched on again, and tho disap pointed savant was forced to show hla radium in a lighted room. London Dally Chronicle. Tho Only Bwro Crop in Kansas. I hnvo lived in Kansas only twenty- olght years, but that has been long enough for mo to loarn that a crop hero 1b nover a cinch until you havo it harvostcd, sold and the money all Bpont Osborno Fanner. A Dally Thought, Womon respoct a man whom thoy cannot decolvo, but only when ho has tho genoroslty to warn thora of his dlscernmont John Oliver Hobbcs. If a man woro his own enemy, what etorloa. he could tell on himself I IIomo-Mmlo Mnrkcr. Tho murker shown Is n handy tool on any farm and whllo It is especially useful In tho gardon, it may bo opor nled for lnrger nroas. Tho marker Is shown comploto at figure three In tho cut. Cut a plunk twolvo Inches wide by two Inches thick, tho desired length. Tho rutmors are cut from plunk in tho form Bhown at llguro one. By cutting a groove as shown In tho runner Just wide unongh to lot In tho plunk grentcr strength Is secured thnn would bo possible If the runners woro simply nailed to tho plunk. As tho horso pulls forward the notch offers cousldernblo resistance which prevents the runners from tiolug knocked off should tho marker strike some obstruc tion. At figure two Is shown a plcco of hoop Iron which Is designed to nail over the top of tho runner and plank thus Riving additional strength. A marker v H0ME-MA1V. LAJCP MAnKEIU mudo as directed will lust for yenrs nnd do excellent work. It Is so Him plo In construction that nny man who can handle tools can make It. Indian upolls News. Tho Kflcct of Nltro-Culturc. Erroneous statements which have re cently been appearing In tho public press regarding the free nnd unlimited distribution of Inoculating material for leguminous crops Is likely to cause those who apply for these cultures to bo dlsannolnted. A circular of the de partment of agriculture now announces that tho rcsu ts obtained with pure cultures in inoculating leguminous plants has resulted In Btich a demand for tills material that tho facilities of tho donnrtment have been taxed to their utmost, nnd for some time it has been Impossible to meet tho demand. Tho natent which tho department linliln ntinn the method of Trowing and distributing theso organisms was taken out In such a way that no one can maintain n monopoly of tho manurac turn of such cultures and so as to per mit of Its being Liken up and handled commercially. The commercial prod uct Is being hnhdled quite generally by seedsmen. Uion application tho de partment has furnished an nocesjiury Information to the bacteriologists rep resenting properly equippeu concerns, hut It cannot nssumo to mako any 'statement which could In any way bo regarded as a guarantee or tno com mercial product nor is It prepared to lndorso each and all of tho .somowhnt extravagant claims occasionally mado for tills discovery. Tho latest of the department' authorized statements may bo found in farmers' bulletin zw, Well IIoitHca and Pulley. tourist j A in tho West has pub lished tho lllustra tl o n s of i III IH tlfll tn rotiird rutlior than hnston tho JionM lng of nny Injuries from which tho nnjmnls may bo suffering. For this ronBon votorlnurlnns always rocom mond tho uso of cooling, laxutlvo foods such nn bran mashes and groon stuff, In all cusos whero animals aro laid up with doep-Bouted Injurlos, Buch as broken knees or deep cut wounds. Illir Honed Htocra Not licit. Thoro wns a time, though It was many years ago, whon tho blg-bonod steer that weighed 1,800 to 2,000 pounds, wns looked for by tho buyers of hooves, but now Uio nulmal that Is Bought by tho butchers Is ono that weighs from 1,200 to 1,1500 pounds. Wo hnvo long slnco found out that tho cheapest moat Is mndo on young aulmnls, and the money thus Invested In Boonost rendy to ho turned ovor. Not only Is tho money tied up longest in old animals, but tho cost of pro ducing moat on thorn Is so great that our best hoof feeders aro no longer nttoinptlng to do that. Tho mothod now Is to keep tho animals growing right along from birth to tho porlod when thoy weigh what tho niarltot de mands. Steers nro now ready for tho markot at two yours old or under. If all tho animals shipped to tho stock yards were of this kind thero would not bo much complaint about poor returns In Btock breeding and beef-nmklng. A good many fanners nro still trying to mako profitable boef on old steers. But tho young steer Is tho only anlmnl that gives us any promise of a profit Ex change. I.lmliur ItcKn. Take one pint of lime, half a pint of salt, ono and u half tnblcspoousful of cruum of tnrtar, mix these well In n porcelain kettle. Pour two gallons of water over thotn and stir until dis solved. When cool put In a stone Jar (will not keep In wood), then But away In a cool plnco In 'buscmciit or collar. Have tho eggs perfectly clean and fresh. Wash them If soiled. Put In cool, clean water when taken from the nest and then Into the brine. Largo Jars nro best 1 generally put up about thirty dozen In this way In July nnd August and uso them through tho win ter nnd until noxt Juno for broad, enke, etc. Tho only dlfforonco from n fresh egg they show Is that tho white Is a Httlo thinner and tnstos very slightly of tho lime. Ornngo Judd Farmer. METHODS OF HOUSING WJCMJJ. houses nnd pulleys on wells which he saw In Colorado. Of course, theso aro familiar ob jects to almost nil country people; but nevertheless thero nro many wells that go uncovered. It 1h not a groat matter, It is true, but still Jt Is worth the cost and trouble to put a noat roof, closed in, over tho well, for tho protection of tho rope, If 'oiio Is used and also for keeping dirt from falling Into tho water, not to speak of pre venting danger to llfo. Tho old-fashioned open well Is no longer used to any groat extent, but when Jt Is, using a bucket and pulley or windlass to draw tho wntor has tho advantages of. economy and simplicity, not to speak of plcturcsqucuess, but tho water Is not mado any better by tho well being open. Feed I tiff of Injured Home, Feeding plays a moro prominent part In tho healing of wounds in fa nil ani mals than Is commonly supposed. This applies In particular in tho caso of horses. It Is a wcl!.-ostnbllshcd fact that liberal feeding with grain Is vory Injudicious whon animals aro Buffer ing from sovcro wounds, Such feeding Is found to "Inflame'' tho system, and Jupnricne I'hrunlx Fowl, This typo of long-tailed Japnneso Phoenix fowl Is owned by 8. G. Kjjgor, Lewlsvllle, 0. The Cont of MiiVlnie Huttcr. In a recent report, published by the Iowa Stato Dairy Commissioner, tho average cost of producing ono pound of butter Is given us follows: In tho creamery that mnkes -10,000 pounds of butter per yeur It costs -l cents to mnko one pound of butter, nnd In n creamery producing 50,000 pounds It costs M cents to mako ono pound, whllo In creameries making 1150,000 pounds per year It costs only J .85 cents. In somo of tho very central plants that aro producing ovor 200,000 pounds of butter per year It costs 1.4 cents per pound Theso figures clearly show that the lnrger tho creamery tho cheaper but ter can he manufactured, aud thoy also show that It takes about -100 cows trlbutnry to ono factory before n profit able crenmory business can bo cstnb llshed. Cow Kecclliiir. The food supplied to tho dairy cow Is designed to servo two purposes Tho first, and thu ono that always does and always must tako precedence, Is tho keeping up of the machinery of life. The nnlmnl heat must bo main tallied, aud tho constant wear ami wnsto of tho bones' nnd tissues of the body must bo replaced. All this must bo dono whother uny milk Is produced or not If suitable material then ro mains it will be utilized for tho sec ond purpose of tho food, which Is the production of milk. Tho man who gives his cows but little food can ob tain but little milk from them, simply becauso they havo very Jlttlo material from which to make It This rule up piles Just as fully to tho host cow In tho country as It docs to tho poorest ono. Tho Profit In HuniTlntr. Doctor W. I. Chumborliiln, of Ohio, keeps a Btrict account with Ills ton aero orchard, and says: "Slnco I bo- gun to npray, mulch and cultivate my orchurd thoro has-been monoy Jn ap 'Dies for mo. Boforo I bcirnn to snrnv tho not rocolpts from my ton-acro applo orchard woro but $70. I will Klvo figures for tho past nine vonrsi In 1805, gross Incomo, 20, net 0; 1800, gross incomo, suuo. not 55-10: 1807. gross Incomo, $142, not $00; 1808, gross incomo not nio; jwu, gross In como $002. net $720: 1001. cross In como $1,750, not $1,500; 1002, gross Incomo $1,015, not $1,550; 1008, gross income net si.aua." 71 nl Stephen in. rwi. od gcnoral Rut)i.H.,i.!....CCOnUJ"tt ' t iMii!iiuniw r -"i bnuli nystem, wn, born K on m Tllron,I: 'lilaiLblH ? iu matt l 110 est I. WHIM, no 8cnttlj KIT nf u HTKl'llMf li. CO'U ti nrlUeU (tin feni- Tl ' J th .1 .v..., UUIUI UQJ, I,. , " Ul u,o southern .K quarters at Binning, V , B"IIU, All " rr": ,"",.unnci,ntofB nuuilllTIl, With lif-J Fort Worth, Tex! m S 1870 and his brotw youngest, In 1873. ti,. "w to bo tho youiiL'n.t tendents In tho United statet Robert W. Brown. Grand ISxalted Hulor nt uc mi uuen nu ..niea with Loulsvlll, ui "t mm oruor slnco J887, nnd it litis been tlirontrh I bin efforts that the fraternity wns on. ameu to iiuild n magnificent home In that city costlni: upward of $20,000. Ho Is a Kentucklan by birth,, about -10 yenrs old. nnd for twenty von Im." hewn a ni.ivnn,.n,'v"u"W.fti mnn. Tho only public office Mr. lins over hold was that of nrii iviiitj iu itiu auiyor in than tration or uiinrios r. Wearer. mnnngliig editor of the It Times. Kogoro Tnknhlrn, who w tho peaco preliminaries at V ton, hns been minister of thi at the mi capital ilact Ho began bill lorantic arM this coontr;, comlrifr hertbi ni attack; 1&S1 be m i pointed of Icgatko, after two service rtta TAKA11IIIA. TOklO tO secretary of the foreign office, 1 chargo d'affaires In Korea lii consul general nt New YorknS and subsequently minister til land, Italy nnd Austria, andnS wns vice minister for foreipi Ho Is of middle ngc, tactful, 4 nnd dliilomutlc. and Is said I stand tho Busslan people" to Mr. Tttkuhlra does not bcioDiUJ titled class In Japan. Tbrotai dent work ho has risen froai ranks. nt,nlna t. intor. MllwaukK'ii tJtv ---- lng capitalist, iimmiinciurcr, street runway uinguniv, owner, notei man nnd head and front at tint stalwart or anti-La Folletto fne tlnn In Wisconsin politics, was Indicted by tho grand jury to gether with four oili er victims oi uiu In VildtlL'fltlMl. HltiAt ... .-n ' i.i. i.. ... ) niL'0-ciiAM.a J low defalcation, no sensation" stirred Wisconsin uuu i ... .11.1 !. nmvu thflt fleff nn win iii - . . ji country that tho wealthiest .... mm nf tne w Wisconsin nm , business men of U.oU.Hj who saved tho ,',""v." n .l,lnn stole tniiiw-r wneii iw into. v.--- , been caught In District Attorn .iMtivtlAf. els B. Mcuovonin uiub"-- . . , I..... TTaxIi ,r....l. f IflltlliflS. WM V enior noun, v. , toned tho now Imt "''PJ lotmiu i" j ..MltlfldtU 01 1 Clntil ns ODt'Cl strongest w influence. 1 1111 . . Hiouch M ut nns .... .i.n l closet1 rntucr jm admlnUt"!1" ties, nnu -im consoif miss anna hoc", nimost aw . 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