THE FOLK COUNTY OBSERVER, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1915. CARE OF GOOD CLOTHES. The Finer th. Stuff the Mar Watoh- ful On Should Be. It Is a very common mistake to be lieve that good materials, whether of cotton, silk or wool, need less care than cbeap ones. Bow often does one com plain of the lack of wearing quality In garment for which a big price has been paid. Yet, most frequently, what has worn out the fabric has not been actual use, but the neglect It has suf fered. One of the principal differences be tween good and cheap materials Is that the better grades are finer spun. This may mean that the fabric Is stronger and, in proportion to the uses to which it Is put, may wear longer, but it also means that each tiny thread by itself Is weaker and more apt to Injury. Any thing which may attack the threads -one by one, therefore, does more harm with fine goods than with coarse. No matter how careful one may try to be, clothes that one wears gradually get a trifle of the grease from the per spiration of the body. In spite of con stant watching clothes will become dusty. This combination of dust and body moisture forms a regular breeding ground for tiny little vegetable growths. These are so small that It takes the most powerful microscope even to see them. In themselves these bacteria do but little harm, but many of them set free an acid which eats Into the fiber of the material. If the individual fiber Is coarse the deposit of the acid upon It Is not enough to eat all the way through, but if It Is sheer or woven of fine threads one by one the threads are aten through and the texture weakened. Good clothing. Instead of being kept hut away in boxes and drawers, should be constantly aired and shaken. The finer the material the more often should It be looked after. A coarse piece of goods will wear out by using, a fine piece by being laid away. New York American. MILITARY STRATEGY. Retreating Through a City I Dleas troue to an Army, If yon suffer defeat In . front of a great town and have to retreat through It under the blows of the victorious enemy you are In the worst possible position for conducting that retreat, The streets of the town (but few of which will run parallel to your course and can, therefore, serve as avenues of escape for your army) are so many defiles in which your columns will get hopelessly congested. The operation may be compared to the pouring of too much liquid Into a funnel which has too small an orifice. Masses of your transport will remain clogged out side the place. You will run the risk of a partial and perhaps of a complete disaster as the enemy presses on. There is very much more than this. A great town cannot but contain, if you have long occupied it the material of your organization. You will proba bly abandon documents which the enemy should not see. You will cer tainly, in the pressure of such a flight lose accumulated stores. Again, the transverse streets are so many points of "leakage" into which your congest ed columns will bulge out and get con fused. Again, you will be almost nec essarily dealing with the complications of a mass of civilian conditions" which should never be allowed to Interrupt a military operation. In general, to fight in front of a great town when the chances are against you is as great an error as to fight in front of a marsh with few causeways. So far as mere topogra phy Is concerned, it is a greater error still. From "The Elements of the Great War," by Bllalre Belloc - 8vill Nights.. In all the principal places and gar dens of Seville moving picture screens are erected and small tables and chairs set out the exhibitors either making their profits from the drinks sold or by rental of chairs at 2 cents each. Thou sands of people go nightly to the dif ferent plazas and gardens, and the en tire life of the city for about four months centers around these moving picture shows. Commerce Reports, Lakag In 8team Pipes. To make a permanent cement for stopping leakage In steam pipes where caulking or plugging is Impossible, mix black oxide of manganese and raw Unseed oil. using enough oil with the manganese to bring it to a thick paste. Apply to the pipe or joint at leak. If the pipe be kept sufficiently warm to absorb the oil from the manganese, in twenty-four hours the cement will be as hard as the iron pipe. COALING WARSHIPS AT SEA. Sixty Tons of Fuel an Hour Whirled From Veseel to Veeeel. , . : How the British vessels of war are coaled while sailing through heavy seas at a rate of twelve miles an hour without hindering their activities In any way Is told in the Manchester Guardian: A collier packed to the batches with coal gets Into touch by wireless with a battleship whose bunkers need to be replenished. On sighting the vessel the supply ship maneuvers until it Is within 400 feet of the battleship. The collier then dispatches a small boat that carries two cables. One end of each Is attached to the masthead of the supply vessel. The lines pay out as the boat advances, and when' it reaches the warship the sailors fasten the cables to the stern of the ship on the port and starboard sides. The two ships, therefore, travel in a straight line fastened together, while from the mast of the collier to the deck of the warship stretches a trans port cable for carrying coal bags. Sacks of coal that weigh a ton are hoisted from the foot of the collier's mast to a platform at its head, below which there is a net to protect deck bands from falling pieces of coal. By means of wheels that run on the cable automatic winches force the load along the sloping transport line at a rate of 3,000 feet a minute. On reaching the deck of the battleship the load is au tomatically released, and the trans porter starts on Its return Journey, By means of this apparatus sixty tons of coal can be carried every hour across the gap of water tuat separates the supply ship from the battleship. The great advantage Is that both vessels can move at the rate of twelve knots an hour while the coaling goes on. . i; CURIOUS PENALTIES. 8om That War Inflioted In th Early Day In New York. When New York, oc as it was then called. New Amsterdam, was under Dutch rule, some peculiar penalties were enacted. In 1612 a defendant in an action for slander was sentenced "to throw something In the box for the poor." In 1014 Thomas Cornel, soldier, was tried for desertion and sentenced "to be conveyed to the place of execution, and there fastened to a stake and a ball fired over his bead, as an example to other evildoers." In 1647 Jonas Jonassen, a soldier, for robbing hen roosts and killing a pig was ordered "to ride a wooden horse three days, from 2 p. m. to the con clusion of the parade, with a fifty pound weight tied to each foot" In 1648 an Englishman found guilty of a grave offense was pardoned on con dition that be saw firewood for one year for the West India company. In the time of the commonwealth, In England, drunkards at Newcasfle-on- Tyne were sentenced to carry about a tub, with holes In the sides for the arms to pass through. In 17S4, in Scot land, David Leyes. for striking his father, was compelled to appear before the congregation at church; "balrbeddlt and balrfuttit" wltb a paper above his head Inscribed with large letters, "Be hold the onnaturall son, punished for putting hand on his father, and dis honoring God in him." Exchange. H'S HARD TASIC -It Wearied Him, and Yet We All Fao th 6am Probleme. A friend once asked an aged man what caused him to complain so often at eventide of pain .and weariness. "Alas," replied he, "I have every day so much to do. I have two falcons to tame, two hares to keep from running away, two hawks to manage, a ser pent to confine, a lion to chain and a sick man to tend and wait upon." "Well, well," commented his friend, "you are busy indeed! But I didn't know that you had anything to do with a menagerie. How, then, do yon make that out?" "Why," continued the old man, "lis ten. Two falcons are my eyes, which I must guard diligently; the two hares are my feet which I must keep from walking In the ways of sin; the two hawks are my hands, which- I most train to work that I may provide for myself and those dependent on me as well as for a needy friend occasionally; the serpent Is my tongue, which I must keep ever bridled lest it speak un seemly; the Hon Is my heart with which 1 have a continual tight lest evil things come out of it and the sick roan is my whole body, which Is al ways needing my watchfulness and care. All this dally wears out my strength:" CAPTURING A GIRAFFE. Backing Him Out. Sir Herbert Tree's wit Is well known among bis friends, and they tell some very good stories aoout his funny re marks at rehearsals. Once during the rehearsal of a cer tain play Sir Herbert asked a very young and by no means brilliant ac tor who fancied himself greatly to step back a little." The actor did so. and Tree went on rehearsing. A little later the famous manager repeated bis request and the youth obeyed again.. Shortly afterward Tree once more asked blm to "step a little farther back." . But If I do." complained the youth ful one ruefully, "I shall be complete ly off the stage." Yes," answered Tree quietly, "that's right."' London Globe. Th Happy Mean. "Why does Miss Oldgirl wear such exceedingly youthful costumes? She doesn't expect does she. any one will believe her as young as all that?" "On, no. but she hopes the observer will strike an average between her age and that of her apparel-" Richmond Times-Dispatch, Ribbon of th Gartar. The dark blue ribbon now worn by the Knights of the Garter was chang ed to Its present shade from one much lighter In tone in the year 1622. The pictures of Charles L by Vandyke al ways show the lighter shade. London Mail Quiet Tim. Mrs. Kelly This neighborhood seems .a bit noisy. Mrs. Flynn. Mrs. Flynn lis. th' only tolme It's quiet here Is whin tbe elevsted train goes by and drowns to" noise Judge. Golf In Scotland. In ancient times, when Scotland al ways bad work for her soldiers to do. all young men were required to perfect themselves in archery. They preferred to play golf, and so serious a rival did the game become that It was for a time suppressed and made a capital offense. That curious law never has been repealed and may still be found on the statute book. There seems to be no record, however, of tbe law ever having been enforced. The Animal la Too Fragile to 8nar In Trap or Pitfall. Perhaps you have often wondered about the scarcity of giraffes In pub lic zoos. Tbe reason that only a very few menageries can boast of this ex hibit is on account of tbe difficulty in capturing and transporting them. The long legged and long necked ani mal, keen of eye and nose and ear, can see, smell and hear a hunter miles away. Hunters cannot employ traps and pitfalls against him. His fragile legs would be crushed in a trap, and both his legs and neck would be bro ken in a pitfall There 1b only one way to captnre a giraffe alive. He must be surrounded and chased until from sheer weariness he staggers helpless Into a bamboo In closure. Peril lies In shipping the giraffe for bis voyage on the sea. The giraffe's legs break very easily. If he slips the fragile underpinnings double under him and snap. In transferring the ani mal from shore to ship his long, help less neck may become tangled in the tackle or strike a spar, mast or shroud. In which event It's all over with Mr. Giraffe. Chicago Herald. Couldn't Leave. They were late at the special sale and found a crowd clear out to tbe doors. "Isn'lf It dreadful?" asked No. 1. "Perfectly awful," replied No. 2. "Think of cultivated, intelligent wom en in such a Jam as that!' "How can they endure It?' "No woman of dignity would be caught In such a mob, and I am going right back home." "So am I." "Then come on. Hold on a minute. though. What's that woman saying?" Why, that she got three cakes of regular ten cent soap for IS cents. Oh, Susan, how can we go home?" "We can't Take hold of my hand, turn your shoulder to the crowd, and we will push our way in there or die in the attempt" Washington Herald. DR. TOEL ELECTRO-THERAPIST AND ELECTRO-SURGEON DALLAS. ORE. FOUR TEARS STUDY AT GERMAN AND SWISS ' UNIVERSITIES AND THE LARGE HOSPITALS OP LONDON, ENGLAND. OVER THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN HIS SPECIALTIES. Office, 619 Washington street, one-half block east of the S. P. depot, from 9 a. m. to 12 noon, 2 to 5 p. m,, 7 to 8 p. m., Sunday 10 to 1 p. m. Telephone 1303. Specialties: CANCERS AND TUMORS No knife and loss of blood. No plasters and pain for hours or days. POLYPUS, GOITRE, PILES, FISTULA, DISEASES OF WOjMEN NOSE. THROAT, LUNGS, SKIN Kidneys, Bladder, Prostate, Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Nervous Diseases, Gout, Rheumatism. OZONE INHALATIONS CONSULTATION FREE Temperature of th. Earth. It has been generally beileved that the temperature Increased at almost a constant rate from the earth's surface toward its center, but this supposition appears to be Incorrect in the light of recent experiments. In one mine tbe average rate of Increase in tempera ture, carried down to 8.000 feet was one degree for each 250 feet of de scent Various results have been ob tained from measurements in other places. No temperature variations were shown between depths of 1,400 feet and 2,300 feet in tbe Kalgoorlle mines in Australia. These and other observations are considered as indi cating that the Increase of tempera tures wltb depth In the earth is not governed by any general law. DR. STONE'S POISON OAK REMEDY A snow white medicine, soft and soothing to the skin, applied every hour at once relieves and soon cures POISON OAK Price 25c. and 50c. For sale by all druggist. The Observer, a Twice-a-Week pa per, costs no more than a weekly. The Official and Only Original US AS SHOWN IN THE HEILIG THEATER, PORTLAND, ORE GON, THIS WEEK GRAND THEATER, DALLAS Wednesday. Oct. 13 Explanatory Talk on each picture by Professor Topken SPECIAL MATINEE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND FARMERS AT 3:45 IN THE AFTERNOON OWING TO THE HIGH COST OF PRODUCTION IT IS ABSO LUTELY NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE PRICE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE TO 1 ADMISSION 25 CENTS MATINEE PRICES, SCHOOL CHILDREN, 15c ADULTS 26c FOR SALE OK TRAD Futil Aspiration. "When I was a boy I thought I'd rather be a great baseball player than anything else In the world." "Of course you have changed your mind. "Not exactly. I have merely realized that there Is no hope." Washington Star. Why th Bad Ey. Escapes. There Is do alibi for a bad eye. Still, a lot of people never look as fclgb as the eyes. They stop st the diamond In the scarfpln. Irrtn 8. Cobb tn Satur day Evening Post Wie Distribution. "Is Jinks a careful basinets man?" "Very. He never .aks tb same bank to discount his paper more thsa twice to tbe sam week." Richmond Times-Dtspatrh. Cheerfulness Is like money well ex pended in charity the more we dis pense of at tbe greater oar possession. Victor Hugo. . No Royalties Called "Baby." One noteworthy feature about royal ties Is that none has been called 'baby." From their earliest years the royal children are always called by their names or possibly by some pet name, but an English prince or prin cess Is never called "baby" either by relatives or by his or ber nurses. From the age of five a prince Is styled "sir" by bis attendants and a princess "mad am." London Standard. That's Different. "I know her father does not like me. Be wants me to go to work in bis fac tory." "Well, why don't yon prove your worth by going? Then there will be wedding bells and a happy ending." "I don't know about that! It's a dynamite factory." Louisville Courier-Journal. WELL IMPROVED 20 ACRES, 2 MILES FROM COTTAGE GROVE. LEVEL ROAD TO TOWN, FINE SPRING WATER PIPED INTO HOUSE, CAN BE PIPED INTO BARN; S ACRES BEARING ITAL IAN PRUNES, FAMILY ORCHARD IN BEARING. WILL SELL, TRADE FOR RESIDENCE, OR LAND CLOS ER TO WHERE I LIVE. H. G. CAMPBELL DALLAS, ORE. Butter Wrappers! Get them at The Observer iQrinting... THE KIND THAT SATISFIES There's nothing too large, nor too small, for us to tackle. Our facilities are unequalled In this sec tion, while our workmen have that "touch" so nec essary in the execution of "good work." ... THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER GIVE THE OBSERVER A CHANCE TO FIGURE ON YOUR J0BW0RE Definition mi a Drop. In th. new British pharmacopoeia a "drop" Is defined as coming from a tube of which tbe external diameter Is exactly three millimeters, twenty such drops of water st 15 ia"rees C being equivalent to one milliliter or coble centimeter. Niciy Flavwad. Newlywed (at dinner) This lettnc la something fierce: Did yon waab It? Mrs. Newlywed Of course I did: And I sed perfumed snap tool Judge. I CAN PROVE IT SOME GROCERIES FLtTCTTJ ATE IN PRICE WITH THE MAR KET; BIT. NO MATTER WHAT THE MARKET, OCR PRICE IS THE LOWEST. SHREWD BOTWQ AND A BIG TRADE THE ANSWER. TOCR PATRONAGE ON TRIAL IS SOLICITED. PI T C8 TO THE PROOF. SIMONTON & SCOn Phone IS. ttl Court strt- ERNEST HANSON Carpenter and Contractor, Wafl-pa- perinf and Pain tine Cement and Brick Work. 612 Orchard A vat Phone West Red 63 "Everything is Done Electrically Now" "Yes, boy, in rriy day we had long lines of overhead shafting with flapping belts right at our elbows. We had to watch close or get hurt. There were lots of accidents. Then too, every time we wanted to change speed we had to throw a running belt. There were only fhree or four speeds at that." "You can't realize bow easy we have it here with these G-E motors that will give you any speed you want by simply turning a crank that can't go wrong." G-E motors will help you avoid accidents and in crease production. Ask THE OREGON POWER CO. 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