Tillamook headlight., April 07, 1910, Image 4

•TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, APRIL 7, 1910
Tee Celd For the Candle.
A Shot That Made Trouble.
It is a cold climate in which a flame
An odd incident happened In the
theu Danish West Indies In the last cannot keep Itself warm. One of the
rentury that Dearly caused serious in­ Mleutlsta attached to the Peary ex­
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An Ameri­ pedition has fiersouiilly told of the ef­
I ternational complications.
By »ALLY MENDUM.
can marksman, paying a visit to Char­ fect of intense cold on a wax candle
[Copyright, IMO. by American Frees A*<o lotte Amalia, amused the governor by that be triisj to burn. The tem|>eru-
elation]
an exhibition of bls skill with the ture was 35 degrees below zero, aud
All Petersville was ringing with the rifle. Sitting on the veranda of the Ila effects were felt uot only by the
murder of Tim Meagher, au old mau government house be said that be members of the ex|*diiiou. but even
who lived alone in bis cottage on tbe could cut with a bullet the signal hal­ by the candle in question. It gave
outskirts of tbe town. Miller, tbe bead yards on the flagstuff of the fort and forth no cheery light such us might
of a detective firm to tbe city, tweuty lower the Danish standard to the have been ex|>ected from It to other
miles distant, was called for by tbe ground. As the lines were almost In­ circumstances. and wbeu It came to
town authorities. He weut up. looked visible In the distance the governor be examined It was found that the
tbe matter over, came to an agreement waa willing to bet that be could not do flame bud all It could do to keep itself
witb the mayor and pruuilsed to put it The shot rung out. and the flag fell. warm. The air was so cold that the
some one ou the case iiuiiiediately. He Prem-ully a borsemau daubed up. in­ flame was not ¡>owerful enough to melt
was tu klug bla supper lu a private forming ths governor that some oue all the wax of the caudle, but was
room in a restaurant when the door i bad tired on the Dug. There was greut compelled to eat Its way down. leaving
opened aud a man of rather seedy ap excitement The governor, none too a skeleton structure of wax In the
pearauce entered.
popular. It seems, with the military, form of a hollow cylinder. ln«lde this
"Mr. Miller, 1 believe,” said the new­ ruined his political future by admit­ cylinder the wick burned witb a tongue
comer.
ting that the affair waa a joke In of yellow Ure. and here and there the
which be conulved. Report being sent heat waa suflicienl to ja-rforate the
"I am. Wbal can 1 do tor you.
"I waa lu tbe detective business once to Copenhagen, highly colored, of outer coverlug and leave holes of odd
and Fin trying to get Into It agato. I d course, by the commandant his excel­ sba|>es which turned the cylinder Into
a tube of lueellke wax. through the
like to take bold of this Meagher case." lency wus summarily removed.
boles In which the light shone with a
“I'm going to send a mau up to at-
strange, weird beauty —St. Louis Re­
Cultivating Ginger.
teud to it.”
Ginger Is made a matter of scientific public.
Tbe seedy ludlvlduiil pulled a letter
It la propagated
from his pocket and handed It to the culture In Jamaica
detective to reud. It was a certlti« at
by cutting up small pieces of the root,
Dir*ctior.> In Londcn.
from a detective firm that Joel Zim­ and. If possible, rich, cool soli from
In Ixmdoi. and throughout the tight
merman had worked for it and done recently cleared woods Is selected for little Island the words "up" and
It. It Is a great impoverlsher of tbe "down" have u i>e<ullar sign menine
good service.
Miller's bargain with tbe mayor had soil und grows so luxuriantly that In In going to Loudon from any part of
lieen largely contingent upon trucking a short time a little piece of root will England you go "up." lu traveling in
and cupturlug the murderer, a not very spread so as to produce nearly a pound noy direction from the eapital you go
profitable way to do business, it oc­ of new roots. Tbe sets are planted In "down." So in London Itself every
curred to him that If be could get March or April and get to their full thing goes "up" If it goes In the direc­
this persou cheap he would let him growth about September. Tbe roots tion of the bank—that is. the Bmk of
work for awhile—at least long enough are dug usually In Jamaica in January England—aud going from that center
to make some development. Besides, or February. They are washed, ex­ toward uny of tbe points of the com
the man told him that he eu«t>eeted a posed to the sun until thoroughly dried pass is to go "down."
certain
lieraon
and
would
look so for
The word bank, which la not cnly
Xw
in that
dlr.«
’.Io».
He felt
con- a and packed In parcels of about a hun­
dred pounds each. In order to dry always spelled with a capital "B." Litt
fident lu the matter that he offered to them more rapidly they are flrat acald- is always uttered with an Impressive­
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work without pay unless he
“ ed in a little copper pot In order to de­ ness that suggests au Initial letter of
valuable discovery. but stipulated that stray life. of which tbe roots are very the largest type, may be said to be tn
he should have tbe Held to himself. tenacious.
White ginger and black a sense Interchangeable with city, a
No Other detective should be put on ginger are from tbe same roots, tbe term of equal dignity and value ill the
the ease. On these terms Mr. Miller difference arising from methods of eyes of Englishmen aud likewise lu
engaged him aud went back to the curing. Roots for sugar preserving are ▼■{Viably adorned with a capital "C.”
city to attend to other matters that dug while quite young, before the
The city does not mean London by
promise! more certain results.
stems are more than Are or six Inches any means. It menus a certain limited
Joe Avery, a nephew of the murder high.
section of London, tbe part where
ed man. lived in Petersville, a much re­
business is mainly carried on and
sisted young man. with a
A Luckless Word.
where the great finaucial Institutions
wife and two very pretty child etv
Superstition dies hard, at least in tbe stand.
One day 'Hille walking on the street north of England. On Tyneside It is
he picked up a ten dollar bill. He »«’ reckoned highly unlucky to bear or
A Poor Fit.
I
In bard luck at the time and very mentlou the word “pig." and evil con­
George Graham Vest once won a
ifcis ill
much delighted at bls find. Tbe bill sequences can only be averted by cane for bls client by a ueat retort
whs partly spent for meat at a butcher toueblug cold Iron. If that material is To testify agaiust Vest'» client there
shop. The same afternoon Avery waa not nt band Its name must be uttered win brought Into court a certain wit
arrested for ibe murder of his uncle aloud as tbe next best thing.
uess whose 111 favored eounteuame
on Information furnished by XlntmeT-
It Is no uncommon thing to see a matched bls unsavory reputation In
man. The detective produced a list or group of sailors or workmen suddenly the community. The man's testimony
bills, giving their numbers, 'but he scatter to Iny bold of iron railings, was most unfavorable to the defend
x,.ld he had found In ar unused . him
lampposts. etc., when by chance "pig" ant, and so. of course. Vest proceed.-d
iiey In the murder.il man’s boose. The lina slipped Into their conversation.
to discredit his story. As the witness
I
list was supposed to refer '« »••'***
A stranger to the district was not was unkempt and poorly chid, his
that the old man kept there. The the­ loug ago puzxled to see four little shoe­ clothes hanging about him in Innumer­
ory was that the money had been tak blacks. squatted nt a game of cards able folds and wrinkles, the counsel
en by the murderer, who had unwit­ on their blacking box. suddenly scram­ for the opiHisiug side endeavored In
tingly left the list.
ble to their feet, run to some Iron posts their turn to make It appear that Vest
Everybody In the town was surprised several yards away, touch them and was muklng capital of the |»M>r ap-
at Avery’s arrest, and no one at first then return and resume their game ls*aranee of the man. Mr. Vest, of
Is-lleved him guilty. It was not sup quite unconcernedly. When be obtained course, deuied this allegation In the
posed that hla uncle had iiii.v money, an explanation bis amusement equaled course of his closing remarks, adding:
and if he had the murderer was the hla astonishment. The origin of the
"Gentlemen of the jury, if that man's
only one who could have known of It.
superstition seems to be unknown.— face tit him as well as his coat be
There was a strong ease of circum- London Scraps.
would be n good looking man.”
atandal evidence against Avery, but It
The Jury returned a verdict for the
was weakened t»y Zimmerman himself,
Usee Animals Make of Their Tails.
defendant.
who under cross examination contra­
Horses, cows and other creatures
dicted himself as to how. where and use tltelr tails aw fly flappers. Cats,
Close Rango Duels.
when he had found the list. Experts squirrels and many more twist them
During tbe first fifty years of the
disagreed whether It was or was not around their necks for comforters. old American uavy, 179H-1848. the
In the linudwrltlng of Meagher. lty The rat baa raised tbo use of the tall mortality of naval officers resulting
throwing doubt u|«m ibis evidence Hie to a tine art. for by Its menus It guides
from duels wus two-thlrds that result­
prisoner's attorney saved his client the blind and steals jelly, oil and
ing from naval wars. lu the clghty-two
from a verdict of guilty. The Jury dis cream out of Jara and bottles. The
duels listed by a receut writer thirty
agreed, but In order to avoid tbe ex- macaco playa ns merrily with Its tall
■lx men were killed, all naval officers
iwnae of another trial brought tn a ver­ as a kitten does, and the marmoset
for backache, rheumatism, kidney or bladder trouble, and urinary irregularities.
except three civilians. Tbe per cent
dict of not guilty.
while it sleeps usee Its tall as a sort of mortality was 22. or five times the
Foley’s Kidney Pills purify the blood, restore lost vitality and vigor. Refuse substitutes.
Avery bad »o doubt that he had of blanket The raccoon catches crabs
mortality of the federal army In the
been made the victim of a plot and as witb Its tall. Every oua knows bow
Sold by Chas. I. Clough
civil war. One-half of those not killed
soon an he gained hla litwrty set about the monkeys journey through pathless
In these duels were wounded. The
a bit of detective work to discover tbe forests by swinging from tree to tree,
large number of casualties was un­
author. The first fact hr noticed was while the fl*lie« steer their way through
that with hla aciulttal the case was the water by their tall tins. The ant doubtedly due to the short distance
dropp'd The authorities believed that ester puts up Its big bushy tall for an between the combatants, which cus­
tbe murderer had town discovered, but umbrella. Ths vanity of the iwacock tomarily was only teu paces, or thirty
feet. In
I a few duels the distance was
I hat tile acquittal was a case of 'Hi«« la fed by the beeuty of Ite tall.—Dumb
even 1 less.
lu the Barron-Decatur
proved" rather than “not guilty.
th« Animals.
duel It : was twenty-four feet and ouly
detectivs Who worked up tbe case
During the past 35 ye«ira no rem>
twelve > in the Bainbridge Cochran
against him bad dropped the matter
edy has proven more prompt or
A Chamist's Happy Thought
duel.
and was now working for the Miller
more effectual in Its cures of
The guest a at a ball given at the
detective ageocy that had employed
Tuileries, Taris, were once distressed
Ltd by ths Noss,
him. Indeed, every <>ue seemed satis­
by something In the air which Irritated
An analytical chemist was retained
fied to let tbe matter rest except tbe
everybody. The most famous chemist as a skilled witness some years ago than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. In
man who had narrowly ewa|wd tbe
of the day was consulted as to the where there were questions bf analyt­ many homes it is relied upon as Im­
(CAPT P. SCI!RADI R).
gallows and waa In eouaequem-e living
mysterious cause. His sou-in-law, Du­ ical chemistry. There was one case plicitly as the family physician. It con­
under the ban of being a murderer
tains
no
opium
or
other
narcotic,
and
mas. had the happy thought that per­ where a farmer bad bought some arti­
These were the reasons that Induced
may be given ns confidently to a baby
haps the Irritating part kies In the air ficial manure, aud be tins being sued
as to an adult. Fries 25c. lanra else AO.*
Avery Io take up tbe case on his own
came front the wax candles. He found for the price of It He resisted pay­
BCCOUUt.
on analysis that these candles had ment on the ground that the material
Avery made up his mind that hla
Did You Ever Try
I
been bleached by chlorine. Immediate­ bad nona of the qualities of manure
(CAP. T. LATHAMb
uncle had been a boarder. Indeed, be
ly they were lighted a compound wan at all. The expert chemist was oue HARRIS'S NEW FEED AND l
remembered certain Incidents to In­
added to the air that Irritated throats of the witnesses and bad stated that,
dicate that such was the case. Home
LIVERY BARN,
l|
and noses. This chance discovery led although the substance had the smell.
one had discovered that the old man
Dumas to study the whole effect of It had nona of the chemical qualities
If not, give him a call,
'
bad money in bls posaesrioti and bad
chlorine, with fa trenching results In of manure. Under cross examination
robbed and murdered him to get pus­ chemistry.
Everything
first-cla».
Second
!
be waa asked. If that waa so. bow did
eeasloii of It. If ble uncle hed sav«l
be
account
for
huudreda
of
the
best
mousy possibly be might have had
fixset Information.
block South . _ r
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farmers baring taken the mauure for
something to do with come bank. He
-
of P O.
II
A census enumerator waa question­ many rears. "They must have been
sent out a circular letter to all tbe
ing a woman of Indubitable Celtic ex­ led by tbe none." returned the witness.
w.. r'
—~
lainks tu tbe state asking tf Timothy
—
V».
arris Prop.
Meagher had any depoalta there. Ker­ traction and bad come to tbo division —Dundee Advertiser.
of sexes.
en savings banka replied that t>aiik
“How many melee have you In your
books to tbe aggregate amount of
Advantage* of Matrimony.
S200.000 had been Issued to one Tim­ family r be asked.
Frtend-DId you lose aaytbto'-
"Three
a
day.
eorr.
an'
I
git
Um
me-
othy J. Meagher. Avery did not sup-
Buatall bank'
.lathe
< <
pose that bla uncle bad a middle name, allf," she replied emphatically.
Depositor—Not a cent
but searched tbe family records and
"Well, well! If yr
Forethought
found that be bad. It was John.
waa going up. w-
* k“*w
"“»«
“You are probably sot aware, ■
Avery waa astounded He waa also
"I didn't r
dMn 1 ’r'>u “r "°r
delighted delighted for two reasons asM tbe angry father, "that last }
business '
1 b,d ,o
00
First, be waa bla uncle's legal heir and my daughter spent »1.500 on
rh<> *•
’u-' "r,i* some blank
dreea
.
”
« She went shopping "
would be rich; aacood. bla uncle bad
"Tea. I am.” aaM the young I
undoubtedly bad oouie mooey Io bls
LA
firmly.
”
1
advised
her
to
do
It
«
house <*! bed been robbed as well
Accustomed ts Luxuries.
Mr Courting 'exhibiting penknife!—
as murdered Could be B ih I thia rob­ a year ago, when we first becaara
gaged.”
Th lx handle la pure silver. What do
ber be would be exonerated and rk’h
you think of that? Little Giri—Hohl
Re first took steps to secure bis
A Hard ¿«ft,
Rat's nothing
Stetefa teeth te on
uncle's fort a ns. then offered »25.01»
Boren»-I suffer most fitefully ftv.m a plate of pure gold
reword for tbe murderer
W'e e vrry a general stock of New burniture. Rugo,
Tbe reward brought a letter from Insomnia, don i you know. Tbe G»rl-
1
Carpet % Heating Store*. Cook Stove«, and tni»-
tbe murderer a accomplk-e stating that Did you ever try talking to youraWtl- I
L'ndaunlsd.
masonic
lodue
Newous Employer Thomas. 1 wlsb'
bo would give ap bla principal If not llluatrated Bit*
cellane ouo House Furnishings.
cellant
No. 57. meets on third (tetar»
prass r u t ad himself
Hla terme wee*
you wou.da t whistle at your work. I
NOT K.—We buy an.l sell Second (Hand Goods of
fly
I Ofikw Boy—I ain't working, sir; 1'«
accepted, and be seal la tbe MOM II
sy of rsch
nHH.lh in
ev.*ry ■ description.
¡only just whistling
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