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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14
ALPINE CURLING.

Almost Surgical Skill Used on the Ice
to Make II Perfect.
Scotch players. regard the conditions
Of Alpine curling as somewhat too lux
urious. The ice Is almost too perfect
and the tactics that proved successful
on the rough ice of a Scottish pond
have to be abandoned in favor Of more
subtle methods.
The ordinary visitor to the Alps has
very little idea Of the science and work
which are necessary to insure good
rink, and the Scotch curler who has
been accustomed to the rough ice form
ed by.a few nights frost is somewhat
startled when be sees an army Of ice
men working through the night. A
rink in the Alps is costly business
The ground is carefully leveIed in the
spring, and after the first fall of snow
squad of icemen tramp the snow
down as evenly as possible. The food
ing Is done in series of elaborate
stages. which can be carried out only
when the sun is shining.
The secret OF good ice is to go slowly.
This was proved by clever expert
ment. The discovery Of this was due
to Rudolph Bauman. perhaps the best
iceman in the Alps. He filed two
wooden tubs with water, and the first
froze hard in night The second was
allowed to fill gradually, drop by drop.
throughout fortnight The two blocks
Of ice were then put In the sunshine.
and. whereas the Ice that had been
formed In single night disappeared
within a week, the other block sur
vived for three weeks
The ice is carefully doctored every
night with the skill Of first class sur
geon. Small holes are trimmed and
scooped out with a knife. They are
then filled with finely powdered Ice
and sprinkled with boiling water The
result is an absolutely even surface Of
good ice.-London Times.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14

justices Of supreme court to seven.
s. B. 204-Relating to issuance OF
special certificates to teachers.
III. B. 113-Relating to county fruit
insDector.
H. B. 220-To determine compensa-
tion for crossing land.
H. B. 404-Requiring fire drills in
schools.
s. B. 34-Prohibiting saloons in de-
pots
! 8. B. 46-Requiring medical certifi-
Gates for marriage licenses.
S. B. 130-Relating to testimony Of
husband and wife.
H. B. 4167Prohibiting bulls run
ming at large.
H. B. 495-Naming day of primary
election.
H. B. 281-Appropriation for o. A.
c., $4,000.
H. B. 2S2-Appropriation for o. A.
O., $107,0
/ H. B. 2SS-Appropriation for o. A.
c., 100000.
H. B. 2S4-For extension work at
u. of o., $4,000.
H. B. 287--For building at U. of O.,
100000.
H. B. 2S8-For additional funds for
the u. of o., $4,000.
H. B. 2S9-For improvements at U.
of o., 100000.
H. B. 29O-For equipment at o. A.
c., 100000.
H. B. 3S2-Relating to local option
law.
H. B. 4SS-Relating to national COM
mitteemen.
H. B. 229-Relating to railroad fenc-
ing.
S. B. 114-Creating 18th judicial
district.
s. B. 145-Game code.
II. b. 85-Commission to investi-
gate European rural credits, $24OO.
II, B. 270-Providing for demonstra-
ton farms.
H. B. 346-For celebration of 5Oth
anniversary of Battle OF Gettysburg,
$4,000.
H. B. 537--To prevent failure to
support wife or children.
H. B. 609-For state insane asylum
maintenance, $612,853.5O.
S. B. 64-Providing marking Of |
packages Of intoxicating liquors.
s. B. 330-Forbidding sale OF fire
arms.
s. B. SS4-Providing for screens for
irrigation bitches.
H. B. 4S0-Giving preference to uA.
lon soldiers and sailors on public en-
ployment.
S. B. s4-Prohibiting sale Of liquvr
outside incorporated cities and towns.
H. B. S42-Relating to impairment
of capital stock by banks.
H. B. S44-Relating to amount to Be
Kept on hand by banks.
H. B. officiating to railroad
schedules.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14
KITcHENETTES.

Eggs may be kept by packing them.
when new laid. In salt, with the small
end downward.
Fish are scaled and fowls plucked
more quickly II dipped into boiling
water for an instant.
Orange peel dried and grated makes
very fine yellow powder that is de-
licious navoring for cakes and pud-
dings.
Rice boiled In milk Instead Of water
has a much richer flavor. Il must be
watched closely while being cooked, as
Il viii burn quickly.
Heat a lemon thoroughly before
sQueezing Il and you win obtain nearly
double the quantity Of Juice that would
be obtained II Il were not heated.
Fish which contains few bones may
BE converted into nlles By dividing the
nesh from the backbone In long, wide
strips. and then removing any smaller
bones Soles supply the best hnsts.
Eggs covered with boiling water and
allowed to stand for ave minutes are
more nourishlng and easier dlrestsd
than eggs placed In boiling water ana
allowed 70 boil furiously Tor thrss ana
one-half minutes
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14
a BADLY ABUSED WORD.


Many bae0 Uses 20 WHton AnHnNS ~
Put Nowadays.
What is happening to the word Inn
inter- 1t used to have great and rare
associations and serve great needs.
Now | meet 1t everywhere and with
every possible application. One bon
net Is infinitely more beautiful than
another. one brand Of wine infinitely
preferable to the next. He has an inf
mite desire to see her; she would inf-
nitely prefer hobbIe skirt to one with
cores One novel Is infinitely superior
to its predecessor; character In 1t In
tinitely prefers game to domestic fowl.
There Is no association too trivial for
1t. no use too petty. Our books and
our newspapers alike bristle with mis-
used "infnites" The word. like Lau-
renee Sterne and Lord Byron. has be-
come social literary success, and no
worse fate can befall great author or
great word 1t Is taken up by the
fashion papers and by society journals.
and this seasons styles are usually In
finiteIy prettier than the last
Infinitely pretty!
Not only careless journalistic folk
who like to produce an emphatic effect
lat any cost--are guilty. My learned
friends put 1t to common use. So do
1 when forget. We are Infinitely
obliged nowadays to one who gives us
lift Of a few blocks and infinitely
grateful for our Christmas presents.
Our greatest and best authors vie with
one another In bringing this great word
down from its high estate. and 1t Is
only few days since | heard most
fastidi0us man Of letters lecturing in
Boston say that the Sunday supple
ments would be Infinitely more divert
ing IL something forget what-were
different. The robins note in "Fiona
Macleod" is infinitely winsome"
Even as critical writer as Mrs Anne
Douglas Sedgwick speaks Of a heroine
Infinitely maIleable' through love and
OF fat young German musician as
feeling 'tinfinite compassion" That, to
be sure. is better than Arnold Benefits
description Of woman as Infinitely
stylish. ScribnerS.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14
A Handy Measure.

If you have pint jug and wish to
measure or half pint with tolerable
accuracy 1t is useless to try and do so
by guessing when the jug is half full.
A better way is to tilt the jug until the
contents just reach to the upper end of
the bottom Of the vessel and just touch
the lip at the lower end Of the mouth.
In this way the space In the pint jug is
practically cut into two equal portions.
each half representing the space taken
by half a pint
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14

Electric nashlight clocks are ons of
the newest thinEs 10 Be had n Frsnch
ivoFy. They are round. with a clear
face. and are mounted on q stand Of
ivcry. Jutting ~ IKE q funnel and
slanting toward TIE face of the clock
= the electric fnsh: the button 10 pruss
= Just a. ths end Of this. - that When
one desires b know TIE tine ai niTAt
one does not have % hunt FER ths liEht
nor does ore have % hunt for TIE per-
haps mi.placed 11sh- To an lngaIif or
q nerves pgreo1 theEe are wen uurth
TIE amouut charged Cor than. o.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14
ob..rvasIen. Of n. caddl..

The caddie's Christening influence on
the conceit Of players has numberless
anecdotal examples. One Of the best
OF these Is the following:
what sort Of game does Mr. Jones
piayT'
HE Gamma play name"
~T'm going out with him tomorrow
suppose ! shall beat him"
"Na. ye viii nOt"-windsor Maga-
zina
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14
Windnnn.

"De you notice that your son has
really learned anything In collegeT'
"Yes. He has learned that my ideas
are those OF an old fogy and that be
would be false 70 his trust II be did not
do his best to bring me to a reaIization
OF my pltiable condition. ."-Chicag0
Record Herald.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14
HERE'S A TITLE FOR SIPS.
German olympic Committee Offers II
to All Corners.

~ M OVtHoTos
Berlin.-People wanting a German
title can get new one for $125.
The committee on the Olympic games
In appealing for funds states that these
games in Germany must be an example
OF the German power of organization.
I'VE must show the visitors" says a
statement, "who will flock to Germa-
ny our fatherland in It's beauty. indus.
trial, economic and military might, but
above all the feats Of our athletic
youth must bear witness to the inex-
haustible springs Of our national
strength and vigor."
With a view to encouraging dona.
lions the committee offers the title of
Promoter Of the German Imperial
Committee Of Olympic Games" at the
price aforesaid.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14

-Tes.- said the bride q . wssk.
lack tells me everything he known.
End Tell him everythlng knos"
-indeedr reiolned ner ez-ritaL uho
had hesn left at ihe posL -rhs rls1cs
wben you are toEsihsr nn.i - opprus
rira-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14

This piece Of lace on my dress is
over Gfty years Old
ITS beautiful Did you make Il
yourselfr'-New Orleans Times Demo
craG
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-03-14

She--Tou brutsi when ! consentet
to marry you I can't think where my
head was leon my shoulder. dear
London O-inlon-
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Omaha IS CITY
STARTLING EVENTS
Fires, Storms, and Cyclones
Have Taken Their Tolls
From Nebraskan Town.

Omaha Is a city seemingly doomed tc
appear in the newspapers because OF
startling events there. Only a few
| days ago news of the Dewey Hotel fire
was heard with horror over the coun.
| try, and in Omaha the memory of that
tragedy had not faded when the cy.
clone struck.
In comparatively recent time the kid
naping of Eddie Cudahy. a daring
Union Pacific train hold-up, a million
dollar fire. the Rustin murder. and the
Omaha connection with the Jack
Cudahy-Jere Liliis affair have been In
the public mind.
The Cudahy KIDNAPPING made Pat
Grove internationally famous as a
crook. For the Union Pacific train
hold-up two men are In the Leavenworth
penitentiary for life: third escaped
from that prison. The Rustin murder
was the strangest tale of murder the
annals of crime have heard in years.
DR.. Rustin is declared to have induced
woman to hire man to kill him that
his family might get his life insurance
The life insurance question is still in
graduate.
Mrs. Jack Cudahy. Of Kansas City,
recently reconciled to her husband, was
an Omaha girl. the daughter of John
G. Gown. who was one Of the attorneys
for the Government in a suit which re-
covered $3o00O.0OO from the Union Pa
cific. Cudahy was alleged to have at
tackled Lillis in Cudahy's own home be-
cause Of jealousy.
Four years ago one February night.
Omaha had wind storm in which the
wind recorded a velocity Of eighty
miles an hour. No buildings went down
then. but no plate glass window on the
principal streets Of the city escaped
fracture
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
fOu Can Eat With the Appetite Of a
Lusty YOuDgster, IL YOu Help
Your StmOach,

Science nowadays can digest food
without having II enter the stomach at
dill. And Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
are the result OF this scientific discOv-
cry. They digest and digest thorough
ly and well, anything and everything
you eat
The burning question to you Is. Are
you getting out of life all the pleasure
and the health you are entitled to?"
IL not. why not?
No matter whether every organ and
member OF your body Is in a sound
state Of health and strength. If your
stomach is in any way disordered, you
are not going to be yourself" You
are going to be a worried, out-of-sorrs,
nervous or sullen individual, whose ac-
tions Will reflect your condition inside,
and people will naturally avoid you.
So, II your stomach refuses to work
or can't work, and you suffer from
eructations. bloat, brash, fermentation,
biliousness. sour stomach, heartburn.
irritation, Indigestion, or dyspepsia of
whatever form. just take one o- two
Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. ard see
The, difference 1t doesn't cost you
rich to prove II. Then you can eat
IA you want, what You want, when
ever you want. II you use these tab
lets, and you can look the whole world
in the face with a beaming eye and
YOU will have a cheerful spirit, a
pleasant face, a vigorous body and a
clear mind and memory and everything
will look and taste delicious to you.
That's life!
Get a 5o-cent box Of Stuart's Dyspep-
s.a Tablets at Any drug store.-Advt
The Washington times., 1913-03-26

the flooded section by o'clock in the
afternoon. Telephone connection was
later severed, and II has not yet been
found whether the boats arrived.
By o'clock Columbus was flooded.
The whole western part of the city was
covered with water within two hours,
after the first overflow. The. State and
town street bridges were swept away
out, roadbeds destroyed, and railroad
bridges damaged. The State institutions
which are situated in the hills west Of
the city were thrown open last night
for the housing OF the homeless.
Delaware and Prospect, which are
along the course OF the Scioto, were next
heard from. The along the Miami VAL
ley the calls for help began to come as
the rising waters flooded the lower
towns.
The first news of the situation In
Dayton came through the Red Cross
from Washington.
One telephone wire was left coming
out of Dayton, and John Bell, an op-
orator in the Bell Telephone Company,
remained at his post. He informed Gov
ernor Cox. at Columbus. that the levee
broke at the Main street bridge at 10
o'clock. and within three-quarters of an
hour the business district was flooded
to a depth of five feet
The water continued to rise until
noon. by which time the whole of the
business section was covered to depth
depth the water stopped rising. The
bodies Of drowned horses are floating
about in the streets. One building. the
operator reported. has collapsed.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
WINDOWS AND ROOFS
SUFFER N STORM
District Suburb Residences Lose
Glass and Tin Tops in High
Wind Blowing Today.

Considerable damage was done in sub
urban sections of the District by the
heavy wind and rainstorm this MORNING,
according to reports received by the po-
lice.
At Langdon windows Of several
houses were blown out and some tin
roofs were lifted by the wind and
blown away. No serious damage, how
ever, was done in any suburban SEC
tion.
Limbs of trees were blown down aud
In some Of the parks small trees were
reported blown over. A large tree In
front Of 1923 Eighth street northwest,
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Hamilton, Ohio, Is
Factory City With
$4,000 Population

Hamilton, Ohio, the county seat of
Butler county, is a city Of $500 inhab-
ifants. 1t is located in the MNpt val
ley. twenty-five miles north OF Nncin-
natl, on the Great Miami river and the
Miami and Erie canal, which also pass
through Dayton. a hundred miles up
the valley to the north.
The splendid water derived from the
river and the canal has materially aid
ed in the rapid industrial expansion OF
the city and its development as a man.
ufacturing center. Iron mills. -four. pa
per and wooden mills, machine shops,
and safe, agricultural and tool factories
house it's prirciral businesses.
Th> city was settled in 1871 and was
named after Alexander Hamilton. The
government consists of mayor and a
board of control. The municipality
owns and operates the water works.
gas and electric light plants.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
and the Pittsburgh. Cincinnati, Chicago
and st. Louis railroads touch the city.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26

half q dozen villages within a radius
OF tea miles were inundated. Residents
of Hornell were compelled to seek safe
tIy in the second story OF their homes
to escape the waters, which are two
feet deep on the floors of many houses.
The only means Of communication in
the flooded district is by boat.
Eugene P0ater was watching the ris-
ing river when the bank caved and he
was swept to death.
Practically every bridge in the city
and countryside is damaged and many
of the bridges in the city have been
closed to traffic. The railroads and in
terurban lines have been compelled to
abandon their schedules.
The property loss cannot be estimat-
ed. The streets of the city are raging
rivers tonight, cellars are full Of water
and fires are out.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
ALLEGHENY RIVER
IS RISING RAPIDLY
Water at Flood Stage Today.
Will Go Four Feet Higher,
Is Official Forecast.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, March S.-
Weather Forecaster Henry w. Penny
witt sent out flood warnings along the
Allegheny today. The river was at
flood stage at 10 O'Clock. rising ten
inches an hour, and 1t was predicted
would reach twenty-six feet, four feet
above floor, early tomorrow.
Forty-two feet at wheeling tomorrow
afternoon is predicted. The Beaver
river stands at eighteen feet. and a
half dozen small cities are inundated
and without fire protection. One death
is reported in Pittsburgh and one in
Lima, Ohio.
Through the oil districts there is
the greatest danger Of fire from float
ing oil, and every precaution is being
taken.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Twenty Men in Boats
Make CANVASS of Dead
In Flood at Dayton

COLUMBUS, Ohio. March 3.-Gen
John c. Speaks was in communication
with Chief Operator Bell. Of the Bell
Telephone Company. at Dayton early
today
TT is impossible at this hour to esti-
mate the number of dead said Bell.
Twenty men are out In boats this
morning. making canvass of the flood
situation and we will know within an
hour more definitely what the loss of
life will be- The water has receded about
n foot in the business section since mid
night, but is still about e:gnt feet deep"
The adjutant generals office had men
and trains ready to proceed to Dayton
early today from severakBoints. but az
il is impossible to ger Rhto Dayton by
rail on account Of enood. orders for
their departure wife held up for a
time.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Urges Capital Foresters
To Get New Members

Grand Chief Ranger John p. Donahue,
OF The foregters Of America, addres sci
Court Wash Lgton, No. ., last night,
ursirg them TO bring new members in o
the oIraT "a tim.
Mr.. Donafue declared that the Wash
inytoa chatter of the order Sar the
least Progressive in the country, and
NEEDED new r-embers moro than auv
the bencfl:s OF fraternalism.
Among rke entertainers last light
we're l. Moxley. Frank Trod ian, ]. V.
lisIney. -Nl:ISn Dayhoff, Ed Butt. F.
ID. Doughcity. William S,ui.h, and
" Nilliam K."ey. @. Albert Fr4cr. secre t.
tAry. presided.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
You Should
Enjoy Your Meals
One of the Most Important Questions
to Consider In the Search for
Happiness and Health.

II your stomach can not digest your
food, what will? Where's the relief?
The answer is In Stuart's Dyspepsia
bles arise from Indigestion and necause
one ingredient of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets is able to thoroughly and con-
pletely digest 5000 grains OF food.
doesn't It stand to reason that these
tablets are going to digest all the food
and whatever food you put into your
stomach
The Washington times., 1913-03-26

penncd in the upper stories Of their
homes and the water was too swift to
allow of escape by RATS. It was i'm
possible to reach the place by rail, so
boats were sent by wagon from Rus
sells point. and should have reached
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Miss Seller Gives Recital.

Miss Mary Seller Of New York. gave
a piano and song recital at Fairmount
seminary last night. 1t was her first
appearance in Washington in recital,
and her friends gave her an enthusiast
Damrosch Institute Of Musical Art
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Governor Cox Gets
First Call For Help
From Marion County

COLUMBUS. Ohio. March os.-The
first call for help to the governor Of
Ohio from the flood districts came early
yesterday morning from Larue. in
Marion county. II was said that more
than 100 women and children were
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
BrightWood Citizens Meetinu.

The Brightwood Park Citizens Asso-
citation will meet this evening at s
O'Clock In Van Horn Hall, Georgia ave-
nue. and Longfellow street. 1t Is ex-
pected that a candidate for Commission
ership will be tndorsed.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26

corrects constipation Munyon's Paw-Pa'
Pills arc a tonic to the stomach. liver an
nerves They invieorats instead ct wsaker
they enrich the blood instead Of impove,
ishins il: they enable tho stomach 10 get
the nourishmsnt from food that Is put inf
t. Price as cents All Druggists.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Residents of HorneII
Driven BY Flood to
Upper Floors Of Homes

HORNELL, n. Y. March 26.-Follow-
ing thirty hours Of continued rain a
flood of exceptional violence swept
down the Canisteo valley yesterday
afternoon.
The greater portion Of the city and
The Washington times., 1913-03-26
CON NSTIPATI0N
Munyon's Paw-Psy

Munyon's Paw-Ps'
PilIsare unlike all 9th
er laxativesor cathar
tics They coax tn
liver into activity b.
gentle methods. the.
do not scour: they d,
not gripe: they do nc
weaken: but they d.
start all the secretion
of the liver and stcm
ach in . way that 500
puts these organs IN )
healthy condition an
The Washington times., 1913-03-26

was uprooted and. blown sgainst the
side of the dwelling.
In Georgetown, reports were made
blown down. In the northwest subur-
ban sections the wind and rain did not
do any damage.
The Washington times., 1913-03-26

ROANOKE. Va. March 2s.-Mrs F. p
Robertson, Of Salem, received tele-
gram this morning stating that her
brother-in-lsw, T. b. Norris. and his
daughter were killed in the tornado at
Omaha, Neb.. the Norris home having
been blown down.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-12
BAD FIRE NEAR SUMNER.
Chris korman's Loss $4,000 on Barn
and "a Head of stock Explo-
sion Injuries Mrs. Meyer.

Sumner, Feb 10.-The most disas-
trous fire ever known in this vicn-
ity occurred Tuesday morning Of last
week at the farm home of Chris. Kor-
man. The family were aroused from
sleep by the neighing and stamping
of horses and the lowing of cattle,
and on going from the house found
their large barn in flames so intense
that there was no possibility of saw
ing it. Efforts to rescue the stock
were futile, though frantically made
by owners and neighbors, and TWEEN
ty-four head were lost. The cream
separator was the only piece of ma
chinery saved. When the heat struck
the gasoline engine the explosion
threw agments of metal in all direc-
tons. A daughter of Mr. Norman
was struck and knocked down, sus-
tanning very severe injuries about
the head. She is Mrs. Meyer of Min
nesota, at present visiting her par
ents. For time her recovery seemed
doubtful, but she rallied and is I'M
proving. Insurance on the property
destroyed amounts to $4,000, scarce
ly one-third of the loss. The origin
of the fire is not known.