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About Klamath republican. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1896-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1907)
Brevities THE HALL OF FAME. Mino Melba I n aald to have received ino.lKKi and Ta magno *15,000 for »lug I iik before a gramophone. Ilcnry H (fore, *11 tor of I ba I lump »biro Guxette of Northampton, Maas, bn» been In active m-wspnper work for sixty year*, and thu paper ho now edit» la 121 years did A enne over |(»l years old I n owiicf, by N II Davenport of ('belacs, Vt. It wiih In ought from rak'Nllne by his great uncle, who obtained It on the Mount of Oliver. Although elghty-two year» of age, Warren II Drake of Vine Meadow, Conn . work» ten hours dnlly In n plane factory, lie baa been In the employ of one company fifty eight years. Prince Naahliuoto, a cousin of the emperor of Japan, bus Just lliilalied a period of training In thu Thirty ninth regiment of French Infantry and baa entered the war college In Faria. liev. Dr. Jainea Turk of the First Presbyterian church of Knoxville, Tenn., has celebrated lila eighty fifth birthday lie him been preaching wince 1M7 and Ilves In the houae In which he wu born. Oscar llummeiNteln plana to build a chain of opera house» in cities west of New York and baa purchased a site In Philadelphia, where he pr»|MMes to have the first of Hie new buildings completed lu a little more than a year. llarry It. Clow, who succeeds Fred G. McNally as president of the Hand. McNally A Co. publlahing bouse, la a son In-law of the lulu Andrew McNal ly, founder of the big printing Coin pa ny. Mr. Clow la thirty nine years old. Samuel Nloau wua thu laid of the pio neer railway men of the world. Dying at ninety recently, lie hail Keen tbe lie ginning uud development of tbe rail waye ami bud been prominent lu «-on atructlon and operation In thia country. A. 1!. NiullU, tbe general »Ufierlntend- ent*of tbe Now York Central, ba» fo-cu appointed vice president and general manager of thu Boston and Albany railroad, lie la one of tin- font rail road men In the country and la very popular with Ida employe«*». I There haa just entered the fo-bool of Couimeriu aud Finance of New York university Mr F.nl.1 III. the ta n of one of the three wealthiest fniulllca In Ja pan. who la prewiring thus to take charge of bla father'» and Ida grand- fgOier'a greut leu and oil interest». I TALES THEY TELL. A letter posted thirty-two year» ago by a lady accepting bla offer of mar riage baa Just fo*en received by Mr. OUIougben of Mexico. A mau In Fort Kctdt, Kan., answer Ing an advertisement for a cook, wrote that tie was willing tn wear women's clot be» and tnke a female name In or der tn get II h < Job. A Kt. IAiu Is policeman gave aa an excuse for staying in a saloon, "The barkev|>er broke two eggs In a glass of sherry and w aula-d me to find out if the eggs were fresh." At the slaughter house of Kwlft A Co. In Ht. Louis n goat I n uaed to decoy tbe sheep to the alnnghter room, it Is descrllM-d us n liesrties» anima) that chew» tobacco and can do a cakewalk. Ml»» Corn McHea became »<> excit ed when she was married nt Cincin nati to John 1.. Reynolds Hint she kiss ed everybody In the room, even the magistrate who held out bin hand for hla fee iyid the clerk who naked for tbe mnrrluge ceitltlcnte. GERMAN GLEANINGS. Germany's list of n<-w*pa|>er» 1» the largest hi Europe. in Germany there are several fami lies who pay no taxes nt all. Tin- authorities nt Kidenbroden pun ished n mcrchnnt for selling adulter ated wine by iHiuring It Into the basin of a dried up stream. The inhabitants of the little town rushed to tbe wine river with pitchers mid Jars and soon emptied it. Hundny rest In Germany Is to tie en forced In future much more Strictly than hitherto lu pursuance of orders from the minister of the Interior, who la determined that no Intsir, an less ab solutely necessary, ahull 1« done on tbs Ha him th day. An advertisement appears in the Cologne Gasette In which rich men or their aona are asked to furnish *170,- 000 to assist in establishing a National Uberal newspaper In a certain Ger tsan state. Tbe contributor la assur ed that he will lie rewarded with the title of baron. EDITORIAL FLINGS. What has become of denatured a I co- . boll Wasn't it expected to set a lot 1 of machinery in motion? — Memphis Commercial Appeal. About the only commodities that have not Increased In price to the con sumer recently are postage stamps and champagne.- Providence Journal. When the currency is colored slate, brown, green, blue, yellow, pink and I white many a man who now takes so much pride In flashing his roll of one j dollar notes will be n miserable be Ing. St. Louis Poet Dispatch. A Texas prophet asserts that with in ten years there will bo 5.000 mil lionaires In that state. Nonsense! The state may produce that many million- alres, but they won't lie found In Tex as. They'll be In New -York.—PbilaM*' phis Inquirer. Not Mio Plaoo to Laugh. Mllly Io a «wool young lady. u«uaBy very seilatu and self po»»e»»ed Hut today khu was »iiffcrlng under (bo vtrvM »if auppreMe«! «motion. “Calm yeuroelf, my dear," urged a sympathetic friend, “and lull mu all about it.“ “Well. you »»*,'* began Mllly, wiping bfr eye», “papa c&ught a wicked cold, and foot lire persuaded him to coddle himself to get rid of It. Bo be »at. dre»»ud in pujamai, on hl» folding bed In front of n blazing Are in bl» bedroom, ilu hud a «teaming foiwl of gruel on hla knee, and hl» feet ware I In u pull of niUKtiird and water. “Presently we heurd u terrific noiao • overhead, uud wo all ruaiiod upstair» to Noe whut hud happened to poot piipu We found thill thu folding foil bud colliipm-d 111 the middle, und there Im was »tuck in the angle. Moulding gruel In hlw lap und pouring ull over him, while inn wax »Bling In u | mk >I of miiMturd und water on tfoi floor, laughing herwelf Into byati-rlc». And. oh, thu thing» he suid bccuu»o alio didn't go mid pull him out! Tliat'a why I'm overcome, my dear!“—Lon don Answers, A Bundi» of Blunder». Don't »ny thut “clemillneNM 1» next to godline»»," u atiitoiucut which would bo untrue If It were not unmeaning. If you muMt gauge the value of thia excellent quality quote thu original correctly uud »ay thut clemilfocxa 1» next to goodllneas, meaning thereby tliut, where thia 1» lacking, u clean end well kept person has an attraction and n comeliness only second to actual beauty. Never talk of "the worst coming to the worst,” an ltn{M>»Hlblc occurrence, alnce It 1» already there. The worse may come to the world, a», ulus, It of ten doe», but when the woret bus come there In no more to tie Mid. Pleunt^do not »peak of your "mtitnal friend." If A li n friend of B and C, A 1» not a mutual but a common friend. But, nlxive all, if you would be binmeh-»« n«ver talk of “common wcuih -," •» though It were or could be an exceptional or rare po»»«Mlon of a favored few Common sense la the •cnae common to all, which long may we all enjoy. 8hak»»p«»r» V»r»u» Burn«. At the clore of a lecture to the mem- bur»»gif ii ecrtalij literal^ aoefoty tbu following dialogue between a Scotch man and the lecturer wna overheard: "Ye think n flm» lot o' Rhakriqienre. doctor 1" "I do. air." was the emphatic reply. "An" ye think be waa rnalr clever than Hubble Burt»?** "Why. there'» no comparison be twccu them!*• “May 1>e no, but ye tell ua tbe ulcht It waa Hhake»|M-are wbo wrote *Vneaay lie» the head that wear» a crown.* Now, llold'le would never have writ ten »fc notfaenae a» that.“ “Nnnacnae. air!*' thundered tbe indig rnuit doctor. “Aye. Just nonrensc. Hobble would bae kelit tine that a king, or a queen either, dfona gang to lied wi the crown on bla bead. They hang It owcr the back o' a chair." The doctor's face dropped, for he realized that his lee- ture bad beeu given In vain. —Scottish Nights. h Make the Children Happy! things given away with each $10 Purchase Gifts for Men and Boys Gifts for Men and Bovs Suits n Overcoats Smoking Jackets Fancy Sweaters Silk Underwear Stylish Hats Dress Gloves Umbrellas Shirts Ascot Ties Mufflers *» Fancy Vests t Silk Suspenders Fancy Hosiery Suit Cases Don’t forget your Winter needs. Stormy weather is coming. We have an abundance of good things that will keep you comfortable, such as Mackinaws, Duck Coats, Rubber Coats, Corduroy and Leather Coats, Rubber Boots, Snow Shoes with Leather Tops, Arctics, Blankets, Etc., Etc. THE PORTLAND CLOTHING AND SHOE STORE Agents for Hart, Schaffner & Harx Clothing ▲ Hints for the Household The First Prize — Nearly every woman, city or country, makes aom« attempt al floriculture, and incidentally she include» at least < ne of the flue varieties of l>eg<>niai*xin her col lection.With the fir»t re tiled warm day» of Spring these p'ants »honld lie set out I of door» in the window box or garden, given a foil of two-lbird» luaui and one- third »and ami fertilizer, then plenty ol wa'er, never allowing them to get dry. Water the entire plant, leaves and all, except in c«»« the leaves suddenly show a tendency to drop oil, as frequently 1 happens, when lues water should be ’ used. The literary editor of the Philadelphia I Public I-edger has been offering prize» for detected errors in English, the con- 1 te»t open to readers of the paper. Last week he gave the reader» a selection from the life of "Hans Breitmann,” in i which occurred: “But his character wa» marked by several phenomenon.”! A reader not thinking the above sized up to the requirements of grammatical exactitude submitted tbe following: I «er “Ledtcher" gife a gonteat To find oudt some tnishdake; Und 1 look, und look, und look, Till my headt is chooet vun ache; Und I fl nd t dot vordt, "venomenon,’’ In der singkler numlier—yah, Vhen it shotrtdt lie in <ler blural yet, Und be wrote “venomena.” a Begonia» grown from reeds are hard- Gold I« Evirywhirt. Gold cun m<»t protltably he extract lierand in every «ay more successful ed from certain mines where the ore la then trom «lips. In planting (I k - seed rich nnd not too difficult to work, but scatter them lightly in the loom- earth should three deposits ever peter out and barely cover with sand. there Is no fear that tbe world would Rei.ietnber that a lamp if burned with ■uffer for lack of a gold supply, for there are many other sources which - only a little oil in it generates a gas Flues built, plastering and cement I ure as yet untouched, but for working which i»liable at any moment to ex work promptly done. Prices reason- which profitable methods would tie de plode. Keep the * wick turned high CHA8. W. THOMAS, vised If nq<-d were. Granite, for ex «Hough to burn freely. Many person« able. Leave orders at Gun Store. Phone ample. contains an appreciable quan turn d<>wn the wick to save oil, but the I 583. tity of gold, and If It were not under 10-17 t room is quickly poisoned by the evil pruMcnt condition» too expensive a mat smell of the gas thus funned. If ter th extract It we should find Scot Merit Printing »executed 'at the print land and Cornwall rivaling the Trans necessary, ns in a sick room, to hare a shop of the Klamath Republican. vaal and the Klondike. The rea also little light, put the lamp in the hall or coutalus gold In solution, and tbe mau another room, rather thantnrn it down. who Ini cuts u cheap method of get Notfevery wotnam knows that allow CAWFFEE TIME AT MURPHY’S ting It out will make himself richer ing cut glass to stand in water, no mat CAMP than all tbe 'millionaires that ever ter how clean, ruins the luster. It lived. Gold is also constantly falling all over the surface of the world, blown should lie washed separately and in to us In minute quantities along with perfectly clean water. In the event of cosmic dust, which comes from inter there lieiug anything sticky inside wash stellar space —Black aud White. with bloodwarm soda water, or in the case of a water Imttle, shake thoroughly. Essily Stated. There is a wide choice for planting a A committee having In charge a local banging basket. Geraniums petunias, entertainment weut to a noted editor verbenas, liegomas, dasies, scarlet sage, to request him to take part In it. “What dp you want mo to do, gentle snap dragons all do well in a ba»ket. For hanging over the aides use on men ?" b^asked. “We would Bke to have you give na edges alyssum, parlor ivy, v.ncae, trade- a talk on spelling reform." they re- I scamtias, nasturtium and morning I plfod. glorie». Hanging baskets should be •’Well," be rejoined. "I can gfvu you suspended where they get plenty of my Idea of apelllng reform lb one aen- j light. As they are io exposed to the air ' tence. Juet leave 'me' off the 'pro Htte«oop, hor-roo, ok, Murphy’• crew on *11 aides, they require more water gramme' ” M’s cawCeo time— it’s cswflee t than th» aarne flower» would urnler or- Out M tow bunks, tksrs’s wotk far ' Aai it’s cawftee time, it’s caw ; di nary conditions. Use a good, rich A Working Majority. time. > "You' can fool all of tbe people some soil mixed with one-third well-decayed ’Tain’t sun-up yet, bat the sky is red, Of tbe time and some of tbe people . manure. Beans are hot and the table spread, all of tbe time. But**— If it wasn’t for your saares I’d think yon “Why go further F interrupted Sena FARMERS OF MODERATE MEANS tor Bulftkina. "Tbe two classes you Hi, ap my awn. for it’s cawffee time. have numed constitute a safe working Wako up, my hearties of Murphy’s crew, OFFERED RARE OPPORTUNITY i For ft’s worth your while at cawffee majority.“—Philadelphia Bulletin. Brick Work Th» D»»p» Ar» Dumb. The greatest golfer» seldom talk about their golf nny more than the greatest cricketers talk about their cricket. It la the enthusiastic duffer who enjoys conversing about "hla game.”—Ixmdon Truth. Scholarship. Geninl Clergyman (visiting the vil lage school) - Well, nry little man. whnt do yon do In school All day? The Must Promising PupU I wait till it's time to got out, sir London Opinion. It Is better to tight for the piod than I tornii at the III. Tennyson, I Tool Chests for Boys, and other valuable Beautiful Dolls for Girls. An unusual opportunity is offered the farmer of moderate mean« to secure a home in tbe Lakeside Tract located on the North shore of Tule Lake. The Innd now offered for sale consists of 3500 acres of irrigable land lying under the Adams canal, a part of the Klamath Project, and admirably located along the shore of the lake. It is rich sage brush and grass land, part of it Iwing in cultivation, ft will lie sold in tracts to suit purchasers mid on satisfactory terms. For particulars call on or address, J. Frank Adams, malinger Lakeside Com 10 17-11 puny, Tule Luke, Oregon. time. There’s no one works like a woodsman works. There's no place here for a man who shirks. Sojd in Klamath Falls exclusively by Van Riper Bros. ABSTRACTERS choice lino of invest ments will make tlxe monejr Lands Ranches City Property Farm Mortgages MASON &. SLOUGH I I I t i j Plush and Mohair Robes and All Kinds of Harness. Poultry and Stock Food ***“ — and Harness Oil. WILL HUMPHREY’S HARNESS SHOP opposite Exchange Stables A. G. DUHME TIMBERLAND Office in First National Bank Building, A LAKEVIEW, OREGON. FURS WANTED A. HELMING & CO., Fur Merchants It’s cawffre that’s real that we buy for It’s ¿HASE A SAlfBORM’Satcawffoe And ws buy thecawffee that has no quirks, For it braces the boys at cawffee time. You can't fool us, yon understand, With any weak-kneed sort of brand. For it’s CHASE & SANBORN’S good old brew That puts tbe gimp into Murphy’s crew. M ason & S lough We pay the best Cash Price. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE, Address MEDFORD, ORE I FURS C want 10,000 Muskrat. Will pny big casli I tor rat find Other flirs. I have some fine hounds for sale, and will take furs in payment. BOYS, HERE IS YOUR CHANCE. TRY IT! ’ M. GOSNEY, GODDARD, KAN AS