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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.
:
•
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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