TILLAMOOK 2HE Á.DLIGHT SEPTEMBER 6, 1917.
death in its sting
Fearful Effects of the Venom of
the Dreaded Fer-de-lance.
THE worst of all serpents
Only Ins snt and Hsrolo Treatment Can
Save Life After ■ Stab by Its Deadly
y.ngi— A Bettie With Ite Enemy and
Master, the Mongoo...
invisible light .
Only WhM, It Strike» th. R.tin. of th.
Ey. Can It B. S..n,
a‘ la
«‘“Ple»t demonstration
°ir?B iaCt tlat
ia bivislble?
The blackness of a midnight skv
demonstrates this fact most readily
We may see the planets brilliantly illu­
minated by the sun's rays, but the sur­
rounding apace
dark although we
know that Ught must be passing there.
The passage of a beam of light
through a darkened room is only visi­
ble on the dust in the air, and the cone
, light seen when the sun shines
through a small hole in a shutter is
not visible, but only light reflected
irom the motes In the beam. This
cun lie easily and simp«,y demonstrated
by placing in the beam a glass vessel
from which the dust has been careful­
ly removed. The beam then may be
seen before and behind the vessel' but
is Invisible within. A Bunsen burner
or a redhot poker held so as to destroy
the motes will also render the beam
invisible at that spot.
Light Is only visible when It strikes
cn the retina of the eye, and it can
only do so when It reaches It In a di­
rect line or is turned by a reflection or
refraction Into a direct line. Just as
the bullets from a gun do a man no
harm unless aimed or turned In their
course toward bls body, so light is
without effect unless it Is aimed or
turned toward the retina.—Pearson’s
Weekly.
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THE TILLAMOOK
HEADLIGHT
MAKES CLUBBING ARRANGEMENT WITH
Here exist a large number of ven­
omous .-erpents-we have many of
them in the United States—but prob-
ably uo other spot In the known world
bus such a death dealing snake as the
lalsnd of Martinique, In the Caribbean
aea. This Is the fer-de-lance, scientlf-
lcelly known as Trigonocephalus lance-
olatus, and it can, beyond the shadow
of a doubt, lay claim to being the most
deadly serpent of the earth. Its bite
means death.
There are eight distinct varieties, the i
most common being a dark gray and
black speckled, which coloring enables
(t to conceal itself easily among roots
and stumps of trees. Another variety
Is a clear, bright yellow, and when
bidden la the freshly cut caue it can
scarcely be distinguished from the
»talks. It also may be a dark yellow
or coal black with a yellow belly.
This is not a large snake, rarely ex­
ceeding five feet in length and In cir­
TICKET SPECULATORS.
cumference approximately the sixe of
a child's arm. To repeat, the bite Their Trad* Was Really Started by
meaus almost certain death and should
Duma. and His Barber.
not the service of a physician, or pen-
The practice of speculating In theater
seur, is the natives call him, be ob­ tickets, strange as It n>av appear, was
tained within a very short time the started by the elder Duinas. He pat­
renom does Its deadly work-the flesh ronised a Paris barber nanier Porcher,
grows cold, softens, liecomoa pulpy, and one day this worthy while shaving
changes In color, quickly begins to the novelist asked him why he did not
spot, and a great chilliness creeps sell the tickets given him by the man­
through the blood. This lasts only a agers of the theaters where his plays
t»w minutes, possibly half an hour- were produced.
then death.
“To whom could I sell them?” asked
If tbs victim be fortunata enough to the author of the ‘Three Musketeers.”
jet a physician upon the scene post “Why, to me. If you like,” replied Por­
baste and no artery or vein has been cher. “And what would you do with
pierced there Is hope—Just a faint hope. them?” asked Dumas. ‘That's tny
But even If life be saved the danger Is business,” replied the barber, continu­
not entirely removed, for in many ing to lather the bronzed face of the
cases necrosis of the tissues follows— famous story teller.
the flesh corrupts and falls from ths
"But I give yon tickets whenever you
bones, »nd the body molders as does a ask for them,” said Dumas. “Ah, one
tree.
or two are not suf!!,lent for my pur­
There is, however, a heroic method pose,” responded Porcher. ”1 must
of treatment often brqBght into use by have all your tickets and every da?
the Martinlqulans. It Is the Immedi­ too.” “And you will pay for them?"
ate amputation of the leg or arm If said the dramatist. “Cash,” was the
the bite happens to be In either. Even simple yet practical reply.
this has to lie done at once and liefore
Dumas at that moment was very
the venom circulates through the sys­ badly in need of money, so he at once
tem. There are to be aeon today upon concluded the bargain. Porcher, who
the Island many natives with limbs shortly after this gave up shaving and
missing, and In the majority of cases cutting hair, made similar bargains
It Is the result of having the machete, with other authors and quickly be­
or cane knife, applied after an experi­ came rich.
ence with a fer-de-lance.
The fer-de-lance Is a fighter, and no
Turner Had His Way.
domestic animal, with the exception of
The late J. M. TV. Turner, one of
the cat, has any chance In a battle England's most famous artists, served
with this serpent The cat, however, for gome time on the hanging commit­
In about nine cases out of ten will tee of the Royal academy, and one day
come out of the fight with flying col­ when he strode Into the picture rooms
ors because of the fact that It Is ap­ he was struck by a picture sent fn by
parently quite as quick in movement nn unknown provincial artist of the
and at the same time uses what might name of Bird. Turner took It Into his
be termed ring generalship.
bands and examined It this way and
There is but one animal other than that. “A tine work!” be exclaimed. “It
the cat that successfully wages war must be hung up mi l exhibited.”
against the fer-de-lance. It Is the
"Impossible.” ies|>' tided the other
mongoose (Ichneumon), Imported from members of the committee. "The w-alls
India a number of years ago for the are full, and the arrangements cannot
•ole purpose of getting rid of the be disturbed.”
makes In Martinique.
"A fine work,” repeated Turner. "It
Of the weasel family anil look In« must be hung up and exhibited.” And,
’err much like those creatures, this finding his colleagues to be as obsti­
little fellow Is absolutely fearless so nate as himself, lie hitched down one
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tar as reptiles are concerned anil will of his own pictures and hung up Bird’s
Just as readily attack one five feet In In its place.
length as one a foot long.
From the mongoose the fer-de-lance
«
But She Liked It!
will flee, but If cornered will put up a
Very strong peppermints are grand­
Feat tight, using every trick at Its
father's favorite confection. One day
command, a useless sort of contest,
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however, for within a short time It says the Christian Herald he gave one
to four-year-old Marjorie and waited
*111 b« stretched out lifeless.
slyly
to
see
what
she
would
do
when
A battle between these two natural
«emies Is well worth witnessing. It she should discover the pungent flavor
tourer a limited fight, but to a finish of the candy. A few minutes later he
»l»»ys, and probably the snakes by saw her take the partly eaten pepper-
“fl* time have come to understand that mint from her mouth and place It on
*hen they enter such a combat It Is a table beside an open window.
“What's the matter?” he asked
*lth the odds greatly against them.
The mongoose Is quite as clever a "Don’t you like the candy?”
"Oh, yea,” replied Marjorie, "I like
flog general as the cat and uses that
lift to advantage. Strategy more than It. but I thought I'd let it cool for a
little while.’’—Youth's Companion.
•trength is Its asset.
When they meet and If the snake
Sarcastic.
**• no avenue of escape It prepares
A young author, evidently desirous
for battle as does the mongoose, but
Oregon Council of Defence
h • more leisurely manner. It takes of benefiting by the exiierience of an
•bout one minute for them to get fully older brother craftsman, once asked
Propared. There la no trifling, how- Richard Henty Stoddard bow he had
The Women's Commitle of the
w»r.
acquired such a mastery of Anglo- Oregon Council of Defense, through
its chairman, .Mrs. Charles H. Castner
The moucooee circles about the rep- Saxon.
"I don’t know how I ever did ft. of Hood River, has designated Satur­
always at a safe distance and
’rkwing flre," Inviting it by moWig replied the poet, who, after a moment s day, September 15th, as official regis­
flojer and closer, to dart out its head reflection, added, "I think, however. 1 tration day for the women of this
Ull then quickly Jumping out of harm's must attribute It to the fact that I state.
This registration is wholly volun­
*V- It torments in every possible never had any education.
tary and is for the purpose of the
■kkanar, causing the snake to change
federal government becoming famil­
A Medical Epitaph.
P*ltlon time and tlmj» again without
I can't lie«t “Tears cannot restore iar with the women power of the
y* reaching ths objective point At
state—listing all girls and women,
awing its opponent at some par- him, therefore I weep,” says a corre both trained and untrained, for work
iJi*r dl,aJvantage. the mongoose gponilent, but the following pithy epl in the government service of some
Ek n fon'art quick as a bolt of taph on the tomb of a doctor (given me. capacity, should it be found necessary
Jlb'htag, catches the serpent firmly I hasten to say. by a medical mam for the nation to call upon the women
the teeth liehind the triangular comes near it:
of the country to take the places of
n
"He survived all hie patients. Man­ men in industry in order that men
’■ • shake, possibly two—no more—
ma\ be released to join the color:. It
J ln ***s ,lme than 11 fakeg to ,el1 chester Guardian.
is also essential so that trained female
fer-de-lance Is dead, its rerte-
help may be secured for government
levered.—Los Angeles Times.
Commercial Facility.
"Jones Is a regular golden mouthed positions and positions directly con­
nected with military affairs that can
. .
Aviation and War.
”^1* never noticed be was so much of be filled by women.
G».
,h* BaMle ot the Wilderness
A properly printed card to be filled
^er»l Sberidan spent three weeks an orator. What made him golden out bv every woman and on the day
J’*®' UP many thousand men and mouthed—perseverance?”
of the registration all assistance will
“No; hla dentist."-Baltimore Amer ¡be rendered in filling the card. Local
¿•• in making raid«, the sole pur-
•tom r W||*ch
A®
Information lean.
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I .committees
cunini1“'-*" have
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teft “AI1 th,t he accom
'nearly all localities of ne state
Different With Trouble.
•the purpose of caring for this s , work
tsys a modern commentator. I
(»wens—People talk about borrow ng on September 15th and Governor
ct>txl<l have done In a
flight."—Youth’s Companion. trouble. "Borrow" d'£“^pmnot? Withycombe. appreciating the impor­
tance of this undertaking, ha, issued
right word to me Oke-WbF no
»■’’ wl>at you owe, and you’ll know Owens—When I borrow moW I ean the following proclamation:
forget about It right away.
Ton owu -Franklin.
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State of Oregon, Executive Dept.
Let all Industries Live.
; continue without equipment; if oil
Salem, Sept. 1. 1917.
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| prices arc to be fixed when wells can
l
"Live
and
let
live
and
let
everybady
Whereas, the women of America, as
not fill orders, taxes will fall back on
well as the men who are giving them­ live” is a good American motto, first | the small people.
selves to our Nation's cause, can now coined by The Manufacturer.
President Wilson has publicly de­
It is a good slogan as applied to in­ manded: "A just price for everything
perform a great and timely public
dustries, from the bootblack stand to the government buys, a price which
service; and
Whereas, The Women’s Committee the steamship line or transcontinen­ l will sustain the industries in a high
of the Council of National Defense tal railroad.
state of efficiency, provide a living
While we might live without a rail­ for those who conduct them, enable
is organizing local councils in every
community fn this State with the road or the Standard Oil Co., we them to pay good wages, and make
purpose of systematizing and making would not live so well and there possible the expansions of their en­
effective women’s patriotic services; would be other things to trouble us. terprises.”
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The industry-killing
I. W. W. is
and
That is good sound sense and
not
the
only
foe
of
industries.
In
­
Whereas, The Oregon Division of
ought ta be the policy of legislative
the Women's Committee of the dustries arc killed by competition, bodies and public service commis­
are
legislated,
regulated,
taxed
to
Council of National Defense desires
sions.
that Saturday, September 15, 1917, death.
It
is
foolish
to
believe
that
the
be set aside as the day for the regis­
SICK WIFE’S STORY SUR­
tration of women in this State for President or his cabinet want to des­
PRISES TILLAMOOK
troy business or industries. They
service;
want shops open and workmen busy.
Now, therefrre, in view of the fore­ i The President has aummoned the
going premises and by virtue of
The following hai surprised Tilla-
. the i I Big Brains of business to Washing-
authority in me vested, I, J
- They cannot all be mistaken. We mook : A business man’s wife suffer-
Withycombe, Governor of the Cot.
State * ' 1 ■ ,on
should listen to them and not suspect rd from dyspepsia and constipation
of Oregon, do hereby proclaim Sat- |
for years. Although she dieted she
urday, September 15, 1917, as Worn- | them.
We are not going to get the money was so bloated her clothes would not
ens'
Registration
day,
and
I
do
ens*
[to conduct the war if we kill business fit. ONE SPOONFUL buckthorn
earnestly ask that all patriotic women i and industries. To raise taxes we bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in
register on that day for patriotic ser­ must have things to tax. Senator Adler-i-ka relieved her INSTANTLY
vice.
______ Lodge hit the nail on the head when Because Adler-i-ka empties BOTH
In testimony whereof, I have here­ he-said. "Let private business make large and small intestines it relieves
unto set my hand and caused the Seal all it can and then tax it.”
ANY CASE constipation, sour stom­
of the State of Oregon to be hereunto i If copper mines are to be held ach or gas and orevents appendicitis,
affixed this 1st day of September, A. ‘down to bare expense of production; it has QUICKEST action of any­
D 1917.
if sugar factories are to return to the thing we ever sold. J. S. Lamar, drug­
James Withycombe, Governor. dividendleas era; if railroads arc to gist