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DRAWINGS TOOTH Tushmaker's Pulling Machine Was a Wonderful Invention. KILLED HIS FIRST PATIENT. Cut That Simply Couldn't Be Helped, and the Autopsy Showed Why the Victim Lifted Hie Right Leg Each Time the Lever Was Turned. Mr. Tushmakcr was never regularly bred ns a physician or surgeon, but he possessed naturally a strong mechan ical genius and a Cue appetite, and, finding his teeth of great service in gratifying the latter propensity, ho concluded that ho could do more good in the world and create more real hap piness therein by putting the teeth of Its inhabitants iu good order than in. any other way, so' TushmaUer be rime a dentist. He was the man who first Invented the method of placing small cog wheels in the back teeth for the more perfect mastication of food, and ho claimed to be the original discoverer of that method of filling cavities with a kind of putty which, becoming hard directly, causes the tooth to ache so grievously that it has to be pulled, thereby giving the dentist two suc cessive fees for the same job. Tushmakcr was one day seated in his office in the city of Boston when a stout old fellow named Byles pre sented himself to have ti back tooth drawn. The dentist seated his patient in the chair of torture and, opening his mouth, discovered there an enor mous tooth on the right hand side about ns large, ns ho afterward ex pressed it, "as a small polyglot Bi , bio." "I shall have trouble with this tooth," thought Tushmakcr, but he clapped ou his heaviest forceps and . pulled. It didnt come. Then ho tried the tumscrew, exerting his utmost strength, but th'o tooth wouldn't stir. "Go away from here," said Tush mnker to Byles, "and return in a week nnd I'll draw that tooth for you or know the reason why." Byles got up, clapped a handkerchief to his jaw nnd put forth. Then the dentist went to work, and in three days ho invented an instru ment which ho was confident would pull anything. It was a combination of the lever, pulley, wheel and axle, Inclined plane, wedgo and screw. The castings were made and tho machino put up in tho office over an iron chair rendered perfectly stationary by iron rods going down Into tho foundations of tho granite building. In a week old Byles returned. He was clamped' into tho iron chair, tho forceps connected with tho machine attnehod firmly to tho tooth, and Tush inaker, stationing himself In tho rear, took hold of a lever four feet in length. IIo turned it slightly. Old Byles gave a groan and lifted his right leg. Another turn, another groan, and up Vent tho leg again. "What do you raise your leg for?" asked tho'doctor. "I can't help it," snld tho patient. "Well," rejoined Tushmakcr, "that tooth is bound to come out now." lie turned tho levf r clear round with a sudden Jerk and snapped old Byles' head clean nnd clear from his shoul ders, leaving a spice of four inches between tho severed parts. They had a postmortem examination. Tho roots of tho tooth wcro found extending down tho right Bide, through the right leg and turning up In two prongs un der tho solo of tho right foot. "No wonder," said Tushmakcr, "ho raised his right leg." Tho jury; thought bo, too, but they found the .roots much decayed, and, flvo surgeons swearing that mortifica tion woidd. , havo ensued in a few months, Tushmnkej was cleared on a verdict of "Justifiable homicide." IIo was n little sby of that Instru ment for somo titiM) afterward, but one day an old hwly, feeble and flaccid, camo in to have a tooth drawn, and, thinking that It would come out very easy, Tushmakor concluded, just by way of variety, to try tho machine, lie did so nnd, nt the first turn drew tho old ludy's, skeleton completely and entirely from her body, leaving her a mass of qu ivering Jolly in her chair. Tushmakcv took her homo iu a pillow case. She lived seven years after that, and t hoy called her the "India rubber woman.'? Sho had suffered terribly with ilje rheumatism, but after this occurrence never had a pain iu her bones.' The dentist kept them in a glass case. Aftr this tho machino was sold to tho contractor of the Boston custom house, and it was found that a child of three years of ago could, by a slu lilts turn of the screw, raise n stono weighing twenty-three tons. Smaller ones were made on the samo principle ami sold to the keepers of hotels aud restaurants. They were used for bon ing turkeys. There Is no moral to this Htoiy whatever, and it is possible that the circumstances may have become slightly exaggerated. Of course there can be no doubt of the truth of tho main incidents.-John rhoenlx. He Told Her. Mr. Economic jid you write to the man who advertises to show people how to make puddings without milk nnd hare them richer? Mrs, lleonomie Yes, and sent biru a dollar. "Wlut did he reply?" Tiw cream." FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE T. J. Mahoney Gives Some Reasons Why He Should Be Eleeted. T. J. Mahoney, Republican nominee for joint representative, served the people of Umatilla and Morrow coun ties in the last session of the legisla ture. He waa generally recognized as 0D6 of the leaders and had muoh in fluence in matters of legislation for bis distriot. Mr. Mahoney is the sole candidate from Morrow county upon the legis lative ticket. Umatilla has two sep arate representatives as well as a sen ator and joint senator, while under the law Morrow county is permitted only joiut representative with Uma tilla county. Mr. Mahcuey is interested in a num ber of business enterprises within the distriot and is a strong champion of all progressive legislation for the ben efit of all the people. He believes in and is a strong sup porter of the Direct Primary and pledges bimsolf to vote and work against any attempt to amend any law now upon the statute books enacted by the people. ' ' Morrow county citizens selected him as their unanimous cboioe at the Primaries and it is believed that the citizens of Umatilla county will be generous eoongh to allow one repre sentative for that oonnty. Mahoney is a strong, able man. He is a Spanish-American war veteran and while bis opponent was probably lobbying, Sergeant Mahoney was fight ing for bis country. Help Morrow county, help Umatilla county and vote for Mahoney for joint representative. Paid Advertisement. M. K. HALL LaGrande, Oregon Candidate for election as Joint Senator for Umatilla, Union and Morrow Counties. A believer in the lights of the peo ple of Oregon to make their own laws and to elect their own representatives untrammelled and uniufluenoed by conventions, assemblies or other bodies ot specialists at the pohtioal game and determined to protect them in that right A University graduate, who is anx ious to be a leader of those who will give their best endeavor toward rais ing tho standard of eduoation within the state, especially by increasing the effloienoy of teaobers by the right kind of praotioai training. Better law enforcement fwer laws of a better quality. Get iu front. Lead the other fel lows. Don't bo the flea on the hair of the tail. Eastern Oregon should do some of the dictating. (Paid Advertisement.) NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the county court of the state of Oregon for Umatilla county. In the matter of the estate of Louis A. Uithens, deooused. .Notioe is hereby given to all whom it may ooncern: That J. D. Plamon don has been appointed administrator of the estate of Louis A. Uithens, de ceased. All persona having claims against the estate are required to pre sent them, with proper vouohers as required ty law, to me at my office in Athena, Oregon, within six months from date hereof. Dated this, the 3rd day of Novem ber. 1910. ' J. D. Plamondon, Homer I. Watts, Adminislriator. Attorney. Tit di'et'd no ere nnd to suspect no tntunie. W ttf pn-atest prerogative of tun uv. Dr. .'!, nsou. GOLD LEAF. Made Now Practically It Wat Made Nine Centuries Ago. In an article on gold leaf In the Mag azine of Commerce John Mastln says that Just ns the date of the discovery of gold Is too remote even to be guess ed at so is the origin of gold leaf lost In antiquity. On somo of the most ancient mum mies discovered gold leaf has been used on the Bkln, tongue, teeth, etc., arid in some Instances on the coffins also. It also appears on tombs, monuments and the like, and, strange to say, though gilding with "thin sheets of hammered gold" and "skins of gold" otherwise gold leaf was known to be practiced at least in the eighth cen tury B. C, the process of bringing the gold into these fine sheets or "skins" was, at any rate In the eleventh cen tury A. D., substantially the same as that used today, no advance whatever having been rnado in the intervening nine centuries. Further, on some of the Grecian pot tery of the fifth century the gold leaf used is as thin as that used today, so that iu results obtained also we have not advanced in the least, but still keep practically to the same average thick ness ns that used on the Egyptian cof flus of the third century A. D. and most of the Greek vases of the fifth. Vonen' Time Sohedulee. Few women speak of a tralu starting slightly oft tho even hour, as the 3. 02 train, for example, or the 3:12. "Throe" will do. It bothers a man a heap to go hunting for a 3 o'clock train by femtnlne directions when it is a 3:12 train. For some women "3" will do for the 2:5-1 train; It's near enough. Then the man following feminine .di rections, unless be is on his guard against these pitfalls, is lost Trou ably if It weren't for his business train ing, which teaches a man that 3:02 U not 3, not S:01. not 3:01M. not 8.-01?!. hnt 3 2. lnAI tie better natured about women's ti-.j-tf Boston. F.ost. A Good Positron Can be bad by ambitious young men and ladies in the field of "Wireless" or Railway telegraphy. Sinoe tho 8-bour law became effective, and sinoe the Wireless companies are establish ing stations throughout the country there ia a great shortage of telegraph ers. Positions pay beginners from 170 to $90 per month, with good ohance of advancement. The National Tele graph Institute of Portland, Ore., op erates six offloial institutes in Amerioa under supervision of B. B. and Wire less officials and plaoes all graduates iaM positions. It will pay you to write them for full details. BAM NER 8 A LVE the moat healina salve In the world. (Paid Advertisement.) Settle It Now Settle It Right For constitutional amendment giving to cities and towns exclusive power to license, regulate, control, suppress, ' or prohibit the sale of intox icating liquors within the municipality. 328 X Yes ENDORSED BY 40,000 OREGON CITIZENS Greater Oregon Home Rule Association, 618 Electric Bldg Portland, Oregon. THE MOST SCIENTIFIC Professional S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND. SURGEON Special attention given to all calls, both night and day. Calls promptly answered. Office on Third Street, Athena Oregor G. S. NEWSOM, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Calls answered promptly night or day. Office in Post Building; Residence op posite M. E. Church. PETERSON & WILSON Attorneys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Pendleton, Oregon WATTS & NEAL Attorneys-at-Law Athena, Oregon. - Freewater, Oregon JOS. C. BAD DELE Y, D. V. S. Proprietor of City Veterinary Hospital 703 Chase Ave. :: Phone, Main 34 Walla Walla, Wash. Will make calls to cAthena and Vicinity" ITCH To be had in the County H H Hill, Jeweler, Athena. THE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL I TROY LAUNDRY For GOOD WORK nENRY KEENE. Agent, J. E. FROOME, prop. ' Only First-class Hotel in the City. ... irr Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys end bladder risht THE ST. NICHOLS Is Ibe only one that Can accommodate commercial travelers. m V 111 Can beieoomended tor Us clean and well ventilated rooms. Cob. main and Third, Athena, Or. Where are you going my. pretty maid? " . 8 rr rnTfioiria for MAIDWELLSHOES r she said a Athena AUTO Livery J. G. Bryan, Proprietor. V Repairing a Specialty Reasonable Rates. Special Attention Given to Commercial Travelers. Night and Day Service. 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Besides the exhibit of apples, apple growers, packers and ocokera will learn and gain valuable information. . ompariy WM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent, .: PORTLAND, OREGON