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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1910)
HAPPENINGS FROM OREGON'S NEW WATER CODE. Methods of Registering Water Rights Under State Law Salem The following statement was prepared by State Engineer John H. Lewis to refute some of the charges that the new water law passed by the legislature last year is too intricate and cumbersome : "The assertion has been made that the Oregon water code is so intricate nd restrictive in its operation as to prevent or greatly check the use of streams either for power or for irriga tion. "For the purpose of throwing some light on this subject a summary of the filings made under this law in the state engineer's office between Feb ruary 24 and December 81, 1909, has been made. "A total of 464 applications for per mits to appropriate water have been filed, the estimated cost of the pro posed work, as given by the appli cants, amounting to $30,000,000. The magnitude of these figures can be ap preciated when it is remembered that $2,100,000 represented the total cost of all irrigation works prior to 1902, according to' the United States census, and it is believed that $6,000,000 will fully cover all expenditures made since such date, including those of the gov ernment. "The fees paid to the state in con nection with these filings amount to $9,700, a sum which more than covers the cost to the general taxpayer of the state engineer's department. Mo complaint as to excessive fees or un reasonable regulations or restrictions has been heard. Water right records are necessarily more complicated than land records, and the applicant, or rather those which have appeared at the office, seem to think the cost does not exceed the benefits. Sixty-two of the 464 applications have been can celed from the records and the water is subject to reappropriation. Ai rni M.a.nM Mnlrns annnal charge for the use of water for Jpower development, but limits the franchise or right to a period of 40 years, sub ject to a preference right of renewal under the laws then existing. It should not be confused with a separate law which provides for an annual tax of 25 cents to $2 upon each horsepower developed. But little complaint as to the excessive amount of these fees has been heard from the small appropriate who intends to apply the power to his own use. it is ainerent. nowever, with the large - appropriator and its re tarding influence is reflected in the mall number of such filings made un der this law. Only a few of the small appropriators have paid the tax in re sponse to notices sent out prior to Jan uary 2. "Forty-nine petitions for the deter mination of water rights on varions streams of the state have been filed with the board of control. This board is composed of the state engin eer and the division superintendent of each of the two divisions into which the state is divided. Surveys have been completed and testimony taken on nine of these streams. All irrigat ed lands, power plants, ditches, etc., along 11 other streams have been lo cated and mapped during the past sea son by the state engineer. In all, 67.600 acres of irrigated land have been accurately measured and mapped, at a cost of 7t cents per acre. "The most Important of these streams are the Umatilla river and all its tributaries, Crooked river, Squaw creek and Tumalo creek, in Crook county, Willow creek In Morro county, and Willow creek in Malheur county, also Little Butte creek In Jackson county. The popularity of the law with respect to the adjudication of old rights has far exceeded the expectation of the legislature, as the appropriation for the state engineer a office is so llm ited that surveys cannot keep pace with demands. "No right to the use of water can be acquired except by application to, and the issuance of a permit, by the state engineer. Th records as sum marised above and the experience of this office during the ten months of 1909 during which the water code baa been in effect, leads to the conclusion that this law is entirely satisfactory to the prospective investor and settler. It has already stimulated the develop- ment of the state through irrigation. rower nitngs ana aououess power ae- ' velopment has been somewhat retarded by the annual tax provided for in a separate law. Complaints as to this feature should not be directed against the water code." - To Pipe Water In Farmlnr Section Hood River The Hood River Farm er's Irrigating company will hold special election March 6 to consider the matter of piping their irrigating system through the farming section of the valley. The election has been called by 74 of the stockhoders who signed a petition asking for the meet- ' ing. It is known that the majority of the present tabard of directors are not t,i favor of piping the system at this time on account of the expense. To Investigate Oregon Electric. , Salem The railroad commission up on Its own motion has ordered an in vestigation Into passenger accommoda tions furnished patrons by the Oregon Electric Railway company. The in vestigation will include both car con veniences and depot accommodations auch as are required of other railroads operating in Oregon. AROUND OREGON BIG DEVELOPMENT SCHEME. Company Applies for Blanket Fran- chise in Two Counties. M Medford It is reported that the American Development company has applied for a blanket franchise for a trolley line over all the roads of Jack son and Josephine counties. A certain degree of mystery surrounds the com pany in that those whose names appear on the articles of incorporation recent ly filed, tefuse to divulge the identity of their associates who are supposed to be furnishing the financial backing. As yet the principal work of the cor poration, it appears, has been to se cure water rights on the Kogue river in the vicinity of Sam's valley, about 15 miles north of Medford, in Jackson county, and to close contracts for 15,000 acres of land to be included in an extensive . irrigation project, the water supply for which is to be ob tained from Rogue river. From various sources it has been as certained that the contracts for lands covering an area of 15,000 acres have been secured quietly during the past several months, and that water rights on the Rogue river have also been ob tained to insure a sufficient quantity of water for the irrigation of orchards, it being ostensibly the intention to provide for the irrigation of the land and its promotion on the market in small tracts. The land in the vicinity of Sam's valley and Eagle Point is a veritable desert, but once irrigated, it is said, it would become most productive, and as the Rogue river has a strong flow of water with a good fall, it is belieV' ed by those having observed the con tour of the land that irrigation is feas ible. The object of securing franchises to build railways on county roads, is tak en to be part of the scheme for placing the land within easy reach, if placed under water and thrown on the mar ket Lakeside Creamery Will Be Improved Marshfleld Green & Foster, of San Francisco, have purchased the Lake side creamery. The firm owns about 25 similar plants along the coast The new management has agreed to thor oughly equip the plant. They have plans laid to make it the finest cream ery on the coast. The new machinery will cost about $6,000. Besides this equipment the company has two milk boats,' which nave been put in first class condition for collecting the milk Big Price for Apple Land. Hood River The baton ranch on the East side has been purchased by J, H. Day, of Portland, for $30,000. This is one of the best orchards in the val ley. having been planted by B. E. Dun can and later Bold to Wyman and George Eaton. It consists of a frac tion over 21 acres and is in apple trees ranging from four to eight years old. 223 Acres Bring $31,600. Hood River E. Brong of Portland, has closed a deal through B. E. Dun can & Co.. of Hood River for 223 acres of fine orchard land two miles east of Mosier. The price paid was - $31,000, One hundred acres are improved. The tract formerly belonged to George Sel linger. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices Bluestem, $1.13($1.13; club, $1.06; red Rub sian. $1.04; valley. $1.05; 40-fold $1.10. Corn Whole, $35 ; cracked, $36 ton Oats No. I white, $31.60 per ton Hay Track prices Timothy, Wil lamette valley, $20(i21 per ton ; East ern Oregon, $22(323; alfalfa, $17 18: California alfalfa, $166M7; clo ver, 115o16: grain hay, $16(18, Fresh Fruits Apples, $1.253 box pears, $1.60(31.75: cranberries, $8fii)9 per barrel. Potatoes Carload buying prices Oregon, 7061175c per sack ; sweet po tatoes, 23c per pound. Vegetables Cabbage, $I.50(it!2 per hundred ; turnips, $1.25 per sack; ruta bagas, $11.25; carrots, $1; beets, $1.25; parsnips, $1. Butter City creamery extras, 37 39c; fancy outside creamery, S5(i$39c; store, 20C23Me per pound. Butter fat prices average lc per' pound un der regular butter prices. EfTjfs Fresh Oregon ranch, 27) 28 e per dosen. Cheese Full cream twins, 19(ft20c per pound, young Americans, 20(i21e. Pork Fancy, 12tfi!l2,'c per pound. Veal Fancy,12$812c per pound.' Poultry Hoos, 17tffii18c; springs, 17(!J18e; ducks, 20((22c; geese. 13 (iiUc; turkeys, live, 22)$24c; dressed, 25i?29c; squabs, $3 per dosen. Hops 1909 crop, prime and choice, 2001122c; 1908a, 17c; 1907s, llc per pound. . Wool Eastern " Oregon, 16(g23c pound; mohair, choice, 26c Cascara bark 45c per pound. Hides Dry hides, 18$18C per ponnd; dry kip, 1818M pound; dry calfskin, 19(J21c; salted hides, 106(1 lOe; salted calfskin, 16c pound; Teen, lc leas. Cattle Best steers, $B.C0(i?5.75; fair to good steers, $4.50(n 5; strictly good cows. $4.50C(H4.7o; fair to good cows, $3.75(t4; light calves, $5,60i6; heavy calves, $4(5; bulls, $3.60i$ 3,75: sUtrs, SS64 Hogs Top, $9(i9.25; fair to good noes. 18.60t8.76. Sheep Best wethers, $6(36.25: fair to good wethers, $56(5.60; good was, $6; lambs, $66J6.5u. PLANS FOR STRONGER NAVY. Battleship to Cost SI8.000.000 Sub marines for Pacific. "Washington, Feb. 28. Secretary Meyer, of the navy department, is said to have told the house naval committee today, of plans of building a world's record-breaking battleship of 32,000 tons displacement at a cost of $18,000,000 and making the United States the leading naval power. Members of the committee said that the secretary's radical plans were favorably received by the committee. The secretary did not refer to naval strength in numbers of ships or arma ment, but to various features of im provement of the efficiency of ships and guns.' The building of the proposed giant battleship is delayed until next year only because the naval experiments with 14-inch guns have not been com pleted, and the department desires to know the result of lull experiments. Tentatively, it is planned to arm the great battleship with a battery of fourteen 14-inch guns of the latest type. . The secretary said that plans for en largement of all the drydocks of the country, as outlined to the committee some weeks ago, were made in contem plation of the great enlargement of the battleships and he wanted the docks built to accommodate ships of great size. . . It was tentatively agreed that the naval increase this year, based on the secretary's recommendations, shall be as follows: Two 27,000-ton battle ships, equipped either with 12 or 14 inch guns; - one regular ship, two col ters and five submarines. The submarines are for the Pacific coast, and are the first of a fast fleet of these vessels which will be provided in the next few years. The plan to place ten additional submarines on' the Pacific coast next was considered fav orably, These submarines will be one of the fastest yet launched, and will be : cap- able of making a speed under water of 12 knots an hour, A member of the committee said that the government had unofficial in formation to the effect that Japan is laying the keels of two great battle ships approaching the 32,000 ton limit He said the tonnage of the great battleship under consideration would depend to a great extent upon the weight of the batteries of the huge 14-inch guns, which would be placed on this ship. AVALANCHE BURIES 75. Town of Mace, Idaho, Said to Be ' Scene of Desaster. Spokane, Wash., Feb. 28. With a roar that could be heard in Wallace, hve miles distant, an avalanche over whelmed the town of Mace, Idaho, last night, and 75 people are believed to be buried under tons of snow and debris. Telephone messages from Wallace say that the slide occurred at 11 :30 o clock. Rescue parties - started at once from Wallace to the scene of the disaster. A special relief train was also started out from Spokane. Because of the deep snow and block aded condition of the road from Wal lace to Mace, no details of the catas trophe have yet been received. Heavy snow has been falling in Northern Idaho during the past week, and with the thaw which began yester day conditions were favorable for just such a disaster which has overwhelmed the little town. Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 28. A special dispatch at 3 a. m. says that five hundred rescuers have taken out seven dead bodies while 25 men, wo men and children were taken from the slide alive, that occurred at Mace last night. It is known that 100 additional are dead. The slide is half a mile long and 30 feet deep. The first train bearing the 25 injured left Mace for Wallace at 2 :25 a. m. Additional rescuers are being sent to the scene on a train now being made up here. "Corpse" Comes to Ufa. Brookville, Ind., Feb. 28. Popular misconception of the coroner s law nearly permitted the body of Miss Olive Sanders to be frozen in a snow bank today. Miss Sanders' sister missed Olive from the house and found her, seemingly dead, lying in the snow in the barnyard. It look two hours to get the coroner, and 'the body lay where it was found. He "viewed" the body and it was carried into the house. - The undertaker was called to prepare it for burial. At this stage Miss Sanders revived. Blue Book Names Picked. Chicago, Feb. 28. A man who had prepared from Chicago's "bluebook" a long list of wealthy people from whom, the police assert, he intended to extort money, was arreBted tonight af ter he had held up and robbed Dr. B H. Chamberlain. Later - the robber was identified as Edwin English. - In his possession were found a burglar's kit and letters addressed to wealthy Chicagoans. One letter demanded $3,700 from Dr. D. K. Pearsons. Butts Strike May Soon End. Butte, Mont, Feb. - 28. A settle ment of the strike of mine engineers is expected soon. Mat Commerford, president of the International Steam Engineers' union, tonight stated that he had submitted a proposition to end the trouble to the officials of the Butte Miners union, which proposition he ex pected they would accept.. fbe Redemption of Dvid forsotr By CHARLES FREDERIC GOSS Coerrtcht, 1900, t7 The Bowen-MerrlU Company. CII AFTER XXII. (Continued.) The people gathhered as they did at that other service when Davtd made the address to wlch Pepeeta had lis tened with such astonishment and rap ture. The entire community of Friends was there, (or even Quakers cannot entirely repress their curiosity. There was evidence of deep feeling and even of suppressed excitement. The men In their broad-brimmed hats, the women In the poke bonnets, moved with an almost unseemly rapidity through the evening shadows. The pairs ana groups conversed In rapid, eager whis pers. They did not linger outside the door, but entered hastily and took their places as if some great event were about to happen. There was a preliminary service or worship, and according to custom, op portunity was given for prayer or ex hortation. But all minds were too In tent upon what was to follow to ena ble them to take part with spirit The silences were frequent and tedious. The young people moved restlessly on their seats, and their elders rebuked them with silent glances of disapproval. a11 were In haste, but nothing can really upset the gravity of these calm and tranquil people, and It was not until after a suitable time had elapsed that the leader of the meeting arose and said: "The tlme.has arrived when iia- vld and Pepeeta are at liberty to pro ceed with their marriage, unless there be some one who can show just cause why this rite should not be solem nised." A flutter ran through the assembly. and a moment of waiting ensued; then David rose, while every eye was fixed an hun. My friends." he said. In a voice whose gentleness and sweetness stir red their hearts; "you- have refrained from inquiring into the story of my life during the three years of my ab senoe. I would be glad if I couia wun hold It from your knowledge; but I feel that I must make a confession of my sins." In the death-like stillness he began. The narrative was In Itself dramatic but the deep feeling of him who told It, his natural oratory and the hear ers' Intent Interest, lent to It a fasci nation that at times became almost unendurable. - Sighs were often heard, tears were furtively wiped away, crltl olam was disarmed, and the tenderness of this illicit but passionate and de termlnad love, blinded even those calm and righteous listeners to Its darker and more desperate phases. By , an almost Infallible Instinct we discover true love amid fictitious, unworthy and evil elements; and when seen there Is something so sublimely beautiful that we prostrate ourselves before It and believe against evidence, even, that sooner or later It will ennoble and con secrate those who feel It. When David had completed the nar ratlvs ha continued as follows: 'It Is now neoessary that I should convince you, if I can, that with my whole soul I have repented of this evil that I have done, and that I have sought, and I hope obtained, pardon for what Is irre parable, and am determined to undo what I can; It Is with awe and grati tude, my friends, that I acknowledge the aid of heaven. From the logical and well-deserved consequences of this sin I did not escape alone I I was snatohed from It like a brand from the burning! Mo mortal mind could have planned or executed my salvation. It Is marked by evidences of Divine pow sr and wisdom. Through a series of experiences almost too strange to be credible, I have been drawn back here to the scenes of my childhood, to en counter the ons I have wronged and to And myself, so far as I know, able not only to make reparation, but to enjoy the bliss of a love of which I am un worthy. If I were wise enough, I would set before you the spiritual meaning of this terrible experience, but I am not Three years ago I stood hers In boyish confidence and boldly expounded the mysteries of our human life. It is only when we know nothing ot life that we feel able to interpret ttl Now that I have seen It, tasted It drunk the cup almost to the dregs I am speechless. Three facta, however. stand out before my vision sin, pun ishment pardon! I have sinned: I have suffered; I have been forgiven. I have been fully pardoned, but I feel that I have not been fully punished! There are Issues of such an expert' enoe as this that cannot be brought to light In a day, a year, perhaps not la a lifetime. Whatever they are, I must await them and meet them; but aa It la permitted a man to know his own mind, when he Is determined so to dc I know that I have turned upon this sin with loathing! If Ood permits me to live quietly and patiently among you until I have so recruited my splr itual strength that I can go forth Into the great world of sorrow and of sin which I have seen, and extend to oth rs a hand of helpfulness such aa was stretched out to me at the moment of my need; but If there la any ons here to whom Ood has given a message for me, whether it be to approve or con damn my course. I trust that I have grace to reoelvs It meekly." He took hla seat and It seemed for a few momenta that every person la the room had yielded heart and Judg ment to this noble and modest appeal. But there waa among them one whoa tern and unyielding sense ot Justloo had net been appeased. He was who had often suffered for righteous ness sake and who attached mora val ue to. the testimony of a clear science than to any earthly dignity. Ha slowly and solemnly roe. Hla form waa like that ot a prophet of an cient days. His deep-set ayes glowed Uko two bright stars under the cloudy of hla broad-brimmed hat His All Rights ReMfTtd face was emaciated with a self-denial that bordered upon asceticism, and wan with ceaseless contemplations of the problems of life, death and Immor tality. Not a trace of tender emotion was evident on features, which might have been carved In marble. It was Impossible to conceive that he had ever been young, and there seemed a bitter Irony In the effort of such a man to Judge the cause of a love like that which pleaded for satisfaction in the hearts of David and Pepeeta, and to pronounce upon the destinies of those whose souls were still throbbing with passion. But such was the purpose of the man. His nrst words sounded on me stillness like an alarm bell and shook the souls of listeners with a sort of terror. "We did not seek to try this cause,1 he said. "It was' brought before us by the wish of this sinful man him self. But If we must judge, lot us judge like God I We read of Him that he 'lays righteousness to the line and Judgment to the plummet.' Let us do the same. That a great wrong hath been done Is evident to every mind. It is not meet that such wrongs should go unpunished! These two transgres- soar have suffered; but who believes that such wrongs may justly be so soon followed by felicity? It would be an encouragement to evil-doers and a premium upon vice! Who would re frain from violently rending the mar riage bonds or sundering any sacred tie, If In a few short months the fruit of the guilty deed might be eaten In peace by the culprit? What assurance may we have that the lesson which has been but superficially graven on this guilty heart may not be obliterated in the enjoyment of triumph? Why should these youths make such un seemly haste? If they are Indeed In earnest to seek the truth and lay to heart the meaning of this experience Into which their sinful hearts have led them, let them of their own accord and out of their humble and contrite hearts devote a year to meditation and prayer. Let them show to others they have learned that to live righteously and soberly, and not to grasp, Ill-got ten gains or enjoy unhallowed pleas ures, Is the chief end of human life! The hour Is ripe for such a demonstra tlon. We have seen other evidences among us of an unholy hungering after the unlawful pleasures of life. It Is time that a halt were called. If this community Is dedicated to righteous. ness then let us exalt the standard. It Is at critical moments like this that history Is made and character formed. If we weaken now, if we permit Our hearts to overpower our consciences, God will smite us with His wrath, vice will rush upon us like a flood, and we shall be given over to the lust of the flesh and the pride of life! To the law and to the testimony, my brethren.' This is my message! This Is the ad vice ye have Invited! Wait a year! Watch and pray! Fit yourselves for the enjoyment of your love by repent anee." The lmpresston made by these sol emn words was tremendous. It was as If eternity had suddenly dawned In tnat dlm-llt room, and the leaves of the book of doom had been opened. Upon Pepeeta this message had fal len like a thunderbolt Her Oriental Imagination, her awakened conscience, her throbbing heart had all been thrill ed. She did not move; her eyes were still fixed on the prophet; her face waa white; her hands were clasped tightly in ner lap. The demure Quaker maiden who had looked love out of her dove-like eyes tnree years ago when Fepeota aDDear ed for the first time among these quint folk, was In her old familiar seat Her life had never been the same since that hour, for the man whom she loved with all the deep Intensity of which a heart so young, so pure, so true was capable, had been suddenly stolen from ner by a stranger. Her thwarted love bad never found expression, and sne naa borne her pain and loss Dec&me roe cnua oi a religion of si lence, patience and fortitude. But the wound had never healed, and now she i compelled to be a sad and hone. les spectator or anotner scene which sealed her fate and made her future hopeless. Her bonnet hid the sad face from view, as her heart hid Its secret. The soul of David Corson had niuuni tnrougn one or those genuine and per. maneni revolutions wnicn sometimes take place In the nature of man. He had completed the cycle of revolt and anarcny to wnicn he had been nnn, demned by his inheritance from a wild ana pron irate rawer. Whethai. h fever had run Its natural course or whether as David himself believed, he had been rescued by an act of divine Intervention, It Is certain that the cnange was as actual aa that which sruo becomes a butterfly. It was equally certain that from this time onward it was the men tal and spiritual characteristics of hi. mother which manifested themselves In nis spiritual evolution. He became his true self. a saint an ascetic, a mystic. iwivuuw marcyr. wnen ns rose to his feet his face nining who an inward light and glow ing wun a suDiirae purpose, all he '' "'"l was aoout to summon repeeia to weir marrtafe. Who, the astonishment then, when In rapt words he began: "Ood has spoken to us. my friends. " " """ neara nis voice. It la too soon for me to enjoy this bliss! Tea. I will wait I I will dedicate this year to meditation and 'prayer. Pepeeta, wilt thou join me In this resolution? If thou wilt let the betrothal of this night be one of soul to soul and both our souls to Ood! Give me thins hand." BtUl under the spall of strange art- Itual emotions to which her sensitive spirit vibrated like the. strings of n Aeolian harp, Pepeeta rose, and, plac ing her hands In those of her lover, . looked up Into his face with a touch ing confidence, an almost adoring love. It waa mora like the bridal of ' two pure spirits than the betrothal ot a man and woman! . Not one ot those who saw It has ever forgotten that strange scene; It Is a tradition in that community until this day. They felt and well they might' those strange people who had dedicated themselves and their chil dren to the divine life, that In this scene their little community had at tained the senlth of Its spiritual his tory. . No wonder that from an English statesman ' this eulogy was ' once wrung: "We cannot afford to persecute the Quakers! Their religion may be wrong, but the people who cling to an Idea are the very people we want If we must persecute let us persecute the complacent!" . (To be continued.) WOES OF AMBASSADORS' WIVE&. Socially Ambition Countrymen Do- sire to Shake Hamde with Royalty. The American ambassador's wife la usually very' patriotic, although I am aware that many people question it, says a writer In the Delineator. She is proud of the reputation her country women have established abroad for cleverness and beauty, and is willing to go out of her way to give as many of them as possible the eclat and ex citement of going to court But, according to etiquette, she can make but two or three presentations at each court and these must be ap proved by the court chamberlain, while there are sometimes a hundred appli cants. She cannot present a woman who has been divorced or been in any way connected with a social scandal. She cannot present the daughter ot the most Influential politician If she la socially Impossible. A politician who can stalk through the departments at Washington In a free and easy way and make every man from the Presi dent down feel his ' importance, can sometimes get nothing for his family from the ambassadors. A great deal of . trouble , comes through the letters of Introduction which the State Department gives to such men for their wives and daugh ters. The men demand them and the department Is not in a position to re fuse, although . It Is well understood between the department and the em bassy that the letter means nothing, that it has, as It were, been obtained' by coercion. But the woman who brings it over often goes home in a towering rage of disappointment Until a few years ago some ot the Governors of the different States kept printed forms which were filled out upon application to any respectable person who applied, ' recommending them to the courtesy ot our foreign representatives. But these letters were so numerous that they became a ver itable nuisance and the State Depart ment ordered them discontinued. Capital aa Blacksmith Shop. 'The old oapltol of the 'State of Franklin,' at Jonesboro, Tenn., is still standing," said P. M. Merrill, of Knox vllle, Tenn in the Washington Post The one-time capltol of the State of Franklin Is merely a one-story, small. tumble-down log cabin. In a bad state . of dilapidation, but many historical memories of the hardy North Carolina and Tennessee pioneers cluster around It "Few people outside of the imme diate neighborhood of East Tennessee ever heard of the State of Franklin. There is very little about it. even in the larger histories of the United States. The State of Franklin waa organized by 300 pioneers from tfbrth Carolina about the time of the Revo lutionary War, and actually existed for about four years. John Sevier, a cele brated pioneer and once Governor of Tennessee, waa tjie first and only Gov ernor of Franklin, for North Carolina sent troops that suppressed the Frank lin government and cast Governor Se vier into Jail, though he was soon re leased. "This Is the only Instance I evai heard of where a State was established In this country and afterward abol ished. The ancient capltol ot tha State of Franklin was used the last time I saw It for a blacksmith shop." A Ceaaorloas Observer. "Of course," said the sentimental 1st, "knowledge Is power. But tha heart Is more Important than the head." "Very true," answered Miss Cayenne. "If as many people died of head fail ure as die ot heart failure the coun try would lose an enormous element of Its population." Washington Star. Polar. Etlqaetto. ... "Madam, could you spare a handout or cold bite. I wua wit' de man dot discovered do pole.". . "Where'a your proofsT" ' "De proper thing, mum, la to pro vide de banquet, and den ask for dt proofs." Louisville Courier-Journal. Tns Hobo. Tbo Stranger I waa with Cook. b. latitude The Farmer Gee! Don't you gt called a liar often enough without get tin' Inter that mess T Cleveland Laadr r. -v v . Aftr tho Storm. Wife in a battle of tongues a 1 an can hold her own. Husband Mea, p'raps ah can but she never does. TU-B1U, The United States have S93.000.00f ! appU trees,
