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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, JUNE 9, 1910 >mmissioners’ Court ; Tillamook Meat Co. and team. 46.00 Frank Leitheiser .., 1.70 HE WON (HE CROWN. MARCO POLO’S BOOK. J. Williams ... .. 11.50 A. S. Lane, building fence..10.00 lere was a meeting of the Board I J. Boatman .. 10.75 E. W. Stanley, cost bill State vs. The Ancisnt Story of the ’’Bloody Ksnd It Gavs Columbus ths Idas For His ounty Commissioners last week, j Wm. Jolly....... .. 10.00 of Ulotor.” Voyage of Dieoovsry. F. J. Smith........ ................. 4.33 I County JudgeH. F. Goodspeed E. W. Devait . .. 7.50 ! E. W. Stanley, cost bill State The emblem of the Ulster steamship Mediaeval (Europe knew but very lit Commissioners H. V. Alley and H. Wist........... hue Is a huge red hand, from the .. 7.50 vs. M. T. Rickard.................... 6.70 wrist of which la flowiug drops of tle of eastern aud northeastern Asia. . W. Bodyfelt present, when die T. Lucas .................................. .. 1.25 Many of the most learued cosmogra E. W. Stanley, cost bill State blood. Au Sttielal of one of the ves phers of the Huie taught that Asia iwing business was transacted : Woik in R. D. No. 3. vs. L. H. Kenney......... ........... 10,40 sels of the Hue gave thia explanation stretched eastward Indefinitely, and no aim of Beall A Co. for $6,522 for J' H‘ ,,ick«> ,nan al,d ,eam 49 00 Joe Effenberger, cost bill State of the queer device: oue Imagbied that It had an eastern ... 44.50 hinery was continued. Hicks, team .. vs. A. Ruatsataintan............. 3.75 "It was lu the early day» of Irelaud. ... 34.30 W. S. Edwards, road work.... 7.50 when James 1. wus king and wlieu i coast washed by the ocean. It was se the matter of the S. H. Rock J'»,‘a» Beebehiser riously taught that eastern Asia was a . 3225 Rosenberg Bros., inch.............. 12307 Ireland was divided luto four prov- j land of vast swamps. Inhabited by I, the county clerk was ordered •/krchy Beebeliiser... ... 3200] Plasker Bros., meh................... dvertise for bids for the clear- ¡5' " ' 4*°u4rb4y....... iuves. that the king of Ulster died. ■ mouster senients and dragons. This 31.41 D. A. Simmons, team ............. 5ft 0J1 of right of way. W. C. Thun, road work............. 11.24 He had two sous, who were devoted j was the opinion that still prevailed up to each other aud who at the time of i to within 200 years of the time of Co the matter of contracts for ■ [A. E. Nichols, team................. 5300 Tillamook Lumber Mfg. Co., their father's death were ou the isle of ges, the bid of E. E. Cross for T. Haugen, team....................... 27.501 Lumber................. 262.53 Aaron. Siotlauil. lu those days the lumbus. At this time two Venetian merchants construction of a bridge across W. C. Trombley, team ........ 32.25' F. Dye, et al, work. 31.50 eldest sou did not always succeed the of the name of Tolo went on a vast 1X50 Little Nestucca river at what is Frank Pike ......... 5(1.20 father ou the throne. H. V. Alley, salary trading expedition to the uttermost rn as the Yack place was Henry Elington............................ 10.00 Geo. W. Bodyfelt, salary......... 29.00 ••They were brave lads, these two pted in the sum of $760.00; and j i Amos Vaugh, team.................... 1300 F. J. Ayer, salary......................... 101.20 sous of the yld king, and upon learn parts of Asia. They were gone many years. Upon their return the son of X50 of the bridge at what is known ' A. B. Wade ................ J. H. Hicks, roadwork............. 47.60 ing of Hie death of their father each one of them, a young man named Mar Work in R. D. No. 1. le Rocky Ford was also let to ! J. M. Baker, roadwork............. 64.50 planuetl to race across the channel aud co Polo, wrote out a full account of I J. R. Hicks................................... 37.50 )>e the first to place lit» band upon the their travels, described the empire of !. Cross for $730.00. Henry Allington, burning soil of Autriiu aud thus become king the grand khan (the Chinese emperor) the matter of bids for the con h j John Hykkel ............................... 32.50 . 5.00 of all the uortb. carcas and revealed the fn't that Asia was ction of the Wilson river bridge ' Linkhart . 5.00 Walter Baker, stamps.... “With eight uien each they started that is known as the Keifer I p““* Wabke................................... . 14.60 off from Mnllcautry. On nearing the bounded on the east by a vast wean. Pacific Tel. A Tel. Co........ e on the north fork, . _ E. _ E. Joseph Angelo............................ 10.00 A. M. Commons, damages .. .200.76 shores of the Isles the youngest prince, He described this eastern coast mi s was awarded the contract for Gilbert Zaddach, team.... ... 1300 Fred Scherzinger, damages.. .127.76 whose tiame wus Neill, seeing that his nutely. with all Its vast cities and Its wealth of precious atoues and spices. G. Worthington...................... ... X00 A. W. Fetcher, damages......... . 41.50 brother was in a fair way to become was from reading this book that ■ bid of Walter D. Wood for Chas. Easom and team ... ... 6.50 A. M. Hare, salary.................. .100.00 king, drew his sword, placed his left the It Imagination of Columbus was fired, Wilson river bridge and that of ; Fred Hill......... ... 300 J. H. Johnson, salary............... .. 50.00 baud ou the side of the boat aud cut It aud he conceived the bold idea of off nt the wrist. ... 300 J. C. Holden, salary.................. .13333 *1 Wilson for the Little Nestucca Fmil Fagerson reaching this eastern coast of Asia by “Quickly seizing the dripping hand, G. W. Wilkes.......................... ... 5300 K. Mills, salary............... ge were rejected. . 50.00 lie threw it ou shore and thus wou the , sailing toward the west around the the matter of bids for piling, Chester Wilkes and team... ...102.50 Pearl Phelps, salary.................. . 50.00 earth. So wlieu be discovered Cuba he had of James Christensen was ac- I. 11. Deacon .......................... ... 38.741 H. Crenshaw, salary............. . .13333 crown. Since that time, it is told, the bloody hand of Ulster has led to vic ed at $3.50 per piliug, 16 inches ■ Bob Radicar............................ ... 2X501 | John Aschitn, salary............... . 50.00 tory ou many a hard fought Held as not a doubt that be had lauded upon the coast of Asia and that be looked C. V. Preston and team ... .... 10.00 j W. D Bodyfelt, salary.............. Jameter and 35 feet Ion», . 39.00 emblem ou the shields of the young uixiu the same scenes that Marco Polo i the matter of the approval of John Larsen ........................... ... 2X50 IW. i king and tils followers. Ulster's name, D. Bodyfelt, board of bad gazed upon 200 years before. plat of Base Line addition to Jim Huff and team............... ... 1375 prisoners........................... . .., 8325 whether In trade or war or sport or W. H. Handy....................... ... 10.00 W. S. Buel, salary............... 8333 on n steamship line. Is known by this [City the same was approved, sign.”—Philadelphia Norib American. HEIGHT OF ELEPHANTS. i the matter of the approval of M. L. Handy ........................ ... 10.00 J. E. Reedy, salary as county View Park, the same was ap Bert Cownit............................. ... 6.00 veterinarian ........................... . 50.00 In the Majority of Cases It Is Undsr ed. Arnold Hanson and team . ... 7.50 J. C. Holden, incidentals......... 9.25 PROVED HIS WORDS. Eight Feet. the matter of the W7ilscn River E. K. Turpen and team ... . ... 1300 Chas Pike, witness fees........... • 340 The nveragc term or an elephant's in regard to the communica- H. K. Thompson and team ... 10.00 H. M. Todd, witness fees........ 3.40 Still, the Philosopher Didn’t Like It life, although there la no precise Infor When Death Called. from the United Railways T. H. Fitts................................. ... 68.75 Emmett JenkinB, witness fees 2.20 mation on the point, is seventy or A certain philosopher was in the >any offering $30,000 for the Gordon Pitts........................... ... 77.75 Ed Snodgrass, repairs............. 1.50 eighty years. The elephant Is not In habit ii saying whenever he heard it of that road, which appeared Lester Pitts................ .............. ... 81.25 Glass & Prudhotnme Co., meh 88.05 full vigor and strength till thirty-five. that ai oiu tilend had passed away: The moat ready way of formlug an le Headlight of last week, the B. Palmer ............................... ... 17.00 Irwin Hodson Co., meh........... 31.50 "Ah, w»ll. death eonies to us all! It Is appearing favorable to the A. Miller................................. ... 17.50 R. T. Boals, prof, attendance 8.00 no new tbiRS, It Is what we must ex approximate Idea of the age la by I be , the matter was continued for J. Vanhove............................. .. 50,00 King A Smith, meh.................... 8.60 pect. Pass me tLe butter, my dear. amount of turnover of the upper edge c. L. Alley .............................. ... 2» Alex McNair, meh...................... 1.35 Yes. death comes to all, and iny of the ear. lu young aiilniuls. some sr consideration. times up to the age of eight or nine he matter of the incorporation J- West................ ................... ... 16.25 W. H. Hoskins, salary............. 39.00 friend's time bad come.” years, the edge Is quite straight. It, l town of Bay City, the Whit- J- Bishop................................. ... 4.75 A. Arstill, salary........................ 58.50 Now. Death overheard these philo however, then begin« to turn over, and Company having filed ob- A. De Bauw.......................... ... 5.00 H. B. Johnson, salary............... 66.00 sophical remark» at different times, by the time the arlmal la thirty the ns, the boundaries were A. Seghers......... . ....................... ... 5ft00 Fred Zaddach, salary............... 54.00 and one day he showed himself to the edges lap over to the extent of an Inch, philosopher. fed so that there shall be W. Zottman............................... ... X50 L. M. Buel, 8th grade examin and between this age aud sixty this “I atn Death,” said be simply. Work in R. D. No. 4. led from said corporation all Increases to two inches or slightly ation ............................... ft 00 “ Go away! ” mild the man In a panic. more. >ry included within the Bill Smith............................... ... 46.50 Bertha Hanson, do...., 9.00 “I am not ready for you.” Extravagant Ideas are held as to laries set out in the petition Willard Johnson................ ... 26.00 Nelson & Co., meh......... 1.00 “Yes, but It Is one of your favorite the height of au elepbaut. Such a ' south of the line of block 21), Albert Miles............................ ... 46.50 , R. F. Zachmann, meh. 164.95 truism» that Death come» to all. and 1 thlug as au elephant measuring ten i View addition to Bay City as J. A. Folks and team......... ... 71.00 I C. M. Vidito, board..... 7.00 am but proving your words." feet at the shoulder does not exist in ime now appears on record, H. B. Johnson........................ ...104.00 Herald, printing............. “Go away! You are dreadful!” 2 75 India or Burma. Sanderson, an ad ling east to the eastern Joe Blazer and team......... ... 38.00 I J. J. Spencer, watching1 insane 2200 "No more dreadful than I always mitted authority on the subject, said lary line of said proposed Roy Maine and team......... ... 41.00 I J. J. Spencer, expenses insane am. Du) why have you changed so? the largest male he ever met with You have never feared the death that ration, and also all of said F. W. Berger and team.... ... 34.50 case............................................... 30.00 has come to your friend». 1 never measured nine feet ten lucbes nud the lying west of the east side of Ike Wells............................... ... 19.00 J. C. Bewley, truant officer.... 7.02 tallest female eight feet Ove Inches. is street and south of the A. M. Myera............................ ... 11.50 John Hickey, salary.................. 75.00 heard you sigh when I raniwf off your The uinjorlty of elephants, however, old companions. You have always i line of Clay street, extended C. R. Fonk....................... . ... 48.50 W. S. Randall, salary................ 57.00 ■ re below eight feet, and an animal said, 'It 1» the way of nil flesh.' Shall rarely reaches nlue feet, the female d Bar View addition to Bay P. Maroff and team ........... ... 49.50 11. M. Smith, insane.................... 6.50 I make au exception lu favor of your being slightly shorter than the male. whereupon the Whitney Com- Sam Parrenand team......... ... 33.50 . P. W. Todd, salary..................... 45.83 flesh?" The carcass of an elephant seven feet withdrew any further objec- Riley Simmons and team.. ... 43.50 i P. B. Vainciel, expense ac- "Yes. for I am not ready.” four Inches tall weighed tu portions to said proposed corporation. Beecher Folks........................ ... 22.00 I ! count on booklet .................. 91.45 "But 1 nm. Your time has come. Do gave a total weight of 3.600 pounds, so Cone having presented objec- Gladys Folks........................ ... 5.001 ! Wheeler Lumber Co. lumber 20.00 not repine. Your friends will go on an elephant weighing two tons should ... 325 j M. Johnson.................. .. the same were overruled. J. M. Potter, wood....................... 28.00 buttering their toast. They will take bo common enough. The skin was | petition to incorporate hav- C. Pearson and team......... . . 31.00 W. D. Gladwell, lumber.... . 298.46 It as philosophically ns you have taken ■ bout three-fourths of an inch thick. ten granted, the court ordered B. E. Mason........................... . ... 2375 E. E. Cross, Jackson bridge 1100.00 every other death.” And the philosopher and Death de ection to be held on Monday, W. R. Lesly............................ ... 22.00 Reierson Machinery Co., inch 59.6S Kind Words Moan Much. parted on n long Journey together.— A. Brown.............................. ... 375 1. Cultivate kindness of heart, think D. W. Gilbert A Sons, meh.... 51.01 Charles Ilattell Looiuls. Jie matter of advertising for Loney Imohof........................ ... 1.00 Wood A Stillwell. Netarts road 750.00 well of your fellow men; look «villi charity upon tile shortcomings In tbclr for a bridge across Kelchis Frank Hedeger .................. ... 200 F. C. Skomp, et al road work 35.00 About Sneering. Ilves. Do n good 'urn for them na op the county clerk was ¡in- Rant Markus........................ ... 4.50 King A Smith, meh....... ....386.80 Hospital nurses when assisting st a portunity offers and. Anally, don't for zd to advertise for a steel George Belahart.... ............. ... 1.25 I. F. Larsen, meh........... .... 15.00 delicate operation have tlielr own way get the kind word at the right time Frank Lanclott.................... ... 325 W. R. Illingworth, board.... 8.00 of HuppreHHlug n cough or ■ sneeze How much a word of kindness, en B. E. Turner ............................ ... 27.00 W’ork iu R. D. No. 3 The operator's attention must not lie couragement or appreciation means to Work in R. D. No. 5. I Heimeyer and team 119.25 Olvin Bloom and team... . 46.111 Frank Simeral ................. .., ... 77.70 distracted for a moment. Coughs and others sometime« and bow little It 13 75 Frank Greist........................ . . 86.10 sneezes, tod. spread germs on surfaces mats us to give It. We do not need rster and team......... 58.25 Ed Bloom........... . .................. carefully rendered antiseptie. So ev Durham........................ 5X75 Elmer Hall............................... ... 17.50 Elmer Davie................ , ... 17.25 ery nurse soon learns to press her An to wait for some special occasion ' Elkins........................ When calamity overtakes a friend 22.75 M. Johnson damages in haul R. Hueton............ .......... ... 62.'«) ing gravel................................. 25.00 Ira Spencer........................... ... 2.50 ger hard <>li the upper lip Immediately word« of sympathy and encouragement yster and team......... 84.75 below the nose when she feels a cough ■re offered sincerely enough, yet 111 Work in R. D. No. 3. Anderson and team 81.70 Alvis Curl............................... ... 57.00 or a sneeze einulng ou. A pressure In certain re«|>e<t» as a matter of course K. Kummerlle ............................. 200 lest............................. 37.00 Roy Sailing........................... .. 350 the nelgblsirbood of the esr, too. or a D. D. West................................. 325 George Hielmyer................ ... 56.00 hard pressure on the roof of the mouth 8uch an occaalou calls for expression Work in R. D. No. 2 ou our part, and we naturally respoud 8.25 Arthur Coffee........................ ... 48.00 will nip a rough In the bud. And the But why wait for occasion? Why not Ioskins, team ......... 11.25 Russel Brooks........................... Chester Hunter .......................... 8.01) Fred Lyster........................... ... 4.75 will has great poxer to control a cough s|s*ak the kind word when there la no Jramloff.................... 39.75 'ramloff......... . ......... 27.25 C. J. Kuper................................. 11.70 W. Wamell............................ ... 4325 or a sneeze. special occasion? There was ■ French surgeon who 375 Fritz Drebert......................... ... 39.25 mloff.......................... 41.00 John Redder«............................. 5.00 Jake Huston ........................ ... 42.00 used to say wturnover be entered the Gallagher.................. 44.50 Frank Paul......... . ....................... Ths Roman Sanata. wards of the liospital. "The first pa t Kennedy ......... i.a Lee Lyster............................. ... 6.00 tient .5300 J. H. Kuper................................. The Boman senate bad fur many who coughs gets no food today ” rfobson...................... 48.50 C. Randall..................................... 18.80 Harley Curl.................. ........ ... 28.(1) Tills method was usually successful.— centurie« but 3U) members, «elected from the patricians, or arlaf<s rata. Work in R. D. No. 6. oae«........................ 18.50 Elmer Davis and team..., ... 76.» Chicago News. The otfice of aaffaior waa for life. lobson ...................... 45.50 H. P.Ollia..................................... 13(10 C. Wooley and team ...... ... 72.0) The body waa practically supreme In islie...................... . 24.75 Henry Mathews.......................... 51.75 A. Davison........................... 28.(1) What Cams Up. matters of legislation and sdiuliilstra Marshall.................. 39.75 A. Arstill. team........................... 48.75 J. C. Creecy and team....... ... 09.00 A young man wishing to bars a bit tlon. Ths majority of votes drv-lded Thompson.......... .. 39.00 A. Arstill and team.................. 67.50 Roy Blanchard and team . ... 59.50 of fun at a farmer's exfienae passed a a question, aud the order In which the ra and team........... 7350 John Imlah.;.............................. 42.50 ’ O. J. Johnson........... . .......... ... 22.25 few remarks ats>ut bls cattle and his voting took place was Invariably de 5.00 Henry Smith and team.... ... 46.00 garden and then said he had set «runs termiued by rank, begluiitaig with the n Hoskins................ 15.25 James Imlah............................. ohnson snd team 6300 Bert Ray........................................ 38.25 Wesley Lawyer.................... ... 18.50 lettuce sod <nbl>age which lisd not president and eudlug «Ith the quar ters. The senators wore ou their tunica Talling ...................... 18.00 Ole Lane ................ "..................... 21.25 Carl Percctti........................ ... 14.50 grown up. Ttieti the farmer said: a broad purple stripe a bridge of dl» Mitchell and team 56.50 Lucious Lane............................. 2625 G. W. Hielmyer.. 1225 “Oh. that's nothing! I set some ear Hot-Hou. like a modern decoration imith............. . .......... 7.75 David Imlah................................ 2350 Amel Wooley .................... ... 37.25 rut aeeila, a ml what do you think ca-ns ■nd they had the eicluAve right of James Bodyfeit .......................... 36.25 obnson ...................... 2.75 Edward Elkins. ............ ... 8.50 up?" precedence at theaters, the auipbltbea Dillum and team .. 5.50 E. H. Cross................................. 1300 Work in R. D. No. 5. "I>on't know." replied the young ter and all other public gather Inga Cliff Mattoon............................... 28.75 R. O. Richard«.... Work in R D. No. 2. ... 49.50 man. 7 VI Adam Lipen....... langen .................. 29.90 Orley Kellow...................... ......... Farmer-Why. old Brown's donkey, ... 5.(0 Whal the Wanted. eneon ........................ 4200 Chas. Gannon............................. 7.» John Moon. ............ and ate tbs lot.—Newark Btar. “Ara you food of etchings?' asked ... 40.75 7.50 \ H. Foster . ................................... 3300 Hellenbuyck ......... the young mau wlw bad taken the Jim Wood« ............. ... 8 75 The Turnip. 41.01 Lee Afolter................................. . 14.001 Eddie Creecy..../. Sutton........................ bostes«' pretty nines down to supper ... 24.75 The turnip Is supposed to be a nattvs "As a general thing, r«s." she an I Hobson .................. 47.00 A. Resch........................... .......... . 200 Wesley Ijiwyer.... ... 18.75 of Asia and Europe. It haa been culti swered. looking up Into hla eyes with ■ugrn ......................... 1L40 Dell Winters ............................... 9.50 K. E. Rowland.... ... 7.50 vated for centuries The wild East an engaging frankness that threatened 600 Ed Green.................. ................. ft» i Han« Jensen ....... Illingworth............ ... 40.00 Indian turnip Is said to be remotely havoc to bls heart, “but,” ah« added 2ft 00 Arnold Afolter .......................... . 24.pi kin to the edible turnip It Is tbs »Ise hastily as be started to say «omethlng Oscar Taggart ............................ 3350' Stomach Troubles 2300 Kyle................................. Many remarkable cures of ■tom of a waluut snd find tasted la sweet ratty, ''not any tonight, thank you. 'incent '........................... 1300 Thomas Augustine ................. . 13» Is rather late A small pi*, a of cake ish. bul lu a moment the taster'a 46.00 John Afolter. —........................... . 14.25 ach have been effected by Cham longue frets ■■ though It were pricked will be »ulflcient ” KObM................................. berlain ’ s Stomach and Liver Tab nith..... ...................... 8.25 James Sutton ........................ 350 lets. One man who had «|>enl over by ■ hundred bo« n e e d l e s, and be feels lara Sutton................... 4G(«1 Cart Casper ........,. . . ................ 14.50 two thousand dollars for medicine like expo torn ting for hours after It Frima Facia Evidence. licky. team................... »00 Ward Sappington ..................... 21.27 and treatment was cure*! by a few Is the country boy's favorite medium The late Gird Morris ou one oeva aloè gavs a rharacterieHc Illustration 5.00 Tom McKnight . ......... ........ L.» boxes of these tablets. Price, 25 for a >Ae on the visiting town boy Illingworth and team Samples free at la mar’s St. Baur........................................ 13» centa. of the meaning of "prima fwls evi Work in R. D Wo. 3 drug store. Cost bill State v*. Jacob HilL Work and Weery. Jugs and team ........... 87.» "If.” he said to tbs Jury, “you as* Un you think worry kills mors pen 5.2i Sore Nipples. Snyder............. Î.. .... 4-'.. 00 Joe Effenberger........... . a man coming out of a puMic house ............. *.. 18» Any mother who has had riper, pis than workU m sad team .Ì........... 92.50 Pleaaent Allen "I'm sot* of R.” repffad the sarraMlc wiping his mouth, that would bs prion genbotham and team «.so Cost bill State vs. W Kopeiske. ience with this distressing ailment ■rtenftri fa* I* evidence that bs had tieen hav will t* pleased to know that a cure E- W. Stanley ............................ ’ .. 4, ’ J 6 32.00 ing a drink " may be effected l»y applying Cham "Wbyr ledrrgfe 24.» Mias Owens, interperter ........ IS) berlain’s Salve as soon as the child ' Bnranse no many people And N " .................... 360 is done nursing Wipe it off with samlor than work and dsvota tbs4r time edrege 27 » W. G. Harris : a soft cloth twforr allowing the 4Y 90 Cost bill State v«. George Regan False friendship like the try. daraya Many trained to N "-WssWngton ffur. 7.00 babe to nurse. •ad ruins the walls K aaibeaeea. bat 87.» E. W. Stanley .... nurse« use thia salve with best l>l For who knows most, him loan o< true Msodablp glvae aew Ilfs and aal 52» D K Dawaoo... results. For sale at I Ji mar's drug ■aHaa to tbs object it aapaarta. I.» store. ttass mont grtevea - Dant«. 5» fW Mrs. F. Leitheiaer I i HOW IT HAPPENED. The Explanation of the Automeblia Driver and a Climax. After the victim of the accident waa carried to the sidewalk the automobile driver turned bls machine aud came back and explained bow it hupi>ened with considerable warmth. “Thia woman." be volubly remarked to the policeman, "waa entirely to blame. Rhe ran arouud from ahead of the street car aud deliberately put her self In my way. After she had dodged the coal cart it waa too late for me to ■top. I couldn't tell which way she waa going, aud when I saw that sb« waa dazed and foolish I Jammed uu the brakes and tried to pans to the left but of course she had to rim the same way, aud the cousequeuce was that lu endeavoring to avoid a baby carriage with twins in It and an old mau who was walklug with a clutch 1 suppose I must have hit her. But I wasn't going more than two miles au hour, aud any woman who would dodge around In that f<x>ll«h way and lose her head shouldn't lie permitted to go on the streets without a bunch of guardians." The |H>llcetnon nodded. “Come over to the sidewalk.'' he said, “and take a look at her.” So the driver went to the curb with tho officer and looked at the mi fortu nate creature who had so actively con tributed to her own disaster. And. Io. It was only a ilressuiakcfs dummy that had fulleu off the rear of a delivery wagon! — Clevulaud Plwin Dealer. HIS ONLY REGRET. The Sorrow That Consumed Diohat Whon Ho Was Dying. Over a ceutury ago died Xavier Bi chat. the famous physician and anat omist. author of "L'Anstomie Gen erale" He probably dissected more human corpse« than any other mau in the world's history. He established a record when he opened 625 bodies dur ing one wluter. Of ills nerve a tale 1« told. When be lay on hla deathbed be called his colleagues to him and said: “Dear friends. 1 am done, but what comforts me Is the fact tbut my case la a re markable one. 1 have bad uuurim U symptom« for some days which 1 have analyzed. They have greatly sur prised me.” The doctors »ought to rensaure him. He au»wered that ho was under no Illusion with regard to himself “1 shall die fulrly satisfied with my life and go to the grave with only oue regret, oue great sorrow.” "What Is that?" he was asked. "I am distressed that after death 1 can not dissect my own body. I could, I am certain, have made noine beautiful si'leutifii' discoveries.” Then lie sank back, murmuring: "I must not think about it. It wou't bear tblnkiug of."— Westminster Gazette. ■ "T The Pearl Hun tars' Superstition. The pearl hunters of Borneo and the adjacent lalainls have a iMX-ullar su perstition. When they open sheila lu search of |a*urla they take every ninth And. whether It lie large or auiall. aud |iut it Into a bottle, which In kept corked with a dead man's Huger. The pearls lu the vial are known as "need l>earla" or "breeding pearls," aud the native BorMoae firmly liellevca that they will reproduce their kind. For every pearl put luto the vial two grains of rice are thrown In for the pearls to "feed u|sui.” Rome whites In Borneo believe »» firmly In the ou peril It Ion as the native« do. and al most every but along the coast line Its “dead Auger" bottle, with from nine to fifty need pearl« and twice that number of rice grains carefully and evenly stowed away among them. That no results follow doe« not dim the superstition Ths Wsndsrful Toad Bens, All early writer« attribute wouderful qualities to toads and frogs and the various parta of tlielr lasHe« Pliny lielleved. for Instance, that If a load wan brought Infs the midst of a mob nr other large and unruly concouras of |M-ople "silence would Instantly pre vail” A small bone found In the right aide of lisids “of I he proper age" wan ■ l«o lielleved tn liars powers os«r the various elements. "By throwing this bous Intn a teasel of Inilllug waler«” says Pliny. “It will liuiueallalely coel It. the water refusing to tmll «gain un til the Imne has been removed Tn And thia Imne. ezpooe the dea<l toad on au nut hill When Hie anla have eaten her all away sirept the Imnee, take each bone eeperately and drop It Into bulling water Thus tnsy the wondrous toad isme be dlwovered " An Ansian« Astreasmse. Atxiut MIO B C. Anaxagoraa of lé ala waa hora Wheu bs "grsw up In wladom" bs waa tbo flrst to teseh tbe courea and cause of bnlb solar and lunar scllpsaa and to gire bia followera rules wbereby tbey r<nild dlstlngulnh planeta from II1 ed atara He wae punialied fnr deciarlng tbet tbe aun «rae uot a god Anelhee Way. Rtudsut I want some Information ■ bout tb« ItronsM« 1 auppoes I had better write to tbe keefier? Attend Mt-Tse. tuiae. nr might aaa blm verbally! London Punch The Degrees “What are tbs degrees of a stingy man's married life?" “I suppose ibey are matrimony, par simony, testimony and alliuosy “ — Baltimora Amarli ■■ A crowd 4a bn« company, and faiae ■re but a gallery of pictarae sad talk but a Hnkltna cymbal ubere there to ue lese. Bacou.
