TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, JANUARY 2, 1907 LIGHTNING FLASHES. AN ODD JOURNEY. an American Visitor Was Received In London. Psculisr Effects Where Instant Death Follows Their Strokes. Moving a 250 Ton Lightship Acre«. Hills and Woodland. “When I arrived in London," says a well known actor, “1 received a charm­ ing letter from a man whose name I could not recall ever having heard be­ fore, but presuming that it must be some friend whom I had forgotten I readily accepted the invitation to din­ ner which the epistle contained and fluly turned up the following evening at the hotel named. A gentleman K>m I did not recognize at once ap- »ached me with outstretched hand. 1 so pleased did be seem to see me it I did not like to hurt his feelings admitting that my memory had lied me, but trusted that some chance mark might presently remind me of ur previous acquaintance. “In due course we enjoyed the best llnner the house had to offer, accom- ariled by the very choicest cigars. At his point the gentleman left the room n order to get something out of his ivercoat pocket and failed to reap­ pear. I waited for him In vain. Then ly degrees the truth dawned upon me, ind I realized why he had been so lenulnely pleased to meet me. How- ver, he told so many amusing stories hat the evening was pleasant enough o more than compensate me for being bilged to pay the bill."—New York A [»ecullar feature about lightning, when it strikes to kill, is the Incredibly short time In which the body decom­ poses. In many notable Instances where persons were killed by light­ ning the funeral has been conducted with all the haste possible, owing to the rapid disorganization of the body. Whether it be animal or human, the same effect Is always noticeable. In most cases on record where persons have been struck by lightning and Instantly killed their features show no visible pain, and death is so Instan­ taneous that there is not the slightest change tn the muscles, and in many cases the blood is entirely deorganized and becomes an adhesive black liquid, which In a few seconds has taken on a putrid odor. In one case some reapers were eat­ ing their dinner under an oak tree during a thunderstorm, and aft were struck by lightning, the explosion of which was heard far away. When later some people passed the tree the reapers were in the act of eating dinner to all appearances. One held a glass in his hand, another was putting a piece of bread in his mouth, while a third bad bls hand in a dish. Death had come upon them when the thunderbolt fell while they were in these positions. One might have tak­ en them for statues carved out of black marble, for their bodies were perfectly black. Another case was where a man had taken refuge under a tree and was eating a lunch. He had a small dog in his lap and was caressing him with one hand while he offered him a piece of bread with the other. Both the man and dog were petrified while in this position, and the paralyzed hand still held the piece of bread, while the expression on the animal’s face seemed to say, “Give me some more, please give me some more.” In one case where a woman was struck by lightning the bones and all were melted in a gelatinous mass, and her frame had so fluidified that they were unable to discern the outlines of her limbs. Several instances have occurred where persons struck by lightning have, upon being touched, immediately fallen to cinders, the whole interior of the body being burned out so that only the skin remained. In many other cases the decompoa ing gases so extend the abdomen as to cause the body to explode within a very few minutes after life has passud out, and the body resembles that of a person dead for weeks. It is Indeed terrifying to see a person cease moving who Just a second before was in the full enjoyment of life, and what is a still greater mystery lu to Bee them stand In apparent life and action, but to find them to be a petri­ fied, Inert piece of decomposing mat­ ter. There is one peculiar case, where a man was driving along a country road during a thunderstorm. He saw a woman start to cross the road a little ahead of the horse. The woman walk­ ed to the middle of the road and stop­ ped. In vain the driver called tu her to get out of the way. and at last be­ coming angry, he gave her a cut with the whip as he passed, when to his astonishment she fell to the ground in a char of cinders. She bad been struck by lightning and her entire body consumed, while her clothing remained Intact.—Denver Post. . What was probably the most re­ markable Journey ever undertaken by a ship In this country was that of a vessel overland. In which she went through extensive forests, climbed steep hills and moved along highways. The craft was one of the largest light­ ships in the government service and was stationed off one of the smaller harbors on the coast of Oregon. At this point a bay makes an indentation into the land so that a peninsula of considerable length is formed. In a gale the lightship dragged her an­ chors, finally broke from her moorings and was thrown up on the shore so far that it was found impossible to float her again at this point. The ac­ cident occurred on one side of the pen­ insula referred to, which is partly formed by the waters of Baker’s bay. After planning bow to save the ves­ sel It "as deckled by the lightship crew that the only way to again place her In her native element was to haul the ship, if possible, along the penln sula to another beach where the water is so deep that it would float the craft within a few feet from shore. The route lay through a rough country. Including several hills as well as wood­ land. The lightship weighed more than 250 tons and was more than 150 feet in length, so that apparatus of consid­ erable power had to be utilized to lift her upon the rollers along which she was to be moved. The only power employed was that of men and horses. The horses were attached to a wind­ lass and with its help managed to lift the vessel upon the big rollers which were placed under her keel. Then the journey over the peninsula began, the windlass being used to aid the animals In pulling. In advance went a squad of men who cut away the underbrush and small trees, filled up holes and thus formed a 6ort of roadway over which the lightship Journeyed. Such was the difficulty of the task, however, that several weeks elapsed before the peninsula was crossed. In that time the vessel having traveled more than a mile. Beaching the end of the Journey, the next question was how to launch her. This was finally accomplished by building ways of tim­ ber reaching from the shore Into deep water. The craft was dragged upon the ways by means of the windlass, then cables were extended from her to a large tree on a point of land near the ways, and the ship was pulled Into the water.—American Inventor. A WARM WELCOME. Th« SOLDIER’S DREAM his Little Gem of Fiction Comes to Us From France. A French soldier who had been away ■om home for several years returned nexpectedly to his native town. The ay of his arrival being Sunday, he rent to the village church, believing Is wife would be there, and be thus ould see her the sooner. Taking a sat near the door, he waited until the srvice was over. While waiting, being very much fa- Igued after a long Journey, he fell sleep, bls head resting on the back of lie pew. While sleeping he dreamed f being seized as a spy and after a bort trial was condemned and led out or execution. The guillotine had been rected, the army stood ranged about, nd all the preparations were made as Bipresslvely as possible. The con- emned man was placed In position, nd the last act in the drama was at and. Just at that moment his wife was asslug down the aisle of the church a her way out. She recognized her usband and In order to awaken him ipped his neck playfully with her fan i his head was thrown back on the at. The contact of the fan he lu bis •earn supposed to be the knife of the illlotlne. The shock was so great It lied him instantly. A Sad Bereavement. An honest countryman, anxious to :plore the wonders of the British useum, obtained a special holiday a lort time since. Accordingly, taking 1th him a couple of friends, he pre- nted himself at the door for admit- nce. “No admission today, sir," said the «per, “But I must come in. I’ve a holiday 1 purpose.” “No matter. This is a close day, id the museum is shut.” ■What!” said John. “Ain't this pub- 1 property?” ■‘Yes, but one of the mummies died few days ago, and we are going to try him.” 'Oh. In that case we won’t intrude!” Now and In the Middle Ages. d John in a hushed voice. So he re- Most of us probably rejoice that we id.—London Tit-Bits. did not live In the fifth or the tenth or even In the seventeenth century of the The Unpopular Pump. Christian era. When we think of [hat famous temperance reformer those times we see their dark side and nets Murphy,” said a nttsburg we feel how much we should miss In x, “had many an odd adventure iu which we now take pleasure. But can course of his very useful life. He we be sure that the Individual man e told me of a ease where a drink­ In those past centuries bad on the av­ man with a neat joke got for the erage a worse time than the average nent a little the better of him in an man has now? He was iu many nment. The man was a clubman, points less sensitive to suffering than an vivant, famous for his wine eel­ we are, and be may have enjoyed and Mr. Murphy read him a strong some things more Intensely. The lit­ ure on the drink evil. But the bon erature of the seven centuries that int only smiled, shook his head and preceded our own Is In many ways quite as buoyant In spirit as is ours. ‘Well. Mr. Murphy, I have seen It Is often thought that the fear of ly a pleasant party around a table. torment In a future life must have I have never seen one around a brooded like a dark cloud over the ap.’ '’—Cincinnati Enquirer. minds of past generations, and that the tendency of opinion which has at­ His Consolation. tenuated this fear represents a great ohn and Willie are twins. Their brightening In the sky. it friend and playfellow Is Archie, Lucretius held that the greatest serv­ o Is gifted with red hair and a hot ice ever rendered to mankind was that aper. One day they quarreled and rendered by Epicurus when be dis­ chie started home In a huff. The pelled those mists of ancient super­ sympathetic twins called after him. stition which had produced human sac­ ed head, red head!” Archie seemed rifice. Other mists settled down not ; to hear until the Insult was re­ so long after the days of Lucretius, ified. Then he turned and called and In direct violation of the teaching A. "Don't care if 1 am red beaded: It professed to respect superstition lln't twins, and folks can tell me caused far more bloodshed and suffer­ ing after his time than it had ever irt!”— Grand Forks Press. caused before. Persecution has now vanished and with It the terrors to “Financed.” Deab me. Miss Mahala, who's de which superstition appealed. — Hon ell gemmen wot don’ tuk yo’ out James Bryce In Atlantic. ilkln'?’ Heavyweight Kitchen Folks. 'Dat gemmeu? He's de one wbat Is "It will do you more good to smell auced tub me. Mlstah Jobnslng.”— food that is being cooked than it will tlmore American. to eat it after It is cooked." was the astounding statement made by a local Mother and Son. lother—Now. you sit down In that restaurant man. “That Is the reason and tie good for ten minutes. why so many professional cooks are You never saw any _l don't want to. Pa'll be home heavyweights ten m,.'M)te*- and I’ll have to be one who became a chef and stayed at It any length of time but became 1 anyway.-"Jod<*- fleshy. Cooks never eat to any great extent except to taste the food at A Novelty. Rest—1 hear yoo are going to give times while It Is being cooked In order housekeeping. Host—Sh—not •» to eee if It to done. It la the odor of I! My wife want* to have the the food In the kettles that makes sfaettoo of dlacharging the coolt— them fat. The same will apply In the Continuous case of the housewife k. the kitchen makes fleshy I work In __ blto we are coosldering when to women and healthy women Cooking Is the healthiest occupation In the In It to often too tote to act—rito Pruscri|»tion.” 11 cures debiiitaung'd*uinJ. ii.«IxliTrFty and femalo weakness. It «’ways helps. It almost always cures. 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Pierce’s Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send to Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.. 21 one-cent stamps for pa­ per-covered, or 31 stamps for cloth-hound. If sick consult tho Doctor, free of charge !>y. letter. All such communications are held sacredlv confidential. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets invigorate and regulate stomach, liver and bowew. A ct J une 3, I878.— N otice for P ublication . United States Land Office, Portland, ('re., September 27th, lyhy. Notice is hereby given that iu compliance with the provisions f the act of ongress of June 3. i878, eutil) d " An act for the sa e of timber lands in the States of < alifornia. Oregon. Nevada and Wtmhington Territory.” as ex­ tended to all the Public Laud States by act of August 4, 18 m 2. BLANCHE -A McNAIR. Of Tillamook, county of Tillamook, State of Oregon, 1ms this day filed in this office her sworn statement No. 7593, for the purchase of the Sw ^4 of Sw Vi or section No. 5, in Tp. No. 2 north, range No. 9 west, and will offer proof to show that the laud sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than tor agricultural purposes, and to establish her claim to said land before W. H. < ooper, United States Commissioner* at Tillamook, Oregon, 011 Thursday, the 9th day of January, I9C8. She names as w itnesse.« . Alex McNair, of Tillamook, Oregon; Dan Piekey. «f Bahn, Oregon; John K. Caples, of Nehalem, Oregon; Win. Reddaway, of Nehalem Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above-described lands are requsted to file their claims in this office 011 or belore said 9th day of January. I908. ____________ A lgernon S. D resser , Register. T imber L and , T imber L and , A ct jvne 3, 1878.— N otick for P ublication . United states Land Office. Portland, Oregon, Oct. 3ist, I9O7. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the act of Cot.gress of June 3, IK78 enUtled “ An act for the sale of timber landsin the States of California, Oiegon, Nevada and Washington Territory,” as ex­ tended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, 1892, WILLIAM H. KFFENBERGKR. Of Nehalem, county of Tillamook, State of Oregon, has thia day filed in this office his that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than for- agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said laiicl before the United States Land Office, at Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, the 39th d«y of Januaiy, 1908. H8 names »is witnesses : Hugo Klein, of Nehalem, Tillamo >k County, Oregon ; J. R. Hicks, of Nehalem, Tillamook County, Oregon; H. F. Effenberger. of Nehalem, Tillamook County; Oregon ; Oscar Bergman, of Nehalem, Tillamook County, Oregon. Any and all peisons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to file their claims in this office on or before said 29th day of January, I908. A lgernon S. D rbrser , Register. T imber L and A ct , J une 3, 1878.— N otice for P ublication . Department of the Interior, United Slates Land Office, Portland, Ore., November 19th IUO7. T imber L and , A ct J une 3, 1878.— N otice for Notice Is hereby given that OLIVE IL P ublication . DA VIDSON, of Nehalem, County of Tillamook , United States Land Office .Portland, Ore., State of O.egou, has applied to purchase under November 15th. 1807. the net of Congress of June 2, 1878, as ex Notice ia hereby given that in compliance tended by act of August 4, I892. the N Ne with the provisions of the act of Congress of Sec. 10 and N % Nw Sec 11, T. 3 N., R9W, and June 3, I878, entitled "A11 act for the sale of will offer proof to show that the land sought is timber lands in the state of California, Oregon, morevaluble for its timber <.r sone than for Nevada, and WHshington Torr!tor-," as ex- agricultural purposes, and to establish Ids t> mled to all the Public Laud Stutes by actol claim to said land before the Register and August 4-, I892. Receiver, at Portland, Oregon, on Friday, CO LON FI. V PRKSTON, the 13th day of March I9U8. He names as Of Neha'em, county of Tillamook, State of witnesses : Oregon, has tills «lay filed in this office his I R. Hicks, of Nehalem, Oregon ; Oftcar Berg sworn statement No. 7624, for the purchaae of man, of Nehalem, Oregon; Lura Alley, of the S W of Ne % an > N J4 of 8e <4 of Nehalem, Oregon ; August Davidson, of He- Section No. To, in Township. No. 3 north, haleni, Oregon. Range No. 9 west, an«l will offer proof to Anv and all persons claiming adversely the show that the land sought is more valuable for above-desert beef iandsare request-d to file their its timber or stone than for agricultural pur­ claims in this office on or before said i3th day poses, and to establish Ids claim to »midland ot March, 1908. before W. H. Cooper, U.S. CommisRK»ner, at A lgernon S. D resser . Register. Tillamook, Oiegon, on Friday, the 7th «lay of February. 1908. He names as witnesses : Peter J. Sharp, of Tillamook Oiegon ; Oscar of Nehalem, Oiegon; Henry Told, of THE WORLDS GREATEST SEWING MACHINE Bergman, Nehalem, Oregon ; John Hicks, of Nehalem, Oregon. LIGHT RUNNING Any and afl persons claiming adversely the above-described land# are requested to file their claims in this office on or before said 7II1 day of February, I908. A lgernon S. D resser , Register. T imber L and , A ct J une 3, 1878.— N otice for P ublication . United State* Land Office, Portland, Oregon, Nov. 15th. 10^7. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the act of Cotigmaa of June 3, 1878, entitled “An act for the Hale of timber lands in the Htatea of California, Oregon Nevada and Washington Territory,” na ex­ tended to all the Public Land States by art of August 4th, I8J2. PETER J. SHARP. Of Tillamook City, county of Tillamook, State of Oregon, has thia day filed in thia office his swori. statement No. 7628, for the purchase of the 8 % of Se of 8ec. to mid Sw • . <»f Hw •4 Of Sec it and Nr *4 of Ne U, of Section No. 15. Tp. No 3 N, range No. 9 West, and will offer proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or atone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before the W. H cooper, U.H, Comniisaioiier, at Til am«x>k. Oregon, on Saturday, the Mlh day February, 1908 ’ He names as witnoscs ; Colonel V. Preston of Nehalem, Oregon; Oscar Bergman, of Nehalem. Oregon; Henry Told, of Nehalem, Oregon 1 John 11. Hicks, of Nehalem, Oregon. Any and al) persons claiming adversely the above-described lands are requested to file their c aims in thia office 011 or before said Sth of February, 1908. A lgernon M. D brsseb . Register. • ‘Out-of-doors ’ with a STEVENS— best thing for a growing boy I Learning to ¿hoot well and acquiring qualities of SELF-CONTROL. DECISION. AND MANLINESS snail tate of Oregon, haw this day filed in this office his sworn statement No 7631, for the purchase of Sts *,4 of Ne *4 and Me U of | Nw of section No. 5, in township No. it Month. Mange No. 8 West, awl will ¡offer proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than 1 for agricultural purposes, and loeslabHah his claim to said land before W H Cooper, | U 8. Commissioner, at THItimook, Oregon, 1 on Friday, the 14th day of February, I^MI. He I names as wwoeaaes : Joliu H. Holgate, of lieiuloek, Oregon ; Jesne Earl, of Hemlock, Oregon James . Christensen, of Hem lock. Oregon; Edgar Gil­ bert, of Beaver, Oregon. I Any and all persons claiming adversely the above-described lands are requested to file their 1 claims in this office on or before said 14th day 1 of February. j W jm . ALosaMon 1. D bkmbb , Register. T imber L and , I W. G. HARRIS, Prop. j