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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1907)
3Q », Brevities LcVt "Behind The Counter, I I. BLIND MAN’S BUFF. Origin of Thia Favorite Sport of Child« hood and Youth. XJ Thia favorite »|x>rt of cbildtutod and (Original) youth in of Franrh origin aud very high 'Hie (Hwt »ays, “All times are thine. antiquity, having bean intr<»luced into O Dsatb!" Thia la equally true of love England In tlx« train of tbe Norman making. If a mau la bent on telling conqueror» it» French name, “Colin 1 THE HALL OF FAME, a girl be lovea her, there la no earthly Maillard,“ wa» that uf a brave war- ! Jame« Lewis of Terrell, Tex., wai power to atop him. The field of battle I rior, the memory of wboae exploits | ex«m»cd from Jury duty recently be- is not too nolay, nor is the churchyard »till live» In tbe chronicle» of tba mid- < esuae he han twenty-two children. too quiet. On land and on sea, at noon, die ag<9». In the year 9fHi Liege reckoned Henry Thompson of Philadelphia at twilight, In the ballroom aud In the shot hl tn sei r two year» ago, nnd now death cbamtier lover» have wooed and anxmg It» valiant chief» on«« Jean Colin. he must explain In court whether b« will continue to woo so long as the He acquired tbe name of Malllard from hl» choHen weapon Iw-lng a mallet, ' did It accidentally or Intent lonaffy. human race la on tba earth. wherewith In fight be u»«*<l to «-ni»b I For thirty one years Jolm F. Twins Johnny Bounce waa a clerk In a de hl» opponent» In one of the feud» han been station agent at Hhnker Kta tlon. < 'oim lie bua a I»«» tieeii poatiiiua partment store In a large city. He sold which ware of perpetual recurrence in ter of ttie town for Uiv »amu length of g<M»l» from the men's underwear coun tboae time» lie encountered the Count ! ter, which ndjolued the department of de l«ouraln In a pitched battle, and, »o Ums. Albert Hut/ou of Denver recently dis- ladles' hosiery. Johnny's place wus on nm» tho atory, In tbe firxt on»et Colin covered ii pure nugget of gold at ths the right of the underwear, am! on the Maillard loat both hl» eye». He or- , foot of u |HaSch tree, supptiacd to hava left of the ludies' hosiery stood Lucv dared bl» eaqulre to take him Into the i been burled tlu«re by u former owner of Crowfntt, n dainty blond, who from thlcke»t of the tight, and. furioualy tbe moment she hn<! taken her place brutullahlng hl» mallet, did »ueb fearful the farm. Complying with an order of the court there am! had brought her robin's egg ' execution that victory »oon de« lared to pay Ills w?« |.1, J<>x<-pli Fix, a New eye« to («ear npon him hnd melted a Itaelf for him. When Robert of France heard of 1 York car conductor, tendered her (Wsl way with them straight into the under • pennle«. Thia she refuaed, but ths wear clerk’s heart. They had found the»e feut» at arm» he lavished favor ( court decided that It was legal tender. opportunity to »peak scattered sen and honor» upon Colin, and »o great , Dr. Jam««» Is Wellington of Hwnnsea, tences or fragments of sentence» on wa» th«« fame of tbe exploit that It < R. I., p<M>»««»»an the oldest militia com- bright days when the store was full waa commemorated in the pantomimic i mlnalon In th»t state It l«car» the date of customer» and to chat continuously i representation» that formed part of the of Kept. 21, iklo, and wan »lgt>««d by on rainy «lays when the store wn» de m«l<« dranuitl«- p««rforman< <•» of the age. Governor MaiVtu Morton. The doctor serted. hut In this chat there wns no By degrees the children learned to act word of love. Ixivc hnd been looked, ; It for themselves, and It took the form 1» eighty nine yeurw of age. of a familiar »port. Although Dalle! Klnxlcy )» seventy but not spoken. Nevertheless, after The bllnilfolded pursuer ax, with band several weeks of propinquity, tbe two eight year» <>lil, hl» face 1» »till free young heart» hnd become welded. aged eye» nnd ««xtended hand», he > from wrinkles, bl» eye» ar«« clear and Then came a new man nt tbe glove grope» for a victim to pounce upon j steady and hl» step 1« elastic. He ba» counter, «llrectly opposite tho men's •««■ms In some degree to repeat tbe ac- 1 bvti employed for fifty year» In the underwear ami Indien* hosiery. Ho tlon of Colin Malllard, the tradition of i Worcester (Maaa.) courtbou»««. waa Hyronlc In liln appearance, e«¡>««- which 1» alxo .traceable In the uatue, Frank It. Movrer of Ohio, nt prem-nt chilly hl» collar, , whh-h, If it waa not blind man'» buff. consul general st Ix-ghorti, Italy. has cut In Byronlc collar fnnhlon, wa» been trnnsferrntS to I»» coiimu I general etpially ample. , A mnnn of raven curl» A REALISTIC ACT. St <'o|M>nhngen, f>ciimnrk. exchanging wrr«« loss«-«) up on the top of Ida bend, place» with ErtsSSt A. Man of Florida, one of them falling down upon his Who tx’coms oMRUI general at l»«g- forehead, n««»rly tom bing a hook now. Amusing Story of Joseph Joffarson as I Rip Van Winkle. burn. Ho had hardly tnken his place before While be wus playing Hip Van Win F II Kling, n ftkilroad bridge builder, the floorwalker wns oblige«! to admon fell sixty feet (bom a bridge at Bruce ish him to attend to hl* customers and kle at Chicago Jo»«-ph Jefferson once ville, Mil. r«M-«'gtly and landed In shal keep Id» eyes off the little girl nt the went to th«« theater very much exhaust- 1 sd by a long day's fixhlng on tlx* lake. low water. 11« <?«» smoking when Iw counter oppoalto. As th«« curtuln rose on the thlr«l act fell. He didn’t Fixe a bit of tobacco Johnny Rounce was panic »trlckcn It discJow«d tbe whit«« haired Bip still and kept on xstmRlng when he walk«*d No woman is Insensible to admiration, deep in hl« twenty year«’ nap. Five, out of the »treftlb uninjured. nnd the blue eyed tieauty from tho mo ten, twenty minutes pn»xcd, au«l he did Dr. Franklin Slocum of Ludington. ment the clerk nt the glove c««unter Mich, ha» be««« «<lvi»e<l by the Rus cast Ills flashing black eyes upon her not awaken. Tho audience began to - sian amtiax»a<V>r at Washington that threw up her hand» not In token of get Impatient ami tbe prompter uneasy. Th«« great actor doubtlex» knew what the czar ha» decided that be 1» entitled | surrender, but to make sure her bait to tlie $1,<K»I,IXU n>rtune left by hlx fa was properly adjusted. Johnny naw he wn» about, but thl» wa» carrying ther and confines ted by th«« Ilusstan the ndmlrlng glance nnd Its effect, He the renilMtlc bu»lne»x too far. Tbe fact was that all this time Jefferson was government In fbo uprising of 1810 cursed himself for a ford that he hnd really sle«-plng the sleep of tbe Just, Kenator Tllloten Is by birth and by not securetl the prize while there was or, rather, of tbe fiah<-rman who had education a pelftb««! gentleman. No no one at the glove counter except two ■at eight hour» in the sun. Flually tbe mau Is more familiar with all the en commonplace middle aged men am! an gallery became uproarious, and one of gaging c«>nvenn<-nnlltleH of social Inter old maki. Now It might l«o too late. tho "gods'* wanted to know If there course, and few then In the senate are Not a moment wa» to be lost. was going to lie “nineteen years more better versed tn literature aud history The morning was beautiful, The of this »nooze busInexH!" Mr. Tillman In growing richer every windows were full of spring goo«!» At this point Jefferson began to | day. lie !» on» of th« popular lectur Tlx« wax lniilcs donned in the habili snore. Thl« dechl««d the prompter, who ’. era of t«»lay. ment» of the o|M-nlng »«-axon xeemed ojH-ncd a «mall trap beneath tbe «tag» George Mayhew Moultoi^ who will to »mil«* more contentedly thnn usual. and begnn to pr«xl Itl[> from licluw. ! I»- the first timj«-r general of tbe Hil But this hn» nothing to «lo with an Tbe fngg««<! comedian fumbled In his nola uathmal guard, ls an architect artistic setting for th!» romance, for jiockct for an Imugliiary railway ticket «nd builder of grain elevators and hn« W'lthln the store wns crowded and. the and muttered drowsily, "Going right been connected with the national weather being mild, overheated. John- through, ’ductor." guard »Ince IWtd He was t»«rn lu nv Bounce's ch««ek glowed not only At thl« entirely new reidln«» the au Ueadaboru. VI., hi Ibol, aud when two with the mtliperature of the building, dience was trau»llx<««l with amuzcmeuL year» old wns taken to Chicago by bls but with anxiety. He was keeping one when nil at once Jefferson »at up with parents. General Moulton ha» been eye on some union suits he was »bow a lotnl shriek, evidently in agony. The brigadier general since it»c, nnd pn« ing to a customer, the other on th«« exa«|H-rat«-l prompter had jabtied him vtouxly wa» Inspector general of tbs flashing eyed man opposite. Tbe cus with a pin. Consciousness of ty<« sit state forces nnd colonel of the Second tomer. not finding what he wanted, uation came to him, and tbe ¡day went regiment. moved on. A lady to whom Miss on after that with a rush. Crowfutt ha<! I» m « u showing «locking-? Getting an Opening. move«! on at the same time. Johnny OLD FASHIONED determined to selz«« the opportunity. A man hail a story nlotit a gun “Mi»» < rowfutt,” he began, "do you which he delivered himself of iipou nil I What hn» become of the old fnxh toned man who »nld of III« dog, “It know thnt it seems a very short time occaxleiiH. At a dinner party one even since you came Into tbe place bexlde ing be writhed In his chair for over do«-» everything but talk?" What hn» Inwomo of the old faxb- me. but It isn't. It'» a month. That's nn hour, waiting for n chance to intro lonrd man who told of hl» great fear long enough for me to find out a se duce bls story, but no opportunity cret. I've found out— Blankets, sir? presented Itaelf. Finally hi« slipped a by nnylng. "My hair »t<»»l on «•nd?" What ha» liecomo of the old fash Sixth floor. Take tho elevator. I’ve coin into the hand of a waiter and ioned woman who prepared for n com fount! out that If I don't— Wooden- whispered: "When you leave the room again, pany »upper cold sll««od ham, floating ware? Basement. If I don't—I mean If you don’t— Men's underwear? Bight slnm the door." Islaml nml marble cake? The waiter slatnined tho door ax di- I What linn become of the fellow who here. What alzo, nlr? Thirty-two rected, nnd the mon sprang to bls feet, waist 1» too large for twenty-eight went to see his girl every other Tues day night until they were engaged, length. Undershirt thirty four? Think with the exclamation: "What's that nol»o-a gun?" an«l then he went regularly every Tues you'll find thirty-six mon« satisfac "Oh. no!" resumeil his host. "It was tory. No. the good» don't shrink, but day night? What hns become of the old fash- thirty-six will lie easier. Don't like only tbe door.” "Ah. I see! Well, »peaking of guns lomsl boy who went down the street the quality? They're nil wool. air. We reminds mo of a little story,” etc.— bolding up two Bugera as a sign that haven't a better line In the house. be was going »wlmmlng nnd wantisl Horry I can't suit you. You'll find Liverpool Mercury. laith roliea In the back of the »tore, compn ny ?— A tcblson Globe. Sun, Moon and Tides. four alxles that way.” The sun ami moon eoujointly affect A n the man moved off a lady ap NEW YORK CITY, proached Mlaa Crowfutt’» counter, and the oceaus In obedience to the fact in It was half an hour before tbe two nature known as the law of the attrac New York city linn iOS bnnka. were again free. Then Johnny sldle«l tion of gravity. It Is tbe nature of New York city hn« 3.927 Bremen be- up to Lucy. This time he spoke from Ihlngs thnt the sun and m«K>n shall pull at the earth's waters, and no further elden the member» of twelve volunteer the heart. explanation can bo given. When the companion In Itlcbmoml borough. "I'm nearly crazy." New York city's acreage in more "What's the matter with you? You'll sun nnd moon are ¡lulling in line the than Hint of Chicago nml Philadelphia find luce curtain» over on that »Ide, tides nro highest nnd when pulling aguinst each other the lowest. The combined, or 210,218 an compared with madam." "That fellow opposlte la rubbering moon Is so much uearer the enrth than 190,757. the suu that it does most of the pull Although New York In a “hitching you.'' "Pshaw!. Do you think I'd look at ing, notwithstanding Its grently Infe poet Iona’’ city, there nro lean runaway What Mize, nmdam? Lisle rior dimensions. borne» In ita streets thnn In the aver him? age city of one-tenth of Ita population. thread? We have—very fine articles. Love la King. Thounanda of traveler» on New You'll find the advertised goods over Love is the great disclplinariau, tbe there, sir. That'll fit you. Open work? Tork'a elevated railway» regret the I poorly maintained and dilapidated Sta We haven't any of these In openwork." supreme hnrmoulzer. the true ¡«eace- . The customer pansed on and waa maker. It 1» the great balm for all that tions on the linen, and tn noverai In stances the attention of the board of succeeded by another. This time Mis» blights happiness or breeds discontent. health haa been called to their unaani- Crowfutt made n sal««, but tbe lady It is a sovereign panacea for malice, turned away for a moment to speak to revenge and all tbe brutal propensities. tary condition.— New York Herald. As cruelty melts before kindness, so | a friend. Johnny whispered: "Lucy, I love you awful. If you the evil passions find their antidote in EDITORIAL FLINGS. don't love me I'll go mad. Tell me, sweet charity and loving aympathy.— - Success Magazine. quick, before abo turns. Wil) you?” When they enter a theater women "Will I what?" ahould check their hate aud men their Easily Distinguished. "Will you bo my girl and marry me thirst. Chicago News. Clara—There should be a law passed so I can know you belong to me nnd Even Luther Tturbank hnan't yet suc to nobody else?" compelling men to wear some distinct' ceeded In grafting the milk weed to At that moment tho lady turned. dress to deuoto whether they are mar-; the strawberry plant and producing Lucy whispered the one word “Yes.” I rled or not. »trawl rerrlen and cream. Sotnfirvllle then, tapping with her pencil on the Maude-Oh, that isn't necessary. Journal. Clara—Why not? counter, called: Possibly tho abolition of reduced Maude—When a man is seen on tho "Cash!" rnllwny rates to clergymen will result Poor children! They never dreamed street In a last year’s hat anti baggy In the congregations paying their min thnt of the two flnnl words spoken ou trousers. It is safe to bet that he’s mar- i isters enough to travel ns other per- thnt occasion, so important to both of ried.—Chicago News. non». Kansas City Times. them, th«« former would In time bo No Way Out of It. Whenever n ball player innkva an relegated to the background, while the "We are worried altout Julia. She error It Is published In the papera. If latter would thrust Itself forward, con the name tiling »hould bo done of ua froutlug them every «lay of their live* got out of a sickbed to go to tto whouever we make errors there wonld They hud struck the keynotes of love mntlnee." "IIow could she?" be some pretty black records.—Akron befo-o and after marriage. "She had to go: she had a ticket" Beacon-Journal. HOPE IIOPKINS. ÖC i KLAMATH COUNTY BANK Tewn Without a Poatoffioa. -‘ While In Scotland last autumn 1 ar rived at Maxwelltown. Kirkcudbright KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON shire. and wanting a »tamp for a pic ALEX MARTIN, President E. R. REAM EH, Vics-Prssidsnt ture poatcard 1 Inquired for tbe poat ALEX MARLIN, Jr., Cashier LEHL1E ROGERS, Asst. Caahier office, but to my »urpriae I waa In formal the town had neither post nor telegraph office. Investigation revealed that the town bad a population of STATEMENT OF CONDITION AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS more than 3,<MK> Inhabitants, being JUNE 2», 1907. also a burgh, with Its provost, town ■gaooacaa council and bailies. This unique town baa to depend on Dumfries, nearly Loan» ami Discount»...................................................................................... | 314,962.7« three miles distant, for everything of Bond» and Kecuritie. ...................................................................................... flO,584.M a postal nature. London Tit-Bits. , Real Estate, Building« and Fixture»........................ 20,160.5 Cash and Hight Exchange............................................................................... 248,Wl.93 The Pioneer Bank of Klamath County The First Trousers. Fwket» were one of tbe great sar torial objections urged against trou ser«, and a writer on male fashions eighty year» ago declared: “No pockets can be tolerated on any account what ever. They make a man look Ilka a Yankee.” -Ixmdon Chronicle. $643,800.13 LIABIL1TIZ» Capital Block, fully paid.............................................................................. $ 100,000.00 Surplus and Profits......................................................................................... 12,088.64 ‘Due other Banks........................................................................................... 40,061.98 DfcPOHITH......................................................................................................... 401,649.51 $643,800.13 I, Alex Martin, Jr., Caahier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledgeand believe . A lix M aktix , J b ., Caahier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8tb day oi July, 1907. 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