Image provided by: St. Helens Public Library; St. Helens, OR
About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1905)
fc-i M-aaBaw- -sv.-fctv I I liiilill.Hli.L ll .1 I Inli'n l.4kt 4nuMu. I I I PAYING IIIC POSTAGE. itiiiittltttti1 aaaa,a,, rostage was always a tort polnj la the old days. It might be either pre paid or collected on delivery, and un lucky recipients of long winded epla Uea or otber uieleu natter often bad aubatantlal grlvnc. Tb author f "Tb Old farmer and bla Almanac," aim a few, of Mr. Thorn' frequent bint a to bla contributor to pay tha pottage oa what tbey aent to htm. lit first allusion to tbt matter waa la the Almanack for 180(1, and la ap pended to a compliment which ba paya to a highly respected Quaker corro poudeuf: "Friend It. D. la tendered tha edl tor'a bent thanks, for hi severs! valu able communications, at the aauit tluif aollclta a coutlnuanca of bla eorre KHiJcnce. The pout nice the editor will ever be happy In paying, though In some la a great looser." une or the "loosing" caee appear la 1809: "A. It. Q. la thanked for bla season able Information. Though we would remind blia that bla communication come eo coated up that we are obliged to pay double poatage on them, we would advUe him In future to leave off the wrapper or pay the poatage." Again lo 1810: "E. W. and other will fee kind enough to pay poatage oa anawer to Kiddle la future, or they will not be noticed." A little later: "0. 8. our Itoatoa querest, have uo objection to bla ask Ing questions every day In the year, . provided be paya the poatage." K. r. In 1812 appears aa a alnner against aeveral principles: bla "anec-t dote la of the eoanter kind, aud not capable of being polUhcd without In Jurlng the pith. Ill .Meteorological obaervatlotia. If correctly taken, would be UNcful. Ho will do well to retnein ber the poatage In future." lty 1814 the poatage nuisance aeema to' have become Intolerable. "J. II Jf." la Informed that "we conceive bla Question to bo unimportant, and not worth the money, we paid for them," and flually there la an emphatic pronunclameiito to the world at large "No notice will In future be taken of any anawera to queries unlcaa poat paid." , An attractive fit-Id for win-lea tel egraphy ba been opened up by the organization of tb I'anayiB canal project Officials are considering the feaalbmty of eatabllhlr.g wlreleaa con nectloa between New Orleana and the UtbaVfia. Between these places" there a clear seaway of 1.300 mllea, through th Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Work for the inaane 1 a apodal tudy at 'the Vllejulf aiylum, Pari. A Jealowa Elephant. ' A larva aUfihint fnrmart fS IfnV aeem a If tbla were a very esustic . i-. ,.rt.i fnnnrf alntln. rarvln-. aketrhlnr and even ubtane which the Inaect projecta mn nntmlul la rtnhtl favor bv tattooing are Included, and recovery 1 1tn violence la aa Impalpable dust I ew yonng ctmeL Tn, of tea due to the employment la other " enemies u "'camel wa the Uteat acquisition, and! caae the oondltloa of the pedent'a d that It boW w rmrv for Impor- natnrallj engaged the attention1 Different View of It. (Nellie Munaon Holman la "8ucces Msgaalne.") "What I the ecret of ttccesB?' asked tb magaslne. "Do write," aald the pen. "Be progressive," aald the euchre Piuk. 0 "Be exact and on time," said the cWk. "Be careful not to break your word,' aid the typewriter. "Don't be afraid to strike whea you find your match," aald the lamp. 'Tuih and pull," aaid the door. "Stand firm and unyielding," aald the flagstaff. ' "Don't change with every wjnd that blow, aald the weather vane. "Never become dull and ruity," aaid the hoe. "Climb stesdily up," aaid the Ml "Keep bright and don't mind the clouds." said the inn. "Cultivate a calm eiterior, but lw ready for emergcnclei." aald the inno cent flower; "even I alway carry pistil." fesmvention concealing themselves under tnft of grata. Every time that I have tried to sclx one of them a alight noise baa been beard like that of atcam un- Kot m Favorite Creed. , T a i . u ixjtcti oi gooo, piain aogi, wuicn bave been allowed to grow naturally, will appreciate the atory of the En- dor pressure eacaplng from a valve giua peddler who went to a dealer la railed by Jerks, while a Jet of mokeii0, iud tbu described what be ba made Ita exit with force. In moat wanted caae from the extremity of the bdo- -n wants a kind of dog about eo men, and sometimes even from tbel'igb. m ao long. II If a a kind of gry- mouth, and disseminating a strong I'ound, an' yet It ain't a gry'ound, bo- odor of nltroue gas. I cause 'la tyle la aborter nor any o' "At aoch time I bave experienced then 'ere tTT'ounda an' 'la nose la I quite a atrong feeling of beat In the aborter, an' ' ain't o llm round the band, and the body of eome of fbe In- body. But lUll V a kind o' gry sects that I succeeded In catching sp-round. Do .you keep inch dogs?" peered to me to be hot My fingers "No," replied the dog man. "We and the part of my Lands that bad drowns 'em," been touched by the hot smoke were stained aa Indelible brown. It would . i Come Now Own Up tant occaalona. of vlaltora. nilnil la tnlrroriwl In tha work done. aldlnr tha nhvalplan In bla atudv of Thla procee 1 noi aDaoiuteiy ao- h.nt fo- - iona time ahow the caae more than any amount of normal, elnce a number of other ant-1 llfni of (jusatlafacUon. and at-lat dlacuaalon or conaultatlon. The earth' Interior, luatead of be ing fluid, la now known to be exceed Ingly hard and rigid. Tbla la due to the Inconceivable prcaaure, and Pro- feaaor T. J. 1. Bee point out that aa the brat la beyond the critical tem peraturo of every known element, the mala alao bave rmmrae to projection h, ...,,- rp.ehed a oolnt where It of liquid or odor galn"t their ene- lmugt flnd exprf8ion. When the usual miea ror meir aerenne. uni ion ue- crowd gatheml about the camel the notea In our Inaect both a epflclal tephant prepared for action.. He filled chemical talent aud a special realat- hl tronk Wtn water. and with de- ance of the Intestine that may be liberate aim dlacbarged the water all qualified aa moat remarkable. 0Tfr tDe people who atood looking at Upon the whole, tb lit'Je coleopter yie ctmel. You don't like those cray hairs,doyou? And your hus bind ccrtiinly doesn't like them. Then why not try t bottle of Aycr's Hair Vigor? It restores color to gray bair every time, all the deep, rich color of early life. And It cures dangruif also. I eartetntr !! Mm! Ay? Hr Tmr ta a troAii atciwnittoa fur tlx tettr ai4 ala, lot I wH H bmm M lM far ut jmn. I wa clMrf ully raofninn4 tt la njj en In immxI of tuch a ar.naloa.' Ma. JL4TB BOTT. MlnnoapoU. Htiia. e brJ. 0. i?T Co., Low.ll, AIM iers auaiUaatatara t J iKtsakVxxx PILLS. CflUiKT PECT08AL. aulTi I w 1 I I m Il,nn Arm .nn hat I m.ttermuit be e.aentlally a ga. re- - ; Jutt oiacrlmlnatlon In Railway Rate duced by preaaure to a hardneaa and , . . .... Mirmrm ,n nHn I A11 ..iiroad men ouailfied to apeak rigidity poa.ea.ed by no aub.t.nc Llpl froni tt0 famou, m0n.ter of an- o th.-.object in a reaponalble way are Buvrru IV ua. I .. ,. l l A T 1 UKPIT W BITTM! Willi i IcclUCD OaUUUCI What la believed to be the largest I ' ,... .. 8pencer of he Southern railway when white aapchlr over dl .covered baa ' .n. j-i-. beaav: "There ia no division of uat beea brouaht to Berlla bt M. .v.. t . ..iwi. opinion a to the desirability ot top- w ' uric. KUW CiUaiUl va SIM eauaweaw v Maa - . A. . Heppmer, a Germaa engineer, who ba. f d th baTe not pr.Tlrt. ping all eecret or unjustly diacrimina- realded for many years In Braxll. cated a. much a. might eem to be the tory device, and pracUcea of whatao- Mr. Spencer, in speaking of "unjust ly discriminatorr" rate and devices, make a distinction which Is at once apparent to common sense. There may be discrimination in freight rate which ia just, reasonable and imperatively re quired by the complex commercial and geographical conditions with which ex Uia and Heart Are Helpleae Agalne! pert rate maker bave to deal. To abol- Thalr Oncoming-. ish uch open and honest discrimina- The f uryof a forest fire Is lndescrlb-1 tion might paralyze the Industrie of able, especially la soft-wood or conler- cities, state and whole sections of our ous forest. Here the flamea sweep national territory. through, making a roaring wall of Thi ditinction between juBt and where be poeaessc several mlnea. Be fore cutting the atone weighed 1,250 carats, but a flaw caused the cleavage of -a piece weighing 400 carata. Thl piece will produce a cut atone of 100 carat. That cut from the larger piece weigh 418 carata. la two Inchea la length and one Inch and a half wide and thick. Statistics collected In Germany show that three-quarters of all the tin used lu-the world comes from south- eaatern Asia. The total production In HXtt amounted to 03,003 ton a. A! thoughtthe output lucres wa every year, caae In relating to u the misdeeds of the marvelous and terrible animal com tnltted In the days of yore In guard Ing caverns In which waa hidden ev ery aort of treasure worthy of th name." FURIOUS FOt8T FIRES. t.laz that reaches from the around, unjust discrimination is clearly recog the aupply la a till lasufflclent for tbe ' rntpd wlt tnflammable material nired in the conclusion of the interna ilutn a nil Ti I'nlti tltatna la t I . ' . .1 ,;-.l T.;1. nntvll.h. .u. to tne toDmoat orancnes wnere ren !"" " wU,lt..,pUiii,ir ous sao nan and crackle fiercely, Iterday: hrntrlno. t.taitna- nartlelea to limit -TaTliri rtouU bs ba-4 oB.eommerplal prln - " elplel other treea at a considerable distance. iton demand. The United Btatea la the greatest Un ualng nation In the world. It consumes 43 per cent of the entire supply, although contributing very lit tie to it A tin-mine wa opened In Sooth Carolina a year ago, and there are atd to be depoalta In North Caro lina, South Dakota and Wyoming. Next to the United fitatoa, Great Brit ain la the greatest consumer. It takes 23 per cen of the entire supply. It 1 the opinion of the Dominion superintendent of forestry that Cana clplft. taklm Into account tta n trial co:iai ttoni which bc.r aion tha commercial value in aaaiuon a nign wina diowb, in , ,s-, r..,v.u -rha,d -..h-n.M m.nr cue. eenerated bv the fire Itself. I trarrducTiminatun to all abippera alike un .v.. .i. i- derllkacondlllom.t m.kn.olratiihtul(l vuv uritv u "'"a """" - - I at (ar h iMxiibla baT a 1 the clasttcltT new. rush of colder air from adjacent areas I ary to permit tn deTe'opment ot the traffic iibt . At . via. wprooncainaar-aiere.u.iiioinpui). '"t " i.e ana lo lLa rauroaai mamacivea. fore tbla combination of ground and The present proposal ia, a Mr crown fire nothing can prevail Ant- Walker D. Hine. of Louisville, stowed mala flee before It or are roasted, to in his remarkable testimony the other death. During the fires in Waahlng- day before the aenate committee at da undoubtedly holds, the first place on and Oregon la 1002 lakes were Washington, to crystallise flexible and among the Umber-producing countrie found packed solid with putrefying justly discriminatory rate into fixed of tha world, and notwithstanding the and partly roasted bodies of bear, deer, government rates which cannot be great drain now put upon Ita resources panther, and other animals, fearless of changed except by the intervention of tn tbla respect by the demands of for- each other In the frenxy that brought some government tribunaland by this elgn countries, he thinks that Its lead them together to perish through very process to increase "the tempta- may be lncreaaed by Judjeloua man-1 drowning, teat, or- euffocatlon. In tion to aepan irom me puDiisnea rate ageraent of Ita great foreu. Tne vlr-1 these same Area a picnic party of nine nd the lawful rate in order to meet gin white pine, he ssys, cannot last person, with team and wagon, wa ome ovepowering ana urgent commer ..... .1 -. I Ma1 Ann) !! a?" V Ana Va1 finn many years longer, hut la the Douglas cut on ty names near ml bl ueien. la Nation of ChaoflTeara. The French nation so closely guard her supremacy In the motor world that plans are being made so that every French boy will be made familiar with the operation and the principle in-, volved in the construction of the auto mobile, says the Philadelphia- Record. A course of instruction is being arrang ed for introduction Into the public schools. There are a number of techni cal schools where the details of auto mobile Instructions are imparted to those who desire such knowledge. It la said that no city In the world glvea the same encouragement to au- tomoblllng as Paris. It has been de cided that all the public hospitals shall be equipped with self-propelled ambu lances and a very speedy car has been ordered to be attached to the municipal laboratory, where all the bombs found on the streets of Fhat city shall be ta-1 ken for Investigation and destruction. CASTOR I A lor Infanta and Children. Tha Vd Yea H373 Always Ecught Signature of One Ha c red Secret. Parker I have noticed that nearly all the article on "How to Manage a llua band" were written by unmarried wouv en. . How do you account for it? Korwln Oh, you don't auppoe a mar ried woman ia goln to glv ber little plan away, do youf MALLEABLE IRON STUMP PULLERS I'MMI, llghtent and ilnnm mump Poller oa Hi. in.rk.L lit Hone power oa Uie iweep with two bone. Write lor dmorlptWe reialug- aiiil pnree. KlilURSON MACHINERY CO. Foot ol MoitImm Street Portland, Oregon fir, the cedar, the Western white pine, the apruce and the hemlock, Canada possesses all but Inexhaustible treas ures. The spruce Is the most widely distributed. Various species ot It ex tend from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, and from the American border northward to the limit of tree growth. In Germany, where disappointment baa attended the employment of acety lene for Illuminating purposes, a new use has been found for the gns In the form of an explosive for blunting. Car- bid of calcium In amall particles ta en closed In a tin cartridge, the upper part of which contains water separat ed from the carbld by a partition. At the top of the cartridge Is an electric percussion device. An iron pin, work ed from the outside of the cartridge. perfonrtea the partition and allow the water to come In contact with the car bid. Tbla la effected by a blow five mlnutea before It 1 desired to cause an explosion. At the end of that time, sufficient gas having been developed In and all that was found later to prove the tragedy were the Irons of the wag' on, the carcaasea of two horses, ves tlgc of the remalna of human beings, the buttons of the clothing the only evidence left to show how they fell. The horses had been cut loose in a vain mercy that sought to give them a chance to shift for themselves. Near the tire of the wagon were the re mains of the women of the party and om P that it has to b. turned the position of the men at various 0Tr P10W wl0Te croP c,n De cial condition" New York Sun. Too Deep for Htm. "There's 6ns thing I csd't understand about farming," said the city chap whs had contracted with a farmer for week'a board, aa he watched the hired man turning the soil. 'What be that, young feller?" queried the honest old granger, as he bit off generous hunk of home-made tobacco. 'I can t understand," said the city chap, "why the ground was placed hot Iowa Improved SEPARATOR w LOW CAN Walat High or Warm , (J J Milk 50 Per Cent F Cream V IT'S THE )V BEST EVER V : BEND FOR CATALOG UK MITCHELL, LEWIS & 'STAYER CO. ' PORTLAND, OHCOUN WtATTLK HPOKANIt P. It u. JIOI8RJJ fta. 27-1 9C5 W UEI writing to adtartliar plaaa mention mis paper. planted," At the present moment there are 194 monuments in Germany that have been completed to Prince Bismarck, while forty-four others are In process of con atruction or are planned. There la a grave-digging school In Peculiar Funeral Custom. Rmssela. and sll the candidate! for the Swiss funeral ''customs are most re- nost of sexton in Belgium to be ellelble cullar. At the death of a person the must have gradimed from this school. family Inserts a black-edged announce- point from the Central group of the tragedy showed, that they had tried to make some sort of a fight Xhe task waa as hopeless as making a living space In the midst of a blast furnace -The Chautauquan. ment in the papers asking for sympa thy, and stating that "the mourning urn" will be exhibited within certain Kaiim in 4tTAvlu1 1a Tn ffvn rf ht the cartridge the electric spark 1. fired n0U8e wheM tt dled u and the explosion occur. The effect laeed a m0e. bUck toble. covered Idleness ia many gathered miseries In one name. Kit-liter. t, Her Purpose. "Mother thinks you'll make me a good wife," said the girl'a intended. "Indeed r replied the girl with ths determined jsw, "you tell yocr mother I'll make you a good husband. Phila delphia Ledger. For coughs and colds there 1 no" better medicine than Piso's Cure for Consump tion. Price 25 cents. A Ron' Suggestion. Father (cutting the whip smartly through the sir) See, Tommy, how I make the horse go faster without strik ing him st slL . Tommy Papa, why don t you spank na children that way? Glasgow Times. Mother! will find Jlrs. WlnaiowV BooUdng Pymp the best remedy to use tor their children oaring tne teeuung perioa. Off Duty. "Hello!" cried the policeman, "read ing a paper, eh? I thought you were a blind man." "So I am during business hours." the blind beggar replied, "but I'm off duty now." Philadelphia Press. v riTO Permanently Cored. ?To fits or nervousness M lu after firetday'iueeof Dr.KHue'eUreal Nernt Restorer. Mend for Frew S trial boltleandtreallM. Dr. K. H. Kline, Ltd., 9S1 Areh .bl. Pblladelpbla, 14. Particular. "Darling," whispered the ardent suitor, "may I press you with my man ly arm?" "I am from Missouri." replied the beautiful girl, "and you will have to show me." . ' ''Show you what?" "Proof that you belong to' the Pres ers' Union." of the rock with Innumerable cracks, so that the fragment are easily re moved. OEATH.DEALINQ BREATH. T-"-" VVS T2"- 1 Am axon - Inaect ' with Remarkable Mean, of Defense. There exists In the region of the Amazon, saya the Scientific American, a variety of insects which are pro vided with a truly remarkable means of defense, the legs elytra marked1 with yellow, and of. a total Ingth of whom O.Q to 0.7 of an Inch. Although less Insect are some times seen In the daytime, It ta' at night that they can most easily do their hunting, "In the path of my garden," says M. Le Comte, "by directing the .light of a dark lantern toward the ground, with a black cloth, on which stands a black Jar. Into this the friends and m Anna ln(n ttssat r 9 4Va fa ntllw A Ar i rv a 1 1 aLUUaH.UtAilVVJB V. 4eU7 laiuuj UIVU Bliiail MM M . ... 1.1..!-. t,i Those afflicted with Eczema know r,' m ZrZ morethancan betoldof the suffering Wsed bvthis -flesh on them. The urn hrput on the table ZZLAm,XZZS Ku'rit1. &Jtm: .6 on the day of the funeral Only meh ICTZZ. J ZTt LB7. go over to the churchyard, and generally follow the hoarse on foot I Tianrle fnot haMr armo fttwt TWna mail tti itmunnM a mh Inft IttnK tda " nope J,e nB HiUaVT - j f. orf o mnct B12e of mv thnmh In iRoi atiff imreiirl until it wa XV,?tlfUwiedST V!,0 often afflicted. The cause of 7 hand burning, itching and paining Eczema ia a too acid condi- . ' . '"r wu,v-u "U1" S!'uo uuu " that dries and scales off, leaving an inflamed surface, and at times the itch ""ey ing and burning are almost unbearable. White any part of the body is months' visit In the East," the Port- lefense. These are coleoptera of land young ,ady wa8 jlng, "and, oh, tirTf th Wr The cir" lg other cures advertised by you I wrote and genus Clclndela, with thorax and t had ,uCh a lovely time 1 Those East- Nation loaded tht ivise f commenced of a light brownish yellow, back ntft. different from ns. ttJ?!!.!0 S. & S. d it me. ernera aw so different from, us, fieryt acid poiaoaB that Ue?t though.' are forced through the J. H. SPsarctt. "What point did you visit?" in- glands and pores of theskin which'set the flesh aflame. Since the cause of quirea tne new comer in uregon. -i ao the disease is in the blood it is a waste of time to hope you aaw dear old Boston." "Bostonl" tha Portland girl ejacu lated. "I should say not; I was In Montana."--Portland Oregonlan. try to cure it with, local applications; tha cause must be removed before a cure can be effected. S. S. S. has no equal aa a remedy for Eczema; it enters the blood and forces out the poison through the natural channels, and builds np the entire system; The skin becomes smooth and soft again, and the Eczema ia cured,, " Cases that have persistently refused to ba On a rainy, windy night, when you I have seen them running In all direo are unable to leep, ever look yourself cured under the ordinary treatment yield to ita purifvinc' coolin effect oa- advice wished, without charge tlbni aeeklng a renige In the clef ta over candidly, and admit your faults? the blood. Book on gkin Diseases and any between tha itonei of tha borders or And wasn't tha result pretty tough) TS'SSY.'STT CFLC. !HS CO., ATlAfiTAm CJU