THE FOLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1015. CHINA'S FIRST LOCOMOTIVE Wily Old LI Hung Chang' Rebuke That Waa Llnkad With a Wink. There la a curious story concerning the first locomotive ever seen In China. . LI Hung Chang was given permission to construct a railway from the sea to his mines upon the condition that steam power should not be used, and for several months the cars were haul ed by mules. Then Mr. Kinder and some of the foreign machinists secretly construct ed a locomotive out of such material as they could find In China. It waa a rude affair, and It was never able to make more than five or six miles an hour, but It was a great advantage over the mule teams, for It could haul seven or eight cars of coal at that speed, Where It took four mules to haul one. But when the mandarins at Pektn learned that foreign devils were using a fire eating monster on the railway they Immediately made a tremendous fuss about It and called LI Hung Chang to account for violating his con cession. The old gentleman took It very cool' ly and pretended not to know anything about It, but he afterward restored himself in favor by Issuing an order rebuking Mr. Kinder and his associates for their presumption and forbidding them to Introduce any more new tan gled foreign notions Into China. Short ly after he secretly patted them on the back and raised their pay. The excitement quieted down and was soon forgotten. Then Mr. Kinder got up steam In his clumsy old engine again and was allowed to run It with out Interference. Later a couple of regularly made locomotives were Im ported from Europe and have since been hauling the coal trains on that road. ELECTRIC SPARKING. Light on a Puzzle That Has Worried Many Car Owners. It is a sad and common experience to men In motorboats, automobiles, etc. to find that something Is wrong with the spark. Often It is the case that when the spark plug Is taken out and tested In air It shows up all right and will ignite gasoline poured around It, but when put back Into position It will not work. This Is a puzzle to a great many people today. The reason lies In the simple fact that the spark, when it takes place in the cylinder, has to spark in compress ed gas, and when in the air It doesn't It Is a well known scientific fact that the pressure of the gas determines how far a spark will Jump under a given voltage. If the spark Jumped a quar ter Inch In the open air and was placed In a vessel with most of the air pumped out, it would Jump several inches; and, on the other band, if placed In com pressed air it would not Jump more than a fraction of the quarter Inch. Of course the thing to do in the clrcunv instances Is to get new, batteries, and If . , so situated that that is inipossime tne two little terminals of the spark plug should be pushed closer together. Then the spark will pass In the compressed gas inside the cylinder. If explosion does not take place then the spark is probably so small that It Is wholly Immersed either In air or In the gasoline vapor, and to have an ex plosion It must be immersed In a mix ture of the two. The carburetor should then be tinkered with. The probabil ities are that a part of the time ex plosions will take place and will be sufficient to keep up a forward motion at reduced speed. Chicago Herald. Literary Inspiration. It la enough to stun and scare any body to have a hot thought come crash ing into bis brain and plowing up those parallel ruts where the wagon trains of common Ideas were Jogging along In their regular sequence of association. A lyric conception bits me like a bul let In the forehead. I bnve often had the blood drop from my cheeks when It struck and felt that I turned as white as death. Then comes a creeping as of centipedes running down the spine, then a sudden flush and a beating In the vessels of the bead, then a long sigh and the poem Is written. Holmes. Sad Camela. It Is a well established fact thai even young camels never play. They are born sad, and thereafter their life is one protest against being made to work, although work has been their portion since the beginning of the memory of man. How largely they have been domesticated from the earli est times we know from the statement that Job possessed 6.000 camels. Lon don Opinion. The Clock Was All Right. A man went into a clock store and banded out the pendulum of a clock, which be wished to leave for repairs. The clockman asked him why be didn't bring the whole clock. "The clock is all right." was the re ply. "It's the pendulum that won't go. As soon as I pulled that out the rest went like the very dickens." Judge. Equal to tha Occasion. "Did you ever try to board a train?" asked the facetious man of the board ing house lady at breakfast. "Oh. year said the lady without a suggestion of a smile "A man named Train stopped here at on time." Yonkers Statesman. Coming Back. It waa the beginning of their wed ding; trip. -Dear." aba Inquired anxiously, "in tb excitement of leaving did you say A. idby to papa and mamma r V 'No," ha replied. "I said aa revolr." Pack. i A Typical Letter From the Author of "The Story OftA GoCuCb.q a a H -Sl A ' o " . II ERE Is Bhown an important letter, reproduced to show the genius and order and originality that characterize this brilliant orator. It waa written to the general manager tems, which are supplying the Patrick J. MacCorry fa a Paullst father, which marks him as an orator and a powerful missionary. He is a man of wide renown In his church for his brilliance. Using his wide Influence, he has managed to secure faithful re productions of paintings by great masters. To fully carry out the spirit of the scene a great baritone will sing appropriate songs, making a feast of the senses not often experienced. . ORIGIN OF A PHRASE. Gretlay Was Not the Firat to Say, "Go Wast, Young Man." Who said, "Go west, young manV The phrase has often been credited to Horace Greeley, but be was not the first to use it and once denied that he said It It was written by John B. L. Soule, a brilliant young man who ed ited the Terre Haute Express in 1851-3. Richard W. Thompson of Terre Haute advised him to go west and grow up wltb the country, adding, "Why, John, you could write an arti cle that woqld be attributed to Horace Greeley if you tried." Soule modestly doubted It, but Thompson Insisted, ,. and -Soule prom ised to try. The result was an article In the Express on the opportunities offered to young men by the west, which began by saying that Horace Greeley could never have given, bet ter advice than that contained In the words "Go west, young man." It was a supposititious quotation from Gree ley, but the article was copied, and pretty soon the supposititious phrase was attributed to Greeley himself. After it had received wide circulation the New York Tribune came out with reprint of the Express article, ac companied by a footnote by Mr. Gree ley saying that he was not the author of the expression, but be fully In dorsed it and Joined in saying, "Go west young man; go west." Indian apolis News. AN ALCOHOLIC ENIGMA. Fewer Persona Seam to Drink, Yat Mora Liquor la Coneumed. It la tbe testimony of the Internal revenue receipts of our own" govern ment that notwithstanding tbe note worthy extension of tbe dry areas by reason of state wide prohibitions and local option laws, consumption of al coholic liquor has greatly Increased. In addition to the dry areas establish ed by political action (we use the term in its broad sense) there has been wide promotion of personal abstinence be cause of rules against drinking estab lished by large employers of labor, who realize tbe wisdom of guarding tbe safety of employees and the pub lic against accident as well as pro moting general efficiency. We know that in addition to these powerful influences there has grown up a social opposition to intemperate habits that bast a wholesome effect against overindulgence In Intoxicating liquors and in favor of total abstinence. In any circle of acquaintances the per sistent drinkers tbe men who "make business of It" do not appear to be numerous. Tbe question naturally arises in con sequence, Wbere does all the liquor go, and who uses It? Increase of popula tion In tbe wet areas does not account for all of It. Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tel egraph. An Earl'a Dual With a Butlar. About the middle of tbe last century tbe Lord Rosebery of that time was In Paris, and in paying a call.one day he was received so rudely by tbe butler that he complained to bis friend of tbe servant's conduct But the butler had been a noncommissioned officer in tbe French army, and as such be chal lenged Lord Rosebery to a duet Tbe earl accepted, and two shots were ex changed without result But Lord Rosebery was angered at his own con descension and afraid his antagonist might lay aside his military rank and resume his duties as a servant, thus exposing an earl to tbe reproach of having fought with a butler. So he settled an annuity of 250 on tbe man on condition that he did not return to domestic service. The condition was faithfully observed on both sides. Shops Go on Shorter Time. The Southern Pacific- company has reduced the number of working days In the local shops from five and a half per week to four days, the order to obtain Indefinitely, according to workmen employed at this Institution. No reason Is given for the shut-down which. It is thought and hoped, will be only temporary. Twicea-Week Observer, $L50 a year. Beautiful" &irttr.SKaa. A jc N -V of the Ellison-White Chautauqua Sys talent for the assembly here. Father LOCAL NEWS. Why be bothered with two pairs of glasses? Call at Oail hotel parlor, Tuesday, June 1, and have Dr. Lowe show you the new Torio Invisible bi focals with which you can see all dis tances. No split or seam in the glass to catch dirt or strain the eyes. No cement to blur or come apart. He guarantees his glasses to give satis faction whether they cost $2 or more. One charge covers entire cost of exam ination, frames, lenses. Free demon stration. Scores of references. Will be in Falls City June 2. F. E. Kersey has in his employ an expert candy maker and' invites the public to try his goods. Some of his specialties are: Log Cabin creams, Oregon nugat, peppermint chews, Mt. Hood nugat, Turkish nugat, milk taf fy, almond butter, cream wafers, op era creams, milk dipped chocolate, log rolls, opera cream bars, English fudge, cream caramels, Geneva cream. cream paddles, cream chews, fruit nu gat, cinnamon chews, Bologna saus ages. 15-tf. S. C. Brown Leghorns, Barred Rocks, Mottled Anconas, Runner ducks, Pure White Runner ducks, eggs, day old chicks and ducklings, Wm. F, Lee, Falls City, Ore. 16-23X Order your tomato plants from W. R. Tapscott, phone Dallas 1143. 92-tf. Farm loans; five years time with optional payments at current rates of interest. Write for Information, Ore gon Title & Land Credit Co., 209 U. S. National Bank building, Salem, Ore. Try Kersey's home-made candies, manufactured on the spot by a pro fessional candy-maker. Absolutely pure. 15-tf. Screen doors and window screens, Dallas Warehouse & Manufacturing company, Barham & Son, proprietors. There Is more to hair cutting than merely cutting oft the hair. Try us for an up-to-date stylish hair cut. C. W. Shultz. 13-tf. Try the Imperial Hotel, homelike, every convenience, first-class board and room, $6.50 and up. ' 19-tf Dr.Rempel,Chtropractor,513 Church Dr. Stone's Heave Drops cures heaves. Price $1, for sale by all drug gists. Adv. 79-tf. Our Abstract plant Is posted to date every morning from Polk-County rec ords. Brown-Sibley Abstract Co., John R. Sibley, manager. 94-tf. If you have a sweet tooth try Ker sey's home-made candles. Tne Best ever. Guaranteed to be absolutely pure. 15-tf. See Van Orsdel and Manston for old line fire insurance the Queen Liverpool, London & Globe, company 13. The oldest and best on the coast John R. Sibley, lawyer, 610 Mill street. S4-tf. When you want Insurance or surety bonds, call on Prichard. The Dallas Wood company is ready to furnish you with mill wood. Good loads and good service. All wood cash on delivery. Phone 492. 103-tf. Increase your crops with land plas ter, best grade, Dallas Warehouse & Manufacturing company, Barham & Son, proprietors. Our entire line of Children's Sum mer Coats at a price that will take them away In a hurry. Pongee, White Serge and other materials in values to 14.00, now at $1.69. The Bee Hive Store. Dr. C. L. Foster, dentist City Bank building. Dallas. 7J-F. The Observer costs no morl than others. Children's Parasols, 19c, 25c, 39c, 49c. to 98c The Bee Hive Store. DON'T BE MISLED. Dallas Citizens Should Read and Herd This Advice, Kidney trouble" la dangerous and often fatal. Don't experiment with something new and untried. Use a tested kidney remedy. Begin with Doan's Kidney Pills. Used In kidney troubles S9 years. Recommended here and everywhere. The following statement forms con vincing proof of merit Joseph Wint ( High street 8a- lem, Oregon, says: "My kidneys were disordered and , my - back seemed to lose Its strength. Short use of Doan's Kidney Pills sown fixed me up all right. I know that Doan's Kidney Pills are a fine kidney medicine and I willingly recommend them." Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Wlnt had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. BULLETIN ONE CENT A WORD, 'PHONE 19, The charge for .advertise ments under this head is one cent per word for each in sertion. No discount for suc cessive Issues. If you have anything for sale or ex 5 change; if you want to rent or lease a house or business building; If you want help or a job of work; if you have lost or found anything; if you want publicity of any kind, try this column. You are sure to get results others do, why not you. Tel ephone your "want ads." or address all communications to The Observer, Dallas, Oregon, Count the number of words to remit with order. Telephone No. 19. FOR SALE On place first-class sec ond growth cord wood. Apply Anne Ladstock, phone 1602. June 30. LOST A grey mare, weight about 900 pounds, last seen between Dallas and Falls City. Please pasture and notify F. C. Thomas, Rocca, Ore. 22-2t. ESTRAY A dark bay mare came in to our enclosure, east of Fern Sta tion, which animal the owner is re quested to call for, pay charges, and take away. Phone A. D. 25. FOR RENT Nice newly furnished 3-room apartment; bath, electric light, 312 a month. Apply Imper ial hotel. 20-tf. FOR SALE Empire cream separator No. 43, 650 pounds capacity; nearly new. Davis & Horn. 19-tf. FOR SALE Hay, at Derry ware house. Address H. W. Thirlsen, In dependence, R. F. D. 1, or call at Thirlsen farm, RIckreall. 19-tf. FOR RENT Modern five-room house. Inquire Bollman & Staats. 18-tf. FOR SALE Nice light buggy as good as new, price 330. Cost 3136. Have no use for It. F. K. Hubbard, Falls City. FOR SALE Gasoline range, 3 burn- r, 10. Davis & Horn. 19-tf. FOR SALE Matthews' New Univer sal combined hill and drill seeder, No. 22; nearly new. Price 39 at Davis & Horn's. FOR RENT Three-room apartment, newly furnished, bath and electric light. Apply Imperial hotel. 20-tf, WANTED Machine, cast and stove plate Iron, brass and copper, zinc and rubber, and rags of all kinds in fact, Junk of all kinds. A. N. Halleck, Mnmouth, Oregon. 8tf. FOR SALE-rComplete clover hulling outfit. Apply at The Observer of fice. - , 8-tf. FOR SALE One 5 -horse kerosene en glne; excellent condition. Guaran teed. A bargain. Dallas Warehouse company, Barham & Son, proprie tors. 6-tf. WANTED Your lame horses to shoe, Williams, the horseshoer, Monmouth, Oregon. 8-tf. WANTED Carpet cleaning and win dow washing, both business and res idence. Milo V. Woods, phone 1173 or 1092. 11-tf. FOR SALE Light driving horse, or will trade for motorcycle. Apply to L. V. Macken, city. 18-tf. FOR RENT First-class furnished housekeeping rooms at 818 Levens street Phone 774. 19-tf. FOR SALE 33(4 acres, well improv ed, good land, one mile from town, good road. Will take city property in part payment, terms on part Fred E. Wells. Dallas, Ore., R. R. 2. 19-4t WANTED Milk customers for rich milk from four fresh cows; 6 cents quart or 31.80 per month. Deliver twice a day. Phone Brown 152. Florence M. Bird. l-3t FOR SALE Good dry summer cut second growth fir and oak wood, will sell In woods or deliver. L L. Smith, phone 1404. 22-9t-x FOR. 8ALE A good family driving horse, good traveler. -Mra, L. A. Dickinson, phone 8 63. 24-4t-x SPECIAL SALE Fertiliser, for lawn and garden. While it lasts at coat Phone 831. Mahren Warehouse. 24-2t Notice to Contracture. Notice la hereby given to whom It may concern that blda will be opened by the County Court of Polk County, on Tuesday, the 16th day of June, 1915. at 1 o'clock p. m.. for the con struction of three reinforced concrete bridges and on maaa concrete pier. Plana and specif! cations are on file In the County Clerk's office. A certified check for 6 per cent of the amount of the bid must accompany each bid. The Court reserves the right to re ject any and all bids. J. B. TEAL, May25-Junell. County Judge. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Polk. In the Matter of the Guardianship of the Estate of Irene Westfall, a Minor Child. ' It appearing to this Court upon the verified petition this day presented and filed by Mary F. Westfall, the guardian of the Estate of Irene West fall, minor child, praying an order of sale of certain real estate belonging to her said ward, viz: An undivided one ninth Interest in and to the following described real premises, to-wit: Lots 1, 2, and the E. half of lot 3, In Block 3, In Cattron's Sub-division of Out Lot Number 5 In Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon. That it is necessary and would be beneficial to said ward that such real estate should be sold; on motion of Walter L. Tooze, Jr., Esq., attorney for the said guardian. It Is hereby ordered that the next of kin of said ward, and all persons in terested in the said estate, appear toe- tore this Court on Tuesday, the 1st day of June, 1916, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., at the Court Room of this Court, In the County Court House In the City of Dallas, in Folk County, State of Oregon, then and there to show cause, If any they have, why a license should not be granted for the sale of such estate. And It is further ordered that copy of this order be published at least three successive weeks before the Bald day of hearing in the "Polk County Observer," a newspaper of general circulation, printed and pub lished in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon. Dated April 26th, 1915. J B. TEAL, A true copy: County Judge. WALTER L. TOOZE. JR.. Attorney for the Guardian. Maj'i-25 SHERIFF'S NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION OF FORECLOSURE Notice is hereby given that by vir tue of an execution issued out of the circuit court of the State of Oregon, for Polk county, on the 4th day of May, 1915, and to me directed upon a judgment which was enrolled and docketed In the office of the clerk of said court on the 17th day of April, 1915, in a certain suit then pending in said circuit court wherein I. Mendel sohn was plaintiff and George A Looney and Clara Looney, his wife, were defendants, a judgment was ren dered in favor of the above named plaintiff and against the above named defendants, George A. Looney and Clara Looney, his wife, for six hun dred eighty-seven and fifty one-hun-dredths (1687.60) dollars, with inter est thereon from said 17th day of April, 1915,- at the rate of seven (7) per cent per annum, and the further sum of twenty-two and fifty one-hun- dredths (322.50) dollars costs of suit and accruing costs; and whereas it was further ordered and decreed by said ceurt that the following property should be sold by me to satisfy said execution, I will on Saturday, June 5 1915, at the hour of one (1) o'clock p. m. of said day at tha front door of the court house at Dallas, Polk county, Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash In hand on day of sale, all the right, title and in terest and estate which said defend ants or either of them have, and all persons claiming under them have in or to the hereinafter described prem ises, and every part thereof. Said property Is described as follows: Lot one (1) tract "D" containing 4.46 acres. In Monmouth Walnut Tract, more, particularly described as lot one (1) tract "D" of the southwest quarter, of the southeast quarter, of section thirty-one (31), In Township eight (8) south, range four (4) west of the Willamette Meridian. Said sale being subject to redemp tion In the manner provided by law and as provided in said decree. Dated this 8th day of May, 1916. JOHN W. ORR, Sheriff for Polk County, Oregon. May 9-June 4. NOTICE OF F1XAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given, that Conrad Stafrln, the administrator of the es tate of W. H. F. Manston, deceased, has filed his final account as such ad ministrator in the County Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County, and that Wednesday, the 9th day of June, 1915, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the Court room of said County Court, In the Court House in the city of Dallas, Ore gon, has been appointed by said Court the time and place for the hearing of objections to the said final account and the settlement thereof. Dated and firat published. May 11, 1915. CONRAD STAFRIN, Administrator aforesaid. OSCAR HATTER, Attorney. M.U-J.t NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given to whom It may concern that bids will be opened by the County Court of Polk County, on Tuesday, the 15th day of June, 1915, at 2 o'clock p. m for the crush ing and putting in the bunkers at the 8prlng Valley quarry of 150 yards of rock, more or leas, according to spec ifications on file In the office of the County Clerk. Also for hauling and delivering same on county road at points to be designated by tha Court Furthermore, blda will be received for setting up crusher, building bonkers, and opening quarry. The Court reserves the right ts re ject any and all blda May2S-3t J. B. TEAL, County Judge. SHERIFF'S SALE. ' - Under and by ylrtue of an execution Issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Polk, on the 18th day of May, 1916, upon an order of sale and decree of foreclosure given and made by- said Circuit Court on the 5th day of May, 1915, in a suit then pending In said Court wherein Theadore Lengele, was plaintiff and Mrs. B. McN. Moore, J. M. Hanslmair, George O. Sloan and Daisy A. Sloan, were defendants, (Reg ister No. 4628) and to me, the under signed, Sheriff of the County of Polk, directed, I am commanded to sell, at public auction in the manner pre scribed by law, the following describ ed real property, to-wit: ' The Southwest quarter ( ) of Sec tion fourteen (14) the North half () of Northeast quarter () of Section Twenty-two (22) and the North half () of the Northwest quarter (54) of Section Twenty-three (23), all in Twp. 7 South Range four (4) West of W. M. i Notice is hereby given that on Sat urday, the 19th day of June, 1916, at one o'clock p. m. of said day, at the front door of the County Court House, in the city of Dallas, In Polk County, State of Oregon, I will, in obedience to said execution and order of sale, sell the above described property, to the highest bidder, for cash, In iawfiul money of the United States, in the manner prescribed by law. Dated this 18th day of May, 1915. JOHN W. ORR, Sheriff of Polk County, Oregon. S. M. ENDICOTT, Attorney for Plaintiff. M21-J18 The Observer, a Twice-a-Week pa per, costs no more than a weekly. Do You Know That we have opened a butcher shop in the old Lewis building at Airlie? Well we have, and we want to get ac quainted. Call and see us. And don't for get to watch i this space. It will pay you to do it. Airlie Meat Market C. W. SPEING, Proprietor. Airlie, Oregon. CityTransfer W. R. COULTER, Proprietor The world moves itself; We move anything else Piano and Furniture Mov ing a Specialty Stand Kersey's Confec tionery. Phone 1061 Residence Phone 1202 BICYCLE RIDERS ATTENTION Do yon realize that this is the be ginning of the season for riding bi cycles. The man who has bis wheel overhauled in early spring economizes for the reason that be accomplishes two things at one cost of labor his bearings properly clear and oiled bad bearings replaced at same time (if any) at practically one cost. Oth erwise one thing goes wrong here, another thing there at different times which makes it inconvenient for yon and also adds to cost of repairs. We are well prepared to meet your de mand in this line. Work guaranteed. Bicycles from f 22.60 to f 15.00. Tires from $1.50 to $10.00 per pair. Bi cycle and motorcycle sundries, base ball and athletic supplies. Indian motor cycle agency. L B. HIX01I, JR. 315 Mais Street " DR. STONE'S POISON OAK REMEDY A snow white medietas, soft and soothing to tha akin, applied every hour at one relieves and soon cures POISON OAK. Pries 2 Sc. and For sale by all drugclata.