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About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1913)
ex : BANKER PONIES. Christmas is Near Along Albemarle sound, on the North Carolina coast, there is mile after mile at' low. sandy shore, where nothing grows except a coarse grass, a few salt water weeds and wild parsley. On these banks lives a strange breed of half wild horses, known as "banker ponies." These creatures are general ly about twice the size of Shetland ponies. Every year the herd owners drive the "bankers” Into pens, brand the foals with the proper mark and catch some of the older animals to sell to the dealers. North Carolinians say that the beasts must be starved into eating grain, hay or grass, for they have al ways lived on the rank salt marsh grass of the,, marshes and on fish. They catch the fish for themselves at low tide. With their hoofs they dig deep holes in the sand below high water mark. When the tide falls they greedily devour the fish that are stranded in these holes. Often they fight briskly over an especially tempt ing morsel. In captivity these strange horses are intelligent, but seldom are even in temper. Once tamed, they make excel lent draft animals, for they have a strength that is disproportionate to their size. Foals that are bred from bankers in captivity make valuable animals strong, healthy, intelligent and fat less vicious than their parents. —Youth’s Companion. Make your wife or mother a present of one of our Combination A. Kitchen Sets It will make her happy and you will get- results in the better mealsfshe will pre pare for you in less time. Have only a few sets left. QUEER TYPE OF INDIAN The Intermountain Tribune A Mexican Tribe With Fair Skins, Blue Eyes and Light Hair. Absolutely Free ■ We are offering the below mentioned premiums Absolutely Free to our patrons I I i I For every dollar purchase from our store entitles the purchaser to one chance in our Free Drawing to occur about March 1, 1914 We will also issue a ticket in this drawing for every dollar paid on accounts . .., . . . *----------------- -The Prizes are------------------- One set of Hack Harness One Dresser One Rocking Chair One Set of Housing Drawing takes place at 2 p.m.1 on date fixed | I Our goods will continue to be sold at the Lowest Cash Prices J. H. GOINGS & SON DEALERS IN Does tne word Indian convey to yon the picture of.a person with black hair, black eyes and dark skin? Then change your opinion at once. In Mexico there are many Indians who possess none of the aforemen- tioned characteristics that are so often associated with the Indian. The Mex ican Indians that are not dark are called the Mayas. They have fair skins, blue eyes and light hair. The only Indian characteristics that they possess are their high cheek bones. their wide mouth, slanting forehead and straight. Indian-like hair and shape of nose. The Mayas inhabit the Sierra Madre mountains in the lower part of Sonora. They differ in many ways from all other tribes of Indians. They are sup posed to be the descendants of the crew and passengers of a Swedish ves sel wrecked on the Mexican coast long before the birth of Columbus. Although quite primitive, their mo rality is high. They cultivate some corn «and garden truck in the valleys and are beginning to raise many limes for export. The men are large and well formed, and some of the women are quite handsome. They ail retain some traces of their Swedish ancestry, and some are Feally fair haired and fair skinned. All are fairer than the average Indian.—Buffalo Express. J. A. THOMPSON NOTARY PUBLIC Exclusive agent for Peters Shoes Variation on the stars and stripes., designed by a Yankee golf enthusiast gone mad over Mr. Ouimet’s victory.— London Punch. SONG OF THE CARROT. Where It the Poet Who Will Glorify Thie Neglected Vegetable? SWEET HOME, OREGON Francis Simmons Kid Gloves Boges Hats for men We have Fidelity Blue trading stamps BERT COTTON Lebanon, Oregon Official Directory Varieties of Carbon, The diamond, the graphite of my lead pencil, the plumbago with which I polish; the stove, the soot of my chim ney and of my lamp are all chemically the same. All are variations of car bon. By analysis-the diamond reduces to pure Yarbon and a little iron. But. given pure carbon and a little iron, can the chemist, by synthesis, pro duce the diamond? Science says that he can. though the diamonds made In laboratories by the crystallization of carbon are. as yet. minute in size and commercially valueless. Nevertheless they are true diamonds, and the proc ess of their formation is In miniature that of old Mother Earth when, with volcanic basin as seething crucible and toppling mountains as pressure force, the magic mystery of crystalli zation of carbon’ went on silently and successfully in what are now the dia mond beds of Borneo. Brazil, Colombia, California and Kimberley.—Pittsburgh Dispatch. , '.............. F. L. Gilbert Councilmen M. Story, 0. L. McClure, Monroe Smead, J. A. Thompson, David Doerpher and Everett Post ‘ School Board R. W. Morehead, J. E. McClure and Harry Watkinds. Justice of' the Peace W. H. Daugherty Constable and Deputy Sheriff Henry Slavens Mails. Arrive from Lebanon__ 1:30 p.m. “ Brownsville..... ...3:30 p.m. c c “ Cascadia_ ,___ 8:45 a.m. Depart for Lebanon............ 9:00 a.m. “ Brownsville........ 4:00 p.m. “Cascadia..... ...... 2:00 p.m. Treasurer 3 3 if 3 3 Mealey Bros. Mill Company --------- Manufacturers of all kinds of-—------ Rough ana Dressed Lumber ------- ------- from Douglass Fir-——----- 1— A good supply of Well Seasoned Stock constantly on hand. Silo stock a specialty, Personal attention given to all orders, We sell 10% lower than Lebanon prices, and on all large orders allow an especial discount of 5% for cash. Come and see us and let us figure with you on 'your order. ------------- Our Prices are Right—------ — To Find Your Caller Button, Real Estate Brokers J.D. Justirite Corsets Butterick Patterns Here are two sure ways to find • collar button that has dropped on the floor and rolled away where you can’t see it: Rule 1.—Walk around the room in your bare feet. You will soon find the collar button embedded tn your heel. Rule 2.—Put on a pair of heavy boots and walk around the room. You soon step on the collar button mash It^flat —Cincinnati Enquirer. Thompson & Dugger Dependon Under wear and Hosery Why does no poet arise to sing the song of the carrot, the hardest worked vegetable in the kingdom? Much is said in favor of the plethoric pumpkin, the gathering of corn is a common place theme, but the poor carrot has been neglected—yea. even scorned. For diversity of use the carrot has pumpkin and corn backed over the garden wall. Men feed carrots to cat- tie. Increasing the dairy output: they feed them to other stock sometimes, improving its temper. A carrot’ arti ficially hollowed with a knife makes,an elegant Japanese vase. Sufficiently hardened by harsh contact with the .world, a carrot may be used for a weapon, either operated like a mallet with a handle or hurled like a Russian bomb Carrots are sometimes even used for food by human beings. They are a chief ingredient in vegetable soup. Mixed with butter, they improve its color. They make better pumpkin pie than pumpkins themselves. Served as hubbard squash, they make one wonder why squashes were invented. The'answer to the high cost of living CITY OFFICERS cry is carrots. Johnson had his Bos well. Whom will the carrot have?— Mayor.............................. H. M. Myer Cleveland Plain Dealer. Recorder................R. W. Van Fleet Wasted Mustard. It is stated that a member of a firm of famous mustard manufacturers once remarked that it was not the mustard used, but the quantity that is wasted, which makes their trade a successful business. Usually more Of this condi ment is mixed than will be wanted I and. as it soon turns discolored, dries and loses its pungency, the mustard la thrown away. This waste may to a great extent be saved if care is taken SWEET HOME, ORE. to gauge more accurately than is com mon the quantity of mustard likely to be wanted for a meal. To prevent un sightly discoloration if kept longer, mix ’ with milk. It is always disagreeable to :□ see a mustard pot clogged round the mouth with stale mustard.—New York T. L. DUGGER' Mail. NOTARY PUBLIC Farm Implements, Wagons, Buggies, Harness, Plumbing Supplies Flour, Wheat, Oats, Ground Feed, Etc. East Main Street Bert Cotton Half Wild Horses That Trap Fish and Then Eat Them. Puzzled. 1 If you want to sell your Farm, other lands or City property, list them with us. We can get you a buyer. 1 We manage Transfers of Property, Write Deeds, Mortgages, etc., etc., examine Abstracts, --------------- Negotiable Loans--------------- CITY DRUG STORE Half an hour after Mrs. Richly given ber new maid an order she be came uneasy and went to Investigate. "Well. Mary, what haB detained you? Have you found my Keats, as request ed?” “Lor', mum.” Mary apologized. "1 was just cornin’ back to ask what la a Keats.” N. R. LUTHER, M. D. Prop. Drugs, Patent Medicines Perfumes, Toilet Articles, Sundries Wait Awhile. “Is. she very much in love with him ?’: •’Very She still believes it is the other fellow’s fault when he stays out late iit night.”—Detroit Free Press. COME IN AND SEE US. WE DON’T WANT THE EARTH BUT WE DO WANT TO SELL YOU A PART OF IT ■q z Advertise in the Intermountain Tribune Yellowed Handkerchiefs. ■ Han<ikerchiefs which have become yellow .-an be made snow white by soaking them in pipeclay and water for twenty-four hours. Dr. Luther will attend professional calls at reasonable distances Day or Night Dr. Robert’s and Korinek’s Veterinary Remedies East Main Street SWEET HOME, ORE. |