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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-30
MAKE NO DETECTIVES HERE.
Appeal of Marion Man for Credentials
Falls on Barren Ground.

This morning a letter was received bv
the police from c.. A. Groom, Marion,
Kan. 1t was addressed to the Topeka
Detectives association, an organization
unheard of here. Hence it was turned
to the police.
Within the scrawled envelope was a
communication asking what were the
fees for adnlittance to the organiza-
ton, also asking for an answer by re-
turn mail.
In all probability the writer had
penned the letter thinking to reach a
detective agency here. of which there
are none in Topeka.
Through the east a number of pseudo
detective agencies. which create repre-
sentatives of the tin-star type, flourish,
and they advertise lavishly through
the cheap magazines. 1t is believed that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-30
Chinese Inspector Suspended.

Washington, Nov. 30.-Following
an investigation CT charges affecting
the administration of his office, Geo.
E. Baldwin, special Chinese inspector
at Baltimore, and Washington, has
been suspended from office. A hear
ing will be given him at the depart
ment of commerce and labor in a
few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-30
Pugilist Trendan Pleads Guilty.

St Louis, Mo-, Nov. 30.-Harry
Trendall a pugilist, pleaded guilty in
the county court of st. Louis county
today to having been a principal with
George Memsic of Chicago in a prize
fight at Wellston on September %.
He was fined 500. Cases against
Memsic, Nal Doyle, referee and pro-
motors of the affair, are pending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-30

the Marion man had seen a similar adj
vertisement, and thought to write here
believing such an organization existed
iE Topeka That he did so in good
faith is undoubted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-30
and that the city did it to save that

and that the city did it to save that
loss.
The case promises to be a long,
hard fought one, occupying perhaps
more than a week. This is the last
of the jury cases set for this term of
court. Judge Dana excused all the
special venire jurors, not in the box.
and all regular jurors from further
attendance in the court room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-30

wood. accused of forgery and nertnrv
IN connection with her recent s,,;t
AGAINST Mr.. Plat. whom she cIaimed
December AZ vas set Tor
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-07-20

bnbcn riht 9clpost, bicielbc llnnbz
bdngl1feit 81 6ci9cn, mn bns Inlebcn
Der Ynr.ei ni6t 6n ihooigcn. GS
mag iein, boB ciniNc bon Den Sniurs
0cntcn oper Sortidrittlcrn. nie lie
leet oft genauut merben. ihlicBlih
bod picber 81 Dem berrihenoen
SliiNci i'm Sennt cinihwenten. auein
eS lit ROD nuffancnb. bnB r~cpublifus
niide Senatorcu lid niGt budcn
wpGcn uut,r boS Heaiment Der Siibs
rcr. Nui Ser anosrcn Seite iii cine
NrfoM Sewofroten Den conieroatiuen
Hcprblitansrn su 0iilfc gefommcr
nnn bat nit pcnielben iiir hobe S1ac
0cit,mnt. Scmofrutildlc S~enutprcn
ans rcm Siibcn itinmen fir 6olSs
rnA 3udcr5Gie. neil es in ibrcn,
S"t,rciic pbcr I'M Sutcreiie Der aapis
t~rliitcn unb @robs observation-disclosures iii.
Trs licat en- ben Snrtci. Irinsipicn,
'rrnu spnscr. an.creTcm hes GulfcS
ais Causcs, scs &nnociS haSmrdv
lciacr. Sclbit Der Sddter Gilman
ron Sin Garolinn roltc einen Sbecs
3on. mcil in ieincm Stonte ciniac
Sbrcitrdndcr oepilGnSt lrerben. Die
iouit 10 thrift eingehnltcncn Tartciz
Qiuieu iino ans Der Cronun9 aefoms
rcn rutcr ben WGWueru. nelhc ais
rn5 Cite Corps pcs 2nnbes 9cItcn.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-07-20
Cine Juuitratisn Set Gage.

Sic Grtra : S"ciiion res Gongrciics
bat i'm Senat in Der ionlt gut oi65is
plinieitcn rcpublif1niifcn %drtci
cine GriGcinnno gc5citi8t. Die iibers
raiht. go leien mir In elmer Ct.
Yaul'er 3eitung: Icpublifaniif:
Scnatoreu rcpoluticren gcNcn Die
Softrincn nno Die Siibrcridait Der
Ynrieis Organization. Gin 9uecno
reprblifaniSder Gcn1torcn. pnrunter
WGnncr mic @:pcriboc bon Snoiinn,
SpQircr uno Gummina o So!pa. "a
Solcttc bon Mi:coniin, Mellon pc,
@inncioia II. q. bchcu Den Wutb.
iDre lleber5cugrnN Su pcrtrcscn nnh
III Den Sariis@ cr5nnbiumgcn nn Sen
Erins;picn icit3ub1 item, bic in Der re-
publitoniidlen Ylntinrm nicpcrgclcgt
iinb unb fiir bic Srdiircnt SniI chs
oetrctcu. OILS or iid uni puS Trdliecns
tenant bcparh.
Wou bat lie S%niuracutcn Ncnan1t
Nbtrilnnine urh &crr Ilhrid'. Ter Nnr
Der rcpMb!ifauiId)cu Scn1t5s Wajpris
Tit. bat ibncn poroeporicn. brb lie
| fcinc cd)ten 8cpubiitancr ieirn. Nns
tiirlid,. p:il lie lire llebcrScuguulcl
bcn Noftrincn Ilhr'h'S nidtt .np'"rn
mpaten, iirb lie tcinc lonulcn Hcpublis
fancr; neil lie %ouimudcn. iino iie Sns
.iur1cnten.
gs mag unter Den rcpublifoniiHcn
Senatoren nuber zen Sn%iurgcnten
nod cine In3abl anberer 9eben. Die
NIT bieien ipmpatbiiieren. aber Tic
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-07-20
Gictncs MiRucrit1menif.

6u"ai on fSnr NeaeiuhenSen 1Ss
m'n); Mcinc %ebin9urgcn limb: 30
Mnrt monatlid 2obn unb quite
@ch"nhlunol Sino Sic bamit Gins
p~critaneen?
aofin: Aber aemiB bod. Wabnm-
ten! no piirbe id mir benn i~iberbaupi
erlaiben. Sic iGlebt 81 b~ebanoelnl
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-07-20
G9ar@is &tpbe9 usen6 u /
Ser3blGfthen

Sd bin Der feline olinlme Sans
llnb gable faum bier Sdbrden.
Die Wutter nimnnt mid auf BEN
Shoob,
Gr5d9lt mir itone Rdrden.
Motbtdpp6en unb Sfueeiuittfen bolo,
Die tenne id idou lauge.
Wegleite aiid Den Sdirmeliug
Nuf 1einem treiten @anee.
Ser 5oe bes @ieien Stiefel AT,
Sds mill mir nidjt behaeen:
Sd fam ia Midt Die Sonntao5iGu6'
Son meinem Tapa iragen.
Gle fallen bon ben Silben mir,
Sd tontIne gar nift %tueiter;
Ser DGumcling. bag ieb' id ein.
@ar iider piel geidcioterl
SaS Iihenbrobel gut unb ifon.
Sic murbe CUR '8rin3eiiin;
Nun tnnn lie INNER Mur8ipan
uno liiBen Sudden ciien.
Sas mug elm berrlif' 2eben iein.
So6 min ipilro' cs ntdt paiien,
S6 miibt' ia bann mein Wiittsrlein
llno BEN Yapa perlaHen.
so blei6' ib lieber hubid oa6eim
nnb eie 9rob unb Butter,
llno MenbS nimmt beim 0Gmmerz
ifein
Mih nuf DEN ShopB Die Ytufter.
Sic lit 10 thug uu0 tpsiS getpib
Wof) niele ih1ne Tdr6cn;
8alS bort aud Shpeiter Iuua gu.
Sdnn iinb mir grab Elm Tdrdeu.
**wx
Ser alfpbDl iprift:
8out ibr Bunber unb Seidcn
ihaucn?
8onlmt al mir. ibr Idnner unb ibr
Srauen!
9aBt nad) meinem Iiuen midi MIR
bdnneln.
go fam id Die gauge @elt cud pcrs
ipanocln.
Irm made Die 8ei9en, i,nb franf bic
Beiunocr,
Ius Irbeitern made ih end @agdz
bunoen
Ius Srommen Spotter, aus @eiicn
Verlpirrte;
Nus Sleibigen Salile, aus Srommen
Verirrte;
Nus 5ii6tiscn Sunsfrauen idamlole
@eiber;
IitS tiihtigen Mdnnsrn Siebc unp
Hdnber;
Tus Nnbrung 0ift. aus oeben Cob
Wie ih oas farm? -
Gon1mt mn herdn;
Sbut bus NaB
Wis benz SAB
Sn pds @fas.
Damn an Die 9ippen,
Gum Soften, 5um Nippen.
Damn milnter
6inunterl
No6 mebrl
8ebt beri
limb nieber!
Sernieber;
limo INNER tpieoer
90 ndbr' ih bas Seuer; SIR Srinfcr.
Sbr trinft INNER tpieber. unb INIT.
BIS ei,d Der Ibgrunb Der Soue pcrs
iblingt!
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-07-20

circs @c~rbrcdcr5! Nidt rotb'un, 10
cincm ocs Nadts IN cincr nb9cIcgcs
nen StraSe 81 b%cgc9ncn."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-07-20

Sober Tag gibt Dir 6u benfen.
Sir 81 fiblen icber Gag;
Sober bat mas. mas Did
frdrfen.
Gtpas. mas bid freueu mag.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-07-20
AMs GnoIa:.S.

Sc2 gctcimuifroi!c 9mftiGtff. -
- GrrieitcntiiGer Tcinit3mn5. -
Tic YorsGngc in 9iSerpupl. -
NrGmais 0lrticn : &critarfung
= CaJruns in Snbic,.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-07-20
Ter Noienitpd.

gs itanb einmal in einem @orsdrts
den Elm HoIcnitod, unb bic 3eute. Die
9erabe ooriibereinsen. ia9ten: ~@elh
berrlider Noienitod!" Or mar ndms
lid iiber nnb iiber nit 8liitbeu
beSedt. Gin laues 2iifthen mebte
Den s%lutbrotben Hoien aiblung
Su. Sdmetterlinge saufelten urns
Der. unb Elm W6elein ieste iih
Elm 8eilhen auf einen Sneig
unb fang: On bit ihon. On
bin punberihGnl" Sabei orebte es
iein aopften bnlh redts. balb liufs
bin unb belt fleiBig ausifau. Oh
nidt AMI einem Der eriiuen gldtter
cine fctte Naupe oaber ~ipa3ierte. Sa.
cs mar cine @rndt! lInb Der 8eiens
tod s~itterte boz Sreuce unb iastc:
SD bin 10 gliidlid, 10 aGiidlih!"
Oa ienfte iih bic Maht nuf Die
eroe bernb. Der CUTE Mnnb mar bins
ter elmer @olfe Elm bibdlen einsenidt.
Oos pnbte DEN unartigen 4naben.
Sic fam,en iiber ben SGiim seiriegcn.
unb - es mar gans abideulih = tic
riiien Die idonen Moicn nb. Ter
8%pienitod rib linen omar Ole &leiner
eni3pei unb tad iicI; aber ba6 ircrte
Die b1icn Suben ni6t. Der nrmc
Hoienitod itanb ba pie eritarrt. obue
aroue. or fonnte es niht fniien. @enn
CT bod mcincn f6nntcI Den onSern
Roraen iaNtcn nlc 0eute cntriiiret:
.Tfui. .pcr bat ba2 aeiban2" llnb
Die Sdmettcrlinse unb baS Soalein
tdmer ni6t mebr. @inc8 Cages
ipuroe CT mitiammt Den &nr5cln
nisacriiien uno III Den aebridt gez
worfen.
@eit praufen Dor Dem Shore
ppbntcn in cincm snieoriacu SduSs
hcn Batter. Rutter ulo Ole feline
Cote. Wnter lpar franz. mnb 81 miibtc
Mnttsr persieMen. NuA Cote half.
Sic nad,te biibidc Yapicrroien. bunb
lie al StrGuBen. unb Hnhmittaps.
penn pic Sfule ans MIR. gina lie
burd Die StraRen nno bot lie in Den
SGuiern 8un Saul an. Ih. piele
9eute narcn oar niht irernplih an
Der flsinen 9otte. nein. tic ihnlten lie
unb idInaeu Die SbIreu. Wanfs
NAL nber bcfam lie bod cin padr
gcnte oaiir. Sa fam lie AUDI in
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-07-20
Gin TIM Dienit ersrauter Sournaliit

YIN I'm SteHn ergraufcr Jpurttnit1l
ihreibt. Serr =. Ban @anroD. 152
@innebago Npe., Chicago. Der pobls
betannte Sournaliit nnb ebitoriele
Sfreiber. Bat in eiuem Brief oom II,
Rdrs 1909. Solgenbes iiber Sorni'5
IlpeufrGuter iunb 6eilsSel si iaacn:
~MIeiue Samilie bat bon 3eit su 3cii
Sbren Mpcnfrdutcr unb Sbr SeilsScl
gebrauht. Sic pnren nit hen Durd
bieic Webi6inen er3ielten Griolger
INNER iebr Suirieben. unp ih erluubc
mir. bieielbcn an empichlen."
Sic pbcn cripGbnten Wcbisincn linz
moolidcrweiic cnNcr nit Dem Seiu,
perbunbeu. alS irgcnb cine anbere bes
fannie Webi5in. Wtan lit. nit elmer
Nlaifc IlpenfrGutcr unb 6eils Gel i'm
Sauic. fait iiir ieoen giotbfau porbes
~reitet. Nicie Srdparote iiub niht. ipis
onpere Weoi6inen, in a~potbcfcn Al
bdben. Sic meroen Den 2euten bircti
aelieiert burd, 2otols Aaentcn, anocs
ifcllt ben Ben @ipentbiimcrn, Or
Yeter Sobrnep & SonS COMPANY
112-11S 60. Sopne Mpc.. Chicago.
Slinois.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Worshiping a Turtle.

At a place called Kotron, on the
French Ivory Coast, the natives be-
leve that to eat or destroy turtle
would mean death to the guilty one or
sickness among the family. The fetch
men, of which there are plenty. declare
that years ago a man went to sea fish
ing. In the night his canoe was
thrown upon the beach empty. Three
days afterward turtle came ashore
at the same place with the man on its
back alive and well. Since that time
they have never eaten or destroyed
one Of that species, although they en-
joy other species.
If one happens now to be washed
ashore there is great commotion in
the town. First the women sit down
and start singing and beating sticks;
next small piece of white cloth color
must be white) is placed on the tur-
ties back. Food is then prepared and
placed on the cloth, generally plan
tains, rice and palm oil. Then, amid a
lot more singing. dancing and antics
Of the fetch people, it is carried back
into the sea and goes on its way re-
ioicing.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
What Forty Poles Make.

A good story is told about certain
professor whose business it was to lec-
ture to a number Of students on sur
veying. During one Of the lectures the
professor said that in his opinion the
pole was Of little or no value. To the
astonishment of those present Polish
gentleman arose and after accusing the
professor of insulting his countrymen
demanded an apology.
The professor thereupon explained
that the pole to which he referred was
merely term of measurement. The
Polish gentleman, seeing his mistake,
asked the professor to forgive his ap.
parent rudeness. To this the professor
smartly replied:
You could not be rude. sir, even If
you tried. for it takes forty poles to
make one rood.'-LOndon Mail.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
Bats Inside Bamboo.

The cutting down of clump Of
bamboos in the royal botanical gar
dens, Singapore. shows that the hol-
lows in the stems ef these plants may
afford a dwelling place for bats. On
the splitting of joint three bats few
cut, and it was perceived that others
were within. Care was taken to pre-
vent further escape, and later exami-
nation of the joint revealed the pres
ence Of twenty-three bats in the hol-
low. -Four Of these were adult females
and nineteen young ones. Other bam-
boo joints were also found to contain
a number Of bats. The species is
known as Vesperugo pachypus.-Lon-
don Scraps.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
MATHEMATICAL SIGNS.
Origin of Plus, Minus, Multiplication
and Division Symbols.

The sign of addition is derived from
the initial letter of the word plus"
In making the capital letter ii was
made more aud more carclessiy until
the top part Of the "p" was tillally
placed near the center; hence the plus
sign as we know it was gradually
reached
The sign of subtraction was derived
from the word minus" The word
was first contracted in N. II. S., with Il
horizontal line above to indicate that
some of the letters had been left out.
At last the letters were omitted alto
gether leaving only the shore line.
The multiplication sign was obtained
by changing the plus sign into the let
ter "N" This was done because null
tiplication is but shorter form of ad-
dition.
Division was formerly indicated by
placing the dividend above Il horizon
tai line and the divisor below. In or
der to save space in printing, the divi-
dend was placed to the left and the
divisor to the right. After years Of
evolution the two 'd'S' were omit
ted altogether and simple dots set in
the place of each. AS with the Others
the radical sign was derived from the
initial letter of the word "radiX."
The sign of equality was first used
in the year 1867 by sharp mathema-
tician. who substituted it to avoid fire.
quently repeating the words equal
tO."-St James Gazette.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21

"Well Irrigation of Small Farms
in the Willamette Valley" is the
title of booklet recently issued
by the passenger department OF
O. r. & n. and Southern Pacific
COMPANY lines in Oregon, of which
VIM. McMurray is the general
passenger agent. The author Is
r. M. Brereton, of Portland. The
publication is devoted to an ex-
planation of tbs well-irrigation
system and the advantages which
may be derived therefrom, and a
copy of it should be in the hands
of every farmer and agriculturist
in Oregon. Copies of the pamph-
let may be obtained free of charge
on application to VIM. McMurray,
Portland Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
THE HORSE.
He 10 SO Stupid That He Can Be
Taught Any Habit.

There have been on exhibition at
various times Horses that are appar-
emily prodigies of mathematical insight
that can do anything with numbers
that the trainer can do. Yet we alb
solutely know that no animal can so
much as count at all. Furthermore. 1t
is always the horse that performs
these marvels, though the horse IS the
most utterly stupid Of all the dumb
creatures that man has made his
friends.
That is precisely why the horse is
always taken to be made into an arith-
metician. He is so stupid that he can
be taught anything-any habit, that is
and, having mo mind to be taken up
with his own affairs, can be relied on
to do exactly rs he is told.
All these arithmetical fakes, what
ever their details, are worked in essen
TALLY the same way. The horse is
taught. by endless repetitions. some
mechanical habit. A given signal, and
he begins to paw the floor. Another
signal. and he stops. Press the proper
button. and he takes sponge and
rubs it over a certain spot on a black
board or picks up card lying in
certain position. That is all he does.
The meaning Of the act exists for the
spectator only. The pawings count
the answer to problem in addition,
the card bears the reply to a question,
but the horse does not know it. He
merely follows blind habit, just as
he will stop when you say "Whoa"
though you interpofate the word into
your recitation of the Declaration of
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
ALL NIGHT BAKERIES.
Where New Workers. Can Have Wants
Suppied at Any Hour.

Among the many places of business
Of one and another sort that in great
city are kept open all night are bak-
cries.
The bakery is peculiarly domeS-
tic business establishment. supplying
mostly home wants, and as most peo-
pie work days and sleep nights it
might he supposed that there would
he no occasion to keep bakeries open
nights. but here, where with the city 5
maNifold industries there must be a
large number Of people working at all
times to keep things going. there are
bakeries that do keep open and find
trade at all hours,
Some Of these all night bakeries
have lunch room attachments, where
people stop in to eat going 10 or from
work. while others do n bakery bust
ness only. At either customers come
in at all hours of the night to buy
things to carry away, just as people do
at any hour Of the day, for the people
who go TO work at midnight or at l, >
or 3 o'clock in the morning want bread
and bakery stuff before they go, just
the same as do those who begin their
laborS at :. or 0, and there is likely
to be in their neighborhood an all night
open bakery where they can regularly
supply their wants.
From > to 5 a. m. are the hours that
mark low ebb in the all night bakery
lrade. but customers are dropping in
all night louG.-New York sun.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21

When Mr. Chinchin returned home
from Chinchin & Chinchin's the other
day he found his wife lying worn out
upon the sofa.
Nothing wrong, / hope" he ex-
claimed
Pm afraid shall have to stop that
tonic the doctor prescribed for Tom
n.y." Mrs. Chinchin family murmured.
why? Isn't he any betterT asked
Chinchin.
"Oh, yes. but think the tonic must
be too invigorating. Why, he has slid
down the banisters six times this
mor.ing, broken the hall lamp, two
vases. water jug and looking glass,
tied a tin can to the cats tail and
scribbled his name on the drawing
room paper. OF course it's very graft
flying. but l don't feel l could stand
much more, so l think I'm stop the
tonic
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
A FLOWER AND A WISH.
The Romantic Marriage of De Lesscps
Of Suez Canal Fame.

Sir Henry Brackenbury tells in
BlackwOod's Magazine the story Of
the romantic marriage of NJ. de Les
seps. A Frenchman living in Reunion
was compelled by the illness of his
wife to take her to France. He sailed
with his wife and two young daugh-
ters. but the wife died on the voyage.
Some time afterward the Frenchman
called on NJ. de Lesseps, told him Of
his misfOrtunes and of his sufferngs
on the long sea voyage and expressed
the wish to dedicate the remainder of
his life 10 the furtherancc Of the con
struction Of the SueZ canal De Lesseps
gave him an appointment at Ismailia,
and employment was found in one Of
the workshops there for his daughters.
One day De Lesseps' attention was
attracted by these two girls, with
whom lie entered into conversation.
He came again next day and gave to
each Of them flower, saying that
they should frame wish the last
thing at night and that if in the morn
ing they found that the flowers had
opened the wish would be granted
On the following morning he went
TO their house and found one of the
girls smiling, the other in tears. He
asked the cause Of the latter's sadness.
"My flower has not opened" she re-
piled
Tell me your wish, SO that if possi-
BILE il may be granted" responded NJ.
de Lesseps.
"Ah, to you least Of all men | can
tell it, was her answer. The great
engineer married her.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21

ated In all the out OF the way corners
Of Paris, plainly furnished and with
just enough accommodation for him
self. He changed from one to the
importunate asIuaintances and to take
refuge from his friends 1t was in or
der to throw them all off the scent
that he engaged rooms all over the
city. He finally died in the Rue de
Dunkerque. where he had as many as
three different apartments, all within
Il stones throw of one another
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
The Amazon River.

Although not the largest or longest
river, the Amazon is the most wonder
full river in the world, with a mouth
$50 miles in width and with a force
Of water that repels or at least over
lays the ocean to a distance Of more
than fifty leagues. Yet in spite of
the weight of the river the tide makes
it's influence felt for 500 miles from
the coast. The easterly trade winds
blow almost invariably upward, so as
to be ready to help the vessel against
the adverse currents.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
1T CAME TRUE.
The Large Party and the Calamity
That Followed.

The Large Party and the Calamity
That Followed.
"You can't make me believe" Uncle
Abner Jarvis was saying, that there
isn't something in fortune telling
His auditors were grouped round the
stove in the corner grocery store. Ever
have any experience with it," asked
one of them.
That's what was going to tell
you," resumed Uncle Abner. "Once
when l was at the county fair l saw
little tent with sign on the outside
Of it that said Nine. Somebody-or-other
would tell your fortune for 25 cents.
l stepped inside just for fun.
"A woman with a thick veil over her
face was sitting in chair on q raised
platform. 1 gave her quarter, and
she looked at my hand. One Of the
things she told me was that l was
going to have large party at my
would be follered by a calamity.
II laughed at that. Thinks l to my
self, We hain't had any parties Of any
kind to our house for two years, and l
don't reckon We'll have one quite as
soon as that
But 1t did come true. In about two
weeks my wifes Aunt Jane came to
visit us, and If you think she amt
large party you ought to see her. She
weighs 2S7 pounds"
But how about the calamity" in
quired the man who was sitting on the
nail keg after a long pause
We'll" said Uncle Abner slowly.
"she broke down our spare bed the
first night she slept in it."-Youth's
Companion.