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cATHENA. ORE., JULY 15 1910
One of the best ways of distributing
weatber forecasts is by telephone. The
Weatbei Bureau will as far as prac
ticable gladly furnisb the telephone
companies with the weather, storm,
cold wave and frost forecasts free of
expense and it would be an easy mat
ter for the telephone companies to
furnish every central station with a
copy and instruct their operators to
furnish their subscribers with those
forecasts when they ask for them.
Some telephone companies are now
doing this work to the great advantage
of themselves and their patrons.
Those that furnisb useful information
of this oharaotor to their subscribers
bolieve that by doing so they make
their service the more indispensible to
the public and thereby gain subscribers.
An annual apple show that will
reach big proportions has been deter
mined on for Portland. The first
suoh exhibit will be held in Novem
ber and it is expooted to have the
entire state represented in a way nev
er before attempted. The commercial
club, business men and hotel men's
association have all entered heartily
in to the project at the iustanoe of
the Oregon State Horticultural sooiety
which proposes to celebrate its quar
ter oentennlal this fall by inaugurat
ing a big annual apple fair that is ex
pooted to grow with eaoh passing year
until it attains proportions where it
will attraot national interest.
It is about time to revive those
stories about hailstones as big as ben's
eggs. And now the yarn comes from
the sea a veritable tale told by, and
not to, the marines. The captain of
the British steamer Aureole, arrived
at Galveston, says the vessel passed
through a remarkable storm in the
Gulf of Mexico, during wbiob damage
was done to the riggiug and super
structure by the hail, "whioh ranges
in size to larger than hen's eggs."
And as the captain can point to the
battered appearance of his ship as
proof, it would seem that he is quite
beyond suspicion of being a weather
fakor.
Seattle did not have a "safe and
nana" Fouith of July this year. Tho
city couuoil passed a law making it
illegal to have llrewoiks or explosives
tor sile, but the uierohants bad al
ready laid in their supplies for the
season and they appealed to the may
or aud his "business administration"
policy, aud secured a poslponemeut in
the enforcement of the law. This
saved the morohauts n lot of money
aud resulted in tho same old whoop
and hurrah Fourth, with fifteen ser
ious aocideus repotted from the bos
pitals. Two or three bauds were am
putated, one or two faces marred for
life, a leg broken, and innumerable
serious burns sustained. This record
of mutilations was the worst ever ex
perienced in Seattle, and on the fifth
tbe city authorities warned all mer
chants that the law against explosives
would hereafter be enforced to the
letter, and hereafter any shop- offering
fireworks or explosives for sale will
be immediately subject to police at
tentions, and the proprietor liable to
both fine and imprisonment.
Gray's Harbor people are talking
over tbe project of building a canal
from that waterway through Willapa
Harbor to tbe Columbia river, thus
giving a deep wuter, dependable chan
nel to tbe sea. One meeting has al
ready been held and tbe people are
considering it seriously. It is said
suoh a projeot will cost not over$ 1,
000,000 and in addition to its aid
to navigation, will drain a territory
covering 10,000 aores of marsh land,
now praotioally worthless.
Tho war against tbe white plague
will never te efteotive while contagion
is allowed to be freely and wantonly
spread by expeotoration iu publio
places, especially on tbe streets, where
all lungs are exposed to infection.
Not until measures are taken severe
enough to check, if not abolish, tbe
habit, objectionable both to health
and to publio decency, will the fight
against tuberculosis be taken seriously.
Oregon, iu addition to an efficient
state militia, is to have an organiza
tion of Naval Reserves. Steps have
already been taken to form such an
organization, whioh will maintain
tbe same relation to the navy in time
of war that the militia does to the
army. Ex-navy men and others in
forested formed a temporary organiza
tion at Portland during the past week.
This will be made permanent as soon
as possible.
With Oregon's leading newspapers
advising all to vote no on the proposi
tion of creatine new counties by state
votes, and a sum of money to be raised
for tbe purpose of waging a campaign,
"Orohard" county and the balauce in
the whole oategory of proposed new
counties will be given some rough
sledding.
It took about 15 lines for the Mil
ton Eagle to explain to its readers that
it favors county division, always has
favored county division and always
will favor county division. The in
formation is most thankfully reoeived.
Senator Chamberlain's explanation
of the repeal of section nine in wbiob
the state's reclamation interests were
slighted, is a complete refutation of
tbo Oregonian's allegations, aud will
be found interesting reading.
DANCING STARS.
Just imagine Wood and Boyd bid
ding on the oounty printing of
"Orohard" county." Eh, Colonel?
Nothing to it but tbe Freewater
Times.
Some hot, these days but only fat
people appreciate io, and no one loves
'em.
Foley's Kidney Cure
makes kidneys and bladder right
RaORTI-a BEACH
Queen of the Northwest Eesorts
Near tho Mouth of tbe Columbia River on the Washington Coast
THE PLACE TO SPEND A
SUMMER VACATION
Twouty-ilve Miles of Maguilloeut Beaou
Level, . Compact aud Smooth
Many thriving and tidy communities, delightful hotel, cottage', tout and
camp life. All the comforts of home aud the hoalthtul, invigor
ating icorontiou of the seaside surf bathing, flBhiug.olam j
digging, boaou boutlres, ndiug, raoing, huutiug,
strolls aud drives through piotuiesque
wooded headlands
Reduced Kates from all parts of Oregon and Wash., via
OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY
Season Rate: From Portland Round Trip, $4.00
Three Day Saturday to Monday Rate, $3.00
Parohasa tickets and make reset vatious ut City Ticket Offioe, 3rd aud
Washington Streets, Portland, or inquire of any O. K. &5
&4N. agent elsewhere lor information -' CifcO
WM. aniURKAY, General. Passenger Ascnt, Portland.
The Twinklors Seem to Jump When
Viewed Through a Telescope. .
One of tho most Interesting things
appearing In the telescope when that
instrument Is pointing heavenward Is
the appearance of jumping stars. Of
course w can see stars twinkle with
out a telescope, but with a telescope
the.v may be seen to jump and actual
ly Id dance. The cause is the same
mixing currents of light and heavy
air fausing refraction or bending of
the rays of light coming from the star.
We can see the same phenomenon by
looking ut a small object In a room
through the air directly over a hot
radiator. The object seems to jump
and dance as If playing hide and seek
with itself.
This jumping in the telescope Vir
twinkling to the naked eye has also
been explained by what is called in
terference. If two sources of light are
placed close to each other, then on a
screen placed properly we can catch
an alternate band of white nnd dark
lines. Of course if the eye be placed
at a dark line It can see neither source
of light. The production of these dark
lines is accomplished by different
light waves reaching the screen iu op
posite phases so as to blot out or can
cel the effect due to each. In like man
ner It can be shown that if the star
has polychromatic light It can nnd has
actually been observed to change color
from this effect alone.
The best time to observe this effect
of star dancing is on a cold, crisp
night. The telescope should be point
ed to a twinkling star as near the
horizon as can be found, as to see a
star on the horizon we have to look
through much more atmosphere than
to see one in the zenith, and there is
consequently more chance for varied
currents, St. Louis Republic.
THE STICK CAME BACK. ,
Coleridge Was In the Habit of Losing
and Recovering It.
Of walking sticks there is no end.
For Interesting sticks, however, the
one which Coleridge was in the habit
of loslug during his tramping days
must take first place. The philosopher
was never happy till he bad got it
back. lie sent the crier round. Here
is the cry. as noted by Mr. Lucas in
one of his essays: "Missing, a curious
walking stick. On one side It displays
the head of an eagle, the eyes of which
represent rising suns and the ears
Turkish crescents. On the other side
is the portrait of the owner in wood
work. Around the neck is a Queen
Elizabeth's ruff in tin. All down It
waves the line of beauty in very ugly
carving."
And then came the appeal and warn
ing note: "If any gentleman (or lady)
has fallen iu love with the above de
scribed stick and secretly carried off
the same he (or she) is hereby earnest
ly admonished to conquer a passion
the continuance of which must prove
fatal to his (or her) honesty. And if the
said stick has slipped into such a gen
tleman's (or lady's) hand through in
advertence he (or she) is requested to
rectify the mistake with all conven
ient speed. God save the king!" The
stick came back!-London Chronicle.
The Early Circus.
Leaving out of count the great cir
cuses of Home and Antioch and com
ing down to something of modern
times, the first circus in England was
on a footpath known as Halfpenny
Hatch, In the Waterloo road, London.
There, iu 1770. Astley's first perform
ance was given, with the aid of a
drum, two fifes and one clown. A
charge of sixpence was made for the
front standing places. There was no
building and not even a tent, but mere
ly a ring of ropes and stakes. Primi
tive as were the arrangements, Astley
soon attracted good audiences and was
able to add to his program conjuring,
transparencies, vaulting and tumbling,
with displays of fireworks. In course
of time he was able to hire an inclosed
ground and erected seats under a sub
stantial roof. He called the place Ast
ley's amphitheater riding house.
Fooled the King.
In one of Sir Richard Francis Bur
ton's rare collections of ancient Ara
bian stories is a story of how the king
went into the dark among his sleep
ing slaves and detected the man he
was after by putting his head upon all
their breasts and listening to the tumult
of the heart. The king cut off a lock
of the culprit's hair, so he could tell
him next day. But what did the sly
rascal do but sneak up and cut every
other slave's hair. When all the slaves
were mustered next day before tbe
throne tho king saw he was beaten
by a master mind and said, "Don't dare
do it again." The king ought to have
tried the Chinese test by giving them
dry rice grains to chew. Ia tright the
saliva will not flow, and tbe culprit
has to spit his rice out dry. New York
Press.
A Gentle Hint.
Little Bobby had been forbidden to
8Sk for dessert. The other day they
forgot to serve him, and as Bobby Is
very obedient he remained silent, al
though much affected.
"Josephine." said the father, "pass
me a elate."
"Won't you have mine?" cried, little
Bobby. "It Is very cleau."
An Exception.
Smith (dogmaticallyi-There Is no
rule without an exception. Brown
Ob, yes. there Is: There is no exception
to the rule that a man must always be
present while loin, shaved.
Clan an cit;ti-tiilier upon your Irony
if yon are unhappily blessed with a
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4 lots near the Swift Packing
Plant, $375 each. This prop
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8 blocks of lots that have rec
ently sold for $10,000. See us
at once, as this is a sacrifice.
10 acres choice fruit land near
The Dalles; level, deep rich
soil; 8 acres set to 2 year old
trees, house on place; adjoin
ing orchards are selling from
$500 to $1200 per acre. This
can be had for $325 per acre
if taken immediately as own
er is forced to sell. $1200 in
cash will handle it, terms on
remainder. See us at once.
arroets
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