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TUESDAY, DECEMejj POLK COUNTY OBSERVER EIGHT THE MERE MAN'S VIEWPOINT TABBY'S WHISKERS By BYRON WILLIAMS , Confound the cats! All cats, afway, Cats of all colors black, white and gray By night a nuisance and by day Confound the cats! II US expostulat ed Orlando Thomas Dobbin years and years ago. Now comes a modern Dob bin, Dr. Charles B. Heed, a broth er of Myrtle Retd McCul lougli, by the way, who says the Fells domes tics, otherwise known as "Tab by" or "Tom" or "Tiger." must go. The doctor has found death germs in Tab by's whiskers and bacteria In bis fur. In bis proselyting about dur ing the wee sma' hours Tom may visit a bouse where a contagious disease is prevalent or he may track through ty phoid fever contamination and bring that home, with the germ of diphtheria or scarlet fever or measles. According to the doctor, every Inch of Tom Is a common carrier for dis ease. Heretofore we have been led to understand that the worst part of Tom HSH h.'.8 . Ln jfoodnesH knows if X UUli y Will LiUUCJU ,w i imiiM X 1 ti1 lV,.iT 1 1 MIDNIGHT MUSIC. that was Tja8 enougG but now we stand in mortal dread of bacteria when we see baby sucking the black cat's tail, mistaking it for a piece of lic orice, or burying her infantile nose and lips in the soft warm fur of Tab by's Ride. Take a look at your cat's whiskers. They look Innocent enough, but are t tw.e 1 Tho Ann. . . . JL tor says tuey Hre laden with germs of decomposition, causing pto maine poisoning, sore throat. In testinal d i 8 o r ders, kidney dis ease and puer peral fever. Henry Carey says: "Lauk! What a mon strous tall our cat has got!" When Tab bears what the physi cian says of her 1 fear that ber tall, too, will swell, and In righteous anger, at the calumny. ' The doctor would do away with all cats as household pets, catch mice and rats by mechanical prowess and endow something else with the love now lavished upon the bouse feline. Maiden ladies who Uve alone with their teapots and their cats, are espe cially appealed to and are asked to deny themselves for the sake of the human race. Dr. Reed evidently ap preciates the task be bas taken upon himself the ridding of this country of its large aggregation of night prowl ers with nine lives each. But the physician has begun well. He has invented a gibbet trap that is Jailer and executioner. Judge, Jury and the common people. It Is baited with catnip and londed with death Every time It coes off one more cat Is LOOKING AT THE WHISKERS. See Our Grand Display OF. m m HA on 4) Mnw All New All Choice ! NOTHING FINER FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS I Here are a few-Just a Few-Articles, Listed; Drop in and See Them and Many More t CUT GLASS from $1.00 to $20.00 KODAKS from 2.00 to $40.00 FOUNTAIN PENS from .2.50 to $10.00 TOILET SETS from . ..75 to $10.00 MANICURE SETS from ...50 to $10.00 MILITARY BRUSHES from 1.00 to $5.00 COMBS AND BRUSHES from .50 to $5.00 PERFUMES from .15 to $5.00 CUrr AND COLLAR BOXES from .75 to $4.00 CGWD STAFRIN The Rexall Druggist Are You Going; to Build? Let Us Quote You Prices on all Your Lumber Bill Will be pleased to send our salesman to call on you upon request by mail or phone Dallas Lumber and Logginjr Co. Oregon sent to the eternal-I was going to Bay eternal bowwows, but that would make a cat and dog. life of It for the cut sure, and so I say cat heaven. When the trap goes off nine times on the same cat that settles it; puss Is dead. The gibbet trap having been heralded to the world, a lot of ca(? lovers took up the banner for Tabby and wrote saucy letters to Dr. Ueed, who replied sharply. "Wotuen who object to this fight against cats wear aigrets taken from n liv ing female bird, causing her death and leaving her young to starve." Which would have been nearer the truth if: Dr. It eed or the new spaper re porter had said, "Some . women." etc. There may be considerable truth in what Dr. Keed says, .and if so we -C should be grateful to him for his activity, yet I cannot but think the doctor's task is something like one a certain man had in mind when he advertised for a helper. The adver tisement appeared In a Sunday paper of recent date and read as follows: I want to meet a man who is willing to give one evening- each week to a task that is thankless, unappreciated by the people he works for. often disagreeable and sel dom shown by results. Don't answer un less you are game. Once started you will hate to let go. No compensation. Address C D 148. this paper. And yet 1 haven't a doubt but that somebody answered this advertisement and did the work. If it were not for men who are thus prompted to do things for humanity the world would be worse off today than it is. And If Dr. Reed Is right off goes Tom's head to save little Willie's and the baby. 3 WROTE LONG LETTERS. In the latitude of north Iowa and southern Wisconsin United States weather stations have recorded for 1911 a season, of 1G8 days without a killing frost from May 4 to Oct. 19 a rmn n that hau nnt haan Annular in . i j ,.i-in will not be in as many more.'' The heifer calves on many a dirty farm are scrimped on butter fat and are less thrifty than they would other wise be. It is only fair to the calves as well as good management to supply a fat forming food in the shape of corn or oil meal when the natural fat of the milk Is removed or sold with the milk. Both In the matter of safeguarding the health and well being of the mem bers of the family and in the care of the farm animals there Is ail too much tendency to overlook the fact that prevention Is vastly better than cure the exercise of just good sense cheaper than medical attendance and veterina ry serTlce. The small bov should keen In mind that even more lmnortnnt than a hritrht mind and a strong .-body in the life which lies before him are trustworthy ness and honesty in other words, that his . word shall be good. Not a day passes but somewhere over the coun try men In various Dursuits come to grief through this lack. The trait may require some pains to develop, but it Is worth all it costs. Many a good housewife who seek to augment the family Income by spending ber spare hours with tatting, embroidery and the like would make ust as much in the end and be far bet ter off physically and mentally if she would Invest the same money and put the same time in growing garden truck or raising chickens. More than this, there would be a decided saving in dope and doctor's bills. A level beaded poultryman whose premises the writer passed the other day solved the question of green food for bis flock the past season by sowing the greater portion of the yard to raue. This was allowed to get good start before the roultry was turned in. and as a result the flock has bad an abun dance of the finest kind of green food since, and It will be good well Into winter. The plan is simple one and well worth a trial. "After all. success Is a disgusting thing." "Why do you aay thatr "It always Involves such a lot of hard work."-Chleago Hecord Ueraid. "Punnlnrs th lowest form of wit." An ancient worthy shrilly cackled. But wouldn t he hare had a fit It a dffydU h d ever Ucklrd? New fork MaO. FOR CHRISTMAS A Box of those fine zu m CIGARS Ak your dealer for thea Districted by H.S.GILE GROCERY CO. Silra A2d Fcrtlazi DRESSERS CHIFFIONERS DINING TABLES DRESSING TABLES LIBRARY TABLES PARLOR TABLES SEWING TABLES MORRIS CHAIRS ARM CHAIRS COUCHES JARDINIERES . VASES FOOT RESTS DINING CHAIRS PARLOR CHAIRS ROCKERS TURKISH ROCKERS SEWING ROCKERS LADIES' DESKS MUSIC CABINETS BRASS BEDS IRON BEDS MAGAZINE RACKS PHONE STANDS CARPETS RUGS . CURTAINS BEDDING PORTIERES COUCH COVERS WOOD BEDS COMMODES' parlor stands bookcases china closets biffets SIDEBOARDS CHILD'S CRIBS DAVENPORTS SCREENS CUSHIONS CARPET SWEEPERS HALL RACKS CHILD'S HIGH CHAIES CHILD'S ROCKERS CHILD'S GO-CARTS If You Don't See What You Want, Ask For It. We Have b Special Sale On Pyrographic Goods rmifare Sterling Fu i A: ' t 111 f1f T OF On Satrty, Dec. 23, 191! BEGINNING AT 10 O'CLOCK, A. M. At DBUAS..P Oft WEEiJ On the Premises fit One hunderd choice lots, 50x100, also two blocks containing 28 very choice lots, one nine house, large basement with fine furnace, windmill and tower and large tank; this is one of tie t houses in Dallas.. The elevation is 60 feet above the main portion of the city.. Also 40 acres o! finest fruit land in Oregon which will be sold in four and five acre tracts, with streets 60 M' so that you will have a road to each tract. This property is known as ! City View Addition to Dallas and is located in the Southwest part of the city and is very choice property. Come one, cm come everybody. Come Farmers and buy one of these fine homesites for sometime you will ri come to Dallas to Uve. for I think Dallas has a good future. Young man, come and buy hese choice lots and give it to your best girl for a Christmas present. Mr. Wilkins, the this tract can be found at the Hotel Gail, with maps of the property and will take pleann uig you this very choke addition. Will give abstract with perfect title. Notice to Specula Real Estate Men: Come to this sale as you will have an opportunity to get some cheap F? that will bring you a good profit . Terms of Sale: . u ?1 PCT mDth Per cent. The acre trart. fl sold one-half cash and the balance in three year, with interest I 7 Per cent The tro SaturofJ V0'- om Portland or way station, coming to tract 2n ,A v b 0ne r e of these lots, or the house or of tract, wUl have ha raHway far. deducted from the price paid for the-lota. COME EVERYBODY Prospective purchaser, are urged to select their lot before the sale as our' time at M. w. wiiiot: Wffl Trade Some of These lots for a Good Auto or a Team of GooJ I Afpa you lave Kr';.w .,...u ClaitWrlaia Ta'.!,'ts a trial Tier ar I.r ,lle The Ihanna Criterion notes the! 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