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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-07-16
cruing costs.

cruing costs.
Dated this 2Gth day of June, 1908.
lot6 j. NJ. BLAKELY,
Sheriff OF Walowa County. Orego,.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-07-16

All kinds of builders hardware al
Hartshorn & Keltner's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
The Force ef ijshH

DO ! snore?" said the fat CONNER
clal drummer. Il should say so That's
Why l can't use an alarm clock. cant
bear 'em. My snore browns the best of
EN-. And, speaking of the force Of
hab1t-l put up once at crowded
country hotel where l had to double up
with an acquaintance. l told him
snored few but he didn't mind, he
said, because his wife was star in
that line, and he had a system to
beat It.
"'Tll just tap you on the shoulder
every time you begin to snore,' he ex-
>aained. 'Thatll stop you without
king you, and after q little I'll drop
myself
It worked like charm. ! felt his
. for time, but finally off l went
dream Of $4,000 salary and 10
: cent commission. Well, sir. when
Awoke In the morning there was that
chap tapping away at my shoulder reg
ular as clock work, and he sound asleep.
Been at it all night, don't you see:
Force of habit
And he beamed indulgently on the
silent party-New York Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
The Onion Dodge.

incredible as it may SEEM said the
detective. there are many shoplifters
who steal by the agency Of the onion
These men, before setting out upon
their contemplated crimes, eat of raw
onions abundantly. Then they stroll
into the silversmith's or the haberdash
er's or the jewelers. that they propose
to rob.
"'Show me those large solitaires sur.
rounded with pigeon blood rubies
please says the jewel thief
1.-THE clerk brings forth the tray Of
gems and, bending over it. the thief
signs with admiral ton. His face close
to the clerks. he signs again. And the
clerks nostrils culver. and he turns
away his head The inspection of the
diamonds continues for some minutes
Throughout it the thief keeps breath
ing hard. the clerk keeps turning bis
head away. and hence 1t is no wonder,
at the days end. that couple of costly
rings are missing New York Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14

A Fioht In the Air.

w. r. Webb. the author of Buffalo
Land tells this cat story:
The chicken hawk Of the west is q
savage and dangerous enemy, but once
one Of these air pirates got worsted. !
was sitting in front of the doctors Of
nee when a hawk shot down with WOE
derful rapidity of wing-so fast that
its shadow seemed hardly to reach the
earth before its body. 1t pounced upon
the doctors fayorite kitten. which lay
asleep on the grass, and made off with
It. at an elevation of about fifty feet
puss recovered from its surprise and
went to work for liberty. Its feline
mind was exercised to astonishmcnt
and wrath. Twisting like weasel.
Its claws came uppermost and to my
straining gaze sight presented itse!t
much like a feather bed being ripped
open in midair. The amazed hawk
received new light on the subject Of
prey, let go and made off like badly
plucked goose. but the cat came safely
to earth-on its feet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
otralchtened Out thu osrndoe.

Beef was very scarce in LadysmitA
during the siege, but General Sir Ian
Hamilton, then colonel, insisted that
shorse Is not half bad when prouerly
cooked and when one is used TO it.
In fact" he said, concluding discus.
sion, II have Joint cook ed tonight,
which hope you will all sample. OF
course, there's beef. too--tcnight!" Ev.
cry one al the table preferred the beef.
with the exception Of Colorels Ward
and Ian Hamilton, who ostentatiously
carved generous slices from the horse.
desh." The dinner was nearly over
when one of the servants whisper ed a
communication to Ward Up he sprang.
"I'm distressed. gentlemen" he an.
nounced to the startled company. "A
silly mistake has been made. Those
Joints were mixed up somehow, and
you have been eating the horse. I'm
really annoyed. But l hope you'n be
convinced now that the meat is splen.
did eating I'm sure you all seemed
30 enjoy It." Chances were exchanged:
Hpstaches were twirled. Nobody seem.
ID ready WITH q response. Then 4
.->51ce from the bottom of the table
piped ur:/"Qb, don't distress yourself,
Vardl I thought some mistake had
been made, SO I Just changed those
dishes as they stood on the sideboard.
It YVES you aud Hamilton who had the
horsei'esh all right"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
The Bachelor Maids Keys.

do l enjoy the freedom Of latch
keyr' exclaimed the bachelor maid Vi:
lerly. Look at that bunch"-hoidng
aloft ring full Of keys. Fifteen, and
l have to carry all Of them all the
time. This one is the key to the stn'!io
building, this to my own studio. this TO
my club, this to my hamper at the
club, this to my desk, this to the Sc
cret drawer Of the desk, this to Il
trunk, this to another, this to my let.
ter box, this to my sewing machine
oh, yes, the woman who comes to clean
my studio would do her annual SEWN:
there If ! didn't--this to my box in the
safety deposit, this to the piano &c
keep the woman from using it, Of
rse-this-positively l forget what
It Is for, but l know ] need it often
No simply worn out Juggling arouln! Il
'rist bag big enough to hold them all
assure You, my dear, that if you ever
ear l have committed matrimony YOU
Jay tell al my friends hcedet. !"
Ian to carry my keys for e.'-New
York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Greater Than the Nation.

There is a certain congressman who.
whatever authority be may hold in
the councils Of state, is Of COMPARE.
lively minor Importance in his own
household Indeed, 1t has been vi.
kindly iuti3ated that his wife is .the
whole thing in their establishment.
Representative and Mrs. Blank Gaa
been to Baltimore one afternoo.:
When they left the train at Washing
ton on their return Mrs. Blank dis.
covered that her umbrella, which had
been Entrusted to the care of her bus
band, was missing
where's my umbrella p she de
manded.
I'm afraid I've forgotten it, my
dear" meekly answered the congress
man. ut must still be in the train"
''1n the train"' snorted the lady.
And to think that the affairs of the
nation are intrusted to a man WHO
doesn't know enough to take care Of Il
woman's umbrel,a"- Success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Vho Origin Of = Great ir.soe;en-

On one of the daily trips Of Young
Westinghouse from Schenectady to the
foundry at Troy his train was held M
oy a bad wreck. Two freichts HAD
come together in llc;d-on collision On
piece of straight track. The enci-
neers had seen the danger plainly. bu,
by the time the hand brakes were
brought into play it was too late. The
young man allowed these facts to sink
Into his mind. Then he said to one Of
the train haEds:
III the engineers had been able to
control their trains from the cabs, the
wreck could have been prevented,
,ouldn't ito
Control EN- how?'
Brake them
YES. They had lots of time
That was enough. The air brake was
conceived. Amid the piled up wreck
age the thing that was to make the
name of Westinghouse familiar TO cv-
cry schoolboy the world over was call
ed Into being. 1t did not come in its
perfected form, but the idea itself Lad
yerminated.-Paul LaEke in Every
body's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Nobody Ever "at" London.

A case of irregularity occurs In q
cablegram that announces from New
York the residence of a certain &C.
cused person lat London" You will
perceive at once the absurdity of those
ivords-"at London" A New Yorker
may want to get at London, but those
who live there live I'm London" And
It Is one of the triumphs Of London
and language Though most irregular,
that no one is ever "at" London. You
can drop off at Paris on the way to
anywhere, and you may spend the win.
ter "at'' st. Petersburg or "at" New
York. You may change cars lat" Chi.
cago But there comes moment when
the English language gets irregular. IL
It when the fifth million Is passed. No
,Nnglishman was ever lat" London. 1t
would be as irregular as being at
Asia or "at" heaven.-London Stand
ard
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
iAyss and Sisl0lSer.

IN the first number Of the Atlantis
Monthly Ralph Waldo Emerson had Q
poem called "Hrahm which puzzled
both critics and common readers.
Some said 1t was the Creates poem Of
the century Some said It was non
ooIse. The first verse ran as follows:
II the red slayer think ne slays,
Or II the slain think he Is slain
They know not wei the subtle ways
keep and pass and turn again.
That winter it happened that a rela
dive Of the poet Longfellow, living In
another state, bought sleigh, and In
. family letter to the cousins In Cam
bridge there was q wall lest the Janu
Try thaw which had followed the pur
shase should keep them from enjoying
he gay cutter that season. When the
etter was answered, Longfellow con-
trtbuted this verse, which, 1t Is said
has never been printed before:
10 - ON THE PURCHASE OF 4
SLEIGH
II the red sleigher think he sleighs
Or II the sleighin think 1t is sleighin,
They know not well the subtle ways
Or snow. that comes and goes again
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Surprised The Ghost.

A ghost. vague white form which
eltted about a small neglected grave
yard IN Galway, much to the alarm Of
those who lived near by. one Of the
gentlemen Of our party undertook ia
ny. Going out not far from midnight
be did indeed soon become aware Of
white figure looming toward him
through the darkness Our friend
however, held on his way undeterred
Ghost" he said in sepulchral tones
when he came near, could you drink a
glass Of whiskyT''
Il could so, your honor" b]ithely re
sponded the ghost, taken off his bal
ance by the unexpected offer and
standing revealed as the principal
poacher Of the neighborhood, who had
awaited himself Of this spectral guise
to set his night lines and carry on his
other depreGations Observation-Disclosures
woods Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Ducks and brakes,

The momentous day had arrived and
the inspector was putting his usual
series of tnqulsitive questions to q
lass OF smell boys.
New, tel! me-" he said, why 1t IL
that duck can swim and hen can't
because duck has webbed feet
pired one Of the miniature philoso-
piers.
Yes" said the inspector. Nov, can
any OF you VIM
Stony silence. during which the In
spector and the TEACHER whispered to-
gether.
"Come, come" said the inspector;
you should ali know how to swim.
Your teache: tells ne be can swim.
Why is it you cant if he CAM"
please, sir said the same little
boy, "the teacher has very big feet"
London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Imitation Of Ehonv.

There are two processes. says the
Carriage Monthly. in use in the ilni.a.
ton Of ebony. Take a fine grained
piece OF wood. use French black pol
ish, made black with fine coioring ma,
ter, or good air drying black varnisA
may be applied. This, however. gives
only superficial coloring, and whra
the edges wear off the light colore<
wood shows. The other method is u
wash three or four times any dense
wood with a boiling connection of log
wood, allowing 1t 10 dry between each
application. Then wash with sol,:
ton Of acetate Of iron, which Is made
by dissolving iron filings in vinegar
This stain is very black and penetrates
into the wood SO that ordinary wear
and chipping will not show the original
color
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Made Sure It Was Used.

An old farmer and his wife, noted
for their niggard]iness, had a custom
" allowing the servant only one mattel
o light the fire with each morning.
One morning the match failed to kin
lie, SO the servant went to their bed
Dom door and asked for another ore
A whispered consultation was he,t!
between the two, then audibly the wife
eaid:
"Will you risk her WI anither anc,
JohnY'
II doot We'll haze tae risk her, Janet.
replied John, ''but be sure an seek q
sicht O. the ane she got last nicht."-
Glasgow Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Limit Of Human Strength.

Experiments upon number Of men
have shown that man FIVE feet high
and weighing 12G pounds VIII lift, on
IN average 156 pounds through yer
Teal distance Of eight inches, or 211
pounds through height Of 10 inches.
Others 61 feet high and weighing 1Sa
pounds could HIT the 1856 pounds to R
height Of thirteen inches, or 2l7 pounds
to a height of six inches. Other men
six feet three inches high and weighing
4sS pounds could lift 1853 pounds to e
height Of sixteen inches, or 217 pounds
to a height of nine inches. BY great
variety Of experiments it was shown
that the average human strength is
equivalent to raising thirty pounds
through a distance Of two and one-half
feet In one second.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Ants the Ideal Communists.

1t would perhaps be pushing meta
phors to an unwarranted extreme IL
speak of dignity Of labor" in connee
II by the phrase we mean that labo.
Is the honorable lot of all citizens. and
that all labors of whatever sort are
upon the same level of responsibility
then we might venture to apply Tic
saying even to the labers Of an an
bill. For therein all are workers. fr<''n
the newly fiedged callow to the veter.9'
Of second summer.-Henry McCcok
In Harper's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Iceland From q Lava Wall

The general impression that Iceland
is a cold country Is false one, says q
writer in Travel Magazine. In Reyk'
javik, the capital of the island, one
day perched myself on one Of the lava
walls and looked at a scene Of summer
warmth and beauty. Familiar cows
and cats and hens were busy In the
sunshine. Children, thinly clad, were
playing about with shouts Of merri.
ment. Potatoes were in full blossom,
and cabbage and various vegetables
added to the sense Of homelike comfort
But such days are GASES In vast deserts
Of rain, for II Iceland In summer 10
not cold It Is not comfortable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
The Oyster and the Cookie.

If the average person were asked
what was the strongest living thing II
b probable that he would name the
hon or some such hage aenzen of the
forest and would not eveI think Of the
unasS2rt.ve hiva'vc. But SO great IS
the power POSSESSED by the oyster tha.
to olc.! Il y fO:s,- &c, i.al 10 t..,.G5 times
the weight o. is >isy.i-irs> andy IS re
CURED. Tie s.rt.-,p>> i.nrct i.ii>
l,oSi tines its own weight w,te.i n tic
CIR ait! about ..o.;,,.e wncl a;4eas,;rea
In the water. Thc Mediterranean coo
kle Venus N"rrHrosa can excrI 81 p..!!
ing power equal to col times The
weight Of its own body. II TIE human
being possessed strength as great IN
proportion as that the average man
would be able to lift the enormous
weight Of 100000 pounds, pulling in
the same degree as the limpet. And II
the man pulled in the same proportion.
ate degree as the cookie he would sus
tain 3 weight Of no less than 3,1O6,5 0c
pounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
How 70 Make Oil Of Swallows.

Among the valued specifics Of by
gone age was oil Of swallows. In the
Countess Of Kent's Choice Manua"
Qe76) there are the following curious
directions for making 1t; Take one
handful Of mother thyme, Of lavender
cotton and strawberry leaves of each
alike four swallows, feathers and all
together we'll bruised, three ounces OF
sallet Oil. beat the herbs and the swat
lows, feathers and ali altogether. until
they he so small that you can see nc
feathers, then put in the oil and stir
them we'll together and seeth th9m In
posnet and strain them thro,ls h
ueA."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
The Mystery Of Death,

Oh. death, how bitter is the thought
Of thee How speedy thy approach.
How stealthy thy steps! How uncer
sain thy hour. How universal thy
sway. The powerful cannot escape
thee: the wise know not how to avoid
thee the strong have NO strength to
oppose thee: the rich cannot hrlbe
thee With their treasure. Thou art q
hammer that always strikes. q sword
that is never dull. net into which all
TALL a prison into which all must ell
ter, sea on which all must venture, !:
penalty which all must suffer, triir
ute which all must pay. Oh death
death! Implacable enemy to the hui
man race! Why didst thou enter into
the world?--Luis de Granada.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Room Doors on the STAGE.

! IN real life room doors always open
In toward the room itself. On the
stage, however, room doors, as a rule
open outward, or away from the room
Exits are one of the most difficult parts
Of the actors art, and If he or she lad
to tumble with the handle, pull ths
door toward them, step round 1t AND
pass through they would probably
make a clumsy dodge Of it. That is
why, as a rule, doors are constructed
TO open outward at push.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
One Rinp and Another.

~ wonder when the ring first be
came connected with nghtingY' said
the follower CT pugllism. oh" replied
Henpeck. . suppose 1t dates back 10
the beginning Of the Christian reli
gion." whats that? What has pugi
Ism to do with religionr' 'NOh, !
thought you were speaking Of the wet.
ding ring "-Philadelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Easy Rltymine.

William Ma .epeace Thackeray in his
ines Peg of Limavadg" acknowledges
himself a cockney. It was hardly nee
essary for him to do this, as not only
In that poem It In others. he makes
the syllable II "" rAyme with sylla.
bles Ike IN" and EN-" failing to sound
the con. liz. g." Richard Harris
Barhan ingc!dsby legends. most
eaci,e rh. '"er. has done the same thing
over an' lover again. thus tightening
his laburs greatly In the pursuit Of
rhymes
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Bettvs Gift,

-: A Lancashire vicar was asked by the
choir to call upon old Betty, who was
deaf, but who insisted In Joining In tlS
solo Of the anthem, and to ask be.
emily to sing in the hymns. BE shoutet
unto her ear. Betty, I've been request
Ied to speak to you about your sing
ing" At last she caught the wort
'b1nging" and replied: mot to me bs
|khe praise, sir. It's 4 gift"-Pall Nal
Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
tntermission.

He yelled at the top of his voice for
wo hours and then stopped.
"Wen," said his mother, ARE you
going to be COED? Have you finished
crying"
mo" said Tommy. Il have not fin
tshed: I'm only resting"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
An Epitaph

In little churchyard near Llanyny.
mech. Wales. is tombstone with these
tines upon it:
In crossing Ger the fatal bridge
John Morgan he was slain.
But 1t was not by mortal hand.
But by a railway train
John Morgan was the huntsman to
the Tana tside barriers and paid the
capital penalty for taking a short Cut
along the Cambrian line.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
lnteIl;eent Strength.

1t is known that the largest church
bells may be set in motion by a man
or even boy who pulls the ropes at
tached to them at proper and regular
intervals, even when their weight OF
metal is so great that the strongest
man could scarcely move them sensihl.,
n be did not apply his strength in Go
terminate periodical intervals.-Heln
holtz
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
The Doctors Aim,

Some frivolous person has remark ed
that illness Was like struggle between
two people and that the doctor resenl
bled the third man, who interviewed t,
separate them with club. Sometimes
he hit the disease on the head and
sometimes the patient-Hospital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Better Than His Pick.

A story is told Of an Irishman who,
while walking with his friend. passed
q jewelers. shop where there were ?
lot Of precious stones in the window
would you not like to have you'
kpickY'
mot me pick, but me shovel" said
Mike.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
She Smacked Of Books.

'.They tell me you kissed Miss eon-
act. the poetess, on yesterdays auto
mobile excursion"
Yes. That is true
Indeed! And how did you-ah-dnd
herr
Miss Sonret Las a marked literary
taste."-New Orleans Times Democrat
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Beet S..eep Of All

II see TIA, IA eminent physician de-
clares that two hours of sleep before
midnight a"e To.th more than six after
that hour"
Nonsense! Two hours Of sleep after
you're called in the morning are worth
more than anything else."-Phlladel-
phia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Eoreinc Business.

Coster Irritable through lack :
uade)-B,:y Il box q cough iozen:e
'ang yer, Ers.ander-l haven't cr'
cough Coster Well fight me an -
some siun far tlack eyes.-lAndon
BitA
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14

Haven't told you asked the
father. "alwayH 20 tell the TRUTH
Yes, yon told lie that" the young
man admitted. hut at another time
POO told ne never :. ..esome tho olave
e Q habit"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Chinese Troops Good Runners.

7 VHIuot0 TT0UPS 0oou V0Hs'
In the drilling of recruits for the
Chinese army each man is required t.
carry sand in his knapsack. For the
ll1rst day he carries two ounces; on
each succeeding day he increases this
amount by two ounces until at last he
~ carrying sixteen pounds. These men
can run at dog trot for ten consecu'
tive hours and arrive vat the end OF
that time In q At condition for fighting
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Not Literal.

Papa, this paper says a lot Of mel
In Office had their heads cut Oh. Did
they cut them of with an axY
mo. my boy; with sharp move"
Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14

: "A man who makes two Jobs gro"
where one grew before Is aiH'nt the
hest working definition VI = patriot
Nashville American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-14
Never Gid.

Railroad Superintendent-Th new
engineer doesn't use much coal. His
Aseistart-I know He used to be
anitor.--Ero0klyn Esgle.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
a SIMPLE SAFEGUARD IN BUYING
PAINT.

Everybody should know how simple
and easy II is to avoid all uncertainty
in buying paint materials. There are
many so-called white leads on the
market. which contain chalk, zinc,
barytes, and other cheap adulterants.
Unless the property owner takes adj
vantage Of the simple means OF pro-
lection afforded him by reliable white
lead manufacturers, he runs great risk
of getting an inferior and adulterated
white lead.
It is to protect the paint-buyer
against fraud and adulteration that
National Lead Company, the largest
makers of genuine Pure White Lead,
place their famous Dutch Boy Paint
er" trademark on every keg Of their
product, an absolute guarantee of its
purity and quality. Anyone who wants
to make a practical test of white lead,
and who wants a valuable free book
about painting, should address Ma
tional Lead Company, Woodbridge
Bldg, New York, and ask for test
equipment.