TH E NEW BERO tlRAPMIC, January I9, 191«
Wheat farms in Gilliam county, Ore., in the famous Ferry
canyon wheat district where you can raise from 26 to 40 bushels of
wheat and a good yield of oats and barley to the acre, and you can
raise 20 bushels of field peas to the acre on your summer fallow
ground, and raise a crop of wheat the next year. We have a few
farms in this district, for sale, where the owners have made some
money growing whpat and raising stock, and are willing to give
the “other fellow“ a chance.
,
1160 acres, 6 1-2 miles from Condon, about 700 acres in culti­
vation, 860 acres in summer-fallow this year, 1-3 goes to purchaser,
6 room house, painted, bath, pantry and wood-shed, 2 large barns,
one for stock and the other for machinery, orchard in beaming of
apples, pears, peaches, plums, apricots and cherries. 16 acres of
alfalfa land, water piped into bouse from a big spring on the hill­
side, all bricked in. Water runs through the entire place, and it
W H ITE & N IC H O LS
Everything to be found in a
First Class Furniture Store
HER CHILDISH TERROR.
to mutter to his prime minister,
“ What is it, Melbourne ?” He strug­
gled along in this fashion for
awhile, hut at last, completely los­
ing his temper, he flashed out at the
top of his voice, “D— it, I can’t
see!”
Lighted tapers were immediately
brought in and placed before him,
and then the king, apologizing to
the assembly for not having been
able to read the speech before,
harked right back to the first word
and this time succeeded in going
straight through with his perform­
ance to the bitter end.
basely deceived—should himself die Thank heaven that a little illusion
before I had time to tell him.
jg left to ns to enable ns to be use-
My only method of obtaining re- fuj and agreeable; that we don’t
lief was to go downstairs to my fa- know exactly what our friends
ther’s room and make full confes- think of us; that the world is not
sion. The high resolve to do this made of looking glass to show us
would push me out of bed and carry yogt the figure we are making and
me down the stairs without a touch j jUBt what is going on behind our
of fear. But at the foot of the backs! By the help of dear friend-
stairs I would be faced by the awful ly illusion we are able to dream that
necessity of passing the front door we are charming and our faces wear
—which my father because of hia g becoming air of self possession;
Quaker tendencies did not lock— I we are able to dream that other
and of crossing the wide and black 1 men admire our talents and our be-
expanse of the living room in order nignity is undisturbed; we are able
to reach his door. I would invana- to dream that we are doing much
bly cling to the newel post while I good and we do a little.—George
contemplated the perils of the sit- Eliot.
tting
Called Down.
ce of “Have you practiced Chopin’s
nly a 'Ballad In A T ” asked mamma,
aight ’ “Yes, . mother,” answered the
daughter.
Jier’s “Have you translated your page
and, of Homer ?”
ry of “Yea. mother.”
same “Have you learned your five
little problems in Kudid ?”
glad “Yes, mother.”
sleep “And have yon worked out the
> ask-. binomial theorem ?”
ently “Yes. mother.”
if my I “Then go and dust the dining
scure room.”—Spare Moments,
ction mnong men notea tor wonderful
rtate- memories »ere Milton, who was said
(ways to be able to repeat Homer: Pro-
1 lion fessor Lawson, who boasted that b£
f the could repeat the whole of the Bible
irted. j except a few verses; Lord Macaulay,
—From Jane Addams’ “Re< ollec- | who made the same boast about
“Pilgrim’s Progress” and “Paradise
tiona” in American Magazine.
Lost;” Dr. Lerden, a friend of Sir
Walter Scott, who could repeat an
1 last act of parliament on hearing it read
1 eye- but once, * nd a London reporter
fht in who took no notes, but could write
result out an unexpected debate verbatim,
diffi- I Henry Clay could not memorize a
icript single stanza of a poem, but never
bout, : forgot a name, a face or an argu-
word ment.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Curious Adventure With a Tiger en a
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Mountain Ledge.
Wn.'king Condition.
A great many people seem to
pride themselves on being well
bathed individuals on the ground
that every morning of their lives
they jump for a short moment into
a tub of cold water. As a matter of
fact, it is quite possible to perform
this feat for 365 days in the year
and yet to miss entirely the real
purpose of the daily bath.
Thé cold plunge or shower is ex­
cellent in its way for those to whom
it is suited—that is, for the young
and the vigorous, who react perfect­
ly. For these it is invigorating and
stimulating. As a cleansing process
it is hardly enough, because getting
clean does not mean merely letting
water pass over the surface of the
body. To be really clean one must
make sure that the millions of tiny
pores, by means of which the skin
does its work for the physical econ­
omy, are kept cleared of waste prod­
ucts and in good working condition.
The sl(jn is one of the most im­
portant Qf the scavengers of the
system, but one cannot expect it to
do its work properly if its myriads
of tiny holes through which it gives
off waste matter are blocked.
This waste matter is largely given
off in the perspiration, which is
coming through it all the time,
whether sensibly or insensibly. If
this perspiration is checked the
waste products are driven back into
the system, with the result that the
other organs of elimination, tire
kidneys or the bowels, are asked to
do double duty, and double duty is
not demanded of any organ long
without a bill having to be paid
somehow, some time.
To keep the skin in perfect work­
ing condition an occasional bath
that really washes it is called for.
This bath should take the form of
plenty of warm water, some good
mild soap, a small brush and, above
all. a good rough towel, for the final
rub is really more important than
the soap and water wash.
The skin is renewing itBelf all the
time, 'with the result that it is al­
ways giving off minute scales, and it
is these which largely serve to block
the pores. Any one can stand in a
good light with a clean, dry nail­
brush and prove thi$. Use 'the
brush vigorously anywhere on the
skin and observe the minute dry
particles that will fly off. It stanch
to reason that a swift plunge into
cold water and a gingerly dab with
a smooth towel are not enough
properly to remove these scales. In
fact, if one were so placed that it
was temporarily impossible to get a
A Great Raliof.
bath the skin could be kept in con­
“See me scare that milkman half dition by vigorous dry rubbing so
to death, the joker said to three or far as ali the purposes of health de­
four men who were waiting at the manded.—Youth’s Companion.
corner as a milk cart was coming
A Friend In Need.
“Hey, you!” called the man as The clumsy man was covered
the cart came opposite.
with confusion when, plunging for­
The driver pulled up as if hit ward as the car started with a jerk,
with a brick, and the man put his he knocked down an umbrella rest­
foot on the step and said:
ing against feminine garments and
“You probably know my business heard the handle snap beneath his
feet.
“Oh, I—I beg ten thousand par­
dons!” he stammered.
“Tt is of no consequence,” said a
sweet woman’s voice, “not of the
least consequence.”
“There’s a woman in there who’s
all right,” blurted the awkward one
to an acquaintance as he fell out on
the platform to cool and collect his
wits. “I’ve broken her umbrella to
smithereens, and she spoke as if I’d
banded her a present. See; it’s the
one in gray.”
“M-m, that’s my wife,” said his
acquaintance. “Well, of course she
is ‘all right,’ but in this particular
instance «he’s been suggesting for
the last month or so that I buy her
a new umbrella. So”—
“Oh!” said the awkward one.
Perhaps no nntn's life was ever
saved to him by a more curious cir­
cumstance than that attending the
experience of a captain of the Ben­
gal lancers. He had been on a visit
to a civilian friend in Rajputana
and went out for a walk in the
country about sunset.
After going four or five miles he
found himself in a narrow path on
the side of a steep hill. The path
was a mere ledge in the rock, with
a deep chasm on one side and a wall
of solid rock on the other. It was
not a pleasant place in which to
come face to face with a big tiger,
but that was just what happened to
the captain.
It was too late to withdraw, so he
determined to brave it out. The
animal had evidently been asleep,
for it continued for a few moments
to lick itself into full wakefulness.
The captain stood still, with his
eyes fixed on the beast. Presently
the tiger took a few steps forward
and made a dash at him. Luckily
its teeth seized him by the flap of
his coat, just over the breast, So
that he was not hurt by the blow.
Then the captain had a chance to
appreciate the feelings of a mouse
when it is shaken by a cat The
tiger shook him till his senses left
him. Perhaps it was as well they
did leave him, for the beast held
him over the deep chasm, and a fall
would have been as fatal as the ani­
mal’s onslaught
When the captain recovered con­
sciousness, a few minutes later, he
found himself lying flat on his
back, with his feet dangling over
the precipice. He opened his eyes
only to see the sky above him. He
dared not move, for the tiger might
be close at his elbow. So be shut
his eyes and remained motibnless.
Then he thought he heard a
strange noise at a little distance, a
sound as of somebody sneezing. His
first thought was that some one had
come to the rescue and beaten the
tiger off, but this was proved to be
wrong by low, disagreeable tigerish
growls mingled with the sneezing.
He turned slowly. He could
hardly believe his eyes. There was
the tiger slinking off with his tail
between his legs and sneezing vio­
lently as he went, his face distorted
by most piteous grimaces.
The truth then dawned upon the
soldier. In shaking him the tiger
had caused his snuffbox to fly open
out of his waistcoat pocket and had
received the contents full in the
face.—Chicago Record-Herald.
Tha Giant bpidar of Caylon.
Tortoisa 8hall.
What is known ax “tortoise shell”
consists of the thin outer scales
which overlie the shell of a species
of sea turtle. The shelling process
consists in spreading dried leaves
or grass evenly over the back and
then setting them on fire. The heat
causes the shell to separate at the
joints, but does not injure it. A
large blade is then inserted hori­
zontally between the laminae, which
are gently pried from the back.
Many turtles do not survive the
process, but most of them live and
get a new covering, just ns a man
will grow a finger nail in place of
Far up in the mountains of Cey­
lon there is a gigantic spider which
spina a bright yellow web, each
thread being almost as large and
strong as “buttonhole twist” or em­
broidery floss. The net which this
creature forms from these webs is
often five to eight feet across. This
net is swung on mainstays or guys
which are from ten to twenty-five
feet in length and strong enough to
call the pedestrian to a halt as sud-
denlv as if he had encountered a
low hanging clothesline. These yel­
low webs are collected by the na­
tives and woven into pretty mats,
screens, etc.
Special Sale on Dishes!
W e are having a special after-holiday
sale on dishes. Prices greatly reduced
on all china. Call and see our fine
line of chinaware and take advantage
of our exceptional prices.
W IL S O N & H ITCH EN
Dealara In Grooeriea A. Crockery
Corner of First and Meridian sts
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for Children are in i
class all by them­
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no competitors.
We are giving away a 42 piece Dinner Set every
Saturday at 3:30 P. M.
Near First National Bank
Guns and' Umbrellas
Sporting Goods
Live and Dead Storage
UNO. N . C R O SB Y &. CO.
Automobiles
Flanders “2 0
Auto Supplies, Motor Cycles, Bicycles and Repair Shop
Garage and Auto Livery
New berg, Oregon
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Post Crfrds and Albums. Post cards with us has come to mesa
a very fine thing. We have the cleverest and most complete line in
this section. Cards of every kind for big collections, for fun, for in­
structions, for art lovers. We also carry tha albums in large variety,
at popular prices.
Perfume pleasure is attained only when you buy perfume that will
last. Good perfumes are not cheap, cheap perfumes are not good.
Toilet articles of every class too, and of high quality that has marked
our goods. Headquarters for Lowney’s Candies.
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