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ribi-AMOOK HKA.DL1G-HT FEBRUARY 23, 1911 . HEADQUARTERS FOR _l PLAY WITH DEATH DAIRYMEN’ AND S SUPPLIES I STEEL STOVES & RANCES. 9 We carry a Large Stock of Hardware, Tinware, a i Glass Men Who Are Reckless In Han dling High Explosives. STORIES BY HUDSON MAXIM. Th» Accident by Which th. Inventor’. Left Hand Was Blown Off—John Ban dar’s Contempt For Dynamite—Mix ing Fire and Nitroglycerin. “It is practically impossible." writes Hudson Maxim In Adventure, “to make the ordinary In boil ng man ap preciate the necessity of care in the safe handling of explosives, mid the I life of the careful man Is always eu- Oils, Doors, Window | daugered by the actions of the care- I less one. “After 1 had sold the works at Max- I Im and had invented motorite I needed i a place in which to make the material and hired a branch of the works there I for that purpose. It was winter. My Agents for the Saw. j wife had accompanied me as a pre cautionary measure. She was sitting in the laboratory, to keep warm, near a big barrel stove charged with bitu minous coal. “On entering the laboratory for something my wife asked me what was in those two tin palls sitting near the stove. She said that she had a | suspicion it might be nitrogylycerin, I and she informed me that one of my men hud Just been in stirring the tire and that the sparks dew out in all di rections, some of them lighting in the buckets to lie quenched on top of the oily liquid. .■w “ ’Horrors!’ I said. ’It is nitroglyc erin!' “I called the man who had placed it there and told him to take it away. As it was necessary to keep the material I from freezing he took It into flip boil er house near by. A little later ou, go ing into the boiler house, I saw one of the men stirring the tire while the oth er was standing with Ills coattails out stretched in either hand, forming a shield to keep the sparks from dying into the ultrogl.vcerin. “In the manufacture of high explo sives and in experimenting with them n little absentmindedness, a very slight luck of exact caution, a seem ingly iuslgnlficnnt inadvertence for a moment, may cost one a limb or Ills life. The accident that cost me my left hand Is a case In point. “On the <lay preceding that accident I had had a gold cap put on a tooth. In consequence the tooth ached throughout the night and kept me awake a greater part of the time. In the morning I rose early and went down to my factory at Maxim, N. J. I In order to test the dryness of some fulminate compound I took a little Best Mill in the piece of It, nlatut the size of an Eng lish penny, broke off n small particle, and New Machinery, Experienced placed it on a stand outside the labo Class Lumber Quality. ratory and. lighting a match, touched It off. LET EIGUNE ON LUMBER “Owing to my loss of sleep the night before m.v mind was not so alert-ns usual, and I forgot to lay aside the remaining piece of fulminate com pound. but instead held it in my left hand. A spark from the ignited piece of fulminate compound entered my left bund between m.v fingers, Igniting the piece there, with the result that tny hand was blown off to the wrist. “Once when entering tny storage magazine at Maxim, in which were H for all stomach troubles—indigestion, dyspepsia, heartburn, gas in the stomach, bad several carloads of dynamite along UK breath, sick headache,torpid liver, biliousness and habitual constipation. Pleasant to take. with S7.000 |>otin<!s of nitrogelatin, I kiw John Bender, one of my employ Sold by I. ees, calmly but emphatically opening ■ case of dynamite with a hammer and a chisel. I promptly discharged « a ft i’ hint “Not long afterward the innkeeper « at Farmingdale called on me to buy F pride—*«r hobby—o»r Btudy for y«an and II tor euoceea, and ours ia the b at pnlnlraa work some dynamite and said he had engag i f<wnd any wham, no malUtr huw iuuah yoa M ed Render to blow the stumps out of Cousvsurw our Friona. I We finish plate and his meadow lot. I told him Render [bridge work for out- After having the M easi . es of-town natrona <n was courting death for hlinself and E day if deci red. ft have ------- your eyes looked after, * a leas ox traction The valued family re " examined, before you try to " everybody around when handling dy » when pa toe or namite, ‘but Boniface still wanted I bridge work in order cipes for cough ami cold •*- Ceacultat ofi bee. Render to do the work. ft do any close work with them, ft «•le.Cro... $5.00 cure, liniments, tonics and “‘Well.’ said I, 'the dynamite yon ft • It will save you the trouble 22ttlrdr.Tmld4.00 other remedies have as 9 ft you M ay otherwise have, « want Is Id cents a pound, but If John I mfah . 100 Bender does not succeed in blowing careful attention here as 9 besides it will cost you E mw I FiOiace too ft himself up and killing himself with • *tar FUIW« .50 the most intricate prescrip • fleet Sabta , __ I ft nothing to find out the truth 9 the dynamite you can have it for noth H mm 5.00 tions. Ing. On the other hand. If lie does ■wtl^R^Ur- __ ft about ____________ I 7.50 ----- them. ”...... ■» blow himself np you must pay for the Our fresh, high grade Measles very often leave Si dynamite.’ [a. «at, i*** m , » mmm e,E«h„ Eitr'ti«.. 5 0 'Wsas amaiMNB ■ kemon_______ B«0T MSTMOO« drugs will help to make ■ your eyes in a very bad con- a. “A few days later there was so.an kork fuHy guaranteed for fifteen year*, these remedies more effec- dition, half of the trouble hitch in Render's exceptional lu- k. A me. particularly refractory old stump had n ft with our eyes, or the eyes of tive than ever. Painless Dentists resisted a couple of Bernier’s dynamic ft the people is caused by attack« The failure to dislodge the fl faa* tws rw wmm Right prices are also ■•** 11 M u > r ft M EASI.ES. Bender took ns a personal af assu red. • stnmp front becanse It reflected upon Iris skill Don’t risk your eyes when stump blaster they can be saved as well ft as •• n ’Next time.’ said he. ’".«metlilng Is ft as not. going to h»p|>en.’ He placed about ft twenty pounds of dynamite under the ft deep rooted veteran, touched It off. and Reliable Druggist. several things hap|«*tied In very <rul<-k sncceaxlon The huge stump let go Its * bold on earth and proceeded to bunt EYE SPECIALIST, Bender “It was a level r««-e. lull the stump f TILLAMOOK OREGON’. that They Will De for Y won. Striking Render on the north quarter. It stove In four rib*, dfslwal hey will cure your backache, *d several Joints »nd damaged him In ingthen your kidneys, cor. several other respects and pnrtl-itLrrs OFFOSITE THE ALLEN HOUSE. t urinary irregularities, build Roiilfm-e i«mr to settle for tire dyna- Hit e. the worn out tissues, and Corner Stillwell Ave. and First “•Rlxtem cents a j-otind.’ I «aid St. West, and both Phone». ninate the excess uric acid Yoa awake with a mean, naafy ’Bender hasn't n chance In a hundred. t causes rheumatism. Pre. Waft till the doctor» are through with FK3IALTF IN ALL KINO OF CAKES taste in the mouth, which remind» him.' * Bright's Disease and Die you that your stomach » in a bad ALL KINO OF BREAD " ’What do you say to a <om|iro ts, and restore health and condition. It should alao remind mt«e.' »nrrested Boniface, ’of M - <-nta a you that there is nothing so good l>onnd? For. really. I dd not Imlleve mgth. Refuse substitutes. A piece of flannel dim|enr.l with for a disordered stomach as that Bender is more than half dead.’ I Chamberlain's Liniment and bound Id Chas. on to the effected |>art» ia »onerior Chamberlain's Stomach anti Liver And tlto aecosint was settled on that to any plnater. When troubled with Tablets. ha »1«" I lame heck or pain» in the »ide or Remember the Mime. They build up the syetaen, assist »»tare •Jr's Honey »nd Tar for »11 ' cheat rive it a trial and you are fa r»sterr »»tarai eondeiona, «ad a.a eo Kin I word» are the brightest of in »nd cold». tor croup. bmn certain to he more than ;>lc»»ed gaatoa ■ their ectxm that or.. hardly real home flower» They make a |Mrndl»e lummene» »nd for racking with the prompt relief which it ■as• aaaAciwr «ras l.h—. Chemi«rlaéa'e rouih». No cm Hate*, Re laflord». — S Id by Lamar’» Drug labiaas are aald aaacy wieaaa. Frit» Zhc. of the Uutablest koma. ■batitute».—C. I. Clough Store. and China, Paint, Varnish, Sashes, Great Western ALEX McNAIR CO The Most Reliable Merchants in Tillamook County Tillamook I Lumber Manufacturing Compy Manufacturers of FIR, SPRUCE and H emlock LUMBER > 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. County. Workmen of the Best YOUR BILL. Equipped Saw The Birst US w FOLEYS ORINOIÀXATIVE Chas. linless Dentistry Clough. FAMILY RECIPES i « » « I rise Dental Co., ft ft ft ft 'ft « ft ft MEASLES. : • ! * J CLOUGH, Pills Dr. H. E. Morris, VIERECK, Tillamook Bakery, I by I. Clough A Morning Reminder. I i ORIGIN OF AN EXPRESSION. “If Thia Court Knows Harsalf, and She Thinks Sho Do.’’ We frequently hear the expression. | "If the court kuows itself, aud it | thinks it does.” but few persons are | aware of the origin thereof. The individual who gave birth to it was a I’ike county Missourian uamed I Blackburn, who flourished In the west many years ago. Blackburn ran away from home when lie was a mere boy aud sought his fortune in the west, where he grew to manhood as an lu- dlau fighter, till nt er. trapper and mountain guide. Although not an ed ucated man. lie was jtossessed of great acumen, to which was united a keen wit. When gold was discovered In California, Blackburn was one of the first to proceed thither. The miners as a sort of Joke elected him alcalde, an office that combined the duties of mayor and justice of the |>eace. The first case coming before the uew al calde was that of a gambler who while drunk had ridden his horse over a young Mexican woman. She was seri ously injured. The trial took place in the largest cabin in the neighborhood. The gam bler, who was rich, had retained able counsel to defend him. Alcade Black burn called the young woman to the witness stand. She told a straight forward. honest story. When site had finished the alcnlde peremptorily end ed the trial. The attorney for the de fendant protested vigorously, but the alcalde disposed of his protest thus: "If this court knows herself, and she thinks she do. 1 tine you J.-.tto damages aud assess upou you the cost of puttin' this young woman in go<ai condition." When asked what he meant by “good condition" the alcnlde replied that the gambler must pay tin- doctor’s bills nml all other coHts of the young woman's slcknesa. -Exchange. MOZART’S UNTIMELY END. Sad Finish of the Career of the Great Musical Genius. Late hours, unwearied vigils, ever lasting labor, the effects of chills, damp and exposure, in the hard life he led a life alternating between brilliant passages und the most loathsome drudgery, la-tween rosy anticipations of fortune and inevitable and eternal dlsappoluttneiif» hud their efi'ects on the vigorous couslltution of Mozart. His lamp of life burnt out untimely. While still n young man—only thirty- five years old—be fell into ill health, the syuiptoniH of which were a fitful, restless nervousness, ii craving for in ordinate excitement and a rapid decay of the physical stamina of his consti tution. Unfortunately for him, in the ab sence of any strong Influence at home which might keep him in the path of duty, he was tempted to seek recrea tion abroad and fell into the company of a dissipated »et of men, haunters of tlie theaters and taverns of Vienna, the chief spirit of whom was one Bcblkaneder. a low, coarse man of nei ther refinement nor talent, lu com pany with this crew the glorious gen ius, whose critical state of health de rnanded the utmost care and attention from loving hinds, flitted night after night from tavern to tavern in Vienna, deluding himself with vice under the lde-i that he wan gathering the sis-ret spirit of brotherh<M>d for use in his opera. "The Magic Flute.” on which he at that time was engaged.—Row hot ham's “Private Life of Great Com posers.” THE GOLD WAS THERE. But Mark Twain Missed It by Just One Pail of Water. With Steve Gillis, n printer of whom he was foud, Mark Twain went up into Calaveras count, to a cabin on Jackass hill, where Steve's brother Jim. a lovable, plctttraoque character (the “Truthful James" of Bret Harte), owned mining claims. Mark decided to spend his vacation in pocket min ing nnd soon added that science to his store of knowledge. It was a halcyon, happy three months that be lingered there. One day with Jim Gillis ba was following the specks of goid that led to a pocket somewhere up the hill when a chill, dreary rain set in. Jiiu was washing and Clemens was carry ing water. The "color” became better and better as they ascended, aud Gll- Un. isMisessed with the mining passion, would have gone on regardless of the rain. Clemens, however, protested and declared that each pall of water wns his last. Finally he said In bls delib erate, drawllug fashion: “Jim, I won't carry any more water. This work Is too disagreeable. Let’s go to the house ami wait till it clears np." Gillis had Just taken out a pan of anrth. “Bring one more pall, Sam,"lie plead ed. “I won’t do it. Jlnr! Not n drop! Not If I knew there was a million dollars In that pan!" They left the pan standing there and went over to Angel’s enmp, wh’eh was nearer than their own cabin. The rain kept on. and they sat around the grocery and barroom smoking and tell- tng stories to pass the time. Meanwhile the rain hail washed away the top of the pan of earth left standing on the slope of Jackass hill and exposed a handful of nuggets— pure gold. Two strangers had come along and, observing It, had snt down to wait until the thirty day claim notice posted by Jim Gillis should ex pire. They did not mind the rain not with that gold in sight and the min ute the thirty days were up they fol lowed the lend n few pans farther and took out $20.000 in all. It was n good pocket. Mark Twain missed It by oca pall of water.—Chicago Poet. INSURANCE MAPS. Handy Guides For Underwriter» In Fixing Premium Ratos. Many persons must have noticed when making application for fire In surance that it Is the practice of the underwriter to examine certain maps before he will fix the rate of premium or accept n risk on the property of fered His lithographic surveys mark ed off In diagram» of rod and yellow and other colors are always In evi dence, sometimes bound securely ir. dozens of large volume«, on other oc casions laid conveniently in plies of krone sheets for handy refereuce. Few |>ernons realize, however, that the-«> maps contain all the Information which the underwriter desire« Io know about the building In* is asked to In sure and that In most Instance« ciora matters are explained to him by a «Ingle glance *>>an the applicant could make even though he be the owner of the property. , As a matter of fact I ho details sat forth are >;:ost explicit. The map- maker has managed by colors, charac ter« and signs to give a full d'*ncrl|>tl»n Of the < on»tructlou, equipment nud oc cupation of the building, everything which over fifty years of till» «ort of sarvevlng has proved to l>e of any pos sible lnt»reei to the Insurance man It to so complete, for instance, tbst an Teeth In Their Stomachs. Whatever il may Is- tbrf the icbMcr •■•lit In New Yo.'< . tty can readily and the crab, rapacious, never dainty, term a good idea of the character of a are eating they always nee sotnethlng ■tak situated tn soma town in Missouri else that they want and cau't wait tin OB OHfornin. or. vice verwa agents In til they have masticated the first be towns In these western states can like- fore attacking the second. But they Wto» tell the character of a risk in don't give up the first, not by any Now York city -Cassler'a Magazine. manner of means. Nature, humoring Foieing on Nothing. this rapacious bent, has flttwl the lob Away up In the air. far beyond th» ster and the crab with teeth In their stomachs, and they «wallow their half mountain tope, the great condora will masticated food and finish the chew hang poised aa motlonleaa as if perch ing process with their stomach» while ad <m solid roek. True, their wing» they seise and chew the other thing Mo <rat»t retched, but even through gtaanrs not the slightest motion In por that has attracted them. Lobsters and eaptlhle They remain In thia position crabs have no teeth in their months. far many minute», sometime« for an They chew with their claws what they totvr, making a careful scrutiny of ev- have time to and hand the unfinished •rythtng below them In their search Job down to their stomachs to do the for prey Then, with a slight tiltlog rest of the chew ing. •f the wings, they flap slowly away, •r, having found what they were seek Dollar Bills From All Over. teg, dart like a bullet toward It. Tbe “That dollar silver certlflcste yon sagl«. hawk and other species have have there has been gathered together ttte aame tnrnlty of poising apparent from all over the world,” said the bank to BN nothing cashier. "Part of the i»i|s-r filter Is linen rag from the orient. Banked Ralls. “The silk eotnes from Itsly or Chinn to romdlng a curve the tendency The blue Ink Is made from German or flf (tor weight of a train la Invariably Canadian cobalt. The black Ink Is to flhtft to the outside wheels To made from Niagara Falls acetylene flOTMefart thia tendency the miter rail gsa smoke, and most of the green ink flff ■ rflrve to rnlned on a higher level is green color mixed In white zln<- an I tona the Inside, the elevation being phlte made In Germany. to ■■ oraet proportion to the alisrp- “When the treasury seal 1» printed BMB of the curve as determined by the in red th<- color comes from Central gflto* Iples of engineering If both America.” New York Kun «■Da of a curved track were of esactly No Apology N«c»«oary. "I congratulate you maul heartily,” said the nearslgliieil guest st the wed ding, ’on this hsppy-oh. I beg ymir pardon! I I bought I was »peaking to th- bridegroom “ "Tlial » all right.” the otlier man re plied "I accrfit yonr eotignitillations I am the father of the la-hle " Chicago Tribune. Vory Lucky. "I don't lo-t what I d s< rve for my joke».“ wnlh-d tlie liumorisl. “You're lucky,'* »ymi>athlz"d his friend. —Toledo Blade When a man falls tiack on oaths he do farm liluMielf out of arguments. the anme elevation a train would not tore round It at high speed Tander Hearted Youths. Bywtpathetic Old Lady -You're kind tonrted boya to help that poor fellow foi Hern’a a quarter for »»me candy. Bathu»l»»tl<' Htnall Bov thel'dag flflt man worse for llquorl- Thanks. mtaenM but |<*»t hang arrnind a mlnuta ■Bd watch th' fun when be falls ag'fn. -New York Time» Camio Opera Milkmaids. “1 ttomght I would lntr>«1a'-e a real cww Into n>i comic opera " •Ho« did It work?” “Ifldn’t work at all The milk maid- frightctu-*! the cow "-Washing- ten Harald