AN OLD TIME HANGING. Hot Water Plunge, Tenuis, Croquet Hniulbitll and BaskettulliCourts. All Modern Convenience«. .Mr. aud Mrs. D. M. Griffith were down from Eagle Ridge Monday on business connected with the new re- aort they are establishing on Upper lake. How It Is Kept at the Naval 0*2 servatory In Washington. THE SIGNAL FOR HIGH NOON the Relative to the work being done and the plans (or im­ provement. Mr. Griffith said: "We are going to try and make I* Is Flashed Out Ov»r Nearly a Mil­ lon Mile» of Telegraph Wires Ev»ry Day In tha Year—The Finely Ad- jujttd Instrument» That Ar» Used. A feK minute-« tieforv 12 «»’eh < -k noon every day In the year n young man ou (he Upper lake. Its central loca­ walks into a certain room of the main tion and beautiful surroundings war­ building nt the naval observatory. rant the statement that when all of « Iileh is s»'t tip on a hill In the north- our plans are completed Klamath western part of tlie District of Colum Falls will have a resort at its doors bla. He gltiin-vs at the various clocks that will be a source of pride to Its tn the room aud then goes over to a citizens. We have commenced work table 'w hich is covered with electric apparatus on the main building, which will be , He watches the clocks to his left two stories above ground, and built Closely mid waits for the tuiuds to of logs, There will be fifteen bed­ reach 1l ,V> As the siHsmd hand np rooms, wit h a number of private proachea the dll ou the dial he pre­ baths, and the interior finished in pares to shift a switch The clock la native wood. In addition there will so finely adjusted that «lieti the sec be the general office rooms, parlors, otid band (mints to tit) It exactly marks dining room, kitchen and other neo» the beginning of a new illimité. As it touches the (MJ easary rooms for the convenient and are thrown on. That t the business. that guea out Instant rapid handling of Everything conducive to the comfort 81)0.000 miles of telegraph lines. In of the guests will be Installed, and Washington. New York. Buffalo. Cleve­ when completed the hotel will be land. Newport. Baltimore. Newport News. Norfolk. Savannah. New Or modern in every respect. "We realize that the time has leans. Key West. Galvvshfti. Chicago come when steps must be taken to and elsewhere the time bulls go up on their poll1«. IVople know that It is prepare for the tourist travel that is five minutes to u<-on. Washington time at last headed this. way. and we do Tbe clock which kee|w the time In not propose to be found in the rear. the observatory ticks on. With each Eagle Ridge is ideally located to ad­ tick there is a contact of electric mit of the improvements we propose. points A circuit 1» closed, and an In­ The hot springs, the waters of which strument on tbe table aiinllai in ap­ are constantly at a temperature of pearance to a telegraph sounder ticks 100 degrees, will be improved by the away loudly. it goes on to the twenty-ninth sec­ installation of a swimming tank, ond. then skips one tick, then resumes The hot water will be piped to all Its steady sounding until tlie last five of the bed and bath rooms, thus af- seconds; then there, is another gap. fording the guests an opportunity to These gaps are for the purpose of enjoy the benefits without leaving giving listeners nt the other ends of their sleeping quarters. All along the great system of wires a chance to the property are to be found large know what part of the minute the cold water springs which we will de-, clock Is ou. So It goes up to the la*t minute. velop, carrying the water through At tbe twenty-ninth second there 1« the grounds In such a manner as to again tbe skipping of one second add to their picturesque appear­ Finally the clock gets around to the ance. We shall terrace the hillside fiftieth second. Then the circuit re­ and make beautiful lawns. Croquet mains o[>ei) for ten seconds There Is and lawn tennis grounds shall be sileme nil along the telegraph wires. At tlie other end. where there are prepared and provision will also be made for basketball and handball time tsills or merely train operators, the long pause indicates that noon Is courts. On the water front we are almost there. The secuud hand makes going to put in a stone wall and a on toward du aud finally reaches dock. All vegetation will be re loved tlie mark. Then there is another click: and the entire surroundings shall be ill about a second the sounder is down, made as near like eastern ri .ts as mid that tells hundreds of thousands of pe< pie that It is noon in Washing­ labor and money will make it. "Of course, all this work is going ton. Il is a wonderful operation, this get­ to teke time. We are rushing work on rhe hotel, and hope to ha/3 it i«i ting the time, and highly technical Finely adjusted clocks, chronographs readiness for next summer’", busi­ and otbei instruments of great value ness We shall also have all of the are used, and the taking and recording ether work done if it is possible to of tbe time have reached a point where do it." the human equation Is practically ellm- M it li the car—-t^g out of th _• plua» inaled. The re-—'» « «.Stained are of great outlined by Mr. Griffith it can no The longer be said that the Upper lake is value. puii.> .-lrly to mariners without its beautiful resort. This t time is uot only flashed to hundreds of points In the United States, but It has been one of the drawbacks to ut to sea by wireless. A is sent f. the more rapid development of this cable car: .. s the flash to Havana; an­ beautiful section of the county. other to Panama and Callao. Peru. Tourists could not return and an­ The obs. I ,r> . -re does not send nounce that ample accommodations the time i.a. fai l her west than the bate an otwervatory could be had. and the result has been Rockies. bit -.- present a rather crushed appearance. nervations tbe sidereal time Is ob tallied. The error nuioiiKto to tlllt An average of four autos visit little, rarely being more itimi from Crater lake daily. five one-hundredths to leu •e a « itch far nipre t linn she did the up to date woman of that day. In fact, local history records that she practical witchcraft. Noone ei < r km'« « here she came from, she II.IV lug "dropp«al down" very mysteriously Into the neighborhood. where she killed a family of four. Hid Jennie was not hanged <»n it seaf- fold In those days tuurdrrers were executed with ns little troulile mid ex I >ense as Ikissible. Tlie wizen faced terror of nil Somerset was placed In a cart drawn by two oxen and plaetsl directly under a strut limb of an old oak tree which st"<->l in the Jail yard. The rope «as fixixt In rude fashion around her neck, amid the hurrahs of the crowd and the curses of the doomed woman, and when all «as in readlm-ss a bunch of fodder was placed ten faces from the ox, n’s heads, ami they «ere given the «ord to start. Obeying the ct-nimand. they made a bee line for the fodder ami left old Jennie dangling nt the end of the r»>|u». That day. it his been told thousands of times, was the darkest ever known in this section. Chickens remain««! on tlieir r, H>sts throughout the entire day. wlillc candles by the score burn«! In the houses that tlie servants might set' to do their work. Tlie l<« nl scientists of that day were at a loss to account for the strange phenomenon and the graphic descriptions which they gave of it and which were recorded years ago make Interesting reading. The darkies and siiferstltious whites of those days naturally thought that the end of time had come A great many negroes declare today that the ghost of old Jennie may be seen stalk- ing around on the edge of the Wisids near where she committed her «rimes any time on a dark, cloudy nicht, and they are very < .-ireful not to encounter her. Oriole (Md.i Cor. Chicago Iuter Ocean. WINGS THAT WERE FINS. Evidence That Penguin’s Pinion» Were Once Used For Swimming. Ornithological puzstles are the | Ir wing-- rather than legs in tlie pursuit of prey under water, and as the struggle In­ tensified lu-tween the couipeUng Indi­ viduals tlie most expert nt tills sort of swimming «or ., gi-r tlie not food and oust less successful rivals. Tin winners gainisi advantagi over their neighbors in proportion ns their wings Improved as swimming organs mid in­ versely ami of i>e«-esslty Iss-ame less suittsl to perform the work of flight. In all other birds the feathers, though shed annually, are more or less grad­ ually displa ed. But in the pengulus the new feathers all start Into being nt the same time and thrust out the old feathers u[«m their tl[sc so tlurt these come away In great flakes. Wile teils In all birds save pcm’iilns the new feathers as they thru.-t their way through the skin end In |ieiicll-like points, formes] by Investing sheaths. in the |s*nguins these sbeaths are open at the tips and attnehed by their rims to the roots of the old feathers, and hence these are held to tlieir succes­ sors until they have attained n suffi­ cient length to insure protection against cold. _ The curious dev Ice for retaining the warmth afforded by the old fea fliers until the new generation can fill their places is apparently due to the fact that penguins are natives of the ant- arctic regions, 'although sonic now In­ habit tropical seas. -Chicago Tribune. Short and to th« Point A coni merchant who was a man of few words once «role to an agent the following brief letter: Dear Jones— In duo time the agent's reply came as follows: Dear Mr. Sinclair—":" The coal dealer's letter, translated, said. “See my coal on," which Is the semicolon expreaaed verbally. The agent Informed the dealer that the coal was sbipjM-d by saying slm- ply “Col-on.”—Scrap Book. Uni»»» They Ar» Heir»»»»». "Tt’a hard to lose a beautiful daugh ter.” said the wedding guest sympa- thetk-ally. “It'a a blame sicht harder to lore the homely ones," replied the old rnnn^rho had several yet to go.—Boston Trnn- wrlpt. A U»»l»«» Rule. ne (teaching her bridge!—When in doubt P's a g friend. Strange to say. though cherlativd In tills manner, collectors tunc had a very hard time In locating any great numlier of tbe powderhorns used in this country, ami this In spite of the large numbers used in th«1 seientecnlli and eighteenth centuries. In the Freueli and Indian war the English and Americans carrad in.«««» powderhorns. It lias been estimated, to say nothing of the numlier carrlcl by thoae on Hie l-'retn h side. In the Revolution there wen', a < riling to the iH'St estimates, nbhut 1U.IM»I pow- dei'liorns In u - In the Amcrhan army without counting those on the British side. The Eill"po«e I to have come Into u- w - der and keep it dry. ami men quickly found that there vva- u't any thing bet­ ter or chenpcr In mediaeval times for this pur]H>se than the horns of an mil ma I. They were In general uae in the six­ teenth century ami were broil .-lit to this country by th«' tit■ t settler». The oldest horn whose picture appears In the collection was found near S' lience- l.idy, N. Y . mid bear« the date of 1t • < ■ r th«' right shoulder. Hi»' curve in • horn conforming to tlie slud-- -T '■ dy and serving to keep It out ■ way of the wearer. There was ii . qiple In th«* small end, and without Is ing un­ slung th«- powder could Is- poured Into the right hand and thence Into the gun. Boiled, »«rap'd ami cleaned nnd col­ ored with nn orang«' or yellow «lye. which was the way most of the pow- derbortis w« ■■«• prepare«!. Hwy lent tbemselres r < re readily to ornamenta­ tion by the owner than «lid any other part of Ids «-«pilpment. and It la this fact which lias made them particularly Interesting ns historical relics. Admir­ ing friends In the days wlwn powilcr- borns were In general use Insli-ad of presenting a hero with an engraved sword gave Idin a finely d«*corated powderborn. Sometimes the horns were made to order and the engraving done by pro­ fessionals. Many of these horns were beautifully colored, tbe most jsipular shade Is-lng a sort of orange Hut. Perhaps th«' most remarkable exam­ ples of the engraving ar«- to lie seen on the geographical horns wh"s<> pic­ tures app»*nr In th«' Greenwood coll«-»-- tlon. Tlie»«' geographical horns took th«* place of |sx-k«-t maps for the curly pioneers. They were the work of pro­ fessional engravers in places like New York nnd Boston. Some of the horns In the collection contain practically complete mapa of the old trulls mid waterways. Ono of the best of these bears the «late of 17G7 ami shows New York with Its harbor filled with ships nnd New York state ns far ns Lake Champlain and Ontario. The Hudson valley, with Its settlements, appears on most of the geographical horns discovered. One bom shows the country between Elis­ abethtown nnf Hu» in »Ino, who limi Iliade bis immoy prim Ipnll.i liiere. Inni set iip au E'igllsti n-hl'-le. n palr «>f h«»raos. "tiger" m.«l all. «imi «-»it qult«» a swvll drlvlng In Hie itelghborli««o»l. says II lusti'iixhilie One »lu.v In' was ridili;: In th«' «-nvlr'-lis «>f Ilie town « hell hl« serenili, slltl'ig u|s«li Hie r.il«'«l l»"X lii'hlml. wlm lind beeil feeling some «leit i ■••eils.V ilt not reeelVlllg t»is « igi*» • -"»hi«- llim-, i'eitig hls mnMti*r qiiit«* m-, venluiid tu it-.k hlm Hiioiig' 'ho Inn k wlinlow If In- wniihl imt mal.«' It coiivonlriit In |gty hlm. TTio master « i« In a good hunmr ami at k'-d . "II"« milch I« II. lui Fielii-‘-' "OH»- humirid und twenty live Ihres, may It pioti««' y«m. motislaur.* ••\ell «eil; her«' Il I«" salii Ille nnisicr. «q rt-mll'ig Ohe mihi In pii|s-r < crreiiey upoii the seut <•( Ihe v«-hl 1«- •'Ne«. I j « lieur. luti«' >"H .p r k ««f ei-i«ls «llh .voll?“ -t ei t.ilidy." ans« er« «! the ob-eipih.ii« la key. "I nlways «urry them. men- »l<-iir." pr. «.ti. lug Hie « iird* m «."•'• "Tltm I« v eil. No« . I « III t. bank er. and y>>u sli.-ill pln.v agallisi me I « 111 tal.«- th • (rollt seilt. Ili«- li ■ I. o:ie slitill servo (or mir lnl>‘o. nml yu enti look tlirnugli ibis Isu k wlnduw." Th«' l.-n key ttssonled li» thl«. amu«<«l at li!« master'» i-uiiili-» emd»-n. I.ih'k «ns ruth<-r »-ti thè master'« »nie. bui bolli inoli be«aiee quii»' eu.«-r >11 tilt- game, thluktug «■( flint, ami Ihtit oiily. Little b.v lltth» the fontlmill'» li"ill«-> veut iritll all Hi.-it «:is loft «•( bis wage» was fi llvre« Ih- Is-gm» I«» (<-el anxious, «lieu smldi'iily hls luck t limisi, ami hr w on the whole Mimi Unit back, with e a vry Moll Ids al» ut him. I’hlUed nt hin h *M, tlie HiHNti*r wit WHtr. gensl a lier- e. « hl- h th»' then It» mai»-, tte-xt thè liarm-s* and lastly the carriage li -elf. Lu I; ran all one way. nn«l th«- servant. I ji Fleur, won ever.i thing. Tlie i ia«t»-r t> 11 down a. iliiM a given sum. Th«» «ani« were shuttled, and the Itu key w«»n. "I tene ii'-thln. more. I.a Fleur. Ton liai«* ch-mnsl me f'llt." said tin» half de-la-rat«* gnmtiler. Th«' servant was l-i high spirits at hls strange run of luck. "Here are n Inii-drcd livres, monsieur. I sviti stak«* ihi-iii iig.ilti-t j.-iir I «t-d tlon l( voti win they are yours K you I- • «- wo change 'i-tti«." “Agreed Th«' carda were abutBed, iui Fleur won. mid tin- Vebl'-I«' returm-d to Nl « IH« Its ("run e m ister o. u » in.- t ."- servant's b"X Is-lilnd timi lui 1 leur sit­ ting inside! The Last Speaker of Comleh. In the little village <>( Kt. Paul, near ronzane,», Hier,' is a monument er, ted to th»* memory of I»oll. or I>-»lly. Pent renth, who nttnlmsl th«' ng«« of Kt! ami was th,' last woman' who spoke the t'ornhh tongm*. ''lids Is th - In- Hi-rlptlni»: "llero Heth Interred imrothy Pentrepth. wlm dl«-d In 1777. suhl to hav«> bo'-n Hi«' l.-i»t jM-rsoti who con­ versed In tlie am lout Conilsh. the |>c- cullar Inngmi-ri' of this country from the «'nrllest times till It expired In th«* »'Ig’iteenth eentury In this parish « f Si Patil This stone Is »•r«»'te«l lit Il e I’rlm»' lumia Lucien Bonapart«*. In union with ili«' Rev. John G-irm-tf. v' ir • f Ft. Paul. June. 1 m » i . -Hon- r tli.i f..:Ii«-i- nnd thv mother that thy days may be long upon th«' lami wlilcti tin- I.< rd thy G«sl ghi-tli thee* (E »Ins XX. l.’i.”■ J udon New s. Hi» Popul»rily. "Are y«-u |s»pular with the Kasb girls?" “Dasbcd !f I know. Each one al­ ways Introduces m»> ii « a fricud of Iler sister." (’Icvelnin) Leader. Rend n:ij thing half nn hour a «lay nqd In ten years you will be loarard — Emerson. N.-ill's Voga- tabli Praacrip- lion Is Indicat­ ed In all ordi­ niti-/ dlMaaus <>( w< m« ii . Thia rotnady never dla.ip; ilnts, Its g-.mi effucia be­ ing poicopllbln troni Gi-i very St'al. It is com­ posed of tl.u pilro.t nnd tlie most reliable drug«.; mri'cu- t'lnls. opialva and other I:ar­ mful drugs be­ ing excluded. The tua ly dis- ouuvertlng In­ fl n e u e e a to Vbùleb woman Is constantly auhj.rted ren­ der tier lluldo to many F.iucthinal dlsoidi'i's that not only ten«! tu d< »troy her comfort mid hiipiilm-KH, but which gradually merge Into cbrouic and serious dia- ' ease». I Nyal's Vegetable Prescription Is , without a peor for the auccoaatul I tn at min t <>f t'-imilo weakness, pain [fill mid disordered menstrutiitlon, I hysteria, cramps, “bearing d««wu i pa Ina." Inflammation timi falling of lth«t womb. Thia la a remedy of sterling worth. UNDERWOOD'S PHARMACY Pur. 7th and Main Hire« is Klamatli Falls • . • • <*r,-g1 W II YRGAINrt. Fixe hda, sigu.iy lovaliun, II5U9. ' Can ittuii li.'i) . A i." ge re>ld ui rt, fi- e lol, fUSilU l hreo cottngi'S on ihre« Iota, lloom • n< u.i« tut «h-it'Hr eutrnge, IJZ3U. MA8ON & 8LOLGII ni.stii.i 11«>\-» hi < onimh . i M i: \\ hen . s, th< great H,i| r«-nn» Chan cellar <•( the Universe In It I m omnipo­ tent wisdom has taken unto himself th«« bein'.«•«! wife of our brother, Murk L Burns, be It therefore Resolved, by Klamath lardgv No. 99, Knlrhts <>( Pythian, that while v. e Imw to the omnlpoten1 decree, yet we deplot o our brother's great loss with dm p and heartlelt feeling, softened only by th« confident hope that rn 'ae great «'ay (bat she may aguln bo united with her now bo- i<-av« l f-iiully; thnt our brother may rest H<- special resort for tourists > I p d Í J