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About Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1908)
J . l'!J OF enormous deposits shown by reports Stat Bank Examiner Steel File St atom eat Xros 111 Privet and State Buiks Total Deposit With This Numbs Ware $SM,a. Withdrawal Have Been light Stat Bank Examiner James Steel h prepared a statement of th con dition of stat and privat bank at the close of business December' S, 1J07, say the Portland Telegram. According to the best Information th examiner ha received, there -were IK state and private bank In Oregon on that date, and of these 111 reported and IS declined. Steel made his first canvas Au gust J a, when there were lit atU and privat banks. 10S reporting, seven branch banks not reporting, five new banks not reporting, 11 ig noring the examiner's request for a statement The resources of th 111 banks re porting December I amounted to 131. 182, 9Sl.lt. Loans and discount were IH.33,1787; overdraft. I84S.141.4S; securities, 14,107. 4)11.18; bank furniture and fixtures, Sl.ftll.45t.lQ other real estate, 1117, 163.13; due from banks. . .t.ftl,180. 80; checks and cash, 1141. 839. SS; ex change for clearing house, 1180,855. M: cash on hand. SS.SX.S51.0t. Lia bilities were: Capital stock, 11.748. s51.ll; surplus, 1787,031.83; undivid ed profits, (950. (92. SI; dividend unpaid, 13147; due to banks, U.Slt, 047.lt; Individual deposits, I17.S40 (08.17; notes and bill redlscounted. 114,505.88; bills payable. 1307.017.1. There are 55 national banks In th state and these, with the 111 state and private banks reporting December t. show Individual deposits aggregating S50.C89.451.tl. Loan of the national banks amounted to 110, $60. 363.31. so that with the state banks there were 140,189,130.10 loans and discount. The national bank had tl.ll0,t57.81 In securities and bonds, not lnclud, Ing United States bonds to secure cir culation, deposits, premiums, t pet cent redemption fund and due from the United State treasurer. Compared with th statement of August tl, the state and private banks show a big Increase in cash on hand, exchanges for clearing house real estate, banking premises and fix tures, and a reduction in overdraft. The statistic compiled by Stat Bank Examiner Steel are 'voluntary on the part of the state and private banks, ss the law compelling them to make the statements la not yet in effect It will be noted that only a few refuted to supply the data re quested, for Steel can only request at present and not demand the re ports. In the statement of August and De cember the period before and during the financial stringency is covered, yet the December report of the state and private banks shows a healthy condition and the banks are in excel lent condition. The December report discloses a withdrawal of 13,000,000 Individual deposits, - divided among 111 banks, making an average with drawal of but 118.000 for each insti tution. This is a better -record than that made by the national banks, of which there are 55 and they ran off 18,000,000, or an average of 1108,000. LA GRANDE'S SEW REGISTER. Firsl Mormon Federal Official In Or egon Now in Land Office. A letter from La Grande In the Oregon Daily Journal says of Frank C. Bramwell, the new register of the La Grande land office: The first member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or Mormons, ever to be appointed to a federal office in Oregon is Frank C. Bramwell deputy county clerk of Union county, who was recently con firmed by the United States senate as register of the United States land office at La Grande. Mr. Bramwell was born at Plalne City, Utah, December 21, 1881, and has been reared in the Mormon church. . His father,- F. S. Bramwell, was one of the most prominent mem bers of that church in eastern Oregon. Mr. Bramwell came with his parents to Baker City in 1899 and in 1900 he came to La Grande, where he has since resided. He Is reputed to be one of the most competent men ever employed in the county clerk's office of Union county. He is married and has two children. The appointment of Mr. Bramwell Is the first political recognition of the power of the Mormon church In Oregon and has special significance for this reason. The Mormon vote of Union county Is about 000, and that of Baker county about 1000, and while the church claims It Is Indepen dent In politics, yet there Is a com munity of sentiment which brings the voters close together in all political campaigns. Aside from his being a member of the Mormon church, there is nothing unusual about the appointment of Mr. Bramwell, as he is considered perfectly well qualified, capable, sober and industrious and leads a quiet, un ostentatious home life. He does not believe in polygamy, but is a zealous member of the La Grande "stage" of the Mormon church. Had he not been appointed to this position he could have been elected county clerk of Union county at the election in June, it Is believed. He Is well liked by the members of his church and the community In gener al, and it is the sentiment of all who know him that he will make a popu lar and capable federal official. PETITIONS 14 FEET LONG. Wyoming People Protest Against Plnchot' Policies. ' ' Petition measuring over 14 feet In IKS o eon length and containing over 10,000 name of reidnts In Wyoming, and all surrounding western states, hav been gathered In by Secretary Qeorg & Walker of th National Wool Growers' association, and will be sent to Congressman Frank W. Mon delt. says th Chyenn Tribune. Over 400 name contained In th pe titions are citlaens of Cheyenne, Th substance of th petition Is that th signer view with alarm th o-called Plnchot policies, which thsy belter will retard th growth ot th yoang state, and handicap th work ot Irrigation, restrict and destroy th horn market tor th small ranch man, dry farmer and settler. Further, that th policy will keep out th homeseeker and restrict Im migration, curtail th . product ot mines, and cause a reduction in wage among skilled and unskilled laborer, and th petitioner declare they ar opposed to the fencing and leasing of th public domain as proposed by the Plnchot policies. BANNOCK SHEEP DISEASED. One-Third ot Eastern Idaho Flock Have the Scab. Dr. Charles F. Rork. federal sheep inspector for this district, emnloyed by the United States bureau of ani mal Industry at Washington, re turned last night ' from an official trip through the Gentile valley region in Bannock and Oneida counties, says the Pocatello Tribune. Out of 40,000 head of sheep in spected on this trip. Dr. Rork found over one third, or 11.600 diseased. Five bands in Bannock county were found scabby and on In 'Oneida county. The result of this inspection, which covers only about one-half the sheep In Bannock county at this time and about one-fifth of the Oneida county sheep, plainly shows the wisdom of the Idaho Woolgrowers association In demanding at Its last convention that the federal quarantine on sheep In this state be re-established. D Rork will leave tomorrow for Pres ton to complete the inspection of Oneida county sheep. WOCLD HAVE WOMEN VOTE. Indiana Dairymen Pat Suffrage Res olutions. The following resolution was adopt ed by the Indiana state Dairy associa tion a few days ago: Whereas, In the development of the resources of the m'ddle west, wo men have borne equal burdens with men, and Whereas, In the Industry for which this association stands, women represent an equal share of Its labor, and Whereas, In our state university the dairy courses are shared equal ly by men and women, therefore, be it Resolved, That the State Dairy association. In convention assembled, endorses the movement for equal po litical rights for women, and hereby urges the state legislature at Its next session, to adopt a resolution request ing the congress of the United State! to submit to the various state legis latures for ratification an amendment to the United States constitution pro hibiting disfranchisement on account ot sex. COW MOTHER OF TRIPLETS. Indiana Farmer Has Jersey That Does Not Believe In Race Suicide. Twins are common In the cattle yards, but cows who bring forth more at a time are rare, say the Ameri can Farmer. Hagerstown, Indiana, however, reports a two-year-old Jer sey that presented her owner on New Tear's eve with a fine lot of triplets. The mother herself, also the grand mother, were twins. Local stockmen, encouraged by this case of prolificacy, hope to be able to produce a strain of cattle that will bear twins or triplets as a regular thing. This has already been done with sheep and goats, and if cattle can be bred up to such performances it will greatly Increase the number and consequent profit of the herds. FORBIDDEN MESSAGES. It seems strange that even now there are many restrictions on the use of as ordinary a thing as a cable or telegraph wire. Tet it 1 true that nobody is permitted to send to or through Portugal anything having to do with the deeds or thoughts of an archists and that code messages of any kind are forbidden in Tripoli, Bosina, Ronmella, Roumanla, Herze govina, Bulgaria and other Balkan states. After that it seems unnecessary to mention that Turkey forbids code messages, but It is a little surprising to find that you can send a message to most parts ot Persia in only one language that Is French and it you address most places In the land of the shah your message will be translated into the tongue of Gaul and diplomacy when It reaches Tehe WHAT THE CZAR COULD NOT DO. The czar of Russia was visiting the king of Denmark, and upon one of their drives around Copenhagen, the king pointed out to the czar a certain high tower. "Now," said the czar, "how much power have, you over your subjects T Could you command one ot your poorest subjects to climb to th top of that tower and jump off7 "No," said the king; "but I could go and sleep in that poor subject's hut and be a welcome guest." And the czar was silent Plck-Me-Up. . The cynical man was staring through the window at the chesty man swinging down the street "Does Chesty know anything?" asked his companion. "Know anything!" said the cynical man. "He doesn't even suspect any thing." New York Times. LAND THIEF 11 MODEL CITIZEN CHINESE PAPER TELLS , OF HORACE O. M KJNLET Noted La i Hi Yhle Made Many Friend In Tientsin While a Fugi tive Was Generou to a Fault and Helped Many Deserving American la the Orient, Horace G. McKinley, who ha aris en to publie notoriety through hi land-gobbling operations in - Oregon, and who is now supposed to b on his way across th Paclflo a th guest ot th United State, occupied some space in th column ot th Tientsin Critic a few weeks ago. when h was captured and placed under arrest In th Issue ot January 0, under th headline of "Recapture of Horace O. McKinley." th Critic give th fol lowing account of th pursuit and apprehension of th tugltve: "Horace O. McKinley, who escaped from th Chinese authorities at Muk den on November 11, and who was retaken at Kharbln on Friday last, arrived in Tientsin on the SOth In cus tody of .Vice American Consul Mar vin, and Is being held In th jail ot the British consulate-general, where he will remain until arrangements have been made for hi departure for America. He Is expected to leave In a few days, probably under the es- court of Robert Stevenson. United States marshal there. "McKinley is not only wanted as a wltnem, but la himself Implicated In the noted Oregon land fraud. In volving a United State senator, sev eral congressmen and other men ot note. Over 100 Indictment hav been Issued, th case now being up for trial. "There betng no extradition treaty between the United States and Chi na, the American government sought to establish a precedent in McKlnley's case, to ascertain whether or not China would co-operate in extradit ing any criminals and adventurers who sought refuge In her territory, without a treaty. . "Had McKinley made good hi es cape It would undoubtedly nave de feated this first attempt "As China was desirous of showing that she as In sympathy with ths movement, and that the co-operation could be relied upon, and also be cause the provincial authorities sus pected their subordinates of assist ing in his escape, a specal effort was made to effect his capture. The) offered a reward of S4000 for his apprehension, which has since been paid, the Informer turning out to be one of McKinley' confederates. "He was captured at Kharbin rail road station just as he waa about to board the train. He would have un doubtedly got away If his confederate had not given him away at the last moment. "McKinley is a quiet and unassum ing man, and during his residence has conducted himself in a steady and a well-conducted manner. He made a large number of friends and was gen erous to a fault It Is said. He put more than one man on his feet where others had refused to help. During the greater part of the past two years he has res ded In Tientsin, being em ployed as manager of the Winter Gardens, and then on their closing went up Into Manchuria." WAGON ROAD TO LUMBER BELT Forty Miles of Road Will Be Built Up North Fork of Clearwater. The Tribune secured the informa tion yesterduy that plans have boen formulated and that a definite an nouncement will be made relative to a campaign that is to be inaugurat ed for the construction of 50 mile of wagon road up the North Fork of the Clearwater river from Ahsahka, the road to penetrate the great tim ber belt. Much investigation of th subject has already been made by in fluential parties, who are definitely back of the move, says the Lewlston Tribune. The plan is to have the highway built jointly by the county and state donations, supplemented by subscrip tions from the Weyerhauser- and Schofleld timber syndicates. It has been learned the timber corhpanie have already announced their will ingness to join the movement and are giving active support to the project The road would reach the greatest stand of white pine In the world and would be In the permanent plan but an Initial step for an extensive sys tem of highways, reaching all part of the immense timber belt- There are hundreds of claims In the region held by individuals, also, that are not now accessible except by trail dur ing favorable seasons, while at oth er seasons the country cannot b en tered at' all. The timber belt 1 classed by many as being Idaho's greatest source of dormant wealth. From the proposed highway, connec tion will be made with Bruce's Eddy, above Ahsahka, with the road to Orofino, and all the country between the North Fork and Orofino will thus be served. In the plan to be adopted the In terest of all the communities of this section will be solicited on the ground that the opening of such a highway will be of benefit to all. No estimates as to te cost of the highway hav yet been prepared, but this data it is understood will De gathered during the present month. $1284 IN BANK RUBBISH. . Telephone LJncman Discover Neat Sum Lost in Bank Trash. Two gold pokes containing 11084.05 In melted bricks and nuggets, and a watch chain, said to be worth $200, were found on week ago by Richard imvK 45 year old. Sunset telephone electrician, in a pits ot rubbish In a corner of on ot th vault in lh Dexter Horton bank building, whloh had been occupied temporarily by th Pugvt Sound National bank, says a Seattle item. . Th small fortune ot valuable had been overlooked by employs ot th bank when lh institution moved Into It newly rafttted qusrtsrs at First avenue and Jams street. Th loss was nol discovered until when Davla, who was arrested,, admitted to Ser geant of Detective Chaa. Tennant that he had found th gold when he was removing telephone wire from th bank building a week ago. Assistant Cashier O. Winifred Crockett of th Puget Sound Nation al bank called at police headquarter and identified th two poke and their contents as having been luft by a palron In th custody ot th bank. Crockett said that Davla would not b prosecuted and h probably will be released from jail. Davis was arrested by Policeman William Donlan when h Is said to hav tried to dlspos of the gold to a second hand storekeeper on First Avenue South. Davis denies that h tried to soil the gold, but says he waa merely making Inquiry to see It It was genuine gold. Davla said th second hand dealer told htm he thought It was "phony." Davis declared he had watched th newspapers to see It the loss had bean reported, and when he could find nothing about II, he concluded to find for himself th genuineness of the contents. Later Joseph Mayer pro nounced the contents as good gold and said It probably waa worth SHOO or 11200. VALVE OF INVENTIONS. Mmlcrn l.abr Saving Devkm Have Worked Wonder lu Manufactar- In. x When McCormlok built his first hundred reapers in 184S he paid Vfc cent for bolt. That was In th myth ical age of hund labor, says a writer In Everybody's. Today SO bolts are mad tor a osat. So with guard fingers; MoCormlck paid 14 cents each whon James K. Polk waa In th White House. Now there Is a ferocious machine, which, with the least possible assistance of one man. cuts out 1300 guard fingers In 10 hours, at a labor cost ot 1 cent for six. Also, while exploring on of th Chicago factories, I cam upon a hard of cud-chewing machine that were crunching out chain link at th rat ot 5t.000.000 a year. Near by wer four smaller and more IrrltabWs auto mata, which were ' biting oft piece of wire and chewing them Into linen fins at a speed of 400,000 bites a day "Take out your watch and tlm this -man," said Superintendent Brooks of the McCormlch plant "See how long he is boring five holes In that great casting." -Kxacuy six minutes," I answer ed. "Well, that's progress," observed Brooks. "Before we bought that ma chine it was a matter of four hours to bore those holes." In one of Us five twine mllli monmrous oeuiam or noise and a wilderness ot fuss, which Is by far the largest of Its sort in the world- there Is enough twine twisted In single day to make a girdle around the earth. REMEMBERS THE BUZZARD. "Last Sunday was the 20th anni versary of the great blizzard of 1888 in Nebraska and northwestern Iowa," said O. D. Rlggs the oteher day, says the Des Moines Register, "I was liv ing In O'Neill, Neb., at the time and had jutt left the office to go horn for dinner when the blizzard struck. "I started to cross the street t.i a drug store, but when I reached the other side I found myself half wiry down the block from my destination. "The fine wind-driven snow-flakes filled the air so that I couldn't see my hand before me. I finally work ed my way back to the drug store, where a number of other men had taken refuge from the storm. "School had just been dismissed for the noon recess and we knew tnat nearly 200 children were out In the storm. Securing long ropes, the crowd started out to rescue them. We found them huddled In doorways and by the sides of buildings. The child ren caught hold of the ropes and were led to shelter by their rescuers, whaee sense of direction gradually returnod to them. Every one of the 300 school children In the town was got home in safety, "But seven school teachers were frozen to death in the country during the blizzard and thousands of cattle died. The thermometer fell from about the freezing point at noon to 20 degrees below 'zero that night, it vas the worst blizzard I ever saw, ar.d I never want toexperlonce an other like It" Drunken Man Suicided. W. Klemm, a bartender from Ta coma, aged about 40 years, commit ted suicide late this afternoon while occupying a room at the Pocatella house In this city, says the Pocatella Tribune. Temporary Insanity due to excessive drink, was the cause of the tragedy. The body, was found by one of the hotel attendants at 3 o'clock tills afternoon, lying on the bed In a poo! of blood. County Physician W. F. Howard was summoned and an examination made. On a table in the room were found two letters, one addressed to Miss W. Klemm and the other directed to "To Whom it Might Concern." The last named letter con tained a statement that the writer suffered from temporary Insanity, due t excessive Intoxicants, intended to take his own life. William Moaney, an Indian outlaw, has been surrounded In a thicket near Helena, Mont, after eluding the officers for th past four months. FARMS TOO LARGE HOWARD ELLIOTT WOULD CHANGES METHODS Northern Pnotflo President Bay th Wheat Belt of the Inland Umpire . Slsould Produce. More Than It doe at Preewil Two Hundred Acres Sufficient tr a Farm, He Hay. President Howard Elliott and par ty, "f th Nothern Paclflo Aaltway company, wer guest ot honor at regular meeting of th Commsrelal olub held In th club room In the Ransom building last night, cay th Walla Walla Union, President Elliott I msklug a special lour ot inspection of th company' . roads In th west and after inspecting th astsrn Washington division yesterday was entertained tor an hour by th club last night. "Tour country." said President El liott, "Is on of th most prosperous In th United State, but still It does not produce halt th wealth it I ca pable of producing. Tour vast wheat fields which stretch for rolls In very direction, should b divided Into smaller farms ot 200 acres or lest and thereby afford a livelihood for many thousands of peopi who will tmrnhrrat to this country within th next few year." When approached by several mem ber relative to an Improvement ot th passenger service between Wall Walla and Pasco, where connections are mad with th main line, Mr. El llott said under present conditions the schedule could not be Improved, giv ing a hi reasons th fuel that the passenger trains thl side ot Pasco were paying but 40 cents per mile, whereas, the expense wer 11.34 cents per mile. Car Are Idle. Fifteen thousand empty freight car now He Idle along the company' lines, representing 1 11.000,000, which sre not bringing on dollar Income for th company, according to Mr. Elliott. Speaking of the new North Banl railroad Mr, Elliott aald regular serv ice would be Installed between th Interior and Vancouver within lh next two months and the line would enter Portland some time In the early summer. When asked his attitude concern ing the movement to secure steam boat traffic on the Columbia and Snake rivers, he expressed himself as being heartily In fuvor of the un dertaking. "W are In favor of any thing which will alleviate the freight transportation difficulties of the country," said Mr. Elliott. TO PROTECT YOUNG BUDS, Yakima Orrliardlsta Preparing to Save Fruit Crop. While it Is true that th buds on th fruit trees ar somewhat advanced tor this time of th year, th ma jority of th orchardlst ar not worrying very much about possible danger from late frosts, say th Taklma Republic Those who believe that harm may result are making preparations so as to be In a position to "smudge" when the late frosts come. Little plies made' of green twig often th re sults of th pruning knife ar to b seen In many .of the orchards and these will make the smoke required to koep the frost off th trees. With the advanced price of or chards and orchard land and the rec ognition of the big profit which can be made on fruit and vegetable th best methods ot protection from late frosts are being discussed to a con siderable extent hereabouts, and some Inquiries are being made regarding the preparations of pitch which are used extensively In the vineyards ot Europe and California, This preparation make a dens emnko which, hanging low over th ground. Is an absolute protection to the vineyards or fruit tree when King Frost make an attack. It la not known her whether th pitch prep arations can be obtained at any Near by point or whether the price I rea sonable. Some of the orchardlst consider that while the trees ar budding early there Is no particular cause for anxl ety as the ground Is still well frozen and there Is likely to be anoether cold spell In the near future, following th winter weather which is now reported In the east and middle west "GWIXE TO CALIFORNIA." Old Time Sale BIU Dug Up by Mis souri Paper. The . Humansvllle (Mo.j Leader prints the following copy ot a sal bill 61 years old: State of Missouri, County of Pike. To Whom It May Concern: Th un dersigned will, Tuesday, September 29, A. D., 184t, sell at public outcry for cash on premise where Coon creek crosses the Missouri road, th following chattlos, towlt: Six yok of oxen with yok and chain, S wag ons with beds, t nigger wenches, 4 buck niggers, S nigger boys, t pralrl plows, 25 steel traps, 1 barrel ploklsd cabbage, 1 hogshead tobacco, 1 lot nigger hoes, 1 spinning wheel, loom, t fox hounds, a lot of coon, mink and skunk skin and a lot of other arti cle. Am gwlne to California. - JOHN DOB. RICHARD ROB, Crlyer. Free headcheese, apple and hard cider. FIRST BROOM CORN TEST. Garden District Produce Excellent . Grade of Broom Material. What Is thought to be the first at tempt to raise broom corn in the in land empire has been a sucess this season, and the product will be worked Into brooms within a very few days,, says tr. a Up-to-th-Tlmes Mngsslno. . Th broom rurn wti ra'sed at Harden, an Irrigated dis trict about It miles from this city, which was opened up nearly two years ago. Th product Is ot an exceptionally god quality and make th best com- , msrrlMl brooms manufacture in th west Early last spring a Portland firm experimented with th artlcl. After a sufficient growth part ot th product was tsksn to Portland and mad Into brooms, with lh result ths company has purahused a small manufacturing plant and Installed It at Uardeiia and will turn uui several hundred brooms this year. Several hundred acres will b planted by th company and land owners next year and a larger factory will b Installed, ONE WAY TO KIJCK.P. Avjld stimulants. Nothing mor exciting than chocolate or wsaksnsd tea should b Indulged In near bed time. Strong tea, coffe. win nvr. Drink plenty of pur distilled water. Drink often first thing In the morning and last at night Eat salad ot lettuce and young onions with a, plentiful dressing of pur ollv oil and lemon juice titver vinegar. Chew every mouthful ot food you eat at least to time. Exercise abundantly and always breath fresh air. Many peopi 11 awska because of a bedroom's Insuf ficient ventilation. You can hav good circulation of air In your room snd still keep out of a draught. A glass ot hot milk sipped slowly at bedtltn ha given many a good night' rest A luk warm sponge bath befor sleeping and vigorous rub after wnrd (ri-mom bur that you must b your own rubber .to get results) work inaglo. Ex. RED UPS A FAD. Thu Parisians ar so determined to hav cherry Up that they redden their ilp and inak no sue ret of It They u vegulable preparations that sre not poisonous. For some who object to artlf-ula! reddening there ar other ways ot making th lips rd. When one Is out calling or shopping It Is only necessary to touch them with th teeth to make them red. Do not bit th lips, but merely press them against, th teeth, or th lips can b moistened and firmly pressed togeth er. This will mak them glow pret tily. Actresses apply to th lips at n ght a lotion of glycerin and rose water, half and half, and then paint them with a little soft brush until they ar soft and red. In th morning th lips ar rosy looking. Ex. 1'irrY FOR THE KICKING. The little I hav seen ot lh world touches me to look upon th error of other In sorrow, not anger. When I take th history of on poor heart thut has sinned and suffered and rep resent to myself th struggle and temptations it has paused through, th Viet pulsation of joy, the feverish Inquietude of hop and fear, th pressure of want; and desertion of friends, I would fain leave th erring soul of my fellow man with him from whose hand it came. Longfellow. "LOYAL" CITIZEN I A correspondent of the Albany Democrat calls attention to th tact that Col. E. Hofer, publisher of th Salem Journal, the principal newspa per In the slat opposing th Univer sity of Oregon appropriation, send hi own son to Stanford University In California; that he give as hi reason for this act that ths Institu tion Is better equipped than any Ore gon college. Loyal citizenship, In deed! Eugene Guard. New Motor for Turntable. A motor to be used in operating the turntable In th railroad yard was received yesterday. Th power tor this motor Is furnished In ths form of compressed air. It I attached to th central part ot th turn table and 1 connected with a compressed air pips whloh la laid underground from th power house to th table pit When an engine is on th tabl to b turn ed all that Is necessary tq do I to turn on th compressed air and th table begins to move. With th tare engine now in us a considerable ex penditure ot power is requlrsd to turn them on th tabl and this new rig ging is to save physical fore ahd at. th same tlm facilitate th handling of th locomotive. La Grand Star, Couldn't Get at It -An Irishman who had just united with the Cathollo church in a small town was careless enough to let th priest catch him coming out ot a sa loon with a jug under hi arm, The priest waited for him to come by and said: "Pat, what la it you hav in that Jug?" "Whisky, sor," answered Pat, "Whom doe It belong to?" asked the good man. - "To me and me brudder Motks, sor."'. "Well, say, Pat, pour yours out, and be a good man." "I can't, sor; mine's on th bot tom," answered Pat. Judge, Not a Masterpiece, A Scotch laboring man who had married a rich widow, exceptional for her plainness, was acoostsd by hi employer. "Well, Thomas," h said, "I heat you are married. What sort of a wife have you got?" "Well, sir," wa the response, "she's th Creator's handiwork, but I canna say she's his masterpiece." Exchange, ' Liked It She (Indignantly) You had ' ne business to kiss ma. He But It wasn't business; It wa pleasure. Plck-Me-Up.