TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. AUGUST 15,
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GUARD SHOT ONCE
And He Admits That the Mules
Did the Rest.
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Happened So
Rapidly That
Holdup Men Really Didn’t Have a
Chance to Take Alm, While
Team Made a Record.
¡Things
1918.
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GAS MOST VALUABLE AS FUEL H
Comparatlvely Little la Now Being
Uaed for the Purpose of Giving Di­
rect Illumination.
British Visitor Has Sworn Off
Mint Juleps.
Board of Equalization Meeting
on
the
will
meet at the Assessor’s Office in the
Court House, in Tillamook County,
Oregon, and publicly examine the as­
sessment rolls for Tillamook County
for the year 1918, and correct all
errors in valuation, description of
lands, town lots, or other property.
Said board will continue in session
from day to day until the examina­
tion, correction and equalization of
the assessment rolls shall be com­
pleted. All complaints should be fil­
ed with the board the first of the
week. No changes can be qiade after
the adjournment of the board.
Dated at Tillamook, Oregon, Aug-
use 7, 1918.
C. A. Johnson,
County Assessor
Notice is hereby given,
that
Little for the Traveler to Enthuse Over _ ____
Monday, __
September 9, 1918,
When He Vleito the Old City
County Board of Equalization
of Jerusalem.
Notice of Guardian’s Sale of Rea
Property.
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J
Notice is hereby given, that by vl
tue of an order made and entered 1
the County Court for the State I
Oregon, on the 30tli day of JuB
1918, the undersigned Guardian 1
the Estate of Reberta and Willi J
Campbell, minors, on and after tl
14th day of September, 1918, in Til
amook City, Tillamook County, oJ
gon, will sell for cash to the highJ
bidder, subject to the confirmatll
of said county court, all the riga
title and interest of the said minofl
and each of them, in and to the
lowing described property, all sitia
ted in Tillamook County, Oregon, a
wit:
I
The South half of the NorthwJ
quarter of the Northeast quarter I
Section 31, Township 2, South I
Range 9 West of the Willamette M J
idian;
Also the merchantable timber, el
cept cedar, on the Southeast qual
ter of Section 36, Township 2, Soul
of Range 10 West of the Willametl
Meridian, provided the same is rl
moved at the time designated aJ
limited by a certain contract derivl
from Robert Watt and extended bl
E. R. Garner, together with any aql
all logging rights and privileges uJ
der said contract, as well as all th]
rights of way on said land to whicl
the said estate was or is entitled tl
in Township 2 South. Range 9 WeJ
of the Willamette Meridian; Tow™
ship 2, South of Range 10 West ol
the Willamette Meridian; TownshlJ
3, South of Range 9 west of the Will
lamette Meridian; and Township 1
South of Range 10 West, of the Will
lamette Meridian;
Also the right, title and interest
which said Frank Long Sr., had ai
the time of his death, or which hi)
estate has, to the use of the pond on
the premises last mentioned anq
on the Northwest quarter of Section
31, Township 2, South of Range 9,
West of Willamette Meridian for
logging and mill purposes, including
the right to overflow said pond if
the ordinary use thereof produce
such overflow.
The interest of the above minors
in and to the foregoing is an undi­
vided one-fifth.
Dated July 30, 1918. »
Catherine A. Long,
Guardian of the persons and
estate of the said minors.
First publication August 1, 1918.
Last publication August 29, 1918.
The allies’ advance in Palestine has
taken them through Jerusalem and the
little village of Jericho. The plain of
Jericho, the scene of so many historic
According to Hie 8tory He Had an Incidents In the past. Is once again
Idea It Was a “Soft Drink,** and
caught In the old glare of the spot­
light. Such a light reveals too plainly
Hia Disillusionment Was
the hopeless poverty of the people, the
Complete.
cracks and holes In the rough walls of
Lieut. Hector MacQuarrie, whose the hovels, the fields and gardens, fal­
book, "Over Here,” was recently pub­ len by neglect Into a riot of weeds and
lished, had an experience with an wild flowers growing rank.
It is better to look at Jericho at sun­
American beverage that surprised him.
While waiting for u midnight train n set, and not too critically even then. In
a Philadelphia hotel ou a hot night he a soft light the wretchedness of the
beenme thirsty and sought the cafe, thatched huts Is less Insistent, the Jas­
where he told the waiter to bring him mine and oleanders seem sweeter and
a large iced drink and suggested or­ the ragged Bedouins acquire pictur­
angeade. The waiter mentioned mint esqueness In spite of dirt and squalor.
It Is only a short walk through the
Notice of Administratrix Sale.
Julep. “The drink was unfamiliar,”
says the lieutenant, •’bnt. It sounded plain from this Jericho of the present
By virtue of authority given by an
good and American people make the to the two other sites which have
most wonderful soft drinks in the borne the same name. One, the Jericho order of the County Court of Tilla­
world. The very word ‘mint’ suggest­ of Old Testament, destroyed by Joshua, mook County, Oregon, on August 5th,
ed coolness, and the fragrant smell of ts only a memory, its reality proved by 1918, the undersigned administratrix
the upper river at Cambridge on a I bits of unearthed walls and pottery. of the estate of George N. Johnson,
summer’s day came back to my mind The third Jericho of the triangle Is the deceased, will offer for private sale
as I sat behind a large column In the Jericho of the New Testament the city from and after the 7th day of Sep­
cafe. Hence, I said : *Rlght O! Bring of palm trees which Antony bestowed tember, 1918, at the office of H. T.
me a mint Julep.’ He did, curse him ! upon Cleopatra and which she later Botts in Tillamook City, Oregon, the
With a large chicken sandwich, it ar­ sold to Herod the Great. Made gor- real property belonging to said es­
rived. The glass was all frosted, geons In the reign of Herod as a city tate, to-wit:
Lot 4 Blk. 20 in Thayer’s Addition
filled with mushy Ice, while a dainty of palaces. It Is now only a wreck of
little bunch of green mint, with Its stones and battered towers. The palms to Tillamook City, Oregon. Said sale
stems piercing the Ice. floated on the for which It was famous are gone, with will be paid for by cash, subject to
top. I was more thirsty than hungry, the palaces and circus which they confirmation by the County Court of
shaded. The plain of Jericho Is a wil­ Tillamook County, Oregon.
and I was very hungry.
Dated this August 8th, 1918.
**t drank the julep at once. It was derness, bound to civilisation by Its
Mary Johnson, Admin­
delicious. For a soft drink the effect many highways and Its tiny village. A
istratrix.
was decidedly interesting.
My first few miles to the southwest lies Jeru­
H. T. Botts, Attorney.
sensation was a nice singing, advanc­ salem, connected with the village by
ing sound in my head. I felt myself the robber-infested road along which
the
good
Samaritan
traveled.
All
about
to be drifting along a smooth stream
Notice to Creditors.
with overhnnglng willows and masses the plain rise the cliffs, mounted by
steep
and
winding
trails.
It
Is
not
an
I
felt
of mint growing on the banks,
Notice is hereby given that the un­
that delightful sensation that one feels attractive region, but even If It were dersigned has been appointed admin­
more
wild
and
desolate
than
it
Is
it
when a tooth has been removed with
istratrix of the estate of George N.
the aid of gas and one is Just return­ would still be much visited, for at Johnson, deceased, by the Tillamook
every step are lnndmnrks of history.
ing to consciousness.
County Court of Tillamook County,
“This pleasing feeling continued for
Oregon. All persons having claims
GLADLY
TOOK
“
WAR
”
BREAD
a little while and then I could see the
against said estate are required to
paneled walls of the room, and I heard
present them to me at the office of
what seemed a still, small voice talk­ Horrible Thought Quickly Cured Small H. T. Botts, Attorney-at-law, Tilla­
Girl of Unreasonable Prejudice
ing In extremely bad French to the
mook City, Oregon, within six
Against the Article.
waiter who answered In what must
months from the date of this notice.
have been good French. The voice
Dated this August Sth, 1918.
“Oh, mother, must I get war bread?”
using the bad Frencli was very famil­
Mary Johnson,
Little Daughter hud been asked to
iar and then I realized that it was my
Administratrix.
own. I promptly switched to Eng­ go to the bakery for bread for her
lish, but the voice was still far dis­ school lunch.
Notice of Final Account.
“It’s wheatless day, dear.”
tant. Finally, full consciousness re-
retnrned, also a realization of the situ­
“But I don’t like war bread, It’s so
Notice is hereby given that the un­
ation. Then the voice in the distance dark and different. And the rules
dersigned has filed her final account Notice of Guardian
said: 'Walter, your d----- mint Julep aren’t for children, are they?”
Sale of Real
has gone to my hend nnd I must catch
“No, but you know we were asked as administratrix of the estate of
Property.
Gust
Nelson,
deceased,
in
the
County
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a train in exactly half an hour.’ The to send one million bushels of wheat
In the County Court of the State of
waiter's voice expressed sorrow and to the allies by May first, We have Court of Tillamook County, Oregon,
suggested much water and more sand­ given our word, and our baker Is try­ and said court has appointed Monday Oregon for Multnomah County.
wiches. I drank water and I ate sand­ ing to help by making this special September 9, 1918, at the court room In the matter of the estate of
wiches, and the vision of Mr. Pick­ broad, which has almost no white flour at the Court House in Tillamook the Guardianship of the per­
wick in the wheelbarrow came upon in It whatever. But, of course. If you City, Oregon at 10 o’clock a.m., as sons and estate of Archie
me with full force. I was thankful don’t feel you can help in this way, the time and place for hearing ob­ Edward Cook, Andrew John
jections to said account and the final Cook and Isabella Theresa
that In spite of all I could see my you may buy a lighter loaf.”
watch, but If the waiter had not been
"Little Daughter started off. In a settlement thereof.
Cook, Minors.
Dated August 8th, 1918.
flrm I should have missed my train. few moments she returned. Mother
Notice is hereby gien that in pur­
Luella Nelson, Administratrix. suance of an order of the County
The water nnd the sandwiches were unwrapped the package. There was
H. T. Botts, Attorney. Court of the County of Multnomah.
successful. A faint knowledge of the small, dnrk loaf. Indeed different,
Christian Science picked up from my bnt really most palatable and nour­
State of Oregon, made on the
chief in New York helped me. and ishing. Little Daughter’s eyes were Notice of Filing of Commissioner's 29th day of July, 1918, in the
I
walked
in a perfectly stately manner
Report for South Prairie Drain­
glowing.
matter of the Guardianship of the
out of the hotel and along the road
age District.
"Mother, the baker asked me if I
persons and estate of Archie Edward
and canght m.v train.
liked war bread, and I said I did.”
Cook, Andrew John Cook, and Isabel­
Nolice is hereby given to all per­
“I would advise all foreigners ar­
Mother looked up in astonishment
la Theresa Cook, minors, the under­
sons interested in the land included
riving In America.” Lieutenant Mac­ "But, my denr, you Just said—’’
signed, the Guardian of the persons
within
the
South
Prairie
Drainage
Quarrie concludes, “to avoid mint Ju­
“Yes, mother, I know I Just said to
and estate of said minors, will on
leps. It was extremely pleasant, al­ you I didn’t like it, but I was afraid District, Tillamook County, Oregon, Monday, the 9th day of September,
most delightful, but a mint jnlep taken if I told it to the baker, he would the boundaries of which are as fol­ 1918, and from and after said date,
several hours after a meal when one think I was n German.”—By Jane lows:
at the office of J. C. McCue, Attor­
drinks bnt little at any time. Is ex­ Dransfleld of The Vigilantes.
Beginning at the N. E. corner of
ney at law, 925 Yeon Building, in
tremely potent. I have been told
the W. % of the S. W. % of Sec. '5,
the City of Portland, Oregon, sell at
since that Just after a meal a mint
T.
2
S.,
R.
9
W.
W.
M.,
and
running
Bread Without Wheat Flour.
private sale, to the highest bidder
Julep ts comparatively harmless, and
The New York Herald announces thence W. along the Sec. line to the
that it Is not a soft drink. Frank­ that a New York chef has a “wonder S. E. corner of the S. W. % of the lor cash, Gold Coin of the United
ly, I will never touch one again as recipe for making bread without N. E. % of Sec. 6, T. 2 S., R. 9 Wk States, and subject to the confirma­
long as I live. There are too many wheat flour.” Jean Rlcroch, chef of W. M., thence N. to the N. E. corner tion of said County Court, all the
right, title, Interest and estate of the
possibilities tn its Icy depths."
the Biltmore hotel. Is responsible for of the S. W. % of the N. ®. % Mf
said
Archie Edward Cook, Andrew
the recipe, and he now gives It to the said Sec. 6, thence W. along subdi
country, without money and without vision line to the Tillamook River John Cook, and Isabella Theresa
Something to Worry About
Cook, in and to the real property
As If we haven’t already enough to price. Mr. Rlcroch told a Herald re­ thence southerly along Tillamook hereinafter described, or in and to
porter
the
Ingredients
of
the
new
bread
River
to
the
intersection
of
said
keep our minds busy, with war and the
such part or portion theieof as said
high cost of living I And our friends, are as follows: “Twenty-five pounds river with the quarter section line Guardian shall deem advisable and
the learned astronomers, who study of rye flour, 25 pounds of graham flour, running E and W through the center expedient having in mind the best
the heavens Just as carefully as the 25 pounds of corn flonr, 25 pounds of of Sec. 7. T. 2 S., R. 9 W.. W. M.. interests of said wards and of said
average fellow does the Innermost re­ crushed oatmeal, 1 pound of lard and thence E. along said quarter section estate.
cesses of his pocketbook day before 2 pounds of yeast.” Tills, it Is ex­ tine to the E. line of said section 7,
The following is a particular de-
pay, nre Intent upon adding to our load plained,, is enough to make 150 pounds thence N. along section line to the S. scription of the real, property to be
of worry burdens. They—some of of bread. The yeasY and rye flour W. corner of lot 1, of Sec. 7, said sold and as hereinabove referred to:
them—believe the sun Is going to ex­ should be mixed first and the others township and range, thence E to the
Lots Three (3) and Four (4) and
plode. One of them, writing in Pop­ added alternately. Smaller quantities S. E. corner of said lot 1, thence N.
the Southwest quarter (SWl4) of
of
bread
can
be
made
by
using
smaller
to
the
place
of
beginning.
ular Astronomy, points to the fact that
That the cimmissioners heretofore the Northwest quarter (NW %) of
our sun Is of advanced age. and pre­ proportions. The receipt doubtless la
Section Four (4) in Township One
dicts its finish as the leading figure a good one, but it does not provide for appointed to assess benefits and
(1) North, and the Southwest quar­
In our solar system. He finds that our bread without wheat flour. Graham damages to the property and lands
sun hns contraeteli 03,0iM),U00 miles flour is unbolted wheat flour. So. situated in said Drainage District ter (SWU) of the Southwest quart­
er (SW‘4) of Section Thirty-three
from each side, thus giving Its hot while the bread Is a wheat saver, it and to appraise the cash value of the
(33) in Township Two (2) North of
center 188,000,000 miles less of room. does not do away entirely with the nse land necessary to be taken for rights
of way, holding basins and other Range Ten (10) West of Willamette
So you see the sun’s center is rather of that grain.
works of said district, within or Meridian, in the County of Tilla­
crowded for space. Something like the
Resourceful
and
Brave
Cook.
without the limits of said district, mook, State of Oregon.
three-room apartment couple when vis­
Katie A. Cook, Guardian of
That
a'cook
should
perform
an
act
of
filed their report in this office on the
iting relatives begin their summer va-
the persons and Estate of
the utmost daring In the pursuit of his 18th day of July. 1918, and you and
cation drives.—Syracuse Journal.
Archie Edward Cook, et al..
occupation as a purveyor of food seems each of you are hereby notified that
Minors.
almost Incredible. Yet that is what you may examine said report and file
Different Species.
John C. McCue, Attorney.
was done by William B. Gray, a third-
Our little three-year-old spends hls class ship's cook in the United States exceptions to all or any part thereof,
925 Yeon Building,
mornings out of doors always, even naval reserve. During the cold weath­ on or before the 12th day of August,
Portland, Oregon.
1918.
though he has no playiqates near ami er of last winter the Roanoke marshes
First publication August. 8, 1918.
Erwin Harrison,
has to play »lone. He calls to us once In North Carolina were frozen and
Last publication Sept. 5. 1918.
County
Clerk.
in awhile, and the other day informed boats were unable to reach the keeper
our maid he was fixing nuts for the of a lighthouse, who was consequently
squirrel. To tease him and also to In danger of starvation. Gray made
Chronic Constipation.
Summer Complaint.
help him differentiate, »he asked him a sled by putting runners upon a llfe-
»It
is
by
no
means
an
easy
matter
why he didn't give the squirrel spin­ ImnL loaded It with food and hauled
During the hot weather of the sum­
ach or beans, for Instance. "Oh. no,” It across the Ice. which was broken and to cure this desease, but it can be mer months some member of almost
was the Instant protest, “he Isn't an tossed by strong and dangerous cur­ done tn most instances by taking every family is -likely to be troubled
Inside bird. Laura.”—Chicago Tribune. rents, to the lighthouse, thus saving Chamberlain's Tablets and comply” with an unnatural looseness of the
ing with the plain printed directions bowels, and it is of the greatest of
the keeper’s life and enabling him to
that
accompany each package. For importance that this be treated
Fireman's Bravery Lauded.
continue at his post of duty. Gray Is
safe by Lamar's Drug Store.—Paid promptly, which can only be done
John Harvey Stacks, fireman, third a native of North Carolina.
Adv.
when the medicine is kept at hand.
class. United States navy, has been
Mrsfl. F. F. Scott. Scottsville. N. Y..
commended for courage displayed dur­
Some Financier.
Stomach and Liver Trouble.
states, “I first used Chamberlain’s
ing a fire on board a patrol boat.
"The fair defendant has been ae-
Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as much
Stacks attached a line to himself and quitted.”
No end of misery and actual buf­ as five years ago. At that time I had
went down the port ventilator with a
"So I hear."
fire hose to help quench the flames,
"Is she thinking of going on tho fering Is caused by disorders of -.h • a severe attack of summer complaint
stomach and liver, and may be avoid­ and was suffering intense pain. One
though the fire was then at Its height stage?"
and smoke and steam were pouring
“Not yet. She's too smart for that ed by the use of Chamberlain's Tab­ dose relieved me. Other members of
from the ventilator. Stacks enlisted She's going to marry her lawyer, and lets. Give them a trial. They only my family have since used It with
cost’s quarter. For sale by Lamar's like results." For sale by Lamar's
Aug. 15, 101«, at Dallas, Tex.
save a corking big fee."
Drug store.—Pa' i Adv.
Drug Store.—Paid Adv.
Although gas Is being used more
than ever before, Its direct employ­
ment for lighting Is almost a thing of
th»- past. Our modern “gas lights” are
chiefly burners where the light Is not
given out by the gas at all. It Is mixed
■with air to produce a dim blue flame
■with great heating power. This flame
serves to heat a mantle of min­
eral salts white hot, and it Is this in­
candescent mantle that gives the light.
Here the gas is used not for Its light,
but for Its heat; and It is as a fuel
that gas Is now most valuable, says
the Literary Digest.
According to an address delivered
recently in England by President
Harry Jones of the Institution of Civ­
il Engineers, and reviews by Nature
(London), not 5 per cent of the whole
gas output Is now used for direct Il­
lumination, so that the name “gas
light company” has become some­
thing of a misnomer. The use of gas
as fuel. President Jones says, has re­
ceived special development during the
war, and the ready applicability of gas
appliances to the rnpld making of mu­
nitions in emergencies has made them
especially valuable. Mr. Jones quoted
a high official of the British war office
as follows:
“Without the direct aid of the gas
Industry ...
It would have been
perfectly Impossible for this country
to wage the campaign of the last three
years, or even for any but a trifling
time resist the overwhelming floods of
enemies that were poured upon it.
When I first was asked to take charge
of the manufacture and production of
explosives It took me but a few days
to realize my absolute dependence on
your great industry."
Even today in the Sierra Nevada«
where little mining camps send out
gold dust by stage to be carried from
the nearest railway station to the San
Francisco mint a shotgun messenger
rides with the driver if there is a gold
shipment in the box. The barrel of
the gun is shortened for the sake of
convenience in bundling in close quar­
ters, and its efficiency for Its particu­
lar work is not lessened, as It Is used
only to quiet a robber who has sud­
denly appeared close by the side of
the treasure stage with the laconic
command, "Throw down the box!”
The messenger, as he Is called where
he is known, never guard or gun man,
carries bls gun across his knees where
danger seems light, or lightly In his
hands passing through bad spots. His
job Is to shoot anyone so careless as
to step out from behind a tree or rock
to the side of the stage, and shoot
before the Intruder gets the drop.
Mountain folk who want to take a
stage between stations make them­
selves conspicuous in the middle of
the road before the stage rolls Into
sight. That Is the safe way.
If a messenger falls to see a rob­
ber before the latter has him covered
the box la thrown down—usually.
There was one Instance where the rule
was not followed, which old stage driv­
ers in the Sierra Nevadas tell about to­
day. On a stage out from Bodie was
a shipment of bullion conalgned to BLIND MAN ENJOYS FLIGHT
the Carson mint. The messenger was
alert, his sawed-off shotgun lightly bal­ Appreciated the Thrill of Intricate
anced in his hands passing the danger
Aerial Maneuvers Performed by
spots, or resting on his knees where
Experienced Pilot.
the cover seemed to be too thin to
conceal a robber by the side of the
Thomas D. Schall, the blind con­
road.
gressman from the Tenth Minnesota
On one good stretch thy messenger district, made flights with Col. Chnrles
gripped his gun between his knees Lee of the British royal flying corps
while both hands sought in the pockets In Washington recently. It was the
of his heavy coat for the makings. The first time he had been up in an air­
unexpected happened; out of a patch plane.
of straggly sage brush two men leap­
Congressman Schall was not satis­
ed, one to the bridle of the off leader fied with the plain “Joy ride" Colonel
mule, one to the off side of the stnge. Lee hnd given him. When they re­
They had the drpp on both messenger turned to earth after circling over tho
and driver.
city at an altitude of about two thou­
“Throw down the box I” commanded sand feet, the blind representative
the man at the fore wheel of the stage. asked for more thrilla.
The messenger thought one-qunrter
“Fine! Fine!” he exclaimed, as the
of a second—ho was precise In telling mnchlne came to a halt. “But, Colonel
that part of the story—and then with­ Leo, if you wouldn’t think me a nui­
out having to invite a bullet by mov­ sance, I would like to go back up and
ing Ills gun or hand, he pulled the turn over."
trigger of the right barrel. So ninny
The biplane was wheeled Into posi­
things happened in the remaining tion Hgaln, and off It shot on a trip of
three-quarters of the first second af­ real sensations. Climbing rapidly to
ter the command that they make a about two thousand feet. Colonel Lee
long anil lovely story ns one listens to started the machine into a series of
an old driver tell It today.
dips and dives, spirals nnd other aerial
The short of the story Is that the antics calculated to make one’s hair
shot shredded the ears of the leaders, stand on edge. To complete the thrills,
and generally speaking those mules the airplane was made to roll over
did the rest. The six mules bounded sideways and then drop into a beauti­
ahead, startled and Indlgnnnt.
Tho ful nose spin.
The passenger's sightless eyes were
robber at the bridle was kicked In rap­
id succession by the off leader, off blinking with delight when his wife
awing and off wheeler, so his pistol rnn onto the field to assist hint from
alm was not good, and the robber nt the machine.
the stage wheel was run over by the
Conservative Muse of History.
rear wheels, and his alm was not good.
It Is the unhappy usage of our
The six mules, the driver has sworn
to this, did the next mile in four min­ schools and universities to study the
utes flat, and there was no time when history of mankind only during periods
more than two stage wheels were on of mechanical unprogresslveness. The
historical Ideas of Europe range be­
the road at the same time.
"It was sure some lucky escape,” tween the time when the Greeks were
the messenger admitted, “but I never going about the world on foot or horse­
truly made up with them lead mules. back or In galleys or sailing ships, to
They never seemed to relish me after the days when Napoleon, Wellington
that little sawed-off spoke to them. and Nelson were going about at very
Touchy sort of critters, mules Is, any­ much the name pace In much the name
vehicles and vessels. At the advent of
how.”
steam and electricity the muse of his­
tory holds her nose and shuts her eyes.
Tommy Atkins, Philologist.
Mr. Thomas Atkina has furthe’ en­ Science will study and get the better
of a modern dlsense, an for example,
riched the English language with war sleeping sickness. In spite of the fact
words and phrases. They may not
that It has no classical standing, but
oreep Into future dictionaries, remarks
our history schools would be shocked
London Answers, but they will cer­
at the bare idea of studying the effect
tainly remain as part of the common of modern means of communication
language of everyday use. “Narpoo," upon administrative areas, large or
coined by Tommy from the French small. Thin defect In our historical
“Il n’y a plus," is now our general ex­ training has mnde our minds politi­
pression for "nothing doing."
cally sluggish.—H. G. Wells in New’
It la aafe to aasume that the expres­ Republic.
part
sion "over the top" will become
of our language, to be used when man
Wartime Footwear In Holland.
must be put to the supreme test.
The manufacture of slippers with
"Anzac" la another coined word that wooden soles and cloth tops la a war­
will remain for all time. A **i 'scroun- time Industry which has sprung up In
ger" for a forager, "buckahec" for any­ Holland, reports the United States de­
thing extra in the way of ratlona. and partment of commerce.
The upper
"Conchy" for the shirker. ar« hardly and Inner parts of the slippers are
likely to he forgotten.
formed of twill, corduroy and woolen
stuffs. All these materials are rela­
Quarter-Pound Diamond.
tively cheap, and yet make comfortable
One of the world's largest diamonds and durable slippers. The cloth parts
may come to the United States, as are mnde by hand and the wooden
Americans are among those dickering soles by machinery.
In view of the mounting prices of
for that superior quality amber-col­
leather footwear, these combination
ored stone, weighing 442% carats
about a quarter of a pound—found re­ slippers, which retail for the equiva­
cently in the Du Tolts Pan mine In lent of $1 a pair for the best quality,
South Africa. The stone la the most are selling rapidly. It Is claimed that
valuable ever found In Orlqualand they nre entirely satisfactory for wear
West, although It Is not a record as In the home and are practicable for
women engaged In Indoor occupations.
regards weight.
The most famous diamonds in th«
Government Finds Fathers.
world are: Cullinan, now called the
The death rate among children born
Star of Africa, part of the British
“—
crown Jewels, 3,082
; Excelsior, 908; out of wedlock Is notoriously and uni­
Regent,
410; Orloff, versally far higher than that among
Kohinoor, X2;
900; I.
..
aud the Great Mogul, legitimate offspring. In the borough of
193. all i uncut,
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Hampstead. London. It is 197 as
280. cut.
Against 00. and In New South Wales
It is 102 against «7. Norway, however,
Not That Flavor.
has reduced the death rate to nominl
"You
"You know, there nre some hosts
who allow their hospital meats to be through the government assuming the
responsibility of finding the father or
reasoned with acerbity.”
"Do they? We always use catchup of acting the father In case he cannot
be found.
with ours.”
OH, NEVER AGAIN!”
SIMPLY PLACE OF DESOLATION