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Tillamook Headlignc, August 8, 1912 art LTED THE FIGHT or Proved the Victor In the Duel at the Spout. IE OF OLD TIME POLITICS J«| Fitzhugh’s Chivalry In 8ooring ;h Whigs and Democrats Won Him hsllsngs, snd the Weapons Hs Sa lad Averted the Mooting. a book long out of print a con dor to the New York Sun has d a tale of old Maryland politics b shows that, the knight of La cba to the contrary notwltb- dlng. an almost extravagant Ideal blvalrous conduct is oot Incompat- with a keen sense of humor. ilonel Fitzhugh of Calvert county a pattern of generosity and uo- y of cbaracter. tie waa ante a lldate for office. In those days it the custom for rival candidates to op tbe county together and speak g tbe same platform. > a certain occasion Colonel Fits- b and bis opponent were to speak olnt debate. When the day came rival did not appear. Tbe people imbled aud grew Impatient Final- Colonel Fttzbugb, taking out his watch and glancing at it, got up delivered bis speech. In it betook tbe liberties that a gentleman or Democratic party might take with |g principles and closed amid pro- ;ed cheers. i he was concluding be received a sage that tbe rival candidate was cally ill. Colonel Fitzhugh looked id for a representative of tbe Whig ty wbo might take tbe place of the man. but could not discover one. inally the colonel rose again with announcement that be believed in play, tie said that as bls oppo t could not be there to reply to tbe aments that be himself bad ad- jeed and as there was nobody of political faltb to take bls place would blmself deliver a speech tor sick man. tie added that be would p bls watch open before him to see t be gave Just as much time to bls onent’s cause as be bad given to own. e then began. If be bad scored Whigs he now scarified tbe Demo s. If tbe Whigs bad been men ot ten promises, of smirched reputa s. tricksters and rogues, the Dem its were now liars, thieves and ■derers. •om the Whig point of view the ress was masterly. But among his i partisans there were some who ised to see that tbe colonel was do- anything chivalrous and who were ble to appreciate tbe real humor of situation. le Democrat in particular, whose le tradition has not banded down, j much offended. Tbe next morn be sent bls seconds to the colonel h a challenge. As no explanation ild satisfy him. tbe colonel reluc- If named bis seconds, who ac The Kpont—a :ed the challenge am of water that gushed from the of a bill on SL I^onard’s creek- selected as the place of the duel time appointed was the following nlng at 8 o’clock. ben the challenger and bls seconds ■ up to the Spout a little before 8 >ck they found the colonel and his >nds. but could see nothing that :ed like weapons of any kind. On beach near the 8pout. however, ■e was a big Iron kettle steaming ly over n tire that was being Indus usly fed with cordwood by two ot colonel's darkles. Vbere are the weapons?” demand ne of the challenger’s seconds, lolonel Fltzhngb. as the challenged y. has the right to select the weap- ” was the reply. “They will be luced at the proper time.” ben the seconds agreed that the > for the duel bad come Colonel ihtigb approached the pot. holding bands behind him. The challenger. ■ nclng In turn, demanded to know it the weapons were to be. jlr Blank.” said the colonel, “the munltloo la In the pot The weap- i are behind my back. This pot italns boiling pea soup. Here are > ladles. I propose to give you one them, and I will keep the other. 1 ipose that you take your stand on i other aide of the pot and that we ig hot pea aonp at each other ootil 1 or the other has had enough." But this la ridiculous, sir. rid leu l!" exclaimed the other. lot more ridiculous, air." gently re- >«trated Colonel Fltxbngb. “than r quarrel with meP be other saw the point, and they ok bands. Father Wat Neglected. t Brat fbirfd did not like to bare teeth brushed Hie father «aid to i one evening when the thrve-year at ru er led more than naoal «gainst sanitary performance of hie mother: Onrid. I wish my mamma bad I’ba-d my teeth when I wan a tittle ' I won Id not hare loot any then“ rtoo't you wteh your mamma bed i»hed your balrT" wan David'« re- ireful reply, with a look toward *'• bald head - FT 1 change A Delicate Compliment. My new gown rreeived a very •In- r compliment the other day " How wan tbatr l'ite proieietor of a restaurant I »• Inta a«ked me to «It neat the win ’• »aM it would lend tour to nta *•" - l.mthrllle Courier Journal Igh offne form high character« and •t •■l>)«rta bring out great mtoda. -* rarda A POET’S GUARDIAN. PICTURES IN THE CAPITOL Pal.dan-Mullsria Flares Littls Wife Kept Him Secluded. | The famous poet of Denmark. Palu- Jan-Muller, waa closely guarded In his later years by an «cceutrlc wife, great- ly bls senior. Of her _ preixeteroua ________ oddity, writes Edmund Gosse In “Two Visits to Denmark.” stories were ev erywhere current in Copenhagen. She kept him as much as sbv possibly could from all Intercourse with tbs suter world. During a visit to Copen hagen the host of Mr. Goxse decided I to Invite the poet to diue, and bls daughter and guest were sent on a mission to invite him. If we could secure him for a night convenient to him. writes Mr. Gosse. all that was brightest aud l>est tn Co penhagen was to be constrained to come too. But fortune was against us. If we bad found him alone It Is possi ble that success might have crowned our efforts. When we arrived with our dinner Invliatlon on our lips we were damped by being told the poet bad gone out for a walk, but that Mrs. Paludnn-Muller would receive us. The fierce little lady. In fact, closed our re treat by |>eeplng round the edge of the door and commanding us to enter. Miss Aline Fog. overwhelmed by tbe event, lost her presence of mind and blurted out tbe invitation, which It would have been wiser to suppress. The answer came at cnee: “Impossi ble, my dear lady. Impossible! 1 could not sanction ft. Mr. Paludan-Muller Is weak; he Is good natured; be Is only too ready to go Into society. It Is my privilege to prevent IL 1 say to him; ’You are too delicate, my dear, to mix with others. You must positively con sider your health.’” Miss Fog feebly asked whether the poet might not himself be appealed to. “such old friends; so small a party; so early an tour!” The lady was qnlte obdurate, however. “I could not trust him with your message. Be ts so week, so good natured. Bls place Is at home with me. 1 do not wish to dine abroad. Why should he?”' Read’s Caustic Comment on Hie Por trait In the House Gallery. Among tbe moat Intereatlng feature« of tbe capltol at Washington are tbe numerous paintings ot departed states men and events of Importance In our national blstory. in tbe wide gallery back ot tbe bouse ot representative« are portraits of tbe various speaker« ef tbe bouse. Tbe likeness ot each speaker Is bung In this hall ot fame npou bis retirement from office. Tbe portrait of every speaker can be found there, with but one exception. Tbe missing face Is that of Nathaniel Macon of Nortb Carolina, wbo was speaker from 1801 to 1807. Macon was a modest, unassuming man of simple manners, attired always Io tbe coarse boutespun of tbe day. although an exceptionally able official. A lover of horses and cattle, lie entered tbe pedigree of bls own blooded stock In bla family Bible. Macon never tioaed fbr bls picture Although every effort has been made to discover a portrait of blm. tbe search has beeu witbout avail. A service of barely five minutes In tbe speaker's cbalr won for'one man a space on the wall of tbls gallery. Bcbnyler Colfax, speaker ot tbe house, was elected vice president aud took tbe oatb of office on the 4tb of March. 18(19 On tbe morning ot that day Colfax reslgued tbe speakerablp. and Theodore M. Pomeroy of New York was elected speaker for tbe remaining few mluutes of the session. Tbe picture of Thomas B. Reed waa painted during tbe last year of bls term of office. When It was shown to him he looked at It closely, tie no ticed tbe protruding lips, tbe florid complexion, tbe heavy, flabby cheeks and massive neck. Bls eyelids partly closed and bls countenance grew cold. Slowly and with bla inimitable drawl be com mented : “I hope that my dearest enemy Is satisfied now.” Then with an expression of Irony on bls countenance be turned and left the room. Of the many portraits from life In the capltol tbe most valuable is one of the Gilbert Stuart pictures of Wash ington. There are two portraits of Washington by Stuart -One of these Stuart portraits of Washington cost the government $5.000 This Is the most expensive portrait In the capltol. Bow- ever, other pictures In tbe building have been Infinitely more expensive— for Instance, tbe great “Hattie of Lake Erie," at the turn of the senate stair case, showing Commodore Perry lesv. Ing bls flagship at the befgbt of the battle, cost $30.000. These pictures I d tbe capltol are fre quently cleaned, restored and re framed For this purpose the pictures are removed from their frames. Great pads of blotting paper are spread our on tbe surface prepared for the opera- tlon. These blotting pads are then thoroughly soaked with oil. The pic ture Is laid with Its hack on tbe pads while weights ar* placed on Its face. The oil Is slowly absortied by the pic- ture. aDd the colors gradually brighten up.—Chicago Tribune. MONSTER ICEBERGS One Five Miles In Length Grounded at Cane Race In 1884. The first glimpse ot Icebergs I* likely to bring disappointment to one wbo has feasted bls Imagination upon descriptions of tbelr ponderous bulk and imperturbable demeanor. The glis tening white, marble-like blocks dot ting the blue expanse to the horizon seem too small to be guilty of tbe dis asters cbarged against them. They do oot seem capable ot causing tbe ship wrecks and suffering that lie at tbe bottom of the universal homage paid them by the mariner. As one approaches them they gain tn grandeur and Impressiveness. They range from 50 to 300 feet in height and one that rose above the water to an elevation of 830 feet has been re They vary In length and corded. breadth, bergs a mile long and a quar ter to a half mile wide being not un common. it Is reported that one which was five miles In length ran aground In 1884 on Cape Race, and persons from the beadlands of St. John's saw one three miles In lengtb pass that point In 185)3 One nearly five miles long was seen off the coast of Labrador in 1905. and In April. 1892. observers In tbe neighborhood of Notre Dame bay. on the northeast const of Newfound land, saw one which Is said to have been nine miles long and inure than half a mile In width and 200 feet high A similar one is reported to have been passed by the steamer Portia off Cape Fogo. Newfoundland, five years later Curious characteristics are seen sometimes when approaching an Ice berg In the neighborhood of tbe gulf stream It will be bearded with Icicles formed from tbe dripping of tbe mon ster itself, and occasionally a cataract will be seen |>ourtng from its crest Into tbe sea. the source of which is a small lake formed on tbe top by tbe sun’s rays and fog.—New York Trip une. Quits Satisfsetery An old colored barber is responsible for thia gem: Wbeo asked U be favored the abolition of capital poo- tabment be rvpUed: "No. sab. I don’t Capital ponlshment waa good enooab fo' my fo’fs there. an' It • good enough fo me”—Boston 1'ranacript. Cyrus Noble, pure, old and palatable— Bottled at drinking strength. Sold everywhere—and costs no more than any other good whiskey. W- J HENDERSON, ATTORNEY A COUNSEL- IZ^R-AT-LAW, Tillamook Block, Tillamook, Or. Room No. 361, T. BOTTS, A ttornky - at -L aw . Complete set of Abstract Books n 0 fiee. Taxes paid for non- Residents. T T A A • Tillamook Block Both pbonee. C arl haberlach , ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Van Schuyver Co., Portland, Ore Tillamook Block. Low Round Trips East. 'Q.EORGE WILLETT, A ttohnky - at -L aw . On the dates given below, round trip ticlketa will i>e sold from ASTORIA AND PORTLAND, to the points in the East shown be low, and many others, at greatly reduced fares quoted. Tillamook Commercial Bnildiug. Fast Train East T illamook In connection with North Pacific and Great Northern Railways. Atlantic City.. $111.00 Baltimore.......... 107.50 Boston..................110.00 Buffalo ............. 91.50 Chicago.......... 72-50 ColoradoSprings 55.00 Denver............... 55.00 Detroit............... Duluth.............. Kansoa City.... Milwaukee....... Minneapolis . Montreal ......... New York........ DATES OF $82 50 60.00 6ft 00 72.50 eo.00 105.00 108.50 Omaha ......... $ 60 00 Philadelphia. 108.50 Pittaburg .... 91.50 St. Louia .... 70.00 St. Paul......... 60.00 Toronto ........ 91.50 Washington 107.50 O regon H. GOYNE, A ttornky - at -L aw . Office : Opposite Court House. T illamook , O regon SALE T. BOALS, M.D., JULY' 2«. 29. 30 31. 1912. AUGUST 1, 2, 3. 6, 7, 12, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31, 1912. SEPTEMBER 4. 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 30, 1912. Stopover« and choice of routes allowed in eacli direction. Final return limit October 31, 1912. Details of schedules, fares, etc , wdl be furnished on request. W. E. COMAN, Gen‘1 Frt. and Pass. Agent, Porland, Ore. T. B. TOPUSON, Gen. Agent, Astoria, Ore. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, TILLAMOOK. Tillamook Block M. KER RON, O' o PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Tillamook Block, Oregon Tiilauicok, ■vxy O^Ofl ^TE EM c. HAWK, PHYSICIAN <& SURGEON, BAY CITY, OREGON. J F ¡September 2=7,1912. 1 0) R. BEALS, e REAL ESTATE, F inancial A gknt , Tillamook, Oregon. $18,000.00 offered in Premiums on Livestock, Poultry, Agricultural and other Products. p^R RACES, DOG SHOW, SHOOTING TOURNAMENT, BAND CONCERTS, FIREWORKS AND FREE ATTRACTIONS. Send for Premium List and Entry Blanks. ! Reduced Rates on all Railroads. (O i SA RUHET, R . The Faahionable Tailor, CAa'jiug, Pressing aud Repai. ing a Specialty. I S» »re in Heins Photographie Gallery. 1 Salem Oregon. DENTIST, Office across the street froir tbe Court Houae. Dr. Wiae’a office. For partcu'ara addreatt : FRANK MEREDITH. Secretary, I’- J- SHARP, RESIDENT : has immortalized In bis poem “Tam o’ Bbanter ” Tam bad spent a very con vivial evening at the Inn. and when ne finally started home on bls gray mare. Meg. be waa tn a rather foggy frame of mind. A terrific storm was raging, and 00 tbe way be was .ought by gboeta. who ended bls earthly career Teo Sensible to Give Us- “Will you promise.” «he anxiously asked. “Dot to do anythloe desperate If I say it cao never her “Tee.” be replied ”1 think a man’s S fool who goes to the l>s<1 her-aoee ■ girl refuse« to love him " “Then I will be yours ” < hte-age Record-Herald L. TORN i Fully Assimilated. Ray S Baker. I lie author. In sn ar gument on Immigration cited tbe mar velous speed wherewith tbe Immigrant family, be It German or French or what not. becomes assimilated Into the national life “An Instance of this assimilation occurs to me.” be said. “I know a worthy Neapolitan, one Paoli CencL wbo came to this country three years ago. Paoli's little son. Francesco an American citizen of seven, looked np from his schoolbooks tbe other even ing to ask: “ ‘8ay. pe. wbst year wi< It yon Ital ians discovered us Io?* "—Exchange. A Blew to Carlyle. When the first volume ot Carlyle’s masterpiece. ’Tbe French Heroin- ttou.“ was bnlsiMd. It was sent to nla great friend, Jobu 8 tn art Mill, for biin to rend, but by some extraordinary ac Only Made It Woree. cident Mill's servant used tbe manit Harry was taken out io dinner for script to light tbe tire. tbe first time.in bls Ilfs. tils mother Carlyle bad kept no note« and co“l<1 kept him at her side because bls moth scarcely recall a sentence of what be er is a wise woman. But be acted like bad written. Nevertheless be set to a perfect little gentleman until tbe work again, although thoroughly dis dessert course Then bls mother found heartened. aqjl after two more years occasion to reprove him. of bard and laliortous work the manti “Barry.” she exclaimed In such a i script waa tor tbe second time com loud whisper that everybody at tbe j pleted. table could bear IL "what do you mean by wiping your spoon on your nap- j Tam «• Shenteris Inn. kin? You never do that at home." ■very visitor to Ayr. Hcotland. “No. mamma.” answered Harry tn should see the little Tam o hb-nter an even louder whisper, "but at home inn with Its simple front and great we always get clean apoona."—Cleve lamp banging over tbe sidewalk, tiers land Plain Dealer. opened tbe scene which Robert Burns The Alexandrite. Don’t think that your knowledge of wonder gents la complete till yoo have seen tn all Its beauty an alexandrite, green by day and red by night And such a green—olive bronie. with a po tent suggestion that red la there; green when held In tbe sunlight; in a darkened room with artificial light a ruby where the emerald waa a mo went before-« tawny wine red of ex quialte tone. 1 Get this idea of rough, high proof, strong whiskey out of your head—or it will get you—play the devil with your nerves ruin your digestion. Why -punish yourself? J. CLAUSSEN, LAWYER, AM £>rut«chrr Jtbvokat 313 Tillamook Block, T illamook O mkqon . Build your house F Ä ’ y U from lumber ♦ D.V M., bought here and thus insure per VETERINARY * UM manent satisfaction and freedom (tiotli Ph'irics). from the msny repair bills that j- REEDY, A l I___ • J E. always follow the use unseasoned lumber. ot poor or Better try our lumber and be done with it than to buy poorer and then be continually paying for repairs. The beat is always the cheapest A. G. Beals Lumber Company Tillamook Oregon,
