Tillamook headlight., July 02, 1908, Image 4

TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT,
He
Humbled th. Prid. of th.
Telegraph Operator.
Fast
Edison made bla first record as a
telegraph operator In Memphis. A con­
temporary say. be came walking into
the office one morning looking like n
veritable bayseed.
He wanted a Job,
and, although bls appearance was not
prepossessing, tbe office was abort
banded, and be was assigned a desk at
tbe St. Louis wire, tbe hardest In tbe
office. "At the end of tbe line was an
operator who was chain lightning and
knew It.” says Francis Arthur Jones'
“Life of Edison."
"Edison bad hardly got seated before
St Louis called.
Tbe newcomer re­
sponded. and St. Louis started on a
long report wblcb be pumped In like
a bouse afire.
Edison threw bls leg
over tbe arm of bls chair, leisurely
transferred a wad of spruce gum from
his pocket to bis mouth, took up a
pen. examined It critically and started
in about fifty words behind. He didn't
stay there long, though. St I.otrte let
out another link of speed, «nd «till an
other, and tbe Instrument on Edloou's
table bummed like an old atyle Singer
sewing machine
Every man In the
office left Ills deek and gathered around
the JiRr to see w bat be was doing with
that electric cyclone.
"Well, sir, he was right on tbe word
and taking It down In the prettiest cop­
perplate hand you ever saw. even
crossing bls 't's' and dotting his Ts'
and punctuating with as much care as
a man editing telegraph tor printers.
St. Louis got tired by and by and be­
gan to slow down. Then Edison open­
ed tbe key and said:
“ ‘Hello, there! When are you going
to get a bustle on? Tbls Is no primer
class.'
“Well, sir," said the gentleman In
conclusion, “that broke St. Louis all
up. He had been rawhiding Memphis
for a long time, and we were terribly
eorc, aud to have a man In our office
who could walk all over him made us
feel like a man whose horse had WOD
the Derby.”
THRILLING SPORT.
Rafting Down ths Canyons of an Un*
mapped Glacial Rivsr.
!
EXPERIMENTAL MATRIMONY.
SHEFFIELD PLATE.
EDISON THE VICTOR.
With provisions for only ten days a
party of explorers in Alaska found one
September that they must build rafts
and take their chances of letting tbe
swift river carry them to settlements
where food could be obtained; other­
wise ice and snow would shut them In
from all hope of rescue.
In “The
Shameless Diary of an Explorer" Rob­
ert Dunn tells of the Journey on tbe
roughly made rafts.
“At 11 o'clock today began the most
thrilling sport I know, rafting down
tbe snaky canyons of an unmapped
glacial river.
“Fred and I captained tbe Mary Ann
IL. the other three the Ethel May. We
rasped and hauled them over the gravel
shadows of our tributary, shot out
between the main walls of the stream
aud seized upon that boiliug current.
"We reached silently from cliff to
cliff. Jammed pike poles Into the Blate
shelf overhead, twirled out of eddies.
We bumped and grounded. We dashed
overboard and on the run eased her
across shallows. We tugged half an
hour to make an Inch at each above
through the gravel, suddenly plunged
In to Our necks, aud she leaped free as
we scrambled on.
"Bowlders rose through white ruffs
of water In mldcbannel. We might or
might not hang on them for a perpen­
dicular minute.
"You must be very handy with a
pole. You must have a hair fine eye
for moving angles, the strength of an
eddy, the depth of foam ruffling over
a stump. You must be surer of the
leugth of your pole than a polo player
of the reach of his mallet. You must
be quicker than a Siwash dog. You
must know the different weight of
each log dowu to ounces, the balance
of the duffel plied high like a dale,
covered with the tent and the bean pot
the mackinaws and the ax lashed to
all tbe lashings. It's n pretty game.”
A Risky Subject.
"Do you think, sweetheart." queried
tbe young man with tbe evenly divid­
ed hair, "that your father will con­
sent to our marriage T’
"Well," replied the fair one, "of
course papa will be sorry to lose mt,
but"—
"Hut," Interrupted tbe rash youth.
“I will remind him that instead of los­
ing 11 daughter he will gain a son."
' I>earest," rejoined tbe wise maid,
•'If you really want me you mustn't
say anything of tbe kind
Tapa ba«
three such sous boarding with him
now. and be'a a little toneby on th«
subject."
Queer Milk.
Many specimens of unconscious im ­
mor are received by the editors of that
monumental work, the "ImperialGuret-
teer of India." A district was said to
le "an extensive rolling plain, coaelat-
Ing of alternate ridges of bare atony
bills .nd narrow fertile veileye" An
Interesting Item of natural history was
afforded by the remark. "The buffalo
differs from the cow in giving milk
which la richer In butter fat. In voice
and In having no hump." — I ondoa
Globe.
Poured.
“1 bare poured every day thia week
at some function or other." remarked
the vivacious girl
"Well, well 7' murmured tbe old gen
tieman who overheard her
"Now 1
know what la meant by tbe term "a
reigning belle *" -St lamia Republic
No man prospers In thia world by
luck unless It be tbe luck of getting np
early, working bard and malntatnlnff
honor and integrity
Bern tor
Trial
history of This Now Very Raro •nd
Valuable Wars.
Sheffield plate differs from all other
piated ware In that tbe plating was
done on tbe sheet metal before tbe
article was shaped. Before and «luce
then plating of various sorts has been
applied only to the finished piece, as in
our electroplating process. Moreover,
tbe plating was done on copper, while
modern base metal is usually com­
posed of an amalgam of copper, nickel
aud zinc.
Furthermore. It Is possible for tbe
collector to secure examples of early
Georgian and so called Queen Anne
work in Sheffield plate, while the
rarity and high money value of silver­
ware of that period make its acquisi­
tion extremely difficult. Sheffield plate
historically and artistically D aw worthy
of a place beside old china an.I old
mahogany as Is old silverware.
In
1742 one Thomas Bob-over of
Sheffield. England, described In tbe
histories as an “Ingenious mechanic."
accidentally fused some silver and cop­
per while repairing a knife He began
experimenting, seeking for a method of
p!a*.lng topper with silver for the man
ntacture of small articles. In 1743. to­
gether with Joseph Wilson, he set up a !
factory for the manufacture of bnc-
Mes. snuffboxes and knife handles.
Joseph Hancock soon got hold of tho
secret and. perfecting It. demonstrated
that It was possible to Imitate the
finest and most richly embossed silver­
ware Settling In Sheffield, he starte I
tbe manufacture of all sorts of domes­
tic pieces. Beginning modestly with
horsepower, be later added water pow­
er for the rolling process. Other man­
ufacturers followed bls example, and
Sheffield plate soon began to replace
pewter on tbe tables of the English
middle classes. Altogether we know
of twenty-three Important manufactur­
ers of this ware.
The industry flourished until the
middle of the nineteenth century, and
so few pieces of copper rolled plate
were made after that time that they
need not concern the collector. Ele tro-
platlng was discovered or Invented by
a medical student of Rotherham, near
Sheffield, and the new process was
patented on March 25. 1840. Bv 1850 i
the new ware was on the market ev
erywhere. and the Industry had been
revolutionized.—Country Life Iu Amer­
ica.
BISMARCK’S ANGER
The Incident That Made Certain the
Franco-German War.
The Princess Bismarck. «0 the story
goes, changed the political history of
France unwittingly, and but for her
the Franco-ITusslau war might never
have been waged.
Bismarck was unfriendly to France,
but the Eniprens Eugenie hoped with
her beauty to Influence him so that tbe
little trouble with France and Ger­
many might lie smoothed over.
She
therefore Invited the German prluce
and his wife to visit the court of
France, and the Prince and Princess
Bismarck arrived In great state at the
Tuileries.
That evening there was 11 grand re­
ception, and
Eugenie received the
guests iu a gown wblcb made her so
ravtihingly lovely that even Prince
Bismarck, German, stolid aud Iu love
with his wife, stood aud gazed upon
her with admiration.
And Eugenie
was not slow to observe the effect of
her beauty upon him. 8he called him
to her side, aud Bismarck came, with
his wife upon bls arm.
Now. the Princess Bismarck was tall
and gaunt, and her feet were gener­
ous.
As she walked she showed a
great deal of sole.
While Bismarck stood talking with
Eugeule an audible titter was beard
along tbe line of ladles.
Bismarck,
who was quick as a flash, followed
tbe glance of their eyes and saw them
rest upon the feet of bis wife.
That settled the matter. The polltl
cal history of France was altered from
that moment.
A year later, when Paris was be­
sieged, Bismarck himself fired a can­
non over the ramparts, and those who
were near him heard him shout:
“Take that for the feet of the Prin­
cess Bismarck!"
Tbe slight was avenged.
JU- l V 2>
Marriage
Is
the
Rule
o:
TODD & CO
Among
Many Peoples.
Among many people of the world
trial marriages are the accepted cus­
tom. Amoug tbe Greeks "marriage Is
considered tmly as a temporary con
venlence, not binding on the parties
more than one year.” the consequence
being that "a large proportion of tbe
old and middle aged men by frequent
changing have had many wives, and
their children, scattered around the
country, are unknown to them.” E' i
denies of similar practices of experi­
mental matrimony and connubial varl
ety are found among many of the
American Indian tribes on both coutl
neats.
In parts of Greenland six mouths is
the trial dead line, husband and wife
separating if the “two-hearts-two-
mlnds" theory develops discord Instead
of harmony.
Marriage among the Botocudos, ac­
cording to Keane, is of a purely tempo
rary nature, "dissolved on tbe slightest
pretext or without ary pretext at all
merely through love of change or ca-
price."
“In Tasmania." says Dr Mllllgnn
“tr'al marriages result In a succession
of wives."
In Samoa the wife's tenure of office
Is frequently limited to a few days or
weeks, and marriage Is sometimes only
an excuse for the feasts and festivals
so dear to the hearts of the pleasure
loving natives.
In the Indian archipelago It Is a com­
mon practice for formal marriages to
be limited, sometimes for only a month
and at others for a period of several
Clothiers and Furnishers
“The Store That Makes Good
>
Il
I
a
Bargains in All Lines
CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES
and FURNISHING GOODS.
A LARGE STOCK OF MEN’S GLOVES
Consisting cf Horse Hide, Calf Skin and Buck Skin, for
Working and Driving.
A fine line of Gauntlets of all kinds just received.
Broken Lines in Shoes, Hats and Underwear at
Greatly Reduced Prices.
1
TODD & CO., Tillamook
years.—Schoolcraft.
IT WAS GENUINE.
Th.
William Shakecpeare Signature
That Admiral Luce Had.
Admiral Luce was In command of
the north Atlantic squadron In 1885.
and his flagship tor a time was an
bhored In New York bay. where it
was visited by many people. One day a
party came aboard which included,
among others, a very pretty girl and a
very dignified and learned Englishman.
As Admiral Luce was entertaining
them In his cabin he asked tbe pretty
girl If she would like to see an original
autograph of William Shakespeare.
At this the dignified and learned
Englishman pricked up his ears an I
remarked that be had made a study of
the autographs of Shakespeare and
was positive there was no authentic
example In America. Admiral Luce re­
plied that be was very positive hfs was
authentic and that Its genuineness had
never been questioned. This made tbe
Britisher quite mad, and he delivered
a lecture on tbe fraudulent autographs
and manuseilpts that were brought
over to America and exhibited as orig­
inals.
“Well," replied the admiral. “I am
convinced that my autograph of Wil­
liam Shakespeare Is genuine, and /’I
Am going to have tile pleasure of show­
ing It to this young lady," whereupon
he went to his desk, took out his vis­
itor's book, turned back a few pages
and then pointed out the signature.
“William Shakespeare, mayor of New
Orleans. Jan. 12, 1885." The English­
man gave a painful gasp and retired.
A Welsh Ccllege Yell.
The sooner the college yell is Intro­
duced Into England the better It will
be for the youth of the land.
In
Wales they have It, and see how
Wales always beats all opponents at
football! This Is the cheery shout of
the Aberystwyth students when their
men are engaged In any athletic con­
test: "Hip, hip, hurrah! Hip. bip. hur­
rah!
IIlp. hip, hip. hurrah!
Boom!
Warra!
Ishmabi!
lshmabl!
Keezle.
keezle. wagga. wagga!
Keezle. kee
zle. wagga. wagga! lshmabl! Keezle
wagga!
Boom!
Wa!
Iia!
Tschz!"
Now. that is something like a yell. One
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is erecting a plant at
PORTLAND, OREGON
for the manufacture of their
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IN THE ROUGHEST WEATHER
AND GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY
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To the Public.
Having bought the Feed and Imple
ment Business of B. O. Snuffer in this
city, 1 am prepared to furnish everything
in the Implement line.
Good goods at honest prices.
Give me a call.
Yours for business,
CLARENCE HANENKRATT.
V/Wl POMMEL
SUCKERS
1350
□wtR co a
This trade mark
and the word
T ower on the
buttons distin­
guish this high
grade slicker from
the just as good
brands
can see at a glance that It coutains. at
any rate, some of the elements which
go to make up a yell. It would inspire
a caterpillar. A pew opener who bad
that shouted in bis ear would sprint
out and die for bis country.—London
Globe.
r jR. A. D. PERKINS,
RESIDENT
The Birth of Christ.
servance
naturally,
but
gradually
When the heathen races of the north
were Christianized they simply snhstl
tuted for their Yule celebration |u he
cember the observance of the birth of
Christ.
A Third Need.
Looking Backward.
dentist .
Office ill Olsen Building.
The exact date of the birth of Christ
Is unknown. Among the early churches
there was no agreement as to the date
of the Nativity, some celebrating It In
April or May. others in January. Dec.
25 can hardly be exact, for It falls 1D
tbe rainy season of Judea, when shep­
herds would not have been watching
their (locks by night In the open The
December date came Into general ob­
Th. Mayflower.
Never did a ship sail with such mo-
■uentoua rvaults as the little west coun­
try clipper schooner the Mayflower,
but few people have bothered to ask
what was her fate after she had laud
ed the heroic band of Rogliabmea on
Plymouth rock. As a matter of tact,
abe drifted Into the cotton trade and
snuk after many years of aervlee for
tbe East India company at MasuHpa-
tam, ou the coast of India.—London
Standard.
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A Mississippi official tells of a col
“You seed." said the expert to tbe
sufferer, “two pairs of «tosse«, one for need citizen of that state who gave a
I justice of the |>eace a big fat possum
^Inrhine write to
reading and" one for long distance "
THt HEW MOVE Stwmo MACHINE COMPANY
"Can't you make It three pairs?" as a weldlug fee.
Orange, Mas#.
A year after the justice on meeting
asked the man who had made « study
of bls own case. “Cd like Some short the darky asked:
“Joe. bow do you like married life?"
eight ret ones to use on trill collectors”
' 'w
never runs out.
"Well, sab." answered Joe ruefully
*k>ld by author|IP<| <|ra|..„ >w|r
—Nashville American.
"all I kin say Is I wish I'd eat dat pos
FO« SALB BV
sum.”
Agreed With Him.
Father (calling from bead of stairs
The Best Authority.
!??a?e89 Cannot be Cured
at 11 30 p. oa.I—Jennie, don't you think
Hettle narry Is a man always to be
It's about time to go to bed? Jennie—
trusted. He has never deceive,! me.
rt«h ih,
Yea. pupa dear
What on earth keeps
w»y tu enr» deh te» .i,d th.t J'J’on,T'>"»
Clara But how- do you know that? tloaal
remedie. Ir «in— A" 1 ’ •?? ronititu-
you up so late?—Pathfinder
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condìi.ou
o
f
thè
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by
an j„.
Hettie-Know It? Why. be told me so
IkuMochiaoTah»
"»<**
bltn«elf only last evening. - Boston
bave « rambl,..
Not Unusual.
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"Romettmee," said Tbcle Eton. “1
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de.(niw
be takea oal and ibis tube re?," .“a"0" r»n
ketebee myse'f lambastin' a mule fob
mal coaditK,,,. beano» «Ul^là?1.10 "* "W
Vindication.
doin' purty much de same as I would
ever. otite care.
dertrored lo-.
The lady (to hastily retreating bur Ilala-rh
whkh la notblnehn?
? r«ured bv
do If I was tn de mole's place?"—
•tart - Pardon me. but won't you please dilwo af tbe tatteon.
'"■««d coi,.
Washington Star
wait till my husband sees yon? I told
k>r aav
H»ll Tcarerthc”1"
him th.-re was some one In the house
Natura craatoa merit; fortuna brings
vaiarrb Cure. Smtd (or
sod be Mid "Rubbish!" Harper’s Bo- circolar,, frev.
It tato play RochafonctaM
ear
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