The . Spray Courier.
Thursday May. 13, 1915,
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EDITORIALS
Greene On The Willamette.
Had you ever thot that your first
impressions of a strange place
are hard to erase? After living
in Eastern Oregon for several
years and listening to the rainy
stories about the Valley, what do
you think was the first thing I ex
ministration;, have been greatly
pertui btxl nt the attitude of the
Mikado and his ministrs becuae
tif t'lPii" ntrmnfa tt nnniYtni-intn
a slice of China while the attefrpt
tion of the world has been nvitf a
en Ei-rope.
The President had already in
timate j to Chins thnt she must re
linquish nothing to Japan which
i wo j'.d contravene American trea
Al'",.: a: . U-
'slumbering republic. At the
I same time Japan has beeu noti
fied that this govenment will
noc approve her proposed ag
grsiions. In spite of attempt
which have been circulated from
Japanese source to prove that the
United States h not opposed to
Japans present eastern policy, it
is known that the American ad
ministration is greatly irritated
at the presiptent manner in which
the Mikado has been alu-noting
to force his demands on 0:ina at
the end of bayonts while most
of h ir protectors are busy at war.
In the poKtieai oasip about
presidential candidates Wilson's
strength seems to be in the satis
faction felt by the people regar
ding his conduct of American r
Iations with Europe. Wh con
temptating the awful horrors of
the European war, the American
people are satis fied to know that
American boys are not being
PATCHING IN PUBLIC.
treet g ewers In China Mend Tarn
Garments Whlla Yeu Wall
iu many towns of China -oua may
ave bla garments mended oo tha
treet nud "whlla be waits." Native
fewlug women are to ba seen oh low
stools pcrhapa on tha sidewalks wend'
liia articles of masculine attire.
Tbt accomplishments of these afreet
seamstresses are, aoinawbat limited.
tbclr efforts with tha heedle being for
the most part connned to "running.1
Other branches of needlework are prac
tically unKnown to them. As a const
quince their efforts art better anprect
a ted by tmHTt workman than by for-
eign travelers.
They are nerer short of patrons
among toe former, for these are often
nativea of other districts and, having
come to tbe city to engage In business,
bavo no one to mend a reut for tbem.
Their wires being left at home, they
are glad to ars.ll themselves of the
services of the street needlewomen.
For this class of customers the skill of
tht Itinerant sewing women answers
erery purpose. . , . ,
Generally speaking, these woman are
wires of boatmen and laborers who
liro In the houseboats which line the
creeks of many Chines cities 'and
towns, and their needles art a great
help toward the solution of tha prob
lem of mulntcnance In a crowded city
or town. Washington Star. -
ELECTRIC LIGHTE0 MINES.
I Iri Heart nflf 11a to Kaaimr in Vn.
rv iiiv va was. mm aw A viwiiv in ju
'ope. The same fee:?ng tends to
soften Public resentment against
the administration's - ican
ooiicy. Everybody agrees that
romething should be done in
pecsed to get when I got here?
Well sir, I firmly;believed 1 would
get wet first; but instead of rain
I have enjoyed a welth of glori
ous sunshine, "' - -The
scene from Portland
Hights is majestic as well as awe-' Mexico, but no one seem3 to be
insr.nng. Looking from this el
evation one can see part of seven
Counties in Or: ju and three in j
Washington, including'thousands
of square miles of land as well
as several cities. Leaving the
Hights to revel in the-mornin
sunshine I vis:t the busy cenU-
of the city. As I buoyantiy
K made my way down Broadway
. I could look out over my neigii
- and see the seething mas3 of hu
manity pushiug i:s way :o a :
fro thru, the ever-changing pan
orama. ' To me it seemed that
mv way was blocked and th.A I !
would have to slew down until
the crowd subsided : nut i up
prcr.ched tha people seemed to
separate like the divided K ing
doms of old, either from . ia lily
.n tavor oi sending Americans
there to be ki.led Hence, Pres
ident Wilson gets the crdit for
having kept the United States
out of war.
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Potland, Orjon, May 4, 1915
jThe Chamber oi Commer-- is
lanning a vas ; campaign 1 or co
operative work for t. - devei
i , merit of the state, amongst tVe
c ommercial organ: istio. ofOr -ton,
The parent body, t he Por
land Chamber of commerce, is to
.vork in harmony with vhe snil.l!
sohimerjial clubs in order to get
l.ettei cojperi'.don .sivreen te
rge orgat. ..zzims m the country j
r.d the smatr ones. Ar em-!
GERMS IN THE MOUTH.
Using , as a Teethpl.k la a Dsn
geeeus Prastiaa.
One of the wont dungerous llttls
tricka that men and women do la to
take a bit or paper, torn from an en
t elope or newspaper, nud try to run It
between tbe teeth to remove soma little
particle of food that the tongu feejs.
If tou want to be aura of trouble with
your gnraa contluue tbla practice, and
sooner or laterrather aooner toon
lateryou will secure a splendid case
of Infection of tbt gums that will send
you to tbe dentist In a hurry, and may
wuaa more than out sleepless night
The hit of paper used In tbla war,
Introduced edgewise between the teeth,
Is worse tbsn any toothpick, or other
Instrument, for many reasons. In tha
Brut place tbe shsrp elge of the paper
Is most apt to make a rut In tbe gum
and In so doing It Is almost sort to
carry loto tbe circulation at least some
of tbe many genua clinging to It.
Again, tbe chemlcala used In the mat
Ing of paper art far from edible, but In
addition to these the newspaper may
have picked up a variety of germs
from those who have bandied It or
from tht dnst that haa blown npon It
while eiposed for sate.
Tha flap of tbe envelope, which is
no "bandy" a bit to use ror the teeth.
may have toncbed the llpa of seme
one with tonsUltla, or even with tuber
miosis. New York American.
Where Modern Methods Have Driven
Out the Safety Lamp. '
In some of the mora progresslro and
larger mines, the miner's lamp haa be
come a thing of tbe past In Its atead
the dark passages and work chambers
are illuminated by electricity. The
mines are wired and lighted with all
tbe luxurious effectiveness of the mod
ern home. Besides making their un
derground employment less oppressive
to the miners, the Illuminated mine
offers considerable advantage In the
way of better work and less exposure
to danger.
With motor operated coal cars, a tele
phone system and Instruments for tbe
detection of gas danger, the np to date
mine ia decidedly a more pleasurable
place to work In than of old. In order
to moke tbe lighting more thorough
the walls of tbe permanent passages.
of tbe offices, of tbt entries and. where
mnlea are nsed, of tbe male stable.
are frequently whitewashed. Only
tungsten filament lamps are nsed.
Weather proof enameled ifSectors' are
employed for tbe distribution of light
Tbe problem of lighting the mines.
however. Is difficult, presenting all tbe
conditions which tbe Illuminating "en
gineer looks upon with disfavor tow
black ceilings, black walls, dust, smoke
and dampness. Chicago News.
Baseball llano eaten.
unseuan iojk. xneir aisng is pictur
esque and finely descriptive, but for
real unadulterated alang yon must give
tbe traps boo ten the palm. listen to
this from a well known gunner:
"Yes. sir, 1 toed tbe firing line, put
the iron to my shoulder, drew a hum-
ROMANCE OF FLOWERS.
A leeeont Changed the Revlna Camp
Into a sarmanent Heme.
The difference between a bomo and
camp la a blossom. Until flowers
were pie n ted about tbt abode of men,
nnUI blooms were cultivated, there
were no permanent homes, no fixed
places of abode. Tents were struck
and a new location sought Attach
ments were not formed for localities.
We were a wandering, shiftless, com
fortless lot until a woman trudged la
from the thicket and planted a vino or
ehrub or flower about tha tent and
called It borne.
It waa a woman, of course. Man. In
bla coarseness, never thought of stick
ing a stem into the earth and nurtur
ing a plant that be might have color
and fragrance forever In bla presence.
Only the woman could bavo thought
of that
And since tha first good dsy when j
the woman plsnted a flower and loved
It into blossoming, tbe borne has been
a fixity. It baa been a center of the
affections. Too building may be de
stroyed, the lndlvtdusl members of the
family may be scattered to tbo four
winds, but tha borne remains a fix
ture In the memory and tbe blossoms
do not fade or wither In the mind.
Columbus Dispatch.
Men
and
Wanted
to tell the most remarkable bargain In tht tuagaalns
wotld this yeat
Regular Price. ,
EVERYBODY'S. $!.BO
DELINEATOR 1.50
Total $3700
A monthly salary and a liberal commission on each
otder. Salaries rtirt M: to 121)0 per month. Noes,
petience necessary. Wav furnish full equlpement free,
WKITB FOK PARTICULARS TO
The Butterlct PnblUhlntf Company,
BOTH
2$
S26 Hudson Street
New York
-ssa
Spray "Water llorks
Dw&tiny, $I50 psr month,
Srrfyation, S.50 pormonth, for 1-2 m
fawc9t 2 hours a day,
kifor 2 Oik 0tmt mntk,
to go straight ahead or cat ot the various commercial clubs and
mere curiosity tv'peek at me i chambers of commerce of Oregon
from a greater distance. This
is what tht world calls the Kose
City and I think perhi-s the
world is right for I "rose" sev
eral orles and a-rose early next
morning.
But I find SaJem to be the more ,
suitable place for e. Even the
siiewbik are wide enousa or
Dr. Epley ad myself to ppss
courteously. Iv.iiwS
dinsrer from tbe box and killed It Tha
oyee ot tuo thf.m;er o. C I second saucer waa a lazy bey, flying
."f ree vnli he at the disr :sial O) i siraignt away, out i went to aieep
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nnii luc I'lpevu dcbicu in uw gross.
The next mud pie sailed to left quar
ter, but tbe old pea shooter simply
knocked tbe fuss off. Tbe fourth dicky
bird waa smothered as soon aa It was
batched. Tben a cripple fluttered out
and died. Next came a right wheel
ing streaker, and I pulverized It"
r.o aid them
HO:-; c;?
secure j
in .their work,
n tiulr pi3s :
ilent orcar. .. ion,
:) n al- coop : ion
mongst th ? ii ember3 o th or;
"ir tioj.3, and toad their 'iftheir
I d-.. -ulties
mow
f Fair, Warning.
A fnrmer engaged Tat to
bv . i'iicity i small Held of hay, and on giving blm a
rl ' i - lvt, ! n r ,lew s--tbe told blm it wns such a good
o 1 -..ii, j ,. .1.... .. lir-.i .,lu, nnlnf nt
j..c h new .litii.n, Ut T ,v-; .1 me it In the bay and It would cut bv Itself.
.arc.
eiiiO!l3
rien" er.5 an;
i '.atKn for in-
i-regon.
Cap: .1 to-day; and as wa.keai v'cthtrho
thru the ' yard I woi-derc
where they got :j math nr.
Surely, Columbus nsver are. ii
there was so ;nuch. I tilso ' ix.
to my surr'nse, ibat 1 could c-.
; icr the building erec
To me the willair ette Vrll
vvill always present a bn 'it j-it-ure
in which magnificeht build
ings and trees are gloriously e.
twined with goldtn sunbeams.
thi:.- owu orzMri
i -neit 0? k.
XMia -va;rf
ui:.U; g ill
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a ski,
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U'ilO
ill
I'nt set off to bis work, and about mid'
ilny, when tbe fanner came to see how
" : Pat was getting on. be found blm slt
, "iir- tln in n corner of the field with one
v e Of ' CBJ of tbe scythe in the bay. This so
enraged the farmer that be went for
j Tat who, on seeing blm, immediately
j shouted:
"Kcei back, keep back! Ye don't
know the minute she's going to startr
Exchange.
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WASHING f UN LETTER.
President Wils;n plans to have
another week- cf partial recrea
tiop, . in which visitors will be
6carce. Most of 1 he time w ill hi
givtn to the Eurv .. situation
and conditions in tiu far east,
where China is struggling to re
sist the demands of J. ; an.
Boc h the White House ar -i
the Sta, 5 Depar' -nenthavemairi-tasned
inscrul .ible t lence con-
CPmino- the Jan.- n , "taaMnn ' ,V" ' V J rorn.1i K '
ever since .the original demands!con?5fIcrinthecireuTnaPC
were sent to China more than jilifw they have- soen 'nsile of
three months ago. The Presi-!a school ' almopplsere from
a
United Statea Laws.'
An act when pasaed by both houses
j of congress and aigucd by tbe- presl-
deal becomes n laW. If at any lima
I thereafter questions of its constitution
ality mine tbe mnttet is settled by the
supreme court Tbe court bos' more
than once declared acts of congress
j unconstitutional, as. for Instance, tbe
; "civil rights" bill. New Tork Ameri-
i can.
A Clever BiHL
People who feed tbe wild birds In
winter find that tbe birds soon com to
know tbem. A friend of mine used
every morning to rap an Engllak wal
nut on the sill of but open window. A
white breasted nuthatch knew the sig
nal and would fly to bla band and take
tbe nut meat from between bla fingers.
8ometlines my friend used to bold the
nut meat tightly and make the bird
work to get It One morning tbe nut
hatch, hammering at the tightly held
morsel, struck tbe holder's thumb at
the base of tbe naU. The blow hurt;
and involuntarily tbo fingers parted
and released tbe meat Tbo nest morn
ing, without any preliminaries, the nut
batch hammered at tbe same pin re.
He knew, and be bad learned bla tea
sou In one session tea It Is a amart
boy that does aa well Wlntbrop Pack-
ard lu Our Dumb Animals.
Jin Protection to all Patron,.
J ....... - - IK-l... " - "S'TrWFWgSlSSH L )I.LttJill...SJg
M. S. Corrigall, President. . 4
J. B. Natter, Vice-President.
T. J. Mahoney, Cashier.
, Clyde Brock, A11L Caihier.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
HEPPNER, OREGON.
Invitea your banking business.
If you have idle funda either a large or a
email amount we will be pleased to receive
them and issue our Time Certificate of Depoait
for either six months or one year, bearing
our per oent.
We have Just installed a nev set of steel
safety deposit boxes in our vault. Persons
having valuable papers . to oars . for oan rent
these boxes by the year at reasonable rates.
Established in 1887
Capital Stock, $ 1 00,000.
Surplus and Profjts $40.000.
HOTEL CROSS
9? o ted as One of the 38esV In Snierlor Oregon,
Q, SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO TRANSIENTS. D
t ' !. SSBS't
O. A. Stafford, Proprietor
SPRAY, OREGON.
Marital Diplomacy.
Hunger-1 felt awfully sorry for
poor guy down nt the exchange today.
He lost $3,000 on cotton, and ail tbo
boys were guying blm. and aa be start
ed off borne tbey taunted him with tbo
prediction that his wife would land on
blm roughshod. The poor chap acted
aa though be felt pretty badly about It
Mrs. Plunger sympatbetlcallyH-Poor
fellow I No doubt be used bis best Judg
ment, and if bis wife turns on blm be
cause of bis reverses she la not worthy
to bo called wife. But who waa tbo
man Plunger-Wby-er-tt waa me.
Woman's Home Companion.
bun-
j After the Assay.
I "I undvrxtaud you got aereral
; drod wedding gifts'
"We did. At first I thought I'd have
to hire n safe deposit vault, but after
going over the stufT we simply, stored
em in a barrel in the collar."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
really I
.vh'ch i
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colWgi p.-offc-.-snrF
n-o poetical r - -
rc maik ;M(
dent and secretary Bryan have: the
repeatedly refused ta discuss the
situation or its possible effects
ujOn the present re.ation be
tween this ountry and Japan.
In' isi)itek of this silence, it ia
known that officials of the ad-
time iliev wera six
month3 oM. Oregon Voter.
Some men would rather be
criticise:! than not noticed.
The Only Chance. '
"Unrry, George, or we will bo lata
to the picture ahow."
"Oli, we don't want to get there be
fore it Htm-m."
"Yes. we do. too If we don't t can't
sec what tbe other women are wear
Ing." Exchange.
A Trouble Kssape.
"You II eecnie much trouble In this
here world, my boy." said tbe Billvtilo
parent, "if you'll turn down all con
tracts for raisin' of the place whero
tbe devil lives at Wherever It la, It's
right whero It orter be. an' ef It needs
any raisin" we devil himself to mora
competent to 'tend to that business
than what you'll ever be."-Atlantt
Constitutioa
&ue Print Jownshlp Plats
Corrected npto-dae showing names of entrymen, datea of entry,
vacant laud, rivers and creeks, 11.00 each. A discount
of 25 per cent will be allowed on orders
for five or more plats.
jCmntl oript for T.
. at lowest market pricea.
I All kinds ol Land office Bnainess attended to. over SCO years experience.
J JCvm'iom jCand Company, IjAt 7)mlUt, 0r0jm,
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NOT GE
Wit ef the force.
Tbo policeman had a gambler by tha
arm nnd waa waiting for tbe patrol
wagon to arrive.
"What are you dolngr asked a
friend of the officer who happened to
be passing.
"I am holding a card party," replied
the cop. Donton Transcript
fPa's Definition.
LVnfant Father, what Is a "aepul
cbraP tone ef voice? Ii Pi-ro That
means to speak gravely Dartmouth
Jack-o'-Lantern. '
A hopeless mnn Is deserted by him
soif. and be who deserts hlm.clf Is
soon deserted by his friends.
Hia Mad Msthed.
"How Is It that Itllnka always comes
off first bet In anrumenta with bla
wlfer
"lie states bis rase first and tben
walks off."-Phlladelpbla ledger. '
Superiority.
"She'a a very superior person."
"That so? In what way?"
"She pay a more for her gowns than
any other woman In the club." De
troit Free Press.
Who overcomes by force hath eve-
owe but half bis foe.-Milton.
BINDERS MOWERS
AND HAY RAKES. MACHINE
OILS OF DIFFERENT KINDS
DEERIfJG AND CfCORIVilC
MOWER EXTRAS
Men and Boys Clothing
Ladies Trimmed Hats?
3
Oranges, Lemons and Candy
NIGHTS FRESH BOTTLEDGOODSi
IFarmers' Mercantile Co.!
INCORPORATED.
SPRAY. OREGON.
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