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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23
PERFUMES FOR THE NOBILITY.
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid Engages
Services of EarI's Son.

At n time Lady CurZon had the
reputation of spending more money
ON perfumes than any other woman
in England. 1t was said that she was
more extravagant in this respect than
Queen Alexandra whose perfume Dllls
amounted to something like $o,OOO a
e Now, the story goes, the Duch-
ess of Roxburgh has become d
most ~extravagant purchaser of per-
fumery in the land. She patronizes
the heavy-scented ssenc OF the
East which are known to be most ex-
p~ensive. The cost of her daily bath
would, 1t is said, keep a m~iddle-class
family for a week. Lady Curzon
used these same essences at me time,
but she found them 80 expensive that
she decided to try cheaper extracts.
Queen Alexandra, too, has gone In
for retrenchment in the same dlrec-
ton, and she is now satisfied with
the favorite scent Of the late Queen
Victoria, which was a species OF law
ender water specially prepared for
her by a chemist at Windsor. The
Princess of Wales Is also extravagant
in the use of scents and uses a spe-
cial preparation made from violets
and other carefully cultivated flowers.
1t Is strange that Lady Suffolk, for
merly Miss Letter of Washington, dis
likes scents, considering her sisters
passion for them.
Even royalty finds it necessary to
yield obedience to the doctors orders.
The fiat has gone forth that Queen
Alexandra must eat no more sweet
things. In consequence, a well-known
firm of London pastry cooks, who
have for many years supplied her
majesty with confectionery and other
tempting delicacies, have had their
order cancelled. For their loss of
trade the are consoled by the fact
that they are still allowed to display
the royal coat-of-arms, which indi-
that they are under royal pat
ronage. The Queen has long been in
ordinately fond of sweets and con-
fections and has recklessly INDUCED
her appetite for them. That has pro-
duced an accumulation of superfiuous
adipose tissue which even the most
expert of dressmakers are unable to
conceal. She is no longer slim and
willowy, though English newspapers
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23
AN ANCIENT FOOTBALL GAME IN THE STREETS OF LONDON.

took a hand in the game because of
the injuries with which 1t was at
tended was King James |. He was
a patron of sport and believed in his
progeny getting plenty of excitement,
but he baked ut football. 1t was too
much trouble to raise an heir to
have him twisted into n pretzel just
about the time he might be useful in
holding down the throne. James told
his son to run along and have a good
time with the boys. In fact, he wrote
down certain precepts for rne young
mans guidance, but If the coach had
asked Prince Charles to come out
for the eleven" he would have been
met with the familiar parental OBJ
lection of the present day, which
King James expressed as follows.
"From this count l debar all such
rough and violent exercise as the foot
ball, meeter for tanning than making
able the users thereof"
Interfered With Archery.
Football has always had a tendency
to run foul OF the law. Its original
first offence was in taking the minds
of prospective soldiers off from arch
cry, but in this it had as n side part
ner the eminently peaceful and gen
tie game of golf. In 1857 a Scottish
act was passed in which the two
sports were condemned in language
as vigorous as that used by some of
our college presidents on the same
subject. because they occupied too
much Of the time of the husky men
who might have been learning the finer
points of how to send m arrow
through the breast plate of an En-
glish invader. The plants of the
staid seigneurs received about as lit
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23
CONNECTICUT NEW SEA FIGHTER BEING BUILT BY GOVERNMENT.

ersby were likely to be rolled in the
nearest mud puddle and the tendency
to break windows and trough house"
inns and %alehouses became so pro-
nounced that keepers of shops and
taverns put up their shutters and Sc
curely barred their doors. When RI
val bands met there was vast smash
ing of heads which afforded ample
practice for all the BARRIERS and
leeches In the neighborhood.
Matters went from bad to worse
until the public and authorities be-
came weary of reading the annual
list of dead and injured, and about
1890 the great Shrove Tuesday
matches died out. The game a
perpsetuated in the colleges, but even
there 1t vas no sport for weaklings,
as is proved by the fact that as late
as 1875 hacking" or kicking an OPP
posing player on the shins, was al
lowed as n Of the finer points. The
Football Association formed in 1873
was the result Of the interest In ath-
letics aroused by the volunteer move
ment In England in 1860 and the
Rugby Union was formed in 1871.
The present rules in the United States
we're evolved from those of the Rug
by Union, as opposed to the "socker'
or Association style which has recent
ly been exploited as a possible sub
stitute for the American game.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23
RIVAL NAVAL BUILDERS.
GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTORS
BEAT PRIVATE CONCERN
IN SHIPBUILDING.
The Connecticut Ahead of Sister Ship
Louisiana-Cost However Greater
First war Ship Ever Built by the
Government.


First War Ship Ever Built by the
Government.
There is great rivalry between the
United States Navy Yard at Brooklyn
and a private shipbuilding concern at
Newport News, over the construction
of the two naval wal leviathans, Con-
necticut and Louisiana. The Govern
ment is building the Connecticut, and
the shipbuilding company is rushing
toward completion the Louisiana.
The figures given out but a short time
ago by the Navy Department show
that the Connecticut is 91.36 per cent
completed, while her sister ship shows
a percentage of completion of 1925.
A comparison shows then that the
Government-built boat has a slight
lead, which Is all the more gratifying
to the champions of Government con-
truction when it is considered that
this is the first battleship eyer built
in the United States by any other
than private constructors and that 1t
predicted that the Government
could not compete with private build
.ts. Nevertheless the Government
ship win cost the more.
By act of Congress approved July
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23

has been made in each particular case, be-
cause to do so Controyerts the fundamen.
tai principle of saving the public lands for
the home maker. Each locality should be
dealt with on its own merits. Even if 1t
should ultimately appear that this law has
worked beneficially in Nebraska 1t would
by no means follow that such a law might
be safely applied to other regions different
In topography, soil, and climate. No arb1-
trary rule should be followed, but in each
case the area of the homestead should be
determined by the acreage which may be
necessary to support a family upon the
land, either by agriculture, or by grazing II
agriculture is impracticable. Until such
acreage is determined for each locality,
any new general law providing a method
of obtaining title to the public lands
would, In the opinion of your Commission,
be decidedly unsafe.
Lieu Lands.
Careful study has been given by your
Commission to the subject of forest-reserve
lieu-land selections. These selections have
given rise to great scandal, and have led
to the acquisition by spectators or much
valuable timber and agricultural land and
It's consolidation into large holdings. Fur
thermore, the money loss to the Govern
ment and the people from the selection
of valuable lands in lieu of worthless areas
no commensurate return in the way OF
increased settlement and business activ-
ity. Public opinion concerning lieu4and
selections, by railroads In particular, has
reached an acute stage. The situation Is
In urgent need of a remedy, and your Com
mission recommends the repeal of n laws
providing for l~ieu-land selections.
A partial remedy by Executive. action
has already been applied by carefully To-
eating the boundaries of new forest re-
serves, and thus limiting lieu-land selec-
lions to comparatively Insignificant areas.
The last annual message to Congress de-
clares definitely that
The maRinP of forest reserves utfhin railroad
and suaPon-road Immigrant limits mil here
after, as for the past three years, be SO managed
as TO pre0ent the issue, Hnder The ACT of June 4,
1907, Of base Ter exchange or lien selection las
EaHy caHed scrip. In ali cases 7ohete forest re-
series 7OtfhfR areas covered BY Iand grants ab-
pear TO be essential TO the prosperity of settlers,
miners or others. tie Government lands sO1EhfH
such proposed forest reserves IufH, as an tie
recent baSt, be sulfhdyazun from safe or entry
beRatng lie completion Of sHch negotiations zu1h
the o1oaets ofhhe land grants as mi preoeHf tie
creation Of S0-caHed scrip.
There are now lands In private ownership
within existing forest rescrN es, and SINH
lar lands must to n limited extent be in
GUIDED in new reserves. Therefore, a nue.
thod is required by which the Government
may obtain control of nonagricultural
holdings within the boundaries of these re- |
serves. Your Commission recommends the
following flexible plan Upon the recon-
mendation Of the Secretary of Agriculture,
when the public Interest so demands, the '
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23

Chestnuts are a very similar food to
potatoes. The chestnut, however, is
the more nutritious of the two. The
chestnut has only 33 per cent. water
while the potato has 76 per cent. of wa
ter. In all of the nutritive ingredients
the chestnut leads the potato. The
chestnut may be cooked exactly as the
potato is, boiled, baked or roasted.
The culture of the chestnut tree In
this country has as yet been neglected,
and furnishes an inviting field for en-
terprising agriculture and forestry.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23

tie attention then as now, for in 1401
we find another act in which flute
bale and collie" were roasted to a
turn and prohibited under severe
penalties.
The unregenerate of Scotland were
much given to playing football on
Sunday. At first it interfered with
the practice of archery on the Sew
enth Day, and later, when the Sab
batarian movement had acquired
prominence, it kept people away from
church,s so in 1891 we find the town
council of Edinburgh strictly forbid
ding the playing of matches on the
Sabbath.
Not only was the game itself
rough, but it attracted great con-
courses of people who were willing
at all times to jump in with clubs
and other weapons and resent I'M
fairness or poor decisions. For
some reason Shrove Tuesday was the
great date for annual contests, cor
responding to what Thanksgiving Day
used to be in this country. On this
day the crowds swurmed out to the
greens and, from the descriptions we
have, their conduct before and after
the games would have made the wild
nights a few years ago in the New
York Tenderloin after a big game In
that city look like a Sunday School
picnic.
Was q Reign OF Terror.
They marched around with much
shouting and cheering, chasing the
watchmen up aud down alleys
and beating them right merrily. Pass
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23
Queer Odor OF Mumnies.

You may put a mummy in a glass
case and seal it Theoretically so that
nc corroding air can get within, but
it will still exhale it's odor. -Four or
five thousand years. it would seem,
should exhaust all olfactory qualities,
but experience teaches us that these
smells remain while the origin of their
scents Is unknown to us. They are
today as much a mystery to embalm-
ers as when the bodies were put IN
the bath Of nature.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23
Many Friendly Pats.

Rodrick-They say Cholly Goodfel-
low is very popular around town.
Van Albert should say so. Why,
he wears out two coats a month just
from people Shaping him on the back.
Chicago News.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23

The hens eggs produced in this
country last year would fill 43,127,000
crates of 800 eggs each. 1t would re-
quire O7,S1S refrigerator cars to trans
port this crop. and these cars would
make a train 900 miles long.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23

ladylike nowadays, but what 1t was
in Edwards time, when the favorite
diversions Of the apprentices and other
youngsters were street fights in which
anything from IN axe to a kick in the
stomach was allowed may be better
imagined than described. The broken
collarbones and strained tendons with
which we are familiar as a result Of
scrimmages must have been mere pin
scratches compared with casualties
attending a buck on center by the
Medieval "backs."
Another English sovereign who
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23

In India the contribution basket Is
sometimes passed around In the Hin
doc temples by an elephant.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23
Most Formidable of War S hips.

These battleships when completed
will be among the most formidable
war vessels of the world; the main
battery on each will consist of four
12-inch, eight S-inch and twelve Z
inch rifles; the secondary battery will
have twenty 3-inch rapid fire guns.
twelve 3-pounders, eight 1-pounders
and a number of rapid fire guns of
smaller calibre. There will also be
four submerged torpedo tubes The
ships will have ample protection by
heavy armor ranging in thickness
from nine to eleven inches. The con-
tract calls for vessels of 10000 tons
displacement, with Il steaming capaci-
ty, at 10 knots per hour, of 5000 miles
without recoallng. They are expect
ed, however, to make IS knots per
hour ut the official trial. Each ship
will be manned by S55 officers and
men. The contract price of the Lou
isiana is $3,990,000 while the Connect
icut is expected to cost $4,212,0O0.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23

A virgin is a maid: when verging on
80 is called an old maid.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-23

l, 1902, authority was granted for the
construction of two battleships after
ward named the Connecticut and
Louisiana, each $50 feet long, 76 IS
feet wide, with a draft of "A feet 6
inches. A short time after this action
of Congress, the Navy Department de-
cided to have one of the battleShipS
constructed by private parties, the
Government endeavoring to build the
other.
The contract for the Louisiana was
let to the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company who laid the
keel for that vessel on February Z,
1903, while the Government was de-
layed in the construction of its vessel
so much that the keel was not laid
down until March 10 of the same
year. The Government was further
delayed in building the Connecticut
owing to non arrival of necessary ma
chinery and m plate, yet with all
of these drawbacks the latest figures
published by the Navy Department
show the Governmcnt-bu built boat
farther advanced .oward completion
than that being erected by a private
concern. The Louisiana vas the first
to receive it's christening, having been
launched August 81, 1904; the Con-
necticut did not take to the waves
until September 20 of the same year.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard, where the
| Connecticut is being built Is now en-
ploying over LOCO men on the battle
ship and it is stated that there is
still room for 200 more workmen.
With the rapid progress now being
made on the vessels it is estimated
that they will be ready to go into
commission by June of next year.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-06-09
All Enjoyed the Day.

A picnic was held at Riders grove
on Soap creek Saturday, and large
crowd gathered for the interesting
event. The grove, about seven miles
from Albany, was the scene of a
merry gathering and the day was
pleasantly spent. There was a fine
musical program, several interesting
addresses, and a picnic dinner. Dur
ing the afternoon games of all kinds
we're INDUCED in, while the Buena
Vista band rendered a fine concert.
Among the amusements was a game
of baseball between the teams from
Ballas and Buena Vista, won by the
Dallas team by score Of 4 to 2. A
baby show also created enthusiasm
and interest. Altogether the picnic
was a pronounced success.-Albany
Herald.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-06-09
Found a Cure tor Dyspepsia.

Mrs. S. Lindsay, of Fort William,
Ontario, Canada, who has suffered quite
a number OF years from dyspepsia and
great pains in the stomach, was advised
by her druggist to take Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. She did so
and says, II find that they have done
me great deal of good. l have never
had any suffering since began using
them" If troubled with dyspepsia or
indigestion why not take these Tablets,
get well and stay well. For sale by Stat
rim Drug Co.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-06-09
Dying of Famine

is, in its torments, like dying of con
sumption. The progress of consump,
ton, from the beginning to the very end
is long torture, both to victim and
friends. "When | had consumption in
its first stage" writes Wm. Meyers, ol
Cearfoss, Md, "after trying different
medicines and good doctor, in vain,
at last took DR.. Kings New Discovery,
which quickly and perfectly cured me. u
Prompt relief and sure cure for coughs,
colds, sore throat, bronchitie, etc. Pos.
itively prevents pneumonia. Guaran-
teed at Belt & Cherrington's drug store,
price 50c and $l.00 bottle. Trial bot
free.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-06-09
Just What Everyone Should Do.

Mr.. J. T. Barber of Irwinvilie, Ga,
always keeps bottle OF Cham berlain's IS
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
ready for instant use. Attacks OF
collie, cholera murbus and diarrhoea
come on SO suddenly that there is no
time to hunt doctor or 60 to the store
for medicine. Mr.. Barber says: II
have tried Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and DiarFhoea Remedy which is one Of
the best medicines | ever saw. l keep
bottle OF it in my room as / have had
several attacks of collie and it has proved
to be the best medicine ! ever used. :"
Sold by Stafrin Drug Co.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-06-09
VIII SAKE AFFIDAVIT.

VI was sick for about three mouths. had
ehills, fever. and ooughed a great deal = writes
Mr. ". L. Brown, Of AIcDearmau, Jackson Co
Tenn SMost Of my neighbors and friends
thought l had consumption. vas reduced in
hesh, and was very weak-oniy weighed no
pounds; my physician thought there was little
hope for my recovery.
MY wife went to the store to gst some anti
febrin, quiuine etc, for me and friend of ming
tAIr. ". ". McDearmanl, who had been taking
Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery recoru-
meuded this medicine for me. Finally I decided
to use Il after my physician told me that II
woald be good for me. I sent and got one
bottle. and before all was taken weighed r.o
pounds-a gain Of So pounds. am still taking
the Golden Medical Discovery have taken
nearly two bottles, and now weigh I6s pounds.
which IS more than I ever weighed. am still
gaining strength and taking the Discovery I
wish to say that this IS g recent recovery. that
only two months ago I only weighed about no
pounds.
uI can and win make afhdsvit to this fun
statement any time. If you wish to use this as
. testimonial do 50, and I VII snsEer al letter.
tom inqHidng su8erers.s
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, containing 1908 pages, and over
700 illustrations, is sent free on recent
Of stamps to defrsy expense Of mailing
only. Send II one-cenf stamps for the
book In paper covers, or 81 cents for the
book in cloth hnding. Address Dr.. RV.
Pisres. Bu6siA y. Y.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-06-09
e yaII$ Dl,y llOIe$ e

Andy Syron moved his family to
Oregon City last Monday.
Many Falls City people will attend
the Pioneer picnic in Dallas tomorrow.
Mrs. J. C. Frink has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Scott Leavitt, at
Dayton
c. L. Starr and Miss Ruby Reese
visited Rebekah lodge, Wednesday
evening
Will Tice left Wednesday for Hebo,
Tillamook county, where he has Sc
cured work.
Mrs. Moyer gave the children of her
room picnic in the Park last Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Pennell and several women
from Monmouth came on picnic to
this place last Saturday.
Several gentlemen from Portland
passed through here last Monday, on
their way to claims west Of town.
Valoris Dennis has been home for
a visit from Gopher, where he has
been working in the March sawmill.
The commencement exercises Of the
eighth grade will be held Thursday
night, June 10. There are eleven
graduates this year.
Ira Mehrling has had crew Of men
grading the street that extends from
the foot bridge to the Falls City Mer-
chantile Company's store. They have
made great improvement.
The Falls City boys came out
victorious in a game Of baseball,
played last Sunday with the team
from Polk Station, assisted by few
players from Dallas The score was
6 to 4 in favor of Falls City.
d. A. Polling, Of Canton, Ohio, at
the request of II. c. Seymour, gave
talk to the children of the school last
Tuesday morning. The talk was very
interesting, as we'll as instructive, and
all enjoyed it very much.
The following is the program to be
given by the children OF the Falls
City public school, in the Bryan-Lucas
hall, next Wednesday night: Song,
school; scarf drill, twelve children
dialogue, eight children; song and
exercise, twelve girls; recitation,
Harry Brady; dialogue; song, four
girls; tableau, Friends" May-pole
drill and crowning of Queen; recita-
tion, Cecil DCdd solo, Cecil Courier
oration, Lester Dodd; dialogue, one
boy and two girls; A. B. G. drill,
twenty-seyen children; solo, Lola
Syron; recitation, Edna Courier
Jolly Boys" eighteen boys; tableau,
Putting the Children to Bed" An
admission OF 10 and Is cents will be
charged to cover kall rent and ex-
penses.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-06-09
That Tired Feeling.

If you are languid, depressed, incap-
able for work, it indicates that your
liver is out OF order. Herbine will assist
nature to throw off headaches, rheuma-
tism, ailments akin to nervousness and
restore the energies and vitality to
sound and perfect health. j. J. Hub
bard Temple, Texas, writes: ~ have
used Herbine for the past two years. 1t
has done me more good than all the
doctors. 1t is the best medicine ever
made for chills and fever" 60c. Sold
by Stalrin Drug Co.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-06-09
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
PROBATE.

Estate of W. G. Mcclure, deceased
objections to appraisement set fol
hearing June Is, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Estate of Sarah Ritner, deceased
inventory and appraisement approved.
Estate Of Mary A. Sansonci, de.
ceased-inventory and appraisement
approved.
Guardianship of Mamie, Rodney
and Gertrude Lebold-guardian dis
charged as to Mamie and Rodney
Lebold.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..
United States to r II Simpson, 100
acres, % $, RI W, patent.
United States to Charles Sheythe,
100 acres, . 8, r W, patent.
United States to Henderson Simp-
son, l6O acres, 8 s, RI W, patent.
Richard Dunn and wife to Capital
LAUNDERING Company, 100 acres, t 9 S,
r7w, $500.
PLY Simpson and wife to Capital
laundering Company, 100 acres, t s,
r7w, 81.
NJ E Church, South, to Oregon
Conference Evangelical Church, }
acre in Riekreall, 5000.
United States to Willard Z Gilbert,
80 acres, t tS S, rsw, patent.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-06-09
A Huge Task.

1t was huge task to undertake the
cure of such bad ease of kidney disease
as that OF C. F. Collier, OF Cherokee, Ia
bnt Electric litter did it. He writes
"My kidneys were so far gone. l could
not sit on chair without cushion
and suffered from dreadful headache,
backache, and depression. in Electric
Bitters, however, I found cure, and by
them vas restored to perfect health. l
recommend this great tonic medicine to
all with weak kidneys, liver or stomach.
Guaranteed by Belt 4 Cherrington
pric" SOC.