T illamook
BURNT CORK.
■a Used by Minstrel Perform-
L Whan “Blacking Up.”
Ipular impression as to the ap-
I of burnt cork by minstrel
Irs and actors in general Is
I rubbed on the face and bands
layer from a cork whose end is
liu a convenient gas jet. This
[oil Is. however. Incorrect. The
fork used by minstrels and
■ tbe product of the theatrical
nctories,” just as is any other
I or pigmeat employed by tbe
bn.
puse makes it In the following
The corks are placed in three
iels. resembling wash boilers,
les punched In their sides aud
Alcohol is sprinkled over the
id they they are “fired.” When
Is have been properly charred
placed in muslin sacks, which
ided in barrels of water. This
li forces the powdered charcoal
the sacks into the water.
all the charred corks have
prked through the sacks Into
er in this way the water Is
j through a close canvas sack,
(at remains in that sack Is
pr the i>erformers. Tlie stuff
)p in cans, from which, when
>trel is ready to “black up.” he
little of the black paste in his
■id applies It to his face, neck
letimes his hands.—New York
A CURIOUS BIRD.
Misted Hoactzin When Hatched
Ha* Four Leg*.
■rested hoactzin of British Gul-
■the only survivor of a certain
■ birds most of which are now
■ only as fossils. The hoactzin
n tiie most secluded forests of
■America, and its survival be-
■s congeners is doubtless owing
■^tiring habits and to the fact
■ feeds on wild arum leaves,
[give its flesh a most offensive
■rendering it unfit for food.
Ihief peculiarity of the hoactzin
Is ill the fact that when it is
Id it possesses four well develop-
I. The young birds leave the nest
■mb about like monkeys over the
■ ng limbsand look more like tree
■than birds.
I modification of the fore limbs
I at once after hatching, when
bus of the digits fall off and the
[ clawlike hand begins to flatteu
become wing shaped. Feathers
ippear. and liefore full growth Is
fd not a vestige remains of the
hl character.
adult birds not only have no
upon their wings, but their
is even are so poorly developed
me would hardly suspect that In
sstliugs we have the nearest ap-
li to a quadruped found among
lg birds.—London Tit-Bits.
[ Tung Po and Teamaking,
bro Is but one way of making tea.
Knless the water boiling be
an pour on water spoil* tho tea.
B teapot Itself should be heated
I hot before the tea is placed in it
■he boiling water poured on. It
Id be scalding hot water or the
I b will float to the top.
■ less authority than Tung Po. the
®se poet, is quoted for n recipe for
kklug. He says: “Whenever tea
I be infused take water from a
■ng stream and boil it over a live-
le. It is an old custom to use run
I water, boiled over a lively fire,
I from springs in the hills is salti
■ best and river water the next.
■ well water Is the worst. A
g fire Is a clear, bright charcoal
I When making an infusion do not
■ he water too hastily. At first It
Is to sparkle like crabs’ eyes, then
■what like fish's eyes, and lastly
nils up like pearls Innumerable
iglng and waving about. This is
■ ay to boil water."
"Touch Not the Queen.”
kier this title a Paris Journal pro
Is to give an account of the tragic
p of the queen of Siam, who was
reatly loved as her consort. Some
B ngo her majesty was boating
ladles of the court in a lake in tbe
»■ns of the palace at Bangkok. Tbe
overturned, and tbe queen could
iwlm. She was surrounded by nu-
*us (tersonages who could have
Il her life, but no one has tbe right
■tend the hand upon the queen,
king alone could have held her up
prevented her from sinking, and
fas nowhere at hand. Respectful-
I be court allowed tbe queen to
i ■
Chippendale'* Own.
I it genuine Chippendale T
absolutely, sir."
lut this looks like a crack right
So“—
one by Chippendale himself, str, la
of rage when be beard the union
called the men out.” — London
¡h.
Tha Other Was Important.
9» great desirea of my life bara
i gratified. One was to go up la
in* hip.”
nd the oiherT'
b get safety beck to earth."-Bx-
ige
A Real Pretty Excuse.
sale's Mother-Beaaie. dij you le<
Mr. Snuggle have a klan? B»-sata
a, mamma He said it would ba a
Iby kisa, and I was Just dead mi
to hare him go.—Puck.
e Judk Ions reader of judicious ad
toemeats always gets mor? tkau
mouey'e worth. - Fl rida 1 Ines
DISLIKES INNOVATIONS.
headlight ,
J anuary
5.
1910
The Mayor’s Message
HEADQUARTERS FOR
To the Honorable City Council,
Gentlemen:
. .
Agreable to the pro-
Sir Frederick Treves, the distinguish
ed British surgeon, in his book “Ugan ' visions of our city charter, I herewith I
da For a Holiday’’ has a word or two , submit to you, the condition of the,
> city at this time, as it appears to me I
to say about the rhinoceros.
“The rhinoceros is the embodiment together with a few recommendations, i
of blind conservatism,” bo writes. "Its
FINANCES
hide is impenetrable. Its vision Is weak,
The general fund of the city is at
while its Intellect Is weaker. It has, present in fair condition. All outstand-
however, two marked qualities—com ing warrants are paid and a balance of1
bativeness and a sense of smell. It Is
aroused to its maximum energy by tbe approximately $300 appears to be on
presence of anything that is new. This hand.
The street fund is less fortunate.
object need not be a thing that is ag
gressive or inconvenient. Its offensive There is an outstanding indebtedness
ness depends upon the fact that it Is against this fund, amounting to more
unfamiliar, and the more unfamiliar than $6500.
tbe object Is tbe worse the rhinoceros
The charter, under the construction
acts.
’ recently put upon it by our courts, per
"When a rhinoceros smells a man be mits a levy of only one and one half
: will charge him with maniacal vio- mills for street purposes. This levy
Oils, Paint, Varnish, Doors, Window
! lence, although the man may be mere
ly sitting on a stool reading Milton. amounts to a little less than $900 which
Sashes,
The massive beast will dash at him ] is entirely inadequate for street pur-
like a torpedo or a runaway locoiuo- i poses. After consulting with you each
five simply because tbe smell of him j individually, and with some of our citi-
is novel. Actuated by this insane bate l zens whose resourcefulness can not be
of whatever savors of an innovation, questioned, I will make some recom
Agents for the Great Western Saw
the rhinoceros has charged an Iron wa mendations, tending to relieve the sit-
ter tank on the outskirts of a camp I uation for the present, as hasty and
and has crumpled it up as a blacksmith ' ill advised recommendation in the face
would an empty meat tin.
' of this deficit would be useless. Our
The Most Reliable Merchants in Tillamook County
“A conservative rhinoceros with a | streets are in such condition that im-
. senile dislike of anything new once
i charged a train on the Uganda railway, , provement is in order all along the
but with no more serious results than line. At this time, however, I recom
the tearing away of the footboard of a mend that an appropriate legislation
carriage. As regards the rhinoceros in be passed at once to submit to the peo-
i this case, It appeared surprised that a i pie an amendment to this clause of our
thing composed, as it had imagined, of i charter, to the end that the next ad
flesh and blood could be so hard. It ministration may not meet with the
went off with an additional grievance | same embarrasment.
and an Increased swelling of the head.”
The water fund of the city is creat
ing a sinking fund, that is very flatter
MOSCOW CATHEDRAL.
ing to all, and the expense of the city
for its fire protection and municipal
Fantastic Looking Edifice Erected by water supply has been reduced to a
Ivan the Terrible.
minimum.
One of the most extraordinary and
IMPROVEMENTS
fantastic Christian places of worship
Manufacturers of
in the world is the Cathedral of Mos The streets in the business section of
cow, known as Vasllt Blajenni, strange our city should be improved with a
not only in outline and conception, but good hard surface pavement, and ce
even stranger in its history. No one ment curbs. This may be done at the
knows the architect’s name, but the expense of the abbutting property. All
story goes that the czar ordered his sidewalks in the business section here
eyes to be put out directly the church
after constructed should be of concrete
was completed, so that he should nev
er be able to surpass his work. The and made to conform to street lines
idea of the building was inspired by and grades as established by our city
the wickedest and maddest monarch surveyor. It is to be deplored that
who ever sat on a throne—Ivan the I those already laid permanently have
Terrible, czar of Muscovy.
not been made on proper grades, for if
The architecture is in every respect the grades and street lines when once
extravagant and barbaric, and the col established are not binding on the own
oring is garish in the extreme. It has ers of the abbutting property, then the
nine chapels, roofed by nine cupolas,
office of the city surveyor is superflu
each different and each stranger than
the other. One resembles a pineapple, ous and the money paid as compensa
i
another a melon, a third is said to ape tion for his work is wasted.
A first class sewer system is one of
a hedgehog in its appearance, and the
rest are more or less grotesque. Some the crying needs of the city. The con
are gilt; others are painted in brilliant struction of a proper system will re
The Best Equipped Saw Mill in the County.
hues. Indeed, the only description is quire pareful consideration, not only
that it is a nightmare of a church, the from the ways and means committee,
New Machinery, Experienced Workmen and
fitting legacy of a ruler who grilled , but from the engineer. It appears to
his counselors in frying pans and me at present- that the most difficult
Hirst Class Lumber of the Best Quality.
clothed his subjects In bearskins in
j problem to overcome is securing suffi
order that trained dogs might worry
LET US F'lGUNE ON YOI.IK LUMBER BILL.
and tear them to pieces.—Strand Maga cient fall to carry off the sewerage.
A city hall, sufficient to the needs of.
zine.
the municipality and one which will be
>
an ornament to the city, and the pride
A King’s Hobby.
The late king of Siam had an extraor of its citizens, is to be seriously con
dinary hobby—that of collecting empty sidered. No man of any pride what-
matchboxes of all nations. In this ' ever, would conduct a private business
connection an Interesting story Is re of the same importance as the business
lated. During one of his visits to Eng of this municipality in the building we
land the king while passing down Bond I now have.
street one afternoon, accompanied by
In making any and all improvements
■ for backache, rheumatism, kidney or bladder trouble, and urinary irregularities.
two members of bis suit, espied an
empty matchbox which had been dis i undertaken, as well as the transaction
JL Foley’s Kidney Pills purify the blood, restore lost vitality and vigor. Refuse substitute*.
carded by Its owner and thrown away I of all business coming before us, I re-
into the middle of tbe thoroughfare. | commend careful economy, and the
Sold by Chas. I. Clough
Without a moment's thought the mon ! practice of receiving a corresponding
arch dashed Into the middle of tbe ■ benefit for each dollar expended. In
I
crowded traffic, grasped the much cov many instances in public officialdom be pursued by any man in his private
eted treasure and was nearly run over I the idea seems to prevail that "the business.
by a passing cab. The fact, however, | ublic pays the bill, no matter what
IN CONCLUSION GENERALLY
that he was able to add a new speci
The
offices to which we have been
I
he
cost
is.
”
Let
us
scrupulously
men to bls collection gathered under
such circumstances more than com avoid thia great and growing evil, at elected, will call down upon us much
pensated bim for tbe risk which he bad the same time avoiding the spirit of criticism and little commendation, yet
it is the duty of citizens when called
parsimony.
run.—London News.
upon, to accept these offices and use
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
While thia organization ia no part of their utmost endeavor to fill them
Gothic Architecture.
Boiler Work, Logger’« Work and Heavy Forging.
j
Gothic architecture began about the the municipality, ita roster of member creditably to the public.
ninth century after Christ and soon hip contains the names of most of our
Fine Machine Work a Npeclalty.
In cur associations with other citi
began to spread all over Europe. Its progressive, enterprising taxpayers, zens we will hear much discussion of
great feature Is the pointed arch, and and I feel it encumbent upon us to lis city affairs. Let us listen patiently to
it was at first called tbe “pointed ten carefully to and act wisely upon
expres
style.” Most of tbe glorious old world any suggestions they may have to offer all such discussions and to all
sions of opinion, remembering that to
cathedrals are in tbe Gothic, and it
us as to civic improvement generally. express our opinion outside of our
Is generally conceded that for religious
* ■ • • « a » « ■ a
meeting weakens our influence.
THE LIQUOR BUSINESS
purposes no other style of architecture
is so perfectly suited. It has been said
In these public discussions you will
The constitution of our state has re
that tbe first idea of the Gothic was cently been changed, under the man encounter four different classes. There
suggested by the interlacing boughs agement of the Home Rule Association, will be those who know nothing about
and trunks of the great woods in which so that this branch of legislation has municipal matters at ail, but who do
German Christianity was formed;
The lx»y or girl with any
not know that they do not know ; they
defect of vision in greatly
hence the name Gothic.—New York been delegated to municipalities, with
in their respective borders. As this is are simply fools -leave them quietly to
handicapped in the pursuit
American.
of knowledge in the »ch Til
to some degree an experiment, I re their folly.
room. If your boy or girl
commend that legislation along the
There will be those who do not know,
Still Mora Painful.
does not show a high per
The Young Politician—I can assure lines laid out by this association, for and know they do not know ; they are
centage of average in the
you there is nothing more painful than the control of this business be enacted as children teach them.
school report the protmbili-
having to make—er—er—one's first as soon as it can be done conveniently.
tiea arc that there is some
There will be those who know,
thing the matter with the
speech in public Young Politician's
THE POLICE FORCE
do
not
know
that
they
know
;
they
eyes. To find out costs you
Wife—Ob, yea, there is, dear! Young
nothing if you will bring
While peraonly I have the fullest asleep - wake them.
Politician (displeased» Then what Is
them to me for examinu -
it, pray? Young Politician's Wife confidence in our elected marshal, and
There will be 'those who know, and
tion.
It doesn't
pay to
(sweetly!—Having to listen to It, my any one who may be appointed on the who know they know ; they are wise -
guess about tlie eyesight
night force, yet as disorderly conduct listen to them carefully, and follow
dear.
of your child—it is better
to see that the eyes a re
on the streets anti in public places their advice.
Ha Was Conaidarata.
right. If glasses are needed
where intoxicating liquor is sold, is, by
Mt us lie prompt at our meetings
I am prepared to furnish
Sbe-I should like fltat lovely pearl the public, generally charged as a ne
the. exact thing that will
and in the transaction of our business.
necklace
Ixx* wbat beauties they
meet the needs of the case,
are. He-It's better not to have such glect of duty by the mayor, I would re I<et us do what we have to do, decently
Aaminiatrator'a Notice
Rememlier that
I
they are
large pearls, my dear People always commend t .at the proper legislation be and in good or ler. let us bear and
guaranteed for one year,
Novies
i. Hsasar
t'.tvsa.—That the
think they are false.-Journal Amusant. enacted submitting to the people an forbear with each other, when we
and I am here to make
Count>’ Court of the Stair of Oregon, for
amendment to the chart it which, if differ in opinion. Let us make as few
them good, “ Traveling fa- • the County of Tillamook, ha* appointed
tbe under»>gne«l. the adnilnletratnr of the
I passed, will give the mayor authority mistakes as possible. l<el us correct
kirn are not."
estate of LOVlh
ltl.ATTI.AR drrrMed,
!■■■■■_______ I - J and all pereons having claims against the
to employ and discharge such police as as many as may be that are made, and
said estate, are hereby required to praeant
j ne may see fit. I am ready to accept let us shoulder the responsibility of
tbe same together with the proper vowsbrra.
‘ to the uwtarvlrnad,
‘ either at th, ofllie fjf ||
i the responsibility for order it permit- those we make and fail to correct like
T. Bott., attorney at-law. at riilaatook
ted to appoint the officers to enforce it. men of courage.
Goytte.
at , tor.
City Orrgoo
or to T H
,
at Tillaanook Citir
Oregon.
EYE SPKCIALMT.
wÀiSiliT m<>atH.
’ The practice heretofore existing, of re-
from th* date oftbla
Respectfully
submitted,
__ _
■ I »Otw«.
I during the salary of an officer to force
bated thl. Itaretnber ISth. IS IO
TILLAM<X>K
C. W. Talmage.
his resignation, is not good business
M Aart.asaLr
Administrator of the ettate e
Mayor.
policy, and such a policy would never Jan. 2., 1911.
Hance tha Rhino Blindly Attack* Any-
thing Naw to Him.
&
DAIRYMEN’ AND
S SUPPLIES
STEEL STOVES & RANCES
We carry a Large Stock of
Hardware,
Tinware
and China
ALEX McNAIR CO
lillamook
Lumber Manufacturing Compy
KILN DRY FLOORING, CEILING, RUSTIC AND
FINISHED LUMBER.
ALL KINDS OF
MOULDINGS,
We Make the Best CHEESE BOXES for Tillamook
County’s Most Famous Cheese.
TOUTS KIDNEY PIILS
Tillamook Iron Works
General Machinists & Blacksmiths
TILLAMOOK
OREGON.
HANDICAPPED ■
■
Dr. H. E. Morris, J
Si
Lout* Hlaltlar deceaas*.
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