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f KING COAL. While H Llvt His Throne Is Fixed In the United States. i The part played by coal In the world's affairs can well be Illustrated by assuming the available supply to be suddenly cut off. The huge rail road systems of America would stop at once. So also would the electric power and lighting in all titles and suburbs. Steamship service would cease everywhere. Transit facilities would be dead. Factories, manufac tories and shops would close down. Vast industries like steel, iron, copper, etc., would cease. Armies of laborers would be thrown out of work. Malls, schools, the navy, newspapers, foreign and internal trade all would cease to exist. The trilogy governing commer cial advance, heat, light and power, except a negligible amount of water, oil, etc., would be annihilated all this until some other form of power could be developed. The possibility of such a cataclysm is not Imminent, for coal will reign for some time yet and is destined to become a power whoso ca pabilities have as yet been compara tively felt only more faintly than would a feather on the hide of an elephant. The world needs coal. The United States has that coal to deliver. It will be wholly natural that so potent a ne cessity will make for continued peace and understanding among the powers of the world. The coal mines of Europe are sunk about 8,000 feet deep. Coal is still being quarried on the banks of the Ohio," and the mines of Europe are nearlng the limit of commercial possi bility. The manufacturing supremacy of the old world is passing to the new. Coal is king, and while he lives his throne is fixed forever in the United States. Metropolitan Magazine. couia swim both rorWard and back ward In this position. It is of course well known that the shark and the dogfish, owing to the peculiar position of the underjaw, are obliged to turn on their backs before they can seize their prey, and while in this position they are able to swim for a very considerable distance. This, however, is done by the muscular force of the fins and tall and not through any special apparatus, such as the globefish possesses. St. James' Ga zette. LABRADOR MOSQUITOES. i EARLY CARICATURES. Quaint Art and Humor of the Ancient Egyptians. : The fables of Aesop prove that the ancients were not without a liking for fun, and the remains of ancient art tell the same story. Examples of ar tistic humor are more common than is generally supposed. , A drawing on a tile iu the New York museum represents a cat dressed as an Egyptian woman of fashion. Sho is seated languidly on a chair, sipping wine out of a small bowl and being fanned and offered dainties by an ab ject looking tomcat with his tall be tween his legs. The cat figures largely lu tho ancient comic groups of animal life. Iu a papyrus in tho British museum a flock of geese are being driven by a cat and a herd of goats by two wolves with crooks and wallets. One of tho wolves is playing a double pipe. There Is in Turin a papyrus roll that displays ft whole series of Buch comical scenes. In the first place, a Hon, a crocodile and an ape are giving a vo cal and instrumental concert. Next comes an ass dressed, armed and sccp tercd like a pharaoh. With majestic swagger ho receives the gifts present ed to him by a cat of high degree, to which a bull acts as proud conductor. A Hon and a g'nzello are playing at draughts, a hippopotamus is perched In a tree, and a hawk has climbed into tho tree and is trying to dislodge him. Another picture shows a pharaoh in the shape of a rat drawn in a carriage by prancing greyhounds. He is pro ceeding to storm a fort garrisoned by cats having no arms, but teeth and claws, whereas the rats have battle axes, shields and bows and arrows. St Louis Republic. An Elixir of Life. 1 "An annuity is the best elixir of life I know of," said the examining physi cian of an insuranco company. "It sometimes seems nj if annuitants never die. We have lots on our books who top eighty, ninety and even nlne-ty-flve years. I have passed many a sickly and decrepit old fellow as a good annuity risk the sicklier they oro, you know, the better risk they make and tho next year he has turn ed up to collect his annuity rejuvenat ed, rosy, spry as a boy. The secret? Tho secret is that financial worry, fear of the poorhouse, ages and kills off more people than all the deadly dis eases combined. Itelcase an old man by means of an annuity from all this worry, and he throws off his years and walks erect and happy and fearlessly young." ' Hatmaklng In the East Indies. : The making of bamboo hats is one of tho chief Industries of tho natives of the East Indies, and quite often the children are more expert than their mothers iu weaving the strips together and forming the designs, their fingers being younger and more supple. In transporting the long stalks of bamboo to the factory the natives tlo the ends of two stalks together, spread them opart a short distance forward of the center, tie a crosspleco between and carry them on their shoulders. ropu lar Mechanics. Terrible Pest to Travelers and Natives In the Northland. No account of travel In Labrador can be complete without some mention of the terrible pest of mosquitoes. These were always present In immense swarms from the beginning of our trip to the end, and sometimes tbey made life almost unbearable. Nothing could be heard but their buzzing. Whenever we attempted to eat they were down our throats and in our eyes and faces, and iu spite of our head nets and fly dope we were always badly bitten. Tho natives seemed to mind them almost as much as we did, their remedy being rancid seal oil. I am satisfied that were one so unfortunate as to be caught out at night without protection he would be either crazy or dead by morning. Our tents were provided with a flue mesh bobblnet Inner tent, but some would always find their way Inside or come up from the ground. At times our light so attracted them we went outside to see if It were not raining, for the constant tapping of the mos quitoes against the canvas sounded so exactly like rain that it was impossible to tell the difference. On many nights I had to give up the observation of stars for latitude and longitude because a candle could not be kept lit long enough to adjust the artificial horizon. We unfortunately had no chimney, and the mosquitoes swarmed so thickly that without this protection the flame was quickly smothered. There were but few nights cool enough to afford us any relief. We found that It required a tempera ture within a few degrees of actual freezing to subdue them. Forest and Stream. , - STARCHED CLOTHES. The Fashion Was Started In England by Queen Elizabeth. The practice of starching linen is at least 400 years old. It is said to have originated under Queen Elizabeth. Its inventor was a Dutch woman, the wife of a Mr. Guilhcem, who was driver at the royal court Mrs. Guilheem understood so well how to Improve a small deficiency in the bust of her royal mistress by means of stiffened collars, frills and laces that Elizabeth overwhelmed her with fa vors and privileges and finally elevated her to the rank of chief inspectress of the court linen. The fashion introduced by the queen was of course soon followed by all the women of rank. The fad for this new "art" finally degenerated into a veritable mania for starchlug, ironing, plaltlug, etc. Later special "profess ors" of the art of starching estab lished themselves In London, among whom a Flemish woman of the name of Dlughen van der Plasse seems to have occupied the highest rank. Those privileged to be initiated by her in tho art had to pay no less than 5 for a lesson. Later they began to add blue color to the starch. Queen Elizabeth, who was very anxious about her questionable beauty, found that the addition of blue gave a green hue to her complexion. She therefore prohibited her subjects wearing any other than pure white starched linen, claiming that blue washed linen was injurious to health. But fashion proved superior even to "good Queen Bess." They continued merrily to use blue starch, though one woman after the other had to go to prlsou for transgressing the "blue law." Boston Post Queer Fish. Which fish have the power of float ing and swimming back downward? This peculiar property is possessed only by the diodon and the tetrodon, two allied families of tropical fishes which are popularly known as globo fish. Tho tetrodon la also found off tho coasts of Cornwall and Ireland. Tho faculty is due to tho fact that tho sklu on the abdomen of theso fishes is much looser than It is u the back, and they have tho power to inflate this loose Bkin fcy swallowing nlr through the gullet This of course enables them to turn over at will, and, although the great French naturalist Cuvier did not believe that when iu this position they could swim as they pleased, Darwin, corrected. Urn pad craved tuat.thcj Fraternity Pins. Fraternity pins are seldom lost, and when tbey do disappear tbey often turn up again, sometimes years after ward, in the most out of the way places. As they always bear the own er's name and chapter engraved on tho back it is not a difficult matter to return them. One "old grad" who lost his pin shortly after he left college and bought another now has two, the original emblem having been returned in a singular manner. A "brother" had observed the familiar token -reposing upon the bandanna of an old colored mammy In a little town in Vir ginia. Upon questioning ber he learned that she had come by It "tak ing in washing." After much persua sion she was prevailed upon to sur render the trophy. New York Tost Pa's Little Joke. Ostend Pa, why did you give ma that little ring with a watch in it? Ta I wanted time to hang lightly on hor hmuR tnr son Harper's Weekly. SHERIFF'S SALE. Notioe is hereby given that under and by virtue of an Exeoution issued out of the Circuit Court for the state of Oregon, iu and for Umatilla Coun ty, and to me direoted and delivered upon a judijmoDt, rendered and en tered in said Coutt of tbe 18th day of March 1909; in favor of John Ber gevio, plaintiff, and against Walter Cameron, defendant, for the sum of $3000 and fur the further sum of $90 damages; at the rate of 6 per cent per aunrm from tbe 18tb of Maroh, 1909; and whereas by said judgment it was further adjudged and decreed that tbe herein after described real property-to-wit. The Northwest quarter Southeast quarter or Lot Ten (10) Section Fif teen (15) Township Three (3) North, Range Thiity-flve (35) E. W. M. be sold to satisfy said judgment and all costs. I will on the 28th day of August 1909, at the hour of two o'clook in the afternoon of said day in. front of the Court Bouse door in the City of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, jell the right title and interest the said Walter Cameron, bad in and to tbe above desoribed real property, on the 26th day of July, 1909 or since then has acquired, at publio auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand, tbe proceeds to be applied in satis faction of said exeoution and all costs: Dated this 26th day of July, 1909: T. D. Taylor, Sheriff. By B. C. Wilson, Deputy. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In tbe matter of the estate of James Renville, (true name Rainville) deoeased. Notice is hereby given that the ad ministrator in the above entitled estate has tiled his final aooount therein, and that tbe judge of the above entitled oonrt baa designated Saturday, September, 18th, 1909, at ten o'clook in the forenoon and the office of the county judge in tbe oonnty court bouse at Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, as tbe time and place, when and where hearing on said final report shall be bad, and all persons interested are hereby notified to then and there appear and show cause if any they have why said final report should not be approved, tbe administrator discharged and bis bondsmen exonorated. Dated this 5th day of August, 1909. Joseph T. Rainville, Administrator. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT. In tbe County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla Connty. In the matter of tbe estate of Joseph A. Renville, (true name Rainville) deoeased. Notice is hereby given that the ad ministrator in the above entitled estate has filed his final account therein, ' and that tbe judge of the above entitled court has designated, Saturday, September, 18th, 1909, at ten o'clook in the forenoon and tbe office of the county judge in the county court bouse at Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon as tbe time and plaoe, when and where hearing on said final report shall be had, and all persons interested are hereby notified to then and there appear and show oause'if any tbey have why said final ruport should not be approved, the adminis trator riiaoharged and bis bondsmen exonorated. Dated this 5th day of August, 1909. Joseph T. Rainville, Administrator. NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S FINAL ACCOUNT. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Umatilla County. In tbe matter of tbe Guardianship of thePersou and Estate of John Mo Intyro, Insane. All persons are hereby notified that Hugh Molutyre, guardian of the per son and estate of John Mela tyre, insane, has filed his final aooount and report in said matter and that Tues day the 7th day of September 1909, at the hour of 10 o'clook in the fore noon of said day has been appointed as the time and the county court house at Pendleton as the plaoe where any and all objections and exceptions to the said final aooount and report will be heard and the settlement thereof made. The first publication of this notice will be made on Friday tbe 6th day of August A. D. 1909 and the last publication on Friday the 3rd day of September A. D. 1909. Hugh Mclntyre, Guardian. SUMMONS In the Cirouit Court of the State of Oregou for Umatilla county. Lela O. Lewis, plaintiff, vs. A. T. Lewis, defendant. To A. T. Lewis the above named defendant: In tbe name of the state of Oregon you are hereby requited to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled suit, within six weeks from date of tbe first publica tion of this summons, and if yen fa?) so to appear to answer the complaint or plead within that time the plajntiS for want thereof will apply to the above entitled oonrt for tbe relief dc- Ask Your Grocer for Happy Home Canned Fruits Happy,1 Home Canned Vegetables Happy Home Canued Fish Gold Shield Coffee Gold Shield Tea Gold Shield Spices All Above Goods are of the Highest Possible Quality. Each can guaranteed by SCIIWABACIIER BROS. & COMPANY, Incorporated Seattle, Wash. manded in ber complaint filed in said eoit, lo-wit: for a decree dissolving tbe bonds of matrimony now existing between tbe plaintiff, Lela C. Lewis and the defeudant, A. T. Lewis. This summons is published pursuant to an order of tbe Cirouit court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla county, made in open court on the 16th day of July, 1909, the first publication is made on Friday, July 23rd, 1909, and tbe last on September 3rd, 1909. Bomer I. Watts, Attorney for plaintiff. Notice of Final Account. In tbe County Court of tbe State of Oregon, for Umatilla County. In the matter of tbe estate of Made line LaConrse, deceased. Notioe ia hereby given that the un dersigned administrator of tbe estate of Madeline LaConrse, deoeased, has filed his final report and aocount therein, and that tbe county Judge of Umatilla county, Oregon, has set tbe time for' hearing said settlement on Saturday the 14tb day of August 1909, at tbe county court house in Pendle ton, Oregon, at 2 o'olock in the afternoon of said day, at whioh time said settlement will be allowed exoept there be valid objections thereto. Dated at Athena, Oregon, this 16th day of July 1909. Moses Taylor, Administrator. Watts & Neal, Attorneys for Administrator. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Umatilla County. In tbe matter of the estate of John Molntyre, deoeased. Notioe is hereby given to all persons whom it may oonoern that Hugh Mo Intyre has qualified as executor of tbe last will and testament of John Mo lntyre, deceased. All persons having claims against his estate are . required to present them to tbe said exeoutor at his home in Athena. Oregon, or at the offloe of his attorneys Peterson & Wil son at Pendleton, Oregon, duly verifi ed as by law required, within six months from the date" of the first publication of this notioe, whioh said first publication is on Friday tbe 6th i day of August A. D. 1909. Said notioe will be published for four successive weeks, tbe last pub lication appearing on Friday the 3d day of September A. D. 1909. ; Hugh Molntyre, exeoutor. Up Before The Bar. N. H. 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