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The soIdiar Ant.

The lion Is the king of beasts. but
all Of his magnificent strength and
ferocity would avail him nothing when
he faced mere ant. But this ant is
not the usual kind which peacefully
goes about its domestic duties day by
day. II is the terrible driver or soldier
ant. said TO be the most invincible
creature In the world. Against these
tiny enemies no man or band of men.
no lion or tiger. not even a herd Of
elephants. can do anything but hur-
riedly get out OF the way. Among the
Barotse natives a favorite form of cap
ital punishment Is TO coat the victim
with grease aud throw him before the
advancing army Of soldier ants. The
quickness with which the poor wretch
is dispatched is marvellous when 1t Is
considered that each ant eau do moth.
Ing more than merely tear out small
particle OF fiesh and carry 1t of. Yet
in surprisingly short time the writh'
ing victim will have been changed into
a skeleton.
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Old Saws and savinns.

A few old sayings on the subject OF
food come TO us rather as surprise
In our, age OF daintiness and refine
ment. yet they have their raison d'efre
Notwithstanding Meat Is much. man
ners are more;" Cease your chatter
and mind your platter" "'rhe ass that
brays most eats least:" '''rhe wing with
the liver to him who's the giver:" HE
can give little TO his servant who llcks
his own trencher."
Apropos OF this remark. II Is anus
Ing TO note thar ''manners" was the
name given to the remnants of meal
These came 10 the servants as official
perquisites: hence our well worn ex
preston before emptying dish.
leave the last slice tor whatever Il
may be, for manners" though II votes
were collected on this point II Is hardly
likely that any OF us would have taken
II as Il stands In the original.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

In the County Court of the State
of Oregon, for Wallowa County.
In the matter of the Estate of Will
liam Holloway, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been duly appointed
by the County Court of Wallowa
County, State of Oregon, the Admin
istrator of the Estate of William Hol-
loway, deceased, and has duly quail
flied as such Administrator. All
persons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified and re-
quested to present the same to me
within six months from the date
hereof, properly verified as requir-
cd by law, and to present the same
TO me at Flora, oregon.
Dated and first published June 9,
1910. 42c5
JOHN T. HOLLOWAY,
Administrator of Estate Of William
Holloway, Deceased.
THOS. M. DILL, Attorney for Ad-
ministrator Enterprise, Oregon.
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stranna Eishina Matches.

In the oldeu time in England lords
and ladies' sometimes invented queer
They were always on
the lookout for some novelty. and one
of the strangest they discovered was
fishing by goose. line with bait
ed hook attached having been fastened
to the goose. tied to its leg. she was
6ung into the water from the boat In
which were all the gay lords and la
dies. Then. when pike caught the
bait. she was sport indeed. royal bat
tie between bird and fish. and all the
time. between the loud splashings.
wheelings and founderings. the on
lockers In the boat giving vent TO their
feelings In cheers. handclappings and
handkerchief waving. But the goose
was usually the victor and ended the
struggle by landing It's prisoner on the
shore. where its quack-quack as 1t
cleared itself from the line and wad.
died away ended The scene. The lake
of Monteith. In the southwest of Perth
shire. was often the scene of such an
Cling matches,
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SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1910.
Tho Epicurean eadaer.

The badger Is great eplcure In
eggs. and much of the hostility of
gamekeepers TO this animal lies IN
doubtedly In the fact that IL will. when
it gets the chance. dpvour whole
nest of partridge or pheasant eggs.
Badgers are said also to be fond of
honey. and knowing thp extraordinary
craving of their South African cousin
the ratel. for this dellcacy. sh@uld
say 1t is not improbable thai they may
occasionally partake of ii. II Is certain
that these animals have. particular
liking for the nest and larvae OF
wasps and wild bees. digging down
with strong feet and infinite persever-
ance till they attain their object
These animals are said by keepers I"
kill and devour freely young rnhblts
That they do partake of this fare al
times is. | think. certain but That they
destroy any very considerable number
is more than doubtful still. the bade
er Is carnivorous In his tastes and
not. even by his kindlipst friends. It
be absolved from devOuring at times
tender rabbits and even the young of
game birds when he can get hold OF
them Westminster Gazette.
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SAYING rim. !, ah rim. rabIs..

To .nosI people especially when they
arc .on the roacL time is money. but
Zine tables arei uor convertible into
cash In the rAges of Through Saw
age Europe" FIdrry DE Windt gives a
curious and snnusina experience ON
Russian railway some years ago. The
patience of the I.ussians Is In marked
contrast with the impatience of Amer.
lean travellers All Russians have a
rooted antiparhy TO tasr railway travel.
If one may judge from an incident
which occurred some years ago when
| was travelling across the Caucasus
from Batoum to Baku. We had
reached a tunnel. at the entrance of
which the train waited for at least
twenty minutes.
There is something wrong" I re-
marked to fellow passenger.
"Oh. no." he replied: I'VE are only
making up the time. This tunnel was
recently made TO avoid a long bend
round a range of hills. and as IL now
cuts of several miles short delay is
necessary so as TO tit In with the sched-
uled time"
But surely we should save time by
going on" | urged.
perhaps so." said my friend But
then. you see. they would have to alter
all the time tables"
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIoN-Iso-
LATED TRACT.
PUBLIC LAND SALE.

PUBLIC LAND SALE.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or
egon, June 18th, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that, as
directed by the Commissioner of the
General Lond Office, under provis-
ions of Act of Congress approved
June 27, 1906 GA Stats, SID, we
will offer at public sale, to the high
est bidder, at 10 o'clock a. m, on
he 2Sth day of July, 1910. at this
office, the following described land:
The sEA SWA Sec. 6. & NEA
NWA Sec. z, T. s., R. As E. w.
W.. Serial No. O7432.
Any persons claiming adversely thu
ibove-described land are advised to
lie their claims, or objections, on
or before the time designated for
sale. 43c5
F. C. Bramwell, Register.
Colon R. Eberhard, Receiver.
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The DANCING Mania.

The dancing mania" of the middle
ages came on the heels OF the great
plague known as the "black death"
1t was some sort. of nervous disease
and Is now supposed to have been
what is known as "St. Vitus' dance"
1t began In the year 1874 at Aix-la-
Chapelle and spread all over Germany.
the Netherlands and Italy. The dan
GERS formed circles hand In hand and
appearing to have lost all reason. con-
tinued dancing. regardless of the by
standers. for hours together until in
their wild delirium they fell to the
ground In sheer exhaustion. Painting
and foamlng at the mouth. they would
suddenly spring up and begin the
dance again. to be again exhausted.
and so on until they died. The mania
involved millions of people.
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Carthage. Great Snake.

The ancients firmly believed In mon.
ster serpents of NIL kinds and of both
the land and marine species. During
the wars With Carthage a great snake
Is said TO have kept the Roman army
from crossing the Bagrados river for
several days. The monster swallowed
up no less than seventy Roman sol
diers during this combat and was not
conquered until hundred stones from
as many dlffercnt catapuIts were bred
upon Il all at one time. The monster
skull and skin were preserved and
afterwari exhibited In one Of the Ro-
man temples. The dried skin OF the
creature was 100 feet In length. ac-
cording to Pliny.
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complaint filed against you In tne
above entitled court and cause, on
or before tthe 9Th day of September,
1910 that being the time fixed by the
Ior you to appear and answer
herein and more than six weeks
from the date of the first puDllca-
ton of this summons, and If you fall
SO to appear and answer, plaintMf
will apply to the court for The re-
lief demanded in the complaint, To-
wit:
For a Judgment that plaintiff have
and recover of and from said De-
PENDANTS and each of them the sum
of One Hundred Dollars, with inter-
est thereon from January 27, 1906,
at the rate of ten per cent per an
lum. until paid, and for the sum OF
sixty-five Dollars attorneys fees,
md for the costs and disbursements
If this action
This summons is published once
week for six successive and con-,
jecutive weeks by order of the Hon.
J. B. Olmsted, Judge of the county
;ourt, of Wallowa County, oregon,
which said order is dated July "a,
i91O, directing the first publication
hereof to be made on the 7th day
of July, 1910, and the last publica-
ion thereof on the 18th day of Aug
Ist, 1910.
First publication July 7th, 1910.
THOS. NJ. DILL,
46c6 Attorney for Plaintiff.
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Floral EtYmoIoay.

primrose" is one of those words
that have shown popular association
to be stronger than etymology. 1t has
no real connection with the rose. but
is the old French ''primerole" and.
any how. means only the prime" or
first flower (more or less, of the year.
Our language has insisted upon max
ing ''roses" of all sorts Of flowers.
We have the tuberose. which Is only
"tuberosa,e tuberous, and the rose
mary, which is ''rosmarinus," dew Of
the sea. On the other hand the rose
has been dropped readily enough in
cases where popular fancy could not
see the flower. The alchemists called
green vitriol rose Of copper" ''cupri-
rosa" In French this became coupe
rose" but English wore 1t down 10 the
pointless "copperas. Chron-
icle,
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Saved at Deaths Door.

The door of death seemed ready to
open for Murray W. Ayers of Tran
sit Bridge, N. Y, when his life was
wonderfully saved. Il was in a
dreadful condition." he writes, "my
skin was almost yellow; eyes sunk
en-; tongue coated; emaciated from
losing 40 pounds, growing weaker
daily. Virulent liver trouble pulling
me down to death in spite of doc
tors. Then that matchless medi
cine-Electric Bitters-cured me. !
regained the 40 pounds lost and now
am well and strong For all stom-
ach, liver and kidney troubles they're
supreme. soc. at all druggists. .
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior.
j. S. Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon, June 30th, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Fred
A. Harsin, of Enterprise, Oregon,
Who, on June 18th, 1908, made Home
stead Entry No. 1906, Serial No.
1896, for SWA NWh, Sec. 2S, SBA
NEA, E1s SEA, Section 29, Township
North, Range AZ East, Willamette
Ieridian, has filed notice of inten-
ion to make final Communication proof
o establish claim to the land above
described, before c. NJ. Lockwood,
J. S. Commissioner, at his office
1t Enterprise. Oregon, on the goth
ay of August, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: Jacl
johnson, of Imnaha, Oregon, Clyde
Iarsin, of Enterprise, Oregon, ]. E.
'atterson, of Enterprise, Oregon,
". A. Murray. of Enterprise, Ore
son. 46c5
F. c. Bramwell, Register.
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Form Of Divorce In Old Rome.


In the earlier period OF the Roman
republic divorces were quite unknown.
and were rare right up to the time of
the Sultan wars. In the old days the
husband and wife who wished to sepa-
rate appeared for the last time before
the common hearth. priest ana
priestess being present AS on the day
of marriage. cake of wheaton -four
was presented TO the husband and
wife. but instead of sharing 1t be-
tween them they rejected it. Then. in
stead of prayers. they pronounced
formulas of a strange, severe, spiteful
character. by which the wife renounc-
ed the worship and gods of the hus-
band. From that moment fhe religious
bond was broken. and. the community
of worship having ceased TO exist. the
marriage without further ado was for
ever dissolved. New York American.
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MOTTO FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior.
u. S. Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon, June goth. 1910
Notice is hereby given that Joseph
Allen, whose post-office address is
Enterprise, Oregon, did, on the 2nd
day of September, 1909, file in this
office Sworn a.ement and Appli-
alton, No. O6SS6, to purchase the
sen NWA, Sc ton IA, Township
/ North, Range A East. Willamette
Meridian, and the timber thereon,
under the provisions of the act of
June 8. 1873, and acts amendatory,
known as the Timber and Stone
Law" at such value as might be
fixed by appraisement. and that, pur-
suant to such application. the land
and timber thereon have been es
timated and valued by the applicant
at $4,000 the timber estimated at
$4,000 and the land $4,000; that said
applicant will offer final proof in
support of his application and sworn
statement on the 10th day of Sep
tember, 1910, before C. NJ. Lockwood.
U. S. Comm'r. al his office. at En-
terprise, Oregon.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry. or
initiate contest at any time be-
fore patent issues. by filing cor
roborated affidayit in this office. al
leging facts which would defeat the
entry. 44cli
#. c. Bramwell. Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or
gon, May 10th, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Michele
Baker, whose post-office address is
Enterprise, Oregon, did, on the goth
day of July. 1909, file in this office
Sworn Statement and Application,
No. O6S31, to purchase the VIZ Sc
u, Sec. 8, and NJ NEA, Section
II, Township North, Range As
East, Willamette Meridian, and the
timber thereon, under the provisions
of the act c' June 8. 1878. and acts
ameadatory, known as tie climber
and Stone Law" at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such application,
the land and timber thereon have
been estimated and valued by appli-
cant at $4,000, the timber estimated
to be worth $4,000, and the land
$4,000; that said applicant will offer
final proof in support of his appdca.
ton and sworn statement on the
10th day of September, 1910, before
John A. Rumble, U. S. Commissioner,
at his office, at Joseph, oregon.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or ini-
tate a contest at any time before
patent issues, by filing corrobo-
rated affidavit in this office, alleging
facts which would defeat the entry.
44c11 +. C. Bramwell, Register.
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Final Five Year Proof, 10 establish
claim to the land above described,
before c. NJ. Lockwood. U. s. Com
missioner. at his office. at Enter
prise, Oregon, on the 10th day OF
August, 1910.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Mark o. Courtney, of Lostine, Ore
gon, Jasper ]. Chapman, of Wallowa,
Oregon, Edward A. Crossler, of Wal
iowa, Oregon, William Whitmore. of
Wallowa, Oregon. 44c5
F. C. Bramwell. Register.
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rh. rmslxs Iurxmsn.

A prisoner is tried by twelve of his
fellow countrymen. This custom is a
thousand years old. and we get 1t from
the vikings. The vikings divided their
country up into cantons. which were
subdivided into twelve portions. each
under chieftain. When malefactor
was brought to justice It was usual
for each chieftain to select man from
the district over which he ruled and
compel him to try the prisoner. the
verdict of these twelve men being de-
clared by the judge to be final.
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United States Land Notices
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIoN-Iso-
LATED TRACT.
PUBLIC LAND SALE

Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or
egon, June Sd, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that, as
directed by the Commissioner of the.
General Land Office, under provis-
ions of Act of Congress approved
June q, 1906 GA Stats, SD, we
will offer at public sale, to the high
est bidder, at 10 o'clock a. m, on
the 21st day of July, 1910, at this
office, the following-described land:
The NEA SWA & SWA sen
Sec. 93. 7. 1 NJ, R. 40 E. w. NJ,
Serial No. 07406.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on
or before the time designated for
sale. 42c5
F. G. Bramwell, Register.
Color R. Eberhard, Receier.
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In the Circuit Court of the State Of
Oregon, for Wallowa County.
James B. Mobiles, Plaintiff,
Earl l.. Martin and e. E. Champlin,
Defendants.
To the Defendants, Earl L. Martin
and E. E. Champlin:
In the name of the State of Oregon:
You and each of you are hereby
required to appear and answer the
complaint filed against you dn the
above entitled court and cause on or
before the .3Oth day of July, 1910,
hat being the time fixed by the
court for you to appear and answer
herein and more than six weeks from
he date of the first publication of
his summons, and If you fail so to
appear and answer, plaintiff will ap-
ply to the court for the relief de-
handed in the complaint, to-wit:
For Judgment and decree that
he plaintiff have and recover Of and
rom said defendant, Earl L. Mar
in, the sum of Two Thousand six
hundred and four & 75-1O0 Dollars,
26O4.75), with interest thereon from
his date until paid at the rate of ten
Der cent per annum, and for the sum
# Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
lttorney's fees, and for the costs and
disbursements of this suit, and for a
lecree that the plaintiffs said mort
rage described in the complaint be
torec.~sed, and the premises, describ-
I'D therein Q sold by the sheriff OF
Nallowa County, Oregon; and that
plaintiff may have Judgment and exc
,ution against said defendant. Earl
L. Martin, for any deficiency which
nay remain after applying the pro-
leeds of the sale of the premises
described in the complaint, and that
said plaintiff may become a purchas.
sr at said sale. and that said sheriff
nay put said purchaser into the pos
session of said premises described in
said complaint, and that you and
each OF you be Forever barred and
orever foreclosed of any right. title,
claim or interest, or equity OF re
lemption in and to the following
described premises situated and be-
-ng in the County Of wallowa. state
If Oregon, to-wit: The South hak
of the Southwest quarter Of
Section Twenty six (26). and the
Vest hall Of the Northwest quarter
,f Section THIRTY five (35), I'M Town
ship Two fIorth Of Range Forty four
44). e. w. NJ. in Wallowa County.
Oregon.
This summons Is published once a
week for six successive and consecu-
i've weeks by order Of the Hon. j.
>. olmsied, Judge Of the County
court Of wallowa County. Oregon.
which said order is dated Nav 2sth
lslo. directing the first publication
o be made on the 2Sth day of
day, 1910. and the last publication
IN the 9Th day of July, 1910.
First publication May 2Sth 1910.
THoS. NJ. DILL,
Ss' Attorney for Plaintiff.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior.
J. S. Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon, June S0th, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Louis
George Peterson, of Rognes, Oregon,
sho, on April 10th, 1905, made
homestead Entry No. 1921, Serial
70. 02927, for SEA SWA, SWA
,nA. and Els sen, Section 23,
Township North. Range "A East,
willamette Meridian, has filed no.
y of intention to make final five
ear proof. to establish claim to
he land above described. before
v. C. Boatman, County Clerk, at
lis office at Enterprise, Oregon. on
he 18th day of August. 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: Mel
'on X. Bue. Syvert Hovde. G. w.
humphreys, Thomas Hovde. all of
aognes, Oregon. 64c5
F. c. Bramwell, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIoN-ISO-
LATED TRACT.
PUBLIC LAND SALE.

PUBLIC LAND SALE.
Department of the interior.
u. s. Land Office at La Grande, Or
egon. May 18th. 1910.
Notice is hereby given that, as
directed by the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office. under provis-
ions of Act of Congress approved
June 27. 1906 GA Stats, SID, we
will offer at public sale to the high
est bidder, e. 10 o'clock A. NJ. on
the Sth day of July, 1910, at this of
flee, the following described land:
The SWA NEA Sec. rs, and the
Eh NWA Sec "a. T. S., r. As E.
w. NJ. Serial No. 0649S.
Any persons claiming adversely
the above-described land are ad-
vised to file their claims, or objec-
tions, on or before the time desig-
mated for sale. ACES
f. C. Bramwell. Register.
Colon r. Eberhard, Receiver.
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Made H.r Mad.

II thought overheard you and your
wife quarreling little while ago.
What WAS the trouble:"
"She brought home new hat. and
after putting II on she turned to me
and said she didn't believe 1t was be-
coming"
"well?"
II agreed with her."-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
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NoNcE ToR punLIcATIoN.


Department Of the Interior.
y. S. Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon. June Goth, 1910.
Notice Is hereby given that Mary
A. Elmer. formerly Mary A. Woods.
81 wallowa, Oregon, who on Febru-
airy 20. 1901. made Homestead En-
try No. ls45s. No. o9lOs. for So
swA. Section so. Township North.
Range "A East. willamette Meridian.
has filed notice Of intention to make
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A One Sided Rule.

Once when T.. L. Barnum was TAX
ing tickets at the entrance of his cir
Gus man asked him II he could go
In without paying.
"You can pay without going In" said
Barnum. but you can't 30 in without
paying, The rule doesn't work both
ways"
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Throat Trouble,

You look bad. old man. What's the
matter?-
Throat trouble
Il didn't know you were subject to
it"
"Yes. am. This throat belongs TO
the newcomer in the next house. who
practices singing at all hours of the
night"
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No. BY Exclusion.

Hell had hard time getting a
good wife.
She Goodness. Have you been mar
ried several times.
'0h. no, But | courted my present
Ae six years" - Philadelphia Ledger
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Usually the WAY.

Mamie She Is trying to keep her
marriage secret.
Maud How do you know?
''She told me So"
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Past lie p,s+

Finish every day and he done with
It YoS have done what you could
Some blunders and absurdiiies. no
doubt. crept in. Forget them as soon
as you can Emerson.