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The Harlowton news., 1913-03-07
THE VANISHING SEA cow.
A Marine Curiosity That Is Rapidly
Nearing Extinction.

~
Nearing Extinction.
One of the largest fish that has in
habited the waters of the gulf of Mex
leo and the south Atlantic coast of
this country and which is almost ex.
tinct is known as the manatee. 1t was
found in great numbers century ago,
and even a few years back this crea-
ture was quite plentiful in certain To-
calities.
1t is very gentle for large fish and
easily captured in heavy nets. which
are usually stretched across the mouths
Of rivers emptying into the south AT
lantic or the gulf Of Mexico. The flesh
is very delicious and brings a high
price, having strong resemblance to
the very finest veal The skeleton Is
valued at SlOO, and the skin if removed
properly and cared for by those who
understand it's properties will bring a
like amount.
| This fish is often from ten to twelve
feet in length and weighs about 1000
pounds. 1t is SO gentle it will not
strike the light craft that happens to
/, be near it, and when captured it shows
no resistance whatever.
It is safe to say that in the next
quarter Of century this creature will
become extinct unless specimens are
preserved simply to prevent the COM
plete loss Of one Of our most wonder
full sea creatures.
| It lives wholly on salt water vegeta
ton and growths found in the mouths
of the rivers emptying into the sea-
New York World.
The Harlowton news., 1913-03-07

We have just recently closed a
contract with large Photo supply
house, and we are now ready to
take care of the local Kodak De
veloping and Printing at a cost
which is much cheaper than what
YOU have paid before. This Firm
does Developing and Printing un-
der scientific conditions, therefore
good results are obtained.
Give us a trial and be convinced
Scheuber Drug Co.-adv
The Harlowton news., 1913-03-07

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proper attention
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Just Morn Out.

The teacher of Il Sunday school class
tells Of the excuse for being late Of
fered by one of her pupils, a boy Of ten
years.
~ asked him, James. why were you
so late today?' I couldn't help it, he
explained And why not?' l asked.
WELL he said. 4 dreamed that was
running and running and running. ana
when my brother woke ME up was SO
tired that went back to sleep again.
cause I'd been running such long
ways. ~ Boston Traveller.
The Harlowton news., 1913-03-07

With our present spirit so we'll
shown by the attendance at and
the appreciation of our high school
play in the interests of domestic
science, we shall maintain one OF
the best schools in the state.
The Harlowton news., 1913-03-07

voters in Meagher and Sweetgrass
voted for it.
The battle is over. Let us all
forget and forgive and get together
and work to build up the best
county in the state, Wheatland.
The Harlowton news., 1913-03-07
The Room at the Top.

"All the lower berths are taken" said
the ticket seller. You'll have to take
an upper berth"
"Of course" grumbled the professor.
'There's always room at the top
Exchange. @.
The Harlowton news., 1913-03-07
Paid In Full.

He-I must apologize for not turning
up at your party last night. She--Oh,
weren't you there? London Opinion.
The Harlowton news., 1913-03-07

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The Harlowton news., 1913-03-07

Glasqow's Railway Station.
The Glasgow Central ranks as the
finest and best equipped railway sta
tjon in Great Britain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside, the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield. Ohio. Judson c.
Welliver. the Washington correspon-
dent of that publication writes an in
teresting article In which he shows
how farmers have to pay high rates of
interest in this country because they
have no system of collective credits.
such as has been developed for the
benefit of farmers in certain foreign
countries. The substitution of COM
munity credit for individual credit is
what always reduces rates of interest
Cities borrow their money at lower
rates of interest than individuals
because they act as community. Fol-
lowing is an extract from Mr.. Well
liver's article showing the rates of in
terest farmers pay in this country at
the present time:
Recently the Department of Agri-
culture investigated interest rates paid
by farmers all over the country. 1t
was found, through statements made
by several thousand banks in answer
to questions, that on loans to farm
ers, secured and unsecured, the aver
age rates run from trifle under six
per cent in most of New Engand
New York, Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey. up to 1857 per cent, in Oklahoma,
1857 in New Mexico, 10.15 in Ari-
zona. 1918 in Montana, 1910 in North
Dakota, 9.97 in Texas. 9.4S in South
Dakota, s.9S in Georgia, $50 in Flor
ida, 6c3 in Ohio. SAT in Indiana
6.31 in Illinois, 6.SS in Michigan. 6.24
in Wisconsin. 7.93 in Minnesota, 7.2l
in Iowa, 1928 in Missouri s. Sc il
Kentucky. S.2s in Tennessee, S.26 IL
Mississippi, s.33 in Louisiana, 9.67 il
Arkansas. s.37 in Wyoming, 9.24 IL
Colorado. S.61 in Utah, 9.03 in Neva
da, 9 90 in Idaho, 500 in Washington
S32 in Oregon and 7.44 in California
Broadly, banks accommodate thei
, interest rate with reference to tn
average balance the borrower may b
expected to carry in the bank. A bust
ness man borrows $4,000 for ninet
days. Its experience with that ma
justifies the bank in expecting tina
| his daily balances throughout tina
ninety day period will average $4,000
therefore 1t shades the rate of inter
est to him. But farmer borrowin
money is likely to take. the entire am
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13

upon what authority you take such
a stand?"
Upon very we'll known authority"
replied Smith, easily. but with a
wicked twinkle in his eye. Based
in fact. on evidence welded to an
immortal verse known to every
scholarly gentleman at this table"
viii you. sir, have the Kindness
10 quote your authority" queried
the naturalist with great heat.
With great pleasure. sir. The
evidence is in those well known, nay,
immortal lines:
WHO saw him die?'
T. said the fly;
With my little eye.
The merriment which ensued COM
pletely silenced the bore and the din
ner drew to a delightful conclusion
without further mention of natura
history.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
BY THE SCISSORS
SMITHS PLAN.

Once sydney Smith. author Of
Memoirs of Half Century" was a
guest at a dinner given by an arch
deacon. A fellow guest with pas
sion for natural history was a decid-
ed bore If allowed to dwell upon his
hobby. At the solicitation of his host
Smith promised to keep the natural
Isl from monopolizing the converse
ton. AS soon as they were seated
about the festive board the natur-
alist perceived his chance to be at
hand. Turning to the archdeacon, he
said:
Have you seen the pamphlet writ
ten by by co-worker, Prof. Dicken-
On, upon the extraordinary size OF
the eye of the common house fly. my
dear deacon?"
why. no." replied the deason, po
litely, IT cannot say that have"
Il recommend it to your attention
then, with all my heart" smiled thu
bore pressing his advantage. ut L
a most remarkable pamphlet. settin,
forth clearly full particulars as t.
the abnormal size Of fly's eye."
Il must take exception to tha
statement" said Smiths voice from
the other end Of the table,"
You mean" cried the bore, II
arms in an instant, "to call into ques
, ton the research and observation
my most learned friend? May / as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13

Last year its visitors numbered
more than 950,O0e Next to it in this
respect comes the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art in this city. with $4,000
visitors last year. and then the Am
erican Museum OF Natural History
with $4,000. These statistics are un-
satisfying. however. since no record
is kept of the number of visitors to
the Capitol. Bunker Hill. the Boston
or New York Public Library, or many
other places OF national and interna-
tional interest. The Department OF
Interior lists the number of those Wis
iting the larger museums of the coun-
try, and thus complies table crafty
ing TO Philadelphia. or it shows a
stream of nearly 100000 visitors to
various museums in the Quaker City,
and only l,S0o.0 600 TO those of New
York. Next to these two cities comes
Milwaukee. with 100000 visitors
while Boston is far down the list with
225,000. or only few more than Chi
cago.
Nothing could show how narrow
is the basis of comparison more clear
ly than these figures. What we re-
quire, is a table which shall tell us
how many persons visit the monkey
cage in Bronx Park every year. and
whether more or fewer persons go tC
/ Memorial Hall in Fairmont Park
Philadelphia, than go to the zoologi'
cal gardens hard by. There ought tC
be some way of distinguishing. too
between the number of out-of-towr
visitors-those who take the troubl,
of making a more or less extensiv,
trip to famous shrines-and those t
whom visit to the same place means
nothing more than an afternoon holi
day.
>>SSo>>>>
: President Wilson has work enough
/, on hand without having to struggl
with illness. He has had a continuou
session of congress ever since his in
auguration and legislation of tn
, greatest importance is still to be en-
acted. He is one man whom thi
country cannot afford to lose at thi
stage of the game.
I S~O~~~~
One good rabbit drive deserves an
j, other. the Holdman farmers thin
and they are right, because rabbit
, multiply quickly.
Why does the price Of wheat alway
soar after most Of the wheat has bee
sold?
~O~>S
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Conversation had drifted more to
the ever-interesting subject of marri-
age. The smoking room was full,
and almost every man had contrib
uted something out Of his own person
al experience to the discussion.
Some said long engagements were
better than short ones. some held that
marriage was an utter failure, and
others that it was the only thing that
made life worth living.
One perky little person insisted that
man should be master in his owr
house, but was violently opposed b,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13

cunt away in his wallet, and to main
tain mighty important balance dur
ing the period the loan has to run;
then he will sell bunch of hogs, cat
tie of a bin Of wheat, and with the
proceeds pay the loan. Because OF
such conditions, the farmer must OF
necessity pay higher rates for his
money because. 1t might be said, he
uses it harder"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13

a regular giant, who believed III
leaving things to the wife," and so
on.
This subject, however, was side.
tracked by somebody observing that
1t was curious to note how little men
almost invariably married large wo-
men. At this, very small. unhappy
looking little man burst suddenly in.
to life.
mo sir; you are wrong" he protest
ed mildly. I'm my opinion. 1t Is the
big women who marry the little men,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
WORK IN DISGUISE.

Mike" said Plodding Pete. what
would you do II you was rich?"
I'D lead a life OF ease" replied
Meandering Mike.
mo you wouldn't. You'd be play
in polo or golf or takin' physical cul.
ture. Let we'll enough alone. A life
Of ease amt nothin' but work in dis
guise se"-Washington Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
THE GULL.

Gray of the morning sky.
, White of the foaming sea.
D Birds in the crystal air,
D Buoyant and free
, Out of the sea drift ami UP
. from the rift,
. Shining wings silt in the I
. leagues of endless blue.
. Swinging. dropping low TO the
D little ships that go
. AS the white-winged moths
. that flutter in the dew.
. Breasted in the sea-lave. riding
. on the green wave,
. Dreaming in the south wind
. till the sun stands west;
. Then up, up and back. down on
. the golden track
. The sea is good in day. but
. at night the land is best,
= White of the evening sky,
. Gray of the nearing sand
. Home to the lichened cliff.
. Home to the land.
. George Speer in Book News
. Monthly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
Matrimonial.

A Brooklyn woman was married
% years ago and didn't tell her sis
tiers about 1t until last spring. Now,
in Chicago. where they marry so Oft
eu, this wouldn't be considered the
least bit curious-Cleveland Plain
dealer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13

by this lesson and keep out OF bad
company In the future?"
We'll, I'd like to- doctor" replied
Henry sadly, but amt got no
money to get er divorce, you see."
Lippincott's.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
IN MIRTHFUL VEIN
BAD COMPANY.

A negro with a bad cut in his head
came to a doctor. The doctor fixed
him up and as the man was about to
depart the physician said:
That's a pretty bad cut in your
head, Henry. Why don't you profit
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13

wiilie-Paw, what is a free think
er?
Paw-An unmarried man. son.
Maw-You go to bed, Willie.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
~SN$OSSS~

Hermiston people are alive to the
fact that public school work is some
thing that should
Making Schools not be confined to
More Efficient. the four walls OF
any school room or
left entirely to the teachers no matter
how well qualified the teachers may
be.
The East Oregonian correspondence
from Hermiston yesterday tells Of the
monthly meeting Of the parents and
teachers in the high school room.
There were SO mothers in attendance
at the meeting and a number of bus
inessmen as we'll as all the teachers.
Subjects of vital interest were dis
cussed and through the meeting the
parents and teachers became more
closely in touch with reference to the
subject of school work.
The news from Hermiston shows
the people of that project town are
up-to-date in school affairs as well
IL in the handling of the hog and dairy
industry.
Through a suit that has been
brought in the northern district Of
Illinois by Miss Elsie
Testing the De Wolf Of New York
Income Tax. the income tax is to be
tested The objection
is raised that the graduated tax levied
on incomes above $4,000 per annum
IL not consistent Under the law in
comes ranging from $4,000 to $780,
600 pay an additional or surtax of one
per cent; incomes ranging between
$4,000 and $4,000 two per cent: in
comes from $4,000 to 100000 three
per cent; incomes from 100000 to
s250.o00 four per cent: incomes to
100000 five per cent and above
100000 five per cent. This surtaz
is always in addition TO the one pei
cent tax on all incomes above the
$4,000 limit for married men and the
$4,000 limit for single men.
In the suit that has been brought
no complaint has been made against
the principle Of the graduated tax bu
&c hot ha Ia In,
comes are not taxed sufficiently higf
in proportion to the smaller incomes
AS may be seen from the above clas
sification 1t is true that the graduated
tax does not increase in proportion Il
the increase Of the income. II II di,
the man with an income OF s500,0 ,00I
year would have to pay a surtaI o
10 per cent instead OF only five pc
cent as provided for under the law.
In the event the contention raise
by the suit that has been filed shoul
be sustained by the courts It vii
seemingly be up TO congress TO amen
the law so as to provide a more equit
able graduated tax. AS such actio
would hit only those having income
above $4,000 year the suit that hs
been brought will cause country news
papermen no worry
>~~>s>>>~
Discussing the subject OF the mo,
frequently visited places In the Unite
States the Ne
Well Visited Places. York Evenir
Post recent
had the following as an editorial:
What is the most frequently visite
spot In the United States? In so II
as there are figures TO indicate. it
Independence Hall
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-06-04

versity, selected some time ago to
head the service.
Announcement was made that two
of Dr. Carvers assistants will be DIR
Car. W. Thompson Of Minnesota, who
has been making studies in that state
of rural, social and economic condi
ticns, and L. H. Goddard, who has
been studying farm management IN
Ohio.
The department announced the ef'
forts to study the farmers needs and
to meet them would .all into three
main groups.
There will be surveys to get at
the basic facts regarding various kinds
Of organized rural agencies that al
ready have been tried. to discover how
and why they have failed or why they
are succeeding; there will be investi-
cations in certain regional units and
| among certain kinds of agricultural
interests to discover the reasons Tor
existing rural conditions, and then Ger
tain units of territory will be selected
in which to make demonstrations and
! experiments with schemes designed to
! improve the farmers financial, socSr
and physical condition
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-06-04
West virqinia Probe Voted.

The senate adopted the resolution
authorizing a sweeping investigation
Of conditions preceding and ac'
companying the strike of coal miners
IN the Paint creek region In West
Virginia.
Under the resolutions authority the
senate, through the education and
labor committee, will! look into charges
OF peonage in West Virginia; of viola
tion of the immigration laws; of inter.
ference with the mails and postoffices
and OF violation of the constitution and
laws OF the United States in the trial
of citizens by a military tribunal. 1t
will examine reported combinations
among operators in violation OF the
Sherman antitrust act and alleged dis
crimination by immigration authorities
at ports OF entry, and determine
whether arms and explosives were
imported into Paint creek for i'm
proper use.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-06-04
Cattle. Wheat and Oats7

Whether to put cattle, wheat and
oats on the free list or to put duty
on their products is one of the absorb
ing problems OF the senate finance
committee in revising the Underwood
tariff bill for senate consideration
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
committee; John Sharp Williams,
chairman of the subcommittee han,
ding the agricultural schedule, and
Representative Underwood chairman
OF the house ways and means commit
tee, discussed the matter with Presi'
cent Wilson
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-06-04
PITTsBURG MARKETS.

Butter-Prints, 29Ia; tubs, 2SlA.
Eggs-Selected, %. Poultry-Hens,
live 16617.
Cattle-Choice, SS.4O@S5O; prime,
So 90dS4O; good, $S1O@S35; tidy
butchers, $7756S; fair $7.25676O;
common, S6@7; good to choice heifers,
seas; common to tat bulls, S6@75o;
common to fat cows, S467,5O; fresh
cows and springers, s6O@75. Sheep
and LAmbs-Prime wethers, S535m
) 30; good mixed, $490G5 25; fair
mixed, $4.25@475; culls and common,
S2.5Om3 30; lambs, s4@725; spring
lambs, Sj.50@S.50; veal calves, $1O.50
oil; heavy and thin calves. $S@9.50.
HCgs-Prime heavy hogs, $S.S0QS.S5;
heavy mixed, $S.S5@S.9O; mediums and
heavy Yorilers, $S.9O6S.95; light York.
ers and pigs, $S9509; roughs, $3.50
Q775; stass, $6,5007,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-06-04

OF the green fias flashed over him By
Starter Root as he crossed the finish
line or the next to the last time and
settled into the not seat Of his car for
the final lap.
Srectatols remaining in the grand
stands and bleachers were on their
e.. .tr. l,ng icr a glimpse of the
intrepid driver as he rounded the last
o.cve and started down the final
stretch with the flames squirting from
under the hood of his car. He could
not have made another lap. His racer
would have gone to pieces in another
mile. But it remained intact until it
limped across the finish line and Merz
vas $4,000 wealthier. Pitmen ex-
tinguished the fire that soon would
have destroyed the car.
Andersons Stutz, after pushing
Goux's Pougeot to the one hundred
and eighty-seventh lap broke mag
net shaft and had to leave the race.
Mulford's Mercedes ran out OF gas on
the back stretch.
Braggis Mercer had transmission
trouble in the one hundred and twenty.
seventh lap and the pilot ran 1t off the
track at the head OF the home stretch.
Bragg and his mechanician walked to
the pits.
Towers Mason No. 6 upset on the
back turn, due to a tire blowout and
both driver and mechanician, Lee Dun
ming, were hurt.
Tower and Dunning were taken to
the field hospital where 1t was found
Towers right leg had been broken
and three of Dunning's ribs fractured.
Tower was severely bruised. The car
was wrecked,
The second Isotta, No 2S, driven by
Trucco, went out in the fortieth lap
with broken gas valve.
Bob Burmans car caught fire in its
ffty-fifth lap.
Burman put the fire out in his car
and brought cheers from the thou
sands when he sped down the home
stretch about ten laps behind. He
stopped at the pits to put on a new
carbureter.
Burman's Keeton broke all speedway
records for the first 100 miles. His
time was 1:15;5055. The former
record was 1:23:43.l1.
The $4,000 offered by the speedway
is divided into ten prizes, the winner
getting $4,000; second, 10000, third,
$4,000; fourth, $500; fifth, $4,000;
sixth, $1,000; seventh, $l,SOO; eighth,
$1,000; ninth, 81 1,5O0, and tenth, 81, 400.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-06-04
GOUX IN f. 5HCH
CAR WINS RACE
600 Mile Auto Contest Slower
Than Last Year
AMERICANS SECOND AND THIRD
Two Of Contestants, Driver Tower and
Mechantcian Dunning, Painfully
Hurt When Speeding Auto Upsets.

French car, the Pougeot, driven
by Jules Goux, Frenchman won the
third annual 5OO.mi.e race at the motor
speedway in Indianapolis, Ind, or
Decoration day
Spencer Wishart, in Mercer, ar
American car, finished second. with
can, a close third.
Albert Guyot, Frenchman, driving
the English car Sunbeam, came III
fourth.
The winners time was 6:31:33.45,
an average of 1853 miles an hour.
Last years time was 6:21:06.
When Goux stopped the winning car
at the French pit his manager leaped
upon the track and before the driver
moved from his seat embraced and
kissed him. Goux stepped to the track
waved the Stars and Stripes, then the
French flag, to the grandstand. Cross.
ing the banners he leaped on the pits
edge, then into the arms of his en-
thusiastic countrymen.
Il was confident of winning from
the start" Goux said, ''but after the
first 100 miles ! knew it,"
Goux changed tires eight times dur
ing the race.
One of the most remarkable bits of
race car driving was staged by
Charles Merz in his Stutz car, when
he drove 31a miles, more than one lap
around the course, with his car ablaLe
beneath the engine and his mechani
clan and himself hardly able to keep
their seats because OF the flames that
we're licking at their legs.
MerZ was watched on his last lar
by breathless thousands who feared
his car would explode or that he would
be driven from the wheel by the
flames Displaying almost unbeliev
able nerve, he waved Acknowledgement
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-06-04
LINER DRIVES ON ROCK
$50 Passengers Taken of the Stranded
Haverford.

The American line steamship Haver-
ford, with $50 passengers bound from
Liverpool for Philadelphia, ran
aground on Cork head, near Queens.
town, in a fog.
AS soon as news of the mishap to
the ship was received in Queenstown
by wireless tugs and naval craft were
sent to the scene and the passengers
were transferred to the rescuing yes
sells which were alongside the stricl N
steamship within half an hour after
the accident.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-06-04
EIectrocuted While at Work.

James Raymond, forty years of age,
was electrocuted while at work paint
ing a street car of the Standard Steel
Car company at New Castle, Pa, and
Louis Hough, Jr., was rendered uncon-
scious while demonstrating how Ray
mond was standing when killed Ray
mond placed a hand on each side of
the door of the street car and his body
was made short circuit for a crossed
wire which mad charged the car.