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, J u n e 27, 1914
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Aa Smart as His Boy.
When Sir W illiam Gilbert was twen
ty-seven nod was known to the world
os n promising writer, his fattier, who
was u retired naval surgeon, wrote a
seiiilinetaphyslcal, semlmcdlcal book
entitled "Shirley H all Asylum,'' his
first book.
Edith A. Brown, when preparing a
biography o f the younger man, having
heard that the son was the incentive
from without which spurred Into ac
tion the Inherent but dormant literary
tulent of the father, asked If such was
the fact.
"Yes,” replied the author o f the
“ Bnb Ballads" and the wittiest libret
tos ever wrltteh. " I think the little
success which had attended my hum
ble efforts certainly Influenced my fa
ther.
“ You see,” he added, with a suspi
cion o f a smile, "m y father never had
on exalted Idea o f my ability.
He
thought If I could write anybody could
and forthwith he began.”
A Question of Brains.
At a club frequented by doctors the
discussion curae up recently whether
n person could live without a brain.
During the discourse one o f the doc
tors said:
"W hen I was practicing
medicine In Indiana a remarkable case
came under my supervision. A man
w hile oot hunting had leaned npon his
shotgun and the wcupon bad gone off
accidentally, making a large wound In
his head Just above the ear. The brain
wns laid bare and In bringing the pa
tient to the hospital a handful of the
gray matter leaked ou t He was tre-
pnnued and finally recovered, his men-
tul faculties apparently as good as
ever.”
“ Your story Is Interesting," inter
rupted an auditor, “ but It sounds to
me somewhat Inconsistent.”
"W h y s o ? ’ questioned the nnrrator.
“ Because,” answered the other doc
tor, “ If he hnd ever had a handful o f
brains he wouldn’t have leaned on the
gun.” —National Monthly.
When the Trouble Started.
Flagg had lived all his Ufa lh the
city. Never had he seen anything In
the vegetable line except factory made
grass until he decided to spend the
summer working on Cousin Hiram’s
farm. Not knowing much In the way
o f driving a hoe or a harrow, the new
farmhand was put to work whitewash
ing the outbuildings, while the rest of
the staff took to the cornfields. When
Cousin Hiram returned to the house
at noon Slagg was sitting on the wood-
pile looking aa I f he had been crawling
on hto face through ten scree o f sand
burrs.
“ G ive me my money, boas,” said be
In a mournful voice. “ I ’m going beck
to town.*
"W h at have ye been doin' ter yer-
s e lf? ’ asked Cousin Hiram, wonder-
Ingly sixlng up the new hand. “ W hat’s
happened ? ’
“ I don’t know exactly what happen
ed.” was the dejected reply o f Slagg,
“ but It started when I tried to white
wash thut thing they call a beehive.”
—Philadelphia Telegraph.
Drilling Holae In Steal.
When holes are drilled and then
reamed In soft steel bars the metal
materially Increases In strength, the
average lim it o f elasticity Improving
12.3 per cent and the average tensile
strength 0.2 per cent This phenome
non to explained thus: In putting to
gether the parts o f a test piece broken
under tension It to found that the two
ends do not coincide and th a t while
the edges make a good contact the
central parts do n o t thus Indicating
that the rupture begins at the center
and that the edges have a higher ten
sile resistance than there to along the
axis o f the bar. Therefore. If several
holes are drilled so aa not to Injure
the material too much, as might be the
case with punching, the average ten
sile strength o f the section across the
holes per unit o f metal will be higher
than before the boles were drilled,
since each hole creates, so to apeak,
additional edges.—London Mali.
Her Contribution.
A man, a new acquaintance, once
told Dr. Joseph Parker o f London that
he had put a five pound note in the
plate Instead o f the h alf sovereign he
had Intended.
“ I hope you don’ t repent o f your
charity." aald the doctor.
“ Indeed, no,” said the guest
“ Because," said Parker, “ 1 remember
that one o f my congregation once did.
It was a woman, and she came to the
vestry a fter service one Sunday morn
ing to tell me that a week before she
must have put a sovereign In the
plate Instead o f a shilling, because she
could not account for the loss other
wise. But she didn’t get the change
from me,” said the doctor, with a
smile. “ I told her It was too bad, o f
course, particularly as God would only
give her credit fo r the shilling.”
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Orest Crest of the 8lerra.
Mount Whitney, the highest point in
the United States, Is not an Isolated
mountain peak, like Mount Shasta or
Mount Rainier, but to the loftiest point
A Matter o f Small Moment.
A local British official In India wnnt-
In the great California crest or enor
mous saw tooth ridge o f the Sierra Ne ed military protection against what he
vada, including many emiuencea al considered to be the danger o f an In
most ns high. Mount Whitney to 14.- dian rising nnd traveled all the way
501 feet above sea level. Among those to Simla to lay before Lord Kitchener,
o f slightly lesser height are Mount the commander In chief, the state of
Bussell, less than a mile distant. 14,100 affairs In hto district and to urge that
feet; Mount Williamson. 14,884 feet; troops should be sent to support the
Mount Muir, 14,20(1 feet; Mount Lang civil arm. Lord Kitchener declined to
ley, 14.042 feet; Mount Barnard, 14,- do anything o f the sort.
0O3 feet, nnd Mount Tyndall, 14,02(1
“ But, my dear sir, do you realise
fe e t The most distant o f these to less that I may be murdered In my bed
one n lgb t?’ expostulated the official.
thnn six miles away.
Kitchener eyed him over for a min
By a strange freak o f nature tbs low
est |H)lnt o f dry land lu the United ute and then aald coldly, “ W ell, what
States 1s less thnn eighty miles from o f l t r
the highest The lowest [mint to In
Queer Fish.
Death valley and to 270 feet below sea
Some curious fish found In 8outh
level. It to said that from this point
Mount Whitney can be easily see« on American waters breathe with lungs
as well as gills. During the dry sea
a clear day.
son the fish curls up at the bottom of
a burrow, with Ita tall over Its face,
The Real Scrap.
T w o muscular Individuals were ham and remains there until the rise of
water dissolves the ping with which It
mering at each other In the ring.
"H o rrlb le r ejaculated a tender heart stops the entrance to the burrow.
ed spectator.
Hie Mistake.
“ Uorrtbls nothing!” said a regular
“ I understand you entertained a num
patron. “ If yon want to see a real
scrap get next to them when they di ber of people at dlnuer last n igh t”
“ That's what I thought” replied Mr.
vide the purse."—Philadelphia Ledger.
Cumros. “ but my w ife says I bored
’em.” —Washington Star.
Having Fun In N tw York.
“ Did you have a good time In New
York 7“
"U reatl W e paid $5 each for two
dollar neats for a show that wasn’t
worth 00 cents.“ —Detroit Free Press.
High Finance.
Asker—Can yon loan me HOT Telllt
— W hy. yon owe me $50 now. A sk er-
W ell, 1 Just wanted to pay yon $0 on
accou n t—Spokane Review.
But W ho Telle the Neighbor?
It to only national history that ro
pes ta Itself.
Yonr private history to
repented by yoor neighbor.—Woman’s
B om s Companion.
A liar onda by making truth appear
gka fato+bood.—Bbtogteno
Love of Gootlp.
One o f the chief characteristics of
the h-iman race Is Inquisitiveness—not
so much about things and places and
Ideas as about each other.
Every
proper person Is a born gossip, aud
the accomplished scandal monger to
always welcome, provided, o f course,
his scandal Is about others. You can
test this at any time by considering
who are the people you like best to
mee’ and wbo are alwuys surrounded
by the grentest number o f Idle acquain
tances. Invariably you must be forced
to the conclusion they are those who
bare made a business o f acquiring in
formation about others and retailing
their knowledge In various dressings.
This love o f gossip Is further revealed
In the kind o f books which claim the
widest appreciation.
You will find
that these books are not poetry, drama,
science or philosophy. They are uov-
els. memoirs, dlnrles. Intimate histories,
recollections, letters—nil o f them es
sentlal gossip (nnd sometimes scandal*
appearing by their power to nttrnot the
gossiping sense which exists In all o f
us.—T. P.’a Loudc a Weekly.
The Koran.
In the London Everyman Is a re
view of the Koran and Its author. Mo
hammed. It Is a one man’s book and
that man not un Imaginative one, but
essentially a man of action and lack
ing in invention. The Koran Is n Jum
bled mass o f precepts, doctrines,
threats. Injunctions, divine commands,
narrative, lyric nnd epic poetry. It's
heaven and hell are too material for
modern thought.
“ Obviously," says
Everyman, “ the Koran is mennt not
to be read with the eye, but to be re
A Bird In the Hand. Etc.
cited, when the repetitions are not
The minister had Just pronounced
nearly so pronounced. It reflects a so the words which made them one. O f
cial order, a -system o f ideas ns re course the next thing of Importance
mote from Rome, and more especially was the fee.
from Greece, as our own are from the
The bridegroom looked at his bride,
North American Indian. Rut neither then at (lie minister.
Fumbling in
time nor evolution can utterly quench his pocket, he produced a tw o dollar
the flame o f Mohammed's personality, bill
which carried Ills followers to reckless
“ Here Is n tw o dollar bill I will give
excesses, to the sovereignty o f cm- ! you now,” he said, “ or I will wait un
plres, which crented an nrt pecnllr.r 1 til the end o f six months and pay you
to Islam and founded age long tradi what I think it Is worth, even If It la
tions.”
a hundred dollars. You can take your
choice.”
One of the Sights of Paris.
The minister studied a moment
The Paris department stores are glanced at the bride and bnstily re
worse Jumbles even thnn the English plied;
department stores. When there is a
“ I ’ll take the $2 now.” —Indianapolis
special sale under way the bargain News.
counters are rigged up on the side
walks. There, In the open air, buyer
Ghost Plant of Oregon.
and seller will ehaffer and bicker and j The ghost plant was known and
wrangle and quarrel and kiss and make mueh praised by the Indians o f Oregon
up again—for all the world to see. One In times past mid Is sometimes known
o f the free sights o f Paris Is a frugal as the Indian pl|>e plant. It is said the
Frenchman with Ids face extensively Indians believed that It had great rem
bnlred over pawing like n Skye terrier edial qualities and made from it a lo
through a heap o f marked down lin tion which they considered curative
gerie. picking out things for tile female for diseases o f the eye. it Is n tall,
members o f Ills household to wear, now waxllkc plant about eight Inches high,
testing some material with his tongue- and Its bloom resembles a waxen cup
now bolding a personnl article up In —Portlaud Oregonian.
the sunlight to exnmlne the fa b ric -
while bis w ife stands humbly, dumbly
Tho Possum Trail.
by. watting for him to complete his se
At one of the famous Georgln ’pos
lections.—Irving S. Cobb in Saturday sum dinners oue of the guests turned
Evening P ost
to the waiter with the remark; “ Itas-
tus. that
Oceani Suffer Much.
“ Does your w ife suffer In clleoceT*
“ Tee, and I am sorry I f she did do ;
suffer In alteare perhaps «b e would be
•lient ottener,"-Bonete* Poni
His Infinite Variety.
The average man bus within bis sys
tern the material for 13 pounds o f can
dies, u pound of nails. 800 pencils,
bindings for 1H small tiooks. 500 knife
handles. 28 violin strings. 20 teaspoon
fuls of salt and a pound o f sugar.—De
trolt Free Press.
A Sure Clue.
“ Doctor, ts your patient sure yon
can cure him by your new method?'
“ How did you know my patient was
not u w om ani"
"1 heard iHut you were going to try
the silence cure ’
Baltimore Anieri
can
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New
A fte r a few days shutdown, we are better
prepared than ever before to serve our customers.
A new oven built to perfection means to us
what a new range means to the housewife— good
bread, baked to perfection.
W e have it.
Every time you ask your grocer for a loaf of
bread wrapped in Pennant wrappers, you help
build up a home institution, that we will guaran
tee you to be right all the time.
SPLENDORS OF THE UNIVERSE TO BE
SHOWN AT S AN FRANCISCO IN 1915
A
SCENE o f splendor nnd glory unrivaled In the history o f world’s exposi
tions Is assured the visitor to the great Panama Pacific interna
tional Exposition at San Francisco In 1015. Thousands o f workmen
k nre now rushing to completion the vast exhibit palaces that face
north on the shores o f San Francisco harbor Just Inside the Golden Onte, nnd
a conclave o f nations unsurpassed by history Is assured nt this stupendous
celebration at which the United States, Joined by the untloiis of tho world,
w ill celebrate the opening o f the Panama canal.
Thirty-four great countries have accepted tho Invitation to take part In
the Exposition. Tills Is four times ns many nations ns had agreed to partici
pate at any other exposition at a similar time before Its opening.
The fact that the Panama-Pacific International Exposition will be ready in
every detail long before the opening day on Feb. 20. 1015. Is only what the
world c
s-ted o f the men who have this International Exposition In charge.
More than tiO.OOO o f tho world's leading exhibitors will have their exhibits
Installed In the vast exhibit halls when the Exposition opens to the world.
This to an unparalleled record In tho history o f universal exiiosltions.
Pretty Bad.
The barber was very busy and the
shop was full o f men waiting for him
to practice bis tonsorlal art upon their
beads and faces.
One man. Mr. Blank, became tired of
waiting for his turu to coine and
started to leave. Although bis beard
had come out pretty heavy, he thought
no one could uotice it and that he could
come back the next morning when
Hughes, the barber, was not so busy.
The barber, not wtsldug a customer to
go away unatteuded to, accosted him
by saylug. “ You're not leavin' us, to
you, Mr. Blank?’
"W hy, I don’t need a shave, do I,
Hughes?'
Hughes thereupon looked hto cus
tomer over critically and answered him
assuredly: “ No, youse don’t ueed a
shave; all youse need Is a hair cut OR
de face/’—National Monthly.
\ I So me t hi ng
possum must have gone to
W e like the country, like the people, want to
stay. Show us your heart’s right and we will
stay.
Ï THE CITY B A K E R Y
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GROCERIES
We have a complete line of Groceries and Vegetables
FEED
Process Rolled Barley, per sack
-
$1.15
Shorts per sack
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1.35
Bran per saek
$ .80
M ix Feed - -
1.20
Wheat per bushel
1.10 - - Rolled Oats
.50
W O O D -- Be sure and see me before bu3’ing your
winter’s supply.
E G G S --I can pay cash tor eggs within 1 cent per
dozen of trade price.
ROY E. SHORT, Cor. Seventh & Washington
I i
The Great Carabao W hip $
2 3 c , 5 0 c , 7 5 c , $ 1 .0 0
$ 1 .2 5 , $ 1 .5 0 , $ 2 . 0 0
I “THE
A Concession.
She—You don’t allow me to do any
thing I want!
I f It goes oo much
longer I shall go borne to mamma.
H e -T h a t I will allow you to do.—FU c -
geode Blatter.
Corrected.
H e-D artin g, refuse me. and 1 shall
never love another girl
She (briskly)
— What I want to a man who will
promise me that if I accept h im -
Judge
my head. It aches like fury.”
“ Is dat so. sub?' resjionded Rastus
"Funny bow ’possum always meks for
s bolluh.” —National Monthly.
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f o r s a l e b v C>
W. B E A L S
Standing of the Candidates
Photo« copyright. 1414, by American Press Association.
Miss Arlie Langdon. Cottage G rove,..................................... 154,333
Navy Aviators In Camp at Vera Cruz
Miss A da Land, Do re n a ,______________________________________139,450
In the brief time that American forces have occupied Vera Crum the ralne
« f the aviation squad has been thoroughly demonstrated. Navy aviators have
proved their worth In getting a line on the opposition force*. The photo
|hows tho a via tors and th eir quarters at Vers Crus.
Miss Mary Bartels, Cottage G ro v e ,....................................... 116,500
Mrs. Katherine Brainard, Cottage Crove.............................. .138,750
Miss Lyndall Gibler, Sagin aw ,......................................... ........ 61,500