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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07
AN ARMED SITTING.
1t Was Critical Moment In the Career
of Wellington.


of Wellington.
Had Wellington not commanded the
British at Waterloo would there have
been any prisoner ut st. Helenag
Whether or not some one exists COM
)etent to answer this momentous
question, story told in Rachel Chal-
Ices Secret History of the Court of
Spain" indicates that Napoleon once
came nearer than he knew to being
relieved of his enemy and future con-
Queror
When the Anglo-Spanish army drove
Joseph Bonaparte from Madrid at
tentions were showered upon the Eng
lish commander, Lord Wellington, who.
however, took little pains to be cor
dial. His coldness and his fancy to
have his portrait painted by Goya near
ly caused the future hero of Waterloo
to lose his life
For. be it known, the illustrious
Spanish painter was irascible to de-
gree. the more so that he was COM
pletely deaf. When the great general
made his appearance in the studio the
painters son interpreted the English
mans wishes in deaf and dumb Ian
guage to his father.
The artist worked assiduously and
when he thought the portrait far
enough advanced placed it before the
general. Unfortunately the picture did
not please the commander. who
shrugged his shoulders contemptuous-
ly and said that he would not accept
such caricature as gift.
The artists son declined to translate
this deprecatory remark, but the artist
had noted the scornful gestures OF the
/ Englishman, and the son in alarm saw
his father turn his eyes to the loaded
pistols which always lay ready to hand
! on the table.
The young mans fear increased
when Wellington rose from his seat
and put on his hat preparatory to de-
parture. Then Goya. enraged at the
officers contemptuous manner, seized
the pistols. and the general clapped hls
hand to his sword.
The scene might have ended in a
tragedy had not General Alava as
sured the irate Englishman that the
artist was suffering from sudden men
tai ALTERATION. and young Goya re-
strained his father by force from using
the deadly weapons.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07
e-.D or SHIPS.
Influence Of TIE Doe.h Of, Water end
To rra.in,rr Erarn Below

Ai'S - ~ = Shf'
On frsi Thought the seas depth
seems OF sIsa,l i4ipor,auce If the ship
finds depth cueush to give her an easy
draught II she cam run free appar-
emily it makes little diiferenve whether
she has six feet or $50 feet between
her keel and the bottom. Such an in
ference is erroneous, however. for the
depth exercises an important influence.
The British cruisers Blake and Blen-
helm were expected to run twenty-one
knots, but actually ran two knots less
in shallow water They ran again
under the same power, but the depth
was between 1855 and 1G1 feet, and
their speed was twenty-five liots-ona
knot over the maximum calculation.
The difference in speed is attributed
to the influence of the "waVe of trans
lation' displaced by the ship rs she
moves forward, which acts as brake.
The nearer the ships keel to the bot
tom the stronger the friction. A ship
drawing twenty-seven feet of water
(say a ship of 12.000 tonnagel feels
that friction over a depth of 2l0 feet.
According to some calculations, the
dragging influence ceases to be felt at
depth equal to ten and one half times
the draft if the ship stands high out OF
the water.
A curious feature of the matter IS
that the speed of the ship is as I'M
portant an element as the depth of the
water-that is to say, the influence OF
the depth on the ships speed is more
or less powerful in proportion as the
speed is great. A ship increases her
speed more easily over deep water;
but. on the other hand. the faster Il
ship runs the more depth of water she
needs to prevent the hindrance caused
by the dragging influence of the fric-
ton which is always felt when the
ships keel senses bottom. Running
ten knots an hour, ship must have
between twenty-six and twenty-seven
feet of depth or she is dragged from
below If running twenty knots slr'
needs A depth of 104 to 105 feet. and
when running thirty knots she feels
the drag over a depth of nearly 32+
feet.--Harper's Weekly.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07
POVERTY DINNERS.
Cheap Meals That Are Served In Some
Berlin Restaurants.

Cheap Meals That Are Served In Some
Berlin Restaurants.
There are many interesting facts re-
garding cheap food in various portions
of the earth Berlin is said to lead the
civilized world in the way OF cheap
restaurants. There are many places
where Won may secure a meal of horse
flesh. bread and coffee for % pfennls'
which is about 6 cents. In the poorer
parts of the city there are many NIUE
restaurants where You can buy meal
for l. pfennig. which would be about .
cents.
In some Of these cheap restaurants
there is a long table, and no chairs are
TO be seen. but there are long benches
Tin spoons are chained 10 the table
seup mates are sunk into the table. ana
the one who wants to eat Il meal comes
in and sits down in front OF one OF
these plates and lays his } cents ocsiue
it. Usually woman is in the Kitchen
and in many of these places the Kitchen
is part of the restaurant itself. AS
soon as you have laid your money OIL
the table she trots forward WIN Il
steaming hot kettle Of thick soup. al
though thin SOUP is sometimes SerVeu'
She fills your soup plate with this hot
soup and lays thick slice OF black
bread beside the plate. and your dinner
is complete. M
This is certainly = cheap meal. There
are many places in all our large ci''2S
where a dime will provide quite gen.
erous dinner. sometimes pot roast ana
a thick slice Of bread and butter ana Il
cun of coffee-Mary +. Rausch III
American ThreSherman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07
PASSING OF BILLIONS.
The Yardstick For Measuring Space Is
One Light Year.

The Yardstck For Measuring space Is
One Light Year.
If YOU were asked the distance from
San Francisco to London you would
not say so many inches. but would give
it in miles. If asked the distance from
the earth to the sun the answer would
be in millions of miles. IT asked the
distance to the nearest star the answer
would not be in millions or billions
but trillions of miles. Even this reply
would be too long. Twenty-Five NIL
lion million miles twenty-five trilliom
are too many words, so it is shortened
TO light years. The yardstick for
space is not billions or trilions, but
one light year
This is the difference traversed In
one sidereal year. 31,55S149 seconds
oy light moving with its sets and liked
snecific speed Of 1SG,3S3 miles per sec
ond. Distances taversed by space
energy. given by time as in minutes,
hours or days. would soon run into
cumbersome trilliOns, so that the time
interval used in physics. mathematics,
electricity, etc. is always one second.
Say one second. Then while you are
speaking radiant energy has traversed
distance nearly equal to line long
enough to reach around the equator Of
the earth eight times.
/ Twenty-Five thousand billions. the
distance of the nearest known star. IS
condensed in 4.26 light years. This Is
the passing Of miles. for the mile In
space is about equal to the one-mll-
! lonth part of the thickness of spld-
er's thread in comparison with the
length Of the room you are in.
Draw scale with the distance in be-
/ tween the earth and sun equal TO three
I inches. then the distance OF the near
est star would be thirteen niles. Space
traversed by miles per minute would
/ be almost without meaning for TO 90
out to the nearest star sun at one mile
per minute would require s7,528,0OO
years. not days.-Edgar Lucien Larkln
i'm New York American.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07
pinina In Luxembourg.

Though ";own patriotism exists all
over the world. nowhere. perhaps. is II
fercer than ia the little grand duchy
of Luxembourg The tourist can turn
If TO excellent advantage When ne
arrives at the inn Of any little town
he should get into conversation win
the master or. better still with the
mistress OF the house and mention That
at the last town at which be stayed
the best and cheapest meals ne ever
had I'm his life were served. Madame
win depart 20 the Kitchen Determined
10 demonstrate 10 the tourist ihat ne
has never before really had deeenily
cooked meal And by the time for col
Zee and cigars he viii come near 20
believing it. The finest cooks In Europe
are women Of Luexbourg.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07

Boswell once asked Johnson II there
were no possible Circumstance in Wnieh
suicide would De justified
NO" was the reply.
We'll" Says Boswell "suplo-e
man has been guilty 81 fraud he
was certain would De found out
"Why. then says Johnson. -in that
ease let him 60 10 some country where
he is not known and not 90 the devil
where he Is known
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07

II wish slid the dashing bride.
.that we could arrange to take our
wedding trip in an airship."
Il don't know" replied the cautious
vouth. whether it would be well 70
take chances on being obliged 10 take
our first falling out 50 SERIOUSLY.
Washington Star.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07

~I told the doctor I was tired OF
waiting. 80 be asked me 20 put OUT my
,o,gre and close my eyes. heIt NE
- wav for ten minutes.
@And meanuhileT
.FTe ATTENDED % four other patients.
-roulsrIre COurier-JOurnaL
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07

Blink 0he wholesaierl-Wel how
u,arv orders did sou get yesterday
Ctst qbe saIcsmanI-I got two orders
n sae store. Blink-What we're tney z
Gink-One was Co eet out. and tne
other was 20 stay 0ut--Cieveiand ram
Dealer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07

Sfre.s Ranuay Mamaie-N % = tle
complaint froms secretary-A nulior-
On. chsp. He signs himself "A Patron
Of Half an Hours siano-ns- -fil's-
burg Pres
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07

Knicker-Joues is very keen Of bear
Inr. Rorker-No wonder, His father
vas a pastor Who always heard calls.
and bis mother always heard burglars.
-Iudee's Library.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07
synvsthy From Pa.

Geraldine-What did "a say when
4ou asked him for nay hands Gerald
He said that be was just as sorry iof
me as II ! were already one Of the
famnv.-New York Press
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07

In order 20 get. you must learn the
a. a. doing withouf.-Y0uih's Com
pani0n.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07

Laughing cheerfulness throws sun
Hrht on an she paths of hfe.-RIchier-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-07
Eczema

Trout fishing is reported good TINS
se.son in silver creek and several
large catches are reported.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
THE NEW LYcEuM THEATRE

The big feature at the New Ly ceum theatre today is the "U. s. Ar manda," which is nothing more than review of the great warships that recently assembled in the Hudson river off New York. when President Taft and al the cabinet and naval officials inspected each ship, the greatest collection of those carrying the Stars and Stripes ever assembled at one time in this country. This is picture that will make you shout and yell in fever of patriotism
 The Forest Ranger" with Arthur Johnson, in the title role is dandy Lubin reel, and the story is one that gives this popular actor many op- portunities
 The Ranch Girls Trial with Billy" Anderson in the leading part, is one of those rare pictures that Anderson has written. and, being of western material, will prove one oi the best that has ever been flashed on the curtain.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
NEW CENTRAL THEATRE.

We have heard from time to time the question of heredity discussed ; books have been written on the sub ject; great men have made 1t spec ial study, crime has been proven by the stain of hereditary instincts, but never before has there been a moy- ing picture drama written around this scientific subject, even though it be seemingly complex.
 You will, like this story, therefore when you realize further that the company that handles this particular treatise is none other han the Bio graph, the one of them all capable of treating this high brow mate.- ial as it should be treated.
 Red Saunders Sacrifice" is a story that comes at the right time It is an Essany subject, full of thrills but here's the point it Illustrates: There is no man. no matter how rough, who will not be man in every sense of the word when that time arrives. For Professional Ser vice., is an Edison comedy, and its winner, too The plot is unique and it is full of laughs from begin ming to end.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
TON Gas and Misery
 VANISH
N rfty Cent Box of MI-O- MA Ston,. aeh Tablets Win Keep Your Stomach Feeling Fine All
 the Time.

Probably your stomach is upset and needs attention; that's about all that alls most people You ought to have MONA Storn. ach Tablets with you all the time at nome or away from home. Not only do they banish Gas, Sourness and Ms cry In a few minutes but they aid you. stomach to digest what you eat and Il taken regularly for couple ot weeks your stomach will be in frs. class shape.
 For Indigestion. Catarrh of the stomach, Gastritis or Dyspepsia. MI O-NA Stomach Tablets are offered on money back if dissatisfied plan.
 Thousands use them with splendid success for Headache, Dizziness, Bill lousness. Sallow Skin, Pimples, vom- iting of Pregnancy, Sea and Car Sick ness
 Trial treatment aud booklet free from Boo h's Mi-o-na, Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by Sorrell's Drug Co.,, and South ern Pharmacy.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16

4553-Mary shank vs. L. s. Buch- anan, q. E. Hogue). 4646-Christian E Reed vs. F-ank B. Reed, (Martin < Woottom
 4675--Merel Goddard vs. s. H Tate, ct. al, GA. Curb. 4716-C. M Dodson vs. s. H. Tate, et. al, CMartin & Wootton).
 4730--A B. Gaines, ct. al., vs. An heuser Busch Brew. Co, tMartin & Wootton).
 4749-Samuel C. Watts vs. T. j. Prichard. ct al., e. Floyd Huff). 4751-Albe9t ]. Meyers vs. Cora E Meyers, GA. w Bumpass).
 477S-C. D Greaves Admr ys. Eliza E Oeavy. (Martin & Wootton).
 4S12-Taylor Rushing, ct. al, ys Scott Meyer Com. Co, c. E. Hogue)
 4S13-Hot s. S. T. & City Co. vs. ] w. Price, ct. al. e. C. Sparks)
 4S3S-S A. Logan vs Augusta w Cunningham, e. Floyd Huff).
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
Cbe Cbeaters
AT THE PRINCESS.

When it was predicted that the present bill at the Princess would play to a record attendance during the last three days of the week, the prediction met with instant verifica- ton from the fact that it played the heaviest first days business of the season and yesterday the second day likewise broke the record for any similar day.
 The bill comprises a show of real merit, it is all variety, every act be. ing entirely different, everyone a truly enjoyable act. and there is something in the bill to please every body.
 LeRoy and Harvey in their hilari. ous western playlet, "Rained h." is fifteen minutes of splendid theatri calls. The theme hinges about a pret- ty summer resort girl who sought shelter from the rain in a cowboy s cabin. The cowpunchers were expect ing a cook, and accepting no explana- tions, they made the girl prepare din ner for htem. The piece is a comedy scream and won instant favor with the audiences.
 The Three Dixie Girls, pretty lasses with splendid voices and quaint ante bellum costumes, have proven them selves prime favorites with their ex- cellent vocal trios, their closing mum Der, medley of old-time southern melodies, never failing to bring them a number of well merited recalls.
 Huntress, the great female imper senator and spectacular dancer, is an entertainer of real merit, having a real novelty offering which always pleases, while Zuhn and DTeis, the comedy pair in "The Gentleman and the Idiot and Swain's educated Cockatoos round out a bill of variety that has proven a winning combina- ton.
 Today is the last day, also the last day of the state fair crowds. and the prospects are that the standing room sign viii swing for the night shows. Advance reservation would be good policy.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
For Bathers,
 Hot Springs LiverButtOnS
Take Them While Bathing to End Constipation and Keep the
 Liver Active.

Every bather at Hot Springs should use Hot Springs Liver Buttons be- cause there is nothing so good to keep the liver. stomach and bowels in splendid condition and aid the heal ing waters to restore health.
 Made right here in Hot Springs for years and recommended by doctors and druggists. Everybody takes ] few packages home with them be- cause once used it is plainly evident that no pills, tablets, salts. oils or waters can compare with them.
 Joyfully gentle in their action. they are practically a specific for consti- patton, headache, dizziness. malaria, coated tongue. sick liver, sallow skin and bIotehes. All druggists sell Hot Springs Liver Buttons, the little su- gar coated health promoters foc only 25 cents box.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
RRlGHr,s DISEASE.

| We submit the following as our idea 'of the probabilities under Fulton s Renal Compound in Bright's and kid. Iney diseases:
 Where patients are seriously weak ened and crises are expected, prob ably not more than ten to twenty per Icent respond Where physicians aid Iby holding up the heart increasing the eliminations, etc, the efficiency can be increased. In cases wlere the patients have from thirty to sixty days of life we look for corresponding fly better results.
 Where patients do not wait until
 bedridden and take the treatment on our belief that most cases respond with final recovery or prolongation of life.
 Albumen, casts and dropsy do not lhrevent recovery, provided the renal inflammation is attacked before the heart and recuperative powers are too greatly weakened.
 Fulton's Renal Compound Is used both vita and without physicians pre- scriptions. The motive of the Renal |Compound being to relax the kidney (the Old School having nothing to re- duce inflamed kidneys) it will be seen that the heart, eliminatiye and tonic treatment usually prescribed in Briglt's and kidney disease do not conflict but are often required in ex- treme cases. It can be had at Sor- Irell's Drug Go.
 Ask for pamphlet or write John ]. Fulton Company. San Francisco Cal. We invite correspondence with physi-
 clans, who have obstinate cases and
 desire patients not improving the
 | third week to write us
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
ROYAL THEATER.

The Royal will show to it's patrons today, six of the biggest and best reels of pictures ever shown in any
 theater in the world. It is the last day of the State Fair, the last op- portunity the visitors from over the state will have to visit this popular picture play house, and for this req Eson the best and strongest program that could be secured from the mo- ton picture makers will be shown. Gaumont Weekly, No 36, just re- leased and showing world events of the past week. will head this bill, and it will show some of the inter- esting happenings of the word, some of he things you are still reading about in the papers.
 Animated Weekly No. 35, another picture resume of late world happen ings will also be shown, keen rival of the Gaumont Weekly, giving Royal patrons double portion of the weekly world review. An Indian Ishmael, Bison" Is one of the strongest Indian Dramas this house has shown for many
 months and will be greatly appre- ciated by all.
 Half Shot" is an Imp. comedy drama full of interest and laughs and a splendid, snappy picture. Tn Time of Peril" one of these dandy Thanhouser emotional dramas will have it's proper place in this big program.
 Jim Bentleys Adventures, one ol those stirring American western pic 1 lures, is sure to please all. Visitors and patrons, compare this
 program with others-then come to The Royal
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
LYRIC THEATER.

That is the best balanced bill have seen" exclaimed a well known bath house manager at the close ot the performance last night at the Lyric. He continued. you give three rees of pictures, which constitutes whole show in a moving picture house, and in addition you present three crackeriack vaudeville turns, alternating the pictures with the vaudeville, thus constituting the very acme of perfection in the entertain- ment line. Such comments, coming from such a source must be very gratifying to the management.
 The patrons of the Lyric are fairly carried away with the artistic whistl. ing and limitations of May Evans. Her warblings are clear and fiute- like and her limitations range from a locomotive whistling for a station. to pig caught under a gate, Tay.or and Brown have an extremely lively turn that introduces the novel spec tacle of two performers in a moving picture show, the picture being thrown on the screen while they are seated with their backs to the audi ence, flirting and criticizing the pie ture. Miss Brown will be remember ed as a former star in Peggy From Paris" The Malvern troup are un- doubtedly the most finished acrobats ever seen here. The really wonder ful manner in which they execute the most difficult feats with sureness and grace, e1cits the most enthus- | iastic applause. The juvenile mem Der of the troupe came in for his quota of appreciation which was
 well merited. The motion pictures
 are up to standard, further comment
 is supe7fluous.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
Indictment Returned Against inventor
 of Car Coupler.

Fergus Falls Minn., Nov. 15.--An indictment was returned today by the federal grand jury against David B. Stanley. who invented patent car coupler. is charged with having in- fiuenced the sale of the patent for s22, ,000 by representing that the In terstate Commerce Commission had agreed to order it's use on all rail ways in the United States, and by enclosing letter purporting to have been written by the Commissioners supporting this statement. Stanley pleaded not guilty.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
THE AL. c. FIELD GREATER
 MINISTRIES.

"Minstrelsy Past and Present. the opening spectacle of the Al. c. Field Greater Minstrels which comes to the Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. goth. for one night, begins a per. formance that is new in every parti cular this season. Field needs no introduction here, and his visit is al ways looked forward to with keen anticipation. This year. the twenty seventh in his career, the dean of minstrelsy has devised what press and public alike call the masterpiece of minstrelsy. An extraordinary company of singers. dancers and comedians formed the personnel of the organization with Al. G. Field himself at the head.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16
 JOHNSON STILL IN JAIL.
Bond Rendered Was Held Up By
 Judge Until Today.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-fIope for the re lease of Jack Johnson, held in the county jail on charge of violating the Mann act was high among his at torneys tonight. Matthew s. Baldwin of Evanston, scheduled property sai. to be worth $4S,O0O and signifed his willingness to sign the pugilst's $30, 900 bond along with Tiny Johnson the fighters mother It being too late to investigate the title to hl propery onight. Judge Geo. A. Car, peneT, of the United States distric court, said he would take up the cas, tomorrow
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-16

Ut is a pleasure to tell you that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best cough medicine I have ever used writes Mrs. Hugh Campbell, of La vonia Ga. T have used 1t with all my children and the results have been highly satisfactory" For sale by all denIers